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INDEX TO
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE
VOLUME XXXVI, 1913
Embracing the 26 Issues from July 5 to December 27 inclusive
ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES ARE MARKED WITH AN (*) ASTERISK
A Page
A Matter of Urgency 1107
A Note of Thanks 23
Abutilon Hybrid Phenomene 996
Acacia puhescens, A Fine House of.*523
Accounting for tlie Retail Florist,
by Ella Grant Wilson 689
Acer Ginnala, Notes on 777
Acer Platanoides, Notes on *671
Achillea Perry's White '1234
Advertising, Color Photography and 290
Advertising, Notes on 1468
■Esculus Flava, Notes on 825
-^sculus parviflora. Notes on 457
Affiliation 72
Affiliation, (A Paper) 406
Afllliation from the Retailers' View-
point 34
Affiliation Once More 1424
Agriculture in Ohio Public Schools. 747
Aide in Horticulture (Male), U. S.
\ Examination for 214
Akebia Quinata in Oregon 1473
Akebia quinata. Notes on 825
Altick, Harry M. (Portrait) 1346
American Ass'n of Nurserymen and
r^acific Coast Nurserymen's Ass'n
joint Convention 24
American Ass'n of Nurserymen..., 988
American Association of Park Super-
intendents 216, 464
.American Carnation Society, 230,
272, 472: Cleveland Meeting, 1166;
1420; Premium List 1475
.American Carnation Society Regis-
trations: Alice Coombs, 230;
Eureka, 230; Peerless Pink, 832;
Joy 832
American Gladiolus Society, 22, 168,
347, 472 834
.American Gladiolus Society. Regis-
trations; Bertrex, Candidum, Rose
Wells, Easter Bells 1460
American Horticulture 1424
.•American Institute Fair 687
American Institute of New York
995, 1054
American Pomological Society 1048
.American Rose Society: At Hart-
ford Test Garden, 73; Summer
Meeting, 218; Meeting, 413; 674,
732, 988, 1048; Prize List for New
York Show 1421
American Seed Trade Association.
List of Those Present at Cleveland
Convention,20; Cleveland Conven-
tion '25
.American Sweet Pea Society, 22;
Premiums, 23; Annual Meeting,
122; The Exhibition, 123; Medal of,
•1167; Prize Schedule for 1914 1477
Among the Twin City Florists '350
Anchusas, Notes on 1224
Andalusia, Pa., Inspection Trip to.. 427
.Andromeda -(Pieris) floribunda.
Notes on 'gsi
Andromeda speciosa. Notes on 115
Anglo-American Exposition 120
Anthemis Btoile de Lyon (Star of
Lyons) 996
Antirrhinum Nelrose as a Bedding
Plant, •577: A New 1201; Fairyland
Giant, 1201; A Mammoth 996
Antirrhinums for Indoors, Notes on. 1101
Aphine Mfg. Co., Exhibit of at
Minneapolis ^537, 572
Apple Tree, Grafting Notes on 1064
Arborvitses, Notes on 1303 •
Articles in Recent Numbers 1112
Aschmann Bros., Estab. of 578
Aschmann, Godfrey, Estab. of 631
Ash, The Mountain, Notes on 467
Asparagus, Notes on 469
Asparagus Sprengerl Plants, Using
Four Year Old 19
Aster Bug Mischievous? Is the 996
Aster. Tarnished Plant-Bug on the. .'576
Aster.s Injured by Tarnished Plant-
Bug. Notes on 354
Asters Under Glass, Growing, Notes
on 464
Aucuba Japonica, Notes on 1209
Page
Azalea Hinomanyo, The New Japa-
nese 280
-Azalea, The, Notes on 880
Azaleas: Christmas Notes On, 932;
Hardy, in Pots, Notes on, 1303;
New Indian Paul Schame,
Johannes Schmall 351
B
Bagatelle, Awards at 219
Bahr, Fritz (Chrysanthemums),
1220 ; Portrait 1313
Baltimore G. and F. Club and the
Washington Florists' Club, Outing
of 164, 208, •353
Barclay, Robert (Portrait) 1315
Barnhart, P. D. (California Notes)
913; Portrait 1316
Batson. S. (Portrait) 1350
Bay Tree and Aucuba Leaves Turn-
ing Brown, Notes on 354
Beal, Prof. A. C, (Report of the
Botanist at the S. A. P. Conven-
tion) 415
Beaulieu. Henry, is Missing 1364
Redding in Hyde Park 290
Bedding Plants in 1888 and Today. .1313
Beetles, May, to be Unusually Abun-
dant in 1914 745
Begonia Cincinnati, Notes on 880
Begonia Florence Davenport *1225
Begonias, Notes on, 623, 1042; Win-
ter 1331
Beingesser, C. C, Estab. of 736
Belgian Stock, Delayed Shipments
of 1048
Bemb, L., Floral Co., Delivery Car
of, *298; Post Card Series of.... 1480
Bench Material 737
Berberis Thunbergii, Notes on, 567;
in Winter, Beauty of 1409
Berried Shrubs for Christmas 'ISOO
Bertermann, Irwin, (Portrait) 1314
Bignonia Capreolata, Notes on 65
Bindweed, to Destroy, Notes on.... 270
Birches, Popular Notes on 877
Bird Steel-Frame Construction Co. ..1446
Bleeding Heart, Notes on 1168
Bobbink & Atkins, Establishment of 166
Boddington, A. T. (Portrait) 1542
Bofferding. Wm. H. (Portrait) 278
Boiler, A Leaky, To Mend 1424
Bolgiano, J. & Son, Exhibit of at
Baltimore *1228
Books on Nursery Work, Floricul-
ture, Horticulture, Botany 270
Books, Reviews of: Die Gartenkultur
des soten Jahrhunderts, 23; Notes
on Experimental Horticulture, by
A. Petit, 888; Monograph on the
Genus Primrose, by S. Mottet,
888; Every Day in My Garden, by
Virginia E. Verplanck 1472
Boston to Minneapolis 404
Bouvardias. Notes on 670, 984
Bo.x, The Hardiest, Notes on 65
Boxwood Sprays for Florists' Uses,
Notes on 339
Boxwood, The Slaughter of the 739
Brendel's Glass Menders 1473
Briars, Seedling, An Experiment
with 888
British Carnation Society's Show.. 1423
Broom!, .A Red Flowered, Notes on. 290
Brown Bros. & Co., Estab. of *886
Buddleia Variabilis, Notes on, 13:
The White, Notes on, 290: Propa-
gating, Notes on 949
Buffalo, 'Mum Show in 1068
Building Business on Accessories,
by G. D. Crain 679
Bulb Stock, Notes on, 164, 670, 675,
728, 1042 1213
Bulbs, Soil for. Notes on, 570; for
Outdoors, Notes on, ^728; Early,
Notes on, 880, 1267: American
Grown, 1166; Mildewed, Notes on. 1437
Bunyard, Harry A. (Portrait) 277
Burnaby, B. C. Flower Show at.... 650
Burnett Bros., New Store of •1162
Burns, Alex. M. (Portrait) 1346
Burpee, W. Atlee (Portrait) 1298
Burpee's Annual for 1914 1406
Busch Funeral, Flowers at the 998
Business Activity, Resumption of.. 522
c
Cady, Le Roy (Portrait) 280
Calanthe Siebertiana 169
Calceolarias, Notes on lis, 675
Callas, Cinerarias and Calceolarias,
Notes on 1469
Callicarpa purpurea. Notes on »115
Cameron, Robert (Portrait) 1314
Campanula longistyla. Notes on.... 733
Canadian Horticultural Association,
Sixteenth Annual Convention. . . .
168, 274. 348
Candytuft, Annual ^1272
Cannas of the Past and Present 1307
Cannas Notes on 880
Cannas in Flower Bed, Notes on. . . . 887
Canterbury Bells, Notes on 8Z9
Carbon Bisulphide on Ants, Effect of.
Notes on 270
Carek & Mecera, Estab. of 736
Carnation Blooms, Duration of, 224;
Buds Turning Yellow, Notes on,
1064; Data Re<juired, 678; House,
The, Notes on, 880; Houses, Shad-
ing the, Notes on, 265; Plants,
Cleaning the. Notes on, 264; Plants
Diseased, Notes on, 887, 1422;
Temperature, Notes on, 674: Car-
nations, Among the, 1322; Carry-
ing Over 727; Diener, Richard &
Co.'s New, 'ISSl; Feeding, Notes
on, 880; Housing, Notes on, 265;
Important Work for August, Notes
on, 265; Lifting the Field Plants,
265; Notes on, 17, 118, 391, 622,
688, 828, 1100. 1267; Rooting, Notes
on, 1267; Since 1888. 1323; Surplus
Field, Notes on, 264; The Newly
Benched Notes on, 391: Two-year-
old. 889; Weak Stems on. 1213:
Yellow 1079
Carnations, Varieties: California
Giant, •353; Debutante, 'ISSl;
Laura Weber, New, 1010; Match-
less, The New. *995; Philadelphia,
House of ^1222
Carnival Flower Show, Victoria
(B. C.) 478A
Carolina Buckthorn, Notes on 65
Caryopteris Mastacanthus, Notes on 825
Castanea sativa (Vesca), Notes on..^929
Castilleia, The Genus 76
Castillejo or Castilleia 31
Catalpa bignonioides. Notes on, 151:
Bungei as an Arbor Tree, •825:
In New York State, 1381; Ka?mp-
feri. Notes on 877
Cattleya Fly, Notes on . ; 1436
Cauliflower Not Heading, Notes on. 887
Ceanothus .Americanus, Notes on. . . . *65
Cedar of Lebanon, The Hardiness of.
Notes on 1209
Cedrela Sinensis, Notes on 981
Celtis (Nettle Trees), Notes on 1153
Cemeteries, Old Time and Modern. .•1284
Census of Floriculture. The 1910 272
Cephalanthus occidentalis. Notes on. 395
Charcoal in Soil. Mixing, Notes on. . 270
Chaste Shrub, The 671
Chestnut, Japan, Blight Proof, Is
the? 619, 733
Chestnuts, Blight Proof, Notes on.. 877
Chicago Carnation Co.'s Outing. .. .1422
Chicago Florists' Club, Picnic of..^546
Chicago, Cal., Experimental Farm
for 800
China, Two New Shrubs from 80
Christmas? Are You Ready for,
1231; Floral Gifts for, 1430;
Greens, Handling, Notes on, 1268;
1913, 1426; Notes, 1412: Prepara-
tions, Retailers', 1212; Subjects at
the Flower Shops, ^1477; Sugges-
tions, Notes on, 1267; Sugges-
tions in Chicago Shops, 1428: The
Day After, 1468: Trees, Municipal,
1472; Trees, Potted, Notes on,... 1412
Chrvsanthemum Society of Amer-
ica, 472, 732, 988; Preliminary Pre-
mium List, 350; Annual Exhibi-
tion, 939, 995, 1050; Prize Cup,
•961; Examining Committees, 888,
938, 1048, 1162, 1202, 1316
Chrysanthemum Buds Rotting
Notes on, 887, 949; Crop, Finding
the, 786; Leaves Turning Yellow,
Notes on, 887; Show in the Gov-
ernment Garden, 938; Shows for
New York Next Month, Two Big,
732; Shows, The, 989; Symposium
The Florists' Exchange, •1358;
Chrysanthemums, 1476; A Quar-
tery Century of, 1363; by Fritz
Bahr, •1220; Chadwick — A Matter
of Nomenclature, 1424, 1473; Dam-
aged by Worms, Notes on, 90;
Early Varieties of 1913, (by S. A
HID). 936; Extra Early Notes on,
343; from the Commercial Grow-
ers' Standpoint, (A Paper), 1425;
Gone Blind, Notes on, 1437; in
Florence, Italy, 683; Insects At-
tacking, Notes on, 688; Late (By
S. A. Hill), 1221: Leaf-Rollers on,
954, 1049; Middle West, (by S. A.
Hill). ^1044; Notes on. 16, 68, 458,
519, 932 996, 1413; Pompon. Notes
on. 17; 'The. Notes on. 674: Totty's
New, •1364; Trained Specimen,
1168. 1222, 1424
Chrysanthemums, Varieties: Alice
Salomon, ^1044; Chaldron, »1362;
Edwin A. Seidewitz, •1362; Gladys
Duokham, •1362; Greystone, •1054;
Indian Summer, •1363; Ivory Su-
preme, •1363; James Eraser, •1362;
La Tamise, *1220; L 'Aisne, •1221;
L'Aube, •1221: L'Ouse. •1222; Le
Pactole. ^1362: Mme. Drouard,
•1362; Marvelous, •1126; Meudon,
•1360; .Mistletoe. ^1424: Oconto,
•938: Petite Louis, *1360; Polly
Duncan, •1221; Primevere, *1220;
R. B. Burge, *1360: "Solomon's
Gold," (Yellow Salomon), •1044;
William Turner, 1070. *1236;
Yellow Miller •990
Cineraria Decorator 522
Cineraria Joseph Pauguet. New
Dwarf 225
Cinerarias. Notes on 67 4, 985
Cladrastis Amurensis, Notes on.... 395
Cladrastis tinctoria, Notes on 1465
Clematis Flammula. Notes on 161
Clematis montana rubens *1270
Clematis montana Wilsonii 577
Clematis Paniculata, Fragrance of. . 671
Cleveland Flower Show of 1913. .732.
•782, ^940, 'llOS, *1113, *1116,
•1170, •123(1, •1232
Climate Affect Hardiness?, Does.... 1153
Clubs Do Good?, Do 1048
Coal, Cost of 737
Coldframes in Winter, Notes on. . . . 984
College Courses 1122
Colutea arborescens. Notes on 259
Comley, Henry R.. Anniversary
Dinner of, Boston, Mass 1379
Comments in General 1476
Concrete Floor for Greenhouse,
Notes on 90
Concrete Flower Pan, A New 351
Concrete for the Florist, (A Paper,
by G. D. Crain) 219
Convention Attendance Clubs. Form-
ing 1472
Convention Number, Our 272
Cook Co. Florists' Ass'n, Outing of.^582
Cook, W. C. (Portrait) 1316
Copas Bros.. Estab. of 354
Corn. Green, in England 1461
Cornell. Floricultuial Interests at.
401; University. Dept. of Floricul-
ture, Exhibits of, at C. S. A. Show,
•1053; Winter Course in Flower
Growing 626
Corylopsis pauciflora. Notes on.... 1097
Cost Accounting for the Grower,
(.A Paper) 274
Cost and Overhead Expense 28
Cottage Gardens Co.. Estab. of... 887
Covent Garden Market, Sale of 1421
Cowee, Arthur, Planting of, at
Minneapolis *473
Crabb, Geo. F. (Portrait) 1360
Craig Co., Robt., Estab. of 354, 1416
Crain, G. D. — Concrete for the Flo-
rist. 219; Cost Accounting for the
Grower. 274: Economical Plant
Planning. 76: Motor Delivery for
the Florist. 417 ; The Bargain Idea
in the Flower Business 839
Index to The Florists' Exchange. Vol. XXXVI
Page
Crataegus tomentosa, Notes on 887
Creosote for Preserving, Use of.... 69
Cridland, Robt. B., 836; The Garden
City, 1276; Portrait 1276
Crimson Clover, Ploughing Under,
Notes on 452
Crimson Rambler Rose Diseased,
Notes on 128
Critchell, Mrs. Chas. A., (Portrait). 889
Crops, Paying, Notes on 1159
Crowe, Peter *276
Crystal Palace, London, The 166
Cucumber Wilt, Cause and Remedy. 688
Culture, Double Deck 1212
Cumming, Alex., Jr., (Portrait) 1320
Cupressus Lawsoniana pendula.
Notes on *1409
Curious Relations 31
Cyclamen Mite Troublesome, Notes
on, 1179; Notes on, 213, 519, 829,
1042; Seed, Notes on, 213; Yellow. 626
Cydonia Sinensis, Notes on 1465
Cynthia Virginica, Notes on 1224
Cypress, Red, Best Greenhouse
Wood, 626; Scale on, 1063; What's
the Matter With 350
Cypripedium caudatum, Grown by
MacRorie-McLaren Co *219
Cypripedium insigne, Notes on 1158
Cypripediums, Notes on 77
D
Dahlia, Best White Cactus, 1049,
1168; Blooms, 80,000, 881: Exhibi-
tion, An Unusual, 734; Is There a
Good White Cactus, 1010; Troubles,
Notes on 214
Dahlias, A Special Trial of, 923; and
Cannas, Forthcoming Introduc-
tions in, 731; as Pot Plants, 121,
167; Blooming Early, Effect of,
Notes on, 128; Cocarde 522; Edible,
216; Glorious, 1327; in the North-
west. 1328; Notes on, 780; Per-
fumed, 176; Queen of Hearts, 783;
Seedling, Raising. 940; Trouble
with. Notes on 678
Daisies After 'Mums, Planting,
Notes on 1064
Danish Crop Prospects for 1913.... 9
Danzer, Frank, Studies tor the Corn-
ing S. A. F. Convention, 225, *939.
(Portrait) 1325
Daphne Mezereum, An Autumn
Flowered, Notes on 1039
Davenport, A. M., Estab. of '1225
Dean, James (Portrait) 1335
Debutante Season, The *997
Decorative Stock, The, Notes on... 458
Decumaria barbara. Notes on 115
De La Mare, A. T. (Portrait) 1311
Delphinium Arnold Bocklin, New... 225
Delphiniums, Hardy, Notes on 213
De Muth & Sons, Greenhouses Dam-
aged by Hailstorm, (An Illus.)... 349
Denmark, Crop Report from 871
Department of Floriculture at Cor-
nell, Ithaca, N. T 218
Desmond, Mrs. W. D. (Portrait) .... 280
Desmond, W. D. (Portrait) 278
Detroit Florists' Outing of the *1112
Dicentra, Notes on 1158
Dick, J. Harrison (English Horti-
cultural Notes), 72, 120, 290; (Por-
trait) 1269
Diervillas, Native, Notes on 115
Dinner to Members of the American
Sweet Pea Society 121
Diseases of Florists' Crops, Notes on 526
Disinfectant CN, a Safe Insecticide?
Is 214
Ditchett, S. H., (Trade Paper a
Force in Business Development) . . 402
Diversity, A Plea for More 888
Dobbs Ferry (N. T.) Hort. Show. . . .1055
Dogwood, Propagating, Notes on. . . . 214
Dolansky, Frank J., Estab. of, 886;
Exhibit of Orchids at A. S. P. S.
Show '349
Donaldson & Co., 1,. S., Estab. of . . .•351
Dracsena indivisa. Wintering, Notes
on 1125
Drainage, Good. Notes on 391
Dreer, Inc., Henry A., Estab of, 228;
Annual Outdoor Fall Flower Show,
732; Dahlia Show at Riverview. . *785
Drumming, Twenty-five Tears of.. 1334
Duckham, Wm. (Portrait) 1309
Dummett, Arthur, Inc., Shop Win-
dow of '1059
Dutch Flower Bulb Trade 527
Dysinger, S. D. (Portrait) 279
E
Easter, Bulbs for Selling at 1094
Economical Plant Planning (A Paper
by G. D. Grain, Jr.) 76
Eelworm in Onions 835
Rlajagnus Umbellata. Notes on 161
Elberon Hort. Society, Annual Show. 994
Endive and Celery, Keeping, in
Winter 688
Engler, William H. (Portrait) 1314
Page
English Horticultural Notes, 72, 120,
'«290, 889
Englishman's Notes on America, An,
35, 121
Epergne, A Decorated, of 1862 . . . . 'ISSO
Ericas for Christmas, Notes on,... 1168
Erlangea tomentosa, Notes on *290
Essex Co. (N. J.) Florists to Organ-
ize 574
Esler. John G. (Portrait) 1336
Estimates, Charging for 963
Euonymus Japonicus, Notes on....*1039
ISupatorium, Large Flowered, Notes
on •290
Eupatorium, A New 940
European Review. 996. 1044, 1110,
1418, 1476
Evans, John A. (Portrait) .... 277, 1339
Evergreen. A Useful Broad-leaved,
Notes on 1303
Evergreens, Dwarf, Notes on, 567;
for Boxes and Vases, Notes on,
1100; In Winter, Protecting, Notes
on, 1097; Plant, Now, 567; Pro-
tecting, from Snow. Notes on,
1209; Pruning, too Close, Notes
on 1039
Everlasting Flowers, To Bleach and
Dye, Notes on 949
F
Falconer, William (Portrait) 1284
Fans, Flower • •223
Farenwald. Adolph, "Affiliation, (A
Paper) 406
Farney, Frank J. (A Portrait) .... 462
Farquhar, John K. M. L. (Portrait) . 277
Federal Horticultural Board 22
Ferncliff Cemetery, Flower Bed De-
sign of '70
Fern Fronds, Preserving, Notes on. 949
Perns for Decorations, Preserving.
Notes on. 890; Hardy, Notes on,
1224; Table Notes on 212
Fetters, B. A.. (A Detroit Window)^14S0
Ficus elastica. In Propagating 781
Field Stock, Potting. Notes on 672
Fifty Years Ago 14
Figs in Winter, Protecting Notes on 929
FLORAL DECORATIONS: At the
Newport Hort. Soc. Show, *741;
Church Wedding Decoration, *224;
Porch Decoration by Frank M.
Ryan. •S93: Table Decoration at
American Sweet Pea Society
Show. *131; Table Decoration of
Rose Irish Elegance •742
FLORAL DESIGNS, (All illustrated) ; '
Baskets: Best Wishes. 174;
Christmas, 1426. 1427; Debutante's,
of Taft Roses and Cosmos, 1176;
Gladioli La Pastelle and America,
355; Gladiolus Dawn, 357; Gladioli,
418; Fancy. 740; for a Graduate.
85; from a Squash, with Roses.
1176: Japanese, 534; Japanese, of
Roses, 296; Plant. 532: Presenta-
tion, of Lilacs and Cattleyas, 81;
of Flowers. 635: of Helichrysum
and Statice, 1479; of 'Mums and
Roses. 839; of Roses and Orchids,
1234: of White 'Mums, 1000; of
White Roses 1000: Princess, of
Orchids, 1378; Trellis, of Roses
and 'Mums 942
Bouquets: At the Sayre-Wilson
Wedding, 1376, 1434: Bridal Bou-
quet at A. S. P. S. Show. 129:
Bridesmaid's, of Roses. 117 3; Old-
Fashioned 84
Sheaves: A Flat, 533; Standing.. 533
Sprays: Harrisii Lilies, 173;
Palms. 478A; Summer 689
Vases: Cecilian, 789; Florentine.
by Max Schling, 1116: Swan 636
Wreaths: An Oak, 1231; Artistic
Oak and Rose, 1431; Carnations,
420; Carnations and Roses, 634;
Galax. Narcissi, etc.. 943; Orchids
and Laurel for the Busch Funeral,
941; Standing Wreath, 480; Sum-
mer, 34, 532. 678: Tulips and Roses.
633; Violets, Orchids and Valley,
355: White Killarney Roses and
Orchids 297
Miscellaneous: A Floral Robed
Doll, 1479: Boutonnieres at Sayre-
Wilson Wedding, 1379; Chair of
Roses, Valley, Orchids, 739;
Column. Broken, 479: Cross of
Carnations, Roses, etc.. 221; De-
sign of a Printing Press. 1232;
Dream of the Debutante, 1478;
Emblem of the Musicians' Protec-
tive Union, 942; Gates Ajar. 998;
Japanese Paneled Box of VaJ-
lev, 1176; Pillow. 36: Seal of the
State of Maine, 83; Star and Cres-
cent 1115
Floral Muffs, by E. G. Wilson 789
Floricultural Interests, Promoting. 22
Florist, The and His Soil, Notes
on 1042
Florists and Examinations 888
Florists and Horticultural Interests
to the Front at the Syracuse Fair 687
Florists and Nurserymen's Ass'n of
Montana 835
Florists, Attention! 111. 1168
Florists' Club of Philadelphia, 22;
273, 523, 784. 1219
Florists' Clubs of the United States
and Canada 1352
Florists' Flowers, A Look Future-
ward in 1473
Page
Florists' Hail Association of America472
Florists' Hail Insurance 886
Florists, Plant Peonies 683
Florists' Telegraph Delivery, 129,
298, 413, 1374, 1430
Florists' Telegraph Delivery, The,
by Henry Penn 740
Flower Bed Design and Key to
Planting ^70
Flower Business, The Bargain Idea
in the, by G. D. Grain, Jr 839
Flower Shop. Essentials of a 531
Flower Show, Innovations at the. . . . 346
Flowers, Cut, Sweetened Water for. 941
Flowers, Summer, Notes on 392
Flowers Still in Bloom 887
Foley Mfg. Co. Receives Big Award 20
Forget-me-Nots, Species and Cul-
ture, Notes on 452
Forget-me-Nots, Winter Blooming. . 733
Porsythia suspensa as a Climber ... 843
Fowler, Mrs. L. Helen (Portrait) . .1176
Fox, Chas. Henry, New Shop of. . . 842
France. South, Centers of Flower
Industry in 708
Fraxinus Ornus, Notes on 725
Freesias for Easter Week, Notes on,
1412; Notes on, 165 622
French, Guy W. (Portrait) 470
Freshen Up 355
Fringe Tree, The Notes on 115
Froment, H. E., Store Staff of •540
Frost, Before 622
Fruit Trees in Cold Storage *1274
Fuchsia Riccartoni, Notes on 65
Fuld. Maurice (Portrait) 1327
Fumigating for House Pests 1223
G
Garden, A Japanese 745
Garden City, The •1277
Garden Festival in Cleveland 231
Gardeners and Florists' Club of
Boston, 24, 627, 834. 1107, 1418;
Field Day at Farquhar's •733
Gardeners as Park and Shade Tree
Commissioners, 23, 75, 169 293
Gardenias 1330
Gardenias Unhealthy. Notes on.... 1494
Gardening Fashion in England, the 170
Gasser Co., J. M., Window Decora-
tion of 691
Genista Andreana 582
Geranium Burich 461
Geraniums, A Generation of 1324
Geraniums, Notes on, 519, 527 1412
Geranium Trade to Date, The (by R.
A. Vincent) 1324
Gerbera. Notes on 85
Germination, The Influence of Frost
and Light on 626
Gillett, B. G. (Portrait) 1346
Ginkgo biloba. Notes on 1039
Gladioli, A Choice of. 293; Flowers,
Heavy Loss of, 612; for Summer
Arrangements, *176: History of
the, 612: Show, Horticultural So-
ciety of Chicago, 405; New French.
996; Notes on, 1212
Gladiolus. A Promising New White,
612; and Phlox Exhibition, A 347:
Bloom, Seedling, 683: Bulbs Rot-
ting, Notes on, 746: Gandavensis
Schwaben. 996: Halley. •1111:
Hardy. 520: Queen of the Whites.
•1111: Sieger. •1111; Society of
Ohio, 306. 405: The Best Form
for the. 626. 733: The Best White,
626: The Gay. 1325; Vitriacensis.
685; Gleditschia Triacanthos.
Notes on ^567
Glyptostrobus pendulus. Notes on. 981
Goldenstein, E. PL (A Portrait) .. 462A
Gooseberries. English. Notes on.... 671
Graham. Adam (Portrait) 1338
Graham, Wm. H., Estab. of •630
Grapes. Bagging, Notes on 678
Grass Seed Outlook 610
Grass, Fall, on Lawns 679
Greater New York Fair and Exhi-
bition 120, 216
Greenhouse Architecture. A Review
of. •1290; Damaged by Falling
Tree Branch. 426: Insects, nil:
Manufacturing Development in the
Bast, The Fairy Story of •1305:
Plants. 1326; Greenhouses. Inven-
tory Value of, 589; To Make a
Living 1111, 1222
Gruaz, Mrs. F., Store of *1174
Gude. Adolphus (Portait) 1350
Gude. Wm. P. (Portrait) 1348
H
Habermehl's Sons, J. J. (An Un-
usual Philadelphia Decoration) .. . 999
Hallowe'en for the Florists, by E. G.
Wilson *891
Hamamelis, Witch Hazel, Notes on. 619
Hammond, Benj. (Portrait) 1344
Hansen. Mrs. M. A., Flower Shop
of •298
Hanson. Sam, Exhibit of •678
Harris, J. & Bros.. Flower Shop of. 'SSI
Hastings Co., H. G 1093
Page
Hauck, Chas. J. C. (Portrait) 278
Hauser, Geo. D. on His Travels. .. .•686
Hauser, P. D., Floral Co •478B
Heat, Fire, Notes on 672
Hecock, L. C, Floral Co., Estab of, 354
Helena (Mont.) Flower Show 678
Henderson & Co., Peter, Dinner to
Employees of 1476
Hendrickson, I. S. (Portrait) 1325
Herbaceous Garden, The 1222
Herbaceous Plant Dept 1224
Herr, Albert M. (Portrait) 1323
Herrenberre, The New 520
Hill, B. G. (Portrait) 1317
Hill, E. G., and John M. Good •736
Hill, Sarah A.: Chrysanthemums,
The Early Varieties of 1913, 936;
Middle West 'Mums, •1044; Late
Chrysanthemums 1221
Hills, Albert M. (Portrait) 1316
Historical Characters, Brief
Sketches of Two 1354
Hoftmeister, Marie A. (Portrait) . .1316
Hofinghoff, Walter A. (Portrait) ... 1316
Holland Bulb Notes *1113
Hollies of Christmas, The, Notes onl409
Hollyhock Rust. Notes on 128
Hollyhock, Culture of 20
Holm, Elof P. (Portrait) 279
Holmes, Bber (Portrait) 1319
Holyoke and Northampton Florists
and Gardeners' Club, Annual Show
of the 1110
Home Garden Brigade, The 1211
Honeysuckle, The Belgian Notes on 457
Hontsch Boilers, The, 304 1046
Hop Tree, The Golden. Notes on.. 1039
Horticultural Interests, Promoting. . 121
Horticultural Lecture at Boston.. 1446
Horticultural Society of New Y^ork.
July Exhibition, 73; Exhibition of
the, 676 •989; Show of 1056
Hot Weather Notes 16
House, De Witt, Estab. of 18
"How's Business?" No. 1, 893; No, 2,
1115; No. 3 1173
Hyacinth Bulbs, The Preparation of 228
Hyacinths, Notes on 670
Hyacinths. Roman, Notes on 166
Hybridization, Notes on 404
Hydrangea Hortensia, Notes on,
395; Japonica C^rulea, Notes on,
339; quereifolia. Notes on 211
Plvdrangeas in Tubs, Wintering.
688; New French, 682; Notes on,
1042: The New. Notes on 729
Hydrocyanic Acid Gas, Fumigating
Empty Houses with, 90; How to
Use, Notes on, 270; Vinery, Using,
688: Using 784
Hypericum proliflcum, Notes on.. •339
I
Ice. Retarding Growth by Means
of. Notes on 929
Ilex Cassine. the Yaupon Holly,
Notes on 1409
Hex Crenata, Notes on 'ISOS
Ilex Glabra, Notes on 667
Illinois State Fair, Awards at the.. 788
Impatiens Herzogii alba 793
Indiana State Fair 631
Insurance tor Florists 1411
International Flower Show, The 1914,
936, 1166: Preliminary Plant
Schedule 171
International Visitation 1371
Inventories for Retail Florists 173
Inventory Value of Greenhouse. . . 589
Iowa Seed Co 1094
Iris, Care of. Notes on 19
Iris, Spanish, Notes on 728
Irises in the State of Nebraska 1222
Irises, Spanish, Forcing, Notes on.. 949
Irish Show. An, Floral Decorations
At 1234
Irwin, R. J. (In New Brunswick)
•846, •939
It Can Be Done 1060
Ivy. English, as a Shrub. Notes on. 1209
Ivy Plants from Seed 80
Ivy Poisoning 836
J
Jacaranrta Acutifolia and Lager-
strffimia Indica 624
Japanese Garden at Crescent, Mo... 700
Johnson. C. W. (Paper on Chrys-
anthemums) 1425
Jones-Russell Co.. Billboard Advt,
of '842
Jones, W. H., Estab. of 736
Journalism, A Quarter Century of,*1310
Juniperus communis aurea. Notes
on '1097
Juniperus Virginiana Kosteri, Notes
nn *1465
Index to The Florists' Exchange, Vol. XXXVI
K. Page
Kalmia latifolia, Plant 1465
KtiSting, W. F. (Portrait) 277, 412
Kerr, G. W. (A Pew Notes on
Sweet Peas) 123; (Portrait) 1329
Kerr the Florist, Store of •926
Kew Gardens, Large Greenhouse in.
With Leaden Root •1476
Kluis & Koning, Boskoop Exhibit of^666
Kieffer Pear Scale Proof? Is the. . 725
Kiernan, .John, Dahlias from 783
Knoble Bros., Decorated Auto of..*690
Kielreuteria, Notes on 777
Kohlbrand, A. C, (A Photograph).. 470
Kroeschell Bros. Co., New Boiler,
•30. 1179, Go to London. Eng 216
Kumquats as a Field Crop 1098
Kurowski, E. F. (Portrait) 475
L
Ladies' Society of American Flo-
rists, 28, 272, 464, 522 1218
Lfelio-Cattleya Lucia Inversa 352
Lager, John E. (Portrait) 1305
Lakes, Great, North of the 1112
Landscape Gardening for the Flo-
rist 573, 574
Landscape Gardening, by Ilobt. B.
Cridland; Walks, Drives and En-
trances, '628; Lawns, Their Plant-
ing. Construction and Upkeep. ... 'SSe
Latham, K. .\. (Portrait) 278
Latin Names, Familiarity With 1209
Lautenschlager. Fred. (Portrait) .. 462A
Lawns, Freeing, of Fall Grass,
Notes on 515
Leno.x (N. Y.) Horticultural Society,
Annual Show 939
Lespedeza Sieboldi, Notes on 825
Leuly, Emil, Rides to Minneapolis. 485
Lewis, Jasper Robert (Portrait) . . . 1312
Ligustrum Regelianum, Notes on..^259
Lilac, New, Hugo Koster ^405
Lilac Tree, Japan 30
Lilacs, Budding and Grafting, Notes
on 949
Lilacs, Pot Grown, Forcing 1213
Lilies, Candidum, Notes on, 1158;
Easter, Notes on, 1158; for Easter,
Notes on, 214; for Forcing, 1300;
Hardy, Notes on, 1101; Notes on
69, 518, 729; The, Notes on, 780;
to Plant, Kind of 214
Lilium Brownii, 1000; myriophyl-
lum. Vase of '218
Lily of the Valley for Christmas,
Notes on 1100
Lime on Glass, Too Much 19
Livre d'Or du Monde Horticole 1446
Lobelias, Notes on 1224
Locust Borer, To Destroy the 1110
Locust Trees, Clearing Land of 1494
Lompoc, Cal., Sweet Peas At 125
Lonsdale, Edwin (Portrait) 1354
Lord & Burnham Co.'s Exhibit at
Syracuse State Fair <687
Lord's First Greenhouse ^1306
Lowther, Clifford (Portrait) 1312
Ludwig Floral Co., Baseball Team of'761
Lupton, J. M 25
I>yon, The Rose Garden of 523
Lyons, France, International Expo-
sition at 1234
M
MoArthur, John N. (Portrait) 462A
McCIunie, Geo. G. (Portrait) 1315
.McConnell, Alex. (Portrait) 1333
McHutchison & Co., Protest Against
Delay in Belgian Shipments 1032
McLaughlin, James (Portrait) 1316
MacLellan, Alex. (Portrait) 1315
.Magnolia Acuminata, Transplanting,
Notes on, 515; Fraseri, Notes on,
1097; Glauca, Notes on, 13; grandi-
flora. Notes on 1303
Magnolias, Fragrant 273
Maidenhair Tree, The 835, 940
Mail Order Seed Trade.. Twenty-five
Years of Progress in the 1298
Mailing Lists and Form Letters. . . . 367
.Mallows, Marsh 996
Malmquist. Gust. (Portrait) 279
Manda, W. A., Estab. of 886
Manda, W. A. (An Exhibitor's Trials) 486
ManettI Stocks, Notes on 19
Manure Compost, A Horse Stable.. 129
Maple, The Oregon, Notes on 1097
Maple, The Striped, Notes on 777
Maple Trees, Affected 165
.Marguerites and Wallflower.s 1331
Marguerites, Notes on 468
.Maryland-Delaware Hort. Societies,
Joint Meeting of the 260
Maryland Week Exhibition. .1049, '1171
Page
Massie, Chas. C. (Portrait).... 25
Master Minds of Other Lands 1309
Matheson, Donald (Portrait) 1342
Maule, Wm. Henry, A Tribute to the
Memory of, by W. A. Burpee 577
May, L, L. (Portrait) . 278
May_ L. L,, & Co., Estab. of ^350
Maynard, Mrs. Chas. H. (Portrait).. 347
Meehan, Joseph, (Winter Protec-
tion for Trees and Shrubs), 940;
Portrait 1306
Memorial Day, Out-of-door Blooms
for. Notes on 426
Meredith Flower & Vegetable Co.,
Exhibits of, at C. S. A. Show 1062
Merrick, Henry P. (Portrait) 1290
Mexico City, The Flower aiarktt of.'.ao
Michell, Henry B\, Co.'s Inspection
Trip ^524 ■
Michell, Henry F. (Portrait) 134S
Mid-Continental Flower Show for
St. Louis, 168, 216, 346 464
Midgley, M. C. (Portrait) 1316
Mignonette, Notes on, 342, 932 1159
Milady, Correct Pronunciation of.. 215
Miller, A. L, (Portrait) 1346
Miller, Chas. (Florists' Attention.) . 1222
Miller, Nathan A., Dahlias from 833
Minneapolis Floral Co., Estab. of... '350
Minneapolis Florists' Club.... 93
Minneapolis Ladies' Florists' Club,
(Portraits of Officers of) 2,80
Minneapolis, The 1913 Convention
City:
Early History of the city, 281;
The Minneapolis of Today, 282;
Education, Art, Music Clubs, 283;
Public Buildings of the Twin
Cities, 283; The Minneapolis Park
System, 2 83; Florists' Organiza-
tions in the Twin Cities, 286;
Minneapolis Now Ready to Re-
ceive, 286; Convention Travel Ar-
rangements, 287; History of
Greenhouse Establishments in
Alinneapolis, 287; Among the
Twin City Florists, 289; A Side
Trip to Yellowstone Park, 289;
Convention Topics, 276; Hotel
Rates, 280; News from, 30, 76, 168,
172, 217, 347; Outdoor Garden, 522,
574, 678
Minnesota State Florists' Associa-
tion, Officers of the, (Portraits).. 278
Minnesota State Horticultural So-
ciety 172
Mitchell, J. S. (Portrait) 279
Mitchell, S. J. (Portrait) 1315
Moles in a Cemetery 1166
Moninger Co., J. C, New Catalog of. 832
Monson, Jan (Portrait) 476
Morgan, Victor H. (Portrait) 462A
Morris Co. (N. J.) G. & F. Society,
Show of 938
Morton, James (Portrait) 1314
Mothers' Day, 600,000 Endorse 927
Moths Injuring Bedding Plant Cut-
tings 949
Motor Delivery for't'lie Florist,' G.D.
Grain, Jr. (A Paper) 417
Motor Wagon vs. Horse Van 1423
Mott, Walter (Portrait) 462, 1350
Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Ass'n, 886;
Exhibit of, at C. S. A. Show •1051
Movable Glass Structures and Their
Value for Intensive Culture. . ^74, '133
.Mulberry, Paper, Fruiting of the.
Notes on 615
'Mums, Crops to Follow, Notes on. . 828
Mushrooms, Notes on 1436
Meyer, Wedding Decoration by.... 1478
Myosotidium Nobile 636
N
Narcissi, A Few Good Notes on,
881; Early, Notes on 164
Narcissus Culture, Successful, •1423;
Double Roman, Notes, on 165; Early
Yellow, Notes on, 164; President
Viger 473
Nassau Co. (N. T.) Hort. Society's
Show 991
Nasturtium Leaves Turning Yellow,
Notes on 214
Nasturtiums Not Blooming, Notes
on 688
National Association of Gardeners,
346, 786, 939, '994, 1474
National Cemetery, Gettysburg,
Trees in 66
National Sweet Pea Society,
(British) 218, 996
Nelumbium Grossherzog Ernst Lud-
wig Hybrid 170
Nemesia, Strumosa Superbissima,
Dwarf Compact Large Flowered.. 523
Nettle Trees (Celtis) Notes on 1153
Neubrand, H. C. (Portrait) 1314
Neviusia Alabamensis, Notes on... 259
New Haven Co. Horticultural So-
ciety's Exhibition 672
New Jersey Floricultural Society,
Annual Show 1110
Newport Show. The '26
Page
New Tear's Day, Notes on 1468
New York, A Hall for 1106
New York and New Jersey Ass'n
of Plant Growers, 14; Outing of,
401, 575; Ijong Island Tour, 936;
Autumn Trip 1049
New York Florists' Club, Outing,
•24, 574, 834, 1048, 1308
New York Show 988
.N'ew York State Fair, 344; At the,
•786; Flower Show at 631
New York State Federation of Floral
Clubs 522, 576
New York State Nurserymen's Ass'n 576
New York to Minneapolis 168, 404
Ninth-Story Window, From A, .936,
988. 1045, 1106, 1166. 1218, 1309,
1418, 1472
.\orway Spruce, Drooping Growth
on. Notes on 1465
Nursery Stock Imports from Bel-
gium and Holland 1098
.N'ursery Stocks, Twelve Months'
Imports of 1460
.■^lutritive Salts Process, The 402
Xymphsea Daubenyana ^1474
o
Oak, English, The Fastigiate, Notes
on 1039
Oak, The Rock Chestnut, Notes on. 825
Oak, The Willow, Notes on 877
Oak Tree, A Non-Fruiting, Notes
877
Obituary: Arnold, Joseph Emory,
627; Bachler, Francis, 462B; Baur,
James 1167; Blatchley, Chas. W.,
1167; Bowen, Geo. D,, 14V3; Brod-
rib, John, 995; Brooks, Frederick
Wm., 23; Brown, Geo. B., 1421;
Chambers, John, 575; Davidson,
Mrs. James, 995; De Wolff, John,
1167; Dirwanger, Albert, 1049;
Duke, Patrick S., 1167; Galloway,
William, 1107; Geist, Justus, 733;
Gleason, Geo. M., 170; Goble,
Francis, 1219; Heidger, Chas. W.,
1167; Heinl, Geo. A.. 1049; Hogg,
-Mrs. Walter S., 679; Kelsey, Fred.
W., Mrs., 73; Krombach, Charles,
405; (Portrait) 462B; Langman,
Geo. J., 1167; MacGillivray, Don-
ald, 1309; Maule, Wm. Henry, 523
(Portrait) 675; McGovern, Patrick,
170; McWilliam, Geo., 679; Morel,
Peter, 170; Nugent, John B., 575;
O'Connor, Timothy, 1473: Pelz,
Herman, 1309; Perry, Azlel D.,
679; Pierce, Edw. Leroy, 889;
Ponnet, Constant, 627; Pringle, R.
H., 1421; Reynolds, C. Leslie, 405;
Robinson, Chas. B., 1473; Roehrs,
Julius (Portrait), 170; Sibley,
Sam. M., (Portrait), *170; Spencer,
L. S., 1167; Starke, Mrs. Fannie,
273; Stieffel, Louis, 627; Syden-
ham, Robert, 217; Valom, John,
679; Verilhac, Oscar, 575; Vree-
land, Mrs. Albertine, 462B; Waren-
dorff, Mrs. Fannie (Portrait).
1421; Weldon, Oliver H., 73; Wil-
liams, John C, 1473
O'Connor, Miss, Decorated Car of..*692
O'Connor, Tom, in His Field of
Asters •685
Oehmler, O. A. C. (Portrait) 1316
Old Times, Reminiscences of 1335
Olives, Russian, Notes on 260
Olson, Olaf J. (Portrait) 279
On to Minneapolis 272
Onion, Eelworms in 835
Onion Seed Notes 62
Ontario Growers and British Seed.. 1459
Ophiopagon spicatus. Notes on.... 1224
Orchid Hybrids 73
Orchid Importers' Association, The. 349
Orchid Store, The, New Orleans. .. ^1045
Orchids, 1305; Exhibition of at Am.
Sweet Pea Society Exhibition in
Boston, 349; Under Smoked Glass,
Notes on 890
Oregon, What, Can Do ,...1166
Orontium Aqu'aticum, Notes on.... 527
Outdoor Notes 1100
Outdoor Planting Exhibition 217
Oxalis, Notes on 77
Palm House, The, Notes on 16
Palm Industry, The 1330
Palm Stock, Old, Notes on 16
Pampas Plumes Red, To Dye 126G
Panama-Pacific International Ex-
position 66, 272, 273, 603
Pansles, Notes on, 118, 728, 1468;
Old and New, '1272; Sowing, Notes
on, 118; Under Glass 1494
Parcel Post: Extensions, 168; Prog-
ress Endangered, 216; and the
Catalogs. 1106; and the Zone Sys-
tem, 1218; New Rulings, 1308;
Rates and Rulings, New 1420
Park Floral Co. (Denver) Contra-
dicts a Rumor 798
Page
Past, The 1334
Ratton, A. J., Interior Flower
Shop ♦47Sli
Patten, M. .\. (Portrait) 1344
Pea Growing in Hungary 205
Peach Tree Borer.s, Notes on 1179
Peas, Garden, New Zealand 1459
Peat, The Value of 1424
Peirce, E. Allan (Portrait) .... 277
I'elargoniums From Seed 220
Penn The Florist, Window Decora-
tion of, 'aSO; Hallowe'en Window
"* ^941
l''"' l-.-.\l'-lian Co., S. s. An
■'"" ■'"■ l:efrigerating Plant.. "1487
!'• niisj Uaiii;, Horticultural Society,
•''"'• •'''"'"' 1054
Pentstemons, Notes on Itli2
Peonies, Slurrying and Retarding
iS4; Lily of the Valley and
Gladioli, Notes on, 949; Not Flow-
ering, Notes on, 214; Notes on
0I8; Retarding the Bloom of, 683;
Symposium, Our, 679, 680, 735,
786, 834; The Drought Resisting
Quality of the 735
Peony Dahlia Mrs. T. A. Weston. .^734
Peony Karl Roseufeld 'SSS
Peppers, Christmas, Notes on 342
Perennials, Notes on 986
Perennials, Protecting, Notes on... 1125
Perry Day Celebration in Cleveland. 691
Personal Note, A 1308
Peterson, J, H. (Portrait) 1331
Peterson, Geo. H., Btab. of IS
Petunia, New Double Seedling of
T. B. Shepherd Co •627
PtaltzgrafE Pottery Co 520
Picea Engelmanni, Notes on.. •1209, 1466
Pierson, W. R., (In the Wilds of
New Brunswick) •846, '939
PUkington, J. B. (Portrait) 736
Pine, Broom, A Spray of ^1307
Pine, White, Cutting Out the Lead-
ers of 949
Pinus Hexilis, Notes on 1303
I'inus resinosa, Notes on 1465
Plans for a Small Flower Shop,
Wanted 356
Plant Diseases, International Co-
operation against 7 3
Plant Exportation 1417
Plants, Berried, Notes on, S33; Deco-
rative, 1000; Grow, To Make,
1107; Hardy, Covering, Notes on,
'133; Hardy, Lifting and Dividing,
1125; in Wire Baskets, Growing
.\dvantages of, 738; Watering,
Notes on 393
Poehlmann, A. F. (Portrait) 277
Poehlmann Bros. Co., Exhibit of at
C. S. A. Show 1062
Poinsettias, Notes on 212, 7S0, 984
Poinsettias Salmons; Adneti 220
rolyantha Rose Betsy van Nes 1113
Poppies, Oriental, Notes on 828
Portland Floral Society, Show of
•1110, ^1169
Portrait Beds •166
Presidency of the S. A. F. and O. H.,
A Nomination for 169
■President of the S. A. F. and O. H.,
Next 219
President, Who Shall Be Next'?
16S, 273, 346
Primrose Flower Shop •841
Primula Bulleyana 996
Primula Malacoides, Notes on 68
Primulas, Notes on 459, 62S
Prize Money at the Show 22
Progress, A Review of, in Twenty-
five Years *1269
Propagating Bench, The, Notes on.. 342
Propagating, Notes on 570, 1268
Propagation, Seasonable 835
Ptelea trifoliata. Notes on 1039
Public Parks and Playgrounds, Our«1280
Publicity 732
Publicity in Past Times 1364
Publicity, Neglected 1447
Puffballs, Edible 885
Pullen Burry, Ltd., H. and A.
(Movable Glass Structures and
Their Value tor Intensive Cul-
ture) *Tt. 133
Putty Liquid '120
Pyrus arbutifolia. Notes on 396
0
Quaker City Machine Co. Patent
Suit Decision 847
Quercus coccinea. Notes on 981
Quercus nigra. Notes on 1409
Quinlan, P. R., Estab. of 1416
R
Rahaley, Robert M. (Photograph) . . 471
Raphiolepis, New 636
Raspberries, Cutting Away Old
Canes of. Notes on 339
Index to The Florists* Exchange, Vol. XXXVI
Page
Red Spider on Hemlocks, Notes on. 259
Refrigerating Plant, An Automatic*1486
Rehmannia Angulata, Notes on 738
Rehmannia Kewensis, Notes on.... ♦290
Relative Wanted 452
Reminiscences 404
Representatives of The Florists'
Exchange *1314
Retail Flower Business, The 1376
Retail Grower, Flowers for the.... 881
Retail Store Management; (A Paper) 356
Retail Trade, Twenty-flve Years of
the 1333
Retinospora Crippsi, Notes on.... 1209
Reynolds & Mackay, Carnation Field
of '526
Rhode Island Hort. Society, Fall
Show 1168
Rhododendrons, Growing *625
Rhododendrons, Hardiest, Notes on 65
Rhododendron Lutescens Franchet,
New 80
Rhus Cotinus, Notes on *13
Rhus Osbeokii, Notes on 777
Rhus Typhina, Notes on 725
Rice. A. S. (Portrait) 278
Rice, Cal. F. (Portrait) 278
Rice, Mrs. A. S. (Portrait) 280
Rice, Mrs. C. F. (Portrait) 280
Ridge and Furrow Conservatory at
Chatsworth, Eng '1350
Ridgway, J. A. (Portrait) 279
Ringier, Arnold, (Portrait) 462
Riverside, Cal., A Visit to 95
Robinson, J. C. (See Growing Under
Irrigation) 29
Rochester Florists' Ass'n 994, 1055
Roehrs Co., Julius, Orchid Group of.*989
Roemer, Frederick, Novelties of 996
Roland, Thos. (Portrait) 277, 1326
Rosacker, Hans (Portrait) 278
Rose, A New, 871; Beads, Making,
270; Beetles, Remedy Wanted for,
19: Carolina, The, Notes on, 516;
Exhibition, at Boskoop, *293; Gar-
den, National Experimental, 409;
House, The Atmosphere of the,
1421; Moyesi, 940; Mrs. C. E. Pear-
son, 1476; New, Challenge Cup for
a Fragrant, 1357; Soil, Testing,
340; Test Garden at Hartford,
Conn •77, 888
Roses: Black Spot on, 698; by Eber
Holmes, 274, 735; Care of. Notes
on, 949; Easter, Notes on, 1212;
Exhibition, The Best, 1112; Forc-
ing, Ancient and Modern, 1317;
Good New, 1475; in Germany,
American, 170; of the Garden,
1321; Outdoor, Notes on, 932; Ram-
bler, Forcing, Notes on, 780, 949;
Summer, Growing, Notes on, 890;
■ Under Glass 1319
Roses. "Varieties: Hadley, *1321,
1481; Killarney Brilliant, 989; Mrs.
Andrew Carnegie, New, *274; Mme.
Bdouard Herriot, '•73; Moonlight,
New Perpetual Rambler, '943;
Ophelia, New, *1318
Rosenfleld, J. F., Peony Gardens of. 736
Rosnosky, I. (Portrait) 462
Ross Bros.' Establishment 1168
Rubber Flower-Holder, A New 892-
Rubber Plant Dropping Foliage,
Notes on 355
Ruedlinger, C. N. (Portrait) 278
Rust, Does Tankage Cause 1475
s
S. A. F. and O. H: Accident at
Tonka Bay, *627: Convention Pro-
gram, 27, 226, 278; Convention
Notes, 485; Convention Snap Shots,
474; Convention Sports, 486; En-
tertainments, 462; Exhibitors at
Trade Exhibition, 72; Next Place
of Meeting, 272; Outdoor Exhibit,
414; Report of 29th Convention,
404, 407, 464, *465; Report of the
Entomologist, 525; Portraits of
OfBcers, 277; Trade Exhibition
Notes, 474; Notes 1354
S. A. P. and O. H, Registrations:
Pteris Krinkeii 848; Cannas Jes-
sica, Benivolia, Horatio, Lafew,
Gonzabo, Mercutio, 871, 1316;
Cannas Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
Golden Gate, Wintzer's Colossal,
Jane Addams, San Diego, 1079,
1316; Rose Hadley, 1079, 1316;
Chrysanthemum Mary Ellen, 1102;
Chrysanthemum Lena Baum, 1102;
Begonia Florence Davenport, 1204;
Geranium John G. Meyer, 1316;
Pelargonium Eastern Star, 1316;
Rose Mrs. F. F. Thompson. 1498;
Rose September Morn, 1498; S. A.
F. and O. H. Minneapolis Conven-
tion Association, (Portraits of Offi-
cers) 278
Sabbatia lanceolata. About 452
St. Paul Floral Co., Estab, of •351
Sallx Babylonica Aurea, Notes on. . .•eiS
Salix Caprea, Pussy Willow, The,
Notes on •725
Salix pentandra for Seashore, Notes
on 339
Page
Salvia Azurea Grandiflora, Notes on
828, 949
Sambucus pubens. Notes on 457
San Francisco Violet Situation 810
Sarracenias, Notes on 527
Sawdust and Shavings as a Land
Dressing 949
Scale, San Jose, A Foe of the 929
Schaefer, Louis H. (Portrait) 1314
Sohaumann, Wm. (Portrait) 1316.
Schizanthus. Notes on, 342, 1042;
Sutton's Selected Wisetonensis,
•1222; Tne Multicolored, 1056;
Wisetonensis, Notes on 890
Schling, Max, (Thoughts of a Suc-
cessrul Jj-lorist) 792
School for Leadership in Country
Life 519
School Garden Work, Executive
Civic Influence of 29
Schubert's Sprinkler 1494
Scott, John, Estate, Flood Damage
to '937
Scranton Labor Law Affects Floristsl056
Seasonable Work, Notes on 118, 674
Seed, The Age of, in Relation to
Plant Growth 255
Seed Catalog, The Modern 1287
Seed, Tree, Is the Abolition of, Nearl406
Seed Growing Under Irrigation (A
Paper) 29
Seed Trade, The Expansion of the.. 1294
Seedling Perennials, Notes on 459
Seeds, Sowing Perennial Plant 426
Seeds to Sow, Notes on 69
Seligman, Sam. (Portrait) 462A, 471
Shepherd Co., T. B., New Double
Seeding Petunia of *627
Sheridan, Wm. F. (Portrait) 1356
Shrubs for Forcing, Notes on 781
Siebrechfs, W. H., House of Acacia
pubescens *523
Sim, William (Portiait) 122
Slugs and Snails, Turtles to Eat... 23
Smallwood, E., & Son, Estab. of,... 354
Smilax Walteri, Notes on 457
Smith, Wm, R., Memorial, The 346
Snapdragon, The New Winter Flow-
eimg White 75
Snapdragons, Notes on 'il3
Snyder, J. H., Family of, and Al-
uany Florists' Club '796
Society of Horticultural Science. .. 1218
Soil Disinfectants in Horticulture,
The use of 627
Soil, Potting, for Bulbs 088
Sophora Japonica pendula. Notes on.*877
South Africa, Gaidening in 1110
South Carolina, On the Coastal
Plane of 69
Sowbugs, Remedy for '1423
Sperry, Joseph H. (Portrait) 1312
Sphagnum Moss, Baling, Demand
for it. Notes on 452
Spirasa Bumalda and Varieties, Notes
Spirpea Queen Alexandra ^214
Spiraeas, Improved Herbaceous,
Notes on 77
,Spir£eas, Notes on 1158
Sprayers, Shower 180
Spraying and Syringing, Notes on 17
Stamps, Any, Good on Any Class
Mail 22
Staphylea Colchica, Notes on '161
Starting in Business 1125
State Agricultural Institutions, A
Wider Scope for 1420
State Fair of Montana 838
State Nursery Co.'s Helena Ex-
hibit *679
Stationery 626, 679, 735
Stehle, F. J., Estab. of 736
Stem Rot, Notes on 622
Stephenson's Son, John, Estab. of.. 1010
Stevia, Notes on 68, 781
Stewart, Wm. J. (Portrait) 1354
Stinking-Fish Plant, Notes on. 1437, 1473
Stock, Paying, Notes on 984
Stocks, How to Treat, Notes on.... 887
Stocks in Pots, Growing, Notes on.. 19
Stocks, Notes on 118
Stray Notes from Great Britain,
31, •173, •684, 734, 889, 1167
Stringer, H B. (Portrait) 1314
Stuartias, Notes on 259
Stuartias, Our Native, Notes on.... 777
Stuppy Floral Co., Estab, of 1416
Styraxes, Beautiful, Notes on 877
Suffragettes, Vandalism by 1048
Summer Business, Working Up a, . 130
Summer Forest Camp, A. . . 120
Sundials 1309
Sundries and Machinery 1308
Supply Trade, The Florists' 1332
Survival of the Fittest 211
Sweet Peas, '1329; A Few Notes on
(by William Kerr), 123; at Bos-
Page
ton. Early Flowering, 121; at
Lompoc, Cal,, 125; Colors for 1914,
1150; Diseases, 996; Exhibition,
The 1913. 120; Floral Baskets of,
at Boston, *175; for March, 784;
from W. H, Graham, 678; in
Autumn, Sowing, 871; in Cali-
fornia, 9: Notes on, 984, 1436;
Prize Vase of, at Boston Exhibi-
tion. •130; Winter Flowering,
Notes on 458, 688;
Sweet Pea Varieties: Edna May,
•684; Empress Eugenie. •125; Il-
luminator, •126; King White, ^126;
Loyalty, '124: Mrs, E. Cowdy,
•124; Prince George. *124; Prin-
cess Beatrice, •1329; R. F. Felton,
•1330: Wedgewood, The Blue Self. •122
Sweet William. Forcing, Notes on. , . 578
Symphoricarpos racemosus. Notes on^457
Syringa Villosa, Notes on 161
Syringing and Watering Plants in
the Greenhouse 737
. T
Taplin, W, H. (Portrait) 1322
Tariff Bill, The 22
Tariff Law, The New 786
Tariff, The New 784
Tarnished Plant Bug on the Aster. .^576
Tarrytown Horticultural Society,
Annual Exhibition of 991
Tarrytown (N. T.) Show 1054
Tax on Crops Under Glass, A 1218
Taylor, J. G. (Portrait) 279
Testimonial, A Genuine 1430
Teucrium Hircanicum 473
Thalictrum dipterocarpum •1270
Thanks and Appreciation, A Word
of 599
Thanksgiving Day, Notes on 1100
Tlianksgiving 1913, •1067
Thermostat, Value of the, in the
Greenhouse 964
Thilow, J. Otto (Portrait) 1352
Thrips on Chrysanthemums, Notes
on 57 8
Tilia Dasystila, Notes on 725
Tilia Spajthii 351
Timely Suggestions 1213
Toronto Show 1171
Totty, Chas, H, Estab, of (An Eng-
lishman's Notes on America),
121; Portrait, 277; Estab. of, 846;
Kxhibit of at C. S, A, Show ^1052
Towner, James L. (Portrait) 1316
Tracy, W, W. (Portrait) 1294
Trade Exhibition, The National..., 217
Trade Exhibition, Minneapolis S, A.
F. Convention 416
Trade Papers a Force in Business
Development, (A Paper) 402
Trade Strangling 1106
Traendly, Mrs. Frank H, (Portrait) . 347
Traveling Greenhouse, The New,.. 168
Tolstoi's, Count Leo, Flower-bed
Portrait of 166
Tree Planting in Fifth Ave., N. T,, ,1217
Tree Seeds. Saving and Sowing,
Notes on 619
Trees, Crooked. Notes on, 619;
Fibrous Roots of. Notes on, 981;
Forming an Arch of. 1153; Large,
Is It Wise to Plant, Notes on, 619;
in New York, 1268; in Philadelphia.
Street Notes on, 211; in September,
Planting 462B
Trollius Under Glass, Growing Giant
Hybrid 228
Tropseolum pinnatum (Andrews)... 792
TropEPolums, Bulbous 415
Trumpet Vine. Yellow Covered,
Notes on 339
Trumpet Vines, Notes on 929
Tsuga Canadensis pendula. Notes
on •1163
Tulip, White Hawk, Notes on 781
Tulips for Cut Flowers Outdoors,
Notes on 828
Tulips, Late Flowering, Forcing, for
Easter 787
Tulips Pay, To Make 780
Turkey Shower Table Decoration .. 1113
TurnbuU, Mrs. A, D., Flower Shop of •7 42
Turner, Wm., Goes to Bernardsville,
N-, J 19
Turtles to Eat Slugs and Snails.. 23
Tuthill, L. W. C, (The Fairy Story
of Greenhouse Manufacturing De-
velopment in the East) 1306
Tuxedo Hort. Society, Summer Ex-
hibition of, 23; Annual Exhibition. ^993
Twenty-fifth Anniversary Number,
Our 1422, 1474
u
Ulmus alata, Notes on ^777
n. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Annual
•Mum Show 994
Unwin, W. J., and His Four Sons.. •577
ITnwin's, W, J„ Sweet Peas at •eSS
Vacation Season, The 216
V Page
Value of Greenhouses, Inventory... 589
Vancouver Florists, First Annual
Picnic of •549
Vancouver (B. C.) Show •630, ^634
Variegated Althaea, Notes on 211
Varnish, Effect of Sun on 843
Vase of Plants, A •582
Vaughan's Seed Store, Exhibit of,
at C. S. A. Show 'lOSO
Vegetables, Staging, The Art of..*1224
Veitch, Sir Harry, Retirement of. . 120
Velie Bros,, Narcissus House of,.*1423
Veronica Rupestris, Notes on 1474
Veronicas, Notes on 77
Viburnum, A New, Notes on, 259;
Berries, Color of, 1153; Davidii
Franchet, New, 80; Rotundifolium.
Notes on. 13; Sieboldi, Notes on,
725; tomentosum in Summer,
Notes on, 161; Wrightii, Beauty
of. Notes on 396
Vick's Sons, Jas., Field of Asters,
•686; Rochester Florists' Ass'n,
as Guests of *686
Vincent, R., Jr., (Portrait) 277, 1337
Vincent, Richard A. (Portrait) .... 462
Vincent, R., Jr. & Sons' Co., Cannas
at, *786; Dahlia Exhibition •894
Violet Industry the. Notes on 1473
Violet Pest, A 1216
Violets in Coldframes, Notes on.... 214
Violets, Notes on, 68, 932; Single... 623
Virgilia Lutea, The, Notes on 364
Vitex Agnus-castus alba. Notes on»615
Vitex Agnus-castus cserulea, Notes
on •395
w
Waban Rose Conservatories, Field
Day at •944
Walnut, Black, Nuts of the. Notes
on 929
Ward, Ralph M., (Portrait) 1300
Washington & Baltimore Florists,
Joint Committee of •171
Washington (D. C.) Oyster Roast, . 'loe*
Water Lilies 1104
Water Lilies, Wintering Hardy,
Notes on 688
Wells & Co.. Wm,, Estab. of 1010
Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield
(Conn.) Autumn Show of 1063
Western New York Horticultural
Society 988
Weston, T. A. (Stray Notes from
Great Britain) •31, '172, 734, 889, 1167
Where One Hand Washed the Other. 337
Whilldin Pottery Co 1366
White, E. H. (Dahlias in the North-
west) 1328
White House Wedding, The 1229
White, Prof. E. A., Goes to Cornell
University (Portrait) 273
Wholesale Cut Flower Business,
The 1356
Wigmore Coliseum, Views in *782
Wilkes- Barre. Public Conservatory
at 1223
Will, Hugh S. (Portrait) 279
William Bros,. Estab. of 736
Wilson, Ella Grant: Accounting for
the Retail Florists, 689; Essen-
tials of a Flower Shop, 527: Flo-
ral Muffs. 789; Hallowe'en for the
Florists, •891; Portrait 1348
Window. Consider Your 997
Windows. August, Notes on 296
Winter Course in Flower Growing
at Cornell 626
Winter, Preparations for Next, Notes
on 166
"Winter Protection for Trees and
Shrubs 940
Wintzer, Antoine (Portrait) 1307
Wirth, Mrs. Theo, (Portrait) 280
Wirth, Theodore, Accident to, 622;
Banquet to, 1366; Portrait, 277,
407, 1282
Wistarias, Notes on 290
Woodlice. Remedy for 1168
Worcester Conservatories Display . *1174
Worcester Co. Hort. Society, Annual
Show 1056
Worms, Cut, To Destroy Climbing,
Notes on 949
X
Xanthoceras sorbifolia. Notes on,..*211
Xanthoxvlum Americanum, Notes
on , .: 161
Y
Vouell, Henry (Portrait) 1316
Young. Katherine E. (Portrait) ... .1316
Young, J. M,. Field of Dahlias ot..*975
Young, John (Portrait) 277, 412
z
Zizyphus Vulgaris. Notes on 671
^.p
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. I
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, JULY 5, J9J3
One Dollar Per Year
Hydrangea Otaksa
In bud and bloom for immediate use
We have a fine stock of pot-grown plants in 6-in. and 7-in. pots, just beginning to show
color, in fine shape. 50c. and 75c. each.
We offer, also, a large stock of well-budded plants for July and August flowering. Plants
in large tubs, S2.00 and S3.00 each; extra large specimens in half-barrels at S5.00 and S7.50 each.
GERANIUMS in bud and bloom, extra fine stocky plants, in 4-in. pots; S. A. Nutt, Double
Grant, Jean Viaud; also Rose Geranium. SS.OO per 100.
CANNAS, Beaute de Poitevine, Pierson^s Premier, Mile. Berat, L. Patry, etc. Extra
heavy plants in 4-in. pots, SS.OO per 100.
CALADIUM Esculentum. Very strong started plants in 5-in. and 6-in. pots, S1.50 per doz.
HELIOTROPE. 2M-in. pots, 83.00 per 100; extra strong plants, in 3K-in. pots, S6.00 per 100.
SALVIA. 2Ji-in. pots, S3.00 per 100.
NASTURTIUMS. 3-in. pots, S4.00 per 100.
COLEUS. Firebrand and assorted varieties, in iH-m. pots, $3.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES, or Daisies, in bloom. 2}i-in. pots, S4.00 per 100.
LOBELIAS. 2J<-in. pots, S3.G0 per 100.
ENGLISH IVY. Large stock of extra strong plants in 3}-2 and 4-in. pots, good value at $10.00
per 100.
EGG PLANTS. New York Improved. Si^-in. pots, S4.00 per 100.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Very lar^e specimens for center of large vases. Plants 3 ft. high,
-in. pots, $8.00 per 100.
Fine Ferns for Summer Decoration
For Immediate Use
We have a fine stock of the following varieties in the sizes ofi'ered.
Elegantissima. 6-in. pots. 50c. each; 8-in., Sl.OO each.
Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The best of all the plain-leaved type. 8-in., $1.00 each; very
heavy specimens, in 10-in. pots, $3.00 and 84.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Kltlarney. Pink Killarney, Richmond, Lady Hillingdon and Killarney Queen .
Wehaveasmallsurplusoverand above our own requirements of the above-named vj
Strong grafted plants, in SJ-o and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NE:>A/ YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Special Price on ff If V' Rl IT Rd
Cold Storage L.11^ 1 LPUI^U^^
Now is the tiine to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we offer LILIUM GIGANTEUM,
supply limited —
8-10, 225 to case $17.00 per case
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
Write now and get our quotations on Giganteum, Formosum and
Magnificum bulbs for 1913 Fall delivei;y. Our prices will interest you.
White or Green Enameled
CEMETERY OR LAWN
Cut Flower Vases
(Peterson Patent)
These will give perfect satisfaction to your. customers
Made in two sizes, at the following prices :
No. 1, $15.00 per 100; $2.00 per doz. Less 10%
No. 2, 12.00 per 100; 1.60 per doz. Lees 10%
Let us send you a trial order and convince
you of their superiority. We are sole owners of
patent.
Carried by all the Leading Florists' Supply
houses in the country.
WM. F. KASTING CO., SJ?faSS!.T ^:
Plaaie mention the Exoh*nge when writing.
Pompon ChrysanHiemums
THE BEST COMMERCIAL VARIETIES
Plants from 2M-inch pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
Single Varieties
W. E. Buckingham, Mrs. E. D. Godfrey, Hilda Wells and
Mary Richardson
Plants from 21-a-inch pots, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000
ROSE PLANTS
Refer to list elsewhere in this paper
A. N. PIERSON, ,nc.
CromweU, Conn,
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
Geraniums
I j-^ lUR collection of Standard Varieties of Geraniums
I \J J stands second to none in the country. It contains
^^jSi over one hundred varieties, which represent
VHiWfnil the very best that there is in Geraniums; there is
none better. Our stock is the largest and best we have
ever had; the prospects are that we will have an enormous
supply for next season's shipment. We are ready to book
orders, confident we will be able to give satisfaction in
every way. 250,000 good 2-in. plants, ready for shipment
now, $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000.
We invite a critical examination of our stock. Our cata-
logue is recognized as the Geranium Blue Book; 400 varie-
ties are accurately described. Free to the trade.
/^ m/f f W A '^r Good, strong, 2-inch
^^ fVl I I f\ yV stock, I2.00 per 100,
^^i. T 1. 1. 1— ^imy V $17.50 per 1000.
Seed-bed plants, strong, $1.00 per 100, 18. 50 per 1000.
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., T.S"
Please mention the Eicohange when writing.
SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX -THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 21
The Florists' Exchange
Why Worry?
Enjoy yourself for the time being,
for you will be soon at it with
GLAZING POINTS, Peerless Im-
proved, 60c. per 1000 ; 5000, $2.75
PINCERS, 40c. each
MASTICA, for Glazing, gal., $1.35 ;
6-gal. case, $7.00
TWEMLOW'S Old English Putty,
gal., $1.60
PUTTY BULBS, 75c.; postage, 10c.
extra
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS
42 Vesey Street, NEW YORK
Please mention the Ezcliange when writing.
CELERY
PARSLEY
CABBAGE
Golden Self Blanching, 40c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000
White Plume)
Golden Heart \ 20c. per 100, $1.00 per 1000.
Giant Pascal )
25c. per 100, $1.25 per 1000.
All Head 1
BaUHead [
Flat Dutch I
Savoy J
20c. per 100, $1.00 per 1000
R. VINCENT, Jr., & SONS CO., White Marsh, Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
-TO THE TRADE-
HENRY MERE, Quedlinbwg, Germany
(Established in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and EARM SEEDS
Specialties: Beans. Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, I,eeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas,
Radishes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams. Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, iPrimuIas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, 21innias,
etc Catalogue free on application.
HENRV METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
" beautiful in the world, $6.00 per 02., $1.75 per >i oz., $1.00 per 3^ oz* Postage paid. Cash
with order.
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ONION SETS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prices
BtlLBS
W.C.Beckert
I0I-I03 Federal S<ree<
PITTSBURGH, PA. (Norfli Sida)
NEW LIST
of my
WINTER SWEET
PEA SEED
Win soon be out. If you are not
already on my book, send for it.
Address all letters to
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK
LOMPOC, CAL.
Please mention the Excha
Please mention the Excha
Johnson's Giant
Prize Winner
PANSIES
DENOTE SUPERIOR QUALITY
Large tr. pkt. Per
(2000 Seeds) oz.
Giant Adonis, beautiful light blue. 25c. SI. 50
Giant Prince Bismarck* beautiful
shade of brown 25c.
Giant Striped 25c.
Giant Peacock, ultramarine blue
claret and white, extra 30c.
Giant Emperor William, the best
blu
.25c.
.25c.
2.00
1.25
1.50
1.50
Giant Black
Giant White, with dark eye 25c.
Giant Trimardeau, choice mixed . . 25c.
Giant Fire King, golden yellow,
upper petals purple 25c.
Giant Mme. Perret, a magnificent
giant strain of rare excellence, very
early, vigorous and a rich combina-
tion of colors 25c.
Giant Lord Beaconsfield, purple,
white petals 25c.
Giant Yellow, with dark eye, fine. .25c.
Giant Dark Blue 25c.
Giant Snowflake, pure white 25c. 1.25
Giant Hortensia, beautiful red
shades 30c.
Giant President Carnot 30c.
Giant Psyche, beautifully rufHed
violet and white 40c.
Giant Parisian, brilliant colors,
mostly five blotched, fine 30c. 1.75
Giant Golden Queen, without eye.25c. 1.50
New Giant Golden Yellow, five
spotted, fine 40c- 2.50
Giant Pretiosa, carmine purple,
bright violet blotches, v.' '
gin.
Gfant Non Plus Ultra, a rich st
containing blotched and Ma;
piece varieties
Bugnot*8 Superb Blotched.
.25c. 1.50
.40c. 3.00
.40c. 3.00
Cassier's Gia"nt Five Blotched. . .30c. 3.00
Giant Masterpiece, a magnificent
variety with curled petals and
many rich colors 40c. 3.00
Large tr. pkt. Per
(2000 Seeds) oz.
Giant Orchid -flowered, beautiful,
rare shades 25c. S2.00
Triumph of the Giants (grown by
Henry Mette, the introducer), a
prize strain of curled and flutwd
flowers of immense size and rare
brilliancy of coloring. Per 2000
seeds, 50c., H oz. S1.50, oz. S5.00.
Giant Odier, extra large blotched
rich colors. . . .* 40c.
Giant Imperial German Mixed, a
rich strain 25c.
3.00
3.00
Famous for thei
1000 seeds, 30c.; 2000 seeds. 50c.; M oz., $1.25; ounce, $5.00
WRITE FOR COMPLETE WHOLESALE PANSY LIST
JOHNSON SEED COMPANY
217 Market Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GIANT
PANSY SEED
HOME GROWN
As fine as the very best obtainable: $5.00
per oz., $1.50 per j^ oz., 50c. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. S9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
21^-inch, strong, $5.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.75 each.
Begonia Gloire de Lorraine
$12.00 per 100, $110.00 per 1000.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $8.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
Enfflab Lot
just off ship.
Btkfci thorougb-
ly "Ran."
Higfaest Value
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Bardajf Street, HBH VOBK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSY SEED!"' «™^"''''
■ nilV I WkbV isjg„ Crop Now Ready
Seed saved from finest selected plants. All large
flowering, 6nest mixed.
1 oz.. S5 00; 2 ozs.. $9.00; trade pkt., $1.00
H pkt., S50c. Cash with order.
SOUTHPORT, CONN,
Grower of the Finest Pansies
Please mention the Exohange when wrltlnr.
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen, 72 Cortlandt St
Ne>v York
Fleas* mention the Exchange when writing.
July 5, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed
TO CLOSE OUT LARGE, LATE-MATURED STOCK
Under 25 000 at $1.25 per 1000. Over 25,000 at 11.00 per 1000. First-class In every respect
DRAKE POINT GREENHOUSES, YALAHA, FLORIDA
Please mention the Eachange when writing.
Cycas Revoluta Stems
Strong and healthy bulbs, size H to
6 lbs. 25 lbs.. S2.25; 100 lbs., S8.00;
300 lbs., $22.25.
Tuberose Bulbs
Double Pearl. 6-inches up. $1.25 per
100; $12.00 per 1000; 4 to 6-inch, 85c. per
100; $7.00 per 1000.
Nw CROP Primula
Chlnensls, Moore's Giant Exhibition
Prize strain, mixed, J^ tr. pkt. 60c.; tr.
pkt. $1.00
Obconica Gigantea
Moore's Prize strain, mixed, H tr. pkt.
60c.; tr. pkt. $1.00.
Cineraria
Giant Flowering, ^ Dwarf,
Flowering, Tall, mixed, Yi t
tr. pkt. $1.00.
niied; Giant
■. pkt. 60c.;
The Moore Seed Z^.,l^S^t\
TIME TO SO\A/!!I
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
UHUIllSE FBHUBOSES. Finest ^own
Single and Double Mixed. 600 seeds,
$1.00; 1000 seeds. $1.50; % pkt, BOc.
Colors separate also.
FRUKCUIjA Kewensis, Sweet Tellow, 20c.
PBHUUIiA malacoides, Oiant Baby, 20c.
FBUhlUXA obconica, ITew Giant, 50c.
CAI^CEOI^AJIIA, finest giants, pkt. 50c.
CXKBBABIA, large-flowering, dwarf,
mixed, 1000 seeds, 50c.: % pkt. 25c
CTCIiAMEir GiaANTliUM, finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds. $1.00; % pkt. 60c.
low
Itlcal-
ly selected. 6000 seeds, $1.00; % pkt,
BOc.; $2.50 per ounce. A pkt of Giant
Mad. Ferret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
Per $5.00 we will Bend 2% oz. of tbia
fine borne grown CHant Pansy seed
and a pltt. of Mad. Ferret.
CASH. Iilberal extra connt.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
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UAm.il Primula Malacoides I|a«.,|
New! Diener's Hybrids NeW!
Cross between Primula Malacoides and Primula
Obconica. These new Hybrids are a vast improve-
ment on Primula Malacoides. They do not rot
in the Winter; the flowers are larger, and come in
lighter and darker shades; stems and leaves are
almost as strong as Primula Oticonica.
Trade packet, 50c.
PRIMULA Malacoides, about 1000 seeds, 25c.
WALLFLOWER, Giant Goliath, best on the
market. 1000 seeds, 50c.
STOCKS, Beauty of Nice, 7 colors, 1000 seeds,
50c.
CARNATION, Giant of Nice, for outdoors, 1000
seeds, $1.00.
Ask for our wholesale prices and terms on
Stocks and Wallflower seeds. Our wholesale prices
are lower than those of European growers.
Richard Diener & Co., •"airniS*"-
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PLANT CULTURE ^^^Ji
A. T. DE LA MARE PTC. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
CALCEOLARIA Hybrlda Gigantea, Benary's
strain, J^o pkt., 25c.
CINERARIA, Benary, Cannell, Sutton strains,
mixed. ]-^ pkt., 25c.
CYCLAMEN Giganteum, finest mixed. 1000
seeds, $3.50; pkt., 50c.
PANSY, World Fair Mixture, giant flowering.
6000 seeds, Sl.OO; pkt., 25c.
PRIMULA Chinensis Fimbriata, finest strain.
1000 seeds, Sl.OO; pkt., 50c.
PRIMULA Obconica Gigantea, mixed, Ronsdorf
strain, pkt., 50c.
PRIMULA VerisElatior (Cowslip), large flowermg
mixed. Pkt., 20c.
STOCKS, Princess Alice, Daybreak; white, etc.
WALLFLOWER, double German, single Go-
Hath, etc. Pkt., 25c. , , ,
For other seeds, bulbs, etc., ask for our wholesale
catalog.
Imperial Seed & Plant Co., Grange,
BALTIMORE, MD.
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SNAPS
If you grow ANTIRRHINUMS you should read
our booklet, " The Story of Nelrose." The price
is a postage stamp.
F.W. Fletcher & Co. ^'^''^SSg.*"
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AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas, C. Massle, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattituck, N. T. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Therkildson, Paines-
ville, O. ; secretary (re-elected), C .E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. Wil-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC. — June 25, S. S. Chi-
cago— Stumpp & Walter Co., 6 bags
seed. S. S. Clement — W. Carrlngton, 1
bbl. roots. June 27, S. S. Kronprinz'n
Cecille — Schieftelin & Co., 37 pkgs. seed,
etc.
European Notes
The inspection and verification of our
growing crops absorbs so much of our
time just now that these brief records of
the passing show must naturally emu-
late angel's visits in the rarity of their
appearance; whether they will also bear
comparison with the before mentioned
visits in their beneficent influences it is
not for the writer to say.
At any rate, and in several respects
it may be noted that the majority of the
changes that have recently taken place
have been for the better. It is, of
course, fully understood that the acre-
ages of biennials and perennials that
have survived have not been increased,
but the appearance of the plants now
standing is much more promising than at
any previous time this year.
Beet, Mangel and Spinach inspire us
with faf more confidence, and if they
are not attacked later on by the black
aphis they should fully realize our best
expectations.
Turnip and Rutabaga hang in the
balance just now ; there will not be any
surplus, but the crops of the coarser va-
rieties of Turnips are more promising
than they were.
Healthy plants of Onion and Leek
have improved immensely under the
genial influence of the sun, but sickly
plants of both are badly affected by mil-
dew and will produce practically
nothing.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
A good field of Giganteum in Japan is an asset
to the consumer who gets the bulbs— a bad field is
a big liability. It don't matter how cheap you buy
bad bulbs — you lose just the same. Therefore the
first requisite in buying Lily bulbs is to get stock from
the best fields— when you are sure of that, you may
dicker on price if you want. Good fields bring good
prices, naturally, so don't ever let a salesman sell you
Lily bulbs just because they are cheap, k never pays.
Horseshoe Brand Giganteum come from the very
best fields in Japan— when you insist upon that brand
you are safe in dickering on price, but otherwise you
are skating on thin ice. Many growers know by ex-
perience which has cost them money — let others
profit by their experience. When you buy Lily bulbs
ask for Horseshoe Brand — no other brand will aver-
age higher. Send for catalog with prices.
COLD STORAGE GIGANTEUM (F.O.B. New York)
Cases of 100, size 7-8 at $6.00 each 1 Cases of 300, size 7-9 at $21.00 each
Cases of 100 aize 7-9 . at 8.50 each Cases of 250, size 8-10 at 25 00 each
Cases of 340! size 7-8 at 21,00 each | Cases of 180, size 9-11 at 22.00 each
Ready for delivery at any time. Order now.
^ Ralph M. Ward & Company
^ ' ' '^ The Lily House
71 Murray St., NEW YORK CITY
A field of < diseased Giganteum
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LILY BULBS
Lilium Giganteum
FROM
COLD STORAGE
6-8 (400 bulbs to case) $14.00 per case
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $18.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case $17.00 per case
STORAGE PAID UNTIL SEPTEMBER I, 191S
Other Lilies
Album, 9-11 inch $12.50 per 100
Auratum, 9-11 inch 10.00 per 100
Rubrum, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
Rubrum, 9-11 inch 9.00 per 100
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS
NEW CROP. NORTHERN CREENHOUSE-GROWN
1000 Seeds $3.00 5000 Seeds $14.00 10,000 Seeds $27.00
PRIMULA PLANTS
From 2J^-in. pots. A full line now ready for shipment. $3.50 per 100.
CYCLAMEN PLANTS
From 2J^-in. pots. English Giants, ready now. $5.00 per 100.
Write for our Special List of Flower Seeds for Summsr sowing, Just issued
m, nu VAUGHAIN'S SEED STORE oicuo
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superb ouaiiiy
seeds rornorisis
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S
"SUPERB MIXTURE" OF
GIANT PANSY SEED
contains the ULTIMATE in Giant
Pansies.
You cannot buy a better mixture of
Pansy Seed at any price.
Trad* Packet. 50c.; H-oz.. $1.25; oz., $4.00
We carry in stock all named and sepa-
rate colors of Giant Pansies, also the best
strains of Odier, Gassier, Bugnots,
Trimardeau, etc.
,See our Trade List for prices.
CINERARIA GRANDIFLORA ^o^Rs
(A magnificent strain). Trade packet, $1.00.
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy)
Longfellow (RedJ, Snowball (White), tr. pkt., 35c. Mlxed^Colors, tr. plit., 25c.
ALL OTHER SEASONABLE SEED
ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
Is your service in flower seed satisfactory ?
This Trade Mark Is the symbol of
60 years of satisfactory service
IMStorrs&HarrisonCo.
Painesville, Ohio
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Japan Bamboo Canes
260 BOO 1000
eft $1.78 $3.00 $5.50
Bundle. 2000, $«.S0
DYED DARK GREEN
250 600 1000
aft $1.25 $2.00 $3.50
3(t 1.76 3.00 6.60
4 It 3.00 3.78 7.00
. H. BERGER I CO., 70 Warm SL, New York
Fleage mention the Exchange when writing.
Sweet Potato Plants
Now Remdy.
! prop^ate milliona of these. Have all tte
leading varieties and can fill orders promptly.
»1.60 per 1000.
CABBAGE PLANTS. All varieties, S1.00 per 1000.
H. AUSTIN. - Felton, Del.
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BeaAera wUI coatn m faroT nem Ba
of mora tliaa paiitnf Tain* If, wnra ov-
deling' atook of our adTOttlaan, tlioy
will montloa ■••Infr tho advt. IB «lw
Ezohasff*.
Pansy Seed
(New Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, pg',!ifDEL?iiii?FA.
tion the Eschapge when writing.
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale held and Garden Seeds
Established 1818. Write for our.low prices.
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BALTIMORC ND.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Beans of every description are in
really good shape and do not cause us
any anxiety, but they are not yet in the
sacks.
The reverse side of this otherwise
pleasant picture is the miserable condi-
tion of the Cabbage crop all over Europe.
In many cases it will not pay the ex-
penses of han'esting. Radish as a whole
is not promising, but where it is still
standing there is yet time for it to im-
prove.
Seasonable conditions still prevail
throughout the districts that are of im-
portance to the seed growing fraternity
in Europe, but it is very singular that
despite an almost tropical heat at times
the march of vegetation appears to be
singularly slow. This is no doubt in a
great measure due to the persistent cool-
ness of the soil, the result of the long
spell of cold wet weather which pre-
vailed in the Winter and Spring. When
it rains for six days and nights without
stopping, in a district lilie Provence, we
have to be prepared for eventualities of
many descriptions. While the sun has
been visible the heat has been almost un-
bearable, but with the setting sun a cool-
ness has manifested itself in the air
which is quite unusual.
Plants that love the sun, such as Beet
and Onion, show its effect most distinct-
ly, but cold blooded subjects are slow to
move.
The same is true of Phloxes and Pe-
tunias— the former is a blaze of bloom
while the latter certainly lacks fire.
"The oldest inhabitant" says it will be
1893 over again : we trust he will prove
to be a true prophet, for who that has
tasted the choicest products of "quatre-
Tingt-treize" can ever forget tlie inex-
pressible delight and stimulus it afforded.
We can hardly expect a repetition of
such an experience in our time, but the
apostles of temperance will rejoice to
know that an abundant supply of pure
natural wine is already assured, where-
with to drink success to
Edbopean Seeds.
American Notes
Summer Trade CondltlonB Prevail
July is always the quietest month
of the whole year with our seedsmen
and dealers in things horticultural in so
far as immediate sales are concerned.
There are many seasonable seeds, plants,
and other items that, together, still make
for quite a volume of trade and will con-
tinue to so do. to a more or less extent,
all through this month ; but with the end
of June the Spring seed selling season is
always considered officially finished, and
it is not until the arrival of the French
bulbs in early August that the real com-
mencement of the Autumn season's busi-
ness can be said to be substantially felt.
The week of the "Glorious Fourth" is
always a broken one as regards busi-
ness, but especially so this year on ac-
count of the holiday falling on" Friday,
which makes Saturday practically a holi-
day also with most of the trade — but
surely the much needed rest will be fully
appreciated by all. It is surprising,
however, how well the sales, even if in-
dividually small, have kept up; in vege-
table seeds, such items as Beans, Sweet
Com, Squash, Turnip, Rutabaga, Spin-
ach and Kale have been in real good de-
mand. And the same may be said of
everything in the flower seed list that
requires July planting. It is especially
worthy of note that Cow Peas and Soy
(Soja) Beans have enjoyed a very mach
larger demand in the Northern states
Lily of the Valley Pips
WE have on hand a few cases of Lily of the
Valley Pips, (.TOGO to case) Berlin and
Hamburg, which we offer at
$32.00 per case (of 3000)
53 Barclay St., NEW YORK
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Import Direct
Get on our mailing list and receive import
prices from best firms in all important
5 of supply.
We have our own Custom House and for-
warding department, advance duties,
freights, etc., and collect against delivery.
SPECIALTIES
Bay Trees, Palms, Boxwood, Roses,
Evergreens, Valley Pips, Manetti, Raf-
fia, Jap. Lily Bulbs, etc.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
''new'Uk^''* The Import House
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Pull List of
Floiver and Garden Seeds
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spatni
Substitution of cheaper grades is
d. TresE sample
ted book, mailed
ufacturers upon
a postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
"ST. PAUL, MINN.
Please mention the Exchange whea wrltlnr.
ASTERS
Large flovers on long stems. The
finest quality grown.
AUGUST 1st TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE. OREGON
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PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, }i oz., $1.00; }4 oz.,
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; H lb., $14.00;
1 lb., $50.00. Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
124 RUBY STREET, LANCASTER, PA.
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Gommercial Rose Culture ^u]^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Dtiane Street, New York
July 5, 1913
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this season than ever before — it is not so
very many years ago that both these
most valuable fodder crops were consid-
ered as adapted to successful growth in
the South only. Seedsmen and dealers
will do well to ascertain if they can be
grown in their territory, as both items
are good sellers. In both bedding and
vegetable plants there is still some trade,
especially in the latter. Insecticides
have been in good request the past week,
owing to the general dry weather which
always encourages the bugs. The first
shipments of Harrisii bulbs will be
made from Bermuda on July 5. The large
sized bulbs are reported as being in very
short supply. Other sizes are aliout an
average crop. There would seem to be
little else to mention this week as per-
taining to general trade conditions. June
has been a satisfactory month, when the
sales in all lines are considered.
Tixe Seed Crops
There has been very little change
reported in the general seed crop situa-
tion since a week ago. From California
the further advices came that consider-
able Endive and Lettuce, growing for
seed, has been ruined by the continued
dry weather, and these acreages plowed
up. But the worst would now seem to
be known about the seeds that are this
season growing in California ; and un-
less the balance of the seed growing sea-
son there turns out most disastrously,
the yields should be approximately as
already reported. There have been many
estimates made during the past few
weeks, by growers and seedsmen well
qualified to judge, and the gist of
this expert opinion is that the
seed yield in general of the whole
State will at harvest time turn out to
be from 25 to 50 per cent, of normal
average crops. Further advices regard-
ing Lima Beans, especially the dwarf
^ varieties, are not very encouraging ; rain
is badly needed for this crop, and at the
best the acreage is short as compared
with the contracts booked for the grow-
ing crop of seed, therefore the short crop
now expected will mean even shorter de-
liveries.
The above is an outline of the seed
crop news that has come from California
this past week, but it must always be
remembered that bad news travels fkst —
in other words, the good reports are al-
ways very slow in coming in. There
have been many seed crops well irrigated
and the good returns from these will
have their due effect at the proper time.
The condition of the growing Sweet Pea
seed crop has not materially changed
since reported last week ; the best and
largest growers do not expect a yield of
more than 25 to 40 per cent, of an aver-
age return. It must be remembered that
the California seed crops are the only
ones yet far enough advanced to give
definite reports upon, and that while
enormous amounts of seeds come from
California, still good seed yields in other
sections of the country would offset a
great many shortages in that State. As
reported last week, "the general feeling"
still is that there will be seeds enough
this Autumn for all reasonable needs.
Boman Hyacinths
Never in the history of the bulb
trade in this country have Roman Hya-
cinths reached their present value, and
the great and important question that is
now disturbing our seedsmen and dealers
is, "Oan the bulbs be disposed of at such
high rates as it will be necessary to
ask?" There is no question but that the
bulbs are very short in supply. One of
the most reliable growers of Roman
Hyacinths, in Ollionles, France, cabled,
under date of June 27, as follows : "The
crops of Roman Hyacinths have almost
entirely failed." The situation is a
most unfortunate one, but it begins to
look very much, as if many of our grow-
ers of Roman Hyacinths for the cut
flowers would devote their energy and
houses to other stocks this coming sea-
son. For the past ten years or so, our
French friends have been gradually, but
none the less surely, increasing the price
for Roman Hyacinths, until the best
opinion here would now seem to be that
there can be little or no profit made
from growing the bulbs for the cut flow-
ers at the average prices of the bulbe of
recent years. The dealer "on the other
side" who expressed his opinion regarding
the present situation as follows : "The al-
ways very large demand from the United
States for Roman Hyacinths maintains
rates at a high level ; but if this should
fail to materialize, dealers will find them-
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all the word denotes.
Pansy — Boddington's "Challenge" — All Giants
This mixture contains all the finest Giant strains— of the
leading Pansy Specialists in the world — the Giant self-colors,
the Giant striped and margined, and the Giant blotched, etc.,
all carefully mixed in proportion — the finest that money can
buy — the finest your money can buy. A florist who has grown
it said: " Why don't you call it Defiance? "
H trade pkt^25c., trade pkt. 50 cts., H oz. 75 cts., Ji oz.
$1.50,
S2.75, oz. S5.00
BODDINGTON'S QUALITY "ENGLISH
. superb strain of highly-colored flowers
PANSY
great variety and
Our Mr. Bunyard, while visiting the Royal International Exhibiti
I London, was much impressed with these blooms, and strongly
nds this mixture to florists.
Trade pkt. (500 seeds), Sl-OO; H trade pfct. (250 s
^ oz. 82.25, M oz. $4.25, oz. 58.00
eds), 50c.
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Other Choice Varieties of Giant
Pansies
Triumph of the Giants. Extremely large
flower of beautiful colorings. Should be grown Tr. pkt. }4
by every florist $0 50 $2 75 S5 00
Tr. pkt. H oz. Oz.
Boddington's " Challenge " Mixture SO 50 $1 50 S5 00
Giant Trimardeau. Mammoth-flowering, and
in a good range of color
Giant Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals
beautifully waved; exquisite colors
Cassler's Giant. A fine strain of large, highly
colored flowers
Giant Bugnot's Stained. Extra choice flow
ers, large and plenty of light colors
Giant Madame Ferret. A recent introduc-
tion by a celebrated French specialist; of
strong, free growth
Giant Fire King. Brilliant reddish yellow, with
large brown eyes
Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet,
top petals light blue
Giant Canary Bird. Ground color is a bright
golden yellow and each petal is marked with
a darker blotch
Giant Orchidaeflora, or Orchid -flowered
Pansy. Splendid variety; beautiful shades
of pink, ulac, orange, rose, terra cotta,
.3 00
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Giant Emperor William. Ultramarine blue,
purple eye
Giant Golden Queen. Bright yellow, no eye .
Giant Golden Yellow. Yellow, brown eye. . .
Giant King of the Blacks (Faust). Black. . .
Giant President McKinley. Golden yellow,
large, dark blotch
Giant Prince Bismarck. Yellowish bronze,
dark eye
G^nt F^etiosa. Crimson rose, white margin,
violet blotch
Giant Rosy Lilac ,
Giant White. Violet spot
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NOVELTY PANSIES Tr pkt.
ADONIS. Light blue, with white center $0 26
ANDROMEDA. Rosy, with lavender tints 25
BRIDESMAID. Giant flowers of rosy white 25
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH. Pure white, large violet
spats 25
MAUVE QUEEN. A delicate mauve Pansy, the lower three
petals marked with a large blotch of carmine 25
PSYCHE. Violet, bordered white; beautifully waved petals 25
PEACOCK. All the name implies; a most beautiful vari-colored
variety; peacock blue, edged white 25
RUBY KING. Superb crimson and red shades 25
25
SNOWFLAKE. Pure white; immense flower
VULCAN. Giant brilliant dark red, with five black blotches;
unique,
Collection of the above 10 varieties, one packet each, for $2.00.
Boddington's Giant Pansies to Color
Named Varieties Mixed
For our customers who desire special shades in Pansies we have
pleasure in ofi"ering the following:
Light Shades, Yellow Shades, Spotted Shades, Striped and
Mottled, Dark Shades, Blue Shades, Bronze Shades, Red
and Brown Shades. Trade pkt. 25 cts.. H oz. $1.00, Hoz. S1.75,
oz. 83.00.
g ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, Seedsman,
342 West 14«h Street
NE>A/ YORK
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Your Catalog Cover
JUST now, when the seedsmen at large are planning their Fall catalogs and also beginning to
devote thought to the big catalog for their Spring trade of 1914, we beg to remind them
that the De La Mare Company is in a first-class position to get them up an original cover
design for their Fall or Spring catalog, in from one to four colors, and to execute the
printing in the most uptodate and approved methods. Having had experience with catalog
covers for many years we consider our firm particularly qualified for the execution of this class of work.
Let us baue your Cover suggestion and we will do the rest.
A WIDE OPEN OFFER
We are equally prepared to'do the body of the catalog. On our monotype machines we can
set up the type at any time between now and the close of next September, at Summer prices, thus
having the type ready to make up into pages at any moment. Corrections of prices will be made
when closing up the catalog, without extra charge.
A.T. DE LA MARE PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO. Ltd.
NOS. 2 TO 8 DUANE STREET, NEW YORK
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The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
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Drake's Satisfactory Plants
STRONG, STOCKY, FIELD-GROWN
CABBAGE PLANTS
ENKHUIZEN GLORY, DANISH BALL-HEAD, HOLLANDER, LATE FLAT DUTCH
and MAMMOTH RED ROCK, $1.00 per 1000.
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS
EARLIEST SNOWBALL and EARLY DWARF ERFURT, $2.50 per 1000.
J. AUG. DRAKE
SEEDSMAN
Chester, New Jersey
Please meation the Exchange when writing.
Silver Pink News
• For a year or more I have been telling the virtues of my Original Silver Pink
Snapdragon from seed. Many have accepted our story, some have doubted, and
a few (mostly competitors) have knocked us good and hard. We had our repu-
tation at stake, knew our business, and attended strictly to it. Today our
patrons do the talking, and the sailing is plain and easy for SILVER PINK, the
one great Snapdragon of the age.
^ o T, L c -u Ki u Wosiinglon, D. C, June 13, 1913.
G. S. Ramsburg, Somersworth, N. H. _., ^. . _ , ,
Dear 5ir.— Replying to yours of June 10th m reference to Silver Pink Snapdragon, beg to
advise that we have had very satisfactory results from seeds. First: With the exception of a
few golden sports, the color is uniform and perfect. Second: Second crop on the plants have
beaten anything that we have seen. Third: In reference to disbudding, they grew so fast, and
blossomed so profusely, that there was positively no need for disbudding. We r
Very truly yours,
GUDE BROS. CO.
Dover, N. H.. Ju
20, 1913.
Never
Mr. Ramsburg. t^. . ^ , r
Kindly duplicate my last year's order for 500 Silver Pink Snapdragon from
had so many blooms from Snapdragon before and it gives me pleasure to tell others of your line
stock. Very truly,
C. L. HOWE.
,,_,,_ , Kenebunk, Me., June 19. 1913.
Mr. G. S. Ramsburg. ,^. , c, . r j l •
Dear Sir. — Will say, in reply to your inquiry about Silver Pink Snapdragon from seed, that it
was very satisfactory. The flowers were very nice, with only a few golden sports in the lot. I
■wish to re-order 200 plants. Very truly yours,
J. O. ELWELL.
Most anyone will say that a thing is beautiful, but it requires a multiple of
good qualities to attract the attention and receive the indorsement of such men
as the above, who are sound, hard-headed business men, who are not growing
plants wholly for pleasure, but who would justify their time by the largest in-
crease of dollars. Note tliat their re-orders are for plants from seed, while they
could have made countless thousands of cuttings from the plants they grew.
I would have you note the character and standing of the men who so enthu-
siastically indorse this great Snapdragon: Gude Bros., Washington, D. C, are
among our leading busmess florists, and have to do with many of the greatest
business and social functions in our country at the National Capital. They
grew Silver Pink from seed last season and have bought seed for another big lot
this season. C. L. Howe, Dover, N. H., owns and conducts the largest wholesale
and retail flower business in all New England, with stores in several principal
cities. J. O. Elwell is a prosperous and up-to-date grower, with a strong list of
high-class trade at Kenebunk, Me., a fashionable seaside resort. Many more
could be added, but what's the use ? Silver Pink from seed is the greatest money-
maker of the lot, producing twice as many blossoms as any variety from cuttings.
We put the price low and mean to keep it there. You don't have to mortgage a
house to have a bed of Snapdragon, rrom one to three packets of seed will fill
most requirements. The price is Si.oo per pkt. of over 500 seeds; 3 pkts. $2.50,
delivered.
Plants from seed, now ready at $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; by express.
SOW SEED NOW for plants to follow early 'mums. All business cash, please.
Note. — Full cultural directions Jree to new and former customers. To
others, 25 cents in stamps.
G. S. RAMSBURG,
SOMERSWORTH.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Fleote mention the Exohange when writing. ^_^______^^_
THE AMERICAN CARNATIONcw^
Price $3.50. Send for Sample Po^es
A.T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO, I
2 TO 8 DUANE STREET. NEW YORK
CW.WAKD
The Largest of Mil Giants
siTow'?^ PANSIES
With great diversity of colors. }4 oz.,l$1.50.
WEBBER & DON
SEED MERCHANTS 114 Chambers St., New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
selves with a lot of bulbs on their
hands" gauged the situation accurately.
There can be no question but that scarce
as Roman Hyacinths are, if a general
holding off of our eommmercial growers
of the flowers in placing their orders for
the bulbs was practiced, it would result
in a very much lower level of values even
this season. It may be that our French
friends do not realize that during the
last decade the prices charged us for
Roman Hyacinths have practically dou-
bled, and that it is now almost impos-
sible to grow them commercially at an
adequate business profit. This is, of
course, admitted an unfortunate season
for the bulbs, but the tendency has been
reaching steadily upward in values for
many years now as has been stated. It
would seem as though there must take
place some change in the situation. V.
New York Seed Trade
As far as the actual sale of seeds is
concerned, trade among the New York
seedsmen now is as dead as a door nail ;
to be sure, new crop Pansy and herba-
ceous perennial plant seeds are no\? being
offered, and will soon begin to be a fac-
tor in the sales among such seedsmen as
give particular attention to these. Plant
sales, also, are in about the same con-
dition as those of seeds ; the only excep-
tions to this condition are the sales of
a few bedding plants, which are gathered
from the growers for the filling of special
late orders, and those of ornamental foli-
age plants in pots for house and piazza
use. Taking inventories of stock and
store renovations and improvements, and
in several cases preparations for mov-
ing into larger quarters, are now oc-
cupying the seedsmen's attention. It
should be noted, too, that the delivery
of potted Strawberry plants and also of
Ferns in flats began this week. Work
on Autumn bulb catalogues also occupies
considerable attention. The assignment
of vacations will soon begin.
Vaughan's Seed Store, 25 Barclay St.,
is now sending out its special flower seed
list which has just been issued. A daily
display of well grown ornamental foliage
plants for house and piazza use is kept
up at this store. Simon Dernison, one of
the traveling salesmen of this store now
working in the vicinity of Boston, is re-
ported as booking some nice orders,
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay St.,
are just at this time making a special
feature of their herbaceous perennial
plant seeds.
Stumpp & Walter Co., at 50 Barclay
St., is busy making preparations for
moving, about Sept. 1. into its new
store at 30 and 32 Barclay St., where a
new store front will be built, and exten-
BUY NOW
GLAZING NATERISLS
Naumann's (Brass) Points, 75c.
per 1000.
Peerless Points, 60c. per 1000.
Slebert's Points, 40c. per lb.
Zinc Nail Points, 20c. per lb.
Mastica, gal. $1.35.
Twemlow's Putty, gal. $1.50.
Hammond's Greenhouse White,
gal. $1.90.
GLASS CUTTERS
Single Wheel, 15c. ea., doz. $1.50-
6 Wheel Adjustable, 30c. each.
Small Diamond, $2.50 each.
Large Diamond, $3.75 each.
RUBBER HOSE, ?i-inch
Ask for samples.
Michell's, any length, 14}/^c.
per ft.
Electric, 16c. per foot.
Revero, 16c. per foot.
A complete line of hose menders, coup-
lings, bands and mending apparatus.
PLANT STAKES (Wire)
Hard steel, extra galvanized.
No. 10 gauge No. 8 gauge
100 1000 100 1000
2 ft $0.45 $3.70 $0.60 $5.50
21.^ ft 55 4.45 .70 6.50
3 ft 65 5.40 .80 7.50
S^ft 75 6.15 .95 9.00
4 ft 85 7.20 1.10 10.00
41^ ft 1.00 8.00 1.25 11.00
5 ft 1.10 9.00 1.40 12.00
6 ft 1.20 10.50 1.70 15.25
Ask for special prices on larger quantities
and on larger sizes. We also nandle a com-
plete line of galvanized and annealed wire
CANE STAKES lOO looo '
Southern, 8-9 ft. long. $0.75 $5.00
Japanese, natural, 5-6
ft. long 75 5.00
Japanese, green, 3}^
ft. long 70 5.50
FERTILIZERS
Bone Meal, 200 lbs., $3.50; ton,
$32.00.
Bone Flour, 200 lbs., $4.; ton, $35.
Wood Ashes, 200 lbs., $2.25;
.ton, $21.00.
Clay's FertUizer, 112 lbs., $6.00.
Sheep Manure, 100 lbs., $1.50;
ton, $25.00.
Get our Wholesale Price List.
Henry F. Michell Co.
518 Market St, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watarmelon, Swaet Corn
Correspondence Solicited
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FfREDERICK: ROEMER
Quedlinburg, flermany
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Childs' Gladioli
an aoted the wwM orer fot
SVPCRIOR MERIT
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
Flowerfiald, Len|( ItUnd, N. T.
Please mention the Hzohange when wrltlar.
July S, 1913
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. P. Banicr lUto Muugen of SeUcgcI A
J. 11. GUmtonj Fottln Co.
Patm M. MlUar J. P. A. Guerineau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 SoHth Market Street, - BostOH, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
sive internal improvements made to fit
the place for the business of this com-
pany.
Burnett Bros., 72 Cortlandt St., report
a very good Midsummer counter busi-
ness in sundries. They find a strong de-
mand for Strawberry plants, which they
are now beginning to ship, and also re-
port that bulb orders are coming in
freely.
Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., be-
gan making shipments of potted plants
of their famous Autumn bearing Straw-
berry Americus on Jlonday last. Tak-
ing stock here occupies attention now,
and also work on the bulb catalog. This
firm is receiving the new seeds of their
famous American Show Pansy. A. L.
Don returned from the convention of the
A. S. T. A. at Cleveland, Ohio, the first
of this week.
At H. H. Berger & Co., 70 Warren st,
Bamboo stakes and perennial seeds are
the present chief features.
McHutebison «& Co., 70 Murray st., be-
gan their shipments of Ferns in flats this
week. Heavy arrivals and equally heavy
sbipments of EafBa are the leaders at
present.
Peter Henderson & Co., 37 Cortlandt
St., are showing a nice line of ornamen-
tal foliage plants and also cut blooms of
Lathyrus latifolius in several colors, of
which the variety delicata is very pretty
indeed. Other blooms noted here this
"week were Japanese Iris and annual As-
ters. Work on the Autumn bulb catalog
is now going on. It is reported that
there is a great boom everywhere in the
demand for Darwin Tulips this year, not
only for the purpose of planting for
blooms, but also among the planters in
Holland for the increase of the stock of
these Tulips, which are growing so fast
in popularity ; the price of the bulbs in
Holland is also reported to be advancing.
The arrivals of Harrisii Lilies and
French bulbs are expected at this store
about the middle of July.
At W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d
St., all the available sales force are on
the road, and it is reported are sending
in good orders. The store of this firm
is closed from Thursday night of this
week until Monday morning of next
week.
The half million Kentia seeds received
at A. T. Boddington's only a few weeks
ago are now all sold and orders for
herbaceous perennial plant seeds are be-
ginning to come in freely. It is reported
bere that the indications are that Har-
risii Lily bulbs will be scarce this year.
Ernest Wild, gdr. on the Harkness es-
tate at Madison, N. J., sailed for Eng-
land on Saturday of last week.
Tl)e Elliott .•\nc(ion Co. closed its sea-
son June 27, and reports, as regards the
increase in the volume of business, that
it has no kick coming. It has .lust fin-
ished decorating a roof garden for the
Elks Club with Bay trees and foliage
plants, and if any brother Elks visit the
Club thev certainly will think it is ar-
tistic. The auctioneer of this company,
and everybody knows him. will snend a
fortnight looking for swordfisb off Block
Island, and if he proves to be as success-
ful a fisherman as he is an effective auc-
tioneer this fish will certainly suffer a
diminution of its numbers.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
Summer quiet has now descended upon
the seed business. Grass seed meets
■with quite a demand as do also vegetable
seeds for intermediate crops. Insecti-
cides are in active demand.
The Johnson Seed Co. is mailing its
annual Pansy circular to customers; it
is very attractively gotten up, featuring
reproduction.^ of thig company's prize
winning strains. Mr. .Johnson is stead-
ily improving in health, and will prob-
ably go to the seashore over the holiday
in his new Oakland car.
Walter P. Stokes has returned from
fie seedsmen's convention at Cleveland,
O.. and states that it was a very inter-
esting meeting. Work on the two new
The Florists' Exchange
The Kenilworth /
Giant Pansy
seeds are all grown by myself and are offered in the following mixtures and
separate colors.
KENILWORTH STRAIN— The Bowers are of perfect form and substance ;
many of the immense flowers are from 3!-2 to 4 inches; it is a striking collec-
tion of beautiful colors and markings, rich with shades of red, brown, bronze,
mahogany and many others too numerous to mention; light, medium or dark
KENILWORTH SHOW— An extra fine strain of large flowers; the immense
flowers are of circular form and great substance; a beautiful collection of colors
and markings.
KENILWORTH CUT FLOWER MIXTURE— Is a distinctclass by itself,
surpassing all other strains as a cut flower or for exhibition purposes, for inside
or outside growing; the large flowers are carried erect above the foliage on heavy
stems, 7 or S inches long, in the most graceful manner, and.stand^the hot, dry
flow
ORCHID FLOWERED, Mixed — A dwarf free bloomer with a range of
delicate colors that do not exist in any other Pansies; a remarkable combination
of light rose, shell pink, blush mauve, fawn, light brown, orange and chamois
NEW SEED NOW READY
1000 seeds, 25c.; 5000 seeds, $1.00; H oz, $1.25; oz., $5.00.
RAINBOW is a mixture of the most beautiful, gorgeous colors,
blotched, veined, margined, etc. With every Sl-OO worth of Pansy
seed I will send 1000 seeds of Rainbow free, and with other amounts
in like proportion.
PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS
1000 seeds
Giant Adonis, light blue with yellowish white face, large dark
blotch $0.2.5
Giant Emperor William, ultra-marine blue with purple violet eye . . .25
Giant King of the Blacks, coal black 25
Giant Lord Beaconsfield, purple violet, upper petals shading to
white _ 25
Giant Yellow, pure golden yellow 25
Giant Yellow, with dark blotch 25
Giant White, large, satiny white 25
Giant White, with large violet center 25
Giant Red, a fine mixture of red shades 25
PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS— Continued
Giant Royal Purple, fine large flower 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Bronze and Copper Mixture 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Light Blue, sky blue 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Dark Blue, deep blue shades 1000 seeds, 2Sc.
Giant Zebra, mixed shades, striped 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant McKinley, yellow, each petal blotched with i
deep reddish brown 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Psyche, ruffled violet white margin
1000 seeds, 25.
Giant Mad. Perret, red and wine shades
1000 seeds, 25c.
The preceding 17 sorts mixed in equal
portions 1000 seeds, 2,
Any 5 pkts., Sl.OO. any 11 pkts.,
S2.00.
Please mention thn rvrhange when writing.
Bedding Plants
Dracaena Indlvisa, 6 Doz. loo
in S4.00 $30.00
Rex Begonias, 2H in. -50 3.00
Fuchsias, 2 H in 35 2.50
Englishivy, 2H in.. .40 3.00
EngUsli Ivy, 3 in ... . 75 5 00
Salvia Splendens, 2}^
in 40 3.00
Salvia Clara Bedman
2}4in 40 3.00
Asparagus Sprengeri
2}^ in 40 3.00
Extra finestock. Strong, healthy plants
Perennial Flower Seeds
Field Seeds
JAMES VICK'S SONS
Rochester, N. Y.
Special Prices
4-inch BEGONIA Salmon Queen, Salmon.
4-inch BEGONIA Prima Donna, Pink
4-inch BEGONIA Luminosa, Red
Scarlet Sage, 4-inch, I6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
$6.00 per 100,
i^o.oo per 1000
ROBERT CRAIG CO.
Branch : Norwood, Pa.
4900 Market St , PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
I^ing houses at Florocroft is being pushed
to completion ; they will be used for
forcing Lilies and bulbous stock. The
first of the outdoor Gladioli was cut
there this week. Stock taking is keeping
all busy at the store.
Clarence Moor*, of the Moore Seed
Co., reports an active demand for Grass
seeds, and also comments upon the scar-
city of competent help for farms and for
private places. As a matter of fact, all
other seed houses report similar condi-
tions in this respect.
I. N. Simon & Son had an exception-
ally busy May, and state that the frost
of th.it month is showing its effects by
the lateness of the crops; in many in-
stances crops are two weeks overdue.
Henry A. Droer. Inc., are still en-
joying an active spell of business. Their
store windows are daily being enhanced
by a splendid display of cut Roses in
variety from Riverton, where all hands
are busily engaged in the annual Fourth
of- .Tuly ' clean up. This practice was
instituted, we believe, by Mr. Eisele
some few years ago, when at that time
It took about a dozen men to do it,
whereas today over 200 are required.
On .Tuly 4th a visit to Riverton will find
every tool and Ijarrow in its place; every
PRIMROSES and CYCLAMEN
PRIMIII A Obconlca, (in either strain),
rnilllULfl Grandiflora or Gigantea,
mixed or separate colors. 2>i-inch, S3.00 per
100; 2-incli, S2.00 per 100. PRIMULA,
Chinese, 2)i.inch, $3.00 per 100. PRIMULA
malacoldes, (the Giant Baby Primrose),
2}i-inch, S3.00 per 100.
Dwarf Prize, 2}i-
PVn AMFN Giganteum, best strain, in
V I uLHIflkH assorted colors, 3-inch, ready
for 1-inch, S8.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2H-inch, S3.00 per
100; 3-inch, S4.00 per 100; 3K-inch (extra
strong), SS.OO per 100. ASPARAGUS
Hatcheri, strong, 2H-inch, SS.OO per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2H-inch, $3.00
per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writiog.
AUGUST HAERENS, SOMERGEM, Ghent
Special and extensive grower of AZALEAS and RHODODENDRONS for Fall deUvery.
PALMS, BAY TREES, ARAUCARL4S, etc. for Spring or Fall.
For Trade List, etc., address his American Agents:
August Rblker © Sons „, 3?-B°v5iy s"eet New York
nention the Exchange whei
Burpee's Seeds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT. PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other itenu
of the short crop of this past season, as well at a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUFF S SONS, 82 Dey Stmt, NEW YORK
and Orange* Conn.
8
The Florists' Exchange
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FROM 2H-INCH POTS
Per 100 Per 1000 | Per 100 Per 1000
Shrimpton $2.50 $20.00 R. F. Felton. . . $3.00 $25.00
Comoleta 3.50 30.00 F^c. Supreme 2.50 20.00
T J „ ., , A« -,= «n ' Halliday 2.50 20.00
Lynnwood Hall. 3.00 25.00 i „ ^•' -. =« ia nn
Touset 2.50 20.00
Poehlmann ... 2.50 20.00 j Amorita 3.00 25.00
Dr. Enguehard . 3.00 25.00 I Pockett Crimson 2.50 20.00
J. D. Thompson Carnation Co.
JOLIET, ILL.
Please mention the Excliange when writing. '
Chrysanthemums
10,000 XJNAKA and'CHR\SOLORA, $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. Best Early
Pink and Yellow.
We have a fine stock of '^2- and 234-in. pots; nice, young stuff tor July and
August planting.
EARLY SNOW £■ POLLY ROSE SILVER WEDDING
W. BONNAFFON t 'ALICE BYRON IVORY
PACIFIC SUPREME MINNIE BAILEY GOLDEN GLOW
PINK IVORY i? ZIMMER'S YELLOW DR. ENGUEHARD
We also have a large stock of the newer varieties, such as
CHAS. RAZER PATTY THANKSGIVING QUEEN
COMOLETA DECEMBER GEM
at $30.00 per 1000.
POMPONS ZENOBIA and DIANA
Extra fine stockfat $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please.
West Collingswood, N. J.
Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
_ We will have a big lot of " Mum'
big supply during July and August.
WHITE
Alice Byron
Lynnwood Hall
' plants in 2-incIi pots during benching time. Wc will have i
YELLOW
Comoleta
R. HalUday
Crocus
Yellow Ivory
Major Bonnaffon
Dolly Dimple
PINK
Roslere
Pink Ivory
Dr. Enguehard
Maud Dean
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
White Bonnaffon
POMPON VARIETIES— Diana, Helen Newberry, Old YeUow
Don't forget us when you want POINSETTIAS, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000
BAUR & STEINKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemum Stock
PINK 100
Pacific Supreme S3.00
Maud Dean 2.60
Glory Pacific 2.S0
Pink Ivory 2.50
CRIMSON
YELLOW 100
Col. Appleton S2.50
Major Bonnaffon 2.50
Nagoya 3.00
Golden Glow 2.50
Comoleta 3.00
Oct. Sunshine 2.50
Singles and Ponnpons
Anna Spangle, 83.00 per 100;llrene Cragg, S3.00 per 100; Quinoia, $3.00 per 100.
To close out we offer GRAFTED ROSES $7.50 per 100
250 Pink Killamey, 3H-ln. Pots 500 Taft, 3H-ln. pots 1500 Pink KlUarney, 2H-in. pots
EDWARD J. TAYLOR, Greens Farms, Conn.
WHITE 100
Timothy Eaton S3.00
Yanoma 3.00
Jeanne Nonin 3.50
White Dean 3.00
Lynnwood Hail 3.00
White Ivory 2.50
Polly Rose 2.50
Robinson 2.50
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Qpnyi |U||J|MS "S. A." Nutt and Double White Geraniums, 3H-in. stock, $5.00
COLEUS Golden Bedder and Verschaffeltii, 2M-in., $2.00 per 100.
CALADIUM Esculentum. 6-in. at $10.00 per 100, $80.00 per 1000. 250 at the thousand rate.
BOSTON FERNS from bench, $15.00 per 100. Our stock is eiceptionally fine. Satisfaction guaranted
BRANT BROS. Inc., Utica, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FLORAL DESIQNSfDE LUXE %%\SS
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., 2 Duane St.. New York
Chrysanthemums
Some nice plants of
Yellow Bonnaffon and
Paclffc Supreme
$15.00 per 1000.
Sh^pard's Garden Carnation Co.
292 Fairmount St., LOWELL.HMASS.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
vestige of weeds within and without the
houses removed ; all stock in orderly
array ; roads raked and walks swept, and
the entire place will have undergone a
general house cleaning.
The Henry F. Michell Co. is- meeting
an active demand for florists' seeds and
insecticides ; sundries and lawn mowers
are also selling Well.
W. Atlee Burpee sails for Europe this
Saturday (July 5) on S. S. Minnetonka,
of the Atlantic Transport Line. Mr.
Burpee's address in Great Britain the
next three weeks or so wiU be care of
Morgan, Grenfell & Co., 22 Old Broad
St., London, E. C, England. Howard
il. Earl, also of W. Atlee Burpee & Co..
sailed July 3 per S. S. United States, of
the Scandinavian American Line, for
Copenhagen ; he expects to make a quick
trip, returning to his desk early in Au-
gust.
At the exhibition of the Pennsylvania
Hort. Society on Thursday, June 26, W.
Atlee Burpee & Co., received seven cer-
tificates of merit on the following varie-
ties of Sweet Peas : King White, Wedge-
wood, Orchid, Illuminator, Ploradale
Fancy, Prank Cartwright and Giant
Mauve.
Chicago Seed Trade
Last week brought the longest heat
wave so far this season ; the mercury for
days has been hovering about the ninety
mark with no relief in sight at this
writing, June 29. The seed trade for the
closing week of the month developed
nothing of interest. What might have
been a week of a general clearing up of
odds and ends of Spring bulb stock still
on hand with many of the dealers, passed
without accomplishing this object on ac-
count of the intense heat. These surplus
bulb stocks will now have to be sent back
to the growers and planted for use an-
other season.
While at Cleveland, S. F. Leonard, of
the Leonard Seed Co., received word on
Thursday, June 26, of the death of Mr.
Sibley, traveling salesman of that com-
pany for the East.
At A. Henderson & Co., A. Miller has
returned from a trip through all the
large cities of Ohio, and reports a good
trade while away. He will leave again
in a few days for a trip to Philadelphia,
Atlantic City (N. J.) and New York
City. On this trip he intends to com-
bine his vacation with business in call-
ing on all the correspondents of his
house in the large Eastern cities.
Vaughan's Seed Store has assumed its
regular Summer-like appearance. All
plant stock offered that remained unsold
has been returned to the greenhouses at
Western Springs. Some Celery and pot
grown Aster plants are still reported to
be selling. Carl Cropp states that all
hands at the greenhouses are busy shift-
ing, potting and planting perennials.
This stock is grown extensively, and
being one of the features of this house
requires a good deal of attention at this
time. Information received states that
J. C. Vaughan spent last week in Lon-
don, Eng., and will be in Paris this week,
visiting many of the French bulb fields
before going to Holland later on.
Adolph Schepke, who has for some time
past been employed at the Vaughan Nur-
series at Western Springs, has been -ap-
pointed to take the position of head gar-
dener on one of the large private places
at Lake Forest. Mr. Goldenstein states
that the orders for future delivery of
bulbs so far this season are away ahead
of what they were this time a year ago.
To Close Out
Special for This Week
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
100
1000
sio.oo
8.50
g.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
Major Bonnaffon .
Maud Dean
Minnie Bailey
Patty
Golden Glow
Early Snow
Chas. Razer $2.00
Unaka 1.75
Roman Gold 1.75
CHRYSOLORA
An excellent chance to procure this
choice variety at a low price.
Only $14.50 per 1000 this week.
White Chadwick ready July 1. $1.50
per 100.
POMPONS
Garza, Gunola, Rufus. $1.00 per 100.
These cuttings guaranteed Al, and are
not hard or drawn.
ARTHUR COOMBS,(Westnartford, fonn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROOTED
Chrysanthemum
CUTTINGS
Lynnwood Hall, Elise Papworth,
Moneymaker, Maud Dean,
Comoleta, Unaka,
$2 00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000
2M-inch pots, $2.50 per 100,
$20.00 per 1000
Chrysolora Qias. Razer
Roman Gold Golden Chadwick
$2.50 per 100
2M-inch pots, $3.00 per 100
Maj. Bonnaffon, Pacific Supreme
$1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000
A large amount of Major Bonnaf-
fon out of 2}4-in. pots, $2.00 per
100, $15.00 per 1000
John R. Coombs "^^SaH""'"'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemums
Fine stock, 15,000 plants, 2K-in. pots. $3.00
per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Varieties: White
Cloud, Clem. Touset, Pacific, White Bonnaf-
fon, Enguehard, Polly Rose, Robert Halliday,
Mayor Weaver, Frick and Major Bonnaffon.
Few thousand single BOUVARDIA plants,
pink, white and red. in 2K-in. pots, $4.50 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000.
Also new variety SILVER PINK SNAPDRAG-
ON, 2M-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
6000 BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS,
fine stock, 2K-"n. pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per
1000.
GIANT STEVIA. 2}-4-in. pots, $2.00 per 100.
Cash with orcier.
HIIDCI RDAC 632 East Market Street,
mUntL DltUO., SCRANTON, PA.
Please mention the Exchange wlien writing.
'Mums 2-inch pots
We find these left after planting our beds.
$1.75 per 100; S15.00 per 1000.
450 Yellow Frost 100 Smith's Advance
900 Ellse Papworth 1000 Polly Rose
150 Dolly Dimple 200 Early Snow
100 Comoleta 100 Appleton
CUTTINGS out of sand.
100
1000
1000 PoUy Rose $1.60 $12.50
400 Elise Papworth 1.75 15.00
500 Chas. Razer 1.75 15.00
300 Dolly Dimple 1.75 15.00
200 Roman Gold 1.75 15.00
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, Quidnick,R.1.
J. H. Gushing, Prop., Post Office Anthony, R. I.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemums
and Fertilcne
ELMER D. SM ITH ®. CO.
July 5, 1913
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Rooted Cuttings and Pot Plants— Ready Now
WHITE
Rooted Cuttings Pots
100 1000 100 1000
SMITH'S ADVANCE $2.00— $17.50 «3.00— $25.00
EARLY SNOW 3.00— 20.00 4.00— 30.00
LYNNWOOD HALL 3.00— 20.0C 4.00— 30.00
ELISE PAPWORTH 3.00— 20.0C 4.00— 30.00
DECEMBER GEM 3.00— 25.00 4.00— 35.00
PINK
tTNAKA 4.00— 30.00 5.00— 40.00
ROSIERE '. 2.00— 17.50 3.00— 25.00
YELLOW
ROBERT HALLIDAY 2.00— 17.50 3.00— 25.00
MONROVIA 2.00— 17.50 3.00— 25.00
ROMAN GOLD 3.00— 20.00 4.00— 30.00
S. J. Reuter & Son, Inc. ^"gT^
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
OTTT BI.OOM8 of Oattleyaa, Ba>-
drobinina, Onoidlnnu, Oypxip*-
dinmc, etc., kt their (eaion.
Qnality second to non*. PrleM rickt
Prompt deliTcry.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower
fAll RIVER, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
ORCHIDS
Arrived m fine condition: Cattleya Gaskel-
Uana; C. Trtanae, special fine type; G. Dowiana,
Dendroblum Thyrslflorum, D. Chrysotoxum,
D. Fonnosutn, D. Jameslanum, D. Devonlan-
um, D. palhouaieanum and Vanda Coerulea.
Other varieties in transit. Write for prices.
LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The prospects are very encouraging for
a large Fall trade. G. H. Mohn, of
Vaughan's Seed Store, reports that his
wife, "who has undergone an operation in
St. Mary's Hospital, is doing nicely.
At Barnard's Seed Store both Mr.
Barnard and Mr. Ringier were reported
to be attending the seed trade conven-
tion at Cleveland. The clearing away of
all Summer stock in plants was in prog-
ress, and the store is being fitted up in
its regular Summer attire. In seeds
there is still a demand for many varie-
ties of Beans, Radishes, Beets and Tur-
nips. Some Celery and Egg Plant seeds
are still sold. There is a small surplus
of Geraniums and Cannas that will have
to be returned to the company's growing
establishment.
At Winterson's Seed Store there are a
good many inquiries coming in regarding
Dutch bulbs for Fall planting. Pansy
seed of the better grades is reported to
be at present in good demand. The seed
of all the leading varieties of perennials
are also selling well.
ORCHIDS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Fresh Importations, ready for immediate delivery.
CATTLEYAS GiSas, Trianae, Schroederae,
Lablata, Speclosissitna, Mosslae.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DE BUCK
p. O. Box 73 SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Danish Crop Prospects for 1913
The house of Ij. Daehnfeldt. seed grow-
ers of Odense, Denmark, makes the fol-
lowing report of the crop prospects for
the 1913 harvest, under date of June 24 :
Carrots promise good yield, as do also
Spinach and Peas ; while Cauliflower,
which suffered somewhat during the dry
Spring, may bring a medium crop, as
will also Mangels. Kale, due to an at-
tack by insects, will be far below normal,
as may be also Beets, which were dam-
aged by night frost in Spring. Radishes
are expected to bring below normal crop,
as are also Turnips. Early Cabbages
suffered from frost and a short crop is
expected, as also of Rutabaga, the prices
for which are expected to be high. Brus-
sels Sprouts promise a medium harvest,
and late Cabbage, although partly af-
fected b.v frost in Spring, also promises
a normal crop.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Giganteum Hybrids
We claim our strain of Giant Cycla-
men the finest in the country, in five of
the best standard varieties, separate or
equal mixed, from 2J^-in. pots, $5.50
per 100, $50.00 per 1000; from 3-in.
pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Penn.
ntion the Exchange when writing.
Sweet Peas in California
Writing from Lompoc, Cal., recently.
Ant. C. Zvolanek advises us as follows :
The Sweet Pea crop will be much
sliorter, as was estimated only two weeks
ngo, the greenfly having made its appear-
ance early in June, not only around
Santa Clara and Gilroy, but here in
Lompoc, in great numbers.
My large spraying machine (the only
one among seed growers in California)
has done good work. During the last
five days we sprayed over 00 acres of
'Sweet Peas. In one single day we
sprayed 25 acres. It takes four rows in
one clip and is drawn by two horses.
The price for ordinary late Spencer
Sweet Pea seed is holding up at $400 per
Satisfaction
=Plants=
Ready for Shipment
Milady. From 3-inch pots at the 214-inch price. $30.00
per 100, f 250.00 per 1000.
Mrs. Geo. Shawyer. Own root or grafted. $30.00 per
100, $250.00 per 1000.
Mrs. Chas. Russell. Grafted. $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
My Maryland, Mrs. Aaron Ward, Richmond,
Killamey, White Killarney, Lady Hillingdon,
Radiance, Bon Silene, Golden Gate.
$15.00 per 100, $120.00 per 1000.
Special prices on large quantities.
For Immediate Shipment
A special offer of Roses on their own roots in lots of
500 or more.
Mrs. Taft, Richmond, Killamey, White Killarney.
$20.00 per 500, $37.50 per 1000.
2000 Mrs. Taft. Own root, 3-inch. $6.00 per 100,
$50.00 per 1000.
2000 Killamey. Own root, 3-inch. $10.00 per 100, 190.00
per 1000.
2000 White Killarney. Own root, 3-inch. $10.00 per
100, $90.00 per 1000.
Poinsettias
Ready now. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000..
Gardenia Veitchii
From 2M-5nch pots. - $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
From 3-inch pots, - - 12.00 per 100, 100.00 per 1000.
Smilax
From 2M-inch pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
Asparagus Hatcheri
Special Offer. 4-inch, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000.
Fine big plants. A bargain at the price.
A. N. PIERSON, Inc. '^'^JTnnf "
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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Rose Stock
Mr$. Geo. Sh9wyer and Mg Margiand, Lady
Nlladg ingdon and Bon Sllene
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000. I n tj *«tinf.n mn
'^ Own Root, 110.00 per 100.
Pink and me Hillarneg ^^^^ ,_ „„„
and Richmond
Grafted. 120.00 P" »ij^Own Root. 110.00 AmCPlCan BCaUlll «12.00 per 100.
The above stock is all from 4=inch pots and warranted to give satisfaction.
Jl plain, unvarnished tale as advertisements go, but we always stand back
of our goods.
CHAS. H. TOTTY, ^"T''
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
-X
MADISON
The Money=iVlaking White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
250 plants or over 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Cash with order, or plants sent C. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT- HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
Wire Us Your Order
TO CLEAN UP
1000 MRS. GEORGE SHAWYER, 2M-inch $8.00 per 100
500 MY MARYLAND, 3-inch : . . . 8.00 per 100
500 HILDA, 3-inch 10.00 per 100
5000 AMERICAN BEAUTIES, 2M-in-, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
These were propagated late for oxir own use and, no doubt, will give much
better satisfaction than 3-in. stock, so they will go right ahead; perfectly clean;
root action perfect.
MYERS & SAMTMAN, Chestnut HIH, Philadelphia, Pa.
100 lbs., gramdifloras at $100, and mix-
tures at $70.
All contract orders will be filled on
only about a 10 per cent, basis, excepting
where contracts were made for a certain
acreage ; these latter contracts must sure-
ly be filled.
Recent visitors : Howard M. Earl, of
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia,
Pa.; Mr. Wheeler, Palo Alto, Cal. ; Mr.
and Mrs. Routzahn, Arroyo Grande,
Cal. : Mr. Kimberlin, Santa Clara, Cal. ;
Mr. Walter, Guadaloupe, Cal.
Catalogs Received
Jolm Jie-vria Cbilds, Flowerfleld, L,. I.,
N. T. — "Famous Flowers from Flower-
field." Booklet containing a descriptive
list of Gladioli which come up to the
Flowerfleld standard, together with the
best varieties of Cannas and Dahlias.
In the back of the booklet is printed" a
paper which was read by I. S. Hend-
rickson of Floral Park, N. Y., at Phila-
delphia, Pa., Feb. 13, 1911, entitled
"Gladioli History, New Varieties. Cul-
ture, Uses, Best Varieties, etc.," which
should prove instructive to all growers
of the Gladiolus.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
ROSES FOR FORCING
SUNBURST, JIS.OO per 100, Own Root.
PRINCE DE BULGARIE, $12.00 per 100. Grafted.
Good Strong Plants
From 3-ln. and 3H-in- Pots
MME. CHATENAY, $8 00 per 100, Own Root.
RICHMOND, 3-inch, $12.00 per 100. Grafted.
Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J.
Plww mention th« Exolunga wh«n writing.
Publications Received
Fenna. State Colleg-e lixp. Station,
State College Pa. — Bulletin No. 121, en-
titled: "The Fertilization of Apple Or-
chards."
N". T. AgTl. Exp. Station, Geneva, N.
Y. — Bulletin No. 362. entitled: "Does
the Farmer Get Pure Seeds?" Also Bul-
letin No. 361, "The Best Apples for New
York State."
Agricultural Experiment Station of
ITebraska, Lincoln, Neb. — Bulletin No.
137, containing-: Part 1,. Growing Forest
Trees in Western Nebraska; Part 2,
Shrubs and Ornamentals.
Thirtieth Annual Report Board of
Park Commissioners, Minneapolis,
Minn., 1912. Containing 140 pages, re-
plete with information on improvements
and important repairs in connection
with the Minneapolis park system, with
suggestions, recommendations and com-
ments on parks, parkways, boulevards,
etc., of that city. There are inserted, here
and there throughout the pamphlet
large folding plans showing proposed
arrangements, equipments and improve-
ments of the various parks, and some 35
fine halftone cuts grace the pages of
the report. Altogether the book is
handsomely gotten up, the inside pages
being printed in clear type on good
coated paper, and the attractive front
cover showing a view of the city of
Minneapolis from Glenwood Park Bridle
Path, in colors.
Young Rose Stock ^
Grafted and Own lloot
White Killamey
Pink Killamey
Mrs. A. Ward Hillingdon
Killamey Queen Richmond
American Beauty
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
W. H. ELLIOTT, "^i.Tsl°^
Please mention the Exchange whan writing.
AMERICAN BEAUTY
— ROSES=
Very Superior Stock
from 4-inch pols
Ready for a shift, $10.00 per 100.
Cash from unknown parties.
Samples, on request, by Parcel
Post on receipt of 15c. in stamps.
Valentin Burgevin's Sons
Kingston, N. V.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROSES
See prices
pa^e 14Z3
June 21
^'^fe.l-L LULL ^spRlKc^lCLD■oHlo*;
Please mention the Eschange TJghen writing.
1000 MADISON
THE NEW ROSE
4-incii pots, tlS.OO per 100
EMIL LEONHARD ® SON
35 North Main St., Port Chester, N.V.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Aster Plants
Lady Roosevelt, Crego, Queen
of the Market, Semple's, in
separate colors, best of strains.
$2.00 per 1000, $8.50 for 5000.
SMILAX, ASPARAGUS Spren-
geri, SNAPDRAGONS, PRIM-
ULA Obconica, fine plants,
2J4-inch. $2.00 per 100, $6.00 for
300.
HARDY IVIES, strong bushy
plants, out of 4-inch, 3 to 5 feet.
$8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
CABBAGE and CELERY Plants,
strong. $1.00 per 1000, $8.50
per 10,000.
TOMATO and SWEET POTA-
TOES. $1.50 per 1000.
CAULIFLOWER, Early Snow-
ball. $2.50 per 1000.
PARSLEY and KOHL-RABI.
$1.50 per 1000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits & Vegetables Uuder Glass
WiHiam Turner Price $5.00
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to S Duane Street, New York
July 5, 1913
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LouisTille, Ky.
The passing of the commencement sea-
son, as well as of the month of weddings,
an unusually small number of funerals,
and a period of remarkably hot weather,
have combined to make things rather
dull with the Louisville members of the
trade just now. Many people have left
the city on vacations, and this has had
an appreciable effect upon business also.
As one florist remarked : "The buying
of flowers is no longer confined to any
one class. Our trade comes from all
classes ; and inasmuch as vacations are
no longer taken only by the rich and
leisurely. Summer accounts for a very
substantial loss of business by reason of
the absence from the city of a certain
percentage of the people who do the buy-
ing."
Outdoor stock seems to be best just
now, but everything has suffered from
the torrid weather. Sweet Peas, which
have been more popular this season than
for a long time, are practically through,
as a result of the unseasonable warmth,
and Roses and Carnations are about all
that are left.
Manager D. E. Weller, of Nanz &
Neuner, had an interesting and rather
amusing experience lately. He had
missed small articles from the store sev-
eral times, and discovered that thieves
had been entering at night by means of
a hole cut through the glass of a rear
door. One evening he noticed two sus-
picious-looking youngsters hanging
around several hours after closing time,
and he quietly entered and waited for
them. He captured both. They were
mere children, and after giving them a
lecture he freed them. So far he has suf-
fered no more from their thieving pro-
clivities. The Nanz & Neuner shop is
handling a good business, its seed lines
being especially active.
A meeting of residents of Jefferson
county, using several of the roads lead-
ing out of the city toward the East, will
be held shortly at the garden of Nanz &
Neuner, St. Matthews, Ky. The meet-
ing will attempt to devise some means of
improving road conditions, which at
present are very unsatisfactory.
The Louisville Pottery Company,
which manufactures flower-pots and con-
tainers, among other clay products, is
purchasing new equipment for the pur-
pose of increasing its output, business
having been very active in all of its
lines.
William Walker, Inc., leading Louis-
ville florists, are busily engaged in grad-
ing and otherwise improving the recently
purchased property several miles east of
Louisville for the eighteen greenhouses
which will be moved there during the
Summer. The space which has been oc-
cupied for a good many years by the
Walker establishment in the Highlands,
now a thickly-built-up residence section,
has become too valuable for use as green-
house space, and will be disposed of
when the houses have all been re-located
at the suburban point. The ground was
purchased some years ago at $5 a ft.,
and is now valued at $31 a ft., so that
the sale will return a handsome profit
on the original investment.
Miss Edith Walker, who it in active
charge of the Fourth ave. retail shop of
the William Walker Co., is heartily in
favor of some plan by which the florists
of the city might take vacations, turn
about, closing their shops and leaving
one or two to handle the business. She
thinks that this plan would work out
well for all concerned, as there is little
business during the Summer months, and
what there is could be handled without
all of the shops in the business keeping
open. Miss Walker has a fine lot of
Radiant Roses on hand, the product of
the Walker houses.
C. B. Thompson & Co. have been un-
usually fortunate lately in the matter of
wedding orders. Three of these events
were on the program of the shop on Mon-
day of last week. The principal one was
the Barbour wedding, at which there
were six bridesmaids and one maid of
honor. The bride carried Kaiserin Roses
and the attendants Sweet Pens. Mrs.
Thompson's best line just now is Am.
Beauty, of which she has a very fine lot.
Sunburst Roses are also doing well, and
the old reliable Carnations, Enchantress
and Whites, are attractive leaders.
The Jacob Schulz shop has given a
new angle to the well-known plan of
sending flower orders by wire on one of
its mailing cards, entitled "Flower-
fframs," which sets forth the facility
The HIT^
f of the Season
In the past season every first-class flower store the country over had calls for bouquets
made up with a certain small pink rose. In some stores it was sold under the name of
MIGNON
In
others
SWEETHEART
THe r>eal name of the Rose is
MME. CECIL BRLNNER
and we believe we supplied all the cut buds except for one lot grown in the East from plants
obtained from us last year. We shipped cut buds to New York, Chicago and many other cities.
The rose was the hit of Fifth Avenue and its fame spread throughout the country, resulting
in a demand for buds in every store that caters to the good trade. It is in great reque.st for
corsage bouquets. Colonial bouquets, boutonnieres, etc. Appreciating that because of our
distance from the largest markets we cannot handle the demand for cut buds, we have prepared
to supply young plants to growers who know a money-making novelty when they see it.
20.000 PLANTS NOW READY
IN FINE CONDITION
23|-in. pots, $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 3-in. pots, $15.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1000.
E. W. McLELLAN CO., Inc.
18-20 Lick Place. SAN FRANCISCO
NURSERIES AT
BURLINQAME, CAL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
with which arrangements can be made to
deliver "Flowergrams," in the shape of
corsages or bouquets, or in any other
form, to friends in distant cities. The
July mailing card of the establishment is
designed to stimulate business during the
dull season. Especially low prices are
quoted, and a part of the card can be
detached and mailed back in the form
of a postcard order. During the Sum-
mer, beginning with July, each employee
in the Schulz shop gets a full day off,
besides Sunday, each week, and the store
closes at 5 :30 p.m. in July and August.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers is preparing to
move into her new shop in the Atherton
building at Fourth and Chestnut sts.
G. D. C.
Coming Exhibitions
BoBkoop, Holland. — Exhibition of Koses
by the Bursary of Trees and Plants,
July, 1913. Jac. den Ouden, Sec'y.
Boston, Mass. — Exhibition of the Amer-
ican Sweet Peas Society at Horticul-
tural Hall, July 12 and 13,
New Tork, N. T. — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New York, In the En-
Blneering Bldg., 26-33 W. 39th st.
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Roses.
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept. 23 to 25.
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses.
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants, etc., Nov. 6 to 7.
Orange, W. J. — Eiprhth Annual Dahlia
Fruit and Veeetable Show of the N. J.
Florlcultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall. Sept 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan. Sec'y.
Tarrytown, W. T. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
Bloomington, III. — A. Washburn &
Sons are adding to their extensive plant.
Violets will hereafter he grown. Their
store is perfect in detail and does them
credit. The writer met the founder of
the business, now in his seventy-third
year, still taking an active interest but
relieved of the cares by three sons, all
of whom act as heads of the several de-
partments of what has become a most
nptodate eatahliahment. W. M.
Purchasers of stock from advts. in these
columns will confer a favor by making this
statement In their order: Saw your advt. In
the EXCHANGE.
Sold by Seedsmen
HAMMOND'S
Paint and Slug Shot Works
FishkJll-on-Hudson, N. Y.
I the Exchangre when writing;.
Prices Advertised are for the Trade Only
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Nursery Stock for Florists* Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS. PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
\Nri\o for our Wholesale List
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva, N. Y.
p. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
Hoboken, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Just Received From Our Holland Nurserlesi
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireas
Japonica, LUium Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergil
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, XHfeS Robbinsville, N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
V.G
'S
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
offered by
G.W.VANGELDEREN,Boskoop, Holland
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
greens that will be decidedly attric
tive to anyone who is BCYING TO SEXL AGAIN. If you are in the market for
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, send in your lists
and we will give you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Gennaoy)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbiir^ (Gennany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc
WRITE FOR PRICES.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writingi
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
''Horticultural
Advertiser'*
This is The British Trade Paper bein^ read
weekly by all Horticultural trad^. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
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cents. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Notts.
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A NURSERY ^
.DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTED BY
JOSEPH MEEHAN
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AMZBICAir ABSOCIATIOV OF WBSKBTMZIT
President, J. B. Pilklngton, Portland, Ore.; vlce-presi-
•dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala,; secretary, John Hall
Rochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Toungers, Geneva
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
■Cleveland, O.
Rhus CoHnus
(Subject of This Week's Illustration)
One of the oldest shrubs in gardens here is the Rhus
Cotinus, one of the Sumach family, going under the
following common names, Smoke Tree, Mist Tree and
Venetian Sumach. The two — ^^^^^— ^—
heading the list refer to its pan-
icles of fiowers which, on accoimt
of ■ their plumose appearance,
make the names appropriate. The
**tree," however, - is not appropri-
ate, as it is but a good sized
bush at best, but it is not alone
in being termed a tree when but
a bush, as there are instances of
the same Idnd among shrubs. The
panicles of this bush vary in
color; the normal type bears
flowers of a flesh color, while
others are much darker; but in
nurseries no distinction is made,
in fact, many suppose the differ-
ence is caused by soil and season.
This is the only European Su-
mach common in our gardens, ac-
counting for its early introduction
to this country. In the early
days of horticulture Europe was
depended on for all kinds of
shrubs, even to the exclusion of
those in our own fields and
woods; but later on, when Japan
was opened to us, shrubs from
that country began to appear on
our lawns, and tlie value of many
of our own to be appreciated.
Any one visiting today old es-
tates planted 50 years or so ago
will recognize the preponderance
of European trees and shrubs on
them.
Sumachs are an interesting
genus because of the great
diversity in the species. The
plume-like panicles of the flow-
ers of Cotinus distinguish it from
all others. The glabra and
typhina have close, terminal, up-
right panicles, which become of a
deep red color when ripe. Then
there are the poisonous ones, the
radicans and venenata, and the
Japanese one, succedanea, which
have drooping clusters of pale
white berries. One more, aromat-
ica,. has small clusters of yellow
flowers, and several of the species ~^~~"~~"^^^~^^~
are deservedly admired for their brilliant foliage in
Autumn.
Buddleias are considered by many as
new introductions among shrubs, but
as a fact they have been known in
European collections for years. The B. globosa, for
example, has been known to the writer for over half
a century. This is the one with yellow flowers, in
globose heads, suitable for States where freezings are
not severe; but coming from Chili it is not of sufficient
hardiness for general planting here. It and B. Lind-
leyana are common in many European gardens. Lind-
leyana is from China, from which country and from
Japan so many hardy sorts have come. It has dark
purple flowers and is considered the hardiest of all,
though later introductions are thought to be superior
to it as regards the flowers.
Our nurserymen are offering the following sorts;
intermedia, curviflora and variabilis, which are all
good. These all have flowers of a violet or lilac shade,
and are rank growers and profuse of flowers. Varia-
bilis leads in the estimation of many; its flowers are
lil.ii', with orange throat, borne in a long drooping
panicle. These panicles are borne on the ends of the
new growth, and possess the character of some other
plants in elongating and flowering at the same time,
so that in the end the panicle may have made a length
of over a foot.
To have the finest display it is best to cut Buddle-
ias almost to the ground in early Spring before growth
starts. This causes strong shoots, which give large
panicles of flowers in Summer and through Autumn.
Many gardeners prefer to pinch off the ends of the
young shoots when they are of a height of 2ft.; this
increases the bushiness of the plants and more than
doubles the number of panicles of flowers, all to the
benefit of the appearance of the shrubs, for when left
to their own desires the shoots become very long and
the plants rather ungainly in consequence.
When the early flowering Spi-
raeas have completed their bloom-
ing they are succeeded by a later
section which deserves more notice than it receives,
because most of the sorts composing it are almost per-
petual flowering, or can be made so.
The early ones referred to are such as the Reevesii,
Van Houttei, prunifolia, while the later ones are rep-
resented by Bumalda, Anthony Waterer, Billardii,
Blumei and others. These later ones flower in June,
Spiraea Bumalda
and Varieties
Rhus Cotinus. Smoke Iree
Buddleia
Variabilis
about a month after the others cease flowering, and
when the greater number of miscellaneous shrubs have
ended their season's display.
Bumalda and its varieties are noted for their desire
to continue blooming, evidenced in their making a
new display of flowers below the old heads of decayed
flowers. This display is added to if the old blooms are
removed as soon as their flowering is over, more
strength going to the new shoots forming; but a better
way is to give the shrubs a good pruning back, perhaps
not to the ground, as this would weaken them too
much, but half way to it. This would cause strong,
new shoots to form, which would bloom profusely
later on in Autumn. Other sorts in this division, such
as the Billardii referred to, are in the same class and
call for the same treatment. When one has several
plants of the same kind a splendid Autumn display
can be had by cutting back to the ground a portion of
the number. This results in strong shoots from the
base, which flower profusely in Fall.
Another way to get an Autumn crop of flowers is to
strike a lot of greenwood cuttings of these Spiraeas in
Summer, indoors, as is often done now to increase
stock. These little plants, set out in Spring and cut
hack if they need it, will make a fine display of' flow-
ers late in the Summer. As the Anthony Waterer
bears such lovely crimson flowers it is often used in
this way, beds or borders of the plants being set,
which grow to about 6in. to 9in., and are usually cov-
ered with flowers.
These Spiraeas hold a peculiar place among flower-
ing shrubs. As wiU be gathered from these notes, he
who prunes the shrubs on his grounds has a choice
when he comes to these; he can let them go without
pruning or can cut them well back, flowers resulting
from either plan. But the better way is not to prune
them then but to wait until they have bloomed, prun-
ing them afterward in the way aforesaid, making of
them almost everblooming shrubs.
_. .. The Bulletin of Popular Information, is-
Magnolia jugj ^y the Arnold Arboretum, mention-
»uca jjjg Magnolia glauca, says of this valuable
tree: "Often a large tree in the extreme south, at the
north M. glauca is never more than a small tree, or
more often a large shrub. The leaves are dark green
and very lustrous on the upper surface and silvery
white on the lower surface; the small, cup-shaped flow-
ers are creamy white and delightfully fragrant, and
they continue to open in succession from the middle of
June until August. In all North America there is
not a more delightful shrub to plant in the garden, or
one that will give larger returns in beauty and fra-
grance; and yet it is difficult to find it in American
nurseries, and it is unknown to most American plant-
ers of this generation."
The praise this Magnolia receives it well merits.
Given deep soil to grow in, it thrives splendidly, and
so far as the foliage goes it is never molested by in-
sects, but its flowers suffer dreadfully from the at-
tacks of the Rose bug. If the flowers and the bugs
come at the same time the flowers are often completely
eaten up by the bugs. It is by no means uncommon
to see the petals hidden by these pests. These could be
destroyed by spraying with poisons, but this one does
not hke to do with flowers so sweet that they tempt
one to handle them.
What the "Bulletin" says of the scarcity of this Mag-
nolia in cultivation is true; why so is hard to explain.
It does not apply to all Pennsylvania nurseries, for
but this Spring the writer saw a block of several
hundred in one place, beautiful plants, 3ft. to 4ft.
high. They are easily raised from seeds. The seeds
should be washed free of pulp as soon as ripe, put
in slightly damp sand and be placed in a cold cellar
all Winter, then sown in Spring. Practically every
seed will grow. The writer has now a 4in. pot, full
of little seedlings, from seeds from one pod of this
iVtagnolia treated as above. The pot was placed under
an "outside porch all Winter and plunged outdoors
when Spring opened.
This plan of increasing Magnolias has been explained
in this department more than once.
Viburnums hold a prominent place
in the estimation of gardeners.
Many of them are valued for their
Autumn display of berries, and these are also pleasing
when in flower in Spring; then there are those with
large heads of, flowers of a sterile nature known as
Snowball Viburnums. Of these Snowballs, there are
three at least well entitled to the name, as practically
every flower is sterile, having in a freakish way changed
their fertile ones to sterile. The fertile fiowers make
no display at all, while the sterile ones, being white
and of some size, form a complete ball of snow white
flowers, truly a snowball.
The three prominent sorts referred to are V. opulus
sterile, V. plicatum and V. plicatum rotundifolium.
The first named is the old time Snowball; plicatum,
the well known Japanese; rotundifolium is a variety
of the latter. It is of rotundifolium we wish to speak
now. As its name implies, the foliage is round in
shape; it is large, too, and of a peculiar reddish green
tint when young. Its growth is quite unlike plicatum,
as it tends toward a horizontal growth instead of an
upright one.
It is its heads of flowers which charm the most.
These are not as numerous on the branches as are
those of plicatum, but they are much larger and rather
whiter. Flowering when" quite small and possessing
the horizontal growing tendency described, it enables
one to stand by it and look down on the snowball
heads. It is a charming variety and one planters
should pay more attention to.
There are not many more Viburnums which show a
tendency to form sterile flowers from fertile ones, but
the same tendency can often be seen in Hydrangeas,
the species of which bear heads very similar in shape
to Viburnums. Often the heads of some have so many
sterile flowers as to appear almost similar to Snow-
ball, leaving out those weU known as Snowballs be-
cause of practically all their flowers being sterile.
Both to florists and planters the Snowballs of both
are of great use.
Viburnum
Rotundifolium
14
The Florists' Exchange
Seasonable Plants
ACERATUM. $2.00 per 100.
BEGONIA Semperflorens. For bedding, S3.00
per 100.
COBAEA Scandens. tlO.OO per 100.
CANNAS. Best Varieties. 16.00 per 100.
COSMOS. Transplanted, $1.60 per 100.
CENTAUREA Cyanus (Bachelor s Button). $1.50
DerlOO.
CENTAUREA Moschatus, $1.50 per 100.
DRACAENA Indlvlsa. 6-inch, $25.00 per 100.
7-inch, 30 to 36-in. high, $40.00 per 100.
FUCHSIAS. 3M-inch, $7.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Standard Varieties, including
Wm. Langguth and Mountain of Snow.
3H-inch, $7.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE. 2M-inch, $2.00 per 100; 3H-
inch, $6.00 per 100.
rVV GERANIUMS. 3K-inch. $7.00 per 100.
LOBELIA Compacta. $2.00 per 100.
LANTANAS. 3H-inch, $6.00 per 100.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS. 3H-inch, $6.00
per 100.
MARIGOLDS, Dwarf and Tall. $1.00 per 100.
PETUNIAS. Double. 2}i-inch, $2.60 per 100;
3H-inch, $6.00 per 100.
PELARGONIUMS. 4-inch and 5-inch, $20.00 and
$30.00 per 100.
SALVIAS, 2M-inch, $2.60 per 100: 3H-inch, $5.00
per 100.
SWEET WILLIAMS. $4.00 per 100.
SCABIOSA. $2.00 per 100.
VINCAS. 4-inch, $7.50 and $10.00 per 100.
ZINNIAS. Transplanted, $1.50 per 100.
ROOTED CUTTINGS
ACHYRANTHES. 75c. per 100.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS. White and pink.
75c. per 100. $6.00 per 1000.
ROOTED CUTTINGS and 2}i-inch CHRYS-
ANTHEMUMS, A 1 stock, in the following
varieties. Send for prices:
Smlth*8 Advance, Polly Rose, Glory of
Padflc, Pacific Supreme, Golden Glow, Mon-
rovia, Harry Parr, Donatello, A. Byron, M.
Weaver, Merry Jane, Golden King, Dr. Engue-
hard, G. Pitcher, E. Papwortli, T. Eaton.
Jerome Jones, J. Nonln, M. Dean. POMPONS
In variety.
The Peckham Floral Co.
R. F. D. S4
Fairhaven, Mass.
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Poinsetb'as
TRUE TYPE. June Delivery
Extra strong, 2}^inch plants, shipped in
paper pots.
$6.00 pel- lOO
Write lor prices on large lots.
A. Henderson & Co.
369 River Street, CHICAGO, ILL
Pleaaa mention th» Exoh«ng» wh<a wrJtlnc,
Vinca Yariegata
Sttong plants, 2M-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $10.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengert, 2H-in. pots. $3.00;
8-in. pots, $4.00; 4H-in. pots. $8.00 per 100.
EGG PLANTS. 2K-in. pots, $2.00 per 100.
PANSIES in bud and bloom, fine strain, $1.00
per 100.
GERANIUMS, Mme. Sallerol, 2.in. pots, $2.00
per 100; 4-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
GERMAN IVY, 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
CABBAGE PLANTS, Danish BaU-Head,
Flat Dutch and Autumn King, $1.25 per 1000.
S. G.BENJAMIN, FishkiU, N.Y.
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The Sawyer
ASTERMUM
Eight years of strict selection places it
on tlie mountain top of perfection in color,
size, eind profit. Q)Iors, White, Pink and
Lavender. Plants, $4.00 per 100.
SEND FOR CUTS AND DESCRIPTION
Cash with order.
ALBERT A. SAWYER
Forest Park - - Illinois
VlMW Buntlm th* bofciac* wkM wjUtim,
50,000 BEDDING PLANTS
First-Class Stock at Reduced Prices
GERANIUMS. Ivy. Mixed. 2, 3 and 4-in., $2.00,
$6.00 and $8.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Mad. Sallerol. 2-m., $2.00 per
100, $15.00 per 1000.
GERANIUMS, Rose Scented. 3-in., $5.00 per
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2H-in., $3.00
per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 214-in.. $2.50 per 100,
$25.00 per 1000.
AGERATUM. 3 kinds, white and blue, 2H-in.,
$2.00 per 100.
ALYSSUM. Double, 2M-in., $2.00 per 100.
ALYSSUM. Double. 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
ACHYRANTHES Lindenl. 2K-in., $2.00 per 100.
ABUTILON SavitzU and others. 2>^-in., $2.50
per 100.
ALTERNANTHERA. 3 varieties, 2-in., $2.00
per 100.
BEGONIA. 6 varieties, 2>i-in.. $2.50 per 100.
COLEUS Verschatfeltii and Golden Bedder,
and 10 other fancy varieties; excellent stock.
2}4-in.. $2.60 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Yellow Bonnaffon.
2-in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUM. Early leading varieties.
2-in., $2.00 per 100.
CUPHEA Platycentra (Cigar Plants). 2-In.,
$2.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN from best European strains. 2M-
in., $5.00 and $8.00 per 100.
CANNAS. 3H-in., leading varieties, $5.00 per
100, $40.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indlvisa. To close out, will sac-
rifice at a very low price, 5 and Qg'm. pots, $3.00
per doz., $25.00 per 100. Take advantage of
this offer; it will not appear again.
DUSTY MILLER. 2H-in.. $2.00 per 100.
FEVERFEW. Double. 2H-in.. $2.50 per 100;
3-in.. $4.00 per 100.
FUCHSIAS. Fine stock. 2H-in., $2.60 per 100;
3-in., $6.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS. Leading varieties. 2, 3 and 4-in.,
$2.00, $6.00 and $7.00 per 100.
100.
GERMAN IVY, or Parlor Ivy. 2Ji-m., $2.00 per
100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE. Rne purple, 2-in., $2.00 per 100;
3-in.. $5.00 per 100; 4-in., $8.00 per 100.
HYDRANGEA. For growing on. 3-in., fine, $6.00
per 100.
LEMON VERBENAS. 2.in., $2.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. White. 2-in., $2.00 per 100;
2M-in., $2.60 per lOO; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. Yellow. 2>^-in., $3.00 per
100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. , . .„ ,„
NASTURTIUMS, Double Mixed. 2H-in., $2.50
I per 100; 3-in,, $3.50 per 100. .
PETUNIAS, Double Mixed. 2M-in-. *2.50 per
PETUNIAS. Single. 8 varieties, 2-in., $2.00
PYRETHRUM. Yellow. 2!4-in.. $2.60 per 100.
SALVIA Splendens, BonBre and Zurich. 2H-
in., S2.60 per 100.
SWAINSONA Alba. 2H-in-. S3-00 P^ l"". .
SNAPDRAGONS, Buxton's Silver Pink. 2-m.,
$2.50 per 100. , , , -i ..
SNAPDRAGONS. Transplanted from soil. 4
colors. Pink, White. Yellow and Red, $1.00 per
STEV'lA. Dwarf, fine plants. 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
VINCA Varlegata. 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
VERBENA. All colors. 21^-m.. $2.00 per 100.
I TRANSPLANTED ASTeKS. All varieties, all
colors, early and late, 60c. per 100, $3.00 per 1000.
The above stock is well grown. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash, please.
r. C. RIEBE. Florist, WEBSTER.! MASS.
Pltfcift mention th» TV>iii*Tigt when wrmny, ^
N.Y. and N.J. Ass'n of Plant
Growers
For giving recherche outings, the N. Y.
and N. J. Plant Growers Ass'n is espe-
cially noted, but the excursion to Dela-
ware Water Gap, Pa., June 24 and 25,
"yanks the bun."
Lovely madschen, stately dames, and
an accompaniment of more or less rotund
gentlemen, to the number of 60, in a spe-
cial ear attached to the Lackawanna
Limited, departed over the "Road of An-
thracite" for their destination at 10.15
a.m., June 24.
Not a wholesaler was in sight, nary a
retailer present, and not even a reporter
on the horizon. With these inharmoni-
ous incongruities obliterated, what won-
der joy reigned supreme?
The party was promptly delivered at
the Hotel Kittatinny, the proprietor of
which outdid himself to make aU happy
and comfortable during their stay, and
he was forced to admit, judging from
their appreciation of the fine music and
the viands furnished from his excellent
cuisine, that everybody was in good,
healthy condition.
Bowling, mountain climbing, a boat
ride on the Delaware, and trolley trips
to Stroudsburg and Portland, inter-
spersed with music and dancing and an
occasional libation of nectar brewed in
the Fatherland, gave the party a 100 per
cent, perfect outing.
To W. H. Siebrecht, Jr., and Julius
Roehrs, Jr., the Captains-General in
charge, is due largely the credit for the
enjoyment that was unmarred by a sin-
gle untoward incident.
The excursionists bade each other
farewell at Hoboken. on the evening of
June 25, mutually resolved to meet again
at next year's outing, whether it be a
trip to Panama or a week's picnic in the
Rocky Mountains.
Those who attended were : IJenry
Baumann and Mrs. Baumann ; Mr.
Dreyer ; Louis Dupuy, Mrs. Dupuy, the
Misses Louise and t)orothy, and ildw.
Dupuy ; J. H. Fiesser ; P. W. Langan
and Mrs. Langan; A. L. Miller: Julius
Roehrs; Herman Steinhoff and Mrs.
SteinhofE; Herman Schoelzel and Mrs.
Schoelzel ; Anton Schultheis, Mrs.
Schultheis. Miss Schultheis and three
Messrs. Schultheis ; Peter Wagner and
Mrs. Wagner; Alfred L. Zeller, Mrs.
Zeller and two Misses Zeller ; Mrs. C. W.
Scott and Miss Smith ; George Scott and
Mrs. Scott ; Mrs. John Scott and Mrs.
Love; Wm. H. Siebrecht, Sr. and Mrs.
Siebrecht ; Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr., and
Mrs. Siebrecht; Henry B. Siebrecht;
J. G. Esler and the Misses Lola and
Helen Esler ; A. Buchholz ; Charles
Koch. Mrs. Koch and Miss Anna Koch ;
Mr. Lehnig and Miss Lehnig; Mr. and
Mrs. Winnefeld ; Mr. and Mrs. Bau-
mann ; Mr. Wernz and L. Schmutz.
J. G. B.
Montgomery, Ala.
We are passing through about the
warmest season known in this section
for years ; everything has a parched and
dry appearance. The red spider is run-
ning riot among vegetation ; nothing
seems to stop it. Every day we are be-
sieged with inquiries over the 'phone as
to what remedies to apply to stop the
ravages of this spider. Roses, especially,
seem to suffer from its attacks.
Business is extremely good ; there
have been weddings and funerals galore.
Of the former, Paterson had sixteen in
one week, while the store force was kept
busy with funeral designs. As far as
trade is concerned it is the best month
ever had here during the Summer season,
and some very large wedding orders are
placed for Juiy. Up to the present time
stock has been plentiful, although Ameri-
can Beauty, Peonies and Carnations are
received from Chicago. The Summer
crop of Roses is coming on finely, with
quality good, considering tbe extremely
hot weather. Asters are more plentiful,
with an abundance of Shasta Daisies.
Gladioli show the heat and are not so
good, wtile the beetle is playing hayoc
with Dahlias. Lilies are still in evi-
dence, but not very plentiful.
Paterson is building 25 concrete
frames, 100ft. long, for Violets and other
stock. His 'Mums are fine, with a plen-
tiful supply of fine pot grown stock com-
ing on for Fall sales. Carnations never
were finer, while the sales of young Car-
nations and 'Mums have been enormous,
and orders still coming in.
Miss Norris reports the best busmess
she has ever done and is highly elated
over her success, while the Morning View
Co. seems satisfied and well pleased at
the amount of business done.
Chas. Eble and daughter of New Or-
leans were recent visitors. They were
taken in hand by Mr. Paterson and
shown over this city and were astonished
at its size and enterprise. Mr. Gowdy,
of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia,
Pa., also dropped in for a brief chat and
reports trade good for his house.
W. C. Cook.
Fifty Years Ago
From Yarmouth (England) Independent
Week ending June 27, 1863
"Messrs. Youell, the celebrated local
florists, have been successful in introduc-
ing the magnificent gigantic I/ily of
Northern India into Norfolk. It was in
bloom in the open at their Northgate st
nurseries."
Commenting on the above, Mr. Youell
(now of Syracuse, N. Y.) remarks:
"Strange to say, I never knew what
became of the bulbs after the place was
sold, and have not seen anything like
them since."
Chrysanthemums
Pot plants, In abundance, ready now.
Bonnaffon, White Ivory, Pacific Supreme,
Polly Rose, Diana, Col. Appieton, Golden
Eagle. Wm. Duckham, Crocus, Kahn, etc.,
$2.75 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
Extra large plants of above varieties, branchy,
with tops taken out, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000.
CHINA ASTER PLANTS
In early and late varieties, separate colors,
labeled, $3.00 per 1000. Cut flower varieties.
CABBAGE PLANTS. $3.00 pel 1000.
RED CABBAGE PLANTS. $3.00 per 1000.
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS. $4.00 per 1000.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. S2.50 per 1000.
100 1000
ABUTILON. Six varieties $2.00 $17.50
AGERATUM. Blue and white 2.00 17.50
ALTERNANTHERA. Red and yel-
low 2.00 15.00
ALYSSUM. Two varieties 2.00 15.00
BEGONIA Vernon 2.25 20.00
COLEUS. Red and yellow 2.00 17.50
CUPHEAS. 2.00 15.00
VERBENAS. Assorted 2.25 20.00
And thousands upon thousands of
other stock at bargain prices.
Correspondence solicited.
ALONZO J. BRYAN wT,"JTS'o'?o"i?.ri
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A FEW GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA indivisa, 3-in., $5.00; 4-in., $10.00;
5-in., $25.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS, 3-in., 10c.;
4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c.
VINCA varlegata, 2-in.. 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
ALTERNANTHERAS, red and yellow; AGERA-
TUM, blue; all these in 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
English Ivy
strong, bushy stock
Out of 4- and 5-inch pots 3 to 4 ft. long
$12.00 per 100.
WILLIAM GOTTHARDT
311-319 Ocean Ave., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
English Ivy Plants
4H-in. pots, 5 to 6 ft., $15.00 per 100.
DEANS & JACOBSON
448 Second Ave., ASTORU, L. I. CITY.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
For Two Weeks ISIS
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Perkins, Rlcard and
other assortments. 4-ln. pots, $5.00 per 100, $40.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000;
2}i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000.
CANNAS, Austria, Poitevlne and Egandale.
$3.00 per 100.
VERBENA; ALYSSUM, dwarf; CIGAR
PLANTS; PETUNIAS. 2Ji-in. pots. $1.76 per
100. $15.00 per 1000.
LOBELIA Mallard. 4-in. pots. $8.00 per
100; 2K-in. pots. $2.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Sprengeri, LATE
CABBAGE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, ENDIVE,
CAULIFLOWER. 3-in., $4 00 per 100.
SMITH'S HYBRID MOONVINE. 3-in. potj,
$5.00 per 100.
SALVIA Bonfire. 3-in. pots. $3.00 per 100.
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, in separate colon.
4-inch pots. 80c. per doz.
J. S. BLOOM. - Riegelsvllle. Pa.
piMWO mentioB the Exohanff* when wrltiflv.
Book of Water Gardening $2.50
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
July 5, 1913
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2^-mch stock, in largest and best
assortment. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strongs
clean, thrifty stock from 3-tnch pots. $4.00 per
doz.. $30.00 per 100; 4-inch. $6.00 per doz..
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in Id-inch
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition.
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong. 2-inch
stock. $1.30 per doz.. $10.00 per 100. 5-inch.
$8.00 pel doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An exceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2^-incn
stock. $1.20 per doz.. $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM. Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strong.
bushy. 2}i-inch stock. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled with Fern Seedlings,
numbering several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for pottingj assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10,000
Iocs and $8.00 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request and remittance
of 12c. per 100 plants for postage.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting, $1.00 per 100. $is.50
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. Well established.
2K-inch stock $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PTERIS ANDERSONII. Queen of the Pteri
family, a distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
Erettiiy undulated,
andsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in haoit, ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2J4-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz.. $20.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
1. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
Please mention the Erchangt when wiitiiig.
FERNS
Assorted, 2}4-in. pots, $3.00 per 100,
S25.00 pet 1000. 3-iii. $6.00 per 100.
BOSTON FERNS, 4-in. $15.00 per 100;
6-in. 60c. each; 7- and 8-in. $1.00 and
$1.25 each.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, 10-in. $2.00 each.
NEPHROLEPIS WUtmani. 4-in. $15.00
per 100; 5-in. 30c. each.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 2>4-m. pots, $10.00
per 100; 4-in. 25c., 5-in. 50c., 6-in.
$1.00 each.
COLEUS Verschafleltll, Golden Bedder
and Mixed. 2K-in- $2.50 per 100, $20.00
per 1000.
GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, Poltevine,
Castellane and Rlcard, in bud and
bloom, 4-in. $6.00 per 100.
SALVIA Splendens and Zurich, 3-in.
$4.00 per 100; 2M-in. $2.50 per 100,
$20.00 per 1000.
VTNCA Variegata, .4-in. $8.00 per 100;
3H-in. $6.00 per 100; 3-in. $4.50 per 100;
2Ji-in. $3.00 per 100.
FRANK N. ESKESEN
Madison, N. J.
yieMe mention the Exchange when writlnj.
Commercial Violet Culture
PRICE, $1.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
a lo a Duane Slreel. New York
The Florists' Exchange
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.'S
PALMS and FERNS
HOME GROWN
WELL ESTABLISHED
Kentia Belmoreana
STRONG AND HEALTHY
Pot
2i^in.
S-in.
6-in.
6-in.
6-in.
Cedar Tub
7-in,
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
Leaves
4
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. high
8 to 10
18
24
26
28 to 30
34 to 36
40 to 45
42 to 48
48 to 54
5 ft.
6 ft.
$0.50
1.00
1.25
1.50
2.50
4.00
5.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
Doz.
$1.50
6.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
30.00
48.00
Kentia Forsteriana
In. high
36
40 to 42
60 to 66
66 to 72
$2.50
4.00
12.50
15.00
MADE
UP
Doz.
$30.00
48.00
Cedar Tub Plants
7-in. 4
9-in. 4
12-in. 4
12-in. 4
We are growing all our Kentia above 6-inch size in neat
CEDAR TUBS, made especially for us with electric wire
hoops, painted green.
These tubs cost several times the price of pots, but we
sell the plants at the same price as though grown in pots.
The buyer has the advantage of receiving his plants with-
out breakage of pots and in handsome tubs in which they
have become well established and in which they will
continue to do better than in pots.
When in Philadelphia be Sure to Look Us Up-
r,i.-T ^^i f-^ ^1/ reached— only 25 mmutes from Reading Terminal, 12th and and Market Streets,
Philadelphia. We have hne train service— fifty trains each way every week-day— so you can suit your
own convemence, both going and coming. You will see our Palms of all sizes, from 2)^-inch pots to
12-inch tubs. We are strong on DECORATIVE PALMS, in 7-inch, 9-inch and 12-inch tubs (made-up
or single plants), which we can supply in any quantity. Ail our Palms are home-grown (not an im-
ported plant on the place) and well established in the tubs. They are strong and healthy.
With increased glass devoted to Palms, our stock is much larger than ever before and never in
better condition.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., Si;.™; Wyncote, Pa.
Please mention the Eicnang^?he^mtmgT
Providence, R. I.
Last week was the final one for gradu-
ations this season, and much satisfaction
has been expressed with the successful
termination of the work of the com-
mittee of the Florists and Gardeners'
Club.
The florists in general are now plant-
ing Chrysanthemums.
Notice to florists and gardeners is
hereby given that the Sweet Pea show
formerly announced will be postponed to
July 19.
Maurice Miller had two wedding deco-
rations last week, one at Churchill
House, where large quantities of bou-
quets were used besides decorations.
W. B. Hazzard, Academy ave. and
his partner, W. G. Pierson. of Norwood,
R. I., who own and operate the Floral
Dept. of L. Diamond's department store,
spent a day last week at Cromwell,
Conn., with A. N. Pierson, Inc., pur-
chasing supplies for their stores and
greenhouses.
Wm. Hay, Oaklawn, R. I., is cutting
some choice Roses.
Lawrence Hay, East Providence, is
busy planting Chrysanthemums.
Johnston Bros., Dorrance St. had a
fine window display last week of Or-
chids and Sweet Peas.
W. S. Pino spent Sunday with friends
at Medford, Mass.
The W. E. Barrett Co., W. S. Pino
and the Providence Seed Co. will close
their stores from Thursday, July 3, until
Monday, July 7.
H. C. Neubrand and daughter, of
Providence, and E. W. Neubrand of
Tarrytown, N. Y., will spend a few days
with their parents at Webster, N. T.
T. O'Conner is occupying the new store
on Union st.
T. J. Johnston & Co., Weybosset st,
had five orders for graduation work.
Mathew Macnair has a fine window
display this week. His business for the
graduation season was far ahead of last
season's, as was also his wedding decora-
tion work.
Mrs. A. J. Olsen, East Providence, is
cutting quantities of Carnations.
J. B. Canning had a very busy day
Monday with funeral designs for the late
wife of Dr. O'Connell.
Ashel A. Peck, who has been in charge
in the repair shop and the plow manu-
facturing end for the W. E. Barrett Co.
for upward of 30 years, resigned |jis
position last Saturday. H. 0. N.
SPECIAL PRICES
ChrysantJiemums and Roses
Good strong stock from 2]4,-in pots. Plants not dra%n or hard
YCL.LO\V
MERRY JANE
COMOLETA
NAGOYA
GOLDEN GLOW
ROMAN GOLD
BABY POMPON
MRS. BEN, Pompon bronze
PINK
UNAKA
PACIFIC SUPREME
MAUD DEAN
>VHITE
CHAS. RAZER
All of the above, $2.50 per 100
GRAFTED ROSES
Extra strong 4-in. stock, at $20.00 per 100
GOLDEN GATE
DBLE-WHITE KILLARNEY
RADIANCE
RICHMOND
MORGAN
SUNBURST.o™"R'x"' •*-'"=''
ROBHJT CRAIG CO., 4900 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
\ the Exchange when wrtting.
The MEYER Green
SILKALINE
Used by Retail Florists for mossing funeral
designs, tying bunches, etc., is
THE ONLY ARTICLE THAT SHOULD BE USED
by Growers for stringing Smilax and Asparagus, as it
will not fade or rot in the greenhouse. The Meyer
Silkallne was the first green thread to be introduced
among Florists and Growers. It is handled by the
best houses everywhere, but it should be ordered by
name — Meyer's Silkallne — to be sure of getting the
genuine article. Do not accept substitutes.
If your jobber cannot supply you, order direct of the
manufacturers. Price for any size or color, $1.25 per lb.
Sizes, " F " fine, *' FF " medium, and " FFF " coarse,
JOHN c. MEYER & CO., ,4»rM;:i:r;rers;r;«f. lowell, mass.
Sllkallna alto Is mads In all teadlne colors, as Violet for bunching violets, and also for tyinc fancy boxM
Tltuo mtntion tha Exohanc* whaa wrltl&c.
16
The Florists' Exchange
Look-What We Have to Offer
PRICES TO SUIT
BEGONIA, Zulu King. A short, compact, dark
red, everblooming, a new variety; 2H-in. pots,
to grow on for Winter blooming; nice, bushy
little plants, in Bloom, $3.00 per 100; 3-in.. S6.00
per 100; 4-in., $7.00 per 100; our improved pink
variety, the Erfordi, cannot be beaten; 2^-
in., $3.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
BEGONIA Glolre de Lorraine. Raised from leaf
cuttings, 4-in., 30c.
We still hold the ground in Araucaria Excelsa;
have a larger stock than ever.
j8®~ Buy them now because you gain by doing
so. They grow into money for you while you
sleep.
April. 1912, Importation, for the lawn, porches
and veranda, 6-in. and 7-in. pots, 5, 6, 7 tiers,
25-in., 30-in., 35-in,. 40-in. high, $1.00, $1.25, $1.60
and $2.00. Cash, by the dozen or more.
JUST ARRIVED from Ghent, Belgium, per S.S.
Marquette, a new consignment of Araucaria
Excelsa, 5, 6H and 6-in. pots, 3, 4, 5 and 6
tiers, il2, 14, 16 and 18 inches high, 40c.. 50c.,
60c. and 75c.; Compacta Robusta or Escelsa
Glauca, $1.25 to $1.50.
SCARLET SAGE, Bonfire and Zurich. 4-in.,
$7.00 per 100; 2H-in., $3.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
ZINNIA elegans. Assorted. 2H-in., 3c.
SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. $3.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. 4-in., $7 00 per 100.
PETUNIA Inimitable. Dwarf, 2H-in., $3.00
per 100.
SIS- 10,000 COLEUS, Golden Redder, Verschaf-
feltll, Victoria, short, bushy, 2J^-in., $2.00
per 100.
., $2.00 per 100-
$5.00 per 100;
COLEUS. Fancy-leaved.
AGERATUM. Best blue
4-in., 7c.
NASTURTIUMS. Best assorted colors, dark
leaves and dark scarlet flowers; 4-in., very
bushy, $6.00 per 100.
DISH FERNS. Good assortment, 2H-in., $4.00
per 100.
CANNAS, King Humbert. Large, 4-in., 10c.
and 12c.; other assorted good varieties, named,
4-in., $6.00 to $10.00 per 100.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4-in., 25c.; bH,
by,. 6 to 7-in. pots, 20. 25, 30, 35, 40 to SO inches
high, 60c., 60c., 75c., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00
to $2.50.
KENTIA Betmoreana. Large. 4-in., 25c.,
30c. to 35c.; made up of 3 plants. 6-in. pots,
75c. to $1.00.
COBAEA scandens. Nicely staked, 2 to 3 feet
high, 4-in., 8c.
COCOS Weddeliana. 3-in., 15c.
ARECA lutescens. 3-in., 15c.
CREGO ASTERS
The only profitable early Asters to grow on
benches or in p>ots; never fail in harvesting
a good crop in July and August, when flowers
are scarce. We have a large stock raised in
2J^-in. pots, large plants now — pink, white,
shell pink, lavender and salmon. S3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000.
: quick shade, don't forget i
. 3c.;
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only. Cash with order, please. Please state if you
want stock shipped in or out of pots. All plants, 25 at 100 rate-
GODfRtY ASCHMANN ^IZ%. PHIIADEIPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
X x~X-~X~« X--« — X X — X"-X-~X X-~X X— -X— X X
i NEW! NEW! NEW! !
X
/ WINTER
? FLOWERING
WHITE
SNAPDRAGON
The finest and most valuable Snapdragon ever offered. Will flower from
October to July. Indispensible to a retail florist. Fine stock 2J^-inch
pots. Ready for benching. Delivery any time after August 1st.
$5.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Orthr early, as stock is limited.
PHELPS, The Florist. Marlboro, Mass.
,.OS,^.v,^.X— X'^« X'^'X — -X*^- — «-"X-— X'—X^-X^-X'^* — 'X'^
" ■" " Please mention the Exchange when writing.
COLEUS. Heliotrope, Salvias in all va-
rieties; Fuchsias, Geraniums, Ageratum.
Cannas in all varieties; Begonias, English
Ivy, Cobaea Scandens, Etc.
The Home of The Scottii Fern
JOHN SCOTT,
Rutland Road and East 45th St.
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Closing Out Prices
In Plants
ASTERS, Semple's Wliite, Crego
Wbite and Pink, out ot 2-in.,
$1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, A. Ri-
card, out of 4-in., $4.00 per 100.
CANNAS. Fine plants, out of 3-in.,
$3.00 per 100.
PEPPER PLANTS. Large, out of
2-m., $10.00 per 1000. <..^
TOMATO PLANTS. Large, out of
2-ui., $10.00 per 1000.
W. & H. r. EVANS
Rowlandville, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SURPLUS STOCK
FOR BEDDING
1000 CANNAS, 4-in., leading varieties, including
King Humbert, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, 6c.
2000 SALVIAS, 3-in.. 3c.
600 COLEUS, VerschaffeltU, 3c.
VERBENAS, assorted colors, 3-in., fine, 2c.
200 AGERATUM, 3H-in., 4c.
GERANIUMS, Sallerol, 4c.
PETUNIAS, California Giants, 4c.
VINCA variegata, 3!'2-in., 5c.
TRADESCANTIA, Z'A-in., 5c.
HYDRANGEAS in 7- and 8-in. pots.
Will exchange for Chrysanthemum plants.
Geduldig's Greenhouses
NORWICH. CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
U/}e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Chrysanthemums
The "Waterui^ of tlie Benches
Let us hope you have all the early
Chrysanthemums planted and doing well
by this time, and that you have not over-
looked planting a good batch of that
splendid yeUow, Chrysolora ; it is just as
beautiful as the name it bears and a
moneymaker, which of course means
more to us than does the name. The
first thing that usually happens to a
freshly planted bench of Chrysanthe-
mums is a good covering of weeds aU
over the surface of the soil, and that is
not at all a bad sign, for it shows that
you have a live soil to deal with and
not one which has been piled up for
years ; but get after the weeds before
they get too big. Go through the benches
with a little hand cultivator and keep
the surface stirred up, the oftener the
better for newly planted stock. Water-
ing a newly planted bench of 'Mums
properly means to keep the same fairly
moist, at all times ; this does not mean
soaking wet, but to allow the soil to dry
out so that the plants wilt means to give
them a set back. Whether or not you
water once a day should depend on the
nature of the Soil you use, and the way
to find out is to examine it. There may
be places in the bench where the soil
dries out quicker than in others ; that
means there is something not quite right
somewhere. Any open cracks along the
sides of the bench should be closed up
by firmly pressing the soil down, other-
wise the water will run through the
bench without doing a bit of good to the
plants. If there are spots which seem
to be always wet, open up below. In
a week, by proper management, you
should have the bench in such shape as
to be able to water with the hose and
have the soil dry out evenly all over,
and you should keep it so afterward. It
is a hard matter to teach anyone how to
water, but one may offer suggestions that
may be helpful toward getting on the
right track.
Hot Weather Notes
Get Throng'h with the Work
With most retail growers the green-
houses contain less stock during the
month of July than at any other time.
The bedding season is over, which means
that everything in that line is sold or
planted out, and while we may feel en-
titled to a well earned rest, a better way
by far is to wait just a little longer to
take a vacation, and take advantage of
the present in going over the houses
and not only clean up but do all of the
rej>airing that may be required to get
everything into first class shape for the
coming Winter season. It is hot on the
roof of a greenhouse in July, but there
is little relief in sight until the month
of September in that respect, and that is
the time when we are all so busy again
that work which is not absolutely neces-
sary is likely to be put off. Dewy nights
are also frequent toward Fall, making
it often inadvisable to paint or use putty
early in the morning. Why not do all
this work now? Stop work during the
noon hours of the day and go at some-
thing else, but get through with it. Do
your repairing and painting inside now,
the sooner the better ; while the benches
are empt.v it is so much easier to do all
this and in half the time. The man with
a good force on hand and a well estab-
lished business can, or ought to be able
to get away at any time, but for the one
who has to get right down to actual
work in helping to get the houses into
shape for the Winter's crop, the best
time for him to get away is in August,
that is when most of the benches are
full again, the Carnations planted, and
everything in running shape. In order
to have it so, do not lay oflE your extra
help too soon ; pitch in and get through
with every bit that is to be done ; you
will enjoy your vacation much better for
it and you will feel more like getting
down to work again on your returr
The Pakn House
stock Up Now; It ,1b the Best Time
The. Palm house ,,<o£ the retail florist
should 'present a' holiday dress all the
year around ; there is no- reason why it
should be-otherwise. Hardly a day passes
without a sale of a Fern, Palm or other
decorative foliage plant, and the greater
assortment we carry, the better the dis-
play and the easier it isi to make a sale.
No matter how short you may be of
flowering plants during the Summer
months, if you have a well-filled Palm_
house it will be appreciated by the- visi-
tor, and as the class of stock usually
carried in a Palm house is quite hardy
and if anything improves in size and
good looks as time goes on, there is no
good reason for not carrying it. There
is no better opportunity in the whtole
year to stock up a Palm house than dur-
ing July ; the plants will never be offered
cheaper; if shipped from distant points
they can come by freight if properly
packed and if taken care of the plants
by Fall will increase quite a little in
value, more by far than what it costs
to take care of them. To the beginner
it might be of advantage to know that
a good Kentia always sells, and there is
no reason on earth why all of them, if
at all attended to, should not keep on
increasing in value from- month to
nionth. If you stock up at all let 'the
Kentias be one of the print;ipal itdms,
for they not only form the most desir-
able of house plants and as such have
more call than any other plant in the
Palm line, but they are the most useful
for decorative purposes. The next! in
importance as decorative plants are the
Aspidistras, the Raphia flabeliformis and
the Phcenix, but as house plants-you will
sell ten Kentias' to one of the others.
Still, plants which can stand a lot of
abuse and show the least effect of it are
ot importance to the florist, and the last
three named are the ones for that.
Old Palm Stock
The Plants Used for Decorating'
To make use of newly imported stock
of Palms for decorative purposes is all
right when you have no old plants on
hand, but when these plants have been
used for that purpose a few times you
will notice the effect, and frequently a
valuable specimen is rendered useless as
far as selling it is concerned. No mat-
ter how careful the men may be in
handling the plants, broken leaves or bad
tips will soon appear, and while for the
arranging of a group of Palms one can
do better and quicker work by having
nothing but first class stock to handle,
yet good results may be obtained with
stock which is not perfect in every re-
spect, and it always pays to have such
stock on hand just for decorating pur-
poses. The greatest demand for decora-
tive plants is in Winter, and the plants
used therefor have a chance during the
Summer months to recuperate a little,
and the more you help them to
do so the better. A well-shaded house,
a moist atmosphere and making good
use of the hose every day will
help considerably. Another good thing
is to take the plants out of their present
pots, remove some of the old soil from
the roots and repot into a good stiff
loam liberally mixed with some well de-
composed manure. When you find
Palms growing in the West Indies or any-
where else in their native state, you
wonder how they get along with the soil
; they are in. It is the climate which is
I the main factor here ; but when you have
I them struggle along in a pot and expose
them all 'Winter more or less, a shift
' into fresh soil does them good, and if
! taken care of without being disturbed for
i 3 or 4 months, the plants will soon show
I the effects of it and many will produce
I '■'•veral good leaves during that time.
July 5, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
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50,000 CARNATION PLANTS
We are now booking orders for the following field-grown plants, shipments to
be made the latter part of July. Our plants are exceptionally larfee and healthy this
year. Satisfaction guaranteed.
White Wonder Beacon Enchantress Mrs. Ward Perfection
$7.00 per 100, S60.00 per 1000.
May Day, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
GeORGE PETERS & SONS, Hempstead, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRICES: 12 Routed Cuttings »i.OO, 25
Rooted Cuttings $5.00, SO Rooted Cut-
tings (7.00, 100 Rooted Cuttings $12.00, 1000
Rooted Cuttings $100.00.
daili-edouze: bros.. '-'""bI^o^^.^^^nTnTy:*""*-
Pleaao mention th« Exohanre when writtnr-
Enchantress Supreme
Carnations
Bencbln? the Pot Plants
If you are growing on a nice stock of
Carnations in pots to be planted out on
benches, the sooner they get out of the
pots after this date the better. This
does not mean that they cannot be
handled nicely in pots and developed
into good plants, but it it is intended to
plant them out the sooner they get to the
benches the sooner they will get estab-
lished, and plants which are benched in
early July should bring good flowers on
fair stems in September, which is not
always the case with the field grown
stock. No matter how early you house
them, the first crop of flowers from the
latter usually gives you short stems, and
that makes them hard to move. The old
stock in the benches may still be in
fairly good shape, but even at that there
is not much money in carrying the
plants along during July. Why not
throw them out, get the benches into
shape, give the house a few days of rest
and get busy filling up again? Do not
make the mistake of withholding water
from the Carnation benches and allow
the plants and soil to remain indoors for
several weeks before you throw them
out; as soon as you are through with the
plants get everything out of the house ;
make a clean job of it, and the earlier
the date the better for the new tenants.
Clean up, fill the benches, shade the
glass a little, and plant the stock from
the pots. In the meantime keep the
.plants pinched back so as to get them
bushy, and take good care of them.
Pompon Chrysanthemums
Very TTsefnl to tbe Florist
In many of the larger markets of the
country there was a good deal of dis-
appointment last Fall in regard to the
great quantities of Pompon Chrysanthe-
mums which were brought to the mar-
ket and the poor returns which reached
the grower. I do not doubt that we will
hear the same next November, but this
should not prevent the retail grower from
planting the stock he will want for his
own trade. If you watch the market
you wOl always find an abundance of
such stock as is easily grown and can be
handled by the small grower. Some-
thing unforeseen might happen to keep
the market cleaned up, which might re-
sult in fair prices being realized, but
usually it is the other way and the man
who depends on growing ,'or the open
market has not only to try to bring a
superior class of stock, but must be con-
tinuously on the lookout for the latest
and best varieties. With the man who
grows a part or most of the stock he
uses over the retail counter, it matters
but little if they sell Klondyke 'Mums at
5c. per bunch wholesale or not ; his cus-
tomers are willing to pay any reasonable
price he wishes to ask ; and if he de-
pends on a local trade, as so many out-
oftown florists do, he would not sell any
more were he to drop his price to cor-
respond with the condition of the mar-
ket. Plant Pompons and plenty of them
and of all colors ; have some for early,
midseason and late in pots and planted
on benches, and if you have a surplus on
hand at the present, perhaps not suffi-
cient in number to advertise them for
sale, plant them out into the field or in
a coldframe if you prefer; allow about
12xl.'5in. of space between the plants,
and let them develop into bushy speci-
mens. They can be lifted in September
or early October, or some of the early
may flower outdoors if protected just a
little.
Rooted Carnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field-
grown plants.
BASSEn'S flORAl GARDENS cauforSJa
B. S. BASSETT. Prop.
Pleaie mention the Ezohanre when wrltlnc.
CARNATIONS
F.DWNERCSONSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Please mention ths Ezokanffs wh«B vritlas.
rj.Z Spraying and Syringing
Dnrtn^ the Stuniner Uontbs
Without a good warm Summer,
neither the florist nor anyone else could
expect much business during the Winter
months. We need real Summer weather
to give us good crops in the field, even
if we could get along with a little less
heat occasionally, and it is in such spells
that the stock we have under glass needs
especial attention. Take a house of
Chrysanthemums for instance, on a day
when the thermometer registers 90 or
over in the shade ; no matter how well
watered the benches might be, the plants
need syringing at least twice a day, and
the man who finds time to do it three
or four times is doing good work. This
syringing should not be applied so as to
make it a point to soak the bench every
time ; all it is for is to wet the foliage
so as to make it easier for tbe plants to
withstand the heat, and spraying the
walks and below the benches will create
a moist atmosphere, and to quite an ex-
tent help to keep the temperature down.
If you want to be very good to the
Chrysanthemums in the benches you can
give them a nice spraying late in the even-
ing, that is, during hot days. If you
have young Carnation .stock out on the
benches, spray the plants several times
during the day. This also holds good in
the Palm house, and if .vou do not wish
to wet the Ferns too much, let the walks
have it. You cannot expect your Be-
gonias and Primulas to thrive and do
well in a house with a temperature near
the 100 point and a dry atmosphere ;
open up the doors and ventilators ; apply
a light shading, and make good use of
the hose, not to soak or keep the plants
standing in water but to help along to
maintain as low a temperature as is
possible. Spray the plants lightly ; walk
through the house at intervals; live with
the plants if you T''' really anxious to
see them do well ; you cannot expect to
be successful hy paying them just one
visit each day to see whether they need
watering or can get along without it.
Phoenix, Abiz. — T. W. Schock and
Robert S. Fisher have formed a corpora-
tion under the name of T. W. Schock
Nurseries. Inc., to engage in the general
nursery, fruit, vegetable, tree shrub and
seed business. Capital stock, $50,000.
Mebiden, Conn. — The florists' store of
the Blatchley Co. at 36 West Main st.
was broken into and robbed on the even-
ing of June 22. A five dollar gold piece
was taken from the cash register; the
rest of the money, which was in the safe,
was untouched.
New American Beauty Geranium
We take great pleasure in Introducing to our many cus-
tomers for 1913 our New American Beauty Geranium.
For the first time, after working on it for nearly three years,
we are offering it for sale.
OUR CLAIM FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY GERA-
NIUM is that it surpasses all other Geraniums in its real
American Beauty color. The individual blooms measure
2fi inches across. It is semi-double, medium dwarf, of
stately shape. It has come to stay as a money-maker.
Prices to the trade: 2H-in. pots, 50c. each, S5.00 per doz.;
3-in. pots. $1.00 each, 510.00 per doz., cash. Write for
circulars in natural colors and prices on large lots.
John Bauscher '''-q^'st FreeportJII.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Per 100
KAISERIN ROSES, 3-inch pots, $6.00
ENGLISH IVY, 3-inch pots, 6.00
VINCAS, heavy, 4-inch 10.00
FERNS, Scottii, 2i^-inch, S5.00 per 100; 4-inch 20.00
BOUVARDIA, White, 2M-inch 5 oo
CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltlni^.
Palms, ferns, Dracaena Indivisa, Salvias ^ Fnglish Ivy
DRACAENA INDIVISA. 5-in., 2Sc.; 6-in., 36c
ENGLISH IVIES, good busby stocli, 2 feet and
over. tlO.OO per 100.
SALVIA, J2.50 per 100.
ASSORTED FERNS for dishes, 13.00 per 100.
C0C05 and KENTIAS for centers, 10c. each.
KENTiA BEI.MOREANA.4-in. 25c. and 35c.
each; 5-in. TDc. and 75c.
IIBINI^Y WeaiTOIN, Hempstead, IN. Y.
Pleaae mention the ETohanye when writlag.
GERANIUMS
null, Dui;uucr, ruiivviue, i\ii:uTU, .v.vaj
100. J35.0O per 1000. Mixed. $3.60 per 100.
2-Inch stock, itiong, S2.00 per 100, S18.00 per
1000.
Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 and $12.60 per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Rooted Cuttings, fine, clean stock, tbe kind
you want.
Golden Glow, Advance, October Frost,
McNiece, $1.S0 per 100. $12.00 per 1000.
Unaka, $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000.
Chrysolora, $3.00 per 100: 2>i-inch stock, $4.60
per 100.
AH other sorts in fine. 2}^-inch stock, $1.00 extra
per 100.
Cash, please.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltlnir.
GERANIUIV1S
A Good Buy For Any Florist
The finest and the largest lot of Rooted Cut-
tings I ever hadi for July delivery, and guaranteed
to reach you in good growing condition.
$10.00 per 1000 for NUTT and POITEVINE
S12.50 per 1000 for RICARD.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa,
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
GERANIUMS
In Bud and Bloom
S. A. NUTT, BUCHNER, 3M-inch pots, $6.00
per 100.
POITEVINE, 3K-incb pots, $6.00 per 100.
600 S. A. NUTT, 2}i-incb pots, $2.50 per lOO
CANNAS, Robusta, 4-incb, S5.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE, dark blue, 3H-'nch, $5.00 per 100.
SALVIA SPLENDENS, SJ^-inch. $5.00 per 100.
SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. 2}i-inch. $2.00
per 100.
COLEUS, mixed, 2M-lnch pots, $3.00 per 100.
TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS, 4-in. pots.
mixed colors, Single, $1.00 per doz.
Cash witb order
E. C. ROGERS, Roslindale, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writlMg.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
RIcard, Doyle, Poltevine, Castellane, Buchner,
Perkins, Jaulin, Nutt, $10.00 per 1000 ^t.
Cash with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER,:PA.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
CABBAGE PLANTS
DANISH BALL-HEAD. DANISH IROUND-
HEAD and LARGE SAVOY.
Strong Celd-grown, $1.00 per 1000, $7.60 for
10,000. Cash, please. Prompt shipment.
KILBOURN & WILLIAMS, Clinton, N. Y.
Pleage mention tbe Exchange when writing.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
PleaiQ meotlon the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
Poltevine, La Favorite, Viaud, Fleur
Blanc, RIcard, 3-inch, in bud and bloom,
6 cents.
Iris Sibirlca Orlentalls, large clumps.
$10.00 per 100.
Iris Kaempfeii, white, large clumps,
$10.00 per 100.
Cash with order.
J. MURRAY BASSETT
Hannmonton. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums
RICARD, POITEVINE, NUTT, BUCHNER,
DOYLE. Big lot of 2-inch stock, $2.00 per 100,
$16.00 per 1000.
ROOTED CUTTINGS, $10.00 per 1000.
Cash with order
Peter Brown, 'liJ^,^." lantasler, Pa.
PlMM BeBtloB th« Exchang* when wiitlng.
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The Florists' Exchange
fern Seedlings
In the leading best varieties for potting:
ready by the middle of June. For assorted
varieties, $1.50 per flat; 10 flats at $1.25
each; 60 flats at $1.00 each. Plants packed
out of flats for shipment, 110 clumps to a
flat.
Ferns for Fern Dishes
Bushy, full grovm, healthy. 2>f-inch
stock; in eight leading varieties, price $3.00
per 100.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 3M-inch pots, well rooted, ready for
shifting, $6.00 per dozen, $40.00 per 100.
All expreis orders. Cash with order, please.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
Please mention the Eichan^c when writing.
FERNS EIDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Tlat
Ready now, all clean and healthy.
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY,
528 Summit Ave.,
>Vest Hoboken, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS FOR JARDINIERES
From 2ii-inch pots, best market varieties, $3.00
per 100 or $25.00 per 1000.
FERNS IN FLATS
Shipped in or out of Flats. Ready in July, and
August. Only about 10 best commercial varieties
""^ POINSETTIAS
From 2K-™<:'' P""- ■•"'» ""• August delivery,
$5.00 per 100.
Thomas P. Christensen
Short Hills, N.J.
Plemae mention the Eielumte when writllit,
FERNS IN FLATS
Extra fine stock in the lead-
ing varieties. Ready for June
and July delivery.
Write for special prices, stating quantity
needed.
Prices on Fall plants and bulbs are
cheerfully quoted by
F. W. 0. SCHMTZ, Prince Bay, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writiiig.
Boston ferns, m'isoVpeTicwa
Roosevelt fernsjof sloVp^io^oa
WhitmaniCompacta,'pSsl^:S
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, ^"^I^s^'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Dracaena Canes
For immediate delivery
Massangeana and Lindenii, 35c. per ft.
Termlnalls, 15c. per ft. Fragrans and BraziU-
ensis, 20c. per ft.
Baptistil, Shepherdil, Marguerite Story, Lord
Wolseley, Imperlalls, Sanderiana, Guiltoylel,
Regina, Gladstone! and Amabalis, 25c. per ft
COLIN CAMPBELL, 234 E. 58th St., New Vork
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Cuttings
Chrysanthemums ?„ loo
Smith's Advance Sl-50
Unaka 1-50
2>^-lnch pots
Smith's Advance S2.00
Unaka f'ff^
Pacific Supreme ■'■""
Bedding Plants perioo
ACHYRANTHES, red, 2-mch $1.00
STEVIA Compacta, strong, from soil. . . 2.50
Cash with order, please.
lOHN WHITE, IR., Waveriy^Place, Elizabeth, N. I.
Fleaie mention the Exohtnie wkM viltliic.
George H. Peterson, Fair Lawn, N. J.
A representative of The Florists' Ex-
change had the pleasure recently of spend-
ing an hour on the Peony and Rose farm
of George H. Peterson of Fair Lawn,
N. J. It was a little too late in the sea-
son to see the Peonies in bloom, and so
The Exchange man was deprived of that
pleasure, but the sight of the thrifty Rose
bushes covered with beautiful buds and
blooms soon made him forget the fact
that he had missed the Peonies. Every-
thing is so systematically arranged at the
Peterson Rose and Peony farm that the
beauty and merits of the different kinds
of Roses in the several classes can be
compared by going through what may be
called the sample beds, where each plant
is plainly labeled.
5lr. Peterson, unfortunately for the
visitor, was away for the day, but never-
theless, under the courteous guidance of
one of the foremen, the visitor was able
to get a good view of the whole Rose
farm, and to examine the different varie-
ties of Roses grown.
In the Hybrid Perpetual class, Frau
Karl Druschki, Earl of DufEerin, Prince
Camille de Rohan, Mme. Gabriel Luizet,
J. B. Clark, Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi,
Geo. Dickson, Lady Helen Stewart, Mrs.
R, G. Sharman-Crawford, Clio, Baron de
Bonstetten and Mrs. John Laing were
especially fine.
Of the Hybrid Teas, the visitor was
especially impressed with Farben Koeni-
gin, Jonkheer J. Ii. Mock, Marquise de
Ganay, Ladf Alio* Stanley, Dean Hole,
La France, Mme. Jules Grolez, Etoile
de France, Rayon d'Or, Mme. Ravary,
Pharisaer and Prince de Bulgarie.
Among the Tea Roses, Harry Kirk,
Lady Hillington, Duchesse de Brabant,
Mariian Cochet, White Maman Cochet,
Wm. R. Smith and Helen Good, were
particularly pretty.
Among the climbing Roses which were
in bloom at this time were Mrs. Taft,
and Orleans, the latter being remarkably
beautiful ; also climbing K. A. Victoria,
and the much discussed Veilchenblau ; this
Rose was covered with blooms, and a
close examination of it led The Exchange
man to make a resolve that if he ever
planted climbing Roses again on an es-
tate of his own, Veilchenblau would be
included in the planting. It is certainly
a very distinct Rose, and besides being
unique in color it is really beautiful as
seen growing at Fair Lawn.
Besides the Roses seen in the sample
beds, tens of thousands of Roses growing
in the large fields were indeed a beauti-
ful sight. The Roses and Peonies oc-
cupy some 8 or 10 acres. Among the
former there were noted several acres of
fine thrifty plants of Ramblers and
climbers. The soil at Fair Lawn cer-
tainly must be well adapted to Rose
growing, the bushes are all so large,
thrifty and floriferous. Besides, the se-
cret of the fine condition not only of the
Rose bushes but the several acres of Peo-
nies is due, not to the suitability of the
soil alone, but also to the intensive and
careful culture which everything on the
Peterson farm at Fair Lawn receives.
Mr. Peterson's new nursery buildings
and storage houses are located on the
home farm, corner of River rd. and Ber-
dan ave., a mile away from his nurser-
ies at Fair Lawn.
DeWitt House, Florence, S. C.
Down at the hustling town of Florence
in the Pee Dee section of South Caro-
lina, is an interesting person, a Mr. De-
Witt House, florist, landscape ganJener,
etc. Interest begins to grow when we
mention that this gentleman has for
years been an engineer on the Atlantic
Coast Line, devoting the spare time to
the business of flower raising, aided by
a competent assistant, until now he has
a place well worthy of note. Some seven
years ago Mr. House bought property
on the outskirts of Florence and estab-
lished a small place which, like the town,
has grown rapidly and developed even
beyond his holding and the two ceme-
teries close by.
There are two modern even span
greenhouses of good size now being put
in shape for the coming Winter with new
soil. The old remnants of Carnatiohs
bear testimony to some good flowers, and
the same is true of Roses. Adjoining the
greenhouses is a well filled nursery of
Roses, various deciduous trees, vines,
Arborvitaes and ornamental Pines and
Cedars, popular here. A large slat house
is sheltering Box and a miscellaneous
collection of other plants from the in-
tense heat of Summer. There is a splen-
did stock of Asparagus of each kind,
and Swainsona galaga?{olia alba. Here
orders for designs for all occasions are
handled in a businesslike way.
Down town, in the very heart of the
city, is a neat little office with appro-
priate signs, and there are evidences of
prosperity and energy worthy of imita-
tion. Unfortunately, the writer failed to
see the proprietor, he being "out on his
run," but that is only a deferred pleas-
ure. J. L* C.
Chrysanthemums
Major Bonnafion, Nagoya, Golden Glow, Oct.
Frost, Chas. Razer, J. Nonin, Pacific Su-
preme, Rooted Cuttings, 31.00 per 100.
BEGONIAS, flowering, assorted. Rooted Cuttings,
Sl.OO per 100.
GERANIUMS, Poltevine, Rlcard, Doyle, Nutt,
2-in. pots, $1.75 per 100. Assorted, double
pinks, whites, red. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per
100.
COLEUS, Golden Bedder, 10 varieties, assorted,
2-in. pots, S1.50 per 100.
VINCA Varlegata, 2-in., $1.75 per 100.
E. A. WALUS & CO., BEBUN, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Washington, D. C.
Walter Hawley is off on a trip to
Boston, and several others from Gude's
will go this week. Geo. S. Gouldman,
of the Washington Florist Co., is sum-
mering at his home in Fredericksburg,
Fred. Miller, who was with Gude Bros.
for about 20 years, and in charge of the
Shultz establishment at Charlotte, N. C.,
is in town, never looking better, with
rosy cheeks like a schoolboy.
Mrs. McCabe and son met with an
accident on Good Hope road on their
way home, when their horse became
frightened and ran away, throwing both
out of the carriage. Neither was seri-
ously in,iured.
The Florists' Club will meet on July
1, when the resolutions adopted at the
special meeting June 25 that all florist
stores be closed at 1 p.m. on Sundays
during the months of July, August and
September will come up for action. The
committee called on the store men and
they all agreed to close except two ; one
of these men will close if the other does.
Most of the men wanted to close all
day, and the majority of tbem want to
close at 6 p.m. during the week. It is to
be hoped that all will come to an un-
derstanding.
Chas. Merryman has just completed a
beautiful pergola, 118ft. long, lift, high
and 10ft. wide, at the new Normal
iSchool in Mt. Pleasant, made from the
Cedar trees used during the presidential
inauguration. Wistarias have been
planted ; also Tausendschoen, Lady Gay
and Dorothy Perkins Roses. This will
be a beautiful sight in a few years,_ as
the ground is elevated and in full view
of pedestrians and passengers in street
cars. Several large beds of evergreens
are yet to be planted.
W W. Kimmel is responsible for the
work on the Vanderbilt place on Massa-
chusetts ave.. which is certainly beauti-
ful. A background, to hide a garage
on two sides of the yard, is made of 22ft.
to 3.3ft Cedar trees. In front of this,
at the base, are smaller Cedars. The
lawn is in fine condition. O. A. C. O.
In our issue of June 14, through a
misinterpretation, the statement was
made that "Small's had one order for
about 40 bunches at about 25c. each for
the stars and bars," when the statement
should have been to the effect that "there
was one order that some florist usually
had at 25c. each, outside of individual
orders. Mr. Small had the order for the
stars and bars which were used in the
services at Arlington."
Lafayette, Ind. — The F. Corner &
Sons Co. is adding two houses, each
30xl60ft., to replace some smaller
houses, and are in addition to two of
the same size now in course of erection.
A liberal rain that was much needed
and which has been general through the
Middle West, has greatly benefited Car-
nations planted outdoors. W. M.
Roses, Cannas
and Shrubbery
Write for Prices
The Conard © Jones Co.
WEST GROVE, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CYRTONIUM
ROCHFORDIANUM
Extra fine plants of this grand new Fern in 3-inch
pots at $7.00 per 100. These plants are now ready
for a shift into 4-inch and will make specimens by
Fall.
R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
^ AlMl^AC McKInley, red;Vaughan, yel-
^'*A^*^**'^ low; Egandale, bronze; strong.
_,^ .... pots, S4.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevine and othi
pots, S3.50 per 100.
, 3-in.
COLEUS VerschaffeltU, Golden Bedder and 15
others: SALVIAS, Bonfire and Zurich;
AGERATUM Gurney; ALYSSUM, FUCH-
SIAS, Single PETUNIAS, 2-in. pots, $1.00 per
100; 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Cash with order.
ERNEST HARRIS. - DELANSON. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Strong 4-in. and 4H-'
^lumbert. 10c. Bouvie
nd Queen Charlotte, 8c.
King
CSnilflS Humbert, 10c. Boiivier, Crozy
Geraniums
and bloom, Z}^-ln., 5c.
Nutt and assorted, in bud
BELLAMY BROS., TrRSiVv.
Pleaaa mention the Exohanga when writing.
STEVIA
Green and Variegated— Fine Stocit
fUlC yiMUFD We$tCollingswood,N.J.
Ulna. Z.lllllnLll, 3 miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FINE STOCK
MAGNUS PIERSON, Cromweil, Conn.
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Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
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ch.
ARAUCARIAExcelsia
HYDRANGEA OtalisaS-S."-£
plants, 75c. and $1.00 each. Cash with order.
ASCH]VIA^^ BROS., The HusUers
Sacond and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave.
PMIUADEUPMIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRICE
Floral Designs de Luxe ^n.
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
July
1913
The Florists' Exchange
19
PLANTS
From 2H-in. pots, at 13.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS
Sprengeri; ANTHERICUM vlttatum variega-
tum; ARTILLERY PLANTS; PARLOR IVY;
EUONYMUS radicans yarieaata; EUONYMUS
Golden Variegated; HYDRANGEA Otaksa;
SWAINSONA alba; COLEUS, Verschaffeltil,
Golden Bedder; MOONVINES, large flowering
white; PASSION VINE, two varieties.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. IVY,
Hardy English; PASSION VINE; AMPE-
LOPSIS VeitchiL
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Advance, Polly Rose,
White Cloud, Diana, Pacific Supreme, from
2H-inch pots. $2.00 per 100.
KENTI A Belmoreana, 3 to 4 leaves, $1.S0 per doi.
MYRTLE PLANTS, the real Bridal Myrtle, 3-in.
pots, $1.00 per doz.; 4-in. pots, SI 50 per doz.
PASSION VINE. 4-in. pots, 10c. each.
HONEYSUCKLE Halleana, 4-in. pots. $1.50 doz.
CCICCI C 11th and Westmoreland Streets,
. ClOLLC, PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writlllg.
ASPARAGUS
Plumosus. 23^-inch pots, ready July 1st, $2.00
per 100.
Sprengerl. 2>i-incli pots, ready now, $2.00 per
100.
PRIMROSES
Chinese Obconica and Baby. Ready in July
$2.00 per 100.
PANDANUS VEITCHII. 6-inch pots, $1.00 each
PANSY SEED, Giant Flowering. New crop,.
oz. $4.00.
Cash
Jos. H. Cunningham, Delaware, Ohio
Please mention tho Exchange when writing.
Plants and Cuttings
ASTERS
BRANCHING, 5 Colors, $2.00 per 1000
2-in.
100
Begonia Vernon (Sultan) $1.50
Feverfew Gem; Altemanthera, red; Daisy,
Giant Yellow; Salvia 2.00
Stevia, Green 1.50
Geraniums, Salleroi 2.00
Jerusalem Cherries, 2Ji-inch, $1.50 per 100.
Cash, please.
BYER BROS.,Chamliersburg,Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BEGONIAS, Efiordi and Lutninosa
COLEUS, Golden Bedder and Ver-
schaffeltii
GERANIUMS, Doyle, PoiteTine and
Nutt
IVY. Stocky Plants at reasonable
prices.
Samuel Cockburn & Sons
233rd Street and Verio Avenue
WOODLAWN, BRONX, N. Y. CITY
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BEDDING PLANTS
ALTERNANTHERA Brllllantlsslma, 100
2H-in »3.00
GERANIUMS, General Grant, 4-ln 8.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 4-ln 8.00
COLEUS Verschafleltii, Golden Bedder,
2H-in 2.60
CANNAS, Egandale, Chas. Henderson, 4-in. 8.00
DRACAENA Indivisa, 4-in 10.00
WILLIAM MEARS. Rumson. N. J.
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Snapdragons
White, Pink, Yellow, Crimson or Mised.
2-in., $2.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, heavy, 4-in., $6.00
per 100. Rooted Cuttings, S. A. Nutt or Mixed,
$1.00 per 100. Nutt and Buchner, 2-in., $2.00
per 100.
Albert Wm. Boer^er, Gardenville, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SALVIAS
500 Zurich and Bonfire. Extra fine, stocky
plants, .'i-in. pots. $4.00 per 100.
Also large clumps of SPRENGERI. $4.00
per 100, $35.00 pre 1000.
Cash with order, please
DePew Bros., p^f^Zt'SL. Nyacl<, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Commercial Violet Culture
PRICE, $1.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 to 8 Dunne SIreel. New York
We wish to Impress upon our readers thai
all questions Intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upper ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible. In addition to this. If stated
whether it be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown, it
would often enable Identification of speci-
mens difficult to determine otherwise.
(1) Browing' Stocfes in Pots. — Will
you please tell me if Beauty of Nice
Stocks can be grown In Tin. pots suc-
cessfully by feeding?— A. C. P., N. J.
— Beauty of Nice Stocks may be grown
no doubt successfully In Tin. pots, if
careful attention Is given not only to
keeping the plant well fed but also to
watering, and keeping the surface of the
soil frequently stirred so that it will
take in both the fertilizer and the water
readily. When the surface of the soil
in a pot becomes hard, water when ap-
plied largely runs down between the in-
side of the pot and the ball of earth in
which the plant Is growing, and the
plant roots receive only a small per-
centage of the water.
(2) Too Knell I^ime on Qlass. — Can
you advise me what I could use to take
lime off the roof of my greenhouses?
The lime was applied hot by one of my
boys and it makes too much shade. —
J. G. M., Pa.
— ^It is suggested that when the glass
roof of the greenhouse is very dry much
of the lime can easily be removed by
going over the glass with a brush at-
tached to a long handle. Another method
would be to apply water with a hose
under a strong pressure after the lime
on the glass had already been moistened
by rain, or even by heavy dew.
(3) Care of Iris. — Kindly advise me
how to care for Iris after the flowering
season is over. — M. H.. N. J.
— After the flowering season Is over
the surface of the soil about the Iris
should be kept frequently cultivated and.
of course, free from all weeds. If the
soil is poor, bon(
zers may be
(4) Bemedy Wanted for Bose Beetles.
— I am sending you enclosed a few
bugs which I picked off the Rose buds.
These bugs eat the Rose buds at the
time that they are coming Into bloom.
Kindly advise me what I shall do in
orrler'to kill the bugs.— F. A. C. V.. Md.
— The bugs submitted for examination
arc Rose bugs. The most effective
rpmedy is hand picking. Another remedy
is to knock the bugs off on a ,sheet early
in the morning and gather them up and
burn them. Spraying with dilute lime
whitewash or, better still, with Bordeaux
mixture, has a deterrent effect, as these
are distasteful to the bugs, but, of
course, neither can be used after the
flowers begin to show color. Some
recommend hanging vials of bisulphite
of carbon on the Rose bushes. An um-
brella shaped collector with a pall of
kerosene attacked to the small end, so
that when the bush is jarred the bugs
will fall into the collector and roll down
into the pail of kerosene, is sometimes
effective in destroying these bugs.
(5) TTsing- ronr Year Old Asparagus
Sprengerl Plants. — Last Fall we planted
along the edge of our Carnation bench
Asparagus Sprengerl plants, from pots,
that were two or three years old. They
did well, giving us a lot of greens for
our retail work. We would like to know
if we could expect the same results If
-■- used the same plants again this
Thev are looking fine at the pres-
B.-^W. & N.. N. J.
Fall,
ent ti
■ — As a rule growers of Asparagus
plumosus and Sprengerl discard the
plants after they have been used two
Winters: sometimes they use the same
pljints the third year, but it seems to
he :i general verdict that the plants give
ic^V'T- sprays of greens the third year
lli:in Hie second, and still less the fourth
\p'ii- itian the third. It Is suggested
ih;it strong plants set out along the
edges of the Carnation benches this
Summer from 4!n. pots would give more
satisfactory results.
(S) Plant for Identiflcation. — Please
give me the correct name of the en-
closed plant. — J. S. C. Co., N. T.
— The plant sent for identification Is
Commelina coelestis. As there were no
flowers in bloom on the branch sub-
mitted, the color of the flower could not
be determined. If it is white then it is
the variety alba of the above named
plant.
(T) drass for Identifloatlon. — Please
let me know the name of enclosed speci-
men of grass, and also the culture of
same. — O. Th. M., Vt.
— The grass is Polypogon Monspelien-
sls, an introduction from Europe, found
in waste places, mostly near the coast,
from N. H. to S. C. Very abundant in
"Western North America from British
Columbia to Mexico. I have no knowl-
edge of the cultivation of the plant.
S. B., Pa.
(S) Uanettl Stocks. — I understand
that every year there are Imported mil-
lions of Manetti stocks (Rosa canina)
into this country from Europe. I would
like to know if this plant is raised at
all in this country and, if not, why? —
O. Th. M., Vt.
— We- do not know of the Manetti
Rose being grown for sale In this coun-
try. The reason is, probably, that it is
thought the plants can be obtained
abroad cheaper than they could be
grown here. It Is not Rosa canina, but
a variety of a Chinese species which, on
account of its vigorous nature, has been
found useful as a stock.
Pittsburgh
The Iiot spell of weather is holding on
with the thermometer over 90 degrees
daily, and has cheeked the cut flower
trade considerably, there being nothing
doing except in funeral work. Stock is
plentiful and cheap. Carnations and
Roses show the effects of the heat. Out-
door stocks. Sweet Peas, Coreopsis, etc.,
are abundant and sell at any price. The
bedding plant growers are still bringing
in quantities of stock. Geraniums par-
ticnlarl.v. but all sell slowly.
Seed trade is about over. At W. C
Beckert^s seed store the employees are
glad to get a rest after a strenuous sea-
son.
Wm. Edlefson, well known in Milwau-
kee where he was engaged in the florist
husiness for many years, is visiting rela-
tives in the city. His home is now in
Oregon, close to where John Bader, the
well known florist, has located.
At last our representatives at the capi-
tal in Flarrisburg have decided upon a
State flower, naming the Daisy, and if
it suits the governor the Daisy it will be
for Pennsylvania.
The convention of the S. A. F. & O. H.
does not seem to interest many of our
florists : reports so far received indicate
that there will be very few attending.
.Tames Hutchison, aged 84. a gardener,
died last week. Mr. Hutchison was born
in New York State and came to Pitts-
hurgh 74 years ago. He whs with the
Murdock's nursery on Squirrel Hill for
a number of years, and then became fore-
man of the grounds at Allegheny Park,
which place he held for almost fqrty
years.
Soliciting funeral work, or "chasing."
as some call it. is done hy several of the
boys connected with the Ir.ide. and seems
very remunerative. Tj.tst week one of the
florists managed to arrive at the home
of a prominent North Sider and received
a liandsorae order even before the under-
taker got there, so to call it "chasing"
is the proper expression.
E. C. Reineman.
Wm. Turner Goes to Bernards-
ville, N. J.
William Turner, the well known gar-
dener and horticulturist, who. for the
last twelve years acted as bead gar-
dener for the M. C. D. Borden estate at
Oceanic, N. .T., and for a period of seven
vear.s prior to that was head gardener to
'William Rockefeller. Rockwood Hall.
Tarrytown. N. Y.. has. through land-
scape architect .Tohn T. Withers of .Ter-
sey Cit.y. secured the position as general
over.seer on the estates of Frederick
Promwell at Bemardsville. N. .T.. com-
mencing his duties .Tulv 7. Mr. Turner
h.-is won fame in flic horticultural world
through his succors in fruit crowing un-
der glass, as well a-s lliroiigh his many
other notnble achievements, and is the
nnthor of a stnndnrd work entitled
"Fruits and Vegetables Under Glass,"
quite recently published.
ROSES
From 3-lnch pots — strong
Lady Hllllngdon, line stock. Grafted, $18.00
per 100; Own Root, $10.00 per 100
Double Pink KlUarney, Radiance, Harry
Kirk, $10.00 per 100; Grafted, $18.00 per 100.
Pljilc Killamey, White Kiiiarney, Kalserln
Augusta Victoria, Richmond, Perle, Sun-
rise, Sunset, Mrs. Taft (Antolne Rlvoire), My
Maryland, Mrs. Wardell, $8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, Bon Sllene, La France,
Gruss an Teplitz, Clothllde Soupert, Souvenir
de Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kaiserin, Mrs. Taft (Antolne Rlvoire), Pink
KlUarney, My Maryland, Bride, Souvenir de
Wootton, 3-incli pots, $1.5.00 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
^^^ From 2'i;5-in' pots. ^^^
Dolly Dimple, Elise Papworth, Intensltyt
Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Lynnwood
Hall. Nagoya, Patty. Winter Cheer, Yellow
Eaton. S4.00 per 100, §30.00 per 1000.
Autumn Glory, Ada Spaulding, GuUing-
fordil. Dr. Enguehard, Geo. Kalb, Glory of
the Pacific, Money Maker, Mayor Weaver,
Maud Dean, Monrovia, Miss Alice Byron,
Mrs. Baer, Major Bonnaffon. Polly Rose.
Pacific Supreme. Robt. Halllday, Smith's
Advance, Timothy Eaton, Wm. Duckham
S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots B.OO
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2M-in. pots 3.00
FORGET-ME-MOT, 2M-in. pots 3.00
SWAINSONA Alba, 2}^-in. pots 4.00
POINSETTIAS. 2}.4-in. pots 6.00
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SNILAX
As good as it can be grown.
Can nil any sized order at S1.25 per 100 for 250
or over; Sl.oO per 100 for less than 250.
PLUMOSUS, S2.50 per 100; SPRENGERI,
$1.50 per 100; HATCHERI, $5.00 per 100.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention tlie Excliange when writing.
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
2Ji-mch $5.00 per 100
Seedlings : $12.00 per 1000
Greenhouse-grown Seeds. 6.00 per 1000
West Main Greenhouses
CORFU, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ARAUCARIAS, sin. pots, eoc. ^^ ^^^
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, tian;s,Tc.; or"^i1
exctinnge for 2-in. VIncas or Rooted Cuttings.
Evergreens, Shrubs, Shade Trees,
Hardy Perennials Cash with order
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Box 63 Schenectady, N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
20
The Florists' Exchange
Those Present at the 31st Annual
Convention of the American Seed
Trade Association, Cleveland, Ohio,
June 24-26, 1913
Allen, Linnaeus, Floral Park, N. Y.
Annin, Frank W., Toledo, O.
Barte, C. S., Stoors & Harrison Co.,
Painesville, O. „ , j ,,
Beckley, O. P., J. H. McFarland Co.,
Harrisburg, Pa. . , o j
Benedict, Jr., J. E., Commercial Seed
Co., Washington, D. C. , „ ^
Bernet, E. J., J. A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Bolgiano', P. W., Washington, D. C.
Bradley, G. H., Templin-Crockett-Brad-
ley Co., Cleveland, O.
Brown, H. A., Seed Trade Rep. Bureau,
Chicago, 111. ^ „ ^
Bruggerhof, E. B., J. M. Thorburn & Co.,
New York.
Burge, C. S., S. W. Flower & Co., To-
Carmicha'el, Daniel, J. M. McCulIough'a
Sons Co., Cincinnati, O. „ „ ,
Clark, Arthur B., The Everett B. Clark
Seed Co., Milford, Conn.
Cobb, Theo., D. M. Ferry & Co.. Detroit,
Mich. ,. „ a
Cornell. Ben P., Schisler-Corneli Seed
Co., St. ijouis, Mo.
Cov, C. Herbert, C. Herbert Coy Seed
Co., Valley, Neb.
Cranson, F. L., Hartley Mfg. Co., Silver
Creek, N. Y.
Crosman, C. H., Crosman Bros., Roch-
ester, N. Y. . „ ^
Crossland, E. F., Steele, Briggs Seed
Co., Toronto, Canada.
Currie, W. B., Currie Bros. Co., Milwau-
kee, Wis. . „
Dayton, J. H., Storrs & Harrison Co.,
Painesville, O.
Dickinson, O. H., Springfield, Mass.
Don, A. Lee, Weeber & Don, New York.
Dorey, Edward W., A. T. De La Mare
Ptg. & Pub. Co., New York.
Dulaney, B. W., J. C. McCullough, Cin-
cinnati, O.
Edgerton, Geo. B., Harvey Seed Co., Buf-
falo, N. Y. . „ ^
Edmundson, J, W., California Seed
Growers Co., San Jose, Cal.
Edwards, Roy A., Rudy-Patrick Seed
Co., Kansas City, Mo.
Flood, Edward J., Robt. Buist Co., Phil-
adelphia, Pa. ^
Ford, J. H., Ford Seed Co., Ravenna, O.
Foresman, W. B., Crabbs-Reynolds-Tay-
lor Co., La Fayette, Ind.
Garrabrant, W. A., Fruit Grower & Far-
mer, St. Joseph, Mo.
Gillespie. J. L., Rice Seed Co., Detroit,
Mich.
Grenell. W. H., Saginaw, Mich.
Griswold, M. B., Griswold Seed Co.,
Lincoln, Neb.
Guelph, Chas. P.. J. B. Rice Seed Co.,
Cambridge, N. Y.
Guttman, Albert, Manitowoc Seed Co.,
Manitowoc, Wis.
Hastings, H. G., H. G. Hastings & Co..
Atlanta, Ga.
Heath, Albert G.. Vaughan's Seed Store,
Chicago, HI.
Hogg, A. O., Hogg & Lytle, Ltd., Toron-
to, Canada.
Hoisington, W. W., Leonard Seed Co.,
Chicago. 111.
Holmes, H. L.. Holmes Seed Co.. Har-
risburg, Pa.
Hulett. O. S., Rice Seed Co., Detroit,
Mich.
Huntington, Ralph E., Painesville, O.
Johnson, F. G., S. M. Isbell & Co., Jack-
son, Mich.
Jones, Clarence K., W. A. Simpson &
Co.. Baltimore, Md.
Jossman, W^m, R.. Caughty-Carren Co..
Detroit. Mich.
Kalrn, Frank P.. E. F. Spears & Sons.
Paris, Ky.
King, C. M., Northrup. King & Co., Min-
neapolis, Minn.
Kipping. L. A.. Archias Seed Store, Se-
dalia. Mo.
Landreth, S. Phillips, D. Landreth Seed
Co.. Bristol, Pa.
Langbrldge. W. C. Jerome B. Rice Seed
Co.. Albany. N. Y.
LeMay, C. W.. C. W. LeMay & Co.. Lon-
don. England.
Leonard. Edward S.. Leonard Seed Co..
Chicago. 111.
Leonard, Robt. W., Leonard Seed Co.,
Chicago. 111.
Leonard. Simeon F., Leonard Seed Co..
Chicago. 111.
Leulthorp. H. A., H. Leulthorp & Sons.,
Port Hope. Ont.
Livingston. A. W.. Livingston Seed Co.,
Columbus, O.
Livingston. H. R., Livingston Seed Co..
Columbus, O.
Livingston, R., Livingston Seed Co., Co-
lumbus, O.
Loewith, J., Loewith, Larsen & Co., New
York.
Lucas, W. B., John.H. Allan Seed Co..
Sheboygan. Wis.
Lupton. J. M.. J. M. Lupton & Son, Mat-
tituck, N. T.
McCausland. L. B.. Ross Bros., Wichita,
Kans.
Marshall, W. E., W. B. Marshall & Co.,
New York.
Massle, Chas. C. Northrup. King & Co..
Minneapolis. Minn.
Michael. J. S.. Sioux City Seed & Nur-
sery Co., Sioux City, la.
Murphy. J. T., National Photograph Co.,
Columbus. O.
Nicholas, C. G., Torsin Balance Co., New
York.
Nichols, W. H., Painesville, O.
Olds, L. L., L. L. Olds Seed Co., Madi-
son, Wis.
Page, E. L.. Page Seed Co., Greene. N. Y..
Page. Joseph R.. Page Seed Co.. Greene.
N. Y.
Page, Lyman A., Page Seed Co., Greene,
N. Y.
Parmelee, Ei M., John H. Allan Seed Co.,
Sheboygan, Wis.
Peppard, Jr., J. G., J. G. Peppard Seed
Co., Kansas City, Mo.
Philipps, C. J. S., H. Philipps Seed & Im-
plement Co., Toledo, O.
Philipps. W. T.. Wm. T. Philipps & Co..
Toledo. O.
Pieper. A. O.. Braslan Seed Growers Co.,
San Jose, Cal.
Plant, Fred S.. St. Louis. Mo.
Radwaner, Frederick S...R. Liefmann &
Sons. New York. "
Eehm. William L. Daehnfeldt. Odense,
Denmark.
Robinson. J. C. J. C. Robinson Seed Co..
Waterloo. Neb.
Romig, Kenneth. Leonard Seed Co.. Chi-
cago. 111.
Ross. Wm., Ross Seed Co., Louisville,
Ky.
Rowlands, D. D., John H. Allan Seed Co.,
Sheboygan, Wis.
Scarlett, Wm. G., Wm. G. Scarlett & Co.,
Baltimore, Md.
Scott. T. A., Chisholm Scott Co., Cadiz,
O.
Sheaf, B. J., S. M. Isbell & Co., Jackson,
Mich.
Simmers. Hermann. J. A. Simmers & Co..
Toronto. Ont.
Simmers. V. H., J. A. Simmers & Co..
Toronto, Ont.
Smith, Curtis Nye, Boston, Mass.
Smith, J. A., S. W. Flower & Co., To-
ledo. O.
Smith. L. M., Seed Trade Rep. Bureau,
Chicago. 111.
Southworth, E. L., Southworth & Co.,
Toledo, O.
Stanford, E. T., Stanford Seed Co., Buf-
falo, N. Y.
Stokes. W. P.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Strong, R. O., J. C. McCullough. Cin-
cinnati, O.
Stubbs, W. P.. Wood, Stubbs & Co.,
Louisville, Ky.
Templln, R. L., Templin-Crockett-Brad-
ley Co., Cleveland, O.
Teweles, Hugo, L. Teweles & Co., Mil-
waukee, Wis.
Theilman. E. E., Theilman Seed Co.,
Erie, Pa.
Tobin, Thomas, Missouri Seed Co., Kan-
sas City, Mo.
Toledo Scale Co., Toledo, O.
Van Antwerp, Garet, Van Antwerp Seed
Store, Mobile, Ala.
Vaughan, Leonard H., Vaughan's Seed
Store, Chicago, 111.
Warren, Geo. R., Rogers Bros., Alpena.
Mich.
Warren. G. Willett, Rogers Bros.. Al-
pena. Mich.
Waugh. C. A.. The Ohio Farmer. Cleve-
land. O.
Wheeler. W. A.. Dakota Improved Seed
Co., Mitchell, S. D.
Will. Oscar H., Oscar H. Will & Co.,
Bismarck, N. D.
Willard, S. F, Comstock, Ferre & Co.,
Wethersfleld, Conn.
Willard, Jr.. S. F.. A. C. Kendel. Cleve-
land. O.
Wilson, S. A., L. L. Olds Seed Co.. Mad-
ison, Wis.
Wood. Henry W., T. W. Wood & Sons,
Richmond, Va.
Woodruff, Watson P.. S. D. Woodruff &
Sons, Orange, Conn.
Woodruff, Wm. H., H. F. Woodruff &
Sons, Milford, Conn.
Zinton, P. J., E. W. Conklin & Son, Bing-
hamton, N. Y.
LADIES
Mrs. E. L. Page
Mrs. C. M. Page
Miss Dolly Preimel
Mrs. Linnaeus Allen
Mrs. H. Teweles
Mrs. n. A. Hogg
Miss Ida Hogg
Mrs. S. A. Wilson
Mrs. C. S. Burge
Mrs. E. J. Flood
Mrs. John D. Blotzman
Mrs. C. W. Crosman
Mrs. S. A. Wilson
Mrs. E. D. Stanford
Mrs. "W. B. Lucas
Mrs. E. M. Parmelee
Mrs. D. D. Rowlands
Mrs. Frank Therkildson
Mrs. Wm. T. Phillips
Mrs. Albert McCullough
Mrs. J. H. Ford
Mrs. J. W. Ratekin
Mrs. W, D. Ross
Mrs. J. C. S. Philipps
Leavenworth, Kan. — -The Sunnyside
Floral Co. is building two large green-
houses on 14th and Villas sts. When
completed it will have GOOOft. of glass.
Austin, Tex. — The Henk Dirken
Floral Co. has been incorporated with a
capital stock of $20,000. The incorpora-
tors are B. P. Davies, Henk Dirken, Sr.,
and E. P. Davies, Jr.
Newport (R.I.) Horticultural Society
The regular dinner for Judges and
workers which is usually given on the
opening day of a show was omitted on
the occasion of last week's affair, owing
to the distance from the city. But. in-
stead, through the kindness of Mrs. W.
Storrs Wells, the judges, visitors and
workers connected with the show were
invited to a dinner at the Bellevue on
the evening of the closing day. Among
the visitors present were: Joseph Manda.
Leon Oesternel and G. U. Van Daler of
Eobbink & Atkins, and William Tricker
and John Lager of Lager and Hurrell,
all of New Jersey; John Hay of the
H. A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia. Fa. ;
Thos. Knight of Knight & Struck, New
York; R. T. Beers, representing A. N.
Pierson. Inc., Cromwell, Conn.; Paul de
Nave, Fall River. Mass.
The dinner was good, being served in
H. Coles' best style, and was enjoyed
by all. The cigars being lighted. Presi-
dent Andrew S. Meikle called first ui>on
Manager Joseph Manda for remarks;
that gentleman thanked the members
for the hearty support accorded him,
and for the all-round good feeling which
prevailed; he deplored the lack of a tent
in which to place tender material, which
was kept away because of the failure
of the management to furnish such
protection. Special mention was made
of the helpfulness of Oscar Schulz who,
on short notice, furnished suitable ma-
terial and filled up all vacant beds be-
fore the opening of the show.
At this point, votes of thanks were
passed to Mrs. Wells for the dinner, to
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown for the use
of her ground and for the many courte-
sies extended, also to Mrs. Brown's gdr.,
Arthur Leary. who aided in every way
possible to bring the affair to a success-
ful issue.
Other speakers were Leon Oesternel,
of Bobbink & Atkins; John Lager; John
Hay. of H. A. Dreer. Inc.. and William
Tricker. A story telling bee got on the
way, but no awards were made, none
finishing on time; the booby prize, how-
ever, fell to Leon Oesternel, he being
still at it next day.
Mrs. 'Wells has set a good example
and it is hoped that others may follow
at the exhibitions yet to be held.
A. MacL.
Culture of Hollyhocks
{In reply to E. D., Mass.)
The Hollyhock is one of the best
known, and perhaps more generally
grown, than any hardy flower. It is es-
sentially a garden flower. It belongs to
the hardy border or edge of shrubbery,
or in long lines or where a cottage effect
is required, and, because of its statel.y
character, is adapted for planting about
and near buildings, with which they ap-
pear to harmonize.
The Hollyhock is useless as a cut
flower for it wilts almost as soon as it
is cut. But all florists located in a
neighborhood where such plants can be
sold should grow a goodly number to
show how much better varieties there are
than those grown by the masses of the
people, these latter being usually single
and self sown.
The HoUyhoek not being adapted for
the exhibition table it is all the more
necessary that the florist exhibit them
in his nursery. The Hollyhock may be
flowered in pots but would have no com-
mercial value except to advertise them
at "the county fair." The single Holly-
hock is best adapted for the wild gar-
den and edges of the woods. They will
grow in almost any soil, but a rich soil,
not too wet. suits them best.
The Hollyhock was formerly propa-
gated from cuttings, but, at this time,
they are raised principally from seed.
Seed is sown in a coldframe as soon as
ripe, usually in August or September.
Afterward transplanted into coldframes,
they will produce strong plants the fol-
lowing Spring, and will flower in Au-
gust. Seed sown in flats inside in De-
cember or January, pricked out into
other flats, and planted out in April, will
flower late, while, if the seed is sown
in March, they will make good plants
for planting out in May, to stand Winter
outside.
Hollyhocks are more likely to die from
rot than from cold during the Winter, so
a piece of well drained ground should
be selected and some litter may be used
between the rows. There is always a
good demand for Hollyhock plants. The
local florists are the men to supply this
demand, not the florist who lives fifty
miles away, but rest assured you must
show you have the goods and the best
varieties at that.
For early Spring shipment it is ad-
visable to lift a good batch and Winter
them in a store house, but beware of
damp rotting the crowns. Sand is best
to pack them in.
When Hollyhocks have bloomed, their
flower stems should be cut off fully one
.foot above the ground ; this prevents de-
cay of the old crowns.
Liver of sulphur is a good spray to kill
the rust, using 1 oz. to 3 gala, of water,
also Bordeaux mixture, or copper solu-
tion, or any of the fungicides offered for
sale in this paper. But don't wait until
the foliage is all gone before applying
the remedy.
Inquirer is likely to meet with failure
if he attempts to grow the Hollyhock
for any other purpose than as a garden
plant, unless it is to exhibit in pots for
the purpose of advertising. W. 6. G.
Foley Mfg. Co. Receives Big Award
A .iury in Judge Pomeroy's Court of
the Circuit Court of Cook County, at
t'hicago. rendered a verdict in favor of
the Foley Manufacturing Co. against the
city of Chicago for twenty-two thousand
five hundred ($22,500) dollars, June 27,
1913.
This suit was brought by the plaintiff
to recover damages to its plant at West-
ern ave., Artesian ave., 25th and 26th
■sts., caused by the C. B. & Q. R. R.
in the elevation of its tracks, pursuant
to the carrying out of the provisions of
a city ordinance passed by .the city coun-
cil of the city of Chicago, compelling all
the railroads to elevate their tracks,
which track elevation deprived (he plain-
tiff of the use of its switch track, which
switch track, prior to elevation of the
road bed, permitted the placing at one
time for loading or unloading, as many
as ten carloads, compelling plaintiff to
load and unload its cars elsewhere at
great loss and inconvenience ; moreover
reducing the value of its lumber yards
for drying purposes, as the railroad con-
structed embankments and concrete' walls
fourteen (14) feet high for a distance
of about seven hundred (700) feet to
west and southwest of Foley's lumber
yards, thereby cutting off the usual south-
west winds of Summer, so favorable for
air-drying that famous airdried Cypress
that made "Foley," so familiar a word
in greenhouse construction circles.
Change in Hitchings & Co.'s
Philadelphia Office
We understand there has been a
change made in the management of Hitch-
ings & Co.'s Philadelphia office. Herbert
/S. Gott, who has been part of the sales
force at the New York office for some
time, goes to Philadelphia on July 1 to
take charge of the office there.
Guadalupe, Cal. — ^A note from The
L. D. Waller Seed ,Co. advises us that
although this is its first year in business
it has easily obtained all the orders
needed for the fifty acres on which it is
growing. The company is specializing
in Sweet Peas, Nasturtiums and small
flower seeds, and intends to increase its
acreage considerably next year. The
climate and soil at Guadalupe equals
that of the Lompoc Valley for Sweet
Pea growing, and the company claims
to have as good crops of this staple as
any in the State. Seedsmen traveling
through California are cordially invited
to visit the ranch.
Morgan Paek, III. — Jacob Russler,
florist and grower, filed a petition in
bankruptcy on June 24; liabilities, $8,-
339.60; assets, $6683.98.
July S, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
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LIST OF
ADVERTISERS
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CONTENTS
McManmon.'J. J 35 Rogers, E. C 17CoIeus 1-S-U-lS Tomoto Plants . • .ix, . « i-», ■ ^
McManus, James 43 Rolkcr & Sons. A 7 16-17-18-19 Tradescantia 16 »-.Wi> 1 Ilri> 1 O Page
Mears, Wm 19 Rosemont Gardens 36 Conifers 12 Trees 12-19 Afliliation from the Retailers' View-
Memphis Floral Co.. . .36 Rosery Flower Shop, Cosmos 14 Tuberoses 3 point 34
IVlenand.L 34 The 34 Cuplieas ■-■■}* Vegetable Plants .1-2-4- American Gladiolus Society 22
. Franli N IS MetropolitanlMaterial _ Ro^endale Nurs. & __ Cut Flowers^. .^38-39-40- ^^ 6-10-12-14-16-17 American Seed Trade Association
^ "" " '" ^" '" ... -« -n ..J ..= Aa T, .... . c.._j n e io Convention 25
List of Tiiose Present.
The.
_ _ _ Rosendali_ _ . _. .
Esier.JohnG 38 Co.." " 33-49 Chouses 19 41-42-4.3-44-45-46 Vegetable Seeds. ...2-5-12
s,W.&H.F 16 Mette, Henry 2 Routzahn Seed Co 4 Cyclamen Plants 2- Verbenas 14-16-19
A"mM"'lmoortinE Co..40 Eyres Florist. .'. 34 Meyer & Co., John C. .15 Royal Glass Worlss. .. .50 3-4-7-9-14 Vincas...
Am SoawnCo 4 Felix & Dyiihuis 12 Miami Floral Co 35 Rudolph, Max 35 Decorative Stock. . .6-7-8- Vines 12-19
Amkr Wooden Ware Feithousen, J. E 18 Michell Co., Henry F. . 6 Rupp. John F 3 9-10-11-14-15-16-17-18- Violets 17
MfE Co., The 47 Fiedler & Co., A. G.. ..34 Michelsen & Co 12 Russin & Hanfling.
Anderson,J.F 15 Field. H. W. . . .^. . . . .36 Michi^a ■ -. .
14-15-16-17-18 American Sweet Pea Society,"ExhI-
ition of 22-23
American Association of Nursery-
men and Pacific Coast Nursery-
men's Association. Joint Conven-
tion 24
. 14-16
19 Wallflo'
ield.H.W 36 Michigan Cut Flower BLyerson, U. Cutler 40 Dish Ferns. .1-2-8-14-15- Zinnias
W^rrrNu'rs '.'. 12 Fletcher & Co., F. W. . 3 Exchange 40 Salter Bros 37 16-17-18 „„..»,„„.,o
AMermueIler,Geo.H.40 Floral Hill Gardens... .33 Michler Bros. Co 35 Sambrook Bros 37 Dracaenas.. . 1-7-14-17-19 MISCELLANEOUS
AolineMfE.Co 48 Florists' Hail Ass'n. .. .38 Midgley & Co 37 Sander & Son 9 Dusty Miller 14 Aphine..... 48 Among' the Growers:
AMeleate Florist 34 Flower Growers' Sales Millang. Chas 43 Sauter. A 43 Elm Trees 12 Artificial Flowers.. ...38- Peterson, Geo. H.. House. De Witt. 18
Aschmann Godfrey. ..16 Co 44 Mills The Florist. Inc. .35 Sawyer. A. A 14 Euonymus 19 39-40 A Note of Thanks 23
Asrhmann Bros 18 Flower Shop, The 36 Minneapolis Floral Co. 36 Sceery. Ed 36 Evergreens 4-12-19 Bamboo Canes 4 Any Stamps Good on Any Class Mail. 22
Austin H 4 Ford.M.C 41 Minge Floral Co., The. 36 Schling, Max 36 Farm Seeds 2 Baskets ,v?SiS Boiler, A New (Illus.) 30
BadBle'v 'kiedel & Ford, Wm. P 42 Moninger Co.. John C..50 Schmidt. J. C 10 Ferns 1-2-8-14-15-16- Boilers 33-49-50 Books Received 23
Meve^ Inc 43 Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Moon Co.. The Wm. Schmitz. F. W. O ....18 17-18 Canes 18 Castillejo. or Castilleja 31
Baer Julius 34 Co 3 H . 12 Schultz, Jacob 35 Ferns m Flatsl-2-8-14-15. Cane Stakes 6 Catalogues Received 10
Bake'r The Florist 37 Frauenfelder, C 34 Moore. Hentz & Nash.. 43 Scott. John 16 15-16-17-18 Cattle Manure 3 Cleveland Retail Notes 31
Baldwin, Florist., .37 Friedman Florist 34 Moore Seed Co., The. . 3 Scranton Florist Su^ Ffre^Seeds ' ^ 2^-7:1 CufFfower Boxes: -.38:19 Cmbs and Societies:
ISJ^ws^irnXH.-:?! ?romSft?'H:E.V.;::::ti i^^Jj'a?F?oraYCo:;:;;35 Sh"al;,S°anridge-iCo:il pge^MtNoV.:!:*..' 9 St FW Vases... .^1 „ Newport (_R. I,).Hort..Soc. of.
Bassett's Floral Gar- Frost, Chas 7 Mt. Gilead Pottery Co.47 Shepard's Garden Car- =-— o>-— i" ^..-.- i — ... ■iS.^Q
BiS,j:Murray:;::l^ a^cSTM::::::! ^^ll^iSr;;;;! sS^%f.;;:;;:43 Fuc^i^;;:-:7:i4-i6:i8 De^tiv; Everg^ens^^ ^SSS^c^^^^.^sioi-ini::::: 'I
FruitPIants ........12 Cycas Leaves 38-39 Convention City, NeWs from the 30
Fruit Trees 12 Dagger Ferns 38-39-40 Cost and Overhead Expense (A Paper) 28
43 Fuchsias 7-14-16-18 Decorative Evergrei
ltSiJ:5^'::::i? 8±S'^^°Sax^« ^^i^S^^:::^ lS:^i£-R;:;ti HS&d:.-..v^.;i-? Design Boxes .lis^o ^-^-^ve^^n^ ^ic^ mtiuence ..
1 iSfs.^he»;f2 Gi^sr.-co:::::::::;S K,r^'.^'::::::ll ^SSSS;J^:s:s.-'t ^—^'^^^ ^nS:^.^.^. igSLf^s^Jl^fn' America,- Xn:
&^^:::::;::*i g^SfeJJitfv^:::;:;:!! ^^^'^^ .^'-^.o ''^".'-'^^.'^::^ ^-^^^.^t p^f^:::.s^^ Ig^gtM. Board:::::::::
bSc^ow Floral Co. ...36 Graham & Son, Adam..35 National Nurseryman. Slinn,B. S.. Jr 43 gladiolus 6 Pert, e„e ..8 Ffty Tears Ago . ... 14
D«5eru>vi. CrpAter N Y Florists' Tl.,. 12 Smith&Co ED 8 Hardy Perennials 12 Fertilizers 48-61 Florists Club of Philadelphia 22
B™Sn%.G:::::::i4 Ass'I . :. ^.43 N^ral Guano -Co::::li imith & Fetters-Co., Heliotrope 1-14-16-17 Florists; Letters..38-39^0 Foley Mfgr. Co. Receives JBig Award ^
Bennett, C. A 12 Grcek-Amer. Florists' Neidinger, Jos. G.
EsrerlcJ-..H-.-H::::*t cr'ey'^olTh-os.-j:::::*" Krhoii!johrs.'r?:::i6 sS6;:^vif::::u Honeysuc-kie. ....:::.; 19 FiowerBoxes 39 Hitchings & co., change m pwia.
iSling, H. G. . . .^. . .46 Griffin. F. W._. ...... ..35 Niessen Co.. The Leo, .45 Soltau Fernery, B^. .... 18 Hydrangeas.^..^.^..^^^ , 1- FJ^-w- Pots . . . . ..... .47 ^Offlce^^^.^. .^.^.^. ^. ^. ^. . . ............
The " " "'35 Hemlocks 12 Florists' Supplies 38- Gardeners and Florists' Club of Bos
SupplyCo 40 New Salem Fern Co!.. 39 Smith,' R J.:: ::::::: :43 Herbaceous Plants 12 39-40 ton.
rey Co., Thos. J 7 Nicholas, John S 36 Smith Co., W. S T. . . .12 Honeysuckle 19 power Boxe
riffin,F.W 35 Niessen Co., The Leo. .45 Soltau Fernery, B 18 Hydrangeas ... .1- Flower Pots
grf'srlcoS's'" ^^C^"'' """" """"42 O'-WdThe 36 ^"'^^''^J'TlS "" ^'" 51 Ipomoea...'."' itltSg Galax Leaves 38-39 Japan Lilac Tree ..
^H ■ °. : . 12 Gt^VaA--Wa;eren--.S ^T t^^' ^^ \ ' ' l^ St?"ns Lumber -Co.-,"' I?y ,K-,V,„ V ^fo" ^flV » ' ' '''^■^''-"^Ih Market. Bevlew Of the 41
ot VU L 7 n 37 Kriiiiff 12 Palmer & Son, W.J 34 The A T 51 10-14-16-17-19 Gold Letters 40
Backistone,Z.U_....|^ KniijH .^. i| p„i, pioral Co., The. .35 Stok« Walter P 4 Japanese Maples 12 Glazing Points.. 2-6-1 1-48 Massie, Chas. C. (Portrait) 26
Blackistpne,J.Dan...« OudeBro^.Co ^/ p^,^^^ j<,h„ L 34 StooSoffCo h"a' 48 Jajonica.... 12 Greenhouse BIdg 49- Newport Show (Illus.), The 26
GSttmanFlowir-Grow- Parkes Construction" Sto?^ & Hr^^ifon Co., Jerusalem Cherries. ... 19 _ . . 51-52 N. T. and N. J. Ass'n of Plant Grow-
Ouwerkerk, P 12
*12 Palmer&Son,W.J...,34 ""■^(^'^"/^ 'y'""" "'""51 " 10-14-16-17-19 Gold Letters
■istone j.i..a....:34 Gude Bros.'CoV.: : : : . .37 Park Floral Co., The. .35 Stokes, Walter P 4 Japanese Maples 12 Glazing Points 2-6-11-48 Massie, Chas.
BloomTs 1* GuntherBros 43 Parker. John L. .... ..34 StoothoCf Co., H. A . . . 48 J/por '" '"-—■■ "'-■- '" "^ '"-
Roddineton A.T 5 Guttman Flower Grow- Parkes Construction Storrs & Harrison Co., Jen's.- ;vVo ,.,^r> r~ u r- ,
Boaoington, ^ 1, ■ 19 "(~ 43 Co 49 The 4 Kentias 1.5-16-17-19 Greenhouse Construe- ers
BofgSo&S^.J. .":: 4 Haberme-h-I's-So-ns;--j: Parshelsky Bros SO SyJacus-e-pott-e-ryCo-.:.47 Lantanas. 14 tion ..... 49-51-52 N. Y. Florists' Club Out
bSSs Blake. 43 J .^ 36 Patten, Helen F 37 Taylor, Edward J 8 Lemon Verbenas 14 Greenhouse Goods . . _ . 49- ir^s^ry Kept.
.43 Ha^en^Avgust „7 Pearce, Georg.,, . .^^ .49 Thompson . Co., C.B_.3S \^^;: ;::;::: :,^ Greenhouse Materi^^ OMtnar.:
Co., J. D 8 Lil
14
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Bonnot Bn
Received
Bon Ton Flower Shop, Hait&Robms"on: : : : : Jse P'^f'^ Fro'al Co., Th^mpsoi; " clrnaiion"' Ljlf ^ulbs 1-3-4 ...... .. ,..„j-^„._^^ Brookes, Frederick "Wm.
Bo?e=M:A::::::::::i6 "sTuTst^w^oTs^.^i Pei;clno-Rossi-&-co:::J7 Th';?bV-'rn°-co.;-j:-M:: 4 uipA-ibum:::.^^^^^^ guu^s 6^9-51 our headers- views 23
B?IS Bros, inc.... 8-37 Hanford, R. G 18 Penn The Florist. . 34 Totty. Chas. H 10 Li mm Auratum 4 Heaters. .. ... 49-51 p^j^^ j,; ^.j the Show 22
BSSlHentiFlowerColO Harper, Wm. Warner.. 12 Pennock-Meehan Co.,^^ Traendlj-SSchenck. -'' "-- "—- ~ ».,«l...™ - . - -.
Breck-Robinson Nurs
Breitmeyer's Sons, J..
' 'Geo::::i7 vL"<rhfn°s sTed'stJre -2U LogeIi-as-.-.~.:.".T.V::;i.i4 Huckleberry Branches_^ Redwood, Cal., A (Illus.) 59
BetaUer, The (Illus.) 34-37
S. A. F. and O. H., Convention Pro-
gram 27
Jardinieres 47 Seed Growing Under Irrigation 29
^3 14 Laurel 38139 seed Trade Beport 3
:i8 Moonvines ....14-16-19 Laurel Festoonmg. . 38-39 gtj.g^y Notes from C3t. Britain (Illus.) 31
_ _ :i2 Pennock-Meehan Co., f raendi7&Sch'en-ck.::43 Lilium Giganteum . . . . 1-4 Heating Appliances Promoting "Horticultural Interests..
,.12 Harris, Chester 37 S. S. . 45 Travis Co., G. E 49 L; mm Rubrum 4 49-51 publications B—'"'^
— o Jf i^-'T^r^"'? lo ^"rThe"'^'^''"%7 ^'^"^T^^'r''w--fl UyTf^feTalle';;: -ii H^t BedSash.SsUKol? Qrtestion Box
rr?r>^roJ.::.-.-*:H fJ^fchStjofn-C::::::!? Pe?fsIs:-ns,-Geo::::t| ^L"gS!:?rSe"ed1-toYe-.-i' ^Ltr::'..'....l.U Huckleberry Branch.
Buckb'ecH.W 37 Heacock Co., Jos 15 Phe'ps. Ifi vick's Sons, Jas 7 ^*anetti 4
Bunyard A. T., Florist36 Heinecken, Otto 12 Philips Bros 36 viereck, F. C 35 Naples. ..12 '"J*"^!?; „„
Burg^in'sSons,Valen- Heiss Co 35 Pierce & Co 34 Vincent, R., Jr., & Sons ^J'^^P'"/" l"" {^"">"="<= ^9
tine 10 Henderson & Co.. A... 14 PierceCo F. O. . . . . .51 Co 12 Mangold 14 In
Burnett Bros 2 Henshaw & Fenrich. . .41 Pierson. Inc.. A N . . . 1-9 Virgin. U. J 36 Mesembryanthei
Burpee. W. A. & Co... 7 Herbert & Fleishauer. . 4 Pierson (:o.. F. R 1 Walker. Wm.
38-40
Byam. E. J.
.37 Herr, A. M.
..17-19 Pierson. Magnus 18 Wallis & Co.,-E.-A.-
.47 Pittsburgh Cut Flower " ' '
Mushroom Spawn 2-4 Laurel Wreaths. . . . 38-39
RierBros 19 Hews & Co.. A. H 47 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Ward & Co.. R. M. . , . 3 Mushroom spawn -* i-au. e. ^ .«....»..,. oo .. gweet Peas in California »
SldweHThe Woods- Highland Park Green- Co. • • 44 Warendorff, A 36 Myrtle... ....19 Lemon Oil. 48 .p^^j^ g;,,^ ^he 22
l.„ rr. 38 houses The ....35 Plantlife Co 48 Wax Bros 24 Nasturtiums .. .1-14-16 Leucothoc bprays dN _ , _^
CaUfom^a-Florist-.--rhe:37 Hilfingfr'Bros.:::: : : . .47 Pollworth Co. C. C. . .44 ^SerTco-..-C-.-S: : : :49 Nasturtium Seed 4 Lumber - -j^jj --■ "-^ —
&mp Conduit Co.. HiilCo..Thc E. G 46 Potter .Floral Co .... 35 Weeber & Don 6 Norway Maples 12 Magnoha Leaves .. .^0
■^c 51 Hitchings .4 Co 52 Pulverized Manure Co.48 Welch Bros. Co 44 Norway Spruce 12 Manure. 3-b-48
Campbell Bros... 17 Hollywood Gardens.. . .37 Quaker City Mach West Main G'houses. .19 Nursery Stock 12 «»;■<:» -^_^^
CaSpbelUConlin 18 Holm & Olson 37 Co. 49 Weston, Henry 17 OnionSets 2 ^oss..— •*» |^
C^neFIorist 34 HoIton& HunkelCo.. .44 Quidmck G'houses. ... 8 West View Floral Co... 34 Oak Trees 12 N.kotiana .48
Champion & Co.. J. Home Correspondence Ramsburg, G. S 6 Wettlin Floral Co 7 0'"""^=- ' ■ ;>; •„■ 1 ' ' ',9 p*hn-L.Mvei 38
N .. 36 School 40 Randall.A.LCo 46 Whilldin Pottery Co., 0"""°="H S'"?? ' ' J^ pSjidee^ies 38-
Chickgo Carnation Co.46 Horan. E. C ..43 Rawlings. Elmer 33 The 47 0™'"""="J* S™!"- " • }? Partridge Berries ... *
Childl, John Lewis.... 6 Horticultural Adverti- Reade & McKenna. . , ,50 White. Jr.. John 18 2'T Ij7^\'9 YC^r Peckv Cvoress 49-51
Chinmck.W.J 17 ser 12 Reed & Keller 38 Wietor Bros 46 Palm.s 4-7-12-15-17 ^J^^'j^J^^ *" ^^
cSSensen, Thos.P..18 Howard's Flower Shop. 34 Reid, Edward 45 Wilson, H. E 37 P''"^"^:- ■ %-, oaJih-f'lq pSs 2
CuS^FIoria 37 Idlewild Greenhouses.. 36 Reimers. M. D 35 Wilson, R. G 34 P^"=V Secd^2-3-4-5-6-7-19 P ncers -
Clay&Son 48 Igoe Bros .....38 Reinberg, Peter 46 Windier Wholesale p'wl';?,!!,, ii PM-pitings. . .. 33-51
Coclbum & Sons, Imperial Seed & Plant Reuter & Son, Inc., S. Floral Co 40 Pelargoniums ?? P ?ntfife 48
Sam'l 19 6, 3 J 9 Wood Bros 19 Peonies .....12 ™^""e ^^
Conard&JonesCo....l8 Interstate Tobacco Co., Rice Company, M .39 Woodrow & Marketos.43 Pftumas ii-io-io _ ••• .,
cCombs, Arthur 8 Inc 48 Riebe, F. C. 14 Woodruff & Sons, S. D. 7 P|ne Trees^ 2 P^^Pf- • g' ' v - ; ■ ■ ' ^{
Coombs Florist 35 Isbell.S. M. & Co 6 Ritchy, F. W 17 Young & Co., A. L. . . .42 Plum Trees ^-H ^^^P'"^ """S 2.6.11.5O "• •>
Coombs,JohnR 8 Jackson & Perkins Co.. 12 Robinson & Co., H. Young Florist 37 Pomsettias .V,|?",q Puttv Bul-bs 2 Tuxedo Hort Society's Su
Cotsonas&Co..Geo...40 Jacobs, S. & Son 61 M 39 Young & Nugent 36 18 Raffia ' '■"" —
ckson & Perkins Co.. 12 Robi
,S. &Son 61
Ciw^W.J... 40 Jennings, E. B 2 Robinson Co. (Inc.), Zange-n. O. V -.- _.
Cowen's Sons, N 49 Johnson Seed Co 2 H. M 42 Zimmer. Charles ... .8-18 P".'
Trade Notes:
Louisville 11
Montgomery 14
Providence 15
'Washington 18
Pittsburgh 19
New Haven, Albany 38
Syracuse, Buffalo, Troy 39
Rochester, New Bedford 40
Milwaukee. Cincinnati 41
New York 43
Boston 44
Philadelphia 45
Chicago 46
Indianapolis. St. Louis 47
Dayton, Spokane 48
San Francisco 49
urner. "Wm.. Goes to Bernardsville,
CoyIe,James: 43 Johnston, T. J., & Co. .37 Roemer, Frederick.
Craig Cx).. Robt 7-15 Jones. H. T 12
Crouch. Mrs. J. W. . . .34 Jones. Inc.. Percy 46
Crowl Fern Co 38 Kasting, Wm. F. Co . . . 1
Crump, F. F 35 Keller, John A 35
Cunnmgham, Jos. H. . , 19 Keller Pottery Co 47
Cut Flower Exchange. 43 Keller Sons, J. B 37
^Bros 17 Kervan Co., The
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Notes; The Palm House; Old
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pon Chrysanthemums; Spraying
and Syringing. 16-17
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Danker Florist 34 Kcssler, Wm 43 vertising copy received after 12 noon Wednesday, no Sarvia's-i--7-i4-i5--l-6-17-19 Stakes 6 I,OGANSPOBT IND.--J. A,
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DavCo., W. E 37 King Construction Co. 49
Deimud Co., J. B 46 Koster & Co 12 Abutilon 14 Bulbs 1-2-3-4-7-12
Deans & Jacobson 14 Kroeschell Bros. Co. . .49 Achryanthcs 14-18 Bu:
DcBucfc,John 9 Kucbler, Wm. H. . .
DcNave,'Paul 9 Kuhlmann, H. H...
DenOuden&Sons, H..12 Lager & Hurrell 91 Alyssum.. 14-lS California Privet 12
DePew Bros 19 Lange, A 34 Ampelopsis 18-10 California Pi
Diener & Co., Richard. 3 Lange, H. F. A 37 Anthericum 19 ^;^ .
Dietsch Co., A., ..... ... 51 Lan^iah^r, A., H 43 Antirrhinum 3-6-^^10; Cannas'.'. : .' 1-8-14
Primulas ...: 3-4-10 Ru:
Privet. .:: 12 Sash ...33-49-50-51
Privet Cuttings 12 foaline. . ^8
Pvr(*thnim 14 Sheep Manure 3-b-4»
Rhododendrons: : ; : '. 7-12 Sheet Moss 38-40
Roses 1-4-8- Shower Sprays 50
9 l-d-l-l-12:iS-17-18-l? Sil_kaline Thread. . ^^.15
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Seasonable Stock 6-7-8- lile 01 stanaing ou lue guiiei gmzing a new
9-10-11-14-15-16^17-18- Tinfoil 39 house when the writer called, and re-
in Tobacco Dust. 48 njarkgij that it seemed almost a dream
Snapdragoi
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14-16-19 Tubs „•„■■„;,■ f I spent such
He declared he never
vacation before nor
Diller, Caskey & keen.51 Leedle Floral Co
Dillon.J.L 19 LemonOilCo 48 AppIeTrees
Dodd, Chas. H 51 Leonard Seed Co. .... . 2 Araucanas,
Domer & Sons Co.. Leonhard & Son, Emil.lO Arcca
F 17 Leuly. Emil 18 Artillery Plants 19 i .d,»,„
Doy'l-eCo.,Wm.E 34 Littlefield Florist 37 Asparagus. ..1-3-4-7-9-12 Centaurea^ ...14 SweetPotato
g;fe^oi^rG'-hous.:«3 — ;';-';4^5-0-.52 Asters .Itltlt "^Hf- -- --
Dreer, Henry A.,Inc47-48 Ludwlg Floral Co., Astcrmum 14 Chrysanthemum Cut-
Dwell.^KaberCo.,The50 E. C 37 Azaleas 7-12 tings ,vVI'i;in
Eagle Metal & Supply Mader. Paul 9 Bay Trees v1"Jr~- pl , 15-17-18-19 =^^=^
Co ......33 Martin & Forbes Co... 37 Bedding Plants 7-12- Cigar Plants ^.14
Ebbingc&VanGroos..l2 May, L. L.. & Co 46 ,,.,l/:l^ Cineraria
Ebelc.Chas 36 McCallum Co.. Inc. . . .44 Begonias., ,.2-7-14-16-17- Clematis
rds Folding Box McCluni " "
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4.10 43-44-45-46
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iIm-'h- Wreaths 38-39
15-16-17-18 Wire Work 40
the waters.
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'Co 38 McConncIl, Alex 30 Berberis 12 Cold Storage
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Bulbs
1-3-4
Efsele C 19 "c^'.".'. . ."."''!^"^"aO Bi'c^ing-Heart::.:: : : :i2 Cold Storage Lilies
Elliott &-Sins,-'W 2 McHutchison & Co... . 4 BlueSprucc ..12 I -i , „'r
E Ztt,Wm.H 10 McLcllan Co., Inc., Bouvardias 8-17 Cold Storage Lily of
Eramans,Geo.M 14 E. W 11 Boxwood 4-12 theValley 1-3-4
B! American Carnation
PRICE. $3.30
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a le S Duane Siroel, New York
.Tacob Fredrickson, a native of Den-
mark, for some time employed in the
landscape department of the Panama-
Pacific International Exposition at San
Francisco, died Thursday, June 19, of
tuberculosis. He was buried at Cypress
Lawn Cemetery, San Mateo, Cal., June
24. The deceased was a man of good
education and was thought much of by
those who knew him.
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Promoting Floricultural Interests
At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of Cor-
nell University, the work of the Department of Horti-
culture was divided between the two departments of
floriculture and vegetable culture. Thus the New York
State College of Agriculture of Cornell University is
the first institution to have distinct and separate de-
partments of floriculture, pomology and vegetable gar-
dening. Dr. A. C. Beal was appointed professor of flori-
culture and Paul Work will be in charge of the work
in vegetable gardening.
Index to Florists' Exchange, Vol. XXXV
This index, covering the period from the first issue
in January to the last issue in June, 1913, is now ready
for distribution. It contains a complete reference to
all matters of interest wjiich have been mentioned dur-
ing the past six months, and we should like every suli-
scriber who keeps full files of The Florists' Exchange
to have a copy. A full file of this paper, with its index,
constitutes about as valuable a floricultural encyclo-
paedia to date as we know of. Subscribers wishing this
index can obtain it by notifying us by post card. Copies
will be mailed to those who have advised us in the past
of their desire for same.
Florists' Club of Philadelphia
The July meeting of the Florists' Club of Pliiladeliiliia,
held on Tuesday evening, July 1, was lightly attended.
The meeting was primarily to discuss the advisability
of holding the next National Flower Show here. Owing
to the lack of a suitable building to hold a show of this
magnitude, it was decided to wait until the August
meeting before taking any definite action. Pres. Thi-
low appointed a committee, consisting of Adolph Far-
enwald, George Burton and John Andre to inspect the
Second Regiment Armory and to ascertain if it could
be secured, providing the other proposition mentioned
at last month's meeting would not prove suitable.
Hugo Niessen and William H. L. Geirse were proposed
for membership in the Club. W. H. E.
Exhibition of the American Sweet Pea Society
This takes place at Horticultural HaU, Boston, next
Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13. Those who were
present in the same hall, on a similar occasion, (July,
1912), will recall with pleasure that this was a popular
affair. It was refreshing and educational to note the
great number of amateurs who brought in their mite
and the gratification and pride they took in staging
their exhibits.
We are informed that the amateur growers will again
be present in force next Saturday. Good luck to them,
and may they increase and multiply, not only on this
occasion, but wherever the schedule gives them an op-
portunity, for extension of business for grower and
seedsman can come only through the amateur. For that
reason he should be encouraged wherever practical.
The schedule provided by the American Sweet Pea
Society for the coming show has been made a wonder-
fully worthy one through the liberality of the trade and
others, and presents every opportunity to the keen
grower to step in and do a little showing, with every
opportunity to win distinction and a blue ribbon or two.
Prize Money at the Show
A study of the names of contestants at our shows,
local as well as national, tends to confirm one in the
opinion that there is much hesitancy in risking competi-
tion by the great majority of our florists, and perhaps
also a certain amount of indifference, neither of which
traits make for advancement of the neutral tradesman.
Thus, much money and cups galore go to the compar-
ative few who scan the schedules closely and grow
stock for those classes in which they feel they have
a fair chance for making a winning.
We would like to see this indifference, fear, apathy or
whatever it may be called, broken. Every man in the
trade prides himself on his success in doing certain
plants or cut flowers better than his neighbor; the
place to test this out is on the boards.
Of late years there has been some "easy money" lying
around for the vigilant, and the tendency every time is
to increase the dimensions of the cash prizes offered at
our shows.
The blue strip on the award card, which attests to
the winning of a first, is not a half bad advertisement
to hang up in the office, and a string of these gives the
customer confidence that he is dealing with a wide-
awake grower.
By all means, let us have more general competition
at our shows.
Federal Horticultural Board
Notice of Quarantine No. 10, with regulations, eft'ec-
tive on and after Aug. 1, 1913, has been issued by David
F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture, covering the gipsy
moth and brown-tail moth. Attention of our readers do-
ing business in various sections of the States of Maine,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont
and Connecticut, is called to this notice in order that
they may obtain copies of the regulations and govern
themselves accordingly.
At the points placed under the ban, practiceilly every-
thing is in quarantine with the exception of fruit pits,
seeds of ornamental trees and shrubs, field, vegetable
and flower seeds, bedding plants, and other herbaceous
plants and roots. Coniferous trees, and Holly and Lau-
rel, are particularly singled out in the quarantine act,
which not only extends to the live products but, as well,
covers the native trees after they have been converted
into logs, poles, posts, etc.
Copies of Quarantine Notice No. 10 with regulations
may be had on application to the office of C. L. Marlatt,
Chairman Federal Horticultural Board, Dept. of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. C. The blanks on which to make
application for inspection or for permit are furnished
upon request by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau
of Entomology, 43 Treraont St., Boston, Mass.
The Tariff Bill
We have prepared and print herewith a synopsis of
the Tariff Bill as it stands at this writing, and while .
it is still in the hands of the Senate, noting only
those items which affect the industries we represent.
Practically all the changes in verbiage the reasons
for which have been so ably presented by J. Mc-
Hutchinson of New York, with a view to ridding the
interpretation of the several items so noted from am-
biguity, have been incorporated in the bill as it now
stands.
These same recommendations were supposed to have
been adopted by Congress in its final consideration of
the bill before it was passed on to the Senate Com-
mittee hut, in some peculiar way or other, these sug-
gestions were only half way adopted, and in that con-
dition passed the House and went to the Senate where
its Finance Committee has now endorsed and adopted
the changes in verbiage which were asked for.
The bill, as it now reads, meets very closely the
requirements of all those interested from whom The
Florists' Exchange has heard.
Tariff Bill as Reported by the Finance Com-
mittee to Senate Caucus, June 20, 1913
Underw'd Payne
Bill Law
Orchids, Palms, Azalea indica, and cut flowers,
preserved or fresh 25 pc ad 25 pc ad
Lily of the Valley pips. Tulips, Narcissus, Be-
gonia and Gloxinia bulbs SIM SI M
Hyacinth bulbs, Astilbe, Dielytra and Lily of
the Valley clumps " S2.50 M $2.50 M
Lily bulbs and Calla bulbs or corms S5 M S5 M
Herbaceous Peony, Iris, Kaempferior Germanica,
Canna, Dahlia and Amaryllis bulbs SIO M SIO M
All other bulbs, roots, root-stocks, corms and
tubers which are cultivated for their flowers
or foliage. ._ 50c M 50c M
Stocks, cuttings or seedlings of Myrobolan
Plum, Mahaleb or Mazzard Cherry, Manetti
multiflora and Briar Rose, Rosa rugosa, three
years old or less SI M gl M
Stocks, cuttings or seedlings of Pear, Apple,
Quince, and the Saint JuHen Plum, three
years old or less SI M $2 M
Rose plants, budded, grafted or grown on their
own roots 4c each 4c each
Stocks, cuttings and seedlings of all fruit and
ornamental trees, deciduous and evergreen
shrubs and vines, and all trees, shrubs, plants
and vines commonly known as nursery or
greenhouse stock, not specially provided for
in this section 15 pc ad 25 pc ad
Potatoes (See provision in Free List below) Free 25c bu
Seeds, Castor beans or seeds, per bushel of 50
pounds 15c 25c
Poppy seed, per bushel of 47 pounds 15c. 15c
Mushroom spawn and Spinach seed Ic lb. Ic lb
Canary seed J^c lb Free
Caraway seed Ic lb Free
Anise seed 2c lb Free
Beet (except Sugar Beet), Carrot, Corn salad.
Parsley, Parsnip, Radish, Turnip and Ruta-
baga seed 3c lb 4c lb
Cabbage, Collard, Kale and Kohl Rabi seed 6c lb 8c lb
Egg plant and_ Pepper seed 10c lb 20c lb
Seeds of all kinds not specially provided for in
this section 5c lb Oc lb
(The Underwood bill , however, provided that no
allowance shall be made for dirt or other impuri-
ties in seeds provided for in this section.)
Barley— per bushel of 48 lbs 15c 30c
Buckwheat — per bushel of 48 lbs Free 15c
Corn or maize — per bushel of 56 lbs Free 15c
Oats — per bushel of 32 lbs 6c 15c
Rye Free 10c bu
Wheat (See provision in Free List below) Free 25c bu
Beans, per bushel of 60 lbs 25c 45c
Onions— per bushel of 57 lbs 20c 40c
Peas — per bushel of 60 lbs 10c bu 40c bu
Straw 50c ton $1.50 ton
Teazles 15 pc ad 30 pc ad
Underw'd Payne
GLASS Bill Uw
Unpolished cylinder, crown and common window
glass, not exceeding 150 square inches J^c lb IJ^c lb
Above that and not exceeding 384 square inches. . Ic lb 154c lb
Above that and not exceeding 1200 square inches l^c lb 3i^c lb
(Both bills provide that glass in the forms men-
tioned imported in boxes shall contain fifty
square feet, as nearly as sizes will permit, and the
duty shall be computed according to the actual
weight of glass.)
FREE LIST
Agricultural Implements
Plows, tooth and disk harrows, headers, harvesters, reapers, agri-
cultural drills and planters, mowers, horserakes, cultivating, threshing
machines, cotton gins, beet and'sugar cane machinery, wagons and
carts, and all other agricultural implements of any kind and descrip-
tion, whether specifically mentioned herein or not, whether in whole
or in parts, including repair parts.
Miscellaneous
Plants, trees, shrubs, roots, seed cane and seeds, imported by the
Department of Agriculture or the United States Botanic Garden.
Broom Corn.
Wheat (shall be subjected to a duty of 10c per bu. when imported
directly or indirectly from a country, dependency or other subdrvision
of government which imposes a duty on wheat imported from the
United States).
Rye.
Buckwheat
Corn or Maize.
Fruit plants, tropical and semi-tropical, for the purpose of propaga-
tion or cultivation.
Hop roots for cultivation.
Moss, seaweed, and vegetable substances, crude or unmanufac-
tured, not otherwise specially provided for in this section.
Myrobolans.
Potatoes (shall be subjected to a duty of 10 pc ad when imported
directly or indirectly from a country, dependency, or other subdivision
of government which imposes a duty on potatoes imported from the
United States).
Seeds. Cardamon, Cauliflower, Celery, Coriander, Cotton, Cum-
min, Fennel, Fenugreek, Hemp, Horehound, Mangel Wurzcl, Mustard,
Rape, St. John's Bread or Bean, Sorghum, Sugar Beet and Sugar
Cane for seed; bulbs and bulbous roots, not edible and not otherwise
provided for in this section; all flower and grass seeds; coniferous
evergreen seedlings, 4 years old or less; all the foregoing not specially
provided for in this section.
American Gladiolus Society
The schedule of prizes to be offered for competition
at the exhibition to be held in Minneapolis in August
in connection with the S. A. F. convention, has been
issued and contains thirty classes, eight of~ which are
for amateurs. The open classes are as follows:
No. 1, $10. — For best display 50 spikes Gladiolus
Primulinus Hybrids; stems ISin. from first bloom;
blooms over 4ins. wide; open form.
No. 2, $5. — For best new seedling-, 3 spikes, variety
must be ready for market within three years. Plants
must be 4%ft. high. BloomjS 51ns. wide, open form,
clear color.
July 5, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
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Prizes offered by C. Betscher, Canal Dover, O.:
No. 3, $5 in gold for best base 25 spikes Dawn.
No. 4, $5 in gold for best vase 25 spikes Maize.
No. 5, $5 in gold for best vase 26 spikes Mrs. James
Prizes offered by B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass. :
No. 6, $10. — For best vase 26 spikes Early Bird
Prize offered by H. W. Koerner, Milwaukee, Wis.:
No. 7, silver medal. — Best vase Chicago White.
No. 8, silver medal. — ^Best vase Mrs. Francis King.
No. 9, silver medal. — Best vase Princeps.
No. 10, $10. — Best vase Vaughan's Rainbow Mixture.
Prizes offered by Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago and
New York:
No. 11, $5. — ^Best vase 25 spikes Golden Queen.
No. 12, $6. — Best vase 26 spikes Michigan.
No. 13, $5. — Best vase 25 spikes Lucille.
No. 14, $5. — ^Best vase 25 spikes Purity.
Prizes offered by E. E. Stewart, Brooklyn, Mich.:
No. 15, $10. — Best 12 varieties not now on the mar-
ket; 3 spikes each.
Prize by Peter Henderson & Co., New York:
No. 16, $10. — ^Best collection 10 varieties; 6 spikes
each.
Prize by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. Pa,
No. 17, $5. — Best 12 spikes any white variety.
Prize by M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, O. :
No. 18, $5. — Best yellow seedling, never before ex-
hibited. Blooms to be good size and no blotch; 6 spikes.
Prize by A. H. Austin Co., Wayland, O.
The four special classes are:
No. 27, Michell's silver medal. — -For vase containing
6 spikes of the best white Gladiolus.
No. 28, Michell's bronze medal. — For vase containing,
6 spikes of the best yellow Gladiolus.
Prizes by H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa.:
No. 29, $5. — Second prize, best yellow, 6 spikes.
No. 30, $5. — Second prize, best white, 6 spikes.
Prizes by Chamberlain & Gage, So. Natick, Mass.
Exhibits are required to be ready for judging by
12 M., Aug. 20. Schedules may be had of the secre-
tary, L. Merton Gage, So. Natick, Mass.
American Sweet Pea Society
Annual Elxhibition and Convention
July 12 and 13, 1913, at Horticultural Hall,
=^=^^^^^^^;:^= Boston, Mass. =^^^^^^^^
A_Note_of_Thanks
Jiditor The Florists' Exchange:
Will you allow the representatives of the American
Rose Society who were in attendeuice at the Hartford
Hose test garden in Elizabeth Park, in the city of Hart-
ford, Conn., Jime 21, to acknowledge the courtesy re-
ceived from the pubUc oflicials of that city represented
by the President of the Board of Park Commissioners,
T. S. Weaver, and Superintendent of Parks George A.
Parker? We had the pleasure of gomg to the main
parks of that city, and these gentlemen, with utmost
graciousness and courtesy, provided for our comfort.
Benjamin Hammond,
Secretary Am. Rose Society.
At a very enthusiastic meeMng of the executive com-
mittee, held in Horticultural Hall, Boston, Saturday,
June 28, President William Sim presiding, the follow-
ing special prizes were received and placed on record,
and will appear in the schedule additional to those al-
ready published.
The full schedule will be issued this week.
The Boston Flower Exchange, Inc. Prize. — 6 vases,
6 varieties, 100 sprays to a vase, arranged for effect.
Gypsophila, Sweet Pea haulm. Ferns or other foliage
can be used; arrangement to count 50 per cent. — 1, $15;
2, $10; 3, $5.
Mount Desert Nurseries prize. — For basket of Sweet
Peas, arrangement to count: 1, $10;
The Penn silver cup, value $50 for the best display
60 sq. ft
Messrs. R. & J. Farquhar & Co.'s prize. — Best six
vases of Sweet Peas, 25 sprays to a vase, 6 distinct
Spencer varieties: 1, $15; 2, $10.
The John Lewis Child's prize. — Best vase of mixed
Sweet Peas not more than 25 sprays: 1, $5; 2, $3; 3,
$2.
Gardeners and Florists' Club of Boston prizes for
children. — Best vase white, light pink, deep pink, laven-
der, crimson or scarlet, any other color, (> sprays to a
vase. For each one of these six classes the following
awards are offered. — 1, $3; 2. $2; 3, $1; 4, 50c.; 5, 25c.
For the best bouquet of Sweet Peas. — 1, $6; 2, $3;
3, $2.
The Peter Henderson & Co.'s prizes for private gar-
deners.— 12 vases of Spencer Sweet Peas, in 12 varie-
ties, 25 sprays to a vase: 1, $15; 2, $10.00.
Tlie Peter Henderson & Co.'s prizes for amateurs. —
12 vases .Sweet Peas, 12 varieties, 12 sprays to a vase;
1, $12; 2, $8; 3, $6.
Donations for the guarantee and general fund were
also received or promised by the following firms and
gentlemen: P'ottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., Means &
Thatcher, Peter Fisher, J. L. Miller, Lord & Burnham
Co., Henry Comley, A. D. Stearns Lumber Co., Boston
Cut Flower Co., J. H. Breck & Sons, R. & J. Farquhar
Co., W. N. Craig, Welch Bros., Mt. Desert Nurseries,
G. B. Dorr.
The following were nominated for judges: William
H. Duckham, Madison, N. J.; Edward Kirk, Bar Har-
bor, Me.; Geo. W. Kerr, Doylestown, Pa.; A. H.
Wingett, Lenox, Mass.; Charles Knight, New York,
N. Y.; Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J.; Andrew
Miekle, Newport, R. I.; E. H. Wetterlow, Manchester,
Mass.; Samuel Goddard, South Framingham, Mass.;
Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass.; W. T. Hutchins, Mill-
l)ury, Mass.; Arthur Griffin, Woburn, Mass.; W. H.
Waite, Yonkers, N. Y.; Wilham Kleinhcinz, Ogontz, Pa.
The following managers for the exhibition were ap-
pointed: James Wheeler, Natick, Mass., Robert Cam-
eron, Cambridge, Mass. For schedules and other in-
formation write to Harry A. Bunyard, secretary, 3't2
W. 14.th St., New York, N. Y.
Additional special prizes will be found in our issue
of June 28, page 1529.
Tuxedo Hort. Society's Summer Exhibition
The Summer exhibition of the Tuxedo Horticultural
Society was held on Friday and Saturday of last week.
The show was composed exclusively of products grown
outdoors and, consequently, was not as attractive as it
could have been made without restrictions.
The Roses in this locality were not as good in quality
nor as large in quantity as they were a week or ten
days ago; nevertheless, they made a very creditable
display.
In class 1 for the best display of Roses, there were
four entries. H. M. Tilford (J. Tansey, gardener)
won first with a good display, wherein numerous va-
rieties of hybrid Teas predominated; George F. Baker
took second with a good collection. C. B. Alexander
(Wm. Hastings, gardener) had a splendid lot of Roses,
iDut the space was too small to show them to good ad-
vantage. Mrs. C. M. Bell (D. Mclntosli, gardener) had
an attractive display, which moved the judges to give
it an award of special mention for superiority of ar-
rangement.
C. B. Alexander was the largest winner in the other
classes for Roses, with G. G. Mason (D. S. MiUer, gar-
dener), H. M. TUford, G. F. Baker (Jas. MacMahan,
gardener), Mrs. C. M. Bell, and Mrs. Carhart (Chas.
Costecli, gardener), following.
Next to Roses, Sweet Peas were most in evidence.
These were shown in large variety and were of pretty
good quahty, considering the time of year. G. G.
Mason was the winner in the class for a collection, and
Wm. P. Hamilton (Frank Watson, gardener), second.
Peonies were nearly all over, but G. F. Baker and
C. B. Alexander showed fairly good blooms. There
were two good exhibits of pereimials; Mrs. L. S. Chan-
ler was first and G. F. Baker second.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., made a dis-
play of Orchids, which was admired to the extent of
causing the stock to be almost entirely disposed of.
The same firm exhibited a large number of splendid
Bay trees, as well as Boxwood and Hydrangeas.
The Tuxedo Nursery made a very showy display of
perennials, wherein Iris showed up conspicuously by
reason of the variety and quality.
On Saturday, the second day of the show, table
decorations were in evidence. D. S. Miller was first
with a centerpiece of mixed Sweet Peas and outdoor
Asparagus; A. Barth was second with a centerpiece
also composed of Sweet Peas; Charles Davidson took
third with a decoration of Hiawatha Roses and Adian-
tum cuneatum.
The attendance at the show was fairly good. The
judges were Adam Patterson and Charles Bieschki,
Rowayton, Conn. DAvro McIntosh.
tion in last week's issue of your valuable paper from
Martin C. Ebel, secretary of the National Association
of Gardeners, in wliich he found objection to an ac-
comit of a recent meeting of the New Jersey Floricul-
tural Society, at which he was a speaker.
Mr. Ebel attempts to correct what he says was in-
correctly reported. In the next breath he makes ad-
mission of a fact to which I continue to take exception.
He says: "The gardener can do nothing better in the
interests of his profession than to accept positions on
the public boards of his community which serve for the
pubUc welfare, when asked to do so." In a few lines
following, he states: "The gardener should not envy
those appointed to that position, for all that is attached
to it is much work; and the man who conscientiously
performs his duties will, every time he pleases one, dis-
please another, and the only remuneration he can look
for in well doing is bitter feeling engendered against
himself because he cannot please all."
With one hand he prods us on; with the other he
would hold us back, in a fight in which all those of
our profession should take an earnest and whole hearted
interest.
We all know that we cannot serve two masters at
the same time. If we faithfully perform the duties
entrusted to us, it is but natural to presume that some
individuals, afl'ected by our acts, will find objection. I
am sure a gardener serving on a shade tree commission
or on a county park board, with a sense of fair play
and justice and a full knowledge of his duty, woidd
not be any more fearful of criticism of the proper per-
formance of his duty than those of other professions
with their prated knowledge of something with which
they are unfamiliar. The man who fears doing right
lest he oifend some one is not worthy of the name man.
It woiild be a natural consequence to expect criticism
from some sources, but in the last analysis we would
have to accept it from whence it came. Mr. Ebel's ob-
jections on this score are puerile and feeble.
If Mr. Ebel is doubtful of the desirability of garden-
ers on the boards to which they seek appointment, we
would request that he lend his aid in having a gardener
appointed to one of these bodies to convince the public
that he alone is best qualified to have charge of those
things which are now being managed and cared for by
others. In so doing he will contribute his efforts in
cultivating the first flower that will bloom in what we
hope will some day be a beautiful garden for those who
have done so much in sowing the seed of agitation and
enUghtemuent.
We, who are insisting that those of our profession
have been kept out in the rain, when by virtue of their
knowledge and practical training, they should occupy
the positions of honor within, are making a fight against
great odds. We are only asking for that which we main-
tain is rightfully ours. There are those of us who would
be willing to serve on these boards gratis, to awaken
the people of this coimtry to the realization that gar-
deners can be as good officeholders as those of any other
profession. Let the banker to his bemk; the lawyer to
his laws; the merchant to his goods; the clerk to his
books; the doctor to his patients, and the gardener to
the trees, the shrubs, the flowers, as the keeper and cul-
tivator of the ornaments of Mother Earth.
Orange, N. J., July 1, 1913. John DEttVAN,
Secretary New Jersey Hort. Society.
OUR
^>V READERS'I
VIEWS
Turtles to Eat the Slugs and Snails
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
For the benefit of your readers who from time to
time seek a remedy for slugs and snails in their green-
houses, I suggest they get a good sized turtle and give
him the job. Toads, frogs and turtles live on insects,
and therefore should be encouraged to make the green-
liouse their home. Turtles are very fond of slugs, and
are about as clieap as any insecticide on the market. —
G. M., Mass.
Gardeners as Park and Shade Tree Commissioners
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
It was with much surprise that I read a communica-
Books Received
Die Gaetenkultur oes 20ten Jahehundebts (Gar-
dening of the Twentieth Century). By Leberecht Migge.
Published by Eugen Diederichs, Jena, Germany. Price,
unbound, 5M.; bound, 6M. 12PF. This is a standard
work on the laying out of private estates, home gar-
dens, school gardens, parks, cemeteries, etc., covering
174, pages in all, in which are scattered throughout 71
illustrations and 23 drawings of noteworthy exampli?.
of the subjects covered.
O j I ^bituarg J
Frederick William Brookes
Frederick William Brookes, a resident of Cliicago
since Oct. 23, 1833, died at his home in Morgan Park
June 22, at the age of 86 years. He was born in Lon-
don, and came to New York in 1832. The foil )wing
year his parents started for Chicago, traveling by ox
team, and completing the journey in 35 days. Mr.
Brookes was a charter member of the first printers' un-'
ion in Chicago and editor of the old Chicago Democrat.
In 18-19 he became a cattle buyer, and in 1857 engaged
in the flour and feed business. Following the Civil War
he, with his father, built what is believed to have been
the first greenhouse in Cliicago, and conducted us a H.ir-
ists' shop. In 1893 he retired. He is survived by three
sons.
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New York Florists' Club Outing
Under a clear blue sky and with refreshing breezes
the members of the New York Florists' Club with their
families and friends started on their thirteenth annual
outing and games at Witzel's Point View Grove, Coi»
lege Point, L. I., on Tuesday morning, July 1. The
steamer Isabel was comfortably filled when she left
the pier at the foot of East 24th St., at 10.45, 287 per-
sons being aboard, which number was augmented by
late arrivals at the Point.
The only accident of the day occurred at the very
start when, in wtorking the steamer out of the pier, she
collided with another vessel behind her; this, however,
only served to cause a stampede from the "bar" side
of the boat, which brought the Isabel back into bal-
ance again. While the city was unbearably hot, both
during the sail (which naturally, was much too short),
and at the picnic grounds, there was a deUghtful breeze.
There were music and refreshments in plenty on the
boat, and a safe landing was made at Witzel's pier at
about noon. The customary grand march was led by
the band to the photographer's stand, where the usual
group picture was taken. Immediately following this
the breakfast bell rang and there was no delay in the
invasion of the dining hall. Sharp appetites did full
justice to the splendid breakfast, during the course of
which the band enlivened the occasion with popular
selections. During breakfast the drawings were made
for the vases, umbrella and parasol, and the prize win-
ners announced later.
Breakfast disposed of, every one repaired to the
grounds, and, after a short rest, preparations were made
for the sports program. This was unusually complete,
and furnished considerable excitement and competition,
to say nothing of much good natured fun in some of
the contests. Chairman Philip F, Kessler, and most
who said it was the fastest thing he ever seen come out
of a sleepy town. It was the wheelbarrow race, one for
men and another for the ladies, and several of the male
contestants had to be stopped on their course down
toward the river and away from the goal post.
At 6 o'clock, after the final event, a sumptuous din-
ner amid much joviality brought the day's festivities to
a close. Shortly before 8 p.m. the crowd embarked on
the good ship Isabel and made the return trip under the
stars. Music and dancing served to pass the time on
the way, the prize waltz contest was held, and when
the boat reached her 24th st. pier at 9 p.m. every one
was surprised and regretful at the quick return. The
party then dispersed, after unanimous decision that the
day had been most enjoyably spent. The outing com-
mittee and its energetic chairman well earned the
thanks of all in having so ably taken care of every
one and everything.
The Events and the Winners
Prize Drawings, for two vases, silk umbrella and silk
parasol — 1, Miss Wittman; 2, Mrs. Powell.
Ladies' Bowling (open to members only), special
prize, hand embroidered centerpiece — Mrs. Hornecker.
Ladies' Bowling (open to all ladies), prizes $7, $6, $5,
$4, $3, $2, $1 — 1. Miss Her; 2, Mrs. A. Sohmutz; 3, Mrs.
Phillips; 4, Mrs. Cerebelli; 6, Miss L. "Wittman; 6, Mrs.
Chadwick; 7, Mrs. Georgie.
Five Youngest Babies, prizes 5 dolls — 1, Geo. Cot-
sonas, Jr.: 2, Bruce Birnie; 3, Muriel Powell; 4, Ray-
mond Schwarz; 5, Evelyn Vocke.
Oldest Lady, prize $5 — Mrs. Jervis.
Children's Race, girls and boys under 5 years, 50ft.,
prizes J3, $2, $1 — 1, Harry Phillips; 2, Edw. Einsmann;
3, Mary Miciial.
Girls' Race, 6 years, 25 yds., prizes $3, $2. $1 — 1,
Emily Schlichting; 2, Anna Weber; 3, Martha Schmutz.
Girls' Race, 7 to 8 years, 35 yds., prizes J3, $2, $1 — 1,
Rose Smith; 2, Mabel Jacobson; 3, Elizabeth Weber.
Girls' Race, 9 to 11 years, 60 yds., prizes $3, book, $1 —
1, Marion Traendly; 2, Gertrude Schuneman; 3, Gene-
vieve Einsmann.
Boys' Race, 6- to 7 years, 35 yds., prizes $3, $2, $1 —
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The members of the N. Y. Florists' Club with their wives, sisters and sweethearts at the Club's
Outing at Witzel's Point View Grove, July 1, 1913
of his committee, who had worked hard to ensure the
success of the outing, were on hand to bring their
plans to a successful fruition. Mr. Kessler's committee
consisted of Victor Dorval, Harry Weston, A. Buch-
holz, Louis Schmutz, Jr., W. J. Phillips, Bert. Chad-
wick, Roman J. Irwin, Anton Schultheis, Jr., A. De-
meusy, Jr., H. C. Riedel and Paul Meconi. • Jos. Vocke
and Percy Richter of Philip Kessler's store proved of
considerable assistance.
Of much satisfaction to all was the distribution of
prizes as won, and Mr. Kessler was kept quite busy
disposing of the attractive little brown envelopes. The
races started with the events for the girls and boys
in various classes of 6 years and up, and the future
florists appeared to take a keen delight in the events.
Consolation prizes were awarded to a number of little
ones and sufficed to stop the tears of those who ran not
quite fast enough. Races for the ladies of certain and
uncertain ages brought many entries, and many slip-
pers were seen flying over the course. In the races for
the growers, wholesalers and retailers, considerable new
talent was shown, and some remarkably thin fat men
competed in the fat men's race. The baseball game,
married men vs. single men, caused much dispute, and
after two innings the game was suspended, the score
then being 4-0 in favor of the single men. 'The umpire
made his safe escape. The bowling brought out the
usual large list of entries, and the same method of
prize awards was employed as last year, three balls, pins
only to count, being the game in both the ladies' and
men's tournaments. The feature of the day was a
novelty imported from Philadelphia by Mr. Kessler,
1, Francis Einsmann; 2, Geo. Vocke; 3, Sidney Chadwick.
Boys' Race, 8 to 9 years, 50 yds., prizes $3, $2, Jl —
1, Philip Kessler, Jr.; 2, Wm. Einsmann; 3, Chas.
Traendly.
Boys' Race, 10 to 12 years, 60 yds., prizes $3, $2, $1 — ■
1, Jos. Walter; 2. Chas. Miesem; 3, Louis Nicquet.
Boys' Race, 13 to 14 years, 200ft., prizes $3, $2, $1 —
1, Geo. Walter; 2, H. Jacobson; 3, L. Einsmann.
Girls' Race, 12 to 14 years, 50 yds., prizes $3, book,
$1 — 1, E. Schmutz; 2, Katheryn Miesem; 3, Agnes Kess-
ler.
Girls' Race, 15 to 17 years, 200 ft, prizes $3, $2, $1^
1, Ellen Hughes; 2, Margaret Miesem; 3, Margaret
Weber.
Boys' Race, 15 to 17 years, 200 ft, prizes $3, $2, $1 —
1, P. J. Walter, Jr.; 2, P. Einsmann; 3, P. Beurlein,
Girls' Race, 18 to 20 years, 200 ft, prizes $3, $1.50.
$1 — 1, Miss Jean Birnie; 2, Miss Helen Erhardt; 3, Miss
Eleanor Reich.
Young Mens' Race, 18 to 20 years, 100 yds., prizes $3",
$2, $1 — Edw. Manda; 2, J. Devir; 3, Arthur Weston.
Potato Race, girls under 16 — 1, Barbara Miesem; 2,
E. Schmutz; 3, Dorothy Thorn.
Potato Race, boys under 16 — 1 Philip Kessler. Jr.; 3,
Chas. Miesem; 3, Louis Nicquet.
Potato Race for Unmarried Ladies, prizes $3, $2, $1
— 1, Miss Birnie; 2, Miss Hughes; 3, Miss Leach.
Potato Race for Married Ladies, prizes $3, $2, $1 —
1, Mrs. F. Smith; 2, Mrs. Hoyt; 3, Mrs. Frazer.
Married Ladies' Race, 60 yds., prizes $5, $3, $2 — 1,
Mrs. Engelking; 2, Mrs. Handel; 3, Mrs. Hoyt
Unmarried Ladies' Race, 21 years and over, prizes,
$3, $2, $1 — Miss Annie Birnie; 2, Miss Leonara Kessler;
3, Miss Eleanor Reich.
Growers' Race, over 50 years, 200 ft., prizes 25ft.
Revero Hose, $3, 1 putty machine — 1, Frank Nicquet; 2,
John Donaldson; 3, Peter Beurlein.
Growers' Race, under 50 years, 200 ft, prizes ditto
above — 1, John A. Kennedy; 2, Ja:s. Smith; 3, John
Birnie.
Race for Retail Florists and Employees, 100 yds..
prizes ?5, $3, $2 — 1, Arthur O'Leary; 2, Raymond Re-
gan; 3, J. A. Kennedy.
Men's Race, for members only, 100 yds., prizes $5,
$3, $2, 1 putty machine — 1, Ed. Manda; 2, A. Demeusy,
Jr.; 3, Alex. Donaldson; 4, Wm. A. Phillips.
Race for Wholesalers only, 76 yds., prizes $5, ?3, ?2.
—1, Phil. Kessler; 2, Jos. Vocke; 3, J. R. Kervan and
A. J. Guttman,
Race for Employees of Wholesalers, 100 yds., prizes
$3, |2, ?1.— 1, Paul A. Rigo; 2, W. T. Her, Jr.; 3, Jack
Sternberg.
Fat Men's Race, 200 lbs. and over, 50 yds., prizes
$5, $3, ?2. — 1, Jos. Manda; 2, F. Smith; 3, J. P. Jaeck.
Seedsmen's Race, 100 yds., prizes ?5, ?3, ?2. — 1, Jos.
Manda; 2, D. Boy Ian; 3, A. Kakuda.
Men's Race, 50 years and over, (growers excepted),
prizes $5, $3, $2. — 1, P. Walter; 2, H. Cadieu; 3, E. W.
HoU.
Ladies' Race, over 25 years, married and unmarried,
prizes $5, 53, ?2. — 1, Agnes Birnie; 2, Marjorie Birnie;
3, Mrs. Engelking.
Race for Growers' Employees, 50 yds., prizes J3, $2,
1 putty machine. — 1, Edw. Manda; 2, A. Demeusy, Jr.;
3, Alex Donaldson.
Three-Legged Race, 25 yds., prizes $3, $2, $1, 1 putty
machine — 1, P. J. Walter, Jr. and J. G. Devir; 2, H.
Jacobson and L. Einsmann; 3, Handel and Manda; 4,
Regan and O'Leary.
Baseball Game, Married vs. Single men, 6 inninjgs,
prizes 10 bottles of wine. — Single Men, 4-0.
Prize for Largest Family at Outing, ?5. — Mrs. Eins-
mann.
Oldest Gentleman, prize $5. — F. A. Bolles.
Men's Race, open to all 21 years and over, ^mile,
prizes $5. $3, $2. — 1, John Engelking; 2, Ed. Devir.
Baseball Throwing Contest, prizes baseball mask,
league ball, bat. — 1, W. T. Her, Jr.; 2, Ed. Devir; 3, F.
Smith.
Prize Bowling, (for members of the press), prizes $5,
?3, $2. — 1, J. R. Lewis; 2, J. A. Shaw; 3, J. H. Pepper.
Men's Bowling, (press members excepted), prizes $7,
$6, $5, $4, $3, $2, $1. — 1, F. Sheehan; 2, R. J. Irwin, 3,
Jos. Vocke; 4, F. H, Traendly; 5, A. J. Guttman; 6 John
iSngelking; 7, A. G. Handel.
Prize Waltz, best couple, prize $5, Miss L. Wittman
and Mr. Nevins.
'Wheelbarrow Race for men over 50 years, prizes $3,
$2, $1—1, R. H. Kingston; 2, P. J. Smith; 3, J. A. Shaw,
Wheelbarrow Race for Ladies, prizes $3, $2, $1 — 1,
Mrs. Frazer; 2, Miss Annie Birnie; 3, Mrs. Phil. Kessler.
Special % Mile Race for Men, prizes $3, J2, $1 — 1,
P. J. Walter; 2, J. Devir; 3, Engelking.
Joint Convention American Association of Nurserymen
and Pacific Coast Nurserymen's Association,
Portlane, Ore., June 17-21, 1913
Final^Social Features
On Friday, June 20, the attending delegates were en-
tertained by the Oregon Nursery Co. at Orenco, Ore.
One corner of the large pacldng shed was converted into
a diminutive Oregon forest. Large Oregon Maple
lioughs and trees formed a bower under which the guests
were seated at the banquet tables. Fir trees and large
Ferns formed the sides, while large white Peonies were
used to brighten the green background. The tables held
l)askets trimmed with Strawberries and Cherries, while
the place cards were red Apples, and attached to each
was an "Orenco" tree label. The 350 guests were given
a ride through the 1200 acres of nurseries.
On Saturday an excursion was made up the Colum-
bia river on the steamer Bailey Gatzert, for which
nearly all the delegates remained, followed by a fare-
well banquet at the Multnomah Hotel, Portland.
Gardeners and Florists' Club of Boston
The monthly meeting of the Club was held at Hort.
Hall on Wednesday evening, June 25, instead of the
usual evening, the date being changed for some un-
known reason. As usual the last meeting of the sea-
son was Ladies' Night, and the attendance was very
large, fining every seat in the lecture hall.
The business of_the Club was first looked after. Let-
ters were read from John Young, regarding the New
York Show ef 1914; from W. F. Gude of Washington,
pertaining to the W. R. Smith Memorial; and from
.Tohn Barr, thanking the members for their kindness
(luring his recent illness. George Anderson read resolu-
tions on the death of William B. Robb. Five new mem-
bers were enrolled.
The entertainment which followed was, without exag-
geration, the best ever given by the Club. James Sin-
ger's songs were much appreciated and encored. Char-
iicter impersonations by Herbert A. Clark was a new
feature, and his cleverness and wit were much enjoyed.
Miss Horton gave vioUn solos, and Miss Singer piano
solos. At intervals selections from a Victrola, which
was loaned by M. Steinert Sons Co., were enjoyed.
President W. J. Kennedy announced that the annual
picnic would be held at Milten on some day of the week
beginning July 23. He also made known his plans
to form a Ladies' Auxiliary, and Mrs. E. M. Gill, who
was present, although over eighty years of age, affixed
her signature as the first member.
While the lecture room was being cleared for dancing,
ice cream, cake and coffee were served in the adjoin-
ing hall. Dancing was carried on until midnight, the
music being furnished by a good orchestra.
The Club members are highly appreciative of the
first class entertainments which the executive commit-
tee has furnished during the season, and no president
tliat I have seen in the chair has worked harder for the
welfare of the Club than William J. Kennedy . R. C,
July 5, 1913
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Thirty-First Annual Convention
American Seed Trade Association
HOTEL STATLER
Cleveland, Ohio, June 24-26, 1913
Because of the fact that this Association met on
Tuesday and our paper went to press on Wednesday,
we were considerably curtailed by time limitations in
our report of last week's proceedings.
Mayor Newton D. Baker of Cleveland presented the
address of welcome to that city after having been in-
troduced to the audience by President Chas. N. Page.
Mr. Baker's speech had in it much to interest his
hearers.- He claimed for Cleveland that the number
of conventions in that city averaged over one a day
and said that the mayor is expected to speak before
each one concerning the products represented by each.
Mr. Baker then referred to the relations existing be-
tween the city of Cleveland and the Public Utilities.
He spoke of the long war that had been waged between
the two sides and of its satisfactory termination, the
outcome being that those who invested their money in
the Public Utilities were guaranteed a certain secur-
ity for their money. On the other hand the cars have
been run for the benefit of those who had to use them,
the city controlling absolutely all questions between the
people and the corporation. Hence, the' mayor looked
upon the street railways company solution as a seed
of a perfect plant, and assured the delegates that when
any one of them, returning to his own home, and finding
there were difficulties between his city and the Public
Utilities, he would be very glad to send him a trial
package of seed which he thought would help to get
a good start. He said that as the delegates present
represented all parts of the United States and natu-
rally every variety of climate, therefore, when they
were gathered together, they were, in miniature, the
climate and soil of the United States.
The reply to the address of welcome was made by
S. F. Willard, who said that he was thinking as the
mayor was speaking, that probably it might be well
for the Association to propose the mayor for honorary
membership in the A. S. T. A. as he had had experience
in the seed line, saying, "We are very glad to know
that you have had this experience and hope you will
overcome all difficulties the same as we have to over-
come them in the production of seed."
Charles C. Massie
The Newly Elected President of the A. S. T. A.
Mr. Willard then paid tribute to Cleveland and its
attractions.
The subject, "What the American Seed Trade Has
Accomplished," was replied to by Albert McCullough
of J. M. McCullough's Sons Co., Cincinnati, O.
Mr. McCullough said that on account of his poor
health and the condition he had been in for the past
six months, he had been unable to prepare a paper
worth presentation. Further he said: "The reports you
have been listening to for the last two days at this
convention are sufficient evidence, without other endorse-
ment from me, of the work which has been going on.
We are today reaping the benefits of work that com-
mittees started years ago. We never know when the
fruit of our labor wiU return to us, but it will even-
tually come back."
Mr. McCullough made the point that, since its incep-
tion, the Association had never made the slightest at-
tempt to control prices; the body had accomplished
much and the field for its work was still broadening,
although it had not the same evils to contend with
today that it had in 1883.
Full List of "those present" Is given
Officers Elected
President, Chas. C. Massie, Minneapolis, Minn.; first
vice-president, J. M. Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y.; sec-
ond vice-president, W. F. Therkildson, Painesville, O.;
secretary (re-elected), C. E. Kendel; assistant sec-
retary, S. F. Willard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
President Charles C. Massie
Charles C. Massie of Minneapolis, Minn., the new
president of the American Seed Trade Association, was
born in 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His father
was a farmer and miller and educated his children in
the public schools. Later on Charles C. attended Gor-
don's College at Aberdeen, Scotland, near his home.
When sixteen years of age he entered a seed store at
.Aberdeen where he remained several years. When nine-
teen years of age he came to Minneapolis and four years
later became secretary of Northrup, King & Co. Upon
Mr. Northrup's retirement last year he was made gen-
eral manager. Mr. Massie was married in 1898 and has
a daughter 14 years old and a son 12 years old.
Vice-President J. M. Lupton
J. M. Lupton of Mattituck, N. Y., who has been elected
to fill the office of first vice-president of the American
Seed Trade Association, was born at Mattituck, L. I.
He -was educated at the public schools and attended
Franklinville Academy until the age of 18. Until the
year 1882 he was a farmer, and at that time organized
a seed growing business, making a specialty of Cabbage
seed and giving attention to the improvement of the va-
rieties by selection. In 1910 his son Robert was ad-
mitted to the partnership, the firm name then becoming
J. M. Lupton & Son.
The Social Features of the G>nvention
Saturday, June 21, saw the first of the members ar-
rive for the 31st annual convention of the American
Seed Trade Association and, by June 25, more than
75 delegates and 100 guests had put in an appearance.
The Grass Seed Dealers held their meetings prior to
that of the A. S. T. A., and this attracted prominent
men from all the large firms at home and included
representatives from England and Germany as well.
For many it was their first visit to Cleveland and when
The American Seed Trade Association and invited guests at Forest Hills, the Cleveland Home of John D. Rockefeller
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the convention was over they went away full of praise
for the "Sixth City." Doubtless, to more than one,
it ranks among the best as a convention city, for the
local seedsmen did themselves proud as liosts and,
through the mayor, placed all their resources at the
disposal of their guests.
festivities in abundance began the opening day, for
the ladies in the party were made to feel perfectly
at home and were escorted on tours of inspection to
the large stores of Halle Bros., Higbee's, Sterling &
Welch, and others. Little had they realized how fa-
vorably the big department stores compared to those
of our larger cities.
Thanks to the White Co., who generously supplied
cars and guides, all who so desired were taken about
its immense automobile factory to see the excellent
touring cars and motor trucks which it turns out, in
the process of construction. Every phase was noted
and those who availed themselves of the privilege felt
amply repaid for the time so spent.
To President Page and his wife are due thaniis for
the establishment of the custom of holding a reception
on the evening of the opening day, which draws the
guests together in a social way. There has been a
long felt need for such an affair, and we hope it may
serve as a drawing card for our younger people who
are so few in numbers at present. After the usual
greetings and handshakings were over, the excellent
orchestra led the grand marcli, after which dancing
continued till midnight, and all went away feeling warm
and tired but happy and well acquainted.
For the ladies, Mrs. Kendel, our Secretary's wife,
had a luncheon at her home on the Wednesday, and
all of the thirty or more guests voted it a grand suc-
cess and a most enjoyable affair. Miss Joan Young,
with her Scotch and English songs, won the applause
of all.
A slight thunderstorm just at 3 p.m. prevented the
auto ride from beginning on time, so that a part of
the tour had to be omitted but, after the ladies had
been picked up at the Kendel home, the thirty auto-
mobiles drove out by way of Euclid ave. direct to Forest
Hills, John D. Koekefeiler's Cleveland home. They
were very fortunate in being able to secure permission
to tour through this large estate, with its forty miles
of wooded drives and beautiful vistas. It is no exag-
geration to say that this was the crowning event of the
convention. Our thanks must certainly be extended to
Mr. Knapp, the able superintendent, for his efforts to
show us all the beauties of that famous country seat.
The camera and "movie" men were on hand to snap
the guests as they enjoyed the beautiful surroundings.
After leaving the grounds the party motored through
Wade Park and Kockefeller boulevard to Gordon
Park, and were again won by the beauty and extent
of our park system.
The banquet in the artificially refrigerated banquet
hall was unique in that speeches were dispensed with
for a most interesting informal talk by Miss Louise
Klein Miller, Curator of School Gardens, on her work
in Cleveland. That her illustrations and talk were the
topic of conversation during the rest of the session
is evidence enough that she made a profound impres-
sion on her audience of 175. So interested did the
seedsmen become that they added, by a large vote,
a committee to foster and further the work through-
out the country.
On Thursday the convention was brought to a fittmg
close by the trip to the nursery of Storrs & Harri-
son Co. at Painesville, O. In two special cars, the 133
visitors toured' out via Euclid ave. and through the beau-
tiful suburbs of East Cleveland, Euclid, Wicklift'e,
Willoughby, Mentor to Painesville, where autos and
tallyhos met the party and took them to tlie main
offices of the company where they were met by Mr.
George and given a hearty picnic lunch. Then the
fields were inspected until it became necessary to take
leave for Cleveland and home.
While the country commanded the admiration of all,
it perhaps most strongly appealed to those guests
from across the water. They were enthusiastic over the
entire session with its most favorable opportunity of
seeing our surroundings at their best. They spoke of
their admiration for Cleveland's natural beauty in
terms of highest praise, calling attention to the fact
that in their countries there was less of the natural and
more of the artificial. Of Cleveland's hospitality they
could not express themselves too highly. Again has
Cleveland added to its "Booster's Club." W.
Sodal Features: Another Account
Over two hundred members, representatives and
guests, including the wives and daughters of many,
were present at the convention and all seemed to thor-
oughly enjoy themselves. The weather was rather
warm a portion of the time, but never oppressive,
Cleveland's location on the lake ensuring cool, refresh-
ing breezes. It was a pleasure to note the hearty
good fellowship that existed between the various mem-
bers and representatives present. The committee in
charge planned many good tilings for those in at-
tendance, and gave a most excellent opportunity to
visit the various points of interest in the "Sixth City,"
and to become acquainted with one another.
On Tuesday evening a reception was held in honor
of President Page in the beautiful ballroom of the
Statler Hotel, where refreshments were generously
served, and where those jiresent later engaged in danc-
ing until near the midnight hour. This reception was
well attended and all cares were cast away and a good
social time held full sway.
An automobUe ride was arranged for Wednesday
afternoon. For awhile it looked as though this could
not be carried out as rain fell in torrents for about a
half hour just as the party was ready to start, but the
clouds cleared away, and left conditions most delight-
ful for the trip, which was begun about 3.30 p.m.
Over two hundred participated, occupying some fifty
automobiles. The party proceeded from the Statler
hotel to the residence of Secretary Kendel, where
Mrs. Kendel was entertaining the ladies who were
visiting the convention; here the latter joined the
party and all proceeded by way of Euclid ave. to
Forest Hill, the Cleveland home of John D. Rocke-
feller, some seven miles distant from the heart of the
city.
Forest HiU is one big private park of some seven
hundred acres, made up of cultivated fields where
crops of various kinds, including vegetables for table
use, berries, etc., are raised; it has large expanses
of woodland with no underbrush, where the lawn is
strong and well clipped; hills and slopes where the
virgin forest seems to have been untouched by the
hand of man, with dense underbrush and such a riot
of wild flowers and native shrubs as to make it a
^■eritable botanist's heaven; small but neat and com-
fortable houses are encountered here and there, used
by the attendants and laborers; and winding about,
hither and thither, through this maze of hundreds of
acres, are miles and miles of carefully graveled roads,
and others, mere footpaths, passing by beautiful flower
gardens, vegetable gardens, hay fields, and lawns, and
then dasiiing for long distances into the densest for-
ests, winding up and down babbling brooks, crossed
here and there by stone bridges.
The party stopped near the residence of Mr. Rocke-
feller and had their picture taken with mighty Oak
trees as a background. Then they strolled down across
the grass to the home of the richest man in the world.
It is a four story frame house with inclosed porches
all about, painted white without trimming, with the
roof painted red. Here and there a small flower bed
adorns the lawn surrounding it, but for the most part
the immediate vicinity is in lawn. Everything is well
kept. Mr. Rockefeller's home is situated in the center
of the estate, and on a point sufficiently high for a
splendid view of the major portion of the east part
of the city and a view of Lake Erie.
The party then proceeded on a further tour of the
grounds, and it will give but a faint idea of the size
of the grounds and of the miles of roads on the same
to say that in a trip of some seven or eight miles
over them we never traveled the same road twice ex-
cept to cross it at an intersection, and the entire
party agreed that had they been abandoned in the
heart of the grounds they might have followed the
roads until morning and not have found their way out.
And here the Oil King and Croesus of his day and age
lives in simple style, amid all the beauties of Nature,
observing all the laws of health, a model for everybody.
When we entered the groimds an attendant bowed
us in and when we left he smiled and bowed us out
as though it had been as pleasing to him as to us.
Truly it was a delightful visit and thoroughly enjoyed.
From Forest HUl the party drove to Rockefeller Park
and through it to Gordon Park on the lake, and
thence by one of the main thoroughfares back to the
starting point.
Wednesday evening a banquet was held in the ball-
room of the Statler, when a good time was again
enjoyed. The menu follows. One can tell what it means
when he sees and tastes the food, but he may have
some trouble recognizing the names.
Menu: Cherrystone Clams. Essence of Lycopersi-
cum esculentum olea Europa;a. Raphanus sativus,
Vick's Scarlet Globe. Bonny Best. Filet of White
Fish. Broiled Spring Chicken. Solanum tuberosum,
Noroton Beauty. Pisum sativiun. Smith, Jones &
Co.'s Extra Early. Lactuca Trianon Self-folding Cos,
Roquefort cheese dressing. Ices. Cakes. Coffee
Arabica. After the dinner several good toasts were de-
livered by members and guests, while the men indulged
in cigars furnished by the G. E. Conkey Co. With the
cigars were tied cards on which appeared the pictures
of a sick rooster. This rooster had but few more
feathers than a frog has hair, his head was tied up with
a rag. He was standing on one foot, had liis eyes
nearly closed, and a tear stood in the south-west corner
of the one eye that was partly visible. He was the picture
of despair, but the inscription said, "Don't Worry!
Conkey Will Cure Me." President Page suggested that
possibly if the men smoked the cigars donated they
would be as forlorn old roosters as the one in the pic-
ture and that they, too, would be forced to use Con-
key's Rooster Remedies. But the cigars seemed to be
all right, and if this was a scheme on the part of the
donor to sell his remedies, it has so far failed. And
so, "We Should Worry."
The Newport (R. I.) Show
No. 1 — View taken from entrance, looking west; showing rockwork and exhibits, etc.
The Newport Show
The June exhibition by the Garden Association and
the Newport Horticultural Society, held at "Harbour
Court," the residence of Mrs. John Nicholas Brown,
June 25 and 26, proved a great success. The grovmds
were well adapted for the purpose; the weather was
ideal, cool and partly cloudy, which tended to keep In
fine condition the exhibits, which were in the open and
in the shade of spreading trees, with the exception of
tender plants and cut blooms ; these were under awn-
ings around the inside of the high wire fence surround-
ing the tennis court, which has a wide opening on the
north and south.
The wire fence had a complete covering of native
Juniper, which served as an admirable screen and a
place on which to fasten exhibits of cut flowers. Or-
chids, Sweet Peas, etc.
The exhibition was held right on the water front,
only a narrow driveway being between the exhibits
and the seawall; in fact, Wadley & Smythe, right on
the wall, made a grand display of Bay trees, which
surely would have gone overboard bad a high wind
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iiig west, and shows the rockwork arranged by John
Mahan, gdr. for Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss, and which
ol'tiimed the highest possible award — a gold medal,
being the Lord & Buruham Co.'s prize. The picture
also shows a group of evergreens. Digitalis, etc., by
C. Oscar Schultz.
In illustration No. 2 is shown the inner entrance
at close range, looking toward the east. The large
specimen Ivies flanking the entrance are seen, also Bay
and other trained trees. These, and many others scat-
tered about, were shown by Bobbink & Atkins of
Rutherford, N. J., who were fortunate in winning a
silver cup and gratuity of $35 from the Garden As-
sociation, besides a silver medal from the Horticultural
Society for a general display of topiary plants and
plant tubs.
Under canvas was shown the Sweet Pea cut flower
exhibit. These were arranged on three tiers of tables;
those by Wm. Gray, gdr. for Mrs. Leeds, were dis-
played in bottles, held in place by a patent fastening
of his own invention. In addition to the class pre-
miums won, Mr. Gray gained the Aphine Mfg. Co.'s
silver cup, valued at $35. Sweet Pea plants in tubs
were shown in goodly numbers, the plants being about
7ft. in height and bearing a profusion of blooms. The
varieties shown were practically all Spencers. Paul
Volquardson, James Boyd, and Wm. McKaye were the
winners in the order named. In shades of pink the
Countess stiU stands at the top; Lovely is good; Coleen
is of a better color than Apple Blossom. Lighter
shades shown were Mrs. Henry Bell, Martha Washing-
ton and Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, all of which are
good. Enchantress should also be mentioned; King
Edward is stiU ahead in crimson, and Helen Lewis in
orange; Carene, of the same shade, burns badly. The
Tennant, in magenta, throws four flowers and has a
good stem.
The H. A. Dreer, Inc., display of aquatics and Iris
was awarded a silver medal and a $25 gratuity.
Amongst the new varieties of the former shown were
Attraction, Escarboucle, Newton, Conqueror, Richard-
son and Jane Hudson. Among the tender varieties,
was noted a fine blue unnamed seedling, which was
awarded a silver medal and gratuity.
An interesting entry was the new cUmbing and
traiUng Roses from Jackson Dawson, of the Arnold
Arboretum, Jamaica Plains, Mass. His Rose Sargent,
a beautiful pink, was awarded a silver medal; R.
Arnold and R. Lady Duncan, bronze medals. Rosa
rugosa repens alba, also shown here for first time,
bronze medal.
A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., made a notable
exhibit, their entry ijeing arranged by and in charge
of R. T. Beers. It was awarded a first class certifi-
cate, a gratuity of $25, and a first class certificate for
new Rose MUady. Nearby were exhibits of Amaryllis
by Paul Volquardson and of Calceolarias by James
Bond, both much admired. The Amaryllis were hon-
ored by a silver medal, the Calceolarias took the class
premium.
Orchids were shown by Paul de Nave, Fall River,
Mass., and by Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J.; also.
Knight & Struck Co., of New York and Flushing,
made a display of Orchids naturally arranged on trunks
of the growing trees.
William Tricker of Arlington, N. J., had a fine lot
of aquatics which, however, arrived late, consequently
were at a disadvantage; yet the newer varieties shown
attracted much attention.
The attendance of the society people on the opening
day was very gratifying and proved as intended, a
society event. Already plans are being talked of for
another year. ,
Many of the Horticultural Society members were dis-
appointed in that no tent was furnished for exhibits
needing such protection, and it did seem odd to see
dishes of Nectarines, Strawberries, and all of the
vegetables, simply set on the grass without any cover
protection whatever — nothing to protect them from the
weather — no, nor even from the dogs which meandered
about. Had there been a tent the display would have
been much larger.
The general plan for the layout of the grounds was
by Frederick Newbold of New York, and was ex-
ecuted under the personal supervision of Mrs. Ham-
ilton Fish Webster. Joseph Manda of West Orange,
N. J., as manager, proved popular and efficient.
The judges were: For the Garden Association —
Frederick Newbold, New York; Mrs. Arnold Hague.
Newjiort; J. K. M. L. Farquhar, Boston. For the
Horticultural Society — Colin Robertson, Fred. Carter,
and William Gray.
Many were the expressions of thanks voiced to Mrs.
John Nicholas Brown for granting the use of her
beautiful grounds; through her kindness the children
from the Orphans' Home were invited, shown about,
and afterward treated to ice cream.
An interested visitor on the opening day was Miss
f-iily Hetzer, who staged the Jackson Dawson exhibit
of new Roses. Miss Hetzer is instructor of botany
at the Lothrop School of Landscape Gardening, Gro-
ton. Muss. Alkx. MacL.
Society of American Florists
^ Ornamental Horticulturists
Minneapolis Convention Program
August 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 1913
FIRST DAY— TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
lOpening Session
2 p.m. Opening Exercises — Ball Room.
Address of Welcome — By Hon. Wallace G. Nye,
Mayor.
President Farquhar's Address.
Reports of Officers.
Naming of Meeting Place for 1911.
Evening Session
S p.m. Reception to President Farquhar — Gold Room,
Balcony Floor, Hotel liadisson.
Music, Dancing, Refreshments — Strictly InformaL
Balloting for Meeting Place for 1914.
SECOND DAY— WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Morning Session
9 a.m. Meeting of the American Rose Society — Com-
mittee Room B.
10 a.m. Meeting of the American Sweet Pea Society —
Committee Room C.
Morning Session of S. A. F. and O. H. — Committee
Room A.
Report of Tariff and Legislative Committee — Dis-
cussion.
Nominations of Officers for 1914.
Reports of State Vice-Presidents.
10 a.m. Annual Meeting of Ladies' Society of American
Florists — Committee Room D.
Afternoon Session
2 p.m. Meeting of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery —
Committee Room B.
3 p.m. S. A. F. and O. H. — Report of National Flower
Show Committee, by Chairman Charles H. Totty^
Committee Room A.
Discussion.
Report of School Garden Committee — Committee
Room A.
Report of Judges of Trade Exhibition — Committee
Room A.
Evening Session
S p.m. Stereopticon Lecture — By Theodore Wirth:
"Parks and Boulevards of Minneapolis" — Ball
Room.
THIRD DAY— THURSDAY AUGUST 21
Morning Session
9 a.m. Meeting of the American Carnation Society —
Committee Room B.
10.30 a.m. Meeting of the American Gladiolus Society — ■
Committee Room C.
10 a.m. to 12 M. S. A. F. and O. H.— Polls open for
Election of Officers.
10 a.m. Bowling Contest, Ladies' Society A. F. — Cen-
tral Bowhng Alleys, 4th Floor, cor. 6th st. and
1st ave. North,
2 p.m. Annual Bowling Tournament S. A. F. and O. H.
— Central Bowhng Alleys, 4th Floor, cor. 6th st.
and 1st ave. North.
FOURTH DAY— FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Morning Session
9 a.m. Meeting of the Florists' Hail Association — Com-
mittee Room C.
10 a.m. Meeting of the American Chrysanthemum So-
ciety— Committee Room B.
11 a.m. Session of S. A. F. and O. H. — Committee
Room A.
Report of Chairman of PubUcity Committee.
Discussion and Action on the following recommen-
dation of the Board of Directors:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of the Board of Di-
rectors that some action be taken by the Society
whereby exhibits of artificial flowers at our Trade Ex-
hibitions and Flower Shows be excluded."
Afternoon Session
3 p.m. S. A. F. and O. H.— Report of Chairman W. R.
Smith Memorial Committee; Report of Chairman
Committee on Sports — Committee Room A.
3 p,m, Stereopticon Lecture — By Leonard Barron :
"Glimpses of American Gardens" — Ball Room.
4 p.m. Paper — By A. Farenwald: "Affiliation" — Ball
Room.
Discussion.
Evening Session
8 p.m. Special S. A. F. and O. H. Concert— By the
Minneapolis Park Orchestral Band at Lake Har-
riet Pavilion.
Boating — On Lake Harriet.
(Comphments of the Board of Park Conunissioners.)
Take cars for Lake on Hennepin ave. at 7 p.nL
Prof. H. H. Whetzel, of Cornell University, Official
Pathologist, will have on exhibition an extensive col-
lection of specimens and descriptive material covering
plant diseases. The educational value of this exhibit
was clearly demonstrated at the convention at Chicago.
The exliibit will be in charge of Roy C. Faulwetler,
who wUl be pleased to give visitors any information
regarding the same.
FIFTH DAY— SATURDAY. AUGUST 23
All Day Outing
Guests of the Minneapolis Florists' Club.
9 a.m. Take special cars on 6th St. between Henne-
pin ave. and 1st ave. North for Tonka Bay. One
hour's ride through a splendid rolling farming
country to beautiful Lake Minnetonka.
Refreshments, Dancing, Boating, Fishing, Bathing.
Sporting Events — As per program.
Note. — Cars for return to city leave every hour.
There is no trade medium published that begins
to equal the EXCHANGE in giving returns
to all of its advertisers. Test it for yourself.
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Ladies' Society of American Florists
Convention Program
First Day — Tuesday, August 19
8 p.m. President Farquhar's Reception — Gold Room,
Balcony Floor, Hotel Radisson.
Music, Dancing, Refreshments.
Second Day — Wednesday, August 20
IOa.m. Twelfth Annual Meeting— Convention Hall,
Committee Room D.
12 M. to 6 p.m. Auto ' Trip — Around City and Park
System.
Ltmcheon — At Minnehaha Park.
(Guests of Ladies of Minneapolis Florists' Club.)
Evening Open.
Third Day— Tliursday, August 21
10 a.m. Bowling Contest— At Central Bowling Alleys,
4th Floor, cor. 6th St. and 1st ave. North.
Afternoon Open — Minneapolis ladies will be glad to
act as guides to stores and places of interest.
8.30 p.m. Reception — Gold Room, Balcony Floor, Hotel
Radisson.
9.30 p.m. Dancing, Refreshments.
Fourthi Day— Friday, August 22
10 a.m. Automobile Trip— Starting from Hotel Radis-
son to St. PauL
(Guests of St. Paul Florists. Return to Hotel at
S p.m.)
8 p.m. Special S. A. F. and O. H. Concert— By Minne-
apolis Orchestral Park Band at Lake Harriet.
(Compliments of Board of Board of Park Commis-
sioners.)
Fifth Day — Saturday, August 23
9 a.m. Outing — To Lake Minnetonka. Special cars from
bth St. bet. Hennepin ave. and 1st ave. North.
Rules. — Fat men to enter this race, height 5ft. lOin.
or less, must weigh 224 pounds or less. Fat men 226
pounds or over must be 6ft. high or over.
Wheelbarrow Race, Men— 30 yards and back. 1st
and 3d prize.
Wheelbarrow Race, Boys — IS and under, 30 yards
and back. 1st and 3d prize.
Double Race, Men— 30 yards. 1st, 2d and 3d prizes.
(One man to be carried to certain line and other man
to carry him back.)
Women's Ball Throwing Contest — 1st and 2d prize.
100 Yards Open Event — 1st, 2d and 3d prize.
(All to be lying with head on the line when starting.)
All Fours Race, Men — 30 yards, creeping position.
1st, 2d and 3d prize.
Egg and Spoon Race, Ladies — 50 yards. 1st and 3d
Cities — 1st prize.
Some Water Sport Contests will be arranged for.
Conditions and prizes will be announced at the time
of the Convention.
General Sports Program
Rules. — Every contestant must be a member of the
S. A. F. and O. H. in order to take part in the sports
events, and also a member of the Minneapolis Florists'
Club to take part in the team contests representing the
Minneapolis Florists' Club.
Thursday, August 21
Ladies' Bowling Contest — 10 a.m. sharp. Central
Bowling Alleys, 1st. ave. North and 6th st.
Men's Individual Bowling Event— 2 p.m. sharp. Cen-
tral Bowling Alleys.
Men's Team Bowling Event — i p.m. sharp. Central
Bowling Alleys.
Saturday, August 23
General Outing — Tonka Bay, Lake Minnetonka.
Baseball— Minneapolis Florists' Club Team vs. S. A.
F. and O. H. AU Stars- 1 p.m.
Races and Field Sports
11 a.m. Sharp. AU Races to be from Scratch.
Girls' Race — 10 years and under, 40 yards. 1st and
2d prize.
Boys' Race — 10 years and under, SO yards. 1st and
2d prize.
Girls' Race — IS years and under, 60 yards. 1st and
2d prize.
Boys' Race — IS years and under, 100 yards. 1st and
2d prize.
Single Ladies' Race — SO yards. 1st and 2d prize.
Married Ladies' Race — 50 yards. 1st and 2d prize.
Men's Race — 100 yards, 125 pounds and over. 1st
and 2d prize.
Fat Men's Race — 200 pounds and over, 100 yards.
1st and 2d prize.
Cost and Overhead Expense
Paper read by L. B. McCausland of Wichita, Kans.,
before the Convention of the American Seed
Trade Association, Cleveland, Ohio,
June 24 to 26, 1913
This subject is one which should interest every man
in this room. Generally, these terms are not clearly
defined by the business world. Too frequently the
selling price is based on the invoice price without due
consideration to the overhead expense of operating the
business.
To my mind, cost means the invoice price of an
article, plus the expense of doing business on a cer-
tain number of dollars worth of sales. If the invoice
cost of the article is one dollar, and it takes 20 per
cent, of the selling price to cover the expense of
doing business, then the cost should be considered
!til.25 instead of $1.00. It will then be necessary to
further add the per cent, of profit which it is desired
to earn.
Manufacturers who change the form of a commodity
have solved the problem of the relation of overhead
expense to cost. By adding the item of overhead ex-
pense to the cost of their raw material, they know
the exact cost of the manufactured article when it
is placed in a packing case to be forwarded to a
customer.
We who are engaged in distributing seeds and other
merchandise, are too prone to feel that our expense
items may be estimated, or guessed at, instead of be-
ing figured down to a basis which may be depended
upon to indicate the total cost of transacting the
business.
If we are to be successful in our business, it wUl
he necessary for us to conduct it on a scientific basis,
or at least on a basis which will permit of our know-
ing the exact relation of the expense items, when com-
j)ared with the sales of the year, month or day. In
the general business world, only 5 per cent, of mer-
chants who begin ' business on a certain date, are still
in business twenty years from that date. Ninety-two
per cent, usually fail within the first four years after
Ijeginning their business career.
In this day and age of "talked-about high-prices,"
and "the high cost of living," it seems to me as if it
would be possible to reduce the price of many articles
if the true basis of overhead expense could be figured
and definitely applied to each line of business repre-
sented in our complex form of living.
If the head of every business could be made to feel
the necessity of knowing exactly what it costs him
The Newport (R. I.) Shovp— The Exhibit staged by A. N. Pierson, Inc. .[Cromwell, Conn.
to do business there would be fewer failures, and con-
sequently less waste in doing business, and in a short
time it would be practicable to lower the price of many
articles of merchandise which are a daily necessity to
the people of the United States, and at the same time
insure to the merchant a fair profit on every dollar's
worth of goods sold. Waste is the one element in the
United States which is too plentiful. We do not take
care of the small things as they do in older countries —
perhaps the necessity for greater economy has not been
so urgent in the past as it is at the present time. It
will only be a matter of a few years until the next
generation will be compelled to face problems of econ-
omy much more complex and vexatious than those we
are facing today. Therefore, if we are going to do
our duty in making our records clear for our successors,
it is certainly proper that we carefully consider a
plan which will eliminate guesswork from our business.
To emphasize the necessity of eliminating waste in
business, 1 will repeat the words of a prominent busi-
ness man in the wholesale grocery line:
"Every man who goes into business should have a
sufficient capital to conduct the business comfortably
and safely, be it large or small. He should do all the
business possible to be done with the means at hand,
but should not overreach or spread out to such a de-
gree as would make his business unsafe.
"He should so watch every detail of his business and
guard his purchases, his expenses and his sales so
closely, that he will not get beyond his depth. He
should so conduct his business that he will be able to
meet every obligation promptly at maturity.
"The man who does this will be found to be success-
ful while the one who allows his payments to lag will be
found to be the one who, as a rule, trusts out his goods
injudiciously and whose business methods are slipshod,
whose stock is ill-kept, and whose failure is only a
question of time.
"Every man in business should take a careful Inven-
tory of his stock at least once a year, and should form-
ulate a statement of his affairs for comparison from
year to year. From such statement he can determine
the elements of weakness In his business, and they
being pointed out, can be, with proper management,
remedied, and the quicksands of commercial dishonor
avoided.
"Yearly inventories are a prime necessity on another
account — that of insurance.
"A business that will not pay for Insurance had best
be abandoned.
"No man has a right, unless he has ample means out-
side of his business, to jeopardize the claims of his
creditors by failure to properly insure his property. He
cannot afford to run the risk Incident to the failure to
take an annual inventory and to properly record his pur-
chases and his sales, which are absolutely necessary to
enable him to get his just dues in case of loss by fire.
"It Is a source of great satisfaction to a man to be
able to sleep nights with a consciousness that his bills
are paid promptly and his property fully Insured,"
The first fundamental principle in successful mer-
chandising is to provide in the sale price of any ar-
ticle, or in the total of annual sales, a profit sufBciently
liberal to cover the direct charges against the business,
viz.: Overhead or ascertainable expeijses, interest on
capital invested, contingencies, and a reasonable profit.
Profit and success are interdependent and success in-
deed is more closely related to profit than to any other
incident of the merchandising business.
Surprise is natural that so few merchants, or even
commercial students, imderstand how to calculate
profits, as was demonstrated when the following prob-
lem was announced in a public print for solution.
"Should a merchant buy an article for one dollar and.
above the total operating expense of 22 per cent., de-
sire to make a net profit of ten per cent., at what price
must the article be sold?"
A large proportion of the answers to this problem
ranged from .$1.32 to $1.33, which indicated that operat-
ing expense and net profit were calculated upon the
cost of the article, yet it can be easily demonstrated
that in successful merchandising, operating expense
and net profit must be calculated upon the selling price.
Now, while the calculation upon cost basis may be
arithmetically correct, commercially it is not, for the
proper answer to the problem stated, is $1.47. The dif-
ference provided through the calculation of operating
expense and net profit upon the selling price instead
of the cost, created a defence against contingencies,
a protection against disappointment, and perhaps
against ultimate failure.
Assuming that the merchant into whose hands this
paper may fall has had his interest aroused in this
fundamental principle of successful merchandising, the
question will naturally be asked, "How is the gross
profit which comprises the operating expense and the
net profit to be calculated into the selling price?"
There is a simple decimal plan which we are led to
offer in this connection, which has also been advanced
in pamphlets and books treating definitely of merchants'
interests.
It must here be borne in mind that confusion and
mistakes would likely occur if the expenses were figured
upon sales and the profits upon cost. There should
lie uniform calculation.
The plan is this: Add the operating expense and the
net profit in percentage figures, deduct the total from
100 per cent., and divide the cost of the article by the
difference obtained.
To illustrate: In the problem above stated, total
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operating expense was 22 per cent., and the desired
net profit 10 per cent., making a total of 32 per cent.
Deduct 33 per cent, from 100 per cent., we have 68 per
cent, and divide the invoice cost of the article ($1.00)
by 68 per cent., we have $1.47. This plan is capable
of uniform application and is merely converting an old
decimal rule to an important service in the accountancy
system of a successful merchandise businesss.
Now a word regarding the percentage of expense and
of profit which should be used as a basis in figuring.
In the case of a running business, the previous year's
sales, or an average of two or more years' sales, and
the previous year's operating expense, or the average of
two or more years' operating expense, may be taken as
a basis for calculating the probable operating ex-
pense of the year to be provided for.
Our final word is "properly calculate your profits."
It is to be hoped that in the near future every dealer
who is a member of the American Seed Trade Asso-
ciation will be willing to give the other members of this
association all the information possible regarding his
own own items of cost and overhead expense.
Perhaps it may be possible to inculcate a friendly
feeling on this subject, and to interest members to give
freely of their experience to each other. One way would
be for the American Seed Trade Association to recom-
mend that its members in each State form a group, and
hold frequent meetings, say two, three or four each
year. The men attending those meetings would get
better acquainted and, in a short time, would think
more of each other, and feel that the other fellow was
honest and upright, and was using proper effort to
enlarge his business in the right direction.
Personal acquaintance and getting your feet under
the same table has a great deal to do in making up an
opinion of the worth of a man. Close association also
aids in giving a better idea of what the other fellow is
thinking about. The possibilities of the seed business
are too large, and of too great importance to the na-
tion, to permit of any one being selfish, and getting
away with it.
If we do our part in the economics of this coimtry
we are going to be very busy for a term of years.
So much remains to be done, and so many things may
be done in a better manner than they are being done
now, that there is opportunity for any man who is
willing to work and to apply his best thought to any
one division of the business, to develop it, make it
profitable, and thus be of benefit to the community in
which he lives.
Business is really much larger than the mere selling
of goods, and while perhaps business could not exist
unless we sold goods at a profit, still the business which
looks at both the moral and the material side is usually
more successful than the one which looks only at the
material side of selling goods for dollars, and getting
all the dollars possible.
"As ye sow, so also shall ye reap," and "Do unto
others as you would have others do unto you," were
not words idly spoken, and they have as much signifi-
cance today as they did at the time they were first
uttered.
Every man is a creditor and every man is a debtor —
every man is a buyer, and every man is a seller. Of
course, in all well organized businesses, the duties of
different men are so arranged as to permit them to
concentrate their mind on some one division or part
of the business, thus securing the maximum of realiza-
tion at the minimum of expenditure.
The more fully co-operation is adopted by the dif-
ferent lines of trade, the more distinctly is competi-
tion eliminated, and in most instances prices are no
higher for the same article than those which exist in
communities where competition is strictly enforced, and
where one merchant does everything in his power to
destroy his rival in business. Think for a moment of
the enormous cost of failures in business, each year,
when reduced to dollars and cents. The total is ap-
palling; it is almost a crime to our civilization of the
twentieth century. It is certainly time to stop this
practice. If the merchants of the United States would
see to it that conditions which will maintain co-opera-
tion are strictly enforced, and that competition be re-
duced to a minimum, the general conditions would be
bettered immediately. In place of distress, good cheer
would be in order — the world would be better and man-
kind would be largely benefited by the improvement
in business conditions.
The "get rich quick" period, through which we have
been passing for the last fifteen years, has undoubtedly
injured the character and moral abiUty of many good
men, and this condition is to be deplored. But if good
men, who are honest and courageous, are not willing to
tell their fellowmcn (and especially those fellowmen
who are engaged in the same business as themselves),
their experiences in the conduct of business— the cost
and expense entering into their business— and the losses
sustained by bad debts and other causes, it seems to
me as if these men have not yet reached the stage
where they are willing to "Do unto others as they would
have others do unto them."
It has been said that comparison is odious. There-
for, I beg your pardon for making a comparison with
another fine of business than the seed trade, but in
order to bring this matter firmly before you and fix it
in your minds, it is necessary to tell you something
about what the printers have been doing the past five
years.
In the central part of the United States, where I
live, a few years ago it was not an uncommon thing
for four printers to differ $500 on a $2000 job of work,
although in most of the towns and cities of that part
of the country, union wages were paid, union hours
were enforced, and each printer should have known to
a certainty what it would cost him to put a job of
work through his shop.
One or two enterprising printers, who possessed edu-
cated brains and thoughtful minds, gathered informa-
tion pertaining to the different departments of their
business. After compiling this information and using
it in their shops for six months, they were astonished —
nearly all of them were scared — because they found
they were not making a profit above the cost of oper-
ating their business. Some courageous man among them
called a meeting of the master printers, and four or
five of the men who had compiled cost systems gave
the result of those cost systems to the other master
printers present. Most of those master printers scoffed
and laughed at the figures and said, "the man who
made them had certainly been frightened without a
cause." After two days' deliberation the convention
recommended that each master printer present keep a
strict record of his cost and overhead expense for
twelve months, and then they would have another meet-
ing and compare notes. Some of the wise members of
the association decided that it would be well for them
to raise their prices a trifle, which they did, although
other printers in their towns still maintained the same
old prices and turned out the same average job of
work.
Within a few months the men who raised their prices
and increased the efficiency of their shops, were turn-
ing out better work than the average and, consequently,
even though prices were somewhat higher, they were
reasonably busy throughout the year. When the twelve
months had rolled around, the majority of those pres-
ent at the first meeting of the employing printers' asso-
ciation were on hand and willing to give their experi-
ence. Many printers who had not been invited to the
first convention were invited to the second, and when
these reports from all parts of the country were read
there was much less amusement and criticism, and more
thoughtful reflection and desire to gain knowledge on
this important subject.
Discussion of the reports was carefully conducted and
consideration was given to the thought that the public
would not stand for the increased cost which it was
necessary to charge in that line of work in order to
make a profit for the man who owned the business.
The men who had proved the efficiency of their shops,
and who were turning out better work, and who had
been fairly fortunate during the past year, counseled
that every master printer should endeavor to turn out
better work and make a higher charge for it. The
unanimous opinion of the convention was to increase
efficiency and give better service, and the printers who
attended that convention went home fully determined
to do everything they could to better tiie quality of
work turned out by their shops, and to do their part in
upbuilding the common welfare of their community.
Since that time, three other conventions have been
held, and I have been informed that the last convention
was attended by a very large number of men, who wore
much better clothing than those who attended the first
convention. I have also been informed that the average
increase in cost on a certain job of work has not been
more than 10 per cent. In the opinion of men who
ought to know, the efficiency and class of work now
being turned out is at least 40 per cent, more perfect
than it was before the first convention of employing
printers. If this statement is true, a great deal of
waste has been overcome and done away with, because
every one of us knows that the work we received from
the printer ten years ago was miserable, and we often
wondered why people bought goods from us when we
sent them such poorly printed literature.
If we are going to do our part in putting the seed
business on a higher plane, and give more efficient serv-
ice to the public, it will be necessary for every man
connected with it to give freely of his experience.
Service given freely is always returned from seven to
ten fold — service given sparingly is sparingly returned.
Service counts for most everything that is desirable,
and when given in such a manner as to benefit a gen-
eral line of business, the giver is surely going to receive
much more benefit than he gave.
Miss Louise Klein Miller, curator of the Cleveland
school gardens, who said:
The movement was started a number of years ago
because a few flowers were stolen from the window
boxes at the Goodrich house. The residents there
planted some things in the flower boxes and they were
stolen. Mr. Haynes was interested in the Goodrich
house at that time and he thought that if people loved
flowers well enough to steal them, then they should
have flowers of their own. He organized the Home
Garden Club. Each member was to pay 10c. per
year. In return for this 10c. each member was to
receive ten penny packages of seeds. They were put
up in penny packages by members of the Club; it
was found by doing this way the Club could make
money, and Mr. Haynes thought what was good for
one neighborhood was good for another. He secured
the privilege of selling these penny packages in the
public schools. In the first year forty packages were
sold. Now nearly a million.
This has been tried in other cities and I have heard
that the seedsmen stamped it out because they claimed
it interfered with their business. C. E. Kendel, who
has always been interested in the home garden work,
reaUzed it was a good thing and, instead of trying to
stamp it out, he has encouraged it every way pos-
sible because the home gardening association only puts
up a Umited amount of seed — the ordinary kind that
children can take care of. It is not a money making
scheme in -any way. All the money made from the
sale of these seeds is put directly back in the educa-
tional work. One-half was given back to the Board
of Education because they allowed the packages to be
sold through the schools. The school gardens work
was supported largely from this money. They spent
their part on carrying on vacant lot work, and train-
ing garden work.
In 1904. I came here to give a course of lectures
and, after the course was given, I inquired why they
did not start school garden work and was asked to
introduce it. The first year we had four small ones.
The Board of Education provided for the soil, the gar-
dening association bought the tools and employed the
supervisor. That was carried on the first year. In
the following year the Board of Education established
a department of school gardens; I was appointed
curator and have held that position ever since. The
duty of this curator is to supervise the school gar-
dens. The first year we had four. Now we have
twenty-four. 1 also have charge of the upkeep of all
the school yards in the city; we have 109.
In the school garden work I act in conjunction and
confer with the medical director because this work is
really in line with the physical development of the
children. It has taken a long time to carry this up
to the state where we have it now. I can make it
clearer to you by the use of the slides which I will
show you now. I have given over 400 lectures in the
jiublic schools in Cleveland and over 100 lectures out-
side. The first lecture I ever gave in Cleveland was
down at the Bournelle School and I was to show
slides I had never seen before. There were 600 men
imd children in the audience and just as soon as the
pictures went on the screen there was a conversation
all over the room. I became puzzled and discour-
aged, but I was told not to let that disturb me be-
cause the audience was of different nationalities and
the children were interpreting to the parents what I
said.
The rest of the lecture was given in the dark and no
stenographic report was made. Miss Miller's conclu-
sion was that the school garden work keeps the chil-
dren out of mischief, and that good gardens and flow-
ers makes them good and happy boys and girls, evi-
dently saving lots of the cost of the juvenile court.
A rising vote of thanks was given Miss Miller for
her lecture.
Executive and Civic Influence of School
Garden Work
On Wednesday evening, June 25, a most interesting
tulk, illustrated with the stereopticon, was given by
Seed Growing Under Irrigation
(A Paper read by J. C. Robinson, of Waterloo, Neb.,
before the American Seed Trade Association
Convention at Cleveland, O., June 24-26)
"A paper on a special subject is supposed to present
more than average knowledge of the subject treated.
In writing of the merits of seed growing under irriga-
tion or under the more common method which might
be called dry farming, I must disclaim any special
knowledge or having conducted any experiments to
attain such knowledge. The purpose therefore of this
paper is only to introduce the subject for discussion.
"Twenty-five years ago, when the writer first entered
the arena as a seed grower, irrigation was practically
in its infancy. Application of water through various
means to growing crops, while old as the history of
man, has been worked out scientifically only in com-
paratively recent years. Some countries have so agree-
able a climate both as regards heat and cold, rain and
sunshine, that crops grow nearly to perfection and
short crops and failures are more nearly the exception
thnn the rule; but a large part of our country is not
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so favored, and must depend largely on intelligent
application of irrigation water at the necessary time.
"No question can be raised as to the results obtained,
surpassing by far the best crops obtained by dry farm-
ing. All who have made a study of the subject admit
these wonderful crop results both in quantity and
quality. We are, therefore, more interested in the
effect of irrigation on the seed product, and the crops
that this seed will produce on non-irrigated land, than
in the results of irrigation itself.
"We give much attention at present to heredity and
environment in the results of animal breeding. We
already know that the law of heredity is just as ef-
fective in the vegetable kingdom as in the animal.
Therefore the effect of irrigation on seed stoclis must
be one of environment only. When the growth of the
plant is the most nearly ideal the resulting seed must
be of strong vitality and be able to- produce a strong,
robust seed plant. That strong seeds will produce
strong plants can be exemplified in, say, a hiU of Cu-
cumbers, when ten seeds may grow and all start off
under conditions that are equal, yet some plants will
come up stronger, make more rapid growth and give
better results than others, and we can only conclude
in such a case that the seed itself contains the
strength or elements that causes one plant to outclass
the other. The irrigated plant is produced imder al-
most cloudless sky, and the uptodate, intelligent grower
never allows the plant to falter for an instant in its
forward march to perfection. The result must be a
high state of perfection in the product. If this rea-
soning is correct, it would seem that nothing better
in the seed line can be produced than can be grown
under irrigation. Climate and soil affect some seeds
when taken to another zone or soil, but this is a matter
of acclimation rather than of irrigation.
"It seems to me that there is a broad field for ex-
periment along this line. Few individual firms are in
position to carry out the necessary experiments to de-
termine actual results. The census reports show that
the output of Alfalfa, and other seed grown under
irrigation, are produced in the following percentages
by the States named:
Arizona — Alfalfa seed 99.6 per cent, of total
California — Alfalfa seed 29.3 per cent, of total
Dry Peas 64.1 per cent, of total
Idaho — Alfalfa seed 56.7 per cent, of total
Clover 75.1 per cent, of total
Timothy seed 14.3 per cent, of total
Dry Peas 29.1 per cent, of total
Kansas — Alfalfa seed 1.6 per cent, of total
Montana — Alfalfa seed 41.3 per cent, of total
Dry Peas 80.3 per cent, of total
"The above figures show that an important part of
the entire seed produced is irrigated seed, and the large
part so produced makes knowledge as to the value of
the seed so much the more important."
Mr. Robinson related some of the experiences and
ideas of H. D. Clute, of Rocky Ford, Colo., who has
had considerable experience in growing under irrigation,
both in Colorado and California. Mr. Clute stated that
a farmer's results from his operations depend largely
on the selection of the best variety and best quality of
seed for his local conditions. It was also believed to be
a fact that the quality of seed produced in irrigated
regions is more rehable than seed grown in the rain
belt, for the reason that the grower under irrigation
has complete control over the amount of moisture ap-
plied to the land. The latter is also able to plant his
seed at the proper season, and is not dependent on rain
to moisten the ground. Throughout the growth of the
plant and the maturing of the fruit the grower under
irrigation controls the supply of moisture. In the cur-
ing of the seed also, when it is important that the pro-
cess should not be disturbed by wet weather, the ad-
vantage is with the grower using irrigation.
Mr. Clute also found that when the necessary mois-
ture is furnished by irrigation, the water percolates
through the soil to the roots of the plant and does not
touch the stem or foliage, and this condition he be-
lieved unfavorable to the aphis. In arid regions, where
irrigation is practiced, little trouble is said to be re-
ported from these pests. Mr. Clute recommended high-
ly the purchase of irrigation grown seed.
In conclusion Mr. Robinson said:
"The above represents the opinion of a practical man,
who has grown seed under irrigation for a long time,
and without doubt his conclusions are correct for some
seasons and yet, practical experience has shown the
writer that the very highest quality of seed can be
produced in the rain districts as well as under irriga-
tion. The chief advantage of irrigation, in my judg-
ment, is its more uniform and dependable results,' fail-
ures occurring less often than in the rain districts, the
seed being of equal quality.
_ "This is a matter that the members of our Associa-
tion are all interested in, and I trust that the few
brief thouglits that I have presented may be the means
of bringing out other ideas" on the subject."
oj^VEMTEOM. Ginrs^
Members of the S. A. F. and O. H. who come to
Minneapolis in August to attend the National Con-
vention and Flower Show of their Association will find
sightseeing opportunities in abundance. Both Minne-
apolis and St. Paul are famous tourist cities. Together
tliey have natural beauties in sufficient number to war-
rant a visitor spending a week in sightseeing. There
are some points of historic interest in both cities, but
the chief claim of the Twin Cities lies in their lakes
and parks.
Minneapolis has 30 distinct bodies of water within
its limits. There are more than 100 lakes within a
radius of 25 miles of the Twin Cities. Most of them
are well stocked with fish and most of them are eas-
ily reached by automobiles.
The principal lakes in Minneapolis are connected
and circled by a boulevard, approximately 35 miles
in length. Every visitor to the city should arrange
to spend the two hours required to make the circuit
of this boiUevard in an automobile. Starting from
his hotel, he will be taken past Loring Park, a beau-
tiful tract of 36 acres only a few blocks from the
business center of the city, thence past the Parade,
a playground of 68 acres lying close to Loring Park.
The parkway passes the National Guard Armory and
Coliseum, which faces the Parade, and then winds
through the Kenwood residence district to the Lake
of the Isles. At the right may be seen Cedar Lake,
one of the four large bodies of water in that part of
the city. The boulevard follows the irregular shore
line of Lake of the Isles to Lake Calhoun and takes
its course along the east shore of that large body of
water. At the right is the famous Calhoun Bath
House and the "finest inland bathing beach in Amer-
ica." Sail boats, launches, row boats and canoes dot
Lake Calhoun. Visitors who desire to explore that
lake or to fish there may obtain the use of boats,
tackle and bate for a nominal fee. Leaving Lake
Calhoun, the boulevard continues through the wooded
Interlachen district, separating Lake Calhoun from
Lake Harriet; it completely encircles the latter body
of water, which is one of the most beautiful lakes in
the country. Like Lake Calhoun, it also invites the
fisherman, and boats and tackle may be obtained
there. The Minneapolis Park Board maintains a band,
and concerts are given each evening at the pavilion.
There are hundred of canoes at this lake. Leaving
Lake Harriet the boulevard skirts the winding course
of Minnehaha Creek, passes between Lake Nakomis
and Rice Lake to Minnehaha Park. In that park are
the Falls of Minnehaha, immortalized by Longfellow
in the poem, "Hiawatha." Joining Minnehaha Park
are the grounds of Fort SneUing, the historic armory
region of the frontier days, and the Minnesota Sol-
diers' Home, which occupies a magnificent site across
the Mississippi River from the Fort. Here the boule-
vard follows the gorge of the Mississippi River to
the campus of the University of Minnesota, which is
one of the famous seats of learning of the continent
and well worth a visit. Returning from the University
one ■ sees the flour mills of Minneapolis, which have a
daily capacity of 84,000 barrels. They occupy sites on
both sides of the Mississippi River at St. Anthony
Falls, the "Cradle of Minneapolis."
Nearly all the points of interest in Minneapolis and
St. Paul may be reached by street car. Lakes Cal-
houn and Harriet, Minnehaha Falls, the University, the
Fort and Soldiers' Home are all within a ride of 30
minutes from the center of the city.
Among other "things to see" in Minneapolis may
he mentioned the Chamber of Commerce, where more
cash grain is sold than in any other place in the
world. Visitors are admitted to the gallery in the
trading room. Passes may be obtained from the
flour companies admitting visitors to the flour mills.
The Court House and City Hall in Minneapolis, built
of Minnesota granite at a cost of $3,500,000, is one of
the famous public buildings of the country. The old
round tower at Fort Snelling, erected in 1830, has been
maintained in its original condition and should be
inspected by visitors to the army post.
Within a few blocks of the leading hotel is the
Walker Art Gallery, which contains a number of
world-famous paintings. Admission to this gallery is
free. The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts main-
tains a permanent exhibition in the Central Public
Library building, two blocks from the Walker Gal-
lery. Between Minneapolis and St. Paul are the
grounds of the Minnesota State Fair, the largest
State exposition in the country. On the same car line
inside the limits of St. Paul is the capital city's famous
Como Park, one of the most beautiful public gardens
in the LTnited States. Another famous St. Paul park
is the Mounds. It was an Indian burial ground in
the days when the Red Men held undisputed sway in
Minnesota and takes its name from the large number
of mounds which cover the skeletons of the Braves of
tlie early days.
White Bear Lake is reached by street car from
St. Paul. Wildwood on the shores of this lake is the
principal Summer park of the Twin Cities. Stillwater,
in which is located the Minnesota State Prison, one of
the most modern penitentiaries of the country, also
is reached by street car from St. Paul. South St. Paul,
which is a ride of 30 minutes from St. Paul, is the
center of the meat packing industry of the North-
west.
Both of the Twin Cities are filled with incidental
attractions for the sightseet. In Minneapolis there are
mile after mile of streets, lined with hardy elm trees
which were planted under the direction of the Minne-
apolis Park Board and maintained by it. The city
has no single prominent residential district. There are
beautiful homes in every part of the city and in what-
ever direction the visitor may go, he will find "things
to please the eye.
Japan Lilac Tree
This beautiful flowering tree blooms here from the
1st to the 20th of June, at a time when flowering
shrubs are not over abundant. The flowers of a yel-
lowish white, in spikes of conical form, 8in. to lOin.
long, are produced in great profusion. Their exceed-
ing fragrance attracts attention from a great distance.
A tree I lately saw, about 13ft. high, was as symmetrical
in form as you quite frequently see an Apple tree, and,
loaded with its clusters of blooms, was an object of
unusual interest. It is surprising that this valuable tree
should have been only comparatively recently identified
in this country. It was in 1886 that the Japanese Lilac
bloomed at the Arnold Arboretum, and was identified
as a LUac. F. L. Temple of Massachusetts was the
first to offer one year seedlings at the moderate price
of $50 per 100.
There is now growing in a park near Centerville,
Ind., ten trees of this Lilac, planted about 1895, which
stand about 25ft. high, and attract much attention when
in bloom on account of the beautiful form of the tree,
the profusion of bloom and the remarkable fragrance
of the flowers.
I have been criticised for calling this a tree. As
grown in nurseries, from roots grafted on Privet stock,
it at once assumes the stocky growth and upright
habit of a tree, and compares favorably in tree form
with Apple or Maple.
Centerville, Ind. E. Y. Teas.
A New Boiler
Kroeschell Bros. Co. of Chicago, is introducing a new
high pressure combination water tube and fire tube
boiler, patented in 1913, which is intended to combine
the best features of the horizontal tubular boiler and
the great efficiency of the water tube boiler, in the en-
deavor to secure the highest possible boiler efficiency ob-
tainable. This new boiler can be built in units ranging
from lOOh.p. to 350h.p.
Our illustration shows a longitudinal section of the new
boiler. The furnace baffling is so arranged that the hot
gases of combustion pass around the water tubes and
under the shell of the boiler, returning through the fire
lubes and passing out of the smoke box at the rear.
This arrangement removes the lower half of the shell
from the impinging heat of the fire. It also prevents
unequal expansion and contraction between the tubes
and the shell, absolutely avoiding leaky tubes.
Longitudinal section of the new Kroeschell
Bros. Co. boiler
July 5, 1913
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Stray Notes from Great Britain
By T. A. Weston
The closing days of May and the opening of June
brought us a continuous heat wave, accompanied by
drought that is as yet unbroken in the southern coun-
ties. Being born grumblers, we naturally want rain,
overlooking the fact that we had a surfeit of it for
months, resulting in the most devastating plague of
slugs I have ever known. Where these slimy brutes
came from goodness only knows, but one can only as-
sume that the mild Winter was favorable for them.
In the gardens and in the fields they gave enormous
trouble, and in some places they cleared up Autumn
sown Sweet Peas and other things. Since the advent
of the dry weather they have been less troublesome,
but a plague of aphis has taken their place; aphis
everywhere and on everything, and they defy extermina-
tion. I never knew them to attack Sweet Peas so
badly, while even the big Strawberry growers in my
own district report aphis attacks, a thing unknown
hitherto. Roses are literally teeming with them; in-
deed, nearly everything seems to be alive with the pest.
Trade during the past few weeks has been abnor-
mally good in Covent Garden, particularly with all
kinds of plants. The great heat crippled the cut
Rose trade, however, and the call for Sweet Peas, too,
fell off heavily. Indoor Sweet Peas this season were
about two weeks later than usual, and before they
could make up for lost time the outdoor ones were
coming in. Sweet Pea growing on modern lines for
market is becoming a fine art, and the firm of Lawe
& Shawyer, who are famous for their Roses, forced
Tulips, Irises, etc., are handling Sweet Peas outdoors
this season in real earnest. They have 25,000 plants
under way, all planted from pots and grown on the
two stem principle, which insures the giant blooms
and long stems that are seen at our shows. To keep
this number of plants disbudded and tied up will en-
tail a great amount of labor. Lowe & Shaivyer are not
imknown as raisers, for those two great Roses, Lady
Hillingdon and Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, originated with them,
to say nothing of Joseph Lowe, Mrs. E. Read and Mrs.
Alford.
The firm of John Waterer & Sons, of Bagshot, held
a show of Rhododendrons at the R. H. S. Hall for
four days toward the end of May, and it may be
taken for granted that it needs a big concern to fill
a hall of this size. The arrangement was very fine,
with two great beds in the center and a huge irregu-
lar border around the outside. Pink Pearl and the
newer Alice were in great form. All of the best va-
rieties were on view, and I am sending a picture which
gives some idea of the layout. The firm of J. Waterer
& Sons is the only one here who annually fit up a show
of their own. For many years they have held a huge
Spring show under marquees at Regent's Park, and
at various times have fitted up shows at Manchester
and other places. The Regent's Park Show is being run
this month as usual, and to make up these shows, thou-
sands of Rhododendrons, Acers, conifers, etc., have to
be brought from the nurseries, a most expensive, but
presumably profitable form of advertising.
The R. H. S. meeting on June 3 was filled to excess
with stock, yet so great was the demand for space by
exhibitors, that applications for 500ft. of table space
Iiad to be refused. Hardy flowers were the main fea-
ture, and I question whether a more varied and won-
derful show of herbaceous flowers has been staged so
early in June. Papavers, Pyrethrums and Irises were
particularly fine, and it is amazing how these are being
developed. Many new Irises and Papavers were shown
for awards, but the committee was severe and gave
only one A. M., this being for Papaver Perry's Unique.
This is the second of the new fringed type introduced
by Amos Perry. Edna Perry, a pink, appeared last
season. Unique is a brilliant scarlet with a pronounced
fringe. While hard on the herbaceous flowers, the com-
mittee seems to have been over free in giving awards to
weedy looking items of the Alpine order. An A. M.
was given to Peony L'Esperance, which seems a single
form of La Lorraine, which recently won an F. C. C.
Both are the result of crossing P. lutea with a moutan
form.
Kelway & Son exhibited Peony L'Esperance, but pre-
sumably it is one of Lemoine's seedlings.
J. Veitch & Son had a remarkably brilliant Primula
named Excelsior, which gained an A. M. It is of hy-
Iirid origin, P. Cockburniana X Unique. The variety
Unique was raised by crossing Cockburniana with P.
Pulverulenta. P. Cockburniana is a biennial in most
places, the plants rarely surviving over two years,
but Excelsior is a perennial, and will be a grand thing
either for pots or gardens. It flowers in tiers like its
parents, and has a fair amount of meal on the foliage.
The color is vivid orange red, much deeper than Cock-
burniana. R. C. Notcutt gained an A. M. for Del-
phinium Mrs. Brewster, a superb lilac form with a
grand spike. An A. M. was also given to Salix mag-
nifica, which is quite different from the ordinary Wil-
lows, having large, heavy, laurel-like foliage. I be-
lieve it is one of Wilson's Chinese discoveries.
A striking exhibit was made by Dobbie & Co. of
Antirrhinums, although some good Sweet Peas were
also shown. The Antirrhinums were the finest ever
exhibited from under glass, the spikes of Cottage
.Maid, pink. Moonlight, a bronze. White Queen and
Yellow Queen being about 4ft. long, and carrying two
dozen or more open flowers.
A large collection of the nanum types was also
shown, particularly good being White Beauty, a snow
white. All these semi-dwarfs were growing in iVain.
pots.
Thos. Rochford & Sons put up a very fine group of
their fine Araucaria Silver Star, which seems to im-
prove year by year. When this becomes plentiful your
Araucaria specialists should have a great time, as its
white tips make it very striking.
nial, attaining to a height of one and some times two
feet. They are never found growing near streams
or in wet places — always on dry hills and in sandy,
gravelly washes, protected by plants of more vigor-
ous growth. I am inclined to the opinion that when
not so protected the plants are browsed off by cattle
and horses that range the hills in search of food. I am
also of the opinion that the different so-called species
are but varieties of the one species Castillejo Cali-
fornica. In all respects, except the color of tlie bract,
which gives the plant its beauty, they are the same,
to my mind this disposition of botanists to multiply
species is one of the follies of the profession.
These beautiful shrubs — suffrutescent is a better ap-
pellation— like all desert plants, are clothed with foli-
age, light green or almost white, and in this case cov-
ered with soft, short hairs. They seed freely and in
no case have I had reason to suppose them to be
parasitic. They, like all our native plants, are not
appreciated by gardeners, therefore none are found
in cultivation. A mass of the scarlet flowering va-
riety would be a gorgeous sight when in full bloom.
The blooming period is of short duration — about four
weeks — and they are gone. P. D. B.
Curious Relations
It is often difficult to determine where plant life ends
and animal life begins, and not less difficult to find
the boundaries between species of plants. The Coni-
fers are closely related to the Cycadeas, yet the super-
ficial differences between them are immense. Cycas
revoluta is apparently a Palm, yet it is a cousin to
the Pine, and also to the climbing Ephedra, a native
of northern Africa that has become at home in the Ri-
viera. Curious relations are also found among the Lil-
iaceas: thus. Meadow Saffron, Yucca, Tulip, Leek, Aloe,
FritiUaria imperialis, Dracaena, Asparagus, Easter
Lily, Medeola and Phormium are all first cousins. The
Amaryllidaceas are closely related to the Lilies. The
Snowdrop and Agave are first cousins, yet a greater
contrast could hardly be imagined. Quince, Apple,
Strawberry, Rhubarb, Raspberry, Rose and Spiraea
are closely related to one another. Mimosa, Acacia,
Peas, Beans, Clover and Sweet Peas are all cousins;
similarly Tobacco, Potato and Cayenne Pepper. The
malodorous Stapelia, which almost resembles a Cac-
tus, is sister to the purple Asclepias. — Die Gartenwelt.
Castillejo, or Castilleia
In a recent issue of The Flohists' Exchange I read
with interest what was said concerning C. indivisa, par-
ticularly that part relating to the habitat of the plant.
There are growing on this coast, one annual and three
perennial species ; the latter are low evergreen shrubs.
The word "shrub" is not a good term, because in plant
nomenclature it applies to subjects of sturdier growth,
and harder stems, and yet t^ese plants may not be
properly classed among herbs since the tops are peren-
Cleveland Retail Notes
The Gasser Co. is furnishing some $2000 worth of
Bay trees and Boxwoods for the Hotel Statler. Mr.
Schoen also reports furnishing T8 bouquets for Miss
Eells, a recent debutante.
Mrs. Lincoln Brown says she had five weddings on
June 18; some hustle!
Ella Grant Wilson did a stunt at the Kinney & Le-
van opening. Starting at 10 p.m. she removed the flow^
ers from seventeen large baskets, (4 to 6ft. up from
the floor) and some twenty large vases, placing the flow-
ers in deep tubs in the basement; many of the flowers
were long stemmed Am. Beauty Roses and Peonies, re-
arranging each basket and vase with the original flow-
ers after they had been freshened. The hours were 10
p.m. to 3 a.m., and 6.30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Ella Grakt Wilson.
John Waterer & Sons of Bagshot fllledlthe R. H. S. Hall with their
exhibit of Rhododendrons (See text).
Thos. Rockford & Sons' group of Araucaria Silver Star at the
R.'H. S. Show of June 3. (See text).
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SITUATION WANTED— By Scotchman, _ 30;
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plants; 25 years' practical experience. Address
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WANTED
A WORKING FOREMAN
On a commercial place. State wages and
experience in the growing of Carnations, Ijlies
and various kinds of potted plants. Address, with
reference, SHEPARD'S GARDEN CARNATION
COMPANY, 292 Fairmount St., Lowell, Mass.
THE BEECHWOOD HEIGHTS NURSERIES,
Bound Brook, N. J., want several section men for
their Orchid and other greenhouse departments.
Good wages and permanent positions, with
a chance for advancement.
Reply bv mail to THOMAS YOUNG, Jr.,
500 Fifth Ave., New York City.
WANTED— A working foreman on commercial
place of 50.000 ft. of glass; one who can grow
first-class Carnations, 'Mums and bedding stock.
Wages, S65.00 per month to start. References
required. Frank Beu, 4435 N. 40th Ave., Chicago.
IIL
HELP WANTED— Capable man to take charge
of 15,000 ft. of glass and grow high grade flowers
and plants for retail store. C. L. Dole, Lockport,
JHELPJVANTED^
WANTED — Rose grower, also Carnation and
_ 'Mum growers. Must be first-class; prefer
single men. Permanent position to right men.
Give references and state salary expected. Green
Floral Company, Dallas, Texas.
WANTED — One Rose grower and one Carnation
grower; must have been 2 or 3 years with first-
class growers; $16.00 to $18.00 a week, according to
experience and recommendation. Miller Floral
Company, Farmington, Utah.
WANTED — Foreman to grow Carnations, 'Mums,
Easter and Christmas stock, and all kinds of
beddine plants; must be a good maker-up aixl able
to handle men to advantage. Address W. B., care
The Florists* Fichange.
WANTED— Married man able to Srow general
line of stock for retail trade. State wagea
and references. Burtt the Florist, Green-
fleld. Mass.
WANTED— Foreman; cut flowers only, no design'
work; Roses, Carnations, 'Mums. Please state
age, salary expected and previous experience.
Max Rudolph, 11 W. 12th St., Cincinnati. O.
WANTED — A man capable of growing Roses,
Carnations and Bedding Plants; good worker.
Wages S55.00 per month and house. Commercial
place. George Stewart, Tuxedo, N. Y.
WANTED— A married man to run a small green-
house plant at Suffero, N. Y. Wages and a per-
centage of the profits. George Stewart, Tuxedo,
N.Y.
WANTED— Near Baltimore, good men to climb
high and prune trees. References; wages.
Address, Box 400, Duneilen, N. J.
STOCK FOR^ SALE
^ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-vicli a-
tr* Mnng plantiL 16.00 p«r 100, tltO.OO per
lOOO; SM-mch. $3.00 per 100, US.OO per 1000
Ram«n j: Irwm. 8007 Bro»dw«T. New Vorfc City
ASTERS — Semple's, in separate or mixed colors,
fine plants, 50c. per 100, 84.00 per 1000. Cash.
Lester's Plant Farm, W. C. Lester, Mgr., Plain-
ville. Conn.
BEGONIAS
BEGONIAS
Cincinnati, extra strong, 3^-in. pots, ready for
5H- or 6-in., good value, J35.00 per 100.
Gloire de Lorraine, 2H-in., S15.00 per 100; extra,
strong 3M-in., S35.00 per 100.
Chatelaine, strong, 2H-in., $8.00 per 100.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
REX BEGONIAS — Best kinds, strong Rooted
Cuttings, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y.
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
Send me your orders now. I will furnish
you first-class stock at market prices in alt
varieties.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York City
CARNATIONS— Strong, healthy, field-grown Cai»
nation plants; guaranteed quality; all wanted
varieties. Write for prices. Ready for delivery
by July 10. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1620
Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa.
CHRTSANTHEBinMS
and pu
N.Y.
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CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS
Special Offer of CHRYSOLORA and CHAS.
RAZER. 500 and over at $20.00 per 1000; 250 for
$7.50; 100 for $4.00.
The following at $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000;
250 of one variety at 1000 rate: December Gem,
Unaka, W. R. Brock, late pink; Naomah.
The following at $3.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000:
Elise Papworth, Early Snow, Alice Byron, Lynn-
wood Hall, Yellow and White Eaton, White and
Pink Frick, Dplly Dimple, Merry Jane, Jeanne
Nonin, Roman Gold, Nagoya, Patty, Comoleta,
W. E. Kelley.
The following at $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000:
Smith's Advance, Ivory, Golden Glow, Money-
maker, P. Rose, R. Halliday, Georgiana Pitcher,
Appleton, Maj. BonnafTon, Pacific Supreme, Mayor
Weaver. Dr. Enguehard, Maud Dean.
Can furnish 23^-in., in all varieties. Prices on
application.
All the best Pompons, 2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100;
$25.00 per 1000. Send for list. Can furnish
'Mums in any variety.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings, fron
sand, J. Nonin, Bonnaffon, Garza, $1.00 per 100
from soil, Bonnaffon, white and yellow. Well'!
Late Pink, Lynnwood Hall, Thanksgiving Queen
$1.25 per 100; from 2M-in. pots, 500 Golden Glow
200 Wm. Duckhara. 300 J. Jones, 150 H. Frick;
300 Lynnwood Hall, 100 Unaka, $2.00 per 100.
Cash, please. Ludwig Wild, Florist, Bound
Brook, N. J. •
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STOCK FOR SALE
CHRYSANTHEUnnS
HARDY POMPON
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Rooted Cuttings, SI. 50 per 100; 23^-in. pots.
S2.50 per 100.
Kitty Bourne* Baby Margaret*
Mrs. Porter* Sunshine*
Dawn* King Philip*
Nellie BIy* Queen of Whites*
Northumberland* Garza*
Diana* St. Almo*
Lyndhurst* Excelsior*
Ladysmith* Miss Julia*
Klondyke* Gladys*
Allentown* Sir Walter Raleigh*
Mary Calladay Yellow Baby
Lilla* Quinola
Merstham Tints Triomphe d'Or
Princess de Thule* ValHs
Overbrook Fred Peele
Merstham Jewel* Rhoda
Zenobia Mary Richardson
Rosy Mom.
The varieties that are marked with an asterisk
(*) can be supplied in 2M-iii. pots, at S2.50 per 100.
HEAD'S BERGENFIELD NURSERIES,
Bergenfield, N. J.
100,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FOR JULY PLANTING
Best commercial varieties from soil and sand
S2.00 per 100. or S15.00 per 1000.
\ am strong on Whites— Estelle, Smith's Ad-
vance, Oct. Frost, C. Frick, Wh. Bonnaffon,
Silver Wedding. Ivory, Pres. Taft. Yellow —
G. Glow, Y. Ivory. Y. Bonnaffon, Robt. Halliday.
Mrs. Hurley and Baby. Pink— G. Pacific, Pac.
Supreme. Gloria, Pink Ivory, Duckham, M.
Dean, Minnie Bailey, J. Rosette and Patty, a
grand Pink, Chrysolora and Sager's White Sport
of Garza, each S3.00 per 100. Tim Eaton, Garza,
Yellow Eaton, Golden Eagle, each $2.50 per 100,
straight. Snapdragon, special strain for florists,
and a moneymaker; Silver, Pink, White and
Yellow, strong Rooted Cuttings; 52.50 per 100,
S17.50 per 1000. Cash, please.
Benjamin Connell, Florist, Merchantville, N. J
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
WHITE Per 100 YELLOW Per 100
Wm. Turner S2.50 Monrovia 2.00
Lynnwood Hall 2.00 R. Gold 2.0o
Beatrice May 2.00 t^txtt.^
D. Syme 2.00 „. . PINK
T. Eaton 2.00 f,""'' Gem 2.50
E-p^p-""- ^-^ ^"L.^pinkV.;;;::: i:SS
YELLOW Patty 2.00
Ramapo 2.50 r-■m■Kxcr^^^
Chrysolora 2.00 CRIMSON
D. Dimple 2.00 Harvard 2.50
HEAD'S BERGENFIELD NURSERIES,
Bergenfield, N. J.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Potted, S2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $1.60
per 100.
Potted Rooted Cuttings
1000 Smith's Advance 1500
500 Polly Rose
600 Pacific Supreme 400
250 White Cloud 600
100 Black Hawk 250
100 Appleton 400
Pasiere 150
Cash from parties unknown.
J. J. Sokol New Haven, Conn.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings. Se-
gar's white sport of Garza; late, Chiysolora.
Unaka, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Smith's
Advance, Golden Eagle, W. H. Lincoln, Patty,
Garaa, $2.60 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. A. Byron,
White and Yellow Bonnaffon, White Ivory, Ea-
telle. Rosette, Pacific Supreme, $2.00 per 100,
$15.00 per 1000. Send for list of other varieties.
Snapdragons, Rooted Cuttings, fine strains of
silver pink, white and yellow, $2.00 per 100, $15.00
per 1000. Pot plants one-third more. Wm,
Swayne, Kennett Sq,, Pa.
ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS—
Lynnwood Hall, Elise Papworth, Moneymaker,
Maud Dean, Comoleta, $2.00 per 100, $16.00 per
1000. Roman Gold, Chrysolora, Chas. Razer,
$3.00 per 100. Major Bonnaffon, Pacific Supreme,
$1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. A large
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings and
2J4-in. pot plants; Smith's Advance, Oct.
Frost, etc.. Rooted Cuttings, $1.50 per 100, $12.50
per 1000; Unaka, Mrs. Patty, etc., $1.76 per 100,
$15.00 per 1000; Smith's Sensation, $6.00 per 100;
85 other best 'Mums; for 2J^-in. pot plants add
Sl.OO per 100 ertra. Stafford Conservatories,
Stafford Springs, Conn.
ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS^
From soil, in splendid condition. Estelle,
Pacific Supreme, R. Halliday, Bonnaffon, Mrs. Ar-
nold, Mme. Desjouis, Dr. Enguehard, Appleton,
$15.00 per 1000; 250 at the 1000 rate; from sand,
$12.00 per 1000. Floral Hill Gardens, G. F. Neipp,
Prop., Chatham, N. J.
•MUM PLANTS— From soil, 10 to 12 in. high;
Smith's Advance, Dr. Enguehard, Elise Pap-
worth, Robert Halliday, Pres. Roosevelt, J. Nonin,
all $2.00 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Samples, 10c.
Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.
3000 MAJOR BONNAFFON 'MUMS, out of 2.in.
pots, S20.00 per 1000. W. & H. F. Evans, Row-
landville, Philadelphia, Pa.
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STOCKJTORJALE
CHRTSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Good, healthy plants
out of 2-in. pots, pink and white Ivory, $15.00
per 1000. Cash with order. W. F. Lauch, Ne
Galilee, Pa.
CHRYSANTHEMUM-^Rooted Cuttbgs, White-
Ivory, Mrs. Perrin, pink; Dr. Enguehard, Bon-
naffon. Monrovia, Polly Rose, $1.00 per 100; from
soil, $2.00 per 100; H.J. Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J,
POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Helen New-'
bury, best late white, from soil, $2.00 per 100.
Chas. Leisy, Mantua, N. J.
COLEUS — Red and yellow, exceptionally nice'
from 2 Ji-in. pots, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per lOOOl
John M. Cooke, White Plains Road, Tairytown,
N.Y. ^^
COLEUS CUTTINGS— Strong Veischaffeltii i
Golden Bedder, 76c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000
Henry Schrade, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
CrCLAUBNB
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from 1
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, w ^^^
with eye and best pink, 3-in., ready now, $S.0(]
per 100, $76.00 per 1000. Wonder of Wansbeck,
R. J.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM— Bert strain,
V* good assorted colors, good strong plants, in 2^-
in. pots, ready to shift, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 pe
1000. Cash, please. J. H. Fiesser, Hamilton Av&
Guttenberg, N. J.
CYCLAMEN — 3-inch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
MARGUERITES— Rooted Cuttings from Nichol-
son strain of Winter-flowering yellow, $3.00 per
100; $2S.0O per 1000. Peirce Bros., Waltbam. '
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in each flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.76 per flat; 10 flats,
$16.00; half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants,
$3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best of the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100;
$40.00 per 1000.
WHITMANI COMPACTA, big improvement on
the old Whitmani type, $6.00 per 100; $40.00 per
1000.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, ertra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including cyrtomium
and aspidium, 2!4-in., $3.00 per 100.
SCOTTI FERNS, 2M-in.. well established,
$4.60 per 100; $40.00 per 1000.
Satisfaction assured. By any Express Company
direct. Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— Not transplanted,
strong, healthy, true Boston type, $2.00 per 100,
$17.50 per 1000. Vinca Variegata, to clear, 4-in.,
6c., 4 to 7 long strings. Cash, please. Mamaroneck
Nurseries, Mamaroneck, N. Y.
FERNS— Scholzeli, S-lnch, 25c. Good, heary
plants. J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook, L. I.,
N.Y.
COOUDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Cblo-
rado St. and Hill Ave., Pasadena, Cal. Ferns
and Feijoa our specialty.
GERAininiiis
GERANIUMS— Scarlet, dark red, salmon, white
short stocky plants, in bud and bloom, $6.00 per
100. John M. Cooke, White Plains Road, Tarry-
town. N. Y.
GERANIUMS— 2M-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00
per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.26 per 100,
postpaid; $10.00 per 1000 by express; Nutt, Doyle,
Poitevine, Hill, La Favorite, Centaur. Josiah L.
Young, Watervliet, N. Y
GERANIUMS— 3K and 4-ln. pots, $5.00 per
100. Poitevine, Nutt, Buchner, Blanc.
Blackman Floral Co., 135 N. Broad St., Tren-
ton. N. J.
GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, in bud and bloom;
2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in.,
$4.00 per 100. L. J. Rowe, Titusville, Pa.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— Mme. Emile Moullere, the
best of all the new Hydrangeas, $8.00 per 100;
Avalanche, $5.00 per 100. All good, strong
plants out of 2^-in. pots. J. H. Fiesser, Hamil-
ton Ave., Guttenberg, N. J.
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.50-$3.50
each. Large specimens, $5.00-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
Advertise Your Stock For
Sale in this column
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STOCK FOR SALE
HYDRAWGBAS
HYDRANGEAS— Best French Forcing Varieties.
Per 100
Mme. E. Mouillere, best white, 2H-nx $8.00
Mont Rose, clear Flesh Pink, 2H-in 8.00
Mousseiine Mauve Rose, 2H-in 8.00
Senator Henri David, Lt. Pmk, 2H-in 8.00
Avalanche. Large White, 2H-in 5.00
Bouquet Rose, 2H-in 8.00
Otaksa (the old stand-by), 2H-in 3.50
Hydrangeas, strong cuttings, well rooted,
$2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway. New York, N. Y.
IVY
English ivy— Suong Rooted Cuttings, $7.50
per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westaeld, N. Y.
LEMONS
AMERICAN WONDER LEMON— 3-inch pou
bushy, 8 incha high. $10.00 per 100. The
Conard It Jones Cc Wert GroY«. Pa.
LILY OF THE VALLEY
RELIABLE VALLEY PIPS from E. Neubert
Wandsbek near Hamburg. Apply to Otto
Heinecken. 17 Battery Place. New York City.
NURSERY STOCK
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-$10.00 each. Pyramids.
$5.00-$7.50 each. JuUus Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
*7.50-$35.00 each. JuUus Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
N for special Ust. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
.AUCUBA japonlca bush plants. 35c. to $2.50.
each. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J.
ORCHIDS
CYPRIPEDIUMS^ypripedium Acaule. Pubes-
cens and Spectabile. I have made arrangements
to collect in large quantities. Price list on applica-
tion. L. E. Williams, Exeter, N. H.
PANDANUS
3000 PANDANUS UTILIS
3-in. pots, healthy plants $15.00 per 100
4-in- pots, healthy plants 25.00 per 100
5-iil. pots, healthy plants 75.00 per 100
6-in. pots, healthy plants 100.00 per 100
(■ All large plants ready for shifting, free from spot
C Ribsam, 31 Wall St., Trenton, N. J.
PEONIES
PEONIES
" Peonies for Pleasure.**
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure " gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use. how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony
then send for " Peomej for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY,
The Largest Rose Growers in the World,
Boz23 Sprhiefleld, Ohio.
POINSETTIAS
POINSETTIAS
"THE TRUE RED ONES."
2^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later deliTery.^
2>i-inch, $6.60 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
R. J. IRWIN, 30»7 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMROSES
PRIMULA Chinensls and Obconlca, giant-
flowering, from best strains, in all colors.
2}^-tnch pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoldes, 2K-lnch pots, $3.00 per 100.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
RONSDARF PRIMULA OBCONICA and Chi-
nensis in the best improved colors, out of 21^-in.
pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash, please.
J. H. Fiesser. Hamilton Ave.. North Bergen. N. J.
PRIMULA OBCONICA— Strong. 2-in., $2.00
per 100. Peter Jergens* Sons, R. R. No. 3.
Dayton, Ohio.
ROSES
ROSES
Try us on Cot Roses. Stock
disposed of to advantage.
A. L YOUNG S CO., 54 West 28tli SL. New York City
Wholesale FlorlatB
Oonthmed to Next Oolmnn
STOCK FOR SALE
ROSES
Pink Killamey, 2M-in. pots, $30.00 per 1000.
Lady Hillingdon, 2Ji-in. pots, $30.00 per 1000.
Pink Killamey, 3-in. pots, $45.00 per 1000.
Lady Hillingdon, 3-in. pots. $45.00 per 1000.
Richmond, 3-in. pots, $45.00 per 1000.
Fine stock. Cash with order.
L. B. Coddington, Murray Hill, N. J.
GRAPTED AND OWN ROOT ROSES— In aU
varieties. Write me for prices. Satisfac-
tion assured. R. J. Irwin. 3097 Broadway.
New York. N. Y.
ROSES — Good, clean stock, 3H-in. pots. Pink
and White Killarney, Kaiserin, $6.00 per 100,
$60.00 per 1000. Killarney Queen, $12.00 per 100.
P. R. Quinlan, Syracuse, N. Y^
ROSES — First-class, guaranteed Rose plants, new
and standard varieties. Write for prices.
Immediate delivery. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.,
160S-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa.
ROSES— From 3-in. pots, Mrs. Taft, Double White
Killarney, Richmond and Killarney Queen.
Open to an offer. Flushing Rose Gardens, 69
Golden Ave., Flushing. N. Y.
SALVIAS
SALVIAS — Nice big stock, but not too large, 2Ji-
in. pots, $2.50 per 100. John M. Cooke, White
Plains Road, Tarrytown, N. Y.
SEEDS
Sow Now!
My Large Fringed
Chinese Primroses, as :
Tr. 1000
pkt. aeedi
Atrosanftutnea, dark blood red $0.50 tl.fiO
Chiswlck Red. Fine red .50 2.60
Coerulea. True blue 75 3.00
Covent Garden. White 76 3.00
Defiance. Deep red, dark center. New .76 3.00
Karfunkelstein. Velvet blood red.
New 75 3.00
Kennesina Splendena. Carmine .60 1.50
Mauve. Very fine, light tilac '.50 1.60
Mont Blanc. Pure white 50 2.00
Morftenroethe. Real pinlc. New... .50 2.60
Rosea Maflnifica. Rose pink 60 2.60
Mixture of many beautiful colors .^ 60 1.50
Mixture of double-flowered varieties
only .T6 ».00
0. V. ZANGEN, Hoboken, N. J.
SNAPDRAGONS
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON— 3-in.. $5.00
per 100; 2M-in., $4.00 per 100; good stock.
White Bros.. Medina, N. Y.
STEVIA— Fine, bushy, 2H-in. pots, $2.00 per 100.
Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeep-
sie. N. Y.
STEVIAS— Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; 2}4-
in. pots, $1.75 per 100. Paul Fischer, Wood
Ridge, Bergen Co., N. J.
MISCELLANEOUS
SURPLUS STOCK— Cannas, Florence Vaughan,
McKinley, Alphonse Bouvier and Italia, strong;
4-in. pots, 4c. Vinca Variegata, strong and long
vines, 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Smilax. 2>^-in.
pots, $2.00 per 100. Bouvardia, pink and red,
2l4-\n. pots, made of Rooted Cuttmgs, $5.00 per
100. Cash with order. John Holt, North Wales,
Pa;
600,000 EXTRA FINE CELERY PLANTS—
Self-blanching, White Plume, Winter Queen
Giant Pascal; $1.00 per 1000. Dagger Ferns, $1.25
per 1000. Sheet Moss, bag, $1.26. Clump Moss,
bag, $1.25. Rhododendron Leaves, 50c. per 1000.
Cash with order. John E. White, Carpenterville,
N.J.
DOUBLE LOBELIA, Double Nasturtiums, Double
Alyssum, 2 and 2}4 in., 2c. Heliotrope and
Salvia, 2'A in., 2>^c. Geraniums, S. A. Nutt and
Scarlet Double, 3H and 4 in., 6c. Vinca Variegata,
2)i in., $2.76 per 100; $26.00 per 1000. Stafford
Conservatories, Stafford Springs, Conn.
CYCLAMEN— 3-in., 8c.; Chrysanthemum stock
plants. 4c.; or will exchange for Cinerarias
Calceolaria, Primroses, Dahlia clumps or Cannas.
Write. Advance Floral Co.. Dayton, Ohio.
LILIUMS — Lilium Canadense, mixed, Flavum and
Rubrum and Lilium Philadelphicum in large
quantities: also native plants and bulbs. Price
A small adTertleement In this department
will quickly secure for you any stock needed
tn Plantt. Bulbt or Nursery Stock.
Oonttnned to Next Oolnmn
STOCK FOR SALE
VEGETABLE PLANTS
PEPPERS— Strong, transplanted plants, $3.00
per 1000; out of 2}..i'-in. pots, S1.75 per 100.
Cabbage — Ballhead, Surehead. Succession, Flat
Dutch, Drumhead, Sl.OO per 1000. Cauliflower,
$2.60 per 1000. Celery— Golden Self-blanching,
White Plume and Pascal, $2.00 per 1000. Cash.
Lester's Plant Farm, W. C. Lester, Mgr., Plain-
ville. Conn.
_roRJiUJE^RJRBNT_
FOR SALE— Greenhouse. 10,000 feet of glass, VA
acre ground; excellent land, including dwelling,
9 rooms, ali improvements. Business established
35 years. Death, reason for selling.^ Will sell on
easy terms. An excellent opportunity and a bar-
gain. Address Hiram Goldsmith, EKchange BIdg.,
Binghamton, N. Y.
FOR SALE — A fine opportunity for a live man*
plot of ground 100 x 112^. 2300 sq. ft. of glass
and stock; cut flowers, plants, floral work and
general gardening; in Greenville section, Jersey
City. Established 33 years. Retiring on account
of old age. John E. McArthur, Real Estate Dealer,
221 Jackson Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
FOR SALE — Near cemetery, old established retail
florist business, little competition. Reason for
selling, death of owner. For particulars address
Mrs. E. J. Green, 757 Campbell Ave., West Haven,
FOR SALE— 3 houses, about 7500 ft. of glass. 4
acres, dwelling and barn; 2 minutes to station.
Apply to Chas. Millang. 65 W. 26th St., New York
Oty.
^Ut4DRIESj;0RJALE^
GLASS FOR SALE
Taken out of greenhouses.
16 X 20. B Single. 25 Boxes at $1.76 per box.
14 X 16, B Single, 30 Boxes at $1.65 per box.
10 X 16, B Single, 60 Boxes at $1.25 per box.
Clear glass, but has some putty on sides.
W£ H F Fvane rowlandville
. 0(. n. r. cvanb, Philadelphia, pa.
FOR SALE
30.000 FEET OF PEGKY CYPRESS, size 1
Inch X k inches and 2 inches x 6 Inches; ready
to be placed on box cars. V. E. REICH, 1429
Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
PEAT — Leaf mold or peat dust for top dressing
on lawns and gardens. Orchid peat. Peat
Moss as bedding for horses, cattle and poultry.
Always on hand. Retail or in carload lots. Book-
let and sample free. Agents wanted. Peat
Company. 130 Manhattan St.. New York.
500 BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers, 1 No, 17 Hitching's boiler.
Good condition, cheap. I. Suessermann, 104
Ridgewood Ave., Newark, N. J.
FOR SALE— Will sell 100 bxs. 16x24 "A*'
dbl. thick greenhouse glass, hand made, best
brand, this year's output. S2.85 per box, F. O. B.
New York. Address L. B.. care The Florists'
Exchange.
FOR SALE — Scollay Invincible hot water boiler.
G 57. Used one year. Submit offer. A. K.
Wilkinson. 325 South Main St.. Wallingford. Conn.
2000 SASH. 3x6 feet, in good order; size of glass
6x8, 8x10 and 8x12. Address Henry Schumacher,
173 Ocean Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
MISCELLANEOUS
WANTS
'ith prices and Ic
reenhouses, about 12.000
: more, and some and;
, near New York. Ad-
ality. K.^C. care The
WANTED TO BUY — Greenhouses and all
kinds of greenhouse material, dismantled
and removed at once. Terms: Cash. Address
T. R., care The Florists* Exchange.
WANTED TO BUY— Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists* Exchange.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobber, in Wrought Iron and Steel Pipe
Roebling and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
LEGAL NOTICES
A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND
PUBLISHING COMPANY. LIMITED.— The
annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Com-
pany will beheld at the office of said Company,
street (Rhinelander Building),
, City of New York.
s. 2 to 8 Dua
in the Borough of Ma , ^ „. ..^„ .„,.^,
on the twenty-fourth day of July, 1913, at 12 o'clock
noon, for the election of a Board of Directors and
two inspectors, and for the consideration of such
other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
J.H.GRIFFITH. A. T. DE LA MARE.
Secretary. President.
A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND
PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED.— By
order of the Board of Directors the Transfer
Books of the above Corporation will be closed
on and after July 14, 1913, at 12 o'clock noon, to
July 25. 1913. at 12 o'clock noon.
DAVID TOUZEAU. A. T. DE LA MARE.
Treasurer. President.
PUBLICATIONS
THE PACIFIC GARDEN, a monthly journal
devoted exclusively to floriculture and semi-
tropic fruit growing. Authority for Pacific Coast
'^^ ^ --' --- ' - *' year, 10c. a copy.
For Sale
pipf
New, black, guaranteed In full
lengths: 2-in., 7Mc. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled for
irrigation purposes.
SKONDHAND PIPE ^^^
2Hc.; lJi-in..3Hc.: lH-in,5c.: 2.in.,'5H(;. peTfi
Hot-Bed Sash-Doubie Light Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1.65.
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from $1.00 up.
f*l ACC ^^^ ^ *"*^ ^ double-thick greenhouse
ULnud glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
DAM I DC ^''■y '''"■K"! stock, new and second.
DIIILIIlJ ''""'I- Also Radiators, Valves,
l/VILLIILf Fittings, etc.
UAPp NON-KINK, 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
nUdL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change*
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Rooted Chrysanthemum Cuttings
From soil, in splendid condition.
Estelle, Pacific Supreme, R. Malllday,
Bonnaffon, Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Desjouis, 32.00
per 100, S15.00 per 1000; 250 at 1000 rate.
Cash with order.
Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham, N. J.
G. F. NEIPP, Proprietor
M!
APQANIIIMC W° oR^<=r a good assortment of
UCItHniUmO Double Reds not labeled. Noth-
ing but Double Reds in this collection. Doyle,
Grant, Ricard, Nutt, etc., from 2-in. pots. $1.50
per 100, $14.00 per 1000; S. A. Nutt, 2-in.. $1.50
per 100: Poitevine and Hill, 2-in.. $1.75 per 100;
Hill, Strong. 4-in.. S5.00 per 100.
CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA (Japan Cedar)
20 for $1.00, $5.00 per 100.
These prices are for a short time only.
[\.m RAWIINGS, ^G^°„'-1^"' Olean, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SUCCESS WITH
HOUSE PLANTS
By LIZZIE PAGE HILLH0U6B
Just the book to interest yc
12 mo., 232 pp.; profusely illustrated, with
complete and ready-reference index
to all plants enumerated.
Price, cloth, 91.00; paper, BOc, postpaid.
Thousands sold
plants in the garden and the home.
The volume is written in plain, con-
cise Ianguag:e, easily understood, and has
the special mei'it of diviner directions
which can be readily followed, the meth-
ods prescribed being of the simplest,
id th.-? material suggested to be used
;ily
ithin
reach of all.
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. Ltd,
Offices, a to 8 Suane St., N. Y.
Address P. O.Box 1607, NEW YORK CITY
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Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail
themselves of the advertisers^ offers in this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists* Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mall,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extends, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee Is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
In this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Careful attention given to all orders
from out-of-town Florists.
Greenhouses: 744 Central Avenue
ALBANY, N, Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele
Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed.
ESTABLISHED 1843
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Rural and St. Agnes
Cemeteries Ave.
Write. Ttlephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
^^JlU/Yi<^'^n^
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
FL.OWER SHOP The best Bowers and prompt
service to out-of-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
Choice Cut Flowers for all occasions delivered promptly anywhere
in Geor^a.
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, charges collect
fSiM'
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG.
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Carbone
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph DeliTery, S. A. F.
William [.Doyle Co., 1,0 H
Flowers delivered to all parts of New England. High grades
specialty. Special deliveries to steamers sailing from Boston.
Supply Advts. will be foimd on pages 38-39-40
BOSTON, MASS.
Boylston St.
6 Beacon St.
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
We cover all New England points. Retail orders placed with us
ceive careful Attention. The delivery of flowers and plants to
Boston sailing steamers a specialty.
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
" Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist"
We cover all points in New
England
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSEnS
143 Tremont St,
The centrally located Florist Shop
Yours for reciprocity,
all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BROOKLYN, N, Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Eveiy facility for filling trade order--
satisfactorily, and delivering promptly
at residence, hotel, steamer and theatr
in Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fulton St. and Greene Ave.
Phone. 6800-6801-6802 Prospect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn. New York. New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence.
pUffAio,N.Y.
3M MAIN ST.
A Summer Wreath
In Midsummer the retail florist has many opportunities
to exhibit his sltill and artistic ability (if he has any)
in preparing funeral designs. Sometimes he finds that
when a hurry up order comes in he has plenty of stock
as to variety but not enough of any one kind with
which to meet the demand. What does he do? The
best he can, always. Here we have a wreath composed
of an assortment of flowers ranging from the queenly
Rose to the humble Aster, with short Lilium lancifolium
and Gladioli, all tastefully arranged. In addition to the
foundation of hardy wood Ferns the green used was
Rose foliage and Asparagus plumosus. No ribbon was
used. When completed the design looked well and proved
to be satisfactory. New Yoekee.
Affiliation from the Retailers' Viewpoint
Apropos the most interesting talks of Adolph Faren-
wald and W. F. Kasting before the recent meeting
of the New York Florists' Club, it might well be
stated that the Florists' Telegraph Delivery will be
very much interested in seeing a modification of the
dues of the S. A. F. in relation to the various other
organizations. It is an essential requirement of the
Florists' Telegraph Delivery that each member of that
organization be represented in the S. A. F. There are
about one hundred and fifteen members" of the Flo-
rists' Telegraph Delivery now represented in the
S. A. F. A reduction of rates for the parent body,
say $3 for the first fee, and .$1.50 or $2 per year tliere-
after, would be the welcome solving of a problem.
Tiiere are hundreds of retailers in the country who
would doubtless be willing to join the Telegraph De-
livery if it were possible to aid in that way. No
doubt, this would hold true of the Carnation, Rose
and other societies and increase the membership much
above the fifteen hundred now identified with the
S. A. F. The interested members of tlie Florists'
Telegraph Delivery might do well to bear this topic
in mind so as to gauge the matter properly at the
coming meeting in Minneapolis.
Irwin Beutebmank,
President F. T. Delivery.
W. J. PALMER d SON
Members Florists* Telegraph Association
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
. - _ Flowers /or Harvard,
ILOWERSHOP I^<><^iBe ^°<) WeUesley
CoUeges
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ILL.
' 3343 W. Madison St.
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
flowers "•\'S*^°
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Congress Hotel
Courtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
©DRO(gDrara/^Tra, ®,
FOURTH SfTRTEET
July 5, 1913
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CINCINNATI. OHIO
11 West 12th Street
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCLID AVENUE
/V CLEVELAND,
m OHIO
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Menibera>( The Florists' Telegraph Dellveryi S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711IEUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegrapliic'lorders will be carefully and prompthy filled. Personal
attention given. Usual discounts allowed.
Member of^^The Florists* Telefiraph Delivery
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
DAYTON, OHIO
112 South Main
Street
FLORISTS
DAYTON, OHIO
Wholesale and
RetaU Florists
We grow all our a
stock
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorado, Utah, Western Nefa-
*£*>% -n J raska and, Wyoming points
1643 Broadway reached by'Eipress. Orders,
promptly 61Ied. Usual discounts.
Member of ThelFlorlsU' Telegraph Delivery
fPark ^iorai Co,
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We corer all Michigan poinU and large sections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive careful attention.
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members o( The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co.
EL PASO, TEXAS
^^ <bVl^C(W? HAHTFORD.CONIV.
JPm^ 526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers ' in Flowers
Your Ordera Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouses, BENTON ST.
An Englishman's Notes on America
There were a few things in U. S .A. that did not
appeal to me. Perhaps the worst of all was the un-
even roads in Boston. These struck me more than any-
thing else, and struck all round, for when riding in a
car I was thrown a foot out of my seat on many occa-
sions. Drivers of heavy wagons, brick carts, coal
carts, etc., and even the lighter class, such as butch-
er's and milk carts, were nearly all fitted up with ham-
mocks slung across the front to relieve the seats of the
mighty. This could be followed over here where the
roads are not what they should be, but perhaps the
authorities wouldn't see the point. The tramway lines
were often four inches above the metalling of the road,
and 1 thought of the time when I used to take in-
curved Chrysanthemums to shows in strong competi-
tion. Then, a bumping train was cause for worry,
and every jolt in the journey seemed to spell disap-
pointment. I shouldn't like to take flowers or plants
of any kind to Boston to exhibit.
Whilst at the exhibition at New York, I had a sur-
prising proof of the pushing American. Most in our
trade have had experience of the second rate adver-
tising agent at various exhibitions. He comes up and
says that by placing a contract with him there is no
reason why a fortune should not be made, etc. I was
approached by a pleasant little man — a German by
birth, but none the worse for that — who began a tale
that I couldn't grasp in the least. He suggested bring-
ing every florist into communication one with the other,
so that anyone could telegraph to any part of the
world to a given address for a basket or box bouquet
of flowers to be put or handed to a customer in a
certain hotel, boat or train for a friend or customer.
I couldn't possibly see the drift of the idea at all, and
told him so rather plainly. However, the little chap
was not going to be done or offended, but gave me
his card and invited me out to his place should I be
at Detroit. From then the matter passed out of my
mind, but behold, when I arrived in Detroit City, the
first person that ran into me was my suspected adver-
tising tout, by name, Mr. Pochelon. He had evidently
made it his duty to run me down, and while stUl on
my guard, he proved himself to be one of the nicest
persons T met during my trip. When he had explained,
or rather when 1 had grasped the idea he had to put
forward, I made good my abruptness at the show.
What he was trying to bring about was: Supposing a
resident in Edinburgh had gone to stay in London, or
anywhere for a matter of that, friends at home wished
to pay a compliment or to prove remembrances or
friendship while away. Just go to the local Edinburgh
florist, tell him you would like a box of flowers deliv-
ered to a given address, with compliments, pay for
same, and the florist could telegraph to a fellow trades-
man in the town in question and hand over the fresh
flowers in a matter of an hour or two. The same
might be said of wreath and bouquet work. There
seems to he something in the idea, and it should help
florists and increase the sale of flowers. If this was
considered by the home florists, there is no doubt it
could be pushed with great advantage to the trade.
Also, our American friends have the scheme in full
working order, but have been somewhat handicapped
on this side as no list had ever been made out. With
the number of .Americans visiting Britain each year,
.and their love of flowers and amount of money, there
is a lot of trade being missed, and Mr. Pochelon says
that very often he hears of cases where a young man
in New York would like to arrange for, say, a young
lady friend of his staying in the provincial towns on
these Isles to have a supply of flowers regularly. He
goes to a florist, pays the cost of the flowers, cables and
expenses generally, and the florist can arrange with the
supplying shop at home, and can settle up to mutual
advantage all round.
With a view of bringing this about, I approached
Mr. Pearson on my return, who was good enough to
take the matter up and must have answered a huge
number of letters to get a list of florists in the towns
desired by Mr. Pochelon, who, by the way, is the secre-
tary of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery of America.
This list is now on the way out, and I have no doubt
that at some time or other our home firms will be
favored with orders, and there is no reason why this
method should not be carried out on a larger scale.
Mr. Pochelon emigrated to America just before the
big Chicago exhibition about 1893, and got work for
Ifis. (.fl) per week. After, he worked at the exhibi-
tion for twelve months, then went to New York for
eighteen months, and back to Detroit; but by his tact,
skill and hard work is now the proprietor of the Bemb
Floral Co., 1.53 Bates St., Detroit, Mich., and has the
satisfaction of knowing that he is one of the most
noted florists in his city. — W. Wells, in The Borticul-
t'liral Advertiser.
Have you a copy of th« Florists' Exchange
Design Book?
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
Hartford, Conn.
187 Main Street
^^^ HENDERSON, KY.
.fOPPO^^I^^ Reachea aU Point.
Ir ^ — ~ In Southwestern Kentucky
Highland Park Greenhouses
^sIS^m" highland PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Cliicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Texas and sailings from Galveston
Jr. J^, JC uhlmann, florist
2507 JACKSON ST.. S. W Phone. Hadley 1926-2330
2526 WASHINGTON ST.. 0pp. Glenwood Cemetery
S. W. Phone, Taylor 628-1081
Uptown. 919 CAPITOL AVE.. S. W. Phone. Preston 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND,
241 Massachusetts Ave.
ed points in Illinois, Ohio,
Members of ThelFlorlsts' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
^U 1 Q'The Florist
C^JYM I f ^i ^^ 36 West Forsyth Si
We reach all Florida and South Georgia points
f Inc.
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA,
(^mae^Z^
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
LEXINGTON, KY.
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will take care of all ordera for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
New Location "THB SEELBACK** and 2i3 South «th At«.
Choicest Cut Flowers. Personal attention given to out-of-town*ordera
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
PeisonaPattention'given'to'orders for Louisville and surrounding'terri*
tory. A fine stockjof flowers always ready. Delivery facilitie8.perfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Louis\nlh,Ky:
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
gtt^"
Promptly Filled for
LOWEIX, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VICINrrT
6 Prescott St.. LOWELL, MASS.
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The Florists' Exchange
■WE NEVER SLEEP-
Idlewild Greenhouses
MEMPHIS, TENN.
145 South Main Street
Both Phones. 1473
Order your flowers for delivery in
is section from the leading Flonsts
Southwest.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
The
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
i^osemont Sardens S^
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence SoUcited
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
MONTREAL, CAN.
825 St. Catharine St., W.
We grow the bulk of our stock, and all orders
personal supervision of the proprietors.
: filled unde the
F^esh flowers and be»t service.
NEWARK, N. J.
945 Broad Street
Deliveries throughout the State
and to all steamship docks in
Hoboken, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most
9 LJUn
Floral and Steamer Work ii
the State.
'M(cn&3^
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
1025 Chapel Street
Opposite Yale College
Every facility for prompt deli^
^feU:^
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A Funeral Pillow
Before making up this pillow design tlie frame, thirty-
three inches long, was properly prepared in the usual
way by the mosser, and sent up to the operating tables.
The flowers to be used, Lilium'Harrisii, Wliite Killarney
Roses, Violets and White Sweet Peas, were ail ready.
As the worli was all to be "flat," short sticks were used,
and all stemming was done in such a way that the piece,
when finished, would be just what was desired.
The first part to be made is the panel for the let-
tering; for all inscribed work of this kind the center
of the panel, on which the lettering is to be placed,
should be exactly in the center of the face of the de-
sign, both lengthwise and crosswise. The flowers which
are to form this panel should be set into the moss firmly
and closely, so that a perfectly smooth and even sur-
face is produced. The lines of the panel should be
straight and clearly defined; the corners sharp and true.
On this bed of white Sweet Peas was set the Immor-
telle word, "Father," in script. Before setting, this
was wired to short sticks, which were pressed firmly into
the moss-filling. Around this white bed was a wide row
of Violets, forming a frame for the inscription.
In further carrying out the design, two of the cor-
ners diagonally opposite each other were of Harrisii
Lilies, interspersed with purple Violets; the two remain-
ing corners were of white Killarney Roses. All the
still unfilled spaces were filled in with the white Roses,
with small clusters of white Sweet Peas, Adiantum Fern
and points of Asp. plumosus forming an edging. — N. Y.
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers and designs for
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a specialty. Wire me your'orders.
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
*'If wc say it, we will do it "
A.WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NEW ORLEANS,
U.
*^totMSt 121 Baronne St.
TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW^YORK CITY
6 East 33d Street
Telephone M04 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RUEL
We Guarantee Satisfaction
FLORIST
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
48th Street
J&f^^£^
Reference or Cash must accompany all order from unkn
orrespondents.
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLINC
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
EUROPEAN ORDERS EXECUTED
ofcm^
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
e in the theatre district and also have exceptiona facilities for
ring flowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders; they
ceive prompt and careful £
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith CoUege Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
PASADENAy CAL.y Colorado street
M. 11^^ ^^1^1 Uv^ Orders promptly
filled.
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC ,.
New Jersey'^
Edward Sceery
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Deilvery
%m^^
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
Do you want flowers in Philadelphia? We furnish the best, artistically
PinSflELD,
MASS.
Prompt deliveries througbout the Berkshlrea, Lenox, Lee.
Stockbrldiie and Western Masfiachuserts.
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
A Funeral Pillow
The Florists' Exchange
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PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
Portland, Oregon
careful Attention |^^J|„ ^ ^^^^^^ ^^^
We Grow Our
Own Stock
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
347 WASHINGTON ST.
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
FLOnfSTS
38 Main St., West
Mm
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street, East
and designs delivered
in Rochester and all
New York towns.
:^y
;eeo ^
ROCKFORD, ILL.
\/^ Quick service to
Illinois, Wisconsin,
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BYAM, The Florist
STEAMER SAILINGS
E^iSn THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST ^T^^f
M4-46 GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Pelicano, Rossi & Co.
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCRANTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in Wilkes-
Baire, Pittston, Cartjondale, and ali
Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns
ji^/U4^^
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washington Avenue
Telephone or telc^aphic orders for any city or town in Northeastern
Pennsylvania wilfreceive prompt execution. Usual discount. 'Phone
No.l2464, on either Bell or Consolidated 'phones.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
HOLLYWOOD GARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The Florlsta' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
ST. LOUIS, MO-
1406 Olive Street
Ont-of-town orders will receive
prompt and careful attentioo.
Wire lu year orders.
Y
oungs
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
From New York
California...
Kroonland.V.
Kr. Cerilie...
Minnctonfca.
Pr. Irene....
Potris
Rochambeau..
Potsdam
Kronp. Cecilia
San Guglielmo
Campania... .
Alic
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowers delivered promptly in
Rochester and surrounding territory. Complete line always ready.
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery.
Mcr Bros. «"^n"T"-
Minneapolis
Majestic. . .
Pretc
Caledonia
New Amsterdam
Kr. Wm. d Grosse
Moltke
HelligOlav.
New York..,
Columbia...
Finland
Imperator. . ,
Minnehaha.
Niagara
Barbarossa.
Napoli
Pres. Lincoln .
Celtic
St. Paul
Mendoza
Germania ....
uly 6- 9.00 am,
5-10.00 am,
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5- 3.00 pm.
Pr. di Piemen
Ryndam
Kr. Wilhelm. .
8- 3.00 pm.
9- 1.00 am.
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9- 1.00 pm.
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W. 21st St., N.Y
lstSt..Hobok
W. 16th St., N. Y.
3d St., Hobokcn
W. 34th St., N.Y,
Bkyn.
W. 15th St., N.Y,
5th St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
22, Bkyn.
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 34th St., N. Y.
Bush Dks.. Bkyn
3d St., Hoboken
W. 15th St., N.Y.
W. 19th St., N.Y
W. 23d St., N. Y,
3d St., Hoboken
W. 21st St., N.Y
W. I6thSt.,N.Y.
W. 19thSt.,N:Y.
lstSt.,Hobok.
W. 24 th St., N.Y.
5th St., Hoboken
3d St.. Hoboken
1st St., Hoboken
1st St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N. Y.
Bush Dks., Bkyn,
W. 15th St., N.Y,
Pier 38, Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N. Y,
Bkyn.
17th St.,'Hobofcen
W. 23d St., N. Y,
W. 24th St., N.Y.
W. 21st St., N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
W. 16th St., N.Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
"th St., Hoboken
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 14th St., N.Y,
1st St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
W. 15th St., N.Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
W. 19th St., N.Y,
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y,
31st St., Bkyn
W. 21st St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
W. 34th St.. N. Y.
W. 16th St., N.Y.
W. 24th St.. N. Y.
Bush Dks.. Bkyn
Kr. Fr. Joseph . . .
La Savoie
From Boston
Canadian
Numidian
Franconia
Bohemian
Cymric
Canopic
Winifredian.
Laconia
Parisian
Me
Pr. Oskar.
Carthegenian . . .
Manitou
Haverford
Napoli
Graf Waldcrsce.
Marquette
San Francisco
30- 1.00 pm.
31-10.00
July S-10.30am.
•■ 5-12.00 m.
8- 1.00pm.
" 12- 5.00 pm.
" 15- 8.00 am.
" 19-11.00 am.
•' 19-11.00 am.
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" 25- 4.00 pm.
" 26- 3.30 pm,
" 29- 6.00 pm.
Aug. 5-12.00 m.
July 5-10.00 a
8-10.00 a
•' 12-11.00 a
" 12-
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Aug. 1-10.00 a
July 12- 1.00 pm,
" 19- 1.00 pm,
26- 1.00 pm,
W. 14th St., N.Y
Bush Dks
W. 15th St, N.Y
B&ADks.,E.Ba5
Mystic Whf. Char
BiADks.,E.Bi
B&ADks.,E.Bos
B & M Dks., Cha
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B&ADks..E.Bo
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Mystic Whf. Cha
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B&MDks.,Cha
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53 So. Wharves
24 No. Wharves
55 So. Wharves
3 So. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
63 So. Wharves
55 So. Wharves
1st Street
1st Street
1st Street
Hamburg
London ^
Gib.-Naples-
Naple
Nap.-Pii
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Bremen
Messina-Nap.-
Palermo
Nap.-Mars.
Liverpool
Nap.-Genoa,
Alg.-Nap.-
Patras-Ven.-
Trieste
Bremen
Havre
Liverpool
Southampton
Bremen
Antwerp
Southampton
Glasgow
Rotterdam
Bremen
Gib.-Nap.-
ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West Fifth Street
WefiUorders for the Twin Qties and for all points in th- N„r»l„™
-^ri^S'^.f^L-cJIen A-,f a^;, i^- -ck i^gr"^^^
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We wUl carefuUy execute orders for Syracuse aed vlctolty.
syracuseTnTy]
Bastable Building
Special attention given
to out-of-town orders
"^^rj^^CWCCA.
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
gfK&tt'.tkc S^UzUt
Burdett Ave. & Hooslck St.
troy, n. y.
Prompt delivery and careful attention'to
out-of-town orders.
TROY, N. Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, K Y.
^aker, Xihe florist
Azores-Aig.-
Pat.-Trieste-
Naples _
Rotter .-Libau
Nap.-Genoa
Rotterdam
Bremen
Madeira-Gib.-
Gen.-Nap.-
TPst^Fiume
Algiers-Nap.-
Havrc
Liverpool
Glasgow
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
Azores-Mad.-
Gib.-A!g.-
Nap.-Gen.
Lrverpwol
Liverpool
Glasgow
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
Lievrpool
Liverpool
Nap.-Gen.
Hamburg
Glasgow ,
Antwerp
Liverpool
erpooJ
mbuig
UTICA, N. Y.
iSrant SSrotherSj Snc.
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WASHINGTON
D. C.
Itth und n Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros, Co,
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Members of The Florists' Teletrapb DellTCry
H. F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to all points In New England
125.000 squire feet of glass.
Member of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
407 &B409 Main St.
FLC^fef.
lio., OtaUnl 4131
Mul^liplonst
J^'^PS^ Telephone
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3520 North Grand Ave.
WORCESTER, MASS.
All orders byTeleitraph i
carefully executed at one
Floral Designs a Specialty.
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its new Design Book for Agents
now ready for delivery, cheapest and Best Ever. '
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The Florists' Exchange
Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
The Florist Supply House of America
Stock-Taking Time is Now at Hand
Look over your stock and make up a list of your wants, or better yet, look over our Silent
Salesman, and note the stock that will help increase your business.
Our Sunshine Baskets increase your Summer sales. Look them over.
H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., pSlUfB^f^f^JpA.
BOOKING ORDERS NOW
Fine Stock of Fancy and Dagger Ferns
$1.25 per 1000, discount on large orders.
Send us your order now and we will deliver at time stated by you.
Use our Laurel Festooning for your decorations, made fresh
daily from the woods, 4c., 5c. and 6c. per yard.
Fine Bronze Galax, 10,000 lots $5.00.
Green Galax, 75c. per 1000.
12 bbl. bales of Sphagnum Moss, only $5.00.
Laurel Wreatlis, $3.00 per doz.; Pine
*Wreaths, $2.50 to $3.00 per doz.; price
by the lb. 8c., or by the yard if wanted;
branch Laurel, 35c. for large bundle.
Huckleberry, substitute for Smilaz, $6.00 per case.
ORDER IN ADVANCE
^"4^ CROWL FERN CO., MiUington, Mass.
The Kervan Co. "'J^^yZ'**-
WHOLESALE "™ ""<»
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilax, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock, Laurel. Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Repines made on order, all kinds
Fancy and Dagger Ferns, Green and Bronze
Galaz and Leucothoe Sprays, Sphagnum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosses.
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
JOS. G. NEIDINGER, Florists' Supplies
1515-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
REED & KELLER "n^ew'^oVk'"
ouro™"'"^'1 FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Please mention the Ezohange when writing.
The Model
Garnatioii and Tomato Supports;
Galvanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Rubbish Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
WriM Im Compbu CMaiapu
IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metropolitan, Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y.'
ScrantonfloristSupplyCo.
B. E. & J. T. COKELY
Please mention the Ex-^hT"
A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists' Hall Association has paid 1700
losses amounting to a total of $235,000.00.
For full particulars address
JOHN G. ESLER, SaddURiver. N.J.
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Prices — Huckleberry Foliage, S2.00pcr case.
Fancy Ferns, 11.25 per 1000. Dagger
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New Haven, Conn.
Although the Summer quietness is now
beginning to assert itself, business has
been very good up to this date. Wedding
decorations have been the predominating
factor during the month and, with the
usual amount of funeral work, there has
been no great let-up. Transient trade
is now falling off a little. The local
growers are busy cleaning up their
houses and making preparations for an-
other year. Flowers are still plentiful,
Roses, Carnations, and Sweet Peas being
in fair supply. Japanese Iris, Coreopsis
and Cosmos are seen in all the stores,
and are in great demand and very popu-
lar.
John S. Hay, representing Henry A.
Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, was in this
city on Monday attending to the interests
of his firm.
John N. Champion and wife are now
at their Summer home at Morris Cove.
John is an enthusiastic yachtsman and
generally enjoys his spare time in racing
with his boat Grilse.
The Elm City Nursery Co. has com-
pleted its Spring shipping trade, which
has been the largest the concern has ever
had. At present the landscape depart-
ment is busy carrying out several large
contracts. At the nurseries the staff is
busy with trimming and root pruning.
The S. H. Moore Co. reports business
as still satisfactory. The company has
been busy with wedding decorations and
its usual funeral work. On the 28th a
very attractive display of Liliums, An-
tirrhinums, Lily of the Valley, Sweet
Peas, Roses and Carnations was noted.
Meyer Wilson is doing good business
in his Congress ave. store, and if it keeps
on growing as it has during the past
three months, he will have to find a store
of larger dimensions. Mr. Wilson is an
enterprising young man and is to be con-
gratulated on the success of his venture.
Chas. Munro has a very attractive dis-
play of Gloxinias in his store window
which are finding an appreciable sale.
For the past two weeks he has been ex-
tra busy with wedding decorations. He
recently acquired the services of Walter
Shaw, who is now in charge of the Town-
send ave. greenhouses.
The dates for the New Haven County
Horticultural Society's Annual Dahlia
and General Exhibition of Flowers,
Fruits and Vegetables have been fixed
for the 17th and 18th of September. It
has not yet been decided where the ex-
hibition will be held. The board of
managers is awaiting the report of the
committee appointed to confer with _ the
park commissioners as to the probability
of acquiring the Central Green for that
purpose.
Japanese Iris formed a very pleasing
window arrangement at Champion &
Co.'s store last week. On the 26th the
firm had charge of the decorations at the
Curtis-Hartshorne wedding in the
United Congregational Church. Palms,
White Iris, Lily of the Valley, Sweet
Peas and Killarney Roses were used in
profusion. Trade is reported as slowing
down a little.
Andrew O. McCrea, in addition to his
retail trade, has been doing good business
in grass steed and flower seed in bulk
and packages.
The three large windows of the Doo-
little Floral Co. contain a choice assort-
ment of seasonable stock and horticul-
tural sundries. The Roses and Lily of
the Valley seen here are splendid. '^
The regular meeting of the New
Haven County Horticultural Society was
held at 400 State st. on Tuesday evening,
June 24. The president, Howard P.
Brooks, occupied the chair. There was a
large attendance of members and several
ladies were present. After the usual
routine of business, John H. Murray of
Tale Botanical Garden delivered a prac-
tical and instructive lecture on hardy
Roses, which proved most enjoyable and
interesting to all. A general discussion
among the members followed, and Mr.
Murray was accorded a hearty vote of
thanks. The exhibit of Roses was very
fine and was much admired by the ladies
who. on retiring, each received a beauti-
ful bunch for gracing the meeting with
their presence. John H. Slocombe ex-
hibited two seedling Foxgloves and a
choice lot of Sweet Peas, for which he
received honorable mention. J. K.
Albany, N. Y.
Trade here has resumed its usual Sum-
mer conditions, but prior to the slacken-
ing up. a banner week was enjoyed from
the 22d to the 28th, due largely to the
general advertising done by the local
club's publicity committee. One feature
inaugurated this year was that each flo-
rist was obliged to send one of his men
with orders, given by the public schools,
to arrange bouquets and baskets alpha-
ibetically so as to facilitate handling.
H. G. Eyres. North Pearl St., had the
decoration of the Hunter-McElroy wed-
ding, which was executed by John
Moran and Mr. Wemnle. Mr. Eyres,
who had gone to Gloucester, Mass., to
regain health, has had a relapse, but is
now reported continuing his automobile
trips in Massachusetts.
F. A. Etenker, Maiden Lane, has an-
other very attractive window. The back-
ground consists of Japanese tree plants,
the window floor is lined with moss, and
on it are displayed Gloxinias and Or-
chids in flower. He had a large order
for commencement decorations from one
of the public schools.
The Rosery, 23 Steuben St., has had
its share of commencement work, and
their funeral orders have been more than
satisfactory this week, as they were
called upon to make some very large
and elaborate designs.
The Broadway Florists. 510 Broad-
way, have had a very busy week in all
lines of floral work. Trade this June
has been better than any previous June
since they have been at their present
location.
John J. Berberick, 26 Second ave.,
has cleaned out his greenhouses and is
stocking them up with a new lot of
Ferns and Palms. He has cleaned out
at least four times this season.
July S, 1913
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Great Disaster in Ferns
but all for your benefit. New crop of Fancy or Daggers, only $1 .00 per 1000.
Never before at this time of the year have Ferns been sold at this
price. Send your orders at once; first come, first served, but we hope we have
enough for all. Also fine BRONZE GALAX in 10,000 lots, only $5.00. GREEN
GALAX, 7Sc. per 1000. LAUREL FESTOONING, made fresh, 4c., 5c. and
6c. per yard. LAUREL WREATHS, $3.00 per dozen. PINE WREATHS,
J2.50 to $3.00 per dozen. 12 bbl. bales SPHAGNUM MOSS, only $5.00; try
a bale jind you will buy and buy and buy again.
Yours for business,
NEW SALEM FERN CO.,
Telegraph Office: NEW SALEM, MASS.
P. O. Addressi MILLINGTON. MASS.
M. RICE CO.
Up-To-The- Minute
Florist Supplies.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Whittle & Riggs, Hudson ave., report
a large amount of commencement and
wedding decorations, in addition to their
usual run of cut fiower and bouquet work
which has been larger the past two weeks
then they had expected.
This is the last call for those who in-
tend to be present at the meeting of the
Albany Florists' Club at Goldring's Fond
Grove, Thursday evening, July 10. Take
the 5 or 6 o'clock train out. As this is
the first outing of the season, all mem-
bers are invited to attend. There will
be important business to transact and
Mr. Goldring has made special arrange-
ments for a good time for those who
will be present.
• All florists' shops in Albany will close
ut noon on Saturdays during July and
August, commencing July 'y.
Geo. Philip, with Frederick W.
Eberle, 112 .So. Pearl St., has started
on his vacation. L. H. S.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Trade still continues good, owing to
graduations and the large number of
weddings ; these have broken all previous
records, but only a few have called for
large decorations. Still quite a quantity
of flowers has been used. Roses, Sweet
Peas and Valley have been used mainly
for brides* bouquets. Funeral work still
keeps up well.
At the opening of the magnificent new
building of the Syracuse Trust Co., there
was a grand display of Roses. Several
of the officers and directors are enthusi-
astic Rosarians and sent large quantities
of fine flowers that were arranged with
much taste in the various rooms.
The House of Providence, a home for
Roman Catholic orphan boys, held a
Rose fair last week which met with great
success, over 3000 people attending.
Large quantities of Roses were donated
by friends of the institution, which
were sold with other things for its bene-
fit.
Bellamy Bros, still continue to secure
large wholesale orders for their Cannas
and Geraniums. Their large block of
Ampelopsis Veitchii is a splendid lot of
plants. The firm are making a specialty
of Cyclamen, and have hybridized quite
a number with great success.
The premium list for the N. T. State
Fair, to be held Sept. 8 to 13, is in the
hands of the printer and will be dis-
tributed after July 7. Copies may be
had free by addressing The Secretary,
New York State Fair Ass'n, Syracuse,
N. T. All interested should make an
early application so that proper prepara-
tions for the exhibition may be made.
Since my last week's notes the heat has
been intense, not that the thermometer
has broken any records, but the humidity
has. As a consequence all flowers have
Buffered, both indoors and out. Heavy
thunder and rainstorms have kept things
from burning up. H. T.
BiiffaIo,^N. Y.
Trade toward the close of June was
satisfaotory to all. Everyone was busy,
as weddinjjs and graduations were in
full swing and there was plenty of stock.
The only srarce item was good Am.
Beautip-'i. and whon Milady Roses were
seen, ordprs fop Am. Beauties were can-
celed : Kiehmonds wpre a hack iiumber.
Thpre wore plenty of othor Roses; My
Maryland was ihp leader in pink, wliile
Killarnpy showed the effects of the hot
'^^•eathe^ and mildewed to a certain ex-
Mrs.Eger's
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tent. Some fine Kaiserin and Oamot
Roses were had. Bon Silene and Saf-
rano are about over with, and yellow
(Roses are also of poor quality.
There were plenty of fine Valley and
other wedding flowers. Carnations were
also good : Winsor and White Perfection
held out the best, and some good blooms
are still to be had. Enchantress and
Pink Delight arrive somewhat "sleepy,"
as also does Gloriosa, although some
good Wards are still seen.
Peonies are still in evidence. There
was a good assortment of outdoor flow-
ers, such as Canterbury Bells, Candi-
dum Lilies, Shasta Daisies, Cornflowers
and other stock. Outdoor Peas have
been plentiful and a good as-sortment of-
fered. There are also many indoor Peas,
which had a good call throughout the
month. Lilies were very plentiful and
iprices much below quotations.
Florists' outings and vacations are
now in order. E. C. B.
Troy, N. Y.
The florists in Troy, the Collar City,
like those in Albany, have been having a
big rush ever since Mothers' Day. None
had an idle day ; there has been some-
thing doing right along np to the time
when onr Summer season commenced
and people left the city. The growers on
the outskirts of the city are getting
their greenhouses ready for Fall plant-
ing, and all report a grand season, with
everything in the plant and cut flower
line cleaned up.
Mulholland Bros., Third st., had con-
siderable work last week in the bou-
quet line. They furnished the Emma
Willard graduating class with 50 bou-
quets of Pink Killarney Roses : the
Lansingburg High School with 25 bou-
quets of Tyady Hillingdon Roses : St.
Bridget's School. Watervliet, with 50
bouquets of white Sweet Peas. Their
funeral work was larger than at any
previous June. Mat. Mulholland and
wife and party of friends will start for
a three weeks' trip to Atlantic City.
Sambrook Bros., Fulton st., have had
a very good trade during May and June
in all kinds of floral work, including
some very large orders in the plant line.
They are preparing their greenhouses at
Watervliet and Berlin for Winter-flower-
ing stock.
H. L. Menand, the Collar City Flower
Shop. Fulton St., furnished the wedding
decorations and bouquets for the Car-
rello-Phclan wfdding; he also supplied
the Troy High School with 100 bou-
quets of American Beauty Roses. Mr.
Menand reports his funeral work and
cut flower trade is increasing dally.
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American Beauties,
Killarneys, Millers,
Rictimonds, Hillingdons,
Tafts, Wards
Carnations,
Violets, Lilies,
Orchids, Gffl'denias
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filled properly, and to your
"sfaction. We
Cut Flowers
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Give us your orders
and we will do the
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Cut flower
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Satisfaction
Guaranteed
Per 100
18x5x3 $1.75
21x5x3H 1-85
24x5x3K 2.35
28x5x3H 2.90
30x5x3H 3.00
21x8x5 2.85
3.50
24«8x5
28x8x5
30x8x5
36x8x5
30x12x6
36x14x6
3.70
4.50
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6.25
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LAUREL WREATHS
PINE WREATHS
HOLLY WREATHS
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DAGGER AND FANCY
Double
Violet Boxes
Per 100
9x4x4 $1.75
9Hx6x5 2.25
10x7x6 2.50
12x8x7 3.00
No charge for
printing in lots of
600
Special (fiscounts on
large quantities
Our beautiful Illus-
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RED RUSCUS
Green and Violet Tinfoil
Best Quality, 20c. per lb.
PLAIN TINFOIL, 9c. per lb.
Bronze Galax
Green Galax
$1 .50 per 1000, $12.50 per 10,000
Sphagnum Moss *'Zt*ii'°
IMMORTELLES
Laurel Festooning, 5c. and 6c. per yard
WUd Smilax, Best Quality, $5.00 and $7.00
per case
Green Magnolia Leaves
Very Best Quality, $2.00 per basket: Five
baskets, $1.75 per basket
We constantly carry a large assort-
ment of Florist Supplies and can
fill orders at a moment's notice.
IMPORTED
Cycas Leaves
Finest
Quality
We import best
quality only.
Our Cycas
Leaves are pre-
pared by best
manufacturers
in Europe.
Our prices are
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Per 100
4x8 in. $2.00
8x12 in. 2.50
12x16 in. 3.00
16x20 in. 3.50
20x24 in. 4.00
24x28 in. 5.00
28x32 in. 6.00
32x36 in. 7.00
36x40 in. 8.00
Henry M. Robinson & Co.
Wholesale Commission Florists
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies
Hardy Cut Evergreens
BOSTON, MASS.
OUR NEW STORE
2 Winthrop Square
Telephones
Main. 2439-2616-26l7-2tl8
32 Otis Street
Fort Hill, 25340
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Reliable Supplies ior both Wholesale and Retail Florists
Successful Florists
All over the country are using McCray Refrigerators. The
circulation of air is so strong and steady that there can be
no stagnation or dampness, so that your stock will always
be fresh and fragrant. Furthermore the saving in ice will
more than pay the cost.
NcCray Refrigerators
Will lend attractiveness to your shop. Beautifully made
and finished, they are lined with white enamel, opal glass,
tile, mirrors or marble as you desire. Write to-day for our
Free Catalog No. 72, which will give you ideas how to add to
the attractiveness of your establishment.
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO.
567 Lake Street Kendallville, Ind.
CHICAGO OFFICE
IS8 North Wabash Avenue
NEW YORK OFFICE
231 West 42nd Street
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GOLD LEnERS
IJiinch (No. 1) 4Sc. pa- 100
1 inch (No. 2) 40c. per 100
M inch (No. 4) 35c. per 100
A fiae compartment box free of charge with
orders for 1000
Script Words for Ribbon Work
Like " Father," " Mother," " At Rest." etc
In Gold andlPurpIe. well glu^l:
2>4c. the piece
American Importing Co.
219 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Salesroom
114 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITT
Telephone 3053 Madison Square
Sfmp'iSS'of Willow and fancy Baskets for florists
Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
<Se"Oiir Specialties: Wheat Sheaves and Baskets
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WIRE DESIGNS
PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let OS quote you on your nert order. If it's made
€EORGE B. HART, Manufacturer
24-30 Stone St., BOCHESTEB, N. T.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
MICHIGAN
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INCORPORATED
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Dealers in Fancy Fems
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when wrltliig.
Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Clanada.
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Landscape Gardening
A ;course for Gar-
deners, Florists and
Home-makers, taught
by Prof. Craig and
Prof. Beal of Cornel
University.
Progressive Florists
recognize the growing
importance of a knowl-
edge of Landscape Art.
Gardeners who un-
derstand up-to-date
lAlG methods and practice
nd for the best positions.
. A knowledge of Landscape Gardening
is indispensable for those who would have
the pleasantest homes.
250-page Catalog free. Write today.
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Hept. F. E., SprlngBeld. Waaw.
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Prepared Magnolia Leaves
Guaranteed Finest Quality.
GREEN. BROWN or RED. Samples upon request.
About 1000 leaves to the
$1.35 per carton; 5 <
carton.
at $1.30.
large orders.
George
Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 2gth St., NEW YORK
GREENS of Every Kind
And FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Telephone — 1203 Madison Square
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Special low prices <
GEO. II. ANGERMLma 1324 Pine SL.St.Loui$,Mo.
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W. J. COWEE. Berlin, N. Y.
Samples free. For sale by dealer*
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Black Cat Hose
BEST QUALITY
Strong, durable and flexible. 8 ply, H-'"., 16c.
foot. 8 ply, H-in., 15c. foot.
ANY LENGTH DESIRED
V. CUTLER RYERS6N
1 08 Third Ave., NEWARK, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Huckleberry Foliage, ^?°L
New Crop Fancy Ferns, per^foM
New Crop Dagger Ferns, J^Zo
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Please mention ths Exchange when writing.
GIBBONS
THE SHILAX HAN
For your Huckleberry Branches
Also Fancy and Dagger Fern*
HFD LEVEL, - SLABXMS
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For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
10-inch silk chiffon special at lOc per yard. This
is fancy goods at a very low figure. All colors.
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
. Pleas, mention th» T?-.n^.wg. when wrltlnr.
Jiimes G. Barrett, Burdett ave., is
getting his greenhouses cleaned up and is
starting to fill them with Chr.ysanthe-
mums and Roses. This trade in funeral
work has been on the rush right along ;
his decorative and cut flower trade has
also been very good. Mr. Barrett says
he has done the largest plant business
this season since he is in the florists'
business. His stock of bulbs will be re-
ceived by him shortly and he will then
commence potting them for Winter-flow-
ering plants and cut flowers.
Samuel R. Hansen, Upper Troy, re-
ports a very successful season and would
have been able to sell more plants if he
could have obtained them. His cut
flower trade in bouquets for cemetery
use was greater than ever before ; his
metal wreaths and artificial designs were
in great demand also. He is now pre-
paring his houses for Carnations and
Chrysanthemums.
Reynolds & Mackay, Brunswick rd.,
have just planted out 5000 Aster plants.
They have now almost 100,000 field
■ grown Carnation plants of the finest va-
rieties.
F. P. Caird, Brunswick rd., has a very
fine lot of the leading Carnations, field
grown, and large enough for delivery, all
in fine healthy condition. He is already
booking orders for early deliveries.
W. W. Hannell, Watervliet, N. Y., is
still cutting some very fine Roses, chiefly
Killamey, Kaiserin and My Maryland.
His Carnations are holding up splendidly
in spite of the hot and dry spell. He
states this has been one of the best
seasons in cut flowers on record.
L. H. S.
Rodiester, N. Y.
Last week was an unusually busy one
for the florists, a large number of wed-
dings and graduations taking place,
which created a demand for cut flowers
for a few days. With the exception of
Roses and Lily of the Valley there was
plenty of material on the market to take
care of all the demands. Carnations
were plentiful and met with only slight
call, as with the excessive heat their
keeping qualities were much impaired,
in fact many of them showed signs of
being sleepy the day of arrival, which
rendered them at once unsalable even for
local use. Losses therefore have oc-
curred, and will occur again as long as
the warm weather continues. Roses,
while in good demand, have in most cases
been of rather poor quality, and due to
the heat have been arriving in poor con-
dition, Killarney in particular is a most
difficult Rose to handle in warm weather.
Sweet Peas of good quality meet with
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127 West 28tli St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A lar^e and complete line of Standard
Supplies and Novelties.
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ready sale ; poorer grades, however, do
not sell. Present indications point to the
lull in business customary at this season.
On Thursday last the Rochester
Health Association held a flower day in
aid of the tubercular poor of the city,
which turned out, to be exceedingly suc-
cessful. Over $1500 was raised, which
amount was considerably in excess of
that a year ago, due no doubt to the fact
that the flowers were handled by a com-
mittee of competent workers. George B.
Hart, as chairman of the committee, as-
sisted by Felix Alberta, J. M. Keller,
B. P, Wilson, E, R. Schlegel, R. G.
Salter and George Cramer were kept
busy fllling the baskets all day, which
eliminated a good deal of waste which
would otherwise have occurred If the
work had been left to those not accus-
tomed to handling flowers.
A grand floral parade is planned for
Tuesday evening, July 8, in connection
with the Elks' convention. Among the
florists appointed on the committee are :
J. M. Keller, C. H. Vick, George B.
Hart, A. H. Salter, George T. Boucher,
John Dunbar, George F. Crosman and {
E. P. Wilson. -Ul citizens are invited
to participate in this event as it is the
object of the parade to emphasize the
name of the "Flower City," as Rochester
is generally called.
Charles E. Fry, Barnard, N. Y., is
erecting two new houses of Lord & Burn-
ham Co. construction to replace two old
! houses that have been torn down.
I William Galentine has his new house
ready to put together, which work he
expects to start on immediately,
; About 25 students from the Depart-
' ment of Horticulture, University of
Pennsylvania, visited Rochester last
week on a tour of inspection in connec-
I tlon with their course. They visited the
[ wholesale house of George B. Hart to
take notes on how the stock, was handled,
I methods of packing of the incoming
shipments, etc.
Growers of outdoor flowers are com-
plaining of the prolonged spell of dry
weather which, if it continues, will seri-
ously affect Asters and other outdoor
stock which during the Summer months
is all the flower buying public has to
depend on.
S. W. Morgan, Le Roy, N. Y., was a
visitor last week. He reports business
in a flourishing condition, his Spring
trade being exceptionally good and better
prices prevailing than in any previous
year. H. B, Steingee.
New Bedford, Mass.
Things are rather quiet; there is not
much doing in the cut flower line but
funeral work is very good. Graduations
caused quite a demand for flowers, and
weddings have also helped out a great
deal. Stock is quite plentiful ; Roses are
of good quality, considering the warm
weather and sell for from 3c. to 6c. Car-
nations are of very good quality at 2c.
each ; Sweet Peas sell well at 50c. per
100 blooms. Outdoor plants are bloom-
ing freely now.
The recent Rose show held here by the
local horticultural society was a great
success ; not many novelties were shown ;
just the good old standard sorts. A great
many new members were added to the
society's list.
There is still a call for Geraniums and
other bedding plants. The stores are
making nice window displays. There
will be a lot of new buildings made here
ever since I have felt like — well. I just
by growers. Hortico.
"While I was a subscriber for another
trade paper, one of my men took The
Exchange, so we used each other's pa-
per. Recently he left my employ, and
ever since I have felt like — well I just
had to have The Exchange. Fritz
Bahr's articles are worth a good deal to
me." W. H.
July 5, 1913
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CARNATIONS and All
Kinds of SUMMER STOCK
M. C. FORD, ^??5ifs\^^
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
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Milwaukee
With the continued heat of the last
two weeks, the crops have just about
worked off. Roses of good quality are
exceedingly hard to obtain, and the de-
mand, while not unusually heavy, exceeds
the supply. Although it was to be ex-
pected that the crops would suffer from
the warm weather, the change was rather
sudden and the wholesalers were caused
some trouble as a consequence. Hardly
enough of the best stock can be obtained
to fill all the shipping orders, and the
local demand is also for the better grade
of stock.
Carnations are not only plentiful in
the less desirable grades, but there is
more good stock than can be sold to ad-
vantage. The receipts of Carnations
average unusually good quality for this
time of the year, but the demand has
fallen off, as it always does when hot
weather arrives. It is possible that with
the passing of the Peony, the demand for
Carnations will strengthen. There is
hardly any outlet for poor stock. Of Am.
Beauty Roses the cut has fallen off
sharply. The sun has been at work on
them, and those that have not been af-
fected by the excessive heat are bring-
ing a better price than has been noted
for some time. The buds on most of those
coming on the market are small and
bleached, and the wholesalers are glad
to move them at almost any price. Kil-
lameys sliow fairly good quality, but the
supply of the first grade is limited. The
same can be said of Richmond and yel-
low Roses. My Maryland and Mrs. Taft
are more in evidence than they have been
for some time, and during the next two
months will assume an important place
on the local market. These two are al-
ways popular Summer Roses. Sweet
Peas have not been as plentiful as here-
tofore, and. the quality is poor. Valley
is in only fair supply after a big June
run, and prices are holding firm. As-
paragus sprays .from Florida have lost
quality. Good greens are not in over-
supply.
The great wind and hail storm which
swept over Oconomowoc, Wis., on June
16. did much damage to florists of that
city. The Otto Sylvester Co. lost about
1000 lights. Had it not practically com-
pleted its bedding work, of which it
makes a specialty, the damage to stock
might have been worse.
Building operations in this vicinity are
well under way. The Mueller Green-
house Co. at Brown Deer, is adding three
300ft. houses for Carnations; the Schroe-
der Floral Co., 24th and Pease sts., one
house 28xl.50ft. for Carnations, and
Manke Bros, of North Milwaukee are
also enlarging their plant for the culti-
vation of Carnations, .\fter July 1 the
A. F. Kellner Co., will erect two houses,
each 28xl50ft. on newly acquired prop-
erty on Auer ave., across from Gustave
Pohl's' establishment, to house decora-
tive stock and material. About August
1 the Holton & Hunkel Co. will add four
large houses, to be utilized for the grow-
ing of Roses.
The A. F. Kellner Co., which does
landscape work on a large scale, claims
that this season the call for Beaute
Poitevine Geraniums was greater than
for the S. A. Nutt as in other years.
This company has been exceptionally
busy with church and hall decorations
for the different graduations, now over.
At the plant of the C. C. PoUworth
Co. the Carnations were so abundant
that it did not pay to cut all of them
last Meek.
Nie Zweifel's Carnations are still of
fine quality for this time of the year.
The Heitman-Oestreieker Co. is proud
of its crop of Victory Carnations, which
is holding out well both in flower and
stem.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. reports
trade better the past week ; it is cutting
some very fine Mrs. Russell and Prima
Donna Roses for both of which the de-
mand is good. Some choice Lilies are
also being cut which are taken up
quickly for funeral work.
The Gus Rusch Co. states business is
good in all lines, but the margin is not
in proportion to the amount of stock
moved.
The Currie Bros. Co. reports trade
good last week. Now that the gradua-
tions and most of the June weddings are
over, there will be the Summer lull.
.Tune has proved itself truly a month of
brides, and from all sides come reports
of a busy month. On Friday William
Currie and family moved out to their
Summer cottage at Army Lake. Wis. On
Wednesday James Currie and Mrs. Cur-
rie left for Seattle, to visit all points of
interest, and will remain most of the
time at Vancouver. B. C. They expect
to be away a month or six weeks.
Cincinnati, 0.
M. O. S.
Ben. Delaney and Bob Strong of J.
Chas. McCullough's force have returned
from the seedsmen's convention.
Albert McCuUough and Mrs. McCul-
lough have returned from Cleveland,
where they attended the seedsmen's con-
vention.
Winters & Son, formerly with the
Charleston Cut Flower & Plant Co.,
Charleston, W. Va., will open a store
in that city.
George Fern furnished the decorations
for the opening of the new Chamber of
Commerce last week.
Ed Fries is cutting some fine Longi-
florum Lilies.
Louis H. Kyrk is receiving some fine
My Maryland and Kaiserin Roses from
Frank & Son, Portland, Ind.
P. J. dinger has a nice crop of Sum-
mer Am. Beauty Roses from his place
at New Castle, Ind. Lou Davis, of
dinger's force, left recently for the
Great Lakes to spend a two weeks' va-
cation.
J. Chas. McCuUough has moved the
retail store two doors east of the former
location.
C. E. Critchell had the first of the new
crop of green Galax.
Visitors: Mr. and Mrs. Humphries.
Zanesville, O. ; C. H. Remagen, Idle
Hour Nurseries, Macon. Ga. ; Ellis
Woodworth, representing The J. W. Sef-
ton Mfg. Co. ; J. Bubach, representing
Schloss Bros., New York, and Fred
Rupp, Lawrence, Ind. A. O.
Sedalia, Mo. — Leon S. Hines, re-
cently in charge of the growing depart-
ment of Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago,
has accepted a similar position with the
Archias Flora! Co. Plans for the new
office building to be erected by the Ar-
chias Co. have been completed by the
architect, and bids for the structure will
probably be opened early this week. Ma-
terial for the new greenhouse is on the
wny. Mr. Hines comes to the Archias
Floral Co. with the reputation of being
an expert on plant and flower life, and
no doubt will sustain and increase the
already splendid reputation enjoyed l>y
the Archias products..
These Are Picnic Days
and for the Retailer who is able to
keep his trade going there is a picniC
here every day. Our stock is still
good and we can fill any and every
order; and the price, we are sorry to
say, is a very low one generally.
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 325-S582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
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NEW YORK, July 2. — The Improved
conditions in the wholesale cut flower
market last week have proved, as was
feared, to be only temporary. Begin-
ning on Friday of last week the market
had a relapse and has been growing
worse ever since. Today, Wednesday,
conditions are worse, if possible, than
those of the week before last. The
trouble is not so much an extremely
large supply — though that along some
lines is quite heavy — as the extremely
small demand, which at the end of the
business hours of each day leaves such
a large quantity of stock unsold, much
ff which ultimately goes to waste.
.\m. Beauty Roses today are in fair
supplv and the demand for them is
small, consequently in general special
grade blooms are selling at from Sc. to
i5c. each, with occasional sales at 20c.
each. Tea Roses for the season are
tiuite abundant. They are arriving in
the market largely in a very open con-
dition. The demand is so small that a
\'ery great proportion of them remains
unsold. Under such conditions accumu-
lations are going on, which make it
look bad for the week's end. In gen-
eral. Tea Roses are selling today at $2
to $3 per 100 for top grade blooms, and
25c. to 60c. per 100 for bottom grade
blooms. There are occasional small
sales of Lady Hillingdon, KiUarney
Queen, Bulgarie, Sunburst and Mrs.
.\aron Ward at $4 to $6 per 100, the
latter figure being for Mrs. Aaron Ward
only.
As regards Carnations, the supply Is
large for the season and the demand
is exceedingly small. Most sales are on
a basis of 2Bc. to BOc. per 100, with
occasional sales at 75c. to $1, but sales
on the $1.50 basis for extra choice stock
are very small.
There Is a considerable supply of Cat-
tleya Orchids, for which there is a
small demand. The range of price cov-
ering all grades is from IBc. to 3Bc.
each, with ocacisonal small sales of ex-
tra choice C. gigas at 40c. The market
is glutted with Longiflorum Lilies,
which are meeting with almost no de-
mand at all, the price when sales are
made being $2 per 100. Lily of the Val-
ley Is in fair supply, and Is moving mod-
erately well at $3 per lOO for special
q-rade blooms. The supply of Sweet
Peas now arriving Is very large, but
these meet with so small a demand that
fully half of those arriving probably
go to waste. The price when sales are
made Is on a basis of from 10c. to 25o.
per dozen bunches.
In miscellaneous blooms .there -are
seen in the market Daisies, Antirrhi-
num, Centaureas, Rambler Roses, Fever-
few, Gysophila, etc.. all of which are
moving very slowly at extremely low
prices. Under these conditions, of
course, the demand for greens is very
small.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1. — The usual
Summer conditions now prevail, and
the market is very quiet. In general
the supply is all sufficient for the pres-
ent demand.
Am. Beauty Roses show no change;
the supply is ample and the demand
fair. In Tea Roses Kaiserin is in good
Jemand. as white KiUarney is arriving
badly spotted. Maryland is the best of
the pinks, Richmonds are poor sellers,
but Bulgarie is having quite a call; it
is arriving in good shape. Speaking of
Roses, on the whole there is still a glut
of shorts. Prices average from 50e. to
$6 per 100; a few extra special bring
$1 per doz.
Carnations are declining rapidly; the
best of them going at 2c. The majority,
however, are scarcely fit to sell.
Orchids are in little demand, and
while the supply is light it is almost
overabundant. Lilies are plentiful and
of good quality, meeting a good demand
at Se. and 10c. Sweet Peas have fallen
off considerably; good stock sells read-
ily at 60c. to 75c. per 100. Valley is
moving fairly well and the supply has
fallen off. Outdoor Gladioli have made
their appearance, and are used freely
for window work. Prices are from 4c.
There is an overabundance of outdoor
stock that is difficult to move.
Greens are plentiful, in fact too plen-
tiful.
BOSTON, July 1.— Business for the
past week has been fairly good; that is,
the accumulation of flowers is not as
large as one would expect, probably ow-
ing to many of the growers cleaning
up their houses. Prices are probably
less than they were a week ago. but
salesmen cannot dicker on prices — they
are glad to clean out at almost any fig-
ure. The hot wave we are experiencing,
with the mercury almost at 100 deg. in
the shade, maJces stock of all kinds
hard to keep, and the Iceman is getting
the lion's share of any little money that
is being handled. Roses are not quite
as plentiful, although there is enough of
all kinds with the exception of white.
Kaiserin Is the best selling Rose in the
market at this time, and changes hands
at $2 to $10 per 100. Taft proves a
good. Summer ^variety and sells from $1
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CARNATIONS
Roses and sweet peas
Lily or me valley, Asters
WILLIAM P. PORD
107 West 28Ui Street, NEW YORK
Wholesale
Florist
Tdtpliw 5335 Madtoon Squar*
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of NEW YORK
Wholesale Florists
MAURICE L. GLASS, Manager
55-57 WEST 26th STREET
Telephones, 13^and.8510 Madison Square
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to $10. Christie-Miller, $1 to $10. Ward
sells well, but not in large quantities,
for 50c. to $8 per 100. Richmond is not
over plentiful at $1 to $10, Am. Beauty
is scarce and ■bring's $2 to $16.
Carnations are less plentiful but a
few growers are still shipping quite
good flowers. Benora is proving an ex-
cellent Summer variety and is sold
from $1 to $1.50 per 100. Pink Delight Is
still plentiful at 50c. to $1.50 per 100.
Winsor is seen of good quality. Prices
on all varieties range from 50c. to $1.50
per 100.
Sweet Peas from outdoors are coming
into the market, and one can find all
grades from 25c. to 75c. per 100. Lily
of the Valley is scarce and a choice
price was obtained at the end of this
week; the ordinary price is $1 to $3.
Lilies are in gOod supply at $4 to $8
per 100. Gladioli are becoming plenti-
ful and are selling at from $2 to $4.
There is a lot of miscellaneous flow-
ers but they are hard to move.
R. C.
CHICAGO, July 1. — Taking it as a
whole, last week was not a good one for
the wholesale market. The first part
of the week started out well with a good
increase in the demand for stock and a
fair supply; the prices also were better.
About the middle of the week a torrid
wave reached the city that wrought
havoc with all -cut flower stock. The
report of suffering from the heat is
very great; the country is described as
one vast furnace and no end of the
torrid spell is yet in sight. All heat
records for the month of June were
broken on June 30, when a temperature
of 99 degrees was reached. These con-
ditions caused the business of the re-
m,alning days of the week to be very
poor, and the opening days of the pres-
ent week show no improvement. Stock
is coming in freely but the condition is
bad. Roses are opening prematurely,
and Carnations are soft and have lit-
tle or no keeping quality. The heat in
the surrounding country has reduced the
demand, and what orders do come in
are difficult to ship as -good shipping
stock in many cases is not available.
American Beauty Roses have fallen off
In supply since last report. There is,
however, a large supply on the mar-
ket for this season. These are selling
at from $4 to $6 per 100. for short
stems, $10 to $15 for mediums, and the
very best long stock at $20 per 100.
The price in smaller lots varies from
$1.25 to $3 per doz. In Killarneys and
and all other stock there are a good
many consignments of open stock and
short stems. Good stock for shipping
is quite scarce. The same applies to
Richmond, and Mrs. Taft. White Kil-
larney has been very scarce for the past
two weeks or more. Buyers of Roses in
quantities can get bargains in such
stock as there is to be offered, as it has
to be moved quickly on account of the
great heat. The price of from $4 to $8
per 100 is being paid for select and
medium grades of Killarney, Ward and
Richmond. Prices are unsettled, as a
cool spell might see an advance any
day, when stock will not have to be
worked off so quickly.
Carnations are still coming In, and
it is said that it is remarkable how well
the crop is holding up for the season.
The quality is poor in general, with a
few exceptions. The price of $2 per 100
seems to be about average; some poor
stock has been sold in lots of 1000
for $10.
The warm weather has about put an
end to the greenhouse grown Sweet
Peas so that from the present the out-
door grown crops will be the only re-
course of the dealers. These will be
quite plentiful in a very short time.
The supply for the intervening days be-
tween the going out of the indoor crops
and the coming in of the outside stock
will not be so large as it has been for
several weeks past. Orchids are plen-
tiful, and have been in good demand
up to the present time, with no great
change in prices. Lily of the Valley is
good property; there is a good demand
for it with no perceptible oversupply.
There has been no change in price.
There are still some Peonies on the mar-
ket, but chiefly from cold storage. The
stock is not good in many cases and
dealers have been afraid to ship during
the extreme heat of the past few days.
Outdoor grown Gladioli have begun to
arrive, but there is not enough of it as
yet to supply all the dealers that are
looking for good Summer stock that will
stand up well under the heat. Field
Daisies have been on the market in
large quantities for some time, but the
stock is getting poor and the demand
growing less. There is a good deal of
outdoor grown stock in perennials and
various other miscellaneous stock that
sells freely to the retail men who are
always on the lookout for something out
of the ordinary for window display.
Pond Lilies are in abundance; most of
the retailers get these direct from the
growers. Only one or tw.o wholesale
houses are handling them.
Ferns are now quite plentiful and
prices are slowly falling.
CINCINNATI, June 30.— Last week
general market conditions were fair.
There is not a very large amount of
first class stock coming in, but there
are, however, a few receipts of stock
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J, COAN, Manager
111 West 28<h Street,
aenls Solicited
NEW YORK
Please mantlon the Exohaive whoi wrltlBf .
that hardly bear inspection by daylight.
First-class stock sells very readily, but
second class stock as mentioned above
keeps down the average prices. The
supply is shortening very rapidly, and
within the next fortnight there will
probably be nothing in the market but
flowers grown strictly for the Summer
trade. American Beauty Roses were in
moderately large supply and of fair
quality; specials selling at from 12%c.
to 15c., and lower grades accordingly.
Tea Roses of all kinds were in fairly
large supply, with a large portion of the
receipts being of poor quality, top grade
blooms selling readily at $4 per 100,
while inferior quality stock usually
finds its way to the barrel. The greater
portion of the receipts of Carnations are
of very poor quality. Good stock cleans
up readily while those of poor quality
accumulate and remain unsold: prices
range from 50c. to $2 per 100. Lily of
the Valley is in fair supply and demand
at $3 and $4 per 100. Lilies are in
abundant supply, with prices ranging
from $5 to $8 per 100. There is a
good demand for Sweet Peas, but most
of the arrivals are in poor and unsal-
able condition. Gladioli clean up nicely
at from $4 to $6 per 100. The market
is fairly well supplied with Feverfew,
Snapdragon and other miscellaneous
flowers. Green goods of all kinds are
plentiful. A. O.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 30.— Weather
conditions govern and are paramount in
the flower business. Difficulty has been
met in keeping stock, and the results in
trying to wait on trade with indifferent
stock is many times disheartening.
However, a dull period is anticipated at
this season of the year. Counter trade is
not nearly so heavy as it was but
funeral work is well distributed and has
been really active. The last Wednesday
in June, brides' day, was no exception
this year and all the shops were worked
to their full capacity turning out the
popular grades of flowers for that oc-
casion.
The best Roses are being received
from the Lake region at $4 to $6 per
100 for the best grades. Medium kinds
bring $3 to $3.50 per 100, and shorts $1
to $2 per 100. As is usual during hot
weather. Am. Beauty and Kaiserin are
most satisfactory to handle; $5 to $35
per 100 is the price for Am. Beauty, and
$2 to $6 per 100 for Kaiserin.
A few small Carnations are still ob-
tainable and are well received, as many
of the outoftown customers insist on
having no substitute. The wholesale
price remains at $1.50 to $2 per 100.
Fine Longiflorum Lilies are being re-
ceived at $8 to $12.50 per 100. A fine
supply of L. rubrum is also arriving
at $4 to $6 per 100. Field grown Sweet
Peas are transparent when received,
which means that they will not last
long at 25c. to 36c. per 100. Field
Daisies are often disposed of at 50c. to
75c. per 100; Shastas are also coming
in at 75c. to $1.50 per 100.
Big pots of Hydrangea arborescens are
ivailable at $1.50 to $3 per 100. Baby
Rambler Roses are also good to deal in
at the same price. There is very little
now in the potted plant line except fo-
liage plants. The supply of Ferns
seems extremely meager this season,
and it is almost impossible to procure
good plants at wholesale from local
greenhouses. I. B.
ST. LOUIS, June 30. — Business last
week was very slow, in fact, our Sum-
mer dullness has set In, and were it
not for a reasonable amount of funeral
work there would not be a thing doing.
We are again experiencing a severe
drought: the last five days have been
extremely hot and dry, causing every-
thing to burn badly and also to shorten
up any stock which comes in the mar-
ket.
Am. Beauty Roses have been coming
in nicely, with a fair demand for th»
best at from So. each to $2.50 per doz.
Many are small, and this, of course, les-
sens their value. Killarney and Rich-
mond are plentiful, but arrive wide
open. The tight and the best stock
bring from 2c. to Sc. Carnations are
plentiful, especially in the poorer
grades; the best bringing from 2c.
apiece down to 5c. per bunch of 25, a
record, I believe for this staple. Peas
ire very poor and the call likewise:
price is 30c. per 100. Valley is good at
$4 per 100, and Lilies sell well at $10
per 100. Gladioli are scarce and the de-
mand good; prices are from 5c. to 10c.
Asters are fair and the demand ordi-
nary at $3 per 100. Daisies sell well at
75c. per 100. The supply of greens is
ample for the demand. -^ t.,- c
O. K. S.
Fall River, Mass.
Paul de Nave has completed an addi-
tion to his greenhouses, 45ft. long. This-
addition is built between two existent .
greenhouses, fronting on Farnham st. *
His new greenhouse is a decided im- "
provement on the others and contains
ample room for store, workshop, base-
ment and boiler. E. S. C.
Erie, Pa. — Jas. V. Laver has some
fine stock with which to decorate some
of the public buildings in commemora-
tion of the Battle of Lake Erie when
there will be a grand celebration here.
He has a fine stock of the new Hydran-
geas which will be grown extensively
for next season.
Wm. Honeysett of the Massassauga
Gardens has one of the few large col-
lections of specimen Palms seen in this
locality. There are some grand old La-
tanias among them that have adorned the
Scott residence for many Summers. .
W. M.
Adeian, Mich. — There is a strong
affinity between Elmer D. Smith and the
Chrysanthemum. It is doubtful if the
Queen of Autumn is grown anywhere-
else in such large variety and ex-
elusiveness. It is usual to find some
other plant grown, but apart from a few
early vegetable plants, " 'Mum's the
word." With the thermQmeter register-
ing 100 degrees in the shade the writer
envied the plants that were being
sprinkled by the Skinner system, which
is used both indoors and out. In eon-
sequence the plants are in perfect health.
Spraying insecticides is usually done in
the early evening and prevention is pre-
ferred to a cure. One of the most in-
teresting things here is the record book
showing the pedigrees and tests; many a
failure is written therein and the pub-
lic knows only of the few successes, the
reward of many seasons' patient work.
The use of the art of photography exten-
sively is seen in a splendid collection^ of
pictures, commercial and otherwise.
Concrete is used in every possible form;
the foundation is being laid for a boiler
house and an additional house, of course,
tor 'Mums. W. M.
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55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VIOLETS ^g^^SiPsSI
Shipping orders receive prompt a
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholeaalo Florlsta
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28tli St., NEW YORK
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
AMERICAN BEAUTY, KILLARNEY, RICHMOND, BON SILENE, RADIANCE and LADY
HILLINGDON ROSES; VIOLETS; CARNATIONS, and All Varieties of Cut Flowers in Season
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sauare NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, July 2, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty, Special.
No. 2.
No. 3.
Killamey .
Killamey Queen
White KiUarney
My Maryland
Richmond
Lady Hillingdon
Bride & Maid. Special.
No. 1
No. 2
Prince de Bulgarie
Sunburst
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Adiantum Cuneatum
Hybridum and Croweanun
Antirrhinum, per bunch. . .
Asparagu
Plun
, bunche
Sprengeri, bunches
Callas, per doz
Daisies
Ferns, per 1000
Galas, green and bronze, per 1000.
8.00 to 20.00
6.00 to 12.00
4.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 2.00
.50 to 1.00
.25 to 3.00
.SO to 4.00
.50 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 3-00
.50 to 4.00
2.00 to 3.00
1.50 to 2.00
1.00 to 1.50
.50 to 1.00
.25 to
4.00
4.00
5.00
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, all col
fWhit
Pink
Varieties *^ Red
LYellowand Var.
*Fancy f^White
(•The hlehestJ Pink
Grades ot St'dl Red
Varieties.) I^Yellow and Var.
Novelties
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large, per doz
Hyacinths
Iris.
Lilies, Harrisii and Long! .
LiUes, Rubrum
Auratum
Lily of the Valley
Lilac, per bunch
Mignonette, per doz
Orchids, Cattleyas
Cypripediums, per doz. .
Dendrobii
ifori
Onddium spiendidun
Peonies
Smilas, per doz. strinL
Stocks^double, per bun
.50 to .75
.50 to .75
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 3.00
15.00 to 35.00
.... to ....
25.00 to 35.00
.75 to 1.25
' 10 to ' '.25
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3552-3535 Mad. Sq. 131 and 135 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
• THE HOME OF THE LILY
Salting Mgent for Largest Gr
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
T.i^^^^^^^,Tr,Ji,^Z\l^:,''i^u.r. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, !M:
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {i°g|} Madison square 54 WeSt 28th St., NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
fi«?iMads„„s.uare Qut Flowers Ht Wholesalc
I 1463 ( '^
PleaBO mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited —
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone, 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28tli Street, New York City
IS Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square. 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley, Carnations,
Roses and GardeniekS
please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
The Horticultural Society of New
York will hold an exhibition at the IMu-
seum Building, New York Botanical Gar-
den, Bronx Park, New York City, in co-
operation with tlie Garden on Saturday,
.July 5, from 2 to 5 p.m. and on Sunday,
July fi, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
schedule provides premiums for three
classes: fiowers, open to all; flowers,
non-commercial growers ; and vegetables,
open to all. William Becker will have
charge of the arrangements in behalf of
the New York Botanical Garden.
The chief event in florist circles this
week has been the outing of the New
York Florists' Club on Tuesday, July 1,
a full account of which will be found
elsewhere in the columns of this issue.
Interest in Sunday closing among the
wholesale florists of this city is now
greater than at any time since the sub-
.iect has been agitated. Nearly all the
wholesalers already have siimed the pe-
tition and it appears likely that the rea-
sonableness of the iTino\'/ation in the
wholesale florists' trade will soon appeal
to the rest, and that tliey will sign also.
This new movement is to go into effect
on Sunday. July G. and it is believed
iby all of the oldest and most influential
men in the wholesale florists' trade that
it will lie the most pronounced feature in
the improvement of conditions in the
trade that has been inaugurated in the
historv of the wholesale husiness. It is
pleas.int to note that the leading feature
in the campaign for the innovation has
been a calm appeal to the reason and
good .ludgment of those who are engaged
in the business.
Arthur Kadice and Richard Cantillon,
salesmen for Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55
W. 26th St., with their wives, are now
enjoying a two weeks' vacation.
a! M. Schieder, partner of Max
Schling, 22 W. 59th St., and wife are
enjoying a month's vacation trip through
44
The Florists' Exchange
CCPOLIWORTHCO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing'.
PITTSBURGH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PITTSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
the region of the Great Lakes. Max
Schling has been frequently called out
of town of late, attending to the sui>er-
intending of landscape work for his cus-
tomers in New Torlj, New Jersey, Con-
necticut and other States. At the store
the force of employees has been kept
quite busy with a large number of wed-
ding decorations and bridal outfits, and
with large steamer orders.
George M. Stumpp, Sr., of 58th st.
and_ 5th ave., is passin? his vacation at
Tarious points of interest, making use
as usual of his automobile in reaching
these places.
Meyer of 5Sth st. and Madison ave.
furnished the floral decorations on June
26th at the dinner given at the Plaza
by the Argentine Naval Commission in
the U. S. A., to Admiral Onopez Bedf-
beder. the officers and cadets of the
schoolship Presidente Sarmiente. The
decorations consisted of white Sweet
Peas and blue Centaureas in baskets tied
with blue and white ribbon and placed
on the dinner tables. The tables were
further decorated with tracings of Pin
Oak foliage, Sweet Peas and Centaureas.
Blue Hydrangeas were used on the buf-
fet table.
M. A. Bowe of 6 E. 34th st. reports a
fair June business, especially in steamer
orders.
Wadley & Smythe, 491 5th ave., have
opened their Newport, R. I., store.
Walter R. Siebrecht is removing from
129 W. 2Sth St. into temporary quarters
on the first floor at 114 W. 2Sth st. for
the months of July and August. About
Sept. 1, on (he removal of Russin &
Hanfling from the ground floor, and after
the floor has been put in thorough or-
der for his use and a conservatory built
in its rear, Mr. Siebrecht will occupv
these quarters. In spite of the moving
Mr. Siebrecht says that he has plenty
of fine Orchids every day in the week
tp fill orders for his customers.
At A. Sauter's, 55 W. 26th St., there
was noted this week some remarkably
fine blooms of Gladioli from Albert Witt-
man of Athenia, N. J., and some re-
markably fine Sweet Peas as well from
other growers.
The first floor of the Coogan Bldg. has
at last been thoroughly renovated and
many improvements have been installed,
including a new electric cash conveyor.
It will be occupied for the New York
Cut Flower Co., which leased this floor
in addition to the second some months
since. The Moore, Hentz & Nash and
the pierson departments have now moved
down from the second floor, and are in-
stalled and doing business in their new
quarters on the first floor.
Wm. Mack, salesman for W. P. Ford.
107 W. 28th St., who has been absent
for several weeks on account of sick-
ness, has now returned and is at work
again at the old quarters.
Samuel A. Woodrow, of Woodrow &
Marketos. 41 W. 28th st.. and family
are summering at Edgemere, L. I. Mr.
IT .Of] row is now ^^ending a few days on
business at Narragansett Pier, R. I.
Wm. P. Ford, 127 W. 28th St., is
passing a few days on his farm at Chads
Ford. Pa.
Sears, 729 Sixth ave., made a re-
markably fine funeral wreath containing
several hundred Orchids this week, to
the order of one of his customers at
Norfolk, Conn.
The Juanita Democratic Club of
Brooklyn, of which John Mallon of Pul-
ton and Willoughhy sts., is the president,
gave a shore dinner on June 24 at Glen
Island, at which there were present the
members of the Club and invited guests ;
among the latter was John Egenbrod,
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS H TheMcCanuniGo.,lnc.
Telephone and Telegraph Orders Qlven Special Attention
Flower Growers Sales Company
lA Park St. (Telephone: Haymarket 376S) BOStOn, MaSS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing' ^^__
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Providence Boston
June 30, 1913 July 1, 1913
15.00 to 20.C
S.OO to 12.C
3.00 to 6.C
. . . . to . . .
1.60 to 6.C
1.50 to 6.C
1.56 to "e'c
1.50 to 6.C
1.60 to 6.C
1.60 to 6.C
to . . .
1.00 to 1.2
to . . .
40.00 to 60.C
40.00 to 50.C
to . . .
to . . .
. . . . to . . .
, . . . to . . .
.75 to l.C
.75 to l.C
.75 to l.C
.75 to l.C
1.00 to l.E
1.00 to l.E
1.00 to l.J
1.00 to l.£
to
to
4.00 to 6.0
2.00 to 3.0
to ... ,
to
to
4.00 to 6.0
to
to
to
to
to ... .
8.00 to 16.00
6 .00 to 8 .00
2.00 to 6.00
. ... to ... .
1.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 8.00
to . .
2.00 to 10.00
to .
.60 to S.OO
1.00 to 10.00
1.00 to 1.25
1.00 to 2.00
to 50.00
25.00 to 36.00
. to .
. to .
.75
. . . . to .
.60 to
.60 to
.50 to
.60 to
to .
.75 to 1.60
.75 to 1.60
.76 to 1.60
.75 to 1.50
to .
to .
26.00 to 35.00
to
to
to
to
, . . . to . . .
to . . .
to . . .
to . . .
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No."!.".'.'."!!!!!!
No. 2
Killarne;^
White Kiliarney
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Kiliarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adlantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
(-White
Standard J Pink
Varieties 1 Red
L Yellow and var.
•Fancy ^ White
(•The hlsh- J Pink
eBt eradea of 1 Red
Bta'd vars.) L Yellow and var.
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevla
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, douiile
single
20.00
16.00
10.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
Detroit Cincinnati Milwaukee
July 2, 1913 July 2, 1913 June 28, 1913
.00 15.00 to 20.00
.00 10.00 to 15.00
6.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
to . .
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
to . .
to . .
to . .
to . .
to . .
3.00 to 4.00
20.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
to . . .
to . . .
".56 to i.'oo
6.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 4.00
to .
15.00 to 35.00
2.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 8.00
to
to
to
6 00 to 8.00
to
to
to 8.00
6.00 to 8.00
to 1.00
2.00 to 4.00
15.00 to 20.00
... to 15.00
... to
....to 1.00
to 1.00
. ... to 1.00
to
to 2.00
. ... to 2.00
to 2.00
to
to
8.00 to 12.60
to 4.00
. . to
.. to .
. . to .
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
8P8OIXUT IBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
and all other seaiooable flowers Id oaaotltT Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
salesman for Badgley, Riedel & Meyer,
34 W. 2Sth St.
Arthur N. Hunt has returned from
the Loomis Sanitarium at Loomis, N. T.
After a thirteen months' stay, there he
finds that he is entirely cured of his
throat trouble and is now ready for work
again. Mr. Hunt at present is at his
home at Elmhurst, L. I.
Mrs. Rose Grafman has entered the
employ of J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St.,
as bookkeeper.
Mrs. J. W. Blakeley of 1.58 Madison
ave., Elizabeth, N. J., who with her hus-
band has kept a florist's store for more
than 25 years on Broad st.. in that city,
died of cancer of the stomach at 6 p.m.
.Tune 2.'i. aged .58. She is survived by
Mr. Blakeley. The funeral was on Fri-
day of last week.
Boston
The last week of June ends up the
graduations and commencements and
there will be fewer weddings from now
on, therefore a decided quietness may be
expected throughout the city. Taking
the month of June right through, the
wholesalers and retailers report it
slightly better than last year. There is
still a heavy supply of flowers but at the
end of the day there is not a very large
accumulation left over. It is true the
prices are low. The boys on the street
are doing good work. There are one or
two retail stores which have conspicuous
notices in their windows offering Roses
and Carnations at 2c. each ; these stores
are well patronized.
On Monday, June 30, Thos. F. Galviu
moved from 124 to 126 Tremont st. The
new store is a large and commodious one,
and fronts on Boston Common. The
moving was done so quietly and neatly
that customers were served at both places
just as if nothing was happening.
Silvermann on Winter St. has always
attractive windows and I noted this week
a grand display of Sweet Peas and Cat-
tleyas. Mr. Silvermann reports that he
had an excellent business throughout the
month of June.
The Flower Growers Sales Co. on
Park st will close on Saturdays at noon
until Sept. 6. The company is receiving
nice Summer Roses from Renter & Son,
Peircp Bros, and Holbrow. It is receiv-
ing as fine Peas from Wm. Sim as are
seen in the city at this time.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS and
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
All Saaitonahia Flowcrm
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
Please mention the Egchange when -writing.
HOLTON & HUNKEL CO.
VVholesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
During July and August Zinn's retail
store on Park st. will close at 6 p.m.,
with the exception of Saturdays, and on
that evening it will remain open until
8 p.m.
Wm. Sim of Cliftondale has several
houses devoted to Tomatoes and is be-
ginning to ship some very choice fruits.
His Sweet Pea houses are producing an
enormous crop of extra fine flowers. The
Sweet Peas which are grown outdoors
for the exhibition on July 12 and 13,
look remarkably w^ell and, if the weather
does not get too hot, there will be a fine
lot of flowers by that date.
A committee of the Sweet Pea Society
of America held a meeting at Hort. Hs^
on June 28 to make final arrangementt,
for the exhibition. Those present were
Pres. Wm. Sim, Secretary H. A, Bun-
yard, Thos Roland, Jas. Wheeler, W. N.
Craig and Robert Cameron. There is
every indication at the present time of
a large exhibition, and the Peas which are
grown by those intending to exhibit are
looking remarkably well.
One of Thos. Roland's Lord & Burn-
hams greenhouses at Revere is filled with
Roses and the young plants look remark-
ably well. The other large greenhouse is
tilled with Tomato plants and they are
bearing a heavy crop of fine fruits which
are being marketed daily. The young
stock of plants at the Nahant establish-
ment looks especially well. The Cycla-
men plants look as healthy and thrifty
as anyone would wish to see.
W. J. Kenney, one of Julius Zinn's
salesmen, is spending his vacation in
Eastern Mass.
Wm. R. Finlay, salesman at the
Flower Growers' Sales Co., is to cele-
brate at his home, in Dorchester, July 1,
the fifth anniversary of his wedding.
There will be about 100 present, mostly
friends connected with the florist busi-
ness.
At Wm. Elliott's salesrooms on Park
St. there are being receivel from Madbury
nice Ward and Miller Roses ; from
Brighton comes a good cut of Kaiserin,
Am. Beauty and Mrs. Taft Roses. Mr.
Hutson. the salesman, says that the best
white Rose for Summer is Kaiserin, and
that it was in good demand through-
out June. Christie-Miller is also a fav-
orite.
John McFarland of North Easton is
sending some excellent Lily of the Val-
ley to the Co-operative Flower Market.
He has also a good cut of Gardenias,
which have sold well.
Arthur Cooledge of Mount Auburn is
marketing very nice Boston Ferns which
are selling astonishingly well.
John Barr of Natick has paid his first
visit to the markets since his serious
illness, and his many friends were de-
lighted to see him.
Jas. Wheeler of Natick has as fine
Gladioli America as are sent to the city
at this time. His Carnations are very
good and he has a fine cut of his pink
Snapdragon which proves a good Sum-
mer variety.
I was pleased to learn that a degree
has been conferred on R. Vincent, Jr.,
for his valuable work in horticulture.
Alfred Rehder, of the Arnold Arboretum,
was also honored by Harvard University
this year for his work in arboriculture
and bibliography. Pres. Lowell said that
Mr. Rehder was encyclopedic in his
knowledge of trees of this country, .of
Eurone. and of other countries. He ri-
ceived the honorary degree of M. A. Mr.
July 5, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
45
CARNATION PLANTS
FIELD
GROWN
10,000 ALMA WARD, I7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
Ready for early delivery. One of the best white Carnations on the market
today. For quick sale we are offering them at a special price.
ROSE PLANTS "--"i-wi-"-"
BE^AUTI£S 21 2-inch pots, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000.
PINK AND WHITE KILLARNEY
2M-inch pots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
Good, healthy plants, guaranteed to be in good condition.
CUT FLOWERS WE CAN RECOMMEND TO YOU
BEAUTIES, dozen, $1.00-$3.00.
CATTLEYAS, dozen, $6.00-$7.50.
EASTER LILIES, dozen, $1.50.
EASTER LILIES, 100, $10.00.
HARDY PHLOX, 100, $3.00-14.00.
FEVERFEW, bunch, 25c.-35c.
VALLEY, 100, $3.00-$4.00.
SWEET PEAS, 100, 7Sc.-$1.00.
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ^
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are b; the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore Buffalo
July 2, 1913 June 30, 1913
1 10.00
3.00
6.00
3.00
6.00
26 to
25 to .
. . to . .
. . to . .
00 to 10.
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.00 to 2.i
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to . ..
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.60 to 1.:
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i.OO 20.00 to 25.00
i.OO 10.00 to 15.00
2.50 7.00
i.OO 2.00
r.ooi 4.00
r.ooi 2.00
j.OOi 3.00
3.001 4.00 to 8.00
r.OOi 2.00 to 6.00
r.OOi 2.00 to 6.00
1.00 i 3.00 to 5.00
to
. . . , 3.00 to 4.00
. . . 1 3.00 to 5.00
l.00| 1.00 to 1.25
. . . .... to
.50 1.60 to 2.00
.60 1.50 to 2.00
to . . .
to . . .
.00 S.OOto 8.00
.60 .75 to 1.00
60 .75 to 1.00
.501 .75 to 1.00
60 .75 to 1.00
1.50 to 2.00
1.50 to 2.00
1.50 to 2.00
1.60 to 2.00
1.60 to 2.00
to ..
to . .
.40 to 1.00
to 2.00
to 1.60
to .
4.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 1.50
6.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 4.00
1.00 to 2.00
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. iV ."."!!!!!!!
No. 2
Killamey
White Killamey
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
{White
Pink
Red
Yellow and var.
•Fancy ("White
(•The high- J Pink
est grades of S Red
etan'd yars.) ^Yellow and var.
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Long
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordmary
" fancy
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattlcyas, per dor.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansles
Smllax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
" single
PhiU. Pittsburgh St. Louis
July 1, 1913 June 30, 1913 July 2, 1913
17.50 to 20.00
12.00 to 15.00
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
.... to .
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 1
1.00
6.00
.75 to 1.00
2.00 to 8.00
36.00 to 50.00
35.00 to 60.00
.50 to 1.00
. . . . to . . .
to .. .
.25 to .;
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
to .
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
.10 to .20
.10 1
.16
.60 to 1.50
4.00 to 6.00
1.60 to 3.00
8.00 to 10.00
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40.66 to eo.'do
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) 10.00
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1.25
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Rehder's friends are delight-ed that he
has been thus honored, as, without doubt,
he is one of our greatest living authori-
ties on trees and shrubs; and is also well
versed in every branch of horticulture.
The annual fishing trip in Boston Har-
bor of the growers and salesmen of the
Boston Flower Exc. augurs to be a
greater event than ever before. Many
more are going than went last year.
There is still room on the schooner for
a few more and any intending to par-
take in this pleasant outing should apply
at once to Wm. A. Hastings, at the Bos-
ton Flower Exc, Winthrop sq.
Henry M. Itobinson and Chas. Robin-
son of the firm of H. M. Robinson &
Co. have just returned from New York.
where they have been since .Tune 27 on
important business. The company re-
ports Galax as very scarce. It is receiv-
ing nice Dagger Ferns of this year's crop.
The amount of business done during the
month of June was entirely satisfactory.
Welch Bros. Co. is quite busy, ship-
ping to seaside resorts. It did a larji^
amount of business for last month. From
its growers it is receiving excellent Am.
Beauty Roses, Gardenias and Cattleyas.
The Gardeners and Florists' Club pic-
nic will be at Milton, in the same grove
as it was held last year; the date will
be July 2.3. There is quite a large num-
ber of valuable prizes donated already
so that it is time for young and old to
get down to training for the different
events. The list of events will be much
the same as last year.
1914 NEWS
KILLARNEY BRILLIANT
The sensational new Ivil-
larney sport which wiU be
introduced next year. About
twice as double as Single
Killamey, much larger flower
and of a darker brilliant shade
of pink. By far the best
introduction of any Rose of
recent years. Booking orders
now.
GRAFTED, $7.50 per doz.,
$35.00 per 100, $150.00 per
500, $300.00 per 1000.
OWN ROOT, $6.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100, $125.00 per
500, $250.00 per 1000.
Delivery during March.
Also scions for grafting in
1000 to 5000 lots at $200.00
per 1000.
Special prices on larger
quantities; delivery in De-
cember and January.
Matchless
The splendid new White Carnation for .1914. Booking orders now.
Deliveries can be made December, 1913, on the early orders. $12.00 per
100, $100.00 per 1000.
We guarantee not only the quality of our plants, but their safe dehvery
yexpiess. rjbboNS AND SUPPLIES
Many new patterns in exclusive Ribbons. Write us for prices on these and on Supplies.
Closed All Day July Fourth During July and August we close at S P. M.
S.S.PennoGk-MeehanCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA . NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 West 28tli St. 1216 H. St., N. W ^5E^
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
£dward Reid Berger Bros.
ROSES, CARNATIONS,
SWEET PEAS, VALLEY
And All Seasonable Flowers
1619-1621 Ranstead St. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers J;!„t^
140 North 13th Street, PHIUDELPtllA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Don't forget that 'the Sweet Pea exhibi-
tion at Hort. Hall opens on Saturday,
.Tuly 12 and continues throughout the
following Sunday. There are valuable
prizes offered for all branches of the
■trade and it is hoped by those in charge
that there will be keen competition.
K. C.
Philadelplua
George Burton at Wyndmoor is in-
stalling new boilers and erecting a stack ;
a new ice box is also being built. The
entire place is being replanted to Am.
Benuty Roses ; in the emptying and re-
filling of the houses the rail and steel
ear method is employed ; in hauling out
the old soil the cars are run up on a
trestle and from tliere emptied into the
wagon beneath.
At the establishment of Myers & Samt-
mnn the same method is employed with
the exception that the rails are laid right
out to the fields.
Herbert Baker of Lansdowne has gone
in for Carnations this year. The stock
was planted directly on the benches from
2%in. pots, and thev have made excel-
lent growth. The varieties are : Mrs.
r W. Ward .ind Pink and White En-
chantress, also, 15.000 cold storage Lilies
are being forced this season.
M. P. Ruane of Boston is spending
July 4th at Atlantic City in company
with Jos. Neidinger and Geo. Hampton.
The party is going to the shore in Mr.
Neidinger's new Studebaker car. John
Habermehl is spending the Summer at
Ocean City. J. Liddon Pennock and
Alfred Campbell are also there for the
season.
Work is progressing rapidly at Pen-
nock Bros.' store ; the new ice box is
being erected and a new ice machine of
two tons capacity was received this week.
Commodore Robert Cartledge, for the sec-
ond successive year, won the cruiser title
race in his speedy "Marguerite H" in
the 181 mile race to Overfalls light ves-
sel and return.
Harry Jones, of J. J. Habermehl's
Sons, is on his vaca.tion. We are in-
formed that he is spending it overlook-
ing diamonds; his favorite gem is at
Brond and Huntingdon sts.
W. J. Riehle of Lansdowne has his
entire place in Asparagus plumosus.
Mr. Riehle keeps his place in splendid
order, and his dwelling and surrounding
grounds are beautiful.
Harry Berger is receiving congratula-
tions ; it is a girl.
46
The Florists' Exchange
All the Leading
Varieties of
ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
HEADQUARTERS FOR
AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
Pleaee mention the Exohange when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything For the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Plea«e mention th» Exoliaiigt when writing.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L. L. MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
the Exchange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND, IND.
Ple«»« mention the EioliMin when wrltlat.
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J.B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Piflftse mention the Exchange when writinff.
T. Nielson Geiger makes some pretty
window displays with well grown out-
door stock from his own place at Elkins
Park.
The Robt. Crais Co. is finding a dou-
ble use for stock Geraniums. The Chest-
nut St. front has been much enhanced
by large beds of this popular plant, and
the entire front of the greenhouses on
Market st. has been planted to Gerani-
ums also, making a most attractive dis-
play as Tiewed from the elevated Cars.
Robt. Scott & Son are sending in some
very fine Bulgarie Roses to the Leo Nies-
sen Co. The latter is also receiving some
very fine Sweet Peas from New York
State that are hard to beat.
Alterations are well under way for the
new store of the "Sign of the Rose."
The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. is re-
ceiving exceptionally fine Gladioli. A
splendid lot of long stemmed Am. Beauty
Roses were also noted. All hands en-
joyed a holiday here this week, the store
being closed all day on the 4th.
John C. Gracey's son is rapidly re-
covering from his recent illness.
Berger Bros, are featuring some well
grown Giganteum Lilies that they are
receiving in quantity.
Edward Reid has started closing at
5 p.m.
J. Henry Bartram of LansdQwne is
giving all of the latest Rose novelties a
trial ; two benches of Mrs. George Shaw-
yer, planted in May, are already being
cut from ; it is a very vigorous grower,
and judging from its appearance here
will live up to its reputation. Milady
is also coming along in great shape; it
is a robust grower and gives every evi-
dence of great productiveness. A bench
of Mrs. Chas. Russell, planted several
weeks ago, is just starting in to make
active growth. Among the standard va-
rieties noted here was a five year old
house of Maryland that was a maze of
buds, and Mr. Bartram states it is the
best paying Rose on the place. A house
of Bulgarie is producing a splendid crop ;
this is a capital Summer variety. A
house of Richmonds is being carried OTer
for its fourth year; as grown here, it
is hard to improve upon. Several houses
of Kaiserin are in good crop. Sunburst
is the only yellow grown here. In the
Am. Beauty section several houses are
being replanted : the balance will be car-
ried over. Two houses have been pro-
ducing a heavy June crop.
Ciucago
The doors of B. H. Hunt, Inc., bant-
ri'pt. closed on June 28, by order of the
Superior Court. There are only a few
odds and ends of stock that remain un-
sold, which will be stored until such time
as a purchaser may be found.
Chicago carnation Company
A. T. PYTER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO, ILL.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, July 1, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES— American Beauty
Specials per doz.
36-inch stems "
30-inch stems "
24-inch stems "
20-inch stems
18-inch stems "
12-inch stems "
White and Pink KUlarney.
Specials
Medium
Short
Klllamey Queen
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
ulihiTn:. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
Short
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Fancy
Me.
■ Short
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taft, special
Medium'. ■.■.'. '.!!!!!;!
Adlantum
Asparagus , bunch
" Sprengeri.
" Strings. . . .
3.001
. . . . t
4.00 to
.75 to
.2.5 to
.35 to
50.00 to (
CARNATIONS-
f White
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.50
Standard J Pink
1.50
1.00
•Fancv f White
.50
(•The hiehest J p:„T,
Antirrhinums
6.00
Callas
Coreopsis . .
.50
Daisies
8.00
2.on
For4et-Me-Not.
GalUardlas
Gardenias, per doz.
Gladiolus..
10.00
3.00
8.00
Orchids— Cattleyas. per doz
Pansies
4.00
Smllax
.50
Butterfly Peas
1.50
1.50
1.50
I .50
. 1.66
I 1.00
. 1.25
• 4.00
. S.OO
. 1.00
. 12.00
, 4.00
Peter Reinberg is growing this season,
in addition to the standard stock of
Roses, such varieties as Mrs. Gen. Saw-
ver. Mrs. Chas. Russell and Jlilady.
These will be given a good test the com-
ing season. Tim Matchen savs that the
Carnation houses are now being com-
pletelv renovated preparatorv to bench-
ing the plants next month. The cutting
of Am. Beauty Roses from the young
stock continues satisfactory, which keeps
this house well in the front when stock
of this description is desired.
Weiland & Risch are busv at their
greenhouses at Evanston putting in their
coal supply for the coming Winter. At
their wholesale house in the city business
is said to be holding up well.
Tuesday, June 24. was a record
breaker at Lange's store ; orders for 1.5
weddings were handled that dav. The
work consisted mostly of brides' and
bridesmaids' bouquets and Orchids. Val-
ley and Roses were chiefly used. These
weddings, it is stated, brought the house
business ranging from .?2.5 to $100 each.
Mr. Mallory. of Mallory & Brown.
Gladiolus specialists of Madison. Wis.,
was in the citv last week. Thev have
disposed of their business at ^Tadison to
L. L. Mav & Co., St. Paul, Minn. Mr.
Mallory will' leave very soon for western
Canada, where he expects to go into
business again.
The Chicago Carnation Co. has not
completed its arrangements in the new
store recently acquired. It is waiting
for the season to slacken up some more
«n that the ice box cnn be moved into
the new apartment. New shipping and
receiving tables will be added just as
soon as the work can be conveniently
reached. Miss Tooner will continue to
have space with this co'ririanv when all
the arrangements are complete.
Wietor Bros, state that while white
Roses were scarce last week, thev have
been receiving a nice supplv d^ilv and
had sufficient for their trade. Tbev are
also cutting some very rood Richmonds.
for this season. Gus .\lles. the mnnrif'er
of the wholesale department, states that
■^m. Beautv Roses are off cron with
them, but that business was still hold-
ii<» up well all through the hot spell.
Sbiopine trnde continues good.
Hoerber Bros, will discard Bride and
Bridesmaid Roses this season. This
firm continued to grow these varieties
as a specialty long after many other
growers had discarded them, but they
have at last decided to give them up for
Is^illamey and other more productive va-
rieties. The rebuilding of the houses de-
molished by the cyclone last Easter is
nearing completion. These houses will
be used for My Maryland, as consider-
able of this stock that was in the houses
when blown down has been saved.
The J. B. Deamud Co. received some
good Lilium candidum last week. Its
consignments of Water Lilies are getting
larger each day. Nearly all the retail
stores in the city are making display
windows in which the Water Lilies are
a strong feature. These Lilies come
from the neighborhood of Hammond, Ind.
Mrs. Wilder S. Deamud of Bay City,
Mich., spent a few days recently among
relatives in this city.
Al. Fisher, who carried off nearly all
the prizes in the Cook County Florists'
Ass'n bowding league, was married on
June 25 to Miss Lillian M. Ellis. Mr.
Fisher is one of the most prominept re-
tailers on the north side.
Erne & Klingel report a good week of
business regardless of the hot wave. In
addition to the staple stock, they have
been handling the past week a lot of
Sweet William, perennial Phlox. Spiraeas
and Nasturtiums. Thev are the agents
for a new putty called "Elastic Lyke"
that is now being placed on the market
by a new company here.
A. T. Pyfer states that the rain on
.Tune 21 was of great benefit to the field
grown Carnations at Joliet. and each day
since he can see a great improvement in
the stock. He states that the work of
benching the plants will be commenced
earl.v in July, so that crops will be well
boused in time for all to attend the con-
vention, feeling that there is nothing neg-
lected at home.
A prominent flower store on E. Ran-
dolph St. has been displaying a basket of
Roses as an attraction in the window.
X card bears the following sign ; "The
new Rose Bon Silene."
H. C. Blewitt of Pes Plaines. who
has been brinffing to this market daily
some excellent stock in Spencer Sweet
Peas, states that the intense heat of the
H.G.6ERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Strert
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleaia mention tha Exohanf when writlnc*
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Importers and Jobbers of Florist Supples
Percy Jones, i-c-
Wholesale Commission Florists
56EastRandolphStreet, Chicago
H. VAN GELDER. President
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
Beaflera will confer a favor npon us
of mora than poising' vain* If, wlisa or-
dering stock of onr advertisers, tJiey
will mention seeing tbe advt. In tbs
Exchange.
past few days has caused many of the
blooms to dry on the vines, while the
smaller blooms open prematurely and
have no lasting qualities. The stock has
to be disposed of daily or it would be a
loss. Carried over stock cannot be used
under such weather conditions as we
have had here for the past five days or
more.
The Chicago Flower Growers' Asso-
ciation reports that the intense heat has
put the cut flower trade to the bad.
Roses are coming in so open as to be
unfit for shipping. The Carnations are
nearly all gone and what are left are
soft and have no keeping qualities.
John F. Kidwell, president of this as-
sociation, at a meeting of the stock-
holders to be held this week, will show
a decided gain in the business over the
report of a year ago. Mr. Kidwell has
been manager of this Association about
eighteen months and president since its
organization.
E. E. Pieser of Kennicott Bros, says
the weather is now so warm that no
stock can be carried over. All stock is
disposed of daily no matter at what
price. It is much a matter of luck now
to find a purchaser for the consignments
of the day. One consignor shipped in,
Monday, 6000 field Daisies for which he
received only 90e. The cold storage
Peonies are all gone. A few Northern
grovra, from the upper sections of Michi-
gan and Minnesota are looked for this
week.
The committee that went to Michigan
City to secure a suitable grove for the
picnic of the Chicago Florists' Club re-
ports finding a grove without much dif-
ficulty, but was confronted with other
obstacles that may cause a change in
plans. The last boat from Michigan City
for Chicago leaves at 4 o'clock p.m., and
as the first boat from Chicago does not
reach there before 12.30 or 1 p.m., it
would not give the party sufficient time
there, and the day would be consumed
going and coming. For this reason it is
probable that a grove will be secured in
the neighborhood of Park Ridge, where
transportation will be good, and a full
day can be spent in amusements and
recreation.
At J. Mangel's, 17 E. Mnnroe St., Mr.
Canger states that they had the largest
job of the season in a decoration for the
fiftieth anniversary of the First National
Bank on S. Dearborn st. The contract
decoration, as well as numerous flowers
calls for both an interior and exterior
July 5, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
47
FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
POT MAKERS
FOR
14* YEARS
Write for Catalogue and Discountg
A.H. HEWS&CO.. Inc.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pearson SIrctel
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established I76S
to be given away as souvenirs eacli clay.
The decorations will have to be kept in
perfect condition for three days, begin-
ning July 1.
The liJ. C. Amling Co. received this
week from A. P. Bonvallet, Wichert,
111., the first consignment of outdoor
Gladioli. The variety is Pink Beauty,
and shows well developed spikes. Other
farieties will follow in a very short
time.
P. Peterson, supt. of the J. D. Thomp-
son Carnation Co. of Joliet, was in the
city last week. He states that the com-
pany is still shipping some good Car-
nations to customers, and so far has
had no trouble in keeping them all well
supplied. This stock is all shipped di-
rect from Joliet. There is still an active
trade in Chrj'^anthemum plants. While
the company has had ample stock to
propagate from, the demand has been so
brisk that a part of the help had to
work overtime to keen the propagating
up to the requirements of the trade dur-
ing the past three months.
Harry C. Rowe states that business is
very quiet at the present time. The ex-
tremely warm weather is detrimental to
all the cut flower trade ; no stock is car-
ried now in cut flowers, and purchases
from the wholesale market are made
daily as demand requires.
Beginning July 1 the wholesale houses
will close at 5 p.m. each day, and con-
tinue to do so until Sept 1. Early clos-
ing will go into effect also in many of
the large retail stores. The store of A.
Lange will close at 7 p.m. daily during
the month of July. The vacation period
also commences at Lange's this week;
four are off for a two weeks' vacation
beginnin? Monday.
Information reached this city Monday
to the effect that the Memphis Floral
Co., Memphis, Tenn., had gone into the
hands of a receiver. Several of the lead-
ing wholesale cut flower and supply
houses are creditors to the amount of
several hundred dollars each. The
Memphis Floral Co. has been in business
there for the past 20 years or more.
C. H. Hune has been the president for
many years, and was the superintendent
of the greenhouses and growing depart-
ment. Albert Haisch was manager of
the city store until early Spring, when
he left the company and has since been
in business in Memphis for himself.
Joseph Trinz, of Lubliner & Trinz,
states that he is no longer connected with
the Art Floral Co., of Columbus, O.,
having recently sold out his interest in
that store. The business of the store
will go on as before under the direction
of Sam Graff.
Ernst Anderson, of the store force of
Bassett & Washburn, states that all good
stock sells on sight, and that it is only
the open stock that there is any trou-
ble in finding purchasers for. More yel-
low Roses will be grown at the new
plant at Greggs this season. The de-
mand for Roses of this color continued
good during the greater part of the sea-
son, for which reason the supply will
he increased. C. L. Washburn is now
in California.
The A. L. Randall Co. states that its
salesmen now cover the entire country,
and that even though the present time is
considered dull, the business comes in
80 fast that no dull days are reported.
A. L. Randall moved into his new resi-
dence in Rogers Park several days ago.
His new residence is ne.xt to that of
Frank Johnson, manager of the com-
pany.
The flower market that has been run-
ning since last Easter on Monroe st.
near Wabash ave. closed this week. This
store was run by Mr. Bohannon, who
had rented the store from J. Muir, the
lessee of the building. The probability
is that business will be resumed there
again in Fall.
W. W. Coles. Kokomo, Ind., and Mr.
Thompson, of Northnip, King & Co., of
Minneapolis, were visitors last week.
Indianapolis
Walter Mott is looking after business
for Benjamin Hammond, of Fishkil),
N. T., in this territory. He reports good
business.
Clarence Thomas, of Bertermann Bros.
Co., is spending his vacation making
trips to the Indiana pleasure resorts.
John Rieman reports the best June
business he has ever had. Wedding or-
ders have been quite numerous with him.
Yellow Roses are still outselling the
other kinds. A few years ago the yel-
low Rose was, apparently, out of date,
but since the excellent new varieties
have been on the market there has been
a constant demand for them. An un-
usual number of Chrysanthemums are be-
ing planted this Summer.
A. Baur, of Muncie, Ind., is looking
after the glass business in this vicinity.
There is little greenhouse building going
on except among the gardeners, who are
apparently finding a much bigger market
here each year.
Arthur Heidenreieh, son of John Hei-
denreich, fiorist, met with a serious in-
jury in an elevator accident at Berter-
mann's last week. He had just reached
the sidewalk on the freight elevator,
which fell some fifteen feet, fracturing
his shoulder and causing a severe dislo-
cation. He was taken to the Methodist
Hospital and a rapid recovery is hoped
for.
Edward Bertermann and Mrs. Berter-
mann are contemplating a prolonged stay
in St. Paul, Minn., this Summer.
A. Wiegand & Sons have had a num-
ber of large funeral orders during the
past week, which were exceedingly well
executed. Clarence Green, of this firm,
looked sharply after the blanket work,
which shows excellent results.
The theft of John Bertermann's
Premier car last week caused him con-
siderable anxiety. It was found some-
time afterwards by a test car, mired in
several feet of mud at the outskirts of
the city. He wishes the thieves all the
good luck in the world, but he does wish
that they would let a little mud re-
main in the fields when taking his car.
Hartje & Elder have begun to fill their
Carnation houses earlier than usual, but
they expect better results from an early
planting.
Alfred Brandt is making a pleasure
trip to Detroit, Buffalo and the East. It
has been some time since he has left his
business and he anticipates a most pleas-
ant time.
W. H. Elverson is making his twenty-
fifth annual trip to the West and reports
a lively business. His firm is making a
new pot by machine, which is much
smoother than the article heretofore of-
fered.
Herman Junge and family are contem-
plating a trip to Tri-Lake, Ind.
Tomlinson Hall market reports an un-
usually quiet business with few of the
growers in attendance. Aside from
Messrs. Pittet, Grande and Hack there
is little being received. I. B.
Please mention th» Etohange when writing.
St. Louis
Kalisch Bros, are installing a new
Kroeschell boiler and also renovating and
repainting their store and conservatory.
Harry Balsey of Detroit was a visitor
this week.
The Retail Florists' Ass'n held a
Summer meeting last Monday evening,
the object of which was to make a dona-
tion to the Wm. Smith Memorial Fund,
and a special prize for the Florists' Club
picnic July 17 at Ramona Park.
Mrs. C. C. Sanden, in company with
her two daughters, left Inst Friday for
Chatauqua for a stay of three weeks.
Frank Windier and Al. Gunz, of the
Windier 'V^'Tiolesale Floral Co., together
with George and Arthur at Kuchn's. en-
joyed the ball game at League Park
Saturday afternoon.
D^ER^ "RIVERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub
Manufactured for us exclusively,
cheapest. Painted green, with elect
No. Diam. Each Doz.
0 20 in. $1.46 S16.00 $13oToO
1.30 14.00 115.00
1.00 11.25 92.00
.66 7.00 66.00
.45 5.00 40.00
.38 4.00 32.00
"" 3.50 28.00
20 18
30 16
4014
6012
6010
70 9
HENRY A.DREER, ^""^J-^p^Lg"^^^- 714 Chestnut St., PhMadelphia, Pa
mention the Exchange wh
THE BEST POTS
You will learn the secret of our eoer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POnERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
Pleaae mention the ETfthainfe when writing.
STANDARD FLOWER POTS FA' - Bi^-^-cSn'^rsfs^-—
hour'a notice. Price per crate as follows;
2000 l!i-inch J6.00 ' 1000 3-inch $5 00
1500 2-inch 4.88 I 800 3H-inch .' 5;80
1600 2Ji-inch 6.25 fS fi"'^''-;. i'lP
, , . , "-*<« 456 4H-inch 6,24
15002>i-inch 6.00 | 320 5-inch 4.51
Our Specialty, Long Distance and Eiport Trade
HILFINGER BROS., Pottery, FORT EDNVARD N
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 31 Barclay St.. New York City. Asenta '
Pleaae mention th« Exchanne when writing. ■" ■* "■•
210 5H-inch J3.7g
144 6-inch 3_ig
120 7-inch '.'. i_^
60 S-incb 3,00
All
Ku,d. FLORISTS' RED POTS s'ili.
Just the kind you want at your benches. You can't beat them
In any way*
MOSS AZTEC WARE
THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO., *"*-Ssr*"«'
Pleaae mention the Exchange when wntinc.
SPECIAL NOTICE whilldin standard pots are porous
OI-I-,S^l/AL i^yjllK^C POROUS POTS PROMOTE HEALTHY QROWTH
WB PROMISE TO, AND DO, SHIP ALL ORDERS THE SAME
DAY ORDER IS RECEIVED. UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED
WHILLDIN STANDARD
ORDER
POTS
THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO.,
13-19 Wharton Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Our Catalogue is an Ordermaker— send for tt. ^^^ ^ Branches: long Island City, N. y., lersey City N J
Pleaae mention the Exchance when writmg. ""^J my, n. J
Red Standard Pols
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this SPRING to
stock your greenhouses.
Think of us. Write us. Try us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
2I5-223PearlSt.. NORRISTOWN.PA
PlAoae mention the Exohanj^ when •vritiag.
Write for Catalogue.
^ree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The extension atave foot
preventa the bottom from
rotting. No chance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mfg. Co.
Toldeo. Ohio, U. S. A.
TleaM meatloa the Exohanse when wiltiiis.
Pleaae mention the Exohanse when writlns.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the
only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised In each Issue, and this
feature means that a reader In need of,
say. Carnations, can look at this Index
and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
48
The Florists' Exchange
Our Proposition
USE
Clay's Fertilizer
It will gratify your desires, filling your houses with perfect flowers
and fruits. It is unsurpassed as a Plant Food. Its merit is recognized
by The Florists' Exchange.
Supplied by the Leading Nursery and Seed Firms, including:
NEW YORK — Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett Brothers, William
Elliott & Sons, Peter Henderson & Co., Stumpp & Walter Co.,
J. M. Thorburn & Co., Vaughan's Seed Store, Weeber & Don.
ROCHESTER (N. Y.)— James Vick's Sons.
BOSTON— Joseph Brock & Sons Co., R. & J. Farquhar & Co.,
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., Thomas J. Grey Co.
PHILADELPHIA— Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co., Hosea
Waterer.
MANUFACTURED BY
Clay & Son
Stratford, London
ENGLAND
</>
Please mention the Exchange when writine-
THf RECOGNIZED STANDARD INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thrips,
nealy bug and soft scale.
$1.00 per quart, ¥2.50 per gallon
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. Does not
■tain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $3.00 per gallon
VERMINE
For sterilizing soil and all soil vermin.
$i.00 per quart, $3.00 per gallon
SCALINE
For scale and all sap sucking insects on trees and
Dorsery stock. Can be used m growing season as
safely as in dormant season.
75c. per quart, $1.50 per gallon, 10 gallons, $10.
$1.35 per quart, $4.00 per gallon
All our productsjare used diluted with water at
various strengths, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let ns quote you our prices to commercial grow-
ers in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals
H. C. EBEL, Gen*l Mgr. MADISON. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, Thrips, Red Spider, etc.
PLANTLIFE '^^^'^^-
W Lnil ■ ■«■■ ■. secticides on the mar-
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
PLANTLIFE
f used as a spray,
nix 5 pounds with 10
'allons boiling hot
water, allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
rLAil I LlrE ^^ poisons, is purely
■ *-™l' ■ *•■■ ■- vegetable, and posi-
tively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
leaves.
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St., Ntw York
Green Flies and Black Flies too are
easy to kill with
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write for free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
1397-1399 Avenue A, NEW YORK
jK^Money refunded if not satisfied.
Beware of imitationa
PlSASS mentiOB ths Exobaoff* whsn writliiB.
^TijQrrTiri
iNDODOR UlUlClW 1 ImIi
^^^^^_ Guarantted under tbe Inseeticide^^^^^
'^^^^ Act. 1910. Serial No. 321. ^^^
Save your plants and trees. Just tbe
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bu^, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
plant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
nave used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, FIea3
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute unit water 30 to 60 parts.
W Pint, 25 cents; Pint, 40 cents; ftuart. 75 cents;
H GaUon, $I.25;GsUon, 5200; 5-GaUon Cm, $9,00;
I0-G>llon Can, $17.50. Directions on paokage.
For Sale by Seedsmen and Florists Supply
Houses. If you cannot obtain this from
your Supply House, write us direct.
UEIVIOPS OIL OOMPAIVV, Bept.J
420 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md.
■Wex. Johnson is busy planting his
large houses in 'Mums,
The Volkman Floral Co. reports a
very satisfactory Spring bedding busi-
ness, and is now cleaning and painting
the store, and also making extensions at
its Florrissand ave. place. O. K. S.
Dayton, 0.
Last week we certainly had a taste of
Summer, with the thermometer at 96 for
several days. In spite of the heat, how-
ever, there is plenty of stock of all kinds,
and so far, there has been euougli fu-
neral work to use up the best of it.
Joseph Schaeffer and Mrs. Schaeffer,
on the Troy Pike, have had an exception-
ally good trade this Spring and Summer.
They have invested in a new auto, to be
used for botli business and pleasure.
Miss Elsie Bartholomew^ is spending
several days this week at Lima, O., as a
delegate of the Christian Endeavor So-
ciety.
Mrs. Ruby Leslie will have as her
guest this month Miss Bertha Cornwall
of Harper, Kan.
The Heiss Co. is getting its store
into good trim again. It installed last
week a large MoCray refrigerator.
Mrs. B. Hendricks, who was serious-
ly injured recently through a fall, is get-
ting along nicely and hopes soon to be
able to walk witliout a crutch.
K. E. T.
Pacific Coast
Department
Spokane, Wash.
On Saturday, June 21, this city saw
one of the most eventful floral fStes in
its history. It was the ending up of a
week of festivities known as the "Pow
Wow," and Saturday was set aside as
floral parade day. To add to this the
Horticultural Society decided to hold its
Summer Rose show on the same date,
and the committees in charge arranged
for the great floral parade to wind up
at the State Armory, where the flower
show was the feature. The parade,
which wag one of the most pleasing
events of the week, was exceedingly well
gotten up, and while quite a quantity of
artiiicial flowers were employed, those
using the natural flowers made by far
the best showing. About a hundred au-
tomobiles and vehicles were in line and
there were many fine cups awarded as
prizes.
The Sweepstakes prize of $100 was
awarded to 0. T. Kipp of the Spokane
Florist Co., his automobile shovring
great taste in arrangement.
Another exceedingly well arranged car
was that of the Pacific Telephone Co.,
while the car of Hoyt Bros. Co., repre-
senting a large floral basket, and driven
by S. Tounkin, manager of the store, was
a work of art. Each of these carried off
first prizes in their classes so that two of
the leading flower stores proved their
skill in flower arrangement.
John W. Duncan, superintendent of
the city parks, had two floats which at-
tracted much attention, and each of
which received a special award of a
silver cup. One was a miniature park,
with trees and flower beds on a well
kept lawn and children playing on the
grass. The other represented a play
ground scene with children on swings,
teeters, etc., and, best feature of all was
that every thing on these floats was real,
even to the children. In the pony class,
Emily W. Duncan, the daughter of the
city park superintendent, captured the
second prize cup with a unique decora-
tion mostly of Syringas and other wild
This parade, no doubt, did much to
stimulate the love for flowers in the city
and, if repeated next year, will be al-
most entirely of natural flowers.
The flower show at the Armory, which
was not so well patronized as had been
hoped, was unquestionably a success.
Roses were the main feature, and nearly
all the classes were exhibited. Sweet
Peas made quite a showing, and there
were extensive exhibits of Peonies, Del-
phiniums, Foxgloves and German Iris.
The A. J. Burt Co. was first for the
best group of plants, with H. E. Reimera
a close second.
^S^a^S^^ssr
Uneqnaled for Greenhouse antl
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Co.
34 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
Please mention tha Exchanga whan writine.
In the Greenhouse
The best fertilizer for greenhouse or out-
door use, for carnations, roses, chrysanthe-
mums and violets, or pxatted plants, is Sheep
Manure, and to be certain of the best — full
strength — get
SHEEP'S HEAD SHEEP MANURE
pboric acid and potasb.
Weed seeds killed. Will
booklet and priceB.
^SH^^^V^- NATURAL GUANO CO.
^^5^^ 810RlverSl..Aurori,lll
Plwiie mention tha Exchuga when writing.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb.i%'^
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. £"^
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,i"^
TOBACCO STEMS,50c.gig',g"a«
Spedftl Prices in Tons and Carload Lota.
BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Please mention the Eichanpe when writing.
t
" a
are eai j to kill with
Ihe runisabog Kind Tobacco Powder
« *,-* « ♦3°** Pe"" baff 100 lbs.
BatiBiactlon guaranteed or money baok;
whr try cheap Babitltntea that makers do
not dare to gaarantee ?
,TII 1. 1, STOOTIOFf 00, KOUIT YIMOI, I. %
Pl«aM mention th« Exohang* whra writing.
PHOSPHORUS
A seven-mch_ potful of Davldge's Special
Phosphorus mixed with a wheelbarrow of soil
when planting or potting; then, when roots are
established, a small pailful scattered over 500
square feet every two weeks before watering, will
grow vigorous Flowers and Plants.
Sample bag (200 lbs.), 35.00; over 500 lbs. at
ate of S40.00perton.
WILUAM M.DAVIDGE, P. 0. Box 5, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
July 5, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
49
fMm
]mhain\
)ilers .
LORD & BURNHAM CO.
Ohloaso
^^„ ^, K--' ■"'
Philadelphia
Rookery Bldg."
Franklin Bank Bldg. Gn
Boston Toi
Tremont Bldg 12 Que
Lirvington. N. Y. DesPlainesJIL*^
Please mention the Lxchange when writing.
Its a
KifiG
IMPROVED
Flat Rafter Iron Frame
GREENHOUSE
With 5^-inch instead of H-inch
Rafters so we can reduce the depth
from 3H and 4 inches to 3 inches.
Eiery bit of Sunligbt means
money to you.
Send for BuUetin Ho. 46 aDd be convinced.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO .
26 Kings Road.NotthTonawanda.N.Y.
"All the Sunlight All Day Houses."
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Fre« from rot
Produdnft appliance!
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PE3RCE
Ttfephone 662-M 203 Tremont Avenue, Orange, N. J.
PI— ■» mwntion th« EaohaBf wh«n wrltlag.
ri/mkirn THERAIN
QKINNER MACHINE
VI/YS T E M Writ* for n booka
- IRRIOAXION. ou indoor.and e>t-
MARK door mrtCKtion.
THE SKINNEB IRRICftTION CO.. Pert. D. Troy. OIlio
Please mention the Exchong* whan writing.
G. C. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
Please mention the Ejichangg when writing.
PLANT CULTURE -.^^^
. THE cHELL
l/oOt*-^ GREEN HOU^E"
'^ BOILER
h^ft HOT VJP^
The Kroeschell Does Our Work Easier than Cast Iron
Boilers and Saves 20% to 25% Fuel
Tlie No. 4 boiler is heating 10,000 sq.ft. of glass— it would take care of n 000
sq ft. easy. Have no trouble to keep temperature of 50 and 60 degrees in cold"
est weather, 1 he boiler has given perfect satisfaction. We had tto cast iron
boilers one rated for 1200 ft. of pipe and one rated for 1500 ft. These boilers
never did the work at their best and when the greenhouses were new Accord-
ing to our experience with yours, we will save 20 to 25 per cent of fuel '
HILD BROS., Lake Forest, III.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 470 W. Erie St, Chicago, III.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A California Redwood over 10ft. in
diameter.See San Francisco notes page 50
The city park department had an
extensive group of plants, noticeable
among them being many of the newer
French Hydrangeas.
The judges were Emil Tobler, H. L.
Olson and Alfred Fink ; three society
ladies, Mrs. B. L. Gordon, Mrs. C. H.
Jones and Mrs. W. E. Davis, judged
table decorations. A feature of the ex-
hibition was the wild flower display for
school children and which was handled
by the City Beautiful committee, the
judges being John W. Duncan, B. A.
Bouser and A. H. Benefiel. A. A. Kelly
was manager of the exhibition, a posi-
tion which he filled with great credit.
A cool and rainy season has been very
beneficial to all sorts of vegetation and
gardens never were more attractive in
the city than now. Roses are at present
at their best and the fine cool nights of
our mountain climate gives them that
substance and lasting quality which
cannot be surpassed even in England.
The Spokane Greenhouse Co. have
now got fully established in their new
greenhouses at ■ Marshall. They will
grow Carnations largely, but will include
also a general collection of bedding and
other plants. They made quite a feature
of small Cycamen this season, shipping
them all over the Pacific Coast terri-
tory. J. W. D.
San Francisco, Cal.
The retail conditions for the month of
.Tune were typical of the season. On the
other hand, the retail shops at no time
during the year could present a more in-
viting appearance. Roses of the finest
quality are in profusion ; the stock of
Sweet Peas is very heavy. Large sized
Cattleya gigas, long liberal sprays of
Phaltenopsis, Dahlias, a fine stock of
Carnations, outdoor flowers of every de-
scription. Cornflowers, Gaillardias, Core-
opsis, Digitalis, Scabiosa and Wallflow-
ers of excellent quality may be had in a
goodly supply. Fine mammoth Gladioli
grace the windows of most of our shops.
Private assemblies and graduations are
about over, and it is now up to the re-
tailers to await the home-coming of the
country folk. It is true, there were a
great many June weddings and the deco-
rative work was a substantial boost to
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-14081 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
r/gr/
rig. 2
METROPOLITAN
PATENT IRON
GUTTER
QNE of the features of this
Gutter is that it can be
put up in wrought iron
any lengths (without boring
holes), by bolting the Gutter
together and screwing clip
to the roof bars, for any size
glass.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
Pleaae mantion th> Eiohanf e when writing.
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
Greenhouses §!"! Conservatories
NORTH TONAWANDA.N.Y.
HAMIUTON, ONT.
PlcMe mention the Exohange when writtey.
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Gon-
serratoriea and all other purposes. Get our
figures before buytD£. Estimates freely jtlven.
GLASS
N.COWEN'S SON "j^T^oISk"
^eaae mention the Exchange when wiltfng.
BUY YOUR
GREENHOUSE GLASS
for repair or new wort of the old reUable house ol
C S. WEBBR & CO.
8 Desbrosses St., New Yorh
Best Brands Lowest Prices
Please mention the Exohajige when writing.
Greenhouse Materials I^lt^lu
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
..... ■ '" *" '""Ktis "P to 32 feet.
Milled to «ny detail furnished or will furnish
nd cut materials ready for (
Frank Van A«.«rliP futon Ave.. Rose Ave.,
I laun T mi AMCne, ^^A Owight street
JERSEY CITY. N. J.
Summer In Winter
BY USING
Standard Greenhouse Boilers
One cent gets our catalog.
GIBLIN ®. CO., Utica, N. Y.
Evans Improved Ctiallenge
Roller bearing, self-oiling de-
vice, automatic stop, solid link
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the most pci-
feet apparatus in the m«rket.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your •rders
elsewhere.
QUAKER crrr machine co.
RICHMOND. INDIANA
Pleaae mention th» Exehanga whm writing.
F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
—ALIVE AND UP-TO-DATE
50
The Florists' Exchange
The Burnham
Greenhouse Boiler
is made in 22 sizes, from the four section, Id-inch grate, up to the eleven
section, 36-inch grate.
They heat from 1.042 to 1 1,420 Hnear feet of 2-inch wrought pipe.
Send for the Handy Hand Book if you haven't one already.
Lord and Burnham Co.
SALES OFFICES
New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago Rochester
42n(l St. Bldg. Franklin Bank BIdg. Tremont Bldg. Rookery Bldg. Granite Bldg
Toronto, Canada, 12 Queen St. East
FACTORIES: IRVINGTON, N. Y. DES PLAINES. ILL.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
QlASS
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We cany the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
tom Prices.
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
GLASS
In all ^es and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glass Works ''New^vo^riT^ity'*^
Fleaee mention the Exchange when writinr.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN
Greenhouse Glass,
Paints and Putty,
"BlFf AlO WHITE" l^lITi)
Most Perfect White Paint Made
BE SURE TO GET OUR ESTIMATES.
THE DWELLE - KAISER CO.
338-342 EUlcott Street - BUFFALO, N. Y.
Branch Offices
80 North Allen Street - Albany, N. Y.
Cutler Building - Rochester. N. Y.
1230 State Street - - Erie, Pa.
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
Unequaled for
Lawn. Tree or
White-wash Spray-
RESDE & McKENNX
414 — 60th Street. Brooklyn. New York
Pleaae mention the Eiohiny when wrltLnf .
Boiler Talks
(No. 2)
NOTE.— This is the second of a series
of advertisements written by <
tomers. We print here a copy of a
signed question sheet. We mailed
these to boiler users throughout the
country, and we are going to give you
the answers just as we received them.
It will be worth your time to follow
this series to the end. Notice these
ads are all dated and signed. No
" Humbug " here.
Questions and Answers
1 boile
-Yes!
' flue boil ■
Q. — Which do you pref<
you
ler?
Cast
4. Q. — Do you Sf
cast iron boil
5. Q.— Which
e? A.-
the I
th the
I'es.
to oper-
. 6. Do you h;
the cast iron than the steel?
A.— Not as much.
. 7, Which type costs least for re-
pairs ? A. — Cast iron.
. 8. Q.— Is the cast iron easier to
clean ? A.— Yes.
. 9. Q. — Does the cast_ iron heat
quicker? A. — I think so.
. 10. Q.— Which type lasts longer?
. 11. Q. — If you prefer a cast iron boiler
please tell us why. A.— The
above answers are my reasons.
. 12. Q. — "If you prefer a steel flue boiler
please tell us why. A.—
. 13. Q. — How long have you used
cast iron boilers? A.— Since
1872.
. 14. Q. — How long have you used steel
flue boilers? A.— Since 1884.
. 15. Q. — Do you personally attend to
the boiler? A.— Yes.
. 16. Q. — Which type holds fire longest ?
A.— Cast iron.
. 17. Q. — Is your boiler steam or water ?
A. — Water.
18. Q.— Whatkindofcoaldoyouburn?
A . — Pocahontas.
No. 19.
No. 20.
No. 21.
No. 22.
A.— 7O00 sq. f
Q.— What boile
A. — Monin^er.
you using?
piping in good shape ?
No. 23. Q.
No. 24. Q
No. 25
A.— No.
, — If not, explain trouble. A
I did my own piping and did r
get it in as good shape as
should, but I am iearnii
Will change as soon as I ha
. — Do you get good dral
A.— Height, 20 ft.
.,ks.-
■ my chimney i
too small, but I got along nicely
last Winter. Will change my
system to the Moninger way
as soon as I get time.
, May 14, 1913.
. 6. Pipe and Fittinsi
. 6. Boiler Handbook
. 10. BoileninaBalKiy
GET THESE CATALOGUES
No. II. Moninger Walei Supply I
No. 12. VeotiUtine Machinery f
No. 14. Tmued Iron Frame HouKt T
Port Huron, Mich.
. 15. FlatRafleiHou
. I 6. Hoi Bed Sash
. 17. Semi-Iron HoUi
JOHN C. MONINGER CO., mm^M.. CHICAGO
Evet-ything for th© areenhou.se
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
our larger stores. As is natural, the
wholesale prices have dropped owing to
the liberal supply of stock, but it is
pleasing to note that retail prices hold
their own very well, and, although the
bulk of trade is not as great as might
be desired, the margin of profit is con-
siderably larger.
Mr. Shellgrain, of the J. B. Boland
Company in Kearny st., distinguished
himself by turning out a wonderfully
dexterous floral automobile last week.
Every detail of the machine was very
cleverly brought out, with flowers well
arranged and well suited to the particu-
lar parts of the mechanism.
The Pacific Coast Horticultural So-
ciety has been favored with two un-
usually pleasant outings during the last
month. On June 15 the Society was the
guest of the Garden City Pottery Works
in San Jose. Dan Raymond met the So-
ciety at San Jose with a number of con-
veyances and conducted them to the
plant of the company, where the mem-
bers had an opportunity of seeing the
flower pot in all the stages of its pro-
duction, from the crude material to the
finished article, the factory being in full
operation for the occasion. A sumptuous
repast was served and the afternoon
spent in sight-seeing through the Valley.
On Sunday, June 22, the Society was ex-
tended an invitation to visit the country
estate of Dr. Tevis at Alma. Some 60
members left San Francisco at 8 :05 and
arrived at 10 o'clock. Automobiles
awaited the arrival of the train, and the
boys enjoyed a ride up the mountainside
for one and one-half miles, seeing at
every turn in the road different vistas of
beauty. In the garden they were met by
Dr. Tevis, Joe Thompson and his good
wife, who extended the members of the
Soriety a warm greeting. Dr. Tevis' es-
tate abounds in wonderful perennial and
rose gardens. After rambling about
these gardens of a thousand flowers, the
boys climbed up still farther on the
mountain, passing en route beautiful
nooks of Nandina domestica growing
luxuriantly. Notable also on this traU
was the climbing Rose, American Pillar,
in full bloom. This alone was a sight
well worth seeing and worth traveling
many miles for. In fact, all sorts of
Rambler Roses bloom here in profusion..
Still farther up the mountain one ar-
rives at the guests house-site on a beau-
tiful plateau. From the porch of the
house one has a most wonderful view of
the San Joaquin Valley canyons. Im-
mediately surrounding the house is a
very refreshing evergreen garden where
are to be seen rare and beautiful Japan-
ese plants well kept and in perfect con-
dition. From the front porch can be
seen a lake and fountain throwing a
beautiful spray over 100ft. in the air,
which is indeed a pleasing sight. Swim-
ming pools. Summer houses and all kinds
of shady lanes grace the premises. Dr.
Tevis' estate is a typical mountain
home, situated in the Santa Cruz moun-
tains, and contains over 1500 acres, on
which there are some 14 miles of private
road. This acreage abounds in Tan-'bark
Oaks, live Oaks. Madrone, Pines and
Redwoods. Notable among these is a
Redwood over 10ft. in diameter. A Ma-
drone on the same place is said by Berke-
ley professors to be the largest known.
In addition to the unlimited varieties of
ornamental shrubs. Dr. Tevis has also
an orchard on which all the fruits grown
in northern California are to be found in
abundance. Joe Thompson, who has
been superintendent of this estate for
many years, has transformed it into one
of the most beautiful naturalistic estates
on the Pacific Coast, and b^^vond a doubt
the members of the Horticultural So-
ciety were well paid for their visit to
Alma; it was a trip that Will be long
remembered with pleasant .recollections.
July S, 1913
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31
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| f^AN-S- S
Upon
t5TIMATC
Ecoutsr
rvasY Thing
1365-79 Flushing Ave., b'ooklyn, N. Y.
Pleaae mtntlon the Eachanya when wrltlny.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that la
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Roof Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
Sendfor l-fcTT T IT 'D ^ A CW IT 'V /jP> V fTlT IM Successors to
Circulars Ut.LjLjlLlM\* ^AOlVIL/ I (C6 IV Hrll^ PI JENNINGS BROS.
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pleaie mention the Exclmnje when writing.
Greenhouse MAKRiALi'llOT-BEDSAsti
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Gieenhoase Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prlces^Rlght
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avegue, CHICAGO, ILL,
Pleaae mention the Exchange when nrriting.
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
LISTEN!
WHY should we say listen ? It's no secret
we want to tell you because every one
knows that Advance Ventilating ap-
paratus and greenhouse fittings arc the best
on the market. Well, we want you to re-
member it, thaf s all. So when you are in the
market we will get your order. Of course we
will be glad to give full particulars right now.
Write us.
ADVANCE CO.,
Richmond, Ind
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WROUGHT IRON PIPE
Rethreadeid, thoroughly overhauled,_i4-foat lengths and up, guaranteed free from split or
holes. It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT & DAVIDSON SS^SS
4S~DeIiverie3 made 36 hours after order reaches onr office. We are so positive of satisfying ail of
your wants that we are ready to receive a trial orders. We would welcome trial orders just to
introduce our methods and reliability.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse GLASS
Ea'.^.'iW^"" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, HI.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ASTICA^
U5EITM0W>
F.O.PIERGECO.
12 W. BROADWAY
NEW YORK
Maatlca Is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken fjlass more easily
removed without breakinfl of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bf American CarnatioD
PRICE. $3.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
3 to 8 Ouone Street. New To,^
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey ciry, New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses —
Commercial and Private
Ple*ie mention the E^ohange when writinc.
LAND DRAIN TILE m?.M St lit,
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many 2nd, Srd and 4th repeat orders during past
five years from uee™, show lesulta. Send postal
for clrcnlar and prices.
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
Uana&otarora 613 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Ohio
Please mention the Exchange when wiitlngt
We make a specialty of Greenhouse Stock for Commercial Growers of Flowers
and Vegetables, Sash
Bars 32 feet long and
over. Write for circu-
lars and prices.
The A. T.Stearns
LuiiiDer Co.
NEPONSET, Boston, Mass.
Floose mention the Exchange whoa writing.
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July 5, 1913
H. M. Weiss and Sons Co., of Hatboro, Pa.,
Have Found Out By Experience the Durability
of L. and B. Houses
" We have been building Lord & Burnham houses for
the last five years, in which time we have built seven.
" They are of the Giant Arch construction with pipe
purlins and ice-clearing eave plate.
" We find these houses to be all that could be desired
for strength and durability.
" We contemplate building in the near future, and surely
Lord & Burnham construction it will be."
Sales
Offic.
NEW YORK
Forty-Second St. Bl
Lord and Burnham Company
BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER TORONTO, CANADA p
Treraont Building Franklin Bank Bldg. Rookery Building Granite Building 12 Queen Street, E. '
IRVINGTON, N. Y.
DES PLAINES, ILL
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HOW THE GREENHOUSE WON
A TRUE FACT STORY
D' R. TUTTLE owned several hundred acres in New
Jersey. He liked the country best. His wfe had a
^^t leaning to^vard the city for the Winter months.
"f^^i She cheerfully agreed to live at their country place
the year round, provided a thoroughly up-to-date greenhouse
was added to the "hand-made" one they already had.
Here are the two greenhouses.
Everybody is happy.
No place these days is complete without its greenhouse ;
that's a sure thing.
Your place ought to be complete.
Send for catalog.
iui^M^^a^w&mauu;jmuiMkaA^.j.^i^^
NEW YORK OFFICE,
1170 Broadway
HiicKitvgs ^ CLmpatry*
PHlLADELPHLai,
Pennsylvania Bldg., 15th and Chestnu Sts.
Factory, ELIZABETH, N. J.
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A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN. SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 2
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, JULY 12, 1913
One Dollar Per Year
Lilium Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We have received our first confignment of Harrisii, and offer a selected stock of
the original true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was grown from the original
true type, and will be found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose
Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season, but we
are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make ^ielivery
now from first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs, 350 to the case, $5.50 per 100, $45.00 per 1000
7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200 to the case, 9.00 per 100, 82.50 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
s and other Sun
Hydrangea Otaksa
In bud and bloom for Immediate use
We have a fine stock of pot-grown plants in 6-in. and 7-in. pots, just beginning to show
color, in fine shape. 50c. and 75c. each.
We ofi"er, also, a large stock of well-Budded plants for July and August flowering. Plants
in large tubs, $2.00 and $3.00 each; extra large specimens in half-barrels at S5.00 and $7.50 each.
Fine Ferns for Summer Decoration
For Immediate Use
We have a fine stock of the following varieties in the siz
Elegantlsslma. 6-in. pots. 50c. each; 8-in., Sl-OO each.
Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The best of all the plain-lei
heavy specimens, in 10-in. pots, $3.00 and $4.00 each.
ved type. 8-in., $1.00 each; very
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White KlUarney, Pink Klllarney, Richmond, Lady Hillinftdon and Klllarney Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named varieties.
!„„.„ ._ ix" -,„j A :„ ^„»^ „,;,;^u ,„^ (.g^u supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NEW YORK
Strong grafted pla
nd 4-tn. pots, which i
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Special Price on ff II Y Rl If Rd
Cold Storage L1I- I 0Ui-03
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we offer LILIUM GIGANTEUM,
supply limited —
8-10, 225 to case $17.00 per case
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
Write now and get our quotations on Giganteum, Formosum and
Magnificum bulbs for 1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
BEGONIAS
gloire: de: lorraine
3-inch, $25.00 per 100, $225,00 per 1000 ; 4-inch, $35.00 per 100, $325.00 per 1000
GLORY OF CINCINNATI
3-inch, $30.00 per 100, $275.00 per 1000 ; 4-inch, $50.00 per 100, $450.00 per 1000
250 at 1000 rate
3-INCH
$6.00 per 100
900 RICHMONDS 100 KAISERINS 300 CARNOTS
21^-INCH
150 KAISERIN, $5.00 per 100 1,000 HILLINGDON, $6.00 per 100
•WM. F. KASTING CO., S^r^Arr". v:
Pleaac mention the Exohange when writlns.
Surplus Rose Plants
POINSETTIAS
2M-inch, $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000.
GARDENIA VEITCHII
234-inch, $7.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 3-inch, $12.00 per 100; $100.00
per 1000.
WHITE BOUVARDIA
2J|-inch, $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000.
SMILAX
2^-inch, carried over plants, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
4-inch, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000.
Adiantum Cro^veanum
3-inch, $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000.
Adiantum Glory of Mordrecht
2-inch, $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000.
A. N, PIERSON,
CromnweU, Connm
Incm
Flease mention the Exchange when 'writing.
Geraniums
I £-^ ^UR collection of Standard Varieties of Geraniums
[ \J J stands second to none in the country. It contains
l^ffl^ over one hundred varieties, which represent
}^fmii the very best that there is in Geraniums; there is
none better. Our stock is the largest and best we have
ever had; the prospects are that we will have an enormous
supply for next season's shipment. We are ready to book
orders, confident we will be able to give satisfaction in
every way. 250,000 good 2-in. plants, ready for shipment
now, $2.00 per 100, 1 18.50 per 1000.
We invite a critical examination of our stock. Our cata-
logue is recognized as the Geranium Blue Book; 400 varie-
ties are accurately described. Free to the trade.
Good, strong, 2-inch
stock, $2.00 per 100,
$17.50 per 1000.
SMILAX
Seed-bed plants, strong. Si. 00 per 100, $8.50 per 1000.
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., "HKIvr"-
entlon the Exchange when writing.
SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX— THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 71
34
The Florists' Exchange
'<'"/— *^=tj^
r^^Ja..
<d^f^''
Why Worry?
Enjoy yourself for the time being,
for you will be soon at it with
GLAZING POINTS, Peerless Im-
proved, 60c. per 1000; 5000, $2.75
PINCERS, 40c. each
MASTICA, for Glazing, gal., $1.35 ;
6-gal. case, $7.00
TWEMLOWS Old English Putty,
gal., $1.60
PUTTY BULBS, 75c.; postage, 10c.
extra
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS
42 Vesey Street, NEW YORK
1 the ExL-liange when writing
FISCH£R'S
Cyclamen Seed
Glowing Dark Red, Glowing Red, Rose of Marlen-
thal, Pure White, White with Dark Eye, Lilac*
$3.50 per 1000 seeds, $25.00 per 10,000 seeds, $100.00
per 50,000 seeds.
Salmoneum, S5.00 per 1000 seeds.
Glory of Wandsbeck and Rose of Wandsbeck, the
two best growing Salmon sorts, $5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Album violaceo striatum, $5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Fimbriatum carmlneo marginatum, Victoria
Cyclamen, $4.50 per 1000 seeds.
Cash with order, please,
FERD. FISCHER, Germany
Over five hundred testimonials and repeated orders
for Cyclamen Seed were shown to the Editor
of The Florists' Exchange, New York
TO THE TRADE
HENRY METTE, Quedfinburg, Germany
(Established la 17S7)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and EARN SEEDS
Specialties: Beans. Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks. Lettuces, Onions, Peas,
Radishes. Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters. Balsams. Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application. . „ ,
HENRY METTE'S TOIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz., $1.75 per H oz., $1.00 per H oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order. ,
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounda, and arc
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
seeds on contract.
Please mention the Eicbange when writing.
CELERY
PARSLEY
CABBAGE
Golden Self Blanching, 40c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000
White Plume )
Golden Heart \ 20c. per 100, $1.00 per 1000.
Giant Pascal )
25c. per 100, $1.25 per 1000.
20c. per 100, $1.00 per 1000
All Head 1
Ball Head 1
Flat Dutch f
Savoy J
R. VINCENT, Jr., & SONS CO., White Marsh, Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WE IMPORT FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE
Forcin-i, Lilacs, Roses, Palms, Araucarias, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, English or French
Manetti. Bay Trees, Boxwood Bushes, Pyramids, Globe Shaped or Fancy Clipped Forms, etc.
Lily of the Valley, French and Holland Forcing Bulbs, Japan Lilies, etc.
A complete line of Nursery stock.
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS,
p. O. Boi, 752, or
51 BARCLAY STREET,
NEW YORK
SILVER PINK FROM SEED
BY OUR PATRONS:
"You have filled a long-felt need about Snapdragon." — Jos. Kearns, Jr., Rbinebeck, N. Y.
" Find check for S2.50 for 3 pkts. seed S. P. Snap. The first order you sent us last year proved
to be very satisfactory." — Schiller & Lefeber, Swartbmore, Pa. " The best we have seen — grew so
fast and blossomed so profusely." — Gude Bros. Co., Wasbington, D. C. " Duplicate my last year s
order for 500 plants from seed. Never had so many Snapdragon blossoms." — C- L. Howe, Dover,
N. H. And so we might continue.
My original SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON wili produce twice as many blossoms from
seed as any existing variety will from Cuttings, and at one-eighth of the cost. It is a marvel in
beauty and productiveness.
Strong, stocky, well-branched plants now ready at only $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Better
order today; our stock Js limited to 8000 of the tind that will blossom this Fall. Seeds, the pure,
true kind. $1.00 per pkt. of over 500 seeds, 3 pkts., $2.50, by mail. Cultural directions free to
G. S. RAMSBURG. Somersworth. N. H.
Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed
TO CLOSE OUT LARGE, LATE-MATURED STOCK
Under 25,000 at $1.25 per 1000. Over 25,000 at $1.00 per 1000. First-class In every respect
DRAKE POINT GREENHOUSES, YALAHA, FLORIDA
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH, ^_______
and all GARDENEEDS ~J^~m'~'f% "^^O
LEOMARO S^si^^cm^o
ONION SETS
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prices
GIANT
PANSY SEED
HOME GROWN
As fine as the very best obtainable: S5.00
per oz., $1.50 per H oz., 50c. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. J9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
21^-inch, strong, $5.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.75 each.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $8.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., PhUadelphia, Pa.
Vick's Giant Superb
PANSY SEED
3^ oz., 75c. ; M oz., $1.35 ; oz., $5.00
All Leading Named Varieties
of Pansies
All varieties of Flower Seeds for
Midsummer sowing. Choice strains
Write for Special Prices.
Rex Begonias, - is.oo per lOO
Asparagus Sprengeri, 2.50 " "
JAMES VICK'S SONS
Rochester, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
dEEDd
and
BIJLB»
W.C.Beckcrt
IOI-I03 Federal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side)
Cycas Revoluta Stems
Strong and healthy bulbs, size H to
e lbs. 25 lbs., $2.26; 100 lbs., $8.00;
300 lbs., $22.25.
Tuberose Bulbs
Double Pearl. O-inches up, $1.26 per
100; $12.00 per 1000; 4 to 6-inch, 86c. per
100; $7.00 per 1000.
:W CRO
SEED
Ghinensis, Moore's Giant Exhibition
Prize strain, mixed, ^ tr. pkt. 60c.; tr.
pkt. $1.00
Obconica Gigantea
Moore's Prize strain, mixed, ^ tr. pkt.
60c.; tr. pkt. $1.00.
Cineraria
Giant Flowering, H Dwarf, mixed; Giant
Flowering, Tall, mixed, J^ tr. pkt. 60c.;
tr. pkt. $1.00.
The Moore Seed Co.,;,^L"'ef;,'si:«-
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen. 72 Cortlandt St.
2223 CORTUNDT
Ne^v York
Pleaa* mtntion tli« j£xchasffe when writing.
July 12, 1913
PANSIES
FOR BEDDING
Urge Ftowering Sorts. In Separate Colors
Large Trade Per
Pkt. (2000 seeds) oz.
Azure Blue S0.20 $0.75
Belgian Striped 20 .75
Black (Faust) 20 .75
Bronze 20 .75
Emperor Frederick (new), dark red.. .20 .75
Emperor WUUam, ultramarine blue. .20 .75
English Large Flowering, fine mixed .25 1.25
Fire Dragon, fiery orange and bronze .20 .75
Fire King, golden yellow, upper petals
purple _ ... .20 .75
French, large flowering, finest mixed.. .20 .75
Gold Margined 20 .75
Havana Brown 20 .75
Lord Beaconsfield, deep purple
violet 20 .75
Mahogany colored 20 .75
Meteor (new), bright brown 20 .75
Peacock, ultramarine blue, deep claret
and white 20 .75
Prince Bismarck, beautiful golden
bronze 20 .75
Quadricolor, or Pheasant's Eye
(Rainbow), beautiful 20 .Tf,
Red Riding Hood, red, free bloomer. .20 .7c
Red Victoria (new), very fine 20 ."U
Snow Queen, satiny white 20 .7^
Striped and Mottled, large flowered. .20 .7.
White, pure 20 .7g
White, with dark eye 20 .7,
Yellow, pure 20 .75
Yellow, with dark eye 20 .7 =
Fine EngUsh Mixed 20 .6q
Send for our Complete Wholesale Pansy List
SEE OUR OFFER OF GIANT PANSIES IN
LAST WEEK'S EXCHANGE
johnsonTeed CO.
217 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
UUUllitiE FBUCBOSES. Finest crown
Single and Double Mixed. 600 seeds,
$1.00; 1000 seeds, $1.50; % pkt, 60c
Colors separate also.
FBIUUI^A Kewensis, Sweet Tellow, 20c.
PBIUUI^A malacoides, Qlant Baby, 20c.
PBinnn^A obconlca. New Olant, 5dc.
CA^CEOIkASIA, finest giants, pkt. 60c.
CnrxBAlCXA, large-flowering, dwarf,
mixed, 1000 seeds, 50c.; % pkt. 25c.
fyvfrr.a-MTnr aiOANTEtrM, finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds, $1.00; Vi pkt 60c.
The best large flow
ing varieties, critical-
ly selected. 6000 seeds, $1.00; Va pkt.,
60c.; $2.60 per ounce. A pkt, of Olant
Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
For $5.00 we will send 2^ oz. of thla
fine home grown Giant Pansy seed
and a pfet. of Mad, Ferret.
CASH. liberal estra connt,
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TIME TO SO\A/!!I
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus, greenhouse
grown. 1000 seeds, $2.50; pkt., 25c.
CALCEOLARIA Hybrida Glgantea, Benary's
strain. H pkt., 25c.
CINERARIA, Senary, Cannell, Sutton strains,
mixed. K pkt., 25c.
CYCLAMEN Giganteum, finest mixed. 1000
seeds, 83.50; pkt., 60c.
PANSY, World Fair Milture, giant flowering.
8000 seeds, Sl.OO; pkt., 25c.
PRIMULA Chinensis Fimbriata, finest strain.
1000 seeds, Sl.OO; pkt., 50c.
PRIMULA Obconlca Gigantea, mixed, Ronsdorf
strain, pkt., 50c.
PRIM ULA Veris Ela tier (Cowsl ip) , I arge flowering
mixed. Pkt., 20c.
STOCKS, Princess Alice, Daybreak; white, etc.
Pkt., 25c.
WALLFLOWER, double German, single Go-
Hath, etc. Pkt., 25c.
For other seeds, bulbs, etc., ask for our wholesale
catalog.
Imperial Seed & Plant Co., Grange,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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55
S. M. ISBELL & GO.
JACKSON. MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCXBIBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmeion, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com
Correspondence Solicited
ntion the Exchange whe
Tlting.
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
English Lot
)ust off ship.
Bricb thototigb-
ly "Run."
Highest Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Barclay Street, NEW YORK
SNAPS
If you grow ANTIRRHINUMS you should read
our book^t, "The Story of Nelrose." The price
is a postage stamp.
F.W. Fletchers Co. ^'^''^SSg.*"
Pleftae mention the Exchange when wrltlny.
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massle, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
L,upton, Mattituck, N. Y. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Therkildson, PaJnes-
ville, O. ; secretary (re-elected), C .E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. Wll-
lard. Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC., July 2, S. S. Minne-
tonka — R. J. Godwin's Sons, 40 bags
seed. S. S. Panama — I. P. Roosa, 2
cases seed. July 3, S. S. Kroonland —
H. F. Darrow, 3 cases plants; P. C.
Kuyper & Co., 1 case plants. July 6,
S. S. Santa Maria — Maltus & Ware, 41
cases plants. S. S. Stephen — R. Ed-
wards, 1 bbl. roots, G. King, 1 bbl.
roots; F. Trotman, 1 bbl. roots; A.
Riley, 1 box roots; G. Greenidge, 1 bbl.
roots. July 7, S. S. Province— T. MoU
& Co., 21 bags seed. S. S. Baltic —
Maltus & Ware, 9 cases Orchids.
•1.60
itT.DelaMarePtg.&Pub.Co.,2togDuaneSL,N.Y.
European Notes
The fine weather still persists, and al-
ready cries of "more rain needed," are
heard on every hand. This is not at all
surprising, for hot sun and drying winds
soon cake over the heavy land and dry
out the lighter and more sandy soils. As
the prevailing winds come mostly from
an easterly direction we are simply
smothered in vermin all around.
In Prance the puceron has attacked
Beet and Mangel in many places, and
will seriously affect the appearance and
size of the seed produced on the side
shoots. British growers are not com-
plaining of it as yet but there is time
for it to appear and do an immense
amount of mischief. The crop which
appears to be suffering most just now is
Broad Beans ; these are literally
smothered in "dolphin" and, unless we
soon get some thunderstorms to clear
them off. the size and appearance of the
Beans will be seriously affected. This
is the more to be regretted because dur-
ing the past two years, on one occasion
from drought, and on the other from ex-
cess of moisture, the appearance of the
samples has left much to be desired. The
lunatics who frame impossible laws for
the conduct of the seed trade should take
a turn in trying to produce themselves
the model samples they would compel
others to furnish in spite of the vagaries
of seasons over which we have no con-
trol. Beans are naturally associated
A Packing Shed at Yokohama— Mr. Ward Overlooking the Work
[T has always been a habit
with me to buy the
best or nothing. It is
a good habit because you al-
ways get your money's worth.
The best articles are always
known chiefly by a trademark
or brand. In Lily Bulbs none
are better than Horseshoe
Brand. If they were not better
than the ordinary kind we
could not afford to brand them.
WARD.
COLD STORAGE GIGANTEUM
Cases of 100, size 7-8
Cases of 100. size 7-9
Cases of 340. size 7-8
Cases of 300, size 7-9
Cases of 250, size 8-10
Cases of 180, size 9-11
(F. O. B. NEW YORK)
Ready for delivery at any time. Order now
at $6.00 each
at 8.50 each
at 21.00 each
at 21.00 each
at 25.00 each
at 22.00 each
Not how cheap.
But how good
Ralph M. Ward
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET,
NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchanee when writing.
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LILY BULBS
Lilium Giganteum coldstorage
6-8 (400 bulbs to case) $14.00 per case
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $18.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case $17.00 per case
STORAGE PAID UNTIL SEPTEMBER J, I9I3
Other Lilies
Album, 9-11 inch $12.50 per 100
Auratum, 9-11 inch 10.00 per 100
Rubrum, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
Rubrum, 9-11 inch 9.00 per 100
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS
NEW CROP. NORTHERN GREENHOUSE-GROWN
1000 Seeds $3.00 SOOO Seeds $14.00 10,000 Seeds $27.00
PRIMULA PLANTS
OBCONICA GIGANTEA and others
From 2ii-m. pots. A full line now ready for shipment. $3.60 per 100.
CYCLAMEN PLANTS
From 2}4,-m. pots. English Giants, ready now. $5.00 per 100.
Write for our Special List of Flower Seeds for Summer sowing, just issued
WW voM VAIIGH4N'S SEED STORE «■««•
Please mention the Exohanee when writing.
Superb Qualliy
scc<ls for florists
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S
"SUPERB MIXTURE" OF
•GIANT PANSY SEED
contains the ULTIMATE in Giant
Pansies.
You cannot buy a better mixture of
Pansy Seed at any price.
Trad* Packet, SOc; M-oz., $1.25; oz., $4.00
We carry in stock all named and sepa-
rate colors of Giant Pansies, also the best
strams of Odler, Gassier, Bugnots,
Trimardeau, etc.
See our Trade List for prices.
COLORS
(A magnificent strain). Trade packet, $1.00.
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy)
Longfellow (RedJ, Snowball (White), tr. pkt., 35c. Mixed'Colors, tr. pkt., 25c.
ALL OTHER SEASONABLE SEED
ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
Is your service in flower seed satisfactory ?
This Trade Mark is the symbol of
60 years of satisfactory service
I!!? StorrsS Harrison Co.
Painesville, Ohio
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Japan Bamboo Canes Sweet Potato Plants
250 500 1000 ^ propsgAte millions of the»e. Have all the
«ft tl.7S t3.00 $5.50 ^""^ ''"''"" ,'i°«)^°l«)0'"''"* •'"'■°P"''-
Bundle. 2000. $9.60 ! CABBAGE PLANTS. All varieties. $1.00 p« 1000.
DVBD D^K G^EN ^ H^USTIN. - Felton.Del.
Sft $1.26 $2.00 $3.50 ! Please mention the Exchange when writing,
3ft 1.76 3.00 6.50 I
i ft 2.00 3.76 7.00 Headers wlU confer a favor npon u
u u nF■•<^r•. > ^« _. ... .... ... "* niore tban passing' value If, whsn or-
«. n.BER6[Ri CO.. 70 Warren SL, New York \ ^^%,::^^^ %£? ,£l"iS;£"i.*^tJ;;
Please mention the Exchange when writing. I Ezoluuiffs.
Pansy Seed
(NoMV Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, pS'iIa^^II!!!.?!'.'!!.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
UlAitfl Primula Malacoides IIa««iI
New! Diener's Hybrids NeW!
Cross between Primula Malacoides and Primula
Obconica. These new Hybrids are a vast improve-
ment on Primula Malacoides. They do not rot
in the Winter; the flowers are larger, and come in
lighter and darker shades; stems and leaves are
almost as strong as Primula Obconica.
Trade packet, SOc.
PRIMULA Malacoides, about 1000 seeds, 25c.
WALLFLOWER, Giant GoUath, best on the
market, 1000 seeds, 50c.
STOCKS, Beauty of Nice, 7 colors, 1000 seeds,
50c.
CARNATION, Giant of Nice, for outdoors, 1000
seeds, $1.00.
Ask for our wholesale prices and terms on
Stocks and Wallflower seeds. Our wholesale prices
are lower than those of European growers.
Richard Diener & Co., "ril^miS™-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
BstabUahed 1818. Write tor ourjon^pricea.
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BALTIMORE MD.
Please mention the Exchange when writinff.
with Peas, and the latter are a very in-
teresting proposition just now. The
early Peas are drying up prematurely,
and a shortened haulm means a smaller
pod and fewer or smaller grains. That
is just the position at present. The
writer has just left a large field of
Ameer, not more than one foot high, and
this in spite of the fact that the land is
in every way suitable for this crop. The
early wrinkled varieties are just as bad,
and the later and more succulent sorts
are in a state of stagnation, waiting for
the rain which does not come except in
sudden showers that last long enough
to spoil the grower's new silk hat and
take the crease out of his Sunday
trousers. He who is counting on a sur-
plus of any of the foregoing will find
that it doesn't hatch out.
J. C. Vaughan and wife, of Chicago,
are at the Waldorf. London, ready for
the Holland House Show on July 1.
Lem W. Bowen of Detroit, with his
two sons, Edgar W. and Julian P., are
at DeKeyser's Royal Hotel, Embank-
ment, London. We have room for more.
■ EuKOPEAN Seeds.
American Notes
Midsummer Trade Conditions Continue
The quietest time of the year in
the seed trade, so far as immediate sales
are concerned, is always from the 4th of
July until well into August, when the
Autumn business really starts off, begin-
ning with the coming of the French bulbs.
There is still a little of everything that
is at all seasonable being called for, but
total sales are small and expected to re-
main so for another good month at least.
A feature that is helping out the larger
wholesale seedsmen just at this time is
the export trade ; some unusually large
shipments of general vegetable seeds are
being made to South America and Cuba,
including particularly such items as Rad-
ish, Turnip, Rutabaga, Cabbage and Let-
tuce. This export business will continue
through this month into August.
The demand for Celery and Cabbage
plants continues to be good, and orders
have already been taken for potgrown
Strawberry plants, the sales of which
latter will continue well into September,
In flower seeds, perennials have begun
to be called tor strongly, especially those
of Pansy and Hollyhock. In vegetable
seeds, the usual desultory wants of late
planters, which include Turnip, Ruta-
baga, Beet, Squash, Spinach, Beans and
Kale, are being filled. Some horticul-
tural sundries, and the seeds and plants
mentioned make a little cash business —
but now is the quiet time.
Lily of the Valley Pips
$32. OO per case (of 3000)
53 Barclay St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writinga
Import Direct
Get on our mailing list and rec^ve import
prices from best firms in all important
sources of supply.
We have our own Custom House and for-
warding department, advance duties,
freights, etc.. and collect against delivery.
SPECIALTIES
Bay Trees, Palms, Boxwood, Rosea,
Evergreens. Valley Pipa, Manettl, Raf-
fia, Jap. Lily Bulbs, etc.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
"m^^ow"'' The Import House
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
R.OUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cai.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Full List of
Floiver and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
"Sr. PAUL, MINN.
Pleasg mention the Exchange when writing.
ASTERS
The
Large flowers on long stems,
finest quality grown.
AUGUST Ist TO OCTOBER
HERBERT A FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE, OREGON
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, }4 oz-> $1-00; 14 oz.,
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; M lb., $14.00;
1 lb., $50.00. Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
124 RUBY STREET. LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention the Exahange when writing.
Commercial Rose Culture ^u^m^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
July 12, 1913
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CABBAGE PLANTS
DANISH BALL-READ. DANISH PIOUND-
HEAD and LARGE SAVOY.
Strong field-grown, $1.00 per 1000, $7.50 for
10,000. Cash, please. Prompt shipment.
KILBOURN & WILLIAMS, Clinton, N. Y.
the Exchange when writing.
Tbe Seed Crops
Advices the past week from Cali-
fornia, it is a pleasure to say, have been
the most optimistic yet received this sea-
son. The comparatively favorable grow-
ing weather conditions of the first part
of June have continued, so writes a re-
liable grower ; the rains of June 27 did
a vast amount of good, especially in
many sections of Ventura and Santa Bar-
bara counties, where the precipitation
amounted to from one-quarter to one-half
an inch. Another grower writes, "It
goes without saying that the rain of
June 27 will be of the greatest help to
the Bean crop as a whole, although in
some sections the entire rainfall was not
over one-quarter of an inch, but every
little helps." The grower in question
was referring to the "small varieties of
Beans," such as Early Refugee, Valen-
tine, Horticultural, Lazy Wife, etc. ; and
not to any of the varieties of Lima
Beans, either dwarf or pole, which are
known in California as "large varieties."
Speaking of the growing crop of Lima
Beans, the reports of last month regard-
ing them have not been improving, and it
most certainly looks now as if a more
or less short crop of this staple Bean, in
all varieties, was inevitable this year. To
sum up the "good words" from California
this past week, it may be said that a
much more favorable final outcome of
seed crops in general is what several rep-
resentative growers write they now ex-
pect.
But there have been continued bad re-
ports also. Sweet Peas do not improve ;
all kinds will be short, as already so fully
explained in this column. Even those
few growers who have felt right along
that they might be able to deliver on their
contracts the full ordered quantities of
the Christmas or Winter-flowering varie-
ties, are finding their crops so very much
shorter than estimated that anything like
full seed deliveries will be absolutely im-
possible.
The above good and bad news from
California for the week goes far to con-
firm the previous reports — a general seed
crop of 50 per cent, of the average seems
to be about what is now expected.
Reports from many other seed growing
sections of the country are at last be-
ginning to come in, and it cannot be said
that so far they are particularly favor-
able. Take, for instance, the item of
Onion seed ; very large acreages are al-
ways cultivated in Massachusetts, Con-
necticut and Ohio; the reports thus far
this season are not very encouraging from
any of these states : but to offset any
shortage of seed that may materialize at
these points, good authorities now main-
tain that the general "stock takings"
throughout the country, which are just
being completed, show enough Onion seed
carried over from the crop of 191.3 to
make up fully for any shortages that may
develop anywhere, when the whole crop
of this important seed is finally har-
vested. The above is mentioned to
clearly show how extremely difficult it
is to even approximately estimate what
quantity of any given seed will be avail-
able for the Spring sales of 1914.
Just as the hope was becoming gen-
eral that good reports regarding the gar-
den Pea crops would be forthcoming, the
damage done by the terrible heat of the
last week of June became known ; and
while the late varieties are probably in-
jured the worst, still all Pea seed crops
will no doubt turn out finally to be much
shortened in yield, as a result of such
adverse weather conditions throughout a
large part of the Pea-growing sections.
Early varieties of Peas were so fully
podded when the intense heat came that
the damage done to them was much less
than to the partially developed later
sorts. It will not be long now before it
can be estimated with some degree of
accuracy what the garden Pea seed crop
returns will be. but the shortages will
most surely be many and substantial. It
has certainly been a week of the most un-
happy crop reports. But there is always
a "bright spot." Our friends across the
water send word that, with the excep-
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BODDINGTON'S "QUALITY"
CHRISTMAS-FLOWERING
Sweet Peas
WE ARE SUPER-HEADQUARTERS
All true stocks of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas will be scarce this season. Some varieties
are a total failure owing to the exceptional season in California this Spring. Our advice to
intending planters is to order at once.
Mr. Wm. Sim, CUftondale, Mass., the great Winter Sweet Pea Specialist, sows our seed
almost exclusively.
Our stocks of Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas have stood the test for years, and we can
refer you to the largest growers of this increasing popular flower, as to the trueness and quality
of our seed, earliness of blooming period and strength and habit of plants.
The following varieties are the " best by test " and include Zvolanek's and our own intro-
ductions, grown for seed, from selected stocks by the leading California grower and specialist
in Sweet Peas.
Our output last year was neariy 3000 lbs. No kicks and plenty of testimonials as to
quahty, germination and trueness to type.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT CAN BE USED AS AN ORDER SHEET
Sweet Peas of C. W. Curtis, Irondequoit, N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed
.BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE
SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally eariy Sweet Pea for indoor
flowering — will bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear
white, upon long stems; habit fairly dwarf and of exceptionally
tree-flowering qualities. Without doubt, the finest early white
for indoor planting. We sell one grower in Pennsylvania 35 lbs.
of this variety every year (name on application) $0,25 ;
. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultiva-
tion, as by sowing the seed under glass in latter pait of August, flowers can be cut from Thanksgiving on
during the Winter months 15
. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. A companion to our Christmas Pink. Just as free and profuse a
bloomer 15
Oz. 14 lb. Hlb. Lb
. ANGELINO. Self pink; new variety
. CANARY. Similar to the Christmas White, but flowers ,of an exceptionally good yellow. .
. FLAMINGO. Color scarlet; free-flowering and early
.CHRISTMAS METEOR. Scarlet; fine, open, red flower
. CHRISTMAS STELLA MORSE. Creamy buff standard, wings slightly tinged with pink.
FLORENCE DENZER. Pure white
. LE MARQUIS. This is the same color as Princess of Wales violet; has very large flowers. .
Oz. i4 lb. H lb. Lb.
, MISS HELEN M. GOULD. White, open flower; standard lilac,
marbled S0.35 $1.00 S1.75 $3.00
. MISS JOSEY REILLY. Lilac; very large flowers 35 1.00 1.75 3.00
.MRS. A. FARENWALD. Extremely large; dark pink. Very
early 1.00
. MRS. E. WILD. Carmine or dark pink 25
. MRS. ALEX. WALLACE. Lavender; very scarce 35
. MRS. HANNAN. Deep rose-pink; very pleasing shade 35
.MRS. JAMES WHEELER. Salmon with orange. Best of its
color 50 1.50 2.75
.50
0.75 $1.25 $2.00
.50
.85
1.50
.50
.85
1.60
1.50
2.75
4.50
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.50
2.75
5.0"
1.00
1.50
2.50
1.50
2.75
4.50
.75
1.25
2.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
.75 1.25 2.00
1.00 1.75 3.00
1.00 1.75 3.00
4.50
1.00 1.50 2.50
.75 1.25 2.00
1.00 1.75 3.00
. MRS. WM. SIM. Salmon pink 30
. .MRS. GEO. LEWIS. Large, pure white, wavy flower 25
. . MRS. W. W. SMALLEY. Satiny pink 35
. . MRS. F. J. DELANSKY. Daybreak pink 50 1.50 2.25 4.00
..MRS. CHAS. H. TOTTY. Sky blue; late 35 1.00 1.75 3.00
. MRS. ZVOLANEK. Blue, variegated; good for variety 50 l.SO 2.75 5.00
ORANGE BIRD. Orange-rose. One of the best commercial
varieties 50 1.50 2.75 4.50
PINK BEAUTY. Large open flower; rose pink. Fine for
florists 50 1.50 2.75 4.50
. . WALLACEA. Very scarce. Very fine lavender ; a grand florists'
variety 50
..WATCHUNG. Pure white 35
. .WINTER CHEER. Wavy, large white flower 50 1.50 2.75 4.50
. WM. J. STEWART. Blue self 35 1.00 1.75 3.00
. .ZVOLANEK'S PINK. Soft self pink. Large flower 1.00
All other varieties not enumerated here can be supplied at advertised prices.
Please write your name and address here and mail order in good season.
NAME
1.50 2.75 5.00
1.00 1.75 3.00
STREET ADDRESS
CITY STATE.
'■r XA
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON
1- y *-.v
Seedsman
342 West 14tli St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Sweet Peas of C. W. Curtis, Irondequoit, N. V.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed.
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The Kenilwortti
Giant Pansy
seeds are all grown by myself and are offered in the following mixtures and
separate colors.
KENILWORTH STRAIN— The flowers are of perfect form and substance;
many of the immense flowers are from 3H to 4 inches; it is a striking collec-
tion of beautiful colors and markings, rich with shades of red, brown, bronze,
mahogany and many others too numerous to mention; light, medium or dark
mixture. „ . ,., n i ■
KENILWORTH SHOW— An extra fine strain of large flowers; the immense
flowers are of circular form and great substance; a beautiful collection of colors
and markings.
distinct class by itself,
for exhiiiition purposes, for inside
carried erect above the foliage on heavy
■, and_stand^the hot, dry
KENILWORTH CUT FLOWER MIXTURE^I
surpassing all other strains as a cut flower
or outside growing; the large flowers
stems, 7 or S inches long, in the mo
MASTERPIECE — A remarkable type; the curled, wavy petals giving the
flower a double appearance, its large flowers of great substance, on long, strong
ORCHID FLOWERED, Mixed — A dwarf free bloomer with a range of
delicate colors that do not exist in any other Pansies; a remarkable combination
of light rose, shell pink, blush mauve, fawn, light brown, orange and chamois .
NEW SEED NOW READY
1000 seeds, 25c.; 5000 seeds, $1.00; M oz. $1.25; oz., $5.00.
RAINBOW is a mixture of the most beautiful, gorgeous colors,
blotched, veined, margined, etc. With every $1.00 worth of Pansy
seed I will send 1000 seeds of Rainbow free, and with other amounts
in like proportion. ^
PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS
1000 seeds
Giant Adonis, light blue with yellowish white face, large dark
blotch ■ . . - S0.25
Giant Emperor William, ultra-marine blue with purple violet eye. . .25
Giant King of the Blacks, coal black 25
Giant Lord Beaconsfield, purple violet, upper petals shading i
vhite. ,
.25
Giant Yellow, pure golden yellow 25
Giant Yellow, with dark blotch 25
Giant Wiiite, large, satiny white 25
Giant Wiiite, with Urge violet center 25
Giant Red, a fine mixture of red shades 25
PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS— Continued
Giant Royal Purple, fine large flower 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Bronze and Copper Mixture 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Liglit Blue, sky blue 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Darl^IBIue, deep blue shades 1000 seeds, 25c,
Giant Zebra, mixed shades, striped 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant McKinley, yellow, each petal blotched with a
deep reddish brown 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Psyclie, ruffled violet white margin
1000 seeds, 25. ^
Giant Mad. Perret, red and wine shades
1000 seeds, 25c.
The preceding 17 sorts mixed in equal :
portions 1000 seeds, 25c.
Any 5 pkts., Sl.OO, any 11 pkts.,
S2.00.
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Drake's Satisfactory Plants
STRONG, STOCKY, FIELD-GROWN
CABBAGE PLANTS
ENKHUIZEN GLORY, DANISH BALL-HEAD, HOLLANDER, LATE FLAT DUTCH
and MAMMOTH RED ROCK, $1.00 per 1000.
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS
EARLIEST SNOWBALL and EARLY DWARF ERFURT, $2.50 per 1000.
SEEDSMAN
Chester, New Jersey
J. AUG. DRAKE
the Exchange when writing.
Childs' Gladioli
mre noted tiie watid orer for
SVPCRIOR MERIT
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
Flowerfield, Long Island, N. T.
PANSY SEED ^"^siis^"'"'
■ nivw I WkkV j^g^ c^jjp ^^^ Ready
Seed saved from finest selected plants. All large
flowering, finest mixed.
$9.00; trade pkt., $1,00
Thomas J Grev Co GARDEN SEED
■ ■■Vllltlw Jb mi WJ Wb beet, carrot, parsnip, radish and
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Book of Water Gardening ^^^sf
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duanc Street, New Yoik
Peter M. MlUer J. P. A. Guerlneau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street, - Boston. Mass.
Burpee's Seeds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue Ii(t of Wholesak Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other itemi
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUff & SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Oranfle. Conn.
PRBDBRICK ROBMBR
Quedllnburg, Germany
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean^and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order. iT^ri
W.J.CHINNICK, TRENTON, N. J.
the Exchange when writing.
tion of Cabbage and some varieties of
Radish, the growing seed crops in gen-
eral with them promise better returns
than they have so far this season.
Pansy Seeds
There is no better specialty to
push hard for the next two months than
Pansy seed. With each succeeding sea-
son adapted to its planting this flower is
becoming more and more popular and no
dealer should neglect the opportunity
here given for large and lucrative sales.
And particularly at this quiet season is
such a splendid seller welcome. As with
most other flower seeds, a good mixture
will be found, on the whole, to be in
greatest demand ; the dealer will of
course receive many orders for the seed
in separate and distinct colors, but these
packets can be secured as needed from
the wholesale seedsman and thereby all
loss avoided of carrying stock not im-
mediately required. As Pansy seed
varies greatly in quality and value, it
will be found that at least three or four
grades of Pansy mixtures will be neces-
sary to supply all demands — mixtures of
seed to retaU for five, ten, twenty-five
and fifty cents per packet. If seed is
needed by the ounce or more in bulk, the
dealer can obtain the same as required
from the wholesale seedsman who sup-
plies him ; do not carry in stock too much
seed, either in packets or in bulk, obtain
the same praeticaDy as needed. It will
well repay the dealer who adds seeds to
his other lines of merchandise to devote
some care and time to developing a trade
in Pansy seed as, with each succeeding
season (Pansy seed is a good seller both
Spring and Fall), a steadily increasing
business can be accomplished.
V.
New York Seed Trade
The modern seed store carries so many
sundries, some closely and others only
remotely connected with the seed trade,
that even when seed sales are practically
at a standstill sales of these sundries are
going on, filling out the circle of the
year's business. Prominent among these
sundries are insecticides and sprayers,
lawn tools, including hose and sprinklers,
garden implements and fertilizers, and
poultry supplies. The sales of these sun-
dries are very large in the aggregate, and
in many stores overshadow the seed
business proper, which becomes only _a
minor factor in the whole volume of busi-
ness transacted.
Freesia bulbs of the new crop in small
lots are now being offered to the trade,
but the California bulbs have not yet
arrived. Harrisii Lilies have been re-
ceived by a few dealers ; large sizes of
these are scarce. In flowers, Pansy seed
is now the leading feature, and in vege-
tables. Turnip seed. The sales of Celery
and late Cabbage plants are retarded by
the dry weather.
Nearly all of the seed stores in this city
closed Thursday night, July 3, and re-
mained closed until Monday morning.
Much interest is being manifested m
the coming exhibition and convention of
the American Sweet Pea Society at Bos-
ton, Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and
13.
A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St., is
offering a very full line of Sweet Pea
seeds and also his Challenge strain of
Pansy seeds. Mr. Boddington left on
Wednesday of this week with his family
for New Hampshire. His family wiU re-
main there for the Summer, but Mr. Bod-
dington will return to the city the first
of next week. B. H. Hunt, manager of
the flower seed department at Bodding-
ton's, accompanied by his wife, is now
taking a two weeks' vacation.
A E Wheeler, of W. E. Marshall &
Co.,' 166 W. 23d St., spent July 4th and
the week end in Pennsylvania.
At Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey st,
sales of Celery, Cabbage and Strawberry
plants are now the chief feature of the
business. „ _, „„ ^ i, ■..
Peter Henderson & Co., 37 Cortlandt
St., are this week making a window ex-
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BUY NOW
GLAZING MATERIALS
Naumann's (Brass) Points, 75c.
per 1000.
Peerless Points, 60c. per 1000.
Slebert's Points, 40c. per lb.
Zinc NaU Points, 20c. per lb.
Mastica, gal. $1.35.
Twemlow's Putty, gal. $1.50.
Hammond's Greenliouse White,
gal. $1.90.
GLASS CUTTERS
Single Wheel, 15c. ea., doz. $1.50.
6 Wheel Adjustable, 30c. each.
Small Diamond, $2.50 each.
Large Diamond, $3.75 each.
RUBBER HOSE, ?4-inch
Ask for samples.
Michell's, any length, 14}4c.
per ft.
Electric, 16o. per foot.
Revero, 16c. per foot.
A complete line of hose menders, coup-
lings, bands and mending apparatus.
PLANT STAKES (Wire)
Hard steel, extra galvanized. *
No. 10 gauge No. 8 gauge
100 1000 100 1000
2 ft $0.45 $3.70 $0.60 $5.50
2J^ft 55 4.45 .70 6.50
8 ft 65 5.40 .80 7.50
31^ ft 75 6.15 .95 9.00
4 ft 85 7.20 1.10 10.00
i%it 1.00 8.00 1.25 11.00
5 ft 1.10 9.00 1.40 12.00
6 ft 1.20 10.50 1.70 15.25
Ask for special prices on larger quantities
and on larger sizes. We also handle a com-
plete line of galvanized and annealed wire.
CANE STAKES loo looo
Southern, 8-9 ft. long. $0.75 $5.00
Japanese, natural, 5-6
ft. long 75 5.00
Japanese, green, 3^4
ft. long 70 5.50
FERTILIZERS
Bone Meal, 200 lbs., $3.50; ton,
$32.00.
Bone Flour, 200 lbs., $4.; $35. ton.
Wood Ashes, 200 lbs., $2.25;
$21.00 per ton.
Clay's Fertilizer, 112 lbs., $6.00.
Sheep Manure, 100 lbs., $1.50;
$25.00 per ton.
Get our Wholesale Price List.
Henry F. Michell Co.
518 Market St, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange ■when writing.
NEW LIST
of my
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PEA SEED
Will Boon be out. K you are not
already on my book, send for it.
Address all letters to
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK
LOMPOC, CAL.
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The Largest of Mil Giants
&» PANSIES
With great diversity of colors. % oz., J1.50.
NA/EEBER & DON
SEED MERCHANTS H4 Chambers St., New York
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Our Challenge Pansy seed during the past season gave unprecedented satisfaction, and every order booked last year was duplicated and in-
creased this year. All the testimonials received mentioned specially the high grade of flowers — color, form and size of the individual blossoms.
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Pansy — Boddington's "Challenge" — All Giants
This mixture contains all the finest Giant strains — of the
leading Pansy Specialists in the world — -the Giant self-colors,
the Giant striped and margined, and the Giant blotched, etc.,
all carefully mixed in proportion — the finest that money can
buy — the finest your money can buy. A florist who has grown
it said: " Why don't you call it Defiance? "
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A superb strain of highly-colored flowers in great variety and
Our Mr. Bunyard, while visiting the Royal International Exhibition
in London, was much impressed with these blooms, and strongly recom-
mends this mixture to florists.
Trade pkt. (500 seeds), $1.00; 3^ Uade pkt. (250 seeds), 50c.
14. oz. $2.25. H o2. $4.25, oz. $8.00
Other Choice Varieties of Giant
Pansies
Triumph of the Giants. Extremely large
flower of beautiful colorings. Should be grown Tr. pkt. J4 oz. H oz.
by every florist $0 50 $2 75 $5 00
Tr. pkt. H oz. Oz.
Boddington's ** Challenge " Mixture $0 50 $1 50 $5 00
Giant Trimardeau. Mammoth-flowa-ing, and
in a good range of color
Giant Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals
beautifully waved; exquisite colors
Cassier's Giant. A fine strain of large, highly
colored flowers
Giant Bugnot's Stained. Extra choice flow
era, large and plenty of light colors
Giant Madame Perret. A recent introduc-
tion by a celebrated French specialist; of
strong, free growth
Giant Fire King. Brilliant reddish yellow, with
large brown eyes
Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet,
top petals light blue
Giant Canary Bird. Ground color is a bright
golden yellow and each petal is marked with
a darker blotch
Giant Orchidaeflora, or Orchid -flowered
Pansy. Splendid variety; beautiful shades
of pink, lilac, orange, rose, terra cotta.
Giant Emperor William. Ultramarine blue,
purple eye
Giant Golden Queen. Bright yellow, no eye.
Giant Golden Yellow. Yellow, brown eye. . .
Giant King of the Blacks (Faust). Black. . .
Giant President McKlnley. Golden yellow,
large, dark blotch
Giant Prince Bismarck. Yellowish bronze,
dark eye
Giant Pretlosa. Crimson rose, white margin,
violet blotch
Giant Rosy Lilac
Giant White. Violet spot
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ADONIS. Light blue, with white center $0 25
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH. Pure white, large violet
MAUVE QUEEN. A delicate mauve Pansy, the lower three
petals marked with a large blotch of carmine 25
PSYCHE. Violet, bordered white: beautifully waved petals. .. . 25
PEACOCK. All the name implies; a most beautiful vari-colored
variety; peacock blue, edged white 25
RUBY KING. Superb crimson and red shades 25
SNOWFLAKE. Pure white; immense flower 25
VULCAN. Giant brilliant dark red. with five black blotches;
unique 25
Collection of the above 10 varieties, one packet each, for J2.00.
Boddington's Giant Pansies to Color
Named Varieties Mixed
For our customers who desire special shades in Pansies we have
pleasure in ofl'ering the following:
Light Shades, Yellow Shades, Spotted Shades, Striped and
Mottled, Dark Shades, Blue Shades, Bronze Shades, Red
and Brown Shades. Trade pkt. 25 cts., M oz. $1.00, Koz. $1.76,
oz. $3.00.
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JUST now, when the seedsmen at large are planning their Fall catalogs and also beginning to
devote thought to the big catalog for their Spring trade of 1914, we beg to remind them
that the De La Mare Company is in a first-class position to get them up an original cover
design for their Fall or Spring catalog, in from one to four colors, and to execute the
printing in the most uptodate and approved methods. Having had experience with catalog
covers for many years we consider our firm particularly qualified for the execution of this class of work.
Let us have your Cover suggestion and we will do the rest.
A WIDE OPEN OFFER
We are equally prepared to'do the body of the catalog. On our monotype machines we can
set up the type at any time between now and the close of next September, at Summer prices, thus
having the type ready to make up into pages at any moment. Corrections of prices will be made
when closing up the catalog, without extra charge.
A.T. DE LA MARE PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO. Ltd.
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Rose Stock
Mrs. Geo. Shawyer and Mg Marglond, Lady Hill-
Milady Ingdon and Bon Sllene
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000. I ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ p^^ ^^^
Pink and White Hlilarney cnnhiirci
and Riehmond ^""'^"*^^' ~^^ °°
Grafted, 120.00 Per^^lOO^^ Own Root, $10.00 AmePlean BeaUly S12.00 per 100.
The above stock is all from 4=inch pots and warranted to give satisfaction.
Ji plain, unvarnished tale as advertisements go, but tve always stand back
of our goods.
CHAS. H. TOTTY, %»T''
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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MADISON
The Money=Making White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
250 plants or over ----- 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Cash with order, or plants sent C. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT- HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
AMERICAN BEAUTY
=ROSES=
Very Superior Stock
from 4-inch pofs
Ready for a shift, $10.00 per 100.
Cash from unkn
„„„, , request, by Parcel
Post on receipt of 15c. in stamps.
Valentin Burgevin's Sons
Kingston, N. V.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
1000 MADISON
THE NEW ROSE
4.inch pots, $18.00 per 100
EHIL LEONHARD @ SON
35 North Main St., Port Chester. N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writiBff.
Young Rose Stock
Grafted and Own Upot
White Killamey
Pink Killarney
Mrs. A. Ward Hillingdon
Killamey Queen Richmond
American Beauty
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
W. H. ELLIOTT,
BRIGHTON,
MASS.
Please mention the Exoban^e when writing.
ROSES
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Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
See prices
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June 21
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hibit of the blooms of hardy garden Car-
nations, Asters, Gaillardias and Japanese
Iris.
At Vaughan's Seed Store, 23 Barclay
St., Harrisii Lilies of the new crop have
arrived and are being shipped out in the
filling of orders. The bulbs look good ;
but large sizes are scarce. Freesia bulbs
are now on their way from California
and their arrival is expected soon. At
this store the bulb sale season has al-
ready started. An attractive display of
table plants is kept up daily, and these
are meeting with a fair sale. Turnip
seeds are beginning to sell, also Cabbage
and Celery plants, but some rain is
needed to stimulate their movement.
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay St.,
are sending out the seeds of herbaceous
perennial plants to dealers in all parts of
the world ; shipments of Turnip seeds to
dealers have also begun. B. E. Bruger-
hofE has been sick recently and is now
recuperating at Washington, Conn.
David Don and Carl Giessler of
Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., spent
a portion of their week end in inspecting
the pot grown Strawberry plants, espe-
cially the Autumn bearing variety Ameri-
cus, among their growers, and they were
very well pleased with the size and condi-
tion of the plants, which are such as to
permit immediate shipment being made.
This firm is also sending out its late
Cabbage and Celery plants.
. James McHutchison of McHutchison &
Co., 17 Murray st.. is expected home at
the end of this week from Portland, Ore.,
where he attended last month the an-
nual convention of the American Asso-
ciation of Nurserymen at which he read
a paper which attracted much attention
and interest.
In the windows of the Stumpp &
Walter Co., 50 Barclay st., are noted this
week unusually full and well arranged
displays, in one window, of lawn and gar-
den tools, and in the other of poultry
requisites of all kinds. This company
is now sending out its Midsummer cata-
log.
Burnett Bros., now of 72 Cortlandt
St., find that on account of their increas-
ing business, which has already forced
them to rent, in addition to their main
quarters at 72 Cortlandt et., cellars and
lofts in nearby buildings, they must
move into a building where they will
have both more floor space and cellar
room. Therefore, they have leased the
entire building at 98 Chambers St., hay-
ROSES
From 3-inch pots — strong
Lady HllUngdon, fine stoclc. Grafted, $18.00
per 100; Own Root, $10.00 per 100
Double Pink Killamey, Radiance, Harry
Kirk, $10.00 per 100; Grafted. $18.00 per 100.
Pink Killamey, White Killamey, Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria. Richmond, Perle. Sun-
rise, Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland
Mrs. Warden, $8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, Bon Sllene, La France,
Gruss an TepUtz, ClotbUde Sou pert. Souvenir
de Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kaiserin, Mrs. Taft (Antolne Rlvolre), Pink
Killamey, My Maryland, Bride, Souvenir de
Wootton, 3-inch pots, SIS.OO per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
^^^ From 2J^-m. pots. ^^^
Mrs. David Syme, Virginia PoehlmanUt
Oroba, Thanksgiving Queen, Unaka, Wella*
Late Pink, S4.00 per 100. $30.00 per 1000.
Dolly Dimple. Elise Papworth, Intensity.
Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Lynnwood
Hall, Nagoya, Patty, Winter Cheer. Yellow
Eaton, S4.00 per 100, S30.00 per 1000.
Autumn Glory, Ada Spaulding^ Culling-
fordii. Dr. Enguchard, Geo. Kalb, Glory ot
the Pacific, Money Maker, Mayor Weavra-,
Maud Dean, Monrovia, Miss Alice Byron,
Mrs. Baer, Major Bonnaffon, Polly Rose,
Pacific Supreme, Robt. Halliday, Smith's
Advance, Timothy Eaton, Wm. Duckham
S3.G0 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
$3.00 per 100, $25.00
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 3-in. pots S.OO
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2>iin. pots 3.00
FORGET-ME-MOT, 2K-in. pots 3.00
SWAINSONA Alba, 2H-in. pots 4.00
POINSETTIAS, 2>.4'-in. pots 6.00
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ing a frontage ot about 26ft., and a
depth of about 100ft. This is a five
story building with basement and sub-
cellar, well located on the south side of
the street between Church st. and Broad-
way. Burnett Bros., will remain in
their present quarters until Sept. 1,
when the necessary changes will have
been made and their new quarters will
be ready for their occupancy. The lease
is for a term of years with the privilege
of a long term extension.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
Ijast week was an exceptionally quiet
one for the seed houses, due principally
to the week end holiday, as most of the
stores were closed from Thursday night,
July 3, until Monday of this week.
There is quite a little demand for crim-
son Clover, Alfalfa, and for the several
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Wire Us Your Order
TO CLEAN UP
1000 MRS. GEORGE SHAWYER, 2Ji-inoh $8.00 per 100
500 MY MARYLAND, S-inch 8.00 per 100
500 HILDA, 3-inch 10.00 per 100
5000 AMERICAN BEAUTIES, 2K-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
These were propagated late for our own use and, no doubt, will give much
better satisfaction than 3-in. stock, so they will go right ahead; perfect'y clean;
root action perfect.
MYERS & SANTNAN, Chestnut HiH, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exoba.
ghen writing.
DID YOU
See That?
At the Official Test, held by the
American Rose Society at the
famous Elizabeth Park Rose Garden,
Hartford, Conn., June 21 and 28, out
of 25 Roses scoring,
EXCELSa
the New Red Hybrid Wichuraiana,
exhibited by the Conard & Jones
Co. , was awarded certificate of
merit and Scored Highest of All.
Think of it as a vivid Red Dorothy
Perkins, color most enduring, prom-
ises to supersede the Crimson Ram-
bier type.
Let us stock you from our supply,
finest in America.
21^-inch plants, ready now, S4.00
per 100, S35.00 per 1000 ■
M CONARD & MS CO.
WEST GROVE. PA.
Please mention the Exchange
Aster Plants
Lady Roosevelt, Crego, Queen
of the Market, Semple's, in
separate colors, best of strains.
$2.00 per 1000, $8.50 for 5000.
SMILAX, ASPARAGUS Spren-
gerl, SNAPDRAGONS, PRIM
ULA Obconlca, fine plants,
2H-iiich. $2.00 per 100, $5.00 for
300.
HARDY IVIES, strong bushy
plants, out of 4-inch, 3 to 5 feet.
$8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
CABBAGE and CELERY Plants,
strong. $1.00 per 1000, $8.50
per 10,000.
TOMATO and SWEET POTA-
TOES. $1.50 per 1000.
CAULIFLOWER, Early Snow-
ball. $2.50 per 1000.
PARSLEY and KOHL-RABI.
$1.50 per 1000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BKJSTOL, PA.
yhen writing.
ARAUCARIAS, e-in. pots, eoc
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, piL"„;sr£' cJ wiii
exchange for 2-in. Vlncas or Rooted Cuttings.
Evergreens, Shrubs. Shade Trees,
Hardy Perennials Cash with order
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
" Bot 63 Schenectady, N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
varieties of Ve'.ch, wliile tlie sales of
Celery plants have also opened briskly.
Walter P. Stokes, in company with
Mrs. Stokes, has gone to Hot Springs,
Va., at which place Mr. Stokes will
spend considerable time upon the golf
links of this famous resort.
The Moore Seed Co. is meeting an
active demand for insecticides and all
kinds of bug destroying requisites to
which they have given prominent window
display.
S. Kosnosky of the Henry F. Michell
Co. has just returned from a very suc-
cessful western trip. This company is
featuring in its store a very fine lot of
foliage and porch plants, in the sales
of which Ferns predominate. The com-
pany is also meeting an active demand
for Aster and Celery plants. The store
was closed July 4 and 5, giving all hands
a most enjoyable holiday.
The .Tohnson Seed Co. has been busily
engaged in taking stock, and the decks
are again cleared for another year of
business activity.
C. H. Porter of the J. F. Noll Co.,
Newark, N. J., was a recent visitor.
Henry A. Dreer. Inc. report a very
quiet week, the entire place being closed
over July 4 and 5. The store windows
are very artistically arranged with
Pnlnis and Ferns in variety, together
witli some very fine specimens of Pan-
daniis Veitchii.
Chicago Seed Trade
With the coming of July and the in-
tense boat wave that has pervaded the
Middle West for the past week, there
h^ivf I)oen no transactions of any kind
woitliy of record. It has been one of the
finii'tc'st weeks of the season. While there
are many seasonable seeds and other
stock that should now be in demand, the
great heat has practically put an end
to all branches of the seed trade. This
'ity sehlom experiences the continued
tiTriil weather that has hurt the local
iiiarlict in plants, flowers, and seeds for
till' pnst two weeks. With the breaking
of tills heat spell tliere is some trade
;ihc:i(l for the month in seasonable stock.
.\t Vauglian's Seed Store the close of
the season was celebrated in a way very
afrreoalile to all the employees. The store
clnsicl Thursday evening, July o, .and did
Tint oiii'n again until July 7. In this way
Ihrrc full days were allowed all. -V large
cuvd in the window of this store headed
"Monthly reminders for July" is at-
tracting attention and is read by many
passersby. It contains many good sug-
gestions.
.\t Winterson's Seed Store it is said
that the scarcity of white Roman Hya-
riiiths will in all probability increase the
diTnnnd for Paper Whites this Fall. The
latest information from France shows no
improvement in the situation in white
Romans.' Even at the advanced prices
the growers are in doubt as to what pro-
portion of their orders can be filled. E.
F. Winterson, Jr., is back from a trip
among the growers in the vicinity of the
^■ity. and states that they are now all in-
tcnstril in the bulb market.
.\t tiie store of A. Henderson & Co.
f'\orylhing was reported quiet. All mem-
bers of the firm had a safe and sane July
4th. Guy Reyhurn is in the city for a
few days. The demand for Poinsettias
is rnported good, and several good sized
shipments are sent out daily.
The Leonard Seed Co. reports that tJie
Onion set crop is hurt badly around Chi-
cago, due to the continued warm and dry
weather, Which is working great injury
to the crop. Reports from the Bean
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ROSES
Special for July
Milady, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer and
Mrs. Chas. Russell
In the best quality grafted plants. $15.00 per 100,
$140.00 per 1000.
Double White Killarney and
Killarney Queen
Grafted. 3-inch pots. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000.
Richmond, Killarney, Mrs. Aaron
Ward, Lady Hillingdon, Double
Pink Killarney, Mrs. Taft, White
Killarney, Maryland, Ivory
Grafted, 3-inch pots. $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
Roses On Their Own Roots
3000 Richmond and 3000 Mrs.
Taft
21,4^-inch plants. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
1000 Killarney and 1000 White
Killarney
3-inch plants. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
The quality of these plants is good and
the price rock bottom
A. N. PIERSON, Inc.
Cromwell, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FROM 2}^-INCH POTS
Per 100 Per 1000
Shrimpton $2.50 $20.00
Comoleta 3.50 30.00
Lynnwood Hall. 3.00 25.00
Poehlmann .... 2.50 20.00
Dr. Enguehard . 3.00 25.00
Per 100 Per 1000
R. F. Felton $3.00 $25.00
Pac. Supreme . . 2.50 20.00
Halliday 2.50 20.00
Touset 2.50 20.00
Amorita 3.00 25.00
Pockett Crimson 2.50 20.00
J. D. Thompson Carnation Co.
JOUET, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange "when •writing.
Chrysanthemums
We have a fine stock of 2- and 2)^-in. pots; nice, young stuff for July and
August planting at $20.00 per 1000.
EARLY SNOW ALICE BYRON IVORY
PACIFIC SUPREME MINNIE BAILEY „„ ^em <-f nra;
PINK IVORY UNAKA OOLUbN CLOW
POLLY ROSE SILVER. WEDDING DR. ENGUEHARD
We also have a large stock of the newer varieties, such as
CHAS. RAZER PATTY THANKSGIVING QUEEN
COMOLETA DECEMBER GEM
at S30.00 per 1000.
I>/-V1urD^-^lU^C ZENOBIA and DIANA and a large
Mr\Jl'MMr\jr^\y variety of other kinds
Extra fine stock at $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please.
CHARLES ZIMMER, ISegh^ West Collingswood, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemum Stock
YELLOW 100
Col. Appleton $2.50
Major Bonnafifon 2.50
Nagoya 3.00
Golden Glow 2.50
Comoleta 3.00
Oct. Sunshine 2.50
WHITE
Timothy Eaton 83.00
Yanoma 3.00
Jeanne Nonln 3.50
White Dean 3.00
Lynnwood Hall 3.00
White Ivory 2.50
Polly Rose 2.50
Robinson 2.50
PINK 100
PaclBc Supreme S3.00
Maud Dean 2.50
Glory Pacific 2.50
Pink Ivory 2.50
CRIMSON
John Shrimpton 2.50
Mrs. Kahn 3.00
Singles and Ponnpons
Anna Span^e, $3.00 per lOOjIIrene Cragg, $3.00 per 100; Qulnoia, $3.00 per 100.
To close out we offer GRAFTED ROSES $7-50 per leo
260 Pink KlUamey, 3M-ln. pots 600 Taft, 3i^-ln. pots 1500 Pink Klllamey, 2i^-m. pots
EDWARD:J. TAYLOR, Greens Farms, Conn.
Pleaift mention th« Exohmge when writing.
ROOTED
Chrysanthemum
CUTTINGS
Lynnwood Hall, Elise Papworth,
Moneymaker, Maud Dean,
Comoleta, Unaka,
$2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000
2}^-inch pots, $2.50 per 100,
$20.00 per 1000
C3irysolora Qias. Razer
Roman Gold Golden Qiadwick
$2.50 per 100
2M-inch pots, $3.00 per 100
Maj.Bonnaffon, Pacific Supreme
$1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000
A large amount of Major Bonnaf-
fon out of 2ii-m. pots, $2.00 per
100, $15.00 per 1000
John R. Coombs '"'^SSr'""'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
WUIiom Turner Price $5.00
A.l.DelaMarePtg. &Pub. Co., 2 tog DuaneSt.,N.Y.
To Close Out
SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
100 1000
Major Bonnaffon $10.00
Maud Dean 8.50
Minnie Bailey 8.50
Golden Glow 8.50
Early Snow 8.50
Cbas. Razer $2.00
Unaka 1.75
Roman Gold 1.75
CHRYSOLORA
An excellent chance to procure this
choice variety at a low price.
Only $14.50 per 1000 this week.
POMPONS
Garza, Gunola, Rufus. $1.00 per 100.
These cuttings guaranteed Al, and are
not hard or drawn.
ARTHUR COOMBS, West Hartford, fonn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemoms
and Fertllene
ELMER D. SMITH © CO.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Wc will have a big lot of "Mum" plants
big supply during JiHy and August.
WHITE
1 2-inch pots during benching time. We will have ;
Alice Byron
Lynnwood Hall
White Bonnaffon
YELLOW
Comoleta
R. HalUday
Crocus
Yellow Ivory
Major Bonnaffon
Dolly Dimple
PINK
Rosiere
Pink Ivory
Dr. Enguehard
Maud Dean
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
POMPON VARIETIES— Diana, Helen Newberry, Old Yellow
Don't forget us when you want POINSETTIAS, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000
BAUR & STEiNKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Please mention the Exchang. when writing.
growing sections are said to be favorable.
It is a little early yet to make any ob-
servation on the Pea crop in some sec-
tions. Tlie death of Samuel M. Sibley is
a cause of deep regret with all the mem-
bers of this company. For the past 8
years he has been connected with this
house as its eastern representative. He
was widely known to the seed trade all
over the country, having attended all the
conventions as well as the Canners' an-
nual conventions, for many years. He
saw active life on the frontier and was
with Gen. Miles in many of his Indian
raids. Death was due to hemorrhage of
the brain.
At Barnard's Seed Store everything is
very quiet; there is a light trade in sun-
dries and poultry supplies. The sale of
Turnip seed has dropped off during the
warm weather. Seeds of perennials are
in demand.
Onion Seed Notes
In a further letter from Frederico C.
Varela, of Teneriffe, Canary Islands, sup-
plementing the notes we published in our
issue of June 14, page 1411, that gentle-
man states that the crop of Crystal Wax
Onion seed will be very small this year
and that not more than 10 per cent, can
be delivered.
As regards the yellow and red Bermuda
Onion seed, although the plantations
have been invaded by disease and a con-
siderable number of the seed bearing
tufts are of a small size, there will be a
fair to good delivery. Nothing more
definite can be said until the crop is in,
except that the scarcity of the yellow
and red experienced in former years will
not be felt this season.
The Crystal Wax variety is the hardest
to cultivate, as it is very subject to dis-
ease and, as this condition appears to be
a fixed one from year to year, the price
of this seed is likely to be increased.
Pabis, Kt. — A disastrous fire destroyed
the blue grass seed cleaning plant of E.
F. Spears & Sons, in East Third St., with
a loss of about $50,000 in seed and equip-
ment. The fire originated in the third
floor of the building, where thousands of
bushels of fancy cleaned Bluegrass seed
were stored, and is believed to have been
caused by spontaneous combustion. The
fire soon spread to other parts of the
building, and was uncontrollable. The
adjoining property, belonging to Hutch-
craft & Brent, also dealers in Bluegrass
seed, was damaged somewhat by the fire. .
The plant destroyed was of the most mod-
ern type ; new equipment had been in-
stalled recently, and this, together with
cleaned seed stored in the building and
rough seed of this year's harvest, was
consumed. The plant has been in oper-
ation about two years, and will probably
be rebuilt. G. D. 0.
Catalogs Received
M. Herb, Naples, Italy. — General Cata-
log of Bulbs and Seeds for Autumn
Sowing.
Henry F. mohell Co., Philadelphia,
Pa. — MicheU's Midsummer Catalog of
Berry Plants, Vegetable, Farm and
Flower Seeds, Bulbs, Lawn and Garden
Needs, etc. Consists of 36 pages, illus-
trated.
Fnreliasers of stoek from >dTta.
la these eolnmu will confer s fm-
Tor b7 makliig tUs ■tBtomemt ia
their orderi Saw jronr ad-rt. la
the ■ZOHAHOB.
Chrysanthemums
Some nice plants of
Yellow Bonnallon and
Paclllc supreme
From 2-inch pots, $15.00 per 1000.
Shepard's Garden Carnation Co.
292 Fairmount St., LOWELL, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemums
Fine stocic, 15,000 plants, 2)i-in. pots, 13.00
per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Varieties: White
Cioud, Clem. Touset, Pacific, Wliite Bonnaf-
fon, Engueiiard, Polly Rose, Robert Halliday,
Mayor Weaver, Friclc and Major Bonnaffon.
Few thousand single BOUVARDIA plants,
pink, wliite and red, in 2>^-in. pots, S4.50 per 100,
S45.00 per 1000.
Also new variety SILVER PINK SNAP-
DRAGON, 2}i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
GIANT STEVIA. 2H-m. pots, $2.00
per 100.
Cash witli order.
SCRANTON, PA.
PlaaHe mention the Exchange when writing.
* Mums 2-in"h pots
We find these left after planting our beds.
$1.75 per 100; $15.00 per 1000.
450 Yellow Frost 100 Smith's Advance
900 Ellse Papworth 1000 Polly Rose
150 Dolly Dimple 200 Early Snow
100 Comoleta 100 Appleton
CUTTINGS out of sand.
100 1000
1000 Polly Rose $1.50 $12.50
400 Elise Papworth 1.75 15.00
500 Chas. Razer 1.75 15.00
300 Dolly Dimple 1.75 15.00
200 Roman Gold 1.75 15.00
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, Quidnick,R. I.
J. H. Cushing, Prop., Post Office Anthony, R. I.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Cuttings
Chrysanthemums p„ loo
Smith's Advance $1.50
Unalta 1.50
2K-lrich pots
Smith's Advance $2.00
Unaica 2.00
Pacific Supreme 2.00
Bedding Plants p„ioo
ACH YRANTHES, red, 2-inch $1,00
STEVIA Compacta, strong, from soil. . . 2.50
Cash with order, please.
lOHN WHITE, )R., Waveriy'.PIace, Elizabeth, N. 1.
Rooted Chrysanthemum Cuttings
From soil, in splendid condition.
Estelle, Pacific Supreme, R. Halliday,
Bonnaffon, Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Desjouls, $2.00
per 100. $15.00 per 1000; 250 at 1000 rate.
Cash with order.
Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham, N. J.
G. F. NEIPP, Proprietor
July 12, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
63
FERNS FOR JARDINIERES
From 2K-uich pots, best market varieties, $3.00
per 100 or $25.00 per 1000.
FERNS IN FLATS
iT out of Flats. Ready
y aiwut 10 best commo
""" PGINSEHIAS
From 2M-i°ch pots, July and August delivery,
$5.00 per 100.
Thomas P. Chrisfensen
Short Hills, N.J.
Plema* mention the Eiohange whan writlag.
oosion iBrns, loo, $30.00 per 100a
Roosevelt ferns, ?o^Saboiri(JSa
WhitmaniConipacl8,^etisM:Sg
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, "^^Iss^-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Commercial Violet Culture
PRICE, $1.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 lo 8 Duane SlreeU New York
NashviUe, Tenn.
The past week there has been little
doing in the cut flower market. Previous
to this there had been a good demand,
there being an unusually large number
of June weddings and plenty of funeral
work. There is a short crop of Roses,
but it is sufficient for immediate require-
ments. Killarneys are especially short,
though some of the growers say they will
have a crop in in another week. Carna-
tions are still to be had in small num-
bers, but they are small and of poor
quality.
Our growers are early in getting
everything planted this season, though
all of the repair work and the replac-
ing of old houses with new ones has not
been finished.
Lischey's Nursery and Greenhouses
are receiving a general overhauling, and
some of the older houses have been torn
down and are being replaced with new
ones of larger size and more modern de-
sign. This place is one of the oldest
in this part of the country, having been
established long before the war, as they
say. The firm, under the management
of Joe Browne, is still a thriving one
doing an especially heavy business in
outdoor plants of all kinds.
The Joy Floral Co. reports that it
has taken all of its Carnations out of
the field, and that the plants are doing
well in their permanent quarters. Last
season there was so much rain in July
that the plants were injured, and the
company feared to risk it again. T. H.
Joy. Jr., and family are spending a few
weeks on a camping and fishing trip.
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery greenhouses
are all planted for the Fall crop and are
looking well. If everything goes well
they will have more flowers this Fall
than ever before. M. W. B.
Washington, D. C.
The hot weather of the past week has
practically put the flower business out
of commission, except for funeral work.
At the wholesale houses stock is plentiful
enough except in Carnations, which are
very poor. Gladioli are arriving in good
shape and bring from 3c. to 5c..
The Club held its meeting on July 1.
The early closing resolution was dis-
cussed but no action was taken. How-
ever, the majority of the stores closed
at 1 o'clock Sunday. The joint excur-
sion of the Bowling Club and Killipolis
Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R., a Masonic
body, on Aug. 5 was the main topic, as
the boys are determined to have the
Washington team represented at the Min-
neapolis convention.
It is reported that the Baltimore flo-
rists will also have their outing at the
same place, and the bowling teams of both
cities will compete. The Baltimore Club
will come by boat.
The Club will be the guest of Edw.
Schraid at the annual crab feast to be
held at F. H. Kramer's conservatory, 916
F St., N. W. O. A. C. O.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.'S
PALMS and FERNS
HOME GROWN
WELL ESTABLISHED
STRONG AND HEALTHY
Kentia Belmoreana
Pot
Leaves
In. high
Each
Doz.
2J^m.
4
8 to 10
$1.50
5-in.
6 to 7
18
$0.50
6.00
6-in.
6 to 7
24
1.00
12.00
6-in.
6 to 7
26
1.25
15.00
6-in.
6 to 7
28 to 30
1.50
18.00
Cedar Tub
7-in.
6 to 7
34 to 36
2.50
30.00
9-m.
6 to 7
40 to 45
4.00
48.00
9-m.
6 to 7
42 to 48
5.00
9-in.
6 to 7
48 to 54
6.00
9-in.
6 to 7
5 ft.
8.00
9-m.
6 to 7
6 ft.
n in Dh
10.00
ilarlal
Kentia Forsteriana '"up"
Cedar Tub
Plants
In. high
Each
Doz.
7-m.
4
36
$2.50
$30.00
9-in.
4
40 to 42
4.00
48.00
12-in.
4
60 to 66
12.50
12-in.
4
66 to 72
15.00
We are growing all our Kentia above 6-inch size in neat
CEDAR TUBS, made especially for us witii electric wire
hoops, painted green.
These tubs cost several times the price of pots, but we
sell the plants at the same price as though grovm in pots.
The buyer has the advantage of receiving his plants with-
out breakage of pots and in handsome tubs in which they
have laecome well established and in which they will
continue to do better than in pots.
When in Philadelphia be Sure to Look Us Up-
We are easily reached — only 25 minutes from Reading Terminal, 12th and and Market Streets,
Philadelphia. We have fine treiin service — fifty trains each way every week-day — so you can suit your
own convenience, both going and coming. You will see our Palms of all sizes, from 2J^inch pots to
12-inch tubs. We are strong on DECORATIVE PALMS, in 7-inch, O-inch and 12-inch tubs (made-up
or single plants), which we can supply in any quantity. All our Palms are home-grown (not an im-
ported plant on the place) and well established m the tubs. They are strong and healthy.
With increased glass devoted to Palms, our stock is much larger than ever before and never in
better condition.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.,
Railway Station
JENKINTOWN
Wyncote, Pa.
Horse Stable Manure
NATURALLY ROTTED DRIED AND GROUND
HIGH GRADE. IMMEDIATE, NUTRITIOUS
and LASTING. CONVENIENT and COMPACT
An odorless natural Manure for use of Florists, Landscape Gardeners,
Truck Growers and Fanners, and for general Farming purposes.
For mixing with soil for Potted Plants; for Field Crops; for Grass and Lawns,
and for Vegetable Garden, promoting rapid, steady growth.
PUT UP IN BAGS. 100 LBS. EACH
Descriptive Folder and Prices upon application
SOLD BY
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington Street. JERSEY CITY. N.J.
ention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS FORDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in esch Flat
Ready now, all clean and healthy.
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
>A/est Hoboken, N. J.
Please mention the EichanKO when writing.
FERNS IN FLATS
Extra fine stock in the lead-
ing varieties. Ready for June
and July delivery.
Write for special prices, stating quantity
needed.
Prices on Fall plants and bulbs are
cheerfully quoted by
F. W. 0. SCHMTZ, Prince Bay, N. Y.
PlMi* mention th« Exobuig* when wrltlaffi
Fern Seedlings
In the leading best varieties for potting;
ready by the middle of June. For aasorted
varietiea, SI. 50 per flat; 10 flatj at $1.25
each; 60 flats at $1.00 each. Plants packed
out of flats for shipment, 110 clumps to a
flat.
Ferns for Fern Dishes
Bushy, full grown, healthy, 2^-inch
stock; in eight leading varieties, price $3.00
per 100.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 3^-inch pots, well rooted, ready for
shifting, $6.00 per dozen. $40.00 per 100,
All express orders. Cash with order, please.
B. Soifau Fernery
199 Grant Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
CYRTOMIUN
ROCHFORDIANUMI
Extra fine plants of this grand new Fern in 3.inch
pots at $7.00 per 100. These plants are now ready
for a shift into 4-inch and. will make specimens by
Fall.
R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
Please mention the £i;Qhang9 wh^p ^t4li(.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2>i-inch stock, in largest and brat
assortment. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTrUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strong,
clean, thrifty stock from S-inch pots, $4.00 per
doz., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per doi.,
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in le-inch
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, m perfect condition,
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, Z-inch
stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. S-inch.
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An eiceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2>^-inch
stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM. Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strong,
bushy, 2}i-inch stock. $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.60 per 1000. B. • ""
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled with Fern Seedlings,
numbenng several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting- assortment of 15
best Fcm Dish Varieties, undivided clumps. SI 00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 m 10 000
lots and $8.50 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request and remittance
of 12c. i>er 100 plants for postage.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting, $1.00 per 100. $8.60
per 1000.
PTERIS ANDERSONII. Queen of the Pteri
family, a distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
handsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes.
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2)4-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., $20.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
Price list comprising 50 best commercial Ferns on
application.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
64
The Florists' Exchange
Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
>A/rite for our Wholesale List
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writiBg.
Apple Trees
Plum Trees id
Peach Trees
We will be able to furnish a limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper trees
this Fall.
JOS. H. BLACK SON ® CO
Hightstown. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, V«rSJ; Robbinsville, N.J.
^^Saa^mentlo^h^xohany^?henwriting.
U
'S
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
ofifered by
G.W.VAN GELDEREN, Boskoop, Holland
We grow Peonies too, good varieties. catSoJSe
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue.
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
H. DEM OUDEN & SON
The Old Farm Nunerin BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Evergreens Our Specialty
Write for complete Wholeeate CataJogue
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilbolz, QuedUnbur^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
WRITE FOR PRICES.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $5.00
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to $ Duane Street. New York
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
** Horticultural
Advertiser"
This is The British Trade Paper bein^ read
weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 75
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Notts.
As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscriptions, send a copy of
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to the nursery or seed tra"^-*^ Address
Editors of the 'H. A"
Chlllwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
KOSTER & CO.
ll'^s^^^s, Boskoop, Holland
ROSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Catalogue jree on demand
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
greens that will be decidedly attrac
tive to anyone who is BUYING TO SELL AGAIN. If you are in the market for
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreena, send in yourliata
and we will give you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West Farms Road, N. Y. City
FleaBO mention the Exchange when writing.
Northern Grown Nursery Stock
We Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
ABsortment of Hcrbaceous Perennials, Etc.
, Prices Reasonable. Vvno/esaie Trade List for the Asking
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. J.
Just Received From Our Holland Nurserleai
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireas
Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
Please mention the Exchange when i
ritlng.
Large Trees
OAKS AND MAPLES
PINES AND HEMLOCKS
ANDORRA NURSERIES
WILLIAM WARNER HARPER, Prop.
Chestnut HiU, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
"pTeaaem^ntiontheExchange^^enwriUngr
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Tines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
the Exchange when writing.
JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale G
for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
wiche'sen * Co. \ Gt.YanWaYereii&Kruiin
Naarden. HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
Please send list of wants. Catalogue on applica-
c/o MAITUS & WARE, 14 Stone Street, New Yorli City
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Quotations and Catalogs now ready oi
ail Bulbs, Azaleas, Rhododendrons.
Rosea, Lilacs. Palms, Etc.
Sassenheim, Holland
140 N. 13th St- PhUadelphia. Pa.
Pltiase mention the Exohmge when writing.
Evergreens English Ivy Plants
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, "°A°u°„Si» '"
ELIZABETH, N. J.
Pleaao mention the Exchange when writtog.
English Ivy
strong, bushy stock
Out of 4- and 5-inch pots 3 to 4 ft. long
$12.00 per 100.
WILLIAM GOTTHARDT
311-319 Ocean Ave., JERSEY CUV, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
4l4-m. pots, 5 to 6 ft., $15.00 per 100.
DEANS & JACOBSON
448 Second Ave., ASTORIA, L. I. CITY,
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Subscribers Please Note. — The Flo-
rists' Exchange is a trade paper, and its
advertisements quote wholesale prices.
For that reason it should be treated
with care. Copies should not be left
lying where they will be seen by out-
siders, nor should they on any account
be used as wrapping or packing ma-
terial. Furthermore, the fact that a
purchaser not in the trade may seek to
obtain goods at trade prices by no
means compels you to sell him at
wholesale.
July 12, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
65
AMZBICAir ASBOCIATIOV OF WBSZB'nCZir
President, J. B. Pilklngton, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala. ; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Toungers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland, O.
Ceanothus Americanus
(Subject of this week's illustration)
In the Ceanothus Americanus we have a handsome
native shrub, representing a large number of species
indigenous to this country, and of which it is almost
alone in its hardy character. It is found in a wild
state from Canada to Texas, often in great quantities,
but it is not to be despised because it is wild. Being
a wild shrub, it may deter those from planting it
who think that to be of value a plant umst be of for-
eign origin. Looking at the plant shown in the photo-
graph, we thought a prettier one we had not seen
of it; and, in fact, at the time it flowered, late
June, there was not a prettier shrub in bloom among
hundreds of other kinds in the collection containing it.
The illustration speaks for itself as to the merits
of the shrub, leaving it only to be said that its fl)w-
ers are white.
Botanies tell us the leaves of this Ceanothus have
been used for tea in New Jersey, hence its common
name. New Jersey Tea. But this common name is
rarely applied to it; Ceanothus seems such an easy one
to remember.
This species, Americanus, is practically the only one
hardy, if we except the ovatus, a smaller growing one
which is found in the Eastern States, but is not thought
the equal in display of Americanus.
On the Pacific Coast there are several species, among
them integervimus, blue flowered; divaricatus, pale
blue; and thyrsiflorus, blue, which have been unsuc-
cessfully tried here. They will endure some cold, but
not the degree required in Pennsylvania. There are
some hybrids between these California sorts and Ameri-
canus which have some hardiness, but not sufficient
for our hard Winters.
As the Ceanothus Americanus flowers from its new
growth, it should be pruned back almost to the ground
before growth starts in Spring, such as was the case
with the specimen before us; then every shoot fl;)wers.
Considering the beauty of the Fuchsia
and the near approach to hardiness in
OQany of the species and varieties, it
is surprising that more attention is not given to their
outdoor cultivation.
There are two or three varieties of a Chilian species,
macrostemma, which are well known as being able to
resist considerable frost; these are conica, globosa, gra-
cilis and pumila. i'"rom the globosa a seedling was
raised in Scotland in 1S30, much hardier than the tyjic.
This is called Riccartoni, and is now held to be the hardi-
est of all Fuchsias. In the warmer portions of Eng-
land it is hardy, and in Scotland, where snows cover it
in Winter, it has also lived through the same seas<ni.
In Ireland, as well as in the portions of England re-
ferred to, liedges are made of Hiccartoni, forming thick
masses six to eight feet high. The flowers of this va-
riety are produced in great numbers; they are small,
but of a scarlet color, which makes a beautiful display.
There is a lover of flowers who has had the Fuchsia
Riccartoni growing in his garden in Philadelphia for
tlie past ten years. It is growing in a border along-
side his tlwelling. When Winter is setting in he cuts
back tile ])lant to within a few inches of the ground,
and tluMi co\ers it witli soil, hiding it from view. This
|]riserv(s it safely, as should it freeze below the soil
I III' |ilant is not hurt, as it would be were it exposed to
light and air.
Even ordinary Fuchsias have been known to live out
in the vicinity of New York wiicn treated in the same
way; that is, cut down almost to the ground, with soil
piled over them. When it is proposed to try to keep
them in this way it Is a good jjlan to plant them, in
the flr,st place, an inch or so deeper than usual, in order
that there may be eyes below ground from which shiiots
may start in Spring.
In the growing of this Fuchsia outdoors in the way
desired there is a large field of uses for which it could
be planted, to add to which in many portions of our
country, wliere freezings are slight, there would lie no
need of Winter covering.
mu IT .,1 Visitors to Philadelphia are often
The Uard- eharmed with the beautiful Box bushes,
lest Box ^jjpj^ nearly of tree size, which may be
seen flonrisliing luxuriantly tiiere, and those of them who
li\e north of that city exjircss regret that the sorts they
si-f jirc not hardy in New EiigUnid or any place where
llir I'old is more intense than it is at Philadelphia.
.Mciiliiin has been made before of the superior hardiness
111 till- .la|)anfse .species, Buxus Japonica, and reference
is made to this fact in the following extract from the
lliilleliii of Popular Information, issued by the Arnold
Arboretum. "On the righthand side of Azalea Path the
Japanese Box (Buxus Japonica) is already in flower.
This is a shrub of rather open habit with small yellow-
green leaves, and the only really hardy Box which has
been tried in the Arboretum. It is therefore of special
interest to persons in search of broad-leaved evergreens
suitable for New England gardens. It is remarkable,
therefore, that this plant, which was raised here from
seed brought from Japan by Professor Sargent twenty
years ago, has remained practically unknown in this
country beyond the borders of the Arboretum." Even
of the English Box, Boxus sempervirens, there are some
varieties hardier than others. The one known as arbor-
escens is as good a one as any in this respect; another
is the variety rotundifolia, which has larger, rounder
leaves than many others.
It is a great help toward hardiness in Box to plant
them on elevated positions rather than low ones, as the
growth matures well before Winter sets in.
Hardiest
Rhododendrons
Fuchsia
Riccartoni
In the Bulletin of Popular Infor-
maliun, issued by the Arnold Ar-
boretum, Boston, Mass., mention-
ing Rhododendrons in general, this is said concerning the
very hardiest sorts in that locality: "Some of them which
have grown in eastern Massachusetts, for many years
and have proved perfectly hardy here, even in exposed
positions, are: among the red-flowered varieties, R. atro-
sanguineum (very early), Charles Dickens and H. W.
Sargent (late) ; among the pink flowered varieties, Mrs.
C. S. Sargent and Henrietta Sargent, similar in general
appearance, but the latter with smaller and more com-
pact flower clusters and flowers of a less perfect pink;
among the rose-celored varieties, R. roseum elegans and
I^ady Armstrong; among the dark purple-flowered varie-
ties, R. purpureum grandiflorum, purpureum elegans,
and King of the Purples; among the light purples, R.
Everestianum, one of the hardiest of these hybrids;
among the whites, R. Catawbiense album (early), album
elegans and album grandiflorum (both slightly tinged
with blush) ; and among the whites tinged with pink,
R. dellcatissimum (very late)."
J, .. A great deal of attention has been given
B*''kth'* °^ ^^'^ to shrubs with attractive berries,
ucKthorn ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ mostly such as tend so much
to beautify lawns in Autumn. Viburnums have been
much spoken of, as the genus contains so many species.
At present, we wish to refer to the Buckthorns, several
of which are noted for their display of berries in
.Vutumn and one of which, Rhamnus Caroliniana, is a
Ceanothus Americanus
. In former days Bignonia embraced sev-
Bignonia gj.jjj species, but at the present time all
Capreolata 1,^^^ ^^^^^ transferred to Tecoma except
the capreolata, the one of our notes. This is the well
known Cross Vine of the South, found from Virginia
to F'lorida. It is a handsome vine, climbing trees to
a height of 50ft. or more, having evergreen leaves,
and being hardy enough to succeed as far North as
Philadelphia. Its flowers are beautiful; they are trum-
pet shaped, about 2in. in length, orange red without,
yellow within, produced in axillary clusters of a showy
character in Sjiring, and arc quite unlike any other
hardy vine.
This vine clings by tendrils, in this way ascending
easily, even attaching itself to plastered walls. The.
writer has seen it on the wall of a house in Philadel-
))hia, on which it had reached above the second story
window, and there it flowered beautifully every Spring.
Anyone possessing a vine of this Bignonia could in-
crease it from cuttings or by layering it. The vine
seeds freely in the South, but the seeds are not often
gathered by dealers there, as it would appear from the
difficulty in procuring it. There seems an opening in
the South for one who could supply seeds of trees and
shrubs of that region.
particularly handsome species, both in foliage and berry.
The foliage of this Buckthorn is of a shining green,
which of itself is sufficient to recommend it. The leaves
are three to four inches long and half as wide, which is
quite large for a Buckthorn. But it is its berries which
ornament it most. These are clustered along the
branches and change from green to red and from red to
]iurple black, and are about the size of a small Pea.
It is when the berries reach their red-colored stage
that the chief beauty of tlic bush is seen. It is then of
handsome appearance, the berries nestling among the
lustrous green leaves.
This Carolina Buckthorn is not available as a hedge
plant, such as the common European one, R. cathartica
is often used for, because it lacks the thorns of the
latter. Its use is, therefore, confined to that of an
ornamental bush, as which it is much valued.
As to its hardiness, it is quite hardy at Philadelphia,
and should lie much farther North, as it is reputed as
growing wild from Southern Pennsylvania southward to
Texas. Though classed as a shrub it often makes a small
tree when so shaped when young, attaining a height of
twenty feet or so when in favorable soil.
There is to be added to the merits of this Rhamnus
the fact that when Autumn is reached the foliage
changes to a deep yellow.
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Cattleyas
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25 to 40 bulbs - - - - . each $3.00
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Formosum Giganteum
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CATTLEYAS Gigas, Trianae, Schroederae,
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Beaonla Vernon (Sultan) $1.50
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GERANIUMS, Ivy. Mixed. 2, 3 and 4-in., $2.00,
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GERANIUMS, Mad. SaUerol. 2-in., $2.00 per
100. $15.00 per 1000.
GERANIUMS, Rose Scented. 3-in., $5.00 per
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GERMAN IVY, or Parlor Ivy. 2}i-in.. $2.00 per
100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE. Fine purple, 2-in.. $2.00 per 100;
3-in.. $5.00 per 100; 4-in.. $8.00 per 100.
HYDRANGEA. For growing on. 3-in., fine, $6.00
per 100.
LEMON VERBENAS. 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. White. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100;
2H-in., $2.60 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. YeUow. 2H-in.. $3.00 per
100; 3-in.. $5.00 per 100.
NASTURTIUMS, Double Mixed. 2H-'n., *2.50
per 100; 3-in., $3.60 per 100.
PETUNIAS, Double Mixed. 2M-'n., $2.50 per
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus.
per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2H-in., $2.50 per 100,
$25.00 per 1000.
AGERATUM. 3 kinds, white and blue, 2H-in.,
$2.00 per 100.
ALYSSUM. Double, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100.
ALYSSUM. Double, 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
ACHYRANTHES Lindenl. 2}i -in., $2.00 per 100.
ABUTILON SavitzU and others. 2M-in., $2.50
per 100.
ALTERNANTHERA. 3 varieties, 2-in., $2.00
per 100.
BEGONIA. 6 varieties, 2Ji-in., $2.50 per 100.
COLEUS VerscbaSeltii and Golden Bedder,
and 10 other fancy varieties; excellent stock.
2M-in., $2.50 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUM, YeUow BonnaSon.
2-in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Early leading varieties.
2-in., $2.00 per 100.
CUPHEA Platycentra (agar Plants). 2-in.,
$2.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN from best European strains. 2H-
in., $5.00 and $8.00 per 100.
CANNAS. 3H-iu.. leading varieties, $5.00 per
100, $40.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indlvlsa. To close put, will sac-
rifice at a very low price. 5 and 6-in. pots, $3.00
per doz., $25.00 per 100. Take advantage of
ttiis^offer; it will not appear again.
3-in., $4.00 per 100.
FUCHSIAS. Fine stock. 2H-in., $2.50 per lOOj
3-in., $5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS. Leading varieties. 2, 3 and 4-in.,
$2.00. $5.00 and $7.00 per 100.
100.
PETUNIAS. Single. 8 varieties, 2-in., $2.00
per 100.
PYRETHRUM, Yellow. 2l4-in.. $2.50 per 100.
SALVIA Splendens, Bonfire and Zurich. 2H-
in., $2.50 per 100.
SWAINSONA Alba. 2H-in.. $3.00 per 100. .
SNAPDRAGONS, Buxton's Silver Pink. 2-in.,
$2.50 per 100.
SNAPDRAGONS. Transplanted from soil. 4
colors. Pink. White. Yellow and Red, $1.00 per
100.
STEVIA. Dwarf, fine plants. 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
VINCA Variegata. 2-in.. $2.00 per 100.
VERBENA. All colors. 2t^-in.. $2.00 ner 100.
TRANSPLANTED ASTtKS. All varieties, all
colors, early and late, 60c. per 100. $3.00 per 1000.
The above stock is well grown. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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PlMi. meatlon th» B¥(ilniig. whm wrltlin,
Trees in the National Cemetery
at Gettysburg
To those acquainted with trees it is
surprisingly Interesting to notice the
beautiful and vigorous growth of the trees
adorning the grounds of the National
Cemetery, Gettysburg. It is not that the
trees are more than ordinary kinds, ex-
cept in a few instances, but it is the vig-
orous growth of all of them, even in
what may be said their full growth, for
these trees were planted about fifty years
ago. Taking the common Norway Spruce
and the Hemlock Spruce, the writer in
all his experience never saw their equals,
neither wild nor cultivated. There
are specimens of both, perhaps 75ft.
high, and in perfect form and perfect
health, such as one would expect to see
in those of but 20ft. One Norway was
75ft. high by 40ft. in spread at base; a
Hemlock 60x40, and both perfect from
base to summit, with no sign that the
limit of growth was near. There are
several of these trees on the grounds, one
and all of which are surprising for their
beauty.
Among trees not as common as they
should be were the following: Pieea
Pichta, 30ft. ; Lawson Cypress, 40ft. ;
Abies Pinsapo, 35ft. The Lawson Cy-
press had not the vigor of most all the
other trees, some of its lower branches
appearing to disadvantage. Of uncom-
mon trees a weeping European Silver
Fir, 35ft., was most interesting.
Other trees worthy of note were Thuja
occidentalis, 35ft. ; Picea orientalis,
30ft.; Picea alba, 25ft., and as blue al-
most as the Colorado Blue Spruce ; Abies
Nordmanniana 60ft., Taxodium disti-
chum, 80ft.x50ft., Salisburia, branched at
5ft, 60ft. high; English Beech, 60f t. x
60ft.
There are many plantings of Retinis-
poras and other evergreens kept in
pruned forms many of which appear
to have been originally planted in lots of
three. These are mostly kept in heights
of about 18ft., there are variations of
these dimensions. Near the entrance
gate, for instance, there are some of the
most perfectly shaped Eetinispora squar-
rosa one could wish to see, 8ft.x48ft. ;
the same can be said of other Betinis-
poras near by, not a blemish in out-
line visible in any of them.
The deciduous Cypress, Taxodium, re-
ferred to as being 80ft.x50ft., is far more
spreading than the writer has seen trees
of it heretofore. Trees of it equally as
tall and not half of it one width, are what
is usually met with. There are many of
these Cypresses in the parks and private
grounds about Phila., but none of them
of the width of this one.
There are a few specimens of the beau-
tiful Hydrangea quercifolia in this ceme-
tery, one of which was about 6ft. higli,
a perfect bush, bearing about 100 pani-
cles of flowers, the best one the writer
ever saw. This species is quite hardy as
far as N. Y. City. The youngest leaves
are not unlike those of a full grown Scar-
let Oak, a similarity not so noticeable
when the leaves are full grown ; this ac-
counts for the common name, Oak leaved
Hydrangea, applied to it.
On the 4th of July, when these notes
were taken, every grave of the thousands
of the dead had been decorated with two
flags, one of which represented the com-
mon Post flag of the G. A. R., the other
of the same size, but blue in color, the
flags crossed. The effect was extremely
beautiful, the combination giving a wav-
ing mass of pleasing color.
The extraordinary vigor of the trees in
this national cemetery gives rise to the
thought that the remains of the dead
heroes may account for it. The ceme-
tery is on sloping ground, the interments
all being on the higher portions. The
trees mentioned as of extra vigor, are all
well below this, and water percolating
the soil would appear to be in a line to
meet the roots of these trees.
This national cemetery was planned
by Waiiam Saunders, who, in the early
60s. was a florist in Germantown,
Philadelphia, afterward entering the gov-
ernment service in the Agricultural Dept.
at Washington, where he remained until
his death. J. M.
Panama-Pacific International
Exposition
Horticulturists and floriculturists from
all parts of the world are exhibiting much
interest in the horticultural display to be
made at this exposition in San Francisco
in 1915. One of the inducements offered
is a $1000 trophy for the most beautiful
new Rose.
In addition to the many Americans
who intend to make exhibits, some of the
well known English florists are also ne-
gotiating for the presentation of dis-
plays. Among the latter are Kelway &
Son of Langport, who may reproduce a
model of the Hampton Court Palace Gar-
dens ; Anthony Waterer, Sutton & Co.,
and possibly others. In addition to the
Palace of Horticulture which is to oc-
cupy an area of 5 acres, a reservation of
about 15 acres has been made for the out-
door horticultural exhibit in connection
with the Department of Horticulture.
John McLaren is chief landscape gar-
dener of the exposition and already has
plans and stock well under way for plant-
ing and beautifying the grounds at large.
Beadera will eonf.r • t%vot npom u
of more than passing vain. If, wli.& or-
Aerln? atook of onx advertla.Ta, thaj
will montion aoMnr th. adrt la tk.
Bzoluuig*.
P LAN TS
From 2H-in. pots, at $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS
Sprengeri; ANTHERICUM vittatum variega-
tum; ARTILLERY PLANTS; PARLOR IVY;
EUONYMUS radlcans variegata; EUONYMUS
Golden Variegated; HYDRANGEA Otaksa;
SWAINSONA alba; COLEUS, Verscliafleltii,
Golden Bedder; MOONVINES, large flowering
white; PASSION VINE, two varietiea.
Plants from 3-in. pots. $4.00 per 100. IVY,
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Advance, Polly Rose,
White Cloud, Diana, Pacific Supreme, from
2H-inch pots. $2.00 per 100.
KENTI A Belmoreana. 3 to 4 leaves. $1.50 per doz.
MYRTLE PLANTS, the real Bridal Myrtle, 3-in.
pots. $1.00 per doz.; 4-in. pots. $1.50 per doz.
PASSION VINE. 4-in. pots, 10c. each.
HONEYSUCKLE Halleana, 4-in. pots, $1.50 doz.
ind Westmoreland St
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Poinsettias
TRUE TYPE, June Delivery
Extra strong, 2>^uich plants, shipped in
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$6-00 per lOO
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=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA indlvlsa, 3-in., $5.00; 4-in., $10.00;
5-in.. $25.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevine, Ricard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in.. $2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS, 3-in., 10c.;
4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c.
VINCA variegata, 2-in.. 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
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GERANIUMS
CANNAS
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Florence Vaughan, 4-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00
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COLEUS
CALADIUM Esculentum, 5-in.. $8.00 per 100,
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Our stock is extra fine.
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CYCLAMEN
Splendens Giganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 2>^-in. pots, $5.50
per 100. $50.00 per 1000; from 3-in. pots. $8.00
per 100. $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
From 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00
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PRIMULA obconica grandiflora
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Seasonable Plants
AGERATUM. J2.00 per 100.
BEGONIA Semperflorens. For bedding, $3.00
per 100.
COBAEA Scandens. $10.00 per 100.
CANNAS. Best Varieties. $6.00 per 100.
COSMOS. Transplanted, $1.60 per 100.
CENTAUREA Cyanus (Bachelor^s Button). $1.S0
per 100.
CENTAUREA Moschatus, $1.50 per 100.
DRACAENA Indivlsa. 6-mch, $25.00 per 100.
r-inch, 30 to SB-in. high, $40.00 per 100.
FUCHSIAS. 3M-inch, $7.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Standard Varieties, including
Wm. Langguth and Mountain of Snow.
3>4-inch, $7.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE. 2Ji-inch, $2.00 per 100; 3H-
inch, $6.00 per 100.
IVY GERANIUMS. 3M-inch, $7.00 per 100.
LOBELIA Compacta. $2.00 per 100.
LANTANAS. 3H-inch, $6.00 per 100.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS. 3>^incb, $8.00
per 100.
MARIGOLDS, Dwarf and Tall. $1.00 per 100.
PETUNIAS, Double. 2Ji-inch, $2.50 per 100;
3k-inch, $8.00 per 100.
PELARGONIUMS. 4-inch and 5-inch, $20.00 and
$30.00 per 100.
SALVIAS, 2Ji-inch, $2.50 per 100; 3K-inch, $5.00
nerlOO.
SWEET WILLIAMS. $4.00 per 100.
SCABIOSA. $2.00 per 100.
VINCAS. 4-inch, $7.50 and $10.00 per 100.
ZINNIAS. Transplanted, $1.50 per 100.
ROOTED CUTTINGS
ACHYRANTHES. 75c. per 100.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS. White and pink.
76c. pa 100, $6.00 per 1000.
ROOTED CUTTINGS and 2>i.inch CHRYS-
ANTHEMUMS, A 1 stock, in the following
varieties. Send for prices:
Smith's Advance, Polly Rose, Glory of
Pacific, Pacific Supreme, Golden Glow, Mon-
rovia, Harry Parr, Donatello, A. Byron, M.
Weaver, Merry Jane, Golden King, Dr. Engue-
liard, G. Pitcher, E. Papworth, T. Eaton,
Jerome Jones, J. Nonln, M. Dean. POMPONS
In variety.
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For Two Weeks .°w«,r.'^^/^!
■ Wl I IIV llV««n«I ^, Strong sto^ij
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Perkins, Rlcard and
other assortments. 4-in, pots, $5.00 per 100. $40.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000;
2M-in. pots. $2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000.
CANNAS, Austria, Poiteriue and E£andale.
$3.00 per 100.
VERBENA; ALYSSUM, dwarf; CIGAR
PLANTS; PETUNIAS. 2Ji.in. pots. $1.76 per
100, $18.00 per 1000. • •" >-^
LOBELIA Mallard. 4-in. pots; $8.00 per
100; 2K-h>. pots. $2.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Sprengerl, LATE
CABBAGE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, ENDIVE,
CAULIFLOWER. 3-in.. $4.00 per 100.
SMITH'S HYBRID MOONVINE. 3-in. pots.
$5.00 per 100.
SALVIA Bonfire. S-in. pots. $3.00 per 100.
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, in separate colors.
4-inch pots. 80c. per doz.
J. S. BLOOM. - Riegelsville. Pa.
Pleas, mentioa th» Exohang. wh.n -writiag.
ASPARAGUS
Sprengeri. 2>i-inch pots, ready now, $2.00 per
100.
PRIMROSES
Chinese Obcooica and Baby. Ready in Julv
$2.00 per 100. _
PANDANUS VEITCHII. 6-inch pots, $1.00 each
PANSY SEED, Giant Flowering. New crop.,
oi. $4.00.
Jos. H. Cunningham, Delaware, Ohio
^ Pieman mantlon the Exohany whtn wrlttng.
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
2}^-inch $5.00 per 100
Seedlings : $12.00 per 1000
Greenhouse-grown Seeds. 6.00 per 1000
West Main Greenhouses
CORFU, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ths Prlcea AdTertdsed In tli* Florlati'
Exehasff* ar* foz THB TBASB OKbT.
Field Grown Carnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, well grown and healthy
Ready July 15th and after. Let us book your order now
, Per 100 Per 1000
The Herald, scarlet $12.00 $100.00
Gloriosa, medium pink 8.00 75.00
Pink Delight, flesh pink 8.00 75.00
White Wonder 7.00 60.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
White Perfection 6.00 50.00
Enchantress, flesh pink $6.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00
Washington, dark pink 6.00
(Sport of Enchantress)
Victory, scarlet 6.00
Scarlet Glow 6.00
Per 100 Per 1000
$50.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
Chicago Caraation Co.
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
nention the Exchange when writing.
Baltimore, Md.
Samuel Feast & Sons have closed their
branch store at Charles st. and Mt. Royal
ave.
July 4 was only a half holiday with
most florists ; a few of them were com-
pelled to keep open all day, being busy
with funeral work.
The weather has been extremely hot
and dry and all outside stock is suffering.
There have been but two rains that
amounted to anything since May, and
these have been accompanied with wind
and hail that did as much damage as
the rain did good. In one of the storms
two weeks ago Jesse P. King at Mt. Airy,
Md., lost at least half his glass by had
besides considerable damage to his stock.
J. W. P.
Among those who will go to the Minne-
apolis convention from Baltimore are
R. Vincent, Jr., and Mrs. Vincent, and
probably Richard A. Vincent. While it
is not yet known how many will make the
trip, it is understood that the B. & O.
will be selected to take the party to Chi-
cago, thence to Minneapolis with the
Chicago Florists' Cub.
Newport, R. I.
Alex. McWilliam, who has been the
head gardener in charge of the I. M.
Davis place here for many years, has
resigned and is to visit his native coun-
try, Scotland, Mrs. McWilliam accom-
panying him.
Many of the gardeners here are plan-
ning to take part in the American Sweet
Pea Society's exhibition in Boston this
Saturday.
As has been the custom with our Sum-
mer retail flower stores for several sea-
sons, they are putting up elegant window
displays. There is no rush with them,
however, as yet. But with so many peo-
ple here the outlook is good.
Alex. MacLellan.
Coming Exlubitions
Boskoop, Holland. — Exhibition of Rosea
by the Buraary of Treea and Plants.
July, 1913. Jac. den Ouden, Sec'y.
Boston, Mass. — Exhibition of the Amer-
ican Sweet Peas Society at Horticul-
tural Hall, July 12 and 13.
New York, N. Y. — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New York, in the En-
gineering Bldg., 25-33 W. 89th at
Dahlias. Orchids. Gladioli. Rosea,
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc.,
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept 23 to 26.
Chrysanthemums, Orchids. Roses,
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants, etc., Nov. 6 to 7.
Orange, IT. J. — Eighth Annual Dahlia
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Florlcultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall, Sept 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
Tarrytown, W. Y. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall. Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
50,000 ICARNATION PLANTS
We are now booking orders for the following field-grown plants, shipments to
be made the latter part of July. Our plants are exceptionally large and healthy this
year. Satisfaction guaranteed.
White Wonder Beacon Enchantress Mrs. Ward Perfection
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
May Day, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
GEORGE PETERS & SONS, Hempstead, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRICES: 12 Rooted [Cutttngs $3.00, 38
Rooted Cuttlnga t5.0a,\S0 Rooted Cut-
tints $7.00, 100 Rooted Cuttin£s $12.00, 1000
Rooted Cuttln£a $100.00.
L.L.EDOUZE BROS., ',^'"'^~^°-?i^^J'?? J^^'^''*'
Pleajfl mention the Exohange when writing.
Enchantress Supreme
DA ~
BROOKLVN, N. Y.
STEVIA
Green and Variegated— Fine Stock
CHAS.ZIMMER,!
Cannas g-;
Geraniums
and bloom, 3H-in., 6c.
West Collingswood, N. J.
I 3 miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
; 4-in. [and 4^-in. King
tjert, 10c. Bouvier, Crozy
ueen Charlotte, 8c.
Mme. SaUeroi, fine. 4^
and 4-in., 8c.: La Favorite,
Nutt and ^assorted, in bud
Rooted Carnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field-
grown plants.
BASSEn'S flORAl GARDENS cAUPORNi*
B. S. BASSETT. Prop.
Fleaae mention the ExohABge whea writiBg.
_, from pots, 8c.
BELLAMY BROS., TrSiVvl
j Plew mention the Exohanga when writing.
ARAlJCARIAfxcelsia-V-an^^-
HYDRANGEA Otaksa^^''
plants, 7Sc. and $1.00 each. Cash w
ASCHMANN BROS., The Hustlers
Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave.
PmUADEUPHIA. PA.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing,
I Snapdragons
WWte, Pink, Yellow, Critnson or Miied.
2-in., $2.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, heavy, 4-in., $6.00
per 100. Rooted Cuttings, S. A. Nutt or Mixed,
$1.00 per 100. Nutt and Buchner, 2-in., $2.00
per 100.
Albert Wm. Boer^er, Gardenville, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing,
SNILAX
As good aa It can be grown.
Can fill any sized order at $1.25 per 100 for 250
or over; $1.50 per 100 for less than 250.
PLUMOSUS, $2.50 per 100; SPRENGERI,
$1.60 per 100; HATCHERI, $5.00 per 100.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster. Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE EXCHANGE— Btsl Advertisise Mdiaa
CARNATIONS
r.DWNIR&S«N$C«.
LAFAYETTE. INDIANA
Ple«» mention the EzohaBre whem writlmf.
Chrysanthemums
Pot plants, In abundance, ready now.
Bonnaffon, White Ivory, Pacific Supreme,
Polly Rose, Diana, Col. Appieton, Golden
Eagle, Wm. Duckham, Crocus, Kahn, etc.,
«2.75 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
Extra large plants of above varieties, branchy,
with tops taken out, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000.
CHINA ASTER PLANTS
In early and late varieties, separate colors,
labeled. $3.00 per 1000. Cut flower varieties.
CABBAGE PLANTS. $2.00 per 1000.
RED CABBAGE PLANTS. $3.00 per 1000.
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS, $4.00 per 1000.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. $2.50 per 1000.
100 1000
ABUTILON. Six varieties $2.00 $17.50
AGERATUM. Blue and white 2.00 17.50
ALTERNANTHERA. Red and yel-
low 2.00 15.00
ALYSSUM. Two varieties 2.00 15.00
BEGONIA Vernon 2.26 20.00
COLEUS. Red and yellow 2.00 17.50
CUPHEAS 2.00 15.00
VERBENAS. Assorted 2.25 20.00
And thousands upon thousands of
other stock at bargain prices.
Correspondence solicited.
ALONZO J BRYAN Wlialesale FlorUI.
HLun<,u J. oniHn Washington, n.j.
Please mention the Exchange when wTitinc
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SPECIAL PRICES
Chrysanthemums and Roses
Good strong stock from 2^-in pots.
YELLOW
MERRY JANE
COMOLETA
NAGOYA
GOLDEN GLOW
ROMAN GOLD
BABY POMPON
MRS. BEN, Pompon bronze
Plants not draJtm or hard
PINK
UNAKA
PACIFIC SUPREME
MAUD DEAN
WHITE
CHAS. RAZER
All of the above. $2.50 per 100
GRAFTED ROSES
Extra strong 4-in. stock, at $20.00 per 100
GOLDEN GATE
DBLE-WHITE KILLARNEY
RADIANCE
RICHMOND
MORGAN
SUNBURST.O""Ro°'' *-'"';'■ "t »i5 "0
o VJi-n i» ^JXXO 1 , p^ ,(,j_ ,120.00 per 1000
ROBERT CRAIG CO., 4900 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRIMROSESand CYCLAMEN
PRIMULA Obconica, On
rnimULH Crandiflora
ither strain),
«..xv..« uf Gigantea,
_jixed or separate colors, 2K-inch, $3.00 per
100; 2-mch, S2.00 per 100. PRIMULA,
Chinese, 2 Ji-inch. $3.50 per 100. PRIMULA
malacoldes, (the Giant Baby Primrose)
2M-inch, S3.00 per 100.
CINERARIAS— Dreer's
inch, S3.00 per 100.
Dwarf Prize, 2Ji.
OMCX AMFM Giganteum, best strain, in
W ■ WLnintn assorted colors, 3-inch, ready
for 4-inch, SS.OO per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2H-inch, $3.00 per
100; 3-inch, $4.00 per 100; SH-inch (extra
strong), $8.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS
Hatcher], strong, 2}^-inch, $5.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2H->nc!i, $3.00
per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Homell. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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NEW! NEW! NEW!
™ SNAPDRAGON
FLOWERING
WHITE
The finest and most valuable Snapdragon ever offered. Will flower from
October to July. Indispensable to a retail florist. Fine stock 2>^-inch
1^ pots. Ready for benching. Delivery any time after August 1st.
/ $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Order early, as stock is limited
f PHELPS, The Florist. Marlboro, Mass.
S!>~x — X — X'^'X-^*::--X'~x~-x>-t-'-r*~X'~x — x — x — »~x-~x-
writing-
Please mention the Exchange whei
KAISERIN ROSES. 3-inch pots, %Z
ENGLISH IVY, 3-inch potB, 6.00
VINCAS, heavy, 4-inch, 10.00
FERNS, Scottii, 2)i-iuch, $5.00 per 100; 4-inch, 20 00
BOUVARDIA. White. 2M-inch, .... 5 00
CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa.
PleoBB mention th« Exohanre when wrltinf.
Fern Seedlings
In 8 of the Best Varieties, ready for
potting, at $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000;
10c. extra per 100 by mail.
Assorted Varieties, from 2l£-in. pots,
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
Boston and Wtiitmani Ferns 3!;' "e'ach
Kentia Belmoreana t!"- ^siflact-s'^n''
$15.00 per 100; 2M-in., $10.00 per 106.
FRANK N. ESHESEIN, MadlSOn, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Arrived
in fine
condition.
CATTLE TA Trianae, specially fine type. C.
Dowiana, G. Gaskelliana, C. Percivaliana,
C. speciosissima, Odontoglossum grande,
Oncidium spiendidum, O. bicallosum,
Lycaste Slcinneri, Dendrobium formosum, D.
Jamesianum, D. chrysotoxum, etc.
Write for prices.
LAGER & HURRELL, 'SUMMIT, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Commercial Rose Gulhirj ^i^^.
Heavily Illus. Price, $1.50. Postpaid.
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New Yoric
U/>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Suggestions
Tor the Ketail Grower
When we consider the Cinerarias as
plants for profit, we do not get far, and
there are not very many of us who can
truthfully say that they are growing the
P ants for that purpose. But as show
plants the Cinerarias hardly have an
equal; espeeiaUy is this a fact with the
smaller retail grower, for he can suc-
cessfully handle them in almost any house
and by a succession of flowering plants
commg on he can have a splendid display
from Christmas up to Easter Sunday
He may never sell a plant, but what of
that .' An array of color and flowers such
as those Cinerarias give to the show
house, and at such small cost, can not
be had from any other stock grown from
seed in a few months. So many of us
fail to pay the proper attention to the
show house as yet. The day after Christ-
mas there is hardly a flower to be seen;
an effort is made to have a good show
for the holidays and that is all ; whereas,
with proper management, the show house
should present a flower garden every day
up to Spring with such inexpensive
plants as Cinerarias, Primulas, Calceo-
larias and Schizanthuses, all of which
are of the easiest culture. Why not go
into this a little deeper for the coming
Winter season? Now is the time to sow
seed and to make preparations. Do not
talk about poor business, growing Ge-
raniums for Winter flowering or a quiet
time after the holidays; the trouble us-
ually lies deeper. Business never was
Isetter. People get enough of Geraniums
during the Summer months ; grow the
things they cannot have in Summer. If
you have the proper display and do the
necessary pushing, things cease to be
quiet. There are other plants besides
Koses, Carnations and 'Mums to grow.
!So money for advertising is better spent
than m keeping the show house up the
way it should be kept. You cannot pay
too much attention to it, and the returns
Will he proportionate to your care.
Primula Malacoides
Good Time to Sow Now
Perhaps you were among the many
who had trouble with this Primula last
i<all through damping off. Just when
the plants were at their best, they started
to get bad and no cleaning, repotting and
giving more space between them helped
one bit ; they all went and were thrown
out. (_»ne of our neighbors had a splen-
did lot of about 3000 plants; he lost
them all, and it all happened in about
four weeks. The trouble with these
plants was that they were grown from
seed sown in March; the stock had been
planted m rich soil and was kept grow-
ing in a moist atmosphere, and when the
fungus started it spread like wildfire. All
went except a small batch of plants
which stood right alongside the others;
these were stock from seed sown the first
week m July, and at the time (October
M), were in SVain. pots; nice little
plants,^ but not soft nor overgrown, they
kept right on growing and doing well in
spite of all the diseased plants a tew
feet away and in the same house. This
ought to be suflicient hint to anyone. It
does not mean that all early sown stock
all over the country is doomed, but when-
ever you have great bushy plants with a
lot ot soft leaves, you have little with
which to figlit fungus when it once ap-
pears. This Primula is splendid for flo-
rists, and should be grown everywhere,
and anyone having had trouble with
damping off should give the late sowing
a trial. If you pull the plants through
np to the time firing starts, there is
hardly any more danger, and if you have
at this writing well established plants on
hand, do not let them get too large be-
fore dividing them; often it is an easy
matter to make 5 or 0 divisions out of
one plant, and these, if necessary, can be
divided again later on. By so doing you
will rarely experience trouble from damp-
ing off, and this charming variety is far
too beautiful and valuable for you not
to grow it.
Violets
Keep Them Clean
Many pages could be written about
Violet culture. What to do and what not
to do in order to achieve success has
worried a good many of us, and the man
who keeps on growing Violets for profit
fands out something new almost every
day. In spite of this, the beginner fre-
quently beats him as far as results are
concerned. Of all the cultural hints one
might suggest, none is of greater impor-
tance than to keep the stock clean. Never
allow diseased leaves to remain on the
plants; if they are so bad as to have
nothing but diseased foliage, remove
every bit rather than allow spotted leaves
remaining to spread the fungus. This
rule holds good whetlier the plants are
in or outdoors. Keep them clean, and
do not remove a lot of foliage full of
spot and dump it into the walk ; a mile
away is a better place, and so is a good
fare. If you grow the doubles and the
beds are ready inside, now is as good a
tinie as any to do the planting and if you
have nice 2%in. pot plants on hand get
at it. Those who practice field culture
up to August or September should keep
ihe beds the plants are in clean and cul-
tivated at all times and the straight run-
ners should also be removed ; they do not
du the plant a bit of good. From 3 to
■J crowns to the plant is what you want
and not that number of runners, which
wdl root from 6 to 10 inches away from
the plants. The plants out in the field
in good soil do not require shade ; allow
Ihe foliage to get a little light in color;
it will not hurt it.
Stevia
Do Not Overlook Planting' Sufficient
If you think as much of this old timer
as it deserves, young stock of it has been
planted out or is being grown on in pots
for use next Fall and Winter. This lit-
tle flower is of as much value to the re-
tail florist as most of the larger ones, and
while we have with us during a part of
the Summer the GypsophUa, there is still
room for more flowers of his kind to take
the place of Stevia when the latter is
through flowering. A good many valu-
able sprays of Asparagus can be left on
the plants for later use, when you have
a good batch of Stevia plants on hand
to cut from. There is hardly ever a sale
made or an order filled with Carnations or
Koses where the customer will not take
it for granted that you include the usual
amount of green to go with it when you
sell the Carnations at 20c. per doz., as
some of us think it wise to do in case of
a glut. Whether it is or not, I doubt
very much that any one will expect fancy
green to go with these flowers. However,
when you realize 75c. or $1 or over per
doz. a neat box, proper lining and a
liberal amount of green goes with the
flowers, and when Stevia is in bloom, it
will take the place of green and no one
will object. Therefore prepare a good
stock ; one way to do it is to plant now
2%in. pot plants into the field; they will
grow into bushy specimens by Fall and
can be potted up into Tin. or Sin. pots
about the middle of September. Let
them remain outdoors as long as there is
no danger of frost ; while they can stand
anything above the freezing point, they
will not stand for anything below it.
By proper handling the flowering period
of a batch of plants can be extended over
three months.
Chrysanthemums
Cultural Notes for TMs Uontli
As with all other indoor crops there
is no end of work in the Chrysanthemum
house from now on until the flowers are
ready to be cut. Do not worry about over-
doing the cultivating, you cannot very
well do too much ; in most cases not
enough of it is done. Keep the little
hand cultivator going between the
plants ; it will help more than anything
else to keep the soU around the roots
cool. Even if you have only 5ins. of it
in the benches, if the stock has been
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planted out for the last four or six weeks,
it is time now to apply a good mulch of
well rotted manure and soil. Make it
two parts of soil to one of manure.
About putting on this mulch, or rather
top dressing, it might be of help to the
beginner to suggest the following way.
When the surface of the bench has dried
off sufficiently to cultivate the soil, do
so and at the same time level off the sur-
face nicely so as to have it even ; all is
ready then for the mulch, and a layer of
l%in. in thickness is usually enough.
As soon as through with a bench give it
a thorough soaking with the hose. Most
of the early sorts will be ready for
stakes ; in fact, whether early or late
sorts, they are always ready for them
when we are. When the plants begin to
wave back and forth like a field of grain
it is a poor time to give your order for
stakes or wire. If does not matter much
just what you make use of in supporting
the plants ; I never heard of a case where
a man failed to get good flowers because
he failed to make use of a certain way of
tying his plants up, but I have seen cases
where the supports were given too late.
Rush of other work was the excuse, but
it was no excuse at all. Put up your
wires or the bamboo stakes now, or
heavy strings, and wire below and over-
head— any way to hold up the stem later
on. It will surely pay.
Lilies
Cold Storage Bnlbs and HarrlsU
Have you planted any cold storage
liily bulbs of late? Tou may get along
without the flowers in late Summer or in
ITall, but very likely they would bring
good returns if you had them. There is
not a week in the year when the average
retail grower cannot use Lilies to good
advantage, and there are many other oc-
casions than a funeral where Lilies are
used today. To bring a cold storage bulb
into a plant and a good head of flowers
during the Summer months is an easy
matter compared with hitting it just
right for Easter with a lot of plants
grown from freshly imported stock. By
proper management you can have flowers
from 100 cold storage bulbs for quite a
few weeks, and the investment in them
comes back with good interest. If you
have any success at all you can cut from
a dozen plants what the 100 bulbs cost
and a little over. Just a few more days
and the Harrisii will be with us once
more, and for early Winter use they are
best. Some of us stiU have quite a lit-
tle trouble in getting a good percentage
of the plants to do real well and have
perfect stems and flowers, but there is a
constant improvement noticeable. More
care is being taken each year by the
grower in selecting and caring for his
stock, and we get cleaner bulbs on ac-
count of it. It is almost needless to say,
plant them on arrival. Provide good
drainage and place the newly potted stock
outdoors into a frame, with a covering
of sandy soil on top of the pots, which
can be kept from drying out by placing a
good layer of straw or old hay over them.
Keep the soil in a moist state at all times
and let the young plants come along to
be housed in early October.
Seeds to Sow
Miguonette for September aud Xiater
Mignonette for extra early flowering
can be sown the middle of this month,
but the average florist, who wants good
spikes not before November, are just as
well afford to wait until the beginning of
.■Vugust with the sowing. There is no
trouble in getting the seed to come up at
any time, but to keep the young plants
in good shape and growing during the hot
weeks which we are bound to have yet
for a while, is often difiicult. Mignon-
ette loves cool weather, a deep, rich soil
and plenty of sun. When grown along in
a hot, dry atmosphere you cannot expect
much in the way of a fair stem or flower
spike. If you wish, good results can be
had at this time by sowing a good strain
of seed, such as Machet, outdoors into
an old hotbed, such a one as has been
made use of during the Spring for bed-
ding stock. This would be just the place
for Mignonette to do well and produce
good heavy stems; sow thinly in drills
about 12in. apart; thin the plants out
later on, and pinch back when a couple
of inches high. If you can keep these
plants free from the troublesome green
caterpillar, you can expect some good
flowers during September, which might
come in most useful then. We tried it
last year and were well pleased with the
result ; while the spikes were not to be
compared with those of the indoor stock
grown in cool weather, they were very
useful during this Fall month.
On the Coastal Plane of So. Carolina
During the last month your former
Washington correspondent had a most
interesting trip to the old historic towns
of Beaufort, Charleston, McClellanville,
and Conway, all on the Coastal Plane of
South Carolina. It is marvelous to ob-
serve the wonderful natural resources of
these sections, with fertile soils not
equaled in any other part of the State.
The texture of the soil is mostly sandy
loam, fine, and very easily tilled. Here
Nature seems to stand with outstretched
hand full of good things without cost
other than the gathering. The vast
marshes are filled with grasses, etc., full
of the three constituents of complete fer-
tilizer, viz., nitrogen, phosphoric acid,
and potash, in addition to humus, needed
in all soils, and especially deficient in
the Piedmont section of the State. The
results obtained in the production of
plant life by merely gathering and disk-
ing into the soil a yearly supply of this
"marsh" (as natives call it) is wonder-
ful. The people are not expert gardeners
but are learning rapidly. Notwithstand-
ing that fact one acre of land was shown
the writer upon which $5000 had been
taken in this season. Here on these
islands gardening is an all the year
around proposition ; the thermometer
seldom drops below 30 degrees and the
moist atmosphere is conducive to the
growth of all sorts of vegetables. Early
Irish Potatoes, Bush Beans, Cucumbers
and Lettuce constitute the principal
crops, yet many other things do equally
as well and are grown and shipped to the
Northern markets.
Most of these islands are unde-
veloped and abound in deer, hog, bears,
wild cats, ducks, wild turkeys, etc., while
the waters teem with all the good sea
fish, oysters, and crabs.
It is a common sight at Beaufort to
see Orange trees, 25ft. tall, full of young
fruit, and with some of the old crop
still hanging on the top limbs. Grape
Fruit, Lemons and Kuraquats are also
grown by some, and seem in no way to
have been disturbed by frosts during the
last ten or fifteen years, the trees being
vigorous and healthy. Here also Grapes
luxuriate and the delicious Scuppemong,
so little known North, grows wild in
great profusion. Conspicuous in the
fields is a common white Poppy, grow-
ing wild. In many places are different
types of the carnivorous plants, most of
which are trumpet shaped with canopy
over the tops; these are of several colors
and shapes, and very pretty.
This will be truly the land of oppor-
tunity and the veritable garden spot of
the world when better methods and in-
tensive gardening have become more con-
vincing and popular. J. Jj. C.
Use of Cresote for Preserving
I want to paint some new greenhouse
benches; is creosote good to preserve
them; is It harmful to plants? — A. C. P..
N. J.
— To your subscriber's inquiry "Is
creosote good to preserve greenhouse
benches?" we would say, "Yes" ; and tu
his further query, "Is it harmful to
plants?" we would also say, "Yes." We
have for some time been using creosote
on posts and outside walls with good re-
sults. We have table posts of common
Pine or Oak, which were dipped in creo-
sote and which have been standing seven
years, and these are as good today as
when first set ; another lot which has
stood for five years is almost as hard as
iron. For the same posts the table
boards were painted on both sides with
creosote and it proved so injurious to the
plants that we had to tear them out and
put new boards in.
In all our building of late years we
have dipped sashbars and, in fact, all
building material, in creosote. We have
a tank which is long enough to take the
bars and they are placed into it in the
bundle, just as they come from the cars,
and are left remaining there for about
twenty-four hours. — R. Vincent, Jr., &
Sons Co., White Marsh, Md.
The Exchange— Alert and Up-to-Date
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PRICES TO SUIT
BEGONIA, Zulu King. A short, compact, darlc
red, everblooming, a new variety; 2}^-in. pots,
to grow on for Winter blooming; nice, bushy
little plants, in bloom, S3.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00
per 100; 4-in., $7.00 per 100; our improved pink
variety, the Erfordi, cannot be beaten; 2J^-
in., $3.00 per 100; 3-in.. $5.00 per 100.
We still hold the ground in Araucaiia Escelsa;
have a larger stock than ever.
fl®" Buy them now because you gain by doing
so. They grow into money for you while you
sleep.
April, 1912, Importation, for the lawn, porches
and veranda, 6-in. and 7-in. pots. 5, 6, 7 tiers,
25-in., 30-in., 35-in., 40-in. high, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50
and $2.00. Cash, by the dozen or more.
JUST ARRIVED from Ghent. Belgium, a new
consignment of Araucaria Excelsa, 5, 5^ and
6-in. pots, 3, 4, 5 and 6 tiers, 12, 14, 16 and
18 inches high, 40c., 50c., 60c. and 75c.; Com-
pacta Robusta or Excelsa Glauca, $1.25 to
$1.50.
SCARLET SAGE, Bonfire and Zurich. 4-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
ZINNIA elegans. Assorted. 2H-in., 3c.
SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. $2.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
rf, 2K-in.. $2.00
We have a large stock of LIVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA, the most beautiful little fan Palm;
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up, large; 3-in.,
ready for a shift into 4-in and 5-in. pots, 30c., large
4-in., 40c.
SNAPDRAGON, Defiance, 2J^-in, $3.00 per 100.
DUSTY MILLER, Centaurea gymnocaroa.
2M-in., $2.50 per 100.
COLEUS. Fancy-leaved. 2H-in., $2.00 per 100.
AGERATUM. Best blue, 4-in.. 5c.
DISH FERNS. Good assortment, 2'A-'n.. $4.00
per 100.
CANNAS, King Humbert. Large, 4-in., 8c.
other assorted good varieties, named, 4-in., $6.00
per 100.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4-in., 25c.; 5)i
5K, 6 to 7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 to 50 inches
high. 50c., 60c., 76c., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00
to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large, 4-in., 25c.,
30c. to 35c.; made up of 3 plants, 6-in. pots.
75c. to $1.00.
COBAEA 8candens. Nicely staked, 2 to 3 feet
high, 4-in.. 8c.
COCOS Weddeliana. 3-in., 15c.
ARECA lutescens. 3-in., 15c
CREGO ASTERS
The only profitable early Asters to grow on
benches or in pots; never fail in harvesting
a good crop in July and August, when flowers
are scarce. We have a large stock raised in
2K-in. pots, large plants now — pink, white,
shell pink, lavender and sair
100, S25.00 per 1000.
S3.00 per
J8®" 10,000 COLEUS. Golden Redder, Verschaf .
feItU, Victoria, short, bushy, i2K-in., $2.00
per 100.
If you want quick shade, don't forget our imported MOONVINE, the genuine Ipomoea Noctlflora,
2H-'n-. Sc; i-in., staked up, 8c.
GODfREY ASCHMANN ^AZtt. PHIlADnPIIIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
COLEUS. Heliotrope, Salvias in all va-
rieties; Fuchsias, Geraniums, Ageratum.
Cannas in all varieties; Begonias, En||lish
Ivy, Cobaea Scandens, Etc.
The Home of The Scottii Fern
JOHN SCOTT,
Rutland Road and East 45th St.
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Palms, Terns, Dracaena Indivisa, Salvias ^ Fnglish Ivy
ASSORTED FERNS for dishes, t3.00 per 100.
COCOS and KENTIAS for centers. 10c. each.
KENTIA BELMOREANA, 4-in. 25c. and 35c.
each: 5-in. 50c. and 75c>
DRACAENA INDIVISA. 5-in.. 25c.: 6-in., 36c
ENGLISH IVIES, good bushy stock, 2 feet and
over, $10.00 per 100.
SALVIA, $2.50 per 100.
HBINRY WESTON, Hempstead, IN. Y.
Please meTitlon tha Exchange when writinr.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS ViHca VaFieaata
alorBonnaaon,RootedCuttinEs,$1.00perl00. I W lEtV^Cl W CIA A^y did
Major BonnaBon, Rooted Cuttinss, $1.00 per 100.
BEGONIAS, (lowering, assorted, Rooted Cuttings,
$1.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Poltevlne, Ricard, Doyle, Nutt,
Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100.
COLEUS, Golden Bedder, 10 varieties, assorted,
2.in. pots, $1..50 per 100.
VINCA Variefiata, 2-in., $1.75 per 100.
E, A. WALLIS & CO,, BERLIN, N. J,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Strong plants, 2)i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. $25.00
per lOOOj 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $10.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2>^-in. pots, $3.00;
3-in. pots. $4.00; 4H-in. pots, $S.OO per 100.
CABBAGE PLANTS, Danish Ball-Head,
Flat Dutch and Autumn King, $1.00 per 1000.
S. G. BENJAMIN, Fishkill, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
f A1MNAC McKlnley, red; Vaughan, yel-
V'*»l^l^/»»J low; Egaadale, bronze; strong,
3^^-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne and others, 3-in.
pots, $3.50 per 100.
COLEUS Verschafleltll, Golden Bedder and 15
others; SALVIAS, Bonfire and Zurich;
AGERATUM Gurney; ALYSSUM, FUCH-
SIAS, Single PETUNIAS, 2-in. pots, $1.00 per
100; 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Cash with order.
ERNEST HARRIS. - DELANSON, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chinese Primroses
Fine 2-in. stock in best mixed colors, $2.00
per 100. Cash.
M C FTTFR fuccessortoi. F. RUPP.
"■- O. C I I tn, SHiREMANSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits 6w Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A. T. De L,n Mar© Printlne and Publishing Co., L,td,
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
70
The Florists' Exchange
Louisville, Ky.
Louisville florists are aevoting most of
their energies to keeping cool, as there is
little business and few are fortunate
enough to have any merchantable stock
in bloom. Most of the cut flowers be-
ing handled in the shops come from out-
oftown growers. The weather has proved
too much for the bulk of the plants in
this section, and while several varieties
of Roses are still being produced by lo-
cal houses, they are not satisfactory.
At the meeting held last week at the
home of H. Kleinstarink in Cresent Hill
by Louisville members of the trade, to
the number of forty or thereabouts, plans
were perfected for the outing to be taken
by the Association on July 15 at Stower s
Grove, on the 18th st. rd. The place as
within easy reach of the city by one of
the interurban lines, and the florists have
held their annual picnic there for sev-
eral years. Anders Easmussen, the New
Albany, Ind.,. grower, attended the meet-
ing, and read a very interesting paper on
the recent International Flower Show in
New York which he attended.
The decorations at the wedding of Miss
Kdna Haupt, daughter of Fred Haupt,
one of the leading florists of Louisville,
were designed by Mr. Haupt personally,
and he naturally outdid bimsejfin honor
of the occasion. More than lOOO Koses
were used, the greater number of these
being placed in the large tent in the
grounds where the wedding dinner was
served; and 1000 were used in the deco-
ration of the living room, where the cere-
mony took place. The central feature of
the bridal table decoration was an enor-
mous white slipper filled with white Or-
chids, Sweet Peas and Lily of the Valley,
and the place cards were miniature slip-
pers also filled with Valley.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers has sent out an-
nouncements indicating her removal on
July 10 from her old store at_ ZM s.
Fourth St., where she has been m busi-
ness for thirty years, to her new location
in the Atherton bldg. at Fourth and
Chestnut sts. The removal was not, of
course, fully effected on that date, but
Mrs. Reimers is getting settled down ip
her new quarters as smoothly as possi-
ble, after the work of tearing up and mov-
ing. A formal opening will probably be
held later.
Kingsley Walker, the 19 year old son
of H. G. Walker, the head of F. Walker
& Co., was painfully injured at the firm_ s
plant a few days ago. He was down in
a well when a brick from above, loosened
in some way, fell and struck him on the
head, knocking him unconscious. Sev-
eral stitches were required to be made
in his head to close the cut. No serious
consequences are anticipated, however,
as young Walker, who is foreman of the
growing department, is of a vigorous con-
stitution. Harrisii Lilies and Gladiolus
America are the leaders with the Walker
shop just now, although the stock is
suffering through the heat. Am. Beau-
ties are fairly good, as well ; other Roses,
however, being small.
Jacob Schulz did not permit the
Fourth of July to go by without a re-
minder to the public of the Fourth aye.
Flower Shop. The advertisement which
was inserted in the papers suggested that
it would be a good idea to invest funds
available for the celebration of the Fourth
in Palms, Ferns, Rubber plants or hang-
ing baskets for the permanent decora-
tion of the home. These lines are in a
special July sale being handled by the
Schulz shop, which was the feature of
the mailing card sent out for the month.
C. B. Thompson & Co. were among the
retailers who recently participated in an
advertising puzzle contest conducted by
one of the Louisville papers, a page be-
ing given over to the alphabet, on the
"A is for animal" plan, each letter, how-
ever, being taken by a different firm, with
an accompanying jingle advertising its
business. The Thompson establishment
had Y, and a few clever lines suggesting
the desirability of a man keeping up the
flower habit after he married, were ap-
pended in a way which made a very ef-
fective advt. Mrs. Thompson says that
Snapdragons are about all that she can
"brag on" just now, as nothing else is
blooming. G. D. C
Seadara will confer a favor niioB lu
of more tban paaslnc valne if, whan or-
AtTing atook of OTir adTertlaera, tbey
will mention ■eelng' tbe advt. In the
Flower Bed Design and Key
to Planting
Our illustration shows a flower bed
design in front of the chapel and office
of the FernclifE Cemetery at Woodlands,
N. Y.
The problem presenting itself to the
gardener was to plan a design adapted
to the long narrow hilly plot of ground,
which is to be found between the drive-
way and the office, near the entrance.
Owing to its location, the flower bed had
to be pleasing to the eye from the rear
as well as from the front.
This design is original ; it attracted a
great deal of attention and is one of the
many that beautify the grounds. This
flower bed is suitable for any park, es-
tate, etc. It was designed by William
Natorp.
Hartford, Conn.
At the W. W. Thompson place. West
Hartford, 50,000 Violet plants are set
out. Carnations and new Rose plants
are in, and a different grade will be
grown there the coming season. Milady
wiU be one of the leaders next year in
place of Richmond. W. W. Thompson's
family are at their cottage at Pleasant
View on the Sount for the Summer,
where Mr. Thompson is spending his
week ends with them.
J. Albert Brodrib, Mahl and 14 Wind-
sor ave., is building a new house adjoin-
ing the one he buUt last year. He will
put in a new cellar and boiler pit, as
well as construct a new potting shed.
His Asters are coming on splendidly and
his 'Mums are all planted. Jack Harper,
with Mr. Brodrib, has heard the call of
the waves and is digging clams at his
Key to Planting
1. Dracaena indivisa — 1 plant.
2. Coleus or Begonia — 6 plants.
3. One row Altemanthera versicolor
(for black) — 125 plants.
4. Altemanthera nana aurea (yel-
low)— 240 plants. , ,,
5. Altemanthera amsena rosea (rea)
— 340 plants.
6. Echeveria secunda glauca — 200
plants.
7. One row Altemanthera sessilis —
135 plants.
8. One row Altemanthera nana
aurea — 140 plants.
9. One row Echeveria, secunda
glauca — 160 plants.
10. Coleus Verschafteltii — 20 plants.
11. Altemanthera sessilis (two
1 — 160 plants.
Echeveria secunda glauca (two
— 135 plants.
Altemanthera amaena rosea (two
) — 150 plants.
Echeveria bracteosa — 40 plants.
Altemanthera nana aurea (two
I — 200 plants.
Altemanthera versicolor
—220 plants.
^.. Echeveria secunda glauca
row) — 140 plants.
18. Agave Americana — 1 plant.
19. Echeveria bracteosa — 15 plants.
rows
12.
rows
rows
rows
16.
rows
(two
(one
Summer camp on the Sound.
W. W. Hunt of W. W. Hunt & Co.,
and Mrs. Hunt, started on an automo-
bile tour through Massachusetts, Ver-
i mont and New Hampshire on July 9,
and wOl be gone a month. Mr. Hunt re-
ports that business has never been better.
I John Coombs of Main st. and all other
I florists who could, closed all day on July
4. There were some who received orders
for funeral work the night before, to be
prepared for the 5th.
Bdw. Welch and Mrs. Welch of
Asylum and Annawan sts. are attend-
ing the B. P. O. B. convention in
Rochester, N. Y., and will not return
for several days. Mr. Welch has started
to remove his old house, and in its place
will build one to be 350ft.x60ft. The
Lord & Burnham Co. has men at work
on the construction of same.
Ales. Gumming, Jr., head gardener at
Elizabeth Park, will have charge of the
floral exhibits at the Connecticut Fair
Association's fair, which will be held in
September at Charter Oak Park.
6. G. McO,
Beacon, N. Y. — The village of Fish-
kill Landing, of historic note and known
to the florist industry as the home of
Benjamin Hammond's Slug Shot Works,
has been amalgamated with the village
of Matteawan to form the city of Beacon,
and the new name took effect July 1.
Mr. Hammond was president of Fish-
kill Landing village, and since his elec-
tion last March has done much for the
betterment of local affairs.
Cleveland, O. — Frank Friedley,
greenhouse manager for the J. M. Gasser
Co., and Frank Schoen, store manager
for the same company, have formed a
partnership and will take over the busi-
ness of the James Eadie Co., including
the store and greenhouses. The Eadie
Co. will hereafter be conducted as a
first-class cut flower establishment.
Books Every Florist
Should Hove
BULBS AND TUBEROUS ROOTED PLANTS.
^-C. L. Allen. The standard authority to date.
SL60.
CARNATION, THE AMERICAN.— C. W. Ward.
Size 7}ix 10 in.; 296 pages; superbly illustrated.
A practical work on the subject, furnishing the
results of years of actual experience of the
author, an unusually close observer; valuable
to those desiring to make the growing of Carna-
tions, by the most modem methods, a profitable
part of their business. $3.50. Sample pages
on application.
make-up designs for the guidance of the retail
florist ever brought together in book form* some
290 in number. Superbly printed. For prices
on special 32 pp. Design Book for Agents, write
FARM AND GARDEN RULE-BOOK.— L. H
Bailey. New. A most valuable compilation
of general information on hundreds of subjects
connected with the business of the florist. The
best general reference book in the market. Re-
view notice on application. $2.25.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS*
William Turner. Our latest. Size 7H x 10}4
in.; 256 pages and cover; 65 splendid half-tone
illustrations; handsomely bound in cloth. A
complete textbook on the subject, and the only
practical one in the field. A new book and upto-
date in every particular. Sample pages on appli-
cation. Price $5.00, postpaid.
FUNGOUS DISEASES OF PLANTS.— Benja-
min Minge Duggar. Review notice on appli-
cation. $2.40.
GARDENER'S ASSISTANT, THE.— New. Two
large vplumes. The most complete encyclopedia
HOUSE PLANTS, SUCCESS WITH.— Liziie
Page Hillhouse. Cloth, $1.00; paper. 60c.
Prospectus.
GOLDFISH, THE, AND ITS CULTURE;—
Hugo Mulertt. New Edition. $2.00. Sample
pages on application.
MARKET GARDENING,
Herbert^ Rawson. $1.20.
application.
PLANT CULTURE.— George W. Oliver, Propa-
gator for the Bureau of Plant Industry, Dept.
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. New edition,
1912. Size 5 x 7^ in-; 312 pages; heavily illus-
trated. A working handbook of everyday prac-
tice for the florist and gardener, and those who in-
tend to grow plants and flowers, in the greenhouse
or garden as a means of obtaining a livelihood.
S1.50. Sample pages on application.
RESIDENTIAL SITES AND ENVIRONMENTS.
Joseph F. Johnston. One of the finest land-
scape books ever issued. $2.50.
ROSE CULTURE,
Holmes. Size 7H x £
illustrated. This bool _ ^
Roses under glass and outdoors, and i
primarily, for the guidance of the commercial
grower with an establishment limited in scope,
and for those wishing to prow Roses with their
general stock. It will be found equally valuable,
owever, to the beginner whose ambition points
to Rose Culture on a large scale, or to the florist
whose glass devoted to Roses already covers an
extended area. $1.50. Sample pages on appli-
COMMERCIAL.— Eb^
in.; 165 pages; heavil)
nbraces the Rowing of
Flower Bed Desigin ^t FernclifE Cemetery, Woodlands, N. Y.
ROSE, ENEMIES OF THE.— Issued by the
Royal Hort. Society of Great Britain. Hand-
somely illustrated with many colored plates.
Invaluable to the Rose grower. $1.00. Review
notice on application.
AR-
VIOLET CULTURE, COMMERCIAL.— Prof.
B. T. Galloway. Size 4^ i 6H in.; 240 pages;
most instructively illustrated. A treatise on
the growing and marketing of Violets for profit,
giving every detail necessary to success. The
only comprehensive American work on the
subject. $1.50. Sample pages on application
WATER GARDENING, THE BOOK OF.—
Peter Bisset. Size 7ki x 10 in.; 200 pages;
illustrated. Contains all the practical informa-
tion necessary to the selection, grouping and
successful cultivation of aquatic and other plants
required in the making of a water garden and
its surroundings. $2.50. Sample pages on
application.
The reTlew notices or prospectuses of the
books mentioned will be mailed to any sub-
scriber on application.
Prices quoted Include prepaid delivery.
A. T. DE LA MARE, P«g. and Pul^. Co.
Nos. 2 lo 8 Duane St., New York
July 13, 1913
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71
Short HiUs, N. J.
LIST OF Michler Bros. Co 82 Routtahn Seed Co. . . .66 Forget-Me-Not 6; MISCELLANEOUS
..-.-.rT^nrriTOT^nn Mi?,^'''' S,<^° *' Royal Glass Works. .. .97 Fruit Plants 64 Aphine 9
ADVERTISERS ^! "^.I^iPv •■,■■• -^l S"''°'pK'^" 82 Prult Trees 64 Artificial Flowers. .. .86-/ rp, t » cu rr-,, ^,
MillsThe Florist, Inc.. 82 Rupp, John F 55 Fuchsias 66-67-69 Baskets 86 i'los. Jones of Short Hills, N. J., has
AdvanceCo 99 Fiedler & Co.. A. C... 81 W!'""^l?'''^^°''''!,-?°■§? Russia & Hanfling 86 Gardenias 53-87 Boilers 79-96-7-8 started a suit against the Public Service
Alberts Davidson.... 99 Field, H. W 83 m'°^' °^ i ■(,^??So R5;<="-i=°J. "• Cutler.. . .87 Garden Seed 56-58 Burners 86 Corporation of New Jersey for damaee
Allen J K 90 Fischer Ferd 54 ™nmger Co., John C..98 Salter Bros 84 Geraniums S.3-60-66- Canes ■;« *- i--- r>...i.:j^ .,__ ;> ci acj. _ lui uimage
Amer^. Importing Ci: 186 Fletcher & Co., F.'w.' .' 56 m°°^^- "™ r5 '^IfJ'-?! I^ITji??.:™"' »« r!„„.:.._ r tfn^''"^*"^* Cane Stakes
i Seed Co., The . . 54 Sander & Son .
to his Orchids through the leaking of a
=t,n6s...o.^ ^-attieivianure... 09-63196 %^l "^'°. °'^?r his greenhouses. Mr.
^, , 66-67-69-88 Chifi-ons 87 JOIN'S claims that the plants were dam-
Mfg.Co.,The......95 Flower Growers'" Sales" 51°^??-? '^iPn "-"■ •>-■ §? S'^ffrv- Ed 84 Gladiolus 58 Cut Flower Boxes 87 aged to the extent of .$6000 tO $7000
Andcrson,J.F 63 Co.. ... 92 Mt.Oilead Pottery Co.95 Schlmg, Max 83 Hardy Perennials. . .61-64 Cut Flower Vases 86-7 through the leakage.
AndorraNurs 64 Flower Shop, The 84 Mullanphy, Florist. .. .86 Schmidt, J. C 61 Heliotrope. ... 66-67-69-88 Cutters 59 !
Angermueller, Geo. H. 97 Ford, M. C 89 Murray. Samuel 82 Schmitz F. W. 0 63 Henilocks... 64 Cycas Leaves 86-7 CaNAL DOTOR O P Tiofaoho. „
ApEineMfg.Co 96 Ford Wm. P 90 ^y*^- P'°c"=' f? Schulz. Jacob 82 Herbaceous Plants 64 Dagger Ferns 86-7 nert on riS'n= f-fi ^^^^'u" ??"
Appelgate Florist 81 Fottler. Fiske, Rawson Myers SSamtman. .. .61 Scott. John 69 Honeysuckle 66 Decorative Evergreens Pf" on gladiolus, notifies us that his
Aschmann, Godfrey. 69 Co .. 58 Nagel. Rudolf 88 Scranton Flonst Sup- Hydrangeas. . 53-64-66-67 56-61-4-86 Stock will be at its best from July 25 to
AschmannBros 67 Frauenfelder, C 81 m ?,"'i;- •• ■ ■.• \;- • • -,^1 ot^'^ 9?--- ■■, *'' 'Po^o^a 66-67-69 Design Boxes 86 August 10. He has all the best varieties
Austin. H 66 Freeman Orchid Co. 66 ^at ' F'°"='5 Board Sharp. Partridge & Co. 99 Ivy 61-64-66-68-69 Directory of Retail ' ..- - i - - - • . - >= "est varienes
Badgley. Riedel & Friedman Florist 81 x,.,. ""'v ^^ Shepard's Garden Car- Japanese Maples 64 Houses. . 81-82-83-84-85
Meyer.Inc 91 Friedman, J. J 97 m?„ S?i"?JL S?!?;^ • • • • ?5 ^, "".".'"' 9?,- -^ ?? ■J''P°"'f''- -a; ■ • -. ?* Fancy Baskets
Baer, Julius 81 Froment, H,
Baker The Florist 86 Frost, Chas
Baldwin, Florist. 84 Galvin, Thos. F
Barrett, the Florist 86 Gasser Co., J. M
Barrows & Son, H. H . . 63 Gibbons. The
Bassett's Floral Gar-
1 Fern Co... 86 Sheridan. W,
Ijg N. Y. Market Florists*^ Siebrecht, Geo. C.
Smila:
.82
Association 79 Siebrecht. Walter R _
ew York Stable Ma- Skidelsky & Co.. S. S. .54 Lemon Verbenas 66 Florists' Letters
Co 63 Slinn, B. S.,Jr 91 Lilacs 64-64 Florists' Supplie
from the leading introducers, besides some
_ rancyr>as«ts so °!?!,/?:"''*?''^ °J ,^'u 0^™. .raising, and
usalem Cherries 66 Fancy Ferns 63 ^olUd be pleased to have visits of inspec-
__ Kentias 63-6-8-9 Fertile -~ " ;-^.-- . n
91 Lantanas 67 Fertili2
86-87
62 tion from those interested.
.69-96 ==^^Z==^Z=
Man..' T...T.S6 Nicholas, John S 83 Smith & Co.. E-'d.'.'.! .'62 Lily Bulbs!.'. '.'.'.'. '.'.63-5-6 Flo
:Bo
6-87
CONTENTS
Page
.64-79-87 Flower Pots 95
1 Album 56-79 Fungine 96
1 Auratum 66-79 Galax Leaves 86-87
iGiganteum.. 53-66 Glass 89-97-98-99 Convp''n'tinn''"r,-t°J "S' ^^^"""^^ On
iRubrum 56-79 Gold Letters 86 r??n4flT„r "il^'. ^^-'^^ ''".°" "^«
iSpeciosum 64 Glajins Points 54- V, sote for Preserving,
i=)peciosum.._.^. ._.D4 ijiazing roints. .._._. ^_.M- Economical Plant t>l,5
Affiliation ^o
American Rose Society ".'.'.'.'.'. 73
Catalogrs Received .... ' " ' 72
Coastal Plane of So. Carolina] '6n' the 69
Co., The Leo.. 93 Smith & Fetters Co.,
o^ „„„„,„,. ,, ^^ Orchid, The 83 The 82 Lilii
Bauscher.John. .'!!::88 Gotthard't, Wm.' .'.'!.'.' .64 Oiwerkerk, P 64 Smith, P. J 91 Lilii
Bayersdorfer & Co., H.86 Graham & Son, Adam.. 82 Palmer & Son, W.J. . ..81 Smith Co., W. & T 64 Lilii
Bay State Nurs., The.. 64 Greater N. Y. Florists' Park Floral Co.. The. .82 SolUu Fernery. B 63 Liln
Beavcn.E.A 86 Ass'n 91 Parker. John L 81 Standard Pump & En- Lilii .
Beckert,W.C 54 Greek-Amer. Florists' Parkes Construction gine Co., The 99 Lily of the Valley. 54-6-87 59-98-99 _ ,
Begerow Floral Co. ...83 Supply Co 87 Co 97 StMms Lumber Co., Lobelias 67 Greenhouse Bldg 97- English ■TTorH'p'„'l't;,Voi ' ^t ' »' ' ' '
BellamyBros 67 Grey Co!, Thos. J 58 Parshelsky Bros 98 . ^'"^ ^i^,' ' ' ' V.' ?i ^^T" ^^ ^ . 98-99-100 E?S bitiorfs Comin? "^
Benjamin.S.G 69 Griffin, F. W 82 Patten, Helen F 85 Stokes, Walter P 56 Maples 64 Greenhouse Construe- piower RoH l^JJf.,
Bennett.C.A 64 Growers' Cut Flower Pearce, George 98 Stoothoff Co.. H. A. . .96 Marguerites 66 tion 97-98-99-100 i>,„„,:„„ Desig:n „..„ ,,„, ,„
BergerBros 93 Co 90 Peckham Floral Co Storrs & Harrison Co., Marigold 67 Greenhouse Goods no-.v.'XV.^ '" 70
Berger & Co., H. H.66-79 Gt. Van Waveren & The 67 The 56 Mesembryanthemums 97-98-99-11
" ' " ~ --..._ - .. _ . Syracuse Pottery Co... 95 Moonvmes.. 66-7-9 Greenhouse Material
Beming. H. G.
Kruijff 64 Pelicano Rossi & Co .
tiical Plant Planning (A Pa-
5
'key
ouse
Berteniiann Bros. C0..82 Greup '& Plocger. ! I ! ^M Penn'The pErirt""'' "sI Taylor. Edward'j ".'.'.' 62 Mushroom Spawn... .55-6 97-9^-99-100 Herbaceous Plant Department 77
Black, Son & Co.. Jos. Gude Bros. Co 85 Pennock-Meehan ' ci.'. Thompson & Co.. C. B. 82 Myrtle. 66 Gutters 99 Horticultural Sooietv of New Vo,.t
H 64 GuntherBros 91 S. S. 93 Thompson Carnation Nasturtiums 66-66 Heaters 97-99 The ui iMew lorK,
Blackistone, Z. D 86 Guttman Flower Grow- Peters & Reed Po'tterv Co., J. D 62 Nasturtium Seed... .66-66 Heating Appliances. 97-99 Incorporations' ti
Blackistone. J. Dan. . .81 ers Co 91 Co., The 96 Thorbum &Co., J. M..66 Norway Maples 64 Hose 59-79-87-97 Ivy Plants from Seed or,
Bloom,J.S 67 Habermehl's Sons, J. Peters & Sons, Geo. .! '67 Totty. Chas. H 60 Norway Spruce 64 Hot Bed Sash . 89-97-99 Market He^o-iew „f «, o
Boddington, A.T.. 57-69 J 84 Phelps 68 Traendly & Schenck. . .91 Nursery Stock 64 Huckleberry Branches ™arliet, Beview of the 89
Boerger. Albert Wm... 67 Haerens, August 54 Philips Br'o's 83 Travis Co., G. E 97 Onion Sets 54 86-87 Minneapolis Florists' Club 98
Bolgiano & Son, J 66 HallS Robinson 83 Pierce & Co '"81 Van A,ssche, Frank 97 Oak Trees 64 Ice Boxes 86 Movable Glass Structures and Their
Bonnet&Blake 91 Hanford, R. G 63 Pierce Co., F. 6 99 Van Gelderen, G. W. .64 Orchids 66-8-87 Immortelles 87 y/Jlue for Intensive Culture
BonnotBros 91 Harper, Wm. Warner. .64 Pierson, Inc., A N 53I6I Vaughan's Seed Store. . Ornamental Shrubs 64 Insecticides 96 (IIlus.) 74
Bon Ton Flower Shop, Harris, Chester 86 Pierson Co.,' F R ' 63 56-56 Ornamental Trees &J Jardinieres 96 National Trade Exhibition 72
The 82 Harris.Emest 69 Pierson U-Bar Co"" 'ioO Vick's Sons. Jas 54 Palms'. 54-6-63-4-9 Laurel 86-87 New Rose, Mme. Edouard Herriot
BowcM.A 83 Hart,Geo.B 87 Pittsburgh Cut FJiwer Viereck. F. C 82 Pansies 54- Laurel Festoomng .. 86-87 The '73
Brant Bros., Inc. .. 66-86 Hatcher. John C. 81 Co. 92 Vincent. R.. Jr., & Sons 55-56-58-59-67 Laurel Wreaths. ... .S6-S7 New l:ork to Minneapolis . 73
Brant-Hentz Flower C06O Heacock Co.. Jos 63 Plantlife Co . 96 Co 53-54 Pansy Seed 54-58-67 LemonOil.. -^^96 Nursery Dept. (Illus > " cc
Breck-Robinson Nurs..64 Heinecken, Otto 64 PollworthCo CC"'92 Virgin. U. J 83 PeachTrees 64 Leucothoe Sprays.. .86-87 _..,„,''. " ' "=>
Breitmeyer'sSons.J...82 Heiss Co 82 Potter Floral Co ^ 82 Walker. Wm 82 Pelargoniums 67 Lumber 99 *""*?,^f7-„ „ ,^ „ „
Brown. Peter...... 66-88 Henderson & Co.. A. 66 Pulverfeed Manure' Co 96 Wallis & Co., E. A 69 Peonies 64 Magnolia Leaves. .. 86-87 finer H Weldon; Mrs. Frederick
Bryan, Alonzo J 67 Henshaw & Fenr ich. . .89 Quaker Citv M.t Ward & Co., R. M. . . .55 Petunias 66-67-69 Manure 59-63-96 onin?^' tjS^S^, 73
BuekbecH.W 84 Herbert & Fleishauer.. 56 ^r„ "-"^ ^'"'\- Warendorff, A 83 Pnc Trees 64 Mastica 54-97-99 2"'°" ^^eed Notes 63
Bunyard,A.T..FIorist83 Herr, A. M 67-88 OuidmVfc C'h'o ". tl Wax Bros 8l Plum Trees 64 Moss 86 Panama-Pacific International Exposi-
Burgevin's Sons, Valen- Hews&Co.,A.H gj yuidnick G houses. .. .62 Weber & Co.. C. S. . . .97 Poinsettias ... 53-54-60-66 Nikotiana 96 tion 6S
tine 60 Highland Park Green- Ramsburg, G. S 54 Weeber & Don 69 Pompons 62 Paint 59-98 Beaders' Views, Our:
BumettBros 54 houses. The 82 Randall, A. L. Co 94 Welch Bros. Co 92 Primroses 65-67-68-69 Palm Leaves 86 The Genus Castelleia: The New
Burpee, W. A. & Co... 68 Hilfinger Bros 95 Rsiwmgs, Elmer 88 West Main G'houses. .67 PrimroseSeed 55 Partridge Berries. . .86-87 Winter Flowering White Snan-
Byam,E.J 84 HilICo.,The E. G. .. 94 R<=aae & McKenna.. . .97 West View Floral Co... 8l Primulas 64-56-66- Pecky Cypress 97-99 dragon: Gardeners as Park and
Byer Bros 66 Hollywood Gardens. .
Caldwell The Woods- Holm & Olson
man Co... 87 Holton & HunkelCo.
California Florist, The. 84 Home Corresponder
Camp Conduit Co., School
The 99 Horan, E. C
Campbell Bros 68 Horticultural Adverti-
Carbone Florist 81 ser
Champion & Co.. J. Howard's Flower Shop.
N 83 Idlewild Greenhouses. .
Chicago Carnation Co. Igoe Bros
67-94 Imperial Seed & Plant
85 Reeds Keller 87 Weston, Henry
'S5 Reid. Edward 93 Wettim Floral Co
.92 Reimers. M. D 82 Whilldin Pottery Co,
,5 Remberg, Peter 94 The
gg Rice Company, M 87 White, Jr., John _
91 Riebe. F. C 66 Wietor Bros 94 Roses
75
«** iiricuttings:;::::;!^ ^'::::v::::::^^ ^^*^'"' ^^« <"'-■' "-sb
95 Pyrethrum 66 Pipe Fittings 79-99 Rose Test Garden at Hartford, Conn.
62 Rhododendrons 54-64 Plantlife 96 „ JJ."^^-'. ■■■:■:■■ -j ■ 77
53-54-56- Pots 95 Seal of the State of Maine (Illus.).. 83
Two New.
Ritchy,F.W 88 Wilson,H.E 84 60-61-62-64-68-87-8S Pumps 99 Seed Trade Beport
Robinson & Co., H. Wilson, R. G 81 Saize 69.88 Pumping Engines. ,, . 99 Shrubs from China, ^.,„ i,o„
„M.- 87 Windier Wholesale Salvia:s eMMgHs Putty. 54-59-98 Sports Committee Calls for Prizes. . .„
Robinson Co. (Inc.),_ __.FIoralCo 87 Seasonable Stock 63- Putty Bulbs 54 Trade ITotes:
Nashville, Washington 63
.68 Interstate Tobacco Co.,
Childs, John Lewis
Chinnick, W.J
Christensen, Thos. P,
Clark Florist '. .
Clay & Son 96 Jackson & Perkins Co.. 64
Conard & Jones Co 61 Jacobs, S. & Son 99
Coombs. Arthur 62 Jennings, E. B 58
Coombs, Florist 82 Johnson Seed Co 55
Coombs. John 88 Johnston, T. J., & Co . . 84
H. M 90 Wood Bi -.
Roemer, Frederick 68 Woodrow & Marketos.91
Roeers.E.C 90 Woodruff&Sons. S. D.68 '""'"sMg Ribb^<^ „,
& Sons. A 54 Young & Co.. A. L 90 Seeds 54-56 Ruscus Vo Q7 Q
56-57-58-59-60-61-62- R*?."
63-64-65-67-68-69- Refrigerator.
Baltimo
Inc ".'97 Rosemont Gardens.... 83 Young Floriit... "..!'.'. '.85 Shrub's 5816164 Sash ''^"^'''d
Isbell.S.M.&Co 55 R'^fry Flower Shop. Young & Nugent 83 Smilax...'.'. .'.53161-67-86 Scaline ,„■ i,i ?„
' " ' The 81 Zangen.O.V 79 Snapdragons.. . .54-55-61- Sheep Manure... . 59-63-96
62-67 62-66-67-68-69 Sheet Moss 8b
...59 Spirea 64 i''?™'=rSP"r 'kH
= Stevia 62-66-67 Sphagnum Moss. ... .8(^7
Stocks 65-56 Stakes 59-86
Swainsona 60-66 Supports »»
Sweet Alyssum. . 66-69-88 Jile. J»
Sweet Pea Seed. .56-67-69 Tinfoil. .^ . . ■ ■ ^'
Sweet Potato 56-61 Tobacco Dust. HO-'
87 Tobacco Powder 9b-^
Coombs, John R^ 62 Jones, H. T.
'..,86 Jones, Inc.. Percy. .
...87 Kasting. Wm. F. Co
...97 Keller, John A
. . .91 Keller Pottery Co. .
68-88 Keller Sons, J. B...
...81 Kervan Co., The. . .
...82 Kessler, Wm 91 Abutil.
67 KilbournS Williams... 57 Achryi
INDEX TO STOCK
ADVERTISED
While every effort will be made t
print belated ad- c , wii
vertising copy received after 12 noon Wednesday, ■"< *=" ^'"
stock mentioned in same can be noted in this inde
Cotsonas & Co., Gi
Cowee, W.J
Cowen's Sons, N. .
Coyle, James
Craig Co., Robt.. .
Crouch, Mrs. J. W
Crump, F. F
Cunnfngham.Jos.I
Cut Flower Exchange.91 King Construction Co . 96 Ageratum 66-7.„ u,^oo-oo ,, ,, ,
Dailledouze Bros 67 Koster & Co 64 Alternanthcras 66-7 Cigar Plants 66-67 Vegetable Plants. .65-6-7- Ventilating App
Danker Florist 81 Kroeschell Bros. Co. . .97 Alyssum 66-7-9 Cinerarias 54-55156-68 eo en , ^ , n =„ ., .■■
Davidge, Wm. M 96 Kuebler. Wm. H 91 Ampelopsis 66-7 Clematis 64
Day Co W. E 85 Kuhlmann, H. H 82 Anthericum 66 Cobaea. .■,'.■.■.■.■. ,"."6'7l69
Deamud Co., J. B 94 Lager & Hurrell 68 Antirrhinum. . .54-5-61-2- Cocos 69
Lange. A..^ 81 _ 66-7-8-9 Cold Storage Bulbs
Newport 67
Ajuuisviue, Hartford 70
Short Hills (N. J. ) 71
Pittsburgh, Albany 86
Oswego 87
Cromwell, North Wales (Pa.)
Providence gS
New Haven 89
New York '..'.'.'. 91
Boston 92
Philadelphia, Cincinnati
Chicago
94
-66-7 Chrysanthemum Cut-
.62-6-7 tings 62-66-67-
68-69-88
Table Ferns.. .63-4-63^66. T„t\^^?c^:!"^'.'.'.'.''^7
•^>-g ifriejubs ......95
61-* vii ■.■.'.■.'.'.■.■ 86-87
I Plants.
Kalamazoo. Dayton 95
Riverside (Cal.), A Visit to
Detroit
St. Louis, Blyria, Pierre (S. D.).
St. Paul, Minn
Cleveland
^^J_^, Indianapolis
97-99 Trade Notes, General
97-99 Trees in the National Cemetery at
Deans & Jacobson „ . ...,^^,
DeBuck, John 66 Lange, H. F. A 85 Apple Trees.
DcNave,Paul 66 Langiahr. A. H 91 Araucarias 64-61-7 Cold Storage
DenOuden&Sons. H..64 Lecdle Floral Co 60 Arcca 69 54-66-79
Diencr& Co.. Richard. 66 Lemon Oil Co 96 Artillery Plants 66 Cold Storage Lily of
DietschCo.,A 99 Leonard Seed Co .54 Asparagus 53-4-5-6- the Valley .54-66
Dil er, Caskey & Keen.99 Lconhard & Son, Emil.60 60-1-.3-4-6-7-8-9 Coleus 66-67-69-88
Dillon,!. L 60 Lculy. Emil 63 Asters... .56-60-1-6-7-9-88 Conifers 64
Dodd.Chas.H 99 Littlcficld Florist 85 Azaleas 54-64 Cosmos 67
Dorner & Sons Co., Lord & Burnham Co.. .98 Bay Trees 54-6 Cupheas 66l67
r,Pv.^- ■•■,;,•■•;-■ ■•■■67 Ludwlg Floral Co., Bedding Plants....62^-6-7 Cut Flowers. .. .86-'87-89-
DoyleCp.,Wm.E 81 E. C 84 Begonias. .53-4-66-7-9-88 90-91-92-93 94
Drake,J.Aug .58 Mader, Paul 66 Bcrberis 64 Cyclamen Plants 54-
Drake Point G houses. 54 Martin & Forbes Co. .84 Birch Trees 64 ,55-56-66-68
g"'<'<=,i;. Henry A.,Inc97-98 May. L. L., & Co 94 Bleeding Heart 64 Daisies.. , .56
pwclle-KaiserCo..The9S McCallum Co., Inc. . . .92 BlucSpruce 64 Decorative Stock' ."6.3-
Ea_Ele Metal & Supply McCIunie. Geo. G 82 Bouvardias 63-62-8 66-57-.5S..59-60-61-62-
.79 McConnell. Alex 83 Boxwood 54-6-64 6;)-G6-67-68-69.8S
.83 McCray Refrigerator Bulbs 53-4-,5-6-8-64-79 Dish Ferns 53-54-66
Co 86 Buxus 64 68-69-86
^ ,, .- — McHutchison & C0....66 Caladium 66 Dracaenas 66-67-60
bger,lWrs.M 86 McManmon. J. J 82 Calceolaria 56 Dusty Miller 66-69
E|,sele, C . 66 McManus. James 91 California Privet 64 Elm Trees 64
I !''«*Sons.W 54 Menand, L 81 California Privet Cut- Eunoymus 66
Elliott, Wm. H 60 Mefropolilan Material tinges 64 Evergreens. . .66-01-64-86
Emmans, Geo M 66 Co 79-97 Cannns.. . .60-06-67-69-88 Farm Seeds ,64
Eskesen. Frank N 68 Mettc. Henrv .'■>4 C.irnalions. . . 6(1-60-67-87 Ferns 63-54-63-
llsler,JohnG 87 Miami Floral Co S2 Carnation Cuttings 06-68-69-86-87
Ettcr, M S. 69 Mlchcll Co.. Henry F. .,59 60-67 Ferns in Flats.. . 63-54-63-
Evans,W.&H.F 88 Michelscn & Co 64 Centaureas 67 66-68-69-86
Eyres Florist. 81 Michigan Cut Flower Chrysanthemums 00- Feverfew 66
Felthousen, J. E 67 Exchange 86 62-66-67-68-69-88 Flower Seeds 54-6.J
58-60-1-4-7-9-88 Ventilator;. . 1 :..■ 97-99 Trees in the National _
Vegetable Seeds.54-5-8-64 Verminc 96 Gettysburg 66
Verbenas 60-6-7 Wants 78-79 Week's 'Work, The
Vincas 66-7-8-9 Wholesale Florists... ^^.89 = ' "-•
...,.«. „.,„s Vines 64-66 90-91-92-93-94
53-,54-5.5-S6-64-79 X;°\f<f : ■ ■ 58-60-87 Wild S,
Waimower.. . . . . . . ."sio Wreaths.".' 86-87
67-9 Wire Work 86-87
uggestions; Primula malacoides:
Violets; Stevia; Chrvsanthe-
mums; Lilies; Seed to Sow... 68-
Incorporations
Toledo, O. — The Maumee Greenhouse
Co. has been incorporated with a capital
stock of .$1.^,000 by the following: C. W.
Mordhoff, B. D. Moore. A. J. Sperber.
Eble, Chns „
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The National Trade Exhibition
s. A.
and O. H. Convention
Space is being rapidly reserved in the trade section
of the coming great S. A. F. and O. H. convention at
Minneapolis, Aug. 19 to 23, 1913. The following is a
list of firms who have reserved largely of space:
F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y. Robert Craig
Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Raedlein Basket Co., Chicago,
111. AV. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, 111. Ionia Pottery
Co., Ionia, Mich. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadel-
phia, Pa. Aphine Mfg. Co., Madison, N. J. John C.
Moninger Co., Chicago, 111. John Lewis Childs, Floral
Park, L. I., N. Y. Quaker City Machine Co., Rich-
mond, Ind.
J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, O. E. E. Stewart, Rives
Junction, Mich. H. G. Dreycr & Son. A. A. Arnold.
H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Est. Lemuel Ball,
Wissinoming, Philadelphia, Pa. Arthur Cowee, Berlin,
N. Y. Knight & Struck Co., New York. The Advance
Co., Richmond, Ind. , Revere Rubber Co., Boston, Mass.
C. C. Pollworth Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
Vaughan's Seed Store, New York and Chicago. W.
A. Manda, South Orange, N. J. H. A. Dreer, Inc.,
Philadelphia, Pa. A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, 111.
Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. R. Vincent,
Jr., & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. A. Henderson &
Co., Chicago, 111. C. E. Critchell, Cincinnati, O.
Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. Lord & Burn-
ham Co., Irvington, N. Y. Coldwell Lawn Mower Co.,
Newburgh, N. Y. M. Rice & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, Detroit, Mich. H. W.
Koerner, Milwaukee, Wis. E. L. Hedstrom & Co.
Hitchings & Co., Elizabeth, N. J. Perkins-King Co.
Castner, Curran & BuUit, Inc. Chas. D. Ball, Holmes-
burg, Philadelphia, Pa. Thes. Storrs & Harrison Co.,
Painesville, O. John Young.
Superintendent Trade Exhibition.
Affiliation
The paramount idea actuating all who have advo-
cated affiliation of the S. A. F. and O. H. with all other
floricultural societies throughout the past years, has
been, we take it, with the desire of creating one strong
central body of floriculturists, to the end that, when it
was necessary to take up affairs of importance to all,
there would be weight enough behind the Society in its
widespread national membership to give it the power
and prestige which attaches to a truly national and rep-
resentative body.
We would urge all to cast aside the slightest sugges-
tion that the purpose of affiliation is to aggrandize the
S. A. F. and O. H. at the expense of the specialized
societies and florists' clubs, or to promote the personal
ends of the few. This view is entirely unworthy of con-
sideration.
If the present National Society — for all must admit
that the S. A. F. and O. H. is such — could hold forth
some inducement of more value than it has been able to
offer to date, this, in itself, would go a long way toward
solving the problem. The institution of the biennial
national flower shows has done much to prove that suc-
cess in that direction cannot be expected without the
heartly co-operation of the so-called allied societies, and
the great results achieved on all three occasions on
which this show has been held, have undoubtedly done
much to bring the various organizations into closer re-
lations of common aim and work.
But it needs more than the institution of the national
flower show to bring about actual affiliation. The move
for affiliation would be greatly aided through the es-
tablishment of something tangible, some factor that
would be in actual everyday practice — the carrying out
of some economic scheme which will be for the benefit
of each and every member.
The opportunity for the adoption of a plan of sin-
gular merit . and everlasting benefit has been brought
about through the death of the late Wm. R. Smith,
whose one thought, apart from his Burnsiana hobby,
was for the advancement in horticultural knowledge of
all the people, but more particularly of those with
whom he was so closely associated — the gardener and
the florist.
A movement is now on foot to establish a memorial
to Mr. Smith. What better form could it take than the
establishment of a national school of floriculture for
the children of our members; it could also be utilized
as a national trial ground.
If the S. A. F. and O. H. should undertake such a
memorial, ways and means of carrying it on could be
found. 15very worthy enterprise must have a begin-
ning; few such fail; the S. A. F. could fit its plans to
its purse.
At the Chicago meeting, August, 1913, President Vin-
cent in his annual message, said in this connection:
Permanent Headquarters for the S. A. F.
"The national charter granted our S. A. F. and O. H.,
and signed by President McKiniey, requires that we
maintain permanent headquarters in the city of Wash-
ington. We have dodged action on this subject from
year to year. It is time we took it up, got down to
business, and instituted our liome in that city, even
though its start be on a most humble scale. Let us
begin by making a beginning. We want a home there
for our Society. With this we should institute a prac-
tical school of horticulture for our children and a per-
manent trial ground for our members. If this con-
vention will take the necessary preliminary steps to
establish such a home, this desirable institution can be
brought about. What we will, we can do. The per-
manent headquarters should contain the offices of the
secretary of the S. A. F.; our executive board meetings
can be held there; it could be made the rallying point
of horticulturists; and, in fact, the institution can be
so handled as to create an added attraction to that
Mecca of America — the city of Washington. Possess-
ing such an institution, the Society would take on ad-
ditional vigor; it would add to its name and to its rep-
utation, and would then be in a position to assert itself
and its influence. There are many things this Society
.should do, but none more important. If this matter is
placed in the hands of an able committee at this pres-
ent convention, I have no doubt that it will find ways
and means to make an early start."
The Smith Memorial School of Floriculture sounds
attractive, is feasible, and, through its formation, might
be ensured practical affiliation, as then every man with
his heart in the welfare of the business would have
a compelling personal interest in the school, which would
be for the benefit of his boys or his kin, and which
would tend to unite in itself all present diverging ten-
dencies.
English Horticultural Notes
BY J. HARRISON DICK
Decorations for the Visit of the French President
The official visit of the president of the French re-
public, during the third week in June, afforded our
florists an opportunity for the exercise of their talent.
Several great banquets %vere given. In Buckingham
Palace, London, the floral decorations were in the
French national colors, the red of the tricolor being
supplied by choice English Roses, the white by Orchids,
and the blue by Delphiniums. The tables were taste-
fully decorated with these blooms set in golden vases, and
the famous gold plate from Windsor was set off with
magnificent effect. A guard of honor of yeomen of the
guard, in their mediasval costumes, formed a cordon
round the whole range of the tables.
In returning King George's hospitality, Monsieur le ,
President entertained many guests at the French em-
bassy. The banqueting hall presented a striking scene.
It is a huge apartment whose windows command a view
of Hyde Park, and tables had been arranged for 81
diners. At one end of the apartment was placed a figure
of Liberty. From each window alcove hung a basket of
La France Roses, and each pair of highly ornamental
pillars which support the roof formed a space in which
decorative plants and flowers reposed. On the tables,
masses of La France Roses alternated with bowls of
I>ilies, and in front of the king and the president was an
Empire bowl of solid gold fiUed with mauve Cattleyas.
£3000 for Charity
The seventy-fourth anniversary festival dinner in aid
of the funds of the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent In-
stitution was held in the Hotel Metropole, London, on
June 25. Mr. Leopold de Rothschild presided, and there
were 220 ladies and gentlemen present. This institution
furnishes pensions to necessitous florists, nursery-
men, seedsmen and market gardeners, professional
private gardeners and their widows. Since its
foundation, 74 years ago, the sum of £145,000
has been expended in pensions and in timely relief. At
present the funds support 238 beneficiaries, and the an-
nual expenditure is roughly £4000. This is raised by
voluntary subscriptions, of which amoimt £3000 was
raised on the occasion mentioned. Many men, at one
time quite prosperous, have had to seek assistance from
the "Benevolent Institution," although the pension is
only £20 a year. Sums of money are obtained by own-
ers of large estates throwing the latter open at a charge.
The gardeners' societies also help; while of course
there are regular subscribers of comparatively small
sums, and a lesser number who give donations of from
£5 to £100 or more.
The Showers of Roses
I have to record the passing again of Alexandra Day,
a day on which ladies of rank and fashion sell Roses
on the London streets for charitable institutions. Alas
for us as florists — the blooms are artificial, and made by
crippled girls. However, behind it lies the sentiment
and regard for the real thing, the natural fragrant
Rose. Ere these lines are published, however, our great
annual Rose show will have passed also. It is again
to be held in the charming gardens of the Royal Bo-
tanic Society at Regent's Park, and I learn that the
tent for the new seedling Roses will be twice the usual
size; that is to say, will be 100ft. long by 40ft. wide.
Crowds flock to see the novelties — both the women and
the men folk.
Then today, June 26, I visited for half an hour the
first Rose show of the city men of London. These gen-
tlemen, who live out in the country, but come in to
town each day, are many of them the very best gar-
deners we have. After the stress of the day, what is finer
than to fling on an old coat and go out and do a bit of
gardening? They come to their offices with big button-
holes, and with handfuls of blooms, too. Why not?
They love their flowers: why should they not have them
with them? Moreover, there is a day-to-day spirit of
rivalry going on. Smith has a new Rose, a new Car-
nation, or the latest thing in Dahlias or Sweet Peas. He
"sports" it in his buttonhole. Jones soon takes the size
of it and weighs its merits, and "Hang me," says he,
"I'll bring along my Sunburst," naming his latest nov-
elty. And thus the gardening spirit is fostered. So
the city gents have formed their own Rose Society,
and have held their first show. It took place in a big
room, albeit rather dark, in a large hotel and was quite
a success. The Lord Mayor, in his robes, opened it!
What more do you want? There were many pieces of
silver plate, cups, bowls and medals, and the show was
very well patronized. It has come to stay.
Among the blooms that were best throughout, I
name these: Mrs. Aaron Ward, Richmond, Mme. Me-
lanie Soupert, Prince de Bulgarie, Pharisaer, Mme.
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Abel Chatenay, Gen. MacArthur, Lady Hillingdon,
Marie Van Houtte, Mrs. Herbert Stevens (splendid soft
white), Duchess of Wellington (coppery yellow), Mrs.
Cornwallis West (one of the finest, grand shape, scented,
blush white). Deal Hole (a fine Rose), Yvonne Va-
cherot (lilac pink, stout petal), Mrs. Foley Hobbs,
(primrose, specially fine), H. V. Machin (the new Irish
crimson, of enormous size, but perhaps rather dull),
Gloire de Chedane Guinoisseau (undoubtedly a cham-
pion crimson, so stout and smooth), with Sunburst and
Mme. Jules Gravereaux.
Boston, will travel on an absolutely independent train
from Chicago to Minneapolis, going by way of the Chi-
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul R. R. If the Eastern
and New York delegates are sufficient in number to
warrant it, the C. M. and St. Paul R. R. will give
them a special train, or special cars will be attached to
one of the sections of the Pioneer Limited.
Sports Committee Calls for prizes
C. M. RuedUnger, chairman of the Sports Committee
at Minneapolis, Minn., for the outing to the S. A. F.
and O. H., which is scheduled to take place there Aug.
93, and also for the bowling contest on Aug. 21, desires
to make it known to the trade that he is in quest of do-
nations and contributions for prizes to be given to suc-
cessful contestants at the various sports and games.
Mr. Reudlinger's official address is 327 City Hall, Minne-
apolis, Minn.
American Rose Society
Test Garden, Hartford, Conn.
To the American Rose Society:
Your judges passed on the exhibits of Roses in the
test garden at Ehzabeth Park, Hartford, Conn., June
28, and present the following report in addition to the
report presented of the work on June 21 (See F. E.,
page 1528, issue of June 28) :
RosuMABT. Introduced by E. G. Hill Co., Richmond,
Ind., 1907. Parentage not recorded. Scored 77 points.
Seedling 562. E. G. Hill Co. Chance seedling; scored
73 points.
ExcELSA, Climbing Wichuraiana Hybrid. Conard &
Rose Mme. Edouard Harriot
The New Rose, Mme. Edouard Herriot
We are enabled to present herewith a good photo-
graph of the so-called London Daily Mail Rose, Mme.
Edouard Herriot, which was originated by Pernet-
Ducher, and which came into such prominence at the
London International in 1912, when it gained the gold
cup offered by the Daily Mail for the finest new Rose in
the show. Of it, it is said, that "the color would make
a fellow sell his soul"; this has been variously termed
an "orange terra-cotta," a "golden terra-cotta," and a
"wonderful coppery red," but may perhaps be best de-
scribed as of a most intense Lyon color, considerably
deepened. It is not as large as Lyon, and is of the
decorative or buttonhole type, a pure Pernetiana, with
plenty of thorns and mildew-proof foliage. It will be on
the market this Autunm.
Jones Co., 1909. Scored 90 points. Certificate of merit.
Seedling 392. John Cook, Baltimore, Md. Parentage,
Seedling 291 X Seedling 266. Scored 80 points. Cer-
tificate of merit. Respectfully submitted,
W. R. PlEKSON,
John F. Hnss.
Judges by appointment American Rose Society.
Cromwell,Conn., June 28, 1913.
New York to Mimieapolis
Contrary to the report which has been published by
one of our Chicago contemporaries to the effect that
the New York Florists' Club would travel from Chicago
to Minneapolis in company with the Cook County
Florists' Association, we are authorized by Harry A.
Bunyard, chairman of the Transportation Committee
of the New York Florists' Club to state that the New
York Club, in connection with the Horticultural Club
of Boston and the Gardeners and Florists' Club of
The Horticultural Society of New York
An exhibition was held by this Society on Saturday
and Sunday, July 5 and 6, in co-operation with the New
York Botanical Garden, in the Museum building of that
institution. Prizes were offered for Sweet Peas, her-
baceous plants, Japanese Irises, shrubs and trees, and
vegetables. The contestants were many, and almost ex-
clusively in the amateur class.
Some time ago an announcement was made of three
special prizes for vegetables for the exhibition next No-
vember. One of these was offered by M. C. Ebel. It
was suggested to Mr. Ebel that in view of the two other
vegetable prizes he should transfer his prize to some-
thing else. He has consented to do this, and will offer
the same amount, divided as follows: For a collection
of hothouse fruit, .$35; for two bunches of hothouse
Grapes, one black and one white, $15. The Horticul-
tural Society of New York will offer a second prize of
$30 for the collection of fruit and a second prize of $10
for the Grapes.
Remember, the date of the next show is Oct. 31 to
Nov. 4, and it is hoped that the local societies will so
arrange their dates as not to conflict with this, for the
meeting of the National Association of Gardeners takes
place at this time at the American Museum of Natural
History, and all gardeners in this vicinity will certainly
desire to attend. Geoege V. Nash, Sec'y.
Inteunational Co-operation against Plant Diseases.
— The general assembly of the International Institute of
Agriculture, which was recently held at Rome, Italy,
has adapted the following conclusions relative to the
necessity of an international understanding regarding
the fight against plant diseases : 1. The general assembly
recommends that the countries subscribing to the Insti-
tute create a government service of phyto-pathology, if
they have not yet done so. 2. The general assembly ad-
vocates the reunion of an international commission of
specialists, and urges the French government to call
for a meeting not later than May, 1914. 3. The general
assembly is of the opinion that at each general assembly
of the Institute there should be a special commission of
government specialists to arrive at an understanding on
the researches and studies on plant diseases carried on
in common. 4. The general assembly requests the sub-
scribing countries to study the various questions which
will be taken up by the International Commission of
Phyto-pathology, based on the material furnished by
the Institute. — Revue Horticole.
OacHiD HYBKms. — Good Orchid hybrids have a great
future as cut flower material. It is well recognized now
that the hybrids are generally better growers than the
parent varieties. Even the first generation grown in
the houses becomes accUmated, and on further culti-
vation it is often found that undesirable qualities of
the parents have not been transmitted. With some hy-
brids of the third and fourth generation, the resting
period has grown materially shorter or is omitted en-
tirely, and the season of bloom may even change, adapt-
ing itself to the season outside. Some hybrids, how-
ever, deteriorate in habit, as for instance those of Cat-
tleya citrina X Brassavola Digbyana, or those of the
first generation of Sophronitis grandiflora. The blooms
of some hybrids, as of Cattleya aurea lose in keeping
qualities. In general, however, the hybrids are of better
keeping quality than the parent varieties. Those of Cat-
tleya, Schilleriana, guttata and bicolor are unsurpassed
in this respect, and crosses of further generations of
these hybrids have inherited this quality, as, for in-
stance, the lovely Laslio-Cattleya Mrs. Temple, the prod-
uct of L. C. Henry Greenwood X C. Mossis. — Die
Oartenwelt.
Oliver H. Weldon
Oliver H. Weldon of 16 Black Rock ave., New
Britain, Conn., a pioneer in the florists' trade, died at his
liome on Monday evening, July 7. Mr. Weldon con-
ducted a range of greenhouses for many years, retiring
about seven years ago on account of old age. He was
born in 1842. The funeral was held from his home on
July 9. He is survived by a son, Samuel, and a daugh-
ter, Eva.
Mrs. Frederick W. Kelsey
Mrs. Frederick W. Kelsey, the wife of Frederick W.
Kelsey, a well known nurseryman of 150 Broadway,
New York City, died on Friday night last, July 4, at
her home, 177 Center st.. Orange, N. J., after a pro-
tracted illness.
Mrs. Kelsey was prominent in the society of the Or-
anges and well known for her many philanthropies.
She was greatly interested in the Orange Memorial Hos-
pital and, having been a resident of the Oranges for
the past 25 years, took great interest in the welfare
of the people generally. She was the originator of the
idea of forming the hospital auxiliary of young women
and was foremost in responding. She was active in the
Woman's Exchange and had been a member of the
Women's Club of Orange since 1886, at the last busi-
ness meeting of which, held May 7, and while Mrs.
Kelsey was critically ill, she was elected an honorary
member, a distinction seldom conferred. The action
of the club was a recognition of the playground work
which Mrs. Kelsey had inaugurated in behalf of the
club, she having been the chairman of the playground
committee.
Mrs. Kelsey is survived by her husband, Frederick
W. Kelsey, two sons and a sister.
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The new traveling greenhouse — showing
how boiler is attached
Patented by H. and A. Pullen-Burry, Ltd., Sompting, Worthing, Eng.
Movable Glass Structures and Their Value for
Intensive Culture
{A Paper Bead by A. Pullen-Burry before the
Horticultural Club, London, June 17, 1913.)
[Editor's Note : While the following paper deals prin-
cipally with vegetable growing, and relates to condi-
tions of the English trade, it is, in our opinion, the
most detailed account of experiences with traveling
greenhouses yet published. Florists in this country can
readily draw their conclusions as to just what extent
the principles involved could be adapted to iforicuiture
and their own requirements in their particular locality.]
More than twenty years have now elapsed since it
was pointed out how great would be the advantages of
a movable over a fixed hothouse to the gardener. Since
that time many attempts have been made to solve the
problem, "How to move a large structure as a whole
with all its pipes, its boiler, ventilating gear, cold wa-
ter supply, and perhaps a hanging crop from the roof,
without danger of collapse, breakage of glass, running
off the rails, premature decay, uncertainty of action, or
the many accidents to which, from its very nature, the
machine would be liable."
The experiences of those who used the so-called
"traveling" structure of those days have been terrible.
After a few months the roof would drop owing to the
impossibility of satisfactory tying. This caused the
ilanges of the wheels to grind against the rails, the
friction being such that it was only possible to move
them, to quote the words of one grower, "by means
of a few horses, a quantity of men, and an unlimited
supply of sound beer." I pass over the fact that pipes,
boilers, ventilating gear, etc., were impossible owing to
the division of the houses into short lengths; and when
long lengths were constructed, the pipes had to be laid
on the ground in duplicate. All these complications
are avoided in our invention, and tlie whole structure,
with plants in pots, pipes, boiler, cold water supply,
ventilating gear, and, if desired, the man turning the
flywheel, can be moved ; even the paths are carried
with the structure. An acre of land 440ft. by 100ft. is
divided up by longitudinal foundations, 16ft. apart
centre to centre, and a cement rail Gin. by Sin. cast
in moulds and placed thereon; a shallow division wall
for the side-lights to shut on is provided at intervals
of 40ft. center to center, thus making in eleven tra-
verses, sixty beds, 13 yards by 5 yards — a little over
two rods — in each bed.
These traverses cost us about £10 each, including
two old rails, which act as curbs, and are embedded in
the two outer cement rails at either end of the hot-
house. In practice, we find that only one is neces-
sary, viz., at the end carrying the boiler and multi-
plying gear.
It is not necessary that the land be level, except
in the 100ft. direction or length of the hot-house. In
the other direction there may be varying gradients,
as the gutter acts like the back of a book, and al-
lows movement.
The house itself is, in motor car language, the "ton-
neau," and can be of any width, or any height under
the ridge or eaves. It can, if necessary, take quite large
trees, say 9ft. high, in successive shifts, the side-lights
in these circumstances opening like barn doors, and
back to back, passing with the house through the trees
over the cement rails. The usual ventilating gear is
used, and in our model the side lights swing on the
plate, and close against the cement division wall in an
oblique direction. We find, however, that if the side
sliutters are short and independent, and simply hooked
on to the plate, it is quite sufficient, and the draught is
more effectively excluded. If, in Winter, there is a
draught under the shutters, a little soU sprinkled along
1;he division wails effectually checks it.
The ends of the house are glazed in the usual way.
The doors are of matchboard, in the center, under the
ridge. The step up to the door is ten inches in height.
There is a strengthened l^/^in. by 9in. plank run-
ning down the house from door to door, on which the
watering is done, by a hose from Norwich unions, fixed
to a lin., main imder the ridge, and traveling with
the house. This is most convenient, and it takes only
half an hour for the whole 100ft. by 40ft. hothouse to
he satisfactorily watered by one man. The water is
supplied from one left and right jointed socket, con-
nected with a stationary watercock, in one of the
houses; a short piece of hose carries the union.
The hot-water pipes are simply laid over the
stretchers of the "chassis," and are on a dead level.
The lay of the land is against the boiler, as in the
eleven traverses there is a rise of 4ft., making six
inches fall from the boiler to the farthest flow pipe.
The returns, two in each house, are collected at the
stretcher next to the last. They hang thereon, and
rise up to the plate, thus allowing the crops to pass
underneath, and continue outside the house to the
thermo-dynamic valve just before the boiler is reached.
The boiler is moimted on wheels, stayed to the plate,
and runs in an upright, balanced position on
the outside rail which contains the metal. The flow
leaves the top of the boiler and descends to the in-
side of the last stretcher, passes through both houses
under the footway, and rises again with valves at each
point to the branch flows. The system works per-
fectly, and there are 1000ft. of 4in. pipe on an Anglian
boiler, for which the makers only guarantee 900ft., and
the returns heat in ly^ hours with a strong north-
easterly wind blowing and an uncovered boiler.
A manifest saving in coal will appeal to growers, in
that heat is raised in far less time than by the usual
lazy gravitational system.
The "chassis" is of pitch pine and cast-iron. The
plate measures Sin. by 6in., and the trussed stretchers
arc simply two planks of l%in. by Tin. pitch pine,
with blocks at intervals, to carry the purlin posts, and
act as distance pieces for the frames of the gearing.
In each stretcher there are four carrying wheels of
cast-iron with a bolt through. The frames are cast
alike, and used in pairs. They are bolted through the
stretchers on either side, and carry a 9in. by Si^in.
steel gutter, which, with a Sin. by 4in. plate bolted to
each side, carries the roof. These frames rest upon the
bolt through the driving wheel, which has a flat bear-
ing surface, and a set of cogs on its side, turned by
a small sleeve pinion keyed to the longitudinal shaft
which runs with couplings throughout the house. It
is affixed at one end, outside the house, to a large cog-
\\'heel, which, in turn, is operated by a spur and pinion
in the same way as a clock is geared. The final fly-
wheel is driven by hand, or, if required, by a small
portable motor (like a bicycle engine), weighing from
^8 to 56 pounds, and simply fixed by fly nuts to the
frame carrying the multiplying gear, which is 4 to 1 at
the driving wheel and 120 to 1 in all. One man can
easily move the house over the necessary 40ft. in
twenty minutes without imdue effort.
But the most important thing is the manner in
which the torque in 100ft. of shaft is taken up, and
the work of the shaft synchronised throughout the
house. If this difficult problem had not been solved
there would have been no transverse travefing hot-
houses; for the tendency would have been to move the
end carrying the multiplying gear first, and so set up
an inclination in the house to travel in an immense
circle. The friction produced by the endeavor to make
it travel in a straight line would soon have smashed
up something.
It is obvious that if both ends move simultaneously,
the distance traveled is of no moment. One hundred
miles might be traveled as well as 100 inches if the
gauge were correct, and if the four wheels at the cor-
ners which press against the steel rail did their duty.
The spur wheel which moves the driving wheel is
loose, and, carrying the shaft, rests one of its sleeves
on the flat face of the driving wheel. This engages the
driving wheel cogs, so that they are always in true
mesh, no matter where the spur wheel is in relation to
the driving wheel, thus allowing the shafting a side or
lateral movement. The sleeve spur wheel is held in
position by a loose guide piece, like a half plummer
block upside down; this guide rests its wings on two
distance pieces between the two frames which are cast
on one of them.
Through these distance pieces are two long steel
screws, which we call torque-pins, capable of adjust-
ment, and locked by a nut on the outside of the dis-
tance pieces. They are easily attainable from the in-
terior of the hothouse.
Thus the shaft turns the sleeve spur wheel, which
travels over the flat surface of the driving wheel in
its guide, until the guide presses against the torque
pins, which give motion to the house.
These torque pins are at the end farthest from the
multiplying gear, screwed up tight against the guide.
At each set of gear and stretcher the amount of torque
in the '2in. shaft is relieved by the lateral movement
of the guide, which comes in contact with the torque
pins only when desired. It is found by experience that
the torque in the shaft when driving a 100ft. by 40ft.
hothouse, weighing twenty tons, with the boiler at the
end farthest from the gear, is about two threads of
the torque pins for each 16ft., so that the pins are
screwed out an extra two threads for every set of gear
in the house.
An interesting experiment took place when the
boiler was added and the pipes filled with water.
The house was adjusted and moved perfectly without
the apparatus before mentioned, and when the extra
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rented by H. and A. Pullen-Burry. Ltd.. Sompting, Worlln
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weight (1</, tons) was added, it was found that the
furtlier end, where the great weight lay, was three-
cightlis of an inch lazy in starting. At once we had
half a turn of thfi torque pins eased out, and the same
end was then three-sixteenths lazy; it was obvious that
another half turn was all that was required.
For all practical purposes, the torque pins are set
once and for all, and any interference with them with-
out knowing tlieir use would no doubt cause trouble.
With reference to the paths, it is found that one
bag of cement is about the right proportion for each
forty feet of cement pathway.
These pathways are more useful for getting at the
crops, being narrow, and suitable to every kind of
weather. If properly constructed, with a decent foun-
dation, they do not crack or scarify. Even after they
have been used dozens of times, the brush marks upon
their surfaces are still visible.
The traveling hothouse having now been certainly
accomplished, tried by experience, and not found
wanting, it behooves us to look round and see what
purposes can be accomplished by its use. These are so
overwhelmingly many that one is likely to be confused
and to commence with the obvious; whereas the profits
attached to the methods herein explained are far
greater when it is once ascertained what is the right
thing to grow to get the best returns in the least
possible time and with the smallest initial cost and
labor.
Thus when one thinks of glasshouse culture, To-
matoes, Grapes, Cucumbers, and other smaller crops of
less consumption, naturally turn up in one's mind for
first treatment, and the present owner of fixed glass
is more at home with these important but now poorly
paying crops.
So let us see what can be done with a transverse
traveling hothouse, taking the crops as the main source
of revenue.
If we grow Tomatoes, the best paying time is dur-
ing May, June and July, because the foreign outdoor
fruits are so good now that the later crops do not pay,
and again there is small sale for earlier and more ex-
pensive AprU fruit. To occupy up the rest of the year
it is usual to follow with Chrysanthemums, but again
growers say, "Not much in it," and I know that what
they say is true. If, after growing Tomatoes imtil Sep-
tember, you turn your hothouse over a crop of French
Beans grown outside, the returns from them will be
more if the weather is frosty, or wet and cold, than the
Tomatoes usually come to during August and Sep-
tember.
The French Beans will last until November, when
you should have a traverse of Asparagus ready to force.
After that there is plenty of time to have another
traverse of the same crop before February, during
which month you return to the plot that the Tomatoes
occupied, and establish a crop of Cauliflower from
plants sown in September and covered in a cold frame.
Then by March 1, instead of having to provide fresh
soil for the Tomatoes again, you put the house over a
fresh plot of land, and prepare it for your Summer
Tomato crop. That is the obvious way of doing it;
later on I will endeavor to show a more profitable way.
Let us now consider Grapes in the same way. By
the transverse traveling hothouse, after the crop of
Grapes is over in late Autumn or the beginning of
Winter, the vines will be better for the open air. From
Christmas until April your hothouse will be used for
successions of, say. Spinach, sown in the Autumn, and
fine stocky plants. Kun the house over this crop, and in
a few days Spinach worth four shillings a bushel, even
in mild weather, will be gathered, while the outdoor is
only worth a shilling a bushel.
(Note. — The Spinach, after excitement by heat, con-
tinues to grow after the house is removed, although
the outdoor is standing stiil.) '
There is time for at least six crops between Christ-
mas and April, when you wish to have the vines indoors
again; but if the vine border is ready with Turnips,
Parsley, or Cabbage Lettuce (say, Stanstead Park), an
extra crop can be obtained. If, however, flowers are an
item with you, the whole period from Christmas to
April is occupied in successions of bulbs ( i. e.. Nar-
cissus), which, even if they do clash with Guernsey
produce, are, by reason of their being covered and not
outdoor, far superior in quality, and will fetch 2s. 6d.
per dozen when the Guernsey produce is only worth
Is. 3d.
Now let us see what can be done with Cucumbers
in the same way. Plant up in February, for there are
few growers who can make the January planting pay,
and let us say that September sees the last of them;
this is now, I believe, quite the general way. You have
from the end of September till February quite free
for the crops before mentioned, and if Chrysanthe-
mums are to follow, move the house over them and
save the labor and injury of transplanting; besides,
if the weather is mild, they will be better outside than
indoors. After they are over, the hothouse is avail-
able in January and February for Early Golden Spur
Narcissi in successive crops; Violets, a paying crop at
that time of the year, or Parsley, Spinach, Cauliflower,
etc
This kind of work will be quite within the knowledge
of the merest amateur; and that it pays, none, I thiiik,
will question.
But there are far superior crops and quick succes-
sions that require experience and a knowledge that
many growers do not possess, and there are possibili-
ties that we, who have in part grown in this way be-
fore, have not yet fathomed. Indeed, in times past we
have known of them, but have not had the means to
cultivate them. We can now obtain them in a highly
profitable manner.
It is our wish that they should now be public prop-
erty, that the trade may benefit thereby; and we our-
selves, as patentees of the structures and inventors of
the methods, will also, of course, indirectly benefit
therefrom.
We admit fully that the experience we have had is
small; but what we have done has been highly remun-
erative and, so far, quite successful.
On Christmas Day a transverse traveling hothouse
was finishing off a traverse of "All the Year Round"
Cabbage I^ettuce at Is. per dozen. The house holds
2,700 plants at 1ft. apart; return £10. Soon after we
moved to some Autumn sown Spinach for a few days;
crop 40 bushels at 4s. per bushel — £8. The Spinach
was attacked by the fly outdoors. The house then es-
tablished two traverses of Cauliflower, at 1ft. apart.
which were cleared off in May at from 2s. to 4s. per
dozen; say, 4,000 good ones at 3s. per dozen — returns,
£50.
In another traverse a crop of Parsley and 55,000
Lily Langtry Narcissi. The Parsley was sold at 4s.
per dozen, when the outdoor was sold at 9d. per dozen
—return £5. The Langtry at Easter fetched £25, at
only 2s. per dozen. These Narcissi are left in the
ground; they will be better next year than this, and
ought to fetch £70. Another traverse of Spinach at
£8. Then a traverse of Autumn sown Cos Lettuce and
Radishes, which, owing to the rust in the Lettuce, only
came to $12.
(To be continued next week)
OUR
.>j^ READERS'
^ VIEWS
The Genus Castilleia
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
The several notes in recent issues on the Castilleieis
are of interest, especially those of Mr. Barmhart, who
tells of Pacific Coast species that are suffruticose in
habit.
We have one iere that is biennial by nature, Castil-
leia coccinea, the "Indian Paintbrush" so called, which
is a blaze of color for weeks when fomid wild. Prob-
ably no one has yet been able to succeed in cultivating
these plants for the reason that they are root para-
sitic, like the beautiful Gerardias, and unless by acci-
dent one could sow seeds where the host plants abound,
it is improbable that success would follow.
I am trying a perennial Rocky Mountain species this
year in the hope it may grow in the borders; the roots
lived over Winter after being newly planted, but do
not promise now to thrive; this is C. acuminata, and if
we knew what these plants are parasitic on, some suc-
cess might follow. E. O. Orpet.
The New Winter Flowering White Snapdragon
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
We would like to say a few words regarding our new
Winter flowering white Snapdragon. We have now
grown and tested this variety three years, and it has
proved to be all we claim for it, handled as we handle
it. We aim to bench it, out of 2i/jin. pots, any time
from Aug. 15 to Sept. 1, planting it about the same
distance apart as Carnations, and in the same material.
At the time of planting we cut back quite severely
to encourage a strong growth from the bottom eyes.
With good cultivation it will commence flowering in
October. We, ourselves, let it grow naturally, for we
get a lot of smaller flowers that are fine for our work.
By disbudding, heads of large size can be had, but the
amount of flowers will be much less. With us our first
crop, lasting clear into Midwinter, made stems from
2ft. to 3ft. in length and, by cutting the flowers just
right, the laterals follow so fast that the bench is
always a mass of whites.
Along toward Spring time, when ail the fancy va-
rieties begin to flower, we have as fine a sight as you
would want to see; stems from 3ft. to 4ft. in length,
with the usual proportion of smaller flowers, which
are indispensable for our retail work. At Memorial
Day time, hundreds of flowers, stems from 12in. to
18in. long, make the bench the best paying space in the
greenhouse, selling at wholesale prices, fully equal to
and sometimes better than most of the special crops
for that day.
Marlboro, Mass. Phelps The Flokist.
Fatenclcd by H. and A. Pullc
End view of the new traveling greenhouses
-Burry, Ltd., Sompting, Worthing, Eng.
Gardeners as Park and Shade Tree
Commissioners
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Replying to Mr. Dervan's letter in the July 5th issue
of The Florists' Excliange, I shall not charge him with
intent to place a different meaning than I intended in
my previous communication, for my personal acquain-
tanceship with him convinces me that, while liis ideas
are not my ideas, he is nevertheless sincere in all his
actions, and would not intentionally place a miscon-
struction upon the sayings of another.
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I did say — and still maintain — that a gardener can
do nothing better for iiis profession than to serve his
community when called on to do so. 1 also did say
that a gardener should not envy those appointed to
serve on commissions without compensation, because
the only remmieration is the danger of engendering bit-
ter feeling against himself because he cannot please
allj and here Mr. Dervan gives the impression, through
his construction of my remarks, that 1 state one thing
and then immediately contradict myself by expressing
an entirely different view.
He states: "With one hand he prods us on; with the
other he would hold us back ;" to which I reply:
"Do not seek trouble, but when duty calls you, serve
even in the face of trouble." Most emphatically will
I declare that gardeners should not hold back from
serving on any board for fear of criticism; and my
suggestion referred only to the particular instance at
issue, where the gardener is admittedly not wanted on
the board. But this appears to be due simply to poli-
tics, and if the gardener does not wish to enter politics
to exercise influence, he cannot expect favors of a po-
litical nature.
I am requested to lend my aid in having the gardener
appointed to one of these boards to convince the public
that he alone is best qualified to have charge of those
things which are now being managed and cared for by
others. An outsider's aid in "home rule" is usually of
small consequence, so I cannot see where I could help
him; and, further, I do not hesitate to say that I am
not yet prepared to concede that every gardener is
qualified to serve on park boards or shade tree commis-
sions any more than every physician is fit to serve on
a hospital board. 1 quite agree with Mr. Dervan that
the banker should stick to his bank, the lawyer to his
law, the merchant to his goods, the doctor to his pa-
tients and the gardener to his plants — but evidently he
quite overlooks the fact that appointed commissions,
whether they directly apply to a profession or not, are
not always best governed by those immediately con-
nected with their affairs, as executive ability is very
frequently a lacking quality among men of the various
professions. Executive ability is more essential on ex-
ecutive boards and commissions than practical experi-
ence. Commissions usually plan; and then the prac-
tical men are applied to, to consummate what has been
planned.
Conditions are not the same elsewhere as they appear
to be in the particular community where this grievance
exists. I know of a community where its pubUc board
comprises two of the gardeners presiding over estates,
and where one of these gardeners was tendered the office
of president of the board; but modesty alone prevented
his accepting the same. Elsewhere we find florists and
nurserymen on public park boards and shade tree com-
missions; in fact, the commission of the State of New
Jersey contains several of them. This is in a large meas-
ure due to the fact that the gardeners in some locali-
ties take more interest in pubUc doings than others do
elsewhere, and in this way gain recognition. I have in
mind a gentleman whose time is taken up nearly every
night with meetings of one or another of the various
committees to which he has been elected by the people
of his community.
I reiterate that it is up to the individual to bring
himself to the fore if he wants to become identified
with public affairs, just as it is up to him to bring
himself to the fore if he wants to progress anywhere
on this vast earth of ours.
Madison, N. J., July 8, 1913. M. C. Ebel,
Secretary National Association of Gardeners.
TTiHIE^
.MTnOM.(DmiS>^
Minneapolis, where the convention of the S. A. F.
and O. H. from August 19 to 23 is to be held, is the
great center of the "Bread Basket of the World." It
is destined to become, its business men believe, one of
the most important manufacturing cities and whole-
sale distributing points in the United States.
Recognized "Minneapolis territory" for business ex-
tends from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean, and
from far beyond the Canadian border deep into the
Southwest. Its immediate trade zone is the American
Northwest — a vast, fertile region exceeding in extent
the combined areas of France, Germany and England.
Minneapolis is the logical market for this large and
fast growing empire, whose stores of mineral and agri-
cultural wealth are still in the infancy of development.
The population of the States to the west is growing
rapidly, and the annual increase in the volume of their
trade with Minneapohs reaches a tremendous figure.
Minneapolis industries have been described in a previ-
ous article. It is generally known that it is the world's
largest producer of flour. Besides this industry, it is the
manufacturer of a large variety of miscellaneous pro-
ductions which encompass nearly every article of neces-
sity and a large proportion of the so-called luxuries
which mankind demands. The territory which is
served by Minneapolis includes seven great States,
which are growing in population more rapidly than is
any other community on the continent The Northwest
is variously referred to as the "Prosperity States of
America" and the "Land of Plenty."
The jobbers of Minneapolis conduct business aggre-
gating $350,000,000 annually. More than 15,000 mer-
chants through this territory, which is dependent almost
entirely upon the Flour City, look to Minneapolis for
their merchandise.
Minneapolis is the financial capital as well as the
trading center of the Northwest. There are 19 national
and state banks, three savings banks and two trust
companies, with capital and surplus of over $19,000,000,
and deposits exceeding $116,000,000. The bank clear-
ings reach $1,250,000,000 annually. Minneapolis citi-
zens are noted for their far-sighted thrift; 54, per cent,
of the school children in the public schools have sav-
ings accounts.
Economical Plant Planning
By G. D. GRAIN, Jr.
There are florists' plants which are so arranged that
it takes two men, and sometimes more, to do the work
which ought to be handled by one, and which, for the
same reason, require more fuel for heating, more space,
more supervision, and more of everything else that costs
money, than if they were properly laid out with a view
to greater efficiency in all of these respects. Of course,
there are many of an entirely different kind, but there
are possibly more which are open to criticism on the
ground of extravagance.
What these wastefully planned plants need is the ap-
plication of a Utile common sense; or, if you want to
be technical anl uptodate, a dose of scientiflc manage-
ment. This latter sounding phrase, which has become
pretty generally known within the past few years, has
an awesome ring to those who have not faced it boldly
and found out just what it is; but analysis of what it
claims and what it does shows that it is nothing more
or less than the elimination of waste from a plant or a
business, no matter in what form it may be found.
Waste of time by employees, whether by reason of a
bad arrangement of their work, which is not their fault,
or by the use of faulty methods on their part; waste of
material or of fuel — all come under the ban of scientific
management, as of ordinary business intelligence. The
existence of these things frequently means that a busi-
ness is being conducted at a loss, just as their elimina-
tion usually results in boosting the profit side of the
ledger very appreciably.
Of course, there are florists who do all the work them-
selves in connection with their business. They do their
own growing, take care of the heating plant, have the re-
tail shop right on the premises and attend to the selling
and so forth, without any assistance, except perhaps a
boy to drive the wagon. And if, as may be pretty accu-
rately surmised in the average case, such a florist makes
no charge against his business for his time, he may be
unable to see that there is any waste. He is handling
all the work, and getting all the money; hence, he may
argue, there is no loss; at the worst, he is just a little
busier than he would be otherwise.
Without taking up the fallacy of this attitude, how-
ever, it is sufficient to say that few business men will be
willing to take the position that waste should be per-
mitted merely because there seems to be no apparent
direct damage to the cash drawer. Moreover, even in
a one-man plant, coal and water cost something, and
thus any waste in these items means a direct loss in dol-
lars and cents. And in the larger establishments, with
more ranges to take care of and more men to do the
work, the actual losses amount up amazingly, once de-
veloped and taken out into the Ught.
A striking example of the way in which a large busi-
ness may be allowed to deteriorate until there is waste
and loss at every possible point, was that of a concern
in a prosperous city in the Ohio Valley, which had been
in the flower business longer than any other in that part
of the country. For many years, too, it had been at the
head of the business in that locality, handling the best
trade, and apparently making money.
At last, however, with the aging of the original head
of the firm, and his failure to keep up with modern meth-
ods, the business began to go down. There were other
and more progressive florists in the city, who went after
the business in a businesslike fashion, and got it. More-
over, by avoiding a good many of the errors into which
the veteran of the trade had permitted himself to con-
tinue, they were able, for the most part, to make prices
which he could not profitably meet. The net result was
that -he lost money on the business he handled, and it
fell off to practically nothing, compared with its former
volume.
This was the state of affairs when a young man was
called to the management of the business by the re-
tirement of its former head from its active charge. As
a florist this new manager was not of extraordinary at-
tainments, by any means; but he was a business man
clear through, and the conditions which he found were
such as to cause him ahnost to despair, while at the same
time operating as a strong incentive to take hold and
change things, so many and varied were the opportu-
nities which he saw on every side for saving time and
money and labor.
The carelessness with which even the books in the
office had been kept — the indifference to the preserva-
tion of records from which an intelligent idea of the
way in which the business had been acting for some
time past — was just one illustration of the utter demor-
alization of affairs, and while the changes made here
were not such as to show an immediate saving in
dollars and cents, the manager considered it vital to the
success of the business to have an accounting system by
which the state of affairs at any time could be learned.
This, of course, is the object of any system of bookkeep-
ing, and it would pay a good many florists to keep that
fact in mind.
This, however, is somewhat beside the point. It was
in the plant proper, the growing department, that the
worst conditions were found, in spite of the fact that
flowers were being produced in ample quantity to meet
the demand, if not a little more so. The thing which
struck the eye of the manager at once was the fact
that it took so much time and labor and fuel to keep
the plant running. He saw at once that it would take
a long period to change this situation completely, with-
out stopping the business, but he determined to make
a start.
The principal trouble lay in the rather unusual fact
that the firm had had too much space at its disposal.
Its retail shop, of course, was in the city, fairly well
located to get the trade; but its growing establishment
was several miles out in the country, being really a
farm, of eighty acres or so; and this had led the fore-
man in charge to spread things out so liberally that in
order to inspect the growing plants under glass it was
necessary to traverse almost the whole tract.
On his first tour of inspection he was forcibly im-
pressed with this, the more so as there had been rain,
and the walks were in none too good condition. As he
and the foreman trudged the quarter mile or so be-
tween the largest group of houses and a distant range,
he turned and asked, rather impatiently:
"Phil, why on earth did you put that house away over
there — or, did you do it?"
"Sure, I did it," responded the foreman. "That house
was built about two years ago. What's the matter with
putting it over there? It's a good level place, you see,
and it ain't so very far when you get used to it."
"But you had to have a separate heating plant for it,
didn't you?" asked the new man.
"Yes, of course," promptly answered Phil, "but the
other furnaces weren't much account, anyway, and it
would have been the same no matter where we put the
house. This is a Rose house, too, and it is not busy all
the time. I keep a man here to attend to things when
the Roses are good, and after that he can work some
place else. See?" he explained, with evident pride in
this plan.
The manager nodded, gloomily. This was not the only
isolated house at the farm; there were several others,
situated without any apparent relation to each other,
the sites evidently having been selected without any
other view than getting a good, level place to buUd, in
order to avoid the trouble and work of grading— an in-
significant initial saving, which the first week of opera-
tion would probably dispose of.
When he got back to the office he sat down and did
some figuring, based upon the number of houses at the
farm, the volume of business handled, the number of
men employed, the fuel bills for tlie past year which,
fortunately, he was able to find, and a few other data
of like nature. He was not sure, when he got through,
that his results were exact; but he knew that they
were reasonably accurate. Shortly after he had a
meeting of those who had placed him in charge of the
business, resulting in the understanding that they would
stand behind him in his efforts to build it up.
"I think I've found the root of the trouble," he an-
nounced, at once. "It's up to you, after I've given you
my views, to say whether you want me to go on, or
whether you will drop the matter where it stands and
let the business continue straight on to smash, for that's
just where it's headed. I find that they're using from
three to four times as much coal out there as they really
need, and probably, on a moderate estimate, twice as
many men. Both of these things are due to the fact
that the houses are not grouped together, like any other
producing plant, with one heating system, all central-
ized and under the eye of the man in charge. I be-
lieve it will be possible to save somthing like $5000 a
year, without much trouble, right in this department of
the business; and that is the place to begin, if we are
going to do anything at all.
July 12, 1913
The Florists^ Exchange
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"I suggest that every house that can be spared at
this time be torn down, and that the construction of a
complete new plant, along the lines I have indicated, be
begun at once. Most of the boilers are junk, and they
can be sold as such. In the end we will have a new out-
fit, wliich can be run economically, and I think we can
make some money."
It seemed hke a rather large program; but after look-
ing over the manager's figures, and reviewing the condi-
tion of the plant, the men with the money decided that,
as he had said, it was up to them, and they accordingly
produced. The new plant was constructed, and, to be
brief, the fuel, water and payroU items of expense
promptly showed reductions that meant an even larger
annual saving than the manager had estimated.
Properly considered, the growing of flowers is just
lilse any other manufacturing business. There is a nec-
essary investment in plant and equipment, and there
are certain necessary current expenses involved in the
i: production of stock. After that, the goods must be
sold — and the difference between the selling price and the
cost of production is the amount of profit. If manu-
facturing or producing costs go too high, the margin of
' profit is reduced accordingly; and there is no factor
which tends more strongly to increase producing cost
than an ineflicient plant, as every manufacturer knows.
For this reason, there is no industrial concern which
hesitates for even a moment to discard worn out or in-
efficient machinery. There are countless instances of
complete and apparently efficient mechanical equipment
being junked because of the invention of better machin-
ery. In a word, it is poor economy to retain equipment
when there is better to be had. That is why, in the
business referred to, the new manager was wise to tear
down everything and start afresh; and results, in the
shape of large direct savings, justified his action at
once.
The Rose Test Garden at Hartford, Conn.
The picture we present herewith of the Rose test
garden at Elizabeth Park shows it as it looked on June
21, the date on which the first judging was done as
noted in our issue of June 7, pages ISTl-S.
The test garden proper is shown in the immediate
foreground, surrounded by a low trimmed hedge of
Privet, containing the Roses for test in groups of five
of one variety, each variety in its special allotment, ob-
long in shape, bordered by green lawn, the arrangement
looldng somewhat like a checkerboard on a large scale.
Our illustration will serve to convey to the mind of
the reader the excellent manner in which the Roses,
forwarded for test, have been cared for.
Between the cottage shown in the distance and the
test garden is located a garden of perermials, which is
always an interesting study. To the extreme right may
be seen some of the arches of the Rose garden proper.
Herbaceous Plant
Department
Improved HerbaceouB Spiraeas
To the lovers of herbaceous plants, the collections oi
Astllbes at the International Flower Show, New York,
in April, was a great treat, displaying as they did the
several beautiful pink flowering varieties. There were
light pink, medium pink, dark pink, perhaps half a
dozen colors in all, forming a fine group, their beauty
being added to by the mixture of white flowered ones
among them. What species they belonged to or sprang
from did not appear on tlie labels observed, the colors
only being given, but in foliage they appeared identical
with the well known Japonica. There have been pink
ones in cultivation before; the Lemoinei, palniata,
Thunbergi, rubra, rivularis, lobata and venusta are all of
this color, and hybrids between Japonica and our wild
Aruncus have been mentioned as well.
In the forced condition of those exhibited the pink
colors were well developed, leading to the belief that
when in outdoor cultivation the color would be deeper.
As these Spiraeas, or Astilbes as they are mostly called
nowadays, embraced hardy plants, easUy propagated
by division of the plants, and easily forced, they will
no doubt become favorites for both outdoor gardens and
for forcing, as are some already.
Cypripediums
Among native Orchids, perhaps none has received
more attention than Cypripediums. Not only Have they
been sought for our own plantings, but foreign buyers
have been numerous who have had large consignmcrts
sent them. The Count de Paris, who liecame conspiruuus
from his participation in our Civil War, as aid tii (Iiii.
McClellan, was a heavy buyer of them, having qu.inliUes
of ail kinds sent him to Paris each season for many
years.
in Cypripediums our comitry is represented by a good
half dozen species, ail most interesting and some of tnem
oi much beauty, in our nearby Pennsylvania woods
two kinds could De had in former uays, the pubescens and
the acaule. At the present day a tew of the latter may
still be found, but none oi pubescens, as far as is known
to the writer.
Pubescens is the large yellow flowered Cypripedium
and is a handsome species. It has a leafy stem, rising
to a foot or more from the ground, displaymg its flow-
ers to great advantage. It is found in meadows as well
as in woods, always attracting one by its beauty.
Acaule is confined to dark woods as a rule. As its
name implies, it is a stemless species, and the only
stemless one of all, the flower arising from the base of
its two leaves, which are large, plaited, and quite downy.
The writer has often found them under Hemlock Spruce
trees, where hardly any other plant was growing, in
which position they were very conspicuous. The flowers
are purplish in color, solitary, on stems rising a foot or
more in height. The plants are rarely fomid in open
places as are some other species.
Cypripedium parviflorum is known as the small flow-
ered Ladies' Slipper. In most respects it resembles
pubescens, save that it is smaller in all its parts, flowers
included, and that its flower stem is more leafy.
Though found in many States, it is more abmidant
West than elsewhere, growing in open meadows as well
as in low woods.
There is a species, C. arietinum, called Ram's Head
Cypripedium, which is foimd in damp woods, chiefly in
the Eastern States. It is a neat little plant, having
flowers of a greenish brown, with red lip. The singular
formation of the lip suggests its common name.
The most showy of all these hardy native Cypripediums
is spectabile; it is a tall, superb species, found mostly
in swampy places. It has a thick stem, two feet or
more in height, with large, plaited leaves. The flowers
are of a soft rose color with white sepals and petals, and
are produced two or three on a plant. The flowers are
larger than any of the others, and rather rounder in
outline.
Cypripedium candidum is a white flowered species,
found in the borders of woods chiefly. Its color well dis-
tinguishes it from all others.
From what has been said of the places of growth
of the above, an idea may be gained of the situations
best suited for their planting. While well suited with
an abundance of water up to the time of flowering,
drainage must be well provided for. Even C. spectabile,
the one of our swamps, will not thrive unless water
drains away somehow, even if slowly.
Veronicas
Veronicas are among the oldest of garden plants,
the cultivated ones being mostly European or other
foreign sorts, for, though there are a dozen or more
native species, most of them are of little beauty, not
calling for their transplanting to a garden. The V.
Virginica is. perhaps, an exception, as it grows to from
three to five feet, bearing spikes of white flowers of
much attraction. This is placed in another genus by
some botanists under the name of l^eptandra Virginica.
'There is another one, V. Americana, fomid along run-
ning streams, which is sometimes used for planting in
similar situations on estates. It makes shoots trom
twelve to eighteen inches long, rather decumbent in
growth ; the flowers are of a purplish blue color. Still a
third native one may be named, the V. officinalis, for it
has proved useful for growing on dry banks, its half
creeping nature assisting in holding the soil from wash-
ing. It has pale blue flowers.
Those in cultivation in our gardens are mostly
European, though a few are of Asiatic origin. The weil
known V. Candida, with its sUvery foliage and blue
flowers, IS Asiatic as well as European, and the same
can be said of V. spicata, also a blue flowered kind,
ihere is a rose colored variety of this, of much beauty.
V. circseoides is a dense growing, trailing species, early
flowermg, bearing small, dark blue flowers. Another
traUing sort is Montana, blue as the last, but having
fewer though larger flowers on its stems. One of the
best of those usually seen in collections is the V.
Hendersoni; it is strong growing, bearing strong
spikes of purplish blue flowers later m the season than
most others. V. longifoha, and its variety, subsessilis,
are both beautiful. Though acknowledged as resembling
Hendersoni to some extent, good authorities claim them
as quite distinct.
A greatly admired Veronica is the V. Teucrium, a
foreign species which has found much favor with our
florists. It is rather a low growing sort, the stems be-
mg produced from its rhizomes. It bears very large,
bright blue flowers in great abundance. Owing to its
bushy nature, it soon carpets the ground around it. In
height it grows to about eight inches. It flowers toward
the close of May, or earlier in warm seasons.
Were we considermg the half shrubby sorts as well as
the herbaceous ones we have named, speciosa, Ander-
sonii and others could be named; but we do not think
any of them would survive our Winters, even in the
far southern States, coming, as they do, mostly from New
Zealand and Australia.
Veronicas are easily mcreased by dividing the plants,
and by cuttings of the half ripened wood. Some root
from the spreading branches. The newer sorts are
sometimes increased from imported seeds.
Oxalis
Because the greater number of species of Oxalis are
not hardy in the colder States, there are none of them
found in many outdoor collections, if we omit our native
one, the O. violacea. This species is a native of rocky
woods in many of our northern States extending south-
ward as well; it is an object of much beauty when dis-
playing its violet colored flowers in the early days of
Spring, showing from three to six or so of its drooping
flowers. It is best adapted to rockwork planting, as
it is one of the bulbous section of Oxalis, and its foliage
is apt to disappear early in Autumn.
{Continued on page SO)
Photo by Prof. F. L. Mulford
The Rose Test Garden at Hartford, Conn.
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WANTS SITUATION
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SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, Swiss.
aged 26, single; wishes steady position as head
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SITUATION WAiSTED— By first-class grower o
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including Christmas and Easter stock. 15 years'
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AN EXPERIENCED STOREMAN wfll
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Large, folly equipped store, catering to best
trade. J. GAMMAGE & SONS, Ltd.
London, Canada
WANTED
A WORKING FOREMAN
On a commercial place. State wages and
experience in the growing of Carnations, Lilies
and various kinds of potted plants. Address, with
reference. SHEPARD'S GARDEN CARNATION
COMPANY, 292 Fairmount St.> Lowell, Mass.
WANTED — At once, working foreman for growing
Roses, Carnations, etc. I have an uptodate
place and expect the man to deliver the goods;
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WANTED — Man, experienced in greenhouse work,
as assistant in Rose houses; must be married and
willing to furnish meals for a few men. Modern
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or address with full particulars, Madison Cut
Flower Co., MadJson, N: J.
WANTED — Rose grower, also Carnation and
'Mum growers. Must be_ first-class; prefer
single men. permanent position to right men.
Give references and state salary expected. Green
Floral Company, Dallas, Texas. ^
WANTED— Foreman to grow Carnationa, 'Muni«,
Easter and Christmas stock, and all kinds of
bedding plants; must be a good maker-up aod able
to handle men bo advantage. Address W. B.» care
The Florists* Fxchange.
WANTED — Young man as assistant in general
greenhouse work; sober and industrious; steady
work to right party. Apply in person, if con-
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WANTED — Orchid grower for commercial place.
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HELP WANTED— Capable man to take charge
of 15,000 ft. of glass and grow high grade flowers
and plants for retail store. C. L. Dole, Lockport,
N.Y.
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1000; 2H-mcb. SsTOO per 100, 925.00 per 1000
Roman J. Irwm. 3097 Broadway. New York City
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, Sl.OO per 100, S6.00 per 1000, S50.00
per 10,000. CoUingdale Greenhouses. Collingdale,
Pa.
SITUATION WANTED— By seedsman; 10 years*
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and decorator; years of experience; Al references;
able to manage a store. State salary. Fred
Pierson, Fort Niagara, N. Y.
WANTED — Man who understands the growing
of general greenhouse stock and potted plants;
one who is familiar with pruning, outside and
store work; must be a practical worker, experienced;
no diploma is necessar^y _to ^ow plants. ^Apijly,
stating wages,
town. Conn.
) The F. B. Fountain Co., Middle-
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BEGONIAS
BEGONIAS— Gloire de Lorraine, 2H-in., S14.00
per 100; strong, 3-in. pots, $25.00 per 100.
Chatelaine, strong, 2j2-in., S8.00 per 100. R.
J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway New York, N. Y.
REX BEGONIAS— Best kinds, strong Rooted
Cuttings, 82.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son. Westfield, N. Y.
CARNATIONS
CARNATIONS
Field-grown Carnatloii Planta
All guaranteed, ready now.
BOOKING ORDERS NOW FOR EARLY
DELIVERY
100 1000
White Enchantress $8.00 $75.00
Comfort 8.00 75.00
Alma Ward 8.00 70.00
Princess Charming 8.00 70.00
William Eccles 12.00 100.00
Northport 12.00 100.00
Scarlet Wonder 12.00 100.00
White Wonder 9.00 80.00
Commodore 12.00 100.00
Enchantress 7.50 60.00
Rose-Pink Enchantress 7.50 60.00
Dorothy Gordon 7.50 60.00
Beacon 8.00 75.00
Mrs. C. W Ward 8 00 75.00
Gloriosa 9.00 80.00
Herald 12.00 100.00
Rosette 9.00 80.00
St. Nicholas. . . .■ 9.00 80.00
Pocohontas 9.00 80.00
White Perfection S.OO 70.00
MATCHLESS.— The splendid new White Car-
nation for 1914. Booking orders now for cuttmgs.
Deliveries can be made December. 1913, on early
orders. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000.
S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.
i60S-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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STOCKJFOR^ALE
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
Send me your ordera now. I will furnish
you first-class stock at market prices in all
varieties. ,, „ ,..,,_
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York City
BITLBS
CALLAS— Godfrey Callu. 2M.inch. $4.00 pjr
100. The Conard A Jones Co.. West Grove, Pa
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
100,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FOR JULY PLANTING
Best Commercial Varieties from Soil and Sand,
$2.00 per 100, or $15.00 per 1000
I am strong on Whites — Estelle, Smith's Ad-
vance, Oct. Frost. C. Frick, Wh. Bonnaffon,
Silver Wedding, Ivory. Pres. Taft. Yellow —
G. Glow, Y. Ivory, Y. Bonnaffon, Robt. Halliday,
Mrs. Hurley and Baby. Pink— G. Pacific, Pac.
Supreme, Gloria, Pink Ivory, Duckham, M.
Dean, Minnie Bailey, J. Rosette and Patty, a
grand Pink; Chrysolora and Sager's White Sport
of Garza, each $3.00 per 100. Tim Eaton, Garza,
Yellow Eaton, Golden Eagle, each $2.50 per 100,
straight. Snapdragon, special strain for florists,
and a moneymaker; Silver White, Pink and Yel-
low, strong, 2>i-in. POt plants. $3.50 per 100.
Cash, please. Benjamin Connell, Florist, Mer-
chantville, N. J.
CHRYSANTHENUNS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
WHITE Per 100 YELLOW Per 100
Wm. Turner $2.60 Monrovia 2.00
Lynnwood Hall. . . . 2.00 R. Gold 2.00
Beatrice May 2.00 ^
?-Sy"»=- 2.00 PinkGem 2.50
I- i"""- • i, im Unaka 2.00
E. Papworth 2.00 ^ i^p-^^ 2.00
YELLOW Patty 2.00
?h"roraV.-.-.::;:i:oo crimson
D. Dimple 2.00 Harvard 2.50
HEAD'S BERGENFIELD NURSERIES,
Bergenfield, N. J.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Potted, $2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, $1.50
per 100. . „ .
Potted Rooted Cuttmgs
1000 Smith's Advance 1500
500 Polly Rose
500 Pacihc Supreme 400
250 White Cloud 600
100 Black Hawk 260
100 Appleton 400
Pasiere 150
Cash from parties unknown.
J. J. Sokol New Haven, Conn.
Chrysanthemums
5000 Yellow Bonnaffon, field-grown, about 1 ft.
high, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
UIIUUI CD DOnC FAIRMOUNT SECTION
WINKLER BROS., hackensack. n. j.
_^TOCKJFOR^ALE_^
CYCLAMEN
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM— Best strain, in
good assorted colors, good strong plants, in 2K*
in. pots, ready to shift. $6.00 per 100, $40.00 per
1000. Cash, please. J. H. Fiesser, Hamilton Ave..
Guttenberg, N. J.
CYCLAMEN — 3-inch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J. ^_
gERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in each flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats,
$16.00; half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for S2.00.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants,
S3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best of the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100;
$40.00 per lOOO.
WHITMANI COMPACT A, big improvement on
the old Whitmani type, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per
1000.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including cyrtomlum
and aspidium, i'A-'m., $3.00 per 100.
Strong, 4-in., pot-grown SCOTTl, SCHOLZELI,
S20.0q per 100; fine stock, for immediate delivery.
Satisfaction assured. By any Express Company
direct. Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y .
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings and
234-in. pot plants; Smith's Advance, Oct.
Frost, etc.. Rooted Cuttings, $1.60 per 100, $12.50
per 1000; Unaka, Mrs. Patty, etc., $1.76 per 100,
$16.00 per 1000; Smith's Sensation. $6.00 per 100:
86 other best 'Mums; for 2M-in. pot plants add
Sl.OO per 100 extra. Stafford Conservatories,
Stafford Springs, Conn.
ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS—
From soil, in splendid condition. Estelle,
Pacific Supreme, R. Halliday, Bonnaffon, Mrs. Ar-
nold, Mme. Desjouis, Dr. Enguehard, Appleton,
$16.00 per lOOOj 250 at the 1000 rate; from sand,
$12.00 per 1000. Floral Hill Gardens, G. F. Neipp,
Prop., Chatham, N. J.
HARDY POMPON CHRYSANTHE UMS—
All the best commercial sorts, $2.50 per 100,
from 2J^-in, pots; $1.50 per 100 for Rooted Cut-
tings. Head's Bergeniield Nurseries, Bergenfield,
N.J.
CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS AND POT
PLANTS in several varieties. I will furnish
list and prices on application. R. J. Irwin, 3097
Broadway, New York City.
CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings, White-
Ivory, Mrs. Perrin, pink; Dr. Enguehard, Bon-
naffon, Monrovia, Polly Rose, $1.00 per 100; from
soil, $2.00 per 100; H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J.
POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Helen New-
bury, best late white, from soil, $2.00 per 100.
Chas. Leisy, Mantua, N. J.
CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS— 2>4-in., Pacific
Supreme, Dr. Enguehard, Bonnaffon, good stock,
3c. Satisfaction guaranteed. Brant Bros., Inc.,
Utica, N. Y.
3000 MAJOR BONNAFFON 'MUMS, out of 2-in.
pots, $20.00 per 1000. W. & H. F. Evans, Row-
landville, Philadelphia, Pa.
COLEUS — Red and yellow, exceptionally nice
from 2}i-in. pots, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000.
John M. Cooke, White Plains Road, Tarrytown,
N.Y.
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and beat pink, 3-in., ready now, $8.00
per 100, $76.00 per 1000. Wonder of Wansbeck.
b«t salmon, 3-m, $9.00 per 100. R. J. Irwin,
3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
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BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— Not transplanted,
strong, healthy, true Boston type, $2.00 per 100,
$17.50 per 1000. _ Vinca Variegata, to clear, 4-in.,
6c., 4 to 7 long strings. Cash, please. Mamaroneck
Nurseries, Mamaroneck, N. Y.
FERNS — Scholzell, 5-inch, 25c. Good, heavy
planta. J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook, L. I..
N.Y.
COOLIDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave., Pasadena, Cal. Ferns
and Feijoa our specialty.
GERANIUMS
GERANIUMS— Scarlet, dark red, salmon, white
short stocky plants, in bud and bloom, $6.00 per
100. John M. Cooke, White Plains Road, Tarry-
town. N. Y. ^
GERANIUMS— 2M-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00
per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100,
TOstpaid; $10.00 per 1000 by express; Nutt, Doyle,
Poitevine, Hill, La Favorite, Centaur. Josiah L.
Young, Watervliet, N. Y.
GERANIUMS— 3J4 and 4-In. pots, $5.00 per
100. Poitevine, Nutt, Buchner, Blanc.
Blackman Floral Co., 135 N. Broad St., Tren-
ton, N. J.
GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, in bud and bloom;
2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in.,
$4.00 per 100. L. J. Rowe, Titusville, Pa.
GERANIUMS— In bud and bloom, and Salvias,
4-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. Must sell on account
of death of owner. A. Kressinger, 190 Stegman
St.. Jersey City, N. J.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— Best French Forcing Varieties.
Per 100
Mme. E. Mouillere, best white, 2H-in. . : $8.00
Mont Rose, clear Flesh Pink, 2K-in 8.00
Mousseline Mauve Rose, 2H-in 8.00'
Senator Henri David. Lt. Pink, 2H-in 8.001
Avalanche, Large White, 2H-in 5.001
Bouquet Rose. 2H-in 8.00
Otaksa (the old stand-by), 2i^-in 3.50
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
HYDRANGEAS — Mme. Emile Moullere, the
best of all the new Hydrangeas. $8.00 per 100;
Avalanche, $5.00 per 100. All good, strong
plants out of 2K-in. pots. J. H. Fiesser, Hamil^
ton Ave., Guttenoerg, N. J.
HYDRANGEAS — In pots and tubs, S1.50-$3.50
each. Large specimens, $5.00-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
IVY
ENGLISH IVY— Strong Rooted Cuttings, $7.60
per 100. J. H. Dann Sl Son, Westfield. N. Y.
LEMONS
AMERICAN WONDER LEMON— S-inch poti
biuby, 8 inchei high, $10.00 per 100. The
Conard A Jones Co., West Grove, Pa.
LILY OF THE VALLEY
RELIABLE VALLEY PIPS from E. Neubert
Wandsbek near Hamburg. Apply to Otto
Heinecken, 17 Battery Place, New York City.
NTTBSERY STOCK
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-$I0.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES aU sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
AUCUBA japonlca bush plants, 35c. to $2.50
each. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
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July 12, 1913
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79
STOCK FOR SALE
ORCHIDS
CYPRIPEDIUMS^ypripedium Acaule, Pubes-
cens and Spectabile. I have made arrangements
to collect in large quantities. Price list on applica-
tion. L. E. Williams, Exeter. N. H.
PANDANUS
3000 PANDANUS UTILIS
3-iii. pots, healthy plants $16.00 per 100
4-iii. pots, healthy plants 25,00 per 100
6-in. pots, healthy plants 75.00 per 100
&-in.pots, healthy plants 100.00 per 100
Alflarge plants ready for shifting, free from spot
C Ribsam, 31 Wall St^ Trenton, N. J.
PEONIES
PEONIES
*• Peonies for Pleasure."
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure" gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use. how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
*pply* *^d describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically^ known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony
then send for " Peomes for Pleasure,"
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales. 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY.
The Largest Rose Growers in the World*
Box 23 Sprinafield, Ohio.
PEONIES 'trir
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
Delicatisslma, Festiva Masima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts,
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
We can furnish any size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
Henry field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
POINSETTIAS
POINSETTIAS
"THE TRUE ITIED ONES."
2W-inch pota, selected stock, ready now.
$7.00 pcrlOO, J60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2ii-inch, »5.60 per 100. $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
R. J. IRWIN. 3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
POINSETTIAS— 500, fine stock. 2Ji-in., $5.00
per 100. Ludwig Wild, Bound Brook. N. J.
PRIMULAS
PRIMULA CHINENSIS FIMBRIATA— Alba,
white; Atrosanguinea, blood red; Coerula, the
real, true blue; Kermesina splendens, carmine
Rosea, bright rose; in 2M-in. pots. S3.00 per 100,
$25.00 per 1000. Defiance. Christmas Red;
Karfunkelstein, blood red; La Duchesse, flesh
color, with yellow center; Morgenroethe, very large
blush rose; in 2M-in. pots, $3.50 per 100. $30.00
per 1000. Primula Sinensis Stellata, blood red,
pink and blue; in 2i.i-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00
per 1000. Henry Schmidt, florist. Church Lane.
P. P.. Weehawken. N. J.
PRIMROSES
PRIMULA Chinensls'and Obconica, glant-
flowerlng, from best strains, In all colors.
2Ji.lnch pota, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoldes, 2)i-inch pots,' $3.00 per 100.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway. New York, N. Y.
RONSDORFER PRIMULA OBCONICA and
Chinensis in the best improved colors, out of
2!^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash,
please. J. H. Fiesser, Hamilton Ave., North
Bergen, N. J.
ROSES
GRAFTED AND OWN ROOT ROSES— In all
varlatles. Write me for prices. Satisfac-
tion auured. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway,
New York. N. Y. ^
ROSES — Good, clean stock, 3H-in. pots. Pink
and White Killarney, Kaiserm, $6.00 per 100,
$5a00 per 1000. Killarney Queen, $12.00 per 100.
ROSES — First-class, guaranteed Rose plants, new
and standard varieties. Write for prices.
Immediate delivery. S. S. Pennock-Mechan Co.,
1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ROSES — From 3-in. pots. Mrs. Taft, Double White
Kdlarney, Richmond and Killarney Queen.
Open to an olTer. Flushing Rose Gardens, 09
Golden Ave., Flushing, N. Y.
PIMK KILLARNEY— 2;,-in. pots at $30.00
1000; Pink Killarney. li-in., at $45.00 per 1000;
line stock. L. B. Coddington, Murray Hill, N. J
SALVIAS ~
SALVIAS — Nice big stock, but not too large, 2K-
in. pou, $2.60 per 100. John M. Cooke, White
Plains Road, Tarrytown, N. Y.
Contlniiad to Sezt Oolmnn
STOCK FOR SALE
SEEDS
Giant Pansies
sow NOW!,,,,^,
Special Cemetery Mixture S3.00 S0.40
Special Florists* Mixture. . 4.00 .50
Trimardeau Selections, mixed 4.00 .50
Trimardeau, fine mixed varieties. . 1,50 .25
Cassler's Giants Improved, splen-
did mixture 5.00 .50
Trimardeau sorts as: Bronze Colors,
Golden Pure Yellow. Lord Beacons-
field, Purple, Pure White. Yellow
with eye. White with eye. Each
variety separate 2.00 .30
Zangen's Exhibition Mixture. Best
creations 8.00 1.00
My Catalogue has also other varieties.
0. V. Zan^en, Seedsman, Hoboken, N, J.
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS -Rooted Cuttings, fine strains
of silver pink, white and yellow, S2.00 per 100,
S15.00 per 1000. Pot plants one-third more.
Wm. Swayne, Kennett Sq., Pa.
STEVIAS
STEVIAS— Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100; 2H-
in. pots, $1.75 per 100. Paul Fischer, Wood
Ridge, Bergen Co., N. J.
VINCA8
VINCA VARIEGATA— 4-ln., 10c. Fine stock
J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook, L. I., N. Y.
MISCELLAWEOU8
SURPLUS STOCK— Cannas, Florence Vaughan
McKinley. Alphonse Bouvier and Italia, strong;
4-in. pots, 4c. Vinca Variegata, strong and long
vines. 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Smilan. 2}4-in.
pots, $2.00 per 100. Bouvardia, pink, white and
red, 2H-in. pots, made of Rooted Cuttings, $5.00
per 100. Cash with order. John Holt, North
Wales, Pa.
500,000 EXTRA FINE CELERY PLANTS—
Self-blanching, White Plume, Winter Queen
Giant Pascal; $1.00 per 1000. Dagger Ferns, $1.25
per 1000. Sheet Moss, bag, $1.25. Clump Moss,
bag, $1.25. Rhododendron Leaves, 50c. per 1000.
Cash with order. John E. White, Carpenterville,
N.J.
GERANIUMS— 50 Grant, 50 S. A. Nutt, 50 white
and 50 salmon pink, fine plants, in 4-in. pots,
6c. Coleus — Golden Bedder, Firebrand, Palmers-
ton and Beckwith Gem. in 23.^-in. pots, 2J'2C.;
strong plants. Cash with order. John E. Hand
& Son, Center Moriches. L. I.. N. Y.
DOUBLE LOBELIA, Double Nasturtiums, Double
Alyssum, 2 and 2>i in., 2c. Heliotrope and
Salvia, 2H in., 2>^c. Geraniums, S. A. Nutt and
Scarlet Double, 3M and 4 in., 6c. Vinca Variegata,
2H in-, $2.75 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. Stafford
Conservatories, Stafford Springs, Conn.
CYCLAMEN— 3-in., 8c.; Chrysanthemum stock
plants, 4c.; or will eiichaoge for Cinerarias
Calceolaria, Primroses, Dahlia clumps or Cannas.
Write. Advance Floral Co.. Dayton, Ohio.
LILIUMS — Lilium Canadense, mixed, Flavum and
Rubrum and Lilium Philadelphicum in large
quantities; also native plants and bulbs. Price
list on application. L. E. Williams, Exeter, N. H.
STOCK WANTED
A unall adTertlKment In this department
will quickly secure for you any stock needed
in Plants. Bulbs or Nursery Stock.
FOR SALE OR RENT
FOR SALE— In Athcnia, N. J., 2 greenhouses,
140x26, built last September, L. & B.; 8-room
house, 2 barns, horse, wagon, buggy, 2 sets of
harness, 2 acres of best land, 15,000 Carnations in
field, 16,000 Asters, Queen of Market and Vick's
Branching, in best condition. Death of husband,
reason for selling; or, partner accepted. A fine
opportunity for single man with $2000 cash.
About 10 minutes from Athenia R. R. Depot.
Pauline Blumcnschcid, Athci
N. J.
FOR RENT— Commercial place of 20.000 ft. of
glass, fully stocked in Chrysanthemums. Ferns.
Asparagus, etc.; modern dwelling house and
barn; l^-a acres of ground; all in excellent running
order. Don't answer unless you mean business
and have ready cash to buy the stock. Ernst F.
Hoehl, 59th St. & Gibson Ave.. Philadelphia, Pa.
FOR SALE— Greenhouse. 10.000 feet of glass, l^
acre ground; excellent land, including dwelling,
9 rooms, all improvements. Business established
35 years. Death, reason for selling. Will sell on
easy terms. An excellent opportunity and a bar-
gain. Address Hiram Goldsmith, Exchange Bldg.,
Binghamton, N. Y.
FOR SALE— A fine opportunity for a live man;
plot of ground 100 x 112'A. 2300 sq. ft. of glass
and stock; cut flowers, plants, floral work and
general gardening; in Greenville section, Jersey
City. Established 33 years. Retiring on account
of old age. John E. McArthur, Real Estate Dealer,
221 Jackson Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
Oontinned to Next Oolnmn
FOR SALE— 2 greenhouses, 20x40 and 50x120,
and a double house, 40x120; steam heat, 2 boilers;
a good retail trade established; good house and
barn and a small piece of land. Address or call
on Wm. Swind, Cazenovia, N. Y.
FOR SALE -Owner retiring; 20,000 ft. greenhouse;
5 acres land; excellent 11-rooin house, large
barn; wagon house near station. Address M. r.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— 16,000 ft. of glass. 6 miles from New
York; 300x200 ft. of land; more if required; good
home trade. Address M. L., care The Florists'
Exchange.
FOR SALE— 3 houses, about 7500 ft. of glass. 4
acres, dwelling and barn; 2 minutes to station.
Apply to Chas. Millang, 55 W. 26th St., New York
City.
FOR SALE —Greenhouse business, established
20 years, in Western New York. For particulars
address M. G., care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— 10.000 ft. of glass in the best town for
its size in Illinois; no competition; a money-
maker. Florist, Dwight, 111.
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
GLASS FOR SALE
Taken out of greenhouses.
16x20, B Single, 25 Boxes at $1.75 per box.
14 X 16, B Single, 30 Boxes at $1.65 per box.
10 X 15, B Single, 50 Boxes at $1.25 per box.
Clear glass, but has some putty on sides.
W£ H F Pvanc ROWLAndville
. «. n. r. CVdll^, PHILADELPHIA. PA.
BOILERS — ^All bargains, guaranteed as repre-
sented; one Arco, steam, rated 400 sq. ft., made
by The American Radiator Company, in use two
seasons, $40.00; one Scollay Invincible " G," hot
water, rated 1 100 sq. ft., in use two seasons. $60.00;
one Upright Tubular, 10 H. P.. good for 1000 sq.
ft. radiation, or for power purposes, in temporary
use only two months, $90.00. John A. Scollay,
Inc., 70-76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
SOO BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers, 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler.
Good condition, cheap. 1. Suessermann, 104
Ridgewood Ave., Newark, N. J.
FOR SALE— Will sell 100 bxs. 16x24 "A"^
dbl. thick greenhouse glass, band made, best
brand, this year's output, $2.85 per box, F. O. B.
' " The Florists*
FOR SALE — Scollay Invincible hot water boiler,
G 57. Used one year. ■ Submit offer. A. K.
Wilkinson, 325 South Main St., Wallingford, Conn.
MISCELLANEOUS
WANTS
WANTED TO BUY— Greenhouses and all
kinds of greenhouse material, dismantled
and removed at once. Terms: Cash. Address
T. R., care The Florists* Eichanfte.
WANTED TO BUY— Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists* Exchange.
WANTED TO BUY OR LEASE-
grecnhouse property; Westche;
preferred. State full particula
545, Tarrytown, N. Y.
WANTED— Ice-box, store fixtures, etc. Must
be in good condition. State price and size.
Address K. S., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Ice-box, store fixtures, etc. Must
be In good condition. State price and size.
Address M. M., care The Florists' Exchange.
PUBLICATIONS
THE PACIFIC GARDEN, a monthly iournal
devoted exclusively to floriculture and semi-
tropic fruit growing. Authority for Pacific Coast
Cultural articles. $1.00 a year, 10c. a copy.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 incli. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbers In Wrought Iron and Steel Pipe
Roebllng and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Advertise Your Stock For
Sale in this column
For Sale
pipf
New, black, guaranteed In full
lengths: 2-ln.. 7Jic. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized Bt-
tlngs, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled for
Irrigation purposes.
SKONDHAND PIPE p^^f^
2Hc.; lM-m..3Hc.: IH-in, 5c.; 2'.m.,'6Hc. per ft
Hot-Bed Sash-Double Light Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1.65.
up, Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from $1.00 up.
^1 ACC ^^* ^ ^"^^ ^ double-thick greenhouse
ULAJJ glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
DAII IDC ^^ry large stock, new and second,
DlllLlllil 'lon'l' ^so Radiators, Valves,
l/VILLIIkl Fittings, etc.
UnrC NON-KINK, 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
llUdL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
Iateriai. CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
LEGAL NOTICES
A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND
PUBLISHING COMPANY. LIMITED.— The
annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Com-
pany wili be held at the office of said Company,
Nos. 2 to 8 Duane street (Rhinelander Building),
in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York,
on the twenty-fourth day of July, 1913, at 12 o'clock
noon, for the election of a Board of Directors and
two inspectors, and for the consideration of such
other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
J. H. GRIFFITH. A. T. DE LA MARE,
Secretary. President
A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND
PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED.— By
order of the Board of Directors the Transfer
Books of the above Corporation will be closed
on and after July 14, 1913. at 12 o'clock noon, to
July 25. 1913. at 12 o'clock noon.
DAVID TOUZEAU, A. T. DE LA MARE.
President.
M!
Regular meeting of the stockholders of the NEW
YORK MARKET FLORISTS' ASS'N at 261
Broadway, N. Y., on Monday, July 21st at 12
o'clock noon, for the election of directors and such
other business that may properly come before the
Board. FRED. A. STEINHOFF,
Secretary.
CLEARANCE ^;if,g.
LILIUM AURATUM, 8x9, per ease, 160
Bulbs, $10.50.
LILIUM AURATUM, 9x11, per case, 100
Bulbs, $10.50.
LILIUM AUKATUM, 11x13, per ea.se,
75 Bulbs, $10.00.
LILIUM RUBRUM, 8x9, per case, 200
Bulbs, $13.50.
LILIUM RUBRUM, 9x11, per case, 160
Bulbs, $12.00.
LILIUM ALBUM, 8x9, per
case, 200 Bulbs, $15.00.
H. H. BERGER & CO.
70 WaJ-ren St., NEW YORK
Cleveland, 0.
There is a general let-up among the
retailers at present writing. Many have
gone on their vacations and the extra
help has been released. The consensus
of opinion is that the past season has
far overreached the fondest hopes of
everyone.
Knoble Bros, are the proud owners of
a new White delivery car. Mr. Knoble
was the designer and deserves great
credit. While the car is not elaborate
in design it shows excellent taste.
C B. Russell, of the Jones-Russell
Co., has taken unto himself a wife. He
is spending his honeymoon in the White
Mountains and will be at home after
Aug. 15 on Lake ave.
S. P. Shearer, with the Jones-Russell
Co., had the misfortune to fall and
break his ankle and will be laid up for
some time. Last report was that he is
progressing nicely.
The Rosery Flower Shop has closed
its doors. Mr. Nouman says that there
is not sufficient business in that locality
at the present time to maintain a store.
Recent visitors : M. Tarney of M. Rice
& Co., Philadelphia ; Mr. Baur of Baur
Floral Co., Erie, Pa. A. B. B.
80
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Herbaceous Notes
iContinued from page 77)
Of course the Wood Sorrell, O. Acetosella, and the
O. stricta are natives, as is the violacea, but are looked
on as weeds, cliiefly; but there is to be said of the former
that it is held by many to be the true Irish Shamrock.
Clover, it is said, was not known in Ireland in St.
Patrick's time.
Of Oxalis, other than those aforesaid, there may be
others hardier than supposed. The writer has had the
O. floribunda outdoors for two years without its being
hurt in the least. It is true that it is close to the wall
of his house, where the warmth from a heated cellar
may keep the frost from its roots. The surface of the
ground freezes sometimes on severely cold days ; whether
the soil does about the roots of the plants he cannot say.
It thrives nicely, getting more vigorous every year.
There seems little doubt that it could be Wintered any-
where when protected to keep its roots from freezing,
and probably without such protection. It is a native
of Chili. Its older name, floribunda, has given way to
rosea in many lists.
There is another Chilian species, Valdiviensis, a yellow
one, which with other species might be experimented with
in the same way for hardiness. Some have proved
hardy in England.
Are you going to Minneapolis?
Two New Shrubs from China
Neir Viburnum Davidii Franchet
The French National Society of Horticulture has
awarded a 0. of M. to the new Viburnum Davidii
Franchet, shown by Maurice de VUmorin at a recent
session. This is a hardy shrub of dwarf, spreading
habit with very large, dark green, persistent leaves and
white flowers, pink in the bud, very small but numer-
ous, arranged in compact trusses. This variety, which
is quite distinct and remarkable for the mass and
beauty of its foliage, is excellent for the rock garden.
Nevr Rhododendron Iiutescens Franchet
M. de VUmorin also showed the new Rhododendron
lutescens Franchet, which is particularly interesting
because of the color of its blooms, which are of a fine
light yellow with some greenish yellow spots at the
base of the upper division, and interesting further
because they rest in the axils of the upper leaves; the
corolla is wide open, nearly ^y^in. across. The plant
may reach a height of 40in. and has slender stems with
persistent leaves. It blooms at the end of March out-
doors. It is believed that this variety, and others of
the same nature, may form in time a new race that
wiU be of peculiar interest on account of the graceful
habit of its branches and foliage, and the elegance,
abundance and early season of its bloom. Both of
these new shrubs, which were discovered by the Abbe
Armand David, in Western China, were collected by
E. H. Wilson for the Arnold Arboretum, U. S. A.—
Revue Horticole.
Ivy Plants from Seed
The yearly recurrence of the Ivy fungus, which does
great damage in the municipal cemetery in the city of
Erfurt, Germany, induced Cemetery Inspector Lenzke
to experiment with raising Ivy from seed in order to de-
termine whether Ivy so grown would prove more resistant
to the fungus. In March, 1911, he collected ripe seed
from an old plant, which he dried and sowed in out-
door beds the end of May. It came up splendidly.
The seedUngs were potted up and developed by the Fall
into plants with shoots 9 to 13in. long. They were
Wintered like Ivy cuttings. The following April part
of the plants were cut back, the cuttings planted, and
both seedling and rooted cutting plants were set out with
sunny, well prepared beds the end of May. The results
were very satisfactory. By the epd of the year all the
plants had grown from five to nine shoots, 20 to 40in.
long., and were fully equal in size to cuttings of the
previous year. The seedling plants, moreover, seem to
be less affected by the fungus. A definite opinion on
this experiment will be given later. — Moeller's Deutsche
Oaertncr-Zeitung.
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July 13, 1913 AXl^t X-XV71AOI.O JJJA^
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Directory of Reliable
Retail
Houses
Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail
themselves of the advertisers' oSers in this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists' Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mall,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extends, the usual commission being allowed. Wiiile no
guarantee is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
In this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will he admitted to this Department.
graphic order. Personal
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Careful attention given to all orders
from out-of-town Florists.
Greenhouses: 744 Central Avenue
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele-
1 given and satisfaction guaranteed.
ESTABLISHED 1842
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Rural and St. Agnes
Cemeteries Ave.
Write, Telephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
^^JlUm/CurK^
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
ervice to out-of-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
Estab. 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
Choice Cut Flowers for all
in Georgia.
delivered promptly anywhe
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
cP^^
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire'orders, charges collect
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG.
"Purity>t Parker's"
OPENIALL NIGHT
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342^Boyl8ton Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
William [.Doyle Co., inc
Flowem delivered to all part* of New England. High grades
spcaalty. Special deliveries to steamers sailing from Boston.
BOSTON, MASS.
306 Boylston St.
and 6 Beacon St.
A Presentation Basliet of Lilac and Cattleyas
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
-t/ all New England points. Retail orders placed with t
;areful ittention. The delivery of flowers and plants t
liling steamers a specialty.
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
"Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist"
We cover all points in New
England
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery,? S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSETTS
143 Tremont St.
My located Florist Slop
1 Yours for reciprocity,
cover all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Every facility for filling trade ordeTo
satisfactorily, and delivering promptl,y
at residence, hotel, steamer and theatre
TflL 1768 Prospeot in Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
,^^ ^^— • BrooklynrN/r.
')^/- fi _ Fulton St. and Greene Ave.
'" Phone. 6800-6801-6802 Prospect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence.
/^^
Pl)ffALO,N.Y.
3M MAIN ST.
Supply Advts. will be found on pages|86-87
Presentation Basket
A desirable gift for presentation upon a birthday
anniversary or otlier festal occasion is sliown in the
accompanying suggestion — Lilac and Cattleyas. Take
a deep, square basket of peeled Willow, with a high,
square cornered handle; place in this a square vase of
opaque glass of a pleasing color that will harmonize
with the white basket ; as this basket is of open work the
vase will show prominently.
This basket and vase are fifteen inches deep; select,
therefore, Lilac of long perfect sprays, of quantity
sufficient to produce, when arranged, an effect of being
"just right," neither skimpy nor overdone. The Lilac
sliould be so arranged as to reach nearly as high as the
tip of the handle. One side of this handle (the higher)
should be elaborately decorated with mauve Cattleyas,
tlie terminal flowers of which should sliow well above the
top of the corner. The opposite, or lower corner of
the handle, should be finished with a four loop bow of
wide mauve satin ribbon with long streaming ends.
To produce the finest work, an effect that will be ar-
tistic and beautiful, that will last well and afford long
continued pleasure to the recipient of this gift, the
Cattleyas should l)e placed in individual glass water
filled tubes and wired onto the handle. The vase in
which the Lilac is to be placed is to liave like atten-
tion. All the flowers are to be prepared in the store
ready to be placed (with the water) in the proper re-
ceptacles when making the delivery at the residence of
the recipient. — New Yorker.
W. J. PALMER a SON
Members Florists* Telegraph Association
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
r._, • Flowers for Harvard,
iLOWERbHOP Radclifleland Wellesley
Colleges
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ILL.
■ 3343 W. Madison St
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
Flowers ^i^"'
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Congress Hotel
Courtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
FOURTH STR^rr
82
The Florists' Exchange
CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCXID AVENUE
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Members'of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery, S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID7AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
COLORADO SPRINGSi
COLORADO
Telegraphic'orders will be carefully and prompthy filled. Personal
attention given. Usual discounts allowed.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
DAYTON, OHIO
112 South Main
Street
FLORISTS
DAYTON, OHIO
Wholesale and
RetaU Florists
We grow all our own stock
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorado, Utah, Western Neb-
raska and Wyoming points
reached by Express. Orders.
iPark^loraiCo.
1643"Broadway
promptly filled. Usual discounts.
Member of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We"cOTer"all Michigan'points and large sections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive careful attention.
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co,
EL PASO, TEXAS
What to Do TIus Summer
The retailer has three months of the longest days of
the whole year ahead of him; what shall he do with all
that time? While we were hustling daily (and some-
times nightly) during the busy Easter time, and after-
ward up to about July 1, we looked forward with min-
gled feelings of sadness and gladness to the three fol-
lowing months, known to many of us as the dead sea-
son— sadness at the thought that orders would be at
best scarce or practically not at all, with small cash
returns for the time spent in what we are apt to con-
sider idleness. On the other hand, a spirit of gladness
will prevail in the hearts of all, employers and employ-
ees aUke, at the opportunity afforded for a season of
much needed rest after a tedious and strenuous nine
months of rush and hustle. We have learned in the
school of experience that during the busy times from
October to July we have had to be on the job early
and late, days, nights and Sundays, to satisfactorily
hold up our end of the game vrith insistent patrons who
"want what they want when they want it."
With the advent of July comes also the beginning of
the annual vacations for all, of longer or shorter dura-
tion; from the captain at the head of the line to the
door boys in the rear ranks. Through a carefully
planned system of assignments each one in his or her
turn will have an outing, always providing for a suffi-
cient force on duty to properly care for any business
that may develop from time to time, so that by Sept.
15 all will have been away, and have returned rested.
Some have been to the seashore, some to the moun-
tains, others just to the plain old fashioned farmhouse,
but wherever they may have taken the fresh air tonic,
all are ready to renew the annual struggle.
A very important duty demanding our attention at
this time of stagnation is that of putting our establish-
ment in first class working condition for the beginning
of the new (business) year. The advice "Do it now,"
should apply to all changes, alterations, repairs or im-
provements to the building, the salesroom and office.
This work should be taken up at once and pushed for-
ward to completion. An important item is to see that
all refrigerators, either for storing stock or for the
display of flowers for immediate sale, are made abso-
lutely air proof. If necessary, enlarge or otherwise im-
prove the office accommodations so that the despatch
of business may be expedited. Clean, paint and pol-
ish all the walls, ceilings, or other parts of the store
interior. Where paint is required, select white or a
light and pleasing shade, finishing with a coat of enamel.
An enameled surface permits frequent sponging with
plain or an antiseptic water, without injury to the pol-
ish. As no heat is now required have the boilers thor-
oughly repaired; overhaul the entire heating plant, re-
placing any weak or broken parts. Look for and cor-
rect any possible defects in the electric wiring and
lamps, or other lighting appliances.
This is an excellent time for making desirable changes
in the working staff. Where thought necessary, weed
out any who may be dispensed with, or add new mem-
bers if wise to do so. In the supply department pre-
pare for future needs by taking stock of and ordering
all kinds of which there is a shortage; do this now
rather than wait until entirely out of anything you have
regular use for. Provide new imiforms for all those
who are to be so equipped, paying close attention to
having all well made, of good, durable material and
properly fitted. Insist that at all times door boys, mes-
sengers, and all others connected with the delivery of
goods, shall be neatly clad, with clothes brushed and
shoes well polished. As to the vehicles used in your
business, now is the best time to turn in to the carriage
shop for inspection, repairs and painting, so that when
wanted you may have ready for use an outfit of which
you need not be ashamed.
If (as is generally the case) advantage is taken of
this comparatively dead season to brush up and freshen
up at all points, every one so doing will find that the
time and money have been both put to a good use, and
bv no means wasted, while waiting for the trade re-
vival.
When that time comes every one will be fully pre-
pared to do an increased business — and also to do it
iietter and with much less friction, which means more
satisfaction and mental peace. New Yorker.
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
^^^
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flowers
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouses, BENTON ST.
Hartford, Conn.
'FLOWERS"
187 Main Street
YJ HENDERSON. KY.
fOPPO^^J^^f Reaches aU Points
iH^ — " in Southwestern Kentucky
Highlafld Park Greenhouses
ra'aSdM** HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the Nortli Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Texas and sailings from Galveston
Jr. Jr. jrCuhlmanrif Slorisi
2S07 JACKSON ST., S. W Phone, Hsdley 1928-2330
2626 WASHINGTON ST.. 0pp. Glenwood Cemetery
S. W. Phone. Taylor 628-1081
Uptown. 919 CAPITOUAVE., S. W. Phone, Preston 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Prompt and ef&dent^ service ^rendered points in Illinois, Ohio, and
Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
An Enterprising Boston Retailer
That retail window which attracts most attention at
lliis time is Penn's on Bromfield st. This Summer
again he has created a country scene in one of his
windows which attracts crowds of people every hour
of the day.
A farm house, with barn and water mill, is located
on the top of a picturesque hill, clothed with Pine
trees and other vegetation. Here and there a large
boulder juts out and is semi-covered mth some creep-
ing Alpine plant wliich lends itself beautifully to the
situation. Water pours over the wheel of the water
mill, turning it, then finding its way down a natural
rocky rugged stream, with varied vegetation along its
banl^, and emptying itself into a charming little lake-
^JT T Q'^he Florist.
QJ Wt I I ^1 ^^ 36 West Forsyth Si
We reach all Florida and South Georgia points
f Inc.
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
^Kim'eem^;^^^
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The Florists* Telegraph DeUvery,
LEXINGTON, KY.
^ A. Rel
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
New Location **THB SEKLBACK** and tA South Ith At*.
Choicest Cut Flowers. Personal attention given to out-of-town orderi
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
Personal attention given to orders for Louisville and surrounding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities perfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
J®^^""^ Loaisvilfo^Kyi
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
FloralliOrders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VICINrrT
kim3<!?SS
6 Prescott St.. LOWELL, MASS.
July 12, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
83
WE MEVEH SLEEP-
Idlewild Greenhouses
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
CAREFtTL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
S?osemont Sardens ^
'orisi
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
MONTREAL, CAN.
825 St. Catharine St., W.
We grow the bulk of our stock, and all orders are filled unde the
personal supervision of the proprietors. ,_
^/fe»^
]j NEWARK, N. JL _
"""'946iiBroad Street
Deliveries throughout the State
and to all steamship docks in
Fresh flowers and beat service. 5?Hoboken, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most cztensive'^FIoral and Steamer Workln the State.
,NEW HAVEN, CONN.
1026 Chapel Street
f Opposite Yale Ck>Uege
Every facility for prompt deliveries in all parts of Connecticut. Cut
Flower and Funeral work solicited.
''liOrist' 121 Baronne St.
let located on a level plateau, with verdure surrounding
it as green as though it were in the Emerald Isle.
This table land is studded over with groups of suitable
trees of various kinds. Looking up a long and rugged
glen, distance is given to the landscape by means of
a large and handsome picture which is hung in the
background.
Penn did not commit the mistake that Pat thought
the doctor had made when examining a picture intended
to draw attention to the former's profession. A doctor
thought he would like something different from his
brethren in the same profession, so got an artist to
paint him a picture. In the picture was a stream
which ran along and then fell abruptly over a high
rock, making a beautiful waterfall, and thence running
into a charming lake, all of which gave a pleasing view.
Pat happened to be passing along and stood admiring
the picture; he stood so long that the doctor asked him
what he thought of it. "Oh ! it's a beautiful, beautiful
picture, but it lacks one thing." "What is that, Pat"?
asked the doctor. "Well, sor, it's a burd." "What's
the name of the burd, Pat".' After some hesitation Pat
said, "Well, sor, I've forgot its name, but whin it spakes
it says 'quack.' " Now, in this real landscape effect
which Mr. Penn has produced he did not leave the
"Ijurd" out. He has fifty yoimg ducklings swimming
around, and these it is which furnish the great at-
traction to the public.
Penn is a genius on advertising and paid $90 for
an advt. in one of the daily papers calling attention to
the ducklings in his window, and asking the public to
call and feed them; Penn would supply the feed. The
peculiar thing about this advt. is that there is not in
it a single word about flowers or plants. He leaves
one to guess where the returns come to repay this
outlay. R. C.
Seal of the State of Maine
Our illustration shows the seal of the State of Maine
which was made for use in connection with the unveil-
ing of the national Maine monument in New York City
May 30, 1913. For the excellency of the work, the
Colonial Florist was thanked in a special letter written
by Adjutant General Dill, at the direction of his Ex-
cellency, Gov. Haines of Maine, who said: "By utilizing
the seal of the State you made the floral piece tell its
own story, and the manner in which you carried out the
color scheme and your careful selection of flowers and
foliage produced an effect which was greatly admired."
The background of this design was made of Laurel;
the frame of it and of the seal was of brown and gold
Magnolia leaves. The inside of the seal was made of
.Snowballs, yellow Daisies, pink Scabiosa and Boxwood.
The two figures (Farmer and Sailor) were formed of
red, pink and white Carnations, yellow Daisies and
Cornflowers. The letters U. S. were made of white
and blue Immortelles; the motto of the State of Maine,
of red Carnations and yellow Daisies and the name,
Maine, of blue Cornflowers and yellow Daisies. The
piece was designed by an employee of the Colonial
Florist, 3776 Broadway, New York.
TEXAS. LOUISIANATAND [MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OP
NEW YORK CITY
6 Ei,st 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RUEL
We Guarantee Satisfaction
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST 48th Street
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
NEWIYORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest ''cut flowers ''and designs for
er and theatre
:]your orders.
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
ing Trade Orders at Steamer*
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLING
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
EUROPEAN ORDERS EXECUTED
««
If we say it, we will do it *'
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
§fcm^^£ii^
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in the theatre district and also have ezceptiona facilities for
delivering flowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders; they
will receive prompt and caxefu J attention.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
PASADENA, CAL., Colorado street
r I 11 x"^ 1*1 ^^ ""^
X 11.^^ ^^IVxlXlv^ Orders prompUy
Have you seen our Handy Design
Book for solicitors?
Seal of the State of Maine,7made for the unveiling of the National Maine
Monument at New Yorii, May 30, 1913
84
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Edward Sceery
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Member of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
^^^
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
Do you want flowers i
pinsfiaD,
MASS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St .
(North side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
We Grow Our
Portland, Oregon o,:' stock
Martin Sl ForDes Co.
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
347 WASHINGTON ST.
(Idiistii
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowers delivered promptly in
Rochester and surrounding territory. Complete line always ready.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
Old Fashioned Bouquets
Every retailer may occasionally be asked to make
what his customer is pleased to call an old-fashioned
bouquet. These may be made up with any kind or com-
bination of stock which may be in season at the time
or that the taste of the purchaser may select, and may
be of varied style or shape. Pyramidal if it is to be
placed in a vase as a table centerpiece, very stiff and
formal with a sharp pointed top; or we may make it
rounded up or dome shape, or flat, for carrying as a
hand bouquet.
The accompanying pictures show examples of the lat-
ter class, with the stiff, white paper scalloped bouquet
holder in vogue in the days of our grandmothers. One
represents a remarkable color scheme of pink Sweet
Peas, yellow Daisies, and white Spiraea — noticeable, even
if not harmonious. The scant edging of Adiantum, ^nd
the white satin ribbon ends tend to add a touch of art.
The other bouquet is composed of flowers that are
pleasing to the eye and show to advantage as here ar-
ranged in the old style. These flowers are Gladiolus
Colvillei, white Sweet Peas and Spiraea, with the usual
old-fashioned fringe of open-work paper. The final
touch of tasteful four bow loops of white satin ribbon
with ends of modest length, add to the whole.
New Yorker.
Gerbera
The wild Gerbera, which was introduced into Europe
from the Transvaal, South Africa, by the German trav-
eler Gerber, is a rather insignificant plant in its native
habitat, while the Gerbera Jamesoni hybrids, obtained
by successful hybridation within the last few years, es-
Ij'ecially in the South of France at Cap d' Antibes, are
greatly admired show plants. Last year, especially,
they were nmch in demand in London, Paris and south-
ern Germany. They are most effective for table dec-
oration, when combined with the delicate green of As-
paragus pluraosus; the Aconthus-like leaf also is fine.
The blooms do not suffer by shipping, and with proper
treatment will keep fresh two weeks or longer without
losing their brilliance of color. They come in nearly
all shades, ranging from pure white to yellow, orange,
pink, scarlet, crimson, violet, etc. Borne on stems to
a length of 20in. and more, their chief beauty consists
in the fact that the disk is very small in comparison
with the long and narrow petals.
These new hybrids are hot difficult to grow, provided
they have an abundance of sunlight and air. At Cap
d' Antibes the seed is harvested from May to July, and
it fferminates quickly and easily, but only within a
Salter Bros. "^"T"'
FLORISTS
3S Main St, West
Mm
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Main Street, East
^.y
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d designs delivered
ROCKFORD, ILL.
"W*^ Quick service to
Illinois. Wisconsin,
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
E. J. BYAM, The Florist
California Flowers '"^:S',\^^'"'
STEAMER SAILINGS
WRITE OR WIRE
E^t^efn THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST ''^^^^
344-46 GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
^e
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCRANTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in Wilkes-
Barre, Pittston, Carbondale, and all
Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns.
Old Fashioned Bouquets
July 12, I!)13
The Florists' Exchange
85
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jieriod of six months, and growers must be sure of fresh
seed in order to be successful. The seed leaves appear
ten days after sowing, and the young plants can be
.'.liifted into 3in. pots in i weeliS. Two months later
they are sliifted into Sin. pots, in which they will begin
to bloom (j to 7 months after sowing. The pots must
be very deep, as the plants have strong roots. They
thrive best with good bottom heat and frequent spray-
ing rather than much watering.
For forcing, one year and one-half year roots are
best; treated like Valley pips they will bloom within
a month. Gerberas must be well protected against
frost. If the old roots are planted outdoors after their
Winter's rest, they will bloom all Summer until Octo-
ber. The roots may be divided in the Fall, but must
never be cut. — Moeller's Deutsche Uaertner Zeitung.
Basket for a Graduate
This basliet was presented at the commencement ex-
ercises of the Port Jervis High School, N. Y., to the
class valedictorian. Miss Lybolt, daughter of Judge
Lybolt of Port Jervis, and was arranged by F. K. Lam-
eraux of that place. The 1913 class flower was the
Crimson Rambler Rose, and the class colors were crim-
son and gray. Therefore in making up the basket these
colors were adhered to as closely as possible. The bas-
ket was filled with Crimson Rambler and Liberty Roses,
Carnations and Ferns. The handle was wound with
Smilax and pendant from it were clusters of Crimson
Rambler Roses. A large bow of gray silk ribbon on
the handle helped carry out the color scheme and gave
a softening effect and pleasing finish to the basket.
Basket for a Graduate
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washington Avenue
Telephone or telegraphic orders for any city or town in Northeastern
Pennsylyania will receive prompt execution. Usual discount. 'Phone
No.!2454, on either Bell or Consolidated "phones.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DellTer]'.
HOLLYWOOD GARDENS
Seatde and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Out-of-town orders will receive
prompt and careful attention.
Wire ua your orders.
Long Distance Phones
Bill, fj\n 1104 /rfgj..
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lii., (fntnl 4131
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3520 North Grand Ave.
All orders by Telegraph i
Telephone most carefully executed at one
Floral Desl^s a Specialty.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West Fiftli Street
We fill orders for the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest
Je'oV'p'hTnL^'^^pen n^'i^.Ta'^d ty''"'"''' '" ^^' '"'"'■ ^'ite.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse aed vicinity.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
rt^^^vwy*,^ Bastable Building
iOf(ISTjf^rM»M*J A ^P''"'^ attention given
ICWCLA*
to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
"*^^^^^^^ Burdett Ave.&HoosickSt.
Pho^n'S'*^ , ,, TROY, N.Y.
Prompt delivery and careful attention lo
outnaf-town orders.
TROY, N Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, N. Y.
UTICA, N. Y.
i^rant iSrothers, Snc,
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WASHINGTON
D. C.
lltb and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C^
Gude Bros. Co.
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Members of The Florlsta' Telegraph Delivery
H. F. A. L
.ange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to all pointt In New England
125,000 square feet of glass.
Member of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
407 &:409 Main St.
Fl^^.
WORCESTER, MASS.
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its new Design Booli for Agents,
now ready for delivery, cheapest and Best Ever.
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Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
The Florist Supply House of America
TAKB ADVANTAGE OF THE SUMMER SEASON
by having enough 3toek: on hand
Hai>eyoa enough Magnolia Leaves, Wheat Sheaves, Cycas Leaves?
Our Sunshine Baskets increase your Summer sales. Look them over.
1129 ARCH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
H. BAYERSDORFER & CO.,
Great Disaster in Ferns
but all for your benefit. New crop of Fancy or Daggers, only $1.00 per 1000.
Never before at this time of the year have Ferns been sold at this
price. Send your orders at once; first come, first served, but we hope we have
enough for all. Also fine BRONZE GALAX in 10,000 lots, only $5.00. GREEN
GALAX, 75c. per 1000. LAUREL FESTOONING, made fresh, 4c., 5c. and
6c. per yard. LAUREL WHEATHS, $3.00 per dozen. PINE WREATHS,
$2.50 to $3.00 per dozen. 12 bbl. bales SPHAGNUM MOSS, only $5.00; try
a bale and you will buy and buy and buy again.
Yours for business,
NEW SALEM FERN CO.,
Telegraph Office: NEW SALEM. MASS.
P. O. Addresat MILLINGTON. MASS.
The Kervan Co. "'JJ^vntr'-
WHOLESALE "™ """*
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilaz, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock, Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Fancy and Dagger Ferns. Green and Bronze
Galax and Leucothoe Sprays, Sphagnum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanisn Mosses.
Painted Pahnetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
JOS. G. NEIDINGER, Florists' Supplies
1513-15
GERMANTOWN AVENUE. PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Landscape Gardening
A course for Gar-
deners, Florists and
Home-makers, taught
by Prof. Craig and
Prof. Beal of Cornel
University,
Progressive Florists
recognize the growing
importance of a knowl*
edge of Landscape Art.
Gardeners who un-
derstand up-to-date
methods and practice
are in demand for the best positions.
A knowledge of Landscape Gardening
is indispensable for those who would have
the pleasantest homes.
250-paee Catalog free Write today.
The Home Correspondence School
»ept.iF. E.. Sprlnefleld. Mft
The Model
Carnation and Tomato Supports;
Galvanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Rubbish Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
Writ. Jot CompUu Catatofui
IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y:
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Mrs.[ger's
PATENT
IMPROVED
flower
Boxes
For Porch, Rail or Windows, with
Extension Brackets.
Special Rates to Florists or Seedsmen
for Catalo^in^
MDC U CPCD 2207 LODI STREET
IVIKO. In. CUCIIy SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GOLD LETTERS
IK inch (No. 1) 45c. per 100
1 inch (No. 2) 40c. per 100
H inch (No. 4) 35c. per 100
A fine compartment box free of charge with
orders for 1000
Script Words for Ribbon VIork
Uke " Father," " Mother," " At Rest," etc.
In Gold andJPurpIe, well glued:
23^c. the piece
American Importing Co.
219 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pittsburgh
The cut flower trade was rather quiet
the past week with plenty of stock on
hand. Some good Gladioli are coming
in, commanding a good price. Sweet
Peas are in fair demand ; the hot
weather was none too good for the qual-
ity. Roses and Carnations are abundant
and prices low. Plant trade is letting
up ; another week and few will be seen.
The E. C. Ludwig Floral Co. has
broken ground for a new greenhouse on
the farm at Ludwig Station, and expects
to grow Carnations for a first crop.
H. C. Knauif accompanied by his wife
and son, are making an auto trip through
New York State and were last heard
from at Niagara Falls.
Mr. Farney of M. Rice & Co., Phila-
delphia, spent several days in the city
sljowing a splendid assortment of bas-
kets and florists' goods.
John Evans of Richmond, Ind., spent
a few days in the city attending the ses-
sions of the International Eisteddfod,
taking great interest in the concerts.
The July meeting of the Florists' Club
held last week at the Fort Pitt Hotel
was fairly well attended considering the
bad weather, as it rained heavily all day.
Pres. Neil McCallum presided. There
was a good display of hardy herbaceous
flowers, both wild and cultivated. The
question of holding a flower show next
Spring was quickly settled by putting
it to a vote, the majority voting against
it. John Bader, a charter member of
the Club who left Pittsburgh to make his
home in Oregon, asked that his resigna-
tion be accepted and it was decided to
make him a life member. One new mem-
ber was proposed, the membership of the
Club being now close to 200. It was
decided that the Club hold its outing
some time in August. J. CostofiE, gar-
dener to ex-Senator Flinn, showed a
good lot of Sweet Peas, splendid flowers,
also hardy flowers in variety. Mr.
Semple showed various hardy blooms
grown at J. W. Elliott's nursery, Ches-
wick. Fred Burki sent_ in a lot of out-
door blossoms grown in the woods at
his place in Bakerstown, consisting of
hard.v Lilies and others. Wm. Falconer
handled the lot, as Mr. Burki had left.
Neil McCallum and J. Jones of the city
parks also made a nice display. It was
decided to omit the meeting in August
as many of the boys will be away, and
it will be hard to get any attendance.
E. C. Reineman.
Albany, N. Y.
The trade is now resting as the va-
cation season is on. Since Monday of
last weeli the temperature has registered
from 80 to 95 degrees daily, driving most
of tlie people to the seashore and country
places, which, of course, is unprofitable
for the fiorists' business. Funeral work
continues good ; some of our florists have
had an exceptional rush in this line. Most
of the growers near the city are getting
their greenhouses in shape for Fall and
Winter stocks.
The Rosery, Steuben St., has made an-
other extensive addition to its new and
elaborate flower shop. It has leased the
greenhouse and conservatory of the
Dietrich estate, corner of Chapel and
Columbia sts., also the garage annexed
to the place, which gives an opportunity
Florists' Refrigerators
Write us for cataloe and pricea, stating size yon
require and for what Kind of cut flowers you wish
to use the refrigerator; also state whether you wish
It for display or only for storage.
McCray Refrigerator Co.
567 Lake Street, KENDALLVILLE, IND.
Please mention ths Exchange when inrttlnv.
Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 28th St, NEW YORK
GREENS of Every Kind
^ FLORISTS' SUPPUES
George
CUT FLOWER BOXES
EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO
MANUFACTURERS
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GIBBONS
THE SHILAX HAN
For your Huckleberry Branches
Alto Fancy and Dagger Fern*
RED LEVEL, - ALABAMA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MICHIGAN
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE
INCORPORATED
Wholesale Commission Florists
Dealers in Fancy Ferns
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
Pleaae mention thft Exoh*ng» when writing.
RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Salesroom
114 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITT
Telephone 3053 Madison Square
Jlfd7mpo'iS"of Willow and fancy Baskets for florists
Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
tS'OuT Specialties: Wheat Sheaves and Baskets
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Huckleberry Foliage, J^Z,
New Crop Fancy Ferns, J^fL
New Crop Dagger Ferns, p//iooo
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writlns.
July 13, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
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REED & KELLER
^Sr^o^'^T" FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Please mention the Etohange when writing.
122 W. 25th Street
NEW YORK
M. RICE CO.
Up-To-The-Mlnute
Floriat Supplies.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
ScrantonfloristSupplyCo.
B. E. & J. T. COKELY
na/holesale:
Florist Supplies
201 Ntrtb 7tll Dye., SCMNTON, PA.
Send for our New Siity-four Page Cati-
logue, which containa hundreds of illustra-
tions of most up-to-date Florist Supphet.
WIRE DESIGNS
PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let tu quote yon on your next order. If it's made
of wire we can make it.
GEORGE B. HART, Manufactorer
24-80 Stone St., BOCHESTEB, N. Y.
Pleaa» mention th» Exchange wheo wrlttBg,
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W.J. COWEE. Berlin, N.T.
Samples free. For sale by dealere
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
^P FANCY and DAGGER FERNS
HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE '„^v
Prices — Huckleberry Foliage. $2,00 per case.
Fancy Ferns, $1.25 per 1000. Dagger
Ferns, $1.10 per 1000.
CALDWfXL Tbe Woodsman Co.
Everything in Soxubem Evtrgreens.
BVBRORBBIV. AL,ABAIVflA
Please mention the Eichetnge when writing.
Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
GREEK-AMERICAN
Florists' Supply Company
127 West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 MadUon Square
A large and complete line of Standard
Supplies and Novelties.
Fleas* mention the Exohangs whan writlBC
Black Cat Hose
BEST QUALITY
Strong, durable and flexible. 8 ply, Ji-in., 16c.
foot. 8 ply, J4-in., 16c. foot.
ANY LENGTH DESIRED
U. CUTLER RYERSON
108 Third Ave., NEWARK, N. J.
PleaBO mention the Exchange when writing.
A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists* Hall Association has paid 1700
losses amountlnjj to a total of $235,000.00.
For full particulars address
JOHNG. ESLER,SaddleRiyer,N.J.
PI— »♦ msatlon ths Exohsar* wh«a wiitiiac*
COMMERCIAL VIOIET CUITURE lfs>
A.T. De U Mare Ptg. i Pub. Co., 2 te 8 Duane SL, N.Y.
For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
10-inch silk chiffon special at 10c per yard. This
is fancy goods at a very low figure. All colors.
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pjaaa. mention th. Eaehange whan writiag.
to load plants on the motor trucks with-
out exposing them to the cold air. An
order has been placed for a sis cylinder
Chalmers-Detroit car which will be used
for delivery purposes and pleasure drives
when at leisure. Funeral work keeps
up in good shape.
H. G. Eyres, North Pearl st., had a
very good week in funeral work. Mr.
Eyres, from last reports, is gaining con-
siderably and is able to continue his au-
tomobile trips along the Massachusetts
coast. Vacations at this establishment
will not start until the return of Mr.
Eyres, the latter part of this month.
F. A. Danker, Maiden lane, has a fine
lot of Orchids in bloom at his green-
houses ; he has been able to cut same
right along and offer them to the trade.
He exhibited in his window last week a
plant of Cattleya Mossiae with 30 blooms.
Mr. Danker is also cutting Gardenias in
large quantities. D. A. Mullanny, with
this establishment, is on his vacation.
Whittle & Riggs, Hudson ave., have
been rushed with funeral work. H. R.
Riggs is spending his vacation on his
parents' farm. He has also been auto-
ing through the mountains with his wife
and taking short runs daily.
The Cut Flower Exchange, Maiden
lane, is getting shipments right along of
all lines of seasonable cut flowers. Al-
though prices are not very high, they
have the goods on hand when wanted.
Thomas Tracy is enjoying a brief vaca-
tion with his wife at Indian Lake.
John J. Berberick, Second ave., is tak-
ing auto rides daily, during the dull sea-
son, over Hilderberg Mountain. He is
getting some good funeral orders right
along and is expecting his shipment of
Easter Lilies shortly.
Frederick W. Eberle, seedsman, 112 So.
Pearl St., is getting his new storehouse,
at the comer of Rensselaer and Franklyn
sts., completed. This storehouse has a
frontage of 50ft. and is 100ft. deep. It
has three stories, thus giving him much
room, and is fitted up with all modern
improvements, including elevator and
electric light. Geo. Philip has returned
from an enjoyable and refreshing vaca-
tion. I'. H. S.
Oswego, N. Y.
All are very pleased at the way busi-
ness has kept up. Pot plants are still
selling quite freely; the call for Gerani-
ums this year has broken all records, and
the quantity of stock left over is the
smallest ever known. Funeral work has
been exceptionally heavy, so much so
that stock has been worked up very
closely, in fact practically no flowers
have gone to waste. Outdoor stock is
looking remarkably well, but needs rain
badly. The effect of the heat and drought
is shown on shade trees and lawns.
The prospects for a heavy Fall trade
are very bright, and all are preparing to
meet it. Walt. Workman always has his
place in good shape, but it has never
looked so well as it does at the present
time, for everything, in spite of the heat,
is in splendid shape. The 'Mums are the
best the writer has seen this year, and
are bound to give some grand flowers.
Large blocks of Begonias, Primulas, Cy-
clamen, Asparagus, etc., will be great
for his Fall trade. He is very pleased
with the new Silver Pink Snapdragon
and says it is a money maker. His suc-
cess with Asters is well known, and from
the condition of his plants will be main-
tained this year. The Florists' Ex-
change has always been highly regarded
by him, and he fully realizes its value as
an advertising medium, and believes be
holds the record for quick sales. Having
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wdiicy, \ FROM us
Roses, \ WHY?
American Beauties,
Killarneys, Millers,
Ricbmonds, Hilllngdons,
Tafts, Wards
Carnations,
Violets, Lilies,
Orchids, Gardenias
Because we handle stock of about 100
of the best flower growers in New
England. We have pleased hun-
ners and can please
to give you the
best quality, lowest price and
prompt service. Place your or-
ders with us and they will be
filled_ properly, and to your
entire satisfaction. We
_ Cut Flowers
than any other commis-
ion house in Boston.
Give us your orders
will do the
rest.
Cut riower
folding
Boxes
Satisfaction
Guaranteed
Per 100
18x3x3 $1.ZS
21x5x3K 1.85
24x3x3J^ 2.3S
28xSx3K 2.90
30xSx3M 3.00
21x8xS 2.8S
24s8xS
28x8x3
30x8x3
36x8x3
3.30
3.Z0
4.30
3.30
30x12x6 6.23
36xl4s6 Z.50
Double
Violet Boxes
Per 100
9x4x4 $1.Z5
9^x6x3 2.25
lOxZxO 2.30
12x8xZ 3.00
No charge for
printing in lots of
500
Spedal discouflls oi
large quaatities
Our beautiful Illus-
trated Catalogue
will be mailed on
request
LAUREL WREATHS
PINE WREATHS
HOLLY WREATHS
FERNS CROP
DAGGER AND FANCY
$1.00 per 1000. , Discount on
iarge quantities
RED RUSCUS
Green and Violet Tinfoil
Best Quality, 20c. per lb.
PLAIN TINFOIL, 9c. per lb.
Bronze Galax
Green Galax
$1.50 per 1000, $12.50 per 10,000
Sphagnum Moss *^-^tSi'^°
IMMORTELLES
Laurel Festooning, 5c. and 6c. per yard
WUd SmUax, Best Quality, $5.00 and $7.00
per case
Green Magnolia Leaves
Very Best Quality, $2.00 per basket: Five
basinets, $1.75 per basket
IMPORTED
Cycas Leaves
Finest
Quality
We Import best
quality only.
Our Cycas
Leaves are pre-
pared by best
manuf actu rers
in Europe.
Our prices are
the lowest.
Per 100
4x8 in. $2.00
8x12 in. 2.50
12x16 in. 3.00
16x20 in. 3.30
20x24 in. 4.00
24x28 in. 5.00
28x32 in. 6.00
32x36 in. Z.OO
36x40 in. 8.00
We constantly carry a large assort-
ment of Florist Supplies and can
fill orders at a moment's notice.
Henry M. Robinson & Co.
Wholesale Commission Florists
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies
Hardy Cut Evergreens
BOSTON, MASS.
,OUR NEW STORE
2 Winthrop Square 32 Otis Street
Telephones
Main. 2439-3616-2617-1618 Port Hill, 2S29I)
HENRY M. ROBINSON S, CO.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ss
The Florists^ Exchange
New American Beauty Geranium
We take great pleasure in introducing to our many cus-
tomers for 1913 our New American Beauty Geranium,
For the first time, after working on it for nearly three years,
we are offering it for sale.
OUR CLAIM FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY GERA-
NIUM is that it surpasses all other Geraniums in its real
American Beauty color. The individual blooms measure
29^ inches across. It is semi-double, medium dwarf, of
stately shape. It has come to stay as a money-maker.
Prices to the trade: 2 J^-in. pots, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.;
3-in. pots, $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz., cash. Write for
circulars in natural colors and prices on large lots.
John Bauscher florisj FreeportJII.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
In Bud andjBloom
S. A. NUTT, BUCHNER, 3H-inch pots. 16.00
per 100.
POITEVINE, SH-inch pots, $6.00:per 100. .
500 S. A. NUTT, 2K-inch pots, $2.50 per 100
CANNAS, Robusta, 4-inch, $5.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE, dark blue. 3H-inch. $5.00 per 100.
SALVIA SPLENDENS, 3H-inch. $5.00 per 100.
SWEET ALYSSUM, Little Gem. 2>i-inch. $2.00
per 100.
COLEUS, mixed. 2M-lncli pots, $3.00 per 100.
TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS, 4-in. pots,
mixed colors. Single, $1.00 per doz.
Cash with order
E. C. ROGERS, Roslindale, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
100, $35.00 per 1000. Mii5. $3.50 per 100.
2-inch stocll, lUong. $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per
1000.
Rooted Cuttlnes, $10.00 and $12.50 per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Rooted Cuttings. Ene, clean stock, the kind
Golden Glow, Advance, October Frost,
McNIece, 81.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. i
Unaka. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000.
Chrysolcra, $3.00 per 100; 2K-inch stock. $4.50
per 100.
All other sorts in fine, 2>^-inch stock, $1.00 extra
per 100.
Cash, please.
nention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums
I9RICARD, POITEVINE, NUTT, BUCHNER,
DOYLE. Big lot of 2-inch nock, $2.00 per lOa
$15.00 per 1000.
ROOTED CUTTINGS, $10.00 pel 1000.
Cash with order
Peter Brown, 'lir^t^*' lancasler, Pa.
Plea.«e mention th« Exchange when writlnar-
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Rlcard, Doyle, Poitevine, Castellane, Buchner,
Perkins, JauUn, Nutt. $10.00 per 1000
Cash with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER/ PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
We grow for the trade only and our aim is
quality.
Doyle, Nutt, Grant and others, all double red,
mixed, 2-in., $1.50 per 100-, $14.00 per 1000. S.
A. Nutt, 2-in., $1.50 per 100. Poitevine and
Hill, 2-in., $1.75 per 100. Buchner, 2-in.. $1.50
per 100.
Elmer Rawlings, Olean, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Exchange-Alert and Up-to-date
Closing Out Prices
in Plants
ASTERS, Semple's White, Ciego
WUte and Pinic, out of 2-in.,
$1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, A. Rl-
card, out of 4-in., S4.00 per 100.
CANNAS. Fine plants, out of 3-m.,
$3.00 per 100.
PEPPER PLANTS. Large, out of
2-in., $10.00 per 1000.
TOMATO PI^ANTS. Large, out of
2-in., $10.00 per 1000.
W. & H. F. EVANS
R.owlandville, Philadelphia, Pa.
the lixcliaiige when writing.
GCRANIUIVIS
A Good Buy For Any Florist
_ The finest and the largest lot of Rooted Cut-
tings 1 ever hadj for July delivery, and guaranteed
to reach you in good growing condition.
$10.00 per 1000 for NUTT and POITEVINE
$12.50 per 1000 for RICARD.
ALBERT M.HERR. Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROSES
15,000 Richmond, White and Pink
Killarney. Bench stock, $6.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000.
JOHN COOMBS, S^SSf^^^°:
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
a surplus of large Vincas he inserted an
advertisement in The Exchange. At
one o'clock of the day the paper was is-
sued he received an order by telegraph
that practically took his whole stock. It
was not a cut rate deal, as the price'
quoted was the regular retail figure. The
following week he advertised a smaller
size, with the result that he disposed of
all he had. It is not often he is bur-
dened with a surplus, but he says in the
future he will advertise any he has in
The Flokists' Exchange. He never
sells what he would not plant or use
himself. H. Y.
Cromwell, Conn.
John Ahlquist, who has been for sev-
eral years connected with the plant de-
partment of A. N. Pierson, Inc., has ac-
cepted a position with the Blatchley Co.
of Meriden. Leon Wintzer of West
Grove, Pa., for several years with the
H. F. Miehell Co. of Philadelphia, has
entered the office of A. N. Pierson, Inc.,
and will be associated with W. E. Pier-
son in the plant department. W. R.
Pierson left last week for Maine, where
be will pass two or three weeks among
the Rangeley Lakes of that State.
Lawrence Pierson, who for several
months past has been engaged in the
growing of Asparagus plumosus in Flor-
ida, has returned to Cromwell and re-
entered the employ of A. N. Pierson, Inc.
Asters and Gladioli are looking ex-
ceedingly well in the field ; the extreme
hot weather of the past week has brought
them along rapidly. Nearly all of the
fields under cultivation are equipped with
overhead sprayers ; and these have been
a great help during the recent dry
weather. They are kept in operation at
night. H.
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ROBERT CRAIG CO.
Branch : Norwood, Pa.
4900 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Fruits and Vegetables
Under Glass
By WILLIAM TURNER
The most complete and exhaustive work on the subject ever published
in America. The author, who has been associated a lifetime with the raising
of fruits and vegetables under glass, gives the cream of his experience in clear
and concise language, devoid of technical phraseology.
The scope and character of the work may be gleaned by enumerating the
chapters of the first section of the book — Grapes:
History of the Grape vine — Houses best adapted for growing
Grapes — The various systems of propagation — Vine borders — Cul-
tural directions — Planting young vines — Methods of pruning the
vine — Disbudding, pinching or stopping the shoots, setting the fruit
— Grape thinning — Commercial Grape culture — Varieties of Grapes
best adapted for early and late use — Insects and diseases — Keeping
qualities of Grapes — Storing, packing, exhibition — Grape vines
cultvated in pots.
The instructions contained in the chapters which follow are gone into in
detail, in precisely the same manner as the Grape section, and the subjects
covered by the author are:
Peaches and Nectarines — Pot fruit culture and its advantages
(under which are listed Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Pears, Plums,
etc.) — Fig culture in a separate house — Melon-growing in the house —
Strawberries as pot fruit — The hothouse Pineapple.
Ten chapters are devoted to vegetables under glass, and specific in-
structions are given touching on questions of Sowing the Seed, Soil, Watering,
Ventilation, Training, Pruning, Insects, Diseases, Feeding, Style of House,
Fertilizer, Temperature, Varieties, etc.
The book is profusely illustrated with 65 splendid halftone illustrations,
is printed on fine coated paper in clear type, and handsomely bound in cloth,
with embossed cover. Size, 7^ x 10}^ ins., 256 pages and cover. Price,
postpaid, $5.00.
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North Wales, Pa.
The Florex Gardens recently bought
the farm adjoining its range, which gives
it .some 12.5 acres of ground. Prepara-
tions are now under way to build a barn
to stable the newly bought herd of thirty
cows. The cattle were bought to assist
in obtaining sufficient material for the
"Soup kitchen," a problem which has be-
come serious both here and among the
trade in general. The new King house,
250ft.x40ft., is rapidly nearing comple-
tion, and is already filled with Carna-
tions and Snapdragon. Three new boil-
ers are also being added to the already
large boiler battery.
Fred. Foulds is building one bouse of
90ft. to replace two sash houses. The
lack of stock in bloom for Memorial Day
was his only bar to a record Spring busi-
ness.
John Holt is building one house of
King material, 120tt.x35ft., in which he
will grow Bouvardias.
Providence, R. I.
The hot, dry weather is hurting the
outdoor Carnation plants. Florists in
general are busy planting Chrysanthe-
mums.
S. Kinder & Bro. had one of the larg-
est decorations they have ever bad for a
reception given by Samuel P. Colt in
honor of his brother. Senator Colt. The
decorations were elaborate; many Palms
were obtained from Providence and New-
port, and much credit was given to Mr.
Kinder for the able arrangement.
T. O'Connor is busy planting 'Mums
at the greenhouses. At the new store
all are busy with funeral work and wed-
ding decorations. The new McCray re-
frigerator, which is one of the largest
ever built of its kind, will soon be in-
stalled. The box will be 12ft. wide, 6ft.
deep, and 13ft. high. It will he of plate
glass and will hold from 1500 to 1800 lbs.
of ice.
Macnair The Florist, Weybosset St.,
has a fine window display, which is at-
tracting much attention. It presents the
outlook of a large private place with wa-
ter falls and duck pond, and a number
of ducks enjoying the beauties of city
life.
Maurice Miller is treating his store to
a coat of paint.
W. S. Pino spent the week end with
friends at Worcester.
Thomas Curley with party went to
Newport on Thursday.
W. S. Sword, Valley Falls, R. I., was
busy with funeral work last week. Mr.
Sword and wife are soon to start for a
vacation at St. Johns, N. B.
11. C. Neubrand returned Monday from
Western New York. H. C. N.
Bf American Carnation
PRICE. $3.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 (0 S Ouane Street. New York
July 13, 1913
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CARNATIONS and All
Kinds of SUMMER STOCK
M. C. FORD, ^?P^lfs\"^
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Newport (R.I.) Horticultural Society
A regular meeting of the Society was
held on Tuesday evening, July S, Presi-
dent A. S. Meilile in the chair. Plans
were discussed for the September show;
and a specially called meeting will be
held on July 22 to adopt a premium list.
Several special premiums were reported
as being offered or available, a number
of them being for table decoration.
There were three proposals for member-
ship presented.
A new white climbing Rose. Robert-
son's Rambler, was shown and awarded
a certificate of merit. This is a strong,
rampant grower, possessing strong
canes and heavy foliage; the flower is
white, the individual flowers not so
large as those of the white Dorothy
Perkins. It is a seedling from Pink
Rambler.
An invitation from the Rhode Island
Hort Soc. to take part in their Sweet
Pea show, which takes place July 19,
was received,
ALEX. MacLELLAN.
Connecticut Horticultural Society
This Society held its regular meeting
June 27 in the Society's rooms in the
County Bldg., with President John P.
Huss in the chair. There was a fair
attendance. The feature of the evening
was a fine exhibition of Roses, one table
by President Huss and one table by the
Department of Parks, Alex. Camming,
Jr., head gardener. Mr. Huss showed
some 25 varieties, and Mr. Cumming
66 varieties. The judges were W. W.
Hunt, C. A. Helfricht and John Gerard.
They awarded each exhibitor a first-
class certificate, the highest award of
the Society. Mr. Huss and Mr. Gum-
ming both made remarks on Rose cut-
ting, and received a vote of thanks.
It was decided to hold no show this
coming Fall, on account of the loss
last season of the usual State appro-
priation after the Attorney-General had
ruled against any but strictly incor-
porated agricultural societies participat-
ing., The new statute that was enacted
last "Winter, which is broadened to cover
horticultural societies and other a.gri-
cultural societies, restores the original
amount practically of the State fund ;
but it Is not retroactive and hence does
not reimburse the Society for the
amount paid out in premiums last year,
namely $150. Fairs of other societies
are now likely to be revived, and prob-
ably (uir Society will hold a show next
year. Geo. "W. Smith, who has been
secretary of the Society for the past
seven years, tendered his resignation
for business reasons, and it was re-
luctantly accepted. Mr. Smith is one
whom we shall miss very much as,
•throughout the time of his office, he
was never absent from a meeting. Alfrerl
Dixon of Wethersfleld, Conn., was
elected to succeed liim as seo'etary.
Mr. Dixon is a capable young man from
whom great things are expected.
G. G. McC.
Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall Market reports a good
Summer business. Many field flowers
have begun to arrive and find a good
sale.
Some eight or ten of tlin local fra-
ternity have signified their intention of
going to Minneapolis to attend the con-
vention.
Field Carnation plants are in fine con-
dition since the rain, and it looks as if
an exceptional lot of plants will he
housed this season.
'Carl SonnenschmidI is planning a new
garage.
Outoftown shipping husincws lias been
nxtromoly brisk lalelv owing t.. Ihe ex-
treme weather. Many of the smaller flo-
rists in the surrounding towns are en-
tirely out of good cut flowers and depend
1 pon the larger markets for their supply,
Raymond Kester, who has been on the
sick list, is very much improved.
A. Wiegand & Sons are in the market
for a new delivery car and are trying
out several at this time.
Bertermann Bros. Co.'s Summer win-
dow of water plants and old mill, stones
and vines make a very pleasing effect.
Mr. Thomas of this company seldom
misses the mark on a pretty window.
Frank Soult, John Rieman's foreman,
is very ill and for a time his recovery
was doubtful.
Baur & Steinkamp have leased an ad-
ditional .stand at Tomlinson Hall Mar-
ket for their rapidly growing business.'
The New Castle florists are cutting a
lot of good yellow Roses, also Am.
Beauty, of which the largest part reaches
Indianapolis. I. B.
New Haven, Conn.
Trade has assumed its usual Summer
condition. All the stores will close Sat-
urday afternoons until the end of Au-
gust. It is generally reported that the
sales of Geraniums and Vincas have
s retched out this season for a longer
period than ever before.
Harry Anderson, representing A. N.
rierson. Inc., of Cromwell, was in town
on Saturday calling on the local growers.
Robert O. Johnstone of Whitneyville,
had a very successful season with his
bedding stock. He has completed the
planting of his 'Mums.
.\lfred Nyren has a fine lot of Mrs.
Taft Roses, and is also cutting nice Kil-
larncy.
.\t the greenhouses of the Doolittle
Floral Co. the staff is busy planting. A
house of young Roses recently planted
is looking in fine shape. The large house
erected on the eastern side of the grounds
last yi'.-ir is being filled wilh 'Mums. A
bench of young ll.irrisii Lilies is looking
tine, and a splendid liatcli of Cvclamen is
especially noteworthy. The grounds are
I'cplete with a choice assortment of plants
wliich will furnish plenty o£ stock for
Fall propagation.
Jauies Bruce slates that he never had
finer Carnations at this season. The
plants are still .profuse with buds and
will keep on blooming for a month. He
has completed the planting of his Roses
and they are looking splendid. .J. Iv.
General Trade Notes
San Francisco, Cat,. — Fire <lestroyed
llic establishment of the California
Floral Co. at 1727 O'Farrell st., on
.inne 27. Tlie loss is partially covered
by insurance.
Berlin, Md. — The .ioint Summer
meeting of the Maryland-Delaware Hor-
t'ci'ltnral Societies will be held here on
July 31. and the members will be en-
terlained by J. O. Harrison & Sons.
Casti.eton-on-Hudson, N. Y. — The
Prospect Hill Nurseries have been in-
corporated with a capital of .$10.0110, to
deal in plants and frees. The directors
are: Borden II. Mills, of Albany and
lOdwin Bell and Luana A. Bell of Cas-
fleton-on-IIudson.
rou'i Ri( iiMfiNi), S. T., N. Y. — Fred
C. Hawkins, who has been eslahlisbed
for tlie past 20 years at 335 Vanderbilt
ave., Stapleton, R. I., removed on .Inly 1
fo a store af the corner of .Tames and
Kim sis., I'ort Richmond, formerly oc-
cupied by Wm. McFarland.
It Is Surprising
What good inside stock is still coming in, when we consider
the spell of hot weather -we have already had — our Roses and
Carnations, particularly.
Do you realize what a very useful Summer article
the Lily is, Mr. Retailer ?
No other flower just now goes so far or keeps so long. We
can always supply the best grown, in any quantity.
Our hours during July and August are 6.30 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Sundays, 8 to 10.30 A. M.
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 323-5582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
No disappointments
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
NEW YORK, July 9— Conditions in
the wholesale cut flower market this
week liave changed for the worse rather
tlian the better. The volume of sales
is smaller, prices are lower, and more
stock is going to waste. When these
discouraging conditions will end no one
can tell ; the only hope seems to be that
the volume of stock arriving will be-
come so small that it will be only
barely adequate to fill the demand.
Am. Beauty Roses are very plentiful
and the demand is exceedingly small.
Specials are selling this week in gen-
eral at from $4 to $10 per 100, and sale^
at the higlier figure are rare. The num-
ber sold at a higher figure tlian that
given above is so very small indeed as
to be unworthy of mention. Other
grades of Am. Beauty are selling at cor-
respondingly low prices. The number
of Tea Roses arriving is large for the
season, and the demand for them, as in
the case of Am. Beauty, is small. The
range of price covering all grades of
all varieties is from 20c. to $3 per 100.
Sales in small lots of extra choice stock
at $4 per 100 are occasionally made.
The number of Carnations arriving is
quite surprising, considering the fact
that it is almost the middle of July.
There is hardly any demand for these,
and when sales are made the price
varies from 15c. to 50c. per 100.
The market is well supplied with Cat-
tteya Orchids, which are selling very
slcjwly indeed ; the range of price in
general is from 10c. to 30c. each. In
the majority of sales of nice blooms.
20c. to 25c. is the price obtained. The
supply of Tjongiflorum Lilies is smaller,
but the demand for these remains about
the same as last week, and the prices
range from $1 to $2.50 per 100. Lily
of the Valley is moving more slowly at
from .n to $2.50 per 100. There is a
fair supply. The supply of outdoor
grown Sweet Peas is abundant and sales
are small, even at the low price of 10c.
to 25c. per dozen bunches.
In miscellaneous flowers there is seen
in the market Antirrhinum. Daisies,
Gladioli, Larkspur, Gaillardias and
Water Lilies, all of which meet with a
very s'ow snle.
AVith tlm (Inwcr mnrket in the above
coiKliiii-ri ii is li.irdly necessary to state
th;il iln Niilr^ i>r greens are very small.
I'll I LAI >i':i.rniA. July R. — Business
in the tut flower market Is in a stag-
nant condition, as is to be expected at
this time of the vear. While the quan-
tity of stock is not particularly over-
abundant, it lacks quality. In general,
prices are somewhat less than they
were a week ago.
The supply of Am. Beauty Roses is
more than ample for the present light
demand. Prices for top grade blooms
are from 10c. to 15c. each, with occa-
sional sales at 20c. each. While the
supply of all Tea Roses has fallen off
to a considerable extent, there are still
by far too many about; this applies es-
pecially to the short grades that even
the street men are finding trouble to
move. Kaiserin is the best selling Rose,
with Bulgarie proving a good substi-
tute. In the pinks, Maryland is arriv-
ing in fine shape. The top price of
Roses is 6c., with a few extra long
Kaiserin and Bulgarie at 8c. , with
Ward, Hillingdon and Richmond at 4c.
to 5c. for the best.
There is still a considerable quantitv
of Carnations arriving, of which fully
75 per cent, are not fit to sell; the very
best stock is moving slowly at $2 per
100.
Orchids are barely moving; the very
finest sell for .?4 per doz. Lilies are
moving evenly at 6c. to 8c. Sweet Peas
are arriving in very poor shape, ani
the best of them are selling at 20c. to
40c. per 100. Valley has slumped, it
being in very light demand.
Outdoor Gladioli are arriving freely,
and move slowly at from 3c. to 5c. each.
Indoor Asters have made their appear-
ance but meet with no exceptional -de-
mand ; prices are from 50c. to $1.50
per 100. Snapdragon is still in good
supply at from $1 to $4 per 100. The
market is well supplied with Daisies.
Centaureas, Feverfew. Gypsophila and
Water Lilies, all of which are moving
very slowly at extremely low prices.
The supply of as well as the demand
for all greens is in keeping with the
present market conditions.
BOSTON, July 8.— The hot wave we
have had for the past two weeks has
reduced the flower industry to its low-
est ebb. Business is extremely quiet
and the largest buyers are the street
boys ; yet even they liave been afraid
to buy in quantity on account of the
heat. One consolation is that the sup-
ply is much reduced, and therefore the
accumulation of stock is not as largo
i\s it might be.
Carnations have suffered most from
the heat, the quality being Inferior and
the quantity less than it has been for
some weeks. Prices on Carnations have
fallen away to a mere trifle; the best
fn the market does not exceed $1 per
100, and even this Is only received oc-
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A. L YOUNG & CO.
I^'CONSICNMENTS OF CHOICE GUT FLOWERS SOLICITED. PROMPT PAYMENTS. GIVE US A TRIAL
WHOUESAUB FLORISTS
54 WEST 28th STREET Telephone, 3559 Madison Square NEW YORK
Pl*ai« meation th« Kxckanc* when writing.
ASTERS, GLADIOLI,
Carnations, Roses, Sweet
Peas and Lily of tlie Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
107 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Wholesale
Florist
Telephone 5335 Madison Square
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Henry M. Robinson Co.
of NEW YORK
Wholesale Florists
MAURICE L. GLASS, Manager
55-57 WEST 26th STREET
Telephones, 13 aiid.8510 Madison Square
Please mention tlie Exchange when writing.
casionally; In fact, they are practically
sold at any price obtainable.
Roses are also less plentiful and qual-
ity poor. Kaiserin, Taft, Ward and
Am. Beauty are those bought most read-
ily, but there is only light demand for
these, and it is extremely hard for sales-
men to clean them up at any price.
Sweet Peas have had a hard time; the
hot weather was against them and there
is very little demand for them.
Lilies are In good supply. L,. anra-
tum is selling better than any other
kind, at 8c. each, and Speciosum ru-
brum is in fair demand. Iris are prac-
tically all gone. There is a fair sup-
ply of Cornflower. Cattleyas are plen-
tiful but there is very little call for
them Lily of the valley is more abund-
ant this week at $2 to $3 per 100. There
is an ample supply of miscellaneous
flowers but most of them go to waste.
Greenery of all kind is freely offered,
but demand is light. R. C.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 7. — The supply
of stock has shortened with the cur-
tailment of trade, so that there is very
little going to waste. Prices, if any-
thing, are a trifle higher than they have
been owing to the small variety and
lack of quality. Many local Roses are
received, but few of them are satisfac-
tory. Those shipped in from the Lake
region are much better. Speaking gen-
erally. Tea Roses are graded at from
$1 to $6 per 100; and Am. Beauty at
$5 to $35 per 100. Carnations are
scarce, and any fairly good ones are
snapped up at $1.60 and $2 per 100.
A few Sweet Peas are received, but do
not last well in this hot weather, sell-
ing at 25c. per 100. Harrisii Lilies at
$10 per 100, rubrum at $5 to $6 per
100, and auratum at $10 to $15 per 100
are about the best and most salable
flower in the market in quality. A few
Cattleyas are received at 35c. to 40c.
each. The first lot of Tuberoses ap-
peared last week at $4 to $B per 100
stalks. Quite a quantity of hardy
Phlox, Cornflowers, Swainsona and
Shasta Daisies make very pretty boxes
of cut flowers to be sent for the veranda
or for their keeping quality to the hos-
pital. I. B.
CINCUSTNATI, July 7. — Market condi-
tions during the past week were fair.
Stock of all kinds was plentiful the
early part of the week, but toward the
close receipts slackened up consider-
ably, and at this writing the market is
short in all lines of stock, with a good
demand. Am. Beauty Roses were in
medium supply and fair demand, spe-
cials selling at from 12 ^c. to 15c. and
lower grades at from 2c. to 10c. Tea
Roses of all kinds were in moderately
large supply, the better grades cleaning
up nicely at 3c. to 5c., while the shorter
grades could only be moved in job lots.
Carnations are nearly through with, the
majority of the receipts being of poor
quality. Prices range from 60c. to $1.50
per 100. Lily of the Valley is in limited
supply and demand. Lilies up to Sat-
urday were more than sufRcient for
market requirements at $5 to $S per
100. On Saturday, receipts in this line
were light, with a good demand; the
price held Arm at $S per 100. Gladioli
are gradually increasing in numbers
and sell readily at $4 to $6 per 100.
Feverfew, Snapdragon and other mis-
cellaneous stock clean up nicely. Smi-
lax is on the short side of the market.
Both Asparagus plumosus and A.
Sprengeri are plentiful with a fair de-
mand. A. O.
CLEVELAND, July 7. — Business the
past week has been quiet. There was
plenty of stock but the extremely hot
weather made it next to impossible to
handle it. Roses are suffering most;
the two Killarneys seem to be holding
to the shorter grades, prices ranging
from 2c. to 6c. Marylands are better in
quality; some extra long stemmed
stock can be had at 10c. American
Beauties are quite plentiful and the
Summer crops are showing better form;
prices range from 6c. up to 26c. each.
The varieties Ward and Sunburst are
coming in in the shorter grades at 3c.
to 4c.
Valley of excellent quality can be had
at 4c. Sweet Peas, of the outdoor va-
rieties, can be had in quantity; they
sell at 30c. to 40c. per 100.
There are plenty of Shasta Daisies
for everyone, selling at $5 per 1000. Eas-
ter Lilies are in oversupply and prices
are suffering accordingly; 5c. buys extra
good stock.
There are a few pink Ramblers still
on the market; they were very much
sought after this season.
Miscellaneous garden flowers are still
obtainable and find a ready sale; they
are very handy for basket work.
Green goods are pentiful again and
prices are back to normal — 35c. to 50c.
per bunch. A. B. B.
BALTIMORE, July 7.— Asters are be-
ginning to arrive more plentifully, but
the quality is generally poor. Too many
dark Gladioli are arriving and not
enough of the light shades such as
could be used in funeral work. Carna-
tions are still in fairly good supply
and of fair quality. The Rose crop is
going oft rapidly, especially in the
whites. Monday opened up with a good
demand for stock suitable for funeral
work, this being practically all there is
now in the retail stores. Asparagus has
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. COAN, MaDBger Consignmenls Soliciled
111 West 28th Street, ^2,7 S'.'Sr,';rs,u.r. NEW YORK
Pleaie mantion th> E^ohmgg whep writJni.
ST. LOUIS, July 6. — Business the past
week has been fair, especially in funeral
work, we having a busy week in same
but that is all; otherwise we are now
in the midst of Summer dullness. Am.
Beauty Roses have been coming' in
fairly good, with a fair outgoing demand
for the best stock, prices ranging from
5c. each to $2.50 per doz. Killarney and
Richmond have been arriving in fair
shape, and with a fine demand for the
best, prices ranging from 2c. to 8c. Car-
nations are still plentiful and the prices
are very low for the poor stock; good
qualitf, which is scarce, brings 2'^c. to
3c. Some Gladioli are on the market,
and bring from 6c. to 10c. Daisies sell
well at 50c. per 100. Lilies are plenti-
ful and sell at $8 to $10 per 100. Greens
of all kinds are plentiful. O. K, S.
CHICAGO, July 8. — Stock last week
was quite plentiful, but of poor qual-
ity on account of the great heat There
was little demand for stock of any kind.
The heat zone extended all over the
middle West and the entire South and
had baneful effects on trade conditions
in many ways. If cut off the shipping
trade and at the same time caused a
lot of stock to be thrown on the market
that was of very poor quality. This
stock was in such condition it could
not be carried in storage for even a
short time. This week's business has
opened with considerable encourage-
ment, so that a good week is looked
for. The cool weather of the past two
days has enabled a good number of
shipping orders to come in. The prob-
lem now is to get the stock to fill these
as well as the local demand. Stock
in general has suffered from the heat,
and much of it has bloomed small and
prematurely. Roses are said to have
suffered most, and the crops will be
very light for some days until the
plants recover from the scorching they
had during the past two weeks.
American Beauty Roses are in fair
supply, but the quality is not good. The
best grades on the market are offered
at $20 per 100, or $3 per doz. in smaller
lots. Thence down to $4 to $6 per 100
for short stock with tight buds for
shipping. Killarneys in good grades are
scarce, the best bringing $8 per 100.
There is more short stock on the market
than any other grade, that is sold very
cheaply. The price of $2 per 100 and
even lower secures as much of the short
stock as one might desire. Some med-
ium stock is selling at about $4 per
100. There is some Killarney Queen
varying in price from $4 to $10 per 100
according to quality. Milady and Mrs.
Russell are also on the market, run-
ning from $6 to $12 per 100. Lady Hil-
lingdon in specials is bringing $10 per
100 and down to $6 for medium. Sun-
burst, Melody and Mrs. Taft average
about the same for stock of good ship-
ping quality. Some of the large whole-
sale growers are offering good short
Roses in assortment this week at $15
per 1000.
Carnations are in fair supply but
show the effect of the heat to a con-
siderable extent. There is still, how-
ever, some very fair stock coming in
for this season, but the price for the
very best is low; $1.50 to $2 per 100,
takes the best the market affords. The
bulk of the stock is sold at from 76c.
to $1 per 100, and in 1000 lots at $10
per 1000 for the best grades.
Orchids are in good supply, with no
very active demand; buyers of this
stock in quantities could get very at-
tractive prices from some of the large
growers. The price for small lots of
Cattleyas ranges from $4 to $5 per doz.
Lilies are sufficient for the demand;
the same also applies to Lily of the
Valley. The price of $10 per 100 se-
cures good grade stock of Longiflorum
and giganteum Lilies. Fancy Valley
brings $4 per 100, and good medium
grade stock $3. Gladioli from the fields
are now coming in fairly plentifully but
not to any great excess. The variety
is also not extensive, as only some of
the earliest are on the market Price
ranges from $4 to $6 per 100 according
to quality. There is a good lot of Del-
phiniums on the market that sell at
from 35c. to 50c. per bunch of twelve
spikes. Snowball Hydrangea or arbor-
escens grandifiora is now coming in;
these sell at 35c. per bunch of a dozen
stalks. Centaureas are 50c. per 100.
The new crop Ferns are now plentiful
with all dealers, and the quality Is said
to be excellent. There is suffilcent of
all other greens for all requirements.
We wish to Impreas upon our readers thai
all questions Intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers* but we
cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upper ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible. In addition to this, if stated
whether It be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown, it
would often enable Identification of speci-
mens difficult to determine otherwise.
(9) Concrete Floor for Oreenhouse. —
Do you think it a good idea to have the
whole floor of a greenhouse of concrete
instead of just concrete walks? — C. Q.,
Mass.
— There would be no objection to hav-
ing the entire floor of the greenhouse of
concrete, provided that arrangements
are made to allow any water to pass off
which the concrete may not absorb.
(10) Chrysanthenixmis Damaged by
worms. — We enclose herewith some
butterflies which are ruining our small
stock of Chrysanthemums. We first
noticed these on our plants in the shape
of a green worm, which developed into
these brown flies. We would thank you
if through your columns you would ad-
vise us of any remedy. — E. C. H., N. T.
— Apply arsenate of lead or paris
green in ' "' " — '*^'- " "
mixture.
combination with Bordeaux
(11) Xumlffating- Empty Houses with
Hydrocyanic Acid Gas. — Can you give
me an idea how to fumigate empty
greenhouses with hydrocyanic acid gas?
My houses are full of Onion thrips, and
I think by fumigating before planting
and sowing, the plants may have a bet-
ter start I have The Florists' Ex-
change of Jan. 25, 1913, but that deals
with planted houses. — A. S., N. Y.
— .Fumigate the empty greenhouses
with hydrocyanic acid gas in the same
manner in which greenhouses filled with
plants are fumigated. ^
TEUSPONES, 1C7 uid 4468 Mmdlaoa Sqnan.
J. K. ALLEN
ESTABLISHED •( TEAB8
106 West 28th Street NEW YORK
Near Hndmn Tuba, am4 (tk Avcbh* Elmmted
ROSES and CARNATIONS
From the best Grow«v In
Daily Supply,
ROOM FOR MORE
GOOD GROWERS
GROWERS' SHIPMENTS HANDLED TO BEST ADVANTAGE AND
RETURNS MADE PROMPTLY.
OPEIS EVERY MORNIIsa AT 6 O'CLOCK
PleftM m«iition th. Exoliuv. wh«B inltlBC>
July 12, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
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G. H. Blake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293^1 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to,
GiTe us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
of Cut, Flowers.
Wall space for advertising purposes for Rent.
V. S. DORVAL. Jr.. Secretary
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT fLOWER EXCHANGE flOOR, COOGAN BIDG.
Open Al IDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres. Robt. G. WUson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut ^Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK, Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
TeI.4591Ma!a BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones {^[}*| I Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of first-class stock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1891
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 26tli Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
Flemie mention the Exohuige when writing.
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
^"^ -^%'ilVor VALLEY --0-N-HANO
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. ;,Virro°55 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VI f\ ¥ FTC CARNATIONS
1 V/ 1^ C 1 O AND ROSES
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schen ck
Shipping ordci
? prompt attention.
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
WAo/eaa/e Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2205 and 2201 Madison Square NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, July 9, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty, Special. ,
No. 1.'.'.'
No. 2...
No. 3...
Killamey .
Killamey Queen
White Kil larney
My Maryland
Richmond
Lady Hillingdon.......
Bride & Maid, Special.
'_' Fancy. .
No. 1.
No. 2
Prince de Bulgarie
Sunburst
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Adlantum Cuneatum
Hybridum and Croweanu:
Antirrhinum, per bunch. .
Asparagus, cut strings
, bunche
Sprengeri, bunches
Callaa, per doz
Daisies
Ferns, per 1000
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.
4.00 to
3.00 to
2.00 to
1.00 to
.20 to
.20 to
.20 to
2.00 to
1.00 to
.75 to
4.00
3.00
4.00
.10 to
...to
.10 to
.35 to
.25 to
1.00 to
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, all colors
rWhite
Standard J Pink
Varieties 1 Red
^Yellow and Var.
*Fancy Pwhite
(•The highest J Pink
Grades or St'dl Red
Varieties.) ^Yellow and Var .
Novel ties
Gardenias, per doz..
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large, per doz
Hyacinths
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi ,
Lilies, Rubrum
Auratum ,
Lily of the Valley
Lilac, per bunch
Mignonette, per doz
Orchids, Cattleyas
Cypripediums, per doz
Dendrobium formosum
Oncidium splcndidum
Peonies
Smllax, per doz. strings
Stocks, double, per bunch
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches. . . .
Wallflower, per bunch
1.00 to 2.,
... to . .
1.00 to 2.J
15.00 to 30.(
to . .
25.00 to 35.(
WALTER F, SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3552-3553 Mad. Sq. 131 and 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
P.J.SMITH
■ THE HOME OF THE LILY
Setting Mgent for Largest Growers
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
T.i^^^il??^^r^ii^^^'Ji^.... 49 West28tli St., NEW YORK CITY
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, V^
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones ;i«g^, I Madison Square 34 WCSt 28th St., NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones/ j«^ } Madison s,u.e Qut Flowcrs hI Whoksalc
Fleaie montlon the Exchange when writing.
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
All kinds of eut flowers in their season.
Interviews with Rruwersof cut
flowers solicited.
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited — ■
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone, 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square, 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley, Carnations,
Roses and Gardenias
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
The leading event in florists' circles
this week was the outing of the Greek-
American Florists' Association at Wit-
zel's Point View Grove, College Point,
L. I., on Wednesday, July 9.
On Sunday, July 6, nearly all of the
wholesale flower stores in this city were
closed throughout the entire day and it
is believed that the remainder will soon
fall in line on the closing question. The
following additional firms and companies
have agreed to close on Sundays : the
Kervan Co., 119 W. 2Sth st., George
Cotsonas & Co., 127 W. 28th St., Russin
& Hanfling, 114 W. 2Sth St., Lecakes &
Co., 53 W. 28th St., J. J. Fellouris, 116
W. 28th St.
Nearly all the wholesale florists' stores
are now closing at 4 o'clock each day.
Lawrence W. Kervan of the Kervan
Co., 119 W. 28th St., who has been at
the Polyclinic Hospital in this city for
several weeks, consequent upon an opera-
tion performed upon him there, has suf-
ficiently recovered to be taken to his
home on Friday of last week.
Many and loud complaints are heard
in the wholesale flower district on ac-
count of the provokingly late express
deliveries of cut flowers. In some cases
these deliveries are not made until
nearly noon, after the sales of the day
are practically all over.
Alex. McConnell. of 611 Fifth ave.,
and J. H. Troy, of 24 W. 34th St., went
to New London, Conn., last week on a
fishing trip. The quest was for sword-
fish, and among the captured was one
fish weighing 150 pounds. George Mc-
Garrett, bookkeeper for Alex. McConnell,
made a short visit to New York last
week, but has returned to the mountains
for a longer stay in pursuit of health.
Henry Hohle, also of Mr. McConnell's
force of employees, is on a two weeks'
vacation at Newport, R. I.
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WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLIORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBIRGH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PinSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Miss Mabel Conkling, bookkeeper for
H. B. Froment, 57 W. 2Sth st., is taking
a month's vacation at Monticello, Sulli-
van Co., N. Y.
L. B. Coddington and family of Mur-
ray Hill, N. J., are Summering at Bel-
mar, N. J.
Charles Miller, salesman for Walter
F. Sheridan, 133 W. 2Sth st., is en-
joying a vacation in the mountains.
Edward Ancker, salesman for Traend-
ly & Schenck, 131 W. 28th St., is taking
a two weeks' vacation at the seashore.
Anthony Ruzicka, formerly with L. B.
Coddington of Murray Hill, N. J., is
now in charge of the Rowayton Green-
houses at Rowayton, Conn.
George H. Blake, of Bonnet & Blake.
130 Livingston St., Brooklyn, has been
attending the 50th anniversary at
Gettysburg, Pa., in company with his
father, Byron S. Blake, a G. A. R. vet-
eran of Rochester, N. T. Bonnet &
Blake have obtained a judgment in the
City Court against Anna Papademet-
rion. the florist at the Long Island Rail-
road station at Flatbush and Atlantic
aves., Brooklyn.
George W. Crawbuck, manager of the
Greater New York Florists' Association,
162 Livingston St., Brooklyn, spent the
fourth of July and week end with his
family at his Summer cottage at East
Quogue. L. I.
The directors of the Greater New York
Florists' Association on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week toured Long
Island in two autos, visiting their grow-
ers. The following participated: D. Y.
Mellis, president of the Association,
R. G. Wilson, treasurer. .T. V. Phillips,
W. A. Phillips, secretary, George W.
Crawbuck manager, H. H. Jahn, George
I. Laird, F. G. Van Mater and Frank
McKee.
Charles Abrams and Mrs. Abrams of
Brooklyn spent their fourth of .Tuly and
week end at Big Indian, N. Y. Mr.
Abrams has just bought a new Over-
land touring car.
Car! Woerner of Brooklyn is cutting
some Lilies of very fine quality, which
are reported to be finding a ready sale
for so late in the season at the Greater
New York Florists' Ass'n., 162 Livings-
ton St., where also are noted some fine
Sweet Peas from Walter Molatsch of
Nanuet, N. Y. and from M. T. and A. H.
Funnell, Huntington, N. Y. Arthur Cock-
croft of Northport, L. I., made his last
shipment of indoor grown Sweet Peas
to the Association on Thursday of last
week.
The stockholders of the New York
Market Florists' Ass'n. will hold a regu-
lar meeting at 12 o'clock noon, on Mon-
day, July 21 at 261 Broadway, New
York City, for the election of directors
and the transaction of other business.
Owing to increased business and de-
mand for more space, the Interstate To-
bacco Co., formerly of 1397-1399 Avenue
A. has removed to 212-214 East 99th St..
where it will continue to manufacture
"Tip-Top" Brand Tobacco Powder for
florists' use.
In the storm on July 5. which was par-
ticularly heavy in the southern part of
the city, Charles Haynes, a landscape ar-
chitect, who lived on Fort Hamilton ave.
and E. Third St., Brooklyn, and who was
at work near the Fort Hamilton entrance
to Greenwood Cemetery with two assist-
ants, took shelter under a big Cypress
tree. There was a loud peal of thunder
and a flash of lightning, and Mr. Haynes
was instantly killed. The two laborers
with him were badly shocked but the
tree was not marked.
E. Holden of Eatonsville. Baltimore.
Md., is visiting his son, H. E. Holden.
manager of the New York sales depart-
ment of the American Nursery Co. Mr.
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS || TheMcCallumCo.,lnc.
Telephone and Telegraph Orders Qiven Special Attention
lA Park St. (Telephone: Haymarket 376S) BOStOIl, MaSS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
JfVholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Providence Boston
July 7, 1913 July 8. 1913
15.00 to 20.00
S.OO to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
to .
1.50 to 6 00
1.50 to 6.00
1.60 to 6.00
to ..
to . .
1.50 to 6.00
to .
1.00 to 1.25
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1
1.00 to 1.50
to .
to
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
to ....
15.00 to 20.00
8.00 to 12.00
5.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 1.25
1.00 to 2.00
to 50.00
25.00 to 35.00
.50 to 1.00
.50 to i.no
.60 to 1.00
.50 to 1 00
'.75 to 'i. 50
.75 to 1.60
.75 to 1.50
.75 to 1.50
. ... to
to
. ... to
to
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. 1. ' .'.'."!!!!!
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Prince dc Bulgaric
Adlantum
Antlrrblnuma
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
Detroit
July 9, 1913
Cincinnati
July 7. 1913
20.00 to 25.001
15.00 to 20.00!
10.00 to 15.00
3.00 to s.oo;
2.00 to 6.00!
2.00 to 6.001
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 5.00
to
to
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
.50 to 1.00
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Sprengeri, bunches
to
s.oo
2.00 to
3.()(:
to
to
25.00 to
iMK
to
to
to
to
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
rwlite
Standard 1 Pink
Varieties 1 Red
U YcUow and var.
•Fancy r White
(•The high- J Pink
est erades of 1 Red
sta'd Tars.). (^Yellow and var.
DaBodlls
Dalilias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris ,•.•••■:
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley.
Mignonettes, ordinary
•' fancy
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilai (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
" single
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
6.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.66 to 6.«)
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
to . .
to .
3.00 to 4.00
20.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
to ...
. . . . to . . .
to . . .
.50 to 1.00
7.00to 12.00
to .
to 8.00
3.00 to 4.00
.25 to
. . . . to .
.... to .
1.50 to 2.00
to ...
....to ...
to . . .
to ...
to ...
to ...
. ... to .16
to .10
to .
3.00 to 6.00
to
6.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 4.00
to
to
to
to
Milwaukee
July 9, 1913
i.OOto 8.00
S.OO to 8.00
...to
...to
iOOto '8.'do
... to ... .
... to
... to 8.00
1.00 to 8.00
. . . to 1.00
J.OOto 4.00
j.OO to 20.00
... to 15.00
. . . to
. . . to
... to
...to
...to 1.00
... to 1.00
... to 1.00
...to
... to 2.00
... to 2.00
... to 2.00
...to
MASS.
BOSTON,
WELCH BROS. CO.
SPBCI AUT IBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
Holden is one of the old school of Eng-
lish horticnlturists, and his work in
building up the Garrett estate, known
as "Uplands," in Baltimore, is well
known among all lovers of horticulture
in the "Monumental City," the "Gate-
way" of the South.
The annual meeting of tlie stockhold-
ers of the Bedford Flower Co., was held
in its offices at 55 W. 26th St., on Tues-
day. July 1, at 10 a.m. The affairs of
this company were found to be in a very
satisfactory condition. The following of-
ficers were re-elected : Charles L. Rob-
erts, president ; F. L. Moore, vice-presi-
dent; Henry Hentz. .Tr., managing di-
rector ; Jonathan Nash, secretary and
treasurer.
Boston
The first week of .Inly shows business
at its very lowest ebb in every depart-
ment of the trade. The two weeks of
hot weather, with temperature ranging
from 90 to 100 deg. in the shade, drove
every person out of tlie city who could
possibly get away. Another factor which
hurt last week's business was that July
4 came on a Friday. Practically no
business was done throughout the city
from Thursday, July 3, until the follow-
ing Monday morning. Vegetation of all
kinds is beginning to suffer from the
excessive heat. Carnations are in most
cases succumbing and it will be but a
short time before most of the growers
win have discarded their old plants.
Roses, also, are showing the effect of the
heat and drought. Today, July 7, there
is a decided change in the weather. It
is cool, but with no rain as yet in this
city, although in nearby towns there have
been heavy rains. If the hot wave had
continued there would have been a repe-
tition of last year's failures with Sweet
Peas for the exhibition next Saturday,
but with the weather as cool as it is
today there should be a plentiful supply
of good stock.
Anthony Leuthy of Roslindale leaves
on July 12 for his annual trip to Europe.
He goes on business and pleasure com-
bined, and will visit England, France.
Holland. Belgium and Tiermany. He is
always on the lookout fov new and use-
ful plants for the trade and, no doubt,
this journey will be fruitful to him. He
knows Azaleas and Palms as well as any
man in the trade, and every new variety
that has merit is soon on its way to his
prosperous establishment.
Fred B. Palmer of Brookline is one of
the first in the trade to give his em-
WHOLESALE FLORISTS and
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Ali San.nmnabia Flo
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
Please mention the Exchange 'when ■writing.
HOITON & HUNKEL CO.
Wholesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ployees the Saturday afternoon oif dur-
ing the months of July and August.
Frank McDonald, salesman for F. J.
Dolansky of Lynn, with his family, is
now located for the Summer in a charm-
ing cottage at Marblehead.
Interest is steadily growing in the
Minneapolis convention. The reasonable
fare and the interesting route which the
official tour ensures is very alluring ;
many are thinking seriously of taking
the long trip, and there is every evidence
of a big party from this city and en-
virons.
Galvin's new store on Tremont st. is
being fitted up elaborately and noted is
a fine tank of Water Lilies in one win-
dow with a nice display of L. auratum
in the other.
A. G. Lake of Wellesley, who grows
immense quantities of Asters, sold his
first lot at the Co-operative market on
Juue 28.
Harry Quint on Tremont st. is mak-
ing a lafge design, a reproduction of the
S. S. Cincinnati, made up entirely of
Carnations and greenery. It is to be
presented to a passenger on the ship,
which sails July 12.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Penn are spending
the month of July at York Cliffs, Me.
Peter McKenny, wife and baby, of
New York, spent the holiday in this city
visiting friends. Mr. McKenny worked
for many years in this city and has many
friends here who were pleased to see
him.
II. S. Rogers of Penn's has taken his
family to its Summer Camp at Bangor,
Me.
Thos. Butterworth of Framingham has
a fine cut of Cattleya gigas. His Orchids
look remarkably well ; he is an expert on
handling Cattleyas.
Edmund J. Welch, son of Patrick
Wcleh, has returned from his vacation
spent at Old Orchard, Me. On Aug. 5
he expects to leave for an extended trip
through Europe.
Ed'ward Rogean has gone to St. .Johns.
N. B.. in his own motor boat. Frank
White of Holbrook accompanying him.
On Sunday they were overtaken by a
terrific storm of wind. rain, hail, thunder
and lightnine. which drove them to take
shelter; if Mr. Rogean was not a good
snilor things would have been serious
with them.
J^imes Miller of Lynn is spending his
vacation at East Port. Me. He owns a
motor boat and had a rather rough voy-
age along the coast.
W. C. War of Milton, has retired from
active business and is taking a well
earned vacation in Maine. His son, H.
H. Ward, has taken over the business.
Patrick Welch left on Monday, July 7.
for Old Orchard. Me., where he will spend
the Summer at his own cottage ; his
wife and family have been there for sev-
eral weeks.
I/Cster Mann of the firm of Mann
Bros.. Randolph, is spending a well de-
served rest in the woods in Maine.
Jlr. Leibman. salesman at the Boston
Flower Exc, has just returned from New
York, where he spent the greater part
of the past week, visiting many green-
houses there.
<Teorge Cartwright. treasurer and sec-
retary of the Boston Flower Exc. is
going to Rochester. N. Y., July 19, to
visit his daughter and spend his vaca-
tion there. Mrs. Cartwright has gone
ahead of him, leaving July 7.
Miss Mary Mahonev, bookkeeper for
H. M. Robinson & Co., and Mrs. P. F.
Moran of Clinton, who was formerly in
the employ of the same firm. go. next
Saturday to Mt. Pleasant House,
July 12, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
93
$10.00 per
100
EASTER LILIES
Exceptionally well-grown stock, long stems and good flowers. We know the
quality will more than please you. Lilies make a good showing for most any
purpose.
GLADIOLUS
$4.00-$6.00 per 100
Extra fine quality; can furnish several hundred of any one color on orders
placed in advance. You can get a good assortment, our selection of colors, at
£4.00 per 100, and we believe they are a trifle better than the average.
FIELD
GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
10,000 ALMA WARD S.800 per 100, S70.00 per 1000
5000 MRS. C. W. WARD S.OO per 100, 70.00 per 1000
7000 ENCHANTRESS 7.00 per 100, 60.00 per 1000
5000 ROSETTE 7.00 per 100
Ready July 15tii. Send for complete list and prices.
rose: plants
BEAUTIES, 2Vii-inch pots S8.00 per 100, S70.00 per 1000
PINK AND WHITE KILLARNEY, 2>i-inch pots. 6.00 per 100, 50.00 per 1000
PINK KILLARNEY, 3-inch pots 8.00 per 100, 75.00 per 1000
500 PINK KILLARNEY, grafted, 3-inch pots for the lot, S50.00
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
^ N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ^
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are hj the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore Buffalo
July 7, 1913 July 7, 1913
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
toses — A. Beauty, fancy-
No.'.'.'!! ! !
No. 2
Killarncy
White Killarney.
Bride and Bridesmaid
K.A.Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Peile
Double Pink Killamey
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adlantum
Aatlrrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
** Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
r-Wtite
Standard 1 Pink
Varieties 1 Red
L Yellow and var.
(-White
•Fancy
(•The high- J Pink
est (TTftdea of ^ Red
stan'd Tars.) LycIIow and var.
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordinary
" fancy
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripediuma
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smllax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
•• »mgle
Phila. Pittsburgh St. Louis
July 7, 1913 July 7. 1913 July 7, 1913
20.00 to 25.00
12.50 to 15.00
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George's Mills, N. H., where they spend
two weeks.
Chas. Robinson of the firm of H. M.
Robinson & Co., and his famil.v, are to
spend the rest of this month in the west-
ern part of the State, leaving Jul.7 12.
R. C.
Philadelphia
Of all the many Summer resorts along
the famous .Jersey coast, Ocean City
seems to have a strong fascination for
the florists of this city. Among those
recently noted there were John C.
Gracey, John Habermehl, .T. Liddon
Pennoek, Chas. E. Meeban. Frank Nies-
sen, Chas. Henry Fox, William Harris
and Alfred M. Campbell.
Richard Umphried. of the S. S. Pen-
nock-Meehan Co., sails July 12 for a
two months' trip to Kuropo. Thomas
Mitchell and William Macrae Thompson
of this company are also on their vaca-
tions, and it is stated that Mr. Thompson
will spend his leisure time in exploring
the unknown regions of Darby Greek.
S. S. Skidelsky & Co. are mailing a
very _ handsome illustrated circular de-
scribing the new seedling Carnation
Philadelphia which they are disseminat-
ing this year. Mr. Skidelsky states that
the orders booked by bis firm for this
variety total close to 200,000 rooted cut-
tings.
Mrs. John H. Claus, the well known
Germantown ave. florist, has sailed on
a visit to relatives in Germany, and will
not return before October.
For the Early
Varieties
Mstcrs
Good sized flowers with good stems,
splendid quality; pinks, purples and
whites. Orders of any size can be
taken care of on short notice. Our
growers cutting in large quantities.
$1.00 to $2.00 per 100; Extra
Choice, $3.00 per 100.
1^ ck •*-*l r^'. ,r^ ^ $6.00 and
wattley as $7 50 per
doz.
Vsa 1 1 A- r Special, $4.00 per
▼ aiieV 100; Extra, $3.00
per 100.
Beauties p^ef'dS
$20.00 per 100.
T" c» fu.— Bulgarie. Very good
M. tXl\ Summer Rose, $10.00,
$8 00, $6.00 per 100.
1^ e» ♦". rtr^^-^A '^^'^ ^^^^ P''^ Summer Rose. Special, $8.00 per
l^iaiy lariCl lOO; Fancy, S6.00 per 100; Extra, $5.00 per 100-
First, $4.00 per 100; Second, $3.00 per 100.
/^I 21 J 5 ^-il : All good varieties; clear, fine colors and large flowers, $5.00
1_> ICkUllf-Fll per 100; America and other novelties, $8.00 per 100.
HEADQUARTERS TOR GREENS
BRONZE GALAX. S2.00 per 1000. GREEN SHEET MOSS. $3.50 per ban
SPHAGNUM MOSS, 10-b£l. bales, nicely burlapped, each S3.75; S-bale lots, S3.50
each; 10-bale lots, S3. 25 each.
ASPARAGUS STRINGS. 50c. each.
ASPARAGUS and SPRENGERI bunches, 50c. each.
ADIANTUM. Sl.OO to Sl.SOper 100.
SMILAX. 20c^per s_tring._ CUT HEMLOCK. S2.50 per bundle.
: quality, large, long fronds, $1.50 per 1000.
HARDY DAGGER FERNS.
RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES ^tilluT^:ri"cZTniL.?t6
Small shipments can be sent by Parcels Post at purchaser's risk.
During July and August we close at Five P. M.
S.S.Pennock-MeehanCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1 608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 West 28th St. 1216 H. St., N. W
?tou/i**
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Edward Reid Berber Bros.
ROSES, CARNATIONS,
SWEET PEAS, VALLEY
^''^" Seasonable Flowers
1619-1621 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers q„Lntity
140 Nortk 13th Street, PtIllADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
H. Bayersdorfer & Co. are receiving
heavy invoices from the other side of
stock selected by Harry Bayersdorfer.
Mr. and Mrs. Bayersdorfer will prob-
ably return by July 26. I. Bayersdorfer,
Stephen Green and Martin Reukauf of
this firm are on their vacations.
_ The stork route chronicles the safe ar-
rival of J. Liddon Pennoek, Jr., on
July 3.
The Jos. Heacock Co. is installing a
complete vacuum system at its Wyncote
plant, this method of heating having
proved very satisfactory at Roelofs.
.\Ifred Cartledge, Jr., is a claimant for
a Carnegie medal, he having rescued a
young lady who fell off his father's
yacht, the Marguerite II, while cruis-
ing in the Chesapeake Bay last Sunday.
Leo Niessen reports that shipping
business is keeping up in splendid shape,
and has increased considerably over the
corresponding period of last year.
Al. Campbell has grown 50,000 As-
paragus plumosus seedlings this year.
J. ,T. Habermehl's Sons have a very
cool appearing Summer window display
at the Bellevue-Strntford store; it de-
picts a Summer cottage on an island,
the water surrounding it coming from a
miniature waterfall in the rear of the
window. The background and sides of
the pond are composed of cork bark and
moss interspersed with Ferns, Rex Be-
gonias and Ivy vines, while the pond is
filled with Water Lilies.
A. Stein of San Francisco, Cal., and
Frank Palmer of Greensboro, N. C,
were visitors in town.
William J. Baker reports having had
the time of his life while at Gettysburg
last week.
The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. has
been receiving some very fine early As-
ters.
Cincinnati, 0.
Ed. Fries and Mrs. Fries left today
to spend a month in the far West.
George Tromey went to Martinsville,
Ind., last Sunday for a ten days' stay
to recuperate after a strenuous season's
business.
Miss Christine Bossmeyer, bookkeeper
for C. E. Critchell, is spending part of
a two weeks' vacation at Connersville,
Ind., and Batavia, O.
B. H. Klus of Anderson, Ind., and
Wm. Gerlach, Jr., of Piqua, C, were re-
cent visitors. A. O.
94
The Florists' Exchange
^i'ri^^es^'""^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
Pleaao mention the •R^phMnje when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything For the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Pl«ai» mention tha ExoIuiib:* when wrttJng.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Deliveiv in the North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L. I MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Please mention the Exchange when ■writiDg.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
F1«U9 mestioB the Exohance when writtng* _
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J,B.DEAMUDCO.
) Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
t the Exchange when writing.
Chicago
The W. W. Barnard Co. of 231-235 W.
Madison st. is circulating an attractive
postcard bearing on its back a true-to-
life representation of its extensive five-
story building.
Gus. Svvenson of Blmhurst is reported
to have a splendid Aster crop this sea-
son ; cutting will begin this week. The
E. C. Amling Co. will receive the stock.
The new ice box for Zech & Mann was
installed last week; the dimensions are
31x8x7ft. It affords excellent facilities
for the storage of their large daily re-
ceipts of cut flowers. The space occu-
pied and the facilities for carrying on
a wholesale cut flower business place
this firm in possession of a store that
ranks well with the best in the city.
The next meeting of the Chicago Flor-
ists' Club will be held Thursday night,
July 10, at the Union Restaurant. All
matters pertaining to the picnic will be
announced, as the committee on same is
ready to report. E. F. Winterson, Jr.,
and Frank Potocha of this committee
went to Park Ridge Saturday to look up
a suitable place to hold the picnic, as the
Michigan City boat trip has been aban-
doned. ______
The decorations for the fiftieth anni-
versary of the First National Bank that
were arranged by John Mangel were
very handsome. On the outside. Bay
trees were used to great effect. The in-
terior of the large building was trans-
formed into an elaborate Palm garden
for the time being. The Kentias uses
were all handsome specimens, ranging
in height from 6ft. to 12ft. These were
placed on pedestals in all available posi-
tions, and so arranged that the visitors
could walk beneath the foliage of several
long corridors of Palms. A number of
vases of American Beauty Roses, 6ft.
high or more, each vase containing at
least 100 long stemmed Roses, were
worked in freely among the Palms.
Handsome Cyatheas topped off the mar-
ble columns where it was possible to
place them. Large vases of Roses were
on the desks of all the attaches of the
bank. The draping of the interior on
the balconies was done with large Ameri-
can flags. The Palms and Bay Trees for
the occasion were furnished by the Geo.
Wittbold Co.
The Chicago Carnation Co. will be-
gin this week to bench its Carnations;
the plants are said to be in fine condition.
A. T. Pyfer states that when the com-
pany's own planting is complete it will
have 200,000 plants to offer to the trade.
The principal red this season vidll be The
Herald. Gloriosa and White Wonder
will be planted on a larger scale than in
the past season. This company has 2000
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO, ILL.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Howers, Chicago, July 8, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz,
36-inch stems
30-inch stenas "
24-inch stems "
20-inch stems "
18-inch stems "
12.inch stems "
White and Pink KlUarney.
Specials
Fancy
Medium
KUlarney Queen
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Special
Medium
Short
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Fancy
Medium
Short
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taf t, special
Medium
Short
Adiantum
Asparagus, bunch
'* Sprengeri
" Strings
6.00 to
to
to
4.00 to
.75 to
.25 to
.36 to
50.00 to
3.00
2.50
2.00
10.00
8.00
4.00
2.00
10.00
> 10.00
) 6.00
) 4.00
) 8.66
> 10.00
) 8.00
> 6.00
> 3.00
1 10.00
) 8.00
> 10.00
) 8.00
) 6.00
) 4.00
1.00
.35
.50
CARNATIONS—
{White
Pinii
Red
,*l!""'l, „ , fwhite
(•The highest J p- ^
Grades of St'd 1 ""j"
Varieties.) |^Ked
Antirrhinums
Callas
Coreopsis
Daisies
Ferns, hardy, per 1000
Forget-Me-Not
GalUardias
Galax Leaves, per 1000
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays
LlUum Longlflorum
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz..
Pansies
Peonies
Smllax
Stocks
Sweet Peas, Ordinary
Butterfly Peas
1.50 t
1.50 t
1.50 t
3.00 1
8.00 t
10.00 1
3.00 t
3.001
4.00 1
4.00 t
15.00 t
4.00 t
I 1.00
I 1.00
I I.OO
. 2.00
. 2.00
. 2.00
. 6.00
. 10.00
. .75
I .50
2.00
I 1.00
I 1.00
I 1.25
I 4.00
I 8.00
. 1.00
I 12.00
• 4.00
I 4.00
) 6.00
I .50
1 6.00
. 20.00
. 6.00
n.G.BERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Strett
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Plw. mention th. Tr^^h.wj. wh.« writtog*
seedlings of its own that it is trying out,
besides all the leading varieties that have
been sent out by other growers the past
season. About 5000 plants of Peerless
Pink will be benched ; this is the new va-
riety to be disseminated by this ^ com-
pany the coming season. The Wizard,
A. jablonsky's new variety that this com-
pany will introduce this season, is mak-
ing 'fine growth in the field and will be
benched immediately.
John Zech. chairman of the picnic com-
mittee of the Cook County Florists'
Ass'n. reports that he has secured the
Kartliauser Grove at 6656 Ridge ave. for
the picnic of the Association on Sept. 7.
This is where the picnic of the Associa-
tion was held last July. It is a very
convenient place and can be reached by
taking the through route car No. 22 on
Clark St., or the Rogers Park car, and
get off at Devon or Pratt ave. A com-
mittee will be in waiting at both places
to direct all the visitors. Full particu-
lars of the program will be announced
later.
J. J. Miller, a son of N. P. Miller of
Kennieot Bros, was married at Wilmette,
on June 25 to Miss Anna Ottenrieter.
The groom has charge of the greenhouses
of N. P. Miller at that place. The young
couple have many friends in the trade
who wish them continued happiness.
H. Van Gelder, at Percy Jones, Inc.,
reports a splendid showing for his house
for the past six months. Inventory has
been taken during the past week. F. J.
Simons of the cut flower department has
returned from his vacation.
A. L. Vaughan states that the cool
weather of Sunday and Monday has
been a great relief to the trade. The
prospects are that we will have cooler
weather for the week but there will not
be enough stock to meet the demand.
The committee appointed by the Chi-
cago Florists' Club to secure a suitable
place to hold the next annual picnic has
selected Brbardt's Grove at Park Ridge
and has made the preliminary arrange-
ments to hold the picnic there on August
31. As the Cook County Florists' Ass'n
will hold its annual picnic on Sept. 7,
the two outings will come off within a
week of each other.
M. Fink, chief shipping clerk at the
Chicago Flower Growers' Ass'n. expects
to have the first Tuberoses on the market
and will commence cutting Wednesday.
He reports a fine showing with his As-
ters, but says they are much in need of
a rain.
Kennicott Bros. Co. is receiving out-
door grown Gladioli in quantity, C. H.
Ketchum of Grand Haven, Mich, is send-
ing some very good stock. E. E. Pieser
states that there have been more flowers
sold at a low price this season than ever
before. Customers in most instances get
a good deal for their money, and on this
account buy more than if stock was at
a higher price, as they can well afford to
take the chance of disposing of the stock.
On this account it has not been as good
as it might have been for the grower.
From the standpoint of the commission
man the season so far has been all that
could be desired.
John Michelsen, at the E. C. Amling
Co., states that so much open stock came
in last week when the weather was so
warm that he wondered sometimes if it
would go out the front door with a cus-
tomer or out the back door to the dump
wagon. He was studying a problem of
this kind last Thursday when a customer |
came in and moved a wagon load for $86. j
Sales like this are very acceptable where
customers can be found that can use
such stock to advantage.
The stock left on hand of E. H. Hunt,
Inc., has been stored in one of the whole- ;
sale houses, and the doors of the Hunt
concern closed as of June 30. The receiv-
er's statement to the court showed $1500
in cash as assets, together with the mer-
chandise unsold and uncollected accounts.
The liabilities are approximately $11,000.
It is believed that .$3000 of the uncol-
lected accounts are collectible, and with
the court's approval these accounts will
be sold.
Weitor Bros, state that the benching
of their Carnations will be completed
this week. The plants are said to be in
fine condition and comprise all the stan-
dard varieties of merit as well as many
of the novelries of the past two seasons.
Hoerber Bros, are cutting some good
Gladioli and will have a good supply
from their fields at Des Plaines for the
remainder of the season. They are not
growing any Asters as it is stated there
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Importers and Jobbers of Florlst^Supples
Percy Jones, i"*^
Wholesale Commission Florists
56£a8tRandolphStreet, Ghicaio
H. VAN GELDER. Pntldent
Pleue mention the Exohanr* when wrltlnr.
Is more money in the cultivation of the
Gladioli for a Summer crop.
Fred Jerome of the American Im-
porting Co., accompanied by his wife,
left here on June 28 for a visit to Mr.
Jerome's parents in France. While on
the other side several novelties for the
florists' trade will be secured as this
Company intends to make a specialty of
this branch of its business in the Fall.
During Mr. Jerome's absence M. Trach-
man has charge of the business.
W. W. Randall of the A. L. Randall
Co. is in the city this week. The warm
weather of the past two weeks was try-
ing on all salesmen in Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, where he was during the extreme
heat. Business on the road is reported
to be good.
The meeting of the Chicago Florists'
Club scheduled for Thursday night, July
10, is to be held at the La Salle Hotel
instead of the Union Restaurant, as be-
fore.
The annual meeting of the directors
and stockholders of the Chicago Flower
Growers' Association was held July 7
in the oflice of the Association. The re-
ports of the business for the past season
showed a large gain in the amount of
business transacted the past year over
the preceding ones. The same officers
and directors were re-elected, with the
exception of D. Schreiber of Rogers
Park, who was elected one of the direc-
tors to succeed Aug. Jurgens, resigned.
John F. Kidwell, president of the Asso-
ciation, left July 8 for a trip East.
While gone he will visit Washington,
Baltimore, and New York.
The next regular meeting of the Cook
County Florists' Association will be held
July 17. A full report of the com-
mittee on the forthcoming picnic will be
heard. This will also be the last meeting
prior to the convention, as the date for
the regular monthly meeting in August
falls on Thursday of the convention
week. A full attendance is desired ^ at
this meeting as many matters of im-
portance will have to be discussed.
Philip McKee of the John C. Moninger
Co. spent July 4 in Milwaukee, where he
went to look after the various contracts
his people have in that city in green-
house construction.
A. R. Kanadav of Denton, Tex., and
A. E. Turner of Moon, Wis., were visi-
tors in the city during the past week.
Gontmercial Violet Culture
PRICE $1.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 lo 8 Dunne Slreel. New York
July 12, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
93
FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
POT MAKSRS
FOR
14« YXAftS
Write for Catalogue and Discount*
A. H. HEWS & CO., inc.
WORLD'S
tARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pearson Street
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1765
Please mention th» Exchange when wrltinic.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Business is dormant, and not much is
to be expected, except an occasional or-
der for funeral worli, until September.
The past year's business has been satis-
factory to most of the florists here, the
volume of trade steady and prices un-
usually stable, and were it not for the
increased cost of doing business a fair
average profit would be made. However,
the cost each year is a little more than
the year previous, and, as prices remain
stationary, it is becoming quite a prob-
lem how to meet the situation.
The weather is excessively hot and dry,
which seriously affects outdoor stock and
and also makes work under glass very
disagreeable. We are hoping for cooling
rains, but in vain. Fruit and farm crops
have suffered severely, and it looks like
a lean year for the farmers.
Flower tag day was a great success,
and netted the Children's Home $834.
Fisher's covered themselves with glory,
being liberal with the flowers as well as
offering 10 prizes for the ladies who sold
the most. S. B.
Dayton, 0.
Dayton has just passed through one of
the longest hot spells that have ever
visited this town. Last week was almost
unendurable, and the effect on the stock
was very noticeable. Sweet Peas are poor
and Shasta Daisies are becoming scarce.
Roses are small, but are the principal
item just now, as Carnations are poor.
Lilium auratum are still on the market.
We had a new experience last week,
one we have often read of regarding other
cities, but have never had here before,
and that was an ice famine. The florists
have been working under great disad-
vantage, and much good stock went to
waste because of the impossibility of se-
curing ice. Users of 400 or 500 pounds
were fortunate if they got 50 pounds
every other day. We are laboring on
and hoping for better conditions soon.
The Heiss Co.'s Canoe Club, consist-
ing of H. Frank, Mr. Mittman, F. Moon,
W. Moon and Emil Schalnat, spent an
enjoyable Sunday on our peaceful (?)
Miami River.
Mrs. Ruby Leslie has given up her
position with Warren G. Mathews.
The Advance Floral Co. was a little
more fortunate last week than the other
florists in that it had cold storage con-
nections with its stand.
The Seibenthaler Nursery is a busy
place just now as they are gathering in
tlie ripe fruit. The cherries and berries
of all kinds are in good crop this year.
Mrs. B. Hendricks is still on the mend,
although not yet able to leave the house.
K. E. Y.
Greenhouse Building
Cincinnati, O. — F. E. Steineeker has
received a permit to erect a greenhouse
on Gray rd. near Winton rd., to cost
$2500.
Chbsaning, Mioh. — E. H. Adams in-
tends to build a greenhouse this Summer,
to be 20ft.x.50ft., and will engage in the
florist business.
Milwaukee, Wis. — The August F.
Kellner Co. has secured a permit for the
construction of greenhouses and flower
sheds at 13.58 Humboldt ave., to cost
about $2500.
Miles City, Mont. — M. E. Marcy,
proprietor of the Miles City Green-
houses, will break ground shortly for the
^erection of a new greenhouse as an ad-
dition to the present plant. The Miles
City Greenhouses were established in
]!)10 by Smedley & Co. of Fargo, and
sold to Mr. Marcy in mil.
THE EXCHMNGE— Btst Xivertlsmg Hedlein
A Visit to Riverside, Cal.
On Monday, June 23, I went to River-
side, a pretty city 60 miles east of this
town (Los Angeles), to study plant life,
the like of some of which is not found
anywhere else in the State. I observed
on the way large groves of Walnut trees
which do not appear to be as heavily
ladened with nuts at they were two years
ago ; indeed, the crop will be a short one.
I have yet to learn of a specific for the
deadly "die back" which attacks the top
of a tree, gradually descending until the
victim is wholly consumed by the dis-
ease. 'The California Rose Co. acreage
is a beautiful sight from the car window.
The little plants in full bloom show
small bands and large beds in the 20-
acre tract, which is kept in the highest
state of cultivation. The company has a
unique system of water distribution of
its own invention. Acres of Straw-
berries and Tomatoes have been grown
in that valley for years on the same
ground without a pound of fertilizer of
any kind being applied.
The Citrus fruit trees are in full leaf,
without a sign that they have passed
through two Winters of unusual severity.
In the Riverside Park is growing the
largest Cork Oak that I have yet met
with^ift. in diameter at the base, 40ft.
high, with a spread of top 50ft. in di-
ameter. It is a tree of wonderful beauty.
The body has to he protected with heavy
wire netting from the vandals who go
from place to place, cutting and slashing
everything that wiU yield to a knife, that
they may have souvenirs of their travels.
Several years ago the proprietor of a
seed farm near this city announced,
through the daily papers, when his Sweet
Peas would be in bloom. The reporters,
in their delight, wrote up the scene as re-
porters only can do, with the result that
swarms of people went to see the won-
derful sight, among them the destructive
vandal, who considered it was his privi-
lege to pluck flowers and tear up the
plants as he pleased. Finally, to protect
his property, the owner was obliged to
arm his men with shotguns, and keep
them on duty on Sundays while the fields
were in bloom. Since then no mention
has been made of the seed farm when it
was aglow with flowers.
In the Riverside Park is growing Ce-
reus Jamacaru, var. Baxaniensis, so
identified by Prof. Thompson of the Mis-
souri Botanic Gardens. It is a giant in
size, the branches four to six inches in
diameter, and when permitted to develop
the plant forms a dense globe. The
fruit is three inches in diameter, four
inches long, borne on the ribs, of a bright
red color, smooth, the skin separating
from the pulp as readily as does that of
the Banana. The interior is pearly
white, of crystalline appearance and of
delicious flavor. The seeds are very
small, jet black and distributed through-
out the mass. The low temperature of
the past Winter seems to have damaged
the buds, imbedded as they were in the
ribs, which has cut the crop of flowers
short this season. Where this species
will endnre the climate it is worthy the
careful consideration of pomologists.
These plants have stood a temperature
this year of 16 below freezing and will
bear a few fruits this season.
Sometimes an enthusiast gets hold of
a fruit and, not knowing the difference
between it and that of the Opuntia, im-
mediately makes known to the world
what a wonderful acquisition the' fruit
of the spineless Cactus is. Here I met
a man. a Methodist minister, who for a
little diversion grows plants for sale,
principally bulbous stock. He has the
largest and best collection of Crinums on
this coast. He, like all other gardeners,
is in despair over the names that bota-
nists have been pleased to bestow on the
families Pancratium, Crinum and Hy-
menocallls, shitting them about so often
Are YOU Getting the Best Prices in Your Town?
You win agree that healthy dean stock brings the best 6gures and that such
stock can only be grown under best conditions with the better grade of materials.
WHY NOT GET THE BEST?
illdin Porous Pots Promote Healthy Plants
TH[ WnillDIN POnfRY CO, '^'toiL"oT''LJt:!" 713-19 Wharton SL, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flowef
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at ad
hour's notice. Price per crate as follows:
STANDARD FLOWER POTS
2000 1 Ji-inch $6.00
1500 2-inch 4.88
1500 2}i-inch 5.25
1500 2)4-iiich 6.00
1000 3-inch $5.00
800 3)i-inch 5.80
600 4-inch 4.50
4S6 4H-mch 6.24
320 5-inch 4.51
Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade
HII.FINGER BROS., Pottery, FORT EDWARD, N
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. 31 Barclay St., New York Caty, Agents.
Pleaae mention tha Exchange when wrlUag.
210 5H-inch $3.78
144 6-inch 3.16
1207-inch 4J0
60 8-inch 3,00
All
FLORISTS' RED POTS s?^i.
Jus* the kind you want at your benches. You can't beat them
in any way.
MOSS AZTEC WARE
Ask about our new line, consisting of Jardinieres, Fern Pans,
Vases, etc. IT'S THE HIT OF THE SEASON.
THE PETERS & REED POHERY CO., s.uth^,»s«M..
Please mention the Exchange wben writint.
THE BEST POTS
You will learn the secret of our ecer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
Pleaee mention the Exchange when writing.
Please i
Wrltelfor Catalogue.
Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The extension ttAve foot
prevents the Ijottom from
rotting. No chance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mfg. Co.
Toldeo, Ohio. U. S. A.
tion the Exchange when writing.
that no man knoweth when he is right,
and when making up a catalog may be
correct one time, and wrong the next.
Moreover, when laymen buy plants, mak-
ing their selection from catalogs, they
are not certain of getting what they may
want, and if disappointed then there is
trouble between those who buy and those
who sell. There for the first time did
I see Zephyranthes carinata, and what a
beautiful flower it is ; two inches in di-
ameter, of a soft shell pink color.
I referred in a previous number to
planing shavings being used as a mulch
to save water and work in growing
plants hereabouts. In the park at River-
side they are using clean white sand to
cover the ground of all parts which are
planted to permanent subjects. Evi-
dently it is plentiful and cheap, and for
a mulch it is excellent.
Readers of these notes, resident of this
part of the State, will, I am sure, be sur-
prised to learn that Grevillea robusta
trees out that way have a fine crop of
flowers this season. The flower buds of
these trees and of Jacaranda ovalifolia
were destroyed here by the cold, which,
however, is not the first time such a
thing has occurred. P. D. B.
Fruits & Vegetables Under*GIass
William Turner Price $5.00
A. T. DE LA IMARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
'SyracuseRedPots"
With new and improved
machinery we can supply
your wants to better ad-
vantage ttan ever.
Special discounts on
large orders.
I Syracuse Potteiy Co.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Red Standard Pots
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this SPRING to
(tock your greenhouses.
Think of us. Write us. Tiy us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
213-223 Pearl St.. NORR|[STOWN,PA
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Beadera will confer • favor npon us
of more tlian paailnff valne If, whan or-
A»zing (took of onr advertUieTg, they
will mentloii ■••tnf tiM advt. In th*
Kxoluuxr*.
96
The Florists' Exchange
''KING IDEAL'' Boiler
FOR
GREENHOUSES
A square Sectional Cast Iron Boiler designed especially for
burning soft coal, so that it is
SMOKELESS
The King Ideal is a very practical heater which costs a trifle
more than the old style rocking grate hard coal boiler, but it
SAVES Yz or THE SEASON'S FUEL BILL
Write for the Bulletin No. 41 and find out why the King Ideal Boiler, like a
King Greenhouse, is the most profitable investment you can make.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO.,
26 Kings Road North Tonawanda, N. Y.
••Jill the Sunlight Jill Day Houses"
Please mention the Exchange whe:
THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thrips,
lealy bug and soft scale.
11.00 per quart, $2.50 per gallon
lliglMI
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. D<
stain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $2.00 per gallon
VERMINE
ig soil and all soil verm
per quart. $3.00 per g
SCALINE
For scale and all sap sucking insects on trees and
nursery stock. Can be used m growing season as
safely as in dormant season.
75c. per quart, $1.50 per gallon. 10 gallons. $10.
ii4o^lami
ri/M/GAAL^
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale. Black and Green
Fly, Thrips, Red Spider, etc.
PLANTLIFE tages'overVuid^'Inl
■ "-"l^ _■_■-■■ »- secticides on the mar-
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
PL ANTL I f E ™i "itunc,sM?hYd
r Lrtll ■ Lll L ^^xXoTvs boiling hot
water, allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any oth<
the market.
fk| JiiyTIICC contains no chemicals
PLAn^lLIrE °^ poisons, is purely
■ ■-™»^ ■ ^"^ ■- vegetable, and posi-
tively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
leaves.
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
for retail trade.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St, New York
ention the Exchange when writing.
$1.35 per quart, $4.00 per gallon
}ur productsfare used diluted with water at
agtbs, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let us quote you our prices to commercial grow-
ers in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of' Agricnltural Chemlcale
M. C. EBBL, Gen'l Mgr. MADISON, N. J.
Please mention the Excha&se when writing.
PHOSPHORUS
i-incli potfnl of Davldae's Special Phosplit
heelbarrow ot boU when planting
hen roots are establiBhed, ft small i _
r 500 square feet every two weeks before
wlUgi " "' ""-
_ . jag (2(
$40.00 per ton.
WILUAM M. DAVIDGE, P. 0. Box 5, BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our Proposition
USE
Clay's Fertilizer
It will gratify your desires, filling your houses with perfect flowers
and fruits. It is unsurpassed as a Plant Food. Its merit is recognized
by The Florists' Exchange.
Supplied by the Leading Nursery and Seed Firms, including:
NEW YORK— Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett Brothers, William
Elliott & Sons, Peter Henderson & Co., Stumpp & Walter Co.,
J. M. Thorburn & Co., Vaughan's Seed Store, Weeber & Don.
ROCHESTER (N. Y.)— James Vick's Sons.
BOSTON— Joseph Brock & Sons Co., R. & J. Farquhar & Co.,
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., Thomas J. Grey Co.
PHILADELPHIA— Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co., Hosea
Waterer.
MANUFACTURED BY
Clay & Son
Stratford, London
ENGLAND
CO
hflNURES
Unequaled for Greenhouse and
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Co.
34 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
€t?M/^^
NOODOR INjJlilJ 1 IHUl!i NO POISON
Guaranteed under the Insecticide.
Act. 1910. Serial No. 321. '
the Exchange when writinE.
Detroit
Please do not talk prices on cut flow-
ers ; they come in by the thousand and
are wholesaled by the fifty. It is so hot
that one cannot keep anything over 12
hours. Rose buds are smaller than pea-
nuts, and customers are scarcer than gold
dollars.
Wholesale houses now close at 5 o'clock
and the majority of stores at 5.30 p.m.
The local Board of Commerce has in-
augurated a movement to close retail
stores at 6 p.m. on Saturdays instead of
9.30 p.m., as formerly. Last Saturday
was the first day, and John Breitmeyer's
Sons led the procession among florists.
It Is hoped that other florists will con-
sider themselves equal to other business
men and will follow suit.
A small leak in a pipe of the refriger-
ating system of the store of John Breit-
meyer's Sons necessitated replacing the
pipe. Through careless handling by work-
men the ammonia escaped in such quan-
tity that the men had to run for safety,
and every single plant in the store was
frozen. The loss included some very
choice Kentias, and totals over $500.
Albert Pochelon of the L. Bemb Floral
Co. is sojourning on a farm, using his
new Hudson touring ear to go to and
from the store.
Robt. Rahaley, mgr. of the Michigan
Cut Flower Exchange, Inc., is well
pleased with his Summer home in Can-
ada.
Harry Breitmeyer is Summering at the
Rushmere Club.
A. J. Stahelin's good judgment caused
him to reduce his number of Carnation
plants, and he is now having a splendid
harvest of Tomatoes out of these houses.
E. A. Fetters will enjoy a most com-
plete new home on Chicago blvd. by the
time business starts up again.
Feank Danzbe.
Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Tiurips, Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide wiU prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
Slant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
ave used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses. Fleas
on Dogs and ail Domestic'Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with ivaler 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint, 25 cents; Pint, 40 cents; dnart, 75 cents;
14 GaUon, $1.25;SaUon, }2,00; 5-Gallon Can, $9.00;
10-Gallon Can, $17.50. Directions on package.
For Sale by Seedsmen and Florists* Supply
Houses. If you cannot obtain this from
your Supply House, write us direct.
Poison! KIL-WORM Poison I
Destroys Worms, Ants. etc. infesting
Golf, Cricket Grounds, Parks and Lawns.
Sure Death to Snails.
Prices
1 Quart Bottle $1.00
i4 Gallon Bottle 1.75
1 Gallon Jug 3.00
5 Gallon Jug 13.60
One gallon Kil-Worm makes 50 gallons
liquid when mixed with water.
PolsonI KIL-WEED Polsonl
Not to be used on Lawns.
An unsurpassed preparation for removal
of grass, weeds, vines and bushes from
paths, roadways, gutters, etc. One gallon
KIL-WEED diluted with water will make
30 to 35 gallons of treating liquid.
1 Quart Can S0.35
H Gallon Can 60
1 Gallon Can LOO
5 Gallon Can 4.00
10 Gallon Can 7.50
1 Barrel, per gal 65
»re easy to kill with
the fumigating Kind Tobacco Powder
$3.00 per bas 100 lb».
Satisfaction gnaraoteedor moDey bftok;
why try cbeap snbititateB that maKeri do
not d&re to guarantee ?
^TH E. L STOOTHOFf 00,, MOim TIRIOI, I. T.
July 12, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
97
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
Greenhouses ^ Conservatories
NORTH TONA>VANDA, N.Y.
HAMILTON, ONT.
Please mention the Exolianpe when wiitlnr.
St. Loius
The preliminary lists for the Fall
flower show are out, and are pending the
acceptance of the Horticultural Society
and the Florists' Club for their sanction
and co-operation. The list will be acted
upon at the meeting of the Florists' Club
at Edwardsville this Thursday. The sum
of $8000 is offered for prizes for the dif-
ferent exhibits, and the sum of $500 by
the Henry Shaw estate for special prizes.
The Florists' Club is to raise $2000 for
special prizes for decorating the windows
of large department stores downtown
during the flower show week, the decora-
tions to be in keeping with and to boost
the show.
The St. Louis County Plant and Cut
Flower Growers Ass'n. met at the
Eleven Mile House on Manchester rd.,
July 2, with President Frank Vennerman
in the chair. About 35 members were
present and an enjoyable evening was
spent in talking about Carnation grow-
ing, etc. W. C, Smith presented the |
Association with a gold mounted gavel, i
rt vhich was thankfully received.
X Circulars have been received by the
different florists, gardeners, etc., from the
State Entomologist at Columbia, Mo.,
Informing them that effective with the
new law July 1, every florist, gardener
and nurseryman must pass an examina-
tion showing that he is qualified and
eligible to do the work that he is doing
and those not meeting the requirements
will not be permitted to do business.
Arrangements are completed for the
Florists' Club picnic at Ramona Park
on July 17, and every florist and his
friends should be present. O. K. S.
GREEN H0U5E"
BOILER
VJP^
Cast Iron Boilers Cause Freeze-out—
Kroeschell Boilers No Worry
I bought a No. 2 Boiler in 1902. Takes care of 7000 sq. ft. of glasE— would
take care of 2000 more. I have had a cast iron boiler, but it broke down
twice in four years, always in the coldest weather. It broke down Dec. 29 1904,
and I loft all my stock in consequence. I have now two No. 2 and one No. 6
Kroeschell boilers and do not worry about their breaking down.
GRANT NEWPORT, Cedar Rapids, la.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 470 W. Erie St , Chicago, III.
Please mention the Eschanpe when writing.
MASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses. $1.35 per gal.
Machines for using same, S1.25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastica furnished on application .
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine SI., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
For Greenhousea, Graperies, Hot-Beds. Con-
serratories and all other purposes. Get our
figured before buying. Estimates freely given.
GLASS
NEW YORK
i. the Exchange when writing.
Elyria, Ohio
Business at present is rather dull,
being confined mostly to funeral work.
There is quite a scarcity of good flowers,
the early Asters not being on hand yet
and the outdoor Peas being poor. The
dry spell remains unbroken and field
stock is suffering considerably on this
account. The planting out of late As-
ters and the sale of late vegetable plants I
are both much retarded also. j
Louis Eidler, of the Denmore Green-
houses, Denmore, O., is spending his I
vacation in Elyria,
Florist Hennes, of Amherst, is put-
ting much vim into the vegetable feature
of his business. He is a hustler and his
delivery car can be seen at an early
hour each morning upon the market.
Charles Sackett, of the L. C. Hecock
Floral Co., is assisting with a bountiful
harvest upon his farm in South Amherst.
It is reported that the Carek & Mecera
place at Penfield Junction is in the mar-
ket for sale. This place is in excellent
condition and enjoys an enviable busi-
ness.
W. A. Cook, of Oberlin, is specializ-
ing in Chrysanthemums at his Cedar
ave. greenhouses. He has every reason
to expect a bumper crop this season.
The condition of the fields in which
greenhouse stock is planted out, owing
to the continued drouth, offers a power-
ful argument in favor of the installa-
tion of practical irrigating systems. A
one acre lot that can be effectively wa-
tered when needed is worth thrice that
amount of space if unprovided in this
respect, and it is time our florists opened
their eyes to this fact. J. McL.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltiag.
D PEER'S
FLORIST SPECIALTIES
New Brand New Style
HOSE "RIVERTON-.
Furnished in lengths
up to 500 feet without
The HOSE fortlie FLORIST
54-inch, per ft., 15c.
Reel ol 500 ft. •■ 14Hc-
2 Reels. 1000
feet - - '• 14c.
H-inch, '• 13c.
Reels, 500 ft. " I2^c.
Couplings fumishea
HENRY A. DREER,
714 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, Sc.lb.i"^^
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. i^'Z>
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ^tlZ
TOBACCO STEMS,50c.5^i£'iJ°,e.
Special Prices In Tons and Carload Lots.
I I FRIFRMAN 285-289 Metropolitan Ave.,
J. J. iniLUmAHf BROOKLYN. N. Y.
PleaBe mention the Exchajiga ^
Pierre, South Dakota
The Capitol Greenhouses here are run
by Enoe and Barney, proprietors, who
: report that disasters continue to follow
1 their endeavors. This season, the city
j has failed to supply them with sufficient
water and they have lost all their garden
I of • annuals. All perennials were found
killed by the flood when Spring opened.
I On this account they have been unable to
i produce their own Bupplies for a full
I year.
Green Files and Black Flies too are
easy to kill with
"TIP-TOP** Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write for free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
4VMoney refunded If not satisfied.
Beware of imitations
1 the Exchange when writing
M
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Metropolitan
Patent Wall
Construction
WITH a little extra cost
above wood and with less
trouble, anyone can put
up our Iron Wall Greenhouse by
bolting the different pieces to-
gether and securing roof bars for
n) any size glass to the iron side
^'9/ ' plate and drip conductor com-
bined. Side bars are held securely
without the use of nails or screws.
To economize wall plate may be
eliminated.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
Pleaae mention the Exohanye when writing.
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
White-wash Spray-
ing. _WiU not dog or get out of order.
Used in Leading Parks and Cemeteries.
RESDE & McKENNS
614 — 60th Street, Brooklyn. New York
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glass Works '^N'ew'vr'rn-t,'*
1 the Exchange when writing.
Pleaae mention th« Eicbana
Summer in Winter
BY USING
Standard Greenhouse Boilers
One cent gets our catalog.
GIBLIN © CO., Utica. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BUY YOUR
GREENHOUSE GLASS
for repair or new work of the old reliable house ot
G. S. WEBER <Sfc CO.
8 Desbrosses St., New York
Best Brands Lowest Prices
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Evans Improved Challenge
Roller bearing, aeif-oiling de-
vice, automatic stop, solid link
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the moat per-
fect apparatus in the market.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your •rden
elsewhere.
QUAKER CITY MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
Please mention the Ezohange when writing.
Greenhouse Materials I^lt'^^^A
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In »II lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will furnish
detaila and cut materials ready for
Frank Van Assche, ^"U„»3 gfer's^riS.'.' •
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writinp.
98
The Florists' Exchange
How many times did
you put in coal last
Winter?
Every time you heard it
rattling down the chute it
made you scowl and think
of "the high cost of living."
Such scowl-thoughts are
not pleasant.
Are you going to keep
on buying all that coal and
thinking unpleasant
thoughts at that rate ; or
are you just about ready to
do something about it?
Of course the main
trouble is with your
boiler.
It's the real reason for
95% of heating kicks.
Throw out your coal de-
vouring boiler now and get
a Burnham.
Get a Burnham because
it is a greenhouse boiler
made especially for green-
house work. It works for
economy as no other cast
iron greenhouse boiler
works ; because no other
cast iron boiler is made
especially for greenhouse
work.
Lord and Burnham Co.
SALES OFFICES
New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago Rochester
42ndSt. Bldg. Franklin Bank Bldg. Tremont Bldg. Rookery Bldg. Granite Bldg.
Toronto. Canada. 12 Queen St. East
FACTORIES: IRVINGTON, N. Y. DES PLAINES. ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PEARCE
Telephone 662-M 203 Tremont Avenue, Orange. N. I.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
)re«'8 Peerie
Glazing Points
For Greenlioiises
Drive eaiT and trae, becanso I
both bevele are on the same
ride. Can't twist and break
the glass in driving. Galvai
ized and will not rust. ^
riehti or lefts.
The Peerless Gkzing Point
!■ patented. No others like ,
It. Order from your deale^y^
OT direct from u
1000,75c. postpaid.
Samplef free.
ESHBTA. SREEB.t,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
QlA^S
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
1 supply any quantity from a box to a
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN
Greenhouse Glass,
Paints and Putty,
^mnu WHITE" [^iiTi,
Most Perfect White Paint Made
BE SURE TO GET OUR ESTIMATES.
THE DWELLE- KAISER CO.
338-342 EUlcott Street - BUFFALO, N. Y.
Branch Offices
80 North Allen Street - Albany, N. Y.
Cutler Building - Rochester, N. Y.
1230 State Street - - Erie, Pa.
Floral Designs de Luxe ^^]^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. GO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
BoilerTalks
(No. 3)
L series
NOTE.— This is the third of
of advertlseinents written by our cus-
tomers. We print here a copy of a
signed question sheet. We mailed
these to boiler users throughout the
country, and we are going to give you
the answers just as we received them.
It will be worth your time to follow
this series to the end. Notice these
ads are all dated and signed. No
" Humbug " here.
Questions and Answers
steel
No. 1. Q. — Have you ever 6red
iron boiler? A. — Yes.
No. 2. Q. — Have you ever fired i
flue boiler? A.— No.
No. 3. Q. — Which do you prefer? A. —
Cast iron.
No. 4. Q. — Do you save coal with the
cast iron boiler? A. — Don't
, Q.— Which i
: the easiest 1
ate f A.— Don't know.
No. 6. Do you have more trouble with
the cast iron than the steel?
A. — Never used steel.
No. 7. Which type costs least for re-
pairs ? A. — Don't know.
No. 8. Q.— Is the cast iron easier to
clean? A.— Yes it is.
No. 9. Q.— Does the cast iron heat
quicker? A. — I think it does.
No, 10. Q. — Which type lasts longer?
A. — Cast iron.
No. 11. Q. — If you prefer a cast iron boiler
please tell us why. A. — Before
I bought I talked with several
florists and was advised to buy
No. 12. Q. — If you orefer a steel flue boiler
please tell us why. A. — Don't
want any.
No. 13. Q. — How long have you used
cast iron boilers? A.— Three
years.
at all.
No. 15. Q. — Do you personally at-
attend to the boiler?
A.— Yes.
No. 16. Q.— Which type holds 6re
longest? A. — Cast iron.
No. 17. Q.— Is your boiler steam or water?
A.— Water.
No. 18. Q. — Whatkindofcoaldoyoubum?
A. — Soft lump.
No. 19. Q. — What is your glass area?
A.— 2500 sq. ft. -
No. 20. Q. — What boiler are you using?
A. — Moninger.
No. 21. Q. — Is your piping in good shape?
A.— Yes.
No. 22. Q. — If not, explain trouble. A. —
No. 23. Q. — Do you get good draft ?
No. 24. Q.— What' is size of chimney?
A.— 13 X 13 in. X 20 ft.
No, 25. Remarks. — I have no reason to
complain with your heating sys-
tem. In 1912 we had it 17° below
and it heated fine.
Date, May 17. 1913.
Signed
Salem, Ohio
No. 6. Pipe and Fittings
No. 6. Boiler Handbook
No. to. Boilers ina Battery
GET THESE CATALOGUES
No. II. Moninger Water Supply I
No. 12. Ventilating Machinery I
No. 14. Tnis»d Iron Frame Houses I
.15. Flat Rafter Hoi
. 16. Hot Bed Sash
. 17. Semi-Iron Hoi
JOHN C. MONINGER CO., MiMiiE CHICAGO
Everything for tHe Greenhouse
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
These two men have been most unfor-
tunate and hardly see a way open to them
to restock for the Winter as their losses
have been so heavy, their expenses in no
way reduced, and their income very
small. If any readers of this note have
stock they could spare these men, for
indoor Fall planting, particularly in Car-
nations, the gift would be highly appre-
ciated.
Minneapolis Florists' Club
The July meeting of the Minneapolis
Florists' Club was held July 1 at Rice
Bros.' store, 218 N. Sth st. The attend-
ance was very large and showed the in-
terest the boys are taking here in their
organization. Five new members were
elected.
Theo. Wirth, chairman of the Conven-
tion Association, made report of prog-
ress of convention matters ; all commit-
tees are making exceedingly good head-
way in their work and everything is prac-
tically completed.
John Eovik, chairman of the baseball
committee for S. A. F. and O. H., re-
ported suits prepared for his team bear-
ing the inscription, "Minneapolis Flor-
ists' Club," and said the boys were prac-
ticing every Thursday, assuring the Club
that they would be in readiness for the
great event and give the All Star team a
taste of real baseball. A letter was read
by the secretary from Wm. F. Gude,
chairman of the Wm. R, Smith Memorial
Committee, and a subscription was voted
and immediately forwarded to Mr. Gude.
William Desmond, president of the
Club, left for a two weeks' vacation at
International Falls. Minn., taking the
11 o'clock train immediately after the
meeting, and the members gave him a
send off for a good time.
C. F. Rice, Sec'y.
St. Paul, Minn.
Business for June has been exception-
ally good, showing a decided increase in
sales all round, wedding and funeral
work keeping aU hands busy.
Roses of the first grade have been in
brisk demand. Carnations have been
plentiful, and sell well for this season of
the year. The department stores are
glutting the market with inferior grades
at cut prices. Sweet Peas are not as
good as could be desired, due to the long
spell of hot, dry weather. Peonies are
about finished up, and the Gladioli have
not yet come into their own.
Now that we have arrived at the quiet
time of the year our local seedsmen and
florists have time to size up the season's
trade, and from all reports they are well
pleased with the year's work and the
fut;ure prospects.
Gus Colberg of the L. L. May Co. store
has gone to the Lakes on a two weeks'
fishing trip.
Henry P. Puvogel and Mrs. Puvogel,
well known florists of St. Paul, enter-
tained at their home, Grand & Chats-
worth ave. on June 27 to celebrate the
25th anniversary of their wedding. Their
many friends in the trade gathered _ to
congratulate them on the happy occasion
and enjoyed a pleasant evening. Among
those present was Eugene F. Kurowski,
president of the John C. Moninger Co. of
Chicago, 111., the greenhouse building
concern.
The wedding of Miss Darmody of
May's retail store occurred last week.
The Minnesota Pure Seed Law be-
comes operative on July 1, on and after
which date all parcels of agriculturil
seeds must be labeled as to purity and
germination.
The date also on which the latter waa
determined must be included. R. B.
July 12, 1913
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99
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| /^A/V^. S
Upon
t^TIMATC
/3couc3r
CvcQY Thing
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Pleaa» mention the ExehMiye when writtny.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Pleaaa meption the Exchange when writing.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Roof Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
Send for T^¥T T IT^ ^ A C WIT V /j?> l^lTinM Successors to
Circulars Mj».LjLjll^M\r V'AOIVI!^ I (C£ IVILrl!./ PI JENNINGS BROS.
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BIIRK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pleeae mention the Exohange when writing.
Greenhouse MATERiALi^HoT-BEDSASH
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Right
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Eiohange when writinr.
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
LISTEN!
WHY should we say listen? It's no secret
we want to tell yoo because every one
knows that Advance Ventilating ap-
paratus and greenhouse fittings are the best
on the market. Well, we want you to re-
member it, that's all. So when you are in the
market we will get your order. Of course we
will be glad to give full particulars right now.
Write us.
ADVANCE CO.,
Richmond, Ind
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
WROUGHT IRON PIPE
ALBERT & DAVIDSON ^"""«""'«™'
made 36 hours after order reaches our office. We ares
Lt we arc ready to receive a trial orders. We would i
nethods and reliability.
Brooklyn, New York
positive of satisfying all o I
:Icome trial orders just to
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse GLASS
Kat?u''r'p"ri'J^L'°" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, HI.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A STIC A
U5EtTH0W>
F.O.PIERGECO.
12 W. BROADWAY
NrW YORK
Mastlca Is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
I^ American Carnatioo
PRICE. $3.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 (o 8 Duane Street. New Yoi^
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses-
Commercial and Private
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
LAND DRAIN TILE mt^'S S5 lot.
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many and, srd and 4th repeat orders daring past
five yearB from uaerB, show reflalta. Send postal
for clrcnlar and prices.
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
Msnnlutiirsrs 613 Euclid Avanue, Claveland, Ohio
Please mention the Exohang. when writinr.
We make a specialty of Greenhouse Stock for Commercial Growers of Flowers
and Vegetables. Sash
Bars 32 feet long and
over. Write for circu-
lars and prices.
The A. T.Stearns
LumDer Co.
NEPONSET, Boston, Mass.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
100
The Florists' Exchange
July 12, 1913
J^kick?
fS^S^T'S about twenty-five years ago, isn't it, since the
l^ffl^ clumsy, unenduring wooden bicycle wheel was
^p^ra abandoned for the light, strong, all-steel wheel with its
i^^^ wire-like spokes and fine, true-running ball bearings ?
You rememberjiow the wise ones shook their heads and
said: "Those cobweb wheels can't stand the racket."
Well, they have stood it for twenty-five years, and now
the automobiles are abandoning wooden wheels because the
all-steel are stronger and last longer.
When the first U-Bar house was built with its cobweb-
like all-steel frame and graceful curved eave, the wise ones
again shook their heads and said " it couldn't stand the racket."
But it has stood it for over a decade.
So undeniably practical has the construction proven; so
far superior is it in growing results; so much lower in up-keep,
that other constructors have made their houses as near like it
as possible by adopting the curved eave. But the curved
eave is only one of the U-Bar's superior points.
Other curved eaves may look like it, but looki ng like it
is the only way they are like it.
If it isn't made with the U-Bar, it isn't a U-Bar curved
eave house.
The question for you to decide then is: Whether you will
be satisfied with a house built like the old heavy bicycle
wheel, or have the cobweb all-steel U-Bar construction.
Of course the U-Bar costs more, but it is worth many
times more than it costs.
A galvanized all-steel frame work, with the exposed wood on the
outside ; the steel on the inside — such is the U-Bar construction.
U-BAR GREENHOUSES
PIER50N UBARCO i MADisoNAvt.ia
CANADIAN OFFICt-10 PHILLIPS PLACE MONTREAL
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
U7e ars a straight shoot anti aim to grow Into a vigorous Plant
A 'WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVL NO. 3
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, JULY i9, J9J3
One Dollar Per Year
Lilium Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We have received our first consignment of Harrisii, and offer a selected stock of
the original true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was grown from the original
true type, and will be found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose
Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season, but we
are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make delivery
now from first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs, 350 to the case, S5.50 per 100, $45.00 per 1000
7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200 to the case, 9.00 per 100, 82.50 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
adea
atering places and other Su
Hydrangea Otaksa
Blue and Pink, in bud and bloom, for Immediate use
We have a fine stock of pot-grown plants in 6-in. and 7-in. pots, just beginning to show
color, in fine shape, 50c. and 75c. each.
We offer, also, a large stock of well-budded plants for July and August flowering. Plants
in large tubs, S2.00 and $3.00 each; extra large specimens in half-barrets at $5.00 and 37.50 each.
Pine Ferns for Summer Decoration
For Immediate Use
We have a fine stock of the following varieties in the sizes offered.
Elegantissima. 6-in. pots. 50c. each; 8-in.. Sl.OO each.
Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The best of all the plain-leaved type. 8-in., Sl.OO each; very
heavy specimens, in lO-in. pots, $3.00 and $4.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Klllamey, Pink KlUarney, Richmond, Lady Hillingdon and Klllarney Oueei
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named varietit
7--^- __ o w _^ J J :_^ pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
Strong grafted plants, m 3H-
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NENV YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
cSid'st!:^"" LILY BULBS
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. Wiiile they last we offer LILIUM GIGANTEUM,
supply limited —
8-10, 225 to case $17.00 per case
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
Write now and get our quotations on Glganteum, Formosum and
Magnificum bulbs for 1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
BEGONIAS
GLOIRE DE LORRAINE
3-inch, $25.00 per 100, S225.00 per 1000 ; 4-inch, $35.00 per 100, $325.00 per 1000
GLORY OF CINCINNATI
3-inch, $30.00 per 100, $275.00 per 1000 ; 4-inch, $50.00 per 100, $450.00 per 1000
250 at 1000 rate
Surplus Rose Plants i6orpe""o
900 RICHMONDS 300 CARNOTS
2}^-INCH
1,000 HILLINGDON, $6.00 per 100
WM. F. HASTING CO.,
383-387 ELLICOn ST.,
PleaMe mention the Exohanye when writing.
POINSETTIAS
2M-inch, $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000.
GARDENIA VEITCHII
2M-m-, $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000 3-in., $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000.
WHITE BOUVARDIA
2}^-inch, $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000.
SMILAX
2M-inch, earned over plants, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
4-inch, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000. -
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus
2M-in., $3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 3-in., S6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri
3-inch, $6.00 pei- 100; $50.00 per 1000
Adiantum Croweanum Adiantum Glory of Mordrecht
3-inch, S7.00 per 100; S65.00 per 1000 2-inch. SIO.OO per 100; SSO.OO per 1000
A, N, PIERSON, ,no.
CromyifeU, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums
aUR collection of Standard Varieties of Geraniums
stands second to none in the country. It contains
over one hundred varieties, which represent
the very best that there is in Geraniums; there is
none better. Our stock is the largest and best we have
ever had ; the prospects are that we will have an enormous
supply for next season's shipment. We are ready to book
orders, confident we will be able to give satisfaction in
every way. 250,000 good 2-in. plants, ready for shipment
now, $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000.
We invite a critical examination of our stock. Our cata-
logue is recognized as the Geranium Blue Book; 400 varie-
ties are accurately described. Free to the trade.
Good, strong, 2-inch
stock, f2.oo per 100,
$17.50 per 1000.
SMILAX
Seed-bed plants, strong, $1.00 per 100, $8.50 per 1000.
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., ''^^
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX— THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 119
102
The Florists' Exchange
ARRISII LILIES
Thompson's Chrysanthemum
Manure (English)
A trifle expensive, but it does the work. 56-Ibs., $6.00.
ROSE BONE 200 lbs.. $4.00.
PANSY and PRIMULA
Choice Strains of Blended Primroses
H trade packet, 50c.
\A^M. ELLIOTT & SONS
A2 Vesey Street, NEW YORK
nention the Esci
-TO THE TRADE-
V.
HENRY MERE, Quedlinburg, Germany
(EstabUshed in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and EARN SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces. Onions, Peai
Radishes, Spinach, Turnips. Swedes, Asters, Balsams, B^onias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks. Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIRS (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world. S6.00 per oz.. $1.75 per }4 02., $1.00 per H oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order.
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and arc
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
Plflase mention the Exchange when writing.
CELERY
PARSLEY
CABBAGE
.50 per 1000
Golden Self Blanching, 40c. per 100,
White Plume )
Golden Heart [ 20c. per 100, $1.00 per 1000,
Giant Pascal )
25c. per 100, $1.25 per 1000.
All Head 1
Ball Head
Flat Dutch I 20c. per 100, $1.00 per 1000
Savoy J
R. VINCENT, Jr., & SONS CO., White Marsh, Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ONION SETS
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prices
PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, H oz., $1.00; J^ oz.,
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; 14 lb., $14.00;
1 lb., $50.00. Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
124 RUBY STREET, LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention the E^ichang-e when writing.
Import Direct
Get on our mailing list and receive import
pnces from best firms in all important
sources of supply.
We have our own Custom House and for-
warding department, advance duties,
freights, etc., and collect against delivery.
SPECIALTIES
Bay Trees, Palms, Boxwood, Roses,
Evergreens. Valley Pips. Manetti, Raf-
fia. Jap. Lily Bulbs, etc.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
"n'ITwVrk'^*' The Import House
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Johnson's Giant
Prize Winner
PANSIES
NEW CROP SEED
DENOTE SUPERIOR QUALITY
. pkt. Per
1.50
Large 1
(2000
Giant Adonis, beautiful light blue..25c. SI. 50
Giant Prince Bismarck, beautiful
shade of brown 25c. 1.50
Giant Striped 25c. 1.25
Giant Peacock, ultramarine blue,
claret and white, extra 30c. 2.00
Giant Emperor William, the best
blue 25c. 1.25
Giant Black 25c. 1.25
Giant White, with dark eye 25c. 1.50
Giant Trimardeau, choice mixed. .25c. 1.00
Giant Fire King, golden yellow,
upper petals purple 25c,
Giant Mme. Perret, a magnificent
giant strain of rare excellence, very
early, vigorous and a rich combina-
tion of colors 25c. 2.00
Giant Lord Beaconsfield, purple,
white petals 25c. 1.25
Giant Yellow, with dark eye, fine... 25c. 1.50
Giant Dark Blue 25c. 1.50
Giant Snowflake, pure white 25c. 1.25
Giant Hortensia, beautiful red
shades 30c. 2.2.S
Giant President Carnot 30c. 2.00
Giant Psyche, beautifully ruffled
violet and white 40c. 3.00
Giant Parisian, brilliant colors,
mostly five blotched, fine 30c. 1.75
Giant Golden Queen, without eye.25c. 1.50
New Giant Golden Yellow, five
spotted, fine 40c. 2.50
Giant Pretiosa, carmine purple.
bright violet blotches, white
gin 25c. 1.50
Giant Non Plus Ultra, a rich strain
containing blotched and Master-
piece varieties 40c. 3.00
Bugnot'a Superb Blotched 40c. 3.00
Cassier's Giant Five Blotched. . .30c. 3.00
Giant Masterpiece, a magnificent
variety with curled petals and
many rich color-^ 40c, 3.00
iohnson's Kingly Prize Winner i::^irdl7.nlZtZUTc.!:r:S(:,
1000 seeds, 30c.; 2000 seeds, 50c.; H oz., $1.25; ounce, $5.00
WRITE FOR COMPLETE WHOLESALE PANSY LIST
Johnson Seed Company, pfiLdeiJhirpL
Giant Orchid -flowered, beautiful
rare shades 25c. $2.00
Triumph of the Giants (grown by
Henry Mette, the introducer), a
prize strain of curled and fluted
flowers of immense size and rare
brilliancy of coloring. Per 2000
seeds, 50c., ^ oz. $1.50, oz. $5.00.
Giant Odler, extra large blotched
rich colors 40c. 3.00
Giant Imperial German Mixed, a
rich strain 25c. 3.00
Famous for their giant s
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed
TO CLOSE OUT LARGE, LATE-MATURED STOCK
Under 25,000 at $1.25 per 1000. Over 25,000 at $1.00 per 1000. First-class in every respect
DRAKE POINT GREENHOUSES, YALAHA, FLORIDA
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
English Lot
just off shfp.
Bricks tfaotoogb-
ly "Run."
Highat Value
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Barclay Street, NEW YORK
nention the Escha
and
BlJLBd
W.CBeckert
101-103 Federal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Sida)
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S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Wattrmeton, Sweet Com
Correspondence Solicited
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Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS. Seedsmen. 72 Cortlandt St.. utI'^SS^hoj New York
Pleai* nuntlon th« Szobuie vhu vrltlnc.
July 19, 1913
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Hollyhock Seed
PANSY, Giant-flowerina World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest strain in existence. Oz., S2.50 ;
6000 seeds, Sl.OO; plit., 2Sc.
Send for our Wholesale Seed List.
Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimore. Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SNAPS
If you grow ANTIRRHINUMS you should read
our booklet, *'The Story of Nelrose." The price
is a postage stamp.
F.W. Fletchers Co. *'^''^5Sg*"
Pleaaa mention the Exchange when writing.
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AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massle, Minneap-
olis, Minn. : first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattitucic, N. Y. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Therlciidson, Paines-
ville, O.; secretary (re-elected), C .E.
Kendel: assistant secretary, S. F. Wil-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC. — July 7, S. S. Ber-
mudian — S. D. Crossmond & Co., 59 boxes
Lily bulbs; Vaughan's Seed Store, 162
boxes Lily bulbs: F. B. Vandegrift &
Co., 4 tubs plants. S. S. Amsterdam—
P. Henderson & Co., 50 bags seed. July
9, S. S. Zeeland — Maltus & Ware, 1 case
plants; J. Parkers & Co. 8 cases plants.
S. S. Alice — Kuechler & Co., 31 bags
roots. July 14, S. S. Manuel Calvo — C.
Andrews & Co., 1 case seed.
European Notes
With the exception of Holland, where
the conditions are described as cold, wet
aiid miserable, the hot and dusty drought
still persists over the greater part of
civilized Europe, and while crops grow-
ing on cool and moist but light land are
considerably benefited, those growing on
Btony sand and heavy clay soil are being
correspondingly reduced. Peas are from
1ft. to 2ft. less than the average height,
and the later blooms are dying off
rapidly, thus reducing the yield by fully
four bushels per acre. Sweet Peas,
growing on land which last year pro-
duced plants fully 5ft. in height with
blossoms all the way up, are now only
about 2%ft. high and have stopped grow-
ing with all the flowers in a cluster on
the top, and very few seed pods showing.
Spinach that was looking grand is wilt-
ing badly, and the promised heavy sur-
plus is fast disappearing, although there
will doubtless be enough to go around.
Parsnip does not appear to suffer, but
it is quite certain that the size and
weight of the seed will be much reduced.
Parsley, on the other hand, has lost all
its good looks during the past eight days.
It is in full bloom and the seed is form-
ing, hut a fully developed green leaf can
hardly be found in a ten acre field. This
is the more to be regretted as the emis-
saries of the druggists and herbalists are
scouring the land for this article and of-
fering prices that would spell blue ruin
to the seedsman.
In parts of Europe it is difficult to
ascertain what conditions prevail, for the
outbreak of hostilities between those na-
tions who, only a few weeks ago, were
allies fighting shoulder to shoulder
against the common enemy, the Turk, has
reduced Southeastern Europe to a veri-
table chaos. While the disastrous effect
of this lamentable outbreak will be most
seriously felt in the grnin market, it will
also affect the trade in bird seeds and
Pole Beans. The latter are very largely
grown _ in the disturbed districts, and
while it is only the commoner varieties
that are grown, the lack of these will
cause a greater demand at increased
prices for the new and vastly improved
strains that have been developed by the
A HOUSE OF HORSESHOE BRAND COLD STORAGE GIGANTEUM
^piPNYBQDY can sell Lily Bulbs where money is no obj<
fe& quality is a secondary consideration. But if you wai
ect and
quality is a secondary consideration. But it you want them
from the best fields, to be more sure of success, it is better
to buy Horseshoe Brand Bulbs, as they have repeatedly demonstrated
their worth during the last eight years. It's the brand that shows the
highest average under various circumstances, and the kind you need in
your business. In this connection we submit that our record is worthy
of your consideration.
COLD STORAGE GIGANTEUM (F. 0. B. New York)
Cases of ] 00, size 7-8, at $6.00 each Cases of 300, size 7-9, at $2 1 .00 each
Cases of 1 00, size 7-9, at 8.50 each Casesof 250, size 8-10, at 25.00each
Cases of 340, size 7-8, at 2 1 .00 each Cases of 1 80, size 9- 1 1 , at 22-00 each
Ready for delivery at any time. Order now.
Ralph M. Ward & Co.
THE LILY HOUSE
Not how cheap.
But how good
71 Murray Street
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NEW YORK
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Your Catalog Cover
JUST now, when the seedsmen at large are planning their Fall catalogs and also beginning to
devote thought to the big catalog Tor their Spring trade of 1914, we beg to remind them
that the De La Mare Company is in a first-class position to get them up an original cover
design for their Fall or Spring catalog, in from one to four colors, and tb execute the
printi:^ in the most uptodate and approved methods. Having had experience with catalog
covers for many years we consider our firm particularly qualified for the execution of this class of work.
Let us have your Cover suggestion and we will do the rest.
A WIDE OPEN OFFER
We are equally prepared to'do the body of the catalog. On our monotype machines we can
set up the type at any tmie between now and the close of next September, at Summer prices, thus
having the type ready to make up into pages at any moment. Corrections of prices will be made
when closing up the catalog, without extra charge.
A.T. DELAMARE PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO. Ltd.
NOS. 2 TO 8 DUANE STREET, NEW YORK
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The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
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LILY BULBS
Lilium Giganteum coldstorage
6-8 (400 bulbs to caSe) $14.00 per case
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $18.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case $17.00 per case
STORAGE PAID UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 1913
Other Lilies
Album, 9-11 inch $12.50 per 100
Auratum, 9-11 inch 10.00 per 100
Rubrum, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
Rubrum, 9-11 inch 9.00 per 100
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS
NEW CROP. NORTHEKN GREENHOUSE-GROWN
1000 Seeds $3.00 5000 Seeds $14.00 10,000 Seeds $27.00
PRIMULA PLANTS
OBCONICA GIGANTEA and others
From 2J4-in. pots. A full line now ready for shipment. $3.50 per 100.
CYCLAMEN PLANTS
From 2J^-in. pots. English Giants, ready now. $5.00 per 100.
Write for our Special List of Flower Seeds for Summer sowing, just issued
m nm VAlfiHAIN'S StED STORE cnoco
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MIGNONETTE
Farquhar's
Universal
One of the finest varieties
for the greenhouse, produc-
ing immense flower spikes
of reddish green, sweetly
scented. The seed we offer
was saved for us by one of
the largest growers of
Mignonette for the Boston
Oz. $15.00, M oz. $3.75
J/^oz. $2.00, tVoz. $1.00
Order early,
as our stock is
limited
R & J
rARQuniiR
&(0.
Boston, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pansy Seed
(No>v Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, r^i'lHiiUmni
Pleuemention the'EtcEange'wEe^STlHnff^ „.,^^^^^^^
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
EatabUsbed 1818. Write for our low prlcea.
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BALTIMORE MD.
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
Western growers. The foregoing facts
enable us easily to account for the im-
possibility of obtaining so much as one
bushel of Pole Beans in any of the large
seed stores at the present time.
J. C. Vaughan and Mrs. Vaughan of
Chicago have arrived in Paris. A. W.
Annandale of the Steele-Briggs Seed Co.,
Toronto, and Thos. Tregunno of the
same company, Hamilton, Ont., accom-
panied by tTieir wives, have arrived in
London.
Geo. H. Dicks, representing Cooper
Taber & Co., London, sails for New York
per S. S. Mauretania on July 12. Lem.
W. Bowen and his sons Julian and Hi-
gar sail per S. S. Imperator on the 8th.
BuKOPEAN Seeds.
American Notes
General reports would seem to indi-
cate that trade in practically all lines
with the seedsmen and dealers in things
horticultural, has been for a week or ten
days even more quiet than is usual at
this time ; this condition being due to
the excessive heat and the consequent
accompanying dryness. On the other
hand, where there have been rains, quite
considerable plantings of seasonable seeds
and the setting out of vegetable plants
for the late crops have been going stead-
ily forward. There can be no question
but that the general demand for Cabbage
and Celery plants would have been much
larger had it not been for the dry weather,
and the same may be said of such season-
able seeds as Turnip, Rutabaga, Beet,
Mangel, Bush Beans, Sweet Corn and
Spinach. Surely the absence of good
growing weather conditions will much
curtail the seedsmen's sales for this
month.
Another week should bring the first
Lilium Harrisii bulb shipments from Ber-
muda ; these and the California grown
Freesias will start the Fall bulb selling
season. The traveling salesmen report
the early demand for everything in Au-
tumn planted bulbs as most excellent,
with the single exception of the Roman
Hyacinths, as the seemingly exorbitant
rates one is obliged to ask for these lat-
ter have made the usual large buyers of
them very indilTerent, indeed, as regards
their purchase.
The Seed Crops
There have been many reports,
and from many sections, during the past
week, regarding the seed crops, the gist
of which has not been especially favor-
able. One fact, however, stands forth
most prominently, which is that there
will surely not be in any direction
'"bumper seed crops" this year. If those
crops which are doing best now have
every favorable condition for their
growth until harvesting time, an aver-
age return of seed yield is all that can
be expected. This is the opinion of seeds-
men and growers who from years of ex-
perience are well qualified to judge.
There are surely no seed surpluses in
sight ; on the other hand many shortages
■will positively develop with the end of
the seed growing season. Regarding
Garden Beans it is too early to form
much of an opinion, but what little news
there is for the week has not been un-
favorable. Peas have been injured and,
no doubt, badly, by the terrible heat, and
now this wpck comes the report of hail-
storms in the West; so, altogether, seed
shortages in this staple seed are now ex-
pected in many varieties, and probably
the late sorts will prove the shortest
crops, as many of the early sorts were
pretty well ripened before the burning
days came. Sweet Corn, both East and
West, is doing no better than it should.
The growth during .Tnne was not at all
satisfactory ; the old rule that Sweet
Com for seed should be "knee high" by
.July 4 was not lived up to this year.
If the weather is good from now on, and
frost comes late, a crop of seed can yet
be made : but the start has not been
(Continued on' page 106)
NEVA/
Winter-Flowering Sweet Pea List
Is being mailed. If you have not received one,
drop me a postal.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, Lompoc, Cal.
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Clearance
Cold Storage
LILIUM AURATDM
8x9, per case, 160 bulbs $10.50
LILIUM AURATUM
9x11. per case, 100 bulbs 10.50
LILIUM AUBATUM
11x13, per case, 75 bulbs 10.00
LILIUM RUBRUM
8x9, per case, 200 bulbs 13.50
LILIUM RUBRUM
9x11, per case. 160 bulbs 12.00
LILIUM ALBUM
8x9, per case, 200 bulbs 15.00
JAPAN BAMBOO CANES
6 feet, 250 $1.73, 500 $3.00, 1000 S5.50,
Bundle 2000, S9.60
DYED DARK GREEN
2S0 600 1000
2 ft J1.26 J2.00 $3.60
if; 1.7S 3.00 6.60
4fJ 2.00 3.76 7.00
H. li. BERGER & CO., 70 Warren SL, New York
Please mention the Exohange when -writing.
XXX SEEDS
CBTBTESE PBIMKOSES. Finest ffrown
Single and Double Mixed. 600 seeds,
Jl.OO; 1000 seeds, $1.50; 'A pkt, SOo.
Colors separate also. ^ „ „
rSXunSJMA. Kewensis, Sweet Yellow, 20c.
FBIUUIiA malaooldes, CHant Baby, 20c.
FKIMXT^A obconica, Wew Olant, 60c.
CAI^CEOI^ABIA, finest giants, pkt. 50c.
CmiiBASIA, large-flowering, dwarf,
mixed, 1000 seeds, BOc; % pkt. 25c.
CTCXiAIIEK QIQANTBinil, finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds, Jl.OO; Vz pkt 60c
nmuT DAIICV The best large flower-
UIHUI rHUOI. ing varieties, critical-
ly selected. 6000 seeds, $1.00; hi pkt.,
60c.; $2.60 per ounce. A pkt of Giant
Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
For $5.00 we will send 2% oz. of tbli
fine liome gfrown Giant Pansy seed
ajid a pkt. of Mad. Perret.
CASB. liberal extra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
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Please mention the Exchange when writing.
COMMERCIAL VIOLET CULTURE l^^
LT. De La Mare P^. t Pub. Co., 2 to 8 DuaoeSL, N.Y.
July 19, 1913
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MMHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Boddington's QuaKly Hardy Perennial Flower Seeds
NOW IS THE TIME TO SOW PERENNIAL SEEDS TO FLOWER NEXT YEAR
Tr. pkt.
Pearl," white, 2 ft S0.25
I, or Helmet Flower)
ACHILLEA (Yarrow)
Ptannica i. pi., "
ACONITUM (Monk's
Napellus, dark blue, alt 1"
Napellus fl. albo, white, 3 ft 25
pyrenalcum, yellow, 3 ft 25
Wilsoni, pale blue, 4 to 5 ft 25
AGROSTEMMA (Ro;
coronaria (Mullein
coronaria atropurpurea, pu .
coronaria bicolor, pink, white, 3 ft .
coronaria alba, white, 3 ft il^
Flos-Jovls (Flower of Jove), dark pink, 3 ft 10
Flos-Jovis alba, white, 3 ft 25
hybrida Walkeri, rose, 3 ft 25
, yello
,1ft.
ALYSSUM arftenteun
saxatile, yellow, 1 ft
saxatile compactum (Basket of Gold), yello
V, 1 ft.
ety) .
ANCHUSA Italica (Dropmore
ANEMONE (WindHower)
Honorine Jobert, pure white, 3 ft 25
St. Brigid, various, 1 ft 25
fulgens, scarlet, 1 ft 25
Apennina, blue, H ft 25
ANTHEMIS (Marguerite) Kelwayi, dark yellow, IH
ft.
.10
AOUILEGIA (Columbine)
Calif ornica hybrida, various, 2 ft 25
Canadensis (Canada Columbine), yellow, 2 ft 15
chrysantha, canary, 3 ft 15
chrysantha grandlflora alba, white, 3 ft 25
coerulea (Rocky Mt. Columbine), pale blue, 3 ft 25
glandulosa, deep blue, 2 ft 25
Helenae, blue and white, 2 ft 25
nlvea grandlflora, pure white, 2 ft 10
Sklnneri hybrida fl. pi., double crimson, 3 ft 15
Ersklne Park Hybrids, selected, mixed colors, 3 ft. . .25
Stuarrt, pale blue, 2 ft 35
ARABIS (Rock Cress) alpina, pure white, % !t 10
ASTER (Michaelmas Daisy)
alplnus speciosus, dark blue, 1 ft 25
alplnus superbus, blue, 1 ft 25
Bessarabicus, violet, 3 ft 25
nlTBUs, white, 3 ft 25
Novac-AngUae, various, 4 ft 25
NoYi-Belgii, blue, 4 ft 25
Novl-Belgli, J. Wood, dark blue. 4 ft 25
Nori-Belgii, Purity, white, 4 ft 25
pyramidaUs hybridus, blue, 4 ft 25
ShortU, lavender blue, 3 ft 25
aubcoeruleus, pale heliotrope, 4 ft 25
Townshendil, rosy lilac. 2 ft 25
BXpTISIA (False Indigo) Australls, blue, 2 ft 10
B&CCONIA Plume Poppy) Japonlca, white, 4 ft 10
BOLTONIA (Chamomile) asteroldes, flesh. 7 ft 25
iatlsquama, pink and lavender. 6 ft 25
CAMPANULA (Bellflower)
Carpatica compacta, bine. H ft 15
Carpatica alba, white. J^ ft 15
calycanthema Rose. rose. 2 ft 25
calycanthema alba, white, 2 ft 25
calycanthema Blue, blue, 2 ft 25
calycanthema. Mixed, various, 2 ft 25
glomerata (Clustered Bellflower), deep blue, IH ft. . .15
Media (Canterbury Bells), Double White, white.
3 ft.
.25
Media, Double I-avender, lavender, 3 ft 25
Media, Double Blue, blue. 3 ft 25
Media. Double Rose, rose, 3 ft 25
Media, Double Mixed, all colors, 3 ft 15
Media, Single Rose, rose, 3 ft 15
Media, Single Blue, blue, 3 ft 10
Media, Single White, white, 3 ft 10
Media, Single Striped, striped, 3 ft 10
Media, Single Mixed, all colors, 3 ft 10
Media, imperialis. various. 3 ft 25
Media, Rosy Carmine, rose, 3 ft 25
persidfolia grandlflora, blue, 3 ft 25
persldfoila grandlflora alba, white, 3 ft 25
persicifolia grandlflora. Mixed, all colors, 3 ft 25
persidfolia grandlflora Moerheimil. Finest Double
White, white, 3 ft 50
pyramidalis (Chimney Flower), blue. 3>^ ft 10
pyramidaUs alba, white, 3H ft 10
pyramidalis compacta, blue, 5 ft 25
pyramidaUs compacta alba, white, 5 ft 25
CASSIA (Wild Senna) Marylandlca, deep yellow,
3H ft 10
CHRYSANTHEMUM (Moonpenny Daisy)
maximum, Shasta, white, IH ft 25
maximum. Princess Henry, white. 1 H ft 25
maximum, Triumph, pure white, 2 ft 25
maximum. King Edward VII. glistening white, 2 ft. ,26
CLEMATIS (Virgin's Bower)
Davldiana, lilac, 5 ft 25
panlculata, white, 10 to 30 ft 10
1.00
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.75
1.50
2.50
2.50
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
1.00
2.50
2.60
2.50
1.75
2.00
1.50
2.00
1.50
1.60
1.60
1.50
1.50
2.00
2.00
.2 ft.
1 (true), rich yellow, 2 ft.
Tr. pkt.
..$0.10 !
.25
DELPHINIUM (Larkspur)
elatum hybridum (Bee Larkspur), blue, 5 ft 15
elatum coelestlnum, light blue. 5 ft 16
formosum. dark blue. 2 ft 15
formosum coelestinum, sky blue, 2 ft 25
Chinense, light blue, 3 ft 10
Chinense album, white, 3 ft 10
Zaiil, sulphur yellow, 3 ft 25
Ersklne Park Hybrids, Mixed, various, 6 ft 15
DIGITALIS (Foxglove)
gioxiniaeflora alba, white, 3 ft 10
gloxiniaeflora Ulacina, lilac, 3 ft 10
gioxiniaeflora purpurea, purple, 3 ft 10
gloxiniaeflora rosea, rose. 3 ft 10
gioxiniaeflora lutea. yellow. 3 ft 10
gloxiniaeflora. Mixed, various, 3 ft 10
lantana, purple, 2 ft 10
maculata Iveryana, spotted, 3 ft 10
purpurea alba, white, 3 ft 10
purpurea rubra, red, 3 ft 10
purpurea rosea, rose, 3 ft 10
purpurea. Mixed, various, 3 ft 10
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower)
grandlflora vera, yellow, li4 h 10
grandiflora maxilla, golden, 1^ ft 10
kermesina splendens, crimson, 1^ ft 25
suiphurea oculata. yellow, IH ft 25
Finest Mixed, all colors, 1"^ ft 10
Kelway's New Hybrids, Mixed, all colors. 1"^ ft. . . .25
GYPSOPHILA (Baby's Breath)
acutifoUa, white. 2 ft
repens, white. 1 ft
panlculata. white. 3 ft
.10
INCARVILLEA Deiavayi, pink, 2 ft 25
HESPERIS (Sweet Rocket)
matronalis Purple, purple, 3 to 4 ft 10
matronalis White, white, 3 to 4 ft 10
matronalis Lilac, lilac, 3 to 4 ft 10
matronalis nana candldissima. white, 2 ft 25
HOLLYHOCK (Mallow)
Chater's Apple Blossom, true double varieties, 6 ft. .25
Chater's Blood Red, true double varieties, 6 ft 25
Chater's Bright Pink, true double varieties, 6 ft. . . .26
Chater's Canary Yellow, true double varieties, 6 ft. .25
Chater's Crimson, true double varieties, 6 ft 25
Chater's Golden Yellow, true double varieties. 6 ft. .25
Chater's Lilac, true double varieties, 6 ft. . . 25
Chater's Peacil Blossom, true double varieties, 6 ft. .25
Chater's Rose, true double varieties, 6 ft 26
Chater's Salmon, true double varieties, 6 ft 26
Chater's Scarlet, true double varieties, 6 ft 26
Chater's Snow White, true double varieties, 6 ft. . . .25
Chater's Mixed, true double varieties, 6 ft 26
Alleghany Mixed, Fringed, 6 ft 15
Single Finest Mixed, 6 ft 15
LAVANDULA (Lavender)
nder, IH ft W
LATHYRUS (Everlasting Sweet Pea) red, 10 ft 10
latlfoUus, Pink Beauty, pink, 10 ft 10
latltolius roseus, rose, 10 ft 10
lattfoUus albus, white, 10 ft 10
Mixed, various, 10 ft 10
LOBELIA (;Cardina! Flower)
fulgens, best Hybrids, fiery red, 2 ft 50
fulgens. Queen Victoria, scarlet, 2 ft 50
cardinaiis, Boddington's Improved, brilliant scar-
let, 2 ft 25
LUPINUS (Lupine) arboreus, yellow, 4 ft 10 '
arboreus (Snow Queen), white, 4 ft 25
Nootkatensls. blue. 5 ft 26
polyphyllus roseus, rose pink, 4 ft 25
polyphyllus. Mixed, 4 ft 10
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.60
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.50
fulge
Haageana, or sc
vlscaria splende
Bee Balm) dldyma,
Tr. pkt. Oz.
MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not) alpestrls, blue, H ft.. $0.10 t0.60
alpestris alba. 10 .60
alpestris. Eliza Fonrobert. sky blue. i4 It 10 .50
alpestrls rosea 10
alpestris. Victoria Dwarf (True) sky blue, i4 (t 20
dissitiflora, blue. i4 !t 25
palustris, blue, M ft 26
palustrls grandlflora, deep blue, H ft 25
palustris semperflorens, deep blue, 1 ft 25
Royal Blue, blue, 1 ft 25
OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose)
Fraseri, yellow, 1}^ ft 25
fruticosa major, golden yellow, 2 ft 10
fruticosa Youngii, yellow, IJ^ ft 26
Lamarcidana, golden yellow, 2 ft 10
Missouriensis (macrocarpa), golden yellow, 1 ft 25
rosea Mexicana, pink, IH ft 20
taraxadfoUa alba, white, IH ft 20
PAP AVER (Poppy) alpinum, mixed, various, 1 ft 26
bracteatum hybridum, red, 2H ft 20
bracteatum Livermere, crimson, 2^ ft 26
involucratum maximum, red, 2^ ft. 10
nudicaule (Iceland Poppies) Mixed, mixed colors.
1ft.
.10
orientale. Blush Queen, pink, 3 ft 25
orientale. Brightness, scarlet, 3 ft 25
orientale. Brilliant, crimson, 3 ft 15
orientale, Colosseutn. Brilliant, deep scarlet; im-
mense flowers, 7 to 7H in. across, scarlet, 3 ft 25
orientale, Goliath, crimson, 3 ft 25
orientale. Grand Mogul, Crimson, 3 ft 26
orientale. Mammoth. Bright scarlet flowers, borne
on stems 4 ft. in height; scarlet; 4 ft 25
orientale Parkmanii, scarlet, 3 ft 25
orientale. Prince of Orange, orange, 3 ft 26
orientale. Royal Scarlet, scarlet, 3 ft 25
orientale, Salmon Queen, salmon, 3 ft 25
orientale, Trilby, salmon, 3 ft 26
orientale hybridum, various, 3 ft 25
PENTSTEMON (Beard-Tongue)
barbatus Torreyi, scarlet, 3 ft 10
Digitalis, purple white, 3 ft 10
HartwegU grandiflorus, various, 3 ft 25
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant)
Franchetti, or scarlet, 2 ft 10
PLATYCODON (Chinese Bell-Flower)
Mariesii, blue. 1 ft 10
Mariesli album, white, 1 ft 10
POLYANTHUS-PRIMROSE (Bunch-flowered)
Large flowered. Mixed, various, 1 ft .25
PRIMROSE, Large-flowered, various, 1 ft 25
EngUsh (Primula vulgaris), yellow, 1 ft .25
PRIMULA cortusoldes amoena (Sieboldi),
10 i
.50
P YRETHRUM hybridum. single, mixed. 2 ft 26
hybridum fl. pi., mixed, 2 ft 50
uliginosum, white. 3 ft 26
RUDBECKIA (Cone-Flower)
purpurea Echinacea, purple, 5 ft 25
laciniata, yellow, 3 ft 10
SCABIOSA Caucasica (Hardy Blue Scabious), laven-
der, 2 ft 26
STOKESIA cyanea (Hardy Blue Aster), blue. 2 ft 25
STATICE (Sea Lavender)
latlfoUa, blue, 2 ft 20
Sinensis, white and yellow, 2 ft 20
SWEET WILLIAM
Boddington's auricula-eyed, IH ft 10
Dark Crimson, 1)4 ft 10
Pure White, 1)4 ft 10
Scarlet, i;^ ft 10
Maroon, 1>^ ft 10
Red, 1 K f t 10
Violet, 1 H ft 10
Finest Mixed Single, IM ft 10
Boddington's Giant Double, Fmest Mixed, various,
IHft 25
Double Rose, rose, IH ft 25
Newport Pink, pink, IH ft 26
TRITOMA (Red-Hot-Poker; Flame Flower). New
sorts. Mixed. Mixed, 4 ft 26
VIOLA (Tufted Pansies)
cornuta alba, white, 34 ft 25
cornuta Papiiio, lilac. ^^ ft 20
cornuta Perfection, blue, >$ ft 25
cornuta Purple Queen, purple, J.^ ft 25
cornuta White Perfection, white, )4 ft 25
cornuta lutea, yellow, H ft 20
cornuta lutea splendens, orange, ^ ft 20
cornuta Mixed, various, H h 25
odorata (Sweet Violets), blue, M ft -5
WAHLENBERGIA (Japanese Bell-Flower)
grandlflora, blue, IH ft JO
grandiflora alba, white, 1J4 ft. ...... '"
grandlflora alba plena, double whit
g., ..„ r IH ft...
grandiflora coerulea plena, double blue. 1}4 ft. . . .
WALLFLOWER, Single Mixed, ■--- ""*
Double Mbed, various. 1J4 ft.
, IM ft.
2.00
2.60
2.00
2.00
1.00
2.60
1.00
1.50
1.00
2.50
1.50
2.00
2.50
1.50
2.50
1.50
1.60
1.26
1.76
1.76
1.50
1.50
1.00
1.50
1.00
1.50
FOR LARGER LIST OF HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS, SEE RETAIL CATALOGUE, MAILED UPON APPLICATION
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON
SEEDSMAN
342 West 14th Street, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exohao^e when writing.
106
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GO IT ALONE
We have told you our story of
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON.
and now you will please note the
verification of it by photograph
and patrons. The photo shows a section of a bed taken last Memorial. It had been in crop for six weeks,
yielding a good daily cut, and, by the way, is still doing good business — a continuous performance. Sow
' Lily and August for same results. The following letters prove our story and show that
Silver Pink does the same for other folks:
, N. Y.. July 8. 1913.
Pink Snapdragon seed. The only kind to grow; have tried them all, but Silver Pink will go it alone
this year. Yours truly, ARTHUR COCKCROFT.
Lewis Manor Farms, Perrysburg, Ohio, July 6th.
Dear Sir. — Had great luck with your Silver Pink Snapdragon and want three (3) packets more, for
which am enclosing check. Yours truly. WM. G. LEWIS.
See my advertisement for the last three weeks for other proof. Silver Pink from seed produces
TWO blossoms where formerly one grew, which means double the money on the same space.
Notwithstanding this fact, I made the price low and will keep it there. Seed, Sl-OO per pkt. of over
500; 3 pkts. S2.50, delivered. Plants for Fall flowering now ready at S4.00 per 100, S35.00 per 1000.
These are strong, well-branched stock, ready for the bench. Cultural directions with order.
G. S. RAMSBURG,
Somersworth, N. H.
I's Giant Pansy Seed
Ne^v Crop
Michell's Giant
Exhibition Mixed
A truly Giant Strain which
we have secured from the
leading Pansy Specialists in
Germany, Enghind and
France. Plants are of strong,
sturdy habit ; flowers of im-
mense size, heavy texture
and of varied colors and
shades. Trade pkt. 50c. ;
75c. per J-g oz.; per oz. $5.00.
Also all other standard
strains in mixtures and sepa-
rate colors.
PRIMULA Obconica
Gigantea Seed
Tr. pkt.
Lilacina. Palclilac S0.50
Kermesina. Deep crimson.. .50
Rosea. Pink 50
Alba. White 50
Hybrida Mixed 50
PRIMULA CHINENSIS SEED
Chlswick Red .
Duchess. White, c
Holborn Blue
Kermesina Splendens. Crii
Rosy Mom. Pink
Michell's Prize Mixture. . .
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
"HELEN MICHELL"
THE BEST SCARLET BEDDING
GERANIUM. Always in bloom, gigantic
flower trusses. Ready January, 1914.
Prices : 2K-inch pots, S2.50 per dozen,
$15.00 per 100, S125.00 per 1000.
Book your order now.
.Also all other Seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist.
Send for Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA, PA.
AUGUST HAERENS. SOMERGEM, Ghent
Special and extensive grower of AZALEAS and RHODODENDRONS for Fall delivery.
PALMS, BAY TREES, ARAUCARL&S, eto. for Spring or Fall.
For Trade List, etc., address his American Agents:
August Rolker © Sons or^i^r^ZlLet New York
Cycas Revoluta Stems
Strong and healthy bulbs, size H fP
6 lbs. 25 lbs.. $2.25; 100 lbs., »8.0"i
300 lbs.. 122.25.
Tuberose Bulbs
Double Pearl. 6-inches up, $1.25 per
100; $12.00 per 1000; 4 to 6-inch, 85c. per
100; $7.00 per 1000.
NEWjCROp Primula
Chlnensls, Moore's Giant Exhibition
Prize strain, mixed, H tr. pkt. 60c.; tr.
pkt. $1.00
Obconica Gigantea
Moore's Prize strain, mixed. 34 tr. pkt.
60c.; tr. pkt. $1.00.
Cineraria
Giant Flowering, ^ Dwarf, mixed; Giant
Flowering, Tall, mixed, J4 f- ptt. 60c.;
tr. pkt. «1.00.
The Moore Seed Co., lU:^ji!l%
Lily of the Valley Pips
WE have on hand a few cases of Lily of the
Valley Pips. (aoOO to case) Berlin and
Hamburg, which we offer at
$32.00 per case (of 3000)
53 Barclay St.. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
I>1^ AMERICAN CARNATION ^a'-SS
A.T. De la Mare Ptg. S Pub. Co., 2 to 8 Duane St, N.Y.
GIANT
PANSY m
HOME GROWN
As fine as the very best obtainable: $5.00
per oz., $1.50 per H oz., 50c. per trade
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. $9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2}4-inch, strong, $5.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.75 each.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $8.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., PhUadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when \PTiting,
{Continued from "page 104)
right and it is continuing steadily very
dry. The so-called "small seeds" (not
Peas, Beans, or Corn) have shown little
change this past weelj, from a seed yield
standpoint. There is much anxiety as to
the outcome of the Onion seed crop, as
it is now conceded that both the Califor-
nia and Ohio seed yields will be short
ones, to say nothing regarding the acre-
ages in Massachusetts; but the writer
feels less exercised about this seed, impor-
tant as it is, than he does aiiout many
others. It is easy to be mistaken, but care-
ful investigation would seem to indicate
that there will be enough Onion seed to go
around when the time comes. The latest
report from California is that Carrot and
Onion are their best, and Lettuce and
Radish their poorest crops, as regards es-
timated final seed yields in vegetable
seeds. From Europe the reports of seed
crop conditions continue to come quite
favorable and, no doubt, many of the
short items here can be made good by
our friends across the water. As men-
tioned above the past week has, on the
whole, made little change in the general
seed crop situation when our entire coun-
try is considered. From now until bar- '
vest time the weather will be the great
controlling factor, but under the most
favorable conditions the maximum yield
of any seed crop is not expected to be
more than an average one — so, once more
the hope for a general "bumper seed
yield" h.is been killed.
Sntcli Bulbs
It most certainly seems destined to
be a year of shortages and advancing
prices. The very latest advices from
Holland are that the majority of bulbs,
owing to the unfavorable season, will be
small in size and in many cases at prices
considerably advanced over last season.
Hyacinths will be small and especially
does this apply to the "'Blue" varieties.
It was generally supposed that tlie very
large plantings of Tulips of last Fail
could 4p..nfl,.lBSS; than result in plenty of
stock, but such is not turning out to be
the case ; it is very unfortunate, as so
much depends upon good Tulips in the
successful handling of this Dutch bulb
trade. Narcissus bulbs of all varieties
will not give as many of the larger sizes
as usual ; in fact, this is where the real
trouble will be with all bulbs for Autumn
plantings — there will be comparatively
few of those large sized bulbs to offer
which of late years have become so enor-
mously in demand. Dutch bulbs will
begin to arrive from Holland quite early
this season, and it is hoped that the final
outcome of the qualities sent us will
prove better than the reports so far re-
ceived have led us to expect. Good
quality means far more to us than low
prices in Dutch bulbs. V.
New York Seed Trade
As far as sundry supplies for the
lawn, garden and greenhouse are con-
cerned, sales in the difiierent seed stores
are fully up to, and perhaps above, the
average for July. The chief features in
other sales this week are the new crop
of Harrisii Lilies, which have just ar-
rived, especially in the filling of orders
for these which had already been booked ;
the continued movement of cold storage
Lilies, especially giganteum ; the increas-
ing demand for Celery and late Cabbage
plants, and for perennial plants and
Pansy seeds. Inventories are going on,
and also store renovations, improve-
ments, and preparations for moving.
Burnett Bros., 72 Cortlandt St., re-
port that counter sales in sundries are
good for the season ; they are also busy
making preparations for moving on
Sept. 1. The large store which they are
to occupy at 98 Chambers st. is already
undergoing such changes and improve-
ments as are necessary to make it fit for
the occupancy of this firm and for the
convenient transaction of their increas-
ing business.
James McHutchison, of McHutchison
& Co., 17 Murray St., returned on
Thursday of last week from a seven
weeks' Western trip via Yellowstone
Park. Mr. McHutchison reports that
the florist business in the West, as far
as he had the opportunity of observing,
was in a flourishing condition, and ap-
pears generally to be in excellent shape.
He states that the nursery business, par-
ticularly in the States of Oregon, Wash-
ington, Colorado, Idaho and Utab, is
in a bad condition, and that in the nur-
series, trees, especially Apple, are being
burned by the thousands, because the
nurserymen find no sale for them, since
planting of Apple orchards has ceased on
account of the low price which the or-
chardists receive for their fruit, which
does not cover the cost of gathering and
transportation. Collections appear to
be bad everywhere. Jlr. McHutchison
says that the nurserymen have found out
that whatever tariff legislation affecting
nursery interest is necessary must be
looked after by the American Associa-
tion of Nurserymen rather than the
State nursery associations. NeTV mem-
bers to the number of 121 have recently
been added to the American Association
of Nurserymen.
Vaughan's Seed Store, 25 Barclay st.,
has received its first shipment of Freesia
from California.
Wm. A. Sperling, of the Stumpp &
Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., attended the
show of the American Sweet Pea So-
ciety at Boston on Saturday, July 12,
and Sunday the IStb. He was much
pleased with the excellent quality of the
flowers exhibited. Mr. Sperling also vis-
ited the Sweet Pea fields of Wm. Sim of
Cliftondale, Mass.. where he saw Zvolan-
ek's early Winter-flowering Spencer
Sweet Peas in bloom outdoors only six
weeks after the sowing of the seeds, in
excellent condition.
Robt. MacNiff, of the MacNifiE Horti-
cultural Co., 56 Vesey St., made a fly-
ing trip to this city from the mountains,,
where he is spending his vacation, to
take a look at the improvements which
are being made at the Vesey st. store for
the better accommodation of the seed
business of this company next season,
and to attend to other business matters,
nfter which he will return to the moun-
tains.
At Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St.,
the auctioneer has returned -from his
fishing trip a little disappointed with
the results^ of his catch, or the lack of.
one. Fishing for swordfish is afterv all
an uncertain game, even to a larger de-
July 19, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
107
gree than other kinds of fishing. The
new crop a£ Harrisii Lilies have ar-
rived and are being offered by (his firm,
as also the new crop of Pansy and
Primula seeds.
The well arranged aquatic window at
the store of Peter Henderson & Co., 37
Cortlandt St., lool£S very cool and invit-
ing, and attracts the attention of many
who are passing the store. The five
separate ponds into which the window
floor space is divided are supplied with
the water which keeps in motion the
great old-fashioned wooden overshot wa-
ter wheel of the wooden mill of old otyk
architecture at the head of one of the
ponds ; the several ponds themselves are
filled with different varieties of Nym-
phaeas and other aquatic plants. The
background of these ponds is formed with
wild shrubs and herbaceous plants such
as reminds one who is country-bred of
the dear old pastures, swamps and
woodlands of, his boyhood days. In tbe
companion window at this store there is
a display of annual Aster blooms in
several colors of excellent quality. A. M.
Kirby, of this store, attended the show
of the American Sweet Pea Society at
Boston on July 12 and 13. At the meet-
ing of the Society Mr. Kirby was elected
-vice-president for the ensuing year.
Mr. Kirby says that in his opinion this
year's show was the best, as regards
quality, which the Sweet Pea Society
has ever given, but that the date was a
little late. The show will be in New
York City ne.^t year and it will_ occur
during the last week in June, which, in
Mr. Kirby's opinion, will be a better
time for New York and Philadelphia
growers, and also for Boston growers.
Work on the Autumn catalog at Peter
Henderson & Co. is now going on.
A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St.,
and family were scheduled to start for
their Summer vacation in New Hamp-
shire on Wednesday of last week, where
the family was expected to remain for
the Summer, Mr. Boddington returning
to the city after a brief stay, but as his
little daughter Ruth became ill and has
been obliged to undergo an operation for
a-ppendicitis, vacation plans have had to
be changed. The operation was success-
ful and the child is reported to be doing
well. H. A. Bunyard, secretary of the
American Sweet Pea Society, has re-
turned from the show held at Boston on
July 12 and 13. He is much pleased with
the results of the show : in his opinion
the quality of the stock exhibited was
excellent and although the quantity of
the stock staged by some exhibitors was
not as great as last year, there were
more exhibitors and so the total number
of flowers staged was as laree or larger
than last season. A. G. Campkin, of
the Boddington force, also was among
those attending the Sweet Pea show at
Boston. George Newsham of New, Or-
leans, La., was recently a caller at Bod-
dington's. Jlr, Newsham arrived from
Europe last week on the S. S. Ol.vmpic
after a trip through London, Ghent,
Paris and several parts of Holland.
At W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d
St., the July trade in sundries is reported
to be excellent, in fact much larger than
in any preceding year.
Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., re-
port an active sale of sundries and Cel-
ery and Cabbage plants, and that the
bulb orders are coming in well. The
new electric light system with lamps of
250 watt power is being established
throughout all parts of the store, and
will add greatly to the convenience of
this already well equipped seed establish-
ment.
The Kenilwortti
Giant Pansy
seeds are all grown by myself and are offered in the following mixtures and
separate colors.
KENILWORTH STRAIN— The Howers are of perfect form and substance;
many of the immense flowers are from 3}4 to 4 inches; it is a striking collec-
tion of beautiful colors and markings, rich with shades of red, brown, bronze,
mahogany and many others too numerous to mention; light, median
KENILWORTH SHOW— An extra fine strs
flowers are of circular form and great substance
and markings.
KENILWORTH CUT FLOWER MIXTURE— Is a distinct class by itself,
surpassing all other strains as a cut flower or for exhibition purposes, for inside
or outside growing; the large flowers are carried erect above the foliage on heavy
stems, 7 or 8 inches long, in the most graceful manner, and stand the hot, dry
weather well.
MASTERPIECE — ^A remarkable type; the curled, wavy petals giving the
flower a double appearance, its large flowers of great substance, on long, strong
ORCHID FLOWERED, Mixed— A dwarf free bloomer with a range of
delicate colors that do not exist in any other Pansies; a remarkable combination
of light rose, shell pink, blush mauve, fawn, light brown, orange and chamois.
NEW SEED NOW READY
lOOOseeds, 25c.; 5000 seeds, $1.00; 34 oz. $125; oz., $5.00.
RAINBOW is a mixture of the most beautiful, gorgeous colors,
blotched, veined, margined, etc. With every $1.00 worth of Pansy
seed I will send 1000 seeds of Rainbow free, and with ot*
in like propwrtion.
PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS
1000 seeds
Giant Adonis, light blue with yellowish white face, large dark
blotch ., , S0.2.i
Giant Emperor William, ultra-marine blue with purple violet eye. . .25
Giant King of the Blacks, coal black 25
Giant Lord Beaconsfield, purple violet, upper petals shading to
.25
Giant Yellow, pure golden yellow
Giant Yellow, with dark blotch 25
Giant White, large, satiny white 25
Giant White, with large violet center 25
Giant Red, a fine mixture of red shades 25
PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS— Continued
Giant Royal Purple, fine large flower 1000 seeds, 25c
Giant Bronze and Copper Mixture 1000 seeds. 25c.
Giant Light Blue, sky blue 1000 seeds, 2Sc.
Giant Dark Blue, deep blue shades 1000 seeds. 25c.
Giant Zebra, mined shades, striped 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant McKinley, yellow, each petal blotched with t
deep reddish brown 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Psyche, ruffled violet white margin
1000 seeds, 25.
Giant Mad. Perret, red and wine shades
1000 seeds, 25c.
The preceding 17 sorts mixed in equal pro-
portions 1000 seeds, '"
Any 5 pkts., Sl.OO, any 11 pkts..
S2.00.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Thos. J. Merry, of this com-
pany, is spending a two weeks' vacation
at Atlantic City.
Walter P. Stokes is sending in some
Tery fine Giganteiim Lilies and Lily of
the Valley from his Floracroft place.
J. A; Smith, of the Henry F. Miehell
Co., is spending his vacation at Cape
May. Maurice Fuld is off on a long
trip down East, and Michael McCaffrey
is on a vacation trip to Columbus. O.,
returning by way of Wheelins. W. Va.
At the store of Henry A. Dreer, Inc.,
the window displ.iy is in keeping with
the present torrid conditions, it being
given over to a fine display of Nympheeas
placed in tanks.
Look-What We Have to Offer
PRICES TO SUIT
Philadelphia'Seed Trade
The usual Summer quietude has de-
scended upon the trade here, and there
is scarcely anything worthy of particu-
lar mention, with the possible exception
that there is quite an active demand for
crimson Clover, which, however, is prob-
ably due to the low price, as it is selling
here at present for .$4..'iO jwr bushel.
The Moore Seed Co. is keeping all
hands busy taking stock. Clarence
Moore reports having booked some very
interesting orders for Fall bulbs.
William .T. Sherry, of the .Tohrson
Seed Co. is to be felicitated upon the
achievement of his daughter, Emily S.,
who has jnst been awarded the biggest
plum in tbe list of school prizes be-
stowed in this city, namely the Simon
Muhr scholarship, consistincr of a four
year course at the University of Penn-
sylvania. Miss Sherry will take up
Chicago Seed Trade
The seed trade here has lapsed into
its usual Summer quietness. There is
only about enough business to keep a
reduced number of salespeople at work.
Some Cauliflowers and Celery plants are
still sold, and in seeds there are some
sales of Beans, Lettuce and Radishes, as
the season for late planting in this sec-
tion has arrived. A good rain on July 8
put the ground in good condition for
planting, so that the truckers and mar-
ket gardeners have been making pur-
chases in such lines of seed as it is cus-
tomary for them to plant in .Tuly.
At Vaughan's seed store the shipping
of Preesias has begun. Stock has arrived
in good condition from California ; the
variety is Purity. Lilium Harrisii have
arrived, and nearly all the advance or-
ders for this stock have gone forward to
customers. These are possibly the first
Harrisii Lilies that have been received
on this market this season. Lilinm For-
n^osum. Pap^^n^'hite Narcissi and White
Roman Hyacinths are now afloat: a
cablegram to this effect was received
some days ago, so that an early delivery
is looked for. The extra demand for Pa-
perwhite Narcissus, on account of the
scarcity of white Roman Hyacinths that
was mentioned in these notes last week,
is confirmed.
At Leonard's Seed Store, S. P. Leon-
ard states that there is no change in the
condition of the Onion set crop since last
report. It will be a very short crop, and
prices for future delivery are advancing
with all the growers and dealers. Other
seed crops are reported to be looking
well. The warm weather of the past two
weeks has been beneficial to the Corn
crop.
BEGONIA, Zulu King. A short, compact, dark
red, everblooming, a new variety; 2)^-in. pots,
to grow on for Winter blooming; nice, bushy
little plants, in bloom, S3.00 per 100; 3-in., S5.00
per 100; 4-in., S7.00 per 100; our improved pink
variety, the Erfo;'di, cannot be beaten; 2H-
in.. S3.00 per 100: 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
Gloire de Lorraine is scarce for Christmas
blooming ; provide yourself with Zulu King.
We still hold the ground in Araucaiia Excelsa;
have a larger stock than ever.
4®" Buy them now because you gain by doing
They grow into money for you while you
•s, 5- and 5H-iD
bloom to cut.
2M-in., $2.00 per 100.
:, 4-in., 5c.
2K-in.. $4.00
, porches
sleep.
April. 1912, Importation, for the la
and veranda, 6-in. and 7-in. pots, 5, 6, 7 tiers,
25-in., 30-in., 35-in.. 40-in. high. $1.00. $1.25, $1.50
and $2.00. Cash, by the dozen or more.
In April and May we received from Ghent, Belgium,
a new consignment of Araucaria Excelsa, 5, 5}4
and 6-in. pots, 3, 4, 5 and 6 tiers, 12, 14, 16
and 18 inches high, 40c., 50c.. 60c. and 75c.;
Compacta Robusta or Escelsa Glauca, $1.25
to $1.50.
SCARLET SAGE, BonBre and Zurich. 4-in.,
85.00 per 100.
ZINNIA elegans. Assorted. 2H-in.. 3c.
SWEET ALVSSUM, Little Ge
cut. $2.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in bi
cuttings. 4-in., $7 00 per 100.
PETUNIA Inimitable. Dwarf, 2H-
per 100.
■ 100.
bloom 1
LATANIA. 12-in. high, 7 le
pots, 35c., 40c., 50c.
SNAPDRAGON, Defiance,
2M-in, $3.00 per 100.
DUSTY MILLER, Centaurea gymnocarpa,
2M-in., $2.50 per 100.
COLEUS. Fancy-leaved.
AGERATUM. Best blu<
DISH FERNS. Good
per 100.
CANNAS, King Humbert. Large, 4-in.,»8c
other assorted good varieties, named, 4-in., $6.00
per 100.
SOLANUM, or Jerusalem Cherries. 2H-in.
$5.00 per 100; 4-in. $7.00 per 100.
KENTIA Forsterlana. 4-in.. 25c.; SM.
5H. 6 to 7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 to 60 inches
high, 50c., 60c.. 75c., $1.00. $1.25. $1.50, $2.00
to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large, 4-in., 25c.,
30c. to 35c.; made up of 3 plants, 6-in. pots,
75c. to $1.00.
COBAEA scandens. Nicely staked, 2 to 3 feet
high, 4-in.. Sc.
COCOS Weddeliana. 3-in., 15c.
ARECA lutescens. 3-in,. 15c.
$2.00
CREGO ASTERS
The only profitable early Asters to g
. _ _ a large stock raised in
2i4-'m- pots, large plants now — pink, white.
shell pink, lavender and salmon. $3.00 per
100, S25.00 per 1000.
We have a large stock of LIVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA. the most beautiful little fan Palm;
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up.
If you want quick shade, don't forget our imported MOONVINE, the genuine Ipomoea Noctlflora,
2J^-in., 3c.; 4-in., staked up, Sc.
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only. Gash with order, please. Please state if you
want stock shipped In or out of pots. AH plants, 25 at 100 rate.
GODfffiY ASCHMANN ^^IZ%\. PHILADEIPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing. ,
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufactuiers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
Sr. PAUL, MINN.
intion the Exchange when writing.
Burpee's Seeds
PHILSDELPHI3
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
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Superb Oualltg
Seeds tor Fterlsis
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S
"SUPERB MIXTURE" OF
GIANT PANSY SEED
contains the ULXnVI&TE in Giant
PansieB.
You cannot buy a better mixture of
Pansy Seed at any price.
Trade Packet, 50c.; M-oz.. $1.25 ; oz., $4.00
We carry in stock all named and sepa-
rate colors of Giant Pansies, also the best
strains of Odier, Gassier, Bugnots,
Trimardeau, etc.
See our Trade List for prices.
CINERARIA GRANDIFLORA ^^^Rs
(A magnificent strain). Trade packet, $1.00.
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy)
Longfellow (EedJ, Snowball (White), tr. pkt., 35c. MixediColors, tr. pkt., 25c.
ALL OTHER SEASONABLE SEED
ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
Js your service in flower seed satisfactory ?
This Trade Mark is the symbol of
60 years of satisfactory service
TheStorrs&HarrisonCo.
Painesville, Ohio
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PRIMROSES and CYCLAMEN
, ^___ either strain),
GrandlSora or GIgantea,
miied or separate colors, 2X-inch, $3.00 per
100; 2-inch, S2.00 per 100. PRIMULA,
Chinese, 2)4-inch,S3.50 per 100. PRIMULA
malacoldes (the Giant Baby Primrose),
2M-inch, $3.00 per 100.
CINERARIAS— Dreer's Dwarf Prize, 2-inch,
$2.00 per 100; 2M->nch, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2H-'nch. $3.00 per
100: 3J^-inch (extra strong), $8.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, Strong, 2H-inch,
$5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri,
2H-inch, $3.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
Please mention the Eachange when writmg.
Vick's Giant Superb Qefery Plants
PANSY SEED
Ys oz., 75c. ; Ji oz., $1.35 ; oz., $5.00
All Leading Named Varieties
of Pansies
WINTER QUEEN at $3.00 per 1000.
We have 100,000 very fine plants.
BOWLANDVILLE,
PHILADELPHIA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
W. & H. f.
Thomas J. Grey Co.
All varieties of Flower Seeds for
Midsummer sowing. Choice strains
Wrt(e jor Special Prices.
Peter M. Millei
J. P. A. Cuerineat
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street, - Boston, Mass.
Rex Begonias, - $3.00 per 100
Asparagus Sprengeri, 2.50 " "
JAMES VICK'S SONS
Rochester, N. Y.
'Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSY SEED
NoUl Pmn Very superior strain,
nCn UIU|I none better. Ji-oz.,
$1.25; J^-oz,, $2.00; oz., $3.50.
J. D. BR£NN£IVIAN. Florist
Box 24. HARRISBURG, PA.
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Please mention the Excha
A. Henderson of A. Henderson & Co.
reports business very quiet. A. Miller
of this firm has been entertaining his
brother from Texas. The latter reports
bumper crops of Cotton and Corn in
Texas this year. D. D. P. Roy of this
house has been in Canada for the past
two weeks, and is expected to return the
coming week.
Chas. Hollenbach is in receipt of a let-
ter from his father, sight seeing along the
Rhine, who states that he has thrown
his cares to the winds and is enjoying
himself once more on his native soil.
Ohas. Hollenbach states that he has just
returned from an inspection tour through
the sections where their Onion set crops
are grown, and reports a very short crop,
not only of his own, but of others that
ROSES FOR FORCING
Good Strong Plants
From 3-in. and 3J^-in. pots
SUNBURST, $15.00 per 100, Own Root. MME. CHATENAY, $8.00 per 100, Own Root
PRINCE DE BULGARIE, $12.00 per 100, Grafted. RICHIWOND, 3-inch, $12.00 per 100. Grafted.
Robert Simpson^ Clifton, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
CABBAGE PLANTS
DANISH BALL-HEAD, DANISH 'ROUND-
HEAD and LARGE SAVOY.
Strong Beld-grown, $1.00 per 1000. $7.50 for
10,000. Cash, please. Prompt shipment.
KILBOURN & WILLIAMS, Clinton, N. Y.
the Exchange when writing.
he saw in traveling. The rain of last
Tuesday saved them from practically a
total failure. The maggots, as well as
the dry weather conditions, are respons-
ible for the shortage. Some growers who
have used commercial fertilizers have
been entirely free from the attacks of the
maggots. The use of farmyard manure
for this crop, he states, will soon be
abandoned entirely by the farmers, as it
is considered to be productive of the
pest that frequently infests this crop.
The store of the W. W. Barnard Seed
Co. presents a handsome appearance, con-
taining a full line of all horticultural
requisites very tastefully displayed. The
large front window has been converted
for the time being into a miniature poul-
try yard, where several handsome speci-
mens of leading fowls are on exhibition,
attracting crowds of spectators.
At Winterson's Seed Store it is stated
that the new crop of German Pansy seed
has arrived and is in good demand. Or-
ders for Fall bulbs are being booked
daily. Mr. Degnan, manager of the seed
and bulb department, is at work on the
Fall catalogs. Wholesale and retail
catalogs will be provided, and \\i\\ be
ready for mailing about the middle of
August.
Henry W. Bruns reports the sale of
many varieties of garden seed for the late
planting season since the recent rains.
The Randolph st. market is directly in
front of his store, where the wagons of all
the truckers come in daily with their
loads of vegetables and fruits. He states
that it has been a good season for them
so far, as all the stock brought in sold
for a good price and there has been no
surplus of stock of any kind that had to
be sacrificed or go to waste. Mrs. Min-
nie Bruns, mother of Mr. Bruns, died at
her late home, 2053 Aubert ave., on June
29. Mrs. Bruns was born in Germany,
coming to this city when only twelve
years of age. She leaves a family of 12
sons and daughters, 51 grandchildren,
and 3 great-grandchildren. The deceased
was 73 years of age. The funeral serv-
ices were at Graceland Cemetery on
July 1.
California Notes
Ant. C. Zvolanek, at liompoc, Cal.,
grows his stock Sweet Pea seed on acre-
age which surrounds his house. The new
ones which he will have to put on the
market in 1914 are Mrs. Joe Manda, a
duplex flowering sort of a pleasing shade
of pink ; Mrs. A. A. Skoch, which is sev-
eral shades darker than the first named ;
Mrs. Mary Spanolin, a black seeded
white, which like Mrs. Skoch, produces
five flowers to the stem ; President Wil-
son, which is a dark rose colored variety.
He is the only grower who uses power
spraying machines to keep the aphis un-
der control. He has two of them, the
one for one horse, the other for two
horses. He said that he was already sold
out of seed. He has a well for irrigat-
ing purposes and will put a more power-
ful engine to the pump another season.
L. candidum on his place shows that
that valley is eminently suited to the
profitable production of this species.
He has a Gladiolus, a seedling of
America, which is, in my opinion, su-
perior to the parent, in both size and
color.
Sweet Pea seed is now being contracted
for at 50c. i>er lb. tor mixed, 75c. per lb.
tor grandiflora, ,$1.25 to .$1.50 per lb.
for Spencer. The grower who has any
to sell, may, though having a short crop,
come out quite as well financially as he
would have done had it been a large one.
There is, however, a fascination in a
luxuriant growth of plants and a big
crop of seed which no amount of money
will compensate for, even though acquired
with less labor, and a short crop.
July 5 I went to the home grounds of
the Routzahn Seed Co., located between
Oceana, a station on the Southern Pa-
cific R. B. and village of Arroyo Grande,
where the business was founded almost a
score of years ago. Only four inches of
rain is the record for this locality for the
season. Think of it, without an expecta-
Childs' Gladioli
u« Moted the worid orer for
SUPERIOR MERIT
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
Flowerfleld, Long Island, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH ud
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; alio other rtem»
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUFf & SONS, 82 Dey Street, N[W YORK
and Orange, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ASTERS
Large flowers on long stems. The
finest quality grown.
AUGUST 1st TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE. OREGON
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
KOUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholeaale Growera of Full Llat of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROEMER'S^pS'^PANSIES
The finest strain of Pansies in the World,
Introducer and Grower of all the Leading
Novelties. Highest Award at Mannheim,
1907. Catalogue free on application.
Frederick: roemer
Quedlinburg, Oermany
Plei
nention the Exchange when writing
PANSY SEED^"^ s^]iS"'°"
r nllW I W t».l* New Crop Now Ready
Seed saved from finest selected plants. All large
flowering, finest mixed.
1 oz, $5 00; 2 ozs., S9.00j trade pkt.. $1.00
a pkt., $SOc. Cash with order.
. O. JCnillllUd SOUTHPORT, CONN.
Grower of the Finest Pansies
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
The Largest of Mil Giants
W. A D.'s
American
Show . .
With great diversity of colors. H *>*•» Sl-50.
\VEEBER & DON
SEED MEBCHAWTS 114 Chambers St, New York
Flease mention the Excbasge when writing.
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tion of auother drop before October or
November. Carrots and Salsify are
grown the previous season on otlier
lands, in rows ISin. apart, dug during
the Winter months, transplanted into
rows oi/oft. apart in early Spring, with
the thought in mind that rain in sufficient
quantity will come to start them grow-
ing. This season it failed to come. An-
nual flower seed in great quantity and
in great variety were planted as usual
and, while there was moisture enough in
the soil to sprout it, there was n..!
enough to push the plants along. Failure
of crops, ab-solute and complete, stared
the firm in the face. In desperation they
turned to the little creek for a water sup-
ply to save them if possible. Water to
irrigate 200 acres requires a large
amount. Ditches were made through the
great beds, the pump started, and where
the life-giving fluid flowed the plants
were revived and the major portion of
the crop saved. Scarlet Runner Beans,
several acres of them, two feet high, were
in full bloom at the time of my visit.
Eschscholtzia, our native Poppy, will
make a better lot of seed than last year.
A plant or two of the golden colored va-
riety of these appeared last year with
deeply fluted petals ; the seed was care-
fully saved, and this year Paul Routzahn
is using the pollen of these unique flow-
ers to put creases in the progeny of other
colors of the same flower. It will be a
novelty of merit when ready for introduc-
tion.
Acres of Sweet Peas, which appeared
to be past redemption from the effects of
green aphis and the drouth, were irri-
gated and, to the astonishment of every
one, they have made a luxuriant growth,
are blooming profusely and promising a
fine crop.
Acres of the following varieties of an-
nuals in fuU bloom are a delight to the
eye: Shirley Poppies, Snapdragon, a
pink variety of Candytuft, Nigella, Del-
phinium, Salpiglossis. Mignonette, yellow.
Sweet Sultan, Centaurea Cyanus, Cos-
mos, drought resistant as it is, shows
signs of famishing for the want of water ;
it may pull thTough. Dwarf Stocks, 80
per cent, of which are double, are won-
derfully beautiful. Cupid Sweet Peas,
where water reached them, are fine.
Talk as you please of land — "Level as
a floor" is a deliprhtful expression — but
for irrigating purposes no land meets the
requirements to run water over it suc-
cessfully until all the humps and bumps
have been taken off. so that all parts may
be watered alike at one irrigation. This
leveling business costs anywhere from $5
to •?25 per acre.
The acreage of Sweet Peas grown in
Lompoc valley for this company is irri-
gated from the little river flowing through
the valley. In spite of the flood of 1911
which swept away $30,000 worth of prop-
erty, the ravages of aphis the next year,
and now the drouth, these courageous
people look forward with hope to a more
favorable season : in the meantime they
are planning to put down wells to be
prepared for just such unfavorable cli-
matic conditions as prevail on this coast
this year.
The Victor Johanson seed farm in the
same locality looks well where water was
applied ; where it did not reach crops are
a total failure. The acres of Verbenas
look well and Papaver glaucum is a bril-
liant sight. The double fringed Poppies
are very fine and the only ones I met
with on the trip. Mrs. Johanson had
only recently returned from a three
n^onths' illness in a San Francisco hos-
pital. P. D. B.
Cleveland, 0.
C. E. Kendel, brother of A. C. Kendel,
seed merchant, Cleveland, O., with whom
he is connected in business, is now enjoy-
ing a month's vacation at Silver Lake,
Cuyahoga Falls, O., where he is camping
out with his family. He is an ardent
camper and full of praise for this kind of
a vacation, especially when the spot is
so beautiful and fishing, boating and
bathing are good.
D. Landreth Seed Co.'s traveler, W. E.
Dierloff. was here last week calling on
the trade, which he reports as being quite
active, especially so far as the sale of
Turnip seed is concerned.
Green Peas in this market have been
selling at a ridiculously low figure for
some time. Many of the market garden-
era have intimated that rather than sell
at 50e. per bushel, they would plow the
crop under.
Lionel King of Minneapolis, the newly
BODDINGTON'S "QUALITY"
CHRISTMAS-FLOWERING
Sweet Peas
WE ARE SUPER-HEADQUARTERS
All true stocks of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas will be scarce this season. Some varieties
are a total failure owing to the exceptional season in Califorma this Spring. Our advice to
intending planters is to order at once.
Mr. Wm. Sim, Cliftondale, Mass., the great Winter Sweet Pea Specialist, sows our seed
almost exclusively.
Our stocks of Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas have stood the test for years, and we can
refer you to the largest growers of this increasing popular flower, as to the trueness and quality
of our seed, earUness of blooming period and strength and habit of plants.
The following varieties are the " best by test " and include Zvolanek's and our own intro-
ductions, grown for seed, from selected stocks by the leading Calrfornia grower and specialist
in Sweet Peas.
Our output last year was nearly 3000 lbs. No kicks and plenty of testimonials as to
quality, germination and trueness to type,
THIS ADVERTISEMENT CAN BE USED AS AN ORDER SHEET
Sweet Peas of C. W. Curtis. Irondequoit. N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed
..BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE
SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea for indoor
flowering — will bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear
white, upon long stems; habit fairly dwarf and of exceptionally
free-flowering qtialities. Without doubt, the finest early white
for indoor planting. We sell one grower in Pennsylvania 35 lbs.
of this variety every year (name on application) S
BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultiva-
tion, as by sowing the seed under glass in latter part of August, flowers can be cut from Thanksgiving on
during the Winter months
.BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. A companion to our Christmas Pink. Just aa free and profuse a
bloomer
.ANGELINO. Self pink; new variety
.CANARY. Similar to the Christmas White, but flowers of an exceptionally good yellow
. FLAMINGO. Color scarlet; free-flowering and early
CHRISTMAS METEOR. Scarlet; fine, open, red flower
. CHRISTMAS STELLA MORSE. Creamy buff standard, wings slightly tinged with pink
FLORENCE DENZER. Pure white
LE MAROUIS. This is the same color as Princess of Wales violet; has very large flowers
Oi. Mlb. }^lb. Lb.
.MISS HELEN M. GOULD. White, open flower; standard lilac,
marbled $0.35 $1.00 $1.75 $d.O(t
.MISS JOSEY REILLY. Lilac; very large flowers 35
MRS. A. FARENWALD. Extremely large; dark pink. Very
early lO"
. MRS. E. WILD. Carmine or dark pink 25
MRS. ALEX. WALLACE. Lavender; very scarce 35
.MRS. HANNAN. Deep rose-pink; very pleasing shade 35
MRS. JAMES WHEELER. Salmon with orange. Best of its
color SO
MRS. WM. SIM. Salmon pink 30
.MRS. GEO. LEWIS. Large, pure white, wavy flower 25
. MRS. W. W. SM ALLEY. Satiny pink 35
.MRS. F. J. DELANSKY. Daybreak pink 50
.MRS. CHAS. H. TOTTY. Sky blue; late 35
.MRS. ZVOLANEK. Blue, variegated; good for variety 50
.ORANGE BIRD. Orange-rose. One of the best commercial
varieties ^^
.PINK BEAUTY. Large open flower; rose pink. Fine for
florists ■ ■ ■ ■ -SO
.WALLACEA. Very scarce. Very fine lavender; a grand florists'
variety 5"
.WATCHUNG. Pure white 35
.WINTER CHEER. Wavy, large white flower 50
WM. J. STEWART. Blue self 35
.ZVOLANEK'S PINK. Soft self pink. Large flower 1.00
Oz. Mlb- Hlb. Lb
25
$0.75 SI. 25 $2.00
15
.50
.85
1.50
15
.50
.85
1.50
50
1.50
2.75
4.50
35
1.00
1.75
3.00
50
1.50
2.75
5.00
35
1.00
1.50
2.50
50
1.50
2.75
4.50
.25
.75
1.25
2.00
35
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
.75
1.25
2.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.00
1.75
3 00
1.50
2.75
4.50
1.00
1.50
2.50
.75
1.25
2.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.50
2.25
4.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.50
2.75
5.00
1.50
2.75
4.50
1.50
2.75
4.60
1.50
2.75
5.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.50
2.75
4.50
1.00
1.75
3.00
All other varieties not e
Please write your nar
umerated here can be supplied at advertised prices.
: and address here and mail order in good season.
NAME.
STREET ADDRESS
CITY STATE
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON
Seedsman 342 West 14th St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
: Peas of C. W. Curtis, Irondequoit, N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed.
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SPECIAL PRICES
Chrysanthemums and Roses
Good strong stock from 2}/i-in pots.
YELLOW
MERRY JANE
COMOLETA
NAGOYA
GOLDEN GLOW
ROMAN GOLD
BABY POMPON
MRS. BEN, Pompon bronze
Plants not dralcon or hard
PINK
UNAKA
PACIFIC SUPREME
MAUD DEAN
\A/HITE
CHAS. RAZER
mpon Dronze i^tiAS. i
All of the above, $2.50 per 100
GRAFTED ROSES
Extra strong 4-in. stock, at $20.00 per 100
GOLDEN GATE 1 RICHMOND
DBLE-WHITE KILLARNEY MORGAN
RADIANCE CTJTlJBTJOCnrOwnRoot, 4-inch at $15.00
V'urt.ut.n^^KjXj I OUi-NDUIVOl, p^r lOQ, $120.00 per 1000
ROBERT CRAIG CO., 4900 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FROM 2^-INCH POTS
Per 100 Per 1000
Shrimpton $2.50 $20.00
Comoleta 3.50 30.00
Lynnwood Hall. 3.00 25.00
Dr. Enguehard . 3.00 25.00
October Frost. 2.50 20.00
Per 100
Crocus $2.50
Per 1000
$20.00
Pac. Supreme . . 2.50
20.00
Halliday 2.50
20.00
Pockett Crimson 2.50
20.00
J. D. Thompson Carnation Co.
JOLIET, ILL.
Please mention the Ezchange when •writing.
POINSETTIAS
We have reduced the propagation of this plant to a science. We root them
as sure as you do a Coleus cutting and in large quantity. That makes it easy
for us to give you plants that are right. We are now shipping as fine young
plants as you ever laid eyes on. Sturdy, short stuflF, that will start right off
and finish up with the highest quality.
Plant now for large bracts for cutting. Let us also book your order now for
what you will need later on to plant in pans.
From 23/^-inch pots at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
WRITE US ABOUT FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
BAUR & STEINKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Cuttings
Chrysanthemums p„ loo
Smith's Advance $1.50
Unaka 1.50
2K-lneti pots
Smith's Advance $2.00
Unaka 2.00
Pacific Supreme 2.00
Bedding Plants p„ioo
ACHYRANTHES, red, 2-inch $1.00
STEVIA Compacta, strong, from soil. . . 2.50
Cash with order, please.
lOHN WHITt. ffl., Waverly Place, tlizabeth, H. I.
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Chrysanthemums
All sold out, except about
3000 CHRYSOLORA
at $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000
Also a few hundred different varieties
at $1.25 per 100
ARTHUR COOMBS ""^rr""'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemum Stock
YELLOW 100
Col. Appleton $2.60
Major Bonnaffon 2.50
Nagoya 3.00
Golden Glow 2.50
Comoleta 3.00
Oct. Sunshine 2.S0
s
WHITE
Timothy Eaton S3.00
Yanoma 3.00
Jeanne Nonin 3.50
White Dean 3.00
Lynnwood Hall 3.00
White Ivory 2.50
Polly Rose.' 2.50
Robinson 2.50 | Mrs. Kahn.
gles and Pompons
PINK
Pacific Supreme $3.00
Maud Dean 2.50
Glory Pacific 2.50
Pink Ivory 2.50
CRIMSON
Anna Spangle, $3.00 per 100; Irene Cragg, $3.00 per 100; Quinoia, $3.00 per 100.
To close out we offer GRAFTED ROSES $7.50 per 100
250 Pink KiUarney, 3H-ln. pots 500 Taft, 3i^-in. pots 1500 Pink Kiliarney, 2>i-in. pots
EDWARD J. TAYLOR, Greens Farms, Conn.
Fleaae mention the Exohanpe when writinr.
elected secretary of the Wholesale Grass
Seed Dealers' Association, paid a call to
the establishment of A. C. Kendel on his
return from the Bast, journeying here
after the Seed Trade Convention, on a
comliined business and pleasure trip.
The writer recently saw the moving
pictures of the seedsmen, taken at Mr.
Rockefeller's estate, Forest Hills, and
was pleased to note that they are ex-
cellent. The features of Harry Holmes
beamed as he held tightly to John D.'s
"long green." The seedsmen surely are
a credit to any moving picture show.
S. F. W.
Houston, Texas
The Hent Dirken Floral and Nursery
Co. received papers of incorporation
from the State Department at Austin
July 5. The company is incorporated
with a capital of $20,000 for the purpose
of carrying on an extensive floral busi-
ness in this city. The officers of the com-
pany are : Dr. E. P. Daviss, president ;
Henk Dirken, sales manager; E. P.
Daviss, secretary ; J. L. Russell, treas-
urer. A. E. Kiesling will be chairman of
the board of directors. The company's
present location is at Bell ave. and Caro-
line St., but a move will be made shortly
to larger quarters.
A. W. Kerr of the Kerr Floral Co. is
building an apartment house next to the
store and greenhouses on Travis st.
'Tlie Forestdale Nurseries have added
a wire factory in connection with their
store on Main st.
All of the florists reported good busi-
ness in the line of wedding decorations
during the month of June. Shasta
Daisies and Tuberoses are the best sell-
ers these hot days, there being very little
else in the way of cut flowers on the
market. G. M. C.
White Marsh, Md.
Richard Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., in-
tend this Fall to put up one new house
42%ft. X 250ft., to extend two 250ft.
houses each an additional 50ft., and to
erect at the end of the 250ft. house, a
new boiler house with the intention of
using this as a nucleus of a central heat-
ing plant, starting with a 100 h.p. tubu-
lar boiler. The additions and enlarge-
ments of these houses will form a square,
all of which is to be added to block E.
The new house is being put up to accom-
modate Coleus, Heliotrope. Achyranthes
and other soft bedding stock.
When taking stock of Geraniums on
July 1, the company found itself in pos-
session of 135,00'0 plants in Sin. pots, and
198,000 plants in 2in. pots, since which
time they have put up additionally some
50,000 cuttings in 2in. pots.
'\'incent's have 300,000 stock plants to
propagate from. An interesting study in
plant reproduction can be had by figur-
ing, how could be raised, from these
stock plants, putting the average very
low, say three cuttings every ten days
from Oct. 1 until March 31, at which
time it would then be too late to propa-
gate for Fall sales, if it was necessary,
15.000,000 of new plants. The company,
however, will be satisfied to have 4.000,-
000 plants for sale during the coming
selling season.
Two new Geraniums which promise
very favorably are My Maryland, the
company's own origination and their in-
troduction of 1914, and Scarlet Redder,
recently purchased from Elmer D. Smith,
Adrian. Mich. These two varieties, it is
felt assured, will prove valuable acquisi-
tions in the Geranium field.
ROOTED
Chrysanthemum
CUTTINGS
Elise Papworth Moneymaker
Unaka
$2.00 per 100
2M-inch pots, $2.50 per 100
Chas. Bazer Roman Gold
$2.50 per 100
2M-inch pots, $3.00 per 100
Maj.BonnaSon, Pacific Supreme
$1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000
A large amount of Major Bonnaf-
fon out of 2}^-in. pots, $2.00 per
100, $17.00 per 1000
Cut back plants of Major Bonnaffon,
Ghas. Razer, Roman Gold and Harvard,
$2.00 per 100, $16.00 per 1000.
. WEST HARTFORD
COMN.
John R. Coombs'
Please mention the Exchange when -writing'
POMPONS
Out of 2-in. pots
425 Lyndhurst, 750 Klondyke, 500 James Boone
S1.75 per 100, $15.00 per JOOO.
QUIDNICK GRfENHOUSIS, QUlDMCK, it. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. O.Anthony, R.I.
Floase mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrgsanihemams
ed Feriilcne
ELMER D. SMITH © CO.
in
abundance, ready
now. Bonnaffon, White Ivory, Pacific Su-
preme, Polly Rose, Diana, Col. Appleton,
Golden Eagle, Wm. Duckham, Crocus, Kahn,
etc., S2.75 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Extra large
plants of above varieties, branchy, with tops taken
out, 33.50 per 100, S30.00 per 1000. And thousands
upon thousands of other stock at bargain prices.
Correspondence solicited. ALONZO J. BRYAN.
Wholesale Florist, Washington, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Chrysanthemum Cuttings
From soil, in splendid condition.
EsteUe, Pacific Supreme, R. Halliday,
Bonnaffon, Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Desjouls, $2.00
per 100, $15.00 per 1000; 250 at 1000 rate.
Cash with order.
Floral Hill Gardens, Chatham, N. J.
G. F. NEIPP, Proprietor
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Washington, D. C.
There is no change in conditions from
last week. Vacations are the order of
the day.
F. W. Meyer and Mrs. Meyer are
spending their vacation at Chesapeake
Beach. Frank Sly and family have gone
to Mr. Sly's home in St. Mary's County,
Md., for a month.
F. B. Miller of Small's, sails this week
for a visit to his old home in England.
He will also visit a number of other
European points.
Harper Heatherington of the Washing-
July 19, 1913
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111
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Paclfle Supreme
POMPONS
?r^at:p'f?ase CHARLES ZIMMER,
We have a fine stock of 2- and
2)4 -inch pots; nice, young
stuff for July and August
planting at $20,00 per 1000.
Polly Rose Alice Byron Ivory
Extra fine stock a
Zenobia, Diana and Garza.
$20.00 per 1000.
West ColIingswood,N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus
Per 100
Plumosus. 2i4-m. pots $2.00
Plumosus Seedlings 1.00
Sprenfterl. 2Ji-in. pots 2.00
PRIMROSES
Chinese, Obconica Alba and Rosea 2.00
Forbesi and Malacoides 2.00
Obconica Gigantea 3.00
PANSY SEED, Giant Flowering. Oz.. $4.00
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, "S?„^S"=-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Fresh Arrivals
From a New Field and Mountains
Season's Finest Importations
Cattleyas
Labia ta
Gigas
Percivaliana
Gigas Sanderiana
DENDROBIUMS
MOBILE
Large, Strong Plants
25 to 40 bulbs - - - - . each $3.00
150 bulb plants -.---" 10.00
Formosum Giganteum
4 to 6 bulb plants, per 100, $85.00
Write jor Prices
FREEMAN ORCHID CO.
FALL RIVER, MASS.
Pleafle mention the Exchange_when_wTiting.
ORCHIDS
OVT BI.OOM8 of 0«ttl«7U, D«b>
dzoMnins, OaoidliiBu, 07prlp»-
dliuns, ete., at thtir iMion.
Quality ueond to non*. FtieM rifht
Prompt ddlTcrr.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower
TAIL RIVER, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
ORCHIDS
Fresh Importations* ready forimmediatedelivery.
CATTLEYAS Giftaa, Trianae. Schroederae,
Labiata, Speclosisslma, Mosslae.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DE BUCK
p. O. Box 73 SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
SANDER, H^'NcTfJ-o
and 258 Broadway, Room 721 New York City
Arrived
conditio
ORCHIDS
CATTLE A Trianae, specially fine type. C.
Dowiana, C. Gaskelllana, C. Percivallana,
C. speciosissima, Odontoglossum grande ,
Oncidlum spiendldum, O. bicaJlosum,
Lycaste Skinneri, Dendrobium formosum, D.
Jamesianum, D. chrysotoxum, etc.
Write for prices.
LAGER & HURRELL, SUMMIT, N. J
Please mention the Exchange when writijig:.
ton Florists Co., is in Philadelphia, Pa.
The law forbidding women to work
more than 8 hours in every 24 has passed
the Senate. This will only affect about
three florist establishments, provided that
the law is passed by the Elouse.
Visitors this week : Jas. Goudy, repre-
senting H. A. Dreer, Inc. ; I. Rosnosky,
with H. F. Michell Co., and Sidney Bay-
ersdorfer of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Phil-
adelphia.
F. H. Kramer will have a banquet in
his conservatory for the minute men who
leave for Europe Aug. 5. The souvenirs
for the 26 guests will be gold handled
pocket knivps with a diamond set in the
handle of each.
THE EXCniVINGE— Best Advertising Mcdlam
LouisTille, Ky.
Louisville florists are experiencing the
usual Midsummer dullness which pre-
vails dviring the months of July and Au-
gust. They are relying for the most part
upon outoftown growers for their sup-
plies, as local stocks are not producing
many varieties. Am. Beauty Roses are
perhaps the best of the Roses being
grown by Louisville houses, with Gladioli
and Giganteum Lilies doing very well.
Many florists are planning their vaca-
tions, although there are some who are
too busy rearranging their greenhouses
and stores to think of getting away.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers has things in good
shape at her new store in the Atherton
Building, several blocks south of her
former location. The room is about 25ft.
wide by 1.50ft. deep, giving Mrs. Reimers
something like twice the space _ she for-
merly had. The big street window is
finished in a white lattice effect, similar
to that which will divide the front part
of the store from the greenhouse section.
Seasonable vines will cover these lat-
tices, carrying out a green and white ef-
fect. The greenhouse part of the estab-
lishment is floored with concrete, and
concrete benches for the plants have been
provided with a light pergola effect
above. Behind this, at the rear of the
room, is the work-room, which will be
shut off entirely from the view of the
front b.v mirror doors. Mrs. Reimers has
leased the room for five years, and has
the privilege of renewing at the same
rental for five years more. She is im-
mensely pleased with her new quarters.
Fred Haupt, the popular Market st.
florist, has built up a large regular Sat-
urday trade in Carnations at 2.5c. per
dozen, a plan which has been followed by
a number of Louisville florists. In the
present scarcity of stock for cutting in
local greenhouses, however, Mr. Haupt is
finding some trouble in responding to the
demand which he has thus created, most
of the Carnations which he sells coming
from Chicago and other points. Mr.
Haupt will attend the Knights Templar
triennial conclave at Denver in August,
and will go from there to California and
the Pacific Coast, taking in Yellowstone
Park and other points of interest.
August Baumer and Herbert Walker,
of the F. Walker Co., will also attend the
K. T. conclave at Denver, according to
their present plans. Mr. Walker is es-
pecially anxious to make this trip,_ as he
has never been west of the Mississippi,
although business has taken him all over
the East at various times.
August Baumer is handling some nice
pink Snapdragons just now. and reports
that he has some Japanese Tjilies com-
ing in soon that will be a little better
than usual.
I
ROSES
Special for July
Milady, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer and
Mrs. Chas. Russell
In the best quality grafted plants. $15.00 per 100,
$140.00 per 1000.
Killarney, Mrs. Aaron Ward,
Lady Hillingdon, Double Pink
Killarney, Mrs. Taft, White
Killarney and My Maryland
Grafted, S-inch. $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
Roses On Their Own Roots
Killarney and Mrs. Taft
2M-inch. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
phrysanthcniuin^
Chrysolora, Pacific Supreme, Unaka,
Golden Glow, Roman Gold, Yellow
Polly Rose, Comoleta, Wm. Duckham,
Yellow Ivory, Nagoya, Merry Jane,
Alice Byron. Also
POMPONS
In the leading commercial varieties
All from 2^-inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
A. N. PIERSON, Inc.
Cromivell, Conn,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
112
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JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.'S
PALMS and FERNS
HOME GROWN WELL ESTABLISHED
Kentia Belmoreana
Pot
2M-m.
S-in.
6-in.
6-in.
6-in.
Cedar Tub
7-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-iii.
9-in.
9-in.
Leaves
4
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. high
Each
Doz.
8 to 10
$1.50
18
$0.50
6.00
24
1.00
12.00
26
1.25
15.00
28 to 30
34 to 36
40 to 45
42 to 48
48 to 54
5 ft.
6 ft.
1.50
2.50
4.00
5.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
30.00
48.00
STRONG AND HEALTHY
Kentia Forsteriana "^p"^
Cedar Tub Plants In. high Each Doz.
r-in. 4 36 $2.50 $30.00
9-in. 4 40 to 42 4.00 48.00
12-in. 4 60 to 66 12.50
12-in. 4 66 to 72 15.00
We are growing all our Kentia at)Ove 6-inch size in neat
CEDAR TUBS, made especially for us with electric wire
hoops, painted green.
These tubs cost several times the price of pots, but we
sell the plants at the same price £is though grown in pots.
The buyer has the advantage of receiving his plants with-
out breakage of pots and in handsome tubs in which they
have become well established and in which they will
continue to do better than in pots.
— When in Philadelphia be Sure to Look Us Up —
We are easily reached — only 25 minutes from Reading Terminal, 12th and and Market Streets,
Philadelphia. We have fine train service — fifty trains each way every week-day — so you can suit your
own convenience, both going and coming. You will see our Palms of all sizes, from 2J^-inch pots to
12-inch tubs. We are strong on DECORATIVE PALMS, m 7-inch, 9-inch and 12-inch tubs (made-up
or single plants), which we can supply in any quantity. All our Palms are home-grown (not an im-
ported plant on the place) and well established m the tubs. They are strong and healthy.
With increased glass devoted to Palms, our stock is much larger than ever before and never in
better condition.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., ™^ Wyncote, Pa.
PleaB^mentiQ^th^Exchange when writing.
NOLLERS DEUTSCHE
GARTNER-ZEITUNG
1st die verbreiteste und gelesenste gdrtnerische
Fachzeitschrlft in deutscher Sprache
Herausgegeben von LUDWIG MOLLER
Chefredakteur, WALTER DANHARDT
ERSCHEINT WOCHENTLICH EINMAL
ABONNEMENTSPREIS; fiir das Inland jahrlich lo Mark, halbjajir-
lich 5 Mark; fiir das Ausland jahrlich 12 Mark, halb jahrlich
6 Mark.
Abonnements-Anmeldungen sind an LUDWIG MOLLER,
Geschaftsamt fiir die Deutsche Gartnerei in Erfurt, zu richten.
Wirksamstes Insertionsorgan.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Horse Stable Manure
NATURALLY ROTTED DRIED AND GROUND
HIGH GRADE, IMMEDIATE. NUTRITIOUS
and LASTING. CONVENIENT and COMPACT
An odorless natural Manure for use of Florists, Landscape Gardeners,
Truck Growers and Farmers, and for general Farming purposes.
For mixing with soil for Potted Plants; for Field Crops; for Grass and Lawns,
and for Vegetable Garden, promoting rapid, steady growth.
PUT UP IN BAGS. 100 LBS. EACH
Descriptive Folder and Prices upon application
SOLD BV
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington Street. JERSEY CITY. N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Commercial Rose Culture bvhXs
Heaviljr lUvtUated. Pric* 91.50 Postpaid
iL T. DE LA MMtE PIG. & PUB. CO., Nos. 2 to 8 Duane SL, New Yoik
Aster Plants
Lady Roosevelt, Crego, Queen
of the Market, Semple's, in
separate colors, best of strainB.
$2.00 per 1000, $8.50 for 6000.
SMILAX, ASPARAGUS Spren-
geri, SNAPDRAGONS, PRIM-
ULA Obconlca, fine plants,
2J^inch. $2.00 per 100, $5.00 for
300.
HARDY rVIES, strong bushy
plants, out of 4-incli, 3 to 5 feet.
$8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
CABBAGE and CELERY Plants,
strong. $1.00 per 1000, $8.50
per 10,000.
TOMATO and SWEET POTA-
TOES. $1.50 per 1000.
CAULIFLOWER, Early Snow-
baU. $2.50 per 1000.
PARSLEY and KOHL-RABI.
$1.50 per 1000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
the Exchange when writing.
For Two Weeks Si>:S
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Perkins, Rlcard and
other assortments. 4-in. pots. 95.00 per 100, $40.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots. J3.00 per 100. J25.00 per lOOOj
2)i-in. pots, »2.00 per 100, $17.50 per 1000.
CANNAS, Austria, Poiterlne and Egandale.
$3.00 per 100.
VERBENA; ALYSSUM, dwarf; CIGAR
PLANTS; PETUNIAS. 2}i-m. pots, $1.75 per
100, $16.00 per 1000.
LOBELIA Mallard. 4-in. pot^ $8.00 per
100; 2>i-m. pots, $2.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumoaus and Sprengerl, LATE
CABBAGE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, ENDIVE,
CAULIFLOWER. 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
SMITH'S HYBRID MOONVINE. 3.in. pots,
$5.00 per 100.
SALVIA BonBre. 3-in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, in separate colors.
4-inch pots, 80c- per doz.
J. S. BLOOM. - Rlegelsville. Pa.
. Please mentioB the Exohangs when writiac.
Louisville florists learned with regret
of the disastrous results of a recent hail-
storm at Columbus, O., upon several
growers of that city. The Columbus
Floral Co. was an especially heavy loser,
SO to 90 per cent, of its houses and stock
being ruined, with a loss of about
$20,000. The fact that the company has
sold considerable stock to Louisville mem-
bers of the trade, is responsible for the
interest shown in the Columbus concern,
which has just passed through damaging
floods to sufEer an even more serious loss
by hail.
The Jacob Schulz shop has taken a leaf
from the practice of the department
stores, and its Fourth St. window is filled
with an attractive array of potted plants,
including Palms, Ferns, Rubber plants
and a variety of flowering plants, with
prices marked which should result in
many sales. This plan was adopted by
Mr. Schulz to counteract the effect of
the usual July dullness, and is meeting
with considerable success. G. D. O.
Providence, R. I.
THE EXCHIVNGE— 8ts> Adverrising Metflem
During the past week funeral and wed-
ding work was all the trade there was,
and that was not especially heavy. On
Tuesday occurred one of the largest fu-
nerals Providence has seen for many
moons, that of the late Tobias Burke, a
wholesale and retail liquor dealer and
president and director of breweries. The
floral tributes from relatives and friends
were enormous, and several conveyances
were used to carry them.
Wm. B. Hazard of Academy ave. is
bringing in some choice Comet Toma-
toes. Mr. Hazard usually grows a house
of Tomatoes besides his florist supplies.
Herbert West, who has charge of the
wholesale store of Wm. Hay on Clem-
ent St., with his family is spending the
Summer at Oakland Beach, Mr. West
coming to town daUy.
O. R. Mermason, manager of the East
Side Greenhouses, Putnam, Conn., was
a recent visitor to Providence, purchas-
ing supplies, etc.
J. B. Canning and Mrs. Canning
moved on Friday to their Summer cot-
tage at Highland Beach, where they will
enjoy the luxuries of the sea breezes for
the remainder of the season.
The annual field day was enjoyed by
the employees of Macnair, the florist, on
Friday. Mr. Macnair seems to be the
only florist who for the past 14 years
has given his employees a half day otE
each week during the Summer months.
The outing was held at Warwick Downs
and an enjoyable day was the result.
The Smith Floral Co. has given up its
store, started last Spring at 522 West-
minster St. The manager, Mr. McAn-
drews, has started in business for him-
self at the corner of Broad and Claverick
sts. It is rumored that the East Provi-
dence greenhouses of the company are
for sale.
Recent showers have helped the out-
door Carnation plants which were sufEer-
ing from want of rain.
W. S. Pino will leave the latter part
of this week to visit his aged mother in
Vermont.
W. A. Fiske, president of W. B. Bar-
rett Co., and his famUy, and Geo. WUl-
iams, secretary, also Ned Williams, are
enjoying the Summer months at Pru-
dence Island Park, in Narragansett Bay.
Thomas Curley has installed a new
large boUer in his greenhouses. He pur-
chased some land opposite his green-
houses last week. On Sunday last he
entertained a party of friends at the Club.
Mr. Curley will soon offer for sale his
stock of large decorative Palms, also a
fine lot of Geraniums. These will be
put up at auction in the near future.
Johnston Bros, are having a fine win-
dow display of seasonable flowers and
Palms.
The former home of the W. E. Barrett
Co., 65-87 Canal st., is almost torn
down to street level, which gives the com-
pany's new location next door a fine view
from Market sq. When the street and
tunnel line is completed the store for
wholesale trade will command the tunnel
entrance.
A. J. Olsen, East Providence, is bring-
ing in some nice Carnations and Gypso-
phila.
Mr. Snyder, representing the Edwards
Folding Box Co., of Philadelphia, was
visiting trade in Providence on Monday.
S. Resnick, of J. Kopelman's. EMdie
Murray, of New York, and T. McCarthy,
July 19, IfllS
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113
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2)^-inch stock, in largest and best
assortment, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUMSCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strong,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-inch pots, $4.00 per
doz., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per doz.,
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in l&-inch
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition,
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2.inch
stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. S-inch,
$8.00 pel doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An exceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2>i-iacD
stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM, Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strong,
bushy, 2 Ji-inch stock. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.60 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
f have ten large houses 611ed with Fern Seedlings,
numbering several million plants, stock in very fa^t
condition, ready for pottine; assortment of 15
■ ^ -c r-i!-t_ \7__-_.- _ und,vj(jg(£ clumps, $1.00
best Fern Di
per 100, S9.50 per 1000; 89.00 per 1000 in 10,000
lots and S8.C0 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request and remittance
of 12c. per 100 plants for postage.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.60
per 1000.
PTERIS ANDERSONII. Queen of the Pteri
family, a distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly vari«ated,
grettily undulated,
andsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will teil the
rest. Strong 2^-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., $20.00 per 100;
3-inch. S4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per lOO.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
FERNS FOR JARDINIERES
From 2J^-inch pots, best market varieties. $3.00
per 100 or $25.00 per 1000.
FERNS IN FLATS
Shipped in or out of Flati. Ready in July and
Auguat. Only about 10 beat commercial varietiei
'^ POINSEHIAS
Thomas P. Christensen
Short Hills, N.J.
Plema, mention the Exohang, whm writilag.
THE HOME OF THE SCOTTII FERN
CIBOTIUM FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Pleaso mention the Eschange when writing.
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
214-mch $5.00 per 100
Seedlings : $12.00 per 1000
Greenhouse-grown Seeds. 6.00 per 1000
West Main Greenhouses
bosion rcrns, loo, '$30.00 per looa
Roosevelt ferns, ?ot$4oVp^r%'oa
WhitnianiConipacta,pS'$!o:SS
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, "^mass^'
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SNILAX
As good as It can be grown.
Can fill any sized order at $1.25 per 100 for 250
r over; $1.50 per 100 for less than 250.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
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of T. O'Connor's, spent last week on
Block Island.
W. Cohen is away on vacation.
Howard W. Vose, Attleboro, Mass.,
was in Providence Monday purchasing
supplies.
J. Kopelman furnished over twenty
designs for the funeral of the late Tobias
Burke on Tuesday, having also the fam-
ily order. H. C. N.
Newport, R. I.
At the Sweet Pea show held last Sat-
urday under the joint auspices of the
American Sweet Pea Society and the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society at
Boston, our Newport gardeners made a
good showing. 'Those competing from
here were William Gray, Andrew J. Dor-
ward, James Robertson, C. M. Bugholt
and Colin Robertson. Altogether they
won some 20 iirst premiums, besides some
specials, which included one silver cup,
one gold and one silver medal. Wm.
Gray also took first for the $50 cup ; this,
however, has to be won twice before be-
coming the property of any competitor.
It is possible that some of the same
growers will take part in the Sweet Pea
contest at the Rhode Island Horticul-
tural Society's Show in Providence nest
Saturday. Alex. JIacLellan.
New Bedford, Mass.
The usual Summer dullness prevails.
Funeral work is about the only source of
business. Carnations are setting poor
and small and will soon be over with ;
they bring l%c. Roses are of good qual-
ity, and bring from 4c. to 6c. Sweet
Peas are coming in nicely from outdoors ;
they sell at 25c. per 100 blooms. Then
there are many outdoor flowers to pick
from. Asters will soon be in the market,
and will take the place of Carnations.
Candytuft and Alyssum help out in fu-
neral work. A few orders for weddings
help out also. Good Ferns, both Boston
and Whitmani, sell well.
Some of the stores close on Wednes-
days at noon for a half holiday, and close
early evenings.
Quite a few of the growers here are
building new houses or repairing and ex-
tending old ones.
Wm. P. Pierce, the well known Union
St. florist, has moved to Pleasant st. be-
cause of widening the street.
We need rain badly. Toung Carnation
and Violet stocks in the field are looking
fairly good. Hoetioo.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Had it not been for very heavy funeral
work the past two weeks, business would
have been practically at a standstill, as
the excessive hot wave has caused a
stampede of most of our society people
to places where there are cooling breezes,
if such can be found. The drought is
severe and causing much damage, not
only to Grass, shade trees and shrubs,
but to herbaceous plants and everything
in the fields. It will take 48 hours of
steady rain to moisten the roots. With
some growers the red spider has made
its appearance in the Carnations. As I
write (July 12) there is a gale blowing
at the rate of fifty miles an hour and the
air feels as if it came from an oven.
James Bellamy has been called to
Massachusetts to attend the funeral of
his mother-in-law.
Charles H. Vick of Rochester, who has
charge of the floral department at the
State Fair, was in town last week in
the interests of the Fair. The prize
lists are being distributed and shouldbe
obtained at once by those contemplating
making exhibits.
Mr. Kernan, manager of P. R. Quin-
lan'a South Salina st. store, has re-
covered from his severe illness and is
again at his post.
Walter Mott stopped off on his way
home for a short visit and incidentally
to pick up a few orders, of which he has
l3een very successful in getting a goodly
number on his trip. H. Y.
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2i/2-inch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODUCER
Amsterdam, New York
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X~X.~X~X— X— X—X— X— » x~X— X~X— X-
j NEW! NEW! NEW!
T WINTER
SNAPDRAGON
!? FLOWERING
I WHITE
j{ The finest and most valuable Snapdragon ever offered. Will flower from H
J October to July. Indispensable to a retail florist. Fine stock 2J^-inch f
i, pots. Ready for benching. Delivery any time after August 1st. A
) $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Order early, as stock is limited, j
? PHELPS, The Florist. Marlboro, Mass. \
i — X — X — X — X — x-^-x — x~-x-~""X— x~x:— X — x — x — x — x — x
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Palms, ferns, Dracaena Indivisa, Salvias^ English Ivy
ASSORTED FERNS for dishes, $3.00 per 100.
COCOS and KENTIAS for centers, 10c. each.
KENTIA BELMOREANA, 4-in. 25c. and 35c.
each; 5-in. 53c. and 75c.
DRACAENA INDIVISA, 5-in., 25c.: 6.in., 36c
ENGLISH IVIES, good bushy stock, 2 feet and
over, $10.00 per 100.
SALVIA. $2.50 per 100.
HBINRY WESTOrV, Hempstead, IN. V.
Please mentloB the Eiohance whep wrltinr.
^
Fern Seedlings
In 8 of the Best Varieties, ready for
potting, at $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000;
10c. extra per 100 by mail.
Assorted Varieties, from 23^-in. pots,
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
FERNS
Assorted Table Ferns from 2>^-in. pots,
S3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having considerably increased my stock of
same, I am in the position to till larger orders,
at least for the present, and will malce prices
as follows:
Packed for shipment per express, Sl.OO per
100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $S.60 per 1000 in
10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per flat
(110 clumps); 50 or more, $1.00 per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, S6.00 per doz.,
S40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots, S5.00 per doz.,
S35.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000.
All express orders. Cash with order, please-
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Boston and Whitmani Ferns itllih
Kentia Belmoreana t^:^^]^:-^:,
$16.00 per 100; 2>i-in., $10.00 per 100.
FRANK N. ESHESEN, MadlSOn, N. J.
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FERNS IN FLATS
Extra fine stock in the lead-
ing varieties. Ready for June
and July delivery.
Write for special prices, stating quantity
Please mention the Exchang'e when ■writing.
Prices on Fail plants and bulbs are
cheerfully quoted by
F. W. 0. SCHMITZ, Prince Bay, N. Y.
Cyrtomium
Rochfordianum
The New Crested Holly Fern
FERNS FORDISHES
In Flats
All the Leadins[ and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each flat
Ready now, all clean and healthy.
size. 3000 fine plants, now in 3-inch pots,
ready for a shift into 4-innh. We must have
the room. $5.00 per 100 while they last and
extra plants with every order.
R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
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Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
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Nwsery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
\A/rite for our NA/holeaale List
lOOO Aorea
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva, N. Y.
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
I the Exchange when writing.
:ion the Lxchan^
I writing.
California Privet
Berberis Ttiunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, T«!;i"eS Robbinsville, N.J.
H, DEN OUDEN A SON
tb* Old F«rm Nur«erie« BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Evergreens Our Specialty
Write for eomplete Wbolemle Cstelogue
Pleaac mention the Exchange when writing.
^eens that will be decidedly attrmc-
tnre to aoyone who is BUYING TO SELI, AGAIN. If you aie in the market for
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, send in your lists
and we will give you a figure tiiat will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
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HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
.EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue.
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
'lease mention the Exchange when writingT
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
WhltehaU Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halsteobek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Nenbert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbur^ (Germany)
IJigh Grade Vegetable and Flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc
WRITE FOR PRICES.
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B! American Carnation
PRICE. S3.30
A. T. De U Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 la S Duane Sireel. New York
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
** Horticultural
Advertiser*'
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weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 76
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdnam, Notts.
As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscriptions, send a copy of
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to the nursery or seed traf^« Address
Editors of the "H. A"
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
V.G
'S
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
o£Eered by
G.W.VANGELDEREN, Boskoop, Holland
Conifers and Evergreens of all kinds. {^taJgJe
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Northern Grown Nursery Stock
We Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Assortment of Herbaccous Perennials, Etc.
Prices Reaaonalle. \vho/esa/e Trade List for the Asking
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass.
riease mention the Exohsnge when writing.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. J.
Just Received From Our Holland Nurserlesi
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireas
Japonica, LUium Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
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Ammmtt Jrutte
The Nursery Trade Journal
Brislling wtlh utiique and exclusive features.
Every issue a sDecial number. Only national
pubhcation. The Practical Horticul-
turist's Newspaper.
tl.ib a year; Canada, foreign. S2.00.
AMERICAN FRUITS PUBLISHING CO., Inc.
EUwanger e, Barry Bldg., Rochester, N. Y.
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EBBINGE & VAN GROOS
Fomnrly THE HORTKUITURM. CO.
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Hardy N WMry St.ok, Such ■• H. P. ROSES
■HODODENDRONS.AZALEAS.CLCMATIB
■ UXUS.CHOICE EVERGREENS, PEONIES
Efc. A.k lor catalog.
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JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
'^'<1.'?«"®«" *,?*»• KOSTER & CO.
Naarden. HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
Please send list of wants. Catalogue on applica-
tion. American address,
c/o MAITUS & WARE, 14 Stone Street, New Yailt City
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. Boskoop, Holland
HOLLANDIA
NURSERIES
ROSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Catalogue free tm demand
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Apple Trees
Plum Trees iBl
Peach Trees
We will be able to furnisb a limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper trees
this Fall.
JOS. H. BLACK SON ®. CO
Hightstown, N. J.
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Large Trees
OAKS AND MAPLES
PINES AND HEMLOCKS
ANDORRA NURSERIES
WILLIAM WARNER HARPER. Prop.
Chestnut HUl. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Gt.YanWaYeren&KruiiB
Quotations and Catalogs now ready on
all Bulbs, Azaleas. Rhododendrons,
Rosest Lilacs, Palms, Etc.
6T.vanWAV[RENSKRUIJffs,^°rim^',5i^,„d
140 N. 13th St.. PhUadelphia. Pa.
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Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
ELIZABETH, N. J.
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For that reason it should be treated
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be used as wrapping or packing ma-
terial. Furthermore, the fact that a
purchaser not in the trade may seek to
obtain goods at trade prices by no
means compels you to sell him at
wholesale.
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115
fe^ 4 NURSERY ^
M^^ M DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTED BY
JOSEPH MEEHAN
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ASCEBICAIT ASSOCIATIOIT OF inTBSEBTUXIT
President, J. B. Pllklngton, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester. N. T. ; treasurer, Peter Toungers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held In
Cleveland, O.
Callicarpa Purpurea
{Subject of this week's illustraMon)
Callicarpa purpurea is a Japanese shrub, long known
in gardens in the Middle States, but as it is not suf-
ficiently hardy to withstand the rigors of Winter in the
colder states, it is not so well known in gardens there.
Even at Philadelphia it usually dies back partly in
Winter, but this is common with many other verbena-
ceous plants, and is not always to be attributed to cold
but to their being of a half shrubby nature. Our il-
lustration shows a Philadelphia plant which needs no
protection in Winter. Even should it, or any part
of it, be injured in M'inter there is no loss but rather
a gain, as it saves pruning, which all Callicarpas are
the better for. Flowering from shoots of the same
season, they are in the class of shrubs which are the
better for a close pruning in Spring, before growth
starts, such a pruning as the Caryopteris and Vitex
require, both of which belong to the same order of
plants.
The chief merit of the Callicarpa lies in its berries,
which cluster in profusion along its branches. These
ripen in late Autumn, and are of a violet purple color,
making of the bush a most lovely appearing object.
As the foliage falls, the berries are then better dis-
played. Long shoots cut off then are desirable for
placing in vases for table decoration, and it has been
suggested that florists would find the plants tiseful
grown in pots, for then, when indoors, free from freez-
ings, the berries would be retained in good condition
on the branches for a long time.
The flowers of the Callicarpa are pink, but they are
quite small, making little display, while still adding
to the interest of the bu^h.
Another species, C. Japonica, is a stronger grower
and has larger berries, but the latter are not so clus-
tered along the stems as are those of purpurea. In
relative hardiness it is about the same.
A native species, common in the South, is C. Ameri-
cana. It is unfortunate that it is not hardy even at
Philadelphia, for it is the handsomest of all the known
species.
p . Foresters may plant the Catalpa
a a pa speciosa if they wish to, and in truth
ignonioiaes j.j|gj, ^^^ justified in doing so, as
it is far better for their purpose than bignonioides, hut
let no one make the mistake of planting it for orna-
ment in place of the C. bignonioides, for the latter is
by far the better of the two for that purpose. When
seen in flower in the month of June a tree of it is beau-
tiful; the large panicles of flowers, white, with yellow
and violet spots, are of great beauty, and what is
more, they are sweet scented. As a rule every shoot
bears a panicle of flowers, so that the trees are a mass
of bloom, a most lovely sight. Then, to add to this, its
blooming is in mid-June just at the time when most
other trees and shrubs have completed their display for
the season. The habit of growth of this Catalpa is
what makes it preferable to speciosa as a lawn tree. It
is never a tall grower, even when in a wild condition
where other trees crowd it. It is always a spreading
tree, often as wide as it is tall. Because of this its flow-
ers can often be reached by hand, and the whole dis-
play is before one as in a picture.
Though originally a Southern tree, it has become na-
turalized in the North, being found in the Penn-
sylvania woods as well as other Northern situations,
and can be considered hardy for planting in any of
the Middle States.
Speciosa, also a Southern tree, is even hardier in
the north than bignonioides, but as it is a tall grower
it is well fitted for forestry purposes, its valuable wood,
as well as its tall growth, recommending it. It has been
found to withst.nnd the Winters in .States too cold for
the other variety, but wherever the bignonioides is
hardy it should always precede the speciosa as an or-
namental lawn tree. There is a golden leaved variety
of it which is found useful for planting where such
colored foliage is desired.
, A remarkably beautiful shrub, yet one quite
Andromeda scarce in cultivation, is the Andromeda
Speciosa speciosa, a species quite hardy in the Mid-
dle States, though a native Southern species, growing
wild from Virginia to Florida. It is not a large grower,
making from 2ft. to 4ft. in height, and, being half
tiergreen in character, holding its foliage when in
sheltered places until toward Spring. It is noted for
the beauty of its flowers; they are white in color,
drooping and are borne freely along the extremities of
the previous season's shoots. These flowers are wax-
hke in appearance and remarkably beautiful, resem-
bling clusters of Lily of the Valley. It shares with the
A. Mariana the reputation of being handsomest of all
the deciduous species.
Some of the older botanies state that this Andromeda
grows in the vicinity of swamps, but experience with
it in cultivation shows it to be not particular as to lo-
cation, flourishing well in any good position and soil.
As a shrub for forcing it has been recommended. Its
natural season for flowering is May and June, so that
when desired for forcing it may be relied on for use
at Easter or other seasons, the same as the Japonica and
floribunda are now. Mentioning the two last, the Ja-
ponica having drooping flower racemes, it is always
best to plant it on an elevation, to give a view of its
beauty; on the other hand, floribunda, having upright
panicles, is best in lower positions.
As is now generally understood, the genus Andromeda
has been separated into many parts. Our A.
speciosa is now known as Zenobia cassinoefolia in many
worlis.
a small oval Plum, green until ripening time, when it
becomes of a light purple color, appearing quite sinJilar
to a loose bunch of large berried Grapes. At such times
the bush adds greatly to the value given it by its dis-
play of flowers in early Spring.
The seeds remain a year in the ground before ger-
minating, but it can be propagated easily by the budding
or grafting it on the Ash, to which it is closely allied.
In its wild state it is mostly found in low ground,
but it does weU in almost all situations.
There are two native Diervillas, known
Native jQ some as Weigelas, which have been
UierviUas f^^^^j ^j ^^^^ ^^^ j^^ planting be-
cause of their habit of quickly forming groups, increas-
ing from underground roots. This is especially true
of the Northern one, D. trifida. The other species is
D. sessilifolia, a native of the mountains of Carolina.
Both of these have light yellow flowers, not as showy
as are the usual run of Diervillas, but not without
attraction, appearing in Spring from the extremities of
the new shoots.
The northern one, D. trifida, is a small shrub, not
over 2ft. to 3ft. high, usually found in groups. Its tm-
common appearance alongside of other native shrubs
always attracts attention to it. It is usually found on
rocky hillsides.
D. sessilifolia is a much larger growing bush, often
foimd 4ft. to 6ft. tall, and of bushy growth. Its fo-
liage is of a lustrous green, and ample. Though the
flowers are pleasing, from their yellowish color, yet
the clusters appear scant through not conforming to
what one expects from such a bushy shrub. It is for
Callicarpa purpurea
Where the Chionanthus Virginica is per-
Tree
a well shaped specimen, but a good
shaped bush is easily formed by giving it a little prun-
ing from time to time. It becomes a tall bush in time,
rarely, however, appearing to merit being called a tree.
In a wild condition it may be found 15ft. high, and be-
ing confined by surrounding trees and shrubs, it loses
its lower branches, but when growing on lawns or where
unconfined for space, it is always more or less of shrub
shape. Fringe shrub would seem a more appropriate
name for it than Fringe Tree. Nurserymen usually
call it White Fringe, a good name, as it distinguishes it
from the Purple Fringe, a name the Rhus Cotinus goes
under.
It is the flowers and the fruit that recommend the
Chionanthus to planters; the flowers, chiefly, but where
the fruiting kind is present it is doubly prized. The
flowers are white, fringelike in appearance, produced in
loose panicles in great abundance. The shrub's appear-
ance then has caused it to receive the name of Old
Man's Beard in many places in the South, where the
shrub is found wild. But those who wish to have the
most pleasure from this bush should endeavor to get
a plant of the fruiting variety. The fruit is not unlike
massing that it is finding most use, accounting for the
hundreds often seen planted together on large estates.
A third species, D. rivularis, a large grower like the
latter, and also having yellowish flowers, is a native of
the Southern Alleghenies.
_ . There is a beautiful Southern vine which
Uecumaria |,as proved hardy in southern Pennsyl-
Barbara vania. It is the Decumaria barbara,
which is closely allied to the Hydrangea. This pretty
vine ascends trees just as the English Ivy does, its root-
lets finding their way into the outer bark, sustaining
the vine as it advances. Ity leaves are very handsome,
being of a smooth, shining green, 3 to 4in. long and 2in.
broad. The flowers are white, small, borne in clusters,
all fertile, and are very showy as displayed in late
Spring. The writer had a plant of this Decumaria
growing on his house for a few years. It was in a
sheltered position, wliere it proved quite hardy. The
plant came from the vicinity of New Orleans, and it is
probable that if plants were obtained from Virginia,
which is said to be its northern limit, they might prove
to be even hardier than the one referred to was.
In the damp woods of the South this vine is often
found ascending trees to the height of 30ft., where it
is described as being of great beauty when in fiower,
as well as pleasing to look on for its foliage alone.
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MADISON
The Money=Making White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
. 250 plants or over ----- 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Cash with order, or plants sent C. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT-HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
Please mention the Ezchange when writing^
To IVIake Room
For Planting
Will sell out the balance of my Rose Stock at
a greatly reduced price.
White Killarney, Pink Killarney, Mrs. A. Ward,
Richmond, Hillingdon, Killarney Queen,
American Beauty, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
The above is all clean, healthy stock.
W. H. ELLIOTT ""'""ton.
MASS.
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Wire Us Your Order
TO CLEAN UP
500 MY MARYLAND, 3-iach .$8.00 per 100
500 HILDA, sport of My Maryland; habit the same, color
darker; in 3-inch 10.00 per 100
5000 AMERICAN BEAUTIES, 2M-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
These were propagated late tor our own use and, no doubt, will give much
better satisfaction than 3-in. stock, so they will go right ahead; perfectly clean;
root action perfect.
MYERS & SAMTMAN, Chestnut HIH, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange i
AMERICAN BEAUTY
=ROSES==
Very Superior Stock
from 4-inch pels
Ready for a shift, $10.00 per 100.
Cash from unknown parties.
Samples, on request, by Parcel
Post on receipt of 15c. in stamps.
Valentin Burgevln's Sons
Kingston, N. V.
See prices
pa^e 14Z3
June 21
ROSES
<:THfi rrni rf-oRAi company >
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J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
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PoinseUJas
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
23>i-inch, $5.00 per JOO; $45.00
per J 000.
Scranton riorisi: Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
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Mrs. Geo. Shawyer
Grafted or Own Root
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000.
SOOBonSilene
4-inch, $8.00 per 100.
500 Richmond
4-inch, $8.00 per 100.
500 Radiance
3-inch, $8.00 per 100.
CHAS. H. TOTTY
MADISON, N. J.
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Pittsburgh, Pa.
The cut flower business is very quiet,
with an abundance of stock on hand.
Funeral work is about all there is to
'be looked for. In spite of the hot
weather some good Carnations are seen,
for which there is a fair demand, as
there are not many other good flowers
for work. Asters not in as yet. Sweet
Peas suffered from the heat and are not
'very plentiful. Gladioli are in fair de-
mand and of good quality.
A new concern, the Colonial Floral
Co., has leased for a term of years the
fonner H. L. Blind & Bros.' greenhouses
and conservatory on Center ave. which
were vacant for some time. The Colon-
ial Floral 'Co. will take possession short-
ly, under the management of C. C. Wes-
ley. The establishment is one of the
finest in the city, having cost thousands
of dollars for equipment.
Neil MeCallum, president of the Flo-
rists' Club, is spending a few days in
Rochester. N. Y.
Edward Ludwig is spending his vaca-
tion at Wildwood, N. J.
W. Potter, of the MeCallum Co., In
charge of the Cleveland branch, is spend-
ing a few days in the city. Mr. Potter
and his wife came over in their auto-
mobile.
C. B. Knickman, of McHutchison &
Co.. New York, was a visitor.
The E. C. Ludwig Floral Co. has just
issued a handsome illustrated catalog of
artificial flowers made up in designs for
funeral purposes, for which the demand
is steadilv increasing.
The weather last week was splendid
for stock planted out in the fields, plenty
of rain and no great heat. Carnations
are doing fine, and Asters making good
growth.
The outing of the Florists* Club will
probably take place the first week in
August.
There is very little interest taken in
the Minneapolis convention, and if
Pittsburgh is represented at all it will
be by but one or two delegates.
E. C. Reineman.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Trade has been very quiet for the
past two weeks; and there is very little
doing outside of a few weddings and
some funeral work. There have been
plenty of Carnations and Roses, though
showing the effects of tlie hot weather.
Gladioli are coming in but not heavily,
and so far have sold re.ndily. Asters have
made their appearance, but not in quan-
tity or quality. Lilies are still plentiful,
and demand for them light. Tliere has
been enough stock to supply all, and it
is a (natter of the wholesaler carrying
all the stock and the retailer buying as
he needs it. E. C. B.
ROSES
From 3-inch pots — strong
Lady HiUinfidon, fine stock. Grafted, $18.00
per 100; Own Root, 310.00 per 100
Double Pink Killarney, Radiance, Harry
Kirk, $10.00 per 100; Grafted, $18.00 per 100.
Pink Klllamey, White Killarney. Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria. Richmond, Perle, SuU'-
rlse. Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland
Mrs. WardeU, $8.00 per 100.
Bride. Bridesmaid. Bon Sllene, La France,
Gruss an TepUtz, Glothilde Soupert, Souvenir
de Wootton. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kaiserin, Mrs. Taft (Antolne Rlvoire), Pink
Killarney, My Maryland, Bride, Souvenir de
'Wootton. 3-inch pots, S15.00 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
^^ From 2H-in. pots. ^^
Mrs. David Syme, Virginia Poehlmann.
Oroba, Thanksgiving Queen, Unaka, Wells*
Late Pink, $4.00 per 100. $30.00 per 1000.
Dolly Dimple, Elise Papworth, Intensity.
Golden Dome. John Shrimpton, Lynnwood
Hall, Nagoya, Patty, Winter Cheer, Yellow
Eaton, S4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
Autumn Glory, Ada Spauldlng, Culling-
fordll. Dr. Enguehard, Geo. Kalb. Glory of
the Pacific, Money Maker, Mayor Weaver,
Maud Dean, Monrovia, Miss Alice Byron,
Mrs. Baer, Major BonnaSon, Polly Rose,
Pacific Supreme, Robt. Halliday. Smith's
Advance, Timothy Eaton, Wm. Duckham
$3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
J3.00 per 100, $25.00
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots 6.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2}i-in. pots 3.00
FORGET-ME-MOT, 2M-in. pots 3.00
SWAINSONA Alba, 2H-in. Pots 4.00
POINSETTIAS, 2M-in. pots 6.00
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
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PoinseUJas
TRUE TYPE. June Delivery
Extra strong, 2J^inch plants, shipped in
paper pots.
$6.00 per lOO
Write for prices on large lots.
A. H enderson & Co.
369 River Street, CHICAGO, ILL
Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
ASTERS
BRANCHING, 5 Colors, $2.00 per 1000
100
Begonia Vernon (Sultan), 2-in $1.50
Feverfew Gem; Alternanthera, red; Daisy,
Giant Yellow; Salvia, 2-in 2.00
Geraniums, Salleroi, 2-in 2.00
Chrysanthemums, W. H.Lincoln, one of
best late yellows; 2>i-in 1.50
Jerusalem Cherries, 2)i-incli 1.50
Cash, please.
BYER BROS.,Chainbersbur^,Pi.
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July 19, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
117
THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
"Here is a
real
SUPPORT!'
Write for Price List C
Please mention the .bxcliange
FIELD-GROWN
Carnation Plants
100 1000
White Enchantress $8.00 $70.00
Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Rose Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Lawson Enchantress 7.00 55.00
Alvina Enchantress 7.00 55.00
Perfection Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Dorothy Gordon 7.00 60.00
Victory 7.00 60.00
Harlowarden 6.00 50.00
The above are in fine shape; ready for immediate
shipment.
Cash with order.
HOWARD P. KLEINHANS
S. E. Cor. Centre Square EASTON, PA.
Chinese Primroses
Fine 2-in. stock in best mixed colors, $2.00
per 100. Cash.
MC CTTFR Successor to J. F. RUPP.
. O. C I I Cn, SHIREMANSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
Field Grown Carnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, well grown and healthy
Ready July 15th and after. Let us book your order now
Per 100 Per 1000
The Herald, scarlet $12.00 $100.00
Gloriosa, medium pink 8.00 75-00
Pink Delight, flesh pink 8.00 75.00
White Wonder 7.00 60.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
White Perfection 6.00 50.00
Per 100 Per 1000
Enchantress, flesh pink $6.00 $50.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00 50.00
Washington, dark pink 6.00 50.00
(Sport of Enchantress)
Victory, scarlet 6.00 50.00
Scarlet Glow 6.00 60;00
Chicago Carnation Co.
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
FIELD
GROWN
Carnation Plants
STROMG, CLEJiS STOCK, REJiDY TO PLJtMT
5000 PINK DELIGHT - - SlO.OO per 100 $95.00 per 1000
1000 ROSETTE 8.00 " 75.00
3009 GLORIOSA 6.00 " 50.00
6000 WHITE ENCHANTRESS 5.00 " 45.00
F. J. DOLANSKY, 114 Market Street, LYNN, MASS.
PleaBO mention the Exchange whe
50,000 CARNATION PLANTS
We are now booking orders for the following field-grown plants, shipments to
be made the latter part of July. Our plants are exceptionally large and healthy this
year. Satisfaction guaranteed.
White Wonder Beacon Enchantress Mrs. Ward Perfection
»7.00 per 100, S60.00 per 1000.
May Day, S6.00 per 100, J50.00 per 1000.
GEORGE PETERS & SONS, Hempstead, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchanee when writini;.
PRICES: 12 Rooted Cuttlnga $3.00, 35
Rooted Cuttings $5.00, 50 Rooted Cut-
tlnila $7.00, lOORooted Cuttings $12.00, 1000
Rooted Cutttngs $100.00.
DAILL.EDOUZE BROS., ^"""^-^"^^^P-^- T^y Avenue.
Pleaia m»ntlon th» Exohaa^e whan wrltlag.
Enchantress Supreme
BROOKLYN, N.
A f[W GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA tndlvisa, 3-in., $5.00; 4-m.. $10.00;
5-in.. $25.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne, RIcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS, 3-in., 10c:
4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 26c.
VINCA varlegata, 2-in., 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
Please mentloii tho Exohanso when writing.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 2K-in. pots, $5.50
per 100. $50.00 per 1000; from 3-in. pots, $8.00
per 100. $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA ChJnensis fimbriata
From 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
PRIMULA obconica grandiflora
(Ronsdorfer Hybrids)
From 2M-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, iEast Stroudsburg, Pa.
A MAGNIFICENT LOT OF FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
Good, strong, healthy plants. Our guarantee goes with every Carnation
Plant we send out, thus insuring you the very best of quality and satis-
faction. We also guarantee their
safe delivery by express. Plants
ready now.
100 1000
William Eccles $12.00 $100.00
Northport 12.00 100.00
Scarlet Wonder.... 12.00 100.00
Commodore 12.00 100.00
Herald 12.00 100.00
White Wonder 9.00 80.00
Gloriosa 9.00 80.00
Rosette 9.00 80.00
St. Nicholas 8.00 75.00
Pocohontas 8.00 75.00
White Perfection.. 8.00 70.00
Comfort 8.00 75.00
Alma Ward 8.00 70.00
Princess Charming 8.00 70.00
Beacon 8.00 75.00
Mrs. C. W. Ward. . 8.00 75.00
Enchantress 7.50 60.00
Rose Pink En-
chantress 7.50 60.00
Dorothy Gordon... 7.50 60.00
Booking
MATCHLESS. The splendid new white Carnation for 1914
orders now for cuttings. Deliveries can be made December, 1913, on early
orders. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000.
S.S.Pennock-MeelianCo.
1608-1620 Ludlow Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when -wTiting.
ntion thoExcha
The Prices AdverUaed In the FlorlHti'
Exohanffe »re for ^BCB TKASX OX&iT.
Rooted Carnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field*
grown plants.
BASSE'S riORAl GARDENS caufoiISu
B. S. BASSETT, Prop.
PlwM mentioii th* Exokuic* whn i(^^^.
CARNATIONS
f.lNHtNERfiSaiNSC*.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
PIMM mutlom tk* Xzokaac* whn wittliv.
IIS
The Florists' Exchange
DID YOU
See That?
At the Official Test, held by the
American Rose Society at the
famous Elizabeth Park Rose Garden,
Hartford, Conn., June 21 and 28, out
of 25 Roses scoring,
EXCELSa
the New Red Hybrid Wichuraiana,
exhibited by the Conard & Jones
Co. , was awarded certificate of
merit and Scored Highest of All.
Think of it as a vivid Red Dorothy
Perkins, color most enduring, prom-
ises to supersede the Crimson Ram-
bler type.
Let us stock you from our supply,
finest in America.
23^-inch plants, ready now, $4.00
per 100, $35.00 per 1000
1-year and 2-year-old plants for
Fall delivery
M CONARD & JONES CO.
WEST GROVE, PA.
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GERANIUMS
Fine, stocky, 3-iQ. planta, in bud and bloom
Nutt, Buchner, Polteytne, Ricard, $4.00 pa
100, $35.00 per 1000. Miied, $3.50 per 100.
2-inch stock, •trong, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per
1000.
Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 and $12.50 per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Rooted Cuttlnga, fine, clean stock, the kind
you want.
Golden Glow, Advance, October Frost»
McNlece. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000.
Unaka, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000.
Chrysolora, $3.00 per 100; 2>i-inch stock, $4.50
per 100.
All other sorts in fine, 2^>mch stock $1.00 extra
per 100.
Cash, please.
SILVER
PINK
Snapdragon
Grown from cuttings from Buxton's stock.
A few large plants in 3-inch pots, 7c. Extra fine
stock, 2|^-inch pots, 5c. AH nice, bushy plants.
R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
Please mention the Eschapge when writing.
STE VIA
Green and Variegated— Fine Stock
Rooted Cutting
2-inch, $2(
rUiC yiMUFD WestCollingswoad,N.J.
V>IIHJ. LIITIITILIT, 3 mlles from PhiladelpMe
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
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ARAUCARIAS, 5 m. pots, eoc.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, pilnis,^^* „^"^i
exchange for 2-in. Vincas or Rooted Cuttings.
Evergreens. Shrubs, Shade Trees,
Hardy Perennials Cash with order
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Box 63 Schenectady, N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
'T*HAT subscription to F. E.
you have been thinking of
taking out for a brother florist.
Why not Bend it in now ?
^/>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Carnations
Eeg-ardlng- Time to Hotise the Plants
With some the Carnations out in the
field are by this time good bushy plants
ready to be housed, and nothing is really
gained by leaving them out any longer;
but the grower who will insist on hous-
ing them just because it is getting
toward the end of the month, regard-
less of weather conditions, is wrong.
With us in. the Middle West hot weather
has ruled for weeks past ; not what one
might consider the proper kind of
weather in which to house Carnations,
and I believe that the man who only has
a few thousands to house is making a
mistake in bringing the plants in while
the thermometer registers 90 degrees and
over. What is gained by the intense
shade and overdoses of water necessary
to just keep the plants alive? With
the large grower, with big houses and
every facility for handling the stock
quickly, weather conditions are often not
taken much into consideration. When
the housing is once begun it is pushed
until every plant is inside : but even here,
if the welfare of the plants is to be
looked after, a better plan by far would
be to wait for more favorable weather
conditions to do this work in. Everybody
would be ahead. Do not worry because it
is getting near the first of August ; let the
plants remain if the weather is not fit to
do the housing in, and when you do it,
use the proper care, so as to give the
stock the least set hack possible. The
later you house the stock the more im-
portant this is.
Seasonable Work
In tlie Carnation Honses
While you may wish to wait with the
housing of the Carnations until weather
conditions are favorable, you need not
on that account delay getting everything
else into shape so as to be able to do
the transplanting in the shortest time pos-
sible. Have the benches all ready to re-
ceive the plants, the work of housing
itself will not take long after that. If
the benches have already been gone over
in the way of repairing and cleaning, and
a good dose of hot whitewash has been
given them, get the soil into them. It
does not hurt at all to have a bench filled
a couple of weeks before you are ready
to plant : in fact, by keeping the soil
during that time watered just enough to
keep it in a fairly moist state, you are
ready for planting at a moment's notice.
You can get rid of a good crop of weeds,
and cultivating the soil can only be of
benefit if yours is a heavy soil. Let
someone go through it with a hoe, or
anything else you wish ; work it over a
few times before the planting is started.
To get the Carnation houses filled up
again for Winter means a lot of work,
and the older the houses and benches the
more is the planting itself the least
part, of the work. Get everything else
completed, and be ready for planting.
Keep the soil in the benches always just
right for planting.
Stocks
For Next Winter's Plowerlng-
It may he a little early to think seri-
ously about crops to follow the Chrys-
anthemums next November, and yet for
those who intend growing on their own
plants it is not, as with Stocks, which
we have to grow on from seed. The end
of July is none too soon to sow, and
the variety known as Beauty of Nice, a
flesh pink, is a good one to grow. Mont
Blanc is a splendid white; for a deli-
cate lilac there is Queen Alexandra, and
for those wishing to grow a deep rose.
Empress Elizabeth will answer nicely ;
but for the small grower it is not recom-
mended that he grow too many sorts. A
light pink and a delicate lavender or
lilac are all you need. I do not mention
white, for we usually have enough other
white flowers when the stocks flower in-
doors. Sow the seed or at least a part
of what you intend making use of for
next Winter's flowering, out now. As
soon as the seedlings are large enough to
handle, pot them up singly and let them
come along in a cool house. They may
have to go into 3%in. pots before you are
ready to plant them out on the benches
the early 'Mums come out of. Not every
one of us would find it a paying proposi-
tion to grow Stocks on a large scale ;
often this is entirely a matter of hoAv
one strikes the market, and it is just as
likely to be glutted during the early
Spring months as not. That is the time
we cannot look to great returns, but the
retail grower can always dispose of a
good number of Stocks and realize a good
price for them.
Sowing Pansies
For Ontdoor Plowering'
We often have difficulty in disposing
of all the Pansy plants we have on hand
during the Spring months. There are
localities where they do well when ex-
posed to full sunlight, but with us after
a few days of July sun they are gone,
whether you have used plants grown
from seed sown in August or in January.
Here and there we find an exception, and
that usually is in places where the plants
are just a little protected from the noon-
day sun and where they receive proper
att;ention. Usually, however, it is the
other way, and it is on that account that
many customers will hesitate at putting
miach money into Pansies. In spite of
this, many are sold, and every retail
grower has to have a good stock of them
on hand. They are among the first
plants to come into flower in Spring and
we always find people who, when they
see a cold frame full in bloom, or a bas-
ket of a dozen plants, will forget all
about how poorly the plants did last sea-
son and leave an order. While sowing
the seeds in January will give you the
best plants for late flowering, the ones
sown in August and Wintered outdoors
will give you the least trouble and will
flower in early April or, as was the case
this year, the middle of March. It is too
early to sow seed now, for if the plants
are too large by the time Winter sets in
they not only do not stand a severe Win-
ter as well as small stock plants will,
but by Spring they get to be too large.
However, you can get ready now ; get
the seed bed into shape and order your
wants in seeds so as to have them on
hand when ready. It would not hurt to
make two sowings, one the last of July,
the other about August 15.
Pansies
Por Winter Plowerlng
No matter what your experience has
been with Pansies for outdoors, whether
they do well with you or not, or if you
have but little call for them, one thing
is sure, and that is that good Pansies
during the Winter months are most de-
sirable cut flowers, and should be grown
by every retail grower who has the room
to give them. If you are considering
growing them, do not have some shady
side bench in mind where Carnations or
some other crop will not grow. Pansies
under glass want a sunny bench, a good,
rich, porous soil, and a temperature of
not over 46 degrees at night. We may
have success with them in a Carnation
house of .50 degrees, but in order to get
the largest flowers (and that is what we
want, indoors and out) they should be
grown cool like Mignonette. I do not
wish to say that there are not excellent
strains of American seed to be had, for
there are, but if you wish to see some
flowers of enormous size and long stem
grow a few Mme. Perrett. This variety
we cannot do very much with outdoors,
but for indoor culture it is wonderful.
Sow seed at once in a frame, and keep
the plants growing along outdoors until
the 'Mums have left you. Pansies form
one of the crops to follow Chrysanthe-
mums, and when well grown and handled
will pay nicely. There are few people
who do not like Pansies, and there are
quite a few who would buy them during
the Winter months had they a chance to
see them.
P LAN TS
From 2i^-in. pots, at $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS
Sprengeri; ANTHERICUM vittatum varieSa-
tum; ARTILLERY PLANTS; SWAINSONA
alba; MOONVINES, large flowering white;
PASSION VINE, two varieties.
KENTIA Belmoreana, 3 to 4 leaves, $1 .50 per doz
MYRTLE PLANTS. 4-in. pots, S1.50 pi-r doz.
PASSION VINE. 4-in. potsf 10c. each.
HONEYSUCKLE Halleana, 4-;n. pots, Sl.OO doz
C FI^FI F lit'' ^"d Westmorefand Streets.
V. LIOtLt, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Seasonable Plants
AGERATUM. $2.00 per 100.
BEGONIA Semperflorens. For bedding, $3.00
per 100.
COBAEA Scandens. $10.00 per 100.
CANNAS, Best Varieties. $6.00 per 100.
COSMOS. Transplanted, $1.50 per 100.
CENTAUREACyanus (Bachelor's Button). $1.50
per 100.
CENTAUREA Moschatus, $1.50 per 100.
DRACAENA Indivisa. 6-inch, $25.00 per 100
7-inch, 30 to 36-in. high, $40 00 per 100
FUCHSIAS. 3M-ioch, $7.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Standard Varieties, including
Wm. Langguth and Mountain of Snow.
3^-mch, $7.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE. 2M-inch, $2.00 per 100: 3K-
inch, $6.00 per 100.
IVY GERANIUMS. 3M-inch, $7.00 per 100.
LOBELIA Compacta. $2.00 per 100.
LANTANAS. 3H-inch, $6.00 per 100.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS. 3M.inch, $«.00
per 100.
MARIGOLDS, Dwarf and Tall. $1.00 per 100.
PETUNIAS, Double. 2)i-inch, $2.50 per 100:
3H-inch, $6.00 per 100.
PELARGONIUMS. 4-inch and 5-inch. $20.00 and
$30.00 per 100.
SALVIAS, 2M-inch, $2.60 per 100; 3H-inch, $5.00
per 100.
SWEET WILLIAMS. $4.00 per 100.
SCABIOSA. $2.00 per 100.
VINCAS. 4-inch, $7.60 and $10.00 per 100.
ZINNIAS. Transplanted, $1.50 per 100.
ROOTED CUTTINGS
ACHYRANTHES. 76c. per 100.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS. White and pink
75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000.
ROOTED CUTTINGS and 2>i-inch CHRYS-
ANTHEMUMS, A 1 stock, in the following
varieties. Send for prices:
Smith's Advance, Polly Rose, Glory of
Pacific, Pacific Supreme, Golden Glow, Mon-
rovia, Harry Parr, Donatello, A. Byron, M.
Weaver, Merry Jane, Golden King, Dr. Engue-
hard, G. Pitcher, E. Papworth, T. Eaton,
Jerome Jones, J. Nonin, M. Dean. POMPONS
In variety.
The Peckham Floral Co.
R. F. D. S4
Fairhaven, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Calceolarias
Great Show Plants for Early Springs
If you intend having among your flow-
ering stock for next Easter some good
Calceolarias, the present is the time to
think about sowing the seed. As a show
plant the Calceolaria has for many years
held an important place, and as such is
as much thought of as ever especially in
Europe. The man who is busy growing
Carnations or Roses for the market cares
but little for them, but the retail grower
should. It is not only what we actually
sell of these plants, but a nice display
of Calceolarias in full bloom cannot help
but advertise your store, and they are
bound to pay for themselves many times
over. Let us get away from just showing
the usual run of stock seen in every
place. Variety means much to the re-
tailer; the greater the variety of plants
you can show to your customer, the
larger the volume of business you will do.
Sow out a trade packet of Calceolaria
now ; get a 12in. bulb or seed pan, have
the top layer of soil finely sifted, and if
the soil consists of one-fourth sharp sand
so much the better. Sow on top, and
do not cover the seeds. Lay a piece of
whitewashed glass over the pans, and
water with a Scollay sprinkler. In or-
der to be successful with Calceolarias you
need a cool house : one such as wliere
Mignonette does well, or Violets. A well
drained soil is required, and never allow
the green aphis to get a foothold under-
neath the leaves ; there are more failures
due to lotting these insects get the best
of the plants than to anything else. We
see stock displayed with fine heads of
flowers hut a lack of leaves, and such
plants show poor culture.
The Florists' Exchange
119
LIST OF
ADVERTISERS
Advance Co 147 Etter, M. S. . . . . .
Albert & Davidson ... 147 Evans, W. & H. F
Allen, J. K
Americai
Co.. Ii -. ..
Amer. Importing Co. 134 Felth
Am. Spawn Co 107 Fiedli
Wooden Ware Field, H. W
Mette, Henry 102 Rontzahn Seed Co . . . lOS
Miami Floral Co 1.30 Royal Glass Works. . . 145
Michell Co.. Henry F. 136 Rudolph, Max 130
Michelsen & Co 114 Rupp, John F 104
Michigan Cut Flower Russin & Hanfling. . . . 134
Exchange 134 Ryerson, U. Cutl<
& Davidson... 147 tvans, w . « tl. r lus Mlchler Bros Co 130 ci. n mo
I.K 138 EyresFlorist 129 M5gl«&Co 1.32 I""? "^T R }?§
an Fruit Pub. Farquhar & Co., R. & m IiIm ChiJ 139 Sambrook Bros 132
i.p 11.1 J 104 ;;!} ^% ci ■•".'i' i5n Sander cSl Son Ill
inc. ..._....... 11-1 J-- ■ ■ ■ JY? Mills The Florist, Inc. 130 c_,,^,vr A l.^Q
T— ji o *^ \ r^ ion Minneapolis Floral Col31 c,,pprv' FH "
Fiedler (S Co., A. G... 129 Minne Floral Co ThelSl 5??!^ »»"
- - - -- •■- 131 fj"^p\'°'^?'>^'' '°'i,i Schlmg. Max .
im MolTer, Lu_dwig.,.._.112 Schmidt, J. C.
Mfg. Co The 43 F etchers Co., F.W. 03 ^'Ji^gerCo . John C.14.5 llSte F WO'
Anderson, J. F 113 F oral HiU Gardens.. . 110 Moore. Htntz\s Nash.139 vhC^' ii.' b "
Andorra Nurs. ...114 F orBts' Had Ass n 134 Moore Seed Co., The. 106 li, l„^°''
Angermueller, Geo.H.146 Flower Growers' Sal
Aphine Mfg. Co 144 Co
Appelgate Florist 129 Flower Shop, The
Aschmann, Godfrey. . 107 Ford, M.C t-o,
Aschmann Bros. ..... 13B Ford, Wm. P 138
Badgley, Riedel & Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Meyer Inc 139 Co 104
Baer, Julius. ..... . . . 129 Frauenfelder. C. . 129 j^^.^i"' ^-^S^-. ' Board
Baker The Florist 132 Freeman Orchid Co
Baldwin, Florist. 132 Friedman Florist 129
Barrett, the Florist . . . 132 Friedman, J.J
Barrows & Son, H. H . 113 Froment, H. E
Bassett's Floral Gar- Frost, Ch as
dens 117 Galvin, Thos. F...
Baur & Steinkamp. . . 110 Gasser Co., J. M .
Bauscher, John 136 Gibbons, The Si
Bayersdorfer & Co., H.134 Man
Bay State Nurs., The.114 Giblin & Co
Beaven, E. A 135 Goodsell, P. H,
Beckert, W. C 102 Graham & Son,
Begerow Floral Co. . . 131 Greater N. Y. Florists'
Bellamy Bros 136 Ass'n 139
Benjamin, S. G 136 Greek-Amer. Florists'
Bennett, C. A 114 Supply Co 135
Berger Bros 141 Grey Co., Thos. J .... 108
Berger & Co., H. H . . 104 Griffin, F. W 130
Bcming.H.G 142 Greup & Ploeger. ..114
Bertermann Bros. Co. 130 Growers' Cut Flower
Black, Son & Co., Jos. Co 138
H 114 Gt. Van Waveren &
Blac'kistone, Z. D 132 Kruijff 114
Blackistone, J. Dan. . 129 Gude Bros. Co 132
Bloom, J. S 112 Gunther Bros 139
Boddington. A. T . 105-09 Guttman Flower Grow-
Boerger, Albert Wm. .127 ers Co 139
Bolgiano & Son, J 104 Habermehl's Sons, J.
.130
„., ,„ ^ 1 ,.> Scott, John 113
nu ., „G'l'^d PotteryCol43 Scranton Florist Sup-
131 Mullanphy. Florist. . . 132 ,y c„ ng
137 Murray. Samuel 130 Sharp, Partridge & Col47
Myer. Florist 131 Sheridan, W. F 139
Myers & Samtman ■■•116 siebrecht, Geo^ C^ ■ ■ . 139
Ruop'f 11° Siebrecht, Walter R . . 139
Simpson, Robt 108
Skidelsky &Co.,S. S.106
n, L. B.
of Trade 13'
Natural Guano Co. ..144 '"'^h'^ ""."''.'.'
ion Neidinger, Jos. G 134 gij^^ B S jr
107 N.Y. Market Florists' Smith &' Co., E.dV
129 ^.-^^"^'T'-CrW Smith & Fetters
;S„ New York Stable Ma- -j-j^^^
CO;.--- 112 Smith,'p.J.
f .J , Nicholas, John S 131
iJt Niessen Co., The Leo. 141
{TY Orchid, The 131
^ I. „ <: AJ Jin Ouwerkerk, P 114
Grahams Son, Adam. 130 p„i_„»,c' „ w I 129
/- KT -v/ 171.,-;-*.-' raimer oi oon, \v.j...i^^
Park Floral Co.. The
Smith Co.,W.&T... 114
Soltau Fernery, B .... 113
Standard Pump & En-
gine Co., The 147
Steams Lumber Co.,
o-r-y, -,• ,o„ TheA.T 147
Parker. John L. . . . . . 129 stokes, Walter P 104
D..i.„ r- ..™ Stoothoff Co., H. A ■■'
Ferns in Flats 101-06-
107-12-13-17
Feverfew 116
Flower Seeds 102-04
Forget-Me-Not. . . .105-16
Fruit Plants 114
Fruit Trees 114
Fuehsias 118
Gardenias 101-35
Garden Seed 104-08
Geraniums 101-06-
110-12-16-17-18-36
Geranium Cuttings. . 101-
106-10-12-16-17-18-36
Gladiolus..... 108
Hardy Perennials 114
Heliotrope 107-18-36
Hemlocks.," 114
Herbaceous Plants.. . . 114
Hollyhock 103-05
Honeysuckle 118
Hydrangeas. . . . 101-14-36
Ipomoea 107-12-18
Ivy 112-13-18-36
Japanese Maples 114
Japonica 114
Jerusalem Cherries... 116
Kentias.'. ...107.12-13-18
Lantanas 107-18
Lemon Verbenas 112-
114-16
Lilacs 114
Lily Bulbs.. . 101-02-03-04
Lilies 101-02-03-04-35
Lilium Album 104
Lilium Auratum. ......104
Lilium Giganteum.. .101-
103-04
Parkes Construction
Lil
iRub
.104
Lo. ... . i4D gjjjj^ ^ Harrison Co.,
Parshelsky Bros 145 y^^ ^gs
Patten, Helen F 132 Syracuse Potteir Co. '. 143
Pearce, George 145
Peckham Floral Co.. Zi^^°'-^'^Z^^^^ H Rl\n
■^jig 118 Thompson & Co., C. B 130
PelicaioRoi'i&'ci! !l-32 Thompson Carnation
Penn The Florist. . 128-29 Co., -1- D^ ■ ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ ]}°
Pennock-Meehan Co., Thorburn &Co., J. M.106
S s 117-41 Totty, Chas. H 116
PetCTs'&'Reed' iPottery Jraendly S Schenck. .139
Co., The 143 Travis Co., G. E 146
Peters &Sons, Geo. . .117 Van Assche, Frank.
Bonnet&Blake 139 j... lor p^ , jl3 Van Gelderen, G. W.IU
BonnotBros ....139 Haerens, August 106 py,,^ gros 131 Vaughan's Seed Store.
Bon Ton Flower Shop, Hal!& Robmspn. . .131 pj^^^^^ Co 129 " 102-104
„ The. ■ 130 Hanford^.G... 113-18 p; Co., F. 0 147 Vick's Sons, Jas 108
Bowe,M.A. 131 Harper.Wm^Wamer.m pi^^on. ,„e.. A. N lOl-H Viereck, F. C 130
Brant Bros., Inc.. .132 Harris, Ch^ter 132 pi^„„„ Co., F. R 101 Vincent, R., Jr.,& Sons
i'^''i'"ST^^'°''i^ }i4 Harris Ern^t 136 pj^t^turgh Cut Flower Co 101-102
Breck-Robmson Nurs.114 Hart, Geo. B. .^. ....135 Co.... 140 Virgin, U. J 131
ii4 HanrGeo"B..;:::::i35 Pittsburgh cut FWer^
Breitmeyer's Sons. J. .130 Hatcher, John C..113-129 p,'"°:yVck 144 ii, m
Brennerman.J.D....108 HeacockCo., Jos 112 P''!?"■f^Co• • -^X • 'l^i Walk
, Wn
.130
grTwnr?et°^..y.-.10-2tr6 HrinXnrO«o..-.V.,lU Pollworth C . C. C. . . 140 ^^J^.,
iSSe^,'f^V.v::::li SSdSo^-.'ci.VA.'.lfe ^^^~i^^c^ 1^^i&i±.
Bunyard.A.T.,Floristl31 Henshaw&Fenrich..l.37 _ . p. Mach Warendorff, A 131
Burgevin'sSons,Valen- H,rh,rr * Fleishauer.lOS Q'-S'":^ City Mach,
Herbert & Fleishauer.108
tine 116 Herr.A.M 113-36 n^S'-,.lr''h
BumenBros 102 Hews & Co.. A. H . . . . 143 'it^i^yA'
Burpee. W. A. & Co . . 107 Highland Park Green-
Bvam, E.J 132 houses. The 131
Byer Bros 116 Hilfinger Bros 14:
Caldwell The Woods- Hill Co., The E. G.... 14;
iburg. G. S. . .
Randall, A. L. Co.
Rawlings, Elmer. .
Reade & McKenna.
■If 8 Weeber&Don 108
■ll" Welch Bros. Co 140
• 10° West Main G'houses. 113
•}*; West View FloralCo.. 129
■1|J Weston, Henry 113
'ell ine wooas- nitn.-o., i nc li. vj ii^ O....J * it'^Ilo,. - 13'^ .^f tji"?? S'^^ ^ ■ "^
,Co 135 Hitchings&Co 148 g'=?^ '^ l^^'K' }?? Whilldm Pottery Co..
California Florist, Thel32 Hollywood Gardens. . . 132 S= ^ Jf'T?'^- HI „,T.he. ... 143
Camp Conduit Co., Holm & Olson. .... .132 S^X,; ?«« 14'' Wh'te. J'- John 110
Cal-p'bel-IBros-.-.-.-.-.-.lfo ^^rdiS^p^ol'd^nce"^ ||cfcf ^an^! ■. ! '. ! •. 4 ^[e.^E: ! ! ! 1 ! 1 ll
arCeFlorist......l29 ..SchooL 134 gl^i.^.V.: ! ! jll ^Ife'^w^olesale ' ' '^^
" ^ ^_ tj FloralCo 135
Wood Bros 116
Woodrow & Marketosl39
"* Woodruff & Sons. S. D108
ioo Young & Co., A. L... 138
131 Young Florist 132
Young & Nugent 131
U8 Zangen, O. V
Carnation Support Co., Horan, E. C. .
The 117 Horticultural Adv
Champion & Co., J.
Robinson & Co., H
M.
.131 Howard's Flower Shopl29
Chicago Carnation Co. Idlewild Greenhouses. 130
117-142 IgoeBros 134
Childs, John Lewb. . .108 Imperial Seed & Plant
Chmnick, W. J 108 Co 103
Christensen, Thos. P. 113 InterstateTobaccoCo.,
Clark Florist 132 Inc '...144
Clay & Son 144 Isbell, S. M. & Co 102
ConardcSi Jones Co... 118 Jackson & Perkins Co.ll4
Coombs, Arthur 110 Jacobs, S. & Son 147
Coombs, Florist 130 Jennings. E. B 108
Coombs, John R 110 Johnson Seed Co 102
Cotsonas & Co., Geo. .134 John-ston, T. J., & Co. 132
Cowee, W.J 135 Jones, H. T 114
Cowen's Sons, N 145 Jones, Inc., Percy .... 142
Coyle, James 139 Kasting, Wm. F. Co
Craig Co., Robt... ..110 Kell " '
Co. (Inc.)
Robi
H. M
Roemer. Frederick.
Rolker&Sons. A...
■Rosemont Gardens
Rosendale Nurs.
G'ho
The'!
Sho
.129
,111-18
. . . , 104
INDEX TO STOCK
ADVERTISED
while every effort win be made to print belated ad-
'jolin A. . r. . . .130 vertising copy received after 12 noon Wednesday, no
Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . . 129 Keller Pottery Co 143 stock mentioned in same can be noted in this index.
Crump, F. F 130 Keller Sons, J^B 1.32 Achyranthc>i 110 Carnation CuttingslOi
ifngham.Jos. H..111 Kervan Co., The 135 Aae
Cut Flower Exchangel39 Kessler, Wm 139 Al tcrna
Dailledouze Bros 117 Kilbourn & Williams. .108 Alyssun
nkcr Florist 129 King Construction Col45 Ampelopsis
.107-18 110-16-17-35
ras 116 Centaurcas 118
, 105-07-12-36 Chr santhcmums. , . . 105-
136 110-11-16-18-36
Davidge. Wm. M. . . .144 Klemhaus. Howard F.117 Anthcricum 118 Chrysanthemum Cut-
Day Co., W. E 132 Koster&Co 114 Antirrhinum 106- tings 105-10-11-
DeamudCo., J. B....142 Kroeschcll Bros. Co .. 145 I07-10-12..13 116-18-36
DeBuck, John Ill Kuebler, Wm. H 139 AppIeTrecs 114 Cigar Plants 112-18
DeNave, Paul HI Kuhlmann, H. H 130 Araucarias 106-18-36 Cinerarias. .. 102-04-06-08
Den Ouden & Sons. H,114 Lager & Hurrcll Ill Areca 107 Clematis 10.5-14
"■ ;chCo..A 147 Lange. A 129 Artillery Plants 118 Cobaea 107-18
Diller, Caskey & Keen. Lange, H. F. A
147 Langiahr, A. H 139
Dillon, J. L 116 Leedle Floral Co 116
Dodd, Chas. H 147 Lemon Oil Co 144
Dolansky. F.J 117 Leonard Seed Co 102
Domer & Sons Co., Leuly. Emil 113 Aza
F 117 Lit ■ " ■ "
Doyle Co.. Wm.E.
Drake Point G'hou3esl02
Dreer, Henry A.,Inc. . .
143-45
Dwellc-KaiserCo.,Th(
Mader, Paul 117 Bleeding He
Asparagus 101-02- Cocos 107-13
104-08-11-12-13-14-16- Cold Storage Bulbs... 101-
117-18-36 103
Asters 102-05- Cold Storage Lilies.101-03
107-08-12-16-36 Cold Storage Lily of
106-14 the Valley 103
102-06 Coleus 107-30
lanis 110-14-18 Conifers 114
148 Bcg"m:.s 101-02- Cupheas 112-18
19-12-16-1,8-36 Cut Flowers., .134-35-37-
131 Bcrbcrls 114 138-39-40-41-42
Sp<
Lily of the Valley..l02-06-
135
Lobelias 105-12-18
Manetti 102
Maples.. 114
Marguerites 136
Marigold 118
Mesembryanthemums
118
Mignonette 104
Moonvines 107-12-18
Mushroom Spawn..l02-07
Myrtle 118
Nasturtiums 102-08-36
Nasturtium Seed. . 102-08-
136
Norway Maples 114
Norway Spruce 114
Nursery Stock 114
Oak Trees 114
Orchids 111-35
Ornamental Shrubs. .114
Ornamental Trees. 114-18
Palms 102-06-12-13
Pansies 102-03-
104-06-07-08-11
Pansy Seed 102-03-
104-06-07-08-11
Peach Trees 114
Pelargoniums US
Peonies 114
Petunias 102-07-12-18
Pine Trees 114
Plum Trees 114
Poinsettias 101-06-
110-13-16
Pompons UO-U
Primroses 102-04-
105-08-17
Primrose Seed.... 102-04--
105-08-17
Primulas 102-04-
10.5-06-08-11-12-17
Privet 114
Privet Cuttings 114
Pvrcthrum 105
Rhododendrons. . , 106-14
Roses 101-02-08-
110-11-14-16-18-3.5-36
Sage 109
Salvias 112-13-18
Seasonable Stock 101-
103-04-05-06-07-08-09-
110-11-12-13-16-17-18-
136
Seeds. , 102-05-06-07-08-09
Shrubs 114-18
Smilax 101-12-13-.34
Snapdragons 106-07-
112-13-18-27
Spirea 114
Stcvia 110-18-36
Stocks 102
Swainsona 116-18-36
Sweet Alyssum.. 105-07-12
Sweet Pea Seed.104-08-09
Sweet Potato 112
Sweet William 105-18
Table Ferns.. , , 101-06-07-
112-13-17-36
Tomato Plants 102-12
Trees 114-18
Vegetable Plants. . 108-12-
114-36
Vegetable Seeds . . .102-08-
136
Verbenas.. . .102-12-14-16
Vincas 117-18-36
Vines 114
Violets 108-16-35
Wallflower 104
Zinnias 102-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine 144
Baskets 135
Boilers 127-45-46
Burners 134
Canes 104
Cane Stakes 104
Chiffons 135
Cut Flower Boxes.... 135
Cycas Leaves. . . 106-34-35
Dagger Ferns 134-35
Decorative Evergreens
102-14-35
Directory of Retail
Houses.129-30-31-32-33
Fancy Baskets 134-35
Fancy Ferns.. . .117-34-35
Fertilene 110
Fertilizers 144
Florists' Letters. . . 134-35
Florists' Supplies . . 134-35
Flower Boxes 135
Flower Pots 143
Fungine _ 144
Galax Leaves. ...'.... 135
Glass 127-45-46-47
Gold Letters 134
Glazing Points 145
Grates 146
Greenhouse BIdg. ...145-
146-47-48
Greenhouse Construc-
tion 145-46-47-48
Greenhouse Goods. . . 145-
146-47-48
Greenhouse Material
145-46-47-48
Gutters 146
Heaters 146-47
Heating Appliances, .146-
147
Hose 127-35
Hot Bed Sash.. ..127-46-47
Huckleberry Branches
134-35
Ice Boxes 134
Immortelles 135
Insecticides 144
Jardinieres 143
Laurel 135
Laurel Festooning. . . . 135
Laurel Wreaths 135
Lemon Oil 144
Leucothoe Sprays.. . ,135
Lumber 147
Magnolia Leaves... 134-.35
Manure 102-1244
Mastica 146-47
Moss 135
Nikotiana 144
Paint 145
Palm Leavosl02-14-18-35
Partridge Berries. . 134-35
Pecky Cypress 14647
Phosphorus 144
Pipe 12747
Pipe Fittings 147
Plantlife 144
Pots 143
Pumps 147
Pumping Engines 147
Putty 145
Putty Bulbs 145
Raffia 102
Refrigerator 134
Ribbons 135
Ruscus 135
Sash 146
Scaline 144
Sheep Manure 144
Sheet Moss 135
Shower Sprays .. .145-46
Sphagnum Moss 135
Stakes 117-34
Supports 117-34-47
Tile 147
Tinfoil 135
Tobacco Dust 144
Tobacco Powder 144
Tobacco' Stems 144
Toothpicks 135
Tree Tubs 143
Tubs 143
Ventilating Apparatus
146-47
Ventilators 146-47
Vermine 144
Wants 126-27
Whe-at Sheaves 134
Wholesale Florists... 137-
138-39404142
Wild Smilax 101-12-
113-34-35
Wreaths 135
Wire Work 134-35
Baltimore, Md.
At the meeting of the Baltimore Gar-
deners and Florists' Club on the night of
July 14, that body endorsed the desires
of the Maryland Agricultural College,
which is asking an appropriation frona
the State legislature of $1,000,000, pay-
ment of which to be divided into five an-
nual installments, which money is to be
used by the college for the advancement
of the interests of agriculture, horticul-
ture and floriculture.
At the home of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College, College Park, Md., there
are now building ten greenhouses, so that
each special study of the college can have
its own individual greenhouse, as agricul-
ture, horticulture, floriculture^, pathology,
etc.
145 Martin & Forbes Co. 132 Blue Spruce 114
.114 Cyclan
Eagle Metal & Supply May, L. L., & Co 142 Bouvardias
& 127 McCallumCo., Inc.l'!
Ebbinge, Van Groos..ll4 McClunie, Geo. C.. . .i:
Eble,Chos. 131 McConncll, Alex i:
Edwards Folding Box McCray Refrigerator
Co.
.135
Co.
, 102-14-3.-
101-02-
103-04-06-08-14
,111
, 101-30 Daisies. .
c Stock,, ,,101-
103-04-0.5-00-07-0,8-09-
110-11-12-13-16-17-18-36
Dish Fer
Eiscle, C
..118
McHutchisc
.n &Co,.,1ir-'
Elliott &Son,s,W..
..102
McManmon
1. J. J l:;n
Elliott, Wm. H
..116
McManus. .
lames. .,,!:;')
Emmans,Geo. M..
. 11V
ll';*
Eskesen, Frank N..
, 113
n Material
Esler.JohnG
..134
Co..„...,
12746
10-1
rivcl 114 Dracaen;..;..
■rivcl Cut- Dusty Mill,
114 Evergreens,
107-12-18-36 Farm Seeds
102-10- "
116-17-36
. 101-06-07-
112-1.3-17-.36
...11.3-17-18
r 107
, 102-14-18-35
;ds 102-04
101-06-
107-12-13-17-36
Fort Wayne, Ind.— W. J. and M. S.
Vesey have filed suit against the Wabash
Uailroad for dama,ffes to the extent of
•f-iO.OOO, .allegiug that a dam erected by
the railroad had caused the river to
back Oft. deep into the greenhouse at the
time of the March flood.
Canton, O. — In the automobile parade
held here on .Tuly 4, J. R. Cow.^ill, a flo-
vis[ of i'.Oli Tuscorawas St., won tlic first
riiriz(-> nf .^50 with a car dpciiratod with
.•iOno red and white Roses.
Bl Paso, Tex. — W. D. Wise and-
K'hns. Davis have purchased Henry Rey-
naud's lialf interest in the El Paso Nur-
sery Co.
General Trade Notes
Bnglewood, III. — Geo. Walther has
commenced work on his new floral store
on Normal blvd., off 63d St.
MoNTiCELLO, Ind. — Grover Switzer,
a brother of Cloyd Switzer, proprietor of
the Monticello Floral Co., has purchased
a half interest in the business, which will
hereafter be known under the name of
the Monticello Floral Co., Switzer Bros.,
proprietors.
Carthage. Mo. — The property of the
Carthage Greenhouses, operated by
Frank Finn, was sold at trustee's sale
on July 3 to satisfy indebtedness. The
property was purchased by Oscar De
Graff of Joplin, Mo., father-in-law of Mr.
Finn.
Greens Farms, Oonn. — Edward J.
Taylor is having water pipes laid from
Port Royal Sprin,g on the turnpike to his
greenhouses on Turkey Hill.
CONTENTS Page
American Sweet Pea Society, Fifth
Annual Exhibition and Conven-
tion (Illus.) 122-125
An^lo-American Exposition 120
California Notes 108
Cleveland Seed Trade 109
Clubs and Societies:
Tuxedo "(N. T.) Hort. Soc.; Tonk-
ers (N. T.) Hort. Soc; Lenox
(Mass.) Hort. Soc; Nassau Co.
(N. Y.) Hort. Soc; Newport
Hort. Soc; Westchester and Fair-
field Hort. Soc 137
Dahlias as Pot Plants'. 131
Damaged by Hail 138
Dinner to Members American Sweet
Pea Society 121
English Horticultural Notes 120
Exhibitions, Coming 136
Greater New Tork Pair and Exhibi-
tion 120
Greenhouse Building 135
Horticultural Interests, Promoting. . .121
Heating Queries .137
Incorporations . . . ; 136
King Construction Co. Builds for
J. P. Morgan 135
Manure Compost, a Horse Stable. .. .128
Market, Revie^w of tile 137
Movable Glass Structures and Their
Value tnr Intensive Culture (lUus.),
Cnncluded 133
Notes on America, An Englishman's. 121
Nursery Dept, (Illus.) 115
Question Box 128
Retailer, Tlie (HIus.) The Florists'
Delivery; 'Working Up a Summer
Business 129-132
Seed Trade Report 103
Summer Forest Camp, A 120
Sim, Wm. (Portrait) 122
Sweet Peas, A Pew Notes on. by
George W. Kerr 123
Sweet Peas at Boston, Early Flower-
ing 121
Sweet Peas at Lompoo, Cal 124
Trade Notes:
Houston. White Marsh, Washington 110
Loui.sville HI
Pro\'idence 112
Newport. New Bedford, S>'racuse .113
Pittsburgh. Buffalo 116
Baltimore 119
Cincinnati, St. I,>ouis 12S
Albany 134
Morristown (N. J.) IjJ
Detroit. St. Paul. Allentowu 136
Cleveland JSS
New York State Notes 13S
New York '•■•H?!
Bo.slnn 140
Philadelphia ,:■ ■ ■^- ■ -^^^
Laiisdale (Pa.). Indianapolis. Day-
.144
MIlv
Pa.s:
Ike
Gp
ral
Note
Veitch, Sir Harry, Retiremei
"Week's "Work, TTie:
Carnations; Seasonable
Stocks; Sowing Pansies;
Calceolarias
120
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{^Greater New York Fair and Exhibition
This exhibition will be held at Empire City Parli,
August 2 to 30, 1913. A special list, No. 5, has been
circulated among the trade showing the prize awards
which are to be offered for that occasion for floricul-
tural exhibits.
There will be an outdoor exhibition class (section 1)
covering evergreen trees and shrubs, bedding plants.
Rose and herbaceous plants and garden ornaments.
In section 9 the plants will be under cover, and awards
are offered for stove and greenhouse plants, Orchids,
stove and greenhouse plants in flower, cut flowers, fruits,
etc.
This section of the exhibition is under the superin-
tendency of N. Jonsson Rose. Premium lists, entry
blanks and other information can be obtained on appli-
cation to R. M. Williams, general manager, Heidelburg
Bldg., Broadway and 43d st.. New York City. Some
quite heavy premiums are offered and the proposition
looks like one well worth inquiring into.
Anglo-American Exposition
A movement is on foot to celebrate in London, May
to October, 1914, the centenary of peace and progress
in the arts, sciences and industries of the United States
of America and the British Empire. It will undoubtedly
result in a high measure of success.
Influential committees have been formed in both
Great Britain and America to carry out the purposes
above expressed, and selection of the place of the expo-
sition has been made, namely, at Shepherd's Bush,
which ensures a fitting housing and surroundings to
show all exhibits to the greatest advantage.
The exposition palaces there, of most decorative
architectural design, contain 1,000,000 sq. ft. of floor
space and are absolutely fireproof. Some of the build-
ings located on these grounds are the Applied Arts
Palace, Palace of Industries, Alimentation Building,
Palace of Liberal Arts, Congress Hall, Fine Arts Pal-
ace, Machinery Hall, Historical Hall, Woman's Work
Pavilion, Elite Garden, and the great Stadium, the
largest in the world, having a seating capacity for
100,000 people. The Stadium will be utilized for inter-
national sports, historical pageants, spectacular produc-
tions and fireworks.
The exposition grounds cover 100 acres and are
located within 15 minutes from the center of London's
main thoroughfares. The various methods of transpor-
tation available are capable of delivering to the spot
nearly 1,000,000 visitors per day.
The 1913 Sweet Pea Exhibition
The Sweet Pea exhibition at Boston has come and
gone and passed into history. The entries were con-
siderably less in number than in 1912, but the quality
of the stock was said Ijy experts to be fully as good
as that of the year previous, while in quantity there
were fully as many Peas shown as at any previous time.
The tasteful exhibition staged by R. & J. Farquhar
& Co. deserves a warm note of praise; readers can ob-
tain quite a fair idea of what it looked like on reference
to the picture of the large hall, page 122. It was cir-
cular in form, and shows up well to the foreground.
The Newport, Lenox and Bar Harbor growers went
well to the front as prize winners; cultural skill had
much to do with it, but the weather conditions at these
several points this season, undoubtedly helped out.
Other notable exhibits were those of W. A. Burpee
& Co., who occupied their usual alcove in the Hall, with
a splendid selection of their many varieties and intro-
ductions; unfortunately, owing to a recent storm, it
was impossible for them to show the one particular
white variety of whose future so much is predicted;
namely, King White.
Wm. Sim's collection of the newer Winter flowering
varieties, originated by Ant. C. Zvolanek, of Lompoc,
Cal., attracted attention; the fact that these flowered
six weeks from seed in tlie open ground being a partic-
ular recommendation as to their earliness under glass.
Arthur T. Boddington of New York, staged a large
collection, very artistically, under the supervision of H.
A. Bunyard.
There was considerable lively competition in the pri-
vate gardener and amateur classes, which was as it
should be if the amateur interest is to eventually be-
come an asset to the Society.
All in all, the American Sweet Pea Society has made
another step in advance, and we look forward to a
grand success when it exhibits in New York in 1914.
The Society is also, we understand, on a good financial
footing, and so will be enabled to prosecute its work
with more courage and renewed vigor.
Retirement of Sir Harry Veitch
The announcement of the approaching retirement of
Sir Harry Veitch has created a sensation in the hor-
ticultural world. It is not, of course, surprising that
when a man has reached the "three score years and ten"
he should wish to retire, especially if he is well able
to do so, but Sir Harry returned to harness again at
a time when most people would be putting it off, and
has shown such marvelous vigor and energy in the busi-
ness, and in a thousand and one other directions, that
we all looked to see him go on and carry his bat out
at the end of his century.
The breaking up of the business, which appears to be
fore-shadowed, will, we feel, come as a shock to every-
one, and the news will be received with regret even by
competitors.
The Chelsea firm is almost a British institution, and
has been built up by a combination of industry, busi-
ness ability, sterling honesty, and all those qualities
which we as a nation of traders have been brought up
to respect and admire, and which have made British
commerce what it is, and its dissolution must be re-
garded to some extent as a national misfortune. Of
the head, it would not be fitting to say much, but he
is one of the few successful men for whom everyone
has a good word, and whose success has never provoked
envy or ill will. If genuine kindly feeling and hearty
good will can ensure happiness in his retirement, Sir
Harry will be one of the happiest men in his generation.
— The Horticultural Advertiser,
A Summer Forest Camp
The New York State College of Forestry, Syracuse,
has issued a bulletin describing a Summer forestry
camp to be held in the Adirondacks during August,
continuing for four weeks, and opening at the begin-
ning of August. It will be a camp of instruction along
forestry lines and not an outing. The camp will be in
charge of W. A. McDonald, a graduate forester, and
instruction wiU be given in field work, elementary for-
estry and woodcraft. Many other studies will be avail-
able and from two to five instructors will be constantly
in the camp. Bulletins may be obtained on application
to the New York State College of Forestry, Syracuse,
N. Y.
Arrangements have been concluded between the New
York State College of Forestry at Syracuse and the
Palisades (N. J.-N. Y.) Interstate Park Commission,
whereby the College of Forestry will prepare and carry
out a plan of management for the 14,000 acres of forest
land controlled by the Commission and lying along the
Hudson River. This is the largest and most valuable
area of timberland in Southern New York.
English Horticultural Notes
BY J. HARRISON DICK
J. C. Vaughan of Chicago has been about a
fortnight in England, the last few days having been
spent in London, and together with Mrs. Vaughan,
who, unfortunately, has been unwell, has gone on to
Paris. Our friend has been busy, as one would natur-
ally expect, and has renewed many old acquaintances
and made innumerable new ones.
Some Notable Roses at the Holland House Show
The following Roses are deserving of a careful trial:
Danae, a perpetual-flowering cluster Rose, with soft pale
yellow double blooms. It was raised by the ex-president
of the National Rose Society, but the stock is owned
by Hobbies, Ltd., of Dereham. It is intermediate be-
tween the Ramblers and the dwarfs, and ought to make
a good pot subject for florists. I also like their Pink
Pearl, a pillar Rose, with large clusters of rich, clear
rose pink single flowers, nicely waved. The flowers are
as large as those of American Pillar. Other specially
fine varieties, but which are not yet well known, were
Sinica Anemone (needs a wall) ; Mrs. Wakefield
Christie-Miller (a remarkable variety, like a great car-
mine Peony, very decorative; Hugh Dickson's novelty,
Muriel Dickson, which is a large carmine cerise bloom,
fragrant, full, of good shape and attractive; Mrs. God-
frey Brown, not unlike Killarney as to color.
Three Ferns
H. B. May & Sons, Upper Edmonton, had awards
for an elegant variety of Adiantum trapeziforme,
named Queen Mary; also for Nephrolepis exaltata
Willmottise, the most fleecy of its race; and Polypodium
Mayi cristatum, which is after the style of Polypodium
Mandaianum, but not so large and more glaucous.
Mr. Manda, by the way, who has a place at St. Albans,
Herts., staged the last named Fern, and also Aspara-
gus elongatus, a useful species, 5ft. high, with stiffish
stems and plumose, feathery branchlets. The plants
were in lOin. pots.
The Fairy Orange Moss
This dear old fashioned little creeping plant, with
small green leaves that form a cushion, not 2in. high,
and which flowers in March and then decks itself with
scarlet headlike berries, was beautifully shown by L. R.
Russell, Richmond, in 5in. pots. The Latin liame Is
Nertera depressa. These plants sell at nearly a dollar
each, and the fashionable florists even get $2.50. It is
not always easy to cultivate, but likes a somewhat cool
moist house in which to make its growth and in which to
flower. Afterwards it succeeds in more warmth.
Sander's Orchids
There were several magnificent groups of Orchids,
though notably the range of kinds was much more
limited than in the early Spring. Charlesworth & Co.
and Stuart Low & Co. each had fine lots, but the Coro-
nation Cup, a very handsome one, which was awarded
for the finest exhibit, fell to Messrs. Sander & Sons of
St. Albans. They had great masses of grandly flowered
Cattleya gigas var. Sanderiana, every bloom worth half
a dollar, and some of the sprays bore seven huge
flowers. They also had a remarkably fine lot of the
white Phalaenopsis Rimestadtiana in baskets, which were
fixed as a canopy over a bed of the rich pink Miltonia
vexillaria. Other notable features were the hybrid
Odontoglossums, the scarlet Odontioda Bradshawiae
("the scarlet crispum"), the groups of Dendrobium
Dearei (white), and Cypripedium callosum Sanderae.
Gladiolus
Probably we have nothing very new in this line, yet I
cannot refrain from mentioning Frank Lilley's (Guern-
sey) early flowering variety Queen Mary, which is a
lovely salmon variety, deeper altogether than Blushing
Bride. If it always reproduces the same fine color that
it had on this occasion it certainly deserves to go ahead.
The bulbs cost $3.75 a hundred. Gladiolus insignis was
also in grand condition.
Some Hardy Flowers
An excellent new Chinese plant for the hardy border
is Thalictrum dipterocarpum, which is easily raised
from seed. It is very dainty as a cut flower, being
violet, in graceful panicles, and much the largest of the
Thalictrum tribe. .Tames Veitch & Sons grow it largely
in pots for their show exhibits, and it attains a height
of 5ft. to 6 ft. Another plant that has come into
prominence is the old Lavatera Olbia, a malvaceous sub-
ject, the flowers being over 2in. across, notched, and of a
soft, nice pink. The plants branch nicely and make a '■
good show in beds and borders. A big white-flowered .'
Oriental Poppy, with black blotches on the petals, is (
Perry's White. It is absolutely distinct, and is good. *
Erigeron hybridus Pink Pearl, with bright pink flowers,
I'Aft. high, is also a notable novelty (Amos Perry. En-
field).
Taste in Arrangement
It pays to stage well. A private exhibitor who brought
Carnations three hundred miles to the show, erected an
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awning of white muslin, and draped the underside of it
with lengths of Smilax, crossed longitudinally. The sides
were also draped. Nothing cooler or more effective
could well be imagined. A grass speciaUst showed a
velvety looking green cloth, in nice folds. This one
discovered to be soft felt which had been thickly sown
with creeping Bent Grass (Agrostis capillaris), and
kept wet. The seeds all germinated and made this fine
velvety pile. He has shown this repeatedly for two
years at different exhibitions. R. and G. Cuthbert had
a nice group in various strong, decided contrasting col-
ors. For example, masses of the deep blue Delphinium
Blue Butterfly, Viscaria oculata Brilliant, Geranium
Salmon Mme. Crousse, Lilium longiflorum, Streptose-
lon Jamesonii, with tall Humea elegans over all.
An Englishman's Notes on America
Establishment o{ Chas. H, Totty
I have intentionally left the notes on Mr. Totty's
establishment until the last, for, as it is generally
known, he is a partner in the Wells-Pockett-Totty
combine for the handling of new Chrysanthemums. It
may appear that I am writing this from a personal
point of view or for a cheap advertisement, but it is
not so. The agreement of the combine is to test out
novelties, send out the good varieties in the different
countries, discard the bad ones, therefore giving the
public the full value and benefit of the tests, which are
rather expensive. These tests are certainly profitable to
us, and it is surprising that others in the trade have
not taken the matter up, for there is plenty of scope.
I was very much surprised to find an open field to work
on with the new Carnations during my recent trip.
All Carnation growers on this side know the difficulty
in importing the plants of their specialty, and for those
that have not had this experience, I might mention that
of 500 plants of one variety bought from the States
this season, only a dozen were saved. Perhaps this
variety may not suit over here, a fact which is not ex-
ceptional by any means, for with one of last year's
varieties we shall not clear the cost of the carriage
on five hundred plants after having grown them
twelve months, and we have scrapped the variety. Con-
sequently these trade arrangements must be a big
saving to the trade collectively, and other specialists
in horticulture would do well to give the matter con-
sideration.
Mr. Totty's specialties are Chrysanthemums (in end-
less variety and numbers), Roses and Carnations. The
chief part of the Chrysanthemum business is explained
above, but I must mention that he distributed Rose
Sunburst, in conjunction with E. G. HiU, for Pernet-
Ducher. This was a very fine business for those con-
cerned, and Mr. Pernet-Ducher was no doubt very
pleased with the results that Mr. Hill was able to re-
port. Also, we bought quite an insignificant number
of Rose Lady HiUingdon when in the novelty stage for
Mr. Totty, and two years since we bought in the va-
riety, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer. Mr. Totty worked these
hard, and practically had the monopoly of both varieties
in the States, and could have handed the distributor
here a good round sum, had he been working with an
agreement on the W. P. T. lines. His thirst for novel-
ties cannot be satisfied; but they must be tip top things,
or he cannot do much with them. To prove this, Mr.
Totty grew our new Chrysanthemum, Queen Mary, in
large quantities last season. The records of this va-
riety are still in the memory of all in Britain, but the
thing was a failure in the States, so Mr. Totty of-
fered stock to anybody on his side that cared to try
so famous a variety, lout few indeed took the trouble
to write for it. It seems remarkable that the variety
every enthusiast here was talking about should be
worthless there, yet it is satisfying to know that he
prevented our sending out an unsuitable variety which
would disappoint our customers.
In all departments of the horticultural trade there
is a necessity to purchase new things from other climes.
When these novelties are once on the market in the
country of origin, they are promptly purchased by the
up-to-date man here, but it is a speculation. They are
worked up to the hitch, and, if good, are placed on the
market here twelve months or so later, usually at a
reduced price. This method does not bring any one
trader in a lot of money, and but httle advertisement
or credit. Tt means he has to be quick in flowering
the plant, and has to spend much money to let people
know he has the new thing, or the failures will be added
to. In mentioning these facts, I am not including Car-
nations or Roses only by any means; almost every
branch of the trade is concerned. CHmatic conditions
on plants are so varied that it would be of great bene-
fit personally and to the trade generally if these work^
ing arrangements of testing out new plants were car-
ried out by specialists in departments other than my
own, and it would create more trade and be an inter-
national benefit to horticulture.
I am getting away somewhat from the heading of the
article, so now. Not along ago Mr. Totty began grow-
ing Chrysanthemums in a small way, and had quite a
small establishment. Shortly after, the H. McK.
Twombly estate was offered him, which was merely
across a paddock from his houses. This estate was a
model building built by a private gentleman, who
thought it rather too large for him to keep up. The
jiacking sheds are built in the shape of a right angle,
which is really a covered avenue about 20ft. wide. The
houses are entered from this avenue, which is 200ft.
each way, and which is used for packing and potting
sheds, offices, flower store, box rooms, etc. A double
sliding door is at each end, and a two-horse van can
go the whole way through to pick up or deliver goods.
The gentleman who built the plant used to drive a
four-in-hand through, and from that view the plants
and flowers in the sheds and houses. In the angle are
the boilers, and the steam pipes go along the roof and
floor of the sheds, so that every part can be reached in
the Winter without putting any pipes out of doors.
Mr. Totty has a very extensive retail trade besides a
large wholesale business. Chrysanthemums, Carnations,
and Roses are perhaps the chief items, but anything
that will sell is not objected to. Since taking over the
Twombly houses, the business has increased to such an
extent that he has taken over still more houses, also
adjoining. Three of our lads were there working among
the Chrysanthemums, and while I was very pleased to
learn they were getting on so well, I was a bit grieved
to be told they did not want to come home again, ex-
cept for a holiday and to see the old people. They
appreciate the almighty doUar better than the English
shilling, and they didn't mind telling me they possessed
more of the former now, than they did of the latter
while at home.
It seems to be a great loss to the Old Country these
young men should leave it, but to anybody that will
work, whether he makes headway here or not, there are
plenty of chances in the States or in Canada. Money
can be made and saved much more quickly there, but
for one that is comfortably situated here, it may be
pleasing to know that I saw no place to surpass Home.
— W. Wells in The Horticultural Advertiser.
Dahlias as Pot Plants
While it is generally held that only the Dwarf Dah-
lias can be cultivated as pot plants for decorative pur-
poses, all the improved Dahlias can, in fact, be so
treated, says a writer in Moeller's Deutsche Oaertner-
Zeitung. Instead of using the bulbs, he makes cuttings
in February, which are potted up in small pots after
rooting, and shifted into 4iij. pots the end of May,
these being then buried in outdoor beds. The plants
begin to bloom the middle of July and are then ready
for use. The bulbs are planted out the following year
and new cuttings made for the pots. Florists should
find Dahlias so grown profitable pot plants. They often
grow only lin. high, in rather small pots, yet have fully
developed blooms.
Agri. College was termed a division of horticulture,
with separate and independent departments of flori-
culture, vegetable gardening, landscape gardening and
pomology. A professor was appointed for the head of
each of these departments. It would seem from these
facts that the statement in your recent issue was in-
correct, and so will ask you to kindly insert this cor-
rection in your next issue. E. A. White.
Amherst, Mass., July 10, 1913.
Dinner to Members of the American Sweet Pea
Society
A banquet was tendered by the Gardeners and Flo-
rists' Club of Boston at the Copley Square Hotel, on
Saturday evening, July 12, to the members of the
American Sweet Pea Society and other visitors who
were attending and exhibiting at the Sweet Pea ex-
hibition.
There were forty-five in aU at the banquet and it was
a most enjoyable and entertaining gathering. After
a sumptuous dinner. President Kennedy, of the G. and
F. Club made a few pleasing remarks and called on
William Sim, the president of the American Sweet
Pea Society. Mr. Sim spoke interestingly of the Sweet
Pea and the Society, of which he is president for the
third time.
Arthur M. Kirby, the newly elected vice-president was
the next speaker, and was followed by George B. Dorr of
Bar Harbor, Me., who spoke briefly on the Sweet Peas
at Bar Harbor; he said Mr. Thatcher knew more about
them than he did, so Mr. Thatcher was called upon and
spoke very interestingly on the Sweet Peas in Maine.
W. J. Stewart was the next speaker and he praised
the good work the Society was doing and thought that
the exhibition at Hort. Hall was by far the best the
Sweet Pea Society had ever held. Thomas Roland of
Nahant was called upon, and his remarks were princi-
pally on the financial condition of the Society. Wm. P.
Rich, the secretary of the Mass. Hort. Society, made
a stunning speech and invited the Society to come back
to Boston again, and that they would be always wel-
comed at Horticultural Hall by the members of the
Mass. Hort. Society.
As the hour was getting late President Kennedy
brought the speechmaking to a close; everyone was
thoroughly pleased with the evening's enjoyment.
R. C.
Promoting Horticultural Interests
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
In your issue of July 5 was a paragraph under the
above heading which averred that the New York State
College of Agriculture of Cornell University was the
first institution to have distinct and separate depart-
ments of floriculture, pomology and vegetable garden-
ing. I wish to state in this connection that, six years
ago, the old department of horticulture at the Mass.
Early Flowering Sweet Peas at Boston
Mr. Sim staged a collection of Ant. C. Zvolanek's
new Winter flowering varieties, six weeks from seed
sowing, and said that this fact proved their value M
true early flowering varieties. They bloom very pro-
fusely. Among them was noted Mrs. A. A. Skoch, a
shrimp pink, a shade deeper than Countess Spencer,
but of the same type and color. Other attractions in
this collection were a pure orange, a fine deep lavender,
a deep mauve, a bright red and a bluish white, which
latter Mr. Sim considered as among the finest of the
Winter-flowering type.
The flowers shown were grown outdoors, and were
somewhat small for that reason, but Mr. Sim said that
when grown indoors they will naturally be much larger.
It is also said that they will stand the hot weather bet-
ter than the ordinary varieties, and will make fine sub-
jects for bedding out.
At the American Sweet Pea Society's exhibition, Boston, July 12—13, 1913
Wm. Sim's exhibit of Anton C. Zvolanek's cnrly Winter (lowering Sweet Peas. Awarded the A. S. P. S. Silver Medal
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American
Sweet Pea Society
Fifth Annual Exhibition and
Convention, Boston, Mass.
July 12 and 13, 1913
Sweet Pea
Wedgwood
The New Blue
Self
The Meeting
The fifth annual meeting of
the American Sweet Pea Soci-
ety was held at Horticultural
Hall, Boston, on Saturday af-
ternoon, July 12, with a good
attendance of members.
William Sim, president of the Society, stated that J.
K M. L. Farquhar, who was to have welcomed the So-
ciety to Boston, had been called out of town on busi-
ness and was unable to be present.
In his address. President Sim said that he believed
the 1913 exhibit was better than that of a year ago, and
he felt the Society was progressing nicely. He stated
that it has been his endeavor for the past two years to
put the American Sweet Pea Society and its affairs on
a higher plane; whether or not he had been successful,
it was not for him, but for the members present to de-
cide.
In the absence of Prof. A. C. Beal of Cornell Uni-
versity, who was unable to be at the meeting, his re-
port on the trial grounds at Cornell was read by J. H.
Pepper, and a hearty vote of thanks was extended Prof.
Beal for his report, which was as follows:
Sweet Pea Trials for 1913
At this time it may be desirable to note the progress
made in the Sweet Pea trials. This work was under-
taken in the Autumn of 1909, wlien plantings were made
for the purpose of determining whether it is feasible to
plant Sweet Peas in the Fall. The results of this work
were reported in Bulletin No. 301. The testing of
varieties has covered four seasons. During this period
a large number of varieties have been grown each year.
These have not aU been distinct, for a number of varie-
ties have been grown every year for the purposes of
comparison. The number of varieties grown each year
is as follows: 1910, 469; 1911, 435; 1912, 370; 1913, 200.
When we began our studies of Sweet Peas, it was
decided to make a thorough study of the evolution of
the Sweet Pea, and for this purpose a large number
of the older varieties were grown. These have now
been dropped from the trials, which explains in large
measure the smaller number of varieties grown dur-
ing the last season. Each year careful and complete
notes have been taken of all the varieties, which givt
us, in the case of those varieties grown for compara-
tive purposes, a record of the behavior of varieties in
dift'erent seasons. In the case of the novelties, how-
ever, most of them have only been grown one season.
Three publications have been issued, and the writer
is rapidly putting into final form all the descriptive
notes on varieties. This material will be ready for pub-
Ucation at the close of the present season. The pub-
lications which we have already issued have had a grati-
fying reception, not only in this country, but in Eng-
land.
This year the seeds which were received for trial
were sown singly in 3in. pots during the last week in
March. Each pot was carefully labeled so that n.)
mixing of varieties in handling could possibly happen.
The pots were placed in the greenhouse until germini.-
tion occurred, and then were transferred to coldframes,
where tliey remained until they were planted in tli.
field. The preparation of the land was similar to thiu
which we have practiced heretofore. There was no rai,.
for three weeks after transplanting, and for a time wc
thought the chances of success very unfavorable. How-
ever, the plants grew well after the rains and began t j
bloom about June 20. This year we have abandonee
the use of string as a support, and have employed wire
netting. This serves the purpose very well, except in
the ca^e of some varieties which required tying to the
netting. In addition to the 150 varieties sown in pots,
about 100 varieties were planted in the open grounc;.
Owing to the late, cold season these were not planted
until the 18th of April, and at the present time onl\
the Blanche Ferry and its near relatives are in bloom
in this part of the trial grounds. On the other hand,
the plants from seed sown in pots are now blooming
freely and are making a splendid show. This affords
an excellent illustration of the relative earliness of tlie
same varieties, grown by the two systems.
Among the varieties of recent introduction now grow-
ing on the trial grounds are:
Barbara, Bertie Usher, Betty, Blue Jacket, Captiva-
tion Spencer, Chastity, Coronation, Cyril Unwin, Dob-
bie's Cream, Edith Taylor, Irish Belle, John Ridd, Lady
Evelyn Eyre, Lady Knox, Leslie Imber, Margaret
Madison, I,oyalty, Mauve Queen, May Campbell, Melba,
Millie Maslin Spencer, Mrs. Cutlibertson, Mrs. Hesling-
ton, Mrs. T. W. Warren, Orion, Pearl Gray Spencer.
Primrose Beauty, Princess May, Red Star, Rosabelle,
Scarlet Empress, Scarlet Emperor, Vermilion Brilliant,
Winifred Unwin, Zarina Spencer, Andrew Aitken,
April, Brunette, Bolton's Scarlet, Charm, Clematis,
Dobbie's Scarlet and Dobljie's True Lavender, Earl of
Lovelace, Ella Kelway, Felicity, Gustav Hamel, Grace
Darling, Helen Pierce .Spencer, Inspector, Lillian,
Laura Wyatt, Lila, Lord Nelson Spencer, Lady Miller,
Jlay Perrett Spencer, Mrs. E. Cowdy, Mrs. Reginald
HiU and Southcote Blue.
At the present time, so far as we have studied the
varieties, it appears that those of merit are: May
Campbell, marbled carmine on cream ground; Charm
(Fordhook Fairy), white, sufi'used with delicate blush
lilac; Orchid, rich, deep lavender suffused with pink;
Dobbie's Scarlet, brilliant scarlet; Lady Eyelyn Eyre,
a very large blush variety; Lila, a distinct variety,
standards faint lilac deeper at midrib, wings very light
primrose; Orion, crimson; Mrs. Cutlibertson, rose pink
standard and white flushed pale rose wings; Walter P.
Wright, bluish lavender.
At the present date we would report that Inspector
is better than Melba, and that both are better than
Earl Spencer. The former shows a good percentage of
doubles.
Dobbie's Scarlet appears to be the best of the bright
scarlets, although Red Star is good.
Margaret Madison is doubtless better than Flora
Norton Spencer. Leslie Imber and Southcote Blue are
no better than the latter.
William Sim
Elected president of the American Sweet Pea Society for the
General view of the American Sweet Pea Society's exhibition on Main floor Horticultural Hall, lioston,
July 12—13, 1913
The circular garden eflfect showa in the foreground was :i;pc Ij R.andJ. Farq uhar & Co. of Boston
Helen Pierce Spencer, May Farquhar, Lord Nelson
Spencer, and Millie Maslin Spencer are good, but we
will report on them later.
Loyalty, Bertie Usher, and Blue Jacket are blue
striped varieties.
Cyril Unwin resembles Arthur Green.
There arc several cream pink, white, orange, maroon,
and mauve varieties, but nothing which at this date is
superior to the standard varieties.
These brief notes are subject to possible revision
after further study, and the members of the Society
are referred to our forthcoming report for complete
descriptions and comparisons of varieties.
The recently organized Department of Floriculture
])roposes to continue to test new varieties of Sweet Peas
each season, and hopes that the work which has been
carried on may justify a continuance of the excellent
support which the American Sweet Pea Society has
given the work hitherto carried on at Cornell.
Secretary H. A. Bunyard then made his report, in
which he .stated that five years ago he had helped to
organize the National Sweet Pea Society of America,
and at that time he had asserted that it had to be a
success. He was glad to say now that the Society was
in good shape, and the exhibition was better than any
other Sweet Pea show that had ever previously been
staged in this country.
The treasurer's re]iort of the finances of the Society
showed it to be in better condition than it had ever
been to date, due in great part to the generosity of the
Society's members and friends. Mr. Bunyard also re-
ferred to the great loss of the Society through the death
of Professor John Craig.
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Pea Society's exhibition, Boston, July 12-13, 1913
Election of Officers
The next business was the nomination of officers for
the ensuing year. The Rev. AV. T. Hutchins felicitated
the Society on the wonderful success of the 1913 ex-
hibition, and stated that it was universally recognized
that all credit was due Mr. Sim for his splendid work,
and he therefore put Mr. Sim's name in nomination
for re-election. After Mr. Sim had modestly suggested
that he thought it was time that some one else should
be given the opportunity and the honor, Wm. J. Stew-
art stated that the Society had no one as well qualified
and as worthy as Mr. Sim for the office. Mr. Sim then
permitted his name to be placed in nomination, and his
election was unanimous. Arthur Kirby of Peter Hen-
derson & Co., New York City, was elected vice-president,
and the following ofBcers were re-elected unanimously
for another year: A. T. Boddington, treasurer; Harry
A. Bunyard, secretary; J. H. Pepper, recording secre-
tary; Wm. Duckman of Madison, N. J., was elected to
the executive committee for a period of three years.
Nevr Vork in 1914 as Meeting Place
Invitations for next year's meeting place were then
in order, and Secretary Bunyard called attention to n
letter from the Horticultural Society of New York in-
viting the American Sweet Pea Society to hold its 1914.
exhibition in that city, and offering $200 toward the
])rize list. A letter was also read from John Young.
Secretary of the New York Florists' Club, inviting the
Society to hold its next show in New York, and offer-
ing $.3.50 toward the premium list. On motion, it was
decided to hold the 1914. meeting and exhibition in
New York. The dates suggested by the Horticultural
Societv of New York and the New York Florists' Club
were June 27 and 28, 1914..
Mr. Bunyard also stated that he had received an in-
vitation from the Panama-Pacific Exposition Co. to
liold the 191.5 meeting of the Society in San Francisco.
This matter, however, will be held over for action until
next year.
There was a discussion on the size and style of the
cards used on the exhibition tables, and it was decided
to have these changed for next year's show.
George W. Kerr of Doylestown, Pa., then read his
interesting paper, "A few notes on Sweet Peas." Mr.
Kerr received a rising vote of thanks therefor, after
wliich Ihe meeting adjourned.
pink variety Prima Domia, it may be tliat the Spencer
type would not yet have been' evolved, for Countess
hpencer came to us as a sport, or, to follow the new
term used by the Dutch botanist, Hugo de Vries, a
mutation, from Prima Donna, and, as we all know,
this was the forerunner of the beautiful new race of
Spencers, many of which are now the results of care-
tul hybridizing, while others are simply sports or mu-
tations from existing sorts.
1 know I am safe in asserting that had not the Men-
delian laws of hybridizing been made public, the evolu-
tion of the Sweet Pea would not have been so far ad-
\anced, for Mendel has taught us tliat it is uneless to
expect results in the first generation; that no matter
how unpromising the flowers may appear, the seed
should be carefully saved and sown again, and then in
the second generation we may be rewarded by the ap-
pearance of some new and improved forms or types,
according to what we have been aiming for. I know
that previous to the knowledge of this law hundreds of
crosses were thrown away every year, instead of being
retained for the breaks which would naturally appear
in the next generation.
To those who have the patience and the garden room
to spare (for seedlings in the course of two or three
years do take up a lot of space if the hybridizer is
making many crosses), the raising of new varieties is
a most interesting pastime, but it is well to count the
cost ere starting, as no results can possibly be attained
until the second generation, that is, two years from the
date of making the cross, and two or three years more
must elapse before the grower can satisfy himself that
the stock is truly fixed.
According to the varieties which have been mated,
something very fine mjy appear the first year; that is
what is termed in MendeUsm the first generation, or
Fl, but the variety is never fixed and always breaks up
in F2, or the second generation. I was greatly sur-
prised to observe quite a number of new Sweet Peas
advertised for registration in the trade papers early
this Spring as first generation selections, when it is an
established and indisputable fact that no variety is fixed
in the first generation.
Has the Sweet Pea reached its zenith, or are there
new forms and colors yet to be evolved by the spcialist?
Judging by the introductions of the past few years,
which include such magnificent novelties as Elfrida
Pearson, Stirling Stent, Thos. Stevenson, Charles Foster,
Prince George, Orchid, Decorator and Edith Taylor, just
to mention a few, the Sweet Pea is still in its infancy,
and we may hopefully look forward to be yet further
delighted with marvelous new shades or types. So
much has been said and written lately about Sweet Pea
diseases that, if we would believe all we read on the
subject, the days of the Sweet Pea are numbered. Now
I for one do not believe this to be the case, for having
been in touch with Sweet Peas practically all my life,
I have only observed isolated instances of disease; no-
where have I ever seen it in the form of a scdurge.
About this time in some sections of Pennsylvania we
lose plants wholesale, but my observations have led nie
to the conclusion that this is simply due to extreme
heat and drought, and it is worth noting that Fall
planted Peas are less liable to go off as early in the
.season as those sown in the Spring, this being un-
doubtedly due to the fact that the former has made
lietter, and in most instances deeper, root growth, the
plants being therefore better able to withstand extreme
heat and drought.
This drying up of the vines I have often heard called
blight, but it is simply as 1 have already stated, the
eifects of continued dry weather and extreme heat,
therefore, when 1 mentioned disease I had in mind
"streak," Thilavia Ijassicola, which has troubled so many
growers in England.
The majority of the scientists who have studied
streak disease seems to have arrived at the conclusion
that errors in manuring and watering were the cause
of the trouble. While located in England, where 1
grew Sweet Peas on a large scale for exhibition pur-
poses, I have in some seasons had many rows of plants
flooded for several days in succession, during excessive
railfalls, and yet no bad effects followed, this being
doubtless due to perfect drainage and deep trenching.
This fact, therefore, leads me to the conclusion that
the wrong use of manures may be the source of the
trouble. We are told that all nitrogenous manures
must be withheld from the Sweet Pea, for as it be-
longs to the leguminosae family of plants, all of which
are capable of assimilating the free nitrogen of the
atmosphere, it is unnatural to feed it nitrates, as by
so doing the nitrogen gathering bacteria in the root
nodules die of inanition and the plant is therefore sus-
ceptible to disease. Therefore, where disease has pre-
vailed it is well to avoid the too free use of farmyard
manure. If the soil must have humus, apply the dung
to the "previous crop, or use it only in a thoroughly
rotted condition, as in that state most of the nitrogen
will previously have been liberated. Geo. W. Kjebb.
The Exhibition
This was admittedl} one of the best exhibitions the
Society has e^er held. If it had not been for the hot
weather which prevailed all over the Eastern States for
the pre\ious month there would have been a much larger
quantity of flowers shown and the quality, also, would
have been improved.
It was quite noticeable that the best flowers came
from the seashore east of Connecticut and from the
Berkshire HUls, wliere the weather was more cool and
moist. The growers from Newport, Bar Harbor and
Lenox contributed by far the best stock, and the man-
agement of the exhibition and officers of the Society
are grateful for the keen interest these men took in the
exhibition.
It is to be deplored that more of the seed houses
throughout the country do not take an interest and send
flowers grown from their seeds, because this is a flower
of the people, there probably being more seed sold of
this annual than of any other kind.
The three most extensive exhibits were as follows:
that of R. & J. Farquhar & Co., which was laid out in
a large circular garden effect with four entrances. Over
each entrance was a handsome arch decorated with
Sweet Peas, and in the center a fountain played. The
arrangement was very pleasing and quite attractive.
On the right of the main hall W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
filled a whole alcove with a very handsome display of
all the newest varieties of Sweet Peas. The back-
ground used was a black velvet which showed up the
flowers very effectively and gave the exhibit a stunning
effect. For greenery Eulalia Japonica was used. George
W. Kerr staged the exliibit.
On the opposite side of the hall Arthur T. Bodding-
ton filled another alcove with an artistic display which
was arranged under the supervision of H. A. Bunyard.
A Few Notes on Sweet Peasl
When the .•volution of the Sweet Pea is mentioned
our thoughts must immediately go back to the late
Henry F.ekford, for, had he not given us that fine old
Staging by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., at the American Sweet Pea Society's exhibition,
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Section A — Private Gardeners
The R. & J. Farquhar & Co.'s prize for the best six
vases of Sweet Peas, 25 sprays to a vase, 6 distinct
Spencer varieties, was won by James Robertson of New-
port, with a grand lot of fiowers of the following varie-
ties: Asta Ohn, Thomas Stevenson, Helen Grosvenor,
Mrs. Routzahn, White Spencer, Scarlet Emperor, Etta
Dyke. Edward Kirk of Bar Harbor, was second.
The Thos. J. Grey Co.'s prize for the best 10 vases
of 10 Spencer varieties, 25 sprays to a vase, was won by
Andrew L. Dorward of Newport with King Edward
VII. Spencer, Primrose Spencer, Aurora Spencer, Ma-
rie CoreUi, Elsie Herbert, John Ingman, Countess Spen-
cer, Thomas Stevenson, Frank Dolby and White Spen-
cer. Second, George Foulshaw, Lenox.
The Jerome B. Rice Seed Co.'s prize for the best
vase of White Spencer was won by F. Foster of New-
port with Moneymaker; James Robertson, Newport,
second, with a White Spencer.
The A. T. Boddington prize for a collection of Sweet
Peas, 25 vars., not less than 25 stems to a vase, was a
challenge cup which must be won twice by the same
exhibitor. William Gray of Newport was first with
Martha Washington, Carene, Osta Ohn, Helen Lewis,
Mrs. Townsend, Constance Oliver, Mrs. C. N. Bread-
more, Barbara, White Spencer, Enchantress, Hercules,
Florence Morse, Primrose Spencer, Tennant, Mrs. Hen-
ry BeU, King Edward VII., Elsie Herbert, Pauline,
John Ingman, Countess Spencer, Othello Spencer, Mrs.
Hardcastle Sykes, Etta Dyke, Lovely and Apple Blos-
som. Edward Jenkins of Lenox, second.
The Watkins & Simpson prize for the best six vases
Spencer or Unwin Sweet Peas was taken by Edward
Kirk of Bar Harbor, with Doris Usher, Pearl Gray,
Royal Rose, Moneymaker, Royal Purple and Thomas
Stevenson.
The Henry F. Michell Co.'s prizes for the best vase
of 25 blooms Sweet Peas, Vermilion Brilliant, was won
by R. Carlquist of Lenox, Mass., and A. L. Dorward,
Newport, second.
Michell's prize for the best vase Sweet Peas, Spencer
varieties, mixed with foliage, not less than 100 blooms:
James Robertson of Newport won the gold medal; An-
drew L. Dorward the silver medal.
The Peter Henderson & Co.'s prize for 12 vases Spen-
cer Peas in 12 varieties, 25 sprays in a vase, was won
by William Gray of Newport with Tennant Spencer,
Othello, Mrs. Mary BeU, John Ingman, White Spencer,
Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, Helen Lewis, Apple Blossom,
Asta Ohn, Martha Washington, King Edward VII.,
Primrose Spencer.
The American Sweet Pea Society's prize for the
best display covering 24 sq. ft.. Sweet Pea or other
foliage allowed, was won by WiUiam Gray with a pretty
arrangement and good flowers of the following: Coun-
tess Oliver, Tennant, John Ingman, Mrs. Henry Bell,
Helen Lewis, Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, Captain of the
Blues. George Foulsham was a good second.
Section B — Private Gardeners and Amateurs
The Burpee Cup for the finest 12 vases of Sweet
Peas, 12 vars., was won by Christian M. Bogholt of
Newport, with Hercules, Edrom Beauty, Florence
Nightingale, Thomas Stevenson, Chasity, IJoris Usher,
Ridgemoon, Nora Unwin, Mrs. Townsend, Dobbie's
Crimson, Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, Orchid.
Burpee prizes for the best vase of the Spencer type:
1, C. M. Bogholt with Decorator; 2, S. Carlquist with
Charm; 3, H. Heeremans.
The Burpee prizes for the best vase of Grandiflora
type, one variety: 1, G. Foulsham with Queen Alexan-
dra; 2, H. Heeremans with King Edward VII.
The Sutton & Sons' silver cup for the best table of
Sweet Peas, to be arranged in a space 4x3ft., and not
to exceed 3ft. in height, was won by A. W. Preston of
Swampscott, Mass., with a superb lot of Peas which
included such varieties as Orion, Clara Curtis, King
Edward VII., Nubian, Royal Rose, Scarlet Emperor,
Thomas Stevenson, Decorator, John Ingman.
The J. Horace McFarland Co.'s prizes for the best
12 vases Sweet Peas, 6 Spencer vars. and 6 grandiflora
vars., 25 sprays to a vase: 1, H. Heeremans with Czar-
ina, Maid of Honor, RosabeUe, Hector, Mrs. A. Ire-
land, Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon, Asta Ohn, T. Stevenson,
W T. Hutchins, Arthur Green, Isabel Malcomb and
Scarlet Emperor.
Stumpp & Walter Co.'s prizes for the best 6 vases of
Spencer Sweet Peas in the following six colors. Crim-
son Spencer, White Spencer, Pink Spencer, Variargated
Spencer, Lavender Spencer, Primrose Spencer: 1, A.
L. Dorward of Newport with Frank Dolby, King Ed-
ward VII., White Spencer, Aurora, Primrose Spencer;
2, S. Carlquist; 3, H. Heeremans.
Section C — Amateurs
Peter Henderson & Co.'s prize for 12 vases Sweet
Peas, 12 varieties, 13 sprays to a vase: 1, Isabel H.
Miller, Bustin Island, Me.; 2, Catherine W. Lambert,
Tyngsborough, Mass.
The A. T. Boddington prizes for largest collection
of Sweet Peas, not less than 5 nor more than 12 sprays
to a vase, all to be correctly named: I, J. A. Raddin,
Cliftondale, Mass.
The American Sweet Pea Society's prizes for the best
12 vases of Sweet Peas, 12 vars., 10 sprays to a vase:
1, Isabel H. Miller; 2, J. A. Raddin; 3, Catherine W.
Lambert.
The American Sweet Pea Society's prizes for the best
six vases, 6 varieties, 10 sprays to a vase: 1, J. A Rad-
din; 2, W. Blossom; 3, Isabel H. Miller.
The American Sweet Pea Society's prizes for the best
3 vases, 3 varieties, 10 sprays to a vase: 1, J. A. Rad-
din; 3, Isabel H. Miller; 3, W. Blossom.
John Lewis Childs' prize for best vase mixed Sweet
Peas, not more than 25 sprays: 1, J. A. Raddin; 2,
Isabel H. Miller; 3, Catherine W. Lambert.
Section D — ^Retailers
For a mantel decoration: Wax Bros, were first with
a rather nice arrangement, using Palms and other
accessories on the sides, and pink and white Sweet
Peas around the mirror and mantle; 2, Boston Cut
Flower Co.
For the American Sweet Pea Society's prizes for bridal
bouquets: 1, Boston Cut Flower Co.; 2, Wax Bros.
For hamper of Sweet Peas: 1, Boston Cut Flower
Co.; 2, Hency R. Comley.
For corsage of Sweet Peas: 1 and 2, Boston Cut
Flower Co.
Section E — School Children
For the best display of Sweet Peas not to occupy
more than 24 sq. ft., by any school: The F. R. Pierson
cup was won by Sagus High School.
The Henry F. Michell Co.'s prize for children, boys
only to compete: Edward Parker, North Eastern.
The prizes offered by the Gardeners and Florists'
Club of Boston and the American Sweet Pea Society,
for children, were well competed for and proved a
desirable feature of the exhibition.
Section F — Open and Miscellaneous Classes
For the finest display of Sweet Peas, open to the
seed trade only: R. & J. Farquhar & Co. won the C. C.
Morse silver cup; 2, W. A. Burpee & Co., capturing the
American Sweet Pea Society's silver medal; 3, Arthur
T. Boddington.
The Mount Desert Nurseries' prize for basket of Sweet
Peas, wiring and other foliage allowed, arrangement to
count, was won by Marion C. Collins, Northboro.
The Henry A. Dreer prize for best vase of Mrs.
Routzahn Spencer: 1, WiUiam Gray of Newport; 2,
Edward Kirk, Bar Harbor.
The Henry A. Dreer prize for best vase of Mrs.
Walter Wright Spencer: 1, H. Heeremans; 2, Col F.
Mason.
The Penn silver cup for best display of Sweet Peas
covering 50 sq. ft., foliage and plants other than Sweet
Peas permissible, was won by the Mount Desert Nur-
series.
The Boston Flower Exchange prize for six vases
Sweet Peas, 100 sprays to a vase, arranged for effect,
other foliage and flowers permissible, was won by Peter
Fisher.
The American Sweet Pea Society's gold medal was
awarded to W. Atlee Burpee Co. for the most meri-
torious exhibit of Sweet Feas at the exhibition.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society's Prizes
For a table decoration of eight covers. Sweet Peas,
glasses, cutlery and linen to be used; the judging on
this was about the worst I have seen in my long ex-
perience. The awards were changed three or four
times, finally the judges disqualified the table that was
New Sweet Pea Prince George
Lilac rose, reddish violet wings
New Sweet Pea Mrs. E. Cowdy
Large maroon self M
Introducers, W. Atlee Burpee & Co.. Philadelphia
New Sweet Pea Loyalty
Violet flake on white ground
July 19, 1913
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originally awarded first prize and gave it to Wax Bros.;
3, Henry Comley. Tiie fact of the matter was that
every table in the competition should have been dis-
qualified as none complied with the schedule.
Liberal prizes were offered by the Mass. Hort. So-
ciety through the John Allen trench fund and other
sources to amateurs and trade competitors aUke, in
classes for 25 sprays of all known colors, for Spencer
types, for grandiflora types (as showing the passing
away of this latter there was but one entry in the six
classes provided.) There were eight classes for ama-
teurs only, and two classes for children under eighteen
years of age, offered by the committee on children's
gardens. There was keen competition throughout in
all these classes; this we are glad to note, for only in
this way can the interests of the Sweet Pea Society be
advanced and its scope enlarged.
miscellaneous Exhibits
F. J. Dolansky of Lynn had an exhibit of Cattleyas
which included fine plants of Cattleya Mendelii, gigas
and Mossiae.
John Lewis Childs had an intensely interesting ex-
hibit of varieties and species of Gladioli which included
such rare kinds as Black Beauty, Faust, Reine Blanche,
Gil Bias, Badenia, Klondyke, Baron Hulot, Tacoma
and Primulina, also Callas aurea and Elliottiana and
Eucomes punctata.
B. Hammond Tracy made a display of Gladioli. Mrs.
John L. Gardener had a handsome plant of Platy-
ciinis filiformis which was much admired. Mrs. Lester
Lelemd staged a wonderful collection of Tuberous Be-
gonias.
The Eastern Nurseries had a taking collection of her-
baceous plants which were well arranged and labeled
correctly.
W. A. Manda received H. M. for a collection of
Orchids which included good plants of Cattleya Har-
sisonae and LffiUa-Cattleya hybrids.
Julius Roehrs Co. had a nice lot of Orchids, which
included Cattleya Dowiana aurea, C. Gaskelliana, C.
Edwards and a good plant of Cypripedium Rothschild-
ianum. Dr. Harris Kennedy exhibited Japanese Iris,
and the Mount Desert Nurseries a fine vase of Lilium
maculatum.
Judges for the exhibits of the American Sweet Pea
Society were: Thomas Roland, Nahant; William H.
Duckham, Madison, N. J".; Edward Kirk, Bar Harbor,
Me.; George W. Kerr, Doylestown, Pa.; Chas. H.
Totty, Madison, N. J.; E. H. Wetterlow, Manchester,
Mass.; Samuel Goddard, South Framingham, Mass.;
W. T. Hutchins, Milbury, Mass.; Arthur Griffin, Wo-
burn, Mass.
The managers of the exhibition were James Wheeler,
Natick, Mass., and Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass.
The exhibits of vegetables were of good quality and
the collections of W. J. Clemson and Col. Fred Mason
were well arranged and of superior quality. The ex-
hibit of Midsummer fruit was good, and seldom does
one see so many Gooseberries and Rasfiberries as were
at this exhibition. Robert Cameron.
Sweet Peas at Lompoc, Cal.
Under instruction from The Florists' Exchange, I
made a journey July 4 up the coast to look over the
seed farms of the W. Atlee Burpee & Co., located at
Lompoc, and on the trip inspected those of Ant.
Zvolanek and the Routzahn Seed Co., which latter has
500 acres of Sweet Peas in the same valley. From
there 1 continued the travel to Arroyo Grande where
is located the home grounds of the last named firm
and that of the Victor Johanson Seed Co.
I wish it distinctly understood, at the beginning,
that this is not to be considered a calamity howl.
If the plain statements made, all of which are strictly
correct, point that way, it is not my fault. Not during
the last ten years of my travels up and down the coast
has the drought been so severe, nor its effects so disas-
astrous to the agriculturist and the horticulturist as
it is this season. The grazing sections are brown and
bare now, as they usually are along about September
or October after a close cropping by horses and cattle.
What the result wiU be to the live stock industry I
cannot foretell. Certainly, unless provided with food,
many animals will perish from starvation before green
feed grows on the ranges again.
The seed industry, however, claims our attention at
this time. In the Lompoc Valley but seven inches of
rain fell, which is not sufficient to grow crops by the
dry farming method, which is frequently eloquently
proclaimed as practical by theoretical agricuturists.
Sweet Pea seed was sown on the ground without first
irrigating it, with the result that in most cases they
would have been a complete failure had water not been
appUed afterward. Some fields were not irrigated and
they are worthless.
Fortunately for Floradale, a fine well of water was
developed, and the best centrifugal pump installed that
has" come under my observation since I have lived in
the State. I had charge of a pumping plant for two
years, us^ng a centrifugal pump which delivered 2000
gallons of water per minute, and my experience with
it, and my observation of the workings of the one at
Floradale, leads me to the conclusion that the one I
ran would not now be desirable, even as a gift, compared
to the latter.
Delivering the water, and applying it to the land, is
not the play that some promoters would have the
"tenderfoot" believe. It requires skill and experience
and good judgment on the part of the one who prac-
tices it. Mr. Lonsdale, the Burpee Co. manager, was
equal to the task. It is true that all of the land on
which he ran water was not as level as it should have
been, or as it will be the next season, nevertheless, the
well, though installed late, will pay for itself this, the
first season. Some of the ground was irrigated before
the seed was planted, some not until afterward, with the
result in either case of a fair crop. The wonderful
difference between Sweet Peas irrigated and not irri-
gated, even as late as the middle of last month, will
make a difference between a full crop and a half crop.
An expert came along about the time the field was
being irrigated and advised that the irrigation be
stopped; the advice was heeded, with the result of a
probable loss of a ton of seed on the dry part as com-
pared with that which was watered. It is an expen-
sive object lesson and, hereafter, "experts" will be
respectfully Ustened to, but their advice given no at-
tention.
Mr. Lonsdale said that the installation of the pump-
ing plant has added ten years to his life; let us hope
a score of years, with eyes undimmed nor his natural
force abated. He can now lay definite plans for plow-
ing and planting with a reasonable assurance of an
abundant harvest. While the grand display of flowers
is almost over, enough remained to show the character
of some of the new varieties. Among the lot is a white
variety grown under the name of "King White." It is
the clearest white of all the white sorts they grow;
moreover, the flowers are extra large. I beUeve that it
will supercede all other whites in cultivation at present
of the Spencer type.
Instead of Blue Grass sod in front of his house, Mr.
Lonsdale has a typical old-fashioned garden, and when
I looked at it this time the question came to me, "Can
it be improved upon?" It contains Roses, Shasta
Daisies, Arctotis grandis, Lavender, Centaurea gymno-
carpa — this plant is hardy here and will endure the
Summers without a drop of water — Pentstemons of the
Gloxinia-flowered type and white Mignonette, Reseda
alba, the latter, giant plants which add greatly to the
appearance if not to the fragrance of the place. As a
forage plant for bees, it is unexcelled.
Mildew does not seem to find a congenial home
there, and the Rose bushes were a delight to see,
especially American Pillar, which was a magnificent
sight. Dimorphotheca hybrids were a gorgeous sight,
dazzling in their beauty. Of Calendulas two varieties
are grown, lemon and orange colored. Double Clarkia,
Gaillardias, Pentstemons, Campanulas, all looked fine,
but were in comparatively small quantities ; the chief
crop being Sweet Peas, and of them they have a fine
collection which will average more than a half crop, a
result that was only brought about by the artificial ap-
pUcation of water. P. D. B.
New Sweet Pea Illuminator
One of the moat attractive of coming introductions in Spencer Sweet Peas, i
aging four flowers to a stem. It is a salmon cerise, changing to a scarlet u
artificial light, a color never noted before in this popular flower. Awarded a
tificate of Merit by the American Sweet Pea Society, Boston, July 12, 1913.
New Sweet Pea King White
cr- King White is pronounced by its introducers as undoubtedly
ler the finest of all white Sweet Peas in cultivation today — virtu-
er- ally the "King Bee" of whites.
Introducers, W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia.
New Sweet Pea Empress Eugenie
w striped variety, lavender on wliitc ground, and very
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SITU ATIONSJW ANTED
SITUATION WANTED— By thoroughly com-
petent grower of pot plants, bedding, Easter and
Christmas stock, 'Mums and Carnations; capable
of taking full charge; desires situation as manager
or foreman. First-cla.ss references as to ability
and character; strictly sober. Married, 29 years
old. State wages or partial wages and business
proposition in lirst letter. Address N. K., care
The Florist's Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As gardener on an up-
todate private place; life experience m growing
all kinds of pot plants as well as trimming, pruning
and taking care of lawns; growing early vegetables
under glass and outdoors. Aged 27, S^
years' experience in Germany, 1 ye:
6 years in this country. "-''
Address H. Hi " "
L. 1., N. Y.
SITUATION Vi ANTED— A competent grower
25 years' experience, is open for a position.
Roses and Carnations a specialty, also general
line of CO .imercial plants. Must be first-class
establishment with modern glass. State salary
and particulars. Address M. K., care The Florists
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By youiig man, 28
years of age, married. Holds position as
manager in retail store handling nursery
stock, seeds and cut flowers, in city of 35,0()(>.
Best of references. Address M. O., care The
Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTEE>— By gardener, Swiss,
aged 26, singlej wishes steady position as head
or assistant in private place; life experience m all
branches of gardening under glass and outdoors.
Best reference. Address L. C, care The Florists
Exchange.'
SITUATION WANTED— By Scotchman; thor-
oughly competent grower oi Christmas, Easter
and bedding stock, as foreman on commercial or
head on private place; aged 40; life abstainer.
Reference for ability and honesty, the highest.
Address N. M., care fhe Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As manager or foreman
on a Rose growing establishment or a first-class
greenhouse plant where the advertiser can have
full charge. Will be glad to open correspondence
with any one looking for a competent, reliable
man. Address N. P.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED — As working foreman;
first-class grower of Roses, Carnations and gen-
eral stock; maker up; rapid worker with a life ex-
perience. State wages in first letter. Addess
E. Colgrove, 556 Leyell Ave, Rochester, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class Carnation
grower; able to take entire charge; 13 years'
experience; 29 years old; good reference. Please
send lull particulars in first letter. August Pajonk,
Gen. Del., Pittsburgh. Pa.
SITUATION WANTED— By life experienced
grower of Roses, Carnatiums, Violets, 'Mums,
decorative and bedding plants. Middle-aged;
single, sober, industrious; state wages. Address
A. Gergen, 433 S. 1st St., Louisville, Ky.
SITUATION WANTED— By Scotchman, 25
years' experience; competent grower; can handle
help; hard worker; reliable; sober; aged 43, married.
State wages. Address N. G., care The Florists'
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By married m
family. Experienced in glazing, paintini
and hot water heating; can do firing. Fi..
■eferences. Charles Hunt, Englcwood, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— As foreman grower on
retail place; thoroughly experienced, sober, hard
worker. Aged 43, married; references. Address
L. A., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED- By first-class designer
and decorator; years of experience; Al references;
able to manage a store. State salary. Fred,
Pierson, Fort Niagara. N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By seedsman; 10 years'
experience in seeds and bulbs, filling orders and
attending to stock, steady worker; aged 26; good ref-
Wm. Hogg. 139 W. North St., Uion, N. Y.
HELP WANTED
WANTED — Man, experienced in greenhouse work,
as assistant in Rose houses; must be married and
willing to furnish meals for a few men. Modern
cottage with all improvements; good wages. Apply,
or address with full particulars, Madison Cut
Flower Co., Madison, N. J.
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HELP WANTED
Help Wanted-Male
A Philadelphia Seed House wants an experienced
man to take charge of its plant order department;
only one with a thorough knowledge of the seed
and plant business need apply. Does not need
to be a grower; knowledge of store salesmanship
preferred. State in first letter age. experience,
salary, etc.
Address N. A., care The Florists' Exchanj^e.
WANTED
A Working Foreman
On a commercial place.
State wages and experience in
the growing of Carnations,
Lilies and various kinds of
potted plants. Address, with
reference,
Shepard's Garden Carnation Company
292 Fairmount St., Lowell. Mass.
STOREMAN
AN EXPERIENCED STOREMAN will
find aa attractive permanent position at a
good salary, by applying to the lindetsigned.
Large, fully equipped store, catering to best
trade. J. GAMMAGE & SONS, Ltd.
London, Canada
The Florists'
WANTED — Good grower for retail place; to
grow Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums,
pot plants and cuttings. Must be a worker
and able to handle men, and willing to help on
funeral work, when necessary. A good place
for a good man. No drinking man need
apply. State wages in first letter. Address
Eau Claire Greenhouses, Columbia, S. C.
WANTED— A working foreman on commercial
place of 50,000 ft. of glass; one who can grow
first-class Carnations, 'Mums and bedding stock.
Wages, S65.00 per month to start. References
required. Frank Beu, 4435 N. 40th Ave., Chicago,
lU^
WANTED — At once, a first-class man for
growing Carnations, Roses and general line
of plants on retail place. Marred
f erred . Address N. B . ,
Exchange.
WANTED — Young lady for store in city. 20 miles
from New York City; must be experienced
designer and capable of waiting on trade. Perma-
nent position. Good wages. Address N. N..
care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Experienced shipping clerk and park-
er, middle aged man; must be acquainted with
seed business. Enclose copies of references and
state salary expected. Address N. E., care The
Florists' Exchange.
WANTED
Married man for large house of Killarneys,
under superintendent. State experience, age
and satary expected. Pittsburgh Cut Flower
Co., Gibsonia, Pa.
WANTED— Foreman to grow Carnations, Mums,
Easter and Christmas stock, and all kinds of
bedding plants; must be a good maker-up and able
advantage. Address W. B- care
WANTED— Young man as assistant in general
greenhouse work; sober and industrious; steady
work to right party. Apply in person, if con-
venient. The Flower Shop. Attleboro. Mass.
WANTED — At once. Rose grower with good expe-
rience. Apply with reference and wages expected.
Address N. J., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — A man experienced in growing Carna-
tions, 'Mums and bedding stock, etc.; must be
sober and reliable. Address M. B.. care The Fior-
ists' Exchange. _____^_^
WANTED— Section man to take charge of 10,000
feet of gla.ss of Roses and Carnations; must be
able to produce the goods. Apply Chas. L.
Stanley. PlaJnfield, N. J.
WANTED — Section men for Roses and Carna"
tions; wages S75.00 per month; also plant man,
§65.00 per month. Address Walter Arniacost &
Co.. Ocean Park, Cal.
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WANTED— A good Carnation grower to take
charge of section. Please enclose reference, and
state wages expected in first letter. Wm. W.
Hannell. Shaker Rd., Watervliet, N. Y.
BUSINESS^PPORTUNITIES
WANTED— A partner with s
chance for the right party.
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STOCKJFOR^LE
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-inch ex-
tra strong plants, S6.00 per 100. S50.00 per
1000; 2M-inch, S3.00 per 100, 82.5.00 per 1000.
Roman J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway. New York City
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, $1.00 per 100. $6.00 per 1000, S50.00
per 10,000. CoUingdale Greenhouses, Collingdale,
Pa.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— From flats,
Sl.OO per 100. Cash. James Marr, Wyan-
danch, L. I., N. Y.
ASTERS— Crego, white and pink, and Semple's>
white and prnk; $2.00 per 1000; cash. C. J.
Asimus, Ansonia, Conn.
BEGONIAS
BEGONIAS— Gloire de Lorraine. 2H-in., $14.00
per 100; strong, 3-in. pots, $25.00 per 100.
Chatelaine, strong, 2H-in., $8.00 per 100. R.
J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway New York, N. Y.
REX BEGONIAS — Best kinds, strong Rooted
Cuttings. S2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son, Westfield. N. Y.
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
Send me your orders now. I will furnish
you first-ciass stoclc at marltet prices in all
varieties.
R. J. IRWIN. 3097 Broadway, New York City
13.5,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
healthy, strong and free from disease. The
only variety we oiler for sale in large quantities is
Enchantress, at $150.00 per 1000. Plants guar-
anteed. Cash with order from unknown parties.
S. M. Merwarth & Bros., Wholesale Carnation
Growers, Easton, Pa.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
100,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FOR JULY PLANTING
Best Commercial Varieties from Soil and Sand,
$2.00 per 100, or $15.00 per 1000
1 am strong on Wiiites — Estelle, Smith's Ad-
vance Oct. Frost, C. Frick, Wh. Bonnaffon,
Silver Wedding, Ivory, Pres. Taft. Yellow—
G. Glow, Y. Ivory. Y. Bonnaffon, Robt. Halliday,
Mrs. Hurley and Baby. Pinlt— G. Pacific, Pac.
Supreme, Gloria, Pink Ivory, Duckham, M.
Dean, Minnie Bailey, J. Rosette and Patty, a
grand Pink; Chrysolora and Sager's White Sport
of Garza, each $3.00 per 100. Tim Eaton, Garza,
Yellow Eaton, Golden Eagle, each $2.50 per 100,
straight. Snapdragon, special strain for florists,
and a moneymaker; Silver White, Pink and Yel-
low, strong, 2Ji-in. pot plants, $3.50 per 100.
Cash, please. Benjamin Connell, Florist, Mer-
chantville, N. J.
CHRYSANTHEMUIVlS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
WHITE Per 100 YELLOW Per 100
Wm. Turner $2.50 Monrovia 2.00
Lynnwood Hall ... . 2.00 R. Gold 2.0o
Beatrice May 2.00 dikti.'
D. Syme 2.00 _. . PINK
T. Elton 2.00 f,'"^'^''^ 2.50
E-Papworth 2.00 '^p-^ — -^
YELLOW Patty 2.00
ghTys5o-ra.v.;::::i:oo crimson
D. Dimple 2.00 Harvard 2.50
HEAD'S BERGENFIELD NURSERIES,
Bergenfield, N. J.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 5000 Smith's Advance,
from 2!-4-in. pots, $2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings,
Sl.OO per 100, ready now; also, Unaka, Polly Rose,
Oct. Frost, Halliday, etc.. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25
per 100; pots, $2.25 per 100. Chrysolora, Mrs.
Patty, etc.. Rooted Cuttings, SI. 75 per 100; pots,
S2.75 per 100, Ramapo, Pink Gem. S. Sensation,
Rooted Cuttings, S3.00 per 100. 75 other best
'Mums. Stafford Conservatories, Stafford Spgs.,
Conn.
Chrysanthemums
5000 Yellow Bonna£fon, field-grown, about 1 ft.
high, $15.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
UIIUUI CD DDflC FAIRMOUNT SECTION
WINKLER BROS., hackensack. n. j.
ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS—
From soil, in splendid condition. Estelle,
Pacific Supreme, R. Halliday, Bonnaffon, Mrs. Ar-
nold, Mme. Desjouis, Dr. EngueKard, Appleton.
$15.00 per 1000; 250 at the 1000 rate; from sand,
$12.00 per 1000. Floral Hill Gardens, G. F. Neipp,
Prop., Chatham, N. J.
HARDY POMPON CHRYSANTHE UMS—
All the best commercial sorts, $2.50 per 100,
from 2H-in. pots; $1.50 per 100 for Rooted Cut-
tings Head's Bergenfield Nurseries, Bergenfield,
N.J.
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STOCK FOR SALE
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS AND POT
PLANTS in several varieties. I will furnish
list and pfices on application. R. J. Irwin, 3097
Broadway, New York City^
CHRYSANTHEMUM^Rooted Cuttings, White-
Ivory. Mrs. Perrin, pink; Dr. Enguehard. Bon-
naffon, Monrovia, Polly Rose. $1.00 per 100; from
soil, $2.00 per 100; H.J.Rolfe, Hammonton. N. J.
POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Helen New-
bury, best late white, from soil, $2.00 per 100.
Chas. Leisy, Mantua, N. J.
HRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS— 2H-in., Pacific
Supreme, Dr. Enguehard, Bonnaffon, good stock, .
3c. Satisfaction guaranteed. Brant Bros., Inc.,
Utica, N. Y.
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink, 3-in., ready now, $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000. Wonder of WansBeck.
best salmon, 3-m., $9.00 per 100. R. J. Irwin,
3097 Broadway. New York. N. Y.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM— Best strain, in
good assorted colors, good strong plants, in 2}i-
m. pots, ready to shift, $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per
1000. Cash, please. J. H. Fiesser, Hamilton Ave,
Guttenberg, N. J. ^^^
CYCLAMEN — 3-inch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in each flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats,
$16.00; half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants.
$3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best of the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100;
$40.00 per 1000.
WHITMANI COMPACTA, big improvement on
the old Whitmani type. $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per
1000.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including cyrtomium
and aspidium, 2)i-in., $3.00 per 100.
Strong, 4-in., pot-grown SCOTTI. SCHOLZELI,
$20.00 per 100; fine stock, for immediate delivery.
Satisfaction assured. By any Express Company
direct. Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— Not transplanted
strong, healthy, true Boston type; $2.00 per 100,
$17.50 per 1000. Boston Ferns, from bench, for 5
and 6-inch pots, 25c. e.-ich, $20.00 per 100. Cash,
please. Mamaroneck Nurseries, Mamaroneck,
N. Y^ ^_
FERNS — Scholzell, 5-Inch, 25c. Good, heavy
plants. J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook, L. I.,
N. Y.
COOLIDGE ItARE PLANT GARDENS.I Colo-
rado __St. and Hill Ave., Pasadena, CaL Ferns
and Fcijoa our specialty.
FUNKIAS
FUNKIA VARIEGATA— Single points, $2.00 per
100, .?15.00 per 1000. Clumps set last August,
$6.00 per 100. Express prepaid on $5.00 orders
and up. Send for Peony List ready August 1st.
O. H. Dickinson, Springfield, Mass.
GARDENIAS
GARDENIA VEITCHII— The Winter Flowering
type; surplus stock; no root disease, from frame
ready for shift; 3-in. pots, $9.00 per 100; 2hi-'m.
pots, $4.00 per 100. Ludwig Wild, Bound Brook,
N.J.
GERANIUMS
GERANIUMS— 2M-iu., $2.00 per 100, $18.00
per 1000. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25 per 100,
postpaid; $10.00 per 1000 by express; Nutt, Doyle,
Poitevine, Hill, La Favorite, Centaur. Josiali L.
Young, Watervliet, N. Y.
GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, in bud and bloom;
2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in.,
$4.00 per 100. L. J. Rowe, Titusville. Pa.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— Best French Forcing Varieties.
Per 100
Mme. E. Mouillere, best white, 2H-in $8.00
Mont Rose, clear Flesh Pink, 2M-in 8.00
Mousseline Mauve Rose, 2H->n 8-00
Senator Henri David. Lt. Pink. 2K-in 8.00
Avalanche, Large White, 2M-in 5.00
Bouquet Rose, 2H-in 8.00
Otaksa (the old stand-by), 2}4-]n 3.50
R. J. IRWIN. 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
HYDRANGEAS— Mme. Emile MouUere, the
best of all the new Hydrangeas, $8.00 per 100;
Avalanche, $5.00 per 100. All good, strong
plants out of 2^-in. pots. J. H. Fiesser, Hamil^
ton Ave., Guttenberg, N. J.
HYDRANGEAS — In pots and tubs, Sl.SO-SS.SO
each. Large specimens. $5.00-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
IVY
ENGLISH IVY— Strong Rooted Cuttings, $7.60
per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y.
LILY OF THE VALLEY
RELIABLE VALLEY PIPS from E. Neubert
Wandsbek near Hamburg. Apply to Otto
Heinecken, 17 Battery Place. New York City.
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STOCK FOR SALE
NURSERY STOCK
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— SSc.-$I.OO each.
. Standards, $7.50-$10.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. JuUus Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
AUCUBA japonica bush plants, 35c. to $2.50
each. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
PANDANUS
3000 PANDANUS UTILIS
3-iii. pots, healthy plants SIS.OO per 100
4-in. pots, healthy plants 25.00 per 100
6-in. pots, healthy plants 75.00 per 100
6-in. pots, healthy plants 100.00 per 100
^ All large plants ready for shifting, free from spot
C Ribsam. 31 Wall St., Trenton, N. J.
PEONIES
PEONIES
*' Peonies for Pleasure.'*
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure *' gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony
then send for " Peonies for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY,
The Largest Rose Growers in the World.
Box 23 Springfield, Olilo.
PEONIES 't^..r
_We bave a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
Dellcatlsslma, Pestiva Maxima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, JRichardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and doubIej4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
We can furnish any size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
varieties.
Henry Field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well
A compact growing variety, covered with sma
red berries; 2}i-in. pots, ^.00 per 100. R. J.
Irwin. 3097 Broadway, New York City.
POINSETTIAS
POINSETTIAS
"THE TRUE RED ONES."
2^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
»7.Q0 per 100, »60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later deliTery.
2)i-inch. 15.50 per 100. J50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway. New York. N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMROSES
PRIMULA Chinensls and Obconlca. giant-
flowering, from best strains, in all colors.
2>i-lnch pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoides, 2>i-inch pots, $3.00 per 100.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
RONSDORFER PRIMULA OBCONICA and
Chinensis in the best improved colors, out of
2!4-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000. Cash,
please. J. H. Fiesser. Hamilton Ave.. North
Bergen, N. J. |^_^
ROSES
ROSES— Good, clean stock.
and White Klllarney. Kais
$50.00 per 1000. Killarney Qi
P. R. Quinlan. Syracuse. N. Y.
ROSE PLANTS— Lady llillln
larncy; 2H-in. stock, $!i.00
lOIJO. 250 .It the 1000 rate.
Utica, N. Y.
33.i-in. pots. Pink
n-in, $6.00 per 100.
leen. $12.00 per 100.
ROSES— From 3-in. pots. Mrs.
Killarney. Richmond and
Open to an offer. Flushing
Coldcn Ave., Flushing. N. Y.
Taft, Double White
Killarney Queen.
Rose Gardens, 69
PlNlK KILLARNEY-
1000; Pink Killarney. Sli'n..
fine stock. L. B. Coddington,
at $45.00 per 1000;
Murray Hill, N. J
EXTRA STRONG SMI LAX PLANTS— 5000.
from 2.in. pots, 52.00 per 100, SIS.OO per 101)0.
Chas. W. Thompson. 15 Totowa Ave., Palerson .
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STOCK FOR SALE
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS -Rooted Cuttings, fine strains
- of silver pink, white and yellow, $2.00 per 100,
$15.00 per 1000. Pot plants one-third more.
Wm. Swayne. Kennett Sq., Pa.
SEEDS
Giant Pansies
sow NOW!^^,,^,
Special Cemetery Mixture $3.00 $0.40
Special Florists' Mixture 4.00 .50
Trlmardeau Selections, mixed 4.00 .50
Trimardeau, fine mixed varieties. . 1.50 .25
Cassier's Giants Improved, splen-
did mixture 5.00 .50
Trimardeau sorts as: Bronze Colors.
Golden Pure Yellow. Lord Beacons-
field. Purple. Pure White. Yellow
with eye. White with eye. Each
variety separate 2.00 .30
Zangen's Exhibition Mixture. Best
creations 8.00 1.00
My Catalogue has also other varieties.
O. V. Zan^en, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J.
STEVIAS
STEVIAS— Rooted Cuttings. Sl.OO per 100; 2M-
in. pots. $1.75 per 100. Paul Fischer. Wood
Ridge. Bergen Co.. N. J.
VIOLETS— Maria Louise, good, healthy plants,
$3.50 per 100, S30.00 per 1000. Cash only.
Mark Aitken, Springfield, Mass.
MISCELIiANEOUS
SURPLUS STOCK— Cannas, Florence Vaughan
McKinley. Alphonse Bouvier and Italia, strong;
4-in. pots, 4c. Vinca Variegata, strong and long
vines. 4-in. pots. $10.00 per 100. Smilax, 2H-in.
pots, $2.00 per 100. Bouvardia, pink, white and
red, 2H-in. pots, made of Rooted Cuttings, $5.00
per 100. Cash with order. John Holt, North
Wales, Pa.
ANNUAL LARKSPUR— In bud and hloom, SH-
in. pots, 840.00 per 1000. Verbenas, in bud and
bloom, $25.00 per 100. Verschalleltii, strong
plants in 3H-'n. pots, $25.00 per 1000. Asparagus
Plumosus Nanus, strong 2l'2'in. pots, $40.00 per
1000; extra strong. 3><-in. pots, $60.00 and $80.00
per 1000. Extra strong Holly and othe
100. Small Cocos Palms in 2M-in. pots, $12.00
per 100. Cash with order. A. M. Davenport,
Watcrtown. Mass.
6c. Coleus— Golden Bedder. Firebrand. Pair
ton and Beckwith Gem, in 2H-in. pots, 2Hc.;
strong plants. Cash with order. John E. Hand
& Son. Center Moriches. L. 1.. N. Y.
CYCLAMEN — 3-in.. 8c.: Chrysanthemum stock
plants. 4c.; or will exchange for Cinerarias
Calceolaria. Priinroses. Dahlia clumps or Cannas.
Write. Advance Floral Co.. Dayton, Ohio.
1250 SURPLUS RICHMOND PLANTS— 3-in ,
$35.00 per 1000. Surplus Stock Smilax, 3-in.,
fine plants, $25.00 per 1000. L. B. Coddington,
Murray Hill, N. J.
FOR SALE— A small, but choice collection of
Cacti and Orchids and other plants: all in good
condition. Address W. C. Trageser, 328 W. S7th
St., New York City.
VEGETABLE PLANTS
VEGETABLE PLANTS— Caulillower, $2.50 per
1000. Celery, Golden Sell Blanching, White
Plume and Pascal. $2.00 per 1000. Cabbage.
$1.00 per 1000. Cash. Lester's Plant Farm, W.
C. Lester, Mgr., Plainvillc, Cong.
WANTED — 2 Dracaena Fragrans, 4 to 6 feet
high. Pots must not be more than 11 inches.
Chas. E. Frankenbach & Sons, Southampton, N. Y.
FOR SALE ORJIENT^
"~ acres, with house of 7
1, wagon, shed, green-
house 20 X 119 "ft., steel frame; concrete raised
beds, hot water heat; put up in 1912. Orchard
of 30 trees. Blackberry. Raspberry and Strawberry
beds. Farm fully planted with truck. Stock:
1 horse, 1 cow and calf. 2 pigs. 150 chickens 2
hives of bees, farm tools, wagon, 1 auto truck.
Located on ISth Ave.. West Belmar, N. J.. Ifj
minutes' walk from depot and ocean; 10 minutes'
walk from Shnrk River; a chance for a nursery.
Price, 811,000.00. Easy terms. Julius A. Abrams,
Belmar, N. J.
FOR SALE OR LEASE— 7
greenhouses, 6-ro
om
dwell
ng, barn, 2 ii
crcs fin
-soil
partly plan
ed.
possessi
n at once.
Good
home
trade. E.
J.
Chapm,
Caldwell. N
J.
_roR^AIJE^R_REr£^
FOR SALE OR RENT— A wcIl-cstabHshed retai
florist business in Southern city with a norma
population of GOOO, and over 5000 tourists during
Wmter months. Situated on the main street, and
the only florist in the city; also controlling trade o(
outlying districts. Salesroom attached to green-
house; also slat house, stocked with Asparagus
Ferns, that has yielded over 60,000 seeds this
year. Owner retiring owing to ill health. A
splendid opportunity to the right party. Good
profits; no coal needed. Fine new bungalow dwell-
ing goes with business. Address N. L., care The
Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— Three greenhouses. 16 x 200 ft.
each; only one and two years old, suitable for
growing Carnations; very best condition; hot water
heating; two Lord & Burnham Boilers and one
carton; three acres of ground, S3800.00. Also
six-room bungalow in splendid condition; hot and
cold water; stationary range; bath, etc.; about an
acre of land. S3000.00. Just outside limits of
Hightstown, N. J. For full particulars apply to
S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.. 160S-1620 Ludlow St.,
Philadelphia. Pa.
FOR RENT— Commercial place of 20,000 ft. of
glass, fully stocked in Chrysanthemums, Ferns,
Asparagus, etc.; modern dwelling house and
barn; 13^2 acres of ground; all in excellent running
order. Don't answer unless you mean business
and have ready cash to buy the stock. Ernst F.
Hoehl, 59th St. & Gibson Ave.. Philadelphia, Pa.
FOR SALE— Greenhouse. 10,000 feet of glass, 1}4
acre ground; excellent land, including dwelling,
9 rooms, all improvements. Business established
35 years. Death, reason for selling. Will sell on
easy terms. An excellent opportunity and a bar-
gain. Address Hiram Goldsmith, Exchange Bldg.,
Binghamton, N. Y.
FOR SALE — A fine opportunity for a live man:
plot of ground 100 x 112K, 2300 sq. ft. of glass
and stock; cut flowers, plants, floral work and
general gardening; in Greenville section, Jersey
City. Established 33 years. Retiring on account
of old age. John E. McArthur. Real Estate Dealer,
221 Jackson Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
FOR SALE— Greenhouses. 12,000 feet of glass,
150 X 20 feet, 9 acres of good land, 7-room house,
barn; or would sell part. One block from trolley,
near New York; schools and church. Carnations
and other stock. For particulars address N. 0-.
care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE OR RENT— Old established Coleus
Cutting business. A good chance to make
money. .5000 sq. ft. of glass; modern greenhouses;
in first-class condition. Small deposit required.
C. Schulze & Son, 261-275 Lawrence St.. Flushing,
L. L._N^\\
FOR SALE— 2 greenhouses, 20x40 and 50x120;
and a double house, 40x120; steam heat, 2 boilers,
a good retail trade established; good house and
barn and a small piece of land. Address or call
on Wm. Swind. Cazenovia. N. Y.
FOR SALE -Owner retiring; 20,000 ft. greenhouse;
5 acres land; excellent 11-rooin house, large
barn; wagon house near station. Address M. F.,
care The Florists' Exchange,
FOR SALE— 3 houses, about 7500 ft. of glass, 4
acres, dwelling and barn; 2 minutes to station.
Apply to Chas. Millang, 55 W. 26th St., New York
City.
FOR SALE —Greenhouse business, established
20 years, in Western New York. For particulars
address M. G., care The Florists* Exchange.
FOR SALE— 10.000 ft. of glass in the best town for
its size in Illinois; no competition; a money-
maker. Florist, Dwight, 111.
FOR SALE— Farm. 20 acres; fii
florist; best of sod; 29 miles from Philadelphia.
Address N. P., care The Florists' Exchange.
Oontlnned to Next Oolomn
FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse 125x25 ft.;
at Middle Village, L. L, opposite St. John's
Cemetery. C. E. Klingcnbeck, 34 West 2Sth St.,
New York City.
FOR SALE — Nine greenhouses, ten acres land;
:lose to New York City. Might consider
SUNDRI^^ORJALE^
BOILERS — All bargains, guaranteed as repre-
sented; one Arco, steam, rated 400 sq. ft., made
by The American Radiator Company, in use two
seasons, $40.00; one Scollay Invincible " G," hot
water, rated 1100 sq. ft., in use two seasons, $60.00;
one Upright Tubular, 10 H. P., good for 1000 sq.
ft. racfiation, or for power purposes, in temporary
use only two months. $90.00. John A. Scollay.
Inc.. 70-76 Myrtle Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y.
FOR SALE— Flats made from Chestnut; price,
$15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000. S. E. Swenson.
P. 0., Box 152, Park Ridge, N. J.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbers In Wrought Iron and Steel Pipe
Roebling and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Continued to Next Column
For Sale
PIPf ^''"' ^^'^'^ guaranteed In full
rilL lengths: 2-ln.. 7Jic. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized Bt-
tlngs. also pipe cut to sketch or drilled tor
Irrigation purposes.
SECOND-HAND PIPE ^"rSVi-
2Hc.; l}i-in..3Hc.; l>i-in.. 5c.; 2'.in.;'5J^c. peTft
Hot-Bed Sash-Doubie Light Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1.65.
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from $1.00 up.
New A and B double-thick greenhoi
glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
GLASS
Dnil t DC y"^ '"se stock, new and second.
DUILLHj '"'"''• '^so Radiators. Valves.
•"'"^""' Fittings, etc.
HHCF '^''N-KINK, 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
IIvJL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
I39S-I408 Metropolitan Ave.. BROOKLYN. N. Y.
M!
FOR SALE— 100 sash. 3x6 feet. 3 rows. 10 x 15
glass. 30 greenhouse ventilators, 16x24 glass.
2000 leet. l.W-in. steam pipe. A No. 1 condition.
Valves and li.«ures. If interested, write T. L.
Lowdcn & Sons, 255 Pomeroy Ave., Pittsfield.
500 BOXES second-hand glass. diUerent sizes.
' 1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers. 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler.
Good condition, cheap. 1. S
Ridgewood Ave., Newark. N. J.
FOR SALE — Scollay Invincible hot water boiler.
G 57. Used one year. Submit offer. A. K.
Wilkinson. 325 South Main St.. Wallingford. Conn.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS
WANTED— Ice box
Mention price and sia
Ave., New York City.
WANTED TO LEASE— 5000 to 10.000 feet of
glass, with dwelling. Modern glass not necessary
if in good repair. New England preferred. Ad-
dress N. C-, care The I-Torista' Exchange.
WANTED TO BU Y— Greeohouaes and all
kinds of greenhouse material, dismantled
and removed at once. Terms: Cash. Address
T. it., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED TO BUY— Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every descrip tion . All dealings cash. Address
ReUable, care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED TO RENT— 5,000 to 10,000 feet of
glass, with privilege of buying; or would take
place on shares; or salary and commission. L. H.
B., No. 0 Pasadena Ave., Springfield, Mass.
WANTED TO RENT— About 10,000 feet of glass
for Carnations; near New York; would like a
littls retail trade. Send full particulars to N. H.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
PUBLICATIONS
^_LEGALJ10TICES__
A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND
PUBLISHING COMPANY. LIMITED.— The
annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Com-
pany will Idc held at the ofiice of said Company.
Nos. 2 to 8 Duane street (Rhinelander Building),
in the Borough of Manhattan. City of New York,
on the twenty-fourth day of July. 1913, at 12 o'clock
noon, for the election of a Board of Directors and
two inspectors, and for the consideration of such
other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
J.H.GRIFFITH. A. T. DE LA MARE.
Secretary. President
~"a^ T. dela mare printing and
publishing company, limited.— by
order of the Board of Directors the Transfer
Books of the above Corporation will be closed
on and after July 14. 1913, at 12 o'clock noon, to
July 25, 1913, at 12 o'clock noon.
DAVID TOUZEAU, A. T. DE LA MARE,
Treasurer^ President.
Regular meeting of the stockholders of the NEW
YORK MARKET FLORISTS' ASS'N at 261
■Broadway, N. Y., on Monday, July 21st at 12
o'clock noon, for the election of directors and such
other business that may properly come before the
Snapdragons
white. Pink, Yellow, Crimson or Mixed.
2-in., $2.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, heavy, 4-in., $6.00
per 100. Rooted Cuttings, S. A. Nutt or Mised,
$1.00 per 100. Nutt and Buchner, 2-in., $2.00
per 100.
Albert Wm. Boer^er, Gaidenville, N. Y.
128
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This Edition de Luxe will be sold only
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You need this book. Now ready for
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your name and address apearing on the
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printed in the book. Price: Ten copies,
$3.50; 25 copies, $6.50; 50 copies,
$12.50 ; 100 copies, $20.00. Send 35c. for
a samply copy.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE
P. O. Box 1697, New York City
We wish to Impress upon our readers thai
all quesdons Intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upper ones,
and of all plants, flowers and se^ vessels.
If possible, In addition to this, If stated
whether it be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown. It
would often enable Identification of speci-
mens difficult to determine otherwise.
(12) Effect of Dahlias Bloomlngr
"Baxlj. — I have a lot of Dahlias in bloom
already. Do you think it is too early
for Dahlias to bloom? Will it stop
them from blooming in the Fall? —
H. K., N. T.
— If the Dahlias bloom freely in July
and August, they may not give as many-
blooms in September and October,
though if well cultivated and cared for,
early blooming may not diminish the
number or quality of the late blooms.
(13) Hollyhock Bnet. — Enclosed I
send you a leaf from Hollyhocks, which
are affected. In my estimation, from
scale blight. I have a great deal of
trouble with this disease, and I wish
you could give me a remedy for this,
as I have a great many. The foliage
all dropping off leaving nothing but the
tops on. I have tried Bordeaux Mix-
ture and other things, but nothing
seems to check it. How would arsenate
of lead do?— H. K., N. Y.
— ^The disease with which the Holly-
hock leaf submitted is affected is Puc-
cinia Malvacearum, Hollyhock Rust
For remedies see answer to G. S., Vt, in
The Florists' Exchange issue of June
28. Arsenate of lead in combination
with the Bordeaux Mixture may be
tried.
(14) Crimson Bamhler Sose Diseased.
— -We are sending you a sample of
Crimson Rambier Rose which is af-
fected with what we think is a mildew,
and of such a serious nature that the
whole bush looks as though it were
scorched. Can you give us any remedy
for use this year, and tell us what to do
to avoid it in the future? — F. F. B.,
Penn Tan, N. Y.
— For mildew on Rose bushes use
Fungine, advertised in the columns of
the Exchange by the Aphine Mfg. Co.,
Madison, N. J. Sulphur applied with a
powder gun or bellows is another rem-
edy.
Cincinnati^ 0.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Cincinnati Florists' So-
ciety was held in the Club rooms, Jabez
Klliott Flower Market, on Monday, July
14, the following candidates being
elected to office for the ensuing year :
For president. James Allan ; vice-presi-
dent. Ed. Schuman ; treasurer, Chas. H.
Hoffmeister ; secretary. Alex. Osten-
darp ; director, Gus. Adrian. Ed. Boss-
mej^er, of Critchell's force,_ is spending
a week's vacation on the Licking River.
P. J. Olinger spent last Sunday at his
plant in New Castle, Ind,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Kyrk left last
Saturday for a two weeks' trip through
northern Ohio.
Mr. George Corbett and daughter left
last Saturday to visit Niagara Falls and
other points.
Mr. and Mrs. Conger of Hartwell, O.,
have been spending the past two, weeks
at Wichita. Kan.
Messrs. Wm. Murphy, Thos. Windram
and C. C. Murphy left Wednesday, July
10, for Los Angeles, Cal.. where they
will visit Mr. Murphy's relatives. From
Los Angeles the party will go to San
Francisco -whence they will take steamer
to British Columbia, thence through
'Canada to the Sneaux Islands, Mr. Mur-
phy's Summer camp, to be gone until
Oct. 10.
Visitors: C. L. Humphrey, Zanesville,
O. : Chas. Pommert. Amelia, O. ; Jno.
LoddeT, Hamilton, O. ; Fred Lawrence-
burg, Ind.; J. T. Herdegen, Aurora, Ind.
A. O.
Bring In the
Kiddies to
See the Penn
Duck Farm
i
\
M
%
#5
Feeding the Ducklings
Last summer's "Penn Duck Farm" was one of
the sights of down-town Boston during vacation'days.
There have been so many inquiries, and even requests,
that we now have a busier and bigger one in one of
our large Bromfield street windows.
It's a duckling's paradise, with water, gravel, grass
and all that goes to make a baby duck glad he's alive,
surrounded by all the miniature buildings of a per-
fectly good farm.
We have known grown-ups to drop back into boy
and girl land for even as long as a half-hour watching
the fluffy little fellows on the Penn farm.
If you haven't children of your own, borrow one or
two and bring them in. They will be permitted to feed
the ducklings — and we furnish the feed.
43 BROMFIELD STREET
The above advt. is one of a series of paid advts. that Penn the Florist, of Boston, is publishing
weekly, alternating in the four florists* papers, to become better acquainted with the florists of the
country. These advts. have been published daily in the different Boston papers. Any florist
desiring to use same in his home town, may do so without further consent. These advts. have been the
means of establishing our present;great volume of business.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
St. Louis
The St. Louis Florists' Club held its
July meeting at the home of J. F. Am-
iran at Edwardsville, and it was one of
the best meetings held this year. The
nomination of officers for the ensuing
year was one of the features, and the
following were nominated : for president,
W. J. Pilcher, Chas. Young and Ed.
Dinker; for vice-president, Henry
Blixen and Adolph Jannecke ; secretary,
J. J. Beneke; treasurer, W. C. Smith.
For trustees for three yeai"s: Frank
Windier. Art. Moran and C. Bergster-
man. The report of tie flower show
committee was read, and the proposal of
the Coliseum Co. was accepted, which
assures the big Fall show. A committee
of 20 was appointed to solicit funds from
the different florists for the downtown
window display.
Mrs. John Held has gone to Europe
for an extended tour.
Adolph Jannecke, head gardener for
C. H. Howard, has his place in fine
shape. Mr. Jannecke will assume charge
of the Botanical Department of tlie
Prinscippa- school, of which Mr. How'ard
is one of the founders.
The Windier Wholesale Floral Co. has
been exceedingly strong on Asters the
past week.
Henry Berning has been receiving a
nice grade of Am. Beauty Roses.
C. A. Kuelm has always a nice as-
sortment of seasonable flowers on hand.
The W. C. Smith Co. has a fine as-
sortment of Gladioli. O. K. S.
Through a misunderstanding of the
situation in Missouri, a statement was
made in our issue of July 12, page 97,
that florists, gardeners and nurserymen
must pass an examination showing them
to he qualified and eligible to do the
work which they are engaged in. This
statement was inaccurate and we are
only too glad to make the correction of
what appeared to be, to say the least,
a most onerous requisition.
A Horse Stable Manure Compost
This is an odorless, natural manure,
which can be availed of to good advan-
tage by florists and others for both in-
door and outdoor work. Through its
facilities for the securing of several hun-
dred tons of manure daily from the Jioi*se
stables of New York City, the manufac-
turers, the New York Stable Manure Co.
is placed in possession of material which,
in its process of preparation for use, is
evenly dried by artificial heat, screened
and ground, without liberating any of
the original elements or adding a single
chemical, hence retaining every particle
of its food value, and presenting the
gTeat advantage over untreated manure
in that in its use its component parts
are immediately available for plant food,
and the further fact that all weed and
other noxious seeds which may have
been in it, originally have been destroyed
in the handling and drying. The analy-
sis of this dried, ground, manure com-
post gives these figures :
Plant Food Elements.
Actual Guaranteed
Analyses. Analysis.
Nitrogen 2.47 to 2.55% 2.06%
Nitrogen equivalent
to Ammonia 3.00 to 3.10% 2.50%
Available Phosphoric
Acid 2.00 to 2.31% 1.50%
Total Phosphoric
Acid 2.29 to 2.78% 1.79%
Actual Potash 1.00 to 1.79% 1.00%
From the above it would appear as
though this dried and ground compost
was an article of merit and worthy in-
vestigation -by purchasers of fertilizer
material.
July 19, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
129
Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In gcKMl standing throughout the country can avail
themselves of the advertisers' offers In this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the op[>ortunlties for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists* Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mall,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extendd, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
In this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Careful attention given to all orders
from out-of-town Florists.
Greenhouses: 744 Central Avenue
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele-
Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed.
graphic ordei
ESTABLISHED 1842
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Rural and St. Agnes
Cemeteries Ave.
Write, Talephone or Telegraph. All ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
JlUm^ciTi^
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
to out-oi-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
ccept wire orders, charges collect
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG.
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Caitone
Member of The Florists' TeU
William [.Doyle Co., 1,0, H..„..
Flowen delivered to all parta of New England. High grad
•paculty. Speaal delivenea to ateamera aailing from Boston.
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON, MASS.
Boylston St.
6 Beacon St.
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
We cover all New England points. Retail orders placed with us
receive careful ittention. The delivery of flowers and plants to
Boston sailing steamers a specialty.
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
" Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist"
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSETTS
143 Tremont St.
The centrally located Florist Shop
Yours for reciprocity.
We cover all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F^
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Every facility for filling trade orders
satisfactorily, and delivering promptly
at residence, hotel, steamer and theatre
in Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
^^ ^,mm^ Brooklyn7N/i\
Vt/*^ FuHon Si. and Greene Ave.
" Phone. 6800-6801-6802 Prospect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. •
/^^
Pl)ffAl0,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
This bridal bouquet, arranged by the Boston Cut
Flower Co., was awarded first prize at the recent ex-
hibition of the American Sweet Pea Society, Boston
It was composed entirejy of white Sweet Peas, trimmed with Adian-
tum. The bow was 8-in. wide, of hand embroidered, imported, white,
German lace
W. J. PALMER ® SON
Members Florists' Telegraph Association
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
Flowers for Harvard,
RadcliSe and WeUesley
Colleges
RowerShop
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ILL.
3343 W. Madison St.
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
Flowere '^'^ir "
522^So. Michigan Ave.
Congress Hotel
Supply AdvU. win be foimd on pi^es 134-135
The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Under the aggressive leadership of its persevering
secretary, this Association of retailers is making con-
stant gain in membership, and if these additions keep
on coming in, the .500 which Mr. Pochelon has set forth
as his maximum of membership for 1915 may be well
within the possibilities.
To accelerate this movement towaril w strung Soci-
ety, as well as to make membership in it a more quickly
paying investment, it would be well for that body, when
It has had its meeting in Minneapolis next month, to
Courtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
©DRg^DRaRa^TTD, (D,
rOURTH STREET
130
The Florists' Exchange
CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
(g[LiWl[L^[RO[i)
EUCLID AVENUE
jgp^Sfm
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DeUyery, S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRING S
COLORADO
Telegraphic orders will be carefully and prompthy filled. Persona
attention given. Usual discounts allowed.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
consider seriously the ways and means of letting the
public know that it exists, and the purpose for which
it exists ; to accomplish these things calls for more funds
than are available through the moneys collected as yearly
dues.
Advertising in the leading papers of our larger cities
— continuous advertising at that — ^to the effect that flow-
ers can be delivered anjTvhere and at any hour, between
one point and another, no matter how far removed, and
at no extra charge, is absolutely necessary in order to
bring the Association conspicuously before its desired
patrons. Until some means has been found of raising
money to do this in a proper way, progress is bound to
be slow and at times disappointing.
This advertising should be handled by the Associa-
tion as a unit, and the result of an effective campaign
would be immediately felt. If the parent body is un-
able to accomplish this, then the larger retailers in the
different cities might combine, each city making its
own campaign. We argue for combined and sustained
effort as against desultory, personal or sporadic adver-
tising; it is cheaper and more effective.
Another suggestion which may not come amiss just
now is that the Association might formulate set prices
for certain standards of work when designs are the
subject, and Summer and Winter prices if the delivery
is to be one of cut flowers. We cannot see any reason
against making such a scale of charges; on the con-
trary, set standards and prices would secure uniform-
ity of deliveries; the retailer giving the order would
know just what quantity and quality were going into
the order he had wired a brother member to fill, and
the public at large would be more effectually served
and, undoubtedly, in the long run, better pleased.
We submit the foregoing remarks to the Florists'
Telegraph Delivery for what they are worth — and trust
they may be found worth discussing.
Working Up a Summer Business
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
The writer, recently, while passing through Boston,
stopped in to visit Penn tlie Florist of 43 Bromfield St.,
ami found that organization quite busy even though
this is the so-called dull season for the retailer.
Tlie window exhibit of Penn's duck farm (described
in our last issue) was still proving a lively attraction,
and the work of installation showed considerable inge-
nuit)' in framing the picture presented into one har-
monious whole. The rapid and incessant movement of
DAYTON, OHIO t'^^ \\\X\c ducklings in their quest for food was a study
in perpetual motion quite worth idling over a few min-
utes.
Tlie most interesting thing in the store, however, to
a student of advertising, was the scraphook kept by
Penn, as here, in concrete form, could be seen the evi-
dence of the work of the restless brain which is ever
thinking out new schemes and ideas for tlie further-
ance and e.\tension of trade for that concern. This
112 South Main
Street
FLORISTS
DAYTON, OHIO
Wholesale and
Retail Florists
We grow all our own stock
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorado, Utah. Western Neb.
raslta and Wyoming poin
reached by Express. Order
!Park floral Co,
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Usual discounts.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We cover all Michigan points and large sections of Ohio, Indiana anc
Canada. Retail oraers placed with us will receive careful attention.
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co.
EL PASO, TEXAS
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flowers
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouses, BENTON ST.
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
Hartford, Conn.
'FLOWERS"
187 Main Street
tllghland Park Greenhouses
reaSdw" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Texas and sailings from Galveston
J^, JK jiuAimannj florist
2507 JACKSON ST.. S. W Phone, Hadley 1926-2330
2526 WASHINGTON ST., 0pp. Glenwood Cemetery
S. W. Phone, Taylor 628-1081
Uptown, 919 CAPITOL AVE., S. W. Phone, Preston 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Prompt and efficienti service frendered] points in illinois, Ohio, and
Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
CK/fU J C The Florist
QJ pr| y i ^ I ^ ^ 36 West Forsy tli St
We reach all Florida and South Georgia points
* Inc.
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Memlier of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
g^muemii^
LEXINGTON, KY.
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
New Location ••TllK SEELBACK" and lA South «th Ave.
Choicest Cut Flowers. Personal attention given to out-of-town orders
.SaCC^SMuA. LOUISVILLE, KY,
1/ ^^^m^^mf^—G^ 550 Soutli Fourth Ave
550 South Fourth Ave.
Personal attention given to orders for Louisville and surrounding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities.perfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
'<r'0
.e^'^«) LoaisvitfeMy.
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
^^^
Florali.Orders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VICINITY
" 6 Prescott St.,
LOWELL, MASS.
Prize winning vase of Mrs. |F. A. Richardson,
Newport, gdr., James Robertson, which tooli the
gold medal offered^ by the';i Henry A. Michell Co.
for best vase Sweet Peas,' Spencer varieties, mixed
twith own foliage, pot less than 100 blooms.
••W£ NEVER SLEEP"
Idlewild Greenhouses
July 19, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
131
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
The
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in tlie Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
Jilorisi
Sfosemont Sardens
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA _
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
MONTREAL, CAN
825 St. Catharine St.,W.
^&(Mh^^
We grow the bulk of our stock, and all orders i
personal supervision of the proprietors.
\ filled unde the
Table decoration by Mrs. Gustav Peterson at the recent exhibition of the American Sweet Pea
Society in Boston
The decoration was entirely confined to one shade of pink Sweet Peas. It was bath artistic and attractive
Fresh flowers and best service.
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries throughout the Statt
and to all steamship docks it
Hoboken, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State.
Every facility for prompt deliveries ii , ^
C 'Flower and Funeral worlT solicited
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
1026 Chapel Street
Opposite Yale College
.11 parts of Connecticut. Cut
'^TloHst 121 Baronne St.
scrapbook serves not only as a reference to past adver-
tising; it is often of assistance in framing up a new
advt., and it also acts as a means of checking up the
newspaper bills when same are presented, over each
advertisement being written the name of the paper in
which it appeared, the date on which it was printed,
as well as the cost. Thus, for St. Valentine's Daj', the
cost of the advertisements shown in Penn's scrapbook
totaled $439, which covers only the newspaper adver-
lising for that occasion. The feature of the advertise-
ment was a box of Violets, neatly put up, at $1.50, and
•Mr. Penn stated that 134,000 Violets were sold for that
day. For Memorial Day, a series of special advertise-
ments cost nearly $1000. The feature offered was a
wreath at $3.50.
Mr. Penn related many stories of the efficiency of
several of the advertising propaganda which he had
undertaken. One of the puzzles in July and August is
to keep business moving, and Penn showed several ad-
\'ertising ideas which he is putting before the pub-
lic with that endeavor in view, one or more of which.
The Florists' Excii.\nge may have the pleasure later
of reproducing.
It will be noted that in this issue, Penn is paying
The FioitiSTs' Exchange for inserting the advertise-
ment shown opposite the first page of its Retail De-
partment. Penn's desire in reproducing the advertise-
ment mentioned is to become better acquainted with
the florist trade of the country, in the belief that this
^ «'r '^^^^^^^'^ N E W YO R K
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 EaSt 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RUEL
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
ORDERS FOR
We Gu
ntee Satisfaction
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST 48tli Street
WIRE OR PHONE TO
,^^^m
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
MAX SCHLING
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
EUROPEAN ORDERS EXECUTED
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers and designs for
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a specialty. Wire; me your orders.
**If we say it, we will do it '*
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
ofcu^^
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its new Design Book for Agents, .„ . ...,,, ^,. .
" ' W<^ar«tinIth<Jthcatr<C<l>strict
now ready for delivery. Cl.e.pe« and Best Ever. delivering Bowers on outgoingTs
* * Will receive prompt -aa carelu I
NEW YORK
42 West 28tli Street
and also have ezceptiona facilities for
learners. Wire us your orders; they
I attention.
pubHcity will be an incentive to a greater field of busi-
ness. It is to be noted in connection with the advt. to
which we refer, that willing consent is given to the use
of this advt. by any other retailer who may wish to
adopt it.
Additional to the news and trade paper advertising,
resort is also had to the billboards and street cars.
Surely, for live, uptodate advertising there is no
retail concern which can surpass Penn, and further,
Penn says it pays.
Floral Designs de Luxe
The most popular Book of Designs ever com-
piled and presented for the consideration of the
Retailer. Price $2.50. Address
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE T^ToTI^ New York
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
PASADENA, CAL,
The Orchid
13 EAST
COLORADO STREET
Also all
Los Angeles
Orders promptly
Edward Sceery
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
Do you want flowers i
PinSflELD,
MASS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
132
The Florists' Exchange
Portland, Oregon "ir^Tt 'r
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
Mortin & Forbes Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
(fJciistfe
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowers delivered promptly in
Rochester'ftndlsurrounding'territory. Complete line always ready.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
Salter Bros. «Tr
FLORISTSl
38 Main St, West
MM
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Main Street, East
Flowers and designs delivered
promptly in Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
ii.'W
;ebd .
ROCKFORD, ILL.
Quick service to
Illinois, Wisconsin,
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
E. J. BYAM, The Florist
California Flowers '"i^y',^^'""
STEAMER SAILINGS WRITE OR WIRE
E^t^eL THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST ^p-^r^es?
344-«6 GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Pe
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCMNTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct ArTan^ement
Immediate deliveries in Wilkcs-
Baire, Pittston. Carbondaje, and all
Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns
i^^MM^
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washington Avenue
Telephone or telegraphic orders for any city or town in Northeastern
Pennsylvania will receive prompt execution. Usual discount. 'Phone
N0..2454, on either Bell or Consolidated 'phones.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
HOLLYWOOD GARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The Floristt' Telegraph DeUveiy, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Oat-of-town orders will receive
prompt and careful attention.
Wire B« your orden.
Long Distance Phones ^^.
Bill, fyn 1104 ^)hf^
lin,, diBtrel 4131 ^"f^^"^
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3520 North Grand Ave-
nj^^^* All orders by Telegraph _.
J/'p^^^^ Telephone most carefully executed at once.
From New York
Columbia
Finland
Imperator
Minnehaha
Niagara
Athinai
Noordam
Kr. Wm. 11
Mauretania
Amerika
San Giorgio
Napoli.
Pres. Lincoln. . . .
Celtic
St. Paul
Mendoza
Lapland
Pr. Fried. Wm...
Ancona
Minnewaska
Caraeronia
M. Washington. .
Kursk..;
Pr. 6i Piemontc..
Ryndam
Kr. Wilhelm
Sasonia
Kr. Fr. Joseph...
La Savoie
Volturno
SanGuglielmo...
Oscar II
Pennsylvania. . . .
Ksn Aug Victoria.
California
Olympic
Vaderland. .;....
Minnetonka
Chicago
Kronp. Cecilie. . .
Kristianiafjord...
Campania
Berlin....
La Lorraine
Baltic
Philadelphia
Venezia
Hamburg
Zeeland
Geo. Washington,
Imperator
Majestic,
Minneapolis
Caledonia. ......
Russia
Rotterdam
Kr. Wm der Or. .
Pannonia
Stampalia
La Provence
Caronia
Campanello
Adriatic
Red'Italia
United States
New York
From Boston
Canopic
Winifredian
Laconia
Parisian
Devonian
Arabic
Kingstonian
Franconia
cy^lc^"."; ::::;:
Bohemian
Laconia
Philadelphia
Haverford
Napoli
Dominion
Graf Waldersee.
Mongolian
Marquette
Pr- Adalbert
Stampalia
Menominee
San Francisco
Nippon Maru.. . .
Tenyo Maru.
Persia
Sailing Day Hour
July 19- 9.00 am.
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19-10.00 am.
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19- 3.00 pm.
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6- 1.00 pm.
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July 19-11.00 am.
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" 22-12.00 m.
" 25- 4.00 pm.
" 26- 3.30 pm.
" 29- 6.00 pm.
Aug. 1- 8.30 am.
•• 5-12.00 m.
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" 16- 9.30 am.
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July 19-10.00 a
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26-10.00 a
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July 26- 1.00 pm.
Aug. 2- 1.00 pm,
7- 1.00 pm.
W. 24th St., N.Y.
W. 21st St.. N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
W. 16th St., N. Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N. Y.
Bkyn.
5th St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N. Y.
1st St., Hoboken
Pier 22, Bkyn.
W. 15th St., N. Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
W. 19th St., N.Y.
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W.34tfaSt.,N.Y.
W. 21st St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
W. 34th St., N. Y.
W. 16th St., N.Y.
W. 24th St., N. Y.
Bush Dks., Bkyn
31st St., Bkyn
Grand St., J. C.
5th St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N. Y.
Bush Dks
W. 15th St., N.Y.
Pier 38, Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
Pier 22 Bkyn.
17th St., Hoboken
33d St., Bkyn.
1st St., Hoboken
W. 24th St., N. Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
W. 21st St., N.Y.
W. 16th St., N.Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
Bush Dks., Bkyn
W. 14th St., N.Y.
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 15th St., N.Y,
W. 19th St., N.Y,
W. 23d St., N. Y,
31st St., Bkyn.
33d St., Bkyn.
W. 21st St., N. Y.
3d St., Hoboken
1st St., Hoboken
Pier 22, Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N. Y,
W. 16th St., N.Y,
W. 24th St., N.Y.
31st St., Bkyn.
5th St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N. Y.
W. 34th St., N. Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
W. 14th St., N. Y.
Pier 38. Bkyn.
W. 19th St.. N.Y.
Grand St., J. C.
17th St., Hoboken
W. 23d St., N. Y.
31st St., Bkyn.
DestuuUoQ
Glasgow
Antwerp
Hamburg
London
Nap.-Genoa
Nap.-Piraeus
Rotterdam
Bremen
Liverpool
Hamburg
Nap.-Palermo-
Messina
Nap.-Genoa
Hamburg
Liverpool
Southampton
Nap.-Genoa
Antwerp
Bremen
Nap.-Genoa
London
Glasgow
Azores- Alg.-
Pat.-Trieste-
Naples
Rotter .-Libau
Nap.-Genoa
Rotterdam
Bremen
Madeira-Gib.-
Gen.-Nap.-
Tr'ste-Fiumc
Algicrs-Nap.-
Rotterdam
Liverpool
■ lessina-Nap..
Palermo
hristiansand-
Christiania-
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Glasgow
_ _ jthampton
Antwerp
London
Naples-Genoa
Nap.-Mars.
Havre
Bremen
Bergen-
Stavanger-
Kristiansand-
Kristiania
Liverpool
Bremen
Havre
Liverpool
Southampton
Nap.-Mars.
Gib.-Nap.-
Genoa
Antwerp
Bremen
Hamburg
Messina-Nap.-
Palermo
Southampton
London
Glasgow
B & M Dks.,Cha
B & A Dks..E.Bc
B&ADks.,E.Bc
Mystic Whf. Char
B&ADks..E.Bos
B&MDks..Chj
B & M Dks.. Char
B & A Dks..E.Bos
B&ADks..E.Bos
B & M Dks., Chi
B&ADks.,E.B<
B&ADks..E.Bos
Mystic Whf. Ch,
53 So. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
24 No. Wharves
55 So. Wharves
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Movable Glass Structures and Their Value
for Intensive Culture
(Cnncliided from page 75)
This day, June 3, a crop of outdoor Tomatoes, with
fruit as large as Walnuts, and showing three trusses,
with French Beans in flower between the rows, ought,
with good markets, to come to at least £40. At the
same time, in another traverse, a crop of the same
kind is leaving the glass far in advance of the out-
door. The Summer crop is to follow the Cauliflower
with quick successions of Radishes and Cabbage Let-
tuce, and if the weather is wet the house wiU cover the
Tomatoes instead of forcing the Radishes and Cab-
bage Lettuce.
For these two last crops there is in Summer a con-
stant demand, when the weather is dry, and as it
is able to procure the necessary moist atmosphere, the
seed germinates and starts away, finishing in six weeks.
After the outdoor Tomatoes "All the Year Round"
Cabbage Lettuce wiU be covered, and then a crop of
late French Beans, which finishes the successions for
the year.
Now let us add up the returns taken and expected
on the eighteen crops raised during the year on the
five traverses: —
£
Cabbage Lettuce If
Spinach S
Two crops Cauliflower . , 50
Parsley 5
Langtry (White Narcissus) 35
Another crop Spinach S
Winter Cos (failure) 4
Radisheswiththem S
One crop French Beans, and one crop Tomatoes 40
Ditto, second traverse 25
Summer Radishes 12
Summer Cabbage Lettuce 20
Late French Beans 12
Two crops Autumn Lettuce 32
The house is 30ft. by 90ft., and with the traverses
and water supply cost about £250. It was expensively
built, and was an experiment which will not be re-
peated. It moves quite easily transversely, but on
steel rails and flanged wheels, which cause friction
owing to the rails not being perfectly straight. The
traverses cover 1500 yards, or just over a quarter of
an acre. Hardly £10 worth of fuel has been used,
about £15 per annum, and the part time of one man
at £1 a week is the labor bill.
No. 2 hothouse, 100ft. by 40ft., with 11 traverses,
was completed on March 1 of this year. The con-
struction of the traverses was delayed owing to the
continued wet weather, so that we liad neither a fair
start nor a decent chance of working the ground after
so much rain.
Although bulbs would pay best with Asparagus, we
are, for the sake of experience, keeping this block
of 11 traverses for other crops of the market garden
kind. We recognize that for Winter work nothing can
pay like Asparagus at present prices. Four thousand
plants, producing four sticks each in three weeks or
a month, would, at £1 per 100, produce something like
£160 per traverse; so that for November, December
and January we reserve three traverses for Asparagus
and one for Mint, to be forced hard when the market
wants it.
This leaves seven traverses to play with. One was put
down to Double White Narcissus (small stock) last
November, and in forcing the Cos Lettuce, which was
planted on the top, they gave us just a few flowers
long before the outdoor came in.
On March 1 we, sowed early Carrots, and a\sf>
planted Cos and Cabbage Lettuce and Cauliflower. On
March 26 the house was moved off, as the Lettuce
("Lobjoits") were drawing up too much. Now, June
2, the Carrots are being pulled; they are a fine crop,
and ought to fetch £30. The Summer Cos ("Lob-
joits") all came off in early May, and the Cabbage
Lettuce in late April. The Cauliflowers were really
splendid stuff, and made 4s. a dozen, the Cabbage Let-
tuce Is. 6d., the Cos 3s. to 4s. a dozen. These Lettuces
and Cauliflowers together at, say, 3s. a dozen all round,
came to £50. All were excellent, even Winter Cos,
and were marketed long before any were ready to tie
up outside. In most seasons the Lettuce would have
made more, but owing to "Stanstead Park" being so
good this year the price was lower than usual. A
very sharp frost was experienced on a Sunday morn-
ing, but, owing to the firm hold the crops had in the
ground they did not suffer at all.
A Dutchman was here on the Saturday, and was
admiring, "in March, our 'Yune,'" as he called it. He
came over again on the Monday on purpose to see what
damage the frost had done, and was so delighted that
no injury took place that, as a grower himself, he
intends to introduce the system into Holland.
On March 26 we passed on to the Winter Cos and
Double White Narcissus, tnit the rust was so bad in
the Lettuce that we did not make very much of them,
although what were good were very good. The double
white Narcissi were only small stock, as they were the
leavings of the outdoor planting in October, and we had
not then made sufficient progress with the traverses and
liothouse, so that although we proved that "double
White" will force in this way, the 80,000 that the tra-
verse holds will be quite good next year and ought to
produce at least £100. The Cos Lettuce should have
made £30 instead of £10.
On April 17 the traverse rails were hard enough for
the house to cover a sowing of early "Miland" Turnip;
we usually sow outdoors on March 1 instead of April
17. After ten days they were in the rough leaf, and
we passed the house on to French Beans and Tomatoes.
On April 27 these two crops were covered, and oc-
cupied the house till May 10. The Beans were then
breaking from the double leaf and the Tomatoes were
well established.
On May 10 we passed on to French Beans, spearing
in the open ground, and planted Chrysanthemums and
Summer Cos Lettuce. Now, June 2, they are far in
advance of, and growing much faster than, the outdoor.
On March 34 we returned to the Turnips, and gave
them strong heat (the first heat appUed to any crop).
In 48 hours they had passed the early outdoor sowing,
and we started pulling on May 31.
May 30. — Back to the Carrots, which are now all fit
for pulling (June 5).
June 5. — We now pass on to another traverse for
Summer Cabbage Lettuce, to be followed by late French
Beans in the Autumn.
All the crops in this house and the other ten tra-
verses are quite good, and when the Asparagus is an-
other year older we shall, without difficulty, pay for the
whole thing twice over in one year.
We propose using one house for bulbs almost en-
tirely, and are on the way to construct it. This will
have at least 16 transverses; November and December
being a traverse each of Mint and Asparagus, to be
followed by Golden Spur and successional bullis until
Spanish Iris is succeeded by a Tomato, Summer Let-
tuce, or Aster crop for the August and September
months, with French Beans during October. A large
Mint grower would, no doubt, have merely successions
of Mint to follow one another, and after the Mint was
worn out would work out a Winter succession while
the Summer succession was replanted with Mint.
What can be done with Gypsophila, French Carna-
tions, Pinks and Carnations in Summer, is better known
to others than to us; but we have faith that whatever
is treated just before it naturally comes to maturity,
is much improved in quality and value. Then succes-
sions of Roses, protected afterwards with the "Fol-
lower" (a light-meshed, movable, wire construction on
wheels).
To obtain early flowering the seed is sown in Spring
at the usual time, but is quickly raised by heat, thus
preserving the plants against attacks of insects both
aliove and below the soil. A very little seed is used, as
all of it germinates;. and if the weather is frosty, a day
or two is in our uncertain climate all the delay neces-
sary, because we have proved this fact, that young
seeds, if estabUshed and of a fair size, will stand the
weather much better than if they were larger. Such
crops as Strawberries, Violets, Kale, Mint, and bush
fruits, which do their work the preceding Summer, are
ideal for this kind of treatment.
It is, of course, unnecessary to go into the increased
value of early produce, as it is well known that there
is no exaggeration in saying that sometimes a fortnight
will take a 6d. Lettuce down to sixpence per dozen,
that French Beans drop in a fortnight from 9d. to Id.
This applies to every crop the gardener places on the
market, in a greater or less degree. One crop of
Hamburgh Grapes to follow another within twelve
months is mere guesswork and opinion but there is this
to be said about it, that no less than three of the
best local early Grape growers agree with me that the
above is well worth trying. As to Gooseberries, early
Peaches (with successional crops to follow), Figs, to
finish in the open — all are worthy of the ingenuity of
(he intelligent horticulturist. The marvelous strides
that hardy crops make when started under heated glass,
passed into the open, and finished again under glass,
must be seen and experienced to be believed.
It is for the purpose of carrying this new industry
into practical operation and in a wholesale manner, that
a company has been formed to deal with it. We pro-
pose to cultivate commercially and educationally an ex-
hibition farm of at least 30 acres, wherein all succes-
sions of cropping, all plants, fruit trees, flowering
shrubs, etc., which have a commercial value, can be dealt
with in movable structures suited to the purpose. The
farm would be the center, and, as it were, the "brains,"
of a number of small establishments; to have a press
of its own, circulating amongst the tenants of the or-
ganization, who will be tenants of these exhibition farms
all over the country. They will be visited by experts
and coached by the press of the organization. Even-
tually the future tenants will be trained by the exhibi-
tion farms which will be financially independent. It
is proposed to utilize for the tenants building land
which, when it becomes of sufficient business value, will
be sold, and the tenant provided for elsewhere. The
glass erection will be easily removed, as it is built on
the nut and bolt principle. The tenant's capital must
be at least £200, and, owing to the profitable nature
of tlie system employed, an excellent rent could be ob-
tained. The liability of the company in the purchase
of one such business of 1 acre in extent ought not to
exceed £1000 each, to be paid for in ten years. At the
exhibition farm the greatest care would be taken to
obtain thoroughly practical and efficient growers to
train those that are in their charge. We believe that
such a scheme is workable, and useful; that it will be
a great financial success, and that the country will be
much the better for it. In conclusion, my one hope
far beyond the pecuniary benefit that must come to
me from the universal use of my invention, is that the
hard hit horticulturist of today in this country may
see a brighter horizon. I trust that the "back to the
land" cry may be materialized, and that means may be
found to supply transverse traveling structures in the
same manner as engineers supply sets of haulage en-
gines and trucks to small capitalists, which they them-
selves cannot purchase owing to lack of funds; and
that an organization of the kind suggested in this
paper, collecting the practical experience and knowl-
edge of hundreds of tenants into one center, to be there
distributed for the benefit of all, will produce that co-
operation which up till now has been impossible owing
to the close markets and the individual distribution of
its products of the soil. Thus it may be the means of
resuscitating the industry of economic horticulture.
The new traveling greenhouse— full length view showing rails over plots which are to be covered
in succession
Patented by H. and A. Pullcn-Burry, Ltd., Sompting, Worthing, Eng.
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Albany, N. Y.
This city, no doubt like all others, is
very quiet in the flower line, only funeral
work holding its own. Cut flowers still
seem to come in, but Roses are scarce
and not of extra quality. Outdoor stock,
such as Gladioli, Lilies and annuals of
all kinds, are plentiful in spite of the
dry spell.
P. A. Danker, Maiden lane, had a busy
week with funeral work. He is getting
his greenhouses ready for Winter flower-
ing plants and perennials, and expects to
have a very fine lot of Asters and Aster-
mums. At present they are in excellent
condition for a large crop of blooms.
D. A. MuUanny has returned from his
vacation, and the next to leave is Thomas
Kelleher, who will visit the growers in
New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
H. G. Eyres, North Pearl st, is on
his way home to Albany but not in the
best of health. His doctors report that
he will be unable to attend to his busi-
ness for some time. John Moran, who has
been managing the Eyres establishment
during Mr. Eyre's absence, lost his
brother recently by death.
The Rosery, Steuben St., is turning out
A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists' Hall Association has paid 1700
losses amounting to a total of $235,000.00.
For full particulars address
JOHNG. ESLER,SaddleRiTer,N.J.
Flau« msntlon the SxohMnf whsa wrltfac.
some very elaborate funeral designs. The
arrival of the new auto is ■ expected
shortly, as the deal for it was closed last
week. The greenhouses on Chapel st.
have been stocked with a new lot of
Palms for decoration.
The Broadway Florists, Broadway, are
giving their employees vacations. Mr.
Kurth leaves first, with wife, for a two
weeks' stay at Moose Lake, Adirondack
Mountains.
The Cut Flower Exchange, Maiden
lane, is still receiving and filling orders,
but there is not the same quantity this
month as in the month of June. Orders
for florists' supplies, however, are being
received right along. John Haggerty is
the next to leave for his vacation and
he will spend his time at Asbury JPark,
N.J.
An automobile of the Saltford Flower
Shop of Poughkeepsie. came to Albany
last Sunday, having made the 83-mile
journey with floral designs for the
funeral of a foreman in a horseshoe fac-
tory.
Albany Florists' Club
The regular meeting of the Albany
Florists' Club was held on July 10 at
Fred Goldring's home, Slingerlands,
N. T., President Fred Henkes in the
chair. The publicity committee reported
that much success has been achieved
through its efforts, as business was largely
increased on all holidays. Applications
for membership were made by Richard
Griffen and Fred Hinkle. A communica-
tion was received from the New York
State Federation of Floral Clubs request-
the members of the Club to sign a protest
to the Governor's veto of the appropria-
tion bill for experimental greenhouses. A
communication was also received from
Win. F. Gude, chairman of the W. R.
Smith Memorial committee, asking for
the assistance of the Club, and Edw.
Tracey was appointed to take charge of
this matter, and to request donations of
florists and others acquainted with Mr.
Smith. It was decided to hold the an-
nual clambake on August 16, at Presi-
dent Fred. Henke's Grove. Pres. Henkes
promised a real old fashioned bake for
the sum of $1.50 a person. After ad-
journment, ex-Pres. Goldring invited
members and guests to refreshments.
About 35 members were present, and a
vote of thanks was tendered ex-Pres.
Goldring and wife for their hospitality.
Among those present were Walter Mott,
of Hammond's Paint and Slug Shot
Works, Beacon, N. Y., (formerly Fish-
kill -on-Hudson) and Alfred Goldring of
Cobleskill, N. Y., an old time florist.
The next meeting will be held at Pres.
Fred Henke's place, Newtonville, on
Thursday, Aug. 7. All members are re-
quested to attend as this is the last meet-
ing before the clambake. Reports from
members indicate that quite a number
from this Club will attend the S. A. F.
convention in Minneapolis next month.
L. H. S.
Julv 19, 1!)13
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^P FANCY and DAGGER FERNS
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Fancy Ferns, 11.25 per 1000. Dagger
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CUT FLOWER BOXES
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PHILADELPHIA, ITA.
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Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
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Greenhouse Building
Habtfokd, Conn. — Edw. Welch has
secured a permit for the erection of a
greenhouse at the rear of 31 Annawan
St.
Monmouth, III. — Chas. Hewitt has
closed a contract for the construction of
two large additions to his greenhouse,
each to be 75x30ft.
Eugene, Oee. — P. B. Chase has com-
menced the erection of a greenhouse, to
be 4Sx200ft., which will make the fifth
in his establishment.
Fabgo, N. D. — Sealed bids are asked
for the erection of a greenhouse and serv-
ice building for the Mayville Normal
School to be in by July 25.
Wenatchee, Wash. — The Milot-
Mills Co. is preparing for the erection of
a new greenhouse, to be 18x200ft., and
the installation of an additional boiler.
ScKANTON, Pa. — A permit for the erec-
tion of a greenhouse, to cost $1,000, has
been secured by Jonathan Rodham of
1107 Blair ave.
King Construction Co., Builds for
t< '.ijlj J. P. Morgan
The King Construction Co. of North
Tonawanda, N. Y., has received an or-
der from J. P. Morgan for the erection
complete of an extensive range of glass
houses at his country place at Glen
Cove, L. I. The range will comprise
houses for Peaches and Nectarines, vege-
tables, Violets, Bouvardiaa, Carnations,
Melons and general plants. The houses
will be King Channel Bar with curved
glass eaves, a construction which is prac-
tically all iron and glass. To obtain the
greatest possible durability all the lower
parts of the houses, including the heating
pipes, are to be of cast iron. The steel
work used for supporting the glass is to
be zinc plated. What little wood is used
will be air dried California Redwood, the
best and most durable wood for green-
house work. The King Construction Co.
is receiving congratulations for its suc-
cess in landing this order.
Morristown, N. J.
The eighteenth annual flower show of
the Morris County Gardener.^ and Flo-
rists' Society, will be held in the As-
sembly Rooms, Madison, N. J., on Tues-
day, Oct. 28, and Wednesday, the 29th.
Edwabd Reagan, Sec'y.
Morristown, N. J.
New Bbitain, Conn.. — ^T. B. Mullins,
formerly with C. M. Jarvis of Boston,
Mass., whose greenhouse was closed
owing to financial difficulties, has ac-
cepted a position with R. B. Viests as
grower.
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scription for The Florists' Exchange.
I am an old subscriber and find it very
valuable and interesting." — P. C. N.,
N. Y.
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England. We have pleased hun-
dreds of customers and can pl<
Carnations,
Violets, Lilies,
Orchids, Gardenias
give you the
best quality, _ lowest price and
prompt service. Place your or-
ders with us and they will be
filled properly, and to your
entire satisfaction. We
Vendle more Cut Flowers
than any other commis-
house in Boston,
us your orders
and we will do the
Cut flower
folding
Boxes
SatisfaclioB
Guaranteed
Per 100
18x5x3 $1.7S
21x5x3H 1.85
24x5x3H 2.35
28x5x3}^ 2.90
30x5x33^ 3.00
21x8x5 2.85
24x8x5
28x8x5
30x8x5
36x8x5
3.50
3.Z0
4.50
5.50
30x12x6 6.25
36x14x6 7.50
Double
Violet Boxes
Per 100
9x4x4 $1.75
9Hx6x5 2.25
10x7x6 2.50
12x8x7 3.00
No charge for
printing in lots of
600
Special discwDts h
large quititks
Our beautiful Illus-
trated Catalogue
will be mailed on
request
LAUREL WREATHS
PINE WREATHS
HOLLY WREATHS
riTDUQ NEW
f ILKHIO CROP
DAGGER AND FANCY
$1.00 per lOOO. , ra^<;'>"=t?n
•r WW |.w. ..www. large quantities
RED RUSCUS
Green and Violet Tinfoil
Best Quality, 20c. per lb.
PLAIN TINFOIL, 9c. per lb.
Bronze Galax
Green Galax
$1.50 per 1000, $12.50 per 10,000
Sphagnum Moss »'i^t^e"'
IMMORTELLES
Laurel Festooning, 5c. and 6c. per yard
Wild Smilax, Best Quality, $5.00 and $7.i
Green Magnolia Leaves
Very Best Quality, $2.00 per basket: Five
baslcets, $1.75 per basinet
We constantly carry a large assort-
ment of Florist Supplies and can
fill orders at a moment's notice.
IMPORTED
Cycas Leaves
Finest
Quality
We Import best
quality only.
Our Cycas
Leaves are pre-
pared by best
manufacturers
In Europe.
Our prices are
the lowest.
Per 100
4x8 in. $2.00
8x12 in. 2.50
12x16 in. 3.00
16x20 in.
20x24 in.
24x28 in.
28x32 in.
32x36 in.
36x40 in.
3.50
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
Henry M. Robinson & Co.
Wholesale Commission Florists
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies
Hardy Cut Evergreens
BOSTON, MASS.
^OUR NEW STORE
2 Wlnthrop Square
Telephones
Main. 2439-2616-2617-2*18
32 Otis Street
Fort Hill. 2C2«0
HENRY M. ROBINSON 6; CO.
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New American Beauty Geranium
We take great pleasure in introducing to our many cus-
tomers for 1913 our New American Beauty Geranium.
For the first time, after working on it for nearly three years,
we are offering it for sale.
OUR CLAIM FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY GERA-
NIUM is that it surpasses all other Geraniums in its real
American Beauty color. The individual blooms measure
25i inches across. It is semi-double, medium dwarf, of
stately shape. It has come to stay as a money-maker.
Prices to the trade: 2H->n. pots, 50c. each, J5.00 per doz.;
3-in. pots, $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz., cash. Write for
circulars in natural colors and prices on large lots.
John Bauscher
FLORIST
FreeportJII.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FLORISTS' STOCK TO CLOSE ""'b'Sk'ijr"
2M-m., S3.00
$2.50 per 100,
2.50;
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus.
per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2H-in.
S22.50 per 1000. . „ „, ,
Al.YSSUM, Double. 2-in., $2.00; 2H
3-in., S4.00; per 100. .
BEGONIA. 8 blooming varieties, 3-in., S5.00;
4-in., SS.OO and $10.00 per 100,
COLEUS. 10 best varieties, 2'A-m., $2.50 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Early leading varie-
ties, 2-in., S2.00 per 100, S16.00 per 1000. Root-
ed Cuttings, S8.00 per lOOO.
CYCLAMEN, best European strains, i-m.,
$8.00 and $10.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, leading varieties, 2-in., $2.00
per 100, SIS.OO per 1000.
The above stock is well grow
lixed, 2 and 3-1
., $2.00 £
GERANIUM, IVY,
$4.00 per 100.
GERMAN IVY, 2y,
HELIOTROPE, 2-i
1000.
MARGUERITES. White.
3-in., S4.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. Yellow. 2H-in.. $3.00 per
n., $2.00 per 100.
, $1.76 per 100, $15.00 per
3., $2.00 per 100;
F. C.
100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
NASTURTIUMS. Double mixed. 3-in., $3.00
per 100.
SWAINSONA Alba. 2><-in., $3.00 per 100.
STEVIA. Dwarf and tall, ili-i^-, S2.00 per 100
ASTER PLANTS. Early and late varieties-
$2.50 per 1000.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash, please.
RIEBE, Florist, NA/EBSTER, MASS.
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Per 100
KAISERIN ROSES, S-inch pota, S6.00
ENGLISH IVY, S-inch pots, 6.00
VINCAS, heavy, 4-mch, 1000
FERNS, Scottii, 2^-inch, $5.00 per 100; 4-inch, 20.00
BOUVARDIA, White, 2}i-mch, 5.00
CAMPBELL BROS.. - Penllyn. Pa.
Please mention the EichanRe when writing.
Geraniums
RICARD, POITEVINE, NXJTT, BUCHNER,
DOYLE. Big lot of 2-inch stock, $2.00 per 100,
$15.00 per 1000.
Peter Brown, •I^J^Stl" lancasler, Pa.
Plaaie mention the ExotuuiE* when writing.
GERANIUMS
We grow for the trade only and our, aim is
Doyle, Nutt, Grant and others, all double red,
mixed, 2-in., $1.50 per 100; $14.00 per 1000. S.
A. Nutt, 2-in., $1.50 per 100. Poitevlne and
Hill, 2-in., $1.75 per 100. Buchner, 2-in., $1.50
per 100.
Elmer Rawlings, Olean, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
GERANIUNS
A Good Buy For Any Florist
The finest and the largest lot of Rooted Cut-
tings I ever hadj for July delivery, and guaranteed
to reach you in good growing condition.
$10.00 per 1000 for NUTT and POITEVINE
S12.50 per 1000 for RICARD.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Vinca Variegata
Strong plants, 2yi-ra. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $10.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 214-in. pots, $3.00;
3-in. pots, $4.00; 4H-in. pots, $8.00 per 100.
CABBAGE PLANTS, Danish Ball-Head,
Flat Dutch and Autumn King, $1.00 per 1000.
S. G. BENJAMIN, FishkUl, N. Y.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ricard, Doyle, Poitevlne, Castellane, Buchner,
Perkins, JauUn, Nutt, $10.00 per 1000
Cash with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
floral Designs de Luxe ^I'sT
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
ARAUCARIAExcelsia
HYDRANGEA Otaksa?E.»"S
plants, 76c. and Sl-00 each. Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROS., The Hustlers
Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave.
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
CHRYSANTHEMUIVIS
MajorBonnaflon, Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100.
BEGONIAS, flowering, assorted. Rooted Cuttings,
Sl.OO per 100.
GERANIUMS, Poitevlne, Ricard, Doyle, Nutt,
Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100.
COLEUS, Golden Redder, 10 varieties, assorted,
2-in. pots, 81.50 per 100.
VINCA Variegata, 2-in., $1.75 per 100.
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERUN, N. J.
Strong 4-in. and 4H
Humb "" "
and O
liJinililQ Humbert, 10c. Boiivler, Crozy
VnilllUO ^j Queen Charlotte, 8c.
I^^^^..Z.mw^,t Mme. Salleroi, fine, 4H
llPr/Hlllllfl^ and4-iii.,8c.; La Favorite,
UCIUIIIUHia i^utt and assorted, in bud
and bloom, 3^-in., 5c.
BELLAMY BROS., TyRTuTEXf
Fl«u* mention the Exohanc* vh«B writlnr.
Detroit, Mich.
We are ready to shake hands with
our brethren in other cities who, I pre-
sume, also passed through a week of
genuine ofl season conditions, with pleas-
ant cool weather. Growers are much
pleased with weather conditions, and
A. J. Staheliu and Thos. Brown, each
of whom has a quarter of a million Car-
nation plants in the field, say they could
not he any better. The new Philadelpbia
tops them all, and Thomas is preparing
the immense quantity that will be needed
when the time comes to disseminate it.
Eobt. W. Jean, the successful owner
of Scribner's, has become a benedict,
marrying Miss M. Belle Yates, daughter
of D." and Mrs. Yates. All the boys wish
him the best of good luck.
EMdy Moss, of the Michigan Cut
Flower Exchange, is the proud recipient
of the title of "papa," a little girl hav-
ing been born to him and Mrs. Moss,
lately.
Robert Eahaley, Walter Taepke, and
Albert Pochelon took J. Knecht of Fort
Wiayne, Ind., in IVIr. Pochelon's new
touring car, to Mt. Clemens. Mr. Knecht,
an extensive grower himself, was sur-
prised and well pleased with the stock
seen at various places. Robt. Klagge's
choice collection oj herbaceous stock was
a great sight. Much of this stock finds
considerable favor in local retail stores.
Sidney Tinkler is now cutting the best
Carnations for the local market and also
choice herbaceous blooms. Aug. Von
Boeselager is heavily supplied with early
Asters, and choice blooms are expected
from him next week. J. B. Carey, as
usual, has his best success with Roses,
Rhea Reid being his best variety. His
new house, 40x200ft., is all planted and
looks very promising.
J. F. Sullivan is still working hard,
and looks with just pride at 25,000 'Mum
plants which are doing exceptionally
well.
H. B. Rahaley has just returned from
his vacation, having enjoyed a motor
trip through the Berkshire hills.
The Toledo Florists' Club enjoyed its
annual outing recently, but it seems their
games were full of mishaps. Geo. Bayer
fell, breaking his nose. Harry Heinl
.broke a toe. B. A. Kuhnke pitched so
hard that his arm was dislocated. Frank
Metz fell in a three-legged race and broke
his collar bone. M. Get was overcome
in swimming, and it required six men
to revive him. The question was asked
by some of his friends. "What did you
swim in?" It seems the boys ought to
come up to us occasionally and let us
show them athletics without accidents.
Feank Danzeb.
Allentown, Pa.
Marcus C. deLong purchased the store
of the Ellsworth Flower shop on May 9.
It is in a good location, and the large in-
terior and excellent window space should
be productive of good business.
Ernest Ashley, in his new location, 943
Hamilton St., has two excellent display
windows and an attractively arranged
store, finished in green oak. The loca-
tion is next to the Lyceum Theatre.
J. H. Sykes, 920 So. 10th st., is busy
laying concrete walks, curb, and gutter
along part of his range. He will also
add a few more concrete benches in his
houses. Trade has been exceedingly good
all Spring, and some promising Chrysan-
themums are well under way.
Andrew Yeager, 716 No. 6th st., re-
ports a good clean up this Spring and
Summer, and all hands are busy clearing
up and getting into shape for Fall.
D. B. Kroninger of Emaus has his
Chrysanthemums well under way, and
the Aster crop looks promising. Mr.
Kroninger has been looking for a buyer,
but has decided to hold onto the place as
new improvements have increased the
valuation of the location.
Chas. Vorkeller of So. Bethlehem has
one of the cleanest ranges to be found in
many a day's journey. The whole place
is remarkably free from weeds, broken
pots and other rubbish so often seen oc-
cupying the space under benches and odd
corners.
E. N. Kroninger and family are tour-
ing the New England States, where Mr.
Kroninger will inspect a number of the
Carnation ranges to get new ideas.
John F. Horn & Bro. are rapidly get-
ting into shape for Fall business, having
their Chrysanthemums and Carnations
all in, and have also bought a large
quantity of Geraniums. P. M. R.
St. Paul Minn.
Business this past week has been dull
and quite a number of our florists have
taken advantage of the quiet time to
organize fishing parties to the various
lakes for which the Twin Cities are
justly famed. Many men in other lines
of business could take a lesson from our
florists here for sociability and their
freedom from petty rivalry ; they _ are
ever ready to help one another out in a
difficulty and there is no cutting of prices
to undersell brother florists and secure
their trade.
A rather serious accident occurred to
the son of Wm. Swanson, of Swanson &
Peterson's, on Sunday, July 6. The boy
was going down the hill from his home
to get the Sunday papers when he
slipped and fell heavily, breaking^ his
shoulder. He is getting along nicely
and as the healing process is expected to
be more tedious than serious it is to be
hoped that he will continue to improve
and soon be strong and well once more.
H. J. Pauvogel, of Grand ave., is add-
ing another greenhouse to his already ex-
tensive range, besides building a garage
for his 45 h.p. Jackson.
A. W. Lemke has purchased a new
45 h.p. National touring car.
L. L. May & Co. are showing an at-
tractive window display in their 5th and
Minnesota st. store just now. The
groundwork is moss, raised and lowered
to form hills, valley and lakes, grace-
fully interspersed with Adiantum, Ne-
phrolepis, Araucarias and Palms. The
columns of White Birch, surmounted
with rustic birdhouses and studded with
air plants, adds to the realistic appear-
ance. Virgin Cork bark, covered with
various trailing plants, adds to the
beauty of this cool and pleasing display.
B. B.
Incorporations
Boston, Mass. — Carter's Tested
Seeds, Inc., has been organized with a
capital stock of .$100,000 to deal in fer-
tilizers, etc. The incorporators are:
C. C. Patterson, John Wylde, G. Her-
bert Windeler, of Boston, and Reginald
E. F. Beale of London, Eng.
Fowl River, Ala. — The Bechtel-
Swartout Horticultural Co. has been in-
corporated with a capital stock of $25,-
000. The incorporators are : Theo.
Bechtel, Ocean Springs, Miss., L. 6.
Swartout, Fowl River, Ala., C. C.
Mechem, Jr., Mobile.
Clakksbtjbo, W. Va. — G. W. South-
ern & Sons, Inc., have been organized
to do a general greenhouse and nursery
^business, with a capital stock of $6000.
The incorporators are : G. W., E. C,
B. T., B. A., C. R., and Melville South-
ern.
Nashville, Tenn. — Mclntyre Bros.
have incorporated their business under
the name of the Mclntyre Floral Co.,
with an authorized capital stock of
$37,000. The incorporators are: Dan,
Thomas, Nellie, William and Hugh Mc-
lntyre.
Coming Exhibitions
{Secjtlaries are requested to forward us promptly
particulars as to Jorlbcoming exhibitions.)
Boskoop, Holland. — Exhibition of Roses
by the Bursary of Trees and Plants,
July, 1913. Jac. den Ouden, Seo'y. '
We-BT York, N. Y. — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New Torlc, in the En-
gineering Bldg., 25-33 W. 39th Bt
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Rosas,
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept. 23 to 26
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses,
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants .etc., Nov. 5 to 7.
Orange, N. J. — Eighth Annual Dahlia
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Floricultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall, Sept. 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
Tarrytown, N. 1. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
Fhiladelphla, Pa, — Dahlia exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety, Sept. 16, 3 to 10 p.m. Chrysanthe-
mum exhibition to be held during the
week of Nov. 3. Schedules for these
exhibitions may be obtained of David
Rust, Secretary, Horticultural Hall,
Broad St. below Locust.
MOTTlBtown, If. J. — Eighteenth annual
flower show of the Morris County Gar-
deners and Florists' Club, in the As-
sembly Rooms, Madison, N. J., on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 28 and
29. Edward Reagan, Seo'y.
July 19, 1913
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I M. C FORD I
•^ WHOLESALE FLORIST ^
^ 121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY ^
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$ Finest StccK of ASTERS, GLADIOLI ^
^ and ROSES in the Market ^
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Awards by Newport Hort. Society
At the recent flower show of the New-
port Horticultural Society, Newport,
R. I., Henry A. Dreet, Inc. of Philadel-
phia, was awarded the prize of $25 of-
fered by the Garden Association and
Newport Horticultural Society, also the
silver medal for its general exhibit, and
five first-class certificates for five new
Nymphseas.
Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield
(Conn.) Hort. Society
The regular monthly meeting of this
Society was held in Doran's Hall. Green-
wich, Conn., on July 11, with Pres. Robt.
Williamson in the chair. Discussion took
place on the schedule for the Fall show.
The final schedule will be out in a few
days. Mrs. L. C. Bruce of Greenwich
was unanimously elected a life member
of the Society. Four new members were
elected at this meeting. Adrian Iselin,
Jr., of New Rochelle, N. T., has donated
a prize of $50 for the Fall show. A
number of choice exhibits were Judged.
OWEN A. HUNWICK, Cor. Sec'y.
Tuxedo (N.Y.) Horticultural Society
A regular meeting of this Society was
held in the Parish house, Wednesday
evening, July 2, with Pres. James Mac-
Machan in the chair. A goodly number
of members were present. The members
of the Society and the residents of
Tuxedo Park were very much pleased
with the Summer show, which was held
on June 27 and 28. Now that this show
Is over the members are looking forward
to the Fall show, which will take place
some time in October. The exact dates
have not as yet been determined.
JOSEPH A. BECVAB, Sec'y.
Yonkers (N. Y.) Hort. Society
This Society held its monthly meeting
on Thursday, July 3, at Hollywood Imi.
Howard Nichols read a very interesting
paper on "The Sweet Pea, Its Origin and
Culture," and a lively discussion fol-
lowed. Harry Wells was awarded the
prize for the collection of Sweet Peas
presented by Mr. Nichols, also a cultural
certificate for Telegraph Cucumbers
grown in frames. Mr. Nichols was given
a hearty vote of thanks for his instruc-
tive and practical essay. The next
meeting will be held on the first Friday
In August. WM. MILLS, Sec'y.
Lenox (Mass.) Hort. Society
The monthly meeting of this Society
was held in the Town Hall. Lenox, on
Saturday, July 7, with President Mc-
Connachie in the chair. J. Grindrod and
J. McLeod were proposed for member-
ship, and H. Lyons of Stockbrldge was
elected a member of the Society. S. W.
Carlquist exhibited a collection of nine
varieties of the new Spencer Sweet Peas,
and was awarded a diploma. The names
of the Sweet Peas were: Andrew
Aitken, Nubian, Agrlcola, Snowdon,
Charm, Bolton's Scarlet, Eertrand Deal,
May Perrett, Mrs. E. Cowdy.
JNO. MAIR, Asst. Sec'y.
Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Society
The monthly meeting of this Society
was held at Glen Cove, L. I., on
Wednesday, July 9, with President E. J.
Brown In the chair. Mr. Brown an-
nounced the death of Thos. Harrison,
who was the first president of this So-
ciety, and a committee was appointed to
draft resolutions of condolence. Jas.
Gladson, Glen Cove, was elected to ac-
tive membership, and two applications
were received. Special prizes for the
Fall show were offered by the Stumpp &
Walter Co. of New York and the Julius
Roehrs Co. of Rutherford. N. J. H.
Boettcher, gardener to W. V. Hester,
Glen Cove, carried off all the honors for
Sweet Peas. It was decided to hold the
Dahlia exhibition on October 8. All
classes will be open and several good
special prizes are offered for Dahlias,
vegetables and outdoor flowers. Sched-
ules may be obtained of the secretary.
Prizes will be offered at the next meet-
ing for 2 Cucumbers, 12 Asters and 12
Gladioli. J. MacDONALD. Cor. Sec'y.
Heating Queries
Conducted by John McArthnr
Mgr., Heating Dept., Hltchings & Co.
Inquirers Bead This
Subscribers asking questions for Heat-
ing Problems must be particular to give
the following: Length, width, height at
ridge, height at eaves, glass on sides,
glass on ends, position of house as re-
gards points of compass, grade of house,
location of boiler pit, size of boiler pit,
depth of boiler pit, size and location
of chimney, temperature desired in each
house, whether steam or hot water is
used for heating, number of pipes and
size In each house, dimension and posi-
tion of benches, location of doors. The
above Information I must have before I
can answer any definite question re-
garding any heating plants already in-
stalled.
If the Inquiry is for proposed new
house or houses, send full measure-
ments of the houses as described above,
including glass, proposed location of
boiler pit, proposed location of chimney,
position of house as regards points of
compass, number and position of the
benches, temperature required of, pur-
poses for which the houses are intend-
ed; whether steam or hot water heat Is
desired.
My house is 13ft.x60ft.. north side 5ft.
boarded double. 9ft. ridge. South side
6ft. gutter, 3ft. glass and double boarded
below glass. Temjierature goes 10 de-
grees below. Have 3 benches raised;
center 5ft., two side benches 3ft. Wish
to maintain a temperature of 55 to 60
degrees, and use hot water. Have a
quantity of l^in. pipe on hand and
would want to use that. House runs
east and west, both ends glass. What
amount of piping will be required? —
T. E. Y., Neb.
— The glass and wall surface on the
house Is equivalent to 1337 sq. ft. of ex-
posed glass, and to maintain a tempera-
ture of from 55 to 60 degrees at night,
when the mercury outside is 10 degrees
below zero, will require 515 sq. ft. of
radiation, which Is equal to 1182 lln. ft.
of l^in. pipe, or 822 lln. ft. of 2In. pipe.
Floral Designs de Luxe ^^]f^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
3 to 8 Duane Street, New York
ROSES
We are getting in some
very fine stock of
TAFTS, DOUBLE
WHITE KILLARNEY,
KILLARNEY QUEEN, WARDS, SUNBURST,
RICHMONDS. HILLINGDONS, etc., that are
taken care of in an up-to-date refrigerator from the
time they are cut until we sell them. We need
more of this kind of stock.
LILIES
the same; we can ship
these any distance.
GLADIOLI, PEAS, Etc.
Everything the best of its kind in season.
tlenshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 32S-S5B2-55S3 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
No disappointments
Please mention the Exchange when writing^
NEW YORK, July 16. — The volume of
sales in the wholesale cut tlower mar-
ket this week is extremely small. The
number of flowers of good quality, out-
side of Orchids, now coming into the
market, is not large. Prices on these
higher quality flowers are a trifle higher
and flrmer this week; on the other hand,
on much of the inferior stock which Is
still coming into the market, there is
practically no price at all: some of it is
disposed of in job lots for almost any
offer, and the rest of it goes to waste.
The arrivals of American Beauty and
other Roses this v/eek are not quite as
heavy as they were last week. The de-
mand for Roses remains light; special
Beauties are selling today in general at
from 4c. to 15c. each, with occasional
sales of extra choice selections at 20c.
each. Tea Roses of the several varie-
ties are meeting with only a limited de-
mand; the general range of price on all
varieties is from 26c. to $4 per 100. A
few extra choice blooms of some of the
newer or less raised varieties of Roses
occasionally sell at 5c. to 6c. each, and
special grade blooms of the new Rose
Mrs. George Shawyer are selling in
small lots for 8c. each.
Most of the Carnations now arriving
in the market are of extremely poor
quality, and these are selling in job lots
at almost any price offered for them;
25c. per 100 being considered a very
high figure for this run of Carnations.
There are still coming into the market
a few Carnations of fair quality which
sell at from BOc. to 75c. per 100, with
occasional small sales at $1 per 100.
There continues to be an abundant
supply of Cattleya Orchids, including
many varieties; the very finest of these
with difficulty realize 30o. to 40c. each;
the common to medium run are selling
at from 15c. to 26c. each. There is a
fair supply of Lily of the Valley which,
like Orchids, is meeting with only a fair
demand at $1 to $2.50 per 100. Longi-
florum Lilies are not quite so plentiful
this week, and the demand for them ap-
pears to be a little larger today; they
are selling for $3 per 100.
The supply of Sweet Peas just now is
smaller and the quality of them so ex-
tremely poor that no one cares to buy
them. A few of the better ones realize
about 25c. per dozen bunches: many of
the others go to waste. The number of
Gladioli arriving in the market has in-
creased greatly since last week, and as
the demand for these, as for other flow-
ers. Is not at all large, prices have de-
clined and the blooms are now selling
at from $1 to $2 per 100. The supply
of Asters, also, is considerably larger,
and they are selling at the same price
as Gladioli. Another of the newcom-
ers is early Cosmos, which Is selling
at 6c. per bunch. Most of the other
miscellaneous blooms have passed oft
the stage except white Daisies. A few
blooms of Cactus and other varieties of
Dahlias are beginning to arrive.
The market is well supplied with
greens, especially Asparagus, for which
at present the demand is small.
PHILADELPHIA, July 15. — A small
quantity of stock arriving, with an even
smaller consumption of the same, about
fully explains present market conditions.
Am. Beauty Roses are not arriving as
freely as they were a week ago, but
even this curtailment has had no effect
on the price. In Tea Roses the supply
is more than adequate; Maryland and
Bulgarie have the call, and are arriving
in good shape. In Kaiserin, what few
are to be had sell on sight.
Carnations are pretty well over with,
and what are in the market are hardly
worth handling; they have to be very
good to Bring $1.50 per 100.
The small supply of Orchids barely
find an outlet. Valley is plentiful, the
supply exceeding the demand. Lilies are
in excellent shape and are a mainstay
for funeral work; they are moving fairly
well at 6c. and Sc. Good Asters are
welcome, but as yet there are few to
be had. Gladioli are selling well, but
the very best of them do not bring over
6c. Local Sweet Peas are scarcely fit to
sell; the best stock seen here is from
New Yoi-k State, and sells readily at
50o. per 100. , ^ ,,
There is an abundant supply of all
outdoor stock that meets with an indif-
ferent demand.
The supply of and demand for greens
is not worth mentioning.
BOSTON, July 16. — Business is not
quite as stagnant as it was a week ago.
Today things are cleaning up much bet-
ter because there Is not so much ma-
terial to get rid of. It is much better
for the grower and more pleasmg to the
salesman when he does not see moun-
tains of inferior stock piling up about
him and no demand for it. Growers
have discarded most of their last year's
stock and what Is reaching the markets,
although the quality is not of the best,
is receiving better demand and slightly
better prices.
Carnations, If anything, ai'e scarce
and quality quite poor, but prices are a
138
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A. L YOUNG & CO. m
CONSIGNMENTS OF CHOICE CUT FLOWERS SOLICITED. PROMPT PAYMENTS. GIVE US A TRIAL
WMOUtSAUE RUORISTS
54 WEST 28th STREET Telephone, 3559 Madison Square NEW YORK
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ASTERS, GLADIOLI,
Carnations, Roses, Sweet
Peas and Lily of the Valley
WILLIAM P. rORD
107 West 28tfa Street, NEW YORK
Wholesale
Florist
Telephone 5335 Madison Square
Please mention the Exchange when writing*
Henry M. Robinson Co.
of ^fEW YORK
Wholesale Florists
MAURICE L. GLASS, Manager
55-57 WEST 26th STREET
Telephones. 13 and 8510 Madison Square
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
little bit better. Rosette, Pink Dellffht
and Benora are the best sellers. Prices
run from 50c. to $1.50 per 100, but to get
the latter price, stock must be above
the ordinary; in fact very little crosses
the dollar mark.
Roses are not too plentiful, that is
those vrhich have any quality attached
to them; there are plenty of short
stemmed ones, and these sell for just
what can be got for them.
^ Easter Lilies are of fine quality and
m good demand at $6 per 100; auratums
at $1 per dozen; these are grand and
sell well. L. speciosum rubrum is get-
ting plentiful and is in fair demand at
?3 to $4 per 100. Cattleyas are quite
plentiful but demand is extremely quiet
Sweet Peas are plentiful and fairly
good stock can be had for 25c. to 50c
per 100. Bachelor's Buttons are always
In fair demand but are cheap now at
25a. per 100. Gypsophila is more plen-
tiful than ever and goes two bunches for
The first Asters are in the market at
SI per 100: they are fairly good for
■early ones. Gladioli, the large kinds are
not over plentiful this week at 75c. to
^1 per dozen.
There is very little demand for a lot
of miscellaneous flowers which are sent
to the markets, consequently they have,
as a rule, to be consigned to the rubbish
"barrel. r^ q
CHICAGO, July 15.— Last week saw a
■decided improvement over the conditions
that existed on the market for some
weeks previous. The two weeks of ex-
cessive heat had reduced the number of
orders coming in and caused a lot of low
yrade stock to be placed on the market
that was difficult to move The cool
weather for the remainder of the past
week increased the demand for stock
■so that by Friday and Saturday the mar-
ket cleaned up well. In many instances
there was not enough good stock to meet
the outoftown demand. The present
week starts with better prospects, as all
surplus stock is gone and what is com-
ing m IS of much better quality. The
■demand has opened lightly, which is
considered a good thing considering that
there is only a limited supply to be had.
The demand runs towards Roses and
■Carnations, which are now in short sup-
ply. Asters are late, as also are Glad-
ioli, so that there is no large amount of
stock looked for before the end of the
present week.
Am. Beauty Roses are probably in bet-
ter supply in good shipping stock than
any other variety of Roses. A few of
the wholesale houses that make a spe-
cialty of this stock are in receipt of
good shipments daily. The demand is
not strong, and the price is no higher
than it has been for the past several
weeks. From $2 to $3 per doz. is the
highest price paid for good stock. Kil-
larney Roses are in rather limited sup-
ply, being hardly up to the requirements
of the market. There is more short
stock than anything else, the shortage
being confined chiefly to good, tight
stock for shipping. Medium to long
grades sold Monday at from $6 to $S
per 100, with specials at $10. Short
stock commands $2 per 100 in small lots
while some sales have been made at $16
per 1000. The new Roses, Milady and
Mrs. Russell, are coming in and as a
novelty are picked up by the best city
retail trade as window attractions.
These sell from $6 to $10 per 100, ac-
cording to quality. Bulgarie and Mrs.
Aaron Ward are in fair supplv in the
shorter grades, but no more than can
be used to good advantage from day to
day. The price so far for these varieties
has not changed where good tight stock
IS concerned,
itio
qua
Owing to the scarcity of " oYher' stocici
what there is now brings a better price
eyen though the quality is not good;
|1.50 to $2 per 100 was paid for stock
Monday that a week ago could not be
sold at any price.
Gladioli have been coming in fair'v
well and have been selling well There
has been nothing striking in varities so
far and on this account they have not
realized as good a price as was expected
for the opening of the season. Abundant
rams on Monday and Tuesday have been
beneficial to this crop, so that it is con-
sidered that the supply will be quite large
by the end of the week. The price ranged
from $4 to $6 per 100; some stock
sold at $S, but not in any great quantity.
There are enough Orchids for the de-
mand. Some fine Cattleya gigas are
coming m from one of the local growers
who appears to have a cut on haTnd suf-
ficiently large for the entire market
The price of $5 to $6 per doz. is ob-
tained by all the houses. Larger buyers
can make a better price as the demand is
hardly equal to the supply. The best
of the Sweet Peas are gone, and there
is now only the outdoor stock on the
market at present, which does not ap-
peal very much to buyers. Shasta
Daisies have been coming in quite plen-
tifully but have not been selling as well
as the shippers would like. The price
of $1 per 100 is the established price,
but large buyers could get much better
figures. The supply of Easter Lilies is
good, probably a little ahead of the de-
mand with many houses. The demand
^ROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager ■ Consignraenfs' Seliciled
PleMp mention the Exohange whwi •writtm.
for "Valley is fair, with just about
enoug-h to meet it. There are some As-
ters on the market, but nothing- very-
fancy as yet or in sufficient quantity to
fill in the place usually alloted to them
in the Summer market.
There is an abundance of Perns and
Asparagus plumosus and Sprengeri, so
that from the standpoint of greens all
the dealers are well supplied.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 14. —Seasonable
weather and seasonable business, viz.,
hardly any business at all, do not per-
mit of an enthusiastic trade report.
There is no decorating, no counter trade
and but a small amount of funeral work
distributed among the several shops.
Asters have begun to arrive and are
readily taken at 50c. to $1 per 100.
Field grown Gladioli, particularly
America and Augusta are wholesaling
well at $2 to $4 per 100. Shasta I>aisies
are also in excellent condition at 50c.
to $1 per 100. Beautiful bunches of
hardy Phlox and Baby Rambler Roses
are well received by the retail trade
wishing odd flowers for the Summer
porch. Harrisii Lilies in quantitiy at $10,
rubrum at $5 to $6, and auratum at $10
per 100 are very much of a factor in
executing special design work. The
Carnation season is just about over.
Some few have been trying to hold their
crop, but thev have grown very small
and imperfect at $1.50 to $2 per 100. It
is difficult to get along without this
flower, particularly when the outoftown
trade keeps demanding it. An unusual
quantity of Summer Orchids, choice in
quality, is being offered at 35c. to 40c.
each. Excellent Lily of the Valley is
shipped in at $3, $3.50 and $4 per 100.
Yellow Roses are still among the best
sellers during the hot season. Sunburst
and Aaron Ward, also Hillingdon and
Milady, are well received at $3 to $6 per
100. Am. Beauty is selling better since
the heated spell at $5 to $35 per 100.
Killarneys are hardly satisfactory now
because of their opening procli-vities;
they sell at $2 to $5 per 100.
Every effort is being made in the news-
papers to stimulate the flower business
during the dull period, but the various
retailers find poor success as the minds
of the flower buying public are far away
from the flower shops when so many
other pleasures are available. I. B.
ST. LOUIS. July 15.— There is not a
great deal of stock on the market, but
what is available is ample for the de-
mand. Were it not for funeral orders
we would have nothing to do.
Am. Beauty Roses are coming- in
fairly well, and the better stock cleans
up readily at from 10c. each to $3 per
doz. Killarney and Richmond are about
the same, and good stock goes well at
2c. to 5c. each. Carnations are gretting
smaller, and the call less at Ic. to 2c.
for the very best.
Harrisii Lilies sell well at $10 per 100.
Gladioli sell well at 6c. to 8c. , though
there Is no surplus of them. Asters are
very plentiful, and prices as low as Ic.
to 2c., with a slow call. O. K. S.
Cleveland, 0.
Damaged by Hail
A severe hail storm at Columbus, O.,
on July 8 did much damage to the green-
houses of John R. Hellenfhal of 32 Rast
Molar St., Herman Kropp of Cottage
Rose Gardens, Emil Metzmeier of South
4th St.. C. A. Roth of Morrill ave., and
the Oolumhia Floral Co. Nearly all
were heavy losers. John R. Hellenthal
was insured in the Florists' Hail Asso-
ciation. J. O. F.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists*
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
Stock the past week showed some im-
provement in quality, especially Roses.
American Beauties are finding more fa-
vor; they sell at from 6c. to 25c. Car-
nations are still selling well and quite
a goodly amount is coming in at $1
and $1.50 per 100. Lily of the Valley
has a steady call at 4c. Sweet Peas are
not as good on account of the rainy
weather ; they bring 20e. to 30c. per 100.
Miscellaneous garden flowers have be-
come almost an impossibility on account
of the stormy weather. Asters have
made their appearance in small quanti-
ties.
Outdoor Gladioli have come in and are
quite some help on the market at 4c. to
lU?. Immeni^e quantities of pond Lilies
are used daily for funeral and table work
at $1.50 and $2 per basket. Greens
are about the same at 3oc. to 50c., qual-
ity and quantity improving somewhat.
The Cleveland Florists' Club will hold
its annual picnic at Puritas Springs Park
on Wednesday, July 23. The ball game
between wholesalers and retailers will
take place at 2 p.m. A. B. B.
New York State Notes
Schenectady. N. T. — J. E. Felt-
housen reports his usual sales of bedding
stocks, and is preparing for another busy
season.
Herkimer, N. Y. — W. D. Snell has a
house of 'Mums that will be in the mar-
ket early. They are ahead of anything
else I saw in the Mohawk Valley.
Canajohabie, N. Y. — Joseph Traudt
is rebuilding and replacing all woodwork
with concrete, wherever possible. Stock
outdoors is in fine shape.
Neweuugh, N. Y. — G. Frank Chad-
horn, of The 'Schaefer Co., Inc., is in
ISt. Luke's Hospital suffering with a
broken left arm and from general shock,
the result of a runaway accident on
July 6. Latest reports are encourag-
ing and his friends hope to see him
about ere long.
Little Falls, N. Y. — J. O. Graham
has almost entirely recovered from an
illness of several months, during which
time the business was well taken care
of by his life partner.
Schenectady, N. Y. — E. V. B. Felt-
housen has torn down his range of city
houses and is busy removing to Sunny-
side, where they will be added to the
extensive plant already started there.
Slinceblands, N. Y. — My Maryland
is considered one of the best Roses for
outdoor planting by Fred. Goldring, who
has tested it well. Fine plants, three
years old and very vigorous, were noted
at his extensive place recently. W. M.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the
only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised in each Issue, and this
feature means that a reader In need of,
say, Carnations, can look at this Index
and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
J. K. ALLEN ROSES and CARNATIONS
ESTABLISHED i« TEARS
106 West 28th Street NEW YORK
Near Hudson Tubes and «th ATcnna Elevated
From the best Growers in
Daily Supply,
ROOM FOR MORE
GOOD GROWERS
GROWERS' SHIPMENTS HANDLED TO BEST ADVANTAGE AND
RETURNS MADE PROMPTLY.
OPHIV EVERY MORIVIIVa AT 6 O'CLOCK:
Pleaaa mention the Bzohuiv* wb«n wrltfac*
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139
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1203-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
Give us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
of Cut. Flowers.
Wall space for advertising purfXDses for Rent.
V. S. DORVAL. Jr.. Secretary
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT nOWER EXCHANGE fLOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
Open AI ]Dav. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres. Robt. G. Wilson. Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut ^Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
Wholesale Commission Dealer in
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel. 4591 Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
"Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones | |J*^ } Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondi
>crs of Ilrst-class stock especially ir
especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-1627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1S91
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8948 MADISON SQUARE
Pleaie mention the ExolianKe wh«n wrltliif.
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
TH. H,OHgST^^ VALLEY --0-.-H..0
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. ;.V5rro°2S 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale FloHsi
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VIOLETS
Sliipping orders receive pro
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Ohurles Schen ck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholesale Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones:
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone. 7416 Madison Square
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WKT 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sgu
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, July 16, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty, Special,
** Fancy . .
No. 1.'.'!
No. 2..,
No. 3...
Kiilamey
Killarney Queen...
White Kiliarney...,
My Maryland
Richmond
Lady Hillingdo:
No. I.
No. 2.
Prince de Bulgaric.
Mrs. AaronWard.'. '.■;;!!;!
Adiantum Cuneatum
Hybridum and Croweanum.
Antirrhinum, per bunch
PluiT
. bunche
Sprengeri, bunches
Callas. per doz
Daisies
Ferns, per 1000
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.
4.00 to 15.00
4.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
to .60
.25 to 3.00
.50 to 4.00
.60 to 4.00
.26 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
.26 to 4.00
2.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 2.00
.76 to 1.00
to .60
to .25
.60 to 4.00
.60 to 4.00
.60 to 4.00
.25 to .50
.50 to 1.00
.10 to .16
,10 t
.20
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, all colors
(-White .
Standard J Pink
Varieties ] Red
LVellow and Var.
*Fancy (^White
(•The hlihe»t J Pink
Grades ot St'dl Red ,, ..
Varieties. ) [.Yellow and Var .
Novelties
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large
Hyacinths ; .
Iris.
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi . . .
Lilies, Rubrum
Auratum
Lily of the Valley
Lilac, per bunch
Mignonette, per doz
Orchids, Cattleyas
Cypripediums, per doz. . . .
Dendrobium formosum . . . .
Onddlum splendidum
Peonies
Smilax, per doz. strings
Stocks, double, per bunch...
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunche:
Wallflower, per bunch
. 1 15.00 t
'. 25.00 t
3 1.00
J ' I.OO
) ■ 1.00
> 11.00
)[2.00
> 3.00
) 2.56
) 40.66
> 35.66
WALTER F, SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3532-5555 Mad. Sq. 131 and 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P. J. SMITH
• THE HOME OF THE LILY
Selling Jtgent for Largest Growers
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 cr 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, ^^
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones J};-;;!^,} Madison Square 54 WcSt 28th St.. NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {i«i} Madison s<iu„„. Cut Flowers ^X. WHolesale
Telephone 2536 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited — •
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28tli Street, New York City
Telephone, 2515 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28tli Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tei. Madison Square, 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th Si., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley. Carnations,
Roses and Gardenias
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Plemie mention the Exchange when writlar*
New York
Business in the wTioIesale and retail
flower trade in this city is now about
at its lowest ebb. The number of flow-
ers arriving in the wholesale market is
IJerhaps smaller than it has be«n or will
be at any other time this year, but small
as this volume of arrivals is, it appears
to be more than the retailer needs for
supplying: his customers, and so the de-
mand upon the wholesaler is small and
prices consequently remain low. A
glance at the windows ot: the various
retail stores shows that they have gone
into their Summer dress, which means
either an aquarium window containing
aquatic plants, fish, etc., or a window
filled with Ferns and Palms. In this
way the retail florist is saving tie ex-
pense to which he would be put by keep-
ing up a window display of either bloom-
ing plants or cut flowers. At the same
time, by failing to make this display of
flowers which he is accustomed to do in
other seasons of the year, he fails to
attract the attention of the buying pub-
lic to the flowers and therefore loses
the opportunity tor many sales.
On Tuesday of last week a runaway
team of the Simpson & Crawford Co.
dashed into the large plate glass win-
dows of the flower shop of N. Christatos
at 58th St.. and Sixth ave., utterly de-
molishing the fine bow-shaped window
at the corner of the store and two of (he
very large windows on the .iSth st. side,
making the store front look a complete
wreck.
Max Schling, of 22 W. .59th st., and
family on August 1 will go to Rock Point
Inn in the Adirondack Mountains for a
month's vacation. Of Mr. Schling's
force, Frank Prochal and family and
Julius Gliesch and family are enjoying
a vacation at Far Rockaway, L. I.,
while Miss B. J. Meyer is spending her
vacation at Atlantic City. Mr. Schling
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WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE. WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBURGH CIT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PITTSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
has been busy for several weeks superin-
tending outside landscape worii on the
estates of several of his customers. A
basket exhibited by Max Schiing at the
exhibition of the Horticultural Society
of New York at the Museum Bldg. at
Bronx Park, on July 5 and 6, attracted
much attention. The basket itself was
of the low Dutch berry basket style, with
a moderately higfh handle, and was filled
with exquisite taste with Lady Hilliug-
don and Cardinal Roses and sprays of
Odontoglossum Orchids.
Very heavy arrivals of Gladioli of fine
colors and of excellent quality are noted
this week at the Growers' Cut Flower
Co., 113 W. 28th St. J. J. Coan, man-
ager of this company, has returned from
his vacation looking brown and hearty.
Woodrow & Marketos' flower store at
Mathewson's Hotel, Narragansett Pier,
R. I., which opened several weeks ago,
is in the charge of Daniel Pitot, and
business there is unusually good this sea-
son. At the 28th st. store there were
noted this week some remarkably fine
and very large Areca and Kentia Palms.
The new store front of Badglev, Rie-
del & Meyer of 34 W. 2Sth st. is now
approaching completion.
The first Cactus Dahlias of the sea-
son were noted at J. K. Allen's, 106 W.
28th St., this week.
Robt. E. Berry, who leased the Valen-
tine Hamman greenhouse at Summit,
N. J., last year, has leased the Ryan
Greenhouse at Chatham, N. J., where he
will grow Carnations and Roses.
Improvements are going on at the
second fioor of the Coogan Bldg., which
is one of the two floors leased by the
New York Cut Flower Co. This floor
will be occupied by _L. A. Noe, Daille-
douze Bros., Benjamin Dorrance. Alex-
ander Dutcher, Reimel, Engren, Asmus.
and Dupuy, all of whom have occupied
space on the second floor for several
years. The other departments which oc-
cupied space here have removed to the
first floor as noted previously.
John Young, secretary of the S. A. F.
and O. H., left on Saturday morning last
for Minneapolis, Minn., where he will
remain until after the convention next
month.
Cliarles Smith's Sons of Woodside.
L. I., have just finished planting 30,000
'Mums on the benches. The 'Mums cut
at this range last year were some of the
finest arriving in the New York market.
M. Neigel, salesman for Bonnot Bros..
5.5 W. 26th St., with his family, is tak-
ing a vacation at Broad Chnnnel, L. I.
The Noe department of the New York
Cut Flower Co., at 55 W. 2eth St., is
receiving a considerable supply of the
finest Mrs. George Shawyer Roses ar-
riving in the market. This Rose appears
to be becoming a favorite with critical
buyers, and it is considered by many to
be the best pink Rose coming into the
market this Summer.
Julius Roehrs of Rutherford, N. J.,
who returned to this country from Eu-
rope on Tuesday of last week, is very
critically ill at his home at Rutherford,
N. .1.
S. J. Mitchell, representative of The
Florists' Exchange, from Houston,
Texas, who has been on quite an exten-
sive trip North, passed through New
York this week on his way home.
Pateeson, N. J. — ^The window boxes
on the top of Stoughtenburg & Smith's
store and the adjoining property of Mv.
Stoughtenburg are now thinas of beauty
that will last until the chill November
winds destroy their glory. To those who
enter the town by way of Market st. the
display gives a pleasing impression.
J. G. E.
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS || TheMcCallumGo.,lnc.
Trlephone and Telegraph Orders Qlven Special Attention
lA Park St. (Telephone: Haymarket 376S) BOStOn, MaSS.
Please mention the Exchem^e when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundredlunless otherwise noted
Providence. Boston
July 14. 1913 July IS. 1913
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
Detroit
July 16, 191.1
arney.
Roses — A. Beauty, laocy — spl.
No. iV .'.".'!!!!!!
No. 2
Killarnev..
White Killi
Bride and Bi
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adlantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri. bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations. Inf. grades, all col.
r White
Standard J Pink
Varieties ] Red
(^Yellow and var.
•Fancy P White
(•The hleh- J Pink
eat erades of 1 Red
ita'd Tars.) LYcIIow and var.
DaSodlls
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. . .
Cypripediuma
Dendrobiums
Pansles
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevla
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, doulsle
20.00 to 25.00
16.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
3.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 5.00
Cincinnati Milwaukee
July 16. 1913 July 12. 1913
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BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
SF>BCIAL,T IBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
•ad >n other seasonable flowers in gnantItT Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Boston
Business conditions have improved
somewhat since last week. From this
one might infer that there is money being
made, but it is not so ; the real fact of
the matter is that flowers are scarcer be-
cause many of the old plants have been
thrown out. consequently there is a bet-
ter demand for what is left and there
isn't the distasteful surplus and glut
staring one in the face wherever he goes.
On July 9 the long spell of hot weather
was broken by a pleasing amount ^ of
rain ; since then outdoor crops have im-
proved and vegetation of all kinds has
an improved look.
.In retail stores and markets the help is
reduced to one half, most of them being
on vacations, spending their time at the
seashore, in the Maine woods, or in the
mountains of New Hampshire.
Lester Mann has just returned from a
week's vacation in Maine ; the needed
rest has much improved his health. At
Mann Bros.' stall in the Boston Flower
Exc. they are receiving a fine lot of
Lilies, including L. auratum. lancifolium
rubrum and longiflorum. They are also
cutting nice (3Iadioli.
C!has. Joseph Slone, salesman at the
Boston Flower Esc, is on his vacation,
camping at Framingham, Mass.
Wm. J. Thurston, manager of the
Flower Exc, was married quietly on
July 3 to Miss Katherine M. Bulger.
After the marriage ceremony the young
couple, along with the bridesmaid and
best man, had an elaborate dinner at the
Hotel Belleview, following this up with
a long automobile ride, reaching their
new home on Center St., Jamaica Plain,
at 1.30 a.m. Friday. Although Mr.
Thurston tried to keep things quiet the
boys at the market soon found out his
secret and decorated his ofiice with all
kinds of flowers, ribbons, cards, etc.,
which took him several hours to
straighten up. On July 12 the couple
left on a two weeks' wedding trip which
included a stay at Lenox in the Berk-
shire Hills, Albany, Niagara Falls, New
York and Atlantic City. Mr. Thurston
is kind and obliging and has a host of
friends who all wish the young couple
much enjoyment, long life and happiness.
On his return there is no doubt but that
he will receive a hearty reception.
Wm. Patterson of WoUaston is pull-
ing down one of his older greenhouses
and building a modern and uptodate
structure.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS and
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Jill Saananabia Flowmrm
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HOLTON & HUNKEl CO.
Wholesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Wm. W. Edgar Co. of Waverley
is installing two new No. 11 KroescheU
boilers, and putting up a new boiler room.
A corridor is being constructed to con-
nect all greenhouses, also six rows of
frames, 100ft. long; the wall of the
frames is made of concrete. Cyclamen,
Poinsettias, Begonias and 'Mums are in
fine condition and indicate that there will
be a nice lot of plants for next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wax entertained
their employees last week at the Hem-
ingway chambers in honor of their recent
wedding. Mrs. Wax, who is an accom-
plished musician, entertained the com-
pany with choice selections on the piano.
Mrs. W. W. Edgar and her two
daughters are at York Beach, Me., and
will be there for three weeks.
H. W. Vose of Hyde Park is the first ,
grower to send Asters to the Boston
Flower Exchange.
Arnold Gilbert Pembroke, salesman at
the Boston Flower Exc, leaves for Eng-
land on July 29. and will be absent six
weeks.
The friends of -Alfred Hutson, sales-
man for Wm. H. Elliott, regret to learn
of the illness of Mrs. Hutson, who is at
the Cory Hill Hospital undergoing an
operation for appendicitis. All wish her
a speedy recovery to good health.
George Noyes is absent from the Boa-
ton Flower Exc, and is resting at Need-
ham. He will resume work at the market
as soon as business improves.
Chas. Evans of Watertown is market-
ing a nice lot of Gysophila paniculata fl.
pi. This double form is very much bet-
ter than the single kind and is In good
demand.
F. R. Dolansky of Lynn has a nice lot
of Cattleya Dowiana aurea in flower, also
some good flowers of Mendelil and Mos-
sise.
In a recent communication from Sam
Wax, who is in Newfoundland, he telU
of the great success he is having fishing.
The first salmon he landed weighed lOlbs.
F. W. Fletcher & Co. of Auburndale
have just issued an attractive booklet on
their new Snapdragon Nelrose : it is nicely
illustrated and in it the story is given of
the origin of this handsome variety, the
culture of the Antirrhinum in general,
its diseases, etc.
The garden committee of the Mass.
Hort. Society visited the estate of Mrs.
R. D. Evans of Beverly, Mass., on Tues-
day, July S. The object of the visit was
to inspect the new Italian garden de-
signed by Allen & Collins, the architects,
and planted by R. & J. Farquhar & Co.
last year. The Roses were especially at-
tractive. L. myriophyllum was grand
and the evergreen plantations were very
pleasing. The committee awarded a gold
medal to Mrs. Evans in recognition of her
encouragement of horticulture, and Mr.
George, the gardener, was awarded a
silver medal. Besides the committee.
Thos. Roland, Michael Norton, Robert
Cameron and Wm. J. Stewart were in-
vited guests.
R. & J. Farquhar & Co. invited the
garden committee of the Mass. Hort. So-
ciety and several prominent horticultur-
ists' to visit their field of myriophyllum
at Roslindale. which was in full bloom
on July 11. The party was entertained
to luncheon at the Parker House before
leaving for Roslindale. and thence con-
veyed in automobiles to Roslindale. De-
scription of this beautiful new Lily fails
to do it justice, but it is there in all
stages of growth, from 3- and 4-year old
plants down to seedlings a few weeks old.
•This Lily, without doubt, is one of the
best of Mr. Wilson's introductions and
has a great future, and will in time, be-
come a great commercial plant. It is
July 19, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
141
ASTERS 100, $i.5o-$5.oo
We are glad to report that there is an
are of excellent quality and we feel _
choicest stock coming to this market.
GLADIOLUS 100. $4.oo-$6,oo
One of the best flowers that can be used to good advantage during the Summer months. They
are attractive and you will usually find good sale for them. Let us send you a hundred, assorted
colors. You will find them excellent value.
Easter Lilies Dozen, si.so.- loo, $io.oo
Valley loo. $5.oo-$4.oo Beauties Dozen. $i.oo-$5.oo
Green Galax looo, $i.oo: $7.50 per case
NEW CROP GALAX, EXTRA FINE STOCK
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
4,000 BEACON S8.00 S70.00
5,000 COMFORT 8.00 70.00
500 ROSETTE 8.00
100 1000
13,000 MRS. C. W. WARD SS.OO S70.00
10,000 ALMA WARD 8.00 70.00
3,000 WHITE PERFECTION . 8.00 70.00
5,000 PINK ENCHANTRESS. 7.00 60.00
Let us figure on your requirements. Will send complete list and prices on request.
ROSE PLANTS Ready for delivery now
5,000 BEAUTIES. 3-inch pots $9.00 per 100, $80.00 per 1000
3,000 BEAUTIES, 2i.^-inch pots 8.00 per 100, 70.00 per 1000
PINK AND WHITE KILLARNEYS, 2H-inch pots 6.00 per 100, 50.00 per 1000
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore Buffalo
July 15, 1913 July 16, 1913
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
Phlla. Pittsburgh St. Louis
July 14. 1913 July 16, 1913 July 16, 1913
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. 1.'.'.'!!!!!!!
No. 2
Killarney
White Killamey. . . ._
Bride and Bridesmaid
K.A.Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adlantum
Anttrrhlnums
Asparagus. Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
{White
Pink
Red
Yellow and var.
White
20.00 to 25.00
12.60 to 15.00
6.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 5.00
.50 to 2.00
l.OOto 6.00
.50 to 6.00
.50 to 8.00
.50 to 6.00
eat (Trades of
{White
Pink
Red
Yellow and var.
Daflodlls.
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Long]
Lily of the Valley
Ml£nonette. ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyaa, per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansles
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
single
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particularly easy to grow from seed.
From Ro3lindale the party was taken to
Dedham to see the company's new green-
houses and other extensive new build-
ings and nursery. The party was pleased
with what it had seen and returned to
Boston late in the evening.
Thf!ro were .several prominent horticul-
turists in Boston last week attending the
Sweet Pea e^cliibition, many coming
from New York, Philadelphia, Newport,
Lenox, Bar Harbor and Connecticut.
P. Ilnondler, of the Old Town Nur-
series. Natick, Mass., who had intended
exbibiting at the Sweet Pea Show, broke
his arm while cranking his automobile
1914 INBWS
Killarney Brilliant
Thesensatlonarnew Killamey
Sport which will be introduced
next year. About twice as double
as Single Killarney, much larger
flower and of a darker brilliant
shade of pink. By far the best in-
troduction of any Rose of recent
years. Booking orders now.
GRAFTED, S7.60 per doz., $36.00
per 100, $160.00 per 500, S300.00
per 1000.
OWN ROOT, $6.00 per doz., $30.00
per 100, $155.00 per 600, $250.00
per 1000.
Delivery during March.
Also scions for grafting in 1000
to 5000 lots at $200.00 per 1000.
Special prices in larger quantities.
Delivery in December.
Matchless
The splendid new white Carna-
tion for 1914. Booking orders now.
Deliveries can be made December,
1913, on the early orders. $12.00
per 100, SIOO.OO per 1000.
We guarantee not only the qual-
ity of our plants, but their safe de-
livery by express.
RIBBONS and SUPPLIES
Many new patterns in exclusive
ribbons. Write us for prices on
these and on supplies.
During July and August we close at Five P. M,
S.S.Pennock-MeehanCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1608-1620 Ludlow SL 117 West 28th St. 1216 H. St., N. W. ^iZ!;;^
on the Exchange whe:
Cdward Reid Beraer Bros.
ROSES, CARNATIONS,
SWEET PEAS, VALLEY
An^ All Seasonable Flowers
1619-1621 Ranstead St, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers q„Lntity
140 North 13th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Flense mention the Exchange when writing.
blm many friends. Congratulations are
extended.
Merrily the wedding bells do chime.
We noted last week that Eichard Um-
phried ot the S. S. Pennock-AIcehan Co.
sailed on July 12 for a two months' trip
to Europe. Mr. Umphried sailed, but not
alone, he having married the day previous
Mrs. Louise M. Muth, the 5th and Fair-
mount ave. florist.
The Robt. Craig Co. is having great
success in cleaning the smut off its green-
I house glass with hydrofluoric acid, not
the previous Friday night, and was un-
able to attend. Mr. Haendler is a large
grower of perennials.
Pliiladelphia
Cornelius Vanderbreggan of the Robt.
Craig Co., was quietly married on July
.3 to Isabel R. Ralston at Norwood, Pa.
The employees of the Craig Co. gave the
happy couple a magnificent silver table
service, while the company's present was
also silver. Van, it will be remembered,
is superintendent of the Craig's splendid
place at Norwood. His pleasant per-
sonality and genial disposition have won
hydrochloric acid, as some have been led
to believe.
Paul Klingsporn of Berger Bros, is
spending his vacation at Mt. Pocono.
Griffen Bros, of Frankford have ac-
quired a farm of 40 acres on the Bris-
tol pike adjoining Rodman Eisenhart's
place. This is one of the finest pieces
of land along the pike; it is now planted
to Corn and Alfalfa, with a small por-
tion in Roses, Dahlias, Peonies and Car-
nations. This place in all probability
will in the future show a fine range of
modern glass. Bruce Griffen states that
June business was very good with them
and they are now busily engaged at the
Foulkrod st. place getting the houses
ready for the Carnations.
Hugo Niessen and Frederick Cramer
are spending their vacation at Delaware
Water Gap with their families.
The steamers Graf Waldersee, Koln,
and the Manitou due this week all have
large consignments for H. Bayersdorfer
& Co. Paul Berkovitz of this company
has his family at one of the beach front
hotels at Atlantic City, for the Summer,
and Mr. Berkovitz spends the week ends
there, when he indulges in his favorite
fLORIST'S AUTOMOBILE
Only used since February
4-cyIinder Buick, fancy florist panel top, with a
changeable touring body; in first class condition.
Very reasonable.
WM. H. WYATT
236 No. 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
pastime of fishing from one of the inlet
yachts.
Herbert Steinmetz of the Pansy
Flower Shop mourns the loss of his
father. Jacob Steinmetz, whose death oc-
curred Jlonday. He was buried on
Thursday, July 17, at St. James M. E.
Cemetery.
P. Kohler Bros, of Frankford have
completed the benching of their Chrysan-
themums, which are in excellent shape.
Several houses are in early Asters, from
which they are cutting some very fine
blooms. They are also growing a splen-
did lot of Poinsettias, in the propagating
of which they are very successful.
Two flower stores are reported out of
business, namely the Viola Flower Shop
on N. Front st., and Simon & Co. on
Frankford ave.
Reports from the M. Rice Co.'s road
men indicate the heaviest bookings for
Fall and Christmas ever received by this
company in July.
Outoftown visitors recently reported
are Mrs. Carlson, Lock Haven, Pa. ; J.
Meaney, Trenton, N. J., and F. W.
Haughton Boston, Mass.
The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. reports
an excellent demand for field grown Car-
nation plants. The company handles all
of the leading varieties.
142
The Florists' Exchange
^^r.^tJ^''-' ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO. ILL.
Please mention the 'F.-g«T>iaTige when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything For the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Pl»ie mention th» Exofaiigt when writing.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Vour Orders for Delivery in the North-
west Wliich Will Have Our Best Attention
L L. MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Flesse mention the Exchange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florisfs
RICHMOND. IND.
Pleu* mention the Eaohnnge when writing. _
"The Busiest House in Cliicago"
J.B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Please mention the Exi-han.^p whpn T^riting.
Chicago
The executive committee of the Chi-
cago Horticultural Society held a meet-
ing at the Union Restaurant on July 11
for the purpose o£ completing the ar-
rangements for a Gladiolus show to be
held in the Art Institute this Summer.
Sub-committees were appointed to pre-
pare the premium list and to solicit con-
tributions to the same. Arrangements
were also made for the holding of the
next Spring show by this Society. Com-
mittees were appointed to perfect the
premium list and secure premiums. As
an invitation has already been extended
to the Chrysanthemum Society of Amer-
ica by the Chicago Horticultural Society
and the Chicago Florists' Club to hold
its next exhibition hexe in November, a
joint committee from both the organi-
zations was appointed to make suitable
arrangements.
A. T. Pyfer of the Chicago Carnation
Co. left Saturday to spend a week's va-
cation with his mother at Dixon, 111. On
his return he expects to meet his friend,
Harry E. Philpott of Winnipeg in this
city, when both of them will spend a
week fishing on Lake Michigan.
A meeting of the Retail Florists' As-
sociation of Chicago was held at the
Union Restaurant on July 9, with a good
attendance. The purpose of the meeting
was to complete the organization of this
new association. An increased member-
ship is desired, when all matters pertain-
ing to the interests of the retail florists
will be pushed.
At the store of A. Lange the vacation
season is on. Mr. Lange has 40 steady
employees, comprising salesmen and
salesladies, designers and decorators, not
including drivers, porters and messenger
boys. Each employee gets a two weeks'
vacation with pay.
Harry Nicholson of Excelsior. Minn.,
spent a few days in the city last week on
his way home from a visit to his brother,
W. R. Nicholson of Framingham. Mass.
He stated that before leaving for the
East he visited the outdoor exhibits of
growing plants at Minneapolis that will
be on display during convention week.
The Cannas, he states, will be very strik-
ing, as they have attained a good growth
and are showing flower stalks.
Chas. Drissler, shipping clerk at
Wietor Bros., is off for a two weeks' va-
cation. Gus. AUes states that stock was
quite scarce all the week, so that any-
thing in good condition brought a good
price.
The, Hillman store on the corner of
State and Washington sts. has opened a
cut flower department u> the basement,
which has been elaborately fitted up for
this purpose. The work tables and all
Chicago carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO, ILL.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, July 15, 1913 WiETOR BROTHERS
H.G.BERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention tlie Exohaage whea writing.
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz,
36-inch stems "
30-inch stems "
24-inch stems "
20-inch stems "
18-inch stems **
12-inch stems "
White and Pink Killainey.
Specials
Medium'!"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Short
KiUarney Queen
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Special
Medium
Short
My Maryland, special
Medium ; 4.00 to
Richmond, special to
Fancy to
Medium 4.00 to
Short j to
Sunburst 4.00 to
Melody ! 4.00 to
Mrs. Taf t, special j . . . . to
Fancy I . . . . to
Medium I to
Short I to
Adiantum ^ .75to
Asparagus, bunch. . ._ ; .25 to
" Sprengeri ' .35 to
" Strings 50.00 to
... to 3.00
... to 2.50
... to 2.00
...to 1.50
... to 1.00
...to .75
... to .50
... to 10.00
6.00 to 8.00
...to 4.00
...to 2.00
4.00 to 10.00
3.00 t
CARNATIONS—
(-White
Standard J Pink.
Varieties 1 Red. .
cy ?Y
highest J c
!e?.^"'4^
t White.
Ked..
Antirrhinums.
Callas
Coreopsis
Daisies
Ferns, hardy, per 1000. .
Galllardias
Galax Leaves, per 1000.
Gardenias, per doz
6.00 t
Gladlolu
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays
Lilium Longiflorum jlO.OO t
Lily of the VaUey i 3.00 t
Mignonette ' 3.00 t
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz 4.00
Pansies
Shasta Daisies
Smilax
Stocks
Sweet Peas, Ordinary
Butterfly Peas
I 1.50
I 1.50
. 1.50
. 2.00
. 2.00
i 2.00
1 4.00
I 10.00
> 2.00
) 1.00
> 1.25
) 4.00
) 8.00
) 1.00
) 12.00
> 4.00
) 4.00
3 s.oo
) .50
) 1.00
> 20.00
> 6.00
finishings are in white marble. The cold
storage department is extensive and will
contain enough stock if so desired to run
for several days. Mrs. B. F. Kramer,
formerly of Evansville, Ind., has charge
of the cut flower department.
M. Fink, who is managing the shipping
trade of the Chicago Flower Growers'
Ass'n during the absence of Mr. Kidwell,
states that he is getting .$1.50 per 100 for
Carnations this week that could not be
sold for lOe. per bunch last week. The
heavy rain of Sunday night has helped
the Gladiolus crop, but was injurious to
Asters about to bloom. Mr. I'vidwell is
expected back from the East on July 16.
A. L. Vaughan of A. L. Vaughan &
Co. states that the demand still keeps up
for Roses and Carnations, but it is diffi-
cult to get stock to fill orders. Miscel-
laneous stock, of which there is a fair
supply, is not much in demand. This
house is doing a large business in Ferns ;
the new crop is the best ever received and
the demand is strong.
Joe Beaver has returned from a vaca-
tion trip to his home in Toledo, O., and
started to work Saturday for A. I. Sim-
mons. 242 W. 63d St.
J. B. Deamud has been spending a few
days in Bay City Mich., and is booked
for home Tuesday. During his absence
Frank Potocka is attending to the in-
terests at the store. At present the com-
pany is handling a fine lot of Water
Lilies, and Gladioli have commenced to
come in more freely.
Kennicott Bros. Co. states that trade
last week was better than it was the
corresponding week one year ago. There
would have been more business done if
there had been more stock. The large
Peony fields belonging to this company
that are situated at Calumet. Mich.,
were not allowed to bloom this year. Mr.
Pieser states that the plants were all
disbudded as while the company could
cut probably $200 worth " or more of
blooms, he considered that letting them
blooqi would injure the roots consider-
ably.
Weiland & Risch, who are growing the
new Rose Mrs. Chas. Russell, consider
it from a growing standpoint a very fine
variety. It has good stem and foliage,
and great substance of bloom. How it
will turn out from the standpoint of pro-
ductiveness they are very anxious to
know. From its habit of growth it is
stated that it will have to command a
higher price than others of recent intro-
duction to make it profitable. H. W.
Rogers of this house is now on his vaca-
tion at Spring Lake, Mich.
John Lambros filed a petition in bank-
ruptcy last week. He operated several
cut flower stands in the loop district and
in elevated stations.
Mrs. Horton, who has charge of the
oflice department at Bassett & Wash-
burn during the absence of Mr. Washburn
in California, states that the last week's
business was very good considering the
reported scarcity of stock. They re-
ceive from the greenhouses daily good
stock, but no more than they have im-
mediate need for. Much of the stock is,
however, too open for shipping purposes.
Mr. Washburn is expected to return from
the coast on Aug. 6.
The first catalog of florists' supplies
to be issued by the Poehlmann Bros. Co.
will be ready for mailing about August
15. T. B. Waters, who has charge of this
department, has been busily engaged on it
for several weeks past. The fourth floor
of the building that has been recently ac-
quired by this company is now well filled
with supplies of ail kinds, and the in-
creased space given to this department
affords a splendid opportunity to display
goods to fine advantage. Poehlmann
Bros. Co. will have a display of supplies
at the Minneapolis convention, as well as
a plant exhibit from the greenhouses of
the company at Morton Grove.
The John C. Moninger Co. is installing
a new planer of the latest type. The
capacity runs from %in. thickness up to
Sin. It takes from 40 to 60 h.p. to oper-
ate the machine, which is so arranged
that very accurate dressing can be done.
The total cost of installing this machine
will be about $2500. It is quite an ac-
quisition to the company and will greatly
increase its already large capacity for
turning out material.
T. P. Sigourney, who was well known
in the Chicago wholesale cut flower mar-
ket several years ago, was in the city last
week and called on several of his old
friends. He is now a prosperous real
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
152 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mPTifion the y-rr'ho-r^f^ ...v^.. "-riting.
Importers and Jobbers ot Florist Supples
Percy Jones, !"«•
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph Street, Chicago
H. VAN GELDER. President
Please mention the Exchansa when writing.
estate agent and is on the road as a
promoter for a syndicate that controls
large tracts in several of the Western
States.
Visitors the past week were H. L. Hill,
Maquoketa, la. ; Mrs. J. E. Wheeler, El
Campo, Tex.; J. W. Ross, Centralia, 111.
Peter Reinberg is cutting a fine lot
of Am. Beauty Roses from young stock,
(hat has been in good demand for some
weeks past. Tim Matehen expects to
leave Aug. 1 for a vacation, and will
visit several of the large Southern cities.
Sam Seligman of Wertbeimer Bros.,
New York, is in the city after spending
his vacation at several points in the far
West. He will spend a week with friends
in this city, and will then go to New
York before commencing his trip again
for Fall trade.
Erne & Klingel are receiving an extra
fine lot of My Maryland Roses and Kil-
larney this week, grown by the Geo.
Wittbold Co. at its greenhouses at Edge-
brook. This stock has helped materially
in keeping up the firm's trade during
the past few days when Rose stock was
scarce. The firm is starting its second
year of business in the wholesale market.
Howard Hews, receiver for Jacob
Russler, bankrupt, of Morgan Park, an-
nounces the sale of the property on
Thursday, July 17. The liabilities are
not stated. The assets consist of a long
list of bedding and decorative plants,
tools, pots, wagons, cash ^ register, and
many other business sundries, as well as
two greenhouses, each 40xl00ft., one
greenhouse lOxO.^ft.. and five other
houses, each lOxlOOf t.
John Ganger at Mangel's states that
they were busy with funeral work last
week. Business this week is reported
to be a little quiet. This house has an
attractive window, the entire base of
which is fiUed with zinc troughs contain-
ing water about six inches deep. The
outer sides of the troughs are completely
hidden with gravel and Moss. In the
water are placed hundreds of Nymphaeas
of various colors, red, white, pink and
blue, which completely hide the surface.
There are gold fish and aquatic plants,
and the surroundings are so fitted up as
to remind one of a cool corner in some
delightful woodland scene.
Hoerber Bros, state that their business
is still holding up fairly well for the sea-
son. While they are getting a good lot
of Summer quality stock from their
greenhouses daily, it is now that they
miss the crop of My Maryland Roses
that they would be having had it
not been' for the destruction of the
houses, in which these Roses were grow-
ing, by the cvclone last Spring.
Mrs. J. B. Freeman of Toledo, O,,
who was married recently, has remem-
July 19, 1913
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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1763
Pleaaa mention the Exchange when wrltipg.
bered the boys in the wholesale houses
where she did business. A box of cigars
sent to the salesmen and shipping force
of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. was very
much enjoyed.
The Chef and Steward, a monthly pub-
lication for the hotel and catering pro-
fessions, states this month : "Place flow-
ers in the dining room. Everybody en-
joys flowers, and especially is this true
during Summertime, when all the world
seems made new and the serum of the
newly awakened Nature generates the
sluggish circulation."
The A. L. Randall Co. is this week
receiving some Gladiolus America of
fine quality. Mr. .Johnson thinks that
the Gladiolus will not be overplentiful
until much later in the season. Mr.
Leganger is back in the store after a
good business trip through the Middle
West in the interest of this house. A. L.
Randall is at Benton Harbor, where he
expects to remain for some time looking
after his fruit farms at that point.
Wm. A. Neuner, son of the late Alfred
Neuner. of the firm of Nanz & Neuner,
Louisville, Ky., died Sunday, July 13,
at^ the Alpxian Brothers' Hospital in
this city. Funeral services were held at
Bentley's Chapel, 2701 N. Clark st.
Tiiesdav, July 1.5. Burial was at Louis-
ville, Ky. The firm of Nanz & Neuner
i9_ well known to the florist trade of
this country, having been established in
Louisville for nearly a half century.
At Amling's there is a general over-
hauling of the salesrooms in progress.
John Michelsen, the sales manager, is on
his vacation but makes occasional trips
to the store to see how all business mat-
ters are progressing. A. C. Kohlhrandt,
the chief shipping clerk, is also away on
a vacation.
From reports of the salesmen on the
road that visit this city it is stated that
the month of August will see a large
nnm.Tier of ontoftnwn nurchasers in this
market for everythins in the florist line.
The passing to and from the convention
will cause many in the trade to come
here, and the supply men are preparing
to receive them.
CMcago Plorlsts' Club
The Chicago Florists' Club held its
Tegular meeting nn Jnlv 10 at the Hotel
La Salle with President French in the
chair. Some extra fine Carnations were
furnished for decorative purposes by
Poehlmann P.rns. Co.
The recei^'ing of reports fro"i various
committees comprised the principal busi-
ness of the evening. Applications for
rremhership vere made bv F. J. Rose of
Chicago, and Ben Grupe, Park Ridge. 111.
UTip Gond-of-the-CIub Committee, he.nded
bv T. E. Waters, cbnirni.in. rernrnmended
that inslend of having the picnic at
Michigan City, and going by boat, as
had been suggested, the journey be made
to Eckhnrt's Grove. Park Rirlgp. this
being more practicable. Accordin^'Iy. the
suggestion was adopted, find the date of
the picnic set for Aug. 81. The trans-
portation committee reported the receipt
of a number of letters from various clubs
and individual-s, stating that thev would
join the Chicago Florists' Club at Chi-
cago en route to Minneapolis in August.
on the Chicago Florists' Club special
de luxe.
A vote of thanks was extended to
those who had made contributions for
the relief of the flood and storm suf-
ferers ; also to Poehlmann Bros. Co. for
jts decorations of Carnations at the meet-
ing. A numher of letters were received
from the flood and storm victims who
had received contributions, thanking the
donors.
An invitation to hold Its next meeting
at Sans Rouci Park was extended lo the
Club by O, J. Friedman, which invita-
tion was accented. All the arrangements
for this meeting will be in the hands of
Mr. Deamud. who was appointed a com-
mittee of one, for thnt purpose.
Because of the courteous treatment and
excellent room given by the management
of the ITotel La Salle, it was unanimous-
ly decided to make this hotel the Club's
permanent meeting place after the com-
ing meeting has been enjoyed at Sans
Souei Park with Mr. Friedman.
Ed. C. Toepel, Sec'y.
Lansdale, Pa.
H. L. Schull reports a splendid Spring
trade, the only trouble being scarcity of
blooms on their Geraniums. Mr. Schull
mentions the arrival of a grandson, Ed-
mund Mansure Schull, on June 24. and
utilized a stork basket as recently shown
in The Floeists' Exchange.
Fred Roos, Broad st., is happy over the
results of the vegetable plant sales this
Spring, and is now preparing a lot of
pot stock for Fall sales.
Wm. Sturzebecker has been busy all
Spring with landscape work, and at
present has a large job in the Pocono
Mountains. The nursery shows a great
variety of ornamental and shade stock.
Geo. Samtman of Orvilla has some
15,000 sq. ft. of glass entirely devoted
to Roses, My Maryland, White and Pink
Killarney and Double White Killarney
being the principal varieties. He came
here four years ago from the Florex
Gardens, where he spent two years as
Rose grower. The entire range shows
that Mr. Samtman knows how to grow
Roses. P. M. R.
Indianapolis
The State Florists' Association of
Indianapolis held its July meeting on
Wednesday, July 16, at Winona Lake,
Ind. The Northern Indiana Association
held its annual meeting at the same
place.
Secretary O. E. Steinkamp of the
State Florists' Association lias well ar-
ranged all the details for the trip to
Winona Lake, Ind.
W. Vesey was a recent visitor. He
states that everything is In good shape
again at the Vesey plant, and the out-
look for a fine Fall crop Is promising.
John Chisholm, of Bertermann's, is
av-ay on a two weeks' vacation.
Lee Rickenbach is cutting some ex-
cellent Gladioli. The E. T. Barnes Co.
of Spencer is also sending in excellent
shipments of this flower.
Mrs. .Tolin Bertermann. Mr. and Mrs.
Junge, Carl Sonnenschmidt, Paul Shi-
deler and Mrs. Shideler and W. S.
Brandt will leave for Tri-Lake, Ind.
next Sunday. It has been arranged to
go in automobiles and a good time is
anticipated. Walter Bertermann has
been selected to pilot the party on their
trip.
A. Wiegand & Sons are making sev-
eral changes in their Illinois St. estab-
llshment.
Canary birds are the innovation at
Brandt's Flower Store during the Sum-
mer months. Mr. Brandt thinks that he
can do better with these than with the
flower business during the hot spell.
. Lester Benson has been quite bn.sy of
Inte arid has been one of the principle
late and has been one of the principal
Some of the Indianapolis florists have
indicated their desire to accomnanv the
party making the Misslsslpni trip to the
convention, so that it will not be unlike-
ly to see the party split, f^ome going by
way of Chicago on a special train.
L B.
Dayton, 0.
In spite of the prolonged unfavorable
weather, dealers report conditions fairly
satisfactory. The scarcity of good stock
makes it rather difiicult to fill orders, but
we hone soon to have a good supply of
Gladioli and Asters. The only outdoor
stock now to be seen on the market is
the Shasta Dais.y. and for all practical
purposes the strictly outdoor flowers are
out of the market, most of them hav-
ing been burned out by the excessive hot
weather.
The question of befintifying Dayton Is
being agitated by (lie Chamber nf Com-
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0 20
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30 16
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$1.00 per quart. $3.00 per gallon
SCALINE
For scale and all i^ _
Duraery stock. Can
safely as in dormant :
75c. per quart» $1.50 per gaUon, 10 gaUons, $10.
re/Af/GAJVr^
$1.35 per quart. $4.00 per gallon
All our products arc used diluted with water at
vanous strengths, aa directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let us quote you our prices to commercial grow-
ers in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Aitrlcultural Chemical,
M. C. EBEL, Gen'l Msr. MADISON, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write for free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street. NEW YORK
4VMoney refunded if not satisfied.
Beware of Imitations
Please mention the ExchanKO when writing.
merce, and a committee was appointed
to encourase the use of window boxes
for the business section of Dayton. Mr.
Friendenberger, landscape gardener for
the N. C. R., has suggested the planting
of shade trees on all the main streets.
Things are Iiappening in Dayton. The
unsightly spots made by the flood are
transformed over night from places of
wreckage into beautiful tropical gardens
by the courtesy of John H. Patterson,
president of the N. C. R.
Mrs. Haschke has just completed the
planting of 5000 Chrysanthemums, and
from the present outlook expects to dis-
play some choice flowers this Pall.
H. H. Ritter suffered with a severe
attack of neuralgia this week which
caused his face to be swollen to half
again its natural size.
The Heiss Ck). is well satisfled with
the volume of business done this season ;
one item of its business was the dispo-
sition of 20,000 Geraniums.
C. Leslie was confined to his house
last week with a severe case of tonsilitis.
The Dayton Florists' Club omitted the
regular meeting the first of the month
owing to the excessive heat, but a meet-
ing was called last Thursday to close up
the business for the Summer months.
The next meeting will be held on the first
Thursday in October. The Club dis-
cussed the subject of co-operative adver-
tising, and the general opinion was that
it pays. When the meetings open up
again in the Fall the plan will be given
a trial. The Club also decided to con-
tribute to the memorial to be erected in
honor of the late William R. Smith of
Washington, D. C.
Negotiations have been in progress
between W. G. Mathews and the
King Construction Co. of North Tona-
wanda, N. Y., for the reconstruction of
Mr. Mathews' greenhouses; over 25,000ft.
of glass will be used in the construction
of the plant, which will be thoroughly
equipped for the resumption of business
on a larger scale than ever.
Joseph J. Schaeiier on the Troy Pike
was the only florist in this section who
suifered any ill effects from the recent
storm. Dayton was visited only by rain
and wind, but northeast of Dayton there
was a heavy hailstorm, and a great deal
of damage was done to Mr. Schaefl'er's
greenhouses and stock. The Gladioli,
which were coming on in fine shape,
were entirely stripped of their buds, leav-
ing nothing but the bare stems ; the
Corn was beaten down, and the Cannas
were cut into ribbons ; a great deal of
glass was broken.
Mr. Parney, representing the M. Rice
Co. of Philadelphia, was in Dayton this
week with an unusually large display of
novelties.
The City of Dayton is making a
strenuous effort to have the stores close
at 6 o'clock. Florists are helping the
cause along. The Heiss Co. closed last
Saturday at 6 o'clock, as did also the
Advance Co. It is to be hoped that the
other florists will fall in line this com-
ing Saturday.
H. H. Ritter disposed of about 15,000
plants to and filled 50 boxes for the
N. C. R. Joseph I. Schaeffer furnished
about 2000 plants, while other florists
sold various amounts, cleaning up the
stock in pretty good shape. K. B. Y.
Columbus, 0.
The most severe hailstorm ever ex-
perienced in this part of Ohio passed over
the southern section of Columbus on
Wednesday, July 9, at about 2 p.m. Hail-
stones 2in. in diameter were plentiful.
The florists sufl'ered most. The Colum-
bus Floral Co., having the largest place,
was the heaviest loser ; a visit to its
plant immediately after the storm was
heart breaking. The superintendent and
part owner, Frank Miller, puts their loss
at $15,000, and it will take 6 carloads
of glass to replace that broken. Young
stock, although in some cases badly
broken, was not nearly so damaged as
one would expect. The labor of removing
pieces of glass from among the stock will
be tedious and more irksome than the
reglazing.
Herman Kropp of the Cottage Rose
Gardens, who is rebuilding his entire
range, also suffered severely ; fourteen
whole lights were all that were left on
the side of his house most exposed to the
storm. The glaziers had finished three
sides and were about to commence on the
fourth when the storm broke.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, Thrips, Red Spider, etc.
PlAINTllfE-s%.p''iViS'is:
secticides on the mar-
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
PlANTLIff"f^tu^^i?v'°
galfons boiling hot
water, allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any other insecticide on
the market.
PlANTlIf E ,„.„
trvely will not injurefthe most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
leaves.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St., New York
Please mention the Sxchan^e "when writing.
hflNURES
Unequaled for Greenhouse and
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Go.
34 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
a mention the Exchange when writing.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb.£'b'i2.
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. t"^
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. tlZ
TOBACCO STEMSJOc.stg>£:'^„
Spedal Prices In Tons and Carload Lots.
I I FRIFDMAN 285-289 Metropolian Ave.,
J. J. iniLirnnn, Brooklyn, n.y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when wrtttaig.
W
»re easy to kill with
Ihe rumigatinf Kind Tobacco Powder
o *, # « *^-°^ P"' *>»K 100 !*>•.
Satisfaction guaranteed or moner baok ■
why try cheap Bnbstltutea that maKsri do
not dare to gaarantee 7
,TH1 E. 1. STOOTHOFf 00., MOUH TIRIOI, I. T."
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
PHOSPHORUS
1-inch potful of Davldve's Special Phosphoros
ful scattered over COO square feet every two weeks before
watering, will grow vigoroue Flowers and Plants.
Sample bag (200 lbs.). SG.OO; over 600 Ibi. at rate of
540.00 per ton,
WILUAM M. DAViOGE, P. 0. Box 5, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
July 19, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
145
=KINC=
GREENHOUSES
are practical, first, last and all the
time. Every detail is the result of
careful study.
Sunshine makes things grow, and
a Eling simply captures every ray of
sunlight.
Write us for information, no matter
how inexpensive or extensive a house
you need.
Our users say we give great values.
It will pay you to investigate.
KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
26 King's Road. North Tonawanda, N. Y.
All the Sunligbl All-Day Houses
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Producing appliance!
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PE3RCE
<iLA88
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
tom Prices.
PARSHELSKYBROS.Jnc
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.V.
ntion the Exchange when writing.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN
Greenhouse Glass,
Paints and Putty,
**BlFFiiLO WHITE" (^lITi)
Most Perfect WhltefTalnt Made
BE SURE TO GET OUR ESTIMATES.
THE DWELLE- KAISER CO.
S38-342 EUlcott Street - BUFFALO, N. Y.
Branch Offices
80 North Allen Street - Albany, N. Y.
Cutler Building - Rochester, N. Y.
1230 State Street - ■ Erie, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
serratorles and all other purposes. Get our
flftures before buying. Estimates freely given.
GLASS
NEW YORK
i mention th« Exohang* whan writing-
Kpo
W GREEN H0U5E''
BOILER
^^^ HOT yJPi'^^
BOUGHT A KROESGHELL FIRST
I want to tell you how well your No. 2 Kroeschell Boiler has taken
care ot my greenhouses this winter with an outside temperature of 18 de-
grees below zero.
I have never had to get up nights, and in some of the very coldest
weather 1 have lound the temperature in the greenhouses only 2 degrees
lower than when I left it at night.
F. E. SELKREGG, North East, Pa.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 470 W. Eric St, Chicago, III.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SI/ m kirn THERAIN
KINNER MACHINE
YSTEM w^for
OF- IRRIGATION
THE SKINNER IRRIGATION CO.. Dept. D. Troy, Ohio
indoor and out-
door irrisstion.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
E, Metzmaier also suffered severely.
The John Hellenthal estate was in the
path of the storm. Joe was away on his
vacation at the time.
Other losers were Charles Roth, Peter
Fornof and Messrs. Clypp. Corn was
badly damaged, chickens were killed and
in two instances men received bodily in-
jury. Happily none of the flood sufferers,
excepting Sherman F. Stephens, was in
the storm area, and his loss was light,
consisting of about 50 panes of glass.
n.
Milwaukee Wis.
The closing week of June was anything
but an active one in this market, due
mostly to the extreme heat. This section
seldom experiences the continued hot
weather that has crippled the local mar-
ket. The high temperature was in direct
contrast with that a year ago, when cool
weather prevailed throughout the month.
Both the demand and the supply was
light last week as a result of the heat.
As to supply, there was little good stock
on the market and the shipping stock was
decidedly short of the demand. The sup-
ply of first grade stock has dwindled
steadily, until it is hard for the whole-
salers to get enough that will hold up.
This is due solely to the extreme heat,
for there are quantities of Roses of the
inferior grades that are not easy to move
without selling at a low margin. It has
been almost an impossibility for the
growers to get the stock into market be-
fore it opened. Carnations were about
the same, only good Carnations were
harder to find than good Roses. Still
there have been quantities of the poor
ones that could be handled only with
difliculty and at such prices as the buyer
cared to offer. For the few good ones
that came in the returns have been all
that could be expected. Carnations were
in much lighter supply June 30, indicat-
ing the approach of the end of their
season, hastened by the heat. With both
Asters and Gladioli a matter of future
consideration, Roses and Carnations are
the only flowers on the market and will
continue popular. There are some odds
and ends in the way of miscellaneous
stock, but they are worthy of only brief
mention. All in all the average whole-
saler is quite satisfied with the record
of .Tune business. It does not compare
with last year's so unfavorably as was
expected.
This season the week in which we
celebrated the nation's birthday was no
worse than usual : there was enough de-
mand to take all the good stock, but
scarcely any outlet for the considerable
quantities of poor flowers. This week,
conditions are somewhat improved.
There is very little first class stock on the
market, but the over supply of poor flow-
ers is less heavy than it has been. Fol-
lowing two weeks of excessive heat, the
temperature dropped to normal July 6;
conspquontly Roses are rearldnK the mar-
ket in m\irb better condition^ Wide
open flowers demanding immediate sale
are less of a problem than they have been.
Boiler Talks
(No. 4)
NOTE,— This Is the fourth of a series
of advertisements written by our cus-
tomers. We print here a copy of a
signed quesHon sheet. We mailed
t|iese to boiler users throughout the
country, and we are going to give you
the answers just as we received them.
It will be worth your time to follow
this series to the end. Notice these
ads are all dated and signed. No
Humbug '* here.
Questions and Answers
No, 1. Q.— Have you ever Ored a cast
iron boiler? A.— Yes,
No, 2. Q.— Have you ever fired a steel
flue boiler? A.— Yes,
No, 3, Q. — Which do you prefer? A.—
No. 4. Q.— Do you save coal with the
cast iron boiler? A. — Yes.
No. 5. Q. — Which is the easiest to oper-
ate? A.— Cast iron.
No. 6. Do you have more trouble with
the cast iron than the steel?
A. — No.
No. 7. Which type costs least for re.
pairs ? A. — Cast ;■■""
" 8. Q,— Is the cast '
clean ? A, — Yes,
No. 9. Q. — Does the cast
quicker? A. — Yes.
No. 10. Q.— Which type la:
A.— Cast iron.
No. 11. Q.— If you prefer i
easier to
iron heat
^ longer ?
- , ^ iron boiler
please tell us why. A. — Easiest
to take care of in every way.
No. 12. Q.— If you prefer a steel flue boiler
please tell us why. A. .
No. 13. Q. — How long have you used
cast iron boilers ? A. — Twenty
No. 14. Q. — How long have you used steel
flue boilers ? A. — Four years.
No. 15. Q.— Do you personally attend to
the boiler? A.— Yes.
No. 15. Q.— Which type holds 6re longest?
The Flexible Fire Travel Keeps Heat In the
Houses and Coal in the Bin
No. 17. Q. — Is your boiler steam or water ?
A. — Water.
No. 18. Q. — Whatkindofcoaldoyouburn?
A. — Hard egg.
No, 19. Q.— What is your glass area?
A.— SOOO sq. ft.
No. 20. Q. — What boiler are you using?
A. — Monin^er.
No. 21. Q. — Is your piping in good shape?
A.^Yes.
No. 22. Q. — If not, explain trouble. A. —
No. 23. Q, — Do you get good draft ?
A, — Yes.
No.24. Q.— What is sUe of chimney?
A.— 16 I 16 in. X 30 ft.
No. 25. Remarks. .
Date, May 19. 1913
Signed
'^ /iv/^
Dumont, N. J.
GET THESE CATALOGUES
No. 6. Pipe and FilllnB. No- N . Monirte, W.ler Supply No. I 5. Flat Rafler Housei
No- 8- Boiler Handbook No. 1 2. Venlil.tins Machinery No. 1 6. Hoi Bed S..h
No. 10. Boiler.ma Ballery No. 14. Tru»ed Iron Frame Hou.t. No. 17. Semi-Iron House.
JOHN C. MONINGER CO., mtus^M.. CHICAGO
Bvefything for the OreenHouse
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IBLIN GREENHOUSE BOILERS
Cast Iron Steam and Water
"^IZ^:^^ GIBLlN(§^CO., Utica,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
G
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
White-wash Spray-
Intt. Will not clog or get out of order.
Used in Leading Parks and Cemeteries.
RE3DE & McKENN;X
«I4— «Oth Street. Brooklyn. New York
I the £zcluuig« who
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glass Works '^N^^YoTcir
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PLANT CULTURE '"'?i^5o
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Piib. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
146
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jV\aKesaShoht
^ BOUGHT OF E.W.SMITH
RYE, N.Y.
t^^ortr^ caa^
<i5<^^
et//rij(^i'^
// oo
Makes it short, because, on its long travel, the water-
surrounded flue ways grab the heat, instead of its going up
the chimney.
The Burnham Cast Iron Greenhouse Boiler has a three
times back and forth travel — the longest in any greenhouse
boiler.
This time — buy a Burnham.
Lord and Burnham Company
cAicsocnrp.; NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA
SALES OFFICES :—42d Street Bldg. Tremont Bldg. Franklm Bank Bldg.
FACTORIES :-Irvington, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YOltK
M
METROPOLITAN
PATENT IRON
GUnER
/^NE of the features of this
^-^ Gutter is that it can be
put up in wrought iron
any lengths (without boring
holes), by bolting the Gutter
together and screwing clip
to the roof bars, for any size
glass.
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
Greenhouses ^^ Conservatories
NORTH TONA>A/ANDA, N.Y.
HAMILTON, ONT.
Please mention the Exohanre when viitlnr.
Greenhouse Materials I^lt^^.^
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will furnish
details and cut materials ready for erection.
Frank Van Assche, '"'a g^lgh^'slSi^r'
JERSEY CITY. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when -writins.
NASTICA
Ucpd for glazing^green houses. $1.35 per gla.
Machines for using same, $1.25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastlca furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERIVIUELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS. MO.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
There is a fair Summer demand for the
better grades of Roses. The special de-
mand for yellow has subsided, the extra
call now being for white. A few Asters have
appeared, and it will not be long before
this Summer flower will displace the
Carnation. Gladioli have arrived, but
thus far the early pink variety is all that
is available in quantity. Wholesalers
are somewhat disappointed in the prices
being realized, but one of the largest
growers says he is getting better returns
than this variety brought last year. Eas-
ter Lilies are overabundant ; it is doubt-
ful if Lilies ever have made as low an
average on the market as was the case
in the last two weeks of June. The de-
mand for Valley has subsided to normal.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. has a fine
lot of Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Ward, White
and Pink Killarney Roses, ranging in
price from $2 to $8 per 100. It is also
cutting some fine Mrs. Chas. Russell,
which gives better satisfaction now than
Am. Beauty as it keeps so much better.
It sells from $1 to $2 per dozen, and the
demand for it has been good the past
week.
Gu3 Eusch & Co. are getting in mis-
cellaneous stock, of which they dispose
quickly, mostly for funeral work.
The Currie Bros. Co. was very busy
last week, principally with funeral work.
Instead of holding a flower show this
year the Minneapolis Florists' Club wiU
arrange an exhibit at the State Fau^^^ It
will be on the lines of a conserv&wi'y,
and will include cut flowers, designs and
plants.
The floral decorations in the parks for
the Perry Centennial Celebration wiU be
something of interest, in as much as MU-
waukee, in line with other lake cities, is
making elaborate preparations for a
proper celebration of the Centennial to
be held here the week of August 3. The
Board of Park Commissioners has com-
pleted several special designs_ in .flowers
in the principal parks of the city. In the
Court of Honor on Grand ave. a bed,
20ft.x30ft., representing an American
flag, has been planted, the stripes being
executed in red Alternantheras and dwarf
Alyssum, the stars in dwarf Alyssum on
a blue ground of dwarf Ageratum, the
flag staff being made in Echeverias. On
the west section of the course between
Tenth and Eleventh sts. a panel 290ft.
long by 40ft. wide, has been executed in
flowers, appropriately and tastefully ar-
ranged with the lettering "Perry Cen-
tennial" appearing on both sides, Al-
ternantheras, Echeverias, Santolinas,
Cannas and Coleus being used in large
numbers. Considerable other decoration
of the same kind has been made.
A. Menger, the Third st. florist, haa
bought a new machine.
Mr. Winterson of Chicago caUed on
his friends Friday. M. O. S.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
Pleaae mention tha Eaohaage when writing.
Evans Improved Challenge
Roller bearing, self-oiling de-
vice, automatic stop, solid link
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the most per-
fect apparatus in the market.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your crders
elsewhere.
QUAKER Cirr MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
Please mention the Exchange when wrltiar.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY
Pasadena, Cal.
The Pasadena Seed and Poultry Co. is
the name of a newly established firm to
supply residents with garden and poultry
accessories. It is located at 109 East
Union st.
Robert Leithead, an aged gardener,
died on July 8th, 81 years of age. Phila-
delphia gardeners of his acquaintance
who yet remain on this side of the "great
divide" will remember him because of his
kindly disposition and his skill in grow-
ing plants. .
The Pasadena Horticultural .society
will hold its annual picnic at Redondo
Beach on August 3. The Los Angeles
Horticultural Society has accepted an
invitation to join and share the festivities
of the day. . j .
Recently I visited an orchard o£
grafted trees, just coming into bearing
on a plateau east of Pasadena. It is the
only location in this part of the State
in which Jacaranda ovalifolia and Gre-
villea Thelemanniana came through the
Winter uninjured by the cold, and yet
the location is not frostless.
P. D. Baenhabt.
July 19, 1913
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147
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| /^A/V^S. S
Upon
C5TIMATC
13C0UC5T
Di/asY Thing
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Pleaae m«ntlop the Exchany* when writing.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that Is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Rool Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
Sendfor T^IT T IT 'D ^ A Cl/"ir V /Si W IT T TM Successors to
CIrcuUrs \J\XjXjK^t\.t ^AOlVEUI CCt IVILfll^ PI JENNINGS BROS.
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BBKK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pleeae mention the Eacohange when writing.
Greenhouse MATERiALi^tloT-BEDSASH
t
of LoQJsiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Right
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL.
Ple*M meBtlop the Exohange when writiin.
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
LISTEN!
WHY should we say listen? It's no secret
we want to tell you because every one
knows that Advance Ventilating ap-
paratus and greenhouse fittings are the best
on the market. Well, we want you to re-
member it, that's all. So when you are in the
market we will get your order. Of course we
will be glad to give full particulars right now.
Write us.
ADVANCE CO.,
Richmond, Ind
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WROUGHT IRON PIPE
Rethreaded, thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths and up, guaranteed free from split
holes. I will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT & DAVIDSON "^ ""•"<"'««•"'=
^Del
.. ... , J u Brooklyn, New York
. - ._«de .18 hours after order reaches our office. We are so positive of satisfying ail o f
, — . 9 that we are ready to receive a triai orders. Wc would welcome trial orders iust to
introduce our methods and reliabtltty.
Pleeie mention the Exchange when writing.
GREENiibusE GLASS
SHARP. PARTRIDGE & CO.. Chicago. III.
Please mention the Eitohange when writing.
Mastlca Is elastic and tenacious, admlta of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomea
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer^than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
I!^ American CarnatioD
PRICE. $3.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 lo a Duane Sireel. New Yoe^
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey Cliy, New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses —
Commercial and Private
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
LAND DRAIN TILE mS'Sr lots
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many 2nd, 8rd and 4th repeat orders during past
five yeare from aaera. show reBults. Send postal
for circular and prlces-
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
ManafMtnrerfl 613 Euclid Avenue. Cleveland, Ohio
ntion the Exchange when writing^
We make a specialty of Greenhouse Stock for Commercial Growers of Flowers
and Vegetables. Sash
Bars 32 feet long and
over. Write for circu-
ars and prices.
TlicA.T.Slearns
LnmDer Co.
NEPONSET, Boston, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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This is our ALL Cypr<
One. The legs ai '
tised and tenoned togethe
1 braced with angle
lui
nier One Kind finds it
and make his own b
matter of
ches.
y to buy hi;
Number Two Kind figures that if Number One
can do it, so can he. But he loses sight of the fact
that he is already behind on the regular work and to
attempt anything more will mean an actual neglect
of his real business — that of grower.
He may save a few dollars on actual cost of
benches, but it comes out of his profits — so nothing
is gained, and things upset generally.
Number Three Kind dopes it out that as a grower
he has his hands full looking after the growing and
if his men do have any spare time that they can give
ng, he makes sure that the material
nd fitted, all ready to put together in
quickest way possible. He can't
his men do by hand what our
to bench buii
he buys is cul
in the simple
afford to ha
machines can do.
Number Four Kind. This kind won't have a thing to
do with building. He leaves the entire thing to
those who make it their business.
It seemingly costs more at the start, but it is
noticeable that such men are among the leading
growers and, from all indications, have "bank rolls. '
Bench Number Four
. Legs and angl
pieces are galvaniz
bination fitting is
bottom a
cast iron. Side
The point we -want to emphasize is that we can
be of service to all four kinds. We are making a
little drive on this bench business that will interest
every one of you. We have four kinds of benches
for the four kinds of Bench Kinds. They are fully
described in our Supply Book. The prices we are
going to ask you to write for.
ibWM&tamimM*u>MumiAa^^
NEW YORK OFFICE
1 1 70 Broadway
HitcKitvgs^G)iTtpatty*
PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania Bldg., 15th and Chestnut Sts.
Factory, ELIZABETH, N. J.
The Big Question
of Little Details
O
NE of our customers recently
complained bitterly to our
superintendent that our
men were "too all fired
fussy, and if they were going to be
as particular all through the work,
Summer would be over before the
house would be ready to plant."
Two weeks later, however, his
crop was in.
Now he is so delighted with his
house, that he brags ibout the
splendid way we attended to every
detail. Right here let me say, we
are going to keep right on being
"fussy." More and more attention
will be given to the details because
we know it to be the really big thing
in safe and sure satisfactory green-
house building.
If you w^ant such a house, then
you want us to build it. Send for
catalog.
Ideal Range No. 164 erected at Oak Park, just out of Chicago
Lord and Burnham Company
Offices
Sales
I NEW YORK
I Forty-Second St. Bl
BOSTON
Tremont Building
PHILADELPHIA
Franklin Bank Bldg.
CHICAGO
Rookery Building
ROCHESTER
Granite Building
TORONTO, CANADA
12 Queen Street, E.
IRVINGTON, N. Y.]
DES PLAINES, ILL
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION NUMBER
WILL BE
ISSUED
MJ©gST^9
U7e aro a straight shoot and aim to grow Into a vigorous Plant
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 4
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, JULY 26, J9J3
One Dollar Per Year
Lilium Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We have received our first conrignment of Harrisii, and offer a selected stock of
the original true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was grown from the original
true type, and will be found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose
Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season, but we
are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make delivery
now from first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs, 350 to the case. $5.50 per 100, S45.00 per 1000
7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200 to the case, 9.00 per 100, 82.50 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
Hydrangea Otaksa
Blue and Pink, In bud and bloom, for Immediate use
We have a fine stock of pot-grown plants in 6-in. and 7-in. pots, just beginning to show
color, in fine shape. 35c. to 50c. each.
We offer, also, a large stock of well-budded plants for July and August flowering. Plants
in large tubs, $2.00 and $3.00 each; extra large specimens in half-barrels at $5.00 and $7.50 each.
Fine Ferns for Summer Decorafion
For Immediate Use
We have a fine stock of the following varieties in the sizes offered.
Elegantissima. 6-in. pots. 50c. each; 8-in., $1.00 each.
Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The best of all the plain-leaved type. 8-in., $1.00 each; very
heavy specimens, in 10-in. pots, $3.00 and $4.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Klllarney. Pink Ktllarney, Richmond, Lady Hllllngdon and Rlllarney Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named varieties.
Strong grafted plants, m 3H- and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ONHUDSON
NE\V YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Please mention the Exchange when writing:.
&1!.S°" LILY BULBS
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we offer LILIUM GIGANTEUM,
supply limited —
8-10, 225 to case $17.00 per case
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
Write now and get our quotations on Glganteum, Formosum and
Magnificum bulbs for 1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will Interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII
For Immediate delivery
7-9, 200 to case, $9.00 per 100, $85.00 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates. Less 3% for cash with order
POINSETTIAS
2>2-inch, fine stock, $7 00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000.
WM. F. KASTING CO., 1X1??*^!,^. "i:
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
POINSETTIAS
2M-iiicb, $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000.
GARDENIA VEITCHII
2M-in., $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000 3-in., $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000.
WHITE BOUVARDIA
2J4-inch, $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000.
SMILAX
2J<-inch, carried over plants, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
4-inch, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus
2J^-in., $3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 3-in., $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000.
ADIANTUM Croweanum
3-inch, $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000.
ADIANTUM Glory of Mordrecht
2-inch, $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000.
A, N, PIERSON,
Cromwfeit, Conn.
Inc.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERAMMS
E have a splendid lot ready, in a iine assortment of
good plants in 3-incli pots, for Fall and Winter
blooming; $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Good
2-inch stock at $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per 1000.
We are booking orders for next season; get our catalogue
and prices. We cover the field of useful varieties.
1
Smilax per 1000.
Good, strong, 2-inch pots, $2.00 per 100, $17.50
per IOC
Asparagus
Asparagus
Hardy English Ivy
SPRENGERI, 3-inch, $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000.
PLUMOSUS NANUS, 3-inch, $5.00
per 100. $40.00 per 1000.
2-in., $2.00 per 100-
3-in., $3.00 per 100-
WHITE MARSH,
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., TmyuiId
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX— THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 167
150
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ARRISII LILIES
Thompson's Chrysanthemum
Manure (English)
A trifle expensive, but it does the work. 56-Ibs., $6.00.
ROSE BONE 200 lbs.. S4.00.
PANSY and PRIMULA
Extra blended, from choice strains, estra large
flowering. Trade pkt., $1.00.
Choice Strains of Blended Primroses
H trade packet, 50c.
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS
42 Vesey Street, NEW YORK
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
-TO THE TRADE-
V
HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany
(Eaublnhed in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the rery largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and EARN SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages. Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions. Peas.
Radishes. Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums. Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious. Stocks. Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz^ $1.75 per >i 02., $1.00 per H oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order. ... . ,
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
wammted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. 1 also grow largely
seeda on contract.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
CELERY
PARSLEY
CABBAGE
GoldenSelf Blanching, 40c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000
20c. per 100, $1.00 per 1000.
Golden Heart
Giant Pascal
25c. per 100, $1.25 per 1000.
AUHead
Ball Head
Flat Dutch
Savoy J
20c. per 100, $1.00 per 1000
R. VINCENT, Jr., & SONS CO., White Marsh, Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ONION SETS
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prices
and
BIJLB5
W.C.Beckert
lei-ieS Federal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North SM«)
Import Direct
Get on our mailing list and receive import
prices from best firms in all important
sources of supply.
We have our own Custom House and for-
warding department, advance duties,
freights, etc., and collect against delivery.
SPECIALTIES
Bay Trees, Palms, Boxwood, Roses,
Evergreens, Valley Pips, Manetti, Raf-
fia, Jap. Lily Bulbs, etc.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
PANSIES
S.&W.
Co's
Giant
Strains
MIXTURES
mixtures of Pansies are made up with
a thorough knowledge of the requirement for
the florist; and are made up of only the best
and choicest varieties.
S.&W. Co's GIANT SORTS in Separate Colors
GIANT ADONIS. Light blue _ __
GIANT EMPEROR WILLIAM. Bright blue 20
GIANT FIRE KING 20
GIANT KING OF THE BLACKS 20
GIANT LORD BEACONSFIELD 20
GIANT PURPLE 20
GIANT SNOWFLAKE 20
GIANT WHITE 20
GIANT YELLOW. Pure 20
GIANT YELLOW. Dark eye 20
GIANT MIXED 10
2 50
2 50
4 00
2 00
2 50
1 50
2 50
2 00
4 00
2 00
2 00
SPECIAL TYPES
BUGNOT'S. Large strains; mixed
ODIER. Finest mixed
CASSIER'S LARGE-FLOWERING MIXED,
most brilliant colors and markings. All extr
the greatest profusion
MASTERPIECE. Superb, new class of blotched Pansies with large blooms
stly undulated or curled. Beautiful rich colors
Trade pkt. K oz.
$0 25 $1 75
1 75
25 1 50 5 00
S. & W. Co's NON PLUS ULTRA
Our Non Plus Ultra Pansy is a mixture containing the largest, handsomest, most perfect varieties
ever sent out. The beautiful coloring and variety of marking give a bed of these Pansies a most
brilliant appearance. The seed has been saved from the greatest assortment of types, including
only the best of Giant Cassiers, Bugnots, Trimardeaux, and Giant English, French and German
strains. Trade pkt. 3^ oz. Oz.
FINEST MIXED SO 25 $1 50 $5 00
^i^m^^(mlkf&
50 Barclay St
NEW YORK
Lily of the Valley Pips
WE have on hand a few cases of Lily of the
Valley Pips. (3000 to case) Berlin and
Hamburg, whicn we offer at
$32.00 per case (of 3000)
53 Barclay St., NEW YORK
PleaBB mentioD the Exchange when •writing.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE !
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, Yt oz., $1.00; J^ oz.,
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; Ji IB., $14.00;
1 lb., $50.00. Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
124 RUBY STREET, LANCASTER, PA.
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
Ne>v York
Pl«a» mentloo the Ezohanss when mltlng.
July 36, 1913
HIGHEST QUALITY
Flower Seeds
— fOR—
SUMNER SOWING
PANSY
Johnson's Kingly Prize Winner. Famous for
rheir giant size, heavy texture and wide range of
magnificent colors. 1000 seeds, 30c.; 2000 seeds,
80c.; hi oz., S1.25; oz., So.OO.
Asparagus Plumosus Nanus.
Per 100 seeds, 50c. ; per 1000 seeds, $2.50.
Asparagus Sprengeri.
Per 250 seeds, 25c.; per 1000 seeds, 75c.; 5000
seeds, S3.00.
Candytuft.
Empress. White. Tr. pkt., 10c. ; oz., 20c.
Calceolaria.
English Prize Mixed. Per 1000 seeds, 25c.; per
5000 seeds, Sl.OO.
Tr. pkt. Oz.
Double Daisy.
(Bellis Perennis). Choice mixed. . .$0.20 S1.75
Snowball, white 25 2.00
Longfellow, pink 25 2.00
New Giant Double Daisy.
Monstrosa, white 30 3.50
Monstrosa, pink 30 3.50
Mignonette.
Machet. Splendid for pots 10 .25
Bismarck. Fragrant; best for cutting .20 1.00
Defiance. Large spikes 15 .40
Goliath. Giant spikes 15 .50
Myosotis Alpestris Victoria.
Dwarf blue 20 1.00
Robusta grandiflora. Blue, large-
flowering, for pots 15 .50
Primula Sinensis.
(Chinese Primrose). English Prize
Fringed Mixed. ) i tr. pkt., 50c. . 1.00
Primula Obconica Grandiflora.
Finest Mixed, all colors 50
Sweet William.
Holborn Glory, Auricula-flowered,
fine 15 .50
Double mixed, all colors 20 .75
Double Giant Mixed 25 1.00
Single, Separate colors 10 .25
Single, mixed 10 .15
Paper White Narcissus, Roman Hya-
cinths, Freesias, and other French
Bulbs, due to arrive.
Write for prices.
See our Giant Pansy offer in last issue.
JOHNSON SEED CO.
217 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds, Sl.OO; 1000
seeds, $1.50; J2 pkt. 50c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensis, Sweet Yellow. 20c.
PRIMULA malacoides. Giant Baby. 20c.
PRIMULA obconica. New Giant. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. 50c.
CINERARIA. Ijirge-flowcring, dwarf, mixed,
1000 seeds, 50c.; hi pkt. 25c.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds, $1.00; }4 pkt. SOc.
DAISY (Bellis) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Extra. Pkt.
25c.
GIANT PANSY. TaltiircrittCsereSSi!
6000 seeds. $1.00; J i pkt. 50c.; S2.50 per ounce. A
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Pleaea mention the Exchange when writing.
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NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
Enflish Lot
)ust off sh^.
Brkki tboioi^b-
ly "Run,"
Ifigheft Vaiuc
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Baf«lay Sirmt, IffiW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
J. BOLGJANO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
Established 1818. Write for our low prices.
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BALTIMORE MD.
Please mention the Eidiange when writing.
SNAPS
If you grow ANTIRRHINUMS yon should read
our booklet, **The Story of Nelrose." The price
is m postage stamp.
F.W. Fletcher & Co. ^"''SSSg*^^
Pleaie mention the Exchaiiga when wrJtim.
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chaa. C. Massle. Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vlca-presldent, J. M.
Lupton, Mattltuck, N. T.; second vice-
president, W. F. Therklldson, Palnes-
ville. O. ; secretary (re-elected), C .E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. WU-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC.— July 16, S. S. Fin-
land— Hutter & Co., 2 cases plants. S. S.
Niagara — Barnes & Bumgard, 6 bags
seed. S. S. Minnehaha — Sanderson & Son,
33 bags seed. S. S. Bermudian — ^P.Hender-
son & Co., 18 boxes Lily Bulbs; Reitman,
Pelser & Co., 1 box Palm leaves, 1 box
Ferns, 1 box seed; R. M. Ward & Co.,
130 boxes Lily bulbs. S. S. Oceanic —
Maltus & Ware, 2 cases plants.
Fleaie mention the Exchange when writing.
European Notes
The present month appears to be
chiefly noticeable for its lack of bright
sunshine ; many of our days are more like
November than July, and, except in a
very few of the extreme southern dis-
tricts, all traces of the heat usually as-
sociated with the "dog days" are con-
spicuous by their absence. In one re-
spect this is not to be regretted, in view
of the fact that it prolongs growth, and
will, we hope, increase both the quantity
and quality of some of our most valuable
crops. Rutabagas, late Turnips, all the
Brassicas, together with the Beet and
Mangel and some of our main crop Peas,
look all the better for the rains and mod-
erate temperature.
On the other hand. Carrot and Onion
sadly need the sun, especially the crops
now growing in Northern Europe. Ger-
many is reported to be the driest part of
Europe just now, and growers are quite
satisfied with the appearance of their
Onion crops. In France, which is also
reported as fairly dry, and in Britain,
(Continued on page 153)
Horseshoe Brand Giganteum in boxes as they come from the
fields to the packing sheds — before they are cleaned and assorted
EXPECTATIONS
E who gets something for nothing gets
nothing from something in return. There
are a good many buyers of Lily bulbs who
expect good bulbs, but who don't pay the
price for them in return. This class never
average as high in returns as those buyers who pay a
fair price. In any line of business a buyer must
regulate his purchases by the general average of
results and never by any one particular instance of
profit or loss. Particularly in Lily bulbs must a buyer
secure only the best, as the proportion of cost of
bulbs to percentage of profit is such as to make that
initial cost a secondary consideration. Every Lily
grower of experience knows it does not pay to
gamble with uncertain brands— and that there is one
one brand which is almost always absolutely depend-
able— and that brand is Horseshoe Brand — the finest
Lily bulbs in the world. A Catalog with prices upon
application.
COLD STORAGE GIGANTEUM
F. O. B. NEW YORK
Cases of 100, size 7-8
Cases of 1 00, size 7-9
Cases of 340, size 7-8
Cases of 300, size 7-9
Cases of 250, size 8-10
Cases of 1 80, size 9- 1 I
at $6.00 each
at 8.50 each
at 21.00 each
at 21.00 each
at 25.00 each
at 22.00 each
Ready for delivery at any time. Order now.
Mot how cheap,
But how good
Please mention the Exchange when writing
Ralph M. WanI
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET,
NEW YORK
152
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LILY BULBS
Lilium Giganteum cold storage
6-8 (400 bulbs to case) $14.00 per case
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $18.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case $17.00 per case
STORAGE PAID UNTIL SEPTEMBER I. 1913
Other Lilies
Album, 9-11 inch $12.50 per 100
Auratum, 9-11 inch lO.OO per 100
Rubrum, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
Rubrum, 9-11 inch 9.00 per 100
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS
NEW CROP. NORTHERN GREENHOUSE-GROWN
1000 Seeds $3.00 5000 Seeds $14.00 10.000 Seeds $27.00
PRIMULA PLANTS
OBCONICA GIGANTEA and others
From 23^-in. pots. A full line now ready for shipment. $3.50 per 100.
CYCLAMEN PLANTS
From 2}^-in. pots. English Giants, ready now. $5.00 per 100.
Write lor our Special List of Flower Seeds for Summer sowing, just issued
NEW voRH VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE cucmo
the Exciiang'e when writing.
Superb Quality
Seeds lor Florists
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S
"SUPERB MIXTURE" OF
GIANT PANSY SEED
: contains the ULTIMATE in Giant
^ Pansies.
You cannot buy a better mixture of
Pansy Seed at any price.
Trade Packet, 50c.; K-oz.. $1.25 ; oz., $4.00
We carry in stock all named and sepa-
rate colors of Giant Pansies, also the beet
strains of Odler, Gassier, Bugnots,
Trimardeau, etc.
, See our Trade List for prices.
(A magnificent strain). Trade packet, SI. 00.
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy)
Longfellow (Red;, Snowball (White), tr. pkt., 35e. Mixed Colors, tr. pkt., 25c.
ALL OTHER SEASONABLE SEED
ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
Is your service in flower seed satisfactory ?
This Trade Mark Is the symbol of
60 years of satisfactory service
Il«Storrs& Harrison Co.
Painesviile, Ohio
Please mention the Eacchange when writing.
Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed
TO CLOSE OUT LARGE, LATE-MATURED STOCK
Under 25,000 at $1.25 per 1000. Over 25,000 at tl.OO per 1000. First-class in every respect
DRAKE POINT GREENHOUSES, YALAHA, FLORIDA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BOOK of WATER. GARDENING ^S
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. ®> Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
MIGNONETTE
Farquhar's .^^, Universal
One of the finest varieties
for the greenhouse, produc-
ing immense flower spikes
of reddish green, sweetly-
scented. The seed we offer
was saved for us by one of
the largest growers of
Mignonette for the Boston
market.
Oz. $13.00, M oz. $3.75
Hoz. $2.00, tV oz. $1.00
Order early,
as our stock is
limited
R & J
FARQUtlAR
&Co.
Boston, Mass.
Please mention the Exohange when -writing.
FISCHER'S
Cyclamen Seed
Glowing Dark Red, Glowing Red, Rose of Marlen-
thal, Pure White, White with Dark Eye, Lilac'
S3.50 per 1000 seeds, »25.00 per 10,000 seeds, SIOO.OO
per 50,000 seeds.
Salmoneum, S5.00 per 1000 seeds.
Glory of Wandsbeck and Rose of Wandsbeck, the
two best erowing Salmon sorts, S5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Album violaceo striatum, S5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Fimbriatum carmineo marginatum, Victoria
Cyclamen, $4.50 per 1000 seeds.
Cash with order, please.
FERD.FISCHER/itRSST
Over five hundred testimonials and repeated orders
for Cyclamen Seed were shown to the Editor
of The Florists' Exchange, New York
Hollyhock Seed
PANSY, Giant-flowering World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest strain in existence. Oz., $2.50;
6000 seeds, 81.00; pkt., 25c.
Send for our Wholesale Seed List.
Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimore, Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Largest of ^11 Giants
Z.t^ PANSIES
Show . . ■ "■'*'■*-*'
With great diversity of colors. H oz., S1.50.
NA/EEBER & DON
SEED MERCHANTS 114 Chambers St., New York
Pleaae mention the ETchanee when writing.
PANSY SEED ^"^s^^n"'^"
I nilW ■ WbkV Ne^ Crop Now Ready
Seed saved from finest selected plants. All large
flowering, finest mixed.
1 oz.. S5 00; 2 ozs.. $9.00; trade pkt.. $1.00
H pkt., S50c. Cash with order.
SOUTHPORT, CONN.
Grower of the Finest Pansies
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FREDERICK ROEMER
Quedlinburg, Germany
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSY SEED
Now Prnn ^^^ superior strain,
lien VIV|J none better. M-oz.,
$1.25; K-oz., $2.00; oz., $3.50.
J. D. BRENNEMAN, Florist
Box 24. HARRISBURG, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GARDEN SEED
BEET. CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other itema
of the short crop of this past season, as well aa «
full line of Garden Seeds, will bo quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUf f & SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Orange* Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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133
Clearance
Cold Storage
LILrUM AtTRATUM
8x9, per case, 160 bulbs $10.50
LILTUM AURATUM
9x11. per case. 100 bulbs 10.50
LILIUM AURATtTM
11x13. per case. 75 bulbs 10.00
LILIUM RDBKUM
8x9. per case, 200 bulbs 13.50
LILIUM RUBRUM
9x11, per case. 160 bulbs 12.00
LILIUM ALBUM
8x9, per case, 200 bulbs 15.00
JAPAN BAMBOO CANES
6 feet, 250 S1.7o, 500 S3.00, 1000 $5.50,
Bundle 2000. 89.50
DYED DARK GREEN
250 600 1000
2ft tl.26 $2.00 $3.60
8ft 1.76 3.00 6.60
ift 3.00 3.76 7.00
II. H. BERGER & CO., 70 Warren SL, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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the Onions are going from bad to worse.
The large exhibition Globe varieties, such
as Ailsa Craig and Cranston's Excelsior,
look very sickly. In southern France,
the crop of Winter Lisbon Onion, which
is often the salvation of the growers, is
again a wretched crop and. unfortunately
for the dealers, the stocks on hand are
practically nil.
In flower seeds. Sweet Peas have
greatly improved, and Nasturtiums, both
tall and dwarf, look very promising.
EuBOPEAN Seeds.
American Notes
The Quietest Time of the Tear
The last days of July and the first
half of August is always the quietest
time of the seedsman's year, in so far as
immediate sales are concerned — on the
other hand quite an amount of work
has to be accomplished during this short
period, between the ending of the Sprin'i
and the beginning of the Autumn sea-
sons— stock taking, store repairs, and
the innumerable other changes and ar-
rangements, that must be completed and
out of the way before the French and
Dutch bulbs commence to arrive in earn-
est, as they do about the middle of next
month. This Summer has experiencetl
no change in this usual routine of the
trade, except it is '^ith mucli satisfaction
generally reported, that considerably
more than the average amount of sea-
sonable items have been disposed of.
Right through the month, thus far, the
sales of seeds, bulbs and plants, have
been steadily and remarkably good. The
demand particularly for Bush Beans for
the late sowings has continued strong,
with the natural result that compara-
tively few sorts will be carried over —
especially does this apply to the Refugee
or 1000 to 1, which fine Bean is so much
used for pickling purposes.
Lilium Harrisii bulbs have arrived
from Bermuda and are being distributed :
the quality is good this season and they
are in plenty, except the largest sizes
of which not over half enough to go
around is expected. Purity Freesias from
California are also ready for general dis-
tribution. Further advices from Holland
confirm previous reports that neither
Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, nor Crocus
bulbs will be of their usual good qual-
ity, and that sizes will run much smaller
than for several seasons. Iliis i.? to be
deplored, as the largest sized Dutch bulbs
in all varieties are so much in demand
of late years. There would seem to be
little else needing special mention this
week as regards general trade. Certain-
ly the present outlook could not more
plainly indicate a very active Autumn
business, and every seedsman and dealer
should prepare his stocks accordingly.
The Seea Crops
If "no news" is "good news." then
tile growing seed crops in general hnvf
held their own this past week, as there
5iave been very few advices from any of
the more important seed growers. What
little has been heard from California
confirms practically what is already
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BODDINGTON'S "QUALITY"
CHRISTIVIAS AND WINTER-
FLOWERING
Sweet Peas
WE ARE SUPER-HEADQUARTERS
All true stocks of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas will be scarce this season. Some varieties
are a total failure owing to the exceptional season in California this Spring. Our advice to
intending planters is to order at once. All Sweet Pea seed sent free by Parcels Post.
Mr. Wm. Sim, Cliftondale, Mass., the great Winter Sweet Pea Specialist, sows our seed
almost exclusively.
Our stocks of Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas have stood the test for years, and we can
refer you to the largest growers of this increasing popular flower, as to the trueness and quality
of our seed, earlines? of blooming period and strength and habit of plants.
The following varieties are the " best by test " and include Zvolanek's and our own intro-
ductions, grown for seed, from selected stocks by the leading California grower and specialiat
in Sweet Peas.
Our output last year was nearly 3000 lbs. No kicks and plenty of testimonials as to
quality, germination and trueness to type.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT CAN BE USED AS AN ORDER SHEET
Sweet Pea's of C. W. Curtis, Irondequoit, N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed
Oz.
BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE
SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea for indoor
flowering — will bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear
white, upon long stems; habit fairly dwarf and of exceptionally
free-flowering qualities. Without doubt, the finest early white
for indoor planting. This Is a black-seeded variety, therefore
much hardaer than the white-seeded types $0.25
BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This ie the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultiva-
tion, as by sowing the seed under ?lass in latter pait of August, flowers can be cut from Thanksgiving on
during the Winter months 25
. .BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. A companion to our Christmas Pink. Just as free and profuse a
bloomer 25
. . ANGELINO. Self pink; new variety 50
. .CANARY. Similar to the Christmas White, but flowers of an exceptionally good yellow 35
. . FLAMINGO. Color scarlet ; free-flowering and early 50
. .CHRISTMAS METEOR. Scarlet; fine, open, red flower 35
. .CHRISTMAS STELLA MORSE. Creamy buff standard, wings slightly tinged with pink 50
. .FLORENCE DENZER. Pure white. 25
. .LE MARQUIS. This is the same color as Princess of Wales violet; has very large flowers 35
Oi. K lb. }i lb. Lb.
. .MISS HELEN M. GOULD. White, open flower; standard lilac,
marbled S0.35 Sl.OO $1.75 $3.00
..MISS JOSE YREILLY. Lilac; very large flowers 1 25 .75 1.25 2.00
..MRS. A. FARENWALD. Extremely large; dark pink. Very
early 75
. . MRS. E. WILD. Carmine or dark pink 25
..MRS. ALEX. WALLACE. Lavender; very scarce 25
. .MRS. HANNAN. Deep rose-pink; very pleasing shade 35
. .MRS. JAMES WHEELER. Salmon with orange. Best of its
color 50
. .MRS. WM. SIM. Salmon pink 25
. .MRS. GEO. LEWIS. Large, pure white, wavy flower 25
..MRS. W.W. SM ALLEY. Satiny pink 25
. .MRS. F. J. DOLANSKY. Daybreak pink 25
..MRS. CHAS. H. TOTTY. Sky blue; late 25
..MRS. ZVOLANEK. Blue, variegated; good for variety 50
. . ORANGE BIRD. Orange-rose. One of the best commercial
varieties 50
..PINK BEAUTY. Large open flower; rose pink. Fine for
florists 40
. .WALLACEA. Very scarce. Very fine lavender; a grand florists'
variety 35
..WATCHUNG. Pure white 25
. .WINTER CHEER. Wavy, large white flower 50
. . WM. J. STEWART. Blue self 35
. .ZVOLANEK'S PINK. Soft self pink. Large flower 50
All other varieties not enumerated here can be supplied at advertised prices.
If you miss any old favorite here it has been superseded — other varieties advertised
supplied when stock is not exhausted.
Please write your name and address here and mail order in good season.
NAME
Klb. Hlb. Lb
S0.75 $1.25 $2.00
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1.50 2.75 4.50
1.00 1.75 3.00
1.50 2.75 5.00
1.00 1.50 2.50
1.50 2.75 4.50
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1.00 1.75 3.00
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2.00
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CITY STATE
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON
Seedsman 342 West 14th St., NEW YORK
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KENILWORTH STRAIN— The flowers are of perfect forn
flowers are from 3H to -4 inches; it is a striking collection of hi
hades of red, brown, bronze, mahogany and many others too r
:iful
KENILWORTH SHOW— An extra fine strain of large flowers; the immense Bo
form and great substance; a beautiful collection of colors and markings.
KENILWORTH CUT FLOWER MIXTURE— Is a distinct class by itself,
strains as a cut flower or for exhibition purposes, for
carried erect above the foliage on heavy stems, 7 or S inches
and separate colors:
ibstance; many of the inime
colors and markings, rich v
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:of <
J , _„ „.ing all other
'de growing; the large flowers are
g, in the most graceful manner, and
d the hot, dry weather well.
MASTERPIECE — A remarkable type; the curled, wavy petals giving the flower a double appear-
ance; its large flowers are of great substance, on long, strong stems.
ORCHID FLOWERED. Mixed— A dwarf free bloomer with a range of delicate colors that do not
exist in any other Pansies; a remarkable combination of light rose, shell pink, blush mauve, fawn, light
brown, orange and chamois.
NEW SEED NOW READY. All sorts and miirtures, except the new Pansy Princess,
are: 1000 seeds, 25c.; 5000 seeds, $1.00; M oz., $1.25; oz., $5.00.
RAINBOW is a mixture of the most beautiful, gorgeous colors, blotched, veined, n
:. With every Sl.OO worth of Pansy seed I will send 1000 seeds of Rainbow free,
her amounts in like proportion.
PRINCESS
The New Upright Pansy
This strain is entirely distinct from all others.
It is absolutely compact upright growing, and
extremely weather-proof, enduring many storms
without damage to its flower. The flowers are
mostly blotched and frilled like the Master-
piece, of good form and heavy, velvety texture,
on heavy stems carried well above the foliage.
Attractive by the brilliancy of its colors.
Packet of 1000 seeds, 75 cents; 300 seeds.
Pansies In Separate Colors
Giant Adonis. Light blue with yellowish white face, large dark blotch 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Emperor WilUam. Ultra-marine blue with purple violet eve 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant King of tlie Blacks. Coal black 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Purple violet, upper petals shading to white 1000 seeds, 25c,
Giant Yellow. Pure golden yellow 1000 seeds. 25c.
Giant Yellow. With dark blotch 1000 seeds, 2Sc.
Giant White. Large, satiny white 1000 seeds, 25
Giant White. With large violet center 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Red. A fine mixture of red shades 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Royal Purple. Fine large flower 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Bronze and Copper Misture 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Light Blue. Sky bue 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Dark Blue. Deep blue shades 1000 seeds. 25c.
Giant Zebra. Mixed shades, striped 1000 seeds.
Giant McKinley. Yellow, each petal blotched with a deep reddis
brown 1000 seeds. 25c.
Giant Psyche. Ruflied violet, white margin 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Mad. Perret. Red and wine shades 1000 seeds, 25.
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Any 5 pkts. Sl.OO, any 11 pkts. $2.00.
al proportions: 1000 seeds, 25
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's Giant Pansy Seed
Ne^v Crop
Michell's Giant
Exhibition Mixed
A truly Giant Strain which
we have secured from the
leading Pansy Specialists in
Germany, England and
France. Plants are of strong,
sturdy habit ; flowers of im-
mense size, heavy texture
and of varied colors and
shades. Trade pkt. 50c. ;
75c. per J^s oz.; per oz. $5.00.
Also all other standard
strains in mixtures and sepa-
rate colors.
PRIMULA Obconica
Gigantea Seed
Tr. pkt.
Lilacina. Palelilac $0.50
Kermeslna. Deep crimson.. .50
Rosea. Pink 50
Alba. White 50
Hybrida Mixed 50
PRIMULA CHINENSIS SEED
Htr. Tr.
pkt. pkt.
Alba Magnifica. White $0.60 $1.00
Chiswick Red 60 1.00
Duchess. White, carmine center .60 1.00
Holbom Blue 60 1.00
Kermeslna Splendens. Crimson .60 1.00
Rosy Mom. Pink 60 1.00
Michell's Prize Mixture 60 1.00
''HELEN MICHELL'
THE BEST SCARLET BEDDING
GERANIUM. Always in bloom, gigantic
flower trusses. Ready January, 1914,
Prices : 2Ji-inch pots, $2.50 per dozen,
$15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000.
Book your order now.
JUso all other Seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist.
Send for Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Vick's Giant Superb
PANSY SEED
Vs oz., 75c. ; 1^ oz., $1.35 ; oz., $5.00
All Leading Named Varieties
of Pansies
All varieties of Flower Seeds for
Midsummer sowing. Choice strains
Write Jor Special Prices.
Rex Begonias, - §3.00 per 100
Asparagus Sprengeri, 2.50 " "
JAMES VICK'S SONS
Rochester, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
R.OUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Pull List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange •qrhen writing.
Childs' Gladioli
an Bated the waild era far
SVPCRIOR MERIT
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
Flowerfiald, Lon^IiUnd. N. T.
Fruits Sf Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A. T. D© U,a Mar© Printing and F>ubHahlng Co., L,td.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Barney | ILate ^Managers of Sciilegel &
J. M. GleasonJ Fottler Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Cuerineau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 SHth MirlKt Street, - Bostoi, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FREESIAS
CALIFORNIA GROWN
Per 1000
Mammoth |^-inch and up. . . .$8.00
Choice, }4 to Ji-in 5.00
First QuaUty, % to }4-in 3.00
Vaughan's Giant White
Long Stem Variety
Per 100 SI. 50
Per 1000 18.00
Purity-True
Per 100 1000
Ji-in. to 1-in $3.00 $25.00
5^-m. to M-in 2.50 20.00
3^-in. and over 1.75 15.00
Ji-in. to H-in 1-50 18.00
Freesia-Hybrids
Dr. Ragonieri
Per 100 $7.00
Lilium Harris!
For Immediate Delivery-
Per 100 1000
6-7-mch $6.00 $50.00
7-9-inch 9.00 80.00
Let us have your list of
Fall Bulbs for quotation
Vaughan's Seed Store
CHICAGO NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GIANT
PANSY m
HOME GROWN
As fine as the very best obtainable: $5.00
per oz., SI. 50 per }i oz., 50c. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. $9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2J^-inch, strong, S5.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.75 each.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, S8.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Burpee's Seeds
PHIL3DELPHIX
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Don't miss our Convention
Number— Out August 9
July 26, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
155
NEW
Winter-flowering Sweet Pea List
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, Lompoc, Cal.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spa¥ni
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufactuiers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Please mention the Eicchange when •WTiting.
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I Boddington's Gigantic Pansies I
known — Sweet Peas will be very short,
not only in seed mixtures but also in a
great many named varieties ; for not only
has dry weather done great damage but
what few fields are left are being ruined
by the ravages of the aphis. Lettuce
has also been injured very much and
promises small returns in seed for many
of the leading varieties. All root crops
will be poor, as previously reported.
There would seem to be no reason to
change the estimates made in this col-
umn some three weeks or more ago, that
25 to 50 per cent, of normal seed crops
would be all that California could pos-
sibly fill this year. From Ohio this week
comes more favorable reports regarding
the outlook for Onion seed ; let it be
hoped that this improvement will be per-
manent until the seed is actually har-
vested ; there is no seed so elusive as
Onion, and until it is in bags for ship-
ment no grower knows what he is going
to have. Sweet Corn would seem to be
coming along much better the past week,
but it should, and most decidedly so. as
every day brings us nearer to frost, and
there is no time for more "set-backs."
If Sweet Corn, in every section of the
country where it is growing for seed,
has every favorable condition for its
growth from now until harvesting time,
an average return of seed yield will even
then be all that any seedsman expects.
Garden Beans are causing some anxiety:
it has. of coursp. been very dry, and then
the acreage this year is not any larger
than it should be : it is hoped, however,
that another week may much improve
matters. Many seedsmen had been count-
ing on the surpluses of the 1912 crop to
help out next Spring should the growing
seed turn out insufficient : but these Bean
surpluses have been greatly reduced dur-
ing the past six weeks by the unexpected-
ly large demand for the late plantings.
For these reasons the reports last week
from several Garden Bean ^rowing sec-
tions, that many fields showed a thin
stand^ of plants, were, to say the least.
disquieting. It should be "remembered
also that while Beans carried over one
season hold their germination well, the
seed often loses its brightness of color.
^Considering all growing seed crops gen-
erally, conditions for previously reported
returns, apart from California, are sure-
ly as favorable as they were a week ago
—from now on everything depends upon
the weather and the keeping off of an
early frost.
The latest advices from our friends
across-the-water are somewhat confusing
regarding the seed crops — hut the fact
seems assured that on the average their
final seed returns will be much better
than ours. Garden Peas will average
good, so will almost everything, except
Carrot, Cabbage, Parsnip, and Sweet
Peas ; in Dower seeds, returns will be very
good. As the Summer advances our good
friends usually find some seeds for us.
Can be produced only from the giant strains. Our CHALLENGE PANSY seed
and variegated and the giant blotched, etc., all carefully mixed in proportion. _ You
Our Challenge Pansy seed during the past season gave unprecedented satisfaction,
creased this year. AH the testimonials received mention^
This year, by adding improved types, mtending
Our ■
nark '* for this strain is *' Challenge," and i
ly the giant self-colors, the giant striped
could not buy better seed if you paid $100 per ounce.
d every order boolced last year was_ duplicated and in-
specially the high grade of flowers — color, form and size of the individual blossoms.
:an absolutely rely on a duplication of this season's success with increased satisfaction,
all the word denotes.
Pansy — Boddington's "Challenge" — All Giants
This mixture contains all the finest Giant strains — of the
leading Pansy Specialists in the world — the Giant self-colors,
the Giant striped and margined, and the Giant blotched, etc.,
all carefully mixed in proportion — the finest that money can
buy — the finest your money can buy. A florist who has grown
it said: " Why don't you callit Defiance? "
H trade pkt. 25c., trade pkt. 50 cts., H oz. 75 cts., U oz.
$1.50, H oz. S2.75, oz. $5.00
BODDINGTON'S QUALITY "ENGLISH" PANSY
A superb strain of highly-colored flowers in great variety and
Our Mr. Bunyard, while visiting the Royal International Exhibi
in London, was much impressed with these blooms, and strongly rec
mends this mixture to florists.
Trade pkt, (500 seeds). $1.00; M trade pkt. (250 seeds), 50c.
M oz. $2.25. H oz. $4^5. oz. $S.00
Other Choice Varieties of Giant
Pansies
Triumph of the Giants. Extremely large
flower of beautiful colorings. Should be grown Tr. pkt. K oz. H oz.
by every florist $0 50 $2 75 $5 00
Tr.pkt. Moz. Oz.
Boddington's "Challenge" Mixture $0 50 $1 50 $5 00
Giant Trimardeau. Mammoth-flowering, and
in a good range of color ^. . . .
Giant Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals
beautifully waved; exquisite colors
Cassier's Giant. A hne strain of large, highly
colored flowers
Giant Bugnot*s Stained. Extra choice flow
era, large and plenty of light colors 50
Giant Madame Ferret. A recent introduc-
tion by a celebrated French specialist; of
strong, free growth. _. . 15 85 3 00
Giant Fire King. BriJ liant reddish yellow, with
large brown eyes 15 75 2 50
Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Deep purple violet,
top petals light blue 15 50 1 50
Giant Canary Bird. Ground color is a bright
golden yellow and each petal is marked with
a darker blotch 15 85 3 00
Giant Orchidaeflora, or Orchid -flowered
NOVELTY PANSIES t, pkt.
ADONIS. Light blue, with white center $0 23
ANDROMEDA. Rosy, with lavender tints 26
BRIDESMAID. Giant flowers of rosy white 25
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH. Pure wliite, large violet
spots 25
MAUVE OUEEN. A delicate mauve Pansy, the lo
petals mari<ed with a large bio
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bite; beautifully waved petals ....
plies; a most beautiful vari-colored
25
chamois, etc
Giant Emperor WUUam.
purple ey
orange, rose, terra
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blue.
Giant Golden Queen. Bright yellow, no eye.
Giant Golden Yellow. Yellow, brown eye. . .
Giant King of the Blacks (Faust). Black. . .
Giant President McKinley. Golden yellow,
large, dark blotch
Giant Prince Bismarck. Yellowish bronze.
dark eye ; _. .
Giant Pretiosa. Crimson rose, white margin,
violet blotch
Giant Rosy Ulac
Giant White. Violet spot
25 1 50 5 00
10 50 1 50
15 60 2 00
15 75 2 50
15 60 2 00
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25
PSYCHE. Violet, bordered
PEACOCK. All the name it
variety: peacock blue, edged white
RUBY KING. Superb crimson and red shadf
SNOWFLAKE. Pure wbite; immense flower.
VULCAN. Giant brilliant dark red, with 6'
unique ■ • • •
Collection of the above 10 varieties, one packet each, for $2.00.
Boddington's Giant Pansies to Color
Named Varieties Mixed
For our customers who desire special shades in Pansies we have
pleasure in offering the following:
Light Shades, Yellow Shades, Spotted Shades, Striped and
Mottled, Dark Shades, Blue Shades, Bronze Shades, Red
and Brown Shades. Trade pkt. 25 cts., M oz. $1.00, H 02. $1.75.
oz. $3.00.
342 West 14th Street
NEW YORK
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If you are growing Snapdragon from cuttings, plant a few Silver Pink seedlings alongside. Later you
will wish they were all seedlings and thank us for bringing you into the iight. Two blooms to one on the
same space will open your eyes and make you a fast friend to Silver Pink FROM SEED. x, , •
For proof see fetters in recent ads., and the accompanying illustration of a bed at Memonal. Nothing
m sight but blossoms and dollars. You could grasp in one hand a dozen blossoms anywhere on the
bed. Silver Pink from seed is a bread and butter variety, and more; it will shove over some extra dollars
for vacation time and keep the help happy while you are away by fumishmg the necessary goods lor any
rush orders, .
We have both seeds and plants. Sow seed now for a continuous supply ot bl
until July, with a full roundup at Easter and Memorial. If you want blo!
price is S4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Price of seed, over 500 to the packc
$5.00: by mail. Cultural directions free. , , . , . , .
Quite a few are ordering the larger amount of seed which mil give them their supply and estra plants
for neighbors, -rehich is also highly proBtable^_OuXplants arejhinning out; betterlet your^rder comC;^^
G7"S. RAMSBURG, - - Somersworth, N. H.
from February
_, this Fall use plants. The
$1.00; 3 pkts., $2.50; 7 pkts..
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCtlMBER, TOMATO
Radbh, MuskiiMlon. Squash, Watannelon, Swtet Corn
Correspondence Solicited
Please mention the Exchange when wrltlBf,
th^Exchang^vhe^grmng.
Pansy Seed
(Now Crop Seod)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, ,§',lA'|}!gkfr.*;k.
Pleaje mention the £xoliuiffe wtien wntlnf.
1S6
The Florists' Exchange
THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
"Here is a
real
SUPPORT!'
Write for Price List C
Please mention the Exchange -^
Field Grown Carnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, well grown and healthy
Ready July 15th and after. Let us book your order now
Per 100 Per 1000
The Herald, scarlet $12.00 $100.00
Gloriosa, medium pink 8.00 75 00
Pink Delight, flesh pink 8.00 75.00
White Wonder 7.00 60.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
White Perfection 6.00 50.00
Per 100 Per 1000
Enchantress, flesh pink $6.00 $50.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00
Washington, dark pink 6.00
(Sport of Enchantress)
Victory, scarlet 6.00
Scarlet Glow 6 00
50.00
50 00
50 00
50.00
Ctiicago Carnation Co.
30 East Randolph Streef, CHICAGO, ILL.
CARNATION PLANTS
We are now booking orders, immediate or future delivery, from stock
grown and selected especially for us, and splendid, well-grown stock it is —
clean, healthy and strong. Our guarantee goes with every plant, thus insur-
ing satisfaction.
100 1000
Northport $12.00 $100.00
Pink Delight 10.00 90.00
100
1000
Gloriosa
$9.00
$80.00
Rosette
9.00
80.00
Mrs. C. W. Ward. .
8.00
70.00
Washington
8.00
70.00
Winona
8.00
70.00
Enchantress
7.50
60.00
Rose Pink En-
chantress
7.50
60,00
Dorothy Gordon.. .
7.50
fiO.OO
Princess Charming
7.50
60.00
White Wonder
9.00
80.00
White Enchantress
8.00
75.00
Alma Ward
8.00
70.00
White Perfection..
8.00
70.00
White Winsor
7.50
60.00
Shasta
7.50
60.00
William Eccles ....
12.00
100.00
Scarlet Wonder —
12.00
100.00
The Herald
12.00
100.00
Commodore
12.00
100.00
St. Nicholas
9.00
80.00
Pocohontas
9.00
80.00
Comfort
8.00
75.00
Beacon
8.00
75.00
Victory
7.50
60.00
Benora
9.00
80.00
MATCHLESS. The splendid new white Carnation for 1914.
orders now for cuttings. Deliveries can be made December, 1913, on early
orders. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000.
Special quotations on large quantities
S.S.Pennock-MeehanCo.
1608-1620 Ludlow Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
?<au/»'*^
Please mention the Exohange when •writing.
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
Price $3.30. Send lor Snmple Pages
A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND PUBUSHINQ CO, 1
2 TO a DUANE STREET. NEW YORK
C W.WARD
even in those years when the earl.v re-
ports from them are as unfavorable as
they were this season.
Hardy Fereuuial Flower Seeds
I No dealer should neglect to make
ample provision for the sales of hardy
perennial flower seeds. Hardy gardening
is becoming more popular with each suc-
ceeding season. The sales of the long
list of leading perennial flower seeds are
no longer confined to the professional'
growers of plants ; in fact, it is the
steady, though smaller purchases of the
.imateur gardeners, that now consume
the major portion of the seeds in this
line. Such standard and popular varie-
ties as the hardy Asters, Alyssum, Cam-
panulas. Larkspurs. Foxgloves, Phlox,
Poppies. Sweet Williams, etc., will be
found in good request if a little attention
is given to the matter. These flower
seed sales will help to "fill-in" the quiet
weeks before the Autumn bulb season
starts. Customers will, in most cases,
require these see^ls in packets, which will
retail at from lOe. to 25c. according to
the variety. But it will not be neces-
sary to carry a large stock of this line,
as the wholesale seedsman will supply thp
various sorts ,iust as needed and in any
required quantities. Attending carefully
to this matter will help in more wavs
than one. but especiallv will the supply-
ing of seasonable seeds keep customers
interested and buying something during
the quiet season : in other words, hold
the transient trade without loss until the
bulbs and re,gnlar stocks of Autumn
planted seeds are ready. The time has
certainly come when the wideawake seeds-
man and denier provides salable items
for every day in the year.
The Bulb Catalojr
Just a word to those dealers who
have not as yet made arrangements to
have printed a bulb catalog, or at leas^
a list of_ some_ sort for the Autumn husi-
ness which will now so soon commence.
Every indication points to a most active
Fall season of both bulb and .seed selling.
Even should it not be contemplated to
have an elaborate catalog, a fully and
attractively illustrated price-list can be
arranged without large expense, and will
well serve its punwse. The writer may
be allowed to mention here that the pub-
lishers of The Florist.?' Exchange
have for years been collecting a most
complete assortment of the finest and
most suitable illustrations for catalog
purposes, the use of which, hy arrange-
ment with the management, will save
a large part of this catalog expense. Do
not fail to have a Fall catalog, or price
list of some sort, even if a small one : a
good business is just ahead and deserves
every attention. V.
Aster Plants
Lady Roosevelt, Crego, Queen
of the Market, Semple's, in
separate colors, best of strains.
$2.00 per 1000, $8.50 for 5000.
SMILAX, ASPARAGUS Spren-
geri, SNAPDRAGONS, PRIM-
ULA Obconlca, fine plants,
2H-inch. $2.00 per 100, $5.00 for
300.
HARDY IVIES, strong bushy
plants, out of 4-inch, 3 to 5 feet.
$8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
CABBAGE and CELERY Plants,
strong. $1.00 per 1000, $8.50
per 10,000.
TOMATO and SWEET POTA-
TOES. $1.50 per 1000.
CAULIFLOWER, Early Snow-
baU. $2.50 per 1000.
PARSLEY and KOHL-RABI.
$1.50 per 1000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
A FEW GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, $3.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Polteylne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., S2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
J5.00 per 100.
VINCA varlegata, Z-in., 2c. each; 3-m., S5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. I.
Please mention the Excba
vhen writlnsr.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 2H-in. pots, $5.50
per 100, J50.00 per 1000; from S-in. pots, $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
From 2M-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
PRIMULA obconica grandiflora
(Ronsdorfer Hybrids)
From 2H-m. pots, S3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000,
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, ^East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Dalliedouze Bros.
LENOX ROAD AND TROY AVENUE
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Carnation and Chrysanthemum
Specialists
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
July 26, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
157
100,000 "'
eld-Gro>vn Carnation
Plants Ready August 1
White Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, Enchantress, White Per-
fection, Dorothy Gordon, Beacon, and a few other varieties.
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
Reynolds ®. Mackay, pHon'e. Brunswick Road, TROY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York Seed Trade
The most important feature in the
New York seed stores this week is, per-
haps, the arrival of an increasing number
of varieties of bulbs such as are needed
to fill the Summer orders. These include
Lilium llarrisii, California Freesias,
White Roman Hyacinths, and Bermuda
Buttercup Oxalis. It is reported on
nearly all sides that the larger sizes of
Harrisii Lilies are hard to obtain, and the
largest almost unobtainable. The larger
size Wliite Roman Hyacinths are also
in short supply. Counter trade in sun-
dries is unusually good for Midsummer.
The dry weather apparently has increased
the attacks of the insects upon the plants,
and consequently an unusually heavy sale
of insecticides follows. AH requisites for
watering lawns are also moving well ;
early sales of lawn Grass seed are also
reported, consequent, it is supposed, upon
the necessity of reseeding lawns which
have been burned by the dry weather.
Otto H. R. Weise, representing David
Sachs of Quedlinburg, Germany, arrived
on the S. S. Imperator on Wednesday of
last weelx. ^Ir. Weise reports the seven |
day voyage on the Imperator to have '
been most enjoyable. This is JMr. Weise's i
thirteenth annual visit to this country in
the interests of the seed house which he
represents. He left the city on Tuesday
night for an extended trip through north-
ern tinited States, Canada and the Jlid-
dle West. He will i-emain in this coun-
try until al>out Sept. 1. Eacli succeed-
ing year Mr. Weise says his house does
more business in this country, and that
this is partly attributable to the fact that
they accept no more business than they
can reasonably expect to take care of.
Mr. Weise reports that the lack of mois-
ture at the planting season in his countr.y
and the small amount of penetrating rain
since the planting have both tended to
make a small ciH>p of seeds ; on the other
hand, tlie weather has been fairly cool,
indeed, almost too cool for some seeds :
much depends now on whether the har-
vest weather will be such that the crop
may be gathered in good shape. Both
early Peas and also the fine late wrin-
kled varieties, to the growing of which
the Sachs house pay so much attention,
are scarce : the quality of the seed, how-
ever, is good. Of the biennials the crop
of Turnip and Rutabaga seed is short,
the plants having suffered severely from
the attacks of insects, as well as from
lack of moisture.
At A. T. Boddington's, 342 W. 14th
St., there is reported an extraordinarily
heavy sale of Sweet Peas and of peren-
nial flower seeds.
French bulbs, including White Roman
Hyacinths, Paperwhite Narcissi and
Free&ias have been shipped and are ex-
pected to arrive at Vaughan's Seed Store,
2.5 Barclay St., this week.
J. M. Thorburn & Co. of 53 Barclay
St. are exceedingly busy at this time fill-
ing orders for herbaceous perennial flower
seeds. Their Harrisii Lilies are en
route and are soon expected. E. Brug-
gerhof has sufficiently recovered from his
recently indisposition so that he is seen
again at tlie store.
At Burnett Bros., 72 Cortlandt St.,
lawn Grass seeds are reported to be al-
ready moving well for early Autumn
sowing. Orders for bulbs are also com-
ing in very satisfactorily, and the sale
of Strawberry plants is quite large, con-
sidering the droughty weather. The
sales of insecticides, too, is especially
large.
Harrisii Lilies have arrived at the
store of Peter Henderson & Co.. 37 Cort-
landt St. There are plenty of the 6-7
size of excellent quality, but of the 7-0
size, a delivery of only about 7.5 per cent,
has been made, and the 11-13 size this
.vear are practically out of the market,
only a 10 per cent, delivery having been
made by the growers. This fiiTa have
also received Buttercup Oxalis bulbs from
Bermuda, and expect to receive both
California and Italian Freesia bulbs
about Aug. 1. C. L. Littlefield. assistant
in the flower seed department, is now on
his vacation in Maine, and Charles An-
drews, of the catalog and recording de-
partment, sails on Saturday, July 26, on
the S. S. Cameronia for Londonderry,
Ireland, whence he will proceed to Bel-
fast, Liverpool, London and then to
Birkenhead, England, to visit his mother
and six brothers and sisters whom he has
not seen for more than ten years.
George Thomlinson, shipping clerk for
Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St., is on
a vacation in the Catskill Mountains.
At tile store insecticides are said to be
nioving unusually well.
At the stoi-e of Weeber & Don, 114
Chambers St., it is reported that the in-
voices have been received of the White
Roman Hyacinths which are now on
their way. A full delivery will be made
to this firm of these bulbs on the 13 to
15 centimeter sizes and on the 14 centi-
meter and up sizes, and about a 75 per
cent, delivery on the 15 centimeter and
up sizes. Their Harrisii Lily bulbs have
arrived in excellent condition, and while
there is a general scarcity of the 9 to 11
size, this firm report nearly a full de-
liver}' in that size. The dry spell ap-
parently is responsible for a large coun-
ter trade in lawn necessities, and taken
all together the Summer is a busy sea-
son, Carl Giessler and family spend their
week ends at Asbury Park, N. J.
Hermann Vlassfeld. a well known rep-
resentative of some of the Holland and
[Belgium hulb and nursery firms, died
last Wednesday night at the Hahnemann
Hospital, New York City, after a several
weelis' sickness of typhoid fever. He
was 38 years old. The funeral services
were held at W. .1. Matthews', 842 Eighth
ave., on Saturday at 10 a.m. Mr. Vlas-
feld was a memlier of Pyramid Lodge,
No. 490. F. & A. M. He was cared for
during his last illness by his brother
Masons, and buried with a Masonic fu-
neral service.
Geo. H. Dicks representing Cooper,
Taber & Co., Ltd., seedsmen of London,
Eng., arrived in this city on Saturday,
.Inly 19 on the S. S. Mauretania. Mr.
Dicks expects to spend seven or eight
weeks in traveling on business in this
country. He gives a fairly encouraging
report on the crops of Beets and Peas.
His address while here will be care of
R. J. (Jodwin & Sons, New York.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
Business has, to a certain extent, been
a trifle more active within the past week
and a general stimulus has been felt.
There has been a steady call for Timo-
thy, crimson Clover, and Alfalfa, while
Corn, Peas and Beans are also meeting
with an active demand.
The Johnson Seed Co. reports the past
week as having been very satisfactory
for this season of the year, all season-
able seeds and commodities selling be-
yond most sanguine expectations. There
has been a strong demand for the com-
pany's prize winning strains of Pansy
seeds.
Walter P. Stokes has installed a new
sprinkler system at his trial grounds at
Moorestown, N. J.
As an appreciation of their integrity
and loyalty, the Henry P. Michell Co.
recently presented to each of about 35
of their employes, the oldest in point of
service, a paid up life insurance policy
for .$1000. This gift came as a complete
surprise to the recipients, and is grate-
fully appreciated.
Henry F. Michell is staying at his cot-
tage at Chelsea for the Summer, com-
ing up to the store about three days a
week. This company will probably add
two more houses at their trial grounds at
Andalusia. The houses will be 22xl00ft.,
and will be used for growing pot Roses.
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., reports a very
good Midsummer business which is keep-
ing all hands active. This house is show-
ing a fine lot of immense Lilium candi-
dum bulbs. Freesia bidbs are also on
display.
Geo. H. Dicks, representing Cooper,
Taber & Co. of London, was recently in
town.
Greater New York
Fair and Exposition
EMPIRE CITY PARK
YONKERS, N. Y.
AUGUST-30 Days and Nights
Horiicullural ExhiDits
OUTDOOR EXHIBITS
c/lUGUST 2-30
INDOOR EXHIBITS
AUGUST 2-5-Cut Flowers.
AUGUST ^-5— Orchids and Ferns.
AUGUST 9-J5 — Stove and Greenhouse Plants.
AUGUST f 6-} 8 — Cottage and Home Garden Exhibits.
AUGUST J 9-22— School Garden Exhibits.
AUGUST 21-27— Fruits and Vegetables.
AUGUST 28-30— Cut FlovreTs.
GEN*L OFFICES-Heideiberg BIdg.
Broadway and 42nd St. NEW YORK
N. J. ROSE, Supt.
1 the Exchange wh^n writing.
FIELD
GROWN
Carnation Plants
STROMG, CLEAN STOCK. READY TO PL/tMT
5000 PINK DELIGHT - - $10.00 per 100 195.00 per 1000
1000 ROSETTE 8.00 " 75.00
3009 GLORIOSA 6.00 " 50.00
6000 WHITE ENCHANTRESS 6.00 " 45.00
F. J. DOLANSKY, 114 Market Street, LYNN, MASS.
PleaBe mention the Exchange when writing.
50,000 CARNATION PLANTS
We are now booking orders for the following field-grown plants, shipments to
be made the latter part of July. Our plants are exceptionally large and healthy this
year. Satisfaction guaranteed.
White Wonder Beacon Enchantress Mrs. Ward Perfection
S7.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000.
May Day, J6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
GEORGE PETERS & SONS, Hempstead, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
Carnation Plants
100
White Enchantress S8.00
Enchantress 7.00
1000
$70.00
60.00
60.00
Lawson Enchantress 7.00
65.00
55.00
Perfection 7.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
Harlowarden 6.00 50.00
The above are in fine shape; ready for immediate
shipment.
Cash with order.
HOWARD P. KLEINHANS
S. E. Cor. Centre Square EASTON, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS
F.MMtNERfiSONSC*.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Rooted Carnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field-
grown plants.
BASSni'S flORAl GARDENS c-uroilNi.
B. S. BASSETT. Prop.
158
The Florists' Exchange
MADISON
The Money=Maklng White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
250 plants or over ----- 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Cash with order, or plants sent C. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT- HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
Wire Us Your Order
TO CLEAN UP
500 MY MARYLAND, S-inch $8.00 per 100
500 HILDA, sport of My Maryland; habit the same, color
darker; in 3-inch 10.00 per 100
5000 AMERICAN BEAUTIES, 2M-m., $6.00 per 100, S50.00 per 1000;
5 3-inch. $75.00 per 1000.
These were propagated late for our own use and, no doubt, will give much
better satisfaction than 3-in. stock, so they will go right ahead; perfectly clean;
root action perfect.
MYERS & SAMTMAN, Chestnut HiH, PhHadelphia, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
POIN8ETTIA8
We have reduced the propagation of this plant to a science. We root them
as sure as you do a Coleus cutting and in large quantity. That makes it easy
for us to give you plants that are right. We are now shipping as fine young
plants as you ever laid eyes on. Sturdy, short s£uif, that will start right off
and finish up with the highest quality.
Plant now for large bracts for cutting. Let us also book your order now for
what you will need later on to plant in pans.
From 2}^-inch pots at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
WRITE US ABOUT FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
BAUR & SKINKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Pleaae mention the Exchange whan writing.
Palms, Terns, Dracaena Indivisa, Salvias ^i [nglish Ivy
ASSORTED FERNS for dishes, tS.OO per 100.
COCOS and KENTIAS for centers, 10c eacli.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 4-in. 25c. imd 35c.
eadi; 5-bi. 50c. and 75c
DRACAENA INDIVISA. 5-in., 25c; S>in..3Sc
ENGLISH IVIES, good busliy stock, 2 feet and
over. $10.00 per 100.
SALVIA. {2.50 per 100.
HBINRV WBSTOIV, Hempstead, IV. Y.
TltMM* meatloH the Exehmge wh»n writiag.
Horse Stable Manure
NATURALLY ROTTED DRIED AND GROUND
HIGH GRADE. IMMEDIATE, NUTRITIOUS
and LASTING. CONVENIENT and COMPACT
An odorless natural Manure for use of Florists, Landscape Gardeners,
Truck Growers and Fanners, and for general Farming purposes.
For mixing vmh soil for Potted Plants; for Field Crops; for Grass and Lawns,
and for Vegetable Garden, promoting rapid, steady growth.
PUT UP IN BAGS, 100 LBS. EACH
Descriptive Folder and Prices upon application
SOUD BV
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
275 Washington Street, JERSEY CITY, N.J.
Please mention the Excfaange when writing.
CRAFTED ROSES
Extra strong 4-iu. stock, at $20.00 per 100
GOLDEN GATE MORGAN
DBLE-WHITE KILLARNEY SUNBURST, Own Root, 4-inch, at
RICHMOND S15.00 per 100, S120.00 per 1000.
ROB[RT CRAIG CO., 4900 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Prices Advertised are for the Trade Only
Chicago Seed Trade
It is probable that there is no business
interest in the city at the present time in
which there is less activity manifested
than there is in all lines of the seed
trade. The seedsmen are having a period
of rest, several of them being on their
annual vacation trips. What activity
there is, is in the filling of orders that
had previously been boolied for new stock
now arriving.
At ^'aughan's Seed Store the move-
ment of Lilium Harrisii and Freesias
continues daily. The first shipment of
Lilium Formosum is expected to arrive
about Aug 1 ; there is noted an increased
demand for this variety this season.
There is also a strong demand for cold
storage Lilies ; florists are reported to be
planting them more extensively than in
seasons past. Robt. Newcomb. the well
known traveling representative of this
house, has been in the city for the past
few days, and expects to leave again this
week on another trip.
The Leonard Seed Co. reports trade as
normal for this season, so that all are
enjoying a period of quiet during the
extreme warm weather. The effect of the
recent rains on the Onion set crop, it is
stated, cannot at this time be estimated.
To such sets that up to this time have
not made their full growth the rains
have been very beneficial in hastening
along their development. In instances
where the sets had attained their fuU
growth and were approaching maturity
the rain was injurious, as it caused a
second growth that results in making
thick necks. Just how much of this crop
has been affected in this way cannot be
well determined until harvesting time.
At the store of A. Henderson & Co.,
preparations for Fall trade are well un-
der way. G. Reyburn has completed his
annual vacation and is starting on his
regular Western business trip this week.
A. Miller is back In the city and is giv-
ing much of his time to receiving and
shipping all seasonable stock as it comes
to hand. D. D. P. Roy has returned
from his vacation in Montreal. While
there he called on the leading members
of the trade. He states that Montreal
would like to secure the next convention
of the S. A. F., towards which end sev-
eral of the leading florists have shown a
disposition to contribute freely. At the
Dale estate, he states, Orchids are grown
extensively and find a ready sale in all
the large Canadian cities. Twelve thou-
sand Poinsettias were shipped^ last week
to customers that had orders in advance
for mid-July delivery. These plants are
all shipped in paper pots, that retain the
ball, so that they reach their customers
in good condition.
Dutch stock is reported to be a short
crop. Prices are reported to be advanc-
ing on Hyacinths, especially in blue va-
rieties. This is considered remarkable
through the fact that the blue and pur-
ple varieties have always been more in
oversupply than any other colors on the
market for years.
At Winterson's Seed Store John Deg-
nan is busily engaged on catalog work
and attending to the correspondence of
the house. Advice by maU from the bulb
growing districts in France and Holland
is to the effect that Roman Hyacinths in
13-15 ctms. have proved as anticipated
to be extremely short in supply. Indi-
cations are that there will not be more
of the smaller sizes than is required to
fill the orders already booked. Lilium
Formosum for early blooming is said to
be increasing in demand. This variety
has done well with those who grew it
last year so that it will in a short time
supersede Lilium Harrisii for early
blooming. Tulips are reported to be in
rather short crop, some of the standard
varieties having advanced in price dur-
ing the past few weeks. Hyacinths will
be smaller than last year. In other lines
the stock is reported to be normal.
DID YOU
Sec That?
At the Otacial Test, held by the
American Rose Society at the
famous EUzabeth Park Rose Garden,
Hartford, Conn., June 21 and 28, out
of 25 Roses scoring,
EXCELSa
the New Red Hybrid Wichuraiana,
exhibited by the Conard & Jones
Co., was awarded certificate of
merit and Scored Highest of AU.
Think of it as a vivid Red Dorothy
Perkins, color most enduring, prom-
ises to supersede the Crimson Ram-
bler type.
Let us stock you from our supply,
finest in America.
2K-inch plants, ready now, $4.00
per 100, $35.00 per 1000
1-year and 2-year-old plants for
Fall deUvery
THE CONARD & MS CO.
>VEST GROVE, PA.
Mrs. Geo. Shawycr
Grafted or Own Root
$30.00 per 100, S250.00 per 1000.
SOOBonSilene
4-inch, S8.00 per 100.
500 Richmond
4-mch, $8.00 per 100.
500 Radiance
3-inch, $8.00 per 100.
CHAS. H. TOnV
MADISON, N. J.
AMERICAN BEAUTY
==ROSES—
Very Superior Stock
from 4'iiich pots
Ready for a shift, SIO.OO per 100.
Ca^ from unknown parties.
Saipples, on request, by Parcel
Post on receipt of 15c. in stamps.
Valentin Burgevin's Sons
Kingston, N. Y.
July 26, 1913
P LAN TS
From 2H-m. pots, at $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS
Sprengeri; ANTHERICUM Wttatum variefia-
tim: ARTILLERY PLANTS; SWAINSONA
alba: MOONVINES, large flowering white;
PASSION VINE, two varieties.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. FVY,
Hardy, EngUsli; PASSION VINE.
KENTIA Beimoreana, 3 to 4 leaves, $1.50 per doz'
MYRTLE PLANTS. 4-in. pots, $1.50 per doz.
PASSION VINE. 4-ln. pots, 10c. each.
HONEYSUCKLE Halleana, 4-in. pots, Sl.OO doz
CCICCI C 11th and Westmarerand Str««t5,
. CIOCIX, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROSES
From 3-lncli pots — strong
Lady Hllllngdon, 6ne stock. Grafted, $18.00
per 100; Own Root, $10.00 per 100
Double Pink Klllamey, Radiance, Harry
Kirk, $10.00 per 100; Grafted, $18.00 per 100.
Pink Klllamey, WMte Klllamey, Kalserln
Augusta Victoria. Richmond, Perle, Sun-
rise, Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland
Mrs. Wardell, $8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, Gruss an
TepUtz, Clothilde Soupert, Souvenir de
Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kalserln, Mrs. Taft (Antolne Rivotre), Pink
Klllamey, My Maryland, Bride, Souvenir de
Wootton, 3-incii pots, $15.00 per 100.
CHRYSlfiJEMUMQ
^^ From 2H-ni* Pots. ^^
Oroba, Unaka, Wells* Late Pink, »4.00 per
100. $30.00 per 1000.
Ellse Papworth. Intensity, Golden Dome,
John Shrimpton, Nagoya, Patty, Winter
Cheer, $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
Autumn Glory, Ada Spaulding. Culllng-
fordil, Geo. Kalb, GTory ot the Pacific, Money
Maker, MayorlWeaver, Maud Dean, Miss Alice
Byron, Mrs. Baer, Major BonnaSon, Pacific
Supreme. Harry May, H. W. Relmar, Hestlan
White, Mrs. Robt, McArthur, Golden Glow.
Mme. Fred Bergam and White Bonnaffon.
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
Marie Louise, 2yi-in^ $3.00 per 100, (25.00
per 1000.
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots 6.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2M-in. pots 3.00
FORGET-ME-MOT, 2}i-in. pots 3.00
SWAINSONA Alba, 2H-in. pots 4.00
POINSETTIAS, 2>i-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 2K-in. pots 3.00
StEVIA Compacta, 3-in. pots 6.00
Send for Catalogue.
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159
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
Fleage mention the Exchange when writtny.
-|ij^_---- Strong 4-in. ind 4H-in. Klnft
lldllllaS Humbert, 10c BouTler, Crozy
wwiiiiuv -nd Queen Charlotte. 8c
Mme. Sallerol, fine. 4H
and 4-in.. 8c; La Favorite.
Nutt and .assorted, in bud
Geraniums
and bio
n. 3H-in, 5c.
BELLAMY BROS., Tv&^^SK^:
Pl—a« mentloB the Exohany whan writ<**g.
Violets Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
J45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
Fluse mention the Exoliuipe «ben wntlnr.
Cleveland Seed Trade
Those who heard Miss Louise Klein
Miller's interesting talk on "School and
Vacant Lot Gardening" at the American
Seed Trade Association banquet last
June will, perhaps, be interested to learn
that attention to such gardening is not
alone confined to school children. The
Cleveland Plain Dealer has been instru-
mental in promoting a Home Garden
Contest for which all amateurs are eligi-
ble, and has been fortunate enough to se-
cure a very considerable sum of money to
offer as cash prizes. In addition to these
several of the larger banks have put up
special prizes as inducements. City For-
ester John Boddy is in charge of the con-
test and is ably assisted in his work by
men of the type of Herman A. Hart, a
leading florist, and G. H. MeCollum of
the Home Gardening Association which
annually supplies school children with
some 40,000 penny packets of vegetable
and flower seeds. The judges are making
inspection trips at regular intervals and
report having found many excellent gar-
deners. They hope to be able to award
the prizes August 16. The writer saw
some fine garden plots out on Superior
ave. last week and noted that in not a
few instances the front yard, instead of
being kept as questionable lawns, were
producing good crops of Lettuce, Beans,
Beets, etc., which cannot help furnish-
ing a very desirable trade for the local
seedsmen.
Local seedsmen have been cleaning up
on Beans during the last few days left
for planting. Refugee sold out early as
did Wardwell's, so that planters have had
to fall back on Bountiful and Golden
"Was. The sale along this line has been
greater than contemplated owing to the
late Spring freeze.
The sale of plants has practically
ceased, except of Celery, which has been
strongly in demand owing to the favor-
able planting conditions prevailing dur-
ing the past two weeks, as Cleveland has
not been struck with the cloudbursts and
hail which have done so much damage
farther south. While we have had fre-
quent rains, none of them has been
severe. "^
W.
Los Angeles. Cal. — Recent reports
from the Bay section of California are to
the effect that the Onion seed fields have
dried up. The Sweet Pea crop has been
harvested and there is so little of it that
it is considered a total failure.
Catalogs Received
Cliarles D. Ball, Holmesburg, Philadel-
phia, Pa. — ^Wholesale price list of Palms
and decorative plants, Autumn, 1913.
E. H. Wheadon Sc Sons, Guernsey,
C. I. — WTieadon's Guernsey Bulbs: a
1913 catalog of bulbs including Nar-
cissi, Tulips, Gladioli. Irises, etc.
J. M. Ttorbnzn & Co., New York.
N. T. — Wholesale Trade Price List of
High Class Bulbs tor 1913. Contains
also a list of Flower Seeds for Florists.
J T. tovett. Little Silver. N. J. —
Summer. 1913, Catalog of Pot Grown
Strawberry Plants, with a colored plate
showing Strawberry Late Jersey Giant.
Gemen ft Boargr, Luxemburg. — Un-
rivaled Roses from Luxemburg; con-
taining 107 pages, and giving, in tabular
form, the name of each Rose. Its color,
description and method of growth.
Gemen & Boar?, Luxemburg. — A
book entitled "Roses." The contents
embrace chapters on Classification of
Roses, Different Soils for Roses. Mixed
Plantations. Bowers. Arbors and Ar-
cades, Porticoes, The Rosarium. The
Pergola and the Construction of Beds
and Baskets. This Is followed by full
directions for planting, grafting, prun-
ing, artiflcial fertilization, combating
insects, etc. A Rose growers* calendar
and small dictionary, covering 30 pages
in the back of the book, make It a
valuable work of reference. Addition-
ally, the book is enlivened by numerous
illustrations which are Instructive in
themselves.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
The one big event of the year, heralding the
ofjening of the Fall Business Campaign, is the issu-
ing by The Florists* Exchange of its S. A. F. and
O- H. Convention Number. This year it will be
issued August 9; advertising pages close August 5.
Don't get left.
ROSES
Special for July
Milady, Mrs. Qeo. Shawyer and
Mrs. Chas. Russell
In the best quality grafted plants. $15.00 per 100,
$140.00 per 1000.
Killarney, Mrs. Aaron Ward,
Lady Hillingdon, Double Pink
Killarney, Mrs. Taft, White
Killarney and My Maryland
Grafted, 3-inch. $10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000.
On Their Own Roots
Killarney and Mrs. Taft
2M-inch. $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
POMPONS
In the Leading Commercial
Varieties
All from 2 14 -inch pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
A. N. PIERSON, Inc.
Cromwell, Conn.
Pleue mention the Exchange when writing.
160
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Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS. PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
>Vrits for our Wholesale 1.1st
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
the Exchange when writing.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. I, Hoboken, N. J.
Just Received From Our Holland Nurseriesi
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireas
Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
V.G
'S
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
offered by
G.W.VANGELDERENJoskoop, Holland
AZALEAS
Pleasa mention the Ezohanga when writing.
W^ ^*>^ «r<k ^ ¥'<^c;«4i/%«^ ^° quote prices on specimen Ever-
O are lll tX *^U»llIUn greens th«t win be decidedly attrac-
tive to anyone who is BUYING TO SELL AGAIN. If you are in the market (or
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreena, send in your lists
and we will grve you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
FIeaa« mention the Exohanf e whan writins*
H. DEN OUDEN A SON
Tba Old Farm NuTMriw BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Evergreetis Our Speciatiy
Write f(» eomplete Whoienie Catetogue
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Northern Grown Nursery Stock
Fe Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
ABsorbment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
', Prices ReasonalU. WhohsaJe Trade List for the Aah'ng
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington. Mass,
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
.EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue.
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
PleaS^manno^E^SShSg^gh^^mnngr
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
WhltehaU Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Gennany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Neiibert, Wandsbek (Gennany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbur^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and Tlower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc
WRITE FOR PRICES.
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writtag.
Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $5.00
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
''Horticultural
Advertiser*'
This IS The British Trade Paper bcin^ read
weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Contineatal houses.
Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 75
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdnam, Notts,
As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscriptions, send a copy of
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to the nursery or seed traf^f^ Address
Editors of the "H. A"
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, ""i"„"„S« "^
ELIZABETH, N. J.
Fleaio mentioB tha Ezohaar* when wzitiag.
CaUf ornia Privet
Berberis Thunbergli
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, "5J;r,Iiy; Robbinsvllle, N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writiny.
WE IMPORT FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE
Forcin'^, Lilacs, Roses, Palms. Araucarlas, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, English or French
Manetti, Bay Trees, Boxwood Bushes, Pyramids, Globe Shaped or Fancy Clipped Forms, etc.
Lily of the Valley, French and Holland Forcing Bulbs, Japan Lilies, etc.
A complete line of Nursery stock.
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, si^B^StciAVlTiiEW. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
Apple Trees
Plum Trees iis
Peach Trees
We will be able to furnish a limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper trees
this Fall.
JOS. H. BLACK SON
Hightstown. N. J.
CO
Plei
the Exchange when writing.
Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
KOSTER & CO.
HOLLANDIA
NURSERIES,
Boskoop, Holland
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Catalogue Jree an demand
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Large Trees
OAKS AND MAPLES
PINES AND HEMLOCKS
ANDORRA NURSERIES
WILLIAM WARNER HARPER. Prop.
Chestnut HIU, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
ARAUCARIAS, wn.po.».60c.
ISPARAGUS I
exchange for 2-in. Vlncas i
Evergreens, Shrubs, Shade Trees,
Hardy Perennials Cash with order
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
ooi 63 Schenectady. N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
I the Exchange when writing.
Pleme mention the Exohmg. when writing.
Michelsen&Co.
Naarden, HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
Please send list of wants. Catalogue on applica-
tion. American address,
c/o MALTUS & WARE, 14 Stone Street, New Ytrit City
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Gt.YanWaYeren&Kruiill
Quotatloas and Catalog! now ready on
all Bulbs, Azaleas, Rhododendrons,
Roses, Lilacs. Palms, Etc.
Sassanheim. Holland
140 N. 13th St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Plfjase mention the Exohmg. whea writing.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE is the only trade paper publishing an index to
stock advertised in each issue, and this feature means that a reader In need of,
say. Carnations, can look at this Index and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classified Advertisements
in addition to the regular display advertisements, and with no extra cost, except
to us. Can you think of better advertising service than this?
July ae, 1913
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AMEBICAir ASSOCIATION 07 ITUBSEBTaCEN
President, J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester,- N. T. ; treasurer, Peter Toungers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held In
Cleveland, O.
Staphyleas are mostly large growing
Staphylea shrubs, consisting of some half dozen
Colchica species, one of which, S. trifolia, is a
native of our own woods. Trifolia as it is found with
us is usually growing in rather
low ground, often near water. It
is a worthy shrub, and Ijecause
of its large, inflated, three-sided
capsules has the common name of
Bladder Nut.
The one of our notes, the C.
Colchica, is the best known in cul-
tivation because of its beauty
when in flower and its ease of
forcing. The specimen photo-
graphed shows its beauty as a
hardy, ornamental shrub in flower.
The flowers are white, borne in
short, drooping racemes, and are
displayed in May, about the sea-
son when Lilacs are in bloom.
It is sometimes said of the vari-
ous species that they do not form
good specimens, but in the case
of the one before us its shape is
its own, for it has received no
pruning to speak of, and no fault
can be found with its appearance.
For forcing for Easter it has
received some attention in this
country, and should have more,
being unlike any other shrub used
for the purpose, and there is some
little fragrance connected with
the flowers.
The S. Colchica is a native of
the Caucasus. There is another
species from Japan, the S. Bu-
malda, which is found in many
collections. It is not of as large
growth as the Colchica, but has
been found a hardy and desirable
species. In common with all the
species it has white flowers, which
appear in early Spring.
The Staphyleas can all be prop-
agated by seeds, layers or cut-
tings. Cuttings of the young
growth placed under glass root
freely. Propagators say it can be
increased by cuttings of the roots
as well.
more so because it is rare to see such a display of color
as this on a shrub in the early days of Summer. In
the course of ripening the final color, black, is often
reached by individual berries while the others are still
red, a sight not uncommon on other Viburnums when
their seeds are ripening.
As this Viburnum makes the display referred to in
early July, a month in which but few shrubs do more
than display their foliage, this, with the loveliness of
its flowers in May, places it foremost among desirable
shrubs.
^_ . Prior to the advent of the Clematis
Clematis paniculata, the C. Flammula was the
Clammula ^^^^ used for the purposes the paniculata
is now chiefly used for. It belongs to the feathery
flowered section, is fragrant and a good climber. Its
chief difference is in its being less vigorous than the
other, and in its earlier flowering. It is its early bloom-
ing that makes it so much in demand at the present
time. With us it is in bloom in the first week in
July, about two months in advance of paniculata.
Owing to its moderate growth, it is fitted for many
positions where the paniculata would be far too ram-
pant, such as the low fences facing many a residence.
Viburnum
AS a beautiful
Tomentosum ^P'''"^ ,^ flowering
Jn Summer ''^™'' '""■ Y''""-
num tomentosum
is well known and valued, because of its great dis-
play of flowers. There is a certain horizontal growth
of the branches of this shrub which is peculiar to it.
Ihe branches are arranged in tiers, one above the other,
always flat or nearly so. The leaves also have the same
l)ecuJiar habit, and to crown all, the clusters of flowers,
which come m pairs opposite each other, have the same
flat appearance. These clusters are composed chiefly
ot small, fertile flowers, excepting those on the outside
rows, which are sterile, white in color, large and showv.
Ihe above description is of its appearance in Spring,
Its flowers being displayed at about the same time as,
or a little earlier than, the well known Japanese Snow-
ball of which it is claimed it is the parent.
At the present time we wish to call attention to
the great beauty of this shrub in the early days of
July, when its clusters of berries are ripening. These
berries are smaU, but there are many of them, and in
their course of ripening change from green to red
and from red to black, and the red and the black
stages are both attained in early Summer. It is (he
red stage that attracts the most attention and this is be-
cause the mass of red is formed by the stems of the ber-
ries as well as by the berries themselves. When thicklv
strewn among the branches and foliage the attraction
IS great, arresting one's attention from a distance, the
Staphylea Colchica
ones are entirely out of flower that the villosa displays
itself. This season, all of the ordinary varieties had dis-
appeared by the first week in Mav, rather earlier than
usual, while villosa was in full display as late as the
25th of the month. In normal seasons it is not out of
bloom by early June. Because, perhaps, that the
Hungarian Lilac, Josikaea, is also a late bloomer, the
mistake is made by many of speaking of the viUosa
as Hungarian Lilac, which it is not. It is from North
China. In some catalogs it is found under the name of
Himalayan Lilac.
The growth of this Chinese Lilac differs much from
that of the common ones. The shoots are shbrt and
stout, the leaves much larger, bright green but without
lustre. The flowers are pinkish, in broad panicles and
compact. There is some of the agreeable odor of the
old sorts to the flowers, but it is not so powerful. To
one who is unacquainted with the villosa, a first view of
it is always puzzling. Its lateness of blooming, its
difference from ordinary Lilacs while evidently much
like one, renders one incapable of properly placing it.
As found in collections, there appears a variation in
color, which, though partly to be ascribed to locality,
soil, etc., seems not altogether so; some plants have a
deeper pink color to the flowers than others.
Those who do not possess Syringa villosa will make
no mistake in adding it to their collection.
With the introduction of the paniculata, tlie Flam-
mula has disappeared in many places where strong,
vigorous growth is required, but those who know the
worth of Flammula, its moderate growth and the de-
lightful fragrance of its flowers which is wafted from
them in July, take care to have it is represented in
their collections.
C. Flammula is a native of Southern Europe, and
has the reputation of being one of the earliest Clema-
tises in cultivation. Though not as vigorous a grower
as the paniculata, it makes shoots 10ft. to 12ft. in a
season, from which the flowers appear, and these flowers
are displayed for a month or more.
The Japanese one, paniculata, already referred to,
is also sweet scented, but hardly as sweet as is Flam-
mula. But as it does not flower until the Flammula
is over, there is no need to make comparisons. Give
them both a place, then the clusters of white flowers
can be enjoyed, one variety following the other, from
July to October, for it is October before paniculata has
finished its display.
g . To those who desire to extend the flower-
vTn * '"^ period of Lilacs, the Syringa villosa
*"* can be particularly recommended. When
all the common Lilacs are in flower there is little indica-
tion of the viUosa blooming; it is only after the common
Xanthoxylum
When looking for shrubs which, on
A — «-:-.- account of their prickles, are useful
Americanum ^^ „i t- ^ j ^
tor planting tor defensive purposes
(lie Prickly Ash, Xanthoxylum Americanum, should not
iie overlooked. It has two strong brown colored
prickles at the base of the leaf stalk, the leaves being
of a pinnate nature. The plant itself is of a bushy,
u|)right, strong growth, but is no more than a large
bush at best. It has occurred to us at times that this
bush would make a good hedge plant were such plants
still called for, but the demand for plants for strong
ilefensive hedges, such as the Osage Orange and the
Honey Locust were formerly used for, has died out,
"ire taking their places. What little is required in
I his way is met with in the Berberis Thunbergii from
"hich a quite small hedge to one of 6ft. or so is pos-
silile; and there is beauty in the plant, as well as
jirickles to repel intruders.
The Xanthoxylum is fairly abundant in some parts of
Pennsylvania. The flowers are greenish white, small, in
dense clusters, appearing before the leaves. The seeds
are two valved, black, and when gathered and placed
in paper bags soon give to the paper an oily appear-
ance, the whole possessed of an odor not at all dis-
agreeable.
In a medicinal way the Xanthoxylum is reputed as
possessing aromatic odor, antispasmodic and tonic prop-
erties, and to be useful for rheumatism and to alleviate
toothache. It must have quite a reputation in the tooth-
ache way, as a common name for it is Toothache Tree,
as well as Prickly Ash.
Seedsmen say that collectors often send them seeds
of Aralia spinosa for Xanthoxylum, to which they
ha\e no relation or resemblance. The seeds of Xanthoxy-
lum are not berries, such as those of Aralia may be
said to be, while the plant itself has not the slightest
resemijiance to Aralia.
_,. The merits of Elseagnus umbellata
•• K*!?"*" seem but little known, for it is not met
umoellata ^.jj,, j^ collections to the extent it
sliould be. It came first into notice during the time
great interest was manifested in the Elaeagnus longipes,
when the latter was advertised as a new fruit as well as
an ornamental shrub. When orders were sent abroad for
tliis E. longipes, some firms, unintentionally, no doubt,
sent the E. umbellata instead, as, like the longipes, it
was well known as of much interest as a fruiting shrub.
Though both the foliage and growth of umbellata do
resemble the longipes, its fruit and season of fruiting
are quite different. The longipes has flowered and
ripened its fruit by .Tune, while that of umbellata does
not ripen until October. Again, while longipes bears
its berries singly on stalks of some length, those of
umbellata are clustered thickly close to the stems. In
color they are of a pale salmon, the branches so
thickly laden that they are often invisible until the
fruit has fallen. This fruit can be eaten, used for
tarts or even fresh from the bush. There is much the
same flavor as is possessed by the longipes. Of its or-
namental character when in fruit there is no question.
LTsually the berries are so numerous that the weight
carries the branches over somewhat. The display is
fine, and comes at a time when objects of interest among
shrubs are few.
As the Elaeagnus in a sexual way are not all fruit
bearing, care must be taken to secure a plant which
has already fruited or has been raised from a cutting
from a fruiting bush. Though there are sterile flower-
ing plants of them, on the other hand those that fruit
appear to be perfect flowering so far as observed,
and not female plants which have been fertilized, for
they fruit when standing entirely alone, far from
any other bush from which fertilization may have come;
and cuttings from these plants possess the same char-
acter.
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FROM 2H-iNCH POTS
Per 100 Per 1000
Shrimpton $2.50 $20.00
Comoleta 3.50 30.00
Lynnwood Hall. 3.00 25.00
Dr. Enguehard . 3.00 25.00
October Frost .. 2.50 20.00
Per 100 Per 1000
Crocus $2.50 $20.00
Pac. Supreme . . 2.50 20.00
Halliday 2.50 20.00
Pockett Crimson 2.50 20.00
J. D. Thompson Carnation Co.
JOLIET, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK
YELLOW 100
Col. Appleton J2-50
Major Bonnaflon 2.50
Nagoya 3.00
Golden Glow 2.60
Comoleta 3.00
Oct. Sunshine 2^0
PINK
Pacific Supreme 13.00
Maud Dean 2.50
Glory Pacific 2.50
Pink Ivory 2.50
CRIMSON
WHITE
Timotliy Eaton $3.00
Yanoma 3.00
Jeanne Nonin 3.50
White Dean 3.00
Lynnwood Hall 3.00
White Ivory 2.50
Polly Rose 2.60
Robinson 2.50
Singles and Ponnpons
Anna Spangle, t3.00 per 100;llrene Cragg, $3.00 per 100; Quinola, $3.00 per 100.
EDWARD J. TAYLOR, Greens Farms, Conn.
Fleue mantion tha Exohuve when writinr.
ROOTED
Chrysanthemum
CUTTINGS
Maj. Bonnaffon
Pacific Supreme
$1.50 per 100, |i 2.00 per looo
Cut back plants of Major
Bonnaffon, Chas. Razer,
Roman Gold, Harvard and
White Chadwick, $2.00 per
100, $15.00 per 1000.
JohnR.Coombs'"^"c8lir'"'
PleaM mantlnn th» Eichanec when writing.
POMPONS
Out of 2-ln. pots
«*'-n*l"l%"°mlffoo-^°??oo'S."°°°"''
QUIDNICK GRfENHOUSfS, QUIDNICK, fl. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. O.Anthony, R.I.
PleasB mention the Exchange when writini;.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
All sold out except a few hundred
Chrysolora
$1.75 per 100.
ARTHUR COOMBS, WEST HARTfORD, CONN.
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
Chinese Primroses
Fine 2-in. stock in best mixed colors, $2.00
per 100. Cash.
Mn rTTCD Successor to J. F. RUPP,
. O. 1 1 I Cn, SHIREMANSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
ChrysanthennimS
A fcm thousand At 2yi-m. stock,
in fine condition.
Best MarKet Varieties
To close out, $3.60 per 100; $20.00
per 1000.
The Peckham Floral Co.
R. F. D. 54
FAIRHAVEN, MASS.
Good Stock
Per 100
KAISERIN ROSES, 3 in $6.00
ENGLISH rVY, 3 in 6.00
VINCAS, heavy, 4 in 10.00
FERNS, Scottii, 3 in 10.00
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, White and
Yellow, Chadwick and Smith's
Sensation, $3.00 per 100.
BOUVARDIA, White, $4.00 per 100.
CAMPBELL BROS., Penllyn, Pa.
BRANCHING, 5 Colors, $2.00 per 1000
100
Geraniums, Sallerol, 2-in $2.00
Chrysaothemuxns, W. H.Lincoln, one of
best late yellows; 2J4-in 1.S0
Jerusalem Cherries, 23^-mch 1.50
Primulas. Chinensis, Obconlca, white,
pink, lavender, red; Baby and Mala-
coldes; 2 00
Swalnsona alba, 23^-inch 2.00
Casn, please.
BYER BROS.,Clianibersburg,Pa.
STE VIA
Green and Variegated— Fine Stock
CHAS.ZIMMERJ
WettGollingswaod,N.J.
liles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exohange when viiting.
PRIMROSESand CYCLAMEN
IDIMIII II Obconlca, (in either strain),
niinULH Grandiflora or Glgantea,
mixed or separate colors, 3- inch, S5.CI0 per 100;
2 Ji-inch. $3.00 per 100 ; 2-inch, $2.00 per 100.
PRIMULA, Chinese, 2M-inch, $3.50 per
100. PRIMULA malacoldes (the Giant
Baby Primrose), 2Ji-inch. $3.00 per 100.
PVfl Alim Glganteum, best strain, in
VlUUinitll assorted colors, 3-inch, ready
for 4-inch, $8.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS«Plumosus, 2H-inch, $3.00 per
100: 3H-inch (extra strong). $8.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, strong, 2H-inch,
$5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri,
2H-iach, $3.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
NEW! NEW! NEW!
SNAPDRAGON
WINTER
FLOWERING
WHITE
S; The finest and most valuable Snapdragon ever offered. Will flower from
i October to July. Indispensable to a retail florist. Fine stock 2}^inch
i, pots. Ready for benching. Delivery any time after August 1st.
\ $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Order early, as stock is limited.
f PHELPS. The Florist, Marlboro, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS Asparagus
See advertisement on page 178 ot ■
ELMER D. SMITH ® CO^
ADRIAN. MICH.
Please mention the Exchange -when -writing.
Montgomery, Ala.
It i^ , is.tfll hot, the me'rcury ranging
from 80 16102 in the shade, and no rain
to speak of, so that conditions now are
worse than liave been known for years.
In the lighter soils everything is prac-
tically ruined and crop prospects look de-
cidedly blue. In the heavy drained soils
some things have held their own, notably
Carnations and Roses, and if a good rain
should come the improvement would be
great. Cut flowers are scarce and not
of a very lasting texture. Carnations are
all shipped in and are none of the best.
Roses are fair, all showing the awful
siege of hot, dry, weather. Business is
fair, with an occasional spurt of funeral
work; the only noticeable event was the
Steiner-Mason, wedding which was a
grand iinale of the wedding season, and
called tor several days work by the Pat-
erson force. , .
A fine business has been done in young
Roses, Carnations and Chrysanthemums
the past season, much better than was
anticipated, and arrangements are being
made for a larger stock next season.
Field Carnations are looking fine and
many large orders have been booked for
early delivery. The prospects for a fine
season's business are good. Asters from
the houses are beginning to come in and
will take the place of Carnations until
Chrysanthemums, of which an immense
stock has been grown, take their place.
Violets, of which Peterson has a large
stock, look fine and will be planted in
the new frames about September 1.
Both Miss Norris and the Morning
View Co. report business fair.
W. C. Cook.
Per 100
Flumosus. 2)i-in. pots $2.00
Plumosus Seedlings 1.00
Sprengeri. 2)4-m. pots 2.00
PRIMROSES
Baltimore, Md.
The Gardeners and Florists' Club has
about completed its plans for the annual
outing at Chesapeake Beach on Tuesday,
Aug. 5. The chairman of the committee
on arrangements is positive it will be
the biggest time the members of the Club
have ever had.
The Maryland State Horticultural
'Society will hold its Summer meeting
at Berlin, Md., on Thursday, July 31.
The Society will be the guest of J. G.
Harrison & Sons. The nurseries of
this firm extend over more than 2500
acres, and in addition they have more
than 500 acres planted to orchards. The
Chinese, Obconlca Alba and Rosea 2.00
Forbesi and Malacoldes 2.00
Obconlca Glgantea 3.00
PANSY SEED, Giant Flowering. Oz., $4.00
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Vinca Variegata
Strong plants, 2}f-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100;4-in. pots, $10.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots, $4.00;
4M->n. pots. $8.00 per 100.
CABBAGE PLANTS, Danish Bali-Head,
Flat Dutch and Autumn King, Sl.OO per 1000
S. G. BENJAMIN, FishkiU, N. Y.
a Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Please mention tlie Exchange when writing.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of RoseS,
Carnations and Verbenas
please mention the Exchange when writing.
SNILAX
As good aa It can be grown.
Can fill any sized order at $1.25 per 100 for 250
or over; $1.50 per 100 for less than 250.
SPRENGERI, $1.50 per 100; HATCHERI,
$5.00 per 100.
ALBERT M.HERR. Lancaster. Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writinp.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
The one big event of the year, heralding the
opening of the Fall Business Campaign, is the issu-
ing by The Florists' Exchange of its S. A. F. and
O. H. Convention Number. This year it will be
issued August 9; advertising pages close August 5.
Don't get left.
July 26, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
163
FERNSFORDiSHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Plat
Ready now, all clean and healthy.
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
please mention the E^ehango when writirg.
FERNS FOR JARDINIERES
From 2yi-incb pots, best market varieties. $3.00
per 100 or $26.00 per 1000.
FERNS IN FLATS
pipped in or out of Flata. Ready in July and
August. Only about 10 beat commercial varietiea
"^ POINSEHIAS
From 2H-incb pots. July and Augiut deOvtry,
•SiWpcr 100.
Thomas P. Christensen
Short Hills, N. J.
Pl«*i« memtlon tli* Exohmy whm writlag.
Cyrtomium
Rochfordianum
The New Crested Holly Fern
_ An ideal pot plant when grown to large
Bize. 3000 fine plants, now in 3-inch pots,
ready for a shift into 4-inch. We must have
the room. $5.00 per 100 while they last and
extra plants with every order.
R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS IN FLATS
Extra fine stock in the lead-
ing varieties. Ready for June
and July delivery.
Write for special prices, stating quantity
needed.
Prices on Fall plants and bulbs are
cheerfully quoted by
I. W. 0. SOIMin, Princt Hay. M. Y.
Asparagus Plumosus
Fme, large plants rom 2M-incb pots, $3.00 pe
100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed.
H.A.MOLATSCH,NanuetN.Y.
Rncinn Fornc 2H-mch. $3.00 per
DUslUII I cilia, 100, $30.00 per 1000.
Roosevelt ferns, ?So.bo'^p^?"i(Jgo:
W[litmaniColnpacla,^t^oS^sl^:S2
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, "^^H^^-
Pleaee mention the Exchanee when writing.
ASPARAGUS HATGHERI
2>i-inch $5.00 per 100
Seedlings : $12.00 per 1000
Greenhouse-grown Seeds. 6.00 per 1000
West Main Greenhouses
ARAUCARIAExcelsia-;^^^-:
HYDRANGEA OtafcsaS"S=
plants, 76c. and $1.00 each. Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROS., The HusUers
Sttcond and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave.
PHIUADEUPMIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Don't miss our Convention
Number— Out August 9
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.'S
PALMS and FERNS
HOME GROWN
WELL ESTABLISHED
STRONG AND HEALTHY
Kentia Belmoreana
Pot
2H-in.
5-in.
6-in.
6-in.
6-in.
Cedar Tub
7-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in,
9-in.
Leaves
4
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. high
8 to 10
18
24
26
28 to 30
34 to 36
40 to 45
42 to 48
48 to 54
5 ft.
6 ft.
Each
Doz.
$1.50
$0.50
6.00
1.00
12.00
1.25
15.00
1.50
2.Sb
4.00
6.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
30.00
48.00
Kentia Forsteriana
In. high
36
40 to 42
60 to 66
66 to 72
Each
$2.50
4.00
12.50
15.00
MADE
UP
Doz.
$30.00
48.00
Cedar Tub Plants
7-in. 4
9-in, 4
12-in. 4
12-in. 4
We are growing all our Kentia above 6-inch size in neat
CEDAR TUBS, made especially for us with electric wire
hoops, painted green.
These tubs cost several times the price of pots, but we
sell the plants at the same price as though grown in pots.
The buyer has the advantage of receiving his plants with-
out breakage of pots and in handsome tubs in which they
have become well established and in which they will
continue to do better than in pots.
-When in Philadelphia be Sure to Look Us Up-
We are easily reached — only 25 minutes from Reading Terminal, 12th and and Market Streets,
Philadelphia. We have fine train service — fifty trains each way every week-day — so you can suit your
own convenience, both going and coming. You will see our Palms of all sizes, from 2"4.inch pots to
12-inch tubs. We are strong on DECORATIVE PALMS, hi 7-inch, 9-inch and 12-inch tubs (made-up
or single plants), which we can supply in any quantity. All our Palms are home-grown (not an im-
ported plant on the place) and well established in the tubs. They are strong and healthy.
With increased glass devoted to Palms, our stock is much larger than ever before and never in
better condition.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., S™;;" Wyncote, Pa.
Please mention the Excha
Delaware Horticultural Society will also
be the giiest of the same firm in joint
session with Maryland Society.
The Misses Maggie and Nellie Fox of
Dolphin and (Bolton sts. are on an ex-
tended tour through California.
The Florists* Exchange held its semi-
annual meeting Monday, July 14. The
report showed the continued prosperous
condition of the business. At this meeting
an offer was made to buy the entire stock
of the corporation. The matter was laid
over for a special stockholders' meeting
on Monday, July 21, when the proposi-
tion was voted on and unanimously re-
jected.
Ed. 'Stevenson, of Stevenson Bros., is
on the sick list.
Chas. G. Francis is abandoning his old
greenhouses and is building a new range
on the opposite side of his place.
M. Hildesheim, proprietor of the Shell
Road Greenhouses, had a heavy loss by
fire Monday last, the flames completely
consuming his dwelling and about half
of his greenhouses. The fire is supposed
to have started in one of the ^eds ad-
joining the greenhouses. J. W, P,
Charles J. Bolgiano has been appointed
a committeeman, representing the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers' Ass'n of the
Board of Trade of Baltimore City for
the purpose of promoting the plans lead-
ing to the success of "Maryland Week,"
nt which time the great horticultural and
floral exhibition is to be held in the mam-
moth armory in which President Wilson
was nominated.
Mr. Bolgiano recently acquired the en-
tire interest of the old established seed
firm of J. Bolgiano & Son of Baltimore,
Md.
Summer Meeting of the Maryland
and Delaware Horticultural
Societies^ ^Hl
A joint Summer meeting of the Mary-
land and Delaware Horticultural Socie-
ties, to which the members of the Gar-
deners and Florists' Club of Baltimore
are also invited, will oe held at Berlin,
Md., July 31, 1913. The Societies will
be the guests of J. G. Harrison & Sons,
who will serve luncheon at 1 p.m.
The object of the Summer meeting is
to enable the members to observe practi-
cal operations in horticulture. From
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. visitors will be taken
in automobiles to all parts of the grounds.
The firm of J. G. Harrison & Sons con-
duct one of the largest nurseries in the
East, having about 2.500 acres under cul-
FERNS
Assorted Table Ferns from 2K-in. pots,
$3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having considerably increased my stock of
same, I am in the position to fill larger orders,
at least for the present, and will make prices
as follows:
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00 per
100; Clumps, $9.60 per 1000, SS.50 per 1000 in
10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per flat
(110 clumps); 50 or more, $1.00 per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6-00 per doz.,
$40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots, S5.00 per doz.,
$35.00 per 100, 8300.00 per 1000.
All express orders. Cash with order, please.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue JERSEY CITY, N. I.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fern Seedlings
In 8 of the Best Varieties, ready for
potting, at $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000;
10c. extra per 100 by mail.
Assorted Varieties, from 2ii-in. pots,
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
Boston and Whitmani Ferns
Kentia Belmorc
$15.00 per 100; 2}i-i,
fRANH N. ESHESEIN, MadlSOn. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
THE HOME OF THE SCOTTII FERN
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2Ji-mch stock, in largest and bot
masortment. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strong,
clean, thnfty stock from 3-inch pots. $4.00 ner
joz., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $8.00 per dot..
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in le-inch
S?K m '"^.on on- '"!;"'*• " P"'f"=« condition.
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong. 2.incli
1^1;. Sl-30 per doz.. $10.00 per lOO: S-inch.
$S.OO per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An exceedingly pretty
hern, resemblmg A. Farleyense. 2Ji-inch
stock, $1.20 per doz.. $S.0O per 100.
A»;AJ>1TUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILH-
u L •„,T'!'° 1==^ •^"■"' f°f "^"t fronds, strong.
°^y- 2M-mch stock, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per
,/,„ -^°?? Seedlmgs. ready for potting, $1.00
per 100. $9.60 per 1000. »• • ""
FERN SEEDLINGS
have ten large houses filled with Fern Scedlingi,
— .ibcnng several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting; assortment of IS
best hem Dish Varieties, undivided clumps. $1.00
ner 100, SO fiO r,*, inon. «Q on innn r^-,7iA?^
100, $9.60 per 1000;' $9.00 per 1000 i
B and $8.00 per 1000 in 20.000 lots.
10.000
CIBOTIUM FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Fleaee mention the Exohange when vritlag.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
o' money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request and remittance
of 12c. per 100 plants for postage.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting,l$l-00 per 100. $8.60
per 1000.
PTERIS ANDERSONII. Queen of the Pteri
family, a distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
handsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 36c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2>i-
inch stock, S3.00 per
doz.. $20.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
I Ferns on
I. F. ANDERSON, Short HHIs, N. J.
164
The Florists' Exchange
Look-What We Have to Offer
PRICES TO SUIT
BEGONIA, Zulu King. A short, compact, dark
red, everblooming, a new variety; 23^-iii. pots,
to grow on for Winter blooming; nice, bushy
little plants, in bloom, S3.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00
per 100; 4-in., $7.00 per 100; our improved pink
variety, the Erfordi, cannot be beaten; 2>^-
in.. $3.00 per 100: 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
Glolre de Lorraine is scarce for Christmas
blooming ; provide yourself with Zulu King.
[ill hold the ground in Araucarla Excelsa;
have a larger stock than
•W" Buy them now because you gain by doing
so. They grow into money for you while you
sleep.
April, 1912, Importation, for the lawn, porches
and veranda, 6-in. and 7-in. pots, 5, 6, 7 tiers,
25-in., 30-in., 35-in., 40-in. high, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50
and $2.00. Cash, by the dozen or more.
I n April and May we received from Ghent, Belgium,
a new consignment of Araucarla Excelsa, 5, 5H
and 6-in. pots, 3, 4, 5 and 6 tiers. 12, 14, 16
and 18 inches high, 40c., 50c., 60c. and 75c.;
Ck>inpacta Robusta or Excelsa Glauca, $1.25
to $1.50.
SCARLET SAGE, Bonfire and Zurich. 4-in..
$5.00 per 100.
If you want quick shade, don*t forget our imported MOONVINE, the genuine Ipoino<
2H-in., 3c.; 4-in., staked up, Sc.
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only. Cash with order, please. Please state if you
want stock shipped in or out of pots. All plants, 25 at 100 rate.
fiODfREY ASCHMANN <}*II^1J. PHIlADaPIIIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
benche
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant
cuttings, 4-m., $7.00 per 100.
We have a large stock ofLIVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA, the most beautiful little fan Palm;
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up.
DISH FERNS. Good assortment. 2K-in., $4.00
per 100.
KENTIA Forsterlana. 4-in., 2Sc.; 5}i.
5H, 6 to 7-in. pots. 20, 25, 30, 35. 40 to 60 inches
high, SOc, 60c.. 75c., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00
to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large, 4-in., 25c.,
SOc. to 35c.; made up of 3 plants, 6-in. pots,
75c. to $1.00.
COCOS Weddeliana. 3-in., 15c.
ARECA lutescens. 3-in., ISc
CREGO ASTERS
The only profitable early Asters to grop^ on
benches or m pots; never fail in harvesting
a good crop in July and August, when flowers
are scarce. We have a large stock raised_ in
2M-in- pots, large plants now — pink, white,
shell pink, lavender
100, $25.00 per 1000.
and sain
$3.00 per
Noctiflora,
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarlas now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves. 20-24 in $1.00 each.
6-in. pot plants, 6 to 7 leaves, 24-28 in $1.50 each.
Made-up plants
3-;n.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy $2.50 each.
3-in.-7-in. tub. 36 in. high, very bushy $3.75 each.
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy $5.00 each.
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high $3.00 each.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36-40 in. high $3.50 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-44 in. high $4.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub. 44-18 in. high $5.00 each.
8-in. tub. 3 plants in a tub, 48-54 in. high $6.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa.
2 tiers. 6-8 in. high 35c. each.
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 m. high 45c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each.
PANDANUS Veitchil. Nicely variegated stock that will grow into money by Christmas. 4-in.
pot plants, ready to shift, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100.
BAY TREES, Standards.
48-in. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter $7.50 each.
48-in. stems; heads, 26-in. diameter $5.00 each.
BAY TREES, Half Standards.
30-in. stems; heads, 28-in. diameter S5.00 each.
30-in. stems; heads, 22-in. diameter $4.00 each.
POINSETTIAS. Well established plants, from 2M-in. pots, $5.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chinensls and Obconica. From as good a strain of seed as we can find. All colors,
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides $3.00 per 100.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., "^"^S""^
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
tivation. In addition they are planting
out large orchards in the vicinity. They
have 10,000 Peach trees bearing a full
crop this season. The crop was saved
by careful and persistent spraying with
self-boiled lime-sulphur against brown
rot.
A short meeting of the Association will
be held during the afternoon, with an
address by Congressman J. Harry Cov-
ington.
Outing of Baltimore G. and F. Club
and the Washington Florists'
Club, Aug. 6, 1913
A joint outing of the above Clubs
with Kallipolis Grotto. M. O. V. P. E. R.,
will be held at Chesapeake Beach, 50
miles from Baltimore, Aug. 5. It will
be the largest combined excursion the
Clubs have ever held. The Baltimore
Club will be conveyed to the beach on
the steamer Dreamland, which will leave
the foot of Broadway. Thursday, Aug. 5,
at 10.30 a.m.. and will be accompanied
by tbe Baby Band of St. Mary's Indus-
trial School. The Washington Club will
travel over the Chesapeake Beach R. R.,
meeting the Baltimore iClub at the beach.
After luncheon the clubs will compete for
the valuable prizes offered. Band con-
certs will be given on the shore, and
Kallipolis Grotto will furuislh a high
class entertainment on the hotel pavilion.
Three tons of patented canned fun will
I>e opened up that day, and it is going to
be clear and cool during the day and
moonlight at night. Rejuvenating salt
sea air, mild, cool, soothing Southern
breezes, tall, umbrageous trees, vel-
vety resilient moss and grass await us ;
so do ice cream, fried chicken, hard and
soft^ crabs, etc. Oh, then, also come
fishing, crabbing, bathing, races, dancing
and music galore. Many of the trade
will arrange to give their help the day
off and, according to indications, a large
crowd will take the trip.
Chairman J. L. Towner and his com-
mittee have worked hard for the success
of the outing. Last Monday the com-
mittee met in the Club rooms and com-
pleted its arrangements. Tickets will be
50c. for adults and 2.5c. for club mem-
bers' children, and may be purchased of
the committee at the end of the Madison
ave. car line and Caroline St. line, the
morning before the boat leaves. James
Boone_ will have cbarge of the tickets.
Committee : J. L. Towner, chairman,
Isaac H. Moss, F. C. Bauer, Jas. Boone,
M. Richmond, W. Seideleidi and John
Nuth.
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2}^-inch plants, $5.00'per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTROOnCER
Amsterdam, New York
Pleage mention the Eichange when writing.
Bhe WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Bulb Stock
l^arcissl Among' the First to be Planted
All over the country are retail grow-
ers who are more or less handicapped in
growing their own supply of Roses or
Carnations for the cut flowers they need
during the Winter season. Their houses
are frequently located near buildings
which keep away the sun a good part
of the day, or trees cast their shade to
such an extent that it is almost impos-
sible to expect good results from the
plants, even in places where modern
houses are the rule and give full sun-
light. The grower often finds it pays
him better to purchase his wants from
the specialist than to handle the stock on
a small scale. When you have a range
of 10 or 20 houses devoted to Roses or
Carnations alone, where, with the proper
facilities the plants can be grown with
the minimum of cost and, at the
same time, the best of results can
be obtained in regard to quality
and quantity, it is out of the question
for the small grower to compete. When-
ever a man is located so as to be able to
get his supply of cut stock shipped so as
to have it arrive reasonably fresh and
regularly for him, it is by far the most
profitable way to let the other man do
the growing and devote his time to other
things. The stock grown from bulbs is
as important as any, but do not expect
to make even this pay in spite of the
easy culture, if you do not go about it
in a systematic way. There is more to
do than just to order so many thousands
of La Reine Tulips or Von Sion Nar-
cissi ; the bulbs are cheap, in fact too
cheap for our own good ; we are apt not
to think enough of them on that account.
Force fewer in number but take care of
what you do force. There is notliing in
selling 75 flowers from a flat of Proser-
pine 'Tulips containing 150 bulbs. Plan
to avoid it ; a constant steady supply
from the time the first Paperwhite Nar-
cissus opens until the last Darwin Tu-
lip is cut pays best. It is bound to. If
you are short at times and have to buy
in the open market, it is far better than
to be obliged to dump your surplus on it
and realize hardly anything for it.
Early Narcissi
To Make Them Pay
What we know as Polyanthus Narcissi
are the first to come into flower, and
occasionally we see some of them in late
October ; not to say that this pays, in
fact, you can ask ten growers and nine
of them will tell you that they never
make money or intend to on any of these
Narcissi, of which the Paperwhite is the
best known. Even on December 25, when
the counter of the wholesaler is as clean
as a freshly scrubbed deck, we are apt
to find quite a few vasea of Paperwhites
still waiting for someone to take them
away, and most likely it will be the gar-
1 bage man. Because we can buy the bulbs
at $8 per 1000 by taking 10,000, we pre-
fer to do that rather than pay $9 per
1000 for the 4000 we actually have any
use for. All of us are liable to do it,
but when we have a dozen flats flowering
their heads off without being able to dis-
pose of them, we are money out of
pocket, even if we do not notice it at
the time. To the retail grower the Pa-
perwhites are valuable flowers, but in
order to make money out of them handle
them so as to be able to cut a certain
quantity of flowers each week, say from
the middle of November up to the end of
February, and do your planting and
bring the flats into the houses the plants
are to flower in accordingly. Keep a
record of all and find out, just for once,
where you are really getting off at. If
you are a country florist and manage to
have a fair supply of Paperwhites on
hand so as to be able to retail them at
60e. or 75c. per dozen and sell practi-
cally all you cut, they" pay as well as
any other flowers grown from bulbs, but
you will think but very little of them if
you had last December 3500 in flower
and had to throw 75 per cent, of them
away. Plant now, or as soon as the
bulbs arrive, just enough tor the first
lot of flowers. If you do not have the
proper place to store the bulbs let your
.(ieedsman do it for you, and fonvard those
intended for December and later flower-
ing toward the end of September or early
October.
Early Yellow Narcissus
Srand Soleil d'Or a Splendid Sort
Of the half dozen varieties of Polyan-
thus Narcissi the florist makes use of.
Grand Soleil d'Or is a splendid yeUow,
and if it comes into flower around the
holidays we have no trouble in dispos-
of it at $1 per dozen retail, for it is
among the first flowers grown from
bulbs, and we have not too great an
assortment of yellow flowers at the close
of the year. The bulbs are almost again
as high in price over the Paperwhite
Narcissus, but plenty cheap enough for
every florist who retails his own stock
to grow at least a few thousand. We
treat them the same as all of the other
Polyanthus Narcissi, and you should not
let them get touched by frost. As soon
as the flats they are in are full of roots,
bring them in and apply heat ; they can
stand a great deal more than the Paper-
whites, and need more in order to get
them in by the end of December and get
a stem to the flowers long enough to
please your customers. With the Paper-
whites we have no trouble in getting a
stem ; usually they get too long, if any-
thing. Another fine Polyanthus Narcis-
sus is Grand Monarque ; we might class
it under the yellows, although only its
cup shows yellow, while the perianth is
white, and it is not to be compared with
Grand Soleil d'Or for usefulness to the
florist, as it comes so much later, at a
July 26, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
165
Fmpty Greenhouses Do Not Pay
Plant stock early. Liberal extras for early
orders.
Hundreds of thousands of plants on hand.
100 1000
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2}^ in.,
large plants $3.00 $25.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 4 in.,
large plants 8.00 75.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2M in.,
large plants 2.30 22.50
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 4 in.,
large plants 6.50 60.00
BEGONIA Vernon. 2J^ in., 3 kinds 2.25 20.00
CYCLAMEN. 2,' | in.. 8 colors 6.00 50.00
SMILAX. Large, 2H-in. plants 2.25 20.00
PRIMULA Obconica. 2K in., fancy
mixed 2.50 22.50
PRIMULA Obconica. 3 in., fancy
mixed 4..50 40.00
CHINESE PRIMROSES. 2H in., 30
varieties, mixed 2.75 25.00
VIOLET PLANTS. 2;i in., Marie
Louise and Lady Campbell 2.50 20.00
VIOLET PLANTS. 3 in., Marie
Louise and Lady Campbell 3.25 30.00
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 2}i in.,
white, pink, yellow 2.50 22.50
FERNS FROM BENCHES, Boston, Piersonl,
Elegantissima, $12.50. 815.00 and S20.00 per
100.
Send your order today.
Correspondence solicited.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist,
>VASHINGTON, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PoinsettJas
TRUE TYPE. June Delivery
Extra strong, 2J^inch plants, shipped in
paper pots.
$6.00 per lOO |
Write for prices on large lots.
A. Henderson & Co.
369 River Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PoinseHJas
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
2H-mch, $5.00 per 100; $45.00
per J 000.
Scranton Norist Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing. *
GERANIUMS
Fine, ctockv, 3-in. plants, in bud and bloom
Nutt, Buchner, Polterlne, RIcard, »4.00 po
100, J35.00 per 1000. Mixed, »3.50 per 100.
2-lnch stock, itrong, 12.00 per 100, SIS.OO per
1000.
Rooted Cuttlnga, (10.00 ind (12.50 per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Rooted Cuttinga, Ene, clean stock, the kind
you want.
Golden Glow, Advance, October Frost,
McNlece, (1.60 per 100, (12.00 per 1000.
Unaka, (2.00 per 100, (16.00 per 1000.
Chryaolora, (3.00 per 100; 2M-inch itock, I4.S0
per 100.
Pleaaa mention tha Bxokanre wh«n writing.
ASTERS
Large flowers on long stems. The
finest quality grown.
AUGUST Ist TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE, OREGON
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
time when you have a great assortment
of the large flowering Narcissi such as
Golden Spur, Von Sion and all the other
many desirable large Trumpet sorts.
When all these are with us the small
flowering ones are not much in demand.
We sell some, but the call is usually for
the others, therefore we do not plant
many of the Grand Monarque ; wc
try to have the Grand Soleil d'Or out of
the way by the time the Daffodils start
to come in.
Double Roman Narcissus
Do Not Overlook Planting- Some
Another valuable Polyanthus Narcissus
to plant is the double Roman. For the
retailer this is an excellent sort ; you
do not want many thousands of them but
it will always pay to grow a few. They
do not come in as early as the Paper-
whites ; we have had them for Christ-
mas, but ten days later is a better date
to depend on them to be at their best.
In habit they do not differ from the
Paperwhites, and when exposed to too
much heat or planted too closely they
are apt to grow spindly and the stems
i will be unable to hold up the flower
heads. The flowers are double ; the cup
or center being of a yellow and orange,
while the perianth is white, and the ob-
jectionable odor of the Paperwhite is
I missing. As to the culture of these Poly-
I anthus Narcissi, both the Paperwhite
and the Double Romans, the most success
will be had by planting early and grow-
ing cool. They can be grown in quantity,
but if you do not wholesale your stock and
look for quality rather than numbers of
flowers to the flat, allow a little space
between them : it will have a tendency to
keep the plants stocky. Flats which will
hold about 100 bulbs are the most con-
venient ones for the small grower, and
a good place to store the flats is in a
deep frame where the temperature can
be kept just below 40 degrees while cold
weather is here. The plants will prac-
tically remain at a standstill np to the
middle of .Tanuary. and by bringing a cer-
tain number of flats regularly you have
them under control and can always have
on hand a fair supply of flats ready for
cutting. The flats should hold not less
than Sins, of soil, and while they like
plenty of water, see to it that they have
proper drainage.
Roman Hyacinths
Valuable Around Xmas Time
While most of the many thousands of
Roman Hyacinths grown are made use
of for cut flower purposes, far more
of them could be disposed of during
Xmas week in pots and made-up dishes,
if the grower would be prepared with a
goodly number of plants. Stock which
has been grown closely together in flats,
and by the time it blooms is spindly and
long, cannot be used to advantage for
pots or the planting of dishes. Plant
the bulbs intended for cut flowers as
closely as you care to. but allow at least
lin. of space between those you intend
to lift a few days before Xmas ; this
lifting does not interfere with the last-
ing or flowering of the stock in the least,
and if you have a few flats full of such
on hand and should find that there is no
sale for them in dishes or pots they can
still be cut and no harm is done. As
with the Polyanthus Narcissi, I suggest
to the small grower not to handle too
many but to time the ones he does grow
so as to avoid having an oversupply one
week, and not a flower to cut the next
three weeks following ; there can be no
money in that. Years ago. w'hen we used
to grow just so many bulbs each season
and paid but little attention to how and
when they flowered, we thought we could
do just as well without them and per-
haps be money ahead, but we have found
out differently. The year we did not
have them they were greatly missed, and
we have been growing tliem ever since,
but systematically. Tliern is n place for
them at every retailer's; the dainty lit-
tle flowers adapt themselves to many
pui'pnses. We handle them almost like
tlip Polyanthus Narcissi : a deep frame,
kept dark until you want them, and al-
lowing plenty of time for the plants, will
give you the best results.
Freesias
Plant Now For Early Vse
Freesias. perhaps more tiian any other
rif the early arrivals of bulbs in late
•Summer, remind us of the approaching
Fall and another Winter to look forward
WE OFFER FOR
IMMEDIATE SALE
Surplus Stock of Pink and
White Killarney, also Riclimond
3-inch pots ; extra fine, clean plants, at
$6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1,000.
ALSO A FEW THOUSAND
PLANTS OF EXTRA FINE
GARDENIAS
Very strong, best blooming varieties at $12.00
per 100, or $75.00 per 1000.
^U of the above is extra fine stock.
Prompt shipment on receipt of order.
Gude Bros. Co*
1214 F St., WASHINGTON, D. C.
ntion the Exchange when writing.
to. They usually reach us the first of
all, and by planting them just as soon
as possible we can expect to get them
into flower by or around Xmas. As cut
flowers they are great favorites and well
grown stock always sells. They form
just one more good thing, to grow for the
small retail grower, the one who has
too much trouble with old houses or
shade to grow Carnations or Roses well.
Try to have a good number of them to
cut from every week from the end of
December on up to Easter. For the
extra early ones, as good a way as any
is to make use of 6in. bulb pans ; they
are most conveniently handled, and when
the plants are once thoroughly pot-
bound they will set bud quicker than
when planted out on a bench, as the spe-
cialist does who grows thousands where
we grow dozens. Allow about lin. or so
of space between the little bulbs and
plant deep enough to be just covered with
soil. If you have a coldframe where the
pans can be plunged into soil up to their
rims and kept watered as well as heavily
shaded, this is as good a place as any
for them. Do not make the mistake of
covering the pans with a few inches of
soil as you would the Dutch bulbs ;
Freesias, towards September, when early
planted, will start to make growth, and
if they have to go through 5ins. or Gins,
of soil .vou will not only have trouble in
getting them out, but a lot of worthless
stock will most likely be the outcome.
Make use of a rather light soil contain-
ing a liberal amount of sand. That is for
the early ones; almost any good compost
will do nicely for the ones you plant in
.September and October for late flower-
ing.
Preparations for Next Winter
Kow is the Time to Get Beady
You may have your own troubles in
growing as good Cyclamen, Begonias or
Poinsettias as does the specialist, and if
yon are among those who have so many
irons in the fire that you cannot give
these plants the proper attention they
must have in order to get plants wortli
having, do not bother with them; buy
them ready grown. Among the plants
which can be successfully handled in
every place, however, no matter how
small the glass or how heavy the wood-
work of the roofs, the Azalea is not only
one, but a very important plant. It has
never lost one inch of ground in popu-
larity as an attractive plant during the
Winter months, and ueople are over the
old time custom of asking how many
years a plant will live ; they want a
plant full of buds and flowers when they
leave the order, one that has an at-
tractive pot cover; that is sufficient. If
you have not already done so, do not de-
lay in giving your order for a good num-
ber of plants ; they usually arrive the
end of October, and plants with tops 1ft.
in diameter range about 50c. each, while
those of 20ins. to 24ins. are worth about
.f3 each. You want all sizes and a good
selection of varieties. For early or Xmas
flowering, Deutsche Perle, that grand old
white, and Mme. Petrick, that fine pink
sort. For the holidays the scarlet double
Hexe is gaining every year in popular-
ity ; you cannot afford to do without it.
The best known of all Azaleas is Mme.
Van der Cruyssen, a deep Rose color,
and that salmon rose double sort known
as Empress of India is another splendid
seller. For a late one of special merit
we might memtion Schryveriana, pink,
and Emperor of Brazil, rose.
Affected Maple Trees
We are sending you today affected
twigs of Sugar Maple trees, which show
some kind of trouble, and we are at a
loss to determine whether or not it is a
blight, or whether the trees were burnt
by lightning. The north side of the trees
is not affected.— O. U S., Pa.
— I think the injury comes from ex-
cessive hi'at. and not from a fungus. It
is ofteu noticed when trees are on paved
streets where the radiation from the
pavement is great. Wherever observed
it is always on the sunny side, never on
the other ; and as far as observed lawn
trees or trees in Grass are never hurt
as these are. It is not the twigs but
only the foliage that is injured.
J. M.
THE EXCHAN6E— Best Aivtrtisin^ Metfiti
166
The Florists' Exchange
Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J.
The Home Grounds
The nurseries of Bobbink & Atkins at
Rutberford, N. J., occupy between 400
and 500 acres, of which area the home
grounds occupy 32 acres, on which are
situated the greenhouses, storehouses,
workshops and the offices, covering about
500,000 sq. ft., the two residences of the
proprietors and also the beautiful formal
Rose garden, some of the Rhododendrons,
the Boxwoods, trained Ivies, dwarf and
trained fruit trees, herbaceous peren-
nials and topiary plants and trees grow-
ing in tubs ready for placing anywhere
at any time.
The Formal Rose Gardens and Field
The formal Rose garden artistically
laid out and carefully kept, containing
about 5000 plants, covering 250 varieties,
among which are not only the old tried
favorites, but also many of the meritori-
ous new ones, was in early July a truly
beautiful sight. The Rose bushes in this
formal garden are all labeled plainly so
that a buyer may select varieties here
easily, instead of being obliged to go over
the great area in the outside nursery
where 75,000 thrifty Rose bushes are
growing, from which field or from the
storage cellars, stock is taken at the
proper season for filling orders. The
formal Rose garden contains in its dif-
ferent plots, the several classes of Roses,
Hybrid Perpetual, Hybrid Teas, Tea
scented. Noisette, Moss, Austrian Briar,
Hybrid Bourbon and Bourbon, Dwarf
Polyantha, Lord Penzance's Hybrid
Sweet Briar, Kamanas, Chinese or Ben-
gal, Climbing and Trailing, and Tree
Roses. Particularly noteworthy in these
several classes there are among the Hy-
brid Perpetuals, Baroness de Rothschild,
Frau Karl Druschki, J. B. Clark, Mrs.
R. G. Sharman-Crawford, Clio. Marie
Bauraann, Earl of Dufferin, Barbarossa,
and Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi ; among
the Hybrid Teas, Duchess of Wellington,
Dean Hole, Harry Kirk, Augustine Guin-
oisseau, Jonkheer J. L. Mock, Betty,
Lyon Rose, La France, Antoine Rivoire,
Mrs. Aaron Ward, and Madam Jules
Grolez ; of the Tea scented Roses. Gloire
de Dijon, Lady Hillingdon. Maman Co-
chet, Safrano, Mrs. B. R. Cant, and
Madam de Watteville ; among the Aus-
trian Briar Roses, Soleil d'Or ; in the
Climbing and Trailing Roses, Bleetra,
Dr. W. Van Fleet, Flower of Fairfield.
Hiawatha, Newport Fairy, Reine Marie
Henriette, Silver Moon, White Dorothy
Perkins and Orleans. The fact is that
in going through this handsome formal
Rose garden and the acres of Roses in
the field, with their wealth of beauty it
was difficult to select a few varieties as
the best — there were so many hundreds
equally as beautiful.
In the formal Rose garden the several
beds are effectively outlined with fine
specimen tree Roses, and the boundary
lines of the garden itself are formed by
climbers and trailers.
Other Parts o£ Home Grounds
Walking through other parts of the
home grounds a visitor sees great num-
bers of hardy Rhododendrons growing
luxuriantly and very naturally in the
shade of deciduous nursery trees ; a great
area devoted to herbaceous perennials,
where nearly all common and many rare
kinds are seen growing, particular at-
tention being paid evidently to Hibiscus ;
a large and interesting block of trained
and dwarf fruit trees, of which this firm
makes a spec-ialty ; great numbers of
English Ivies grown in forms in tubs for
which this firm is noted. Bay trees. Box-
woods, Fieus, Hydrangeas, and ever-
greens, both in tubs and in the open.
Over a considerable area of these home
grounds the Skinner system of irriga-
tion is used.
The Offices, Greenhouses, Work-
shops and Storehouses
Passing from the grounds into the
buildings The Exchange man found
himself in the handsome finely equipped
general and private offices of this firm,
where a large office force is kept busy
all the year around. Next the large
coopery is entered, where the celebrated
Bobbink and Atkins tree and plant tubs
and window boxes and garden and lawn
tables, chairs and other furniture are
manufactured, and beneath this is found
the shop where all the motor trucks of
this firm are made (this part of the in-
dustries of this firm being carried under
the name of Carlton Hill Motor Co.) and
by which deliveries of its goods are ef-
fected anywhere within a radius of 50
miles when a delivery by motor truck is
desirable. More interesting perhaps than
any of these buildings mentioned are the
large greenhouses and storehouses cover-
ing about 500,000 sq. ft. In the former
are seen at tliis season of the year fine
Kentia Palms in great number and in
all sizes, including many very large and
splendid specimens and Cocos WeddeUi-
ana and Phoenix Roebelenii Palms grown
to perfection ; Dracaenas, Pandanus, Cro-
tons. Camellias, Ardisias, Oranges and
Nephrolepis and Cibotium Ferns. Of
course just now in many houses the usual
Summer renovation and repairs are
going on. The great storage houses of
this firm tor Winter use more especially,
weeping form, were noted ; among the
many species of Pines, P. Cembra, P.
Austriaca, P. Strobus, and P. sylvestris
stood out conspicuously, among the
larger growing Pines, and P. Mughus and
P. montana among the dwarf growers.
The beautiful Retinisporas are largely
grown in this nursery among which were
noted R. plumosa aurea, R. plumosa ar-
gentea, R. squarrosa sulfurea and R.
Veitchii. The Taxus Thuya and Tsuga
genera in their several species were well
represented, and the beautiful Sciadopitys
(Japanse Umbrella Pine) was noted.
This nursery is very replete with both
the common and rarer kinds of deciduous
and evergreen shrubs. It was really a
great surprise to the writer who, hereto-
fore, had paid brief visits to the green-
houses only of this firm, to find so large
a nursery in which was grown such a
range of stock in such large numbers,
within five minutes walk from the Carl-
ton Hill Station at Rutherford, on the
Erie Railroad, only eight miles from New
York City.
Another feature about this nursery
which impresses a visitor very favorably
is the excellent condition of all the build-
ings on the home plot, and the scrupu-
lously clean culture throughout every
part of the nurseries.
From Gartenflora
Flower bed portrait of Count Leo Tolstoi
are provided with all modem equipments.
In some are kept large Phoenix Palms,
English Ivies and Hydrangeas in tubs,
in others Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Haw-
thorns and Snowballs and there is also
a large cellar in which Rose bushes and
other dormant stock is stored. During
the Summer season a very large lath
house is used for Araucarias, Phffinix
Palms and tree Fuchsias which keeps
those plants in splendid condition.
The Larger Outlying Nursery-
Stepping now in the vehicle which is
waiting for us with W. DeBree of the
sales and landscape department of Bob-
bink & Atkins, who had been
courteously assigned by Mr. L. C.
Bobbink as guide. The Exchange
representative is driven through the
382 acres of the outside nursery, not far
away. Here is seen a very full line of
evergreen and deciduous trees of splendid
quality. The Exchange man was espe-
cially impressed by the sight of the many
thousands of large, straight, Norway and
other Maples, Lindens, Birches. Horse
Chestnuts, Planes, Elms, among the very
many varieties of deciduous trees.
Among the 'Spruces the large blocks of
Roster's Blue Spruce, the queen of all
evergreens, both in its upright and its
Portrait Beds
On the occasion of the celebration of
the centenary of the burning of Moscow,
Russia last year, the portraits of Alex-
ander I of Russia and Napoleon I were
grown from bedding plants in the garden
of the president of the Moscow Society
of Amateur Horticulturists by the Ar-
menian gardener, W. Beschany. The
plants used were Alternanthera versicolor,
aurea nana, paronychioides, Echeveria
Desmetiana, Sedum carneum and angli-
cum. No dead material, as stones or
'l coal, were used. The lights and shades
were produced by careful selection of the
plants. The execution was artistic in
the extreme, and Beschany was awarded
the Society's gold medal. Previous to
this Beschany had planted the portrait
of Count Leo Tolstoi, the greait Rus-
sian novelist, in the park at Tiflis in the
Caucasus, using for it only Sedum car-
neum and Alternanthera paronychioides.
In commemoration of the 300th jubilee
of the Romanoff dynasty, which will be
celebrated this year, the city of Moscow
is planning to have Beschany plant por-
trait beds of the czars and emperors of
the house of Romanoff in the public
parks. — Gartenflora.
Coming Exhibitions
MCt. Elsco, IT. Y. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Airrlcultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien.
Sec'y, Mt. Klsoo, N. T.
Hew Baven, Coim Third Annual Dah-
lia and General Exhibition of Flow-
ers, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., to be
held in Harmon Hall, Elm st, Sept.
17 and 18. Schedules may be had of
David Wyllie, sec'y, 47 Arthur St.,
New Haven.
Wew York, IT. T. — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New York. In the En-
gineering Bldg., 25-33 W. 39th gt
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Rosea,
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept. 23 to 26
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses,
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants ,etc., Nov. 5 to 7.
Oranre, H. J. — Eighth Annual Dahlia
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Floricultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall, Sept 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
Fhlladelpbla, Pa. — Dahlia exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety, Sept. 16, 3 to 10 p.m. Chrysanthe-
mum exhibition to be held during the
week of Nov. 3. Schedules for these
exhibitions may be obtained of David
Rust, Secretary, Horticultural Hall,
Broad st below Locust.
St. I^onls, Mo. — Mid-Continental Flower
Show to be held in the Coliseum,
Nov. 10 to 15. Frank M. Robinson,
Secretary and Manager.
Tarrytown, IT. Y. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
The Crystal Palace, London
Gardeners have a special interest in
the effort now being made by the Times
(London) to preserve the "great con-
servatory"— the Crystal Palace — ^from
destruction. Not only are the grounds
which surround the palace of consider-
able extent and of great beauty, but the
palace itself owes its existence to the
hardy genius of a great gardener — Sir
Joseph Paxton. When the critics heard
of Paxton's proposals to erect a building
of glass and iron for the 1851 exhibition
(the first World's Fair) they predicted
woeful things, and it required firmness
and diplomacy on the part of the Prince
Consort (Queen Victoria's husband) to
prevail over the prophets of evil. The
building itself cannot be called beautiful;
but it is a remarkable tour de force, a
notable landmark and memorial. Mean
buildings have crept past it, stretching
away into the country, and it would be
a great disaster if the grounds were to
be sold for building purjwses. This dis-
aster will doubtless be averted bv the
public-spirited action of the Times. In
doing what we can towards this end we,
as horticulturists, are actuated by mo-
tives which, tliough mixed, are all of
equal cogency. In common with the gen-
eral public we desire the site to be pre-
^rved, and in helping to secure that end
we pay a tribute to the memory of Sir
Joseph Paxton, whose greatness as a gar-
dener deserves commemoration. In the
latter connection it may be mentioned
that it was Paxton who, next to Lind-
ley, played the most conspicuous part in
founding this journal and in making it
the medium for both practical and scien-
tific horticulture. Not only was Paxton
one of our founders, but he established
the custom which his successors have
maintained of dealing evenly with the
many sides of horticulture. He began
and wrote regularly for many years the
articles on the Week's Work of the gar-
den, and by establishing this custom,
which has been adopted by many of our
contemporaries, Paxton made a notable
and lasting contribution to the populari-
zation of horticulture. — Gardeners' Chron-
icle.
From latest advices, £78,500 had been
raised by the Times; £8000 additional
must be secured before July 31 to save
the building.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
Those who test the trade business pulse in
our Conventioii Number (out August 9 —
adyertlsio'g pages close August 5) wlU find It
beating as strongly as ever.
July 20, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
167
LIST OF
ADVERTISERS
Michell Co., Henry F. 154 Routiahn Seed Co . . . 154 Geranium Cuttings. . 149- Baskets 181
Michelseu&Co 160 Royal Glass Works. .. 193 156-59-82-65-84 Boilers 179-93-94
MicUganiCut Flower Rudolph. Mas 174 Gladiolus 154 Chiffons 181
Exchange 181 Rupp. John F 157 Hardv Perennial"; IfiO Cut Flower Boxes. 182-83
Incorporations
AdvanceCo 195 Farquhar & Co.. R. & Michler Bros. Co 174 Russia & Hanfling. ... 181 Heliotrope .■'.164-84 R^'^*^ ^•^'"^ ' ' JIHoi^
Albm & Kvidsoi 193 J 152 Midgley & Co 177 Ryerson, U. Cutler. . .183 Hemlocks 160 Dagger Ferns .. 181-82-83
Allen.J.K i;:i86 Felthousen. J. E 162 M; lang. Chas., . . ... 187 Salter Bros 177 Herbaceous Plants... .160 Decorative Ever^eens
Amer. Importing Co. 183 Fiedler & Co.. A. G... 173 J^!"«T^''=,P'°r»'- {^1^4 Sambrook Bros 177 Hibiscus 184 r.- ... r n V.-1
ASspawnCo. 155 Fischer. Ferd 152 Minneappta Floral Col75 Sander & Son 184 Hollyhocks 152 ^'U"^'"^ „°J r^f^ii 77
Amer. Wooden Ware Field. H. W 176 Minge Floral Co., Thel7S Sauter. A 187 Honeysuckle 159 _ Hpus?s 173-74-76-76-77
Mfg.Co.The 191 Fletcher & Co.. F.W. 151 Molatsch, H. A . 163 Sceery. Ed 176 Hyacmths 151 i^'"'"S°t- V ?sl
AndeL^J.F 163 Florists' Hail Asa'n 183 Monmger Co^. John C.194 Schling. Max 176 Hydrangeas. 149-60-63-84 IV^l^lf^"^-- ' ' iii^li
^hm^ann. Godfrey. . 164 Ford Wm, P . . 186 My^ ^J°J^--- • • ■ "f Scranton Florist Sup- J^SS. i .' .' .' .' 160 ^^°"^ ^''"^^"^ ' isigg
^-'■— "- ''' ^■'S!r^'^.'!'!^^.^.T?51 fg'S'.f^pT-:;:: Sh^a^.S°a«Vidge-.CoiEf fe-<^\T8'S6.6-ii FlowerBoxes.. 181^11
,„, rrauenfelder. C 173 Nason. L. B 187 c:i,„&",„ w P 1S7 l^™"^ lb»-ba-CpcS-t)4 Flower Pots. 191
J?4 Fried,
Plymouth, Mass. — The Old Colony
Nurseries, Inc., has received a certificate
of incorporation. The capital stock is
$6000. The incorporators are: Thos. R.
Watson, Edward Watson, John W. Leon-
ard, Jr.
CoNNEESvniE, IND. — ^The Carnation
Support Co. has been incorporated with
a capital stock of $2000 to manufacture
flower supports. The directors are Adam
Heim, R. T. Huston, Michael Ganley.
Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer. Inc
Baer, Julius 173
Baker The Florist.... 177
Baldwin, Florist. 177
Barrett, the Florist. . . 177
Barrows &Son. H. H.163
Bassctt's rioral Gax-
;187 Sheridan. W. F.
Siebrecht. Geo. C.
Frauenfelder, C 173 Nason. ...... . ;3neriuan. yv. r loi , ., ,„„ „ . ,„„
Florist 173 Nat'I Florists' Board Siebrecht. Geo. C. .. .187 {^'«?,-,Y ;:i^^° P'^'^T^-,: ^khU
II 182 ofTrade ...... 183 Siebrecht. Walter R. .187 ^"'^ ^''"'"- ' iiiiH'-.'^ii' Galax Leaves 182-83
Simpson, Robt 184
151-52-53-54 Gl;
SkidiTskv'&CoSS'lSI I-i"^ "S-SI^ GoIdLetters
bkidel^y SCO., b. S.104 isi.^juss-.ivl-fil) r:l=,i„» Pom
. 179 93-95
1 Gigantei
Froment, H. E 187 Neidmji
Frost, Chas 154 Ni
Galvin, Thos. F 173 - , , ^ ,,, j.m^. „..^., ...... .
GasserCo..J.M 174 Nicholas. John S.. .. .175 Smith & Co.. E. D
^erts r.ora. «„- Gibbons. The Smilax Niessen Co.. The Leo.189 gmith & Fetters Co..
dens....... X^J V. igl Noe, L. M 187 xh.. 174
Baur&Steinkamp...l58 GibUn&Ci 194 Orchid. The 176 s,„iSf ' p j 187
Bauscher John . 184 Goodsell. P. H 160 Ouwerkerk. P 160 sSo^ W ST 160
Bay«sdori«&Co.H. 81 g?^h.„ ^ Son. Adam.l74 Palmer & Son. W J . 173 sXu Fe^«i-rB 163
ISve? E A 8? Greater N. Y. Florists' Park Floral Co.. The. 174 |Cw?SSp & En-
R^t^'w r lln Ass" V?87 Parker. John L...... 173 gine Co.. The. 195
Beckett. W.O. ...... 150 Greater New York Fair Parkes Construction Steams Lumber Co.. ., ,„., ,,
Begerow Floral Co. ..175 & Exposition 157 Co 193 ^"f,;^^ ^""^^ "-"-'igg Marguerites 184 Heaters
Renfa'Sn S°'g 162 Greek-Amer. Florists' Parshelsky Bros 195 Stok«. Walter' P.'. .. :i55 ^5'S™°»"'= J^-g HeatingAppl
iS;LXaX?::::;:}?0 Gr'ey''£l^ThosT--Jil pScelG^Se!-;:::: m iJ^s^H^is^nCo-''' MX-SSspawn.-lflts Hose 179-83-94
Berger Bros.. .189 GriffinTF. W. . ! ! ! . 174 pSkham Ffotal Co.. ^tiK 152-64 Mycsotis ....._1S1 Hot Bed Sash. .179-?4-9r
Berger & Co^ n. ri . . 15J f^^ x, ^\n.^ar — '^' """^ -' ' -
151-52-53-54-60 Glazing Poi
Album 152-53 Greenhouse Bldg . . .. 193-
Auratum. . . 152-53 194 95-96
. . . 149 ■ Greenhouse Construc-
151-52 tion 193-94-95-96
Lilium Rubmm. . . . 152-53 Greenhouse Goods. . . 193-
Ulium Speciosum 160 194-95-96
Lilyofthe Valley. .150-60 Greenhouse Material
Maneni 150-60 193-94-95-96
Maples 160 Gutters 195
----- 194-95
Beming. H. G
Bertermann Bros. Co. 174
Black. Son & Co.. Jos.
Greup & Ploeger.
Growers' Cut Flower
Co 186 Penn The Florbt.
Gt. Van Waveren & Pennock-Meehan Co..
Kruijff 160
The 162 c, ■;; 'w .>;:; ;-„ 1 ^ Mynle 159-84 Huckleberry Branches
..:„:;Roi,i&ci 177 Stumpp& Walter Co. .150 Narcissus 151 1S_
-- - '- Syracuse Pottery Co.. 191 Nasturtiums 154-84 Ice Boxes 183
-uuocii-.v.eei.<iu v-o Taylor. Edward J 162 Norway Maples 160 Immortelles 182
,„ ^,u„u .w S.S 156-89 Thompson & Co., C.B. Norway Spruce 160 Insecticides 192
J?4 Gude Bros. Co.... 165-77 Peters & Reed Pottery ti,„™ ™ f-.r„.ri„„ J^",'^.?.^ ^*'^'' JS ^"'^"''"'^ ,i,i}il
^'3 r.iinther Bros 187 Co The 191 Thompson Camation Oak Trees 160 Laurel 182-83
Boddington. A. T . 153-55 GMttman FIowm Grow- Petfr? & Sons' 'Gto 157 Co., J. D 162 Onion Sets 150 Laurel Festooning. 182-83
Bolgiano&Son.J....151 Guttman Flower Grow- ^eteR s bons.oeo. . .10/ Thorbum &Co.. J. M.150 Orchids 184 Laurel Wreaths. .182-83
Bonnet&Blake 187 Uahermehl's ' &>'ni' ' 'j PhilrosBroi 175 Totty. Chas. H. .... .158 Ornamental Shrubs. .. 160 Lemon Oil 192
BonnotBros 187 Habermehl s bons. J. ^Ml^s^ros u^ Traendly & Schenck..l87 OrnamentalTrees. . . .160 Leucothoe Sprays. .. .183
Bon Ton Flower Shop Haiens'.Auiusi.'.'.'.'.'ieO Pierce Co.. F.'o'. '. ! ! ! ! 193 Travis Co.. G E. ... 193 Palms.. . .150-58-60-63-64 Lumber,.. 195
_The...... 174 Halls RobiiWn 175 Pierson. Inc., A. N 149-59 Van Assche, Frank ... 193 Pandanus A?*;^ J5'^"°''*'-^''''^=;,'f|-S2
BowcM.A. 175 Hanford,R.G 163 Pierson Co.. F. R 149 Van Gelderen, G. W.160 Pansies •„ PJ^^J.; Manure 1^0-58-92
BrantBros Inc.. .177 Harper, Wm. Warner. 160 Pierson U-Bar Co .... 196 Vaughan's Seed Store. 152-54-55-62 Mastica 193
Brant-HentiFlowerColSS Harris Chester 177 Pine Groove Flora 151-152-154 Peach Trees 160 Moss 183
Breck-Robinson Nurs.l6g HartU' E^iSr 184 Corp 184 Vick's Sons, Jas 154 Peonies 160 Nikotiana 192
BrenncmanJ D... .In2 Hart, Geo. B. ..!.... 181 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Viereck, F. C 174 Pine Trees 160 Paint 193
BreitmeyersSons.J..174 Hatcher John C. 164-73 Co.... 188 Vincent, R., Jr.,& Sons Plum Trees 160 Palm Leaves 183
Brown, Peter. 150-84 R^SckC^ ,Jos. . . .163 Plantlife Co 192 Co 149-150 Poinsettias. . .^I49.M- Pecky Cypress 195
Bryan. Alonzo J 165 Heinecken. Otto 160 Pollworth Co.. C. C . . 188 Virgin. U. J 175 158-63-64-65 Phosphorus ^192
n...i.u„ u w 177 ^^ 174 Potter Floral Co 174 Walker Wm 174 Pompons 159-62 Pipe._,, , 179-93
■"■'-■" " Wallis&Co..E.A....lS4 °
Buckbee. H. W 177
Bunyard A.T..Floristl75 Henderson&Co.', a! .165 Pulverized Manure Co,
BurgevmsSons.Valen- Henshaw & Fenrich . . 185
tine 10a u I — ^ a, c-i„:^u„..„- iftr
„ 192 Ward&Co.i'R.'MV.'.'l.W P""
Mach. Warendorff. A 176
. 159-62
. 150-51-62-65 Pipe Fittings 179-93
150-51- Plantlife 192
r,,,,,,.,, „ ..,...„...,.,., ,„, v^,.»,^„ ^.w .•.-^.. w.„„.,„™ - ,,„ 152-54-56-62-64-65-84 Pots 191
BumettBros 159 5!^^=? m""°""Y6'-84 S ..... 193 ^"'5°°™''^ m Pnvet 160 Pumps 195
■" "" '"" '" HS;;^-C^;,A:H;'':m QuidAickGWes..:}^ ^|e\erTDonV.;:::;ii PY^C^r^^ j'S Pumping Engines.... 195
Highland Park Green- Ramsburg, G. S 155 Welch Bros. Co 188 Rhododendrons. .._ 1_60 Putty.^.._._ 193
houses. The. 174 Randall, A. L. Co 190 West Main G'houses. 163
Hilfinger Bros^. .^. . . .191 Rawlings,_ Elmer 184 West View Floral Co.. 173
Weston, Henry 158
Burpee. W.A.&Co.. 154
Byam. E. J 177
Byer Bros If
Caldwell The Woods-
man Co 183 HiilCo.,TheE. G....190 Reade & McKenna „„.„„ ,. ,
California Florist, Thel77 Hollywood Gardens... 177 Reed & Keller 181 Wettlin Floral Co
Camp Conduit Co., Holm & Olson 177 Reid, Edward 189 whilldin Pottery Co,
The 195 Holton&HunkelCo..l88 Reimers, M. D 174 The
Campbell Bros 162 Home Correspondence Reinberg. Peter 190 Wietor 'Bros
" ' " ' "■" School 183 Reynolds SMackay.. 157 wilson H. E'
Horan. E. C..... ....187 Riebe^F. C. 184 Wilson! R. G
Rhododendroi
Roses 149-50- Putty Bulbs 193
158-59-60 62-65-84 Raffia 150
Refrigerator 183
Ribbons 181
Ruscus 182
Sash 179-94-95
Scab
,Co.. M 183 Windier Who'lraal'e'
hy. F. W. ._^. . . ..184 •♦ploral Co 181
Rubbi
Sage 164
Salvias 15S
Seasonable Stock... 149.
153- 54-55-56-57-58-59-
162-63-64-65-84 Sheet Moss 181-82-83
Seeds . 150-51-52-53- 54-55 Shower Sprays 193
Shrubs 160 Sphagnum Moss.. . 182-83
Smilax . . . 149-.')6-62-65-R4 Stakes 156-81
v/'°Jn^° 1 ?n Snapdragons 151-55-.';6-62 Supports 156-81
Wood Bros lo» ci-o^o lAO R.1 T:lr. 1Q<^
Woodrow & Marketosl87 gf'^f 'S"^* x'nf„:i 182
11/ j_ a St. c „ c ^\^ =;'> Stevia Ib.fi-n4 1 mtou -i.t^'i
Woodruff & Sons, S. D_152 ^^^^^^^^^ 159-62-84 Tobacco Dust 192
rreoerics .u.j ^ ■ , ,00 Sweet Pea Seed.153-54-.55 Tobacco Powder 192
Thos.P.163 Int^s^t'etoUcc'o'O.:,-" 'Rofker & Sons. A 160 X°""8 g Co-. A. L. . .186 SweetPotato 156 TobaccoStems 192
177 l„c 192 Rosemont Gardens... 175 Young Flonst.. ... .177 Sweet William. .. .151 Toothpicks 183
Clay & Son 192 ishell S M & Co 155Rosendale Nurs. & Young & Nugent "5 Table Ferns 149-54- TreeTubs 191
Coddington. L. B....184 Jacksin'fi Perkins C0.I6O G'houses 160 Zangen, O. V 179 156-58-62-63-64-65 Vases .. . 191
Conard & Jones Co ... 168 Jacobs S & Son 194 Rosery Flower Shop, Zimmer, Charles .. 162-84 Tomato Plants 156 Ventilating Apparat
'■" ' '-'^ - ">" - nJn^ E. B 152 The 173 Zvolanek. A. C 1.55 Trees
Carbone FL
Camation Support Co, _ „
The 156 Horticultural Ad
Champion & Co., J. set 160 RL ..
N 176 Howard's Flower Shopl73 Robmson & Co..
Chicago Camation Co. Idlewild Greenhouses. 174 M
156-190 IgoeBros 181 Robinson Co. (I „„„u..... « -™.
Childs, John Lewis... 154 Imperial Seed & Plant H. M 186 Wvatt Wm H
Chinnick.W.J,...._,.159 '6, 152 Roemer. Frederick 1" Wyatt, wm. M
Christensi
aark Fl
Coombs. Arthur
Coombs. Florist 174 jo'hnso'ii Seed Co 157
Coombs. John R 162 Johnston.T. J.. cSi Co.l77
Cotsonas&Co.. Geo..l81 Jones H. T 160
Cowee, W.J 183 Jones! Inc.. Percy 190
Cowen's Sons. N 195 Kasting, Wm. F. Co . . 149
Coyle, JamK 187 Keller, John A 174
OaigCo., Robt 158 Keller Pottery Co
Crouch, Mrs. J. W. . . 173 Keller Sons J B i* * -,".■- j
Crump, F. F. 174 Kervan Co.", The. .... 183 '^^^ mentioned
^ 1._ '-".162 Kessler, Wm,... 187 Alyssum 184 Cocos
INDEX TO STOCK
ADVERTISED
While every effort wilPbe made to print belated ad-
^i vertising copy received after 12 noon Wednesday,
itedi
ngham. Ji . . .^^«.. _
Curley Thos .184 Kilbouro & Williams. .184 Ampelop'sis.'.'."! '.'.... .159 Cold Storage Bulbs
Cut Flower Exchangel87 King Construction Col93 Anthericum 159 151-52-53
Dailledouze Bros 156 Kleinhaus, Howard F.157 Antirthinum.151-55-56-62 Cold Storage Lilies. .149-
DankerFlorist 173 Koster & Co 160 Apple Trees 160 151-52-53
Davidge, Wm. M. ...192 Krausc, Louis 179 Araucarias, . 160-6.3-64-84 Cold Storage Lily of
DayCo.,W.E 177 Kroeschell Bros. Co ..193 Artillery Plants 159 the Valley.149-51-52-53
DeamudCo., J. B...-190 Kueblcr, Wm- H 187 Asparagus 149-51- Coleus 184
DeBuck.John 184 Kuhlmann, H. H 174 1.52-M-56-.59-62-63-64- Conifers 160
DeNavcPaul 184 Lager & Hurtell 184 165-84 Cut Flowers 181-82-
Den Ouden & Sons, H.160 Lange. A 173 Asters.. . .1.56-62-64-65-84 183-85-86-87-88-89-90
Diet3chCo..A 195 Lange, H. F. A 177 Azaleas 160 Cyclamen 151-52-
Diller, Caskey & Keen. Laneiahr, A. H 187 Bav Trees 150-60-64 154-56-62-65-84
195 Leedle Floral Co 179 Bedding Plants.. . -160-62 rjaisies 151
Dillon, J. L 162 Lemon Oil Co 192 Begonias. 149-54-64-65-84 Decorative 'St'o'c'k'.','.'.'l49-
Dodd, Chas. H 194 Leonard Seed Co 150 Berberis 160 153-54-55-56-57-58-59-
Dolansky, F. J 157 Leuly, Emil 163 Bleeding Heart 160 162-63-64-6.5-
Domer & Sons Co., Littlefield Florist 177 Blue Spruce 160 184
F 1.57 Lopat, S 193 Bouvardias 149-62 nish Ferns 149-54-
DoyIeCo.,Wm_.E....173 Lord & BumhamCo._^. 194 Boxwood 150-60-84 "^ 156-58^82-63-64-65
194-95
Vegetable Plants ..150- Ventilators 194-95
156-60-62-84 Vermine 192
Verbenas 162 Wants 178-79
Vincas 1.56-62 Wheat Sheaves 181
Vines 1.59.60 Wholesale Florists ... 181
Violets 159-65 182-83-85-86-87-88-89-
190
,. . -, MISCELLANEOUS Wild Smilax 182-83
this index. Aphine 192 Wreaths 182-83
158 BambooCanes 153 Wire Work 181
Buffalo, N. Y.
.173 Lord SBurnhamCo... 194 Boxwood 150-60-84 .
Drake Point G'hou3esl52 Ludwig Floral Co. Bulbs 149-50- Dracaenas 156-58-84
Dreer, Henry A.,Inc. . . E. C 176 151-.52-.53-54-60 _ isonn
mat ^ 194-95 Mader, Paul 1.56 Calceolaria 151 Evergreens 150-60
Dwclle-Kaiser Co., The Martin & Forbes Co. 177 California Privet
•^ •* 193 Mav, L. L., & Co 190 California Privel
Eagle Metal ^'Supply McCallum Co., Inc...l88 tings.
Co 179 McClunie, Geo. G....174 Candyu
Eble,Chas ^...175 McConnell, Alex 175 Cannas.
Edwards Folding' Box McCray Refrigerator Carnations , 1 56-57-62-79
Co 183 Co 183 Carnation Cuttings,. 166-
Eisele.C 159 McHutchison & C0...I6O ' '
Elliott & Sons, W 150 McManmon, J. J 174 Chrysanthl
Emmans, Geo. M 1.56 McManus. James. .. .187 i,.,.-„.^„ c •, -r mn
Eskesen, Frank N.... 163 Menand, L 173 Chrysanthemum Cut- Fruit Trees 160
Esler, JohnG 183 Metropolitan Material tings 1.59-62-66-84 Gardenias 149-65
Etter,M.S 162 ■»& 179-95 Chrysolora 165 Garden Seed 151-52
Evan»,'W. & H. F 184 Mette. Henry 160 Cinerarias 1.51-52-62 Geraniums 149-56-
Eyrea'FIorirt 173 Miami Floral Co 174 Clematis 160 169-62-65-84
151-52-53-54-f
ci ever.. -
1 Seeds.
Ferns 149-64-
156-58-62-63-64-65
j^,.nc...."o ^""Ss^Vr \v Ferns in Flats.,., 149-54-
.'.■if?;,^--?™ 9t'±^^'' \fo 1.56-.58-62-63-64-65
iuu- rSeids.',','i6d-'5'l-62
"l57-62!79 Forget Me-Not.. . . 151-69
The merchants are having vacations
right in their own stores, at least a
majority of them, as there is little or no
■business to speak of. There is enough
stock to he had even when there is a
little doing, and it is the wholesaler who
is still carrying the supplv, although it
may be that Roses and Carnations are
small and show the effects of Summer
conditions. There are some good My
Slarylands, Milndy. Kaiserin and Wards
and some DonWe White Killamey which
fill the small, straggling wedding orders.
Valley is good though not overplentifni.
There are some Asters, hut quality still
lacks. Gladioli are to be h.id. and so
far have taken well. Augusta and Amer-
ica having best demand. There are
nlentv of good Ferns. Adiantum and As-
paragus. E. C. B.
.161-54
102-6.5-84
Dahlias as Pot Plants— a Correction
This article nppe.Tred on paee 121.
issue of July If). On the Inst linebnt
one it should read "srow to Ifiin. high"
instead of "lin. high" as there given.
General Trade Notes
RiEGELSVILLE, Pa. — J. S. Bloom, who
has been quite ill tor several weeks past,
is now sufficiently improved to get around
to take care of his business.
BiNGHAMTON, N. Y. — Miss Theresa
A. Moore, daughter of Wm. Moore, 63
Court St., was injured by an automobile
on July 15. She is reporting to be re-
covering.
Springfield, Mass. — Mark Aitken,
who has conducted a shop at 378 Main
St., has leased the store at 484 Main st.
and will occupy it after alterations have
been made.
Washington, O. — The hail and rain
storm of July 9 caused a loss of $300 to
the greenhouses of Robt. Buck & Co., 400
panes of glass being shattered and many
plants injured.
CONTENTS Page
American Gladiolus Society 168
Among tbe Orowers
Bobbink & Atkins 166
Canadian Horticultural Association 168
Catalogs Received 159
Clubs and Societies
R. I. Hort. Society: Lancaster Co.
(Pa.) Florists' Club 180
Coming Convention at Minneapolis,
The 168
Crystal Palace, London 166
Dahlias as Pot Plants 167
Exhibitions, Coming 166
Gardening Fashion In England, The. 170
Greenhouse Building 180
Heating: QncTies 183
Incorporations 167
International Flower Show, Prelimi-
nary Plant Schedule 171
Joint Committee of Washington and
Baltimore Florists at Chesapeake
Beach, Md., (Illus.) : 171
Maple Trees, Affected 165
Market, Bevlew of tbe 185
Mld-Continental Flower Show for
St. Louis 168
Minneapolis Tbe Conveiition City:
Minnesota State Horticultural So-
ciety 172
New Traveling Greenhouse, The ...168
New York Florists' Club 168
New York to Minneapolis 168
Nnrsery Dept. (Illus.) 161
Obituary ;
Patrick McGovern; Sam. M. Sibley;
(5eorge M. Gleason; Peter Morel;
Julius Roehrs 170
Parcel Post Extensions 168
Portrait Flower Beds (Illus.) 166
Publications Received 180
Readers' Views, Onx:
A Nomination for the S. A. F. and
O. H. Presidency 169
Betailer, Tbe (Illus):
Inventories for Retail Florists;
Floral Baskets of Sweet Peas;
Gladioli for Summer Arrange-
ments 173-177
Roses in Germany, American 170
seed Trade Beport 153
Shower Sprays 180
Stray Notes from Great Britain
(Illus.) 172
Trade Kotes:
Montgomery, Baltimore 162
Buffalo 167
Pall River (Mass.) 180
Louisville, New Haven, Hartford. 181
Albany, Pittsburgh, Providence,. .182
St. Paul, Cincinnati, New Orleans. 183
San Francisco 18*
Vancouver, B. C 185
New York J»J
Boston: Philadelphia .iss
Cromwell (Conn.); Bound Brook
(N. J.) \%l
Chicago ,• ■ • v;' ■ 1 <-,V
Indianapolis, Toledo. Dayton, Bly-
ria, St. Louis 1»J
Milwaukee "100
Minneapolis Jjg
Trade Notes. General lb (
'Week's Work, Tbe:
Bulb Stock: Early Narcissi; Early
Yellow Narcissi; Double Roman
Narcissi; Roman Hyacinths:
Freeslas; Preparations for Next
Winter 164-16B
Who Shall be Next President? 168
168
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New York Florists' Club
President W. H. Siebrecht has appointed the follow-
ing nominating committee to select candidates for the
different offices for 1914: Walter F. Sheridan, John
]3onaldson, Joseph A. Manda, A. L. Miller, Charles
Schenck, Charles Weber, Joseph Fenrich.
.ToHN Young, Sec'y.
Mid-Continental Flower Show for St. Louis
A flower show on an extensive scale has been de-
cided upon for St. Louis, to open the week commenc-
ing November 10. The preliminary schedule carries
108 classes and premiums in cash amounting to $6000.
The final premium list will be mailed out October 1,
and the management plans to make the St. Louis show
one of the most successful ever held in the West. An
elaborate scheme of decoration for the building is being
worked out, the Coliseum being probably better adapted
for the holding of a flower show than any other like
building in the country.
Who Shall Be Next President
For months prior to the nomination of a president
of the United States the columns of the daily press are
filled with the personalities and possibilities of the vari-
ous likely candidates, men who are working for the
office openly or whose claims are being espoused by
their friends, so that well before convention time has
come around the merits of all available timber have
lieen thoroughly canvassed, and the struggle for suprem-
acy reduced to comparatively few, the undesirables hav-
ing been weeded out.
The presidency of the Society of American Florists
and Ornamental Horticulturists is not exactly to be
compared with that of the presidency of the United
States but, in its way, is a highly honorable and desira-
ble office, and we are of those who believe it would be
of decided advantage to that Society were the names
and merits of worthy men well canvassed in the trade
press before the convention assembled, rather than as
has been the custom all these years of springing the
names of candidates on the convention floor, friends
of the men to be nominated having done the prelimi-
nary canvassing in a quiet way.
The S. A. F. and O. H. is yearly increasing in na-
tional importance; it is, without contradiction, the na-
tional society in its line. It has work to do — any quan-
tity of it. It behoves the members, then, to assure that
each year should see the selection as its president of
the very best man obtainable. What Ijetter way to
bring about this result than through newspaper pub-
licity?
Every man who belongs to the Society must have a
personal interest in the matter; many of them have
their favorite sons. Why not communicate their names
and their qualifications to the papers in advance to the
end that all may be familiar with their achievements
and their fitness for the position well in advance of
the day when formal nominations are in order.
Several of our florists' clubs have a nominating com-
mittee whose duty it is to present the names of selected
men for the following year's officials, and its recom-
mendations are generally followed. On a larger scale
it would be quite in order for a band of members to
make known its selection, whether said band consisted
of two men or of twenty-five.
The question as to who shall be the next president
of the S. A. F. and O. H. is just about the most im-
portant one confronting that Society at the present
moment, and we are of those who would like to see
this question publicly exploited.
It can do no harm — it may do considerable good.
Canadian Horticultural Association
An elaborate program has been prepared for the
convention of the Canadian Horticultural Association,
to be held in Peterboro, Ont., Aug. 5 to 7. Among the
features will be papers "Retail Store Management," by
Cecil Hopton of Montreal; "Greenhouse Construction,"
by R. W. King, of the King Construction Co.; a lecture
on "Greenhouse Construction," by W. R. Cobb, of the
Lord & Burnham Co., New York; a paper on "Christ-
mas Plants," by Chas. Craig of Ottawa; another on
"What Ten Perennials Have Proved the Most Useful
for the Hardy Border," by Geo. Trussel of Montreal;
"What New Plants Have Proved Most Useful for Con-
servatory Purposes," by T. McHugh of Dorval, Que.
Among the entertainment features will be a tour of
the Kawartha Lakes on Aug. 6, with a banquet in the
evening; an automobile tour of the city on Aug. 7, with
a moonlight excursion the same evening on the Otonabee
River.
The trade exhibit will be held in the Drill Hall, and
promises to be an extensive one.
The New Traveling Greenhouse
In our issues of July 12 and 19 we gave consider-
able space to a description of the new traveling green-
house recently patented in England by H. and A.
Pullen-Burry, Ltd. This form of structure has been
devised principally for the use of the market gardener,
but it occurs to us that there are many sections of this
country wherein the use of this particular style of house
will be equally of advantage to the florist.
One question which has been raised against its use
is the fact that in our colder climate the boiler equip-
ment would have to be entirely different from that
shown in the illustration, but, on the other hand, the
construction cost of these houses is so moderate that
it occurs to us that they could be used to such an ad-
vantage for nine months in the year for advancing
crops that the grower could practically allow them
to remain idle for the remaining three months, rather
than go to the expense of suitable boilers and boiler
protection to tide the houses over the most severe
weather.
The question of the use of movable glass structures
remains to be tested, each man for himself, but, from
the information now before us it does look as though
in many ways these portable houses will become an
established factor in the business.
The Coming Convention at Minneapolis
John Young, secretary of the S. A. F. and O. H.,
writing us from Minneapolis, where he will now remain
until the Convention is over, states that the outdoor
planting exhibition, under the supervision of Vice-Pres-
ident Theodore Wirth, is getting into grand shape and
will surprise the visitors at the Convention, by which
time it should be in the very best condition. He fur-
ther says that the boys in Minneapolis are doing them-
selves proud, and that it looks like a big Convention.
Those desiring space in the trade exhibition at Min-
neapolis should communicate with Mr. Young without
delay. His address is. The Andrews, corner Fourth
St. and Hennepin ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
American Gladiolus Society
Additional Prizes
A prize received too late to be noted in the schedule
of the Minneapolis exhibition, is offered by Jacob
Thomann & Sons of Rochester, N. Y. It covers 25
spikes of the best white Gladiolus, in Open Class No.
19, with a first prize of $10 and a second of $5.
L. Mekton Gage, Cor. Sec'y.
New York to Minneapolis
The itinerary of the New York Florists' Club dele-
gation to the Minneapolis Convention has been issued.
The route of travel will be over the Lackawanna R. R.,
leaving New York, West 23d St., & p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 17.
The party will have a special Pullman — a new steel
one. It will be right next to the diner, and the first
call to meals will be the florists' call. Mr. J. G. Bray,
representing Phoebe Snow, will personally look after
the comfort of the delegates and see that they get all
that is coming to them — and a little more. The train
is due to arrive in Chicago at 2 p.m. giving a stop over
in that city of 4% hours. From Chicago the route
will be over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry.
The details of this trip and fares, etc., have pre-
\ iously been given in these columns. Our intention in
making this note is to draw attention to the one im-
portant fact that if you are intending to travel with
the New York Florists' Club delegation, your reser-
vation should at once be sent to T. B. de Forest, sec-
retary of the Transportation Committee, Room 1225,
42d St. Building, New York City. Attention should be
paid to this detail at once for the reason that if it
is put off the chances are that there will not be room
in the Club's special car for you — and this is the car
you want to be in. If you intend to go along with
the Club, Mr. de Forest will be glad to send you an
itinerary of the trip on application.
Parcel Post Extensions
On and after Aug. 15 there will be an increase from
11 pounds to 90 pounds in the maximum weight of par-
cels; a material reduction in the postage rates in the
first and second zones, and the abandonment of the
parcel post map as a means of computing rates and
the substitution for it of a rate chart individualized to
every post office in the United States. The plans con-
template the purchase of a large number of automo-
biles to be used exclusively for the delivery of parcel
post matter.
While, for the present, the maximum weight limit of
20 pounds and the reduction in rates will apply only
to the first and second zones, from any given post office
— a distance of about 150 miles — the changes directed
today constitute the first long step toward a universal
extension of the system and a general reduction in the
rates.
The Official Changes
The first zone shall include the territory within the
local delivery of any office and the first zone rate of
postage will apply to all parcel post mail deposited at
any office for local delivery or for delivery by city
carrier or on rural routes emanating from that post
office.
The second zone shall include the remainder of what
is now the first zone, together with the present second
zone, and shall include all the units of area located
in whole or in part within a radius of approximately
150 miles from any given post office.
The rate of postage on parcels weighing in excess
of four ounces in the proposed first zone will be re-
duced from 5 cents for the first pound and 1 cent for
each additional pound or fraction thereof to 5 cents
for the first pound and 1 cent for each additional two
pounds or fraction thereof, and the rate for the second
zone will be reduced from 5 cents for the first pound
and 3 cents for each additional pound or 6 cents for
the first pound and 4 cents for each additional pound
or fraction thereof to 5 cents for the first pound and
1 cent for each additional pound or fraction thereof.
The maximum weight of parcel post packages will
be increased from eleven pounds to twenty pounds,
the increase of weight to apply only to the first and
second zones. No change has been made in the size
or form of the package.
tinder regulations recently adopted, the use of dis-
tinctive stamps no longer is mandatory, and the public
now is permitted to mail parcels with ordinary stamps
affixed.
The insurance fee, for which originally was 10 cents,
was found to be excessive, and an order, effective July
1, reduced to 5 cents the fee on parcels insured to
actual value up to $25; and a 10 cent fee is exacted
only" on parcels insured to actual value of more than
$2.5", and not exceeding $50. Under this arrangement
the business of insuring packages has more than doubled.
Our S. A. F. and 0. H. Convention Number
" He who hesitates is lost." Reduced to plain language this
means that the man who hesitates to push his stock, fearing to
increase the cost by advertising it, or for i
surely going to i
July 2e, 1913
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VIEWS
A Nomination for the S. A. F. and 0. H.
Presidency
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Permit me to say a few words in reference to a ques-
tion that will soon be broached and answered by a
majority of the members of the S. A. F. and O. H. at
Minneapolis.
It seems eminently fit and proper that the man best
qualified to conduct the aflfairs of our Society, one hav-
ing the interests of the Society at heart, should be
chosen for the presidency. To this general proposition
no one, I am sure, can talte any exception. Nor can any
one, I am equally sure, advance any reasonable argument
against the nomination and election of Judge Vesey of
Fort Wayne, Indiana. Why not, then, come to Minne-
apolis with our unanimous vote for Judge Vesey, who
is pre-eminently the man fit for the position"
In fairness to other aspirants for the honor — men
equally as worthy — it may not be amiss to remind these
gentlemen of some precedents In the history of our So-
ciety. Opposing candidates such as Edwin Lonsdale
and Wm. Scott, and others have all served the Society
weli Your turn, gentlemen, will come. You can weU
jifford to follow Judge Vesey's own example by with-
drawing in his favor, just as he withdrew gracefully a
year ago in favor of Mr. Farquhar.
In my humble opinion. Judge Vesey well deserves the
honor, and if there is fairness in our methods he should
be elected unanimously.
Philadelphia, Pa. S. S. SKroELSKT.
Gardeners as Park and Shade Tree
Commissioners
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
In his reply to my last letter it was surprising to
find Mr. Ebel attempting to defend his utterances which,
he seems to think, I have misconstrued. Yet, he still
plainly states those things against which I again raise
a voice of protest.
He says his entire position revolves about that in-
stance, "where the gardener is admittedly not wanted
on the board." "Do not seek trouble, but when duty
calls you, serve even in the face of trouble," is his ad-
vice. What enlightening remarks ! We all know that
nothing of any account can be obtained without effort,
and no little trouble. I plainly stated that gardeners
were as willing to shoulder blame and go to the trouble
of obtaining and serving on shade tree and park com-
missions, as were those of other professions. Maybe he
thinks we, who are accustomed to nursing and cultivat-
ing the tender buds of the nursery, are not masculine
enough to stand up and in a manly way bear the re-
sponsibilities and the troubles incident to office-holding.
Mr. Ebel's expressed estimation of the executive
ability of gardeners does not in any way detract from
their capabilities. I should have thought he was fa-
miliar with the requirements necessary for the holder
of such a position as head gardener on the James B.
Duke estate, at Somerville, where a fortune has been
expended far greater than would be represented in the
average shade tree or park commission, in which there
are several members for its management.
As secretary of the National Association of Garden-
ers he should have also known that no ordinary execu-
tive ability would suffice to manage such estates as we
have on Long Island, along the Hudson River, and in
parts of New Jersey and New England. He seems to
lack a knowledge of the essentials required of a holder
of any other than an ordinary gardener's position.
What he says regarding the ability of gardeners, who
are desirous of appointment to public office, will neither
help nor injure their cause. We have entered a fight
in which we are justified in seeking long refused recog-
nition. As to entering politics to obtain such positions
we shall do so if it is necessary. This fight is not an
ephemeral one; we are in it to stay. There are many
gardeners, I again insist, who are just as capable of
serving the public as those now acting in positions
with which they are familiar only on the surface.
It seems to me that any one with the best interests
of the profession at heart would give this question his
best thought and attention, and I am sure that he
would arrive at the only logical conclusion — that a man.
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CONVENTION NUMBER
Will Be Issued Saturday, August 9, 1913
THIS IS ONLY TWO WEEKS OFF
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tisers that the Convention Numbers
issued by THE FLORISTS' Exchange
in the past have always deservedly held
first place and stand unique in the
history of American trade journalism.
Our Minneapolis Convention Number will
be on the same broad lines of accurate informa-
tion as in past years, and will be a fitting
memento and souvenir of that occasion.
Such being the case, with the added guar-
antee of a circulation of 10,000 copies to business
men, to back up advertising value, what better
incentive can possibly appeal to the keen adver-
tiser than the opportunity here presented in
which to set forth some powerful arguments
leading to the extension of his business?
Intending exhibitors at Minneapolis, as well as
the hundreds of business men who will not be repre-
sented there in the trade exhibition of the S. A. F. and
O. H., will find a liberal advertisement in this Conven-
tion Number of August 9 a substantial paying invest-
ment.
Your patronage is respectfully solicited.
Copy for Minneapolis Convention Number will
be received until last mail, Tuesday, August 5
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who has spent years in practical training and study of
a work is far more capable of its administration and
conduct than those who have become acquainted with
it only from the time they are informed of their ap-
l)ointment. John Dervan,
Secretary N. J. Floricultural Society.
Orange, N. J., July 14, 1913.
Calanthe Siebeutiana. — This new hybrid, obtained in
the Palm Garden of Frankfort-on-Main, Germany, is
noteworthy as a beautiful new form. The issue of C.
Veitchii X C. cardioglossa, its sepals and petals resemble
those of the former both in shape and color, but the lip
is wider and beautifully mottled. In form it stands
exactly between the two parents, combining the wide
lateral lobes of C. cardioglossa with the wide central lobe
of C. Veitchii. The fine spur is longer than that of the
latter. While the blooms of C. cardioglossa are much
smaller than those of C. Veitchii, those of the new hy-
brid are not inferior to those of the mother plant, C.
Veitchii. This is an interesting indication that even
small flowered varieties may be used as pollen bearers,
to produce fine new forms. — Qartenflora.
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The Florists' Exchange
Patrick McGovern
Patrick McGovern, a veteran Brooklyn florist who
had been in business In the vicinity of Greenwood Ceme-
tery for the past 35 years, died at his late home, 122
Prospect Park West, on July 17, aged 71 years. A
widow, four daughters and two sons survive him.
Sam. M. Sibley
Sam M. Sibley, with the Leonard Seed Co. from 1904
imtil his death on June 25, was born in Washington,
D. C, on Aug. 29, 1856. About 1900, after having been
in the feed business for eighteen years, he entered the
employ of L. I. May & Co., of St. Paul, Minn. After
several years with that and other seed houses, he went
with the Leonard Seed Co. as salesman, taking charge
of its Atlantic Coast trade. Mr. Sibley had numerous
friends in the trade, and the Leonard Seed Company
greatly regrets its loss. Mr. Sibley was always proud
of the fact that he was vrith Custer in his last raid.
He was in the United States Army for several years.
He was a member of Benj. Franklin Lodge No. 97
F. and A. M. Besides a widow, Mrs. Catherine E.
Sibley, Mr. Sibley is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
T. H. Tracey of Cheltenham, Pa., and Mrs. Otto W.
Gall of Binghamton, N. Y.
George M. Gleason
George M. Gleason, treasurer of the Thomas J. Grey
Co., Inc., Boston, Mass., died on Sunday evening, July
20. His death came very unexpectedly and has cast a
gloom over his many friends. He was taken suddenly
ill on Friday evening, and had to be operated upon on
Sunday, never recovering from the operation. He was
one of the best known seedsmen in this part of the
country, being especially well known to all market
gardeners. He was in the seed business from boyhood,
and worked for years with Allen in New York City.
Coming from New York to Boston, he associated him-
self with George Everett under the firm name of Everett
& Gleason, on South Market st. He was with the
Schlegel & Fottler Co., Boston, for 20 years, and for the
past three years was treasurer of the Thos. J. Grey Co.,
Inc., on South Market St., Boston. He was 65 years
of age, and leaves a widow and two sons to mourn his
loss. ^- ^■
Peter Morel
Peter Morel, of the firm of Morel Brothers, Scran-
ton, Pa., died Monday morning, July 14, after an ill-
ness of a few days. He was taken sick Tuesday, July
8, with pneumonia, a case considered to be rather a
light one, so much so that contrary to the doctor's or-
ders, he arose and dressed himself on the Saturday
morning, but was in a worse condition than he realized,
for he seemed to feel strong; the disease, however, was
waiting for a chance to take deeper seat, and increased
inflammation set in very rapidly until his death. He
leaves a widow, a brother, Louis, and three sisters. Mr.
Morel was of French descent, his father having come
to this country many years ago, and started in business
in the (ocation which Morel Bros, have maintained and
improved through the years until now they have a very
large glass area. Mr" Morel's death will be a great
loss to the firm, as he has lately been the energetic
and active member thereof, Louis Morel's health not
having been very good of late.
The funeral was held at the residence on Market St.,
Wednesday afternoon, July 16, and was attended by
a large number of the florists and friends, whose sym-
pathy was beautifully expressed in the quantities of
flowers sent.
Mr. Morel's death comes as a great shock to all the
trade in this vicinity as it was known to only a few
that he was sick. C.
Julius Roehrs
Julius Roehrs, one of our old time florists and on«
of the best known growers in the country, died at his
home, 575 Patterson ave., Rutherford, N. J., July 20,
after a somewhat prolonged illness. Mr. Roehrs was
69 years of age and had but recently returned from
Europe where he had gone early in the year for his
health.
Mr. Roehrs was born in Hamburg, Germany, in
1844. He served three years in the Kiel Botanic Gar-
dens, and from thence went to Erfurt, later to Dres-
den, coming to the United States in 1864. At first he
served as head gardener for Mr. Lienau of Jersey
City, who at that time was forming a collection of
Orchids; however, in 1868, Mr. Lienau returned to
Germany and the collection was sold out.
Subsequently he rented a place on Prospect St., Jer-
sey City, and began business on his own account. ;In
1870 Mr. Roehrs leased the establishment of Mr.
Lienau, which consisted of 10,000ft. of glass. The re-
strictions of a crowded city preventing development,
and having only leased premises, Mr. Roehrs began to
look around for a location where land was cheaper, and
where he could establish a Tiomestead of his own, and
be at liberty to develop his plant at leisure. He there-
fore decided upon a piece of property at Carlton Hill,
N. J., consisting of 17 acres, which he purchased in
1883. At Jersey City Mr. Roehrs had made a specialty
of growing H. P. Roses under glass; this he continued
at Carlton HiU until the profits in that line were cur-
tailed by the appearance of the American Beauty Roses,
which from the first forced the old varieties to take a
back seat.
This change against the Hybrid Perpetuals led him
to commence the handling of Palms, Stove and green-
house plants, to which he gradually added Orchids.
For many years now he has been one of the largest
growers of Orchids for cut blooms in this country, and
the Orchid blooms produced in the forty or more houses
devoted to that purpose have been always some of the
finest coming into New York City, and they alone have
made this establishment famous. Besides bedng so
large a grower of Orchids, he also produced- in his great
The late Julius Roehrs
Bobbink, Edw. Hession, Wm. Siebrecht, Jr., Louis
Dupuy, J. M. Keller, J. H. Troy, Robert Craig, Sr.
The cofBn was covered with a pall of Orchids and
the other floral pieces were very beautiful and nu-
merous. Interment was in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Pat-
American Roses in Germany
Among the interesting points noted on a recent visit
to the Rose establishment of Otto Mailander at Sakrau,
near Breslau, Germany, is the influence of the Ameri-
can ideas which Mr. Mailander, who studied engineering
for four years in this country, is applying in his busi-
ness. His 34 Rose houses, with 10,000 sq. meters of
glass altogether, are built and arranged on American
models. He grows only American Roses, with the ex-
ception of Ulrich B runner fils, having introduced Pink
and White Killarney, Richmond, Bride and My Mary-
land, and he grows them on the American principle, on
their own roots, on benches. The plants are made to
yield all they can and then thrown away after two years.
Such are the quick American methods! — Moellers
Deutsche Qaertner-Zeitung.
range of one hundred greenhouses, in very large num-
bers, many of the finest ornamental foliage and flow-
ering plants which were sent from , any source what-
soever into New York City for the Christmas and
Easter holiday trade. Tlie establishment has grown
wonderfully in the past years and is one of the most
]>rominent and, we might say, easily the largest con-
cern of its kind in New Jersey.
As a grower in liis line of specialties, Mr. Roehrs
stood unexcelled, and prizes innumerable attest to his
skill.
Mr. Roehrs was married in 1877 to a German lady.
Miss Schroeder, of Altona, near Hamburg. They have
been blessed with seven children, all of whom, besides
a widow, survive him. All the daughters are married
and of the five sons, several are now intimately con-
nected with the business.
The funeral services took place at Rutherford, Tues-
day, July 22, at 3 p.m. The floral arrangements were
in charge of Wm. Trumpore, of J. H. Small & Sons.
The following are some of the members of the craft
who were in attendance: George Stumpp, Alex. Mc-
Connell, Fred Smythe, Herman Kuhn, William Trum-
pore, A. Warendovff, Frank H. Traendly, W. S. Allen,
C. H. Crowell, Paul Dailledouze, Henry Dailledouze,
A. L. Miller, C. H. Totty, Robert Simpson, Arthur
Herrington, Wm. H. Duekham, Louis Schmutz, Fred
Dressel, Oscar Boehler, J. P. Cleary, Herman Scholzel,
Henry Bauman, Anton Schultheis, J. H. Fiesser, L. C.
The Gardening Fashion in England
Speaking quite sincerely, I do not think that any other
form of recreation or pastime is so much in favor
among all classes of our southern English people as
gardening. In the industrial districts of the north
and west, this may not hold good, but it certainly does
in London's suburbs and throughout the pleasant south-
erly counties. As a consequence garden "furniture"
(seats, tables, arbors and such like), as well as orna-
ments like pottery, vases, fountains, statuettes, is of-
fered for sale by some of the metropolitan stores; and
Waring's (one of the greatest of them) have lately had
quite an extensive and extended exhibition of these ob-
jects. They advertised this special exhibition for days
together in the daily newspapers, as they evidently
found it to pay. J. Harbison Dick.
HYBRm Nelumbium Geossherzoo Erkst Ludwio. —
This novelty is a cross between Nelumbium speciosum
Osiris X N. flavescens, the latter a light yellow variety
of N. luteum, and remarkable for profuseness and
beauty of bloom. The plant is always covered with
blooms during the entire time of vegetation Jind is^
therefore, a good remontant, which is not the case with
many other Nelumbiums. Rhizomes of this hybrid,
freshly planted, develop many blooms the first Summer.
The leaves are rough, 24in. wide, with overlapping edge.
The flowers are immense, and rise majestically above
the foliage. The color is a pure salmon pink sufiFused
with yellow, darker toward the tip, with light pink veins.
— Die Oartenwelt.
The late Sam M. Sibley
July 26, 1913
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Preliminary Plant Schedule
OF THE
International Flower Show
New York, March 21 to 28, 1914
Under the auspices of the Horticultural Society of
New York and the New Yorli Florists' Club, to be held
in the New Grand Central Palace, Forty-Sixth st. and
Lexington ave.. New Yorli.
PIiOWEB SHOW COimaiTTEE
F. R. Pierson, chairman: John Young, secretary,
54 West 28th st. New York; Frederic R. Newbold,
treasurer.
F. R. Pierson, Frederic R. Newbold, Patrick O'Mara,
Joseph A. Manda, James Stuart, George V. Nash,
Dr. N. L.. Britton, Theodore A, Havemeyer, Charles H.
Totty, W. A. Manda, William Duckham, Harry A.
Bunyard, Frank H. Traendly, Wallace R. Pierson,
Julius Roehrs, Jr., John Young.
SECTIOir A — Plants in Flower
Private Growers
1st
Acacias, 3 plants, one or more varieties. .$25.1)0
.Acacia, specimen, any variety 15.00
Amaryllis, 25 plants in 26 varieties 25.00
Amaryllis, 12 plants, 12 varieties 15.00
Anthurium, specimen 5.00
Azalea Indica, 6 plants in variety, each
plant not less than 2'Att. in diameter.. 30.00
Azalea Indica, specimen, white, not less
than 4ft. in diameter 20.00
Azalea Indica, specimen, pink or rose, not
less than 4ft in diameter 20.00
Azalea Indica, specimen, any other color,
not less than 4ft in diameter 20.00
Begonias, 6 plants 16.00
Boronia, 6 plants, not less than 2 varieties 15.00
Bougainvillea, specimen 10.00
Cineraria, hybrids, 6 plants 25.00
Cineraria stellata, 6 plants.. _ 25.00
Cineraria, specimen, any variety 10.00
Cyclamen, 26 plants 60.00
Cyclamen, 12 plants 26.00
Chorizema, specimen 10.00
EIricas, specimen, any variety 10.00
Gardenias, 6 plants 15.00
Genista, specimen ■• 10.00
Hydrangeas, 6 plants, 6 varieties 26.00
Hydrangeas, 3 plants, 3 varieties 15.00
Hydrangea, specimen 10.00
Imantophyllum, 3 plants 10.00
Lilac, 12 plants, not less than 4 varieties. 26.00
Primulas, 12 plants, not less than 6 vars. . 10.00
Primulas, 6 plants, not less than 3 vars.. 6.00
Rhododendrons, 3 plants, 3 varieties..... 25.00
Schizanthus, 6 plants 26.00
Schizanthus, specimen 5.00
Spiraea, or Astilbe, 12 plants, not less
than 3 varieties 10.00
Flowering plant, any variety 10.00
Wistaria, specimen 10. OO
SECTION B — Palms and Poliasre Plants
Private Growers
1st
Areca lutescens, specimen $25.00
Cocos australis or its variety, specimen.. 25.00
Cocos plumosus, specimen 15.00
Cycad, specimen, any variety 26.00
Crotons, 12 plants, 12 varieties, not less
than 8in. pots 25.00
Croton, specimen 15.00
'Dracaenas, 6 plants 15.00
Dracaena, specimen, any variety 10.00
Kentia Forsteriana. specimen 26.00
Kentia Belmoreana. specimen 26.00
Nepenthes, 3 plants in variety.... 15.00
Phoenix Roebelenii. 2 plants 25.00
Phcenix rupicola, specimen 25.00
Phcenix, any other variety 25.00
Palm, specimen, other than above 25.00
Bay trees, 2 plants 25.00
Six foliage plants, exclusive of Palms,
not less than Sin. pots, or pans 50.00
Specimen foliage plant 10.00
SECTION C — Perns
Private Growers
1st
Adiantum Farleyense, specimen $15.00
Adiantum cuneatum, specimen 10.00
Adiantum, any other variety, specimen... 10.00
Davallia, specimen, any variety 15.00
Stag's Horn Fern, specimen 15.00
Geniophlebium subauriculatum. specimen 25.00
Ferns, 6 plants, 6 varieties 26.00
Cibotium Schiedel', specimen 26.00
Tree Fern, specimen 26.00
Pern, any other variety, not otherwise
specified 15.00
SECTION D — OroUas
Private Growers
1st
Collection 60 plants in variety. Arranged
for effect. Palms and Ferns permitted. $125.00
Six plants, distinct species 25.00
Three plants, distinct species 15.00
Brasso-Cattleya, or Brasso-Leelia, 1 plant. 16.00
Cattleya Mossiee, specimen 15.00
Cattleya Schroederae, specimen 15.00
Cattleya, specimen, any other variety.... 15.00
Cypripedlums, 12 plants, 6 or more vars.. 15.00
Cyprlpedlum, specimen 10.00
Dendroblums, 6 plants, not less than 3
varieties '15.00
Dendroblum noblle, specimen 10.00
Dendrobium Wardlanum, specimen 10.00
Dendroblum, specimen, any other variety. 10.00
Cattleya. T.iplla, nr I.,a?llo-Cattleya hybrid,
specimen 15.00
2d
$16.00
10.00
15.00
10.00
. 3.00
20.00
15.00
15.00
10.00
10.00
5.00
15.00
15.00
5.00
25.00
16.00
6.00
6.00
10.00
5.00
16.00
10.00
5.00
6.00
16.00
6.00
3.00
15.00
16.00
3.00
5.00
6.00
5.00
$15.00
15.00
10.00
15.00
Liffilia, specimen, any variety $10.00
udontoglossum, specimen, any variety... 10.00
Uncidium, specimen, any variety 10.00
Phalsenopsis, specimen, any variety 10.00
Vanda, specimen, any variety 10.00
SECTION E — In Flower — Bulbs
Private Growers
1st
Bulbs in bloom in pots or pans, arranged
for eftect with foliage plants, to occupy
a table of 50 sq. ft $25.00
Hyacinths, 3 lOin. pans, white 10.00
Hyacinths, 3 lOin. pans, pink or red 10.00
Hyacinths, 3 lOin. pans, light blue 10.00
Hyacinths, 3 lOin. pans, dark blue 10.00
Lilies, 12 pots 10.00
Lily of the 'Valley, 3 lOin. pans 10.00
Narcissus, short or medium Trumpet,
6-lOin. pans, 6 varieties 10.00
Narcissus, Glory of Leiden, 3 lOin. pans. 6.00
Narcissus, Bicolor or Victoria, 3 lOin. pans 5.00
Narcissus, Empress, 3 lOin. pans 5.00
Narcissus, Emperor, 3 lOin. pans 6.00
Narcissus, Golden Spur, 3 lOin. pans 5.00
Narcissus, Double 'Von Sion, 3 lOin. pans. 5.00
Tulips, Early Single, 12 lOin. pans, dis-
tinct varieties 15.00
Tulips, Early Single, 6 lOin. pans, dis-
tinct varieties 10.00
Tulips, Darwin, 12 lOin. pans, 12 varieties 16.00
Tulips, Cottage or Late, other than Dar-
win, 12 lOin. pans, 12 varieties 15.00
SECTION F — Boses in Pots and Tubs
Private Growers
Ist
Display in pots or tubs, any or all classes
to occupy 100 sq. ft $75.00
Collection Hybrid Perpetuals, Teas, Hy-
brid Teas, Polyanthas and other classes,
25 plants, not less than 6 varieties,
arranged for effect 25.00
Six Climbing or Rambling, 3 or more vars. 30.00
Crimson Rambler, specimen 10.00
Jjady Gay, specimen 10.00
Dorothy Perkins, specimen 10.00
Tausendschoen, specimen 10.00
Hiawatha, specimen 10.00
Climbing, any other variety, specimen... 10.00
SECTION G — Flowering Plants
Commercial Growers , .
1st
Acacias, collection, 200 sq. ft $200.00
Acacias, 6 plants, not less than 3 varieties 30.00
Acacias, 3 plants, 1 or more varieties.... 25.00
Acacia, specimen, any variety 15.00
Amaryllis, 26 plants, Vittata Hybrids, 26
varieties 25.00
Anthurium, 6 plants 25.00
Azalea Indica, 100 sq. ft 75.00
Azalea Indica, 12 plants, not less than 6
varieties 50.00
Azalea Indica, 6 plants, not less than 3
varieties 25.00
Azalea Mollis, or Pontica, or both, 12
plants, not less than 4 colors 25.00
Bougainvillea, S plants 25.00
Cyclamen, 25 plants 50.00
Ericas, Epacris, and Boronias, collection
100 sq. ft 100.00
Ericas, 6 plants, not less than 3 varieties. 26.00
Flowering and foliage, stove and green-
house plants, arranged for effect, 200
sq. ft 150.00
Forced shrubs, herbaceous plants, ar-
ranged for effect, trees and vines per-
missible, 200 sq. ft 100.00
Genistas, 6 plants, not less than 4ft high 25.00
Genistas, specimen 10.00
Hydrangeas, 150 sq. ft. not less than 3
varieties 76.00
$6.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
6.00
$16.00
5.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
15.00
20.00
6.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
6.00
5.00
flOO.OO
20.00
16.00
10.00
15.00
IB.OO
50.00
15.00
15.00
25.00
60.00
15.00
5.00
Hydrangeas, 6 plants $25.00 $16.00
Hydrangea, specimen, not less than 3ft.
in diameter 10.00 5.00
Lilacs, 12 plants, not less than 3 varieties 25.00 15.00
Marguerites, 6 plants, not less than 2 vars. 25.00 15.00
Marguerite, specimen 10.00 5.00
Primula, 24 plants in variety 16.00 10.00
Rhododendrons, 12 plants, not less than
3 varieties 76.00 50.00
Rhododendrons, 6 plants, not less than 3
varieties 60.00 26.00
Rhododendrons, 3 plants, not less than
3 varieties 25.00 15.00
Spir^a, or Astilbe, 25 plants, not less
than 3 varieties 25.00 15.00
Wistaria, specimen 10.00 5.00
Metrosideros, 6 plants 25.00 15.00
SECTION H — BiUbons Classes
Commercial Growers xst 2d
Lilies, 50 pots, other foliage plants may
be introduced $50.00 $25.00
Lily of the Valley, 20 lOin. pans 50.00 25.00
Narcissus, 20 lOin. pans, 6 or more va-
rieties, double and single 30.00 20.00
Tulips, Darwin, 20 lOin. pans, 10 or more
varieties 30.00 20.00
Tulips, Early Single, 20 lOin. pans, 10 or
more varieties 30.00 20.00
Tulips, Double, 20 lOin. pans, 10 varieties 30.00 20.00
Miscellaneous bulbs, collection, which
may also include any of the above va-
rieties arranged for effect, to cover
150 sq. ft 75.00 50.00
SECTION I — Ferns and Selaginellas
Commercial Growers ig^ 2d
Cibotium Schiedei, specimen, not less than
12in. pot or tub $25.00 $16.00
Ferns, 12 plants, 12 varieties 50.00 25.00
Nephrolepis exaltata Bostoniensis, speci-
men 10.00 5.00
Nephrolepis, any other variety, specimen 10.00 6.00
Collection of Nephrolepis in variety, one
of each, not less than Sin. pots or pans 50.00 25.00
Stag's Horn Fern, 3 plants in variety 25.00 10.00
Tree Fern, specimen 25.00 16.00
Fern, specimen, any other variety, not
otherwise specified 15.00 10.00
SECTION J — Orchids
Commercial Growers ^g^ 2d
Collection, 100 plants, in variety, ar-
ranged for effect. Palms and Ferns per-
mitted $250.00 $150.00
Twelve plants, distinct species 60.00 25.00
Six plants, distinct species 25.00 15.00
Brasso-Cattleya, or Brasso-Laelia, speci-
men 15.00 10.00
Cattleya Mossi«, specimen 15.00 10.00
Cattleya Schroederte, specimen 15.00 10.00
Cattleya, specimen, any other variety.... 15.00 10.00
Cypripedlums, collection 25 plants, 10 or
more varieties 25.00 16.00
Cypripedium, specimen 10.00 6.00
Dendrobium, 12 plants, not less than 6
varieties 25.00 16.00
Dendrobium noblle, specimen 10.00 6.00
Dendrobium Wardianum, specimen 10.00 6.00
Dendrobium, specimen, any other variety. 10.00 6.00
Cattleva, Lselia, or La;lio-Cattleya Hybrid,
specimen 15.00 10.00
Laelia, specimen, any variety 10.00 5.00
Odontoglossum, specimen, any variety... 10.00 5.00
Oncidium, specimen, any variety 10.00 5.00
Phalsenopsis. specimen, any variety 10.00 5.00
Vanda, specimen, any variety 10.00 6.00
SECTION E — Palms and Foliage Plants
Commercial Growers ist 2d
Areca lutescens, specimen $25.00 $15.00
Bay trees, 2 plants, pyramidal 25.00 15.00
10.00
5.00
6.00
6.00
Joint committee of the W asliiiidioii ;iml naltimore florists and members of KallipoHs Grotto,
M. O. V. P. K. R., at Cliesaptakc Beach, Md., making final arrangements for the
outing to be held Aug. 5th.
Reading from left to right (standing in bottom row) ore: Edw. Schn ' '-
on ox cart: Geo. Emmons, Jr.. I. S. Goldsmith (our Monarch), Jess- '= ^'~"
Pullman (chairman Grotto committee), Mr. Mc Richmond of Baltiir
Schaffer, Wn
. . , _. C. Bauer and J.
e, Geo. Dalglish, Washington.
Earnest (captai
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1st 2d
Bay trees, 2 plants, standard 125.00 $16.00
Bay trees, 2 plants, columnar 25.00 15.00
Box trees, 2 plants, pyramidal 10.00 5.00
Box trees, 2 plants, standard 10.00 5.00
Box trees, 2 plants, bush 10.00 5.00
Box trees, 6 trained plants 50.00 25.00
Cocos Australis, or its variety, specimen. 26.00 15.00
Cocos plumosus, specimen 16.00 10.00
Cycas, specimen, any variety 25.00 15. OU
Dracsena, 12 plants, 6 or more varieties.. 26.00 16.00
Dracsena, specimen, any variety 10.00 5.00
Ficus elastica, or variegata, specimen... 10.00 5.00
Ficus pandurata, specimen 10.00 5.00
Kentia Belmoreana, specimen 1. 25.00 16.00
Kentia Forsteriana, specimen 25.00 15.00
Phoenix Roebelenii, 2 plants 25.00 16.00
Phcenix rupicola, specimen 25.00 15.00
Phoenix, any other variety 26.00 15.00
Palms, other than above, 12 plants, 12
varieties 50.00 30.00
Palm, specimen, other than above 25.00 15.00
Stove and greenhouse plants, distinct, 6
plants 50.00 26.00
Yew trees, 6 trained plants 50.00 25.00
SECTIOIT I^ — Miscellaneons Plants
Commercial G-rowers
Conifers, collection of 25 plants, 25 va-
rieties, in pots or tubs 575.00 $50.00
■Japan Maple in foliage, 6 plants, not less
than 3ft. high 25.00 16.00
SECTION SI — BoEes In Pots and Tnbs
Commercial G-rowers
Display in pots or tubs, any or all classes,
to occupy 300 sq. ft. arranged for
effect $260.00 $150.00
Twelve Climbing or Rambling, 6 or more
varieties 60.00 40.00
Crimson Rambler, specimen 10.00 5.00
Lady Gay, specimen 10.00 5.00
Dorothy Perkins, specimen 10.00 6.00
Tausendschoen, specimen 10.00 5.00
Hiawatha, specimen 10.00 5.00
Climbing, any other variety, specimen.... 10.00 5.00
Collection Hybrid Perpetuals, Teas, Hy-
brid Teas, Polyanthas, and other classes,
25 plants, not less than 6 varieties, ar-
ranged for effect 25.00 15.00
SECTION N — New Plants Not in Commerce
Classes in this section will be provided for in the
final schedule.
Complete schedule, which will include all cut flower
classes, will be issued later.
For additional schedules, or information, apply to
John Toung, secretary, 64 West 28th St., New York.
Telephone 7362 Madison sq.
Stray Notes from Great Britain
By T. A. Weston
The National Rose Society show was greater than
ever, and it is plainly evident that the Society has not
yet reached its limit as to quality of stock shown and
the attendance. The number of people present was
greater than ever, and one had to wait longer than
usual in order to get a sight of the new seedlings in
the novelty tent, despite the fact that this tent was
about four times larger than usual.
Hugh Dickson of Belfast staged twenty-six seedlings,
winning two gold medals, five silver-gilt naedals and
three or four commendations. Alex. Diciison & Sons
gained a gold medal with Queen Mary, which has some
of the tints seen in Juliet, but it is better shaped and
not so full. The same growers had a fine bright cerise,
named Con\vay Jones, which gained a silver gilt medal,
as did Red Letter Day, a bright crimson single.
Hugh Dickson's gold medal sorts were Brilliant, a
very intense crimson decorative garden variety; Mrs. J.
Lyons, the other one is a beautifully formed pink, but
I question whether it would be quick as a forcer. Such
perfectly built flowers rarely are seen. Muriel Dickson,
a hybrid briar, is a charming bright cherry red, fine for
garden work. Several of his other medal winners were
good, but none of them were exactly new in color, and
it would be unsafe to hazard any of them as forcers.
As a matter of fact none of the seedlings shown struck
me as being indoor sorts, and no blooms of any in-
door grown sorts were shown.
Mrs. S. Norwood, shown by E. J. Hicks, is a fine pink
seedling from Druschki, but while good outdoors, I
very much doubt if it would pay its way under glass;
it is a grand bedder without question.
There were some fine blooms of the much talked of
Mrs. A. Carnegie shown, and it won first in the class
for 9 blooms of any new Rose, and first as a basket of
white. It is of huge size and very fuU, but petals as
soft as tissue paper. Still, for all that, I doubt if it
will ever come so fine outdoors as it does under shelter.
By the looks of it it will be a hard one to open in
damp weather.
I'd rather put my money on British Queen, but, of
course, one never can tell. One judges things as one
sees tiiem at shows, and when the stems are cut short
and wired, one is not impressed as to the possibilities
of Mrs. A. Carnegie to stand up.
The show itself was very fine, and all the classes,
both trade and amateur, were most fiercely contested.
Ben Cant & Sons beat Alex. Dickson & Sons for the
champion trophy. It is several years since this trophy
came back from Ireland. The new George Dickson,
H. T., was shown in fine form by several people, and
Harkness & Son of Hitchin gained the medal for the
best H. T. in the show with this variety.
The R. H. S. Summer show, held the same week, was
a great success, and the crowd of motors bringing and
taking away people was so big that the regular trafiic
of Kensington High st. was completely disorganized.
Compared with the Spring show, that held at Holland
House, was not so impressive. Hardy flowers figured
very largely, as did outdoor Roses and Sweet Peas.
At the first named, Wallace & Co., Amos Perry, M.
Prichard, and others, fixed up very beautiful rock and
water gardens, where Japanese Iris and Nymphaeas fig-
ured largely.
With cut herbaceous stock James Box put up a great
group, quite the finest arrangement of cut bloom in the
show. This exhibit gained a silver gift cup, a higher
award than was given to J. Piper & Sons, and J. Car-
ter & Co., who both put up huge formal gardens out-
doors. I am sending a picture of Piper's which shows
a portion. The front is not visible. Tons upon tons of
flagstones were used here, while great stone pillars
were also a feature at the back. One entered this semi-
circular garden by mounting some steps which led up
to a small plateau overlooking a semi-circular sunken
garden, consisting of two Lily pools, entirely surrounded
by stone walls and paths. At the rear was a flower
border and Rose screen.- The timber upon which this
great exhibit was supported cost, I am told, about £100;
add to this cost of labor of carpenters and stone ma-
sons, and one can total 'up a very heavy figure.
Carter & Co., in place of the sunken garden, had a
large pool surrounded with Japan Iris. It was hardly
so effective as Piper's exhibit.
The Sweet Peas were very fine. Dobbie & Co. had
their usual gold medal exhibit; the firm must be weary
of winning R. H. S. gold medals. Sutton & Sons also
got a gold medal, with a strong lot of blooms. Orchids
were a good feature and Sander & Son gained the
special cup for the best exhibit in the show.
Altogether, the Holland House Show was great.
Novelties were not over special; in fact, apart from
H. B. May & Sons new Adiantum trapeziforme Queen
Mary, a giant, graceful form of the type; Polypodium
Mayii cristatum, a fine crested form of P. Mayii; and
Erigeron hybrida Pink Pearl, shown by Amos Perry,
there was nothing of any great notice. The last named
is a gem; fine color, about 15in. tall, hardy and free,
with flowers about IVjin. across; a real good thing.
The wonderful rockery staged by J. Piper & Sons at the recent Holland House show, London.
Minnesota State Horticultural Sodety
Forty-seven years ago, at the State Fair held at
Rochester, Mimi., a dozen enthusiastic horticultur-
ists got together and organized the Minnesota State
Horticultural Society. This organization has held an-
nual and most of the years semi-annual meetings ever
since, and has steadily increased in numbers and influ-
ence until for the past few years the membership has
been approximately 3000. Of this number about 300
are life members, the others paying an annual fee of
,$1 each. Like most of the State horticultural societies
of the country, and especially those of the Northern
States, the Society is supported by the State to such
extent as is necessary in addition to the amount re-
ceived from membership dues.
Of the twelve members who organized the Society the
last one, Wyman Elliot, passed away a few weeks ago.
There are few of the older members who joined the So-
ciety a year or two after its organization still living,
and one of these is A. W. Latham, secretary of the So-
ciety, who is holding the office now for the twenty-
third year.
The Society publishes, besides its annual report, a
monthly magazine of forty pages, which medium of
commimication within the membership is found to be
very helpful and strengthening to the organization. In
this Northwest country, with its peculiar climatic and
soil conditions, there are many new problems to work
out in horticulture, and especially in fruit growing, and
the urgent necessity for their solution have something
to do, no doubt, with the strength and vigor of this
organization.
Acting under the advice of the State Horticultural
Society, the State a few years ago purchased a tract
of land suitable for the purpose and has had in opera-
tion for some time, in conjunction with the Society, a
farm for the sole purpose of breeding new fruits adopted
to local conditions. Many of these new fruits are now
being distributed, and they are going largely to the
members of the State Horticultural Society for test-
ing. This fact is adding much to the general interest
in the work of the Society. While it is strictly a State
organization, yet it has been found advisable to accept
memberships from adjacent States, as a fraternal bond
is found to be ver)' helpful in prosecuting a work com-
mon to a much larger area than contained in the State
of Minnesota.
The Society has a fine library and well furnished
suite of three offices in the Kasota Bldg. in the city
of Minneapolis. The various bulletins on horticulture
issued by the State experiment stations of tlie country
and the government stations are to be found here
readily accessible through the medium of card indexes.
These offices are not confined to members of the So-
ciein' alone, but are open to the public also, and are
quite generally used as the means of securing horti-
cultural information regarding any part of the country.
July 20, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
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Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail
themselves ol the advertisers' offers In this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists' Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mall,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extends, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee is expressed or implied by tills paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
in this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Careful attention given to all orders
from out-of-town Florists.
Greenhouses: 744 Central Avenue
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele-
1 given and satisfaction guaranteed.
graphic order.^ Personal
ESTABLISHED 1842
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Rural and St. Agnes
Cemeteries Ave.
Write, Telephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
^^J/icm/Cini^
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
> out-of-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
Batab. 1877 SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
331 N. Howard Street
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, charges collect
BIRMINGHAM. ALA.
WOODWARD BLDC.
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Carbone
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
illiamE. Doyle 0).,„cH
BOSTON, MASS.
Boylston St.
6 Beacon St.
Flowers delirered to all parts of New England. High grades a
specialty. Special deliveries to steamers sailing from Boston,
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
We cover all New England points. Retail orders placed with us
receive careful tttention. The delivery of flowers and plants to
Boston sailing steamers a specialty.
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
"Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist"
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. P.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSETTS
143 Tremont St.
entrally located Florist Shop
Yours for reciprocity,
wc cover all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Every facility for filling trade order,
satisfactoniy. and delivering promptly
at residence, hotel.steamer and theatre
m Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
leL 1768 Prospeil
A Funeral Spray of Harrisii Lilies. See text p. 176
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fulton St and Greene Ave.
Phone. 6800.8801-6802 Prospect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
UlPn^"'"!'^ anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country an§
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. country and
PUffAlO,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
W. J. PALMER a SON
Members Florists' Telegraph Association
Cambridge,
MASS.
Inventories for Retail Florists
ElowerShop
Flowers for Harvard,
RadclifFe and Wellesley
Colleges
Supply Advts. iMiN be frand on pi«et 181-183
Do you, Mr. Small Florist, realize what this means
to you? "Wliat is the use?" so many say; "I know how
iiuieh I've made," "How mucli?" you aslt him. "Oh,
I've got so much in tlie bank; I've got so much on my
l)oolis, and I've sold out my plants pretty clean, and I
have a number of baskets and some ribbon in the store.
What's the use of bothering to write it all down? I
];now I'm ahead."
You never hear Mr. Uptodate Florist talking that
way. He realizes he must know not only how much lie
has made, but where it is, in stock, casli or on the
books. Again, many florists do not realize how small
a margin of profit they have made until they liave taken
this annual inventory. To the florist who has never
taken such an inventory I would say: Arrange it alpha-
betically; take about 40 sheets of large letterhead size
paper and head each one with a letter of the alphabet.
Classify plants and greenhouse stock (presuming that
you have a greenhouse) separately from store supplies
and fixtures. Have a special list for tools, both for
greenhouse and store.
Tlie best time for inventory work is usually Aug. 1 ;
lioth stock and supplies are then at the lowest ebb.
Aug. 1st sliould be tlie end of the florist's business year.
Tlie first problem is: what is the value of greenhouse
slock left over? Now is a good time to discard and to
clean up the corners. Palms and Ferns, if clean, are
always marketable and so have a fixed value. All in-
ventories should be listed at the selling wholesale price,
and deterioration should be carefully subtracted from
cost price.
Start down one walk and classify carefully; Palms
under P, Geraniums under G, etc, and you can after-
wards sub-divide them into varieties. Have all pots
and tubs specified as to size, with stock classified as
CHATTANOOGA.
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ILL.
3343 W.Madison St
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
Flowere ™l^<=°'
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Congress Hotel
Courtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
»,_ ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
(@DRg(BDRaKI^¥a, (Di
rOVRTH STRNTT
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CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCLID AVENUE
r CLEVELAND,
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery, S.A.F.
jgpkm4fe>.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegraphic order, will be carefully and prompthy Blled. Persona
attention given. Usual discounts allowed.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery
172 East Town Street
Sin., Sin., 4in., to 6in. and Sin. Be accurate. After
carefully going up and down each side of each walk,
take the working sheds. The store comes next ; supplies
of baskets, ribbons, boxes, wire work, vases, jardinieres,
and the hundred and one accessories the active florist
accumulates, should all be listed. "FLOWERS"
Of course no one will fall to add the real estate,
greenhouses, etc. Houses are usually charged off with
10 per cent, depreciation yearly on the cost of same,
as are also boilers and heating plant. A fair estimate,
where you have not built the houses, is to allow $1
per sq.ft. of space covered and then charge off depre-
ciation according to the number of years they were
built. Ten years has been considered the ordinary
duration of a wooden greenhouse, but with a modern
range of concrete and glass, 4 per cent, or 5 per cent.
yearly would be enough to deduct.
After all memoranda have been made sort and class-
ify them, and then have them transferred to a book
kept especially for that purpose.
Of course, if your business is large enough to keep
a bookkeeper or a bookkeeping force, you can keep a
perpetual inventory going. Ella Geant Wilson.
Best Wishes
There are times when flowers hold a prominent posi-
tion before the people. When a public official assumes
office, or is promoted or transferred to a new field of
activity, at all such times the desire of his friends to
recognize his ability, to mark his popularity, or to extend
to him encouragement for future achievement, frequent-
ly finds expression in a floral offering appropriately in-
scribed. In the business field the same custom prevails
on the occasion of the opening of a new store, the
beginning of a special season of activity, or the inaugu-
ration of some new enterprise. This is a custom, the
encouragement of which should appeal (very naturally)
to all retailers.
The presentation gift very frequently takes form in
baskets of flowers, although other designs are also popu-
lar. With the long list of fine flowers of many kinds
to be obtained at almost any time of the year, very
beautiful designs may now be made up for such pur-
poses. If Roses are desired, nothing can be used with
better effect in making up than American Beauties
in combination with long stemmed white of any of the
>^'»*'
GEORGE G. McCLVNIE
Hartford, Conn.
187 Main Street
DAYTON, OHIO
112 South Main
Street
FLORISTS
DAYTON, OHIO
Wholesale and
Retail Florists
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorado, Utah, Western Neb-
Park floral Co.
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Usual discounts.
Member of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
DETROIT, MICH,
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We cover all Michigan points and large sections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive careful attention.
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co,
EL PASO, TEXAS
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flowers
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greeahouses, BENTON ST.
Highland Park Greenhouses
Telephone. HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of tbe North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Texas and sailings from.GalTestoa
J^, »/K JCuhlmann, Jflorisi
2607 JACKSON ST., S. W Phone, Hsdley 1926-2330
2526 WASHINGTON ST.. Opp. Glenwood Cemetery
S. W. Phone. Taylor 628-1081
Uptown, 919 CAPITOUSAVE.. S. W. Phone, Preston 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Illinois, Ohio, and
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery, S. A. F.
Prompt and efficient] service^rendered' points
Indiana. Bertermann's flowers exceL
CJiJIll J C The Florist i„c.
C/ Yl I g ^i ^ lJ 36 West Forsyth Street
^^ r**i*^*^^i^ JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
We reach all Florida and South Georgia points
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Dellveiy
LEXINGTON, KY.
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
iLEM BroSo Co.
care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
[L®iaiwa[L[Lii, Wp
New Location "THE SBELBACK** and liS South «th At*.
Choicest Cut Flowers. Personal attention given to out-of-town orderi
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
Personal attention given to orders for Louisville and surrounding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities perfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery
Best Wishes
By G. J. Muhly & Co.. Baltimore
varieties grown today. Almost equally striking and
attractive will be a liandsoine basket of any two varie-
ties of Roses of strongly contrasting shades.
Take a broad spready (oblong or round) basket with
an arched handle, well mossed, with a sufficient number
of long and medium stemmed blooms of the colors se-
lected, also fancy Fern fronds and Asparagus plumosus
to carry out the contemplated design. After stem wir-
ing all the Tea Roses, and wiring them on sticks of
medium length, they should be tastefully arranged
(loosely) in the basket, using the natural Rose foliage
freely. The edge of the basket should be heavily
trimmed with string Asparagus, while numerous loose
sprays of Rose buds are to be draped over the edges
and sides, hiding the body of the basket. Cover the
handle with a heavy string of Asparagus, upon which
bend and fasten several long stemmed Am. Beauty
Roses, which have been dethorned, but with the foliage
intact, so that a complete arch of Roses is produced.
The inscription "Success," — "Best Wishes" — etc., should
be hand painted in gilt lettering on a wide silk ribbon
of a suitable color. This ribbon should be long enough
to span diagonally across the design with plenty to
spare for forming bows where tied to the handle at
cither side, and for flowing ends, if preferred.
New Yobkeb.
Loaisvilk,K^
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
^«SK^
FloralilOrders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VICINrrY
6 Prescott St.. LOWELL. MASS.
' Wf MEVEH SLCCP"
Idlewild Greenhouses "™n'
July 20, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
175
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
li^g MSeitieapoIns Floral Co.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
: CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
i^osemont Sardens ^^
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
MONTREAL, CAN.
825 St. Catharine St.,W.
We grow the bulk of our stock, and all orders are filled onde the
personal snperviaion of the proprietors.
Slia£&(Mhuai,
^Y;>^
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries tEirouebout the State
and
all steamship docks
Pk«sh flowers and beat sexrlce. J-'Hoboken, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State.
Pluladelphia Window Decoration
The Bellevue-Stratford store window of J. J. Haber-
mehl's Sons has been attracting no end of attention
the past weelc, due to J. Max Nitzschke's artistic win-
dow decorating. A babbling brook falling over sev-
eral cascades and turning a water wheel in its course,
finally escapes into a pool that takes up the entire
space that this immense window affords; sportive gold
fish are here in their element, and here and there artis-
tic groupings of Nympheas are most effective. An In-
dian canoe with its redskin occupant completes this
illusion of primitive wilderness. On the highest point
of the rocks at the back of the brook is a very pretty
Swiss chalet, while further down and on a jutting rock
overlooking the pool one beholds the attractive feature
of the entire picture, a bathing girl clothed, if we may
so describe it, in the latest Parisian bathing costume,
poised ready to dive into the water. In the alcoves on
both sides around the curved sides of the window are
placed e-xquisite replicas of Japanese gardens with their
pergolas, winding walks and small trees. In getting
rock effects Mr. Nitzschke has obtained the most nat-
ural results by using cork bark and touching it up with
paint in the desired colors. The bed of the brook was
made of cement touched up with splotches of paint that
gives it a natural appearance. The background of the
entire window was made of Cedar and Cork bark en-
twined with long vines of English Ivy, that extended
from the ceiling with small Ferns and Rex Begonias,
interspersed with several large Araucarias and Cibo-
tums to give it the forest effect. Max Nitzschke has
been besieged by several department stores to make
similar window decorations for them. W. H. E.
^^^"^^C ^^^^^^^^?^^^
838
TEXAS. LOUISIANA- AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 East 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
dor Motto: THE GOLDEN RUEL
We Guarantee Satisfaction
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST 48th Street
^p^^^^W
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
Cash must aoeompuQr all order
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers and designs for
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
Sowers a specialty. Wire me your orders.
w^^i^
NEW HAVEN. CONN.
1026 Chapel Street
Opposite Yale College
'^liOt'ist- 121 Baronne St.
Floral Baskets of Sweet Peas
At the recent annual exhibition of the American
Sweet Pea Society in Boston there were shown, among
the many other attractions, two beautiful baskets, both
well made and worthy of closest inspection, indicating
good taste and skill on thepart of those who made them
up. We secured good photographs, which are shown
in this number. One of these baskets is the work of
a professional florist, the other that of a private gar-
dener. We present both for your consideration, leav-
ing to your judgrnent the decision as to which is better
if either is superior to the other.
One is composed entirely of white Sweet Peas and
Adiantum cuneatum, the handle being trimmed with
same and further decorated with a sash of 6in. white
gauze ribbon with striped edges tied in long, loose bows.
The basket is round with a high arched handle, made
of peeled willows, woven in a German pattern, the
strands of ' the handle ornamentally twisted. This
was filled solidly with large flowered Sweet Peas with
long stems. Long sprays of Adiantum and Peas were
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
Unsurpassed Facilitira for eiecuting Trade Orders at Steamers
and Elsewhere m Greater New York and its Suburbs.
j^W^^^fef
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in the theatre district and also have exceptiona facilities for
delhrering flowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your ordeis; they
wul receive prompt and careful attention
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its new Design Book for Agents,
now ready for delivery, cheapest and Best;Ev«r.
At the recent exhlbiUon of the American Sweet Pea Society, Boston, Mass
Basket of Sweet Peas interspersed with A. Sprengeri and Gypsophila
paniculata fl. pi. Arrangement by Duncan Flnlayson
A iiigh arched handle basket of Sweet Peas, shown byiHenrylR.
Comley. This basket Is composed of white Sweet Peas and
Adiantum cuneatum.
176
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carried over the edges and well down, the drooping
clusters almost entirely hiding the basket.
In the other, the basket selected is of reed of good
design, with a broad-arch handle of plain twist, fin-
ished in white enamel. The flower color scheme is red
and white. In the composition there were used red
Sweet Peas, Gypsophila and Asparagus Sprengeri, ar-
ranged looselv and naturally. For the purpose of ac-
centuating the desired light, airy effect, Gypsophila
grandiflora fl. pi. was used liberally among the Peas,
with excellent results. Sweet Pea foliage was used,
and this, with the long hanging sprays of the flowers
made an elegant covering for the sides of the basket
down to the foot.
This new double Gypsophila Is such a distinct im-
l)rovement on the old variety that it should and no
doulit will come into general use by florists everywhere.
New Yorker.
is open to criticism; this, I admit, but hope you may ORDERS FOR
profit by any errors noticeable and avoid them when
making up a similar casket cluster. Do not waste good
flowers by crowding, as appears to be the case at a
certain part of the design herewith. When properly
made, all floral work, to be a credit to its maker,
should balance well throughout. Ribbon would mar the
beauty of this piece, therefore it has been omitted; we
think, to advantage. — New Yorker.
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
A Funeral Spray of Harrisii Lilies
See illusiTation, page 173
With long stemmed Lihum Harrisii, one hundred of
which will be sufficient for the purpose, a most satis-
factory casket cluster may be made if the flowers are
arranged artistically. For the points or ends of this
design, select long sprays that are furnished with per-
fect, well developed flowers and buds in semi-open con-
dition. Having laid out on the operating table all the
stock necessary to complete the order, begin with one
of these long sprays, continuing the construction of a
large flat cluster by the addition of other sprays, grad-
ually widening and lengthening, until the piece is one
half completed, after which the width should diminish
Perfumed Dahlias
■ Since the introduction of the perfumed Dahlia coro-
nata, attempts have been made to transfer the perfume
also to other varieties, but with poor success. It has
been generally assumed that the stamens exhale the
perfume and that hence only single varieties with
strongly developed stamens have perfume, but investi-
gations have now sliown that the perfume is due to an
essential oil, which occurs in the flowers of some Dah-
lias. This oil is most active in light, sunny, warm
weather; hence, the perfume is less noticeable in dark,
rainy or cold weather. However, the perfumed Dah-
lias also lack the peculiar Dahlia odor, which becomes
unpleasant in cool weather, and especially in light
frost. Dahlia growers may yet succeed in obtaining
improved Dahlias with perfume, thus eUminating the
impleasant odor, and thereby materially enhancing the
value of the blooms. — Moeller's Deutsche Oaertner-
Zeitung.
MAX SCHLINC
22 West 59th Street, adjoiiung Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
EUROPEAN ORDERS EXECUTED
" If wc say It, wc wffl do It '*
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke. Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
13 EAST
COLORADO STREET
Don't miss our Convention Kumber— Out Aug. 9 PASADENA, CAL.,
f I 11 x-^ 1 • 1 ^°° *"
X IXV.^ V.^1 V/IXXV^ Orders promptly
Gladioli for Summer Arrangements
iirt of the wliole
till both ends are alike. As the work progresses , , , ^^.
hardy fancy Ferns for backing, using this green freely ers in deep vases, placed about the room i
for this purpose. Fasten all the stems of LiUes securely positions; the number to be used m each v
with heavy linen thread or a light weight soft annealed to be determined by the space available, the location
Gladioli
For decorative pur-
poses during the Summer
and early Autumn noth-
ing is more desirable
than the various kinds of
Gladioli. We can always
secure an abundance of
well flowered long spikes,
and can frequently use
tliem to good advantage.
For use on the table for
a dinner decoration,
either small or large
(where low work is not
insisted upon), these can
be used effectively when
arranged in loose
bunches, placed in deep
vases of glass, fiber or
Japanese ware.
Fifty Gladioli (or more
if desired) make a good
bunch for this purpose,
tied together without
crowding, in such a way
that each spike will show
to advantage. Select per-
fect spikes whose flowers
are nearly all open or
well advanced ; do not re-
move the terminal imma-
ture liuds, and, if pro-
curable, use for green
their own leaves inter-
spersed with the flowers.
Whatever may have
been decided upon as the
color scheme of the deco-
ration, choose your Gladi-
oli flowers to harmonize
therewith. If the color
decided upon is red, se-
lect a variety of a strik-
ing shade of that color.
If the whole decoration
is to be white, or yel-
low or pink, follow the
same rule, and by so do-
ing you will. produce the
effect sought for.
When a room decora-
tion has to be installed,
large quantities of Gladi-
oli may be made a promi-
by arranging the flow-
' 'n conspicuous
ase or cluster
Edward Sceery
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
}m^'^
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
Do you want fiowera in Philadelphia 7 We furnish the best, artistically
arranged.
pinsfiaD,
MASS.
Prompt deliveries throughout the Berkshire*, Lenox, Leo,
Stockbrldge and Weatem Massachusetts.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
wire. No. 23 will do. Small sprays of Asparagus plu-
mosus should be inserted among the flowers to produce
an effect of lightness and relieve the stiffness and
formal appearance usually resulting from the use of
these flowers.
When vou, brother retailer, look at the picture ac
companying these notes you may think the design shown color.
of the room, or its relation to the adjacent objects,
and the result required.
By bearing in mind the color rule referred to above
you' can always produce satisfactory results. In an
extensive liouse decoration when several rooms have to
he cared for, each room may be decorated in a different
Our S. A. F. and 0. H. Convention Number
The one big event of the year, heralding the opening of the
Fall Business Campaign, is the issuing by The Florists' Exchange
of its S. A. F. and O. H. Convention Number. This year it will
be issued August 9; advertising pages close August 5. Don't
get left.
Handy Design Booh
for Solicitors
Embraces a full collection of those Designs in every-
aay use and is unquestionably the most handy business
getter of the day. Needed by every live retailer who has
agents and solicitors in the smaller towns and villages
nearby. It is selling like hot cakes, many retailers
ordering as high as 100 copies. Thirty-two pages and
cover. Every copy will appear as emanating directly
from you, your name and address appearing on the front
cover, and no other name being printed in the book.
Price : Ten copies, $3.50 ; 25 copies, $6.50 ; 50 copies,
New Yoeker. $12.50 ; 100 copies, $20.00. Send 35c. for a sample copy.
July 2B, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
177
PORTLAND, OREGON ^o^Ttocr
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
Marrin & ForDes Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowers delivered promptly in
Rochcsterrandlsurroundingiteiritory. Complete line always ready.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
Salter Bros. "«^n"T"'
FLORISTS}
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street, East
Flowers and designs delivered
promptly in Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
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H ROCKFORD, ILL.
rJtv^^ Quick service i
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BYAM, The Florist
California Flowers
STEAMER SAILINGS
For SAN FRANCISCO
and VICINITY
WRITE OR WIRE
.is.""!- THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST ^^Tr^J-
344-46 GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
PelicanOy Rossi &
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCMNTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in Wilkes-
Barre, Pittston, Carbondale, and all
Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns.
'S^a^,^^ 124 Washington Avenue
Telephone
Pennaylvai
No. 2464, on either Bell of Consolidated "phono
Member, of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
HOLLYWOODTGARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Member, of The Florist*' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
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Long Dutance Phones „,
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All orders by Telegraph or
Telephone moat carefully executed at once.
Floral Dealfins a Spedalty.
From New York
Pr. Fried. Wn
Kursk..;
Pr. di Piemontc.
Ryndam
Kr. Wilhelm....
Kr. Fr. Joseph.
38 Main St., West C|
Pennsylvanij
Ksn Aug Vic
Olympic
Vaderland
Minnetonka. . .
Sant' Anna. . . .
Chicago
Kronp. Cecilie.
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Campania
Berlin....
La Lorraine
Baltic.
Themistocles. . .
Philadelphia....
Venezia
Hamburg ,
Zeeland
Geo. Washingto:
Imperator
San Giovanni..,
Majestic
Minneapolis. . . .
Caledonia
Russia
Rotterdam
Kr. Wm der Gr
Stampalia...
Campanello.
Adriatic
Red' Italia..
Columbia. . .
Minnehaha.
Taormina.
Oceanic. . .
Rochambci
Arabic. . . ,
Kingstonii
Cymrii^";
Bohemian
Laconia. .
Parisian..
Winifredif
Numidia
Crctic.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Oot-of-town orders will receive
prompt md careful attention.
Wire US your orders.
Graf Walders<
Mongolian
Marquette.. . .
Pr. Adalbert..
^»^^-- SAINT LOUIS, MO.
1.^1 __i 3520 North Grand Ave.
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Glasgow
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Rotter .-Libau
Nap.-Genoa
Rotterdam
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ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West Fifth Street
We fill orders lor the Twin Qties and for all points in the Northwest
The largest store in America. Large stock in great variety. Write,
vire or phone. Open mght and day.
Members ol The Florists^ Telegraph Oelivery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse aed Tlcinlty.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
' €'%y:t»'X/*^y Bastable Building
^OPiST^jyM»^jA ^P"'^ attention given
..^^ *J //14^%/fyt'^** to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OfflO
iELEN F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
"•^^^^"^^ Burdett Ave.&HoosickSt.
Ph„''n°es*' 682 TROY, N. Y.
Prompt delivery and careful attention to
out-of-town orders.
53 So. )
53 So. A
24 No.
55 So. 1
53 So. 1
24 No.
53 So. 1
19 No.
55 So. >
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Liverpool
Liverpool
London,
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
GlasRow
London
Liverpool
Glasgow _
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Liverpool
Hambuig
Glasgow
Antwerp
Hamburg
Glasgow
TROY, N Y.
413 Fulton Street
Establislied 1870
Utica, N^ Y.
i^aker, Tjhe S'lorisi
UTICA, N. Y.
S8rani iSrothers, Snc,
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WASniNGTOH
D. C.
lUth and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros. Co,
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Dellverj
H. F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to all points in New England
125,000 square feet of glass.
Member of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
1ST. 407 &:«>9 Main St.
Flc^T.
Live
,ol
Nap.-Genoa
Antwerp
Liverpool
Honolulu
Chmn
WORCESTER, MASS.
The Florists' Exchange Design Book is without a Peer
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its Handy Design Book for Agents,
now ready for delivery, cheapest «nd Best Ever.
178
The Florists' Exchange
CLASSIFIED
Terms: Cash with Order.
The columns under- this heading are reserved for
advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted,
Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants;
also of Greenhouses, Land, Secondhand Materials,
etc.. For Sale or Rent.
Our charze is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the
line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this,
without display. No advt. accepted for less than
tUrty cents.
Advts. set in heavy faced type, 15 cts. per Ime
(6 wM-ds to the line).
Display advts. in these columns, $1.50 per inch.
If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted, or
other advertisements are to be addressed care of
this office, please add 10 cts. to cover expense of
forwarding. 3>.'«I^H
h Copy must reach New York office. Nos. 2 to 8
Duane Street; or P. O. Box 1697, by Tuesday
night to secure insertion in issue of following
Saturday.
SITUATIONSJVANTED^
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class florist
and gardener, private or commercial. Can
take full charge, well up in cut flowers and pot
plants; 22 years' experience in Europe and this
country. A No. 1 references. Married, no
children. Out of work on account of employer
selling out. Please give full parriculars in first
letter. J- B.. 40 James St.. Port Richmond. N. Y_
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener. 28 years
of age; 12 years* experience on private and com-
mercial places; -wishes position as first assistant
on private or commercial place. Thoroughly com-
petent grower of Christmas, Easter and bedding
stock. Carnations, 'Mums and Roses. State
wages in first letter. Best references. Address
C. P., L. Box 673. Lenox, Mass.
SITUATION WANTED— By an American florist,
married, aged 28, 10 years at one place; A 1
designer and salesman for first-class trade; able to
take charge of store. Can furnish good recom-
mendation. State wages in the first letter. Ad-
dress E. C, Florist, 451 Belmont St., Fall River,
DESIGNER AND DECORATOR— Strictly re-
liable, first-class artist, 35 years of age,
married, European and American experience,
wishes position with first-class firm. Best of
SITUATION WANTED— As gardener or green-
house foreman on private place; 9 years* expe-
rience inside and outside; references O. K.; married,
no children; aged 25 years; 2 years in present
place. Address Thomas, Greentree Gardens,
Manhasset. L. L, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By young German
gardener; experienced in pot plants, Easter and
Christmas stock and landscape work; wishes posi-
tion in good place with chance for advancement.
- ■ " * '■ " ■- --; The Florists*
SITUATION WANTED— As manager or foreman
on a Rose growing establishment or a first-class
greenhouse plant where the advertiser can have
full charge. Will be glad to open correspondence
with any one looking for a competent, reliable
man. Address N. P., care The Florists* Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED — As working foreman;
first-class grower of Roses, Carnations and gen-
eral stock; maker up; rapid worker with a life ex-
perience. State wages in first letter. Addess
E.'Colgrove, 556 Leyell Ave., Rochester, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By married man with
family. Experienced in glazing, painting, steam
and hot water heating; can do firing. First-class
references. Charles Hunt, Forest Ave., Engle-
wood, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By a young man. 25.
as assistant in private place; over 8 years' expe-
rience as grower on commercial and private place.
At present employed but wishes chang^. Sober
and reliable. J. K-, "
: 23, Noroton Con
SITUATION WANTED — As foreman grower,
wholesale or retail; 24 years' experience; cut
flowers or plants. Strictly temperate, married,
with family. Address O. D., care The Florists'
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By vegetable gardener;
wishes permanent place, private, .to assist in
greenhouses. State wages. Address O. F., care
The Florists Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator; years of experience; Al references;
able to manage a store. State salary. Fred
Pierson, Fort Niagara, N. Y. __^^___
SITUATION WANTED— By seedsman; 10 years*
experience in seeds and bulbs, filling orders and
attending to stock, steady worker; aged 26; good ref-
erences. Wm. Hogg. 139 W. North St., Ilion, N. Y
__JHELPJWAmED_J
WANTED— The matron of a woman's industria
home (Ohio") desires to engage a woman gardener
with special qualifications; one who understands the
cultivation of plants and vegetables under glass and
outdoors; not to do the heavy work but to plan and
oversee. The posrtion pays S40.00 per month and
board, room and laundry. Address O. H., care
The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Young man with some experience as
assistant gardener in greenhouses on large private
place. Address, stating wages and experience, J.
B. McArdle, Florist & Seedsman, Greenwich, Conn.
Oontlnaed to Next Ooloinn
HELP WANTED
Help Wanted-Male
A Philadelphia Seed House wants an experienced
man to take charge of its plant order department;
only one with a thorough knowledge of the seed
and plant business need apply. Does not need
to be a grower; knowledge of store salesmanship
preferred. State in first letter age, experience,
salary, etc.
Address N. A.,
The Florists* Exchange.
WANTED
A Working Foreman
On a commercial place.
State wages and experience in
the growing of Carnations,
Lilies and various kinds of
potted plants. Address, with
reference,
Shepard's Garden Carnation Company
292 Fairmount St.. Lowell, Mass.
WANTED — Sing.e gardener for private place;
must be a worker, and competent to take charge
of small range of glass, garden and grounds. Wages
$70.00 per month and room to right man. State
age, experience and references in first letter. Ad-
dress O. J. care The Florists' Exchange, Chicago,
III.
WANTED— An assistant; must be able to help
with general work in greenhouse; a willing worker,
no drones need applj'. Married man preferred
17H to 22c. per hour, according to ability. Steady
employment to right party at once. S. M. Mer-
warth & Bros., Wholesale Carnation Growers,
Easton, Pa.
WANTED— An all-round greenhouse man on a
place where mostly Sweet Peas and some 'Mums
are grown; must look also after the boilers and be
A 1 man; no others need apply. S60.00 a month
to start. German preferred. Address O. G. ,
care The Florists' Excnange.
WANTED— Young lady for store in city, 20 miles
from New York City; must be experienced
designer and capable of waiting on trade. Perma-
nent position. Good wages. Address N. N.,
care The Florists* Exchange.
WANTED — Experienced shipping clerk and pack-
er, middle aged man; must be acquainted with
seed business. Enclose copies of references and
state salary expected. Address N. E., care The
Florists' Exchange.
The Florirta* Fxchange.
WANTED — Young man to assist in making-up,
also to make himself handy around greenhouse
used as show-room. One residing in Brooklyn
preferred. Address O. B., care The Florists'
Exchange.
WANTED— Section man to take charge of 10,000
feet of glass of Roses and Carnations; must be
able to produce the goods. Apply Chas. L.
Stanley. Ptainfield. N. J.
WANTED — Section men for Roses and Carna-
tions; wages S75.00 per month; also plant man,
$65.00 per month. Address Walter Armacost &
Co., Ocean Park, Cal.
WANTED— At on
; grower with good expe-
STOCK^FOR^LE
"asparagus"
1000; 2M-incE, $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
Roman J. Irwin. 3097 Broadway. New York City
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, $1.00 per 100. $6.00 per 1000. $50.00
per 10,000. CoIIingdale Greenhouses, Collingdale,
Pa.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— From flats,
Sl.OO per 100. Cash. James Marr. Wyan-
danch. L. I.. N. Y.
STOCKJFORJALE
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— a-in... $4.00 per 100.
Asparagus Sprengeri, 3-in., $3.00 per 100; strong
stock. Cash, please. J. W. Miller, Shiremans-
town. Pa
e grown seeo. 5^D.uu per luu
L. Hoebel, Fort Lee. N. J.
BKGOWIAS
BEGONIAS — Gloire de Lorraine 2)4^'
ner 100: stronE. 3-in. Dots. S:
ih,GUNlA;3 — Oloire ae Lorraine zj^-in. $14.00
per 100; strong. 3-in. pots, $25.00 per 100;
strong. 4-in. pots, $35.00 per 100. Chatelaine,
strong, 2Vi-in., $8.00 per 100. R. J. Irwin, 3097
Broadway, New York, N. Y.
REX BEGONIAS — Best kind», strong Rooted
Cuttinns, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son. Westfield, N. V.
BULBS
MAMMOTH CALLA BULBS. $6.00 per 100.
Second size. 1 in. to IH in.. $4.50 per 100. Cash
with order. Hogan, Kooyman & Co.. 355 12th St.,
Oakland. Cal.
CAHWATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
Send me your orders now. I wUI furnish
you first-class stock at market prices in all
varieties.
R. J. IRWIN. 3097 Broadway. New York City
135.000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
healthy, strong and free from disease.^ .'^^.^
only variety we offer for sale in large quantities is
Enchantress, at $60.00 per 1000. Plants guar-
anteed. Cash with order from unknown parties.
S. M. Merwarth & Bros.. Wholesale Carnation
Growers. Easton. Pa.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Chas. Razer 100. Donatello 200. Glory of
Pacific 100, Ivory 570, October Frost 175, Pink
Ivory 200, Pacific Supreme 490, Poliy Rose
200, Col. D. Appleton 150, Golden Eagle 100,
Major Bonnaffon 700. Mrs. H. Robinson 300,
Pink Gem 600, Patty 260, Pres. Roosevelt
150, Ramapo 125, Roman Gold 600, Dick
Witterstaetter 450, Glenview 100, John Bur-
ton 650, Manhattan 450, Naomah 300, Smith's
Sensation 180, White Bonnaffon 300. W. H.
Chadwlck 500. Yanoma 200.
Price: 2-}iin. pots. $3.00 per 100.
$25.00 per 1000.
Pompons in variety: prices and varieties quoted
on application,
ELMER D. SMITH. ADRIAN. Mich.
Contlimed to ITezt Oolunm
CHRVSAINTMBMUMS
Rooted Cuttings now ready.
PINK
Per 100 Per 100
Unaka $2.00 Dr. Enguehard $1.50
Patty 2.00 Smith's Sensation.. 4.00
W. L. Pink 2.00 Winter Cheer 2.00
Pink Gem 2.50
WHITE
Lynnwood Hal!.... 2.00 Mrs. Robinson 1.50
D. Syme 2.00 . T. Eaton 2.00
Beatrice May 2.00 Wm. Turner 2.50
Thanksgiving \r4-i Elsie Papworth.... 2.00
Queen 2.00 Ivory 1.60
YELLOW
R. Gold 2.00 Dolly Dimple 2.00
Chiysolora 2.00 Yellow Eaton 2.00
CRIMSON
Harvard 2.60
HEAD'S BERGENFIELD NURSERIES,
Bergenfie.d, N. J.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 5000 Smith's Advance,
from 2}i-in. pots, $2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings,
$1.00 per 100, ready now; also, Unaka, Polly Rose,
Oct. Frost, Halliday, etc.. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25
per 100; pots, $2.25 per 100. Chrysolora, Mrs.
Patty, etc.. Rooted Cuttings, $1.75 per 100; pots,
$2.75 per 100, Ramapo, Pink Gem, S. Sensation,
Rootecd Cuttings, $3.00 per 100. 76 other best
'Mums. Stafford Conservatories, Stafford Spgs.,
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Pacific Supreme. Unaka.
Merry Jane, 2J<-in., $2.00 per 100. Timothy
Eaton and Yellow Eaton. 2)i-in.. $2.50 per 100.
Brant Bros.. Inc.. Utica, N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS AND POT
PLANTS in several varieties. I will furnish
list and prices on application. R. J. Irwin, 3097
Broadway, New York City^
CHRYSANTHEMUM— Rooted Cuttings. White-
Ivory, Mrs. Perrin, pink; Dr. Enguehard, Bon-
naffon, Monrovia, Polly Rose, $1.00 per 100; from
soil, $2.00 per 100; H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J.
POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Helen New-
bury, best late white, from soil, $2.00 per 100.
Chas. Leisy. Mantua. N. J.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Rooted Cuttings from
soil, fine, 1000 Bonnaffon, 300 Garza; 90c. per
100. John Wild, Bound Brook, N. J.
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white bright red. white
with eye and best pink. 3-in., ready now, $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broad-
way, New York, N. Y.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM— Best strain, in
good assorted colors, good strong plants, in 2^-
in. pots, ready to shift, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per
1000. 9 Cssli,'plesse. J. H. Fioser, Hamilton Ave,
Guttenberg. N. J. '
Oontlnaed to Next Oolnmn
_^TOCKJFOR^ALE__
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — 3-inch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. JuUus Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in each flat, in alt varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats,
$16,00, half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
TABLE FERNS for iardinieres, 2}i-in.; HOLLY
ASPIDIUM and best PTERIS, ready for use-
$3.00 per 100.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants
$3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best ol the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $6.00 per lOO-
$40.00 per 1000.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, ertra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including cyrtomjum
and aspidium- 2i4-m., $3.00 per 100.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN 3097 Broadway, New York N. Y.
FOR SALE — Boston Ferns from bench, for 5 and
6-in. pots. 25c. each. $20.00 per 100. Roosevelt
Boston Fern runners, well rooted, strong plants,
$3.00 per 100. Cash, please. Mamaroneck Nur-
series. Mamaroneck. N. Y.
FERNS — ScholzeU. 5-Inch. 2Sc. Good, heavy
plants. J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook, L. I.,
N. Y.
COOUDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave., Pssadens, Cal, Ferns
and Feijos our specialty.
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM— 2J<-in., extra strong,
$6.00 per 100, 850.00 per 1000. Collingdale
Greenhouses, Collingdale, Pa-
FUNKIAS
FUNKIA VARIEGATA— Single points, $2.00
per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Clumps set last
August, $6.00 per 100. Express prepaid on
$5.00 orders and up. Send for Peor>y List
ready August 1st. O. H. Dickinson, Spring-
field, Mass.
GERANIUMS
GERANIUMS— 2)i-in.. $2.00 per 100, $18.00
per 1000. Rooted Cuttings. $1.25 per 100,
cK>stpaid; $10.00 per 1000 by express; Nutt, Doyle,
Poitevine. Hill. La Favorite. Centaur. Josiah L.
Young. Watervliet. N. Y.
GERANIUMS — S. A. Nutt, in bud and bloom;
2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100;T4-in.,
$4.00 per 100. L. J. Rowe, Titusville, Pa.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS — Best French Forcing Varieties.
Per 100
Mme. E. Mouillere, best white, 2J^-in $8.00
Mont Rose, clear Flesh Pink, 2Vi-in 8.00
Mousseline Mauve Rose, 2J^-in 8.00
Senator Henri David. Lt. Pink. 2>^-in 8.00
Avalanche. Large White, 2H-'n 6.00
Bouquet Rose, 2H-in 8.00
Otaksa (the old stand-by). 2H->n 3.60
R. J. IRWIN. 3087 Broadway. New York. N. Y.
HYDRANGEAS— Mme. Emile Moullere. the
best of all the new Hydrangeas. $8.00 per 100;
Avalanche. $5.00 pcz 100. All good, strong
plants out of 2Ji-in. pots. J. H. Ficsser, Hamil-
ton Ave Guttenberg. N. J.
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.50-$3.50
each. Large specimens, $5.0D-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
IVY
ENGLISH IVY— Strong Rooted Cuttings. 17.60
per 100. J. H. Dann & Son. Westfield. N. Y.
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches $8.00
IS to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also FI6S, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowerlnli Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HUNTSVILLf.AU.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-$lD.OO each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
►- $7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co.. Ruther-
ford, N. J.
AUCUBA japonica bush plants, 35c. to $2.50
each. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
PANDANUS
3000 PANDANUS UTILIS
3-in. pots, healthy plants $16.00 per 100
4-in. pots, healthy plants 26.00 per 100
5-in. pots, healthy plants 76.00 per 100
Wn. pots, healthy plants ...;.. 100.00 per 100
^ All large plants ready for shifting, free from spot
C. Ribssm. 31 Wall St.. Trenton. N. J.
Oonttnned to Next Fas*
July 36, 1913
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STOCK FOR SALE
PEONIES
*• Peonies for Pleasure.*'
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure " eives in-
fivmation on Peony history, soil and planu to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really vsluable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony
then send for " Peomes for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY.
The Largest Rose Growo^ in the World,
Box 23 Sprinftfield, Ohio.
PEONIES
4 cts. to 8 cts.
Per Stem
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
DeUcatisslma, Festlva Maxima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Ternr*a Seedlings, miied, single and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a Kind at these prices.
We can furnish ajiy size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
varieties.
Henry Field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with sma ,
red berries; 2}i-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. R. J.
Irwin, 3097 Broadway. New York Gty.
PHLOX
FOR SALE
My entire stock of Hardy Phlox, nearly 300
varieties, all the latest and standard kinds
and many seedlings crossed by hand. This
is the largest collection in one lot.
W. F. SCHHEISKE, Binghamton, N. Y.
POIWSETTIAS
POINSETTIAS
"THE TRUE; RED ONES."
2W-iilcli potf. ■elected stock, ready now.
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2Ji-inch, $5.60 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
R. J. IRWIN. 30*7 Broadway. New York, N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMULA CHINENSIS FIMBRIATA— Alba,
white; Atrosanguinea, blood red; Coerula, the
real, true blue; Kermesina splendens, carmine
Rosea, bright rose; in 2M-in. pots, 83.00 per 100,
$26.00 per 1000. Defiance. Christmas Red;
Karfunkelstein, blood red; La Duchesse, flesh
color, with yellow center; Morgenroethe, very large
blush rose; in 2K-in. pots, $3.50 per 100, $30.00
per 1000. Primula Sinensis, Stelfata, blood red,
pink and blue; in 2M-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
PRIMROSES
PRIMULA Chlnensls and Obconlca, £lant-
flowerlng, from best strains, in all colors.
2>i-inch pots, $3.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoides, 2Vi-lnch pots, $3.00 per 100.
R. J. IRWIN. 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
RONSDORFER PRIMULA OBCONICA and
Chinensis in the best improved colors, out of
2 Ji-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash,
g lease. J. H. Fiesser, Hamilton Ave., North
ergen. N. J.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
GRAFTED AND OWN ROOT ROSES— In aU
varlMlea. Write me (or prices. Satisfac-
tion assured. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway,
New York. N. Y.
ROSE PLANTS— Lady HUIingdon and Pink Kil-
larney; 2l4-in. stock, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per
1000. 260 at the 1000 rate. Brant Bros., Inc.,
Utica, N. Y.
ROSES — 400 Maids, 400 Brides, strong plants,
3'A-la. pots, $5.00 per 100. Cash with order,
please. Robt. Williamson, Guttenberg, N. J.
ROSES— From 3-in. pots, Mrs. Taft, Richmond
and Killamey Queen. Open to an offer. Flush-
ing Rose Gardens, 60 Colden Ave., Flushing, N. Y.
PI IK KILLARNEY— 2}i-in. pots at $30.00
1000; Pink Killarney, 3-m., at $45.00 per 1000;
fine stock. L. B. Coddington, Murray Hill, N. J.
Ooatlnaad'to IVazt Oolninn
STOCK FOR SALE
SEEDS
Giant Pansies
sow NOW!^,,^,
Special Cemetery Mixture $3.00 $0.40
Special Florists* Mixture 4.00 .50
Trlmardeau Selections, mixed 4.00 .60
Trlmardeau, fine mixed varieties. . 1.50 .25
Cassler's Giants Improved, splen-
did mixture 5.00 .60
Trlmardeau sorts as: Bronze Colors,
Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field, Purple, Pure White. Yellow
with eye. White with^eye. Each
variety separate 2.00 .30
Zangen's Exhibition Mixture. Best
creations 8.00 1.00
My Catalogue has also other varieties.
0. V. Zan^en, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J.
SPECIAL MIXED PANSY SEED of our own
raising from carefully selected stock of the rich-
est bright colors, also pure white with yellow eye
for cemetery purposes, trade packet $1.00. Cash,
please. John Tfaurton, 238 N. Trenchard St.,
Yonkers, N. Y.
GINSENG SEEDS — Fine lot of stratified seeds,
ready for planting, $6.00 per lb.; less than a lb.
$8.00. Cash. C. K. White, Randolph. Vt.
SMILAX
EXTRA STRONG SMILAX PLANTS— 5000,
from 2-in. pots. $2.00 per 100. $16.00 per 1000,
Chas. W. Thompson, 15 Totowa Ave., Paterson.
N.J.
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS -Rooted Cuttings, fine strains
of silver pink, white and yellow, $2.00 per 100,
$15.00 per 1000. Pot plants one-third more.
Wm. Swayne, Kennett Sq., Pa.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON— 3-in.. $5.00
per 100; 2M-in.. $4.00 per 100; good stock.
White Bros., Medina, N. Y.
VINCAS
VINGA VARIEGATA— 4-ln., 10c. Fine stock
J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook. L. I.. N. Y.
VIOLETS
VIOLETS — Maria Louise, good, healthy plants,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Cash only.
Mark Aitken, Springfield, Mass.
MISCELLANEOUS
ANNUAL LARKSPUR— In bud and bloom, 3H-
in. pots, $40.00 per 1000. Verbenas, in bud and
bloom, $26.00 per 100. Verschaffeltii, strong
plants in 3M-in. pots, $25.00 per 1000. Asparagus
Plumosus Nanus, strong 2>-2-in. pots, $40.00 per
1000; extra strong, 3}^-in. pots, $60.00 and $S0.OO
per 1000. Extra strong Holly and other small
ferns, in 2M-in. pots, $40.00 per 1000. Dandy
Dracaena Sanderiana in 214-in. pots, $15.00 per
100. Small Cocos Palms in 2>4'-in. pots, $12.00
per 100. Cash with order. A. M. Davenport,
Watcrtown, Mass.
CYCLAMEN — -S-in., 8c.; Chrysanthemum stock
plants, 4c.; or will exchange for Cinerarias
Calceolaria. Primroses. Dahlia clumps or Cannas.
Write. Advance Floral Co., Dayton, Ohio.
VEGETABLE PLANTS
VEGETABLE PLANTS — Cauliflower. $2.50 pet
1000. Celery. Golden Self Blanching. White
Plume and Pascal, $2.00 per 1000. Cabbage,
$1.00 per 1000. Cash. Lester's Plant Farm, W.
C. Lester. Mgr., Plainville. Conn.
^^FOR^^E^OR^^OT^
FOR SALE — On account of sickness am retiring
from business. Will sell my florist business with
entire stock; established 24 years; finest location
for wholesale and retail trade, 5 lots. 90-110, one
2-story brick house, 2-story garage, automobile
truck for service, 2 years in use; 5 greenhouses,
6000 ft. of glass, concrete foundation, iron con-
struction; hot water heating system. Money-
making place for right man. Do not answer unless
you have ready cash. For particulars address
Joseph Luebbert, 147 Eleanor St.. East of 2d St.
Pike. Philadelphia, Pa. '
ON ACCOUNT of poor health am obliged to dis-
pose of greenhouse at once. Wc have 5000 ft.
of glass, cottage house and bam adjoining, and a
10-room, 23^ story house with modern conveni-
ences. Can be bought right and on easy terms.
An excellent opportunity for a man to make a
good living and a nice little sum besides. Will
exchange for other property, if desired. A. W.
Jennings & Co.. Shelburne Falls, Mass.
FOR SALE
Owing to the death of Mrs. Emily Arnold, old
established florists* business in Omaha.- Neb.,
land 120 X 140 ft.; about 12.000 sq. ft. of glass;
brick building 32 x 80 ft., including store and base-
ment, with residence above. Fully equipped for
business. For further particulars address the
administrator, A. L. Reed, United States Trust Co..
Omaha, Neb^
FOR SALE— Greenhouse. 10.000 feet of glass. IH
acre ground; excellent land, including dwelling,
9 rooms, all improvements. Business established
35 years. Death, reason for selling. Will sell on
easy terms. An excellent opportunity and a bar-
gain. Address Hiram Goldsmith. Exchange BIdg.,
Binghamton. N. Y.
Oonttaned to N«zt Oolmnn
^OR^AUEjORJ^ENT^
FOR SALE — A fine opportunity for a live man;
plot of ground 100 x 112>^, 2300 sq. ft. of glass
and stock; cut flowers, plants, floral work and
general gardening; in Greenville section, Jersey
City. Established 33 years. Retiring on account
of old age. John E. McArthur. Real Estate Dealer,
221 Jackson Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
FOR SALE— Greenhouses, 12.000 feet of glass,
150 X 20 feet. 9 acres of good land. 7-room house,
barn; or would sell part. One block from trolley,
near New York; schools and church. Carnations
and other stock. For particulars address N. O.,
care The Florists* Exchange.
FOR SALE OR RENT— Old established Coleus
Cutting business. A good chance to make
money. 5000 sq. ft. of glass; modern greenhouses;
in first-class condition. Small deposit required.
C. Schuize & Son. 261-275 Lawrence St.. Flushing,
L. L. N. Y.
FOR SALE — 2 greenhouses, 20x40 and 50x120;
and a double house, 40x120; steam heat, 2 boilers,
a good retail trade established; good house and
barn and a small piece of land. Address or call
on Wm. S^vind. Cazenovia, N. Y.
bam and 7-room dwelling. Good retail and whole-
sale trade. Address O. A., care The Florists'
Exchange.
FOR SALE -Owner retiring; 20,000 ft. greenhouse;
5 acres land; excellent ll-roo'n house, large
barn; wagon house near station. Address M. r.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— 3 houses, about 7500 ft. of glass, 4
acres, dwelling and bam; 2 minutes to station.
Apply to Chas. Millang, 65 W. 26th St., New York
City.
FOR RENT— A greenhouse, about 5000 ft. glass,
with about one acre of land. Large boiler nearly
new. Edmund Reardon. 3S Henry St., Cambridge
A. Boston, Mass., Telephone 1034.
FOR SALE — Nine greenhouses, ten acres land;
close to New York City. Might consider ex-
FOR SALE OR LEASE— 7 greenhouses, 6-room
dwelling, bam, 2 acres fine soil, partly planted,
possession at once. Good home trade. E. J.
Chapin, Caldwell. N. J.
FOR SALE —Greenhouse business, established
20 years, in Western New York. For particulars
address M. G., care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— 10,000 ft. of glass in the best town for
its size in Illinois; no competition; a money-
maker. Florist. Dwight, IIT -
FOR SALE— Farm 42 acres; fine location for
florist: best of soil; 29 miles from Philadelphia.
Address N- P., care The Florists' Exchange.
^UNDRIESj;OR SALE
'lt?\?\r\FT- of 4-inch CAST IRON
Z.\ n n t PIPE, lOc. a foot. A lot of
^^\^\^\y FITTINGS and TANKS
CHEAP. BAY VIE\? GREEN-
HOUSES, 2300 Flatbosh Ave., Brooklyn,
N. Y.
1 PUTNAM WATER BOILER, 7 sections, grate
24 inches, fire box 24 X 42 inches. This Boiler
will carry 1 house 24 x 150. Cost $235.00. Will
sell for $75.00. Has been used 3 years; practically
as good as new, taken out to put in larger boiler
to heat more houses. Quidnick Greenhouses,
J. H. Gushing, Prop., Quidnick R. 1 ., P. O. Anthony.
600 BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. a B. boilers. 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler.
Good condition, cheap. 1. Suessermann, 104
Ridgewood Ave., Newark, N. J.
MJSCg^NEOUS^^
WANTED TO BUY— Greenhouses and aU
kinds of ^eenhouse material, dismantled
and removed at once. Terms: Cash. Address
T. R., care The Florists' Eichange.
WANTED TO BUY— Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists* Exchange.
WANTED TO REN 1—5.000 to 10,000 feet of
glass, with privilege of buying; or would take
glace on shares; or salary and commission. L. H.
:, No. 6 Pasadena Ave., Springfield, Mass.
PUBLICATIONS
tropic fruit growing. Authority for Pacific Cbast
Cultural articles. SI .00 a year, 10c. a copy.
Pasadena. Cai.
PipeBargains
We can oJTer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbera In Wrouftht Iron and Ste«l Pip*
Roebling and North Utb Streets
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
For Sale
pipe New, black, guaranteed In full
rlrl lengths: 2-ln., 7Jic. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled for
Irrigation purposes.
Unthreaded and
ncoupled. black,
2Mc; l}i-in..3Hc.: IH-in, 5c.; ^-inii'sj^c. p^J"]?
SECOND-HAND PIPE
2Mc; l}i-in..3Hc.: lH-in,5c.;
Hot-Bed SAsn-DouBL[ Light Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from J1.65.
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from {1.00 up.
n ACC '^"' ^ ""' ^ double-thick greenhouse
ULHiJiJ glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
Dnil IDC ^^'y '"^se stock, new and second,
DUILLnj '"»"''• Also Radiators, Valves,
UUILLIIV/ Fittings, etc.
UnrC NON-KINK, 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
IIUjL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
METROPOLITAN
ATERIAU CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN , N. Y.
Field -Grown Carnations
Good, strong, healthy plants.
Enchantress, Winsor and White Winsor,
S50.00 per 1000.
Beacon, S60.00 per 1000.
Cash with order, please.
LOUIS KRAUSE, Mineola, L I., N. Y.
p. O. Box 29
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
'(.J. See prices
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Rhode Island Horticultural Society
The R. I. Horticultural Society, com-
bined with the Greystone Horticultural
Society, held on July 19, in the parlors
of the Mathewson M. E. Church the an-
nual Sweet Pea show. Miss I. H.
Miller and Thos. Brooks won the major
portion of prizes. This was the first
Sweet Pea show ever held by the com-
bined societies, and it proved a grand
success. Two large displays came from
Newport, "R. I., one from Wm. Gray,
gdr. for Mrs. W. B. Leeds. Rough Point.
Newport, and one from C. M. Bogholdt.
gdr. for Miss Fannie Foster. Burke &
Burns displayed a dozen varieties of
hothouse grown Roses. The Malvern
greenhouses, Bar Harbor, Me., had a
fine display of Sweet Peas. Wm. Apple-
ton had a superb decoration of Palms.
John Lewis Childs, of Floral Park,
N. Y., made a fine display of Gladioli.
T. J. Johnston & Co. of Providence
made a fine display of ornamental
plants.
John F. Wood, Providence, R. T.,
showed some fine Ferns and tuberous
rooted Begonias. A fine display of
Shasta Daisies was shown by Henry A.
Midgley. Children had a fine table dis-
play of various sorts of flowers and
vegetables. The committee consisted of
E. K. Thomas. Kingston, R. I., chair-
man; Joshua Vose, Pontiac, Arthur Sel-
lew. T. F. Jencks. John E. Hill, Arthur
C. Miller, and Pres. Thos. Hospe.
H. C. N.
Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists* Club
Tuesday, July 15, was picnic day for
this Club and about 125 of us left Lan-
caster at 8 a.m. for Hershey and a day's
recreation. The outoftown guests were
Messrs. S. S. Pennock, Bailey and Max
A. Fierstein of Philadelphia; Mr. and
Mrs. James Brown of Coatsville, and
Percy Bernard of Chester Co.
Any ride through Lancaster county
is interesting from both a pictorial and
an agricultural point of view, and al-
ways enjoyable. Purely nature lovers
were regaled while going through the
mountains at Penryn Park. The iron
ore mines and works in the vicinity of
Lebanon were a revelation to many, and
the ride from Lebanon to Hershey
through the Lebanon "Valley was not
without interest.
Arriving at Hershey at 10 a.m. we
were assembled and taken in charge by
Mr. Haverstick, who has full charge of
the floral and landscape work in and
around Hershey. The park surrounding
the works first attracted our attention.
We were then taken through the factory
itself, where about fourteen carloads of
chocolate candies and chocolate and
cocoa are made and shipped out every
day of the week, excepting Sunday.
There are about twenty-three acres of
floor space and fourteen hundred em-
ployees at work here, but this was a side
issue with us. We were then conducted
to the residence, about a mile distant,
the entire way there being one continu-
ous landscape effect, rivaling the best in
the country.
At the residence we grouped faith-
fully for two pictures but, sad to relate,
both were failures; the first, no doubt,
through the reflection of the sun from
the president's bald head, and the sec-
ond, supposedly, from trying to get a
prominent Philadelphian's full length
focused on the plate. After a sumptu-
ous dinner we all went to the Hershey
Park and picnic grounds, where boating,
swimming, dancing and all other imag-
inable picnic sports were the order of
the day.
To properly settle their noon lunch, a
number of real sports indulged in a
game of baseball, with Elmer Weaver of
Ronks as umpire and W. B. Girvin of
Leola as star batter. Stunts were pulled
off that can never be seen in any of the
National League games. Any ball that
was within four feet of the plate was
called a strike, and Girvin's home run
hit was knocked thirty feet from the
plate by actual measurement. and
dropped by each base player succes-
sively until he reached home in safety.
Of course we could not blame our out-
oftown players for a few errors, as they
were not used to Lancaster County
baseball.
In the bowling, best two out of three
games, it narrowed down to our treas-
urer, Harry Rohrer, Mr. Elmer Weaver
and the president, A. M. Herr and Mrs.
A. M. Herr, the latter winning out with
strikes and spares and some sixty pins
to the good. Mr. Weaver felt so badly
at being beaj;en by a woman that he
rolled a consolation game all by him-
self and made a score of 171.
Dancing was at a discount, but sliding
down the cellar doors was an allure-
ment that even some of the dignified
aristocrats could not resist. The run
home was made in the cool of the even-
ing and fittingly ended a very pleasant
day.
August 21 will find us seriously dis-
cussing the Aster proposition, with an
exhibit connected with it. Ye Aster ex-
perts, note the date.
ALBERT M. HERR, Secretary.
Greenhouse Biulding
Geneva, III. — A 60ft. addition is be-
ing made to the Gorton Greenhouses on
Batavia rd.
Brockton, Mass. — A. B. Carding has
secured a permit for the erection of a
greenhouse at 90 Walnut st.
Brunswick, Me. — William Butler has
taken down an old section of his green-
houses and is building a modem house
150x45ft.
Hartford, Conn. — J. Albert Brodrib
will make an addition to his greenhouse
on the north side of the Greenfield st.
extension.
Bridgeport, Conn. — ^The - Lord &
Burnham Co. ha^ taken the contract to
build an addition to the greenhouses of
Chas. Pflomm's Sons on Bamum ave.
The new section will be 30x91ft.
Fall River, Mass.
Chatterton Warburton has a likely
looking sport from My Maryland which
he intends to let the trade see at the com-
ing Fall shows, in order that the de-
cision may rest with it as to its real
vaJue. This new Rose is of extra vigor-
ous growth with heavier foliage and a
longer stem by Sin. than My Maryland.
The color is deeper and clearer than in
the parent. Mr. Warburton has about
200 of this new Rose planted out.
Publications Received
MassacliiiBetts Horticultural Society,
Boston. Mass. — Transactions of the So-
ciety for the Year 1913, Part I.
Purdue TTnlversity, Lafayette. Tnd. —
Bulletin No. 166 of the Agri. Exp. Sta-
tion, entitled "Commercial Fertilizers."
Ontario Bept. of Agriculture. To-
ronto.— Thirty-eighth Annual Report
of the Ontario Agri. College and Ex-
perimental Farm for 1912.
Cornell TTniversity , Ith aca, N. Y. —
Bulletin No. 331 of the Agri. Exp. Sta-
tion, on "The Asparagus Miner and
the Twelve-Spotted Asparagus Beetle."
Connecticut Agri. Ilxp. Station, New
Haven, Conn. — Report of the State
Forester for 1912: also Report of the
State Botanist, containing notps on
Plant Diseases of Connecticut and on
the Chestnut Bark Disease.
TT. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washing-
ton. D. C. — Farmers' Bulletin No. 550,
entitled "Crimson Clover"; Bulletin No.
544. on "Potato Tuber Diseases" : also
"Miscellaneous Papers," Circular No.
131 of the Bureau of Plant Industry,
containing an article on the "Cultural
Characters of the Chestnut Blight Fun-
gus and Its Near Relatives."
Shower Sprayers
The ren] hot days which we have been
having during the last few weeks neces-
sitates much watering, and a sprayer
which gives a natural shower is much in
demand. The Shower Sprayer sold by
Reed & McKenna. of 614 60th St., Brook-
lyn, N. T., seems to nossess all the quali-
ties that are needed to produce such a
natural shower. Their lawn Shower
Sprayer is capable of throwing a fine
gentle spray over 25ft. in diameter, the
water descending in the form of fine rain.
The makers are receiving encourasing
letters highly praising the merits of their
product, which is being used extensively
by the trade throughout the country.
Secenandoah, Ta. — At the annual
meeting of the Henry Field Seed Co.,
held recently, the business of the com-
pany was shown to be in most satisfac-
tory condition. The total orders for the
year numbered G0.S05, a gain of nearly
SOOO over the previous year. This com-
pany confines its business strictly to
catalog sales by mail. All of the officers
were re-elected.
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A practical work on the subject, furnishing the
results of years of actual experience of the
author, an unusually close observer; valuable
to those desiring to make the growing of Carna-
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on application.
DESIGN BOOK, THE FLORISTS' EX-
CHANGE.—Fourth Edition. 1912. Size 9 x 12
in.; 96 pages. Shows the finest assortment of
make-up designs for the guidance of the retail
florist ever brought together in book form, some
290 in number. Superbly printed. For^ prices
on special 32 pp. Design Book for Agents, write
FARM AND GARDEN RULE-BOOK.— L. H
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of general information on hundreds of subjects
connected with the business of the florist. The
best general reference book in the market. Re-
view notice on application. %2.25.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS
William Turner. Our latest. Size 7?^ x 10^
in.; 256 pages and cover; 65 splendid half-tone
illustrations; handsomely bound in cloth. A
complete textbook on the subject, and the only
practical ot.e in the Bcld. A new book and upto-
date in every particular. Sample pages on appli-
cation. P:ice $5.00, postpaid.
FUNGOUS DISEASES OF PLANTS.— Benja-
min Minge Duggar. Review notice on appli-
cation. $2.40.
GARDENER'S ASSISTANT, THE.— New. Two
large volumes. Themost complete encyclopedia
HEATHER, THE: IN LORE. LYRIC AND LAY.
— ^Alexander Wallace. $1.50. Sample pages on
application.
HOUSE PLANTS, SUCCESS WITH.— Uxrie
Page Hillhouse. Qoth, $1.00; paper. SOc.
Prospectus.
GOLDFISH, THE, AND ITS CULTURE.—
Hugo Mulertt. New Edition. $2.00. Sample
pages on application.
MARKET GARDENING, SUCCESS IN.—
Herbert^ Rawson. $1.20. Review notice on
application.
PLANT CULTURE.— George W. Oliver, Propa-
gator for the Bureau of Plant Industry, Dopt.
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C- New edition,
1912. Size 5 x 7H '"■; 312 pages; heavily illus-
trated. A working handbook of everyday prac-
tice for the florist and gardener, and those who in-
tend to grow plants and flowers, in the greenhouse
or garden as a means of obtaining a livelihood.
?.1.50. Sample pages on application.
RESIDENTIAL SITES AND ENVIRONMENTS.
Joseph F. Johnston. One of the finest land-
scape books ever issued. $2.50.
ROSE CULTURE, COMMERCIAL.— Eber
Holmes. Size 7^x5 in.; 165 pages; heavil}
illustrated. This book embraces the Rowing of
Roses under glass and outdoors, and is written,
primarily, for the guidance of the commercial
grower with an establishment limited in scope,
and for those wishing to grow Roses with their
general stock. It will be found equally valuable,
owevcr, to the banner whose ambition points
to Rose Culture on a large scale, or to the florist
whose glass devoted to Roses already covers an
extended area. $1.50. Sample pages on appli-
cation.
ROSE, ENEMIES OF THE.— Issued by the
Royal Hort. Society of Great Britain. Hand-
somely illustrated with many colored plates.
Invaluable to the Rose grower. $1.00. Review
notice on application.
VIOLET CULTURE. COMMERCIAL.— Piof.
B. T. Galloway. Size 4H x 6>i in.; 240 pages;
most instructively illustrated. A treatise on
the growing and marketing of Violets for profit,
giving every detail necessary to success. The
only comprehensive American work on the
subject. $1.50. Sample pages on application.
WATER GARDENING. THE BOOK OF.—
Peter Bisset. Size 7k x 10 in.; 200 pages;
illustrated. Contains aO the practical informa-
tion necessary to the selection, grouping and
successful cultivation of aquatic and other plants
required in the making of a water garden and
its surroundings. $2.50. Sample pages on
application.
The review notices or proapectuaes of the
books mentioned will be mailed to any sub-
scriber on application.
Prices quoted Include prepaid delivery.
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Nos. 2 to 8 Duane St.. New York
Julv 26, 1913
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Louisville, Ky.
The annual picnic of the Louisville,
or, rather, the three Falls Cities florists'
organization, held at Stower's Grove on
July 15, was a success from every stand-
point. Actual count of those present, in-
cluding the large representation of
women and children, showed between 175
and 200. There were two ball games
during the course of the day, in which
many usually staid florists covered them-
selves with dust and glory, regardless of
the inevitable aches of the morrow ; and
footraces for thin men, fat men and as-
sorted men, interspersed with similar
contests for the ladies, enlivened the pro-
ceedings. A band was in attendance all
day, and furnished music for' dancing in
the evening.
The Walker family was well repre-
sented at the picnic, six of this family of
florists being present, including Miss
Edith. William G., Robert R., John S.,
Lee S. and Bertha the younger daughter.
Biisiness at the Walker shop continues
fairly active considering the hot weather.
"I began to think of Columbus and its
floods and hailstorms when I saw that
big black cloud." said Mrs. C. B. Thomp-
son last Saturday morning, after a heavy
shower which broke the drouth and the
hot spell which has made Louisville
swelter for several weeks. The storm
was a very light one, however, disap-
pointingly so. as florists and other grow-
ers of plants are needing rain badly.
.Joseph Able, the bookkeeper at the C. B.
Thompson establishment, is the proud
father of twin girls, horn on .July 12. He
is a nephew of Mrs. Thompson. Mrs.
Thompson furnished all of the family
flowers for the funeral of the late H. M.
Flexner, a prominent insurance man.
Both members of the firm of J. B.
Steussy & Son were present at the flo-
rists' picnic. This concern has been
handling a number of orders for funeral
work recently.
Nanz & Neuner are doing a fairly good
business in growing plants, Begonias and
Tuberoses being in bloom. Manager
D. E. Weller is devoting most of his time
to getting things straightened out, in
connection with his rearrangement of the
plant and the office, as well as the retail
establishment.
Fre<l ITaupt is giving his employees
their vacations now. Henry Schnatz, his
chief clerk, has just started on his vaca-
tion, and will take about ten days off.
Mr. Schnatz has been with the Haupt
shop for about 2fi years, and Mr. Haupt
says it would be hard to do business
without him. Six men. besides the pro-
prietor, are now kept busy here all the
time. Mr. Haupt says that there are
always two or three busy days a week,
even at the dullest of times, when all
hands are kept moving. When there is
nothing else to be done, Mr. Haupt has
inaugurated the custom of getting the
force together and talking things over,
correcting errors which may have oc-
curred, or offering suggestions calculated
to make the work of the organization
smoother. The funeral of the late Henry
Terstegge, of the firm of Stratton &
Terstegge, iron merchants of Louisville,
was one of the largest of the month in
Louisville, and Mr. Haupt handled a
number of handsome designs, including
one from the Louisville Commercial
Club, of which Mr. Terstegge was a lead-
ing member. Other florists also fur-
nished pieces for this funeral.
The body of William A. Neuner, for-
merly of Louisville, a son of the late
Alfred Neuner. of the firm of Nanz &
Neuner, was brought to Louisville for
burial recently. Mr. Neuner died in Chi-
cago as the result of injuries received in
a fire there. He was born in Louisville
in 1S85.
Harry F. Dietz, an assistant in the of-
fice of the State Entomologist of Indiana,
was in Boonville, Ind.. recently, investi-
gating complaints filed against a man
and woman who are alleged to have de-
frauded a number of people in Boon-
ville with nursery stock. Stocks repre-
sented to be Japanese Hydrangeas are
said to have been in reality Maple trees
dug in the woods near the town ; and
wild Rose bushes were sold as fancy
stock. The same people are said to have
operated at Owensboro, Ky. G. D. C.
New Haven, Conn.
In all the stores the usual Summer
quiet is felt. Funeral work keeps busi-
ness going. Roses, although somewhat
short stemmed, are in fair supply. Car-
nations are still in crop, but the floTvers
are getting small and losing color. There
is an abundance of Sweet Peas, Cosmos
and other annuals. Gladioli are also com-
ing in plentifully. Notwithstanding the
protracted drought, which was broken a
little by a refreshing shower on July 18,
vegetation in general looks remarkably
Frank Murray, of R. & J. Parquhar
& Co., of Boston, was in town on the
15th, attending to the interests of his
firm.
.Tames Bruce has gone to Springfield.
Mass., to spend a vacation visiting some
of his florist friends.
Ernest F. Coe, of the Elm City Nur-
sery C-o., and family have moved into
their attractive new residence in Forest
St., Westrville.
TTie Committee appointed by the New
Haven County Hort. Society, to confer
with the Park Commissioners, with a
view to obtaining a portion of the Cen-
tral Green for a site for the annual ex-
hibition in September, did not meet with
success in its efforts. The exhibition will
be held as formerly in Harmonic Hall,
Elm St.
A meeting of the Board of Managers
of the New Haven Countv Hort. Society
wns held in the ofiice of James Bruce,
Orchard St. The schedule of the third
annual Dnhlia and general exhibition was
revised, and prizes adjusted and put in
readiness for the printers. Copies _ of
schedules may be procured by applica-
tion to the secretary, David Wyllie, 47
Arthur St., this city.
At the Townsend ave. establishment of
iChas. Munro everything is in order for
another season. One Rose house is in
full crop and producing 3.50 blooms daily.
The other two Rose houses are being
rested prior to starting. Shipments of
young Ferns are being received and are
being potted up. A house of Nephrolepis
Harrisii is making sturdy growth, and
by another month will make choice pot
plants. Mr. Munro has decided to stop
growing Carnations, and the houses are
being devoted to Chrysanthemums. A
house of young plants of Begonia _ Gloire
de Lorraine and Poinsettias is in fine
condition. Lilium giganteum are also
looking fine. In the frames Cyclamen
and Buckston's Pink Snapdragon are
growing nicely. The grounds connected
with this establishment are extensive and
are replete with Sweet Peas, Geraniums,
Vincas and Heliotropes. Dahlias and
Cosmos are also grown and are com-
mencing to flower. A block of 18,000
.\sters, considering the dry weather, are
looking clean and healthy.
It is always a pleasure to visit the
establishment of John H. Slocombe,
Townsend ave. There is so much to in-
terest one, and the genial proprietor never
tires of Showing one around and discus-
sing the merits of his several specialties.
The DaMia which is the predominating
factor with Mr. Slocombe, is always
seen here to perfection. No matter how
dry or how wet the season may be the
plants luxuriate here, and at this early
date are giving promise of a wealth of
bloom. Among the varieties especially
noted were some of his seedlings of re-
cent introduction, which look very prom-
ising, namely. J^ew Haven, Afterglow,
Mrs. John Slocombe, Ruby and an im-
proved Queen Emma. A large pink deco-
rative, Mildred Slocombe, is indeed
worthy of special mention. This variety,
Mr. Slocombe says, will in the near fu-
ture l>e everybody's Dahlia. In the
lower portion of the grounds is a block
of thousands of seedlings, the observa-
tion of wliich proves a fascinating hobby.
The Gladiolus is another special fea-
ture, and is grown extensively. Phloxes
and Sweet Peas are in profuse beauty
now. and last, but not least, is the fa-
mous strain of giant flowering Cosmos,
an improved strain which Mr. Slocombe
(produced several years ago and which
blooms from early Summer until frost
cuts it down. J. K,
Hartford, Conn.
Dolin, the florist of Broad St.. has
given up his store and returned to his
former position with the Hartford City
Gas Co.
Page F. Potter, manager of the Bon
Ton Floral shop, has been called to his
old home in Middlebury, Vt., on account
of the serious illness of his father.
"The new greenhouses of Ed. Welch of
Annawan St., are beginning to take shape
the glazing being finished this week. He
has removed some old buildings and in
their place he will erect a new potting
6(hed. He is also putting in a new boiler
pit. He has his 'Mums all in, and they
are Al stock. His Carnations are keep-
ing up fine and are considerably better
than the majority of those to be found
here. B. .T. Reuter, formerly with Mr.
Welch, has resigned his position.
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Frank D. Eaimey, of C. K. Swanson's
greenhouses, Elmwood, is on his Taca-
tion.
At the R. H. Gardener Nurseries,
Eocky Hill, C!onn., there are 150 acres
under cultivation, and 30,000 Apple and
150.000 Peach trees are grown. On the
Peach farm they will pick in the neigh-
borhood of 8000 baskets of Peaches this
season.
Mrs. H. K. Goodwin of Whiting St.,
West Hartford, has a fine house of Snap-
dragon of excellent stock that has just
come in.
I. Lorenzen of Park st. has returned
from his vacation at the shore.
We have a great nuisance to deal with
— the peddlers of cut flowers, who are just
as apt to stand in front of one's place
and sell stock as not, though the law
say.'! that peddlers should keep moving.
These seem to be outoftown parties,
Greeks. The retailers have a paper in
circulation for signature, to try and keep
these outsiders off the streets. (We have
all signed.) Now, as other cities have
had the same trouble, we florists of
Hartford. Conn., would like to hear
through The Fxoeists' Exchange how
our brothers did the trick. These Greeks
come from outside of the State, I under-
stand, so we do not know how or whom
to put the petition up to, and would like
to hear from others.
This is the season when there is not
supposed to he anything doing, but there
has been quite a little funeral work. Good
stock is scarce and Asters are not in
any great quantity. Quite a few of the
growers have cut them out this season,
for the reason that "everybody was do-
ing it" last season, and the prices got
so low that growers claimed there was
nothing in it ; too bad, but we retailers
have to pay the price. What we need
is some kind of a protective society or
florists' club, instead of having the "club"
out for the other fellow all the time.
Bless me ! It's a hard game. Gladioli
seems to be the standby with a good
many, also Easter Lilies, all grades.
Almost all of the Carnation houses are
dried off and bench preparing, glazing,
painting and field work are now claiming
attention. G. G. MoC.
Albany, N. Y.
Most of our flower lovers have left
the city, judging from the way the flower
trade has fallen off. This no doubt is
lucky, as in this hot weather cut flowers
do not keep and fail to give any satisfac-
tion to the purchaser. Were it not for
funeral work, our florists could almost
close up for a spell and get refreshed for
the opening of the Pall season. Growers
outside of our city -have almost finished
planting their houses with Winter flower-
ing stock. The bulbs will arrive soon ;
some have already planted Preesias and
Easter Lilies.
The Rosery. Steuben St., expect their
auto by Aug. 1. It will be painted white,
with gold lettering. Edw. Keefe will be
the first to run the machine and is now
taking lessons in order to undertake the
job. Henry P. Schaefer will spend his
vacation in the Catskill Mountains ; he
has been troubled with rheumatism for
the last two months.
F. A. Danker, Maiden lane, has a very
fine exhibit of hardy Phlox, grown at his
Schenectady rd. establishment. He has
about 25 varieties. At his greenhouses
the vacation period was opened by James
Dingwall.
H. G. Eyres. North Pearl St., has re-
turned from his trip in Massachusetts.
He expected that it would so build him
up that "he could attend to business, but
it is stated that he will be confined to
his house for the next week at least.
Considerable funeral work has been
shipped out of town by his assistant dur-
ing the past week.
John J. Berberick. Second ave., has
made some alterations at his greenhouses,
giving them also a coat of paint, in order
to have them ready for his new stock of
Fall plants. Wm. Ruefle will start the
vacation list, visiting Lake Luzerne,
N. Y., with his sister.
Charles Pabst of the Capital City Nur-
series. Second ave., brought the first
blooms of Asters to market, having about
20,000 plants. He cut 800 blooms of
Queen of the Market on Saturday.
Wm. Hannell. Shaker rd., has a very
fine lot of Cyclamen and Poinsettia
plants coming for Christmas. He is cut-
ting some excellent Killarney Roses and
Lonjiflorum Lilies.
Walter Eraerieh. Shaker rd., is cutting
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folding
Boxes
Satisfaction
Guaranteed
Per 100
18x5x3 $1.Z5
21x5x31^ 1.85
24xSx3K 2.35
28x5x3K 2.90
30x5x3H 3.00
21x8x5 2.85
24x8x5
28x8x5
30x8x5
36x8x5
3.50
3.Z0
4.50
5.50
30x12x6 6.25
36x14x6 7.50
Double
Violet Boxes
Per 100
9x4x4 $1.75
93^6x5 2.25
10x7x6 2.50
12x8x7 3.00
No charge for
printing in Iota of
500
Sjiedal iscwiBls n
larse qiiaalities
LAUREL WREATHS
PINE WREATHS
HOLLY WREATHS
riTDUQ NEW
£ Latino CROP
DAGGER AND FANCY
$1.00 per 1000. , Discount on
,,•... ..w |.»i •www. large quantities
RED RUSCUS
Green and Violet Tinfoil
Best Quality, 20c. per lb.
PLAIN TINFOIL, 9c. per lb.
Bronze Galax
Green Galax
$1.50 per 1000, $12.50 per 10,000
Sphagnuml Moss *'^Uf'^
IMMORTELLES
Laurel Festooning, 5c. and 6c. per yard
Wild Smilaz.LBest Quality, $5.00 and $7.00
per case
Green Magnolia Leaves
Very Best Quality, $2.00 per basket: Five
baskets, $1.75 per basket
IMPORTED
Cycas Leaves
Finest
Quality
We Import best
quality only.
Our Cycas
Leaves are pre-
pared by best
manufacturers
In Europe.
Our prices are
the lowest.
Per 100
4x8 in. $2.00
8x12 in. 2.50
12x16 in. 3.00
16x20 in.
20x24 in.
24x28 in.
28x32 in.
32x36 in.
36x40 in.
3.50
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
We constantly carry a large assort-
ment of Florist Supplies and can
fill orders at a moment's notice.
Henry M. Robinson & Co.
Wholesale Commission Florists
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies
Hardy Cut Evergreens
BOSTON, MASS.
OUR NEW STORE
2 Wintlirop Square _ _ . 32 Ods Street
Telephones
Main, 2439-261i-2617-2*18
Fort HUl, 25290
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FleoM mention the Exohaaf e when ivritinx.
some fine Spencer Sweet Peas, all sorts,
wihich are of extra size, considering the
dry weather. He also is cutting several
kinds of Water Lilies daily, which are in
demand by our city florists.
Walter F. Cook, from New York,
called on florists here last week.
James J. Kairns, representative of
Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa., has
been in this city calling on the trade.
Mr. Kairns, who was accompanied by his
wife, was entertained by F. A. Danker
and Edw. Tracey, of this city.
Frederick W. Eberle, seedsman, 112
Pearl St., has returned from a trip and
expects to stay home for a few days to
look after some important business for
next season.
All members of the Albany Florists'
Club are requested to do their best to
make the clambake a success. Members
requiring more tickets can have them by
applying to Louis H. Schaefer, chairman,
14 Irving St., Albany, N. Y.
L. H. S.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
It is hardly worth while mentioning
cut flower trade, for it is almost at a
standstill. Funeral work is all one sees
in the various stores. There is an abund-
ance of stock. Roses and Carnations
are suffering from the hot weather. As-
ters have made their appearance, but a
stiff price is being asked, $2 per 100, and
it will be some weeks yet ere home grown
ones are in. Gladioli are a little lower in
(price, coming in stronger. Considerable
hardy Phlox is being cut. Plants are
still coming in, but find little sale.
T. P. Langhans, of the Pittsburgh Cut
Flower Co.. is on his vacation, touring
in his car with his family.
H. Menschke, who is doing Europe,
was last heard of in Berlin, enjoying his
trip immensely.
The Liidwig Floral Co. has just issued
a handsome catalog, well illustrated with
pictures of store, store room and green-
houses, also floral designs. The Saxon-
wald Greenhouses at Castle Shannon, a
few miles from the city, are being en-
larged ; a new house will b« built shortly.
H. Menschke & Sons are the owners and
grow some good cut stock.
There is a scarcity of good men for
greenhouse work at present, and quite a
few could get good places. Sad to say,
there is a bad custom among plant grow-
ers in our vicinity of taking men from
each other by offering inducements, there-
by putting wages too high, almost double
what they were years ago, and prices of
stock grown have not changed materially.
Florists contemplating building green-
houses this season are finding prices of
glass, pipe, etc.. somewhat higher than
for the last few years, and it is costing
considerable money to erect greenhouses
which are uptodate.
Mr. Bates, of the Lord & Bumham Co.,
New York, is spending considerable time
in our vicinity looking up new work and
making estimates.
Mrs. E. Williams, whose trade is one
of the best in the city, with store on Penn
ave., was married last week, to Mr.
.Junker, a prominent Mason and well-
known business man of this city.
State Zoologist H. A. Surface declares
the common Daisy a weed, so Gov. Tener
of Pennsylvania vetoed the bill and
eliminated the Daisy as the floral emblem
of the 'State, and so we must get along
without a State flower, being one of
eight States similarly afflicted. The blue
Violet, the red Clover, the Lilac and the
Arbutus were all rejected by our law-"
makers, and the^ same now has been
doire"Tb"fheT)aTsy by the Governor. No
floral emblem, and no hope of getting one
until the next legislature meets. Verily
it is sad. How would it do it the florists
of this great State would take a hand in
choosing an appropriate blossom that
would overcome the objections of our
statesmen? E. C. Reinbtman.
Providence, R. I.
'Business keeps normal, with little
doing in florist lines except funeral work
and occasionally a wedding decoration.
Wm. Appleton furnished the rece^it ,
decoration at the Squantum Club for
Naval Officers of R. I. The decoration
was highly commended by those present.
John C. Caswell will spend his vaca-
tion at Marblehead, Mass., with his sis- .
ter. Mr.«. J. J. H. Gregory. This and next"
week all employees of the W. E. Barrett
July 26, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
183
Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
Landscape Gardening
A course for Gar-
deoers. Florists and
Home-makers, taught
by Prof. CraiK and
Prof. Bcal of Cornel
University.
Progressive Florist*
recognize the growing
importance of a knowl-
edge of Landscape Art.
Gardeners wno un-
derstand up-to-date
FBOF. CBAio methods and practice
are in demand for the best positions.
A knowledge of Landscape Gardening
is indisjjensable for those who would have
the pleasantest homes.
250-paee Catalog^ free Write today.
Tbe Home Correspondence School
Dept- F. E.. Sprlngfleld, Ma
Pleas.
1 the EsohELnge when writing.
Florists' Refrigerators
Write as for catalog and prices, stating
require and for what kind of cut flowers ;
to use the refrigerator; also state wK«-th^r
it for display or only for storage
McCray Refrigerator Co.
5S7 Lake Street, KENDALLVILLE, IND.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CIT FLOWER BOXES!
EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
-Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GREEK-AMERICAN
Florists' Supply Company
12Z West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A lar^e and complete line of Standard
Supplies and Novelties.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Co. receive two weeks* vacation, as do
tliose of the Providence Seed Co.
Mr. Muldoon has just returned from
his two weeks' outing.
C. Hartstra and wife will occupy a cot-
tage at Ocean Grove for the next two
Blach Cat Hose
BEST QUALITY
Strong, durable and flexible. 8 ply, K-in.. 16c.
foot. 8 ply, Ji-in-. 15c. foot.
ANY LENGTH DESIRED
U. CUTLER RYERSON
108 Third Ave., NEWARK, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Robt. Brown and wife and H. C. Neu-
brand spent Sunday at Block Island,
R. I.
Jiohnston Bros, had a fine window dis-
play last week. They furnished many
designs for the Tobias Burk funeral.
J. B. Canning was also kept busy for
the same event.
Macnair, florist, had a fine window
display last week, having iron bars put
up to keep his fine display of Tiger Lilies
behind them. It attracted considerable
attention.
W. S. Pino returned from Vermont the
first of the week.
Mrs. H. C. Neubrand and daughter left
Saturday for a few weeks in the White
Mountains.
E. E. Howard has his new greenhouse
almost completed.
J. F. Wood, Westminster St., has a fine
seasonable display of plants in his win-
dow.
Mr. Williams of Oaklawn has leased
the Reservoir ave. greenhouses, recently
vacated by Mr. Pierce.
The M. B. Saunders Co. is busy with
outside work.
The recent rains have put new life into
field grown Carnations. Early Asters
are coming in, but are hardly up to stand-
ard owing to dry weather. SweetPeas
are arriving in fine shape, even if we
have had an extremely dry season.
J. E. Kopelman reports good trade in
the wholesale line for this time of the
year.
Thos. Curley has a fine lot of Chrysan-
themums planted inside, and no doubt
will get very early blooms, judging from
the size of the plants. H. C. N.
Heating Queries
Conducted by John McArthur
Mgr., Heating Dept., Hitchings & Co.
The Kervan Co. "»*f .o™*''
WHOLESALE "™ '™">
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilax, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock, Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Oalaz and L.eucothoe bprays. Sphagnum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosses.
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IncLuixers Bead This
Subscribers asking questions for Heat-
ing Problems must be particular to give
the following: Length, width, height at
ridge, height at eaves, glass on sides,
glass on ends, position of house as re-
gards points of compass, grade of house,
location of boiler pit, size of boiler pit,
depth of boiler pit, size and location
of chimney, temperature desired in each
house, whether steam or hot water is
used for heating, number of pipes and
size In each house, dimension and posi-
tion of benches, location of doors. The
above information I must have before I
can answer any definite question re-
garding any heating plants already In-
stalled.
If the inquiry is for proposed new
house or houses, send full measure-
ments of the houses as described above,
including glass, proposed location of
boiler pit, proposed location of chimney,
position of house as regards points of
compass, number and position of the
benches, temperature required of, pur-
poses for which the houses are intend-
ed; whether steam or hot water heat is
desired.
We have a low pressure system and
have one house heated with the boiler
in question. If you will give* us the
amount of superficial feet that this
boiler will heat to 50 degrees at 20 be-
low zero, we can figure out the other in-
formation wanted. The boiler is a re-
turn tubular, fire box 4ft. x 3ft. 6in.. 34
tubes, lift. X Sin.; shell, 36in. in diame-
ter. For fuel we use natural gas which,
in our other system, we find gives much
more efficiency than any coal.
SUISTNYSIDE.
— The boiler will carry about 2000 sq.
ft, of radiation in a greenhouse, which is
equivalent to 4600 lineal feet of l^in,
pipe, and this amount of pipe would
heat a greenhouse having equivalent to
12,000 sq. ft. of exposed glass surface
to a temperature of 50 degrees at night
when mercury outside is at zero; but as
it is not advisable to worlt: a boiler to
its full capacity, 10,000 sq. ft. of ex-
posed glass surface would be enough
for this boiler to heat.
JOS. G. NEIDINGER, Florists'Supplies
1515-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
M. RICE CO.
Up-To-The-Mlnut*
Florls-t Supplies.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
completing a house 16ft. s 90£t., besides
making other improvements on his place.
He now has a range of six houses of
that size. Mr. Schwarz caters to the
retail trade in his suburb and is also a
heavy buyer in the local market.
The florists' picnic held last Thursday
at Coney Island was a success. There
were close on to 350 members of the
craft and their friends. The baseball
team captained by A. C. Heckman, Jr.,
won by a score of 10 to 3. The bowl-
ing prizes were won by Ben George, Jr.,
first ; J. Van Welle, second ; A. C. Heck-
man, Jr., third. Those that attended
went home tired but happy.
J. Chas. McCuUough has incorporated
his business with a capital stock of
$500,000, as the J. Chas. McCuUough
Seed Co., most of the stock being re-
tained by Mr. McCuUough and his em-
ployees. A. O.
St. Paul Minn.
Reports from the retailers are good,
contrary to the usual state of business
at this season of the year. Many have
been kept busy with funeral work, and
the demand for cut flowers is keeping up
well for July. Some fine consignments
of Am. Beauty Roses are arriving daily,
and are bringing $4 to_ .$5, while the
poorer grade is hard to dispose of. Car-
nations are getting smaller; Sweet Peas
are: bringing good prices, but the flowers
are not of the best. LiUes are plentiful
and cheap, while outdoor stock is abund-
ant. Some fine Asters have been sent
in by local growers, but the great bulk
has not arrived yet : the same may be
said also of the Gladiolus.
Our greenhouse men are all busy re-
building and repairing their houses and
clearing out their old Carnations and
planting new stock. Old Roses are be-
ing cut back and young stock filled into
the benches.
Among the visitors of the week was
W. Toole, the famous Pansy grower of
Baraboo, Wis. R. B.
Cincinnati, 0.
Lou Davis of Olinger's force is back
from his two weeks' trip on the Great
Lakes, and reports having had a de-
lightful time.
Miss Matilda Garges has as her guest
her cousin Miss Jeanette Garges of Chi-
cago.
Henry Schwarz of Norwood, O., is
New Orleans
This section was visited last Saturday
night by a heavy rain which was much
needed for the wellbeing of outdoor
plants, and incidentally to cool the tor-
rid atmosphere which, although compar-
I ing most favorably with that in many
of the Northern cities, has been quite
uncomfortable the last few days.
The cut flower business in the past
two weeks has been exceptionally poor,
except for an occasional funeral and the
Sunday cemetery work, which latter has
also fallen off considerably.
Henry Schuermann, who has been for
the past eleven years with the Metairie
Ridge Nurseries as store manager, has
severed his connection with that firm.
James A. Newsham. the Orchid special-
ist, has returned from an extensive trip
through England, France and Belgium.
New Orleans HorticnltnTal Society
The 2Sth annual election of offi-
cers of the New Orleans Hort. See. was
held Thursday, July 17, at the auditor-
ium in the Association of Commerce
Bldg. Peter A. Chopin was elected presi-
dent, Dan Newsham, vice-president, and
although Chas. R. Panter and John Eb-
len were not present at the meeting (Mr.
Panter being now in Europe and Mr.
Bblen having felt not well enough to be
present), they were re-elected secretary
and treasurer respectivly, this being the
2Sth consecutive year that Mr. Eblen has
had the honor of holding that office.
After the election the members repaired
to the banquet hall where they were the
guests of the newly elected officers at an
impromptu supper.
President Chopin, in his installation
speech, made it clear that he meant that
the Society should hold a Spring flower
show if it were in his jiower to get the
members together on the subject. Among
those who spoke favorably of Mr. Chop-
in's idea were Paul Abele, Harry Pap-
worth, Richard Steckler. Chas. Ehle,
Frank J. Reyes, E. Baker and George
Thomas.
E. A. Farley was elected a member
of the Society, while three new applica-
tions were laid over until the next meet-
ing. Reeks.
GOLD LETTERS
IK inch (No. 1) 45c. p«r 100
linch (No. 2) 40c. per 100
M inch (No. 4) 35c. ptr 100
A fine compartment box free of cbarse with
order, for 1000
Script Words for Ribbon Work
Uke " Father," " Mother." " At Rest," etc
In Gold andlPurpie, well glued:
2 He- the piece
American Importing Co.
219 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO
Pleaae mention tbe Exchange when writing.
ARecordToBeProudOf
The Florists* HaUIAssodatlonThas paid 1700
losses amounttng to a total of $235,000.00.
For full particulars address
JOHNG. ESLER,SaddleRiver,N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing. _
Huckleberry Foliage,
$2.00
per case
New Crop Fancy Ferns, pt^iL
New Crop Dagger Ferns, p^^^'ooo
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W. J. COWEE. Berlin, N.T.
Samples free. For sale by dealers
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
^P FANCY and DAGGER FERNS
HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE 'Z,,
Prices — Huckleberry FoUage. ,2.00 per case.
Fancy Ferns, $1.25 per 1000. DaiUer
Ferns, tl.lO per 1000.
CAUIWELL Ttae Woodsman Co.
Evtrylbing in Souiicm EvtTgTttns.
BVERORBEIV. AI_ABAIVIA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
Don't miss our Convention
Number— Out August 9
184
The Florists' Exchange
New American Beauty Geranium
We take great pleasure in introducing to our many cus-
tomers for 1913 our New American Beauty Geranium.
For the first time, after working on it for nearly three years,
we are offering it for sale.
OUR CLAIM FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY GERA-
NIUM is that it surpasses all other Geraniums in its real
American Beauty color. The individual blooms measure
2|^ inches across. It is semi-double, medium dwarf, of
stately shape. It has come to stay as a money-maker.
Prices to the trade: 2H-iii' Pots. 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.;
3-in. pots. $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz., cash. Write for
circulars in natural colors and prices on large lots.
John Bauscher
FLORIST
FreeportJII.
ROSES FOR FORCING
Good Strong Plants
From 3-in. and 3J^-in. pots
SUNBURST, $15.00 per 100, Own Root. MME. CHATENAY, S8.00 per 100, Own Root
PRINCE DE BULGARIE, J12.00 per 100. Grafted. RICHMOND, 3-inch, $12.00 per 100, Grafted.
Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J.
Please mention the Eaohange when -writing.
Surplus Stock
Fine— To Clean Out
Per 100
400 SUNBURST 2-ln., $3.00
900 RICHMOND, 3-in., 3.00
2000 PINK KILLARNEY, 3-in., . . 3.00
4000 PINK KILLARNEY, 2}i-ia., 2.00
600 SMILAX, 3-in., 2.00
L. B. CODDINGTON
Murray Hill, - - N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums
RICARD, POITEVINE, NUTT, BUCHNER,
DOYLE. Big lot of 2-iiich nock, $2.00 per lOO^
116.00 pa 1000.
Peter Brown, *ltJ^ Unaster, Pa.
n«ftB* meatloB th« Ezobanr* whan vrltiac.
GERANIUMS
SPECIAL PRICES NOW Per 100
John Doyle, 2-m $1.50
S. A. Nutt, 2-in 1.50
Mme. Buchner, 2-in 1 50
Poltevine, 2-in 1.75
DRAC^NA Indivisa, 2-in 2.00
ELMER RAWLINGS. Olean, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums fsJii^gs
S. A. NUTT, $10.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, $10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St.. Lynn, Meiss.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
A Good Buy For Any Florist
_ The finest and the largest lot of Rooted Cut-
tings I ever hadi for July delivery, and guaranteed
to reach you in good growing condition.
$10.00 per 1000 for NUTT and POITEVINE
J12.60 per 1000 for RICARD.
ALBERT M. HCRR. Lancaster, Pa.
PI«ue mention tb* Exohang* wh«n writlaf .
GERANIUMS
Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Doyle and Rose. Rooted
Cuttings, SI. 00 per 100.
BEGONIAS, flowering, assorted. Rooted Cuttings,
Sl.OO per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUM Major BonnaSon. Root-
ed Cuttings, Sl.OO per 100.
COLEUS, 10 varieties. Rooted Cuttings, 50c. per
100.
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Cash with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
Plew mentloB th« "gw^iitain^ wham writliig.
Auction Sale
Tuesday, July 2", 1913
Thos. Curley, 15 Harkness St.,
Providence, R. I.
Will offer the following:
ARAUCARIAS, 2 to 10 ft.; HI-
BISCUS; DRACAENAS; FICUS, fine
for decoration; PANDANUS Veitchii,
4 to 8 ft.; HYDRANGEAS, BOX-
WOOD and MYRTLE in tubs;
STOCK GERANIUMS; SPIRAEA
Japonica in tubs; and other varieties
of Plants, Palms, etc.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
San Francisco, Cal.
Retail florists are experiencing the
most trying and inactive period of the
floral year. The schools will not open
till the latter part of the month, and so-
ciety folk will remain away several weeks
after the public schools open. It was the
idea of many of the retailers that in view
of the early exodus to country parts,
many of their regular patrons would re-
turn earlier in the season, but this is
not the indication at this writing. The
popularity of the automobile undoubtedly
has something to do with conditions with
the retailers. Saturday, which as a rule
could be counted on as a good selling day,
is now considerably quieter than hereto-
fore, doe probably to the fact that so
many people take week-end trips in ma-
chines about the Bay. Several weddings
of prominence during the past week
tended to lift the conditions of the large
downtown dealers.
The stock of flowers at this writing is
not exceptional. Sweet Peas, which we
have been drawing on for nearly every
occasion as a filler, are now too short and
poor in quality to make much of a show-
ing. They are cheap enough to be sure,
but of no quality. The bunches are a
trifle smaller and off color. They are
selling wholesale at 50c. and 60c. per
doz. bunches. Outdoor Roses, particu-
larly Ulrich Brunner, are practically
FLORISTS' STOCK TO CLOSE "'^JSkAp""
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2i^-in., $3.00
per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Spreniieri. 2i4-ia., S2.50 per 100,
$22.50 per 1000.
ALYSSUM, Double. 2-in., S2.00; 2H-in., $2.50;
3-in., $4.00; per 100.
BEGONIA. 8 blooming varieties, 3-in., $5.00;
4-in., $8.00 and $10.00 per 100.
COLEUS. 10 best varieties. 2J4-in., $2.50 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Early leading varie-
ties, 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Root-
ed Cuttings, $8.00 per 1000.
CYCLAMEN, best European strains, 3-in.,
SS.OO and $10.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, leading varieties, 2-in., $2.00
per 100, $18.00 per 1000.
The above stock is well grown.
F. C.
GERANIUM, IVY, mixed, 2 and 3-in., $2.00 and
$4.00 per 100.
GERMAN IVY, 2M-in.. $2.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE, 2-in.. $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per
1000.
MARGUERITES. White. :
3-in., $4.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. Yellow.
100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
NASTURTIUMS. Double i
per 100.
SWAINSONA Alba. 2M-i
STEVIA. Dwarf and tall. 2M-in.. $2.00 per 100
ASTER PLANTS. Early and late varieties
$2.50 per 1000.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash, please.
MASS.
!-in., S2.00 per 100;
21^-in., $3.00 per
nixed. 3-in.. $3.00
, S3.00 per 100.
RIEBE, Florist, >A/EBSTER,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
over with. They have been a fine com-
modity during the past three or four
weeks, and it speaks well for San Fran-
cisco and the Bay region to be able to
put forth such a fine outdoor product.
Other Roses of merit at this time are
Bridesmaid and Killarney. White stock
of quality is at a premium. Roses are
not as good as is expected of them at this
time. Carnations are plentiful and of
very good quality. The first Asters of
the season were in evidence this week.
Naturally enough, the leading downtown
florists endeavored to corner the market
on the best of the lavender Asters, and
the yearly display in the windows made
an attraction for the week. Speciosum
Lilies are in evidence in a few of our
stores ; they are still scarce and not fully
developed. Outdoor stock is on the
wane : Stocks are not much in evidence.
Cornflowers are off color, but Gaillardias
and Coreopsis are in good quantity and
good quality. The bunches of Maiden-
hair Fern that the growers are sending
out are larger and better in quality than
ever in the history of the San Francisco
floral market. The fronds are wonder-
fully uniform in growth, and are strong.
Some fine Cattleya Dowiana and Cat-
tleya gigas grace our windows ; Dowiana
is particularly attractive at this writing
and, considering the conditions in the
city, is selling wonderfully well.
The Pacific Coast Horticutural Society
and the Retail Florists' Association are
planning a joint picnic and outing this
year at Giant Park. Frank Pelicano,
president of the committee, has selected
a large and active corps of assistants to
put the picnic through on a large scale.
Games, a tug of war, races and dances
will be features of the day. It is with
great expectation that the members of
both Associations look forward to Au-
gust 3, the date set for the outing. Tick-
ets are already selling quickly and from
all indications the event will eclipse any-
thing on the same line ever held here.
F. Cabe representing the A. L. Ran-
dall Co. of Chicago is in the city on a
business tour. He reports very favorably
on conditions found here.
Mark Ebel of Sacramento is with us on
Fridays always with a word of good
cheer. Mr. Ebel reports business in
Sacramento normal and is planning to
spend three weeks on the Monterey sea-
shore with his wife.
John Fotheringham representing the
F. R. Pierson Co. of Tarrytown, N. T.,
is also in the city on business bent.
The Fourth of July falling on a Fri-
day afforded an excellent opportunity for
overworked florists and growers to run
out of town for a few days. Julius Epp-
stein, of the California Florist, made an
auto run to Mt. St. Helena, and his
smiles are a reflection of good times.
Mr. Forest of the same firm having suc-
cessfully undergone an operation for ap-
pendicitis, is now away on a vacation.
It is with great pleasure that the mem-
bers of the craft look on Mr. Forest's
speedy recovery.
Daniel MacRorie of the McRorie. Mc-
Laren Co., entertained several of his
friends on a motor trip through Lake
County over the Fourth, and beyond a
doubt the party made the best of the
holiday and the excellent weather. Mr.
Stevens of the same company, is now
traveling in Europe, where he will visit
many of the large nurseries and country
estates. Walter Hofinghoff of this com-
pany has just returned from a vacation
trip in the Yosemite Valley.
Victor Podesta of Podesta & Baldocchi
is spending a few weeks with his family
in the Yosemite Valley.
Albert O. Stein is still sojourning in
the East on business and pleasure bent.
W. A. H.
ORCHIDS
OUT BLOOKS of CmtUvraa, Baa-
droblniiu, OaoldliiiBa, Oyprlp*-
dlnms, etc, at their Maaon.
Quality aeeond to non*. Prioaa ritht
Prompt dellTerj.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Growtr FAIL RIVER. MASS.
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ORCHIDS
Fresh Importations, ready for im mediate delivery.
CATTLEYAS Gigas, Trianae, Schroederae.
Labiata, Speciosisslma, Moasiae.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DE BUCK
p. O. Box 73 SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
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ORCHIDS
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ORCHIDS
AriiTed
In fine
conditio n
CATTLE A Trianae, specially fine type. C.
Dowiana, C. GaskelUana, C. Perdvaliana,
C. speciosisslma, Odontoglossum ftrande,
Oncidlum spiendidum, O. bicallosumt
Lycaste Sklnneri, Dendrobiumformosum, D.
Jamesianum, D. chrysotoxum, etc.
Write for prices.
LAGER & HURRELL, SUMMII, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Primula Malacoides
$2.00 per 100.
CHAS.ZIMMER,WestCollingswood,N.J.
Three Miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CABBAGE PLANTS
DANISH BALL-HEAD. DANISH {ROUND-
HEAD and LARGE SAVOY.
Strong field-grown, tl.OO per 1000, t7.£0 for
10,000. Cash, please. Prompt shipment.
KILBOURN & WILLIAMS, Clinton, N. Y.
Pleaie mention the Exchange when writJng*
Celery Plants
WINTER QmXN at $2.00 per 1000.
We bave 100,000 very fine plants.
■OWLANDVILLC,
PHILAOCLPHIA
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Convention Number
Those who test the trade business pulse in our
Convention Number (out August 9— -advertising
pages close August 5) will find it beating as strongly
July 26, 1913
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M. C FORD
WHOUBSALB FLORIST
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Finest StocK of ASTERS. GLADIOLI
and ROSES in the Market
Please meption the Exchange when writing.
Vancouver, B. C.
Business conditions being somewhat
dull in Portland, Ore., for the last six
months, and specially so in new land-
scape work, I went to San Francisco on
April 17 to survey the possibilities of
California. Although I was much im-
pressed by the typical Southern beauty
and improvements of Golden Gate Park
and some suburban towns, as well as
Oakland and San Francisco Bay and the
beautiful classical architecture of city
buildings, the hot, ever shining Southern
BUn and the sharp lines of the landscape
surrounding the town, many naked hUls
of volcanic origin, did not please me at
all. San Francisco as a city is not at
all beautiful, and Portland and Vancover,
B. C, are its superiors in this respect
by far. Very remarkable is the hustle
and bustle of the city's life, its cosmo-
politan character and its swift travel.
Market st. may well be compared with
Fifth ave. of New York, so much is
life here quickened by the Southern sun
and the enterprising energy of its people.
Making my short stay of about 10 days
as interesting as possible by visiting
nurseries, cemeteries (which are very
beautiful, with the many Palms plants)
and the Fair grounds, etc., I was glad to
get away on the steamer up the coast to
cast my eyes once more on the ever-
green mountains of Oregon and the
northern part of the Pacific Coast, and
enjoy again the pacific and cool atmos-
phere of this favored country.
After a short stay at Portland, Ore., I
went by way of Tacoma, Seattle and
Victoria, B. C., to Vancouver. Here was
the biggest surprise ifossible in store for
me. As long as I was in Portland, I had
the firm opinion that it was the most
beautifully situated town one could live
in, yet Vancouver is exceedingly more
beautiful. This fact was rather aston-
ishing, as I had been living so near to it
and never or hardly had heard anything
about it. And more astonishing was its
harbor and the large vessels coming here
and the amount of travel going on. But
this is another story and it will come
forth in due time after I have learned a
little more about it.
The season in our business has come
practically to its close since the first of
the month, everything being rather late
on account of the cool and rainy weather.
Flowers and crops are making, however,
a good showing up to the present in spite
of the adverse conditions. Business con-
ditions have been fairly good all the way
round, but still they could have been much
better and the money stringency has af-
fected us, as it has business in peneral.
This week the market is glutted with
cut flowers of every description without
any feasible outlet but the ash can, this
latter being resorted to through the utter
lack of any organization whatsoever on
the part of the growers and retailers, as
well as the profession at large — the same
condition as prevailed in Portland only a
little over a year ago. The splendid work
of the Portland Society being so vividly
in my mind, an effort will be made
shortly to gather the scattered forces of
this vicinity and combine them for the
mutual interest of the profession and the
public.
Although times are not quite as golden
as they might be, the stir within the dif-
ferent enterprises is marked in the di-
rection of advance, several important
changes having taken place recently or
being contemplated.
A. .T. Woodward is preparing to move
into his new quarters, 667 Granville St.,
about one block from his present loca-
tion and on the other side of the street.
Mr. Woodward has the sole agency of
Sutton's of Reading. England, and be is
well satisfied with the sale of their high
quality seeds. To stimulate the trade he
has recently started advertising in street
cars, at present calling attention to his
fine cut Sweet Peas on a well gotten up
poster in colors. Street car advertising
is one of the most effective methods for
the florist business, and often receives
too little attention by the retailers.
Harry Cox has sold his business called
"The Covent Garden Florist," to A. E.
Heffner. who was previously in business
at Seattle. Mr. Heffner has had good
stocks of flowers from Seattle ever since
he started, and business has been quite
good. He has put in a large ice box
and tries to handle a first class stock
of every description, which is much
needed in this town. H. J. Hefty, son
of Peter Hefty, a grower of Portland,
Ore., who worked for the Hollywood
Gardens and other places at Seattle, is
Mr. Heffner's right hand man.
Miss M. Flagg who opened "The
Rosary" at 1186 Granville st. only about
three months ago has also taken over the
flower store at the Windsor Hotel which
had been in the hands of Brown Bros. &
Co. Ltd., until a week ago. The window
decorations of Miss Flagg have decided
merit, and the many people frequenting
the hotel grill room will make good cus-
tomers.
In place of their store at the Windsor
Hotel. Brown Bros. & Co., Ltd., have
opened a larger store a few buildings up
Granville st. and it is hoped this will
increase the amount of business consider-
ably. This firm, at present the larg-
est in town, with greenhouses on 21st
ave. at Victoria and Hammond, and four
stores, report a good business this season.
Up to July 1 they were very busy, but
since then a decided lull set in, as it has
with nearly everybody in the business at
this time of the year. Besides raising
all their cut flowers, bedding plants, etc.,
this firm have also handled quite a large
crop of Tomatoes and Cucumbers.
Ritchie, Brandt & Co., seedsmen of
Robson St.. are showing fine Sweet Peas.
Their window is always attractive, show-
ing all kinds of seeds garden implements,
etc.. their aim being to supplv every-
thing needed for the garden. This firm
have offered a large silver cup for Sweet
Peas to be shown at the Horticultural
Pavilion of the coming Vancouver Ex-
hibition (Fair). Their business, which
was taken over from the Royal Nurseries
some months ago has been very satis-
factory. Wm. Schaumanns.
July 14, 1913.
Portland, Ore.
We wish to thank some unknown
friend for several goo<l photographs of
the delegates to the meeting of the Ameri-
can Association of Nurserymen, taken at
Portland, Ore., during the Convention
there, last June. Would be glad to know
who sent them.
Books Received
A Preliminary List of Hardy Herba-
ceous Plants for the Gardens of Iowa,
bv Wesley Greene of Davenport, In.
This is a useful list of 32 pages, with
a portrait of the author.
ROSES
We are getting in some
very fine stock of
TAFTS, DOUBLE
WHITE KILLARNEY,
KILLARNEY QUEEN, WARDS, SUNBURST,
RICHMONDS, HILLINGDONS, etc., that are
taken care of in an up-to-date refrigerator from the
time they are cut until we sell them. We need
more of this kind of stock.
LILIES Gladioli, Peas, Uc.
the same; we can ship these any
distance.
Everything the best of its kind i
season.
Our Hours during July and August: 6-30 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Sunday— 8 to 10-30 A. M.
Henshaw & Fenrlch
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 325.5582.S583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a cliange will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
No disappointments
I
NEW YORK, July
business transacted
cut flower market
small, since the ami
itock arriv
23. — The volume of
in the wholesale
Lhis week is very
unt of really good
ig is quite limited, and the
demand for stock of any quality is far
from active. There is in consequence
of these conditions no change for the
better in prices, except that it may be
that the price of Lilies is a little firmer.
The supply of Am. Beauty Roses now I
arriving is comparatively small, and
the demand for these is not at all brisk.
Special trade blooms in general are
selling at from 6c. to 15c. each, with
small sales of choice selections occa-
sionally made at from 20c. to 25c. each,
but sales at prices above the 12o. to
15c mark are really very exceptional.
The number of Tea Roses coming into
the market is quite limited and the
quality in general is about what would \
be expected at this season of the year.
The general range of price on nearly
all varieties is from 25c. to $4 per 100.
A limited number of blooms of the new
variety Mrs. George Shawyer, grown es-
pecially for Summer sales, are selling at
from l%c. to 10c. each; a few Mrs.
Aaron Ward at 5c. each.
The cut of Carnations is, as a matter i
of course, averaging smaller each week,
and the quality poorer; in fact, such I
that they are meeting with a very
limited demand. The range of prices,
covering all qualities, is from 25c. to
$1 per 100, with occasional small sales
at $1.25 to $1.50 per doz.
The moderately large supply of Cat-
tleya Orchids is meeting with a very
poor demand, the general range of price
this week being from 15c. to 35c. each.
The supplv of longiflorum Lilies is
much smaller and the demand is, per-
haps, a trifle stronger, consequently
they are selling today at from $3 to $4
per 100: auratum Lilies at $3. The
supply of Lily of the Valley is not large
but it is quite sufflcient to meet the
limited demand, selling In general at
from $1.50 to $2.50 per 100, with oc-
casional small sales at $3.
In miscellaneous blooms, the supply
of Gladioli has become very heavy and
the average quality of the blooms is
very poor indeed. The dry weather has
burned the buds from the middle of the
flower spike up to the top so badly
that they never open and. consequently,
after the few blooms at the bottom of
the spike have developed, their value,
as cut flowers, has ceased. For this
reason during the closing days of last
week and the first half of this week
raanv thousands of bunches have been
thrown away because they were abso-
lutely worthless. The general range of
price on Gladioli today is 50c. to 7oc.
per 100, for such only as are fairly
good A limited quantity of blooms of
such fine quality as America and Mrs.
Francis King are realizing from $1 to
$1.50 per 100 spikes.
The Aster supply is becoming now
one of the prominent factors in the
market; so far only blooms of from in-
ferior to medium quality have arrived;
these are selling at from 50c. to $1.60
per 100. No Sweet Peas of quality are
now coming into the market, the very
best of those which are seen are selling
at from 25c. to 35c. per dozen bunches;
most of the blooms are unsalable and
go to waste. Aside from such as have
been mentioned the supply of miscel-
laneous blooms now in the market is
inconsequential, and the sales of greens
as regards volume corresponds to the
sale of flowers, which means, of course,
that they are very limited indeed.
PHILADELPHIA, July 22. — The mar-
ket is rather depleted as to good stoct
Business is, however, up to its usual
Summer standard, the demand being
spasmodic. _
The supply of Am. Beauty Roses has
dropped oft considerably, which fact,
however, has made but Uttle material
difference in price; the very best of
them all selling at $3 per doz. Tlie sup-
ply of all other Tea Roses is all suffl-
cient for the present requirements.
Killarneys are arriving very short, the
bulk of them going to the street men.
Maryland, Kaiserln and Bulgarie are the
best varieties here at present, the best
selling for about 5c. to 6c. each.
The small quantity of Carnations that
are about are rather poor stock and the
best price is $1.50 per 100.
Orchids are somewhat shy: in general
they clean up; 50c. each is top price
on good C. gigas. Valley is in over-
supply. Lilies are in good supply and
are meeting a healthy demand at from
$6 to $10 per 100. Asters are arriving
more plentifully, and are improving in
quality; some few extra selected stock
touch 3c.; the bulk of them, however,
are going at $1.50 to $2 per 100. Gladi-
oli are In heavy supply and are moving
moderatelv, the best of the Americas
and the new Kunderdi Glory are selling
at 5c. Good New York State Peas are
selling well at 50c. per 100. The usual
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WHOUESAI^E PUORISTS
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ASTERS, GLADIOLI,
Carnations, Roses, Sweet
Peas and Lily of the Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
107 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Wholesale
Florist
Telephone 5335 Madison Square
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
Henry M. Robinson Co.
of NEW YORK
Wholesale Tlorisfs
MAURICE L. GLASS. Manager
55-57 WEST 26th STREET
Telephones, 13_and:8510 Madison Square
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
supply of outdoor stock is ample, and
is selling very slowly.
There is an abundant supply of
greens, for which the demand is very
light.
BOSTON, July 22. — Business is fairly
good considering that this is Midsum-
mer. -There is no surplus to complain
about because many of the growers have
discontinued sending flowers to the mar-
kets. The demand from the seashore
resorts has begun and that helps to
diminish the supply. Prices are a little
better than a Tveek ago on certain flow-
ers. Carnations have an upward ten-
dency and Asters are higher than last
week.
Roses are fairly good and they are
not in heavy supply. American Beauty
Boses are more plentiful; the best
grades have long stems but the flowers
are small and go at 15c. to 25c. each.
Inferior grades bring much lower prices;
Kaiserin, Killarney Queen, Richmond
and White Killarney are in fair demand
at Ic. to 6c. each.
Carnations are less plentiful and
prices are slightly better. The top price
for the best in the market is $2 per 100,
but more are sold at 50c. to $1.50 than
at the higher figure. Benora is a favor-
ite and makes an excellent Summer va-
riety.
Asters are none too plentiful and
prices have advanced to $2 per 100. It
will be but a few days before there will
be an oversupply. Easter Lilies are
In good supply and in fair demand with
prices from $4 to $6 per 100. Sweet
Peas are rather poor in quality but in
good supply at 25c. to 35c. per 100.
Gypsophila panioulata fl. pi. is in the
market and when this kind can be^had
there is little demand for the common
variety. Cosmos is seen but is in scant
demand. Cattleyas are in less evidence
this week but there are quite enough to
fill the light call for them.
There is greenery of all kinds in good
supply; demand light. R. C.
CHICAGO, July 22. — Opening condi-
tions for the present week show no im-
provement over the week past. Stock
is still scarce, so that it is with diffi-
culty that several of the orders are
filled. There is no house but could
handle more stock each day than it se-
cures. There is considerable business
accomplished daily, but it is along close
lines. Many of the wholesalers state
that even with the scarcity of stock
their business for the present month is
well above the average.
The passing of the Carnation and
Rose crops, that usually last well into
Midsummer, failed to make a close con-
nection with the later Summer crops.
Gladioli that have always been relied
on to come in early in July are back-
ward, and the Aster crop is not as early
or as good as customary for this sea-
son. This is said to be the cause of
the present scarcity of stock on the
market, and no great relief is looked
for until the Summer stock becomes
more abundant. Am. Beauty Roses have
been in good supply, but only enough
to meet the demand. Toward the end
of the week there was a noticeable drop-
ping off in supply, but not enough to
cause any change in prices from those
named for a few weeks past. Killarney
in both Pink and White are in short
supply. What is cut from the old stock
opens freely, and the cut from young
stock is still quite small and short in
stem. Of other varieties of Roses there
IS not enough stock to meet the demand.
Milady and Mrs. Chas. Russell are com-
ing in more freely and command a good
price. There are not enough of these in
quantity, however, to make any impres-
sion on the market.
Carnations are still to be seen in
limited quantities, but the quality is
very poor. The price of $2 per 100 is
freely paid for very inferior stock, but
it is in cases where purchasers are
obliged to have them at any price. The
new crop from the field has begun to
arrive. The blooms are good, but the
stems too short to bring a fair price.
There are also some coming in that
have been greenhouse grown, where the
plants were planted on the benches from
small pots early in the season. These
are of much finer quality than the field
grown blooms, but there are not enough
of them to be had to cut any figure in
the markt. The price of from $1.50 to
$3 per 100 for Carnations has been main-
tained all around, even though the stock
has been poor.
Gladioli keep on increasing in sup-
ply each day, and a greater number of
varieties are coming to the market. In-
cluding America, King, Augusta and
Brenchleyensis. The supply of these,
while increasing, is not more than can
be disposed of daily. The price ranges
from $6 to $8 per 100. Asters are com-
ing in more freely, that is, in the early
flowering varieties. These are never of
much size and this season it would seem
as if they are not up to the standard for
early flowering varieties. It will take
the second early crops to bring a better
grade of flowers to the market. Even
though the stock has not been good the
price of from $2 to $4 per 100 has been
paid right along. Sweet Peas are to be
had only in the outdoor stock. These
are quite plentiful, but on account of
their poor quality have not been in
much demand. There is a nearer ap-
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager Consignments Soliciled
111 West 28th Street, 6237 M'JSrs'',°n"s,u.r. NEW YORK
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proach to an oversupply in Sweet Peas
at the present time than in any other
stock on the niarltet. The price of from
50c. to 75c. per 100 is paid for small
lots, but purchasers in 1000 lots or more
can get a very much lower price. Or-
chids are not as plentiful as they were
two weeks ago, and the crops appear to
be passing- off. There is no great de-
mand either to be recorded, so that the
prices remain about the same. Easter
Lilies and Lily of the Valley are about
equal in supply to the demand, without
any apparent change in price. Callas
are all gone. Shasta Daisies are in a
little better demand than they were a
week ago. "Water Lilies are in good sup-
ply, as they now constitute the chief
decorative feature of the display win-
dows of the retailers.
In all lines of greens the supply is
ample. The new crop of Perns is well
distributed everywhere, and the price is
much less. The price of $1 per 1000 ap-
pears to be general everywhere.
CINCINNATI. July 21. — Business con-
ditions during the past week have been
fair. Receipts in all lines were very
light, and with a good demand, consider-
ing the season, the market cleaned up
nicely, in fact wholesalers and retailers
found it a difficult problem at times to
fill orders. Receipts of Am. Beauty
Roses are light; the quality fair, prices
ranging from $4 to $15 per 100. There
is medium supply of all kinds of Tea
Roses; My Maryland and Taft are the
best in pink, with Kaiserin and Ivory
leading in white. Prices are from $1 to
$4 per 100. Arrivals of Carnations are
few and the quality poor. Receipts in
this line, owing to the absence of Asters,
are snapped up quickly at $1 and $1.50
per 100. Gladioli are rapidly increasing
in numbers, and the demand for these is
good; prices were from $4 to $8. the lat-
ter price being for exceptionally fancy
stock. Lilies are short of market re-
quirements at $8 and $10 per 100. Aura-
tum Lilies are offered in limited quanti-
ties at $12.50 per 100. Feverfew and
other miscellaneous flowers find a good
market. Receipts of both Asparagus
plumosus and Sprengeri are more than
sufficient for market requirements. Smi-
lax continues to be on the short side of
the market. A. O.
CLEVELAND, July 19.— Market con-
ditions the past week have taken on the
usual Summer routine. There is plenty
of stock, such as it is. The general
opinion is that it is not quite so good as
it was last year at this period. There
seems to be plenty of short and medium
Roses, in fact an oversupply, but not
enough of the large grades. American
Beauty is in demand, and finds ready
sales at from $1.50 to $3 per doz. The
quality is improving daily. Carnations
are still in the market but are of very
unsatisfactory quality; there is still a
call for them at Ic. to l%c. Sweet Peas
have not been good, and it looked very
discouraging the first part of the week,
but conditions have improved and some
good stock can be had at 25c. and 30c.
per 100. with the supply and demand
about equal.
There are plenty of Easter Lilies at
6c. to 10c. Gladioli have made some im-
provement, and some really good stock
can be had at 3c. to 6c. Outdoor flowers
are still in high favor for basket work,
and some elegant effects are to be seen
in the retailers' windows. Green goods
are a bit overdone, with a quiet demand.
Pond Lilies, white and colored, are to
be had in quantity and sell readily at
$1.50 to $2 the basket, colored bring-
ing 4c. A. E. B.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 21.— It is hoped
in all flower quarters that the cool spell
now on hand will last for a long time,
as the hot weather literally cut business
to pieces. Generous rains have helped
the supply of field fiowers so that the
general line received is much more satis-
factory than for several w^eeks past.
Beautiful Gladioli, particularly the old
favorites, America, Augusta and the
like, are selling rapidly at $3 to $4 per
100. No trouble is had in disposing of
them over the counter at $1 to $1.50
per doz.
More trouble is experienced with un-
satisfactory Carnations than with any
other commodity. People insist on buy-
ing them at 50c. to 75c. per doz., but
the quality is a disappointment to every
one concerned.
The new crop Roses, particularly
short ones, have begun to pour in at
$10 to $30 per 1000. Long stemmed
Roses from the Lake region are of pass-
ing quality at $5 to $8 per 100. Good
Sunburst and Rhea Reid are among the
best obtainable Roses. Am. Beauty in
its hot weather glory is outselling other
kinds at $5 to $25 per 100.
This has been an extremely poor sea-
son for Sweet Peas. Few of them last
through the day, and they are generally
not dealt in. Shasta Daisies, on the
other hand, are extremely fine, keep well
and are satisfactory at 75c. per 100
wholesale, and double that figure at re-
tail. Good Larkspur at $2 per 100
sprays, hardy Phlox at the same figure,
also Tritomas at $3 per 100, are among
the well received field flowers.
Rubrum Lilies are in their glory and
look fine in big wreaths and funeral de-
signs in general. Both rubrum and
album wholesale at $5 to $6 per 100.
Excellent Harrisii Lilies are received in
quantity at $S to $10 per 100.
Indoor Asters were disastrous for
practically every one growing them in
this vicinity, and it is with much re-
gret that their growth is not advocated
at all in this section. The field grown
ones have begun to arrive in many dif-
ferent grades at 50c. to $2 per 100.
I. B.
ST. LOUIS, July 20.— The market for
the past week has been running a little
short on everything, and cleanups were
reported daily, especially the early part
of the week, funeral work making all
the demand and prices remaining un-
steady. Am. Beauty Roses were about
ample for the d^rmand. and prices are
about the same as last week, ranging
from 10c. to $3 per doz. for the best.
Killarney were plentiful, and with a
good brisk demand for the best at prices
ranging from 2c. to 6c. Richmond was
overplentiful, and a great many found
their wav to the dump because of open-
ing en route. Lilies go well at $10
per 100. Asters sell well at $3 to $5
per 100 for the best; there are a good,
many inferior ones on the market, show-
ing the effects of the heat. Gladioli
sold well the early part of the week,
but Friday and Saturday there were
heavy consignments which caused some-
what of a glut on same, prices ranging
from 5c. to 8c. Ferns and greens are
plentiful. O. K. S.
BALTIMORE, July 21. — Business has
been about as may be expected at this
season of the year, the demand being
very little other than for funeral work.
The Exchange has the best Roses, espe-
cially pink, coming in at this time that
have ever been seen here in Midsummer,
Asters are getting more plentiful and
up to this time have sold well, especially
the white ones. A few good Carnationa
are still to be had; however, they are not
equal to the demand. Good Gladioli are
moving well. America taking the lead.
Some ^few of the darker varieties find
their wav to the garbage can. Greens
are plentiful. J. W. P.
JoPLiN, Mo. — The automobile of Wm.
E. Poundstone. 2002 Bird St., was
stolen by joy-riders on July .5 and found
the following morning a short distance
from Mr. Poundstone's liome.
TeL.EPi-IOlNE4»— lOT and 4468 iVIacllson Squc
BSTABUISI-IBD 1687
J. K. ALLEN,
I06 WEST 38th ST., NEW YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Groivers contemplating changes in tlie disposition of tlieir stocic
should try shipping to us, where «vith our increasing trade top
I prices are alivays obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Please mention the Exchange when 'Writing.
July 26, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
187
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1203^ Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
Give us a trial.
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
THE MrGHEST WAI I PV ALWAYS
GRADE OF V/\l_LtT ON HAND
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. rV. yA"D°»5. 105 W.'zSth St.. New York
CUTFlOWERExCHANGE b. S. SLINN, JR-iTRflFiimY A ^PHFNCK
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street „„ . . „ . . ! llfflClllILT ft dullLllllll
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clod: for the Sale
of Cut Flowers.
Wall space for advertising purposes for Rent.
V. S. DORVAL. Jr.. Secretary
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
Open AI IDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres.
Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCLVTION, Inc.
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
Wholesale Commission Dealer in
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel. 4591 Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones { 'J'| \ Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of first-class stock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1S91
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VJ r% 1 IT T C CARNATIONS
V \J Ij L, I. a AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Wholesalo Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St, NEW YORK
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
AMERICAN BEAUTY. KILLARNEY, RICHMOND. BON SILENE. RADIANCE and LADY
HILLINGDON ROSES; VIOLETS; CARNATIONS, and All Varieties of Cut Flowers m Season
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sauare NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, July 23, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless othervvise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty, Special
'* Fancy
No.!.'.";;
No. 2
No.3
Killamey
Killamey Queen
White Kil larney
My Maryland
Richmond
Lady Hillingdon. .... .
Bride & Maid, Special
" Fancy.
No. 1.'.'
No. 2..
Prince de Bulgarie. . . .
Mrs. George Shawyer.
Sunburst
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Adiantum Cuneatum.
Hybridum and Cro
Antirrhinum, per bui
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
Sprengeri, bunches
Daisies
Ferns, per 1000
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.
3.00 to 20.00
5.00 to 10.00
1.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
1.00 to 2.00
to .50
.25 to 3.00
.50 to 4.00
.50 to 4.00
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 4.00
2.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 2.00
.75 to 1.00
... to .50
... to .25
.50 to 4.00
1.50 to 10.00
.50 to 4.00
.50 to 5.00
.25 to .50
.50 to 1.00
.10 to .15
.10 to .20
.25 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.25
.60 to .75
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, all colors.
fWhit
1 Pink.
^Yellow and Var.
♦Fancy rWhite
(•TLe hl«he»t J Pink
Grades ot St'dl Red
Varieties.) I, Yellow and Var.
Novelties
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large
Hyacintlis
Iris.
Lilies, Harrtsii and Longi
Lilies, Rubrum
Auratum
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, per doz
Orchids, Cattleyas
Cypripediums, per doz
Dendrobium formosum
Oncidium splendidum
Peonies
Smilax, per doz. strings
Stocks, double, per bunch
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches.
Wallflower, per bunch
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
3.00 to 4.00
1.00 t
is.'do t
t
25.00 t
• 35.00
I 35.66
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3552-3535 Mad. Sq. 131 and 135 West 28th St.. NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
THE HOME OF THE LILY
Selling Jtgent for Largest Growers
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
Pleat* mentloii the Exohanire whan wzitlav.
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, !n£.-
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {i8«n Madison Square 34 WCSt 28th St.. NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {i«2 1 Mad son Scuaro Qut FlOWCrS HI WholeSalC
1 14B3 ; '
Pteass mttntlon the Exchange when wrltlnf .
Telephone 2536 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N.J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
All kinds of cut flo
Interviews witi
flowers S
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, ValUy, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited^
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone, 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years' Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square, 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley, Carnations,
Roses and Gardenias
Louis M. Noe Louis A. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Jr., Manager. Tel. 7S6 Mad. Sq.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
C,UT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W. 27th St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
In the wholesale cut flower district,
and among the retailers also, many are
now on vacation, and those who are not
are impatiently waiting for their turn to
come. The Sunday closing movement is
still a burning question, and whether it
will finally prevail or not cannot now
be safely stated ; a very large percentage
of Tvholesalers, however, seem to be
strongly in its favor. The convention of
the S. A. F. and O. H. at Minneapolis
is now scarcely a month distant, and the
question as to who is going to attend is
more and more frequently asked. Florists
from other parts of the country are al-
ready beginning to appear in this city
calling on their friends on their way to
Minneapolis to attend the convention.
There will he several movings among the
wholesalers before or at the beginning of
the Autumn season.
At the exhibition of horticultural prod-
ucts in connection with the Greater New
York Fair and Exposition, to be held
at Empire City Park in August, the
management is particularly anxious to
bring out a good all-round exhibit from
the small cottage gardens from the pri-
vate homes of all classes, in order to
show the excellence and variety of the
garden yegetables, as well as fruits and
flowers, produced in ' the small home lot.
188
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBURfiH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St, PITTSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Substantial cash prizes are offered for
such exhibits and working people and
all taking interest in home gardening are
invited to bring their products, no mat-
ter how few, to the exhibition. The
dates set for tlie general home and cot-
tage garden exhibit are Aug. 16, 17 and
IS, a time considered most suitable for
such exhibits. The schedule of premiums
for horticultural exhibits not only for
amateurs, but also for private gardenei's
and commercial growers, may be ob-
tained by applying to N. Jousson Rose,
Supt. of Horticultural Exhibits at the
Greater New York Fair and Exposition,
Empire City Park, Aug. 2-30, Heidel-
burg Bldg., Broadway and 42d St., New
York City.
Miss M. McCabe, bookkeeper for the
Growers' Cut Flower Co., Ill W. 28th
St., is on a vacation at Sharon Spring,
N. Y.
W. J. Moore, salesman for the S. S.
Pennock-Meehan Co., 117 W. 28th St.,
is on his vacation.
E. B. Sutton, Flushing, L. I., died on
Wednesday of last week and was buried
last Friday morning. Mr. Sutton had
been in poor health for the last two years,
having suffered several paralytic strokes.
For many years he had a range of green-
houses and grew Carnations at Babylon,
L. I. John I. Raynor, W. J. Sheridan,
P. J. Smith, Wm. Trumpore, and other
florists attended the funeral services.
A. E. Jackson, the Rose grower of
Summit, N. J., was in town last week
en route to Boston on a business trip.
P. L. Atkins of Rutherford, N. J.,
sailed for Europe on July 5, where he
will remain for several weeks.
• Hcnshaw & Penrich, 51 W. 28th st.,
are receiving a particularly nice line of
Summer Roses, including the famous new
Rose Mrs. George iShawyer. This firm
is using a new private mailing card
containing on one side a neat colored il-
. lustration and the calendar for the month.
Charles W. Schimmel, salesman for
M. C. Ford, 121 W. 28th St., and family
are now taking a, two weeks' vacation.
The many friends of Lawrence W.
Kervan, of the Kervan Co., 119 W. 28th
St., are glad to see him again at his place
of business in apparently comfortable
state of heatlh, and looking in every way
far better than when he went to the hos-
pita-I several weeks ago to undergo a dan-
gerous operation, which was entirely suc-
cessful and completely removed the pb.vsi-
cal trouble from which Mr. Kervan had
been long suffering.
The New York Cut Flower Co. of 113
W. 28th St. has taken a six years' lease
on the entire building at 129 W. 28th
St., which is now undergoing extensive
repairs and improvements, and which it
will occupy as soon as the building is
entirely in order, probably about Aug. 1.
Charles Schenck. of Traendly &
Sdienck. 121 W. 28th st., and family are
Summering during the month of July at
Tannersville, N. Y.
Albert Dernison, salesman for J. K.
Allen. 106 W. 28th St., and wife left on
July 26 for a two weeks' vacation in
Connecticut.
A large number of wholesale and re-
tail florists of this city attended the fu-
neral of Julius Roehrs at Rutherford.
N. J., on Tuesday afternoon of this week.
R. C. Kerr and wife of Houston, Texas,
are in this city this week calling on
friends, en route to Minneapolis, Minn.,
to attend the convention of the S. A. F.
and O. H. in August.
lT.DelaNircP^.&Pub.Co.,2togDaafleSL,N.Y.
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS I TheMcCallumCo.,lnc.
Telephone and Telegraph Orders Given Special Attention
Flower Growers Sales Company
lA Park St. (leleplione: Haymarket 376S) BOStOn, MaSS.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unleie otherwise noted
Providence Boston
July 21, 1913 July 22. 1913
15.00 to 20.00
S.OO to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
1.50 to 6 00
1.50 to 8.00
1.50 to 6.00
1.00 to 1.25
to . . .
40.00 to 50.00
40.00 to 50.00
to
to
to
.... to
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
.... to
to
to ... .
.... to .1{
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to
.... to ... .
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
to . . .
to . . .
to . . .
4.00 to 6.C
to . . .
to ...
. . . . to . . .
to . . .
to .. .
.35 to .75
15.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 12.00
5.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 8.00
. . . . to .
.50 to 6.00
. . . . to . .
. . . . to . .
.50 to 6.00
1.00 to S.OO
. . . . to 1.25
! .' ! ! to so.'ob
to 40.00
to 2.00
to .
to .
. . . . to .
.50 to 1.00
.50 to 1.00
.50 to 1 00
V.OO to '
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to
4.00 to 8.00
. ... to ... .
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
Detroit Cincinnati Mllwaulcee
July 23, 1913 July 23. 1913 July 19. 1913
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. 1. ' .'.'.'!!!!!!
No. 2
Kilfame;/
White Killarney. . . ,
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus. bunches
" Sprengeri. bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
r White
Standard J Pink
Varieties 1 Red
L Yellow and var.
{White
Pink
Red
Yellow and var.
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattieyas, per doz. . .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
single
20.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
3.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 5.00
to
•Fancy
. to .
. ... to ... .
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
.60 to 1.00
to . .
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
to . . .
. to .
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
10.00 to 15.00
6.00 to 10.00
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
to
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 5.00
to .
3.00 to 4.00
15.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
to
to
to
1.00 to 1.50
to .
. to .
7.00to 12.00
to .
. ... to 8.00
3.00 to 4.00
. ... to ... .
to
to .
. to .
.10
4.00 to 8.00
to . . .
8.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 4.00
to .
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i.OO to 35.00
...to
...to
. .. to . . . .
...to
i.OO to 10.00
. . . to 1.00
[.00 to 2.00
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i.OO to 20.00
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...to
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...to 1.00
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BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
226 Devonshire Street
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SPBCIAI^T IBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
Boston
Business is as good as could be ex-
pected in July ; in fact, prices are better
than tliey were a weel: ago. Although
many familiar tradesmen are absent from
the markets and salesrooms yet there are
enough left to take care of the business.
Although there is no great accumulation
of flowers there is sufficient stock to fill
the demand.
The S. A. F. convention is the general
topic and as things look at this time
there will be a good delegation from Bos-
ton.
F. W. Fletcher & Co. of Auburndale
have issued a circular about their new
Snapdragon Nelrose, calling attention to
the superior quality of this plant for
bedding. The firm has a large bed of
this Snapdragon which they will be
pleased to show to anyone interested in
this new valuable bedding plant. One
thousand young plants were sent lately
to England, and they arrived there in ex-
cellent condition.
A. T. Stickel, salesman for the Mont-
rose Greenhouses at the Boston Flower
Exc, is absent from the market for a
week or two taking a well earned rest.
He is spending most of his time at Nan-
tasket Beach.
We noted in Galvin"s Tremont st. store
window an elaborate picture of the new
building which is being erected for the
business at the corner of Forty-sixth st.
and Fifth ave., New York City. It is
to be a handsome building and the pic-
ture attracts much attention from pass-
ersby.
If the weather is good there is every
indication that there will be a large gath-
ering at the Gardeners and Florists' Club
picnic, to be held on Wednesday, July 23,
at Cunningham Park, East Milton.
There is a long list of sports and excel-
lent prizes, which have been mostly do-
nated by tlie trade. More interest is dis-
played each year in this event, and con-
testants in the different sports have been
practicing for several weeks.
The Massachusetts Horticultural So-
ciety's committee on gardens is invited
to visit the garden of David R. Craig at
Wellesley on Tuesday, July 22. "This is
a rather new estate, but it is beautifully
situated and has many pleasing features.
On Thursday, July 24, the committee is
invited to inspect the field of Lilium
Sargentse at R. & J. Farquhar & Co.'s
Roslindale Nurseries. At an early date
next month the committee is to visit the
Mount Desert Nurseries at Bar Harbor,
and private estates at this charming
WHOLESALE FLORISTS .nd
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
All Saoaanabim Flmwnrm
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HOLTON & HUNKEL CO.
Wholesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
northern seashore Summer resort. The
committee has visited this Summer more
places and made more awards than it ha&
done in many years previous. John K.
M. L. Farquhar is chairman of the com-
mittee.
H. M. Vose of Hyde Park has an eX'^
ceptionally fine lot of early Asters. He
has the market all to himself this week,
and as the old saying has it, "The early
bird catches the worm," so Mr. Vose
gets pleasing prices for his goods at the
Boston Flower Exc. He is shipping
them in all colors this week.
George Cartwright treasurer of the
Boston Flower Exc. has returned from a
vacation spent at Rochester, N. Y. He
visited his daughter there and at the
same time inspected many horticultural
and floricultural establishments in the
vicinity of Rochester. He can be found
daily now at the Boston Flower Exc.
Henry M. Robinson & Co. have placed
a handsome brass sign with large black
letters on each side of the Wintlirop sq.
entrance to their new establishment.
Henry M. Robinson who is taking
charge of the establishment while
the other partners are absent, says that
the business done during this month
is quite satisfactory. Benjamin Snyder,
of this company, is spending a few weeks
at Moultonborough, N. H.
Wm. McAlpine, who was away on a
trip to Newfoundland, has just returned
and reports good fishing and a pleasant
time.
A. S. Parker of Stoneham is sending
excellent Sweet Peas to the Boston
Flower Exc. They are noteworthy on
account of their bright, fresh color.
Postals have been received by friends
at the Boston Flower Exc. from W. J.
Thurston, who is spending part of his
honeymoon at Niagara Falls. He is hav-
ing a pleasant time and much enjoying
the scenery and country in the vicinity
of Niagara.
H. S. Rogers of Penu's, Bromfield St.,
has returned from a two weeks' vacation
spent at East Holden, Me. ; most of his
time was spent on Hatcase Lake, fishing
and boating.
We have had occasional light showers
during the past two weeks, and Carna-
tions and other outdoor crops are look-
ing well. With most growers, houses are
being prepared for transplanting the
crops from the fields.
We are especially pleased to report
that Mrs. Hutson, who we reported last
week as being seriously ill, is improving
at the hospital.
A. Daniels, of Penn's, is in the White
Mountains, spending his vacation. From
there he is going to New York and At-
lantic City.
Wm. Grassie has a nice field of Asters
which will be ready for cutting in an-
other week. R. C.
Philadelphia
Business is very quiet in all branches
of the trade, and the lure of the moun-
tains and the seashore has tempted the
majority to leave the worries and cares
of business for a time. The bang of the
hammer and the swish of the paint brush
are also heard in many places, both stores
and greenhouse establishments, as the
improvement season is now at hand.
Chas. E. Meehan is moving into his
new cottage, just completed at Ocean
City.
William Wunder of Germantown is
growung two houses of Rose Jonkheer
J. L. Mock, as he had considerable suc-
cess with this Rose last season.
July 26, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
189
ASTERS 100, $i.5o-$5.oo
choicest stock coming to this market.
GLADIOLUS 100. $4.oo-$6.oo
Easter Lilies Dozen, $i.50: loo. $io.oo
Valley loo, $5.oo-$4.oo Beauties Dozen. $i.oo-$3.oo
Green Galax looo, $i.oo: $7.50 per case
NEW CROP GALAX, EXTRA FINE STOCK
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
13,000 MRS. C. W. WARD ....
10,000 ALMA WARD
3,000 WHITE PERFECTION .
5,000 PINK ENCHANTRESS.
70.00
70.00
60.00
Let us figure on your requirements. Will
100 1000
4,000 BEACON S8.00 $70.00
5,000 COMFORT 8.00 70.00
500 ROSETTE 8.00
jend complete list and prices on request.
ROSE PLANTS Ready for del
ivery now
5,000 BEAUTIES, 3-inch pots $9.00 per 100, $80.00 per 1000
3.000 BEAUTIES, 2J^-incli pots 8.00 per 100, 70.00 per 1000
PINK AND WHITE KILLARNEYS, 2K-inch pots 6.00 per 100, 50.00 per 1000
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prlcea quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore Buffalo
July 21. 1913 July 22, 1913
2.00 to 6
2.00 to 6
2.00 to 4
2.00 to 6
2.00 to 6
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to 8.00
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1.60 to 2.00
1.60 to 2.00
.75 to 1.50
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
Pblla. Pittsburgh St. Louis
Ju y 21. 1913 July 19. 1913 July 21. 1913
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — «pl.
Killarney
White Killorney....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mn. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
BouTardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
rwhiti
Standard J Pink
Varieties 1 Red
LYcIIow and var.
?White
{•The high. J Pink
eai grades of "i Red
Btan'd Tars. ) I, Yellow and var.
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Loagi
Lily of the Valley
Mlftnonette, ordmary
" fancy
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripedium.
Dendrobiums
Pansles
Smllaz (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
single
20.00 to 25.00
12.50 to 16.00
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 6.00
.50 to 6.00
.60 to 6.00
to
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.76 to 3.00
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Harry Bayersdorfer is e-tpected borne
on Saturday, the 2(ith, arriving at New
Yorl£ on tlie Kaiserin Augusta Victoria.
Dale & Yost of Germamtown are erect-
ing two houses that will be planted to
Carnations. This firm have made won-
derful progress. Starting here six years
ago with a small house 12x.50ft.. they
have now about 20,000 eg. ft. of glass,
Carl Corts of the .Joseph Heacock Co.
is wearing the smile that won't come off;
it's a boy.
Paul Klingsporn of Berger Bros, de-
scribes a thrilling encounter with a 7ft.
rattlesnake while on his vacation in the
Pocono Mountains. Paul won.
Recent visitors were : George H. Cook
and William F. Gude and two sons, of
Washington, D. C. ; F. N. Baer and wife
of Kutztown, Pa., en route from Atlantic
City ; G. M. Cosh, mgr. Brazos Green-
houses, Houston. Texas ; Mr. Victor with
R. H. Hawkins. Bridgeport, Conn. ; Geo.
Blackman of Evansville, Ind.
Zieger & Sons of Germantown are
going in for some Roses this year ; they
have two houses planted to Mrs. Aaron
Ward. Their Chrysantheniums are in
splendid shape ; 20,000 were benched.
These will be followed by Antirrhinums,
Sweet Pen.<9 and Stocks. Asparagus has
been reduced to two houses. Two houses
ASTERS
' UR growers having the facilities
and, being able to cope with the
existing dry weather conditions,
are giving us Asters of quality
very much above the average
and in such quantities that we can take
care of any orders, no matter how large or
small. Shipments reach us about 7.30
A. M. daily.
PINKS, WHITES, LAVENDERS and
PURPLES, $1.00 to $2.00 per 100.
Some extra long stock, $3.00 per 100.
GLADIOLI
All good varieties; clear, fine colors and
lai-ge flowers. $3.00 and $4.00 per 100,
$25.00 per 1000. America and other
Novelties: $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
BEAUTIES
Best: $3.00 per doz., $20.00 per 100.
Plenty of Medium: $5.00, $10.00, $12,50
and $15.00 per 100.
VALLEY
14.00 per 100; Extra,
100.
3.00 per
CATTLEYAS
$6.00 per dozen.
HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS
BRONZE GALAX. J2.00 per 1000. GREEN SHEET MOSS. 13.50 per bag.
SPHAGNUM MOSS. 10-bbI. bales, nicely burlapped, each 13.76; 5.bale lots. t3.50
each; 10-baIe lots, each S3.25.
ASPARAGUS STRINGS. 50c. each.
ASPARAGUS and SPRENGERI bunches, 60c. each.
ADIANTUM. Sl.OO per 100.
SMILAX. 20c. per string. CUT HEMLOCK. $2.60 per bundle.
HARDY DAGGER FERNS. Best quality, large fronds, S1.50 per 1000.
During July and August we close at Five P. M.
S.S.PennoGk-MeehanCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 West 28th St. 1216 H. St., N. tt.
V««(U<1**
Plei
9 mention the Exchange when writing.
Berger Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers ,„i"„tity
140 North 13th Street, PHIlADELPtllA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
of Kentia and one of Cibotium Schiedei
are in flourishing condition. The Zie-
gers are to be commended upon the won-
derful improvements they have made to
this place in the short time they have
been there. The condition of the grovping
stock leaves nothing to be desired.
George Carpenter is putting in a new
Lord & Burnham Co. hot water boiler,
to be coupled up with his old boiler, to
heat the entire range. A concrete coal
.shed of 100 tons capacity and a 40ft.
brick stock are among the improvements
here.
The Lord & Burnham Co. has com-
pleted the two new houses for J. Wil-
liam Colflesh's Sons, and one is already
planted to 'JMums.
Berger Bros, are receiving some of the
new Gladiolus Kunderdi Glory ; it is a
very pretty acquisition. Byron Bragg
of this house is at Beach Haven on his
vacation.
Raymond Brunswick states that the
assortment of baskets M. Rice & Co.
will offer the florists this Fall will be
more varied in style and more attrac-
tive than those of previous years.
Harry Betz expects to grow a general
collection of plants at the houses he re-
cently rented from Louis Burk at Olney.
FLORIST'S AUTOMOBILE
Only used since February
4-cyIinder Buick, fancy florist panel top, with a
changeable touring body; tin first class condition.
Very reasonable.
WM. H. WYATT
236 No. 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Cdward Reid
ROSES, CARNATIONS,
SWEET PEAS, VALLEY
And All Seasonable Flowers
1619-1621 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Cromwell, Conn.
A. N. Pierson left on Wednesday for
Quebec, from which place he is to sail
on Friday for Europe. He will be ac-
companied by friends and expects to visit
most of the Scandinavian countries, re-
turning in September.
W. R. Pierson returned home on Tues-
day after an absence of about three
weeks spent in the Maine woods. H.
Bound Brook, N. J.
Lugwig Wild, the noted Gardenia
grower, was recently elected a council-
man of the new Borough of Middlesex,
near Bound Brook. Mr. Wild has the
record for the last two years of send-
ing Gardenias to New York every day
in the year. He has about 12,000 sq. ft.
of glass planted in Gardenias now, and
they look fine. J. W.
190
The Florists' Exchange
^^H^^ts^r*"^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
HEADQUARTERS FOR
AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES
Wholesale Cut Flowers
50 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO. ILL
Pleaae mention tha "B^^^^nre whan writing
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything For the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Pl«»l« meitlon th« EietliCT when wrlUng.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in tlie North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L L MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
Pltun mention the Exohnnce when writing
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J.B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Please mention the Exchanee when writing.
Chicago
The bid of $10,500 of Mrs. A. Garland
for the property of the George M. Gar-
land Co., in bankruptcy, having been ac-
cepted by Referee Eastman this ends the
litigation that has kept the business of
the company tied up since last March.
Mrs. A. Garland is the wife of George M.
Garland, so that the Garland Greenhouse
Manufacturing Co. will succeed the Geo.
M. Garland Co. immediately. Geo. M.
Garland will personally look after the
business of the new company, assisted by
G. M. Whitney. Harry S. Garland will
look after the outside interests of the
company. The Garland Gutters that the
old company had succeeded in placing on
the market having proved to be a prime
requisite in greenhouse construction, they
will be pushed on a larger scale than
ever. The new company has sufficient
material on hand to proceed at once with
the work on several contracts that have
recently been secured.
It is said that the list of unsecured
trade creditors of the Memphis Floral
Co. of Memphis Tenn., recently pub-
lished, does not nearly cover the amounts
due in this city. One prominent busi-
ness man made the statement Saturday
that $10,000 would scarcely cover the
amount due this market by the Memphis
Floral Co.
The new lath house erected by the
Poehlmann Bros. Co.. at Morton Grove,
is a model of the builder's art. The
frame work is of the best material and
supported by galvanized piping of suffi-
cient strength for any ordinary green-
house. The laths are all lin. x 2ins.
wide, with a lin. space between. The
material is all of select lumber dressed
and painted twice. This house is 200ft.
X 27ft. and presents a very handsome ap-
pearance. At present it is filled with
Araucarias.
C. G. Anderson, supt. of the plant de-
partment of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. at
Morton Grove, states that he is much
pleased with the Begonia Gloire de
Chatelaine, and that it is the easiest of
all the Winter blooming Begonias to
grow. For effectiveness as a pot plant
for store trade it will be difficult to equal.
The sale of the bankrupt Jacob Russler
property came up on July 17. All bids
received were not. in the estimation of
the receiver, nearly adequate to secure
the stock and property offered. Receiver
Howard Hews was therefore instructed
to make the best disposition possible of
the property by private sale. Intending
purchasers can now purchase any part
of the stock offered in small or large lots
to suit their convenience.
Ed Boulter, gardener for H. P. Cro-
well, Winnetka, and Fred Hinks, gar-
dener for J. K. Lyon, Hubbards Woods,
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, July 22, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES— American Beauty
Specials per doz.
....to 3.00
....to 2.50
to 2.00
.... to 1.50
to 1.25
.... to 1.00
....to .50
CARNATIONS—
w^?rtz^ \ Pink. .*.■.*: :::::::::
24-inch stems
Varieties ^j^^
to 1.50
20-inch stems •'
18-inch stems "
12-inch stems "
White and Pink Killarney.
♦Fancy Twhite
(•The highest J ^-^r^
Grades of St'd^ W,
to 2.00
to 2.00
6.00 to 8.00
Medium
4.00 to 10.00
Medium
6 00 to 8.00
Gaillardias
Medium
3.00 to 4.00 Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Medium
.... to Lily of the Valley
4.00 to 8.00 , Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz
Medium
4.00 to 10.00
4.00 to 8.00
Melody
.75 to 1.00
.25 to .35
.35 to .50
50.00 to 60.00
left Monday for New York from which
point they sailed on the M.iuretania on
July 23 for England for a visit to their
old home. Several of their friends in the
trade saw them off from the depot and
wished them a bon voyage.
J. B. Deamud of the transportation
committee of the Chicago Florists' Club
is booking reservations daily on the
Club's special train to the S. A. F. con-
vention. A sufficient number as stipu-
lated in the contract with the railroad
company to secure the special train has
already been secured. Several delega-
tions that have special cars from other
points have assured the transportation
committee that they will have their cars
attached to the Chicago Florists' Club
special.
Samuel J. Pearce has completed four
of his new greenhouses at Jefferson Park,
and planted them in cold storage Lilies
last week. Seven more houses are near-
ing completion. A handsome residence,
bungalow style, is also nearly ready for
occupancy.
J. P. Kidwell. president of the Chicago
Flower Growers' Ass'n, is back from an
Eastern trip. He reports an enjoyable
time while away and found quite a
change in the market here on his return.
Sam Seligman returned to New York
Saturday after spending a week in this
city. He states that he will be back
this way shortly, and expects to meet all
his friends at the convention in Minne-
apolis.
A. C. Kohlbrandt is back at his desk at
E. C. Amiing's after a week's va-
cation. He states that he has another
week's vacation coming but it is his in-
tention to spend it at the convention in
jrinneapolis.
Harry E. Philpott reached this city
Sunday and will remain here for a week
or more visiting friends, as well as en-
.ioying a few days' fishing with his friend,
A. T. Pyfer of the Chicago Carnation Co.
The Foley Mfg. Co. is reported to be
looking for a new location for its manu-
facturing plant. Several sites have been
offered. Operations will soon close at
the Western ave. and 26th st. plant,
since the C. B. & Q. railway has made it
undesirable by the raising of their
tracks, for which the Foley Mfg. Co. has
receive a judgment against the railroad
for $22,000. As P. J. Foley had gone
on a Western trip there will be no im-
mediate action taken regarding a new
location.
The Lake Geneva Gardeners and Fore-
men's Ass'n held its Summer show at
Horticultural Hall, Lake Geneva, Wis.,
on July 19. John Tiplady officiated as
judge for the occasion.
Hoerber Bros, started July 21 to bench
their Carnation plants, and the work will
all be completed this week. Their Gladi-
oli are now coming in well, much to their
satisfaction.
John Kruchten states that his father,
N. J. Kruchten, has been busy all week
planting Carnations in the greenhouses
at Berwin and Western aves. A recent
visit to the greenhouses assured him that
conditions were excellent for good crops
this Fall.
Miss O. A. Tonner had her first field
grown Carnations Saturday. This week
she is busy having her icebox placed in
position in her new quarters in the room
of the Chicago Carnation Co. When the
improvements are complete she will have
a very much larger space than before.
J. B. Deamud returned Saturday from
a week's visit with his son Wilder at
Bay City, Mich. He reports an enjoy-
able time' and that all the business in-
terests he has in that state continue to
be entirely satisfactory to him.
At Kennicott Bros. Co. Gladioli are re-
ported to be arriving during the past few
days more plentifully than ever before
for this season. Augusta, America and
Mrs. Francis King are the leading va-
rieties and best sellers. Mrs. Francis
King is reported to command the highest
price. Augusta and America are in de-
mand for funeral work but where some-
thing bright is required for window dis-
play or decorative work there is nothing
that will take the place of Mrs. Francis
King at this time.
Guy French of the Poehlmann Bros.
Co. at Morton Grove states that Carna-
tion planting was begun on July 17, and
will be continued incessantly until the en-
H.G.6mNG
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exohanre when writlnt*
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the FTtf^^n^ft tttVoti 'TrrHinp,
Importers and Jobbers of Florist Supples
Percy Jones, !"«•
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph Street, Ghicaso
H. VAN GELDER. President
Please mention the Exchange when wiltlnr,
tire planting is complete, which is a job ■
of no small proportions.
Frank Oechslin's greenhouses are now
looking well. His assortment of Arau-
carias. Palms and Ferns in many sizes
are in splendid condition. A bouse of
Pandanus Veitchii is remarkable for its
fine coloring and development. With all
the torrid weather we have been experi-
encing here it is interesting to state that
there has hardly been a night when he
did not require heat in some of his green-
houses. This is said to be necessary for
the propagation of Poinsettias and the
growth of Pandanus and other choice
stock. _ In view of the Chrysanthemum
show in November, a large lot of speci-
men plants are well under way. Pot
grown Chrysanthemums for commercial
use are seen in large quantities. During
the warm weather one man was on all
night keeping the outdoor stock watered.
Among recent visitors were Irving
Gresham of the C. A. Dahl Co., Atlanta,
Ga., Chas. Vander Vort, Battle Creek,
Mich., J. A. Peterson Cincinnati, O.
A. P. Bonvallet of Wiehert, 111., is
bringing in some fine Gladioli. The va-
riety Cliicago White is in fine condition.
Mrs. Francis King, America and Au-
gusta are all represented in fine spikes.
The variety Peace is also good and is
disposed of on sight. Then there is the
old Brenchleyensis that has been a
favorite scarlet for over 50 years coming
along with the newer varieties. This
stock is all consigned to the E. 0. Am-
ling Co.
Duncan A. Robertson of the Adams-
Robertson Co., Bellevue Place, states
that business so far this Summer has
been better than usual. This store is
in a splendid residential neighborhood,
where a good family trade is always en-
joyed.
Ben Gage of the Peterson Nursery re-
turned Monday from a pleasant visit to
relatives and friends in New England.
Most of his time was spent along the
Connecticut coast. Wm. A. Peterson is
in Yellowstone, and will not return for
some time.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Co. announces a special train from this
city to the S. A. F. convention in Min-
neapolis. This train will leave at 6.45
p.m., Aug. 18, and arrive in Minneapolis
early Tuesday morning, the opening day
of the convention. It is stated that there
are a number of outottown florists that
do not desire to go with either of the
local associations, and it is at their re-
quest that this special train is put on.
While stock is scarce, the A. L. Ran-
dall Co. has been able to keep its cus-
tomers supplied with sufficient stock to
keep them all highly satisfied. The com-
pany has some of the best Asters com-
ing into the market, and its Gladiolus
supply is equal to the best. In the sup-
July 26, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
191
FOR
POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
FOT MAKERS
FOR
14» YBARS
Write for Catalogue and Discounti
A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc.
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., PearsoB S1re«t
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established I7&S
Pleaaa mention the Ejcohfcnica when writinc.
ply line salesmen on the road turn in
good business daily. Six car loads of
Sphagnum are reported to have been
handled this season.
Cook Connty Florists' Association
The monthly meeting of the Cook
County Florists' Association was held on
Thursday evening, July 17 at the Tav-
ern. In the absence of Pres. Kohlbrandt,
AUie Zech presided. John Zeeh, chair-
man of the picnic committee, made his
report, stating that all arrangements had
been made for the picnic to be held
Sept. 7 at Karthauser's Grove, 6656
Ridge ave. Peter Pearson talked on pub-
licity, and Florian D. Wallace spoke
on the subject of greenhouse insurance.
Mr. Wallace was invited to make another
talk on this matter at the next meeting
of the Association. Three new members
were elected. As the next regular meet-
ing night falls during the convention
week, it was decided to hold it one week
ahead of the usual time. The next meet-
ing will therefore be held on Thursday
evening. Aug. 14, in.stead of the 21st. The
members are asked to beat this change
in mind, as if is desired to have another
good meeting before the convention.
There was a good attendance. Light re-
freshments were served. The applica-
tions of W. S. McGee and Florian D.
Wallace for membership were received.
John Zech and a party of friends left
Saturday night for Lake de Flambeau,
Wis., for a week's fishing. They expect
to camp at the Lake, which is twelve
miles from the nearest railroad station.
Indianapolis
Mr. Hoy, in the employ of A. J.
Loveridge of Peoria, 111., has accepted a
position in Indianapolis.
Homer Wiegand has returned from a
delightful vacation.
Albin Schriebler expects to move into
his handsome new residence some time in
September.
Mrs. Hurley's stand at Tomlinson Hall
Market is well filled with garden flowers
these days. Business is reported quiet
there, and not much moves either in the
wholesale or retail line.
The Roepke of Rieman Co. has dis-
posed of its interests to Ernst Rieman.
Mr. Rieman is making extensive plans
and hopes to do an increased business
the coming season.
Charles Pahud is spending his vacation
motorcycling through Indiana. I. B.
Toledo, 0.
Business for the past week has been
virtually at a standstill. This has helped
the florists, as there is a great scarcity
of flowers. Gladioli are coming in though
nothing striking in varieties, but have
been welcome, and have sold well. As-
ters are not yet in. There are some good
Shasta Daisies on the market.
The Cushman Gladiolus Farm is bring-
ing in some fine Sweet Peas, and finds
a ready market for all it can cut.
Congratulations are being showered on
our youngest and most enterprising flo-
rist, Frank Schramm. A 91b, baby girl
was welcomed to his home last week.
Much of the success of the florists' pic-
nic was due to Mr. Schramm's untiring
zeal.
.lohn Barron's charming daughter,
Mabelle has returned from her wedding
trip.
Miss Swartz of the Patten Flower
Shop has returned from a trip to Duluth
and other northern points. Jacob Helmer
of the same firm is away on a fishing
trip, and as he is an ardent fisherman we
can expect some fine fish as a result.
Mr. Metz and Miss Bateman, formerly
with Mrs. J, B. Freeman have opened a
store on Madison ave. They have the
heat wishes of the trade for their success.
There is no reason why they should no^
succeed, as they both have hosts of
friends. B. B.
Dayton, 0.
A cold wave through this section was
quite a relief after the long, unusual hot
spell we had, and it restored the energy
we had lost, making it possible to find
pleasure again in filling orders, which
hold up well for this season in spite of
the scarcity of flowers.
Clade Leslie, who, it was reported last
week, had tonsilitls, has developed in-
stead a severe case of scarlet fever, but
is getting along nicely.
The Advance Floral Co. had several
exceptionally busy days the first of the
week, mostly with funeral work.
E. E. Shaffer expects to spend several
days of this week in Cincinnati attend-
ing the Moose convention.
Mr. Rogers spent several days last
week in Cincinnati, and reports stock
just as scarce there as in Dayton.
W. Horlaeher considered last week's
business as exceptionally good for this
time of the year. Besides a great deal
of funeral work, there were quite a num-
ber of dinner parties at the Country
Club, for which Mr. Horlaeher did the
decorating.
M. D. Schmidt of Park st. had all he
could do to get out funeral orders last
week and so feels satisfied with the vol-
ume of business done.
W. G. Mathews has two new clerks at
his Third st. store, Miss Ethel Bilks of
Dayton and Miss Nellie Landsdowne of
Toledo. Walter Mathews did the deco-
rating at the Dayton Canoe Club's first
annual water sports event making quite
an elaborate afi:air of it. K. E. i.
Elyria, Ohio
Business is rather quiet, but the sup-
ply of flowers is abundant, the early
Asters, Gladioli and Dahlias being added
to the list. Outdoor Peas are not so
good, having been injured in quality by
the heavy rains, which terminated the
long drought in this locality. Carnation
plants in the field as a rule are looking
well, but as .vet no benching has been
done. Vacations and outings occupy the
greater part of the attention of our flo-
rists at present.
Mr. Aerhart, well known in trade cir-
cles in Cleveland, has been added to the
store force of the L. C. Hecock Floral Co.
Copas Bros, are considerably handi-
capped by a lack of space in their pres-
ent location in the Wheaton store. Be-
fore long however, this enterprising firm
expects to occupy its recently leased quar-
ters on Middle ave.
The L. C. Hecock Floral Co. captured
first prize in the decorated auto parade
at the Perry Centennial held in Lorain.
The decoration consisted of a large boat
mounted upon the top of the company's
delivery car, daintily covered with white
canvas and flowers, of which Wistaria
formed an important part.
Paul Wainwright, of the Pentecost
Greenhouses. Cleveland, spent last Sun-
day with friends in Elyria.
Harry Copas, whose health of late has
l.ten poor, has sufficiently recovered to
Je able to work a part of the time in
the firm's greenhouses.
A. A. Fox, of Hecock's force, made a
visit to the Barber place at Barherton
recently. He was courteously shown
through the entire place, eight acres of
which, devoted to the growing of flowers,
fruits and vegetables, are under glass.
Mr. Fox reports this a great business,
well worth a long journey to see.
Louis Eidler. who has been spending
his vacation with friends here, returned
to his duties at the Kenmore Green-
houses,-Kenmore, early in the week.
J. McL.
Floral Designs de Luxe ^2^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. * PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
SEND FOR ODR NEW PRICE LIST
THE WHILLDINIIPOTTERY COMPANY
Branches "S^P "y
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y
FLOWER POTS
Factory
713-719 Wharton St„ Philadelphia, Pa.
PleaiB mention the Eiohajige wbw writing.
STANDARD FLOWER POTS
1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flower
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be .hipped *t &■
hour', notice. Price per crate u follow.:
2000 1Ji-inch $6.00
1500 2-inch 4.88
1500 2}i-iilch 6.25
1500 2H-inch 6.00
1000 3-inch $5.00
800 3H-inch 6.80
600 4-inch 4.50
456 4H-inch 5.24
__ 3205-inch 4.51
__ Our Specialty, Lon£ Distance and Export Trade
LFINGER BROS., Pottery, FORT ED>VARD, N
AUGUST ROLRER & SONS. 31 BarcUy St.. New York City, Agents.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltliig.
210 5H-inch $3.78
144 &-inch 3.IC
120 7-inch «.»
60 8-inch 3.00
All
FLORISTS* RED POTS s
All
You can't beat them
Jus' the kind you want at your benches.
In any way.
MOSS AZTEC WARE
Ask about our new line, consisting of Jardinieres, Fern Pans,
Vases, etc. IT'S THE HIT OF THE SEASON.
THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO., south ^™s.iH..
THE BEST POTS
You will learn the secret of our eoer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
Please mention the KinhBnge when writinc.
Write for Catalogue.
Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The extension rtave foot
prevents the bottom from
rotting. No chance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mfg. Co.
Toldeo, Ohio, U. S. A.
Please mention the Etchange when writing.
St. Louis
The twentieth annual picnic of the
St. Louis Florists' Club, held at Ramona
Park on July 17, was one of the most
enjoyable affairs ever given, and was at-
tended by some 400 people from Belle-
ville, Edwardsville, Bast St. I^ouis, Clay-
ton, Webster Grover and Kirkwood. and
was enjoyed by retailers wholesalers,
growers and errand boys alike, each and
every one stating it was the best ever
and had it not been so hot (it registered
98 in the shade), the attendance would
have been a record breaker and possibly
would had made it a little more enjoy-
able. The reception committee commit-
tee, consisting of Messrs. Smith. Wind-
ier, Weber, Angermuller and several oth-
ers, were at the gate to welcome all,
and Messrs. Gumz, Patton, Ossick and
Beneke, ran off a number of games and
races in good fashion. Peletier's Band
from South St. Louis furnished fine
dancing music, which was especially
pleasing to the young folks.
Winners in the different events in the
afternoon were as follows
60 yd. dash for growers. — 1, K. Ogle;
2, Joe Hauser.
Time walking match for growers. — 1,
Henry Emmonds; 2, W. Ogle.
Young ladles' race, 16 years and over.
—1. Grace Potter: 2, Christina Reineoke.
Girls' race (under 16 years).— 1, Hor-
tense Emmonds: 2, T. Nlghswander.
Boys race, under 16 years. — 1. Gus
Secenery; 2, Joe Roehm.
Red Standard Pots
Look ahead and aee where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this SPRING to
stock your greenhouses.
Ttiink of US. Write us. Try us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
215-225 Pearl St.. NORRISTOWN.PA
Please mention the Exchange ■when writing.
'SyracuseRedPots"
With new and improved
Lcfainery wec»n supply
your wants to better ad-
vantage than ever.
Special discounts c
large order*.
I Syracuse Pottery Co. i
SYRACUSE. N. Y. '
Pleage mention the Eichange when writing.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
••He who hesitates is lost." Reduced to
plain languajSe this means that the man who
hesitates to push his stock, fearing to increase
the cost l)y advertising it, or for some other
reason, Is surely going to run behind bis tnore
progressive competitor.
192
The Florists' Exchange
Our Proposition
USE
Clay's Fertilizer
It will gratify your desires, filling your houses with perfect flowers
and fruits. It is unsurpassed as a Plant Food. Its merit is recognized
by The Florists' Exchange.
Supplied by the Leading Nursery and Seed Finns, including:
NEW YORK— Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett Brothers, William
Elliott & Sons, Peter Henderson & Co., Stumpp & Walter Co.,
J. M. Thorburn & Co., Vaughan's Seed Store, Weeber & Don.
ROCHESTER (N. Y.)— James Vick's Sons.
BOSTON— Joseph Brock & Sons Co., R. & J. Farquhar
"" ' ""'ske, " ^ 'w-. . ^ „
Co.,
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., Thomas J. Grey Co.
PHILADELPHIA— Henry A. Dreer, Henry F Michell Co., Hosea
Waterer.
MANUFACTURED BY
Clay & Son
Stratford, London
ENGLAND
tion the Exchange when writing.
c/>
&t^k^
SECTICI
iTOOOOR
Guaranteed tinder the Insecticide Act, 1910,
your plants and
NOPCHSOM
Seriil No. 321
Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips. Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by inserts.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
El ant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
ave used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses. Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pels. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint, 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
K Gallon, $1.25; Gallon. $2.00; 5 Gallon
Can, $9.00; 10 Gallon Can. $17.50.
DlrectlonB on package. Forsale by Seedsmen and
Florists' Supply Honsea. If you cannot obtain
this from your Supnlv Hoiisr. write ua direct.
PolsonI KIL- WORM PolsonI
Destroys Worms, Ants, etc. infesting
Golf, Cricket Grounds, Parks and Lawns.
Sure Death to Snails.
PRICES:
1 Quart Bottle $1.00 1 Gallon Jug $3.00
H Gallon Bottle 1.75 5 Gallon Jug 13.50
One gallon Kil-Worm makes 50 gallons
liquid when mixed with water.
Pol»nI KIL-NVEED Poisonl
Not to be used on Lawns.
An unsurpassed preparation for removal
of grass, weeds, vines and bushes from
paths, roadwavs, gutters, etc. One gallon
KlUWEED diluted with water will make
30 to 35 gallons of treating liquid.
1 Quart Can $0.35 5 Gallon Can -$4.00
H Gallon Can .60 10 Gallon Can 7.50
1 Gallon Can 1.00 1 Barrel, per gal. .6'
UBMOrv OIL COMPArVV, Dept.J
420 W. Lexington St., Battimore, Md.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, Thrips. Red Spider, etc.
secticides on the mar-
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before the.\
have a chance to reach the plant.
gallons boiling hot
water* allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any other insecticide on
the market.
PLANTLIFE
chemicals
or poisons, is purely
vegetable, anci posi-
tively will not injure'the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
? mention the Exchange when writing.
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write or free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
4^Money refunded If not satisfied.
Beware of imitations
) iLxchange when vrrituxg.
llflNlIRES
Unequaled for Greenhouse and
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Co.
34 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Success brings £
Be a successful advertiser.
Begin riglit by
Advertising in The Florists' Exchange.
Try it out in our Convention Number !
Men's Shot Put— 1, K. Oglej 2, Walter
Vanderwalk,
Ladies' ball throwing contest. — 1, Mrs.
Patton; 2, Viola Spiegel.
Hop, step and jump. — 1, O. K. San-
ders; 2, Al. Gumz.
Ladies' tug of war. — 1, Mrs. Taber's
party.
Ladies' novelty race, open to all. — 1,
Mrs. Wucher; 2, Mrs. P. J. Fillmore, Jr.
Girls' novelty race, 14 years and un-
der.— 1, Pauline Emmonds; 2, Beatrice
Kuhlmann.
Ladies' egg and spoon race. — 1, Mrs.
W. J. Pilcher; 2, Mrs. Kuehn.
Men's tug of war. — 1, Geo. Windier,
Captain.
St. Louis seed contest (guessing at a
filled bottle of seeds). — 1, Mrs. Joe
Hauser and Mrs. Engel (tied); 2, W. J.
Meyer.
Schisler-Corneli seed contest. — 1, J. N.
Barasch: 2, Mrs. Ella Lippert.
Schisler grain contest. — 1, L. Mauser;
2, A. Cerney.
Chas. H. Huttig, president of the
Third National Bank and one of the fore-
most citizens of the city, was buried last
Wednesday afternoon. Practically every
florist in town sent something, but a
few of the West End florists had the bulk
of the work. A newspaper was quoted as
saying that there was $3500 worth of
flowers at the funeral.
On account of the August meeting of
the St. Louis Florists' Club following on
the same date that the St. Louis delega-
tion to the S. A. F. convention starts
for Minneapolis, the meeting will be
called on Thursday, Aug. 14, to enable
the Club to have a good attendance on
that date.
The committee of 2.5, representing the
St. Louis Florists' Club, will confer with
the Coliseum management to complete ar-
rangements for the coming Fall flower
show, and also endeavor to raise the sum
of .$2000 for the window decorations of
the downtown stores, which is a prize
feature of the show.
Anton Bros, of Olivette, Mo., will open
a flower store at 5642 Delmar ave. on
Aug. 15. 'They have ordered a large
Brecht refrigerator and several Brecht
counters. O. K. S.
Milwaukee Wis.
The market has been very quiet the
past week. Weather conditions have
been such that the old stock has run out
earlier than usual, while the outdoor
Summer flowers have not come ft)nvard
as early as they usually do. Yet the
stock is sufficient in quantity to meet
the demand. Roses are holding their
own much better than anything else, and
it is surprising that they are so good,
considering the hot weather of a week or
so ago. The past week has not been so
hot and we have had rain, which has
helped to keep things going. The spe-
cial feature this week is the sharp de-
crease in the supply of Carnations. The
hot weather in June hit them so hard
that practically all the growers have
thrOT\'n them out and are replanting same.
There are scarcely any Carnations on
the market this week, and most of those
received are very poor. Some of the
field grown Carnations are looking bet-
ter, though small. A few Asters are in
the market ; the weather has been so
dry that they are not blooming as early
as' usual. Am. Beauty Roses are coming
in more abundantly now. While some
growers are cutting little, others have
fine crops in ; the quality is all that could
be expected in the middle of Summer ; the
weather the past few days has heen in
their favor. Prices are better than
earlier in the month. Roses are not in
large supply. Quality varies from day
to dav ; after a cool day the receipts are
in fair condition, but following a hot
day much of the stock is wide open.
Short white bloom continue in special de-
mand, owing to funeral work, which made
slight activity among the florists. (Glad-
ioli are not coming forward as fast as
u-^ual. lerause of the dry weather, hut
tile supply is increasing every day. Tlie
three old standhys. America, King and
Augusta, are most salable. The situa-
tion in Easter Lilies has had a decided
change : at the beginning of the month
they were sold at the lowest average price
ever known, but now they are back to
normal on account of the shortage of
other first class flowers.
Outdoor Sweet Peas are beginning to
be a market factor, but the quality is not
what the best trade requires. Outdoor
work is demanding considerable attention,
and the fight to exterminate the insect
pests is being waged vigorously. Gypso-
phila is quite abundant and the demand
THE RECOONIZED STANDARD INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thrips,
mealy bug and soft scale.
Sl.OO per quart, J2.50 per gallon
For mildew, nist and bench fungi. IDoes not
Btain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart. $2.00 per gallon
VERMINE
SCALINE
For scale and all sap sucking insects on trees and
nursery stock. Can be used m growing season as
safely as in dormant season.
75c. per quart, $1 .50 per gallon, 10 gallons, $10.
^JAptlana
ri/M/GAJ^£^
$1.35 per quart, $4.00 per gallon
3ur products are used diluted with water at
strengths, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let us quote you our prices to commercial grow-
quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemlcala
M. G. EBEL, Gen*l Mgr. MADISON, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, Scib.i'C
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. i'iS^
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. tl^
TOBACCO STEMS,S0c.6ig'ib"iSi«
Special Prices in Tons and Carload Lota.
BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
w
are easy to kill with
The rumigatjiig Kind Tobacco Powder
$3.00 per bas 100 lbs.
BatlBiaction guaranteed or money b '
why try cbeap anbitltntea tbat makei
not dare to gsarantee ?
TO H. i. STOOTEOFP 00., MOUn TIRIOI. I. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PHOSPHORUS
A seven-inch potful of Dsrldee's Special Phosphorus
mixed with a wheelbarrow of soil when planting or
potting; then, when roots are established, a small pail-
ful scattered over 500 square feet every two weeks before
watering, will grow vigorous Flowers and Plants.
Sample bag {300 lbs.), 85.00; over 500 Ibt. at rate of
540.00 per ton.
WILLIAM M.DAVIDGE, P. 0. Box 5. BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE is the
only trade paper publishing an index to
stock advertised in each Issue, and this
feature means that a reader in need of,
say, Carnations, can iool< at this index
and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertisements
in addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
July 36, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
193
Its a
KmG
IDEAL BOILER
that you want in your
aWRBINMOUSE
This boiler is especially built to
burn soft coal, is
MIVIOKELESS
and saves Va of the season's fuel bill.
King Greenhouses, Boiler, Gar-
den Frames, Etc., are all money
savers. Write for reasons.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO.,
26 King's Rd., North Tonawanda.N.Y.
"All tb^Sunligbt All Day Houses"
Please mention the Exchange when vrriting.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN
Greenhouse Glass,
Paints and Putty,
"DlFrAlO WHITE" S)
Most Perfect White Paint Made
BE SURE TO GET OUR ESTIMATES.
THE DWELLE - KAISER CO.
138-342 ElUcott Street - BUFFALO. N. Y.
Branch OfiBces
80 North Allen Street - Albany, N. Y.
Cutler Building - Rochester, N. Y.
1220 State Street - - Erie, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Evans Improved Challenge
Roller beaxinjs, self-oiUnK de-
vice, automatic stop, solid link
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the most per-
fect apparatus in the manet.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your arders
elsewhere.
QUAKER CITY MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CONTRACTOR TOR
Painting, Glazingand Putty Bulbing
ON GREENHOUSES
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO HOTBED SASH
SI nPAT ^^^ EAST 121 s« STREET
• LUrHI, NEW YORK CITY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
^m
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded. thoroughly overhauled. 14-foot lengths
and up, guaranteed free from splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT ® DAVIDSON
217-25 Union Avenue. Brooklyn, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MASTICA
Used for glazmg greenhouses. $L35 per gla.
Machines for using same. $1.25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastica furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltinfr.
Greenlioiise Materials an^Erecud
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will fumtah
details and cut materials ready for erection.
Frank' Vjin A^crliA f"'t<»n Ave., Rose Ave.,
I r<Ulli^ T dn ilSSCne, and Dwight Stre«t
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A STIC A
Ifeenhouse^lggnj
USE IT NOW.
F.O.PIERCECO.
12 W. BROADWAY
NEW YORK
Mastica la elastic and tenacloua, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OP
Greenhouses ^^ Conservatories
NORTH TONAWANDA.N.Y.
HAMILTON, ONT.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
also good. The double variety panicu-
lata sells best, as it is a fine keeper com-
pared with the single.
During the quiet months of Summer
everyone who can go is olif for the coun-
try. All the flower stores are more or
less short-Tianded at present, but the ab-
sence of a few clerks is not felt at this
time, nor will it be until business starts
up again. Many of the stores improve
this opportunity by taking inventory.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. reports a
shortage of Roses the past week. It has
had quite a demand for the Mrs. Russell
liose this week, and tilled all orders nice-
ly. A few Carnations came in that were
fairly good, and the price went up to 2e.
Gus. Rusch & Co. are getting in some
outdoor Sweet Peas which are of pretty
fair quality, also some fine Snapdragon,
all of W'hich cleans up every day.
.Tames Fox & Sons report business
quiet ; last week they had a very pretty
window decoration of Ward Roses.
Currie Bros. Co. had quite a lot of
funeral work the past week. William
Currie and Roy Currie left Saturday for
Lake Geneva to attend the Sweet Pea
show being held there. Paul Shultz has
returned from a week's fishing trip
around the lakes. Miss Jean Currie left
Saturday for Indianapolis, Ind., to spend
ler vacation with her sister.
M. 0. S.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Business was very quiet during the
past two' weeks, as can be readily under-
stood. While the heat has not been
"killing," it has been warm enough to
turn the thoughts of the flower buying
public to the lakes and other resorts,
rather than to buying flowers.
Minnesota is experiencing quite a
number of thunderstorms, accompanied
by a good deal more rain than is needed,
for it certainly is injurious to the Sweet
Peas, Daisies and Aster crops, while it
seems to have a better effect on Gladioli.
Sweet Peas and Daisies are coming in
daily by the thousand, while Asters as
yet have not begun to bloom ; another
week will see them on the market in
large quantities, as also the Gladioli.
Sweet Peas are selling for 25c. per 100.
W. D. Desmond of the L. S. Donald-
son Co., floral department and green-
houses, has just returned from a most
delightful vacation at International
Falls, Minn., and looks the picture of
health. Mr. Desmond visited Fort St.
Frances, and other points along the
Canadian border, and was accompanied
by his wife, who also says she had the
time of her life. He is again busy with
business pertaining to convention mat-
ters.
Hans Rosacker has purchased a new
seven passenger touring car, with which
he expects to help entertain the conven-
tion visitors. He reports business as
most satisfactory for the first six months
of the year.
Col. Livingston, formerly with Chap-
man-Bastings Co.. but now with the
Ij. S, Donaldson Co., is planning to go
to camp July 21 for two weeks.
Do you want true heating value for your money ? Many
florists, to their sorrow, have made the mistake of buying
cast iron boilers, which, because of their ratings, appeared
to be cheaper than the Kroeschell Boiler.
The extravagant ratings of cast iron boilers are misleading, and
have been the cause of much disappointment and serious trouble
to many growers. The fuel waste is enormous when cast iron
boilers are used for commercial purposes, such as greenhouse
heating.
ISiiajsixij V, U<>\,V.«.^.;\«*> TBE KROESCHELl CREENHOUffi BOILER^
__„ ,,„,„ , . . Here U the boner that Is making the n
. wv.r IMO Ct Iron BoU.n wew re- wonderful greentioiue bo.tl0« record In th
t"«»d by the Kroeschell GreenhouMBoUer world Floriato and gardeDeiB who bars
durlns the pMt
It l£ a cOm-
occtureiico for ft Kroeachell to replace
-"y to foQT ca« Iron boUera at a eln^Ie
V'iSaiJHi.'U'" CENTRAL io^TTOC
ynoriste hondreds of doUftrs
tS. ,">™<'™" »' aoUftr« per leaeon inrthV
tol alone, besides a bl« i»vln» In new ll;
. praodcal experience
place his hMivy
used other makes are constaotly jivln* »■
the Kroeschell Oreenhoose Boiler the highest
praise -
10,789,000 square (eet of glass was .
eqolpped witb the KroeecbeU Boiler dur.
You will and the ,
UoioQ and Canada.
Our Cst.rn
buBbieB. ha.
oeedlnslr
The Kroeschell
has the highest stand-
ard of heating values.
Immense Self-cleaning
Heating Surface, Long-
est Fire Travel, Perfect
Combustion, Free Cir-
culation, Thin Water-
ways, Honest Working
Capacities, Unequaled
Fuel Economy.
The Kroeschell
has
epiaced hu
ndreds
ofca
t iron boile
rs. In
every
case highe
I tem-
perat
ures are .
ecured
with
the Kroeschell |
with
the same
piping
andv
/ith less fue
Wf
have no
agents.
The
Sroeschell
s sold
direc
from factory to |
users
This elin
[linates
the
unnecessary
mid-
dlcm
n's profit.
READ WHAT THE USERS SAY ABOUT
KROESCHELL BOILERS
Cast Iron Boilers Cause Freeze-
out — Kroeschell Boilers no
Worry
I bought a No. 2 boiler in 1902-
Takes care of 7000 sq. ft. of glass-
would take care of 2000 more. I
have had a cast iron boiler, but it
broke down twice in four years,
always in the coldest weather. It
broke down Dec. 29, 1904, and I
lost all my stock In consequence.
I have now two No. 2 and one No.
6 Kroeschell boilers, and do not
worry about their breaking down.
GRANT NEWPORT.
Cedar Rapids, la.
We have a
It takes care
it would take care of twice that
I first had a new cast iron boiler
which lasted two years, when it
cracked to pieces. The second was
a second-hand boiler.
I consider your boiler the best pay-
ing investment I ever made.
You can refer anyone to us,
MARYSVILLE FLORAL CO..
Marysville, Ohio.
Cast Iron Boilers Crack
I wa
nt to thank
you
for
your promptness
in shipping the boil
r I ordered of
you on
January 13. I had
a breakdown, <
ne of a battery of two cast
iron boilers cracked 1
so It wa
s impossible
:o u
se s
a me, so
got you
on the telephone at
S.30 a.m., Jan
arvia.
and ordt
red one of your h
^t \v
ater boil
ers. Sam
c was put in my boile
1 and connected up
r room in the afternoon 1
of January 15, after
whi
m built
oundatio
me the
boiler h.
s taken car
of
san
le glass
as the tw
o cast iron boilers
and does it ea.
better in
every way.
(Signed) ANDREW BATHER.
Clinton,
Iowa.
Do not make a mistake when selecting your new boiler; get a Kroeschell
and you will never be disappointed.
KROESCHELL BROS CO., ^'^^^^^A^^c^f ilY!""
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
Unequaled for
White- wash Spray-
ing. Will not clog or get out of order.
Uaed in Leading Parks and Cemeterio.
RE3DE & McKENNS
tl4 — tOth Street, Brooklyn, New York
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and doiible thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glass Works '^N-ei^vo^nif,'*
Pleaie mention thB Exohanga wh«n wrltinir
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How Much of Your Good
Money Is Your Chimney
Going ToGrab This Winter?
To put it another way — how much heat will be going
up your chimney that ought to be going into your coils?
How many dollars worth of coal will your chimney grab?
Of course a certain amount of heated gases going up
the chimney is necessary to produce a good draft — but
any heat that goes up, beyond that point, is a dead loss to you.
Burnham Boilers make cool chimneys and hot coils — you
heat indoors — not out.
The Handy Hand Book explains just why Burnham
boiler chimneys are cool chimneys. We'll tell you the
main reason right now^: it's the long fire travel. The long-
est in any cast iron boiler.
A long fire travel makes a short coal bill.
This time buy a Burnham.
Lord and Burnham Co.
SALES OFFICES
N=w York Philadelphia Boatan Chicago Rochester
42nd St. Bldg. Franklin Bank Bldg. Tremont Bldg. Rookery Bldg. Granite Bldg
Toronto. Canada. 12 Queen St. East
FACTORIES: IRVINGTON. N. Y, DES PLAINES, ILL.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
S. Jacobs & Sons
CiUblished I87| '^A^V^S. <s'
Upon
C5TIM/\rC
13c out ST,
rvasY Thing
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N
Plea— mtntloB th» Exchangq whm wrltlag.
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
Price $3.50. Send lor Sample Pages
A, T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO„
2 TO 8 DUANE STREET. NEW YORK
B9
CW.W4
Boiler Talks
(No. 5)
W NOTE.— This Is the fifth of a seriea
of advertisements written by our cus-
tomers. We print here a copy of a
signed question sheet. We mailed
these to boiler users throughout the
country, and we are going to give you
the answers just as we received them.
It will be worth your time to follow
this series to the end. Notice these
ads are all dated and signed. No
** Humbug " here.
Questions and Answers
1. Q. — Have you
iron boiler?
2. Q. — Have you
flue boiler? A. — Yes.
■ Q.— Which do you pref(
fired
Yes.
fired
steel
? A.—
Casti
No. 4. Q. — Do you save coal with the
cast iron boiler ? A. — Yes.
No. 5. Q. — Which is the easiest to oper-
ate? A. — Cast iron.
No. 6. Do you have more trouble with
the cast iron than the steel?
A.— No.
No. 7. Which type costs least for re-
pairs? A. — Cast iron.
No. 8. Q.— Is the cast iron easier to
clean? A.— Yes.
No. 9. Q.^Does the cast iron heat
quicker? A. — Yes.
No. 10. Q. — Which type lasts longer?
A.— Cast iron.
No. 11. Q. — If you prefer a cast iron boiler
please tell us why. A. — Easier
to get into any place.
No. 12. Q. — If you prefer a steel flue boiler
please tell us why. A. .
No. 13. Q. — How long have you used
cast iron boilers? A. — Thirty-
two years.
No, 14. Q. — How long have you used steel
flue boilers 7 A.— Thirty-two yrs.
No. 15. Q. — Do you personally attend to
the boiler? A. — During the day.
No. 16. Q. — Which type holds fire longest ?
A. — Cast iron.
GET THESE CATALOGUES
No. 6. Pipe and Fittinfii No. II. Moninger Water Supply
No. 6. Boiler Handboolt No. 12. Ventil.ting Machioery
No. 10. BoUeuina Battery No. 14. Trussed Iron Frame Houses
No. 17. Q. — Is your boiler steam or water ?
A. — Steam.
No. 18. Q, — Whatkindofcoaldoyoubum?
A. — Stove
No. 19. Q.— What is your glass area?
A.— 16,000 sq. ft.
No. 20. Q.— What boiler are you using?
A. — Moninger the last one put in.
No, 21. Q. — Is your piping in good shape?
No. 22. Q.— If not! explain trouble. A.—
No. 23. Q. — Do you get good draft?
A. — Yes.
No. 24. Q.— What is size of chimney ?
A.— 14 inches.
No. 25. Rtmarks. ■ — .
Date, May 19. 1913.
Signed
.15. FlatRafteiHou
. 16. HolBedSaih
.17. Senii-Iion Houa
JOHN C. MONINGER CO., »otBh*wta.. CHICAGO
Bvefything for tHe Greenhouse
Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
Summer In Winter
Standard Greenhouse Boilers
One cent gets our Catalog
GIBLIN © CO., Utica, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing:.
Otto Will, who returned from New
Mexico about a month ago, after being
down there for about 2 years, trying to
regain health, returned last week owing
to the climate conditions here, which he
was unable to stand.
Miss Julia Ells, for the past ten years
with the L. S. Donaldson Co., leaves
August 1 for a month's vacation. She
expects to take a trip to the coast.
John Rovik, captain of the Minneapo-
lis Florists' Club baseball team, reports
that the boys are out practicing twice a
week, and that the All-Star team of the
S. A. F. & O. H. will stack up against a
real ball team worthy of the Club.
R. A. Latham reports things a little
quiet, and that a few weeks' rest will
just put him in fine shape for the con-
vention.
The flower beds at the Armory are
doing exceptionally well, and by the time
the convention opens visitors will be
treated to something well worth seeing.
Worked out is a large loving cup of clay,
planted with small bedding plants, such
as Alternantheras, all around, with
Daisies and Geraniums, a large Phoenix
in the center, with Vincas hanging from
same, surrounded with beautiful small
beds.
Mr. Foley of the Foley Mfg. Co., Chi-
cago, 111., stopped off en route to Mon-
tana. He looks in the best of health,
and reports business as very satisfactory,
and states he will be on the ground at the
time of the convention.
Minneapolis bowlers are all practicing
and getting in the pink of condition for
the S. A. F. and O. H. tournament. Some
good scores are looked for. L. A. Mathes
and N. Doetsch have a set-to every
week : the former's best score last week
I was 236. L. A. M.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Free from rot
Producing appliances
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PEARCE
Teteirtione 662-M 203 Tremont Avenue. Orange. N. I.
Please mention the Exohang* when writinr.
DREEIR'S
FLORIST SPECIALTIES
New Brand New Style
HOSE "RIVERTON'.
Furnished in lengths
up to 500 feet without
seam or joint.
The HOSE for the FLORIST
9i-inch, per ft., 15c.
Reel ol 500 ft." 14Hc.
2 Reels, 1000
feet . - " 14c.
H-inch, " 13c.
Reels. 500 ft. " .12}<jc.
Couplings furnished
HENRY A. DREER,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey cirg. New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses —
Commercial and Private
Pleue mentioa the Ezohauf e when wrltinc.
July 26, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
195
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
M
Metropolitan
Patent Wall
Construction
WITH a little extra cost
above wood and with less
trouble, anyone can put
op our Iron Wall Greenhouse by
boltingf the different pieces to-
gether and securing roof bars for
any size glass to the iron side
plate and drip conductor com-
bined. Side bars are held securely
without the use of nails or screws.
To economize wall plate may be
eliminated.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse MATERIAL!^ Hot-BedSash
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Oteenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Onr Prices Right
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, III.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse GLASS
KJ^'.'uW^""' SHARP. PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago. 111.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits ^ Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A. T. D© Ua Mare Printing and Putsllshl ng Co., Ltd.
3 to S Duan« Straat, Ma-w Tork
LISTEN!
WHY should we say listen? It's no secret
we want to tell you because every one
knows that Advance Ventilating ap-
paratus and greenhouse fittings are the best
on the market. Well, we want you to re-
member it, that's all. So when you are in the
market we will get your order. Of course we
will be glad to give full particulars right now.
Write as.
ADVANCE CO.,
Richmond, Ind
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that Is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Pleaae mention the E^ohange when writing.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Roof Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS.
Pleaae mention the Exchange wht
I JENNINGS BROS.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
a writing.
QlAS^
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be bad by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the l&raest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
tom Price*.
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Pleaee mention the Exchange when writing.
LAND DRAIN TILE muS^^t iJt.
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many 2nd, Srd and 4th repeat orders daring patt
Qve yean from asen, show results. Send postal
for circular and prices.
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
Munaiutarers 613 Euclid Avenue. Cleveland, Ohio
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
Berratories and all other purposes. Get our
fl&ures before buying. Estimates freely ftlven.
GLASS
NEW YORK
1 the Exchange when writing.
We make a specialty of Greenhouse Stock for Commercial Growers of Flowers
and Vegetables. Sash
Bars 32 feet long and
over. Write for circu-
lars and prices.
ThclTSiearns
LnmDer Co.
NEPONSET, Boston, Mass.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
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July 26, 1913
S0^
Ike Tirst R^s
J^ake Most Growdi
i
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''"/'-■:-' ' ""■ "' ' ''/- -^-^Jf
1
r
' .4*;'- »-r-«.«»srfSlMS, - ^ . , ,
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^I^HE fact that in the first few hours of
Wim the morning plants make more
growth and better growth than in all
the rest of the day, is a very vital
point to have in mind when deciding on buy-
ing a greenhouse.
The lighter the construction of your greenr
house is, the quicker and stronger will be the
growth. The greater will be the returns on
your investment.
U-Bar greenhouses have a complete galvan-
ized, aluminum, painted steel frame that makes
them not only the lightest houses built, but
rigid, enduring and low in up-keep costs.
The first rays and the last rays of light count
with U-Bar houses, because their extreme
lightness permits the greatest amount of light
to reach the plants.
Graceful and attractive as the U-Bar con-
struction is, its efficiency is, after all, the thing.
They cost more but they are worth more,
because results are more and cost of mainte-
nance less.
We tell you these facts as a matter of pro-
tection.
Send for catalog or send for us — or both.
U-BAR GREENHOUSES
PIERSON UBARCO i madisonave.iw;
<:ANADIAN OFFIC£-10 PHILLIPS PLACE MONTREAL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION NUMBER NEXT WEEK
IDe tzre a straight shoot and aim to grow Into a vigorous Pta
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 5
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, AUGUST 2, J9J3
One Dollar Per Year
Lilium Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
"We have received our first conFignment of Harrisii, and offer a selected stock of
the original true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was grown from the original
true type, and will be found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose
Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season, but we
are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can n:iake delivery
now from first shipment.
6 to 7-inch biilbs, 3oOto the case, S5.50 per 100. $45.00 per 1000
7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200 to the case, 9.00 per 100, 82.50 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
Hydrangea Otaksa
Blue end Pink, in bud and bloom t for Immediate use
We have a fine stock of pot-grown plants in 6-in. and 7-in. p>ots, just beginning to show
color, in fine shape. 35c. to 50c. each.
We offer, also, a large stock of well-budded plants for July and August flowering. Plants
in large tubs, J2.00 and *3.00 each; extra large specimens in haif-barrels at S5.00 and $7.50 each.
Fine Ferns for Summer Decoration
For Immediate Use
We have a fine stock of the following varieties in the sizes offered.
Elegantlsslma. 6-in. i>ots, 50c. each; S-in.. Sl.OO each.
Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The best of all the plain-leaved type,
heavy specimens, in 10-in. pots, $3.00 and $4.00 each.
8-in., $1.00 each; very
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White KiOamey, Pink EiUamey, Richmond, Lady Hllllngdon and ElUarney Queen.
We have a small surplusover and above our own requirements of the above-named varieties.
s, in 33^- and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NE>A/ YORK
Strong grafted pja
F. R. PJERSON CO.,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
'Si^Zr LILY BULBS
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we offer LILIUM GIGANTEUM,
supply limited —
8-10, 225 to case $17.00 per case
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
Write now and get our quotations on Giganteum, Formosum and
Magnlficum bulbs for 1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII
For Immediate delivery
7-9, 200 to case, $9.00 per 100, $85.00 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates. Less 3% for cash with order
POINSETTIAS
2H-inch, fine stock, $7 00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000.
WM. F. HASTING CO., I^^^a^]^. %:
Fleaae mention the Exchange wbe
POINSETTIAS
2M-inch, J7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000.
GARDENIA VEITCHII
2M-in., $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000 3-in., $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000.
WHITE BOUVARDIA
2M-inch, $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000.
SMILAX
2M-inch, carried over plants, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
4-inch, $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus
2M-in., $3.50 per 100; $-30.00 per 1000. 3-in., $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000.
ADIANTUM Croweanum
3-inch, $7.00 per 100; $65.00 per 1000.
ADIANTUM Glory of Mordrecht
2-inch, $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000.
A, N. PiERSON, ,no.
Cromweii, Conn.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIIMS
rMn E have a splendid lot reidy, in a fine assortment of
IT fj good plants in 3-inch pots, for Fall and Winter
^^ J blooming; S3. 00 per 100, I25.00 per looo. Good
*^^ 2-inch stock at $2.00 per 100, I18.50 per 1000.
We are bool:ing orders for next season; get our catalogue
and prices. We cover the field of useful varieties.
Good, strong, 2-inch pots,
per 1000.
!.00 per 100, $17.50
Smilax
Asparagus
Asparagus
Hardy English Ivy lt:^^^Z:
SPRENGERI, 3-inch, $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000.
PLUMOSUS NANUS, 3-inch, $5.00
per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., TJ«!!ii;i^"
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX— THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 215
198
The Florists' Exchange
NITRATE OF SODA..
NICOTICIDE
LEMON OIL
Dive Into Some
of These Wants
GLAZING POINTS, Peerless 1000, 80c.
PINCERS 40c .
GLASS CUTTERS, diamond with guide wheel,
$3.25
HOSE MENDERS, Cooper's, K-mch . . .65c. doz.
MASTICA, for glazing
S1.36 gal., can of 6 gals., S7.00
MASTICA MACHINES Sl.OO
PUTTY, Twemlow's Old English gal., $1.60
PUTTY BULBS, postage 10c 75c.
CLAY'S FERTILIZER 56 lbs., $3.25
THOMPSON'S CHRYSANTHEMUM
FERTILIZER 56 lbs., $6.00
SCOTCH SOOT, 112 lbs. $3.00
SO lbs., $2.25
.■.'.'.■.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'H gal'.,'$i.25; gal'. $2.00
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS
42 Vesey Street, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange -when -writing.
-TO THE TRADE-
HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany
"^~^~^^ (Esublishcd in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the Tery larteit (cale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS
SpedalUea:
„■„....--, Beans. Beets, Cabbages* Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces. Onions, Peas,
Radishes. Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Onerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc Catalogue free on application.
HeSrYMETTE'S TKIUMPH of the GIANT PANSIES (nuied). the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, »6.00 per oz., $1.75 per Ji oz., Jl.OO per }i oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order. , ... ^ ^ ,
All seeds ofifercd are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
seeds on contract.
Please mention the Eact'apge when writing.
Asparagus Plumosus Nanus Seed
TO CLOSE OUT LARGE, LATE-MATURED STOCK
Under 25,000 at SIJS per 1000. Over 25,000 at $1.00 per 1000. First-claas in every respect
DRAKE POINT GREENHOUSES, YALAHA, FLORIDA
GIANT
PANSY Sffl)
HOME GROWN
As fine as the very best obtainable: $5.00
per oz., $1.50 per J4 oz., 50c. per trade
packet.
Cyclainen Seed
The celebrated English strain. $9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2>^-inch, strong, $5.00 per 100. $45.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.75 eacli.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $8.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Bulbs Arriving
LILIUM HARRISII
(True Bermuda Easter Lily)
9-11 in., per doz., S3.75: per 100, S23.00.
7- 9 in., per doz., S1.35; per 100, S8.75.
Our slock comes direct from one oj the best
growers in Bermuda, to whom we pay special
prices to secure extra good bulbs. Our stock
this year is tbe best in appearance we have seen
A m Q ru 1 1 i C Johnsoni. $2.50 per doz.
Mlllaiyilld Vittata Hybrids. $3.50 per
n V Q I i c Bermuda Buttercup. 31.00 per
UAaild 100, SS.50 per 1000.
Write for Fall Catalogue.
James Vick's Sons
Rochester,
New York
Please mention the Exchange when -wiitinc.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Childs' Gladioli
ar« BOted the world ara for
SUPERIOR MERIT
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
Flowerfleld, Long Island, N. T.
Superb Quality
Seeds lor Florlsis
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S
"SUPERB MIXTURE" OF
GiANT PANSY SEED
contains the TJIiXlMATE in Giant
Pansies.
You cannot buy a better mixture of
Pansy Seed at any price.
Trade Packet. 50c.; K-oz.. $1.25 ; oz., $4.00
We carry in stoclt all named and sepa-
rate colors of Giant Pansies, also the best
strains of Odler, Gassier, Bugnots,
Trimardeau, etc.
, See our Trade List for prices.
(A magnificent strain). Trade packet. $1.00.
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy)
Longfellow (Red), Snowball (White), tr. pkt., 35o. Mixed Colors, tr. pkt., 25c .
ALL OTHER SEASONABLE SEED
ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
Js your service in flower seed satisfactory ?
This Trade Mark is the symbol of
60 years of satisfactory service
Tl^Storrs&HarrJsonCo.
Painesviile, Ohio
Pleate mention the Exchange when writing.
Pansy Seed
(NaMv Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, pgill5fli!fiifrr'k.
tbe Eichajage when ^gritlng.
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and
ONION SETS
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prices
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
English Lot
Just off ship.
Bricka thorough-
ly "Run."
Highest Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Barclay Street, NEW YORK
NEW
Winter-Flowering Swcel Pea List
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, Lompoc, Cat.
Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen. 72 Cortlandt St., 222l^^SS^Hm New York
FloMt montioii th« Exohaor* when vrltlitK*
August 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
199
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds, 81.00; 1000
seeds, SI. 50; 3^ pkt. 50c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensis, Sweet Yellow. 20c.
PRIMULA malacoides, Giant Baby. 2ac.
PRIMULA obconica, New Giant. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. 50c.
CINERARIA. I^rge-flowering. dwarf, mixed,
1000 seeds, 60c.; }^ pkt. 25c.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds, Sl.OO; yi pkt. 50c.
DAISY (BelUs) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
6000 seeds, Sl.OO; H pkt. 50c.; S2.50 per
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
SNAPS
If you grow ANTIRRHINUMS you should read
our Exraklet. *' The Story of Nelroae." The price
ia A postage stamp.
Plwad mention th« Exolumy when writing.
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, ChaB. C. Massle, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattltuck, N. T.; second vice-
president, "W. F. Therkildson, PaJnes-
vllle, C; secretary (re-elected), C .E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. WU-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC. — July 25, S. S. Oro-
tava — L. D. Crossmond & Co., 191 boxes
Lily bulbs; H. Lee, 20 cases Lily bulbs;
Reichmann, Pilser & Co., 22 boxes Lily
bulbs. S. S. Phlladelptiia — Maltus &
Ware, 42 crts. Orchid plants; I. P.
Roosa, 1 basket plants. S. S. Christo-
pher— T. Matthews, 1 bbl. roots; A.
Blackett, 1 bbl. roots: E. Bashell, 1 bbl.
roots. S. S. St. Paul — P. C Kuyper &
Co, 10 cases bulbs; Maltus & Ware, 3
cases Orchids, etc. July 26, S. S. Caro-
line— F. Darrow, IB bbls. seed. S. S.
Santa Anna — Maltus & Ware, 457 cases
bulbs; H. F. Michell Co., 24 cases bulbs;
H. A. Dreer, 132 cases bulbs; Henry &
Lee, 7 cases bulbs; Weeber & Don, 56
cases bulbs; Stumpp & Walter Co., 60
cases bulbs; C. J. Speelmann & Sons,
261 cases bulbs; W. W. Barnard Co.,
250 cases bulbs; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 105
cases bulbs; G. A. Bush & Co., 6 cases
bulbs; R. H. Wright, 17 cases bulbs;
V. Cardinal, 10 cases bulbs; R. F. Down-
ing & Co., 7 cases bulbs; McLean &
Charlton, 4 cases bulbs; Vaughan's Seed
Store, 459 cases bulbs; Lunham &
Moore, 582 cases bulbs; A. Rolker &
Sons, 94 cases bulbs; R, F. Lang, 21
cases bulbs; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 75
cases bulbs. July 28, S. S. SloiUa —
J. P. Roosa, 7 cases Palm trees.
American Notes
The Miasummer Quiet Trade Continues
Another week of the usual ex-
pected quiet trade of Midsummer pretty
well describes the general condition of
things with the seedsmen — but it will
only now be a fortnight or so before the
fir.st real activities of the Autumn bulb
selling season will begin to be felt in
earnest. It will l>e but a few days be-
fore large arrivals of French bulb stocks
will be in order ; and saidh stocks as Al-
liums, Roman Hyacinths, Paperwliite
Narcissus, and French Freesias will be
ready for distribution. Every steamer
from Bermuda is also bringing in large
quantities of L. Harrisii bulbs ; the Cali-
fornia-grown Purity Freesias, too, are
ready. So, altogether, Aug. 1 will see,
as has been the cnse for many years.
about the full line of the earliest forcing
bulbs ready for the waiting growers.
While in most cases the bulbs mentioned
will be of average good quality, very
A FIELD OF HORSESHOE BRAND GIGANTEUM
THE WONDERFUL THING
about Horseshoe Brand Lily bulbs is not the
price — but the quality given for the price. It
don't matter so much what price you pay — it's what field your Lily bulbs come from
that's the criterion of real value. Some fields are dear at any price and some are worth
your money. Horseshoe Brand bulbs come from fields which are positively the best in
Japan. Prices in Catalog — get one.
A^ot how cheap,
But how good
Cold Storage Qiganteum (f. o. b. New York)
Cases of 100, size 7-8, at $6.00 each. Cases of 300, size 7-9, at $21.00 each.
Cases of 100, size 7-9, at 8.50 each. Cases of 250, size 8-10, at 25.00 each.
Cases of 340, size 7-8, at 21.00 each. Cases of 180, size 9-11, at 22.00 each.
Ready for delivery at any time. Order now.
RalphlVI.Ward&Co.
THE LILY HOUSE
71 Murray Street - NEW YORK
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Your Catalog Cover
JUST a few weeks more, as soon as the hot days are over, the seedsmen at large will begin
active work on their Spring catalogs for 1914. In this connection we beg to remind all
concerned that the De La Mare Company is in a first-class position to get them up origi-
nal cover designs, in from one to four colors, and to execute the printing in the most
uptodate and approved methods. Having had experience with catalog covers for many years we
consider our firm particularly qualified for the execution of this class of work.
Let us baue your Cover suggestion and we will do the rest.
A WIDE OPEN OFFER
Let us set up the body of your catalog on our monotype machines (just like hand set type,
only better, because the type is always brand new) any time between now and the close of next
October, at Summer prices, thus having the type ready to make up into pages at any moment.
Corrections of prices will be made when closing up the catalog, without extra charge.
I A.T. DELAWARE PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO. Ltd.
I NOS. 2 TO 8 DUANE STREET, NEW YORK
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OUR CONVENTION NUMBER— NEXT WEEK
200
The Florists' Exchange
LILY BULBS
Lilium Giganteum coldstorage
6-8 (400 bulbs to case) $14.00 per case
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) «18.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case $17.00 per case
STORAGE PAID UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 1913
Other Lilies
Album, 9-11 inch $12.50 per 100
Auratum, 9-11 inch 10.00 per 100
Rubrum, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
Rubrum, 9-11 inch 9.00 per 100
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS
NEW CROP. NORTHERN GREENHOUSE-GROWN
1000 Seeds $3.00 5000 Seeds $14.00 10,000 Seeds $27.00
PRIMULA PLANTS
OBCONICA GIGANTEA and others
From 2J^-in. pots. A full line now ready for shipment. $3.50 per 100.
CYCLAMEN^LANTS
From 2}4-in. pots. English Giants, ready now. $5.00 per 100.
Write for our Special List of Flower Seeds for Summer sowing, just issued
m VO.II VAIGH4N'S SE[D STORE «>»<.
Please meption the Exchange when writing.
New Crop
Michell's Giant
Exhibition Mixed
A truly Giant Strain which
we have secured from the
leading Pansy Specialists in
Germany, England and
France. Plants are of strong,
sturdy habit ; flowers of im-
mense size, heavy texture
and of varied colors and
shades. Trade pkt. 50c. ;
75c. per J^ oz.; per oz. $5.00.
Also all other standard
strains in mixtures and sepa-
rate colors.
PRIMULA Obconica
Gigantea Seed
Tr. pkt.
Lllaclna. Palelilac $0.50
Kermesina. Deep crimson.. .50
Rosea. Pink 50
Alba. White 50
Hybrida Mixed 50
GIANT CYCLAMEN SEED (New Crop)
ENGLISH GROWN SEED
Pure White. Soft Pink. White with Red Base,
Brilliant Crimson, Salmon Pink, per 100 seeds,
$1.00; $8.50 per 1000 seeds. Mixed colors, per
100 seeds, 90c.; S8.00 per 1000 seeds.
GERMAN GROWN SEED
White, Pink. Red, White with Red Base,
per 100 seeds, 75c.; S6.00 per lOOOseeds Mixed
colors, per 100 seeds. 60c.; $5.00 per 1000 seeds.
"HELEN MICHELL'
THE BEST SCARLET BEDDING
GERANIUM. Always in bloom, gigantic
flower trusses. Ready January, 1914,
Prices : 2>i-inch pots, $2.50 per dozen,
S15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000.
Book youT order now.
Jhlso all other Seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist.
Send for Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy,
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA, PA.
lichell's Giant Pansy Seed
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Wat*rmelon,SwMt Corn
Correspondence Solicited
Please mention the Exchange -when wiitinB.
Hollyhock Seed
PANSY, Giant-flowering World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest strain in existence. Oz., S2.50;
6000 seeds, Sl.OO; pkt., 25c.
Send for our Wtiolesale Seed List.
Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimore. Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
radical shortages in the needed quanti-
ties of the largest sizes will be manifest
this season ; of course, it is now fully
known that in Koman Hyacinths there is
a very s^Iiort crop in every size of the
bulbs and that deliveries will be made
accordingly.
As regaixis immediate over-the-counter
sales, it is really surprising how well
and in what comparatively good volume
they contimle. Pot-grown Strawberry
plants were never in better request and
the same may be truly said of Celery
and Cabbage plants. It is the same
with everything seasonable in seeds ;
since the good showers which a large
portion of the country has so recently en-
joyed, much planting of late crops has
been done. Of course, much of this trade
is due to #ie excellent Midsummer cata-
logs, large editions of which evei'y seeds-
man and prominent dealer now distrib-
utes to his customers early in July. So,
taking all conditions together, it may
truly be said, that present business is
seasonaljly good and the oivtlook for an
excellent Autumn trade never better.
The Seed Crops
There have been the usual number
of reports and rumors from the import-
ant seed growing sections of the country
the past week, but after sifting all down
to hard pan it would seem fair to say
that the general situation (apart from
the fact ttiat it is one week nearer to
harvest time) is about the same as so
fully explained in previous issues. Tlie
most disquieting advice of the week has
been the reports of frost in some sec-
tions of Idaio and Montana, where of
late years so many Garden Peas have
been grown for seed. It is only within
a comparatively few years that Garden
Peas for seed have been very extensively
grown in the extreme West — in the
States of Washington, Montana and
Idaho ; but the reasons for this radical
change of growing locations for this
most important seed crop are easily
made clear. Gradually, as the years
have passed, it has been found that Gar-
den Peas grown for seed in many sec-
tions of the East .yielded less and less,
until from the fiye-fold to seven-fold- seed
yield of twenty-five years ago, the fina'
average harvesting return of salable seed
was sometimes as low as two-fold (only
double the amount of seed stock planted).
For this reason, much of the old-time
Garden Pea seed growing acreage in the
Eastern part of the country has been
abandoned, and the new Western fields
selected. Now. while the soil and cli-
ni.Tte in the above States are especially
suited for growing Garden Peas for seed,
there is one very serious drawback and
that is. that an early and severe frost
may come in August and cut tlhe crop
of seed down very sharply. This early
frost over (and it is only for one night,
but the temperature has been known to
reach as low as 2fi degrees above zero)
good growing weather for several weeks
follows. ■RTien this early frost does
strike the Garden Pea seed crop in these
States the yield of course diminishes
and the quality of the seed deteriorates;
for these reasons it is always most ear-
nestly hoped that frost will not visit this
section until flhe crop can be ripened and
harvested.
Tlie advices from California this week
do not change previous estimates of the
seed yields of the growing crops to any
extent ; "the first half of .July was'
scorchingly hot." is reported from much
of the Santa Clara valley section, but
it does not really seem that any seed
crop from this State could yield on the
average less than the already estimated
minimum of 2i5 per cent, of normal.
The whole general situation sums up
just as it did a fortnight ago ; everything
depends from now until the end upon
the weather and the keeping off of frost,
as severe and early frosts would spoil
to a very large extent what seed crop
chances there now are.
From Europe the reports on the gen-
eral situation of things continue to be
ivery good, and it is confidently felt on
this side that our friends there will help
out our short seed_ crops all they pos-
sibly can. One advice of last week from
a prominent English grower was "that
the harvesting returns on Sweet Pea
seed would finally show much greater
yield percentages than had yet been ad-
mitted, and especially on the Spencer
varieties" ; let us hope this encouraging
news may turn out to be the fact — as
we most certainly need tie seed as never
before.
PANSIES
Thorburn's Superb Mixture has been known-
for years for its variety of color and size of
flowers. Per oz. $4.00.
We have also extra fine strains of Masteri>iece,
Madame Ferret, and all the leading varieties^of
Giant Trimardeau. Write for prices.
FREESIA
Refracta alba 100 1000
a to ii-in. diameter 80.75 $5.00
y^ to M-in. diameter 1.00 8.00
Mammotli Bulbs 2.00 12.00
Purity. First size 2.00 12.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
5 to 7-in. circumference S5.00 S40.00
6 to 7-in. circumference 6.00 55.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
9 to 11-in. circumference 20.00
Have you our Florists' Catalogue ?
Aslc for it when ordering.
*'The most reliable seeds'*
33 Barclay St.^ (t h) New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, }4 oz., $1.00; J^ oz.,
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; H lb., $14.00;
1 lb., $50.00. Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
124 RUBY STREET, LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
and
BIJLB»
W. C. Beckert
101-103 Federal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Sfd«)
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
Those who test the trade business pulse in our
Convention Number (out next week — advertising
pages close Tuesday the 5) will find it beating as
strongly as ever.
August 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
20 1
Tbe "Boman Hyacintb" Situation
Every seedsman and dealer in this i
-country is muoli exercised over the "Ro-
man Hyacinth" situation. It is fully
understood that the crop this season is
very short but, on the other hand, our
French friends are charging us such ex-
treme rates for the bulbs that it will be
impossible for our growers of the flow-
■ ers to use the bulbs this season "and
get back a new dollar for an old one."
It is out of the quesibion to suppose that
a grower of the cut flowers can afford to
pay from $3.50 to $4.!i0 per 100 for the
bulbs and stand any 'fair chance of get-
ting his money out of this stock, to say
nothing about making a fair profit on
the transaction. Ten years ago $2.25
per 100 was about an average price for
'the bulbs to the grower, but gradually,
through "short crops" continually re-
ported, the price has almost doubled —
our growers quite generally have finally
fooind it impossible to make anything out
of Roman Hyacinths and are discontinu-
ing their culture. The result of this
situation will be that the sales of this
bulb will be restricted to the "private
(trade" and, as a consequence, the num-
ber of bulbs handled yearly will be much
reduced in this country. In a season
like tile present, when the entire crop is
so small, this passang away of the large
grower buyer will not be so much no-
ticed, but when our French friends again
" have "a bumper crop" of the bulbs they
will find to their sorrow that the mar-
ket here has been educated not to use
so man.v Roman Hyacinths as formerly.
Josepli M. Gleason
The recent sudden death of Jo-
seph M. Gleason, the Boston seedsman,
has brought the keenest sorrow to the
■ entire trade. The deceased was an old-
time gentleman in every sense of the
word — quiet in manner, courteous al-
ways, and of the most punctilious hon-
est.v. As a seedsmap Mr. Gleason was,
without the least question, one of Che
best this countr.y has ever produced. A
man of the most splendid rversonality in
both business and private life, his place
wall be hard to fill. V.
New York Seed Trade
The arrival of such French bulbs as
twhite Roman Hyacinths. Freesias. Pa-
perwhite Narcissi, and from Bermuda of
Lilium Harrisii and Buttercup Oxalis,
and of Freesias from California, and the
re-s>ipping of the same in the filling of
orders which had been previously booked,
is this week the most pronounced feature
in the trade at the seed stores. Other
items of stock which are now moving out
are Sweet Pea, Pansy, and perennial her-
baceous plant seeds, and in vegetable
seeds. Beans for late planting.
At William Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey
St., there are noted this week some very
good bulbs of local greenhouse grown
Freesia refracta alba. Here also quite a
little activity is noted in the sales of
Beans, and some other vegetable seeds
for Midsummer planting.
Robert MacNiff of the MacNiff Horti-
cultural Co., 56 Vesey St., this week paid
a flying visit to the city, returning again
to the mountains, where he is Summer-
ing. The store front of this company
has been considerably improved, and the
fitting up of the front part of the store
for _ the conduct of its increasing seed
business has now been nearly completed.
A display of well grown Ferns and
Palms in the window and front part of
the store makes a very prepossessing ap-
pearance, and leads to moderate sales of
plants of this class.
At Vaughan's Seed Store. 25 Barclay
St., the arrivals of Paperwhite Narcissi,
white and colored Roman Hyacinths and
French Freesias is announced, the first
arrival of the season, and consequently
the store force is busy this week making
deliveries. Lilium formosum bulbs are
now_ on the way, the invoice having been
received, and their arrival is expected be-
fore long.
At A. T. Boddington's, 342 W. 14th
St., the sale of Sweet Pea seeds continues
to be heavy, and Pans.y seeds are also
moving well ; seeds of herbacous peren-
nials continue to be a feature of the
trnde at this time, and cold storage gi-
gontenm Lily bulbs, as usual, are moving
well.
Frank C. Woodruff of the firm of S. D.
Woodruff & Sons. .52 Dey St., has .iust
returned from Maine in greatly improved
health, and paid bis first visit to the
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BODDINGTON'S "QUALITY"
CHRISTMAS AND WINTER-
FLOWERING
Sweet Peas
WE ARE SUPER-HEADQUARTERS
All true stocks of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas will be scarce this season. Some varieties
are a total failure owing to the exceptional season in California this Spring. Our advice to
Intending planters is to order at once. All Sweet Pea seed sent free by Parcels Post.
Mr. Wm, Sim, Cliftondale, Mass., the great Winter Sweet Pea Specialist, sows our seed
almost exclusively.
Our stocks of Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas have stood the test for years, and we can
refer you to the largest growers of this increasing popular flower, as to the trueness and quality
of our seed, earliness of blooming period and strength and habit of plants.
The following varieties are the " best by test " and include Zvolanek's and our own intro-
ductions, grown for seed, from selected stocks by the leading California grower and specialist
in Sweet Peas.
Our output last year was nearly 3000 lbs. No kicks and plenty of testimomals aa to
quality, germination and trueness to tjrpe.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT CAN BE USED AS AN ORDER SHEET
Sweet Peas of C. W. Curtis, Irondequoit, N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed
.BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE
SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea for indoor
flowering — will bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear
white, upon long stems; habit fairly dwarf and of exceptionally
free-flowering qualities. Without doubt, the finest early white
for indoor planting. This Is a black-seeded variety, therefore
much hardier than the white-seeded types $0.25
BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultiva-
tion, as by sowing the seed under (flass in latter part of August, flowers can be cut from Thanksgivmg on
during the Winter months ^^
. .BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. A companion to our Christmas Pink. Just aa free and profuse a
bloomer
. . ANGELINO. Self pink; new variety 50
. .CANARY. Similar to the Christmas White, but flowers of an exceptionally good yellow 35
. .FLAMINGO. Color scarlet; free-flowering and early 50
, . CHRISTMAS METEOR. Scariet; fine, open, red flower 35
. .CHRISTMAS STELLA MORSE. Creamy buff standard, wings slightly tinged with pink 50
. .FLORENCE DENZER. Pure white 25
LE MARQUIS. This is the same color aa Princess of Wales violet; has very large flowers 35
Oz. M 'b. H lb. Lb.
. .MISS HELEN M. GOULD. White, open flower; standard lilac,
marbled aU.oo »l.uu $1. /o jd.uu
,.MISS JOSEYREILLY. Lilac; very large flowers 25 .75 1.25 2.00
..MRS. A. FARENWALD. Extremely large; dark pink. Very
early "75
..MRS. E. WILD. Carmine or dark pink 25
. . MRS. ALEX. WALLACE. Lavender; very scarce 25
. . MRS. HANNAN. Deep rose-pink; very pleasing shade 35
. .MRS. JAMES WHEELER. Salmon with orange. Best of its
color 50
..MRS. WM. SIM. Salmon pink 25
..MRS. GEO. LEWIS. Large, pure white, wavy flower 25
, .MRS. W. W. SMALLEY. Satiny pink 25
, ,MRS. F. J. DOLANSKY. Daybreak pink 25
. .MRS. CHAS. H. TOTTY. Sky blue; late 25
. .MRS. ZVOLANEK. Blue, variegated; good for variety ,.. .50
ORANGE BIRD. Orange-rose. One of the best commercial
varieties 50
..PINK BEAUTY. Large open flower; rose pink. Fine for
florists 40
..WALLACEA. Very scarce. Very fine lavender; a grand florists'
variety 35
..WATCHUNG. Pure white 25
. .WINTER CHEER. Wavy, large white flower 50
. .WM. J. STEWART. Blue self 35
..ZVOLANEK'S PINK. Soft self pink. Large flower 50
All other varieties not enumerated here can be supplied at advertised prices.
If you miss any old favorite here it has been superseded — other varieties advertised
supplied when stock is not exhausted.
Please write your name and address here and mail order in good season.
NAME
Oz. i^lb. H'b. Lb
$0.75 $1.25 $2.00
.75 1.25 2.00
.75 1.25 2.00
1.50 2.75 4.50
1.00 1.75 3.00
1.50 2.75 5.00
1.00 1.50 2.50
1.50 2.75 4.50
.75 1.25 2.00
1.00 1.75 3.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.50
2.75
4.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
1.50
2.75
5.00
1.50
2.75
4.50
1.25
2.25
4.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
.75
1.25
2.00
1.50
2.75
4.50
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.50
STREET ADDRESS
CITY STATE
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON
Seedsman 342 West 14th St., NEW YORK
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Please meotlon the Exchange when writlnK.
Sweet Peas of C. W. Curtis, Irondequoit, N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed.
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The Kenilworth GIANT PANSY
,11 grown by myself and are ofTered in the following mixtures and separate col
KENILWORTH STRAIN— The fl
_. vers are from SH to 4 inches; it is a
;hades of red, brown, bronze, mahogany
dark i
..o ^.e of perfect forn-
riking collection of be
nd many others too ni
id substance; many of the .. -__
tifuf colors and markings, rich with
erous to mention; light, medium or
= flo«
;rs; the in
ct class by itself, surpassir
outside growing; the large
tng. in the most graceful m
all other
KENILWORTH SHOW— An extra fine strain of large flow
form and great substance; a beautiful collection of colors and
KENILWORTH CUT FLOWER MIXTURE— Is a distinct
strains as a cut flower or for exhibition purposes, for inside or o
carried erect above the foliage on heavy stems, 7 or S inches Ion
stand the hot. dry weather well.
MASTERPIECE— A remarkable type; the curled, wavy peta
ance- its large flowers are of great substance, on long, strong sterns.^
ORCHID FLOWERED, Mixed— A dwarf free bloomer with a range ol del.>....w .. ..... — ..--
exist in any other Pansles; a remarkable combination of light rose, shell pink, blush mauve, lawn, light
brown, orange and chamois. ,
NEW SEED NOW READY. All sorts and mixtures, except the new Pansy Princess,
are: 1000 seeds, 25c.; 5000 seeds, $1.00! M oz., $1.25; oz., $5.00
s giving the flo
er a doable appear-
B colors tha
RAINBOW is a mixture of the most beautiful, gorgeous colors, blotched, veined, margined,
c. With every Sl.OO worth of Pansy seed I will send 1000 seeds of Rainbow free, and with
in like proportion.
Pansies In Separate Colors
1000 seeds, 25c.
1000 seeds, 2.5c.
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Purple violet, upper petals shading 1
PRINCESS
The New Upright Pansy
This strain is entirely distinct from all others.
It is absolutely compact upright growing, and
extremely weather-proof, enduring many storms
without damage to its flower. The flowers are
mostly blotched and frilled like the Master-
piece, of good form and heavy, velvety texture,
on heavy stems carried well above the foliage.
Attractive by the brilliancy of its colors.
Packet of 1000 seeds, 75 cents; 300 seeds,
25 cents.
Giant Adonis. Light blue with yellowish white face, large dark bL
Giant Emperor William. Ultra-marine blue with purph
Giant King of the Blacks. Coal black ... . - ■ -..^ ,
Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Purple violet, upper petals shading to white ; JS Ji%i
Giant Yellow. Pure golden yefiow ,n^.d= dv
Giant Yellow. With dark blotch innS ^^''l'.;? "■
Giant WWte. Large, satiny white ■ -WOO 'S'''i'=?^'=-
Giant White. With large violet center • • 1000 =«<!=. 25=-
Giant Red. A fine mixture of red shades ■ ■ 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Royal Purple. Fine large flower ■ -1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Bronze and Copper Mixture • ■ 1000 seeds 25c.
Giant Light Blue. Sky bue ■ ■ WOO seeds ,25c.
Giant Dark Blue. Deep blue shades ■ WOO seeds,_25c.
Giant Zebra. Mixed shades, striped . . . . WOO seeds, Joe.
Giant McKlnley. Yellow, each petal blotched with a deep reddish
bro,TO 1000 seeds, 2oc.
Giant Psyche'.' Ruflled violet, white margin 1000 seeds. 25c.
Giant Mad. Ferret. Red and wine shades 1000 seeds, 2oc.
The preceding 17 sorts mixed in equal proportions: 1000 seeds, 25i
Any 5 pkts. Sl.OO, any 11 pkts. $2.00.
Pie ase mention the Eschange when writing.
CROW ^^ir GIANT PANSIES
Johnson's Famous Prize- Winners
The strain that stands for the highest quality obtainable.
We offer carefully grown New Crop Seed from eminent
French, German and EngUsh speciaUsts as follows: 1000 seeds, 30c.; 2000 seeds, 50c.; 5000 seeds, $1.00; per oz.,
$5.00. Let us book your order now for FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS at special advance prices.
Send lor our Florists' Wholesale Pansy List
JOHNSON SEED CO., 217 Market sti^t PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Clearance
Cold Storage
ULIUM AURATUM
8x9, per case, 160 bulbs $10.50
lAUjmi AURATUM
9x11, per case, 100 bulbs 10.50
liUJUM AURATUM
11x13, per case, 75 bulbs 10.00
LILIUM RUBRUM
8x9, per case, 200 bulbs 13.50
LILIUM RUBRUM
9x11, per case, 160 bulbs 12.00
ULIUM ALBUM
8x9, per case, 200 bulbs 15.00
JAPAN BAMBOO CANES
6 feet. 250 $1.75, 500 $3.00, 1000 $5.50,
Bundle 2000, $9.50
I DYED DARK GREEN
250 600 1000
Ift $1.25 $2.00 $3.60
Ift 1.76 3.00 6.50
4ft 2.00 3.76 7.00
; n. H. BERG[R & CO., 70 Warren SL, New York
< Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSY SEED '^'"'s^i^''''''
■ niVW I WkkV Ng„ Cop p^o^ Ready
Seed saved from finest selected plants. All large
fiowcring, finest mixed.
1 oz.. $5 00; 2 ozs.. $9.00; ttade pkt., $1.00
H pkt.. $^0c. Cash with order.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresn sample
brick, witn illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufactuiers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
Sr. PftUL, MINN.
Pl'"'cp mPTitinn the Exchange when writing.
G/IRDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other item*
of the short crop of this past season, as-.'wrll as s
full line of Garden Seeds, will br quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUfr & SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Orange. Conn.
Pleaso mention the Exrhanee when writitie-.
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
BatabUshed 1818. Write for <
UGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BALTIMOKC MD.
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Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Bamey t \h&tc Managers of Sctlegel &
J M. Gleason I Fottler Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Cuerineai
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street. - Boston. Mass.
The Largest of JUl Giants
W. & D.'s
American
Show . .
With great diversity of colors. J^ oz., $1.50.
WEEBER & DON
SEED MERCHANTS 114 Chambers St., New York
PANSIES
Our Convention Numbcr-Ncxt^Weck
store in several months this week. Ail-
ing Woodruff is just back from a trip
through the Connecticut Valley, where
he finds the Onion seed crop very poor
indeed. This is a critical time with this
crop, which is being harvested ; the Con-
necticut crop as a whole, upon which so
much depended, is poor. Mr. Woodruff
reports that Carrot seeds are backward
and the crop at present is poor, but may
improve later, and also that the crop of
Kale seed is light, and that the dry
weather in Maine has shortened the Po-
tato crop and that higher prices conse-
quently will probably prevail next sea-
son.
Burnett Bros.. 72 Cortlandt St., have
received their Harrisii Lily bulbs. It is
reported at this store that bulb orders
are coming in strong and that the con-
tinued movement of lawn Grass seed so
early in the season is unusuall.y brisk.
Members of this firm are receiving many
congratulations on their prospective
ohange from tlieir present location to
9.S Chambers st. Cards announcing the
(iiange have already been sent out to
'their customers.
SVeeber & Don of 114 Chambers St.
report that their French bidbs were at
the dock on Monday of this week, and
that many orders which have been l^ool'.ed
for the same will soon be filled. Straw-
berry plants, notwithstanding the dry
weather, are moving well at this store.
The Autumn catalog of this firm is now
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SPEELMAN^SONS
Sassenheim - - Holland
Pansy Seed
Fancy
HILTON'S"
Seeds selected from choice plants only.
mixed varieties. 1 oz., Si.OO; 2 ozs., S><.UU;
trade pkt., 7oc. Cash with order.
WM. T. BROWN, Hilton. New Jersey
Pansy SpeciaUst P. O. Box 33
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
in the printer's hands and is expected to
be ready for distribution in about two
weeks. Carl Giessler and family are on
a two weeks' vacation at Asbury Park,
N. J.
A continued display of aquatics in one
window, and of Aster blooms and orna-
mental foliage plants in the second win-
dow, make the store front of Peter Hen-
derson & Co., Cortlandt st, one of the
most noticed of any of the stores de-
voted to either the flower or the seed
business in this city. The display of
both the old and new varieties of Nym-
phaias is especially beautiful.
August Eolker & Sons, 51 Barclay St.,
have received their French bulbs and are
very busy this week shipping out orders
already booked. They had previously re-
ceived and shipped out their Lilium Har-
risii bulbs. W. Eolker arrived on the
S. S. Vaderland on Tuesday from Eu-
rope, having been absent from this coun-
try between two and three months.
"W. K. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d St.,
have received and shipped out their Lil-
ium Harrisii bulbs. They were among the
few fortunate firms whose orders for the
larger sizes were almost completely filled.
The French bulbs of this firm are now
on the way to this city.
It is reported that Burt Chadwick, for-
merly with Vaughan's Seed Store of this
city, has accepted a position with Charles
F. Meyer, bulb importer at 97 Warren st.
F. Heeremans of Lenox, Mass., was in
the city this week calling at some of the
seed stores.
Lawrence S. Payn, representative for
the well known house of Simon Louis
Freres & Co. of Bruyeres-le-Chatel
(Seine-et-Oise), France, and Metz, Lor-
raine, sailed on the S. S. La Provence
July 31 for Havre and Paris after a
three months' stay in this country.
Mr. Payn, who has received reports from
France that there will be short crops
this season of certain varieties of gar-
den seed, such as Carrot, garden Beet,
Endive, Celery, Lettuce and Onion, is
much pleased with the business entnisted
to his care by the American and Cana-
dian trade.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
The arrival of the early bulbs is about
the most prominent feature in the seed
trade circles here this week, among them
being noted Lilium Harrisii, (of which
the larger sizes are almost unobtain-
able), California Freesias and white
Roman Hyacinths. The demand for Cel-
ery plants is especially strong this year
and all the stores report heavy sales.
George A. Strohlein of Henry A.
Dreer, Inc., sailed last Saturday, July
26, for Europe on a combined business
and pleasure trip. He will visit Eng-
land. Germany. France, Holland and
Belgium. Mr. Strohlein's eldest son ac-
companies him.
The Henry F. Miehell Co. is preparing
to send an exhibit to the conveution at
Minneapolis. It has a splendid bed of
the Helen F. Miehell Geranium planted
in the outdoor exhibit there. Fred Mi-
ehell, Jr., and I. Rosnosky will repre-
sent the house at the convention. Mid-
summer counter trade here is above nor-
mal, and this company is making large
sales of Celery plants. A heavy ship-
ment of Harrisii Lilies was received this
week.
Max A. Fierstein ,of the- Moore Seed
Co. reports a most enjoyable time at the
picnic of the Lancaster Florists' Club
at Hershey, Pa.
Arthur -W. Abbott of the Johnson Seed
Co. is spending his vacation a.t Ocean
Grove. N. J.
W. S. Appleton and W. J. Stokes of
Stokes' Seed Store are on their vacation.
August 3, 1913
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203
FREESIAS
CAUFORNIA GROWN
Per 1000
Mammoth %-inch and up $8.00
Choice, 1^ to ?^-in 5.00
First Quality, % to J^-in 3.00
Vaughan's Giant White
Long Stem Variety
Per 100 $1.50
Per 1000 12.00
Purity-True
Per 100 1000
%-in. to 1-in $3.00 $25.00
5^-in. to Jf-in 2.50 20.00
J^-in. and over 1.75 15.00
J^-in. to i^-in 1.50 12.00
Frees ia-Hybrids
Dr. Ragonieri
Per 100 $7.00
Lilium Harrisii
For Immediate Delivery
Per 100 lOOO
6-7-inch $0.00 $50.00
7-9-inch 9.00 80.00
Let us have your list of
Fall Bulbs[for£quotation
Vaughan's Seed Store
CHICAGO m NEW YORK
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ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growen of Pull List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Burpee's Seeds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to tiiose who plant for profit.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Celery Plants
WINTER QUEEN at $2.00 per 1000.
We have 100,000 very One plants.
WS H F FVlklC BOWLANDVILLE,
. & II. r. Um\ PHILADELPHIA
Please mention the Ejcchange when writing.
CABBAGE PLANTS
DANISH BALL-HEAD. DANISH : ROUND-
HEAD and LARGE SAVOY.
Suong Beld-grown, 11.00 per 1000, I7.fi0 for
10.000. Cash, please. Prompt shipment.
KILBOURN & WILLIAMS, Clinton, N. Y.
Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSY SEED
NoiU 1^1*1111 Very auperior strain,
ncn UIU|I none better. M-o».,
$1.25; i^oz., $2.00; oz., $3.50.
J. D. BRENNEMAN. Florist
Box 24. HARRISBURC, PA.
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AUGUST FOR DOLLARS
M||>^>
v*- ■-
■HHI
August is the time of sowing for the biggest results from SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON from
seed. Seed for the accompanying picture was sown Aug. IS. By sowing at once a full crop can be had
at Easter, which will continue until July, being heaviest at Memorial when this pictur- ■•-- " •""
We have said that there was nothing in sight but blossoms and d9llars,
from seed is easy to grow and anyone can do as well by fallowing di
Snapdragons from Seed or Cuttings, they should be timed to fli
. fact. Silver Pink
Whether you grow
,ji.»H^..oBu..» i.o„. otcuu, v^u..i...B=. ".=j =..uu.u u^ ^,..,^^ .„ ... ...th as little pinching as possible.
Plants produced ahead of time and held back by pinching lose vitality and often throw blind shoots.
By sowing seed now and pinching once you will have fine, stocky plants, ready for the bench in Novem-.
ber. Our free cultural directions cover all of the necessary points for success with Silver Pink Irom seed.
You will note how successful many of our patrons have been. Gude Bros., Washington, D. O., with
their six acres of glass and the highest class trade in the country, say it is the best they have seen. <_.
L. Howe, Dover, N. H., with his acres of glass and chain of stores, says it is fine and that he never
had so many Snapdragon blossoms. Mr. J. Geo. Jurgens, for Arthur Cockcroft, Northport, N . \ .. who
does an immense wholesale business, says it is ibe only one 10 srou., and that Silver Pink will go it nlone
with them this year. Many more strong letters could be given, but further proof is not necessary.
These are wide-awake florists who do business for profit. What is profitable and good for *"= big
growers is as good or better for the smaller grower with retail trade, where a steady supply of blossoms
s required. You can cut and out from a bed of seedling Silver Pink and each cut will make more blos-
soms. But sow seed at once for best results.
Price of seed, Sl.OO per pkt., 3 pkts. S2.50, 7 pkts. So.OO, by mail. Plants sold i
Cash, please.
Quite a few shrewd florists are buying the larger amount of seed and wi
G. S. RAMSBURG.
til October-
arkct their surplus plants.
Somersworth, N. H.
Please mention the Exchang
Chicago Seed Trade
To use the phrase one frequently hears ,
at the various seed houses, it may be 1
said that there is "nothing doing" worthy i
of mention among the seedsmen of the
city. The arrival of French bulbs due
the coming week will create a little more |
activity than has prevailed tor a few
weeks past. This is an important fea-
ture in the market, as it really opens the
season for other stock to follow.
At Vaughan's Seed Store, Paperwhite ;
Narcissi and Formosum Lilies are re-
ported to be on the road from New York.
This week will see a large number of the
advance orders for this stock shipped to
customers of this house. An interesting
display of cut blooms of perennials is
on exhibition at the store daily, the stock
<:oming from Western Springs. This
week there are some fine varieties of
perennial Phlox, Delphiniums, and nov-
elties in other lines that are both inter-
esting and instructive to look at. Leon-
ard Vaughan is just back from a trip
through the Chicago Onion set fields and
reports a fair crop. Everett B. Clark of
Jlilford, Conn., was a caller in the store
Saturday on his way back from an in-
spection of the Pea crop in Montana and
Idaho, and reports the crop hurt by re-
cent frosts.
A. Henderson of A. Henderson & Co.
spent the greater part of last week
among the lakes in Northern Illinois and
Wisconsin on a fishing trip. A. Miller
went to Minneapolis last week for the
purpose of completing arrangements for
the exhibit of this house at the S. A, F.
convention. French bulbs are looked for
the coming week.
At the store of the W. W. Barnard Co.
everything is quiet. Arnold Ringier is
beginning to make preparations for the
exhibit at Minneapolis. W. W. Barnard
is on a fishing trip in Northern Wis-
consin.
At Winterson's Seed Store the receipt
of Lilium Harrisii bulbs is reported, and
shipments are made daily to the custom-
ers of this house who placed orders in
advance for this stock, .\dvice from
France states that Paperwhite Narcissi
in large sizes are already running short,
so that the orders for these sizes are only
being partially filled. From the numer-
ous inquiries received regarding bulb
stock in all lines, the indications are that
there will be a good Fall trade.
At the store of the Leonard Seed Co.
business continues in the usual lines for
this season. S. F. Leonard is preparing
to make an inspection trip through Mon-
tana and Idaho, of the Pea crop, reported
to have been hurt by the recent frost.
Peter HoUenbach, writing from Wies-
baden. Germany, says that so far con-
ditions are excellent for a big crop of
everything that would be of interest to
the Atnerican seed trade.
For some months past H. N. Bruns,
the W. Madison st. florist, has been bus-
ily engaged in remodeling his place. The
store room formerly occupied has been
torn down, and in its place is now in
course of erection what will be when
completed the finest florist store in the
city. The new store has .50ft. frontage
on Madison st. and runs back 125ft. The
floor and all the interior finishing will
be of white marble and the outside of
Look-What We Have to Offer
PRICES TO SUIT
BEGONIA, Zulu King. A short, compact, dark
red, everblooming, a new variety; 2J^-in. pots,
to grow on for Winter blooming; nice, bushy
little plants, in bloom. S3.00 per 100; 3-in., $^ 00
per 100; 4-in., S7.00 per 100; our improved pink
variety, the Elrfordi, cannot be beaten; 2J4-
in., S3.00 per IOOl 3-in., So.OO per 100.
Gloire de Lorraine is scarce for Christmas
blooming ; provide yourself with Zulu King.
We still hold the ground in Araucaria Escelsa;
have a larger stock than ever.
SS' Buy them now because you gain by doing |
so. They grow into money for you while you
sleep. j
April. 1912, Importation, for the lawn, porches
and veranda. 6-in. and 7-in. pots, 5, 6. 7 tiers,
2.Vin.. 30-in.. 35-in., 4D-in. high, Sl.OO, S1.25, S1.50
and S2-00. Cash, by the dozen or more.
In April and May we received from Ghent, Belgium,
a new consignment of Araucaria Excelsa, 5. 53^
and 6-in. pots, 3, 4, 5 and 6 tiers. 12. 14, 16
and IS inches high, 40c.. 50c.. 60c. and 75c.;
Compacta Robusta or Excelsa Glauca, $1.25
to $1.50.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings, 4-in.. $7.00 per 100.
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped in or out of
We have a large stock of LIVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA. the most beautiful little fan Pa'm
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up, 4>^-m
and In-in. pots. 10 to 12 in. high, 7 to 8 leave
to a plant, very bushy and attractive, ooc., 40c.
to 50c. „, , . aA nn
DISH FERNS. Good assortment, IVi-i^; »4-U"
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-!n- V°^- ^'^■^ ^'
100, $25.00 per 1000.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4-in.. „25c.; 5Vi.
5H, 6 to 7-in. pots, 20. 25, 30. 35, 40 to 50 inchM
hSii, SOc, 60c^ 75c.. Jl.OO, $1.25. $1.50. $2.00
to $2.50. , . „.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large, 4.m., zoc..
SOc. to 36c.-. made up of 3 plants, 6-in. pots,
7Sc.-to $1.00.
COCOS Weddellana. 3-in., 15c.
ARECA lutescens. S-in., I5c.
ASTERS
Asters for benches or pots. Crego, the best
variety: pink, white, shell pink, red, lavender
and salmon; strong, 2H-in. pots, S3.00 per 100.
Cash with order, please. Please state if you
pots. AU plants, 25 at 100 rate.
GODfREY AS(HMANN ^IZ%. PHIlADaPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FLORISTS' STOCK TO CLOSE""*'""'""'"*"
CHEAP
2H-i
,$3.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus.
per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2H-in., $2.50 per 100.
$22.50 per 1000.
ALYSSUM, Double. 2-in., $2.00; 2H-in.. $2.50;
3-in., $4.00; per 100.
BEGONIA. 8 blooming varieties, 3-m., $5.00;
4-in., $8.00 and SIO.OO per 100.
COLEUS. 10 best varieties, 2H-in., $2.50 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Early leading varie-
ties, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Root-
ed Cuttings, $8.00 per 1000.
CYCLAMEN, best European strains, 3-in.,
$8.00 and SIO.OO per 100,
nixed, 2 and 3-1
.$2.00 a
GERANIUMS, leading varieties, 2-in., $2.00
per 100, $18.00 per 1000.
The above stock is well groi
F. C. RIEBE, Florist,
Please mention the Exchange whi
GERANIUM. rVY,
$4.00 per 100. . ,„.
GERMAN IVY, 2}^-.n $2.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE, 2-rn., $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per
MARGUERITES. White. 2-m., $2.00 per 100;
3-in., $4.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. Yellow. 2H-"
100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
NASTURTIUMS. Double mixed
per 100.
SWAINSONA Alba. 2H-:n., S3.00 per 100.
STEVIA. Dwarf and tall. 2K-in-. »2.00 per 1000
ASTER PLANTS. Early_ and late varieties
$2.50 per 1000.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash, please.
WEBSTER, MASS.
$3.00 per
)-in., $3.0
1 writing.
PRIMROSESand CYCLAMEN
eithei
lin).
Grandiflora or Glgantea,
xed or separate colors. 3-inch. $5.00 per 100;
:i>i-inch, $3.00 per 100. PRIMULA, Chi-
nese, 2K-inch, S3.50 per 100; 3-inch. S6.00
per 100. PRIMULA malncoides (the Giant
Babv Primrose), 2M-inch, $3.00 per 100.
PRIMULA veris superba, 2-inch, $3.00
per 100. PRIMULA Kewensis. 2>i-inch,
$3.00 per 100^
CINERARIAS— Dreer's Dwarf Prize, 2-inch.
$2.00 per 100; 2}i-inch, $3.00 per 100.
nVPI HMCII Giganteum, best strain, in
IfTlfLliniEn assorted colors. 3-inch, readv
for 4-inch. $8.00 per 100; 4-inch, Slo.OO
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2J^-inch, $3.00 per
100; 3H-inch (extra strong), $8.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, strong, 2M-inch.
$5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprcngeri,
2K-i>ich, $3.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., HornelL N. Y.
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FROM 2M-INCH POTS
Per 100
Shrimpton $2.50
Comoleta 3.50
Lynnwood Hall. 3.00
Dr. Enguehard . 3.00
October Frost. . 2.50
Per 1000 I Per 100
$20.00 I Crocus $2.50
30.00
25.00
25.00 Halliday 2.50
20.00 Pockett Crimson 2.50
Pac. Supreme . . 2.50
Per 1000
$20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
J. D. Thompson Carnation Co.
JOLIET, ILL.
Pleaae mention the Eschange when writing.
POINSETTI AS
We have reduced the propagation of this plant to a science. We root them
as sure as you do a Coleus cutting and in large quantity. That makes it easy
for us to give you plants that are right. We are now shipping as fine young
plants as you ever laid eyes on. Sturdy, short stuff, that will start right off
and finish up with the highest quality.
Plant now for large bracts for cutting. Let us also book your order now for
what you will need later on to plant in pans.
From 2}^-inch pots at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
No need to pack Poinsettias in paper pots if they are well rooted. Ours are well rooted
WRITE US ABOUT FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
BAUR & STEINKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Pleaie mention the Exohanyo when writinr.
CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK
YELLOW 100 WHITE 100
Col. Appleton $2.50 | Tlmotliy Eaton S3.00
Major Bonnaffon 2.50 /^""JJJ^j ' -^- ■ • • ; ; ; ; ; ; |oo
Nagoya 3.00 Wtiite Dean 3.00
Golden Glow 2.50 lynnwood HaU 3.00
r^«««i«*., o rtn White Ivory 2.50
Comoleta 3.00 po„y R„,e. 2.50
Oct. Sunshine 2.50 Robinson 2.50
Singles and Ponnpons
Anna Spangle, $3.00 per 100; Irene Cragg, $3.00 per 100; Qulnola, $3.00 per 100.
EDWARD J. TAYLOR, Greens Parms, Conn.
Maud Dean 2.60
Glory Pacific 2.50
Pinlc Ivory 2.50
CRIMSON
John Shrimpton 2.50
Mrs. Kahn 3.00
Pleaae mention tli« Exohange when writinr.
Aster Plants
Lady Roosevelt, Grego, Queen
of the Market, Semple's, in
separate colors, best of strains.
$2.00 per 1000, $8.50 for 5000.
SMILAX, ASPARAGUS Spren-
geri, SNAPDRAGONS, PRIM -
ULA Obconlca, fine plants,
2J^inch. $2.00 per 100, $5.00 for
300.
HARDY IVIES, strong bushy
plants, out of 4-inch, 3 to 6 feet.
$8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
GABBAGE and CELERY Plants,
strong. $1.00 per 1000, $8.50
per 10,000.
TOMATO and SWEET POTA-
TOES. $1.50 per 1000.
CAULIFLOWER, Early Snow-
baU. $2.50 per 1000.
PARSLEY and KOHL-RABI.
$1.50 per 1000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
the Eiohange when writing.
Empty Greenhouses Do Not Pay
Hundreds of thousands of plants on hand.
100 1000
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2i4 in.,
large plants $3.00 $25.00
ASPARAGUS • Plumosus. 4 in.,
large plants 8.00 75.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2H in.,
large plants 2.50 22.50
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 4 in.,
large plants 6.50 60.00
BEGONIA Vernon. 2H in., 3 kinds 2.25 20.00
CYCLAMEN. 2M in., 8 colors 6.00 50.00
SMILAX. Large, 2i^-in. plants 2.25 20. 0
PRIMULA Obconlca. 2J^ in., fancy
mixed 2.50 22.50
PRIMULA Obconlca. 3 in., fancy
mixed 4.50 40.00
CHINESE PRIMROSES. 2'A in., 30
varieties, mixed 2.75 25.00
VIOLET PLANTS. 2J^ in., Marie
Louise and Lady Campbell 2.50 20.00
VIOLET PLANTS. 3 in., Marie
Louise and Lady Campbell 3.25 30.00
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 2^ in.,
white, pink, yellow 2.50 22.50
FERNS FROM BENCHES, Boston, Piersoni,
Elegantlssima, $12.50, $15.00 and $20.00 per
100.
Send your order today.
Correspondence solicited.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale riorist,
\VASHINGTON, N. J.
1 the Exchange when writing.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are
for THE TRADE ONLY.
FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS
100
ENCHANTRESS $7.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 7.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS 6.50
WHITE PERFECTION 7.00
Write for full list and Special Price
No stem rot
or rust
100
BEACON $7.00
WINSOR 6.00
ALMA WARD 6.00
DOROTHY GORDON 7.00
full order. Casii witli order.
FARNAN P. CAIRO, Brunswick Poad. TROY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
See advertisement on page 226 of
ELMER D. SMITH ®. CO.
ADRIAN. MICH.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
the building will be of terra cotta and
granite. The facade will show six
niches, in which will be placed life size
marble nymphs holding wreaths of flow-
ers. There will be rest rooms with all
modern conveniences for customers. The
workroom will be as elaborate as any
other part of the building ; marble work
tables and all the appointments will be
of the finest material. In addition to
this store two new greenhouses are in
course of erection directly in the rear.
A cold storage room with the latest
refrigerating machinery is also under
way. A handsome garage is included in
these extensive improvements. Mr. Bruns
states that he could put the same amount
of money into an apartment building
that would probably pay him much bet-
ter, but he likes the florist business so
well that he is desirous of having some-
thing in his particular line that not only
he, but the florist trade of the city will
be proud of.
Peters & Reed, the well known pottery
house of South Zanesville, O., have es-
tablished an agency in this city for the
sale of their goods, samples of which
can now be seen at the rooms of the
Illinois Flower Box Co., 108 N. Dear-
born St., consisting of pots of all sizes,
both plain and ornamental, lawn vases,
jardinieres, and many other novelties in
the pottery line.
Theo. Kirchen returned last week from
a trip to the large cities of the West,
where he went as representative for
Oscar Leistner, selling agent for Ove
Gnatt, who has a large factory at Ham-
mond, Ind., for the preparation of all
preserved material for decorative pur-
poses. He secured some good orders in
Denver, Col., for prepared American Oak
sprays, which he states are growing in
favor with the trade in general.
P. L. McKee of the J. C. Moninger Co.
is now in Omaha looking after several
large contracts there in greenhouse con-
struction. R. E. Karowski. who has
charge of the engineering department for
this company, states that business was
never better. Twenty building contracts
were signed one day last week.
Between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday a
large coping stone directly in front of a
window in the third story of the build-
ing occupied by Winterson's Seed Store
became loose and fell to the side walk
below. The stone fell directly in front
of the door, and the force of it crushed
through the skylights in the pavement,
and part of it went through into the cut
flower department in the basement below.
Crowds of people were passing in and
out of the store all day and only a few
minutes before a few were standing di-
rectly outside the doorway discussing
some question. Fortunately no one was
hurt.
A. T. Pyfer of the Chicago Carnation
Co., in company with Harry E. Philpott,
returned Saturday from a week's trip to
the lake region in Northern Michigan,
and reports an enjoyable time. Mr. Phil-
pott will leave here this week tor Peter-
boro, Ontario, to be present at the an-
nual convention of the Canadian Hor-
ticultural Society which meets in that
city Aug. 5 to 7. He will return to this
city from Peterboro before going to Min-
neapolis, where he has to serve on sev-
eral important committees for the con-
vention.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
Those who test the trade business pulse In
our Convention Number (out August 9 —
advertising pages close August 5) will find it
\ beating as strongly as ever.
Rose Stock
Mrs. Geo. Shawyer
Grafted or Own Roof
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000.
500 Radiance
3-inch, $8.00 per 100.
AMERICAN BEAUTY, Perioo
4-in $12.00
HILLINGDON, 4-in 10.00
SUNBURST, 4-in., 15.00
PINK KILLARNEY, 4-in., . 8.00
CHAS. H. TOTTY
MADISON, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROOTED
Chrysanthemum
CUTTINGS
Maj. Bonnaffon
Pacific Supreme
$1.50 per 100, |i2.ooper 1000
John R. Coombs "^^^cSar"""
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemums
Al slock in prime condition
$2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000
2500 Polly Rose 250 Harry Parr
2500 Glory Pacific 250 Patty
150 Mayor Weaver 150 Donatello
250 Pacific Supreme 125 W. H. Chadwick
2000 Pompons named, in white, pink,
and yellow.
The Peckham Floral Company
R. F. D. 54 FAIRHAVEN. MASS .
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
POMPONS
Out of 2-lil. pots
425Lyndhurst, 750 Klondyke, 500 James Boone
$1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000.
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSfS, QUIDNICK, R. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I. ;
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
All sold out except a few hundred
Chrysolora
$1.75 per 100.
ARTHUR COOMBS. WEST HARTFORD, CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
August 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
205
We will be able to furnish a limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper trees
this Fall.
JOS. H. BLACK SON ®. CO
Hlghtstown. N. J.
Flease mention the Exchai^e when writing.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 2^-tn. pots, $5.50
per 100, $50.00 per 1000; from 3-in. pots, $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensjs fimbriata
From 2H-in. pot? J3.00 per 100, J25.00
per 1000.
PRIMULA obconica grandiflora
(Ronsdorfer I^brids)
From 2}^-m. pots. $3.00 per 100, $35.00
per 1000.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Strdudsburg, Pa.
the Exchange whei
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business witli
Europe sliould send for the
''Horticultural
Advertiser*' J
Thia is The British Trade Paper bein^ read
weekly by aHlHortiduItUraJ tradera. It iS also
t&ken by over lOOt) of the>bc8ti,<3ontiDteiital houses.
AoAual subscription to coVA' cfcit of postage, 75
cents. Money orders payaMe at Lowdham, Notts.
As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscnptiona, send a copy of
their catalogue or other evidence that they iselohg
to the nursery or seed tra<^'"' Address
Editors of the "H. A"
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
Primula Malacoides
Fine Strong Stock. Out of 2H-inch pots, $3.00
per 100; $25.00 per 1000
PRIMULA FORBESII 'Spe^to^''
CHAS. ZIMMER, West Collingswood, N. J.
Hhree Miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
a*; E. FELTHOUSEN
' SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Please mtintion the Exchange when wrltinK.
Chinese Primroses
1 best mixed ftolors. $2.00
M ^ FTTFR Successor to fiF, RUPP.
ni. O. 1 1 I en, SHIREMANSTOWN.' P».
The Home of Primroses. ;
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PAJ-
Wholesale Grower of RoseS,
Carnations and Verbenas
Fteage mention the Exohamg* iffhan>^<HrtMiif .
Apple Trees
Plum Trees iis
Peach Trees
Pea Growing in Hungary
Seed Pea growing is becoming import-
ant in Hungary, whert soil, climate,
great care in sorting, selecting, and
planting have produced superio;r grades.
The three general classifications are
round Peas, sugar Peas, and marrow or
wrinkled Peas, divided into over 200 va-
rieties, each of whidh lias its disitinctive
trade name. They are exported to all
parts of the world, the export trade be-
ing controlled almost entirely by a Buda-
pest company, which makes contraots
with farmers in various parts of Hun-
gary, paying $2 to $3.20 per 100 pounds,
exclusive of bags, delivered free at the
grower's railway stataon. The Peas go
to storage houses at Monor, Hungary,
where they are cleaned, sorted, and
packed for export. Shipments to the
United States in 1912 totaled $32,113 in
value. — Daily Consular and Trade Re-
ports.
Houston, Texas
With the mercury flitting around the
100 mark, and a lack of needed rain, the
thought uppermost is, where can we go
to get cool?
Geo. M. Cosh of the Brazos Hotel
Greenhouses took time by the forelock
and left via the Mallory Line for New
York more than a week ago ; last reports
were that he had visited Dreer's at Phila-
delphia, and is now enjoying life with
Cornell friends at Ithaca, N. Y. George
says, however, that anticipated business
will not allow him to remain away longer
than Aug. 6, at which time he is scheduled
to sail for hom^ from New York.
Robert M. Kerr and wife, of the Kerr
Floral Go. also sailed for New York about
a week ago, but they have planned a more
extended tour of the Eastern States, prin-
cipally on vacation, but it goes without
saying that they will pay visits among
several . business connections among the
wholesale florists and seedsmen. Their
large business has been left in charge of
Mr, , CarroU, their artistic designer.
Ther« are indications that other vaca-
tion tours are to be taken by leading
members of the trade here, and the fact
that they all seem to have the where-
withal; ■ as well as the inclination to
travel, shows that the season's business
has been very good.
Henk Dirken left yesterday via New
Orleans and boat to New York, having
been busy selling bulbs amounting to
several thousand dollars throughout
Texas. He will go to Holland to pur-
chase to cover his sales for Fall deliv-
eries.
Naturally the hot dry weather is
against a profusion of flowers for de-
sign work, but the funeral of Judge G. R.
Scott, who died at Corpus Christ! a few
days ago, called for every available
flower in the city. Three wagons were
called into use to convey the designs
alone, while two more were necessary for
the Palms and Ferns.
About the only flowers that the trade
can count on as home grown are Tube-
roses in great profusion. Daisies and
some Gladioli. Weddings and a call for
bridal bouquets continue to keep the
trade from suffering, and a fair amount
of steady business goes on.
A large amount of city water is being
consumed to keep things from becom-
ing literally .parched, but it is glorious
weather for Palms and Ferns ; they are
flourishing most luxuriantly and in. great
Jibundance everywhere. The vicinity o-f
the Texas Gulf Coast country is for-
tunate in the breath of sea air at night,
and the shores of beautiful Galveston
Bay are lined with campers and those in
Summer cottages for the heated term.
S. J. Mitchell.
New Orleans
Daily rains, which hai'e been the rule
for the past week, are doing the outdoor
crops, especially 'Mums, much good, and
incidentally helping the Grass and weeds
make a heavy growth.
The cut flower business was quite
brisk last week with good flowers scarce,
local flowers, such as single Tuberoses,
Dni«ies and Asters having to be de-
pended upon almost entirely, as north-
ern Rnsps and <'arnations are arriving
in an almost unusable condition.
Quite a little surprise was sprung
among the local florists when 'it was
leai-ned that another strictly uptodate
flower sitore was to be' opened here.
"This store, which will be known as "The
New American Beauty Geranium
We take great pleasure in introducing to our many cus-
tomers for 1913 our New American Beauty Geranium.
For the first time, after working on it for nearly three years,
we are offering it for sale.
OUR CLAIM FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY GERA-
NIUM is that it surpasses all other Geraniums in its real
American Beauty color. The individual blooms measure
2% inches across. It is semi-double, medium dwarf, of
stately shape. It has come to stay as a money-maker.
Prices to the trade: 2i^-in. pots, 50c. each. $5.00 per doz.;
3-in, pots, $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz., cash. Write for
circulars in natural colors and prices on large lota.
John Bauscher
FLORIST
Freeport,lll.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October
Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, W. Y.
GERANIUMS
Fine, stocky, 3-in. plants, in bud and bloom.
Nutt, Buchner, Poitevine, Ricard, S4.00 per
100, $35.00 per 1000. Mixed, S3..50 per 100.
2-inch stock, strong, $2.00 per 100, SIS.OO per
1000.
Roofed Cuttings. SIO.OO and $12.n0 per 1000
Cash, please.
515 S. We
End Ave.
Pleaae mention tha Exchajgg whwi writing.
Orchid Shop," will be at 141 Oarondelet
St., in the building formerly occupied by
the JMetairie Ridge Nursery Co., and two
doors from the latter's present^ location.
Jas. A. Newsham, the Orchid spechalist
and proprietor of the Magnolia Nursery
,at Canal st. and City Park ave., is at
the head of the enterprise, with Henry
Scheurman, until recently with the
Metairie Ridge Nursery Co., as store
manager. With Mr. Scheurman's wide
experience in the retail cut flower busi-
ness in this city, and Mr. Newsham's
ability to produce the goods, nothing but
success to "The Orchid Shop" is looked
for. Reeks.
Nashville, Tenn.
Business during the past three weeks
has been very dull. 'There has been but
a single shower lasting abou^ half an
hour in the three^ weeks, aad the weather
has been a strange imxture of extreme
heat and \ihseaso'nably cool weather, two
hot spells with the cold sandwiched in
betv?een. Funerals and a few weddings
have made practically all the business.
The Carnatio;is have been about all
thrown on the dump, and the new stock
is in the benches and, so far as we have
seen, is growing well. There are no
blooms on the market at present. Roses
are about plentiful enough to meet the
demand, with few to throw away. Kil-
larneys and Kaiserin, with Richmond for
red, have the market at present. They
bring from $4 or $5 .for short stems to
$8 for the best grades. Most of the
Roses have been cut hack ior- two- weeks
now and are getting a nice start. _ Our
growers are trying a few of practically
all the new candidates for favor this
season. Those who tried Sunburst last
season did so well thai they 'are not
afraid to try again.
Mclntyre Bros., together with their
sister, have incorporated their business
and are planning on about doubling the
area of glass within the next six months.
They have already done some of this
work.
J. W. Corbett has been growing con-
siderable field stock this season. He has
overhauled his place generally and says
that he is going to have some of the cut
flower business next Winter. Things are
certainly well kept there this Summer
and it looks as though he w'OuM liave
the goods by Fall.
Joe Brown of Lischey's gardens has
curtailed his rebuilding operations be-
cause of poor health. His doctor or-
dered him to Colorado, but as he is gam-
ing rapidly now he says that he does
not think' it will be necessary to go.
Geraniums
RICARD, POITEVINE, NUTT, BUCHNER,
DOYLE. Big lot of 2-inch «tock, t2.00 per 100,
$15.00 per 1000.
ROOTED CUTTINGS, $10.00 p«r 1000.
Cftsh with order
Peter Brown, 'I't^g,^*' Lancaster, Pa.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED cuttings; |;
Ricard, Doyle, Poitevine, Castellane, Buchneir,
Perkins, JauUn, Nutt, tlO.OO per lOOO ,
Cash with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exoh&nse whem wrltbit.
GERANIUMS
Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Doyle and Rose. Rooted
Cuttings, SI. 00 per 100.
BEGONIAS, flowering, assorted. Rooted Cuttings,
$1.00 per 100. •
CHRYSANTHEMUM a Clias. Razer. Rooted
cuttings, $1.00 per 100.
COLEUS, 10 varieties. Rooted Cuttings, 50c. per
100.
E. A. WALllS & CO., BERUN, N. J|.
Please mention the Exchange when -writing. .
GERANIUMS
; SPECIAL PRICES NOW Per 100
John Doyle. 2-in SJW
S. A. Nutt. 2-in JfO
Mme. Buchner, 2-in J SO
Poitevine. 2-in I "5
DRAC^NA Indivisa, 2-in 2.00
ELMER RAWUNCS. Olean, N.Y.
Geraniums ^°t«^gs
S. A. NUTT, $10.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, $10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writinR.
GERANIUIVIS
A Good Buy For Any Florist
The Bnesl and the largest lot of Rooted Cut-
tinKS 1 ever had for August delivery, and guar-
anteed to reach you in good growing condition.
$10.00 per 1000 for NUTT and POITEVINE
$12.60 per 1000 for RICARD. |
ALBERrM,/HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
please mention the Exchange when writing, j
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is
the only trade paper publishing an
Index to stock advertised In each
Issue, and this feature means that
a reader In need of, say. Carnations,
can look at this Index and refer to
all advertisements of Carnations,
large and small alike. It brings
the fesults of Classified Advertise-
ments in addition to the regular
display advertisements, and with no
extra cost, except to us. Can you
think of better advertising service
tha
this?
2oe
The Florists' Exchange
Crotons
85,000 PLANTS
4-00 Varieties
4-inch at $30.00 per 100, $275.00 per 1000.
5-inch at $50.00 and $75.00 per 100.
6-inch at $12.00, $15.00, $18.00 per dozen.
8-inch at $24.00, $30.00, $36.00 per dozen.
SPECIMEN PLANTS, $4.00, $5.00, $7.50, $10.00,
$15.00, $20.00 each.
Every plant offered of exceptional quality
and brilliantly colored.
Robert Craig: Co,
4900 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Ezchange when writing.
Wire Us Your Order
TO CLEAN UP
500 MY MARYLAND, 3-inch $8.00 per 100
500 HILDA, sport of My Maryland; habit the same, color
darker; in 3-inch 10.00 per 100
5000 AMERICAN BEAUTIES, 2^-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00. per 1000;
3-inch. $75.00 per 1000.
These were propagated late for our own uae and, no doubt, will give much
better satisfaction than 3-in. stock, so they will go right ahead; perfectly clean;
root action perfect.
MYERS & SAMTMAN, Chestnut HiH, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CRAFTED ROSES
Extra strong 4-in. stock, at $20.00 per 100
GOLDEN GATE | MORGAN
DBLE-WHITE KILLARNEY SUNBURST, Own Root, 4-inch, at
RICHMOND 1 $15.00 per 100, $120.00 per 1000.
ROBQIT CRAIG CO., 4900 Mathet Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Good Stock
Per 100
KAISERIN ROSES, 3 in $6.00
ENGLISH IVY, 3 in 6.00
VINCAS, heavy, 4 in 10.00
FERNS, Scottli, 3 in. 10.00
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, White and
Yellow, Chadwick and Smith's
Sensation, $3.00 per 100.
BOUVARDIA, White, $4.00 per 100.
CAMPBEU BROS., Penllyn, Pa.
Surplus stock
Fine— To Clean Out
Per 100
400 SUNBURST 2-in $3.00
900 RICHMOND, 3-in., 3.00
2000 PINK KILLARNEY, 3-in.,.. 3.00
4000 PINK KILLARNEY, 2\i-m., 2.00
600 SMILAX, 3-in., 2.00
L. B. CODDINGTON
Murray Hill, - - N.J.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE is the only trade paper publishing an index to
stock advertised in eacli issue, and this feature means that a reader In need of.
say. Carnations, can look at this indent and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classified Advertisements
in addition to the regular display advertisements, and with no extra cost, except
to us. Can you think of better advertising service than this?
ROSES OWN ROOT
100 1000
SUNBURST, .3-inch pot $16.00 $150.00
MARYLAND, 4-inch pot 8.00 70.00
MRS. TAFT, 21^-inch pot 6.00 50.00
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Pot Plants
%w|j inrp Smith's Advance, Early Snow, George S. Kalb,
''" •■ ' ■ ^ • Elise PapwoTth, Lynnwood Hall.
PIN K. — Unaka, Rosiere, Pacific Supreme.
YC~ I I ^^\A/ Golden Glow, Robert Halliday, Monrovia,
^- ^ ^*^ ** • YcUow Eaton.
$3.00 per 100 $28.00 per 1000.
S. J. REUTER & SON, Inc. Westerly, R. I.
Please mention the Exchange whe
We hope he will fully recover his health
soon. Joe is a good fellow and his many
customers are loyal to him.
Tom Joy was planting Potatoes the
other day when we called. He will grow
twenty or thirty acres of them this Sum-
mer. He says there is no crop a florist
can grow so profitably as Potatoes, as
they leave the soil just the way he wants
it for flowers next season. He manured
early and again later, and has plowed
the ground deeply several times and tilled
it all Summer until now. He says he
will get a bumper crop of Potatoes and
that they will break up the manure just
enough to incorporate it with the soil
properly, without leaving it too poor.
Si. b.
Atlanta, Ga.
The past year has been a decidedly
satisfactory one for the florists here, and
although a great many Atlantians spend
the Summer elsewhere, they leave their
houses bright and cheery.
There have been several changes- in
business affairs. The Westview Floral
Co. has changed hands and is under the ;
management of Mr. Gresham, who also |
manages The Dahl Co.'s town office.
J. S. Comsey is erecting a greenhouse,
to be 100ft. X 40ft.. He says his trade j
this year has far exceeded that of any
previous year. His plants are all han-
dled through H. G. Hastings & Co. He
grows some fine Carnations, which go to
the wholesale trade. i
The Alto-Vista Floral Co. has bought
and moved the plant of the Ponce de |
Leon Floral Co. It is also operating the
cut flower shop in the fine Ansley Hotel
opened on June 23. The company is i
building a new house, 100ft. x 25ft., and
will erect a house to Winter Geraniums
and Hydrangeas in.
The Atlanta Floral Co. plans to in-
crease its capacity by buying acreage and
building a range for forcing Roses.
J. P. Mathiessen, formerly proprietor
of the Ponce de Leon Floral Co., is oper-
ating the Atlanta Florist Wholesale
Commission Co.
The McMillan Seed Co. has divided it-
self by three, and has the monopoly on
Wood St. for seedsmen. B. J. Word.
Louisville, Ky.
As the month of July nears its close
many Louisville florists find to their sur-
prise that the month has been remark-
ably good in the volume of business done,
although it started out badly. Milder
weather toward the end of the month,
however, helped things somewhat, while
an unusual amount of funeral work all
through the month helped to bring the
volume of business up to very respect-
able proportions.
Jacob Schulz's August card to his cus-
tomers was one of the most effective and
attractive he has gotten out. The cards
featured what they designate as the
"August Special" ; this consists of a .$1
box of fresh cut flowers, and the offer is
to continue during August and Septem-
ber, and on Saturdays only thereafter.
The dollar box thus advertised will con-
tain two dozen Roses, in any color de-
sired, Killarney, Sunburst and Mrs.
Ward varieties Ijeing included, or a dozen
.4m. Beauty Roses, or combinations of
Roses, Asters, Swainsona and Gladioli,
arranged with Ferns and nicely packed.
The card further contains the pertinent
suggestion that a ' standing order for a
box of these flowers every Saturday
would keep the home well supplied with
flowers at a small cost.
The Schulz Flower Shop has been busy
with funeral work, like the others, fur-
DID YOU
See That?
At the Official Test, held by the
American Rose Society at the
famous Elizabeth Park Rose Garden,
Hartford, Conn., June 21 and 28, out
of 25 Roses scoring,
EXCELS^
the New Red Hybrid Wichuraiana,
exhibited by the Conard & Jones
Co., was awarded certificate of
merit and Scored Highest of All.
Think of it aa a vivid Red Dorothy
Perkins, color most enduring, prom-
ises to supersede the Crimson Ram-
bler type.
Let us stock you from our supply,
finest in America.
2H-inch plants, ready now, $4.00
per 100, $35.00 per 1000
1-year and 2-year-oId plants for
Fall delivery
M CONARD & JONES CO.
NA/EST GROVE, PA.
PoinseHJas
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
2H-«nch, $5.00 per JOO; $45.00
pet JOOO.
Scranton florist Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when wrJtlmc.
PoinseHJas
TRUE TYPE. June Delivery
Extra strong, 2^inch plants, shipped in
paper pots.
$6.00 per lOO
Write for prices on large lots.
A. H enderson & Co.
369 River Street, CHICAGO, ILL
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROSES
See prices
pa^e 1473
June 21
ic3iif I r r n I r f loral company a
Please mention the Exchang:* when writlnff.
August 2, 1913
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MADISON
The Money=Making White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
250 plants or over - - - - - 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Cash with order, or plants sent C. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT-HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Dracaena
Indivisa
200 nice plants from 3J^-inch
pots, $6.00 per 100.
Valentin Burgevin's Sons
Kingston, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
OVT BLOOm of OmtamrmM, B«t-
4>*M«Bu, Omaldlwvs, 07v«lv»>
dlmau, ats^ >t Udr worn.
Quality ueaai t* bob*. Fried ilfht.
Prampt dtllTaiy.
PAUL DE NAVE
OrckM Grower fALl RIVER, MASS.
Pleaie mention the Exchange whan writing.
AjTived
In fine
condition
ORCHIDS
CATTLE A Trianae. specially fine type. C.
Dowlana, G. Gaskelllana. C. Percivallana,
C. apecioslsslma, Odontoglossum grande,
Onddlum splendldum, O. btcallosum*
Lycaste Sklnneri, Dendroblum formosum, D.
Jameslanum, D. chrysotoxum, etc.
Write for prices.
LAGER & HURRELL, SUMMIT. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange whan writing.
ORCHIDS
Fresh Importations, ready for imme<Uate delivery.
CATTLEYAS Glftas, Trianae. Schroederae,
Lablata, Specioslssima, Mossiae.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DE BUCK
p. O. Boi 73 SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
Pleaae mention tha Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
The one big event of the year, heralding the
opening of the Fall Business Campaign, is the issu-
ing by The Florists* Exchange of its S. A. F. and
p. H. Convention Number. This year it will be
issued August 0; advertising pages close August 5.
Don't get left.
nishing 71 designs on Tuesday last and
over 50 on Wednesday, with seven casket
blankets in the two days. The voluntary
petition in bankruptcy recently filed by
E. G. Reimers, the well known Baxter
ave. florist, caused considerable surprise
among the trade as well as among jMr.
Reimers' acquaintances generally, as he
was known to be a highly successful
grower and a good business man. It ap-
pears, however, that it was the Reimers
Motor Car Company, in which he was in-
terested, which caused the financial dif-
ficulties in which he became entangled,
necessitating the step which he finally
took for the benefit of his creditors. The
accounts of the two concerns, the florist's
business, which was Mr. Reimers' per-
sonal concern, and of the automobile
company, a separate corporation, were
so intermingled and tangled that it was
found necessary to schedule all of the
assets and liabilities of the two together,
the former item being about .$36,000 and
the latter .$29,000.
C. B. Thompson & Co. are handling a
good run of funeral work, many attractive
designs going out of this Fourth ave.
shop in Roses and album Lilies, which
are grown by C. H. Kunzman, a West
End grower of ability. These flowers
are sold by the grower for 50c. and 75e.
a dozen, and are being used freely by
Mrs. Thompson and other retailers.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers has been very
bus.v since moving into her new place
in the Atherton building, both in get-
ting settled and in handling the unex-
pected rush of business toward the end
of the month. The McCray Refrigerator
Co. is making up a large refrigerator for
use in the Reimers shop, which will be
installed shortly. Am. Beauty Roses are
probably the best line with Mrs. Reimers
now, and Gladioli are a good second.
Album and rubrum Lilies are now the
pride of the F. Walker Co., the Walker
establishment having grown a fine lot
of these handsome flowers. A number of
retailers have purchased supplies of these
Lilies from Mr. Walker. An unusual ar-
ticle found for sale in this shop is a
supply of white Clover honey, which is
furnished by an outoftown house and re-
tailed by the florist.
August Baumer, secretary of the
Louisville Florists' Society, suffered the
loss of his mother on July 21. The death
of Mrs. Baumer was very sudden, as
she had apparently been in the best of
health up to a day or so before her de-
cease, the immediate cause of which was
heart failure. She was born in Germany,
and was 65 years of age. She leaves a
daughter and two sons, all of whom are
associated together in the Baumer shop
in the Masonic Building. Practically
every florist in the city sent handsome
floral offerings to the funeral, expressing
fittingly the sympathy felt by the trade
for their colleague in his loss.
The William Walker Co. is one of the
florist concerns which will show a re-
markably good July business when the
results are added up. One of the prin-
cipal funerals of the week was that of
King Stewart, son-in-law of C. C. Bickel,
a well known cigar manufacturer, who
died suddenly at Saranac Lake, N. T.
G. D. C.
THE EXCIHINGE— Alert and lip-to-Daie
ROSES
Special for July
Milady, Mrs. Qeo. Shawyer and
Mrs. Chas. Russell
In the best quality grafted plants. $15.00 per 100,
$140.00 per 1000.
Killarney, Mrs. Aaron Ward,
Lady Hillingdon, Double Pink
Killarney, Mrs. Taft, White
Killarney and My Maryland
Grafted. 3-inch. $10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000.
On Their Own Roots
Killarney and Mrs. Taft
2M-inch. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000.
POMPONS
In the Leading: Commercial
Varieties
All from 2^-inch pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
A. N. PIERSON, Inc.
Cromwell, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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CARNATION FIELD PLANTS
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME, nice, clean stock, $12.00 per 100, and a few
thousand WHITE ENCHANTRESS of the very best type of this variety and extra
fine plants at $8.00 per 100.
The above stock is not grown for sale purposes, just a surplus of stock that we grow for our own use and is sure
to give entire satisfaction. Cash from unknown parties.
DAILL£DOUZ£^ BROTHERS, ^"o" »"<■ ■^"'y *'^'- Brooklyrv, N. Y.
THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
''Here is a
real
SUPPORT!'
Write for Price List C
Please mention the Exchange when writine.
Field Grown Carnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, well grown and healthy
ij Ready July 15th and after. Let us book your order now
Per 100 Per 1000
The Herald, scarlet $12.00 $100.00
Gloriosa, medium pink. 8.00 75 00
Pink Delight, flesh pink 8.00 75.00
White Wonder 7.00 60.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
White Perfection 6.00 50.00
Enchantress, flesh pink
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00
Washington, dirk pink 6.00
. (Sport of Enchantress)
Victory, scarlftl 6.00
Scarlet- Glow .if. 6.00
Per 100 Per 1000
$6.00 $50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Chicago Carnation Co.
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
Grown CamatJon Plants
strong, healthy stock, for immediate shipment
WHITE WONDER, BEACON, PERFECTION, MRS. WARD,
ENCHANTRESS
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
MAY DAY. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
GEORGE PETERS & SONS, Hempstead, N. Y.
CARNATIONS
f.DORNERfiSONSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Fr ELD-GROWN
Carnation Plants
100 1000
White Enchantress S8.00 $70.00
Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Rose Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Lawson Enchantress 7.00 55.00
AMna 7.00 55.00
Perfection 7.00 60.00
Dorothy Gordon 7.00 60.00
Victory 7.00 60.00
Harlowarden 6.00 50.00
The above are in fine shape; ready for immediate
shipment.
Cash with order.
HOWARD P. KLEINHANS
S. E. Cor. Centre Square EASTON. PA.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
" He who hesitates is lost." Reduced to plain
anguage this means that the man who hesitates
to pushjhK stock, fearing to increase the cost fe'.
advertising it, or for some other reason, is surely
going to run behind his more progressive competitoi'.'
Reld-Grown CARNATIONS
Limestone land. No stem rot.
9000 R. P. ENCHANTRESS
8000 ENCHANTRESS
2000 DOROTHY GORDON
2000 VICTORY
S6.00 per 100, S56.00 per 1000.
8000 WHITE ENCHANTRESS
S7.00 per 100, 865.00 per 1000.
250 at 1000 rate. Cash, please.
W. Fargo, U. S. and American Expresses.
JOHN F. SABRANSKY, KENTON, 0.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Carnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field-
grown plants.
BASSEirS flORAl GARDENS c/mFORgl*
B. S. BASSETT. Prop.
Please mention the Exchange when writine.
Washington, D. C.
There is no business to speak of at
this writing. Stook is not plentiful. As-
ters are small. We are sorely in need
of rain.
G. A. Phillips is off for a month's rest.
He is visiting his home in Toledo, C,
and will go farther West.
Harper Heatherington of The Wash-
ington Florists' Co., is back from his
vacation.
Frederick Bauer, Mr. Lehr of Lehr
Bros., Mr. Lohr of Lohr & Fritz, and
Philip B. Welsh, Baltimore florists in-
terested in the Baltimore Florists' Ex-
change, visited Washington this week
and inspected the uptodate refrigerating
plant at the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.'s
place.
The main topic now is the joint out-
ing next Tuesday. The Baltimore boys
will bring a band with them.
Chas. Meehan was in town this week.
O. A. C. O.
Appreciation
J. Geo. Wackenhut, Middle Village,
N. T., writes: "Enclosed check of $1.00
for subscription for ensuing year. THE
FLORISTS' EXCHANGE is a great help
if you need any stock. I always get
good plants when I buy from advertise-
ments in your paper." And that is the
secret of the whole thing. Our 900.0
subscribers buy stock advertised in our
columns with perfect confidence.
Field -Grown Carnations
Good, strong, healthy plants-
Enchantress, Winsor and White Winsor,
S50.00 per 1000.
Beacon. 360.00 per 1000.
Cash with order, please.
LOUIS KRAUSE, Mineola, L I., N. Y.
p. O. Box 29
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Joint Outing of the Baltimore and
Washington Florists' Clubsjat
Chesapeake Beadi, Md.,
' August 5, 1913
Plans have been completed for the
big ■ ijoint excuirsion of these Clubs to-
K-aHipolis Grotto. The committees of
'the " local clubs have worked hard to
draw out the largest crowd ever seen
at these- outings. Members of the clubs
will wear white suits and hats. A great
program is heing prepared for the occa-
sion. The St. Mary's Industriai School
Band will entertain the excursion party
on the boat and something will be do-
ing all the time.
Promptly at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday,
Aug. 5. tile steamer wiir leave her dock
for a fifty-mile sail on Chesapeake Bay.
Members holding tickets are requested
to make settlement with James Boone
on the boat as soon as they come aboard.
Pive ticket sellers will be on Thames St.
Be sure and buy your tickets from the
committee, as no tickets will be sold on
the pier.
Everybody is going — why not yon?
The meeting last Monday night was
well attended and was interesting-
throughout. Many members of the
clubs will leave for Harrison's Nurseries,.
Berlin, Md., for the Summer meeting
and stay over until Sunday. J. L. T.
Providence, R. I.
Business during the past week has-
been fairly good in funeral work, with an
occasional wedding decoration thrown in.
Maurice Miller will close his store for-
a week's vacation in New York City,
Brooklyn and the Catskill Mts.
Wm. Crompton of East Greenwich,
R. I., was in town Friday.
J. H. Gushing was in town one day
this week.
Willis S. Pino received his first con-
signment of Harrisii Lilies this week ;
they look fine, especially the Tin. to 9in.
of which he has fine stock.
Walter Mott, with Benj. Hammond, of
Fishkill (now Beacon), N. Y., was in
this city. Fall River and Newport this-
week.
Mrs. Wm. Butcher left on Tuesday for-
Digby, N. S., on a vacation. The
Butcher greenhouses have been busy with
funeral work.
J. K. Allen, wholesale florist of New
York City, waS a visitor in Providence-
and Newport this week, calling on many-
August 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
209
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Now Ready! For Growers and Florists !
THE PRELIMINARY PREMIUM LIST FOR
S6e Mid-Continental
Flower SHow
Under Management of the Directors
St. Louis Coliseum, Nov. 10th to 15 th, 1913
SEND FOR IT TODAY
This list carries $6,000 in premiums. This is the first big FALL Flower Show
for several years — Do not delay — write at once. For full particulars address:
FRANK M. ROBINSON,
Secretary and Manager
Coliseum. St. Louis. Mo.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
fi<;>ji<^p;gg;ai<;>ii$)ij:;gi<;;aij;gi$ji<;>)g;>)i$^
old friends, and also visiting J. A. Bud-
long & Sons' Rose establishment. He
was also a guest of Wm. Hay, Rose
grower of Oaklawn.
Johnston Bros., J. Kopelman, Thos.
Curley, J. B. Canning, T. O'Connor,
T. J. Johnston & Co. were busy with
funeral work for the late Stephen Briggs.
Thos. Lonergan, with T. O'Connor, is
spending his vacation this week at At-
lantic City, Philadelphia and New York,
visiting commercial places. T. O'Connor
had the order for casket cover for the
Briggs funeral. H. C. N.
ARAUCARIAExcelsia
HYDRANGEA Otaksa
Newport, R. I.
Trade here is picking up ; dinner par-
ties and luncheons being the order of the
day, and there is plenty of fine material
for decorations on the market. Orchids
and Lily of the Valley appear to be more
plentiful than usual.
C. A. Schulz is about to erect a resi-
dence for himself on the part of the
Bruen estate which he purchased last
Fall. On July 27 he had a large stock of
hay on his Houston ave. place badly
damaged by fire. The fire department
however, managed to save the bulk of it.
Prof. 'Wilhelm Millar of the University
of Illinois lectured before the Garden
.Association on Friday, July 25 on
"American Landscape Art."
Alex. MaoLellan.
Fall River, Mass.
Chattertfin Warburton has great faith
in Rambler Roses as Easter plants. Ex-
celsior and Hiawatha were excellent sell-
ers last season and will be doubled in
number. Funeral work keeps up well
and uses all the natural flowers in sight.
Sweet Peas are fine, but stems are short
owing to drought. Asters are coming in.
Frank Bufiinton, one of the pioneers
of the profession, has turned over the
store business to F. Sullivan, who has
been in his employ many years as mana-
ger of this particular branch.
T. W. Lawton Is preparing for a big
Fall business. W. M.
4-in. pots, $15.00
per 100.
Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROS., The HusUers
Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave.
F>HIL,/VDELPHIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Coming Exhibitions
Mt. KlBco, TX. T. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien,
Sec'y, Mt. Klsco, N. T.
Vevr Haven, Conn. — Third Annual Dah-
lia and General Exhibition of Flow-
ers, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., to be
held in Harmon Hall, Elm St., Sept.
17 and 18. Schedules may be had of
David Wyllle, sec'y, 41 Arthur St.,
New Haven.
New York, N. T. — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New York, In the En-
gineering Bldg., 25-33 W. 39th St
Dahlias. Orchids, Gladioli. Roses,
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept. 23 to 26
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses,
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants ,etc., Nov. 5 to 7.
Orangre, W. J. — Eighth Annual Dahlia
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Florlcultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall, Sept. 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
Pblladelpbla, Pa. — Dahlia exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety, Sept. 16, 3 to 10 p.m. Chrysanthe-
mum exhibition to be held during the
week of Nov. 3. Schedules for these
exhibitions may be obtained of David
Rust, Secretary, Horticultural Hall,
Broad St below Locust.
St. I^onls, Uo. — MId-Contlnental Flower
Show to be held In the Coliseum,
Nov. 10 to IB. Frank M. Robinson,
Secretary and Manager.
Tarrytown, W. T. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarias now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in $1.00 each.
:s, 6 to 7 leaves. 24-28 in 51,50 each.
ub, SO ,n, high, bushy jg.SO each.
ub, 36 in. high, very bushy j3_7g ^ach.
ub, 42 in. high, very bushy jg qq e^ch.
Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating.
ub, 36 m. high . j3 00 each.
!"■ fjeh S3.50 each.
!"• t!^? S4.00 each.
'"•n.'Bn S5.00 each.
"■ n'Eh $6.00 each.
6-in. pot pla
Made-up plants
3-in.-7-in.
3-in.-7-in.
3-in.-8-in.
KENTIA Forsterlana
7-in. tub, 3 plants in
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36^0
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-44
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub. 44-48
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 48-54
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa.
2 tiers, 6-8 in. high 35 t
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in. high 4Sc'Sch"
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60^' Sch
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high .......: i! I i! I! i??^! Sch:
PANDANUS Veitchll. Nicely variegated stock that will grow into money by Christmas 4-in-
pot plants, ready to shift. $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100.
BAY TREES, Standards.
48-in. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter 57.50 each.
48-in. stems; heads, zo-in. diameter -. $5 00 each
BAY TREES, Half Standards.
30-in. stems; heads, 28-in. diameter 5500 each.
30-in. stems; heads, 22-in. diameter 54 go each.
POINSETTIAS. Well established plants, from 2M-in. pots, $5.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Cblnensis and Obconlca. From as good a strain of seed as we can find. Ail colors
.$3.00 per 100.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., ''^"'S'^'^^
Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus asters
50,000 LATE BRANCHING white, piak,
rose, purple, lavender; just right for late plant-
ing, $1.50 per 1000. joo
Geraniums, Sallerol, 2-m $2.00
Chrysanthemums, W. H.Ltacoln, one of
best late yellows; 2M-m l.go
Jerusalem Cbenies, 2>^-inch j.qo
Primulas, Chlnensls. Obconlca, white,
pink, lavender, red; Baby and Mala-
coldes; 2 00
Swalnsona alba, 2)^ -inch ,".'.' J 2.OO
Cash, please.
BYER BROS.,(haiii5e(sbufj,Pi.
Fleass mention the Exehanare when writing.
PRIMROSES
Chinese. Obconlca Alba and Rosea 2.00
Forbesi and Malacoides 2.00
Obconlca Glgantea 3.00
PANSY SEED, Giant Flowering. Oz., $4.00
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Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS. EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
Write for our V/holesale List
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
5000
Norway Spruce
2 to 3 feet 25c. each
3 to 4 feet 35c. each
4 feet 50c. each
Not ordinary nursery stock, but fine
large plants, almost as broad as high.
GARFIELD WILLIAMSON
Nurseries: 52 Broadway
RIDCEFIEI D.N.J. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
Berberls Thunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT. Tu^rli!^ Robblnsvllle, N.J.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
.EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue.
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
Nortiiern Grown Nursery Stocic
We Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
AflBortment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
Prices Reasonalh. V^ko/esa/e Trade List for the Aslting
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass.
H. DEN OUDEN & SON
Tbe Old Farm Nurawlce BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Evergreens Our Speciatiy
Write for eompkte Wlioleflale Otalogae
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Otto tieinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Gennany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
LUy of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbur^ (Gennany)
High Grade Vegetable and Flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc
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Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, ""i°„'i.SS"'
ELIZABETH, N. J.
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[BBINGE & VAN GROOS
FenmriyTHE HORTKULTURM. CO.
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Hardy Narsery Staok, Such as H. P. ROSC S
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,CLEMATI6
DUXUS. CHOICE EVERGREENS.PEONiFK
Etc. Aak for catalog.
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JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
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Michelsen&Co.
Naarden. HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
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Please send list of wants. Catalogue on applica-
tion. American address.
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Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
Wiinam Turner Price $5.00
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
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KG
'S
H3RDY NURSERY STOCK
offered by
G.W.VANGELDEREN,Boskoop, Holland
AUGUST HAERENS, SOMERGEM, Ghent
Special and extensive grower of AZAT.EAS and RHODODENDRONS for FaU delivery.
PALMS, BAT TREES, ARACCARIAS, etc. for Spring or Fall.
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tive to anyone who ii BUTINO TO SELL AGAIN. If you are in the market for
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, send in your lists
and we will give you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West Farms Road, N. Y. City
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
1 Holland FAR.DUTCH LAoy HANDS. V
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216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. J.
Just Received From Our Holland Nurseries:
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireas
Japonica, Liliutn Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
Large Trees
OAKS AND MAPLES
PINES AND HEMLOCKS
ANDORRA NURSERIES
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KOSTER & CO.
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KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Catalogue free on demand
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6t.YanWaYeren&KruliI!
Quotations and Catalogs now ready on
all Bulbs, Azaleas, Rhododendrons,
Roses, Lilacs, Palms, Etc
GT.van WAVERtN & KRUIlff s.Ss°nr,m°'^L"«d
140 N. 13th St.. PhUadelphia. Pa.
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HOLLAN
NUBSERieS,
August 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
211
NURSERY <^
DEPARTMENT/^
CONDUCTED BT
JOSEPH MEEHAN
-^1
AICEBICAN ASSOCIATIOIT OF mrBSEBTUEN
President, J. B. Pllklngton. Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester, N. T. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held In
Cleveland. O.
Xanthoceras Sorbifolia
{Subject of this week's illtistration.)
Quite a number of years have passed since the ad-
vent of the Xanthoceras in collections here, yet, not-
withstanding its worth, it is far from being as well
known as it should be. It is a
large growing shrub from North
China, which has proved very
hardy with us, sufficiently so that
it can be depended on where zero
weather is at times experienced.
The Xanthoceras flowers in May
at about the time the Lilac flowers
are disappearing, and our photo-
graph will give one an idea of its
great beauty when in bloom. The
flowers are white, with yellowish
red streaks at the base, giving the
dark center to the flower dis-
played in the illustration. It is
one of the most beautiful of flow-
ering shrubs of its season, besides
being alone in the style of flower
it displays. It is what is termed
a monotypic genus, there being but
the one species of it known. Its
foliage is quite interesting, being
of a pinnate nature, which, together
with its whole appearance, adds
interest to the fact of its belonging
to the same natural order as the
Horse Chestnut. To the ordin-
ary observer this relationship is
not suspected until its seeds form.
Then, as these are in husks re-
sembling a Buckeye, its probable
relationship may be suspected by
any one.
It is much in the favor of the
Xanthoceras that it flowers when
quite young. Small plants of but
a foot or two in height flower, and
this has made it possible for flo-
rists to use it for forcing purposes.
It may be seen occasionally in col-
lections forced for Easter. Being
a quite hardy shrub, it can be
used for planting on one's grounds
after its use indoors, an additional
reason why it should be recom-
mended to customers.
The Xanthoceras grows easily
from seeds if the seeds are gath-
ered and placed in damp sand as
soon as ripe and kept in a cool
place until Spring, then sown,
either indoors or in the nursery.
around tree of all. The Oriental Plane appears a good
city tree, but its immense size when years have passed
will place it in the same list as the Silver Maple, of
which the great size attained, and not its short life — as
the report gives it — makes it unsuitable for street plant-
ing. The Pin Oak has given satisfaction so far, and
in many respects promises well. It transplants much
more easily than any other Oak, which is much in its
favor, as it is of all trees used for street planting of
which the same could be said.
The Ginkgo appears able to hold its own well wher-
ever planted, and may prove a good city tree. That it
is considered the oldest known tree in existence speaks
well for its power of endurance. The fact that its
Plum-like fruit has a disagreeable odor when crushed
under trees it has fallen from is rather against it, but
this objection — if considered one — can be removed by
planting such trees only as have been propagated from
male forms of the tree.
The placing of the street trees of Philadelphia under
the care of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park is a
new departure, and much good is expected to result
from it. It will take time, as tlie trees have never
before been under the charge of an intelligent body,
as they now ,nre. and tlie field of work is a very large
Xanthoceras sorbifolia
Street Trees
for Philadelphia
"The Fairmount Park Commis-
sion, which, under authority nf
the act of Assembly of May 31.
1907. has absolute custody and
control of and power to plant, remove and care for
all shadp trees in any of the highways of the city,
has issued a pamphlet for public distribution, contain-
ing directions for the planting and care of trees. It
states that only a few kinds of trees will grow satis-
factorily in the streets, the Carolina Poplar and Silver
Maple, the most frequently planted trees in Philadel-
phia, being entirely unsuited for the purpose, as both
are short-lived and require constant topping to prevent
them from becoming dangerous. The best trees for
street planting are the Oriental Plane, Pin Oak, Ginkgo
and Norway Maple, all of which will thrive where few
others grow."
Referring to the above extract from our daily papers,
what are the best street trees depends largely on con-
ditions surrounding them. There is not a tree thriving
on our lawns that would not thrive as well in any nearby
city were the city conditions approaching those where
the lawns are. No doubt in Philadelphia there are sec-
tions in which many sorts not mentioned in the above
list could he planted with good results.
Of the four given in the list of those most suitable,
the Norway Maple will be placed first by a majorit"
of those familiar with the subject. It is the best nil
. , , Under this heading tlie Pacific (larden
u^^vZ t refers to the battle often observed be-
the Fittest tween plants, wherein the stronger of
the contestants overpowers all others, and in this con-
nection mentions the following case:
"A number of years ago, no matter how many, the
plant commonly known as German Ivy (queer it is how
odd names are Ijestowed on plants), Senecio mikanioides,
was introduced, and, escaping from cultivation, found a
congenial abiding place among the native growth, chief
of which is 'Poison Oak' — Rhus diversiloba — and in
one spot has come out victorious, com])letely smothering
out the native. At another location is growing the
native blackberry, Rubus vitifolius, German Ivy which
is a native of South Africa, and Clianthus puniceus, an
evergreen scandent plant, from New Zealand. No at-
tention is paid to that part of the grounds and the
plants are left to fight out the question of which shall
survive. M''e shall watch the contest while it lasts .ind
report which one is victorious. We venture the asser-
tion that the subject from South Africa will triumph."
This leads us to the thought of how important it is
to consider the benefit to plants of having free air and
sunlight to their foliage. For the want of these many
a plant languishes, and many die outright. The Poison
Oak referred to died for the lack of air and sunlight,
j\ist as the Senecio triumphed from its stronger nature
enabling it to endure adverse circumstances better than
the other could.
Everyone knows how tenacious of life is our Poison
Vine, Rhus radicans, and what a nuisance it is in our
woods and along fence rows. The most common prac-
tice in attempting its extermination is to chop it down
to the roots. This is best done in Spring, soon after its
foliage is fully expanded, and before new strength has
been gained by the function of the new leaves. Weak
new growth will probably follow, which should be cut
away as soon as seen. A whole season without foliage
\vill destroy the vine generally, whether it he brought
about bv hand or by other vines overshadowing them,
as did the Senecio aforesaid. Though never practiced
by anyone -that the writer has heard of, there is little
doubt that spraying with poisonous mixtures could
be used effectively to kill Poison Vines. AU users of
these solutions know how careful one has to be that in
the spraying of fruit trees when in leaf the mixture is
weakened before its use in order not to injure the fob-
age. It follows that a strong solution would kill the
Poison Vine, as every leaf could be destroyed. This
would be an easier task than chopping it out, and one
surer to bring success.
In many serai-wild portions of our public parks and
jjrivate grounds the trunks of trees are often covered
with this obnoxious vine, which could easily and quickly
be destroyed by poisonous sprayings.
There are two Hydrangeas, natives of
Hydrangea ^^^^ Southern States: the H. radiata and
Quercifolia ^ quercifoha. Quercifolia is one rarely
seen in the North because, b^ing a native of Southern
Georgia and Florida, it does not possess sufficient hardi-
ness to succeed much beyond Philadelphia. In posi-
tions there and, in fact, in New York when well suited,
it thrives and is much desired in collections of shrubs
because of its ornamental character applied to both
foliage and flower.
Its foliage is very large, as large as one's hand, the
petioles and underside of the leaves are densely woolly,
the upper side smooth and a deep green. The panicles
are pyramidal in shape, eight inches or so in length.
The sterile flowers are numerous, large and white, or
pinkish white, in color. Altogether this is a superb spe-
cies, and one much prized by those who possess it.
So far as its hardiness goes, unless in a very exposed
position it is quite hardy at Philadelphia. In common
with all plants from Southern places it Winters better
when in positions where ripening is well perfected in
Summer, such as well elevated ones usually are. In
its wild state it is found in wet, springy places, but
this does not prevent it flourishing on elevated ones.
In cultivation here it thrives in elevated positions, its
shoots ripening well, in this way enabUng it to with-
stand the zero weather it often meets with in Winter.
The common name of this Hydrangea, Oak-leaved, is
not altogether misapplied to it, viewing its mature
leaves, but it is more apparent when the young ones
are forming, for as one looks at them the resemblance
to the Pin Oak is apparent.
Its season of flowering is in June and July.
As a hedge shrub the Althasa has been
Variegated ^^gj f^^ ., |,j|if century and over, as
Althsea many old plantations of them attest to-
day. Though planted more for the sake of having a
dividing line of beautiful flowers rather than as a hedge,
the plants can be so set that as they grow they will
be thick enough to present great difficulty to one wish-
ing to break through their line. This bushiness is
from the fact that the flowers come from the shoots
of the same season, hence the necessity for cutting them
well back every Winter to obtain strong, fresh shoots
to give fine, large flowers. The variation in colors is
now so great that a combination of them running into
dozens of sorts is possible, permitting of a hne with
colors set to the best advantage for good eSFect.
There are two variegated leaved sorts which are
desirable whether as single plants or for a hedge. These
are Buist's variegated and Meehan's variegated. When
set in hedge shape they form a pretty picture, their
green and white foliage is so attractive. Meehani is the
better, its foliage is better than Buist's and its habit of
growth freer. Then its large, lavender colored flowers
are borne in profusion. These flowers are single, and,
with the foliage behind them, make a great display.
Buist's variegated is singular in that it never unfolds
its flower buds. They present every appearance of
being about to expand fully, opening sufficiently so that
a large, double flowered dark purple bud is displayed,
but it gets no further, never fully unfolding. Those
who use it for a small hedge or boundary to beds of
plants consider this characteristic no detriment to its
use, the foliage only being desired. _
\lthaeas start to bud very late in Spring, permitting
of their being planted the last of all shrubs.
Our S. A. F. and 0. H. Convention Number
Those who test the trade business pulse In our Convention
Number fout AuSSust 9— advertising paftes close August 6) will
And It beating as strongly as ever.
212
The Florists' Exchange
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.'S
PALMS and FERNS
HOME GROWN
WELL ESTABLISHED
STRONG AND HEALTHY
Kentia Belmoreana
Pot
2>fm.
S-in.
6-in.
6-in.
6-in.
Cedar Tub
7-m.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
Leaves
4
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. high
8 to 10
18
24
26
28 to 30
34 to 36
40 to 45
42 to 48
48 to 54
5 ft.
6 ft.
Each
D<M.
$1.50
$0.50
6.00
1.00
12.00
1.25
15.00
1.50
18.00
2.50
4.00
6.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
30.00
48.00
Kentia Forsferiana
Cedar Tub Plants
7-in. 4
9-in. 4
12-in. 4
12-in. 4
In. high
36
40 to 42
60 to 66
66 to 72
Each
$2.50
4.00
12.50
15.00
MADE
UP
Doz.
$30.00
48.00
We are growing all our Kentia above 6-inch size in neat
CEDAR TUBS, made especially for us with electric wire
hoops, painted green.
These tubs cost several times the price of pots, but we
sell the plants at the same price as though grown in pots.
The buyer has the advantage of receiving Iiis plants with-
out breakage of pots and in handsome tubs in which they
have Ijecome well established and in which they wiU
continue to do better than in pots.
When in Philadelphia be Sure to Look Us Up-
We are easily reached — only 25 minutes from Reading Terminal, 12th and and Market Streets,
Philadelphia. We have fine train service — fifty trains each way every week-day — so you can suit your
own convenience, both going and coming. You will see our Palms of all sizes, from 2}^inch pots to
12-iiiich tubs. We are strong on DECORATIVE PALMS, in 7-inch, 9-inch and 12-inch tubs (made-up
or single plants), which we can supply in any quantity. AH our Palms are home-grown (not an im-
ported plant on the place) and well established m the tubs. They are strong and healthy.
With increased glass devoted to Palms, our stock is much larger than ever before and never in
better condition.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., =h™«; Wyncote, Pa
Pleas^menuo^h^Excna:
Fern Seedlings
In 8 of the Best Varieties, ready for
potting, at $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000;
10c. extra per 100 by mail.
Assorted Varieties, from 2}^-in. pots,
$3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
ADIANTUM Cuneatum, ^4° .se oo
FMNM N. ESHESEN, MadiSOB. N. J.
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A FEW GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS PIumoBus, S3.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
»5.00 per 100.
VINCA varie£ata, 2-in.. 2c. each; 3-!n., S5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
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Our Convention Number
Next Week
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2}^-inch plants, $5.00'per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODnCER
Amsterdam, New York
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Palms, ferns, Dracaena Indivisa, Salvias !!i!! English Ivy
ASSORTED FERNS for dishes. $3.00 per 100.
COCOS and KENTIAS for centers. 10c. each.
KENTIA BELMOREANA, 4-in. 2Sc. and 35c
each; 5-in. 50c. and 76c
DRACAENA INDIVISA. 6-in„ 2Se.l O-in.. 3Sc
ENGLISH IVIES, good bushy stock. 2 feet and
over. tlO.OO per 100.
SALVIA, S2.S0 per 100.
MBNRY WESTOrV, Hempstead, IN. Y.
yiew mention th» Erohmre wh«n writlmg.
ferns In flats
AUVarietlea.
We aie now shipping and ■
Sept. 1st to ship in Flats by express.
Flats contain about 110 clumps.
Price, $2.00 per flat.
20 or more fiats, $1.75 each.
Write for list of varieties, illustrations and
full particulars.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
17 Murray Street NEW YORK
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FERNSFIDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Hat
Ready now, all clean and healthy.
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Suflimit Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
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U/>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Poinsettias
Do Not Wait TTntU I.at« Fall Befoie
Stocking' Vp
We are in the midst of propagating
time for the Poinsettias. No matter for
what particular purpose you want to use
the plants, the cuttings can go into the
sand now, and the sooner rooted the bet-
ter. Those who do not think it worth
their while to bother with saving stock
plants, starting them into growth in May
and rooting their own stock, should get
their orders placed now for the supply
of 2in. or 2%in. stock wanted for grow-
ing on. Poinsettias require plenty of sun
and heat. They cannot be grown in
shady places, and to try to handle them
successfully in a house where you can-
not maintain 60 degrees or over next No-
vember is wrong. You can harden off a
Rose so as to be able to have it get along
nicely with a low temperature, but a
Poinsettia will not stand Jor it: yellow
leaves, the loss of them, and deformed
bracts are bound to follow such treat-
ment. Keep the plants moving at all
times; grow them without a eheck.
Shade the little_ rooted cuttings after they
are potted up' in a nice sandy loam for
a few days, and iafter that let them have
the full sun. There is no trouble in keep-
ing them in good shape and making head-
way up to the time cold days, or rather
nights, are the rule in October. The
early propagated ones are the best for
planting out on the benches ; they will
give you the long stems and the bracts a
foot in diameter and over. They can
also be used to advantage for growing
on in pots for cut flowers next Xmas.
More and more are Poinsettias in pots
and made-up pans in demand each year;
in fact last season quite a few of the
cuttings were still on hand after Xmas,
and whenever this happens it is doubtful
whether we find a customer for them. Of
pans we were short, especially well
grown ones such as contained plamts with
foliage down to the rim of the pans,
which, by the way, are never too plenti-
ful with any of us.
Table Ferns
Fxepare Now for Next Winter's
Be i^tiirenients
For years we thought the only way to
do was to grow on our own supply of
table Ferns, such as we make use of for
the filling of dishes, from spores. We
wouldn't think of buying the seedlings,
but as the firms that grow tens and hun-
dreds of thousands of small Ferns in-
creased, after our first trial of purchas-
ing we found that it was by far the
best as well as the cheapest way to buy
our wants, consisting of plants ready for
2in. pots, during the Summer months.
There is a lot of labor and patience re-
quired in growing Ferns from spores,
and the man who uses less than 10,000
during the year is better off if he does not
sow but buys the stock ready grown, fit
to be potted up, or the very smallest of
the plants transplanted into flats. By
the time the first frost appears you ought
to be ready with a good supply of table
Ferns consisting of not less than 8 or 10
good hardy varieties, such as will stand
the dry atmosphere and bad handling
when planted in a shallow Fern dish and
decorating the table of the dining room
of your customers a reasonable length of
time. Good Ferns, bushy stock, and a
fair supply of Cocos WeddeUiana go to-
gether. You can mention all sorts of
good plants to use instead of a Cocos
for the center of a dish, but after all
there is nothing more graceful nor last-
ing, and when you order your require-
ments of Ferns get the Cocos at the same
time. Do not order your whole Winter
season's requirements of Ferns now ; the
plants fit to go into a 2in. or 2%in. pot
will be just right for October use, even
up to Xmas. but many of them would
grow into plants too large to be used
after that date. Get another lot later
on, say in a couple of months from now.
Ferns, all those practically the florist
grows, need some shade in order to do
well, and if you should happen to have
some side benches without much head
room, that's the place for them. They
August 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
213
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, hultby,
full grown. 2}^-inch stock, in largest and best
mssonment. $3.00 per 100. S2S.00 per 1000.
CaBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strom,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-inch pots, $4.00 per
doz., $30.00 per 100; 4.inch, $a.00 per doz.,
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in l&-incb
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition,
$1S.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2.iiich
stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 5-inch,
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An eiceedingjy prettv
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2)jL-incn
stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM. Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strong,
bushy, 2>^-inch stock, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.60 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled wHh Fern Seedlings,
numbering several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting* assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, $1.00
per 100, »9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 m 10,000
lots and $8.00 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request and remittance
of 12c. p>er 100 plants for postage.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.50
per 1000.
PTERIS ANDERSONII. Queen of the_ Pteri
family, a distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly vari^ated,
Erettily undulated,
andsomely crested,
strong in growxh,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2^-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., $20.00 per 100;
3-inch. $4.00 per doz..
$30.00 per 100.
Price list comprising 50 best commercial Femi on
application.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
Rern Speolalls^
FERNS
Assorted Table Ferns from 2)i-in. pots,
$3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having considerably increased my stock of
same, I am in the position to fill larger orders,
at least for the present, and will make prices
as follows;
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00 per
100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50 per 1000 in
10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per flat
(110 clumps); 50 or more, $1.00 per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per doz.,
$40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots, 35.00 per doz.,
$35.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000.
All express orders. Cash with order, please.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue JERSEY CITY, N. J.
SIV1ILAX
2M-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Sprengeri
214-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
Cash, please
MAGNUS PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
will grow in any house or frame up to
the time fire heat is required, and 60 de-
grees is not too warm for most sorts
in order for them to do well during the
Winter months.
DtioD the Exchange when writln
ASPARAGUS HATGHERI
2^-inch $5.00 per 100
Seedlings : $12.00 per 1000
Greenhouse-grown Seeds. 6.00 per 1000
West Main Greenhouses
CORFU, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus Plumosus
Fine, large plants rom 2}4-inch pots, $3.00 pe
100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed.
H.A.MOLATSCH,Nanuet,N.Y.
Snapdragons
Are Tou Giving* Them the Attention
They Deserve?
Just leave enough room, when planting
the empty benches with Chrysanthemums
or Carnations, as the case may be, for
a good batch of Snapdragons. More and
more are these splendid cut flowers com-
ing to tlie front, and being appreciated by
flower lovers. Up to a few years ago
but a very few of them were grown under
glass, and those did not sell any too well,
for in most cases they consisted of un-
desirable sorts, and were shy bloomers
besides. Now we have established sorts
which come almost true from seed, and
such as will furnish quantities of salable
spikes during the season per plant.
These facts, and an ever-increasing de-
mand for the flowers, should encourage
the retail grower to devote sufiicient
bench room to their culture. Whatever
you do, do not bench a lot of stock which
you know nothing about ; if you have
room for only a limited number of plants
choose the Silver Pink, it is the best
seller of them all. and if you get a goo'i
strain a bench devoted to this sort will
get you as many dollars as anything I
know of in the cut flower line. Bear in
mind a Snapdragon spike, if ready to be
cut. does not suffer in the least if not cut
on Monday, but will still be good the fol-
lowing Monday, and that means a whole
lot with the retail grower, for he is not
always ready for them when the flowers
are, and there is no waiting for anybodv
when a Rose is ready to be cut. A bench
in a Carnation house will do nicely ; use
Sins, of good soil, with about 12ins. or
a little better of space between the
plants. Plants out of 2%in. pots,
benched between now and October, is
good stock to make use of.
Cyclamen
Keep the Plants Clean at all Times
Every Cyclamen grower will tell you
that when August comes, with its cool
nights, the Cyclamen begin to make their
host growth. They are not heat loving
plants at any time, and a dry atmosphere
will soon spoil the best of them. Cool
nights and a moist atmosphere in the
house they are in will suit them best ;
this will have a tendency to give you
large heavy foliage, which is so neces-
sary if you want to call a plant well
grown. Good foliage, nicely marked and
not disfigured by insects, will help to sell
a plant at Xmas even if it is somewhat
lacking in the way of flowers. Keep on
spraying the plants and the house they
are in, and keep your eyes open for the
greenfly ; do not wait until you notice
several plants infested with this pest,
hut spray regularly once a week with a
light dose of Nicotine or Aphine. Have
the plants clean and keep them so. There
is no good reason for having a lot of
unsightly tobacco stems all over the
bench in order to keep the greenfly down ;
they are only effective while fresh. In a
week or tn'o. after having been kept
soaking wet during that time, they do
but little good toward keeping the plants
clean ; they do the opposite, if anything.
If you notice the insects on the plants,
fumigate or spray every 48 hours until
every trace of them is gone, and then it
surely depends on you whether they are
allowed to appear again or not. Only
by going over the plants every day can
yon prevent loss, such as in.sect trouble
or fungus is liable to cause. Greenfly
and red spider are two enemies of the
Cyclamen which cause more trouble than
anything else, and yet both are easily
avoided if proper attention is paid to
the plants. So if you want the plants to
do their best in the next two months,
as they ought, keep them clean.
STRVIA PLANTS
M. m M ▼ M. A. m. From 2H-in. pots, at $3.00 per 100. ASPAI
Green and Variegated— Fine Stock
CHAS.ZIMMEII,!
West Collingswood, N. J.
I 3 miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
Hardy Delphiniums
As Cut Flowers They are Coming' to the
Front
The Larkspur, which flowerered up to
a few days ago, will be benefited by hav-
ing their old tops removed. Clean them
up ; get the hoe between the plants and
soon new life will be noticeable from the
base of the plants. By the end of Au-
gust or early September a fine crop of
flowers will be the result. Do not make
the mistake of applying a heavy mulch of
rt)tted manure on the beds the plants are
in. While Delphiniums like a fairly rich
and dry cultivated soil, they cannot stand
overfeeding. Often we notice the re-
sults of this when they are planted out
in some well prepared border or bed on
the grounds of our customers, and where
they get too much water. They are best
off and healthiest in the field where they
are exposed to full sunlight and get
plenty of cultivation. Do not let the
old stalks with dried up seed pods remain
for weeks to come ; they will only hinder
the plants in producing a new growth.
If you have selected a few extra good
flower spikes for seed, the sooner the
same is sown when ready the better. Del-
phinium seed is best when freshly gath-
ered ; when a year old or over but very
little of the contents of a package come
up. Sow in drills, lightly covering the
seed, and 9.5 per cent, will germinate and
give you nice stocky plants before Win-
ter sets in. Not nearly enough florists
realize as yet what valuable cut flowers
Delphiniums are. If they did, far more
would be grown. Very few of the peren-
nials we have are more satisfactory or
bring better returns, and the present is
a splendid time to increase your stock
by sowing seed. We find that the lighter
shades, such as are found in a batch of
seedlings of Belladonna have the most
call. Delphinium formosum. with its
dark blue flowers, is beautiful, but the
others are better.
Cyclamen Seed
Home Grown and Imported Stock
I have an inquiry from a reader re-
garding Cyclamen seed, as to whether
home grown seed is as good as imported
stock, and if so why there is not more of
it grown at home. To this I might reply
that home grown seed is every bit as
good as such as we import, and that the
amount of seed grown here is increasing
with each year. There are Cyclamen
specialists who grow many thousands of
plants each year, all from their own
grown seed, and while there is as yet
hut very little seed offered for sale, it
will not be long before someone will get
into the way of it, as has been the case
with Asters and quite a number of other
things. No plant is more prolific as a
seed bearer than the Cyclamen, and as
they reproduce themselves almost solely
from seed, it is the custom of many Cy-
clamen growers to select some extra good
plants and keep them for seed. However,
as with anything else, this hardly pays
the man who handles only a few hundred
plants. The fresh seed will soon arrive,
and for the successful grower, the one
who sows in August in order to get the
best results for early flowering stock, the
time is here to get busy. Fresh seed
sown in shallow flats in a sandy soil,
without bottom heat, comes up rather
irregularly, and often 12 weeks and over
are required before the flats are thrown
out. On that account it is well to expose
the soil you are going to use for the
top layer to fire heat for a few minutes.
By so doing you will not be bothered so
much with weeds and mossy growth so
often found on a seed flat or pan. Sow-
in dHlls and cover the seeds but lightly.
The seedlings are easier kept clean than
when scattered all over. Place a pane
of whitewashed glass over the flats, and
keep the soil moist at all times.
From 2H-in. pots, at $3.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS
Sprengeri; ANTHERICUM vittatum variega-
tum; ARTILLERY PLANTS; SWAINSONA
alba; MOONVINES, large flowering white;
PASSION VINE, two varieties.
KENTIA Belmoreana, 3 to 4 leaves, $1.50 per doz.
MYRTLE PLANTS, -t-in. pots, S1.50 per doz.
PASSION VINE. 4-in. pots. 10c, each.
HONEYSUCKLE Halleana, 4-in. pots, $1.00 doz
CFICFi P iith and Westmoreland Streets,
■ H»tLt, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS FOR JARDINIERES
FERNS IN FLATS
Shipped in or out of R&ta. Re&dy in July and
Auffiut. Only abaut 10 best commociAl varietiet
POINSEniAS
From 2)^-inch pots, July and August delivery,
$5.00 per 100.
Thomas P. Christensen
Short Hills, N. J.
Pl«aa» mention th» Exohange when wrlttmr.
Cyrtomium
RochfordianuRi
The New Crested Holly Fern
An ideal pot plant when grown to large
size. 3000 fine plants, now in 3-inch pots,
ready for a shift into 4-inch. We must have
the room. $5.00 per 100 while they last and
extra plants with every order.
R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
Please mention the Eschange when writing.
FERNS IN FLATS
Extra fine stock in the lead-
ing varieties. Ready for June
and July delivery.
Write for special prices, stating quantity
needed.
Prices on Fall plants and bulbs are
ckeerfully quoted by
F. W. 0. SCHMJTZ, Prince Bay, N. Y.
Please mentiott the Exchange when writing.
dosioh icrns, loo, $30.00 pir Km
Roosevelt hm,f&o:J'A^.
WtiitnianiCoinpacta,^etiM:2S
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, "^ mIss^'
Please mention the Ezchange when writing.
THE HOME OF THE SGOTTH FERN
CIBOTIUM FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RITTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45tll STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Pleaae mention the Esohange when writing.
Cannas
G6raniiiins ^^^^-'-^-^s-- LiFaybritft
and bloom, 3H-ip-» ^c-
Strong 4-m. and 4H-in, Klni
Humbert, 10c. Bouvier, Crozy
and Queen Charlotte, Sc.
Mme. Sallerol, fine, 4H
Nutt and ^assorted, in bud
BELLAMY BROS., TvRSiVy^
Pleaae mention the Exohanire when writJnc.
Violets Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
Plwage mention the ETcha
vhen 'writlnr.
Don't miss our Convention
Number— Out Next Week
214
The Florists' Exchange
Nursery Trade Notes
After the recent convention of the
American Association of Nurserymen at
Portland, Ore., John Hall, its worthy
secretary, went by steamer from Seattle
to Victoria and Vancouver, B. C, thence
to Portland and San Francisco, next to
l/os Angeles, Pasadena, San Pedro, Cata-
lina Islands, Yosemite, crossing the Ne-
vadas largely by daylight. Salt Lake City,
Royal Gorge route to Denver and on to
Omaha, his old home of forty-five years
ago, thence to Chicago to visit his eldest
daughter and her husband for a few days,
then home to Rochester, N. Y.
Peonies Not Flowering
I have a customer who purchased five
selected Peonies, supposed to be of the
best varieties. He has had them for
fifteen years and during that time they
have never borne more than six blos-
soms. Some of the plants have never
bloomed at all; sometimes on one or
two there will form very tiny buds, but
these have always blasted. Can you
tell me what the trouble is? — B. H. C,
Pa.
— Answering your inquiry as to why
Peonies that have been grown tor fif-
teen years have never bloomed, I will
state tbat, about that time a large num-
ber of the plants imported from Europe
were affected with a sort of root trouble,
a species of club root or nematode, which
prevented ithe development of the roots,
causing them to form a large number of
eyes, sending out a great mass of young
stems, none of which had strength
enough to form a bloom. There ais
many such plants in the counti'y. and
where they have been allowed to grow
without division, the roots have had no
opportunity to outgrow their original
trouble, as the close crowding of the large
number of shoots upon the iilants pre-
vents them from getting sufficient nour-
ishment to grow into strong plants.
The cheapest thing to do when plants
get into this condition is to throw them
away and start with strong, healthy
roots. The only remedy is to divide the
clumps into very small divisions and
plant them into the open field in rich,
luellow soil ; continuing to divide^ them
every second year, always replanting in
fresh ground until their habit of forming
numerous small eyes is broken, and the
roots, through good nourishment, l>ecome
normal and healthy. Some varieties out-
grow this trouble in two or three .years ;
other varieties require eight to ten years
to overcome it. This is why, with the
exception of choice and high priced va-
rieties, it is much cheaper to throw them
away and start anew.
Wyomissing, Pa. B. H. Fabr.
Propagating Dogwood
Should a Dogwood tree be grafted or
budded, and what time of the year should
it be done? I have some white Dog-
woods and would like to graft or bud
some pink on them. — C. S. C., N. J.
— The pink Dogwood is increased by
both budding and grafting. Budding is
done in July and August, or whenever
in Summer the sap is flowing so that the
bark can be lifted to receive the bud.
Grafting is performed in early Spring.
J. M.
U. S. Examination for Aide in
Horticulture (Male)
The United States Civil Service Com-
mission announces an open competitive
examination for laboratory aide in horti-
culture, for men only, to be held on
Aug. 20, 1913 in all States in the Union.
The duties of the position will be to
assist in taking field notes on varieties
of vegetables and field crops. The va-
cancy to be filled carries a salary of
.$720 a .year. Applicant? must have
reached their seventeenth but not their
twenty-fifth birthday, and must be citi-
zens of this country. The position of aide
in the various branches of the Bureau
of Plant Industry offers many advan-
tages to young persons who are desirous
of taking up certain lines of special or
scientific work either in the Department
of Agriculture, the State experiment sta-
tions, or elsewhere. The preliminary
training (practical, theoretic, and scien-
tific) to he obtained while serving as a
laboratory aide will be valuable to any
young person who has a taste for scien-
tific work in agriculture or who contem-
plates taking a course at some agricul-
tural college.
Interested readers should write the
V. S. Civil Service Commission, Wash-
ington, D. C, specifying Circular No.
799.
Spirsa Queen Alexandra
The plants shown in the illustration
herewith were planted outdoors last
Spring, remained out over Winter with
a slight protection of dry leaves, and
have proven quite hardy. They made
a luxuriant growth and produced many
flowers this season, as will be noted from
the illustration, being in every respect
equal to greenhouse grown plants. The
color, which is a soft, silvery pink, makes
it probably an improvement on plants
grown under glass. The plants were
groivn by the Wagner Park Conserva-
tories on their own grounds .at Sidney,
Ohio.
(16) UUes for Easter. — When Is the
proper time to plant Harrisii Lilies to
bloom for Easter, to be grown in Car-
nation house? Should I use cold stor-
age bulbs? — W. H. G., N. Y.
—The new crop Harrisii Lilies
have now arrived, and they can be
planted at any time now and will bloom
for Easter, if handled properly. There
is no need of using cold storage bulbs,
if you order your bulbs at once.
(17) Kinds of I^illes to Plant. — We
want to plant a few hundred Lilies as
an experiment. There is one growing
here that seems to do well. I do not
know what variety it is. What kinds
would you advise us to plant? I can-
not see why Easter Lilies cannot be
grown as well here as any where. Any
hints you can give will be appreciated.
— S. S.
S., La.
Liliums longiflorum. multiflorum
giganteum, Lilium speciosum rubrum,
Lilium auratum, Lilium eanflidum. Any
of these should do well, and if such
Is the result, others may be tried of
the colored species such as L. Hansonl,
L. Henryi, L. tenuifolium.
Spirsea Queen Alexandra grown by Wagner Park Conservatories, Sidney, O
We wish to Impress upon our readers that
all questions Intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, no t necessa-
fli^i"'' ?iV''"'i?,"""5 but as a guarantee of good
^Ith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
^nnot recognize anonymous communlca-
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upper ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible, In addition to this, If stated
wuether It be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown. It
would often enable Identification of speci-
mens difficult to determine otherwise.
(15) Dahlia Troubles. — My field Dah-
..as are turning yellow from some un-
known reason. They have plenty of
cultivation and good watering and I
cannot account for it, except it may be
caused by small green and black flies
which seem to come from under the
fohage every time it is moved. Have
used insecticides with no good results.
Kmdly advise me through your paper
of some good remedy. — H. E. Vf., N. J.
— Keep up the thorough cultivation,
good, heavy watering, and the use of
insecticides, and you will probably win
out, and have good Dahlia blooms and
tubers. A heavy rain, continuing for
a day or two, coming to the rescue, will
probably do much to remedy the ten-
dency of the leaves to turn yellow
and to destroy the insects.
(1?) Violets in Coldframes. — I have
?; \'?.'^,' ^''f'^e under glass in which
the Violets did not do well last Winter,
and I see that after getting dry the
sou IS inclined to pack. I have let the
frame grow up in weeds thinking that
would help. New soil was put in last
Fall What would you advise? Which
IS the best for ooldframe — Sin. pot or
field grown plants? — W. A. P., Md.
— It is advised that the inquirer re-
move all the soil from the coldframe
to the depth of ten to twelve inches
and refill the frame with a compost of
about four parts well rotted sod and
one part well rotted cow manure. In
planting use preferably well grown
•stocky plants from Sin. pots, but if
these are not easily obtained, field
plants from which the runners have
been kept cut oft will do; in fact a well-
grown field plant is better than a poorly
grown pot plant, which has received a
check, because it has become pot bound
or tor any other reason.
(19) ITasturtinm I^eaves Tnminff Yel-
low.— Please diagnose the trouble with
these Nasturtium leaves. It began at
the base of the plant and now leaves
here and there all the way up, about
four feet, are affected. Please give a
remedy.— R. H. K., N. T,
— The cause of the Nasturtium leaves
turning yellow may be either the lack
of water at the root of the plants or of
fertility of the soil; perhaps both. In
that case, the remedy is to soak the
ground with water, and while it is still
very moist, apply liquid manure.
(20) Is Disinfectant CN. a Safe In-
secticide?— Is the disinfectant sold un-
der the name ON, a coal tar preparation
good for plants? It claims to destroy
insect pests. What is the simplest
remedy tor green fly on porch plants?
— The use of CN is unknown to the
writer for horticultural purposes If
a coal tar preparation it should not be
used on plants. There is no need of
experimenting with disinfectants for
destroying insects. Use Aphine, or
Lemon Oil Insecticide, or some one of
the tobacco insecticides offered through
the columns of The Exchange.
Books Every Florist
Should Have
BULBS AND TUBEROUS ROOTED PLANTS.
— C L. Allen. The standard authority to date.
CARNATION, THE AMERICAN.— C. W. Ward.
She 7)i.i 10 in.: 296 pages; superbly illustrated.
A practical work on the subject, furnishing the
results of years of actual experience of the
author, an unusually close observer; valuable
to those desiring to make the growing of Carna-
tions, by the most modem methods, a profitable
part of their business. $3.50. Sample pages
on application.
CHRYSANTHEMUM, THE.— A. Herrington.
60c.
DESIGN BOOK, THE FLORISTS' EX-
CHANGE.—Fourth Edition, 1912. Size 9 i 12
in.; 96 pages. Shows the finest assortment of
make-up designs for the guidance of the retail
flonst ever brought together in book form, some
290 in number. Superbly printed. Fori prices
on special 32 pp. Design Book for Agents, write
FARM AND GARDEN RULE-BOOK.— L. H
Bailey. New. A most valuable compilation
of general information on hundreds of subjects
connected with the business of the florist. The
best general reference Ix>ok in the market. Re-
view notice on application. S2.25.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES UNDER CLASS
William Turner. Our latest. Size 7H i 10}i
in.; 256 pages and cover; 65 splendid half-tone
Illustrations; handsomely bound in cloth. A
complete textbook on the subject, and the only
practical o'-.e in the field. A new book and upto-
date in every particular. Sample paces on aooli-
cation. Pi ice $5.00. postpaid.
FUNGOUS DISEASES OF PLANTS.— Benja-
mm Minge Duggar. Review notice on appli-v
cation. $2.40.
GARDENER'S ASSISTANT, THE.— New. Two
iMge volumes. The most complete encyclopedia
of gardening published. Includes fruit culture.
$15.00. Sample pages on application.
HEATHER, THE: IN LORE, LYRIC AND LAY.
— ^Alexander Wallace. $1.50. Sample pages on
application.
HOUSE PLANTS, SUCCESS WITH.— Lizzie
Page Hillhouse. Qoth, $1.00; paper, 60c.
Prospectus.
GOLDFISH, THE, AND ITS CULTURE.—
Hugo Mulertt. New Edition. $2.00. Sample
pages on application.
MARKET GARDENING, SUCCESS IN.—
Herbert Rawson. $1.20. Review notice on
application.
PLANT CULTURE.— George W. Oliver, Props,
gator for the Bureau of Plant Industry, Dopt
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. New edition
1912. Size 5 z 7H in.; 312 pages; heavily illus-
trated. A working handbook of everyday prac-
tice for the florist and gardener, and those who in-
tend to grow plants and flowerS; in the greenhouse
or garden as a means of obtaining a livelihood.
$1.50. Sample pages on application.
RESIDENTIAL SITES AND ENVIRONMENTS.
Joseph F. Johnston. One of the finest land-
scape books ever issued. $2.60.
ROSE CULTURE, COMMERCIAL.— Eber
Holmes. Size 7K z 6 in.: 165 pages; heavUj
Illustrated. This l>ook embraces the growing of
Roses under glass and outdoors, and u written
primarily, for the guidance of the commerciai
grower with an establishment limited in scope,
and for those wishing to grow Roses with their
general stock. It wiU be found equally valuable,
owever, to the beginner whose ambition points
to Rose Culture on a large scale, or to the florist
whose glass devoted to Roses already covers an
extended area. $1.50. Sample pages on appli-
ROSE, ENEMIES OF THE.— Issued by the
Royal Hort. Society of Great Britain. Hand-
somely illustrated with many colored plates.
Invaluable to the Rose grower. $1.00. Review
notice on application.
VIOLET CULTURE, COMMERCIAL.— Prof
B. T. Galloway. Size 4)i x 6H in.; 240 pages;
most instnictrvely illustrated. A treatise on
the growing and marketing of Violets for profit,
gtvmg every detail necessary to success. The
only comprehensive American work on the
subject. $1.50. Sample pages on application
WATER GARDENING, THE BOOK OF.—
Peter Bisset. Size 7K x 10 in.; 200 pages;
illustrated. Contains aU the practical in^rma-
tion necessary to the selection, grouping and
successful cultivation of aquatic and other plants
requu-ed in the making of a water garden and
Its surroundings. $2.60. Sample pages on
application.
The review notices or prospectuses of the
booka mentioned will be mailed to any sub-
scriber on application.
Prices quoted Include prepaid delivery.
A. T. DE I A MARE, Pig. and Pub. Co
Nos. 2 to 8 Duane St., New York
August 2, 1913
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203 Freesias 200-03 Boilers 227-41-42-44
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AdvanceCo 243 Felix & Dykhuis 210 Mideley & Co . 225 Ryerson U. Cutler.. .229 Geraniums 197 Cycas Leaves 229-30 ^^OW to ^^iy.^MU.
Albert & Davidson... 242 Felthousen. J. E.... 205 ^,;,|chas 235 gabranskv John F 208 200-03-05-09-12-13 Dagger Ferns.. .229-30-31 rjHICAGO ILL —-The Hoskins Floral
Allen.J.K 234 Fiedler & Co., A. G... 221 Mills The Florist Inc 222 IJu h„. ^'qq? Geranium Cuttings. .197- Decorative Evergreens l.^mt.Al,u ill. ine nosKins J! lorai
Amo- Importing Co. 231 Field, H. W 224 MnnMMlb Floral Ci223 l^''! T n i?? 200-03-05-09-12-13 229-30 Co. has reduced the value of Its shares
aS Spawn Co.: 202 Fletcher & Co., F. W. 199 MinErFk.r1l (S Th^223 l*"}"'''?,''^"" foT Gladiolus 198-202 Directory of Retail from .$100 to $25, and increased the num-
aS«. Wood?i Ware Florists" Hail Asa'n 231 Klo°lts;h?H.A:'.'.' 2l5 I^Sf^ A 235 Hardy Perennials.. 210-32 Houses.221-22-23-24-25 ber of shares from 250 to 1000.
MfK.Co..The 239 Flower Growers Sales MnnincerCo JohnC242 §"'"• 2-- %%^ Hehotrope 203 Fancy Baskets 229-31
AndSTJ.F 213 „.Co..., ...... ^. 236 ^°^^U^^- iTa&-^l i=£?5';^,^;; ilt Hernlockl. 210 Fancy Feris.. . .229-30-31 EVANSVILLE, IND.-The . EvansvUle
i Plants.... 210 Fertihzers ^^^f*° Floral Co. has been reorganized as a
Anderson,J.F 213 c,<-° ■■,:/••• 4.; r,i5 Moore. Hentz & Nash.235 Schlini Mai 231 Henolocks. .
Andorra Nurs........ 210 Flower Shop, The. .. .224 Mt. Gilead PotteryCo239 SchmW't J C 204 H'=fK'="'i"'
A???-■?fL-^?"■"•?*;^ ^^^)i-\-::W^ Mullanphy. Florist... 225 I^S; ^l ^i d' ! i ! S?! "f±l\
Aphinc Mfg. Co 240 Ford, W
Appelgate Florist 221 Fottlcr, Fiske, Ra\
Aschmann, Godfrey. .203 Co. . . .........
Aschmann Bros 209 Frauenfelder, C
Badgley, Riedel & Friedman Florist..
Meyer, Inc 235 Friedman, J. J.. . .
Baer, Julius 221 Froment, H. E
Baker The Florist 225 Frost, Chas
Baldwin, Florist. 225 Galvin, Thos. F. . .
Barrett, the Florist.. .225 GasserCo., J. M
.234
■ ■ 00? Myers & Samti..-^ . . . ..
■•;.,} Nagel, Rudolf 2(
■■i:}. Nason,L.B 21
■■„^ Nafl Florists' Board
■•;S2 of Trade 2:
■ • iY„ Nat'l Nurseryman Pub.
Co, I
i,iu..a^H"J. '•"■=•••••"" Schmitz, 1-. W. (J ;!13 Honfvsurkle 213
Scranton Florist Sup- iSJ"""''' 197-263-04-06-12 Flower Boxes
.P'l*=^.-;,V;A.;*r„.M^ Japanese Maples 210 Flower Pots
229- The directors are : Adolph Winter, Paul
230-31 H. Schmidt, B. V. Hitch.
Columbus, O.^The Graff Bros. Co.
.222
)Co. .
B^iws&SonrH.H.213 Gibbons, The Smilax Neidi"n°g",
Bassett's Floral Gar- _ ^Man.... 229 New York Stable Ma-
dens 208 Gibli ,.„,,; v,u
Baur &Steinkamp...204 Goodsell, P. H. . . . . . .210 Nicholas, join. ., ^^u o -l n . o,c r-V-
Bauscher, John 205 Graham & Son, Adam.222 Niessen Co., The Leo.237 Smith, P. J... . . . . . . .235 Lib
Bayersdorfer&Co.,H.229 Greater N. Y. Florists Noe, L. M 235 gmith Co., W. & T . . . 210
Bay State Nurs., The. 210 ^ Ass n ^J -.■•^.^S Orchid, The 224 1°'"," I^='?|'^' ^^ V -^H Lil'
Beaven, E. A 231 Greek-Amer. Florists Quwerkerk, P 210 SpeeIraan&Sons.C.J . .202
Beckcrt.W.C. ...... 200 Supply Co. ....... .231 Palmer &Son, W. J.. .221 Standard Pump & En- Li 1
Begerow Floral Co. ..223 Grey Co., Thos. J .... 202 Parfc Floral Co., The. 222 gine Co., The.. . . . .243 Li 1
Bellamy Bros 213 Griffin, F.W 222 Parker. John L 221 Strams Lumber Co. _ Lily pf
_ . . „„ „„„ ^-..-^DI 210 p^^i^^^ ^__— ...=-_ T1„A_T_ ._
Sharp. Partridge & Co243 japonica .'!!!!210 Fungine 240 has been incorporated with a Capital
Sheridan, W.F... 235 je^^alem C -^ - """ r-_-i.„ r „„„ ooa^in . _. .»o=r.>r^ .. .._, .-_ ., j_
Siebrecht, Geo. C . . .235 v..„.:„c
Siebrecht, Walter R . . 235 , m""''^' ' '
5:;, SkideIsky&Co.,S.S.198 uW o-i'^
2^" SIinn,B.S..Jr 235 Lily Bulbs
.■''^^ Smith&Co., E. D....2(
nith & Fetters Co.,
The 2:
203-09-12 Glass. ^^^-*V*^ trees, etc. The incorporators are The-
•m-li"- GofdLettlT.-;:;::::!?! resa Flynn, B. Flynn, Chas. R. Wheeler,
200-02 Glazing Points. .. 198-243 Edw. L. Taylor, Jr., Nathan Gumble.
jAlbum^"'°MO:ol Greenhouse Bldg^^^2«- moOBUEAD, MiNN.-The Red River
1 Auratum' ' 200-02 Greenhouse Construe- Valley Seed House, Inc., has been organ-
iGiBanteum...l97- tion 241-42-43-44 ized with a capital of $100,000 to do a
199-200 Greenhouse Goods.. 241- wholesale and retail seed and produce
^"^■•■■'2^3 Greenhouse Ma't^Ji^'"'' bu^lness^ The incorporators are :N J
1 Rubrum ''00-02 241-42-43-44 Olsen, F. 0. Olsen and D. D. Simmonds
210 Gutters 243 of Fargo, and N. R. Olsen, Minneapolis.
210 Heaters 242-43
Benjamin, S. G
Bennett, C. A
Berger Bros
535 GreuD&Ploeger 210 S^r'" "?;*" T " V- ' — " The A T 243 Manlli""" ^''"^^ ' ! ! 210 RStSg Appiiances!!2r2°- SAGINAW, MiCH.— The Stevens Gla-
fll Grower? cS Flower'" ^''J^^ Construction gtSS, wlifter-p.;: 1 ilti Ma?^erites .l ..;.... 203 „ ,243 diolus Co. has been incorporated with a
937 Co 234 p„rJ,VlskvBros 243 Stoothoff Co., H. A. .240 Moonvines 213 Hose. 227-29 capital stock of $20,000 by the foUow-
- KSrffil?rF:;;;;:235 Storrs * Hanson 0,,,_ Mushroom Spawn. .. 198- Hose Mend„. .^.^.^._^^m ^ ,^^ H. Havens Emily J.
Nasturtiums 203 Huckleberry Branches 5,^11, Margaret C. Ladensack, Wm. E
Norway Maples 210 229-31 Winship, Frederick H. Stevens, Jr., and
Norway Spruce 210 Ice Boxes. 231 Henry H. Stevens. The oiEce is at 143
Berger & Co., H.H.. 202 Gt. Van Wa\
Berning, H. G 238 ^ Kruijff. . ... .
Bertermann Bros. Co.222 Gude Bros. Co
Black, Son & Co., Jos. Gunther Bros ^. . .235
.205 Guttman Flower Grow-
Blkirkistone, Z. D .... 225 ers Co . . . 2;
Blackistone, J. Dan. .221 Habermehl s Sons, J^
Boddington, A. T
) Rossi & Co .
&Son,J 202 Haerens, August 210
Bon'net & Blake 235 Hall iS; Robinson 223
Bonnot Bros 235 Hanford R. G 213
Bon Ton Flower Shop, Harper, Wm. Warner. 210
The
Bowe, M. A. . .
Brant Bros., In
Brant-Hen tiFI
Breck-Robi
Penn The Florist.
Pennock-Meehan Co.,
S.S 23'
Peters & Reed Pottery
Co, The 23
Peters & Sons. Geo ... 20
:,;^ Philips Bros 22
2-i6 Insecticides mJlo S'Wior st.
198 Jardinieres 229-30-39
207 Laurel 229-30
210 Laurel Festooning. 229-30 I :i IIM I r.lN I O D.».
210 Laurel Wreaths. . . 229-30 yjyfrS 1 ILLS 1 O Page
,^.,„,, 198 Lemon Oil 198-240 American Carnation Society 230
242 Palms 203-09-10-12 Leucothoe Sprays 229 American Rose Society's Summer
.241 Pandanus.
CONTENTS
_ Nurs.210 HeacockCo.,Jos 212
Brenneman, J. D 203 Heinecken, Otto 210
Breitmeyer's Sons, J. .222 Heiss Co. . . .•■■■•• -222
Brown, Peter 200-05 Henderson & Co., A .. 206
Brown W T 202 Henshaw & Fenrich . . 233
Bryan,'AlonzoJ 204 Herbert &Fleishauer 232 p,a„,nr;o. ™ ."■.-.
Buckbee.H.W ..,.225 Herr, A. M ... 205-32 Po,|„orthCo., C. C. .236 Walk
209 Lumber 243
198-99- Magnolia Leaves. . 229-30
200-02-03-09 Manure 239-40 „„„ „oiiij a
P^^-^f- Trees 205-10 Mj^^^a ■■',■ 198-241 ^^^^^i^'^^^^ of Park Superintendents,
p* 235 Storrs & Harrison Co.
Pearce; George. .". ! '. . ! 241 The 198
Peckham Floral Co., Syracuse Pottery Co.. 239
The^..^.....^.^...204 Taylor, Edward J.... 204 ,^„^„^ ^^.^^^ ^^„
-[■i^„^p^„^S^Co..C.'B. N"r"^ySt'ock!'!!!!!!210 immortell'es,
_ r~ _ ^ Oak Trees 9in Insecticides.
Thompson Carnation nn;nn ^pt.;
co.,j.D 202 §,Xds ::::
Thorbum & Co., J. M.200 Ornamental Shrub
Totty, Chas. H. ... -204 Ornamental Trees.
Traendly & Schenck. .235 Qxalis
222 Harris, Chester 225 pi^l^",i"co 221 "^'^^'^ Co.. G. E . . . "'•' ~ -
223 Harris, Ernest 205 p-„-rn P 'rS' 241 Van Assche. Frank .
....225 Hart, Geo. B 229 p^J" i'' a KJ ioT^OT Van Gelderen, G. W.210 Pansies
erCo207 Hatcher, John C...212.21 gSsoScS .F R. ! .^97 Vaughr-"' =--^ ■=-"
Pierson. Magnus 2""
Pine Groove Floral
Corp 21
Pittsburgh Cut Flower
" 197-98- Paint 241
204-06-09-13-32 Palm^Leaves . .203-09-12 Clubs and Societies:
204-07 PeckyCypress 243 Newport (R. I.) Hort. Soc; Oyster
_..■;:. ..;... 199- Phosphoms 240 Bay Hort. Soc^ ......... ..232
203-04-05-09 Pincers 198 Concrete for the Florist (A Paper) 219
Primulas 199- Pipe. 227-42 Convention City, M-evs-B from the:
, , ^„ „„„ 200-03-04-05-09 Pipe Fittings 227-42 -rj,e National Trade Exhibition;
Weeber&Don 20^ p^„^^ 2IO Plantlife 240 Outdoor Planting Exhibition;
Cuttings 210 Pots 239 Notice to Trade Exhibitors 217
225 g'^fTA^l' ro""238 ,v'=^,'yf^EY°7r"'991 Rhododendron 210 Pumps... 243 Dahlias, Edible V-'^l^
'23fi R>n'?.a"''\:..l"Go-"-238 West View Floral Co.. 221 ^^^^^ jgy. Pumpmg Engines. ... 243 Department of Floriculture at Cor-
204-0,5-06-07-10-32 Putty 198-241 ^ell 218
Salvias 212 Putty Bulbs 198 Dogwood, Propagating 214
Seasonable Stock.. 197-99- Refrigerator 231 Exhibitions, Coming 209
200-01-02-03-04-05-06- Ribbons 229 garden Festival in Cleveland
5 Seed Store.
198-200-03 .^..,. ...„ -,-,j^ . , „
Vick's Sons, Jas 198 Peonies 210 Mid-Continental Flower
Viereck, F. C 222 Ph. "'" =■-- - t->-
Show, The
209
Co 197 Plu
240 Virgin, U.J 223 Poi
Meeting 218
Among the Growers:
Dreer, Henry A.
" ~ k Siinp.nntendents.
216
Awards at ^. 219
and WashiO;
Clubs, Joint Outing
Bunyard', A!T..Florist223 Hews & Co., A. H
Burgevin's Sons, Valen- Highland Park Gr
tiSe 207 houses. The.
Burnett Bros
Burpee. W. A. & Co
Byam, E. J 225 Hitchings
Ever Bros 209 Hollywood Gardens..
Caird, Farnam P 204 Holm & Olson .
Caldwell The Woods- Holton & Hunkel Co.
man Co 231 Home Correspondence
California Florist, The225 School . 231
Camp Conduit Co., Horan. E. C
, Wm.
'.205 Po.niPO"
Potter Floral Co 222 Wallis & Co., E. A . .
Pulverized Manure Co. Ward & Co., R. M .
i98 HilfingerBros 239 „ ,„ Qtv Mach^^' wf,^™*^" ^ 221
203 HillCo.,The^E.G....238 ^"^0." . . ^"^ . . .'^.".^"^4 1 ZZ^llb-^a.WV.-^l
Quidnick G'houses...204 Welch Bros. Co 236 „,„„.„„,„„„
- -b-g-G-S^ 203 West Main G'houses.213 g'SrnSSk" r,...^.-.-
'■'"' West View Floral C0..22I j^^^^^ 197. Pulping Engir
The 243 Horticultural Adve
Rawlings, Elmer 205 Weston, Henry 212
Reade & McKenna. . . 241 Wettim FloralCo 203
Reed & Keller 231 whilldin Pottery Co.,
Reid, Edward 237 The 239
i. M. D 222 wietorBros 238
207-08-09-12-13-32 Ruscus .230 Q^eater New Tork Fair and Exposi-
CampbellBros 206 -- j,'^' i',- '-sh „„ i! Re;nbe;;,-pet-e;:,: i. . 238 ^riiams^n Garfield; '.ilS g^^j^ 207-08-09-1^-1^-3. S."..-.;; .■.;.• .-227-4243 -.-ion .■ -216
Sn^atior'sTpon Co.!^' M G^i°eXu's'Sf ^S^dr. ^.'?"; ilSI ^1}^ ^l ^^^ '^i^^-i^^ Scaline 240 '-"
The •■■■•,■208 goeBros ........ 231 Ri„io.,M 229 windli WhoWl'i
Champion 4 Co,. J. Imperral Seed & Plant RUchy, F. W... . . . . .205 "pffi Co 229
I Seed & Plant
„ Co 2U
Chicago Carnation Co. InterstateTobaccoCo.,
208-38 Inc...
Childs, John Lewis. . . 198 Irwin. R
Chinnick, W. J 213 Isbell, S. M. & Co
200-01-02-03-09-10 Scaline
Shrubs 210-32 Sheep Manure,
Smilax 197- Sheet Moss
*■ ^-."mO Wood Bros.'.;........ 232 Snapdragons
Greenhouse Building 231 •
^u^^ 00 231 Keating' Queries 232
'204-06^13-32 Showor'SprayV. 241 Hyacinth Bulbs, The Preparation of. 228
97 Robinson Co. (1
ii. H. M
Rolker&Sons. A.
Christens'en, Thos. P. 213 Jackson & Perkins Co.210 g" ^^'..'^.-'Garde,
ClarkFlorist 225 Jacobs. S.& Son 242 «°^|„j^,^ Nurs
, & Son 240 J.
Soot. ....'...' 198 Kr oeschell's go to London, England,
203-04-05 Sphagnum Moss. . 229-30 The
210 Stakes 208-31 juartet, Kevieiir of the
9,3 YouniFlorisi;.; 225 Winona... 20X11:11 IT""': ! : : ." : / / / '°^| Massachusetts .Notes
••^^^ Youni&Nugent 223 SweetPeaSeed 198- Tinfoil. .._ 230 Mid-Contl
nrin vvouu uioa — —
r Woodrow & Marketos235
••'■,, Woodruff & Sons, S.D202 Spir
■,,n Young & Co., A. L... 234 Stevia.
216
...238
.225
INDEX TO STOCK
ADVERTISED
Vegetable Plants.
Clay S bon ziu jcni....^,. ,-.. u ^^^ „.. „■.,, ,.„„n...v ^^. 201-03 Tobacco Dust.
Cocldington.'L. B 206 Johi
Conard& Jones Co... 206 Johi
Coombs, Arthur 204 Jon.
Coombs. Florist 222JonL
Coombs, John R 204 Kasling, Wm. F. Co
Cotsonas & Co., Geo. . 229 Keller, John A
Cowee.W.J 231 Keller Pottery Co
Cowen's Sons, N 243 Keller Sons, J. B . .
Coyle. James 235 Kervan Co., The.
CrairCo., Robt 206 Kessler, Wm.. 235
Crouch, Mrs. J. W... 221 Kilboum & Williams.. 203 „„,„„g ,„^, ..,
Crump, F. F.. .222 King Construction Co242 ^ mentioned
Cunnraeham.Jos. H..209 Kleinhaus. Howard F.208
f^^--^ ^:^-^^ ^^,^- ■■■■■^ ''-~SlS2 &^S-;:::V]^5 ^^-,:^^
»E-:;I liS:i":li SE::.::.-.-..! §f:^::,vi98.99:i| °-- 229-31 wire work 229
. _ 230
ntal Flower Show 216
240 Nursery Department (IIlus.) 211
214
2Q2 Rosendale Nurs. & ' " '
,°Seed"a.'.::::202 o£!:^"'ll-„'shoD zfmm«",Chari«V.205^i3 Sweet Potato 2M Tobacco Powder 240 Nursery Trade Notes
,„.T.J.,^Co.225 '^Th7.'^'°':".''-.°''221 Zvola„ek.A.C 198 Table Ferns^^_^. ^197-98- gba^^StemS' ....... |^ ObUuary: _^^^^^
Robert Syde
ircel Post, F
239 Pea Growing
.217
While every effort will be
vertising copy I
;ceived after 12
print belated ad-
1 Wctdnesday, no
be noted in this index.
Violets..
205 Cocos. .
.225 Araucarias. . 203-09-10-32 Cold Storage Bull
.236 Areca 203
De Nave. Paul 207 Lange, H. F. p ^.^ riiaui.,i..»o — -- 199-200-02
Den Ouden& Sons. H.210 Langiahr, A. H 236 Areca 203 .}.>'>' -=""7
ofetsch S A . . .243 Leede Floral Co 206 Artillery Plants 213 Cold Storage Lil.^ ... 197-
Mler C^kev & keen- Lemon Oil Co 240 Asparagus ... 197-98-200- 199-200-02
Uiller, caskey s rvee Leonard Seed Co 198 203-0.1-09-10-12-13-32 Cold Storage Lily of
205 Leuly, Emil 212 Asters 203-04-09-32 «(■= Valley. ...... J.97-
241 Littlefield Florist 225 Azaleas ■ ^^^210 '^"im'n^
... Lord & BurnhamCo..242- Bay Trees 209-10 Coleus 203-05
. . M8 244 Bedding Plants. . . . 205-10 Conifers 210
Doyle' Co" Wm E 221 Ludwig Floral Co. Begonias. .. 198-203-04-05 Crotons
.1.^0, v...^ D ... Hungary 205
204-10-32 Ventilating Apparatus Peonies Not .Flowering . . 214
Vegetable Seeds !l98-200 242-43 Poinsettia Salmonea Adnetl 220
Verbenas 205 Ventilators 242-43 Question Box .114
Vincas 206-12-32 Vermine •„-„-2*? Reader's Views, Our: ^ . .„ ^
fil-II Next President of the S. A. F. and^^^
Wholesale Florists... 233- Y,' .^"i-r.'tL^.
MISCELLANEOUS ..234-35-36,37-38 R't'^I^S^^'g (^J^'V piower Fans;
Duration of Carnation Blooms;
Studies for the Coming S. A. F.
Convention iil-iib
Seed Trade Beport I''
Spiraea Queen Alexandra (Illus.) 214
Correct Pronunciation of Milady Trade ^^otes^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^.^^^
ation of
Dillon, J. I
Dodd, Chas. H.
Domer & Soi
Dreer Henrv A Inc... Mader, Paul 205 Berbcris 210
• ^ 239-43 Martin & Forbes Co.225 Bleeding Heart 210 Cycli
elle-Kaiscr Co.. The May, L. L., & Co.. . .238 Blue Spruce 210
.197-
199-200-01-02-03-04-05.
'260-02-03-10
"241 McCalluroCo.. Inc...236 Bouvardi
Eagle Metal & Supply McClun' ~ "
198-99,
200-03-04-05
.,.„ oouv«.u.„o 197-206 Daisies 198-99
_ _ _ _ 222 Boxwood 210 Decorative Stock
.^.p ,.„..... -»Kr-,^^ McCinneil. Alei 223 Bulbs 197-98-99^ "" " "" '
Ebbinge&Van(3roos..210 McCra, Refrigerator 200-02-03-1 .q^ „„
r-1 I %L. nnn J". 9Q1 Rnxii<; . . .210 JJisn r"erns itf/-yo-
igS^°Voh.„g Bo M|rtch^n^C0.;:212 Calceo^a..^^^^^ Oracaena^-^gt||
lfeisons;w;;:;?^i St^^"-;::;!! ^;^:",':--.^1jo gS,:;,;.-.^
Emmans, Geo. M....202 Metropolitan Material Cunnas „,,, „= ns 2m M 06-12-13
Eskesen, Frank N.... 212 O.---^-- =27-43 ^"-^n Cuui S M- Ferns in Fla^^'^.^rnVs-
ftS' M s"^ ms MamiFffico:;:::22l C"""'""'/' S05-O8 203-O4.O6-I2-I2 ;^,^„^„^ ,„ .helrorden Saw your advt. In
iE'-H"-.':::;;ii'Mifh:l'sS'sS:-.":i?S """^'^-^'^s^r^^i^fli V^z^^t^.^-^'r^ '.he exchange.
■What is the correct pr
"Milady"? — F. S., Mass.
— In reply to your letter of July 24
asking for the correct pronunciation of
the word Milady ; as you know, the word
is neither French nor English, but is a
corruption of both. If it were French
the "i" would he short, and if it were
Enflisih the "i" would be long, pro-
nounced as though it were spelled "My-
lady." We believe, under the circum-
stances, the latter pronunciation will be
206-07-08-09-12-13-32 ja^gely used, but general usage will de-
1,F„„. 197-98. jp^^i^^ ij A. N. PlEKSON, INC.
Cromwell, Conn.
Purchasers of stock from advta. In these
columns will confer a favor by making this
Atlanta, Louisville 206
Washington, Providence ^"»
Newport, Fall River 209
Albany, Pittsburgh, Syracuse,
Newburgh • f:"
Scranton, Wilkes-Barre 230
Toledo 4,' • ',■ • a; • ■ • i' ■ '.i oi\
St Louis. St. Paul, Cleveland 233
New Tork ^%i
Boston ■ u •.'••■; iii
Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit 238
Cincinnati, Kalamazoo, Indianapo-^^^
Milwaukee. Minneapolis 240
San Francisco
Trade Not^es. ~
"^ "'228
Examination for A\Ae in Hor-
ticulture ■ ■ ■ 214
Vacation Season, The ^ib
Ifeek's 'Worlc, The:
Folnsettlas; Table Ferns; Snap-
dragons; Cyclamen; Hardy Del-
phiniums; Cyclamen Seed..
.242
au,- A.^^.^.. General 231
ollius. Growing Giant Hybrid, Un-^
der Glass
. .212-:
216
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American Association of Park Superintendents
The annual convention of this association will be
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includes lectures and papers on important subjects,
and numerous social features. It is stated that the
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entirely devoted to real work outdoors.
i,' • " Mid-Continental Flower Show
It is definitely decide'd that St. Louis is to have a
big Fall show, opening Nov. 10 and closing Nov. 15.
Without doubt the leading Chrysanthemum growers of
the country will hail this announcement with delight,
for every effort wiU be put forth by the management
(the directors of the St. Louis Coliseum) to make this
the great P'all show of the year. Frank M. Robinson
is secretary and manager, with address at the Coliseum,
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$6000 in cash prizes, will be issued shortly and all in-
terested should send in now for a copy. The St. Louis
Florists' Club is working hand in hand with the Coli-
seum authorities to make this affair a crowning suc-
cess, and all indications point to a favorable outcome.
Greater New York Fair and Exposition
This enterprise, which has enlisted among its other
attractions both indoor and outdoor exhibits of plants
and flowers, opens at Empire City Park, Yonkers, N.
Y., this Saturday. The trade generally, in the vicinity
of New York, has received schedules, and is thus aware
that quite a number of prizes, in cash and otherwise,
are offered to enterprising exhibitors. The horticul-
tural department of the Fair is under the superintend-
ency of N. J. Rose, a gentleman quite well known to
the majority of our growers. It is to be hoped that
sufficient interest will be taken in this present 1913
Fair by the trade to warrant the men controlling same
in making an even larger appropriation for floricul-
tural displays at its 1914 annual fair and exposition.
The Vacation Season
Quite fortunately for the general well being of the
several occupations which The Florists' Exchange rep-
resents there comes a halt to the rush of business, a
period when, through the changing of the seasons, there
is a spoke inserted into the wheels of commerce, giving
pause to all endeavors and so creating a season of
forced quietness which, in these latter days, by a sort
of mutual consent has been evolved into the welcome
vacation time, and the custom has grown with the
years so that today, from the office boy to the boss,
each one has his turn.
Many old stagers can look back to the years when a
week "off" was a thing unheard of, and the year's work
was one continual grind with the bare exception of the
scanty observance of three or four of the standard holi-
days. Not that there was any more work to be done
then than there is now; it simply was the custom to
put in long hours and to keep at it.
It is good to know that this is all changed; it is a
demonstration of the better feeling which exists be-
tween employer and employee and, in the long run is
all the better for the employer, for it brings men back
to their tasks with an increased vitality and better fitted
for what lies before them. It is equally of benefit to
the employer as regards his own health. It chases away
the cobwebs, enlarges the tmderstanding, relaxes the
bunched up nerves, and makes better men and women
of us all.
Even the single handed florist has joined the vaca-
tion family and generally finds a way to get a week
or two off. And of all men he is the one most entitled
to this slight respite for, in all sincerity, few there are
in other avocations whose toil is so unremittent. From
early dawn until late at night he must ever be on the
job, for one slight neglect may work him the equivalent
of a year's setback through the loss of what was a
promising crop.
Curious, too, to note the disposition men make of
this spare time; those employed in the cities get out
into the woods or go to the seashore, while the country
florist finds his enjoyment in the city; thus, it comes
about that many take their week off to attend the con-
vention of the S. A. F. and O. H. in whatever city it
may be held. This latter is a wise choice for it presents
practically the only opportunity in the year to brush
up against his fellows, to become acquainted with them
and to learn, through the trade exhibition, many things
which will be to his great advantage through the rest of
the year. Therefore, say we, long live the good "Vaca-
tion Time!"
Parcel Post Progress Endangered
It has taken years of labor on the part of earnest
men to obtain the present parcel post law. In our issue
of July 26, page 168, we published a notification of an
extension of this system which, with the permission of
the Interstate Commerce Commission, Postmaster Gen-
eral Burleson proposed to put into effect, commencing
August 15. But there are influences at work in Wash-
ington— originating in all probability with those who
feel that in the extension of parcel post their business
will suffer — which, if successful, will place effective Par-
cel Post well in the background.
It has been proposed recently to take away from Mr.
Burleson the power of improving the parcel post service,
even with the consent of the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission, as was vested in these two parties when the pres-
ent parcel post law was enacted. This delegation of
power, as expressed in that law, was given for the rea-
son that Congress, which each session is called on to
consider some 40,000 bills, felt that it could never prop-
erly attend to or supervise all the details of our great
postal system which so vitally affects every citizen.
There should be no change allowed in the present admin-
istrative system; if the law is permitted to stand as it
now is, we will, before long, have a parcel post system
equal to that of any nation.
To head off all sinister attempts to change the par-
cel post law or to reinstate its workings under the di-
rect control of Congress, we call upon each of our read-
ers to at once write a strong but courteously worded
letter of protest to his two senators and his representa-
tive in Washington, requesting them to leave the present
law alone and to stand by Postmaster-General Burleson
in his efforts to improve the parcel post system. Tell
your representatives how valuable the parcel post sys-
tem already is, and that you approve of the proposed
changes as outlined by the Postmaster-General. These
letters should be written without delay, as there are
forces at work, the aim of which is to tie the hands of
the Postmaster-General and once and for all destroy the
efficiency of the parcel post system.
If our readers want effective parcel post they should
speak out now and speak plainly.
The Florists' Exchange was one of the most per-
sistent advocates of a comprehensive parcel post; Post-
master-General Burleson appears to be acting in all
good faith for its betterment, and we trust that our
readers, one and all, are sufficiently interested in the
development of that service to write the letters of pro-
test which we deem it necessary should be written in
order to strengthen the hands of Mr. Burleson.
The New Department of Floriculture at Ithaca
We have given considerable space in this issue to an
outline of the work scheduled by the new Department
of Floriculture at the New York State College of Agri-
culture, Ithaca, N. Y., in order that the florists in New
York State may be fully aware of what is going on in
their own State and of the opportunities offered to
them, and to their sons, for instruction under this new
departure, which is the result of a recent meeting of
the Board of Trustees of Cornell University, when the
work of the department of horticulture was divided be-
tween the two departments of floriculture and vegeta-
ble culture, thus giving the New York State CoUege of
Agriculture of Cornell University the distinction of be-
ing the first institution to have separate departments
for floriculture, pomology and vegetable gardening.
Dr. A. C. Beal has been appointed Professor of Flori-
culture.
We recommend our readers to look carefully into the
subject and trust that some among them will be enabled
to take advantage of the facilities for the study of the
various subjects in floriculture which are now open.
The Kroeschells go to London, England
We learn that two No. 14 Kroeschell boilers are now
under construction at the works of the Kroeschell Bros.
Co. at Chicago, which are to be used for the new central
hot water heating system (forced circulation) for Lowe
& Shawyer, Uxbridge, London, Middx., England, the
largest growers in that country for Covent Garden
market. Each boiler measures 60in. in width, SOin. in
height, and 16ft. in length. The boilers will be con-
structed complete at the Kroeschell factory and, when
finished, will be loaded on board freight cars to begin
their long journey from Chicago to London. The cars
will be placed alongside of the ocean steamer, and it
will take but a few minutes to place these giants on
board the vessel which is to carry them to the London
dock, from whence they will be transferred by team
direct to "The Nurseries."
The capacity of a No. 14 Kroeschell boiler is 12,000
lineal feet of 4in. pipe, in addition to the mains, eind
from this the reader wiU be able to grasp the immense
glass capacity of these boilers by their rating converted
into l%in. pipe, of which a No. 14 Kroeschell will heat
514 miles of this size pipe for hot water heating, if
placed from end to end.
The shipping weight of a Kroeschell No. 14 boiler
is in the neighborhood of 14,0001bs., and it will be in-
teresting to learn that the freight on these boilers, from
Chicago to London, is less than would be the freight
charges from Chicago to the Pacific coast.
It is pleasing to see American greenhouse boilers go-
ing to what we are accustomed to cite as the most pro-
gressive country, horticulturally, in the world, barring
the United States; thus, if we can sell greenhouse boil-
ers to England it furnishes good evidence as to their
superiority, and points the way to a profitable friendly
invasion of foreign countries on the part of our uptodate
boiler manufacturers.
Edible Dahlias
The oil, which lends the unpleasant odor to the Dah-
lia, and which is included among the fusel oils, is also
found in the bulb. Its absence would render the bulb
an excellent food, not only for animals, but also as a
table delicacy. "There are now establishments for re-
moving this oil from the bulb, producing a food that is
tasty and easily digestible and especially suited for in-
valids. Large areas are planted to Dahlias for this
purpose, preference being given to varieties forming
large bulbs and to those with. perfume, as containing
less fusel oil. — Moeller's Deittsche Oaertner-Zeitung.
August 3, 1913
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The National Trade Exhibition
S. A. F. and O. H. Convention
The following is a complete list of those who have
reserved largely of space in the trade section of the
S. A. F. and O. H. convention at Minneapolis, Aug. 19
to 23:
F. 11. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y. Robert Craig
Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Raedlein Basket Co., Chicago,
111. W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, 111. Ionia Pottery
Co., Ionia, Mich. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadel-
phia, Pa. Aphine Mfg. Co., Madison, N. J. John C.
Moninger Co., Chicago, 111. John Lewis Childs, Floral
Park, L. I., N. Y. Quaker City Machine Co., Rich-
mond, Ind.
J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, O. E. E. Stewart, Rives
Junction, Mich. H. G. Dreyer & Son, Cleveland, O.
A. A. Arnold, Chicago, lU. H. F. Michell Co., Phila-
delphia, Pa. Est. Lemuel Ball, Wissinoming, Philadel-
phia, Pa. Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. Knight &
Struck Co., New York. The Advance Co., Richmond,
Ind. Revere Rubber Co., Boston, Mass. C. C. Poll-
worth Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
Vaughan's Seed Store, New York and Chicago. W. A.
Manda, South Orange, N. J. H. A. Dreer, Inc., Phila-
delphia, Pa. A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, 111. Poehl-
mann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. R. Vincent, Jr. &
Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. A. Henderson & Co.,
Chicago, 111. C. E. Critchell, Cincinnati, O.
Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. Lord & Burn-
ham Co., Irvington, N. Y. Coldwell Lawn Mower Co.,
Kewburgh, N. Y. M. Rice & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, Detroit, Mich. H. W.
Koerner, Milwaukee, Wis. E. L. Hedstrom & Co., Chi-
cago, III. Hitchings & Co., Elizabeth, N. J. Perkins-
King Co., West Mentor, O. Castner, Curran & Bullit,
Inc., Chicago, 111. Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Phila-
delphia, Pa. The Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, O.
Schloss Bros., New York. G. E. Travis Co., Henry,
lU. J F. Wilcox & Sons, Council Bluffs, Iowa. E. AUan
Peirce, Waltham, Mass. E. B. Stackhouse, Waretown,
N. J. Wertheimer Bros., New York. Holton & Hunkel
Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Minnesota Weatherproof & Glaz-
ing Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Hummel & Downing Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
John Youno,
Siipt. Trade Exhibition.
Outdoor Planting Kxhibition
Following is a complete list of those who have taken
space:
Thomas Meehan & Sons Dresher, Pa,
C. N. Ruedlinger Minneapolis, Minn.
R. and J. Farquhar & Co Boston, Mass.
Henry A. Dreer, Inc Philadelphia, Pa,
Rose Hill Nursery Minneapolis, Minn.
W. A. Manda South Orange, N. J.
Holm & Olson St. Paul, Minn.
John Lewis Childs Flowerfleld, L. I.
A. T. Boddlngrton New Torlt, N. T.
Arthur Cowee Berlin, N. T.
Vaughan's Seed Store Chicago, 111.
Northrup, King & Co Minneapolis, Minn.
The Conard & Jones Co West Grove, Pa.
Henry F. Michell Co Philadelphia, Pa.
William Trleker Arlington, N. J.
R. Vincent. Jr. & Sons White Marsh, Md.
C. Malmquist Minneapolis, Minn.
F. H. DeWltt & Co Wooster, Ohio
A. Henderson & Co Chicago, 111.
C. A. Schaefer La Crosse, Wis.
Max Kaiser Merriam Park, Minn.
The Nagel Greenhouses Minneapolis, Minn.
Li. S. Donaldson & Co Minneapolis, Mmn.
H. B. Whltted Minneapolis, Minn.
Will Bros Minneapolis, Minn.
Brie Floral Co Erie, Pa,
Wm. F, fcastlng Co Buffalo. N. T.
E. F. Winterson Co Chicago, 111.
L. L. May Co St. Paul, Minn.
I^akewood Cemetery Greenhouses. . .Minneapolis, Minn.
Minneapolis Floral Co Minneapolis, Minn.
John Young,
Siipl. of Trade Exhibition.
Notice to Trade Exhibitors, Minneapolis
Convention
Arrangements ha\f been made witli the Skellet Co.,
201 South Fifth St., Minneapolis, to do the hauling of
freight at the time of the convention. The rate will be
.)0c. minimum from depot to Armory, and 10c. per 100
11)S. Freight arriving before the convention will be
stored by the company free of charge. It will avoid
a great deal of troul)le if shipments are billed direct
to the Skellet Co., at least, in care of the Skellet Co.
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Do not fail to be represented in this, the finest
Minneapolis Convention Number that will be
published.
Intending exhibitors ^at Minneapolis, as well as
the hundreds of business men who will not be repre-
sented there in the trade^exhibition of the S. A. F. and
O. H., will find a liberal advertisement in our Conven-
tion Number a substantial paying investment.
To insure a choice position mail your copy
well in advance of the rush.
Circulation of this issue over 10,000 copies.
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about signs and whether you wish benches erected;
these will cost about 6c. per sq. ft. If you wish benches
or tables covered with green burlap, it will cost 10c.
per yard laid. Roll top desks with chairs may be hired
tor the four days of the convention at a cost of $5. It
wiU avoid delay and confusion if you would give these
matters your immediate attention.
John Young, S«p(. of Exhibition.
The Andrews, Minneapolis, Minn.
Robert Sydenham
Robert Sydenham, head of the firm of Robert Syden-
ham, Ltd., seed merchants, of Tenby st., Birmingham,
Kngland, died suddenly in his ofBce at noon, July 19.
Mr. Sydenham, who was 65 years old, and famiUarly
known to the trade as "Uncle Robert," had been in busi-
ness lis a seed merchant in Birmingham for nearly
tliirty years. A Salisbury man by birth, he commenced
life as a commercial traveler in the hardware industry
ill America, and coming to England on business, started
iis a jewelry manufacturer with his brother in Birming-
ham. Always fond of flowers, he commenced investi-
gating the possibilities of seed growing. The business
lie started in the very heart of the jewelry quarter as
a spare time hobby developed rapidly, and soon Mr.
Sydenham decided to devote his whole time to it. It
grew apace, and probably he worked up in the end
what is the largest bulb industry in the United King-
dom. His first purchase was a dozen Hyacinths for 8s.,
potted for him by a jobbmg gardener, at the end of
1881. The next year he bought more bulbs, and in 1884
he attended an auction sale, where he purchased several
hundreds of bulbs. He had so many that he had to
distribute a number of them among his friends, and this
was the beginning of his business in the bulb and seed
trade. His friends' success was so marked that he asked
them in future to join with him in buying their bulbs
co-operatively, and in 1886 his sales had jumped up
to nearly eight tons weight. In 1889 this quantity had
nearly doubled, and so went on till in 1896 Mr. Syden-
ham sent out some 5000 packages containing nearly two
million bulbs. The building at present used for the firm's
work was opened in 1903, and from there a daily output
of three and a half tons has been sent out in recent
years.
Mr. Sydenham was a man of great energy, and per-
sonally superintended every department of the growing
and despatching of the bulbs. He rose all the year
around at six in the morning, and was at work by half-
past eight. He made two or three visits a year to Hol-
land personally to see the bulb farms, and was always
ready to receive any new ideas which might be given to
him. He popularized the fibre method of growing bulbs
in drainless bowls. He was a generous supporter of
many horticultural societies and movements, and a tower
of strength to the Midland Daffodil Society, and an en-
thusiastic and systematic worker for the promotion of
horticulture in a" variety of ways. Not only in England
but in countries and continents beyond iicr shores many
hearts will cherish pleasant memories of Robert Syden-
ham as an upright man and a generous friend.
In 1881 Mr. Sydenham married, and his wife and two
daughters survive him.
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Department of Floriculture at Cornell, Ithaca, N.Y.
Teaching and investigation in floriculture had its be-
ginning very early in the history of the present depart-
ment of horticulture. More attention has been given
here to this subject than in any other institution. Few
students have been graduated from the New York
State College of Agriculture who have not had some
greenhouse experience, while a number have devoted
considerable attention to outdoor flower crops. The
rapid development of fruit growing, floriculture, and
vegetable-growing as distinct occupations has resulted
in a demand for men specially trained along a particular
line, rather than men broadly trained in the whole sub-
ject of horticulture. In order to meet the growing de-
mand for trained florists by providing special courses
of instruction, and for the purpose of developing the
investigative work, a department of floriculture has been
organized, having three principal aims: to give instruc-
tion at the College; to conduct investigations, field
studies, and surveys aiming to help in solving the flori-
cultural jjroblems of commercial florists throughout
New York State; and to give information and assist-
ance to intending planters of home and public grounds
in the State.
The instruction given at the College is intended to
meet the needs of amateur flower growers; to provide
instruction for students in other lines of horticulture
who wish to get a knowledge of some of the funda-
mental principles of floriculture; to train students for
leaching and investigative work in floriculture in col-
leges and experiment stations; and to prepare students
for professional work.
Equipment
The equipment of the department is divided into two
parts: that belonging to the classrooms and oflices is on
tlie second floor of the main building; and that con-
nected with the forcing houses and gardens, as well as
with the experimental areas, is in the field.
CLAssnooMs AND LABORATORIES. — Lecturcs are given in
tlie headquarters of the department on the second floor
of the main building. On this floor are lecture rooms,
laboratories, and offices. The larger lecture room, which
is provided with a stereopticon, has a seating capacity
of 1^0 persons. The smaller lecture room seats thirty-
five, besides containing the herbarium. The remainder
of the floor is used for offices for the instructing stafi'.
Large display cases lining the corridor are filled with
horticultural specimens, tools and various appliances.
In addition to the large collection of floricultural
books in the University library, the department is for-
tunate in possessing the large private library of the late
Professor John Craig. This contains three thousand
volumes, many of which are on floricultural subjects
iind are available for the use of advanced students.
Forcing-houses and Gardens. — The greenhouses com-
pleted in 1910, together with the contemplated additions
to be erected during the present year, cover an area of
about 8000 sq. ft. The range consists of a conservatory
and propagating house and a house for the culture of
lioses. Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Sweet Peas, and
other greenhouse plants. These buildings are used by
all classes in floriculture and afford space for advanced
and graduate students investigating special problems.
The service building is a two-story structure containing
laboratories, an office, and seed storage and tool rooms.
The department has been assigned twenty acres of
land for its large collections of Peonies, Irises, Perennial
Phlox, Roses, Sweet Peas, Gladioli, and miscellaneous
Munual and perermial flowers. These collections afford
valuable material for study and numerous problems for
investigation.
Aside from ordinary equipment, the garden herbarium,
with more than twelve thousand sheets, is an important
aid in the study of plant variation. There is also a good
collection of negatives illustrating the growing of flow-
ers, which is being added to continually and which fur-
nishes a useful source for lantern slides for illustrating
recent methods in the management and construction of
forcing houses and the growing of flowers in the field
smd under glass. The department has a collection of
one thousand lantern slides, to which additions are con-
.stantly being made.
Regular Courses ot Instruction
Greenhouse Management. — Studies of the principles
iind practice of propagation, soils, potting, shifting, wa-
tering, ventilation, fumigation, and the like, of florists'
])lants.
Greenhouse Construction. — The development of the
modern greenhouse; types of houses, materials and
methods of construction, installation of heating systems,
and the like. Practice in erecting sections of Cypress
and iron-frame houses, and in planning and estimating
the cost of commercial ranges for flower and vegetable
production.
Commercial Floriculture. — Studies in the propaga-
tion and culture of the leading floricultural crops. As
facilities permit, students are assigned space in the
greenhouses for practical experience in the growing of
Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Violets, Sweet Peas,
and the like.
Commercial Floriculture. — A continuation of the
course described above, with lectures, assigned reading,
and discussions on greenhouse plants and on the pack-
ing, handling, and marketing of cut flowers and plants
for retail and wholesale markets.
Greenhouse and Garden Practice. — Designed to give
the student added practical knowledge of greenhouse
and garden work. Practical work in greenhouse manage-
ment, propagation, composting soils, potting and wa-
tering.
Floral Arrangement. — A study of the principles of
floral art. Practice in the arrangement of flowers in
designs and bouquets, baskets, table decorations, and
interior decoration.
Conservatory Plants. — A study of the culture and
uses of tropical and sub-tropical plants grown in con-
servatories, including Palms, Ferns, Begonias, and Or-
chids.
Garden Flowers. — Designed to acquaint the student
with garden plants, and to give practical knowledge of
the propagation and culture of the annuals, -herbaceous
perennials, bulbs, and shrubs used for cut flowers or in
ornamental planting.
Amateur Floriculture. — The propagation and culture
of plants suitable for window garden and dooryard, in-
cluding a study of containers, soils, fertilizers, insecti-
cides; also, preparation of flower beds and planting.
Propagation and Culture of Ornamental Shrubs. —
Designed to acquaint the student with methods of propa-
gation, pruning, and culture of shrubs.
Gardening. — A personal and informal course for lov-
Vase of L. myriophyllum exhibited by R. & J.
Farquhar & Co., Boston, Mass., at the
recent Sweet Pea exhibition
ers of plants and gardens. The course consists of actual
work in the identification and growing of plants, sup-
plemented by conferences and informal discussions.
Attention is given to garden literature and history,
planning of grounds, and the like.
Investigation in Floriculture. — Investigation of
problems in growing cut flowers, exotics, and garden
flowers; hybridizing; study of varieties.
Winter Course
A Winter course, covering a period of twelve weeks,
has been offered for the last three years. The next
course begins Nov. 11, 1913, and ends Feb. 13, 191't.
The following subjects are offered:
Floriculture and Greenhouse Practice. — A study of
the propagation, potting, soils, culture, insects, diseases,
and marketing of flowers. Designed to familiarize the
student with the ordinary operations of the greenhouse
and garden.
Forcing Structures. — The construction and uses of
hotbeds, coldframes, and inexpensive greenhouses; heat-
ing. Laboratory work will consist of plan making,
preparation of estimates, and erection of models.
Fertility of the Land. — A study of soils from the
chemical and physical points of view, with discussions
of fertilizers, manures, and the principles of plant
growth.
Soils. — A study of the derivation, classification, func-
tion, and properties of soils.
Plant Diseases. — This course is devoted to the con-
sideration of some of the common bacterial and fungous
diseases of plants. It includes a study of the causal
organisms, their relation to the host plants, and their
control.
Investigation
Because of the lack of greenhouse facilities, investi-
gations in floriculture have been confined to outdoor
problems. In 1904 the American Peony Society and the
department of horticulture at Cornell University ar-
ranged a co-operative experiment for the purpose of
studying all the varieties of Peonies. The objects sought
were to bring order out of the confusion of nomenclature
so as to furnish growers with the correct names and
accurate descriptions of authentic varieties; to study
the botanical status of the species and varieties ; and
to study methods of culture, varieties best adapted for
special purposes, use of fertilizers, keeping qualities,
and the like. The same general work has been under-
taken with Sweet Peas and Gladioli in co-operation
with the National Sweet Pea Society and the American
Gladiolus Society, respectively.
In addition to the above, large collections of China
Asters, Irises, perennial Phlox, and climbing Roses are
being planted for investigative purposes.
Four publications on Peonies and two on Sweet Peas
have been printed. Others will appear as results are
obtained.
The American Rose Society's Summer Meeting
The American Rose Society will hold its Summer
meeting during the coming annual convention of the
Society of American Florists at Minneapolis. At this
gathering the new president assumes control and direc-
tion of the Rose Society's interests.
Roland D. Gamwell of BeUingham, Washington, paid
a visit East and showed great interest in the spread of
the American Rose Society's work. One point he made
was that the Rose plant growers of this country do not
realize their advantage in the work of the American
Hose Society in creating a widespread interest all over
the land in Rose bushes for home plants.
The directors of the Panama exposition to be held
in San Francisco in 1915, are awake to the fact that
the Rose grows on the Pacific slope to a degree of pro-
fusion perhaps not equaled elsewhere. A prize of
¥1000 is offered for a new Rose. The division of horti-
culture of the exposition wishes to have emphasized the
effort which is to be made to bring about the most exten-
sive show of Roses in all phases during the time of the
exhibition, and to do this the interest of Rosarians the
world over is invited.
The certificates of merit awarded at the Hartford
Test Garden examination have been sent out. This
Hartford Rose Garden show seems to have exercised
considerable quiet interest in its results. Superintendent
Parker of Hartford ascribes very high praise to Theo-
dore Wirth, now Superintendent of Parks at Minne-
apolis, for the work in planning and developing the
Rose Garden at Hartford which is now visible. At Min-
neapolis the American Rose Society asks for a large
attendance of its members, and would be glad to receive
many new members. "A Rose for every Home, A Bush
for every Garden." The new president is Mr. Wallace
R. Pierson of Cromwell, Conn.; the new vice-president
is Mr. Robert Pyle of West Grove, Pa.; the new mem-
bers of the executive committee are Messrs. J. A. Dun-
lop of Toronto, Ont. and S. S. Pennock of Philadelphia,
Pa. Benjamin Hammond, Sec'y.
Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y., July 26, 1913.
National Sweet Pea Society (British)
The thirteenth annual exhibition of this flourishing
Society, held in the Horticultural HaU London, on July
17, affirmed the wisdom of the aphorism: "There is luck
in odd numbers," and effectively proved that the old
superstition attached to the number 13 is simply an old
wife's fable.
The spacious hall was well filled without overcrowd-
ing by the competitive exhibits, there being no less
than 30 entries in one class, while the walls were com-
pletely hidden by the trade exhibits, for which the en-
tries were so numerous that 12ft. x 3ft. was the largest
space that could be granted to any one exhibitor.
Gold medals were awarded to R. Bolton and Dobbies &
Co., but the general excellence of nearly all the trade
exhibits was of such an exceptionally high order that
the judges had an extremely difficult duty to perform.
The quality of the competitive exhibits was, with very
few exceptions, simply superb. The first prize, staged
for the Eckford cup by an amateur, Mrs. Hall, was by
general consent stated to be the finest exhibit that has
ever been made at these exhibitions. "Tommy" Jones
also put up his usual wonderful display, but the hitherto
invincible Thos. Stevenson was a long way behind his
usual form.
As the trials under the care of Mayor Burbage are
not yet ready for inspection by the floral committee, the
August 2, 1913
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silver medal novelty was conspicuous by its absence, but
this was luliy compensated by the splendid condition in
which some of the old favorites, such as Elsie Herbert,
Clara Curtis, Mrs. W. J. Unwin and a host of other
equally good varieties, were shown. A very pleasant
feature of the show was the eloquent testimony it bore
to the solid value of the work done in the past by the
much maligned floral committee.
The nearest approach to a pure yellow was one spike
in a bunch of Dobbie's Cream (which also contained
several blooms heavily tinged with pink), but having
to stop over in Hanover (Germany), on my way here
today, I saw in a florist's window a large bunch of
Clara Curtis that beat everything I have ever seen in
the yellow line. Soil and culture are doubtless the
cause.
We are promised a battle between the whites. Etta
Dyke holds first place (officially) at present, but King
White, to be sent out by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. this
year, Stark's Florence Wright Spencer, and White
Queen challenge the position now held by Breadmore's
offspring, with every chance of success.
The florists' trade demands a flower with the size
and form of Etta Dyke and the substance of Nora Un-
win; there is now every possibility of their demands
being satisfied.
W. Atlee Burpee, and Mrs. Burpee, with their two
sons, David and Junior, most efficiently represented
the U. S. A. S. B. Dicks.
such a wall, it is an easy matter to attach a sill of
any material desired, by means of bolts fixed in the
concrete, and to make a house of the strongest and most
modern type possible, by the use of iron frames for
the glass.
Borders of concrete are about the simplest form of
concrete construction for use by the florist, hardly ex-
cepting even walks of that material They vary in
depth from 1ft. to as much as 18ins., being simply
wedge-shaped affairs, about Sins, wide at the top, and
v/idening to 5ins. or ti ins. at the bottom. No question
of drainage is involved with borders for beds, as the
cinders placed beneath the soil take care of the water.
Retailers can use concrete to good advantage, as well
as growers. A very handsome shop recently completed
in a Southern city, contained a greenhouse section
which is paved with concrete, marked off in small
squares diagonally, giving a tiled effect, and is also
provided with concrete benches, reinforced with %in.
bars as described above, for the accommodation of
potted plants to be kept in stock. The benches are
supported on legs of cast-iron pipe, and are very at-
tractive in appearance, as they are built with a tier be-
hind higher than in front, and the material is shaped
into graceful curves that indicate the plasticity of the
material very well.
The fact that it can be molded into any form required
is one of the most desirable feature of concrete. Poured
Awards at Bagatelle
Concrete for the Florist
By G. D. Grain, Jr.
The florist who is building a new plant, or who is
reconstructing his houses, is confronted with the same
questions as those which are presented to any other
business man who is putting up new buildings or mak-
ing ch.anges in his plant. His first problem, of course,
is to make the new work suit the purpose for which it is
intended; and closely connected with this is that of
keeping its cost down to the lowest possible point con-
sistent with efficiency, which involves the question of
materials.
The first consideration which must be met is the
suitability of the matejrial. This means that in the
greenhouse the material used for the borders and
benches must be durable, so as to stand the wear and
tear and the pressure of the earth, as well as to resist
the action of the moisture to which it is constantly sub-
jected; and it must be such as to permit of free drain-
age. Cedar and Cypress have been found for many
years to meet these requirements very well, and flo-
rists have unhesitatingly paid the high prices asked for
these timbers, in order to get the best material avail-
able for their work.
When concrete was first suggested for use in this
connection, and tried in response to these suggestions,
some of the experimenters had bad luck with it. They
asserted that it absorbed and retained water wheiL
used in the construction of benches, and that this caused
the soil to sour, ruining the plants placed in it. Wooden
benches, on the other hand, always drained very satis-
factorily, because the water found an easy escape
■through the cracks of the boards. Some moisture was
absorbed, but not enough to do any damage.
This objection sounded very serious indeed, until
somebody suggested that it would not be a difficult mat-
ter to introduce a sufficient number of drain-holes in
the bottom of the concrete bench to tak« care of the
water and prevent its retention and absorption by the
concrete. This is now usually done, Viin. holes being
made at proper intervals, and no trouble from the
source referred to occurs. It might be pointed out,
moreover, that it is usual to mix with concrete which
is intended to be subjected to moisture a water-
proofing material, which renders the material absolutely
impervious, and this might be advisable, if perfect
drainage is desired. L^
One form of construction which has been used for
benches is to have angles, or supports, of concrete
poured first, in separate pieces, the sides extending
about Gin. each way, and about 3in. thick. The bottom
of the bench is then poured as a separate slab, of the
width desired, and about Sin. thick, reinforced, prefer-
ably, if it is over 2ft. wide. The angles are fastened
to wooden legs of the usual type, by bolts passed
through holes in the concrete, and when they are in
place, the bottom slab is placed upon them, and the
bench is complete.
Better construction, however, is to pour th6 bench in
"monolithic" form, as it is called; that is, in one piece,
as if carved from a solid mass of stone. The thickness
of the material is usually about Sins., and the width
and length of the benches, of course, are governed by
requirements. Reinforcing is usually done by means
of %in. bars, placed longitudinally about Sin. apart.
Where walls of concrete are used, instead of brick
or frame construction, the material is placed about
(iin. thick, wifh reinforcing as a matter of precaution,
although as r. matter of fact very little reinforcing is
nerpssnrv in .i low wall of the thickness indicated. With
An excellent plant of Cypripedlum caudatum grown by
the MacRorie-McLaren Co., San Francisco, Cal.
The [>laBt is well shaped, havme petals from 29 tolSOlins. long, and
eight (lowers. It was awarded 89 points at a recent meeting
of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society.
as water is poured, it stands in the shape of the form,
as good as stone to all intents and purposes. Good
Cedar and Cypress last for many years; but concrete,
properly mixed and placed, lasts until it is torn down.
The initial cost is even less than that of benches built
with wood, and the discrepancy is becoming greater, as
lumber grows more costly, and cement, the most expen-
sive ingredient of concrete, grows cheaper, as it tends
to do.
"This house, about 25ft. wide by 150ft. long, cost us
nearly $2000 on account of the amount ^of Cedar we
put into it," said a well known florist recently, refer-
ring to the house in the rear of his retail shop. "On
the other hand, we have a house recently completed,
5ft. wider and a good deal longer than this, where con-
crete was used instead, which cost several hundred dol-
lars less; and it is practically certain that it will last
longer than the other."
Many florists who are using the dull Summer season
for the purpose of doing needed reconstruction and
additional building around their plants are finding that
concrete offers many advantages. It is a question of
efficiency, as well as of cost. Concrete has pronounced
advantages from the efficiency standpoint; and in most
cases it also has the advantage in the matter of cost.
The jury commissioned to judge the new Roses sent
to Bagatelle for the competition of 1912 met oh June 12
of this year to announce the awards, which were as
follows :
Bagatelle gold medal for the best French Rose, to
Mme. Charles Lutaud by Pernet-Ducher of Lyon. This
H. T. is the issue of an unnamed seedling X Marquise de
Sinety. It is of vigorous habit, with erect branches and
few thorns, with ample, reddish bronze green foliage.
The long bud, borne on a long stem, is crimson ochre
in color. The flower, which is very large, full and cup-
shape, is of a magnificent, medium chrome yellow, with
the outer petals sightly tinged reddish pink.
Bagatelle gold medal for the best foreign Rose, to
Mabel Drew, H. T., by Alex. Dickson of Newtownards,
Ireland. It is vigorous and prolific in habit. The flower,
which is very large, full and perfect in shape, is borne
on a long, erect stem; it is cream yellow, passing to a
deep canary yellow when fully open, and has a strong
perfume.
Uors coiicours (barred from competition), the origi-
nator, Pernet-Ducher having already received the gold
medal, Louise Catherine Breslau, Pernetiana, from an
unnamed seedling XSoleil d'Or. This is very vigorous
and bushy in habit, with brilliant bronze-green foliage,
and numerous small thorns. The bud is large and egg
shaped, coral red suffused with chrome yellow. The
flower is very large, round and full, with large outer
petals; it is remarkable for its lobster red color, shaded
coppery red orange, the under side of the petals being
chrome yellow. Madame Edmond Rostand, H. T., from
an unnamed seedlingX Prince de Bulgarie, is in habit
Uke the preceding, with dark green foliage. The flower,
which is very large, is globular, full, with large outer
petals. The color is flesh pink, tinged salmon, and
reddish orange yellow at the center.
Bagatelle certificates went to the following:
Grange Colombe, H. T. from PharisaerX unnamed
seedling, by GuiUot of Lyon, has a large, full cup-shaped
flower, of sweet perfume, cream white, with salmon and
fawn yellow center, passing into white on opening. Mrs.
Amy Hammond, H. T., from Mme. Abel Chatenay, by
AlacGredy of Portadown, Ireland. The flower, which is
perfect in shape and of sweet perfume, is amber white
tinged apricot, the color deepening toward the base of
the petals. Luise Lilia, H. T., from Gen. Mac-
Arthur XFrau Peter Lambert, by Peter Lambert of
Trier, Germany, has a flower of medium size, rather
double, cup-shaped, with large petals of a dark, pure,
velvety scarlet red, with very sweet odor. Wichmoss,
from WichuraianaXSalet, by Barbier of Orleans,
France, is of remarkable habit, being a Moss Wichura-
iana. The semi-double flowers appear in clusters of
from 6 to IS; the calyx and sepals are mossed, as with
Saleti The color is a delicate pink, tinged crimson on
the under side of petals.
The lady patronesses awarded a gold medal to Grange
Colombe, a silver medal to Mrs. Edward J. Holland,
and C. M.'s to Melody and Dorothy Ratcliffe.
The competition was an extremely interesting one,
and while it did not comprise all the new Roses put
on the market in 1912, numbering 136, according to the
Journal des Roses, yet it included the most remarkable
novelties both of French and foreign growers. In all 60
varieties were sent in by the following: Messrs. Turbat,
Schmidt, MacGredy, Schwartz, Bernaix, Soupert &
Notting, Gratama, GuiUot, Puyravaud, Barbier, Croi-
bier, Leenders, Reymond, Nonin, Hill, Vigneron, Cham-
hard, Fugier, P. Lambert, Theunis, Pernet-Ducher,
Conard & Jones, Dubreuil, Alex. Dickson, Ketten Bros.
The jury made a preliminary examination of the 66
varieties entered for the competion of 1914, among
which there are some remarkable specimens. — Revue
Uorticole.
^^.J READERS!
^y VIEWS ^
Next President of the S. A. F. and 0. H.
Editor Tlie Florists' Exchange:
Your .Suggestion to have the names of the candidates
for the presidency of our national Society made public
in advance is right and proper. I do not believe that
it is good policy to spring a name on the members at
the last minute, slap them on the back and say, "he is
,1 jolly good fellow; come on, vote for him." Our So-
ciety's work is getting more important every year, its
aims higher and its scope broader. We need men who
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are well up in our profession, who have done something
which the others can look up to, men whose hearts and
souls are in the business and who have been working
for the common welfare; men who will not look on the
presidency of the S. A. F. as a hollow honor just be-
cause one happens to be a joUy good fellow, but as
the highest award which we, his fellow workers, can
bestow upon him for his work well done. No man should
be considered for the nomination who has not these
qualifications, nor should men be considered who are
not employed in some branch of floriculture. No man
can give attention and thought to our business unless
he is one of us and understands our needs, no matter
how good a man he may otherwise be.
When the National Flower Show was on in New
York last April, at the banquet given to the members
of the S. A. F. by the New York Florists' Club, one
of the speakers asked the members present, "What are
you going to give Chas. H. Totty as a reward for his
great achievement in making the show a success?" and
stated he thought the next presidency of our national
Society would be a fitting reward. The members pres-
ent gave their fuU approval to the speaker's sugges-
tion, and truly we could not choose a better man.
.• Roslyn, Pa. Adolph Fabenwai.d.
Poinsettia Salmonea Adneti
For some years the French grower, R. Adnet, has
devoted his attention to obtaining new colors in Poin-
settias. The latest of his efforts is represented by P.
Salmonea Adneti, the issue of P. lutescens X P. pul-
cherrima, as described in the Revue Horticole. It re-
sembles both of its parents. The foliage is like that of
P. lutescens — dark green above, lighter below and less
indented than that of P. pulcherrima. The inflores-
cence is large and spreading, (9-14in. across), and the
numerous, well shaped bracts are salmon pink, of a
shade between that of Rose Mme. Abel Chatenay and
Lyon Rose. The plant is vigorous and very free bloom-
ing; seedlings of a year have reached a height of 28in.
This novelty should be an interesting addition to the
cut flower assortment. It is somewhat earlier than P.
pulcherrima, being in full flower the first half of De-
cember. It is very lasting; the writer has kept some
plants over two and one-half months in full brilliancy
of color, while the cut flower may be kept over two
weeks in water, provided it has been cut at full ma-
turity; that is, when the sexual organs are perfectly
developed and the pollen appears freely on the stamens.
Poinsettia Sahmonea Adneti is the most interesting
of the numerous series obtained by Mr. Adnet in cross-
ing P. pulcherrima with the white varieties. He has
been cultivating the latter for some years, getting his
plants from America, England and Germany, includ-
ing P. lutescens, greenish white, P. alba, yellowish white,
and P. alba (or albida), white with rosy tinge. From
the last one he has obtained sports of more pronounced
pink, but not yet fixed. Two of the results from the
above hybridizations are especially noteworthy: one
turning frankly yellow, which may become the parent
of a yellow race, and one with a much more compact
and prominent flower than that of P. pulcherrima and
its kind; it is red with two stories of bracts and is con-
nected with the foliage by bronze red bract leaves, with
fine effect.
A collection of Mr. Adnet's Poinsettias excited great
interest at a recent meeting of the French National So-
ciety of Horticulture, and was awarded a prize of the
first class, a special certificate of merit being given to
P. salmonea Adneti. — Revue Horticole.
Pelakgoniums from Seed. — Florists often object to
5;Towing Pelargoniums from seed, on the ground that
they do not bloom early enough the first year, but this
is not the case when the seed is sown in January. The
seedlings must be potted up in different soil immedi-
ately, shifted as often as necessary, and kept in an
airy house with moderate heat. With this treatment
the blooms will come in July and last until November.
The grower is kept guessing as to the colors which will
appear; seedlings of Meteor have come in all shades
of red, also in lilac, Salmon and some intermediate
shades. The best plants of such an assortment can be
wintered and used for cuttings. — Moeller's Deutsche
G wrtner-Zeitung .
Our S. A. F. and 0. H. Convention Number
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Fall Business Campaign, is the issuing by The Florists' Exchange
of its S. A. F. and O. H. Convention Number. This year it will
be issued August 9; advertising pages close August 5. Don't
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Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail
themselves of the advertisers' ofiers in this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists' Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, oi
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mail,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade eitendd, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee Is expressed or Implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
In this Directory, we will state that only concerns of knoun
good standing vplll be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Careful attention given to all orders
from out-of-town Florists.
Greenhouses: 744 Central Avenue
Member of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY, N. Y.
U North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele
Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed.
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ESTABLISHED 1842
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
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ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
to out-of-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
^West View Floral Co.
Choice Cut Flowers for all occasions delivered promptly anywhere
Id Georgia.
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, charges collect
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WOODWARD BLDG.
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member o;i The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
William E.Doyle Co., inc
BOSTON, MASS.
306 Boylston St.
and 6 Beacon St.
Floweri d^'irered to all parta o( New England. High grades a
[Maalty. S,3ecial deliveries to steamers sailing from Boston.
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
. ' all New England point*;- Retail orders placed with us
careful .ttention. The delivery of flowers and plants to
sailing steamers a specialty.
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
" Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist"
We cover all points in New
England
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ori BOSTON
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We cover all points in New England.
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BROOKLYN. N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Every facility for filling trade orders
satisfactorily, and delivering promptly
at residence, hotel, steamer and theatre
TeL 1768 Proapeot in Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fulton St. and Greene Ave.
Phone, 6800-6801-6802 Prospect
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ade orders cared for from all parts of the country ani
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BUffALO,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
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A Standing Cross
Supply A'lvls. will be found on pa^es 229-30-31
To make this funeral design so that both the pur-
chaser and the florist will be perfectly satisfied, a great
deal depends upon having the wire form and the moss
and green foundation carefully prepared. The Sphag-
num should be thoroughly soaked and the surplus water
]H-cssed out sn that no dripping is possible; this wet
moss should. then be firmly pressed into the frame,
leaving no soft or vacant spots, to the end that every
flower, when inserted, may be held tightly in its proper
position. Cover the back of the cross with hardy fancy
Ferns. Fill the face of the cross (over Ferns stapled
on) with white Carnations, wired singly, on short stem-
ming sticks or toothpicks; set all these flowers closely,
well pressed into the moss so that they touch without
crowding. Particular attention should be paid to hav-
ing the side lines straight and all the corners clear cut
and sharply defined, showing squares, not rounded cor-
ners, as are sometimes left through carelessness.
Form a band of pink Killarney Roses with Rose fo-
liage and short points of Asparagus plumosus diagon-
ally across the shaft and arms at the point of intersec-
tion. This band should be of the same width as the
other parts of the cross. The base should be made of
])ink Killarney Roses, stemmed long, and supplemented
with small clusters of Spiraea Gladstone and white Car-
nations. To avoid any appearance of being top heavy
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Office, 807 Market St.
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100.000 feet of glass
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Congress Hotel
Courtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
©DMSaRgRO^TTDo ®,
FOURTH STREET
this base should be well proportioned, so that we may
feel confident that the cross will be properly supported.
New Yorker.
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CINCINNATI. OHIO
11 West 12th Street
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
GEORGE G. McCLVNIE
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
(@ILiWi[L^[SOi
EUCLID AVENUE
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Membera of The Florists' Telefiraph Delivery, S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
57U EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
From New York
Ksn Au^ Victoria.
California. . .
Carmania. . .
Olympic
Vaderland. ..
Minnetonka.
Verona
Chicago, . . . .
Kronp. Cecilii
Kristianiaf jord. ,
Campania
Berlin....
La Lorraine... . ,
Baltic.
Themistocles. . .
Philadelphia...,
Venezia ,
Hamburg
Zeeland
Geo. Washington.
Imperator
Majestic
Minneai>oIis. . . .
Caledonia
Russia
Rotterdam. . . . .
Kr. Wm der Gr.
Pan
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COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Stampalia.. .
La Savoie . . .
Caronia
Campanello.
Adriatic
Re d*ltalia. .
npthy filled.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
New York . . . .
Columbia. . . .
Finland
Minnehaha.. .
Prinzess Irene,
Taormina . . . .
Oceanic
Rochambeau..
Patris
Potsdam
DAYTON, OHIO CarpatUa.
112 South Main
Street
FLORISTS
DAYTON. OHIO
Wholesale and
Retail Florists
We grow all ourovim stock
Mauretania..
France
Amerika
Celtic
St. Paul
Kroonland
Minnewaska.
Cameronia. . .
Pretoria
Olympic
Alice
irark ^lorai Co,
1645 Broadway
promptly filled. Umal discounts.
DENVER. COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorftdo, Utah, Western Neb-
raska and Wyoming points
reached by Express. C&ders.
Canada
Kr. Wm. 11
New Amsterdam
America
Campania
Pres Grant
Bremen
Member of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We cover all Michigan points and large sections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive careful attention.
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Deliver;
St. Louis. . .
California. .
Imperator.
^m^^j^A
From Boston
Franconia
Canadian
Cyn
Potter Floral Co
EL PASO, TEXAS
Cambrian. . .
Bohemian.. .
Laconia
Parisian
Winifredian.
Arabic
Devonian. . ,
Franconia. . .
Numidian.. .
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flowers
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greeahouses, BENTON ST.
Philadelphia
Pr. Adalbert...
Merion. .'.!'.'.'.
Stampalia
Menominee
Haverford
Prinz Oskar. . .
Manitou
San Francisco
Persia
Shinyo Maru . . ,
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Pier
1st St., Hoboken
W.24thSt.,N.Y.
W. 14thSt.,N.Y,
W. 19thSt.,N.Y.
W.21stSt.,N.Y,
W. 16thSt.,N.Y.
W.34thSt.,N.Y.
31stSt.,Bkyn.
W. 15thSt.,N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
Bush Dks., Bkyn
W. 14thSt..N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
W. 15thSt.,N.Y.
W. 19thSt..N.Y.
. Bkyn.
W. 23d St.. N. Y.
31st St., Bkyn.
33d St., Bkyn.
W. 21st St, N. Y.
3d St., Hoboken
1st St., Hoboken
Pier 22, Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N. Y.
W. 16th St., N. Y.
W. 24th St., N. Y.
31st St.. Bkyn.
5th St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N. Y.
W. 34thSt., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N. Y.
W. 14th St.. N.Y.
Pier 38, Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
Grand St., J. C.
17th St., Hoboken
W. 23d St., N. Y.
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 24th St., N. Y.
W. 21st St.. N. Y.
W. 16th St.. N.Y.
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 34th St.. N. Y.
W. 19th St., N. Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
Pier , Bkyn.
3d St., Hoboken
5th St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N. Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St.. N. Y.
1st St.. Hoboken
W. 19th St.. N. Y,
W. 23d St.. N. Y
W. 21st St.. N.Y
W. 16th St., N. Y.
W. 24th St., N. Y.
33d St.. Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
Bush Dks., Bkyn
31st St., Bkyn
31st St.. Bkyn.
3d St.. Hoboken
5th St., Hoboken
W. 34th St.. N. Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 15tnSt.,N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
38, Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N. Y.
17thSt.,Hoboken
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W. 24th St., N. Y.
1st St., Hoboken
W. 16th St., N. V.
B & A Dks.,E.Bos
B & A Dks.,E.Bos
B & M Dks., Char
B & M Dks., Cnar
B&ADks.,E.Bos
B&ADks..E.Bos
Mystic Whf. Chi
B& A Dks., E.Bos
B & M Dks., Char
B&ADks.,E.Bos
B&ADks., E.Bos
Mystic Whf. Chi
B & M Dks., Char
B & M Dks., Char
53 So. Wharves
24 No. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
.55 So. Wharves
63 So Wharves
19 No. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
55 So. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
1st Street '
1st Street
1st Street ,
Destin&tioD
Hamburg
Glasgow
Liverpool
Southampton
Antwerp
London
Naples-Genoa
Nap.-Mars.
Bremen
Bergen-
Stavanger-
Kristiansand-
Kristiania
Liverpool
Bremen
Liverpool
Nap.-Piraeus
Southampton
Nap.-Mars.
Gib.-Nap.-
Genoa
Antwerp
Bremen
Hamburg
Messina-Nap.-
Palermo
Southampton
London
Glasgow
Rotter .-Libau
Rotterdam
Bremen
Gib.-Nap.-
Nap.-Genoa
Liverpool
Rotterdam
Liverpool
Nap.-Genoa
Christiansand-
Christiania-
Copenhagen
outhampton
.zores- Lisbon-
Mars.
Ilasgow
Antwerp
London
Gib.-Nap.-
Nap.-Mars.
Southampton
Nap.-Piraeus
Bremen
Rotterdam
Gib.-Gen.-
Nap.-Trieste-
Fiume
Liverpool
Hamburg
Liverpool
Southampton
Antweip
cfigow
Hamburg
Southampton
Alg.-Nap.-
Pat .-Trieste
Rott.-Libau
Nap.-Mars.
Bremen
Rotterdam
Nap.-Gen.
Liverpool
Hamburg
Bremen
Rotterdam
Liverpool
Christiansaiid-
Christiania-
Copenhagen
Southampton
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
London
Liverpool
Azores-Gib. -
Nap.-Gen.
Hamburg
Glasgow
Liverpool
Nap.-Genoa
Antwerp
Liverpool
Naples-Gen.
Hamburg
Antwerp
Livei pool
Honolulu
OiinB
Hartford, Conn.
1S7 Main Street
Highland Park Greenhouses
re'SSdw" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Texas and sailings from Galveston
Jr. Jr. jrCuhimann, florist
2507 JACKSON ST., S. W Phone, Hadley 1929-2330
2526 WASHINGTON ST., Opp. Glenwood Cemetery
S. W. Phone, Taylor 628-1081
Uptown, 919 CAPITOL?AVE., S. W. Phone. Preston 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Maasacliusetts Ave.
Illinois, Ohio, and
Members of The Florlsu' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. P.
5MU 1 <: 'The Florist.
QJ Wt I I ^i ^^ 36 West Forsyth St
f Inc.
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
We reach all Florida and South Georgia points
^Urmee^t:^'
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
LEXINGTON, KY.
^ A. H^l
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
L®i[liW[I[L[Li, KYo
New Location "THB SBELBACC** and 3i3 South 4th At*.]
Choicest Cut Flowers. Personal attention given to out-of-town orders
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 Soutli Fourtli Ave.
Personal attention given to orders for Louisville and surrounding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilitiea perfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
'^KO
LouisviHe^Kyc
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
<!J^MJbh^ FloralilOrder
FloralllOtders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
rs?fvman. nashua, n. h.
' ' and VICINITY
6 Preacott St.. LOWELL, MASS.
■ Yte NEVER SLEEP"
Idlewild Greenhouses
The Florists' Exchange Design Book Is without a Peer
August 3, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
223
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
IJ?g MneoeaLpoIIs Florafl Co.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
S?osemoni Sardens f^
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
^&(Mim^
MONTREAL, CAN
825 St. Catharine St.,W.
We grow tbe bulk of our stock, and ail orders i
personal supervision of tiie proprietors.
: filled unde the
Presh flowers and beat service.
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries tiirougbout tBe State
and to all steamsliip docks in
Hoboken, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State.
mA^^^
Mower and Funeral work solicited.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
1026 Chapel Street
Opposite Yale College
all parts of Connecticut. Cot
NEW ORLEANS,
._ U.
'^'fTot*istl21 Baronne St.
^ Cal\»» TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OP
NEW YORK CITY
6 East 33d Street
Telephone M04 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RUEL
Don't miss our Convention Number — Out Aug. 9
Flower fan folded
Flower Fans
An idea in bouquet making given in a suggestion
from Paris as to a new or revived fashion in fioral art,
is the folding fan decorated with natural flowers. The
backing or frame upon which the flowers are to be
arranged is made of silk and the regular fiat fan sticks,
and is furnished with two series of small rings through
which the stems of the flowers are passed witli short
loops and cords with which to securely fasten the flow-
ers and green in place. The floral decorative part
ends at the lower edge of the silk, leaving the lower,
open section of the frame work free to permit of fold-
ing together in closing. When closed .the former fan
becomes a hand bouquet, a metal ring pushed up a
few inches holding the clustered sticks in place, forming
a convenient handle.
The flowers used should be such as have slight or
thin stems to avoid weight and bulkiness. Good judg-
ment in the selection of the stocks to be used, careful
stem wiring, and the artistic taste of a first class
maker-up should easily overcome any seeming difficul-
ties that may stand in the way of producing a first
class piece of work.
If our patrons are informed of this unique fashion in
flowers, and become interested, we may look forward to
making these outfits during the coming social season.
We florists are usually so conservative that when this
folding fan bouquet is first brought to our attention we
may dub it an amateur's fad, but we know that
many such fads have been developed into useful ac-
quisitions. We all know from past experience that
flower buyers are continually asking for something new
We Guarantee Satisfaction
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST
,/^M^%^Jie^
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
Cash must accompany all order rom unknown
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers and designs for
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a speaalty. Wire me your orders.
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
a&9liig£^
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in the theatre district and also have exceptiona facilities for
delivering flowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders; they
_:ii ___ ! J prompt and careful i
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLING
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
EUROPEAN ORDERS EXECUTED
**If we say it, we wUl do it"
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
or different; here we have it ready for their attention
and approval.
At first sight of these photographs we may think the
scheme vague and impracticable, but further thought
will open up many possibilities of the successful appli-
cation of the idea here presented. New Yorkeb.
Our S. A. F. and 0. H. Convention Number
** He who hesitates Is lost." Reduced to plain language this
means that the man who hesitates to push his stoclc, fearing to
increase the cost by advertising it, or for some other reason, Is
surely going to run betilnd his more progressive competitor.
Folding flower fan, showing to thie left hand side the baclcing or frame upon which the flowers are to be arranged; to the right,
the flowers mounted thereon.
224
The Florists' Exchange
with thick and fleshy petals, last a long time, but they
have little perfume, and the same holds good of the
large flowered American varieties. Mr. Page's new
race, the latest varieties of which are Mme. Charles
Page and President Viger, have no perfume whatever,
but a long life. Mr. Nonm considers the American
Carnation as the ideal one at present; some have per-
fume and they are elegant in habit and remontant at
all times. The English Carnations, with undivided pet-
als and uniformity of color, are perfect in shape.
Thus we have, on the one hand, the Carnations with
medium blooms, of elegant habit and sweet perfume,
very much appreciated by lovers of flowers who look
for the natural characteristics; and on the other hand,
we have the remontant large flowered Carnations, which
will probably retain their present popularity for a long
time yet. But the time may not be far distant when the
characteristics of both of these two groups will be com-
bined. Mr. Dubois of Avon recently exhibited before
the French National Society of Horticulture a fine
hybrid of Malmaison, crossed with an American Carna-
tion. Hybridizers need only continue along these lines,
while observing certain rules of aesthetics. — Bevue Hort-
icole.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Scoith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke. Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
13 EAST
COLORADO STREET
PASADENA, CAL,
r I i| ^^ 1*1 ***" ""
X 1 1^3 ^^1 V/l iXV^ Orderapromptly
Interior of the Old Stone Church, Cleveland, O., decorated by the Jones-RusseU Co., for the Gar
rettson-Raymond wedding, June 28, 1913.
Mandaianum, the lattei
In the decoratio
used great quantities ofl Peonies, and several hundred fronds of Polypodiu
blending in harmoniously with the large Palms to right and lelt.
Duration of Carnation Blooms
blooms; among these are the Carnation Marguerite and
the perennial Carnations, with their numerous races and
Aside from beauty of form and richness of color, varieties. But the further one passes from a type that
the keeping quality of a Carnation is one of the chief produces seed easily, that is, the more the sexual organs
points for the florist to consider. It is of no value un- are atrophied by an abundance of petals, the longer is
less it lasts for some time, and it is interesting in this the life of the flower. As a general principle, fecun-
-, Edward Sceery
and /
PATERSON
and' /H
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Member of The Florists' Tele£raph DeUvery
connection to look at the races whose blooms are more
or less lasting, according to their origin. In general.
Carnations from seed plants whose sexual organs repro-
duce freely and normally fertile seed, have short-lived
dation, or even simply the development of the repro-
ductive organs, shortens the life of the flower.
There is also some connection between the perfume
and the life. Thus the Malmaison Carnations, sterile.
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
Do^ou want Howcn in PhiUdelphie 7 We fumiih the bert, snieticaUy
arransed.
PinSflELD,
MASS.
Prompt deliveries throughout the Berkshire*, Lenoi, Lee,
Stockbrldge and Western Massachusetts.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPKN DAY AND NIGHT
Our S. A. F. and 0. H. Convention Number
The one bU event of the year, heralding the opening of the
FaU Business Campaign, is the issuing by The Florists' Exchange
of its S. A. F. and O. H. Convention Number. Tills year It will
be issued August 9; advertising pages close August S. Don t
get left.
A partial view of the Steiner-Mason wedding decoration, Montgomery, Ala., July 15.
Decorations by the Rosemont Gardens
The aisles leading to the altar were lined with baskets of Lilies and chiffon. The large chandelier (not shown in the illustration)
was decorated with Smilax. Below this was an aisle of frosted lights, and below these the bell. Easter Lilies to the total
of 400. and 300 Lilium lancifolium album, were used, together with 1000 ft. of Smilax festoon, 20 dozen Palms,
and 4 two-horse wagonloads of Wild Smilax. The bride carried a shower bouquet of Lily of the Valley,
and the maid and matron of honor and five bridesmaids Killamey Roses showered. — Vf. C. Cook.
Handy Design Book
for Solicitors
Embraces a full collection of these Designs in every-
day use and is unquestionably the most handy business
getter of the day. Needed by every live retailer who h^s
agents and solicitors in the smaller towns and villages
nearby. It is selling like hot cakes, many retailers
ordering as high as 1 00 copies. Thirty-two pages and
cover. Every copy will appear as emanating directly
from you, your name and address appearing on the front
cover, and no other name being printed in the book.
Price : Ten copies, J3.50; 25 copies, J6.50; 50 copies
tl2.50; 100 copies, $20.00. Send 35c. for a sample copy
THE FLOWSTS' EXCHANGE, P .O.Boxl69Z, N.Y.
August 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
225
Portland, Oregon ""o^Ttock"
Tl^lomXT. wapllfl & fopDcs CO.
In this Territory by 347 WASHINGTON ST.
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowert delivered promptly in
RochestcrTuidlnirToiindinK^terntory. Complete lice always ready.
Members of The Floriat*' Telefiraph Delivery.
Salter Bros. ""^H^™-
FLOmSTS]
38 Main Si, West
MM
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
881MainIStreet, East
' Floweri and designs delivered
promptly in Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
:^.'X'
IBBD If
BOCKFORD, ILL
V*^ Quick serrlce to
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BYAM, The Florist
California Flowers '".^vlSSr^"
STEAMER SAILINGS WRITE OR WIRE
.JSSa. THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST "ISSu?
M4-tf GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANaSCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Pelicano, Rossi & Co.
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY T E.LIE'G^RJA P H
SCMNTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Conect Arrangement
Immediate deliveriea in Wilkea-
Barre, Pittston, Carbondale. and all
Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns.
&^^jm^ .«'';^r\™».
TaUphoM c. .
Pamtylvania \ .^ „
No- 3464, on either Bell of ConsolidaUd 'pho
Members of The FlorlsU* Telegraph DeUvery.
r telwaphic orders for any city <
L willr^cive prompt <
HOLLYWOODIGARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Memben of Th. Floriata' Teleftraph Delivery, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO,
1406 Olive Street
0«t-of-town orders will receive
careful atten'
i roar orders.
Leu Distance Phones
8<1( frl« 1104
ItnJ 4131
ita:,(likW4i3i -»X@^
^™^ SAINT LOUIS, MO.
All ordera by Tele^aph or
Telephone most carefully executed at once.
FloraL DeeUn* a Specialty.
Studies for the Coming S. A. F. Convention
BY FRANK DANZER
Many of us are getting ready for that great trip
wliich will again unite a most representative gathering
of workers in a field which, strange as it may seem, is
today distributing its daily increasing product to a daily
increasing host of patrons at prices less than ever, and
in quality better and more varied than ever.
A strong statement, indeed, but nevertheless true
when we recall that the Niphetos or the Safrano Roses
of some twenty years ago sold at $3 per dozen, and
compare them with the Rhea Reid, Killarney, Kaiserin,
and others at $2 per dozen of today. Yet, while it is
well to bear such facts in mind, and search for the
reason of it, this atmual assemblage is the ground in
which future results are sown — in which the effect of
past sowings and their action in various parts of the
country are to be considered, and their destruction or
cultivation is to be decided, as the case may be. .
Since the last adjournment many new thoughts have
been born and it would be well that we concentrate
our minds on these vital questions, so that on arrival
at the convention, which is of but a few days' duration,
we be fully prepared to enter into practical discussion
and give the Society what we owe to her in order that
we ourselves become full beneficiaries.
Hardest of all are we chafing under the treatment
florists have received from the United States Census
Bureau. While this Bureau counts every chicken
hatched, and every ear of Corn grown, it is extremely
hazy as to what we, as florists, are accomplishing. ^ We,
therefore, cannot compare our results with those of ten
years or more ago, nor will our children have any idea
or cause for inspiration unless we make an insistent
demand for our rights of equality with other lines of
industry.
Whether parcel post rulings have placed us in the
same advantageous position as other commercial houses,
also deserves our full consideration.
So much for the other fellow; now how about our-
selves?
Are we making use of the Florist Telegraph Delivery,
and do we all realize that its establishment among all of
us means tens of thousands of dollars' worth more
flowers sold annually, just as we have been and are still
today losing that much because we do not patronize it
and advertise it?
Many a discussion has taken place regarding co-
operative advertisements. Here in Detroit we have had
splendid results. Larger cities, with more daily papers,
may be frightened because of its cost, but if it is co-
operation in the full sense of the word it means as well
a larger number of florists to contribute toward the
advertising fund. The floor of the convention is the
place to make the co-operative advertisement idea uni-
versal by adopting it for the whole length and breadth
of the country.
_ Hand in hand with this is the most admirable sugges-
tion recently uttered by Mr. Farcnwald that every
member of a local club should be a member of the
S. A. F., by diverting part of his annual dues to the
treasury of that Society. Now, really, how does the
S. A. F. expect to have any weight when its member-
ship is restricted to just a small' portion of the entire
trade?
On the other hand, does the S. A. F. expect to ac-
complish effective work and establish lasting policies if
it works only a few days each year? Really, it does
not seem reasonable to expect great results when such
drawbacks embarrass a body of men otherwise so full of
enthusiasm and ever ready for self sacrifice.
Many another vital question has been brought out
during the past twelve months, but if you will only
post yourself on these few you will be doing great work
for your Society, and it will make the settling of the
balance much easier for you and more beneficial for all.
New Deiphinium Annoin Bocklin. — The value of
this new Delphinium consists in the purity of its color,
which is a deep gentian blue, with small white star in
the center. The florets are large and wide open, and
are clustered thickly on the long, graceful spikes. The
plant is healthy and stockv in habit, and is not subiect
to mildew as are other Delphiniums. It is verv prolific,
producing numerous secondary spikes after the princi-
pal .spike is faded. Havine stood the test of some years
of observation, it is now disseminated. — Die Oarteiuoelt.
New Dwarf Cineraria Joseph Paocet. — This is a new
free-flowering Cineraria with large blooms, an improve-
ment on Cineraria polyantha, but reaching a height of
only 20in.. and having blooms as large as those of the
ordinary hybrid Cineraria. It is announced in the cata-
log of Haag & Schmidt, of Erfurt, Germany, as "Cin-
eraria hybrida polyantha ameliorata, of French origin."
It was originated by .Toseph Pfigiiet, of Nice, France,
who also announces two new varieties of Physianthus
albens, one pure white and the other deep pink. — Revue
Sorticole.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West Fifth Street
Wc Ell orders (or the Twin Gties and for all points in the Northwest
,;,.„,"? "o' "■ America Large stock in great variety. Write,
pire or phone. Open night and day.
Members o The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse acd vldntty.
IkwCLA*
SYRACUSE, N, Y.
Bastable Building
Special attention given
to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
Burdett Ave. &Hoo8ick St.
TROY, N. Y.
Prompt delivery and careful attention to
out-of-town orders.
TROY, N Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, R Y.
bakery JJhe florist
UTICA. N. Y.
SSrant ^roi/iersj Snc,
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WASHINGTON
D. C.
Itth and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros. Co.
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Members of TheTFIorlsts' Telegraph Delivery
He F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to all points in New England
125,000 square feet of glass.
Member of the Florists* Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
407L&E«)9^Main St.
FLC^t.
WORCESTER, MASS.
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of Its Handy Design Book for Agents,
now ready for delivery, cheapen and Best Ever.
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The columns under this heading are reserved for
advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted,
Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants;
also of Greenhouses, Land, Secondhand Materials,
etc.. For Sale or Rent.
Our charge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the
line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this,
without display. No advt. accepted for less than
thirty cenu.
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(6 words to the line).
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Duane Street; or P. O. Box 1607, by Tuesday
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SITUATIONS WANTED
SITUATION WANTED— 15-year experienced
grower of pot plants, bedding, Easter and
Christmas stock, 'Mums and Carnations, also
knowledge of making up; desires situation as fore-
man or manager with a firm where advancement is
assured the right man. Capable of taking full
charge; sober, married, best references; 29 years
old. State salary or partial salary and business
proposition in first letter. Vicinity New York
. Ajj T^ T7 -phe Florists*
DISENGAGED SEPT. 1 — Experienced grower of
high-class bedding stock, ierns and cut fiowers;
10 years as salesman in Covent Garden Market,
London; thoroughly efficient in all details of the
business, aged 29, single; is open to accept respon-
sible position. G. B. V. Men's Hotel, Buffalo,
NLY^
SITUATION WANTED— By seedsman, young
German, thoroughly experienced in vegetable
and farm seeds; bulb expert; 8 years with Eastern
and Western houses. Steady and industrious.
Will accept position East or West. Best of
references. Address P. C, care The Florists'
Exchange.
DESIGNER AND DECORATOR— Strictly re-
liable, first-class artist, 35 years of age,
married, European and American experience,
wishes position with first-class firm. Best of
references. Address O. C, care The Florists'
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman by
competent Rose and Carnation grower. Last 16
years in charge of leading places, growing for New
York market; married; best references. Box 496.
Middletown. N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By German, single.
life experience, 12 years in this country; desires
to take charge of Rr>se section. State wages and
particulars in first letter. Address Florist, 139
Main St., Danbury, Conn.
SITUATION WANTED— Married man desires
position with florist. S years' experience, good
maker-up, decorator and capable of managing.
Position desired about Sept. 1. Address P. G.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As foreman grower,
wholesale or retail; 20 years' experience; cut
flowers or plants. Strictly temperate, married,
with family. Address O. D., care The Florists-
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, German-
all-round man, 15 years' experience in greenhouse
and landscape work, also good maker-up; good
references. Address P H., care The Florists'
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman,
first-ciass grower of cut flowers and general
greenhouse stock; good_worker_ and maker-up;
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator; years of experience; Al references;
able to manage a store. State salary. T. Hansen,
41 Magne St.. Rochester, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By an Englishman, aged
27, as assistant in private place, life experience in
all branches of gardening, under glass and outside.
Address A. P.. Box 29S, Riverton. N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man. Swede,
1 year's experience in general greenhouse work;
21 years old. Address Simon Anderson. 384
Forest St., Arlington, N. J.
The Florists' Exchange
SITUATION WANTED— By florist, 1
experience, 32 years of age; prefers Ca
Frank Bialecki, 341 Weaver St., Rochester, N. Y.
^lELPWANTED^
WANTED— An all-round nursery helper, in orna-
mentals particularly, with experience in han-
dling soft wood cuttings in coldframes. Good
opening for steady man with good habits. Scan-
preferred. Address Chase
Nu
Cha;
WANTED — A man with experience in genera
greenhouse wcrk; able to grow Carnations and
general line of cut flowers and bedding plants on
commercial place. Wages S60 a month to start.
Within 60 miles of New York. Address P. A.,
care The Florists* Exchange.
HELP WANTED
Men Wanted
Greenhouse Draftsmen
Greenhouse Erectors
Applicants must be thor-
oughly competent, have
greenhouse experience. State
age, wages expected and de-
tail previous experience.
Apply
King Construction Co.
North Tonawanda, N. Y.
WANTED — An assistant; must be able to help
with general work in greenhouse; a willing worker,
no drones need apply. Married man preferred
173'^ to 22c. per hour, according to ability. Steady
employment to right party at once. S. M. Mer-
warth & Bros., Wholesale Carnation Growers,
Easton, Pa. ^
WANTED — Foreman to grow Carnations. 'Mums.
Ea-iter aod Christmas stock, and all kinds of
bedding plants; must be a good maker-up and able
to handle men to advantage. Address W. B.. care
The Florists' FzchanKc.
WANTED — Young man to assist in making-up,
also to make himself handy around greenhouse
used as show-room. One residing in Brooklyn
preferred. Address O. B., care The Florists'
Exchange.
WANTED— A good grower for a general line of
cut flowers and pot plants. Carnations, *Mums,
Easter and Christmas slock, etc. Reference re-
quired. State wages expected. Address P. B.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Florist, about Aug. 15th; must under-
stand 'Mums. Carnations, Lilies, potted and
bedding plants and be good maker-up. References.
Only reliable men wanted. Address Jones Bros.,
Florists, Upper Troy, N. Y.
WANTED— A man qualified to raise hothouse
Tomatoes and Cucumbers for commercial
purposes. Write, giving references and wages
wanted, to John F. White Co., Mt. Morris. N. Y.
WANTED — Foreman's assistant and 2 good gen-
eral greenhouse men; good, steady position.
Please give full particulars as to wages, etc. Ad-
dress P. E.. care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Section men for Roses and Carna-
tions; wages S75.00 per month; also plant man-
J65.00 per month. Address Walter. Armacost &
Co., Ocean Park, Cal.
STOCK FOR SALE
asparagus"
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 3-in., $4.00 per 100-
Asparagus Sprengeri, 3-in., $3.00 per 100; strong
stock. Cash, ptease. J. W. Miller, Shiremans-
town. Pa
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, Sl.OO per 100, $6.00 per 1000, $50.00
per 10,000. CoIIingdale Greenhouses, Collingdale,
Oomtlnned to Next Oolamn
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus Seedlings green-
house grown seed, 86.00 per 1000. Cash with
order. L. Hoebel, Fort Lee. N. J.
ASTERS — Crego, white and pink, and Semple's
white and pink; $2.00 per 1000; cash. Cf. J.
Asimus, Ansonia, Conn.
BEGONIAS
BEGONIAS— Gloire de Lorraine 2>2-in. $14.00
per 100; strong, 3-in. pots, $25.00 per 100;
strong. 4-in. pots. $35.00 per 100. Chateiaine,
strong, 2K-in., $8.00 per 100. R. J. Irwm, 3097
1 & Son, Westfield, N. Y.
BOnVARDIAS
622 E. Market St., Scran
Contlnned to Ncrt Colnmn
The use of these columns will
obtain for you a desirable posi-
tion at any time.
STOCK FOR SALE
■■^WTW' T^fl Our Price Lis*
BULBS ^^„«eV"L°;
Grown and Imported Bulbs is now
ready. A copy will gladly be sent to any
prospective buyer; a postal will bring it to
you by return mail.
MAMMOTH CALLA BULBS. $6.00 per 100.
Second size, 1 in. to IH in., $4.50 per IflO. Cash
with order. Hogan, Kooyman & Co., 355 12th St.,
Oakland. Cal.
DUTCH BULBS— All varieties. Prices right'
Apply to Otto Heinecken, Whitehall BIdg., 17
Battery Place, New York City.
CARWATIOWS
Field-Grown Carnations
Strong, clean, healthy plants
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME (NEW)
$14.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000.
WHITE ENCHANTRESS
$6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS
$6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000.
MRS. C. W. WARD
$6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
BEACON
$7.00 per 100. $65.00 per 1000.
WHITE PERFECTION
$6.60 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Also Winsor, Benora, White Wonder and other
varieties at market prices.
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York City.
136.000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
healthy, strong and free from disease. The
only variety we offer for sale in large quantities is
Enchantress, at $60.00 per 1000. Plants guar-
anteed. Cash with order from unknown parties.
S. M. Merwarth & Bros., Wholesale Carnation
Growers, Easton, Pa.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, En-
chantress, $6.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus,
Litchfield, Conn.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CHRVSAtSTMEIVHJlVIS
Rooted Cuttings now ready.
PINK
Per 100 Per 100
Unaka $2.00 Dr. Enguehard $1.50
Patty 2.00 Smith's Sensation.. 4.00
W. L. Pink 2.00 Winter Cheer 2.00
Pink Gem 2.50
WHITE
Lynnwood Hall.. . . 2.00 Mrs. Robinson 1.50
D. Syme 2.00 T. Eaton 2.00
Beatrice May 2.00 Wm. Turner 2.50
Thanksgiving Elsie Papworth 2.00
Queen 2.00 Ivory 1.60
YELLOW
R. Gold 2.00 Dolly Dimple 2.00
Chiysolora 2.00 Yellow Eaton 2.00
CRIMSON
Harvard 2.50
HEAD'S BERGENFIELD NURSERIES,
Bergenfle.d. N. J.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Pompons
Diana 450, Fairy Queen 250, Helen New-
berry 300, Iva 200, Klondike 1850, Minta 930,
Ruf us 45, White Jitsu-Jetui 90, Skibo 50, Utan
50, Zenobia 50; 2H-in. pot plants. $3.00 per 100,
$25.00 per 1000. Not less than 25 of a kind at
100, 250 at 1000 rate.
ELMER D. SMITH S CO., ADRIAN, Mich.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 5000 Smith's Advance,
from 2}4-in. pots, $2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings,
$1.00 per 100, ready now; also, Unaka, Polly Rose,
Oct. Frost, Halliday, etc.. Rooted Cuttings, $1.25
per 100; pots, $2.25 per 100. Chrysolora, Mrs.
Patty, etc.. Rooted Cuttings, $1.75 per 100; pots,
$2.75 per 100, Ramapo, Pink Gem, S. Sensation,
Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per 100. 75 other best
'Mums. Stafford Conservatories, Stafford Spgs.,
POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Helen New-
bury, best late white, from soil, $2.00 per 100.
Chas. Leisy, Mantua. N. J.
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2)4-in., half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway,
New York City.
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink, 3-in.. ready now, $S.OO
per 100, $75.00 per 1000. See Asparagus, Christ-
mas Peppers, Cinerarias, Ferns, Primroses and
Poinsettias. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway, New
York, N. Y.
_JTOCKjroRJAIJE__
~ CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM— Bert ttriin, in
good asiorted colors, good ttrong plants, in 2>i-
in. pots, ready to shift, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per
1000. Cash, please. J. H. Fiesser, Hamilton Ave.,
Guttenberg. N.J.
CYCLAMEN — 3-inch pots, very 6nest strain,
$10.00 pet 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. X.
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres. _
150 clumps in each flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats,
$16.00, half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, weU
established, in all varieties, including cyrtomium
and aspidium, 2M-in., $3.00 per 100.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2M-in., well established,
ready about August 25, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per
1000.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in..
$7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2Jif-in-, well es-
tablished, $10.00 per 100.
Extra Fine Fern Plants for
Store Decorations, Etc.
SCOTTII. 8-in., $1.50 and $2.50 each. 9-in..
$3 .50 each
SCHOLZELI and ELEGANTISSIMA. 8-in.,
$1.75 each.
HARRISII. 8-in., $1.50 and $3.50 each.
BOSTONS. Extra large specimen plants, $6.00
each.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poin-
settias, Primrose and Christmas Peppers.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
Oontiiiaed to Nast Colnmii
FOR SALE — Boston Ferns from bench, for 5 and
6-in. pots, 25c. each. $20.00 per 100. Roosevelt
Boston Fern runners, well rooted, strong plants,
$3.00 per 100. Cash, please. Mamaroneck Nur-
series, Mamaroneck, N. Y.
FERNS— Scbolzeli, 5-Inch, 25c. Good, beav;
plants. J. W. C. Sealy. Lynbrook, L. I.,
N. Y.
COOLIDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave., Pasadena, Cal. Penis
and Feijoa our specialty
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM— 2M-in.. extra strong,
$8.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. CoIIingdale
Greenhouses, CoIIingdale, Pa.
FUNKIAS
FUNKIA VARIEGATA— Single points, $2.00
per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Clumps set last
August, $6.00 per 100. Express prepaid on
$5.00 orders and up. Send for Peony List
ready August 1st. O. H. Dickinson, Spring-
field, Mass.
GERANIUMS
GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, in bud and bloom;
2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in.,
$4.00 per 100. L. J. Rowe, Titusville, Pa.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.50-$3.50
each. Large specimens. $5.00-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
IVY _^^_
ENGLISH IVY— Strong Rooted Cuttings, J7.60
per 100. J. H. Dann & Son. Westfield. N. Y.
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches $8.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Siirubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HUNTSVIlLf^AlA.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-$10.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford.N. J.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES aU sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Go.,*Ruther-
ford. N. J.
AUCUBA japonica bush plants, 35c. to $2.50
each. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
PANDANUS
3000 PANDANUS UTILIS
Z-in. pots, healthy plants $16.00 per 100
4-in. pots, healthy plants 25.00 per 100
6-in. pots, healthy plants 75.00 per 100
•■in. pots, healthy plants 100.00 per 100
All large plants ready for shifting, free from spot
C. Ribsam, 31 Wall St., Trenton, N. J.
OoBtlnaed to Next Vmf
August 3, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
227
STOCK FOR SALE
PEONIES
*• Peonies for Pleasure."
This book of " Peonies for Pleasuri
formation on Peony history, soil and pu
to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony
then send for " Peomes for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today,
THE GOOD' & REESE COMPANY.
The Largest Rose Growers in the World,
Bo» 23 Springfield, Ohio.
PEONIES 't^.r
_We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
Dellcatisslma, Festiva Maxima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts, per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
We can furnish any size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
Henry field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2;4-'m. pots, S4.00 per 100. See
Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cineraria, Ferns, Poin-
settias and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broad-
way. New York City.
PHLOX
FOR SALE
My entire stock of Hardy Phlox, nearly 300
varieties, all the latest and standard kinds
and many seedlings crossed fay hand. This
is the largest collection in one lot.
W. F. SCHMEISKE, Binghamton, N. T.
POINSETTIAS
POIINSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
2i^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
S7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2>i-inch, S5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers, Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMULA CHINENSIS FIMBRIATA— Alba,
white: Atrosanguinea, blood red; Coerula, the
real, true blue; Kermesina splendens, carmine
Rosea, bright rose; in 2W-m. pots, S3.00 per 100,
$2.5.00 per 1000. Defiance, Christmas Red;
Karfunkelstein, blood red; La Duchesse, flesh
color, with yellow center; Morgenroethe, very large
blush rose; in 2Ji-in. pots, J3.50 per 100. 830.00
per 1000. Primula Sinensis, Stellata. blood red,
pmk and blue; in 2M-in.pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000. Henry SchmWt, florist. Church Lane
P. P., Weehawken. N. J. \ '
PRI/VIROSES
PRIMULA Chiaensis and Obconlca, giant-
flowering, from best strains, in all colors
21^-inch pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoldes, 2!4-inch pots, $3.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Christmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Poinsettias.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
RONSDORFER PRIMULA OBCONICA arid
Cluncnsis in the best improved colors, out of
2>i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash.
please. J. H. Fi " — =■-- ■ -• ■
Bergen. N. J.
Hamilton Ave., North
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-m., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
roses, 2-m., $2.00 per 100. Cash, pie— ' "'
Miller, Shir - " ^
ROSES
ROSE PLANTS— Lady Hillingdon and Pink Kil-
larney; 2H-in. stock, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per
1000. 250 at the 1000 rate. Brant Bros Inc
Utica, N. Y.
ROSES-^00 Maids, 400 Brides, strong plants,
i'A-ln. pots. $5.00 per 100. Cash with order,
please. Robt. Wliliamson, Guttenberg, N. j!
ROSES— From 3-in. pots, Mrs,
~-- ' "- toanoffer.. Flush,
, Flushing, N. Y.
•''""■'.S- Open to'a'n offer"/ Fru'slVingRose"Gardcn"s'
69 Colden *- - ....
Oontlnaad to Next Oolmnii
STOCK FOR SALE
Giant Pansies
sow NOW!,^,,^,;
Special Cemetery Mixture $3.00 $0.40
Special Florists' Mixture 4.00 .50
Trimardeau Selections, mixed 4.00 .50
Trimardeau, fine mixed, varieties. . 1.50 .25
Cassier's Giants Improved, splen-
did mixture 5.00 .50
Trimardeau sorts as: Bronze Colors,
Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field. Purple, Pure White, Yellow
with eye. White with^eye. Each
variety separate 2.00 .30
Zangen's Exhibition Mixture. Best
creations 8.00 1.00
My Catalogue has also othi
0. V. Zan^en, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLUMBINE SEED
(Aquilegia Caerulea) — The Colorado Slate
flower. True to type. Seed grown from collected
plants and we grow no other variety. New crop
now ready, $1.00 per oz. Write for prices in large
quantity. The Park Floral Company, Denver,
PANSY SEED-^MUe High Strairi, the result of
years of selection and the addition of the best
from numerous sources. Colors, size and habit
extra good. Trade pkt., $1.00; 8 pkts., $5.00;
12 pkts., $9.00. The Park Floral Company,
Denver, Colo.
SPECIAL MIXED PANSY SEED of our own
raising from carefully selected stock of the rich-
est bright colors, also pure white with yellow eye
for cemetery purposes, trade packet $1.00. Cash,
please. John Thurton, 238 N. Trenchard St.,
Yonkers, N. Y.
NEW SEED— Delphiniums, Belladonna Hybrids,
$1.50 per oz.; Giant Pansies, $1.50 per oz.;
Sweet William, single, mixed, 25c. per oz. ; Coreop-
sis Lanceolata, Gaillardia, Grandiflora, large packs.
10c. George Hall, Adelphia, N. J.
GINSENG SEEDS— Fine lot of stratified seeds.
ready for planting, $6.00 per lb.; less than a lb*
$8.00. Cash. C. K. White, Randolph, Vt.
EXTRA STRONG SMILAX PLANTS— 5000.
from 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000,
Chas. W. Thompson, 15 Totowa Ave., Paterson.
N.J.
SNAPDRAGONS
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON— 3-in., $5.00
per 100; 2X-in., $4.00 per 100; good stock.
White Bros., Medina, N. Y.
VIOLETS — Maria Louise, good, healthy plants,
$3.50 per iOO, $30.00 per iOOO. Cash only.
Mark Altken. Springfield, Mass.
miSCELLANEOnS
CYCLAMEN— 3-in., 8c.; Chrysanthemum stock
plants, _ 4c.; or will exchange for Cinerarias
Calceolaria, Primroses, Dahlia clumps or Cannas.
Floral Co., Dayton, Ohio.
Write. At/va
VEGETABLE PLANTS
VEGETABLE PLANTS— Cauliflower, $2.50 per
1000. Celery, Golden Self Blanching, White
Plume and Pascal, $2.00 per 1000. Cabbage,
$1.00 per 1000. Cash. Lester's Plant Farm, W.
C. Lester, Mgr., Plainville, Conn.
200.000 EXTRA FINE CELERY PLANTS—
Giant Pascal, White Plume, Winter Queen,
Self-Blanching, $1.00 per 1000. John E. White,
Carpentersville, N. J.
STOCK WANTED
stork. W. C. Minor, Brockton, Ma
FOR SALE OR RENT
retiring
FOR SALE— On
from business. Will sell my florist busir
entire stock; established 24 years; finest
for wholesale and retail trade, 5 lots, 90-110, one
2-story brick house, 2-$tory garage, automobile
truck for service, 2 years in use; 5 greenhouses,
6000 ft. of glass, concrete foundation, iron con-
struction; hot water heating system. Money-
making place for right man. Do not answer unless
you have ready cash. For particulars address
Joseph Luebbert, 147 Eleanor St., East of 2d St.
Pike, Philadelphia. Pa.
FOR SALE — A fine opportunity for a live man;
plot of ground 100 x 112^, 2300 sq. ft. of glass
and stock; cut flowers, plants, floral work and
general gardening; in Greenville section, Jersey
City. Established 33 years. Retiring on account
of old age. John E. McArthur, Real Estate Dealer,
221 Jackson Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
FOR SALE— Seed store; also handling bulbs,
garden tools and poultry supplies; doing good
business; ideal location. Reason for selling:
death of member of firm. Address Dwight Seed
Store, 32 N. Ninth St.. Reading. Pa.
FOR SALE OR RENT
fofTsale
First class greenhouse plant. About
60,000 square feet glass. Located near
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis
and Chicago markets. Houses well
stocked with Chrysanthemums, Carna-
tions, Summer and Winter Roses.
_ Boilers and pumps in first class condi-
tion. Just the place for the man who
wants to grow for the wholesale trade.
If interested, send for complete descrip-
tion. Address
T. J. I_UD\A/IG
2270 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio.
FOR SALE— The florist plant ol the late Robert
Chesney, consisting of about 4 acres of high,
sightly land covered with fine fruit and shrubs of
all kinds, 2 good dwelling houses situated on the
west side of Pomptori Avenue, Cedar Grove.
Address Mary^Chesney, Executrix, Cedar Grove,
N.J.
FOR SALE OR RENT— Old established Coleus
Cutting business. A good chance to make
money. 6000 sq. ft. of glass; modern greenhouses;
in first-class condition. Small deposit required.
C. Schulze & Son, 261-275 Laivrence St., Flushing,
L. I.. N. Y.
FOR SALE— 2 greenhouses, 20x40 and 60x120;
and a double house, 40x120; steam heat, 2 boilers,
a good retail trade established; good house and
barn and a small piece of land. Address or call
on Wm. Swind, Cazenovia^.JY.
FOR SALE — Greenhouse property in Central
New York, 4000 ft. glass, 2>-3 acres land; $1200,
one-half cash. Must be sold at once because of
owner's sickness. Address P. D., care The Florists-
Exchange.
FOR" RENT— A greenhouse, about 5000~ft. glass,
with about one acre of land. Large boiler nearly
new. Edmund Reardon, 38 Henry St., Cambridge
A, Boston, Mass., Telephone 1034.
FOR SALE — Nine greenhouses, ten acres land;
close to New York City. Might consider ex-
perienced partner. Write for particulars. Address
N. R., care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE -Owner retiring; 20,000 ft. greenhouse:
5 acres land; excellent 11-roon house, large
barn; wagon house near station. Address M. r.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE OR RENT— 3 greenhouses, 2, 25 x 100,
and 1, 25 x 125; plot of ground, 42 x 425 x 90.
For particulars address T. K., 149 Union Ave.,
Irvington, N. J.
FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse 125 x 25 ft.
at Middle Village, L. I., opposite St. John's
Cemetery. C. E. Klingenbeck, 34 West 28th St.,
New York City.
SUNDRIKFOR SALE
FOR SALE
75 h. p. return tubular boiler, in good
condition, with all the trimmings; not large
enough, the reason for selling. $200.00
F. O. B. Bristol. This is a bargain, as
boiler is as good as a new one.
J. C. SCHMIDT Bristol. Pa.
'^f\f\f\ FT- of 4-inch CAST IRON
ZUUU PIPE' ">=• a foot. A lot of
^\j\j\j FITTINGS and TANKS
CHEAP. BAY VIEW GREEN-
HOUSES, 2300 Flatbosh Ave., Brooklyn,
N. Y.
600 BOXES second-hand glass, difl^erent sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers, 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler.
Good condition, cheap. I. Suessermann, 104
Ridgewood Ave., Newark, N. J.
Oontlaaed to IT«zt Oolnnin
FOR SALE— llitchings No. 4 Saddle Boiler, 80
h.p. tubular Steam Boiler with grates complete.
excellent condition. Morehead return trap used
but few months, good as new. Hatcher, Amster-
dam, N. Y.
FOR SALE— Flats made from Chestnut; price
$16.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000. S. E. Swenson
P. O., Box 152, Park Riclge, N. J.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbera in Wrought Iron and Steel Pip*
Roeblinft and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
For Sale
pipe New, black, guaranteed In full
riri lengths: 2-ln., 7Jic, per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled tor
irrigation purposes.
SfCOND-HAND PIPE
2Hc.; lM-in-.3Mc.: lH-in,6c.
Hot-Bed Sash-Double Light Sash
Unthreaded and
uncoupled, black,
M-in.. 2c.: 1-in..
Sc; 2.in., 6}ic. per ft
Painted and glazed complete, from Sl.tS.
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from $1.00 up.
New A and B double-thick greenhouse
glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
Very large stock, new and second.
GLASS
DUILIKj hand.""'Ai8<rRidlatorsr VaTvra!
VVII.KIIW Fittings, etc.
HHCF NON-KINK, 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
IIU3L foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
METROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS
WANTED TO BUY— Greenhouses and aU
kinds of greenhouse material, dismantled
and removed at once. Terms: Cash. Address
T. R., care The Florists' Eichange.
WANTED TO BUY— Complete greenhouses
RTto dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists' Eichange.
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Nos. 2 to 8 DUANE STREET. NEW YORK
Don't miss our Convention
Number— Out August 9
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Riverton, N.J.
"I am very glad to show you around
this afternoon," was Mr. J. D. Eisele's
happy greetings to the writer upon his
recent visit to Riverton. The signifi-
cance of this remark was thoroughly en-
joyed by Mr. Eisele and several others
who were acquainted with the facts
which gave to this pleasant invitation its
humorous aspect. However, I will not
Tiere divulge Mr. Eisele's little joke.
As so much has been said and written
about this famous place and upon the
excellence and variety of its stock, this
article will only touch upon a few of its
most prominent features of special in-
terest as pointed out by Mr. Eisele.
It was very interesting to watch the
sorting of the new Kentia seeds which
had just arrived from various parts of
Australia, they having been in transport
since March; proh.abIy about 40 per
cent, liad germinaited en route ; these
are immediately placed in thumb pots.
The annual sowing of Kentia seed here
is 12.5 bushels — in round numbers about
one-quarter of a million seeds. A bushel
approximates about 2000 seeds.
The space taken up by Palms under
glass here and at Riverview is between
six and seven acres at the present time.
Phoenix Roebelenii has been increased
considerably in quantity and the de-
mand for Livistona rotundifolia war-
rants the growing of this pretty Palm
in larger quantities. The graceful Cocos
Weddelliana and the majestic Kentias are
here in all their glory.
In the Fern section Mr. Eisele pointed
to several houses of Asnlenium Nidus-
.-Vvis and Cyrtomium Rochfordianum.
.The new Pteris Parkeri is a splendid ae-
'quisition; this is a giant form of Pteris
Mavi, and is easily grown into a Gin.
or Tin. pot specimen. It attracted great
attention at fthe London InternntioTinl
Show, two years ago. The Glory Fnn
(Ruhm von Mordrechtl has e.stablisliwl
an enviable reputation for itself and I lie
supply here can scarcely keen pace with
the demand. Another new Adiantum
noted here is pulchrum elegans, of fine
foliage and strong stem.
In speaking of the Nephrolepis famil.v
Mr. Eisele said it was a question with
him whether to eliminate all but the Bos-
ton, Scottii, and Whitmani varieties.
After looking at the other greenhouse
and decorative plants, the perennial sec-
tions, the aquatic gairtlens', the Rose
• frames, the Araucarias under laths, and
the Petunia fields were visited in turn,
all of which were found in excellent
shape. The examination of the Petunias
is keeping a small force of men busy,
and only the very finest of the doubles
are selected, so that every year the
strain is being improved.
After the return to the ofiice Mr.
Eisele suggested a visit to the River-
view place : this was made in his big
Cadillac touring car, which he runs with
the same ease as he does the acres of
fields and glass under his care.
At Riverview, N. J.
The run to Riverview was accom-
plished in a very ^ort time, as the
"Eisele" Klaxons' strident warning is
familiar to all wayfarers in this section
of Jersey. This place presents a most
a^ttractive appearance as viewed from
the road ; the spacious driveway up to the
greenhouses is through a very pretty
stretch of lawn planted to shrubs and
flower beds, on each side of which are
the Canna fields that already show a dis-
play of various colors.
Over eight acres devoted to the trial
grounds have just been equipped with the
Skinner Sprinkling System, and borings
for six additional wells are in progress
now, to provide for an ever ready sup-
ply of Avater. About 820 varieties of
Dahlias are planted in the trial grounds
while the general Dahlia fields comprise
about 53 acres.
In company with E. H. Michel, the
manager here, a walk was taken about
the place. Most of the houses are filled
with Palms in the larger sizes, also Cro-
tons, Ferns and other foliage plants.
All of the new French Hydrangeas
are grown at Riverview, and over
100,000 are now in the frames in a most
flourishing condition.
The Cannas next claimed attention
and here Mr. Michel pointed out some
of the recent introductions in large flow-
ering sorts, among which were : Maros,
the new and truly magnificent white ; the
long rows of this variety were like a
streamer of white across the field. Hun-
garia is the ideal pink, as is Gustav
Gumpper for yellow. Louis Reverchon
is a very pretty cochineal red. Other at-
tractions were Rosea gigantea, pink to a
deep rose ; Mrs. Alfred F. Conard, an ex-
quisite salmon : William Bates, a pure
yellow ; Undine, bright orange scarlet
with golden border.
.4Lfter leaving here a pleasant half
hour's ride was taken over to
Locust Farm
This possession of the Dreers, con-
sisting of some SO acres, is located some
miles inland from Riverton, and is
planted out to various hardy and semi-
hardy stocks as follows: 600.000 hardy
Phlox; 75.000 one-year-old and 75,000
two-year-old Peonies. Eight acres are
in Japanese Iris and four acres in Ger-
man Iris.
Owing to the soil being much heavier
here than at either Riverton or River-
view, it has been found to be well adapted
to the planting out of Roses, and some
two-year-old H. P. Roses here show re-
markable growth. Shrubs, Privet and
other nursery stock are to be seen here
in snlendid shane.
The land adjoining Locust Farm is
owned by the "Campbell Soup Co.", and
its immense fields of Tomatoes and other
vegetables are farmed on the most scien-
tific principles and are a pleasure to be-
hold.
Mr. Eisele then ran the car back to
Riverton which was reached in time for
the writer to meet the train, after hav-
ing spent an afternoon that he will al-
ways remember with pleasure.
W. H. E.
The Preparation of Hyacinth Bulbs
The results obtained with prepared
Hyacinth bidbs in Holland the past two
years have been astonishing, and great
credit is due to the originator of the
process. Dames of I.isse. It must be
i-pinemhered, however, that the last two
Summers were favorable both for the
growth and ripening of the bulbs, and
the merits of this process cannot be fin-
ally determined until after an unfavor-
able Summer. But it may be said even
now that this treatment affects not only
the Christmas bulbs, but more or less
also all the later varieties. A further
special advantage is that the prepared
Hyacinths bloom more freely than the
unprepared ; this has been shown espe-
cially in the case of Innocence.
The process consists in tha't the bulbs,
after being taken up, are made dormant
in imitation of the natural way, arti-
ficial heat taking the place of the sun's
heat by properly heating the storage
rooms. As the Hyacinth dies off the
new flower for the next year is develop-
ing, and this process is stimulated by the
heat. The difference between prepared
and unprepared bulbs may be seen as
early as September, by cutting them open,
and it can then be determined whether
the bulbs will be ready to bloom by
Christmas or not.
While we cannot yet dispense with
the French bulbs, the forcing of Hya-
cinths may be put on a much surer basis
as soon as aU the Dutch growers will
suitably heat their storage rooms. —
Moeller's Deutsche Oaertner-Zeitting.
Growing Giant Hybrid Troliius
Under Glass
Would you kindly favor me with in-
formation regarding the growing of giant
hybrid Troliius (Globe Flowers) which
I am importing from the other side.
How much soil? What kind of soil
and how deep must these plants be set
in? How far apart are they set? At
what temperature should they be main-
tained for best results?
I am receiving them in November and
know nothing about them, so any addi-
tional information you may offer will be
greatly appreciated. — F. W. M., N. J.
— The Troliius (Globe Flower) . be-
longs to the order Ranunculaceae, hence
it flourishes best on a cool, rich, inclined
to be heavy, moist soil. Evidently in-
quirer wants to grow them under glass
for which purpose they should be ad-
mirably adapted. Although old estab-
lished plants produce the most and best
blooms and continue to bloom for a
longer season than new planted plants,
yet good results may be expected from
the November planted Troliius, if they
are given proper conditions.
A cool, moist bottom for the roots is
necessary, hence a solid, well drained
bed is best ; upon a layer of decayed
manure put about six inches of rich soil,
composed of two parts heavy loam to
one of decayed manure ; plant the roots
three inches deep, one foot apart, and
well firm the ground. When the foliage
is pushing through, top dress with de-
cayed manure and give abundance of
water. A night temperature of 45 to 50
degrees should suit them.
A coldframe 2%ft. to 3ft. deep would
be a more suitable place than a green-
house to grow them, for, after blooming,
they could be left manured and culti-
vated and prepared for the following
year ; while, if in a greenhouse, it might
be necessary to lift them and plant them
out in rich soil, shade and give them
abundance of water. If, however, the
greenhouse was small and suitable treat-
ment given, which must include abund-
ance of moisture and some shade, then
planting therein would be all right.
The right time to transplant the Trol-
iius is in September in order to get
good flowering plants the following year
outside.
They flower during April and June,
and sometimes later. They will grow in
any good soil, among other plants in beds
or borders, or by lakes and water-courses
among grasses and natural plants. In all
such places thev are very desirable and
beautiful.— W. G. G.
Subscribers Please Note. — The Flo-
rists' Exchange is a trade paper, and its
advertisements quote wholesale prices.
For that reason it should be treated
with care. Copies should not be left
lying where they will be seen by out-
siders, nor should they on any account
be used as wrapping or packing ma-
terial. Furthermore, the fact that a
purchaser not in the trade may seek to
obtain goods at trade prices by no
means compels you to sell him at
wholesale.
August 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
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Albany, N. Y.
Trade is about the same as it was
last weels ; very quiet and with nothing
of importance going on. Our florists and
employees are enjoying vacations, as
only one or two are required in most of
the establishments to till funeral orders,
which come some days in a rush and
some days not at all. Asters, Gladioli
and other outdoor flowers are coming
into the market more plentifully now,
as we had quite a few showers last week
which helped the outdoor stock along.
F. A. Danker. Maiden lane, has ar-
ranged in one of his show windows a
small brook, with a fine collection of
Water Lilies and other aquatic plants,
and a number of fine Japanese gold fish,
the whole covering a space of .5xl2ft.
It is very much admired by all passing
his establishment. Thomas Kelliher has
returned from his vacation and Frank
R. Bilson is next on the list for a two
weeks* trip among Long Island florists.
At the greenhouses, Sam Goldring will
take a week of rest.
The Rosery. Steuben st. has had some
very large orders for outoftown funerals.
owing to the fact that they are members
of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Ass'n. F. J. Couley, formerly with F. A.
Danker, has taken a position with this
establishment during the absence of
Henry P. Schaefer, who is still in the
mountains on account of his health.
The Albany Cut Flower Exchange.
Maiden lane, has had a fair week on cut
flowers, handling mostly Summer flower-
ing stock. Asters and Gladioli bringing
fair prices. John .T. Haggerly has re-
turned from his vacation trip to Asburj'
Park very much refreshed.
John J. Berberick, Second ave.. has
received his shipment of Roman Hya-
cinths and California Freesias. Wm.
Ruefle has returned from his trip to
Lake Luzemo. Next on the list is
Frank E. Berberick, who will be gone
two weeks.
Wm. C. Gloeekner. State St., is taking
a vacation in the .Adirondack Mountains.
Holmes Bros.. Steuben St.. have been
cutting quite a large quantiity of Sweet
Peas of leading sorts, which thej^ have
supplied to a number of florists in the
city. They also have had quite a dis-
play of Queen of the Market Asters this
week.
B. S. Hazeltine, 32 Central ave., re-
ports funeral work as being very good.
Mr. Hazeltine and wnfe expect to take
a few weeks' vacation shortly.
H. G. Eyres, North Pearl st.. hag a
very fine display of fancy Caladiumg in
his window. There are over twenty dif-
ferent varieties, and with his other flow-
ering plants they make quite an attrac-
1i\'p showing. Mr. Eyres is raining con-
siderably in health, hut is obliged to take
daily auto trips and is unable to attend
to his husinpss. He is still under the
doctor's care.
The next regular Florists' Club meet-
ing will be held at Pres. Fred. Henkes'
place. Newtonville. on Thursday, Aug. 7.
Members wishing to go by the Landen-
ville 'bus. which leaves Werner's Drug
Store, Broadway and State st. at •'i.4.5
p.m., can do so, getting off at Newton-
ville Td. All members are requested to
attend, as this is the la.st meeting be-
fore the clambake, and Pres. Henkes will
prepare a good time for all there.
L. H. 8.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The florists' trade, the past week, was
up to expeotattions, with plenty of stock
at hand. Carnations are poor and com-
mand a goo<l price (for the quality. The
hot weather has hurt Roses considerably.
.Is/ters are more abundant and in fair
demand ; another week will pull down
prices. Gladioli are abundant at 50c.
per doz. and up, retail. Lilies are good,
about .$8 per 100. Sweet Peas plentiful.
Euphorbia con-olata works in well with
other flowers and is very graceful.
TTie seed trade was fairly active. At
W. C. Beckert's, the past week, seeds
for Fall sowing, etc., were in good de-
mand. Half of the employees are off
on vacation and arrangements are being
made for furnishings of the storeroom
which were not completed early dn the
year.
The growers are getting busy with
alterations and repairs: not much new
work is expected this season.
Mrs. H. Junker (formerly Mrs. E.
Williams) is away on a trip to Denver,
attending the convention of Knights
Templar, accompanied by her husband.
Gov. Tener of Penns.vlvania vetoed
the bill of interest to planters and .seeds-
men, creating a "legal indemnity plan
for growers." to provide that the trees,
shrubs, plants, vines and seeds sold them
n re itrue to variety. The Governor was
Inot convinced of the necessity for or
wisdom of the bill.
The outing of the Florists' Club is
fixed for Tuesday, Aug. a. It includes
a boat excursion on the steamer "Morning
Star" up the Mnnongahela River to Moss
Grove, where there will be a ball game
between wholesalers and retailers be-
sides other athletic events. Dancing on
the st P.I liter antl at the grove, so the
young people will have plenty of enjoy-
ment. Boat leaves foot of Market st.
at 9 a.m. sharp; those who cannot go
on the boat will take train at Union
station at 1.0.5 p.m. for Coal Valley,
which puts one off at the grove. Mem-
bers desiring to take friends along can
procure tickets from the committee or
at the wholesale houses.
The S. A. F. convention is not much
spoken of, very little interest in it is
•taken by our florists and, so far, but
one member has decided to go.
I ■' I E. C. Reineman.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Business has been very quiet the past
two weeks : even funeral work has been
scarce, except for the past two days,
when tliere was a. heavy call. The exces-
sive heat has practically emptied the city
of society folk. Stock of most every-
thing is very poor ; the long continued
drought is severely felt by all. and it is
feared it will entail heavy losses. It
would take 48 hours' steady rain to reach
the roots of most plants, so hot and dry
has the ground become. Nearly all the
florists are busy making repairs to
benches, etc., for Fall stock.
Frank Freeman, who opened a flower
shop on E. Genesee St.. has given it up
nnd gone out of business.
Chester Harris has added a very nice
assortment of baskets to his stock, which
helps make his store more attractive.
Bellamy Bros, are very hard at work-
getting their 'Mums benched and cleaning
The Kervan Co. "'V'^^'r*-
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Southern Wild Smilax, Fresh Cut Palmetto
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Hemlock, Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Fern3,^Grecn and Bronze
Pleas* mention the Exohanre whan wrltinr,
Fancy and Dagg^ . „,^ „,cen ana ore
ki"?, Md Leucothoe Sprays Sphajpo
Ury Oreen Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosses.
P""!'"! Palmetto. Dyed Sheet Moss. Cocoa
Fibre Bu-ch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
M. RICE CO.
George
Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 28th St., NEW YORK
GREENS of Every Kind
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Telephone — 1202 Madison Square
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up stock. Owing to the long drawn out
Spring trade they fear it will be too late
to start building the new house they had
planned. They have greatly improved
the grounds in front of their house by
turfing and planting some very attrac-
tive flower beds.
Gus. Bartholome has his work well in
hand. The 'Mums are a very nice and
promising lot of plants. The Carnations
he is cutting from last year's stock are
remarkably good. There is quite a lot
of repairing of benches going on ; with
some he is using concrete made in lengths
like boards, with stringers and posts of
the same material. In future this will be
exclusively used and made by his own
men.
An innovation this year at the State
Fair will be the holding of night shows.
An elaborate system of lighting the
grounds and buildings by electricity will
be carried out. It is to be hoped that
Floral Hall will be well taken care of,
and that there will be an increase in the
number of exhibitors. Premium lists
may be obtained by addressing the Sec-
retary, State Fair Association, Syracuse.
Mrs. Boultman, wife of the manager
of the flower department of Edwards'
store, had a very narrow escape from
drowning a few days since while in bath-
ing with a companion who got into dif-
ficulties. H. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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Florist Supplies.
PMILAPELIPHIA.PA.
Newburgh, N. Y.
Geo. Chadburn of Schaefers, Inc., is
progressing satisfactorily and will be
about ere long. It is hoped his injured
arm will be restored to its former sup-
pleness, but at present it looks rather
dubious. He had a close call.
Percy Flerbert of the Tuess Gardens
Co. is enthusiastic over the Skinner sys-
tem of irrigation or any system that
enables the grower to imitate nature and
relieve the anxiety attendant upon a
long, dry Summer, such as that now
being experienced. The crop of Chrysan-
themums here will be early and of ex-
cellent variety. W. M.
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Let us quote yon on your next order. If it's mad«
of wire we can make it.
GEORGE B. HART. Manufacturer
24-30^ Stone St., ROCHESTER, N. Y.
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Black Cat Hose
BEST QUALITY
Strong, durable and flexible. 8 ply, >i-in, 16c.
foot. 8 ply, H-in., 16c. foot.
ANY LENGTH DESIRED
U. CUTLER RYERSON
1 08 Third Ave., NEWARK, N. J.
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For your Huckleberry Branches
Alto Fancy and Dagger Fern*
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Dealers in Fancy Ferns
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
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For the Southwestern Market
RfBBONS and CHIFFONS
Windier Wholesale Floral Go.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
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Our S. A. F. and O. H.
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Thosewho test the trade business pulse in our
Convention Number (out August O^advertising
pages close August 5) will find it beating as strongly
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Scranton, Pa.
Greenhouse men in this vicinity are
repairing the damages caused by the hail-
storm which came the latter part of June
and played havoc with glass. Morel
Bros, and McClintock were hardest hit,
as they were in the direct path of the
storm.
The Scranton Florists' Club met for
its July outing at the Summer home of
Wm. MaeDonald and T. B. JlcClintock
at Falls, Pa. This outing began Friday,
July 11, and lasted until Monday, July
14. These hospitable people kept open
house for the three days. There was a
goodly number in attendance ; we noted
the veteran florist, Ed. McConnell, among
the younger members of the craft. He
still keeps up his lively interest in the
Club and is most always in attendance at
the meetings. For the whole three days
he enjoyed the riverside outing, and he
is always a welcome and genial spirit on
such occasions. Wm. Ahlers of Blooms-
burg was initiated into the Club. Mr.
Ahlers has taken over the greenhouses at
Bloomsburg, formerly conducted by
Davis Bros., and has had the whole area
planted in Roses. Mr. Ahlers is very
successful in growing this special
product. J. T. Cokely of the Scranton
Florists' Supply Co. did not let the op-
portunity of affiliating himself with this
jolly crowd pass. One would little think
that he who has traveled the seas over
and who is on the go most of the time
from January 1 until December 31, and
who was reported by telegram last
Spring as having met death in a rail-
road accident at some point in New York
State, and in a few days turned up as
well and happy as an Indian Chief, could
ever be lost in the wilds of Buttermilk
Falls. Mr. McClintock took him out and
absolutely lost him within a few hun-
dred feet of the bungalows, but when one
knows that at this point the beautiful
Susquehanna River winds around in the
form of the letter S, it is quite easy to
understand how he became bewildered.
However, if there had been an order to
get, and he had been left to himself he
would soon have scented his way out, for
J. T. is always on the hunt for orders
and generally gets them.
The leading florists of this city have
coneertedly agreed to close their store on
Thursday afternoons during July and
August, giving their clerks a half holiday
outing at the several beautiful lakes and
parks in and around Scranton.
Miss Gager, bookkeeper for 6. R.
Clark, has been enjoying a two weeks'
vacation in Maryland.
Leon McClintock has been confined to
the house with a severe case of tonsilitis.
It was feared for a time that he was
suffering with diphtheria, but he is now
improving.
B. E. Cokely, senior member of the
Scranton Florists' Supply Co., is spend-
ing a six weeks' outing at Herrick Centre,
Susquehanna County, and is greatly
enjoying his new bungalow which he has
just completed. He expects to return
to the city the latter part of this month.
There is very little doing now in the
line of floral work except an occasional
funeral. The seed business for this sea-
son is about closed. G. R. C.
Massachusetts Notes
Greenfield, Mass. — E. A. Richards
states that he has tried out many early
yellow Chrysanthemums, but finds G. H.
Sinclair the most satisfactory — has grown
3 to 4 buds to a plant.
So. Hadley Centre, Mass. — li. S.
Carey is well satisfied with results since
taking over the Beach Greenhouses. The
founder, Jos. Beach, established a good
solid business, and is now taking a well
earned rest. Mr. Carey was formerly
connected with the Levi P. Morton estate
at Rhinebeck, N. Y., and has had con-
siderable experience in greenhouse and
nursery work. He expects to increase
the outside branch.
Fair Haven, Mass. — Peter Murray,
the raiser of Carnation Winsor, con-
tinues to have big success with it. The
chief objection to this variety has been
shortness of stem, but with judicious
feeding this fault can be remedied, as for
instance at the time this note was writ-
ten I measured stems 30in. to 36in. long.
By actual comparison with Enchantress
it has produced through the season just
one-half more blooms per plant.
There is an air of prosperity about
this place, both indoors and out. The
landscape department is proving a very
satisfactory venture. W. M.
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Our aim is to give you the
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Laurel Festooning, 5c. and 6c. per yard
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Very Best Quality, $2.00 per basket: Five
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We constantly carry a large assort-
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12x16 in. 3.00
16x20 in.
20x24 in.
24x28 in.
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Wiikes-Barre, Pa.
Business in town is somewhat ahead
of formei- seasons, and a large number
of weddings, new hotel openings and
funeral work are reported.
M. G. Ward, 32 Koosevelt terrace, is
making considerable changes in his heat-
ing plant, altering locaition of the boilers
and adding some pipe^work.
Ira G. Marvin is paiating his King-
ston range and making many changes in
the interior. The Roses show excellent
care and the young stock looks very
much as though it would prove a money
maker for him. Mr. Hoover, the mana-
ger of this range, i« a busy man, and
has made some big improvements since
assuming charge. Edgar McConnell, as
Carnation grower, has few equals and
no superiors, and Mr. Marvin is to be
congratulated on having such men con-
nected with him.
John G. Maittern, 442 Hazel St., is
tearing out his store front and preparing
to have a large bulk window installed.
The proposed changes are shown very
attraotively in the architect's plans and
the new front will surely be an added
feature to the street.
Ira G. Marvin's daughter. Miss Ger-
trude, was among the season's graduates
at Cornell Univei-sity, taking her B. S.
degree in horticulture. She is at work
at present on a large landscape contract
in Dallas, Pa. She will return to Cor-
nell this Fall to obtain a post graduate
degree of master landscape designer
(M. L. D.)
Gottlieb Bauman, 35S So. Grant, is
erecting another large house, 2o0x45ft.,
in addition to the two mentioned a few
weeks ago. For recreation he^ takes
long drives in the evening in his new
Lion car. and the general destination is
the ice cave, on Luzerne road, one of
the finest roads hereabouts.
The city of Wilkes-Barre has one of
the finest park systems in Pennsylvania,
and with Chas. L. Seybold as superin-
tendent thereof, it has one of the most
able men in the profession. With con-
siderable justifiable pride Mr. Seybold
points out the Centre Square and the
River parks, with their clever designs in
bedding. He then walks toward one of
the finest conservatories to be found any-
where, calling attention to its excellent
design, its roomy interior, the fine walks,
the office, and in fact all component
parts, but regrets that as yet no pro-
vision has been made for the stocking of
its empty Ijenches. P. M. R,
American Carnation Society
We have just received a copy of the
Proceedings of the twenty-second annual
meeting of this Society, held at Xew
York, April 8 to 10, 1913. Secretary
A. F. J. Baur has also issued a circular
as follows :
Members of the American Carnation
Society will please make the following
corrections in the annual report recent-
ly mailed out from this office : Add
Chas. E. Critchell to the list of contribu-
tors toward the Fred Dorner Memorial
Fund. In the list of registrations of
new varieties. H. W. Fields' address
should be Northampton, Mass. The
name of the variety Pacific, registered
by R. Diener & Co., has been changed
to Debutante. The address of J. A. E.
Haugh should be Anderson, Ind., instead
of Indianapolis, Ind. The address of
M. U Graves should he Northampton,
aiass., instead of Holyoke, Mass. The
name of the variety Magnificence, regis-
tered in last year's report, has been
changed to Philadelphia Pink.
Kindly make these corrections, in or-
der that you may have an accurate rec-
ord when referring to the report in the
future.
FlMM mentloB the Exohau e wb«n ifritlac.
Registrations
The following two registrations were
received since the publication of the re-
port :
By A. Roper, Tewksbury, Mass. :
Alice Coombs : parentage, two unknown
seedlings ; color pink, shade between
Winona and Gloriosa. Size 3%in. to
4in. Long stiff stem with good upright
growth and a free bloomer.
By L. C. Midgley, Westboro, Mass. :
Eureka ; parentage. Beacon X Scarlet
seedling from R. Craig. Color scarlet.
Size 2%in. to 3iu. Growth like Beacon
but very free and does not burst more
than 2 per cent. The freest bloomer in
commerce. A. F. J. Baijk, Sec'y.
August i, 1913
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Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
Huckleberry Foliage,
^2.00
p«r caso
New Crop Fancy Ferns, pe*'iMo
New Crop Dagger Ferns, J^iSm
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
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General Trade Notes
Cakbondale, III. — E. W. Plater ex-
pects to erect a greenhouse within a few
months, and enlarge his flower business.
Athens, Ga. — The Georgia State Hor-
ticultural Society will hold its Summer
session at Clayton in Eabun County on
Aug. 19 and 20.
Pabgo, N. D. — The Smedley Floral
Co., formerly located in the Edwards
Block on Broadway, has removed to the
store at 69 Broadway.
MOLINE, III. — Members of the Tri-
City Florists' Association, 60 in number,
attended the annual outing and banquet
at Knees camp on Rock river on July 17.
■Westerly, R. I. — Geo. L. Stillman,
the Dahlia specialist of Granite St., re-
ceived much favorable notice in The
Westerly Times of July 26. This year
Mr. Stillman has planted over 800 va-
rieties of Dahlias in his fields, which
cover more than six acres.
South Bend, Ind. — Florist shops here
are closing for halt holidays Wednesday
afternoons. The South Bend Floral Co.,
Willis Kinyon, and the Beyer Floral Co.
are adopting the practice.
Toledo. O. — The greenhouses, machin-
ery and land of the Perennial Gardens
Co., which have been in the hands of a
■ re<'eiver for three months, have been or-
dered sold, and bids have been requested.
San Bebnardino, Cax. — Fire in the
greenhouses of Mrs. A. L. Hurt in the
Arrowhead settlement on July 9 destroyed
one building and damaged three others,
the Fern house and contents being a total
los?. The loss is estimated at $1000, cov-
ered by insurance. The house destroyed
will be rebuilt.
Toledo, 0.
Trade still continues slow, outside of
funeral work very little being done.
C. W. Counter is bringing in some
fine Gladioli.
The celebration of the centennial of
Perry's victory brought many thousands
of visitors to the city, which is in gala
attire in honor of the event. In honor
of the officers of the visiting boats a
dinner was given at the Yacht Club, cov-
ers being laid for 150. An unique table
decoration of miniature battle ships was
carried out by the Patten Flower Shop.
Mrs. J. B. Freeman had an unusually
attractive window with a reproduction of
Perry's boat "Niagara."
Mr. Farney of the M. Rice Co., Phila-
delphia, was a visitor last week.
Will Krueger of Krueger Bros, is on
an extended trip through the West. Miss
Abbeglen of Krueger Bros, will leave
soon for an Eastern trip.
George .Schramm of Schramm Bros, i.s
on a fishing trip at Lake Ann, Mich.
Miss Helen Patten and a party of
friends motored to Lakeland, Mich., for
a few days' fishing. B. B.
Garden Festival in Cleveland
In Wade Park, Cleveland, 0., on Aus.
1.5 and 10, will be held a garden festival
and contest. Prizes have been donated
for the bpsit flower and vegetable gardens,
and the best vegetables raised from va-
cant lot garden.s. In addition to cash
and garden implements, a prize of a two-
year soholarshi" in the asrieultural col-
lege of the Ohio State University is also
offered. The contestants will be high
sdiool IwyB and girls, and men and
women of the city. A vacant lot garden
contfRt. instigated by the Clevelnnd
PUiin Driihr, in which there were about
4()0 oontest.Tnts. has just ended, and the
exhilii'fs h:ive been inspected by .Tohn
Boddy, the city fore.iter and leading
Bpirit in the two movements, and his
secretary Eugene Sullivan. The con-
testants in the Wadfe Park festival will
be chiefly >tli08e who took part in the
vacant lot garden contest.
Wholesale and Retail Florists
You both will profit by using McCray Refrigerators. Don't cut
down prices because of spoilage. Stop the spoilage. Our patented
refrigeration will keep your stock fresh because of the perfect cir-
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Samples free. For sale by dealers
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Greenhouse Building
Dorchester, Mass. — C. A. Sangill
will erect a frame greenhouse at 120
Rosseter st.
Mattoon, III. — A. D. King is adding
two additional greenhouses, 50xl00£t., to
his establishment.
Alliance, O. — A new greenhouse is
being erected by H. T. Miller at 522 S.
Freedom ave., with an office building in
connection with it.
KiRKWooD. Mo. — W. A. Rowe has
secured a permit for the erection of two
greenhouses, each to be 34xl25ft., and
a shed, 14x65ft.. to cost $2,300.
Davenport. Ia. — The John C. Monin-
ger Co. of Chicago has received a con-
tract for the erection of a new green-
house for Ewoldt Bros., to cost nearly
$.3000.
Butte, Mont. — The Butte Floral Co.
is erecting four new greenhouses, two of
which are completed. They are each
120x36ft.. and devoted to the growing of
Roses. The two houses now under way
are each 200x36ft., and will be planted
to Carnations.
Des PlaiNes, III. — At the factory of
the Ix)rd & Burnham Co., there is a
large amount of work going on. Ma-
terial is being shipped daily to various
points where the company has work
under way. This company had just
completed the glazing of three new
houses at Columbus, O.. a day or two
previous to the recent destructive hail-
storm that visited that section. The
glass was .'io badly broken by the hail
tliat it all had to be taken out and the
house reglazed. A showliouse and a
growing range, all of iron frame con-
struction, are now in course of prepara-
tion for the city of Indianapolis, to be
erected in one of the parks. The three
growing houses are each 2.5xl00ft. and
will be of curved cave construction. An
iron frame house. 3Sxl59ft. for Oak
lUdge Cemetery, Bellwood, 111., is also
well under way. Other work in course
of prepar,ation includes three iron frame
curved cave houses, each 2.5xl50ft.. and
three iron frame 64x32.'ift. houses for
W. Davis, Aurora. III. Also a range of
three houses for the Manitoba Agricul-
tural College at St. Vital, Man. The
company is preparing an exhibit for the
convention at Minneapolis.
Our S. A. r. and O. H.
Convention Number
"He who hesitates i.s lost." Reduced to plain
langunce this means that the man who hesitates
to push his stock, fearing to increase the cost by
going to run behind his more progressive competitor.
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Fancy Ferns, (1.26 per 1000. DaUer
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ROSES
From 3-lnch pots — strong
Lady HUllngdon, fine stock. Grafted, $18.00
per 100; Own Root, $10.00 per 100.
Double Pink Klllarney, Radiance, Harry
Kirk, $10.00 per 100; Grafted, $18.00 per 100.
Pink Klllarney, White Klllarney, Katserln
Augusta Victoria. Richmond, Perle, Sun-
ii8e,lSunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland
Mrs. WardeU, $8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, Gruss an
TepliU, Clothllde Soupert, Souvenir de
Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kaiserln, Mrs. Taft (Antolne Rlvoire), Pink
KUlamey, My Maryland, Bride, Souvenir de
Wootton, 3-inch pots, $15.00 per 100.
Chrysanthemums
' Oroba, Wells' Late Pink, G. W. Childs.
Colden Dome, John Shrlmpton, from 2ii-m,
,pots, 83.00 per 100.
f 700 each of Autumn Glory and Unaka. 50 to
100 each of Ada Spaulding, CuUlngf ordii, Harry
May, H. W. Reimar, Mayor Weaver and Mme.
Fred. Bergam. S3.00 per 100, $25.00Jper 1000.
VIOLETS
Marie Louise, 2}i-m., $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 3-in. pots 6.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2M-i'>- Pots 3.00
FORGET-ME-MOT, 2)i-m. pots 3.00
SWAINSONA Alba, 2H-in. pots 4.00
POINSETTIAS, 2M-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 2}i-in. pots 3.00
STEVIA Compacta, 3-in. pots S.OO
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WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
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Newport (RJ.) Horticultural Society
A meeting' of this Society was held
on July 22. with President Andrew S.
Meikle in the chair. The premium list
for the Pall show was adopted and or-
dered printed. The dates set for the
show are September 13 to 15. The num-
ber of amateur classes was increased.
Among- those In the trade offering spe-
cial premiums are: Bobbink & Atkins,
A, T. Boddington, John Lewis Childs,
Joseph Breck & Sons, H. F. Michell Co.,
Lord & Eurnham Co., "Weeber & Don.
The American Gladiolus Society again
offers its medals. Leo Ostein, Thomas
Knight and Ralph Armstrong were
elected to membership. The resigTiation
of Recording Secretary Daniel J. Cou^h-
lln. who has filled that office very ac-
ceptably for the past six years, was pre-
ASTERS
Large flowers on long stems. The
finest quality grown.
AUGUST 1st TO OCTOBER
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ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMlNNVILLE, OREGON
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SNILAX
Aa good as It can be grown.
Can fill any sired order at $1.25 per 100 for 250
or over; $1.50 per 100 for less than 250.
SPRENGERI, $1.50 per 100; HATCHERI,
$5.00 per 100.
ALBERT M. HERR. Lancaster, Pa.
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Vinca Variegata
Strong plants, 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100;4-in. pots, $10.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. 3-in. pots, $4.00;
4H-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. (-i
CABBAGE PLANTS, Danish BaU-Head,
Flat Dutch and Autumn King, $1.00 per 1000.
S. G. BENJAMIN, FishkiU, N. Y.
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ARAUCARIAS, e-in. pots, eoc.
ARAGUS Plumosu!
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Evergreens, Shrtibs, Shade Trees,
Hardy Perennials Cash with order
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
BOX 63 Schenectady. N. V. R. F. D. No. 1
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sented, and accepted; it was voted to
defer the election of a successor until
the next regular meeting-. On the initia-
tion of the Garden Association, repre-
sentatives of that body and the Horti-
cultural Society met at the residence of
Mrs. W. Stores Wells on July 28 to
talk over plans for a joint show to be
held in June, 1914. This, it is hinted,
besides being an outdoor affair will have
sufficient tents for tender and perishable
exhibits. ALEX. MacLELLAN.
Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Society
A regular meeting" of this Society
was held in the Board of Trade rooms
on Friday, July 18, Pres. Duthie occu-
pying the chair. A. Patten was elected
to active membership and Wm. Sper-
ling of Barclay St., New York, was pro-
posed. Communications were read from
the following: Peter Henderson & Co.,
offering $10 in prizes for the Fall show;
Vaughan's Seed Store, $10; Fottler,
Fiske, Rawson Co., Boston, offered a
silver and bronze medal for the same
show; Jos. Ereck & Sons. Boston, $10,
to be awarded as the executive commit-
tee may see fit. Mr. Petroccia g^ave a
very interesting talk on fruit growing,
which all the members enjoyed. It was
decided to hold the Fall show on Oct.
2 and 3. The date of the 'Mum show
was also decided as Oct. 31. Tickets
for the outing to be held on Aug. 6 at
the East Norwich Hotel at 1 p.m., were
distributed. Mr. Wm. Sperling offered
$15 to be competed for in the sports.
Exhibits for August: 1 Muskmelon, 6
Tomatoes. 12 Asters.
JOHN T. INGRAM. Sec'y.
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can look at this Index and refer to
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O. H. Convention Number. This year it will be
issued August 9; advertising pages close Tuesday
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Under Glass
By WILLIAM TURNER
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The scope and character of the work may be gleaned by enumerating the
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glass on ends, position of house as re-
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location of boiler pit, size of boiler pit,
depth of boiler pit. size and location
of chimney, temperature desired in each
house, whether steam or hot water is
used for heating, number of pipes and
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Including glass, proposed location of
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position of house as regards points of
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— I have two frames, 42x6, which I
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I would like to know how much l^in.
pipe (hot water) it will take for each,
and the best lay out, also the size round
boiler (Lord & Burnham Co.). A tem-
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weather. These frames run east and
west, one in front of the other, 4ft. be-
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6ft., front 4ft., width S^^ft.; solid bed
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— A greenhouse roof made up of
3ft. X 6ft. hotbed sash generally re-
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glazed In the regular manner, on ac-
count of the sash not being absolutely
tight when they join each other. If you
batten the sash together so that there
will be no leakage, each frame will re-
quire 137 sq. ft. of radiation to maintain
a temperature of 55 degrees at night
when mercury outside is at zero. As-
suming that there is a door at each end,
1 would advise placing 3 lines on the
north side, one flow and 2 returns, and
4 lines on the south side, 2 flows and
2 returns. The pipes on the north side
would stop at the doorways. The four
pipes on the south side should be car-
ried across the east and west ends to
the door jambs. This arrangement
would keep the doorways clear. The
boiler should be placed in a pit low
enough so that the mains can be carried
across the two frames below the floor
lines so as not to obstruct the walks,
and each coil should be valved so that
either frame can be heated indepen-
dently.
The radiation, including the mains,
will total about 300 sq. ft, and allowing
25 per cent, surplus boiler power will
call for a boiler capacity of 375 sq. ft.
Lord & Eurnham Co. round boiler No.
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M. C. FORD
WMOUESAUE FLORIST
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Finest StocK of ASTERS. GLADIOLI
and ROSES in the Market
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St. Louis
Geo. Waldbart will put on a Ford dt>-
Uv€ry car, in addition to his two Dor-
ris cars, to take care of small, light de-
liveries.
Ixiuis Volkmau states that business is
very good ; he contemplates getting a
small auto for pleasure purposes.
Alex. Johnson has a fine lot of Ferns,
Begonias, Primroses, and Cyclamen for
his Winter trade.
C. Young & Sons are making many
improvements at their Waterman ave.
store, one of which is the installing of a
fine new icebox.
Jules Bourdeit has a grand lot of
Cyclamen, some 4500 in all, of which
there are nearly 2000 in oin. pots.
A. Jablonsky has a fine lot of Carna-
tions, in all about 73,000, and has been
housing same for the past two weeks.
Jno. W. Boerm has a nice line of ar-
tistic pottery and baskets well displayed
in his Delmar ave. store.
, Edwin Denker is hard at work lining
up the delegation going to the Minne-
apolis convention.
St. Louis papers have announced the
coming Fall Flower Show, and state it
will be the finest show ever given in the
Middle West. The large number of cash
prizes will bring out a good field of
growers.
City Forester Koenig's statement for
the year is out, and he has made an ex-
cellent showing.
The Grimm & Gorly baseball club is
in the lead in its league and intends
lo stay there.
Don't forget the August meeting of the
St. Louis Florists' Club, at the usual
meeting place, Odd Fellows' Hall, Aug.
7. A good attendance is expected.
O. K. S.
Cleveland, 0.
St. Paul Minn.
Retailers are having donsiderable diffi-
culty in getting sufficient flowers to meet
itheir demands, the shortage being most
conspicuous in Asters, Gladioli and
Roses. The latter, of course, cannot be
relied upon much at this season, but the
scarcity of Asters and Gladioli is sur-
pi'ising : usually we have a glutted mar-
ket at this time.
Many representatives from the leading
se*d firms of Minnesota attended the one
week coui*se given in seed testing at the
University Farm under the direction of
W. L. Oswald, who has charge of the
seed laboratory. On Monday the pro-
fessor gave an explanation of the Pure
Seed ikw, which came into . effect ou
July 1, while the following days were
devoted to germination tests, purity test-
ing and excursions to the fields in quest
of various noxious weeds. The couree
was intended more to outline a systeni
than to educate, and we believe from this
standpoint it was a success.
St. Paul will be a city beautiful, for
our Park Commissioners have decided
that the old greenhouses on Como ave.,
which have hitherto served the city's
horticultural needs rather inadequately,
shall be pulled down and in their place
houses erected that will cost close upon
.$50,000.^ P(irt of the structure must be
put up immediately in order to protect
the $15,000 worth of plants that are
at present in their possession. Superin-
tendent Nusshaumer, who is in charge,
figures on a curvilinear style of con-
struction, and the ground plans if laid
out according to his specifications will
serve the city's needs for 50 years.
R. B.
Frank Friendly, grower for the J. M.
Gasser Co., and Frank Schoen, manager
of the retail department, have taken
over the James Eddie Co.'s place, in-
cluding greenhouses at Show ave., East
iClevelancl, and the store on Euclid ave.
They expect to continue in the retail
business. Only four houses of Roses
will be grown in place of the eight by
the former proprietors. The extra space
will be devoted to pot plants such as
Perns, Christmas Eind Easter stock.
Possession was taken Aug. 1.
L. F. Bartells takes charge of the
J. M. Gasser Co.'s greenhouses, and a
Mr. Brown of Toronto will have the
retail department in charge.
A visit to C. Merkel & Son, Mentor,
O,, fouud them rushing their new addi-
tion. Tile houses are up and the glass
is going in. They have replanted their
Maidenhair Fern. One house of late
Asters looks fine, and their Cyclamen
stock and Begonias are doing nicely.
Mr. Merkel says that it is next to im-
possible to get help.
Club Picnic
The picnic of the Cleveland Flo-
rists' Club held at Puntias Springs on
July 2.3, was very well attended, ap-
proximately 300 turning out to enjoy
themselves and get better acquainted.
The ball game proved a big event, but
the -wholesalers held the winning side
from the start and the score was 6 to 3.
There were races for old and young, and
all proved entertaining. Refreshments
were served, and many took their lunch
baskets and spent the evening among the
amusements at the Park.
Girls' race, 5 to 8 years: 1, Dorothy
Smith; 2, Marlon Hiffler.
Boys' Race, 5 to 8 years: 1, Ed. Free-
man; 2. L. Pillersdorf: 3, John Kramer.
Girls' race, 8 to 12 years; 1. Marie
Kramer; 2, Nellie Smith; 3, Madeline
Smith.
Boys' race, S to 12 years; 1, Ernest
Berger; 2, Don Smith; 3, Robt. Williams.
Girls' race, 12 to 18 years: 1, Miss
Kelch; 2, Gertrude Kramer; 3, Ruth
Mercer.
Boys' race, 12 to 18 years: 1. H.
Keyse; 2, E. Berger; 3, E. Koellich.
Single ladies' race: Gertrude Kramer.
Single men's race: H. Keyse.
Married ladles' race: Mrs. Hiften.
Married men's race: A. Lingmen.
Sack race for boys: 1, E. Berger; 2,
J. Sass; 3, E. Woodman,
Three-legged race for boys: 1, R.
Harbagh and E. Woodman; 2, J. Mitchell
and 'W. Kramer.
Three-legged race for men: 1, P.
Darnell and W. Olsen; 2, G. Lingmen
and P. Friendley.
Hop. skip and jump: 1, H. Keyse.
Broad jump; 1, W. Olsen.
.50 yd. race, open event: 1, E. Berger;
2, A. Williams; 3, H. Keyse.
100 yd. walk: 1, H. Schumaker; 2, R.
Gable; 3, E. Koellich.
Ball game: Wholesalers, 6; Retail-
ers, 3. A. B. B.
Advertisers w;ho are doing business to
their full capacity are rare.
There is a dividing line between losses
and profits — a point where a firm be-
gins to "break even" on its investment.
Every dollar's worth of business done
above that mark yields a greater net
profit, becnuse it is transacted with little
or no additional expen-se so far as help
and other fixed charges are concerned.
By adding the energy of an increased
advertising appropriation earnings may
be increased far beyond the amount of
the additional advertising outlay. — Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
ROSES
We are getting in some
very fine stock of
TAFTS, DOUBLE
WHITE KILLARNEY,
KILLARNEY QUEEN, WARDS, SUNBURST,
RICHMONDS, HILLINQDONS, etc., that are
taken care of in an up-to-date refrigerator from the
time they are cut until we sell them. We need
more of this kind of stock.
LILIESlia(lioli,Pcas,ftc.
the same; we can ship these any
distance.
Everything the best of its kind in
season.
Our Hours during July and August: 6-30 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Sunday— 8 to 10-30 A. M
tlenshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 323-5582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of maliing a cliange will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
No disappointments
Please mention the £xchaiige wlien writing.
NEW YORK. July 30. — The daily in-
creasing influx of Asters and Gladioli,
which are rapidly overshadowing all
other flowers in the market, is the chief
feature in the wholesale cut flower mar-
ket today. On Monday of this week,
business, for Midsummer, was quite
brisk, but the next day the market went
to sleep and today, Wednesday, it still
continues to be in the same condition.
There is a moderate supply of Sum-
mer Am. Beauty Roses arriving which
are meeting with about the normal de-
mand, chieny for the filling of steamer
orders. Special grade blooms today are
selling all the way from about 6c. for
the culls up to 20c. for the selected
blooms, with occasional sales of a few
extra choice at 25c. The number of Tea
Roses now arriving, though small as
compared with the arrivals at other
seasons of the year, is probably above
normal for Midsummer. The general
range of price covering all varieties
except those noted below is from 26c.
to $3 per 100. Bulgarie is selling,
though rather slowly, at from $1 to $6
per 100. and Mrs. George Shawyer at
from $1.50 to $S, with occasional sales
of extra choice blooms at $10; Kaiserin
is moving fairly well at from $1 to $8.
The demand in general for Tea Roses
is small.
Carnations have ceased to be much of
a factor in the flower market; the few
arriving are selling at from almost
nothing at all up to about $1.50 per
100; few sales are recorded at prices
higher than 50c. to $1. There is little
or no demand for these in view of the
fact that there are plenty of Asters of
all colors.
Cattleya Orchids are only in moderate
supply, but there are quite enough of
them to supply the present limited de-
mand. In general the price Is from 15c.
to 25c. each, but a few blooms of late
C. gigas and C. Dowlana aurea are sell-
ing at about 50c. Longiflorum Lilies are
in large supply for Midsummer, and are
only meeting with a moderate demand;
the price in general Is $3 per 100, with
occasional small sales of choice blooms
at $4, Lilly of the Valley is in only
moderate supply and Is meeting with no
particular demand; $2.60 per 100. with
an occasional $3, buy the best the mar-
ket has to offer. Asters are very abun-
dant, most of them of from very poor
the general range of price is from 40c.
to $1.60 per 100. The supply of Gladi-
oli is very large, and the demand is not
sufficient to use it; consequently many
thousands of bunches of blooms go to
waste. The prices range all the way
from almost nothing per hundred up to
$1, and in exceptional small sales of
something extra choice up to $1.50 per
100. Sweet Peas are scarce and mostly
of very poor quality; Ic. to 2c. per
bunch is the going price in most sales^
a few good blooms realize 35c. to 50c.
per dozen bunches. There are very few
other miscellaneous flow^ers now in the
market, though occasionally a few-
bunches of Water Lilies are seen.
The sales of greens, as regards vol-
ume, are in keeping with the limited
sales of flowers.
PHILADELPHIA, Ju
no material change ov
regards stock or busini
change there is, is the
29. — There is
last week as
;; what slight
crease of As-
ters, and business is perhaps a trifle
less than what it was a week ago.
Am. Beauty Roses are in just suffi-
cient supply for the limited demand, and
top figures are $2 to $2.50 per doz. The
supplv of all Tea Roses has fallen off
a trifle; good stock is shy; the highest
figure on Maryland, Bulgarie and Kais-
erin is from 5c. to 6c. each.
Carnations are almost over with, and
what good ones are to be had are sell-
ing at $1.60 per 100.
There are very few Orchids about,
and 60c. Is about the general price, as^
gigas is the only one here at present.
Valley is plentiful, moving very slowly.
Lilies are of fine quality and are good
stock at 6c. to Sc. Asters are now be-
coming the important factor in the mar-
ket, and they are arriving m better
quality; prices are $1 to $2 per 100. Th&
supply of Gladioli is very heavy, and
the demand is fair; 4c. is top price. A
good manv more Peas could be used;
what few are to be had are not worth
speaking of. ., ^ » , ,.
The usual supply of garden stock has
fallen off to a certain extent, which fact
is not to be regretted.
All Greens are In sufficient supply.
BOSTON. July 29. — The volume of
business transacted at the wholesale
markets during the past week was
rather small owing mostly to the scar-
city of good flowers. The demand from
seashore resorts is steadily Increasing
and this in Itself helps to keep things
active.
234
The Florists' Exchange
A. L. YOUNG 6; CO.
■^p>SHIP TO VS. MORE ROSES WANTED. THERE'S A REASON
^^ WHOLESALE FLORISTS
54 WByr 2ath saXRBBT Telephone, 3559 Madison Square IXEW VORK
nention the Exchange when writing.
ASTERS, GLADIOLI,
Carnations, Roses, Sweet
Peas and Lily of the Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
Wholesale iQ? West 28th Stivet, NEW YORK
Telephone 5335 Madison Squan
Please mention the Exchange when wrJtiag.
lienryM. Robinson Co.
of NEW YORK
Wholesale Florists
MAURICE L. GLASS, Manager
55-57 WEST 26th STREET
Telephonu, 13 aiid.S510 Madison Square
Please mention the Exobanse when writing.
There Is a fair supply of Am. Beauty
Roses but the quality is not very good;
prices vary on the different grades
"Which are from 6c. to 25c. each. There
.is a ratlier good supply of Kaiserin,
which sells as readily as any Rose in
the market, at Ic. to 10c. each. Taft
.and Killarney Queen are also in good
■demand at Ic. to 10c. each.
Carnations are very scarce and qual-
■ity poor now; prices are from $1 to $1.50
per 100.
Asters are much more plentiful and
;one of the prominent factors in the mar-
-ket. Prices are lower than a week ago.
This week J1.50 per 100 is the figure
•obtained.
Gladioli are very plentiful and al-
though large quantities are being used
ithe supply is in excess of the demand.
They are of extra quality and the most
prominent varieties are America and
Mrs. Francis King.
Easter Lilies are plentiful and of su-
perb quality. There Is a good supply
'Of L. speciosum rubrum and album, and
•excellent flowers of L. auratum.
Gypsophila panlculata fl. pi. is in
heavy supply. There are a lot of mis-
cellaneous flowers with but little de-
mand for them. Good Sweet Peas are
scarce, the dry, hot weather having
spoiled the flowers.
Orchids, that is, Cattleyas in several
■varieties, are plentiful, but little de-
mand exists for them.
Asparagus is plentiful and of good
•quality. R. C.
CHICAGO, July 29. — There has been
little stock on the market during the
past week. The supply was possibly the
lowest that has ever been experienced
in this market, for this season, in some
years. There was not much demand for
■stock, but even the light demand could
■not be flUed. Prices advanced a little,
but it was more a question of getting
■stock to make out with than one of
prices, "^'ith a stronger demand prices
would have advanced considerably more
than they did. The cause is the same
as has been repeated for weeks;
shortage of the Summer Rose crop,
the absence of tJie Carnations ir
quantities of note, coupled with
slow arrival in the market of the full
'Gladiolus cut and the lateness and poor
quality of the Aster crop. Summer flow-
of all kinds have been scarce, so that
the
any
almost anything that came to the mar-
ket was disposed of readily.
Am, Beauty Roses, which have been
in fair supply, have tightened up con-
siderably since last report. All that
comes in now moves oft quickly at fair
prices. The supply of long stock is
still fair, the shortage seems to exist
chiefly in the short and medium grades
In Killarneys the supply is decidedly
short, especially in long stemmed stock
as most of the supply coming in is all
of the shorter lengths. The price has
not advanced any as the quality of the
stock obtainable would not justify an
advance, even it short in supply. The
best Roses coming in now are of the
newer varieties: a few growers are hav-
ing a nice cut of Mrs. Russell that they
Q^^t no trouble in disposing of at from
$S, to JIO per 100.
There are some Carnations on the
market: a few growers are cutting from
the new stock, but not enough to make
any perceptible effect on the market.
Gladioli have been the mainstay of the
supply for the past week, but on ac-
count of the shortage of other stock the
demand centered on them so that the
supply was entirely inadequate. This
week the supply is much larger, which
will make conditions easier. America
Chicago White and Augusta seem to be
in shorter supply than usual; there
seems to be plenty of Mrs. Francis King
«2"l'"f »'" *his week Prices range from
$4 to $6 per 100. The supply of Asters
seems to be increasing daily, but there
is still room for improvement in the
size and quality of the consignments
before the market will be anything near
supplied. The price ranges from $2 to
a per 100. Outdoor Sweet Peas are
coming in, but the quality is poor, so
that they are in no great demand. Or-
chids are scarcer than they have been
for some weeks past, but the demand is
very slow, so that there has been no
great change in prices. Lilium gigan-
teum is in fair supply and has been
moving well on account of the scarcity
of other stock. Lily of the Valley is
just about equal in supply to the de-
mand. Auratum Lilies have been com-
ing in recently and have been selling
I well at from $12 to $15 per 100. There
have been some good Daisies on the
market that sold at from $1 to $2 per
100, but this was only where good stock
was to be had; more were sold at 50c
per 100 than at any other price.
Green stock is more plentiful; there
seems to be an abundance in all lines
to meet the demand. Smilax, which has
been scarce for several months past,
IS now in better supply.
CTNCINNATL July 28.— Market con-
ditions during the past week were fair.
The apparent shortage in all lines of
stock has been greatly relieved: re-
^r'J'-^'^ IV «i'"e''al are on the increase.
While the demand was fair, it was not
quite large enough to consume the in-
creasing supply. Am. Beautv Roses are
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers ai Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager Consignmenls Solicited
111 West 28th Street, 62„ i'Jsr,'',°n"l,«.r. NEW YORK'
Pleaae mention the Exohanc* wbaa writlnc.
more than equal to market requirements
at $4 to $15 per 100. Tea Roses in gen-
eral are in heavier supply than at any-
time during- the past fortnight, the bet-
ter grades selling out clean every day
at $o and $4 per 100, while the shorter
grades move more or less slowly in
job lots. Receipts of Carnations are
few and far between, and about an-
other week will see their finish for this
season; what few are received sell read-
ily at $1 and $1.50 per 100. Gladioli are
increasing rapidly in numbers; the bet-
ter varieties, such as America and Au-
gusta, move freely, while the darker
sorts move more slowly ; prices are
from $2 to $5 per 100. Receipts of
Lilies are about equal to market needs
at $8 to $10 per 100. Auratum Lilies are
good property at $10 to $12.50 per 100.
Receipts of Asters are so few they are
hardly worth mentioning. In miscel-
laneous flowers such as Antirrhinums,
Feverfew, etc., there is a fair supply
and demand.
Asparagus plumosus and Sprengeri
are plentiful with a fair demand. Smi-
lax is just about equal to market re-
quirements. A. O.
CLEVELAND, July 28.— Business last
week was up to expectations. There
was no rush at any time, but every-
body seems well pleased with the busi-
ness done. Roses were plentiful in the
short grades, and sold at reduced
prices, but no long grades can be had
in this market. Carnations are a thing
of the past. Am. Beauty Roses are
selling well and in good form at from
$1.50 to $3 per doz.
Valley is selling well, and is very
good at 4c. Sweet Peas have been sell-
ing fairly well at 20c. to 30c. per 100,
although the quality is nothing extra.
Asters are quite a disappointment so
far this year; the earlier ones did not
amount to much, and the midseason are
not much better, but reports show the
late ones to be good. There are a few
coming to this market at $1.50 per 100,
but not nearly up to the standard of
other years. Garden flowers still have
their share of the business, and sell
readily. Gladioli are improving; they
soon will be at their best. Prices range
from 2V:,c. to 6c. Green goods are a glut
at present; no demand, with an in-
creased supply, makes it difficult all
around. A. B. B.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 28. — From the
viewpoint of the grower everything is
lovely in the flower business at present.
Generous rains cause all the outside
stock to be in elegant shape, and the
ranges of houses are being stocked with
good field plants. There is, however,
unusual quiet in the retail quarter. The
great heat has caused more than the
usual number to go to the Summer re-
sorts, and the streets are often practi-
cally deserted, relatively speaking. The
downtown stores find business much the
same way, so there is no room for com-
plaint. It is impossible to use all of the
flowers offered, only the choicest kind
being selected and the rest consigned
to the waste heap. In Gladioli, very lit-
tle sells except America, Augusta and
few of the finer sorts, and now and then
a pot of brilliant red; $2 to $4 per 100
is the prevailing wholesale figure, and
50c. to $1 per doZ. the retail. Beautiful
Cornflowers are being marketed at 15c.
per bunch. These are extremely good
for hot weather flowers. Hardy Phlox
is unusually fine at $2 per 100 sprays;
Tritomas at $3 to $5 per 100 and Shasta
Daisies at 50c. to 75c. per 100.
The first Golden Glow has made its
appearance, and for several weeks to
come there will be no excuse for not
having a gorgeous window of yellow
aided by some other brilliant Summer
flower. Hydrangea paniculata is due in
a few days, and the two make a fine
window decoration. Rubrum and album
Lilies constitute one of the principal
factors in the flower market at $5 to $6
per 100. They are gleefully used by
makers-up, as they promote rapid work
and satisfactory keeping designs.
The Rose market is augmented with
its thousands of short Killarneys, Mary-
land and Mrs. Aaron Wards. It is im-
possible to find an outlet for all of these
at $S to $10 per 1000 wholesale. Most
of the longer Roses are shipped in at
$6 to $8 per 100. Among the best of
these are Mrs. Taft, Sunburst and Kais-
erin Augusta Victoria. Carnations are
entirely out of the market. Some of the
growers tried to hold them longer, but
they resembled the size of an ordinary
marble at last and the edges were tipped
with brown, so that there was neither
glory nor money in handling them.
There is an occasional call for Cattleyas
at 35c. to 50c. wholesale and double that
figure at retail. Asters are beginning
to arrive in quantity at 50c. to $1 per
100. Several of the growers report an
excellent crop in sight.
Taking it from every angle it seems
that the shortage of flowers is over for
several months, for as soon as the field
flowers are away there will be plenty
of indoor stock for the Fall season. Let
us hope there will be business enough
to consume all of it. I. B.
ST. LOUIS, July 29. — Market condi-
tions are about the same as last week,
with the possible exception of a de-
crease in business and a little better
grade of flowers offered.
Am. Beauty Roses have been reason-
ably plentiful, with a fair demand and
with prices ranging from 3c. each to
$3 per dozen. Killarney and Richmond
Roses are ample for the demand at
prices ranging from 3c. to 9c. Few good
Carnations are on the market, the best
bringing 3e. Gladioli bring from 4c. to
6c. with a fairly active demand for
same. There is a plentiful supply of
them everywhere. Valley is plentiful
and goes slowly at 3c. to 4c. Lilies are
good and go well at $10 per 100. Greens
of all kinds are plentiful and move
fairly well. Asters are plentiful, espe-
cially the poorer grades, which bring
3c. The best are bringing 5c. O. K. S.
Our New Design Book
for Solicitors
Rmbraces a full collection of ttiose De-
signs in every-dar use and is unquestion-
ably the most handy business getter of
the day. Needed by every live retailer
who has agents and solicitors in the
smaller towns and villages nearby. It
is selling like hot cakes, many retailers
ordering as high as 100 copies. Thirty-
two pages and cover. Every copy -will
appear as emanating directly from yon,
your name and address apearing on the
front cover, and no other name being
printed in the book. Price : Ten copies,
$3.50; 25 copies, $6.50; 50 copies,
$12.50 ; 100 copies, $20.00. Send 35c. for
a samply copy.
A. T. Dc La Mare Ptg. & Pob. Co
Nos. 2 to 8 Duane St., N. Y.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
The one big event of the year, heralding the
opening of the Fall Business Campaign, Is the
issuing by The Florists' Exchange of its S. A.
F. and O. H. Convention Number. This year
it will be issued August 9; advertising pages
close August 5. Don't get left.
TELEPHONES— 167 and 4468 Madison Square
ESTABLISHED 1887
J. K. ALLEN,
106 "WEST 38th ST., ISBW YORK '
BEST M/VRKET ON 28th ST.
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Groivers contemplating clianges in tlie disposition of tlieir stocl<
sliould try sliipping to us, wliere with our increasing trade top
prices are always obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
August 2. 1913
The Florists' Exchange
235
G. H. Blake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones; 1293-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
Give us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE ELOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
Open AI JDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres. Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Coimalssion Dealers
in Cut Flowers and Supplies
182 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Comzolsslon Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
Wholesale Commission Dealer in
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel. 4591 Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones 1 5J*| I Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1891
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 26tti Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
Pl«*a« mentloa the Exoliuiff* whm wrttlBf .
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
^"= "i^R^Bror VALLEY ^^^o^jn^AND
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. ,7.^Kro°3S 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VI /-I ¥ IT T C CARNATIONS
I \J Ij L^ 1. O AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schenck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholeaale Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments &,licitcd
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone. 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sou
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, luly 30, 1913
Prices quoted are
by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
6.00 to 20.00
5.00 to 10.00
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
1.00 to 2.00
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, all colors
rWtite
No. 1
No. 2
LVellowandVar....
No. 3
.25 to 3.00
.50 to 4.00
.50 to 4.00
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 4.00
2.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 2.00
.75 to 1.00
Killamey Queen
VftrielieB.) LVellow and Var . . . .
My Maryland
Lady Hillingdon
Bricfe & Maid, Special
.25 to 1.00
Iris
" No. 1
No. 2
to .25
.50 to 5.00
1.50 to 10.00
.60 to 4.00
.50 to 5.00
.25 to .60
.50 to 1.00
.10 to .20
Mrs. Aaron Ward
25.00 to 35.00
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
to
.25 to 1 60
Smllax Der doz strines
1.00 to 1.25
.60 to .75
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches
to
to
to
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 5552-3535 Mad. Sq. 131 and 155 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
■ THE HOME or THE LILY
Jotting Jtgent for Largest Gr
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
A full line of Choica Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Telephone, 1328-1998 Madison Squ
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, 15^-
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {{jigtl Madison Square 54 WSSt 28th St.. NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {»«^ I Madison Squa^e (^Ut FlOWCrS Ht WhokSalC
Pleaa* mention the Exchange when wrltiav-
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28tli St, NEW York
All kinds of rut flo«
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, i08-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited—
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28tii Street, New York City
Telephone* 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square, 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley, Carnations,
Roses and Gardenias
Louis M.Noe louisA. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Jr., Manager, jei. 756 Mad. Sq.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W. 27th St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writinif.
New York
la the \VliolesaIe flower district of this
city business wakes up partly on Satur-
days and Mondays and then goes quietly
to sleep for ithe rest of ttie week.
The Growers' Cut Flower Co. of 111
W. 28th St. has taken a six years' lease
of the entire building at 129 W. 2Sth_st.
The extensive repairs which this .build-
ing has been undergoing are now nearly
finished, and the company expects to
occupy the building about Aug. 1. The
new quarters of this company will be
among the very largest and finest in its
line of busiuess in this city. The rear
end of the store, as well as the store
front, is of solid glass, through which a
tine light is admitted for the assorting
of flowers. A cold storage plant is also
lieins installed, and a cold storage room
is being made ready, .35ft. long, 16£t.
wide and 10ft. high. There is also a
s])acious oflnee room 25ft. by 12ft. These
several equipments, with the new sales
and packing tables, will make this one
of tlie most thoroughly equipped, upto-
date wholesale florist stores in New
Tork.
Edward C. Horan of .55 W. 2Sth st.
is taking a vacation of several weeks.
W. R. Siebrecht of 114 "«'. 2Sth st.
with his familv is taking a vacation at
Glens Falls and Fort Kdwards. X. Y.
236
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBURtiH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PinSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Louis A. Miller, of the Noe depart-
menit of the New York Cut Flower Co.,
So W. 26th St., is on a two weeks' va-
cation.
The H. M. Robinson Co. will occupy
about Aug. 15, its new and much larger
and more convenient quarters on the main
floor of the Coogan Bldg,, 55 W. 26th
St. According to the terms of the lease
these new quarters will have a frontage
on 26th St. of 20ft., extending north
45ft. and thence 4561. east, with an
entrance in the hall of the building in
front of the passenger elevator. As
noted from the above statement, this new
store will be in shape of a carpenter's
square, with a street and a hall entrance
which will add greatly to its eonveni-
?°'i,''- -^'o,^^ ^"'^S fitted up with a new
icebox, 2Sft. by 8ft., and when the
changes have all been made in the pros-
pective new quarters, the H. M. Robin-
son Co. may congratulate itself on hav-
ing one of the best equipped wholesale
florist stores in this citv, in one of the
most important centers of the wholesale
flower business.
Andrew Sauter of 55, -W. 28th st. is
having a rest of a week or two at his
home at Nyaek, N. T.
B. S. Slinn is itak'ing the month of
August for a vacation.
Ar 5^^'''^^ ;'^-,„^'^''"y' bookkeeper for
M. C. Ford, 121 W. 28th st., has been
on ]ury duty for the month of July at
the Special Session of the Supreme Court
of this city.
Robert Jackson has ioined the sales
Isft'st Langjahr of 130 W.
q4*^'w''' oL'^''^^'^'^^' ^'"'^"^ & Meyer,
^tn • -n^'^T ^h' '^^'^^ back from
Tannersville, N. T., where he is spend-
ing his vacation, on Monday of this
week looked into the store and imme-
diately took train back again for Tan-
nersville for further vacation, after as-
w^^lo.^^l*" W'^t all was well at 34
W. 2Sth St., and that the new , store
front was completed.
I J«>™es Marketos, of Woodrow & Mar-
ketos 41 W. 2Sth St., is on his vacation,
spending a week at Far Roekaway. L I
and a week in the Catskill Mts., 'N. Y '
^4 w oli.r°f' °^ ^- ^- Young & Co.,
• u' o ^'-^ ''^^ been on jury duty
in the Special Session of the Supreme
Court for the month of July
K-^w- oil"""'' '^'f« «* Pa'ul Meconi of
f>o W. 26tb St., returned on Tuesday of
this week from a European trip of sev-
eral weeks on the S. S. Kronpriuzessin
Cecilie.
Boston
Business throughout the city is rather
quiet, there is a scarcity of good flowers
and prices have declined somewhat.
Asters arc more plentiful. There is a
shortage of Carnations and Roses that
have some quality to them.
The general topic now is vacations, and
those returning are relating their ex-
'Periences.
The funeral of George M. Gleason,
treasurer of the Thomas J. Grey Co.,
was largely attended by the trade. All
the seed houses throughout the city sus-
pended business for an hour while the
services were being held ; the sports go-
ing on at the Gardeners and Florists'
Club picnic were also suspended while
the services were being held. The floral
pieces, the last gifts from his many
friends, were most beautiful, and were
sent in large numbers.
Henry J. Haas, salesman, for Wm. H.
Elliott, has just returned from a three
weeks' vacation which was spent at New
London. Conn.
The Bar Harbor Hort. Society held a
Sweet Pea exhibition on July 26 and
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS I TheMcCalluniCo.,inc.
Telephone and Telegraph Orders Given Special Attention
Flower Growers Sales Company
lA Park St. (Telephone: Hiymarket 376S) BOStOIl, MaSS.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted ate by the hundred unleti otherwise noted
Providence Boston
July 30. 1913 July 29, 1913
15.00 to 20.00
8.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
.... to .
1.50 to 8.00
1.50 to 6.00
to ... .
1.50 to 8 00
1.50 to 6.00
1.50 to 6.00
.... to .
to .
1.60 to 6.00
to
1.00 to 1.25
15.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 12.00
5.08 to 6.00
.50 to 5.00
1.00 to 8.00
to 1.25
! ! ! ! to so.'o'o
to 40.00
1.00 to l.SO
.75 to
.75 to
.75 to
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
Detroit Cincinnati Milwaukee
July 30, 1913 July 28, 1913 July 26, 1913
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killamey
Bride and Bridesmaid
K, A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardias
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
l-WIiite
Standard J Pink
Varieties 1 Red
L Yellow and var.
{White
Pink
Red
Yellow and var.
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Perns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
" single
20.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
3.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 5.00
10.00 to 15.00
6.00 to 10.00
4.00 to 6.00
to . .
2.00 to 5.00
. to .
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
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1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
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5.00
2.00 1
2.66 to 5
2.00 to 5
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2.00 to 5.00
.... to 1.00
1.00 to 2.00
15.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
1.00 to 2.00
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2.00 to 5.00
8.66 to 16.00
3.00 to 4.00
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15.00 to 25.00
2.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 8.00
to
to
to
to 6.00
6.00 to 8.00
4.66 to '6.00
4 00 to 6.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
15.00 to 20.00
15.00 to 20.00
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BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
SPBCI AL,T IBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY or THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
and an other ■•ABonable flowers la oaantitT Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
27, and John K. M. L. Farquhar and
Thomas Roland went from Boston to
Bar Harbor to act as judges.
Wm. H. Elliott of Bri.?hton is as
usual spending his vacation in the Maine
woods. He leaves no trace behiad him
of his whereabouts. Procuring a guide
he visits the least traversed parts of
these natural woods, generally sta.ving
away about three weeks, and returns
with charming stories of animals, birds
and fishes be has seen. He is a keen
observer and a lover of nature, and has
a pleasing way of telling what he has
noted on his travels, therefore his return
to the city is looked forward to with
pleasure.
I noted in the window of Thomas
Galvin on Tremont St., July 2G, a pleas-
ing arrangement of Gladiolus America,
Cattleya Harrisonse and Lilium aura-
tnm.
Much regret is felt in this city at the
death of .Tulius Roehrs. He will never
he forgotten by the present generation
of Bostonians. The exhibit of Orchids
which he put up and superintended per-
sonally at the Orchid exhibition in our
Horticultural Hall, was one of the great-
est ever staged in this country. It is
photographed in the minds of all who
were fortunate enough to see it and can-
not be erased. He was a great man and
loved all kinds of plants.
In the nine months which A. G.' Pem-
broke has been salesman at the Boston
Flower Exc. he has made many friends.
He is particularly fitted for a salesman,
having a pleasing, gentlemanly manner.
is most obliging and attends strictly to
biisiness. He leaves on .July 29 on a
visit to England where he will stay six
weeks. His principal ob.iect in making
the trip is to see his father.
Prof. E. A. White of Amherst (Mass.
Agricultur.il College! is leaving his post,
and is going to Cornell to take charge
of the floricultural work there.
Welch Bros. Co. reports that although
city business is dull it is receiving ouite
a good volume of business from seashore
resorts.
On Tuesda.v, July 22. the garden com-
mittee of the Mass. Hort. Society visited
the garden and grounds of David R.
Craig at Well&sley. This is practically
a new place and what has been done in
the way of planting has been well done
and the committee was particularly
pleased with the estate.
The same committee on July 24 vis-
ited the nurseries of R. & .T. Farquhar &
Co. ait Roslindale to see the field of the
new Chinese Lily, L. Sargentae. The
WHOLESALE FLORISTS and
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Jill Saattonabim Flowerm
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HOLTON & HUNKEL CO.
Wholosale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
committee was amazed at the strength
and vigor of the plants seen there, some
of the stems attaining a height of seven
feet. This Lily is perfectly hardy and
vigorous and is destined to become one
of the very best of garden Lilies.
The Gladiolus and Phlox exhibition of
the Mass. Hort. Society will be held on
Saturda.y and Sunday, Aug. 9 and 10.
It promises to be quite an interesting ex-
hibition as there will be other flowers
shown, notably China Asters, displays
of annuals, fruits and vegetables; in all
there is quite a lengthy schedule.
Last Saturday, July 26, Sam Wax
returned from his Newfoundland trip ;
he had an elegant time fishing. The fish
he caught is coming to Boston b.v ex-
press. On his return he went directly to
New Hampshire to spend a week with
iis wife who has been there during his
absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wax leave on
Tuesday, Aug. 5, on the S. S. Pranconia ;
this is part of their honeymoon trip,
which is to extend over many countries
in Europe.
Maurice Hambro. buyer for Henry M.
Robinson & Co., had a pleasant surprise
on July 25. the stork — thoughtful bird —
presenting him with a bouncing boy. He
has now two girls and a boy. .
George Hamar. assistant manager at
the Boston Flower Exchange, is spend-
ing his two weeks' vacation at Nantasket
Beach.
Louis Cohen and Nathan Lerner are
at York Beach, Me., for two weeks.
H. W. Vose of Hyde Park has had
an operation on his right hand for blood
poisonin.e:. He is at the market daily
but his hand is not quite well yet. He
has been very successful with early As-
tei-s and has had a fine crop.
Charles Robinson is spending the
month of July at H. M. Robinson &
Co.'s farm at MiUington, Mass. He says
Perns are looking well and that there
will be a plentiful supply. Henry M.
Robinson goes on his vacation next week.
He has been steadily at business for the
past eleven months and has earned a
well deserved rest.
R. T. Lombard, who has a retail store
on Canal St.. is a Grand Army veteran
and was at the encampment at Gettys-
burg. He says he had an excellent time
sleeping five nights in a tent. The gov-
ernment was very kind to the soldiers
and gave them a good time. His place
of business is well located and he gets
a good deal of his business from the pas-
sengers going to and from the North
station.
Edward Rogean has returned from St.
Johns. N. B. He returned by water in
his 28ft. motor boat. The trip from
St. Johns to Boston was made in 54
hours.
William .T. Thurston, manager of the
Boston Flower Exchange, has returned
from his honeymoon trip. He visited
New York, Philadelphia. Washington,
and Niagara Falls.
Gardeners and Florists' Club Picnic
The Club's annua! picnic was held at
Cunningham Park, East Milton. Wednes-
da.v, July 23. Each year there is more
interest shown in this pleasant outing
and there were fully three hundred mem-
bers present with a large number of
ladies and children. The weather was
ideal and there was keen interest taken
in all the events.
President Wm. J. Kennedy made .in
excellent ringmaster, and every event was
carried off with a promptness which
made it pleasing to all. William N.
Eaton ofliciated as starter and .1. R. Nees
was clerk. The. judges .were T. H. West-
"August 3, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
237
ASTERS
100. $I.00-$3.00
The supply will be increasing from nov
of good quality, as good as any coming tc
ceptionally fine. No matter what your
design work — we can always supply you.
on. plenty to fill all orders. You will find our ASTERS
this market. For the early crop we consider them ex-
trade requires — something of the highest grade, or for
jE^ASXEyR L/IL/I£S $io-oo pe-- loo
Our growers have in quality surpassed their production of other years. We never offered yoi
better Lilies. Large, well hardened flowers, long stems, two to four flowers to a stem.
Gladiolus loo. $3.oo-$5.oo
Sweet Peas loo. 75c.-$i.oo Valley loo, $3.oo-$4.oo
Green Galax (New crop), lOOO. $1.00; $7.50 per case
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
MRS. C. W. WARD $8.00 $70.00
ALMA WARD 8.00 70.00
WHITE PERFECTION 8.00 70.00
PINK ENCHANTRESS 7.00 60.00
100
1000
BEACON $8.00 $70.00
COMFORT 8.00 70.00
PENNSYLVANIA 8.00 70.00
Satisfaction guaranteed. Complete list and prices on requeyt.
ROSE PLANTS
BEAUTIES, S-inch pots $9.00 per 100, $80.00 per 1000
BEAUTIES, 2H-inch pots 8.00 per 100. 70.00 per 1000
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
PrlCM quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltlniore Buffalo
July 28. 1913 July 28. 1913
to .
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to .5.00
2.00 to .5.00
2.00 to 6.00
2 00 to 4.00
2.00 to 4.00
to
.... to
.26 t
.50
.26 to
.25 to 2.00
to
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10.00 to 15.00
7.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 3.00
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
3.00 to 6.00
4.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
3.00 to 6.00
3.66 to i.'oo
to
1.00 to 1.25
to .
1.60 to 2.00
1.50 to 2.00
.75 to 1.50
to ..
to . .
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to
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3.00 to 6.00
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
" extra
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K.A.Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adlantum
Antbrblnums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, allcol.
rWhite
Standard J Pink
Varieties ] Red
LVellow and var.
rWhite
(•The high. J Pink
eat (fradea of S Red
etan'dTars.) l,YelIowandvar.
Daffodils
Dahlias,
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
LlUes, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordinary
" fancy
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. ,
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansles
Smllax (per doz. strings)
Stevla
Sweet Peas (p<
Violets, double
" single.
ich).
Phlla. Pittsburgh St. Louis
July 29, 1913 July 28, 1913 July 30, 1913
20.00 to 25.00
12.60 to 16.00
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 8.00
.50 to 6.00
.50 to 6.00
to .
1.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 8.00
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 2.00
25.00 to 50.00
26.00 to 50.00
1.00 to 3.00
. to .
3.00 to
3.00 to
1.00 to
30.66 to
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.75 to
to ... .
.50 to .75
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
l.SOto 2.00
. ... to ... .
1.80 to 2.40
20.00 to
12.00 to
6.00 to
2.00 to
3.00 to
3.00 to
to .
2.00 to
3.00 to
4.00 to
25.00
15.00
10.00
4.00
S.OO
8.00
4.'oio
8.00
8.00
6.00
8.00
1.25
50.66
3.00
3.00
25.00
25.(10
1.50
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1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
to 1.50
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to ....
3 to 10.00
)to 4.00
. to . . .
35.00 to 60.00
to 60.00
to 40.00
to 3.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
wood, William Sim, Peter Fisher, M. A.
Patten. Duncan Finlayson, Geo. Ander-
son, Robert Cameron, A. Christensen,
Eher Holmes.
The umpires were James J. Miller.
Thomas H. Westwood ; Wm. E. CahiU
was umpire for the ladies' baseball game.
Peter M. Miller, Wm. C. Rust, Wm.
.T. Patterson, Herman H. Bartsoh and
Robert Edeer made up the committee.
The (Chairman of refreshments and en-
tertainments was Patrick J. Turle,v.
HaHebnll — Oommprci.nl vs. private gar-
deners. Captains: Tliornns .Vtideisun
and Henry L. Pi'oo. Won by private
gardeners. 9 to 7.
Baseball — Boys, 16 and under. Cap-
tains Robert Smith and Alfred Hall.
Won by Captain Smith's team.
Quoit Match — Com^meroial against pri-
lata gardeners. Captains D. Illifte and
Kenneth Finlnyson. Won by private
gardeners, G.3 to 24.
50-yard race for girls, LS and under —
Won by Mary Illiiffe and Susie Rogers.
50-yard race for lx>ys under S — L.
Sprowl. Arthur Rogers.
100-yard race for single ladies — Won
by Edith Illitfe and W. Pree.
Carnation Plants
We are now booking orders, im-
mediate or future delivery, from
stock grown and selected especially
for us, and splendid, well-grown
stock it is — clean, healthy and
strong. Our guarantee goes with
every plant, thus insuring satisfac-
tion.
100 1000
Pink Delight
10.00
90.00
Gloriosa
9.00
80.00
Rosette
9.00
80.00
Mrs. C. W. Ward. .
8.00
70.00
Washington
8.00
70.00
Winona
8.00
70.00
Enchantress
7.50
60.00
Rose Pink En-
chantress
7.50
60.00
Dorothy Gordon.. .
7.50
60.00
Princess Charming
7.50
60.00
7.50
60.00
White Wonder
9.00
80.00
White Enchantress
8.00
70.00
Alma Ward
8.00
70.00
White Perfection..
8.00
70.00
White Winsor
7.50
60.00
Shasta
7.50
60.00
William Eccles....
12.00
100.00
Scarlet Wonder
12.00
100.00
The Herald
12.00
100.00
Commodore
12.00
100.00
St. Nicholas
9.00
80.00
Pocahontas
9.00
80.00
Comfort
8.00
75.00
Beacon
8.00
70.00
7.50
9.00
60.00
Benora
80.00
MATCHLESS
This splendid Carnation which will be
disseminated in 1914 has probably
more good points than any White Car-
nation ever before offered; a large
flower borne on a good, stiff stem; a free
bloomer, much freer than any White
Carnation on the market today; very
fragrant, with fringed edges; practically
.-bur;
of
strongest points from a grower's stand-
point. An excellent grower; comes with
much longer stem than any other varie-
ties early in the Fall.
AW in all, after carefully watching
this variety during the past season, we
feel we can unhesitatingly recommend
this as a money maker, and every live
t rower will be serving his own interests
y getting in on it, especially the first
The'thousand rat" Special quotations on large quantities
S.S.Pennock-MeehanCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 West 28tli St. 1216 H. St., N. W.
^tJOiTt*
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Beraer Bros. Edward Reid
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers ^^,i^
140 North 13tli Street, PHIUDELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
.50-yarcI race for girls under 8 — Mary
Flood and Doris Bartsch.
50-yard race for boys, 13 and under —
L. Hollingsworth and Tliomas Roland.
Es:g and spoon race for married ladies
— XIrs. Fred Coles and Mrs. Harry
Woods.
Potato race for bo.ys under 13 — ■
Tliomas Lalley and T. Palmer.
Flag race for girls under 15 — M. llliffe
and E. Illiffc.
High jump— W. J. Collins, W. llliffe.
Fat ruen"s race — J. Smith and Thomas
Lally.
Baseball — ^Married vs. singie laddes —
Won by single ladies. 12 to 1.
Half mile race — W. Pree and W.
llliffe.
riO-yard race for boys and girls under
G — Lindy Rogers and Ruth Brown.
Needle threading race for ladies over
50: .35 yards — Mrs. Kenneth Finlayson.
100-yard race for men — W. Pree, W.
llliffe.
Sack race for bovs under 16 — Charles
Craig. William Westwood.
ROSES, CARNATIONS,
SWEET PEAS, VALLEY
And All Seasonable Floivers
1619-1621 RansteadSt., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Three-legged race for men — G. Palmer
and T. Westwood.
Three-legged race for boys under l.S —
Parker and White ; Eisenhart and Has-
selman.
Sack race for men — W. J. Collins; B.
Holland.
Ob.'Jtacle race — Thomas Westwood and
WilHam Westwood.
Tug of war. commercial vs. private
gardeners — Captains James Wheeler and
John L. Smith. The private gardeners
won £.asHy.
Open handicap race of 120 yards —
Joseph Smith, a boy si.\: years old, with
a handicap of 60 yards, won the most
valuable prize that was given at the pic-
nic.
There were many valuable prizes
which were contributed largely by the
itrade.
The pleasant day of sports came to
a close at 6 p.m. and all went home
-pleased with the day of pleasure.
R. C.
238
The Florists' Exchange
^a^H^^es^^r^"^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO. ILL.
Plaatt mention th» EzahMige when writlag.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything For the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Pl«ai» m«aUoB th« »to)hiiw when writlBt.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the Nottli-
west Wliich Will Have Our Best Attention
I. L. MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
PlMi" mentloii tta* Exohanie whea writliii. _
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J.B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Philadelphia
Business is down to almost nil, and
funeral work is the only outlet for the
cut flower stream ; even that appears
somewhat small. Prices are down to bed
rock, and all but the best soes over the
dump route. The Robt. Craig Co. is
selecting a splendid collection of its
famous specialties for the exhibit at tiie
conTention at Minneapolis. Robt. Craig,
William P. Craig, and Duncan Macaw
will be in attendance there. Robt. A.
Craig is preparing a very handsome col-
ored Fall catalog, of which the cover de-
sign will be a reproduction in natural
colors of the splendid Croton bed in
front of his dwelling. The company's
present stock of Crotons is about 85.000
plants. Its Chrysanthemums are making
wonderful growth ; among the newer
varieties that are being tried out were
noted William Turner and Ramapo.
There are several Carnation growers
around this section who planted their
stock direct on the benches this year.
There are several advantages in this
method over field planting ; there is less
labor, and the loss and cheek in trans-
planting is eliminated. Then there is
no suffering from drought as there was
this season in the field ; also, the plants
appear less susceptible to stem rot and
are at all times under control. While
this method does not make as large a
plant as in the field, this is offset by
closer planting. The experiments are
being watched with interest.
Harry Bayersdorfer of H. Bayersdor-
fer & Co. has returned from his annual
European trip and promises some revela-
tions in the way of novelties and sup-
plies. They will probably be shown for
the first time at the firm's exhibit at the
S. A. F. convention at Minneapolis. John
Walsh, one of this firm's traveling repre-
sentatives, will on August 2 be initiated
into the ancient order of benedicts. An
extensive honeymoon has been planned.
Harry W. Jones of J. J. Habermehl's
Sons has returned to the Bellevue-Strat-
ford with a splendid coat of tan acquired
in the mountains and at the shore. Fred
T^eary of this establishment is spending
his vacation at Atlantic City.
John Berger of Berger Bros, has gone
for a week's recreation to Dingman's
Ferry, Pa.
The Joseph Heacock Co. is closing up
its city salesroom until about Sept. 1.
Carl Corts is having it all repainted
with a glistening coat of white enamel.
Samuel S. Pennock of the S. S. Pen-
■Doek-Meehan Co. states that his A^'-er
growers report an excellent cut of mid-
season varieties that are due this week
in all the leading shades.
Outoftown visitors recently reported
were : Joseph Harris. Shamokin, Pa. ;
Chicago carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO, ILL.
n.G.BERNING
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleaae mention the EaohmKe when wrltint.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, July 29, 1913 WiETOR BROTHERS
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
to 3.00
to 2.50
to 2.00
to 1.50
to 1.25
to 1.00
> 10.00 1 i
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz,
36-inch stems "
30-inch stems "
24-inch stems "
20-inch stems **
l.S-inch stems "
12-inch stems **
White and Pink Killarney.
Specials
Fancy I 6.00 to 8.00
Medium to 4.00
Short to 2.00
Killarney Queen 4.00 to 10.00
Milady, special to 10.00
Medium 6 00 to 8.00
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Special to 10.00
Medium , to 6.00
Short 3.00 to 4.00
Mrs. Chas. Russell, special .... to 10.00
Medium i to 8.00
My Maryland, special i . . . . to ....
Medium 4.00 to 8.00
Richmond, special ' to 10.00
Fancy : to 8.00
Medium 1 4.00 to 6.00
Short i to Z.OO
Sunburst 4.00 to 10.00
Melody ' 4.00 to 8.00
Mrs. Taf t, special to 10.00
Fancy to 8.00
Medium to 6.00
Short ... to 4.00
Adlantum .75 to 1.00
Asparagus, bunch. ..^ I .25 to .35
" Sprengeri .35 to .50
Strings |50.00 to 60.00
CARNATIONS—
Standard JS'"!'*
Varieties j^R^j _
White.
Pink...
Red....
Grades of
Varieties.
ighest J
f SfdS :
> L
to
Asters I 2.00 to
Butterfly Peas .... to
Coreopsis 50 to
Daisies l . . . . to
Ferns, hardy, per 1000 i . . . . to
Gaiilardlas to
Galax Leaves, per 1000 ! . . . . to
Gardenias, per doz i . . . . to
Gladiolus 4.00 to
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays I ■ . ■ ■ to
Lilium Auratum ' 12.00 to
Lllium Longiflorum 10.00 to
Lily of the Valley | 3.00 to
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz I 5.00 to
Pansies i . . . . to
Shasta Daisies 1 .50 to
Smilax 15.00 to
Sweet'Peas, Ordinary 1 .50 to
Water Lilies i . , . . to
1.50
1.50
1.50
2.0O
2.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.25
4.00
6.00
t.OO
15.00
12.00
4.00
7.50
.50
John A. Beck, Milton, Pa. ; Frank Smith,
Los Angeles. Cal. ; DeWitt House,
Florence, S. C.
The Leo Niessen Co. is receiving a
splendid variety of Gladioli. They are
from the Peacock Dahlia Farms.
The Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. has
added considerable room to its floor space
by removing the large ice box to the base-
ment.
Outside of the trade exhibitors there
seems to be little interest manifested in
the S. A. F. convention at Minneapolis,
and the attendance from here will prob-
ably be very light.
Do not forget Club night, Tuesday.
.A.ug. 5. Reports as to the progress of
the committees on the show will be made,
and the convention route will be se-
lected.
Martin Gannon of the Leo. Niessen
Co. is on his vacation at the seashore.
Chicago
The Chicago Horticultural Society
announces tbat there will be a Gladiolus
show in the Art Institute Aug. 14 and
15. Copies of the premium list cnn be
had from Secretary R. J. Haight. Rand-
McNally building, Clark and Harrison
sts., Chicago.
The Illinois State Fair will be held
in Springfield. Oct. 6 to 9. The pre-
mium list for the flower show held ift
connection with this fair is now out.
J. E. Taggert of Freeport is superin-
tendent of the department of floriculture.
The A. L. Randall Co. has been han-
dling a fine lot of Liliums auratum ' and
rubrum the past week. Mr. Leganger is
bnck in the city from a trip through the
Middle West. The cold storage capacity
of this house is being enloraed ; work-
men are adding two large sections to the
present equipment this week.
H. Van Gelder, of Percy Jones, Inc.,
is on a visit to the large cities of the
E.I St. where he is combining business
with pleasure.
Mvrtus communis or Bridal Myrtle is
a plant that has been little grown in
this section of the country. It is in
great demand among a certain part of
our population. It is said that in
Poland, Norway and. Sweden no
1 ride considers herself properly attired
unless she has a few sprigs of Bridal
Myrtle in her hair. There has been such a
growing demand for this in Chicago for
son:e .vears. that other material had to
be substituted. To meet this demand
C. G. Anderson of the plant de-
partment of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. at
Jforton Grove has secured a nice stock
of the true Myrtus communis that will
be grown into a more extensive stock in
the near future to meet these require-
ments.
The Des Plaines Floral Co. is cutting
some good indoor grown Asters, but re-
ports that stem rot is quite prevalent
among the indoor stock. The later crops
outdoors are jiist coming in nicely. Pom-
pon Chrysanthemums will be grown ex-
tensively this season: there are a num-
ber of " benches devoted . to these that
have an excellent start. Carnation
planting will begin immediately.
The J. B. Deamud'Co. is handling a
fine lot of Gladioli this week. The stock
of Asters coming in is much superior to
what has ibeen on the market for the
past few weeks. Francis King and
.\merica seem to be the leading favorites
in Gladioli, ifr. Deamud considers Chi-
cago White the best white on the mar-
ket at the present time. It is called tor
in preference to all others.
E. E. Pieser of Kennicott Bros. Co.
states that the Auratum Lilies that are
now coming in have brought a better
price this season than ever before. This
he considers due principally to the fact
that all other stock has been scarce.
The price of from .$1.t to $lfi per 100 is
now readily paid for these Lilies.
Pert Cole, of the E. P. .\mling Co.. is
back at his nost after a vacation of two
weeks at Howard Lake, Mich.
The Chicago Flower Growers' Asso-
ciation has several growers who are now
>\ipiilving new crop Carnation daily.
M. Fink, who has charge of the shipping
department, has a fine lot of .\sters just
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when '"riting.
Importers and Jobbers ol Florist Snpptu
Percy Jones, i°«';
Wholesale Commission Florists,"
56 East Randolph Street, Chicago
H. VAN GELDER. President
Flesae mention the Exchang • when writinr,
now showing color on his farm at Jef-
ferson Park.
H. C. Blewitt of Des Plaines, who
had a new house recently built for the
cultivation of Sweet Peas, states that
he has now thrown the old crop out and
replanted it again for a Fall crop. He
states that he can make as much money
in growing Sweet Peas as tie can with
any other crop.
Geo. M. Garland, of the Garland
Greenhouse Manufacturing Co., states
that the company is now ready for busi-
ness and what contracts it has will be
pushed to completion in a very short
time. TTiis company has on hand at the
present time 7000ft. of Garland gutters
and 65 tons of steel ready for shipment.
John Zech has returned from a week's
fishing in Wisconsin. He was accom-
panied by Geo. Wagner. Both report an
enjoyable time.
Tim Matchen is preparing to take his
vacation trip the end of this week. He
will visit friends in several of the large
Southern cities. He states that the sup-
ply of Am. Beauty Roses from Peter
Reinberg's greenhouses keeps up well.
All shipments are sold immediaitely on
arrival at the store.
Recent visitors were : Everett B.
Clark, Jlilford, Conn., Chas. Franks,
Sherwood. la.. G. H. Thomas, Thayer,
la, Wv ■ B. Furrow, of Furrow Bros.,
Guthrie, Okla.. H. V. Hunkel, Milwau-
kee, Homer B. Miller, of the Austin
Floral Co., Austin, Tex.
Detroit, Mich.
While business transacted is neither
more nor less than can be expected at
this season of the year, it is so little
that one does not wish to comment on it.
The only topic demanding our interest
is the future, yet we even lay this aside
when such an entertainer as our Thos.
Browne calls on us to visit his place.
Over fifty hardy workers an our field
obeyed his call, and imposing was the
array of automobiles which was lined up
in front of his lawn, everyone of wliich
brought a full load. A splendid after-
noon and evening was passed at Mr.
Browne's place, from a heated baseball
contest between retailers and growers,
finishing with a score of S to 9 in favor
of the retailers, and a game of quoits,
in whicli J. F. Sullivan was victorious,
to story-telling and speeehmaking. Ev-
erything went off without a bitch and
with much sociability and general good
fellowship.
Mr. Browne overlooked nothing in the
line of refreshments : every taste and
need from the little child to the grown-
up woman and man were taken care of
in the most liberal manner, and as the
evening drew near, long tables on the
August 3, 1913
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FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
Write for Catalogue and Discounts
A. H. HEWS &, CO., Inc.
POT MAKERS
FOR
14* YEARS
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y.. Pearson Street
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1763
Pleaga mention the Exchange when wrltjng.
spacious front lawn called all to well
loaded boards. It was one of those rare
occasions where a most liberal host,
cheerfully assisted by many of the guests,
worked together to have a splendid
afternoon and evening and one never to
be forgotten. At a late hour we all
left, fully convinced that Mr. Browne not
only knows how to produce the new Car-
nation Philadelphia, but that he can be
a liberal and farsighted host.
Advanced checking up as to who will
attend the convention brings out the fol-
lowing list : Philip Breitmeyer. Fred.
Breitmeyer and wife, Robt. Rahaley, Al-
bert Pochelon, E. A. Fetters and wife,
Michael Bloy, Thos. Browne. Some of
them will leave Saturday and others
Sunday, and join those clubs going by
special train. E. A. Scribner and wife
■will go by boat from Port Huron.
A most welcome guest at Mr. Browne's
lawn party was A. Bissinger and family
of Lansing. He came in his own motor
car, making an extended trip to rest_ up
after a heavy season. He had just
finished the complete rebuilding of his
entire range of greenhouses.
Feank Danzeb.
Cincinnati, 0.
Word has been received from Louis
D. Singer at Harrodsburg, Ky., former-
ly of Frankfort, Ky., that he has ac-
quired the greenhouses of the late Ar-
thur Harbison at Harrodsburg.
Harry SundeAaus, of C. E. CrittAell's
force is again on duty after a week's va-
cation spent at Louisville, Ky.
Ed. Forter and daughter Katherine
have been spending the past week in
Chicago.
Visitors : A. Rasmussen, New Albany,
Ind. ; Henry Ehrhardt, Sidney, O. ; J. P.
KeUar. I..exington, Ky. ; .Jos. Molch and
Mrs. Molch. .TeffersonViille, Ind. : .Tohn
Christman, Richmond, Ky. ; L. F. Ben-
son, Indianapolis, Ind. ; 'C. S. Ford, rep-
resenting A. Hermann & Co., New York ;
Mi-s. Gerlach, Piqua, O. A. O.
PULVERIZED OR SHREDDED
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Business is about as dull as it can
possibly be, but in this respect is no
different from other years, and we need
not expect much change until the Fall
season commences.
The greenhouse men are of course busy
with the many odd jobs they have to do
during the Summer. This year, however,
no new buildings are going up and re-
pair work is generally confined to bench
work and such like. The season's work
has been advanced this year, and indoor
planting of Carnations commences this
week. The stock will be rather smaller
than usual as we have practically had
no rain at all this Summer, this being one
reason for getting the stock inside and
established as soon as possible, but the
prospects for large and early cuts of
Carnations seem rather dubious. 'Mums
and Roses, on the other hand, have done
well, luckily, for they surely will be
needed when business starts again, for
outdoor stock such as Dahlias, Aster.Sj
Gladioli, etc.. look like a total failure,
and much rain and favorable weather
will be needed to make them satisfactory.
The nurserymen say their business still
remains good and bids fair to continue
so; they have invariably had fine busi-
ness for a number of years past, the de-
mand for fruit trees and ornamental
stock being good enough to clean up all
salable slock every year.
William Thomas is now in charge of
tlie Mountain Home Cemetery, and
Thomas Kennet succeeds him as superin-
If-ndont of the city park system.
.Tohn Thomas has taken over the
Riverside Greenhouses on his own ao-
cdiint. and reports business satisfactory
nnd the stock coming on nicely.
S. B.
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ROSE AND PLANT GROWERS
Now is the time to get Cattle Manure into your bench and pot-
ting soil. Its peculiar action and effect cannot be had with any-
thing else. Splendid quality being packed right now. Order today.
THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO.,
tauRES
CARNATION GROWERS
Can't afford to make beds or set pl.ints without it VV.i^^ard
Brand is pure, full strengtfi, weed seeds killed, uniform and reliable.
Ask your Supply House for Wizard Brand or write us direct.
54 Union stoch YaNS, CHICAGO
3 mention the Exchange when writing.
Write for Catalogue.
Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The extension stave foot
prevents the bottom from
rotting. No chance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mfe. Co.
Toldeo. Ohio. U. S. A.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Indianapolis
Robert Speero, of Chas. Zinn & Co.,
N. T., is showing his extensive line of
baskets in this city.
Pandel Bros, have closed their Wa^-
ington St. sitore and expect to locate else-
where. It is rumored that several other
Greeks will remove to more remunera-
tive cities in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Junge, Carl Sonnen-
schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Brandt,
and Mrs. John Berterniann returned
home from 'Tri-Lake by automobile Sun-
day. They reported an elegant time,
with hundreds of fish to their credit.
From five to ten bass, ranging from one
to thi-ee pounds, was not an unusual
catch each evening, so they stated. Mr.
Junge l)ecame so enthusiastic over the
sx>ont that his meals rwere brought out
to him on the lake, and a nice string
of fish greeted those favoring him at
meal times.
Edward Bertermann and family left
for Minneapolis this week. It is their
intention to remain until after the
S. A. F. meeting.
The consolidation of the two Indiana
florists' societies, the Northern Indiana
Florists' Association and the State flo-
rists' Association of Indiana, meets with
much approval. There should be much
more work done to the benefit of all
concerned. The oflieers and committees
bringing about the good work should be
highly complimented on their successful
efforts. The examples of Illinois, New
York and several other States show
mjich that Indiana florists might work
for as a body. There is no reason why
Jndi.nna should not afford some of the
finest experiment stations in floriculture.
It is in the center of a flower producing
section, in the locality of a great num-
ber of florists, and has suitable climatic
conditions.
Raymond Kester has resigned his posi-
tion as superintendent with the E. G.
Hill Floral Co. Mr. Kester is very fa-
vorably known dn this community, and
much success is wished him in his new
undertaking.
George Wiegand is_ contemplating a
^'■in to New York in his automobile some
lirnp in .\ugust.
The opening of the Cole automobile
retail quairters necessitated the use of a
great many flowers.
■The many friends of Judge Vesey are
enthusiastic in their support of him as
a presidentinl candidate for the S. A. P.
and •). II. The Judge is widely and fa-
vorably known, and he undoubtedlv
would grncp the organization with his
nsunl ability. I. R.
DREER'S "RIVERTON SPECIAL" P<an* Tub
..I »■ IllWfclliWll Wl fcWir^— NoDiam.EachDoi. 100
$1.45 $16.00 $130.00
1.30 14.00 115.00
1.00 11.25 92.00
.65 7.00 56.00
.45 5.00 40.00
.38 4.00 32.00
.30 3.50 28.00
c^hS^^.^'Sn'Ted.-iettitt^^^riJ^lld'Sirp'k''^
HENRY A.DREER, ''^ti,!'iS'^h^''^- 7M Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa-
WHILLDIN STANDARD POTS ARE POROUS.
POROUS POTS PROMOTE HEALTHY GROWTH
SPECIAL NOTICE
ORDER
WHILLDIN STANDARD POTS
THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO.,
13-19 Wharton Street,
Our Catalogue is an Order maker — send for it.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Branches: Long Island City, N. Y., lersey City. N. 1.
THE BEST POTS
You will learn the secret of our eoer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY - Mt. Gllead, Ohio.
K2.'i. FLORISTS' RED POTS s. e.
Just the Idnd you want at your benches. You can't beat them
In any way.
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STANDARD FLOWER POTS ,„„..„,„
1000 3-inch »5.00
800 3H-inch 6.80
2000 1M-inch $6.00 '
1600 2-inch 4.88
1600 2}i-iiich 5.25
600 4-inch 4.50
456 4H-'"i':h 6.24
320 5-inch 4.51
1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flower
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be ihipped mc an
Price per crate as foUows:
210 5H-inch $3.7$
144 6-inch 3.18
120 7-inch 4.20-
608-inch 3.00
1500 2^-inch 6.00 I 320 5-inch 4.01 I ou o-
Our Specialty, Lont Distance and Export Trade
Hil-FINGER BROS , Pottery, FORT ED>VARD. N
AUCll.ST ROLKER & SONS. 31 Barclay St.. New York City. Agents.
Red Standard Pots
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this SPRING to
stock your greenhouses.
rSyracuseRedPots"
Think of us. Write us. Try us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
2 13-223 Pearl St., NORRISTOWN,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
With new and improved
mtichinery we can lupply
your wants to better ad-
vantage than ever.
Syracuse Pottery Co. i
SYRACUSE. N. V. '
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Horse Stable Manur e
NATURALLY ROTTED DRIED AND GROUND
HIGH GRADE, IMMEDIATE, NUTRITIOUS
and LASTING. CONVENIENT and COMPACT
An odorless natural Manure for use of Florists, Landscape Gardeners,
Truck Growers and Fanners, and for general Farming purposes.
For mixing with soil for Potted Plants; for Field Crops; for Grass and Lawns,
and for Vegetable Garden, promoting rapid, steady growth.
PUT UP IN BAGS. 100 LBS. EACH
Descriptive Folder and Prices upon application
SOUD BY
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington Street, JERSEY CITY, N.J.
Pleftie mention the Ezcfaange when writing.
€t?SSiiS
SECTIC!
NDOOOR
Guaranteed under the Insecticide irt, 1910.
Save your plants and
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips. Red Spider. Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
Elant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
ave used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint. 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
H Gallon. $1.25; GaUon, $2.00; 5 Gallon
Can, $9.00; 10 Gallon Can, $17.50.
Directions on package. Forsaleby Seedsmen and
Florists' Supply Honsea. If youcannot^obtain
this fromyoar SuddIv Ho
3 direct.
Polsont KIU- >VORM PoisonI
Destroys Worms, Ants, etc. infesting
Golf, Cricket Grounds, Parks and Lawns.
Sure Death to Snails.
PRICES:
I Quart Bottle $1.00 1 GaUon Jug $3.00
1^ Gallon Bottle 1.75 5 Gallon Jug 13.50
One gallon Kil-Worm makes 50 gallons
liquid when mixed with water.
PolBonl KIU-WEED PoisonI
Not to be used on Lawns.
An unsurpassed preparation for removal
of grass, weeds, vines and bushes from
paths, roadways, gutters, etc. One gallon
KIL-WEED diluted with water will make
30 to 35 gallons of treating liquid.
PRICES:
1 Quart Can $0.35 5 Gallon Can - $4.00
}i Gallon Can .60 10 Gallon Can 7.50
1 Gallon Can 1.00 1 Barrel* per gal. .65
LBMOrV OIL, COiVlPAIVY, Dept.J
420 W. Lexineton St., Baltimore. Md.
i mention the Exchange when writing.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, Sclb-i"^
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. i"'^
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. it^
TO BACCO STEMS. 50c.^ig"i!a«
Spedftl Prices in Tons and Carload Lots.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writins.
I
are et>&y to kill with
Ihe fumigatiDg Kind Tobacco Powder
„ ., , X, $3.00 per bas 100 Ibi.
SatlBiaction guaranteed or money back;
why try cbeap eabBtltntei that makeri do
not dario to eaarantee ?
TO E. L STOOTEOTf 00., MOUn TIUOI. I. T.'
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Our Proposition
USE
Clay's
FERTILIZER
It will gratify your desires,
filling your houses with perfect
flowers and fruits. It is unsur-
passed as a Plant Food. Its
merit is recognized by The
Florists' Exchange.
Supplied by the leading Nur-
sery and Seed Firms, including
the following :_ New York —
Arthur T.Boddington, Burnett
Brothers, William Elliott &
Sons, Peter Henderson & Co.,
Stumpp & Walter Co., J. M.
Thorburn & Co., Vaughan's
Seed Store, Weeber & Don.
Rochester, N. Y. — James
Virk's Sons. Boston — Joseph
Brock & Sons Co., R. &J. Far-
quhar & Co., Fottler, Fiske,
Rawson Co., Thomas J. Grey
Co. Philadelphia— Henry A.
Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co.,
Hosea Waterer.
Manufactured by
CLAY&SON
Stratford, London, England
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CO _
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In the Greenhouse
The best fertilizer for greenhouse or out-
door use, for carnations, roses, chrysanthe-
olets, or potted plants, is Sheep
be certain of the best — full
SHEEP'S HEAD SHEEP MANURE
ptioric acid and potash.
Weed seeds killed. Will
not cause black spot.
Hasten maturity, quicken
the budding and Btiflfen
tlie Btenis. Write for
booklet and prices.
^SS^^^'' NATURAL GUANO CO.
^^^^^ SlORIverSl .Aurori.lll
\ 4
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PHOSPHORUS
i-lnchpotfulof Davldee's Special Phosphorus
Sample bag (200 lbs.), $5.00; over 500 Ibi.
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS
For the benefit of Seedsmen and all
who retail Seeds, Bulbs, Trees, Shrubs,
Fruits, etc., we have had written by ex-
perts over fifty single page leaflets cover-
ing the raising and care of these various
subjects. Their free use will save your
clerks much valuable time.
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & FUB. CO., Ltd.
p. 0. Box 1697, NEW YORK
Milwaukee Wis.
does not show much improve-
ment over last week. Vacations are in
full force but those on the .iob are well
able to take care of the little business
that comes along. Carnations are almost
out of the market, and Asters, because
of the long spell of dry weather, are not
coming in as early as usual : in fact they
are not making much of an impression,
most of them being very small and of
poor quality. Neither are Gladioli com-
ing in so abundantly as they were at this
date last year. There are increased ship-
ments, but the general shortage of stock
results in the Gladioli cleaning up
promptly, and more could be sold if stock
were better. Cool weather has resulted
in a reduction of Rose crops. Am.
Beauty, which was so plentiful, has
shortened up quite a bit and prices have
advanced ; they are now averaging about
the usual Summer figun.'s. The growers
V: bo are carrying over their old Roses
O-re dr.ying them off and most all the
slock cut is from youu,; ipbints. Of
corrse stems at* . short in n.osi cases,
and buds are small ; white varieties are
still in best demand. A number of grow-
ers are cutting Mrs. Russell and every-
one appears to think highly -if it. Khasta
Daisies also are abundant, though nut in
such oversupply as they were a while
ago. As a rule they cannot be substi-
tuted for other flowers, such as Roses or
Carnations. Outdoor Sweet Peas show
the eileets of the severe heat and lack of
rain early in the season. Only a few
are coming in and not many of these are
any good. Greens are more plentiful, es-
pecially SmOax, and there is an abund-
ance of Asparagus plumosus. There has
been very little call for A. Sprengeri
lately. In spite of the general shortage
of stock, average prices are not up to the
usual Summer level, according to the gen-
eral report.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. reports
stock scarce, especially white Roses. The
company's Mrs. Russell is holding out
fine, the demand being especially good. A
few good Asters coming in. also some
fine Gypsophila. Fred Holton enter-
tained Harry Philpott of Winnipeg and
A. T. Pyfer of Joliet at dinner on Fri-
day.
With Currie Bros. Co. business was
quiet the past week, giving the company
a chance to take inventory. William
Currie entertained the Quoiting Club at
his Summer home on Army Lake on Sat-
urday. Jlr. Rivert of the seed depart-
ment has left on a business trip. Philip
Kerner has returned from his fishing
trip.
The Heitman & Oestreicker Co. is cut-
ting some very fine Lady Lenox Cosmos,
the stems being from 12 to 16in. long.
The demand for these is not great, but
they came in very convenient for bou-
quets.
With Gus. Rusch & Co., trade is slow
and stock scarce. Gus has gone on an
auto trip through the country calling on
trade, combining business with pleasure
for two weeks.
The Zimmerman Co. states trade is
fair for the time of the year. Miss
Louise bas returned from a week's vaca-
tion at Wampun. Wis. Will has been on
the sick list the past week.
Mr. Roberts of the Zanesville Pottery
Co. called on the trade Saturday.
M. O. S.
It has not yet been decided on what
road the Milwaukee people will travel to
the Convention, and will not be officially
decided until the meeting of the club.
August 7. However, it is understood
that Gua Pohl. Fred Holton. Ben. Greg-
ory and Nic. Zweifel. will take the Mil-
waukee and St. Paul Special, Ltd.
Washington, Ia. — Frank T. Wolf has
bought an interest in the Keck Floral Co.,
and with Elmer C. Keck will continue
the business under the name of the Keck-
Wolf Floral Co.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Business presents a rather uniisual
condition for the month of .Tuly. inas-
much as flowers are actually scarce.
Owing to the drought the supply of out-
door flowers is very short. This makes
the lack of Roses and Carnations more
acutely felt. Easter Lilies are good
property right now ; they are about as
good sellers as anything, bringing good
prices, too, as the demand for them is
THE RECOGNIZED STiMDARO INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thripl.
mealy bug and soft scale.
SI .00 per quart, $2 JO per gallon
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. Doe* not
stain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, S2.00 per gallon
VERMINE
SCALINE
nurKry stock. Can be used i
safely as in dormant season,
75c. per quart, $1^0 per gallon, 10 gallons. SIO.
^uAoilami
ri/M/GAJ^L^
$1.35 per quart. $4.00 per gallon
our products are used diluted with watef at
> strengtlis, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let us quote you our prices to commercial grow-
ers in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemlcala
M. C. BBBL, Gen*l Mgr. MADISON. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when vritinff.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE NARKtT
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, Thiips, Red Spider, etc.
PIANTIIFI '"'"- -sVd^-
■ ■-« II ■ ■- ■ ■ »- secticides on the mar-
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
PLANTLIFE
if used
spray.
5 pounds with 10
gallons boiling hot
water, allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any other insecticide on
the market.
PLANTLIFE
vegetable, _ and
lively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
leaves.
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write or free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
4^Money refunded If not satlsfled*
Beware of imitations
Pleatomention the Exchange when writing.
August 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
241
GIBLIN GREENHOUSE BOILERS
CAST IRON, STEAM AND WATER
"^o-^r'^'SreSn^t^^tTve^ GIBLIN © CO., Utica, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Free from rot
Produdnfl appliances
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PEXRCE
Telephone 662-M 203 Tremont Avenue. Orange, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when "writing.
USE IT HOW.
F.0.P1ERCEC0.
12 W. BROADWAY
NrW YORK
Maatlca is elastic and tenacious, admits ot
expansion and contraction. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken ftlass more easily
removed without breaklo£ of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN
Greenhouse Glass,
Paints and Putty,
''BUFFALO m\W* I?aITe)
Most Perfect White Faint Made
BE SURE TO GET OUR ESTIMATES.
THE DWELLE - KAISER CO.
138-341 ElUcott Street - BUFFALO, N. Y.
Branch Offices
80 North Allen Street - Albany, N. Y.
Cutler BuUdlng - Rochester, N. Y.
1210 State Street - - Erie, Pa.
Please mention the Eichanee when wrltliig.
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses —
Commercial and Private
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses. $1.35 per gla.
Machines for using same, $1.25 each. Special price
on quantities of^Maatica furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine Sf., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
Greenhouses §1^ Conservatories
NORTH TONANVANDA, N.Y.
HAMILTON, ONT.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Don't miss our Convention
Number— Out Next Week
Greenhouse Materials an"/Ertcted
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In ali lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will furnish
details and cut materials ready for <
Frank Van Assche, '"^2 gfet"°s?til?-
JERSEY ciry, N. J.
i mention the E:tchang6 whei
[vans Improved Challenge
Roller bearing, self-oiling de-
CHALLENGE the most j>er-
fect apparatus in the mancet.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your arders
QtrAKEHrcrrV MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
Please
the Exchange
I writing.
exceptionally great for funeral work.
Sweet Peas are also selling very well.
The first outdoor Gladioli have made their
appearance and sell rapidly. A few As-
ters are arriving also, but not enough to
make any impression.
A special meeting was held at the
Radisson Hotel last week of the chair-
men of the different committees. John
Young, secretary of the S. A. F. and
O. H. was an active participant. After
the meeting a majority of the numbers
expressed themselves as most satisfied
with the way the committees are pro-
gressing with their work, and another
special meeting will bring the Minneapo-
lis Florists' Club and the Minnesota
State Florists' Association together at a
last session before the S. A. F. and O. H.
convention, although committee meetings
will be subject to call by their respective
chairmen.
N. Ruedlinger met with an auto acci-
dent the other day, running into a boy
riding a bicycle, knocking him some feet.
In his endeavor to avoid the accident he
ran into the side walk, damaging the
machine to some extent. Mr. Rued-
linger was declared to be not responsible
for the accident, although the boy is
still in the hospital.
The L. Iv. Donaldson Co. has finished
planting Roses, and reports are that
these are doing very nicely. The Car-
nations in the field are doing better than
was expected, the recent rains being of
great benefit to them. Planting will com-
mence about the middle of August. The
greenhouses are all finished and are in
readiness for the inspection of the
S. A. F. and O. H. visitors. This work
is under the direct management of W. D.
Desmond, manager.
W. D. Desmond, chairman of the hotel
committee, reports his committee doing
good work in the way of getting the mem-
bers posted on the hotels and rates, and
says requests pouring in for reservations
exceed all expectations.
The garden beds at the Armory are in
the best possible condition, and another
two weeks' time will find them just right,
so all in all the visitors will be treated to
something unusual. The L. S. Donald-
son Co. has two great beds with the com-
pany's name planted with suitable flow-
ers.
A. Miller of A. Henderson & Co., Chi-
cago, was a visitor in town last week.
'The National Ounrd Armory, where
■the proposed S. A. F. and O. H. con-
vention is to he held Aug. 10 to 23, late
last week collapsed on one side, the
result being that tlie building was im-
media:tely condemned for any future pub-
lic meetings, dances or any purpose
whatever, by the city building inspector,
and thus for a while it was thought tha-t
all plans for holding the convention in
this building would have to be aban-
doned.
A cornmittee of florists, headed by
Theo. Wirth. made a hurry visit to the
mayor's oflice to consult that gentleman
regarding same and they were assured
that every_ effort would be exercised to
iiave repairs completed by the time the
convention opens. Tile contractor was
notified to use every effort to have the
building in shape by Aug. 15, which
assures us that no plans whatsoever will
be interrupted in the least.
75 Feet Lon}^.
Some years ago Mr. R. Yonker, of Grand Rapids, Mich., built a small greenhouse for growing
vegetables under glass during the Winter season.
In those days the greenhouses were of low construction and a house 20 feet wide was considered
a big greenliouse.
HIS FIRST KROESCHELL
The business foi the first season was very encouraging and the following year several additional
houses were added, and a Kroeschell hot water boiler v/as installed for the heating.
THE NEW RANGE
The business has grown from a very small beginning, and today Mr. Yonker has tne most up-to-
date range of vegetable houses in the State of Michigan. The new houses elected for Mr. Yonker
are of iron frame construction, each 34 feet wide and 275 feet long. The eaves or gutters are 11
feet high; this permits the placing of the heating pipes 6 feet or more above the beds.
THE NEW KROESCHELL SYSTEM DOES NOT REQUIRE A DEEP BOILER PIT-
THE BOILER MAY BE SET ON THE SAMEJ-EVEL AS THE GREENHOUSE WALKS '
The first boiler Mr. Yonker installed was, of course, placed in a deep boiler pit. The No. 15
Kroeschell boiler is set in shallow pit, the flcor of which is only 24 inches belo'A' the level of the
groennouse beds. The old bciler pit was partially filled in and now can be used for growing
either mushrooms or asparagus.
The boiler is placed about 50 feet from the end of the 275-foot houses. The packing shed is
equijjped with every labor-saving device and is large enough for loading the large market wagons
ndoors. The packing shed
provided with telephones.
of the service buildi
1 1 business is transacted from th:
ficially lighted by gasoline lighting system and, of c
In
•ill find the neatly equipped office of Mr. R. Yonker;
THE KROESCHELL PIPING SYSTEM
The Kroeschel I 4-inch Threaded Tube Piping System is used for the new iron frame houses.
The coils are 275 feet long. Each return line is controlled by 2-inch gate valve. The entire
system is operated by gravity circulation.
The mains for the new range consist of two 7-inch pipe circuits for flows and two 7-inch pipe
circuits for returns.
The piping lor the old houses was not changed; new_6-inch pipe circuits for main flows and re-
turns were installed to connect same with the new boiler.
The 275-foot houses are connected and open across the entire range. These houses are planted
with a crop of one variety — an even temperature is necessary at every point. This is accom-
plished by Kroeschell short circuits on continuous piping.
The Kroeschel I heating department can be proud of this heating system and it surely is a master-
P.S. (We ijredict that as our competitors gradually become acquainted with the Kroeschell features of
Hot Water heat engineering they will be
ally used.)
A WORD OF PRAISE FOR THE BOILER
The range of Mr. Yonker covers a ground space of one square acre, and the glass exposure of these house'
Is in the neighborhood of 54,180 square feet. The entire plant is heated by the No. 15 Kroeschell Boilei
We challenge anv boiler manufacturer or his agent to equal the fuel economy of the Kroeschell at this Disc,,
GET THE KROESCHELL BOILER, IT IS MADE RIGHT AND HONESTLY RATED.
EMPHATICALLY YES ! THE KROESCHELL GIVES ENTIRE SATISFACTION
Your No. 15 Boiler has been able to take care of the houses very easily.
We use Pocahontas coal, mine run. This coal should be fired with an intermission from one to
not more than three hours to give the best results.
" Does the boiler give entire s
perfect satisfaction.
atisfaction? " We will state emphatically, YesI It has given
In regard to the piping systen
in this case we are perfectly s
, would say that we do not see any room for improvement. Also
atisfied.
We noticed that the circulation
piping systems, although the w
in your boiler tube piping system is much quicker than the old 2-inch
ater travels at least twice the distance with the new system that it
in the old.
Grand Rapids, Mich.. January 30, 1913.
(Signed) R. YONKER.
The Kroeschell
has the
highest stnnd-
ard of
heating values.
Immen
e Self-cleaning
Heatin
T Surface. Long-
est Fire
Travel, Perfect
Combu
stion. Free Cir-
culatio
1. Thin Water-
ways. Honest Working j
Capaci
ies. Unequalcd
FuelE
conomy , .
The Kroeschell
has replaced hundreds
of cast iron boilers. In
every case higher tem-
peratures are secured
with the Kioeschell
with the same piping
and with less fuel.
We have no agents.
The Kroeschell is sold
direct from factory to
users. This eliminates
the unnecessary mid-
KROESCHELL BROS. CO.,
468 West Erie St.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Pleaae mention the Exchange ^
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glass Works ''N''e^''Y.T£ty''
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
Whlt&-wasb Spray-
Infi. Will not clog ©r get out of order.
Used in Leading Parks and Cemetcriej.
RE3DE & McKENNS
M4 — 60th Street. Brooklyn, New York
I the Exohange when writing.
242
The Florists' Exchange
Some Day You Will Want To
Enlarge Your House — Then How
About Your Boiler?
Will it be big enough to heat it ?
Or will you have to get a new
Rather a serious question.
Here's the answer: Buy a
Burnham Sectional Boiler the
size you w^ant now. When you
add more house you simply add
a section or two more to your
Burnham.
Two men can add a section in
short order.
This and its twenty-nine other
economy and convenience points
are pretty well shown up in the
Handy Hand Book.
Send for one and know what
there is to know about this green"
house boiler that's made especi-
ally for greenhouse work and, for
that reason, works for economy
as no other cast iron boiler works.
The truth to tell, it's the only
cast iron boiler made especially
for greenhouses. Saying it an-
other wray : It's not a residence
heating boiler trying to jolly itself
into thinking it's a greenhouse
boiler.
To say it still another way:
Why send a boy to do a man's
w^ork — especially w^hen the boy
charges you just as much, and
does a lot less?
Lord and Burnham Co.
SALES OFFICES
New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago Rochester
42ndSt. Bldg. FrankHn Bank Bldg. Tremont Bldg. Rookery Bide. Granite Bldg .
Toronto. Canada. 12 Queen St.. East
FACTORIES: IRVINGTON, N. Y. DES PLAIN ES. ILL.
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| ^A/V5. S
Upon
JScouesT
D/CQY TniNG
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
PleajB mantlon the Exchange when wrltinr^
Fruits 6^ Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A. T. D© La JVlai-© Pi-inting and Publishing Co., L,td.
3 to 8 D»»n* Straat, N*w TorK
Boiler Talks
(No. 6)
NOTE. — This Is the sixth of a series
of advertisements written by our cus-
tomers. We print here a copy of a
signed question sheet. We mailed
these to boiler users throughout the
country, and we are going to give you
the answers just as we received them.
It will be worth your time to follow
this series to the end. Notice these
ads are all dated and signed. No
" Humbug " here.
Questions and Answers
No. 1. Q. — Have you ever fired a cast
iron boiler? A.— Yes.
No. 2. Q. — Have you ever fired a steel
Hue boiler? A.— No.
No. 3. Q. — Which do you prefer? A. —
Cast iron.
No. 4. Q. — Do you save coal with the
cast iron boiler? A. — Yes.
No. 5. Q. — Which is the easiest to oper- The Flexible Fire Travel Keeps Heat In the
ate? A.— Cast iron. -.---.«-,.-. «.
No. 6. Do you have more trouble with
the cast iron than the steel?
A. .
No. 7. Which type costs least for re-
pairs ? A. — Has not cost a cent.
No. 8. Q.— Is the
clei
1? A.— Yes. Youc
heat
No. 9. Q. — Does the cast
quicker? A. — Yes.
No. 10. Q. — Which type lasts longer?
A.— Cast iron.
No. 11. Q. — If you prefer a cast iron boiler
please tell us why. A.— There
are no flues to bum out in dead
of winter.
No. 12. Q. — If you prefer a steel flue boiler
please tellus why. A,— We will
never prefer a flue boiler — seen
too many.
No. 13. Q. — How long have you used
cast iron boHers? A.— Three
No. 14. Q. — How long have you used steel
flue boilers? A. —
No. 15. Q.— Do
Houses and Coal in the Bin
No. 16. Q. — Which type holds fire longest?
No. 17. Q. — Is your boiler steam or water?
A. — Water.
No. 18. Q. — What kindofcoal do you burn?
A. — Soft Slack.
No. 19. Q.— What is your glass area?
A.— About 6000 sq. ft.
No. 20. Q. — What boiler are you using?
A. — Moninger.
No. 21. Q. — Is your piping in good shape?
No. 22. Q.— If not] explain trouble. A.—
No. 23. Q. — Do you get good draft?
No. 24. Q.— What' is size of chimney?
A. — 40 ft. high, 24 ins. diameter.
No. 25. KemarJb.— We are certainly
E leased with (
ave seen lo
but the cast ir
Date. May 27, 1913.
We
i?ot^hXiier? J^^;^ayyUA -^^Hyi^ ^;?UM^&^n^
No. 6. Pipe and Fittinsi
No. 8. Boiler Handbook
No. 10. Boileti in a Battery
GET THESE CATALOGUES
No. I I . Moninger Water Supply
No. 12. Ventilating Machinery
No. 14. Tniued Iron Frame Houiei
No. 15. Hat Rafter Hou
No. 16. HotBedSaih
No. 17. Semi-Iron Houi
JOHN C. MONINGER CO., MiMSi:, CHICAGO
Everything fof the Oreerihouse
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The commibtee was cordially received
by the mayor, and every member thereof
praised the interest that was shown and
the kindly assurances given by our most
honorable mayor. Wallace C. Nye, that
everytliing would be shipshape for the
meeting. L. A. M.
San Francisco, Cal.
Ideal wea.ther makes this season a
good one for outings, and there is noth-
ing stirring in San Francisco, excepting
vacations. Wherever it is possible the
proprietors have given their employees
an opportunity to recuperate and store
up new energy for the coming Winter.
High grade flowers are at a premium ;
everything of quality commands a high
price. Roses are inferior. Sweet Peas
are going out rapidly, and Asters be-
ginning to come in, the latter command-
ing at this writing 20c. per dozen for
fairly good blooms. There are many
Dahlias to be seen, and also Speciosum
Lilies of good quality.
The MacRorie-McLaren Co. has just
flowered an excellent plant of Cypripe-
dium caudatum. The plant is very well
shaped, having petals from 29in. to 32in.
long and containing eight flowers. At
the last meeting of the Pacific Coast
Horticultural Society it was awarded 98
points by the judges.
Pelicano, Rossi & Co. of Kearny st.
are making a fine display of Hydrangeas
this week.
_ .Tulius Eppstein, the California Flo-
rist, has been featuring Cattleya Dowi-
ana. Mr. Forrest, of the same firm, is
improving in health rapidly.
Frank Chervenka, of Clark Bros., of
Portland. Ore., has been visiting in this
city. Mr. Chervenka is well known for
his ability among local growers.
Ralph Stevens, of the MacRorie-
McLaren Co., is still traveling in Eu-
rope. W. A. H.
KING
IRON FRAME
GREENHOUSES
are the best growing houses and that's what you
are looking for.
The unanimous verdict of King Users is that the
King is the best producer and the best value ever.
Let us send you the names of King owners near
you.
Just Ask Them
KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
26 King's Road, NORTH TONA WANDA. N. Y,
JUl the Sunlight Jill Day Houses
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded, thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and up, guaranteed free from splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT ® DAVIDSON
217-23 Union Avenue. Brooklyn, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our S. A. F. and O. H.
Convention Number
Those who test the trade business pulse in our
Convention Number (out next week — advertismg
pages close Tuesday the 5) will find it beatmg as
strongly as ever.
Augiist 2, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
243
M
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
t398-l408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
PATENT IRON
GUHER
/^NE of the features of this
Gutter is that it can be
put up in wrought iron
any lengths (without boring
holes), by bolting the Gutter
together and screwing clip
to the roof bars, for any size
glass.
Qet our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse MATERiALi^HoT-BEDSASH
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhoase Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices^Blght
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, III.
Please mention the Exchange whe
Greenhouse GLASS
S,«*ourVrrci's''''' SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, III.
Please meption the Exchange when writing.
Fruits ^ Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A.. T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd.
2 to 8 Duane Str««t. Rew York
LISTEN!
WHY should we say listen? It's no secret
we want to tell you because every one
knows that Advance Ventilating ap-
paratus and greenhouse fittings are the best
on the market. Well, we want you to re-
member it, that's all. So when you are in the
market we will get your order. Of course we
will be glad to give full particulars right now.
Write I
ADVANCE CO.,
Richmond, Ind
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Please mention the Exchange when vrritmg.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Rool Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Qla8^
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
tom Price*.
PARSHELSKY BROS.. Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.V.
ntion the Exchange when tgriting.
LAND DRAIN TILE m?.S Sr iit»
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many 2nd, 8rd and 4tb repeat orders dnring past
five years from aaers, show results. Send postal
for clrcnlar and prices.
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
Uanofaoturers 613 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
serratoriea and all other puriraaes. Get our
figures before buying. Estimates freely ftlven.
GLASS
NPnWFN'C CAN 14-1* Wooiter St
.l/UllCn O OUR NEWiYORK
We make a specialty of Greenhouse Stock for Commercial Growers of Flowers
and Vegetables. Sash
Bars 32 feet long and
over. Write for circu-
lars and prices.
The A. T.Stearns
LumDcr Co.
NEPONSET, Boston, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
244
The Florists' Exchange
August 9, 1913
Word From The Sunny South
|R. H. D. WHEAT, of Gaffney, S. C,
gave this house to the Gaffney Park.
He has a charming little Lord &
Burnham Curved-Eave house on his
private grounds. Here is what gardener,
Mr. G. Janes, has to say about the park house :
"1 have worked in the Lord & Burnham
greenhouses for the past three and one-half
years, growing fruit, flowers and vegetables,
and we have always had the finest results —
which, I believe, is partly due to the amount
of light and proper ventilation.
"Here, where I have to raise a good num-
ber of bedding plants besides the usual cut
Howers and pot plants, I fix up shelves on
which 1 can stand a surprising lot of plants,
besides hanging heavy fern baskets in every
little bit of spare room — which, of course, is
possible with the iron frame construction.
"The neat way in which they are built,
too, gives a pleasing effect to any park."
P*.
Lord and Burnham Company
Sales J NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO
Offices 1 Forty-Second St. BIdg. Tremont Building Franklin Bank Bldg. Rookery Building
ROCHESTER
Gianite Building
TORONTO. CANADA
12 Queen Street, E.
1 IRVINGTON, N. Y.
- DES PLAINES, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Some Summer Time Things It's Time To Do
N
OW that you growers are getting
your business methods down to a
point where you closely cut the
corners on all unnecessary expense, you
are appreciating the saving there is in early
overhauling your entire heating plant.
This waiting until you want heat be-
fore doing anything don't agree with the
careful way you do other things.
Some inconveniences — like painting —
can't be helped. But this getting your
heating in shape can.
If your boiler needs new grates — get
them now and put them in.
If some of your pipe hooks have slipped
and affected the circulation — give them
attention now.
If the circulation in your pipes was
sluggish last season, send for one of our
expert heating men to go carefully
over it and ferret out the trouble.
If you need a new boiler.'don't wait
until Jack Frost forcibly calls your atten-
tion to the necessity. Order it now and
make sure of its early delivery and ample
time for its erection and connecting up.
Very seldom are you able to accom-
plish things sooner than you expected.
The safe way is to allow more time than
you think you need.
The fact that we have been heating
greenhouses for going on 64 years is
pretty strong evidence of our ability to
heat them the economical way they
should be heated.
We shall be looking to hear from'you.
iM^WAtatMmiW.wmuw^^^
NEW YORK OFFICE
1 1 70 Broadway
Hitcriitvsfs ^ CLnvparn
PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania BIdg., 15th and Chestnut Sts.
Factory, ELIZABETH, N. J.
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION NUMBER
"We are a straight shoot and aim to grout Into a vigorous plant
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 6
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, AUGUST 9, J9J3
One Dollar per Annum
NOW READY
. bulbs,
100, SO.OO per 1000; 14 c
. bulbs.
'bulbs, lit
1., 2,000 t
S3.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. ]
Sl.oO per 100, SU.OO per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS.
per 100, S2S.00 per 1000.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs, 7-9. S19.50 per case.
FREESIAS, Purity. S2.00 per 100, $1.5.00 per 1000. French-grown, mammoth bulbs,
S1.50 per 100, SIO.OO per 1000.
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs. I'J to 2-in. diameter. S9.00 per 100.. Mammoth bulbs, 2 to
aio-in. in diameter, .512.00 per 100.
Lilivim Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We have received our first configninent of Harrisii, and offer a selected stock of
the originai true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was grown from the original
true type, and will be found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose
Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season, but we
are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make delivery
now froni first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs, 350 to the case, S5.50 per 100, S45.00 per 1000
7 to &-inch bulbs, 200 to the case, 9.00 per 100, 82.50 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
.tering pla
nd other Sun
Fine Perns for Summer Decoration
For Immediate Use
We have a fine stock of the following varieties in the sizes offered.
Elegant! .jsima. 6-in. pots, 50c. each; 8-in., Sl.OO each.
Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The best of all the plain-leavcd type.
heavy specimens, in 10-in. pots, $3.00 and $4.00 each.
S-in., $1.00 each; very
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Killarney. Pink Killarney, Richmond, Lady Hlllinfidon and Klllarney Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements oT the above-named varieties.
s, m 3H- ^nd 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-OK-HUDSON
NE>A/ YORK
Strong grafted plan
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
cKS"" LILY BULBS
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we offer LILIUM GIGANTEUM,
supply limited —
8-10, 225 to case $17.00 per case
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
Write now and get our quotations on Giganteum, Formosum and
Magnificum bulbs for 1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
For immediate
Delivery
LILIUM HARRISII
7-9, 200 to case, $9.00 per 100, $85.00 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates. Less 3% for cash with order
LILIUM FORMOSUM
7- 9, 300 to case. . .
. - . S7.00 per 100, S17.50 per (•as(
, August 15th delivery
8.50 " ■■ 17.50 ■■ ••
9-10, 200 "
9.50 " " 17.00 "
Sept. 1st. delivery
Above price'; less 3% fo
POINSETTIAS
2}.^-inch. fine stock, $7 00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000.
WM. F. HASTING CO., ^f^A^r". %:
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
TomorroAv's Business
HE primary object of the Convention is to
get together for business improvement;
to mutually aid each other in making the
path of the florist an easier one to travel. The
tendency of all things is to wear out. Even
good resolutions are lost and forgotten. Adver-
tising methods may be good, but lose their power
through too frequent repetition.
That the florists of the country may get the full
benefit of mutual association, renewed confidence
in their chosen profession, and new ideas to en-
able them to place their product in the hands of
the people, is the wish of this firm.
A, N, PIERSON,
Cromwfeii, Connm
Incm
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
MARYLAND
Ever since we have been in the Geranium business, wc have endeavored to ilnd a novelty
on which we could stake our reputation. In this endeavor we have raised hundreds of seecf-
lin(2;s ourselves and discarded innumerable very promising seedlings offered by others as not
possessing the quality we desired should be in our first noveltyi Several years ago we placed
in the hands of an expeyrt hybridizer certain stock from which we believed the desired results
could be obtained, with instructions that he was to spare neither time nor expense to produce a
variety that would embrace as far as possible all that was required in a Geranium: color,
hcalthfulness, habit of growth and freedom of bloom, and we have no hesitation in claiming
that these qualities are all found in our novelty of 1914, the " Maryland."
The " Maryland " is the result of a cross between Alph. Ricard and La Pilote. In habit of
growth it resembles the La Pilote, only much stronger, being more robust, vigorous and branch-
ing. The foliage is handsomely marked with a chocolate zone. The individual flowers arc
magnificent, semi-double, perfectly formed and of grand texture, being profusely produced in
enormous trusses. The color is of the most intense dazzling fiery red of such marvelous beauty
that words are inadequate to accurately describe its wonderful coloring and the exquisite finish
" Maryland " is a variety that we introduce to the florist and the great mass of flower lovers
with every confidence that it will, with its most pleasing habit and strong constitution, prove
satisfactory in every way, and meet every requirement of a first-class Geranium.
Ready Jan. 1st, 1914. 50 cts. each, $5,00 per doz.
SCARLET BEDDER
duccd by Elmer D. Smith of Adrian, Mich., in 1913,
_r^i-. 1 1 1 : -"' -jrmediatc color between S. A.
ompact. During the past Summer it has been 1
rdder and has done remarkably well, giving uni-
■' ■ it is the coming scarlet bedding Geranium.
Ready Jan. 1, 1914. $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 1
R. VINCENT, JR. & SONS CO., "SIS^
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX— THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 271
246
The Flonsts' Exchange
^S^^ Dive Into Some
of These Wants
GLAZING POINTS, Peerless 1000, 60c.
PINCERS 40c .
GLASS CUTTERS, diamond with guide wheel,
83.25
HOSE MENDERS, Cooper's, ?i-inch . . .65c. doz.
MASTICA, for glazing
■«=- S1.35 gal., can of 6 gals., $7.00
^ ■ — MASTICA MACHINES SlOO
=— ' PUTTY, Twemlow's Old English gal., $1.60
.^==^ PUTTY BULBS, postage 10c 75c.
— =&= CLAY'S FERTILIZER 50 lbs., $3.25
^= — THOMPSON'S CHRYSANTHEMUM
■■== ' - FERTILIZER 56 lbs., $6.00
■ SCOTCH SOOT, 112 lbs. $3.00
NITRATE OF SODA 50 lbs., $2.25
NICOTICIDE Pint, $2.25
LEMON OIL }4 gal., $1.25; gal. $2.00
>A/M. ELLIOTT & SONS
42 Vesey Street, NEW YORK
superb Quality
Seeds lor Florists
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S
"SUPERB MIXTURE" OF
GIANT PANSY SEED
contains the CLTIMATE in Giant
Pansiee.
You cannot buy a better mixture of
Panay Seed at any price.
Trade Packet, 50c.: M-oz.. $1.25: oz.. $4.00
We carry in stock all named and sepa-
rate colorB of Giant Pansies, also the best
strains of Odier, Gassier, Bugnots,
Trimardeau, etc.
See our Trade List for prices.
CINERARIA GRANDIFLORA ^<5^Rs
(A magnificent strain). Trade packet, $1.00.
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy)
Longfellow (Red;, Snowball (White), tr. pkt., 35c. Mixed. Colors, tr. pkt., 25c
ALL OTHER SEASONABLE SEED
ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
Is your service in flower seed satisfactory ?
This Trade Mark is the symbol of
60 years of satisfactory service
lh^Storrs& Harrison Co.
Painesville, Ohio
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pansy Seed
(New Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STORES, Seedsman, A^L^^itrnUVIi.
the Exchange when writing.
Childs' Gladioli
ai« aoted the world vrer f«r
SUPERIOR MERIT
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
Flowerfield, Long Island, N. T.
J when writing.
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON, MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER. TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Corn
Correspondence Solicited
I tho Ejtohane-e when writinp
Johnson's Giant
Prize Winner
PANSIES
DENOTE SUPeeiOR QUALITY^'
NEW CROP SEED
Lirge tr pkt Per
(2000 Seudb) oz
Giant Adonic, beautiful
light blue... . 25c. $1.50
Giant Prince Bismarck,
beautiful shade of brown
Giant Striped
Giant Peacock, ultrama-
rine blue claret and wh;
Giant Emperor William,
the best blue
Giant Black.
Giant White, w ith dark e
Giant Trimardeau, chc
30c
xed.
.25c.
Giant Fire King, golde
yellow, upper petals purple.25c.
Giant Mme, Perret, a mag-
nificent giant strain of rare
excellence, very early, vig-
orous and a rich combina-
tion ol colors 25c,
Giant Lord Beaconsfleld,
purple, white petal.'; 25c.
Giant Yellow, with dark eye,
fine 25c.
Giant Dark Blue 25c.
Giant Snowfiake.pure white 25c.
Giant Hortensia, beautiful
red shades 30c.
Giant President Garnet. .30c. 2.00
Giant Psyche, beautifully
ruffled violet and white. . .40c. 3.00
Giant Parisian, brilliant
colors, mostly five blotched,
fine 30c. 1.75
Giant Golden Queen, with-
out eye 25c. 1.50
Tr. pkt. Per
New Giant Golden Yellow, (2000 seeds) oz.
five spotted, fine 40c. S2.50
Giant Pretiosa, carmine purple,
bright violet blotches, white
gm.
Giant Non PI
containing t
.25c. 1.50
.40c.
Bugnot's Superb Blotched....
Cassier's Giant Five Blotched. . .30c. 3.00
Giant Masterpiece, a magnificent
variety with curled petals and
many rich color^J 40c, 3.00
Giant Orchid -flowered, beautiful
rare shades 25c. S2.00
Triumph of the Giants (grown by
Henry Mette, the introducer), a
prize strain of curled and fluted
flowers of immense size and rare
brilliancy of coloring. Per 2000
seeds, 50c., ^ oz. $1.50, oz. S5.00.
Giant Odier, extra large blotched
rich colors 40c. 3.00
Giant Imperial German Mixed.
3.00
The strain that stands for
JC'hnson's Famous Giant Prize Winner
abl . We offer carefully grown New Crop Seed from eminent French. German and Engii<
specialists as follows: 1000 seeds, 30c.; 2000 seeds, 50c.; 5000 seeds, Sl.OO; per oz., S5.00.
Let us booh your order now for FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS at special advance prices.
Send for our Florists' Wholesale Pansy List
Johnson Seed Company, pS^iLdeKiaTpa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
-TO THE TRADE-
HENRY METTE, Quedllnburg, Germany
(Established in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks. Lettuces, Oaions, Peas,
Radishes. Spinach, Turnips, Swedes. Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs. Nasturtiums, Pansies. Petunias, Phlox. Primulas, Scabious. Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSJRS (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, «6.00 per oz., W.75 per ^ oz., $1.00 per H oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order.
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
Please mention tho Et^
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and all GARDENEEDS
lU ail IjAKUtlMiliLJS . ^^ n
LEONARD S^
CO.
ONION SETS
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prices
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen, 72 Cortlandt St., 2223''4mANDT
Ne>AA York
FImu* mantlon the Exohan^e when writing.
August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
247
FISCHER'S
Nat. Size of
Glory of
Wands beck
Cyclamen Seed
Glowing Dark Red, Glowing Red, Rose'of Marien-
thal. Pure White, White with Dark Eye, Lilac'
$3.50 per 1000 seeds. $25.00 per 10,000 seeds. $100.00
per 50,000 seeds.
Salmoneum, $5.00 per 1000 seeds.
Glory of Wandsbeck and Rose of Wand8beck, the
two best growing Salmon sorts. $5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Album Wolaceo striatum, $5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Fimbriatum carmineo marginatum, Victoria
Cyclamen, $4.50 per 1000 seeds.
th order, please.
Wiesbaden •Aukamm,
GERMANY
Over five hundred testimonials and repeated orders
for Cyclamen Seed were shown to the Editor
of The Florists' Exchange, New York
FERD. FISCHER,
PANSIES
Thorburn's Superb Mixture has been known
for years for its variety of color and size of
flowers. Per oz. $4.00.
We have also extra fine strains of Masterpiece,
Madame Perret, and all the leading varieties of
Giant Trimardeau. Write for prices.
FREESIA
Refracta alba K)0 1000
% to y^-'m. diameter $0.75 $5.00
H to M-in. diameter 1.00 8.00
Mammoth Bulbs 2.00 12.00
Purity. First size 2.00 12.00
LILiUM HARRISII
100 1000
5 to 7-in. circumference $6.00 $40.00
6 to 7-in. circumference 6.00 65.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
9 to 11-in. circumference 20.00
Have you our Florists' Catalogue ?
Ask for it when ordering.
"The most reliable seeds"
33 Barclay St , (t i4) New York
NEW
Wintcr-flowcring Sweet Pea List
Is l>emg mailed. If you have not received one,
drop me a postal.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, Lompoc, Cal.
Sweet
Peas
Spencer varieties, grown
in New Zealand (Australia)
Crop '13 JLi.st anivccl. Write for
prices.
& CO., "sYr"e;r" New Yorii
ntlon the Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds. $1.00; 1000
seeds, $1.50; H pkt. 60c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensis, Sweet Yellow. 20c.
PRIMULA malacoides. Giant Baby. 20c.
PRIMULA obconlca, New Giant. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. 50c.
CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed,
1000 seeds, 50c.; H pkt. 25c.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds. $1.00; 'A pkt. 50c.
DAISY _ (Bellis) Monstrosa. . Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Extra. Pkt.
25c.
filANT PAN^iV The best larg^flbwering
Uinn I t nni9 1 . varieties, critically selectetT
6000 seeds, $1.00; }4 pkt. 60c.; $2.50 per ounce. A
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pansy Seed
'• HILTON'S "
Seeds selected from choice plants only. Fancy
mixed varieties. 1 oz.. $4.00; 2 ozs.. $7.00;
trade pkt., 75c. Cash with order.
WM. T. BROWN. Hilton. New Jersey
Pansy Specialist P. O. Box 33
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Cha& C. Masalo, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; flrst vice-president, J. M.
LiUpton, Mattltuclc, N. Y. ; second vice-
president. W. F. Tlierkildaon, Paines-
ville, O. ; secretary (re-elected), C .E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. P. Wll-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC.— July 29, S. S. Ber-
mudian — Henry & Lee, 8 pg-s. Lily bulbs;
P. Henderson & Co., 8 pgs. Lily bulbs;
P. R. Pierson & Co., 64 pgs. Lily bulbs;
P. B. Vandegrift & Co., 5 pgs. Lily bulbs
etc.; R. M. Ward & Co.. 60 pgs. Lily
bulbs. July 20, S. S. Westerdyk— Mal-
■tus & Ware, 18 pgs. bulbs, etc.; Muller,
Schall & Co., 250 bags seed. S. S. Dan-
ube— Maltus & Ware, 6 boxes plants, 16
cases plants. August 2 and 3, S. S. Cal-
edonia— J. M. Thorburn & Co.. 25 bbls.
Grass seed. S. S. Venezia — Wakem &
McLaughlin, 10 cases bulbs; P. C. Kuv-
per & Co., 504 cases bulbs; W. C. Beck-
ert. 71 cases bulbs; Maltus & Ware. 345
cases bulbs; C. J. Spielman & Sons, 350
cases bulbs; Stumpp & Walter Co., 435
cases bulbs; A. J. Morgan, 5 cases bulbs;
P. B. Vandegrift & Co., 54 cases bulbs;
Vaughan's Seed Store. 580 cases bulbs;
C. F. Meyer, 582 cases bulbs; E.W.Wood
& Sons, 71 cases bulbs; Currie Bros. &
Co.. 93 cases bulbs; B. Waterer, 95 cases
bulbs; W. H. Allison & Co., 4 cases
bulbs; Fottler-Piske-Rawson Co., 264
cases bulbs; H. A. Dreer, 143 cases
bulbs; A. Currie & Co., 57 cases bulbs;
Henry & Lee, 330 cases bulbs; G. S.
Bush & Co., 14 cases bulbs: J. Stecker
& Sons, 11 cases bulbs; J. C. Vaughan,
37 cases bulbs: E. Grainger Co., 9 cases
bulbs; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 51 cases
bulbs; P. Henderson & Co., 83 cases
bulbs: W.' Larzclare & Co., 53 cases
bulbs.
A Field of Horseshoe Brand Giganteum
A PREJUDICED
BUYER
is an expensive luxury to any modern business. The suc-
cessful buyers in all lines first determine the kind of merchan-
dise they want, and then buy that kind where they can buy
it best. They don't accept anything "just as good" and
are never misled by shrewd salesmen. Before you buy
your Lily bulbs ask yourself these questions: Shall 1 buy
because of price? Shall I be influenced by Smith because
he's a nice fellow, or Jones because I've bought there for
thirty years ? Does the purchase price of Lily bulbs regu-
late the profit I can make out of them ? You will then
probably come to the conclusion that it does not pay to buy
just because the price is low; that while you like Smith and
Jones, neither one carries the grade your business requires;
and that if you want to compete and make money, when it
comes to Lily bulbs, you had better buy Horseshoe Brand,
because the bulbs packed under this brand come from the
most highly cultivated and best fields in Japan, and are not
packed under any other mark. Besides this, the prices are
reasonable and deliveries have always been made at the
right time. A catalog upon application.
COLD STORAGE GIGANTEUM
r. O. B. NEW YORK
Cases of 100, size 7-8
Cases of 100, size 7-9
Cases of 340, size 7-8
Cases of 300, size 7-9
Cases of 250, size 8-10
Cases of 1 80, size 9- 1 I
at $6.00 each
at 8.50 each
at 21.00 each
at 21.00 each
at 25.00 each
at 22.00 each
Ready for delivery at any time. Order now.
A[ot how cheap,
But how good
Pleaie mention the Exchange when writing.
Ralph M. WanI
& Company
THE LILY MOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET,
NEW YORK
248
The Florists' Exchange
LILY BULBS
Lilium Giganteum
FROM
_ COLD STORAGE
6-8 (400 bulbs to case) ^ $14.00 per case
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) 118.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case $17.00 per case
STORAGE PAID UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1. 1913
Other Lilies
Album, 9-11 inch $12.50 per 100
Auratum, 9-11 inch 10.00 per 100
Rubrum, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
Rubnim, 9-11 inch 9.00 per 100
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS
NEW CROP. NORTHERN CREENHOUSE-GROWN
1000 Seeds $3.00 5000 Seeds $14.00 10,000 Seeds $27.00
PRIMULA PLANTS
OBCONICA GIGANTEA and others
From 2}^-in. pots. A full line now ready for shipment. $3.50 per 100.
CYCLAMEN PLANTS
From 2J^-in. pots. English Giants, ready now. $5.00 per 100.
Write for our Special List of Flower Seeds for Summer sowing, Just issued
^E» voDK VAUGHAN'S SEtD STORE cmooo
Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
ichell's Giant Pansy Seed
New Crop
Michell's Giant
Exhibition Mixed
A truly Giant Strain which
we have secured from the
leading Pansy Specialists in
Germany, England and
France. Plants are of strong,
sturdy habit ; flowers of im-
mense size, heavy texture
and of varied colors and
shades. Trade pkt. 50c. ;
75c. per yi oz.; per oz. $5.00.
Also all other standard
strains in mixtures and sepa-
rate colors.
PRIMULA Obconica
Gigantea Seed
Tr. pkt.
LUaclna. Pale lilac. , S0.60
Kermesina. Deep
Rosea. Pink
Alba. White
Hybrlda Mixed
GIANT CYCLAMEN SEED (New Crop)
ENGLISH GROWN SEED
Pure While, Soft Pink, White with Red Base,
Brilliant Crimson, Salmon Pink, per 100 seeds,
$1.00; SS.50 per 1000 seeds. Mixed colors, per
100 seeds, 90c.; S8.00 per 1000 seeds.
GERMAN GROWN SEED
White, Pink, Red, White with Red Base,
per 100 seeds, 7dc. ; S6.00 per 1000 seeds Mixed
colors, per 100 seeds, 60c.; S5.00 per 1000 seeds.
Jtlso all other Seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist.
Send for Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
Choice Freesia Bulbs
Lilium Harrisii Bulbs
Cold Storage
Lilium Giganteum Bulbs
Ready Now
518 Market Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Full List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Hollyhock Seed
PANSY, Giant-flowerlnS World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest strain in existence. Oz., $2.50;
6000 seeds, 81.00; pkt., 26c.
Setid for our Wholesale Seed List.
Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimore. Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MIGNONETTE
Farquhar's ,^^^ Universal
One of the finest varieties
for the greenhouse, produc-
C ing immense flower spikes
of reddish green, sweetly
scented. The seed we offer
was saved for us by one of
the largest growers of
Mignonette for the Boston
market.
Oz. $15.00, M oz. $3.75
i^oz. $2.00,tVoz.$L00
Order early,
as our stock is
limited
R & J
fARQUHAR
&Co.
Boston, Mass.
K6c Home of
Worthwhile
Quality Bulbs
ARRIVING
PAPER WHITE Per 1000
Grandiflora, Giants $10.00
Grandiflora, Fancy 8.50
WHITE FRENCH ROMANS
1 2 to 15 ctms 30.00
13 to 15 ctms 37-00
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA
Jumbo 12.00
Mammoth 9.50
LILIUMS
Harrisii, 7 to 9-inch $9.00
Formosum, 7 to 9-inch 7.00
Formosum, 9 to lo-inch 9.50
A complete line of Dutch Bulb.s in season. If you have not received our
Wholesale Bulb Price List, a postal will bring it — worth your while.
Winterson's Seed Store
166 No. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
August 9, 1913
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European Notes
A cool spell has cast its malign spell
over the greater part of Northern Eu-
rope, and only In Great Britain does the
sun vouchsafe to display his vitalizing
energies. Jupiter Pluvius reigns su-
preme in many of the most important
seed growing centres and, although some
good ground rains were sadly needed, the
destructive thunderstorms which have
lately visited us are hardly what we
would have desired.
Qnedlinburg has been perhaps the
most unfortunate district ; in one field
of Sugar Beets fully five acres have been
washed out of the ground and deposited
in a Wheat field nearby. On every hand
one sees evidence of the destructive force
of this almost tropical storm, and while
the rain has washed down the vermin
which infested the plants, and given all
vegetation a clean and healthy look, the
wholesale destruction which has accom-
panied the sorely needed rain will never
be repaired.
While the subject of vermin is under
consideration we may well draw atten-
tion to the ravages inflicted by the mag-
got upon our Peas. Every pod contains
one or more of these destructive pests,
and as a result the loss in picking and
waste will be fully 20 per cent, of the
entire crop. In addition to this, certain
very popular sorts with very tender
skins are bursting in the pods, and seed
in this condition will of necessity be un-
salable. Happily only a few sorts are
affected in this way.
Onion is going from bad to worse in
Prance ; the crop will be very light.
The small acreage in England has looked
well so far, but the German crop, which
has been the admiration of all visitors
thus far, is beginning to go under, and
the anticipated surplus is rapidly dimin-
ishing. For this the mildew, not the
vermin, is responsible.
One good effect of the recent rains has
been to wash the greenfly from off the
Pansies. Never before have they been
so destructive as this year, and the plant-
ings that have received the most care are
those that have suffered the most se-
verely. A heavy loss is certain, but
there may yet be enough to go round.
While on the subject of flower seeds, it
may be said that it is common knowledge
that Nasturtiums are usually at this sea-
son a blaze of bloom. We hope there
are some blooms in existence now, but
with leaves nearly as large as a Panama
hat to cover them we cannot be certain
on this point.
Of "officinal plants" Summer Savory
has been in very short supply in recent
years, but now that the price people are
willing to pay makes this very risky
crop a "profitable probability," growers
are doing their level best to insure a
plentiful supply. "There's many a slip
'twixt the cup and the lip," but that they
may be successful this time is the ar-
dent wish of Etjeopean Seeds.
American Notes
The Bulb Trade Makes a Start
The Autumn bulb trade made a
good start this past week. The first
arrivals of the French bulbs have, by
a tacit custom of long standing, come to
mean and to mark the real opening of
what has now for so many years become
perhaps the most satisfactory and lucra-
tive bulb selling se-ason of the entire
twelve months. With substantial quan-
tities of both French and Bermuda bulbs
now in the hands of the larger distribu-
ters, trade in this line will within a
very few days begin to Show a starting
activity. All bulbs .so far received are
of good average quality ; and this ap-
plies, much to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned, also to the Roman Hyacinths.
The very short deliveries of these latter
bulbs had led the trad« to expect a
poorer quality than is usual, but if the
samples already seen turn out to be a
(fair reriresentation of the bulbs that are
coming no trouble can be apprehended in
this regard. But for reasons already
roost fully explained in this column our
seedsmen and dealers do not expect a
very heavy dema^nd for Roman H.vacinths
this sea-son. Sales of Frecsia bulbs have
started off unusually good, the quality
of all the various stocks that are being
offered — French, Bermuda, California and
E)a8tem-growu — i.s especialily attractive
this year and an enormous demand is
predicted. These few notes would .seem
to pretty well outline the very first of
the season's bulb selling; it is not going
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BODDINGTON'S "QUALITY''
CHRISTMAS AND WINTER-
FLOWERING
Sweet Peas
WE ARE SUPER-HEADQUARTERS
All true stocks of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas will be scarce this season. Some varietieB
are a total failure owing to the exceptional season in California this Spring. Our advice to
intending planters is to order at once. All Sweet Pea seed sent free by Parcels Post.
Mr. Wm. Sim, Cliftondale, Mass., the great Winter Sweet Pea Specialist, sows our seed
almost exclusively
Our stocks of Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas have stood the test for years, and we can
refer you to the largest growers of this increasing popular flower, as to the trueneas and quality
of our seed, earlinesp of blooming period and strength and habit of plants.
The following varieties are the " best by test " and include Zvolanek's and our own intro-
ductions, grown for seed, from selected stocks by the leading California grower and speciaUst
in Sweet Peas.
Our output last year was nearly 3000 lbs. No kicks and plenty of testimonials as to
quaUty, germination and trueness to type.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT CAN BE USED AS AN ORDER SHEET
Sweet Peas of C. W. Curtis, Irondequoit. N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed
Oz.
BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE
SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea (or indoor
dowering — will bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear
white, upon long stems: habit fairly dwarf and of exceptionally
free-flowering qualities. Without doubt, the finest early white
for indoor planting. This is a black-seeded variety, therefore
much hardier than the white-seeded types $0.25
BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. Tiiis is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultiva-
tion, as by sowing the seed under i?lass in latter part of August, flowers can be cut from Thanksgiving on
during the Winter months 25
. .BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. A companion to our Christmas Pink. Just aa free and profuse a
bloomer 26
. . ANGELINO. Self pink; new variety 50
. .CANARY. Similar to the Christmas White, but flowers of an exceptionally good yellow 35
. .FLAMINGO. Color scarlet; free-flowering and early 50
. .CHRISTMAS METEOR. Scarlet; fine, open, red flower .35
. .CHRISTMAS STELLA MORSE. Creamy buff standard, wings slightly tinged with pink 50
. .FLORENCE DENZER. Pure white 25
. . LE MARQUIS. This is the same color as Princess of Wales violet; has very large flowers 35
Ojs. Jilb. i^lb. Lb.
.. MISS HELEN M. GOULD. White, open flower; standard lilac,
marbled S0.35 Sl.OO $1.75 $3.00
..MISS JOSEYREILLY. Lilac; very large flowers 25 .75 1.25 2.00
..MRS. A. FARENWALD. Extremely large; dark pink. Very
early 75
..MRS. E. WILD. Carmine or dark pink 25
..MRS. ALEX. WALLACE. Lavender; very scarce 25
. .MRS. HANNAN. Deep rose-pink; very pleasing shade 35
..MRS. JAMES WHEELER. Sahnon with orange. Best of its
color 50
..MRS. WM. SIM. Salmon pink 25
. .MRS. GEO. LEWIS. Large, pure white, wavy flower 25
..MRS. W. W. SMALLEY. Satiny pink 25
..MRS. F. J. DOLANSKY. Daybreak pink 25
. MRS. CHAS. H. TOTTY. Sky blue; late 25
..MRS. ZVOLANEK. Blue, variegated; good for variety 50
. . ORANGE BIRD. Grange-rose. One of the best commercial
varieties 50
..PINK BEAUTY. Large open flower; rose pink. Fine for
florists 40
, .WALLACEA. Very scarce. Very fine lavender; a grand florists'
variety 35
..WATCHUNG. Pure white 25
..WINTER CHEER. Wavy, large white flower 50
. .WM. J. STEWART. Blue self 35
..ZVOLANEK'S PINK. Soft self pink. Large flower 50
All other varieties not enumerated here can be supplied at advertised prices.
If you miss any old favorite here it has been superseded — other varieties advertised
supplied when stock is not exhausted.
Please write your name and address here and mail order in good season.
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NAME
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CITY STATE.
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON
Seedsman 342 West 14tli St., NEW YORK "^ ' "
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= FIRST IMPORTATION ==
Also Ready
Lilium Harrisii, Freesias
Dallas, Japanese Lilies, Forcing Valley,
Dutch Hyacinths, Tulips and Spiraea
We Can Save You Money On This Stock
Send for Florists' Fall Sulb List
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August is the time of sowing for the biggest results from SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON from
seed. Seed for the accompanying picture was sown Aug. IS. By sowing at once a full crop can be had
at Easter, which will continue until July, being heaviest at Memorial when this picture was taken.
We have said that there was nothing in sight but blossoms and dollars, and it is a fact. Silver Pink
from seed is easy to grow and anyone can do as well by following directions. Whether you grow
Snapdragons from Seed or Cuttings, they should be timed to flower with as little pinching as possible.
Plants produced ahead of time and held back by pinching lose vitality and often throw blina shoots.
By sowing seed now and pinching once you will have fine, stocky plants, ready for the bench in Novem-.
ber. Our free cultural directions cover all of the necessary points for success with Silver Pink from seed .
You will note how successful many of our patrons have been. Gude Bros., Washington, D. C, with
their six acres of glass and the highest class trade in the country, say it is the best they have seen. C.
L. Howe, Dover, N. H., with his acres of glass and chain of stores, says it is fine and that he never
had so many Snapdragon blossoms. Mr. J. Geo. Jurgens, for Arthur Cockcroft, Northport, N. Y., who
does an immense wholesale business, says it is the only one to grow, and that Silver Pink will fio it alone
with them this year. Many more strong letters could be given, but further proof is not necessary.
These are wide-awake florists who do business for profit. What is profitable and good for the big
growers is as good or better for the smaller grower with retail trade, where a steady supply of blossoms
is required. You can cut and cut from a bed of seedling Silver Pink and each cut will make more blos-
soms. But sow seed at once for best results.
Price of seed, Sl.OO per pkt.. 3 pkts. $2.50, 7 pkts. $5.00, by mail. Plants sold out until October.
Cash, please.
Quite a few shrewd florists are buying the larger amount of seed and will market their surplus plants.
G. S. RAMSBURG,
Somersworth, N. H.
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and
BULBS
W.C.Beckert
101-103 Federal SIreel
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side)
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PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, i4 oz., $1.00; Vi oz-.
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; U lb., $14.00;
1 lb., $50.00. Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
124 RUBY STREET. LANCASTER. PA.
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Fruits ^ Vegetables Urvedr Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A.. T. D© La Mar© Printing and Putjilsliing Co., L,td.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
to be a year of particularly good quali-
ties (when everything in Autumn-planted
bulbs is considered), and those dealers
and growers who do receive average good
bulb stock from their w3iolesale seeds-
man should consider' themselves very
fortunate indeed.
Dntch Bnlbs
Another week will bring tlie fii-st
shipments of the Holland bulbs, particu-
larly those selections which many of our
seedsmen are having hurried forward so
that they may be received in ample time
to be displayed in their trade exhibits
at the Minneapolis convention. As has
been exp^ted for some time the very
latest advices from Holland are "that
Dutdi bulbs on the average will not be
up to the usual high qualities we have
of late years become accustomed to re-
ceive." Our fpiends made exceptionally
large plantings last Fall of all those
kinds that are in strongest demand, Tu-
lips, Hyacinths, Na-rcissus, Crocus, etc.,
ibut every climatic condition since plant-
ing time would seem to have been just
Watch for our Trade Marl
. stamped on every brick of Lambert's
' Pure Culture Mushroom Spam
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
Trade Marl AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
Sr. PAUL, MINN.
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as unfavorable as it was possible to be.
In the iirst place, the Winter was .so
mild that a premature growth was made,
to l>e much damaged by sharp freezing
5n February. As if this were not un-
fortunate enouK*. the terrible heat of the
month of May completed the havoc by
checking the fairly good growth that was
then going for^vard. iSuch continual ad-
verse growing conditions could only re-
sult in poorer qualities amd in less quan-
tities than is customary, and with con-
sequent advancing prices for what bulb
crop will be garnered. Hyacinths and
Tulips are the worst affected ; Narcissus,
and Crocus promise somewhat better, but
none of them can be expected to be first
class this year. Of course. Ijhe size of a
bulb is not everything, and many of the
ivery best Dutch growers contend tliat
the size of a bulb, provided always that
'it is of the proper age, has little to do
iwith its forcing quality : but the trade
in this country, both wholesale and re-
/tadl, has so long been educated and
urged to use bulbs of the largest size
that any forced departure from this es-
tablished standard of quality will be, to
say the least, very annoying. All our
Holland friends can do is to .send us the
best they have, and let us hope that
things will turn ouit better than the ad-
vices of the past week would seem to
indicate.
Tlie Seed Crops
The "keynote" of all reports re-
ceived this oast week regarding the grow-
ing seed crops has been the one general
complaint of the adverse effects to be
ultimately expected from the long con-
tinued (Iry weather. There have been
showers and even good rains in certain
sections, but, taking the country as a
whole, :tihe drought tils Summer has cer-
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taiulv been most severe and unusually
prolonged. The latest seed crop advices
from California confirm . most substan-
tially all that has already been said re-
gai-din? the extreme seed shortages in
that State. One of the largest and most
imiportant firms of seed growei-s, who
now malce their first report for the sea-
son, write: "Had we not been able to
irrigate our seed crops tliorouffhly this
preseot season, we should have had noth-
in.' to deliver to our customers m seeds
of^amv kind worth the mentioning. We
are doing our best to pull through every-
thin" we can in what most surely is one
of the worst seasons in tlhe history ot
California seed growing.'^ It will very
soon now be time to receive from Cali-
fornia the estimated percentages of seed
deliveries that growers expect to make to
their contract customers. Ihese esti-
mates of seed yields are most eagerly
awaited and will be somewhat of a
o-uide to what the final harvesting results
will be. Better reports have come this
week regarding the outlook for the vine
seed crops; such items as Cucumber,
Squash, Watermelon and Muskmelon
have improved quite a little in many of
tJie Western sections where these seeds
are now so very extensively grown.
Some quite good reports have also been
received regarding the condition ot
iSweet Com in the West, but the more
prized acreages ot the Eastern States
still need rain very badly tor the. tinaJ
"rowth. There has been no particular
change reported in the condition of the
Garden Bean and Pea crops. On the
whole it has been a week of little seed
cron news, the gist of wliich is not al-
ready known; it will not be long now
before some authentic estimates of what
final harvesting seed deliveries are ex-
pected to be will be made by the im-
portanit growers.
Sweet FeaB
It is only those members of the
trade who have closely and earefull.v
watched the wonderful development and
TKrfectly enormous increase in the an-
nual sales of Sweet Pea seed in this
eountrv during the last few years, who
really and to its fullest extent appreciate
whait it will mean in disappointment and
inconvenienee to their customers next
Spring, to be cut off in their supplies ot
this seed as radically as the condition ot
the growling crop would now so truly
indicate. Not only are the standard
named varieties in all the various types
going to be in shorter supply, than tor
many years, but even good mixtures ot
seed will shortly be found most difficult
to obtain, except at much enhanced
prices. It is hoped that these tew and
earnest words, which clearly state the
present status of one of the mcst im-
Iiortant seeds handled by seedsmen, will
induce dealers to at once arrange for
their supplies of Sweet Pea seed for the
sales of the coming Spring, as tbere will
be little good seed left for the belated
buyer.
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New York Seed Trade
Counter sales of sundries ot a few
■vegetable seeds for second crop, ot Grass
seeds for repairing lawns, and also of
Celery, Strawberry and late Cabbage
plants, the shipping of French and Ber-
muda bulbs, catalog work and store
cleanings are keeping busy such of the
employees at the several seed stores in
this city as are not now taking then-
vacation.
The Vaughan's Seed Store force of
employees is now busy with the final
shipments of French bulbs. The ship-
ment ot Spring seeds to Cuba and South
America also is occupying considerable
nttcntion. A letter recently received
from J. C. A'aughan was dated at Paris,
France, indicating tliat Mr. Vaughan
had reached that point in the course of
(lie extended European trip which he
is taking.
At A. T. Bofldington's, 342 W. 14th
St., the Lilium formbsum bulbs, the first
shipment ot which has been received, are
ilieing sent out. All hands at the store
nre back from their vacation, except Mr.
rrf>ddington, who is still in New tlamp-
j»hire. The Htore force is very busy.
Burnett Bros., 72 Cortlandt st., re-
port business very active for this se.n.'io.n
oif the year. They have received their
I'apervvhite Narcissus and white Roman
Ilyacinths, also their Lilium Harrisii
and Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis.
Peter Henderson & iCo.. 37 Cortlandt
St., report the arrival of all French
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Can be produced only from the giant etralns. Our CHALLENGE PANSY seed contains
and variegated and the giant blotched, etc., all carefully mixed in proportion
Our Challenge Pansy seed during the^past '"'
creased this y
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Qiiov atcu uu.u-o '•"- »"-"■ -'"~ gave unprecedented satisfaction, and
■. All the testimonials received mentioned specially the high grade of flowers-
nark " for this strain is '* Challenge," and i
J all the word denotes.
ly the giant self-colora, the giant striped
buy better seed if you paid $100 per ounce.
rder booked last year was duplicated and in-
:olor. form and size of the individual blossoms,
duplication of this season's success with
Pansy— Boddington's "Challenge'*— All Giants
This mixture contains ail the finest Giant strains — of the
leading Pansy Specialists in the world — the Giant self-colors,
the Giant striped and margined, and the Giant blotched, etc.,
all carefully mixed in proportion — the finest that money can
buy — the finest your money can buy. A florist who has grown
it said: " Why don't you call it Defiance? "
H trade pkt. 25c.. trade pkt. 50 cts., H oz. 75 cts., H oz.
$1.50. H oz. $2.75. oz. $5.00
BODDINGTON'S QUALITY "ENGLISH" PANSY
superb strain of highly-colored flowers in great vajiety and
Our Mr. Bunyard, while visiting the Royal International Exhibit]
in London, was much impressed with these blooms, and strongly reco
mends this miKture to florists.
Trade pkt. (500 seeds), $1.00; H trade pkt. (250 seeds), 50c,
H oz. $2.25, H oz. $4.25, - *" ""
. $8.00
1 25 4 00
1 25 4 00
Other Choice Varieties of Giant
Pansies
Triumph of the Giants. Extremely large
flower of beautiful colorings. Should be grown Tr. pkt. >^ oz. H oz.
by every florist $0 50 $2 75 $500
Tr. pkt. a oz. Oz.
Boddlneton's " Challenge " Mixture $0 50 $1 50 $5 00
Giant Trimardeau. Mammoth-flowering, and
in a good range of color 15 50 1 60
Giant Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals
beautifully waved; exquisite colors
Cassier's Giant. A fine strain of large, highly
colored flowers n • " *
Giant Bugnot's Stained. Extra choice flow
ers, large and plenty of light colors
Giant Madame Ferret. A recent introduc-
tion by a celebrated French specialist; of
strong, free growth -
Giant Fire King. Brilliant reddish yellow, with
large brown eyes •,-••.•:••
Giant Lord Beaconsfieid. Deep purple violet,
top petals light blue •,•■.-;•
Giant Canary Bird. Ground color is a bright
golden yellow and each petal is marked with
a darker blotch
Giant Orchldaeflora, or Orchid-flowered
Pansy. Splendid variety; beautiful shades
of pink, Ulac, orange, rose, terra cotta,
chamois, etc ., . ■ ... . .
Giant Emperor William. Ultramarine blue,
purple eye 10 60
Giant Golden Oueen. Bright yellow, no eye. 16 60
Giant Golden Yellow. Yellow, brown eye. . . 15 75
Giant King of the Blacks (Faust). Black... 15 60
Giant President McKlnley. Golden yellow,
large, dark blotch 15 85
Giant Prince Bismarck. Yellowish bronze,
dark eye .; .• . 15 75
Giant Predosa. Crimson rose, white margin,
violetblotch ,^ 150
GUnt Rosy Ulac 15 60
Giant White. Violet spot 10 60
Challenge
Pansy
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NOVELTY PANSIES
Pansy, the lower three
Tr. pkt.
ADONIS. Light blue, with white center $0 26
ANDROMEDA. Rosy, with lavender tints 25
BRIDESMAID. Giant flowers of rosy ■
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PSYCHE. Violet, bordered white; beautifully waved petals. .. . zo
PEACOCK. All the name implies; a most beautiful vari-colored
variety; peacock blue, edged white. .■.;.■ %^
RUBY KING. Superb crimson and red shades ^0
SNOWFLAKE. Pure white; immense flower ............... . 25
VULCAN. Giant brilliant dark red, with 5ve black blotches;
Collection of the above io varieties, one packet each, for $2.00.
Boddington's Giant Pansies to Color
Named Varieties Mixed
For our customers who desire special shades in Pansies we have
pleasure in offering the following:
Light Shades, Yellow Shades, Spotted Shades, Striped and
Mottled. Dark Shades, Blue Shades, Bronze Shades, Red
and Brown Shades. Trade pkt. 25 cts., K oz. $1.00, Hoz. $1.76,
oz. $3.00.
. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, Seedsman, '^^^t^'^lHH^ _
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JUST a few weeks more, as soon as the hot days are over, the seedsmen at large will begin
active work on their Spring catalogs for 1914. In this connection we beg to remind all
concerned that the De La Mare Company is in a first-class position to get them up origi-
nal cover designs, in from one to four colors, and to execute the printing in the most
uptodate and approved methods. Having had experience with catalog covers for many years we
consider our firm particularly qualified for the execution of this class ot work.
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The Kcnilworth GIANT PANSY
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flowers are from 3H to 4 inches; it is a striking collection of beautif
shades of red, brown, bronze, mahogany and many others too numer
fc^KENILWORTH SHOW— An extra fine strain of large flowers; tl
form and great substance; a beautiful collection of colors and markings.
KENILWORTH CUT FLOWER MIXTURE— Is a distinct class by
and separate colors:
ibstance; many of the imme
colors and markings, rich v
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If, surpassing all other
cut flower or for exhibition purposes, for inside or outside growing; the large fi(
carried erect above the foliage on heavy stems, 7 or 8 inches long, in the most graceful mar
stand the hot, dry weather well. , . . , ^ . , i
MASTERPIECE — A remarkable type; the curled, wavy petals givmg the flower a double appear-
ance; its large flowers are of great substance, on long, strong stems.
ORCHID FLOWERED, Mixed — A dwarf free bloomer with a range of delicate colors that do not
exist in any other Pansies; a remarkable combination of light rose, shell pink, blush mauve, fawn, light
brown, orange and chamois.
NEW SEED NOW READY. All sorts and mixtures, except the new Pansy Princess,
are: 1000 seeds, 25c.; 5000 seeds, $1.00; ^ oz., $1.25; oz., $5.00.
RAINBOW is a mixture of the most beautiful, gorgeous col(
etc. With every $1.00 worth of Pansy seed I will send 1000 s
other amounts in like proportion.
PRINCESS
The New Upright Pansy
This strain is entirely distinct from all others.
It is absolutely compact upright growing, and
extremely weather-proof, enduring many storms
without damage to its flower. The flowers are
mostly blotched and frilled like the Master-
piece, of good form and heavy, velvety texture,
on heavy stems carried well above the foliage.
Attractive by the brilliancy of its colors.
Packet of 1000 seeds, 75 cents; 300 seeds,
25 cents.
Pansies In Separate Colors
Giant Adonis. Light blue with yellowish white face, large dark blotch 1000 seeds. 2Sc.
Giant Emperor William. Ultra-marine blue with purple violet eye 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant King of the Blacks. Coal black 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Lord Beaconaiield. Purple violet, upper petals shading to white 1000 .seeds, 25c.
Giant Yellow. Pure golden yellow 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Yellow. With dark blotch 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant White. Laree, satiny white 1000 seeds, 2oc.
Giant Wiiite. With large violet center 1000 seeds, 2oc
Giant Red. A fine mixture of red shades 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Royal Purple. Fine large flower 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Bronze and Copper Mixture 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Light Blue. Sky bue 1000 seeds.
Giant Dark Blue. Deep blue shades 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Zebra. Mixed shades, striped 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant McKinley. Yellow, each petal blotched with a deep reddish
brown 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Psyche. Ruffled violet, white margin 1000 seeds, 25c
Giant Mad. Perret. Red and wine shades 1000 seeds, 25c.
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The preceding 17 sorts mixed in equal proportions: 1000 seeds,
Any 5 pkts. Sl.OO, any 11 pkts. $2.00.
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NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
En^loii Lot
)ust off sfup.
Brickt tharou{b-
ly "Run."
Infant Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Baretai SfrMt, NEW VOKK
Bulbs Arriving 11 Clearance
IILIUM HARRISII
(True Bermuda Easter Lily)
Plaaae mention the Exohange when writing.
, per doz., S3.75; per 100, §23.00.
1., per doz., $1.35; per 100, $8.75.
:k comes direct from one of the best
t Bermuda, to whom we pay special
secure extra good bulbs. Our stock
s the best in appearance we have seen
Pansy Seed
$5.00.
Write for Fall Catalogue.
James Vick's Sons
Rochester, - New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
Cold Storage
LILIUM AUEATUM
8x9. per case, 160 bulbs $10.50
LILnnVI ADEATUM
9x11. per case, 100 bulbs 10.50
LIUUM AtlRATUM
11x13, per case, 75 bulbs 10.00
LILIUM RIJBKUM
8x9. per case, 200 bulbs 13.50
LILIUM RUBRUM
9x11, per case, 160 bulbs 12,00
LILirnM ALBUM
8x9, per case, 200 bulbs 15.00
JAPAN BAMBOO CANES
6 feet, 250 $1.75, 600 83.00, 1000 $5.50,
Bundle 2000, S9.50
DYED DARK GREEN
260 SCO 1000
Jft $1.25 $2.00 $3.60
»ft 1.76 3.00 6.60
ift -. 2.00 3.76 7.00
H. H. BERG[R & CO., 70 Wirren SL, New York
Please meution the Exobosgre when writing.
bulbs and contdnued steady scales of seeds
of perenniat herbaceous plante, Panaiee,
Myiosot'is, etc. Chairies Hendersoni and
family 'are spending their vacation at
Cape Cod, and Howard Henderson is
spending his on the Ideal Automobile
Tour through New England. Tlhis firm
will send out its wholesale Autumn cata-
log next week, and its retail catalog
about Sept. 1.
At the MaoNiff Horticultural Co., 56
^'esey St., everything has been put ia the
best possible shape for the opening of
the Autumn auction sales.
William Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St.,
report a quiet but steady counter trade
in all kinds of sundries, in seeds for
late planting, and vegetable plants for
late setting.
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay St.,
are making this weeik a very interesting
display of bulbs in one of their store
windows, including the several species of
Amaryllis, Freesias, Lilium Harrisii,
and Crinums.
J. E. HofEmire of McHutchison & Co.,
17 Murray St., is just back from his va-
cation at Quebec. The firm is ship-
ping out a great many Ferns from its
Fern department at 39 Vesey st. Belgian
nursery stock is expected' to begin to
arrive about Sept. 1.
W. E. Mars!hall & Co. of 166 W. 23d
St. have issued their Autumn bulb cata-
log. At the Store counter trade is re-
ported as remarkabli' good for the sea-
son. W. E. Marshall is on a trip
through Connecticut.
Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., re-
port the arrival of all French bulbs and
aliro of their Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis,
nnd th.n.t they are very busy shipping out
these bulbs. They find their French
bulbs in very fine shape, and consider
themselves fortunate, though the crop is
short tills seasfin. in secunng a full sup-
ply of the larger sizes of Romans. They
have also received their Fall flowering
^Crocuses, and the invoice of their white
Callas. The shipment of these bulbs, the
large number of Strawberry plants Which
are now going out, and the sales of
Celery and Cabbage plants are causing
unusual activity at the store for this sea-
son of the year.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
Formosum Lilies and Paperwhite Nar-
cissi arrived this week. In seeds. Beans,
Peas, Clover, Alfalfa and Timothy are
in splendid demand, and the run on Cel-
ery plants is keeping on unabated.
The Henry F. MicheU Co. has a cap-
ital window display this week, featuring
pot grown Strawberry plants. Imitation
plants and berries are arranged with nat-
ural effect, attracting considerable atten-
tion, while the different varieties of ber-
ries are shown as picked. The opposite
window is also naturally arranged with
an appealing display of Mushrooms that
look ready to pick. The sales on these
commodities are increased considerably
by these novel methods of advertising.
Fred Mitchell has a new seven passenger
autocar that is the pride of Ridley Park.
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., is having a very
attractive window display of Canna
blooms, the flowers of which are inserted
in pots of wet sand, one variety to a pot
and labeled, and the number of Cannas
sold through this display is astonishing.
August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
253
THE STORY OF
NELROSE
0 LITTLE booklet, telling
the story of an attempt
to create a better type of
Antirrbinuni. It seemed
to the author that the story was
worth the telling and we believe
it worth your reading, whether
you are a wholesale or retail
grower.
It also contains considerable more
or less valuable hints on culture, dis-
eases, selection of varieties, etc.
Better send for your copy at once.
WHY YOl SHOILD ORDER
PLANTS EARLY
We expect to commence delivery early
In December, and to continue propaga-
tion until May. Orders will be filled in
strict rotation according to the date they
are booked. By booking your order now
you ensure early and prompt delivery.
DO IT INOW
Wholesale plantsmen should list
Nelrose in their Fall Catalogues.
Write for discount to dealers.
Melrose
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A WINNING VASE
SHOWING THE IMELROSE SILK DRAPED AROUND THE FLOWERS
F. W. FLETeHER & 6©.,
The Cut Flower Novelty
of the Year
fON the Niessen Silver
Cup for Best Cut
Flower Novelty, Inter-
national Show, New
York, April, 1913. Won First
and Gratuity at the Spring Show
of the Mass. Hort.Society, Boston.
Received highest prices ever paid
for Antirrhinum flowers in the mar-
kets of Boston and New York.
We have no sympathy with the
man who visits the exhibitions and
tells people he has a much better
variety at home, and that he could
easily beat the prize winners. " Put
up or shut up," is the sportsmanlike
way of doing things.
THE PRICES
are based on those usually asked for
stock of a new carnation.
One doz. $3.00 ; 50 for $7.00 : 100 for
$12.00; 1000 for $100.
5 per cent, off where cash accompanies the order
Auburndale, Mass.
the Exchange when writing.
GIANT
PANSY m
HOME GROWN
As fine as the very best obtainable: $5.00
per oz., $1.50 per J^ oz., 50e. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. $9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2}4-inch, strong, $5.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.76 each.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $10.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
All of the novelties and standard sorts
are on show, and make a very fine win-
dow, backed up with a variety of foliage
plants.
Herbert G. TuU and his family have
sone to Maine for the month of August.
W. O. Hird has returned from Eng-
land, arriving here on the Merion on Aug.
4th.
William J. Sherry of the Johnson Seed
Co., has gone with his family to Ocean
Grove for a two weeks' vacation.
Walter P. Stokes is staying in the Po-
cono Mountains for the Summer. Fran-
cis Stokes is preparing for a vacation
trip to Maine.
Clarence Moore of the Moore Seed Co.,
reports excellent Midsummer business.
ntion the Excha
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; alio other itema
'of the fhort crop of this past season, as]well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUf F & SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Orange, Conn.
Please mention the Ejcchange when writing.
I^ AMERICAN CARNATION ralii
A.T. Oe la Mare Ptg. S Pub. Co., 2 to 8 Duane SL, N.Y.
Chicago Seed Trade
The Chicago Dallu Trihiinr of July 27
stated that it had neglected an important
(Inly on July 2.5 in its failure to remind
the farmers and truck gardeners that the
day for planting Turnips had arrived.
The ancient and infallible oracle saith :
"Plant your Turnips on Hie 25th of
July wet or dry."
The seedsmen also took no advantage
of the dav to increase their sales. As
Turnip seed is the last of Summer
crops to be sown, the sale of vegetable
seed for outdoor planting is. therefore,
at an end. Sweet Pea seed for Winter
planting is now beginning to be called
for. Pansy, Cineraria, and perennial seeds
have been selling freely. In bulbs, Lili-
unis Harrisii and formosum, and Cali-
fornia grown Freesias constituted up to
this time all of this stock the market has
to offer. The coming of the French bulbs
this week will open a wider range of
supply that will end the usual quiet of
the Midsummer trade.
At Vaughan's Seed Store all the ad-
vance orders for Liiium formosum were
shipped Inst week. The bulbs are of the
best quality and were the first of this
stock that was shipped out of this city.
A display of Gladioli and Phlox is kept
up at the store that is interesting, as
all the varieties are correctly labeled.
Mr. Cropp says that the demand for Be-
gonia Gloire de fvorraine is stronger this
season on account of the scarcity of
Crotons
85,000 PLANTS
400 Varieties
4-Inch at $30.00 per 100, $275.00 per 1000.
5-inch at $50.00 and $75.00 per 100.
6-inch at $12.00, $15.00, $18.00 per dozen.
8-inch at $24.00, $30.00, $36.00 per dozen.
SPECIMEN PLANTS, $4.00. $5.00, $7.50, $10.00,
$15.00, $20.00 each.
Every plant offered of exceptional quality
and brilliantly colored.
Robert Craig Co.
4900 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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PLANT CULTURE ""i^o
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
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BUXTON'S PINK SNAPDRAGON
S.OOO— Plants now ready— 5,000 I5,000 ready for October delivery
Can we book your order for the best Snapdragon that grows? One that is a sure delight to all that will give it a trial?
Shalllwe ship you -w wMe^they last, or ^^^^^^^^^gyo^^o^.r^^^^ Sil^iTpomTriis^^^iS'''^ '' °^^^- ^^' ^'
''^'''^■- '''■'' '^''^'^^^^tl'lllr'^elT *^»«p«'^"»- O. E. BUXTOIN, Nashua, N. H.
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Bidwell & Fobes
KINSMAN, OHIO
Growers of
GLADIOLI
Americat Niagara
and Panama
ARE OUR THREE LEADERS
Mow booking orders for Fall delivery
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Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarlas now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves. 20-24 in f 1-00 each.
6-in. pot plants. 6 to 7 leaves. 24-28 in S1.60 each.
Made-up plants ,
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy f2-50 each.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 36 in. high, very bushy |3.75 each.
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy ■ .S5.UU each.
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stocfc for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high f3.00 each.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36-40 in. high |3.50 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-44 in. high j4.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 44-48 in. high Sf.OO each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 48-54 in. high to.OO each.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa.
2 tiers, 6-8 in. high 35c. each.
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in. high «c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high ■ .75c. each.
PANDANUS Veitchii. Nicely variegated stock that will grow into money by Christmas. 4-in.
pot plants, ready to shift, S5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100.
BAY TREES, Standards.
48-in. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter IHS '"b
48-in. stems; heads, 26-in. diameter »5.00 each.
BAY TREES, Half Standards.
30-in. stems; heads, 28-m. diameter J5.00 each.
30-in. stems; heads, 22-in. diameter $4.00 each.
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obconica. From as good a strain of seed as we can find. All colors,
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoldes S3.00 per 100.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., ''^"^S"'^
Pleaie mention the Exchange when wrltlncf.
Glory of Cincinnati. J. C. Vaughan is
now in Holland, after a four weeks' stay
in Paris.
At Winterson's Seed Store the arrival
of Dilium formosmn is reported. There
is a call for lawn Grass seed ; it is said
that the extreme warm weather burned
out many lawns, which caused this de-
mand. The indications are that the
demand for Grass seed will be in greater
demand than customary in September
and October this season on this account.
Buyers generally complain of the high
prices of white Roman Hyacinths this
season. The supply is so small there is
no difBculty in disposing of them. The
margin of profit to the dealers this sea-
son will be very small on account of the
high prices that have to be paid in
France. Louis H. Wint«rson and Mrs.
Winiterson leave Sajturday on an ex-
tended trip to the Adirondack Mountains.
A. Henderson, of A. Henderson & Co.,
is still with his family in Wasconsiu en-
joying the witchery of the woods and
streams. He makes occasional trips to
the city to see how everything is pro-
gressing at the store. A. Miller has re-
turned from a trip to Minneapolis.
While in that section he visited the Clin-
ton Falls Nursery Co. at Owatonna,
Minn. The day that he was there that
city was visited by a destructive hail-
storm that broke S20 ijanes of double
strength glass in the greenhouses of that
company, all of which was covered by
insurance. The hail did great damage
to all the crops in that section ; Corn
was Iwaten flat on the ground. Doug-
las D. P. Roy attended a Gladiolus show
at Lake Geneva last week and states
that they had some fine blooms on ex-
hibition there. This firm is preparing
a wholesale price list of bulbs for its
Pall trade.
At the store of the W. W. Barnard Co.
there is a fine exhibition of cut Dahlias.
The stock is replenished daily and all
the varieties properly named. To avoid
the great loss sustained by rotting of
the Chinese Lily bulbs last season, en
route to this country, the shipping sea-
son will be delayed to allow a more per-
fect drying out of the bulbs before pack-
ing. W. W. Barnajd is still enjoying
his fishing trip in Wisconsin.
Cincinnati Seed Trade
The J. Chas. McCullough Seed Co. has
succeeded to the entire seed and bag
business of J. Chas. McCullough, seeds-
man, taking over the large warehouse at
Fifth, Lock and Eggleston ave, of which
there is none more thoroughly equipped
in every particular for the handling and
distribution of seed by wholesale. The
sales department will be continued at
the present location, 230 and 232 East
Fourth St., and has just been completely
refitted with modern furniture and fix-
tures, placing it in line for the best of
service to patrons.
The capital stock of the new eorpoi^
aition is JfSOO.OOO, and the oflicers are as
follows : J. Chas. McCullough, president ;
E. McCullough, secretary ; H. D. Brown,
vice-president; Robert O. Strong, treas-
urer.
Paeis, Ky. — E. F. Spears & Sons,
Bluegrass seed dealers, who suffered the
loss of their seed cleaning warehouse
several months ago by a disastrous fire,
have announced that they will soon be-
gin the erection of a fireproof building,
to be constructed entirely of reinforced
concrete, to take the place of the plant
which was destroyed. The building will
cost in the neighborhood of $50,000. The
building permit has already been granted
by the city council. G. D. C.
Floral Designs de Luxe ^^s?"
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
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We carry a full line
of Florists' Supplies.
Write for Cata-
logues and prices.
ARTHUR T.
BODBINGTON
SEEDSMAN
342 W. 14th SI.
NEW YORK
Flcas3 mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $5.00
A.1.DelaMirePtg. SPub. Co., 2 to 8 DuaneSt.,N.Y
August 9, 1913
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235
FERN FLATS
strong seedlings for Jardinieres. 160 clumps in a
flat in all varieties. Shipped out of flats or in flats.
1 flat, in 6 best varieties $2. 00 per flat
5 flats, in any varieties 1.75 per flat
10 flats, in any varieties 1.60 per flat
CYCLAMEN PLANTS
strong 3-inch
Giant Flowering', Christmas Bed, Fink, Fare White,
VThite with Eye .$8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000
4-iiich in above varieties, ready August and September,
at $15.00 per 100.
Sdiantum Croweanum
strong, 3-in., $7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
SMILAX
Strong, 214-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
See my Classified Ads on pages — ?
POINSETTIAS
Extra strong selected plants. 2l^-in. pots,
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Well grown, fine stock. 2^4 -in., $5.50 per
100, $50.00 per 1000.
250 of above at 1000 rate.
PRIMROSES
Chinese and
Ubconica
New Crop Pansy Seed ^IZ
Olant Flowered, Prize Plorlst BCtzture
This mixture we can recommend to any florist. It is
home grown by Pansy specialists and contains only
the Giant Pansies and richest colors of red, copper,
bronze, also the most delicate rose and lilac shadings;
also includes the newest and most attractive sorts.
50c. per tr. pkt., $1.50 per % oz., ?o.00 per oz.
(New Crop Seed) Giant Flowering Strain
CYCLAMEN
This strain of seed is as good as money can buy
and will surely give satisfaction.
Cliristmas Red, ^ig'ht Pink, Pure TTlilte, Wlilte with
Red Eye, Dark Rose and Mixed, 75c. per 100 seeds,
$6.00 per 1000 seeds.
TABLE TERNS
:;>4-in. Well grown. Ready to use. Always on hand
in best varieties. $3.00 per 100, $37.50 per 1000.
CARNATION PLANTS
Field-grown, in all varieties.
Place your order with me. I will assure satisfaction.
I buy the best plants I can find and know where they
can be had at market prices.
New Bird Eye Christmas Pepper
Compact grower, covered with small bright red ber-
ries, about the size of a Huckleberry. Made a hit in
New York last Christmas. 2^-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
Japanese Bamboo Canes
In bale lots only at low prices. These are new,
fresh, strong canes.
6 ft. (2000 in bale) $9.00 per bale
5 ft. (2600 in bale) 10. 50 per bale
4% to 5% ft. (2000 in bale) 8.00 per bale
6 ft. and S ft. (200 in a bale), extra heavy, 1-inch
diameter, for Dahlias, etc. Price on application.
RomanJ.lrwin/!fXt
Importer and Jobber
3097 Broadway, New York
Phone, Morningslde 7775
Please mention the Ezohange when writiBg,
The Largest of Mil Giants
siTow'^'H PANSIES
With great divenity of colors. H oz., $1.50.
NA/EEBEIR & DON
SEED MERCHANTS 114 Chambers St, New York
Pleage mention the Eiohange when writing.
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Barney \ ^Late ^Managers of Sclilegel &
J. M. GleasoDi Fottler Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Cuerincau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 Ssotli Market Street, - Bostoi, Mass.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
PANSY SEED ^"'s™^"''''
I niiw ■ WbbV fjg„ Crop Now Ready
Seed saved from finest selected plants. All large
flowering, finest mixed.
1 oz.. ti 00; 2 ozs., $9.00; trade pkt., $1.00
a pkt., $50c. Cash with order.
The Age of Seed in Relation to
Plant Growth
With some kinds of seed it is of ad-
vantage to let it lie for a period of two
to five years. The new seed of some
plants develops irregularly or too early.
Five-year-old seed of Stock, for instance,
gives a larger proportion of double
blooms ; and two-year old seed of Chi-
nese Aster has fuller blooms than that
of one year. Cabbage and Chicory seed
should be three years old ; that of Rad-
ish and Lettuce two years ; that of Com
Salad of the preceding year, as this does
not germinate the first year. The Cucur-
bitacsea, as Melons, Cucumbers and
Gourds, also grow better from seed sev-
eral years old. — Le Jardin.
SOUTHPORT, CONN.
Grower of the Finest Pansies
T'Tpo.ift mention thp Exchange when writing.
Burpee's Seeds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
Please mention the Ejohange when writing.
J. BOLGJANO & SON
Wholesale Held and Garden Seeds
B.tabu.ii«d i«ig. Writ, tor our low price*. Commercial Rose Culture uoi'me
Catalogs Received
William. Elliott & Sons, New York, N.
Y. — Autumn, 1913, Catalog of Giant
Flowering Bulbs and Seeds for Pall
Planting.
Arthur T. Boddln^ton, New York, N.
Y. — Summer and Autumn Catalog of
Florists' Bulbs and Seeds for Forcing
and Planting.
Hartridife's Nursery, Norwich, Conn.
Illustrated Catalog of Nursery Stock, In
all departments. Contains 32 pages,
neatly printed In a conservative cover.
Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, Va. —
Wholesale Catalog of Finest American
Grown and Imported Bulbs for Fall
Planting. A handsome booklet. Illus-
trated.
3. B. Pllklngrton, Portland, Ore. — Trees,
Shrubs, Vines and Plants. A fine cata-
log of fine nursery stock. The stock
listed Is particularly comprehensive, but
the quality of the book Itself Is surpris-
ing as a product of the far Coast States.
Its contents of 96 pages, well printed
and illustrated. In a neat cover.
Peonies
Fifteen fine named Peonies for 12.50. A chance to obtain a
fine collection at half price, comprising such varieties as Festiva
Maxima, Felix Crousse, Delachei, Achille, Lady L. Brom-
well, Couronne d'Or, Prolifera Tricolor, Louis Van Houtte
and various other fine sorts all labeled true to name. With any
order for 15.00 I will give one plant Baroness Schroeder, free,
absolutely true to name. Send for catalogue.
W. L. QUMM,
PEOINV
SPECIALIST
Remington, Indiana
Please mention the Exohonge when writing.
PRIMROSES and CYCLAMEN
:ither strain),
Grandlilofa or Glgantea,
mixed or separate colors, 3-inch, $5.00 per 100;
2Ji-inch, $3.00 per 100. PRIMULA, Chi-
nese, 2}i-inch. $3.50 per 100; 3-inch, $6.00
per 100. PRIMULA malacoldes (the Giant
Babv Primrose), 2>i-inch, $3.00 per 100.
PRIMULA verls superba, 2-inch, $3.00
per 100. PRIMULA Kcwensls. 2K-inch,
$3.00 per 100^
4-inch. $15.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2H-inch, $3.00 per
100; 3H-inch (eitra strong), $S.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Hatchorl, strong, 2K-inch,
$5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri,
2}^-inch, $3.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BALTIMORE MD.
Fleaie mention the Exohang* whan writing.
vlly Illus. Price, $1.50.
Holmes
PoslpaW.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Exchange-Best Advertising Medium
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Quality CRAIG Q"a>»y
Robert Craig
Wm. P. Craig
Duncan Macaw
DHE above gentlemen will represent us at the Convention
and extend a most cordial invitation to inspect our
wonderful collection of plants. Crotons; Drac^nas,
20 varieties; Nephrolepis Ferns in every variety, includ-
ing our Medal Winner, "ROBUSTA"— look for it. Ficus,
Pandanus, Arecas, Kentias, Cyclamen, Phoenix,
Gardenias, Genistas and Hydrangeas.
ROBERT CRAIG CO.
4900 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Branch: INORWOQD, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FLORISTS' STOCK TO CLOSE ""'c'SkAp""
Nashville, Tenn.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2H-"n-. 33-00
per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. 2H-in-. S2.50 per 100,
$22.50 per 1000. , , . „„ ..
ALYSSUM, Double. 2-m., S2.00; 2H-"n.. S2-50:
3-m., $4.00; per 100.. •. .
BEGONIA. 8 blooming varieties, 3-in., $5.0U;
4-in., $8.00 and $10.00 per 100.
COLEUS. 10 best varieties, 2J^-in., $2.50 per lUO.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Early leading vane-
ties, 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Root-
ed Cuttings, S8.00 per 1000.
CYCLAMEN, best European strains, J-m.,
$8.00 and $10.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, leading varieties, 2-m., $2.00
per 100, $18.00 per 1000.
GERANIUM, IVY, mixed, 2 and 3-in., $2.00 and
$4.00 per 100.
GERMAN IVY, 2M-in., $2.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE, 2-in., $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per
1000.
MARGUERITES. White. 2-in., $2.00 per 100;
3-in., $4.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. Yellow. 2H-in., $3.00 per
100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
NASTURTIUMS. Double mixed. 3-in., $3.0
per 100.
SWAINSONA Alba. 2H-m.. 83-00 per 100.
STEVIA. Dwarf and tall. 2)4-ia., $2.00 per 1000
ASTER PLANTS. Early and late varieties
$2.50 per 1000.
The above stock is well grown. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash, please.
F. C. RIEBE, Florist. WEBSTER, MASS
Pleaee mention the Exchange when writing.
POINSETTI AS
We have reduced the propagation of this plant to a science. We root them
as sure as you do a Coleus cutting and in large quantity. That makes it easy
for us to give you plants that are right. We are now shipping as fine young
plants as you ever laid eyes on. Sturdy, short stuff, that will start right off
and finish up with the highest quality. , , , . r
Plant now for large bracts for cutting. Let us also book your order now tor
what you will need later on to plant in pans.
From 2}^-inch pots at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
No need to pack Poinsettias In paper pots If they are well rooted. Ours are well rooted
WRITE US ABOUT FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
6AUR & STEINKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Poinsettias
TRUE TYPE. June Delivery
Extra strong, 2^-inch plants, shipped in
paper pots.
$6.00 per lOO
Write for prices on large lots.
A. Henderson & Co.
369 River Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PoinseUias
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
2H-tnch, $5.00 per 100; $45.00
per J 000.
Scranton florist Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
PleaBe mention the Exchange when writing.
Another typical Summer week lias
passed with little stock of auy kind,
either good or bad, though there has been
a fair demand. The weather has been
very hot most of the time. 'SV& were
cheered with some locai showers, most of
our growers receiving a share. There
was a heavy wind on Thursday, unroof-
ing the grand stand at the State fair
grounds, but none of the growei's suf-
fered damage to amount to anything.
Asters are scarce and of i)oor quality,
and Gladioli are growing scarce. There
will doubtless be a good supply again as
soon as there is a change in the weather,
though there will hardJy be any sui-plus.
Roses are still scarce, and of none too
good quality. Valley is in the usual
good supply, and the quality is fine con-
sidering the extreme heat. Lilies are
selling at about 10c., while the retailer
is securing as much as at any other time
of the year. ■ The whole situation can
be summed up in the statement that there
are not enough flowers of auy kind to
supply the weak demand of a hot Sum-
mer.
The Fall i^rops are growing well. Out-
door growers are busy propagating their
Poinsettias. Most of the other work is
out of the way.
Haury & Sons are building two new
greenhouses, each 200x20ft. This will
give them ranch needed room for growing
more cut flowers. They have been ham-
pered here for some time.
We visited Geny Bros.' old place the
other day and found aJl hands busy prop-
agating Poinsettias and Hydrangeas.
They grow Ferns mostly, and these were
looking well, especially the new benches.
They have .iust received a stock of the
new Glory Fern.
The Joy Floral Co. is cutting some
pretty good Roses, and also has a good
supply cf Gladioli. The company had
a good business the past week.
McKay, Reece & Co. are stocking up
on field 'seeds to be in readiness for the
Fall trade._ They say that it will take
rain to bring a good Fall business, as
their business is mostly local, consisting
of field seeds for the farmer.
There is every reason to expect a
heavy Dutch bulb business this Fall, as
there has never been so much home build-
ing as there has been this Summer.
Those who handle hardy ornamentals are
also expecting a good business.
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'HE finest of all the
Fancy Varieties of
Mignonette for Win-
ter Forcing ; seed saved from
select spikes under glass.
We have received many tes-
timonials with regard to the
excellence of this variety.
Trade Packet 60 cents,
}4 Ounce $ 1 .00, Ounce
$?.50.
Arthur T.
Boddington
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S Part view of house containing 12,000 plants of the New White Carnation Matchless, growing at the Cottage Gardens Co.
.^^ Photograph taken January 24, 1913.
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The New
White Carnation
MATCHLESS
At the International Flower Show, Grand Central Palace, New York City, April 5th
to 12th, MATCHLESS was awarded the American Carnation Society's Gold Medal;
also the English Carnation Society's Gold Medal.
MATCHLESS is the greatest commercial Carnation— easy to grow and a very free
bloomer, A pure white flower of the highest quality, very fragrant, large, early bloom-
ing, non-splitting and exceptional shipping and keeping qualities.
To be disseminated Season 1913-14.
A large number of orders have already been booked and if early deliveries are desired,
send in your orders NOW.
ROOTED CUTTINGS
$12.00 per 100 $100.00 per 1000
COTTAGE GARDENS CO. inc.
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Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS. EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
>A/rite for our >Vholesale List
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
Please mention tho Exohange when writJBg.
Apple Trees
Plum Trees iii
Peach Trees
We will be able to furnish s limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper tree*
this Fall.
JOS. H. BLACK SON dt CO
Hightstown. N. J.
Pleage mantjon the Exchange when wTJtllig.
Catalpa
Bungei
Lombardy Poplars
Norway Maples
Silver Maples
Oriental Planes
Weeping Mulberries Purple Beech
European Mountain Ash Evergreens
Berberis Thunbergi Golden Privet
Golden Honeysuckle Hardy Shrubs
Are some of our leading specialties and we
can furnish in large quantities. Mail list
of your wants for special quotation.
Steele's Pomona Nurseries
PALMYRA, NEW JERSEY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
We are in a Position ^e'e^tiS^^r^d'^cTdTdiy.u";
tare to anyone who ii BUTING TO SEIX AGAIN. If you are in the market for
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, aend in your list*
and we will give you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
AH Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business wltli
Europe sliould send for tlie
''Horticultural
Advertiser"
Thia it The British Trade Pftpor bein^ read
weekly by all Horticultural tradm. It is olao
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
Annual aubecription to cover cost of postage, 75
centa. Mone^ orden payable at Lowdnam, Notta.
Aa the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicanta
•bonld, with the aubscriptiona, aend a copy of
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to the nuraery or aced trar^^ Address
Editors of the "H. A"
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
3000
Norway Spruce
2 to 3 feet 25c. each
3 to 4 feet 35c. each
4 feet 50c. each
Not ordinary nursery stools, but fine
large plants, almost as broad as high.
GARPIELD WILLIAMSON
Nurseries: S2 Broadway
RiDGEFIELD, N.J. NEW YORK
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
Book of Water Gardening ^^^o^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT,
Robbinsville
Nurseries,
Robbinsville, N.J.
WE IMPORT FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE
Forcln'^ Lilacs, Roses, Palms. Araucarias. Azaleas, Rhododendrons, English or French
Manetti. Bay Trees, Boxwood Bushes, Pyramids, Globe Shaped or Fancy Clipped Forms, etc
Lily of the Valley, French and Holland Forcing Bulbs, Japan Lilies, etc.
A complete line of Nursery stoclc.
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, j.^iiSialAvlTi^W. NEW YORK
Nortliern Grown Nursery Stocic
We Grow a General
'Assortment of
Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
, Prices Reasonahh. \(/holesa1e Trade List for the Asking
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
.EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue.
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, HoHand
H. DEM OUDEN A SON
TlM Old Farm NuiMriee BOSKOOP. HOLLAND
Evergreens Our Speciaiiy
Write for eampMe WbelcMb OatekitM
^MaS^mSn5on^^!TOhSiig^^^MgTl5n?r
'C HARDY NURSERY STOCK
^^P offered by
G.W.VAN GELDEREN, Boskoop, Holland
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken. N. J.
Just Received From Our Holland Nuneriesi
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Splreae
Japonlca, Lllium Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
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AXCEBICAIT ASSOCIATIOIT OF irUSSEItYMEM
President, J. B. Pllklngton, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent. Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester, N. T.; treasurer, Peter Toungers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland, O.
Ligustrum Regetianum
{Subject of this week's illustration.)
Where it is of sufficient hardiness the Ligustrum ovali-
folium is preferred over all others for hedging and other
purposes, but where greater hardiness is required the
L. Ibota and its variety, Regelianum, are well substi-
tuted for it, as these endure more cold than will the
other. The chief distinction between Ibota and Regeli-
anum is that the latter is of a dwarfer habit, caused by
its spreading, fiat-typed growth. The branches are of
almost horizontal character, the foliage spreading in the
same way, especially noticeable in its vigorous young
shoots. Our picture, though showing a bush of a
spreading habit, does not show the fiat growth the
plant makes, because it is an old bush Eind has been
considerably pruned. A younger plant would display
strong shoots, one overlapping the other, in almost
horizontal tiers. Our plant, however, does show what
an excellent one it is for hedging purposes, forming
a bushy outline without the pruning all others require
Indeedj some consider a hedge of it to surpass in
beauty hedges of all other kinds; the natural tendency]
of every other kind is to grow more or less erect.
As a single specimen on a lawn the Regelianum is
among the best of all Privets for flowering, bearing its
clusters of white flowers in profusion in late Spring.
Its foliage is not of as deep a green color as is that
of ovalifolium, and where it is hardy the latter makes
the more pleasing appearance as to foliage, but it is
not as floriferous as the Regelianum.
The propagation of Regelianum should be altogether
from cuttings. It seeds freely, but being but a va-
riety it cannot be depended on to come true from
seed, many of its seedlings reverting to the Ibota, of
which, as aforesaid, Regelianum is a variety.
„ ., The damage the red spider does to
Ked apiaer many evergreens is well known, even
on Hemlocks damaging so much by the sucking out
of juices of the foliage that when unchecked trees are
killed outright in the course of two or three years. The
presence of the spider is indicated by the white colored
foliage, turning color previous to dying. There is a
change noted the first Summer, a more noticeable one
the second season, while the third year's work of the
spider generally ends what little life is left. Now that
sprayings are so universal on both private and com-
mercial grounds, there is little trouble in controlling this
or any other injurious insect. A spraying of kerosene
emulsion, Scalecide or any of the oily compounds now
so common, will destroy the insects. In one season a
tree can be freed of them. One spraying is often suffi-
cient but two would surely do the work. It is well
known to horticulturists that the Hemlock and other
Spruces, such as the Black, the White and the Colorado
Spruces, are particularly susceptible to the attacks of
the red spider. The writer's attention was once called
to a Hemlock Spruce; the foliage of it was white in-
stead of green, excepting a little weak growth on the
points of the branches. It transpired it had been in
this condition for two years, getting worse as time
passed. A spraying of Scalecide was given it in Spring,
just as growth was commencing, with a thorough drench-
ing. By Autumn, though the signs were few, it was evi-
dent the pests were destroyed. The next Spring the
growth was on again, of a bright green, although not
luxuriant. Not until this, the third Summer after the
sprasang, has the tree displayed its old time vigorous
growth of lovely foliage.
Though the one spraying sufficed, as it proved in this
case, it would have been wise to have given it another in
the Autumn following, to make sure none of the spiders
had escaped.
„ . Of Stuartias we have in our collec-
tions three species, all of which are
of great beauty, and two of them, S Virginica and S.
pentagyna, are natives of our own country; the third,
S. Pseudo-Camellia, comes from Japan. None of them
is as common as it should be considering the great
beauty of the flowers; and lack of hardiness cannot be
charged against them when it is considered that, though
our native sorts are from the South, they withstand
the Winters of the Middle States; the S. Pseudo-
Camellia is from Japan and is hardier than the others.
Stuartias and Gordonias are the only representatives
in this country of the Camellia and, like the Camellia,
they are renowned for the beauty of their flowers. The
flowers of S. pentagyna and of S. Virginica are creamy
white, those of pentagyna being rather the lighter col-
ored of the two. Besides this distinction, there is an-
other well marked one in the color of the stamens, which
are yellow in pentagyna and purple in Virginica. In
addition to this the petals of the pentagyna always have
one much smaller than the others. Though both are
hardy at Philadelphia, farther north the Virginica
sometimes suffers in severe Winters.
The Japaneses species, Pseudo-Camellia, though
looked upon as a shrub as the others are, becomes a
tree in its own country. The flowers are large, white
with orange colored stamens; and altogether it is a
beautiful species.
While these Stuartias are not readily propagated
from cuttings or layers, it is not impossible to do so;
half ripened shoots are best for cuttings; and as they
seed to some extent this offers a means of propagating
them as well.
The pentagyna is sometimes obtainable from collec-
tors, but Virginica rarely is.
An old favorite garden shrub is the
Colutea Colutea arborescens, although it is
Arborescens somewhat overlooked in modern collec-
tions of shrubs. Nurseries are somewhat to blame for
this, as it is not found in all of them, as it should be
and as its merits demand. One of its merits, and one
describes it. In growth it attains to about 6ft. at best.
A feature of all these Coluteas is their inflated seed
pods, which are often brightly colored. Because of
their bladderlike appearance and the appearance of their
foliage, the common name, Bladder Senna, has been
given to the Colutea.
It is said of C. arborescens that it grows on the
crater of Vesuvius, where little other vegetation exists.
The Bulletin of Popular Information,
^.?^^ issued from the Arnold Arboretum, men-
Viburnum jj^jj^ ^ j^g^ Virburnum in this way:
"The earliest of the Viburnums to flower this year is
V. Carlesii, from Korea, whence it was sent to Europe
a few years ago. It is very hardy and blooms freely
when not more than a foot high. It is particularly in-
teresting from the fact that the flower-buds are bright
orange-red. The inner surface of the corolla, however,
is white and as the flowers open the color of the outer
surface gradually fades to pink and then to white. As
the buds do not always expand at the same time there
are, therefore, in the cluster pink buds among the white
flowers. This plant is stiU comparatively little known,
but it seems destined to become a valuable and popular
garden plant."
The description reminds one in a way of the Vir-
burnum nudum, the fruit of which ripens on the cluster
a few at a time, so that the cluster displays green, pink
and blue berries at the same time.
The Bulletin referred to can be had for the asking,
as we understand it. Those who do not get it miss a
good thing.
Ligustrum Regelianum
not well known, is that its season of flowering is length-
ened over several months. With us it is in bloom in
May and flowers continue to appear until September,
so that it occupies a place almost alone among shrubs.
The flowers of the Colutea are of a leguminous order.
They are yellow in color, more or less tinged with red-
dish brown, and of large size.
It is a European plant and perfectly hardy in Penn-
sylvania. What adds to its merits with us is its pref-
erence for sunny positions where the soil is of a dry
rather than a wet tendency. There are not many shrubs
of which this can be said. It is because of its not being
planted in such a position that its everblooming quali-
ties are so little known.
Besides the species referred to, C. arborescens, there
are at least two more which call for the attention of
planters, the C. media and C. orlentalis. Media has
flowers not unlike those of the arborescens, already de-
scribed, but the growth is not quite the same. It grows
to a lesser height than arborescens, attaining to about
8 to lOft. in time, which is exceeded by arborescens. It
is as free flowering as is the other.
Orientalis, or cruenta as some know it, has flowers little
differing from the others. Less yellow and more red
. . Though a native of Alabama, the home of
Neviusia _ ^^^ Neviusia is on high elevation there,
Alabamensis ^^^pp jj ^^^^ proved hardy in the Middle
States. It is a shrub closely approaching the Spiraea in
a botanical way. It makes long, slender shoots, which
are clothed with clusters of white flowers of feathery ap-
pearance, making its name. Snow Wreath, quite appro-
priate. The shoots are of an arching nature, adding to
the beauty of the plant.
Owing to the arching character of its growth, it does
not attain much height, as its shoots, horizontal at first,
droop as they lengthen, especially when laden with
flowers.
Experience with this plant indicates that it requires
good soil to grow it to perfection. It needs this to en-
courage strong shoots. As it flowers from shoots of the
same season's formation, it requires a close pruning be-
fore growth commences in Spring. It is the fringelike
filaments that give the feathery appearance to the
flowers. In shape and size the clusters are much like
those of Spirsea Reevesiana though the plant is quite
unlike it in growth.
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VINCA MINOR AUREA
Golden Myrtle
3-inch pot, $1.00 per doz. , $8.00 per 100. Strong, field-grown, $2.00 per doz. , $15.00 per 100.
LYTHRUM ROSEUM
Perry's Variety
New cherry red Loosestrife; fine for borders and wet places; grand for margin of ponds,
lakes, etc. Strong, field grown plants, $2.00 per doz.
Ji 'Bed planted ivitfi these ttvo novelties can be seen at the outdoor
exhibit at the Minneapolis Convention.
Peonies for Fall Planting ^."'cri^Tson
Strong divisions, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100.
FESTI VA MAXIMA, extra white, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
NE PLUS ULTRA DLC DE CAZES, choice pinks, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100.
WM. TRICKER, Arlington, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing. * * • • •
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbur^ (Gennany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
WRITE FOR PRICES.
Stock for Fall Delivery
ROSES
500 RAMBLERS EXCELSA. The finest crim-
son, good color, good foliage, good habit, field-
grown plants, well branched, own roots. $25.00
per 100.
SHADE TREES
Per 100
200 AMERICAN ELMS, 5-6 ft 825.00
200 ASH-LEAVED MAPLES, 7-8 ft 25.00
350 WHITE ASH, 5-6 ft 20.00
100 WHITE ASH, 6-7 ft 25.00
50 GREEN ASH, 5-6 ft 20.00
100 GREEN ASH, 6-7 ft 25.00
Strong stock with splendid roots. All
of the above our own growing. No charge
for packing.
EDWARD W. BREED
94 Prescotl Street, CLINTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Gt.YanWaYeren&Kruiifl
Quotations and Catalogs now ready on
ail Bulbs, Azaleas, Rhododendrons,
Roses, Lilacs, Palms, Etc.
Sassenheim. Holland
140 N. 13th St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Plgfcge mention the ExohMir* wbcB writtny.
KOSTER & CO.
HOLLANDIA
NURSERIES,
Boskoop, Holland
Large Trees
OAKS AND MAPLES
PINES AND HEMLOCKS
ANDORRA NURSERIES
WILLIAM WARNER HARPER. Prop.
Chestnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizea
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Michelsen & Co.
Naarden, HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
Catalogue on applies-
c/o MALTUS & WARE, 1 4 Stone Street, New Yofi( City
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L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
mention the ExcfaanEre when Ttrritinc
FnonHOLLANDFAR.DUTCH LaDX HANDS. V
To Uncle Sah her finest brands. y
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Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, "".iPJkS^-*^
ELIZABETH, N. J.
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JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK, NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
Send for L,lst:
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ARAUCARLA. Excelsa, 5-in., 60c. ^
DRACAENA Indlvisa, 2-in., 2c.
BEGONIA Luminosa, 3-in., 3o.
BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in., 3c.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, 3-in., 5c.
Cash, or will exchange for Poinsettias,
2 or 3-in., or Asparagus Plumosus, 3-in.
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Box 63 Schenectady. N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Nursery Trade Notes
STE VIA
Green and Variegated— Fine Stock
CHAS.ZIMMER,
West Collingswood, N. J.
3 miles from Philadelphia
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Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $5.00
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
Russian Olives
Can you tell me whether Russian
Olives are considered hardy for Connecti-
cut, and where they can be procured? — -
E. C. H., Conn.
— The Russian Olive, so called, is not
an Olive at all, having no relation to
that fruit. It is Elaeagnus angustifolia,
and is known as Silver Thorn, as are
all Elseagnus, on account of their sil-
very underlea\'es. It would be quite
hardy with you, I should say. All the
Elaeagnus bear edible fruit ; the berries
are tart but pleasant. One of them, the
E. longipes, has very large berries, and
is considered worthy of growing for this
alone, as well as for ornament.
All nurseries keep these shrubs and
could easily supply them. — J. M.
Joint Summer Meeting of the Mary-
land-Delaware Hort. Societies
The joint Summer meeting of the
Maryland and Delaware Horticultural
Societies was held at the establishment
of J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md.,
July 31. The meeting was largely at-
tended, there being between 1200 to 1500
present, with representatives from Mary-
land, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and New York. The main
object of a Summer meeting is to per-
mit the members of the societies to ob-
serve practical horticultural development,
and at the home of this notable firm can
be seen trees from their earliest stage as
seedlings, then budded on improved va-
rieties to produce successful nursery
trees and in turn develop into profitable
orchards. One of the most striking dem-
onstrations to be observed at this place
is the remarkable Peach crop on 10,000
Peach trees, which have been saved by
a successful treatment of spraying under
the auspices of the School of Horticul-
ture, Maryland Agricultural College, to
prevent the loss of the fruit by fungus
disease known as "brown rot." The rot
was so persistent that it was necessary
P LANTS
From 2-ln. pots, $2.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, BOUVARDIA Hum-
bold til, CHINESE PRIMROSES, finest varieties;
CINERARIAS Dwarf.
Plants from 2H-in pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ARTILLERY
PLANTS, ANTHERICUM vittatum, SMILAX,
FICUS repens.
POINSETTIAS. From 2}^-inch paper pots
S5.00 per 100.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.09 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; PASSIONS, 2 varie-
ties; IVY, Hardy EngUsh; SWAINSONA Alba,
PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS, BOU-
VARDIA Humboldtii, ANTHERICUM vit-
tatum.
Plants from 4-in. pots.
IVY, Hardy EngUsh, lOo. each; LEMON
VERBENAS, 10c. each; KENTIA Belmoreana,
S2.00 per doz.; CROTONS, S2.00 per doz.
CCICCI E nth and Westmoreland Streets,
. CiaCLC, PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
'pHAT subscription to F. E.
•^ you have been thinking of
taking out for a brother florist.
Why not send it in now ?
to continue spraying the trees for more
than three weeks at a time during the
early stages of the fruit, but under the
careful supervision of the School of Hor-
ticulture and thorough co-operation of
the firm, a most successful crop of
Peaches has been produced, amounting to
over 3.5,000 baskets of fancy marketable
fruit.
The feature of the attendance was a
large representation of business men
from Baltimore and also from Philadel-
phia and Wilmington. For sometime
tliere has seemed to exist a lack of co-
operation between the Baltimore busi-
ness men and the farmer and fruit
grower of the Eastern shore, and at this
meeting an effort was made by the hor-
ticultural societies to promote a closer
relation between these interests.
While a large concourse of visitors
from the above States reached Berlin
Thursday morning, a greater number ar-
rived on the noon trains. They were
cordially received by the representatives of
the Associations, and the firm of J. G.
Harrison & Sons, and invited to dinner
where were served all the delicacies for
which the Eastern shore is so well
known. After dinner, a brief formal
meeting was held. President B. P.
Cohill of the Maryland Society, who
was to preside, was unable to be present
on account of sickness, and in his place
Vice-President Robert Tj. Graham of
Baltimore presided. Orlando Harrison
extended in a few well chosen remarks
a hearty welcome to the visitors on be-
half of the city of Berlin, Worcester
County and the firm of J. G. Harrison
& Sons. A response to the address was
given by W. E. Sanger, president of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society. Dr.
H J. Patterson, president of the Mary-
land Agricultural (College, made a few
remarks, expressing his gratification at
the remarkable progress that has been
made in and around Berlin on the part
of J. G. Harrison & Sons, as well as the
general horticultural industry on the
peninsula. He pointed out that the agri-
cultural college is trying to do its best
to promote the development of this in-
dustry, and expressed a hope that the
institution would in the future be ahle
to do much more. Prof. T. B. Symons.
Dean of the School of Horticulture and
secretary of the Horticultural Society,
made a few remarks calling the attention
of those present to the annual meeting
of the Marvlond Society, which will be
held at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Bal-
timore, Nov. 17 to 22, and also called
the special attention of the visitors to
the striking demonstration of saving a
Peach crop bv observing the recommenda-
tions of the School of Horticulture. The
treatment of the orchards was conducted
by W. C Travers. who is an assistant in
the School of Horticulture, and the work
Mr. Travers has done is under the di-
rect supervision of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College.
The visitors were conducted over the
vast acreage belonging to this great nur-
sery firm during the afternoon, and then
were invited to supper, served about 7.00
p.m. After a most delightful day the
visitors repaired to Ocean City to enjoy
an evening on Maryland's most famous
beach T. B. Symons.
August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
261
Dreer s Specials in Palms
FOR CONVENTION MONTH
On your way to or from the Convention, stop off at Philadelpliia and visit
our nurseries ; you will find it both entertaining and profitable. Our stock is
of the usual high quality and is complete in a full assortment of sizes.
Our staff of salesmen will be in attendance at the Convention, and will
be pleased to show you samples of our many specialties, of which we will
have a complete line on exhibition.
Areca Lutescens
A splendid lot of well-shaped plants, of good color.
3-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 12 to 15 inches high, $1.;
per doz.; SIO.OO per 100; S90.00 per 1000.
0-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 24'to 28 inches high, Sl.OO eac
7-incli pots, 3 plants in a pot, 36 inches high, SB.OO each.
S-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub. 42 inches high, S3.00 each.
10-inch tubs, bushy plants, 4S inches high, So. 00 each.
Areca Verschaffeltii
m, finely feathered in the style
age is a dark olive-green color
ch pots, $5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
Bactris Major
Caryota Blancoii
the Fish-tail Palm.
iQ per doz.
Caryota Urens
2M-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., -SS.OO per 100.
Cocos Weddelliana
We have nearly an acre of glass devoted to this most grace-
ful of all Palms. Splendid, thrifty stock, of rich dark color.
2-inch pots, 5 to 6 inches high, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100.
3-inch pots, 8 to 10 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 18 to 24 inches high, splendid plants, 75 cts. each.
7-inch pots, 34 to 36 inches high, grand specimens, $2.50 each.
9-inch pots, 36 inches high, grand specimens, SS.OO each.
Deckeria Nobilis
A rare collection Palms for the stove. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each.
Daemonorops Falembanicus (Calamus)
Nice plants in 5-inch pots, S3.60 each.
Elaeis Guineensis
One of the most attractive Palms where a high temperature
Kentia MacArthuri
ch pots, 36 inches high, $2.00 each.
Kentia Sanderiana
and one of the most graceful and hardiest
10 to 12 inches high.
.de-up plants, 12 to 15 inches high,
has high, S1.2o each.
Com jjarati vely
of the Kentias.
3-inch pots, bushy made-up pi;
50 cts. each.
4-inch pots, bushy
75 cts. each.
5-inch pots, bushy made-up plan
Kentia Belmoreana
2K-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 inches high, $1.50 per dozj,
$10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, 5 leaves, 12 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00
per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, 5 leaves, 15 inches high, $4.50 per doz., $35.00
per 100.
3-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high, 75 cts. each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 inches high, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 28 to 30 inches high, $1.50 each.
7-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 30 to 36 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 36 to 38 inches high, $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 42 to 45 inches high, $4.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 45 to 48 inches high, $5.00 each.
Phoenix Roebelenii
KentJa Forsteriana— Single Plants
ch pots, 4
$15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 15 to 18 ir
$35.00 per 100.
ch pots, 5
,28 to 30
,34 to 36
i high, $1.50 per doz.,
;hcs high, $2.00 per doz..
:hes high, $4.50 per doz
6-inch pots, 6 le
6-inch pots, 6 le
7-inch pots, 6 t
les high, 75 cts. each,
hes high, $1.00 each,
heshigh, $1.50 each.
_ . . jhcs high, $2.50 each.
ch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 40 to 42 inches high, $3:00 each.
S-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 45 to 48 inches high, M.OO each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 48 inches high, $5.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 4}^ to 5 ft. high, $6.00 each.
11-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, StoS'A ft. high, $8.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves. 5!-$ to 6 ft. high, $10.00 each.
12-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 6' i to 7 ft. high, $15.00 each.
14-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves. 7 ft. high, $20.00 each.
Kentia Forsteriana — Made-up Plants
Cocos Wedde U
ubs,3pla
7-inch tubs, 3 plants
8-inch tubs, 3 plants
8-inch tubs, 3 plants
8-inch tubs, 3 plants
0-inch tubs, 3 plant;
10-inch tubs, 3 plant!
ub, 36 inches high, $2.50 c
ub, 38 inches high, $3.00 e
1 tub, 40 to 42 inches high, $4.00 ea.
1 tub, 42 to 46 inches high, $5.00 eai
1 tub, 4 to 4>-i ft. high, $6.00 each.
a tub, 4,1 ., to 5 ft. high. $8.00 each.
a tub, 5 to 5' . ft. high, $10.00 each.
Made-up Kentia
KENTIA FORSTERIANA— Made-up Plants— Continued
12-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 5J-5 to 6 ft. high, $15.00 each.
13-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 6 ;. ^ to 7 ft. high, heavy, $20.00
15-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 7 ft. high, heavv, $25.00 each.
15-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 8 ft. high, $35.00 each.
Latania Borbonica
2 ij-lnch pots, 75 cts. per doz., $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots. $2..50 per doz., $20.00 per 100.
6-inch pots, IS to 20 inches high, 50 cts. each.
Livistona Rotundifolia
We offer a fine lot of this desirable mini.iture Fan-Palm.
2"4'-inch pots, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-lnch pots, $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100, $240.00 per 1000.
Nephrosperma Van Houtteanum
A rare stove-palm. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each.
Oreodoxa Regia (Royal Palm)
4-inch pots, S2.50 per doz.
Phoenix Roebelenii
standard varieties, particularly so for apartment dei
We have a splendid stock, and offer;
4-inch pots, nicely characterized plants, $6.00 per doz.,
$50.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 15 inches high, IS-inch spread, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, IM feet high, 2-foot spread, $2.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 2 feet high, 2-foot spread, $3.00 each.
lO-inch tubs, 2 to 2)^ feet high, 2!..;-foot spread, $5.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 2'A feet high, 3-foot spread, $7.50 each.
12-inch tubs, 3 feet high, 4-foot spread, $10.00 each.
Phoenix Reclinata
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100.
4-lnch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, $6.00 per doz.
Phoenix Rupicola
6-inch pots, $1.25 each.
8-inch tubs, $2.50 each.
10-inch tubs, $4.00 each.
Phoenix Zealanica
3-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., S15.00 per 100.
Pinanga Decora
A splandid exhibition Palm. 0-inch pots, $3.00 each.
Pritchardia Pacifica
Splendid plants of this fine hot-house Palm.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF SEASONABLE STOCK SEE OUR CURRENT WHOLESALE LIST
HENRY A. DREER, 7i4CiicsM$t, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE ABOVE PRICES ARE INTENDED FOR THE TRADE ONLY
i mention the Exohang^whe^writlngr
262
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HeacocKs' Palms and Ferns
Home-Grown, Strong, Clean and Well Established
WE call the attention of all members of the S. A. F. and O. H. to our
Exhibit at the Minneapolis Convention, and extend a cordial invitation
to visit our places at Wyncote and Roelofs, where you will find much to
interest you. Twenty minutes' ride by rail from Philadelphia. One hundred
trains every day. Railway Station, Jenkintown. ;j
We grow all our Kentias above 6-inch size in Cedar Tubs made
especially for us, avoiding breakage of pots in shipment and
giving better satisfaction to our customers: and while
they cost us a great deal more than pots, we sell the plants
for the same money. They are the neatest, lightest and best
tub ever introduced. Painted green with electric welded
wire hoops. We order these tubs by the Car Load.
Order Now for Fall Delivery
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
Kentia Forsteriana
Leaves In. high Bach Per doz.
6-in. pot 5 to 6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00
6-in. pot 6 34 to 36 1.50 18.00
Leaves In. high
2%-in. pot 4 8 to 10.
3-in. pot 5 12
4-in. pot 5 to 6 15
5-in. pot 6 to 7 18
6-in. pot 6 to 7 24
6-in. pot 6 to 7 26
Cocos Weddelliana
In. high
2y2-in. pot 8 to 10.
2y2-in. pot 10 to 12.
Per 100
. .$10.00
. . 15.00
Cibotium Schiedei
Each
9-in. tub 4 ft. spread $4.00
9-ln. tub 5 ft. spread 5.00
Made-up Kentia Forsteriana Phoenix Roebelenii
7-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 28 to 30 in. high
7-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 36 in. high. . . .
7-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 36 to 40 in. high
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants to tub, 40 to 42 in. high,
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 42 to 48 in. high,
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 4 to 4% ft. high,
heavy
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5 ft. high, heavy.
12- in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5 to 5y> ft. . . .
12-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 6 ft. high,
heavy
12-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 7 to 8 ft. . .
Kentia Belmoreana
Each Per doz.
Each
$2.00
2.50
. 3.00
4.00
, 5.00
6.00
7.50
10.00
15.00
20.00
Each
5-in. pot, nicely characterized $1.00
6-in. pot, 18 to 20 in. spread 1.50
7-in. tub, 18 in. high, 24 in. spread 2.00
7-in. tub, 20 to 24 in. high, 2 ft. spread 2.50
Areca Lutescens
Each
6-in. pot. .3 plants in a pot. .22 to 24 in. high. .$0.75
6-in. pot. .3 plants in a pot. .24 to 28 in. high. . 1.00
7-in. pot. .3 plants in a pot. .36 in. high.. 2.00
9-in. tubs .. 3 and 4 plants in tub . . 42 in. high . . 4.00
9-in. tubs .. 3 and 4 plants in tub . . 48 in. high . . 5.00
6-in. pot 6 to 7.
.$0.40
. .50
. 1.00
1.25
.28 to 30 1.50
$1.50
2.00
4.50
6.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
Leaves In. high Each Per doz.
7-iD. cedar tub 6 to 7 30 $2.00
7-in. cedar tub 6 to 7 34 to 36 2.50 $30.00
7-in. cedar tub 6 to 7 36to38 3.00 36.00
9-in. cedar tub 6 to 7 42to45 4.00 48.00
9-in. cedar tub 6 to 7 45 to 48, very heavy 5.00
9-in. cedar tub 6 to 7 48 to 54, very heavy 6.00
9-in. cedar tub 6 to 7 5 ft., very heavy S.OO
9-in. cedar tub 6 to 7 6 ft, very heavy 10.00
When In Philadelphia Be Sure to Look Us Up
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., Wyncote, Pa.
Railway Station: JENKINTOWN
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Houston, Texas
The Forrestdale Nurseries, Mr. Boyle,
manager, has enjoyed most profitably a
string of weddings, the most prominent
of which was the Lipper event, where the
participants spared no expense in the
decoration of Temple Beth Israel, where
the marriage was solemnized. This al-
lowed Mr. Boyle latitude wherein he
could expand on his skill. He had or-
dered in due time 5000 Bride Roses and
10,000 Shasta Daisies, the latter being
from his own enlarged greenhouses. This,
with other material, gave him something
to work with on a large scale. The cen-
ter aisle of -the temple, which was re-
served, was held closed by the use o(
two large wedding gates, which were
swung open to allow the admission of
relatives of the family and special guests.
The altar was decorated with a bell cen-
ter, studded with miuiiiture electric
lights, which flashed out beautifully im-
mediately at the psychological moment.
Over this was suspended a crown. The
galleries were banked with flowers. Fes-
toons of Maline and electric lights were
otherwise employed to splendid advan-
tage. Such lavishly decorated weddings
have been seen in Houston before, but
perhaps never in the Midsummer season.
Next in line came the Nathan wedding,
which was a most exquisite home affair,
with a lavishing of beautiful bouquets
and drawing room embellishment, on
which occasion Rabbi Barnstein took oc-
casion to say that of all the home wed-
dings he had attended in Houston, the
decorations here pleased him most of
any he had seen. Next in order was the
Belk wedding, where our fellow towns-
man, J. E. Belk, called in Mr. Boyle
again, and with the friends of the party
another home decoration was built in at
the residence. As Mr. Boyle said : "How
much more pleasant it is to do this than
it is to think of the significance of fu-
neral work, as we carefully stem up the
flowers ; just here in weddings you see
we are building comer stones of happi-
ness with every piece of design or wed-
ding bell, and the cheerful air that we
breathe makes the work one of smiles
from every department."
A card has been received from our
friend of national adoption, Henk Dir-
ken, now in Holland, who, as all the
profession in Texas knows, has gone
abroad to secure bulbs and other Holland
stock. It is evident that Henk can re-
serve a great deal of knowledge to him-
self if he cares to, but this time he has
allowed a little leak, or failed to prop-
erly wedge up every loophole if he in-
tends to keep all of his plans on the
other side a secret from his friends. We
have seen a most beautiful picture with
types of Holland maidens located in
wooden shoes, pretty aprons, natty and
neat in typical Holland costumes, that
make the pretty Dutch girls among the
most attractdve of the earth. Henk has
ever been true to his sweetheart of boyish
days, and never during his stay in Texas
has he entertained a thought of an Amer-
ican lady. It is natural therefore that
we expect a great deal of pleasure in
meeting Mr. Dirken this Fall when she
comes to America with her husband, emi-
nent as a distinguished apostle of bulbs.
As the future Mrs. Dirken will be lim-
ited in her use of English on her arrival
here, our congratulations will have to be
limited in conversation, but the good in-
tent in every smile and gesture will be
employed to fullest felicitations for their
mutual happiness. S. J. Mitchell.
The Exchange-Alert and Up-to-date
August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
263
CLAY'S
ITS MERIT
It is Agreed at Every Horticultural Convention that
r LAY'S
^^ ALWAYS PAYS
Supplied by the leading Nursery and Seed Firms, including: NEW YORK— Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett Brothers, William Elliott & Sons Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNiff Horticultural Co., W. E. Marshall & Co., Stumpp cSc Walter Co., J. M. Thorburn & Co., Vaughan s Seed Srtore,
Weeber & Don. ROCHESTER (N. Y.)— James Vick's Sons. CHICAGO— Vaughan's Seed Store. BOSTON— Joseph Brecfc & Sons Co., R. & J.
Farquhar & Co., Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., Thomas J. Grey Co. PHILADELPHIA— Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co., Hosea Waterer.
FERTILIZER
STANDARD
PLANT FOOD
ITS SALE
UNIVERSAL
Manufactured
^ CLAY & SON, Stratford, London, England
Pleast mention the Exchange when writing.
Montgomery, Ala.
We have been having some rainy
weather, variable at times with Intense
heat, so that while it is anything but
<!omfortab!e for human beings it is fine
for vegetation. Stock in the ground that
has been at a standstill since May has
taken a new lease of life and is fairly
jumping, particularly the Roses and Car-
nations. Stock recently planted in the
houses is fine, and is a great improve-
ment over former years. The quality of
the flowers is good, although they are
short stemmed. This applies to both
Roses and Asters. Shipping in stock was
discontinued some time since, as the poor
■quallity of the stock and damaged condl-
tibn on arrival compelled a calling off of
all orders.
One thing the northern supply houses
must remedy to hold their customers in
(his entire Southern country, and that
is the present packing. Many good-
sized orders have been shipped in cor-
rugated paper boxes with ice. Now, there
is no paper box made that will carry
any great distance under these condi-
tions, especially in hot weather, and when
a shipment is received all crumpled up
in a. dilapidated condition, flowers all
bruised, wet and about half rotten, it is
no wonder that the religious training of
our early youth is forgotten and lan-
guage indulged in not appropriate for
drawing room conversation.
Business is down to the usual Summer
level, with an occasional order for fu-
neral designs to just keep the blood in
circulation. Prospects for Flail seem
bright, and the supply of all kinds of
stock looks promising.
Paterson's new frames are finished,
and planting has begun in them. Their
Violets look fine and clean, with no trace
of red spider, the bane of Violet grow-
ers in this section. W. C. CooK.
Washington, D. C.
Washington was visited by a severe
storm on July 30, the worst known here
for years. Thousands of beautiful shade
trees were blown down and others twisted
into a shapeless mass. Roofs were
blown off and one building blown down.
Several lives were lost. The Pennock-
Meehan Co. had its large plate glass win-
dow on H St. blown out.
Z. D. Blackistone also had Ms H st.
window blown out.
The cornice and part of the roof was
blown off O. A. C. Oehmler's store at
1329 G St., N. W., and one side of the
front window broken.
Geo. Field suffered the most ; one
house was blown down and the glass out
of the others. His loss is about $1000.
The Washington Florists' Co. had the
roof blown off one house ; the damage is
put at .$500.
J. R. Freeman at his Brighton place
lost all the outdoor Asters and 'Mum
plants. The hail cut everything to pieces.
His loss will reach .$500; nearly all of
the greenhouses suffered some.
At Wm. P. Gude's residence at Pet-
worth a heavy Rose arbor, made of one-
inch galvanized iron pipe, set in 18in. of
concrete, blew away, pulling the concrete
blocks out of the ground.
The funerals of Mr. Hilton and Mr.
Fealey, both storm victims, called for a
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large number of funeral pieces ; nearly
every florist in town had some work.
At this writing stock is scarce. As-
ters are not up to standard ; the only
stocks to be relied on are Easter Lilies
and Am. Beauty Roses.
At the Pennock-Meehan Co. some good
Lilium rubrum are to be seen.
The Washington Florists' Exchange is
handling some good Sunburst and Radi-
ance Roses.
Miss Minnie E. Shea, of the Pennock-
Meehan Co., is taking a much needed
rest at her home in Springfield, Mass.
O. A. C. O.
Look-What We Have to Offer
PRICES TO SUIT
Baltimore, Md.
Pierce & Co. of 509 N. Charles st, will
open a branch store about Sept. 1 at 1137
W. Baltimore st.
The joint meeting of the Delaware and
Maryland Horticultural Societies at Ber-
lin, Md., last Thursday was well at-
tended. The hosts, J. G. Harrison &
Sons, had things well in hand. The
visiitors, numbering possibly 1000, were
sumptuously fed. Many of the guests
continued their trip to Ocean City, which
is only seven miles away, some few stay-
ing over Sunday, coming back just in
time to join the Baltimore Club on its
outing to Chesapeake Beach Tuesday.
L. H. A. Klein and Mrs. Klein have
returned from Atlantic City after a ten
days' trip.
A new store is to be opened at Green-
mount and North ave. on Sept. 1, but
no one seems to know by whom.
The only ones going from here to the
S. A. P. Convention, so far as known, are
Richard Vincent, Jr., and Mrs. Vincent,
R. A. Vincent, Harry J. Quick and Mrs.
Quick. J. W. P.
BEGONIA, Zulu King. A short, compact, dark
red, everblooming, a new variety; 23^-in. pots,
to grow on for Winter blooming: nice, iiushy
little plants, in bloom, 83.00 per 100; 3-in.. J,5.00
per 100; 4-in., $7.00 per 100; our improved pmk
variety, the Erfordi, cannot be beaten; 2H-
in.. $3.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
Glolre de Lorraine is scarce for Christmas
blooming ; provide yourself with Zulu King.
We still hold the ground in Araucaria Excelsa;
have a larger stock than ever.
US' Buy them now because you gain by doing
so. They grow into money for you while you
sleep.
April, 1912, Importation, for the lawn, porches
and veranda, 5-in. and 7-in. pots, 5, 6, 7 tiers,
25-in.. 30-in., 35-in.. 40-in. high, $1.00, $1.25. $1.50
and $2.00. Cash, by the dozen or more.
In April and May we received from Ghent, Belgium,
a new consignment of Araucaria Escelsa, 5. 5^
and 6-in. pots, 3. 4. 5 and 8 tiers, 12. 14, 18
and 18 inches high. 40c.. 60c., 60c. and 75c.;
Compacta Robusta or Eicelaa Glauca, $1.25
to $1.50.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings. 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped In or out of
We have a large stock of LIVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA, the most beautiful little fan Palm
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up, ^H-ir
' " "i-in. pots. 10 to 12 in. high. 7 to 8 leav<
mt. very bushy and attractive. 35i
to 50"c.
5M-ir
plant.
very bushy and attractive. 35c.. 40c.
DISHFERNS. Good assortment. 2H-in.. $4.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2)4-in. pots. $3.00 per
100. $25.00 per 1000.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4-in., 2Sc.; 5H,
6H. 6 to 7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30. 35. 40 to 60 mches
high. 60c.. 60c.. 75c.. $1.00. $1.25. $1.50. $2.00
to $2.50.
KENTIA ^ Belmoreana. Large. 4-m_.. 25c.,
30c. to 35c.; made up of 3 plants. 6-in. pots.
75c. to $1.00.
COCOS Weddeliana. 3-in.. 16c.
ARECA lutescens. 3-in.. 15c.
ASTERS
Asters for benches or pots. Crego, the best
variety; pink, white, shell pink, red, lavender
and'salmon; strong. 2H-in. Pots. $3.00 per 100.
Cash with order, please. Please state if you
pots. AU plants. 25 at 100 rate.
GODfREY ASCHMANN Ci7olJ. PHIIADELPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
THE AMERICAN CARNATION, *
Price $3.30. Send lor Sample Pngea
A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTINQ AND PUBUSHINO CO,
2 TO S DUANE STREET. NEW TOBK
CVf.WA
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Jackson & Perkins Co.
NEWARK, NEW YORK
Some of the "J & P" Specialties are:
Field-Grown Rose Bushes
Best Florists' Grades. Full assortment of Hybrid Perpetuals,
Hybrid Teas, Ramblers, etc. Includes such profitable varie-
ties as Baby Rambler, Baby Tausendschon, Erna Tes-
chendorf, Orleans, White Baby Rambler, the New
Yellow Baby Rambler, etc.
Flowering Shrubs
Strong, thrifty stock. Almonds, Deutzias, Forsythias, Hydran-
geas, Lilacs, Prunus, Philadelphus, Spiraeas, Snowballs,
Weigelas, etc.
Hydrangea Otaksa
Strong plants, grown out-of-doors in 6-inch pots.
Peonies
Splendid list of best Florists' sorts, all carefully " rouged " and
true to name.
Perennial Plants
A very complete assortment of the best varieties.
ORIGINATORS OF THE
"Dorotliy Perkins" Rose
EUROPEAN GOODS
In addition to the business of our own nurseries, we are also
SOLE AMERICAN AGENTS for leading Euiopean Growers
of the following lines :
Belgian Plants
Azaleas, Palms, Rhododendrons, Ficus, Tuberous Begonias and
the other Belgian specialties.
Lily of the Valley
Several good grades for both early and late forcing.
Manetti Stocks for Grafting
Both English and French grown.
Jackson & Perkins Co.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
"Dispensers of The Preferred Stock"
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TO CLOSE OUT OUR
CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK
WE OFFER:
YELLOW
800 Monrovia
1000 Applefon
500 Oct. Sunshine
200 Comoieta
PINK
800 Pacific Supreme
2100 Glory of Pacific
1400 Pini( Ivory
We offer above stock from
$20.00 per rooo, until sold.
WHITE
600 Robinson
600 Alice Byron
400 Lynnwood Hall
1500 Polly Rose
900 Ivory
1000 Oct. Frost
400 Smith's Advance
2j^-inch pots at $2.00 per 100,
GRowNCarnation Plants
$5.00 per 100
STOCKY PLANTS, MEDIUM SIZE, RIGHT TOR PLANTING
White Perfection Victory
Enchantress
C. W. Ward
Patten
Harry Fenn
EDWARD J. TAYLOR
Greens Farms, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
U/>e WEEK'S WORK
Bv FRITZ BAHR
Cleaning the Plants
Do Not Put This Off TJntil After Planting
There are times when our field Carna-
tions have hardly a yellow leaf on them,
and again we get them, especially the
earliest propagated stock, with quite a
number of bad leaves. In either case,
however, every plant should be gone over
properly before it is brought to the bench
to be planted, for at no time afterward
can one do the cleaning better than now.
When a bench full of plants once has got
a good dose of bad foliage, no matter
what the cause, I would just as leave
throw the whole bench out than to have
the job of thoroughly cleaning the plants.
Yellow or decayed foliage can never add
in the least to the appearance or health
of the plants; it is far more likely that
more leaves will be affected, and plants
with such are handicapped in every way.
Never allow a yellow leaf to enter the
house ; bring the plants to the potting
shed or under the trees in the shade and
go over them carefully ; remove every
leaf not perfect. Have a clean lot of
plants when finished housing them, and
it you give them the right care and noth-
ing unforeseen happens they can be kept
clean with but very little effort on your
part. Do not use for an excuse the fact
that the plants are hardly in need of
going over, for it takes so little to do it
at this time, and if for any reason the
plants should have an unusual amount
of bad foliage and the cleaning of them
would delay the planting quite a bit, it
should be remembered that in a month
from now, when the plants are hardly
established, if you have to clean them it
will take twice as long and most likely
many of the fine, newly formed roots will
be destroyed in the effort to get the
leaves off. Always pull upward and
never downward when removing a bad
leaf, and make a clean job of it. Do not
leave a part of the leaf remaining on the
stem.
Surplus Field Carnations
How To Treat Tliem
There are several ways in which to
make the best of the surplus of the Car-
nations in the field not required for the
filling of the benches. The first and
quickest to bring returns is to advertise
the stock : let the man who is short of
Carnations know what you have to spare ;
he might be very glad to get the plants.
Now. in order to do this and give a pur-
chaser full value, the plants in the field
should not be allowed to get along as
best they can ; keep on cultivating them,
just as ,vou have done up to the time
of housing your own stock. Do not al-
low the plants to flower ; stock which is
covered with flowers and buds, or from
which flowers have been cut for a month
or over, is not fit to be housed. It may
look very good when you have no other,
but the man who advertises plants for
sale for housing should not send such out.
It is wrong to do so unless the man who
buys the stock has been informed what
to expect. So if you have enough plants
on hand to advertise, see to it that they
are kept in good shape. Send out just
such stock as you would like to receive
if you were in the market for it. Another
way, and often a good one for the re-
tail grower, is to allow the .plants not
wanted for housing to flower and make
use of them in that way. I do not know
but what that is as good a way as any,
especially when you have only a few
hundred of each sort on hand. Toward
Fall the plants in the field will produce
fair flowers and stems, and if the plants
are disbudded, as you would your indoor
stock, most of the flowers will be made
use of and in that way far more than
6c., the average price asked for a field
grown Carnation plant, will be realized.
If you have good bushy stock it will pay
you to go to the trouble of staking them ;
the expense of doing this is more than
offset by the clean flowers you cut.
m
August 9, 1913
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$6000 $6000
This Is Your Opportunity!
^he Mid-Continental
Flower SHow
COLISEUM. NOVEMBER 10 to 15, 1915
OFFERS
Fourteen Specials
IN THE PRELIMINARY
PREMIUM LIST
"SAINT LOUIS
IS THE
PLACE"
No Qrower or Florist can AFFORD
to LOSE the valuable publicity
which exhibiting at this BIG FALL
FLOWER SHOW WILL GIVE
$6000
For full particulars and preliminary list write or wire AT ONCE
FRANK M. ROBINSON
Secretary and Manager
Coliseum. St. Louis. Mo.
$6000
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Shading the Houses
Oood Por tlie Plants and tbe Planter
You cannot very well do the housing
of the Carnations without shading the
roof of the houses. Even if you should
strike a few cloudy days, considered ideal
for planting, hot days are bound to fol-
low, which are trying on the newly
planted stock. Not that a Carnation
plant at any time wants shade, for it
does not any more than a Rose or Chrys-
anthemum. All three would show bad
effects. While making a healthy growth,
they should be subjected to continuous
shade for e^'en one week. As soon as
the Carnations are getting established
they should get full sunlight. It does
not matter how thick the mud wash on
the roofs of the houses is for the first
two days after planting, but do not allow
it to remain too long. Take off with the
hose just a little more each day, so that
in ten days or two weeks full sunlight
strikes the plants. This practice holds
good with ventilating the Carnation
house: to ha\'e the doors and roof venti-
lators closed after planting helps to cre-
ate a moist atmosphere such as will help
the foliage of the plants to remain firm;
it promotes the growth of the roots and
therefore is of great benefit, but to al-
low this to be made a practice for sev-
eral weeks would mean ruin. A Carna-
tion cannot stand it; after two or three
days of such treatment, start gradually
to give more and more air. and arrange
it so that in two weeks you have the
doors and ventilators wide open every
day and night. A close moist atmosphere
in a Carnation house full of established
plants breeds disease, while a well ven-
tilated house means health.
Housing Carnations
More To It Than Jnst Planting Them
There are few of us who do not like
to see the planting of the Carnations into
the benches go fast, and it is a pleasure
to do the planting when everything is in
the proper shape to do it with. A great
many plants can be housed in a day by
two men, one on each side of the bench,
when there is enough help to keep the
men going, but you want experienced
men to do the planting, and good help as
well. For the man who has not had ex-
perience, as is the case with the begin-
ner, all may appear most simple when
watching a man planting; it is done so
easily that there seems to be hardly any-
thing to it, but nevertheless there is and
a whole lot. A Carnation plant may
live and ultimately thrive after having
been planted any old way, but there is
bound to be a difference between it and
that with which the proper care had been
taken when planting in having the roots
of the plants spread out properly, as
much soil worked between them as pos-
sible, the plants planted just right — not
too deep nor too shallow — and the soil
pressed firmly around them. You can
not pay too much attention to the latter
detail ; plant firmly ; the top of the plants
cannot expect any support from the roots
to hold it up and withstand the syringing
and spraying they will have to have every
day until re-established. Have you ever
noticed a lot of newly planted stock la.v-
ing all over the bench after the first wa-
tering? There are two causes for this;
either too shallow planting or planting
not firmly enoiigh. What chance have
such plants to get established or to
straighten up? If they finally do it, you
have lost a good many days and in a
way stunted them. Deep planting is al-
ways bad. AVhen you surround a plant
with more soil than it had in the field
you invite trouble every time. I do not
mean that stem rot is bound to follow,
but I am sure that such plants are by far
more susceptible to this disease than
such as have their foliage well above the
soil, where a circulation of air surrounds
the stem and not wet soil.
Long Island Cabbage Seed
NEW CROP NOW READY
Choice Cabbafte, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Pepper, Tomato and other special seeds
Headquarters for the new great Sanford Celery Seed. Over 50 years growing
seed for the most critical t
Send for price li;
FRANCIS BRILL CO., HEIIP5TEAD, (L. L) N. Y
the Exchange when writing.
Important Work
To Be Done During' August
All over this big country of ours, East,
West, North and South, wherever Car-
nations are grown under glass, the florist
is busy with them all through August.
While there are many growers who start
in as early as May to bench, the smaller
grower, the one who depends largely on
the returns from his bedding stock, does
not get through with the disposal of it
until Jttly, and by the time he gets his
bills out and does the necessary repair-
ing and painting, it is pretty near the
first of August before he can start with
bringing in his field plants. It is this
class of florists and not the specialists
who are benefited by suggestions for
carrying out the work in housing their
stock, and among them are also the be-
ginners ; the number of these is bound
to increase with each year. These do not
only consist of men who have never
grown or handled plants of any kind, but
those who are adding Carnations to the
other stock they have been growing, or
who have, up to the present, handled but
a small stock of this most important
florists' plant. While it would be im-
possible to state anything pertaining to
the housing of Carnations that has not
been said many times before, the same
is true of everything. It is after all
nothing more than repetition, and yet I
do not; believe there is one of us, no
matter how many years he has been en-
gaged in the work, who is not frequently
benefited by taking notice of the re-
marks of others, and when we devote this
"Week's Work" to the subject of hous-
ing Carnations it is done with the inten-
tion of helping some one in making a
better start than last year toward suc-
cess with the Carnations. If ever little
details account for anything, it is in
housing Carnations, so attend to them.
Lifting the Field Plants
Bringing Thorn Into the Houses
What we may consider of the greatest
importance in bringing the Carnations
from the field to the benches is to do this
work so as to have the roots of the plants
exposed for as short a time as possible.
To expose the roots even for only a half
hour to the sun or wind is bound to give
the plant more of a setback than plants
which have traveled hundreds of miles
properly packed, and only too frequently
we are not carefiU enough in this re-
spect. Plants are allowed to lie in the
field longer by far than is necessary. Why
not arrange things so that you avoid
this? A Carnation plant, because it
overcomes the transplanting from the
field to the houses so very easily, is by
many considered to be able to stand al-
most anything. That is where we are
wrong, for whenever we are careless in
handling the plants we usually have to
pay for it later on. The object should
be to house the plants with just as little
check as possible, and to accomplish this
the following suggestions will help. To
begin with, have the soil in the benches
just right; let it contain just enough
moisture so that it can be handled to
the very best advantage. Every grower
knows what this means. Lift your plants
on a day when weather conditions are
favorable, not a day with a temperature
of 90 degrees or over in the shade. If it
takes a week or over to do the housing
and a hot spell should happen to catch
you in the middle of it, you are money
ahead by stopping and waiting. The
plants should not be lifted right after a
heavy rain, nor a two weeks' spell of
hot. dry weather. If you have only a
few thousand plants to house why not •
take advantage of everything that will
help toward getting the best results?
It can be done, and pays. See to it that
no more plants are taken up than can be
handled to the best advantage inside.
Rather make a few extra trips to the
field, and do not allow the plants to re-
main out of the soil a moment longer than
necessary.
THE EXCHAN6E-B(sl iUvcrtisiie Min
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CARNATION FIELD PLANTS
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME, nice, clean stock, $12.00 per 100, and a few
thousand WHITE ENCHANTRESS of the very best type of this variety and extra
fine plants at $8.00 per 100.
The above stock is not grown for sale purposes, just a surplus of stock that we grow for our own use and is sure
to give entire satisfaction. Cash from unknown parties.
DAILLEDOUZE BROTHERS,
Lenox and Troy Aves.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
"Here is a
real
SUPPORT!'
Write for Price List C
Pleage mention the Exchange when -writing.
Field Grown Carnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, well grown and healthy
Ready July 15th and after. Let us book your order now
Per 100 Per 1000
The Herald, scarlet. $12.00 $100.00
Gloriosa, medium pmk 8.00 7S 00
Pink Delight, flesh pmk 8.00 75.00
WhiteWonder 7.00 60.00
White Enchantress o.OO 50.UO
White Perfection 6.00 50.0U
Enchantress, flesh pink $6.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00
Washington, dark pink 6.00
(Sport of Enchantress)
Victory, scarlet 6.00
Scarlet Glow 6.00
Per 100 Per 1000
$50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Chicago Carnation Co.
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN
PLANTS
20,000 A-1 Plants, NEW PINK NORTHPORT
Now ready for delivery at $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000. Orders filled in rotation.
Order now and secure selected stock. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address all orders to
JAMES D. COCKCROFT
Northport. L. I.. N. Y.
Pleaae mentiop the Exchange when writing.
100,000
'%: Field-Grown
[^ Ready August 1
CARNATION PLANTS
Wliite Enchantress Rose Pink Enchantress Enchantress
White Perfection Dorothy Gordon Beacon
And a few other varieties. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 Cash with order.
Would be pleased to quote prices on Fall orders
REYN0LDS;&1MACKAY,S,II.R. Phone, Brunswick Road, TROY, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c. Cash with order.
BELLAMY BROS., ^'kXSSlZi'l^^.W-
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
LoiusviUcy Ky.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
—ALIVE AND UP-TO-DATE
While there have been a few light
showers recently In this vicinity, none
of them has been worth much to growers,
and as a result stock is remarkably
scarce, even for Midsummer. Gladioli
are about the only salvation of Sorists
just now, although a few Roses and some
very small Asters have been seen in
some of the shops. Some growers have
also shown some handsome longiflorum
I-iilies, which are especially appropriate
for funeral work.
According to Miss Edith Walker, who
is in active charge of the William Walker
shop, records for seventeen years were
broken in that establishment Saturday
when calls were sent in early in the
morning for four grave covers, with pros-
pects for several more before the day
was over. Fortunately, with plenty of
Gladioli, Tritomas, Marigolds, Radiance
Roses and Longiflorum and other Lilies,
the unusual demand for designs was han-
dled without any trouble.
The Nanz & Neuner establishment is
keeping fairly busy with funeral work,
which forms about the only source of
demand in Louisville just now. Mana-
ger D. E. Weller is especially busy, as
the sudden departure of his bookkeeper
and stenographer a few days ago threw
her work on his shoulders, and he was
occupied in getting out statements for
several days.
fi(ld-6rownCARNALIONS
Good, strong, healthy plants-
Enchantress, Winsor and White Winsor,
$35.00 per 1000.
Cash with order, please.
LOUIS KRAUSE, Mineola, L. I., N. Y.
p. O. Box 29
Please mention the Exohange when •writing,
Herbert Walker, of F. Walker & Co.,
intends moving out to his country place
on the Preston st. road within a few
days, to spend several weeks.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers, who is handi-
capped like the rest of the trade by a
paucity of stock, when even the Chicago
growers, usually a safe refuge in time
of scarcity for Louisville florists, liave
little to offer, is making a brave display
in the big window of her handsome new
establishment with outdoor stock such as
Gladioli, Golden Glow, and Grasses. Few
blossoms are obtainable, however, and
she has been rather hard up for material
with which to fill her orders.
H. Kleinstarink, the Crescent Hill
grower and retailer, has some Dahlias,
as well as a fine supply of Gladioli. He
frankly stated, however, that he was not
very proud of his Dahlias. Some ru-
brum Lilies which are coming on bid
fair to give him better cause for pride.
Beutel & Frederick have been kept
busy with the unusual run of funeral
work which has been remarked by all
Loiusville florists, and still busier find-
ing some way to fill the orders.
Jacob Schulz has issued a handsome
mailing card for August, which sets forth
bargains in the shape of a $1 box of
flowers of a value for which a greater
price is usually charge, with a very effec-
tive window display directed at the same
point. The window has been filled with
Ferns and Mosses surrounding a little
pool, beside which stands a towering
windmill, driven by the blast from an
electric fan placed above and in front
of it. In the front of the window, one on
each side, are two open samples boxes
of these August bargains, in the center
being a closed box, with one of the char-
acteristic and attractive Schulz address
tags.
S. E. Thompson, the Walnut st. flo-
rist located next to the Walnut Theater,
notes the prevailing scarcity of stock and
of business, although he has handled his
share of the funeral work and boxes to
the hospitals. He has been able to se-
cure an unusually good stock of Asters,
with some Carnations and Am. Beauty
iioses. He has just returned from a
week's trip to Cincinnati, where he found
that it was hotter, if anything, than in
Louisville. He had originally intended
extending his trip northward to the
Lakes, but exhausted his time and his
inclination to travel in Cincinnati, and
therefore returned home, G. D. C.
Commercial Rose Culture $1.50
August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
267
FOURTH YEAR
ORDER NOW FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER DELIVERY
FOURTH YEAR
3:^1 PEONY ROOTS 3^
FOR THIS GUARANTEE
FOR THIS GUARANTEE
Our stock is guaranteed true to description and we will REPLACE WITH THREE any
that prove not true. We can make this UNPARALLELED guarantee because of the extreme
care we have always used in growing our stock. Any Peony is much surer to bloom, and
will be twenty per cent, stronger, if moved in September, so that new rootlets may form
before freezing down. This gives a great advantage to home-grown stock over imported
plants, which invariably come too late. All are listed under colors in the order of their
blooming and described as by the American Peony Society.
The prices in our list are for stock packed for shipment. We begin filling orders early in
September.
The sizes given
Are plants of one c
Plants of three to five stalks, two years since divided; LARGE — Plants ofsix „. .«
three years since divided; EXTRA LARGE — Plants four years old since divided?
Will not supply less than six of one kind at the dozen rate or less than twenty-five of one
DTVIDED—Strong divided plants of two to four eyes- SMALL—
> stalks of this year's growth^ one year^since divided; MEDIUM—
^" "' ' " " more stalks,
kind at the hundred
No orders taken for less than six of
- kind i
ided ]
25^ discount to ttie trade
Offered subject to being unsold on receipt of
order before September 15th, 1913
S32.00
56.00
100.00
25.00
55.00
100.00
130.00
WHITE PEONIES
EARLY Size Each 12
Festiva Maxima (Miellez 1851). Very^ , -„..„..„
large globular rose type. Pure white L Small.. .$0.45 S4.50
flecked crimson, very fragrant, tall ^Medium .75 7.50
vigorous grower J ^^6"= 1-30 13.60
Madame de VerneviUe (Coursse 1885).-| „. . , ,
Large, very full bomb. Pure white, P'"?^^ _. $-™
center blush when first open. Delight- I Medium .75 7.50
fully fragrant. Medium height, extra Large... 1.30 13.00
free bloomer J Ex.l.ge. 1.65 16.50
Duchesse de Nemours (Calot 1856).^
Medium-sized pure white crown, sul- Divided 4.00 25.00
phur-white collar, no crimson flecks. I Medium .75 7.60 55.00
Fragrant, medium height, vigorous f Large.. . 1.30 13.00 100.00
grower. Large guard petals, wonder- Ex. Lge. 1.65 16.50 130.00
fulbuds J
Alba Sulfurea (Calot 1860). Very^ Divided 4.50 32.00
globular bomb. Cream white. Tall, ISmall. . . .75 7.50 65.00
compact, erect grower. Not the in- fMedium 1.30 13.00 100.00
ferior sort often sent out J Large.. . 1.65 16.60 130.00
MIDSEASON
Golden Harvest (Rosenfield 1900). Me.-i
dium-sized, loose bomb. Guard petals | Divided 3.00
lilac rose, center creamy white. Fra- [ Medium .75 7.50
grant, not very tall, stiff stem, very free Large,.. 1.30 13.00
loomer. A " fancy " white J
Avalanche (Crousse 1886). Very large,"!
compact, globular rose type. Pure Divided 14.00
white, edged with a light line of carmine. J- Small... 2.50 25.00
Very strong, tall and very free bloomer. Medium 4.00 40.00
Superior to Aibatre as grown by us .... J
MadameCrousse (Calot 1866). Medium^
size, globular crown. Pure white, cen- Divided 4.00
ter flecked crimson. Most fragrant. iMedium .85 8.50
Strong, stiff stem, very vigorous. Many [Large... 1.40 14.00
lateral buds that all finally bloom well. Ex. Lge. 1.90 19.00
Best all-around white J
Monsieur Dupont (Calot 1872). Large,-! - „ „„ . ^
flat, semi-rose type. MUk white center If ?"".'•• ■ ,•"„ .S'XX
splashed crimson. Fragrant. Erect, ?Medium 1,30 13.00
tall, stiff stems, and a free bloomer .... J Largs- ■ ■ 1-65 16.50
LATE
Baroness Schroeder (Kelway 1890). ~i
Very large globular rose type. Flesh |
white bud, bleaching to white when ^ Small.. . 3.50 35.00
open. Very fragrant. Tall, strong I
grower J
Couronne d'Or (Calot 1873). large,"! Divided 4.00 25.00
flat, semi-rose type. Ivory white. SmalL. . .60 6.00 45.00
Fragrant. Medium tall, splendid grow- f- Medium ,85 8.50 65.00
er, free bloomer. Always develops well Large. . . 1.40 14.00 110.00
and is most dependable J Ex. Lge. 1.90 19.00 140.00
Maire Lemolne (Calot 1869). Large,-!
very compact rose type. Pure white | Small.. . .85 8.50
with cream-white center, occasional ^ Medium 1.30 13.00
carmine tip. Fragrant. Medium Large... 1.65 16.50
height, extra strong stem J
SINGLE WHITE PEONY
Albiflora, The Bride, or La Fian
(Dessert 1902). Very large, single wl
with long yellow stamens. Fragri . „
Tall, very early, free, blooming in clus- ?"=""'"•• • 1-50 15.00
ters. A third larger bloom than the or-
dinary albiflora
PALE PINK PEONIES
. ,. ^^^7 Size Each 12 1
Occavie Demay (Calot 1867). Very-i ^. . ,
large, fiat crown. Guards and center | Divided
Sale hydrangea pink. Fragrant. Dwarf }■
abit, but leaf stalks very low, admits
cutting with good stem. Free bloomerj
Delicatissima (unknown). Large rose
type. Pale lilac rose. Very fragrant.
Very strong, tall grower, fine habit,
free bloomer. Known locally for over
thirty years as the " L. L. L. Pink "
Eugenie Verdier (Calot 1864). Larg^
flat, =»"-; — — •■— . D-i- t..J--_-
20.00
55.00
100.00
25.00
65.00
110.00
140.00
45.00
100.00
130.00
65.00
100.00
130.00
tall,
showiest and
free bloomer. One of the
beautiful baby pinksj
Small...
i.no
Large...
1 !^l\
Ex. Lge.
2.00
Divided
Small...
,K0
Medium
.85
Large. . .
Ex.lge.
1,4(1
1.90
Divided
Medium
.85
Large...
Ex.lge.
1.40
1.90
7.50
10.00
16.00
20.00
4.00
6.00
8.60
14.00
19.00
4.00
55 00
80.00
116.00
150.00
25.00
45.00
65.00
110.00
140.00
25.00
65.00
110.00
140.00
Marguerite Gerard (Crousse 1S92).'1
iift?I'crrr'^IusTLYnTsof«:i°n^g'?i I Divided 5.00 40.00
white. 'Tali; very strSngtfrtbKi°karge... 1.30 13.00 100.00
The most admired in our whole collec- Ex. Lge. 2.00 20.00 150.00
tion this season J
Triomphe de I'Exposition de Lille-i „. . , ■ „ „„ „„ „„
(Calot 1866). Very large, compact, Divided 3.00 20.00
semi-rose tvne Pt e rnqe nink Fra- I Medium .75 7.50 55.UU
grant. Very'strong gro^S and free Large.. . 1.00 10.00 80.00
bloomer. An indispensable variety. J Ex. Lge. 1.30 13.00 100.00
MIDSEASON
Marie Crousse (Crousse 1892). Large,) _ „ . „„ ,nnn
loose bomb. Uniform lilac shade. Tall, f f^II.. . 4.00 40.00
strong grower, free bloomer ) Medium 6.00 60.00
Albert Crousse (Crousse 1893). Very-i
large, flat, compact bomb. Rose white. Divided 7.00 50.00
flecked crimson. Fragrant. Tall, erect, I Small... .90 9.00 70.00
free bloomer. Is colored, formed and f Large... 1.30 13.00 100.00
with imbricated petals like a big flesh- Ex. Lge. 1.65 16.50 130.00
Pierre Duchartre (Crousse 1895). Large,"!
compact rose type. Delicate flesh pink. L„ ,, , ck ,« rn irsnnn
Fragrant. Strong stem, very free pmall.. . 1.65 16.50 130.00
''com™ct'''glo'Llk^'^o£Ty7e' ^'pS^l Divided 3.00 20.00
{rr^ofe, llanching^rjh^?!: ^ery Medium .80 8.00 60.00
erTXsterf."°".^..^.°."'^':^^f.".°.°.'":Jfe^'Lge-- lisO Ism loHo
Madame Emile Galle (Crousse 1881).^
Large, compact, flat rose type. Deep
lilac pink, changing to milk white in f Small... .85 8.50 65.00
center. Medium tall, strong, free bloom-
'"wrflrris^'t^yp^'Tosewhi^e ^er^ D-ided 7.00 50.00
frI|rkn^"TaT¥KiartXny'p«>n;i^ SmaU^ 1.00 10.00 80.00
d^t'Tt'sSf.."."""":-..^-".;".^]^"": l:^S \l^ lll-^
DEEP PINK PEONIES
EARLY Size Each 12 100
EduUs Superba (Lemon 1824). Large,"!
loose, flat crown. Bright mauve pink, I
collar mixed with lilac. Very fragrant. [ Small.. . $0.40 $4.00 $25.00
rant. Strong, upright, very free bloom- I
,, . . ,^ , ,„.„. ,, , "1 Divided 3.00 20.00
Aleiandriana (Calot 1856). Very large, I Sn,all .45 450 32.00
full, compact rose type. Light violet i Medium .75 7.50 55.00
rose. Very fragrant. Very strong, up- Large... 1.00 10.00 80.00
right grower. Free bloomer J Ex. Lge. 1.60 16.00 120.00
M. Jules Elie (Crousse 1888). Very"]
large, compact bomb type. Pale lilac I _ ,, , „„ .„ „„
rose. Very fragrant. Strong grower, pmall... 1.00 10.00 80.00
freebloomer J
Lamartine (Calot 1860). Very large"]
grint.^'rkll, freeb'lMro'S^'AlsoKiownrSmall... 1.00 10.00 80.00
as " Giganthea " J
MIDSEASON
Madame Duccl (Mechin 1880). Large,"!
globular type bomb. Light mauve rose. L_ ,, ^„ . „„ .„
Fragrant. Strong grower, medium pSmall.. . .60 6.00 45.00
height, very free J
Virglnie (Calot 1858). Large, semi-rose^
type. Guard petals lilac rose with iDivided 2.00 12.00
lighter collar. Fragrant. Tall, vigor- rEx. Lge. 1.00 10.00 80.00
ous, free bloomer J
Princess Beatrice (Kelway 1886)."! „. . , . , „„ „
Largc,compact,highcrown. Guard and Divided 4.00 25.00
crown light lilac rose collar cream P™""- ■ -^5 7.50 55.00
white. Fragrant. Strong, vigorous, free Large... 1.00 10.00 80.00
bloomer J Ex. Lge. 1.50 15.00 115.00
Docteur Bretonneau (Verdier 1854)."!
Medium to large homo. Pale lilac I
rose. Fragrant. Vigorous, freebloomer, ISmall... .70 7.00 50.00
splendid keeper. Also called Lady
Leonora Bramwell J
M . Boucharlat aine (Calot 1868) . Large,") ,, „ _„ „ „„
full, compact, semi-rose type.' Violet IS"-";'."" - -70 7.00
rose. Very strong, erect grower, free ^Medium 1.00 10.00
bloomer J Large... 1.35 13,60
<" discount to the trade
Souvenir de I'Exposition Unlverselle"! „.
(Calot 1867). Very large, flat rose type. ID'vided 2.00 12.00
Fragrant. Medium height. Strong ?Medium .60 6.00 45.00
stem. None more prolific in blooms. J Large... .85 8.50 65.00
LATE
Claire Dubois (Crousse 1886). Vervl Divided 10.00 80.00
large, globular rose type. Clear, deep I Small.. . 1.40 14.00 110.00
violet rose. Delicate fragrance. Tall !■ Medium 2.50 26.00 180.00
erect, strong grower, free bloomer . I Large. . . 3.60 35.00 250.00
J Ex. Lge. 4.50 46.00
Madame Forel (Crousse 1881). Very"]
large, compact, imbricated rose type. „. . .
Glossy deep pink with a silver reflic- I Divided 4.00 25.00
tion. Fragrant. Tall grower, free fLarge.. . 1.15 11.50 90.00
bloomer. Extra choice and among the Ex. Lge. 1.65 16.50 30.00
largest J
Livingstone (Crousse 1879). Very large,"! ^ „
compact, perfect rose tpye. Pale lilac I Small.. . 1.00 10.00 80.00
rose. Very strong, medium height, PMedium 1.65 16.50 130.00
free bloomer. Remarkable buds. ... .J Large.. . 2.75 27.50 200.00
SINGLE DEEP PINK PEONY
Clio (Peterson 1901). Large, cup-shaped,"|
with single row of violet-rose petals. L -
Strong, vigorous grower. Early, free f Sm^^ll-- - 3.00 30.00
bloomer in clusters J
RED PEONIES
EARLY Size Earh 12 lOn
Adolphe Rousseau (Dessert & Mechin
1890). Very large, loose bloom. PurpL
garnet. With yellow stl
tall, vigorous, free bloon
Modeste Guerin (Guerin 1846). Large,"!
impact, typical bomb. Though de- | Divided
vS-y ?Small...$1.25 $12.50
typ
bed by the Peony Society a
he darkest of the pinks, with I Mediur
Fragrant. Extra strong, [ Large..
free bloomer. Always dependable. . . .J
Augustin d'Hour (Calot 1867). Large,! Divided
compact bomb, without stamens. Deepj Medium 1.15
rose red. Medium tall, free bloomer) Large.. 1.75
Pierre Dessert (Dessert & Mechin 1890)."!
Very large, semi-rose type. Dark
crimson purple. Tall, strong grower, > Small.. . 1.25
free bloomer. Largest single petals
and largest bloom among the reds. ... J
MIDSEASON
Madame Bucquet (Dessert 1888)."!
Large, loose, semi-rose type. Deep I
crimson amaranth. Fragrant. Strong, r^mall.., .85
upright, medium height, free bloomer, J
Monsieur Krelage (Crousse 1882)."]
Large, compact, semi-rose type. Bright [Divided
amaranth. Medium tall, strong, up- rSmalL.. .80
right, free bloomer. Especially fine budj
Felix Crousse (Crousse 1881). Large,"!
compact, globular bomb. Brilliant L_ ..
rose red. Fragrant. Strong grower, free f-'™^*-*' *o5
bloomer J
Purpurea Superba (Delache 1855)."i r^. . . ,
Large, compact bomb. Bright crimson. I Divided
Very strong, free bloomer. Tallest red f L»rge.. . 1.50
variety we have. No stamens J '^*- Lge. 1.65
LATE
Delachei (Delache 1856). Large, me-)
dium, compact rose type. Violet)
crimson. Strong, erect, very free )
Eugene BIftot (Dessert 1894). Com-"!
pact, globular, semi-rose type. Deep Divided
purple amaranth. Medium tall, up- V Large. .. 1.50
right habit, free bloomer, large petals. I Ex. Lge. 2.20
Directeur Aubry (Crousse 1897). Large,"]
compact, flat rose type. Rose carmine, LMcdium 1.00
without stamens. Medium tall, strong r Large... 1.50
grower, free bloomer J
General Davoust (Crousse 1898). Large, 1
globular, rose type. Purplish red. Very) Small... 1.25
tall, strong stem, vigorous, free bloomer)
SINGLE RED PEONY
Mikado (Japan's Exhibit Chicago 1893)."]
Large, cup-shaped, with single row of I
dark crimson petals encircling a filigree ^ Small.. . 2.00
cushion of golden petaloids. Very I
free, late bloomer J
4.00 $25.00
6.00 45.00
8.50 65.00
11.50 90.00
6.00 45.00
11.50 90.00
17.50 135.00
4.00 25.00
11,60 90.00
16.50 130.00
,60 6.00 45.00
4.50 23.00
15.00 "115.00
22.00
PETERSON NURSERY, ^^J^^"^ CHICAGO
Fleua mention the Exchan^ when wrltlns.
268
The Florists' Exchange
S. A. F.
ose itinerancy to the
Minneapolis Convention
Will cause them to come through Chicago en route
or returning are herewith extended an
Invitation
To call on us at our wholesale rooms, 162 N. Wabash
Ave., also to our Greenhouses on Devon Ave.
Growers of the best ROSENS
American Beauties, Sunburst, Maryland and
Killarney our specialty.
^^ « rt ikT A TTW/^I^O tfi^ t"^^* commercial varieties, as
C'AKrNAl lOINO well as the Novelties.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS strndrrd"iarieties
WIETOR
162 N. Wabash Ave.
BROTHERS
CHICAGO, lUU.
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
Lilies of the Valley
from
Cold Storage
The Highest Priced
Brun's Oelebrated Ohicago Market
$20.00 per 1000, $10.50 per 500, $6.00 per 250
Florists' Money Maker
$18.00 per 1000, $9.50 per 500. $5.00 per 250
Order Now. Stc
H. N. BRUNS,
Stock Is Scaroe
3052-42 West Madison Street
CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Aster Plants
Lady Roosevelt, Crego, Semple's,
in separate colors, best of strains.
S2.00 per 1000, SS.50 for 5000.
SMILAX, ASPARAGUS Spren-
fieri, SNAPDRAGONS, fine
plants, 2H-incIi, $2.00 per 100.
$5.00 for 300.
HARDY IVIES, strong bushy plants,
out of 4-inch, 3 to 6 feet. $8.00
per 100. $75.00 per 1000.
CABBAGE Plants. Strong, $1.00
per 1000, $8.50 per 10,000.
PARSLEY and KOHL-RABI. $1.60
per 1000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BBJSTOL, PA.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 2H-in- pots, S5.50
per 100, $50.00 per 1000; from 3-in. pots, $8.00
per 100. $75-00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
From 2H-in. pot? $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
PRIMULA obconica grandiflora
(Ronsdorfer Hybrids)
From 2J^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
Satlsfactloa Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
Asparagus
Per 100
Plumosus. 2}4-\n. pots $2.00
Plumosus Seedlings 1.00
Sprengeri. 23^-in. pots 2.00
PRIMROSES
Chinese, Obconica Alba and Rosea 2.00
Forbesi and Malacoides 2.00
Obconica Glgantea 3.00
PANSY SEED. Giant Flowering. Oz., $4.00
Cash.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, "^"^5^%^^'
COU) STORAGE ULIES
Now is the time to plant Cold Storage Lilies for Christmas and Winter Flower-
ing. We oiTer as below, all sound bulbs, repacked, and in good condition.
Order today, can be shipped at any time.
Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum loo looo case
7- to 9-inch, 300 bulbs in a case S5.75 $56.00 S16.00
8- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 8.50 80.00 16.00
9- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 10.50 100.00 20.00
Lilium Speciosum Rubrum— Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 60.00 12.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 11.00
Lilium Speciosum Album— Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 18.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 13.50 130.00 16.00
11- to 13-inch, 100 bulbs in a case 17.00 165.00 16.00
Lilium Speciosum Melpomene— Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 60.00 12.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 11.00
ARTHUR T. 60DDINGT0N,
SEEDSMAN,
342 W 14th Street,
New York City
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Providence, R. I.
Business during the week among the
retail florists was very good in the way
of funeral designs.
Eric Bonevier, manager of the Butcher
Greenhouses, had an extremely busy week
with funeral orders.
T. H. McAndrews will run the Smith
Floral Co.'s greenhouses in connection
with his new store on Broad st. The
greenhouses are located in East Provi-
dence. Mr. Smith has erected another
building on his East Providence prop-
erty for the manufacture of hot water
heaters.
C. W. Pratt & Son are cutting some
fine long stemmed Semple's Branching
Asters.
J. A. Budlong & Son Co. are cutting
from 20,000 to 30,000 Roses daily; most
of them go to Boston and New York
City, selling from Ic. to 15c. each.
Thos. Curley and wife will leave Aug.
16 for Concord, N. H. and a visit to the
White Mountains. They will be away
for a week or ten days.
Alex. Macrea, of P. Macrea's Sons,
returned Monday from a trip to Nova
Scotia. The firm is planting two cases
of giganteum Lilies each week at pres-
ent ; later they put in three or four
cases each week.
John Macrea and wife left Monday
last for a two weeks' visit to Bar Har-
bor, Me. Howard Macrea is looking af-
ter the greenhouses during his father's
absence. Some repairing and painting
is being done at present.
Julius Cohen, bookkeeper for W. S.
Pino, will be away on a two weeks' ^va-
cation. His brother, who is with J. Kop-
elman & Co., is spending this week at
Newport. R. I.
Miss Florence A. Willard, of Massa-
chusetts ave., is making extensive repairs
to her greenhouses. Manager John
Lindbloom is overseeing the work.
John C. Caswell, seedsman for W. E.
Barrett & Co.. returned from Marble-
head. Mass., last week.
Wm. Brown, manager for the Provi-
dence Seed Co., will spend the last two
weeks of August in Maine, accompanied
by his wife and son.
Johnston Bros, have a fine window dis-
play this week of Palms and Dracaenas.
Edward Brooks and Herbert West
spent a day at Revere Beach, Mr. Brooks
making the trip in his auto.
N. L. Boyce, representing D. Land-
reth Seed Co., Bristol, Pa., was a re-
cent visitor calling on the seed trade.
Geo. Jensen, accompanied by his
foreman and John Lindbloom, recently
made a visit to several greenhouses, tak-
ing a day's outing, visiting Jordon's, A.
Holscher. Otto Hossert and O. H. Will-
iams. They report a fine outlook in all
FREESIAS
CALIFORNIA GROWN
Per 1000
Mammoth ^-incb and up. . . .$8.00
Cboice, J^ to Ji-in 5.00
First QuaUty, % to }5-ln 3.00
Vaughan's Giant White
Long Stem Variety
Per 100 $1.60
Per 1000 12.00
Purity-True
Per 100 1000
5i-in. to 1-in $3.00 $2S.00
5^-in. to ?f-in 2.50 20.00
Ji-in. and over 1.75 15.00
%-m. to i^-in 1.50 12.00
Freesia-Hybrids
Dr. Ragonieri
Per 100 $?.oo
Lilium Harrisii
For Immediate Delivery
Per 100 1000
6-7-inch $6.00 $50.00
7-9-inch 9.00 80.00
Let us have your list of
Fall Bulbs for quotation
Vaughan's Seed Store
CHICAGO NEW YORK
T. O'Connor made up two fine casket
covers last week. Frank McCarthy re-
turned this week from his vacation spent
in Washington, D. C. F. McKenar re-
turned from Block Island. Thos. Galli-
gan. chief designer for T. O'Connor, is
at Block Island this week. H. C. N.
rlease mention the Exchange when writing.
ASTERS
50,000 LATE BRANCHING white, pink,
rose, purple, lavender; just right for late plant-
ing, $1.50 per 1000. *^ioo
Geraniums, Sallerol, 2-in $2.00
Chrysanthemums, W. H.Lincoln, one of
best late yellows; 2>^-in 1,50
Jerusalem Cherriee, 23^-inch 1.50
Primulas, Chinensis, Obconica, white,
pink, lavender, red; Baby anci Mala-
coides; 2 00
Swainsona alba, 2>^-inch 2.00
Cash, please.
BYER BROS.,Chainbersliiiif,Pa.
FleaBO mantion the Exohango when wrltinr.
August 9, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
269
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The Best That The
Future Has To Offer
8T is our custom to handle only varieties we believe to be worthy of a place in the best
J commercial establishments. The new Roses we have offered in past seasons have
^ made a reputation for themselves and the character of stock we have sent out has
made an enviable reputation for our firm.
We offer Killarney Brilliant in the belief that it is the coming standard of perfec-
tion. We have arranged with the originators for eyes for grafting purposes. We can supply any
quantity you may require.
Killarney Brilliant
A sport from Killarney, grown in the open ground in England. Killarney was introduced in 1898 and since then
there have been so many sports that KUlamey has developed into a type rather than a variety. Messrs. Alexander
Dickson & Sons, the original introducers, are to be congratulated, sixteen years after the advent of Killarney, in giving
us now this distinct novelty which is undoubtedly the best of all varieties of this type.
KUlamey Brilliant has the same habit of growth and the same freedom of bloom as its parent, while the flower
i.s twice as large, having 25 to 40 full-sized petals. It will be as useful for Summer blooming as for Winter forcing.
The color is a very brilliant pink and varies Uke Killamey ; in bright weather it is almost crimson and in dull weather,
when Killarney is so pale, it is as bright as KiUamey at its best. The sale of Killarney Brilliant a year before its
introduction has been larger than that of any other Rose ever sent out in this country.
Grafted Plants. 75c. each, $7.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000.
KILLARNEY BRILLLUMT
OTHER NEW ROSES
Madame Edouard Herriot
(.Pernet'Ducher)
This variety does not need a wide description. It is already known by having won at the
International in May, 1912, the Daily Mail Cup, also the Gold Medal at the National Rose So-
ciety on May 1, 1913. It is a hardy shrub with ample bronzy green foliage, buds coral red, shaded
yellow at the base, mid-sized flower, not too full. A superb coral red in color shaded yellow and
rose de carthame, passing to shrimp red.
Grafted Plants. 75c. each, $7.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000.
WillOWmere (Pemet.Ducher)
Vigorous shrub with strong branches, foUage clear green; long bud borne on a strong peduncle,
coral carmine red; very large flower, full, cup-shaped, of a rich shrimp red shaded yellow in the
center with extremity of the petals carmine rose. Said to represent an advance on Lyon Rose.
Nadame Edmond Rostand
(Pernet'Ducher)
A vigorous grower with deep green bronzed foUage; fine loi^g buds opening to very large
flowers with bold outer petals, pale flesh shaded salmon and reddish orange, yellow center. Like
Prince de Bulgarie, which it resembles, it is variable but always charming.
Luise Lilia
(Peter Lambert)
Brilliant scarlet in color with wonderful fragrance but rather single. It is showing excellent
growth and the future may show this novelty to be a valuable bedding rose and it is worthy of a
trial for cut flower purposes.
Grafted, 40c. each, $4.00 per doz., $25.00 per 100.
N E W
CARINATIOINS
Gloria
{H. IV. Field and Jt. M. Pierson, Inc.)
In offering this new Carnation to the trade,
we offer what we believe to be a paying com-
mercial variety; strong in growth, making a
quantity of flowering shoots rather than
wonderful length of individual stems. In
color, the brightest pink we have ever seen
in a Carnation and a color that will sell,
which, combined with good calyx, fair-sized
bloom, and great production, makes this an
attractive proposition to a man who knows
Carnations.
Rooted Cuttings for December
$12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
Enchantress Supreme
As the best of the Enchantress family it
needs no description. An improvement in
color, in form of flower on a race of Carna-
tions that have stood the test of time. We
have a large stock.
Rooted Cuttings for December and later
$6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
A. N. Pierson, inc.
Cromwell,
Conn.
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lase mention the Exohango when writing.
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A REVOLUTION |
IN GREENHOUSE HEATING! |
LESS COAL! MORE HEAT! LESS WORK! 1
-TH E-
Hontsch Boiler
Highly commended at the International Flower Show, N. Y., 1913
Will save you 40 to 507o of your Coal Bill
J. P. DAHLBORN <& CO.
General Jlgents for U. S. A.
217 Hackensack Plank Road = WEEHAWKEN, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing
Heating Queries
conducted by John McArthur
Mgr., Heating Dept., Hitchings & Co.
InqiOrers Bead This
Subscribers asking Questions for Heat-
ing Problems must be particular to give
the following: Length, width, height at
ridge, height at eaves, glass on sides,
glass on ends, position of house as re-
gards points of compass, grade of house,
location of boiler pit, size of boiler pit,
depth of boiler pit, size and location
of chimney, temperature desired in each
house, whether steam or hot water is
used for heating, number of pipes and
size in each house, dimension and posi-
tion of benches, location of doors. The
above information I must have before I
can answer any definite question re-
garding any heating plants already in-
stalled.
If the Inquiry Is for proposed new
house or houses, send full measure-
ments of the houses as described above,
including glass, proposed location of
boiler pit, proposed location of chimney,
position of house as regards points of
compass, number and position of the
benches, temperature required of, pur-
poses for which the houses are intend-
ed; wliether steam or hot water heat la
desired.
What size brick chimnev is required
for two steam tubular boilers, one 30
h.p. and the other 75 h.p.? Also how
many bricks would be required to build
it? — T. W. Co., Pa.
— The area of the chimney flue de-
pends on the height of the chimney and
the amount of radiation the boiler car-
ries. Your two boilers would carry ap-
proximately 9000 sq. ft. of radiation,
and Professor R. C Carpenter of Cor-
nell College gives the average size flue
required, as follows:
For 9000 sq. ft. of radiation
34in. flue, 20ft. high
32 " " 30 "
28 *
60 "
25 1/2 " SO"
Should you decide to build your chimney
with a 28in. flue and 50ft. high with
Sin. walls, the number of bricks required
would be approximately 8600.
We have a house 101ft. x 21ft. fac-
ing north and south; 9i^ft. to ridge,
4ft. 4 in. south side, 4ft. Bin. north side;
2ft. of glass and 2ft. of cement in south
wall. The north side is joined to old
greenhouse as per sketch enclosed. The
west end is partitioned off 25ft. for
Palm house, the other 76ft. to be used
for bedding plants, etc. Both the east
and west ends have doors, and 2ft. of
cement wall, the rest being glass. We
would like to maintain a temperature of
60 to 65 degrees in Palm house and 50
to 55 degrees in general house, when the
thermometer is at zero outdoors. The
boiler pit is just north of new house
joining to old greenhouse. The size of
same is 13ft. x 12ft x 6ft., the chim-
ney being in the centre of west wall, the
size of flue being 13in. x 15in. and the
chimney 18ft. high.
There are to be three raised benches
as follows, one 3ft. 6in. on south side
18in. high; one 5ft. ISin. high; one 4ft.
ISin. high, the north bench being 3ft.
6in. solid. Can the flow pipe on north
side be under gutter which joins the two
houses? If so what size and how many
returns will same feed? We would like
to use 2in. pipe if possible. We are to
use a Eumham hot water heater No.
W-24-5. Can we burn soft and hard coal
in same to maintain the required tem-
perature? G. C. B., Conn.
— Your general plant house 76 x 21ft.
has equivalent to 2150 sq. ft. of exposed
glass surface, and will require 995 lin.
ft. of 2in. pipe to maintain a tempera-
ture of 50 to 55 degrees at night, when
mercury outside is at zero. The 25x21ft.
Palm house has equivalent to 784 sq. ft.
of exposed glass, and will require 480
lin. ft. of 2in. pipe for a temperature of
60 to 65 degrees.
The No. W-24-5 boiler you propose to
use should do the work easily, but I
would advise you to increase the height
of your chimney to at least 25ft.
The flow pipes on north side of house
can be placed under the gutter as you
suggest, but I would advise you to make
this pipe 2V2iu- and not 2in. A 2i^in.
flow pipe should be run up both north
and south sides; the north side of house
being protected by the old house.
I would advise for the Palm house one
2V^in. flow on north side and flve 2in.
returns, on south side of Palm house one
2 1/0 in. flow and six 2in. returns. The
returns from Palm house, where they
enter the general plant house, can be
reduced to two 2in. pipes each side, but
I would advise two 2in. return pipes on
north side and three 2in. returns on
south side of plant house.
The No. W-24-5 Burnham boiler is
equally well adapted for burning either
hard or soft coal, but the fire cannot be
left as long without attention when soft
coal is used.
Greenhouse Building
Nashville, Tenn. — Ilaury & Sons are
building two new houses, each to be 200
x20ft.
Champaign, III. — .T. E. Yeats will
shortly erect a Palm and Orchitl house, to
be 30x25ft.
York, Me. — Milan Mouliton will erect
la new g;reenllioaise at his Cid^er Hi'll fai-m
this Fall. The house is to be 12.5x35ft.
Minneapolis, Minn. — Andrew Herzog
has received permission to erect an addi-
tion to his greenhouse on Penn ave.,
North, between 35th and 36th aves.
Makquoketa. Ia.— H. L. Hill is erect-
ing three greenhouses, two of which will
be 75xl8ft., and the other 72xl0ft. The
houses will be heated by steam.
HoLYOKE, Mass. — Gallivan Bros, are
building a new greenhouse, to be 150x
28ft., the material for which has been
supplied by the A. T. Stearns Lumber
Co. of Neponset, Boston. Mass.
White Marsh, Mo. — The R. Vincent,
.Tr. & Sons Co. has placed an order with
the Lord & Burnhara Co.. Philadelphia
office for a new pipe frame house, to be
42x250ft. Two old houses, 35ft. wide,
are each to be enlarged by an addition of
50ft. in length.
We wish to impress upon our readers that
all questions Intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We wilt endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
cannot recognize anonymous communlca-
tlODS.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor*
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upper ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible, In addition to this. If stated
whether It be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown, It
would often enable Identification of specl-
Hifflculf
is its use harmful to plants? What ef-
fect would it have on root infected As-
ters? It is sometimes recommended for
ants in lawns, and if it is not injurious
to plant life, why cannot it be used for
maggots and similar root pests? — S.,
Ohio.
— Carbon bisulphide has been fre-
quently used as an ant killer, and it is
not harmful to plants when used for kill-
ing insects either on their foliage or
roots. It can be used for maggots and
similar pestsi by pouring it in tea- or
tablespoonful doses in a hole in the soil
made near the Aster or other plant, and
then quickly covering the hole.
(24) How to Use Hydrocyanic Acid
Gas. — I have been told that sometime
ago you printed a formula in your paper
telling how to use hydrocyanic acid
gas. Have you a clipping at hand?
How do you advise using same in a
house 150ft. long, 25ft. wide and 15ft.
high.— W. E., N. Y.
— The inquirer will find directions for
the use of hydrocyanic acid gas in the
following issues of The Exchange:
Jan. 25, 1913, page 172; Sept. 21, 1912,
page 619; Aug. 13, 1909, page 264;
Nov. 13, 1909, page 711. The first article
cited gives the most definite proportions
and directions, but all are excellent. The
house according to the measurements
given contains about 40,000 cubic feet,
making no allowance for the space oc-
cupied by benches or beds, etc., and pre-
(21) To Destroy Bindweed. — 1 have a
small plot of ground badly infested
with Bindweed, a species of Convol-
vulus; as their roots go down a good
distance I cannot dig it out, and thought
vou could offer a way to get rid of it.
Could it be poisoned? — E. D. C. Canada.
— A deep plowing in late Autumn, and
allowing the field thus ploughed to re-
main in the furrow during the Winter,
will help to destroy the Bindweed. The
following Spring the field should be
planted to some strong growing crop
like Corn, which can be kept thoroughly
worked all Summer with hors§ cultiva-
tor, and hoe too if necessary, and not
one green shoot of the Bindweed should
be allowed to grow. This means much
work, but it will be effective. It may
be added that such roots of the Bind-
weed as are brought to the surface in
cultivating should be gathered up and
removed, and not allowed to be buried
again in the soil. It is not thought that
this Bindweed can be killed by poison-
ing.
(22) Books on Nursery "Work, Flori-
culture, Horticulture, Botany. — Would
like to know if you have any books on
the grafting and budding of hardy trees
and shrubs. Will you send a complete
list of books on floriculture and garden-
ing and greenhouse subjects, also the
name of the latest and best botanical
work for studying?— C. S. C. N. J.
— The following books are suggested:
"The Nursery Book," by L. H. Bailey;
"Plant Culture," by G. W. Oliver;
"Practical Floriculture," and "Gardening
for Profit," by Peter Henderson; "Gar-
den Making," by L. H. Bailey; "Yard and
Garden," by Tarkington Baker; "Green-
house Management." by L. R. Taft;
"Gray's Manual of Botany," latest re-
vision.
(23) Bffect of Carbon Bisulphide on
Ants.— Has anyone had experience with
carbon bisulphide as an ant killer, and
ng that the sides of the house are
6ft. hi
— T. M., N. Y.
—The shrub sent for identification is
Deutzia purpurea plena.
(27) Mising" Charcoal in Soil. — I have
a lot of granulated (very fine) charcoal.
Will it be of any benefit to mix in the
soil for Carnation and pot plants? If
so will I need any lime, which I gen-
erally put in? — W. A. P.. Md.
— As far as the writer knows, char-
coal mixed with soil for Carnations and
pot plants will not be an immediately
available fertilizer. It is generally sup-
posed, however, that when charcoal is
mixed with soil, that it prevents the lat-
ter from becoming sour, especially in
the case of pot plants where there is
little or no drainage. The use of lime
in the soil is also to remove acidity, and
to increase and hasten the action of
other fertilizers, but its nature and
manner of working is different from
that of charcoal.
(2S) Making- Bose Beads.— I would
like information abo
beads. Where can I prot
for moulding the beads
necessary supplies for
beads? — A. U, N. Y.
making Rose
re the moulds
or any other
making Rose
jard to the articles and information
which he desires. If, however, any
reader of The Exchange can answer the
question we would be glad to hear from
him.
(29) Originator of the Carlson Aster.
— What is the name of the originator of
the Carlson Aster? Also can you give
me the name of a seed grower of this
variety in New York State? — L. H. S.,
N. Y.
August 9, 1!)13
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LIST OF
ADVERTISERS
Advance Co 319 Emmans, Geo. M.
Albert & Davidson ... 320 Eskesen, Frank N .
Allen, J. K.
Alphan •'
Ludwie Floral Co Reynolds & Mackay. .266 Carnations 255-57-60- Privet 258 Tobacco Stems 317 Vcr
E.C...... 298 Riebe.F.C 256 264-66-68-60-307-08-09 Privet Cuttings 2,58 Toothpicks 304 Wa
MaderPaiil* 268 RiceCo..M 294 Carnation Cuttings. .255- Rhododendn
Manhattan 'Refrigcr- Ritchy, F. W. ., .305 257-60-&4-66-68-69-307-
LingCo,
Ma
Esler. John G....::::303 May V- L.. «c Co
291 Robinson & Co.
iSt Forbes Co. 299 !V1
Robinson Co.
.318 Etter, M. S.
WK McOillim'Co..Inc'.'.'.314 H. M 312 Chrysanth.
260-64 Tubs
308-09 Roses 245-58-60- Vases
..304 Catalpa 258 __ 264-68-69-305-08-09 Ventilating Appai
Christmas Pepper. "'^ ^ .. x^. -
McClunie, Geo. G 29(1 Rolker & Sons, A 258
.258-
264-68-305-07-08-09-
.255 Rubber Plants.. 256-(
Importing Co.304 Eyres Florbt. ... .|95 Xconnell, Akx. .•.•;:297' Rosemont Gafdeiii: 1 . 297
'^:«aCo....;..2M Farquhar & Co., K. & McCra, Refrigerator Rosendale Nurs. &
V't^' i I.' ■■ tan Co ..302 G'houses 260
FeUho1.s°en^'}."i.::::i^8 MSutchison^Co....306 Rose^ Flower Shop
n:.wl.,*r„ A r: oaf, McManmon. J. J 20b 1 he.. ....... .. ^90
McManus, James. . . .313 Routiahn Seed Co.
Angermuener^eo.H.321 FiseherrV;^ ! ij! ij ISIV ^'^^^itn M.^eri!'' 17mpX°'''' . '■ .^^^ Cocos,. V . .261-62-63-3(K Smilax. ^68-302-05;07
Am. Spawi
Amer. WoodL_
Mfg. Co., The 317 Fell
Amiine Co.. E. C ■ . .316 FeKuuuacui j. »- ■"uu ., . .
^d^^jlF 306 FiedIer&0>.,A.G...2?5 M^M?^^",'
Andorra Nurs 260 Field. H. W . .
Chrysanthemum Cut-
tings 256-64-
268-305-07-08-09-10
.246-47-
255-60-305
246-47-48-49-50-51-52-
253-54-55-56-57-60-61-
262-63-64-66-67-68-69-
292-305-06-07-10
Seeds 246-47-
248-50-52-53-55-68-305
258-64
(letropo.iuu. «i..=., r "j [,„ p 247 Cold Storage Bulbs , .245- Snapdragons 250-53-
Aschm;
Aschm;
Badgley,
Baer, Juliui
247-48-52-68
2.54-6,8-305-07
322 Clematis .......2,58 Shrubs
ApEine ivifg. Co 318 Fietcher¥Co., F. W.2,53
Aopelgate Florist 295 Florists* Hail Ass'n ... 303 ..'^""u"''. odd R„c<^m A Hnnflinir
■""■"' Godfrey. .263 Flower Growers' Sal^ Michell O. Hen^y F Ml RyS on U^Cu'tll;: i ! M3 Cold Storage Ulies. .24.5- Spiraea 250-.5,8-60-92
Bros 306 Co 314 ^j!5^ i„ i r! "^ IS Sabranskv John F 307 247-48-52-68 Stev a 2,56-60-308
Riedel & FIo"" Shop. The. . . .298 JJ =Jf '^™ ^^fi-^ SaltS Bros. ... 299 Cold Storage Lily of Stocks 305
Ford,M.C,^ 311 M'|h«a"^^Cut Flow«^^ Salnbrook Bros 299 the Valley 245-47- Swainsona.. 256-60-68-308
Michler Bros. Co 295 Sander & Son 305
Mid-Continental Flow- Sauter. A. 313 Coleus. .
.r Show 265 Sceery, Ed 298 Conifers.
295 Ford, Wm. P..
Baker The Florist 299 Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Baldwin, Florist. 299 Co 2i
Barrett, the Florist . 299 Frauenfelder. C 29d MfdgleT & Oi.' .' .' .' .' .' .'299 Schlmg. Mai. 297
Barrows & Son, H.H. 30b Friedman Florist 29o ^ f,|'=| chls 313 Schmidt. H
Bassetts Floral Gar- Friedman, J.J 317 ii!,, ^/ ci .I:..l Tn« oofi '^.'F.midt T C
dens 307 Froment. H. E ■"< Mills The Florist. Inc.296 bchmidt. J. <-.
248-52-68 Sweet Pe
. . 256-305 248-49 .
260 Table Ferns 245-53-
253-56-60 255-56-62-63-305-06-
tl'^ Mining Chl^ 313 Schmidt.' HTnVy.! ... .307 Cut Flowers .. 294-302-03- 307-08
• -^i^ M sThe Ftoii' inc 296 Schmidt J. C. 268 304-09-11-12-13-14- Trees 258-60
..313 M L-- £'_--' ^-^^-™' 5S"2;'f W.O. ...306 315-16 Tulips 250-92
dens 30/ Froment. H. t, 313 VJ:" „ pr," Trv, Th,.2q7 Schmitz F W. O. . . , 306 315-16 Tulips 250-92
Baur&Steinkamp...256 Frost. Chas 252 ^i''^' ^H^'£?l-7rSll SrhSz ji-ob 296 Cyclamen 247-48- Vegetable Plants. . 258-68
Bauscher. John 305 Galvin. Thos. F 295 ^JX^'h^ H A 306 Scott joh^ .■.: 1 .'i 306 253-55-66-68-307 Veietable Seeds 246-
P.VRKERSBCRG, W. VA. A soic of iIn-
J. W. Dudley & Son florists' business
was made on Aug. 2 in front of llif
court house by comiDissioiiei"s, and was
b'id in by 33. -T. Dudley and others for
.$.32,350. This indud'ed gi-eenliouse prop-
erty in Huntlngrtou. Olarjjsburg amd
Parlcersburg. The store room property
at Fifth aod Julian sts. wai? not in-
cludfed in the sale. Tliis sale was for
the purpose of settling up flhe J. W.
Dudley estate. The business was equally
owned by ,T. W. and C P. Dudley. The
latter h,"s had oharge of the busine.ss
since 189.3, and now retires from the
niauagenent.
Bayersdorfer&Co^.^H.302 Garland Greenhouse Mo;ri;ig;;'a;.; John C.322 Scranton Florist Sup- ,. <;, v
Mfg. Co....;; 319 ^ '*H.„t,»N»5h.313 plyCo..... 256 Decorative Stock
Bay State Nurs.. The. .i^.t, lynj^. ^^ «*- .-
Beaven, E. A 304 Gasser Co., J. M 296 M'
Beckert, W. C. .j^ 260 Gibbons. The Smilax
Daisies..
,..uu.c.HenK&Nash.313 ,., •.,- „^ o,r>
-..-..« Mt.GileadPotteryCo317 Sharp. Partridge & Co3 19
Man.'.'..!"". .Tr!'.'T302 Mullanphy. Florist.
.299 Sheridan. W. F.
Begerow Floral Co. ..297 Man .- 302 ^J^^'^;';' g^- ~ ..'; ; . 2M sieb^^h^. Geo. C. ...313
Bennett, C. A 258 Goodsell. P. H 258 ^yei^ & Samti
BergerBros 315 Graham & Son. Adam.296 Nagel. Rudolf,
Berger &Co.. H. H..252 Greater N. Y. Florists'
Berning. H. G. . . .;^. .,316 ^Ass'n, ^^.,^,^3-,^ fTrade
nboo Canes,.
246-47 260-65
. . 245- Verbenas 260
246-47-48-49-50-51- Vincas 260-30.5-08
252-53-54-55-56-57-60- Vines 258-60
261-62-63-64-66-67- Violets 30,5-07-08
68-69-305-06-07-08-10 MISCELLANEOUS
;h Ferns 245-53- Aphir
255-56-62-63-305-06- Ba '
i, ■ . n "iTi QmithAfn F 13 3iU 307-08 Baskets 302-03
r^..,:. .,. »- K°!?,"'ir ■:^y 11;;;^ 1™ S & FeS^'ci:. Dracaenas 256- Boilers 270-
Ass'n 313 Natl Flonsts Board Srmth & betters L-o.^^^ 260-306-08 301-19-20-21
Bertermann Bros. Co.296 Greek-Amer. Florists' ,.,-j7'^°''Vr""tnt qmith P J 313 Evergreens .258-60 Chiffons 302
Bidwell&Fobcs... .254 Supply Co ....... 302 N«?l"lS5j, J.o^' &:;r.;='°^ IS^h'Co.l'w: & 'f: ! IMS FarmSeeds..
Black. Son & Co.. Jos. Grey Co.. Thos. J 25:
H 258 Griffin, F.W 291
Blackistone. Z. D 299 Greup & Ploeger. . .25:
Blackistone. J. Dan. . 295 Growers' Cut Flower
Boddington.A. T...249- Co 310-12 "«^"°.'^'|i'i."V;" ' ' '318 Stl^'i^^Lu^'ir" Ci.'."" 253-55-,56-62-63-305- Dagger Ferns .. 302-03-04
261-54-56-68 Gt. Van Waveren & Nicotine Mfg Co. .318 Stearns Lumoer l^- 306-07-08 Decorative Evergreens
Bolgiano&Son.J....25S Kruiiff 260 N'^^f &>•• '*" ^"■,}3 q, ' Lv Pnmnna Nirs Fids 256-60-64 302
Bonliet&BIake 313 Gude Bros. Co 299 ^oe, L. M 313 Steele s i-omona iNurs. Flower Seeds. . .246-48-60 Directory of Retail
BonnotBros 313 Gumm, W. L 256 Oechsim Frank 309 c , w.i,„ p 246 Forget-Me-Not.. .247-308 Houses.29S-96-97-98-99
Bon Ton Flower Shop. Gunther Bros 313 0^<='"°- Th<= ■ • fl cJSoffCo h'a"318 Freesias. .247-48-50-52-68 Fancy Baskets .... 302-03
The 296 GuttmanFlowerGro^, Ouwerfc«k._P..^.^..^...25| g^th^iy^^l^J;!; ^„-'^« 292 Fancy Ferns... .302-03-04
. . 308 Skidelsky & Co.. S. S . 253
....305 Slinn.B.S..Jr 313
.. 313 Smith & Co.. E.D.... 310
Board Smith & Fetters Co..
304 The
jNeiamger JOS. G... . .302 Smith. R J^. .^.^. . .--- p^^-g^^j^ 246 Coal 322
rnnlv'^o 314 iXuFemen- B .::306 Ferns 245-53- Cold Storage Ware-
Supply Co. 314 =° „r "Isons C J 305 25.5-56-62-63-305-06- houses 291
New York Stable Ma- bpeeimanoi3ons,\.^.j ..ou,^ on? no r^..t Plr^n.^,. Rr-^oo ind
nureCo 318 Standard Pump & En- . 307-08 Cut Flower Boxes .304
M' iT 1 iAi- c 9Q7 mneCn The 320 FernsinFlats 24,5- Cycas Leaves 302-04
Nicholas. John b ^^/ gine t-o., ine... . . .o*-" ^^^ ^^ cc en co one r^ — „„- t? — .. ono no n,i
Mfg. Co. . . .318 Steams Lumber Co..
.297
5 Co.
The 246-54 Fruit Plants.
Bowe, M. A_ _ ___ _
Brant Bros., Inc 299 Habermehl'i
Brant-Hen tzFlowerCo30S
Breck-Robinson Nurs.258
Breed, E.W 260 Hall & Robinson -„. t i i„ n,„ 390
g-}r%!^^^°-9itrol ll!±'/w^.;_°W»V„e-r11i;; llt.t^I^T. l i i ! | Thompson^Camatlon
Pearce, George. ■ ,- . — • -^-^1
Peckhai ' ' "
258 Fertilizers 246-63-318
r— ^^- -"ins p"ker'rhn'^L.-.'^'':295 Sy^aTuse Pottery ■c^.-r3i7 Fruit Trees .. I.. ...... 258 Florists' Lette,
:258 Haerens,Auk;i'si::;;:258 Parkes Constmction^^^ ThompsonIco.'!c. B^ Garden "eed.V.V. ■.248-53 Florists' Suppli
296
Brown. Peter 250-305 Harper. Wi
Brown. W. T 247 Harris, Chester
Bruns, H, N 268 Harris, Ernest
Bryan, Alonzo J 307 Hart, Geo, B
Buckbee, H. W 299 Hatcher, John C..295-ciuo ' "■"■^i;; ' cr"","9Qk"95 trivhCo G E
Bunyard, A.T..Florist297 Heacock Co.. Jos 262 Penn The Florist. .294-95 Trav.sCo.0.t
BurnettBros 246 Heinecken, Otto 260 Pennock-Meehan Co.. Lrickcr, w
Burpee. W. A. & Co . . 255 Heiss Co 2r-
Buxton. G. E 254 Hendersons: Co.. A.. 2.
Byam, E. J 299 Henderson & Co., Peter
Byer Bros "°° "
Caird, Farnam P
Caldwell The Woods- Hon _
Co 303 Herbert & Fleishau
.256
.302-
303-04
...294-
302-03-04-09
245-56-68- Flower Boxes 304
^^ J ^ „.„ 305-08 Flower Pots 317
---,■ . ^ TI,*XrKi,tn'Ar>>'J m'247 Geranium Cuttings.. . 245- Fungine 318
^....... Floral Co.. Thorburn&&..J.M.24^ 256-68-305-08 Galax Leaves 302-04
The. ..... ....... . .310 Totty. Chas. M, .... .,i « cjioiuj 246-54-86- Glass 301-19-20-22
^Sr'^,'^°noUll TravisCo G E 320 305-09-10 GlassCutters 246
.CI„„=, 9QJ.95 Travis Co.. O.t 3-u Hardy Perennials.:.258-60 Gold Letters 304
S" S"""""""' , ",",315 Van Assche. Frank... 321 Heliotrope 256-63 Glazing Points 246-322
o. J. . . ... ••■••■••" w /-BMsr^Ti n W ''.'JS Hemlocks 260 Greenhouse oldg. . . .2»4-
Peters & Reed PotteiT ^^^£^='5^^%^^-'*'* Herbaceous Plants.. . .258 28,5-319-20-21-22-23-24
Co,, The,,,,. 317 Vaughan s beed store. j^ „ [^ |^ 248 Greenhouse Construc-
— P"''^ & Sons. Geo. . .307 „«-50-5 68 j^^ J y^ 258 tion 284-85-
307 Henshaw&Fenrich..311 5?!?-™ N^Jl':!-.: .-^''^ v!„.iir. F C. .•; I'. ImO Hyacinths .250-92 319-20-21-22-23-24
Hydrangeas 245-56- Greenhouse Goods. . .284-
„,»,.v-i. neiue..>» ..>.„..- . _, , _.. „ ., ,„ f-„ -j^a 58-60-64 285-319-20-21-22-23-24
California Florist, The299 Herr, A. M 305 Ptelps 1 he Florist ... 307 Co...... ^ ,_..^ 232 Greenhouse Material
Camp Conduit Co., Hews & Co., A. H. . . .317 PhilipsBros 297 Vu-gra, U. J 29/ ^ 256-60-68-305-06 284-85-319-20-21-22-23-
The 320 Highland Park Green- Pierce&Co 2to Walker, Wm. .......296 Japanese Maples 258 ^ .,,324
CampbellBros 305 gouses. The 296 P!"«Co-,F.p 321 Wallis&Co..E.A .306 Japonica 258 Gutters 319-21
Carbone Florist 296 Hilhnger Bros 317 P!erson,Inc..A.N . 24.5-69 Ward & Co., R. M. . .247 Jerusalem Cherries.. .. 268 Heaters 321-22
Carnation Support Co.. Hill Co., The E. G.. ..316 Pierson Co., F. R 24o Warendorff. A 297 Kentias 254-66-60- Heating Appli'
.305
I Bros.
The 266 Hitchings&Co 324 Pierson, Magnus.
Champion & Co,. J. Hollywood Gardens.. .299 £!?,■■=;•■" ""fV
N 297 Holm & Olson 299 PiUsbury, I, L. . .
Chicago Carnation Co. Holton & Hunkel Co. . 314 Pme Grove Floral Corp
266-316 Home Correspondence l .- ^ ci
Childs, John Lewis School -304 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Weston, Henry 306 Lilies
246-310 Horan, E.C...... .....313 „,Co-,,_,. .^. 314 Wettlin Floral Co. . ""
.321-
322
Chinnick, W. J 305 Horticultural Adverti- K'""'''^'^ ^°
Christensen, Thos. P. 306 ser 258 Poihli
Clark, G. R 322 Howard's Flower Shop2U.^
Clark Florist 299 Idlewild Greenhouses. 290
Clay & Son 263 Igoe Bros
PoIlworthCo., C. C.
.304 Potter Floral Co .
Conard & Jones Co307-08 ^ „ ,
Coombs, Arthur... 307-10 Insall. R 306 Quaker
Coombs, Florist 296 InterstateTobaccoCo.
Coombs, John R 310
Cotsonas & Co., Geo. .304 Irwin, R. J.
1 Seed & Plait Pulverized Manure Co. Wilson, H.
„„, ... ^ — - 261-62-63-306
323 Weeber&Don 256 Lemon Verbenas 260 Hose 263-301-03-20
30' WelchBros.Co 314 lh^cs 258-60 Hose Menders 246
P„. West Main G'houses. 307 Lily Bulbs 245-47-48- •-"•"■
305 West View Floral Co.. 295 ■" 252-92
245-47-48-
250-52-58-92
Album. .248-52-68 Ice Boxes. ; 302
Auratum 252 Immortelles .304
Candidum.. 252-92 Insecticides 318
Formosum 248 Jardinieres 317
Giganteum. . .245- Laurel .302-04
„._.„„„ I . i7_„___:_.. 302-
309-16
Whilldin Pottery Co.. Liliun
The 317 Li(j„„
WietorBros 268-316 L;iiu„
Wllk, John ;!05 Liliun
Williamson,Garfield..2.58 | iliu„
Hot Bed Sash 301-
319-21-22
ikleberry Branches
303-04
City Mach,
Cottage Gardens Co.,
317 Quidnick G'houses
'25,5-'3bb-oi 'J">"J'; " '-■ ^'
Inc
Bask,
246 Ramsburg, G. S. .
Randall. A. L. Co
3'^ Wilson. R.G 296 Lilii
Windier Wholesale
FloraICo 302 Lili.
Wintcrson's Seed Store
. 303
247-48-68 Laurel Festooning,
1 Harrisii.245-47-48-
250-52-68-92 Laurel Wreaths. . .
1 Rubrum.248-52-68 Lemon Oil
.,258-68 Leucothoe Sprays .
304
Cowee. W.J :i04
Cowen's Sons. N 320
Coyle, James 313
Craig Co,, Robt,. 2,53-256
Crouch, Mrs, J. W... 205
Crump, F, F.
sCo.
260-64
Jacobs. S. & Son.
Jennings, E. B. . .
Johnson Seed Co.
205 Johnston, T. J., &
296 Jones, H. T
20s Jones. Inc., Percy
Exchange313 Kasting, Wm. F. Co. .245
n ■• 'orI Keller. John A 296
Cunningham, Jos. H
Cut Flowei
Dahlborn <l
Dailledouze B:
Danker Florist 295
Davidge. Wm. M 318
Day Co.. W.E 299
Deamud Co.. J. B. 309-16
DeBuck. John
DeN
Den Ouden & Sons, H.258
DietschCo., A 319
Diller, Caskey & Keen
Reade & McKenn
..2,5,5 Reed & Keller,
""'246 Reid, Edward,
Co'''99 Reimers, M, D... ., „ „
S'sb Reinberg, Peter 309-31G Zangen, O. V
"';318 Reuter, S. J., &Son..308 Zimi - '---
Lily of the Valley..
....256 Mid-Contii
, 248-66 Show, The.
...258 Moss
..260-62 Nikotiana. . . .
.350-52-92 Paint
247 Nasturtiums 248-,56 Pecky Cypres
ay Maples 258 Phosphorus,,.
,319
Wood Bros 308 ' '25S-6o'-84-6S-92 Magnolia Leaves, . 302-04
%L^"' ■ ' ■ W5 Woodrow & Marketos313 Manctti 258-64 Manure „v„-31?
'•.?'.™" 395 Woodruff & Sons, S. D253 Maples 258 Mastica^, ■,■246-321
Young & Co,, A. L. . .312 Marguerites.... ' ** ' '"
Young Florist 299 Mignonette. . . .
Young & Nugent 297 Mulberries
O V 301 Mushroom Spaw
___.'. Charles. 260-305 Na
Revere' Rubber Co. , .263 Zvolanek. A. C.
Norway Spru
al Flower
265
,302-03-0-4
,319-22
r Pottery Co.
ittery (
ns.J.I
Co.. The.
Kell.
Kelt
Kervi
KessI
PaCl' 305 King Construct!
r^aul iuo i^„..-„ D, r^^
.302
INDEX TO STOCK
ADVERTISED
Co319 While every effort wjU be made
Koster & Co 260 vertising copy re
Krause. Louis,, 266 stock mentioned
Aidlantum
321
Kr
Dillon. J. L
Dodd. Chas. H...
Domer & Sons Co..
260
Inc
Bo
Works,
Aly
KroeschellBros, C0..32I /.,„,
Kuebler. Wm. H 313 ^nt'
•^(,7 Kuhlmann.H.H 296 ^m
Doyle Co.! W'ni.' E.'.'. !295 Lager & Hurrell .305
Dreer. Henry A..Inc.. . Lange. A 29.-
261-320-22 Lange. H. F. A 29!
Dwelle-KaiserCo..The Langiahr, A. H 313
320 Leedle Floral Co 308 Areca......
Eagle Metal & Supply LemonOilCo 318 Artillery Plants. ..,,,2du
& . _301 Leonard Seed Co 246 Asparagus ., 248-56-56- Ca ceoli
Ebie Chos 297 LeulyEmil 306 2.58-60-63-68-30.5-06-07- Califori
Edwirds Folding Box Littlefield Florist 299 ,„„3^i!? '^'1°"
Co .. ,,7,,, 304 Loechncr & Co 247 Asters 266-6,3-68- fines
Eisele.c',,' !,,!260 Lord & BurnhamCo,, 284-
Elliott & Sons. W.,., 246 -'S'5 Azalea
Nursery Stock
Oak Trees . .^ ^
246 piantHfe 317
,305 Pots 317
^ntal Shrubs, ,,,258 Pumps 320
print belated ad- Ornamental Trees, ., ,258 Pumping Engines, ,, ,320
ed after 12 noon Wednesday.no Oxalis 252 Putty 246-320
ame can be noted in this index. Palms 254-58-60- Putty Bulbs 246
■>-r,-'!0|-. B-,v Ircos .. 2-A-oK 261-62-63-64-306 Refrigerator 302
25ti Bedding I'iants 2,58-68 Pandanus 254-56 Ribbons 302
252 BegomS, ,,,,2,5,3-56-60- Pansies, ,246^7-48-50-51- r„scus 302-04
■■.■:;:;266 263-30,5-07-08 262-53-50-68-305 g^^^ 301-19-21-22
260 Bellis 246-47 Peach Trees, , ,_^.. 258 g^^,;^^ gjg
,,2,50-,5,3-54- Berberis 258 Peonies ^StSjSi Sheet M,
268-306-07 Bleeding Heart 258 . „.ATmwi ='"---'
258 Blue Spruce . , , - 260 Phoenix, , , , 256-61-62-306
; ■.2,54-58-60- Bouvardias 260-305 Pine Trees 260
263-306 Boxwood 258-60 Plum Trees. "^s
256-61-62-63 Bulbs "" '" '" """
Orchids
Shower Sprays . . .
Sphagnum Moss.
. 247-305 Pompon;
I Privet 268 Poplars.
1 Privet Cut- Primrose
306-00 Call
258-60-64-68 Cannas 307
CONTENTS
Page
Sociely 27:;
New Japanese. . 2.S11
3., Delivery Car
272
American Carnati;
Azalea. T-Iinoman>
Bemb. U, Floral
of auus,)
Canadian Horticultural A,ssociat
Catalogs Received
Census of Floriculture, tlie 1910
Convention Number, Our
Cost Accounting tor the Grower fa
paper) 274-275
Crowe, Peter anus,1 276
English Horticultural Notes (Illus.),290
Exhibitions, Coming 312
Florists' Club of Philadelphia 273
Florists' Telegraph Delivery 298
Galveston, Notes from 298
Gladiolus Society of Ohio 305
Greenhouse Building 270
Hansen, Mrs, H. A,, Galveston, Tex,,
Flower Shop of (An Illu,?,) 298
Heating- Queries 27'0
Iiadies Society of American Florists, 251
Many Thanks 272
IVIarket, Review of tlie 311
Maryland-Delaware Hort, Societies,
Joint Summer Me
Minneapolis — The 1913 Convention
City (lUus,):
Hotels and Rates 280
Earlv History of the City 281
The Minneapolis of Today 282
Florists' Organizations 286
Minneapolis Now Ready to Re-
;260
ive
Travel Arrangements to Minneapo-
287
Among the Twin City Florists ,..288
A Side Trip to Yellowstone Park.. 289
Nursery Dept. (lUus.) 259
Nursery Trade Notes 260
Obituary:
Starke, Mrs, Fannie 273
Olives, Russian 260
On to Minneapolis 272
Panama-Pacific International Expo-
Pre.siaent', ' Who' SlialV Be 'Next'?',"', , ,'.273
Question Bex 270
Beaders' Views, Our:
Minneapolis Convention Topics;
A Choice of Gladioli; Gardeners
Park , and Shade Tree Co
mil
276-:
lUus.) 29.5-
Boskoop (Illus.).393
Came
Retailer, The
Rose Exhibit!
Rose Mrs. At
Roses
S. A. P. and O. H. Convention
OfBcers (Portraits)
Minneapolis Convention Prog
Officers of the Local Organiz
(Portraits)
Net!
Sports Program -iv
Seed, Age of, in Relation I,. rUiiit
Growth -aS
Seed Trade Report 247
Trade Notes:
Nashville '5»»
Houston .A-,- ■.•'^'
Montgomery, Washington, Balti-. .^
more ^*^^
L/ouisville -''^
Providence -"^
Buffalo, Syracuse, Fishkill. New-
Haven. Newport, Hartford 2114
Dayton, Cleveland 303
Buffalo, Syracuse 304
St, Louis, Elyria A' ■ \-^''°
Vancouver (B, O. Pnitttn.l lOre,),
Helena (Mont, 1 306
Indianapolis 30 f
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Albany . . ,
New York
Boston , , ,
Philadelphi:
I.as Angele
San Franci
9 Ik "m '■Sis Stakes 2,54-66-304
256-60-308 5 ,^ 307
-^l^ Supports 266-304
;ses: ; , : :247-55-60- THe 320
268-306-07 Tinfoil 304
las 247-48-54- Tobacco Dust. . . . ■ , ,317
255-68-305-07 Tobacco Powder,. .317-18
E. A., Comes to Cornell
272
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On to Minneapolis
Supplementing our notes on page 281, we have been
given to understand that the Washington and Baltimore
Clubs will meet the Philadelphia delegation at Harris-
burg, and proceed with it from there, probably con-
necting with the New York and the Boston delegations at
Chicago, going over the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul road to Minneapolis.
Ladies Society of American Florists
Members of the above Society will find the secretary
at committee room D in the Convention Hall, at Minne-
apolis. The office will be open all the week. The annual
meeting will be held Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. in
committee room D. The reception will be at the Hotel
Radisson, Thursday evening, Aug. 21, from 8.30 p.m. to
12 p.m. A meeting of officers and the board of directors
is called for Tuesday evening at the Hotel Radisson.
Members will please wear their badge pins.
Mrs. Chas. H. Maynaed, Sec'y.
Many Thanks
To those who contributed so heartily of their advertis-
ing patronage to make this, our 1913 S. A. F. and O. H.
convention number, so great a success. The near fifty
pages of advertising accorded us, carefully arranged and
classified to facilitate the buying, backed up with a 10,-
000 circulation among the men who buy, will surely be
attended by results that should once again prove the
business getting value of our advertising columns.
As to whether this convention number is a good one,
and properly fills its mission — we leave that to our
readers for decision.
Our Convention Number
Our convention number is designed primarily to draw
attention to the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the
S. A. F. and O. H. which, this year, is to be held at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, opening there August 19.
With the aid of illustration and printed matter we
have striven to enthuse our readers in favor of the
parent Society and the convention city to the end that
not only those who attend but, as well, the stay at
homes, may enjoy this particular issue. Likewise, we
have striven to so interest as many as can spare the time
and the funds, and who are now on the fence, as it
were, to make Minneapolis their objective point during
the third week in August.
Those who have followed the S. A. F. and O. H. from
year to year, as it has drifted from city to city, have
only pleasant recollections of the general good times
enjoyed in each place visited, and they do not require
the slightest urging to pack their suit cases and come
along. But there are thousands of the craft who have
not yet caught the fraternal spirit, who have never
permitted themselves the treat and who, therefore,
through this non-attendance, are all unconscious of their
loss. It is these we seek to influence; the Society needs
their countenance, their numerical strength, their unit
of wisdom in its councils and, well — their money. But
the mercenary spirit is not the prevailing spirit; money
counts, in this case as in all others, but the Society needs
in its ranks, above all, the employing florists, the men
with an interest at stake, so that when it has to send
representatives to Washington, or to any of the State
capitals, for legislative purposes, its representatives
can there say: "We stand for 10,000 employers," and
not, as now, for 1.500; "We stand for a solidly united
trade," and not, as now, for a scant minority. Then,
and not till then, will the Society be enabled to make
that impression of size and numbers which certainly
counts when accomplishment of good for all the trade is
in the balance.
Men must combine, not only for what they want and
what is actually their due, but to protect their rights
and what they have. And in no way can this be brought
about more readily than through one great central rep-
resentative society. The S. A. F. and O. H. is that So-
ciety in our case — there is none other — and it is the
duty of every man in the trade to uphold its hands
through his taking a membership in it and acting his
part.
Tt is a distinct privilege to be able to attend one of
the convention meetings. Few there are who, having
gone, come away empty handed. The experience of rub-
bing up against your competitors, and the knowledge
gained by any observant man through the opportunity
of mingling with and talking to others in his own line,
together with what transpires at the meetings, as well as
a thorough investigation of the trade show, are all in
the way of golden hours for the broad minded. Anyone
may acquire quite a few pointers during the week if he
sets his mind to it — pointers good to take back home
and make money out of. Perhaps the most potent les-
son of all received by the new man at a convention
of the S. A. F. and O. H. is that his competitors are men
just as good as himself, ready and willing to give freely
of their experience — in concise words, there fraternity
rules.
So by all means decide to make Minneapolis your va-
cation city. Come along and enjoy yourself and bring
the wife with you, for the ladies do manage to have a
lovelv time.
will ever remain graven on the hearts of all who were
fortunate enough to be there.
The great city of New York, through its Merchants'
Association, is sending a cordial invitation to meet there.
The Society has not met in the Empire City since 1900.
Montreal, an ideal convention city in August, has not
been heard from in the past two or three years. There
are many who, remembering Toronto, in 1891, and the
warm welcome then accorded, are of belief that the
largest city in Canada would not be a half bad place to
spend a week In in the high water hot weather month
of the year.
Just now there is but one thing sure: it is that all
good S. A. F. and O. H. members will cheerfully go to
whatever point the majority may decide on.
American Carnation Society
The Board of Directors of the American Carnation So-
ciety will hold their Midsummer meeting at Minne-
apolis, Minn., on Thursday morning, August 21, in com-
mittee room B of the S. A. F. and O. H. Convention
Hail. AU members of the Society who are in attend-
ance at the convention are invited to attend.
The meeting will be called at 9 a.m. Members are
requested to assemble promptly at that time, as there
are a number of meetings of various societies to be held
during the morning, and each must hold its own during
the allotted time. R. T. Brown, Pres.
A. F. J. Bauh, Sec'y.
Next Place of Meeting for S. A. F. and 0. H.
We have heard it rumored that there is a movement
on foot to endeavor to bring the next (1914) convention
to Boston. This would be acceptable to many, per-
haps to the majority of the members. Boston is the
Mecca to which all florists go at least once in their
lifetime, while others go to that city of unbounded hos-
pitality at lease once in each year. There has been no
.S. A. F. and O. H. convention held in Boston since the
cminentlv successful one in 1890; the wonderful recep-
tion and treatment accorded the Society at that time
The 1910 Census of Floriculture
A correspondent last week called attention to the
farcical census report of 1910 so far as it relates to the
florists' industry, and cites this as a matter which the
S. A. F. and O. H. might well take up with the Federal
authorities.
In the census of 1900 we were given a compilation
of figures showing 8797 establishments using 42,647
acres of land, of which 34,692 acres were improved.
The value of the land and buildings was given as $50,-
619,866, of which $22,654,756 represented the buildings
alone. The value of implements and machinery was
$1,367,087. The value of the products was $18,387,420.
The amoimt spent for fertilizers in the year 1899 was
$318,298 and for labor, $4,125,799.
In the census of 1910, published in 1912 (and the
figures of the glass area of which report were not pub-
licly given out until the Spring of 1913), the statistics
furnished enumerated 10,614 establishments with prod-
ucts valued at $34,872,000. The total area covered by
glass in sq. ft. was 114,655,376. The area covered by
greenhouses, sq. ft. was 105,165,730. The area covered
by sash and frame in sq. ft. was 9,489,546.
The reason given for this last unsatisfactory report
was that the Census Department was short of funds.
In both instances the figures do not seem to have been
very carefully prepared and we do not look upon them
as fully reliable. These statistics should be taken by enu-
merators on the spot and not through correspondence.
Correct census figures are invaluable in the history of
a nation. They are the guide posts which mark
progress. As our correspondent truly pointed out,
"While this Bureau (the Census) counts every chicken
hatched, and every ear of Corn grown, it is extremely
hazy as to what we, the florists, are accomplishing. We,
therefore, cannot compare our results with those of
ten years or more ago, nor will our children have any
idea or cause for inspiration unless we make an in-
sistent demand for our rights of equality with other
lines of industry?"
The officers of the S. A. F. and O. H. would, we feel
confident, heartily co-operate with the Government in
any attempt it might desire to make to get at facts.
The 1913 Convention of the Society should put on
record its demand for a complete census in 1920. The
florists' business is too large to be ignored.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition
The eyes of the nurserymen throughout the Coast
-States are directed to the progress of the landscaping
of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
In addition to being strikingly beautiful and effective,
Ihe park system of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition in this city in 1915 will contain some features
unknown to previous affairs of the kind, for the site
chosen for the exposition and the rare qualities of the
California climate will enable John McLaren, the land-
scape engineer, to carry out some ideas that will render
the grounds singularly attractive.
The great avenue of the esplanade will pass by the
northern shore of the lagoon, separating it from the
broad, grassy esplanade, which vnU be a vast green
park adorned with shrubs and plots of bright flowers.
By skillful gardening this esplanade has been made
green already. Where once was water, then sand from
the bottom of the Bay, is now a fertile surface, where
the grass and flowers spring up in tropical luxuriance.
Tons of rich loam and clay have been brought from the
interior valleys and placed thickly over the sandy sub-
soil, with plenty of fertilizer to start the verdure on
its way. Automatic lawn sprinklers, continually in
niierntion, have done the rest, and the final effect may
lie imagined from the present appearance of the broad
iind stately esplanade, which will be flanked on the south
side by the great palaces of the exposition, with their
noble architecture, and on the north side by San Fran-
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CISCO Bay, with the picturesque iMarm hills, Augel Island,
Helvedere and Sausalito in the background.
Uf less extent, but no less beautiful, will be the
garden in the great courts between the eight structures
m the main group of exliibition palaces. These courts
will be notable tor their bright tlower beds and pools
with fountains designed by the ablest sculptors. On ac-
count of their special floral features, one of these courts
has been called tlie Court of flowers, and another the
Court of Palms.
While the vegetation of California will be most ex-
tensively represented in the parlss, gardens and courts
of the exposition, the whole world h£is been ransaclced
for special features to add to the arboreal and floral
adornment of the grounds. Europe, Asia, Africa, Aus-
traha. North, South and Central America, the tropical,
the temperate and even the frigid climes, have been
called upon to contribute their flora to the exposition
parl£ system.
Thanlts to the remarkable California climate this park
system will endure, with blooming flowers and fresh green
grass and foliage, throughout the period of the "Winter
to Winter" Exposition, one of the greatest of all the
attractions of which will be the exhibit of the cUmate
of "California Evergreen, the Land of Fruits and
Flowers."
A feature will be a lagoon, which is to be about 800ft.
long with a varying width, and will have little semblance
to an artificial lake. Natural effect has been sought
in its design, the purpose being to produce a sample
of the wilderness lakes of California. Natural rocks
and boulders, appropriate and artistic shrubbery, Water
Lilies and other marine plants, and plenty of deciduous
flowers to give color, will be characteristics of the
scene. At the north end of the lagoon there wiU be
lialf a dozen islets with neither bridges nor balustrades
to suggest the hand of man. Weeping Willows, Mon-
terey Cypress, Italian Cypress and other growths pe-
cuhar to waterways will predominate the shrubbery;
the rocks will be mossy and the banks besprinkled with
Ferns; creeping vines will be clustered here and there,
the whole resembling a charming mountain pool in a
shady glen. Midway on the lagoon's western shore
will rise a rotunda, surrounded with thick shrubbery
and lesser wild growths, the idea being to represent an
ancient temple, weatherworn and overgrown with the
vegetation of ages, somewhat after the last remaining
structure of the old Panama city destroyed by Morgan
and his pirates in the sixteenth century. This rotunda
will be close to the entrance to the crescent-shaped
Palace of Fine Arts, being really a sort of vestibule to
it. It has been suggested that the lagoon be stocked
with trout, steelhead, salmon bass and other California
fish, the better to give versimilitude to the wilderness
effect, which has been the aim throughout. At places
along the banks there wUl be caverns and grottoes in
the big rocks, with trailing vines and Mosses and Ferns
about them. W. A. H.
represented on this committee. Therefore, as your ap-
pointment will be effective from the day it is made
until the close of the exposition, I hope you will take
an active interest in the work and assure you in ad-
vance of my appreciation of your doing so."
Prof. E. A. Wlute Goes to Cornell University
Prof. E. A. White, in charge of the Department of
Floriculture of the Massachusetts Agricultural Col-
lege, Amherst, Mass., was elected on July 29 to be Pro-
fessor of Floriculture in the New York State College
of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., and will take up his new
work in September.
It is expected that a very strong Department of Flori-
culture will be developed at Cornell University, and to
that end the old Department of Horticulture has been
separated into its three main divisions, namely, pomology,
floriculture and vegetable gardening, each one of these
subjects being represented in an independent depart-
mental organization.
E. A. White was born in West Townsend, Mass.,
in 1872, educated in the pubhc schools of Rindge, N. H.,
and the high school at Littleton, Mass., graduated from
the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1895, and was
for two years Assistant Horticulturist in charge of the
greenhouses of this College. He left there in 1897 to
take charge of the greenhouses of the estate of the late
Clement A. Griscom at Haverford, Pa. For two years
Floriculture at Panama-Padfic International
Exposition
The following letter to Harry A. Bunyard, Secretary
American Sweet Pea Society, from G. A. Dennison,
Chief of Horticulture, will probably be of interest not
only to members of the American Sweet Pea Society
and Sweet Pea growers generally, but as well to flori-
culturists. Mr. Dennison says:
"I am very glad to note in your favor of July -21
that you are kindly disposed toward bringing your con-
vention to San Francisco in 1915. With your assistance
and advice it may be possible to get up a very nice line
of cash prizes for the display, in addition to the regu-
lar awards which are offered ijy the exposition company
in the form of grand prizes, gold, silver and bronze
medals and diploma of honor. The general plan of
award of international expositions does not include cash
prizes and we would, therefore, have to secure them, as
they are now obtained, from those most interested in the
development of certain lines of floriculture. But, of
course, the award of medals would apply in the flower
display as they would in other branches of the industry.
I will welcome any suggestions you may make in this
line and would like to begin the formation of plans at
the earliest possible moment,
"I am glad to note that you will accept the appoint-
ment upon the advisory committee and, within a few
days, the formal appointment will be forwarded you by
the president. As soon as the committee is complete a
full list of its members will be sent you.
"From present indications the floricultural exhibit is
going to excel any that has ever been made at any ex-
position, and this is as it should be, because in California
there is every favorable condition to aid the exhibitor,
but I do not want the exhibits to be merely Californian,
as they could very easily be; I want them to be repre-
sentative of what has been accomplished by the leading
workers in the industry and, through the advisory com-
mittee, 1 hope a very active movement will be engendered
and carried to completion. That is the reason why I am
trying to select the most active men in the national
societies, to whom an invitation is being extended, to be
self to field tests with Gladioh, Sweet Peas, Peonies,
Roses and other leading crops, and to the investigation
of other subjects that are important to the florists' in-
terests.
Who Shall be Next President?
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Your editorial in the issue of July 26, "Who shaU be
next President," impressed me very strongly.
The nomination and the election of a president is be-
coming more and more important every year; it is not
a matter of political, sentimental or business contin-
gency, but one of personal fitness. Though the
majority rules, every member present has the right
to nominate and vote for whomsoever he thinks most
fitted for a position which carries with it the highest
honor in the gift of the florists and allied trades, to wit:
the presidency of the S. A. F. and O. H. The man I
have in mind was bom in the business, was raised in the
business, and, at the present time, holds one of the most
important positions in the city of Minneapolis. In fact,
as superintendent of parks there he has revolutionized
the system so that today it compares favorably with any
park system in the United States and for this work is
loved and honored in his adopted city. In the city of
Hartford, the Rose garden at Elizabeth Park is only
one of the monuments to his foresight and hard work.
As a director of the S. A. F. and O. H. he was a pro-
gressive; as vice-president, his work for the Minneapolis
convention will only be appreciated by those who visit
there. The "outdoor" trade exhibit, the creation of
his brain, will surprise even the most optimistic.
Theodore Wirth, the man to whom I allude, has execu-
tive, constructive and administrative ability, also a gen-
eral horticultural knowledge surpassed by none and
possessed by few. Then again, apart from the prosaic
side of life, to meet Theodore Wirth in a social way is
to admire him. To honor him with the presidency of
the S. A. F. and O. H. for 1914 would be a generous
tribute to his value to the Society, and this, I trust the
S. A. F. and 0. H. members will do at Minneapolis.
It would be a fitting cUmax to what promises to be a
most successful convention.
New York, Aug. 5, 1913. Hahry A. Buntahd.
Florists' Club of Philadelphia
The meeting of the Florists' Club, Philadelphia, lield
on Tuesday, Aug. 5, was lightly attended.
The entire meeting was practically given over to dis-
cussion of the Philadelphia Show in 1915, but nothing
definite was accomplished.
A committee was appointed by Pres. Thilow, consist-
ing of Robt. Craig, Leo Niessen, George Burton, M. C.
Wright, J. T. Connor, Adolph Farenwald and John
Andre to inspect the convention hall at Broad st. and
Alleghany ave., and report upon its suitability as a
place to hold an exhibition.
Secretary David Rust reported only five members as
having made arrangements for going to the convention at
Minneapolis. The party will leave on the Pennsylvania
R. R. from Broad st. station on Sunday, Aug. 17, on
the 10.25 a.m. train.
Hugo Niessen and William H. Le Gierse were elected
to active membership in the Club.
E. A. White
Professor of Floriculture N. Y. State College [of Agriculture.
Cornell University. Ithaca. N. Y.
following that he was engaged in commercial work in
Arlington, Mass. In 1889 he was appointed instructor
in horticulture at the Baron de Hirsch School, Wood-
bine, N. J., where he remained for a year. For two
years following this he was Assistant Professor of Horti-
culture at the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Col-
lege. In 1900 he was appointed Professor of Botany,
Forestry and Landscape Architecture at the Connecti-
cut Agricultural College, where he remained until June,
1907, when he was appointed Professor of Floriculture
at the Massachusetts Agricultural College. He has given
courses in the Summer schools at the Connecticut and
Massachusetts Agricultural Colleges for the last ten
years. For two years he was director of the Summer
school in Connecticut, and was director here until it
was turned over to the extension department.
Professor White's experience in the teaching of botany
and floriculture and his relations with the florists have
given him eminent qualifications for the work at Cor-
nell. He is regarded as a reUable, energetic, agreeable
and capable man by the persons who have been long as-
sociated with him.
Pro. Alvin C. Beal remains with the College and has
lieen promoted to full Professor of Floriculture, and
will have particular charge of the experimental and in-
vestigational side of the subject. He will devote him-
Frageant Magnolias. — Although it is commonly sup-
posed that this is true only of certain varieties, M. Yulan,
which often eissumes the dimensions of a tree, has large,
fragrant, pure white blooms. M. glauca is especially
noted for its perfume. This hardy native of North
America, which grows in damp spots, is also known as
Swamp Magnolia. The dwarf M. stellata, one of the
finest bloomers, is also fragrant. — Moeller's Deutsche
Owrtner-Zeitung.
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Mrs. Fannie Starke
Mrs. Fannie Starke of Troy, Ala., died July 26. She
was born in Eufaula, Ala., on Dec. 20, 1841, and was
the daughter of Benjamin Gardner. She was the widow
of the late Judge B. W. Starke. Upon the death of
her husband in 1892, she began business in a small way
at Troy, and it grew each year under her able manage-
ment, until at the time of her decease she had five
greenhouses, comprising over 7000ft. of glass. She was
a woman of untiring energy, and had a reputation as a
floral artist. She drew a large trade from the surround-
ing country. Considering her age and the lack of capi-
tal to start with, alone and unaided, her career certainly
was a remarkable one. The business will be continued
for the present under the name of the Starke Green-
liouses, until it is disposed of in the final settlement
of the estate. W. C. Cook.
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Canadian Horticultural Association
Sixteenth Annual Meeting, Peterboro,
Ontario, August 5 to 7, 1913
The prosperous condition of the gardening and floral
interests in Canada is indicated by the attendance and
interest being manifested in the sixteenth aimual con-
vention of the Canadian HorticvUtural Association now
convening in Peterboro, Ont. The trade extiibit is at-
tracting unusual interest. Three greenhouse construc-
tion firms are represented by exhibits. The Lord &
Burnham Co. is showing a large section of a green-
house; the King Construction Co. has an important ex-
liibit, as also has the Parkes Construction Co. of Ham-
ilton. The plant exhibit is hardly up to the standard
of other years.
President Walter Jluston of Davisville, Out., presented
a brief report as president in which he advocated that
florists should endeavor to introduce some cost finding
system in connection with their business. He thought
considerable stock is produced and sold at a loss. Sec-
retary-treasurer JuUus Luck, of Montreal, reported over
one hundred members and a substantial cash balance
on hand. Park commissioner C. E. Chambers, of To-
ronto, was imable to be present but sent word he hoped
to address the convention on Thursday.
At the evening session Cecil Hopton, of Montreal,
gave an excellent paper on retail store management.
Addresses were given by R. W. King, of the King
Construction Co., of Toronto, and by W. R. Cobb, of
the Lord & Burnham Co., on greenhouse construction.
Botli addresses were illustrated by stereopticon views,
more particularly that by Mr. Cobb, and both were
greatly appreciated. George R. Robinson, of Montreal,
opened the discussion which brought out much helpful
information. — H. B. C.
BY EBER HOLMES
Treatment of the Earliest Planted Roses
The earhest planted Roses will now require liberal
treatment in regard to feeding and watering. In the
case of plants set out about the first of June or earlier,
where a basin was left around each plant as an aid to
careful watering, this wiU have become partly filled by
this time through the regular stirring of the soil when
weeding and cultivating. I would apply a light sprin-
kling of tankage, or equal parts of bonemeal and dried
blood well mixed together, and spread around the
plants at the rate of about one-half bushel to every
500 sq. ft. of bench surface. Then I would rub the soil
over lightly with the fingers or with a small rake, and
cover the dressing with the loam from the center of the
row between the plants, taking care not to imcover any
roots. Then a mixture half of good loam and half rich
cow manure, well chopped and mixed together, may be
spread in ridge shape between the rows, which will give
the beds a shnilar appearance to what they had after
planting. In about six weeks' time this may be leveled
down as occasion requires. It is well to get all top
dressing done as early in the season as possible, for
there are cases where harm is done by applying a heavy
blanket of loam or manure about the time that the
dark days are coming on.
Do not allow the plants to become too dry where
they are growing vigorously. To get a little on the dry
side between growths is often of advantage, but there is
nothing gained by starving the plants while they are
growing. Some growers have very good success dur-
ing the Summer months with watering in the evening.
While the weather is hot and the houses are open
rather wide this watering in the late afternoon seems to
be advantageous, but as the days grow shorter and
the nights become cooler it is discontinued. The syring-
ing should also be done early enough in the day so that
the foliage is dry by nightfall, or there is a strong pos-
sibility of an attack of mildew or black spot.
Speaking of mildew, it does seem possible to eradicate
it, for we often see places where it does not make its
appearance under conditions that would seem to invite
it, but once let it get a foothold on a place and it will
give no end of trouble and be hard to eradicate, taking
several seasons to accomplish this. An ounce of pre-
vention is worth a pound of cure, and it is of the ut-
most importance to keep stock clean.
The boilers and heating pipes should be in readiness
after being overhauled to use at any time.
The seeds of disease are sown in August as a rule,
and a little fire heat on cool, damp nights now will be
w.orth many times its cost a little later.
Treatment of the Old Plants
The yoimg plants should be kept carefully tied to pre-
vent their being broken, and to allow the sun and air
to get through them. The old plants may be kept
flowering all Summer, or they may be dried off and
started up again as occasion requires. It is not well in
any case to dry them too much, for this often does harm,
and it takes too long to start them up again. From two
to four weeks' dry treatment is enough. Let the flowers
remain on the plants while drying them off. When ready
to start, cut them down about half way, clean off any
weeds and loose loam, water the beds, apply a sprinkling
of bone flour and then a good covering of half loam
and half rich cow manure; this may be appUed fairly
heavy, leaving room for watering without having the
water run over the sides of the beds. A good watering
may follow the top dressing except in the case of
American Beauty, which are liable to turn yellow if
overwatered at this stage, and for these the first water-
ing before top dressing will carry them along until
growth has started, and more water may be given without
injury.
After the middle of August it is not wise to cut the
old plant down so hard as is done earlier in the season.
Starting up the Old Plants
It is wise to start up the old plants as soon as con-
venient and to build up a good growth before Winter.
The matter of bringing in a succession of flowers may
be regulated later by pinching. Careful watch must be
kept for all insect pests, and the regular remedies ap-
New Rose Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
plied at stated intervals. It is easy to keep stock clean
if precautions are taken in time, and it is much better
for tlie plant than letting it run until it gets bad and
then giving a heavy dose of medicine.
Do not attempt to cut too lieavily from the young
stock. On very early planted stock it will do no harm
to cut some of the best flowers, taking one or two from
each plant and pinching back the others. While it is
good to get some returns from the young stock as soon as
possible, it is of greater importance to build up the
plants for the coming season. Cuttings may be put in
at any time of new and scarce varieties to increase the
stock. Wood from these may be grafted later if needed,
and the plants will make good stock for next year.
We shall be sorry when we part with our old friend
Richmond, but it is likely that it will in time give place
to newer and possibly better red Roses. The new in-
troductions this year are very promising, and the flowers
already on tlie market are selling well.
The Fellow with a Hard Shell and Pointed Noae
If you have any trouble with beetles or weevils eat-
ing the foliage of your Roses, look out for a little crea-
ture of a dull brown color about the size of an ordinary
house fly, but with a hard shell and a pointed nose.
These are not very troublesome as a rule in new beds,
but they sometimes get into old beds among the larger
plants. A good way to catch them is to lay small
pieces of burlap on top of the stakes and to examine
these every morning. A number may be seen roost-
ing on top of the stakes in the morning if they are
plentiful. They are easy to catch and destroy, and do
no great damage unless neglected. Among the young
plants the white grub is sometimes destructive. These
eat around the base of the plant, causing a healthy
plant to wilt and die suddenly. Wherever their pres-
ence is suspected dig carefully around the plant with
the fingers and find them if you can before they do
more damage.
Ordering Stock
If you have not yet ordered your Manetti stock for
next year it would be wise to attend to this while there
is a supply of good stock on the market. This has
been growing more scarce annually for several
years past. Present indications seem a little easier, but
it is well to be on the safe side in this matter.
Collecting Xioam for Early Planting
Before the Fall rains come on is the time to collect
some loam for early planting. This may be carted up
on to high ground near the houses, where it will be dry
and ready for use. If wanted for very early work it
may be well mixed with manure and piled in a compact
form on the sunny side, where it will not freeze to any
great extent and may be used in Midwinter if needed.
When looking for loam it is well to remember that
any loam that will grow good Corn or garden truck
or good Hay will also grow good Roses if it is well
manured.
New Rose Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
This was first shown by J. Cocker & Sons of Aber-
deen, Scotland, at the National Rose Society's Show
at Regent's Park, July 1912, at which it was awarded
a gold medal. At the recent show of the same society,
this Rose won first in the class for nine blooms of any
new Rose, and first as a basket of white. It is a seed-
ling from Niphetos X Frau Karl Druschki.
It is of huge size and very full, the form being su-
perb, but the petals are just a wee bit thin; its color is
termed eau de nil white. It is a truly wonderful flower
owing to its size and fullness. The general opinion in
England is that it wiU be slow to open outdoors. We
have no information as to what it will do as a forcing
Rose, but our English correspondent says that "when
it is right, it is easily the most magnificent white we
have."
Cost Accounting for the Grower
By G. D. GRAIN, Jr.
[While flaws may exist in the suggestions which
follow, we trust that sufficient interest will be taken
in the article to show up the flaws to the end that
a standard system for cost accounting may be
arrived at. The grower should know, right down
to the dollar, just what his production is costing
him.— ED.]
The cost accounting ^problem of the grower is, in a
general way, similar to that of the retailer, or of the
grower-retailer, or, in fact, of any other business man;
it is the problem of properly recording and classify-
ing the various items of cost which occur in the handling
of his business, in order that he may know, at the end
of a gi\en period, what his expenses have been, both
with reference to amount and to class. And then he
should have some system or plan whereby he can prop-
erly apportion such items of this expense as are general,
or "overhead," in order to know just what any par-
ticular lot of plants has cost him, so that the selling
price may be fixed intelligently.
Moreover, it is only in this manner that he can as-
certain whether or not any of his lines is costing him
too much and thus, if possible, devise some means of
reducing that expense; or, in a more general way,
whether any one item of expense is in excess of what it
should be, as the first step toward its reduction to a
proper proportion to the value of the product. In a word,
he should know what it is costing him to do business
in each department of its activities, both for the pur-
pose of placing an adequate value upon his products
and for the purpose of trimming down expenses and
effecting economies wherever this appears to be neces-
sary.
There are two methods which present themselves as
open for use by the grower in this connection. One
is that each lot of plants, whether of Roses, Lilies,
Carnations, or Bulbs, be followed through the plant
from start to finish, accurate tab being kept on every
item of expense entering into its care. Following out
this idea, the grower would keep exact account of the
time which he gave to each lot of goods, a proportionate
charge being made against it, figured on his daily
wage rate; the amount of water and insecticide used
upon it would be estimated as nearly as possible, and
proper charges made for each item. This would, of
course, involve a considerable amount of labor — but
it could be done.
When it came to such items as rent, heat and in-
terest on investment, as well as the salaries of those
August 9, 1913
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275
Form 1. Suggested Jor
GENERAL (Overhead) EXPENSES
For the Month of 19. .
|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8| Ktc. | TOTAL
W
Fuel
Light
Delivery:
(Wagon) (Motor)
Wages Wages
Feed Gasoline
Grease, etc. Oil
Repaii'S Repairs
Water
Insecticides
Interest on Investment
Rent
Taxes
Insurance
Miscellaneous
TOTALS
members of the force, who do general work for the such as to make the cost system a nuisance instead of
whole jjlant, and yet would not perhaps touch that par- a benefit; and this is by all means to be avoided,
ticular lot of goods, a difficulty would present Itself, When cost accounting of itself becomes so burden-
uccause here a pure estimate would be necessary; and some that it takes a substantial part of the time of the
order for that estimate to be made some basis of working force, or of the accounting department, or of
division would have to be adopted which would repre-
sent with appro-ximate accuracy the amount of the
general expense of the plant which was devoted to
ihat particular lot of flowers.
And this brings up the question of what plan should
be used for the purpose of fixing that proportion.
The amount of glass space used to cover the lot might
be taken as a criterion; but this is open to the objection
that tlie glass necessarily covers a good deal of space
which is not used in the growing of plants, such as the
walks and aisles, moreover, it might be a matter of
some little practical difficulty, in some instances, to
arrive at a fairly exact idea of the amount of glass
over any particular lot. And, with reference to the
first objection, taking the whole general expense as
represented by the whole area of glass, there would
be a considerable proportion of the glass to which no
plants were allotted and, therefore, there would be a
corresponding proportion of the general expense not
charged against any merchandise whatever.
For this reason a better basis of apportionment
would seem to be the relation which the actual grow-
ing space occupied in the greenhouse by the lot under
consideration to tlie total growing space. Thus, the
whole growing space would bear the whole of the gen-
eral expense; and, theoretically, and as exactly as
could be determined in any practical way, each square
foot of growing space under glass would be charged
with a corresponding part of the general expense. This
gives a practical, easily applied and approximately
exact method of arriving at the proportion of the gen-
eral expense of the whole plant which should be borne
by any given lot of flowers.
For" example, to put it simply, suppose a grower
has 80,000 square feet of growing space under glass;
that his overhead expense for a given month amounts to
$1000; that a certain lot of bulbous plants has been
under glass for a month, occupying approximately 80
sq. ft. — space on a bencli measuring 4 by iJOft., say.
Then, on the plan indicated above, the overhead ex-
pense chargeable to that lot of plants would be deter-
mined by the relation which the space which it occu-
pied bore to the total space under glass. Figuring it
out, this proportion is as 1 to 1000. Then the over-
head expense is as 1 to 1000, or one dollar.
the bookkeeper, it defeats its own end, to that extent;
and, for tliis reason, it would very probably be inad-
visable, as well as unnecessary, for the ordinary grower
to attempt to follow any lot of goods through his plant
from start to finish, save as he might feel inclined to
do this now and then for the purpose of finding out
how his actual costs were working out, in order that he
might compare them with the theoretical cost arrived at
liy the exclusive and general use of the plan of pro-
portioning overhead expenses on the basis of space oc-
cupied under glass, as indicated above.
The amount of space occupied under glass is adopteil
as the basis of apportionment for several reasons. In
the first place, a good many varieties are handled exclu-
Form S.
Suggested
For
(Office File)
(With Plants)
(Original.)
Variety
No. plants or bulbs. . . .
Started
Under glass
Matured
(Duplicate.)
Variety
No. plants or bulbs
Started
Under glass
Matured
sivelj- under glass, and any attempt to figure on outdoor
costs would necessarily leave these numerous and im-
portant varieties out of consideration; and, in the next,
all varieties, even those which are started outdoors, are to any particular lot should show the kind of plant, the
ultimately housed under glass in all save the mildest number in the lot, the date of starting, of placing under
expended on other varieties as that required under glass.
, IMoreover, there are numerous items of expense which
are practically negligible outdoors, or which do not
exist at all, beginning, as far as any particular lot of
plants is concerned, only when they are removed to the
greenhouse. Among these are the important items of
fuel, or light and heat, most of the interest on the in-
vestment— inasmuch as most of the investment is in that
part of the plant which is under glass — and probably
most of the labor. For the same reasons, the period
under glass is adopted in figuring the time for which
the proper proportion of overliead expense is to be
charged against a given lot.
In devising a form for use in recording cost items. In
order to make the work simpler and easier, and the fol-
lowing of the plan outlined above all but automatic,
the various considerations set forth should govern the
method of recording the figures. The only part of the
system which can be considered in the least complicated
is that regarding the method of apportioning general
expenses to a particular lot; but it is believed that this
is reasonable enough to recommend itself to the grower
as practical and substantially accurate. As stated, the
object is to arrive at results as nearly correct as pos-
sible, without too many complications or figures; and
the method outUned probably satisfies these requirements
about as well as it can be done, considering tne various
problems pecuUar to the business.
A form providing space for a daily record under each
of the general items of overhead expense, such as
wages, fuel, light, delivery cost, water and so forth,
will simpUfy matters, by enabUng the grower to make
his permanent record on this form daily, instead of
being compelled to permit the items to accumulate for
a week or a month and then having to assort and foot
them up. Of course, where the expense occurs only
once a week, or once a month, there is no necessity
whatever of attempting to figure out just what this
would amount to per day. The form should cover a
month; and monthly expenses, or monthly proportions
of annual expenses, such as the coal bill, taxes, insur-
ance, advertising, etc., would be placed only in the
"Total" column for the month. On the other hand,
purchases of fuel, or general supplies, or disbursements
for feed, or repairs to the delivery vehicles, should be
recorded under the proper head for the proper day.
This form would thus give not only the totals for the
month for each item, but each day's expenditures could
be totaled ; and the comparison of the forms from month
to month would enable instructive comparisons to be
made. The daily record of the various expenditures
could, for convenience, be kept in the manner suggested
in a former article for the use of the retailer; the items
being recorded as they arise, on slips of one color for
general or overhead expenses, and on another for ex-
])enses chargeable to any specific lot. At the end of each
day it would be a simple matter to collect these items
and charge them under the proper head in the general
form.
The fertilizers item might go under the general ex-
pense or under the charges made in the growing of a
particular lot. This might be largely discretionary,
and would depend a good deal upon the grower's methods
and upon the size of his business. In some cases the
amount of fertilizer used on a given lot would be such
as to enable the specific charge to be made; and, of
course where this is the case it should be so recorded,
as specific charges are always better than more or less
arbitrary proportions, no matter how soundly based.
The form for the recording of the expense chargeable
climates, either for the purpose of maturing, or to pro-
tect them from frost. Hence the amount of space occu-
pied under glass may well be used as a fair approxima-
tion of the relation which the lot bears to the total
amount of labor, heating, lighting, etc., as it can fairly
be assumed that the amount of labor, etc., which it re-
Of course, for a lot of bulbous plants, in the instance q»'res outdoors bears about the same proportion to that
supposed, the other expenses, exclusive of overhead, must
glass, and of maturity, and the space occupied under
glass. From these figures, the proportions can readily
be ascertained for application to the overhead expense
for the period occupied under glass, which is the largest
item of the expense of cultivation; this, with the cost
of the bulbs or plants at the outset, the cost of fertilizer,
if this is ascertainable, and of freight, express or other
be added. If an ascertainable quantity of fertilizer
has been used, that constitutes a part of their growing
expense. The initial cost of the bulbs enters in, and
constitutes probably the largest item; and the cost of
the pots in which they are finally handled must be
charged. Adding all of these items together then, and
affixing the grower's profit, whatever he decided upon,
the total selling price of the lot is arrived at; and the
.selling price of any part of it, or of even a single
plant, can be determined by the simple process of
tailing the proportionate part of the total selling
price.
The second method consists simply in applying the
apportioning method, described above, to all items of
overhead, expense, instead of using this metliod only
for those items which it would be impossible to deter-
mine with exactness; and this would nearly always be
the only really practical way to handle the matter.
The immense amount of trouble which would be involved
in keeping accurate and detailed record of the labor
and material devoted to any particular lot of flowers,
in all except the very largest greenhouses, would be
Form S. Suggested Jor
LOT EXPENSE SHEET.
Variety .
No. of plants or bulbs.
Starteil
Placed under glass
Matured
Space under glass (sq. ft.)
Proportion of whole space
Total general expense for period under glass,
S
No. plants, blooms or doz
Cost Items.
Proportion of general expense $
Cost of bulbs or plants
Fertilizer
Freight, etc
Total S
Cost per plant, bloom or doz.
S
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miscellaneous expense connected with that particular
lot, will make up the total expense of producing that
particular lot, which can then be figured down to the
cost per dozen or per plant or bloom, if desired.
For the purpose of having before him in a brief and
easily understandable form the same record, as well in
the office as with the plants themselves, it might be well
to use a small card, filled out in duplicate, showing
the variety, number of plants, and the dates referred to;
one of these being kept in the office, in its alphabetical
order according to the name of the variety, and the
other being attached to a stick and placed prominently
in the bed. By this means the florist could instantly
ascertain exactly how much space he had occupied by
any given variety, and how many plants on hand, to-
gether with the date when the various lots were started,
and thus could tell pretty accurately, by record and
not by mere memory, just what his stock on hand
amounted to.
As indicated before, a system is not of much use un-
less it is followed. By following the system indicated,
on the form designed in accordance with it, the growing
florist will find that without the expenditure of any
considerable amount of time and labor he can keep sub-
stantially accurate tab on his costs and on his stock as
well ; and' whether or not the conditions of his locality
are such as to enable him to fix his prices accordingly,
he will at least know where he stands.
Emphasizing Mr. Grain's remarks on the value of
cost accounting we reprint from a paper read by S. S.
Pennock of Philadelphia, recently, before the Lancaster
Florists' Club, at a point where Mr. Pennock, digressing
somewhat from his subject, which was entitled "The
Faults of the Grower in Growing and Consigning His
Stock," made the statement — a very important one it
was too — that "too often a grower does not know just
where he is making or losing money, owing to the fact
that he is not keeping accurate records as to production
of plants per square foot. • • ♦ Accurate account-
ing, even if it does take a little more time ana expense,
is ijound to pay in the end."
Cost finding was a negligible item in the majority of
businesses up to a comparatively few years ago. It was
made necessary by the much keener and closer compe-
tition in every line of manufacture, and today there
are comparatively few successful concerns which cannot
tell very near to the dot not only what is their income
and outgo, but the exact cost of all the material pur-
chased, of the labor involved, and of the profits secured.
Through its cost accounting system, at the end of any
given period, a firm is able to ascertain whether it is
working at a profit or a loss, and beyond that to ascer-
tain the profits or losses in any one or all departments
of its establishment. Then, with this knowledge before
the head of the concern, it is comparatively easy to sup-
ply a remedy, either by reducing expense of producing
a certain article or by giving up its manufacture en-
tirely.
We bring this matter of cost finding insistently before
our readers for the reason that we believe that those
who adopt a cost accounting system and carry it through
faithfully for a given period, wiU be so satisfied with the
results shown in the analysis of their business which it
will enable them to make, that for all future time the
accurate keeping of the cost system wiU be just as
much a portion of their business as the buying or selling
end. It is important to every man to know just how
he stands in business and why, and there is no one factor
more important that that of understanding fully the
causes which result in a loss or a profit.
The matter of cost and overhead expense is engaging
the serious attention of business men in all lines con-
nected with floriculture and horticulture. At the recent
meeting of the American Seed Trade Association in
Cleveland, a paper on this subject was read by L. B.
McCausland of Wichita, Kans., and was recorded in
our issue of July 5, page 28. Mr. McCausland's paper
showed that he had given the matter of cost and over-
head expense considerable study and his essay is worth
reading in connection with the paper on the same sub-
ject we have presented herewith.
Just this very week, at the meeting of the Canadian
Horticultural Society, the president thereof, Walter
Muston, confined his address mainly to the necessity of
florists endeavoring to introduce some cost finding sys-
tem in connection with their business. He thought con-
siderable stock was produced and sold at a loss through
the fact that the trade did not known what the stock
had cost them.
We now issue a call for volunteers who will take up
a cost system, either along the lines designed by our
writer, Mr. Crain, or any improvements thereon if they
can suggest them, to carry out faithfully the work for a
given period, say twelve months, and then report results
to this paper. It is entirely unnecessary that names be
published. We feel assured, could we give our readers
the figures on half a dozen places, that every progressive
man among us would at once see the necessity for his
instituting similar methods in his own establishment.
Peter Crowe
In a recent letter from this gentleman, well known to
very many in the trade, was inclosed a photograph which
Mr. Crowe had taken in July, 1912, on the occasion of
his 71st birthday, and we have taken great pleasure
in reproducing it herewith. Mr. Crowe writes that
although he has been out of business for the past
nine years, he still maintains his interest in horti-
culture. His entire plant in Utica, N. Y., has been
leased with the exception of nine houses, which are still
retained for the growing of the Fern which he intro-
duced, namely Adiantum Croweanum. Mr. Crowe
states further: "I am still taking The Florists' Ex-
change, as I know it is the best."
OUR
RE ADDERS'
VIEWS
Honored by all — ^Peter Crowe of Utica, N. Y.
Minneapolis Convention Topics
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Are all the many advantages of our conventions and
trade exhibits understood and recognized, and are we
all doing our share to advance those advantages for
tne common good of the trade in general?
This question has undoubtedly presented itself to all
who make it a practice to attena the S. A. F. and O. H.
conventions regularly or at intervals, and no one will
undertake to answer it in the affirmative. True we are
progressing continously but we do not, in fact not even
a majority of us, show the spirit which should enthuse
us to really great work. More of the many men who,
through their personal achievements, are prosperous and
have won for themselves positions of prominence in the
trade, and power and influence among the craft and
their fellow Citizens, should recognize that to the trade
through which they have gained the position they enjoy
in life, belongs a certain amount of support, assistance
and sacrifice which tliey do not now give in full share.
I'nis is true, notwithstanding the fact that there is no
body of men that, as a whole, can excel the spirit of
iriendship, goodwill and comradesliip as it exists among
the horticulturists, not only in the United States but
all over the world. Such friendship and goodwill, how-
ever, do not accomplish all they are capable of unless
we employ them in a more telling and elfective manner
in some of our business relations among ourselves and
with our trade in general. 1 believe that the speaker
at a recent meeting of the Philadelphia Florists' Club
was entirely right in saying: "We do not always give
each other the square deal," and his remarks, which were
dealing, in the main, with existing relations between
growers and retailers, can well be applied and are
equally true in a still broader sense when we consider
the relations between the craft as a whole, and our en-
deavors to advance and explore to the fullest extent
our large and ever promising field of work.
The truth of this fact is well demonstrated through
the comparatively small interest shown by the growers
and dealers of this country in the undertaking of an
outdoor exhibit in connection with the coming S. A. F.
convention. No better opportunity has ever been offer-
ed to any grower or dealer to display his plants adapted
for outdoor culture than the garden now planted, which,
from a cultural point of view, is now in a very promis-
ing condition. The expense for space was very low,
and the assurance given for the proper care, cultivation
and protection of the exhibits could not have been
made more satisfactory.
The benefits of such exhibits are manifold and must
be clear to all progressive and wide-awake horticul-
turists. From a strictly business point of view they
cannot help but be a good advertisement. They are an
education to the craft as a whole, and also to the public
in general, whose love and understanding of plants and
flowers are well worth stimulating and cultivating.
What better means can we employ to caU attention to
good, meritorious novelties, and to make comparisons
between classes and varieties of plants? In what better
way can we demonstrate the achievements of our skill
and our endeavors, not so much among ourselves as to
the public whose servants we are, must be, and want to
be?
Every horticulturist should be willing to contribute
his share and sacrifice to gain the attention of the public
to the work and accomplishments of our noble profes-
sion, and to do this he should be able and willing to give
a page in his ledger for the intrinsic value of his goods
and forget for a moment the grind of the dollar.
The kind of answers to our appeal for exhibits re-
ceived from some of the leading firms, and the marked
indifference shown by the great majority of growers and
dealers, is, to say the least, discouraging and not very
creditable to the craft as a whole. Out of the thirty-
one exhibitors in the convention garden, seventeen are
outsiders, and fourteen are local concerns who came to
the front to help make the garden a success.
The only reasonable excuse for the lack of better sup-
port of this undertaking is that it is a new venture in
connection with our convention. Good weather pre-
\ailing, the success of this exhibition garden is assured,
and it is hoped it wiU result in similar displays at
future conventions, to which the trade will surely give
better support. Theodore Wirth,
Vice-President, S. A. F. and 0. H.
Minneapolis, Minn., July 31, 1913.
{Readers' Views continued on page S9S)
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SOCIETY of American Florists and
Ornamental horticulturists
Officers of the S. A. F. and 0. H. for 1913
Secretani .
Treasurer.
.J. K. M. L. Karquhak, Boston, Mas^.
.Theodore Wirth, Minneapolis, Minn,
oiix Young, 54 W. 38tli St., New York
\Vm. F. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y.
Board of Directors
For One Fear.— Harry A. Bunyard, New York City.
K. Allan Peirce, Waltliam, Mass.
For Two Ycnrs.—Chns. H. Tottv, .Madison, N. J. Jolin
F.vans, Rieliniond, Ind.
For Three Years.—Thomas Roland, Naliant, Mass. Aw
Hust Poclilinann, Morton Grove, 111.
K.r-Oprio.--\Ui-hard Vincent, .Tr.. White Marsh, Md.
National FloiFer Show Committee
Chas. H. Totty, Chairmati. Madison, N. J.
W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J.
W. N. Craig, Philadelphia, Pa.
W. N. Rudd, Chicago, III.
Thos. Roland, Nahant, Mass.
George Asnius. Chicago, 111.
Biilnvi.it. Prof. A. C. Beal, Ithaca, N. Y.
Polholniiist. Prof. H. H. M'hetzel. Ithaca, N. Y.
Fiilnmolooi.if. Prof. Thos. B. Svnions, College Park, Md.
Wa.ihiiif/loii Rep. of the Snrleh/. Wm. F. Gude, Wa.sh-
ingtoii, D. C.
Supt. of ExkibHion. John Young, .54 W . -'8th St., New
York.
Tariff and Legrislative Committee
Wm. F. Chide, Cluiiniuiii. Washington, D. C.
Patrick O'Jlara, New York
.Tames :McIIuUiiisoTi, New York
Philip Breitmcvcr, Detroit, Mich.
Patrick AVclc'li, Boston, Mass.
Wiiifricd H.ilUer, New \ink
Committee on School Gardens
Benjanihi Hannnond, Chnirmaii. FishkiU-on-Huilsin,
N. Y.
C. B. AVhitnall, Milwaukee, Wis.
Robert Craig, Philadelphia, Pa.
Michael Barker, Chicago. 111.
F. R. Pierson, Tarrytowii. N. Y.
Judges for the Trade Exhibition
Cla-i-ies E. and O.
\\ Welch, Chairman. 32G Devonshire St., Boston, .Mas .
\\. V. Kasting, 383 EUicott St., Buffalo, N. \.
C. F. Rice, Minneapolis, Minn.
ClaKses j-l.. B. and F.
.lohii R. Fotheringham, Chairman. Tarrvtown, N. Y.
I,. H. Vaughan, 101 N. Wahash .\ve.. Chicago, III.
.T. D. Eisele, Rivcrton. N. .1.
Officers of the Minneapolis Florists' Club
W. D. Desmond
R. A. Latham
Cal. F. Rice
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasnrer
Trustees — C. N. Ruedlinger, CI
Bofferdinff.
A. S. Rice
.1. C. Hauck, Wm. H.
CI, I
\lla
.\dolph Pdchim
M. A. Piittc
C.
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I/. Walthi
(kshi
.Ma.-
J. K. M. L. Farquhar
.President S. A. F. and 0..H.
CoinpetitiTe Exhibits
ip Urcilmc\cr, Chairman. Miami Ave., Dclroi
Mich,
harlcs U. Fohn, Glen Eyrie, Colo. Springs, Colo,
mud Murray, 913 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo
Theodore Wirth
i-Presldent S. A. F. and 0. H.. and Clioirnian Executive Con
of tte S. A. F. and O. H. Con
on Association, Mil
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Officers of the Minneapolis Florists' Club and of the S. A. F. and O. H. Convention Association, Minneapolis
W. D. Desmond R. A. Latham Cal. F. Rice A. S. Rice
President Minn. Florists' Ciub and Ciiairman Vice-President Minn. Florists' Club and Chairman Secretary Minn. Florists' Club and Chairman Treasurer Minneapolis Florists* Club
Hotel Committee Decoration Committee Press Committee
Officers of the Minnesota State Florists'
Association
President Hugh S. Will
Vice-President Olaf J. Olson
Secretary Stephen D. Dysinger
Treasurer Elof P. Holm
Trustees — Theodore Wirth, C. N. Ruedlinger, LeRov
Cady, L. L. May.
Society of American Florists
?5^ Ornamental Horticulturists
Minneapolis Convention Program
August 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 1913
FIRST DAY— TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
Opening Session
■2 p.m. Opening Exercises — Ball Room.
Address of Welcome — By Hon. Wallace G. Nye,
Mayor.
President Farquhar's Address.
Reports of Ofiicers.
Naming of Meeting Place for 1914.
Evening Session
8 p.m. Reception to President Farquhar — Gold Room,
Balcony Floor, Hotel Radisson.
L. L. May
: Minnesota State Florists* Association
Music, Dancing, Refreshments — Strictly Informal.
Balloting for Meeting Place for 1914.
SECOND DAY— WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
Morning Session
9 a.m. Meeting of the American Rose Society — Com-
mittee Room B.
10 a.m. Meeting of the American Sweet Pea Society —
Committee Room C.
Morning Session of S. A. F. and O. H. — Committee
Room A.
Report of Tariff and Legislative Committee — Dis-
cussion.
Nominations of OfiScers for 1914.
Reports of State Vice-Presidents.
10 a.m. Annual Meeting of Ladies' Society of American
Florists — Committee Room D.
Afternoon Session
2 p.m. Meeting of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery-
Committee Room B.
3 p.m. S. A. F. and O. H. — Report of National Flower
Show Committee, by Chairman Charles H. Totty —
Committee Room A.
Discussion.
Report of School Garden Committee — Committee
Room A.
Report of Judges of Trade Exhibition — Committee
Room A.
Evening Session
Sp.m. Stereoplicon Lecture — By Theodore Wirth:
C. N. Ruedlinger
Sports Com-, Trustee Minn. Florists*
Club, Trustee Minn. State Florists* Assn.
Officers of the S. A. F. and O.
Chas. J. C. Hauck
Convention Association, Minneapolis
William H. BoSerding
Trustee Minn. F. C. and Chairman Reception Com.
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J. S. Mitchell
Officers of the S. A. F. and O. H. Convention Association, Minneapolis
J. A. Ridgway Gust. Malmquist
Chairman Souvenir Album Committee Chairman Information Committee
■J. G. Taylor
nan Transportation Committee
"Parks and Boulevards of Minneapolis" — Ball
Room.
THIRD DAY— THURSDAY AUGUST 21
Morning Session
9 a.m. Meeting of the American Carnation Society —
Committee Room B.
10.30 a.m. Meeting of the American Gladiolus Society —
Committee Room C.
10 a.m. to ]-' m. .S. A. F. and O. H.— Polls open for
Election of Officers.
10 a.m. Bowling Contest, Ladies' Society A. F. — Cen-
tral Bowling Alleys, -tth Floor, cor. 6th st. and
1st ave. North.
2 p.m. Annual Bowling Tournament S. A. F. and O. H.
— Central Bowling Alleys, 4th Floor, cor. 6th st.
and 1st ave. North.
FOURTH DAY— FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Morning Session
9 a.m. Meeting of the Florists' Hail Association — Com-
mittee Room C.
10 a.m. Meeting of the American Chrysanthemum So-
ciety— Committee Room B.
11 a.m. Session of S. A. F. and O. H. — Committee
Room A.
Report of Chairman of PuliMcity Committee.
Discussion and Action on the following recommen-
dation of the Board of Directors:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of the Board of Di-
rectors that some action be taken by the Society
whereby exhibits of artificial flowers at our Trade Ex-
hibitions and Flower Shows be excluded."
Afternoon Session
i p.m. S. A. F. and O. H. — Report of Chairman of the
AV. R, Smith Memorial Committee,- Report of Chair-
man Committee on Sports — Conmiittee Room A.
3 p.m. Stereopticon Lecture — By Leonard Barron:
"Glimpses of American Gardens" — Ball Room.
4- j).m. Paper — By A. Farenwald on "Affiliation" — Ball
Room.
Discussion.
Evening Session
Sp.m. Special S. A. F. and O. H. Concert— By the
Minneapolis Park Orchestral Band at Lake Har-
riet Pavilion.
(Compliments of the Board of Park Commissioners.)
Take cars for Lake Harriet on Hennepin ave. at 7 p.m.
FIFTH DAY— SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
All Day Outing
Guests of the Minneapolis Florists' Club.
9 a.m. Take special cars on 6th st. between Henne-
pin ave. and 1st ave. North for Tonka Bay. One
hour's ride through a splendid rolling farming
country to beautiful Lake Minnctonka.
Refreshments, Dancing, Boating, Fishing, Bathing.
Sporting Events — As per program.
Note. — Cars for return to city leave every hour.
Prof. H. H. Whetzel, of Cornell University, Official
Pathologist, will have on exhibition an extensive col-
lection of specimens and descriptive material covering
plant diseases. The educational value of this exhibit
was clearly demonstrated at the convention at Chicago.
The exhibit will be in charge of Roy C. Faulwetler,
who wiU be pleased to give visitors any information
regarding the same.
Hall,
Park
Ladies' Society of American Florists
Convention Program
First Day — Tuesday, August 19
8 p.m. President Farquhar's Reception — Gold Room,
Balcony Floor, Hotel Radisson.
Music, Dancing, Refreshments.
Second Day — Wednesday, August 20
10 a.m. Twelfth Annual Meeting — Convention
Committee Room D.
12 m. to 6 p.m. Auto Trip — Around City and
System.
Luncheon — At Minnikahda Club.
(Guests of Ladies of Minneapolis Florists' Club.)
Evening Open.
Third Day — Thursday, August 21
10 a.m. Bowling Contest — At Central Bowling Alleys,
4th Floor, cor. 6th St. and 1st ave. North.
Afternoon Open — Minneapolis ladies will be glad to
act as guides to stores and places of interest.
8.30 p.m. Reception — Gold Room, Balcony Floor, Hotel
Radisson.
9.30 p.m. Dancing, Refreshments.
Fourth Day— Friday, August 22
9.1.5 a.m. Automobile Tri|) — Starting from Hotel Radis-
son to St. Paul.
Officers of the Minnesota State Florists' Association and of the S. A. F. and O. H. Convention Association, Minneapolis
Hugh S. Will . Olaf J. Olson Stephen D. Dysinger Elof P. Holm
Assn., and Secretary Mi
Treasurer Minn
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National Guard Armory, Minneapolis, Kenwood Parkway and Lyndale Avenue
this building will be held the various business meetings scheduled; the tmde exhibition will be on the main floo
Return
Hotel at
(Guests of St. Paul Florists.
5 p.m.)
8 p.m. Special S. A. F. and O. H. Concert— By Minne-
apolis Orchestral Park Band at Lake Harriet.
(Compliments of Board of Park Commissioners.)
Fifth Day— Saturday, August 23
9 a.m. Outing — To Lake Minnetonka. Special cars from
6th St. bet. Hennepin ave. and 1st ave. North.
General Sports Program
Rules. -
r contestant must be a member of the
and O. H. in order to take part in the sports
events, and also a member of the Minneapolis Florists'
Club to take part in tlie team contests representing the
Minneapolis Florists' Club.
Thursday, August 21
Ladies' Bowling Contest — 10 a.m. sharp, Central
Bowling Alleys, 1st. ave. North and 6th st.
Men's Individual Bowling Event — 2 p.m. sharp. Cen-
tral Bowling Alleys.
Men's Team Bowling Event — 4 p.m. sharp. Central
Bowling Alleys.
Saturday, August 23
General Outing — Tonka Bay, Lake Minnetonka.
Baseball — Minneapolis Florists' Club Team vs. S. A.
F. and O. H. All Stars— 1 p.m.
Races and Field Sports
11 a.m. Sharp. All Races to be from Scratch.
Girls' Race — 10 years and under, 40 yards. 1st and
3d prices.
Boys' Race — 10 years and under, 50 yards. 1st and
■2d prizes.
Girls' Race — 15 years and under, 60 yards. 1st and
3d prizes.
Boys' Race — IS years and under, 100 yards. 1st and
3d prizes.
Single Ladies' Race — 50 yards. 1st and -'d prizes.
Married Ladies' Race — .50 yards. 1st and 3d prize'-.
Men's Race — 100 yards, 125 pounds and over. 1st
and 3d prizes.
Fat Men's Race — 200 pounds and over, 100 yards.
1st and 3d prizes.
Rules. — Fat men to enter this race, height 5ft. loin,
or less, must weigh 224 pounds or less. Fat men 22ii
pounds or over must be 6ft. high or over.
Wheelbarrow Race, Men — 30 yards and back. 1st
and 3d prices.
Wheelbarrow Race, Boys — 15 and under, 30 yards
and back. 1st and 3d prizes.
Double Race, Men — 30 yards. 1st, 2d and 3d prizes.
(One man to be carried to certain line and other man
to carry him back.)
Women's Ball Throwing Contest — 1st and 3d priz'. s.
100 Yards Open Event— 1st, 3d and 3d prizes.
(All to be lying with head on the line when stai-ting, )
AU Fours Race, Men — 30 yards, creeping position.
1st, 3d and 3d prizes.
Egg and Spoon Race, Ladies — 50 yards. 1st and 2d
prizes.
Tug of War — Between East and West, or between
Cities — 1st prize.
Some Water Sport Contests will be arranged for
Conditions and prizes will be announced at the time
of the Convention.
Minneapolis Hotel Rates
Hotels
Single
Single Double
Double
Without
With Without
With
Bath
Bath Bath
Bath
Andrews
n 00
$1 50 ?3 00 $1 50
$3.00-$4.00
ONekman
150 4 00
4.00- 6.00
rigin
1 00 to 7 00
Hastings
1 00 to 3 00
1 50 to 10 00
\Kjestn,
1 00 to i 50
\icollet
1 (Ml 1 5(1
2 00 2 50 2 00- 2.50
3.00- 4.00
1 laza
2 01) to 4 00
I irtisson
1 jll 2 00
2 50 5 00 2 50- 3.00
4.00- 6.00
1 00 1 50
2 00 3 in 2 00- 2.50
3.00- 5.00
Le Roy Cady
Trustee Minn, State Florists' Assn., andCha
The New Japanese Azalea Hinomanyo
A dozen plants of this Azalea were imported eight
years ago by Van Nes & Sons of Boskoop, Holland,
the sender remarking that it is not found everywhere in
Japan. After having been under observation for some
years, especially as to hardiness, and having been found
.somewliat more resistant than Hinodegiri, it was heavily
multiplied liy the Dutch firm, who consider it an espe-
cially \aliifil)le forcing i)lant, blooming as early as
.T;iniiar\'. It is e.isily multiplied from cuttings, whicii
grow rapidly. The color is a pure jiink. — MoeUer's
lh'it!.^rl:f' fi aerinPY-Ze tiling .
Mrs. A. S. Rice
Vice-President
Officers of the Minneapolis Ladies Florists' Club
Mrs. W. D. Desmond
Ladies' Bowling Club
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A section of downtown Minneapolis, the metropolis of the Great American Northwest
Minneapolis— The 1913 Convention City
Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis
throughout the country because it is one of the few
tail shopping streets not traversed by a street car line.
iiiiJl of ISM, but the date of the actual beginning of
building in the city of Minneapolis is customarily placed
in 184.9.
In 1830 Joseph Nicholas Nicolet, one of the great
explorers connected with the history of this section
of the country, under the direction of the U. S.
War Department made extensive explorations through
the Northwest, making the first map of the region,
which is even today a marvel of accuracy.
It was in 1837 that Gov. Dodge's treaty opened tlie
way for settlement east of the Mississippi, while the
country west of the Mississippi was not secured until
1857. ' The settlement of St. Paul was made on the
east side of the river in 1838, and by 1851, when the
first settlement was opened on the west side of the
Mississippi, St. Paul had already made considerable
progress and growth.
Tlif (juestion of control over land east and west of
I In- -Mississippi played an important part in the es-
lablishiiitnt of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The first
attemiits at the exertion of governmental authority
were made after the creation of the territory of Minne-
sota in 184.9; previous to that time the power was
much in the hands of the fur traders of the region,
who were heavily interested.
Beginning with 184.7, white men started to settle
in tlie vicinity of Ft. SneUing. The opening of a
saw mill in 1848 saw a building boom, and in that
year the population reached a total of 300. The vil-
lage slowly grew, and in 1851 the first newspaper
made its appearance under the name of the "St. An-
thony Express." For some years the settlers on the
cast' bank of the river had been unable to occupy
the territory on the west bank, owing to the Govern-
ment military reservation, and it was this that delayed
the settlement of that section. In 1849 Col. John'H.
Stevens settled on tlic west bank, staking claim U< a
Early History of the City
The first white man to come to the mouth of Lake
Superior and advance beyond Lake Michigan into cen-
tral Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet, in the Autumn and
Winter of 1634-35, who came by canoe from the
French settlements on the River St. Lawrence. Twenty
years later Groseilliers and Radisson, coming also by
canoe from Montreal, appeared to have been the first
explorers to cross the territory now known as Wiscon-
sin and reach Minnesota. These two adventurers for
a number of years lived among the Indians, leading
their expeditions, and probably passing close by the
future sites of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
(Jne of the most noted of the early explorers was
I^ouis Hennepin, who with two other Frcnclimen was
sent out in 1B8;2 by La Salle on a scouting expedition,
the three being taken prisoners by the Indians. In
their travels as prisoners of the latter, they were
conducted up the Mississippi River, and, when liber-
ated soon after, passed the Falls of St. Anthony on
the return voyage, Hennepin giving the Falls this name
in honor of his patron saint. Hennepin has therefore
been sometimes called the discoverer of Minneapolis,
for the city owes its existence in large measure to the
enormous "utility of the Falls, its great source of
power.
After the completion of the Louisiana Pur-
chase of 1803, Capt. 7.. M. Pike reached tlie Falls of
St. Anthony with an expedition and negotiated a treaty
with the Sioux Indians, whereby the United States
acquired a military reservation lietwcen the .Missis-
sippi and Minnesota Rivers, including the future sites
of Fort Snclling and Minneapolis. In 1819 a military
post was establislied at Fort Snelling, within 8 miles
of the Falls of St. Anthony. The first structure liiiill
by white men in the territory was the old government
large territory where part of tlic city of Minneapolis
now stands. The first attempt at laying out a vil-
lage on the west bank was made by Col. Stevens a few
years later, when he sub-divided 100 acres of land of
ills claim, opening them up for building purposes, and
within a few months the section had grown to a village
of some size. The first name given to the village was
"Winona," but after considerable protest and further
suggestions the name was finally changed to Minneha-
polis, the "h" shortly afterwards being eliminated.
This name was adopted in December, 1853, although it
was not sanctioned by the Government until 1856. A
city government was finally organized in 1858.
The first bridge over the Mississippi River anywhere
on its course was built to connect the two sections of
the community on the two sides of the river, and was
opened in 1855. The decade that followed was a won-
derful formative period, in wliich the city slowly grew.
After the Civil War, in the years from 1865 to 1870,
there was a tremendous immigration into the State of
Minnesota, which has been estimated at 180,000. The
years that followed saw the upbuilding of the great
milling industry, the growth of the timber industry and
the building of railroads.
In 1867 fhe city was finally incorporated. The popu-
lation grew steadily, increasing by 1880 to 46,887 and
jumping in the next decade to 164,738. Today the
population of Minneapolis alone is over 300,000, while
St. Paul, its twin city, has considerable over 300,000.
The early days of railroad building were fraught
with many" difficulties. Until 1863 transportation was
mostly by steamer on the Mississippi River. The first
railroad "touching Minneapolis was the old St. Paul &
Pacific, which began operations in 1863, and in the
years which followed and during the Civil War much
"was done in the direction of railroad building. The
paiiii' of 1873 saw the failure of a number of rail-
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roads, while others fell into other serious difficulty,
and it was not until the close of that decade that
new operations began in earnest. The years that fol-
lowed saw many railroad building operations begun and
completed, and as well a number of consolidations. In
the work of organization of the railroads, among those
who played important parts were Jay Cooke, Gen.
W. D. Washburn and James J. Hill. Slowly but surely
the railroad facilities from Minneapolis grew West,
East and South, and today nine important trimk lines
operate between Chicago and the metropoUs of the
Northwest, making the latter a railroad center of no
small importance.
The Minneapolis of Today
Minneapolis, the "Gateway of the Northwest," is
one of the most beautiful cities in the United States with
its numerous lakes, parks and picturesque drives. From
a small settlement in 1851, Minneapolis has grown
rapidly ,and today is a city of nearly 350,000 inhabit-
ants. St. Paul and Minneapolis constitute what are
known as the Twin Cities, and the total population
of the two cities is considerably over half a million.
The two cities are connected by four interurban car
lines, and their centers are less than an hour's ride apart.
Minneapolis is situated on the banks of the Missis-
sippi River, which cuts through it diagonally. Within
the boundaries of the city are twelve lakes, the most im-
portant of which are Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun and
the Lake of the Isles. A ride of a few minutes on the
excellent street car system will take one to Lake Minne-
tonka, with its 365 miles of scenic shore line. On the
waters of this lake ply a fleet of luxurious steamers,
the property of the electric transportation company,
upon which one can spend a day at nominal cost.
But Minneapolis is not only a city of beauty and
cleanliness; it is the principal business center of the
great Northwest. As an industrial center it ranks four-
teenth in the United States. Its manufactures have
an annual production representing in value $548 for
every inhabitant, man, woman and child, in the city.
The first industry to engage Minneapohs was the reduc-
tion of the great Pine forests of the State to lumber.
The Falls of St. Anthony, witli their tremendous
energy, were harnessed and made to turn the saws.
With the settlement of the fertile country surrounding
the city and its planting to grain, the Falls were made
to revolve the millstones which turned the grain into
flour and meal.
Long before the forests had diminished perceptibly
and marked the waning of the lumber industry, Minne-
apolis had provided itself with other manufacturing
plants to take the place of the lumber mills. A variety
of industries began to surround the Falls and to make
use of the power generated by them. The manufac-
turers have multiplied and their products have increased
Old Round Tower at historic Fort Saelling, Minneapolis
until now nearly everything within the range of neces-
sity and a large number of so-called luxuries are pro-
duced by Minneapolis manufacturers, and their products
find their way into the remotest parts of the world.
It is in the heart of the great Wheat belt and its
mills are visited by thousands annually.
Probably the strongest influence in giving Minne-
apolis its world-wide fame has been the flour
making industry. Minneapolis flour is known in
all corners of the globe, where definite knowl-
edge of any other characteristic, or condition, or
feature of the city, except that it produces good flour,
is altogether lacking. It is for this reason that Minne-
apolis finds the title of the "Flour City" particularly
appropriate. Flour milling has always been the city's
chief industry. The unparalleled water power of the
Falls of St. Anthony, together with the city's geographic-
al position, have developed this industry from a
clumsy mill of a few barrels' capacity, to a group of
a score of great modern mills, with a daily capacity
of 90,000 barrels. This has made Minneapolis the larg-
Chamber of Commerce Buildings, Minneapolis — Where more cash wheat is sold than in any
other place in the world
est flour manufacturing city in the world. Her flour
mills early attracted the scattered produce of Minne-
sota and the Dakotas in the frontier days, and with the
gigantic development of both agricultural and milling
interests in the last two decades, their relative posi-
tions have been maintained. Wheat is the chief cereal
product of Minnesota and the Dakotas, and it is, of
course, the leading article of merchandise in the grain
trade. Other cereals are handled in great quantities,
but Wheat so far eclipses them as to make their really
creditable bulk appear insignificant. More than 160,-
000,000 bushels of Wheat are liandled every year. Minne-
apolis is also the leading market in the country for
Barley, and received over 20,000,000 bushels last year.
The city is one of the leading producers of knit goods
in the United States. A single estabUshment, the North-
western Knitting Co., exclusively manufacturing an
imderwear, is the largest manufacturer of such pro-
ducts sold under the maker's brand or name. A new
five-story building and miU makes it possible to pro-
duce 20,000 garments a day, or more than 6,000,000
knit garments a year.
Recognized "Minneapolis territory" for business ex-
tends from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean, and
from far beyond the Canadian border deep into the
Southwest. Its immediate trade zone is the American
Northwest — a vast, fertile region exceeding in extent
the combined areas of France, Germany and England.
Minneapolis is the logical market for this large and fast
growing empire, whose stores of mineral and agri-
cultural wealtli are still in the infancy of development.
The population of the States to the . west is growing
rapidly, and the annual increase in the volume of their
trade with Minneapolis reaches a tremendous figure.
The jobbers of Minneapolis conduct business aggregat-
ing ^50,000,000 annually. More than 15,000 merchants
through this territory, which is dependent almost en-
tirely upon the Flour City, look to Minneapolis for their
merchandise.
Minneapolis is the financial capital as well as the
trading center of the Northwest. There are 19 na-
tional and state banks, three savings banks and two
trust companies, with capital and surplus of over $19,-
000,000, and deposits exceeding $116,000,000. The bank
clearings reach $1,250,000,000 annually.
Minneapolis is fortunate in the matter of railroad
service. Nine important trunk lines operate trains be-
tween Chicago and the metropolis of the Northwest
making the latter a railroad center of no small im-
portance. The city is on the main lines of travel to
the Yellowstone, Glacier, Yosemite and Ranier national
parks, as well as to the renowned resorts of the Can-
adian Rockies.
There are numerous hotels in the city, chief among
them the Hotel Radisson, convention headquarters of
the S. A. F. and O. H. Others are the Dyckman, the
West, the Rogers, The Andrews, Nicollet, Leamington,
Plaza, Vendome, National, Golden West and many
others of lesser size.
The shipping district is one of the attractions of the
city. More than a dozen large department stores are
to be found, among them Donaldson's, Dayton & Co.,
E. E. Atkinson & Co., The Minneapolis Dry Goods Co.,
Power's, Pierce's, and the Young & Quinlan Co. Nicol-
let avenue, the most prominent street in the city, is
crowded with retail stores and, in fact, almost monopo-
lizes this part of the trade. Architecturally this street
is above the average. Its chief structures are the An-
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Mixed bedding, Lonng Park
Minneapolis Park System.
drus building, the Syndicate blocls, Palace building,
Minnesota Loan and Trust Co. building, the Glass
block and the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Mar-
quette and Hennepin avenues are other downtown
streets that rank well with Nicollet. Hennepin avenue
is one of the main thoroughfares of the city; from the
river to Tenth st. it is 100ft. wide. Among its promi-
nent buildings are the West Hotel, the JIasonic Temple,
Holmes building, Nicollet Hotel, and the general of-
fices of the Twin City Rapid Transit Co.
In its high class theatres the city offers many op-
portunities for amusement. Two permanent companies
are located here, producing high class plays, both dra-
matic and musical, and three vaudeville houses of tlie
better sort amply take care of that branch of the stage.
A dozen other vaudeville houses and numerous motion
picture establishments complete the theatrical atmos-
phere.
Minneapolis has three daily metropolitan newspapers,
two published exclusively in the evening, and one that
issues both a morning and an evening paper. The
Tribune, the oldest of the three, has a circulation of
more than 150,000. Several other weekly publications
supply the district amply.
The city has within its limits 20 bridges spanning
the Mississippi River; ten of these are highway, and
ten are used by the railroads. There are many
churches of all denominations, and there are over 17
principal hospitals, to say nothing of homes and insti-
tutions conducted by religious and social organizations.
The city by night is a revelation. Several hundred
ornamental lights, covering the streets of the entire
business district, have added something in completion
of the "city beautiful" theme. Each of these orna-
mental lights has been surmounted by a hanging gar-
den to secure a distinct and beautiful effect. Similar
hanging gardens have been placed in the windows of
most of the commercial houses, retail establishments,
banks, and office buildings. So successful has the idea
become, first as an experiment, and later as a fixture
in the Summer life of the city, that officials of the civic
bodies have announced that it will be expanded until
every citizen in the city will demand its permanent
adoption.
Education, Art, Music Clubs
In the educational field Jlinncapolis ranks high. Seven-
ty grades and five iiigh schools are maintained under
II compulsory education law. The University of Minne-
sota, located at Minneapolis, has an enrollment of
nearly 8000 students.
Of public libraries, there is a central or main build-
ing, with 13 principal branches and 93 deposit and de-
livery stations. The Minneapolis Bar Association main-
tains a complete law library, and that of the Uni-
versity of Minnesota contains 160,000 volumes.
As an art center, the city has now under way tlic
erection of an art museum that will cost .$750,000, and
will be in a park of 20 acres. An art school and perma-
nent and .special exhibitions are conducted by the Minne-
apolis Society of Fine Arts, organized in 1883. Of the
several notable private galleries, that of T. B. Walker is
especially worth visiting, containing as it does several
paintings of world fame, as well as valuable pottery and
jades. Admission to this gallery is free.
Numerous musical organizations arc to be found in
the city, including the Minneapolis Symphony Orches-
tra, which is supported by an annual guaranty fund
of $55,000.
In the way of commercial and social clubs and so-
cieties, Minneapolis is well supplied. There are over
50 women's clubs, 35 improvement associations, and
scores of social organizations. The chief civic body is
the Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association.
Public Bidldings of the Twin Cities
The University of Minnesota, a famous institution of
learning, is a point of special interest in Minneapolis.
Situated on the banks of the Mississippi, the campus of
85 acres commands an excellent view of the Falls of
St. Anthony and of the city. The university grounds
are sufficiently removed from the business section to
secure desirable quiet and retirement. In conjunc-
tion with the State university is the College of Agri-
culture, the object of which is to teach practical and
scientific agriculture, combined with such other branches
of learning as constitute a liberal education. One half
of the institution is designated as an experiment sta-
tion, located at St. Anthony park. This farm consists
of 420 acres, adjoining the State fair grounds, and
within thirty minutes' ride of the city. The buildings
of the University and the farm school, combined with
the property, represent an expenditure of nearly $7,-
000,000.
The Court House and City Hall is built of Minne-
sota granite, and covers a full block. It cost $3,500,000.
The State Capitol, built of white marble, is located
in St. Paul, and is a masterpiece of architectural
beauty. It was completed a few years ago at a cost
of $4,500,000.
Another public property is the U. S. Army Post
at Fort Snelhng, midway between the two cities. The
reservation side is at the confluence of the Mississippi
and Minnesota Rivers. Much historic interest attaches
to the fort from the days of the Indian wars, and the
Round Tower, erected in 1820, is one of the sights of
the community. Across the river from the fort is the
State home for old soldiers and their wives.
Midway between the two cities are the grounds of
the Minnesota State Fair.
Other public buildings and properties in Minneapolis
worth seeing include the National Guard Armory, where
the convention and novel outdoor exhibit of the S. A. F.
and O. H. will take place; the city workhouse, which is
self-sustaining through its brick plant and other in-
dustries; the million dollar filtration plant which pro-
vides Minneapolis with drinking water 100 per cent,
pure, and the central public library and several of its
more important branches.
The Minneapolis Park System
Minneapolis has today a park system of 3,710 acres.
Of this total area about one-third is made up of lakes,
lagoons and canals. Park history dates back to 1857,
but active acquisition and development commenced only
with the creation of the Board of Park Commissioners
m 1883, and the existing three small squares were at
that time transferred to the jurisdiction of the Board
by the City Council. The park system represents^ an
investment of over $(i,000,000 for land and improve-
ments.
Loring Park, of 36 acres, is the most centrally located.
The system of parkways starts at this point, and for
a distance of seventeen miles one travels continuously
on park lands over an ever changing course, connect-
ing many of the principal parks through varied and
beautiful scenery. Kenwood Parkway, starting at Lor-
ing Park and going west, skirts the parade, a large
open space of sixty-eight acres, ideal for a playground
and athletic field; then through a fine residential
district past the wooded and rolling Kenwood Park of
33 acres, and connects with the chain of magnificent
urban lakes with finely wooded shores and splendid en-
circling boulevards.
Lake of the Isles, of 200 acres (water area 107 acres),
is the first. Next, in a southerly direction is Lake
Calhoun, of 522 acres, (water area 460 acres), the larg-
est of the system. A little farther south is Lake Har-
riet, of 408 "acres, (water area 353 acres).
Minnehaha Parkway connects with Lake Harriet
Boulevard and in an easterly direction follows the wind-
ing course of Minnehaha Creek, through natural scen-
ery of hill and dale the whole distance of by^ miles, past
Lake Nokomis of 409 acres, (water area 395 acres).
Bed of ornjmciil il Grasses, Caladium-i
Park System.
Cann i-.
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The Robert Craig Company's
Plant at Norwood, Penn.
HREE years ago I spent a most delight-
ful forenoon witfi Mr. Craig in his
then, four new houses of pipe frame
construction. We looked the houses
over, and both agreed they "certainly were
fine houses."
Before leaving, Mr. Craig pointed out a big
open space beick of the range and along both
sides, and remarked : "Some day we will have
houses over all this."
Last week Mr. Craig again most courteously
gave me of his time and I found the entire
space back of the first group of houses filled
with seven fine iron framers. each 42 feet
wide by 150 feet long.
sked Mr. Craig why he built a group of
narrow houses rather than two of our big,
wide fellows? He replied, that "in the
strictly plant growing business moderate
sized houses were better, because you could
devote a house to a particular kind of
plant and control conditions in each as
needed."
And so we went from house to house,
each one splendidly stocked and each dis-
tinctly interesting.
The company's next proposed move is to ex-
tend the workroom the entire length across
the ends of the new houses and build a du-
plicate group on the other side of it.
Lord and Burnham Co.
I NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER TORONTO
( 42nd Si. BIdg. TremonlBldg. Franklin Bank BIdg. Rookery BIdg. Gramle BIdg. I2QgeenSl. E.
IFaciories: IRVINGTON. N.'y,. DES PLAINES, ILL.
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Minneapolis — Part of the greatest flour milling district in the world
to that romantic spot called Minnehaha Paris, of 14i
acres, and considered by many the gem of the park
system. Here are the celeljrated Minnehaha Falls, im-
inortalized by the poet Longfellow.
There are many other parks, large and small, em-
bracing a general plan of large and medium-sized
neighborhood parks at convenient distances, throughout
the city, there being 85 in all, ranging from one acre
or less to 584 acres. The largest and most prominent
is Glenwood Park of 581 acres, the great scenic park
of the system. The nursery, supplying practically all
the planting material for the various park plantings, is
located here at Glenwood Park, also a wild botanic
garden.
Florists' Organizations in the Twin Cities
The first organization of flarists in the Twin Cities
was the Ramsey County Florists and Gardeners' Ass'n
of St. Paul, founded about 25 years ago. After hold-
ing a successful flower show the Association dissolved,
although on a good financial basis. Some years later
the Association of Minnesota Florists was formed, and
after an existence of a number of years it, too, dis-
banded. In December, 19U7, through the endeavors of
Theodore Wirth and others, the Twin Cities Florists'
Club was organized, which is now a vigorous, growing
body. In June, 1908, the organization was incorporated
as the Minnesota State Florists' Ass'n. Among other
things the Association has been instrumental in ob-
taining an increase of $500 in premiums at the State
Fair. Last year the premiums for floricultural ex-
hibits amounted to $1853. In 1910 the Association held
its first flower show, which, while not a financial suc-
cess, was pronounced a fine exhibition. In November,
1912, another show was held which resulted better fi-
nancially. The present officers of the Minnesota State
Florists' Association are: Hugh Will, Minneapolis, presi-
dent; O. .1. Olson, St. Paul, vice-president; S. D. Dy-
singer, St. Paul, secretary; E. P. Holm, St. Paul, treas-
urer; Theodore Wirth, C. N. Ruedlinger, Minneapolis,
L. L. May, St. Paul, and LeRoy Cady, St. Anthony
Park, form the executive committee. There are 53
members.
In October, 1911, Minneapolis florists formed the
Minneapolis Florists' Club, which has since done ex-
cellent propagandic work in the newspapers to advance
floricultural interests. Efforts have been made to popu-
larize the use of flowers on special or feature days,
with much success. The membership of the club is
52. The ])resent officers are: W. D. Desmond, president;
R. A. Latham, vice-president; Cal. F. Rice, secretary;
A. S. Rice, treasurer; W. H. Bofferding, C. N. Rued-
linger and Chas. Hauck, executive committee.
The Minneapolis Club and the Minnesota State
Florists' Association are co-operating actively in every
effort which has for its object the improvement of con-
ditions regarding the business they are instructed in.
Every member of both organizations has experienced
substantial results from their propaganda, sufficient to
justify every step they have taken.
For the purpose of conducting the arrangements for
the convention, there was organized the S. A. F. and
O. H. Minneapolis Convention Association, embrac-
ing members of both Associations, and the form of
organization has made it remarkably efficient.
Minneapolis Now Ready to Receive
A state of ])reparcdness for tlie convention may be said
to exist now, the beginning of the convention month.
All of the local committees have been and are working
in harmony, and all details are so arranged that no
The Security Bank Building, Minneapolis
Oncof the many beautiful structures in the city. Tlie home of the
Civic and Commerce Association,
one expects the slightest hitch to occur during conven-
tion week.
The main hall of the Armory, where the trade exhibits
are to be located, is ideal for exliibition purposes. The
plantings in the outdoor exhibition have progressed
well, and should be just right when the convention
opens. All will be ready when the delegates arrive.
Intending visitors should avoid the possibility of dis-
appointment in obtaining hotel accommodation to their
liking, by making room reservations at once. Minne-
apolis has many good hotels, but at this time of the
N ear they are generally well patronized by tourists,
hence the wisdom of booking accommodations early.
The halls and rooms where the convention sessions,
committee meetings and society meetings will be held
are pleasant and well adapted for the purpose. Hours
for all meetings have been arranged with a view to
avoiding conflict with general functions.
Great preparation has been made to care for the com-
fort and pleasure of the visiting ladies. The Minni-
kahda Club, where the luncheon will be given on the
Wednesday afternoon, is one of the attractions of Minne-
apolis. The ladies' trip to St. Paul on the Friday,
starting at 9.15 a.m. instead of 10 a.m., as mentioned
in the program, will be made by trolley instead of
iiutomobiles. On arrival in St. Paul the visitors will
be taken in automobiles on a trip through the city and
its surroundings, returning to Hotel Radisson, Minne-
apolis, at 5 p.m. The St. Paul boys are making every
endeavor to ensure this day being a red letter one.
Tonka Bay, where the outing will be held, is a lovely
place, and nothing will be left undone which will in
any way contribute to the pleasure and comfort of the
guests. One of the commodious boats plying on Lake
iMinnetonka has been chartered, and it will make hourly
trips around the lake, affording opportunity for a sight
of the many beautiful residences on the shores of this
beautiful body of water. Arrangements have been made
for a series of water sports, in addition to the sports
on shore as outlined in the program. There will also
lie plenty of opportunities for boating, fishing and
bathing. There is a splendid bathing beach and ex-
cellent grounds for the sports and the ball game. The
bowlers have been well provided for. Fourteen of the
best alleys in the country, centrally located, are at
the service of all who wish to take part in the bowl-
ing tournament.
The local committees, headed by Vice-President Wirth,
have worked hard on the preparations for the conven-
tion, and deserve every success. It will not be their
fault if the 1913 convention does not pass as one of the
most enjoyable and instructive in the history of the So-
ciety. Your secretary has been privileged to be among
the workers for a month or more in advance of the con-
vention, and is deeply impressed by the enthusiasm dis-
played. He is delighted with Minneapolis as a conven-
tion city, its attractions are so many. With its beautiful
lakes, parks, and miles of boulevards it is well worth
a visit at any time, whether a visitor comes from the
Far East or the Far West. What, then, will it prove
to the florists, who will come in their numbers, and
who will meet, in addition to the beauties of the city,
that fraternal spirit which characterizes all our conven-
tions and results in friendships that are only broken
by our passing over the border which we all must pass?
No one who is able to go to Minneapolis should miss
the opportunity to do so, for the city is one of the most
beautiful in the United States, and its florists form one
of the most generous and courteous sets of men to be
met with anywhere; men whose particular aim at this
Scene on Lake Calhoun Minneapolis
August 9, 1913
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287
Minneapolis Parli Board greenhouses, 38th st. and Bryant ave. S.
time is to do everything that could possibly be done
to make our 1913 convention the success it is bound to
Minneapolis, Minn., August 1, 1913.
John Young,
Secretary.
Convention Travel Arrangements
Neyr York to Minneapolis
New Yorkers and friends going to the convention
will travel in a special steel I'uilnian car over the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western H. R., leaving
W. 33d St., Sunday, Aug. 17 at 3 p.m., train leaving
Hoboken at 2.15 p.m. To Buffalo the route will he
over the Lackawanna, thence to Chicago over the Michi-
gan Central, arriving at Detroit 7.15, Aug. 18, Chicago
a p.m. the same day. Tliere will be a stop-over in
(Chicago of iy, hours, and at 6.30 p.m. the delegation
will leave over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
arriving in Minneapolis at 7.10 Aug. 19. The rate will
be: one way, $37.80; round trip tickets, $54.20; with
an additional charge each way of $5.60 for upper berths
and $7.00 for lower. Ample provision has been made 1)\
the New York Florists' Club for the refreshment of tlie
travelers en route. Reservations should be made of
T. B. de Forest, Room 1235, -ISd St. BIdg., New York
City.
Boston to Minneapolis
The ofiicial tour of the New England delegation to
the convention, arranged and conducted by the Horti-
culture Club of Boston and the Gardeners and Florists"
Club of Boston, embraces a most attractive itinerary.
The party will leave Boston on Friday, Aug. 15th, at
7.30 p.m. from North Station, in a special train of
Pullman sleepers, observation and smoking cars, pick-
ing up a diner at Montreal, where the train is due
at 7.30 a.m. Aug. 16th. The delegates will be guests of
the Horticultural Club of Boston at breakfast, and later
will be tendered a luncheon by the Montreal Florists'
Club, with a tour of the city, etc. In the evening tlie
special train will leave over the Grand Trunk, arriving
at Toronto early Sunday, Aug. 17th and at Niagara
Falls, Ont., at 10.45 a.m., where four hours will be
allowed for sightseeing in cars, taking the party over
the Great Gorge Route, viewing the American and
Canadian Falls, Niagara Gorge, Queenston, Goat Island,
Cave of the Winds, Whirlpool Rapids, etc. After lunch-
eon, the train will leave Niagara Fcdls, Ont., at 3.05
p.m. for Chicago, arriving there at 8 a.m., Aug. 18.
The day will be spent sightseeing in that city, train
leaving for Minneapolis via Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul at 6.30 p.m., due in the convention city at 8 a.m.
Aug. 19. The cost of the tour outlined will be $51.80,
round trip; berths: going, $9, returning, .$7.50 (differ-
ence due to stopovers at Montreal, etc.) A choice of
return routes may be made at slight additional expense.
For reservations and information, address: W. P. Edgar,
Chairman "On to Minneapolis," Horticultural Hall.
Boston.
Philadelphia to Minneapolis
The transportation committee of the Florists' Club of
Philadelphia lias arranged three routes. By the Lake
route delegates • will leave Philadel|)hia at 8.05 p.m.,
Aug. nth, leaving Buffalo at 3 p.m. Aug. 13 via S. S.
Tionesta, through the Lakes to Duluth, arriving there
at 7 a.m. Aug. 17th, due in Minneapolis at 7.20 p.m.
the same day. Fare, $48, including meals and berth
on steamer. The second route is over the Pennsylvania
R. R., leaving at 10.35 a.m., Aug. 17th, via Chicago.
The fare will he .$26.40, one way, plus Pullman fare.
The third route will be over the P. & R. R. R., leaving
Aug. 16, with Niagara Fall.s excursion, and via Grand
Trunk. John Westeott, chairman of committee, has
the matter in charge, and should be addressed at— Hor-
ticultural Hall, Broad st. below Locust. <|
Chicago to Minneapolis
Visitors to the convention from Chicago will have
their choice of route to the Convention City. The Chf
cago Florists' Club has arranged for a special trafti
over the Chicago Great Western Railroad, consisting of
standard PuUman cars, buffet-library, observation and
'lining cars. This special will leave Grand Central
.'Station, corner of Fifth ave. and Harrison St., Chicago,
<it 6.15 p.m. Aug. 18, arriving in Minneapolis at 7 a.m.
I he following day. The rate from Chicago to Minne-
apolis and return will be $16, one way $8.15. Charges
for sleeping car accommodations will be: Upper berth,
$1.60; lower berths, $3. A table d'hote dinner will be
served on the diner at $1. Music will be furnished
en route by the railroad company. Reservations should
be made with H. C. Hilbourne, G. A. P. D., Chicago
Great Western R. R., 62 W. Adams St., Chicago.
The Cook County Florists' Association has made ar-
rangements with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul for
I special train, to leave Chicago from the Union Pas-
senger Station, Canal and Adam sts., at 6.35 p.m.,
iug 18. The fare will be $16, round trip, lower berths,
>3 Reservations should be made of A. T. Pyfer, sec-
retary, 30 E. Randolph St., .Chicago.
Des Moines %b Minneapolis
State Vice-President J. S. Wilson, of Iowa, has an-
nounced the engagement of a special car to take dele-
gates to the convention from Des Moines and other
Iowa cities, and he is endeavoring to work up a party
of size. The special car will leave over the Chicago
Great Western on Aug. 18 at 9.30 p.m., arriving in
-Minneapolis at 8 a.m., Aug. 19. The fare is $6.35, one
way, berths additional. Reservations should be made
vith J. S. Wilson, Des Moines, la.
Minneapolis City Hall and Court House
of Minncsr-ta granite at a cost of $3..?00,000. One of the
History of Greenhouse Establishments in
Minneapolis
Floriculture in Minneapolis is nearly as old as the
city itself. In 1857 Dr. Alfred E. Ames, uncle to the
famous Dr. A. A. Ames, instructed his brother, then a
consul in Hamburg, Germany, to send him a gardener.
\\"m. Buckendorf was engaged and came to Minneapo-
lis. He, therefore, was the first florist. A year later
they built two neat greenhouses on Eighth ave. South,
lietween Fourth and Fifth sts. For several years these
greenhouses were kept for private use only, and then
.Mr. Buckendorf decided to operate them for commer-
cial purposes. In 1866, Mr. Buckendorf built a green-
house on his own property. Fourth St. and Seventh ave..
South. This ground was sold for building purposes,
and in 1890 Mr. Buckendorf built another house on
Fourth ave. South and Seventeenth st., which was dis-
continued in 1900.
In 1863, Wyman Elliot, who had a large nursery on
Park a^•e., built two greenhouses where Elliot Park
is today.
In 1865, R. J. Mendenhall decided to have some
sLuall greenhouses for his private use, and engaged
Henry Buckendorf, a brother of William Buckendorf.
They began in a small way and kept enlarging until
the plant was one of the foremost in the country. This
was located on Nicollet ave. and Eighteenth st. South.
First ave. was not opened up at that time. After this
plant covered a city block and some space across the
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Hanging gardens of Minneapolis
street, another one was started at Twenty-eiglitli ave.
South antl Thirty-eighth st. In 1903, Mr. Mendenhall
sold out to L. S. Donaldson, and one year later the
greenhouses were torn down. About the same year Mr.
Mendenhall started, George Brackett built a green-
house where the City Hospital is now located. This
was operated for a few years by Mr. Brackett, with Mr.
Boose as florist, and later Mr. Kilvington. In 1883
Mr. Kilvington built a greenhouse near Lakewood
Cemetery on Hennepin ave. and Thirty-sixth St., South,
which has been dismantled for many years.
In 1880, Mr. White started the establishment on
Twenty-second ave. and Garfield St., N. E., which now
belongs to O. H. Carlson. Mr. White had a nursery,
a dairy and one small greenhouse. This was purchased
in 1905 by O. H. Carlson and rebuilt into a modern
plant.
In 1880, C. A. Smith erected a plant at 3501 Port-
land ave., which he operated until 1899, when it was
l]Ought by L. S. Donaldson. Mr. Donaldson has been
running this in connection with his .department store,
and W. D. Desmond is the present manager.
In 1886, Westing & Hartman, then two young men,
started what is now Lakewood Cemetery Greenhouse
on Hennepin and Thirty-sixth st. Two years later they
separated, Mr. Hartman remaining on the old place, and
Mr. Wesling building in his present location, 3538 Hen-
nepin ave.
The same year Fred Bush began the erection of his
present handsome plant on Lyndale and Fiftieth st.
South, then far out in the country.
In 1888, Jolm Vasatka started on Ciiicago ave. and
34th St. Soutli, and he is still doing business at tlie
same stand.
In 1887, Henry Bartsch opened up on 24th st. and
39th ave. South. Five years later he moved to Sixth
ave. North and Irving, where he stayed until he dis-
continued business a few years ago.
In 1888, E. Nagel commenced the greenhouse now
owned by his son, T. Nagel, at 1118 West Lake st.
About the same time Henry Buckendorf started in
business on Aldricli ave. North and Western ave. Mr.
Buckendorf stayed there until a large factory building
was erected which obscured practically all the light,
when he sold out to the factory and retired.
In 1889, Aug. Swanson commenced what is now called
Merriam Park Greenhouse. Mr. Swanson kept enlarg-
ing this plant until it became a leader in the Twin
Cities. He leased it quite recently to Kaiser and We-
lander.
In 1890, the Washburn, Desmond and Sunnyside
greenhouses were built. Mr. Desmond's house on Port-
land and Twenty-fourth st. was sold in 1893 to R. J.
Mendenhall. Gust Malmquist directed the building of
Senator Washburn's greenhouse, located on Stevens ave.
and Twenty-fourtli St., and the last few years he has
been running it on his own account. The Sunnyside
greenhouse at 817 Fifth ave., S. E., was built by Miss
HiUiker and is now owned and operated by her hus-
band, Walter Pier.
In 1893, R. Will laid the foundation of the extensive
plant of Will Bros. Co. It was run on a small scale
until 1901, when the old houses were torn down and
large modern houses built in their place.
In 1898, the Drake greenhouse on Fourth ave. South
and Lake St. was built.
In 1900, John Munson conunenced the plant of the
Jlinneapolis Floral Co., on Thirty-sLxth st. and Cal-
houn blvd. By building additions from time to time
this has become a leader in size.
In 1901, Sauer & Rosacker built the plant of the
liast Side Floral Co. on 1631 Adam St., N. E. The
next year Hans Rosacker started his own plant on
Nineteenth a\e. N. E. and Stinson blvd.
In 1904, Robert Stern built a greenliouse on Thirty-
eighth ave.. North and Gerard. The same year Mr.
Drake erected a building across tlie street. Both plants
are now operated by Mr. Stern. Two years later the
following greenhouses were erected: "Tlips. Hall on
Lyndale ave. and 36th st. S.;Julius Rieck on 1318 Wash-
ington ave. N.; and Hiawatha Gardens Company at
3406 University ave. S. E. In 1911, the latter company
built another plant on Lyndale ave. and Fifty-seventh
St. S. The same year Hopper & Magnusen built the
plant of the Central Floral Co. on Central ave. and
Twenty-sixth ave., N. E.
In the year 1907 the Park Board started to build
a greenhouse ranch at the Lyndale Farmstead, Thirty-
eighth St. and Bryant ave. South. Additions have been
made since then. The plant now consists of five grow-
ing houses and the total amount of glass is 12,000 sq. ft.
third St., for a new and modern plant.
This completes the list, but material is already on
the place of John Vasatka, Chicago ave. and Forty-
L'p until 1900 every grower was his own retailer, and
there were but two retailers, namely. Miss H. B. Whit-
ted, who began in 1894, and Mr. Swanson, who started
in 1898. We now have a large number of stores. Thos.
Lyues opened up in 1901, and R. Latham in 1903. In
19'06 Miss H. B. Whitted moved to Fifth St., and opened
another store at Tenth and Nicollet in 1910. In 1912
she ojiened a store in the Radisson Hotel building.
O. E. Amundson began business in 1904, and Carl Linds-
koog in 1907. In 1912, W. F. Holmes and W. H. Bof-
ferding went into business.
In 1900, Brant & Noe of Chicago opened up a com-
mission house in Minneapolis, with Cal. F. Rice in
charge. After a year's experience this was discontinued
as not being profitable. After this, Cal. F. Rice and
Arthur Rice continued the business under the name of
Rice Bros, and now have a large establishment.
Among the Twin City Florists
ILLUSTRATED.
O. H. Carlson of 1923 23nd ave. N. E., Minneapolis,
has made rapid progress during the past few years, and
the fact that he is still going forward is evident by the
number of improvements he continues to make from
time to time. He has a fine range of houses of high
class construction. These are i:)artly filled with Roses,
from which they are still cutting daily. Chrysanthe-
mums are looking especially good, both inside and out,
promising well for a later date. Mr. Carlson has re-
cently built a fine office, garage and potting shed of
white brick, which adds to the appearance and utility
of this already prosperous concern.
Swanson & Peterson, on Seventh and Snelling ave.,
have their greenhouses built on a wooded hill, sloping
to the south, and partly surrounded by tlie hills which
shelter them from the cold winds, an ideal situation,
especially for the propagation of Violets, of which they
are probably tlie largest growers in the Northwest. In
The range of O. H. Carlson, 192,3 22d Ave., N. E.
Minneapolis Range of Swanson & Peterson, 7th and Snelling Aves., Mi]
Among the Twin City Florists
apolis
August 3, 1913
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Store and greenhouses of Henry J. Puvogel, Grand Av
. and Lexington, St. Paul Front View of the Hiawatha Gardens Co., 55 Bedford St.,
Among the Twin City Florists
ii short time tlieir hiiiises \\'ill lie entirely filled, as in
previous seasons, with these i)eautiful and profitable
))lants. They liad great success this season with As-
ters, having devoted an entire house to their cidtiva-
tinn, and have been well repaid for their labor nnd
care by being among the first growers to place th.'ir
blooms on the market here, thereby securing renaunera-
tive prices. A row of coldframes are being constructed
to accommodate an exceptionally fine houseful of Cycla-
mens, which lool< well now and promise better later on.
All the houses here are thoroughly uptodate and in
first-class condition. The benches are made entirely of
cement instead of wood, which adds to their durability
as well as to their appearance.
The Hiawatha Gardens, Minneapolis, are a horticul-
tural treat to view. Here a specialty is made of fine
l^'erns, and on being shown through the various houses
liy the courteous foreman the writer was particularly
impressed with the healthy condition of the stock under
his care. The street display of Cannas and various
|ilants is the admiration of the sightseers in the Twin
Cities. The ])lants please the eye and make a nice
contrast to the masses of greenery displayed. The
firm's name in Coleus has a pleasing effect, besides being
a good advertisement.
.Merriam Park Greenhouses, Minneapolis, are the old
]ircmises formerly occupied by Swanson, florist, and
now run by Mr. Kaiser, the former having retired from
Itusiness some years ago. The range of houses is an ex-
leiisive one covering a considerable area. Mr. Kaiser is
at present busily engaged in rebuilding some of the
older houses and repairing the others in preparation for
the coming season as he anticipates an increase of liusi
ness over that of former years.
Henry ,T. Puvogel, florist of Grand ave., Lexington,
has lieen most fortunate in his choice of a site for his
store and greenhouses. They are located in tlie center
of a weaUliy and ],„]
constructed of tlie UU
in first-class order, ai
of their surroundings,
iiig to their niuniier. w
|:irosperity, and li
hich
IS district. The houses, ali
trcl frame design, and kept
]ileasant sight and worthy
Puvogel is continually add-
fact speaks for itself as to
n aided considerably in the
whole upbuilding of tlie business by Mrs. Puvogel and
the boys, all of whom are entiiusiastic florists. The
accompanying photograph shows only a partial view of
the greenhouses, taking in a front view of the store.
R. B.
A Side Trip to Yellowstone Park
An interesting trij) iias been ]Tlanned hv Tlieodore
^\'irtll, vice-president of the S. A. F. and o". H., to the
Yellowstone National Park, over the Nortliern Pacific
Railway. Arrangements ha\'e lieen made for a special
train for the exclusive use of flm'ists wlio t;die the tri]),
and will be made up of standard Pullman, oliscrvation
and library cars, bath, diners, etc. If the jiarty is not
sufficient for a special train, special cars will be pro-
vided.
It is planned to leave Minneapolis on Friday, Aug. 23,
■it H p.m., arri^-imr at Gardiner at S a.m., Aug. 34,
where the party will take coaches for the tour through
the Park. Visits will be paid to the Hot Springs,
Geysers, Grand Canyon, etc. Five and one-half days will
be spent in the Park, the party leaving for the return
to Minneapolis on Aug. 30.
inneapolis Club, one of the leading social
clubs of that city
The cost of the
according to berth ;i<.-i
coaches and all neces-^.
lieved enough florists
extend it to the Paci
lion of a party for th:
\in from $9fi.75 to .$113.35.
1 1 ions, this includina: meals,
liiscs of the trip. It is be-
risli to take the trip and
st to enable the organiza-
rpose. Arrangements should
be made with Theodore Wirth at Minneapolis.
Park Floral Co., St. Paul
Section
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English Horticultural Notes
By J. Harrison Dick
Wistarias
I notice that on page 1121 of your issue of May 10,
Mr. Meehan alludes to the Wistarias. One of the
finest, both as to size and effectiveness, that I am ac-
quainted with, has been trained upon the west wall of
one of the museums of economic botany in Kew Gar-
dens. It is at a height of 25ft. to 30ft., and extends
along a distance of 75ft. or more. The main stem along
this distance tapers from 10 to 12in. thick, down to a
canelike growth. Elsewhere in Kew the species Wis-
taria Chinensis furnishes an effective feature. One
stately specimen encircles an iron cage, 12 to 15ft. high
and as wide (writing from memory). The interior area
is given over to Blue Bells, which flower before the
Wistaria. It may interest Mr. Meehan to know that at
our Chelsea show a collection of old Wistarias, 6ft. high,
with gnarled stems, and growing in wide basins, were
exhibited by Pipers, Bayswater, London. They had
been imported from the East, and showed considerable
diversity of color, some being purple, some heliotrope,
some white and lavender, with a deep, broad raceme, also
the white W. raultijuga.
A Red Flowered Broom]!
A subject not yet known in the trade, but which I feel
sure is destined to become a great favorite and be widely
planted, is the red flowered Broom, Cytisus Dallemorei.
This novelty has been planted out in a round bed in the
very sandy soil of the Royal Gardens, Kew, for two
or probably three years, and is a good, vigorous plant.
This Spring it is blooming splendidly, the color being
port wine crimson on the wings, with rosy carmine
standards; height, 6ft. The flowers are intermediate
between Cytisus albus, the White Spanish Broom, and
C. Andreanus, with its larger, chocolate and golden
blooms. Cytisus Dallimorei was raised at Kew by
William Dallimore, ci-devant foreman of the Arboretum,
and now curator of the Museum of British Timbers at
Kew. It is a fine memorial to him.
Rehmannia Kewensis
Another of the hybrids raised at Kew, which has also
a future before it, is this Rehmannia, a cross between
Henryi and glutinosa. The latter, I confess, I do not
remember to have seen, but Henryi is a dwarf, squat, in-
significant plant with dullish primrose or buff flowers.
R. Kewensis is admirably shown in the accompanying
illustration. Sometimes, when grown in a rather warm
greenhouse, or when the plants are "getting old," the
growth is more lax, but that adds to the grace of the
plant. In style and habit it resembles R. angulata, now
well known, but the flowers are colored creamy rose, and
marked with brown lines. They are well opened. This
is looked to as making a good greenhouse plant for
flowering in March, April and May, and may be useful,
too, for the retail florist.
Erlangea Tomentosa
When bushy specimens of this greenhouse subject are
seen they are highly desirable and effective. Grown in
5in. pots, and stopped once or twice, they throw up ten
or a dozen erect stems, densely clothed with silvery
leaves, Sin. long, elliptical, and terminated by dusters of
bright lavender blue flowers. It starts flowering about
Christmas and continues for several months, say, to the
end of April. Cuttings should then be taken for the fol-
lowing year's supply of plants. It is a species that
is becoming a favorite with gardeners. It may best be
likened to a Eupatorium.
The White Buddleia
1 have not observed references in The Florists' Ex-
change to Buddleia Asiatica, which is still comparative-
ly a new plant. It came out a few years ago, about the
same time as Jasminum primulinum, and both have
been very successful. Here again, the man who knows
how to grow the thing well, scores. When cuttings are
taken in April, from side shoots, Sin. long, and placed
in a propagating case with slight bottom heat, they soon
root. They ouglit not to he kept too close, else they
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damp off, being covered as they are with a woolly tomen-
tum. Nice plants can be flowered during the first
Winter, in 5in. pots; but they are best when cut back
and grown on the second year. It is then a really de-
lightful subject, witli its long, arching sprays of de-
liriously scented milk white flowers. As a pillar plant
for a permanent site, especially in a large house, where it
has freedom to throw out its branches, it is highly
commendable.
Large Flo\rered Eupatorium
By this term I do not mean that the individual flowers
are large, but the heads or clusters are. In Eupatorium
Rafiilli, the clusters are as large as one's hand, of a rich
blue — the color of a Marie Louise Violet — while the habit
of the plant is sturdy and slightly branching. The glossy
leaves are crinkled and dark green, on reddish stalks,
the stems also being of the same attractive hispid, ruddy
character. It is an East African species, requiring a
warm greenhouse temperature, and came to Kew a year
or two back. It is named after the foreman of the in-
door plant department there, C. F. RaffiU. Our nur-
serymen do not appear to have taken it up yet, but
they are not always as enterprising as they ought to
be, or might be. It might be mentioned here that tlie
Kew authorities are usually willing to exchange certain
of their plants for others, and that would probably be
the basis of any transaction with them. Dr. Prain is
the director and W. Watson, the curator.
Color Photography and Advertising
Direct color photography is making good progress,
and each year our nursery firms are making more and
more use of it. The firms that issue the largest number
of colored reproductions in their catalogs are Kelways,
Carters and Suttons, but other firms also expend large
sums in colored photographic reproductions. There is no
doubt that the best printing, best paper, and a wealth
of superior illustrations, is the ideal for a catalog, and
though costly, the leading firms make it pay. They
could not afford to economize !
Bedding in Hyde Park
The Summer bedding is not I)y any means complete
yet in the chief London parks; and the wretchedly cold
weather, with high winds, has been all against the suc-
cessful establishment of the plants. Hyde Park, how-
ever, is very interesting, particularly along that part
of it known as Rotten Row. This name is thought to
be a corruption of the French Route de Boi, or King's
way. Rotten Row is a broad avenue for horsemen and
horsewomen, and on the railed-off paths the beau monde
or world of fashion perambulate. Overhead are tall
Elm trees; extending away on the upper side are the
trimly-mown lawns, backed, at some distance, vrith
shrubberies. In front of the shrObberies there are bor-
ders of flowers, each kind massed in large wedge-shaped
groups. Here and there, on the outer fringe of the
lawns, are colonies of Rhododendrons, also specimen
standards of these noble shrubs. Some of the plants
are 8ft. high, and wide in proportion. They are not
grown in these positions all the year round, but are
lirought up from Waterer's nursery at Bagshot, twenty
miles away, and are effectively planted some little time
before their flowers begin to open, and they are re-
liioved in the Autumn.
The bedding early in June consisted chiefly of per-
))etual (American) Carnations, Pyrethrums, Chimney
ISellflower, Dahlias, Lupines, Geranium Mrs. R. Can-
nell (a long salmon variety), florists' Cinerarias, green-
liouse types of Calceolarias, as Jeffrey's hybrids, C.
Clibranii, etc.. Marguerite Mrs. F. Sander, Roses
(dwarfs, set out in bud, with a carpeting plant beneath),
Anchusa "Opal," Crassula M. Pfitzer (a dwarf form of
C. coccinea), with "dot" plants of Saxifraga ligulati
in flower, also some of the graceful fernlike plant Ore-
ocome Candollei. "Everlastings" (Rhodanthe and
Acrocliniums) are also made use of; indeed two of the
]irettiest and most showy beds were filled with these
iiright pink and white flowers which had, of course,
been grown on in pots. .Seen massed, they were charm-
ing. It is also certainly early to have Dahlias in bloom,
nnd doing so well. The sturdy white double Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria was the best, and had been grown on
lapidly and kept to a single stem until it branched
for flowering. The plants were doubtless rather hollow-
stemmed, but there was nothing wrong with their flow-
ering. Crimson and gold colored Peony varieties were
iilso seen. The Crassula bed (rectangular one, 10ft. by
5ft.) was also novel and sweet.
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A Choice of Gladioli
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
In a recent article in one of the Chicago trade papers
1 notice that Mrs. J. A. W. asks: "What are the finest
Gladioli I can grow in white, pink, yellow and red?"
The same is answered as follows: "In pink, America and
Octoroon; in scarlet, Mrs. Francis King and Brenchley-
ensis; yellow. Sulphur King and Canary Bird; white,
Augusta, Shakespeare and i'eace. C. W."
While I have no objection to America and Octoroon,
I am sure that Myrtle, the variety which took the
silver medal at the Massachusetts Hort. Society last
year, is entitled to be named. L. Merton Gage writes
that it is superior to America in every way. Again, in
white, Augusta is a good old variety, quite small.
Shakespeare is pinkish, and Peace a really tine variety,
but what about Chicago White, the variety which is hav-
ing an immense call in this market, and which is su-
perior to any of the above named whites, being so much
earlier as to be practically gone before Peace arrives?
I am not sure whether C. W. is trying to mislead or
he himself is misinformed. At any rate, I believe in stat-
ing facts. J. B. Deamud.
Chicago, 111.
Gardeners as Park and Shade Tree
Conunbsioners
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
The tactics Mr. Dervan is pursuing in disjoining sen-
tences of my remarks and thereby creating an entirely
different interpretation than what they are really in-
tended to imply, compels me to again take issue with
him to refute what lie endeavors to present as my
"expressed estimate of gardeners."
His attempt to estabUsh the impression that I am
not familiar with the necessary requirements which
Avill recommend the gardener for the high positions of
supervisors, superintendents, or managers of the extea-
sive ijrivate estates which are now being developed in
our country, and his statements that, as secretary of
the National Association of Gardeners, I should know
that no ordinary executive ability would suffice to man-
age such estates, will fall far short of its mark with
the men to whom he refers. I can safely say that the
men who rank foremost in the gardening profession are
already well informed in what estimation I hold them,
and this will also be found to be the case among most
of those in the profession who have not yet reached their
goal, but are striving for it.
Mr. Dervan refers to my communications as "attempts
in defence of my utterances." I was not aware that
there was anything to defend. I was explaining my
position, and which was explained simply enough to
understand by one choosing to read intelligently. What
1 shall further say to place beyond all doubt my atti-
tude in this controversy I fear may appear offensive
to some, but as I believe it will be endorsed by every
true gardener having the interests of his profession at
heart, I shall not hesitate to express myself plainly.
I am fully acquainted with the fact that there are
many gardeners striving industriously to advance in
their profession whose progress has apparently been
slow, but whose ambition should eventually bring suc-
cess, if fate will deal justly with them. But I am,
nevertheless, convinced that all of them are not quahfied
to serve on public commissions because they lack execu-
tive ability and will always lack it, jusL as many men
are found meeting with success in other protessions
who are absolutely void of any executive power. And 1
contend that men entrusted with the expenditure of funds
of the public, or with expediting its welfare, should
possess executive ability. Now, do not understand me
to be imbued with the notion that all men appointed to
politically constituted boards or commissions possess the
executive abiUty to fit them to serve — the reverse, I am
afraid, is more often the case.
As to my knowledge of the required essentials of
gardeners capable to conduct the affairs of extensive
country estates, I am quite sure that my ideals of what
such abiUty should constitute are too lofty to coincide
with some of the men continuously seeking such posi-
tions. I quite agree with Mr. Dervan, and have always
held the opinion, that any man capaljle of successfully
supervising the important country estates of this land,
is fully qualified to accept any position that the public
may choose to tender him, and it is a safe prediction
that it would be difficult to find a community where the
public would not welcome such men into the public
service. But I vouch that there is not a gardener en-
gaged in the management of an extensive estate who
is concerning himself over an appointment on shade
tree commissions or park boards. They are too much
absorbed and interested in the development of the sur-
roundings under their control to have any time to worry
over conditions outside of their province.
To further indicate to Mr. Dervan that I am not
asleep at my post, but quite alive to opportimities
whereby his profession may be benefitted, since the
meeting which has produced the controversy we are here
engaged in, my suggestion to the park board of one
of the largest cities in the Union — that besides its land-
scape gardener, a supervising gardener, who should be
a man of practical experience in floriculture and horti-
culture would prove of great advantage in the beautify-
ing of its parks — was favorably received and, in next
year's appropriation, this park board will ask to have
an amount included to create the position of "super-
vising gardener" at a substantial enough salary to en-
able it to secure the best man available, and I am as-
sured that only merit, and not politics, will enter into
the selection.
Madison, N. J. M. C. Ebel.
Rose Exlubition at Boskoop
Boskoop, although a small town of about (iOOO inhabi-
tants, and occupying an area of but 1976 acres, enjoys
the reputation of a world-wide name. The largest nur-
series occupy between 10 and 12 acres, the major por-
tion of them covering only about 1^4 acres. The ex-
ports of plants and shrubs in the year 1908 amounted
to $313,840; in 1912 to $853,820; of which to the United
States, $216,0.57 and $339,425, respectively.
In 1911 the Pomological Association held its first
exhibition and it proved a marked success. Just re-
cently the exhibition organized by the Association in
remembrance of the centennial of Holland's independ-
ence was held. But one class of flowers was staged, the
Rose, the show being on a most elaborate scale.
Boskoop grows some 295 acres of Roses, representing
about 17,000,000 plants, of which about one-half are
ready for export each year. All Hoses on exhibition at
the show were one year old, put on the Boskoop rugosa
stock, and had to be Boskoop grown. Two buildings
covering 40,000 sq. ft. contained more than 15,000 Rose
plants in flower. These buildings, connected by means
of a bridge, were made of white painted lathwork,
covered with white oiled linen, the face of the buildings
showing quite overgrown with climbing Roses tied to
the lathwork. In one of the buildings was a reception
room for H. M. Queen Wilhelmina, who visited the
exhibition one day after it was opened. Standing in this
room, and looking over the Roses, one could scarcely
credit his eyesight for the wonders beheld. In the center
of a large circular bed of fine Lady Hillingdon Roses
was placed a statue in white of Queen Wilhelmina. In
the background was a fine, round, white temple under
the dome of which appeared a statue of Flora, while
between the columns were statues of Holland's heroes
of her wars for independence. Here and there were
placed artistic garden vases with flowering Roses to
break the view. Parallel with the length of the build-
ing was a pergola, built of white lathwork and covered
with Roses. Crossing the bridge, one came to the sec-
ond building; here again could be seen masses and
masses of Roses of all colors. To the left were Roses in
vases resting on tables; in the center was a large bed
of the pure canary yellow Rose, Rayon d'Or. It was
the only one of its color — a big flower, semi-double, but
it soon faded. In the front of the building was a music
temple, half hidden behind yard high stocks of R.
rugosa, nearly all in flower, on which were budded
eighteen or twenty eyes of Baby Rambler Roses this
year. To the right was a fine Rose border, consisting
of Jessie in the foreground and Lady Hillingdon in
the back; opposite to these were planted Caroline Testout
and Frau Karl Druschki.
Going through the pergola at the back, one observed
the use that may be made of strong shooting Roses
on graves. On iron wires were laid the strong tendrils
of VVichuraiana varieties; while clipped Baby Ram-
blers as Mrs. Wm. Cutbush, Orleans, Mme. Norbert
Levavasseur, Caroline Zeimett, etc., were used to form
columns and balls.
To mention all groups that were staged and to give
all prize awards is impossible, but a few particulars
are here given. Several novelties were on exhibition.
S. van Rijn, Boskoop, sent in a sport of Rose Mrs. Wm.
Cutbush, which was awarded a gold medal. This Hose
has a fine red color; when fading it does not show the
well known dirty blue of other red or rose Baby Ram-
bler Roses, nor has it the white blotches shown by
Jessie.
Mr. Teeuwsen, Oosherbeek, exhibited a new pure
white Polyantha Rose, a real improvement on Caroline
Zeimett.
A new soft Polyantha Rose, a variety of A. A. Ny-
veldt, was awarded a large gold medaL It is a cross
between Wichuraiana by another Baby Rambler Rose,
having a pleasing color and bearing large clusters of
flowers.
Van Rossum, Naarden, sent in two crosses of Lyon
Rose X Frau Karl Druschki. The first, Rembrandt, is
soft lilac in color, of large size, well doubled, with a
strong, straight stem. It has the character of the Lyon
Rose — yellow at the foot of the petals. The second,
Naarden, is pure white, bearing a large double flower,
but the stem is rather thin. The color is an improvement
over Frau Karl Druschki.
J. Beumer.
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New Haven, Conn.
Business continues very quiet. Last
week there was considerable funeral
work, but outside of that there was little
to do. There is a plentiful supply of
Gladioli, Cosmos, Asters and Phloxes,
which with Adiantums, Nephrolepis and
Palms form the window decorations of
the various stores.
Charles Myers, formerly with Cham-
pion & Co., will open a store at 93S
Chapel St., on or about August 10, with
a full line of flowers and plants and floral
requisites.
Miss Breese, Miss Stlzel and Miss
Goldner, the lady employees of Charles
Munro, are enjoying a three weeks' va-
cation. The greenhouses at the rear of
the store are being repaired and painted.
Among the local florists and gardeners
who attended the Scottish games at
Lighthouse Point on Saturday were H.
H. Kelsey of the Doolittle Floral Co.,
Inc., Chas. Munro, -James Bruce, Richard
Bell, David Wyllie, William Ferris, John
H. Jlurray, David Kydd, Robert Paton
and Jas. Kydd.
James Bruce has returned from Spring-
field, Mass. He reports spending an en-
joyable time with his old friends, Mark
Aiken and .lohn Donaldson.
The next meeting of the New Haven
County Horticultural Society will take
place at 400 State St., on "Tuesday eve-
ning, August 12. Asters will be the
subject of discussion. J. K.
Newport, R. I.
The leading event with the trade this
week was the decorations for the Mother
Goose or Fairy Tales Ball at Crossways,
the residence of Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, on
Friday night. The decorations, which
were quite elaborate, were by Ralph Arm-
strong. In the evening, 192 of the guests
dined at RoseclifE with Mrs. Herrmann
Oelrichs ; the table decorations were ar-
ranged by Wadley & Smythe, and the
guests were seated at 13 tables, each of
which represented one or other of the
fairy tales, giving the decorators a chanCe
to show their skill and imagination. On
the larger table, set for 40 covers, was
the Mother Goose shoe, 9ft. in length.
Jack's Beanstalk was 22ft. in height.
On other tables were decorations of Jack
the Piper's Son, Boy Blue, Red Riding
Hood, Bo-Peep, Black Sheep and Toad-
stool, all in proper settings ; these made
up one of the most unique set of table
decorations ever seen here.
On Sunday, Ralph Armstrong had a
luncheon decoration for 40, in which he
used Egyptian Lotus for the first time
this season.
F. W. Smythe of "Wadley & Smythe,
has purchased the Chase farm on West
Main rd., Middletown, consisting of 75
acres, for nursery purposes. This farm
is in the same section as the Vauicek
Nurseries, and is well adapted for the
production of hardy stock.
Daniel J. Coughlin, for the past 12
years head gardener for E. Rollins Morse
at Villarosa, has accepted a similar po-
sition with H. P. Davidson at Glen Cove,
L. I., leaving here Oct. 1st. Through
this change the Horticultural Society
loses a most efficient officer. During the
six years tliat he has been the Society's
recording secretary, by his tact and close
attention to the duties of the office, things
have moved along wonderfully well. At
the Morse estate he is to be succeeded
by his foreman, Dennis Foley.
Alexander MacLellan.
Hartford, Conn.
The Slilady Flower Shop is closed for
the Summer months. Arthur Calverly,
the proprietor, also had the greenhouse
on the S. B. Pike estate, and when the
property was sold Mr. C'^alverly was given
notice to move, which he refused to do,
but he was finally compelled to by a
court oixier. He had the house " all
planted, also stock in tihe field. After
being eje<;ted he sold his stock in the
greenhouses and field to the church
people.
At the Frank Richardson place in East
Hartfoixl there ai'e some of the nicest
Bostoin Ferns to be seen around this sec-
tion. There is one whole house of them
in Sin. and lOin. pans. His 'Mums are
looking fine, while his stock of Asters
■are coming along well. E. J. Renter,
foreman and generail superintendent, has
full cliarge.
Page Potter, of the Bon Tan Flower
Shop, has returned from Veimont.
E. J. Drake, of iCedar Hill Green-
houses, is cutting some fine Asters and
Easter Lilies. His 'Mums are looking
fine. He is putting in a ceU'ar under his
new garage, besides making other im-
provements.
At John Coombs' of Benton st. Carna-
tions are being planted. Roses are plen-
tiful, while general repairing is now in
full swing.
Business is quiet and will be during
this month. If it were not for funeral
Avork there would be nothing at all.
Asters and Carnations are drying in the
fields. In the vegetable line Tomatoes
are a failure ; farmers report that Corn
is also.
Gus W. De Flong's store. The Linden,
has been a busy shop the past week with
funeral and wedding work.
George G. McClunie of 1S7 Main st.
south, reports business for July more
than d'ouble what it was a year ago.
Robt. Marchant's Huntington St.
place is in full bloom. He has a fine
stock of 'Mums, Carnations and Boston
Ferns, and it shows that he has not
lost any of his art in growing good
stock, and also has kept up to the new
styles.
The Market Gardeners' Association
held a meeting on Aug. 2 in the Board
of Trade rooms, and a committee was
appointed . to look after the management
of the exhibit to be made b.v the Asso-
ciation at the Connecticut Pair in Sep-
tember. The Association also voted to
accept ithe invitation of Andrew Ure, one
of the chief market gardeners of New
HaAcn, to visit his place at Highiwood
on Aug. 2<3. Addresses will be made by
officials from the Connecticut Agricul-
tural Experiment Station at New Haven
and from the Connecticut Agi'icultural
College at Storrs. A meeting will be
held Aug. 16 to make the final aJ'range-
ments for the exliibit at the fair and
for the Highwood trip. The members
will leave on the 8.29 a.m. train. It is
expected that about forty will go.
G. G. McC.
AuRust 9, 1913
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Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In good standing throughout the country (
AuLo »u «v- a».^» E. o . ' avail
them83ves"of the advertlMrs' offers In this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you ml orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are aU con-
sidered by the pubUshers of The Florists' Exchange as Ijeing
responsible, and wiU accepi and fiU orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by inali,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extends, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee is expressed or Implied by tWs paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
in this Directory, we will state that only concerns of linown
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
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ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
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, BALTIMORE,
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902 So. Charles St.
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Are We Going?
As the time for tlie annual convention is rapidly ap-
proaching the retailers are considering (or should be)
tlie above question. It is a well known fact that al-
though many of those numbered among the retailers
throughout the U. S. are members of the S. A, F.
and O. H., we fail to find a creditable representation
(numerically) of this branch of our craft present at
our national annual conventions. Why? We all have
the time to be away this month; in fact, spare time is
at present the one" thing of which we all have a sur-
plus— so it is not because of lack of time.
Is it for the reason that we are indifferent to the
general welfare of the florist business? No! for we all
have the same desire for a far' reaching, steady growth
of trade in our own and other Unes. While we are all
interested (selfishly so perhaps) in looking forward to
a healthy business growth, our interest may vary great-
ly in degree as may also our individual willingness to
assist along the lines of general business growth.
One thing we can do toward this consummation: we
can attend the convention in Minneapolis and participate
in its deliberations. Speaking as a retailer, and as an
old timer in the S. A. F., I believe too many of us
are perfectly willing to let others, who are still en-
thusiastic— the wholesalers and the growers — do all the
hard convention work, and enjoy the honors (?) thereto
attached. We stay home. This is a wrong state of
mind; those suffering from this mental twist should
outgrow it in time for this year's gathering of the clans.
W. J. PALMER S SON
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At that gathering those of us who have hitherto
stayed at home because we thought we "know all that
is to be known in our business," might possibly add to
our knowledge by intercourse with others, or might find
opportunities and be willing to impart some of our own
superior wisdom to others less blessed, or less en-
lightened than ourselves. Getting rid of the surplus
wisdom with which we may be overloaded will be a bless-
ing to us and then, too, think of the many new ideas
and methods we may pick up for our future benefit or
possibly (financial) profit.
By all means, let us decide to go to the convention
and then— go. New Yoekee.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegraphic orders will be carefully and prompthy, filled. Persona
attention given. Usual discounts allowed.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
DAYTON, OHIO
112 South Main
Street
FLORISTS
ParJtJ/ora/Co.
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorado, Utah, Western Neb-
raska and Wyoming points
reached by Express. Orders.
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Usual discounts.
Member of The Floriste" Telegraph DeUvery
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
Wo oOTcr a,II Michigan points and large sections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive careful attention.
Delivertes to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co,
EL PASO, TEXAS
%&^
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St-
Artistic Workers in Flowers
Your Orders SoUcited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouses, BENTON ST.
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
Hartford, Conn.
"FLOWERS" 187 Main Street
Japanese Basket filled with Roses
Highland Park Greenhouses
w'SdM- HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the Noitb Shore towns of
Ciucago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Texas and sailings from GaWeston
2507 JACKSON ST., S. W Phone, Hsdiey 1926-2330
2S2« WASHINGTON ST.. 0pp. Glenwood Cemetery
Taylor
HOUSTON, TEXAS
A Basket of Roses
This attractive, pleasing design is composed of three
dozen perfect buds and haif developed flowers of the
Rose Frau Karl Druschki. The only green used is
Rose foliage, all being arranged in the basltet loosely
to avoid all artificial effect. Every Rose is clearly
shown. As this variety can usually be had with strong,
stiff stems, very little work was needed in preparing
the stock to be used. Stem wiring, with light weight
material, scarcely to be seen, was all that was required,
while some of the flowers were used without any rein-
forcement. After stemming, on the regular Rose sticks,
the insertion in the Sphagnum filled basket was quickly
done.
This basket was of a distinctly new Japanese type —
round, broad, with a waving edge, and a novel style of
weaving; the handle low and heavy. The material used
was narrow, flat splints of Japanese Bamboo, twisted
around, and woven together, giving a rather curious
panel effect to the sides of the basket. The finish, a
lacquer in dark coppery bronze. New Yoekee.
August Windows
Florists as a rule do not feel like making up fussy win-
dows during the hot months. It is hot around the flo-
rists' store and hotter still when there is a conservatory
attached. But the point is to make your store look cool
in just this kind of weather if you want to attract cus-
tomers. Something waving and fluttering, something
with life to it, seems to be required in order to attract
the passerby.
To make a pond use a large octagon pan, about 4in.
or Sin. deep, and as large as your window will allow
and yet leave a margin of about 13in. to 18in. around it.
Place your pond (pan) in its place, line it with cork or
birch bark, cover the bottom with clean sand and white
pebble stones. As a central idea have a figure of a
tj^pical country boy fishing. The ground should be
covered witli old logs, bark and twigs secured from the
woods. Let Araucarias represent evergreens, the pots
covered with moss. Instead of the boy idea can be sub-
stituted girls playing and picking Daisies and such like
features. For a more pretentious effect one can have
a waterwheel, but this necessitates some expense in
plumbing, for the surplus water must be carried off.
Fresh pond Lilies can be added daily and the proper
adjustment of an electric fan will create a breeze and
sway the flowers. Such a window can be kept up at
little cost for the month. The addition of ducks, either
natural or toy, adds a living interest to the scene. If
you allow live ducklings full possession of the pond
tliey, as well as the interested spectators, will no doubt
enjoy it. Of course you have carpeted the window
with sheet moss, but if you have goldfish or minnows
in the water be careful not to allow any of the colored
sheet moss to hang over the edge into the water as it
will poison the fish. The prepared green Oak or Beech
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.]
241 Massachusetts Ave.
lllioois, Ohio, and
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DellTer7, S. A. F.
crrr/ l C The Florist inc.
f^JYI I i ^ I ^L J 36 West Forsyth Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
We resch all Florida and South Georgia points
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The FlorlsU' Telefraph DeUverj
LEXINGTON, KY.
JOHM A. RE^I^I^ER
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
New Location *'THB SBBLBACK** snd U9 South 4th At*.
Cfafricest Out Flowars. Personal anention given to out-of-town order*
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
Personal attention given to orders for Louisville and s%irroundlng terri-
tory. A fine stocic of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities J>erfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
P^
FloraluOrders Promptly Filled for
r LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VICINITY
Prescott St., LOWELL. MASS
■ iivf McvEH steep "
Idlewild Greenhouses
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
IM Miiinineapolfls Floral Co.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in the Northwest
August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
297
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
i^osemont Sardens f!l
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
B. PATERSONf Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
MONTREAL, CAN
825 St. Catharine St.,W.
: filled unde the
A'esh flowers and best sarrice.
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries throughout the State
and to all steaoiship docks in
Hoboken, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most eztensire Floral and Steamer Work in the State.
NEW HAVEN. CONN.
1026 Chapel Street
opposite Yale College
-— , - [parts of Connecticut, Cut
uower and Funeral work solicited.
NEW ORLEANS,
U.
'^Hoi*istl21 Baronne St.
S3&
TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 E'aSt 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RUEL
We Guarantee Satisfaction
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST 48th Street
,/^^^n^
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers and designs foi
all occasions. Steamer snd thcstre
Sowers a specialty. Wire me your orders.
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
1 Facilities for executing Trsde Ord
1 Greater New York and its Suburbs.
§fcti^^£2i^
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We sre in the theatre district and also have exceptiona facilities for
delivering Sowers on outgoing stesmers. Wire us your orders; they
will rscsEve prompt and careful attentioB.
sprays make an ideal overhanging tree effect for your
pond and window development.
A most beautiful display of this character was made
last year by W. J. Palmer & Son of Buffalo, N. Y. In
the background was a good representation of an old
mill, built in the style of a log cabin, with a water
wheel over which the water poured, falling into a small
stream that meandered on down to a good sized pond
lilled with Water Lilies in bloom and bud and plants
partial to moisture. Turtles furnished the "living in-
terest" element here and had the "time of their lives."
The entire nandow was so cool and restful that a local
paper described it thusly: "Now isn't it a public bene-
fit to come down a crowded and dusty street pave-
ment, and tile, and brick, and wires, and cars, and
discontented people, and be transported without a bit
nf trouble into a dreamland of cool rustic beauty! I
hope the firm will appreciate the good they are doing
by the cooling off of the multitude."
Ella Grant Wilson.
while mossy banks, logs, etc., surround it, the tout en-
semble giving the onlooker that sense of restfulness so
necessary to one's well being in the hot old Summertime.
Ella Ghant Wilson.
500,000 Endorse Mothers' Day
A remarkable index to popular sentiment regarding
the observation of Mothers' Day was shown at the recent
convention in Cincinnati, O., of the Supreme Lodge of
the World of the Loyal Order of Moose. While the
day has been recognized by many States, few, if any,
organizations outside of florists' circles have become en-
thused to the point of going on record as in favor of
the observance of the day. On July 31, during the
progress of the convention, resolutions were unanimous-
ly adopted recommending the observance of the beauti-
ful custom of wearing a flower on Mothers' Day by the
500,000 members of the organization in the United
States and Canada. That the custom has come to stay
and grow in importance and universal acceptance is be-
yond question. When half a million members of a fra-
ternal order lend their support to a movement, success
is assured. Undoubtedly the celebration of Mothers'
Day in 1914 will far exceed the expectations of all in
point of interest.
A Red Deuschki. — The white Frau Karl Druschki,
which was originated by Peter Lambert, has not only put
money into the pocket of every grower handhng it, and
is still indispensable, but it also has become the parent
of various interesting novelties. There are several that
claim the name of pink Druschki, including Georg
Arends and Heinrich Miinch. There is also a yellow
Druschki, originated by Kiese & Co. of Vieselbach near
Erfurt, Germany, Nanking yellow in color, otherwise
like Druschki, and which is considered that firm's most
valuable origination. And now comes a red Druschki,
the issue of Frau Karl Druschki XUlrich Brunner fils.
The flower is very large and long, with thick stiff petals
and double like Druschki. The buds come singly on
straight, long stems. The foliage is large and wide.
This red Druschki is an excellent forcing Rose and
blooms freely on every shoot. It was obtained by
Louis Weigand of the firm of Chr. Weigand of Soden-
in-Tannus, and will be disseminated shortly. — Moellers
Deutsche Gaertner-Zeitung.
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLINC
22 West 59th Street, adjoimng Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
EUROPEAN ORDERS EXECUTED
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A Cleveland Summer Wbdow
The Gasser Co. of Cleveland, O., has a window that has
attracted much favorable comment. A low hedge of
boxwood surrounds and outlines the window space. An
opening is left in front with a "post" of a handsome
miniature china garden vase, containing a small speci-
men boxwood; taller boxwoods are in the rear of the
window as well as other specimens outside of the win-
dow on the street. A formal garden is laid out with a
pond in the center. Vases of garden flowers fill in set
spaces. Pond Lilies of various sorts hloom in the pond.
If wc say it, we will do it
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
A Funeral Wreath
When first class
stock is to be used in
making a design for
a funeral, such stock
in fact as was used
in the piece here de-
picted, a frame of
generous size should
be provided; this
wreath was made on
a thirty-six in. frame.
The flowers uised
were of top grade
fresh cut stock, in
perfect condition,
without flaw or blem-
ish. White Killar-
ney Roses and Cat-
tleyas were employ-
ed, using freely As-
paragus plumosus for
filling in and fring-
ing.
An added attrac-
tion, not often intro-
duced in funeral
wreaths, was a se-
lection of Boxwood
with its bright and
glossy green foliage.
As shown here, noth-
ing more could be
desired in the making
of a beautiful design.
The white ribbon
bows are compact
and of pleasing size
and therefore do not
detract from the per-
fection of the wreath
lines. New Yobker.
A Funeral Wreath
298
The Florists' Exchange
Delivery car of the L. Bemb Floral Co., Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Pochalon shows how to advertise "Flowers to all the world by wire."
Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Advertising this facility for doing business is up to
the florists themselves; the grocer, butcher and coal
dealer will not be able to tell the public that the florist
can deliver flowers on short notice almost everywhere.
Help to advertise this facility, and whether you are
sending the order or getting it from some outoftown flo-
rist to deliver, do your very best and let it be a credit
to the florist trade. This will help to advertise and
increase the annual sale of flowers considerably.
The Florists' Telegraph Delivery is doing a great
deal to work this field up and bring it to the high
standard it should have attained long ago.
The advertising of this facility should be carried on
all your stationery and go out with every letter you mail.
Also include it in your newspaper advts. ; 90 per cent,
of the public do not know the existence of a tele-
graph delivery system used by florists, and even the 10
per cent, who do know it think it is only for funerals
or steamer deliveries. Just think how many friends,
relatives, etc., are away from home and taken sick. The
people at home will only be too glad to have some nice
fresh flowers delivered to them wherever they are.
Still tiiere are so many other occasions where flowers
could be sold if the florists would install business ways
a little more up to the minute.
I hope to see this facility a little more advertised.
Albert Pochelon,
President, Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
Mr. Pochelon is carrying out his own preachings, as
will be noted in looking at the picture herewith of the
automobile delivery wagon of the L. Bemb Floral Co. of
Detroit, of which he is the proprietor. On the side of
the automobile has been painted in conspicuous lettering:
"We are members of the Florists' Telegraph Delivei-y.
Flowers to all the world bv wire."
Notes from Galveston, Texas
Advantages in Galveston for Summering bring thou-
sands here every year to enjoy a stretch of beautiful
sea beach more than thirty miles long, and second to
none in the world for beauty and bathing facilities.
The auto races on the beach and the Cotton Palace Car-
nival, just concluded, have brought thousands of visi-
tors, niany with their automobiles, from all over Texas.
The nurserymen and florists have had an inning too at
the Cotton Palace, where fine exhibits have been given
cif all available stock seasonable at this time. The Alvin
.Tapanese Nursery has a fine exhibit, principally of Citrus
fruit trees, including bearing Kumquats, Camphor trees
and Arborvitaes in variety. It has also arranged quite
artistically a miniature landscape scene from its home
in Japan, showing the snow-capped sacred mountain
Fuji-yama at the base of which are Orange groves and
cozy Japanese homes of the nurserymen, with mountain
brooks and bamboo bridges. The Japanese ever has an
eye for the artistic, as exhibited in this sketch of his
country.
The township of Algoa also has an exhibit of nursery
stock that is most creditable in the Midsummer season.
The Cotton plant in all its stages, with its products in
detail, is most attractive to many northern visitors here.
Galveston is one of the homes of the Oleander, which is
used here for ornamental purposes, with its profusion of
red and white bloom at this time. Palms, however, are
more often seen both as shade and decorative trees.
AU the florists are having plenty to do, especially in
the way of wedding decorations. For white, Tuberoses
are the principal bloom for use for any purpose. The
salt sea air is conducive to a distinct class of floriculture
only, so that a great quantity of shipped in flowers is
necessary at all times. Business among about nine or
ten florists here is all that could be desired. S. J. M.
PASADENA, CAL.y Colorado street
r I 11 y^^ 1 • 1 *''" ^^
A. 1 1^^ \^L \^L M.L\A. Orders promptly
Edward Sceery
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Member^oflThe Florists' Telegraph Delivery
ym&^'^
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
pinsnaD,
MASS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAV AND NIGHT
A corner iu the^ flower shop^of^Mrs. M. A. Hansen.'Galveston, Texas
Handy
for
Design Book
Solicitors
Embraces a full collection of these Designs in every-
day use and is unquestionably the most handy business
getter of the day. Needed by every live retailer w^ho hqs
agents and solicitors in the smaller towns and villages
nearby. It is selling like hot cakes, many retailers
ordering as high as 100 copies. Thirty-two pages and
cover. Every copy will appear as emanating directly
from you, your name and address appearing on the front
cover, and no other name being printed in the book.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE, P .0. Box 169Z, N.Y.
August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
Portland, Oregon *o™""i:?r
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
ifforist^
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
Salter Bros. "^"^™'
FLORISTS
38 Main St., West
MM
ROCHESTER, N.Y,
SS^Main Street, East
P Flowers and designs delivered
promptly in Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
^y
lEED .
Rome, N. Y.
E. J. BYAM, The Florist
STEAMER SAILINGS
JuUua
and VICINinr
WRITE OR WIRE
Ei5?t".'in THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST ^^K^"^-
344-46 GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
i^elicaino, Rossi &
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCRANTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
immediate deliveries in Wilkes-
Barre, Pittston, Carbondale, and aU
Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns.
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washington Avenue
Telephone or telwraphic orders for any city or town in Northcastei
NS"?i'il'""*Ti'S"M'P'^"P' ■?'."="','?",■ Usual discount. 'Pho,
No. 2464, on ather Bell or Consolidated phones.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
HOLLYWOODGARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The FlorUta' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Out-of-town orders will receive
prompt and careful attention.
Wire us your orders.
Lona Distance Phone*
--^ -...r 1104
Kin., Oeotrel 4131
mikm^Jlorisi
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
L5^r._..j 3520 North Grand Ave.
(ti^^^f All orders by Telegraph or
V'Fjyj^few Telephone most carefully executed at once.
■^ Floral Designs a Specialty.
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
Martin & ForDes Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
From New York Sailing
Zeeland. . . .
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linperator. .
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25 Clinton Avenue, Nortli
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Carpathii
ROCKFORD, ILL
'W*' Quick serrlce to
Illinois, Wisconsin.
Indiana and Iowa Points
rika.
Celti
St. Paul
Patris
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Minnewaska.
Cameronia. . .
Pretoria
Olympic
Canada
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Alice
La Lorraine.,
Pres. Grant..
Bremen
HelligOlav....
St. Louis
California
Imperator
Minnetonka. . .
Pr. Fr. Wilheln
Vadcrland
Majestic
Stampalia
Argentir
From Baltimore
Neckar
From Boston
Canadian ,
Cymric
Cambrian
Bohemian
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Florists
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125,000 square feet of glass.
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SITUATIONS WANTED
SITUATION WANTED— As foreman; 18 years*
experience with Carnations, Roses, 'Mums,
Orcmds, general cut stuff, inside and outside, all
pot plants, bulb and Valley forcing. Ferns. Hus-
tler, giving good results; abstainer, single. First-
class references. Address R. N., care The Florists
Exchange.
EXPERIENCED MAN in all its branches,
European as well as American, aged 44,
would like to co-operate with party of means
to start or increase business. Ready at any
time. New York and New Jersey preferred.
Address R. K., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By German, married,
with family. Experienced grower of high-class
Carnations, 'Mums, cut flowers, bedding, Easter
and Christmas stock; 29 years of age, 14 years*
experience. Best of reference. State salary.
Address R. C care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman by
competent Rose and Carnation grower. Last 16
years in charge of leading places, growing for New
York market; married; best references. Box 496,
Middletown, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By young German, 28
years old, single; S years' experience in general
line of floriculture; 3 years in this country, wants
position in Baltimore, Md. Address R. S., care
The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED — By German; married,
no children, 35 years old, 20 years' experience all-
round greenhouse work. Best reference. State
particulars in first letter. Address R, H., care
The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 5
years' experience in growing Carnations, 'Mums
and generaf greenhouse plants; can assist in making
up. Position desired about Sept. 2 or sooner.
Address R. F.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman;
fiist-class grower of cut flowers and general
stock, maker-up, good worker. Address M.
Dietz, 556 Syell Ave., Rochester, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator; S years' experience; references
furnished; capable of managing store. State
salary. Address R.P., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By landscape man.
practical gardener, life experience, well up in
landscape designing, wishes position in the West.
Address R. D., care The Florists' Exchange.
EXPERIENCED SALESMAN AND DESIGNER
invites correspondence from florists in need of a
first-class storeman for the coming season. Ad-
dress R. J., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WA.NTED— By vegetable garde:
8 years' experience; to assist in greenho
permanent. State wages. Address R. R., i
The Florists' Exchange.
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
WANTED — On account of death of husband,
'woman 35 years old, having 2 children, 4 and 7
years old, wants single, German gardener as part-
ner. One having SIOOO will be able to share in
a business comprising 2J-2 acres of best land, 2
greenhouses, 140 x 26. built by Lord & Burnham
last September; 8-room house, barn, horse, wagon,
buggy, 2 sets of harness, all new; hot water supply
and electric service; field of 15,000 Carnations and
18,000 Asters, Queen of Market and Vick's Late
Branching. Place is worthy of inspection. Pauline
Bluroenschein, Athenia. N. J.
JHELPJVANTED__
WANTED — Assistant, single,^ on private place;
experienced in Carnations, 'Mums and general
greenhouse stock. Wages S45 per month and
board. Man from commercial jjlace preferred.
State nationality, age and send copies of references
in first letter. Address R. L., care The Florists'
WANTED — Man experienced in greenhouse work.
Campbell Bros.. Penllyn, Mont. Co.. Pa.
Oontlnued to Next Oolnmn
__JrtELP_WANTED__^
Wanted—
Salesman
By large Eastern commission'house;
most be thoroughly competent.
Splendid openingf for man who has
the ability to sell and can show re-
sults. Write, giving full particu-
lars, age, experience and reference.
Address R* G., care The Florists'
Exchange.
WANTED — ^An assistant; must be able to help
with general work in greenhouse; a willing worker,
no drones need apply. Married man preferred
17)^ to 22c. per hour, according to ability. Steady
employment to right party at once. S. M. Mer-
warth & Bros.. Wholesale Carnation Growers,
Easton, Pa. _
WANTED — A steady, reliable gardener who under-
stands his business and is capable of taking care
of a section in a large commercial greennouse
business near Boston. Good potter. S14 a week
to start. Address, giving references, R. M., care
The Florists* Exchange.
WANTED — An experienced assistant in green-
house work, well recommended. State expe-
rience and wages expected. No drone or drinker
need apply. Address R. B., care The Florists'
Exchange.
WANTED — Landscape gardener; capable foreman*
10 years' experience in planting, general land-
scape work, laying out playgrounds construction
of roads, sewers, tennis courts, etc. Address L.
G.. 810 Broad St., Newark, N. J.
WANTED — Assistant in retail florist and seed
store in hustling New England City; must be
well posted and able to meet refined trade. Give
full particulars in confidence. Address R. O., care
The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Section man on Roses. Married man
preferred. House with modern improvements
and land for garden supplied. Near schoolhouse
and stores. No booze fighter need apply. Address
Peirce Bros., Waltham. Mass.
WANTED — An uptodate pot plant man for a
section of houses to raise plants for a retail store
trade. Wages $75.00 per month, house and coal.
Steady job to right man. Address R. T., care The
Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Foreman to grow Carnations. 'Mums,
Ea^cr and Christmai stock, and all kinds of
bedding plants; mutt be a good msker-up and able
to handle men to advantage. Address W. B., care
The Florists' Fxcbange.
WANTED — A good grower for a general line of
cut flowers and pot plants. Carnations, 'Mums,
Easter and Christmas stock, etc. Reference re-
quired. State wages expected. Address P. B.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Foreman's assistant and 2 good gen-
eral greenhouse men; good, steady position.
Please give full particulars as to wages, etc. Ad-
dress P. E., care The Florists' Exchange
WANTED — A good grower for a general line of
cut flowers and potted plants. Carnations, Easter
and Christmas stock. State wages expected.
Frank X. Dienst, Middletown. N. Y.
WANTED — Assistant for general greenhouse
work. Must be able and willing to work; no
boozers wanted. Wages S12.00 per week. E. E.
King. Attleboro, Mass. ^_^^__
STOCK FOR SALE
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— S-inch ex-
tra strong plants, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000; 2M-inch, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
See Cyclamen, _ Christmas Peppers, Cinerarias,
Ferns, Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Irwin, 3097 Broadway, New York City.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS— 3-in„ $4.00 per 100.
Asparagus Sprengeri, 3-in., $3.00 per 100; strong
stock. Cash, please. J. W. Miller. Shir
town. Pa
per 10,000. CoIUngdale Greenhouses, Collingdale,
nouse grown seeu^ ^u.ym per lu'
order. L. Hoebel, Fort Lee, N. J.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy, 4-in.
pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PL, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
ASTERS — Crego, white and pink, and Semple's
white and pink; $2.00 per 1000; cash. C. J.
Asimus, Ansonia, Conn.
BK60NLA8
BEGONIAS — Gloire de Lorraine 2H-in. $14.00
per 100; strong, 4-in. pots, $35.00 per 100.
Chatelaine, strong. 2H-in., $8.00 per 100. Cincin-
nati, strong, 4-in., $35.00 per 100. R. J. Irwm,
3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y
REX BEGONIAS — Best kinds, strong Rooted
Cuttings, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. J.'.H.
Dann & Son. Weatfield, N. Y.
STOCKJFOR^ALE
BOUVARDIAS
1000 WHITE BOUVARDIAS, 800 Pink Bouvar-
dias and a few Red, $4.50 per 100. Morel Bros.,
622 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa.
BUI^BS
Have you ever tried the laTge size
PAPER WHITE GKANDIFLORA, 1,000
to the case? IF NOT,jNOW IS YOUR
OPPORTtTNITY. We have them and
can let you have some at $9.00 per 1,000.
You may get some cheaper but we know
that you cannot get any better. Try
a lew cases, we can ship them to.you by
return.
HUBERT BULB CO., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers.
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA M to K-in.,
$3.50 per 1000. Freesia Purity (True) grand
bulbs, H to^ M-i,n-. .SIO-OP ?=■■ , WOO. ^Hogan,
' & Co., 355-12th St., Oakland, Cal.
MAMMOTH CALLA BULBS, $6.00 per 100.
Second size, 1 in. to IH 'n.. $4.50 per 100. Cash
with order. Hogan, Kooyman & Co., 355 12th St.,
Oakland. Cal.
DUTCH BULBS — All varieties. Prices right.
Apply to Otto Heinecken, Whitehall Bldg., 17
Battery Place, New York City.
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME 100 1000
(New) $14.00 $125.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 6.50 60.00
ENCHANTRESS, LIGHT PINK. 6.00 55.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS... 6.00 55.00
MRS. C. W. WARD 6.50 60.00
BEACON 7.00 65.00
WHITE PERFECrriON 6.50 60.00
Also Winsor, Benora, White Wonder and other
varieties at market prices.
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York City.
Carnation Plants
Field Grown
10,000 Alma Ward, best white.
Write ua for price on what you want.
W. & H. F. EVANS, Rowlandville,
Philadelphia, Pa.
135,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
healthy, strong and free from disease. _The
only variety we offer for sale in large quantities is
Enchantress, at $60.00 per 1000. Plants guar-
anteed- Cash with order from unknown parties.
S. M. Merwarth & Bros., Wholesale Carnation
Growers, Easton, Pa.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— C.
W. Ward, Enchantress, White Enchantress,
Rose Pink Enchantress; good, clean, strong, bushy
stock. Write for prices. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard
PI., Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown. En-
chantress, $5.00 per 100. H. P. Streckfus,
itchfield. Conn .
FOR SALE — Carnation plants, field-grown, Mrs.
Ward and Enchantress, $6.00 per 100," $50.00
per 1000. Theo. Hengstenberg, Hempstead,
N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Pompons
Diana 450, Fairy Queen 250, Helen New-
berry 300, Iva 200, Klondike 1850, Minta 930,
Ruf us 45, White Jitsu-Jetul 90, Skibo 50, Utan
60. Zenobia 50; 2M-in. pot plants, $3.00 per 100,
$25.00 per 1000. Not less than 25 of a kind at
100, 250 at 1000 rate.
Conttnned to Next Column
ELMER D. SMITH S CO.,
ADRIAN, Mich.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 5000 Smith's Advance,
from 2Ji-in. pots, $2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings,
$1.00 per 100. ready now; also. Unaka. Polly Rose,
Oct. Frost, Halliday, etc.. Rooted Cuttings. $1.26
per 100; pots, $2.25 per 100. Chrysolora, Mrs.
Patty, etc.. Rooted Cuttings, $1.75 per 100; pots,
$2.75 per 100, Ramapo, Pink Gem, S. Sensation,
Rooted Cuttings, $3.00 per ipO. 76 other best
*Mums. Stafford Conservatories. Stafford Spgs..
CHRYSANTHEMUMS — 65 Jeanne Nonin. 75
Monrovia. 125 Estelle, 150 Unaka, 175 Halli-
day, 425 Smith's Advance; good, young stock
from 2J-2-in.pots, $2.00 per 100; or the lot for $17.00.
Stock guaranteed good. A. A. Laub, New Ham-
burgh, N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— From soil, ready for
benching; Polly Rose, Bonnaffon, Mrs. Perrin,
pink; $2.00 per 100. H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton,
N. J.
ROOTED CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS—
Major Bonnaffon, Pacific Supreme, $1.50 per
100, $12.00 per 1000. John R. Coombs, West
Hartford, Conn.
STOCKJFORJALE
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2M-in., hall dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus. Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses, R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway,
New York City.
rCTCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red. white
with eye and best pink. 3-in., ready now, $8.00
per 100, $76.00 per 1000. See Asparagus. Christ-
mas Peppers, Cinerarias, Ferns, Primroses and
-- " ' '- '- """.' Broadway, New
CYCLAMEN— 3-lnch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. JuUus Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in each fiat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per fiat; 10 flats.
$16.00, half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
Bat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, eitra fine, weU
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomium
and Aspidium, 2K-in., $3.00 per 100.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2}i-in-. well established,
ready about Aug. 25, $4.60 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in.,
$7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2)i-in, well es-
tablished, $10.00 per 100.
[xtra fine Fern Plants, for Store Decorations, ftc.
HARRISII. 8-in., $1.50 and $3.50 each.
BOSTONS. Extra large specimen plants, $6.00 ea.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poin-
settias, Primrose and Christmas Peppers.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
Contlnaad to Nazt Colmnii
BUSHY
Boston Ferns
From Benches
$12.50, $15.00 and $20.00 per 100.
Cash with order.
VJ. L. JONES, Nutiey, N. J.
FERNS — Scbolzell, S-inch, 25c. Good, heav;
plants. J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook, L. I.,
N. Y.
COOUDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave., Pasadena, Cal. Fcmi
and Feijoa our specialty.
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM— 2M-in., extra strong,
$6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Collingdale
Greenhouses. Collingdale. Pa.
FUNKIAS
FUNKIA VARIEGATA— Single points, $2.00
per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Clumps set last
August, $6.00 per 100. Express prepaid on
$5.00 orders and up. Send for Peony List
ready August 1st. O. H. Dickinson, Spring-
field, Mass.
GERANIUMS
GERANIUMS — S. A. Nun. in bud and bloom;
2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in..
$4.00 per 100. L. J. Rowe. Titusvilfe. Pa.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS — In pots and tubs. $1.50-$3.50
each. Large specimens, $5.00-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J.
IVY
ENGLISH IVIES— Strong, well-branched stock,
3-in., $8.00 per 100; 4-in., $13.00 per 100. John
Wilk, 25 East 14th St.. New York City.
ENGLISH IVY— Strong Rooted Cuttings, 17.60
per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y.
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches $8.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.60
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-fiowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HUNTSVIUf,AU.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.SO-$10.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehra Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
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STOCK FOR SALE
NURSKRY STOCK
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
PEONIES
** Peonies for Pleasure.**
This book of " Peonio for Pleasure *' gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use. how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
>pply> *Dd describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red. white and pink Peony
then send for " Peonies for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY,
The Largest Rose Growers in the World,
Bo» 23 Sprlnfefleld, Ohio.
PEONIES 'ttr
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
Dellcatlssima. Festiva Maxima. Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester.
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
We can furnish any size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
Henry Field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2ii-\n. pots, $4.00 per 100. See
Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cineraria, Ferns, _Poin-
n, 3097 Broad-
FOR SALE
My entire stock of Hardy Phlox, nearly 300
varieties, all the latest and standard kinds
and many seedlings crossed by hand. This
Is the largest collection in one lot.
W. F. SCHMEISKE, Binghamton. W. Y.
POIWSETTIAS
POirVSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
2Ji-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
?7.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2W-incb, $5.50 per 100. 850.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers, Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN. 3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMULA CHINENSIS FIMBRIATA— Alfaa.
white; Atrosanguinea, blood red; Coerula, the
real, true blue; Kermesina splendens, carmine
Rosea, bright rose; in 2^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100,
$25.00 per ^ 1000. Defiance, Christmas Red;
Karfunkelstein, blood red; La Duchesse, flesh
color, with yellow center; Morgenroethe, very large
blush rose; in 2^-in. pots, $3.50 per 100, $30.00
per 1000. Primula Sinensis, Stellata, blood red.
pink and blue; in 2M-in.pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00
Church Lane.
PRIiVlROSES
PRIMULA Chlnensls and Obconlca, giant-
flowering, from best strains, in all colors.
2J^.|nch pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoldes, 2i<^-lnch pots, $3.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Christmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Poinsettlas.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New Yorlc, N. Y.
RONSDORFER PRIMULA OBCONICA and
Chinensis in the best improved colors, out of
2)f-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per lOOO. Cash,
please. J. H. Fiesscr, Hamilton Ave., North
Bergen. N. J.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
roses, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. W.
Miller, Shi
ROSE PLANTS— Lady Hillingdon and Pink Kil-
larncy. 2H-in. stock. $6.00 per 100, $40.00 per
lOOO. 250 at the 1000 rate. Brant Bros., Inc.,
OoBtlnaad to S«xt Oolamn
STOCK FOR SALE
BOSES
ROSES — 400 Maids, 400 Brides, strong plants,
3H -In. pots. $5.00 per 100. Cash with order,
please. Robt. Williamson, Guttenberg, N. J.
SEEDS
Giant Pansies
sow NOW!,^,^^,
Special Cemetery Mixture $3.00 S0.40
Special Florists' Mixture 4.00 .50
Trimardeau Selections, mixed 4.00 .50
I'rlmardeau, line mixed varieties. . 1.50 .25
Cassier's Giants Improved, splen-
did mixture 5.00 .50
Trimardeau sorts as: Bronze Colors,
Golden Pure Yellow. Lord Beacons-
field, Purple, Pure White, Yellow
with eye. White with^eye. Each
variety separate 2.00 .30
Zangen's Exhibition Mixture. Best
creations 8.00 1.00
My Catalogue has also other varieties.
0. V. Zan^en, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLUMBINE SEED
(Aquilegia Caerulea) — The Colorado Slate
flower. True to type. Seed grown from collected
plants and we grow no other variety. New crop
now ready, $1.00 per oz. Write for prices in large
quantity. The Park Floral Company, Denver,
PANSY SEED-;-Mile High Strain, the result of
years of selection and the addition of the best
from numerous sources. Colors, size and habit
extra good. Trade pkt., Sl.OO; 6 pkts., $5.00;
12 pkts., $9.00. The Park Floral Company,
Denver, Colo.
NEW SEED— Delphiniums, BeUadonna Hybrids,
$1.50 per oz.; Giant Pansies, S1.50 per oz.;
Sweet William, single, mixed, 25c. per oz.; Coreop-
sis Lanceolata, Gaillardia, Grandiflora, large packs,
10c. George Hall, Adelphia, N. J.
GINSENG SEEDS— Fine lot of stratified seeds-
ready for planting, $6.00 per lb.; less than a Ib»
$8.00. Cash. C. K. White, Randolph, Vt.
SNAPDRAGONS
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON— 3-in., S5.00
per 100; 2M-m-. $4.00 per 100; good stock.
White Bros., Medina, N. Y.
STEVIAS
STEVIA— Fine, bushy plants, 4-in. pots, $6.00
per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI.,
Poughkecpsie, N. Y.
VINCAS
VINCA VARIEGATA— 4-ln., 10c. Fine stock
J. W. C. Sealy. Lynbrook, L. I., N. Y.
MISCEUANEOUS
CYCLAMEN — 3-in.,_ 8c.; Chrysanthemum stock
plants, 4c.; or will exchange for Cinerarias
Calceolaria, Primroses, Dahlia clumps or Cannas.
Write. Advance Floral Co., Dayton, Ohio.
VEGETABLE PLANTS
60,000 CELERY PLANTS— White Plume, Golden
Self-Blanching, mostly transplanted plants.
Must have the ground these plants occupy. Will
fill orders while plants last, $1.75 per 1000. Cab-
bage. Sl.OO per 1000; Cauliflower. S2.50 per 1000.
Cash, please. Lester's Plant Farm, W. C. Lester
Mgr., Plainville, Conn.
200,000 EXTRA FINE CELERY PLANTS—
Giant Pascal, White Plume, Winter Queen.
Self-Blanching, $1.00 per 1000. John E. White,
Carpentersvilie, N. J.
__STOCKJ5^AJ£rED^
WANTED— 1500 Boston Ferns, in 2K-in. pots-
Please answer as soon as possible and quote
prices. Address R. R. Haley, 106 Avon St.,
Maiden, Mass.
_FOR^SAlX^RJREjSn|^
FOR SALE
First class greenhouse plant. About
60,000 square feet glass. Located near
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis
and Chicago markets. Houses well
stocked with Chrysanthemums, Carna-
tions, Summer and Winter Roses.
Boilers and pumps in first class condi-
tion. Just the place for the man who
wants to grow for the wholesale trade.
If interested, send for complete descrip-
tion. Address
T. J. LUDNVIG
2270 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio.
FOR SALE— At Sharon, Mass., 17 acres, house,
shed, barn, 2 greenhouses. For full particulars
address E. G. Blaney, Swampscott, Mass.
Oontlnnod to Nait Oolamn
FOR SALE OR RENT
ON ACCOUNT of poor health am obliged to dis-
pose of greenhouse at once. We have 5000 ft.
of glass, cottage house and barn adjoining, and a
10-room, 2)^2 story house with modern conveni-
ences. Can be bought right and on easy terms.
An excellent opportunity for a man to make a
good living and a nice little sum besides. Wilt
exchange for other property, if desired. A. W.
Jennings & Co., Shelburne Fails, Mass.
FOR SALE— 3 greenhouses, 16x200 ft. each;
only 1 and 2 years old; suitable for growing
Carnations; very best condition, hot water heating;
2 Lord & Burnham Boilers and 1 Carton; 3 acres of
ground, S3500.00. Also 6-room bungalow in
splendid condition, hot and cold water, stationary
range, bath, etc., about 1 acre of land, §3000.00.
Just outside limits of Hightstown, N. J. For full
particulars apply to S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.,
160S Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. ___^_
FOR SALE— The florist plant of the late Robert
_ Chesney, consisting of about 4 acres of high,
sightly land covered with fine fruit and shrubs of
all kinds, 2 good dwelling houses situated on the
west side of Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove.
Address Mary Chesney, Executrix, Cedar Grove,
N.J. _____„__
FOR SALE OR RENT— Old established Coleus
Cutting business. A good chance to make
money. 5000 sq. ft. of glass; modern greenhouses;
in first-class condition. Small deposit required.
C. Schulze & Son, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing,
L. L, N. Y.
FOR SALE— 2 greenhouses, 20x40 and 50x120;
and a double house, 40x120; steam heat, 2 boilers,
a good retail trade established; good house and
barn and a small piece of land. Address or call
on Wm. Swind. Cazenovia, N. Y.
FOR SALE — Greenhouse property in Central
New York. 4000 ft. glass, 2)4 acres land; S1200,
one-half cash. Must be sold at once because of
owner's sickness. Address P. D., care The Florists'
Exchange.
FOR RENT— A greenhouse, about 5000 ft. glass*
with about one acre of land. Large boiler nearly
new. Edmund Reardon, 38 Henry St., Cambridge
A, Boston, Mass.. Telephone 1034.
FOR SALE -Owner retiring; 20.000 ft. greenhouse;
5 acres land; excellent 11-roon house, large
barn; wagon house near station. Address M. F.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE OR RENT^3 greenhouses. 2, 25 x 100.
and 1, 2o X 125; plot of ground, 42 x 425 x 90.
For particulars address T. K., 149 Union Ave.,
Irvington, N. J.
FOR SALE— Nicely established florist business
and lease of store in a thriving city of over 80,000.
A bargain and a splendid opportunity for a live
man. Address R. E.. care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— 2 greenhouses. 20 ft. x 75 ft. even
span, 16-in. x 24-in. glass, ventilating and steam
heating system complete. Address Harmer Gil-
bert, Remlu P. O.. Edge Hill Station. Pa.
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
1 PUTNAM WATER BOILER, 7 sections, grate
24 inches, fire box 24 x 42 inches. This Boiler
will carry 1 house 24 X 150. Cost S235.00. Will
sell for S75.00. Has been used 3 years; practically
as good as new, taken out to put in larger boiler
to heat more houses. Quianick Greenhouses,
J. H. Gushing, Prop., Quidnlck, R. 1., P. O. An-
thony.
SOO BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. a B. boilers, 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler.
Good condition, cheap. I. SuessermauD, 104
Ridgcwood Ave., Newark, N. J.
FOR SALE— Hitchings No. 4 Saddle Boiler, 80
h.p. tubular Steam Boiler with grates complete,
excellent condition. Morehead return trap used
but few months, good as new. Hatcher, Amster-
dam, N. Y.
FOR SALE— One No. 3 Guerney Doric Hot Water
Boiler, guaranteed in periect condition. Gash
price S55.00. W. J. Cain, 134 North St., Newton-
ville, Mass.
FOR SALE— 1 Lord & Burnham hot water
boiler. No. 724, 7 sections, used 2 years, in first-
class order. Make me an offer. W. R. Brewer,
45 Totowa Ave.. Paterson. N. J.
FOR SALE — Mitchcl's upright hot water boiler
in good condition. 5 ft. high, 24 in. fire pot.
Price $30.00. Jos. Olesky, Glens Falls, N. Y.
FOR SALE^Flats made from Chestnut: price,
$15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000. S. E. Swenson.
P. O., Box 152. Park Ridge. N. J.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable pricei on
New Pipe, sizea 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with u« before buying eliewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbers In Wroutht Iroo and Steal Pip*
Roebllne and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
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For Sale
pipe New, black, guaranteed In (ull
r I r L lengths : J-in., 7Hc. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
Unga, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled for
Irrigation purposes.
SKONDHAND PIPE ^??^M
2Mc.: lK-in..3Hc.: lH-m,5c.! 2.in'!;'6Hc. pei'ft
Hot-BedSash-Doubie Light Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1.65.
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from $1.00 up.
n ACQ ^"' * *"'' ^ <lo"'>Ie-thick greenhouse
ULAuU glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
DAII IDC y^"^ '"■8= »">ck, new and second,
DUiLlIIj '""'•'• A'^» Radiators, Valves,
WSS.S.IIV Fittings, etc.
linCF NON-KINlT, 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
IIUjL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAI. CO.
1398-1408 Matropolrtan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS
WANTED TO BUY— Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists' Eichange.
WANTED TO RENT— About 10,000 sq. ft. of
glass near New York. Address R. A., care The
Florists Exchange.
PUBLICATIONS
THE PACIFIC GARDEN, a monthly journal
devoted exclusively to floriculture and semi-
tropic fruit Rowing. Authority for Pacific Coast
Cultural articles. $1.00 a year, 10c. a copy.
The Annual Meeting
Of the FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION
will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, August the
22nd, in Committee Room C of the Con-
vention Hall of the S. A .F. & O. H., at Min-
neapolis, Minn.
JOHN G. ESLER, Secretary.
Southampton (N. Y.) Horl. Society
The Southampton Horticultural So-
ciety held its one hundred and fifth
regular session on July 3. After the
regrular order of business some time
was spent discussing the question of
how to keep the Rose bug from Grapes
and Roses. The principal matter be-
fore the Society was the coming ex-
hibition, being the seventh annual ex-
hibition of the Society. Notwithstand-
ing the very dry weather we have had,
it promises to surpass any previous ex-
hibition, both as to quantity and qual-
ity. This being the Newport of Long
Island, we have several wealthy Summer
residents who spare neither money nor
pains to help their gardeners raise the
best. We will pitch our tent on a plot
in the park especially graded and pre-
pared for the purpose.
D. T. WELLS, Cor. Seo'y.
Hailstorm at Kokomo, Ind.
W. W. Coles of Kokomo, Ind., reports
under date of Aug. 4, that a severe hail-
storm visited that city about 2.30 o'clock
on July 31, L. A. Coles lost 250 panes
of 16x54 glass: W. W. Coles over 2000
panes of 16x24 glass; Fred Kelly 150
lights. The two florists in the south end
of town, T. L. Knipe and W. A. Bitler,
were more fortunate as the hailstorm
did not travel in that direction and, con-
sequently, they did not lose any glass.
Cincinnati, 0.
Those who have signified their inten-
tion of going to the Minneapolis con-
vention from this city are few so far.
They include C. E. Critchel] and Mrs.
.Critchell, and J. A. Peterson and Mrs.
and Miss Peterson. They expect to join
the Chicago delegation. A. O.
Lafatettk, III. — Mrs. Irwin Ingles,
wife of the proprietor of the Home Nur-
ser.v. died at the St. Francis Hospital
in Kewanee on July 31, following an
operation. Her death was a shock to Ijer
many friends, few of whom knew of her
serious condition. She is survived by
BIr. Ingles and two children.
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Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists |
The Florist Supply House of America
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
SUMMER SEASON
By having enough Stock
on hand
Halye you enough Nagnolia
Leaves, Wheat Sheaves,
Cycas Leaves?
Our Sunshine Baskets increase
your Summer sales. Look them over.
H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., p'^^'oilXfpa
Please mention the Esohange when writing.
I " INCREASE i
1. Your Trade.
2. Your Profits.
DECREASE
1. Your Ice Bills.
2. Your Loss by
Spoilage.
HOW?
By Installing a
McCray Florists'
Refrigerator
Every florist realizes the importance of keeping CUT FLOWERS in the
proper temperature, and how quickly they " go bad " and become a dead loss
on your hands when the temperature is not right.
The construction of McCray Florists' Refrigerators is such that it not only
maintains exactly the right temperature, but displays your flowers in such an
attractive manner that the profits from your increased sales will soon pay for
the refrigerator.
They are built in a large variety of stock sizes or can be built special to fit
.any available space.
Our No. 73 Florists' catalog will be mailed free upon request.
MCCRAV REFRIGERATOR COMPANY
567 Lake St., KENDALLVILLE, IND.
CHICAGO OFFICE
158 West Wabash Avenue
NEW YORK OFFICE g
231 West 42nd Street S
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Don't buy your
RUSCUS
until you Kave seen ours
All visitors are welcome to our
Offices and Show Rooms, 72
East Randolph Street. A grand
display of Novelties and Holi-
day Suggestions.
Get Our Catalogue
Poehlmann Bros. Co.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Kervan Co. "'"^y^"!.';**-
WHOLESALE I™ "•«*
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smllax, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock, Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Ferns, Green and Bronze
:othoc Sprays, Sp'
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
Fleata mention the Exohange when wrltlns.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
JOS. G. NEIDINGER, Florists' Supplies
1513-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
FloMt mention the Exohange when writing.
GIBBONS
THE SMILAX HAN
Can make shipments of
Smilax after Sept. 1.
RED LEVEL, - gLAggMS
GREEK-AMERICAN
Florists' Supply Company
12Z West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A lar^e and complete line of Standard
Supplies and Novelties.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
MICHIGAN
CIT FLOWER EXCHANGE
INCORPORATED
Wholesale Commission Florists
Dealers in Fancy Ferns
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
please mention the Exohange when writlnp.
For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
10<inch dlk chiffon ipecial at 10c per yard. Tfaie
ia fancy goods at a very low figure. Alt colore.
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
please mention the Exohange when writing.
August 9, 1913
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DO NOT FAIL TO SEE
Raedlein's Basket Exhibit
At the Minneapolis Convention
August 19-23, 1913
The Raedlein Line is unbeatable and consists of
the needs of every florist both large and small.
Everything you need in floral basket ware can be
obtained here at less cost than elsewhere. Buy here
and be a satisfied customer. Do not place your
order elsewhere until you have seen our line and
received our prices. Once a customer, always a
customer.
Salesroom in Chicago Factories in Germany
RAEDLEIN BASKET CO.
713 Milwaukee Avenue
CHICAGO
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Dayton, 0.
_ The past two weeks have been excep-
tionally busy ones for this time of the
year, mainly with funeral work, and the
great shortage of stock made it quite a
problem some days to get out tie work.
At present it looks as though our good
old standby, the Gladiolus, is going back
on us this season as they are so slow
blooming, and when they do open they
are blighted at the ends and are of poor
quality. The Asters this season are also
almost a failure ; they are extremely slow
in coming on and tihe stock is far below
standard in quality. Contrary to the
usual rule, the Easter Lilies have been
plentiful this season, 'Which helps to make
up for the shortage of the usual Summer
stock.
Mrs. L. D. Johnson expects to t>e at
her old stand on Bast 5th St. in about
two weeks. The building she occupied
was so badly damaged by the flood that
it bad to be entirely rebuilt.
Joseph I. Sdhaeffer and Mrs. Schaeffer
are enjoying their new auto to the full-
est extent. They motored to Urbana last
Sunday and spent the day with relatives.
Mrs. FVank enjoyed a very pleasant
visit with friends in Columbus, O., last
week.
Mrs. Bowman, associated with the
Heiss Co., spent last week with rela-
tives in Columbus.
Visitors to Dayton last week were
Mr. Kennedy, with McCulloush's Sons
Oo. of Cincinnati, and Mr. Ford, with A.
Herrmann. J. A. Peterson, with Mrs.
Peterson and daughter motored to Day-
ton last week to spend Sunday with
friends.
W. Horlacher reports a busy week,
with a great scarcity of stock. His
usual abundant supply of Summer gar-
den flowers was l)adiy afl'ected by the
hot, dry weather we have had this sea-
son.
C. Jenkins is very much disappointed
with his Gladiolus crop. When the
lower flowers axe in good condition the
top of the stock will wilt over. The
Asters are also short crop and blighted.
C W. Hoffman, who usually raises a
large quantity of Gladioli witih other
Summer flowers, is very much discouraged
with this year's crop.
The Heiss Co. did the decorating this
week for the opening of Dayton's new
large restaurant, using quantities of
Palms, Lilies and Gladioli. The com-
pany started this Tveek to decorate its
walk, but found upon taking the old
paint off that the walls are still too wet
to be repainted.
Mrs. B. Hendricks, wlio was severely
injured a couple of months ago, is get-
ting along very nicely and expects soon
to be able to walk again with the aid of
crutches. K. E. T.
Cleveland, 0.
W. S. Wheadon has left his position
as manager of the Taylor Flower Shop
and taken charge at C. M. Wagner's.
Miss Endress will have charge of the
Taylor Flower Shop in future.
'There is a rumor that a new whole-
sale plant and flower store will be opened
on or about October 1. Full details will
be published shortly.
The retailers have been very busy with
funeral work the past week, and they
seem to think that this July was a de-
cided improvement over the same month
last year.
Visitors : Mr. Meuhler of Julius
Roebrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. ; Mr. Cook
of Stumpp & Walter Co., New York;
Fred. Longren of Poehlmann Bros. Co.,
Chicago; Mr. Freund of the A. A. Ar-
nold Paper Box Co., Chicago.
A. B. B.
REED & KELLER
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
122 W. 25fh Sfree
NEW YORK
Fleua mention the Exohuiffe when writing.
METALS, WIRE WORK
and BASKET WORK
Landscape Gardening
A course for Gar-
deners, Florists and
Home-makers, taught
by Prof. Craig and
Prof. Beal of Cornel
University.
ProjETtasive Florista
recognize the growing
importance of a knowl*
edge of Landscape Art.
Gardeners who un-
derstand up-to-date
a.x,r. ■..^aiu methods and practice
are in demand for the best positions.
A knowledge of Landscape Gardening
ia indispensable for those who would have
the pleasantest homes.
250-pace Catalog^ircc. Write today.
Tbe Home Correspondence School
l>ept. F. E.. SprlngBeld, Maaa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SPHAGNUM MOSS
Large (lo barrel) Bales, $4.50.
Cash^^with order
G. ELLIOTT GILES
BARNCGAT, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Tp FANCY and DAGGER FERNS
HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE 'Z,r
Prices— Huclileberry Foliage, J2.00 per c«se.
Fancy Feme, $1.25 per 1000. Daitaer
Ferns, $1.10 per 1000.
CALDWELL Tbe IVoodsman Co..
Ettrytbint in Smabcm Empttni.
BVEROREEIV, AUABAIVfA
Please mention the Exchange whe
A Record To Be Proiid Of ROssiN'rHANFLiNG
Boston, Mass. — Wm. C. Bowditoh of
647 Warren St., Rorburv, has been
awarded judgment for .$1800 against the
oit.v of Boston, and for an equal sum
asainst the Rrookline Oas IJcht Co. On
iFeb. 24. 1904 the gas service pipe oppo-
site Mr. Bowditch's greenhouses on
Georgia St. was found to be brolien.
Gas escaping througli the ground en-
tered the greenihouscs, causing damage
to the plants.
The Florists' Hall Association has paid 1700
losses amountlne to a total of $235,000.00.
For full particulars address
JOHNG. ESLER,SaddleRlver,N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Black Cat Hose
BEST QUALITY
Strong, durable and flexible. 8 ply. li-in., 16c.
foot. 8 ply. >4-in., 16c. foot.
ANY LENGTH DESIRED
U. CUTLER RYERSON
I OB Third Ave., NEWARK, N. J.
Plesst mention the Exchange when writing.
OfSce and Sale
114 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITT
Telephone 3053 Madison Square
J'ndTmpoSe?/of Wjllow add Faiicy Baskets fer florists
Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
4S"Our Specialties: Wheat Sheaves and Baskets
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the
only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised In each Issue, and this
feature means that a reader In need of,
say, Carnations, can look at this Index
and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
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Carnations,
Violets, Lilies,
Orchids, Gardenias
Because we handle stock of about 100
of the best flower growers in New
England. We have pleased hun-
dreds of customers and can please
you. Our aim is to give you the
best quality, lowest price and
prompt service. Place your or-
lers with us and they will be
filled properly, and to your
entire satisfaction. We
handle more Cut Flowers
than any other commis-
house in Boston.
^ ■ us your orders
and we will do the
rest.
Cut flower
folding
Boxes
Satisfaction
Guaranteed
Per 100
18x5x3 $1.75
21x5x31^ 1.85
24x5x33^ 2.35
28x5x3H 2.90
30x5x3H 3.00
21x8x5 2.85
24x8x5
28x8x5
30x8x5
36x8x5
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30x12x6 6.25
36x14x6 7.50
Double
Violet Boxes
Per 100
9x4x4 $1.75
9Hx6x5
10x7x6
12x8x7
2.25
2.50
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No charge for
printing in lots of
500
Special (fiscounts ti
lafje quantities
Our beautiful Illus-
trated Catalogue
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LAUREL WREATHS
PINE WREATHS
HOLLY WREATHS
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I E^nnicj CROP
DAGGER AND FANCY
$1.00 per 1000. ,^je"<,urt™es
RED RUSCUS
Green and Violet Tinfoil
Best Quality, 20c. per lb.
PLAIN TINFOIL, 9c. per lb.
Bronze Galax
Green Galax
$1.50 per 1000, $12.50 per 10,000
IMPORTED
Cycas Leaves
Finest
Quality
We import best
quality only.
Our Cycas
Leaves are pre-
pared by best
manufacturers
in Europe.
Our prices are
the lowest.
Per 100
4x8 in. $2.00
8x12 in. 2.50
12x16 in. 3.00
16x20 in. 3.50
20x24 in. 4.00
24x28 in.
28x32 in.
32x36 in.
36x40 in.
5.00
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IMMORTELLES
Laurel Festooning, 5c. and 6c. per yard
Wild SmUax,.Best Quality, $5.00 and $7.00
per case
Green Magnolia Leaves
Very Best Quality, $2.00 per basket: Five
baskets, $1.75 per basket
We constantly carry a large assort-
ment of Florist Supplies and can
fill orders at a moment's notice.
Henry M. Robinson & Co.
Wholesale Commission Florists
Manulacforers and Imiiorters of Florist SoppUes
Hardy Cat Evergreens
BOSTON, MASS.
OUR NEW STORE
2 Winthrop Square 32 Otis Street
Telephones
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Buffalo, N. Y.
Receipts have shortened up, and there
is quite a change in the market compared
to a few days ago. Roses have shortened
up and a scarcity now exists, especially
of Mar.vland and Double White Killar-
ney, the latter having taken the place of
Kaiserin. Carnations are still had of
good quality, considering the severe hoit
weather we had the past month. Early
Asters are not of the best : it has been
so dry that by all reports the early crop
will be a failure. Gladioli of local cut
are coming in. and some choice America,
which sell readily. Easter Lilies are
in good supply, and these have helped out
considerably.
The Buffalo Florists' Club and the
trade at large have learned that our
friend, F. C. Brown, who has been as-
sociated with S. A. Anderson for a num-
ber of years, has left the city and taken
a position with the J. M. Gasser Co.
of Cleveland. We are sorry to lose
Fred, who was one of the leaders in the
Club.
The firm of Clements & Co., located at
Utioa and Main sts., have sold out to
Bdw. Slattery & Co., who took posses-
sion on August 1. Mr. Slattery was
manager for W. J. Palmer & Son for a
number of years, and the trade wishes
him every success.
Mnskoka Lake is named as a good
spot for recreation and to gain weight,
'rhis was not the case with IS. C. Bruck-
er. vice-president of the W. F. Kasting
Co., as the scales showed a decrease upon
bis return to business on Monday.
On July 31. W. H. Eiss, -n^ile at the
store of the W. F. Kasting Co. received
a message that the stork had left a tiny
little Eiss at the home of the Eiss family.
Her name is Emily. Congratulations,
Wallace. E. C. B.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Trade is still quiet. Funeral work oc-
casionally helps some. Stock generally
is not up to grade. Asters and Gladioli
are getting plentiful, but are small owing
to the excessive heat and drought, which
still continue. The dry, parching winds
seem to take the life out of everything ;
shade trees are shedding their leaves, and
many are dying. The oldest gardener
here told the writer yesterday that in all
his experience he had never seen things
suffer as at present. There will be a
heavy loss in herbaceous plants among
.private growers. Large beds of Phlox,
Peonies, Violets and many other things
look as if burnt with fire. There have
been heavy thunder showers all round
us.
On the night of July 31 millions of
small moths descended upon the city,
literally covering everything and every
body on the streets. Where they came
from is a mystery. They were very small
and stuck to anything they alighted upon.
Park Supt. Campbell could not identify
them, but does not believe they will
cause any damage to trees or shrubs.
Phillips & I\ocher of Helen st. report
having had a very good Spring and
Summer trade. They are very busy
building an addition to their houses; It
will be 50ft. by 40ft. Their house of
'Mums has started off very well, and
should produce some good early flowers.
The Carnations in the field are a fine
lot, and with some rain will make grand
plants.
Ferns are the principal things seen
in the florists' windows now, although
Qiiinlan's Salina st. store is always very
attractive with a nice assortment of sea-
sonable flowers. His Kaiserin Augusta
Victoria Roses are remarkably good.
H. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Hontsch Boilers
J. P. Dahlborn & Co., of 217 Hacken-
sack Plank Road. Weehawken, N. J.,
general agents for the Hontsch boilers in
this country, report having recently sup-
plied boilers to Louis Dupuy, Whitestone,
L. I., John Nemeth, Brooklyn, W. H.
Dahman, Wo^lhaven. Iv. L. and Lehnig
& Winnefeld, Hackensack. N. J. Lehnig
& Winnefeld propose to use the Hontsch
boiler exclusively in the future. Mr.
Dahlborn reports that the water gate
feature of this boiler is attracting much
attention from the trade.
MiLLViLLE. N. J. — Mrs. Rae Hender-
son of Seventh st. has bought up the
lease on the property, and will be en-
abled to remain in the same location.
GOLD LEnERS
miyi inch (No. 1) 45c. p«l 100
Iglincb (No. 2) 40c. per 100
9<^ inch (No. 4) 36c. per 10()
A fine compartment box free of charge with
orders for 1000
Script Words for Ribbon Worit
Like " FatfacF," " Mother," " At Rest," etc.
In Gold and Purple^ well glued:
2Hc. the piece
American Importing Co.
219 Dearborn Stieet. CHICAGO
Pleaae mention the Exchange Tghen writine.
The Model
Carnatioii and Tomato Supports;
Galvanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Rnbbish Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
WriU Jot CompUtt Cmtalogu*
IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metropolitan. Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y
Please mention the Exchange whan writing.
CUT FLOWER BOXES
EDWARDS FOLDING BOX COi
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writin|r.
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000. $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W.J. COWEE, Berlin, N.Y.
Samples free. For sale by dealers
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Huckleberry Foliage, ^^Z»
New Crop Fancy Ferns, J^f^
New Crop Dagger Ferns, p*^iL
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Do Not Let The Accounts Owing
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
66 Pine Stieet, NEW YORK
WIRE DESIGNS
PRICKS RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let us quote yon on your next order. If it*i nude
of wire we can make it.
GEORGE B. HART, Mamifactiirer
24-SO Stone St., ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
George Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 28th St., NEW YORK
GREENS of Every Kind
A£d FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Telephone — 1202 Madison Square
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
mi AMERICAN CARNATION 's"3!i§
U. De la Mart Ptg. S Pub. Co., 2 to g Duane SL, N.Y.
August 9, 1913.
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Good Stock
Per 100
KAISERIN ROSES, 3 in $6.00
ENGLISH IVY, 3 in 6.00
VINCAS, heavy, 4 in 10.00
FERNS, Scottli, 3 in 10.00
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, White and
Yellow, Chadwick and Smith's
Sensation, $3.00 per 100.
BOUVARDIA, White, $4.00 per 100.
CAMPBELL BROS., Penllyn, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
JOHN WILK
25 East 14th Street
NEW YORK CITY
ENGLISH IVIES
strong, well branched stock, 3-inch, $8.00
per 100; 4-inch, S13.00 per 100.
I carry a full line of selected strain of
Flower Seeds such as PANSIES, STOCKS,
CINERARIA, CALCEOLARIA, SCHI-
ZANTHUS, etc.
Pleaaa mention the Exchange when writing.
Vinca Variegata
2M-in. pots, S2.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, S4.00 per
100; 4-in. pots, $7.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots, S4.00 per
100; 4-in. pots. S6.00 per 100; i'A-'m- S8.00 per
100; 5-in., $10.00 per 100.
ASTERS, Scrapie's Assorted. 2-in.. Sl.oO per
100. Cash with order.
S. G. BENJAMIN, Fishkill, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing, .
SmilaxPlants
Strong, thrifty 2-in. stock, $1.25
per 100, lio.oo per 1000.
R. KII.BOU RN
CLINTON, N. V.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SMILAX
2M-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Sprengeri
2M-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
Cash, please
MAGNUS PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SNILAX
As good aa It can be grown.
Can fiH any sized order at $1.25 per 100 for 250
or over; $1.60 per 100 for less than 260.
SPRENGERI, $1.60 per 100; HATCHERI,
$5.00 per 100.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Eachange when writing.
ASTERS
Large flowers on long stems. The
finest quality grown.
AUGUST Ist TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE, OREGON
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$46.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.GHINNICK, TRENTON, N.J.
PleaiA mention the Exchange when writing.
PLANT CULTURE ■■.■!■.?
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
C.J.SPEELMAN®SONS
Sassenheitn - - Holland
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
St. Louis
The Bentzeu Floral Co. is always well
stocked with seasonable flowers. It has
one of the m'ost attractive stores in
North St. Louis.
Adolph Brix is a daily visitor to the
wholesale market.
The advt. of the Kalisch Bros. Floral
Co. in the St._ Louis National B. B. Club
score book brings it a good deal of busi-
ness, the prize attraction winning the
itavor of the lady fans.
The Metropolitan Floral Co. reports
having: enjoyed a nice Summer business.
Miss il. S. Neuman always has a well
arranged window, and this with good
management] lias built up for her one of
the best businesses in St. Louis.
W. C. Young, Jr., has just purchased
a Ford car for pleasure purposes and
wants a buyer for his motorcycle.
Henry Berning has a nice selection of
seasonable flowers on hand, and is mov-
ing quantities of them.
C. A. Kuehn is carrying a nice grade
of Gladioli. Roses. Lilies and Daisies.
The Windier Floral Co.'s counters
are well filled with flowers, and it has
enjoyed an exceptionally fine business
since it embarked in same last Septem-
ber. The special this week has been a
nice grade of Killarney and Richmond
Roses.
The W. C. Smith Wholesale Floral Co.
is Rtron2_ on extra fine Gladioli, which it
is receiving from the suburban growers.
Geo. H. Angermuller reports a nice
^Summer business thus far.
Wm. Jlehl. who completed the plant-
ing of the Milliken and Faust places this
Spring, has been kept busy keeping stock
alive, as this Summer has been a very
severe test on young shrubbery and ti>ees.
Sanders' Nurseries are fixing the store
room, installing some new fixtures and
building a workroom adjacent to their
irreenhnuses on Clara ave. When fin-
ished this will give an entirely ne^v ap-
pear.nnc^ and fill a long needed want.
Otto Sanders has moved from Kings-
highway and Delmnr ave. to his new
location adjoining the King's Theatre.
He has two lartrp windows and a good
deal more ground to spare, and the move
should help him considerably as it is a
\erv desirable location.
Society nigh_t at the flower show this
Fall will be by invitation only, and ad-
mitt.Tnce will be .f.i.
Woi'k is progressing nicelv with
Werner & Bros, of Clayton, Mo., in
greenhouse building, and when finished
they will have the largest area of glass in
St. Louis under one management. They
grow Roses. Carnations, Lilies and
forced '\*a1]e.v.
Grimm & Gorly are running some very
.attrnetive slides at the new King's mo-
tion picture theatre on Kingshighway,
whicli attract a good deal of attention
and incidentally form a good means of
advcrtisinsr.
Tlip Streikfur Steamboat Line is the
oflicial route to the S. A. F. convention
of the St. Loui.s delegation, and the fol-
lowing, as near as can be nscertninefl.
will travel by that route: W. C. Smith
and wife. Frank Windier. .T. .T. Windier.
Edwin Penker. Otto Koenig. Will Young.
The following, it is understood, will
travel by rail : F. C. Weber and wife,
C. C. Sanders. O. K. S.
Elyria, 0.
The general condition of trade is quiet,
with funeral work as the chief outlet for
stock. Flowers are in better supply and
the stock planted in the fields shows
marked improvement. Local florists are
busy getting their benches ready for the
Carnations, very few being planted in-
doors as yet.
L. C. Hecock made a business trip to
Springfield early last week. He reports
business as being quiet there, the various
greenhouse forces being busy with the
work of propagating the new crop of
Roses. A. A. Fox, of Hecock's force, is
off on a few days' vacation, the first he
has taken in the past 20 years.
L. J. Hennes of Amherst, is doubtless
New American Beauty Geranium
We take great pleasure in introducing to our many cus-
tomers for 1913 OUT New American Beauty Geranium.
For the first time, after working on it for nearly three year*,
we are offering it for sale.
OUR CLAIM FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY GERA-
NIUM is that it surpasses all other Geraniums in its real
American Beauty color. The individual blooms measure
2Ji inches across. It is semi-double, medium dwarf, of
stately shape. It has come to stay as a money-maker.
Prices to the trade: 2H-'n. pots, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.;
3-in. pots, $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz., cash. Write for
circulars in natural colors and prices on large lots.
John Bauscher florist FreeportJII.
Please mention the Exchange i
ORCHIDS Geraniums
CUT BI.OOMS of Cattlayas, Dem-
drobiiuiis, Onoldlnms, Ojprlp*-
dlnms, etc., at their kmob.
Qaality second to nona. Prices ri<ht
Prompt delivery.
PAUL DE NAVE
Ordiid Grower FALL RIVER, MASS.
Pleaae mention the Exohanga when writing.
Arrived
In fine
condition
CATTLE A Trianae, specially fine type. C.
Dowlana, C. Gaskelllana, C. Percivaliana,
C. speclosissima, Odontoglossum grande,
Onddium spiendidum. O. blcaJIosum*
Lycaste Sklnnerl, Dendrobium formosum, D.
Jameslanum, D. chrysotoxum, etc.
Write for prices.
LAGER & HURRELL, SUMMIT, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writine.
ORCHIDS
ORCHIDS
Fresh Importations, ready for immediate delivery.
CATTLEYAS Glgas. Trianae, Schroederae,
Lablata, Speciosissima, Mosslae.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DE BUCK
p. O. Box 73 SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
ntion the Exchange when writing.
Primula Malacoides
$2.00 per 100.
CHAS.ZIMMER,WestCollingswood,N.J.
•Hhree Miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
the busiest florist in this section. He de-
votes a large portion of his time in Sum-
mer to market gardening, and from this
source realizes a goodly sum.
The L. C. Hecock Floral Co. is spe-
cializing in Ferns this season. Besides
having several benches of them at the
home place, the E. Smith greenhouses is
leased for this purpose. J. McL.
Gladiolus Society of Ohio
The first annual flower show of this
Society will be held Aug. 15, at No. 5709
Euclid ave., Cleveland, O. An attractive
list of prizes is offered, and a good ex-
hibit is confidently expected, if season
conditions are such as to be favorable.
•The premium list is ready for distribu-
tion, and may be obtained of Wilbur A.
Christy, sec'y, Warren, O.
RICARD, POITEVINE, NUTT, BUCHNER,
DOYLE. Big lot of 2-iDch stock, $2.00 per 100,
$16.00 per 1000.
ROOTED CUTTINGS, $10.00 p«i 1000.
Cash with order
Peter Brown, 'It^^" lancasler, Pa.
GERANIUMS
SPECIAI, PRICKS NOW Per 100
John Doyle, 2-in $1.50
S. A. Nutt, 2-in 1.50
Mme. Buchner, 2-in 1 50
Poltevine, 2-in 1.75
DRAC^NA Indlvlsa, 2-in 2.00
ELMER RAWLINGS. Olean, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED cuttings;
Poltevine, Castel
auUo. Nutt. $10.(
Cash with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
A Good Buy For Any Florist
The finest and the largest lot of Rooted Cut-
tings 1 ever had for August delivery, and guar-
anteed to reach you in good growing condition.
$10.00 per 1000 for NUTT and POITEVINE
$12.50 per 1000 for RICARD.
ALBERT M. HERR. Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
GERANIUMS
Fine, stocky, 3. in. plants, in bud and bloom.
Nutt, Buchner, Poltevine, Ricard, $4.00 pet
100, $36.00 per 1000. Mixed, S3.50 per 100.
2-inch stock, strong, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 pel
1000.
Rooted Cuttings. $10.00 and $12.50 per 1000
Cash, please.
515 S. Wes
End Ave.
Geraiiiums §s?J^gs
S. A. NUTT, $10.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, $10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
55 Hudson St.. Lynn, Mass.
GERANIUMS
Poltevine, Ricard, Nutt, Doyle and Rose. Rooted
Cuttings. $1.00 per 100.
BEGONIAS, nowering, assorted. Rooted Cuttings,
$1.00 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUM Chas. Razer. Rooted
cuttings, $1.00 per 100.
COLEUS, 10 varieties. Rooted Cuttings, 50c. per
100.
3. A. WAUIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when uniting.
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Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2i^-inch plants, S5.00i)er 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODUCER
Amsterdam, New York
Pleate mention the Eiohange when Twiting.
Palms, Terns, Dracaena indivisa, Salvias "jh English Ivy
ASSORTED FERNS for dishee. tS.OO per 100.
COCOS emd KENTIAS for ccntera, 10c. eacb.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 4-m. Zfic and 35c.
each; S-in. 50c. and 7Cc«
DRACAENA INDIVISA. 5-m.. 25c.i S-ia.. Sfic
ENGLISH IVIES, good bushy ttDcL, 3 faM and
over, tlO.OO per 100.
SALVIA. t2.60 per 100.
MRINRV "NVESTOIV, Hempstead, IN. V.
Maaia ■amtlea tta fcehaaga wh«« wrltlaa.
FERNS
Assorted Table Ferns from 2^-m. pots»
$3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD GLEAN STOCK
Having considerably increased my stock of
same, I am in the position to fill larger orders,
at least for the present, and will make prices
as follows:
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00 per
100; Qumps, $9.50 per 1000. $8.60 per 1000 in
10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per flat
(110 clumps); 50 or more, $1.00 per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per doz.,
$40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots, $5.00 per doz.,
$35.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000.
All express orders. Cash with order, please.
Be Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Ferns In Flats
All Varieties.
We aie now shipping and will continue unti'
Sept. 1st to ship in Flats by express.
Flats contain about 110 clumps.
Price. $2.00 per flat.
20 or more flats. 81.75 each.
illustrations and
McHUTCHISON & CO.
17 Murray Street NEW YORK
FERNS IN FLATS
Extra fine stock in the lead-
ing varieties. Ready for June
and July delivery.
Write for special prices, stating quantity
needed.
Prices on Fall plants and bulbs are
cheerfully quoted by
F. W. 0. SCHMin, Prince Bay, N. Y.
Please mention the Eaohange when writing.
Cyrtomium
Rochfordianum
The New Crested Holly Fern
An ideal pot plant when grown to large
size. 3000 fine plants, now in 3-inch pots,
ready tor a shift into 4-inch. We must have
the room. $5.00 per 100 while they last and
extra plants with every order.
R. C. HAHPORII, Honnaft, Ceilll.
Asparagus Plumosus
Fine, large plants rom 2H-uich pots, $3.00 pe
100, $25.00 per 1000. Satisfaction guaranteed.
H.A.MOLATSCH,Nanuet,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS FERNS
FOR JARDINIERES. (3ood strong plants from
2^-inch pots, now ready for immediate use, at
$3.00 per 100, 825.00 per 1000.
THOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN
SHORT HILLS, N. J.
Pleasj mention the Exchange when writing.
DOStOn I cms, 100,'^0.'00 per lOOa
Roescvelt ferns, ?&Vp^?°i.JSo:
Whit^la^iCompacta,^';To^^s^:^
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, "^^s^'
Please mention the Exchange when wrltinc
Asparagus Sprengeri
I have several thousand extra strong,
3-in., left after planting. $3.00 per 100;
sample 25 c.
R. INSALL. ^"la™^-
ARAUCARIAExcelsia
Asparagus Plumosus
i.5H-in.
pou, 60c. and 60c.
n. pots, S5.0D
per 100
Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROS., The HusUers
Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave.
RI-IILADBURI-IIA.* F»A.
Chinese Primroses
Fine 2.in. stock in best mixed colors, $2.00
per 100. Cash.
MC CTTFR Successor to J. F.RUPP,
. O. C ■ ■ Cn, SHIREMANSTOWN, PA.
Tlie Home of Primroses.
Vancouver, B. C.
Great interest is being taken by the
florists and other members of the profes-
sion here in arranging an annual outing
and picnic. The seed and flower stores
will be closed Aug. 21 to allow all to
participate in this, the first excursion,
which will be to Indian River. Placards
win advertise the occasion in the windows
and it is hoped to sell quite a few tickets
to amateurs and friends.
At this writing (July 31) all the big
firms are making preparations for the
first flower show in Victoria in connec-
tion with Carnival Week, which will take
place Aug. 5 to 7. Competition is apt
to be keen, as good money prizes will be
awarded for Palms, cut flowers and design
work.
The interested nurserymen and florist
importers had a meeting last week to dis-
cuss amendments to the customs regula-
tions for British Columbia, which have
been rather severe as well as inadequately
handled, resulting in heavy losses of
stock and expenses. Resolutions urging the
government to allow the different firms
to put up their own fumigating station,
and to drop the double inspection by
provisional and imperial government,
were adopted. It has happened that one
authority has condemned shipments
which had been passed by the other, and
the delay incurred is also often very an-
noying. As British Columbia is im-
porting big quantities of trees, shrubs,
etc., it is desirable to see proper steps
taken, that the development of horticul-
ture, whidi is very promising indeed, will
not be retarded.
A. J. Woodward, now comfortably in-
stalled in his new quarters, is also sell-
ing fruit in his flower shop. This fea-
ture is carried on very successfully in
European stores, but in America it is a
rather novel undertaking. Mr. Wood-
ward's display is very effective and it is
hoped this new feature will be a success.
Brown Bros. Co., Ltd., has a Sweet
Pea show at its Hastings st. store, Fri-
day and Saturday, open to all amateurs
who grow flowers from Brown's seed.
The Wm. Rennix Seed Co. has had a
very good business season, but now, of
course, there is a lot of time on hand
which is used in making berry boxes, etc.
Arthur Zirkman, representative of M.
Rice & Co., of Philadelphia, visited the
trade this week, obtaining some hand-
some orders.
H. Alwood of Calgary, B. C, was in
town to buy some supplies for liis place
in the prairie. He thought prices were
rather low in Vancouver, mentioning the
price of 75c. for a 25c. Geranium, and
$1 for a 50e. Palm, etc. It is awful what
people have to pay when they cannot get
anything elsewhere, isn't it? W. S.
Portland, Ore.
Business in general is naturally quiet
at this time of the year. The annual
Sweet Pea Show recently held here was
a success, some of the florists having ex-
hibits. The judges, who were L. G.
Pfunder, A. Rahn and B. T. Misehe, said
it was the finest lot of Sweet Peas ever
shown on the Pacific Coast.
The regular meeting of the Portland
Floral Society was held on July 14 ; a
large number of members attended. 'The
new president, F. A. Van Kirk, delivered
an interesting and practical address.
After the meeting a luncheon was served.
The Society held an outing to the estab-
lishment of the Beaverton Nursery Co.
on Aug. 3.
Hans Niklas is back from an extended
trip through the East, Canada and Brit-
ish Columbia. He says he feels greatly
benefited by the trip. A. A.
Helena, Mont.
T. E. Mills, president of the State
Nursery Co., accompanied by his family,
is enjoying a well earned vacation on
the Pacific Coast. He reports the fish-
ing excellent. The State Nursery Co. has
closed the busiest season it has yet ex-
perienced. In the seed department the
demand for seeds, both farm and garden,
was much greater than in previous years.
The sale of fruit, shade, and ornamental
trees and flowering shrubs was also much
greater, while the large stock of bedding
plants was entirely cleaned up. The in-
creased demand for hardy perennials
shows that the people are wisely planting
for permanently beautifying the grounds.
J. P. R.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. BuhT, kcalthr.
full grown, 2K->nch atock, in largaat and baat
anortmcnt, $3.00 par lOO, $2£.00 pa 1000.
CIBOTIUM 8CHIEDBI (Kinf of Fcnu). Stioii«,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-uich pota, $4.00 per
doz.. $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per dot,.
$45.00 per 100. Large apecimena in l^inch
oaken tulM, 10 ft. ipread. m perfect coadition.
$16.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYBNSE. Stnog. a.iiiGk
•tock, $1.30 per doc $10.00 per 100. S-incb,
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An ezceedinglj prcttj
Feri;. rcaeiiijblin$ A. Farkycnae. .2W.iadk
atock, $1.20 per doz.. $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI.
MUM. Two best Fcma for cut fronds^ strong,
bushy, 3K-inch stock, $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1,00
per 100, $9.60 per 1000.
FFRN SEEDLINGS
1 have ten large housci Glled with Fern SeetUingi^
numbering aeveral million plants, stock in very beat
condition, ready for pottinc; assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumas. S1.00
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smallet orders can De ahippod
•afely by Parcel Post upon request and rcmittanc*
of 12c. per 100 plants for postage.
PTERIS ANDERSONII. Queen of the Ptms
famii^r. a distmct*
beauuful new Fenit
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
handsomely created,
strong in growth,
compact in hsibit, ad*
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2H-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doE.. «20.00 per 100;
3-inch, S4.00 per dox..
S30.00 per 100.
Price list comprising 50 best commercial Fcnks om
application.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short HHIs, N. J.
P>*rn Spsolalla*
FERNSFORDISHES
in Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Flat
Ready now, all clean and healthy.
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
>Vest Hoboken, N. J.
Pleaae mantion the Exohanga whan writtar.
Fern Seedlings
In 8 of the Best Varieties, ready for
potting, at $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000;
10c. extra per 100 by mail.
Assorted Varieties, from 2yi-m. pots,
$3 00 per 100, $25.00per 1000.
ADIANTUM Cuneatum4;'^i^:<»
FRANK !N. ESKESEIN. MadlSOn. W. J.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTIl FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 4Sth STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
August 9, 1913
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307
FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS
100
100
ENCHANTRESS $7.00 BEACON $7.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 7.00 WINSOR 6.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS 6.50 ALMA WARD 6.00
WHITE PERFECTION 7.00 DOROTHY GORDON 7.00
Write for full list and Special Price on full order. Cash with order.
FARNAM P. CAIRO, Brunswick goad. TROY, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
Hahe Sblp with my
Silver Dollar Size
PRIMROSES
Primula Obconica Grandiflora
New Large- Flowered Hybrids.
All from 2}i-ih. pots.
100 1000
Alba. White... 83.00 S2S.00
Appleblossom 3.00 25.00
Cmrulea. Light blue 3.00 25.00
Fire Queen. Salmon carmine 3.00 25.00
Kermesina. Best red 3.00 25.00
Rosea. Bright rose 3.00 25.00
Compacta. Many light shades 3.00 25.00
Vlolacea. Dark lilac 3.00 25.00
Primula Obconica Gigantea
Kermesina. Carmine $3.00 $25.00
Oculata. Dark eyed 3.00 25.00
Rosea. Bright rose 3.00 25.00
Primula Chinensis Fimbriata
Alba. White $3.00 S26.00
Atrosanguinea. Blood red 3.00 25.00
Osrulea. The real true blue 3.00 25.00
Kermesina splendens. Carmine.. . . 3.00 25.00
Rosea. Bright rose 3.00 25.00
Deaance. Xmas red 3.S0 30.00
Karfunkelsteln. Blood red 3.50 30.00
La Duchesse. Flesh color, with yel-
low center 3.50 30.00
Primula Chinensis. 3-inch stock. . 5.00
Primula Sinensis Scellata. Blood
red 3.00 25.00
Primula Sinensis Stellata. Pink... 3.00 25.00
Primula Sinensis Stellata. Blue... 3.00 25.00
BIrd's-Eye Pepper. A very neat
Xmas plant, of compact-growing
habit, covered with small red berries 3.00 25.00
HENRY SCfflVlTDT
Weehawken, N. J.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
F I £ Ltf D
CARNATION PLANTS
50,000 Carnation Plants ready
latter part of this month; fine
varieties.
Varieties and prices issued a
little later.
ARTHUR COOMBS
WEST HARTFORD. CONN.
Please menlion the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
Per 100
White Perfection $6.00
Winsor 5.00
Melody 5.00
Harlowarden 5.00
These are first-size plants, clean, healthy
and absolutely free of stem rot. Quality
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri. 3-in.. SO.OO per 100;
2K-in-. Sl-OO per 100; seedlings, $12.00 per
1000; grccnhousc-grown seed, $6.00 per 1000.
West Main Greenhouses
CORFU. N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Eichange when writing.
CARNATIOiNS
r.MWNERSSONSC*.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
SPLIT CARNATIONS
Quickly, easily and cheaply
mended. No tools required.
Pillsbury Carnatien Staple
Patented 1903
2000 for 81,00 postpaid
I.L.PILLSBURT
QALESBURC, ILL.
mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Carnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field-
grown plants.
BASSEirS flORAl GARDfNS c*li?oi!n5a
B. S. BASSETT, Prop.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Indianapolis
Fleaae mention the ExohuiKe when wrltiBf ,
The entries for the Indiana State I'air
flower exhibition will close on Aug. 23.
It is the wish of the secretary of the
IState Florists' Association that due no-
tice lie given so that all who wish may
avail themselves of the opportunity. Ad-
ditional premium lists are available by
addressing Mr. Downing, the State Board
Secretary, or Mr. Steinkamp, secretary
State Florists' Association.
Hoyt Harden, well known in local flo-
rist circles, is to be one of the partners
in the new firm at Williamsport, Pa.
The other member of the firm is to be
Raymond Kester, formerly with the E. G.
Hill Floral Co.
Tomlinson Hall market is handling
many more flowers than it did a month
ago. The stands there are well filled
with Summer flowers and business is
reported favorable. Carnations in this
vicinity are housed and they are a good-
l.y looking lot of plants. An early cut-
ting is already being marketed by some
of the florists.
A. Wiegand & Sons have been quite
bu.'iy with funeral work of late.
The Bertermann Bros. Co. is display-
ing some very pretty specimens of pink
and blue Water Lilies in the window
founitain.
It is a diflicult matter to obtain defi-
nite information as to just who is going
to the convention. Every one is waiting
until the last moment before finally an-
nouncing his decision.
Tlie new folder of The Florists' Tele-
graph Delivery sent out by Secretary
Pochelon is being well received. It en-
ables those in the office to have conveni-
ent access to the names of members,
A prominent salesman recently made
the assertion that not one in tiventy of
the traveling public know that they may
avail themselves of the opportunities of-
fered by The Florists' Telegraph Deliv-
ery. There are thousands upon thou-
sands of traveling men housed in hotels
over the country every night who have
every reason in the world for sending
flowers to friends or relatives at a dis-
tance and upon occasions which demand
immediate action. He thinks that there
is an unlimited field to be opened it th)?
retailers are willing to put forth every
effort in this line of the business.
Severe hail storms on Aug. 1 caused
much damage over the State. It is gen-
erally reported that W. W. Coles of
Kokomo. Ind., suffered severe loss, also
that some of the Lafayette florists have
lost much glass. Newspaper reports
from other cities would indicate that
there were at least fifteen or twenty
firms in the hail belt. Definite news
from the various localities is not
forthcoming, but Lt is earnestlj hoped
that the destructiveness of the severe
storms in this viciniity did not af-
fect the florists as much as the reports
would indicate. Hailstones two to three
inches in circumference were reported
everywhere in Northern Indiana, so it is
hardly probable that all escaped.
It is reported that another florist firm
is negotiating for a downtown location.
I. B.
At Minneapolis
See Our Outdoor Exhibit
tfi Improved Cannasyi
27 C. ®. J. Varieties
We'll be there too — step up and ihtrochice yourself to '
ROBERT PYLE, President, and ANTOINE^WINTZER, Vice-President
THE CONARD & JONES CO.. West Grove, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Short of Carnations? Yes
WHY NOT FUX UP PART OF THE VACANT SPACE WITH
NEW WHITE SNAPDRAGON
IT WILL PAY. A limited supply of stock for quick orders.
aj^-inch pots, $6.oo per loo; 2-inch pots, $5.00 per 100.
Rooted Cuttings, $4.50 per 100.
PHELPS the Florist MARLBORO, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
cVown Carnation Plants
strong, healthy stock, for immediate shipment
WHITE WONDER, BEACON, PERFECTION, MRS. WARD,
ENCHANTRESS
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
MAY DAY. $6.00 per loo, $50.00 per looo.
GEORGE PETERS & SONS, Hempstead, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS Empty Greenhouses Do Not Pay
Field Stock
Clean and Healthy
100 ' 1000
Enchantress S5.00 $45.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
Dorothy Gordon 5.00 45.00
Mrs, Ward 5.00 45.00
Cash with order.
KRETSCHMAR BROS.
WEST NYACK. N. Y.
Pleafle mention the Exchange when writing.
rield-Grown CARNATIONS
Limestone land. No stem rot
9000 R. P. ENCHANTRESS
8000 ENCHANTRESS
2000 DOROTHY GORDON
2000 VICTORY
$6.00 per 100. $55.00 per 1000.
8000 WHITE ENCHANTRESS
$7.00 per 100. $65.00 per 1000-
250 at 1000 rate. Cash, please.
W. Fargo, U. S. and American Expresses.
JOHN F. SABRANSKY, KENTON, 0.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
!!!£ AMERICAN CARNATION r.!SS
y. De U Marc Ptg. & Pub. Co., 2 to 8 DaaneSt, N.y.
Plant stock early. Liberal extras for early
orders.
Hundreds of thousands of plants on hand.
100 1000
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H in.,
large plants $3.00 $25.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 4 in.,
large plants 8.00 75.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2}^ in.,
large plants 2.50 22.50
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. 4 in.,
large plants 6.50 60.00
BEGONIA Vernon. 2H in.. 3 kinds 2.25 20.00
CYCLAMEN. 2K in., 8 colors 6.00 50.00
SMILAX. Large, 2K-in. plants.... 2.25 20.00
PRIMULA Obconica. 2H in.i fancy
mixed 2.50 22.50
CHINESE PRIMROSES. 2)^ i
,30
,ixed 2.75 25.00
VIOLET PLANTS. 2H in., Marie
Louise and Lady Campbell 2.50 20.00
VIOLET PLANTS. 3 in., Marie
Louise and Lady Campbell 3.25 30.00
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 2J^ in..
white, pink, yellow 2.50 22.50
FERNS FROM BENCHES, Boston, Piersonl,
Elegantlsslma, $12.50, $15.00 and $20.00 per
100.
Send your order today.
Correspondence solicited.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale florist,
>VASHINGTON, N. J.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
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MADISON
The Money=Making White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants
250 plants or over
25 cents each
20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Cash with order, or plants sent C. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT-HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J. |
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROSES OWN ROOT
' 100 1000
SUNBURST, 3-inch pot $16.00 $150.00
MARYLAND, 4-mch pot 8.00 70.00
MRS. TAFT, 2>^-iiich pot 6.00 50.00
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Pot Plants
VK/u i^p Smith's Advance, Early Snow, George S. Kalb,
'"' ri I I ^ . EUge papworth.
PINK. — Unaka, Rosiere, Pacific Supreme.
YELLONA/. — Golden Glow, Robert Halliday, Monrovia,
$20.00 per 1000.
S. J. REUTER & SON, Inc. Westerly, R. I.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wire Us Your Order
TO CLEAN UP
500 MY MARYLAND, S-inch S8.00 per 100
500 HILDA.Isport of My Maryland; habit the same, color
darker; in 3-inch 10.00 per 100
5000 AMERICANiJBEAUTIES, 2M-in., $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000;
3-inch. $75.00 per 1000.
These were propagated late for our own use and, no doubt, will give much
better satisfaction than 3-in. stock, so they will go right ahead; perfectly clean;
root action perfect.
MYERS & SAMTIMAN, Chestnut HiH, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rose Stock
Mrs. Geo. Shawyer
Grafted or Own Root
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000.
500 Radiance
3-inch, $8.00 per 100.
AMERICAN BEAUTY, P" wo
4-in $12.00
HILLINGDON, 4-in., 10.00
SXJNBXJRST, 4-in., 15.00
PINK KILLARNEY, 4-in.,. 8.00
CHAS. H. TOnV
MADISON, N. J.
DID YOU
See That?
At the Official Test, held by the
American Rose Society at the
famous Elizabeth Park Rose Garden,
Hartford, Conn., June 21 and 28, out
of 25 Roses scoring,
EXCELSa
the New Red Hybrid Wichuraiana,
exhibited by the Conard & Jones
Co., was awarded certificate of
merit and Scored Highest of All.
Think of it as a vivid Red Dorothy
Perkins, color most enduring, prom-
ises to supersede the Crimson Ram-
bler type.
Let us stock you from our supply,
finest in America. ii
2H-inch plants, ready now, $4.00 J|;
per 100, $35.00 per 1000
1-year and 2-year-old plants for
Fall delivery
THE CONARD & MS CO.
WEST GROVE, PA.
ROSES
See prices
pa^e 1473
June 21
^.^ i r r ni r f loral company >
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Florists generally report that last
month was the best July they have had
for many years. The demand and sup-
ply with the wholesalers was at most
times equal. A noticeable fact was that
the quality of Roses and Carnations held
up longer and better than heretofore.
Prices have been firm for the past week,
due mostly to the lack of stock and some
increase in the demand. In the matter
of supply, the market is little better off
than at the time of last report. Roses
have had quite a run for the last ten
days, and in these the prices obtained
have stiffened considerably. This was
the case July 2.5 and 26, when the whole-
salers found it difficult to supply much
of anything, and the local retailers were
willing to pay for good flowers, either
long or short stemmed. It is frequently
commented on that the prices are not up
to those of other years when good Roses
were scarce in Summer. In other flow-
ers, conditions were hardly any better.
Asters are on the increase, yet there have
been very few that were first class. White
especially seem to be the poorest. How-
ever, each day they are improving, and
the wholesalers are encouraged to be-
lieve there will be plenty of good ones in
a few days. Killarneys have been short
in length and the better grades are hard
to find. Bulgarie, Ward and Richmond
are in evidence, but like the other varie-
ties, there are not enough of the long
stemmed ones to please either the buy-
ers or the wholesalers. Good Carnations
are out of the question, and the few that
are on the market are quickly taken if
they show any quality at all. Sweet
Peas are coming in better, but do not
bring good returns. Lilies are coming
in more abundantly, and the prices are
better. A few white Chrysanthemums
have made their appearance, and run
medium size with ISin. stems at $10 per
100.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. reports
trade a little better with more demand
for stock. It is getting in some fine Am.
Beauty and Radiance Roses, for which
the demand is good. Mrs. Russell is
thinning out some, but another crop will
be in in three weeks. The Company can-
not fill all orders for this Rose, which has
taken the lead. It certainly has staying
qualities, for it will last a week nicely.
The C. C. Pollworth Co. states trade
was good the past week, especially the
first two days in August. It is cutting
some very fine Lilies and Roses. Walter
Halliday is back from his vacation at
Lake Pine, Wis.
Gust. Rusch & Co. report trade better
this week; they are getting in some very
fine Sweet Peas for this time of the year,
also Gladioli and fine Asters.
N. Rhinehardt, of North Milwaukee,
is cutting some very fine Asters, the de-
mand for which is good.
The Carrie Bros. Co. has had a very
busy week, especially Friday and Satur-
day', with funeral and wedding orders.
There has been an unusual demand for
Lilies, also for Asters, especially the lav-
ender and purple, which make up nicely
for funeral sprays.
Rov Currie is spending his two weeks
vacation alt "Glendoone" Amy Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. James Currie have re-
turned from their Seattle trip and re-
port having a fine time. Mr. Curne
called upon most of the florists and all
reported good business, stock very plen-
tiful, Roses galore, and extra fine long
stemmed Sweet Peas. Very noticeable
were the beautiful lawns and foliage
plants and vines.
The marriase of Miss Lydia Dallwig,
dauffhter of W. B. Dallwig, the florist
of Prospect ave., to Dr. Friedrich Bruns
of the University of Wisconsin, took place
on Aug. 1, at the home of the bride's
father. Dr. and Mrs. Bruns left for
New York, from where they sail for a
six months' trip abroad. Upon their re-
turn in February they will make their
home in Madison. Wis.
Mr. Farney. of M. Rice & Co., Phila-
delphia, called on the trade Saturdav.
M. O, S.
ROSES
From 3-Inch pots — strong
Lady Hilllngdon, fine stock. Grafted, S18.00
per 100; Own Root, JIO.OD per 100.
Double Pink Killarney, Radiance, Harry
Kirk, $10.00 per 100; Grafted, SIS.OO per 100.
Pink Killarney, White Killarney, Kalserln
Augusta Victoria. Richmond, Perle, Sun-
rise. Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland
Mrs. Wardell, »8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, Gruss an
TepUtz, Clothilde Soupert, Souvenir do
Wootton, J7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kalserln, Mrs. Taft (Antolne RlvoUe), Pink
KUIarney, My Maryland, Bride, Souvenir de
Wootton, 3-inch pots, $15.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
Enchantress, Wodenethe and White Per-
fection. $7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
Lady Bountiful and White Winsor. S7.00-
per 100. $60.00 per 1000.
Crimson Beauty, Winsor, Princess Charm-
ing. S6.00 per 100, S55.00 per 1000.
White Wonder. $8^00 per 100.
Chrysanthemums
'Oroba, Wells' Late Ptok, G. W. Childs,
Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Nagoya.
Patty and Winter Cheer, from 2)i-m. pots, $3.00
per 100.
700 TAutumn Glory. 60 toBlOO each of Ada
Spaulding, CuUingfordil, Harry May, H. W.
Reimar, Mayor Weaver, Mme. Fred. Bergam,
Wm. Duckham and Maud Dean. $3.00 per 100,
$25.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
Marie Louise, 2}i-i>i.. tS.OO per 100. $25.00
per 1000.
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 3-in. pots S.OO
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2>i-in. pots 3.00
FORGET-ME-MOT, 2Ji-in. pots 3.00
SWAINSONA Alba, 2H-in. pots 4.00
POINSETTIAS, 2>i-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 2Ji-in. Pots 3.00
STEVIA Compacta, 3-in. pots e.o"
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
nSHKILL, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
A TEW GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA indivisa. 3-in., $5.00; 4-in., $10.00;
5-in., $25.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 214-in.. $5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevine, Ricard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-m., lOc:
4-in., 15c.; 6-ln., 25c.
VINCA variegata. 2-in., 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100- „ , . ,
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
Fleaie mention the EzohaDK« when wrltluK.
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Convention Visitors
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LORISTS and their friends who may
spend some time in Chicago on
their way to, or returning from
the Convention at Minneapolis, are
hereby extended a
Cordial Invitation
To make our wholesale rooms at 30 East
Randolph Street their headquarters when in
the city. An invitation is also extended to
visit our
Modern Range of 2,000,000
feet of Glass
Where all the good things in Roses,
Carnations and Chrysanthemums, are grown
for our trade.
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Wholesale Grower of Cut Flowers
30 East liandolph St. Chicago
T. E. MJtrCHES, Supt.
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"The Busiest House in Chicago"
Meet Me At The Convention
We are headquarters for choice shipping
stock at all seasons.
Gladioli and Asters at the present time,
fresh daily from the best growers.
All other stock in good supply. Our prices
are always right.
Come and see us
The Peerless Pink
Flower Color
PINK WONDER
The new discovery. Instantly changing white flowers
to a clear delicate or dark pink. Will be demonstrated
at the Minneapolis Convention.
BE SURE AND SEE IT
?&■
J. B. DEAMUD CO.
160 IS. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO
Phones: L. D. Central 3155, Automatic 44-389
'^.^.l^.'lf'.'f^.
tion the EKohange when
£
When Traveling In or Near Chicago
Would it not be a good plan to
CALL ON US
Perhaps we have something you are looking for in
Plants, Cut Flowers
or Florists' Supplies
We aim to have the best
We shall be glad to see you at our store
72 East Randolph Street
Or at the Greenhouses at Morton Grove, III., only 14 miles
from the Union Depot, Chicago, on the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Ry.
Trains leave Union Depot, Chicago: 6.55 a. m., 9.35a. m.,
12 40 p. m., 1.55 p. m., 3.15 p. m.
PoehlmannBros.Co.
72 East Randolph St., Chicago, III.
Please mention the Exchanee when writing. "
EI
A Special Invitation
Is extended to all Florists visiting Chicago
on their way to or from the Convention to call
and see our stock of
Decorative and
Blooming Plants
Blooming Plants for Christmas
and Easter a Specialty
El
Take Garfield Park Branch of the Metropoli-
tan Elevated to 48th Avenue, then two blocks
South and one block West.
FRANK OECHSLIIN
4911 west Qulncy streer, CHICAGO, ill
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The Home of
6LADI0U
Of Superior Merit
Do not fail to see our exhibit if you attend the
S. A. F. Convention in Minneapolis
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
Flowerfield, (Long Island) New YorK
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FROM 23^-INCH POTS
$2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000
SHRIMPTON CROCUS BALFOUR
ALICE BYRON HALLIDAY BONNAFFON
SMITH'S ADVANCE OCTOBER FROST
YELLOW EATON, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
COMOLETA, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000
J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION C0.-"»"='-
ILL.
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
ROOTED
Chrysanthemum
CUTTINGS
Maj. Bonnaffon
Pacific Supreme
$1.50 per 100, |i2.ooper 1000
loIiBR.Coombs ""«!!!'""
Chrysanthemums
Al stock in prime condilion
$2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000
2500 Polly Rose
2500 Glory Pacific
150 Mayor Weaver
250 Pacific Supreme
250 Harry Parr
250 Patty
ISO Donatello
125 W. H. Chadwick
The Peckham Floral Company
R. F. D. 54 FAIRHAVEN. MASS .
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Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE FLORISTS EXCHANGE is the only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised in each issue, and this feature means that a reader In need of,
say. Carnations, can look at this index and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display advertisements, and with no extra cost, except
to us. Can you think of better advertising service than this?
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Growers' Cut Flower
Company's Removal
^I^HIS Company will move about
^JM September i, into its large,
new store at 129 West
28th Street. This store
will have every modern
equipment for receiving and handl-
ing Cut Flowers in the best possible
manner, and will be the finest
Wholesale Cut Flower Establishment
in New York City.
Meantime all of the finest Summer
Flowers will be found every day at
the Company's old quarters at iii
West 28th Street.
Growers' Cut Flower Co.
J. J. COAN, IVIanage'r
111 West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE 6237 Madison Square
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IB
POMPONS
Out of 2-ln. pots
425 Lyndhurst, 750 RIondyke, 500 James Boone
$1.75 per 100, J15.00 per 1000.
QUIDNICK GRfENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I. .
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS
See advertisement on page 300 of
ELMER D. SMITH ® CO.
ADRIAN. MICH.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemums
Per 100
1500 Major Bonnaffon $1.00
500 Maud Dean 1.00
500 Chrysolora 1.50
ARTHUR COOMBS, WEST HARTFORD, CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
MinneapoKs, Minn.
A special joint meeting of the Minne-
apolis Florists' Club and the Minnesota
State Florists' Association was held
July 29 at the Armory, where the con-
vention is to be held.
President H. Will, of the Minnesota
Association, presided for that body.
W. D. Desmond, president of the Minne-
apolis Florists' Club called the meeting
to order. It was a most interesting meet-
ing, some 7.5 members being present,
showing the interest and enthusiasm be-
ing displayed by the Twin City florists.
Pres. Wm. D. Desmond introduced
John Young, secretary of the S. A. F.
and O. H. and Geo. Asmus, a director of
the S. A. F. They were most warmly
received. Mr Young said his mind was
changed considerably since last year
about holding the convention here. After
being here for the past three weeks and
seeing the interest and energy shown by
the local florists, in his opinion, the na-
tional society made a very wise selection,
as wiU be proven by the time the conven-
tion comes to a close. Mr. Young was
greatly surprised at the outdoor planting
exhibition and the splendid condition
everything seems to be in and says that
when the visitors see this, growers will
regret that they did not avaU themselves
of the opportunity offered.
Mr. Wirth reported that there was
some space not called for, but that was
being taken by local florists.
Geo. Asmus then made a little speech,
in regard to convention matters and
stated that he was very much pleased
with the manner in which the convention
plans are progressing, and feels sure it
will be a huge success.
Mr. Ruedlinger, chairman of the sports
committee, reported that prizes for the
convention were coming in slowly.
On Monday, July 28. Mr. Wirth in-
vited Mr. Young, Mr. Asmus, Mr. Will
and W. D. Desmond to take an automo-
bile ride on an inspection tour of the
Parks, after which the party went to
Lake Minnetonka, and from there to the
Minnekhada Club, where luncheon was
served.
Secretary Cal. Rice reported the re-
ceipt of a letter from W. F. Gude of
Washington, D. C. thanking the Club
for its $25 donation toward the monu-
ment in honor of the late W. R. Smith.
L. A. M.
According to the Minneapolis Journal
of July 28, a daring holdup of the auto-
mobile in which were Rlessrs. Wirth,
Young, Asmus, Desmond and WiU, was
made while the machine was passing
through a wood. Mr. Wirth discovered
a skunk strolling along the road ahead,
and rather than precipitate an argument
or anger the animal he stopped the auto.
Then, says the Minneapolis Journal:
"Casting a squinting glance at the peirk
superintendent, and realizing that the
official had recognized the rights of the
skunk to travel on the highway when-
ever he pleased, the hold-up man turned
imperiously and walked into the brush."
Book of Water Gardening ^tf^
August 9, 1913
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M. C. FORD
WHOLESALE FLORIST
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Large Assortment of FINE ASTERS,
GLADIOLI and Other SELECT
SEASONABLE FLOWERS
-5ir
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Albany, N. Y.
For the funeral of the late Anthony
N. Brady, who died abroad, it took five
coaches and one large van to take the
floral designs to the cemetery. The body
was interred in St. Agnes' Cemetery in
the family vault, wiuch was entirely
covered with funeral designs to the
amount of $5,000. Quite a few of our
florists had some large designs to make
up on orders from New York City. East-
ern cities also sent their material and
flowers to Albany and did their work
here, so the pieces would be an i)erfect
condition on delivery. A large wreath
of Orchids was sent from the citizens of
Chattanooga.
H. C. Eyres, North Pear] st., had the
largest number of funeral designs of
any of our florists at the late Brady fu-
neral, having about 50 designs; among
the largest was a standing cross of Lilies
and Orchids, 7ft. high and a wreath of
American Beauty Roses 4ft. across. Mr.
Wemple, of this establishment, had
charge of arranging the designs, both at"
the house and at the cemetery. Miss
Grace Hales, of this store, has gone on
a month's vacation. Mr. Eyres is still
on the sick list and has taken a trip out
of Albany for some time. Chas. Sanders,
at the greenhouses on So. Knox St.. is
also on the sick list.
The Rosery. Steuben st., also had some
elaborate funeral designs for the Brady
funeral. They are somewhat disappointed
in not having received their auto up to
now, but will, no doubt, get it in a week
or ten days. Henry P. Shaefer has not
yet returned to his position.
F. A. Danker, Steuben st., who was
one of those who got some extra large
funeral orders, had a numl>er of 3ft. and
4ft. wreaths of American Beauty Roses,
Orchids and Valley. At the greenhouses
he is cutting daily hundreds of the lead-
ing sorts of Roses. Samuel Goldrin^ has
returned from his vacation, and Oscar
Eckert has gone for a week,
Tlie Albany Cut Flower Excfliange,
Ma iden lane, had a good business last
week, especially on Friday and Satur-
day, as all kinds of cut flowers were in
demand for funeral work.
The Broadway Florists, .510 Broadway,
had a record breaking business last week
in funeral work, Mr. Burke, being alone,
was compelled to call on ^xtra help to
execute his orders, as Mr. Kurth is still
on his vacation.
Holmes Brothers, Steuben st, report
business very good at the above and also
at their Central ave. store. They have
their greenhouses on the Eastern Plank
Road all planted with leading sorts of
'Mnms, which are doing well ; they have
ft number of early varieties. Besides
these they have a large collection of
small Ferns for table decorations.
Patrick Hyde, 484 Hudson ave., has
reroived his shipment of early forcing
bulbs, and is preparing his houses for
'Mums and Carnations. He reports busi-
ness good.
Geo. H. Dicks, representing Cooper,
Taber & Co., London. England, called
on the Albany and Troy seedsmen re-
cently.
F. P. Stanley, representing Wm. El-
liott & Sons, Nmv York City, has been
visiting the trade In Albany, Troy and
Schenectady.
Florists of Albany sihould not forget
the clambake on Saturday, Aug. IB at
Pres. Henkes' Grove. L. H. S.
NETW YORK, Aug. 6. — The wholesale
cut flower business at this time simply
exists, indeed, is barely alive, and from
present indications it will remain in this
state for several weeks to come, after
which it is reasonably expected that it
will recover gradually and show its
usual autumnal activity.
Am. Beauty Roses are in rather short
supply, and their quality in general is
hardly up to even the Summer standard.
There is a fair demand, and prices are
firmer for select blooms of the higher
grades. Special grade blooms today are
selling at from 10c. to 25c each, and
fancy grade blooms at from Sc. to IBc,
with blooms of other grades at corre-
sponding prices. The supply of really
good Roses of other kinds at present
is small, but there are quite a few of
the short grades coming in. The select
blooms of the higher grades are meeting
with a fair demand, but the lower grade
blooms are not greatly sought for. The
general range of price, except in the
case of a few of the newer varieties, is
from 25c. to $4 per 100. Choice selec-
tions of Mrs. Aaron Ward and Bulgarie
are selling at $5 to $6 per 100, and the
highest grade blooms of Mrs. George
Shawyer at from $6 to $10 per 100.
The arrivals of Carnations are, of
course, very small, and as the supply of
Asters, especially of the higher quality,
increases, the call for Carnations be-
comes less and less. The general range
of price today is from 25c. to $1 per
100, but even of the small supply not a
few remain unsold.
Cattleya Orchids are in short supply;
the demand for these is not large, but
nevertheless is sufficient to cause a con-
siderable advance In price. They are
selling today at from 30c. to 75c. each;
the latter figure Is obtained only for
very select blooms. Lily of the Valley
is on the short side and is meeting with
a moderate demand; in general $3 per
100 is the top price, but there Is a ten-
dency to advance the price to $4. There
is a moderate supply of Lilium longi-
florum, and only a small supply of ru-
brums. Though the demand is by no
means very active, there is a tendency
toward firmer and higher prices. The
selling price today is $4 per 100 for the
best longiflorums, but there is an Incli-
nation on the part of the receivers to
try to advance the price to $5 per 100.
Rubrnms are selling at from $5 to $6
per 100.
In other flowers there are a few Sweet
Peas, mostly of inferior quality, with
a sprinkling of some of finer quality
from points farther north. The gen-
eral range of price is from 10c. to 25c.
per dozen bunches; a few choice blooms
command a considerably higher figure.
Gladioli and Asters are now the two
dominant flowers in the market; in gen-
eral the price of the former is about 50c.
per 100, but many of this grade remain
unsold and go to waste. A few extra
choice blooms command a price of $1
to $2 per 100, when sold in dozen lots.
It should be noted, however, that these
latter named prices are very exceptional,
and are only obtained for remarkably
well grown choice varieties. Asters are
today selling all the way from 2c. for
a dozen bunches up to 15c., or in other
words from about 15c. to $1 per 100; a
few extra choice blooms are selling at
$1.50 per 100. It should be noted In the
case of Asters that the lower grade
blooms are moved with great difficulty
at any price, and that many of this
grade go to waste.
There Is about the usual Summer de-
mand for greens.
ERE'S hoping that the
gathering of the clans
in Minneapolis will
be the biggest and
best ever. Enjoy
yourselves, but donU forget
business, and remember — those
of you who use this market —
that we are ready for all
comers, large and small. To
the grower and seller of Cut
Flowers: we can help you both
to make the most money possible
in your line.
Our Hours during July and August: 6-30 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Sunday— 8 to 10-30 A. M.
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 32S-5582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
No disappointments
Please mention the Exohange when writing,
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 5.— The tight-
ening up of the Rose crop and the In-
crease of the Aster and Gladioli supply
are about the features of an otherwise
somnolent market.
Local Am. Beauty Roses are in good
supply and meet a fair demand; $2.50
about top price In dozen lots, other
proportion. In Tea Roses the
supply has fallen off to a considerable
extent, there is just about enough offered
so as to eliminate waste, and shorts
have advanced a trifle in price. The
very top figure on Roses is about 6c.
in limited purchases.
There are a few Carnations around
at 1 V2C. and 2 c.
There has been no increase in the
Orchid supply. Valley is still plentiful
and selling slowly at Ic. to 4c. There
is a good supply of Lilies arriving; these
are moving evenly at 6c. to Sc. Asters
are arriving in large quantities, but the
average stock Is poor; good stock is go-
ing readily, averaging l^/^c. to 2c.
Gladioli is In oversupply and Is hard
to move; a few extra fine Americas
occasionally bring 4c. each In dozen lots.
Sweet Peas are hard to find, they are
missed. There is a good supply of
Water I-ilies. A few Dahlias are in,
but not enough to quote on.
All greens are plentiful.
CHTCAGO, Aug. 5. — Toward the end
of last week business in the wholesale
market took on a decided Improvement
over conditions recently reported. There
was an Increase In the demand, and the
grade of stock coming in was of a de-
cidedly better quality In all lines. The
shipping trade opened up fairly well
the remainder of the week, and continues
I so up to this time. The local demand
I was not so good. Prices remain about
I the same for all stock excepting in
j Gladioli and Asters; poor grades of
these go for very little money.
Am. Beauty Roses are in good supply
and continue to sell at a price that does
I not exceed $3 per doz. for the very best.
■ The demand for these keeps up well, sq
that the supply and demand have up to
! this time been about equal. Killarney
! Roses are more plentiful than they were
: a week ago; the bulk of the stock Is
I medium and short ; the greater lengths
are not over plentiful. The largest part
' of the supply of Klllarneys coming in
j are mainly of the pink variety. The
I white is reported to be short all around.
While these constitute the largest part
I of the Rose supply, there is some very
I good stock coming In, In lesser quanti-
I ties, of such varieties as Milady, Sun-
burst, Radiance, Mrs. Russell and Bul-
I garie. These all vary In price accord-
I ing to quality, some select stock selling
I dally at from $8 to $10 per 100.
I Gladioli are more plentiful than they
have been heretofore, and all of the
I wholesalers handle a large number daily.
These are to be had In all grades and
j at all prices. Some very poor stock Is
hard to sell at any price. In the better
grades the price is not firm; from $2
to $3 per 100 moves a large quantity of
them; In lots of 1000 they have been
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A. L. YOUNG & CO.
•SHIP TO US. MORE ROSES WANTED. THERE'S A REASON
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
, 3559 Madison Square rvEW VORK
S4 WBf»T 28th .'BTRi='R:T Telepho
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ASTERS, GLADIOLI,
Carnations, Roses, Sweet
Peas and Lily of ttie Valley
WILLIAM P. rORD
Wholesale wj West 2Sth street, NEW YORK
Florist
Telephone 5335 Madison Squan
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Moving' to
Larger Quarters
UR ever increasing business de-
mands more space.
After August 15th, we shall
move from the first floor of 55-57
West 26th Street to a street-level
store in the same building, which
will be the fifiesi equipped store in the zvhole-
sale business.
The enlarged space will enable us to
handle more consignments of high grade
Roses, Carnations, etc. Growers are invited
to investigate our facilities for disposing of
their entire outputs.
Shipping to out-of-town customers is one
of our specialties, and we can prove that we
always please.
We can promise that connections with
this house will prove profitable to both the
grower and the retailer.
Henry M. Robinson Co.
HENRY M. ROBINSON, Pres
CHAS. E. ROBINSON, Vice-Pres.
MAURICE L. GLASS, Treas.
JOSEPH MARGOLIS, Sec'y.
Telephone
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK CITY
t3-85tO Madi.
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cu< Flowers af Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager Consignmenls SollcUed
111 West 28th Street, 62„ iliVSrsriau.,, NEW YORK
Fleaie mention the Exobence whan viitlsr.
selling at from $10 to $15. There are
some choice spikes of rare varieties that
have sold for a much higher price. As-
ters are coming- in quite abundantly,
and while there are a few very good
ones coming in from some growers, the
bullc of the supply still continues to be
of poor quality. There is no trouble in
disposing of all the good stock at a
good price, but the poor stock is hard
to sell and has to go cheap. There is
enough Lily of the Valley and Lilium
giganteum for all buyers; a considerable
amount of this stock changes hands
daily. The prices remain about the
same. Chrysanthemums, Smith's Ad-
vance, Golden Glow and October Frost
are now to be had from a few of the
growers. These sell freely at $1.50 per
doz. Orchids are short, with only a
small demand. In miscellaneous stock
thei'e are some fancy Daisies, of a seed-
ling variety closely resembling Shasta,
now coming in to one of the wholesale
houses. There is also some Candytuft,
hardy Hydrangeas, Gaillardias, some
mixed stock in perennials and Sweet
Peas. The latter are not very good
and bring only poor returns.
Greens in all lines are in good supply.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 3. — Business for the
past week is about the same as the pre-
ceding three weeks, funeral work be-
ing all there is to it. We have had
some very hot. dry weather and have
been taxed to the utmost to keep stock
in the fields from burning up. Local
nurservmen state that this has been the
-hardest season since 1901 to keep young
stock alive.
Roses have been coming in steadily
and with a firm outgoing demand for
\t pric
fron
to
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ire practically off th
ket.
Gladioli are plentiful and the demand
good and prices ranging from 2c. to 4c.
for the best. Asters have not struck
their gait and the oualitv remains rather
poor at prices ranging from Xy^c. to 3c.,
thev go fairly well. Daisies have a
s,ood call at 50c. per 100. Valley is
hne at $4 per 100. Plenty of greens to
supply all demands.
CLEVELAND. Aug. 5. — Market condi-
tions the past week have made no ma-
terial change, there being enough stock
in most lines to fill orders.
Gladioli are nnw in their glory, and
some especially fine stock arrives daily,
good flowers with fine stems; prices
range from 2c to 5c. Easter Lilies are
plaving a prominent part in funeral
work, and quantities are being used
dailv at from 8c. to 10c.
Roses of the short and medium grades
are still in oversupply at 2c. to 6c.
Am. Bpautv is in fair supply, with
prices from 10c. to 25c.
Sweet Peas are practically over and
onlv a few are offered of very poor
qualitv. Asters have improved and
some fair stock can be had at $1.50 per
100. There is no oversupply at the
present writing. Valley is about equal
to the demand. Stock is only fair at 4c.
A few garden flowers are still to be
had and sell readily. A. B. B.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4. — A plentiful
supply of flowers and a fairly good busi-
ness characterized the past week. Cool-
er weather makes the sending of flow-
ers more general. Hospitals, funerals,
a few weddings and regular counter
trade consume most of the good stock
available.
Gladioli are in elegant condition at
$1.50 to $3 per 100; the supply is prac-
tically unlimited. Harrisii Lilies are
excellent property at $12.50 per 100, as
are the Japanese rubrum and album, at
$5 to $6.
A few Carnations are handled at $1
to $2 per 100, wholesale; 35c. to 50c. per
doz. retail.
The Rose supply is in good shape.
Fine long stemmed ones are received
Rhea Reid and Mrs. Aaron Ward. Ele-
gant, Am. Beauty are available at $5
to $25 per 100.
The Aster crop is hardly as good as
it should be but a generous supply is
offered at 50c. to $1.50 per 100.
Golden Glow, Hydrangea paniculata.
False Dragon Head, Shasta Daisies and
Tritoma are among the field flowers
which are best for florists' purposes at
this time. The price varies much from
day to day and Is governed by the
amount of staple stock on hand. A
few fine L. auratum are readily taken
by the shopmen at $12.50 to $15 per
100. There are quite a few calls for
Cattleyas to be used in corsages, but
they are not always obtainable, at 35c.
to 50c. each. I. B.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 4. — Business is
fairly ^ood for this season of the year.
Stock is quite plentiful. Roses are
holding up well. Gladioli are coming in
good shape and selling moderately well.
Asters have been a glut, a great many
small and inferior ones offering. The
later varieties are beginning to arrive
and they are of much better quality and
can be moved off with less trouble. For
the time being good Easter Lilies are
a little scarce, so many come in soft
and do not hold up well. The green
situation is about normal. J. W. P.
Coming Exhibitions
Mt. Kisco, N". T, — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J, O'Brien,
Sec'y, Mt. Kisco, N. T.
New Haven, Conn. — Third Annual Dah-
lia and General Exhibition of Flow-
ers, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., to be
held in Harmon Hall, Elm st., Sept.
17 and 18. Schedules may be had of
David Wyllie, sec'y, 4'7 Arthur St.,
New Haven.
New York, N. Y, — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New York, in the En-
gineering Bldg., 25-33 W. 39th st
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Roses.
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept 23 to 25
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses,
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants ,etc., Nov. 5 to 7.
Orange, N. J. — Eighth Annual Dahlia
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Floricultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall, Sept 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
Philadelphia, Pa. — Dahlia exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety, Sept 16, 3 to 10 p.m. Chrysanthe-
mum exhibition to be held during the
week of Nov. 3. Schedules for these
exhibitions may be obtained of David
Rust, Secretary, Horticultural Hall,
Broad st below Locust.
St. IiOxUs, Mo. — Mid-Continental Flower
Show to be held in the Coliseum,
Nov. 10 to 15. Frank M. Robinson,
Secretary and Manager.
Tarrytown, N. T. — Fifteenth annual ejc-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov, i to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
Floral Designs de Luxe ''S
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
TELEPHONES— 167 and 4468 Madison Squ
ESTABLISHED I8S7
J. K. ALLEN,
I06 VS^EST 38th ST., ISBW YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Growers conteinplating changes iii the disposition of their stoclc
should try shipping to us, where with our increasing trade top
prices are alwrays obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Fleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
G. H. Blake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1203-1 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
Give us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
of Cut Flowers.
Wall space for advertising purposes for Rent.
V. S. DORVAL. Jr.. Secretary
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT flOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN BIDG.
Open Al IDa
Telepho
Consignments So!
: 830 Madison Squ
;itec[.
D. Y. Mollis, Pres. Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK, Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
Wholesale Commission Dealer in
cut FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
TeI.4o91Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones 1 12^^} Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of first-class stock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1S91
a
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 2Stli Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
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^_^ HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
TH. ^OHgST^^ VALLEY --O-.-HA.0
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. ^V.^STTo^^S 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VI r» I IT T C CARNATIONS
1 V/ 1^ Cv 1 O AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schen ck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholesale Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephonesj 798 & 799 Madison Square
Con
; Solicited
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 7416 Madison Square
Consignmcnt.s Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sgu
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, New York, Aug., 6, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty, Special.
" Fancy..
nI. I.'.'!
No. 2. . .
No. 3...
Killamey
Killarney Queen...,
White Killarney....
My Maryland
Richmond
Lady Hillingdo
No.
Prince de Bulgar._
Mrs. George Shawyer
Sunburst. :. ..
Mrs. Aaron Ward '. .
Adiantum Cuneatum
Hybridum and Croweanum
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Daisies
Ferns, per 1000
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.
10.00 t
8.00 t
6.00 t
4.00 t
2.00 t
.25 t
1 25.00
i 15.00
10.00
3.00
4.00
4.00
3.00
3.00
4.00
I 5.00
. 10.00
. 4.00
I 5.00
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, all colors
rWhite
Standard I Pink
Varieties 1 Red
LVellow and Var.
♦Fancy f'Whit
(•The bl«lieBt J Pink
Grades or St'd 1 Red
Varieties.) l,YelIow and Var
Novelties
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large
Hyacinths
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lilies, Rubrum
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, per doz
Orchids, Cattleyas
Cypripediums, per doz
Dendrobium formosura
Oncidium splendidum
Peonies
Smilax, per doz. strings
Stocks, double, per bunch
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches.
Wallflower, per bunch
2.00 to
... to
30.00 to 7
25.00 to a
to
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3532-3533 Mad. Sq- 131 and 133 West 28th St.. NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P. J. SMITH
■ THE HOME or THE LILY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
Selting Jigent for Largest Growers
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 cr 10,000
T.,^^^S:.?r^l'n'^ii2k^'Ji^..r. 49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, V^
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones/};::;-:,^ I Madison Square 54 WSSt 28th St.. NEW YORK
EDW.CHORAN
55 West 28th St.. NEW YORK
Tciephones{j«i^}Madiso„s,u„e Q^\^ Flowcrs Ht WhoIesalc
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Telephone 2536 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Vail^y, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention— Consignments Solicited—
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone. 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square. 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids. Valley, Carnations.
Roses and Gardenias
Louis M.Noe louisA. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS ~ '
Mathew Sampson, Jr., Manager. Tel. 756 Mad. Sq..
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
In the wholesale and retail flower-
stores in this city many employees are
now missing. They are away on vaca-
tions. Others who took their vacations,
early have already returned and taken,
up the work of store renova.tion, and are
completing what those now on vacations;
began. The volume of profit making
business is so small that th* store em-
ployees find plenty of time for this an-
nual store cleaning. Everywhere tlie
question is heard, "Where were you oUt
your vacation, and did yon have a good
time?" Some are bflck with a rich tan.
on their faces, but 'the faces of others
wear a more fiery color, and show traces-
of blisters, but aJl look better for the
brief change from work to play or rest,,
and undoubtedly are more fit for the ef--
fort which will be required when the
busy season opens.
Phillip F. Kessler and famil.v are en-
joying their Summer vacaJtion in a cot-
tage at Long Beach, L. I.
Al. Eigo, salesman for Henshaw &
Fenrich, 51 W. 2Sth St., is dividing his.
vacation between the mountains and the
Thousand Islands.
Charles Matthews, salesman for E. C.
Horan, 55 W. 2Sth St., started on Friday
of last week on a two weeks' vacation,.
314
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLIORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
PleRse mention the Exchanp'e when writing.
TheMcCallumCo.,!nc.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS and
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
All Saonanabia Flowerm
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HOLTON & HUNKEL CO.
WHolesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBIRGH CIT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PinSBURGH, PA.
PleRse mention the Exchange when writing.
ANNOUNCEMENT
^y^^ House
BOSTON OPENING
AUGUST IS, 1913
276-278 DEVONSHIRE ST.
ALL NEW STOCK
Evergreens^ Wire Frames^ Moss
Ribbons, Cycas Leaves, Letters
O j Cut Flower
tSoxeS I Corrugated
New England Florist Supply Co.
N. M. Leibson
L. Cohen
H. F. Sloane
j?Iea£e mention the Exchange when writing.
most of which he will spend at Saratoga,
N. Y.
Wm. G. Bad?ley, of Badsley, Biedel
& M«yer, 34 W. 28th St., has just finished
planting 8000 Eoses in his range of
greenhouses at Oliatham, N. J. These
are in addition to the large number
wli'ch he is ninning over another year.
W. P. Ford of 107 W. 2Sth st. has
been spending several days on his farm
at Chads Ford. Pa.
Dighitning struck the large water tank
on Robert Simpson's place at Clifton,
N. J., on July 25. Though doing con-
siderable damage, it did not destroy the
tank.
Thomas Martin, salesman for Traendly
& Sc-henek. 131 W. 2Sth St., is mm on a
two weeks' vacation.
Some of the very finest Sweet Peas,
in several colors, now arriving in the
wholesale market were noted this week at
Gunther Bros., 110 W. 28th st. Such
Sweet Peas at this season of the year
are rarelv seen.
Woodrow & Markebos of 41 W. 28th
St. have just signed a contraot for $1000
worth of landscape work in Brooklyn,
N. T. The preparation of the land for
this work will begin at once.
At the Noe range of greenhouses at
Madison, N. J., about 13,000 plants of
the new Rose, Mrs. George Shawyer,
have been set.
The mother of Gustave C. C. Schrader
of Eimhurst, L. I., died on Sunday of
last week in her sixty-ninth year, after
a short illness, of gastritis, and was bur-
ied on Thursday of the same week.
It is reported on good authority that
John Wier, the genial Brooklyn florist,
was seen again this week in the Volun-
teer Building on West 28th st. It is not
to be Assumed from this statement that
Mr. Wier has joined the Volunteers of
America, but that he bad dropped in
once more to see his old friend Harry
Riedel. of Badgley, RiedelA Meyer.
Clias. Kessler and George Bradford,
of the Wm. Kessler force of employees,
are both back from their vacations.
Charles Schenck, of Traendly &
Schenck. 131 W. 28th St., who, with his
family, has been spending the month of
July at TannersviUe, N. Y., is now seen
again at his place of business.
John Krai, salesman for Moore, Hentz
!k Nash, .5.5 W. 26th St., has returned
from a three weeks* vacation, part of
which he spent cruising in his launch Jn
the waters of Long Island Sound,
Samuel Salzberg, salesman for the
H. M. Robinson Co., 55 W. 26th St., has
returned from his two weeks' vacation.
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS
Telephone and Telegraph Orders Given Special Attention
Flower Growers Sales Company
lA Park St. (Telephone: Haymarket 3765) BOStOIl, MaSS.
Pleaie mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unleu ocherwtae noted
Providence
Aug. 4. 1913
Boston
Aug 6, 1913
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Detroit
Aug. 6, 1913
Cincinnati
Aug. 6. 1913
MUwauke*
Aug. 2, 1913
15.00 to 20.00
15.00 to 25.00
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — apl.
20.00 to 25.00
10.00 to 15.00
20.00 to 30.00
S.OO to 12.0C
8.00 to 12.0C
15.00 to 20.00 6.00 to lO.OC
3.00 to 6.0(
5.00 to 6.0C
No. 1
10.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 6.0C
to
to
No. 2
3.00 to 8.00
to
.50 to 6.00
.50 to 6.00
Killarney
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 5.00
1.00 to 6.00
White Killamey
2.00 to 6.00
Bride and Bridesmaid
2.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.0(
1.00 to 8.0C
K. A. Victoria
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 5.0(
1.00 to 6.0C
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 6.0C
1.00 to 6.0C
.50 to 6.0C
Richmond
to
to
4.00 to 6.00
... to
to .
Perle
. . . to
to
4.00 to 6.00
to
to
Double Pinl£ Killamey
to
to
.50 to 5.00
Mrs. Aaron War
2.00 to 4.00
1.00 to 1.25
.... to 1.25
Adlantum
.60 to 1.00
to 1.00
.60 to 1.00
to
to
to
1.00 to 2.0C
.75 to 1.00
40.00 to 50.0C
.... to 50.00
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
1.00 to 2.00
15.00 to 25.00
.25 to .30
40.00 to SO.OC
to 40.0C
" Sprengeri, bunches
1.00 to 2.00
15.00 to 20.0C
.25 to .30
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.5C
1.00 to 2.00
to
to
Bouvardlaa
to
to
Callas
to
to
Carnations, Inf. orades, allcoL
to
1.00 to 1.60
.75 to l.OC
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
to 1.00
.75 to l.OC
1.00 to l.SO
Standard J Pinic
1.00 to 1.50
to
to 1.00
.75 to l.OC
1.00 to 1.50
Varieties 1 Red
1.00 to 1.50
to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to L5C
[^Yellow and var.
to
to
.... to 1.5C
•Fancy ? White
to
to
.... to 2.00
to 1.50
to
(•The high- J Pmk
to
to
to 2.00
to 1.50
to
est erades of T Red
.ta'S vars.) ^Yellow and var.
to
to
to 2.00
to 1.50
to
to
Daffodils
to
to
Dahlias
to
to
to
Daisies
.15 to .25
to
to .15
.... to .IS
to
Ferns, Hardy
.... to .15
to .15
.... to .15
to
Galax Leaves
to
.10 to .15
to
to
Gardenias (per doz.)
to
to
to
.... to ... .
to
Gladiolus
7.00to 12.00
2.00 to 5.00
4.00 to 6.00
4.66 tS '6.00
to
8.00 to 10.00
4.00 to 6.00
Lilies, Harrisii and Long!
.... to 8.00
8.00 to 12.00
to
to
Mignonettes, ordinary
to
to
to
.... to ... .
fancy
.... to ... .
to
to
4.00 to 6.00
4.00 to 6.00
Orchids — Cattleyaa, per doz.. .
to
to
Cypripediums
to
. . . . to . . .
. to
Dendrobiums
.... to .
to
!!!! to 'L'56
to
Smllaz (per doz. strings)
.... to 1.60
l.SO to 2.00
to
to
Stevla
to
28 to .50
.35 to .50
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
.25 to .76
.35 to .CO
to
to
to
to
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
•• single
to
to
to
to
to
to
.... to ... .
to
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
.... to
to to
to
BOSTON, MASS.
8F>BCIA,UTIB8
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
WELCH BROS. CO.
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE V7U.LEY
226 Devon^ire Street
urf «0 other ••■••■etle flower* la OBaaatT
Please mentton the Exchange when writlBs.
Please mention the Exohange when writlnf .
and Miss S. Moltz, bookkeeper for the
same company, leaves for her vacation on
Fxiday of this week.
Anthony Forman. salesman for Alfred'
H. I.angjahr, 130 W. 28th st., has just
returned from a two weeks' vacation at
Ludlow. N. .T.. where he left his wife
and children for a further Summering.
Hugh Ijee died in Summit, N. J., of
cancer of the throat at 1.30 p.m. on
Monday, Aug. 4. Mr. Dee was born in
Ireland, and after coming to this coun-
try first entered into the employment of
John N. May of Summit, N. J., as a
Rose grower, later working for Frank
r.. Jloore, of Chatham. N. J. Wlile in
Mr. Moore's employment he found on
a (jatherine Mermet Rose bush the sport
whic% was afterward named Bridesmaid'.
After leaving Mr. Moore, Mr. Lee worked
for Mr. Burnett, of Madison. N. J., for
iSamuel Lum of Chatham, and John Wil-
son of iShort Hills, N. J., and later still
for David Falconer of Chatham, N. J.
He also spent s=ome time in Florida at
Pern growing. Mr. Lee was well known
as a skillful grower. The funeral serv-
ices were at Summit, N. J., on Thursday,
in which town he was buried. He is
sun'ived by a widow and several children.
George M. Cosh of Houston, Texas,
was a recent caller in this city.
Boston
The past week we have had a pleas-
ing supply of rain and vegetation of all
kinds is much improved ; flowers, such as
Asters and Gladioli, are of better qual-
ity now. There is a scarcity of long
stemmed Roses and Carnations, and the
old plants are now on their last legs.
However, a number of growers are hous-
ing Carnations and there will soon be
flowers from the new plants. Business
is rather quiet. It is gratifying that
there is not much surplus. The only
flowers which are plentiful are Asters
and Gladioli.
Henry Penn and family are spending
the month of August at Passaconaway
Inn, York Cliffs, Me. This is their
headquarters, but the surrounding coun-
try is easily accessible with their tour-
ing car,
Julius Snyder of H. M. Robinson &
Co.. is on a pleasure trip to New York
and Philadelphia.
A new wholesale house is to be opened
at 276 to 278 Devonshire St., on Aug. 15.
The name of the new firm is the New
England Florist Supply Co. The three
young men who make np the company
are N. M. Leibson, L. Cohen and H. F.
Sloane. The location which the young
August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
315
ASTERS
100, $1.00-$3.00
The supply will be increasing from now on, plenty to fill all orders. You will find our AS'
of good quality, as good as any coming to this market. For the early crop we consider thei
ceptionally fine. No matter what your trade requires — something of the highest grade,
design work — we can always supply you.
EASTER LILIES $10.00 per loo
Our growers have
better Lilies. I..arge,
1 quality surpassed their production of other years. We never
/ell hardened flowers, long stems, two to four flowers to a stem
ofl'ered you
Gladiolus loo. $3.oo-$5.oo
Sweet Peas loo, 75c.-$i.oo Valley loo, $3.oo-$4.oo
Green Galax (New crop), lOOO, Sl.OO; $7.50 per case
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
MRS. C. W. WARD S8.00 $70.00
ALMA WARD 8.00 70.00
WHITE PERFECTION 8.00 70.00
PINK ENCHANTRESS 7.00 60.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 8.00 70.00
PRINCESS CHARMING 7.00 60.00
260 of
100 1000
VICTORY J7.50 $60.00
R. P. ENCHANTRESS 7.00 60.00
BEACON 8.00 70.00
COMFORT 8.00 70.00
PENNSYLVANIA 8.00 70.00
variety at 1000 rate
Satisfaction guaranteed. Complete list and prices on request.
ROSE PLANTS
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
PleaBe mention the Exchange when -writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by tlie hundred unlese otherwise noted
Baltimore Buffalo
Aug. 4, 1S13 Aug. 6, 1913
7.00 to
to ' 2.00 to
2.00 to 6.001 4.00 to
2.00 to 6.00 2.00 to
2.00 to 6.00 3.00 to
2.00 to 5.001 4.00 to
2.00 to 6.00 2.00 to
2 00 to 4.00| 2.00 to
2.0Ot« 4.00 3.00 to
25.00
15.00
10.00
3.00
6.00
3.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
6.00
5.00
1.00 to 2.00
.26 to .50
.25 to .SO
.25 to 2.00
to .
i'.66to'i.5o
1.60 to 2.00
1.60 to 3.00
1.60 to 2 00
1.50 to 2.00
.... to
.... to
.... to ...
.... to ...
. . . . to . . .
to .16
....to .IB
.60 to 1.00
2.00 to 6.00
8.66 to io.oo
te
to
.... to ....
.... to
to
.... to
3.00 to 4.00
■l'.66to "1.26
to .
1.60 to 2.00
1.50 to 2.00
.76 to 1.60
to .
I'.OOto 'l.60
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to
to .
to .
".40 to' 1.00
1.60 to 2.00
to 1.60
. . . to l.(
. . . to . . .
.20 to A
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Besuty, fancy — spl.
No. 1.'.* ."!!!!!!
No. 2
Killarney
White KUIarney.....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mr«. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
BouTardias
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
{White
Pink
Red
Yellow and var.
rWhite
The hlBh-J Pink
est grades o' 1 Red
Btan'd vara.) ^Yellow and var.
DaSodlis
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per dot.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Miftnonette, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids— Cattleyas. per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilaz (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
" single
Phila. Pittsburgh St. Louis
Aug. 5. 1913 Aug. 4. 1913 Aug. 6, 1913
).00 to 25.00
!.00 to 15.00
S.OO to 10.00
i.OOto 6.00
.60 to 6.00
.50 to 6.00
. . . to .
I.OOto 6.00
.50 to 6.00
.. . to . ..
20.00 to 25.00
12.00 to 15.00
6.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 4.00
3.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 8.00
to
2.00 to 4.00
3.00 to 8.00
4.00 to 8.00
I.OOto 2.C
j.00to50.C
i.OO to 50.C
1.50 to 2.00
1.80 to 2.40
3.00
3.00
1.00
to 6.00
to 8.00
to 1.25
30 to eo.'ob
30 to 3.00
75 to 3.00
. . to
. . to
. . to 1.00
DO to 1.60
DO to 1.60
DO to 1.50
. . to 1.50
. . to .
. . to .
to 1.50
to 1.25
to .
3.00 to 6.00
35.00 to 50.00
i.OOto 6.00
... to
. . . to
i.OO to 60.00
i.OO to 40.00
1.60 to 3.00
I.OOto 2.00
I.OOto 2.00
I.OOto 2.00
Berber Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers J^„ati
140 North 13tb Street, PIIIIADELPtllA, PA.
Pleaie mention the Exchange when wzitlnc.
Cdward Reid
ROSES, CARNATIONS,
SWEET PEAS, VALLEY
'M'tMi Seasonable Floivers
1619-1621 RansteadSt., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
PleaBe mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
We are now booking orders, im-
mediate or future delivery, from
stock grown and selected especially
for us, and splendid, well-grown
stock it is — clean, healthy and
strong. Our guarantee goes with
every plant, thus insuring satisfac-
tion.
100 1000
Northport $12.00 $100.00
Pink Delight 10.00 90.00
Gloriosa 9.00 80.00
Rosette 9.00 80.00
Mrs. C. W. Ward. . 8.00 70.00
Washington 8.00 70.00
Winona 8.00 70.00
Delhi 8.00 70.00
Enchantress Su-
preme 15.00 120.00
Enchantress 7.50 60.00
Rose Pink En-
chantress 7.50 60.00
Dorothy Gordon... 7.50 60.00
Princess Charming 7.50 60.00
May Day 7.50 60.00
White Wonder 9.00 80.00
White Enchantress 8.00 70.00
Alma Ward 8.00 70.00
White Perfection.. 8.00 70.00
White Winsor 7.50 60.00
Shasta 7.50 60.00
William Eccles.... 12.00 100.00
Scarlet Wonder.... 12.00 100.00
The Herald 12.00 100.00
Commodore 12.00 100.00
St. Nicholas 9.00 80.00
Pocahontas 9.00 80.00
Comfort 8.00 75.00
Beacon 8.00 70.00
Victory 7.50 60.00
Benora 9.00 80.00
250 OF ANY VARIETV AT
THE THOUSAND RATE
MATCHLESS
This splendid Carnation which will be
disseminated in 1914 has probably
more good points than any White Car-
nation ever before offered ; a large
flower borne on a good, stiff stem; a free
bloomer, much freer than any White
Carnation on the market today; very
fragrant, with fringed ed^es; practically
a non-burster, wnich is one of its
strongest points from a grower's stand-
point. An excellent grower; comes with
much longer stem than any other varie-
ties early m the Fall.
All in all, after carefully watching
this variety during the past season, we
feel we can unhesitatingly recommend
this as a money maker, and every live
grower will be serving his own interests
by getting in on it, especially the first
S.S.Pennock-MeehanCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 West 2gtli St 1216 H. St., K. W.
VUUKI**
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
men have chosen is an ideal one, right in
the heart of the district where the whole-
sale houses and markets are located. The
building is being fitted up with all kinds
of modern appliances and conveniences.
Mr. Liehson and Mr. Sloane are to
spend this week in New York and Phila-
delphia buying supplies.
E. G. Lake of Wellesley is probably
the largest grower of Asters in this vi-
cinity and his crop this season looks re-
markably well. He is sending daily a
large supply of very nice flowers to the
Boston Co-opejative Flower Market.
J. M. Cohen has been at Old Orchard
for the past two weeks but is expected
back at the Co-operative Market this
Saturday.
Robert Montgomery and family are
spending the Summer months at their
cottage in Maine.
John Foot of Reading, has just com-
pleted a Lord & Burnham greenhouse,
225x50ft., and is now planting it with
Carnations.
W. N. Craig has had a had attack of
lumbago but I am glad to say he is now
improving in health and is able, with the
aid of a crutch, to call on his friends in
the city.
George Barr, son of John Barr of
Natick. was married quietly two weeks
ago, the young couple spending their
honeymoon at Old Orchard, Me. Geo.
Barr is a favorite with the boys at the
Co-operative Market ; they gave him a
kind and warm reception on his first ap-
pearance there after his marriage.
A. Daniels, one of the salesmen at
Penn's, is spending his vacation at Lake
Winnepesaukee, N. H.
Charles Hunt of Zinn's. has just re-
turned from a very enjoyable trip through
New Hampshire and Connecticut.
The Garden Committee of the Mass.
Hort. Society, of which John K. M. L.
Farquhar is chairman, has been invited
to inspect the grounds and nurseries of
George B. Dorr of Bar Harbor; the
party left Boston by train on Sunday
evening, Aug. 3, and will return by boat
on Tuesday night.
Miss Lyons, bookkeeper for Penn on
Broomfield St., is spending her vacation
at Maranacook, Me.
John Barr of Natick, is still sending
Carnations to the market. His new one,
Mrs. Cheeuey, is an excellent Summer
variety.
James Wheeler is sending to the Co-
operative Market excellent Gladioli in
several varieties and has a fair supply
of Carnations which are already sold at
this time.
Anderson Bros, of Woburn, have a
nice cut of Sweet Peas of good quality
and their Asters are of good color and
excellent quality.
The Exeter Rose Conservatories, Exe-
ter, N. H., is sending to the Boston
Flower Exchange very nice My Mary-
land and Ward Roses, which are in good
demand.
W. PL Elliott is cutting extra fine Am.
Beauty Roses at his Brighton establish-
ment. From Madbury he is sending to
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^i'ri^^ts^r"^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
Fleaae mention th« £xoliaB(« whan writing.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the North-
west Which Win Have Our Best Attention
L. L. MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Please mention the Eschange when -writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
F1«UA montlon th« Exohtny wb«a writing.
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J.B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
72-74 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO
Greenhouses, Morton Grove, 111.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
the city fine Taft, Kaiserin, Killarney,
Queen, Ward and Miller Roses.
I noted in the window of Henry Corn-
ley on Park St., a superb vase of Hun-
nemannia fumari;Efolia, also yellow
Chrysanthemums, the first of the season,
and other rare fiowers.
Henry J. Oiccolo of Zinn's on Park
St., started on his vacation July 26, and
on the following Monday he was notified
that the stork had deposited at his home
a bouncing boy.
Joseph Margolus of the firm of Henry
M. Robinson & Co. has been away one
month on vacation ; he has now returned
and is in charge of the business while
his partners are absent on theirs.
David Welch of Welch Bros., has re-
turned from Ireland where he went for
the good of his health. He has crossed
the Atlantic Ocean ten times and this
last trip he enjoyed better than any of
the previous ones, although all trips were
enjoyable. He was very much carried
away with the charming appearance of
the Irish young ladies and says there is
nothing in this country that will com-
pare with them. He thinks Ireland is
more prosperous ; he attended the Cork
races and from what he saw there in
the way of dress and style he draws his
conclusions.
A letter from Anthony Leuthy, dated
Gand. July 25, to the writer, states that
he had a pleasant trip across the ocean
and spent three days in Paris. He says
the weather in Northern Europe is cool
with rain almost every day. Azaleas
and other plants look well, only needing
more warm weather and sunshine.
Ghent at present is at its best on account
of the exposition which, in his opinion,
is better than the one at Brussels two
years ago. He expects to be back in
Boston Aug. 15. R. C.
Philadelphia
Probably the most talked of feature
of the week was the failure of George S.
Faulkner, who was adjudged a voluntary
bankrupt on July 30. It is stated that
the figures given in the newspapers are
far from being correct. The reports
were: liabilities. $5688.22; assets, $5,-
44fi.0.S. While the liabilities will prob-
ably not total that high, the assets are
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything For the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Pl«« msBtton tb* Zxokasi* when wiJtlaf.
H.G.6ERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Plaase mention the Exchange whan writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, August 5, 1913 Wiftor RRnTHFRQ
Prices quoted are by the hundred unle.ss otherwise notert TT It 1 U*\ IJIvU 1 IlEiIVU
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz.
30-inch stems.
24-incfa stems.
20-inch stems.
18-inch stems.
12-i
White and Pink Killarney.
Specials
M^diam.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
Killarney Queen
Milady, special
Mecfium
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
:ial..
Medium
Short
Mrs. Chas. Russell, special .
Medium
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Fancy
Medium
Short
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taft, special
Ueiium.'.'.'.V.'.V.V.'.'.'.V.V..
Short
Adlantum
Asparagus, bunch
" Sprengeri
** Strings
to 3.00
to 2.50
to 2.00
to 1.50
to 1.25
to 1.00 1
to .50
CARNATIONS—
Standard /S'"!''
Varieties Y^^:_
.... to 10.00 '
6.00 to 8.00
to 4.00
to 2.00
4.00 to 10.00
. . . . to 10.00
6.00 to 8.00
. . . . to 10.00
to 6.00
3.00 to 4.00
, ... to 10.00
to 8.00
r
tghest J
t St'dl ;
) L
White.
Pink...
Red....
to
4.00
to 10.00
to 8.00
4.00 to 6.00
to 3.00
4.00 to 10.00
4.00 to 8.00
.... to 10.00
to 8.00
to 6.00
to 4.00
.75 to 1.00
.25 to .35
.35 to .50
60.00 to 60.00
Grades of
Varieties.
Asters
Chrysanthemums per doz.
Coreopsis
Daisies
Ferns, hardy, per 1000
Gaillardlas
Galas Leaves, per 1000
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays
Lllium Auratum
Lllium Longlflorum
Lily of the Valley
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz
Shasta Daisies
Smilax
Sweet Peas, Ordinary
Water Lilies
to 1.50
to 1.50
to 1.60
to 2.00
to 2.00
to 2.00
to .50
to 1.00
to 1.00
to 1.25
to 4.00
)to 4.00
to 1.00
Dto 15.00
) to 12.00
)to 4.00
I to 7.50
)to 1.00
) to 20.00
to .50
to 2.00
Visiting Florists arc cordially invited to give
us a call when in the city.
E.C.AMLINGCO.
The largest and best equipped Wholesale Cut Flower
House in Chicago.
68-70 E. Randolph St.. CHICAGO
Long Distance Telephi
, 1978 and 1977 Central
Please mention the Ezohange when writing.
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Pl(»RBft mention the ETrrban-'e when T-riting.
Importers and Jobbers of Florist Supples
Percy Jones, i°«^
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph Street, Chicago
H. VAN GELDER. President
Please mention the Exchance when wrltlDT.
Joseph Neidinger has enlarged his store
considerably to accommodate the new
line of baskets he is receiving from the
other side.
Stewart Miller is well pleased with the
quality of the white Asters being re-
ceived at Edward Reid's.
Carl Corts, of the Joseph Heacock Co.,
is seeking Summer quiet in rural parts
of Maryland.
Adolph Farenwald of Roslyn, Pel., will
join the New York train en route to
Minneapolis at Buffalo ; he has a son
there whom he will visit on his way out.
very little. A creditors' meeting will
take place on Aug. 11.
The club party going to the S. A. F.
convention at Minneapolis will leave by
Pennsylvania E. R. from Broad st. sta-
tion on Sunday, Aug. 17, on the 10.25
a.m train. Those who are going are re-
quested to communicate with John West-
cott, chairman of the committee.
M. C. Wright of the Lord & Burnham
Co., reports the order for a new pipe
frame house, to be 42x250ft., for R. Vin-
cent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. ;
also the enlargina of two other houses,
3.5ft. wide and 50ft. in length.
Edward Reid and John Jensen re-
cently chaperoned a party from Lans-
downe to Anglesea ; the usual fish stories
are now forthcoming.
Raymond Kester will open a first class
retail store in Williamsport, Pa., about
Sept. 15. The firm will be Kester &
Harding.
Pennoek Bros, are making gradual
progress with their store improvements.
Part of the new big case is cooled and
Iholding the cut stock ; marble walls, coun-
ters and floors are now being placed.
Chas. W. Kahlert is on his vacation.
Chas. Baxter, while on his v.acation,
called on Charles Edgar at Lancaster.
Alfred M. Campbell has grown a fine
lot of Sin. Adiantum hybridum.
Clarence Watson, of the Leo Niessen
Co., is on his vacation.
"We have raked Europe and the pick
of it is ours" is the way Harry Bayers-
dorfer puts it in speaking of the stock of
novelties and baskets that he collected
on his recent trip on the other side, sam-
ples of which are being sent to the con-
vention at Minneapolis. Paul Berko-
vitz is on his vacation.
J. J. Habermehl's Sons have been ex-
ceedingly busy at their uptown store.
Wesley Clark, of the S. S. Pennock-
Meehan Co., is spending his vacation
on his farm at Moorestown, N. J.
B. Eschner, of M. Rice & Co., reports
fhat the advance sales of red Capes, red
Ruscus, and red Japanese frieze is un-
precedented. He attributes this to the
high price of Immortelles due to the short
crops and the combination of European
growers. From present indications Im-
mortelles will cost more than ever be-
fore. Raymond Brunswick is delighted
with the new imported stock, and shows
some beautiful styles in new basket
shapes, done in the Rice two-tone colors
that are an artistic treat, the Christmas
red being particularly effective.
Chicago
A. T. Pyfer, of the Chicago Carnation
Co., states that the company's houses
have all been planted with select stock.
From present indications he states that
it will be able to keep its customers well
supplied this season with the usual de
luxe grade of Carnations. Orders are
being booked daily for field grown plants.
The company has 200.000 plants for sale
in all the approved varieties.
The Poehlmann Bros. Co. has been
cutting some good Chrysanthemums for
this season for the past ten days. The
varieties are Smith's Advance, Golden
Glow and October Frost. Carnation
planting is still in progress ; Supt.
French of the Carnation department
states that 160,000 were planted the first
few days in one of the smaller ranges.
Planting will be in progress for some
time as the great quantity of plants to
be housed requires considerable time as
well as a large and efiicient force of
laborers.
Carl Cropp states that tbere are fif-
teen men at the nurseries of Vaughan's
Seed Store at Western Springs employed
continually taking care of perennials.
Potting and transplanting seedlings is
the order of work now being pursued.
There are many new varieties of Ge-
raniums blooming. Gladioli and Phlox
are also well in bloom. The new Canna
Firebird is proving to be as beautiful and
effective as the most critical might de-
sire. Visitors to the city would enjoy a
trip to these nurseries, which is only a
short ride out on the C. B. & Q. R. R.
Nic Krier, 2725 N. Marshfield ave.,
has succeeded in placing on the market
a new hot water boiler suitable for green-
house use. It is a self-feeder and burns
the smoke. It is made in 11 sizes, to
heat from 8,000 to 30,000 sq. ft. of glass.
Several of the local growers have, in-
stalled the boilers this season, and the
factory is busy now keeping up with the
orders already booked for immediate de-
livery.
At the J. D. Thompson Carnation Co.,
Joliet, the planting of Carnations in the
greenhouses is now complete. The plants
August 9, 1913
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317
FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
POT MAKERS
FOR
14« YEARS
tVrita for Catalogum and Discounts
A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc.
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUTACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pearsaa Street
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1765
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, Thrips, Red Spider, etc.
PLANTLIFE i^es^o^rLsfcns:
rLnillLII L secticides on tKe mar-
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
PLANTLIFE
if used as a spray,
mix 5 pounds with 10
gallons boiling hot
water, allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any other insecticide on
the market.
Ifl tkvi I llrr o"" poisons. iS purely
rLnilBLia L vegetable., and posi-
tively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St., Nsw York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb.i".b'^
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. tb^
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,i°C
TOBACCO STEMS, 50c. ^Il'iia^
Sped*! Piicea in Tons and Carload Lota.
BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Red Standard Pots
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this SPRING to
stock your greenhouses.
Think of us. Write us. Try us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
213-223 Pearl St.. NORRISTOWN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Write for Catalogue.
Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The extenaion at«ve foot
preventa the ttottom from
.Nocha
cforv
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mf£. Co.
Toldeo, Ohio. U. S. A.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fnrahaaars of staok from adTta.
In these oolnmns xrlll oonfer a fa-
vor by makliiK this statamemt la
thslr arderi law jtnx advt. la
tk* KXOHAlfOB.
were in splendid condition, so that they
readily attained a growth that betoken
a full and satisfying crop the coming
season. The business accomplished in
Chrysanthemums, both in rooted cut-
tings and pot plants, this season was
ahead of any business ever before
achieved in this class of plants. Rooted
cuttings were shipped out early in Janu-
ary, the trade for these continuing into
the warm weather when pot grown
plants came into demand, the sale of
these continuing to the present time.
Tlie first Goldenrod of the season was
seen in the window of A. Lange last
week. Chrysanthemums, auratum Lilies,
Orchids, and Mrs. Chas. Russell Roses
have been used extensively in the show
windows of this house during the past
week or more. Baskets of flowers al-
ready filled with seasonable stock are
constantly kept on display ; these baskets
meet with a popular demand, a large
number being sold daily at a price of
from 50c. to $1 each. A. Lange and fam-
ily are at present enjoying a vacation at
Montague, Mich., close to some of the
best fishing resorts in the State.
Adolph Poehlmann, John Poehlmann,
Jr., and daughter Freda have gone on a
motoring trip to Lake Delevan, Wis.,
where they will spend a week fishing
and recuperating. Dick Salm, the Am.
Beauty Rose grower for the Poehlmann
Bros. Co. at Morton Grove, left Monday
in his machine to spend a week fishing
in Northern Wisconsin. Foreman Neil-
sen of plant B left Saturday for New
York, where he is to meet his wife, who
has been spending the Summer in Ger-
many.
William A. Peterson, of the Peterson
Nursery, returned to his office, 30 N.
La Salle St., Friday, from an extended
trip with his two boys through Yellow-
stone Park. B. E. Gage, of this firm,
spent several days in Minnesota on busi-
ness last week. The annual Fall catalog,
now in preparation, will include a select
line of ornamental nursery stock in all
popular varieties, as well as an exten-
sive list of the Peonies that have for so
long been a specialty of this house.
T. E. Waters, of the Poehlmann Bros.
Co., is a busy man, having to attend to
the entire fourth floor of the building,
well stocked with the best there is in
supplies. Ten cases of imported supplies
were received last week. Mr. Waters
has adopted a certain process of enamel-
ing all wire work which will do away
with painting as well and greatly en-
hance the keeping quality, making wire
designs absohilely rust proof. Clifford
Pruner started Monday on one of his
regular trips for this house.
The .ioint committee of the Chicago
Horticultural Society and the Chicago
Florists' Club has succeeded in getting
up a very creditable premium list for the
Fall Chrysanthemum show. This is
ready to be submitted to the directors of
both the societies for their approval. It
will be a straight Chrysanthemum show
in plants and cut flowers, no premiums
for other stock being offered. The money
prizes offered amount to $12,000 in the
aggregate, besides several special prizes.
The show will be held in the .\rt Insti-
tute in November on dates hereafter to
be decided upon. The Gladiolus Show
will also be held in the Art Institute on
.\ug. 14 and 1.5, the premium list for
which is now ready. The premium list
for the Spring Flower Show has been
decided on, and is ready to be turned
over to the printers.
Fred Fjautenschlager. of tlie Kroeschell
Bros. Co., states that the company's
business for .July has been the best on
record. Boilers liave been shipped daily
to one point or .nnother in both tlie States
and Canada. The two large boilers for
Bassett & Washburn's new range at
Greggg were delivci*ed last week. These
boilers measured Oft. in diameter by
ISft. long, and weighed IS.OOOlbs. each.
{Continued on page 319)
There Are four Distinct Requisites Necessary
To Make a Tirst Class Florist Pot
Good Clay
Preparation of Clay
The Making of the Pot
The Burning of the Pot
These four qualities are embodied in
our Pot. It is porous but strong. A strong
pot means a saving to you. Let us show you
with a trial order. Low prices lor Standard
Pots.
The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co.
YORK, PA.
THE BEST POTS
You will learn the secret of our eeer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
i. FLORISTS* RED POTS »Z.
You can't beat them
MOSS AZTEC WARE
Ask about our new Une, consisting of Jardinieres, Fern Pans,
Vases, etc. IT'S THE HIT OF THE SEASON.
THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO., ^"^^-s"'^-
STANDARD FLOWER POTS
1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flowei
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at an
hour's notice. Price per crate as follows:
1000 3-inch tS.OO
800 3H->nch 6.80
600 4-inch 4.60
456 4H-inch 6.24
320 5-inch 4.61
Our Specialty. Long Distance and Export Trade
HII-FINGER BROS., Pottery, FORT EDNVARD, N
AUfiUST ROLKF.R & SONS. 31 Barclay St., New York City. Agents.
2000 1 Ji-inch $6.00
1600 2-inch 4.88
1600 2}i-inch 6.26
1600 2H-inch 6.00
210 6H-inch $3,78
144 6-inch 3.1t
120 7-inch 4J0
60 8-inch 3.00
Y.
Are YOU Getting the Best Prices in Your Town?
You will agree that healthy dean stock brings the best 6gures and that such
stock can oily be grown under best conditions with the better grade of materials.
Whilldin PorOUsPote Promote Healthy Plants
inf millllllll POnniK CO, <^;,£;S~t.St 713-I9 HHiitlon si., fUMdpHa, Pi.
Green Flies and Black Flies too are
easy to kill wltij
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write or free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
49-Money refunded If not satisfied.
Beware of imitations
rSyracuseRedPots",
With new and improved
machinery we can lupply
your wants to better ad-
vantage than ever.
Special discouota <
large orders.
I Syracuse Pottery Co. i
- SYRACUSE, N. Y.
318
The Florists' Exchange
As a Substitute for Sod and Barn- Yard
Manures Use Alphano Humus
It is Five Times Stronger, Lasts Longer, Costs Less
The small pile of Aiphano Humus on
the left is equal in plant food values and
humus content to the pile at the right of
barn-yard manure, which is five times
its size.
Alphano Humus does away with the
sod pile. It solves the problem of getting
barn -yard manures.
It is both a plant food and soil builder
combined.
It is not a chemical mixture, but a
natural product, dug and prepared for use
at our Plant located at Alphano, N. J.
You are heartily welcome at any time to
come and see us preparing it.
We will gladly send you convincing
evidence of its highly satisfactory results
in greenhouses when mixed with soil in
varying proportions.
Facts and photographs tell the story.
Investigation of the most searching kind
:lcome: Co
gladly call and
Humus Book.
you.
'ill
Send for
Price, $12.00 per Ion. By ihi
Alphano Humus Co.
19 Battery Place, New York
tion the Exchange when writing.
Well l^ottcd Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
Descriptive
Folder and
Prices upon
A,pplicalion.
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mi.xing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benclies.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington St., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
'hflHURES
Unequaled for Greenhouse and
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Co.
S4 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
b^
»re eaey to kill with
Ihe rumigating Kind Tobacco Powder
Q „ , ^ $3.00 per bag 100 lbs
Satiflfactlon guaranteed or money baok-
why try cheap Bnbstitntes that makers do
not dare to gMarantee ?
,THB E. A. STOOTHOPf CO,, MOUIT TiaHOI, H. T.'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PHOSPHORUS
A seven-inch potf ul of Davldice's Speolal PhosplioruH
mixed with a wheelbarrow of soil when planting or
potting: then, when roots are established, a small pail-
ful scattered over GOO square feet every two weeks before
watering, will grow vtgorona Flowers and Plants.
Sample bag (200 lbs.), $5.00; over 500 Ibi. at rate of
$40.00 per ton.
WILLIAM M.DAVIDGE, P. 0. Box 5. BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
{3%N%^tfii«^^W*^^«
Nikoteen Products
In many sized packages.
For use of
FLORISTS. GARDENERS and
FRUIT GROWERS
For
FUMIGATING and SPRAYING
APHIS PUNK
For Fumigating
NIROTEEN
For Spraying
Is the Strongest Tobacco Insecticide.
Nicotine Manufacturing Co.,^ m?'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
&S^i4
Guaranteed under the Iaseoticide;Art, 1910, Serial Ho. 321
Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips, Red Spider. Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
Elant- Leading Seedsmen and Florists
ave used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute wilb water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint, 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
^^ Gallon. $1.25; GaUon. $2.00; 5 Gallon
Can. $9.00; 10 Gallon Can. $17.50.
Directions on package. For sale by Seedsmen and
Florists' Supply Houses. If yon cannot obtain
this from your SupdIv HonsR. write us direct.
PoiaonI KIL-WORM PolsonI
Destroys Worms. Ants, etc. infesting
Golf, Cricket Grounds, Parks and Lawns.
Sure Death to Snails.
I Quart Bottle $1.00 1 Gallon Jug $3.00
i^ Gallon Bottle 1.75 5 GaUon Jug 13.50
One gallon Kil-Worm makes 50 gallons
liquid when mixed with water.
PolaonI KIL-WEED PoisonI
Not to be used on Lawns.
An unsurpassed preparation for removal
of grass, weeds, vines and bushes from
paths, roadways, gutters, etc. One gallon
KIL-WEED diluted with water will make
30 to 35 gallons of tr<»ating liquid.
PRICES:
1 Quart Can $0.35 5 Gallon Can - $4.00
H Gallon Can .60 10 Gallon Can 7.50
1 Gallon Can 1.00 1 Barrel, per gal. .65
UEMOrv OIL, COAIPAINY, Dept.J
420 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THC RECOGNIZED STMfDARO INSECTICIDE
For green, black, wLite fly, red spider, thripc.
ealy bug and soft scale.
$1.00 per quart, $2.50 per galloo
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. Doe* not
atain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $2.00 per gallon
VERMINE
SCALINE
safely as in dormant s
75c. per quart, $130 per gallon, 10 gallona. $10.
^M<duin4Z
ri/M/GAJvr^
$1.25 per quart, $4.00 per gallon
}ur products are used diluted with water at
strengths, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Lett
en in q
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals
M. C. EBEL, Gen*! Mgr. MADISON, N. J.
Please mention the Excbasge when writing.
Prices Advertised are for the Trade Only
August 9, 1913
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319
Garland Made Them Good
Their Users Nade Them Famous
Garland Heat Treated Cast Iron Gutters will not crack when
subjected to heat and cold. Seven Thousand Feet in stock for
immediate shipment.
Sixty-five tons of Tees and purlins for immediate shipment.
We can fill an order for a two hundred thousand foot range
of Iron frame houses at once.
Our complete and modern woodworking plant enables us to
furnish everything you need in your new range.
Our friends want Garland Gutters, and we will see to it that
your requirements are provided for, as we have come to stay.
Garland Greenhouse Mfg. Co.,
Des Plaines, 111.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
(Continued from page 317)
Two large boilers were shipped to Can-
ada also last week, one to H. H. Brown,
Dundas, and another to W. Her, Berlin,
both in Ontario. Their Canadian busi-
ness is getting to be more extensive each
season. Two large combination boilers
were shipped recently to Vonder Linden,
one of the largest Violet growers at
Rhinebeck, N. Y.
At Peter Reinberg's there is a fair
supply of the new Rose Mrs. Chas. Rus-
sell coming in daily. Mr. Matchen says
it is a great keeper even at this season,
several days in the ice box not harming
it. On account of the heavy petalage
and otherwise great substance of the
blooms it cannot be cut as tight as other
varieties, even American Beauty. Mr.
Matchen believes to get the best results
the buds should be well advanced toward
opening before cutting.
Chas. Weiner at C. Frauenfelder's is
this week painting the interior of the
greenhouses adjoining the store. These
houses are now full of young Ferns, for
sales later on. Mrs. C. ITrauenfelder and
family have gone for a month's visit to
friends in Colorado.
The Lord & Burnham Co. at Des
Plaines, received an order for an iron
frame greenhouse 18x.34ft. from a cus-
tomer in Cedar Rapids. la., quite re-
cently, that was shipped the same day
the order was received. This is some-
thing the company does not care to tell
about, as it might be called on at any
time to give the same service when it
would not be possible to do so. This
was a case where the house ordered was
of a size that is usually kept in stock
ready for shipping, which explains the
quick action.
Geo. M. Garland states that the Gar-
land cast iron gutters after the, process
of annealing will not crack or break as
most oast iron articles will do. Some
specimens of the guttering were shown
after being subjected to the heat test
with quarter inch holes punched in them
that were smooth and clear. The fact
that this guttering will now receive the
punch with impunity adds considerably
Save
by heating your
Greenhouse
with soft coal in a
Smokeless
King ideal Boiler
Write us for information
KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
26 King's Road, NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y.
Mil the Sunlight Jill Das Hoaset I
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
more to its value, simplifying as it does
the connecting of the sections when
placed in the position in which they are
intended to remain.
Florists visiting this city during the
convention period who are interested in
plant growing can spend a few hours to
much advantage by visiting the plant
growing establishment of Frank Oechs-
lin, 4911 Quincy st. Mr. Oechslin has
for some years been the pioneer plant
grower of this city, and every product of
this establishment is done well. A house
of young stock of Cocos Weddelliana in
2%in. pots proves a record of the best
culture. A house of Crotons shows a
fine development of growth and coloring.
The new Cluster Pepper, that was grown
last season for the first time, proved to
be such a good seller that the number
grown this season has been greatly in-
crea.sed. Begonias in Gloire do Lor-
raine, Cincinnati and Chatelaine are in
a good stage of growth for the best de-
velopment. The propagation of Polnset-
tias is still being pushed rapidly. These
are produced by thousands, the earlier
propagated stock now being well estab-
lished in 4in. pots. The propagation of
the Poinsettias will be continued uutil
the latter part of August. These later
propagations are said to make nice young
stock suitable for filling Christmas pans.
This is to inform you, Mr.
Florist, that our exhibition
will be in a conspicuous
location at the Conven=
tion Hall at Minneapolis
If you attend do not fail to get
acquainted with our representa-
tives, who accompany our exhibit.
If you do not attend the Conven-
tion we ask that you write us for
a full description and prices of our
line. We assure you that it is a
pleasure to answer your inquiries,
so write us today.
ADVANCE CO.
RICHMOND, IND.
the Exchange '^vhen writing.
Greenhouse MATERiALi^fl0T-B[DSA$H
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Right
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, III,
1 the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse GLASS
SS'i'o'LW.^"" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, III.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
We make a specialty of Greenhouse Stock for Commercial Growers of Flowers
and Vegetables. Sash
Bars 32 feet long and
over. Write for circu-
lars and prices.
The A. T. Stearns
LumDer Co.
NEPONSET, Boston, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
320
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Shower Tree Sprayer, Central Park, N. Y,
THE ARSENAL, CENTRAL PARK. N. Y.
Gentlemen: . . . July 14th, 1910.
■ After several careful experiments, I wish to express my very high appreciation of your
Shower Tree Sprayer. I have them in constant use on four of my power spraying machines and
find I can do more than double the amount and better work than with any I have ever used.
Their non-clogging properties make them really invaluable. I cannot recommend them too
highly. (Signed) E. B. SOUTHWICK, Ph. D.
THE business end of a spraying outfit is the nozzle and the supreme test of the
nozzle is water paint and whitewash. We can refer to the Metropolitan Rail-
way, N. Y. City, the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania R. R., as to efficiency of
our spray in whitewashing tunnels, roundhouses, etc. We also have strong letters of
recommendation from Poulterers and Manufacturers who have used this sprayer to
spray deodorizing disinfectants.
Our nozzles are non-clogging and superior. We make nozzles only. No pumps or
spraying devices. If not satisfactory, money refunded.
OUR LAWN SPRAYER
will spray over a diameter of
25 feet, with a pressure of
about 40 lbs., the water descending in the form of fine rain. Nothing equals it for
keeping lawns fresh and green. Ask your dealer or send for
our booklet.
Reade & McKenna
614— 60th Street, Brookly n. New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that Is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Pleaee mention the Exchange when writing.
GIBLIN GREENHOUSE BOILERS
CAST IRON, STEAM AND WATER
^„';!*L'2r'efe1.*t^?fve* GIBLIN © CO., Utica, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN
Greenhouse Glass,
Paints and Putty,
"BUFFALO WHITE" [^IITe)
Most Perfect White Paint Made
BE SURE TO GET OUR ESTIMATES.
THE DWELLE- KAISER CO.
138-342 Elllcott Street - BUFFALO, N. Y.
Branch Offices
80 North Allen Street - Albany, N. Y.
Cutler Building - Rochester, N. Y.
1220 State Street - - Erie, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded, thoroughly overhauled, 14-fool lengths
and up, guaranteed free from splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT © DAVIDSON
2I7'23 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GLA88
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a bos to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
tom Pricei,
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.V.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
KRIER*S STVLB BOILER
Is the Biggest Money Saver
There is for the Grower
IT 15 A SELF-FEEDER
and Burns All the Smoke
We make this square boiler In 11 sizes to heat at
least from 8,000 to 30,000 square feet of glass.
Water space all around, front sides and Lack.
Built of the best fire-bos and flange steel and char-
coal iron tubes. Yes! We also make the Self-
Feeding Fire Box Boilers and the Self-Feeding
Steam Boilfers. Get acquainted with us as soon as
possible for we can make you a proposition that no
other firm can. Write today.
NIC. KRIER BOILER WORKS
2725-2727 North Marshfield Avenue
CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses-
Commercial and Private
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
DREER'S
FLORIST SPECIALTIES
New Brand New Style
HOSE "RIVERTON',
Furnished in lengths
up to 500 feet without
The HOSE for the FLORIST
54-inch, per ft., 15c.
Reelol 500 ft." 14Hc.
2 Reels, 1000
feet - - " 14c.
H-inch, ■■ 13c.
Reels, 600 ft. " 12)^c.
Couplings furnished
HENRY A. DREER,
714 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
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LAND DRAIN TILE mKd'Sr lot,
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WAUS and PARnTIONS
Many 2nd, Srd and 4th repeat orders during paei
five years from uBera. sbow reanlta. Send postal
for circalar and prices.
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
HaDofuturera 613 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
nention the Exchange whe:
The John C. Moninger Co. is getting
out a handsome catalog of greenhouse
material. It will consist of 354 pages,
well illustrated, with a substantial cloth
binding. Everything in the way of
requisites for greenhouse construction
that this company handles, from boilers
to paint, glass, putty and ventilating ap-
paratus, will be included in the catalog.
The exhibit at the convention will con-
sist of an iron frame greenhouse and
boilers carried in stock.
The J. B- Deamud Co., 160 N. Wabash
ave., is handling this week a select lot
of Gladioli and Asters. This stock has im-
proved wonderfully during the past week.
Gladiolus Myrtle, which was named after
Mr. Deamud's daughfer-in-law, Mrs.
Wilder Deamud. is an excellent pink va-
riety of which he is very proud. J. B.
'Deamud, August Jurgens and a few
other friends spent Sunday at Goshen,
Ind.. where they went to look over the
Gladiolus Farm of A. E. Kunderd. Pink
Wonder, a new preparation that will in-
stantly change white flowers to pink, is
being introduced by this company and
will be demonstrated at the convention
by Mr. Deamud.
O. L. Washburn, of Bassctt & Wash-
burn, returned Monday froni a six weeks'
trip to the Pacific Coast. He states thai:
he has experienced a great nvany changes
in the weather since he left. Just one
we-ek ago he was in a snowstonn. He
spent Sunday in St. Paul, and states that
all the florists there are getting ready
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
servatories and all other purposes. Get our
figures before buying. Estimates freely ftlven.
GLASS
NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
for the convention. Ernst Anderson,
who has charge of the shipping at their
wholesale house, states that stock is now
quite plentiful and business very good,
especially the shipping trade.
The next meeting of the Chicago Flo-
rists' Club will be held at Sans Souoi
Park on Aug. 14, on the invitation of
O. J. Friedman, who is interested in
this resort. A large attendance is de-
sired, and an interesting and enjoyable
meeting assured.-
John Midhdson at the B. C. Amling
iCo. states that the company is receiving
about 10,000 Gladioli daily. The supply
of Am. Beauty Koses is still holding up
well. Business for July was consider-
ably ahead of the business transacted in
this month one year ago.
The next meeting of the Cook County
Forists' Association will be held at the
Tavern on Aug. 14.
H. Van Gelder, of Percy Jones, Inc.,
has returned from a trip to several of
the large cities of the East, including
New: York. While stock has been scarce
trade at this store was ahead of all
former records for this month. The sup-
lily and ribbon business is good.
Gus Alles, manager of the wholesale
shipping department of Wietor Bros, has
left for a vacation. During his absence
\. Wietor will attend to the office work
and direct the business of the wholesale
trade in the city.
Mr. Wietor expects to attend the con-
vention in Minneapolis, and will prob-
ably go wMth some friends in his auto.
Frank Farney, representing the M.
Rice Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., is in tie
fity and has opened up a temporary dis-
play of ail the good things in the sup-
ply line that his house is noted for in
one of the sample rooms of the Palmer
House. Mr. Muller representing Julius
Rnelirs Co., Rufherfordi,- N. .7., is also
in the city.
Mrs. A. Kindler, of the Raedlein Bas-
ket Co.,_ has returned from a visit to
friends in the country, where a pleas-
ant vacation was sjyent. This company
is preparing an extensive exhibit of bas-
kets suita,ble for the florist trade for the
Minneapolis convention.
S. H. Forshaw, of Pendleton. Ore.,
spent a few days in the city the past
week with his friend. E. H. Winterson.
He is on a business and pleasure trij)
combined, and reports business condi-
tions prosperous on the Coast. E. F.
Winterson has t>een handling a select lot
of Gladioli the past week ; Gertrude, Nel-
lie Bly, Panama, Blue Jav, Shakespeare
and others twere well represented in the
consignments. About 200 d'ozen mf these
liave been handled daily.
PLANT CULTURE T^,
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to S Dnane Street, New York
'August 9, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
321
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established Ig7| PI-AN6. i"
Upon
D/CQY TniNG
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Roof Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
glrfufa'A DILLER. CASKEY (EL KEENje§n1n£TbVSs.
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Produdnil appliance*
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PEARCE
Telephone 662-M 203 Tremont Avenue, Orange^ N. I.
USEJTNOW.
F.O.PIERGECO.
12 W. BROADWAY
NCW YORK
Maatlca Is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and coatractlon. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
[vans Improved Challenge
vice automatic stop, i
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the most per-
fect apparatus in the mwcet.
Write for catalo^e and
prices before placing your«rders
QUAlkER^CITV MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
the Exchange when writing.
MASTIC A
Used for glazing greenhouses. $1.35 per gla.
Machines for using same, 81.25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastlca furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERNUELLER
IVfiolesdla Florist
1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltinff.
Los Angeles, Cal.
The last day of July I went down to
the Ah'-rcroraby range of greenhouses to
see what progress was being made in
constnicfiiou and in preparation for the
coming season. Twelve new buildings
are nearing completion, glass 16x24in.
being used, with chain and rod to regu-
late the ventilators.
Carnations in solid beds and on benches
W'ill be given a try out to settle tlie ques-
tion in Mr. Abercromby's mind as to
which method will give best returns. His
Chrysanthemums are in the best pos-
sible condition. Two thousand Am.
Beauty Roses recently planted are just
becoming established. Eight hundred
Cattleyas received six weeks ago are
Showing growtU and promise well ; the
price these flowers sell at in this mar-
ket. $1.50 each, and the fact that the
majority of them are brought here from
up around San Francisco tias set our
fellows to thinking and acting in an at-
tempt to grow the flowers and save trans-
portation charges at least, on the cut
flowers.
In Poinsettias a purchase of 1000 plants
from ChicaETo was a new thing to me.
To be obliged to send there for a plant
that may be Sflid to grow wild here in
all years of ordinary rainy season tem-
perature seems extraordinary.
Two hundred Gardenia florida just re-
ceived from an Atlantic Coast grower
came through in fine shape, and were un-
packed while I looked on. The same
number of Adiantum Farleyense, shipped
by the same firm at the same time, in
two boxes without covers over the crates,
were a total loss in one l>ox, and those
around the margin of the other were
also dried o\it completely. Shippers of
such plants from the East should bear
in mind that during the Summer months
the heat is intense crossing the desert
and the atmosphere as dry as an oven.
Ther<^fori'. while ventilation is necessary,
the box or rnite should not be wholly
open aud the phijUts exposed to the desic-
cated atmosphere of those regions. A
lot of Cyciami'u shipped from Redlands,
this State, 70 miles east of here, were
so badly packed that when the box wa^>
opened there was not a whole leaf on
them. It would seem that some nur-
serymen never will learn the art of
packing plants for shipment. The method
used I)y the late Peter Henderson was
the best I have met with during the past
two score years, for soft plants, which
were reasonably certain to reach their
destination in five days from the time
they were put aboard the cars.
Do you want true heating values for your money ? Many florists,
to their sorrow, have made the mistake of buying cast iron
boilers, which, because of their ratings, appeared to be cheaper
than the Kroeschell boiler.
The extravagant ratings of cast iron boilers are misleading, and
have been the cause of much disappointment and serious trouble to
many growers. The fuel waste is enormous when cast iron boilers
are used for commercial purposes, such as greenhouse heating.
Do not make a mistake when selecting j'our new boiler; get a Kroeschell and
you will never be disappointed.
KROESCHELL REPLACES
TWO CAST IRON BOILERS
The Kroeschell
has the highest stand
ard nf heating values.
I mmense Sel f-cleaning
Heating Surface, Long-
est Fire Travel, Perfect
Com bust ion. Free Cir-
rulation. Thin Water-
ways. Honest Working
Capacities, Unequaled
Fuel Economy.
The Kroeschell
has r
epiaced hundreds
t iron boilers. In
case higher tem-
every
perat
Lires are secured
with
the Kroeschell
with
the same piping
and V
vith less fuel.
We
have no agents.
The
troeschell is sold
direct
from factory to
users
This eliminates
the
unnecessary mid-
diem
in's proht.
KROESCHELL REPLACES
FOUR CAST IRON BOILERS
.plant,
KROESCHELL BETTER THAN CAST IRON
Your No. 7 Kroeschell Boiler, rated at
15,000 sq. ft. of glass, is carrying my entire
range of 17,000 sq. ft. of glass— it might
heat more. We maintain a temperature
of 50° and have no trouble to keep the
proper temperatures in the coldest weath-
er. During the cold snap of 1912 we fired
every three hours during the night; I find
it a saving in fuel to fire often. I have the
Kroeschell Boiler six years and the only
expense is one set of grates. No other but
a plate boiler for me. (Signed) H. M.
TOTMAN.
Jan., 1912. Randolph. Vt.
KROESCHELL BETTER THAN CAST IRON
Enclosed find photo showing partial
iew of my range which you are at liberty
with any advertise-
In regard to the No. 13
: you s<
^schell 1
The lonfier we use it
the better we like it. It has taken the
place of four cast iron boilers at a big
saving of coal and labor. No matterwhat
Jan. IDth. 1912
KROESCHELL BROS. CO
468 West Erie St.,
• 7 CHICAGO, ILL.
the Exchange ^
Greenhoues Materials and'Er'i^t^d
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will f urnish
details and cut materiaU ready for erection.
Frank Van Assche, '"'in'S glllgh? "s.™?'
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchanije when writing.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OP
Greenhouses ^ Conservatories
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.V.
HAMILTON, ONT.
Pteaae mention the Exchange when wrltinR.
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322
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House 125 feet wide built for Weinschenk & George, New Castle, Pa.— Heated with Moninger Steam Boilers
GET THESE CATALOGUES
Look at
This Picture
It speaks all
languages and it
shows again that
you get anything
in the green-
house line from
us and at the right
price. We can
furnish that new
house, no matter
where you live,
and erect it too, if
you \vant it that
way.
No. 6 — Pipe and Fittings
No. 8— Boiler Handbook
No. 10 — Boilers in a Battery
JOHN C, MONINGER CO.,
No. 11 — Moninger Water Supply
No. 12 — Ventilating Machinery
No- 13 — Trussed Iron Frame Houses
No. 15 — Flat Rafter Houses
No. 16— Hot-Bed Sash
No. 17 — Semi-iron Houses
EVERYTHING FOR
THE GREENHOUSE
CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
M
Fig. I ''
Metropolitan
Patent Wall
Construction
WITH a little extra cost
above wood and with less
trouble, anyone can put i
op our Iron Wall Greenhouse by j
bolting: the different pieces to-
gether and securing roof bars for
any size glass to the iron side
plate and drip conductor com-
bined. Side bars are held securely
without the use of nails or screws.
To economize wall plate may be
eliminated.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Crotons, also from the Eastern grower,
were in the best possible condition, fur-
nished witQ foliage brillianitiv colored.
The location is about half way between
this town and the ocean, and 1 was pro-
foundly impressed with the rapid strides
made in gardening here during tbe last
ten years. When I first saw the coun-
try It was a Barley field and, asking
a native his opinion about locating there
to engage in the business, he gave me a
look of pity and said : "Man, if you
want to starve to death, invest in some
of that land and begin gardening."
The lath house of 3% acres is boarded
up ti^t on the west and north, instead
of lath being used, the customary ma-
terial in these parts for tbe same pur-
pose. His store in Ocean Park is a
model in' arrangement of plants and cut
flowers. The young man came here sev-
eral years ago from Baltimore, and is
making a great success of the business.
P. D. Babnhakt.
Coal! Hard Coal!
For the month of August I will
give special low price on HARD
LUAL. Price goes up September
l.?t, with all coal companies. If you
want to get in on the low price, write
me at once.
G. R. CLARK
124 Washington Ave., SCRANTON, Pft.
Please mention tho Exchange when writing.
THE AMERICAN C:ARNATI0Ncw11
Price $3.30. Send for Sample Pages
A,T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND PUBUSHINQ CO,
2 TO 8 DUANE STREET. NEW YORK
CW.WABD
San Francisco, Cal.
-A-s the Summer season ebbs the qual-
ity of cut flowers grows inferior. Even
our large downtown stores have little
choice of stock to offer at this writing.
Outdoor Roses are on the wane, and the
indoor stock is coming on very slowly.
Asters are not arriving on the market as
quickly and not in as large a quantity
as in years heretofore. It seems that
the growers are all striving to have their
flowers come in later. Sweet Peas, which
have not been in evidence for some 6 or
8 days owing to the hot spell, are again
seen, somewhat improved by the more
moderate weather. Lilium speciosum
rubrum and Lilium tigrinum are im-
proving wonderfully, and make a fine
showing and a substantial, long lasting
window decoration. Dahlias may still
be had at a very low price, and are fairly
meritorious. Cattleyas are at a very
high premium, there being few Cattleya
gigas blooms to be had. Some very good
Dowiana and a few Cattleya aurea are
procurable. Fortunately the retailers
have been able to fall back on good plants
of Hydrangea paniculata for window ef-
fects, w. A. H.
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on liand.
Royal Glass Works "N'ei^voWt,'"
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
August 9, 1913
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323
T^aking-tk
-M-l 'O^'
PIPE-SHAPED, or circular piece of iron, has no equal for strength,
the amount of iron used being taken into consideration.
When a strain is brought to bear on any part, it is distribu-
ted to every part of the circle, so that every part is doing its part
to stand the pressure.
Based on this engineering fact the U-Bar construction is constructed.
The steel part of the U-Bar itself is really a circle squeezed together a
bit and the top cut off, making an oblong-shaped member which, next to
a circular-shape, is one of the strongest shapes.
This oblong circle of galvanized steel, with its chemically treated cypress
core bar, makes the complete U-Bar.
Now you understand, as you never understood before, just why U-Bar
roofs, light as they are, are strong as they are.
The U-Bar, although no larger than the roof bar used in other construc-
tions, forms both the roof bar and rafter in one.
By using curved eaves other constructions may look like the U-Bar —
but that is the only way they are like it.
If it is not built with the U-Bar it is not a U-Bar curved-eave house.
Send for a catalog or send for us — or both.
U-BAR GREENHOUSES
PIER50N U-BAR CO i MADisoNAvt.iiY
CANADIAN OFFICE-10 PHILLIPS PLACE MONTREAL.
The Florists' Exchange
August 9, 1913
Gable
of Mr. W. H. Ash's Improved Iron Frame House at South Vineland. N. ].
Hitchings Introduces Some More
Flat Rafter Construction Improvements
OR the last fifteen years
none of the builders have
departed much from the
original Iron Frame, Flat
Rafter Construction, save in a few
minor details.
This goes to showr that the basic
principle of the construction is ab-
solutely right.
When we introduced our new
latticed rafter construction last Fall,
we used practically the same prin-
ciple, only modified its form of
application in a way that allowed
the use of fewer rafters, fewer pur-
lins, fswer columns, and made 1 2
{? A spacings between rafters and
;h ■■IS'-: of 20 inch glass, an ab-
s; ' ;lely safe proposition.
So much lighter did this latticed
rafter construction prove to be, that
we promptly set about improving
our Standard Flat Iron Rafter House.
This we have accomplished in
Mr. W. H. Ash's house at South
Vineland, New Jersey, by spacing
the rafters 1 2 feet apart instead of 8
feet, and using 20 inch glass instead
of 1 6 inch.
NEW YORK OFFICE
1 I 70 Broadway
s
We should have photographed this interior before the vines
grew so high. You could then see the construction better. The
crop of tomatoes is a wonder. That is Mr. Ash's daughter
coming up the walk. She certainly knows hew to quickly pack
a basket of tomatoes and make it attractive looking.
Hitchings and Co.
FACTORY, ELIZABETH, N. J.
No heavier purlins are used, but
they are stiffened by a strut brace,
extending from both sides of the
rafter.
The cypress ridge is stiffened by
an angle iron, upon which it rests.
The branch columns are attached di-
rectly to the rafters, and to a cross tie at
the center , which in turn is tied to the
rafters and ridge by a piece of flat bar iron.
You see it's the same compression
truss principle that we have been using
for so long, only modified for this particu-
lar application.
On going into the house, you couldn't
refrain from remarking at its great lightness.
Neither could you help being impressed
by its strength and rigidity.
Such a house once up, is certainly up
to stay up.
What does such a house cost?
Not a cent more than our regular
standard one with its 8 foot spacings.
Let's get together and talk it over, and
we will gladly give you a figure on that
next house you are thinking about.
If you are going to the Minneapolis
Convention, call around at our Booth.
While we smoke together, we can go
into the details. If your wife is along,
bring her around. We have a delight-
fully useful souvenir that we are going
to give to the ladies only.
PHILADELPHIA OFFICE
1505 Chestnut Street
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CONVENTION REPORT NUMBER NEXT WEEK
1 1 t.l I l-M.!
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN. SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 7
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, AUGUST J6, (9t3
One Dollar per Annum
NOW READY
;e, S3.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. 13 cm. bulbs, $1.23 per 100, $0.00 per 1000; 14 <
Sl.-W per 100, Sll.OO per 1000.
WmTEROMAN HYACINTHS. Extra quality bulbs, 11 to 15 cm., 2,000 to the c
E:r 100, $28.00 per 1000.
lUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs, 7-9, $19.50 per case.
FREESIAS, Purity. $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mammoth bulbs,
$1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs, l',4 to 2-in. diameter, $9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs, 2 to
2>2-in. in diameter. $12.00 per 100.
Lilivim Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We have received our first coneignment of Harrisii, and offer a selected stock of
the originaJ true Harriaii for early forcing. This stock was grown from the original
true type, and will be found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose
Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season, but we
are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make delivery
now from first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs, 350 to the case. J5.50 per 100, $45.00 per 1000
7 to e-inch bulbs, 200 to the case, 9.00 per 100, 82.60 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
nd other Summei
Fine Ferns for Summer Decoration
For Immediate Use
Wc have a fine stock of the following varieties in the sizes offered.
Bleftantlsslma. 6-in. pots, 50c. each; 8-in., Sl.OO each.
HanlBli form of Bostoniensis. The best of all the plain-leaved type. 8-in., Sl.OO each; very
heavy specimens, in 10-in. pots, $3.00 and $4.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White KlOarney. Pink Klllarney, Richmond, Lady HlUlnedon and KlUarney Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the at>ove-naraed varieties.
Strong grafted plants, m 3H' >nd 4-tn. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold, i -
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NEW YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Fltaie mtntlon the Exchange when writing.
iTstTrlr LILY BULBS
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we offer
LILIUM GIGANTEUM Spy . ea
8-10, 225 to case $17.00 per case
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
Write now and get our quotations on Giganteum, Formosum and
Magniflcum bulbs for 1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will Interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII '" iXT"
7-9, 200 to case, $9.00 per 100, $82.50 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 300 to case S7.00 per 100, $17.50 per case,
8-10, 225 " 8.50 " " 17.50 " "
9-10.200 " 10.00 •■ " 18,00 " "
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
14 cm. up, 1,000 to the case $1,50 per 100, ,S10,50 pn- 1111)0
15 cm. up, 1,250 1.25 " " O.UO "
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
WM. F. KASTING CO., ^r^^T'^. %:
Fleaie mention the Exohange when writing.
Wr SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX
Klllarney Brilliant
A sport from Klllarney, grown in the
open ground in England. Killarney was
introduced in 1898 and since then there
have been so many sports that Killarney
has developed into a type rather than a
variety. Messrs. Ale.xander ^ Diclcson &
Sons, the original introducers, are to be
congratulated, si.xteen years after the
advent of Killarney, in giving us now this
distinct novelty which is undoubtedly the
best of all varieties of this type.
Killarney Brilliant has the same habit
of growth and the same freedom of bloom
as its parent, while the flower is twice as
large, having 25 to 40 tuU-sized petals.
It will be as useful for Summer blooming
as for Winter forcing. The color is a
very brilliant pink and varies like Killar-
ney; in bright weather it is almost crimson
and in dull weather, when Killarney is so
pale, it is as bright as Killarney at its best.
The sale of Killarney Brilliant a year before
its introduction has been larger than that
of any other Rose ever sent out in this
KILLARNEY BRILLIANT ''""^ '•* '
Grafted plants. 75c. each, $7.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
A. N. PIE«SON,i»c.'='Sr„!"'
Please mention the Esohange wh*n writing.
WE GROW
DAHLIAS, CANNAS
GERANIUMS
And a General Line of Bedding Stock
In large quantities for the Trade, Park Department,
Railroad, Cemeteries, Etc.
Write Us What You Will Require A[ext Season
and We Will Make It Interesting
SEE US AT THE CONVENTION
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., ""ZS
WHITE MARSH,
1 tlio Exclinnp'^ when writing.
—THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 545
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ULBS
of Superiority
ST. DAVID'S Per 100
S to 7, 400 to a case 15.00
7 to 9, 200 to a case 10.00
CALLAS
White^Mammoth, California grown 12.00
FREESIAS
Selected, 80c. per 100. Mammoth, Jl.OO per 100. Purity, $3.00 per 100.
ROMAN HYACINTHS
Early Improved White, 12 to 15 ctms., S3.75 per 100. 13 to 15 ctms., $4.50 per 100.
NA/M. ELLIOTT & SONS
A2 VESEY STREET, NE-VJ YORK
superb QUQilty
Seeds for Florfeis
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S
"SUPERB MIXTURE" OF
GIANT PANSY SEED
contains the DliTIMATE in Giant
Fanaies.
You cannot buy a better mixture of
Pansy Seed at any price.
Tradt Packet, SOc; M-oz.. $1.25; oz., $4.00
We carry in stock all named and sepa-
rate colors of Giant Pansies, also the best
strains of Odier, Gassier, Bugnots,
Trimardeau, etc.
See our Trade List for prices.
CINERARIA GRANDIFLORA ^o^Rs
(A magnificent strain). Trade packet, $1.00.
BCLLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy)
Longfellow (Red), Snowball (White), tr. pkt., 35c. Mixed. Colors, tr. pkt., 25c.
ALL OTHER SEASONABLE SEED
ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
Is your service in flower seed satisfactory ?
This Trade Mark Is the symbol of
60 years of satisfactory service
Ih^StorrsSHarrisonCo.
Painesville, Ohio
Pansy Seed
(Nsw Crop Sead)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STORES. Seedsman, pg\ll'D*l{:f'iifi?lk.
Plwat mention the Exchange when wntlng.
Childs' Gladioli
an Mte^ tk« woiM rrei tm
SUPERIOR MERIT
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
FIswerfleM, Leng Island, N. T.
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON, MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO f^
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash. Watarmelon, Sweet Com
Correspondence Solicited
Johnson's Giant
Prize Winner
PANSIES
DENOTE SUPERIOR QUALITY
NEW CROP SEED
Large tr. pkt. Per
(2000 Seeds) oz
Giant Adonis, beautiful
light blue 25c. $150
Giant Prince Bismarck,
beautiful shade of brown 25c.
Giant Striped 25c.
Giant Peacock, ultrama-
rine blue claret and white.
.30c.
Giant Emperor William,
the best blue 25i
Giant Black 25(
Giant Wiiite, with dark eye.25.
Giant Trimardeau, choice
mixed 25c. 1 00
Giant Fire King, golden
yellow, upper petals purple.25c.
" i mag-
Giant Mme. Perret, ;
nific
exccUeni
of^colo:
very .
rly.
ng-
25c.
Giant Lord Beaconsfield,
purple, white petals 25c.
Giant Yellow, with dark eye,
fine 25c.
Giant Dark Blue 25c.
Giant Snowflake.pure white 25c.
Giant Hortensia, beautiful
red shades 30c.
Giant President Carnot. .30c.
Giant Psyche, beautifully
ruffled violet and white. . .40c.
Giant Parisian, brilliant
colors, mostly five blotched.
.30c.
Giant Golden Queen,
out eye 25c. 1.50
Tr. pkt. Per
New Giant Golden Yellow, (2000 seeds) oz.
five spotted, fine 40c. 52.50
Giant Pretiosa, carmine purple,
bright violet blotches, white mar-
gin 25c. 1.50
Giant Non Pius Ultra, a rich strain
containing blotched and Master-
piece varieties 40c, 3.00
Bugnot's Superb Blotched 40c. 3.00
Cassier's Giant Five Blotched. . .30c. 3.00
Giant Masterpiece, a magnificent
variety with curled petals and
many rich color-? 40c. 3.00
Large tr. pkt. Per
(2000 seeds) oz.
Giant Orchid -flowered, beautiful
rare shades 25c. $2.00
Triumph of the Giants (grown by
Henry Mette, the introducer), a
prize strain of curled and fluted
brilliancy of coloring. Per 2000
seeds, 50c.. H oz. $1.50, oz. $5.00.
Giant Odier, extra large blotched
rich colors 40c. 3.00
Giant Imperial German Mixed, a
rich strain 25c,
3.00
The strain that stands for
the highest quality obtain-
Wc offer carefully grown New Crop Seed from eminent French, German and English
ipecialists as follows: 1000 seeds, 30c.; 2000 seeds, 50c.; 5000 seeds, $1.00; per oz., $5.00.
book your order now for FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS at special advance prices.
Send for our Florists' Wholesale Pansy List
Johnson Seed Company, piiiadeiiphiarpa.
Johnson's Famous Giant Prize Winner
spe.
Let
TO THE TRADE
HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany
(Eitabliahed in 1787)
Grower and Bxportor on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS
Spe<:ialtlea: Beans, Beets. Cabbages, Carrots. Kohl-Rabi, Leeks. Lettuces. Onions. Peas.
Radishes. Soinach. Turnips. Swedes. Asters, Balsams. B^onias. Carnations. Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs. Nasturtiums, Pansies^ Petunias. Phlox, Primulas, Scabious. Stocks, Verbenas. Zinnias.
etc Catalogue free on applicauon.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world. $6.00 per oz., H.75 per H oz., $1.00 per hi oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order.
All seeds offered are crown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
seeds on contract.
J
Please mention the Eychange when writing.
ONION SETS
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prices
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen 72 Cortlandt St., 2223'''oSdt
NeNv York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
August 16, 1913.
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327
From the
Grower
BULBS-BULBS-BULBS
All first size, never forced, grand lot, free on rail, cash with order, offered
subject to being unsold.
Irvings, $6.25; Golden Spur, $6.25; Sir Watkin, $6.25; Horsefieldii,
$4.50; Emperor, $5.50; Barr Conspicious, $2.50; Princeps, $3.10; Ornatus,
$3.10; Pheasant's Eye, $2.65; Lily White, $4. ,50; Grand Monarque,
,$6.25; Victoria, $6.25; Sol D'Or, $6.25; Double White, $2.65; Cynosure,
$3.10; Figaro, $2.50; Double Incomparabilis, $2.65; Single Incompara-
bilis, $2.65; Campernelle, $2.50; Gloriosa, $7.50; Rugulosus, $3.50; All
at per 1000.
GILL., NURSERYMAN, Falmouth. England
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GIANT
PANSY SEED
HOME GROWN
As fine as the very best obtainable: $6.00
per oz., $1.60 per J^ oz., 60c. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. S9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2H-inch, strong, $5.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.76 each.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $10.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
5EED5
and
BIJLBd
W. C. Beckert
101-103 rederal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side)
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Sweet
Peas
Spencer varieties, grown
in New Zealand (Australia)
Crop '13 just arrived. Write for
prices.
LOKHNER & CO., %l':r New York
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholeaale Growers of Full List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Plcaeo mention tho Exchange when writing.
FREESIA
PURITY
THE ONLY PURE WHITE
FREESIA IN CULTIVATION
Prime bulbs, I6.00 per 1000.
W. Mauger & Sons
Guernsey. England
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SNAPS
If you grow ANTIRRHINUMS you should read
jur tlooklet, *'The Story of Nelrose.** The price
is a postage stamp.
MASS.
Fleaae mention the Exobangt when vrltlnff.
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massle, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
Liupton, Mattltuck, N. T. ; second vice-
president, W. P. Therklldson, Paines-
viUe, O.; secretary (re-elected), C .E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. WU-
lard. Jr.. both of Cleveland. O.
IMPORTS, ETC.— Aug. 4, S. S. Ham-
burg— P. Henderson & Co., 9 <iases bulbs;
Maltus & Ware, 775 cases bulbs. S. S.
Orotava — U D. Crossmond & Co., 110
pgs. bulbs; P. B. Vandegrift & Co., 1
case Lily bulbs, 2 cases Palm leaves.
S. S. Rotterdam — J. P. Roosa, 5 bgs.
seed; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 15 cases bulbs;
Vaughan's Seed Store, 10 cases bulbs;
Maltus & Ware, 1 case bulbs. Aug. 5,
S. S. Minneapolis — Nungesser-Dicklnson
Seed Co., 165 bgs. seed; J. M. Thorburn
& Co.. 28 pgs. seed, etc.; W. P. Clyde &
Co., 1 case Onion seed; G. C. Caleb, 7
cases Mushroom spawn. Aug. 8, S. S.
Roma — J. W. Hampton. Jr. & Co., 140
cases bulbs: Knauth. Nachod & Kuhn,
148 cases bulbs; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 207
cases bulbs: Wakem & McLaughlin, 20
cases bulbs; O. G. Hempstead & Son, 92
nases bulbs: Vaughan's Seed Store, 498
cases bulbs; R. J. Irwin, 93 cases bulbs;
R. M. Ward, 507 cases bulbs; A. Bald-
win & Co., 46 cases bulbs; J. C. Vaughan.
213 cases bulbs; C. P. Meyer, 50 cases
bulbs; H. P. Mlchell Co., 96 cases bulbs;
W. Elliott & Sons. 102 cases bulbs; R.
Boest & Co., 34 cases bulbs; J. Vick's
.Sons. 83 cases bulbs; H. Lee, 112 cases
bulbs; A. E. Denman, 6 cases bulbs; E.
Granger & Co., 3 cases bulbs: J. S.
I..lchter Sons & Co., 1 case bulbs; Lun-
ham & Moore, 2 cases bulbs; P. D. Down-
ing & Co., 69 cases bulbs; Downing &
Co., 57 cases bulbs; Maltus & Ware, 664
cases bulbs; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 692
rases bulbs; J. 'W. Hampton, Jr. & Co..
141 cases bulbs. S. S. Bermudian — H.
A. Dreer, Inc., 7 cases Lily bulbs; P. R.
Pierson Co., 2 cases Lily bulbs; Maltus
& Ware, 5 cases Orchids.
A Field of Horseshoe Brand Giganteum
ADAPTABILITY
HERE is no flower in the whole
category of flowerdom that can
be appropriately used for as
many purposes as the pure white Easter
Lily. And the best part of it all is, that
by using Lilies more profit is made.
This is, of course, generally speaking —
the exceptions to the rule being caused
by a poor quality of flowers. This may
be avoided however, by securing Horse-
shoe Brand Bulbs and giving them good
care in forcing. You can have Lilies any
time in the year — reliable flowers. Send
for our catalog with prices and instruc-
tions.
COLD STORAGE GIGANTEUM
r. O. B. NEW YORK
at $6.00 each
at 8.50 each
at 21.00 each
at 21.00 each
Ready for delivery at any time. Order now.
Ralph M. WanI
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET,
JVof how cheap, lypll/ VrfeDK
But how good i'li- TT I \^KI%
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Cases of 1 00, size 7-8
Cases of 1 00, size 7-9
Cases of 340, size 7-8
Cases of 300, size 7-9
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LILY BULBS
LILIUN GIGANTEUIVI from cold storage
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $18.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case) 17.00 per case
STORAGE PAID UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 1913
OTHER LILIES
ALBUM, 9-11 inch .$12.50 per 100
AURATUM, 9-11 inch 10.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 9-11 inch 9.00 per 100
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA
FRENCH GROWN 100 looo
JUMBO, h inch and up $1.75 $12.00
MAMMOTH, 1 ■> to % inch 1.00 9..50
FIRST QUALITY, ?i to }^ inch 80 7.00
CALIFORNIA GROWN
CHOICE, 12 to i'i inch 65 5.00
FIRST QUALITY, 3^ to 1^ inch ' 45 3.00
TRUE PURITY
U inch to 1 inch 3.00 25.00
ys inch to % inch 2.50 20.00
34 inch and over 1.75 15.00
Vs inch to ^2 inch , 1.50 12.00
Diameter W tl I I t l^ALLA ^thiopica) 100 1000
IM to IH inch $5.00 $45.00
li'2 to 2 inch 8.00 75.00
2 to 21-0 inch 12,00
PRIMULA PLANTS '"'"'''''il^Afi^^rt''''^''
From 2M in. pots. A full line now ready for shipment. .$3.50 per 100.
CYCLAMEN PLANTS
From 234 in. pots. English Giants, ready now. $5.00 per 100.
Write for our Special List of Flower Seeds for Summer sowing, just issued,
NewYork Vaughdii's Seed Store ^J^sm
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
Thorbum's Superb Mixture has been known
for years for its variety of color and size of
flowers. Per oz, $4.00.
We have also extra fine strains of Masterpiece,
Madame Perret, and all the leading varieties of
Giant Trimardeau. Write for prices.
FREESIA
Refracta alba 100 1000
% to H-in. diameter $075 tSXJO
J4 to M-in. diameter 1.00 8.00
Mammoth Bulbs 2.00 12.00
Purity. First size 2.00 12.00
LILIUM HARRISII
too 1000
5 to 7-in. circumference $6.00 $40.00
6 to 7-m. circumference 6.00 55.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
9 to 11-in. circumference 20.00
Have you our Florists' Catalogue?
Aslc for it wlien ordering.
*'The most reliable seeds'*
33 Barclay St , (t h) New York
NEW
Winter-flowering Sweet Pea List
Is being mailed. If you have not Kceived one,
drop me a postaj.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, Lompoc, Cal.
Please mention the Exchange when writing-.
PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, H oz., $1.00; U oz.,
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; ]4 lb.. $14.00;
1 lb., $50.00. Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
124 RUBY STREET, LANCASTER. PA.
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GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT. PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other item*
of the short crop of this past season, aslwell as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will b« quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUff & SOfIS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Orange, Conn.
European Notes
The dullest and most sunless July on
record has ended in a fairly bright burst
of sunshine and. thus far. August is per-
petuating the beneficent change. Cool
winds from the dreaded Northeast keep
temperatures low except in sheltered
nooks, wdiere maxima of 7o to 80 de-
grees Fahrenheit have been recorded.
The recent rains have done much good
to the young plants for next year's crops:
it is doubtful if Cabbages. Kales and
Savoys have ever looked better than they
do at the present time. The grain crops
are ripening very rapidly, and with a
continuance of the present ideal condi-
tions for harvesting the same, the land
will soon be prepared to receive the
lilants on which our 1914 crops depend.
The rains before referred to have
caused a fresh outgrowth of leaf, stem
and flower on plants for the present har-
vest which had apparently finished their
growth. Radish, that was full of well
developed pods, is now in full bloom once
more ; early Peas that were nearly ripe
have broken out afresh from the roots
and are bursting into bloom ; Cabbage,
Savoy, Kohl-Rabi and Kale that were
badly cut down by the April frosts are
sending forth fresh shoots, and the curi-
ous si>ectacle is presented of fully ripened
seed Ktalks and pods and a mass of
fresh bloom on the same plant. Dwarf
and pole Beans that are later in develop-
ing are deriving immense benefit from
the favorable change, and now present
a most pleasing api>earance.
The detested northeasterly wind has
brought the deadly puceron (aphis) in
its train, and has destroyed the appear-
ance of our Beet and Mangel crops. At
the same time, as much of the seed was
fairly well developed the damage will not
be so serious as if an earlier visitation
had taken place.
Broad Beans wliich had begun to dry
up prematurely during the drought are
now almost stationary, and do not ap-
pear to have benefited by the recent
rains. There will not be a surplus crop
of this article.
As regards flower seeds. Sweet Peas
are in full bloom once more; whether or
not they will produce an equally good
crop of seed it is hard to tell. It is badly
needed. Nasturtiums on light land are
eminently satisfactory, but where grown
on heavy land the flowers are buried in
leaves. Asters are a cause of great anx-
iety to the growers, but the common an-
nuals have rarely looked more promising
than they do now. Pansies will hardly
come up to our expectations.
The writer desires to join in the uni-
versal expression of regret at the untime-
ly and unhappy passing away of Robert
Sydenham. Indomitable energy and per-
sistent and intelligent effort, combined
with unfailing geniality, enabled him to
achieve a remarkable measure of suc-
cess. Generous almost to a fault, his loss
will be deeply felt by all interested in
horticulture. European Seeps.
American Notes
The Bulb Trade continues to Improve
The Autumn bulb trade continues
to slowly but none the less steadily im-
tirove. As was naturally to be expected,
the extremely warm weather of the past
week has not been very stimulative to
large orders of anything not absolutely
needed for immediate use — nevertlieles,s it
is surely the fact that seasonable bulbs,
.seeds and sundries are showing that real
activit.v of demand which always marks
the commencing of the Amtumn business,
lyitrge quantities of bulbs are being re-
ceived from Bermuda and France, and
another ten days will see the .shipments
of Holland stock arriving in large vol-
ume, and from (hen on the Fall bulb
trade of 1013 will be in full swing.
The first shipments of L. formosum
bulbs have arrived from Jai>an ; this is
at least two weeks earlier than usual,
but bulbs in every part of the world are
ripendng unusually early this year. The
quality of the bulbs so far seen is good,
but there will be not nearly enough of
the large size L. fonnosums to supply
the demand: of the regular, 0-7 and 7-9-
sizes, there is about tlie normal supply.
It may be mentioned here that the largest
sized bulbs of Ij. Harrisii can no longer
lie supplied from first hands in large
quantities — it is su'rely a year when
"large sizes" in all bulbs are destined to
be in jjerfeotly enoimious request.
.\part from bullis, otlier seasonable
Cane
stahes
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We carry a full line
of Florists' Supplies.
Write for Cata-
logues and prices.
ARTHUR T.
BOIDINtiTON
SEEDSMAN
342 W. 14th St.
NEW YORK
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items may be sai<l to be sedling i>articu-
larly well ; but the closeness with which
almost everything in dwarf garden Beans
has been sold deserves special mention.
Beans have ibeen in steady and continu-
ous demand at both wholesale and retail
right up to the present time, with the
result that stoclje have beein reduced very
low indeed. Mower seed.? are enjoying
a larger demaand than they have for
a great many years. A most confident
feeling would seem to possess the entire
trade that the business of the Autumn
season, which is just starting, is destined
to l>e of the most satisfactory volume.
The bulb catalogs are being hurried to
completion and will shortly be in cus-
tomers' hands.
Tbe Seed Crops
There have been the usual number
of crop rejwrts from the many and di-
verse seed growing sections of the coun-
try this past week and, apart from the
generally accepted opinion that the Onion
seed crop is losing ground, it may be
fairly said that, as a whole, as harvest-
ing time approadies, prospects do begin
to look a little better. However, much
still depends upon "the frost" keeping off
and "good growing weather" continuing
.until ample time has been given to ripen
and gather what seed has been conserved
from one of the most disastrous growing
seasons this country has yet known.
It is very disooneerting, to say the
least, that both Eastern and Western
growers should report so simultaneously
that the Onion seed crop is deteriorating
— but die Onion seed crop is always an
unknown quantity until absolutely har-
vested and in the bags ; until then, and
not until then, to estimate the crop is
only a guess, and one man's guess is as
good as another's. One of the best seed
growers in California writes as follows :
"Speaking of the Onion seed crop, I would
frankly teOl you, that not in seven or
eight years have Onions "fallen" worse
than they have done this season, and this
condition I believe to be general with all
growers. lu addition to the "falling" of
the Onions we have exi>erieneed the hot-
test weather in many years. Both of
these conditions will reduce the final crop,
and han'esting may show not over 25 per
cent, or so of an average crop." The con-
dition of the crop in the E}ast is fully as
unfortunate, as during the past ten days
the blight has developed and bids fair to
cut the crop of seed at least in half.
In some places this blight has not ^own
itself yet, but the experienced grower re-
alizes what is coming and feels that the
cut-dowu of Onion seet] crop will be fully
by half or more. Onion seed has been
mentioned seldom in this column as yet
for the reason that until, the actual seed
is in hand, no estimate can have real
stability as regards a crop yield — for of
all seeds to be harvested this one is the
most elusive. It would seem to be the
general opinion of well informed members
of the trade that a goodly anlount of
Onion seed was carried over from the
crop of 1913. which will assuredly help
out greatly and prove good proi)erty to
its owners.
Bnll) AdvertlBinir
The season is here when the dealer
who adds bulbs for Autumn planting to
his other lines of merchandise should
strongly commence the advertising of
them in his home paper. Bv general ac-
cord the advent of the S. A. P. and O. H.
convention has always marked the real
beginning of the Fall selling, of which
French and Dutch bulbs are such leading
feajtures. Whether the dealer ann'ually
issues a bulb list or not should make no
difference regarding the advertising to be
placed in the representative local news-
paper. Such advertising should com-
mence at once and continue at least until
well into October or, better yet, until
frepzing weather shall put a stop to all
Inilh pfanting for the year. Such adver-
tising will not be found to be anything
but a most substantial business invest-
ment.
The wholesale seedsman will from week
. to week, as the sea.son advances, keep
the dealer most fully informed as regards
the most seasonable items, and by closely
following such practical advice it will be
found an easy matter to always keep the
advertising truly informative and valu-
able. Much substantial business can be
. garnered from the Fall bulb selling sea-
. son. These vital matters are well worth
the earnest attention of the local dealer
who adds seeds and bulbs to the other de-
pa rtirjents of his business, A chance for
a large volume of sales is just opening
In the arrival of the various bulbs stocks
for Autumn planting. V.
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BODDINGTON'S "QUALITY"
CHRISTMAS AND WINTER-
FLOWERING
Sweet Peas
WE ARE SUPER-HEADQUARTERS
All true Btocks of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas will be scarce this season. Some varietiei
are a total failure owing to the exceptional season in California this Spring. Our advice to
intending planters is to order at once. All Sweet Pea seed sent free by Parcels Post.
Mr. Wna. Sim, Cliftondale, Mass., the great Winter Sweet Pea Specialist, sows our seed
almost exclusively.
Our stocks of Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas have stood the test for years, and we can
refer you to the largest growers of this increasing popular flower, as to the triieness and quality
of our seed, earlinesa of blooming period and strength and habit of plants.
The following varieties are the " best by test " and include Zvolanek's and our own intro-
ductions, grown for seed, from selected stocks by the leading California grower and specialist
in Sweet Peas.
. 1 Our output last year was nearly 3000 lbs. No kicks and plenty of testimonials as to
quality, germination and trueness to type.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT CAN BE USED AS AN ORDER SHEET
Sweet Peas of C. W. Curtis, Irondequoit, N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed
Oz.
.BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE
SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea for indoor
flowering — will bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear
white, upon long stems; habit fairly dwarf and of exceptionally
free-flowering qualitiea. Without doubt, the finest early white
for indoor planting. This Is a black-seeded variety, therefore
much hardier than the white-seeded types $0.25
. . BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultiva-
tion, as by sowing the seed under ^lass in latter part of August, flowers can be cut from Thanksgiving on
during the Winter months 25
. .BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. A companion to our Christmas Pink. Just as free and profuse a
bloomer 25
. . ANGELINO. '^tlf pink: new variety 50
. .CANARY. Similar to the Christmas White, but flowers of an exceptionally good yellow 35
. .FLAMINGO. Color scarlet; free-flowering and early 50
. .CHRISTMAS METEOR. Scarlet; fine, open, red flower .35
. . CHRISTMAS STELLA MORSE. Creamy buff standard, wings slightly tinged with pink 50
. .FLORENCE DENZER. Pure white 25
. .LE MARQUIS. This is the same color as Princess of Wales violet; has very large flowers 35
Oz. K lb. H lb. Lb.
..MISS HELEN M.GOULD. White, open flower ; standard Silac,
marbled S0.35 $1.00 $1.75 $3.00
. .MISS JOSEY REILLY. Lilac; very large flowers 25 .75 1.25 2.00
..MRS. A. FARENWALD. Extremely large; dark pink. Very
early 75
..MRS. E. WILD. Carmine or dark pink 25
..MRS. ALEX. WALLACE. Lavender; very scarce 25
. .MRS. HANNAN. Deep rose-pink; very pleasing shade 35
. .MRS. JAMES WHEELER. Sahnon with orange. Best of its
color 60
. .MRS. WM. SIM. Salmon pink 25
. .MRS. GEO. LEWIS. Large, pure white, wavy flower 25
..MRS. W.W. SM ALLEY. Satiny pink 25
. .MRS. F. J. DOLANSKY. Daybreak pink 25
..MRS. CHAS. H. TOTTY. Sky blue; late 25
. .MRS. ZVOLANEK. Blue, variegated; good for variety 50
. .ORANGE BIRD. Orange-rose. One of the best commercial
varieties 50
..PINK BEAUTY. Large open flower; rose pink. Fine for
florists 40
. .WALLACEA. Very scarce. Very fine lavender; a grand florists'
variety 35
..WATCHUNG. Pure white 25
..WINTER CHEER. Wavy, large white flower 50
. .WM. J. STEWART. Blue self 35
..ZVOLANEK'S PINK. Soft self pink. Large flower 50
All other varieties not enumerated here can be supplied at advertised prices.
If you miss any old favorite here it has been superseded — other varieties advertised
supplied when stock is not exhausted.
Please write your name and address here and mail order in good season.
Jilb. J^lb. Lb
$0.75 $1.25 $2.00
.75 1.25 2.00
.75 1.25 2.00
1.50 2.75 4.50
1.00 1.75 3.00
1.50 2.75 5.00
1.00 1.50 2.60
1.50 2.75 4.50
.76 1.25 2.00
1.00 1.75 3.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.50
2.76
4.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.26
2.00
1.60
2.75
5.00
1.50
2.76
4.60
1.26
2.26
4.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
.75
1.25
2.00
1.60
2.75
4.50
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.60
NAME.
STREET ADDRESS
CITY STATE.
my 'if
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON
Seedsman 342 West 14lh St., NEW YORK
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Sweet Peas of C W. Curtis, Irondequoit, N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed.
330
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I's Giant Pansy Seed
New Crop
Michell's Giant
Exhibition Mixed
A truly Giant Strain which
we have secured from the
leading Pansy Specialists in
Germany, England and
France. Plants are of strong,
sturdy habit ; flowers of im-
mense size, heavy texture
and of varied colors and
shades. Trade pkt. 50c. ;
75c. per }/s oz.; per oz. $5.00.
Also all other standard
strains in mixtures and sepa-
rate colors.
ENGLISH DAISY
(Bellis Perennis)
Tr. pkt. Oz.
Monstrosa Pink. .... .S0.50
White 50
Mixed 60
Longfellow. Pink 30 S2.25
Snowball- White 30 2.2
Giant Red 50 2.00'
Mixed 30 1.75
MYOSOTIS
Alpestris Victoria 25 1.00
Eliza Fanrobert 15 .50
Palustris 30 1.25
Semperflorens 25 1.2S
Grandiflora Alba 20 .75
Rosea 20 .75
Jtlso all o' her Seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist.
Send for Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
518 Market Street PH ILADELPH lA, PA.
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GIANT CYCIAMEN SEED (New Crop)
ENGLISH GROWN SEED
Pure While. Soft Pink. White with Red Base.
Brilliant Crimson, Salmon Pink, per 100 seeds,
$1.00; $8.50 per 1000 seeds. Mixed colors, per
100 seeds. 90c.; $8.00 per 1000 seeds.
GERMAN GROWN SEED
White. Pink. Red. White with Red Base,
per 100 seeds. 75c.; $6.00 per 1000 seeds. Mixed
colors, per 100 seeds. 60c.; $6.00 per 1000 seeds.
Long Island Cabbage Seed
NEW CROP NOW READY
Choice Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Pepper, Tomato and other special seeds.
Headquarters for the new great Sanford Celery Seed. Over 50 years growing
seed for the most critical trade. Send for price list.
FRANCIS BRILL CO., HEMPSTEAD, (L. L) N. Y.
PleasB mention the Exchange when writing.
Bulbs Arriving
LILIUM HARRISII
(True Bermuda Easter Lily)
9-11 in
7- 9ir
, per doz., 83.75: per 100. S23.00.
., per doz., 81.35: per 100, $8.75.
Our sto
ck comes direct Jrom one of the best
growers t
prices to
this year
in a long
X Bermuda, to whom we pay special
secure extra good bulbs. Our stock
s the best in appearance we have seen
Ova lie Bermuda Buttercup. Sl.OO per
UAalla 100, $8.50 per 1000.
Pan«V Qppri Vick's Clant Superb. H
rdiiay oeeu oz.. 75c.; jioz.,si.35;ioz.,
$5.00.
Write for Fall Catalogue.
James Vick's Sons
Rochester, - New York
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Burpee's Seeds
PHILSDELPHIX
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FREESIA
ARMSTRONGI
Seeds and Bulbs for sale until Sept.
15, 1913.
This is a new pink variety lately
introduced from Europe and has be-
come very popular. The flowers are
borne on long stems and are valuable
for bouquets.
Everybody is growing them.
SEEDS
2 ounces at $3.00 per oz.
5 " " 2.50 " "
10 " " 2.25 " "
BULBS
1st size, $15.00 per 100
A few 6-7 and 7-9 Hairisii for sale.
R. H. JAMES, St.George's, Bermuda
PANSY SEED '^"^s^^"*''"
■ nilU I WkbV j^g„ Crop Now Ready
Seed saved from finest selected plants. All large
flowering, finest mixed.
1 oz., $5 00; 2 ozs., $9.00; trade pkt.. $1.00
^ pkt., $50c. Cash with order.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FLORAL DESIGNS DE LUXE %%\S^
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. a Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
Now Arriving
NARCISSUS • ,„,_.,,„„„
Paper White Grandiflora, (1250 to case) ... .$1.00 I8.50
Paper White Grandifl'>ra, (1000 to case) .... 1.25 10.00
ROMAN HYACINTHS
12 to 15 ctm. bulbs (2000 to case) 3.75 32.00
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA
Jvimbo Bulbs 1.50 12.00
Mammoth Bulbs i.oo 9.00
LILIUM FORMOSUM
6-8 inch (400 to case) 5.00 40.00
LILIUM CANDIDUM
Mammoth Bulbs 7.00 60.00
Select Bulbs 6.00 50.00
Write for prices on Dutch Bulbs
\. ItENDERSON & CO.
369 River Street
CHICAGO
ASTERS
Large flowers on long stems. The
finest quality grown.
AUGUST Ist TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE. OREGON
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New York Seed Trade
Continued arrivals of bulbs, and sales
of Strawberry plants and perennial plant
seeds are the features of the seed trade
'tjhis week. Grass seed for Fall planting
and Winter-flowering Sweet Pea seed are
also in active demand.
Kt the store of Weeber & Don, 114
Chambers St., there was noted this w.eek
a very aittraetive window display of a
miniature i>ed of pot grown Strawberry
plants whdoh receives much attention and
helps materially in the sale of these
plants. The store force is still quite busy
shipping out French bulbs and Straw-
berry plants. New crop seeds of Primu-
las, Cyclamen, Mignonette and Pansy are
also going out. Tlie new electric light
system is now in working order and fur-
nishes splendid lighting fadlities through
the store.
William Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St.,
report the arrival on Saturday last of
their Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis and Lil-
inm Harrisii bulbs. Roman Hyacinths,
Freesias, and Paperwhite and Double
Roman Narcissi arrived on Monday of
this week. The firm report an apparent
fhoiitase of 9-11 and 7-9 Harrisii Lilies,
and also a dimini^ing supply of Celery
plants.
At the store of Burnett Bros., 72 Oort-
landt St., bulb orders are reported to be
coming in freely : also orders for lawn
Gra^ss seed for Fall planting, and the
prospects are said to be bright for Au-
tumn business. Strawberry plants have
sold well this year. Harrisii Lilies and
Freesias are being shipped out.
At the store of Peter Henderson &
Co., .37 Cortlandt st.,_ all the French
bulbs are reported received. Pansy and
other perennial seeds are bemg sown, and
.sales of these continue. The old mill and
pond scene in the window continues to
attract much attention from passersby.
McHutchison & Co., 17 Murray St., re-
port that they are still shipping many
Ferns in flats from Vesey St. Mr. Mc-
Hutchison states that the Raffia business
is increasing all the time. The firm have
600 bales on order and under way at the
present time. No scarcity in any line is
noted.
At Vaughan's Seed Store, 25 Barclay
St., French bulbs were reported cleaned
up on Monday of this week. Lilium ean-
didum have not yet arrived but are ex-
pected here soon. There has been a
shortage of Romans, with practically
nothing to oiler excepting 11-12 and 11-15 ;
everytiiing else is completely sold out.
In the larger sizes the receipts practically
covered the orders and no more. Notice
of the arrival of Lilium formosum bulbs
was received on Monday of this week.
At A. T. Bodidington's, 342 W. 14th St.,
Frendh bulbs are arriving, a large ship-
ment coming on the S. -S. Canada. A
shipment of Callas has also just arrived.
The store force has been working nights
getting out orders of Sweet Pea Seed, of
which a shipment of two tons arrived
this week. Mr. Boddington is expected
'to return frbm his vacation this week.
Harry A. (Bunyard intends to be at the
Minneapolis convention, going with the
New York delegation.
At the store of W. E. Marsliall & Co.,
16fi W. 23d St.. French bulbs are re-
ported in, with another shipment on the
way. The firm report quite a demand
j for Strawberry plants. On Saturday Mr.
Marshall leaves with his family for his
annual cruise on the yacht of his part-
ner, Mr. Wheeler.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
There is a fair amount of Summer
business going on. principally in the way
of Grass seeds. Strawberry, Celery,
and late Cabbage plants, vp'hile the ship-
ping out of the French bulbs and the for-
mosum Lilies is going on steadily.
Stokes' Seed Store reports an excel-
lent demand for all Grass seeds. (Jeorge
Atkinson of this house is going to Holly
Beach for a well earned rest.
At the store of Henry A. Dreer, Inc.,
the forwarding of the early bulbs is keep-
ing all hands busy, and judging from
present indications there will be mo sur-
plus here. The window display this week
(Continued on page 332)
August 16, 1913.
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331
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PEONY ROOTS
We offer, to the Trade, Strong Divisions, three to five eyes, of the following varieties of Peonies guaranteed true to description,
F. 0. B. our station, at the prices named. Our stock is grown on land suitable for the development of fine roots and our large stock
enables us to make a low price. No order taken for less than five of a kind.
The following varieties offered subject to being unsold on receipt of order before September 15th.
Guard petals pure Each
Center compactly
; very full; strong,
.30
Alba Sulphurea. (Calot, 1S60)
white, sulphur-yellow center,
built; large, bomb-shaped flow
erect grower
Alexander Duxnas. (Guerin, 1S62.) Rose, inter-
spersed with salmon chamois. Large, crown
shape; pleasant fragrance; medium height. Early
midseason
AmbroiseVerschaefEelt. (Parmentier, 1850.) Pur-
plish red. Medium size, globular; medium height.
Late 15
Artemise. (Calot, 1861.) Violet-rose crown, pale
pink collar. Large, crown shape; fragrant; strong,
upright growth. Midseason 15
Auguste Lexnonier. (Calot, 1865.) Uniform red-
dish-violet. Small to medium; flat, anemone
shape ; fragrant ; medium height ; erect. Mid-
.10
Beranger. (Dessert, 1895.) Clear violet rose.
Large, compact, flat, rose type; fragrant; taU,
erect, compact growth. Very late 15
Berlioz. (Crousse, 1S86.) Bright currant red.
Large, compact, globular, strong growth; medium
height. Late midseason 30
Bernard Palissy. (Crousse, 1875.) Delicate flesh
pink. Large, compact, globular shape; very
fragrant. Late midseason 20
Boule de Neige. (Calot, 1862.) Milk white flecked
with crimson. Very large, regular and compact;
tall, great growth. Very early midseason. (Simi-
lar to but earlier than Mons. Dupont) 20
Carnea Elegans, (Guerin, 1850.) Lilac-white
guards with amber-white collar. Medium size,
bomb type. Rather dwarf, weak grower. Early. ,15
Charlemagne. (Crousse, ISSO.) Lilac white with
slight blush center. Large, globular, very com-
pact; fragrant; exquisite when perfectly developed
but does not open well some seasons. Strong
growth. Late 05
Charles Binder. (Guerin, 1860.) Magenta, Fra-
grant, good. Late 10
Charles Verdier. (Verdier.) Lilac carmine, slate
color, pink reflex. Large, flat, rose shape; fragrant;
very free growth. Late 10
Couronne d'Or. (Calot, 1873.) White with yel-
low tints arising from a few stamens showing
amidst the petals. Center petals tipped with
carmine. Large, rather full flower of superb
form. Strong grower and very free bloomer.
Good keeper when cut. Late 25
Daniel d'Albert. Deep rose, shaded purple. Large,
globular flower 10
De Candolle. (Crousse, 1880.) Uniform bright
lilac purple. Very large, full, rose type; without
fragrance; medium hei^t; strong, erect growth.
Late midseason 30
Delachei. (Delachei, 1856.) Violet crimson.
Medium size; fairly compact, rose type; strong,
erect, vigorous growth. Midseason to late 25
De Jussieu. (Guerin, 1850.) Rosy magenta, showy
red. Medium to large; extra good for this type
of bloom. Semi-double, three or four rows of
guards surrounding small, yellow stamens. Odor
pleasant. Tall, upright grower and free bloomer. , . .15
Delicatissinaa. Very pale lilac rose. Large, rose
type ; ver>- strong, vigorous growth ; medium
height. Midseason 25
Docteur Bretonneau. (Guerin, 1850.) Pale lilac
and milk white. Large, compact rose type;
fragrant; tall, strong stem. Midseason 30
Docteur Bretonneau. (Verdier, 1854.) (Synonym
Lady Bramwell.) Pale lilac rose with some crim-
son flecks. Medium to large, bomb shape; pleas-
ing fragrance. Early midseason 30
Dorchester. (Richardson, 1870.) Pale pink.
Large, compact, rose type; fragrant; medium
height; strong, thick stems. Late midseason 50
Due "de Wellington. (Calot, 1859.) Pure white,
sulphur center. Large, bomb shape; very fra-
grant; tall, erect growth. Midseason 20
Duchesse de Nemours. (Calot, 1856.) Pure
white. Medium size; cup-shape bloom; fragrant;
medium height; vigorous. Early 20
EduUs. (Sir John Banks, 1805.) Violet rose, all
of one color. Very full and sweet. Very late 10
Felix Crousse. (Crousse, 1881.) Very brilliant
red. Medium to large, globular, typical bomb
shape: fragrant; strong growth; stems rather weak.
Midseason 25
Festiva. (Donkalaer, 1838.) Pure paper white with Each
crimson markings in center. Large, full; very
fragrant ; dwarf. Late 20
Festiva Maxima. (Miellez, 1851.) Paper white
with crimson markings in center. Very large and
full, rose type; very tall, strong growth. Early. . . .20
Fulgida. (Parmentier, 1850.) Amaranth red, sil-
ver tipped. Medium size; loose, semi-double; tall,
strong, erect growth. Late Midseason 15
General Bertrand. (Guerin, 1845.) Dark pink,
silvery center. Large, compact, globular, with
broad collar; fragrant; tall, strong, upright growth.
Early 15
Grandiflora Carnea Plena. (Lemon, 1824.) Lilac
white. Medium to large, loose, crown type; fra-
grant. One of the very earliest 10
Henry Demay. (Calot, 1866.) Aniline red with
silver reflex. Medium size; globular, bomb type;
fragrant; strong, vigorous. Midseason 20
Humei. (1810.) Cherry pink. Medium size, com-
pact, globular, rose type; medium height; shy
bloomer. Very late 10
Humei Carnea. (Guerin, 1856.) Bright light pink.
Medium to large, rose type; pleasing fragrance;
strong grower. Late 10
Insignis. (Guerin, 1850.) Deep carmine-rose col-
lar, light peach blossom center. Pleasing fra-
grance; tall, strong, vigorous. Midseason 15
Jeanne d'Are. (Calot, 1858.) Pale iilac rose,
cream-white center, pink crown. Medium to
large, crown shape; fragrant; very free bloomer in
clusters. Early. (Similar to Golden Harvest.) . . .25
La Coquette. (Guerin, 1861.) Light pink crown
and collar, center very white with carmine flecks.
Large, globular, high crown; fragrant. Midseason .25
Lady Curzon. \Yhite guard with cream center.
I Award of merit at Royal Horticultural Society 50
Latipetala. Outside petals flesh color, center ones
sulphur white. Large ; fine 15
La TuUpe. (Calot, 1872.) (Syn. Multicolor Calot,
'73.) Lilac white, outer petals striped with crim-
son. Large, flat, rose type; fragrant; very tall,
strong growth. Late midseason 25
L'Indispensible. Delicate shell pink. Exceedingly
beautiful flower when conditions of soil and weather
are favorable to its full development, but its ex-
tremely hard bud is so long in opening that it is
pretty sure to get water-logged bj^ a shower before
it develops. Sold by some as Eugene Verdier at an
enormous price 40
Louis Van Houtte. (Calot, 1867.) Dark red.
Semi double; late bloomer; fairly good form and
size. Odor pleasant, but variable 15
Louis Van Houtte. (Delache, 1854.) Dark crim-
son. Large, senii-rose type; compact; fragrant;
medium height. Late 15
Mme. BoUet. (Calot, 1867.) Pale lilac pink, sil-
very reflex. Large, very compact rose type; up-
right; medium height. Late midseason 25
Mme. Camille Bancel. (Crousse, 1897.) Uniform
deep pink with silver shades. Large, globular,
perfect rose type; fragrant; medium height. Late. .50
Mme. Chaumy. (Calot, 1864.) Pale lilac rose, cen-
ter slightly darker. Medium size; very compact,
rose type; very free; medium height. Midseason. . .25
Mme. Coste. (Calot, 1873.) Pale hydrangea pink,
creamy-white collar, flecked with crimson. Medi-
um size; crown shape; medium height. Early 25
Mme. Crousse. (Calot, 1866.) Pure white with
faint crimson markings. Large, globular, crown
type; fragrant; medium height. Midseason 30
Mme. de Galhau. (Crousse, 1883.) Pale lilac rose
with a rose-white collar. Very large, compact,
rose shape; very fragrant; strong growth. Late. . . .60
Mme. Ducel. (Mechin. 1S80.) Bright silvery pink.
Very large, well built flower; strong grower, free
bloomer; odor pleasant; one of the best. Late 50
Mme. de Vatry. (Guerin, 1863.) Milk white, lilac-
white collar, center splashed with crimson. Very
large, full, crown shape; medium height; strong
grower. Midseason 35
Mme. deVerneville. (Crousse, 1885.) Pure white,
center tipped with carmine. Very large, full, bomb
shape; fragrant; medium height; strong growth.
Early 25
Mme. Forel. (Crousse, 1881.) Light pink, silver-
tipped center. Very large, compact, rose type ;
fragrant; tall, strong growth. Late 25 ,
Mme. Gelssler. (Crousse, 1880.) Violet rose, tips Each
silvery white. Very large, compact, rose type
bloom on rather weak stem. Fragrant 30
Mme. Jules Elie. (Calot, 1873.) Flesh pink with
silvery reflex center, petals bordered with carmine.
Full, cup-shaped bloom. Late 30
i Mme. Lebon. (Calot, 1855.) Showy cherry pink.
Medium to large, very compact, rose type; pleas-
; ing fragrance; strong growth. Late 15
, Mme. Muyssart. (Calot, 1869.) Uniform dark
pink, tipped silver. Very large, compact, rose type;
j fragrant ; tall, strong stems. Late 35
Mme. Victor Verdier. (Calot, 1866.) Crimson
I rose with light violet. Very large and full; fine
landscape variety 10
Marie. (Calot, 1868.) Lilac white fading to milk
white. Medium size; compact, rose type; fra-
grant; very tall. Very late " 25
Marie Lemoine. (Calot, 1869.) Pure white with
cream-white center. Large, very compact, rose
type; pleasing fragrance; medium height; extra
strong stems. Very late 40
Modele de Perfection. (Crousse, 1875.) Light
pink, silver tipped, darker center. Very large,
very compact, rose type; fragrant; vigorous. Late. .30
Mons. Boucharlat Aine. (Calot, 1868.) Light pink
with silvery reflex. Very large, full, compact, rose
type; very strong, vigorous growth; fragrant.
Midseason 25
Mons. Dupont. (Calot, 1872.) Milk white, center
splashed with crimson. Large, rose type; fragrant;
tall, erect. Late midseason 25
Ornament des Massifs. (Crousse, 1893.) Very
tender flesh white. Very large, full, flat, rose type;
medium height; strong growth. Very late 25
Papllionacea. Outside petals rose, center yellow,
changing to white 15
Prince de Talindyke. Dark purple. Large; dis-
tinct. Winner of first prize at Boston American
Peony Society Exhibition, June, 1910, for 50 best
blooms, crimson varieties. Stems erect and vigor-
ous, nearly four feet tall. Late 25
Prince Imperial. _ (Calot.) Amaranth red to
Tyrian rose. Semi-rose type; vigorous grower
with an extra strong stem 15
Princess Beatrice. Guards and crown light rose,
collar cream white flecked crimson. Fragrant;
strong, vigorous and free bloomer. Medium
height. Early midseason 40
Purpurea Superba. (Guerin, 1845.) Purplish
crimson. Outside petals large, center small and
compact ; lights up beautifully at night ; shy
bloomer. Late 25
Rubra Superba. (Richardson, 1871.) Deep car-
mine crimson. Large, fragrant, rose type; medi-
um height. Very late 30
Rubra Triumphans. (Delache, 1854.) Very dark
crimson. Large, loose, semi-double; medium
height; strong growth. Early 15
Solfaterre. (Calot, 1861.) Pure white with sulphur-
white center. Large crown type; fragrant; medi-
um height. Early midseason 30
Souv. du Dr. Bretonneau. (Dessert, 1896.) Dark
Tyrian rose. Medium size, loose, fiat, semi
double; medium height; erect, free. Midseason. . . .20
Souv. de l^Exposition UniversaUe. (Calot, 1867.)
Rich, clear cherry, silvery reflex. Very large, flat,
rose type; fragrant; medium height; free. Late
midseason 20
Sulphurea. (Lemon, 1830.) Pure white, with yel-
lowish-green tint. Large, globular, crown shape;
fragrant; medium height. Midseason 15
Triomphe de l^Exposition de Lille. (Calot, 1865.)
Very pale pink, splashed with a darker tint. Large,
compact, rose type; pleasing fragrance; strong
growth ; dwarf. Midseason 20
Triomphe du Nord. (Miellez, 1850.) Light sol-
ferino red with silvery reflex. Large, bomb shape;
very fragrant; tall, very free, on stout stems. Mid-
season 10
VUle de Nancy. (Calot, 1872.) Very brilliant red.
Very large, bomb shape; tall, very strong growth.
Late 20
Violacea. (Verdier, 1 856.) Deep purple violet.
Very large and full 10
Viscomtesse Belleval. (Guerin, 1852.) Blush,
center creamy white; fully fringed; fragrant 10
S. G. HARRIS, Tarrytown, N. Y.
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August is the time of sowing for the biggest results from SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON rom
seed. Seed for the accompanying picture was sown Aug. 18. By sowing at once a fail crop can be had
at Easter, which will continue until July, being heaviest at Memonal when this picture was taken.
We have said that there was nothing m sight but blossoms and dollars, and it is a fact. Silver Pink
from seed is easy to grow and anyone can do as well by following directions. Whether you grow
Snapdragons from Seed or Cuttings, they should be timed to flower with as little pinching as possible.
Plants produced ahead of time and held back by pinching lose vitality and often throw blind shoots.
Bv sowing seed now and pinching once you will have fine, stocky plants, ready for the bench in Novem-.
bei Our free cultural directions cover all of the necessary points for success with Silver Pmk from seed.
Vou will note how successful many of our patrons have been. Gude Bros., Washington, D. C. with
their six acres of glass and the highest class trade in the country, say it is the best they have seen. C.
L Howe Dover, N. H., with his acres of glass and chain of stores, says it is fine and that he never
hod so manv Snapdragon blossoms. Mr. J. Geo. Jurgens, for Arthur Cockcroft, Northport, N. Y., who
do^ an imtnense wholesale business, says it is the only one lo grow, and that Silver Pink will go it alone
with them this year. Many more strong letters could be given, but further proof is not nec^sary.
These are wide-awake florists who do business for profit. What is protitable and good tor the big
growers is as good or better for the smallw; grower with retail trade where a steady supply of blossoms
IS required. You can cut and cut from a bed of seedling bilver Pink and each cut will make more blos-
soms But sow seed at once for best results.
pi-ice of seed. Sl.OO per pkt.. 3 pkts. S2.50, 7 pkts. $5.00. by mail. Plants sold out until October.
Quite a few shrewd florists are buying the larger amount of seed and will market their surplus plants.
G. S. RAMSBURG,
Sotnersworth, N. H.
Please mention the Exchange when -wTiting.
COLD STORAGE UUES
Now is the time to plant Cold Storage Lilies for Christmas and Winter Flower-
ing. We offer as below, all sound bulbs, repacked, and m good condition.
Order today, can be shipped at any time.
Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum loo looo case
7- to 9-inch, 300 bulbs in a case «5.75 $56.00 $16.00
8- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 8.50 80.00 16.00
9- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 10-50 100.00 20.00
Lilium Speciosum Rubrum— Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 60.00 12.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 10-00 90.00 11.00
Lilium Speciosum album— Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 10-00 90.00 18.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 13-50 130.00 16.00
11- to 13-inch, 100 bulbs in a case 17-00 165.00 16.00
Lilium Speciosum Melpomene— Cold Storage
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ARinUR T. BODDINGTON, Jl'^SSu New York City
Please mention the Exchange when writine-
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
Eneiisti Lot
ytat off shiip.
Bridu tfMrot^b-
Ir "Run."
t^i^x^ Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Barclay Street, NEW YORK
{Contmtied Jrom page 330)
is g-iven over to aquatics and is very
creditable.
The Moore Seed Co. is busily engaged
in the shipping of its Paperwhite Nar-
cissi and Romans. The latter Mr. Moore
reports as being all sold up. The sales
of Paperwhites are very heayy also. The
Henry F. Michell Co. will on Wednesday,
Aug. 27, have a trade inspection day of
their trial grounds at Andalusia. A spe-
cial train will leave Broad st. station for
Andalusia at 11.15 a.m. All florists and
gardeners are invited, and those desiring
to make the trip are requested to notify
the comi>any as soon as possible.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
The Largest of All Giants
W. & D.'s
American
Show . .
With great diversity of colon. H <*^-t $1'50.
WEEBER & DONH
SEEDMERCHANTS 114 Chambers St., New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pnrelia«ere of staek from adTta.
1b these eolnmiu vrilX oonfer a fB>
TO* by makine tUa ■tstement la
tlieir nrdert Saw 7*u a<lT«. IB
tb* BXOHAiraB.
Chicago Seed Trade
The government crop report for Aug-
ust advises that a calamity has over-
taken the Corn crop in the Southwest,
also in parts of Illinois and Nebraska.
Hot, withering winds, with intense heat
and insuflicient moisture during July,
changed the prospects for a bumper crop
into a poor prospect for even a fair yield.
Enormous losses have been sustained in
Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri,
a big part of southern Illinois and south-
em Iowa. The total loss to the crop
from dry heat is estimated at 300,000,000
bushels compared with the estimate of
one month ago. Since the government
figures has been received there has been
a week to ten days further of such
weather conditions as caused the damage.
Other crops are stated to have fared bet-
ter.
The Leonard Seed Co. reports that
about two-thirds of the Onion set crop
is now harvested. The acreage has not
been as large as it was the past season.
There is also above the average of over-
sized sets which will greatly reduce the
crop when thrown out. It has not been
a good season for the growth of Onion
sets and the crop, therefore, wiU be much
smaller than last year, from a local point
of view.
The reported damage to the Pea crop
in the Northwest is stated not to be as
much as was at first estimated. S. F.
Leonard is now on an inspection trip to
the Pea fields where he intends to satisfy
himself fully as to the probable outcome
of the present season's crop.
At Vaughau's Seed Store the arrival
of French bulbs has been keeping a con-
siderable number of the employees of
the store busy in shipping. The shipping
is done from the west side warehouse,
where seven carloads of this stoels have
recently been received. Lilium candidum
and Freesias are reported to be in good
demand for counter sales at the Randolph
street store.
A. Henderson & Co. have been busy
shipping formosum Lilies and all French
bulbs for the past ten days. Their first
shipment of Dutch bulbs is due to ar-
rive Sept. 1. D. D. P. Roy is in Michi-
gan this, week in the interest of his house.
A. Henderson has returned from his va-
cation and all hands are now preparing
for their trip to the convention. Their
exhibit will go forward by freight the
present week.
At Winterson's Seed Store, Califor-
nia grown CaUas are now arriving, all
of which appear to be of fine quality.
There is a little movement of stock al-
ready reported from the wholesale price
list of Fall bulbs already issued by this
house. The retail catalog is going to
press this week and will be ready for
mailing in a short time. The store is
now undergoing a thorough overhauling
and several changes are being made that
will help to facilitate the progress of
business. The interior of the store is
also being painted so as to present as
attractive an appearance as possible to
the buyers during the Fall trade.
A vase of Gladiolus Panama has been
on display for some days and is attract-
ing considerable attention on account of
its great size and beauty. It is a mam-
moth soft pink with large and well filled
spikes. The bulbs of this variety sold
at $50 per 100 wholesale, the past sea-
Ohio Seed Trade
August is being ushered in with some-
what cooler weather than we experienced
during the last half of July, which helped
to make up for the poor start crops had
earlier in the season. Add to the heat,
copious rains, and it is no wonder that
reports are coming in from the country
districts that Corn never looked better.
Although we have had more than the
usual number of thunderstorms this Sum-
mer, followed by so much hail and wind
in some sections that our suburban press
was pleading for an Arbor Day every
day in the year to guard against such
disasters, this Immediate locality has
been especially fortunate in escaping ill
effects to a great measure. Several grow-
ers of Onion seed have intimated that
the outlook was very good for a crop
above the average.
A recent visit to Painesville showed
truck crops to be very good. Potatoes
have been struck by blight to some ex-
tent, but the Celery fields here, as in
Summit Co., appear in prime condition.
Ralph Huntington's seedling Gladioli
are a wonderful sight and give promise
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single^
and Double Miied. 600 seeds, $1.00; 1000
seeds, $1.50; M ptt. 50c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensis, Sweet Yellow. 25c.
PRIMULA malacoides. Giant Baby. 25c.
PRIMULA obconjca. New Giants. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. SOc.
CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed,
1000 seeds. 50c.; }4 pkt. 25c.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
miied, 250 seeds, Sl.OO; H pkt. 50c.
DAISY ^ (Bellis) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Ex. Pkt. 25c.
COLUMBINE. New Fancy, Grand. 25c.
SWEET WILLIAM, New Giants. Fine. 25c.
POPPY, Oriental Colossus. New. 25c.
HOLLYHOCK, Newport Pink Double. 25c.
6000 seeds, $1.00; H pkt. SOc; $2.50 per c
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal estra count.
JOHN. F.RUPP,Shirenianstown,Pa.
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Hollyhock Seed
PANSY, Glant-aowerlne World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest strain in existence. Oz., $2.50;
6000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25c.
Send for our Wholesale Seed List.
Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimore. Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Send for Prices on
Seeds and Bulbs
H. H. BERGER ® CO.
70 WARREN ST.. NEW YORK
Established 1878
Please mention the Exoiiange when writing.
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SPEELHAN^SONS
Sassenheitn - - Holland
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Thomas J. Grey Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Cuerineau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 Seuth Market Street, - Bostoi, Mass.
Pleaee mention the Exchange when writing.
J. BOLGlftNO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
Bttabllibed 1818. Write for our lov price..
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BALTIMORE MD.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHJNNICKJRENTON^N.J.
PleaBB mention the Exchange when writlnr.
Watch for our Trade Mart
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. FresE sample
brick, witn illustrated book, mailed
by manufactur*
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
""""■""■ Sr. PAUL, MINN.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Hi! American Carnation
PRICE. S3.30
A. T. De U Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 to S Duane Sireei, New York
August 16, 1913.
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Aster Plants
Lady Roosevelt, Crego, Semple's,
in separate colors, best of strains.
$2.00 per 1000. $8.50 for 5000.
SMILAX, ASPARAGUS Spren-
geri, SNAPDRAGONS, fine
plants, 2K-inch, $2.00 per 100,
of 4-inch, 3 to 5 feet. $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
CABBAGE Plants. Strong, $1.00
per 1000, $8.50 per 10.000.
PARSLEY and KOHL-RABI. S1.50
per 1000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
Pleaso mention the Exchange when writing.
of producing some excellent novelties.
His Asters, as well as his bulb stock,
look good. The Storrs & Harrison Co.
is refurnishing its offices in quite an
elaborate fashion. Werner Bros. Co.
have been cutting some excellent Glad-
iolus America and Mrs. Francis King for
the local market.
Top Onion sets are in and of fair qual-
ity, the supply being well up to normal;
they bring about 75c. per bushel. There
is very little activity in Grass seeds as
yet, although there is some demand for
Crimson Clover. Farmers still think
that there is much to be learned about
Alfalfa and are not buying heavily. The
new crop of Alsike Clover is coming in
slowly, causing a stiffening of prices,
it now selling at slightly over $11 per
bushel. In some sections Timothy is
reported as in only fair supply, the choice
seed being quoted around $2.G5 per
bushel.
The garden seed business being prac-
tically over, our retail stores are assum-
ing a vacant air, and vacations are in
order. Perennial -flower seeds seem to
be having a ready sale this season.
It will not be long before the Fall bulb
and^ plant business will he in full swing
again. Almost every day brings ship-
ments or reports of them having been
made. An excellent trade is anticipated
if one can judge from the early interest
of the amateur gardener.
Kendel's Seed Store is again retailing
fruit in accordance with an old estab-
lished custom and finds a ready sale for
it, this store being located near to the
public square, where thousands pass
daily. C. E. Kendel has returned from
his month's camping trip with his fam-
ily at Silver Lake, near Akron. He re-
ports an excellent vacation.
As one notices the various shop win-
dows from day to day and sees such beau-
tiful varieties of Gladioli as Augusta,
.'America, Baron Hulot, Brenchleyensis,
Mrae. Monneret. Mrs. Francis Iving. Mrs.
Frank Pendleton, Jr., Banana, Princeps
and Sulphur King on exhibition, he won-
ders why people persist in buying mix-
tures of an "unknown riuantity." By
choosing from these well known sorts,
and perhaps a half dozen others neces-
sary to complete the range of color, one
can have blooms at all seasons, and be
sure to have varieties of value, the above
being recognized as the leading sorts.
Uith one or two exceptions all are within
the reach of the ordinary man and can-
not help giving entire satisfaction.
Our local stores are coming more and
more to realize the value of cut flowers,
each in their season, tor window decora-
tion, for they not only draw attention
to themselves, but help to sell other sea-
sonable stock. They are our cheapest
advertising medium and their arrange-
ment need not become a burden. W.
Odense, Denmark. — Lem Bowen of
the D. M. Ferry Co., Detroit, Mich., was
a recent visitor tn the seed growin" es-
tablishment of L. Daehnfpldt hem.
Catalogs Received
■Wm. Elliott 8l Sons, New York N T
— Retail Catalog of Bulbs Guaranteed
to Flower Includes a complete line of
bulbous ."ibock, and as well a list of
Roses, Shrub.s. Foliage Plants Flower
Seeds, etc. Consists of 32 pages In a
neat, colored cover.
Arthur T. BodtUngton, N.
1913 Summer and Autnmi
Bulbs and Seeds for Forcing
Ing. Sixteen pages and cnv
lustrated.
York. —
Florists'
-Id Plant-
; well II-
The Kcnilworth GIANT PANSY
seeds are all grown by myself and are offered in the following mixtures and separate colors:
KENILWORTH STRAIN— The flowers are of perfect form and substance; many of the
flowers are from 3^ to 4 inches; it is a striking collection of beautiful colors and markings, rich
shades of red, brown, bronze, mahogany and many others too numerous to mention; light, medii
dark mixture.
KENILWORTH SHOW— An extra fine strain of large flowers; the immense flowers are of cL
nd great substance; a beautiful collection of colors and markings.
; all other
KENILWORTH CUT FLO\yER MIXTURE— Is adistinct class by itself, surpassing
strains as a cut flower or for exhibition purposes, for inside or outside growing; the large fli
: above the foliage on heavy stems, 7 or 8 inches long, in the most graceful manner, and
carried •
stand the hot, dry weather well.
MASTERPIECE — A remarkable type; the curled, wavy petals giving the flower a double appear-
ance; its large flowers are of great substance, on long, strong stems.
ORCHID FLOWERED, Mixed— A dwarf free bloomer with a range of delicate colors that do not
exist in any other Pansies; a remarkable combination of light rose, shell pink, blush mauve, fawn, light
brown, orange and chamois.
NEW SEED NOW READY. All sorts and mixtures, except the new Pansy Princess,
are: 1000 seeds, 25c.; 6000 seeds, $1.00; H oz., $1.25; oz., $5.00.
RAINBOW is a mixture of the most beautiful, gorgeous colors, blotched, veined, n:
etc. With every Sl.OO worth of Pansy seed I will send 1000 seeds of Rainbow free,
other amounts in like proportion.
PRINCESS
The New Upright Pansy
This strain is entirely distinct from all others.
It is absolutely compact upright growing, and
ertremeiy weather-proof, enduring many storms
without damage to its flower. Tne flowers are
mostly blotched and frilled like the Master-
piece, of good form and heavy, velvety texture,
on heavy stems carried well above the foliage.
Attractive by the brilliancy of its colors.
Packet of 1000 seeds. 75 cents; 300 seeds,
25 cents.
Pansies In Separate Colors
Giant Adonis. Light blue with yellowish white face, large dark blotch 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Emperor William. Ultra-marine blue with purple violet eye 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant King of the Blacks. Coal black 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Lord Beaconsfield. Purple violet, upper petals shading to white 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Yellow. Pure golden yellow 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Yellow. With dark blotch 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant White. Large, satiny white 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant White. With large violet center 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Red. A fine mixture of red shades 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Royal Purple. Fine large flower 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Bronze and Copper Mixture 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Light Blue. Sky bue 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Dark Blue. Deep blue shades 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Zebra. Mixed shades, striped 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant McKlnley. Yellow, each petal blotched with a deep reddish
brown 1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Psyche. RufHed violet, white margin 1000 seeds. 25c.
Giant Mad. Perret. Red and wine shades 1000 seeds, 25c.
i^.--
The preceding 17 sorts mixed in equal proportions: 1000 seeds.
Any 5 pkts. $1.00, any 11 pkts. S2.00.
•V^'^*^ ^-^
a mention the Exchange when writing.
Louisville, Ky.
The continuance of the extremely hot
and dry weather which has prevailed in
the Ohio valley all through July and thus
far in August, still exerts a depressing
effect upon the business of florists in this
vicinity, both by making if all but im-
possible to obtain good stock, and by
driving their patrons to cooler spots than
the city. Gladioli are about the only
salvation of the florist, there being little
of anything else. Roses are very poor,
as far as local stock is concerned, al-
though some nice goods are being re-
ceived from Chicago.
The personal property of the Reimers
Motor Car Co., in which E. G. Reimers
was largely interested, was sold by the
trustee in bankruptcy a few days ago.
The real estate and other property will
be sold later on. Mr. Reimers is now
planning to incorporate his florist busi-
ness, in order to prevent any future en-
tanglements with other interests. Mil-
ton A. Reimers, a son of E. G. Reimers,
who has been associated in business with
his father, has accepted a place with the
J. F. Wilcox Co., at Council Bluffs, la.,
for the purpose of getting a year or so
of experience in branches of flower grow-
ing with which he is not familiar. He
expects ultimately to return to Louis-
ville to work with his father again.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Florists' Association of the three Falls
cities was held Aug. 6 at the store of
August Baumer, secretary of the organ-
ization, in the Masonic Bldg. Only rou-
tine business was transacted. There was
a fairly good attendance, considering the
weather.
A. J. Dreisbach, who has for some
time had charge of the greenhouses of
the Joseph Denunzio Fruit Co. at An-
chorage, Ky., where the company's early
vegetables are grown under glass, is down
with an attack of typhoid fever.
Simon Pontrich, whose establishment
is located in the western part of the
city, at Twenty-eighth st. and Green-
wood ave., has been suffering with rheu-
matism, which has made it almost im-
possible for him to attend to his regular
work.
Practically all of the Fourth ave. flor-
ists have given their windows to the
Made-io-Louisville Association for the
week of August 2.5, when the goods of
Louisville manufacturers will be shown
in the downtown windows. Among these
"Callas" from
"Calla-fornia"
CALLA LILIES
(CALIFORNIA GROWN)
These bulbs have been se-
lected with great care and are
soimd and free from rot and
aJl with eyes.
1% to 1% inches in diameter,
$5.50 per 100, $50.00 per
1000.
1% to 2 inches in diameter,
$7.00 per lOO, $65.00 per
1000.
2 to 2% dnehes in diameter,
$10.50 per 100, $100.00 per
1000.
Monster Bulbs, $16.00 per 100.
Arthur T. Boddington
SEEDSMAN
342 West 14th SL, New York City
writing.
Peonies
Fifteen fine named Peonies for §2.50.
A chance to obtain a line collection at half
price, comprising such varieties as Fes-
tiva Maxima, Felix Crousse, Delachei
AchlUe, Lady L. Bromwell, Couronne
d'Or, ProUfera Tricolor, Louis Van
Houtte and various other line sorts all
labeled true to name. With any order for
85.00 I will give one plant Baroness
Schroeder, free, absolutely true to name.
Send for catalogue.
W. L. GUMM
PEONY SPECIALIST
Remington, Ind.
Poinsettias
2\2-'^n. well grown stock
$5.00 per 100, I45.00 per 1000
FRANK N. ESKESEN
Madison
N.J.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
3000 Smiiax Plants
Extra strong, from 2}i-ia. pots S15 00 per 1000.
Cash with order.
DePEW BROS.
Cor. Depew and Piermont Aves., Nyack, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
''Here is a
real
SUPPORT!'
Write for Price List C
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
^^^ Carnation Plants
Absolutely healt y, stocky plants, medium size, right for plant-
ing, average from 4 to 7 shoots to a plant. Per looo
20,000 White Enchantress $52.00
15,000 Pink Enchantress • 52.00
5,000 White Wonder 52.00
4,000 White Perfection 50.00
2,000 Harlowarden 45.00
2,000 Alma Ward 50.00
2,000 May Day 50.00
200 Christmas Cheer f7.00 per 100
250 AT 1,000 RATE
ARTHUR COOMBS. West Hartrord, Conn.
Piease mention the Exchange when writing.
cVown Carnation Plants
strong, healthy stock, for immediate shipment f
WHITE WONDER, BEACON, PERFECTION, MRS. WARD,
ENCHANTRESS
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
MAY DAY. $6.00 per 100, I50.00 per 1000.
GEORGE PETERS & SONS, Hempstead, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS
100
ENCHANTRESS J7.0D
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 7.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS 6.50
WHITE PERFECTION 7.00
Write for full list and Special Prir
100
BEACON J7.00
WINSOR 6.00
ALMA WARD 6.00
DOROTHY GORDON 7.00
; on full order. Cash with order.
FARNAN P. CAIRO, Brunswick Poad. TROY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD GRONA/N
Carnation Plants
100 1000
Enchantress
Alvina
. . 7.00 60.00
Perfection
. . 7.00 60.00
We never offered a nicer lot of plants than the
above; guaranteed to be first-class, clean and free
from all disease. Cash, please.
ttOWARB P. KmNHANS.Scl,;.?e°?,"'Easton,Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS
r.DOBNIItJtSONSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
Per 100
White Perfection S6.00
Winsor 5.00
Melody 5.00
Harlowarden 5.OO
These are first-size plants, clean, healthy
and absolutely free of stem rot. Quality
extra.
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri. 3-in.. $6.00 per 100;
2}4-m., S4.00 per 100; seedlings, $12.00 per
1000; greenhouse-grown seed, $6.00 per 1000.
West Main Greenhouses
CORFU, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Carnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field-
grown plants.
BASSE'S flORAl GARDENS caufornI*
B. S. BASSETT, Prop.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
VJ\ LLI AMS'
r^ ^ _ Carnation and ^¥^11"^
W^M^^ Chrysanthemum £ £ 1^
PATENT APPLIED FOR
Williams' florist Supply House
Works, 189 TO 195 MOHAWK STREET
UTICA, NENA/ YORK
Prices and Sample
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS
Field Stock Clean and Healthy
100 1000
Enchantress S5.00 S45.00
White Enchantress 6,00 50.00
Dorothy Gordon 5.00 45.00
Mrs. Ward 5.00 45.00
Cash with order.
KRETSCHMAR BROS.. West Nyack, N. Y.
are C. B. Thompson & Co., Jacob Sehulz,
Mrs. M. D. Reimers, William Walker, F.
Walker & Co., and Nanz & Neuner.
Karl Kretschraer, son of the Louis-
ville florist, employed by Anders Ras-
mussen of New Albany, is recovering
from an attack of pleurisy, which in-
volved the usual rather serious operation.
Mr. Kretschmer is convalescing nicely,
and complete recovery will be only a mat-
ter of time with him.
Nanz & Neuner have been handling
a fairly good business during the past
week, including designs for several fu-
nerals.
William Walker's new plant, twelve
miles from the city on one of the best
suburban electric lines in the county, is
rapidly assuming shape. The concrete
work for five houses, inchiding side walls,
benches and borders, has been completed,
and this week the frames and glass will
be put up. A city water main passes the
place, so that this important requirement
will be easily met when the growing de-
partment of the business is placed here.
Jacob Sehulz is doing unusually well
with stock, considering the weather. His
Gladioli are coming in nicely. Am.
Beauty Roses are improving, and he
has some nice Killarney, Wardy and
Sunburst. Carl Rabe, the Sehulz deco-
rator, is on his vacation, which he is
spending in camp near Bardstown, Ky.,
according to his annual custom.
Mrs. C. B. Thompson, of C. B. Thomp-
son & Co., is a member of a party which
left Louisville several days ago for an
interesting trip along the Atlantic Coast,
including visits to Old Point Comfort,
Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia,
New York and other cities. After this
trip Mrs. Thompson will probably take
a rest of a week or so at Atlantic City.
L. D. Singer, formerly in business at
Frankfort. Ky., and before that in New
York, has purchased the business of Mrs.
Arthur Harbison of Harrodsburg, Ky,,
and taken charge of the shop, Mr, Sin-
ger has had fourteen years* experience
in the business, and expects to make a
success of his new undertaking at Har-
rodsburg, G. D. C.
Nashville, Tenn.
The week has been a very quiet one
(n .ill lines. The drought has continued
uninterruptedly and the supply of water
(s growing low where any dependence is
placed on private supplies. It is hard
to get results in the field with the Skin-
ner or any other system so long as every-
thing is burning up all around and the
atmosphere sucks up every particle of
moisture that is near.
Still, what few 'Mums and Carnations
there are in the fields are looking well
enough ; other stocis is suffering.
There has been a much larger exodus
from the city this Summer than there
was last, largely because this has been
the hottest season, ■ according to the
weather bureau, since 1874. Roses are
still scarce and what there are are short
stemmed and off in color. We have not
seen a really good Rose for several weeks.
Gladioli are about a thing of the past ; a
few of indifferent quality are seen from
time to time, but no good ones. There
are a very few Dahlias beginning to ap-
pear but they are not good quality.
Funeral work has used up pretty much
everything that was to be had.
In spite of the lack of rain the twenty
acres of Potatoes planted by the Joy
Floral Co. are growing rapidly and prom-
ise a good crop even if it should not
rain. The ground was well tilled all
Spring and Summer until well into July,
when the Potatoes were planted. There
has not been a rain that would wet the
ground for over ten weeks, yet it is full
of moisture. This is an object lesson on
the effect of plenty of humus and good
tillage. I saw plenty of 'Mums at Joy's
with 3ft. stems already and no buds in
sight. They grow these in solid beds
preferably. I never saw a better prom-
ise of Roses than they have in prospect
for three or four weeks from now.
Geny Bros, say that their business has
been better than their cut of flowers for
some weeks now. I note that they have
everything in place for the Winter but
the Violets, and they were working on
these when I visited the place. They
have the best lot of 'Mums in the field
for pot plants that I have seen for a long
time. Mr. Geny is one of the growers
who sticks to the plan of putting his
pot 'Mums in the open ground till they
are pretty well grown.
The McKay Reese Co. is doing a brisk
business in wholesaling field seeds at
present, especially seed Wheat and Win-
ter turf Oats.
Mclntyre Bros, have had a fine window
display of pot plants the past few weeks.
Fancy Caladiums are the feature and they
make a good display. Business with them
has held up well all Summer.
M. W. B.
Houston, Texas
The Kuhlman Floral Co. is making
some extended improvements in its ofiSce
on Jackson St. The place has been far
too crowded to take care of both the
office and' shipping departments, since its
business has grown beyond the scale of
small things. A general renovating, en-
larging and brightening up is contem-
plated in time for Fall business. The
Kuhlman people are making a great suc-
cess this Summer specializmg in Lilies.
They have planted about 70OO bulbs of
L. spedosum album and rubrum, and for
cut flowers in hot weather are having a
great run on tliese Lilies, which no other
florist here seems to have in any quan-
tity.
August 16, 1913.
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CARNATION FIELD PLANTS
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME, nice, clean stock, $12.00 per 100, and a few
thousand WHITE ENCHANTRESS of the very best type of this variety and extra
fine plants at $8.00 per 100.
The above stock is not grown for sale purposes, just a surplus of stock that we grow for our own use and is sure
to give entire satisfaction. Cash from unknown parties.
DAILLEDOUZE BROTHERS, Lenox and Troy Aves.. BrooklyFi, N. Y.
At the opening of the new Eice hotel
the Kuhlman Co. e.xhibited a design piece,
being the coat of arms of the hotel, that
attracted attention. It was a pleasing
combination of six flags and two eagles,
the former representing in colors the six
governments to wbich at different times
Texas has paid allegiance. The piece
was five b.v six feet and, as it hung on
the wall, deceived many admirers into
thinking it was a painting, but on close
observation it proved to be entirely the
result of floral skill.
Miss Ridhie, with the Kuhlman Oo. as
head saleslady, is now enjoying a much
needed vacation, but will report back to
her work in time for Pall trade.
The Texas seedsmen, Reichardt &
Shulte, report seed going at rather an
unusual rate considering the hot weather,
and the truck growers are taking a
chance to germinate seed early if possible
for Fall vegetables. This firm are also
getting in their supply of French bulbs,
the Holland stock to come on a little
The Robert Kerr Floral Oo. is exhibit-
ing some early yellow Golden Glow,
which is about the earliest known here
for 'Mums ; they are four inches in diam-
eter, good clean stock. Their largest
business just now, however, is a special
run they are making on Palms and
Ferns, offering large quantities at prices
reduced 25 to 50 per cent. The Palms
are particularly strong in varieties ; the
Ferns are principally Boston, Whitmani
and Roosevelt.
Asip. Sprengeri grows everywhere here
as luxuriantly as weeds, and is going at
marvelously low prices.
In single stem 'Mums the Brazos Hotel
Greenhouses are showing about 3500
plants from 1 to 2 feet tall, clean, and
promising to be a real 'Mum show in it-
self. They have also Ward, Beacon and
Enchantress Oarnations coming nicely
for Fall and Winter blooming.
When Mr. Kerr, w^ho is now en route
to the Minneapolis convention and other
places, returns home, he will find that his
suite of oflices and salesrooms here have
been enlarged and greatly beautified.
■The paper hanger and painter have been
at work and the decorating will har-
monize with the Palms and Ferns already
in place. The effect of the front of the
office suite is that of a lieautifully deco-
raited drawing room, at once a suggestion
to every customer. Mr. Carroll, now in
charge, is happy in his report that busi-
ness this .Tuly was a little more than
double that of July of las.t year. This,
however, is about the report from all flo-
rists here ; the dry, sultry weather does
not put a check to it as might be ex-
pect;ed.
The Pioneer Florist, Robert Luepke,
is arranging to start back at his old
stand on Main St.. about Sept, 1, having
suspended this stand for the Summer.
S. J. MiTrnELL.
Fort Worth, Texas
On account of the excessive heat there
has not been any considerable amount of
stock grown in this vicinity lately.
Tuberoses are coming in nicely, and are
fvery acceptable for Summer long distance
shipments, as well as at home, on ac-
count of their admirable keeping quali-
ties. We are shipping Carnations in and
they are giving good satisfaction, con-
sidering t^e weather. Roses are arriving
in good shape apparently, but of course
do not Inst very well. Possibly one of
the very best flowers we have at this
time, and one which will prove of great
benefit to the (South, is the Crinum.
While there is no great rush an the
florist business in Ft, Worth, still the
florists' troubles have not been "Can we
sell the stock?" but "Can we get the
Field Grown Carnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, well grown and healthy
Ready July 15th and after. Let us book your order now
Per 100 Per 1000
The Herald, scarlet. $12.00 $100.00
Gloriosa, medium pink 8.00 75 00
Pink Delight, flesh pink 8.00 75.00
White Wonder 7.00 60.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
White Perfection 6.00 50.00
Per 100 Per 1000
Enchantress, flesh pink $6.00 $50.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00
Washington, dark pink 6.00
(Sport of Encliantress)
Victory, scarlet 6.00
Scarlet Glow 6.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
50.00
Chicago Carnation Co.
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
stock to sell?" Taking it altogether, this
has been the best all round Summer for
the florist business the writer has known.
J. B. Baker, of Baker Bros. Co., and
his family, left last week for Colorado,
where they will spend the remainder of
the Summer. itfr. Baker went in his
automobile and will stop at places of
interest along the route, visiting florists
and nurserymen. J. E. McAdam has re-
cently moved' from his old location at
813 Houston st. to 8th and Main sts.
W. J. B.
Montgomery, Ala.
The past week has been somewhat live-
ly in comparison to the previous one. The
sudden deaths of three of -Alabama's most
prominent citizens called for not only all
the flowers on hand, but many had to be
shipped In. Paterson's force particularly
had to put in an extra number of hours,
the orders calling for tlieir most strenu-
ous efforts, so that a rest for a short
iperiod is acceptable. Tlie call for plants,
through wholesale orders, has been some-
what heavy, and while this branch of
the business has not been worked up be-
fore this season, the success attained has
been so satisfactory that a much larger
stock will be worked up for next season.
Cards arc out announcing that W. B.
Denny will open a florist's store in Tres-
slar's Art Studio, but no date for the
opening is announced.
Every indication points to an early
Pall, and everybody is getting ready_ for
a successful season. Stock of all kinds
is now looking well. Carnations are an
unknown quantity in this market, Roses,
.\sters and lancifolium Lilies having the
call. The weather is very hot. with con-
siderable humidity in the atmosphere,
which has a somewhat depressing effect
on all. W. C. Cook.
Publications Received
Chryaantlieniuiii Society of Ajnerlca.
— ProceedinKs of the eleventh annual
meeting, held at the American Institute.
New York, Nov. 6 to S. 1912,
riELD-GROWN
PLANTS
CARNATIONS
20,000 A-1 Plants, NEW PINK NORTHPORT
Now ready for delivery at $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000. Orders filled in rotation.
Order now and secure selected stock. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address all orders to
JAMES D. COCKCROFT
Northport. L. I.. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ndd-Grown CARNATIONS rield-Grown CARNATIONS
Business Troubles
Pnn.ADELPUiA, Pa. — Geo. S. Faulk-
ner filed a voluntary petition in bank-
ruptcy on July .SO, scheduling liabilities
of .$.5688.22, with assets of $.5466.03.
While it is believed the liabilities will
not total the amount stated, the assets
are said to be small.
Good, stronft, healthy plants.
Enchantress, Winsor and White Winsor,
$35.00 per 1000.
Cash with order, please.
LOUIS KRAUSE, Mineola, L. I., N. Y.
p. O. Box 29
Pleage mention the Exchange whan writing.
Carnation Plants
Fine field-grown stock
Enchantress, White Enchantress,
Beacon
Write for pi ices
Amohat Greenhouses, Mamaroneck, N.Y.
J. J. TRETHEWAY, Manager
Pleasj mention the Exchange when writing.
Limestone land. No stem rot
9000 R. P. ENCHANTRESS
8000 ENCHANTRESS
2000 DOROTHY GORDON
2000 VICTORY
te.OO per 100. J55.00 per 1000.
8000 WHITE ENCHANTRESS
$7.00 per 100. $65.00 per 1000,
250 at 1000 rate. Cash, please.
W. Fargo, U. S. and American Expresses.
JOHN F. SABRANSKY, KENTON, 0.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c. Cash with order.
BELLAMY BROS., ^k^SS^liTs.V."
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
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JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.'S
PALMS and FERNS
HOME GROWN
WELL ESTABLISHED
STRONG AND HEALTHY
Kentia Belmoreana
Pot
2H-m.
S-in.
6-',u.
6-111.
S-in.
CdiarTub
7-m.
9-m.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
4
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. bigh
8 to 10
18
24
26
28 to 30
34 to 36
40 to 45
42 to 48
48 to 54
5 ft.
6 ft.
Each
$0.50
1.00
1.25
1.50
2.50
4.00
5.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
Doi.
$1.50
6.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
30.00
48.00
Kentia Forsteriana
In. high
36
40 to 42
60 to 66
66 to 72
Each
$2.50
4.00
12.50
15.00
MADE
UP
$30.00
48.00
Cedar Tub Plants
7-in. 4
9-in. 4
12-in. 4
12-in. 4
We are growing all our Kentia above 6-inch size in neat
CEDAR TUBS, made especially for us with electric wire
hoops, painted green.
These tubs cost several times the price of pots, but we
sell the plants at the same price as though grown in pots.
The buyer has the advantage of receiving his plants with-
out breakage of pots and in handsome tubs in which they
have become well established and in which they will
continue to do better than in pots.
When in Philadelphia be Sure to Look Us Up-
We are easdy reached— only 25 minutes from Reading Terminal, 12th and and Market Streets,
Philadelphia. We have fine train service — fifty trains each way every week-day — so you can suit your
own convenience, both going and coming. You will see our Palms of all sizes, from 2}^inch pots to
12-inch tubs. We are strong on DECORATIVE PALMS, iu 7-inch, 9-inch and 12-inch tubs (made-up
or sii^Ie plants), which we can supply in any quantity. All our Pahns are home-grown (not an im-
ported plant on the place) and well established m the tubs. They are strong and healthy.
With increased glass devoted to Palms, our stock is much larger than ever before and never in
better condition.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., ^Sm'Z Wyncote, Pa.
Please mention the Eichange when •writing.
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2}i-lnch plants, $5.00;per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODUCER
Amsterdam, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Kentlas for centers, 10c each.
Kentia Belmoreana^ 4 in., 25c. and 35c.; 5-
1., SOc. and 75c.
FIELD GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
Mrs. Mackey, a clear pink of the Winsor
shade; free and early, a good keeper; $6.00 per
100. $50.00 per 1000.
MENRY WESTOP»J, Hempstead, rV.V.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ferns In Flats
AU Varieties.
We aie now shipping and will continue until
Sept. 1st to ship in Flats by express.
Flats contain about 110 clumps.
Price, J2.CX) per flat.
20 or more flats, $1.75 each.
Write for list of varieties, illustrations and
full particulars.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
17 Murray Street NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fern Seedlings
In 8 of the Best Varieties, ready for
potting, at $1.00 per 100, $9.50 per 1000;
10c. eittra per 100 by mail.
Assorted Varieties, from 2J4-in. pots,
$3 00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
ADIANTUM Cuneatum
3-in., $6.00 per 100.
riMNK N. ESKESEN. MadlSOn, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse Building
Detroit, Mich. — Ghas. H. Plumb is
having ereoted a one story frame green-
house, at a cost of $700.
Philadelphia, Pa. — A greenhouse to
cost $1200 is being erected at 2138 Belle-
vue St., for .John H. Ehrler.
Salina, Kan. — A building permit has
been issued to A. B. Walters for the erec-
tion of a greenhouse on East Prescott St.,
to cost $1800.
New Bedford, Mass. — Herbert V.
Sowie contemplates building a greenhouse
on the south side of Phillips ave., west
of Bowditch St.
Belleville, III. — Gus. W. Grossart
has been granted a building permit for
the erection of a new greenhouse on East
Main St. to cost $1000.
Ogden City, Utah. — B. Van der
Sdhuit is erecting an additional to his
greenhouse at Volker ave. and 28th St.,
the work to cost $1000.
Springfield. O. — C. Pearl Bethard
find A. S. Finfrock, the two members of
the Ferneliff Floral Co., whicli was re-
cently taken over by the city for park
purposes, will engage in business sepa-
rately in the future. Mr. Bethard will
condruot a general florist business in the
houses on West MuUicrry St., wliich he
has purchased from Chas. W. TJnglaub.
Mr. Bethard at the present time is con-
ducting a regular stand in the city mar-
ket house. A. S. Finfrock has secured
four city lots on MeCreight ave. Two
greenhouses, each 26xl00ft., are in course
of construction, together with a conserva-
tory 1.5xlTft.
Where One Hand Washed the
Other
A certain considerate man, wishing to
save his friends expense and trouble, in-
serted a clause in his last will to the ef-
fect that no flowers or ornamental pieces
should be sent to his funeral. But think-
ing that he might thereby hurt the flor-
ists, he added a second clause as follows :
"I bequeath to the Society of Horticul-
ture the sum of 1000 francs ($200) in
payment of the injury that I may cause
to florists and gardeners by directing in
my last will and testament that no flow-
ers or pieces be sent to my funeral." —
Le Jardin.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2M-iuch stock in largest and best
$3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns) . Strong,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-inch pots, S4.00 per
doz., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per doz.,
$45.00 per 100, Large specimens in 16-inch
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition,
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2-inch
stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 5-inch.
SS.OO per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An exceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2^-incn
stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM. Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strong,
bushy, 2>f-inch stock, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled with Fern Seedlings ,
numbering several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting; assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, Sl.OO
per 100, S9.50 per 1000; S9.00 per 1000 in 10,000
lots and $8.50 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smaller orders canlbe shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request^and remittance
of 12g. per 100 plants for postage.
PTERIS ANDERSONII. Queen of the Pteris
family, a distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
nandsomely crested
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2)^-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., 820.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8,50
per 1000.
Price list, comprising 50 best commercial Ferns
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
FERNS
BOSTON FERNS
from special, caresuUy selected
stock, compact growth
Not able to house them all,. I offer a
limited amount from bench at $25.00 and
,$35.00 per 100; 25 same rate; ready for
5- and 6-in. pots.
Assorted Table Ferns from 214-m.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having considerably increased my
stock of same, I am in the position to
fill larger orders, at prices as follows :
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home deli-pery dn flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100 ; from 4-iu. pots,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
AJl express orders. Cash or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soultau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue - JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
August 16, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
337
Dreer's Specials in Palms
FOR CONVENTION MONTH
On your way to or from the Convention, stop off at Philadelphia and visi*'
our nurseries ; you will find it both entertaining and profitable. Our stock is
of the usual high quality and is complete in a full assortment of sizes.
Our staff of salesmen will be in attendance at the Convention, and will
be pleased to show you samples of our many specialties, of which we will
have a complete line on exhibition.
Areca Lutescens
A splendid lot of well-shaped plants, of good coil
i high, $1.25
3-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 12 t, __ __.
per doz.; SIO.OO per 100; S90.00 per 1000.
6-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 24 to 2S inches high, $1.00 each.
7-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 36 inches high, $2.00 each.
S-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 42 inches high, $3.00 each.
10-inch tubs, bushy plants, 48 inches high, $5.00 each.
Areca Verschaffeltii
A pretty Palm, finely feathered in the style of Areca Lutes-
cens. The foliage is a dark olive-green color with a creamy-
4-inch pots, S5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
Bactris Major
A rare and unique Palm, interesting on account of the long
spines with which both surfaces of the leaf are covered.
4-inch pots, $1.00 each.
Caryota Blancoii
Caryota Urens
2Ji-inch'pots, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100.
Cocos Weddelliana
We have nearly an'acre of glass devoted to this most grace-
ful of all Palms. Splendid, thrifty stock, of rich dark color.
2-inch pots, 5 to 6 inches high, SI. 50 per doz.. $10.00 per 100.
3-inch pots, 8 to 10 inches high, $2.00 per doz.. S15.00 perjlOO.
5-inch pots, IS to 24 inches high, splendid plants, 75 cts. each.
7-inch pots, 34 to 36 inches high, grand specimens, $2.50 each.
9-inch pots, 36 inches high, grand specimens, $5.00 each.
Deckeria Nobilis
A rare collection Palms for the stove. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each.
Daetnonorops Palembanicus (Calamus)
Nice plants in 5-inch pots. $3.50 each.
Elaeis Guineensis
One of the most attractive Palms where a high temperature
5-inch pots, $1.00 each.
Kentia MacArthuri
6-inch pots, 36 inches high, $2.00 each.
Kentia Sanderiana
Comparatively new and one of the most graceful and hardiest
f the Kentias.
3-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 10 to 12 inches high,
50 cts. each.
4-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 12 to 15 inches high,
75 cts. each.
5-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 24 inches high, $1.25 each.
Kentia Belmoreana
2M-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 inches high, S1.50 per doz.,
$10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, 5 leaves, 12 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00
per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, 5 leaves, 15 inches high, $4.50 per doz., $35.00
per 100.
5-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, IS to 20 inches high, 75 cts. each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 inches high, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 28 to 30 inches high, $1.50 each.
-■ ■ - -. — 36 inches high, $2.50 each.
38 inches high, $3.00 each.
45 Inches high, $4.00 each.
48 inches high, $5.00 each.
7-inch pots, 6 to 7 1
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 36
S-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 42
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 45
Cocos Weddellla
Phoenix Roebelenii
Kentia Forsteriana— Single Plants
2;f-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 12 inches high, $1.50 per doz.,
$10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, 12 to IS inches high, $2.00 per doz.,
$16.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots. S to 6 leaves. 15 to 18 inches high, $4.50 per doz.,
$35.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 24 inches high, 75 cts. each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 28 to 30 inches high, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 34 to 36 inches high, $1.50 each.
7-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 40 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-inch tubs, 6 tO 7 leaves, 40 to 42 inches high, $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 45 to 48 inches high, $4.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 48 inches high, $5.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 4^^ to 5 ft. high, $6.00 each.
1 1-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 5 to S"^ ft. high, $8.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 5H to 6 ft. high, $10.00 each.
12-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 6H to 7 ft. high, $15.00 each.
14-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 7 ft. high. $20.00 each.
Kentia Forsteriana — Made-up Plants
7-lnch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 36 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 38 inches high, $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 40 to42 inches high. $4.00 each.
S-inch tubs. 3 plants In a tub, 42 to45 inches high, $5.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 4 to 4H ft. high, $6.00 each.
9-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 4K to 5 ft. high, $8.00 each.
10-lnch tubs. 3 plants in a tub, 5 to 6 H ft. high, $10.00 each.
Made-up Kentia
KENTIA FORSTERIANA— Made-up Plants— Continued
1 '-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub. 5 14 to 6 ft. high, $15.00 each.
s, 4 plants in a tub, 6H to 7 ft. high, heavy, $20.00
-.. ..ich tub
15-inch tubs, 4 plants in a t
15-inch tubs, 4 plants in a t
lb, 7 ft. high, heavy, $25.00 each,
lb, 8 ft. high, $35.00 each.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF SEASONABLE STOCK SEE OUR CURRENT
Latania Borbonica
2i<f-inch pots, 75 cts. per doz., $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., SIO.OO per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, $2.50 per doz., $20.00 per 100.
6-inch pots, 18 to 20 inches high, SO cts. each.
Livistona Rotundifolia
We offer a fine lot of this desirable miniature Fan-Palm.
2lf-inch pots, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch Dots. $3.50 per doz., S25.00 per 100. $240.00 per 1000.
Nephrospemia Van Houtteanum
A rare stove-palm. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each.
Oreodoxa Regia (Royal Palm)
4-inch pots, $2.50 per doz.
Phoenix Roebelenii
Unquestionably one of the prettiest and most graceful Palms
grown, which quickly made a place for itself among the popular
standard varieties, particularly so for apartment decorations.
We have a splendid stock, and offer:
4-inch pots, nicely characterized plants, $6.00 per doz.,
$50.00 per 100.
S-inch pots, 15 inches high, 18-inoh spread, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, 1 >2 feet high, 2-foot spread, $2.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 2 feet high, 2-foot spread, $3.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 2 to 2)4 feet high, 2i4-foot spread, $5.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 214 feet high, 3-foot spread, $7.50 each.
12-inch tubs, 3 feet high, 4-foot spread, $10.00 each.
Phoenix Reclinata
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100.
4-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, $6.00 per doz.
Phoenix Rupicola
6-inch pots, 31.25 each.
8-inch tubs, $2.50 each.
10-inch tubs, $4.00 each.
Phoenix Zealanica
3-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
Pinanga Decora
■A splandid exhibition Palm. 6-inch pots, $3.00 each.
Pritchardia Pacifica
Splendid plants of this fine hot-house Palm.
4-inch pots, 35 cts. each.
5-inch pots, $1.00 each.
WHOLESALE LIST
HENRY A. DREER, 7i4CbesMSL, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE ABOVE PRICES ARE INTENDED FOR THE TRADE OJTLY
^^^^^^^^^Pleaae mention the Exohang^pHe^vriting^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
338
The Florists' Exchange
Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
>Vrite for our \A/holesale List
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
Pleaae mentiop tho Exchange when writing.
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Dectduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
Northern Grown Nursery Stock
We Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Assortment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
, Prices Reaaonahle. \(/liole3ale Trade List for tfie Aslcing
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington. Mass.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
.EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue.
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
greens that will be decidedly attnc-
tire to cnyone who is BUYING TO SEIX AGAIN. If you are in the market for
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, send in your lists
and we will give you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
AUGUST HAERENS, SOMERGEM, Ghent
Special and extensive grower of AZALEAS and RHODODENDRONS for Fall delivery.
FAUaS, BAT TREES, ARAUCABIAS, etc. for Spring or Fall.
For Trade List, etc., address his American Agents:
August Rolker <a Sons „,3?B*ai5S^v?4eet New York
H. Den Ouden & Son
Boskoop, Holland
THE OLD FARM NURSERIES
Rhododendrons & Azaleas
NA/rite for complete Wholesale Catalogue
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, HaJstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Nenbert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbur^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
WRITE FOR PRICES.
Gt.
Quotations and Catalog* now ready oi
all Bulbs, Azaleas, Rhododendrons.
Roses, Lilacs, Palms, Etc.
p Home i
' Sassanheim, Holland
140 N. 13th St., Philadelphia. Pa.
Please mention the Exchanire when writing.
Ail Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
''Horticultural
Advertiser"
This is The British Trade Paper beinf read
weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 75
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdham. Notts.
As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscriptions, send a copy of
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to the nursery or seed traf^^ Address
Editors of the H. A"
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
AmmraniFrmts
The Nursery Trade Journal
Brh/lme
Every i.w,
pitbhcaliot.
lusive features.
Only nalwrial
1 1 Horticul-
Sl.su a year: Canada, foreign. S2.00.
AMERICAN FRUITS PUBLISHING CO., Inc.
Ellwanger i Barry Bldg., Rochester, N. Y.
California Privet
Berberis Tliunbergll
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also ofFer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, ""^^S: Robbinsville, N.J.
n
'S
HURDY NURSERY STOCK
offered by
G.W.VANGELDEREN, Boskoop, Holland
V. G.'S QUALITY is VERY GOOD. ALWAYS. cttSofue
FleaBs mention the Exchange when writing.
Apple Trees
Plum Trees iHd
Peach Trees
We will be able to furnish a limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper trees
this Fall.
JOS.
H. BLACK SON
Hightstown, N. J.
CO
Please mention the Exchangs when writing.
3000
Norway Spruce
2 to 3 feet 25c. each
3 to 4 feet 35c. each
4 feet 50c. each
Not ordinary nursery stock, but fine
large plants, almost as broad as high.
GARFIELD WILLIAMSON
Nurseries: 52 Broadway
RIDCEFIELD, N.J. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
EB6INGE & VAN GROOS
Formwly THE HORTICULTUIUU. CO.
DOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Hardy Nanery Sfaok, Sucb ■• H.P. ROSr •
RHODODENORONS.AZALCAS.CLCMATIB
DUXUS. CHOICE eVERGREENS.PEONiea
Efc. Ask for catalog.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
KOSTER & CO.
""rser?;! Boskoop, Holland
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Catalogut free on demand
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. J.
Juat Received From Our Holland NurserlMi
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireas
Japonica, Lllium Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the i^est sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
Trees
Large
OAKS AND MAPLES
PINES AND HEMLOCKS
ANDORRA NURSERIES
WILUAM WARNER HARPER. Prop.
Chestnut HiU, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, "^'.^.S™*'
ELIZABETH, N. J.
JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
Send tor l-lst
Michelsen&Co.
Naarden, HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
PicAse send list of wants. Catalogue on applica-
tion. American address,
c/o MAITUS S WARE, 14 Stone Street, New Ywli Oty
plaas* mantioB the Exchange wh«n writing.
August 16, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
339
A NURSERY
.DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTED BT
JOSEPH MEEHAN
AvasnicAxr associatioit of xnmsEBYUEH
President, J. B. Pllkingrton, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent. Henry 6. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John H^l,
Rochester, N. T. ; treasurer, Peter Toungers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will bis held In
develand, O.
Hypericum Prolificum
{Subject of this week's illustration)
Of the Hypericums, prolificum is, perhaps, the most
cttmnion species in cultivation, not that it is the hand-
somest but because of its hardy character and good,
shrub-like growth. It is as well a profuse bloomer.
It is a 'native shrub, growing wild from the Middle to
the Western States, usually in meadows or along the
shores of creeks. Though in cultivation, the plant of
our photograph is close to running water, and one can
see what a flourishing plant it is; it displays how freely
it has flowered, though its blooming was nearly over
for the season.
The flowers are orange yellow in color, and from lin.
to I'/a'h' in width, so that when at the height of its
blooming the display is most attractive.
There is another species, native to Tennessee and
Georgia, which is hardy in Pennsylvania, the H.
aureum. It makes a shrub as large as the prolificum,
but not as bushy in growth. The leaves are larger,
and the flowers large and handsome, yellow in color —
as are aU species — with the filaments of a deeper shade
of yellow. The flowers come singly, though not far
apart, and are iy,in. to Sin. in diameter.
There are great numbers of Hypericums when the
herbaceous, half shrubby and half hardy sorts are added
to the hardy, shrubby ones. Among them is the wild
one of England, familiarly known there as Tutsan, H.
Androsapmum, a low growing shrub, having very large
leaves, which when dried have a most pleasing frag-
rance. This has been grown in Philadelphia collections
when well protected in Winter. So has the H. calyci-
num, another European species, having large, ever-
green leaves and a low, spreading growth. Both of
these have large, showy flowers. Because of their low
growing nature they are easily protected in Winter,
and there are other fine species of the same nature
that could be added to the list.
The Willows being well known as
flourishing near the seashore, and
the number of trees suitable for
the purpose being small, it is well to consider the avail-
ability of one of their number, the Salix pentandra, for
planting as a small tree. This has little likeness in
appearance to the common Willow, its leaves are of a
shining green, and as it grows to 20ft. or more it can be
started to a single stem when young, making a good
sized, pretty tree in a few years. The foliage is so
pretty, and so different from that of ordinary species,
that to many persons there is little about it to denote
its relationship. It is the same Willow as is listed in
some catalogs as Salix laurifolia, the Laurel-Leaf Wil-
low. It is often seen in collections grown in bush
shape, when its glossy leaves are much admired.
It is as a small tree for seashore planting it is
recommended now; its foliage, while pleasing, is of a
thick texture, enabling it to withstand the strong
ocean winds, while giving pleasure by its appearance.
It is the winds that cause the chief difficulty with sea-
side trees. It is not the air, nor is it always the soil,
as may be noticed when forests extend right to the
water's edge. There are trees of many kinds in them.
It is the kinds with thin, large leaves that suffer the
most, giving evidence to every one of which sorts are
suitable and which unsuitable for the location.
_ J c A Pennsylvania florist, of Lan-
Boxwood Sprays ^^^j^^ County, Pa., writes us to in-
fer Florists Uses ^^j^^ ^f j^^ growing of Boxwood
for florists' use would be profitable to engage in. This is
understood to mean the growing of it to furnish sprays,
and not for the supplying of plants.
When one considers the strides the florist business has
made and the probabilities of its further extension,
there woulH seem to be no doubt that the demand for Box
sprays will long continue, so that the profitableness of
the growing of it appears the main point for considera-
tion.
As a rule, the Box is slow growing, and young plants
set out would take some years to furnish sprays. As it
Is easy to increase from cuttings there would be little
cost for the young plants. The best position for the
plants in Pennsylvania would be an elevated ground
rather than in low places, for the reason that when Box
Salix Pentandra
for Seashore
is growing freely it continues to grow until late in the
Autumn, an undesirable condition when severe Winters
may be expected, as unripened shoots would be liable to
be injured. This is often observed when plants are in low
ground. When in more elevated positions, manure may
be applied to force along the growth, as it may be ex-
pected to ripen well. The Box is not a deep rooter,
therefore it appreciates an abundance of food near the
surface, iis well as moisture. It thrives best in a position
facing East, rather than West or South, disliking great
heat, as may be noticed in the better appearance of
bushes on the shady sides of dwellings than those on the
sunny side.
As to the best sort to grow, there is none better than
the species itself, the old Buxus sempervirens, commonly
called Tree Box. There are dozens of varieties of this
Box, some of which might prove better, and if one were
about to undertake the growing of Box for the purpose
considered, it would be well to make trial of some of the
varieties.
Old Philadelphia florists tell us of the free use of Ar-
borvitoe in the trade years ago. As a base or background
for bouquets its use was almost universal. Who can
say its use wiU not be revived? The several species of
Cupressus, as well as the varieties of Retinosporas, would
seem as useful and as lasting as those of Box, could be
be had with less trouble, and their sprays would remain
unfaded just as long.
pleasing effect would follow the planting of the scarlet
and the yellow sorts alternately, as in progress of
growth and all other respects excepting color of flowers
they are alike.
There is still a third one available where variation
in color is desirable. It is the Chinese Trumpet Vine,
known as Tecoma grandiflora. In color it is almost
a mixture of scarlet and yellow, or orange. The indi-
vidual flowers are shorter than those of the other two
and wider at the mouth. Though in time it attains to
much height, its advancement is not as rapid as that of
the others, but for walls and similar surfaces it could
well be used with them.
Their flowering in Midsummer has much to do with
the popularity of Trumpet Vines.
^ » y^ij <-< Fruit growers understand well
CutAway Old Canes ^^^^ benefit to Raspberry and
of .Raspberries Blackberry plants of cutting
away the old canes soon after fruiting, but in nurseries
this cutting out is little practiced. Yet its perform-
ance leads to larger and stronger plants, much to
the advantage of customers.
When a plant has fruited, the younger canes are
usually half grown at least, and permitting the food
to be taken partly by old canes, which are of no more
use, is simply waste. Early in the season the roots
have both the fruiting canes and the younger ones to
Hypericum prolificum
Vines that climb of their own
Yellow Flowered ,jccord are always in demand be-
Trumpet Vine cause so many are required for
covering the trunks of old trees, for ascending walls of
buildings and other surfaces, and vines that do this
are not many. The common Ivy of Europe does it,
and does it well, and this vine can be used here in
many cases, as it is not at all the tender plant so many
suppose.
There is no evergreen vine of like appearance native
here that could be used in the same way, but in the de-
ciduous line there are quite a few. Our Trumpet Vine
is excellent for the purpose, reaching heights quicker
than the Ivy, and, though deciduous only, it possesses
what the Ivy does not, handsome flowers. When of
flowering size it is a lovely sight to see it in July dis-
playing its large, scarlet, trumpet-shaped flowers in
great clusters. This, the wild one, is found in the
woods from Pennsylvania southward, everywhere ad-
mired for the splendid display it makes; and among
nursery vines grown for sale it is always prominent, so
great is the demand for it.
Tust now we wish to call attention to a yellow flowered
variety of this handsome vine. It resembles the type
in all respects save that of color, and when desired for
the sake of contrast it can be planted side by side with
the scarlet flowered one. Often walls of considerable
length are planted with the Trumpet Vine; a most
maintain, but as soon as the fruit is ripe, it is a waste
of the energies of the roots to further supply these
old canes. Often the new canes are almost as tall as
the old ones when fruiting is over, so that there is no
need of further life in the year old ones. In early
Spring some help may come from them, from the
perfected sap descending from their leaves to the
roots, which in turn aid the growth of the young canes,
but there need be no hesitation in cutting away all old
canes of both Blackberries and Raspberries when they
have done fruiting and when the new canes are from
12in. to 18in. in height.
Though the customer should cut back well these canes
when planting them, yet the stouter they are the better
wiU be the result of the planting.
There is a Hydrangea, fairly
Hydrangea Japon-y|jjj.(jy about Philadelphia, which
ica Cserulea ^^is season is attracting unusual
attention because of its profuse blooming and its hand-
some blue flowers. This is the H. Japonica c^rulea,
quite distinct from the common greenhouse one known
as H. Hortensia. There is great variety among these
Japanese and Chinese Hydrangeas. At the present time
two main divisions are made of them, one consisting of
globose heads of flowers, such as the old greenhouse sort
displays, the other having flat heads, and it is in the
latter division that our specimen belongs. This division
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POINSETTI AS
We have reduced the propagation of this plant to a science. We root them
as sure as you do a Coleus cutting and in large quantity. That makes it easy
for us to give you plants that are right. We are now shipping as fine young
plants as you ever laid eyes on. Sturdy, short stuff, that will start right off
and finish up with the highest quality.
Plant now for large bracts for cuttmg. Let us also book your order now for
what you will need later on to plant in pans.
From 2}^-inch pots at $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
No need to pack Polnsettias in paper pots if they are well rooted. Ours are well rooted
WRITE US ABOUT FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
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PoinseUJas
FOR IMMEDIATE
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2K-inch, $5.00 pet JOO; $45.00
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Cyrtomium
Rochfordianum
The New Crested Holly Fern
^ An ideal pot plant when grown to large
size, 3000 fine plants, now in 3-inch pots,
ready for a shift into 4-inoh. We must have
the room. S5.00Tper 100 while they last and
extra plants with every order.
R. G. HAWFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
UOStOn iGrnS, 100.$3O.'0Operl00O
Roosevelt ferns, ?SoVp^?"i(S^a
Whitmani Compacta, petroS'$!^:o2
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FOR JARDINIERES. Good strong plants from
2J^-inch pots, now ready for immediate use, at
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
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is known as the H. Japoniea group, so
the one of our notes is H. Japoniea
ccerulea.
The reason for its abundant flowering
this season already referred to, is found
in the extreme mildness of last Winter.
In ordinary Winters this shrub becomes
somewhat injured, but in the last one
hardly a shoot suffered, with the result
that the many bushes of it in this yiciu-
ity are loaded with heads of flowers.
The flowers are not all sterile, as they
are in Hortensia. Only those of the ray
are. the inner ones being fertile. The
sterile ones are of a charming light blue
color, and as the heads of flower are
numerous, the display of blue is ample
to afford a mass of this color. This Hy-
drangea differs in character from Hor-
tensia in another way that will be ap-
preciated. Should it get frozen down
partly it does not me.Tn tliat no flowers
will be forthcoming, as it does when the
Hortensia is frozen down. It still flow-
ers, so that t-he only need of covering it
is to add to the display. Plant it where
it will ripen well in Summer, and if the
situation be where it will be free from
the sun in the Winter season, so much
the better for it.
Testing Rose Soil
Editor The Florists' Exchange :
I send herewith a Rose bush and some
of the soil the Rose has been growing in.
I would be glad if you could tell me the
cause of the plant turning yellow. My
Roses were planted the last week in Feb-
ruary of this year, and they started to
grow well and did nicely tintil about
three weeks ago, when they showed signs
of turning yellow. I give them manure
water every other week, and I give them
a mulch with cow manure occasionally.
When one mulch seems to be all gone I
put on some more. I might say that I
use this house for Summer use, and I
have Kaiserin and Killamey Roses grow-
ing together in the same house and un-
der the same conditions. The Killarneys
are looking well, but the Kaiserins are
turning yellow. _ Strange to say, where
one plant is turning yellow the plant next
to it looks healthy and well. I had a
whole stock of Kaiserins go the same way
last .Summer, and I would be glad if you
could give me some information as to
how to get them back to their right color.
— C. .1. R., Ga.
— The Rose plant was somewhat dried
up when it reached me. I could not see
anything especially the matter with it.
It was on its own roots, and was small
for a plant that was planted the last
week in February. The plant was small
\vhen set out. the original shoot being
still there, and one other shoot only that
had been made after it was planted. This
had branched out a little on top but was
still small. From the sample of soil sent
I should say that it did not look like ideal
Rose soil although I have seen Roses
grown ^ successfully in soil tha t looked
very similar. I think it possible from
what you say about giving them manure
water every other week, and an occa-
sional mulch of cow manure, that you
may be overfeeding such small plants.
The soil may have become sour, which
would account for their becoming yellow.
To find out if the soil is sour you could
apply a test with a strip of blue litmus
paper. Buv a few cents' worth from the
druggist, and then take a few tablespoon-
fuls of soil and place in a glass and
moisten with water to form a thick paste.
Then part the soil with a knife and in-
sert a strip of the litmus paper, and then
press the soil firmly about the paper with
tlie knife. Do not touch with your fin-
eers the end that it placed in the soil.
Let it stand at least half an hour, and
then carefully remove the paper and
rinse by dipping in water, but not so
deep as to wet the paper above where
it was inserted in the soil or the blue
may be washed down. If the blue paper
has turned to a red color the soil is sour
and would be benefited hv a light sprink-
lin? of lime: ordinary air slacked lime
will do if you cannot obtain a good land
lime in your vicinity. Apply and then
rub the soil over carefully. Water this
in and then be careful not to over water
these plants.
Withhold the manure water until the
plants improve in appearance. Give all
the air possible and stir the ground once
a week or so. and avoid over watering.
I think if you are careful you can
bring your plants into shape.
Eber HoLltES.
I Mignonette
5 Ik^AAl^^A^^i^
Boddington*s
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THE finest of all the
Fancy Varieties of
Mignonette for Win-
ter Forcing ; seed saved from
select spikes under glass.
We have received many tes-
timonials with regard to the
excellence of this variety.
Trade Packet 60 cents,
y% Ounce $ 1 .00, Ounce
$7.50.
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We were surprised last week to see our place used by the Lord and Burnham Co.
to illustrate their advertisement in The Florists' Exchange. We were pleased with
the advertisement and have been pleased every day with the houses in all details
ever since their completion.
Since 1856 we, like other Florists, have used various types of greenhouses; we
now feel that we have in the houses erected for us by Lord and Burnham the very
best that the greenhouse builder's art offers. In these houses, which alone are worth
a visit to see, and we cordially invite you to call any time, we are employing many
new methods to increase the high quality of our stock.
In many cases we have made rapid progress, namely on CROTONS, DRACAENAS,
Cyclamen and Ferns. In fact, we will have a complete line of
Craig Quality Stoclc
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Also large stocks of the
following :
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Poinsettias
Phoenix Roebelenii
Pandanus Veitchii
Ficus Pandurata
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400 varieties
Including the best of the older varieties and many
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40.000 perfect plants
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Including Robusta, the winner over all at
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Also large stocks of the
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Adiantum Hybridum
Asparagus Plumosus
Asparagus Hatcheri
Hydrangeas
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Roses
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''Hammonds Grape Dust"
used effectively to kill Mildews
on Roses and other plants.
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From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
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For Other Plants
Will close out the following grafted
Rose Plants, 4-in. stock, at half price
1200 Ward 700 Pink Killarney 250 Killarney Queen
100 Sunburst 500 Double Pink Killarney
150 White Killarney 325 Richmond 100 Hillingdon
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darker; in 3-inch 10.00 per 100
5000 AMERICANiJBEAUTIES, 214-in., *6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000;
3-inch. $75.00 per 1000.
These were propagated late for our own use and, no doubt, will give much
better satisfaction than 3-in. stock, so they will go right ahead; perfectly clean;
root action perfect.
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^^LEEDLESffiS) Carnations and Verbenas
Uf>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Schizanthus
If any plant has pushed its way to
the front of late it is the Schizanthus.
Wliile many of us have been able to
spell the name for some years back, and
have made use of some of the varieties
tor outdoor planting, it is only recently
tliat we have had a chance to be shown
what a wonderful plant it is during the
Winter months indoors, and_ some of the
specimens shown at the Spring shows at
New York and Chicago certainly opened
the eyes of many good growers. Not only
will the Schizanthus make ideal flower-
ing pot plants, but they furnish excellent
cut flowers. The soft colors of the flow-
ers when cut in sprays are as useful to
the retailer as any flower he handles, and
there is every reason to look forward to
seeing this flower used most extensively
in the next few years ; it will be found
a great addition to what we already have.
Schizanthus Wisetonensis is the variety
mostly used for indoor culture. The
plant loves a cool house and plenty
of ventilation, and whenever allowed to
get pot-bound will flower in a short time.
Therefore if you want to get large speci-
mens give the plants a shift at the right
time. For the earliest use around Xmas or
a little later perhaps, you can sow now in
flats outdoors or inside ; put up the seed-
lings into 2%'s, and let them come along
in the Carnation house. Pinch back, and
do not let the little fellows get pot-bound
too much, but keep them going. Another
way to grow them is to plant or sow out
on a bench and let them flower where
they are sown, but for extra early use
I prefer pot culture. When one gets
things down so as to be able to grow
plants such as we saw last Spring grown
in pots, there is hardly any use in talk-
ing bench culture for plants with 2ft.
stems, and each plant carrying many
hundreds of perfect flowers is all that
anyone could possibly expect to ever ob-
tain.
The Propagating Bench
Bedding Stock to Be Sooted ITow
August is anything but a favorable
time for the propagating of most plemts,
yet it is a splendid month for the rooting
of soft-wooded cuttings, such as Coleus,
Achyranthes, Altemantheras and others.
Any of these needs all the heat it can get.
and when protected just a little from the
sun will root in a very short time. While
there is plenty of time to propagate your
supply of Coleus, Perillas and Achyranthes
you want for stock plants next Winter, it
is by no means too early to do so now ;
a few good plants of Coleus wUl furnish
you with quantities of fine cuttings dur-
ing the Winter months, and to root the
plants wanted for stock in August is a
tar better way than to wait until Septem-
ber or October, and then make use of
cuttings which are partly stunted by
cold weather. With the Altemantheras,
there surely is no better time than the
present to do the propagating. There
are plenty of cuttings to be had on any
place where a few plants have been
bedded out. As good a way as any, and
one practiced by quite a few growers, is
to make use of flats for the rooting ; those
of convenient size, filled with a sandy
soil mixture, will not only serve to root
the cuttings but will do for Winter quar-
ters for the little plants. If you have a
demand for Altemantheras get your cut-
tings in now ; place the fiats out in a
frame and shade a little. When it gets
cold, bring them indoors and let them
have a sunny place. Allow just a little
more space between the cuttings than
you would in the propagating bench,
where you remove them as soon, as
rooted. If you are making use of some
of the flowering Begonias outside of the
Lorraine type, all of them wUl root very
readily now and still make nice plants
before cold weather sets in. If you have
fair sized tops of the Lorraines which
were obtained by pinching the older plants
back, why not put them into the sand?
They will root, and if they are taken care
of later on nice 2%in. stock can be had
for the holidays. That's when you want
them for made-up dishes and plant ar-
rangements in baskets and hampers.
Christmas Peppers
Seasonable Cultural ITotes
If you have planted the Jerusalem
Cherries out, they, like the garden Pep-
pers, are making great headway now.
The hotter it is the more they like it, as
long as they can get the least moisture
to feed on, and it is on that account that
we often find an abundance of foliage on
the field grown plants, and a lack of ber-
ries at the same time. That is what
makes them rather hard to move. The
only reason people buy a Pepper plant
around Xmas is the fact that its ber-
ries have a reddish tint and remind one
of Holly. If the purchaser has to hunt
all over a plant in order to discover the
berries, there is likely to be no sale.
If you are anxious to get as many ber-
ries as possible on your field plants, let
them have what the nurseryman would
call a good root pruning. This con-
sists of giving the plants a thorough
soaking in order to soften the soil, and
then cutting the roots about 4in. away
from the stem, in a circle around
the plant -4. good stiff carving knife
will do the work. This will check
the growth of the roots, and a mass of
flowers and later on the berries are
sure to follow. Give this a trial with at
least a part of your stock. The Celestial
Peppers in pots are best off these hot
August days when plunged outdoors in
a frame up to the rim of the pots. Let
them have plenty of water and overhead
spraying to keep the foliage a shiny
dark green. Any of the Solanums you
have in pots when once rooted are greatly
benefited by an occasional dose of weak
liquid cow manure ; it is bound to help
in obtaining a glossy lot of leaves. You
cannot think of potting up the field
grown stock untU the end of this month
or the beginning of September. All of
the Peppers are spoiled by the least de-
gree of frost, and it is well to lift the
plants early in order to get them_ estab-
lished before cold weather is with us
again.
Mignonette
Sow Now lor Xmas Plowerlngf
There are two ways of growing on Mig-
nonette for the retail grower, and I am
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Flower SHow
St. Louis Coliseum, Nov. 10 to 15, 1915
Extends Greetings to the Members of the
S* A. F. 8 O* H. in Convention c/lssembled
Jimong the St. Louis Boosters in attendance see
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F. Gorley
E. W. Guy
A. Jablonsky
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Frank. M. Robinson
W. C. Smith
R. J. Windier
Frank Windier
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sure he has good use for both kinds, the
plants with the extra large spikes on
long, stiff stems, and the small ones as
weU. The latter come in handy when
you are in search of something else be-
sides Ferns or Asparagus to go with a
few dozen Carnations. No one will ob-
ject to Mignonette, and it costs no more
to grow them than Sprengeri ; in fact,
less. A bench full of Mignonette, where
the plants have been grown on especially
for this purpose, is bound to pay for it-
self, that is, if you can retail them at
home. It would never pay if you depend
on shipping to the market. The present
is the right time to sow seed into 2%iu.
pots for the supply of flowers you want
during November and December. A full
crop around the holidays always finds
customers. Sow about 5 or 6 seeds to
the pot ; later on, when the seedlings are
up, thin them out to two, and when the
plants are large enough to be planted in
the bench they are to flower on, just let
the strongest plant remain. Do not try
to divide the little balls of soil as they
come out of the pots, for a Mignonette
will not stand for any disturbing of the
roots, and if the plants do survive they
take a long time to get over it. Plant
out; and then remove with a knife the
weaker plant of the two. Allow at least
a foot of space between the plants, and
when about 3in. high pinch out the top.
For the large spikes you do not want
more than about 4 to .5 shoots, while for
the smaller ones 15 to 20 can be
left. The common white butterfly
wiU go to quite a lot of trouble to lay its
eggs on the Mignonette leaf. This re-
sults in a nest of small, green caterpil-
lars, which are of the identical color of
the foliage of the plants, and usually be-
fore we know they have arrived we find,
instead of our nice stocky little plants,
leafless stalks. If you want to avoid
this, place mosquito netting or light
frames of cheesecloth over and around
the seedlings and also around the bench
if possible, up to the time frost stops the
career of the butterflies. On a side
bench, where you have practically only
one side to screen, from the glass on down,
it is an easy matter, while on a middle
bench it becomes expensive.
Extra Early Chrysanthemums
For the man who makes the growing
of Chrysanthemums a specialty, and con-
sequently does it on a large scale, the
growing of extra early flowers, such as
Golden Glow and others will produce
when the proper buds are selected for
the purpose, will pay. There is always
a market for a few of such, and often
fancy prices are paid for them. From a
retail grower's point of view I doubt if
ever much profit is made on flowers
which are ready for cutting much before
the end of September. We aU know that
Chrysanthemums pay best, which means
we have the greatest call for them when
it is Chrysanthemum time ; that is in
November. Good flowers of the early
varieties are usually disposed of during
October and pay, and so do the ones
which hold out almost up to Xmas, but
the flowers sell best during November.
With the extra early ones, if you are
a small grower do not select the buds too
early. With the variety Golden Glow
the present time is plenty early enough
to do so ; this will give you flowers about
the end of September or a little later.
Up to that time we have Cosmos, Asters
and Dahlias to cut unless an unexpected
frost should finish them ; but otherwise
no matter how fine your Chrysanthe-
mums, you cannot realize as good a price
for them as is possible when everything
has had a good freeze outside. It is then
that there is a demand for indoor flow-
ers, and the 'Mums are among the most
important and often make Roses and
Carnations stand aside. There is, and
always will be, a place for every good
Chrysanthemum. Whether extra early or
late, there is room and use for all. As to
Golden Glow, some growers have excel-
lent success with it, and it is for them
to grow this variety extensively, but
for the small grower it is almost as well
for him to buy his wants of that variety
and grow the others.
The Prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are tor THE TRADE ONIiT.
7
?
Gladioli
f^isit my Exhibit at the
S. A. F. Convention
E. E. STEWART "S"
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
^
Asparagus asters
2.00
Sprengeri. 2yi-m. pots
PRIMROSES
Chinese, Obconlca Alba and Rosea 2.00
Forbesi and Malacoldes 2.00
Obconlca Glgantea 3.00
PANSY SEED, Giant Flowering. Oz., $4.00
50,000 LATE BRANCHING white, pink,
rose, purple, lavender; just right for late plant-
ing, S1.50 per 1000. lOQ
Geraniums, Sallerol, 2-iQ $2.00
Chrysanthemums, W. H. Lincoln, one of
best late yellows; 2)^-in 1.60
Jerusalem Cherries, 2>i-mch 1.50
Primulas, Chlnensls, Obconlca, white,
pink, lavender, red; Baby and Mala-
coldes; 2 00
Swalnsona alba, 2W-inch 2.00
Cash, please.
JOS, H. CUNNINGHAM, ""^"^SniV"^' BYER BROS.,Cliambersburg,Pa.
SMI LAX SmilaxPlants
As ftood aa It can bo grown.
Can fill any sized order at $1.25 per 100 Tor 250
or over; 11.60 per 100 for less than 260.
SPRENGERI, »1.60 per lOOj HATCHERI,
$6.00 per 100.
ALBERT M. HCRR. Lancaster. Pa.
Pleaao montion the ExohanKO when wrltinff,
Strong, thrifty 2-in. stock, f 1.25
per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
R. KII-BOU RN
CLINTON, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
344
The Florists' Exchange
CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK
TO CLOSE
OUT
WE OFFER:
500 Ivory 500 Pink Ivory
400 October Sunshine 500 Monrovia
500 Appleton
900 Pacific
$2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate, until sold.
Field-Grown CARNATION PLANTS
$5.00 per lOD
STOCKY PLANTS, MeOlliM SIZE, RIGHT FOR PLANTING
White Perfection Victory Enchantress
Patten Harry Fenn
EDWARD J. TAYLOR. Greens Farms. Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FLORISTS' STOCK TO CLOSE ''^*^''" '""•"*""
CHEAP
... $3.00
, $2.50 per 100,
I., $2.60;
3-m., $5.00;
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus.
per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. 2H-
$22.50 per 1000.
ALYSSUM, Double. 2-m., $2.00; 2)4-
3-iB., $4.00; per 100.
BEGONIA. 8 blooming varieti
4-in., $8.00 and $10.00 per 100.
COLEUS. 10 best varieties, 2>3-in., $2.50 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Early leading varie-
dea, 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Root-
ed Cuttings, $8.00 per 1000.
CYCLAMEN, best European strains, 3-in.,
$8.00 and $10.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, leading varieties, 2-ln., $2.00
per 100, $18.00 per 1000.
The above stock is well grown.
GERANIUM, IVY, mixed. 2 and 3-in.. $2.00 and
$4.00 per 100.
GERMAN rVY, 2Ji-in., $2.00 per 100.
HELIOTROPE, 2-m., $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per
1000.
MARGUERITES. White. 2-in., $2.00 per 100;
3-in., $4.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. Yellow. 2H-in., $3.00 per
100; 3-in.. $5.00 per 100.
NASTURTIUMS. Double mixed. 3-in., $3.0
per 100.
SWAINSONA Alba. 2)^-in., $3.00 per 100.
STEVIA. Dwarf and tall. 2}i-in.. $2.00 per 1000
ASTER PLANTS. Early and late varieties
$2.50 per 1000.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash, please.
F. C.
RIEBE, Florist, WEBSTER,
Please mention the Eaohange when writing.
MASS.
ORCHIDS
OUT BI.OOMS of Oattlayaa, Dem-
drohlnms, Onoidlnms, Oypiipe-
dlnms, ate., >t their leaaon.
Qa&lit; lecond to nos*. Prieai rixht
Prompt dellTer;.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower TALI RIVER, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Fresh Importations, ready forimmediatedelivery.
GATTLEYAS Glgas, Trlanae. Schroederae,
Lablata, Specloslssimat Mossiae.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN OE BUCK
P. O. Bor 73 SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemums
Al stock in prime condition
$2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000
2500 Polly Rose 250 Harry Parr
2500 Glory Pacific 250 Patty
150 Mayor Weaver 150 Donatello
250 Pacific Supreme 125 W. H. Chadwick
2000 Pompons named, in white, pink*
and yellow.
The Peckham Floral Company
R. F. D. 54 FAIRHAVEN. MASS.
"iting.
ORCHIDS
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Arrived
In fine
condition
CATTLE A Trlanae, specially fine type. C.
Dowlana, C. GaskelUana, C. Perclvaliana,
C. apedoslsslma, Odontoglossum ^ande,
Oncidlum spiendidum, O. blcallosum*
Lycaste Skinnerl, Dendroblum formosum, D.
Jameslanum, D. chrysotoxum, etc.
Write for prices.
LftGER & HURRELL, [SUMMil, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Cromwell, Conn.
Lewis W. Gaskill of Hop«dale, Mass.,
who has been employed for the past year
in the plant department at A. N. Pierson,
Inc., tendered his resignation last week.
He goes to Worcester, Mass., to take
<*harge of the flower department in the
Worcester State Hospital. He is a gradu-
ate of the Mass. Agri. CJoUege and has
made excellent progress in his study of
floriculture.
Wallace K. Pierson left this week for
Minneapolis to attend the convention of
the S. A. F. and O. H., which opens in
that city on the 19th.
Miss Nellie Gollner, formerly of Crom-
well, and now in the store of Charles
Munro of New Haven, was a recent visi-
tor in town.
R. J. Ii-w.in of New York was in town
Friday of last week. On Saturday he
went to Beach Park, on Long Island
Sound, to spend Sunday with W. R. Pier-
son at the latter's Summer cottage.
.T. F. Jordan of Auburn, R. I., was a
caller at the greenhouses last week.
Advices from A. N. Pierson announce
his arrival at Liverpool after a very pleas-
ant voyage.
Olaf L. Marthins, bookkeeper at A. N.
Pierson. Inc.. is spending his vacation
with his family at Westbrook, Conn. He
reports the blackfish as taking the hook
briskly. W. P. H.
Hartford, Conn.
_ Harvey E. Kilmer of Rhinebeck, N.
Y., the Violet grower, was a visitor here
the past week.
George Hunn, of the John Coombs
force, is at the shore.
At the H. F. Whiting greenhouses,
West Hartford, they are cutting some
fine Kaiserin Roses and Asters.
Frank Richardson, East Hartford, is
very busy with funeral and cut flower
work. His place is called "the busy cor-
ner," and it well deserves the name.
Auto parties between New York and Bos-
ton are continually passing and stopping
for cut stock. Frank D. Ranney has re-
turned from his vacation.
Edward Bggert has made a contract
with the Connecticut Hospital for the In-
sane, and is to be the head gardener.
The Connectlcat Fair
The Connecticut Fair will open
at Charter Oak Park, Sept. 1, Labor
Day, and continue until the 6th. It is
expected to be a better fair than ever,
the grounds being fixed up and new
buildings put up, etc. The premiums
this year ought to attract a good many
exhibitors. Entries for the horticultural
department close Monday, -lug. 25.
There is no fee charged. Potted plants
entered for exhibition must be delivered
to the superintendent not later than Aug.
31. General cut flowers on Sept. 1, at
1 p.m., and Roses, Carnations, special
designs and table decorations on Sept. 4.
Special awards of merit or certificates
of merit will be substituted for cash
premiums when desired.
. There are a fine lot of prize awards, as
follows ;
1st. 2a.
Collection of Evergreens $10.00 $5.00
Collection of Shrubs 10.00 5.00
General collection of stove and
Greenhouse Plants 15.00 10.00
Collection of Palms 15.00 10.00
Group of Palms 6.00 2.50
Group of Tuberous Rooted
Begonias 5.00 2.50
Group of Fancy Leaved Ga-
ladiums 5.00 2.60"
Group of Geraniums 5.00 2.50
Collection of Geraniums, not
less than five varieties .... 6.00 2.60
Group of Geraniums 6.00 2.60
Group of Fuchsias 6.00 2.60
Six plants of Salvia 6.00 2.60
Group of Celosia 6.00 2.60
Group of Heliotrope 6.00 2.60
Group of any other flowering
plants 5.00 2.50
to Varieties of Dahlias, not
exceeding lOin. pots 10.00 6.00
5 Varieties of Dahlias, not
exceeding lOin. pots 6.00 2.60
Display for funeral purposes. 15.00 10.00
Pair of bridal bouquets 10.0 6.00
A silver cup will be offered for the
best and most appropriate wreath, suit-
able for presentation to the winner of the
Charter Oak race.
Alexander Cumming, Jr., is superin-
tendent of the horticultural department
of the fair. G. G. McClunie.
New York State Fair
In spite of the drought and other draw-
backs, C. H. Vick, superintendent of the
floral department of the New York State
Fair, believes that the one to be held this
year will eclipse all previous ones. He
has drawn plans for the laying out of
the horticultural building that will prove
a novelty, as well as presenting a beau-
tiful scene. A turfed lawn with walks,
flower beds and trellises covered with
vines and flowers will be one of tihe at-
tractions.
The Lord & Burnham Co. will erect a
conservatory, 60x40ft., with boiler_ and
pipes. The benches will be artistically
arranged with foliage and flowering
plants. This will prove a great attrac-
tion, as well as an advertisement for the
company. Last year over 200,000 paid
for admission, as Floral Hall is the
Mecca of all visitors ; it will he seen
what a splendid advertisement exhibitors
get. It is earnestly hoped that there will
he a large number of entries in all classes.
Those having specialties will miss a good
opportunity if they do not exhibit.
The premium list includes $3000 for
plants, cut flowers and designs.
Mr. Vick has appointed Henr.y Youell,
financial secretary of the American
Gladiolus Society, as assistant superin-
tendent.
Premium lists may be had free by ad-
dressing A. E. Brown, secretary N. Y.
State Fair. Syracuse, N. Y. Entries
close Aug. .SO. H. Y.
Fishkill, N. Y.
Wood Bros, report very good business,
both in cut flowers and plants. They
grow large numbers of grafted Roses,
and speak highly of Lady Hillingdon as
the most profitable yellow to grow. They
find it diflicult at times to supply the
demand, so popular is it. The soil suits
it admirably. A fine bed of Sphagnum
Moss is close by and yields quite a har-
vest.
Hammond's Paint & Slug Shot Works
have closed a successful season. Last
week saw a shipment of insecticides to
Europe and an inquiry from Luzon, P. I.
They are now busy taking inventoi-y.
W. M.
Seaders will oonfer a favor upon JU
of more than paaetag value If, when or-
derlner stock of otir adverttsera, they
will mention ■eelng' the adTt. In the
Ezohaaff*.
DID YOU
Sec That?
At the Official Test, held by the
American Rose Society at the
famous Elizabeth Park Rose Garden,
Hartford, Conn., June 21 and 28, out
of 25 Hoses scoring,
EXCELSa
the New Red Hybrid Wlchuraiana,
exhibited by the Conard & Jones
Co., was awarded certificate of
merit and Scored Highest of All.
Think of it as a vivid Red Dorothy
Perldns, color most enduring, prom-
ises to supersede the Crimson Ram-
bler type.
Let us stock you from our supply,
finest in America.
2J^-inch plants, ready now, $4.00
per 100, $35.00 per 1000
1-year and 2-year-oId plants for
Fall delivery
THE CONARD & JONES CO.
WEST GROVE, PA.
Plaase mention the Exchange when writing.
Mrs. Geo. Shawyer
Grafted or Own Root
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000.
500 Radiance
3-inch, $8.00 per 100.
AMERICAN BEAUTY, P"100
4-in $12.00
HILLINGDON, 4-in 10.00
SUNBURST, 4-in 15.00
PINK KILLARNEY, 4-in.,. 8.00
CHAS. H. TOnV
MADISON, N. J.
Pledge mention the Exchange when writiBir.
Chry$aniheinum$
ond Feriilene
ELMER D. SMITH ©CO.
ADRIAN. MICH.
Please mention tlie Esohange wiien writing.
POMPONS
Out of 2-ln. pots
425 Lyndhurst, 750 Klondyke, 500 James Boone
$1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000.
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSIS, QUIDNICK, fi. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I. .
Pleasa mention the Eaccbange when writing.
SAVE TIME and MONEY
By using BRENDEL'S CLASPS to tie
your 'Mums. A man can fasten 3000
plants a day.
$1.00 per 1000.
Will last a lifetime.
S. C. Brendel, Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Fleafle mention the Exchange when writing.
August 1«, 1913.
The Florists^ Exchange
345
LIST OF
ADVERTISERS
Advance Co 376
Albert & Davidson. . .379
Allen. J. K. 36S
Amer. Importing Co. 363
Am. Spawn Co 332
American Fruits Pub.
Co 338
Amer. Wooden Ware
Mfg. Co.. The 374
Aniuluit Greenhouses. 335
Anderson, J. F 336
Andorra Nurs 338
Angermueller. Geo. H.376
Apliine Mfg. Co 37.5
Appelgate Florist 35.5
Aschmann. Godfrey . . 373
Aschmann Bros 373
Badgley. Riedel &
Meyer, Inc 369
Baer. Julius 355
Baker The Florist 350
Baldwin, Florist.. 359
Barrett, the Florist. . .359
Barrows & Son. H.H.340
Bassen's Floral Gar-
dens 334
Baur & Steinkamp. . .340
Bauscher, John 373
Bayersdorfer & Co., H.363
Bay State Nurs., The.338
Beaven, E. A 365
Beckert, W. C 327
Begerow Floral Co. . .357
Bellamy Bros 335
Benjamin, S.G 366
Bennett, C. A 338
Berger Bros 371
Berger iiCo., H. H..332
Berning, H. G 372
Bertcrmann Bros. Co.356
Black, Son & Co., Jos.
Blackistone,'z; D.' .' .' !359
Blackistone, J. Dan. . 355
Boddington, A. T...32S-
329-32-33-40
Bolgiano & Son. J .... 332
Bonnets Blake 369
BonnotBros 369
Bon Ton Flower Shop.
The 356
BowcM. A 357
Brcndel, S. C 344
Brant Bros., Inc 359
Brant-HentiFlowerCo342
Breck-Robinson Nurs.33S
Breitmeyer's Sons, J. .356
Brill Co., Francis.. ..330
Brown, Peter 328-73
Bryan, Alonzo J 366
Buckbee. H. W 359
Bunyard, A.T.,Florist357
Burnett Bros 326
Burpee, W. A. & Co.. 330
Byamj^E.J
Eyres Florist 355
Felthousen, J. E 366
Fiedlers Co., A. G... 355
Field, H.W 357
Fletcher & Co., F. W.327
Florists* Hail Ass'n ... 365
Flower Growers' Sales
Co.
.370
Flower Shop, The. . . .358
Ford. M. C 367
Ford. Wm. P 368
Fottler. Fiske. Ra'
Co.
.328
Frauenfeldei . _
Friedman Florist 355
Friedman, J. J 375
Froment. H. E 369
Frost, Chas 333
Galvin, Thos. F 355
Garland Greenhouse
Mfg. Co 377
GasserCo.. J. M 3.56
Gibbons, The Smilax
McCray Refrigerator Rolker cS Sons, A 338 Dahlias 325 Vcrbi
Co 30.5 Rosemont Gardens... 357 Daisies 326-.'i0-32 Vine
McHutchison (S:Co...:i36 Kosendale Nurs. & Decorative Stock .325- Vines
McManmon,J.J 3.56 G'houses 366 327-2S-33-34-3S-36-37- Viole
McManus, James. ...369 Rosery Flower Shop, 340-41-42-43-44-66
Menand, L 355 The 355 Dish Ferns 32,5-27-
Metropolitan Material Routiahn Seed Co . . . 327
Co 361-79 Royal Glass Works... 377 Draca. _
MettcHenry 326 Rudolph, Ma< 356 Evergreens 3.38 Boilcrs....361-76-77-78-79
Michell Co.. Henry F. 330 Rupp, John F 332 Farm Seeds 326 Cane Stakes
Michelsen & Co 338 Russia & Handing 365 Ferns 32.5-27- Carnation T
Michigan Cut Flower Ryerson. U. Cutler. . .383' 336-40-41-66-73 Cattle Manu _
.Exchange. 30.5 Sabransky, John F. . .335 Ferns in Flats. .. ,32.5-27- Chiflons 363
Michler Bros. Co. . .3o0 gaiter Bros 359 c- 336-40^1-66-73 Clasps 344
Mid-Contmental Flow- Sambrook Bros 359 ^"^"'^ 341-66-73 Cut Flower Boxes..364-65 nr i,- .." r.^, -'ZT'',.,-: .=. "' '""
. erShow 343 Sa"d "& Son 344 Flower Seeds 326-38 Cycas Leaves. ,. 363-64-65 Washmgtou Florists' Club, which was
Midgley&Co 359 Sauter A 369 Forget-Mc-Not.. . .332-73 Dagger Ferns 364-65 postponed from the regular uight, AuE-
M.n.„„ r-l... .„:„ - ■_. ■>«. T :- ,32.5-26-27-28-30 Decorative Evergreens USt 5, to August 12, was held in the COn-
"" El p.. , r o , -I *^* servatories of F. A. Kriiin.r, IMG F St.,
s^,^::::::;i! %TsZiL^tl^-5S-59 ^1^. where^a business n„.,.tiug was hold;
eed 328-32 Fancy Baske
IS 325-43- Fancy Ferns
344-06-73 Fertilizers...
1 Cuttings. 325- Florists' Lett
343-44-00-73
^42 city was again visited by a terrific storm.
■ • Ijsg.eiJ It really seeuu-d to onlookers that four
.332-66-73 "'' ''^^ storms had centered over the city.
The thermometer dropped 25 degrees in
less than 45 minutes.
Visitors in town the past week or two
,-,., were Mr. iNlckman, representing Mc-
328 Hutchison & Co. of New York, Mr. La-
334 ger and Mr. Freeman, the latter pair
375 looking after legislation for the Orchid
importers.
Ficus .341-66-73 CuT FloWer Boxes:.364'-65 t.,^]!.! "^^^ulai; monthly meeting of the
MISCELLANEOUS
336-40-4 1-60-73 Aphine 375
"■■ -- Baskets 363-65
iv^-ii Tu n, ■ ■ or? Sceery, Ed 358 ^""=^'
Mills The Flonst, Inc .i56 Schling, Max 357 ^"".'^ ^
Mmge Floral Co., The. .J? Schmidt, J. C 333 p""^^
Minneapolis Floral Co. .j 6 Schraitz, F. W. O. . . .340 Garden
MolatscTi, H. A 340 Schulz, Jar-ob. ^-J-
Scott, John
Molle:
ehe Ga
Moninger Co.. John C 370
Jil? Scranton Florist Sup-
plyCo..... ^.340
Man
Giblin & Co.
Goodsell.P. H 33i
Graham & Son, A . . . , 35i
Greater N. Y. Florists'
.309
Greek-Amer. Florists'
Supply Co 303
Grey Co.. Thos. J 332
Griffin. F. W 350
Greup & Ploeger. . , . 338
Growers' Cut Flower
Co. SOS
.359
Gude Bros. Co
Gumra, W. L
Gunther Bros
Guttman Flower Gri
Habermebl's Sons, J.
.357
Caird, Farnan
Caldwell The
California Florist, The359
Camp Conduit Co.,
The 377
Carbone Florist 355
Carnation Support Co.,
Chicago Carnation Co.
Childs. John
326
Chinnick, W. J
Christensen, Thos. P. .340
Clark Florist 3.59
Clay & Son 375
Cockcroft, James D.,335
Conard & Jones Co . . ,344
Coombs, Arthur 334
Coombs. Florist 356
Cotsonas & Co.. Geo . . 305
Cowee. W. J 305
Cowen'sSons, N 376
Coy le, James 309
Craig Co., Robt 341
Crouch. Mrs. J. W...355
Crump. F. F.
Dailledouze Bros.
Danker Florist 3.55
D.-irbec, Mrs. R. E, , .372
Day Co., W. E :).59
DeamudCo., J. B.. 372
DeBuck, John .344
DeNavc, Paul 344
Den Ouden & Sons, H.3.38
Dietsch Co.
Hammond's Paini
Slug Shot Works... 342
Hanford. R. G 340
Harper, Wm. Warner. 338
Harris, Chester. 359
Harris, Ernest 373
Harris, S. G 331
Hart, Geo. B 365
Hatcher, John C. . 336-55
HeacockCo..Jas 330
Heinecken, Otto 338
Heiss Co 356
Henderson & Co.. A. .330
Henshaw & Fenrich . . 367
Herbert & Fleishauer.330
Herr, A. M 343-73
Hews & Co., A. H 374
Highland Park Green-
houses, The 356
Hil finger Bros .374
Hill Co.. The E.G.... 372
Hillside Nurs 366
Hitchings&Co 3.80
Hollywood Gardens.. .359
Holm & Olson .3.59
Holton & Hunkel Co. . 370
Home Correspondence
School 363
Horan, E. C .309
Horticultural Adverti-
ser 338
Howard's Flower Shop355
Hudson Carbon Co 375
Idlewild Greenhouses. 350
IgoeBros 363
Imperial Seed & Pis
Myer. Florist 357 SkidVlsky & Co.';"s?S:327
Myera&Samti ^''^ — - - -
Nagel, Rudolf.
Nason, L.B...
Nat'l Florists* Board xhe
of Trade.... .303 Smith,' R J
Natural Guano Co. 37o Smith Co., W. & T. . .338
Neidinger Jos.G..., 363 Soltau Fernery, B ... 330
New Engknd Florist Speelman&Sons.C.J..332
SupplyCo.. . 370 Standard Pump&En-
New York Stable Ma gi„^ Co., The 379
KT-°i^T i'i.''o ^-2 Stearns Lumber Co.,
Nicholas John S. . . . 3o7 The A. T .379
Niessen Co., The Leo.371 Stewart E E 343
J:;°=/.'r-il 5-" Stokes, Walter P.::. 326 Hi'
Orchid The 3,8 Stoothoff Co., H A 375 p.'.'
Ouwerkerk. P 338 Storrs & Harrison Co
Palmer & Son, W J . , 35.5 ^he 326-66 }"''!'
Park Floral Co., The . 356 Syracuse Potterv Co 374 !"' '
Parker. John L 355 ^yra^use 1 ottery Co. .374 lh;,
Parkes Construction Taylor, Edward J , 344
Co 376 Thompson & Co., C. B. Lilii
Parsheisfcy Bros...!! -378 _. . _ . . . S'O Lilii
Patten, Helen F..
363-65 ^ftf^r Which Edw. S. Schmid, the popular
364-65 animal dealer, Shriner and all around
344-75 good fellow, member of the S. A. F. and
iRd m" •->■ II., and the Washington Florists'
363 *-''"'^' ''^'-'^'^'^ "'^ ^"^^ '° I'l present at a
364-05 crab feast, with other good things to eat
304-65 and drink. The meeting was honored by
ivioorc, Mentz S Nash.369 Sharo Partridire A ro37q 343-44-60-73
MtGileadPotteryCo374 SheSantw R .^1m g'^djolus ... .320-32-43 Florists' SuppI
Mullanphv, Florist... 3.^9 Siebrecht, Geo. C. . . .369 H","'.* P'='''="""'''-i,,338
Murray, Samuel 3o0 Siebrecht Walter R 369 Heliotrope 344-73 Flower Boxes.. _ _^
■>^'^ Skidelsky&Co.,S.S'327 51'=";''"=''^ „', ^^s Flower Pots 374 the presence of the officers of the Minute
3« siinn,B.S.,Jr 369 h=&X^ ^ ^"''■' ' '^o p"}^"]' ^v.^^? Men, who expect .to depart tor Europe
- iS^bVpet^er^-ci'" HySls!.:. ,325-26-io ^s.'flS^:^,^^^ °° the special steamer on Tuesday, Aug.
The ■350 Hydrangeas.... 338-41-00 Gold Letters 303 Jf- Ihey include, of our craft, Captain
Ivy 333-44-66 GLizing Points .376 Fred. II. Kramer and Captain Adolplius
Japanese Maples 338 Greenhouse BIdg.. 376-77- Gude. An exceptionally pleasant and
379-80 agreeable evening was spent. There
343 Gr<
= Con
.376-77-79-!
Lilv Bulbs 325-27-
328-30-32
Lilies. . , 325-27-28-30-32
Lilium Albu
were many guests present from Baltimore
and Washington, including Prof. Si-
377-79-80 monds and K. ^■incent, .Jr.. and A^'m.
M.atcrial.376- F. Gude.
377-79-80
,.,.376-77-79
328-32 Heaters. 370-79 riOMTITMTti
.328 H<!ating Appliances.. 376- »jUiX 1 ll/l-N 1 »
_ American Gladiolus Sorietv . . . .
1 Formosum^ 32,5-30 Hose 301-63 -Azaleas, New Indian: Paul Sch
iGiganteum. ,32.5- Hot Bed Sash. ,301-76-79 Johannes Schmall
327-28-32 Huckleberry Branches Baltimore and Wash
Page
5ton Flo
sts'
Thorburn & Co., J. M.328
.325-28-30 ' 365 Clubs, Joint Excursion
1 Rubrum. . ,328-32 Ice Boxes 365 California Notes 37«
^.. „..„ 1 Speciosum.. 332-38 Immortelles 364 Canadian Horticultural Association. . 348
Pearce, George '376 Totty, Chas. H- 344 Lily of the Valley 33R Insecticides 342-75 Canoes on Lake Harriet (An Illus.).347
Peckham Floral' 'Co Traendly & Schenck. 369 Maples 3.38 Jardinieres 374 Carnation, California Giant (lUus.) . . 352
The.. . .344 Travis Co.. G. E 379 Marguerites 344 Laurel 364-65 Catalogs Received 333
Pelicano Rossis Co '3.59 Van Assche, Frank ... 377 Mignonette .340 Laurel Festooning. 364-65 Chrysanthemum Society Of America. . 350
Penn The Florist 3-55 Van Gelderen, G. W.33S Mushroom Spawn, .. ,332 Laurel Wreaths.. . .364-65 Concrete Flower Pan, a New 361
Pennock-Meehan Co., Van Waveren, Gt. & Myosotis ,3.30 Lemon Oil.,
S. S. _
Peters & Reed Pottery
KruijIT ,338 Narcissus 325-.30 Leucothoe Sprays 305
Vaughan's Seed Store. Nasturtium 327-44 Lumber 379
Co.. The 374 328-32 Norway Maples .338 Magnolia Leaves. .363-64
PetersSSons. Geo. . 334 Vick's Sons, Jas 330 Norway Spruce .338 Manure 375
Pfaltzgrair Pottery Co. Viereck, F. C 356 Nursery Stock 338 Mastica 376-78
374 Vincent, R.. Jr..& Sons Oak Trees 338 Mid-Continental Flower
PhilipsBros 3.57 Co 325 Onion Sets 326 Show, The 343
Pierce&Co 3.55 Virgin, U. J 357 Orchids 344 M: --.-.
PjerceCo.,F.O :)7s Walker, Wm .356
Clubs ana Societies:
Lenox (Mass.) Hort Society; Nas-
sau Co. (N. T.) Hort. Society;
Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. So-
ciety; Westchester (N. Y.) and
Fairfield (Conn.) Hort. Society;
Newport (R. I.) Horticultural So-
ety
Pierson, Inc., A.N 52.) Wallis & Co., E. A .
Pierson Co., F. R . .32., Ward & Co., R. M. . .327
Pine Grove Floral Corp Warendorff. A 357
D„ u u /- c, ■"'' Wax Bros 355
Pittsburgh Cut Flower Weeber & Don 332
PI .VVr^ m Welch Br- ''-
Plantlife Co .37.. West Ma. .„.„„
Hoehlmann Bros. . ,372 West View Floral Co.. 355
PoMworth Co.. C. C . .370 Weston, Henry 336
Potter Floral_Co ...^ 356 Wettira Floral Co .... 3
Whilldb Pottery Co.,
Orna
On
,3.38 Nikotiana 375
1 G'houses.334 d„„„.
m 1 /-_ 5CK reonu
.336-37-38-00
341-60
. , .326-27-28-
330-32-33-43
De Muth & Sons, A.,
-\fter Hailstorm (.■Vn
■"?, Paint 378 Exhibitions, Coming
330 Pecky Cypress .379 Gladiolus and Phlox Bxl
Pipe 361-79 Greenhouses Building...
Pipe Fittings 361-79 growers, Among the:
°'""''-'- ^'^ — ia— L. C. Hecock
Greenho
.330
Plantlife.
.338
Pots
.3^!
Pulverized M,
Quaker City
Co.
375
Mach.
.376
The.
Wietor Bros 372
Williams Florist Sup-
ply House 334
Quidnick G'houses
o J 11 A I * ^'' r.-i^ vviiiiauisou.vj
Randall, A L. Co. . . . ,!72 wilson, H. E
Pumps
■ ^Q^'S"^? Pumping Engines 379
"338 •'""'' ^''^
338 Refcrigcrator 365
! 327-33-40- Ribbons 363
341-06-73 Ruscus 364
Jih 361-76-79
Keating' Queries .
Innovations at th
La?lia-C^attleva Li
Lake Calhoun, Bal
apolis, (An lllu
■al Co.,
E. Smallwood &
-Robert Craig Co.354
354
Flower Show 346
a Ihversa 352
ng- Beach, Minne-
1 348
.332
Co.
InterstateTobacco Co ,
Irw"n,"R.'y. ■.'.',■,'.'
lsbeII,S. M.&Co.
Jackson & Perkins
Jacobs, S. &Son..
James, R. H
ings, E. B.
,330
lings, Elmer 360
Reade & McKenns. . .377
Reed & Keller 303
Reid, Edward 371
Reimers, M. D...
Reinberg, Peter
Riebe, F. C
Rice Co., M
Ritchy, F. W
Robinson & C:o.
M.
Poppy .'..... .332 Scaliiie .375 Market, Review of tlie 367-36S
Primroses 332-43-60 Sheep Manure! !!!!! ^375 Maynard, Mrs. Chas. H. (A Portrait)347
PrimuIas..:j28-32-43-60-73 Sheet Moss 365 Mid-Contlnental Flower Show at St.
Privet 338-66 Shower Spravs 377 Louis, The 346
Privet Cuttings.,., 338-66 Sphagnum Moss. , .364-65 Minneapolis Retail Section, (An
Rhododendron.. 338 Stakes 328-34-63 Illus.) 348
Roses 32.5-3,8-41- Supports 334-63 Minneapolis. The Convention City,
i.^o u/ J jb \.i„,i,„»„^-ifio 342-44-73 7-;i„ 377 News from 347
372 w^j™fffc'^"'q'n398 Rubber Plants., 341-66-73 •[ „ M 354 National Association of Gardeners. . .346
,„, Woodruffs Sons, S.D328 Seasonable Stock, ,, ,32.5- l^baceoDust 375 Nursery DepL (Illus.) 339
368 .327-28-3.3-34-35-30-37- "fobkcco Powder .375 Orchid Importers' A.s.sociation 349
.3.59 340-41-42-4.3-44-06 tXcco Stems 375 Orchids. Exhibition of. (.\n Illus.).. 349
.357 Seeds 326-27- Toothoicks.. . . '.s'o's'-isi-OS Outdoor Plant Exhibit Minneapolis,
Hi Williamsqn.GarBeld. !338
Wilson! R.G [355
Windier Wholesale
Floral Co 363
WoodBi
D.l\
■ Br.
33:i
Diller, Caskey & Keen.
;!Vi,
Dillon, J. L :i42
Dodd, Chas. H .'176
Domer & Sons Co.,
F :)34
Doyle C:o.,Wm.E..... 3,55
Dreer, Henry A. .Inc.. .
337-74-70
Dwellc-Kaiser Co., The
37s
Eagle Metal & Supply
Co .361
Ebbinuc & Van Groos.338
Eble. Chos. . 357
Edwards Folding Box
Co .'iOS
Eisele, C 366
I'liiou, w. 11 :M2
Elliott & Sons, Wm... 326
Emmans, Geo. M....:i66
Eskesen, Frank N. 333-36
Esler, JohnG :i65
Etter, M.S 366
Johnson Seed Co 326
Johnston, T. J.. & Co. 3.59
Jones, H. T 3.38
Jones, Inc., Percy 372
Kasting, Wm. F. Co. .325
Keller, John A :!56
Keller Pottery Co 374
Keller Sons, J . B 3.59
Kervan Co., The 365
Keasler, Wm 369
Kilbourn, R 343
King Cxjnstruction Co379
Kleinhans, Howard P,334
Koster &C:o 338
Krause, Louis 335
Kretschmar Bros 3.34
Kroeschell Bros. Co ..377
Kuebler, Wm. H 369
Kuhlmann, H. H ,305
Lager & Hurrell :J44
Lange, A :!.5S
Lange, H. F. A 359
Langiahr, A. H 369
Lcedle Floral Co 342
Lemon Oil O :;7,5
Leonard Seed Co -''■
Leuly, -
330 Robinson Co. (Ir
.305 Young & Ci)., A. L
.373 Young Florist
H. Young & Nugent..
..304 Zangep, O. V
Zimmer, Char!
361
H. M 308 Zvolanek. A. C.
328-29-30-32-33-43 •free'Tui
Tubs 374
INDEX TO STOCK
ADVERTISED
while every effort will be made to print belated ad-
vertising copy received after 12 noon Wednesday, no
stock mentioned in same can be noted in this index.
Adiantum 336-41 California Privet Cut-
Alyssum 344-66 tings 338-66
Amaryllis 3.30 Callas 325-26-28-33
Ampclnp.iis 335 Cannas 325
Antlicrlc.ii,., :i66 Carnations 334-35-
336-42-44-73
1 Cuttings, ,334-
Shn
Smih
Snap...,.t, .,,-,-.^_-.^.j-,.^ ,, ., . ^
Spir.ica 338 Ventilating Apparatui
Steviii 344-06-73
K,,n:i. 343-44-00-73 Ventilo
1 I'.a Seed.327-2S-29 Vermir
I William .332 Wants.
: Ferns 32.5-27- Wheat
330-40-41-06-73 Whnle!
;'able Plants", '. .333-38 Wild Si
Illus.) 351
President, Who Shall be Next? 34G
Publications Received 335
Question Box 354
376-79 Eeaflers' Views, Our:
tors 376-79 WlKifs tlir Matter With Cypress?. .350
ic 375 Retailer, The, (nlus.) :
360-61 I'l;ins for a Small Flower Shop;
Sheaves.... 363-65 Freshen Up; Retail Store Man-
iale Florists, . ,367- agement; Mailing Lists and Form
368-09-70-71-72 Letters; Funeral Designs; Cleve-
ax 364-65 land Retail Notes 356-359
.304 Seed Trade Report 327
330-38 Wire Work 363-65
th. Wi
R,. Me
al, The
7.:;.'-3;i-73 '
338 Carnatii
:i:is-ii6-73
337-41-73 Chrysan
Washington, D. C.
Trade Notes:
335-36-42-44-73
Littlefield Florist.
Loechner & Co.,.
Lord & Bumham(
Ludwig Floral
E. C . .
Mader,'p'a'ur.'.!!!
Martin & Forbes
May, L. L.. & C<
MauBcr.V S.,Ms. W , :127
McCallumCo., Inc...;l7IJ
McClunie, Geo. G, , , ,350
McConnell,Alei 357
H.,uvardii.s
Boxwood
Bulbs .32.5-2li
328-30-3;
-lt-08
i:is-73 Clematis
"W-66 Cocos,.,
::is-66 Cold Storage Bulbs, .325-
'■.li-73 327-28-32
-:ill-32 Cold Storage Lilies, ,326-
, 338 327-28-32
338 Cold Storage Lily of
33K the V:illev. 325-27-28-32
Gude Bros. ('o. have already booked for
the coming week three weddings — one to
take phi.'.' Mnndav. Aug. 18, for the
41-66-73 y.iuiis.-.'s( iI.'iuKlitir of Prof, and Mrs.
C"'- .\Ii.'ii.l'.'.'. |inii)i'i.'tiu's of the Washington
3306O Coll.'t;.' f..r girls. This will be a very
,'"338 beautiful affair. The home on the eol-
;i37-73 lege grounds is an old fashioned re
dence, surronnded by large groves of
trees, where one of the ex-governors of
till' Disli'ii'i formerly made his home.
F..r Wr.hi.s.hiv, Aug. 20, two other wed-
ding's .'i.T l,.i..ki'd.
1 'tin I in;; in ;ili the large places is
III I . .iiiiiih'l.'.l. Damage by the storm
liiis I M I'.'pain'il. and on . the whole
i'\'L'r.\ thing about Washington looks pros-
perous in the florists' line.
On Sunciay afternoon, Aug. 10, this
Forth Worth
Hartford, Fi;
Rochester. W
Detroit.
St. Pa I
.Milwauki
. . 333
. ..334
. . .335
. . .344
3;h.363
. . .362
, . .363
'. , .361
(Illus.)
■Week's Work, The
.350
313
346
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Our ConTention Number
We take this opportunity to thank the many friends
who have commented so favorably on our Minneapolis
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National Association of Gardeners
A meeting of the members of the National Associa-
tion of Gardeners attending the convention of the So-
ciety of American Florists in Minneapolis will be held
in the National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Aug.
90, at 7.30 p.m., to which all gardeners are invited.
There will be no routine business. The meeting is
simply called to offer an opportunity to the members
from the East to become acquainted with their Western
Iirethren. Following the meeting, the members will ad-
journ to hear the lecture to be given by Theodore
\\Mrth on the parks and boulevards of Minneapolis.
M. C. Ebel, Secretary.
Who Shall be Next President?
If our recent remarks on this subject have made an
impression on our readers, of one thing we are assured,
which is that the effect has not been much in evidence
on the surface. However, if they are revolving in their
own minds the importance of the position and the neces-
sity for the selection of the best man obtainable, that
will have been something gained.
From observation of the many duties which in recent
years have been devolving on the office, it would appear
that the appointment of a vice-president has almost
equal importance with that of the selection of a presi-
dent. This officer is, as a rule, chosen from the city
in which the next convention is to be held, and upon his
standing with his fellowmen, his determination to work
for the cause, and his executive ability to plan and to
cope with a situation which calls for more than ordi-
nary combination of brain and perseverance and organi-
zation capacity depends, to quite a marked extent,
the measure of success which a convention, as a whole,
will achieve. The Society has been fortunate in the past
in the selection of several just such men, but we ques-
tion whether it has possessed at any period in its his-
tory, a better one than the present incumbent, Theodore
Wirth of Minneapolis, who, by the way, has been
pointed out as a worthy successor to a worthy line of
past presidents.
On the way out to the convention city the question of
next president and vice-president will, as usual, be
vigorously discussed.
For the good of the Society, and of the cause of flori-
culture, may the choice 'be restricted to the best avail-
able men, and may the best man from among these be
the one on whom the honor will fall.
The Mid-Continental Flower Show at St. Louis
I'^'ank M. Robinson, manager of the above show, ad-
\ises us as follows:
George E. Kessler, the most widely known landscape
architect in the world, and serving the park commission-
ers of the largest cities in this country as such, is busily
engaged in laying out the space of the Coliseum build-
ing in an artistic way to harmonize with the decorative
■^<iieme as a setting for tlie flowers. The executive com-
mittee, comprised of the foremost business and financial
men of St. Louis, at a meeting last week, awarded the
scenic contract to Toomey & VoUand Scenic Co., and
this calls for one thousand feet of woodland scenery,
forty feet high, and the cost is $4000.
The St. Louis Florists' Club, at its last meeting, voted
1o offer as a special prize to be announced in the regular
premium list $100. Inquiries are coming from the best
growers in the country and the Mid-Continental Flower
Show is now an assured success from all angles.
The Wm. R. Smith Memorial
At the meeting of the S. A. F. and O. H. in Minne-
apolis next week, Wm. F. Gude, chairman of the Wm. R.
Smith Memorial Fund, will make his report of progress,
and it is quite within the possibilities that the members
present will be called upon to decide as to what form
the proposed memorial will take.
The decision may mark an epoch in the history of the
Society.
We have entertained the idea and stiU hope that the
members in their wisdom will decide on the establish-
ment of a School of Floriculture, making good from the
Society's accumulated funds, if found necessary, what-
ever moneys may be needed to give the undertaking a
fair start.
The establishment of such a school need not necessarily
mean the immediate disbursement of many thousands
of dollars. The beginning can be made in a modest way.
A small farm, with residence and outbuildings, located
conveniently to Washington, D. C., could be hired for
a term of years, and an inexpensive greenhouse or
greenhouses erected, to which, undoubtedly, all manu-
facturers would cheerfully contribute material at net
cost or a little under. One thoroughly informed instruc-
tor would suffice at the inception of the undertaking.
The sons of members of the S. A. F. and O. H., or of
members of florists' clubs to be eligible for education
there at cost; outsiders to be taken at a charge which
would yield some revenue.
In this connection, many of our large florist clubs
might be induced to contribute scholarships open to the
applicant passing the most successful competitive test.
This, of itself, should give the school several students.
The plan of education should be based on broad com-
mercial lines and be so thorough that a graduate from the
school would emerge therefrom fitted to take a respon-
sible position in any florist establishment.
The good such a school would do for tlie country at
large is incalculable; it would give us thoroughbreds —
and we need them.
It would prove just such a memorial to Wm. R. Smith
as that gentleman in life would have most heartily
endorsed.
The great Harvard College was started in 1636 vrith
a bequest of £400, and its first years of life were some-
what rugged. We cite this to prove that great results
often ensue from very small beginnings.
We would be glad to see our suggestion thoroughly
discussed, first on the floor of the Convention, and
then, if favored, given into the hands of a carefully
selected permanent committee with power to forthwith
select and lease the property, erect the necessary build-
ings, appoint a teacher, formulate the rules and regula-
tions for the school, and get it started without undue
delay.
Innovations at the Flower Show
We are pleased to learn from secretary and manager
Frank M. Robinson, of the forthcoming big Fall show
at St. Louis, that as many novel features as the man-
agement can arrange for will be incorporated therein.
It has been evident for years past that any large
flower show of itself — with the possible exception of the
national shows inaugurated by the S. A. F. and O. H.,
which stand on a somewhat different plane, owing to the
concentrated interest therein, but even which could be
improved as to attendance by putting on special features
to attract the public — has not that special interest for
the people which growers and lovers of plants generally
would like to see. Therefore, to draw a paying at-
tendance, attractions outside of the strict lines of the
flower show must be added, otherwise the probabilities
are always on the side of a financial loss.
Generally speaking there has been too little attention
paid to the decorative feature of the hall proper, as
well as to the numerous artistic surprises which, at small
cost, could be provided for the visitors, and which, with-
out doubt, would add greatly to their interest. The hall
itself should be a veritable fairyland and, with the aid
of foliage plants, flowers and electric lights, these fea-
tures would not be expensive in the end. Plans for
decorative work of this character should be carefully
studied out and approved by a body of picked men
before they be adopted.
Rooms set apart for decoration by retailers in the way
of showing features of wedding, table and mantel deco-
rations, etc., should be provided. These rooms should
be specially furnished and represent rooms and service
as in actual life. It has been pointed out that retailers
do not care to compete against each other nor to be
judged one against the other. Therefore the suggestion
is made that either the retailers be paid actual cash to
jmt up their exhibits, or if they can be prevailed upon
to exhibit for medals, so much the better, but the com-
petitive idea, and all strict schedule rules and regula-
tions as to arrangement should be eliminated.
The great majority of people at a flower show soon
tire of the beauty spread before them, very few un-
derstanding the finer points differentiating one flower
from another, and thus the show as a whole soon satiates.
However much they may admire the beautiful flowers
spread before them, the majority cannot grasp that
finer sense of discrimination between one bloom and an-
other which is natural to the keen amateur and the pro-
fessional grower. Therefore, they need all the counter-
balancing attractions which will give spirit and life to
the staging in order to enthuse them. Thus, additional
to the feature already mentioned as being desirable, a
fitting supplement would be a well arranged concert,
embracing both vocal and instrumental music, and more
especially the vocal feature; such a concert should be
given both afternoons and evenings, and although all
these additional features would add to the expense, they
would probably double the attendance and go far toward
making for the financial success of any large exhibition
— and financial success is what we must have in order to ^
continue giving them. fl
A provision for short twenty-minute illustrated lee- "
tiires on flowers, to be given between the concerts, should
also prove a taking feature and could be made the
means of not only imbuing the audiences with a greater
love for flowers but the auditors could be taught at the
same time what constitutes the points of excellence in
a flower.
We are pleased to learn from Mr. Robinson that the
Coliseum company expects to go into many of these de-
tails in the endeavor to make the Fall show at St. Louis
one of the greatest events of the year in floriculture.
The assurance that many attractive features will
be provided, and that the show is going to be well adver-
tised and well staged will undoubtedly prove an induce-
ment to many of our large growers to compete.
We expect before long to have the preliminary pre-
mium list of this show in our hands, at which time will be
jjublicly made known the nature of the exhibits called
for and the premiums offered.
August 16, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
347
Mrs. Chas. H. Maynard
Secretary Ladies Society of American Florists, who has accepted a
appointment to represent that Society on the advisory committee
of the Department of Horticulture of the Panama-Pacific
Exhibition in 1915
The following additional exhibitors have taken largf
blocks of space in the trade section: H. Bayersdorfer
& Co., Philadelphia; J. B. Deamud Co., Chicago; the
Peters & Reed Pottery Co., South Zanesville, O.; T. H.
Wright, Los Angeles, Cal.; McNeff-Swanson Co., Chi-
cago, 111.
Arrangements are now all completed and the local
committees deserve much praise for the very creditable
manner in which all details of the convention have beer,
carried out. A large attendance is looked for, espe-
cially from the West and Northwest. To show propei
courtesy and consideration to the local societies, visi-
tors are requested to be seated promptly at 3 p.m. in
the ball room on Tuesday, where the opening exercises
will take place, and Mayor Wallace G. Xye will deliver
his address of welcome.
The Florists' Telegrai:)h Delivery will liave permanent
headquarters in the Armory, and .\lbcrt Pochelon, the
hustling secretary of the Association, will be in con-
stant attendance to enlighten those who are not already
members as to the great mutual benfit derived from
belonging to this branch of the S. A. F.
Applications for membership in the S. A. F. are com-
ing in freely, and the record for new members will prob-
ably equal or exceed that of the great 1913 convention
lield in Chicago.
Retailers will please take notice: —
R. E. I.oeben, Gloversville, N. Y., has donated $50 to
lie used for some purpose at the S. A. F. convention
i'nd exhibition in the advancement of floriculture. The
.\dvisory Committee has decided to offer this in two
prizes — to he known as the R. E. I.oeben prizes — for the
liest two table decorations. The first prize will be a
loving cup, valued at .$30, and the second prize a loving
<'Mp valued at .$30.
The rules governing the competition are as follows:
Decoration to he on a round table and not to exceed
(ift. in diameter; set for four persons; floral arrange-
ment only to he judged. The exhibit must be in place
not later than 13 o'clock noon, of the second day, or
Wednesday, August 30. Entries must be made to John
■N'oung, secretary, S. A. F. and O. H. Flowers to be kept
in fresh condition for the balance of the week. Table
;ind accessories to be furnished by the exhibitor.
C. N. Ruedlinger, chairman of the local committee on
sports, h;is been very busy securing prizes and arrang-
inti the details of the bowling tournament and the sports
which will take place on the day of the outing at Tonka
Kay. .Mr. Ruedlinger announces that he has received
from Hess & Swoboda, Omaha, the very interesting
prize of a life membership in the S. A. F. This, to the
writer, seems to Ije the most interesting prize ever offered
at any convention, and if other donors of prizes would
do likewise they would find that the same would be
very attractive. John Young.
John Young, Secretary of the Society, writing further
from Minneapolis under date of August 11, advises us
that he is much encouraged with the outlook for the con-
^ ention and that he expects there will be a large attend-
ance of people connected with the trade from the West
and Northwest who have never attended a convention be-
fore, and it looks to him as though it had been a wise
move on the part of the Society in selecting Minneapolis
as its convention city for 1913.
Mr. Young says he will not be surprised if 150 or more
more new members were added to the Society's roster
during the next ten days. He reports the weather there
at time of writing as delightful; the nights are very cool
and if the weather should continue as favorably during
the convention he predicts that every one will have a
delightful time.
Mr. Young wishes all a very pleasant journey to
Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune of August 3 gives
the forthcoming convention of the S. A. F. and O. H.
a good send oif, devoting several columns to a very com-
jilete description of the novel outdoor display of plants
and flowers being made on the grounds of the National
Guard Armory, and closing with a descriptive program
of the meetings and the contemplated pleasure trips. A
portrait plate, 9 x ey^in., showing the present officers and
directors of the S. A. F. and O. H., accompanies the
write-up.
Mrs. Frank H. Traendly
President Ladies Society American Flor
A Gladiolus and Phlox Exhibition
Tlie GUidiolus & Phlox exhibition, which was held at
Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Saturday and Sunday,
Aug. 9 and 10, was very creditable in every way.
Phloxes were rather poor owing to the drought in tlie
early part of the season. Gladioli were especially fine,
and so were hardy perennials, which latter were shown
extensively.
For twelve Phloxes, named varieties, one truss of each,
the Eastern Nurseries were first with the following va-
rieties: Ornament, Pantheon, F. G. Van Lasshurg,
Prof. Schlieman, Mrs. Arnold Turner, Independence,
Miss Lingard, Madsen, Richard Wallace, Eclaireur, Al-
bion, Forward. Wm. Whitman was second, Fred J.
Rea, third.
For general display of Phloxes, not less than thirty
vases, named: first, Fred J. Rice, Norwood Nurseries.
Some of the finest kinds in this display were Ehzaheth
Cam])hell, Amphetryon, Camden, A. Mercie, Hurley,
Crepiscule, Esperance and James Bennett. The Eastern
Nurseries was second, its notable varieties being Cha-
teaubriand, Albion and Pantheon; F. C. Tliurlow & Sons
Co., West Newbury, third.
For twelve named Gladioli, one spike of each: C. W.
Brown of Ashland, Mass., first with the following va-
rieties: Panama, Amaryllis, J. G. Clark, Mongolian,
Gaiety, Golden West, Improved Mary, Hohenstauffen,
Mrs. G. W. Moulton, George Paul and Favre. The
same exhibitor was second. A. M. Preston third.
For display of named and unnamed varieties, Mrs.
Fred. Ayer was first.
For display of large flowered China Asters not less
than fifty vases, three flowers in each, there was only
one entry, Wm, Whitman, who was awarded first.
For general display of annuals, Mrs. J. L. Gardner
was first; Wm. Whitman, second.
C. W. Brown was awarded a first class C. of M. for
a seedling Gladiolus named Mongohan.
B. Hammond Tracy was awarded honorable mention
for Gladiolus Barbara. A first class C. of M. was
awarded Leonard Ross for a new Canna named Miss
Agnes Fitzgerald.
R. & J. Farquhar & Co. had a magnificent display
of L. Henryi arranged in a circular garden effect with a
fountain in the middle, for which they were awarded a
silver medal.
The Eastern Nurseries had a good display of herb-
aceous plants. The Ol'd Town Nurseries also had a
large exhibit of herbaceous plants ; noteworthy were large
bunches of Aconitum acutum and Lepachys primata.
Mount Desert Nurseries had a most interesting exhibit
of herbaceous plants which included fine specimens of
Aconitum volubile tenuisectum, Aconitum acutum,
barbatus.
B. H. Tracy had a handsome display of Gladioli which
were arranged very artistically; noticeable varieties
were HoUandia, Dawn, Barbara and Cracker Jack.
The Brookland Gardens, Woburn, had an attractive
exhibit of Gladioh, the varieties Mrs. Francis King,
Dawn and Primulinus were very good in this exhibit.
Chamberlain & Gage of South Natick had an elabor-
ate exhibit of Gladioli; some of the most striking va-
rieties were Myrtle, Enchantress, Jessie Palmer, Mary
Fennell, George Paul, Gaiety, Princess of Orange and
Rajah.
F. R. Dwyer of Lynn, had a display of Dahlia flowers
which were good considering the earliness of the season.
The exhibits of fruits and vegetables were quite ex-
tensive and of good quality. R. C.
American Gladiolus Society
In connection with the work being done on the trial
grounds of the American Gladiolus Society at Ithaca,
N. Y., there is being sent out a number of" inquiries to
growers of Gladioli in the endeavor to obtain from the
answers received a comprehensive idea of Gladioh cul-
ture, varietal values, etc., to date.
Thk Florists' Exchange has been requested to pub-
lish the list of questions which follows in order to give
the subject as extended an opportunity for reply as
possible. These repUes should be sent direct to Alfred
C. Hottes, in charge of the trial grounds, Cornell Uni-
\ersity, Ithaca, N. Y., and we ask from our readers
the heartiest co-operation. Those replying are not ex-
pected to answer every question but merely such as thev
Canoes on Lake Harriet, Minneapolis
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feel an interest in or which they think the most impor-
tant. When writing Mr. Hottes do not forget to sign
your name and address.
"What constitutes a bloom good for commercial use?
What constitutes a bloom good for landscape use?
What varieties do you consider synonyms?
What varieties do you think are different under the
same name?
How deep do you plant Gladiolus? What is your soil?
What soil do you consider best?
What method of staking, if any, do you think prac-
tical?
Do you find a commercial florists" demand for other
than light shades?
Name a standard early, late, and midseagon variety.
Do vou consider branches an advantage or disad-
vantage?
What fertilizers do you apply and when?
What insects have you noted doing serious injury
to either leaves or flowers of Gladioli?
Have you ever treated bulbs against disease with
good results? If so. what was the treatment? Do you
use any precautions toward prevention?
How do you keep cormels over Winter?
How do you plant Gladiolus seed?
What varieties do you consider rapid multipliers?
Do you consider curved spikes good or bad?
How large an acreage do you devote to Gladiolus?
How many bulbs handled per year? What do you con-
sider to be the cost per acre? What Is the yield per
acre of bulbs? What is the yield per acre of flowers?
^Vhat is the value per acre for bulbs? Wliat is the
value per acre for cut flowers?
In hybridizing Gladioli do >'ou think there is a prom-
ising held using wild species other than those now
used?
Would doubling be an improvement?
M'hat is the greatest need for improvement?
Wlien do you pollinate?
With what instrument do you pollinate, a brush
a small piece of wood?
What type of flowers and wliat varieties are y
especially using as parents now?
How many seed capsules do you allow per stem?
Do you know of any literature upon the breeding
Gladiolus?
Have you any general remarks to make upon t
breeding of the Gladiolus?
Name
Address
of part of the retail section of Minneapolis, from the Hotel Radisson
Canadian Horticultural Association
Sixteenth Annual Convention, Peterboro,
Ontario, August 5 to 7, 1913
Tlie (irst nicctinfl; wa.s liolil n]i the 'I'msdav at .'.;J(I p.ni.
wlien after an address of welcome Iroin the Minor of
Peterboro, tlic Hon. W. H. liradlnirii, and a rc])lv thereto
liy E. J. Mepsted of Ottawa, President Walter Muston
of Davisville, Ont., made his address.
President Muston did not hold the delegates long, but
said some good things. One of liis comments was on the
small profit in bulbs, he stating that on more than one
Saturday afternoon in Toronto 20,000 Daffodils had been
sold to one firm at .1i7.50 a thousand.
In regard to overhead cost, President Muston said that
there had been some attempt at the last meeting to ar-
rive at some basis of cost for florists' stock, and he sin-
cerely hoped the matter would not be permitted to drop
as, to his mind, lie tliought it most important. He
thought that if he could afford an office staflf, he would
like to keep a record every day of liis sales of Carnation^,
Roses, Violets, Lily of the Valley, Daffodils, Tulips, etc..
believing that sucli information would be interesting
every year and become invaluable.
Secretary Julius Luck of Montreal called attention
to the fact that after expunging from the books all the
names of members who were in arrears, it left the As-
sociation with 103 real live, active members. He found
the same fault with the florists at large in Canada as is
noted in the membership of the S. A. F. and O. H.,
namely that there were numerous large and small grow-
ers, florists, nurserymen and other allied tradesmen who
ought to be interested and who are benefited by the
work the Association carries on, but in spite of all the
publicity the .'\ssociation received through the trade
papers, and its conventions, these are not memliers of
the C. H. A. and do not support a common cause for
tlie lienefit of tlie ]irofession.
Tiie principal business on Wednesday was the selec-
tion of the jilace for the next meeting. Toronto was
cliosen. The Toronto Gardeners and Florists' Associa-
tion ran a special excursion to Peterboro on the second
day of tlie convention, Wednesday, 230 strong. This ex-
cursion was arranged by F. W. Adams of Toronto, and
proved a great success. Excursionists were taken on i\
trip through Peterboro's famous liftlocks, one of the
only locks of the kind in the world, after which they
joined the members of the .Association in a special trip
by train and .boat througli the Kawartha Lakes, as the
guests of the Peterboro florists. This is a noted chain
of lakes which annually draw visitors from all parts of
the continent. At the close of the afternoon the To-
ronto excursionists returned direct to Peterboro and by
special train to Toronto. The regular members of tlie
.'\ssociation remained over at South Beach, a Summer
Lake Calhoun Bathing Beach, Minnoiipolis Pnrk .System
resort, where tlie annual lianquet of the .Vssociatioii
was held, after which a return was made liy boat to
Peterboro.
On Thursday morning, the last day of the convention,
tile following officers were elected; President, H. B.
Cowan ; First Vice-President, Geo. Hopton, of Mon-
treal; Second Vice-President, F. W. Adams of Toronto;
Sec'y-Treasurer, Julius Luck of Montreal. Executive
committee: H. Edey, of Montreal; S. Jordan, Peter-
boro, and R. L. Dunn, of St. Catharines. The retiring
president, Walter Muston, was presented with a handsome
gold watcji, and his wife with a sunburst brooch. The
paper by Mr. Chambers of Toronto, was read at this
session, Mr. Cliambers later appearing in person. Two
special features of this meeting were, first, the demon-
stration in lionor of tlie delegation liy tlie Peterboro
Fire Brigade, and second the ringing of the "People's
Chimes," churcli chimes bought by tlie people of Peter-
boro at large.
In the afternoon the delegates were taken on a trip
by auto and bus to the principal points of interest in
the citi', including a visit to Little Lake Cemetery
where the superintendent, Frank Wise, entertained all
to refreshments. The trip ended up at the canal where
a war canoe race was held between florists picked from
the delegates living east of Peterboro who competed
against the delegates from west of Peterboro. The crew
from the East, captained by Geo. Robinson of Montreal,
defeated, by a narrow margin, the crew captained by
r\ W. Adams of Toronto. As most of the competitors
had never been in a war canoe before, and many of them
had never held a paddle, there was wild splashing and
great excitement during this race, which was enjoyed
lioth by the spectators and tlie competitors.
In the evening the Canadian Florist took the delegates
as its guests on a moonlight excursion bv boat o^'er
Peterboro's great liftlocks. Refresiinients were pro-
vided and during the trip prominent members of the
Association were presented with prizes for services
rendered, the prizes being presented by Thos. Manton
of Toronto, in a manner which created great amusement.
The convention is lielieved to ha^'e been the most suc-
cessful in the history of the Association, the outside
attendance having iieen the best yet, and it is expected
tliat the membership this year will beat all records.
The Peterlioro florists were loudly praised for the en-
tertainment features provided — H. B. C.
The Trade Exhibit
One of the most important features of the convention
was the trade exhibit which was of considerable interest
to all present. The leading exhibitors were the green-
house construction firms of Lord & Rurnham Co. of
New York, King Construction Co. of Toronto, and the
Parkes Construction Co. of Hamilton.
The Lord & Burnham Co. had the largest exhiliit,
consisting of a full section of a 40ft. iron frame green-
house, it showed to particular advantage the special
features which they emiiody in all their construction. The
house was constructed with rod iron posts, embedded in
concrete, and although 40ft. wide had only two sun-
porting column and a tie rod. It was also equipped with
liatent angle iron eave plate. This form of house is par-
ticul.arly suited to a Nortliern climate. The exhiliit was
awarded a certificate of merit. The company was rcji-
resented liy W. R. Cobb, Isaac Cassidy and Mr. Fon-
taine of the New York office.
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I Inn. Oscar W. Underwood, Chairman, Ways and Means
Committee, House of Representatives, Wasliington,
Sir:
uJll? "lumbers of tlie Orcliid Importers' Association
h» fH.^i!;''^?^"?""/ submit to your lionorable committee
the followmgr facts and trust and pray that, in view of
such facts, you will relieve us from a situation that is
hecoming unbearable under the present tariff on Orchids
bcneduJe G, Orchids, 25 per cent, ad valorem, is en-
tirely unsatisfactory to this Association in which '0 -
000 persons are more or less interested in the growing
of these plants for a livelihood; We resnectfullv ask
that instead of an ad valorem duYy of 25 per cent
as fouiw?' °'"'^'^''- '" "»« "«w '=^"«. be made to JL.i
Orchids, wild, as collected, a
specific duty of 6 cents per
plant be levied.
Orchids, established or culti-
vated, in pots or otlier recep-
tacles, 25 per cent, ad valorem.
oid payment
Ihe leasons we ask revision is not to „ ,.c.,„,c,.i
"f duties on these plants, but simply to establish a sys-
tem by which ail friction between growers, importei-s
and the customs service will be eliminated, and which
tarflt''on Orahid°s^'"'°"' ''* '■"Possible under the present
respectfully submit the following facts and infor-
on the subject showing the difBculties oonfront-
" true ad valorem values on these partic-
Greenhouses of ^ Oe Mutli &. Sons Gi aJenhutten Ohio after a h il storm July 23 1913 The
nnge was insured b> the Morists Ilail \ssocntion
The King Construction Co. had two models showing
the features which it embodies in its construction. This
exhibit was noticeable owing to the number of points of
merit displayed. Two special features were a new wind
tie, which is the latest in truss construction. It was
highly recommended. The second feature was the sash
bar clip, consisting of a piece of thin zinc about I'/oin.
sq., with a central portion bent down and caught under
the hook of the bracket, so holding it in place. Be-
sides this, the clip engages the two lower corners of
the lights of glass butting against the gutter and pre-
vents their sliding over the edge. These features were
highly recommended. A model of a pipe frame green-
house was awarded a certificate of merit, and a sash
bar splice awarded a diploma. A steam trap was also
exhibited for the first time and received a certificate of
merit. This company was represented by R. W. King.
The Parkes Construction Co. of Hamilton, was repre-
sented by Mr. Derbyshire who displayed a model of an
iron frame greenhouse, showing a new improved type of
eave, which met with the approbation of many of the
growers at the convention. It was a curb metal eave,
made cheaply, yet strong, and easily adjusted for either
butted or lapped glass. This, together with an improved
type of gutter, received a certificate of merit.
The Canadian Morehead Co. of Woodstock, which was
represented by B. I. Biekle, had an interesting exhibit
consisting of a model of its condenser trap and boiler
feeder, the latter being an improvement in its system,
as it takes the place of a second steam trap. It was
awarded a certificate of merit.
The flower and plant section was somewhat small
owing to the scarcity at this season of the year. Frank
Wise of the Little Lake Cemetery Co., Peterboro, showed
a collection of plants including King Humbert Cannas,
Ferns and Begonias, all being highly recommended. -
Jordan Bros, of Peterboro, was highly commended on
a splendid collection of Palms, Coleus and Ferns.
A splendid exhibit of Cyclamen, showing evidence of
superior culture and exhibited by Messrs. Scrim of Ot-
tawa, was awarded a diploma.
A. Gilchrist, of West Toronto, exhibited a collection
of GladioH, containing several new and rare varieties,
and including a new white slightly tinged with pink, be-
ing a seedling from .\nierica, which will make an excel-
lent cut flower. This was also awarded a diploma.
.1, A. Simmers of Toronto was highly commended for
a collection of Gladioli.
John Connon Co., of Hamilton, exiiibited a particu-
larly fine collection of Cordyline, Ferns, Araucarias ami
Asparagus Sprengeri, all showing particularly good cul-
ture. This was awarded a diploma. H. B. C.
The Orchid Importers' Association
This .Vssociation was organized in New York t'ily.
.(lily JH, last, its object being entirely one of self-pm-
Icction.
,\m(>ng the members of the Association are the fol-
luuing; R. Baldwin, Mamaroncck, N. Y. ; L. T. Ciirillo,
Mainaroneck, N. Y.; J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.;
.1. A. Manda, West Orange, N. J.; John de Buck, Se-
en uciis. X. J.; Knight & Struck Co., Flushing, N. Y.;
I.ager & Murrell, Summit, N. J.;-C'. L. Freeman, Fall
Itiver, Mass.
The officers are as follows: John E. Lager, president;
G. L. Freeman, secretary-treasurer; Julius Roehrs, vice-
jiresident.
The organization was formed entirely with a view to
self-protection and on account of the highly unsatis-
factory manner in which the present tariff, as now in-
terpreted, works out, the rate on wild Orchids having
been increased from the 15 per cent, ad valorem of a
few years ago until just recently when as high as 40
per cent, ad valorem has been charged on importations.
Following up the purposes for which the Association
was organized John E. Lager, of Lager & Hurrell, Sum-
mit, N. J., its president, spent August 5 to 7 in Wash-
ington and finally succeeded in obtaining an interview
with the Hon. Oscar W. I'nderwood, Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and into whose hands he placed a copy of the
letter which follows, also succeeding in explaining
orally to that gentleman more fully the disad\antages
under which the importers of wild Orchids are at present
laboring. Mr. Lager also succeeded in placing a copy of
the Association's case in the hands of the Chairman of
the Finance Committee. We are gratified to report that
Mr. Underwood considered the matter most favorably
and advised Mr. Lager that if there was any possibility
of making the change in Schedule G, suggested by the
Association, it would be done but he could not assure
this on account of the fact that this Schedule was out
of the hands of the committee. Schedule G had not yet
been passed at the time of our going to press, and" it
may be possilile to make the change desired on the floor
of the Senate. However, should this not come about, the
matter will he taken up in .MinneapoHs and brought be-
fore the attention of the S. A. F. and O. H.
The proposed Underwood tariff as it relates to Or-
chids now reads: "Orchids, Palms, Azaleas and cut
.lowers, preser\ed or fresh, -25 per cent, ad valorem."
The desired change of wording is embodied in the
letter which follows:
matio
ing us in fixing
iilar plants.
In all the tropical countries
«ild in the forests, these forests are fr
any one who wishes to collect the different "fcrnds of
< rcluds growing there, and the only intrinsic value
they have is the cost of collection and transportation
in some countries, is very low. The
ig will very much depend upon the eol-
lectoi and It IS seldom indeed that the cost would be
the same with two different parties. Other contingen-
cies also occur m these countries tending to make the
cost irregular, such as times of revolution, times of
peace, etc. The currency system, also, in some of these
countries is often suoh that the American dollar com-
'^^^^^ iV^ ^ premiums and consequently the purchasing
power of same is larger at times.
Again if the importer buys these plants from agents
the plants cost more than if collected by himself, hence
It will be seen how difBcult it is to arrive at any satis
factory valuation. The method of the appraisers to
raise the valuation on wild Orchids from time to time
IS highly detrimental to the proper and legitimate de-
velopment of our business, and is beginning now to
show consequences which, if continued, will drive us
.-.,,*■ ^f business in this country.
are admitted free in all European countries
coal, greenhouses and other ex-
ith the establishing and growing
- they are imported from the
. -ess in Europe than here, the
„.„wers there can now send the Orchids over here al-
ready established and grown, upon paying the same
duty as we have to pay for the raw material, namely
2o per cent. ■'"
We also know that in a few instances foreign parties
have actually entered these wild Orchids at a much
.ugher valuation than their proper value, and thus
caused the appraiser to raise the valuation to the ad-
vantage of the foreign importers so as to undersell us
in this market on established and known plants
We recognize the fact that this Orchid business is
not a revenue producing industry and probably never
will be, owing to its limited possibilities, but the Asso-
ciation feels that it has taken its members many years
to develop this industry to its present state and that
any tariff legislation bearing on this subject should en-
courage this development rather than check it.
We would retain an ad valorem value on all estab-
lished Orchids for the reason that the true value can
only be arrived at after the wild plants have been es-
tablished and grown, as all expenses, including the col-
lecting, can then be charged to the finished plant.
ORCHID IMPORTERS' ASSOCIATION.
JOHN E. LAGER, President.
G. L. FREEMAN, Secretary.
Orchid;
and as cost of labo
penses in connection ^
of these Orchids afti„-
woods are considerably 1
n of Orchids in flower made by Frank
exhibition of the American Sweet
Has made up almost entirely of Cattleyas, including
; young stock of Gardenia florida.
J. Dolansky of Lynn, Mass., at the recent
Pea Society at Boston, Mass.
fme pl.inls of C. Mcndelii, gigas and Mossiie. The small pla
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Among the Twin- Gity Florists
i and seed warehouse of L. L. May & Co., Elfelt and Como £
i., St. Paul.
Among the Twm City Florists
The Minneapolis Floral Co. of 36th st. and Calhoun
blvd., Minneapolis, operates one of the largest plants in
this section. Brother florists should not fail to pay a
visit to this establishment where they will be sure to
receive a hearty welcome. It is situated on the shore
of Lake Harriet in one of the most delightful suburbs
of Minneapolis, and close to Lakeland Cemetery.
At Elfelt and Como aves., St. Paul, are situated the
greenhouses and seed warehouse of the oldest firm in
the Northwest, L. L. May & Co. Many years ago L. L.
May came to St. Paul as the representative of a Can-
adian firm. Things looked good to him here, and he
started on his own account in an olfice in the old First
National Bank bldg. selling nursery stock and later on
the greenhouses at Como and Elfelt aves. were estab-
hshed.
The seed business then interested Mr. May, and soon the
volume of trade overtaxed the capacity of the little
office and warehouse at the corner of Elfelt ave. and
the large warehouse and ofiSce situated at 289-95 Como
ave. were built. The Mayfield Nurseries, at Lakeland,
of over 400 acres, are among the finest in the country,
and the stock of hardy fruit trees, shrubs and ornamental
trees, evergreens and perennials is unsurpassed. In ad-
dition to the 75,000ft. of glass at Como and Elfelt aves.,
this firm's retail store at 6th and Minnesota sts. is
second to none in the United States. It is under the
care of Gus Colberg, who has been with the firm for
over 20 years.
The greenhouses of the L. S. Donaldson Co., 35th st.
and Portland ave., Minneapolis, are conducted in con-
nection with the large department store of the L. S.
Donaldson Co., 601 Nicollet ave., one of the few stores
of this kind that do ar legitimate florist business and do
it well.
The St. Paul Floral Co., Dale st. & Como ave., St.
Paul, of which Frank Gustafson is manager, has made
great improvements since taking over this place some
years ago. In fact, nearly all of the 13 houses have
been rebuilt, and various other improvements made
which make the plant thoroughly uptodate.
The Minneapolis Park Board Commissioners' gar-
dens and greenhouses are at 38th st. and Bryant ave.,
Minneapolis (shown on page 287. issue of Aug. 9),
where the various plants that supply the parks and
pleasure grounds of the city are propagated. It is
certainly surprising to note the quantity of stock that
is turned out of this small and compact Uttle place.
From the appearance of the city one would expect to
find a very large and extensive plant. However, e\ery-
thing is thoroughly uptodate, including the liouses,
which are built on the curvilinear pattern. ' R. B.
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What's the Matter With Cypress?
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
In a recent issue of your valuable publication we
note that you give to another wood than Cypress unquali-
fied endorsement as a greenhouse wood. This would be
very interesting only that it puts Cypress, which has
been known for forty years as the greenhouse wood,
entirely out of consideration.
We desire to make a little protest, not so much be-
cause another wood was named, but simply because
Cypress wood was wholly ignored. We are not here to
make any slam against any commercial wood that has a
record for endurance under such trying conditions as
greenhouse construction, nor are we here to make any
protest against the claim of those who would create for
another wood a record for endurance, so long as this
record is based on an actual test.
Cypress has been used in perhaps nine out of ten
greenhouses that have been built during the last thirty
years or more, even in the Northern States. Before it
was commercially on the general market it was brought
North by greenhouse contractors because its character
for lasting had been thoroughly established by centuries
of use.
If there is another wood that can show one-tenth the
use and test in greenhouse construction that Cypress
can, we should be very glad to know of it. We know of
Cypress sash that have been on the job for forty-five
years and are still in a good state of preservation.
Jacob Fries of Bethlehem, Pa., testifies that he has
Cypress sash still in use that were put into his green-
houses more than thirty years ago. There are green-
liouse men all over. the country who hear like testimony.
Surely a wood that endures either thirty years or
forty-five years under such trying conditions as that
«liich surrounds greenhouse construction must be put
down as much beyond the ordinary. It is doubtful if any
other wood, even White Pine at its best, can show any
like record.
Chicago, lU. John C. Moningeh Co.
[The editor is very pleased to put on record this
testimony to the already proven value of Cypress for
greenhouse purposes. The item appearing in the Flo-
rists' Exchange, and to which our correspondent al-
ludes, was not an expression of opinion of this paper
but simply a report sent in by a correspondent, editorial
comment or indorsement being reserved, almost ex-
clusively, for its editorial pages. — Ed.]
Chrysanthemum Society of America
Preliminary Premium List
The annual exhibition of the Chrysanthemum Society
of America, to be held in conjunction with that of the
Horticultural Society of Chicago and the Chicago Flo-
rists' Club, at the Art Institute, Chicago, lU., Nov. 5,
6 and 7, 1913, promises to be an interesting one, as will
be seen by the preliminary premium list which follows:
Special Prizes
Chrysanthemum Society of America. 10 blooms, one variety.
flenry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. Open to private gardeners only.
10 blooms on long stems, one variety, introductions 1912 or 1913. SIO.
W. W. Vert, Castle Gould, Port Washington, L. I. 6 blooms. C. J.
Vert. Silver Cup.
Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian Mich. 12 blooms Pink Gem, not less
than 30in. stem. 1, $15; 2, $10.
Wells & Co., Merstham, Surrey, England. 3 blooms Gertrude Peers,
medals; 1, gold; 2, silver; 3, bronze.
C.H.Totty, Madison, N.J. 3 blooms Clara Banghart. 1, $10:2, $S.
Wm. E. Tricker, Madison, N. J. 3 blooms Mrs. Wm. E. Tricker.
I. SIO; 2, $5.
Lord & Burnham Co., New York. 6 varieties, 3 blooms of each, open
to private gardeners only. Gold Watch or S20 Cash.
Hitchings & Co., New York. 10 blooms, not disseminated, open to
all. Silver Cup.
Horticultural Society of Chicago. Best finished vase of cut blooms,
from a cultural standpoint, not less than 24in. stems, anv type. Grand
Silver Gilt Medal.
Among the Twin City Florists
s of the Minneapolis Floral Co., John Monson, Prop'r., 36th s
and Calhoun boulevard. Minneapolis
August 16, 1913.
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Premium List
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Open to All
1st
2nd
' variety, white S20.00 SIO.OO
; variety, pink 20.00 10.00
2 variety, yellow 20.00 10.00
I variety, bronze 20.00 10.00
; variety, red or crimson 20.00 10.00
; variety, any other color 20.00 10.00
variety, white 4.00
variety, pink 4.00
25 blooms, .
25 blooms, ,
25 blooms, <
25 blooms, <
6 blooms, o:
6 blooms, o:
6 blooms, oi
6 blooms, o:
6 blooms, 01
6 blooms, oi
36 flowers in 6
long
IS flov
long stems ; - -. ■
24 flowers m 24 distinct varieties, short sten
be shown in single vases , . .
12 flowers in 12 distinct Japanese reflexed ^
ties, short stems, to be shown in single vasi
12 flowers in 12 distinct incurved varieties,
stems, to be shown in single vases
Display of Pompon Chrysanthemums, 10 i.
4.00
ety, bronze 4.00
ariety, red or crimson 4.00
ariety, any other color 4.00
, 6 of 1
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
5tha
30.00 20.00
15.00 10.00
25.00 15.00
10.00 7.00
10.00 7.00
10.00 5.00
12 ^
. 12 ■
Vase 25 sprays Pompon Chrysanthi
variety, white or pink
Vase 25 sprays Pompon Chrysanthi
variety, any other color
Vase 25 sprays single Chrysantbt
ety, any color
Chrysanthemuir
No Resti
Plants. Large Flowering Double
^th
2nd
5. lOin., assorted colors $20.00 S15.00
-,. 8in., assorted colors 15.00 10.00
10, 7in.. assorted colors 20.00 15.00
10. 6in.. assorted colors 15-00 10.00
Group of large flowering Chrysanthemums, ar-
ranged for efi^ect, to cover about 75 sq. ft. of
spaJe 35.00 25.00 _ 1;
Group of single flowering and Pompon Chrysan-
themums, arranged for effect, to cover about
75 sq. ft. of space 35.00 25.00 U
Group of Pompon Chrysanthemunis, arranged for , ^„ . ^
effect, to cover about 75 sq. ft. cf space 35.00 25.00 It
5, lOin. single Chrysanthemums, assorted colors. 20.00 15.00 U
Best specimen Chrysanthemum, any type bush
plant, not less than lOin. pot
Grand Silver Grand Bro
Medal and SIO Medal anc
Seedlings Not in Commerce
0 blooms, white Bronze Medal
(i blooms, pink ^^
G blooms, yellow
ti blooms, red
6 blooms, any other color
6 blooms among
Sweepstakes
1 classes under Seedlings
A New Concrete Flower Pan
There has just been patented a quite new form of
flower pot by H. H. Blanchford, the managing director
of the Priaulx and Concrete Co., Ltd., Guernsey, Chan-
nel Islands, and whose concrete troughs have so largely
iiusted the use of pots for the island. The new medium
for growing is called the Blanchford concrete pan, and
• its main feature is the extreme porosity of the material.
Tlie pans are a foot square, and six inches deep; the
outside corners are rounded so that there is no cut-
ting of the watering hose as it is dragged round them;
and the inside corners are beveled so that there may
be less difficulty in emptying plants and soils for the
jians, and so that the pans can be cleaned and scrubbed
much more easily. The pans are made with one bot-
tom hole or more, according to the requirements of
the purchaser and the nature of the crop to be grown.
.Some are being made with no drainage hole; there is
really no necessity for one. It is also claimed that
Our illustration shows a brand new departure in the history of the conventions of the S. A. F. and O. H.,
it being the outdoor plant exhibit at Minneapolis, located conveniently.to the National Guard
Armory. It is.the creation of Theodore Wirth, Vice-President^oit,the_Society
this nature of the material allows the plant's roots to
obtain the maximum of heat when placed near the heat-
ing pipes of the house. At the Balmoral Vineries here,
the pans have been tried side by side with the ordinary
pots, and under exactly similar conditions, and the
result has been that Tomatoes were picked just a
fortnight earlier from the concrete pans than from
the red earth pots. That naturally means an important
saving of coal and also the obtaining of a higher price
for the fruit at the same time. The pans are being
adopted by nearly all the leading growers of the
island, and they have been patented in England. One
crop which has succeeded wonderfully in the pots are
Nerines (the Guernsey LiUes), for these need thor-
ough drying off in the Spring, and they obtain it
through the porosity of Blanchford's concrete pans.
Indeed, so well do the pots suit the peculiar soil con-
ditions required for the Nerines, that it was found at
the end of a year that the bulbs in the pans were
nearly double the size of those in the pots, although
exactly the same sized ones were planted in each.
The shape of the pans saves space in the rows too,
and there is enough soil and surface for the growth of
two Tomato plants in each pot if necessary. The pans
can be easily mended with cement should they get
broken. — HorticuUural Trade Journal.
New
Indian Azaleas: Paul Schame, Johannes
Schmall
These are two noteworthy novelties from the Azalea
fields near Dresden, Germany, both named after their
respective originators. Paul Schiime, the issue of Deut-
sche PerleXWilhelm Scheurer. is a remarkably rapid
grower and very prolific, beginning to bloom in Novem-
ber with good preMminary cultivation. The flower is
large, double, and of a fine deep salmon pink color. It
blooms earlier and better on its own root, unfolding in
greatest splendor during the dark days of December,
and becoming somewhat paler toward the Spring, when
exposed to the full sun; it should therefore be kept in
the dark for late forcing.
Johannes Schmall is a sport of Verv^neana, which
appeared in 1909 among the plants of Johannes Schmall
at Leuben near Dresden. It has inherited all the good
qualities of the parent, differing from it only in the
color, which is a magnificent apple blossom pink with
silky sheen, with a faint green tinge in the center that
is hardly perceptible but gives a unique tone to the
bloom. The petals are lightly waved and ruffled. This
novelty will be disseminated in the Spring of 1914 and
bids fair to become a popular florists' plant. Both this
and the preceeding Azalea were awarded a first-class C.
of M. by the Royal Society of Botany and Horticul-
ture of Saxony "Flora." — Moeller's Deutsche Oaertner-
Zeitung.
TiLLiA Spaethii. — This is a bastard of T. Americana
X T. cordata, appearing in the nurseries of Ludwig
Spaeth. It resembles the first parent in habit and is
the same rapid grower. It has a straight stem, with
compact crown, round to pyramidal in shape. As it
is not spreading, it is especially suitable for planting
in narrow streets where trees with wide crowns would
have no room. A third advantage is the deep green
foliage, which remains until the beginning of the Win-
ter. This new Tilia also made good during the dry
Summer of 1911. — Gartenflora.
L. S. Donaldson & Co., 3.5th and Portland avc. Minneapolis
Among the Twin City Florists
St. Paul Floral Co., Frank Gustafson, Prop'r
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"pond"; however, 1 aii<l it (Culifoi-nia Giant) very,
produftive and inciined to bloom freely; naturally, to
make sueh a long stem ^ and develop such a mass of
petals, it takes longer to finish a bloom. It is a ques-
tion as to whether it will prove a good commercial
proposition as the necessity of ha\ing to split the calyx
is apt to involve too, much trouble, but as a novelty for
the private garden it is O. K. However where the
Malniaison requires a bind or something to hold the
petals together, this one, having stiff petals, droops
over gracefully, without j having a ragged appearance.
As I have propagated ihy own stock this year I ex-
pect to make a better ihowing with this variety as I
have several months' advantage over last year, and in-
tend experimenting witli it in several different ways.
I am induced to think that the number of blooms I
\\"ill be able to cut next season will compare very favor-
ably with any other Carnations of these days.
A letter recently received from the originators of
Carnation California Giant, Messrs. Richard Diener &
Co., of Mountain View, Cab, advises The F:xchaxge that
their own experience has been that the average grower
is afraid of the calyx of that variety, and that they
are developing new varieties which are perfect in this
respect and in every other detail. Tiiey will advise the
ti'ade when they are ready to distribute these new pro-
ductions.
Carnation California Giant.
rs are Rid arc! Diener & Co. of Mo
between Prosperity and Enchantress
s through being fully 2-in.
Carnation California Giant
Relative to Carnation California Giant, P. W. Popp,
of Mamaroneck, N. Y., submits the following:
"I am enclosing photograph (reproduced as Fig. 1)
so that you can obtain a better idea of it as grown
here in Mamaroneck, in the bench with White En-
chantress and Princess Charming. I have surpassed
even in the introducer's claim as to size, having shown as
many as six blooms at one time, the smallest one SViin.,
the largest one fi'/iin. When the bloom is finished the form
is almost round and the outer petals drop stiffly, yet
gracefully over the calyx, hiding it. While it is neces-
sary to split the calyx as the introducers say, the petals
do not fall raggedly over the stems, as is the case with
other varieties of Carnations when they burst. The
blooms have a strong fragrance; the color with me was
white, lemon tinted in the center, and showed faint
markings of red as in Prosperity; frequently the blooms
show an extra calyx in the center. When the blooms
are about half expanded by splitting this extra calyx
and removing the outer shell the balance of the petals
will tlien fill right in.
"I believe if this Carnation gets liberal field culture
until about Sept. 1, and is kept pinched to make it
branch, it would compare very favorably in productive-
ness with many of the existing varieties of Carnation
today. Wlien planted in the house 1 tliink it would be
a great advantage to have it in solid beds, well en-
riched with stable manure, and a good heavy sprinkling
of broken concrete or lime ruffle mixed in, with fre-
quent dressings of lime to strengthen the stem. I have
grown mine in an average temperature of 58 degrees
night and 67 to 70 degrees day; but I think the blooms
would develop more rapidlj^ if they could be grown in
a temperature 4 to 5 degrees higher. The plants are
\'ery vigorous and the foliage is clean an^ healthy; it
makes no surplus grass, every shoot perfecting a bloom.
It produces strong cuttings that root readily. The
stem is strong. I have only twelve plants, which I
received in July, taken from 2^/>in. pots.' I pinched
them once and planted them about Aug. 1 right on
the bench. Naturally I could not expect, much from
them ; any other Carnation would not have given any
more or as many blooms. The support shown in the
picture (Fig. 1) is 36in. high, so you can get an idea
as to the height of the plants in comparison with white
Enchantress which is shown further on in the bench."
In reply to further questions Mr. Popp writes:
"I find it much freer than the Malmaison as I remem-
ber it, although I haven't grown any in twenty years
or more. Of course, I am not in a position to say just
what can be done with the Malmaison, as it is seldom
seen in this countrv, and 1 have never been across the
Laelio-Cattieya Lucia Inversa ^
This I.telio-Cattleya, which received the first prize in
its class at the recent international expositiini of Ghent,
is one of the most beautiful among the remarkable
originations of the last few years in, the series of
I,a;lio-Cattleyas. From its first appearance it created
a sensation by its liew color, which varies, according to
the plant, from pure, brilliant yellow, to deep apricot,
and occasionally even crimson. The elegant lip is a
deep velvety purple, adding a pleasing touch of in-
tensity to the bloom; the divisions are large and perfect
in habit. The floral stalks, often reaching 31.in. in
height, ha\e as many as 13 l)looms placed at a good
elistance from one another. The issue of Lselia cinna-
'barinaXC. Mendelii plus C. Mendelii, it resembles both
of its parents in tite form of its pseudo-bulbs and
leaves, but the plant is of incomparable vigor and hardi-
ness, not requiring more heat than L. cinnabarina; that
is, the temperate house, and even growing well in the
cold house. The flowering season is much less defined
than that of the parents; it begins in February and
continues until July, so that, with a small assortment,
one can have blooms for several months of the year. It
WHS originated by Henri Vacherot of Boissy-Saint-
l.eger, France. — Revue liorlicole.
To right and left
Fig. 1 — Carnation California Giant
Californif
Aiifriist i(i, i!ii:i.
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353
Lenox (Mass.) Hort. Society
Ttie regular monthly meeting: of this
Society was held in the Town Hall,
Lenox, on Aug. 2, with Pres, A. McCon-
nachie in the chair. J. Grindrod and
Alex McLeod were elected to member-
ship, and Fred Duncan was proposed.
A vote of thanks was accorded to Ed.
Jenkins for an exhibit of three new va-
rieties of Sweet Peas, namely, Burpee's
Seedling, King White and Floradale
Fairv. Aug". 13 was fixed as the date
for the annual field day. The Summer
show, Aug. 20 and 21, was freely dis-
cussed. Harrv Allen and Walter Angus
will be the judges.
JOHN MAIR, Asst. Sec'y.
Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Society
The ninth annual show of the Nassau
County Horticultural Society will be
held at Pembrooke Hall, Glen Cove, L.
I., N. Y., on Oct. 28 and 29. All of the
classes are open.
JAS. MAC DONALD, Cor. Sec'y.
Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Society
The first annual outing of this Society
was held on Wednesday, Aug. u, at Uvs-
ter Bay, L. I., N. Y., and proved ot much
enjoyment to those attending. The
events, which were many in number, be-
gan at 1.3U and the ladies entered into
llie spirit of the games with as much
enthusiasm as the men. At 6.3u. alter
the games, all proceeded to put tiicm-
selves in proper form for uinner at
Kothmann's. After all had done justice
to the good things provided. President
James Duthie awarded the pr.zes and
took occasion to express his apprecia-
tiun and enjoyment of the outing, both
in the afternoon and evening, and hoped
that the next annual outing would be
held at the same place, wbich all seemed
to agree would be an excellent idea.
Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield
(Conn.) Hort. Society
The regular meeting of this Society
was iield in Doran's Hall, Greenwich,
Conn., on Aug. 8, with Pres. Robt. Will-
iamson in the chair. An interesting dis-
cussion took place on the diseases of
shade trees, a subject now requiring
very close attention. Several new mem-
bers were elected. The schedule for
the Fall show, which is to be held in
Stamford on Nov. 7 and s, is now in
the hands of the committee, and will be
out in a few days. E.\cejlent classes
are drawn up with subsfMntml prizes
offered, and we are thet' I'm i. .^ for
large entries and keen . r.,i, i i ti for
same. A number of lIi- . ■ is at
the meeting were judged m.l ■ i: lili.ates
awarded.
OWEN A. HUNWICK. Cor. Sec'y.
Newport (R.I.) Horticultural Society
A regular meeting wa.s held on the
evening of Aug. 12, with Piesideiit au-
drew S. Merkle in the chair. The dates
I or the September show were set lor
the 16th, 17th and 18th, the show to
be held in the Convention Hall at New-
l'i)i-t Beach. This is a very large build-
ing and is well adapted for the purposes
of an exhibition, and there will be no
lack of space. In conjunction with the
show it was voted to hold a ball on the
closing night. Financial Secietaiy W'm.
(jray was elected to the position of Re-
coTding Secretary to tlnish tiie term of
IJaniel J. Coughlin, who goes to Locust
Valley, L. 1.. Sept. 1. A pleasing part
of the evening's pro-am was the prescn-
lation of a gold watch to Mr. Coughlin,
bearing the following insci ijjtion :
"Presented to Daniel J. Coughlin by
members of the Newport Horticultural
Society for faithful services as secre-
tary." For Mrs. Coughlin a gold pin
was handed to Mr. Coughlin. It was
voted to join again the Garden Associa-
tion In a grand outdoor and tent show
In 1914. ALEX. MacLELLAN.
Rochester, N. Y.
I'lisincss here runtinu.'s v<'ry quid as
on Id create a demand for Howei-s be.voini
the funeral work that com-es spasniodi-
c;ill.v and makes a little stir once in
n while; aside from this trade is at .i
-i.iiulsiill. Roses. Gladioli, a few Cania-
lions. and Asters are about all the flow-
ers that are coming in, and I should add
Lilies, which are plentiful and very
M.^eful at this time of year. Asters up
lo the present time are a dire failui-e
due to Ihe long period of drought we
have had ; good outdoor Asters have yet
lo make tlie.ir appearance on this market
.mil. from reiKirls received from various
vei-tions of the country, these conditions
seem to be genei-al ; witli plenty of rain
I lie late vai'ieties. it is hoiked, will fare
iiiiieli better than the earlier soits.
Wnik has eonimenced in real earnest
on the linilding being erected by George
U. Mart on tlie corner of Stone and Ely
sts.. phins for which have been uiider
way for some time, the present location
iK'ing altogefher too small to handle hi.?
rapidly growing business. The new
structure will provide am.ple room for
handling a greater amount of stock, and
will embrace aU the latest improvements
in its construction.
Plomer Van Acker has returned to his
duties' at .7. B. Keller's Sons after an
enfoi'ced absence of several weeks,- - due
to blood poisoning caused by a Rose
Ihorn getting into his finger.
Tom Cogger was in town last Sunday
visiting his friends : incidentally Tom
looks well and sjieaks enthusiastically of
his prospects : his success with the busi-
ness men with w'hom he comes in cou^
I act is due to the fact "that it is hard
to keep a good man down."
Oiarles T.otty was a recent visitor,
having with him several Canandaigna
friends ; this is Charlie's annual vi.sit,
and we are all pleased to see him at any
t ime.
.1. M. Keller expects to leave here for
Panama on or al>out Aug. 1. in company
with Di-. Smith, on oflBcial business con-
nected with the Shriners.
The staff of employees at J. B. Keller's
Sons has been busy taking care of many
recent improvements. This firm has now
about 1<;.(XJ0 Chrysanthemums planted
and growing tt;eU ; it has been found ad-
visable to eliminate many varieties, grow-
ing more of the staple sorts. Several
benches planted lo the hardy or Pomixiu
varieties, will add greatly to the film's
salalile stwk in the Fall ; in fact, these
single flowering kinds, when allowed to
grow irregularly, without pinching or
disbudding, have become quite popular
for deeoFative purposes. Visitors to this
estajilishment should not fail to see flie
Cyclamen plants; many of these are now
in Sin. jKits. and the foliage is a beauti-
ful sight. 'Jliese plants are in care of
O. E. Wiig, and show good care in pot-
ting, watering, and selection of soil.
Mr. Wiig has been with this firm about
three yeai^ and the results of his years
of study are apparent; before coming to
I his country he was employed in tlie
I'alm, Begonia and other sections of Kew
(iardens, England, for five .years, where
he was popular with his superiors and
ah'ly assisted in preparing the bulletins
issued in connection with the work of
the entire range of conservatories. Poin-
settias, Primula olM^onica. Ferns. Palms
and many kinds of florists' stock i^ceive
equal care and attention, enabling the
linn to offer its patrons plants which
wculd be hard to surpass in any part of
.New York State.
I'rofes.sor Sargent, of tbe Arnold Ar-
linietniu was a visitor here this last week.
II. P.. S.
Washington, D. C.
We are now having delightful weather,
after a heavy siorm and. what was badly
needed, rain. Asters are more plentiful
and better at tbe wholesale hou.scs, sell-
ing Ml from ."lOc. (o .1;.3 per 100. Roses are
."ni\iii;; ill iH-tter qualilv. Business is
'■ niel ..,1 1-1, e .s,|,,res.
'I'll.' i.iiiii outing of the Baltimore and
^'•asliiiisl,,ii Clubs c.inie off as scheduled.
While it dill not s 11 like the .■iiiinial out-
ing given by the (Hull, evcrv had a
-nod liiiK'. The I'.altimuiv I'lnl. lirought
Ihe St. Mary's Indii.strial School hand.
Mrs. iBauer of Raltimot-e. Mrs. Sim-
mons and Mrs. Geo. II. C'ooke of Wash-
ingilon were ithe wiinners in Ihe ladies'
howling contests. FitK Kearns and Mr.
Mook of Baltimore won the single prizes.
Geo. Cooke nn<l Geo. C. Shafl'er of Wash-
Joint Excursion of the Baltimore and Washington Florists' Clubs and
Kallipolis Grotto
The illustr.ition shows the members of the St. Marv'.-! Industrial Bund, who furnished the music
the outing, together with several of the Grotto Club mumb.-rs and some of the Washington Florists' Cli
iugton wiauing the doubles, (ji-o. Shaffer
also won the UK) yd. da.sh for florists only.
The other events as follows ;
Tlie committee having the athletic pro-
gram in charge consisted of Samuel F.
Sbreve, chairman ; I'eter Latterner, rice
chairman ; Donald J. Britt, A. H. Ana-
dale, Harry AIcKeldin. Roe Fulkerson,
•Tohn H. Siireve, Robert Jle.ver. H. Ach-
terkirchen, and E. W. Hawkins. The
judges of the events were Charles Zur-
horst, O. A. C. Oehmler, E. W. Zea,
.Jacob Brngger, Julius EgloCf, James A.
Dowrick, and A. C. Eno.
Samueil Everett, with O. A. 0. Oehm-
ler. 1329 G. St., is off for a two weeks'
slay at north Chesapeake Beacih.
Walter Haw'ley, with Gude Bros. Go.
is back from a very pleasant trip through
-\'ew England.
Joe Schattmaur, manager for Z. T>.
Blackistone, is taking a two weeks' rest,
visiting Philadelphia. New York ajid
Niagara Falls. Z. D. Blackistone pur-
ejiased a .'.i<XI-acrc farm 2^/4 miles from
Fort Wa.shington, in Prince George
L'ouut.v, Md. He measui-ed some of
the Oaik trees on the timiber tract :
they ran from 15ft. to 21%ft. in circum-
ference.
Wm. McKissock, for the past three
years manager for the S. S. Pennock-
iMoehau Co. a,t its Washington brancii,
leaves on the ICtli to accept the position
of manager for the new Leo Niessen
t'o. branch in ^Baltimore, Md. He has
the best wishes of the craft here.
On Aug. 1'-' the Club met at 916 F. st,
being eiiteriaiui.ii after the meeting by
Edw. S. Seliiiiiilt at his annual crab feast.
O. A. C. O.
pla.vvii. M.ui
and uearU- e
thing, 'rfir ,
on the |)ier u
One Ml' Ihe
three liiile 1;.
Gardeiiri-s ai
Ite.l
,llnn
some-
Gr
3ttO
■re
the
of
the
Balti-
h
ack
d III
Altoi;etl
ful C-\Clirsi, us ever held liy |']ie I 'lull.
After supper a concert was given be-
fore the start for home. The steaa.er
reached her wharf in Baltimore at 10.30
p.m.
The committee in charge of affairs was
composetl of J. L. Towner, dhairinan,
Isaac H. Moss, P. C. Bauer, J. Nuth,
Jas. Boone. Will Seideleich. and M. Rich-
mond. J. L. T.
Joint Excursion of the Baltimore
and Washington Florists' Clubs
and KallipoUs Grotto
Tuesday, Aug. 5, was Club Day at
Chesapeake Beaoh on the Chesapeake
Hay, fifty miles from Baltimore. The
weather was fine, cool and breezy.
The steamer Dreamland left lier wharf
at 10.30 a.m. wiith over GOO gardeners,
florists and friends aboard, and the St.
Mary's fudustrial School Baby Band of
(i2 tiieces. Before fhe steamer left the
liaiKl played several pieces, and also kept
tilings lively down the bay. Programs,
Roses and oa|>s were distributed and danc-
ing was a feature on the l>oat.
T'pon arriving at the JBeadi, the band
led the (^Inb up the long boardwalk play-
ing rag time airs, and was met by the
Washington committee. Photographs
were Ihri, mkeii ami Ilie full 1.1 mm. There
WHS -.iiiirihiim iloiiiu all 111- "liil'>. Band
<-l)t|ler|s Wric ^JVell Hi (IliVer.UI ]>ni|ltSOn
the l.ein-h. lifter whirh Mir li.i\S WCre
given a .liaiiee lo ^o l.iiiliing until 4
o'clock, ilaiiirs ,,r iiii kiiels were played.
The ineu's liowlhi;; l.riurei, 1 he Baltiiiiorc
and Wiishiii:;lnii e - ^^,■ls inleresting.
and was won in- the Wnsliinuiiin club.
The lailie.' I„,>v li,,^ inairh „:is won by
,the Hahi le lailii-. ami :iii inliM-esting
baseball game was won liy I'lie Haltiniore
team. Quoits in/lerested Ihe men very
much, and a mumilier of games were
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Another hot spell of weather the past
week ; a good soaking rain is badly
needed, for stock iu tlie fields is suffer-
ing to Some extent where water is not
handy. Not much trade excepting in
funeral work ; stock is plentiful. Asters
and Gladioli take the lead. Carnations
are getting small and Roses are hard to
keep. Asters from our home growers
are arriving in small lots and will s-oon
be very abundant. aJso Gladioli, which
are more grown this year Ihan ever be-
fore, and so will have a tendency to lower
prices.
W. Clarke, of the Pittsburgh Cut
Flower Co.. with his wife, is attending
the Knights Templar Conclave at Denver,
Col. and taking an e-vtensive trip be-
sides.
John Jones, foreman at Ihe Phipps
Conservatories. Scln'iilv I'aik. spent a
week iu Cauaila, TMrnui,! nmhilv.
De F. Luihviu ami liis luoiher Edward
took an autonmhile ii-ip lo Meyersdale,
their first touring trip in their new auto,
and had a pleasant time.
Visitors tbe past week : Harry Balsley
of Detroit ; I. Rosnosky, of H. F. Mich-
ell Co.. Philadelphia ; H. Gott, of Hi'tch-
ings & Co., New York ; Mr. Bates, of
Lord & Burnham Co., New York.
Going to the convention of the S. A. F.
so far as known to date; Fred Burki
and son and Wm. Kocher. Jr.. all of
the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. ; Ben
Elliott, of tbe John Bader Co. and prob-
aby W. Low. so there will be a small
attendance from the Smoky Citv.
The ouling of the Florists' Club, held
last Tuesday, was a most enjoyable af-
fair and well atteiuh'd, particularly by
the younger iieni>le and ladies. 'Hie boat
ride up 111- M.imiimalHl;, ][]vrf |„ Gla.ss-
port ^iir~ Mile ;ui iilr.i nf mit uiva t luauu-
faeturiii- esialilislimriil-. III' ial-est in
Ihe .■1.11111 IV. .\ -l"|. «iis iiiaile at ."Moss
(inne HllrlV lile he. UTS nelV mcrrilv
s|..lil. .Ilium, ilrliikiim ;iml nat.liing the
aihl.'ii.' .-.iiiL'su nil. I l.asi.l.iill game.
I'res. .\..il M.Cal iilLaiikHl his first
Florisis' Ciiil. ..iiiiim, ami was so well
satisfi.al ilial li.' \.i\\.(i he would never
miss au.itli.r. II. I'.iil.l.v and I. Bos-
noskv ni Te i;iiesis. .■.m.lng out with B.
Elliott ill his automobile.
E. C. Reinem.\n.
354
The Florists' Exchange
Elyria, Oluo
Elyria, O., 23 miles east of Cleveland,
is the county seat of the large and pop-
ulous county of Lorain. It is a manufac-
turing town of 16,000 people. In the
florist business there are three establish-
ments in flourishing condition. Shipping
facilities are excellent, and soil adapted
to the cultivation of all plant crops is
plentiful.
The li. C. Hecock Floral Co.
This concern, incorporated about six
years ago with a capital of $20,000, car-
ries on a general florist and wholesale
plant business. It conducts two retail
stores, one in Elyria and one in Lorain,
through which the entire cut flower out-
put is sold. The greenhouses, consisting
of about 30,000ft. of glass, are located
on Lake ave., a mUe from the city. The
houses are modern, being 265ft. in length
and equipped with steam heating system,
with horizontal tubular boilers and De-
troit trap. The principal crops are Car-
nations, Chrysanthemums, Sweet Peas,
Violets and Perns, besides a complete
line of decorative and bedding plants. A
lot of five acres, adjoining the green-
houses and owned by the Company, is
devoted to the raising of the stock plants
and to Asters, Gladioli and miscellaneous
plants for cut flowers. Situated on the
B. & O. Railroad, a private switch is
enjoyed, thus making the receiving of
fuel and supplies a comparatively easy
matter. The greenhouses are supplied
with the lake water with the city pres-
sure.
This business was formerly conducted
by L. C. Hecock on Lodi St., but, grow-
ing too big for its quarters there, was
incorporated and moved to its present
location. The Elyria store building is
owned by the Company, having erected
it, and the Lorain establishment is held
on lease. Deliveries are made by means
of an auto truck purchased last Spring.
L. C. Hecock is president and mana-
ger of the business, dividing his time be-
tween the two stores and the greenhouses.
The Misses Edith and Nellie Hecock
have charge of the Elyria and Lorain
stores respectively, and James McLaugh-
lin with a corps of assistants looks after
the growing.
Copas Bros.
This business was founded about 30
years ago by William Copas, a florist
and gardener of unusual ability, and is
now conducted under the above name by
James and William Copas, sons of the
former, who is long since deceased.
The greenhouses, comprising about 18,-
000ft. of glass, are located well within
the city limits, and stand upon valuable
ground. They are in excellent repair,
nicely adapted to the requirements of the
business, and are heated by steam, gas
being used for fuel. This feature was
installed last Pall and filled the bill
throughout the entire Winter with satis-
faction and economy.
A general florist business is carried on,
with some attention given to wholesaling.
'Mums, Carnations, Sweet Peas, etc., with
a full line of bedding stock are the chief
crops. William Copas spends most of
his time at present at the greenhouses,
while the senior partner, James Copas,
assisted by his wife, looks after the store.
This concern leases its storeroom
at present. Handicapped by a lack of
space in the growing end. and with a
steadily increasing business, doubtless
this plant will be moved beyond the city
limits in the near future.
E. Smallwood & Son
This business was established by the
late B. Smallwood, who, on retiring from
the stone quarrying pursuit, built a
greenhouse plant at Ridgeville, a short
distance east of Elyria. The place con-
sists of approximately 8000ft. of glass,
about half of which is devoted to hotbed
uses, and four acres of splendid garden
land.
A wholesale business is carried on,
the leading crops being Carnations, Peas
and Violets. Being but 18 miles from
Cleveland and upon the interurban line,
with fast trains, the stock is shipped to
that city. Some choice vegetables are
raised upon the lot and in the frames
which are disposed of in the local market.
The heating is done by means of hot wa-
ter, and the water supply is from a cis-
tern beneath one of the greenhouses, into
which tlie rain water from the roofs is
conducted and pumped into the pipes by
means of a gasoline pump. A windmill
with tank is also used in emergencies.
William Smallwood, the eldest son, is
now looking after the business, and Will-
iam Copas, a grower of long experience,
is attending to that particular part of the
work J. McL.
Robert Craig Co., Norwood, Pa.
Crotons galore ! Crotons of every size,
shape, c-olor, variety and type. Pour
hundred varieties, in all about 100,000
plants, the largest collections of these
gorgeous plants in any one plac-e in the
world.
They flourish here like weeds, is the
way Wm. P. Craig puts it, in speaking
ol the wonderful growth and coloring ac-
quired by the Crotons at Norwood. Pour
uf the large houses here are filled with
I hem, and the splendid photograph of
une of the houses in last week's issue of
TiiE I^OEiSTs' Exchange gives one a
slight idea of their magnificence.
Croton "Norwood Beauty" is a beau-
tiful thing; it is a seedling of Craigii
and may be termed a red Craigii as the
leaf is the same as the parent ; it is oak-
shaped and is brilliantly colored red, yel-
low and orange. The new seedling va-
rieties are most interesting and range
from the narrow leaf, and corkscrew
sorts up to the large leaf type, and this
company's collection of thirteen seed-
lings, named after the "Thirteen Original
States," is truly distinctive.
Tliis is the first year the Cyclamen
have been grown at this place and the
wisdom of raising them here is only too
apparent. They are wonderful ; some of
the earliest ones, now in Tin. pots, are a
mass of leaves, as if carved from marble,
with fleshy stems as thick as lead pencils.
"There is something in the soil here at
Norwood which seems to suit Arecas,"
said Wm. P. Craig, as he led the way to
a house of this sraceful Palm; it re-
sembled a veritable young forest, not a
blemish from the 4in. stock up to the
remarkable specimens in lOin. tubs.
Dracaenas, another one of this com-
pany's famous specialties, are in prime
condition. "We got tired of sending good
money to Europe for Dracsena Massan-
geana so now we are growing our own
stock," said PiObt. Craig, as he pointed
to 300ft. of bench planted to this sterling
variety for stock, which has already
yielded a lot of cuttings that are now
tine 4in. pot plants. In Dracaenas, in-
cluding Massangeana, twenty varieties
are grown, as follows : S. fragrans. Lord
Wolseley, terminalis, godseffiana, Mandai-
ana, De Smetiana, Bronze Beauty, Bap-
rtistii, amabilis, Sanderiana, Shei)erdi,
Braziliensis (rare), Mme. Winkleman
(new), Gladstone, Guilfoylei and Tit-
worthi : three rare varieties, also a bed
of seedling Dracaenas, show promise of
future greatness.
A fine lot of Asplenium Avds-Nidus
(P.ird's Nest Pern) is here.
A splendid stock of Nephrqlepis
Smithii has been worked up; this _ is
pronounced by the Craigs as a great im-
provement over Amerpohli.
An immense quantity of Poinsettias
are to be seen here in all stages ; a 300ft.
bench is loaded with cuttings inserted
within the last week. In the field a big
block of the new Geranium, Helen Midi-
ell is being grown for cuttings ; it is a
\-ery compact grower. The field grown
Roses are very strong and all tlie Climb-
ers are trained to bamboo canes, 8ft. to
lOft. high.
A wonderful improvement in every di-
rection is apparent everywhere since my
previous visit bere some six months ago.
At 49th and Market Streets
Ferns predominate at this section
of the Craig establishment ; 1.50,000 Ne-
phrolepis are here in all the leading va-
rieties and sizes, from 2% in. stock up
to the magnificent specimens in 13in.
tubs. In the newer varieties was seen
X. tuberosa plumosa, this type being
quite distinct from any other of the
many types of the Boston Fern. The
fronds are long and narrow, the pinnules
beautifully plumose which are of light
color, giving the fronds a beautiful effect.
Robt. A. Craig thinks very hi^ly of this
variety and also of "Teddy, Jr.", an-
other good one. Other varieties here are
Scholzeli, elegantissima improved, elegan-
tissima compacta, todeoides, Harrisii,
Bostoniensis, Wm. K. Harris, Giatrasii,
Scottii, robusta Smithii, and Amerpohli.
Several houses are filled with Adian-
tum hybridum, and Asparagus plumosus
nanus and Hatcheri. The stately Picas
pandurata is still a great favorite here
and a large house of it looks fine. Pan-
danus Veitchii, Genista, and Gardenia
Veitchii are grown in quantity here,
while in the frames there are over 40,000
of the new French Hydrangeas from
2%in. pots up to 6in., in splendid
growth. The houses of Chrysanthemums
tor cutting from are looking splendid and
a fine crop is to be expected this Pall.
Phcenix Boebelenii is also well done here
in several sizes.
A visitor at these two places will find
much of interest and pleasure to see and
admire, and "Craig hospitality" acts as
an incentive for many future visits.
W. H. E.
Heating Queries
Conducted by John McArthut
Mer., Heating Dept., Hitchings & Co.
I have five houses, ridge and furrow
equal span, 22xl32ft., running east and
west, with boiler house (to build) at
west end of houses. Bach end of houses
is g-lass to within 3ft. of greenhouse
floors or walks. Gutters are 6ft. from
ground. North house has glass 32in, on
vertical side. Houses when all ready
will be without divisions between;
benches will be 3ft on ouiside of all
houses, and practically two 5ft benches
in each house (center) with three 20in.
walks. Houses are on high, dry land
and pretty well exposed. Boiler house
will be at lowest end and about 7 ft.
below walk at lowest end. I have prob-
ably 200ft. of 4in. pipe, several hundred
feet of Sin. and 2J^in.. and lots of 2i4in.
pipe and valves and other fittings, which
I would like to utilize as far as possi-
ble. Have also a tubular boiler 44in x
14ft, containing 46 2y2in. tubes, inside
measure. Would this boiler, well bricked
in, be sufficient to heat this amount of
glass by steam or hot water, to 55 de-
grees at 10 degrees below zero, or would
I have to have more boiler capacity ?
Each side of house uses 12ft. rafters and
east end of houses are probably 1ft.
hig^her than west end. There is a door
in each house in the center of the end.
Would also like to know about the best
arrangement of pipes in these houses as
to size of mains, etc. The boiler house
will be only as high as the gutters, above
gutters being glass, glass is I6xl6in.
E. D. C, Canada.
— I understand that you have five
ridge and furrow greenhouses each
132ft long and 22ft. wide, running east
and west; that the south house is at-
tached to another greenhouse and the
north house has 32in. of glass on the
vertical side. The east gable ends of
the houses being glazed and exposed, and
the west ends protected by a shed or
workroom, the roof bars being 12ft long,
the north house would have equivalent
to about 3634 sq. ft of exposed glass,
and the other four houses would each
have equivalent to 3278 sq. ft, making
a total of 16,746 sq. ft. of exposed glass
surface to be heated.
To heat the houses with steam, I
would advise using one 2i^in. overhead
steam main in each house, with nine
1 Hln. pipes under the benches in the
north house, and eight li^in. pipes in
each of the other four houses.
The 2i4in. overhead main can be
placed from 2ft to 3ft from ridge of
house and graded down from boiler end
of house about one inch in every 8 or
10ft
At the east end of houses this main
would connect to the coils of IHin. pipe;
the coils should grade down to the boiler
lin. in every 10ft or more, if possible,
but the lowest point of the coils should
be not less than 2i^ft or 3ft. above the
waterline of boiler, unless you decide to
Tise a pump or steam trap to return the
water of condensation from the coils to
the boiler.
Should you decide to heat the houses
with hot water, using 2in. pipe for the
coils, the north house will require 2120
lin. ft. of 2in. pipe and each of the other
four houses 1925 lin. ft. of 2in. pipe, or
its equivalent.
The above amounts of radiation would
give a temperature of 55 degrees at
night, when the mercury outside is 10
degrees below zero.
The tubular boiler you mention would
develop about 40 h.p., and the houses,
if piped as above mentioned, would re-
quire about 45 h.p., from which you will
see that the boiler with close attention
should do the work, and your chimney
flue should be at least 20in. square and
50ft high.
We wish to Impress upon our readers that
all questions Intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upper ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible, in addition to this. If stated
whether it be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown, it
would often enable identification of speci-
mens difficult to determine otherwise.
(26) Asters Injured by Tarnished
Plant-Bug's. — Will you kindly let us
know through the next issue of The Ex-
change, what to do to get rid of that
Aster fly tha.t stings the buds, causing
tlitin tu gu blind. we na\ e tried dust-
ing with slack lime, spraying with Paris
green, and also spraying with strong to-
bacco water, but without any good re-
sults. They have ruined one entire
patch of Asters and are now going for
our Chrysanthemums. — C. N. J., Ontario.
— The insect of which the inquirer
complains is probably the tarnished
plant-bug. The following measures may
be taken to check this pest: Conserva-
tion of soil moisture by frequent culti-
vation, and when necessary an artificial
supply of water so as to maintain a
uniform moisture at the roots of the
plants and promote a thrifty growth;
setting the Aster plants in a partly
shaded location; shading with cheese-
cloth; spraying with kerosene emulsion,
whale oil soap, or arsenate of lead in
Bordeaux mixture sometime before the
flower buds show color.
(30) Bay Tree and Aucuba Leaves
Turning Brown. — I am sending you a
few leaves of Laurus nobilis Bay tree.
Formerly green and healthy, most of the
leaves now show a yellow-brown color
and are falling off. The trees were al-
ways properly attended to and well wa-
tered and are placed in half shade now.
as I first thought that they were suffer-
ing from too excessive a sunshine. Do
you consider the trouble coming from a
fungus? Some Aucuba Japonica show
the same disease. — E. H., N. T.
— Once at least and probably several
times, it is judged from the appearance
of the Bay tree leaves submitted, the
Bay trees were allowed to get too dry
at their roots, and before the water
which was afterwards applied could be
carried from the roots up to the foliage,
the sun burned the latter. Probably the
Aucubas are suffering from the same
cause.
(31) Rubber Plant Dropping Pollag-e.
— 'Will you please tell me what I can do
for a Rubber plant that I have? I have
had it for a number of years and it has
always done well; two weeks ago the
leaves began to turn yellow and drop
off. Is it because it has been kept in
the house? I never put it outdoors in
Summer. I was told that I ought to
feed the soil with castor oil; if so, how
often must it be done and how much
must be given? — A L. B., N. Y.
— The Rubber plant may be dropping
its leaves from any of the following
causes: soil too wet, or too dry; too
poor or too rich, or the plant may be in
too small or too large a pot. The in-
quirer, knowing the conditions, can best
judge which is the real cause. It is
well to put Rubber plants outdoors in
the Summer in a half shade, where the
foliage will not be damaged by heavy
winds. Cow or sheep manure, well
rotted, worked into the soil or used in
liquid form, or some of the fertilizers
especially prepared for house and con-
servatory plants, will probably give bet-
ter results than castor oil.
(32) The Virgilia lutea. — When is the
proper time to gather the seed from the
Virgilia lutea tree to be sure of their
germinating? — S. E. B., Mass.
— The seeds of the Virgilia may be
considered ripe when the pods turn
brown in Autumn. The pods should be
gathered then, the seeds extracted and
placed in slightly moist sand in a cool
place, and sown in Spring. If kept dry
all Winter and then sown in Spring
their germination is uncertain.
August 16, 1913.
The Florists^ Exchange
353
Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail
themselves of the advertisers* offers In this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists* Exchange as being
responsible, and will accepi and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, oi
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mail,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extendi, the usual commission being allowed. While no
tiuarantee is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
in this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Careful attention ^ven to all orders
Member of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele
graphic order, i. Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed.
ESTABLISHED 1843
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Rural and St. Agnes
Cemeteries Ave.
Write, Talephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
^^Ji^im^CUTi^i'
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
service to out-of-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West Vieiv Floral Co.
Choice Cut Flowers for all occasions delivered promptly anywhere
in Georgia.
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, charges collect
fSiM"
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG.
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Cattone
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
William EDoyleCo;, 1,0 HSS;
Flowera delivered to all part* of New England. High grades a
specialty. Special deliveries to ateamers sailing from Boston.
Wreath of Violets and Adiantum, clustered with
Orchids and Lily of the Valley
). 57 — From Floral Designs De Luxe — See description page 359.
Wanted — Plans for a Small Flower Shop
A subscriber writes as follows: "We are consider-
ing a small flower shop for display (retail) and wonder
if you can furnish us with a catalog or any advice on
the subject. Our idea is to build something small and
yet unusual and unique. If you have anything along these
lines you will confer a favor on the writer by advising-
us. We do not desire a structure entirely of glass
on account of having to keep a refrigerator there."
This strikes us very forcibly as being a subject on
which some of our friends in the retail trade might like
to write, submitting plans for a cozy, uptodate flower
shop, including estimated cost, if possible.
For any such information that may be of value The
Florists' FjXchange will be glad to pay liberally. Re-
])lies or suggestions from readers should be made with-
dut delay as the party wishes to start building at once.
Supply Advis. will be found on pa^es 363-64-63
Freshen Up
This is the montli of vacations, but it also sliould lie
the month of renovating — not only the exterior and in-
terior of the flower shop should be freshly painted,
enameled, and generally fixed up, but the stock as well.
Before you order new baskets, new wirework, etc.,
wouldn't it be well to go over the stock on hand, and
.'.ee what you can do with it first? Just look at that
mass of stock you have put up on that high shelf in
the room back of the store. Get it all down, sort it
out, and see if it is not possible for you to freshen it
lip. Now, those baskets would look like new if they
only were painted, or enameled, or gilded. Japalac
paints come in all shades, in all sizes, and are carried
by all first class paint stores; blue, pink, white and
green enamel can be bought in small quantities and,
])resto! your baskets look like new, and now is the
lime to do it. This bunch of rusty wirework needs a
coat of green paint. If you don't want a mess you had
better take them out in tlie backyard, shed, or rear of
the store.
Paint up that old rusty boiler in the basement. Pro-
tect your clothing well or, better still, prepare for the
job with some old overalls, for paint does sputter on
wirework. Of course, the better way is to dip it, but
if only a small number of pieces are to be done, you
will use the brush. A thin paint is desirable, and be
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
We cover all New England points. Retail orders placed with us
receive careful ttention. The delivery of flowers and plants to
Boston'sailing steamers a specialty.
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
•* Petrn, the Tele-
graph Florist "
er all points in New
England
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSEnS
143 Tremont St.
The centrally located Florist Sin
Yours for reciprocity.
We cover all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S, A. F.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Every facility for filling trade orders
satisfactorily, and delivering promptly
at residence, hotel, steamer and theatre
Tel 1768 Prospeil in Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
^k^^.— • Brooklyn, N.Y.
J/^/^^ ^^ Fulton St. and Greene Ave.
Phone, 6800-6801-6802 Proapect
Branch Store
-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long
Island. 1 rade orders cared for from all parts of the country and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence.
^^gggir^ ^ 339-3
Pi)PfAio,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
W. J. PALMER %. SON
Membcra Florists' Telegraph Association
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
r_, - Flowers lor Harvard,
I10WER5HOP R^<'<=U«e and WeUesIey
Colleges
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ILL.
■ 3343 W. Madison St
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
Flowers ""/f,^™
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Congress Hotel
Courtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
(@Dra©DR3R3^TrD, (fl),
FOURTH STREET
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CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCLID AVENUE
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Membcn of The FlorUts' Telegraph Delivery. S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegraphic orders will be c&refuUy aod prompt by .filled. Persona
atteatioa given. Usual ditcouats allowed.
Member of The FlorUts* Telegraph Delivery
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East TownlStreet
t0*^ FLOR
' MEMBERS OF THE I
DAYTON, OHIO
112 South Main
Street
FLORISTS
6»« DENVER, COLORADO
y^arA jrtoral Co, coloTmdo'vub. wJ^ ult
Colorado, Utafa, Western Neb-
raska and Wyoming points
reached by Express. Orders.
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Usual discounts.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We cover all MichigaD points and large sections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive careful attention.
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co,
EL PASO, TEXAS
P^P^
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flowers
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouses, BENTON ST.
CCORGE G. McCLl/NlE
Hartford, Conn.
•FLOWERS" 187 Main Street
sure it is olive yrecii, so it will look as i?icoiis|)i<'iious
as possible. Then again here is a lot of old ilesigns
with moss in them; empty them, straighten them up.
and re]iaint them. In Chicago they have passed a city
law wliich proliibits florists from using secondhand wire
designs, but outside that city I have heard of no other
lirohibitory laws. The idea is good, though. It's really
a graft, and also lays one open to contract contagious
diseases of all sorts, as these floral designs enter homes
and are often exposed to smallpox, typhoid fever, and
other serious contagious diseases. Many of these sec-
ond hand designs come from vaults — where the atmos-
phere reeks with virulent germs. On the score of
health alone, the using of wirework the second time
should be proliihited. But this does not apply to shop-
worn goods, and these should be freshened uj).
Ei.r.A Grant Wii.sox.
Retail Store Management
Paper rend by Cecil Hopton of Montreal, at the meet-
infl of the Canadian Horticultmral Association at
Peterboro, Ont., Aug. S, 1913.
It has been a very difficult task assigned to one so
young as I, to try to give a short paper on "Retail
Store Management," to the many older, and therefore
more experienced men I see assembled here.
As with store management, so with this paper. I
must deal with a great many things in a \ery short
time.
There arc only two ways to manage a flower shojD,
a right way and a wrong way; therefore I will try and
gi\e my ideas of the right and wrong way.
First of all, a man who is in a position of manager
or owner must have a good steady head and a generous,
unbigoted mind. One cannot place class or religious
distinctions when one has to deal with so many diiferent
kinds of people.
I find in my experience that it is also essential to
have one's books in good hands. There is nothing so
aggravating as to receive bills every month that haxe
at least one or two errors, and then to be told by the
bookkeeper that it must have been the customer's mis-
take in not looking after the charging and getting re-
ceipts when paying on account or otherwise. Then
there is the probability of not charging the customers with
the full amount of their purchases. Of course this latter
is not so apt to lose good customers as it is to lose
money for the owners.
Next, to my thinking, is the buj'ing. What man in
l)usiness does not recognize this very important factor?
It would not take long to put a florist out of business if
he is,. or has, a poor buyer. The secret of buying is to
have a good stock of popular varieties, as well as a few
novelties, always ready for anticipated rushes and un-
welcome slack times. It is not always easy to find a
good wholesale florist or commission house so, therefore,
the buyer has to size up the situation and buy one
^•ariety of stock from one business house and another
variety from someone else.
Delivery Orders
Now let us take one of the less important items,
tlie delivery. This is more important than some think,
although not as important as those points mentioned
before, in my humble estimation. One caimot be too
careful how he or she wraps the parcels before they are
given to the driver or the boy to deliver, especially in
Winter.
I have seen lovely floral designs, that have taken the
utmost care to make, placed in the bottom of a delivery
\'an and driven at high speed o\'er rough roads. Can't
jou just imagine what that |)icce looked like when it
arrived at its destination. Then, again, the same kind
of a design is put in a cardboard box, sent off to the
cxi>ress company, and left to them to turn ujiside down,
just as they wish. It would indeed he a great thing
for florists if someone would invent some kind of a honk
to hold a design to the bottom of a cardboard box.
About six months ago we sent a design to the exjiress
company to be shipped on a certain express train, but,
owing to the negligence of the express em))loyees it
was not sent, and on telephoning to us, we told them to
return it. Great was our surprise when we received a
battered box and a very much more battered desisiii.
Since then we have tried to fasten all designs to the
bottom of the box by means of pieces of wire.
Another mistake made hv some of the florists is that
of sending a small bov w'ifh a .-fll) or $1.) dc-sisn. bv
It
indeed h,i
led at 111.
ens to
street car, af tll(
lo m-t on a str<
what then happ
of our future discussioi
lie good enough to gi\'e
agement of the delivery,
fuses me not a little to manage.it to the best advantag
to both driver and horses, or gasoline, if one is fortu
as I
ne of the i
few pointer
must confc
nate or nnfortu
automobile.
late
the case may be, to jiossess
Courteous Employees
The attention to one's patrons by one's employees, be
they young ladies or gentlemen, is also a very important
point. More custom is lost because of surly faces and
Highland Park Greenhouses
w'lSdTs" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Texas and aalUngs from Galveston
Jr. Jr. jrCuhlmann, florist
2507 JACKSON ST., S. W Phone, Hsdley 1926-2330
2526 WASHINGTON ST.. Opp. Glenwood Cemetery
S. W. Phone, Taylor 628-1081
Uptown, 919 CAPITOL AVE.. S. W. Phone, Preston 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
tNDIANAPOLIS, IND
241 Maosachusetts Ave
Illinois, Ohio, sue'
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery. S. A. F.
CJUni T C The Florist
Qj YXL /^/^ <^ 36 West Forsyth Si
We reach all Florida and South Georgia points
f Inc.
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
(SU^^S^*
KANSAS CITY, MO
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
LEXINGTON, KY.
^ A. Rel
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
The Atherton Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets
Choicest Cut Flowers Personal attention given to out-of-town order
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
Personal attention given to orders for Louisville and surrounding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities perfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
\y0S!^i
Floral|,Orders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL. MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VldNITY
6 Preacott St.. LOWELL. MASS
WE HEVER SLEEP"
Idlewild Greenhouses
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
IM Mieoeapolis Floral Co.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points In the Northwest
August ](i, l!)l;i
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357
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Concept! n St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
florist
!^osemont Sard ens
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of The Florists' Teleftraph Delivery
Fresh flowers and best service.
MONTREAL, CAN
825 St. Catharine St.,W.
filled unde the
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries throughout the State
and to all steamship docks id
Hoboten, N. J..and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most eztenstre Floral and Steamer Work in the State.
mfi^^3^
'lower and Funerai work solicited.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
1026 Chapel Street
Opposite Yale Collefle
Cut
NEW ORLEANS,
LA.
^^Tloristl^l Baronne St.
%J»
c»»'
TEXAb. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 East 33d Street
Telephone 4404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RU EL
qiiicU tempers than ali otlier tilings combined. I will say
lliis, however, that there are very few of either in tlie
florist business, as far as my experience runs. Of course
cne of them crops up now and again but I have noticed
I hat they do not remain long in their positions, a good
Ihing for the general public. The public luis to be
coaxed to a great extent and an employee with a smil-
ing face is a very valuable asset to any business, espe-
cially among the many beautiful flowers that we see
in all the florist shops.
And lastly comes the exhibition of stock. Tliere is
nothing so attractive to the eye as a nicely decorated
window, and the ladies will lea\e a window of the most
beautiful dresses to gaze at some of our fellow artists'
work, for artists they really are. The interior of the
shop is almost as important as the windows and there-
fore it must be kept in first class shape, both as to
cleanliness and arrangement. It is disheartening for
a lady, having white gloves on, to lift a dirty pot, and
then find her gloves are almost ruined. A florist that
does not look after these little details deserves to lose
some of his best customers. Even the beautiful jar-
dinieres which we see covering the pots will not alto-
gether hide the dirt. It is not only the pots which
must be kept clean but numerous other things, such as
floors, counters and tables.
I am sure that by the description of a good man-
ager I have given you, you will think that 1 would need
to look for a long while for any human being possess-
ing these qualities. The points that I think a good
manager should possess are not what I have found in
am' of the managers I have met. Some of them come
up to my standard in one or two of these things, but fall
sliort on the others. One can readily understand why
a nianairer of a flower shop does not receive the im-
mense salary that he thinks he should get or the owner
of the shop the immense dividends he expects.
Good Competition Necessary
Tliere is just one more thing that I do like to see
and that is a keen friendly rivalry. One doesn't need
to snub another man just because he happens to be a
contemporary, and that he is afraid if he is friendly,
the other fellow might get ahead of him. I am sure
there is still room for many more florists, and as we have
all butted into the game, the same as the other fellow
who is just starting, we should, as brother florists, give
him a helping hand, and perhaps lie will prove the very
one to hel]i us out in a tight jilace. I think there is
too much smibbinir done for the small number of florists
there are in each town. If we think that the other fel-
low doesn't treat us right, there is not a sufficiently
good reason to helie\e him a cad and to tell your friend
about his awful meanness.
Now, I would be very thankful if some of the older
members who may think I am wrong in my ideas of
store management, would come and tell me their ex-
))erienee and perhaps I will derive some benefit from
this trip to Peterboro. I am still young, and, therefore
not a \er\' forniidalile antagonist for any of you gen-
tlemen who may wish to lecture on tlie subject.
Supply Advts. will be found on pa^es 363-64-65
We Gu
Satisfaction
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST 48th Street
.Mfi!^^^
NEW YORK
61] Fifth Avenue
accompany all order
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
boicest cut flowers and designs
specialty Wij
; your ordei
NEW YORK
John. S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
ofcm^^
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
Ve Nre in the theatre diatrict
eiivcrin^ Qowers on outgoing ti
rill receive prompt and careful
Mailing Lists and Form Letters
Ha
list?
ot, you should have.
This is the time of the year to revise your mailing list
or to make out a new one. If you are a large grower,
you no doubt have much dead wood in your old lists.
A catalog came to me recently from one of our largest
wholesale growers, addressed" to a ])lace I have not
been in for fifteen years. I received from another
well known wholesaler five catalogs of the same vintage
addressed to various locations where I had been located
in the past twenty years. This firm sends out four
catalogs and lists every year. It is duplicating and
paying postage on them and accomplishing no good
results, and results are what we are looking for in ad-
vertising. In this case they evidently have added names
from new lists and have kept the old addresses intact.
But I wish to speak especially to the small retail
florist, the one who is ambitious to push business, the
small store man who wants to build up an established
clientele. The first ]5oint is that your order book or
order slips should supply you with the addresses of
those you have done business with, and they should be
your very best material. Have them on a list alpha-
betically arranged. Take the name of some person you
know well, and write him or her a letter; a pleasan.t
little letter, saying you appreciate the past patronage,
and asking him or her, as the case might be, to come
to you when in need and you will give them every atten-
tion. If you ha^•e anything special on hand, do not for-
get to mention it. Call this form letter No. 1. N'"w
take another type of individual, and write aiiotlier letter
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLING
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
EUROPEAN ORDERS EXECUTED
**If we say it, we ivlU do it"
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered id
Holyoke. Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
Basket display of Gladiolus Dawn staaed by 15. Hammond Tracy of We
and Gladioli Exhibition held by the Massachusetts Ilorth
[ass., at the recent Phlox
lira! Society
358
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to fit the special needs of this customer for instance,
suppose in the first case the party sent a box of flowers
to a lady. That would call for one style of letter. In
the second case, say, was a funeral order; you can readily
see another type of letter would be required. In the
third case, let us suppose a wedding decoration was
made, so here is another idea, and it should have some
reference to the wedding. The florist usually stands in
a different position than does the ordinary tradesman.
He has been almost a part of the wedding, and what
would be offensive in another line seems to be permissible
In ours. But good taste dictates that only best wishes
should be embodied in this letter.
You have now one mailing list and three or four
form letters. Get a scrap book and pin the letter on
the first page, B on the second page and so up to Z.
Give yourself space for form letters, pin them in also,
and label them No. 1, 3, 3, etc. Now you have every-
thing complete for your first venture. No advertising
I ever did equaled this for results, for you keep in
touch with your real trade. Instruct your office girl to
add monthly your new customers to this list, and you
can go over it yearly to prune it of those who have moved
away, or who, through other causes, are not desirable.
By having this list on slips and pinned in, you can re-
move them, correct them and revise them with little
trouble, and the list is kept uptodate.
Mailing List No. 2
You now want to increase your customers. To do
this nothing is better than your own local telephone
directory. The addresses are always uptodate. After
making a desirable list, revise it by the one you have
already made, so there will be no duplication of names;
then write them out on alphabetical slips, and start
book No. 3. Now get to work and write several form
letters, but give them a personal touch, so that the cus-
tomer thinks you are really interested in his or her
wants. TeU her you cater to "special tastes." That
always flatters by implication. Do not soft soap, but
imply that the customer has taste and judgment. Do
not use the telephone book promiscuously, but use
your own judgment and the results will be good. If
you send out this list when you have special sales or
exhibitions or displays, you will make many good friends
who will prove to be regular customers.
Mailing List No. 3
This should consist of business addresses, firms, so-
cieties, corporations and other business men. In this
case state your ability to furnish promptly any flowers
or floral tribute desired and be sure to give your tele-
phone address prominence. A short letter to the point
is the order here. Business men have no time for long
letters. In closing ask them to file your letters until
some occasion occurs where they may need your services.
These sets of lists will set you going, and additions
will naturally come about, so the thing will grow on
you. For the society list watch your local papers, con-
sult a "blue book," it your town or city publishes one.
Read the society news, keep track of the activities of
society; an index is good here, and you can keep track
of each individual affair until it is over. This list is
changing daily, and I would advise no florist to attempt
it unless he has a girl or bookkeeper who can give it
constant attention. Eixa Grant Wilson.
PASADENA, CAL,
The Orchid
13 EAST
COLORADO STREET
Los Angeles
Edward Sceery
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Funeral Designs
(See illustration page 355)
We have found in the book of "Floral Designs de
Luxe" so many examples of funeral wreaths and other
designs suitalile for the wants of those of our customers
who do not feel disposed to order elaborate or expensive
pieces that we will refer to a few that have proven
satisfactory as made up by us. No. 57, a wreath, is
composed of Lily of the Valley, Violets, Orchids and
Adiantum. The Violets were stemmed on toothpicks in
■ small, compact clusters and were used in filling two-
thirds of the design, made up solidly. The remaining
space (one-third of the circle) was filled with short (No.
2 stock) Lily of the Valley in combination with small
Cattleyas, and Adiantum cuneatum, arranged loosely
in a cluster or group, relieving the stiffness of line of
the major portion of the wreath. No ribbon was used.
If thought desirable to substitute you may use lavender
or light purple Sweet Peas in place of the Violets; as
tliis will not markedly change the color combination the
design, when completed, will be equally pleasing.
New Yorker.
Cleveland Retail Notes
Gasser's window recently consisted of five large vases
of yellow Gladioli, simple but very effective. Smith &
Fetters Co. had more of a mixed window; pond Lilies
and yellow and white Gladioli. A pretty basket was
made up while I was there of La France Roses and
pale blue Larkspur, arranged in a solid silver filigree
basket which the customer had brought in.
Frank Schoen and Frank Friedley have taken over the
Eadie Co., and Fred C. Brown has taken up his duties
as manager of Gasser's retail store. Many of the
S. A. F. and O. H. will remember Mr. Brown's fine
stereopticon lectures at Chicago. He is an acquisition
to Cleveland and we give him welcome
Ella Grant Wilson.
Member ofiThe Florists' Telegraph Delivery
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
The Bellevue-Stratford
And Diamond & 22d Sts.
Do[you want flowers in Philadelpliia ?r We furnish the best, artistically
arranged.
PinSflELD,
MASS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its new Design Book for Agents,
now ready for delivery. Che«pe« and Best. Ever.
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At the recent Gladiolus and Phlox exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, B. Hammond Tracy of Wenham, Mass., made a handsome display of Gladioli
in baskets, showing artistic arrangements ol^what isjgenerallyiregarded as a difficult flower to'set up to advantage. The varieties shown in this illustration
are Gladiolus La Pastele to the left and Gladiolus America to th^right
August 16, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
359
Portland, Oregon ""o^z^r
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
Mortin & FoPDcs Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
From New York
Columbia. . .
Finland
Minnehaha. .
Prin
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowers delivered promptly in
Rochester and^surrounding^territory. Complete line always ready.
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery.
Salter Bros. "^"T"'
Oceanic
Rochambeau...
Fr. dcr Grosse.
Potsdam
Carpathia
Mauretania.. ,
Amerika
Celtic
St. Paul
Patris
Kroonland
Minnewaska.
Cameronia. . .
Pretoria
Olympic
FLORISTS^
Kr. Wm.'ii.'.:;
New Amsterdam
Mm
38 Main St. West STpSa.-
ROCHESTER, N.Y. ^'waine
88iMain Street, East irfme^";^"'
Vestem New York towns.
ji.'V'
lEED ii —
ROCKFORD, ILL
Quick service to
Illinois, Wlsconslii,
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BYAM, The Florist
California Flowers '"l^,^^""
STEAMER SAILINGS WRITE OR WIRE
EiS."t1L. THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST "p^es?
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
'elEcano,
i & Co.
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY T^ELEGRAPH
SCRANTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in Wilkes-
Barre. Pittston, Carbondale, and all
Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns.
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washington Avenue
Telephone or tel«raphic orders for any aty or town in Northeastern
Ir'"^3'iY*'"* ^." "^"' prompt execution. Usual discount. "Phone
No. 2*64, on either Bell or Consolidated "phones.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
HOLLYWOOD GARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. P.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Oat.of-town orders will receive
prompt and careful attention.
Wire us your orders.
Lone Distance Phones ^.
Bill, fflir 1104 /5SS,'<*
U..,(r..to.Mi3l ^•^^^--
MullanpAist
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3520 North Grand Ave.
All orders by Teleitraph or
Telepbon. most carefully uMUtnl at once.
rionillDMlftna a Spwtalty.
HelligOlav..
St. Louis
California
Imperator
Minnetonka. . .
Pr. Fr. Wilheln
Vaderland
Majestic
Stampalia
Argentina
Chicago
Virgime
K. Aug. Victorii
Noordam
Kronp Wilhelra .
Ivernia
Russia
Madonna
Lusitania
La Provence. . .
K. Fr. Joseph 1
Baltic
Pres. Lincoln .
C. F. Tietgen . . , .
Philadelphia
Athinai
Geo. Washington
Can
Upland. . . . . .
Barbarossa . . .
Mendoza
Caledonia. . . .
Oceanic
La Touraine. .
Ryndara. . , . .
Kronp. Cecilit
Ultonia
Mauretania...
From Baltimore
Brandenburg. ,
From Boston
Bohemian
Parisian
Winifredian. . .
Arabic
Kingstonii
Cretic...
Philadelphia
Haverford . . . .
San Francisco
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Utica, N. Y.
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UTICA, N. Y.
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100,000 Square Feet of Glass
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Florists
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Deliveries to all points in New England
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SITUATIONSJWANT^
SITUATION WANTED-AS
GROWER or FOREMAN, 30 years
of age; German, single, 15 years' ex
perience in all branches of ttie trade ; can
show results; capable to run place in up-to-
date manner ; best of references as to ability
and character. Address S. E., care The
Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By young Hollander.
23 years of age, single, 2 ' :• years in this country,
a graduate of a horticulture college in Holland;
best knowledge of general greenhouse work, land-
scape gardening, etc.; private or large retail place;
New York or suburbs preferred. Best of refer-
ences. State wages. Address Florist, 218 East
53d St.. New York City.
SITUATION WANTED— By German, aged 24.
single, industrious and willing to work; 9 years
experience. 3 years in this country. Can furnish
references. Position in uptodate Rose and Carna-
tion-growing establishment in New York or vicinity
preferred. State particulars m first letter. Ad-
dress S. R.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As assistant in green-
houses on private place; 12 years first-class
experience England and America; good Rose and
Carnation grower; excellent references. Address
S. L.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener and (Inr-
ist. Swiss, aged 43, married, n.. children, wishes
steady position as head or assist;int in priv;ile >^r
commercial place; life experience m all branches c,l
gardening under glass and outdoors. Best refer-
Addr.
sS. M.,
: The Flo
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By German, married,
with family. Experienced grower of high-class
Carnations, 'Mums, cut flowers, bedding, Easter
and Christmas stock; 29 years of age, 14 years'
experience. Best of reference. State salary.
Address R. C, care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By florist, 21 years'
experience in America; experienced with Carna-
tions, Roses, 'Mums and all cut flowers, under
glass and out of doors, as well as vegetables; dairy
farm. Commercial or private place. Good refer-
ences. Address S. F.. care The Florists' Exchange
SITUATION WANTED— By a competent florist,
20 years' experience in all cut flowers indoors
and outdoors, pot and bedding plants, landscape
and design work; can take charge of a good place.
Good references. Address S. H., care The Florists'
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As managci or foreman
on first-class place, by an American, 31! years of
age, with 1.5 years' practical experience; competent
grower. Best of references. Address S. N.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By experienced pot
plant man, also a good grower of Carnations and
Mums; able to produce first-class^ stock; 1.5 years
SITUATION WANTED— By young German, 28
years old, single; 8 years' experience in general
■ „.t of floriculture; 3 y
position in Baltimore, Md. Add
The Florists' Exchange,
R. S.,
SITUATION WANTED— By German; married,
no children. 35 years old, 20 years' experience all-
round greenhouse work. Best reference. State
particulars in first letter. Address R. H., care
The Florists' Exchange. ^
SITUATION WANTED— As grower of genera'
line of stock for retail place; 20 years' expel lencc*
References. Married, with family. Address S"
K.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator; years of experience; Al references;
able to manage a store. State salary. T. Hansen,
41 Magne St.. Rochester. N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By landscape man,
practical gardener, life experience, well up m
landscape designing, wishes position m the West.
Address R. P., care The Florists' Exchange.
YOUNG LADY desires posilion with New York
florist, having ."> years' experience in retail store;
.ible to take charge of entire florist business. Ad-
rlress S. W.. care The Florists' Exchange.
Oontlniied to Next Oolmnn
EXPERIENCED SALESMAN AND DESIGNER
invites cnrreipondence from florists in need of a
first-class storcman lor the coming season. Ad-
dress R. J., care The F'orists* Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By vegetable gardenc
8 years' experience; to assist in grecnhousi
permanent. State wages. Address R. R., cai
The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator, years of experience, A-1 refer-
ences, able to manage a store. Address S. V.. care
The Florists' Exchange. ._
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class Rose and
Carnation grower; single. 32 years old, sober and
reliable. Competenfto take full charge. Address
S. J., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a young man. 25
years old, single, S years' experience in Orchids,
wishes a position on private or commercial place.
Address S. C care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class garden.
German, 15 years' experience in greenhoi
work; commercial or private; reference. Addri
S. B.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a young man, 2.t
years of age, September 1, or later. Address
S. O., care The Florists' Exchange.
JlffiUMVANTED^
Wanted—
Salesman
By large Eastern commission house;
must be thoroughly competent.
Splendid opening for man who has
the ability to sell and can show re-
sults. Write, giving full particu-
lars, age, experience and reference.
Address R. G., care The Florists'
Exchange.
Pot Plant Grower
Wanted
Thoroughly experienced on all kinds
of pot plants for Fall, Christmas,
Easter and Memorial Day. Every-
thing necessary for Retail store trade.
Forcing and timing of bulbous stock
important. Only competent men
need apply. Address with references,
S. J. REUTER & SON, Inc.
WESTERLY. R. I.
WANTED— A good grower for a
general line of cut flowers and potted
plant?, Carnations, Easter and Christ-
mas stock. M irried man preferred. Apply
•WM. KESSLER, U3 West 28th St., New
York City.
WANTED — An all-round man, married, for general
greenhouse work. Must be a good grower of cut
flowers and general greenhouse stock, know some-
thing about a retail trade, also a good makcr-up.
Good salary, steady position to right man. Cot-
tage, coal and wood furnished. Adjoining Moun-
tain station, Lackawanna R.R. M. Lyons, S
Montrose Ave., South Orange, N.J.
WANTED— An assistant: must be able to help
with general work in greenhiiuse; a willing-worker,
no drones need apply. Married man preferred
17!^ to 22c. per hour, according to ability. Steady
employment to right party at once. S. M. Mer-
-warth & Bros., Wholesale Carnation Growers,
Easton, Pa.
WANTED— Night fireman in large commercial
range. Must have had experience with hot
water boilers and be able to pack llowers for ship-
ment. Permanent position to right man. Wages
S60.00 per month. References required. Ad-
dress S. S., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Section man on Roses. Married man
preferred. House with modern improvements
and land for garden supplied. Near schoolhouse
No booze fighter need apply. Address
Peirce Bros., Waltha
'Ma
WANTED — An uptodate pot plant man for
section of houses to raise plants for a retail stn
trade. Wages 875.00 per month, house and coi
Steady job to right man. Address R. T., care Tl
Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— In September, for private pl.ace,
the Berkshires, asKislanl inside, experienced
Roses and Carnations, also hot water and sti-a
heating. S:i.i.O(l per innnlh and board. Addre
S. P.. care The Florists' Exchange.
Continued to Next Column
party understanding ;
thing of the greenhouse trade to make a permanent
connection with a substantial interest in the busi-
ness, to assist in controlling, and take entire charge
of factory output with full management of the
Address Factory, care The Florists' Exchange.
STOCK FOR SALE ~
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-inch ex-
tra strong plants, $6.00 per 100, S50.00 per
1000; 2J4-inch. S.3.00 per 100, S2.5.00 per 1000.
See Cyclamen, Christmas Peppers, Cineraria.s,
Ferns, Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Irwin, 3097 Broadway. New York City.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— 2>2-in., strong,
bushy plants, S20.00 per 1000. Address Moul-
trie Road Greenhouses, P. Robson, Prop., New
Augustine, Fla^
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, tl.OO per 100. $6.00 per 1000, $50.00
per 10,000. Collingdale Greenhouses, CoIIingdale,
order. L. Hoebel, I^ort Lee. N. J.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy, 4-in.
pots, S6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie, N. \\
ASTERS — Creg<», white and pink, and Seniple's
white and pink; $2.00 per 1000; cash. C. J.
Asimus, Ansonia, Conn.
BEGONIAS
REX BEGONIAS— Best kinds, rtrong Rooted
Cuttings. $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dana & Son. Westheld. N. Y.
BOnVARDIAS
1000 WHITE BOUVARDIAS. 800 Pink Bouvar-
dias and a few Red. $4.50 per 100. Morel Bros..
622 E. Market St.. Scranton. Pa.
BUI^S
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA y. to H-in.,
$3.50 per 1000. Freesia Purity (True) grand
bulbs, H to H-in., $10.00 per 1000. Hogan,
Kooymait & Co., 35.5-l2th St., Oakland, Gal.
DUTCH BULBS— All varieties. Prices right.
Apply to Otto Heinecken. Whitehall BIdg., 17
Battery Place, New York City.
Oontlnncd to Next Column
JHEIUPJVANTED
WANTED — An experienced assistant in green-
house work, well recommended. State expe-
rience and wages expected. No drone or drinker
need apply. Address R. B.. care The Florists*
Exchange.
WANTED— Foreman to grow Carnations. "Mums
Easter and Christmas stock, and ail kinds of
bedding plants; must be a good maker-up and able
to handle men to advantage. Address W. B., care
The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Rose grower, thoroughly experienced
man to take charge of section in large Rose-
growing establishment on Long Island. Address
S. D., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Florist, one capable of taking charge
of store and developing business. Pacific Coast.
Wages to start. S7o.00 per month. Address S.
C- care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Assistant for general greenhouse
work. Must be able and willing to work; no
boozers wanted. Wages $12.00 per week. E. E.
King, Attleboro, Mass.
BUSINESS
Man or Firm Wanted
We are Manufacturers by choice, financially
responsible, with factories located adjacent to the
eastern trade, consisting of light structural fab-
ricating shops, foundry machine shop, and some
wood working. Investigation has proved to us
our equipments are most complete of any shops
now existing for the manufacture of a high-class,
well built Iron Frame Greenhouse for commercial
or private estate at a minimum of cost, with
best facilities for complete erection where desired.
The estimated capacity of the shops is 200 tons cf
Greenhouse Structural Steel a month. (No con-
nection with any of the present Greenhouse Manu- |
STOCKJFOR SALE
BULBS
Have you ever tried the large size
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA, 1,000
to the case? IF NOT, NOW IS YOUR
OPPORTCNITT. We have them and
can let you have some at $9.00 per 1,000.
You may get some cheaper but we know
that you cannot get any better. Try
a few cases, we can ship them to you by
return.
HtTBERT BtTLB CO., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers.. -
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME 100 1000
(New) JI2.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 6.50 60.00
ENCHANTRESS. LIGHT PINK. 6.00 55.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS... 6.00 55.00
MRS. C. W. WARD 6.50 60.00
BEACON 7.00 65.00
WHITE PERFECTION 6.50 60.00
WHITE WONDER 6..M 60.00
WINSOR 6.00 50.00
WHITE WINSOR 6.00 50.00
ROSETTE 6.50 60.00
DOROTH'l' GORDON 6.00 55.00
HARLOWARDEN 6.00 55.00
MAY DAY 6.00 50.00
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate
R. J. IRWIN. 3097 Broadway, New York City.
CARNATION
PLANTS GROWN
Alma Ward, $50.00 per 1000. A very low
price.
W. © H. r. EVANS
ROWLANDVILLE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
135.000 FlEI D-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
healthy, strong and free from disease._ _ The
only variety we offer for sale in large quantities is
Enchantress, at S60.00 per 1000. Plants guar-
anteed. Cash with order from unknown parties.
S. M. Merwarth & Bros., Wholesale Carnation
Growers, Easton, Pa.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— C.
W. Ward. Enchantress, White Enchantress,
Rose Pink Enchantress; good, clean, strong, bushy
stock. Write for prices. Geo. A. Relyca, Orchard
PI.. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
CHBTSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 5000 Smith's Advance-
from 2^4 -in. pots, S2.00 per 100; Rooted Cut,
tings, Sl.OO per 100, ready now; also, Unaka,
Polly Rose, Oct. Frost, Halliday, Donatello, etc..
Rooted Cuttings, SI. 25 per 100; pots, S2.25 per
100. Chrvsolora. Roman Gold, etc.. Rooted Cut-
tings. $1..5b per 100; pots, $2. .50 per 100. Ramapo.
Pink Gem. S. Sensation, Rooted Cuttings, S3.00
per 100. 75 other best 'Mums. Stafford Con-
servatories, Stafford Springs, Conn.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS — 200 Yellow Bonnalfon,
75 Nagoya, 100 Golden Chadwick, 75 White
Frick, 75 Mayor Weaver, 150 Golden Eagle, 75
Chadwick, 475 Enguehard, 450 Pacific, $3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000. Morel Bros., 622 East
Market St., Scranton, Pa.
3000 PACIFIC SUPREME, 1000 White Queen
500 Golden Glow. 200 Yellow Bonnalfon, 200
Cheltonic, $12.50 per 1000. Cash, please. A. F .
Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— From soil, ready for
benching; Polly Rose, Bonnalfon, Mrs. Pcrrin ,
pink; $2.00 per 100. H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton ,
N.J.
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2M-in-. half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus. Cyc-
lamen. Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway,
New York City.
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink, 3-in., ready now, $S 00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000. See Asparagus. Christ-
mas Peppers, Cinerarias, Ferns, Primroses and
Poinsettias. R J. Irwin. 3097 Broadway, New
York, N. Y^
CYCLAMEN — 3-lnch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehra Co., Ruther-
BUSMV
Boston Ferns
From Benches
\N. ■-. JONES, Nutley, N. J.
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361
STOCK FOR SALE
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in eacii flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per flat; 10 fiats,
$16.00, half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, estra 6nc, well
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomium
and Aspldium, 2M-in., S3.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2H-in . well es-
tablished, SIO.OO per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2ii-in., strong
plants, S12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in.,
$7.00 per 100, 865.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2}i-in., well established,
ready about Aug. 25, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS. 3-in., $8.00 per 100; 4-in.
$15.00 per 100.
ROOSEVELT FERNS. 3-in., $12.50 per 100;
4-in., $20.00 per 100.
WHITMANI FERNS. 4-in. S15.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poin-
settias. Primrose and Christmas Peppers.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
COOLIDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave, Paaadena, Cal. Femi
and Feijoa our apecialty.
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM— 2M-in., extra strong,
$6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Collingdale
Greenhouses, Collingdale, Pa.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, *1.5a-$3.5a
each. Large specimens, $5.00-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches $8.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HllNTSVIllf,AU.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-$10.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50eacb. Julius Roebr8Co.,Ruther-
ford. N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
FOR SALE— Shrubs and Hardy Climbers for
immediate effect. Chas. E.Frankenbach & Sons,
Southampton. N. Y.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
PEONIES
PEONIES
" Peonies for Pleasure."
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure" gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony,
then send for " Peonies for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales. 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY.
The Largest Rose Growers in the World,
Box 23 Springfield, Ohio.
PEONIES'*'"'*
Per Stem
We have a surplus of Peonies and wc are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
Dellcatlsslma. Fesdva Maxima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard aorta at fl cts.
Terrv'a Seedlings, mixed, single and double. 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
1 furnish any size clumps wanted. We grow
own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
Write for complete list of over 300
Wee
allc
Henry field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
Oontlnaad to ITazt Oolnmn
STOCK FOR SALE
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2}4-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. See
Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cineraria, Ferns, Poin-
settias and Primroses. R. J. lr\vin, 3097 Broad-
way, New York City.
PHLOX
FOR SALE
My entire stock of Hardy Phlox, nearly 300
varieties, all the latest and standard kinds
and many seedlings crossed by hand. This
is the largest collection in one lot.
W. F. SCHMKISME. Binehamton, N. Y.
POINSETTIAS
POIINSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
23^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
S7.00 per 100. S60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2ii-inch, S5.50 per 100. S50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers, Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN. 3097 Broadway. New York. N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMULA CHINENSIS FIMBRIATA— Alba,
white; Atrosanguinea, blood red; Coerula, the
real, true blue; Kermesina splendens, carmine
Rosea, bright rose; in 2Ji-in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
$25.00 per ^ 1000. Defiance. Christmas Red;
Karfunkelstein, blood red; La Duchesse, fiesh
color, with yellow center; Morgenroethe, very large
blush rose; in 23^-in. pots, $3.50 per 100, $30.00
per 1000. Primula Sinensis, Stelfata, blood red,
pink and blue; in 2M-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
^i
PRIMROSES
PRIMULA Chlnensls and Obconlca, glant-
flowerlng, from best strains, in all colors.
2}^-lncli pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoides, 2>i-lncb pots, $3.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Christmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Polnsettlas.
R. J. IRWIN. 3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
RONSDORFER PRIMULA OBCONICA and
Cfainensis in the best improved colors, out of
2}i-in. pots, S3.00 per 100, t2S.0D per 1000. Cash,
please. J. H. Fiesser, Hamilton Ave., North
Bergen, N. J.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., S4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
roses, 2.m., $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. W.
Miller. Shiremanstown, Pa.
Special Offer
American Beauty Roses
Extra selected, well estab-
lished plants in 3-inch
pots, ready for immediate
benching. Price, $6.50
per 100; $60.00 1000.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
516 Market St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
ROSE PLANTS— Lady HiUingdon and Pink Kil-
larney; 2i^-in. stock, S3.00 per 100, S40.00 per
1000. 250 at the 1000 rate. Brant Bros., Inc.,
Utica. N. Y.
GINSENG SEEDS— Fine lot of stratified seeds.
ready for planting, $6.00 per lb.; less than a lb,
$8.00. Cash. C. K. White. Randolph. Vt.
CAULIFLOWER SEED— We have a limited
quantity of Cauliflower seed, specially grown
for a Winter crop under glass. Orders tilled
promptly while the supply lasts, at these
prices: Per oz. S2.00, trade package 50c.
Cash with order. William C. Pratt & Son,
Maplehurst Greenhouses, Long Meadow,
R.I.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLUMBINE SEED
(Aquilegia Cfleruiea)^The Colorado State
flower. True to type. Seed grown from collected
plants and we grow no other variety. New crop
now ready, $1.00 per oz. Write for prices in large
Quantity. The Park Floral Company, Denver,
bio.
PANSY SEED^Mile High Strain, the result of
years of selection and the addition of the best
from numerous sources. Colors, size and habit
STOCK FOR SALE
SEEDS
Giant Pansies
SOW NOW!,,,^^,
Special Cemetery Mixture $3.00 $0.40
Special Florists* Mixture. . 4.00 .50
Tiimardeau Selections, mixed 4.00 .50
Trlmardeau, fine mixed varieties.-. 1.50 .25
Cas8ier*8 Giants Improved, splen-
did mixture 6.00 .50
Trimardeau sorts as: Bronze Colors,
Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field, Purple, Pure White. Yellow
with eye. White withleye. Each
variety separate 2.00 .30
Zangen's Exhibition Mixture. Best
creations 8.00 1.00
My Catalogue has also other varieties.
O.'.V. Zan^en, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J.
NEW SEED— Delphiniums, Belladonna Hybrids,
$1.50 per oz.; Giant Pansies, S1.50 per oz.;
Sweet William, single, mixed, 25c. per oz.; Coreop-
sis Lanceolata, Gaillardia, Grandiflora, large packs,
10c. George Hall, Adelphia, N. J.
MISCELIANEOUS
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON— 3-in., $5.00
per 100; 2K-in., S4.00 per 100; good stock.
White Bros., Medina. N. Y.
STEVIA— Fine, bushy plants, 4-in. pots, $6.00
per lOO. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI.,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
VINCA VARIEGATA— «-in., 10c. Fine stock
J. W. C. Sealy, Lynbrook. L. 1.. N. Y.
VIOLET PLANTS— Marie Louise, strong healthy
stock, S2.50 per 100, .520.00 per 1000. G.
Bahret, Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt, in bud and bloom;
2-in.. $2.00 per 100; 3-in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in..
$4.00 per 100. L. J. Rowe. Titusville. Pa.
CYCLAMEN — 3-in., Sc; Chrysanthemum stock
plants, 4c.; or will exchange for Cinerarias
Calceolaria, Primroses. Dahlia clumps or Cannas.
Write. Advance Floral Co.. Daytoo, Ohio.
ARECA LUTESCENS, 6-in. pots, 75c. each.
Araucarias Excelsa, 3 tiers, 5-in. pots, 50c. each;
4 and 5 tiers, 6 and 7-in. pots, Sl.OO and $1.25
each. Peperonia, 3-in. pots, 6c, each. Above,
all nice healthy green plants. Cash, please.
Thos. R. Fries, Lancaster, Pa.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Large plants, full
of berries and blossoms, ready for 5 and 6-in.
pots, S5.00 per 100. Fra Diavolo, beautiful,
shapely plants, loaded with berries and blossoms,
ready for 6-in. pots, S6.00 per 100. Monadnock
Greenhouses, Keene, N. H.
MISC^^N^USWA^
WANTED TO BUY — Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED TO BUY— Hot water boiler with
capacity to heat 2500 sq. ft. of glass in zero
weatncr. Must be in good condition and price
right. Reply by letter only. Dealers need not
reply. Henry Corbin, Florist, Bound Brook,
N.J.
WANTED— Fragrant Shrubs and Vines that
thrive in sub-tropical climate. What have you?
State quantities and prices. Delavan Lodge
Nursery, West Palm Beach, Florida.
PUBLICATIONS
THE PACIFIC GARDEN, s monthly journal
devoted exclusively to floriculture ancl semi>
tropic fruit Rowing. Authority for Pacific Coast
Cultural articles. Sl.OO a year, 10c. a copy.
Pasadena. Cai.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
marlcet for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbers In Wrouftht Iron and Sc«el Pip*
Roebllne and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Oontlnaad to ITazt Oolnmn
FOR SALE OR REPfT
OrTACCOUNT OF POOrThEALTH am obh^d
to dispose of greenhouse at once. We have 5000
ft. of glass, cottage house and bam adjoining.
Can be bought right and on easy terms. An
excellent opportunity for a man to make a good
living and a nice little sum besides. Will exchange
for other property, if desired. Would consider
renting property. A. W. Jennings & Co., Shcl-
burne Falls. Mass.
Comtinned to next Column
m:
For Sale
PIPF '^'"' '''^'^'^ guaranteed In full
n n lengths : 2-ln.. 7Mc. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled for
irrigation purposes.
SECOND-HAND PIPE g-SSVi-
2Hc.: IH-'m-.SHc: lH-m,Sc.: 2.m.,"6)5c. peHt
Hot-Bed Sash-Doubie Light Sash
from 11.00 up.
n ACC ^"' ^ ""' ^ double-thict greenhouse
ULAwU 8l"». sll siies. Prices on request.
DAII IDC V'^ '"8e stock, new and second.
DUILlIf J ''»°<'. Also Radiators, Valves,
vvii.i,iiw Fittings, etc.
HACF NON-KINK, 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
nUoL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAI. CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN , N. Y.
JFOR^ALE^R^RENT^
Retail florist, 17,000 sq. ft. glass, steam heat;
stocked with Carnations, 'Mums and general
stock. House S rooms, electric light, bath, set
tubs, steam heat; 8 acres of land in high state of
cultivation; 1 pair horses, harnesses, wagons,
cultivators, etc.; plenty of fruit trees; busmess
of 22 years* standing; situated in Eastern New
York, no competition, direct line to New York;
coal supply; no run down proposition. Good
reason for selling. Price S10,000; 54000 cash,
balance on easy terms. Address S. T,, care The
Florists* Exchange.
FOR SALE— The florist plant ot the late Robert
Chesney, consisting of about 4 acres of high,
sightly land covered with fine fruit and shrubs of
all kinds, 2 good dwelling houses situated on the
west side of Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove.
Address Mary Chesney, Executrix, Cedar Grove,
N. J. ______^___
FOR SALE OR RENT— Old established Coleus
Cutting business. A good chance to make
money. 5000 sq. ft. of glass; modern greenhouses;
in first-class condition. Small deposit required.
C. Schulze & Son, 261-275 Lawrence St., Flushing,
L. L. N. Y.
FOR RENT— A greenhouse, about 5000 ft. glass
with about one acre of land. Large boiler nearly
new. Edmund Reardon, 38 Henry St., Cambridge
A, Boston. Mass.. Telephone 1034.
FOR SALE -Owner retiring; 20,000 ft. greenhouse;
5 acres land; excellent 11-roo n house, large
barn; wagon house near station. Address M. F.,
care The Florists' Exchange,
FOR SALE — Nicely established florist business
and lease of store in a thriving city of over 80,000.
A bargain and a splendid opi>ortunity for a live
man. Address R. E., care The Florists' Exchange.
TO RENT— 7 greenhouses stocked for Winter;
dwelling house and barn; 35 minutes from New
York City. Reasonable to reliable party. Ad-
dress S. A., care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— At Sharon, Mass., 17 acres, house,
shed, barn, 2 greenhouses. For full particulars
address E. G. Blaney, Swampscott, Mass.
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
1 PUTNAM WATER BOILER, 7 sections, grate
24 inches, fire box 24 x 42 inches. This Boiler
will carry 1 house 24 x 160. Cost S235.00. Will
sell for S75.00. Has been used 3 years; practically
as good as new, taken out to put in larger boiler
to heat more houses. Quidnick Greenhouses,
J. H. Gushing, Prop., Quidnick, R. I., P. O. An-
FOR SALE— No. 4 Kroeschell Boiler, used 3 years
and always given perfect satisfaction, heating a
house 40 X 160 ft. Reason for selling: we are
building more houses and putting in larger boilers.
Price, SIOO.OD. Can be seen at 63 North St.,
Danbury. Conn.
SAFETY RAZOR BLADES SHARPENED—
Electro-Magnetic Process. Gillette and all
makes, 30c. per doz. Work guaranteed. Re-
turned postpaid. Reference, First Nat'I Bk.,
Bestedge Co.. Dept. B.. Marietta, O.
500 BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. ^vrought
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers, 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler.
FOR SALE — 1 Lord & Burnham hot water
boiler. No. 734, 7 sections, used 2 years, in 6rst-
class order. Make me an offer. W. R. Brewer,
45 Totowa Ave., Paterson, N. J.
FOR SALE — Cheap, boiler, pipes, glass, bars, all
good condition: or would let at moderate terms.
S.B.. Box 195, Little Falls, N. J.
FOR SALE — Flats made from Chestnut; price,
$15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000. S. E.Sw
P. O., Box 152. Park Ridge, N. J.
362
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Los Angeles, Cal.
The Pasadena Hort. Society chartered
a train of the Santa Fe R. B. to take
It and the friends of the Society to Re-
dondo Beach, where its annual picnic
was held Aug. 3. The married men,
their wives and their children, the sin-
gle men and their sweethearts, were car-
ried free and, in addition, every child
was given a quarter dollar for spending
money. To gardeners and their friends,
not members of the Society, a cheap rate
of fare was extended, and three hundred
availed themselves of the opportunity,
which made a grand total of 400 from
Pasadena. The day was perfect, as aU
days are at this season of the year m
this part of the world, and it is needless
to say that everybody had a grand good
time Members of the Los Angeles So-
ciety joined the company at the beach
and mingled in good fellowship, to the
delight and social profit of all concerned.
O M Morris of Morris & Snow beed (jO.,
took his entire family in their auto ; his
voungest daughter won the foot race for
voung ladies. Charles Wmsel, the seeds-
man, took his family and 16 friends m
his auto-truck, 21 in aU. Henry Tamer
of Dietrich & Turner, florists of Monte-
bello, in company with H. R. Richards
of the Germain Seed Co., went down in
Turner's machine. Charles Morton of
the L. A. Flower Market, with his fam-
ily, was there. A tug of war between
the huskies of both Societies resulted in
a victory tor the Los Angeles boys. Dr.
A. D. Houghton, who recently returned
from the East with a bride, _wa3_ there
to enliven the occasion with his wit and
wisdom. He is a plant breeder of no
mean attainments, and one of the ag-
gressive sort who has no patience with
the fakirs who impose on the credulity
of their fellows by offering all sorts of
worthless things under high sounding
names and untruthful statements.
Henry Natho, a gardener and plant
enthusiast, resident of this coast for sev-
eral years, left for Hamburg Aug. 4, by
way of San Francisco, Panama and
New York. Before coming to California
he was in the employ of Henry A. Dreer,
Philadelphia.
The Arboricultural Association of
Southern California will holds its second
annual eovention in Pasadena, in the
Board of Trade rooms, Sept. 5 and 6.
Ernest Braunton, president, J. M. Grant,
secretary, 131 W. 51st St., Los Angeles.
Interest in the subject is on the in-
crease to preserve the few native live
Oaks and Sycamores, and add to the
number of the same kind, as well as
exotics from other parts of this state
and from all other parts of the -world,
of such as are drouth resistant. It is
the one thought that is filtering into the
minds of residents who appreciate the
value, both economic and ornamental, of
forest trees. P. D. Baknhaedt.
General Trade Notes
Omaha, Nee. — ^The sixteenth annual
picnic of the Omaha Florists' Club was
held at Krug Park on July 30. A num-
ber of contests were held for prizes, and
a most enjoyable day spent.
Caibo, Iix.— H. H. Cade. the. Eighth
St. florist, has transferred his business to
his brother, H. W. Cade of Easton, Md.,
and will leave August 15 for Chicago,
where he will go into business. H. W.
Cade arrived in Cairo about five or six
weeks ago, since which time he. has been
assisting his brother in the business.
Winnipeg, Man. — The Winnipeg
Sweet Pea Society held its annual show
at Manitoba Hall, August 11 to 13.
R. W. Craig offered a gold medal for the
best bouquet of Sweet Peas made up at
the hall on the opening day by any child
under 15 years of age. Cups were do-
nated by the Steele-Briegs Seed Co.
R. Sydenham of Birmingham, England,
gave two silver medals, while a number
of prizes were awarded by W. Atlee Bur-
pee & Co. of Philadelphia, Pa.
PiTTSFiELD, Mass. — Max Engelman
has purchased the stock and fixtures of
the greenhouses of Foster I. Drake, one
of the oldest florists of the city. The
business will be carried on under the
name of the Drake Greenhouses, Max
Engelman, manager.
Dallas, Tex.
The retail stores of the Texas Seed
and Floral Co., at 1627 Elm st. and
Adophus Hotel have been purchased by
K. P. Brown and John M'. Dawson. The
new firm will be conducted under the
name of Brovm-Davvson Co.
The Texas Seed and Floral Co. will
hereafter engage in the wholesale busi-
ness only, with the exception of its
greenhouses, which will be conducted as
usual.
SUBSCBZBEBS FIiEASE ITOTE. — The
Floilsts' Excliange Is a trade paper, and
Its advts. (inote wbolesale pnoes. Por
tbat reasoiL It should be treated with
care. Copies should not be left lylnff
where they will he seen by outsiders,
nor shonld they on any aoooont be used
as wrapping or paoUn? material. Furth-
er, the fact that a purchaser not in the
trade may seek to obtain foods at trade
prices by no means compeia yon to sell
him at wholesale.
August 16, 1913.
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The Florist Supply House of America
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SIMMER SEASON
By having enough Stock
on hand
HaJ^e you enough Magnolia
Leaves, Wheat Sheaves,
Cycas Leaves?
Our Sunshine Baskets increase
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We set the Standard,
others follow
The name of Bayersdorfer stands foremost in the Florist Supply line. Look for our exhibit at the
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Fall Business will soon commence. Now is the time to stock up — order now.
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Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Buffalo, N. Y.
J. Benson Stafford has leased a store
In the new building at S2 Chippewa st,
and will locate there about Sept. 1.
Peter Crowe and family of Dtica, N.
T., motored to Buffalo and visited their
many friends.
Joe Sangster is busy making extensive
improvements in his store on Jefferson
Bt
Miss Newlands of D. Newlands & Co.
has taken a trip East and expects to re-
turn about Sept. 1.
Chas. Guenther and F. W. Wise were
appointed judges for the annual Sweet
Pea show which is to be held at Lancas-
ter on Aug. 15.
The annual outing of the Buffalo Flor-
ists' Club was held on Thursday, Aug.
7, at the Bedell House, Grand Island.
The day certainly was an ideal one and
the members, with their families, friends
and fellow florists, were on hand to en-
joy the outing. The growers vs. retail-
ers played a game of baseball, the score
being 8 to 9 in favor of the growers.
Such notables as John Presach, the fast
third baseman, made some remarkable
putouts, also Brother Wendlin, who
played short: nothing went by him. The
battery for the growers, Oliver and Rob-
ert Scott, played a fast game, allowing
but few scattered hits. The store men
had the better end of the game up to the
seventh inninsr. when Ed. Slattery fum-
bled a few easy ones. Stroh was catcher,
but a better position would have been on
the bench ; Brucker was knocked out in
the third ; Kreamer replaced him ; and
Joe Kuhn ran bases like a professional.
Sangster was a good fly catcher. Gittere
was a good base strider, but best was the
umpire, Louis Neubeck, who is both a
grower and store man, and so showed lit-
tle favoritism toward the winners. The
tug of war was about the hardest pull
the greenhouse men have had in some
time. Their opponents, the store men,
who naturally are of light weight, gave
them a hard run and lost by two inches,
the time being two minutes. There were
a number of other events, such as ladies'
and children's races, delivery boys' race,
100yd. dash, sack and three-legged races,
the afternoon being well taken up with
the sports. After the games, all were or-
dered to the banquet hall, which was
decorated in the club colors. Brief re-
marks by President Legg and Toastmas-
ter Neubeck were made, also by a few of
the members who were called upon.
Bowling and dancing ended a day most
enjoyable to nil who attended. The com-
mittee is again to be congratulated upon
its success.
Trade has improved slightly, most of
the merchants having had considerable
floral work which has helped to keep the
market cleaned up. The early crop of
Asters is nearly over and to date there
has been no real choice stock. Some ex-
ceptionally good Gladioli are coming in,
the varieties America, Panama, May and
Augusta, taking well. There has been a
slight shortage in Roses, although this
week brought on a better supply. Very
few Kaiserins are seen and Double White
KUlarney has the preference in white
Roses. Valley has sold well and Am.
Beauty is moving more freely. There are
plenty of greens such as Boxwood, As-
paragus, Adiantum and Wood Fern.
E. C. B.
Oswego, N. Y,
Trade is keeping up remarkably well
for this season of the year; there is a
large sale of cut flowers, notably Asters
and Gladioli, which are being more called
for than heretofore. Although the
drought is severe, there have been some
good showers occasionally which have
materially helped. Funeral work has
been quite heavy.
Walt Workman made a casket blanket
of white Snapdragon with a panel of
Gladiolus America. It made a splendid
piece and was much admired.
Carl Beckstedt is tearing out his old
benches and replacing them with solid
beds and concrete walls. He finds Car-
nations and 'Mums do best in the latter.
The stock is all looking well, especially
the 'Mums. Plants in the field have
made a splendid growth, especially the
Carnations and Violets. His friends re-
joice with him upon the recovery of his
wife from her serious operation.
W. D. Stewart has everything in good
shape. His '^lums promise far better
than at this time last year.
Walt. Workman's 'Mums are the best
he has ever had. His success with As-
ters is well known : in spite of the
drought his arc by far the best I have
seen this year. The large blocks of
Primulas, Cyclamen, Begonias and Perns
are in fine shape. A large stock of
Nephrolepis Rooscveltii is being worked
up, as he considers it far better than the
old Boston variety. H. T.
Albany, N. Y.
This city is still under the vacation
spell, and there is no business outside of
funeral work, which has been very good
all Summer. Outdoor stock, however, is
not as plentiful as in other_ years, due
to the dry season in this section. Show-
ers pass over the city, but only a few
drops fall, and florists and gardeners
complain that crops of vegetables and
flowers are not maturing to their full
growth ; for this reason there is really
only second quality stock instead of first.
JOS. G. NEIDINGER, Florists' Supplies
1515-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
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Progressive Florists
recognize the growing
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Gardeners wdo un-
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A knowledge of Landscape Gardening
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linch (No. 2) 40c. per 100
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A nne compartment box free of charge with
orden for 1000
Script Words for Ribbon Worit
Lake " Father," " Mother," " At Rest." etc
In Gold and Purple, well glued:
2}^c. the piece
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219 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO
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127 West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A large and complete line of Standard
Supplies and Novelties.
Pleaae mention tbe Exchange when writing.
The Model
Carnation and Tomato Supports;
Galvanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Rnbbish Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
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IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metropolitan, Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y
Please mention the Ezchanp-e when writing.
Black Cat Hose
BEST QUALITY
Strong, durable and flexible. 8 ply, H'in., 16c.
foot. 8 ply, H-in-. ISc. foot.
ANY LENGTH DESIRED
U. CUTLER RYERSON
I 08 Third Ave., NEWARK, N. J.
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Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
56 Fine Street, NEW TORE
For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
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The Florists' Exchange
However, such crops as are produced
bring fair prices.
P A Danker, Maiden lane, has a fine
display of Gladioli of all leading sorts.
One of the main attractions is America,
because of its giant flowers and beautiful
color Frank K. Bilson has returned from
hi<i vacation, and Mr. Danker is now tak-
ing' a short vacation, visiting Philadelphia
and New York City on his return.
The Rosery, Steuben St., had the or-
ders for some large funeral designs which
were shipped to Schenectady. Among the
designs were two wreaths, 3ft. wide, of
white Asters and Orchids, and the other,
4ft. wide, of Roses and Lilies. Edw.
Kiefe has gone on his vacation ; Henry
P. Scbaefer has returned from the moun-
tains and has recovered from his rheu-
matism.
H G. Eyres, North Pearl St., had a
busy week with funeral work. Mr. Moran,
who has charge during Mr. Eyres ab-
sence, claims that ever since Mr. Eyres
has been away they were rushed so that
they were compelled to work evenings.
Mr. Evres is now at Lake George and is
still under the doctor's care. Chas. ban-
ders, of the greenhouse, is on duty again.
The Albany Cut Flower Exchange,
Maiden lane, had a fairly good week.
Although Asters and Gladioli are coming
in better and larger than last week, they
are not as perfect as they were during
August in other years. Miss Helen Mars-
ton has gone on her vacation to Bolston
Lake, >■'. 1'.
"TEe Broadway Florists, 510 Broadway,
have booked a wedding decoration ^ for
this week, the first they received since
the month of June. Mr. Kurth has re-
turned from the Adirondack Mountains
and' Elie D. Burke is taking his turn,
spending two weeks at Bethleihem, Conn.
John Berberick, Second ave., is getting
ready for his vacation, taking an auto
trip through the Berkshire mountains.
Frank Berberick has returned from his
trip, feeling very much refreshed, and will
take charge during John Berberick's ab-
sence.
Stephen Greene, representing H. Bay-
ersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, called on
the trade, as also did the representative
of the Climax Folding Box Co.
Albany Florists' Club
The regular meeting of the Albany
Florists Club was held at President Fred.
Henkes' place. Newtonville, N. Y., on
Aug. 7, President Henkes occupying the
chair. Fred. Henkel and W. McCameron
were elected to member^ip in the club.
J. C. Gorman, representing the Lord &
Burnham Co.. was proposed for member-
ship. The flower show committee re-
ported progress, and acting Chairman
Louis H. Scbaefer stated that at the next
meeting of the Club in September he
would have a full report and settlement
of the last flower show. The publicity
committee reported that it will become
active just as soon as the flower season
starts ; it has a few new ideas for in-
creasing the purchase of flowers by the
public. The clambake committee re-
ported that about 300 tickets were sent
out, and that uo to the time of the meet-
ing, only 20 were returned by members
who are unable to attend. A tally was
taken by those members present at the
last meeting and 120 tickets were guar-
anteed. Chairman Louis H. Sehaefer
stated that at least 200 people will at-
tend. F. A. Danker was appointed treas-
urer of the clambake committee. The
sports committee was appointed by Pres.
Henkes as follows ; F. A. Danker, Thomas
Tracey and Sam. Hanson. The sports
will include a fat men's race, hundred
yard dash, hop, skip and jump, tug-of-
■war, three-legged race, throwing weights,
and a baseball game between the retail
florists and growers. Also, a program
is being arranged for ladies and children.
Prizes will be given by members of the
aub.
About 25 members were present at the
meeting, at the conclusion of which the
president invited the members to refresh-
ments. All left at tihe eleventh hour,
after extending a lote of thanks to Presi-
dent Henkes for his kind reception.
The next meeting will be held at Fred.
A. Danker's greenhouses, Stop 35,
Schenectady rd., on Sept. 4. All are ear-
nestly requested to attend, as some very
important questions are in order bear-
ing on the flower show and other im-
portant business of the Club. The new
constitution and by-laws will be ready for
distribution at this meeting. L. H. S.
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The value of Alfalfa as a forage plant
has beea demonstrated very successfully
for some seasons past, especially in
Orange County, N. Y. As an instance
o(f its popularity, Chas. H. Mastcn last
week supplied a local farmer with SOOlbs.
of seed, which is believed to be the larg-
est quantity ever sown on one farm in
the East. It is peculiarly adapted to
dry soils. W. M.
Newport, R. I.
They are benching up Carnations at the
Stewart Eitcbie greenhouses this week.
The plants are in much better condition
than tlhey were last year. The long rainy
spell of weather, after the plants were
put in the field, seemed to give them a
good start, which even the long, dry spell
recently passed through did not overcome.
One of Wadley & Smythe's horses, at-
tached to a wagon, in which were three
employees, ran away while going down a
hill last Wednesday. The occupants of
the wagon were thrown out, all escaping
serious injury, except Henry MoUers,
whose right arm was fractured ; he was
given attention at the Newport Hospital
and is now about again — but not enjoy-
ing his enforced vacation,
Ale;c. MacL.
Providence, R. I.
HENRY M. ROBINSON 6, CO.
Fleaae mention the Exohanse wlien writing.
There was very little change in mar-
ket conditions during the past week. As-
ters are now coming in exceptJonaLly fine,
notwithstanding the drought, which has
been followed by several good showers.
Field grown Carnations are looking good.
Thos. Curley and wife leave Satur-
day, Aug. 16, for Concord, N. H., and
from there will proceed to the White
Mountain section, visiting Randolph,
N. H. St. Albans Vt. and other places
of interest.
W. S. Pino spent Saturday at Block
Island with a party of frieods.
Ralph E. Williams, Shipper for W. E.
Barrett Co., leaves on Saturday, Aug. 16,
for his vacation. Alfred Leonard, at the
head of the office of this concern, has re-
turned from his two weeks' vacation.
H. C. Neubrand, seedsman for W. S.
Pino, left Saturday for the White moun-
tains, where his family has been for the
past three weeks.
Annie F. Peckham left Sunday for a
two weeks' vacation to be spent at As-
■bury Park and New York City.
E. McCarron has just finished piping
his new greenhouse and is now putting
up the benches.
Mr. Bliss, Attleboro, Vt., has his new
house about ready for glazing.
Mr. Scott, Westminster Greenhouse,
returned Monday from a visit to Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts. Jerry L. Cottier,
of the same firm, is on a trip to Keene,
N. H., and will visit Holyoke, West
Warren, and Cromwell, Conn., on his
return.
Robert Greenlaw, representing S. S.
Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia, Pa.,
called on the trade last week. His com-
pany is offering some extra fine Carna-
tion plants field grown, and has issued a
circular describing prices, etc.
S. Kinder and wife, Bristol, R. I.,
were in town Thursday. Mr. Kinder re-
cently purchased the property adjoining
his greenhouses, which will be used to
enlarge his plant in the near future.
A. J. Olsen is cutting some fine Sweet
Peas and Asters.
Matihew Macnair has another attrac-
tive window display of gold fish.
Otto Hassert is planting his Harrisii
Lilies.
E. E. Howard, nurseryman, Auburn,
R. I., is planting in his new house, re-
cently erected.
J. Kopelman received a large shipment
of corrugated boxes this week. He re-
ports business good in his new wholesale
store on Eddy st. H. C. N.
Atlanta, Ga. — The Atlanta Floral Co.
will move on Sept. 1, to its new quarters
in the Alfriend bidg., 97 Peachtree st.
Utica, N. T.— C. F. Baker & Son
have secured a permit for the erection of
a hollow tile florist shop at 59-61 Cor-
nelia St. at an estimated cost of $2000?
St. Joseph, Mo. — The Stuppy Floral
Co. has placed an order with the Leslie
Motor Car Oo. for a large motor truck.
This will be a 15001b. delivery wagon,
and will arrive about Oct. 1.
August 16, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Saletroom
114 West 28t]i Street, NEW TORK CITT
Telephone 3053 Madison Square
J!,d7mpoS?"of Willow and fancy Baskets for florists
Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
JtS'OuT Specialties: Wheat Sheaves and Baskets
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Coming Exhibitions
(Secretaries are requested to jorward us promptly
particulars as to Jortbcoming exbibitiorts.)
Sit. KiBco, N. T. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien,
Sec'y. Mt. Kisco, N. T.
New Haven, Conn. — Third Annual Dah-
lia and General Exhibition of Flow-
ers, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., to be
held in Harmon Hall, Elm St., Sept.
17 and 18. Schedules may be had of
David WylUe, sec'y, i1 Arthur St.,
New Haven.
2Vew Trork, M", Y. — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New York, in the En-
gineering Bldg., 26-33 W. 39th st
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Roses,
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept. 23 to 26
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses,
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants .etc., Nov. 5 to 7.
Orang'e, tt. J. — Eighth Annual Dahlia
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Florlcultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall, Sept 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
Fhlladelpbla, Pa. — Dahlia exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety, Sept 16, 3 to 10 p.m. Chrysanthe-
mum exhibition to be held during the
week of Nov. 3. Schedules for these
exhibitions may be obtained of David
Rust, Secretary, Horticultural Hall,
Broad st below Locust.
St. Iiotds, Mo Mid-Continental Flower
Show to be held in the Coliseum,
Nov. 10 to 15. Frank M. Robinson,
Secretary and Manager.
Tarrytown, W. T. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
Indianapolis
The State Florists' Association of In-
diana, at its August meeting held at
Smith & Young Co.'s establishment,
fransactPfl ttie usual routine business.
There were not many in attendance as
might be anticipated at this time. Judge
Vesey of Fort Wayne was endorsed as
the Club's randidate for the S. A. F.
presidency. Pres. Holes of Kokorao. came
in to preside in spite of the fact that he
was a heavy loser in the recent hailstorm.
The various details in reeard to the union
of the two Indiana organizations were
completed and an itinerary for future
ineetings was decided upon. Part of the
meetings are to be held in northern Indi-
Detroit, Mich.
Kea! Midsummer dullness prevailed all
last \yeek, and were it not for hope
springing eternally in our breasts, we
would all have carried faces one mile or
more longer. Outdoor flowers have suf-
fered temporarily from heavy rains and
the burning sun ; Carnation plants, on
the other hand, would not be any better.
Some of us. strongly opposed to supersti-
tion, are beginning to waver and think
the number IS may. after all. bring bad
luck with it. this, especially, in view of
the many exceptionally heavy storms
which are visiting us this year.
The latest report of misfortune came
from the Owos.so Greenhouse Co.,
Owosso, iSIieh., who lost all its glass
during a heavy hailstorm on the eve of
Aug. S.
One of your humble readers puts the
inquiry whether it is practical to grow
Cucumbers. Melons or other vegetables
in coldframes, with canvas covers in the
month of March, and thereby gain two
months as compared to those planted
outdoors.
Another inquiry is for seed pods of
Honesty or Money plant, Lunaria redi-
viva, a very good decorative plant which
does not seem to be in the trade. If
any of your readers can answer these
two questions, we in Detroit, at least,
would appreciate it.
Frank Danzer.
Successful Florists
All over the country are using McCray Refrigerators. The
circulation of air is so strong and steady that there can be
no stagnation or dampness, so that your stock will always
be fresh and fragrant. Furthermore the saving in ice will
more than pay the cost.
McCray Refrigerators
Will lend attractiveness to your shop. Beautifully made
and finished, they are lined with white enamel, opal glass,
tile, mirrors or marble as you desire. Write to-day for our
Free Catalog No. 72, which will give you ideas how to add to
the attractiveness of your establishment.
McCRAY RErRIGERATOR CO.
567 Lake Street, Kendallville, Ind.
CHICAGO OFFICE
158 North Wabash Avenue
NEW YORK OFFICE
231 West 42nd Street
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ana, part of them in Indianapolis, and
some of them are subject to invitations
from outoftown firms.
W. B. Ruggles of the Peters & Reed
Pottery Co., Toledo, Ohio, and S. A.
Roberts of Zanesville, Ohio, are looking
after the pottery business in this vicinity.
Walter Berterman is giving his atten-
tion to the refinishing of Bertermann
Bros. Co.'s store, which is to be all white
and will look very pretty.
Henry Rieman is enjoying the Sum-
mer very much, touring about in a fine
new auto.
South Park Floral Co. of New Castle
is shipping many Roses into this city ;
leading varieties are Aaron Ward, Sun-
burst and Am. Beaut.v.
The delegation to the S. A. F. conven-
tion will leave Monday morning at 7
a.m., for Chicago. This will give the
members an opportunity for a half day's
insnertinn of the Chicago markets.
Alfred Pettit is expected back from
France in a few days.
Tomlinson Hall market is well filled
with all sorts of garden flowers and fo-
iage plants. The retail trade there is
all thiat could be expected for the Sum-
mer months. I. B.
The Kervan Co. "'J^i^Z^*'-
WHOLESALE N™ ™™
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilai, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas.
Hemlock. Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Fancy and Dagger Ferns, Green and Bronze
Galax and Leucothoe Sprays, Sphagnum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosses.
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
Fleaao mantion th* Exohance wh«n initinc.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
M. RICE CO.
Up-To-The- Minute
Florist Supplies.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Cincinnati, 0.
Ed Pries and Mrs. Fries have returned
after spending a month visiting points
of interest in the West and Northwest.
C. E. Critchell's improvements and
Summer housecleaning and repainting
are about completed. His new quarters
for supplies give him excellent display
space, as well as increased storage.
J. T, Conger, the Hartwell florist, with
Mrs. Conger, returned from a fortnight's
stay at Wichita. Kan.
Louis H. Kyrk is receiving some fine
Kaiserin and My Maryland Roses from
S. Frank & Son of Portland, Ind.
Wm. Schuman is cutting some elegant
gipanteum Lilies.
This year there are three entrants in
the floral exhibition of the Hamilton
County Fair to be held at the Carthage
Fair Grounds from Aug. 1.3 to 16. These
are E. F. Kyrk, T. Ben Ceorge and A.
Heckman. .\11 are making extensive
preparations for the affair.
Visitors : Sam Seligman. representing
Wertheimer Bros.. New York: Martin
Reukauf, of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Phil-
adelphia. Pa. ; E. Hyatt, representing
Stuart & Haugh, Anderson, Ind.
A. O.
GIBBONS
THE SHILAX MAN
Can make shipments of
Smilax after Sept. 1.
REP LEVEL. . aLABaMa
Huckleberry Foliage, J^Z^
New Crop Fancy Ferns, peViooo
New Crop Dagger Ferns, p^'i'ooo
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Pleage mention the Exchange when -grlting.
rp FANCY and DAGGER FERNS
KUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE ^.^v
Prices — Huckleberry Foliage, $2.00 per cmsc
Fancy Fems, tl.25 per 1000. Dagger
Ferns, 11.10 per 1000.
CALDWELL Tbe Woodsman Co.
Evtrylbing in Soutbem Etergreens-
EVERaRBEIV. ALiABAIVfA.
Please mention tbe Eichapge when writing.
A Recordlo Be Proud Of
The Florists' Hail Association has paid 1700
losses amounting to a total of $235,000.00.
For full particulars address
JOHNG. ESLER,SaddleRiYer,N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltins.
St. Paul Minn.
The past w^eek was except ion ally quift.
Everyone is bnsy now preparing: for the
cominff convention, which will only be a
few days off whnn these notes appear,
T-Tonsps nro bcin£r cleaned out and new
siofk plnnted ; those broken ni^f^s of
plaps ni'p Iwinp: carefully removed and
new pieces nut: in, and we are preparint?
for a few days* vacation dnrins; conven-
tion week in which to entertain old
friends and make new ones. St. Paul
does not intend to I>e liehind its twin
brothel" in the entertaining: of its visitors.
WIRE DESIGNS George Cotsonas & Co.
°°"^° — - -v — i2/\y,3t 28th St, NEW YORK ;
GREENS of Every Kind
^ FLORISTS' SUPPUES
PRICXS RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let OS quote you on your next order. If it's nuda
of wire we can make it.
GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer
24-30 Stone St., ROCHESTER, N. T.
Please mention the Exchanee when writing.
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W.J. COWEE, Berlin, N.Y.
CUT FLOWER BOXES
EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Telephone — 1202 Madison Square
Please mention tbe Eicbapge when writing.
MICHIGAN
CIT FLOWER EXCHANGE
INCORPORATED
Wholesale Commission Florists
Dealers in Fancy Fems
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
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THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the
only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised In each Issue, and this
feature means that a reader in need of,
say, Carnations, can look at this Index
and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike, it brings
the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
366
The Florists' Exchange
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucaiias now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
5-in. pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in $1.00 each.
6-in. pot plants, 6 to 7 leaves, 24-28 in $1.50 each.
Made-up plants
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy $2.50 each.
3-in.-7-m. tub, 36 in. high, very bushy $3.75 each.
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy $5.00 each.
KENTIA Forsteriana, Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high $3.00 each.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36-40 in. high $3.50 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-44 in. high $4.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 44-48 in. high $5.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 48-54 in. high $6.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa.
2 tiers, 6-8 in. high 35c. each.
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in. high 45c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each.
PANDANUS Veitchii. Nicely variegated stock that will grow into money by Christmas. 4-in.
pot plants, ready to shift, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100.
BAY TREES, Standards.
48-in. stems: heads, 30 in. diameter $7.50 each.
48-in. stems: heads, 26-in. diameter $5.00 each.
BAY TREES, Half Standards.
30-in. stems; heads, 2S-in. diameter $5.00 each.
30-in. stems; heads, 22-in. diameter $4.00 each.
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obconica. From as good a strain of seed as we can find. All colors*
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides $3.00 per 100.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., ^^"'^^rc;"'^^
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PRIMROSESandCYCLAMEN
mixed or separate colors, 3-inch, $5.00 per 100;
2)i-inch, S3.00 per 100. PRIMULA, Chi-
nese, 2}i-inch, S3.50 per 100; 3-inch, $6.00
per 100. PRIMULA malacoides (the Giant
Baby Primrose), 2K-inch. $3.00 per 100.
PRIMULA veris superba, 2-inch. $3.00
per 100. PRIMULA Kewensls, 2}f-mch,
$3.00 per 100^
CVn miFH^GUanteum, best strain, in
V«'»'-Hllll.Il|i assorted colors, 3-inch, ready
for 4-inch, $8.00 per 100; 4-inch, $16.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2J^-inch, $3.00 per
100; SJ^-inch (extra strong), $8.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, strong, 2H-inch,
$5.00 pef 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl,
2H-inch, $3.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
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Empty Greenhouses Do Not Pay
Plant stock early. Liberal extras for early
orders.
Hundreds of thousands of plants on hand.
100 1000
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H in.,
large plants $3.00 $25.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 4 in.,
large plants 8.00 75.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2H in..
large plants 2.50 22.50
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 4 in.,
large plants 6.50 60.00
BEGONIA Vernon. 2H in., 3 kinds 2.25 20.00
CYCLAMEN. 2}/^ in., 8 colors 6.00 50.00
SMILAX. Large, 2H-in. plants 2.25 20.00
PRIMULA Obconica. 2H in., fancy
mixed 2.50 22.50
PRIMULA Obconica. 3 in., fancy
mixed 4.50 40.00
CHINESE PRIMROSES. 2H in., 30
varieties, mixed 2.75 25.00
VIOLET PLANTS. 2H in., Marie
Louise and Lady Campbell 2.50 20.00
VIOLET PLANTS. 3 in., Marie
Louise and Lady Campbell 3.25 30.00
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 2M in.,
white, pink, yeUow 2.50 22.50
FERNS FROM BENCHES, Boston, Piersoni,
Elegantissima, $12.50, $15.00 and $20.00 per
A rtW GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA indivlsa. 3-in., $5.00; 4-in., $10.00:
5-in., $25.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2Ji-in.. S5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-m.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc;
4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c.
VINCA variegata. 2-in., 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
100.
Send your order today.
Correspondence solicited.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale florist,
WASHINGTON, N. J.
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GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
Please mention the Exchangee when wrltiac.
Vinca Variegata
2M-in. pots, $2.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $4.00 per
100; 4-in. pots, $700 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 3-in. pots, $4.00 per
100; 4-in. pots, $6.00 per 100; 4^-in. $8.00 per
100; 5-in., $10.00 per 100.
ASTERS, Semple's Assorted. 2-in., $1.50 per
100. Cash with order.
S. G. BENJAMIN, FishkiU, N.Y.
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Chinese Primroses
Fiae 2-m. stock in best mixed colors, $2.00
per 100. Malacoides, 2-in. strong plants,
S2.00 per 100. Cash.
MQ PTTFP Successor to J. F. RUPP,
. O. C I I Lily SHIREMANSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
Primula Malacoides
Fine Strong Stock. Out of 2H-inch pots, $3.00
per 100; $25.00 per 1000
PRIMULA FORBESII 'i^-Jrf^'':
CHAS.ZIMMER, West Collingswood, N.J .
Hhree Miles from Philadelphia
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Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Book of Water Gardenm^ ^fsT
A. T. DE LA MARE PTC. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
The cut flower market can be summed
up in very few words. The usual August
supply of Asters, Gladioli and iSweet
Peas is here. Good Asters are scarce,
while the inferior grade is over abund-
ant. Gladioli are bringing fair prices;
some good America are to be seen, while
Princeps and Mrs. Francis King are not
up to standard. Sweet Peas are getting
smaller and the stems shorter; they will
soon be over.
Visitors to St. Paul during the con-
vention week should not fail to visit the
j\Iushroom caves which are situated in
the cliffs on the West side of our city
and in the vicinity of the High Bridge.
These caves were originally used for the
storage of beer by the Hamm Brewery
Co. Now they are in the hands of vari-
ous large Mushroom growing companies.
Principal among thes is the American
Mushroom Co., which is probably the
largest grower in the United States.
The caves are semi-circular in form,
so that the wagons can drive right
through without turning, (hereby saving
space and adding to their safety, as the
cliffs are composed of a very fine sand
and will not pennit of wide arching.
Along each side of the main cave are
minor caves, and in all of these will be
seen the beds which are made perfectly
flat and about 2ft thick. The edible
fungi will be seen in various stages of
growth, from the newly made bed to the
fuUv cropped one. Those interested dn
Mushroom culture will gain much valu-
able information by the visit, and the
courteous manager of this company will
be nleasecj to show you through and ex-
plain their system of culture.
The Park system of St. Paul com-
prises over 1000 acres and about 48
parks, large and small. Of these the
most important are Como Park, Phalen
Park and Indian Mound Park. Como
and Pbiilen Parks have beautiful lakes
and Indian Mound Park is situated on
the high bluffs in the. southeastern part
of the city, from wliich the finest view
of the city can be obtained. It is so
named because it contains several mounds
supposed to have been made by the In-
dians. Adjoining this is the Minnesota
State Fish Hatchery. Fort Snelling,
further up the river, is practically a
part of the St. Paul Park system. The
driveways through the various parks and
Iboulevards exceed 20 miles. On the
north side of the city are the grounds
of the Minnesota Agricultural Society,
containing some of the finest exhibition
buildings in the Unite.d States and whidh
will be the scene of the State Fair dur-
ing the first week of September. The
State Capitol building, overlooking the
city, is worthy of inspection ; it cost
over $4,500,000 and is built of Georgia
marble, with Minnesota granite for its
foundation and steps. The interjcj- is
finished in marble and otber costly stones,
some of which were brought from Cen-
tral Africa. There are many other
places of interest, that strangers coming
to our city would do well to visit ; name-
ly, the Federal Building, City Hall,
Hamline University, Macalester College
and the State Agricultural Experiment
Station at St. Anthony Park.
R. B.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Business has held up well since the
last report, although, at the present writ-
ing, the market shows a tendency to
weaken. Short Roses have become more
plentiful and are fully equal to the de-
mand, but the long-stemmed ones are very
scarce. There are very few good_ Carna-
tions. Of the other stock there is more
of the poorer grades than can be disposed
of by the wholesalers. Asters have come
in more freely than heretofore and only
good stock is bringing returns worthy of
mention. The same is true of Gladioli.
They are being cut in large numbers, but
the inferior stock is a drag on the mar-
ket. Beauties are in fair supply, and the
wholesalers have no trouble in moving
them at good figures in the absence of
larger cuts of the Killarne.vs. There seem
to be more Pink and White Killarney.
Maryland, Sunburst. Wards and other
Roses are only in fair supply, and al-
most anything in the way of medium
stems, with good quality flowers, find a
quick sale at good figures. The cool
weather evidently has improved the aual-
it,y of Roses to some extent, for the stock
being shipped to the market is of splendid
color. The market was not so strong
at the opening of business this week as
it was the first two days of the month,
when there was a heavy outoftown de-
PLANTS
From 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, BOUVARDIA Hum-
boldtll, CHINESE PRIMROSES, finest varieties;
CINERARIAS Dwarf.
Plants from 2i^-ln pots, $3.00 per 100,
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ARTILLERY
PLANTS, ANTHERICUM vlttatum, SMILAX,
FICUS repens.
POINSETTIAS. From 2M-inch paper pots
$5.00 per 100.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; PASSIONS, 2 varie.
ties; IVY, Hardy EngUsh; SWAINSONA Alba,
PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS, BOU-
VARDIA HumboldtU, ANTHERICUM vit-
tatum.
Plants from 4-in. pots.
IVY, Hardy English, 10c. each; LEMON
VERBENAS, 10c. each; KENTIA Belmoreana,
$2.00 per doz.; CROTONS, $2.00 per doz.
C Fieri r llUi and Westmoreland Streets.
. CIOCLC, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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500,000
California
PRIVET
2 -years old
1000
2 to 23^ feet, 8 to 12 branches,$20.00
5 to 7 branches, 15.00
2 to 4 branches, 10.00
Packing free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
STE VIA
Green and Variegated— Fine Stocit
CHA$.ZIMM[RJ
West Collingswood, N. J.
I 3 miles from Philadelpbia
Please mention the Exchange when writisff.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
PleaB* mention the Exchange whan writlHC.
Giant Double Alyssum
The Cut Flower variety, 2-in. $2.00 per 100,
$18.00 per 1000. Strong, well-branched plants.
Dracaena Indivlsa, of our usual good quality,
2-in. $2.00 per 100, $1S.00 per 1000.
Smilax, 2-in. $1.00 per 100.
Geraniums, see last week's Exchange for special
ELMER RAWLINS, OLEAN. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ABAUCABIA Excelsa, 5-in., 60c.
DRACAENA Indivlsa, 2-in., 2c.
BEGONIA Luminosa, 3-in., 3c.
BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in., 3c.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, 3-in., 5c.
Cash, or will exchange for Poinsettias,
2 or 3-in., or Asparagus Plumosus, 3-in.
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Box 63 Schenectady. N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
American Florist
DIRECTORY
(New Edition)
1913
Just off the press. Copies may be
had at $3.00, postpaid, from
The FLORISTS' EXCHANGE
2 to 8 Duane Street. - - New York N. Y
August 16, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
367
St is
M. C. FORD
WMOUESAUE PUORIST
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Large Assortment of FINE ASTERS,
GLADIOLI and Other SELECT
SEASONABLE FLOWERS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
mand for Roses. Lilies are not over
abundant ; the demand has been especially
good for them this week. Sweet Peas
seem to improve every day. and quite a
few are coming in with fairly long stems
and good flowers. The outdoor Peas are
practically a failure this year. Valley has
sold fine the past week ; it is very good
and holds the price well.
Several of the wholesale places are put-
ting in their spare time refreshing their
places with paint and making other im-
provements, which will take a good part
of this month.
The S. A. F. and O. H. will hold its
annual convention at Minneapolis, Aug.
19 to 23. Wm. .Currie is vice-president
for Wisconsin, and is anxious that as
large a representation of the florists of
the State as possible attend the conven-
tion.
Attendance at a convention of this kind
affords an ideal vacation, as the business
of the convention is well interspersed
with social events, and one meets, in a
social way, others with the same interests,
and opportunities for exchange of views
and opinions are afforded. The sessions
of the convention are always interesting
and instructive, and the program prepared
for this year is of more than the usual
excellence.
Holton & Hunkel say business is very
^ood for this time of the year ; in fact,
they have had a good Summer. They are
cutting some fine Wards, Sunburst and
Killarneys. The supply of Gladioli is
greater than the demand. They are get-
ting in an abundance of white Asters,
but the colored ones are scarce. They
have begun to build, at their Brown St.
plant, six houses 400ft. long.
Fred. Holton and wife have been en-
tertaining E. Amerpohl and wife of the
Janesville Floral Co., Miss Meyers of the
Capitol City Greenhouses, Madison, and
Mr. Zender the past week.
Gus. Kusch Co. reports business a lit-
tle quiet this week. They are selling
lots of miscellaneous stock, but are get-
ting very little returns.
Gus. Mueller is cutting some very good
new Carnations ; he is planning to have
Carnations all the year around ; when the
outdoor stock is gone, he will be able to
cut the blooms in the houses. His stock
is always fine.
C. C Poll-worth Co. say trade is quiet ;
they cut the last of their Lilies this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Pollworth will attend the
convention.
Zimmerman Co. have had a splendid
week, so many strangers being in town.
Will has gone to Manitoba to spend his
vacation ; he will be away three weeks.
Currie Bros. Co. has had a very busy
week with funeral work. A prominent
Mason and a banker passed away and
many large floral designs weremade. The
flowers used were mostly Lilies, Roses
and Asters, made up into sprays. Wil-
liam Currie will entertain Mr. Livingston
at his Summer house on Sunday.
Mr. Hall has gone on his vacation to
visit his sister who lives in Ohio; he
will be away several weeks.
Wm. Sohucht of Chilton, Wis., called
on the trade Friday.
Quite a number of the Milwaukee flo-
rists will attend the convention : Wm.
Currie, Fred Holton and wife, Mr. Mat-
■Ihewson of Sheboygan, Mr. Zender of
lOhicago, Mr. Ijeidiger, C. C. Pollworth
and wife, Gus Poehlmann, N. Zweifel and
Gus. Rusch.
Mr. Lietz will spend his four weeks'
vacation at Cedar Lake, Wis.
M. O. S.
NEW YCiRK, Aug. 13. — Conditions In
the wholesale cut flower market this
week differ but little from those of a
week ago, except possibly that the de-
mand for stock is even less than hereto-
fore, and business is at its lowest ebb so
far this Summer.
American Beauty Roses, in contrast
to last week, while still not up to
standard in quality, are in ample sup-
ply with a smaller demand. Special
grade blooms, when sales are made,
sell at from 10c. to 25c. each or per-
haps a little less, and 15c. is considered
a good price. In other Roses Mrs.
George Shawyer brings 10c. in a few
sales of the best quality. Prices range
all the way down to $1.50 per 100. Mrs.
Aaron Ward brings from 2c. to 6c. In
general the poorer grades of Roses are
not moving at all.
Carnations are still of very poor
quality, with small arrivals. The top
price of Carnations, such as can be
sold, is $1 per 100.
While last week Orchids were in some-
what short supply, today the supply is
more than ample, while the demand is
much less: 50c. to 60c. is the top price
of Cattleyas for the best blooms. Lily
of the Vallev is meeting with a small
demand at from $2 to $3 per 100. Lilium
longiflorum are in more than sufficient
supply for the demand, moving slowly,
and prices are from $3 to $5 per 100.
the latter price being exceptional and
only for the best. Even at these prices
sales are slow-. The supply of rubrums
is more than sufficient to meet the de-
mand, and the top price for these is
$3 per 100. Even at this price sales
nail.
still noted.
ith prices a
Asters and
inent flowers
ler are reallv
ich of the
little lower than last week
Gladioli are the most prom
in the market, and the forn
sufficient to form a glut;
poorer stock arriving goes to waste, and
sales of this grade are small. Of the
better grade blooms sales are made up
to about $1 per 100: prices, however,
average far below this figure. Sales
are somewhat small even with the best
grades. Gladioli prices are from 50c.
to $1 per 100. with the demand far too
small for the supply, so that stock ac-
cumulates.
In the wav of grec
nolo
and.
the supply is
12. — Business
lu it has been
at any time this Summer. There Is too
much poor stock about: this applies
principally to Asters. Gladioli and
Rose.s. Shipping trade is fair.
American Beauty Roses show little
change. $3 per doz. is top price. The
supply has fallen off a trifle. The bet-
ter grades of the Tea Roses are moving
well. The best of the Maryland, Kal-
serin and Bulgarle bring 6c.. a few ex-
tra specials 8c. Short stock is barely
moving at 50c. to $1 per 100.
Cattleyas are scarce, and prices have
advanced to J7.B0 per doz. The demand
is light. Valley is In sufficient supply
for the present demand at Ic. to 3c.
The supply of Lilies Is good, and the
qnalltv excellent. They are moving well
at from 5c. to 10c.
There are too many poor Asters:
fully 75 per cent, of the supply arriv-
ing here Is hard to dispose of. Good
Asters sell readily at $1.50 to $2 per
100. with a few exceptional sales of
fancy stock at $3 per 100. Gladioli are
going off: the majority of the stock is
poor. Good .spikes of America bring
5rr. The early Dahlias are meeting -with a
cold reception. The general line of out-
ERE^S hoping that the
gathering of the clans
in Minneapolis will
be the biggest and
best ever. Enjoy
yourselves, but donH forget
business, and remember — those
of you who use this market —
that we are ready for all
comers, large and small. To
the grower and seller of Cut
Flowers: we can help you both
to make the most money possible
in your line.
Our Hours during July and August: 6-30 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Sunday— 8 to 10-30 A. M.
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 323-5582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Please mention the Exohonge when writing.
door stock has been augmented by Cos-
There Is a plentiful supply of gfreens
for the present demand.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. — There is no
scarcity reported in any particular line
of stock. Carnations are, of course, in
short supply, as mig-ht be expected at
this season, and with this only excep-
tion there is ample stock to meet the
demand.
American Beauty Roses are in good
supply; some of the growers report a
heavy cut for this season. They are to
be had in all lengths, and the quality
has improved considerably of late. So
far they have been selling well, the best
stock bringing $3 per doz.. with a large
number of sales made at $2 per doz.,
and buyers in larger lots have had satis-
factory prices made them in lots of 100
or more. Killarneys are in better sup-
ply than they have been for some weeks
and the quality Is also greatly improved.
Wards are also in good crop, with bet-
ter stems than have been seen on the
market in some time. Bulgarle is
plentiful, and its qualities as a Summer
Rose have been commented on by many
of the dealers. It shows good stems and
keeping qualities. The newer varieties,
such as Milady and Mrs. Russell, are
seen with most of the growers, but In
no very large quantities. These sell
well, although the price is considerably
higher than the best of other varieties.
On the whole there bas not bee-n much
change in prices. Good stock for ship-
ping still commands a legitimate price,
while the shorter grades and open stock
have been selling at from $2 to $3 per
100 and less in larger lots since the
supply has become more abundant.
Gladioli are in large supply and the
variety offered is as extensive as it is
possible to make it. In poor quality
stock the market is now verging on an
oversupply; there has been much of this
poor stock sold at $1 per 100. With
some exceptions, the very best stock has
been selling at $4 per 100. Where the
class of stock offered varies so much in
quality the prices range proportionately.
There seems to be no let up in the sup-
ply. Asters are coming in more freely,
but the bulk of the stock still remains
very poor. Several consignments came
in Monday morning that were damaged
by the recent rains to such an extent
that they were not worth the express
charges on them. Some of the dealers
are handling really fine grades of green-
house grown stock that sell well. Some
good purple and white stock, Indoor
grown, sold for 6c. during the past few
davs. The other outdoor grown stock,
where it had any merit whatever, has
been selling at from $1 to $2 per 100.
There is also stock so poor that it goes
begging, part of which is sold for any
price that it will bring, and part has
to be thrown away.
Auratum Lilies are shortening up In
supply. Giganteums are not as plen-
tiful as they have been, but there Is
still sufficient for the requirements of
368
The Florists' Exchange
A. L. YOUNG & CO.
■^P'SHIP TO VS. MORE ROSES WANTED. THERE'S A REASON
^^ wholesale: florists
S4 WEST 28th STRFJBT Telephone, 3559 Madison Square IVEXV VOf»K
Please meption the Exohange when writing.
ASTERS, GLADIOU,
Carnations, Roses, Sweet
Peas and Lily of tlie Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
whoiesai. 107 West 28th Street, HEW YORK
Florist
Telephone 5335 Madison Square
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Moving to
Larger Quarters
UR ever increasing business de-
mands more space.
After August 15th, we shall
move from the first floor of 55-57
West 26th Street to a street-level
store in the same building, which
will be the Jinesf equipped store in the whole-
sale business.
The enlarged space will enable us to
handle more consignments of high grade
Roses, Carnations, etc. Growers are invited
to investigate our facilities for disposing of
their entire outputs.
Shipping to out-of-town customers is one
of our specialties, and we can prove that we
always please.
We can promise that connections Avith
this house will prove profitable to both the
grower and the retailer.
Henry M. Robinson Co.
•i»x«
HENRY M. ROBINSON. Pres
CHAS. E. ROBINSON, Vice-Pres
MAURICE L. GLASS, Treas.
JOSEPH MARGOLIS, Sec'v.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK CITY
• SSro Madis
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers ai Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager Consignmenis Solicited
111 West 28th Street, ^»^ l^llt^:r^,^„. NEW YORK
Fleaie m«itlon thtt Exohaace whiB vrltlnr.
broug-ht
growers,
coming-
been in :
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
the market. Valley is in the usual
supply, and with no change in price.
Sweet Peas from outdoors are coming
in plentifully, but the stems seem to
be too short to command any price
worthy of mention. Orchids are short
in supply with no special demand.
Shasta Daisies are still offered. There
are a few early Chrysanthemums
n daily from some of the
Rudbeckia or Golden Glow is
freely, but so far has not
ich demand. There are plenty
of greens, and in all other respects this
market is well supplied.
BOSTON, Aug. 12. — ^Business is more
quiet now than it heis been for the past
two weeks. There is an increase of
flowers and it is much harder to clean
up daily.
Koses are fairly plentiful; there is a
good supply of Killarney, White Killar-
ney, Killarney Queen, Hillingdon and
Ward; prices ranging from 50c. to $8 per
100. Am. Beauty Roses were never bet-
ter than they have been this Summer,
their length of stem and the size of the
blooms is simply remarkable; they are
in fairly good demand.
Carnations are not plentiful, but there
is a fairly good call for them at $1 to
$1.50 per 100. The first Carnations from
this year's plants were seen this week.
Sweet Peas are not much in over-
supply and quality is poor. Gladioli
are extremely plentiful, although there
is a fair demand for them; it is hard
to keep them cleaned up at prices rang-
ing from $3 per 100 to $6. Asters are
in full crop and prices have fallen off
considerably; the quality of the flowers
has improved since we have had a good
supply of rain. Prices are from 50c.
to 75c. per 100.
Easter Lilies are in good supply and
of flne quality. Lilium auratum was
never seen better and is in good demand.
Lily of the Valley is not plentiful, but
of good quality.
There is an abundance of miscella-
neous flowers with but little call for
them.
There is a good supply of greenery
but very little demand for it. R. C.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 11. — Last week
business took a decided turn for the
worse. The unusual Summer demand,
which had lasted throughout July into
the early part of August, let down con-
siderably, particularly toward the end
of the week. Receipts in general are
large, and as a result prices have been
hammered down. Am. Beauty Roses are
in fair supply, and there is a demand
for those of good qualitv, prices rang-
ing from $4 to $20 per 100. Tea Roses
are in large supply and only the best
stock moves with any degree of regular-
ity; prices are from $1 to $4 per 100.
Gladioli are in oversupply, with the
prices ranging from job lot figures to
$4 per 100, the latter price being for
exceptionally fancy stock. Lilies are in
heavier supply than at any time during
the past month; clearances are made at
$S and $10 per 100. Lilium auratum are
fairly good property at $8 to $12 per
100; rubrums are offered in limited
numbers at $3 and $4 per 100. Asters
have thus far been in rather limited
supply, but with the superfluity of other
flowers, there has been no particular
demand for them. Those of good qual-
itv have been selling nicely; priced
range from 50c. to $2 per TOO. Hardy
Hydrangeas and other outdoor flowers
meet with a fair demand considering
market conditions. Asparagus plumosus
and Sprengpri are plentiful, while Smi-
lax is on the short side of the market.
A. O.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 11.— Business the
past week was not up to all expectations.
There were quantities of Gladioli com-
ing into the market and only a small pro-
portion being sold. Asters are quite
plentiful and sell at $1 -to $1.50 per 100.
Roses did not move so well and the
prices were somewhat lower, even Am.
Beauty were a drag on the market. Eas-
ter Lilies are plentiful, of extra good
quality, and sell freely for funeral work
at Sc. to 10c. Pond Lilies are still on
hand, of very good quality, especially
the cultivated kind; they are bringing
4c. Valley is coming in in moderate
quantities at 3c. and 4c.
Garden flowers are still to be had, al-
though the quality gradually weakens.
Orchids are very scarce, in fact al-
most an impossibility. A. B. B.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 11.— Funeral
work is the only exception to a pro-
tracted dull Summer period. Stock of
all kinds remains plentiful and much of
it is peculiarly adapted for gorgeous
store and window displays.
Hydrangea paniculata ,Tritomas, Glad-
ioli and Asters are beautiful in their
coloring and certainly charming in large
masses when skilfully arranged. The
wholesale price for Asters ranges from
50c. to $1.50 per 100. Hydrangea sprays,
$2 to $4 per 100. Good Carnations are
out of the market; a few shorts move
indifferently at 50c. per 100.
The Rose supply is being augmented
with many thousands of shorts at 50c.
to $2 per loo. Every indication points
to the fact that yellow is being over-
done. These Roses certainly did their
share in the flower business during the
past three years and not until this time
did there seem to be a sufficient quan-
tity of them planted. The new single
Rose, Fire Flame, will undoubtedly hold
its own in this section, as it is well re-
ceived in the small amount obtainable.
Select long stemmed Am. Beauties may
be had as low as $15 per 100; shorts, $2
to $3 per 100.
Harrisii Lilies are good property at
$1.50 per 100; so are rubrum and album
at $5 to $6. A few Cattleyas are ob-
tainable at 40c. to 60c. each. Lily of
the Valley is in general use at $3 to
$5 per 100 wholesale; 75c. to $1 retail.
A visit to the several growers in this
vicinity shows an unusual effort for
this Fall's crops, and every indication
points to an exceptional Fall business
in the flower line. I. B.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.— Business the
past week has been very poor, with
nothing moving except for one quite
large funeral the early part of the week,
which helped matters greatly. The hot»
dry weatlier has very nearly scorched
everything, and stock and potted plants
in the greenhouses show the effects of
the dry spell.
- Am. Beauties are coming in in fairly
large quantities and go slowly at from
6c. each to $2.50 per doz. Killarneys and
Richmond are quite ample for the de-
mand and sell well at from 3c. to 6c.
Asters are plentiful, but the quality
seems poor and, therefore they go at
low prices, namely, from Ic. to 2c. Glad-
ioli hold up well and prices remain
steady at from 2iAc. in large lots to 4c.
for small quantities. Tuberoses have
made their appearance and 3c. to 4c. are
asked for them. Lilies are normal and
go well at 10c.
Field Daisies are in demand, selling"
at 50c. per 100. Greens of all kinds are
ample. O. K. S.
STTBSCarBEBS FI^EASE NOTE.— The
Florists' Exchange is a trade paper, and
its adTts. quote wholesale prices. For
that reason It should he treated with
care. Copies should not he left lylnfT
where they will he seen hy outsiders,
nor should they on any account be used
as wrapping or pacMngr material. Furth-
er, the fact that a purchaser not in the
trade may seek to obtain g'oods at trade
prices by no means compels you to sell
him at wholesale.
TELEPHONES— 167 and 4468 Madison Squa
ESTABLISHED 1S87
J. K. ALLEN,
lOe WEST 38th ST., IVEW YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Groivers contemplating changes in the disposition of their stock
should try shipping to us, ivhere ivith our increasing trade top
prices are always obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Pleaae mention the Exchange when ■writing.
August 16, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
369
C. Bonnet G. H. Blake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
GlTe U3 a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
of Cut Flowers.
Wall space for advertising purposes for Rent.
V. S. DORVAL. Jr.. Secretary
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT flOWfR EXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
Open AI IDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres. Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut ^Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Conunisslon Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Squ&re
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
Wholesale Con
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Td.4591Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones 1 7°*|| Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of first-class stock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4G27 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1891
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 894S MADISON SQUARE
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
THE HIGHEST \/ A I I PV ALWAYS
GRADE OF V/\L_I_C1T ON HAND
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. /s^^Lro^SS 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B^^ CT T1VT1VT TTfc 1 Frank H. Traendly Caiarles Schen cfc
' .?; ?"^i^'.r**- TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholesale florisi
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
Vr /-» I IT T C CARNATIONS
I %J Li E^ I a AND ROSES
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
V/holemalo Florlstm
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St, NEW YORK
Telephone, 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sou
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, Aug. 13, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty, Special.
No. 1.'.'!
No. 2...
No. 3...
Killamey
Killamey Queen . . . .
White Killarney
My Maryland
Richmond .
Lady Hillingdo
No. 1.'
PleAse mentioD the Exchange when writing.
No. 2
Prince de Bulgarie
Mrs. George Shawyer
Sunburst
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Adlantum Cuneatum
Hybridum and Croweanum
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Daisies
Ferns, per 1000
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.
.25
to 25.00
to 15.00
to 8.00
to 6.00
to 3.00
to .50
to 3.00
to 4.00
3 to 4.00
5 to 3.00
5 to 3.00
5 to 4.00
.to
1 to 5.00
> to 10.00
)to 4.00
)to 5.00
1.00 to 1.25
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, all colors.
r-White,
J Pink
1 Red
LVellowand Var.
Pwhite
Varlellea.) I, Yellow and Var.
Novelties
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large
Hyacinths
Iris.
1.00
1.00
1.00
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi 3.00
Lilies, Rubrum ....
Auratum ....
LHy of the Valley 2.00
Mignonette, per doz ....
Orchids, Cattleyas 130.00
Cypripediums, per doz
Peonies.
Smilax, per doz. strings
Stocks, double, per bunch
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches.
Wallflower, per bunch
to .60
to
to ....
to 4.00
to 3.00
to 3.00
to 3.00
to
to 60.00
to ....
to 35.00
to ....
i to 1.25
) to ' '.35
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 5552-3533 Mad. Sq. 131 and 133 West 28th St.. NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
■ THE HOME OF THE LILY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
Setting Jtgent for Largest Growers
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Telephone, 1328-1998 Madison Squa
49 Wost28th St., NEW YORK CITY
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, V^
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {{«^j,i. Madison Scuare 34 WSSt 28th St.. NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {>^«^} Mad ,,ns<,u,. Cut Flowers dX WhoIesalc
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
flowers solicited.
George CSiebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited —
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone* 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square, 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley. Carnations,
Roses and Gardenieis
Louis M.Noe LouisA. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Jr., Manager. TeTyse Mad. Sq.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
C.UT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W. 26th SL, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
The story of most reforms is one of
repeated defeats yet of ultimate victory.
Such, judged from present appearances,
is to be the history of the Sunday clos-
ing movement among the wholesale flor-
ists of this city. Every man has a right
to his opinion in regard to such a change,
or reform, if you so please to call it, of
policy in the conduct of a large business
in which many are engaged, and no man,
whether on the majority or minority
side of the movement, should be denied
the right to his opinion and to act in
accordance with his judgment. Here,
however, history again comes in, and
shows us that men of brains, men of
reason and judgment (and the wholesale
florists' business of this city is conducted
by just such men), are liable, as time
goes on, to look upon a reform movement
from a different viewpoint and conse-
quently to change their opinion. So_ it
comes to pass that many reforms, which
are defeated for a season, in the end, on
account of these changes in opinion, and
not through the exertion of force, be-
come established. Such it is believed by
many will finally be the case with the
Sunday closing movement amons tbe-
wholesale florists of New York City.
370
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBURGH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PinSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Percy B. Rigby, manager of the S. S.
Pennock-Meehan Co.'s store, 117 W. 2Sth
St., and Mrs. Rigby are spending the
month of August at Belgrade Lakes, Me.
H. B. Froment, 57 W. 2Stb st., is
taking his vacation, visiting various
points of interest.
Sol. Hantling arrived on Wednesday
of last week on the S. S. Imperator, re-
turning from a ten weeks' European trip,
during which time he selected novel-
ties in florists' supplies for the Autumn
and Winter trade.
W. M. Bishop, bookkeeper for Badgley,
Riedel & Meyer, and family are on a two
weeks' vacation at Wyckoff, N. J.
Frank H. Traendly of Traendly &
Schenek, 131 W. 2Sth st, is taking a va-
cation during the month of August. Mr.
Traendly is visiting different points of
interest and will, of course, attend the
convention of the S. A. F. and O. H. at
Minneapolis, Minn.
E. G. Bennett, 794 Flatbush ave., and
wife are summering at their bungalow
at Sackett Lake, Sullivan County, N. T.
M. Neigel, salesman for Bonnot Bros.,
55 W. 26th St., has been detained a week
at home on an account of an injury to
his ankle through a fall on 27th St., near
Sixth ave.
Myer, 609-11 Madison ave., has been in
the People's Hospital of this city for a
minor operation, from which he is re-
covering, and has gone to Belle Harbor,
L. I., to recuperate. Maurice Klein-
man, buyer for Meyer, and Mrs. Klein-
man are spending a month's vacation at
their bungalow at Far Rockaway, L. I.-
Henry Luhrs, salesman for Meyer, is
just back from a month's vacation at
Craige Clare, Sullivan County, where he
has left his wife and children for a fur-
ther summering.
W. J. Moore, salesman for the S. S.
Pennock-Meehan Co., 117 W. 28th St.,
is just back from a vacation of several
weeks, which he spent visiting different
points of interest.
E. Volkman who. for the past seven
years, was employed by the State of New
York as supervising florist on Ward's
Island, and recemtly by the U. S. Gov-
ernment as head gardener at N. Y. Ar-
senal. Governor's Island, has accepted a
position with R. H. Macy & Co., this
city, as buyer and manager of their gar-
den department. Mr. Volkman is an
authority on gardening and, some time
ago, won the first prize for the best de-
sign of a flower bed in a contest held by
The Flokists' Exchange.
The Henry M. Robinson Co. expects
to he ready for business in its new Quar-
ters on the ground floor of the Coogan
building. 55 W. 26th St., next week, after
removal from the present location in
the same building.
Philip Kessler, 55 W. 26th St., will
take the members of his family, who
have just spent three weeks at Nassau-
by-the-Sea. to Old Forge, Adirondack
Mts., N. Y., where he will leave them
while he joins the New York delegation
to the Minneapolis convention. After
the convention Mr. Kessler expects to re-
turn to his family for a vacation.
Joseph Fenrich, of Henshaw & B'en-
rich, 55 W. 28th st., has returned from
a pleasant vacation spent at Asbury
Park, N. J.
The store of Woodrow & Marketos. 41
W. 28t1i St., is now undergoing overhaul-
ing and repainting. A space of 25ft. in
the rear of the store, hitherto unused, has
been fixed up and will furnish additional
facilities when the Fall season starts.
Mr. Marketos of this firm is away at
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS I TheMcCallumCo.,lnc.
Telephone and Telegraph Orders Given Special Attention
Flower Growers Sales Company
lA Park St. (Telephone: Haymarfcet 3765) BOStOIl, MaSS.
^___ Pleaie mention the Exchange when writing. ' ^
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unlets otherwise noted
Providence
Aug 11, 1913
Boston
Aug 12. 1913
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Detroit
Aug. 11, 1913
Cincinnati
Aug. 11,1913
MUnaukee
Aug. 9. 1913
15.00 to 20.00
15.00 to 25.00
20.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
20.00 to 30.00
8.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
'Isdto 6.66
15.00 to 20.00
6.00 to 10.00
No. 2
3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.0C
1.00 to 8.00
Killarney
White Killarney
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.0C
.50 to 6.0C
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
to
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
.... to ... .
1.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.U0 to 4.00
2.00 to 4.00
.... to 4.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
Richmond
to
.... to 6.00
to
Perle
to
to
to
to
to
Double Pink Killamey
to
to
.... to ... .
1.00 to 6.O0
1.00 to 6.0C
Mrs. Aaron Ward
to
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 8.0C
Prince de Bulgarie
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
4.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 1.25
to 1.25
AdUntum
.60 to 1.00
.... to ... .
.... to ....
10.00 to 60.00
to 60.0C
1.00 to 2.00
15.00 to 25.00
.25 to .35
40.00 to 60.00
to 40.0t
" Sprengeri, bunches
1.00 to 2.00
.25 to .35
to
to
to
Bouvardlas
to
i'.ooto 'i.50
. . ! . to
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
r- White
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 1.5C
1.00 to 1.50
to
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 1.5C
Standard J Pink
1.00 to 1.50
to
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 1 5C
Varieties ^ Red
1.00 to 1.50
.... to ... .
to
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to L5C
L Yellow and var.
to
to
to
.... to 1.50
♦Fancy ? White
to
to
.... to 2.00
to 1.50
to
(•The hlBh- J Pmk
to
.... to ... .
to 2.00
....to 1.5C
eat Kradesof > Red
ita-a Tar..) |^ Yellow and var.
.... to ... .
to
to
to 1.60
to
to
to
OaSodils
to ...
to
.... to ... .
to
.35 to .50
Daisies
.16 to .25
to
to .16
to
.... to .15
to .15
.... to .15
Galax Leaves
.... to ... .
to .10
.... to ... .
to
to
.... to ... .
to
3.00 to 6.00
4.o6 to 's.'ob
7.00 to 12.00
1.00 to 4.00
to
8.00 to 12.50
4.00 to 6.00
4.00 to 6.00
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
to 8.00
8.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 4.00
to
to
Mignonettes, ordinary
to
to
to
" fancy
to
to
to
Narcissus
to
.... to ....
to
4.00 to 6.0C
.... to
Orchids— Cattleyas, per doz.. .
to
to
to
to
Cypripediums
to
.... to ... .
to
Dendrobiums
to
to
.... to ... .
to
to
Smllai (per doi. strings)
to 1.60
to 1.60
.... to 1.60
Stevla
to
to
to
2Sto .50
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
.26 to .75
to
to .35
to
to
to
to
to
to
single
to
to
.... to ... .
.... to ....
to
to
to
to
to
to ... .
.... to ....
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
to
to
to
to
to
to
to . . ..
to ... .
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
■ PBCIAUTIBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
New England Florist Supply Co.
Special Attention Given to Shipping Trade
276-278 Devenshire St., poTflFm^w BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Sharon Springs, N. T., for a Taeation of
several weeks.
At the store of Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, .34 W. 28tlh St.. John Egenhod
returns next Monday after a four weeks'
vacation, on which day also Harry C.
Riedel will leave for a trip covering Long
Island and Hudson River points. Mr.
Riedel states that .John Timney of the
staff of Fred Wolfinger of Newark, N. J.,
has broken roller skating records at the
Bri.s^ton Beach rink.
Alfred Schuette hns taken a position
with J. K. Allen of lOfi W. 28th St.
At the store of William P. Ford, 107
W. 28th St., some fine Lilies were noted
this week.
The Guttman Flower Growers Co., 102
W. S2th St., is receiving some_ good
Mrs. Taft Roses from a new planting at
its greenhouses.
A nice new stock of Ferns and Palms
for the Fall trade is noted this week at
the store of William Kessler, 113 W. 28th
St.
The New York Florists' Cluh special
which will take the delegates from this
city to the S. A. P. convention at Minne-
apolis will leave Sunday, Aug. 17 at 2
p.m.. over the D. L. & W. R. R. Chair-
man Harry A. Bunyard of the committee
reports that two oars will be required, as
from 30 to 40 people are expected to go.
The following made reservation with
T. B. De Forest, secretary of the com-
mittee, up to Wednesday of this week :
Roman J. Irwin. I. S. Ilendrickson and
wife of Floral Part, N. Y.. J. G. Esler
and daus^hters. Saddle River, N. J., Bert.
■Ohadwick, Charles F. Meyer, Harry A.
Bunvard. W. R. Cobh, V. H. Morgan,
W. H. Siebr^cht and wife, Philip F.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS and
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
All SaananablK Flowcrm
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
Please mention the Exchange when •writing.
HOLTON & HUNK[L GO.
Wholesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Boi— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Kessler. W. A. Manda of South Orange,
N. J., Frank H. Traendly and wife, C. W.
iScott, Jdhu Donaldson, C. C. Trepel,
.John Mjesem, Peter Beuerlein and son of
Blmhurst, N. Y., G. H. Totty, Madison,
N. J., Joseph Manda and wife of Orange,
N. J., William Nielson and daughter,
Woodlawn, N. Y., T. B. De Forest and
J. R. Lewis. Wallace R. Pierson of
Cromwell, Conn, and A. R. Farenwald
of Roslyn, Pa., are expected to join the
(party at Buffalo. A. T. De La Mare will
join the Boston delegates at Montreal,
meeting the New York special at Chicago
on Monday.
Philadelphia
The terrific storm that swept over this
city and vicinity late last Sunday after-
noon sent many nervous cihills up and
down the spinal columns of our growers,
as it was one of the worst storms experi-
enced here in a number of years. The
velocity of the wind reached over 60 miles
p«r hour, and the damage done is wide
spread. Hundreds of trees were blown
down and several lives were lost. The
extent of the damage to the greenhouse
men is, as far as can be iearned, for-
tunately very light. George Burton's
new brick stack was struck by a bolt of
lightning and badly damaged. August
Doemling's place at Lansdowne suffered
to the extent of $100, mostly through
broken glass. Robt. Craig and Duncan
Macaw were partially stunned by a bolt
of lightning that passed through the
boiler house at Norwood, but no damage
was done. At the Craig's 49t(h st. place
a few ventilators and some glass is all
that is missing. Henry S. Faust of
Merion says the wind swept the dhairs
off his porch and he lost a few lights.
Considerable hail fell around Berwyn.
The Henry F. Michell Co. has cordially
invited all florists and gardeners to in-
spects its greenhouses and trial grounds
at Andalusia on Aug. 27. A special train
has been provided and will leave Broad
St. station for Andalusia at 11.15 a.m.,
returning about 4.30 p.m. Refreshments
will be served at Andalusia. All who are
desirous of taking the trip should notify
the Michell Co. as soon as possible, so
that identity badges and accommodations
can he provided. An interesting after-
noon is assured.
William E. McKissiek has resigned his
position as manager of the Washington
(D. C.) branch of fhe S. S. Pennock-
Meehan Co. 'Chas. E. Meehan states that
there is an excellent demand for Carna-
tion plants this year.
Humming birds are one of the novel-
ties seen at H. Bayersdorfer & Co. These
make a pretty effect among flowers in
basket work.
Arthur Niessen is back again after a
week's recreation in Maryland. Leo Nies-
sen finds the Astei-mum a pleasing acqui-
sition.
Frank Bell of Chicago and Chas.
Durand, formerlv with Mills the Florist,
Jacksonville, Fla., were in town last
week.
The Florex Gardens at North Wales
have completed their new house, and it
is planted to Carnations and Snapdragon.
Easter Lilies and Violet King Asters
are in good demand at Edward Reid's.
Harry Krautheim is cutting a fine lot
of giganteum Tjilies.
Aschmann Bros, are putting up a new
house, to be 103x21ft.
George Burton has his family at Ocean
City for fhp Summer.
"The special meeting of the Philadelphia
August 16, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
371
BEAUTIES
$I.00-$5.00 per dozen
Mostly of the medium grades, from $5.00-$15.00 per 100, stems 12 to 28 inches-
The flowers are of good size and color, plenty of good foliage. We can recom-
mend them to you and feel sure that they will prove very satisfactory.
ASTERS
100. $1.00-$3.00
The mid-season crop, stock of better quality. We can furnish them in any
quantity. Splendid stock at $2.00 per 100. Good grade of flowers for design
work as low as $1.00 per 100.
Green Galax
1000, 1.00; case, $7.50.
Sphagnum Moss
5 bbl. bales, $2.00; 6 for $11.00.
GROWN Carnation Plants
ALMA WARD 7.00
WHITE PERFECTION 8.00
PINK ENCHANTRESS 7.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 8.00
PRINCESS CHARMING 7.00
65.00
70.00
60.00
70.00
60.00
250 of c
variety .
100 1000
VICTORY »7.S0 $60.00
R. P. ENCHANTRESS 7.00 60.00
BEACON 8.00 70.00
COMFORT 8.00 70.00
PENNSYLVANIA 8.00 70.00
Satisfaction guaranteed.
10.000 Alma Ward at a Special Price
$6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prtces quoted ar* by tta« hundred unlsM othcrwlae noted
Baltimore
Buffalo
Aug. 11,
1813
Aug. 11, 1913
to
.... to
20.00 to 25.00
10.00 to 15.00
to
7.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to
.1.(KI
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to
.S(MI
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to
ft.nti
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to
5.(KI
4.00 to 8.00
2.00 to
H.IKI
2.00 to 6.00
200 to
4.(HI
2.00 to 8.00
to
3.00 to 5.00
to
to
3.00 to 4.00
. . to
to
1.00
1.00 to 1.26
to
.26 to
.Wl
1.60 19 2.00
.26 to
.All
1.60 to 2.00
.25 to
am
.75 to 1.50
to
to
1.00 to
1.5(1
1.00 to 1.60
1.50 to
2.0(1
1.00 to 1.50
1.60 to
2 (HI
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
to
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.50
to
1.00 to 1.50
to
to
.... to
to
.50 to
l.(HI
to
to
.40 to 1.00
.16
1.50 to 2.00
to
.1(1
.... to 1.60
.60 to
1.IMI
to
2.00 to
4.0(1
2.00 to 4.00
to
8.00 to lO.OC
6.00 to 10.00
to
3.00 to 4.00
to
.... to ... .
to
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to
to
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2.4i;
....to 1.80
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.20 to .40
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NAMES ANTl VARIETIES •'°'"- ''""b"'*'' St. Loula
NAMES AND VARIETIES ^^^ j^^ jg,, ^^^ jj_ ^^^^ ^^^ j^. 1913
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — apl.
" extra
No. 1
No. 2
Killamey
White IQIIaiuey....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarte
Adlantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosua, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
BouTardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, allcol.
rWlite
Standard J Pink
Varieties ] Red
LVellow and var.
•Fancy ["White
(•The high- J Pink
eat grades of *j Red
stan'd vara.) Lvellow and var.
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per dor.)
Gladiolus
Iris
LUles, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mlftnonette, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per dos.. .
Cypripediums
DendrobtHma
Pansles
Smllax (per doz. strings)
Stevla,
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 4.00
1.00 to 8.00
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 2.00
35.00 to 50.00
35.00 to 50.00
Dto 2.00
20.00 to 25.00
12.00 to 16.00
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 8.00
1.66 to 's.'cw
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 4.00
to .
15.00 to 20.(
10.00 to 12.(
6.00 to 8.C
1.00 to 4.C
3.00to 8.C
3.00 to 8.C
to . . .
2.00 to 4.0
3.00 to 8.C
4.00 to 8.C
to . . .
to .. .
3.00 to 6.C
4.00 to 8.C
1.00 to l.S
2.00 to 4.C
35.00 to 60.C
2.00 to 3.C
.75 to 3.C
. ... to
to . .
1.00 to 1.50
. . . to
.10 to .16
.16 to !
to . . .
. . . . to . . .
. to .
to
to
to
i.OOto 3.00
to 1.00
to 1.60
to 1.25
. ... to ... .
2.00 to 4.00
35.00 to 50.00
26.00 to 50.00
26.00 to 35.00
I.OOto 3 00
1.50
1.50
1.50
Beraer Bros. Edward Reid
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers q„L"ntity
140 North Oth Street, PHIIADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writisB.
ROSES, CARNATIONS,
SWEET PEAS, VALLEY
*"«« ^" Seasonable Flowers
1619-1621 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Ploaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
We are now booking orders, for
immediate or future
delivery, from
stock grown and selected especially
for us, and splend
d, well
-grown
stock it is — clean,
healthy and
strong. Our guarantee goes with
every plant, thus insuring satisfac-
tion.
100
1000
Northport
512.00 $100.00
Pink Delight
10.00
90.00
Gloriosa
9.00
80.00
Rosette
9.00
80.00
Mrs. C.W.Ward..
8.00
70.00
Washington
7.50
■60.00
Winona
8.00
70.00
Delhi
8.00
70.00
Enchantress Su-
preme
15.00
120.00
Enchantress
7.50
60.00
Rose Pink En-
chantress
7.50
60.00
Dorothy Gordon.. .
7.50
60.00
Princess Charming
7.50
60.00
7.50
60.00
White Wonder
9.00
80.00
White Enchantress 8.00
70.00
Alma Ward
8.00
70.00
White Perfection..
8.00
70.00
White Wlnsor
7.50
60.00
Shasta
7.50
60.00
William Eccles...
12.00
100.00
Scarlet Wonder —
12.00
100.00
The Herald
12.00
100.00
Commodore
12.00
100.00
St. Nicholas
9.00
80.00
Pocahontas
9.00
80.00
Comfort
8.00
75.00
Beacon
8.00
70.00
Benora
9.00
80.00
Winsor
7.50
60.00
Harlowarden
7.50
60.00
MATCHLESS
This splendid Carnation which will be
disseminated in 1914 has probably
more good points than any White Car-
nation ever before offered; a large
flower borne on a good, stiff stem; a free
bloomer, much freer than any White
Carnation on the market today; very
fragrant, with fringed edges; practically
a non-burster, which is one of its
strongest f>oints from a grower's stand-
point. An excellent grower; comes with
much longer stem than any other varie-
ties early in the Fall.
All in all, after carefully watching
this variety during the past season, we
feel we can unhesitatingly recommend
this as a money maker, and every live
grower will be serving his own interests
y getting in on it, especially the first
Deliveries can be made in December
and January on early orders. $12.00
per 100; $100.00 per 1000.
"the THOUSAND r"te" SpeclEl quotatioH on large quantities
S.S.PennoGk-MeeiianCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1G08-1620 Ludlow SL 117 West 28tli St. 1216 H. St., N. W.
VUUKI**
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Florists' Club called for Tuesday evening,
Aus. V2, to decide upon asking tlie
S. A. F. to hold the next national show
in Philadelphia brought out a unanimous
vote in favor of holding the show here.
The committee appointed last week to
inspect Convention Hall made a favorable
report upon it, and Adolph Farenwald,
chairman of the committee, has been dele-
gated to present the invitation to the
National Flower Show committee at the
S. A. F. convention at iVIinneapolis next
week.
.\rthur Tricker of Arlington, N. J.,
was present at tihe meeting and was called
upon to make an impromptu address. He
gave an interesting little talk on the
last International Show and on flower
exhibitions in general.
Frank L. Polites. 141.S Chestnut St.,
made a collection among the Philadelphia
florists for the relief of the Greek suffer-
ers in the Balkan war, and renorts for
the information of all concerned, a total
collecHon of $239. Among the contribu-
tors were tlie following? Standard Refn-
gerntor Co.. $25; Tlie Leo Niessen Co.,
I'hiladclpliin Cut Flower Co.. Francois
Siipint, .To.'jeph Heacock Co. and Flora-
(i;ifl (;:ir(li'ns, $10 each: M. Rice Co.,
W K Ilurris, Edward Reid. Samuel F.
Liiley, Berger Bros.. iS. S. Pennock-
Meehan Co., and H. F. Miehell Co., $5
each • W. B. Lake, $2 ; Eugene Bern-
Tieimer. Robert Craig, George XJher, Al-
fred M. Campbell, J. W. Young, $1 each.
Boston
Business is very quiet and there _ is
quite a heavy supply of flowers which
makes it rather disagreeable to salesmen.
The heavy showers of rain we have had
lately show a good effect on Asters and
Gladioli ; 'tiey are mwre plentiful and
quality is much better.
A. H. Hews & Co. of North Cam-
bridge had another fire at their factory
on Saturday nigiht, Aug. 9. Fortunately
it was discovered in time and did not
do much damage. The cause of the fire
was an ovei4eated kiln. The company
has just completed a four-story store-
house to replace the one that was de-
stroyed by fire a few morilis ago.
N. M. Leibson and L. Cohen of the
New England Supply Co. have returned
from New York and Pliiladelphia, where
they were buying supplies for their open-
ing on Aug. 15. The young men are de-
lighted with the reception tliey received
from file supply houses in both cities.
The improTements and alterations in the
building will be completed before Aug.
1.5. :tfiss Ijeibson. who was bookkeeper
in the supply department of Henry M.
Robinson & Co., will be bookkeeper for
the new firm.
At this time the delegation to the con-
vention Qt Minneapolis is increasing.
There are new names added daily to the
list, and when the time arrives Boston
will furnish sufficient delegates to make
a good showing.
372
^^nS^es^r-^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
The Florists' Exchange
HEADQUARTERS FOR
AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO. ILL
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything For the JFlorist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Plaa»» meatloB th» Jxchaax wh«a writlBg.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the Nortli-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L. L MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
Pl«u* maatioB th« Kxehuict whaa vxitliiff.
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J.B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
IWHOIESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone
Orders Given Prompt Attention
72-74 East Randolph Street CHICAGO
Greenhouses. Morton Grove* Ill-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Cut flowers, Greens,
Plants and Bulbs
OF AIX KINDS IN SEASON
Long Distance Shipping our Specialty
Our celebrated Violets can be shipped
successfully to any portion of the
United States
Mrs. R. £. Darbee
Shipping Sta., 1036 Hyde St., San Francisco, Cal.
Pleaso mention the Exchange when writing.
Wm. Grassie of Waverley is having
excellent success witli his crops. His
Gladiolus America is as fine as any seen
at this time. He has also an excellent
crop o£ Asters which are in good de-
mand.
Andrew Christensen of Stoneham has
a^ good cut of Carnations. Some of the
kinds which he is to grow for the coming
Winter are Rosette, Matchless and Phila-
delphia. He will STOW Queen and White
Wonder extensively.
John Fee of Jamaica Plain has as
nice Lilium auratum as have been seen in
the markets for a long time, and has no
trouble in disposing of them. He has
also a large crop of exceptionally fine
Li'lium giganteum.
John Barry of Wakefield has the sym-
pathy of the trade in his bereavement,
his wife having died on Friday, Aug. S.
The funeral took place last Sunday and
was largely attended by the trade.
The West St. Greenhou.ses, Reading,
are sending in a lot of hardy perennial
outdoor grown flowers which include
Veronica Virginica, Chrysanthemums,
Asters, Phlox and Gladioli.
Galvin's Tremont st. window on Aug.
11 had a handsome display of Aconitum
acutum which came from the Mount
Desert Nurseries, Bar Harbor.
The garden committee of the Mass.
Hort. Society visited last week the ex-
tensive nurseries and grounds of George
B. Dorr of Bar Harbor, also several other
large gardens there. This week the com-
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO. ILL.
PleM« mention the Ezohange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, August 12, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES— American Beauty
Specials per doi.
36-inch stems -
30-inch stems '
24-inch stems '
20-inch stems '
IS-inch stems '
12-inch stems '
White and Pink KlUarney.
Specials
Medium
Short
KlUamey Queen
MUady. special
Mediui
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Special
Medium
Short
Mrs. Chas. Russell, special .
special. ,
Medium. .
Richmond*
Fancy .
Medium
Short
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taf t, special
Fancy
Medium
Short
Adiantum
Asparagus, bunch
" Sprengeri.
" Strings. . , .
to 3.00
to 2.G0
to 2.00
to 1.60
to 1.25
to 1.00
to .60
to 10.00
J to 8.00
to 4.00
to 2.00
D to 10.00
to 10.00
3 to 8.00
to 10.00
to 6.00
3 to 4.00
to 10.00
to 8.00
to
3 to 8.00
to 10.00
to 8.00
I to 6.00
to 3.00
) to 10.00
)to 8.00
to 10.00
to 8.00
to 6.00
to 4.00
ito 1.00
> to .35
ito .50
) to 60.00
CARNATIONS—
Standard fwUte
Varieties T °'°?
I^Red.
r
Igheat J ■
t SVaS ;
White
Pink
Red
Grades of
VarteUes.;
Asters, c
1 Asters, fancy ,
{ Chrysanthemums p
Coreopsis
Daisies
Ferns, hardy, per 1000
GaUlardlas
Galax Leaves, per 1000
Gardenias, per dot
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays
Lilium Auratum
Llllum Longlflorum
Lily of the VaUey
Orchids — Cattleyas, per dot..
Shasta Daisies
Smllai
Sweet Peas, Ordinary
Water Llllea
to 1.60
to 1.60
to 1.50
to 2.00
to 2.00
to 2.00
i to 1.50
to 4.00
to 1.50
I to .75
to .50
to 1.00
to 1.00
to 1.26
to 4.00
)to 4.00
to 1.00
3to ....
) to 12.00
)to 4.00
I to 7.50
)to 1.00
) to 20.00
to .50
to 2.00
mittee is to visit ithe Gladiolus farm of
B. Hammond Tracy at Wenham, Mass.,
and the gardens and .grounds of Oliver
Ames of North Easton.
Edward Rogean took a party of friends
from the Boston Flower Exdhange in his
motor boat on Saturday, Aug. 9, on a
sail to Provincetrown. The weaAher was
charming and the sail down the harbor
was much enjoyed. The party stayed on
hoard the boat all night and returned to
Boston on Sunday afternoon. The gen-
tlemen included in the party were H. W.
Vose, Prank White, Paul Richwagen and
George Noyes.
F. .7. Dolansky of Lynn has just com-
pleted two new Orchid houses. His Or-
chid houses are looking especially well
and will soon have a heavy crop of flow-
ers of Oattleya labiata.
George Hamar. asst. manager of the
Boston Flower Exchange, has returned
to work again after an enjoyable two
weeks' vacation. Swimming is George's
liobby and most of the time which he was
away was spent in or near the water.
Mathew Ruane says business is good
in Waltham, and between weddings and
funerals he has had all the business he
could attend to.
Neil Boyle of Walden has pulled down
two old greenhouses and replaced them
by one large new and' uptodate green-
house, which is now filled with Roses.
Mrs. Wm. W. Edsar and family fiave
returned from their vacation, which was
spent in Maine.
Burgess & Cooney of "Maplewood have
just completed a large modem greenhouse
and it is now ready to be filled up with
Carnations.
H. S. Rogers of Penn's is wearing a
pleasant smile these days. On Aug. 8
the stork broufAt him another little girl ;
mother and bahy are doing nicely.
Wm. Sim has specialized on Gladioli
this Summer and has been sendin? for
some time to the Flower Growers Sales
Co. especially fine flowers which sold
readily.
Jas. Delay of Cambridge is sending to
the Boston Flower Exc. very fine Bos-
ton Perns.
Ohas. Robinson, of the firm of Henry
51. Robinson & Co.. has returned from
Millington, Mass., where he has been for
the past month. He reports the Ferns
are looking well. He spent most of his
time in the woods and looks much re-
freshed after a month of outdoor life.
At Welch Bros. Co. we noted some
especially fine Lily of the Valley and
Am. Beauty Roses. The house reports
business as fairly good.
The executive committee of the Gar-
deners and Florists' Club feels very grate-
ful to the following gentlemen and firms
who contributed to the picnic fund : Lord
& Burnham Co.. Duncan Finlayson, Ken-
neth Finlayson. W. W. Edgar Co.. Wm.
Downs, Wm. W. Craig, iPeter Fisher,
Thos. Roland. H. M. Robinson & Co.
Penn the Florist. Boston Plate and Win-
dow Glass Co.. R. & J. Farquhar & Co.
Wilfred Wheeler, B. Hammond Tracy,
J. Breck & Sons, F. E. Palmer, Fredric
J. Rea. Fottler, Piske, Rawson Co.,
M. A. Patten. J. J. Grey Co., Boston
Cut Flower Co., John P. Shea, Henry
W. Clark, A. H. Hews & Co. R. C.
Chicago
The fi.rst exhibition of Gladioli, peren-
nials and hardy annuals to be given by
the HorticTiltural Society of Chicago will
be held at the Art Institute on Aug. 14
and 15. Silver and bronze medals and
cash prizes are offered. In addition to
the premiums offered to professional
growers there are prizes offered for ama-
teurs as well as for private gardeners.
Silver and bronze medals are offered by
Vaughan's Seed Store for a vase of 25
spikes of Mrs. Francis King, also for 25
spikes of Princeps: the silver and bronze
medals are offered respectively as first
and second premiums in both these
classes. W. N. Rudd, president of the
Society, offers a silver and bronze medal
respectively for first and second pre-
miums for a vase of Hydrangea p. g.
In the amateur's class, silver and bronze
medials are also offered by Vaughan's
Seed Store in the classes for cut peren-
nials and hardy annuals. A silver cup.
H.G.6ERNING
Wholesale
riorist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleeee meatlaa the Ei(itma«« wtem ■wMSmg,
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Fleaae mention the Eichant^e -when writing.
Importen and Jobbers of Florist Snpplos
Percy Jones, !"«•
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph Street, Ghlca&o
H. VAN GELDER. Preddent
Please nentjon the F.Tohange when wrltias.
valued at $15, is offered by E. Wienhoe-
her, vice-president of the Society in the
private gardeners' class for ithe best col-
lective exhibit of perennials and annaals.
The A. L. Randall Go. lias been him-
dling a fine grade of giganteum Lilies
during the past two weeks. Its rubrum
and auratum Lilies are also in good sup-
ply. Gladioli are handled by the thou-
sands daily ; America and all the best
sellers are now coming in abundantly.
W. W. Randall has returned from an
extended trip through the iSouthem States
and reports the weather as excessively
hot in that section.
Poehlmann Bros. Co. has installed a
refrigeration plant in the wholesale cut
flower department of its Randolph
street store. The company is now in a
position to manufacture its own ice and
to keep a temperature in the cold stor-
age compai-tments at any degree necessary
without the aid of the ice man.
A. I. Simmons, 242 W. 63d St., has
been a member of the National Guard of
Illinois for the past 21 years. He is at
present on duty at the annual State en-
campment near Springfield, where he
holds the rank of .Depot Quartermaster on
the adjutant general's staff. The annual
encampment occurs at a period when the
florist business is dull, so that Mr. Sim-
mons can spend his vacation in a way
each season which is both pleasant and
profitable to him. Mrs. Simmons takes
good care of the business during bis ab-
sence from the store.
C. G. Anderson of the plant depart-
ment of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. at
Morton Grove, believes that the new
Pern, Teddy Jr., is going to he a good
thing. On this account the company has
invested liberally in it. Several well
filled benches of this new aspirant for
commercial favor can now be seen where
its true characteristics can be studied
to advantage. Teddy Jr.. is best de-
scribed by saying that it bears the same
distinctive character toward the Roose-
velt Pern that Scottii bears to the well
known Boston Pern.
Otto P. Larson, 1604 W. 63d st, has
opened a new store on 59th and Morgan
sts. Both stores will be run separately,
but under his direct management. Mr.
Larson has recently installed a new ice
box in his 63d st. store that he is much
pleased with. It adds considerably to
the appearance of the store as well as
allowing him greater capacity for holding
stock in larger quantities as well as in
displaying it to a better effect.
Miss Mamie S. Kemm, with W. A.
Chalfant, Springfield, Mo., who has been
spending the week with her sister in
this city, made the rounds of several of
the large retail stores during the week
under the guidance of T. E. Waters of
the supply department of the Poehlmann
Bros. Co.
August 16, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
373
ROSES
From 3-inch pots — strong
Pink Klllamey, White Killamey, Kalserln
Au&usta Victoria. Richmond, Perle, Sun-
rise, Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland
Mre. WardeU, $8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, Gruss an
TepUtz, Glothilde Soupert, Souvenir de
Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kalserln, Mrs. Taft (Antolne Rlvolre), Pink
Klllarney, My Maryland, Bride, Souvenir de
Wootton, S-incb pots, J15.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
'Enchantress, and White Perfection. $7.00
per 100, S65.00 per 1000.
Lady Bountiful and White Wlnsor. $7.00
per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Crimson Beauty, Winsor, Princess Charm-
ing. Wadenekhe, $6.00 per IQO, S5S.00 per 1000
White Wonder. $S.OO per 100.
Chrysanthemums
Oroba, Wells' Late Ptak, G. W. Chllds,
Golden Dome, John Shrimpton, Nagoya,
Patty and Winter Cheer, from 2 ji-in. pots, $3.00
per 100.
700 rAutumn Glory. SO toHlOO each of Ada
Spaulding, CuUlngfordii, Harry May, H. W.
Reimar, Mayor Weaver, Mme. Fred. Bergam,
Wm. Duckham and Maud Dean. $3.00 per 100,
$25.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 4-m. pot« $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pota B.OO
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2)i-m. pots 3.00
FORGET-ME-MOT, 2>i-in. pots 3.00
SWAINSONA Alba, 2H-in. pots 4.00
POINSETTIAS, 2}i-in. pots 6.00
STEVI A Compacta, 2)i-in. pots 3.00
STEVIA Compacta, 3-in. pota 8.00
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
Fleue mention the Exohange when writlnf .
CYCLAMEN
Splendena Gifianteum Hybrids
In five true colora from 2H-«i- pot«, $5^
per 100, $50.00 per 1000; from 3-m. pots. $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Ctiinensis fimbriata
From 2J^-in. potf $3.00 per 100, $35.00
per 1000.
PRIMULA obconica grandiflora
(Ronsdorfer Hybrids)
From 2H-m- P°to> *3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
E. Eober, formerly of Rober & Radke,
iraywood. 111., has now fully established
himself at his new place in Wilmette.
He has been active for the past few
months securing young stock of all the
specialties that he is now growing. He
will grow pot plants exclusively, making
a specialty of Begonias Glorie de Lor-
raine, Cincinnati, and Glorie de Chate-
laine, Cyclamens, Poinsettias, and small
Ferns. He has eleven houses in a good
state of preservation, all newly over-
hauled, and is very much pleased with
the prospects for business the coming
season.
Erne & Klingel have been handling, in
addition to their wholesale cut flower
trade, several odds and ends in supplies,
including tihe remnants of the stock of
E. H. Hunt. Inc., bankrupt, that they
found worked in so well with their trade.
-\s wholesale florists they have determined
to put in a full line of all staple goods in
supplies. Preparations are now under
way to put in additional shelving in
their store and other necessary improve-
ments to provide for the increased busi-
ness that their new venture will bring.
Harry E. Philpott reached this city
Sunday from Peterboro, Ontario, where
he attended the annual convention of the
Canadian Horticultural Society. He will
leave immediately for Minneapolis and
remain over for the convention.
A. T. Pyfer, of the Chicago Carnation
Co. states that the recent rains have
helped field grown Carnations to a won-
derful extent._ Orders for field grown
plants are being received daily.
J. C. Steinhauser of Pittsburgh, Kan-
sas, has been in the city for a few days
making the rounds of the wholesale trade.
While business in his line has been good,
he reports much disaster to the field crops
in his State from want of rain.
M. Pink, of the Chicago Flower
Growers' Association will be the only
representative from his house to the
convention. He states that the Gladioli
are coming in fine, but the Asters con-
tinue poor. They are fortunate enough
to have a few growers that are cutting
new crop Carnations indoors, and these
find a ready market.
The E. "C. Amling Co. has been re-
ceiving for some weeks past consign-
ments of fancy Daisies that surpass any-
thing in this line on the market this sea-
son for quality. It is an improved form
of the Shasta Daisy, having the same
thick foliage and stems from ISin. to
24in. long. Mr. Miehelsen states that it
is a seedling variety raised by one of the
company's growers.
Fred Hunt of Evanston has the sym-
pathy of the trade in the loss of his
son, who died Saturday of tuberculosis
at the age of 21. The funeral was held
Monday from the home in Evanston,
with interment at Kose Hill Cemetery.
Several members of the trade attended
the funeral services and some handsome
floral offerings were contributed.
Weiland & Risch are having a full cut
of Summer Roses, They are not only
arriving in quantity, hut the quality is
also a great improvement over the stock
of a few weeks ago. Their wholesale
store is now a model of neatness after
its Midsummer renovation. The ceiling,
columns, ice boxes and all fixtures have
been treated to good coats of white
enamel paint that will give a cheerful
impression to visitors as soon as the Fall
season opens.
Bassett & Washburn are cutting some
fine Sunburst Roses this week, and be-
lieve it is the best yellow Rose for Sum-
mer. Ernst Anderson, superintendent of
the shipping department, is in Michigan
on his vacation. John Einwick has just
returned from a two weeks' vacation in
Towa, where he rusticated on a farm.
Ned Washburn and wife have just ar-
rived from Pasadena. Cal., on a visit to
his father, C. L. Wa.shburn.
The meeting of the Chicago Florists'
Club at Sans Souci park on Thursday
night last was very pleasant. While it
was not one of the best places in which
to transact business, on account of the
music and other attractions, the meeting
was enjoyed by all present. An occa-
sional meeting such as was this one
would help to bring out a fuller attend-
ance by breaking away from the general
routine.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Tlie Prlca* AAverUsMl Is tli* norlsta'
Rock Island, III. — .Tohn Allchin was
married on Aug. 2 to Miss Lillian Cam;
pana, daughter of B. J. Campana and
Mrs. Campana of 812 South English ave.,
Springfield, IH.
Look-What We Have to Offer
PRICES TO SUIT
We have now ready the finest Azaleas in the
country; as round as an apple and full of buds and
foliage; best varieties, Vander Cruyssen, Simon
Mardner, Niobe White, Vervsneana, De Schrev.
eriana, Mme Petrich. early pink and others, 50c.,
60c.. 75c., Sl.OO, S1.25, S1.50 to $2.00.
We still hold the ground in Araucarla Excelsa;
have a larger stock than ever.
JKS" Buy them now because you gain by doing
so. They grow into money for you while you
sleep.
April, 1912, Importation, for the lawn, porches
and veranda, 6-in. and 7-in. pots, 5, 6, 7 tiers,
2S-in., 30-in., 35-in.. 40-in. high, $1.00, $1.25, $1.60
and $2.00. Cash, by the dozen or more.
In April and May we received fromChent, Belgium,
a new consignment of Araucarla Excelsa, 5, 5H
and 6-in. pots, 3. 4, 5 and 6 tiers, 12, 14, 16
and 18 inches high, 40c., SOc., 60c. and 75c.;
Compacta Robusta or Excelsa Glauca, $1.25
to $1.50.
benches for
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped in or out of
2H-in., $4.00
We have a large stock of LIVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA, the most beautiful little fan Palm,
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up, 4}i-in.,
5M-:n. and 5H-in. pots, 10 to 12 in. high, 7 to 8
leaves to a plant, very bushy and attractive,
35c., 40c. to oOc.
NEPHROLEPIS Scottil, Whitmanl, Scholzell
and Harrisli Ferns, 5-in„ SJ^-in., 6-in., 30c.,
40c., SOc.
DISH FERNS. Good
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per
100. $25.00 per 1000. 4-in., 10c. each
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2H-in., $3.00 per 100.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4-in., 25c.; tW,
6\i. 6 to 7.in. pots, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 to 50 incht*
high, 50c., 60c., 75c., $1.00, $1.25. $1.50, $2.00
to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large, 4-in., 25c..
SOc. to 35c.; made up of 3 plants, 6-in. pots.
75c. to $1.00.
COCOS Weddelllana. S-in., 15c., 18c., 20c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots, made up of 3
plants to a pot, 20c. to 25c.
FICUS ELASTICA, (Rubber Plant). SH-in.,
6-in. pots, 35c., 40c., SOc.
Cash with order, please. Please state if you
pots. All plants, 25 at 100 rate.
GODfREY ASCHMANN ^iZ%. PHIIAMLPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New American Beauty Geranium
We take great pleasure in introducing to our many cus-
tomers for 1913 our New American Beauty Geranium.
For the first time, after working on it for nearly three years.
we are offering it for sale.
OUR CLAIM FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY GERA-
NIUM is that h surpasses all other Geraniums in its real
American Beauty color. The individual blooms measure
2^ inches across. It is semi-double, medium dwarf, of
stately shape. It has come to stay as a money-maker.
Prices to the trade: 2H-in. pots. 50c. each. *5.00 per doz.;
3-in. pots, $1.00 each, JIO.OO per do».. cash. Write for
circulars in natural colors and prices on large lots.
John Bauscher florist FreeportJII.
Please mention the K-mhaTiye
GERANIUMS
Fine, stocky, 3-in. plants, in bud and bloom.
Nutt, Buchner, Poltevine, Ricard, $4.00 per
100, $35.00 per 1000. Mixed, $3.50 per 100.
2-incli stock, strong, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per
1000.
Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 and $12.50 per 1000
Cash, please.
515 S.W
GERANIUMS
A Good Buy For Any Florist
The finest and the largest lot of Rooted Cut-
tings 1 ever had for August delivery, and guar-
anteed to reach you in good growing condition.
$10.00 per 1000 for NUTT and POITEVINE
$12.50 per 1000 for RICARD.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster* Pa.
Please mention the Exchanga when writliic.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October
Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
ARAUCARiAExcelsia
Asparagus Plumosus
3 to 4 tiers. 5}^-in.
pots. 50c. and dOc.
:ach.
3-in. pots, $6.00
per 100
Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROS., The HusUers
Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave.
PMILAPEUPHIA. PA.
Commercial Rose Culture Holmes
Heavily lllus. Price. $1.50. Postpaid.
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready for shipment.
Ricard, Poitevine, Nutt, Buchner
$10.00 per 1000
Poitevine, Nutt, 2-inch
$16.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
PETER BROWN, 124 Ruby St., Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Doyle and Rose. Rooted
Cuttings, SI. CO per 100.
BEGONIAS, flowering, assorted. Rooted Cuttings.
Sl.OO per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUM Chas. Razer. Rooted
cuttings. Sl.OO per 100.
COLEUS, 10 varieties. Rooted Cuttings, 50c. per
100.
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
please mention the Exchange when writinE.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ricard, Doyle, Poiteyine, Castellane, Buchner,
Perkins. JauUn. Nutt, 110.00 per 1000 _ .C3
Cash with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
Geraniums l^^^
S. A. NUTT, $10.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, $10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St., Lynn. Mass.
374
The Florists' Exchange
FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
Write for Catalogue and Discounts
A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc.
POT MAKERS
FOR
14* YBASS
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., PearsoB S4ree<
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1765
There Are Four Distinct Requisites Necessary
To Make a first Class Florist Pot
Good Clay
Preparation of Clay
The Making of the Pot
The Burning of the Pot
These four qualities are embodied in
our Pot. It is porous but strong. A strong
pot means a saving to you. Let us show you
with a trial order. Low prices for Standard
Pots.
The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co.
YORK, F»A..
THE BEST POTS
You will learn the secret of our eoer increasing trade if you
will write us fot free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POHERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
K^'^. FLORISTS' RED POTS s?JL.
Juit the Idnd you want at your benche*. You can't b«at them
in any way.
MOSS AZTEC WARE
THE PETERS & REED POHERY CO., s.«th^jg«esviii..
SPFCIAI NOTICF whilldin standard pots are porous.
tji i^^ll-il^ IIVFIIWI-, porous POTS PROMOTE healthy growth
WE PROMISE TO, AND DO, SHIP ALL ORDERS THE SAME
DAY ORDER IS RECEIVED, UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED.
WHILLDIN
ORDER
STANDARD POTS
THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO.,
J3-19 Wharton Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Our Catalogue is an Order maker— send for it. Branches: Long Island City. N. V., Jersey City, N. J
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Red Standard Pots
ting.
SUBSCBXBEBS FKSASi: KOTE The
Florists' Exchang-e is a trade paper, and
Its advts. quote wholesale pnces. Por
that reason It should be treated with
care. Copies shotUd not be left lying
where they will be seen by ontslders,
nor should they on ajiy account be used
as wrapplngr or pacMngr material. Pnrth-
er, the fact that a purchaser not In the
trade may seek to obtain g-oods at trade
prices by no means compels yon to sell
him at wholesale.
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this SPRING to
stock your greenhouses.
Think of us. Write us. Try us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
213.223 PearlSt.. NORRISTOWN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Write for Catalogue.
I Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
^ The extension vtave foot
prevents the bottom from
rotting. No chance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mfg. Ck>.
Toldeo, Ohio. U. S. A.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
DEER'S 'RIVERTON SPECIAL"W?n!Tub
. 11.45 $16.00 $130.00
. 1.30 14.00 115.00
. 1.00 11.25 92.00
. .65 7.00 66.00
. .45 5.00 40.00
. .3S 4.00 32.00
. .30 3.50 28.00
Manufactured for us exclusively. The best tub ever introduced. The neatest. lightest and
cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. The four larges t sizes have drop handles.
HENRY A.DREER, '''".'nd'^p'RliFs""' 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
STANDARD FLOWER POTS
2000i;^-inch $6.00
1500 2-inch 4.88
1600 2M-inch 6.25
1600 2>j-inch 6.00
1000 3-inch $5.00
800 3H-inch 6.80
600 4-inch 4.50
456 4)^inch 5.24
1000 ready nacked crates of Standard Flows*
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at as
hour's notice. Price per crate ms follows:
210 5H-inch $3.71
144 6-inch 3.1C
120 7-inch 4J0
60 8-inch 3.00
320 5-iich 4.51
Our Specialty, Lon£ Distance and Export Trade
HIUFINGER BROS., Pottery, FORT EDWARD, N
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 31 Barclay St., New York City, Agents.
Cleveland, 0.
The American Gladiolus Society is
holding its annual exhibition on Euclid
ave., near East 55th St., this week. There
promises to be an exceptional fine exhibit.
Tlie Cleveland Plant & Flower Co. will
open on Sept 29 with a complete line of
cut flowers, plants and supplies ; the loca-
tion will be corner High ave. and East
2d St. The incorporators of this com-
pany include Frank Scboen, Frank
Friedley, G. P. Shearer, H. B. Jones,
Chas. E. Russell, and A. B. Barber. This
company has already a very large area of
' ss to draw upon. Mr. Barber will be
in charge.
Stephen Green, of H. Bayersdorfer
Co., was calling on bis many friends
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
William Mcrkel, of C. Merkel & Son,
h-is taken an extended trip through the
West and will take in many points of
interest.
The Jones-Russell Co. has been mak-
ing quite a hit with its fruit and flower
baskets the past month. It is handling
Jvevj fine Carnations, cut from new stock,
witb good stems and color seldom better.
Frank Smith, who has been calling on
his friends for the past month, has re-
lurned to California by the way of Seat-
tle. Timothy Smith, of the Smith & Fet-
ters Co., has gone on an Eastern tour for
the benefit of his company, looking for
novelties for its Fall and Winter busi-
ness. A. B. B.
St. Louis
Chas. iUilthaupt and Wm. Mackle, two
of our veteran florists and landscape gar-
deners, were painfully injured in a
smash-up near Tower Grove Park Tues-
day. From last reports they are recov-
ering nic-ely.
Fred Anthone is getting settled in bis
new store at 5642 Delmar pi. His new
Breeht refrigerator and display counters
are very attractive.
Kalisch Bros, have a nicely arranged
wiindow, considering the time of the year,
and they manage to keep busy during the
dull times.
J no. W.Boerm has an elegant display
of Ferns in his store window at 4S32
Delmar pi.
,T. J. Beneke was stricken with a severe
attack of gall stones Sunday, but has im-
proved greatly, and is now able to be
around and do his work.
R. J. Windier has a bouncing baby
boy at his home, who arrived last
Wednesday. Mother and son are doing
well.
The St. Louis Co. Plant and Cut
Flower Growers' Association met at its
usual place last Wednesday and a thor-
oughly good business meeting was held.
A number of the growers stated that
they had lost heavily on Violet plants
on account of the drought, but claimed
that the Carnation plants, though small,
are well rooted hard and sturdy. Billy
Winters, who was recently married, pro-
vided refreshments for the evening. Some
27 members were present.
The St. Louis Florists' Club held its
August meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall,
some 45 members being present. The re-
ports of the different committee were
read and enjoyed. The Club announced
a donation of $100 for the flower show
this Fall. Two new members were re-
ceived into the Club ; namely Wm.
Bouche of Paxk View and Frank Robin-
son, of the Plant Seed Co. Applications
for membership were received from
Ernest Strehle, Superinteudent of Parks,
Jno. Morris, superintendent of the Park
Greenhouses. Jno. Nyflot, Dominik Bova
of Red Bud Floral Co., and Max Pelitier.
The election for 1914 officers resulted
as follows; W. J. Pildier, president;
Ad. Jaenecke, vice-president ; J. J. Ben-
eke. secretary ; W. 'G. Smith, treasurer ;
Frank Windier, trustee for 3 year term.
Ad. Jaenecke "will read a paper on
"Casing Greenhouses for White Fly" at
the September meeting.
Visitors: W. M. Levine, Dion & Co.,
New York; Frank Farney, M. Rice
Co., Philadelphia : Frank McCabe, A. L.
Randall Co., Chicago ; R. Karlstrom,
W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J.
O. K. S.
Dayton, 0.
Conditions of trade in this section are
about the same as last week, with the
difference that flowers are not quite as
scarce, and the orders and supply bal-
ance up very nicely.
John Boehner has cast aside the cares
and worries and also pleasures of busi-
ness for a while and is_ spending a very
pleasant time with relatives in Germany.
Mr. Boehner expects to remain there for
about two months. He had been away
from his old home for thirty years.
Emil Schalnat. with the Heiss Co., is
spending this week with a party of friends
at .Sandusky, O. ; he will also visit other
places along the Lakes.
Miss Lucy Johnson is entertaining Mr.
and Mrs. E. D. Spooner of Long Beach,
Cal., this week.
Mrs. H. Frank is STWnding this week
witai friends in Sandusky, O.
Mr. Bissel of Muncie, Ind., was in
Dayton last week, visiting among the flo-
rists and viewing the damage done by the
flood.
Visitors : Mr. Lembke, associated with
W. W. Barnard Co. of Chicago, J. M.
Bayersdorfer of Philadelphia and T. Lon-
gren with Poehlmann Bros. Co. of Chi-
cago.
Mrs. Ruby Ijeslie left this week for a
six weeks' visit with relatives and friends
in and near Chicago, III. K. E. T.
August 16, 1913.
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375
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale. Black and Green
Fly, Thrips, Red Spider, etc.
PlAISTLIFfStHArZ:
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
gallons boiling not
water, allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any othi
the market.
PLANTLIFE °°3i?l/3
tively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
leaves.
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th SL, New York
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After the Convention is over
they all return to
CLAY'S
FERTILIZER
It is the Unsurpassed Plant Food.
SAFE SURE ECONOMICAL
It is applied by the leading Nursery and
Seed Firms, including the following: New
York— Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett
Brothers, William Elliott & Sons, Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNiff Manu-
facturing Co., W. E. Manhall & Co..
Stumpp & Walter Co., J. M. Thorburn &
Co., Vaughan's Seed Stores, Weeber &
Don. Rocliester— James Vick's Sons.
Chicago — Vaughan's Seed Stores. Bos-
ton— Joseph Brcck & Sons Co., R. & J.
Farquhar & Co., Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co., Thomas J. Grey Co. Philadelphia-
Henry A. Drecr, Henry F. Michell Co.,
Hosea Waterer. Pittsburgh— W. C.
Beckert.
Manufactured by
CLAY ea SON
Stratford, London, England
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In the Greenhouse
The beat fertilizer for greenhouse or out-
door use, for carnations, roses, chrj^santhe-
mums and violets, or potted plants, is Sheep
Manure, and to be certain of the best — full
strength — get
SHEEP'S HEAD SHEEP MAN IRE
(iaaranteed high Pertent-
aee of nitrogen, plios-
phoric acid and potaah.
Hasten maturity, qnlcken
budding and stiffen
Btenis. Write for
klet and
Green Files and Black Files too are
easy to kill with
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Poivder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write or free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
49-Money refunded If not satlsBed.
Beware of imitations
on the Exchange when writing.
PULVERIZED OR SHREDDED
CAHLE MANURE
ROSE \m PLAINT GROWERS
Now is the time to get Cattle Manure into ynu
r bench and pot-
ting soil. Its peculiar action and eHect canno
be had with any-
thing else. Splendid quality being packed right n
ow. Order today.
THE PULVERIZED MAINIRE CO.,
^ 1$
'hflNURES
PULVERIZED
SHEEP MANURE
CARNATION GROWERS
Can't afford to make beds or set plants without it. Wizard
Brand is pure, full strength, weed seeds killed, uniform and reliable.
Ask your Supply House for Wizard Brand or write us direct.
34 Union stocK Yards, CHICAGO
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FERTILIZERS
Sheep, S3.50; Bone, S4.00; Blood. SS.OO;
Tankage, So.OO; Acid Phosphate, $3.00; Nitrate
Soda. SS.OO; Sulphate Potash. S7.00; Sulphate
Ammonia. SIO.OO.
Per Bag of 200 lbs. Cash with order.
HUDSON CARBON CO., Ballston Spa, N. Y.
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Minneapolis, Minn.
The August meeting of the Minneapolis
IFlorists' Ciub was held on Aug. 6 at
Bice Bros.' store, 21S N. 5th st. with
President Desmond in the Chair and an
.ittendance of forty members.
Two new members were elected, bring-
ing the total membership up to seventy-
nine. Theo. Wirth reported that the
Convention Association of ilinneapolis.
which is the organization formed to carry
on the Tvork of this imiportant event, had
indeed made a creditable showing, the
work being well in hand and all in shape
for the visiting trade. John Rovik dis-
played one of the basebaJl suits for the
^linne.ai>olis Florists' Club by completely
attiring himself in the outfit; hearty
hand clapping showed the satisfaction of
his labors. Secretary John Young was
in attendance, appealing to all not mem-
bers to get busy and .ioin the ranks of
the national society. That his work is
not fruitless is shown by the results.
His aid to the hoys in the work being
done is certainly appreciated and has
saved valuable time. Geo. Asmus of
Chicago, member of the advisory board,
laid great stress on the beautiful outdoor
display at the convention hall grounds.
A donation of $50 was made by R. E.
Loeben of Gloversville. N. Y., to be ex-
pended as the advisory board so desires
for the advancement of floriculture. The
Western Union Telegraph Co. will estab-
lish an office at the convention hall, and
all incoming messages to delegates will
he delivered promptly, as names and ad-
dresses of those attending will be kept.
CiL. F. Rice. Sec'y.
Portland, Ore.
The Portland Floral Society, in its
second year of exislence. is making a
most promising growth and seems to ful-
fill a long felt want to its members. Its
meetings are always well attended and
full of interest to the trade at large.
Many important topics have come up tor
discussion lately and the public of Port-
land is beginning to recognize the Floral
Society as one of its benefactors. The
people of Portland are at the present
time occupied with the problem of reor-
ganizing for a better and greater Rose
Festival. For this topic, for the first
time the florists are being called in con-
sultation with the various business clubs
and societies. This will mean that the
florists may have a directing influence
in the working out of the plans for the
next festival, and surely the people will
be served with more attractive features
along the lines of floral decorations. The
Rose show this spason did not altain
the magnitude of former years, even with
a Rose crop of such perfection as the
Pacific Coast has never seen before. The
Floral Society hopes that its influence
may bring out again the greatest Rose
show to be seen in the country at the
next Rose festival to be held in our city.
Portland may now rightfully claim to
possess the finest Rose garden in the
States. This garden was started under
the direction of Park Superintendent E.
T. Mische some years ago. and will re-
quire for its completion many more
.years. It is laid out on the plan of a
sunken garden, and Supt. Mische intends
it to be the most unique and complete
rosarium to be found. It is to be a
place where all who are interested in
Roses may find unlimited material for
Well Kottcd Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
Descriptive
Folder and
Prices upon
Application.
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
2r3 Washington St.. JERSEY CITY. N. J.
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€t?»/^^
ECTICI
THC RECIHiNIZED STMIDARO INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, tbripi.
lealy bug and soft scale.
Sl.OO per quart, $2.50 per gallon
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. Doe*
stain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $2.00 per ftallon
VERMINE
SCALINE
For scale and all sap sucking insects on trees and
nursery stock. Can oe used in growing season as
safely as in dormant season.
75c. per quart, Sl*50 per gallon, 10 gallons, 910.
$1.50 per quart, $4.50 per gallon
All our products are used diluted with water at
various strengths, au directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let us quote you our prices to commercial grow-
ers in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTUMNG COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals
MADISON. N. J.
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Gaaranteed under the Insecticide Aot, 1910. Serial No. 321
Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direo-
tioDS, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
plant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
have used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. ES"ective where others
fail. Dilutt with water 30 to 50 parts.
K Pint, 25c,; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
H Gallon. $1.25; GaUon. $2.00; 5 Gallon
Can. $9.00; 10 Gallon Can. $17.50.
Directions on package. For sale by Seedsmen and
Florists' Supply Housee. I f you cannot obtain
thlafromyoQrSuDDlvHoiis - * — '" — "
a dirtjct.
Polsont KIL.-WORM PoisonI
Destroys Worms, Ants, etc. infesting
Golf, Cricket Grounds, Parks and Lawns.
Sure Death to Snails.
PRICES:
Quart Bottle $1.00 1 Gallon Jug $3.00
}^ Gallon Bottle 1.75 5 Gallon Jug 13.50
One gallon Kil-Worm makes 50 gallons
liquid when mixed with water.
Polaont K 1 1— WEED PolsonI
Not to be used on Lawns.
An unsurpassed preparation for removal
of grass, weeds, vines and bushes from
paths, roadways, gutters, etc. One gallon
KIL-WEED diluted with water will make
30 to 35 gallons of treating liquid.
PRICES:
1 Quart Can $0.35 5 Gallon Can - $4.00
H Gallon Can .60 10 Gallon Can 7.50
1 Gallon Can 1.00 1 Barrel, per gal. .65
ention the Exchange when writing.
»re eftBy to kill with
Ttie fumigating Kind Tobacco Powder
$3.00 per bag 100 lbs.
Satisfaction guarantcflil or money baok:
Tby try cbeapBubBtitntPB that i
S,^
_ _ dare to gaarantee V
THl H. A. STOOTHOW 00., MOUIT TIRBOH, I. T.
The Exchange-Alert and Up-to-date
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, Sc.lb.i"^
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,i°i22.
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. .^b."^
TO BACCO STEM S, SOCst^-ig^JS^
Special Prices In Tons and Carload Lots.
I I FRIFnMAN 285-289 Metropolitan Ave.,
J. J. iniLUfflAn, BROOKLYN. N.Y.
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376
The Florists' Exchange
Boiler Talks
(No. 7)
NOTE. — This is the seventh of a series
of advertisements written by our cus-
tomers. We print here a copy of a
signed question sheet. We mailed
these to boiler users throughout the
country, and we are going to give you
the answers just as we received them.
It vrill be worth your time to follow
this series to the end. Notice these
ads are all dated and signed. No
'* Humbug " here.
Questions and Answers
No.
i. O. — Have you evei
boiler? A.— Yes
2. Q.— Have you evei
boiler ? A.— Yes.
3. Q.- — Which do you pref<
fired
cast iron
steel flue
-Do you save coal with the cast
ron boiler? A. — I think I do.
-Which is the easiest to operate?
.ve more trouble with
than the steel? A. —
Ith yours.
4. Q.
5. Q.
A. — Cast li
6. Q. — Do you
the cast ire
Have none ...
7. Q. — Which type
A — Casi ■
the
t for repairs ?
isier to clean?
heat quicker?
8. Q. — Is the cast
A.— Yes.
9. Q. — Does the cast iron
A. — I think it does.
10. Q.— Which type lasts longer? A.—
Cast iron in my experience.
11. Q.— If you prefer a cast iron boiler
please tell us why. A.— The above
12. Q.— If you prefer a steel flue boiler
please tell us why. A.— I like the
flue boiler, but it does not heat
quickly and takes more coal.
13. Q. — How long have you used cast iron
boilers ? A. — Five years.
14. Q. — How long have you used
The Flexible Fire Travel Keeps Heat In the
Houses and Goal in the Bin
No.
16. Q. — Which type holds fire longest?
A. — Cast iron, I think.
17. Q. — Is your boiler steam or water?
A.— Water.
18. Q. — What kind of coal do you burn?
A. — Soft nut and lump.
19. Q. — What is your glass area? A. —
About 8,000 sq. ft.
20. Q. — What boiler are you using? A. —
Moninger.
21. Q. — Is your piping in good shape?
A. — It works fairly well.
22. Q.— If not, explain trouble. A.
23. Q, — Do you get good draft? A. —
Fairly good.
24. Q.— What is size of chimney? A. —
13—15 feet high.
_ _ jel flue boil
15. Q. — Do you personally attend
... -Used
type few
>. 6. Pipe and Fittins*
. 6. Boiler Handbook
. 10. BoileliinaBallenr
A.— Yes
GET THESE CATALOGUES
aESE CATALOGUl
. Moningei Walei Supply
. VcntiUUDB Machinery
INo. lu. Doueriina oaiiery i^o. it. Trussed Iron Frame Hou>e= . .-. ...
JOHN C. MONINGER CO., nimmM. CHICAGO
Hopkinsville, Ky.
. 15. Flat Rafter Houtei
. 16. HolBedSaih
. I 7. Semi-Iron Hoi
Evei-ything for the Qreerthouse
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
y To Your Interest
To know that we manufacture undoubtedly the
best ventilating machinery and greenhouse fittings
on the market. . . .
We are in position to give your orders or inquiries
our prompt and careful attention.
Write and ask us for our catalog and prices, and
explain your requirements.
ADVANCE CO, Rlchmondjno.
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IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
^ee h-om rot
Producing appliance*
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PESRCE
Telephone 662-M ZOalTremont Avenue, Orange, N.J
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Exchange-Best Advertising Medium
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| ^A/V5. S
Upon
J300UC5Z
C\/CQYTniNG
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Rool Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
gL"c1.fa°r'a DILLER. CASKEY © KEENj
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Eaohapge -when writing.
study and admiration ; it will prove the
greatest recruiting place for Rose en-
thusiasts.
The floral contest for amateurs, as un-
dertaken by our Society, has created
much interest among the public, and
the press has given it considerable pub-
licity. The judges, E. T. Mische, James
Forbes and William Borsch, made a trip
of inspection covering over 50 miles,
judging 79 entries and awarding 35
prizes to 17 contestants. The prizes
awarded will form a group at the big
flower show to be held next November
and undoubtedly will prove a good draw-
ing card for this show, as well as enthuse
many of the visitors to compete for prizes
another season. This feature will make
the effort of the Society a worthy one
to all its members. The prizes will be
donated by the members of the Society
alone and consist of florists' stock and
silver cups. The Society thinks it is one
of the best methods to encourage the pub-
lic to use more flowers and plants for
home ground decorations.
I. G. Bachek.
California Notes
Orange County, Cal., is the smallest
one in the State, nevertheless, in propor-
tion to its size, it has the largest area
under cultivation. I had been told of
"frostless belts" in the county so often
by reliable people that I decided to see
for myself those sections of it for which
the claim was made, and therefore on
July 14 I went to Santa Ana, the county
seat, on a tour of investigation.
Santa Ana is 131ft. above sea level,
11 miles inland, where I found Jacaranda
trees with trunks 2ft. in diameter at the
base, 30ft. high and 20ft. spread of top,
some of which were in full bloom, with
others close by with but few flowers, due
to the efl'ects of the frost. This tree
when in full flower is a sight worth trav-
eling a long way to see. The flowers are
borne in ' huge terminal panicles, of a
beautiful shade of blue. Because of the
fern-like foliage many people believe it
to be an Acacia, and call it the "Blue
Flowering Acacia." Fuchsias which
grow to the second story windows of the
houses lost their branches, but the bodies
were not damaged and were a mass of
foliage and of flowers of this Summer's
growth.
I visited the Wild Plant Improvement
Gardens of Newton B. Pierce, and for
the first time saw the wonderfully beau-
tiful Gloriosa superba in bloom. With
a number of other plant enthusiasts I
have tried this tuberous rooted plant.
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, New Jcrscg
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses —
Commercial and Private
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NASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses. $1.35 t>er gla.
Machines for using same, $1.25 each. Special price
on quantities or^Masttca furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine SI., ST. LOUIS, NO.
Please mention the Exchang-e when initlnff.
For GreenhouBes, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
serratorlea and all other purposes. Get our
flftures before buylnft- Estimates freely ^vcm.
GLASS
imw YORK
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Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
Greenhouses ^ Conservatories
NORTH TONANVANDA, N.Y.
HAMILTON, ONT.
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[vans Improved Challenge
Roller bearing, sclf-^ling de-
vice, automatic atop, solid link
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the most pei^
feet apparatus in the maricet.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your •rders
elsewhere.
QUAKER CITY MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
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August Ifi, lOi:!.
The Florists' Exchange
377
Garland Made Them Good
Their Users Made Them Famous
Garland Heat Treated Cast Iron Gutters will not crack when
subjected to heat and cold. Seven Thousand Feet in stock for
immediate shipment.
Sixty-five tons of Tees and purlins for immediate shipment.
We can fill an order for a two hundred thousand foot range
of Iron frame houses at once.
Our complete and modern woodworking plant enables us to
furnish everything you need in your new range.
Our friends want Garland Gutters, and we will see to it that
your requirements are provided for, as we have come to stay.
Garland Greenhouse Nfg. Co.,
Des Plaines, III.
PleaBe mention the Exchange when writing.
GIBLIN GREENHOUSE BOILERS
CAST IRON, STEAM AND WATER
'^o';!*S.%'e£"n*?i??ve* GIBLIN © CO., Utica, N. Y.
Please mention the Eachange •when writing.
LAND DRAIN TILE m^'^^r lou
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WAUS and PARTITIONS
Many 2nd, Srd and 4th repeat orders daring past
Qve yeari from osen, show results. Send postal
for clrcBlar and prices.
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
MuuLbDtiiTflrB 613 EucOd Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
Greentioues Materials an";E^^^d
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In ill lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will umiah
details and cut materials ready for
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
and failure was the result in every in-
stance, which seems to have been due
to our lack of l^nowledge of how to han-
dle it. It grows for Mr. Pierce with no
other care than is given Crinums, -Gladi-
oli, and such plants. He grows it in full
sun, in sandy soil, and does not lift the
tubers, whicli are V shaped. They are
supported with wire netting, to which
they cling by the stout tendrils which
grow from the points of the leaves. He
has many things of value to gardeners on
this coast, and many other subjects in
the experimental stage of development.
I-was next driven to a hill section of
the county, four miles out of town, which
was developed three years ago by a boun-
tiful supply of water being piped to it,
and planted to Citrus fruit trees, and the
fore part of last year much of the land
was planted to Tomatoes and Peppers
between the trees as a catch crop until
they require all the room. The location
is about 100ft., or perhaps 150ft. above
the valley surrounding it, and there were
the Tomatoes and Peppers luxuriant and
abundantly fruitful, having come safely
through the Winter, which ruined the
major portion of the citrus fruit crop of
the State, and killed many young trees
last .January.
A hedge of pink Oernniums one and a
lialf miles long iKirdcrcd ilic Lemon grove
of my hoKl. Dr. Willeilii WiiMlc. Scarlet
(ieraniums are the colors in vogue, as I
they are thought to be jnore effective as
bedding plants, but in this instance the !
pink showed its superiority. j
Apricots are very plentiful in that part |
of the State, and the drying process was
on. which is done in full sun, no artificial j
means l)eing userl to prepare them for the
market. The Walnut crop will lie a
good one, and Lima Beans, i.f wliiih I i
saw one little field of 20,<I0II acres, looks '
better than in the celebrated "Bean dis-
trict" of Ventura Count.v. I observed
scores of centrifugal pumps recently in-
stalled to water the Sugar Beet fields.
Corn and other crops, because of the
scant rainfall hist season. Real estate
men may disguise the fact if they will,
but the truth remains that to wrest a
living from the soil c^n this coast requires
work every day of the yeai-. Sundays ex-
cepted, and a degree ipf intelligence above
that Tieeessary where rain aiionnds dur-
ing llie growing si'ason, and where the
country is frozen u|i tin' remainder of
I he year. Moreover, to put the land in
eondilion for siiu'essfnl cnltivntion costs
more in nuiny instiinr-i's than the same
quality of iiiipiovi'd liind Tniiy he bought
for in the lOast. P. T), P.AiiivnARDT.
Frank Van Assche, ^"S"; SiU-h?°ISi^t"'
JERSEY CITY. N. J.
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San Francisco, Cal.
Market Conditions
As the days of August pass on a
steady improvement is being felt in the
retail trade. One by one the regular
customers are making their appearance
and the daily sales are creeping up. The
next two months are perhaps the most
delightful climatically in San Francisco,
September, particularly, is a mild month,
and sojourners are always glad to open
their homes for the Winter. The last
three days (Aug. 5 to 7) have been un-
usually warm and naturally hard days
for the retailers. Monday, particularly,
was a scorcher, and cut flowers hardly
lasted through the day.
Tiptop stock is not to be had for any
price. Am. Beauty Koses are far from
the perfection point. Of the commoner
flowers Sweet Peas are perhaps better
than anything else, and are again com-
ing in in profusion, the price remaining
steady. Asters are coming on quickly,
owing to the warm weather, and sell at
good prices, and a call for them is uni-
versal ; as a funeral commodity they are
excellent. Lily of the Valley are very
fair at this writing but, like Orchids and
the better class of flowers, are not as
much in demand. Cattleyas are very
scarce. A few stray gigas and Mendelii
may be had. lint aside from that there
are no laven<ler llowers procurable, and
the demanil ihiring the past week has
been very fair; Cattleyas Dowiana and
aurea may be had. L. speciosum rubrnm
and album are attaining the desired per-
fection, and are excellent articles for
high class work. Flowering plants are
at a high preminni, U.vdranwas being
about over witli. (JIadioli still hold on
and are very useful tor funeral work.
Business on the whole is normal, with
every indication of improving.
Pacific Coast Horticultural Society
Th,
egnlai
BIdg.,
iig. 2.
ting .,f this Sori-
in Hall. Uednien's
from the regular
'veral meritorious
exhibits weri' presented to the Society
by file following: Itirhard Diener & C^i..
Pansies and Genininnis. Cill p.,ints; E. W.
McLellan Co., OilonloglossuTn crispum
and Mrs. Chas. Uussi^ll Hose, !)4 points;
Thos. iMnnro, -Daiilins, (ill points; Mae-
Rorie-McLaren Co., lOiiidendrc.ii viftili-
num majus, f*S points ; Win. Kettlewell,
Bnrhank's Stoneless I'lnni, s.", points;
FLORISTS WHO KNOW ALL THE GOOD POINTS OF
THE HROESCHELL BOILER NEVER FOR \
MOMENT CONSIDER ANY OTHER HIND
The Kroeschell
is 111
iking the-
most
wond
rful grce
house
heatin
g record
n the
world
Florists
who
have
ased other
makes
are c
onstantly
giving
the
Kroeschell
the
highe
t praise.
10,788,000 sq.
ft. .of
glass
w.-is <-q
lipped
with
the Kro
-schcll
Boiler
during th
e past
five y
=ars.
The Kroeschell
has r
epiaced hundreds
of cas
t iron boilers. In
every
case higher tem-
pcrat
Lires are secured
with
the Kroeschell
with
the same piping
and V
»ith less fuel.
Th
" Kroeschell is sold
direct
from factory to
users
Ths eliminates
the
jnnecessary mid-
diem.
n's profit.
The KROESCHELL is of the Highest Standard
MATERIAL — Governed by Kroeschell specifications — the best that money and
brains can produce.
WORKMANSBIP — The kind that is an inspiration to all other boiler makers.
BOILER EFFICIENCY — Determined by actual tests under woiking conditions.
BOILER RATINGS — Honest and true blue — guaranteed actual working capacities.
You will never be disappointed with a KROESCHELL Boiler
Read what others say who have used different kinds:
Kroeschell Replaces 4 Cast Iron Boilers
Previous to 19011, Mr. Schultz,
ilers. It has been claimed that
now heating 18,000 sq. ft. of gl;
e required to fire same only twice
** We do not have the least trouble
ather. Your Kroeschell Boiler is the best I
boiler I had four
cast iron boll
July 21, 1913, Menoml
boilers, a
f Menominee, Mich., heated his entire plant with cast iron
ist iron boilers are superior to the Kroeschell. Mr. Schultz
1 with the Kroeschell which was installed in 1909, and they
night. The following letter speaks for itself:
maintain about. 60 degrees in the coldest
had. Before I heard about your
uldi
Kroeschell Replaces 2 Cast Iron| Boilers
The Marysvllle Floral Co., of Marysville, O.. installed a No. 4 Kroe-
schell Boiler in 1905. Previous to this time they used cast iron boilers.
The following letter speaks foi itself:
" Has the Kroeschell given entire satisfaction? YES ! We had
two cast iron boilers, but yours proved by far the best. Your boiler
has already outlasted the two cast iron boilers by five years, and
all the expense that we have been put to was a smoke dome."
(Signed) MARYSVILLE FLORAL CO.
.luly 21, 1913, Marysvllle, O.
Kroeschell Replaces Cast Iron
The range of C. Peterson 4i Son, at Escanaba. Mich., was forme
ist season this firm installed their first Kroeschell. a No. G. which i
. ft. of glass. They state that they fire these boilers three to f
ro weather. Under date of June 28. 1913. they write as follows:
" The Kroeschell Boiler has given better satisfaction than any other boiler we have
er had. For years we have fired many dilTerent boilers, and really never could get
le that we might say was entirely satisfactory — there was always something wrong —
; have tried the Kroeschell, we have solved our boiler proposition. We
I sectional boiler here, only used two years, and
get rid of it and put in another Kroeschell in its place."
Escanaba, Mich., June 28, 1913. (.Signed) C. PF.TERSON & SON
Don't get cheated out of a KR.OESCHELL-
Place your order at once.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO.,
468 West Erie St.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
Unequaled for
Whtte-wasb Spray-
Inft. Will not clog or get out of order.
Utad ID Leading Parks and Cemeteries.
RESDE & McKENNX
*I4 — 60th Street. Brooklyn, Nevr York
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and doiible thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glass Works '^e^'^vr^r^t^'
Please mention the EzchBng:e when writing.
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"You Can't Drive A Nail With;! A Sponge
No Matter How Hard You Soak It"
'SPONGE was not made for that purpose.
No more can you get economical results from any cast iron
boiler for greenhouse heating, if the boiler was not designed and
made for the purpose of greenhouse heating.
It was over 40 years ago when we first started thinking about making a
greenhouse boiler.
For years we thought and worked over it before even a casting was made.
Three different boilers were made by us in the years that followed.
Each in turn was discarded for one that better met the continually in-
creasing demands for greenhouse economy.
This last model with its two side- and one big center-flue-way, acts much
quicker, burns the coal down to a freer ash and pushes the water through
the coils with greater force than any previous one.
It is by far the most economical of them all.
When you buy a boiler — buy a greenhouse boiler and not a residence
boiler struggling and straining to economically do greenhouse work.
You can't expect a sponge to do a hammer's work.
Lord and Burnham Company
«Ai ir<:-r,ri:rr-c« NEW YORK BOSTON
SALES.OFFICES •.—42a Street BUg. Tiemont BIdg.
FACTORIES;
PHILADELPHIA
Franklin Bank Bldg.
-Irvington. N. Y. C
ROCHESTER
Granite BIdg.
TORONTO
12 Queen St.. East
the Exchange when writing.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN
Greenhouse Glass,
Paints and Putty,
' SUFFIVLO WHITE" p\l7i,
Most Perfect White Paint Made
BE SURE TO GET OUR ESTIMATES.
THE DWELLE - KAISER CO.
J38-M2 ElUcott Street - BUFFALO, N. Y.
Branch Offices
80 North Allen Street - Albany, N. Y.
Cutler BuUdlng - Roche»ter, N. Y.
1230 State Street - - Erie, Pa.
Please mention the Eichapge when writing.
Glass
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a ODe-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
tom Prices.
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.V.
UsilTNOW.
F.0.P1ERGEC0.
12 W. BROADWAY
MrW YORK
Please mention the Exchanee when -writipg.
Mastlca Is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contractloa. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken ftlass more easily
removed without breaking of other ftlaos as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts loiter than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY
H. Plath, specimen plant of Adiantum
cuneatnm Roenbecki, 75 points. Each
exhibitor favored the Society with a few
instructive remarlcs concerning his par-
ticular exhibit.
The Society has scheduled a "smoker''
to be held in the banquet hall of the lodge
rooms Sept. 6, Frank Pelicano being
chairman of the entertainment commit-
tee.
Active steps have been taken to make
the coming Fall flower show one of par-
ticular interest to the Pacific Coast and
to the horticultural world in gener.nl. Tin-
spacious Norman Court of the Fairmont
Hotel has been selected the site for this
flower show, and from all indications the
exhibition will surimss anything that the
Society has thus far put forth.
Picnic of tbe Pacific Coast Hort. Assn.
Sunday, Aug. 2, was the occasion
of much celebrating and jollification at
the joint picnic of this Society and the
Retail Florists' Association. Practi-
cally all the flower shops in the city and
in Oakland were closed for the day, and
members of the trade, young and old, put
in a day of recreation. An excellent
brass band, under the able direction of
Mr. Lalanne of the Roserie Floral Co.,
assembled the craft at the Ferry BIdg.
at 10 a.m., thence onward to Oakland,
where the brethren of the adjoining city
were picked up. The special train
reached Giant Park at about noon mid
quickly the long tables were heavily
laden with "eats de luxe." Notable was
the table of Frank Pelicano, en famille,
who entertained over forty people with
his characteristic hospitality. Aside
from a sumptuous repast of the choicest
morsels which had been shipped to the
park by express, Mr. Pelicano's guests
were entertained during the meal by men
of no little distinction, among others be-
ing Joe Nostry, well known locally for
his marked talents as a songster. J. R.
Fotheringham of New York was a fa-
vored guest at this table. Among other
notables were : Daniel MacRorie, Julius
Jilppstein, James Keegan, Mr. and Mrs.
Jaeque, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pelicano
and the Misses Pelicano.
The picnic committee spared no ex-
pense and no effort in providing an ex-
cellent program for the amusement of
everybody present ; among other features
were the young men's race, the young
ladies' race, three-legged race and the tug
of war between the growers and the re-
tailers. After much diSiculty in select-
ing a crew this noteworthy event was
pulled off in a wild turmoil of excitement,
and although the growers vanquished the
retailers, so far as the pullin"- was
concerned, after the event was over it
was decided by the committee that it be
branded "no contest" as the regulations
of the game were not strictly adhered tg,
the rope being too long for professional
pullers. Daniel MacRorie, as anchor
man. was the king of the day ; he merely
sat back forcibly and the tug of war was
won ; so long as Dan is in the field there
is little doubt as to whether the growers
or retailers will win in this entry.
In the spacious dancing pavilion M. A.
Pos presided. Early in the day such old
fashioned dances as the waltz were
stricken from the program. It was a day
for "ragging," and many were the grace-
ful steps then and there created by the
many disciples of the craft. The day
closed all too soon when a 6.30 special
train carried the merrymakers homeward
to open a new week on the grim duties
of floral craft. There is no doubt but
that the outing of the joint societies will
leave a vivid picture in the minds of all
who attended — an outing not soon to be
forgotten. Financially it was a wonderful
success, meeting expectations twofold.
Mark Ebel, who has been enjoying an
extended outing on the seashore, has
again returned to Sacramento to resume
his work.
Daniel MacRorie of the MacRorie-Me-
Laren Co. is contemplating' a trip to
I.os Angeles in the near future.
The Sievers Estate Co., successor of
John Sievers. the pioneer florists and
nurserymen of San Francisco, is about to
sell out its interest in the nursery busi-
ness.
H. A. Avansion of the Fairmont Floral
Co., is enjoying an outing at Tahoe. Pat-
rick Orr of the same firm has been con-
fined to the hospital for the last three
weeks. W. A. II.
August IG, 1913.
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379
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
M
METROPOLITAN
PATENT IRON
GUHER
/^NE of the features of this
Gutter is that it can be
put up in wrought iron
any lengths (without boring
holes), by bolting the Gutter
together and screwing clip
to the roof bars, for any size
glass.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
Please mentJop the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse Material^ Hot-Bed Sash
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Rleht
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, III.
Fleaae mention the Eichange when writing.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
"KING IDEAL" BOILER
lor GREENHOUSES
A square Sectional Cast Iron Boiler designed especially for burning soft coal,
so that it is
SMOKELESS
The King Ideal is a very practical heater, which costs a trifle
more than the old style rocking grate hard coal boiler, but it
SAVES ONE-THIRD OF THE SEASON'S FUEL BILL
Write for the Bulletin No. 41 and find out why the King Ideal Boiler, like
a King Greenhouse, is the most profitable investment you can make.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO..
26 KING'S ROAD NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y.
"Mil the Sunlight JtU Day Houses"
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GreenITouse glass
Sat'.'ul'pri,^"" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, HI.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pleage mention the Eatohange when writing.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded, thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and up, guaranteed free from splits or holes.
It wil] payjyou to correspond with us.
ALBERT (a DAVIDSON
217-25 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Plei
nention the Exchange when writing.
We make a specialty of Greenhouse Stock for Commercial Growers of Flowers
and Vegetables. Sash
Bars 32 feet long and
over. Write for circu-
lars and prices.
ThcAJ.Sleam
LumDer Co.
NEPONSET, Boston, Mass.
1 the Exchange who
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Get This Fact Burned Into Your Mind
The materials for an all cypress, half iron frame, or pipe frame
construction cost less than for one of our Iron Frame. Bat it
costs more to erect them*
The one way to prove this to you, is to show you facts and
figures.
Let us do it.
IM^JA^ta^a^AmiiAi*^^
NEW YORK OFFICE
1 1 70 Broadway
Hitcixitvg;;s^ Company*
PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania Bldg., 15th and Chestnut Sts.
Factory, ELIZABETH, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Erected for F. L. Ames, North Easton, Mass.
Lord and Burnham Practical Practice
DVICE is one thing. Counsel quite another.
For instance : You fully make up your mind you
are going to do a certain thing a certain way. Then
you go over to your neighbor and ask his advice. You ask it,
not because you really w^ant advice, but because you think he
will agree with you, and it's pleasant to be agreed with. Whether
he agreed or not, you wouldn't take his advice.
But when it comes to counsel — that's different. You go to a
man whom you know knows more about the question in hand
than you do. You consider his considerations seriously. You
shape your actions accordingly.
Advice then would seem like sort of jollying one along.
Counsel is the good, solid, dependable opinions that are based
on time-tried experience.
If you have a greenhouse problem that you want counsel on,
we will be glad to hear from you.
Such counsel will be decidedly impersonal and based entirely
on a knowledge gained by a half-century's planning, designing,
manufacturing, equipping and building greenhouses.
If it's counsel you want — you want us.
Sale:
Office
NEW YORK
Forty-Second S(. Bldg.
Lord and Burnham Company
BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER TORONTO, CANADA p
Tremont Building Franklin Bank Bldg. Rookery Building Granite Building 12 Qjjeen Street, E. *"'
IRVINGTON, N. Y..
DES PLAINES, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writine:.
S. A. F. and 0. H. CONVENTION REPORT NUMBER.
*W9 aro a straight shoot and aim to groat Into a vtgoroum plant'
A ^VEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 8
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, AUGUST 23, J9J3
One Dollar per Annum
NOW READY
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. 13 cm. bulbs, S1.25 per 100, S9.00 per 1000; 14 cm. bulbs,
$1.50 per 100, $11.00 per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS. Extra quality bulbs, 11 to 15 cm., 2,000 to the case, $3.00
per 100, $28.00 per 1000.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs, 7-9, $19.50 per case.
FREESIAS, Purity. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mammoth bulbs,
$1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs, 1}4 to 2-in. diameter, $9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs, 2 to
2H-in. in diameter, $12.00 per 100.
Lilivim Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We have received our first coneignment of Harrieii, and offer a selected stock of
the original true Haniaii for early forcing. This stock waa grown from the original
true type, and will be found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose
Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season, but we
are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make delivery
now from first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs, 360 to the case, $5.50 per 100, $46.00 per 1000
7 to 9-inch bulbs. 200 to the case, 9.00 per 100. 82.50 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
Tine Ferns for Summer Decoration
For Immediate Use
We have a fine stock of the following varieties in the sizes offered.
Elegantidslma. 6-in. pots, 50c. each; S-in., $1.00 each.
Hanisii form of Bostoniensis. The best of all the plain-leaved type. 8-in., $1.00 each; very
heavy ipecimenst in 10-in. pots, $3.00 and $4.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Killamey. Pink KUlamey. Richmond, Lady HUllngdon and Klllamey Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named varieties.
Strong grafted plants, in 3}^' i^nd 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NE>M YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Plaaa* mention the Exohang* when WTitiag.
Special Price on ff ■¥ Y RI II Rd
Cold Storage 1^1 1^ ■ UUI^LP^^
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we offer
LILIUM GIGANTEUM Supply hmted
8-10, 225 to case $17.00 per case
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
Write now and get our quotations on Glganteum, Formosutn and
Magnificum bulbs for 1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII ^"^eC"
7-9, 200 to case, $9.00 per 100, $82.50 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 300 to case $7.00 per 100, $17.60 per caae,
8-10, 225 ■' 8.50 " " 17.50 "
9-10,200 " 10.00 " " 18.00 " •'
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
14 cm. up, 1,000 to the case $1.50 per 100, $10.50 per 1000
13 cm. up, 1,250 1.25 " " 9.00 "
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
Pleaae mention the Exohan^e when vrlttnt<
mm' SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX
Hliiarney Brilliant
A sport from Killamey, grown in the
open ground in England. Killamey was
introduced in 1898 and since then there
have been so many sports that Killamey
has developed into a type rather than a
variety. Messrs. Alexander Dickson &
Sons, the original introducers, are to be
congratulated, sixteen years after the
advent of KillameVj in giving us now this
distinct novelty which is undoubtedly the
best of all varieties of this type.
Killamey BriUiant has the same habit
of growth and the same freedom of bloom
as its parent, while the flower is twice as
large, having 25 to 40 full-sized petals.
It will be as useful for Summer blooming
as for Winter forcing. The color is a
very brilliant pink and varies like Killar-
ney ; in bright weather it is almost crimson
and in dull weather, when Killamey is so
pale, it is as bright as Killamey at its best.
The sale of Killamey BrilUant a year before
its introduction has been larger than that
of any other Rose ever sent out in this
KILLARNEY BRILLIANT """^ ^'
Grafted plants. 7Sc. each, $7.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
A. N. PIERSON, i»c.'='Srn!"'
Please mention the Exchange when writing:.
BRILLIANCY
We have an exceptionally fine lot of nice, clean Brilliancy Coleus in S-in-
pots, for immediate shipment, with its handsome, bright, luxuriant foliage-
This is recognized as a leading Christmas plant, when grown in 4- and 6-m.
pots. The color is a bright carmine, shading off to a deep maroon, the
margin being yellow and green, the whole leaf having a rich velvety lustre.
Strong 2-in. plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
BBGONIAS
Gloire de Chatelaine. Dwarf, compact grower, always full of flowers of
a lively rose color. A grand Winter bloomer. An easy grower.
2-in. plants, 75c. per dozen, $4.00 per 100.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY
Strong, 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $8.75 per 500, $15.00 per 1000.
GERANIUMS
Over 300,000 for immediate shipment, from 2- and 3-in. pots. Let us book
your order for future shipment.
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., "ISSS'
Please mention the Exohmge when writing.
—THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 403
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ULBS
of Superiority
ST. DAVID'S HARRISII
FREESIAS
Selected 80c. per 100
Mammoth tl.OO per 100, $9.50 per 1000
Purity, hot house grown,
J3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
Paper Whites $9.00 per 1000
LILIUM FORMOSUM
:oihpact bulbs 10.00
CHINESE LILIES
S1.2S basket of 30 bulbs.
CALLAS
White Mammotht Califomia grown,
S1.75 perdoz., S12.00 per 100
VJtJi. ELLIOTT & SONS
US VESEY STREET, NE\V YORK
FIRST CLASS
Calla Lily Bulbs
l-in. to 3-in. diameter
Wire me how many you can use and I will
wire back what I will accept your order for
If you send cash by return of mail I will pre-
pay shipment. My prices are very low for a
short time only. If, on arrival, Bulbs are not
satisfactory, return them, and on receipt of
same I will return your money.
E. D. MITTINO
Calla Lily Bulb Specialist
SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
-TO THE TRADE
HENRY METTE, QuedGnburg, Germany
^^~'"^^~~ ■ (Enabliihed in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the vary lartut wale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, ELOWEB and .FARM SCCDS
Sp«cisUtlM: Beana, Beeta, Cabbage*, Cairota, Kohl-Rabi. Leeka, Lettucet, Onioaa, Peaa,
Radiabea, Spinach, Turnip Swedes, Aatera, Balsama, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias. Gloxiniaa,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Panaiea, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT
Boct beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz., M.75 per >i c
with order.
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounda, and ar«
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
•eeda on contract.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Largest of Jill Giants
American PANSIES
Show . . ■ ""V"^^
With great drversity of colors. H oz-» Sl»50.
WEEBER & DON
SEED iHEBCHftNTS 114 Chambers St., ttew York
Childs' Gladioli
an aotcd the weild vrer fev
SUPERIOR MERIT
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
Flowerfleld, Lon^ Island, N. T.
Superb Quality
seeds lor Florists
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO.'S
"SUPERB MIXTURE" OF
GIANT PANSY SEED
contains the injTIMATE in Giant
Fanedee.
You cannot buy a better mixture of
Pansy Seed at any price.
Trade Packet, 50c.; H-oz.. $1.25; oz., $4.00
We carry in stock all named and sepa-
rate colors of Giant Fansies, also the best
strains of Odier, Gassier, Bugnots,
Trimardeau, etc.
See our Trade List for prices.
COLORS
(A magnificent strain). Trade packet, $1.00.
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy)
Longfellow (Bed), Snowball (Whitej), tr. pkt., 36c. Mixed Colors, tr. pkt., 26c.
ALL OTHER SEASONABLE SEED
ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL
Is your service in flower seed satisfactory?
This Trade Mark is the symbol of
60 years of satisfactory service
Ih^Storrs&HarrisonCo.
Painesville, Ohio
ONION SETS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pansy Seed
■^^ (New Crop Soad)
SEND rOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES. Seedsman, plilIlfll!fkSr;i.
Please mention the JExohanire \
and
BULBS
W.C.Beckert
I0I-I03 Federal SIreet
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Sida)
please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, Vi oz., $1.00; M oz.,
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; ]4, lb., $14.00;
1 Lb., $50.(X). Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
124 RUBY STREET, LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing'.
Fruits ^ Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A- T. D© La Mar© Printing and Publishing Co., L.td.
2 to 8 Duane Street. New York
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
Ne>v York
Pleus mention the Exoliange when writing.
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
383
FISCHER'S
Cyclamen Seed
Glowing Dark Red, Glowing Red, Rose of Marien-
thal. Pure White, White with Dark Eye, Lilac*
S3.60 per 1000 seeds, J25.00 per 10,000 seeds, tlOO.OO
per 50,000 seeds.
Saimoneum, $5.00 per 1000 seeds.
Glory of Wandsbeck and Rose of Wandsbeck, the
two best growing Salmon sorts, $5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Album Tiolaceo striatum, $5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Fimbiiatum carmineo marginatum, Victoria
Cyclamen, $4.50 per 1000 seeds.
Cash with order, please.
FERD.FISCHER/^k^Ril^rNT
Over five hundred testimonials and repeated orders
for Cyclamen Seed were shown to the Editor
of The Florists* Exchange, New York
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
PANSIES
LARGE-FLOWERING SORTS
In Separate Colors
Large Trade Per
Pkt. (2000 seeds) oz.
Azure Blue SO 20 $0.75
Belgian Striped 20 .75
Black(Faust) 20 .75
Bronze 20 .75
Emperor Frederick (new) , dark red . . .20 .75
Emperor William, ultramarine blue. .20 .75
English Large Flowering, fine mixed .25 1.25
Fire Dragon, fiery orange and bronze .20 .75
Fire King, golden yellow, upper petals
purple 20 .75
French, large flowering, finest mixed. .20 .75
Gold Margined 20 .75
Havana Brown 20 .75
Lord Beaconsfield, deep purple
violet 20 .75
Mahogany colored 20 .75
Meteor (new), bright brown 20 .75
Peacock, ultramarine blue, deep claret
and white 20 .75
Prince Bismarck, beautiful golden
bronze 20 .75
Ouadricolor, or Pheasant's Eye
(Rainbow), beautiful 20 .75
Red Riding Hood, red, free bloomer. . .20 .75
Red Victoria (new), very fine 20 .75
Snow Queen, satiny white 20 .75
Striped and Mottled, large flowered .20 .75
White, pure 20 .75
White, with dark eye 20 .75
YeUow, pure 20 .75
Yellow, with dark eye 20 .75
Fine English Mixed 20 .60
Send for our Complete VHioIesale Pansy List
SEE OUR OFFER OF GIANT PANSIES IN
LAST WEEK'S EXCHANGE.
JOHNSON SEED CO.
217 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention thp Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Fmest grown Smgle
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds, $1.00; 1000
seeds, $1.50; 3^ pkt. 50c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensls, Sweet YeUow. 25c.
PRIMULA malacoides. Giant Baby. 25c.
PRIMULA obconica. New Giants. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. 50c.
CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed,
1000 seeds, 50c.; V^ pkt. 25c.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds, $1.00; >^ pkt. 50c.
DAISY (Bellls) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Ex. Pkt. 26c.
COLUMBINE. New Fancy, Grand. 25c.
SWEET WILLIAM, New Giants. Fine. 25o.
POPPY, Oriental Colossus. New. 25c.
HOLLYHOCK, Newport Pink Double. 2Sc.
ulAII I rANoI. varieties, critically selectecT
6000 seeds, $1.00; J^ pkt. 50c.; $2.50 per ounce. A
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN. F.RUPP,Shiremanstown,Pa.
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GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SPEELMAN^SONS
Sassenheim - - Holland
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Bidwell & Fobes
Growers of
Gladioli
KINSMAN, OHIO
Horseshoe Brand Giganteum in boxes as they come from the
fields to the packing sheds— before they are cleaned and assorted
WHAT TO BUY
Please mention the Exchange when writmg.
If you ETOw ANTIRRHINUMS you should read
our booklet, ** The Story of Nelrose." The price
ia a postage stamp.
F.W. Fletcher & Co. *'"'S5Si.*"
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OMETIMES a florist does not
know just what would be most
appropriate for him to buy in
Lily bulbs. So if you ever feel
C M ik p ft that way, let us know it. Say when you
want flowers and what temperature you
can maintain, and we can advise you
what and when to plant. Giganteum and
Formosum are the safest of all Lilies-
other varieties are a gamble; but what-
ever variety you decide to plant, it is best
to get Horseshoe Brand bulbs, because
they are positively the best produced in
the respective varieties.
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massie. Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
j^upton, Mattituck, N. Y. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Therkildson, Paines-
ville, O.; secretary (re-elected), C. E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. Wil-
lard, Jr., botii of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS. ETC. — Aug. 10, S. S. Mont-
serrat — H. Richter, 2 bbls. plants. Aug.
11, S. S. New York — A. W. Robson, 5
cases bulbs; Maltus & Ware, 20 cases
bulbs; Spellman & Sons, 20 cases bulbs:
Peter Henderson & Co., 4 cases bulbs;
Moore Seed Co., 1 case bulbs; Stumpp &
Water Co., 16 cases bulbs; Brown Bros,
& Co., 9 bags seed. Aug. 12, S. S. Minne-
haha— J. Nix & Co., 16 cases seed; Lun-
ham & Moore, 62 cases mushroom spawn:
Nunge.sser Seed Co., 236 bags Clover
seed. S. S. Potsdam — P. C. Kuyper &
Co.. 3 cases bulbs; H. H. Berger & Co..
11 cases bulbs; Herrmann's Seed Store,
18 cases bulbs; Stumpp & Walter Co.,
22 cases bulbs; F. R. Plerson Co.. 3
oases bulbs; J. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co.,
17 cases bulbs; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 7
cases bulbs; Redden & Martin, 20 bags
.■seed; Maltus & Ware, 119 pks. bulbs.
.\ug. 14, S. S. Oceanic — Maltus & Ware,
44 cases bulbs; P. C, Kuyper & Co., 2
cases bulbs. S. S. Carpathia — Lazard
Bros., 50 bags seed. Aug. 16, S. S. Pre-
toria— W. P. Snyder, 272 bags Grass
seed. S. S. Canada — G. W. Sheldon &
Co., 130 cases bulbs; P. C. Kuyper &
Co., 4 8 pkgs. bulbs, etc.; W. W. Har-
bacher, 6 cases bulbs; F. H. Darrow, 6
cases bulbs; Maltus & Ware, 257 cases
bulbs; Wakem & McLaughlin, 5 cases
bulbs; Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne, 45
cases bulbs; C. A. Haynes & Co., 10
cases bulbs; Schulz & Ruckgaber, 70
cases bulbs; Stumpp & Walter Co., 23
cases bulbs; Maltus & Ware, 182 cases
bulbs; J. M. McCullough & Sons, 28
Catalog sent upon request.
COLD STORAGE GIGANTEUM
Cases of 100, size 7-8
Cases of 100, size 7-9
Cases of 340, size 7-8
Cases of 300, size 7-9
F. O. B. NEW YORK
at $6.00 each
at 8.50 each
at 21.00 each
at 21.00 each
Ready for delivery at any time. Order now.
^ot how cheap.
But how good
Please i
Ralph M. WanI
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET,
NEW YORK
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FREESIAS and CALUS
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA
FRENCH GROWN lOO looo
JUMBO, M inch and up $1.75 $12.00
MAMMOTH, H to M inch 1.00 9.50
FIRST QUALITY, 5^ to J^ inch 80 7.00
CALIFORNIA GROWN
CHOICE, H to M inch 65 5.00
FIRST QUALITY, %tol4 inch 45 3.00
TRUE PURITY
M inch to 1 inch 3.00 25.00
^ inch to H inch 2.50 20.00
1/^ inch and over 1.75 15.00
% inch to J^ inch 1.50 12.00
Diameter WHITE CALLA ^thiopfca) 100 1000
IVitoVA inch $5.00 $45.00
m to 2 inch 8.00 75.00
2 to 2J^ inch 12.00
LiLIUM GIGANTEUM from cold storage ,
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $18.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case) 17.00 per case
STORAGE PAID XINTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 191S
OTHER LILIES
ALBUM, 9-11 inch $12.50 per 100
AURATUM, 9-11 inch 10.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 9-11 inch ". . . . 9.00 per 100
PRIMULA PLANTS ^^^^^aJS^Se^^™^
From 2J4 in. pots. A full line now ready for shipment. $3.50 per 100
CYCLAMEN PLANTS
From 2M in. pots. English Giants, ready now. $5.00 per 100.
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
Vaughan's Seed Store
Chicago
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Front the
Grower
BULBS-BULBS-BULBS
AU first size, never forced, grand lot, free on rail, cash with order, offered
subject to being unsold.
Irvings, $6.25; Golden Spur, $6.25; Sir Watkin, $6.25; Horsefieldii,
$4.50; Emperor, $5.50; Barr Conspicious, $2.50; Princeps, $3.10; Ornatus,
$3.10; Plieasant's Eye, $2.65; Lily Wliite, $4.50; Grand Monarque,
$6.25; Victoria, $6.25; Sol D'Or, $6.25; Double White, $2.65; Cynosure,
$3.10; Figaro, $2.50; Double IncomparabUis, $2.65; Single Incompara-
biUs, $2.65; Campernelle, $2.50; Gloriosa, $7.50; Rugulosus, $3.50; All
at per 1000.
GILL., NURSERYMAN, Falmouth, England
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Peonies
Fifteen fine named Peonies for $2.50.
A chance to obtain a fine coliection at half
price, comprising such varieties as Fes-
tiva Maxima, Felix Grousse, Delachel
Achille, Lady L. Bromwell, Couronne
d'Or, Prolifera Tricolor, Louis Van
Houtte and various other fine sorts all
labeled true to name. With any order for
$5.00 I will give one plant Baroness
Schroeder, free, absolutely true to name.
Send for catalogue.
W. L. GUMM
PEONY SPECIALIST
Remington, Ind.
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FREESIA
PURITY
THE ONLY PURE WHITE
FREESIA IN CULTIVATION
Prime bulbs, S6.00 per 1000.
W. Mauger & Sons
Guernsey, England
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Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
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J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale Held and Garden Seeds
Bitabllihcd 181S. Write for our low.price*.
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLCCOTT STREETS
BALTIMORE MD.
PRICES ADVERTISED AREIFOR THE TRADE ONLY
cases bulbs; Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co.,
86 cases bulbs; Scranton Florist Supply
Co., 82 cases bulbs; A. V. D. Snyder,
102 cases bulbs; S. S. Kidels, 135 cases
bulbs; J. VV. Elwell & Co., 16 cases
bulbs; C. J. Speelman & Co., 255 cases
bulbs; R. M. Ward & Co., 850 cases
bulbs; A. Murphy & Co., 9 cases bulbs:
Maltus & Ware, 41 cases bulbs; W. E.
Beckert Seed Co., 18 cases bulbs; P. C.
Kuyper & Co., 18 cases bulbs; Henry &
Lee, 55 cases bulbs; C. J. Speelman Sons,
192 cases bulbs, etc.; 607 cases bulbs;
J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co., 36 cases
bulbs; A. M. Campbell, 100 cases bulbs;
W. P. Stokes, 65 cases bulbs; R. & J.
Farquhar & Co., 87 cases bulbs:
Cole Bros., 16 cases bulbs; Henk-Dirken
Floral Co., 28 cases bulbs: Maltus &
Ware, 284 cases bulbs. Aug. 17. S. S.
Friedrich der Grosse — A. Schultheis, 6
cases bulbs; Davies, Turner & Co.. 2
cases bulbs, etc. S. S. Celtic — Peter
Henderson & Co., 2 cases seed. S. S. St.
Paul^ — ^S. Stern, 37 cases bulbs; Van
Zonneveld Bros. & Phillips, 2 cases
bulbs; LiUnham & Moore, 19 cases bulbs;
Vaughan's Seed Store, 2 cases bulbs.
Aug-. 18, S. S. Bermudian — L. D. Cross-
mond & Co., 3 boxes Lily bulbs; Mac-
Niff Horticultural Co., 41 boxes Lily
bulbs; A. E. Outerbridge & Co., 6 boxes
bulbs; Nungesser-Dickinson Seed Co.,
300 bags seed. S. S. Nieuw Amsterdam
— P. C. Kuyper & Co.. 69 cases bulbs;
Stumpp & Walter Co.. 33 cases bulbs;
Yokohama Nursery Co., 16 cases bulbs;
McHutchison & Co.. 2 cases bulbs; A. T.
Boddington, 12 cases bulbs; Vaug-han's
Seed Store, 52 cases bulbs; Stumpp &
Walter Co., 34 cases bulbs; Peter Hen-
derson & Co., 102 cases bulbs; Maltus
& Ware, 239 cases bulbs; P. C. Kuyper
& Co., 36 cases bulbs.
nMnHnMnMHnHi
European Notes
Sixteen days of drying winds, accom-
panied by a few hours of sunshine on
each day, have hurried on the grain har-
vest and effectually checked the work of
transplanting for 1914 crops. For the
moment our hearts are in a flutter, for
whUe we shall be glad to have the threat-
ened rain to enable us to continue and
complete the valuable work referred to,
it will seriously interfere with other
equally important work that will bring
us more speedy return for our labor and
outlay.
We are especially anxious about our
Peas just now, as many of the early
wrinkled varieties, such as Gradus and
Excelsior, are cut and lying in the field
to mature, and anything in the nature of
heavy rain storms will inevitably cause
serious damage and loss.
The damage already inflicted by the
maggot is certainly not less than fifteen
per cent, on the average, so that our
anxiety is reasonable.
Dwarf Essex Rape is an interesting
subject for us just now. Many very
good samples are being offered, and so
far as appearances count everything is
satisfactory, but the supply Is not equal
to the demand, and while it is hardly
possible that last season's prices will be
obtained this year, the figures will never-
theless be rather high. Now is the
proper time to buy, as an advance is
certain before very long.
It will be necessary to exercise very
great care in buying this article as a
lot of seed was shipped from one of the
continental ports last year which con-
tained a large percentage of Mustard,
which is very injurious to cattle. Japan-
ese Rape is the worst of all, and ■Should
be carefully avoided by everybody except
the grower of seed for the extraction of
oil.
Captain and Mrs. Thos. Rennie of
Toronto left London for Montreal on
August 5.
Richard Panter of New Orleans, La.,
is in England.
EtTKOPEAN Seeds.
American Notes
The Bulb Trade IncreaseB
Every day now tlie Autumn bulb
business is very steadily showing an in-
crease. Seedsmen and dealers are hast-
ening the distribution of their bulh cata-
logs and lists and surely by September 1
these will be well in customers' hands.
The past week has seen the arrival of the
California Calla bulbs and the first con-
signments of the Chinese Sacred Lilies
I Mignonette \
n Boddington's
n Majesty
'HE finest of all the
Fancy Varieties of
Mignonette for Win-
u
M 0-T-ll
ter Forcing; seed saved from
select spikes under glass.
We have received many tes-
timonials with regard to the
excellence of this variety.
Trade Packet 60 cents,
y% Ounce $ 1 .00, Ounce
$7.50.
Arthur T.
Boddington
H SEEDSMAN )U
n 342Wesl14lhSt., NewYork n
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;\iigust 23, 1913.
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PAINSIES
THORNBURN'S SUPERB MIXTURE has been
known for years for its variety of color and size
of flowers. Peroz S4.00
We have also extra fine strains of Masterpiece,
Madam Perret and all the leading varieties
of Giant Trimardeau.
Write for Prices.
PRBBSIA
REFRACTA ALBA 100 1000
ii to H-in. diameter 80.75 $5.00
>^ to M-in. diameter 1.00 8.00
Purity. First size 2.00 12.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
5 to 7-in. circumference $5.00 $40100
6 to 7-in. circumference 6.00 55.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
ROMAN HY4CINTHS, 12-15 3.75 35.00
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandl-
flora, 13-15 1.25 8.00
LILIUM CANDIDUM, 20-24 6.00 40.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOG?
ASK FOR IT WHEN ORDERING
"The most reliable seeds**
53 Barclay St.. (t u) New York
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Bulbs Arriving
LILIUM HARRISII
(True Bermuda Easter Lily)
9-11 in., per doz., $3.75; per 100, $23.00.
7- 9 in., per doz.. $1.35; per 100. $8.75.
Our slock comes direct /torn one o/ ibe best
growers in Bermuda, to whom we pay special
prices to secure extra good bulbs. Our stock
this year is tbe best in appearance we base seen
in a long time.
iltnoi*uliic Johnsonl. $2.50 per doz.
Mlnaryillb Vlttata Hybrids. $3.50 per
doz.
Ovolie Bermuda Buttercup. $1.00 per
UXdllO 100. $8.50 per 1000.
Paneu Qoori ^*=''"^ ^^°^ Superb. H
ransy occu oz.. 75c.; moz., $1.35; loz,
$5.00.
Write for Fall Catalogue.
James Vick's Sons
Rochester, - New York
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Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Barney ) (Late [Managers of Sctlegel &
3. M. Gleasonj Fottler Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Cuerineau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street, - Bostoa, Mass.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Hollyhock Seed
PANSY, Glant-flowerlna World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest strain in existence. Oz., $2.50;
6000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 26c.
Send for our Wholesale Seed List.
Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimore, Md.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Send for Prices on
Seeds and Bulbs
H. H. BERGER ® CO.
70 WARREN ST.. NEW VORK
Established 1S78
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ASTERS
Large flowers on long stems. Tbc
finest quality grown.
AUGUST l8t TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE. OREGON
AUGUST FOR DOLLARS
August is the time of sowing for the biggest results from SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON rem
seed Seed for the accompanying picture was sown Aug. 18. By sowing at once a full crop can be had
at Easter, which will continue until July, being heaviest at Memorial when this picture was taken.
We bave said that there was nothing in sight but blossoms and dollars, and it is a fact. Silver Pink
from seed is easy to grow and anyone can do as well by following directions. Whether you grow
Snapdragons from Seed or Cuttings, they should be timed to flower with as little pinching as possible.
Plants produced ahead of time and held back by pinching lose vitality and often throw blind stools.
By sowmg seed now and pinching once you will have fine, stocky plants, ready for the bench in Novem'.
ber Our free cultural directions cover all of the necessary points for success with Silver Pink from seed.
You will note how successful many of our patrons have been. Gude Bros., Washington, D. C., with
their SIX acres of glass and the highest class trade in the country, say it is the best they have seen. C.
L Howe, Dover, N. H., with his acres of glass and chain of stores, says it is fine and that he never
had so many Snapdragon blossoms. Mr. J. Geo. Jurgens, for Arthur Cockcroft, Northport, N. Y., who
does an immense wholesale business, says it is tbe only one to grow, and that Silver Pink will go it alone
with them this year. Many more strong letters could be given, but further proof is not necessary.
These are wide-awake florists who do business for profit. What is profitable and good for the big
growers is as good or better for the smaller grower with retail trade, where a steady supply of blossoms
s required. You can cut and cut from a bed of seedling Silver Pink and each cut will make more blos-
soms But sow seed at once for best results.
Price of seed, $1.00 per pkt.. 3 pkts. $2.50, 7 pkts. $5.00, by mail. Plants sold out until October.
Cash, please.
Quite a few shrewd florists are buying the larger amount of seed and will market their surplus plants.
G. S. RAMSBURG,
Somersworth, N. H.
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from Japan. So now there is plenty of
the early needed bulb stock on hand, and
the first advance orders for forcing pur-
poses are being rapidly filled. An espe-
cially good demand for French bulb
stock is developing, but no doubt the
strong call for Paperwhites is to a more
or less degree explained by the extreme
shortage of Roman Hyacinths ; in fact,
many of the very largest handlers of
bulbs all over the country report that
they find themselves obliged to keep what
few Roman Hyacinth bulbs remain, after
filling the advance orders already booked,
for their retail trade. Roman Hyacinths
in anything like large lots will even
now be found very difficult to obtain at
any price. Dutch bulbs are beginning to
arrive and every steamer will from now
on bring increasing quantities of them.
In fact, bulbs of every kind have ripened
unusually early all over the world, and
by the first of the month stocks will be
quite complete with all our seedsmen so
that the regular Fall catalog businesscan
he commenced in very earnest. It is a
matter of much satisfaction to know that
all bulbs so far received have been sound
and of good quality, even if size is in
many cases somewhat lacking — but size
is not everything. Many of the best bulb
growers have always contended that, pro-
vided a bulb is well ripened, its size has
little to do with Its blooming qualities.
.\part from the bulbs, it may be truly
said that every other line of goods at all
seasonable has been in most excellent de-
mand with the seedsmen and dealers. The
way that the call for Cabbage and Celery
plants has gone on and on has been a
real surprise. Of course a large demand
for pot-grown Strawberry plants is ex-
pected. Trade is good — there is no get-
ting away from that fact.
The Seed Crops
On the whole during_ the past week
conditions have changed little as affect-
ing the final seed harvesting estimates as
already outlined. Further advices re-
garding the Onion seed crop fully confirm
the reports of last week in_ this column;
the growing crop now being harvested
will certainly not exceed half an average
one. One of the most important Eastern
Onion seed growers in this country now
writes as follows : "The blight which be-
gan to show itself some two weeks ago
bids fair to reduce the crop of seed at
least by 50 per cent. Some of our acre-
age has not as yet shown the blight,
hut some fields are very badly affected.
We cannot now hope for over half a crop
of Onion seed." Reference was made
last week to the supposedly good amount
of Onion seed carried over from the crop
of 1913 — of course, the crop of 1912 was
meant. Reports regarding the condition
of the Beet seed crop confirm practically
what has all along been expected. Many
of the larger growers are now estimating
that the crop of seed will be about 65 per
cent, of an average one. Beet seed is
grown very extensively in California and
also in the Eastern States, especially in
Connecticut : and it is certainl.v rather
strange that in all these sections the
general estimate at present would seem
to be for about two-thirds of an average
crop of seed. In Connecticut the crop of
Beet seed is about being harvested, but
the yield is not expected to exceed the
estimate of two-thirds of a crop, for the
reason that during the past two weeks
COLD STORAGE LILIES
Now is the time to plant Cold Storage Lilies for Christmas and Winter Flower-
ing. We offer as below, all sound bulbs, repacked, and in good condition.
Order today, can be shipped at any time.
L ilium Longifiorum Giganfeum loo looo case
7- to 9- inch, 300 bulbs in a case $5.75 $56.00 $16.00
8- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 8.50 80.00 16.00
9- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 10.50 100.00 20.00
Liiium Speciosum Rubrum — Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 60.00 12.00
9- to 11-inch, 126 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 11.00
Lilium Speciosum Album— Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 18.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 13.50 130.00 16.00
11- to 13-inch, 100 bulbs in a case 17.00 165.00 16.00
Lilium Speciosum Melpomene — Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 60.00 12.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 11.00
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, J^'SL, New York City
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NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
English Lot
iost oH ship.
Brldu thofougb-
ly "Run."
Hieberi Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Bwday Strut, NEW YORK
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S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. MICM.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash. Watamielon. Sweet Com
Correapondence Solicited
GIANT
PANSY m
HOME GROWN
As fine as the very best obtainable: $6.00
per oz., $1.50 per }^ oi., 60c. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. $9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2}4-inch, strong, $6.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.75 each.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $10.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits St Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A. T. De Ua Mar© Printing and Publishii ng Co., Utd.
3 to 8 Duane Straat, Nv'W TorH
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I's Giant Pansy Seed
GIANT CYCLAMEN SEED (New Crop)
ENGLISH GROWN SEED
Pure White. Soft Pink, White with Red Base,
Brilliant Crimson, Salmon Pink, per 100 seeds,
tl.OO; $8.50 per 1000 seeds. Mixed colors, per
100 seeds, 90c.; tS.OO per 1000 seeds.
GERMAN GROWN SEED
White, Pink, Red, White with Red Base,
per 100 seeds, 75c.; $6.00 per 1000 seeds. Mixed
colors, per 100 seeds, 60c.; $5.00 per 1000 s '
Snowball.
Giant Red .
Mixed
New Crop
Michell's Giant
Exhibition Mixed
A truly Giant Strain which
we have secured from the
leading Pansy Specialists in
Germany, England and
France. Plants are of strong,
sturdy habit ; flowers of im-
mense size, heavy texture
and of varied colors and
shades. Trade pkt. 50c. ;
75c. per J^ oz.; per oz. $5.00.
Also aU other standard
strains in mixtures and sepa-
rate colors.
ENGLISH DAISY
(Bellis Perennis)
Tr. pkt. Oz.
Monstrosa Fink $0.50
White 50
Mixed 50
Longfellow. Pink 30 $2.25
White 30 2.25
MYOSOTIS
Alpestris Victoria 25
Eliza Fanrobert 15
Falustris 30
Semperflorens 25
GrandiSora Alba 20
Rosea 20
Mlso all other Seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist.
Send for Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
518 Market street PHILADELPHIA. PA.
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Long Island Cabbage Seed
NEW CROP NOW READY
Choice Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Pepper, Tomato and other special seeds.
Headquarters for the new great Sanford Celery Seed. Over 50 years growing
seed for the most critical trade. Send for price list.
FRANCIS BRILL CO., HEMPSTEAD, (L. L) N. Y.
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Please mention the Exohange when writing.
B.OUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Full List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
All advance orders for my original
WINTER
Sweet Pea Seed
' have been promptly filled, and each
additional order is sent the same day
as received as long as the seed will last.
Send for list.
New Winter Orchid or
Gold Medal Sweet Pea
I have cut down many large orders
'- " _ putting the balance of the seed in col-
lection of eight named varietiesj^of the best commercial colors just to give even
the smallest grower a chance to try them.
Collection of eight named varieties, in commercial colors: Pink and White,
White, Soft Pink, Lavender, Dark Rose, etc. Sufficient to plant 100 feet
row. Price, $4.00 for one collection. Not more than three collections to each
customer.
Winter Orchid Sweet Peas in Mixture
Containing about 20 distinct colors. Price, Ji-oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $7.00. Not
more than 2 ozs. to each customer.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, sweet Pea Ranch, LOMPOC, CAL
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Narcissus Paper White
Grandiflora
100 1000
13 ctm. bulbs (1250 to case). ..$1.25 $8.50
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... l.SO 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St., CHICAQO
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
PANSY SEED""* s™^''''''
■ niiw I WbbV ,^j„ Crop Now Ready
Seed saved from finest selected plants. AU large
flowering, finest mned.
1 oz., 19 00; 2 ozs.. (9.00; trade pkt, $1.00
Hpkt., t50c. Cash with order.
ED IFNNINrC '^<=i' Bo* '^
. D. Jtnninuo southport, conn.
Grower of the Finest Pansies
Please mention the Exohant^e when writing,
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; alao other Hemi
of the short crop of this past teacon. ai well aa a
lull line of Garden Seedi^ will b« quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUf F & SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Oranse, Conn.
Pleaaa mention the Eiohange when writing.
I^ American Carnation
PRICE. $3.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 lo S Duane Sireel, New Toi^
Burpee's Seeds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
or so a blight has appeared which has
materially affected the natural maturity
of the growing crop, forcing it to ripen
about a week or ten days earlier than it
should have done. Under such condi-
tions it is impossible to estimate very
closely the final result, but that the crop
of seed will be very materially reduced
there can be no question. Seedsmen and
dealers in things horticultural have been
I "hoping against hope." that from some
■ source there would when harvesting time
I approached come some Sweet Pea seed
in quantity, at least if not in the named
varieties, surely in the "Mixtures" ; but
I there would seem to be no relief in sight
either in this country or in Europe. To
I show the trend of what may be expected
on Sweet Pea seed deliveries on con-
tracts from California, the following is
very interesting. One of the largest and
^ most reliable growers this week writes :
"We are grievously disappointed over our
j crops of Mixed Sweet Pea seed; before
I the aphis appeared we confidently ex-
! pected 500 pounds or even more seed per
acre; we are harvesting less than 150
pounds per acre. You can realize what
I this means when hundreds of acres are
I to be considered." Sweet Peas are cer-
j tainly good property. There is consider-
able cause for encouragement, liowever,
in the recent advices from England. Ger-
many, France and Holland, regarding the
present condition of the seed crops as a
whole in these countries — surely they are
finally turning out to be very much bet-
ter than our fears have all along led us
to expect. It is hoped that the good
weather needed there from now until har-
vesting time will materialize.
Dahlia 'Window Displays
Last week in this column the
vitally important matter of the bulb ad-
vertising was referred to, and it was
urged to commence the same at once and
continue persistently right through the
season. Now, as the advertising is being
considered, so also should be the equally
important subject of the "window dis-
play." The seed trade would seem to
be one of the last to give to this ex-
tremely important method of advertising
the attention it most certainly deserves.
Handsomely displayed windows of sea-
sonable goods are one of the best methods
of advertising. Seedsmen who take ad-
vantage of every opportunity for effective
window decoration will during the next
few weeks use cut Dahlia blooms very
largely for this purpose. Many other
flowers can, of course, be used, but
Dahlia displays are always most showy
and attract the greatest attention. And
in connection with these displays it
should be remembered that if suitable
lists of the better varieties of Dahlias are
given to prospective customers and the
various varieties displayed carefully
labeled to correspond with the lists, it
will be found that a large number of or-
ders can be booked for the roots and
plants for delivery next Spring. Cut
Dahlia blooms have been mentioned for
the reason that they are so gorgeously
attractive and will soon be so seasonable.
V.
New York Seed Trade
As the season advances the supply of
bulbs in several of the seed stores be-
comes more comprehensive. Already
there have arrived Lilium Harrisii and
L. formosum, white Roman Hyacinths,
Freesias, Paperwhite Narcissus and
Trumpet major, white Callas, Buttercup
OxaUs and a few Dutch Hyacinths.
Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers st., are
demonstrating in their store window
this week what can be done in germinat-
ing seeds with the 19in. x 21in. double
glass sash which they are offering for
sale. The Strawberry bed mentioned in
our previous issue is still being kept up,
and the strong, vigorous plants therein
draw much favorable comment. A dis-
play of well-grown Gladioli blooms is
also noted in the same window. This
firm has received its Lilium formosum
bulbs and they are being shipped out
in filling orders. The Chinese Sacred Lilies
have also arrived. Norman S. B. Wil-
son, for 26 years with J. M. Thorburn &
Co., and later with J. F. Noll & Co., is
now in charge of the vegetable seed de-
partment of Weeber & Don.
At H. H. Berger & Co., 70 Warren
St.. California Callas, Freesias and the
different French bulbs have already ar-
rived. A consignment of fresh Kentia
seed from Australia is expected in Sep-
tember.
J. H. Reock, traveler for Ralph M.
Ward & Co., 71 Murray St., returned on
Tuesday of last week from his European
trip on the S. S. Potsdam. During the
time that he has been abroad Mr. Reock
has visited the bulb growers and nursery-
men in Italy, Switzerland, Germany,
Holland and Belgium. He states that it
is generally reported abroad that the
Dutch Hyacinths will run smaller this
year than last.
At Vaughan's Seed Store, 25 Barclay
St., there is a lively demand for Freesias
and Callas. The French bulbs at this
store are practically cleaned out. The
Dutch bulbs have arrived. The store
cleaning and painting has been finished
and everything is spick and span and
ready for the filling of orders.
The store front of Wm. Elliott &
Sons, 42 Vesey St., has been undergoing
improvements and has received a fresh
coat of paint, adding very much to its
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
387
Wire Us Your Order
TO CLEAN UP
500 MY MARYLAND, 3-inch $8.00 per 100
500 HILDA, sport of My Maryland; habit the same, color
darker; in 3-inch .-... 10.00 per 100
5000 AMERICANiSBEAUTIES, 2M-in., *6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000;
3-inch. $75.00 per 1000.
These were propagated late for our own use and, no doubt, will give much
better satisfaction than 3-in. stock, so they will go right ahead; perfectly clean;
root action perfect.
MYERS & SAMTMAN, Chestnut HiH, Philadelphia, Pa.
DID YOU
Sec That?
At the Official Test, held by the
American Rose Society at the
famous Elizabeth Park Rose Garden,
Hartford, Conn., June 21 and 28, out
of 25 Boses scoring,
EXCELSa
the New Red Hybrid Wichuraiana,
exhibited by the Conard & Jones
Co., was awarded certificate of
merit and Scored Highest of All.
Think of it as a vivid Red Dorothy
Perkins, color moat endmdng, prom-
ises to supersede the Crimson Ram-
bler type.
Let us stock you from our supply,
finest in America.
2J^-inoh plants, ready now, $4.00
per 100, $35.00 per 1000
1-year and 2-year-old plants for
Fall delivery
M CONARD & MS CO.
NVEST GROVE, PA.
A FEW GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=-
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA Indlvisa. 3-in., $5.00: 4-ih., $10:00-
S-in., $25.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2Ji-in., $5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Polterlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100- 3-in..
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. S-in., lOc:
4-in., ISc; 6-in.. 25c.
VINCA variegata. 2-in.. 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
Pleata mention the Exobanf^e when writing.
CYCLAMEN
Splendena Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colon from 2M-in. pou, $5.50
per 100. $50.00 per 1000; fitjm 3-in. pots. $8.00
per ICO, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
From 2yi-m. potf $3.00 per 100. $25.00
per 1000.
PRIMULA obconica grandiflora
(Ronsdorfer Hybrids)
^'■?51^^^''°* Po'S' *3.00 per 100, $35.00
per 1000.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, fast Stroudsburg, Pa.
Please mention the Exohange when writiPK.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
Nothiri' to do
But Grow
Roses for you
<?Bfi rrni r/LORAL company ^
appearance. This firm has received its
Chinese Sacred Lilies and Lilium for-
mosum. It reports that the 7-9 size of
the latter is very short.
The window display at Peter Hender-
son & Co., 37 Cortland St., continues to
be one of the most interesting of its
kind in the city. This week, while the
aquatic display with the old mill feature
is still kept up in one window, in the
other window there are noted seedling
Dahlia blooms of unusual excellence, also
blooms of the Crego Comet and Invinc-
ible Asters and of the old-fashioned flower,
Salpiglossis. The foliage display in this
window consists of the leaves of the
Rainbow Com. This firm has received
its Dutch Hyacinth bulbs. Arthur M.
Kirby, the head of the flower seed depart-
ment, is taking a few days' vacation. A.
Morton, head of the vegetable seed de-
partment, spent a few days recently in
Boston, Mass. Peter Smith, who has
charge of the implement department, is
passing a few weeks in his bungalow at
Bright Water, L. I.
Burnett Bros., 72 Cortlandt St., are
now exceedingly busy performing the
moving act, and they expect by Septem-
ber 1 to be thoroughly settled in their
fine, large, new quarters at 98 Chambers
St.
Arthur Boddington has returned from
his vacation at Squam Lake, N. H., and
Ogunquit, Me. Harry A. Bunyard is
representing this house at the S. A. F.
Convention at Minneapolis, Minn.
There is noted this week at W. E.
Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d St., a quite
comprehensive window display of bulbs,
including Narcissus Trumpet major, and
Paperwhite, Campemelle Jonquils, Chi-
nese Sacred Lilies, white Roman Hya-
cinths, white Callas, Purity Freesias and
Buttercup Oxalis.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
There was a fair amount of business
transacted during the past week in grass
and vegetable seed for Fall planting. The
shipping of bulb orders is also keeping
all hands busy.
The Johnson Se-ed Co. reiwrts very
satisfactory business for this season of
the year, in both seed and bulb depart-
ments.
Clarence Moore of the Moore Seed Co.,
says that vacation season plays havoc
at times, as six of the store force are
away this week and the burden of the
work has fallen heavily upon the present
force.
Fancy colored Caladiums are the spe-
cialty in the window of Henry A. Dreer,
Inc., store ; business here is reirorted
above normal.
Walter P. Stokes has started the work
of preparation on his annual catalog.
Maurice Fuld of the Henry F. Michell
Co., is on his vacation. Fred Michell,
•Tr., is attending the Convention at Min-
neapolis.
W. Atlee Burpee has returned from
ICnropp.
Chicago Seed Trade
The beginning of the Autumn trade is
now quite apparent in all the seed stores.
Continnod arrivals of both French and
Holland bulbs have renewed the activ-
ity of the seedsmen in receiving and
"Callas " from
"Calla-fornla"
CALLA LILIES
(CALIFORNIA GROWN)
These bulbs have been se-
lected wiBh great care and are
sound and free from rot and
all with eyes.
IM: to 1^ inches in diameiter,
$5.50 per 100, $50.00 per
1000.
1% to 2 inches in diameter,
$7.00 per 100, $65.00 per
1000.
2 to 2^ inches in diameter,
$10.50 per 100, $100.00 per
1000.
Monster Bulbs, $16.00 per 100.
Arthur T. Boddington
SEEDSMAN
342 West 14th St., New York City
Giant Pansy Seed
KENILWORTH STRAIN. Light, medium
Princess— The New Upright Pansy
large Howers.
MASTERPIECE. Curled, wavy petals.
ORCHID FLOWERED. Mixed.
GIANT BRONZE AND COPPER MIXTURE.
GIANT FANCY. Margined and edged.
1000 seeds 25c., 5000 seeds Sl.OO, >4 oz. $1.1
oz. $5.00.
PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS
1000 s.
Giant Red, Giant Adonis, Giant Zebra
Giant Royal Purple, Giant Ligiit Blui
Giant Dark Blue, Giant McKinley
Giant Mad. Ferret, Giant Psyclii '
Giant Yellow, Giant White, ^^
Giant Emperor William, .^H>
Giant King of the Blacks,
Giant Lord Beaconsfield.
The preceding
in equal proportions: 1000
seeds, 25c. Any 5 pkts.
SI, any 11 pkts. S2,
•y$l worth of
Seed I
eJs ut
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MADISON
The Money=Making White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
250 plants or over 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms : Gash with order, or plants sent C. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT- HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
3000 Smilax Plants
Extra strong, from 2}i'in. pots S16 00 per 1000.
Cash with order.
DePENA/ BROS.
Cor. Depew and Piermont Aves., Nyack, N.Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
$10.00 wdi worth'iis.oa Smilax
$1.50 For 100 Sprengerii
Can furnish any quantity
ALBERT M.HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Esohan^e when writing.
PLANT CULTURE -"^IS^^o
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
388
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Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarias now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in f J-OO each.
6-in. pot plants, 6 to 7 leaves, 24-2S in Sl-SO each.
Made-up plants ,
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy f2-50 each.
3-in.-7-in. tub. 36 in. high, very bushy |3.75 each.
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy .S5.00 each.
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating.
- - ■ • I tub, 36 in. high $3.00 each.
■ "" ~ 'm high tS.SOeach.
n high $4.00 each.
n. high $5-00 each.
a. high $6.00 each.
35c. each.
n a tub, 36-40
n a tub, 40-44
n a tub, 44-48
tub, 48-54 i
a. tub, 3 plants i
7-in. tub, 3 plants i
8-in. tub, 3 plant!
8-in. tub, 3 plant!
8-in. tub, 3 plant!
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa.
2 tiers, 6-8 in. high „ ,
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in. high 45c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high "5c. each.
PANDANUS Veltchll. Nicely variegated stock that will grow into money by Christmas. 4-in.
pot plants, ready to shift, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100.
BAY TREES, Standards. „ _„ .
48-in. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter $7.60 each.
48-in. stems; heads, 26-in. diameter lO.UU each.
BAY TREES, Half Standards.
30-in. stems; heads, 28-in. diameter $5.00 each.
30-in. stems; heads, 22-in. diameter »4.00 each.
PRIMULA Chinensls and Obconica. From as good a strain of seed as we can find. All colors.
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoldes tS.OO per 100.
PAINESVILLE,
OHIO
The Storrs & Harrison Co.,
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
PRIMROSESand CYCLAMEN
-nnYltitYTY A Obconica (in either
PR I MULlA strain), GrandWora or
Gigantea, mixed or separate colors, 3-inch,
$5.00 per 100; 2M-inch, S3.00 per 100.
PRIMULA, Chinese, 2;<£-lnch, $3.50 per
100; 3-inch. $6.00 per 100. PRIMULA
malacoides (the Giant Baby Primrose),
2;4-inch, S3.00 per 100. PRIMULA verla
superba, 2-inch, S3.00 per 100. PRIMULA
Kewensls, 2M-inch. $3.00 per 100.
strain, in assorted
colors, 3-inch, ready for 4-inch, $8.00 per 100.
4-inch, $15.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS
strong, 23^-inch,
$5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri.
2H-inch, $3.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
FLORISTS' STOCK TO CLOSE
2H-in., $3.00
, $2.50 per 100;
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus,
per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2,i2-in
$22.50 per 1000. _, .„
ALYSSUM, Double. 2H-m.. $2.50 per 100.
STEVIA. Dwarf and tall. 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
FIKST-CLASS CONDITION
CHEAP
CYCLAMEN, from the best strains. 3-in., $8.00
PCT WO^ 4-jn.j^ $15.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES. White. 2H-in., $2.50 per 100.
SWAINSONA Alba. 2i.2-in., $3.00 per 100.
ASTERS. Early and late varieties. $2.50 per
1000.
above stock is well grown. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash, please.
C. RIEBE, Florist, WEBSTER, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, Alba Rosea and Sangulnea,
2K-in- pot $1.75
OBCONICA Gigantea, 21.4-in. P°t (The
Giant) 2.00
MALACOIDES. Giant Baby, 2,ij-m. pot. . . 1.50
ASPARAGUS
Plumosus and Sprengeri, 2Ji-in. pot,
$18.00 per 1000 2.00
CINERARIA, Sept. 15th, 214-iii. pot 2.50
PANSY SEED, Giant Flowering, oz. $4.00
Cash or C. O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM <"'oTo"''
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Primula Malacoides
Fine Strong Stock. Out of 2K-inch pots, $3.00
per 100; $20.00 per 1000
PRIMULA FORBESII &-^r^:
CHAS.ZIMMER,WestCollingswood,N.J.
Three Miles from Phileulelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $5.00
A. T. DE LA MARE PTC. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
Chinese Primroses
Hne 2-in. stock in best mixed colors. $2.00
per 100. Malacoldest 2-in. strong plants,
J2.00 per 100. Cash.
MC CTTFP Successor to i.F.RUPP,
. o. c 1 1 lh, shiremanstown. pa.
The Home of Primroses.
Pleaae mention the ExchangB when writipg.
ARAUCARIA ExcelsiaS-"^"^^^:
Asparagus Plumosus pir°ir'""
Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROS., The HusUers
Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave.
F>HILA.DBL.,F>HIA. t>A.
shipping this stock. All the stores have
undergone a good Summer renovating so
that now everything looks spick and
span. The bulbs are unpacked and
placed on display as soon as received and
all the vacant spaces are filled with
stock for Fall trade. The advance or-
ders for this stock are being filled daily.
At a few of the stores there are a good
many enquiries from the retail trade re-
garding bulbs and plants for Fall use.
As soon as the weather becomes more
favorable it is stated that the indications
for a good season in plants and bulbs
is assured.
At Vaughan's Seed Store the almost
daily receipts of Fall bulbs from abroad
keep a large force of help unpacking and
reshipping. Five hundred cases of
French stock came in Friday.
A. Henderson & Co. report the arrival
of all French bulbs, also advance ship-
ments of Holland stock. A large portion
of this stock is shipped out in case lots
as quickly as it is received.
At Winterson's Seed Store a full line
of all seasonable bulbs is now on dis-
play. The French stock has been in
some days and the Holland stock and
Chinese Lilies came in during the past
week. Freesias and Callas from Cali-
fornia are reported to be selling well.
The bulb display in the store is now
quite attractive, being well displayed in
appropriate baskets and boxes. Some
monster bulbs of Amaryllis Johnsonii are
very interesting to the visitors.
John Degnan spent a day in Wilmette
on business last week and will commence
his vacation Monday by taking a two
weeks' trip through Michigan that he
intends to spend with relatives and
friends. A. C. Schafer, bookkeeper for
this house, is now on a motoring trip
through Indiana and Illinois ; being fond
of motoring, he prefers to spend his va-
cation in this way.
The W. W. Barnard Co. reports much
activity in the receipt of all seasonable
import stock. Arnold Kingier is very
well pleased with the success his firm
achieved at the recent Gladioli show.
A number of Dutch Hyacinths said to
be especially prepared for early forcing
was sold on this market the past season.
It is stated that with proper cultivation
these bulbs can be had in bloom for
Christmas, as under the instructions
given it is assured that the Hyacinths
so treated have bloomed in Holland in
December.
These bulbs so treated have been sold
at an advance of 10 per cent, over the
price of ordinary stock. It is also agreed
that should these bulbs fail to bloom
earlier than other stock when grown as
instructed the price to be paid for same
shall be the ordinary commercial value
of all other stock in both size and vari-
ety.
The cultural directions state that the
bulbs for early forcing should be planted
immediately after they arrive. The pots
or boxes should be placed outside and
covered with about six inches of sandy
soil or placed in a very airy cellar and
covered over with some very light ma-
terial to prevent them from drying out
after watering. It is stated that these
bulbs by the latter part of November will
be showing their buds well above the
bulbs, when they should be lifted and
placed in a dark place which is heated to
between 80 and 90 degrees. It is ad-
vised never to attempt to force a Hya-
cinth that does not show its whole bud
before placing them in the forcing house.
Just how these prepared Hyacinths will
turn out this Winter will be watched
with interest by those concerned.
Publications Received
ITniv. of Tennessee, A^. Ezp. Station,
Knoxville. Tenn. — Bulletin No. 98, en-
titled "Suggestions on Preparation and
Use of Spray Formulas," and Bulletin
Nu. 99. entitled "The San Jose Scale in
Tennessee, with Methods for its Con-
trol."
Catalogs Received
J. M. Thorbiirn 8c Co., New York. —
Thorburn's Strawberry Price List, 1913.
C. Keur & Sons, Hillegom, Holland. —
Price List of Gladioli for Fall or Spring
shipment.
Peter Henderson & Co., New York. —
1913 Catalog. Henderson's Wheats,
Grasses, Clovers, etc., for Fall sowing.
J. M. Thorbnm 8e Co., New York. —
Thorburn's Bulbs 1913. Catalog of 32
pages, well printed and illustrated, with
attractive covers.
The Elm City Nursery Co., New
Haven. Conn. — Autumn Planting Circu-
lar, giving a list of deciduous trees and
shrubs, vines, Roses, evergreens, fruits
and hardy herbaceous perennials for
Autumn planting.
Schenectady, N. T. — The Schenec-
tady Seed Co. has been incorporated with
a capital stock of $10,000. The directors
are Albert M. and C. Edith Ladu and
Fred B. Orlop.
So. Natick, Mass. — L. Merton Gage,
corresponding secretary of the American
Gladiolus Society, has been appointed a
member of the Horticultural Committee
of the Panama Pacific International Ex-
position.
Cane
stakes
For
'Mums,
Etc.
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of Florists' Supplies.
Write for Cata-
logues and prices.
ARTHIR L
BO»DINGTOIN
SEEDSMAN
342 W. 14th St.
NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when vmting,
SmilaxPlants
Strong, thrifty 2-in. stock, $1.25
per 100, $10,00 per looo.
R. Kll-BOURN
CLINTON, N. V.
Fleas« mention the Exchange when writlsr.
August 33, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
LouisTille, Ky.
After an almost unprecedented
drought, which would have done even
more damage than it did in any country
with shallower soil and less stored mois-
ture than Kentucky, relief was had by
general rains during the past week, and
florists, with other growers, both horti-
cultural and floral, are accordingly much
encouraged. Outdoor stock is showing
the improvement to be expected, and the
shops of the retailers may in a short
while lie expected to blossom forth with
more stock than has been on hand for
some months.
Anders Rasmussen, the well-known
New Albany grower, is about the only
member of the trade in the three Falls
Cities who will attend the Minneapolis
convention, as far as can be ascertained.
With his 14-year-oId son, John, and his
wife, Mr. Rasmussen leaves early in
the week for Chicago. He will probably
not take any of the usual side-trips avail-
able but will return home Immediately
after the close of the convention. Mr.
Rasmussen has some nice Roses, includ-
ing Am. Beauties, Kaiserins and Mary-
land, and his Asters are also doing well,
considering the conditions under which
they were grown.
August R. Baumer, the popular secre-
tary of the Falls Cities Florists' Associa-
tion, is one of the several members of
the trade who attended the triennial con-
clave of the Knights Templar at Denver
during the past week. From Denver Mr.
Baumer expects to take in the Yellow-
stone Park and other places of interest
in that part of the country. He is a
member of DeMolay Commanderv of the
Knights.
Fred Haupt left Louisville with the
Falls City Commandery of the Knights
Templar several days before August
Baumer, and attended the conclave at
Denver. From Denver Mr. Haupt pro-
ceeded on his long trip to the Coast and
up to the Northwest, according to his
plan laid out some time ago. He will be
absent from Louisville probably about
six weeks.
George B. Sehulz, son of Jacob Schuiz,
the veteran Louisville grower, who is in
charge of the merchandising end of the
business, and who has gained a splendid
reputation by his up-to-date methods, is
one of the best-known and most success-
ful amateur chicken raisers in the city.
He has several pens of single-comb white
Leghorns, and has been successful in
winning prizes at a number of exhibi-
tions, including last year's Kentucky
State Fair at Louisville, and the Blue-
grass Fair just concluded at Lexington,
Ky. Mr. Sehulz keeps his flock in pens,
in the approved fashion, on the rear of a
lot near his home in the Highlands, and
is getting a good deal of pleasure and
profit out of his birds.
The Schuiz shop has handled a fair
run of business during the past week,
although as a rule it has been one of the
very dullest of the season among the flo-
rists. The funeral of Joe Kottman. a
well-known restaurateur, was furnished
with flowers by Schuiz. Some particu-
larly fine Killarney Roses, from Budlong,
the famous Chicago grower, have been
among Schulz's standbys recently, and
Gladioli, Snapdragons and Asters, the
last rather poor, have helped out as well.
Miss Edith Walker, who is usually in
charge of the William Walker shop on
Fourth avenue, left recently for a ten-
day trip to Chicago and the Lakes, in-
tending to spend most of her vacation at
Georgian Bay. During her absence her
younger sister. Miss Bertha Walker, is
filling her place in the shop.
Nanz & Neuner have anticipated
"Made-in-Louisville" week somewhat by
an interesting exhibit of the Ideal stand,
made by the Ideal Manufacturing Com-
pany, of Louisville. The stand is ad-
justable, with a device for gripping any-
thing placed within the ring at its top,
making it capable of a number of uses,
many of which are illustrated in the flo-
rist's window. Its use and convenience
as a flower-stand decided the firm in
favor of carrying it as an accessory. The
display is not intended as the one which
will be part of the Made-in-Louisville
Exposition, however, and will be removed
before that event.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers' new shop in the
Atherton Building is now complete, her
handsome new McCray refrigerator hav-
ing been installed recently under the di-
rect supervision of A. Langley, sales
manager of the company, who is also in
charge of the Louisville oflice, and who
P LAN TS
From 2-ln. pots. $2.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, CHINESE PRIM-
ROSES, finest varieties; CINERARIAS Dwarf.
Plants from 2H-in pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ARTILLERY
PLANTS, ANTHERICUM vittatum, SMILAX,
FICUS repens,
POINSETTIAS. From 2>i-inch paper pots
$5.00 per 100.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy En-
gUsh ; SWAINSONA Alba, PASSION VINE,
LEMON VERBENAS, ANTHERICUM vlt-
tatum.
Plants from 4-in. pots.
rVY, Hardy English, 10c. each; LEMON
VERBENAS, 10c. each; KENTIA Belmoreana,
$2.00 per doz.; CROTONS, $2.00 per doz.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Dwarf and tall, fine
bushy plants, 5-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
BOUVARDIAS. White, scarlet, pint, 4K-in.
pots, Sl.OO per doz.
C FI^FI F llt*< an<l Wastmoreland Streets.
V. tlOCLC, PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Pleaaa mention the Exchange when writing.
designed the Reimers box. It measures
9 feet in length and height, and three feet
deep. The case is of oak, finished in for-
est green, and the floor is of mosaic tile.
The interior metal trim is nickel, to
avoid rust, and the racks upon which the
stock will rest are of galvanized steel.
The exterior is of beveled plate glass,
both ends and front, while the interior
is of plain plate glass. The rear of the
inside bears an imported French mirror,
and above the doors on the exterior front
is another French mirror, with its upper
corners rounded. There are ice doors at
each end. the ice chamber having a ca-
pacity of about 1200 pounds. The
shelving which will support the ice is of
wood, covered with galvanized steel,
soldered tight. The box is undoubtedly
one of the handsomest and best in the
city : and on the strength of a photo-
graph made of it, as it was set up in
the factory. Mr. Langley. who covers a
large territory, sold another exactly like
it to the Atlanta, Ga., Floral Company.
Mrs. Reimers is immensely pleased with
it, and with her shop as a whole, which
is now complete.
F. Walker & Company are handling a
good lot of Am. Beauties and cutting
from their own stock Gladioli, Asters
and Lilies, with which the establishment
has been particularly fortunate this
Summer. Herbert Walker may take a
week off at his Summer place on the
Prestonstreet road later on, as he decided
not to take the trip to Denver with the
Knights Templar of Louisville.
Mrs. C. B. Thompson was unfortunate
enough to sustain a rather painful sprain
of her shoulder in New York a few
days ago, while on her vacation trip. She
returned home a day earlier than she
otherwise would have done, and left im-
mediately after for a week of rest and
quiet, on the advice of her physician, at
Asheville. N. C where she is recovering
nicelv. The injury is not serious.
G. D. C.
Houston, Texas
F. G. Laeverens is located at
Houston's suburb, Houston Heights, and
a visit to his place, to those who are
in search of the new and curious, is
most interesting. He might in some di-
rections be called a second Luther Bur-
bank, for he would rather at any time
study the idiosyncrasies of a favorite
plant or flower than grow a whole field
of ordinary things. He glories in new
and strange productions, and is practi-
cally the originator, by hybridizing and
poUenizing, of several new specimens of
various plants.
The Forrestdale Nurseries this week
are making a great showing of Palms and
Ferns. Manager Boyle has a beautifully
arranged Fern p.vramid in his principal
show window that is attracting a great
deal of attention, and some Kentias and
other similar varieties about 12ft. tall.
When the Exchange representative called
at the store, Mr. Boyle said : "The very
man I want to see. I wish you woulij
tell your New York people to send me
another subscription to The Floeists'
Exchange at once. You see, we get one
copy, but every one wants to read It just
as soon as it comes, and when I want to
look over it, I don't like to wait for
everyone else to read it all before I get
a chance. That article last week on
Asters, and other matters of value must
be cut out and placed for future refer-
ePce. Besides. I like to take the paper
home at night. So I want a copy for
389
Look-What We Have to Offer
PRICES TO SUIT
We have now ready the finest Azaleas in the
country; as round as an apple and full of buds and
foliage; best varieties. Vander Cruyssen, Simon
Mardner. Niobe White, Vervaeneana, De Schrev-
eriana. Mine Petrich, early pink and others, 50c.,
60c., 7oc.. $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00.
We still hold the ground in Araucarla Eicelsa;
have a larger stock than ever.
*S~ Buy them now because you gain by doing
so. They grow into money for you while you
sleep
April, 1912, Importation, for the lawn, porches
and veranda, 5-in. and 7-in. pots. 6. 6, 7 tiers.
^".-'A^^'^-J^'"- *°-'°- '"'k''' tlOO. »l-25. tl-SO
and $2.00. Cash, by the dozen or more.
In April and May we received from Ghent. Belgium,
a new consignment of Araucaria Excelsa. 5, 5 W
and 5.in. pots. 3. 4, 6 and 6 tiers. 12. 14. 16
and 18 mches high. 40c.. 50c.. 60c. and 75c.;
Compacta Robusta or Eicelsa Glauca, $1.25
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings, 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped In or out of
I ^?>te?f.i;"«,^ ='"'='' °f LmSTONA ROTUN-
UIl;OLIA, the most beautiful little fan Palm,
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up. 4M-in»
SJi-in. and 5H-in, pots, 10 to 12 in. high. 7 to 8
leaves to a plant, very bushy and attractive,
doc, 40c. to 50c.
NEPHROLEPIS ScotHI. Whltmani, ScholzeU
40c «? *'^''""' 5-'i-. 6H-in.. 6-in., 30c,
DISH FERNS. Good assortment. 2H-in.. $4 00
per 100.
*^?i^'i*'3US Plumosus. 2H-in. pots. 13.00 per
100. $25.00 per 1000. 4-in.riOc. Sch
kIn^^^S? Sprengeri, 2)^-in.. $3.00 per 100.
KENTIA Forsterlana. 4-in.. 25c.- 5U
I 6H. 6 to 7-in. pots. 20. 25. 30. 35, 40 to 60 inchei
high, 50c., 60c„ 75c., $1.00. $1.25. $1.50, $2.00
to $2.50.
^J?^''^ Belmoreana, Large. 4-in, 25c,
75c' "ll m "" ""^ °' ^ P'""' 6-in- pots,
COCOS Wedd'elUana, 3-in.. 15c., 18c.. 20c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots, made up' of 3
I plants to a pot, 20c. to 25c.
I FICUS ELASTICA, (Rubber Plant). 5H-in
I e-m. pots, 35c., 40c., 50c, ^-i ••
Cash with order, please. Please state U you
pots. All plants, 25 at 100 rate.
GODfREY ASCHMANN <}«li^lJ. PmiADftPniA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
'"o^uT= CHRYSANTHEMIIM STOCK
WE OFFER:
500 Ivory 500 Pink Ivory
400 October Sunshine 500 Monrovia
500 Appletan
900 Pacific
$2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate, untU sold.
Field.Grown CARNATION PLANTS
$5.00 per 100
STOCKY PLANTS, MEDIUM SIZE, RIGHT FOR PLANTING
White Perfection victory Enchantress
Patten Harry Fenn
EDWARD J. TAYLOR. Greens Farms. Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
my own special use, that I can take
clippings from or do just as I please
with." As a matter of course Mr. Boyle
will get his extra copy. By a little spe-
cial effort the paper should reach readers
here now on Mondays instead of Tues-
days as heretofore, and except for un-
usual delays in trains we are promised
a day earlier delivery.
Things are very busy now at the
Brazos Hotel Greenhouses. George Cosh,
who has come home from his Eastern
trip, looking the picture of health, said :
"We've got a big lot of stuff coming.
We are stocking up just about twice as
heavily as we did last year, and Christ-
mas trade must be looked into."
The Summer is moderating a trifle,
and the mercury averages from 8.5 to 92,
where it usually ran to 100 during Jul.T,
and _ with somewhat showery weather
conditions are becoming more tolerable.
The Houston Floral Company is clean-
ing up generally, preparing for Fall and
Winter stock, and while cut flowers of
good quality are not plentiful, it is
using Daisies and Tuberoses to good ad-
vantage in a very fair business.
S. J. M.
Rock Hill, S. C— Prof. Charlemagne
Koehler, dean of oratory and dramatic
art. Notre Dame University, Notre
Dame, Ind., is visiting James L, Carbery,
formerly Washington (D. C) correspon-
dent for The Flokists' Exchange, now
assistant professor of the Department of
Agricultural Education and Extension
Work at Winthrop Normal and Indus-
trial College and special agent of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia florists will remember Prof,
Koehler with pleasure and gratitude for
his many enjoyable readings given them,
in addition to being an honorary member
of the Washington Florists' Club.
Chrysanthemums
Al stock In prime condilion
$2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000
2500 Polly Rose 250 Harry Parr
2500 Glory Pacific 250 Patty
ISO Mayor Weaver 150 Donatella
250 Pacific Supreme 125 W. H. Chadwick
2000 Pompons named. In white, pink,
and yellow.
The Peckham Floral Company
R- f- D- 54 FAIRHAVEN. IVIASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
POMPONS
Outof 2-ln.pots
425 Lyndhurst, 750 Klondyke. 500 James Boone
$1.76 per 100, $15.00 per 1000.
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSfS, QUIDNICK, fi. I.
I. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R.I.
Floase mention the Exchange when writing,
Chrysonihemums
and Feriiiene
ELMER D. SMITH ©CO.
ADRIAN. MICH.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TheExchange-Alertand Up-to-date
390
The Florists' Exchange
CARNATION FIELD PLANTS
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME, nice, clean stock, $12.00 per 100, and a few
thousand WHITE ENCHANTRESS of the very best type of this variety and extra
fine plants at $8.00 per 100.
The above stock is not grown for sale purposes, just a surplus of stock that we grow for our own use and is sure
to give entire satisfaction. Cash from unknown parties.
DAILLBDOUZi: BROTHERS, Lenox and Troy Aves.. Brooklyi\, N. Y.
Field Grown Carnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, well grown and healthy
Ready July 15th and after. Let us book your order now
Per 100 Per 1000
The Herald, scarlet $12.00 $100.00
Gloriosa, medium pink... 8.00 75.00
Pink DeligKt, flesh pink 8.00 75.00
White Wonder 7.00 60.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
White Perfection , ...^.^. 6.00 50.00
Enchantress, flesh pink $6.00
Hose Pinl£ Enchantress 6.00
Washington, dark pink 6.00
(Sport of Enchantress)
Victory, scarlet 6.00
Scarlet Glow 6.00
Per 100 Per 1000
$50.00
50.00
60-00
5000
50.00
Chicago Carnation Co.
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
FIELD-GROWN
PLANTS
CARNATIONS
20,000 A-1 Plants, NEW PINK NORTHPORT
Now ready for delivery at $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000. Orders filled in rotation.
Order now and secure selected stock. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address all orders to
JAMES D. COCKCROFT
Northport. L. I.. N. Y.
Rooted Carnation Cnttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field>
grown plants.
BASSEirS flORAl GARDENS cAVi^S'ilS'.A
B. S. BASSETT. Prop.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
WILLIAMS'
P^ ^ _ Carnation and ^T* ¥ r^
w\M^^ Chrysanthemum \ \ f*^
PATENT APPLIED FOR
Williams' florist Supply House
Works, 189 TO 195 MOHAWK STREET
UTICA, NENA/ YORK
Prices and Samples On Request
Fleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
CARNATIONS
Field Stock Clean and Healthy
100 1000
Enchantress J5.00 $45.00
-White Enchantress. . . . . . 6.00 50.00
Dorothy Gordon 5.00 45.00
Mrs. Ward 5,00 45.00
Cash with order.
KRETSCHMAR BROS., West Nyack, N. Y.
Please mention the Exohange^when writing.
Gi4wn Carnations
ENCHANTRESS. S5.00 per 100, S4.5.00 per 1000.
WHITE WONDER. $5.S0 per 100. SSO.OOfper
lOOO.
Cash with order.
KUHNEBROS.,Hicksville,L.I.,N.Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
CARNATIONS
r.DOBNIRfiSWSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Pleaae mention the Exohange whan writlnr.
CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
WHITE WONDER $6.00 $50.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS... 5.00 45.00
WHITE PERFECTION 5.00 45.00
WHITE BROS., Medina, N. Y.
Please mention tho Exchange when writing.
Washington, D. C.
There has been a decided improvement
in business in the past week, there being
a heavy demand for funeral work. The
Clnb met last Tuesday at 916 F st.
After a short business meeting, we ad-
journed and were the guests of Edward
S. Schmid, who gave his annual crab
feast.
The Minute Men who leave Monday
for Europe as guard of honor to the flag,
arnong whom are several florists, were
the guests of honor. Past-President Vin-
cent made a strong plea for a large dele-
gation to the S. A. F. and O. H. Conven-
tion at Minneapolis. During the dinner
a theatrical troup came in and we had
all sorts of amusements, dancing, sing-
ing, etc.
Among the guests were : W. E. Mc-
Kissick, Otto Bauer, D. G. Grillbortzer,
John Robertson. Robert MacLennan, C.
Albert Shopfer, G. E. Anderson, Harry B.
Lewis, W. A. Furmage, George G. Dag-
lish, J. J. Barry, W. W. Kimmel, Wil-
liam C. Pratt, George W. Engel, William
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c. Cash with order.
BELLAMY BROS., ^'^^tS^iV^^r
Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
Schoneberger, Paul C. Ziehl, L. C. Shat-
tuck, W. O'Brien, W. B. Grimes, Dr.
L. L. Friedrich, F. H. Walker, Mendel
Behrend, Albert F. Esch, George H.
Cook, Leslie Reynolds, J. Harper
Hetherington, Edward L. Bower, W. H.
Ernest, Edward S. Schmid, E. C. May-
berry, George O. Shaffer, William F.
Gude, F. H. Kramer, O. A. C. Oehmler,
Joseph Goldsmith, Harry McKeldin, John
W. Clark, C. H. Bradley, C. M. BUis,
Frank D. Roys, John Gutman, Charles
A. Stevens, M. J. Fillins, Dr. G. N.
Pagett, WiUard M. McConnell, D. W.
Thaver, Dr. W. H. Wunder, A. Gude,
M. A. Winter, John J. Cogtinett, W. B.
Evans, H. B. Elliott, Abe Schind, Rich-
ard Vincent, J. L. Towner, A. S. Hol-
stein, David Wolf, Col. E. L. Montague,
I. A. Goldsmith, R. E. Dakin, Louis
Hartig and E. C. Mayberry.
O. A. 0. O.
Baltimore, Md.
Forthuber Bros, have opened a store
at Greenmount and North aves. Until
lately these young men were employed
by S. Feast & Sons.
The Leo Niessen Co. of Philadelphia
is making arrangements to establish a
branch house in Baltimore, with Wm.
McKissick as manager. Mr. McKissick
was until recently manager of the S. S.
Pennock-Meehan Co.'s branch in Wash-
ington.
W. J. Johnston and Mrs. Johnston
have returned from Europe ; they will re-
main for some time in their Summer
home at Maryland, N. Y.
Edward Van Reuth, Jr., is building
an additional greenhouse, as are also
C. E. Akehurst & Son of White Marsh,
Md.
Miss Matilda Held has returned from
a two months' trip to California.
Miss Lena Held is at Atlantic City
for a few weeks.
Robt. Graham, Jr., is spending his va-
cation at Ocean City, Md.
The business of J. H. Standiford of
Hampton is being offered for sale.
J. W. P.
General Trade Notes
Beattlebobo, Vt. — Carl S. Hopkins,
Western ave., has leased a store on Main
St. and will put some one in charge to
sell cut flowers, plants and seeds.
Cadillac, Mich. — William H. Kane
was adjudged a bankrupt in the district
court on Aug. S. He gave his liabilities
as $157S and no assets above exemptions.
Davenpoet, Ia. — Ernest G. Froder-
strom, representing Swain Nelson &
Sons Co., nurserymen and landscape
gardeners of Chicago, has opened an of-
fice in suite 425 Lane building.
New TJlm, Ind. — G. W. Herleman,
formerly with Ira Clark & Co., Greens-
burg, Ind., is now at the New Ulm
Greenhouses where he has full charge df
the growing end. The firm has just com-
pleted a new house for Roses and has
it planted with grafted Killarneys and
Richmonds.
August 33, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
391
THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
"Here is a
real
SUPPORT!"
Writm for Price List C
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Last Chance for
Field Grown
Ready for delivery now
CARNATION PLANTS
White Enchantress Rose Pink Enchantress
Wliite Perfection Dorothy Gordon
And a few other varieties. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Would be pleased lo quote prices on Fall orders
REYNOLDS & MACKAY, B. R. Phone, Brunswick Road, TROY, N. Y.
Enchantress
Beacon
Cash with order.
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
Carnation Plants
Fine field-grown stock
White Enchantress,
Beacon
Enchantress,
Write for prices
Amohat Greenhouses, Mamaroneck, N.Y
J.J. TRETHEWAY, Manager
Pleasj mention the ETnhaTige when writing.
nftB-fiKOWW CARNATIONS
Limestone land. No stem rot
5000 Enchantress, 1000 Victory. $6.00
per 100; $55.00 per 1000.
5000 White Enchantress, $7.00 per
100, $65.00 per 1000.
250 at 1000 rates.
Wells Fargo, United States and American Express.
Cash Please .
JOHN F. SABRANSKY
KENTON, OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
U/>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Qrnations
Get Thein Well Establlslied
If you are looking for the best results
this Winter with the Carnations, do all
yon can now to encourage them to make
a healthy growth, for it is only on such
that you can expect good stems and flow-
ers. Have you ever experienced trouble
through the plants standing still for quite
a while after being housed? That means
that they got a setback at one time or
another, and there are quite a few causes
for this trouble ; improper handling
when housing the plants will do it;
shade on the roof of the house longer
than necessary ; keeping the plants too
wet or too dry ; poor drainage — any of
these conditions will stunt the growth
of the plants, and we must look out for
them all. Let the stock make a healthy
growth from now on until firing begins,
and you will have laid the foundation
which, more than anything else, will help
toward a good crop of flowers for the
holidays. None of us can arrange mat-
ters so as to have everything just right
with a big crop for Xmas ; this is beyond
our control, and after all is not nearly
so important as to have on the first day
of December the benches full of healthy,
robust plants; stock which is ready for
business. Whether you cut an extra
heavy supply of flowers on or a few days
after Xraas matters not so very much ;
during December and January good Car-
nations always sell and command high
prices, and from now on good culture
is quite necessary in order to get the
flowers in midwinter. Look after the
plants ; there is more to the growing of
them than to ventilate faithfully and wa-
ter regularly. Keep your eyes open ;
take a walk through the houses whenever
there is a chance ; hardly ever do we do
this without finding something requiring
attention. Do not get behind with the
work on the benches ; try to keep ahead
just a little, if this is possible. The
Winter months are not the ones to at-
tempt to get a stunted plant into condi-
tion. If healthy field grown plants have
been housed, try to keep them so; get a
bench full of live roots and bushy tops by
the middle of October.
Good Drainage
l^eoessary for the Carnation Benches
With the Carnations, the spraying of
the plants and careful watering are most
important in order to establish them, and
while we may occasionally come across
a stalk which has been neglected in the
watering and shows the effects of it, there
are more instances where, if we have
trouble, it is caused by keeping the soil
too wet, due to not only over watering
the benches, but lack of proper drainage.
This, and excessive spraying soon show
bad results. When it comes to spraying,
which is practiced in order to help the
foliage to withstand the hot days, bear
in mind always that it is not the soil of
the benches which needs the water, but
the foliage of the Carnations, and when-
ever a bench holds the moisture longer
than it reasonably should, find out where
the trouble lies. Nothing will sour soil
quicker than poor drainage ; it only takes
a few days and as soon as this happens
the fine roots will begin to decay. That
is the beginning of much trouble, and if
ever it pays to prevent trouble of this
kind, it is here. A bench should not hold
moisture the fourth or fifth day after
having been watered, and in a house of
good ventilation in hot weather it should
not hold it the third day after. As soon
as the plants are established and new
roots forming all through the soil, it
should not be even that long before the
soil is getting dry again. Watch this
closely ; frequently by opening up be-
low the bench serious trouble can be
avoided. Keep the soil of the benches
evenly moist as near as possible — you can-
not delay giving water to newly planted
stock until the soil is bone dry, but do
not mistake that for faithfully watering
every other day no matter what the con-
dition of the soil.
The Newly Benched Carnations
Cultivating and Cleaning
From the moment the soil of the Car:
nation benches has dried off a little after
the first thorough soaking the plants re-
ceive, is the time to get busy again with
cultivating. _ No matter how careful you
have been in planting when housing the
stock, by going over the benches now you
are certain to find that some plants will
be benefited by having a little of the soil
surrounding them removed. If so, do
not let it remain for a week or more ; get
at it as soon as possible and clear it
away from the stem of the plants. The
soil of a newly planted bench, after dry-
ing out a little, is also apt to break away
from the sides ; quite a crack, according
to the nature of the soil used, can often
he noticed. Use a brick, a piece of board
^^m Carnation Plants
Absolutely healthy, stocky plants, medium size, right for plant-
ing, average from 4 to 7 shoots to a plant. Per looo
20,000 White Enchantress 152.00
15,000 Pink Enchantress 52.00
5,000 White Wonder 52.00
4,000 White Perfection 50.00
2,000 Harlowarden 45.00
2,000 Alma Ward 50.00
2,000 May Day 50.00
200 Christmas Cheer $7.00 per 100
250 AT 1,000 RATE
ARTHUR COOMBS,WestHartford.Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Field
Grown
Carnation Plants
strong, healthy stock, for immediate shipment
WHITE WONDER. BEACON, PERFECTION. MRS. WARD.
ENCHANTRESS
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
MAY DAY. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
GEORGE PETERS & SONS, Hempstead, N. Y.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS
100
100
ENCHANTRESS »7.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 7.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS 6.50
WHITE PERFECTION 7.00
Write lor full list and Special Price
BEACON J7.00
WINSOR 6.00
ALMA WARD 6.00
DOROTHY GORDON 7.00
full order. Cash with order
FARNAN P. CAIRO, Brunswick Poad, TROY, N. Y.
Pleaea mention the Exchange when writing.
Field-Grown
Carnation Plants
2000 White Enchantress, $7.00 per
100, $60.00 per 1000.
200 Variegated, $6.00 per 100.
These are strong bushy plants grown
on irrigated land. Cash with order.
ARTHUR TAYLOR
Onaway Greenhouses BOONTON, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THREE CENTS
EACH
CARNATIONS
Field-grown, extra fine, second size plants, samples
for 25c. White Enchantress; Victory and Beacon,
ALBERT M. HERR.'^^'^S^^J*^''-
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Carnation Plants
Per 100
White Perfection 16.00
Winsor 5.00
Melody 5.00
Harlowarden 5.00
These are first-size plants, clean, healthy
and absolutely free of stem rot. Quality
extra.
ASPARAGUS Hatched. 3-in.. S6.00 per 100:
2M-in., $4.00 per 100; seedlings, S12.00 per
1000; greenhouse-grown seed. 86.00 per 1000.
West Main Greenhouses
CORFU, N.Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Carnation Plants
Good, Btrong, field-grown stock, J5.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
En -hantress White Enchantress
Rose Pink Enchantress White Perfection
D. T. McCarthy & Sons, Lockport, N. Y.
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392
The Florists' Exchange
Empty Greenhouses
= DO NOT PAY=
Fill Them Up. We Have the Stock. You Know the Place. Watch Us Grow.
Liberal Extras Given for Early Orders. We Need Room.
100 1000
21^^-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plants $3.00 $25.00
4-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants 8.00 75.00
2i.«-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants 2.50 22.50
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large 6.50 60.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, large and bushy 12.50 100.00
CYCLAMENS, 8 colors 10.00 90.00
!-^-in. PRIMULA obconica, fancy mixed 2.50 22.50
PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 4.50 40.00
, PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 5.50 50.00
, CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 2.50 22.60
, CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 7.50 70.00
BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds 2.25 20.00
SMILAX, large plants 2.00 18.00
STEVIA 5.50 50.00
in. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2.25 20.00
PRIMULA Malacia 7.00 65.00
SNAPDRAGON, White, Pink or Yellow, large giant flowering. . 6.50 60.00
FERNS, Bostons, Piersoni, Elegantissima, etc. Large plants, a
bargain SIO.OO, $15.00 and 20.00
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady CampbeU,
2 J^-inch pots 2.50 . 22.50
Large Plants, 3H-in- Pots 3.25 30.00
E.xtra Large, Field-grown Plants 3.50 30.00
5 -in.
3}.^-i
2J^'
3J4-i
Pansy Plants
BY THE MILLION
READY NOW
In four kinds: Mme. Perret, for cut flowers; Odier, very choice mLxed; New
Orchid Pelargonium Flowering mixed; and Masterpiece (Giant Curled). Any
of the above kinds separate, $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000. Other varieties later.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Please remember that we will have this Fall and Winter hundreds of thousands o'
Geraniums, Fuchsias, Heliotropes, Abutilons, Marguerites, etc., for sale from
23^-in. pots, in all the leading standard and fancy varieties; also an assortment of 28
fancy varieties of CANNAS. Don't forget us in placing your orders. Better still,
call and see our stock growing, see every plant labeled to name, and pick out what you
need.
Our grounds and greenhouse are close to D. L. & W. R. R. Station and all trolleys
pass our place. _^_ ^
Correspondence solicited.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
POINSETTIAS
The panning season is now on. Plant
3 feet. Plant from September 1st on, intt
Whatever size you are planting, you i
you stock thai
We will ha
your order at
. into the larger pans, for a growth of from 2 to
; smaller sizes and for shorter growth,
have good plants of an even size and thrifty,
n propagating this plant, enables us to give
large stock and
absolutely RIGHT.
a large supply to meet the demand for this purpose and will be pleased
ly time. From 2J^-inch pots at S5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
CARNATIONS
We have the following varieties in well-grown plants: Enchantress and White Wonder
at $6.00 per 100, S55.00 per 1000. St. Nicholas at S8.00 per 100. S70.00 per 1000.
Note. — We have discontinued growing CALLA Ethiopica, and have 150 fine large bulbs
to sell. These have been in our possession several seasons and we know them to be free from
disease. SIO.OO buys the lot.
BAUR & STEINKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Pleaae mention the Exohmye when writing.
American Florist
DIRECTORY
(New Edition)
1913
Just off the press. Copies may be
had at $3.00, postpaid, from
The FLORISTS' EXCHANGE
2 to 8 Duane Street. - - New York N. Y
The Exchange— Alert and Up-to-Date
ASTERS
ing, SIJO per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Assorted kinds, '""'
2-inch pots $1.25
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. 2Ji-inch l.SD
der. red; BABY and MALACOIDES 2.00
SWAINSONA ALBA, 2Ji-i'n:Il 2.00
Cash, please.
BYER BROS.,Chanibersburf,Pi.
or anything else to press the soil down
firmly, so as to get some good out of the
water you apply to the plants. Lightly
stir up the soil and keep it up ; there is
nothing quite like it. You can soon see
the difference between plants which have
been properly cultivated and those which
have been allowed to remain in the
benches for weeks without it. There is
no better way to get rid of weeds than
to destroy them when quite small, and
the man who allows them to grow up 5
inches or 6 inches in height before he
thinks it worth his while to get after
them, will never be a good Carnation
grower. It is now, before the supports
are put up, that you have a chance to
get rid of every weed in the soil with less
trouble and in a shorter time than ever
afterward, so get after them, and if there
should happen to be any bad foliage on
the plants, remove it now as well and
forget about it.
Summer Flowers
Have Enough of Them on Hand
The retail grower should be prepared
for almost anything. Because we have
a few hundred fine clumps of hardy
Phlox in flower and are unable to sell
one of the flowers should not make us
feel as if it does not pay to handle Phlox.
An occasion may come up requiring
every flower we have before evening.
With us it happened this way only a few
days ago with the Hollyhocks. The
plants, quite a batch, were left on our
hands unsold last Spring. They came
into flower in the beds where the plants
were over-wintered, and while they made
a wonderful showing there was but little
hope of ever selling the flowers. Quite
suddenly we received a call from a nearby
brother florist, who bought the whole lot
for a decoration he had calling for Holly-
hocks, and we got far more for the
blooms than we realized for the plants
during the Spring months. Have a good
supply of everything ; you can never tell
when it will come in most useful, and
often flowers which we consider as very
common are hard to get when we have
not got them ourselves. With many
growers around Chicago there was an
unusual call for plants of flowering an-
nuals last Spring, such as Asters, Zin-
nias, Cosmos, Marigolds, and others. The
demand for these plants has been increas-
ing from year to year and there is a far
greater profit in the handling of them
than in any of the other bedding plants
we Sell, and this holds good with the per-
ennials, grown for cut flowers in the
hardy border. Why not sow out enough
and grow on a good batch of plants of
the sorts everyone knows? If you do
not sell all the plants next Spring let
them flower on your own grounds. You
will have a call for most of them, and
quite a little money can be made out of
them during the Summer months.
Watering Plants
Many Axe ITeg'lected Dnrinir the Siumnex
"How much water shall I give the
plants?" Hardly a week passes without
some one asking us this question in the
store. With many florists that question
has been asked so often that they have
found it a paying investment at Xmas
and Easter to attach a card to the plants
sent out, giving proper directions for
watering, and this is a good practice. A
plant with its roots confined to a small
pot does not require a great while to
show the bad effects of lack of water, and
while we occasionally find one which has
been over watered, it is only one against
a hundred of such as have been neglected
in this regard. We need not look for
such only at the homes of our customers ;
there are many of us who each year are
dollars out on account of this same
trouble in the greenhouses, and the Palm
house in particular is often allowed to
suffer. The newly imported stock of
Palms usually comes in small wooden
tubs, not even a sixteenth of an inch
larger than is absolutely necessary, in
order to lessen the cost of importing
them. Do not make the mistake of let-
ting these plants remain in the small
tubs they come in. In many cases it is
almost impossible to take care of the
plants properly in regard to watering,
and the smaller the pot the more neces-
sary it is to attend to it. All of the
Palms and Ferns during August and
September will need water every d_ay.
Plants when pot-bound should have a
shift, so as to keep them going ahead.
Far too many of them, and often valuable
ROSES
From Scinch pots — strong
Pink KUlamey, White KlUamey, Kaiterin
Augusta Victoria. Richmond, Perle, Sun-
rise, Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward. My Maryland
Mrs. WardeU, »8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, GruM an
TepUtz, Clothllde Soupert, Souvenir de
Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kalserln, Mn. Taft (Antolne Rlvolre), Pink
KUlarney, My Maryland, Bride, Souvenir de
Wootton, 3-inch pots, J15.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
Enchantress, and White Perfection. $7.00
per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
Lady Bountiful and White Winsor. $7.00
per 100. $60.00 per 1000.
Crimson Beauty, Winsor, Princess Charm-
ing. Wadenekhe, $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000
White Wonder. $8.00 per 100.
Chrysanthemums
Autumn Glory, CuUlngfordli, Harry May,
Kalb, Glory Pacific, John Shrimpton, Mrs.
Baer, Maud Dean, Golden Glow, Mayor Weav-
er, Winter Cheer, etc.
The above are in 2 and 2J^-in. pots, late propa-
gated, in fine shape, S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per.lOOO ,
VIOLETS
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2M-in. pots 3.00
FORGET-ME-NOT, 2M-in. pots 3.00
SWAINSONA Alba, 2;.i-in. pots 4.00
POINSETTIAS, 21,4 -in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 2M-in. pots 3.00
STEVIA Compacta, SJi-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, field-grown 6.00
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
FISH KILL, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writiag.
STTBSCXUBEBS FUEASI! ITOTE. — Til*
Florists' Exchange Is a trade paper, and
Its advts. qnote wholesale pnces. For
that reason it shotild he treated with
care. Copies shonld not he left lylsff
where they will be seen by outsiders,
nor shotild they on any accotmt be used
as wrapping* or packing' material. Furth^
er, the fact that a purchaser not in the
trade may seek to obtain goods at trade
prices by no means compels yon to sell
hint at wholesale.
specimens, are ruined while in the green-
house because neglected. There is no
good reason why a Palm in good condi-
tion should not be kept so, at least dur-
ing the Summer and Pall months when
everything in the way of favorable
weather is here to promote growth, and
all that we have to do is to supply the
necessary water to keep the roots active.
Heat and moisture are what a Palm
needs, with a little shade. Good Palms
are too expensive to be neglected.
August 23. 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
393
2!«yn CRAIG ffliM*
CRAIG SPECIALTIES are known all over the country and are in greater demand each year. Having increased our glass area over 100,000 square feet, we
are in a position to meet our fast increasing business. Our stock for the fall season is superior in quality to any we have ever grown, notwithstanding the high standard
we have maintciined for years. Any buyer seeking quality will be repedd by inspecting our immense stock at both our Philadelphia and Norwood establishments.
We extend to all a very cordial invitation to call, feeling assured your visit will be both a pleasure and a profit. If unable to call you may send us your
order, large or small, with every confidence that it will have our best attention. We would suggest placing your orders as early as possible.
CROTONS
The Croton, with its highly-colored foliage.is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We Have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
in the world, carrying at the present tirtie for Fall
sales over 100,000 plants in over 400 varieties, all
of the very highest quality and brilliantly colored.
2K-in. pots, strong plants,
$20 per 100, S175 per 1000
4-in. pots, strong plants.. S30 per 100, S276 per 1000
6-in. pots, strong plants, S50, 875 and SlOO per 100
6-in. pots, strong plants,
$12, $15, SIS and S24 per doz.
7-in. pots, strong plants, S24, S30 and S36 per doz.
8-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants,
$24, $30 and $36 per doz.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants,
$5, $6 and $7.50 each
12-in. and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants,
$10, $15 and $20 each
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
for basket work and centers of ferneries.
2H-in. pots $8 per 100, $75 per 1000
3-in. pots S20 per 100, $150 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per 1000
8-in. pots, made up $18 and $24 per doz.
CROTON NORWOOD BEAUTY
This variety is one of the best of our seedlings,
raised three years ago, and we are now in a position
to offer same in quantity and at very reasonable
prices. This variety has an oak -shaped leaf and is
brilliantly colored red, yellow and orange.
4-in. pots, heavy S50 per 100
6-in. pots, heavy. $18 per doz.
CROTONS— Narrow Leaf Types
Dellcatissima, Golden Thread and Florence
These varieties are indispensable for table decora-
tion and we predict a great future for them as
nothing surpasses them for use in artistic arrange-
4-in. pots $30 per 100
5-in. pots $50 and $75 per 100
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
NEW SEEDLING VARIETIES
4-in. pots, strong plants.
$3 each. $30 per doz., $200 per 100
6-in. and 7-in. pots, larger plants,
$3.50, $4 and $5 each
DRACAENAS
There is no variety of foliage plant as attractive
as the highly-colored Dracaena. The small arid
Imedium sizes can be used to great advantage in
making up the popular Christmas baskets, while the
arge specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more_ Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any firm
in this country.
DRACAENA GODSEFFIANA
Green and white leaf, very hardy; fine for baskets.
2l<i-in. pots $10 per 100
DRACAENA MASSANGEANA
4-in. pots $7.50 per doz., $50 per 100
6-in. pots $15 and $18 per doz.
8-in. pots $2, $2.60 and $3 each
10-in. pots $3.50, $4 and $5 each
DRACAENA FRAGRANS
Plain green leaf.
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
8-in. tubs $18 per doz.
DRACAENA BRONZE BEAUTY
2K-in. pots $12 per 100
4-in. pots $36 per 100
S-m. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $9 and $12 per doz.
Larger specimens 81.50, $2, $2.50 and $3 each
DRACAENA BAPTISTII
Long, broad foliage, cream, red and orange.
6-in. pots $1, $1,25 and $1.50 each
DRACAENA AMABILIS
Green and pinkish white; very fine.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-m. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, JIS and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA SANDERIANA
Small, light green leaves, edged with creamy
white. Fme for center of fern dishes or basket
work.
2!^-in. pots $15 per 100
DRACAENA LORD WOLSELEV
One of the very best varieties for Christmas, being
bright red in color.
2-in. pots $12 per 100
3-in. pots, very heavy $25 per 100
4-in. pots, very heavy $35 per 100
5-in. pots, very heavy $7.50 and $9 per doz.
6-in. pots, very heavy $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA STRICTA GRANDIS
Carmine red leaves.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA SHEPHERDII
Carmine and green leaves.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
5-in. pots S9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA TERMINALIS
Exceptionally well colored.
4-in. pots, strong plants $30 and $35 per 100
5-in. pots, strong plants $50 and $75 per 100
6-in. pots, extra strong. ..... .$12 and $15 per doz.
We would suggest ordering the above early as
the demand is always great.
DRACAENA MANDAIANA
Large, bright red leaf, beautifully colored.
3-in. pots $25 per 100
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $75 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA DE SMETIANA
pots $0.50 each
pots $0.75 and $1 each
n. pots $1.25 and $1.50 each
DRACAENA BRAZILIENSIS (Rare)
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
DRACAENA MME. WINKLEMAN (New)
6-in. pots $12. $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA GLADSTONE (Rare)
n.pots $6 per doz.
n. pots $9 per doz.
n. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA GUILFOYLEII (Rare)
4-in. pots $6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in." pots $12. $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA TITWORTHII (Rare)
4-in. pots $6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA SEEDLINGS
Some beautiful varieties in many colors.
4-in. pots $5 each
DRACAENA INDIVISA
Excellent as a decorative plant.
5-in. pots $20 per 100
6-in. pots $35 per 100
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
6-in. pots $1 and $1.25 each
7-in. pots $2 each
10-in. and 12-in. tubs, specimen plants,
$5, $6, $7.50, $10, $12.50, $15 and $20 each
PANDANUS VEITCHII
Well-colored plants.
214-in. and 3-in. pots $30 per 100
4-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
5-in. pots $9 per doz., $70 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
8-in. pots $24 and $30 per doz.
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA
5-in. pots, 4 and 5 tiers $9 per doz., $70 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz.
ARECA LUTESCENS
Perfect plants with rich, dark green foliage. .Our
stock has been grown cool and hard. It is in
splendid condition and will surely give satisfaction.
4-in. pots, made up $25 per 100
6-in, pots, made up, 26 to 28 in, tall,
$12 per doz,, $90 per 100
8-in. pots, made up, very heavy, 36 to 42 in, tall,
$30 and $36 per doz,
10-In. pots, made up, very heavy, 60 to 66 in, tall,
$4 and $5 each
10-in, tubs, made up, very heavy, 72 to 80 in, tall,
$6 and $7,50 each
KENTIAS
Kentla Belmoreana and Kentia Forsteriana.
3-in. pots, 4 to 5 leaves $15 per 100, $140 per 1000
6-in, pots, 3 plants, heavy, 18 to 24 in. tall,
$9 and $12 per doz.
FICUS CHAUVERII
6-in. pots, 18 in. high $6, $9 and $12 per doz.
Large plants $1.60, $2 and $2.50 each
FICUS UTILIS
6-in. pots. 24 in. tall $3 each
FICUS PANDURATA
Our stock of this wonderful plant this year is
finer than we have heretofore offered. It will
surely give satisfaction.
6-in. pots, 2 ft. tall $1.50 each
6-in. pots. 2H ft. tall $2,00 each
7-in. pots, 3 ft, tall $2.50 each
8-in. pots, 4 ft. tall $3.00 each
10-in. and 11-in. tubs. 5 ft. to 10 ft. tall.
$4, $5, $6 and $7.50 each
Branch plants, exceptionally fine,
$2.50, $3, $3.50, $4 and $5 each
FICUS CRAIGII
4-in. pots, 15 in. tall $35 per 100
6-in. pots, 18 in. to 24 in. tall $6 and $9 per doz.
Large plants $12 and $15 per doz.
150,000 NEPHROLEPIS— In Variety
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties; in fact,
we are the headquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to have
Every Variety of Nephrolepis in Every
Size Every Day in the Year.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
IMPROVED
2Ji-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
Large plants $1, $1.50 and $2 each
Largest plants $2, $2.60, S3 and $3.50 each
NEPHROLEPIS SCHOLZELI
2}i-in, pots $6 per 100, $60 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $6 per doz., $45 per 100
6-in. pots, very heavy $9 per doz., $70 per 100
8-in. Ji-pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
10-in. 3^-pots $18 and $24 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS AMERPOHLI
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TODEAOITES
21,4-in. pots $5 per 100, $45 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $50 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz.
9-in. and 10-in. tubs SIS, $24 and $36 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS
Wm, K. Harris
The finest variety for large plants, being a great
improvement over the old Boston.
2>4-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
11-in. tubs $2, $2.50, $3, $4 and $5 each
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS HARRISII
A dwarf type of the Nephrolepis Harrisii and ex-
cellent in all sizes from 4-in. plants up.
2}i-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS GIATRASII
8-in. pots $15 and $18 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
COM PACTA
A dwarf compact form of Nephrolepis Elegan-
tissima, each plant making an ideal shape,
2M-in, pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII
Our stock is in superb condition.
2ii-in. pots $5 per 100. $45 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
6-in. pots, heavy $9 per doz., $70 per 100
8-in. M-pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
10-in. M-Pots $18 per doz.
11-in. tubs $2, $2.50 and $3 each
13-in. tubs, specimens $4, $5 and $6 each
NEPHROLEPIS SMITH 1 1
The greatly improved Amerpohlii. It is a com-
pact form, much finer than Amerpohlii and does not
break down in the center. The fronds are carried
on wiry stems. This variety will have a wonderful
sale up to a 6-in, pot, being particularly showy for
basket work.
21-4 -in. pots $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100
6-in. pots S6and $9 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TUBEROSA PLUMOSA
This beautiful Fern is quite distinct from all of
the other varieties of the Boston Fern in so much
that it has been
Nephrolepis Tuberi
than the Exaltata.
The fronds are long and narrow, the pmnules
beautiful plumose which are of light color, giving
the fronds a beautiful effect on account of the two
distinct shades as well as its graceful wayiness,
and will be found a great and distinct addition to
collection Ferns.
214-in pots $15 per 100, $140 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per lOOO
NEPHROLEPIS ROBUSTA (New)
Place orders at once for Neph. Robusta. The
Silver Medal Fern at the National Flower Show,
winning over all competition. We claim this
variety to be the finest of all the crested Nephro-
lepis, being exceptionally fine in large sizes. It IS
the strongest grower of all the Nephrolepis Ferns,
never reverts and every plant is symmetrical and
salable in all sizes.
Delivery, August and September, 1913.
2M-in. pots, strong plant
. pots, strong pla
$20 per 100, $150 per 1000
^'$50 per 100, $400 per 1000
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA NANUS
3-ln. pots $7 per 100, $65 per 1000
4-in. pots $12 per 100, $110 per 1000
ASPARAGUS HATCHERII
4-in. pots, heavy $12 per 100
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM
3-in. pots, heavy $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in, pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in, pots, heavy ....."... $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
11-in. tubs S24 per doz.
ASPLENIUM AVIS NIDUS
Bird's Nest Fern. Plants of exceptional quality.
6-in. pots S12 and $15 per doz.
A Grand New Dwarf Fern
" TEDDY JUNIOR "
DWARF ROOSEVELT
Ready for June 1st delivery. Fine young plants
from 2W-in. pots. „
$0.40 each. $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100, $200 per 1000
This ha
twenty ye;
plants.
for
grew upwards of 80,000
In ail of our experience we have never
o^^.. „ .iner lot of plants. We are growing our
stock in new houses. They are absolutely clean
and perfect in every way, and not to be compared
with weakly-drawn stock offered at less money.
4-in. pots $25 per 100. $225 per 1000
5-in, pots $50 per 100, $450 per 1000 ,
6-in pots $75 and $100 per 100
7-in. Jots $150 per 100
This will be profitable to anyone buying now.
BEGONIA GLOIRE DE CHATTELAINE
The most beautiful of the Vernon type and Lor-
S^rSJl's'' '" °°'°'.' $10 per 100, $75 per lOOO
4- n Sots. : S20 per 100, $150 per 1000
6-in. ^ts $35 per 100
GARDENIA VEITCHII
4-in. pots, very heavy.. .$20 per 100, $175 per 1000
6-in. pots, very heavy, '" "" ""'""
Our stock i
6, $9 and $12 per doz.
ually large and exceptionally
GENISTA RACEMOSA
A large stock of well-grown plants for growing on.
3-in, pots, heavy $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in, pots, heavy $20 per 100, $175 per 1000
S-in, pots, heavy $35 per 100, $300 per 1000
6-in, pots, heavy $50 per 100, $400 per 1000
7-in, pots, heavy S7S per 100
Larger plants from $1 to S3 each
HYDRANGEAS
French Hydrangeas, All of the
offered have been tested by us under
their adaptabilit
The ne
varieties h
ordinary
foreing for Easter. All ha'
Lselve
proven the
have over 40,000
strong plants in the following varieties:
Bouquet Rose, bright pink; Gene de Vjbraye,
bright rose; La Lorraine, bright ^pinkj.
Mn
Ma
Han
E. Mo
r, bright ]
Mn
Renee Gaillard,
2!.;'^ln''Dots "^ '°^- ' .$8 per 100. $75 per 1000
4Mn ™k ■■ $20 per 100, $175 per 1000
6-in: Jots! : : : $50 per lOO
Larger plants $0.75, $1, S1.50 and $2 each
ROBERT CRAIG CO., ^p1i7La"SirPH.X"pA
BRANCH, NOR>VOOD, PA.
ntion the Exchange when writing.
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Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, R.OSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
\Vrite for our ^Vholesale List
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva, N. Y.
Pleaia mentlop th» Exohange arhen vriting.
3000
Norway Spruce
2 to 3 feet . . '. 25c. each
3 to 4 feet 35c. each
4 feet 50c. each
Not ordinary nursery stock, but fine
large plants, almost as broad as high.
GARFIELD WILLIAMSON
Nurseries: 52 Broadway
RIDGEriELD, N.J. NEW YORK
Pleaae mention tha Exchange when Tgrltlng.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergli
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, T.'rl^e'rl^!!:' Robblnsvllle, N.J.
v.e
'S
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
oSered by
G.W.VANGELDEREN,Boskoop, Holland
WHAT ABOUT YOUR NEXT ORDTR? Ask for V. G.'s Catalogue
Pleoge mention the Exchange when writing.
Nortliern Grown Nursery Stock
We Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
'AsBortment of
Prices Reaaonablt. vvholetale Trade List for tJie Asking
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass.
^Jff ^ Ckv^ ir> a Y'rvcJ^S/^vm to quote prices on epecimen Ever-
»» *' ttrw 111 «* *^ *'»»*» *'*l jreeii»th«twUl be decidedly •ttr«c-
thre to anyone who im BUTINO TO SEIX AGAIN. If you are in the market for
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer Tarietiea of EvergreenB, send in your lista
and we will giTe you a figure that will make you money.
P. H . GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbur^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and Flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
WRITE FOR PRICES.
MIcheisen&Co.
, JNaarden, HOLLAND;
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SFIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
Please send list of wants. Catalogue on applica-
tion. American address,
c/0 MAtTUS S WART, 14 Stone Street, New York City
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. J.
Just Received From Our Holland Nurseries:
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireas
Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
.EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue.
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
H. Den Ouden & Son
THE OLD FARM NCRSERIES *^ BOSkOOp, Holland
Rhododendrons & Azaleas
Write for complete NA/holesale Catalogue
WE IMPORT FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE
Fordn". Lilacs, Roses, Palms, Araucarias, Azaleas, Rhododendrons: English or French
ManetU, Bay Trees, Bomood Bushes, Pyramids. Globe Shaped or Fancy Clipped Forms, etc.
LUy of the Valley, French and Holland Forcing Bulbs, Japan LlUes, etc.
A complete line of Nursery stock.
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, si^A^a-AvlTTiEW. NEW YORK
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
''Horticultural
Advertiser"
This U The BritUh Trade Papa bein^ read
weekly by all Horticultural trader*. It u alao
taken by over 1000 of the beat Continental bouaee.
Annual subecription to cover cost of postage, 75
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdnam, Notta.
As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
sbould, with the subscriptions, send a copy of
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to tlie nursery or seed trarf'» Address
Editors of the "H. A"
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
Apple Trees
Plum Trees iBd
Peach Trees
We will be able to furnish a limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper trees
this Fall.
JOS. H. BLACK SON © CO.
Hightstown. N. J.
Gt
Quotations and Catalogs now ready on
all Bulbs, Azaleas, Rhododendrons,
Roses. Lilaca. Palms. Etc.
GT.van WAVEREN & KRUIIEE s^U^ZiS.'!,'^...
140 N. 13th St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
500,000
California
PRIVET
2-years old
1000
2 to 2K feet, 8 to 12 branches,$20.00
5 to 7 branches, 15.00
2 to 4 branches, 10.00
Packing free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands. N. J.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Large Trees
OAKS AND MAPLES
PINES AND HEMLOCKS
ANDORRA NURSERIES
WILLIAM WARNER HARPER. Prop.
Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
KOSTER & CO.
Z'.'sT.VA Boskoop, Holland
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Catalogue Jree on demand
JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
Send ton Uist
FLORAL DESIGNS DE LUXE %'^\So
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. ®. Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
August 33, 1913.
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NURSERY
DEPARTMENT^
CONDUCTED BY
JOSEPH MEEHAN
^-^l
AUEBICAN ASSOCIATION OF nrussiiS'ncEii
President, J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall.
Rochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland O.
Vitex Agnus-Castus Caerulea
{Subject of this week's illustration.)
Shrubs that flower in Autumn are always in demand
and, as the several Vitex do this, they are popular in
gardens. There are two species to be found in col-
lections, the V. Agnus-castus and the V. incisa. The
former is the one of our notes. It is usually sold
simply as V. Agnus-castus, but as there is a variety
of it having white flowers, casrulea is added to the
name by horticulturists, to distinguish it from the
white flowered one. The color is a pale blue or lilac.
The season of flowering of this Vitex is in August
and September, months in which flowering shrubs are
scarce.
When specimens are of good shape, as is the one of
our picture, they make a fine display. The bush re-
ferred to, was well pruned in Spring, and shows the
use of good judgment in its cultivation, being of the
thriftiest appearance, and every shoot displaying a
panicle of flowers.
Belonging to the Verbenacese, it has the characteris-
tic of many of the order in losing the upper part of
its growth in Winter, but this is rather to its advan-
tage than otherwise, as it is one of several shrubs that
flower from the shoots of the same season. This calls
for a close pruning in Spring, before growth com-
mences; it then makes a growth as represented by the
shrub shown.
Writers have said of it that it prefers rather dry
soil, and so it does if well ripened wood is the only
consideration, but where the shrub is quite hardy, as it
is in eastern Pennsylvania, more satisfaction is ob-
tained when it is planted in deep soil, such as is the
case with the plant before us. It is at the base of a
hillside, where the soil is deep and moist.
This shrub and its white flowered variety are the
favorites with planters, but there is a hardier one,
Vitex incisa, a Chinese sort. It forms a stronger
growing bush than the others, has incised foliage, flow-
ers pale lilac, and altogether is not as showy as the
others. It can be well used where the Agnus-castus
woi*ld not be hardy enough, as it endures more cold.
_ There is a pretty native shrub, well
«^^T-i !• meriting a place in collections, al-
Arbutifolia though not often seen in them. It is
the Pyrus arbutifolia, and is found in damp woods
throughout the country North and South. When in
woods it is often 8ft. to 10ft. in height, and then
it is not seen at its best, for it must be seen as a bushy
shrub to excite admiration.
This Pyrus has clusters of white flowers, usually on
every branch, and later on the clusters progress to
berries, which become of a bright red color, conspicu-
ous and handsome, especially in late Autumn when the
leaves have fallen. The foliage of this bush is of a
shining green, changing in Autumn to bright yellow, or-
ange and red, as do many other shrubs.
To have this Pyrus at its best for display, small plants
should be obtained which, planted where not crowded,
will form nice bushes without much pruning. They need
make no great growth before flowering, as little ones of
a foot or so in height will bloom. Looking down on
small bushes full of clusters of white flowers is much
more satisfactory than looking up to tall ones of the
same kind as seen in our woods; and this is true also
when the red berries are displayed.
There is a black berried species, formerly considered
a variety only, but now classed as a species, Pyrus
melanocarpa. There is some little difference in the
foliage, but it lies chiefly in its having black berries in
place of red ones.
Be»uty of ^" ""^^ , '^'^ plantings of
„.C TWT • t-i" grounds it has become a feature
Viburnum Wr.ghtu ^^ jj,^ ^„^^ t„ p,^„t ^ p,„„^ l„t
of shrubs and trees to beautify them in late Autumn
and Winter. One way, and a commendable one, is to
set out many sorts renowned for their peculiar bark,
but these do not appeal to any one with much force
until Winter is well advanced. Another way is to plant
those that are adorned by their berries, and these make
a display, many of them, for some time in advance of
the falling of the leaves, as weU as for a long time
afterward. One of these, which we wish to refer to
now, is the Virburnum Wrightii, a Japanese species
renowned for its clusters of scarlet berries, which hang
on m good condition for weeks after Winter sets in, and
even after its foliage has fallen. The berries of this
species ripen in late Summer, becoming of a bright scar-
let then, the display being heightened by the back-
ground of green leaves; so the attraction lasts for
months.
As is well known, there are differences of color in the
ripe fruit of Viburnums. Some pass from the green
color to red and from red to black or to blue. Others
are red only when the ripening has been perfected. By
making a study of these differences, single plants or
groups of them can be arranged in plantings that will
be of much interest.
Few of them retain their fruit in good condition all
Winter. There is a well known instance of the contrary
in the Viburnum Opulus, which carries its Cranberry-
like fruit on its shoots all Winter long. Probably birds
carry away those of many sorts, yet we have seen
Wrightii with its berries long after New Year's, and
those of cassinoides and others fall to the ground in-
stead of furnishing food to birds.
Frequent complaints are made that seeds of Vibur-
nums fail to grow. There is no trouble of this kind if
the seeds are sown in the Autumn, or placed in damp
soil and sown in Spring.
.July and August of the present year
Hydrangea 1^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ common Hydrangea Hor-
Hortensia tensia in better flowering condition than
it has been observed for years, and this is the case
whether the plants were covered last Winter or not.
The lesson to be gathered from this display is that
thorough ripening of the wood the previous season has
nmch to do with the flowering the next, as to this is
attributed the well wintering of the plants. Wherever
plants stood in rather high positions the shoots ripened
well, very different from those which were grown in low
ground. While low ground suits this Hydrangea, be-
cause of its moisture it promotes late growth, which
does not mature well, a matter of no consequence or
but little where the plants are not called on to endure
hard Winters. Another lesson this season's display pre-
sents is that, though the central bud of each shoot is
sure to give a flower, there may be a good display looked
for from side shoots when the plants are well ripened.
Plants grown in tubs usually have a full opportunity to
make medium growths instead of strong, rank ones, and
all florists know that these tub plants may be pruned
a little in Spring to give them shape, and will still af-
ford a good display of flowers.
Another matter, that of the best way of covering these
plants in Winter, has been again illustrated this season.
It is useless to expect as good results from tying up
plants of any kind tightly in burlap as from using
straw or corn stalks for the purpose. The total ex-
Vitex Agnus-castus caerulea
There is a native shrub very seldom
Cephalanthus j^^^j ;„ cultivation, though well
Occidentalis worthy a place in collections— the
Cephalanthus occidentalis. Its common name is But-
ton Bush, sometimes lengthened into Button Ball Bush,
apparently caused by its flowers being in a ball greatly
resembling those of the Platanus, or Button Ball tree.
The flowers of the Cephalanthus are white, tubular
in shape, with long projecting styles. These are in per-
fection in July, at which time the shrub is of much
beauty and is the more prized from being almost alone
in the way of flowering shrubs at that season. After
flowering, the seeds form, keeping the same globular
shape as when in flower, and the appearance of the
shrub then is interesting and attractive.
In its wild state this Cephalanthus is found in swampy
places or the margins of rivers and brooks, where its
appearance when in flower adds much to the interest of
such spots in the Summer season.
When cultivated this shrub is the better for a good
pruning occasionally, to keep it in good shape and to
promote the formation of young shoots, which are the
ones to look to for flowers. Winter pruning is the best
for it.
Botanies give its height as about 6ft., which does rep-
resent it as seen in collections, but in its wild condi-
tion it is occasionally found of quite arborescent char-
acter, its branches 13ft. in length and over.
elusion of air is fatal to the plants, being as bad or
worse than nothing. This is true of all plants, deciduous
like the Hydrangea, or of evergreen nature. Even straw
must not be put on like thatcli, but rather loosely, to
break light and cold winds but not to exclude all air.
. In our Southwestern States there grows
Cladrastis ^ beautiful ornamental tree, commonly
AmurensiB ^^^^^^ Yellow Wood, and which for
vears was known, and still is known by many, as Virgilia
iutea. It is now called Cladrastis tinctoria. Its chief
value is in its lovely drooping panicles of white flowers,
which appear in June. We refer to this species now in
order to call attention to another one, from Japan, C.
Amurensis. This is a comparatively small grower, as
seen here, hardly of a small tree size. It, too, has white
flowers, but instead of drooping, its panicles are erect and
of small size compared with the C. tinctoria. Stil^
it is pretty when in flower, which is also in June, and
the tree, if one may call it a tree, is distinct from any-
thing else. It was introduced under the name of
Maackia Amurensis, and some catalogs still retain this
name for it. , , j
Both of these trees are readily raised from seeds,
which they produce freely. Belonging to the leguminous
order of plants, the seeds vegetate freely. Those fa-
miliar with the beauty of the Cladrastis when in flower,
particularly of the tinctoria, often express surprise that
so few are found in collections.
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I C. & J. Well = Shrubs and Roses I
ALTHEA 100 1000
Banner 12 to 15 in. $5.00 $40.00
Banner 2 to 3 ft. 7.00 60.00
Banner 3 to 4 ft. 8.00 70.00
Banner 4 to 5 ft. 10.00 90.00
Bicolor 12 to 15 in. 5.00 40.00
Bicolor 4 to 5 ft. 10.00 90.00
Please mention the Exchange when writing. ^^__^^^
C. Flanders 3 to 4 ft.
Double Pink 12 to 15 in.
Double Pink 2 to 3 ft.
Double Red 12 to 15 in.
Double Red 2 to 3 ft.
Double Red 3 to 4 ft.
Double Red 5 to 6 ft. 10.00 90.00
Double Violet 12 to 18 in. 5.00 40.00
Double Violet 18 to 24 in.
Double Violet. 3 to 4 ft.
Jeanne d'Arc 18 to 24 in.
Jeanne d'Arc 2 to 3 ft.
Jeanne d'Arc 3 to 4 ft. 10.00 90.00
Jeanne d'Arc 3 to 4 ft., 3 yr. 12.00 100.00
Jeanne d'Arc 4 to 5 ft., 5 yr. 15.00 135.00
Jeanne d'Arc 6 ft. 20.00 150.00
Meehani 3 to 4 ft. 15.00
Pink 5 to 6 ft. 10.00 90.00
Ranunciflora 2 to 3 ft. 7.00 60.00
Violet Clare 18 to 24 in. 6.00
Violet Clare 3 to 4 ft. 8.00
8.00 70.00
5.00 40.00
7.00 60.00
5.00 40.00
7.00 60.00
8.00 70.00
6.00
8.00 70.00
8.00 75.00
9.00 80.00
DEUTZIA 100 1000
Crenata 2 to 3 ft, $7.00 $60.00
Crenata 3 to 4 ft. 9.00 80.00
Gracilis Rosea 2 to 2}^ ft. 7.00 60.00
Lemoinei 2 to 3 ft. 9.00 80.00
Lemoinei 3 ft. 10.00
Pride of Rochester 2 to 3 ft. 7.00 60.00
Pride of Rochester 3 to 4 ft. 10.00
EUONYMUS
Japonica 12 to 18 in. 9.00
FORSYTHIA
Golden Bells 2 to 3 ft. 7.00 60.00
Fortunei 3 to 4 ft. 10.00
HYDRANGEA
Paniculata Grandiflora 2 ft. 7.00 60.00
PaniculataGrandiflora, 2to2J/2ft. 8.00 70.00
Paniculata Grandiflora 3 ft. 9.00 80.00
Paniculata Grandiflora, 3 to 3^ ft. 10.00
JAPAN MAPLES
Atropurpureum Dissectum
18 to 24 in., 50c. each
LONICERA Tatarica
(Bush Honeysuckle) 10.00 90.00
MOCK ORANGE
Philadelphus, Single.. . .2 to 3 ft. 7.00 60.00
Philadelphus, Single. ... 3 to 4 ft. 8.00 70.00
Philadelphus, Double... 3 to 4 ft. 10.00 90.00
0
SPIR^A 100 lOOo
Anthony Waterer 2 to 2}^ ft.$12.00 $90.0
Frobelli 2 to 234 ft. 7.00 60.00
Frobelli 2 to 3 ft. 8.00 70.00
Prunifolia 2 to 3 ft. 8.00 70.00
Prunifolia 3 to 4 ft. 9.00 80.00
Prunifolia 3 to 4 ft., 3 yr. 10.00 90.00
VanHouttei 2 to 3 ft. 7.00 60.00
VanHouttei 3to3J/2ft. 8.00 70.00
VanHouttei 3 to 4 ft. 9.00 80.00
Van Houttei 4 to 5 ft. 12.00 100.00
VIBURNUM
Plicatum 2 to 3 ft. 12.00 100.00
Plicatum 3 to 4 ft. 15.00 125.00
WEIGELA
Candida 2 to 2 J^ ft. 8.00 70.00
Candida .3 to 4 ft. 12.00 100.00
Candida 4 to 5 ft. 15.00 125.00
Eva Rathke 2 to 2^^ ft. 10.00 90.00
Eva Rathke 2 to 3 ft., 2 yr. 12.00 100.00
Eva Rathke 2 to 3 ft., 3 yr. 14.00 125.00
Eva Rathke 3 to 4 ft. 18.00 150.00
Rosea 2 to 234 ft. 9.00 80.00
Rosea 2 to 3 ft. 10.00 90.00
Rosea 3 to 4 ft. 15.00 125.00
Variegated 2 to 2}^ ft. 10.00 90.00
BARBERRY
Thunbergii 12 to 18 in. 6.00 50.00
Thunbergii 18 to 24 in. 8.00 70.00
Thunbergii 2 to 3 ft. 15.00 140.00
F. O. B, WEST GROVE— UNLESS BY THE CARLOAD. BOXING AT COST
THE CONARD ® JONES CO.,
WEST GROVE,
PA.
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Strong Plants, 234-in. $1.25 per
100 ; $10.00 per 1000.
Acl'Pr Plank~Lady Roosevelt,
nJWI I laillS Crego, Semple's,
fine plants, $2.00 per 1000 ; $8.50
for 5000.
Primula Malacoidcs^H!?^'
$2.00 per 100 ; $5.00 for 300.
Hardy [nglish lvies-4M-r'
$8.00 per 100.
Vinlpf'C — Large field clumps, Prin-
llUll.1.13 cess of Wales, Cauli-
florinus and Lady Campbell,
$5.00 per 100 ; $45.00 per 1000.
Cabbage Plants-^'oo'^t;
1000 ; $8.50 for 10,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL. PA.
Please mention the EKchange when writing.
ARATTCARIA Exoelsa, 5-in., 60c.
DRACAENA Indivisa, 2-in., 2c.
BEGONIA Luminosa, 3-iii., 3c.
BEGONIA Vernon, S-in., 3c.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, 3-in., So.
Cash, or will exchange for Poinsettiaa,
2 or 3-in., or Asparagus Plumosus, 3-in.
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Bm 63 Schenectady. N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $5.00
A.I . DelaMarePtg. &Pub. Co., 2 to 8 DuaneSt.N.Y.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergii lyear
Ampelopsis Veitcnii i year
At Bargain prices.
HARRY B. EDWARDS
LITTLE SILVER. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rochester, N. Y.
A large amount of funeral work kept
the florists generally busy during the
past week ; otherwise, business would
have been unusually dull. The weather
has been intensely warm. Not a drop of
rain has fallen all week and there are
no signs of any in the immediate future.
This is a very serious matter for the
growers of outdoor stock, which is ac-
tually drying up for want of rain.
Asters are suffering severely from this
condition. The early crop is ruined and
the later varieties are threatened with a
similar fate if relief in the way of a
good rain does not come very soon. In
the absence of Carnations, which will be
all over in a few days, it will be a prob-
lem as to what flowers we will have to
use in the place of Asters.
Quantities of short-stemmed Roses
have been in evidence this past week, but
the excessive heat renders them a very
unsatisfactory flower to handle, unless for
immediate use. Gladioli are arriving in
abundance, with the exception of
America, which is just starting to cut in
quantity. A few Sweet Peas stUl find
their way to market, but they are gen-
erally of very poor quality and rarely
sell to advantage.
Wallace R. Pierson of Cromwell,
Conn., was a very welcome visitor here
on Saturday last en route for the con-
vention. He reports a very successful
business this Summer.
Werner F. Bultmann of E. W. Ed-
wards & Son, Syracuse, N. Y. ; Mr. Tay-
lor of the American Wooden Ware Co.,
Toledo, O., and Harry Balsey, Detroit,
Mich., paid a visit to Rochester this past
week.
Jacob Thomann and Fred C. Thomann
are attending the meeting of S. A. F.
and O. H. at Minneapolis with their
Gladiolus Rochester White, which they
introduced some time ago and which
shows great promise. Its sale as a cut
bloom on the Rochester market has been
phenomenal this season, realizing as
much as $10 per 100.
The Maurer Haap Co., one of the
oldest firms of grocers in the city, is
placing a new front in its Main st. store.
This firm does an extensive business in
seeds and nursery stock, which is under
the management of Ralph Haap ; the
business shows a steady increase and
now occupies a large building of concrete
construction in the rear of the store.
Charles H. Vick expects to attend the
convention with a display of Asters from
Vick's seed farms.
Ambrose H. Seeker has been enjoying
a week's holiday at the Lake with his
family. H. B. S.
Providence, R. I.
David Walker, formerly with West-
minster Greenhouses, was in town Sat-
urday, purchasing supplies for the estate
of A. T. Potteer, of which he is head gar-
dener. G. S. Congdon, Bristol, R. I., was
also in Providence Saturday buying sup-
plies. .Tames Armstrong, with R. & J.
Farquhar, Boston, Mass., was at Mt.
Whittier House for two weeks, returning
Sunday. Wm. Hay, Oaklawn R. I., is
at present cutting 20OO to 3000 Roses
daily. Sam Resnick of J. Kopelman Co.
is at Block Island on his second week's
vacation. Robert Martin, formerly with
A. M. Powell, now in business for him-
self, reports business very good. Messrs.
Swan, Johnston and Julius Cohen have
returned from their vacation. Joseph
Kopelman has purchased a new Ford
touring car. T. J. Johnston Co., T.
O'Connor, Johnston Bros., M. Macnair
and many other florists had floral work
for the opening of the new restaurant,
the Rathskeller, on Eddy St., rear of City
Hall. Chinese Lily bulbs have arrived at
Pino's.
Fred C. Coville, formerly manager of
Shepard Co.'s floral dept., now at
Montreal, Canada, visited friends here
Rose Stock
Mrs. Ceo. Shawyer
Grafted or Own Root
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000.
500 Radiance
3-inch, $8.00 per 100.
AMERICAN BEAUTY, PwlM
4-in., $12.00
HILLINGDON, 4-in., 10.00
SUNBURST, 4-in 15.00
PINK KILLARNEY, 4-in.,. 8.00
CHAS. H. TOnV
MADISON, N. J.
Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, "■\I,°„"„SSS"'
ELIZABETH, N. J.
last week. John Marren has returned from
Bar Harbor, Maine. His son Howard
will spend the next three weeks there.
Herbert Lauch of Pawtucket was a re-
cent visitor. H. C. N.
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
397
Dreer s Specials in Palms
FOR CONVENTION MONTH
Our Leading Specialty
We again call
special attention
to our stock of Palms, which is the largest and most complete in the country,
especially in the varieties and sizes used in the general florists' trade, our
stock of Kentias alone occupying over two acres of glass, and all other
popular varieties being on hand in proportionate quantities.
Areca Lutescens
A splendid lot of well-shaped plants, of good color.
3-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 12 to 15 inches high, $1.25
per doz.; SIO.OO per 100; S90.00 per 1000.
6-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 24 to 28 inches high, $1.00 each.
7-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 36 inches high, S2.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 42 inches high, S3.00 each.
10-inch tubs, bushy plants,, 48 inches high, $5.00 each.
Areca Verschaffeltii
4-inch pots, $5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
Bactris Major
and unique Palm, interesting on account of the long
th which both surfaces of the leaf are covered.
Kentia MacArthuri
6-inch pots. 36 inches high, $2.00 each.
Kentia Sanderiana
and one of the most graceful and hardiest
12 inches high.
Comparatively
of the Kentias.
3-inch pots, bushy made-up plants. 10
A rare and unique r
spines with which both sui
4-inch pots, $1.00 each.
Caryota Blancoii
A rare variety of the Fish-tail Palm.
4-inch pots, $2.50 per doz.
Caryota Urens
2)i-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100.
Cocos Weddelliana
We have nearly an acre of glass devoted to this most grace-
ful of all Palms. Splendid, thrifty stock, of rich dark color.
2-inch pots, 5 to 6 inches high, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100.
3-inch pots, 8 to 10 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 18 to 24 inches high, splendid plants, 75 cts. each.
7-inch pots, 34 to 36 inches high, grand specimens, $2.50 each.
9-inch pots, 36 inches high, grand specimens, $5.00 each.
Deckeria Nobilis
A rare collection of Palms for the stove. 5-in. pots, $2.00 each.
Daemonorops Palembanicus (Calamus)
Nice plants in 5-mch pots, $3.50 each.
Elaeis Guineensis
One of the most attractive Palms where a high temperaturi
4-inch pots, bushy made-up plants. 12 to 15 inches high.
75 cts. each. ^ , . . ».
5-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 24 inches high, $1.25 each.
Kentia Belmoreana
2M-'nch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 inches high, S1.50 per doz.,
$10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, 6 leaves, 12 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00
per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, 5 leaves. 15 inches high, $4.50 per doz., $35.00
per 100.
6-mch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high. 75 cts. each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 inches high, $1.00 each,
6-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 28 to 30 inches high, S1.50 each.
7-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves. 30 to 36 inches high, S2.50 each.
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 36 to 38 inches high, $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 42 to 45 inches high, $4.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 45 to 48 inches high, $5.00 each.
Phoenix Roebelenll
Kentia Forsteriana— Single Plants
hes high. $1.50 per doz..
hes high, $2.00 per doz..
6-inch pots. 6 l
6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 34 to
7-Inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves.
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 4
8-i
to71e,
chtubs.
Cocos Wedde'.U
high, $1.00 each,
riches high, $1.50 each,
nches high, $2.50 each.
42 inches high, $3.00 each.
45 to 48 inches high, $4.00 each.
48 inches high, $5.00 each.
1, 4 "^ to 5 ft.Tiigh, $6.00 each.
7 leaves, 5 to 5H ft. high, $8.00 each.
7 leaves, 5!^ to 6 ft. high, $10.00 each.
12-inch tubs, B to 7 leaves, 6H to 7 ft. high, $15.00 each.
14-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves, 7 ft. high, $20.00 each.
Kentia Forsteriana — Made-up Plants
7-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 36 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-lnch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 38 inches high, $3.00 each.
"■ ■ ' 3 plants in a tub. 40 to 42 inches high, $4.00 each.
' ■ tub. 42 to 45 inches high, $5.00 each.
tub. 4 to 4 H ft. high. $6.00 each.
tub.4Hto5ft. high, $8.00 each.
tub, 6 to 5'A ft. high, $10.00 each.
Made-up Kentia
KENTIA FORSTERIANA— Made-up Plants— Continued
12-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 5H to 6 ft. high, $15.00 each.
13-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 6>^ to 7 ft. high, heavy. $20.00
ch pots, 4 iei
$10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves. 12 to 15 in,
$15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-lnch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 15 to 18 inches high, $4.50 per doz..
$35.00 per 100.
" ■ ch pots. 5 to 6 leaves, 24 inches high, 75 cts. < '
15-inch tubs, 4 plants ii
15-inch tubs, 4 plants ii
Latania Borbonica
2}i-inch pots. 75 cts. per doz.. S5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots. $1.25 per doz.. SIO.OO per 100. $90.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, $2.50 per doz.. $20.00 per 100.
6-inch pots, 18 to 20 inches high, 50 cts. each.
Livistona Rotundifolia
We offer a fine lot of this desirable miniature Fan-Palm.
ii-i-inch pots, $1.50 per doz., SIO.OO per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., S15.0O per 100, S140.00 per 1000.
4-inch Dots. $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100, $240.00 per 1000.
Nephrosperma Van Houtteanum
A rare stove-palm. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each.
Oreodoxa Regia (Royal Palm)
4-inch pots. $2.50 per doz.
Phoenix Roebelenii
Unquestionably one of the prettiest and most graceful Palms
grown, which quickly made a place for itself among the popiular
standard varieties, particularly so for apartment decorations.
!l We have a splendid^stock, and offer:
4-inch pots, nicely characterized plants. $6.00 per doz.,
$50.00 per 100. , j ., „„ i,
5-inch pots, IS inches high, IS-mch spread, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, 1 K feet high, 2-foot spread. $2.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 2 feet high, 2-foot spread. $3.00 each.
10-inch tubs. 2 to 2<4 feet high. 2H-foot spread, $5.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 2i4 feet high, 3-foot spread, $7.50 each.
12-inch tubs, 3 feet high, 4-foot spread, 310.00 each.
Phoenix Reclinata
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., SS.OO per 100.
4-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, $6.00 per doz.
Phoenix Rupicola
6-inch pots, $1.25 each.
8-inch tubs, $2.50 each.
10-inch tubs, $4.00 each.
Phoenix Zealanica
3-inch pots. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
Pinanga Decora
A splendid exhibition Palm. 6-inch pots, $3.00 <
Pritchardia Pacifica
Splendid plants of this fine hot-house Palm.
4-inch pots, 35 cts each.
5-inch pots, $1.00 each.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF SEASONABLE STOCK SEE OUR CURRENT WHOLESALE LIST
8-inch tubs, 3 plants
8-inch tubs, 3 plants
9-inch tubs, 3 plant!
10-inch tubs. 3 plant!
HENRY A. DREER, 7i4CiiesMSt, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE ABOVE PRICES ARE INTEJn>EP FOR THE TRADE ONLY
Please mention the Exohang:e when writing.
398
The Florists' Exchange
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.'S
PALMS and FERNS
HOME GROWN WELL ESTABLISHED STRONG AND HEALTHY
Kentia Belmoreana Kenfia Forsteriana
Pot
2K-in.
6-in.
6-iii.
6-in.
6-m.
Ced»rTub
7-m.
9-in.
d-in.
9-m.
9-in.
9-in.
Leaves
4
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. high
8 to 10
18
24
26
28 to 30
34 to 36
40 to 45
42 to 4S
48 to 64
5 ft.
6 ft.
Each
S0.50
1.00
1.25
1.60
2.60
4.00
6.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
Doi.
$1.50
6.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
30.00
48.00
In. high
36
40 to 42
60 to 66
66 to 72
MADE
UP
Each Doz.
$2.50 $30.00
4.00 48.00
12.50
15.00
Cedar Tub Plants
7-in. 4
9-in. 4
12-in. 4
12-in. 4
We are growing all our Kentia above 6-inch size in neat
CEDAR TUBS, made especially for us witlj electric wire
hoops, painted green.
These tubs cost several times the price of pots, but we
sell the plants at the same price as though grown in pots.
The buyer has the advantage of receiving his plants with-
out breakage of pots and in handsome tubs in which they
have become well established and in which they will
continue to do better than in pots.
When in Philadelphia be Sure to Look Us Up-
PhUaddDul ^e h^e fi^.T^^ ^^ ?"""« ^™°? ^^"^"S Termmal, 12th and and Market Streets,
r^;^ ? •■ uu ■ ':'»'" service— fifty trams each way every week-day— so you can suit you^
own convenience both going and coming. You will see our khns of aU sizes.^m 2^nch pote to
i^^^Ie oLtsY'wh V?™"^ °° DECORATIVE PALMS, in 7-inch. 9-inch and 12°^ch<ubs (madSup
Mrted nUntTn I'^r ^ T T 'V/'P'^ S- W <J"antity. AU our Palms are home-grown (not an im-
•^ w£r^ "" J ^Y^^ f"^ "^^ estabhshed m the tubs. They are strong and hedthy .
bettei^^^ndiUon ^ "^ '''^°'''' '° ^''^'' °"' ''°^^ " """^^^ ^^'^^' '^ «'«' before and never in
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., SSi Wyncote, Pa.
Asparagus tiatchcri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2}^-inch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODUCEB
Amsterdam, New York
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Assorted Ferns for dishes, J3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
Kentlas for centers, 10c each.
Kentia Belmoreana, 4 in., 25c. and 3Sc.; 6-
n., 60c. and 76c.
FIELD GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
Mrs. Mackey, a clear pink of the Winsor
shade; free and early, a good keeper; $6.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000.
MErSRV WESTOIN, Hempstead, rV.Y.
Pleaae mention the Ejohange when writing.
Ferns In Flats
AU Varieties.
We aic now shipping and will continue until
Sept. 1st to ship in Flats by express.
Flats contain aix)ut 110 clumps.
Price. 12.00 per flat.
20 or more flats, «1.76 each.
Write for list of varieties, illustrations and
fuilparticulara.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
17 Murray Street NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ferns
Assorted varieties, strong healthy
plants, from 2M-in. pots at $3.00 per
100; $25.00 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS. In 8 of the best
varieties, ready for potting at $1.00 per
100; $9.50 per 1000. 10c. extra per
100 by mail.
POINSETTIAS. 2}^-in., well-grown
stock at $.500 per 100; $45.00 per 1000.
frank N. Eskesen, Madison, N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SOCIETIES
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Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Society
The regular monthly meeting of the
Oyster Bay Horticultural Society was
held in the Board of Trade rooms Aug.
15. President Duthie occupied the
chair. Communications were read from
the following-, offering to become honor-
ary members: Miss Margaret Whitney,
Edward Whitney, Colgan Hoyt, Albert
Strauss, Wm. Trotter, John Carver,
W. E. Roosevelt. Referred to the
Executive Committee and ordered
elected. Wm. Sperling, New York, was
elected to active membership. Duncan
Beaton, John Mclntyre and John Mc-
intosh acted as judges and their de-
cisions were as follows: 1 Musk Melon,
Flrank Petroccia; 6 Tomatoes, Prank
Petroccia; 12 Asters. James Duckham.
Jos. Robinson showed a beautiful vase
of Asters, receiving a cultural certifi-
cate. Okra, George Milne, hon. mention.
Tomatoes. Jos. Marmarole, hon. men-
tion; A. Tahodney, gardener for T. A.
Havemeyer, showed a beautiful vase of
Gladiolus seedling, a cross between
Golden Queen and Primulinus maculatus
which was awarded a certificate of
merit. The schedules for the Pall and
Chrysanthemum shows were approved
and ordered printed. Next exhibition,
Sept.: 6 Onions, 6 Peaches, 12 Cactus
Dahlias. JOHN T. INGRAM, Sec'y.
New Haven Co. (Conn.) Horl. Soc.
The regular meeting of the New
Haven County Horticultural Society was
held in the hall, 400 State St., on Tues-
day evening, August 12. The president,
Howard P. Brooks, occupied the chair.
There was a large attendance of mem-
bers present and three new members
were enrolled. Plans for the September
show were discussed and so far every-
thing points to a successful exhibition.
There were several exhibits
John H. Slocombe showed a vase of-
superb blooms of his giant red seedling,
decorative Dahlia, New Haven, for
which he was awarded a certificate of
merit. A certificate of merit was also
awarded William H. Slocombe for a
magnificent display of Asters. Walter
Shaw was awarded a diploma for su-
perior culture, for a handsome vase of
Gladiolus America. Howard P. Brooks
received a similar diploma for an in-
teresting exhibition of Phlox. Mr. Shaw
aJso staged a fine specimen of Calvatia
Craniforum (Brain Puff Ball), which
evoked considerable interest. At the
close of the proceedings, the members
present enjoyed a Melon cut through
the kindness of John W. Boecking.
J. K.
Westchester (N. Y.) an^ Fairfield
(Conn.) Hort. Society
The third annual outing and games of
the Westchester and Pairfteld Horticul-
tural Society was held at Rye Beach,
Rye, N. Y., on Aug. 12. The games,
which started at 10 a.m., provided ex-
cellent sport and enjoyment not only
for those contesting, but also for the
spectators. At 2 p.m. a halt was called,
and a visit paid to the Beach Hotel,
where T. Edwards had provided an ex-
cellent shore dinner. About 135 sat
down and after all had done full justice
to the good things provided, Pres. Robt.
Williamson spoke of the pleasure he de-
rived from presiding over such a notable
gathering, of the excellent work being
done by the Society, and the honor ac-
corded the Society by the presence of
so many representatives of the trade.
Short speeches were also delivered by
J. Manda, Wm. McTaggart, S. Burnett,
P. E. Conine and other members of the
trade.
Continuing the games, keen rivalry
was exhibited between the two counties
in the baseball and football matches,
Westchester coming out winners in each
event The distribution of prizes
brought to a close what was pronounced
by all to have been the best outing ever
held by the Society.
Following is the list of prize winners:
Shot put — 1, W. J. Seeley; 2, J. B. Roy,
100 yds. dash— 1, W. J. Seeley; 2, B.
Berg; ^-mlle race — 1, W. J. Seeley; 2.
B. Berg. Running high jump^— 1, J. B.
Roy; 2, W. J. Seeley. Running broad
jump — 1, B. Berg; 2, W. J. Seeley. Ham-
mer throw — 1, Thos. Aitchison; 2, W.
Graham. Pat man's race — 1, P. E.
Conine; 2, Louis Ottman. Three-legged
race — 1, E. Davey and A. Dynne. Ladies'
race — 1, Mrs. Anthon Peterson; 2, Mrs.
O. Adder. Boys' race — 1, Bert Roberts;
2, Alex Geddis. Children's race — 1,
Marie Addor; 2. Bessie Cruickshank.
Baseball^Westchester, 7; Pairfield. 2,
Pootball — Westcbester, 3 ; Fairfield, 1.
Quoits — Westchester. 21; Pairfield, 12.
OWEN A. HUNWICK. Cor. Sec'y.
Tuxedo (N.Y.) Horticultural Society
A regular meeting of this Society was
held in the Parish House on Wednesday
evening, Aug. 6, with Pres. James Mac-
Machan In the chair.
Mr. Ebel of Madison, N. J., Mr.
Sperling, representative of Stumpp &
Walter Co., and Mr. Baldwin of Mamar-
oneck, N. Y., were guests at the meeting.
The Society decided to hold the Pall
show on Oct. 24, 25 and 26. It will be
held In the large hall at Tuxedo Club-
house. Preliminary schedules may be
obtained by writing to David Mcintosh,
secretary of exhibition committee. Mr.
Ebel read a paper on "The Opportunities
of a Gardener," which was very interest-
ing and caused quite a discussion. A
hearty vote of thanks was extended to
him. JOSEPH A. BECVAR, Sec'y.
Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Society
The regular monthly meeting of the
Nassau County Horticultural Society
was held at Pembrooke Hall, Glen Cove,
on Wednesday, Aug. 13, with ViceTPres.
J. McCarthy in the chair. Two new
members were elected and one applica-
tion received. It was decided to have
the annual outing on August 27 at
Karatsonyi's, Glenwood, where the So-
ciety held its outing last year. The com-
mittee in charge is getting up a good
program of athletic sports and a good
time is assured for all who can attend.
There was a fair display of Asters,
Gladioli and other cut fiowers. The
awards were: 1st to H. Grant for Asters.
1st to H. Boettcher for Gladiolus. 1st
to H. Jones for 2 Cucumbers, and hon.
mention to A. Fournier for 4 vases of
Asters. A letter was read from the
Vaughan Seed Store, N. Y., donating a
special prize for the Pall show. At the
next meeting, Sept. 10. prizes will be
offered for 1 Musk Melon, 6 Apples and
6 ears of Sweet Corn.
JAMES MacDONALD. Cor. Sec'y.
Albany Florists' Club Clambake
The annual clambake of the Albany
Florists' Club took place on Saturday,
Aug. 16, at Pres. Henkes' Grove at New-
tonville,, N. Y. It being a Saturday half
holiday almost every member of the
Club was out with his family and
August 33, 1913.
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SOLD BY SEEDSMEN
"Hammonds Grape Dust"
used effectively to kill Mildews
on Roses and other plants.
Sold by the Seed Dealers: For pamphlet on Bugs and Blights
address
Hammonds Paint & Slug Shot Works
Please mention the Exchange when writipg.
FERNS FIDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Flat
Re«dy now, all clean and healthy.
Terms on application.
ENIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
Pl«a«a mentloB the Erolmnira whan wrltiag.
FERNS IN FLATS
Extra fine stock in the lead-
ing varieties. Ready for June
and July delivery.
Write for special prices, stating quantity
needed.
Prices on Fall plants and bulbs are
cheerfully quoted by
F. W. 0. SCHMITZ, Prince Bay, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writlag.
Cyrtomium
Rochfordianum
The New Crested Holly Fern
An ideal pot plant when growa to large
eue. 3000 fine plants, now in 3-inch pota,
readjr for a shift into 4-ineh. We must have
the room. $5.00 'per 100 while they last and
extra plants with every order.
R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS FERNS
FOR JARDINIERES. Good strong plants from
2^-mch pots, now ready for immediate use, at
«3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
THOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN
SHORT HILLS, N. J.
Pleaaj mention the Exohfcnga when writing.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHNISCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Boston ferns, \^!^ls^^^i^.
Roosevelt Ferns, ?So.(xS?"i(^a
2i^inch, $6.00
I per 100, $40.00
per 1000. 250 at iOOO rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, '^"»}I^s*^'
Pleaae mention the Eiobaog. when writing.
AcAfltrs vrVX confer % faTor upon iu
«f mora tluui paaaliiy v»la* U, whm or-
tfartar atoek of our mA-rnVLmmm, thoy
will nuntloii •••lAf tt* adTt. Im tk*
friends. Two auto buses, holding 40
people each left the Cut Flower Ex-
change at Albany and a similar party
came from Troy, arriving at the Grove
at 3 p.m. About 200 were present, and
they certainly had a good time. The
bake, which was served at four o'clock,
was gotten up by Pres. Henkes and
words of praise came from every one of
the guests. The good services of
Patrick Hyde and Sam Hansen, who
assisted Pres. Henkes, were also greatly
appreciated. The remainder of the com-
mittee took charge of the financial end
of the bake, which was a pleasing suc-
cess. The Sporting Committee then
took matters in hand and the following
events were decided: 25 yd. dash for
ladies, won by Mary Henkes; 50 yd. dash
for ladies, won by Mrs. Henkes; 100 yd.
dash for men, won by H. Lawton; 100
yd. dash for boys, won by Fred Henkes,
Jr.; hop, skip and jump for men, won
by Wm. Newport; 200 yd. dash for men,
won by H. Lawton.
Prizes were donated by the Rosery
Flower Shop, Fred Goldring, F. A.
Danker, W. C. Gloeckner, Albany Cut
Flower Exchange, Fred Henkes and
other members of the -Club. There was
no time for the tug of war and baseball
game. Before starting on the return
journey, the party gave a hearty vote
of thanks to the committee for the ex-
cellent manner in which all the arrange-
ments of the "bake" had been carried
out. The committee consisted of Louis
H. Schaefer, chairman; F. A. Danker,
treasurer; Patrick Hyde and Frank Bil-
son. F. A. Danker, Thomas Tracy and
Sam Hansen had charge of the sports.
The next meeting will be held at F. A.
Panker's greenhouses. 744 Central ave..
on Sept. 4. , ^^ ^
L. H. S.
New Haven, Conn.
Business, thus far during August, has
been very quiet and there is every indi-
cation that these conditions will prevail
until the end of the month. By tliat
time everyone is hopeful that trade will
have once more assumed its usual ac-
tivity.
Thos. Pattison's Roses are doing fine
in their new quarters. This year he
turned one of his Carnation houses into
a Rose house so that he could get a bet-
ter command of heat. The old Rose
house is being prepared for Carnations.
The sloping benches formerly used have
been torn out and new flat ones are
being erected. At present the staff is
busily engaged putting in stout Cedar
posts. While cutting trees for that pur-
pose at Tyler City the other week, Mr.
Pattison had the misfortune to meet with
a serious accident. He was in the act of
dressing them with a rather sharp axe
when he unfortunately missed his stroke
and inflicted an ugly gash on his left
foot, necessitating several stitches. Al-
though still very lame, he is able to be
around his greenhouses again, supervis-
ing operations. His young stocks of Cy-
flamen and Poinsettias are looking good,
as also is a bench of Asparagus plumosus
and Sprengeri in 5in. pots. The 'Mums
are making good growth. Especially
noteworthy was a splendid batch of Lil-
ium giganteum, the size and purity of the
blooms being remarkable.
The luxuriant growth which Joseph
Sokol's 'Mums are making is indeed a
pleasing sight. This year three large
houses are devoted to them and it would
be hard to find a healthier or sturdier
lot. The frames are planted with earlier
varieties, which are also coming along in
fine shape. Other houses, replete with
Ferns, Liliums. Poinsettias, Begonias and
Cyclamen, are in fine condition and show-
ing good culture. The Carnations in the
field despite the protracted spell of dry
weather, are very healthy. Swainsona
alba and Asters are flowering profusely.
ORCHIDS
We Collect, Import, Export, Grow and Sell Orchids Exclusively
If you are in need of Orchids of any kind and
for any purpose, write us and ask for special
list, No. 51, of freshly imported Orchids.
Our catalogue of established Orchids may
be had on application.
Lager & Hurrell, *"n"
MMIT
J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
In the Carnation houses just now and
around the frames there are to be seen
splendid batches of thriving Primula ob-
conica, Stevia, and Hydrangea Otaksa.
i'mly, Mr. Sokol is a hustler, for no
matter when one visits this establish-
ment there are never any empty spaces.
Peter Muir is cutting a fine crop of
Asters from his greenhouse. He is mak-
ing preparations for piping it prior to
planting with Carnations and 'Mums.
Some very fine blooms of the Peony-
flowered Dahlia Geisha, were noted.
Slocombe Bros, are sending in quan-
tities of Asters of superior quality just
now. Notwithstanding the untoward
season, the daily cut averages 600 blooms.
Miniature aquariums with Nymphceas
and Nelumbiums in bloom formed a
pleasing feature in one of the three win-
dows of the Doolittle Floral Co. last
week.
The S. H. Moore Co. is showing an
artistic arrangement of fancy baskets and
Gladioli.
Charles Myers has a very attractive
store replete with a choice assortment of
cut flowers and plants and everything
requisite for an uptodate florists' estab-
lishment. J. K.
Hartford, Conn.
D. .\. Spear, Joseph F. Coombs and
E. S. Drake, our local florists, have been
notified to serve on the jury of the Su-
perior Court. It will give them a chance
to get acquainted.
At the opening of the Hotel Bond on
August is a great many beautiful flowers
were supplied by local and out-of-town
florists.
Asters are not very plentiful, owing to
the dry weather. We need rain and lots
of it. Gladioli and Easter Lilies are
coming in good.
Funeral work is about the only thing
that keeps the florists busy.
The Connecticut Fair Association is
getting things in shape for its opening
on Labor Day, Sept. 1, and expects to
have Vice-President of the U. S. Mar-
shall to give an address on that day.
The judges will be experienced commer-
cial florists, and will come from out of
town. The fair promises to be a huge
success. G. G. McC
ORCHIDS
OUT BI.OOBC8 of OatUayaa, Dm.
droMnms, OnoidiBiiis, Oyprlpa-
dlnms, ete., at tholr munm.
Qaallty iteond to non*. Ptieti right.
Prompt dellTorr.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower TALL RIVER, MASS.
PleftBO mention the Exchange whan wrltjpg.
ORCHIDS
Freshlmportatloiis. ready for immediate delivery.
CATTLEYAS Glgas, Tiianae, Schroederae,
Lablata; Spectoslssima* Mosslae.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DEI BUCK
p. O. Box n SECAUCUS, NEW JBRSBT
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Largest Importers, Exporters, Growers
and Hybridists in the world.
sanderT^^
and 258 Broadway, Room 721 New York City
Pleaa* mention the Exchange when writlag.
Asparagus Sprengeri
3-in. pots, S4.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $6.00
per 100; 4i^-in. $8.00 per 100; 5-in. SIO.OO
per 100.
SMILAX. 4-in. pots, 84.00 per 100.
CARNATION, Lady BountUuI. J5.00
per 100. Cash with order.
S. G. BENJAMIN, FishkiU, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exohapge when writing.
Floral Designs de Luxe ^^m
A. T. DB LA MARE PTC. tc PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duanc Street, New York
400
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New American Beauty Geranium
We take great pleasure in introducing to our many cus>
tomers for 1913 our New American Beauty Geranium.
For the first time, after working on it for nearly three years,
we are offering it for sale.
OUR CLAIM FOR AMERICAN BEAUTY GERA-
NIUM is that it surpasses all other Geraniums in its real
American Beauty color. The individual blooms measure
2^ inches across. It is semi-double, medium dwarf, of
stately shape. It has come to stay as a money-maker.
Prices to the trade: 2>^-in. pots, 60c. each, $5.00 per doz.;
3-in. pots, 91.00 each, $10.00 per dos., cash. Write for
circulars in natural colors and prices on large lots.
John Bauscher
FLORIST
FreeportJII.
Please mention the Exchange
GERAINIIMS
QUALITY STOCK
S. A. Nutt, John Doyle, and Mme. Buchner.
2-in., SI. 50 per 100, any quantity.
Poitevlne, Viaud and Montmort. 2-in., $1.75
per 100, in any quantity,
DRACAENA Indivlsa. Good, 2-in., S2.00 per
100. S18.00 per 1000.
ALYSSUM, Giant Double. 2-in., S2.00 per 100.
S18.00 per 1000.
We grow for the trade only. Have a large sotck
of No. 1 plants and can furnish any sized order
promptly.
ELMER RAWLINGS,Olean,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready for ehipment.
Rlcard, Poitevine, Nutt, Buchner
»10.00 per 1000
Poitevine, Nutt, 2-iiich
$15.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
PETER BROWN, 124 Ruby St., lanaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Qeraniums
$10.00 per 1000 for Nutt and Poitevine
$12.50 per 1000 for Ricard
Guaranteed to reach you in good
growing condition.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Doyle and Rose. Rooted
Cuttings, Jl.OO per 100.
BEGONIAS, flowering, assorted. Rooted CuttimM.
$1.00 per 100.
CHRYSANTHEMUM Chas. Razer. Rooted
cuttings, «1.00 per 100.
COLEUS, 10 varieties. Rooted Cuttings. 50c. per
E. A. WAUIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ricard, Doyle, Poitevine, Castellane, Buchner.
Perkins, JauUn, Nutt, $10.00 per 1000 ._■
Cash with order
FRED W. RITCHY, UNCASTER, PA.
Please mention the Eacohange when writing.
Commercial Rose Culture uof*,.
Heavily lUus. Price. $1.50. Postpaid
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
PoinseUJas
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
2}^-inch, $5.00 per JOO? $45.00
pet JOOO.
Scranton florist Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
Ploaie mention the Exnha
GERANIUMS
Fine, stocky, 3-in. plants, in bud and bloom.
Nutt, Buchner, Poitevine, Ricard, $4.00 per
100, $35.00 per 1000. Mixed. $3.50 per 100.
2-inch stock, strong, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per
1000.
Rooted Cuttings. $10.00 and $12.50 per 1000
Cash, please.
RUDOir NA6E1, ^^^Ja^J;"' lANCASTfR, PA.
Geraniums '"'°*"'
Cuttings
S. A. NUTT, tlO.OO per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, $10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Albany, N. Y.
We cannot sa.v much about this city
this week. All the florists are anxious
for the Summer months to pass and to
get down to business again for another
year. Bulbs are now coming in and quite
a few of our growers are busy getting
them potted and ready to force for Fall
flowering. Our seedsmen are making dis-
plays of bulbs for retail trade. Bulb
catalogs are being prepared for mailing
to customers. Some of our seedsmen are
sending representatives out of town to
look after the seed orders for another
Spring season. The much needed rain
is still holding off and quite a number
of towns near this city are almost en-
tirely out of water. Some florists are
suffering great losses, as their Asters,
Gladioli and other annuals in the fields
are dying for want of water.
H. G. Eyres, North Pearl St., reports
business was very good last week, prin-
cipally in funeral designs. Miss Hales,
who took a trip in her own yacht to
Richmond, Va., has started for Canada
and expects to make a five weeks' trip.
Mr. Eyres is still at Lake George and
under the care of his physician. The em-
ployees in the store have agreed not to
take their vacation until Mr. Eyres re-
turns, which they expect will be about
Sept. 1.
F. A. Danker, Maiden lane, has re-
ceived a shipment of early flowering
bulbs, Romans, Lilies, Paperwhites and
Freesias, which will keep his greenhouse
staS" busy for a while, Mr, Danker has
returned from his short vacation trip
and his sister. Miss Danker, who tends
to the books of the establishment, has
gone on her vacation to Asbury Park. i
^^M J°' n''**'"^ pictures showing the greenhouses of Ira G. Marvin,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., at the time of the big flood there, March 28, 1913
tL'wafefcom^{',°,ril"'' ^'"^'^}''}'^^ with the water rising. The center picture shows how
l,^f,^l, "? ■ ^ surrounded the greenhouses. The bottom picture gives an idea of
what the mterior of the greenhouses looked like when the flood was It its height
To make progress it was necessary to wade along the walks equipped witli '
^ high top boots.
The Albany Cut Flower Exchange,
Maiden lane, reports the sales of cut
flowers as good. Miss Marsden has re-
turned from her vacation at Balston
Lake.
Holms Bros., Steuben st., have been
cutting some very choice Gladioli, Asters
and Sweet Peas on their farm. They
report very good business in cut flowers
and funeral designs at 'both stores.
^Vhittle & Riggs, Hudson ave., had
quite a rush in funeral designs last week.
Mr. Riggs has gone on a vacation, and
expects to cover a few thousand miles in
his auto before he returns. During his
absence Mr. Whittle and wife are in
charge.
John J. Berberich, Second ave., has
started on his auto trip. After attend-
ing the florists' clambake he will proceed
to the mountains for a few weeks.
Fred Goldring, Slingerlands, N. Y., re-
ports that his crops of flowers in the
fields are suffering for want of rain, and
unless it comes very soon his entire
plantings will dry up.
At the Rosery in Steuben St., they were j
quite active last week making some :
changes in the store. They expect to '
show up their auto this coming Saturday.
Edw. Keefe has returned from his vaca-
tion. Next on the vacation list will be
one of the owners of the establishment. j
Walter Emerich. Shaker road, is send-
ing in some very fine specimens of Water
Lilies, grown by him; also his Spencer
varieties of Sweet Peas, which are very
choice in spite of the dry spell.
Worcester, Mass
Business the past few weeks has been
I dull, attributed partly to the excessively
I dry weather. Funeral work seems to be
the standby.
I During the Summer the Worcester Co.
Horticultural Society made extensive in-
terior alterations in Horticultural Hall.
The ceilings and walls were painted and
the library was newly furnished. Ex-
hibitions of the Society so far this Sum-
mer have been small. Miss Lucy Coul-
son, librarian of the Society, has gone to
Nova Scotia for a few weeks' vacation.
Herbert A. Cook of Shrewsbury has
finished planting Carnations in his
houses.
The Worcester conservatories expect
to finish with their planting this week.
The amount of stock will exceed that of
previous years, 65,000 plants being the
number they now count on.
A. H. Knight's greenhouses, Shrews-
bury, have been planted.
H. F. A, Lange, Main st, has returned
from a trip to Maine.
H. F. Midgley, of the Worcester Con-
servatories, is now at Falmouth Heights,
Mass., for a few weeks' vacation.
The Westboro Conservatories will fin-
ish planting their Carnations this week.
M. C. M.
Middle Village, N. T. — Jos. Klingen-
beck is building a greenhouse 200x60ft.
at his establishment on Furman ave.
August 23, 1913.
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Floricultural Interests at Cornell
Under the new dispensation inaugu-
rated by the trustees of the New York
State College of Agriculture at Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y.. floriculture
will have a far better standing than ever
before. With E. A. White as professor
of floriciilture, in charge of the teaching
work in the new department of floricul-
ture at Cornell, and with Professor of
Floriculture A. C. Beal in charge of the
investigation work, it is proposed to do
more experimental work on problems af-
fecting the florists' business than it has
been possible to do heretofore. Professor
A. C. Beal will be able to give his en-
tire time to a consideration of the prob-
lems with plants grown commercially by
the florist, and it is expected by the col-
lege authorities that the two professors
will be able to develop the strongest de-
partment of floriculture in the world. After
Professor R. A. White has joined the
college (which will be as soon as the
Fall term opens) it will be the onl.v in-
stitution of this character in the country
that will have two professors of floricul-
ture. So far as we are informed, Illinois
has an assistant professor of floriculture,
Maryland and Oregon associate profes-
sors of floriculture and landscape gar-
dening, Washington an assistant pro-
fessor of floriculture and gardening, and
California an assistant professor of flori-
culture and landscape gardening. Thus
it can be seen that Cornell proposes to
develop the work of instruction and in-
vestigation very strongly and co-ordin-
ately.
the secretary, Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr., at
once, at the Queens Plaza Court Build-
ing, Long Island City, sending him a
check for the number of tickets desired.
Outing of the N. Y. and N. J. Ass'n
of Plant Growers
The Association's Fall outing will take
place on Thursday, September 4, 1913.
The party will hoard the specially char-
tered steamer "Commander" at the Bat-
tery landing, N. Y., at 10 a.m. and sail
up the historic Hudson. Luncheon and
dinner will be served on board by one of
New Y'ork's foremost caterers and a band
will furnish music for dancing. A land-
ing will be made at Bear Mountain to
afford an opportunity to visit the new
Harriman Inter-State Park, which is of
interest to all florists. Tickets, includ-
ing everything, are $.5 per person. The
committee expects to live up to the repu-
tation which this Association en.ioys for
new and novel outings, and in order to
most successfully complete its arrange-
ments it must know at once how many
will attend. Those desiring to ,ioin the
party are requested to communicate with
Newport, R. I.
A society event of great interest last
week was the dedication of the new blue
flower garden at "Bel Voir," the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Curtis James on
Beacon Hill. Here, for once. Flora was
supreme, and the guests, actors and ac-
tresses alike, all did honor to the fair
goddess. The affair proved a great suc-
! cess. The James place is one of the
handsomest of those erected in recent
years ; the gardens being created at great
expense, being practically hewn out of
the rocks. The plans were by the 01m-
Paul Volquardsen gardener for Mrs.
William G. Weld has been at the New-
port hospital suffering from an attack of
Brights' disease in its acute form. He
has the full sympathy of the craft.
Alex. MaoL.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. — The Sunnyfield
Nursery Co. has filed a petition in bank-
ruptcy, with liabilities .$o,798 and assets
$6,724.
St. Paul Minn.
The cut flower market is unchanged
this week. The usual seasonable stock
comes to hand in large quantities of
rather poor quality, due to the very hot,
dry weather. Prices are about the same
as quoted last week.
American Beauty Roses with long
stems are in demand, but they are scarce,
while medium and short stemmed stock
is plentiful from $2 to .$3. Lily of the
Valley sells at $4; Gladioli and Sweet
Peas are sold at all prices and it is
hard to clean up at a profit.
Alex. Mathers of the Everett B. Clark
Seed Co., Milford, Conn., passed through
here on his W'ay Eastward. He had been
in Idaho and Slontana amongst the Pea
crops and his report was encouraging
after the rumors we had heard. The hail
and earl.v pest did considerable damage
to most of the earl.v varieties but he said
he believed there will be enough left to
go around of nearly all the leading sorts.
R. B.
Northboro, Mass.— The R. E. Wads-
worth Co., Pleasant St., is having 10 ar-
tesian wells driven at its greenhouses.
It is planning to connect these and in-
stall an engine for pumping the water.
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Trade Paper a Force in Business Development
And How It May be Blade a More Practical
Factor in This Direction
From an address delivered at the recent convention of
the Associated Advertising Clubs of America by
S. H. Ditchett, editor of the "Dry Goods Economist."
Is the editorial service as now rendered by tlie real
trade press a constructive force in the present business
development? And how may it be made a more practical
force ?
There is no question that any trade paper which is
conducted with sincerity and with regard to the interests
of its subscribers will have some degree of constructive
and upbuilding efficiency. If a paper tells its readers
of progressive action taken by any of their competitors,
that item, in itself, will suggest to those readers the ad-
visability of bettering their methods, of introducing
improvements in their plants or in their systems, of
getting into line with the more modern way of doing
things. So, even if the paper merely tags along in
the presentation and dissemination of new ideas and
new methods, it wiU have some constructive effect.
But to make its work more constructive, the paper
must get an understanding of its readers' problems.
And the more nearly it gets in line with the thoughts of
the more progressive — of what may be termed the 61ite
of the trade — the more constructive will its work become.
The Publisher's Problems
Before talking about what the trade paper ought to
do let us devote a few thoughts to the difficulties the
trade paper has to surmount. In his way the trade
paper publisher has difficulties away beyond those of the
daily paper and immensely beyond those of the magazine.
For the trade paper Is talking to thousands of practi-
cal, hardheaded business men, and it deals with subjects
which those men — if the trade paper is not thoroughly
on to its job — will know a vast deal more about than
the trade paper does.
The majority of publications are issued not to tell
how, but to interest — it may be, to pass an idle hour.
But the trade paper is interesting only in so far as it
can tell how. It has got to help its readers. And to
keep ahead of those readers it has got to keep ever-
lastingly studying their problems.
Accuracy the Prime Essential
, Another thing: the statements made in a daily paper,
or in a magazine, are quicldy forgotten by the reader.
Few daily papers aim at strict accuracy. They admit
that the haste with which their matter is prepared and
put into printed form makes absolute accuracy im-
possible.
But in the trade paper accuracy is the one great,
vital essential. Not only are your readers in a position
to find out if you are wrong but they cannot take your
advice or accept your information, without running a
serious risk — very often, a big money risk. For if the
trade paper is a guide at all, it is a guide in the pur-
chase of products — it may be merchandise for reselling;
it may be plant equipment. And there are plenty of
other points as to systems, costs, expenses, management,
legal problems, etc., where the trade paper's advice may
be worth hundreds of thousands of doUars, or where it
may cost its readers thousands of dollars.
That's a thought that must give any trade paper pub-
nsher or editor a mighty keen sense of his responsibility.
How to Make It Practical
The more the trade paper publisher realizes his re-
sponsibiUty, and realizes the extent not only of his re-
sponsibility, but also of his opportunity, the more prac-
tical, real and vital wiU he make his product. It will
be live; will be seething with heat drawn from the
world's boiling pot; it will be changing, but consistent,
because it will be based not on guesswork, but on a
knowledge of broad conditions — on an understanding,
it may be, of economic laws. Anyway, it will be prac-
tical.
One essential is: to start out with, and maintain, a
fuU equipment of sincerity, a broad purpose and a de-
cided policy.
Must be Independent
One of the peculiar situations which confront the
trade paper publisher is that the subjects he has to dis-
cuss are those in which his advertisers as well as his sub-
scribers are vitally and pecimiarily interested. He is
exposed to peculiar risks and to peculiar temptations.
He can't tlirow a brick out of his window without hit-
ting somebody and, like as not, the one that gets it in
the neck may be an advertiser, present or prospective.
Human nature is such that people don't like to have
anything published which they think will hurt in any
degree the sale of the goods they manufacture or dis-
tribute. They can't see — as a rule — that it's the publi-
cation of just such facts that makes a trade paper
valuable to its subscribers and, therefore, valuable as
an advertising medium. And they can't see that it is
truth, sincerity and fearlessness that impress the trade
paper reader with the idea that he must read every is-
sue, and that it is just that idea that gives the adver-
tiser a bigger chance of having his announcement read.
If all advertisers would realize the value to them of
the right impression on the trade paper reader there
would be more real trade papers — at least, there would
be fewer unreal trade papers.
Safety in Accuracy
It is really pitiful to think of the scared-cat condi-
tion of some trade paper publishers and editors. For
experience has shown that business men, American busi-
ness men — especially the bigger ones — are nearly always
ready to listen to reason. How can they openly ask
the publisher to state what he knows is not true or to
suppress facts that ought to be stated? They can not.
And if the editor can prove his case the complainant
will acknowledge the corn.
Now what does this mean? It means, from the very
start, that the trade paper editorial worker must be
experienced in the line he deals with — thoroughly posted,
in fact, as to all its details.
Readers Should Discriminate
The opportunity of the trade paper lies in this: that
every progressive business man, in every line of trade or
industry, is seeking expert information, and it is his
trade or class journal that ought to be first in the field
to supply it.
Right here, however, lies another of the difficulties:
Too many trade paper readers do not realize the essen-
tialness — to them — of accuracy and expert knowledge on
the trade paper's part. And, again, too many adver-
tisers can not distinguish between a trade paper that is
sincere and accurate, that is giving out only expert in-
formation, and one that hands out a lot of stuff picked up
around the trade by people who do not know from
people who either are not thoroughly posted themselves
or have some axe to grind.
Almost any fairly intelligent man or woman can go
around a trade and get some sort of market information
— more or less accurate — and put it up in a form which
will make some impression on the reader. But such a
staff cannot supply the reader with information as to
how to move the goods; how to improve the system
under which he keeps track of his sales; how to properly
equip his establishment; how to increase his business,
and, at the same time, how to keep down his expenses
and increase his profits. That requires experience in a
position and amid difficulties similar to those of the
reader. And it is the trade paper which has put itself
in shape to supply such information that will grow
more and more into a practical force.
The Road to Independence
Is not it absolutely clear and plain that as a paper
grows and grows into this position, as it wins the re-
spect and the belief of its readers, it will less and less
cater, or, shall we say, pander to the ideas or whims of
its advertisers? Such a paper is a medium that must,
and will, bring results to the advertiser. And when
your advertiser gets results he will more and more
readily relinquish the idea that you have got to "help
him out" by a "puff" or "write-up."
Guard Readers' Interests
Our experience has shown that many readers, so far
from being favorably influenced toward a concern by an
article which in any way presents itself as being pub-
lished in the interest of that concern and not in the
interest of its readers generally, are annoyed and made
antagonistic, both against the concern and against the
paper itself.
And I am happy to say that I have yet to find a
manufacturing or wholesaling concern which has not been
willing to forego a write-up. — or any article which will
not stand the Economists' acid test of "whether it is or
is not news" — when this matter has been plainly and
tactfully put before it. The write-up, unlike the quality
of mercy, injures him who gives and him who takes.
And you can make the advertiser realize this.
The Nutritive Salts Process
A Nevr Method of Forcing
This method was elaborated by Dr. George Lakon
of Tharandt, Germany, from whose interesting account
in Moeller's Deutsche Oaertner-Zeitung, we take the fol-
lowing paragraphs. He says in part:
It is a well known fact that certain mineral substances
are an indispensable constituent of the plant. Hence
we can cultivate plants only in the presence of certain
nutritive salts, a fact that may be easily proved by the
so-called water cultivation. With a suitable nutritive
salts solution we can obtain normal plants and cultivate
them to the point of producing fruit. Any change in
the amount of salts in the soil influences the plants
growing in it.
The resting period consists in the fact that growth is
suspended while assimilation, the formation of organic
substances, continues, with the result of excessive accu-
mulation of the latter in the form of reserve substances*
And these must be dissolved by ferments before plant
growth can be resumed. If the plant, therefore, is to
be roused prematurely, its fermentative activity must
be stimulated. This can be done by means of nutritive
salts; it has been shown that tropical plants can be
made to grow continuously, that is, without resting, if
properly treated with sufficient nutritive salts in the soiL
Experiments made by the author in the Winter of 1911-
1912 to determine the relation between resting period
and nutritive salts have shown that the latter in fact
exert a definite influence on hard wooded plants in the
resting period.
The following method yielded the best results: Cut
branches of various hard wooded plants, at rest, were
placed half way in glass vessels containing standard
Knop solution. [This is of the following composition:
1 gram calcium nitrate, 0.25 gram sulphate of mag-
nesium, 0.25 gram phosphate of potassium and 0.25
gram chloride of potassium in one liter of water].
Branches of the same plants were placed in pure water,
for control. The solution was changed from time to
time and the stems cut back %in. The nutritive solu-
tion was gradually diluted, and when the buds began to
stir only pure water was used. Some of the branches
were also subjected to preliminary drying in a warm
room for a few days, this drying itself having a forc-
ing effect. This is called the combined process.
The following results were obtained with Lilac
(Syringa vulgaris), which is especially suitable for such
experiments: Branches placed in the solution early in
October began to stir after 13 days, four days later the
buds burst open, and the following day the leaves were
developed. With control branches in pure water this
occurred only after 82, 36 and 45 days respectively. The
salts, therefore, hastened growth by about four weeks.
A second batch, two weeks later, was first dried for
three days in a temperature of 45 degrees F., and then
placed in the solution. These branches responded still
more quickly, both on account of the more advanced
season and the preliminary drying. As the resting
period proceeds the effects of the salt decrease, and
this treatment becomes useless or even injurious when
the plants are fully awake. The same holds good also
of other methods of forcing.
The above examples show that this method is of great
importance in the early forcing of Lilac. The forcing
effect of the salts was also clearly shown with a number
of other hard wooded plants, their season being ad-
vanced from two days to several weeks, according to the
kind. Even with Fagus sylvatica, the buds began to
swell, although the leaves did not unfold: as this Beech
absolutely refuses to respond to any of the other methods
of forcing, even its slight response here is significant.
While the author could not experiment to any extent
with pot plants, he urges practical growers to take
this up, and gives them a few words of counsel by the
way. He warns against too frequent feeding with the
solution, or the leaves wiU turn yellow and dry. The
plant should be treated in the usual way, be given pure
water and only a few doses of the solution. The maxi-
mum concentration must be determined by experiment.
It is possible that weak solutions given more fre-
quently are best. And it is probably also of advantage
to weaken the solution gradually with every feeding,
down to pure water. And the degree of concentration
must probably be determined for each species of plant
individually, and it will also depend on the state of rest
at the time.
When the plant begins to stir, the salts should be
stopped and only pure water given. The ferments in
the plant have now begun their work and it is no longer
necessary to stimulate the plant with salts in addition
to those it gets from the soil; so doing may even injure
it. The time to begin giving the salts to the various
species of plants treated also needs to be determined.
The plants are treated otherwise as usual with experi-
enced growers.
As the Knop solution easily spoils in standing, only
enough for immediate use should be prepared. A con-
centrated solution keeps best. A solution of double
concentration may therefore be prepared, which 5s
diluted with twice the amount of water before using.
If the dry ingredients are kept on hand in small glass
tubes in the requisite quantity, a fresh solution can be
easily prepared for every feeding.
Growers should also experiment with bulbs. Valley pips,
etc., and should further compare this process with the
results obtained by etherizing and the warm water bath,
in order to find out what other advantages the nutritive
salts method offers, aside from its simplicity, conveni-
ence and cheapness.
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
403
LIST OF
ADVERTISERS
Advance Co 435
Albert & Davidson. . .438
Allen. J. K 428
Amer. Importing Co. 426
Am. Spawn Co 386
Amer. Wooden Ware
Mfg. Co., The 433
Amohat Greenhouses. 391
Anderson. J. F
Andorra Nurs 394
Angermueller, Geo. H.437
AphineMfg. Co 434
Appelgate Florist 417
Aschmann, Godfrey. .389
Aschmann Bros 388
Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, Inc 429
Baer, Julius 417
Baker The Florist 421
Baldwin, Florist 421
Barrett, the Florist.. .421
Barrows & Son, H. H.399
Bflssett's Floral Gar-
dens 390
Baur & Steinkamp. . .392
Bauscher, John 400
Bayersdorfer i Co., H.424
Bay State Nurs., The. 394
Beaven, E. A 426
Beckert. W. C 382
Begerow Floral Co. . .419
Bellamy Bros 390
Benjamin, S.G 399
Bennett, C. A 394
Berger Bros 431
Berger &Co., H. H..385
Berning, H. G 432
Bertermann Bros. Co.419
Bidwell & Fobes 383
Black, Son & Co., Jos.
Field, H.W 420
Fischer, Ferd 383
Fletcher & Co., F. W.383
Florists' Hail Ass'n. . .426
Flower Growers' Sales
Co.
.430
Flower Shop, The 420
Ford, M. C 427
Ford, Wm. P 428
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co.
Frauenfelder, C 417
Friedman Florist 417
Friedman, J. J 433
Froment, H. E 429
Frost. Chas 387
Calvin, Thos. F 417
Garland Greenhouse
Mfg. Co 435
GasserCo., J. M.....418
Gibbons, The Smilaz
Man 426
GibUn <S Co 436
Gills 384
Goodsell, P. H 394
Grahams Son. A 418
Greater N. Y. Florists'
.429
H.
.394
Blackistone, Z. D.
Blackistone, J. Dan. .417
Boddington. A. T . . .384-
385-87-88
Bolgiano&Son. J....384
Bonnet & Blake 429
BonQot Bros 429
Bon Ton Flower Shop.
The 418
Boston Co-Operative
Flower Market 430
Boston Flower Ex-
change 430
Bowe. M. A 419
Brant Bros.. Inc 421
Brant-HeotrFlowerCo387
Breck-Robinson Nurs.394
Breitmeyer's Sons. J . . 4 18
Brill Co., Francis 386
Brown, Peter . .382-400
Bryan, Alonzo J 392
Buckbee, H. W 421
Bunyard, A.T.,Florist419
Burnett Bros 382
Burpee, W. A. & Co.. 386
Byam, E.J 421
Byer Bros 392
Caird, Farnam P 391
Caldwell The Woods-
man Co 426
California Florbt, The421
Camp Conduit Co..
The 4.1S
Carbone Florist 417
Carnation Support Co.,
The 391
Champion & Co.. J
Greek-Amer. Florists'
Supply Co 426
Grey Co.. Thos. J 385
Griffin, F. W 418
Greup (S Ploeger. . ..394
Growers* Cut Flower
Co 428
Gude Bros. Co 421
Gumm, W. L 384
Gunther Bros 429
Guttman Flower Grow-
ers Co 429
Habermehl's Sons. J.
J 420
Haerens, August 394
Hall& Robinson 419
Hammond's Paint &
Slug Shot Works... 399
Hanford. R. G 399
Harper. Wm. Warner. 394
Harris. Chester 421
Harrb, Ernest 400
Hart. Geo. B 426
Hatcher. John C..398-417
HeacockCo..Jos 398
Heinecken, Otto 394
HeissCo 418
Henderson & Co., A. .386
Henshaw & Fenrich. .427
Herbert & Fleishauer.3S5
Herr, A. M... .387-91-400
Hews & Co.. A. H..,. 433
Highland Park Green-
houses. The 418
HilBngerBros 433
HillCo..TheE.G....432
Hillside Nurs 394
Hollywood Gardens.. .421
Holm a Olson 421
Holton Sl HunkelCo..430
Home Correspondence
School 426
Horan. E. C .429
Horticultural Adverti-
ser 394
Howard's Flower Shop417
Hudson Carbon Co... 433
Humus Co., Alphano.434
Idlewild Greenhouses. 419
N
Chicago Carnation Co.
390-432
Childs, John Lewis
Chlnnick, W. J 384
Christensen, Thos. P, 399
Clark Florist 421
Clay & Son 434
Cockcroft, James D. 390
Conard & Jones Co.387-96
Coombs, Arthur 391
Coombs, Florist 41S
Cotsonas & Co., Geo. .426
Cowee, W.J 426
Cowen's Sons, N 437
Coyle. James 429
Craig Co., Robt 393
Crouch, Mrs. J. W.., 417
Crump, F. F 418
Cunningham. Jos. H.. 388
Cut Flower Exchange429
Dailledouie Bros .300
Danker Florist 417
Dav Co., W. E 421
Deamud Co , J. B....432
DeBuck, John .399
De Nave, Paul 399
Den Ouden & Sons, H.394
DePew Bros 387
Dietsch Co.. A . .435
Dillcr, Caskey & Keen.
419 Imperial Seeds Plant
Co.
.385
Dillon, J. L
Dodd, Chas. H..
Domcr & Son
Doyle Co., Wm.E... 417
Drcer, Henry A. .Inc. ,
397-435-36
Eagle Metal & Supply
Ci 423
Eble, Chns. 419
Edwards Folding Box
Co 426
Edwards, H.irry B....39fi
Eisele, C 389
,s, Wm...3S2
I nterstateTobacco Co ,
Inc 433
Irwin, R.J 422-23
Isbell.S. M.&Co 385
Jackson & Perkins Co.
394
Jacobs, S. & Son 435
Jennings. E. U 386
Johnson Seed Co 383
Johnston. 1. J., & Co. 421
Jones, H.T 396
Jones, Inc., Percy . . .432
Kasling, Wm. F. Co. .381
Keller. John A 419
Keller Pottery Co 433
Keller Sons, J. B ....421
Kervan Co., The 426
Kessler, Wm 429
Kilbourn. R 3.88
King Construction Co435
Koster * Co 394
Kretschmar Bros 390
Kroeschell Bros. Co -.436
Kuebler, Wm. H 429
Kuhlmann, H. H 419
KuhneBros 390
Lager & Hurrell 399
Lange, A 417
Lange, H. F. A 421
Lanajahr. A. H 429
Leedte Floral Co 387
Lemon Oil Co 434
Leonard Seed Co 382
Lculy, Emil 399
- • .421
Menand, L 417
Metropolitan Material
Co 423-39
Mette, Henry 382
Michell Co., Henry F.3S6
Michelsen & Co 394
Michigan Cut Flower
Exchange 426
Michler Bros. Co 319
Midgley & Co 421
Millang, Chas 429
Mills The Florist, Inc . 4 19
Minge Floral Co., Thc419
Minneapolis Floral Co419
Mitting, E. D 3S2
Moninger Co., John C 436
Moore, Hentz & Nash.429
Mt. Gilead PotteryCo433
Mullanphy, Florist. . .421
Murray, Samuel 419
Myer, Florist 419
Myers & Samtman. . .387
Nagel, Rudolf 400
Nason, L. B 429
Nat'l Florists' Board
of Trade 424
Neidinger, Jos. G 424
New England Florist
Supply Co 430
New York Stable Ma
nureCo 434
Nicholas, John S 420
Niessen Co., The Leo. 431
Noe, L. M 429
Orchid, The 420
Ouwerkerk, P 394
Palmers Son, W.J... 417
Park Floral Co., The. 418
Parker. John L. . ....417
Parkes Construction
Co 437
Parshelsky Bros 439
Patten, Helen F 421
Pearce, George 439
Peckham Floral Co.,
The 389
Pelicano Rossi & Co. .421
PennThe Florist 417
Pennock-Meehan Co.,
S. S 431
Peters & Reed Pottery
Co., The 433
Peters & Sons. Geo ... 39 1
Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co.
433
Philips Bros 419
Pierces Co 417
Pierce Co., F. O 436
Pierson, IncA.N ....381
PiersonCo., F. R 381
Pine Grove Floral Corp
400
Pittsburgh Cut Flower
Co 430
PlantlifeCo 434
Poehlmann Bros 432
PollworthCo..C. C. .430
Potter Floral Co 418
Pulverized Manure Co.
433
Quaker City Mach.
Co 439
Quidnick G'houses . . . 389
Ramsburg, G. S 385
Randall. A. L. Co.... 432
Rawlings, Elmer 400
Reade S McKenna.. .436
Reed S Keller 426
Reimers, M. D 419
Reinberg, Peter 432
Reynolds & Mackay. .391
Riebe, F. C 388
Rice Co., M 426
Ritchy, F. W 4C0
Robinson & Co., H.
M 425
Robinson Co. (Inc.),
H. M 428
Rolker S Sons, A 394
Rosemont Gardens.. 419
Rosendale Nurs. &
G'houses 396
Rosery Flower Shop,
Routzahn Seed Co. . .386
Royal Glass Works... 436
Rudolph, Mai 418
Rupp, John F 383
Russia SHanBing.... 424
Ryerson, U. Cutler... 424
Sabransky, John F. . .391
Salter Bros 421
Sambrook Bros 421
Sander S Son 399
Sauter, A 429
Sceery, Ed 420
Schling, Max 420
Schmidt, J. C 396
Schmicz, F. W. O 399
Srhulz. Jarob 419
Scott, John.... 399
Scranton Florist Sup-
ply Co.... 400
Sharp, Partridge S Co435
Sheridan, W. F. 429
Siebrecht, Geo. C. ...429
Siebrecht, Walter R 429
Skidelsky S Co., S. S.385
Deutzia 396
Dish Ferns 381-85-87-
389-92-98-99
Dracaenas. . 387-93-96-400
onyn
.396
Skii
The
Co.,
.439
Slinn,B.S..Jr....
Smith S Co.. E.D.... 389
Smith S Fetters Co
The 418
Smith. P.J 429
SmithCo.. W.ST... 394
Soltau Fernery. B . . . .
SpeelmanSSons.C.J . .383
Standard Pump S En-
gine Co.. The 435
Stearns Lumber Co..
The A. T 438
Stokes, Walter P 382
Stoothoff Co., H A.. 434
Storrs S Harrison Co.,
The 382-88
Syracuse Pottery Co. .433
Taylor, Arthur 391
Taylor, Edward J 389
Thompson S Co., C. B.
419
Thorbum S Co., J. M.385
Totty, Chas. H 396
Traendly & Schenck. .429
Travis Co., G. E 439
U-Bar Greenhouses.. .440
Van Assche, Frank. . .438
Van Gelderen, G. W.394
Van Waveren, Gt. S
Kruijff 394
Vaughan's Seed Store.
384-85
Vick's Sons, Jas 385
Viereck, F. C 418
Vincent, R., Jr.,S Sons
Co 3S1
VirBin, U. J 419
Walker, Wm ....419
WallisSCo., E. A....400
Ward & Co., R. M...383
WarendorEf, A 420
Wax Bros 417
Weeber & Don 382
Welch Bros. Co 430
West Main G'houses 391
West View Floral Co. 417
Weston, Henrv 398
Wettlin Floral Co.... 388
Whilldin Pottery Co.,
The 433
White Bros 390
Wietor Bros 432
Williams Florist Sup-
ply House 390
Williamson,Garfield..394
Wilson. HE 421
Wilson. R. G 417
Windier Wholesale
Floral Co 426
Wood Bros 392
Woodrow S Marketos429
Woodruir S Sons. S. D3R6
Young & Co.. A- L..,428
Young Florist.. . . 421
Young S Nugent 420
Zangen. O. V 423
Zimmcr. Charles 388
Zvolanek. A C 3?n
IS, Go
M
.387
Ludwig Floral Co.
Azaleas...
E.C 420
Barberry .
Mader, Paul 387
Bay Trees
Martin & Forbes Co. 421
Bedding PI,'
May, L. L., S Co.... 432
Begonias
Maugcr&Sons, W...384
3S5-S-
McCallumCo., Inc .430
Bcllis
McCarthy SSons.D.T.
Bcrbcris.
.391
Blecdinc IK
McClunie, Geo. G....418
Blue Spruci
Eskcsen, Frank N
Esler, JohnG 426
Etter, M S 388
Eyres Florist 417
Felthousen. J. E 388
Fiedler & Co.. A. G... 417
INDEX TO STOCK
ADVERTISED
print belated ad-
^ Wednesday, no
jtock mentioned in same can be noted in this index.
Abutilon -..392 California Privet Cut-
Adiantum 393-98 tings 394-96
Althca 396 Callas 381-82-84-87
Alyssum 388-400 Cannas 392
Amarvllis 385 Carnations 382-87-
Ampclopsis ........ 390-96 389-90-91-92-98-99
Anthcricum 389 Carnation Cuttings. .382-
Antirrhinum 383- 387-89-90-91-92-98-99
385-92-400 Chrysanthemums 389-
Apple Trees 394 92-400
Araucarias 388-89- Chrysanthemum Cut-
393-94-96 tings 389-92-400
Areca 389-93-97 Cinerarias382-83-88-89-92
Artillery Plants 389 Clematis 394
Asparagus 387-88- Cocos 389-97
389-91-92-9394-08-99 Cold Storage Bulbs.. . 381-
Asters. . , . 382-85-88-92-96 383-84-85
389-04 Cold Storage Lilies... 381-
.396 383-84-85
388-94 Cold Storage Lily of
3Ss-f|4 the Valley 381-83-84-85
:M-ii- r,.|, „ 400
Mr; H n , ... ,1 394
' ^ ; . ( ,1, 389-93
;■,! ■,■. 1 ,,i I ; A.rs. . .424-25-26-
.;;i.| 127-28-29-30-31-32
391 Cyclamen 383-84-8.5-
389 386-87-88-92-93
Evergreens 394-96
Farm Seeds 382
Ferns 381-85-87-
389-92-98-99
Ferns in Flats.. 381-85-87-
389-92-98-99
Ficus 389-93
Flower Seeds. . .382-86-94
Forget-Me-Not.. . .383-92
Forsythia 396
Freesias 381-82-84-85
Fruit Plants 394
Fruit Trees 394
Fuschias 392
Gardenias 393
Garden Seed 382-84-86
Genista 393
Gcraniums..381-87-92-400
Geranium Cuttings.. . 381-
387-92-400
Gladiolus 382-83
Hardy Perennials 394
Heliotrope 389-92
Hemlocks 394
Herbaceous Plants. ... 394
Hollyhocks 383-85
Honeysuckle 396
Hyacinths 381-85
Hydrangeas 393-94-96
Ivy 381-89-96
Japanese Maples 396
Japonica 394
Jerusalem Cherries... -392
Kentias.. , 388-89-93-97-98
Lemon Verbenas 389
Lilacs 394
Lily Bulbs 381-82-83-
384-85-94
Ulies 381-82-83-
384-85-94
Lillium Album 384-85
Lilium Auratum 384
Lilium Candidum 385
Lilium Formosum 381-
382-83
Lilium Giganteum. . .381-
383-84-85
Lilium Harrisii 381-
382-85
Lilium Rubrum. . . 384-85
Lilium Speciosum.. 385-94
Lily of the Valley 394
Manetti 394
Maples 394
Marguerites 388-92
Mignonette 384
Mock Orange. 396
Mushroom Spawn. 385-86
Myosotis 386
Narcissus 381-85-86
Nasturtium 386
Nephrolepis 393
Norway Maples 394
NorwaySpruce 394
Nursery Stock 394
Oak Trees 394
Onion Sets 382
Orchids 399
Ornamental Shrubs. . . 394
Ornamental Trees 394
Oxalis 385
Palms. . . . 388-89-94-97-98
Pandanus 388-93
Pansies 382-83-
385-86-87-88-92
Peach Trees 394
Peonies 384-94
Phoenix 393-97-98
Pine Trees 394
Plum Trees 394
Poinscttias 385-
389-92-98-400
Pompons 389
Poppy 383
Primroses, , . 3S3-.SS-S9-92
Primulas 383-84-87-
388-92-96
Privet 394-96
Privet Cuttings. . . 394-96
Rhododendron 394
Roses. . . ,381-87-92-94-96
Rubber Plants 389-93
Seasonable Stock 381-
382-83-84-85-86-87-88-
389-90-91-92-93-96-97-
398-99-400
Seeds 3S2-S.3-R4-
38,5-86-87-88-92
Shrubs 394-96
Smilax 387-88-89-
392-96-99
Snapdragon 383-8.5-92-
400
Spiraea... 394-96
Stevia 388-89-92
Swainsona 388-89-92
Sweet Pea Seed 386
Sweet William 383
Table Ferns.... 381-85-87-
389-92-98-99
Trees 394
Vegetable Plants....394-96
Vegetable Seeds 382-
385-86-94
Verbenas 387
Viburnum 396
Vincas 387
Vines 389-94
Violets 384-92-96
Weigela 396
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine 434
Baskets 424
Boilers 423-35-36-37
Cane Stakes. 388
Carnation Ties 390
Chiffons 426
Cut Flower Boxes. 425-26
Cycas Leaves... 424-25-26
Dagger Ferns 425-26
Decorative Evergreens
426
Directory of Retail
Houses.417-18-19-20-21
Fancy Baskets 424
Fancy Ferns 425-26
Fertilizers 389-433-34
Florists' Letters 424-
425-26
Florists' Supplies..., 424-
426-26
Flower Boxes 426-26
Flower Pots 433
Fungine 434
Galax Leaves 425-26
Glass. . . .423-35-36-37-39
Gold Letters 426
Glazing Points 436
Greenhouse Bldg. . . .435-
437-38-39-40
Greenhouse Construc-
tion... .435-37-38-39^0
Greenhouse Goods ... 435-
437-38-39-40
Greenhouse Material
435-37-38-39-40
Gutters 435
Heaters 435-39
Heating Appliances. .435-
439
Hose 423-24-35
Hot Bed Sash, .423-35-39
Huckleberry Branches
426
Ice Boxes 424
Immortelles 425
Insecticides 399-434
Jardinieres 433
Laurel 425-26
Laurel Festooning , 425-26
Laurel Wreaths. . .425-26
Lemon Oil 434
Leucothoe Sprays. . . .426
Magnolia Leaves. .424-25
Manure 433-34
Mastica 436-37
Moss 425-26
Nikotiana 434
Pecky Cypress. . . .435-39
Pipe 423-38
Pipe Fittings 423-38
Plantlife 434
Pots 433
Pumps 435
Pumping Engines. . . .435
Putty 399
Refrigerators 424
Ribbons 426
Sash..... .,..',..423-35-39
Scaline 434
Sheet Moss 426
Shower Spravs 436
Sphagnum Moss. .425-26
Stakes 391-424
Supports 391-424
Tile 438
Tinfoil 425
Tobacco Dust 433
Tobacco Powder.. .433-34
Tobacco Stems 433
Toothpicks 426
Tree Tubs 433
Tubs 433
Vases 433
Ventilating Apparatus
435-39
Ventilators 435-39
Vermine 434
Wants 422-23
Wheat Sheaves 424
Wholesale Florists, , .427-
428-29-30-31-32
WildSmilax 425-26
Wreaths 425
Wire Work 42fi
.rdius
McHutchison S Co. ..398
McManmon, J. J 419
McManus. James. . . .429
Bo
Boxwood , ,,.394 Daisies d»z-B^-^o
Bulbs. . ,. 381-82- Decorative Stock 381-
383-84-85-86-94 382-83-84-85-86-87-88-
Calceolaria 383 389-90-91-92-93-96-97-
Califo^nia Privet. . 394-96 398-400
Trade Exhibition
(Continued Jrom page 416)
tastefully arranged on the large table
space. The baskets on the outer edge of
the display formed a foundation for
pyramids of Lily bulbs that were ar-
ranged along the center of the tables.
Some of these pyramids were fully three
feet or more In height Besides the ex-
hibit of bulbs, a showing was made of
a handsome collection of Gladioli, In-
cluding Velvet King, Europa (a white
variety which took first premium at the
recent show in Chicago), Chicago White,
Niagara, Relne Blanche (.ilso a prize
winner), Schwaben and Kunderdi Glory.
A vase of the new Canna Firebird came
in the second day of the show that was
In perfect condition and very much ad-
mired. This was placed in the center
of the bulb exhibit. Besides the bulb
and Gladioli exhibit this house had an
exhibition of decorative plants compris-
ing everything In demand by the florists'
trade at the present time. The display
was in charge of Carl Cropp, Robert
Newcomb, Ed. Goldenstein and Mr.
Cheeseman.
Werthelmer Bros,, New York. — This
firm had a display of everything in all
the staple lines of ribbons and chiffons
for the florist trade. Some particular
features of this exhibit were Wertheim-
er's ribbon edged maline, silverene. lat-
tice ribbon. Autumn leaf chiffon, natural
leaved chiffon, tutone lace chiffon, anti-
tarnish silver gauze ribbon, sunray cor-
sage ribbon, tinsel, striped netting and
handcraft gauze ribbons. This display
was unique and in charge of Sidney
B. W^ertheimer, Sam. Seligman and Ru-
pert E. J. Hall.
Wilcox, 3. P., Cotmcil Bluffs. Space
for rest and reception for friends and
visitors, enclosed with large white pe-
destals on top of which were large
Ferns and green cord, festooned from
pedestal to pedestal to complete the en-
closure. A desk and writing table and
comfortable chairs were provided. On
the center table was a large vase of
Milady Roses.
Wright's Employera' Alarm Co,, Iios
Angeles, Cal, — An electric alarm opera-
ted by the night watchman which
awakens the employer when the watch-
man fails to register the clock every
hour. Represented by T, H. Wright.
Zurn Co., O. P., FhUadelpUa, had an
exhibit of Shadeiine. a material used
instead of whitewash for shading green-
houses. It is easy to apply and easily
removed when the shade is not required.
W. H. Henzey was In charge.
The following were represented by a
sign space in the exhibition hall. A
large sign bearing the name and busi-
ness of each of the houses so repre-
sented was displayed in a conspicuous
place:
Castner Cnrran and Btaiitt, Cllicaero,
— Coal.
C. E. Critchell, Clnoinnatl Whole-
sale florist.
Hedstrom 8c Co., Chicago. — Coal.
CONTENTS Page
Andalusia, Pa., Inspection Trip to.. 427
Catalogs Received 388
Glubs and Societies:
Oyster Bay (N. T.) Hort. Soc;
New Haven Co. (Conn.) Hort.
Soc; Westchester (N. Y.) and
Fairfield (Conn.) Hort. Soc;
Tuxedo (N. Y.) Hort. Soc; Nas-
sau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Soc; Al-
bany Florists' Club Clambake. . 389
Exhibitions, Coming 428
Floricultural Interests at Cornell. .. .401
Gladiolus Society of Ohio 405
Horticultural Soc. of Chicago Gladi-
oli Show 405
Lilac Hugo Koster (Illus,) 406
Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 396
N. Y. and N. .J. Ass'n. of Plant Grow-
ers, Outing of 401
Nutritive Salts Process. The 402
Obituary:
Reynolds, C. Leslie; Krombach,
Qjjj^g 405
Publications Received 388
Question Box 426
Readers' Views, Our 404
Betailer, The, (Illus.)
Motor Delivery for the Florist;
A Young Lady's Summer Outing:
Wreath of Carnations; Loving
Cup of Flowers to Senator Per-
kins 417-421
S. A. T. and O. H.
29th Annual Meeting and Exhibi-
tion Report 407-416
N. Y. to Minneapolis 404
Boston to Minneapolis 404
Seed Trade Report 3S3
Trade Notes:
Louisville, Houston 389
Washington, Baltimore 390
Rochester, Providence 396
New Haven, Hartford 399
Albany. Worcester 400
Newport, St. Paul 401
Milwaukee. Dayton 424
Jackson, Lansing, Grand Rapids,
Elyria. Cleveland 425
Montreal. Vancouver. Buffalo. Ful-
New York j29
Boston "1
Philadelphia. Chicago 432
Detroit «4
St. Loui.5 «6
Toledo, Portland 437
Los Angeles . 43S
Trade Paper a Force in Business De-
velopment (Essay) 402
Week's Work, The:
Carnations; Good Drainage; The
Newly Benched Carnations; Sum-
mer Flowers; Watering Plow-
404<
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The S. A. F. and 0. H. Convention
All things considered, animate and inanimate have
combined to make this twenty-ninth Convention one
of the most delightful on record. The outdoor garden
has been thoroughly appreciated. It looms forth as
a great progressive step and to the gentleman who
conceived it and carried it to full fruition has been
given the highest honor within the power of the Society
to bestow on a deserving member. Good work is be-
ing done in the business meetings and while we go to
press before the sessions close, it is safe to predict
that many movements leading to general welfare will
be inaugurated. Socialty, every one is having a good
time. The President's reception at the Hotel Radisson
was splendidly attended and the event was a distinct
success. There is ample entertainment yet to come
for both ladies and gentlemen.
While the air was full of rumors as to the number of
presidential candidates in the field, yet when it came to
a show down there was made but one nomination for
each office and that this had the full approbation
of the members was thoroughly demonstrated by the
hearty and spontaneous applause which greeted the
mention of each nominee's name. In electing Theodore
Wirth of Minneapolis as its president and Patrick
Welch of Boston as its vice-president the Society has
done weU — better it could not possibly have done. In
re-electing its hardworking and fuUy efficient secretary,
John Young, and its capable treasurer, Wm. F. Kastirig
of Buffalo, it pays a just tribute to two trustworthy
and well-liked officials. As to Boston as a meeting place
for 1914, those who know Boston and have experienced
her hospitality are aelighted. Those whose misfortune
it has been not to have visited that city now have the
opportunity of their lives. Let all work'to have the So-
ciety 2000 strong before next August comes around.
New York to Minneapolis
Sociability was the keynote of the New York delega-
tion which left on Sunday, Aug. 17, over the Lackawanna
Railroad for Minneapolis. Nothing was overlooked that
H'ould make for the comfort of the party, through the
care of Harry A. Bunyard and T. B. DeForest, chairman
and secretary of the committee. Refreshments were ob-
tainable at all times. No untoward accident marred the
iourney. A committee of four waited up to welcome
Wallace R. Pierson, Adolph Farenwald and L. W. Tut-
hill at Buffalo. Monday afternoon was spent sightsee-
ing in Chicago and at 6.33 p.m., in company with the Bos-
ton delegation and the Cook County Florists' Associa-
tion, the party embarked on the florists' special for the
Convention city. Those in the New York party were: T.
B. De Forest, Roman J. Irwin, I. S. Hendrickson and
wife, J. G. Esler, Miss Marie Esler and Miss Pell, Bert
Chadwick, Harry A. Bunyard, V. H. Morgan, J. H. Pep-
per, C. W. Scott, John Donaldson, John Miesem, Peter
Bfuerlein and son, Jos. Manda and wife, Frank H.
Iraendly and wife, W. H. Siebrecht and wife, Wm. Neil-
son and daughter, Julius Roehrs and T. R. Lewis. C.
H. Totty joined the party at Morristown, N. J., Philip
Kessler at Binghamton, N. Y., and Adolph Farenwald,
Wallace Pierson and L. W. Tuthill at Buffalo.
Boston to Minneapolis
A Royal Reception in Montreal
In "the calendar of pleasant days," the memory of
which remains stored away in the mind long after the
event itself has passed away, none will linger longer
than the recollections of the day which the Boston dele-
gates passed in Montreal as the guests of the Florists and
Gardeners' Club of that city "A day of unbounded
pleasure without one untoward incident to mar it," and
but one regret that there were not more to share in its
pleasures. Yet the Boston party was a goodly one and
fully representative of the various branches of the trade.
The arrival in Montreal was late by nearly two hours
owing to some stoppage during the night, so immediately
after passing out of the railway and through the wide
portals of the Windsor Hotel the company sat down to
a hearty breakfast, the first meal in sixteen hours. This
was given by the Horticultural Club of Boston, Mr. P.
Welch reaching Montreal in advance of the party and
having made the necessary arrangements. At its conclu-
sion, James McKenna, of the Montreal G. and F. Club,
briefly outhned the program of the day, the delegates
now becoming the guests of that Club. Shortly after
eleven o'clock a special trolley car, decorated by Messrs.
Smith and Haywood, made its appearance before the
hotel door and aU hands embarked therein for a sight-
seeing trip around the city. At La Fontaine Park a
stop was made for a brief inspection thereof, and thence
through many streets, all bearing evidence of the city's
prosperity, the car proceeded until the foothills of Mt.
Royal Park were reached. Up two inclined plane rail-
ways, one running almost sheerly up a precipice, the
party was drawn to near the summit of the park where,
stretched out in an endless panorama, some 800ft. below,
was enjoyed a view of the city, the river St. Lawrence,
the great two-mile railway bridge which connects the
island of Montreal to the mainland, and the land beyond.
At the restaurant here the guests were partakers of a
hearty luncheon provided by its entertainers. Then fol-
lowed a few very short speeches, much admired for their
brevity. Mr. McKenna, in introducing S. A. F. and
O. H. President Farquhar, expressed the hope that be-
fore long that Society would hold a convention in Mon-
treal. Mr Farquhar briefly responding for the Boston
delegation expressed the pleasure of all at being present
on top of Mt. Royal and for the royal reception given
to the party by its friends of Montreal, and jokingly
mentioned Patrick Welch and Mr. McKenna as the con-
necting links between Boston and Montreal. The latter
city was a pleasant stopping off place on the way out
West, which all appreciated. Boston believes in reci-
procity and so would like Montreal to come down and
reciprocate. The speaker expected the 191=t convention
would be held in Boston and pointed out the many ad-
vantages which that city possessed for such a purpose.
The G. and F. Club " had over 400 members, then
there was there the Horticultural Club, and a visitor
once taken in hand by the latter would never forget it.
Mr. Farquhar asked intending visitors to notify the
Club in advance and Boston would be ready to greet
them.
Patrick Welch, called on, spoke briefly and to the
point. The generosity and kindness of the florists of
-Alontreal was well known to him; there was considerable
yet to see and enjoy, therefore he would conclude by
expressing the gratitude and thanks of the visitors for
their very liberal entertainment.
Superintendent of Boston Parks, James B. Shea, and
Wm. P. Rich, secretary of the Massachusetts Horticul-
tural Society, spoke briefly and to the point, after which
Pres. Farquhar called for three cheers for the Montreal
Club, which were given with a will.
Before returning to the lower levels the greenhouses
and gardens of Mt. Royal Park were visited, and the
many bedding plant designs inspected, that one of the
Union Jack coming in for special admiration.
Re-entering the trolley car, the guests were taken
out to Lachine, where a regatta was in progress. After
watching the motor boat races for an hour all embarked
on the steamer Empress for Montreal. The shooting
of the rapids was a rare treat and hugely enjoyed. It
was just forty years since the writer had the experience,
in a very much smaller craft, but the thrill was there
all the same. Arrived at the city, the faithful and iden-
tical trolley car was at the docks awaiting the party,
and shortly after the Hotel Windsor was reached. Fol-
lowing a good wash and supper, the party en-
trained for Minneapolis at 10.30 p.m., the Canadians,
faithful to the last, accompanying and speeding the part-
ing guests with the old song "We're here because we're
here" and in which singing Mr. McKenna particularly
distinguished himself.
The entertainment committee of the Montreal F, and
G. Club was composed of Ernest J. Haywood, presi-
dent; James McKenna and Geo. M. Robinson, in ad-
dition to whom were present: Wm. Cotter, Julius Luck,
Mr. Smith, several ladies — Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Hay-
wood, Mrs. Smith and others.
It was the unanimous expression of the visitors that
Montreal hospitality was a gem of the first water and
that should it be decided in the near future to ask the
S. A. F. and O. H. to hold its convention in that city
there could be none better selected.
On the Sunday morning Niagara Falls was reached
and a stopover of several hours indulged in. A trolley
trip to Lewiston and return was made, during which
the many cameras in the party had their inning. After
this break in the journey the party resumed their car
and the special combination dining car and smoker which
was attached to it, had a good dinner, and spent the bal-
ance of the day in old time reminiscences and joUy fel-
lowship.
From Niagara Falls to Chicago the trip was pleasant
but uneventful. Nearly an entire day was available in
Chicago and the delegates were quick to take advantage
of the opportunity offered for sightseeing and visiting
their fellow tradesmen of that city.
.\t 6.30 p.m. the now united New York-Boston and
one of the Chicago florists' clubs left on a special train
of six coaches for Minneapolis, which city was reached
about 9 a.m. Tuesday.
In the Boston party were President Farquhar, Jas. B.
Shea, Superintendent Boston Parks and Pres. Am. Ass'n.
of Park Superintendents; Patrick Welch, whose son
Edmund came as far as Montreal; Wm. P. Rich, sec-
retary of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society; Wm.
J. Stewart, S. J. Goodard and daughter Miss Helen,
E. A. Peirce, Fred C. Green, Supt. Providence (R. I.)
Parks, F. J. Dolansky, Eber Holmes and wife, Thomas
Roland and sons Robert and Philip, M. C. Ebel, M. A.
Patten and wife, Thos. J. Grey and wife. A. T. De La
Mare joined the party at Montreal and on Sunday
morning F. R. Pierson of Tarrytown, joined at Niagara.
The comfort of the party on behalf of the Grand Trunk
Railway was faithfully seen to by Jos. M Shea, one of
its traveling passenger agents, who accompanied it as
far as London, Ont.
Among the Chicago delegates and friends were the
following: John Michelsen, W. L. Palinsky, A. Chris-
tianson, Wm. Wolf, Peter Olsen, A. C. Kohlbrand, M.
Fink, and R. S. Woody ard, all of Chicago; G. Swenson,
Elmhurst, 111.; Mrs. Jos. Laba, A. T. Pyfer and Mrs. A.
T. Pyfer, Joliet, III.; H. Papworth, Otto Kreuger and
Mrs. Otto Kreuger, New Orleans, La.; Christ Winterich
and Mrs. Christ Winterich, Defiance, Ohio; E. D. Stew-
art, Brooklyn, N. Y.
OOR
REAt)EKS^
VIEWS
Hybridization
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Regarding your excerpt from Gartenflora on p. 351
of your last issue: "Tilia Spa?thii.— This is a bastard of
T. Americana X T. cordata, appearing in the nurseries
of Ludwig Spaeth. It resembles the first parent in habit
and is the same rapid grower."
In the beginning of hybridization, botanists had a
horror of hybrids when they were produced in cultiva-
tion. It is said of one, when shown the handiwork with
the proof, "Away with them, bastards."
But why, in this day and generation, should a plant,
born of a union of two perfectly reputable parents, be
so stigmatized? Call it a hybrid, a cross, or a mule even,
but please do not perpetuate the other term.
It used to be considered permissible, even proper, to
name a new plant introduced from the wilds a species,
but cultivators have proved conclusively that many that
were so honored, were natural hybrids. It is not too
much to believe that straight species are not common,
and that most of the plants we value are the result of
natural hybridization together with natural selection.
Lake Forest, 111. E. O. Oepet.
Reminiscences
Editor Florists' Exchange:
Speaking of early S. A. F. days recalls the enthusiasm
kindled in me as in others by the father of the S. A. F..
John Thorpe. He was a grand old man and he was
responsible for much of the development of my early
August 33, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
405
work. I remember going to him with all my growing
troubles and always receiving help. At that time he
was of the firm of Bachelor & Thorpe, on Detroit St.,
right where Lake ave. now comes into Detroit. It is all
built up now, stores and brick buildings occupying the
site of the greenhouses. One day, in going after some
cut flowers needed, Uncle John, wliile cutting the flowers
for me, told me of the meeting he was going to attend
in Chicago where a number of florists were hoping they
could get together and form a society that would embrace
all the florists in the U. S. I remember how we both
forgot the flowers he was cutting while he discoursed on
how much good it would do for floriculture, and, as
tliough it was an afterthought, the florists individually.
I remember going home so enthused that I almost forgot
my floral work, and did it perfunctorily, my mind dwell-
ing on the thoughts he had aroused. When later, he
announced that the Society was an assured fact, and that
a meeting was going to be held in Cincinnati, how I did
want to go ! How interested I was ! As it was not
possible for me to go, how I watched the papers for
reports. I do not remember that there were any florists'
papers then; the first one coming later, as a practical
outgrowth of the national enthusiasm created at this
time.
I remember what a wonder to me was the house of
tropical plants which the firm of Bachelor & Thorpe
grew for exhibition purposes; how I watched them and
asked questions, and absorbed ideas from that tireless
teacher, John Thorpe. No question ever remained un-
answered, and I felt free to carry any growing or plant
troubles to him. Mr. Thorpe left some matters in my
charge pertaining to the florists' organization, and I
remember yet how proud I was of being entrusted with
them. G. L. Grant's interest in the florists' work (he was
with me then in business) was also greatly increased
by the teachings of Uncle John. I wis able to at-
tend the second, third, and many subsequent meet-
ings. But as I look back I think of Peter Henderson.
M. A. Hunt, J. M. Jordan, J. D. Carmody, J. C.
Vaughan, F. R. Pierson and Robert George — those
sturdy pioneers of the florists' business — many of them
passed over. And again I think of those personal
friends who were in attendance at that first meeting
at Cincinnati — Andrew Eadie, J. M. Gasser, Frank C.
Wills and Harry Joynes, and last, but not least, of
John Thorpe, all but one have gone never to return, and
the survivor is not now connected with the business. I
wonder what the next 27 years will bring forth !
Ella Grant Wilson.
Gladioli Show, Horticultural Society of Chicago
The first Summer Flower Exhibition of the Horticul-
tural Society of Chicago was held in the Art Institute,
August U and 15. This exhibition consisted principally
of Gladioli, perennials, and hardy annuals, grown by
professional growers, private gardeners and amateurs.
Silver and bronze medals and cash prizes were offered.
No entry fee was charged.
The exhibition on the whole was a very creditable one
and was enjoyed by a large number of visitors. For
the first attempt at a show of this kind the directors of
the Horticultural Society are well satisfied.
The exhibits of Vaughan's Seed Store added much to
the attractiveness of the show. In addition to their ex-
tensive display of Gladioli and perennials in the com-
petitive classes, a large number of specimen coniferous
plants in tubs enhanced the general appearance of the
exhibition rooms. Some large specimens of ball-shaped
Boxwood, Juniperus sabina tamarisci folia gracillis, Ros-
ter's Blue Spruce, Biota orientalis, Juniperus Virginiana,
and Pinus montana contributed for the occasion by this
house filled in many vacant corners to good effect.
In the competitive classes the W. W. Barnard Co. and
Bidwell & Fobes, Kinsman, O., were close competitors of
Vaughan's Seed Store.
What was probably the most attractive exhibition in
the entire show was the display of A. E. Kunderd, Go-
shen, Ind., who is the originator of the new ruffled Glad-
iolus. One large table containing over 50 varieties orig-
inated by Mr. Kunderd was of great interest to all in-
terested in the improved forms of Gladioli, Besides the
varieties t)f his own production, a number of choice va-
rieties of known reputation was included in this exhibi-
tion. Mrs. Frank Pendleton, Jr., a salmon-flesh with
dark throat, was very much admired. Then there was
Myrtle, a variety that is growing in popularity as it be-
comes better known. Improved May is a better form of
ihc old variety of this name. Pride of Goshen, a salmon-
pink; Orange Glory, a unique salmon, and White Glory,
which has an iris-blue throat, were among the varieties
most admired. A dark red with large Amarylli.s-like
blooms was fine in s))ike and wonderful in size of the in-
dividual I)Inoms. Tn addition to these a few vases of
Primuliniis hybrids were very interesting, sliowing a wide
range of color in lioth ruffled and plain-petaled iiloonis.
0. Youngstrand, Golf, III., had on exhibition a choice
display of cut perennials. Among this display were
many fine varieties of Phlox, all of which were' neatly
named, which added very much to the interest in this
collection.
Winterson's Seed Store had on exhibition a display of
cut blooms of the well known "Meehan's Mallow Mar-
vels." These were shown in all the colors known to this
class of plants and were very interesting.
Vaughan's Seed Store also had on exhibition a collec-
tion of shrubbery in cut form showing a great variety
and comprising many interesting flowering and berried
plants. A vase of the new Canna Firebird was a feature
in one of their exhibits.
The A\rards
Crladioli — Open Classes
13 spikes white, one variety, named. — 1, Vaughan's
Seed Store, with Europa: 3, Bidwell & Fobes, Kinsman
O., with Peace.
New Lilac, Hugo Koster
A very promising Lilac, named Hugo Koster, was
shown on March 4 before the Royal Horticultural So-
ciety, London, by Koster & Son of Boskoop. As a
forcer it is a long way ahead of Charles X, the color
being unvarying, and the trusses very much larger. The
pips are very large and, grown naturally, will un-
doubtedly be a real trump card. It easily gained an
A. of M.
12 spikes light pink, one variety, named. — 1. W. W.
Barnard CO., with America; 2, Bidwell & Fobes, with
America.
12 spikes yellow or yellow variegated, one variety
named. — 1, Vaughan's Seed Store, with Niagara; 2,
Bidwell & Fobes, with Niagara.
12 spikes red or scarlet, one variety, named. — 1,
Vaughan's Seed Store, with Mephisto; 2. W. W. Bar-
nard Co., with Princeps.
12 spikes blue or purple, one variety, named. — 3.
N'laighan's Seed Store, with Baron J. Hulot.
12 spikes any other color, one variety, named. — 3,
\V. W. Barnard Co., with Kunderdl Glory.
25 spikes, Francis King. — 1, Bidwell & Fobe.':: 3.
\'aughan's Seed Store. The prizes in this class were
offered by Vaughan's Seed Store, the flrst a silver medal
and second a bronze medal.
25 spikes white, one variety, named. — 1, Vaughan's
Seed Store, with Reine Blanche; 2, W. W. Barnard Co..
with Augusta.
25 spikes light pink, one variety, named. — 2, W W
Barnard Co., with Augusta.
25 spikes red or scarlet, one variety, named. — 1,
Vaughan's Seed Store with Dark King.
25 spikes Princeps. — 1, Bidwell & Fobes; 2, W. W
Barnard Co. The prizes in this class were offered by
Vaughan's Seed Store, silver and bronze medals re-
spectively. '
25 spikes any other color, one variety, named. — 1
Vaughan's Seed Store, with Florence.
50 spikes white, one variety, named. — 1, Vaughan's
Seed Store, with Chicago White.
50 spikes light pink, one variety, named — 1 W W
Barnard Co., with America.
Largest and best collection of named varieties — 1
Vaughan's Seed Store.
One variety, arranged for effect, usual accessories
permitted. — 1, W. W. Barnard Co., with .A.merlca, with
sprays of Clematis paniculata worked in among the
spikes to good effect.
China Asters. — 1, Gus Swenson, Elmhurst, 111
The Judges were John Tiplady, Lake Forest; Ernst
WIenhoeber and Frank Oechslin, Chicago.
Gladiolus Society of Ohio
The first annual show of this Society was held at
Cleveland on the 15th inst., and was a decided success.
-Vbout 5000 spikes were exhibited, all types being repre-
sented. In spite of adverse conditions against which
many growers have had to contend, the stock displayed
\vas of such exceptionally fine quality that some visitors
were led to exclaim: "This is the finest show ever
staged!" America, Augusta, Mrs. King, Princeps,
Panama and Niagara, mostly Ohio products, stood out
very prominently. Among the newer varieties, Europa,
Mrs. Watt, Peace, Primulinus and its hybrids were fa-
vorably noticed. Europa was the best pure white shown.
White Lady (Rochester), Elizabeth Kurtz, Reine
Blanche, White Excelsior and Peace are all good whites,
though some dislike the blotch in the latter. Quite a
number of Ohio growers have the "seedling fever" very
badly, and all have some pets of decided merit. Among
the leaders in this line are the Austin Co., Messrs. Craw-
ford, Mr. Christy and Mr. Betscher, the latter doing the
work on a very large scale. The awards were as follows:
Best and largest display — 1, C. Betscher, Canal Dover,
O. ; 2. R. E. Huntington, Painesvllle, O. 10 spikes
America — Joe Coleman, Lexington, O. 10 spikes Mrs.
F. King — 1. Joe Coleman. 10 spikes Glory — 1, Bidwell
& Fobes, Kinsman. O. 10 spikes Princeps — 1, Joe Cole-
man. 10 spikes Klondyke — 1, C. W. Brown, Ashland.
Mass. 10 spikes white — 1, R. E. Huntington with
Europa. 10 spikes red — 1, IMunsell & Harvey, Ashta-
bula, O., with red seedling known as No. 207. 10 spikes
yellow. — 1, C. W. Brown with seedling Mongolian, a
very fine, long-spiked, medium sized flower, with many
blooms open at one time. 10 spikes blue — 1, R. E. Hunt-
ington, with Baron Hulot. Display arranged for deco-
rative effect and display In floral work were both won
by P. W. Griffln, Cleveland. O. Silver cup donated by
Joe Coleman, for best seedling, won by the A. H.
Austin Co. with Bertrax. a fine white. $5 cash donated
by H. A. Alford Co., Garrettsville, O.. for the best
non-registered seedling, won by N. L. Crawford, Graf-
Ion. O.. with Mrs. Watt, a fine wine crimson. N. L.
Crawford donation of bulbs for largest number of varie-
ties, won by W. A, Christy, Warren, O. $5 cash donated
by Jacob Thoman & Co., Rochester, N. T., for 25 spikes,
and white, won by H, A. Alford Co. with Reine Blanche.
fo cash donated by Bidwell & Fobes for 10 spikes of
I'anama, won by R. E. Huntington. $5 cash donated by
Eibwell & Fobes for 10 spikes of Niagara, won by Joe
Coleman. I,
C. Leslie Reynolds
C. Leslie Reynolds, for 39 years employed in the
U. S. Botanical Gardens, Washington, D. C., died of
heart disease on August 13 while pursuing some boys
wlio had been throwing stones at the greenhouses in the
Gardens. He was 55 years old, and a native of Silver
.Springs, Montgomery Co., Maryland. Mr. Reynolds
ser\'ed as a page in the United States Capitol, and
afterward worked in the Botanical Garden, being for
30 years assistant superintendent there. After the
deatii of the late Wm. R. Smith, in July 1913, Mr.
Reynolds succeeded him as acting superintendent, being
given the position of superintendent by Congress in
September, 1913. Mr. Reynolds was married twice, his
first wife dying some years ago. One son by his first
wife, W. AV. Reynolds, survives him, and also a widow
and two brothers. The funeral services were held on
Saturday afternoon, August 16th, from the cottage in
the Botanical Gardens formerly the home of the late
Win. R. Smith. Interment was in Glenwood Cemetery.
W. F. Gude of Washington, D. C, acted as one of the
pall bearers. W. F. G.
Charles Krombach
Charles Krombach, prominent for many years as a
florist in Brooklyn, N. Y., died Monda.v, Aug. 18, of
Iieart disease at his home, 161A Twenty-third st., Brook-
lyn. He was 55 years old and leaves a widow, two
tiaughters and a son.
406
The Florists' Exchange
Affiliation
Paper read by Adolph Farenwald, Roslyn, Pa., at the
S. A. P. and O. H. ' '" ""
Aug. 19-SS, 1913.
The history of afiRIiation in our national Society has
not been a successful one. Present and past leaders
have tried in vain to amalgamate the scattered interest;
but we cannot stand still, we must advance, so when I
come before you with an old topic, but on new lines,
I ask you to consider it carefully. Don't be hasty in
your judgment to condemn. Every one who is in the
profession should try to see his national society strong
and able to talre care of all our interests. The merging
of the membership of the florists' clubs does not touch
special interest. It does not interfere with the work-
ings of a Rose society, Carnation society or others, but
the interests would blend nicely together, as most of
the members of these independent societies will then be
members of the S. A. F. and O. H. as well, and if
properly handled, this should prove a boon to the flor-
ists' clubs as well as to the S. A. F.
On March 29th an article by me appeared in The
Florists' Exchaxge. advocating the merging of the
florists clubs' membership into the fold of our national
Society. At that time I said I was surprised that the
florists' clubs had not been merged into the S. A. F.
long ago, as that seems the easiest and best way of
starting affiliation. I think I can say to you without
contradiction that the florists' clubs are the direct off-
spring of the national society, and therefore, we owe
her something.
The oldest florists' club in the country, the Philadel-
phia Club, was started to entertain tlie national So-
ciety. After this was successfully done, the majority
of the public spirited and wise got together and thought
it best to try and keep together those men who had got
acquainted by this time, and form a permanent club on
the same lines as the S. A. F., but locally only, and
they won. It was not long before other good and true
men in the large cities took up the good work started
in Philadelphia. Florists' clubs were started every-
where over the country. Who will estimate the good
these florists' clubs have done to our profession? Again
I will say, and I think without contradiction from you,
that if these florists' clubs had not come into being our
profession would not have attained the high standard
it has today. Well and good so far.
Now, fellow members, I do not believe that there is
one among you who will not agree to this, that there is
strength in concentration of effort. Here we are, mem-
bers of the S. A. F. and 0. H., joined in convention to
uplift and advance our profession. Once a year we
come together from all over this great country to con-
sult. Most of us have not seen each other or heard
from each other for a year, and in very many instances
for several years, because often one cannot get away to
come a long distance to attend the convention. Years
go by, and one loses interest in the doings of our na-
tional Society. That is only natural. Now this loss of
interest of the individual member is what keeps our
national Society from growing to the dimensions it
should long ago have attained. Not that the individual
member was unable to attend the convention, but to
keep his interest alive, is the vital question. If we can
do this, he will be with us always in spirit if not in
person. At present he pays his yearly dues, and he
will receive a copy of the proceedings of the convention,
and thereby could keep himself posted if he reads it.
But how many do? The trade papers wiU print an
account of the whole transaction, and the essays as well;
that about ends the direct influence of the S. A. F.
and 0. H. for a year with most members. With a flor-
ists' club it is different; they meet once a month to
bring their members there to Usten, to think, and to en-
joy. That holds their interest. By merging with these
clubs, we can bring the same interest to bear on the
affairs of our national Society in these monthly meet-
ings. That would keep the interest alive. We could
discuss and digest affairs long before we meet in our
yearly convention, when we will have a proper under-
standing of -what is wanted of us.
No more striking illustration can I bring before you
of what it means to come in contact with the members
and hold their interest in our convention, than by show-
ing you the S. A. F.'s records of the last three years,
regarding membership fluctuations in those States where
the conventions were held: New York, Maryland, and
Illinois. Illinois had, in 1910, 70 registered members;
in 1911, it was 74; in 1912, when the convention was
held in Chicago, it jumped to 195. Then Maryland:
in 1910 it had 30 registered members; in 1911, when the
convention came to Baltimore, it increased to 69; in
1912 it had fallen back to 4-7. In New York it stayed
around 130 to 170 for several years; in 1910 it jumped
to 238 when the convention was held in Rochester.
Last year it had dropped back to 220; on the downward
grade again. These figures prove beyond doubt that
we must get closer together and keep in touch through-
out the year, so that the interest in our national So-
ciety is kept alive. As long as we are not able to hold
these fluctuating members, progress, and with it, useful-
ness, will be slow and half-hearted. Once the step is
taken to unify our much scattered interest, other soci-
eties will soon follow, as the benefits derived from con-
certed action are so many and so obvious as to appeal
to societies fighting single-handed for advancement.
A great and strong national society will carry a dignity
with it which alone is worth a great deal to every mem-
ber of our profession, and I feel quite sure it will
bring about a change in the attitude of the growing
generation, in regard to horticulture. They will come
to reahze that it is a science as high in aim and broad
in scope as any. This will bring about a higher stand-
ard of men employed in horticulture, which in time will
work great changes toward the betterment of all.
I never had the pleasure to get close to our late friend
and member, W. R. Smith of Washington, D. C, so I
cannot say for a certainty what was in his mind when
for over ten years he tried his best to get the S. A. F.
and O. H. a national charter; a most unusual thing, so
I have been informed. I think he was a great dreamer.
One of those gifted men who imagines things, and I
have no doubt in my mind that when he tried to get this
charter his vision showed him the great destiny of hor-
ticulture, and while a dreamer, he was still practical
enough to try and give his beloved profession the cloth
of security and dignity it needed. He was successful' in
his attempt, and we reverence him for his achievement.
We are thinking of erecting a suitable memorial for
our late friend W. R. Smith, but fellow members, what
better memorial can we put up for him than to build
along the lines he dreamt about: a strong and powerful
national Society of Horticulture, built to promote and
take care of its various interests. I feel confident that
such must have been his thoughts, and when once these
hopes are realized, the gratitude in their hearts of thou-
sands of men in our profession, where there are only
hundreds now, for the man who long ago saw and pro-
vided, as I have said before, the cloth of security and
dignity for it. This gratitude in our hearts toward his
memory is the finest memorial we can bestow on Iiim,
and I feel sure he would not wish for any better.
Now, fellow members, will you help to bring about the
realization of hopes and dreams, not alone of our late
friend, but of many other members who have spent
years of thought and earnest effort to crystallize our
long scattered interest. To stop the ever new splitting-
up process into special societies, and with it the weak-
ening of the old mother Society, every one of you before
me, and all those who read these lines, should feel it
his solemn duty to bring about a betterment of these
conditions. The obstacles are mostly imaginary and
fanciful; when closer looked into, there really is only
one, but an obstinate one, and that is the lethargy and
disinterestedness of the men who will be mostly bene-
fited by this change. "I should worry. It is good
enough for me. It has been that way for over 25 years."
Such and other sayings of men who should take a
keener interest in such affairs form the real stumbling
Ijlock, but to men of this class I want to say: Do you
realize where progress in this world would be if we kept
on that platform? We would be living in a cave and
wearing fig leaves for clothes. No sir, we must ad-
vance, and this craving for better conditions and facili-
ties is what brings about progress. Don't think be-
cause you are a member of some florists' club, or a
member of the Carnation Society, that that is all is
needed of you, that there is no necessity for you to be
a member of the S. A. F. That is wrong. You should
take in the whole situation. Always he broad in your
\-iew. Think of others as well. We are all together in
the same boat. So let our motto be "One for all, and
all for one."
Here are the suggestions I have to make in regard to
the duty of the florists' clubs towards the S. A. F.
Of course this depends on the action of the S. A. F.
to reject or recommend as best suited for this purpose.
The florists' clubs to pay for each member from $1.50
to $2 into the treasury of the S. A. F. These members
of the florists' clubs become automatically members of
the S. A. F. by paying this extra fee. Any one not a
member of any florists' club to pay the old dues that
now prevail. As this would bring quite a large sum
of money into the treasury of the S. A. F., it would be
able then to start that so much needed Press Bureau,
which is to advertise nation-wide, or rather to educate
the public through magazines and newspapers; to pro-
tect ourselves from excessive freight and express rates;
to keep in touch with legislation regarding toUs on
plants, seeds, bulbs, and whatsoever else pertaining to
our business; experiment stations, schools for garden-
ing, recognition by the Government in its mail depart-
ments, parcel post, and the census, and prove to them
that we are worth looking after. These are some of
tlie most important issues and enough to show anyone
that afaiiation is needed. Of course all this takes
money, and only a large membership can bring this about.
Our national Society would not have to change its
by-laws to any great extent, unless to accept the
florists' clubs as part of the S. A. F. and O. H. for
mutual help and advancement. Of course the dues
would have to be regulated to suit the occasion, and
the principal change for the florists' clubs would be the
yearly dues as well. To show the working of my sug-
gestions in this merging of the two societies, I would
suggest this: the secretary of a florists' club is informed
of all matters pertaining to the interest of our national
Society's affairs, giving us all chances to keep in close
touch with such. The florists' club again acting as
agent for its members in case of trouble: as an instance,
the article in one of the Philadelphia papers bearing
on how costly flowers were to be at Easter, and that
the Rose growers had formed a trust and were to
boost the prices for Easter. Such foolish statements
should be turned over to the secretary of the florists'
club by members of the club who read the article, the
secretary of the club in turn giving it to the secretary
of the national Society, who should turn it over to the
Press Bureau to correct with the proper article in
these papers to counteract the damage done. Another
suggestion: take an overcharge of expressage, as has
happened to me. I pay approximately from $75 to
$100 per year more expressage than the company has
any right to ask for, as the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission regulated these rates for us five or six years
ago. But what can I, or one or two others in my
locality, do to change this extortion by the express
company? Nothing. A strong national Society could
take this matter up and get us redress in short order.
Is that worth $2 a year to anyone? How much harm
was done to the trade through such an article as I
have just mentioned? It is beyond estimation. Truly
it is worth to the Philadelphia florists to pay $3 extra
per year to have this protection from our national
Society. Of course, these are some of the personal sug-
gestions, and it is up to the committee on affiliation to
work up proper rules and have them enacted at this
meeting. But the less red tape, the better. The main
thing is to get together in as easy, convenient and
common sense a way as possible.
Take, for instance, Pennsylvania, which in 1912 had
163 recistered members in the S. A. F. The Philadel-
phia Florists' Club has nearly 300 active members.
We have possibly over 600 florists' club members in
Pennsylvania. There are about five or six clubs in
that State, and only 163 are members of our national
Society; and so you will find it in all States. The pro-
portion of our men in business to the membership of
the S. A. F. is very small. I think we will have no
trouble to get from 8.000 to 10,000 members in a
short while if this affiliation takes place.
Now I most earnestly request all officers and mem-
bers of different florists' clubs to take notice of this:
we must make a start and do this, make the essay
of their January meeting "Affiliation," and at the Feb-
ruary or March meeting take a vote and see how your
club stands regarding this movement. I think by that
time everyone should be able to understand the vital
question of this movement. Then we will be able to see
whether the indifferent and "it-is-good-enough-for-me"
fellow is still in the majority. But, fellow members,
I feel confident that the realization of affiliation is
near at hand. I know that all the best and alilest men
in our profession are backing it. Several of our former
presidents have tried to bring about some result toward
such amalsramation. Philip Breitmever, F. R. Pierson,
W. F. Stewart, Wm. F. Gude, and R. Vincent, Jr.,
and our present president, J. K. M. L. Farquhar. The
first time I met our President Farquhar, after his
election last Summer, at a committee meeting in New
York last Fall, he said to me: "How can we bring
about affiliation?" showing what was foremost in his
mind, and most essential to the future success of our
national Society. •=»i«q
Fellow members, the time is here to do something;
we owe it to the mother Society, we owe it to ourselves,
and to our chosen profession. Shake off this indiffer-
ence and lethargy; look around you; see what other
business interests are doing, and you will find that they
are all solid to their interest. Are we less in need of
it? I say, no! Are we less intelligent? Again, no!
Are we slow and selfish? Here I have to shout, no!
I feel sure you will answer these questions the way I
did. Then why, in the name of common sense, don't
we go to work and unify our interest and take the
place we should occupy in the front rank among other
business interests? Horticulture is large enough, with
its many miUions im'ested in it and tens of thousands
of fellow workers. The object of a convention is to
better our conditions in business, and to help one an-
other. It is not fair for 1500 members or less of the
S. A. F. and O. H. to do all the work and pay the
cost, while the other ten or fifteen thousand interested
in our business get the benefit of whatever comes from
it, without paying their share of work or money. By
amalgamation with the florists' clubs, we will get thou-
sands of such delinquent florists, who at the present
time do not seem to see the point at issue or do not
care, but who will, if this is properly explained to them
at their home club meeting, I feel sure, vote for affiliation.
Fellow memliers, we ha\e a duty to fulfill toward
Uie destiny of our profession, toward tlie welfare of
our children. Do not let us fail. That the realization of
this movement will soon be an assured fact, is the ear-
nest wish of all its well wishers.
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
407
Society of American Florists ani
Ornamental Horticulturists
Officers of the S. A f. and 0. II. for 1913
President
J. K. M. L. FARQUHAR, Boston. Mass.
Vice-President
THEODORE WIRTH. Minneapolis, Minn.
Secretary
JOHN YOUNG. 54 W. 2Sth St., New York
Treasurer
WM. F. KASTING, Buffalo, N. Y.
Board of Directors
For One Year.— Harry A. Bunyard, New York
City. E. Allan Peirce, Waltham. Mass.
For Two Years. — Chas. H. Totty. Madison, N. J.
John Evans, Richmond, Ind.
For Three Years- — Thomas Roland, Nah.
twenty-ninth annual
meeting and exhibition
HELD IN THE
NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
AUGUST 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 1913
Mass. August Poehin
Ex-Officio.— Richard Vii
, Mo
it. Jr., Whit
Grove, 111.
Marsh,
National Flower Show Committee
;has. H. Totty, Cbairman, Madison, N. J.
W. A. Manda, South Orange, N.J.
W. N. Craig, Philadelphia, Pa.
W. N. Rudd, Chicago, 111.
Thos. Roland, Nahant, Mass.
George Asmus, Chicago, 111.
of. A. C. Beal, Ithaca, N.
Prof. H. H. Whetzel, Itha
t. Prof. Thos. B. Symo
College
F. Gude,
Washington Rep. of the Society,
Washington, D. C.
Supt. of Exhibition, John Young, .54 W.28th St.,
New York.
Tariff and Legislative Committee
Wm. F. Gude, C6airmiin, Washington, D. C.
Patrick O'Mara, New York
James McHutchison, New York
Philip Breitraeyer, Detroit. Mich.
Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass.
Winfried Rolker, New York
Committee on School Gardens
Beniamin Hammond, Cbairman. Fishkill-on-Hud-
son, N. Y
C. B. Whitnall, Milwaukee, Wis.
Robert Craig, Philadelphia, Pa.
Michael Barker, Chicago, 111.
F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y.
UNDl'^U the efficient leadership of Vice-President
Thcodiire Wirth, whose efforts were ably cd-
^^^^-^^1 operated in and brought to full fruition by
W^S a host of willing and enthusiastic local coni-
itteemen among the Twin City florists, the twenty-
ninth annual Convention proved in all particulars an
unqualified success.
One of the pronounced features was the outdoor ex-
hibit which was in the finest of order and reflected the
greatest credit on Mr. Wirth and on all who participated
with him in its preparation and designing.
The appointments of the Armory were of the finest,
and meeting rooms for the Convention in general as
well as for the subsidiary organizations were provided,
which added greatly to " the comfort and convenience
of all and aided in the dispatch of business without noise
and without interruption and amid the most appropri-
ate surroundings.
Taken as a whole, the Convention, the outdoor ex-
liihit and the trade exhibit reflected credit on the So-
ciety, the guests of the occasion and the florists and the
people of Minneapolis itself, a most attractive and well
kept city.
First Day— Tuesday Afternoon, Aug. 19
Opening Session
The first .session of the Convention was called to order
liy W. D. Desmond, president of the Minneapolis Flo-
rists' Club, who said;
Ladies and gentlemen — On behalf of the Minneapoli';
Florists' Club, we wish you a hearty good time here and
hope when you leave our city that you will carry away
with you the most pleasant recollections of your visit
here. I have now the honor to introduce our esteemed
vice-president, Theodore Wirth, of this city. (Applause.)
Theodore Wirth
sident-elect of the S. A. F. <
1914 CONVENTION CITY
BOSTON, MASS.
j OFFICERS FOR 1914 i
I THEODORE WIRTH ----- President I
I PATRICK WELCH - - - Vice-President i
I JOHN YOUNG Secretary i
I W. F. KASTING ------ Treasurer j
Opening Remarks by Vice-President Wirth
Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, fellow members
and friends — .Sometimes we have dreams, sometimes we
are glad if our dreams do not become true, sometimes
we are glad when they do become true. We boys here
in Minneapolis have dreamed for a number of years of
the coming of the S. A. F. to Minneapolis and we are
now mighty glad that that dream has become true. We
believe that your coming here to our city will help us
in every respect and will help the city of Minneapolis.
But whatever is to be said in welcoming you to our city
1 leave to our esteemed and beloved Mayor, his Honor
Wallace G. Nye, whom I have now the pleasure and
jirivilege to introduce to you. (Long and continuous
applause.)
Address of Welcome
Hon. Wallace G. Nye delivered an address of welcome
Officers of the S. A. F. and 0. H.— Conlinueci
Judges for the Trade Exhibition
Classes E. and G.
P. Welch, Cbairman, 226 Devonshire St.. Boston,
Mass.
W. F. Kasting, 383 Ellicott St., Buffalo, N.Y.
C. F. Rice, Minneapolis, Minn.
Classes A.,B. andF.
John R. Fotheringham, Ctairman, Tarrytown, N.Y.
L. H. Vaughan, 101 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111.
J. D. Eisele, Riverton. N.J.
Classes C. and D.
E. Allan Peirce. Cbairman, Waltham, Mass.
Adolph Poehlmann, Morton Grove, 111.
M. A. Patten, Tewksbury, Mass.
Competitive Eihihits
Philip Breitmeyer. Cbairman, Miami Ave.. Detroit.
Mich.
Charles U. Fohn, Glen Eyrie. Colo. Springs. Colo.
Samuel Murray. 913 Grand Ave.. Kansas City. Mo.
Officers of the Minneapolis florists' Club
President W. D. Desmond
Vice-President R. A. Latham
Secretary Cal. F. Rice
Treasurer A. S. Rice
Trustees — C. N. Ruedlinger, Chas. J. C. Hauck,
Wm. H. Bofferding.
Officers of the Minnesota State florists' Association
President Hugh S. WiU
Vice-President Olaf J Olson
Secretary Stephen D. Dysinger
Treasurer Elof P. Holm
Trustees — ^Theodore Wirth, C. N. Ruedlinger,
LeRoy Cady, L. L. May.
which especially pleased his audience because of its evi-
dent sincerity and the absence of the conventional form
of welcome which often means so little. He said:
Minneapolis is very much pleased at the opportunity
of being hostess to the members of your Society. She
bade me as her messenger come to you this afternoon
and bring to you her fairest salutations and her most
cordial greetings. She bade me extend to you a wel-
come as sweet as the flowers which you cultivate, as gen-
erous as are they in giving off their fragrance and their
beauty. It has been my pleasure during the past few
months to welcome to Minneapolis a very large number
of ladies and gentlemen who have come as delegates to
various conventions, but this is the first opportunity I
have had to extend a welcome to Minneapolis to guests
who have come to us and have brought not
only their own entertainment with them, but have
provided the means of entertaining our own
people. (Applause.) The exhibit in this building and
outside has brought to the people of Minneapohs an
opportimity for the pleasurable exercise of their physical
senses in seeing things that are beautiful and in learn-
ing the work which this Society has done, that they
appreciate most highly. Minneapolis is always glad to
welcome guests and she knows that the strongest and
the most lasting impressions are those that are formed
through the exercise of the sense of sight. The gran-
deur of the ocean, the magnificence of the mountains,
the glory of the starlit heavens, the beauty of even the
simplest flower which you cultivate, cannot be described
to us fully in words. And so Minneapolis is indeed
glad to have men and women come within her gates and
give them an opportunity to gaze upon her charms
which we believe are so abundant. I appreciate the
fact from certain comments I have heard that you know
something of our worth— that is, the Wirth that we spell
with "I." (Applause.) But we are also glad that you
are here to learn something of the worth of this city
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that is spelt with an "O." We appreciate this testi-
monial that you have given to our Supt. of Parks. We
of Minneapolis know of his accomplishments, althougli
sometimes handicapped, and we are glad to learn that
he is appreciated among you, and we shall rejoice if
he can continue in your service in whatever capacity
it is your pleasure to place hira. (Applause.)
His Honor then briefly outlined the geographical
and other advantages of the city and in concluding,
said: So, my friends, I want to say that MinneapoUs
wishes to extend to you her very warmest welcome.
She bade me say to you that if there be any of your
members who cannot resist her charms and want to stay
here permanently she will try and And a place for you.
On the other hand, if you are able to resist the charms
of Minneapolis and get away at the conclusion of this
Convention she hopes you will carry with you the mo.st
sweet and lasting memories of your stay in our city.
(Applause.)
Vice-President Wirth— I would like to state that our
honored Mayor is also one of our Park Commissioners
and I have never yet asked the Mayor for anything
that I did not get. I really and seriously contemplated
at one time asking the Mayor to turn the Armory around
so that it would face the exhibit outside and I think
if I had asked him he would have done it, but I reflected
that the road on the other side would have to be put
back and I thought it would be asking too much. I am
now going to introduce to you a gentleman who will
answer the welcome of our Mayor and who needs hard-
ly any introduction whatsoever. He is so well known all
over the country that the minute he stands up you will
recognize him— W. F. Gude, of Washington, D. C.
(Applause.)
W. F. Gude replied to tlie address of welcome as
follows: About the end of July, Secretary Young wrote
me to be ready to respond to the address of welcome
by the Mayor "of this city. I could not help thinking
that if he could have included in his letter some informa-
tion as to what the Mayor was going to say, I believe we
could, with the aid of some of the orators that you
send down from this great State to Congress, have
framed a reply in some way worthy of the eloquent and
generous welcome just extended to us by his Honor
the Mayor. If I had listened to the secretary of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce, who was born in
Minnesota just a few miles down the Mississippi from
here, I would have said that it was the most natural
thing in the world for florists to come out here where
all the "flours" (Washburn, PiUsbury, and others) are
made. But only an ex-Minnesota man would perpe-
trate a thing like that. Rather would I quote that
other favorite of our secretary in regard to your won-
,derful city. He talks as mucli about Minneapolis by
the way, as he does about Washington. "Minneapolis,"
said he, "why. Will, Minneapolis is considerably above
St. Paul and just a little below the other angels." So
you see I have come here with very large expectations,
and they have not been disappointed. He has the
most remarkable story to teU of the State. He claims
that at one time his telephone number in Merriam Park
was "Miday 2-L," and he dared me to ask a real English-
man to call that number. (Laughter.) We made due
allowance for the natural pride of a native son of a great
State. We even smiled when he said that he knew when
lie crossed the Wisconsin line into Minnesota In the mid-
dle of the darkest night because he could hear the Minne-
sota wheat growing. But, ladies and gentlemen, after
seeing only a little part of your beautiful commonwealth
we are beginning to believe that he underestimated in
liis statements. It has been my good fortune to at-
tend many conventions of our organization, but I have
never attended one in a more progressive city — in a city
where nature has done so mucli for its fortunate resi-
dents, nor one where the residents extended a more
spontaneous, courteous and generous welcome to the
stranger within their gates. Neither have I attended
any convention that so impressed me as has the exhibit
without this building — not within. (Applause.) I have
been attending these conventions since 1891, and never
have I seen an exhibit that seemed to me to so uplift
our profession and to so vividly illustrate to everyone
who sees it what can be done with flowers to beautify
a city. Never have I seen this so forcibly exemplified
in any community as in this outdoor exhibit that we
have here now. (Applause.) It will not only leave a
lasting impression on the citizen here and the visiting-
florists from all parts of the United States who are here
to see it, but also upon those who will read about it in
our journals. Thus, its good effects will not only be
felt iby the residents of Minneapolis and St Paul, but
upon innumerable others to whom it will carry the les-
son that is beyond value, the message that flowers are
the missing link between the spiritual and the mortal.
The sooner we realize that fact, the better for our pro-
fession and the better for the general uplift of mankind.
Mr. Mayor, for my colleagues and myself, I thank you
for the cordial welcome you have extended. I am sure
that we will enjoy ourselves as much, if not more, in
your beautiful city as any that we have ever visited,
i am sure that every one of us will go back home with
a message to the absent ones of what tliey missed by
iiot attending this MinneapoUs Convention. In behalf
of the Society of American Florists and all present, I
thank you. (Applause.)
Vice-I'resident Wirth then introduced FresWent
Farquhar, who was greeted with a round of applauf.c.
Before proceeding to his prepared address, President
Farquhar said: I feel that it is peculiar pleasure to have
been called upon to preside over the meeting of the
Society in Minneapolis. There is no city whose appeal
to me would be greater than this. I am going to serve
notice on all of you now that the sessions of the Con-
vention will commerce promptly at the hour indicated
in our program in order that we may get through
our business speedily and be able to devote the spare
moments we have to enjoying the many things that the
good Mayor of Minneapolis, our friend Mr. Wirth, and
the florists of the Twin Cities have provided for our
enjoyment. (Applause.)
President Farquliar then delivered liis address as
follows:
President Farquhar' s Address
Ladies and Gentlemen: Never has it fallen to the lot
of a president to make his convention address under
such favorable conditions as exist in our Society at this
our 29th annual meeting.
Since we last met we have progressed and increased
our influence to such a degree that a review of the year's
proceedings miglit well be devoted to laudation rather
than to suggestion and criticism.
We did well in deliberately deciding upon beautiful
jAlinneapolis for our meeting this year. The wisdom of the
selection is already manifest; nor did we choose Minne-
apolis alone — but the Twin Cities, which are one in hor-
ticultural spirit, one in effort for a successful convention,
and one in welcoming us to their midst. Yonder river
does not divide the twins; they are linked beyond its
waters.
A Busy Year
Since our Chicago Convention the Society has been un-
usually active. The great success of the New York flower
sliow was accomplished only by the untiring work of
your officers in co-operation witli those oi the New York
Florists' Club and other local organizations. Especially
must I commend the zeal and work of Mr. Charles H.
Totty.
Meanwhile, our Vice-President, Theodore Wirth, has
been busy with his outdoor garden exhibit in connection
with this Convention, a feature but once before attempted
and then on a comparatively small scale.
Mr. W. F. Gude, our Washington representative, as
chairman of the committee on tariff and legislation, has
done much to secure satisfactory action on the classifi-
cation of horticultural imports in the new tariff.
Officers
Out bylaws wisely provide that several of our commit-
tee shall change gradually, as in the case of executive
and National flower show committees. I am opposed to
spasmodic changes, and I believe that our vice-presidents,
where they have been active in promoting the interests
of the Society, might well be re-appointed by incoming
presidents, as has been done not infrequently.
State Vice-Presidents
A former State vice-president recently asked me,
"What besides making a report of trade conditions in
his State is there for a vice-president to do?" I replied
that at present the Society did not seem to be making
all the use it could make of its State vice-presidents.
I think that the annual report, the submission of which
is in some instances neglected, is but a small part of the
work that oflicer might do.
I am convinced that great good would result if the
vice-president of each State would consider the S. A. F.
and O. H. members therein as constituting a society of
themselves under his (or her) charge; and if he or she
would call these members together once or twice each
year, matters affecting their interests could be discussed
and acted upon. Then through the secretary and execu-
tive committee the full support of the Society could be
accorded to the members of any State, when in need of
its helpful influence.
Such State meetings might be held in connection with
any important flower show or other horticultural meet-
ing in a leading town, under the direction of our State
vice-president.
Headquarters in Washington
Frequently, attention has been called to our obliga-
tion, under our charter, to establish a permanent domi-
cile in Washington.
In a few years it will be necessary for us to petition
Congress for permission to hold property beyond the
present limit of our charter, which is fifty thousand
($50,000) dollars. We should at once begin to make
good our delinquency in having failed up to the present
time to establish our office in Washington; and having
done so, .we wiU be in better standing when we ask Con-
gress to permit us to hold property up to ten or twenty
times our present limit — a round million would be none
too much.
Parcel Post
The recent raising of the parcel post limit to twenty
pounds weight by the Postmaster-General, is a step in
the right direction. It is to be hoped that soon the hor-
ticultural interests will be able to obtain a better rate
than the present one of eight cents per pound for their
products.
The Executive Board
The work of the Executive Board is much more ardu-
ous than many members of the Society realize. They
have intimate knowledge and insight of the affairs of
our organization not possessed by the majority of our
members. ^Vt times the recommendations of this board,
which actually controls our doings for fifty-one weeks
of the year, have not seemed to receive the responsive
approbation and support of the Society which their im-
portance would have appeared to justify. I feel that the
suggestions of this board should receive more thoughtful
consideration.
Congratulation
In conclusion, fellow members, let me say that, not-
withstanding the few suggestions I have made, the bur-
den of my message to you this morning is congratula-
tion.
Our .Society has grown, grown numerically, grown in
financial strength, grown in influence and power as an
organization helpful to its members in trade. It has
grown as a factor in promoting horticulture and the love
of flowers among all classes of our people.
Your officers, your vice-president, your secretary, your
treasurer, your executive committee, your national flower
show committee, and your other officers and committees
have done their work faithfully and well, and for the re-
markable physical and material growth of our Society,
which their various reports will disclose, there is but one
comment — congratulation. And for your wisdom in
choosing them, as well as for having so wisely selected
this city for our present convention, you, fellow mem-
bers, have my heartiest congratulation.
On motion, the recommendations in the President's
address were referred to a committee consisting of Ciias.
H. Totty, S. B. Dysinger, A. T. De La Mare, George
Asmus and P. Breitmeyer.
The next business in order was the report of Secre-
tary Young, as follows:
Secretary Young's Report
The Secretary's financial report shows the affairs of
the Society to be in a very healthy condition. Undoubt-
edly the vote of the Chicago convention to meet in
Jlinneapolis was a very wise one. The florists' interests
are increasing rapidly in the West and Northwest, and
tlie meeting in this city will give those interested in the
florists' trade an opportunity of becoming members,
visiting the convention, and seeing and learning what
the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Hor-
ticulturists is doing for them. The number of new mem-
bers taken in at this time is very gratifying. While it
is to be regretted that the receipts from tlie trade ex-
iiibition are not as large as they were at the last con-
\ention — the receipts this year are a little less than
¥4000 — still tlie exhibition is very comprehensive. There
are over sixty firms represented, and as the expenses
have been kept down wlierever possible tliere will be a
substantial balance to turn into the treasury. The out-
door planting exhibition, which was under tlie able
supervision of Vice-President Theo. Wirth, speaks for
itself. It is many years since anything of the kind has
been attempted by our Society, and the results obtained
are very satisfactory and have been the cause of much
favorable comment. While this outdoor planting ex-
hibition did not receive the support it deserved, still
there are thirty-two leading firms represented. It is
understood that these outdoor planting exhibitions will
be continued in the cities where future conventions arc
held, and should be the source of some revenue to the
Society in addition to their educational features.
Membership
From January 1, 1913 to August 9, 1913, there have
been added to the membership list the names of 12.5
annual members and 25 life members. On August 9,
1913, the list of those in good standing was as follows:
Pioneer members 38
Life members 353
Annual members 933
Total 1303
In addition to this dues are owJng for the
1911 assessment, from 66 members
1911-12 assessment, from 129 members
1913 assessment, from 311 members 506
Making a total membership of 1810
137 of the above are active lady members.
Viifiu.st 23, 1013.
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Sir it can be seen that the membership of the Society
is gradually increasing. Many of those owing back dues
liave paid since this report was made up, and several
will pay during convention week. Many new names
lia\'e been added, and I have every confidence that at
Ihe end of the year 1913 this Society will have a list
of ;J000 members in good standing. The trade at large,
througli the wide publicity given the Society by the
trade press and through other channels, are awakening
and see the benefits of joining the Society, and it should
be only a short time before this Society will have a
list of members such as the organizers had hoped and
looked forward to.
The following have sent in one or more names for
membership since the last convention:
Florists' Telegraph Delivery, 26; P. Welsh, 2; S. S.
Pennock, 1; Chas. U. Fohn, 2; W. F. Kasting, 3; David
Rust, 1; C. F. Rice, 4; J. K. L. M. Farquhar, 1; H. J.
Fletcher, 1; Theo. Wirth, 3; C. N. Ruedlinger, 5; H. E.
Philpott, 5; E. C. Newberry, 1; A. T. De La Mare, 1;
M.TJarker, 1; E. P. Holm, T; J. S. Wilson, 1.
Since the last convention the following members have
died:
A Baldocchi, September 4, 1912; George J. Edwards,
September 17, 1913; F. P. Baum, November 12, 1912;
J. T. Temple, January 4, 1913; Chas. H. Barrett, Feb-
ruary 6, 1913; Wm. Blacker, February 21, 1913; P.
Einsmann, March 13, 1913; John A. Payne, March 31,
1913; H. P. Campbell, April 1, 1913; Wm. B. Sands,
April 8, 1913; G. L. Grant, May 8, 1913; Julius Roehrs,
July 20, 1913.
Plant Registration
The following plants have been registered since the last
convention:
No. 496, Oct. 10, 1912, Rose, Mrs. Chas. Russell, by
Waban Rose Conservatories, Natick, Mass.
Oct. 15, 1912. the following Cannas, by the Conrad
& Jones Co., West Grove, Pa:
No. 497, Blanche Wintzer; No. 498, Loveliness; No.
499, Jennie Walls Fahnline; No. 500, Panama; No. 501,
Lorraine; No. 502, Maid of Orleans; No. 503, Sam Tre-
lease; No. 504, Wonderful.
No. 505, Dec. 20, 1912, Azalea, by A. C. Zvolanek,
Lompoe, Cal.
Dec. 20, 1012, the following Sweet Peas, by A. C.
Zvolanek, Lompoe, Cal. :
No. 506, Camilla; No. 507, Excelsior; No. 508, Why
Not; No. 609, Dolansky Spencer; No. 510, Mona; No. 511,
Claudia; No. 512, Salma; No. 513, Vera; No. 514, Eola;
No. 515, Smalley Spencer; No. 516, Mrs. Sim Spencer;
No. 517, Bohemian; No. 518, Flora; No. 519, Venus; No.
520, Dora; No. 521, Diana; No. 522, Velma; No. 523,
Orella; No. 524, Una; No. 525, Olivia; No. 526, Goldiana;
No. 627, Laura; No. 528, Ina; No. 529, Elvira.
Jan. 31, 1913, the following Geraniums, by Richard
Diener & Co., Mountain View, Cal.:
No. 530, Dr. Richard Behrend; No. 531, Jack London;
No. 532, Julius Bherius; No. 533, Dr. Lincoln Cothran;
No. 534, Judge Lindsey; No. 536, Fresno; No. 536, H.
Plath; No. 537, Anna Eberius; No. 538, Palo Alto; No.
639, Fire Ball; No. 540, Los Altos; No. 541, Florence
Metzner; No. 542. Mrs. Edward Slock; No. 643, La Po-
loma; No. 544, Tamalpais; No. 645, J. Stitt Wilson; No.
646, Ramona; No. 647, Fire King; No. 648, Sacramento;
No. 549, Louisa Tetrazzini; No. 550, Mt. Shasta; No. 551,
Rosea; No. 552, Tacoma; No. 553, Hawaii; No. 564, Mary
Garden: No. 555, Mayor Ralph; No. 666, Governor John-
son; No. 557, Giftord Pinchot; No. 558, Gertrude Ather-
ton; No. 659, Richard Diener; No. 660, Mt. Hamilton;
No. 561, Alviso; No. 662, Sunnyvale; No. 563, Snow
Bird; No. 664, Gilroy; No. 566, Tivoli; No. 566, White
Beauty; No. 567, Billie Burke; No. 568, Fritzl Scheff.
No. 669, Jan. 31, 1913, new Cypripedium, Laura Mitch-
ell Kimball, by Mrs. Wm. S. Kimball, Rochester, N. Y.
February 16, 1913, the following Sweet Peas, by A.
C. Zvolanek, Lompoe, Cal.:
No. 670, Ogata; No. 671, Skyair; No. 672, Vera; No.
573, Cardinal; No. 674, Golden West; No. 575, Orange
Nora; No. 676, Norma; No. 577, Pink Nora; No. 678,
Nora; No. 579, Morning Star; No. 580, Goldiana.
No. 581, Mar. 10, 1913, Geranium, American Beauty,
by John Bauscher, Freeport, 111.
No. 582, Apr. 26, 1913, Aster, Sawyer Astermum, by
Albert Sawyer, Forest Park. 111.
No. 583, May 10, 1913. Geranium, Maryland, by R.
Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh. Md.
Awards
In the trade section of the National Flower Show,
New York, April 5 to 12, 1913, the following awards
were made:
Certificate of merit to Henry F. Michell Co., for Ge-
ranium Helen Michell; honorable mention to the same
firm for new hybrid Freesias.
Honorable mention to Joseph G. Neidinger for a new
device for showing Violets, Pansies, Sweet Peas and
all other short stemmed flowers.
Highly commended to Hontsch & Co. for their ex-
hibit of greenhouse boilers.
Highly commended to Kroeschell Bros. Co. for im-
proved greenhouse boiler.
Honorable mention to the King Construction Co. for
improved flat rafter greenhouse. Highly commended
to same company for new iron eave plate for green-
houses. Highly commended to same company for su-
perior arrangement of drip pan and improved shape
of eave throwing water away from side of the house.
Honorable mention to Schloss Eros, for novelties ex-
hibited in the florists' supply line.
Certifloate of merit, Coldwell Lawn Mower Co., for
its exhibition of demountable and interchangeable lawn
mowers.
Silver medal to J. M. Thorburn & Co. for general dis-
play.
Silver medal to W. E. Marshall & Co., for general dis-
play.
Certificate of merit to Max Schling for excellence of
floral art, shown In his exhibit in trade section.
National Flower Show gold medal to Peter Hender-
son & Co. for general display.
Silver medal and certificate of merit to Mt. Desert
Nurseries for display of Astilbes and Spiraeas.
. The other awards will appear in tlic ryiorl of tlic
National Flower Show Committee.
Other Medals
Silver medal awarded through the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society, Nov. 7, 1912, to George Melvln,
South Framingham, Mass., for Solanum Capsicastrum,
var. Melvinii.
Silver medal awarded through the Horticultural So-
ciety of Chicago, April 1, 1913, to Fritz Bahr, for dis-
play of specimen flowering plants, one or more varieties.
Bronze medal awarded through the Horticultural So-
ciety of Chicago, April 1, 1913, to C. W. Johnson for dis-
play of specimen flowering plants, one or more varieties.
Wm. F. Kasting of Buffalo, N. Y., then submitted his
report as treasurer showing healthy conditions of the
finances, and satisfactorily and fully accounting for all
money in his hands. We append the following summary :
Treasurer's Report
Tile treasurer's report showed a balance in tlie per-
manent fvmd on Jan. 1, 1913 of $13,993.57, and a balance
in the general fund on the same date of $12,129.01.
Receipts from Jan. 1, 1913 to Aug. 1, 1913 were $1142.37
for the permanent fund and $3250 for the general fund,
against which there were disbursements to the same
date of .f4271.0j. On Aug. 1, 1913 the balance in the
Minnehaha Falls
Minneapolis Park Systt
jiermanent fund was $15,135.94; in the general fund,
$11,107.96, and in the special fund from the National
Flower Show $1500.72, making a total balance on hand,
invested and in bank, of $27,744.62.
The report of the Society's Washington representa-
tive, W. F. Gude, was then read by that gentleman as
follows :
Report of Wm. F. Gude, Washington Representative
of S. A. F. and 0. H.
Tlie past year has been a busy one for your repre-
sentative in the national Capital, particularly as to
tariff matters affecting the members of our organization.
I have tried to keep constantly in touch with what was
going on in that line, and a full report of what has
been accomplished will be made by our tariil com-
mittee at this session.
By this time, I had hoped we would be able to report
a successful experimental Rose garden in Washington
under the direction of the United States Department
of Agriculture. However, the official legal machinery
necessary to put this project in motion has been work-
ing slowly, but we indulge the hope that the papers will
receive the signature of the Secretary of Agriculture in
a very short time, and the garden will be a properly
established factor.
Sentiment is being aroused toward securing from Con-
gress suitable legislation in reference to the Wm. H.
.Smith memorial, and we hope in the near future to
secure the assistance needed toward the erection.
It is a pleasure to report that the year has been a
prolific and prosperous one in and about the Capital
in our calling. Crops and business have been good,
and the florists generally have had a prosperous twelve-
month.
We will shortly have a national Rose garden at the
.Arlington grounds, covering not less than two acres.
This fact has come to my knowledge since writing the
foregoing report. I have also since then learned that
C. Leslie Reynolds, Supt. United States Botanic Gar-
dens, died suddenly on August 13, 1913.
Jlr. Gude, as chairman of the Wm. F. Smith Memo-
rial Committee, then presented his report as below:
Report of Wm. R. Smith Memorial Committee
Your committee, appointed at the convention held in
August, 1912, in Chicago, has been at work on the pre-
liminary arrangement toward securing funds for a
suitable memorial to the late William R. Smith.
Your committee did not feel at liberty to proceed
until after interviews had been arranged with Govern-
ment officials, Mr. .A-ndrew Carnegie, and the trustees
of the library left by Mr. Smith.
Consideration of what type of memorial would be
best suited to commemorate our late friend for all time
to come has not been taken up as yet.
In an interview this Spring between your chairman
and Mr. Carnegie, the latter expressed himself as very
much interested in the project. He did not wish to take
the initiative, however, and asked your chairman to see
first w,hat the florists of the United States would do.
These being heard from, he desired to know the result,
as he did not want the memorial erected without having
the privilege of contributing toward the expense of
its construction.
In the late Spring of 1913, your committee sent a let-
ter, copy of which is attached hereto, to all secretaries
of our kindred organizations (some sixty in number of
record) in the United States.
A number of replies received stated that the matter
would be taken up individually or collectively by mem-
bers from many cities. Encouraging reports have
come from other sources, and while no money has been
asked for as yet, $145 has been received and deposited
in bank with the Munsey Trust Co. of Washington,
T). C. ; 4 per cent, interest is being paid on this deposit.
The committee proposes to start an active campaign
in the early Fall for funds, giving all persons interested
in the memorial an opportunity to subscribe.
Chairman Gude was tendered a vote of thanks and his
report will be embodied in the annual proceedings, the
committee being continued.
President Farquhar: So long as we liave Mr Gude
here with us, we will keep him here and we will now
listen to his report on the establishment of an experi-
mental Rose garden on the Arlington farms.
National Experimental Rose Garden
For the Committee appointed March, 1912, to secure
permission from the U. S. Department of Agriculture
to establish an experimental Rose Garden on the Arling-
ton Farms, under the direction of horticultural experts
of the United States Government, W. F. Gude reported
as follows:
The committee has been actively at work. Official
application has been filed by the committees of the Rose
Society and the S. A. F. and O. H. In addition, the
committee has had a number of interviews with the De-
partment officials. It had been hoped tliat before this
i-eport was submitted the garden would have been estab-
lished, but owing to the change of administration some
delay has been experienced. The committee feels, how-
ever, that ere we meet in convention again we will have
a good report from a Rose garden actually established
and in operation at Arlington Farms, Virginia, where
Roses from all sections may be tested officially.
President Farquhar: We will hear still further from
.Mr. Gude, who as chairman will now present the re-
port of the Tariff and Legislative Committee.
William F. Gude: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen — If
I may be pardoned, I want to read the closing para-
iiraphs of an editorial that appeared in the Washington
Times a few days ago, before I read my report. It will
be inieresting to you to carry home with you and tell
your Congressmen and Senators, viz.: "It would seem
tliat any tariff bill, whatever tlie economic views or
political principles of its framers, would allow for an
cxcejition in such cases. But it has long been an axiom
among those who have been treated in much the same
way as .Johnson that it is too much to look for common
sense in tariff legislation. Withholding discretion from
inspectors may be a necessary means of preventing
graft; but, if so, the responsibility is on Congress to
anticipate exceptional cases and provide for them with-
out affronting the sense of propriety." Right along that
line I want to say now that I have in my room here
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at the hotel a copy of the Congressional Record under
date of August 16 in which it appears that when para-
graph 215, Section G, was up for discussion, Senator
Poindexter, of the State of Washington, took exception
to one or two paragraphs in reference to Hyacinths, on
which we had been working all Winter, and had arrived
at an agreement upon. He held them up. There are
two columns referring to that in this August 16 issue
of the Congressional Record. I wrote to several mem-
bers of the Tariff Committee who had worked very hard
and faithfully. There had been changes every day and
heaven only knows what the tariff bill will be if it ever
becomes law. There have been about ten different bills
printed now and they would make a stack that high
(the speaker with his hand indicated a height of about
three feet), and I do not believe anyone knows how
to straighten out the tangle. I will now read the re-
port of the committee.
Report of Tariff and Legislative Committee
As chairman of your Tariff Committee, it gives me
much pleasure to report to this body what has been
accompMshed by our committee.
The tariff is always such a debatable question that
no two florists, no two Representatives and no two
Senators ever agree as to what the duiy on a certain
item should be. So when we tried first to feel the pulse
of the trade, we soon found that it would be inadvisable
to work toward making duty changes, but as the former
tariff acts have contained so many absurdities and in-
correct classifications we decided to concentrate our en-
ergies toward having the rates clearly defined, so that
one florist would not be required to pay 25 per cent, duty
while another florist in a different State got the same
stock at either 15 per cent, or free of duty.
While it is necessary that the import duties upon
florist and nursery stock be' large enough to furnish the
proper amount of protection to American growers, it
is of still greater importance that the rate of duty be
clearly defined, and the same at all ports of entry.
Early in April, the committee sent out an appeal for
suggestions which was published in all the trade paper.s.
Strange to say, there was hardly anyone heard from
throughout the length and breadth of the United States,
which led your committee to believe that, on the whole,
the florists must be fairly well satisfied with conditions
as they were.
The Tariff Bill, as reported out of the Ways and
Means Committee, was full of absurdities, ambiguities
and incorrect classifications; had it become a law as it
then read, it would have involved the same amount of
fraud, vexatious uncertainty, and legal expense as have
former tariffs. The same stock was dutiable at 25 per
cent, and 15 per cent.; other stock was dutiable at $1
per 1000, and was also free. Hyacinth bulbs were rated
as "clumps." Greenhouse stock was dutiable at 35 per
cent, in Section 215, and at 15 per cent, in Section 216,
while evergreen seedlings were rated free of duty, but
no definition was made as to what evergreen seedlings
really were.
To correct these absurdities and errors, we introduced
in Congress eight amendments to the Tariff Bill, and
while our friends were telling us we could not get them
through, we had them passed by the Congressional com-
mittee ui charge of Schedule G. When the corrected bill
was printed, we found that four of our amendments
had been mutilated in Congress, but we later had those
four amendments corrected in the Senate committee, and
the bill, containing our eight amendments, is likely to
become a law in the very near future.
These are the amendments:
1. Section 215. The words "and all other decorative
or greenhouse plants" are omitted. This will make Or-
chids, Palms, Azalea indica, and cut flowers dutiable at
25 per cent, ad valorem, and all other greenhouse or
nursery stock not otherwise stated at 15 per cent, ad
valorem under Section 216. It will avoid disputes as to
what is greenhouse stock or nursery stock.
No. 9. Section 215. The word "bulbs" is added after
Hyacinths, dutiable at $2.50 per 1000 bulbs.
No. 3. Section 215. The word "herbaceous" is pre-
fixed to Peony. Some Peonies, as Peonia moutan, are
grafted shrubs and not bulbs, and are dutiable at 15 per
cent, ad valorem under Section 216 instead of $10 per
1000 under Section 215.
No. 4. Section 215, changed so as to read "all other
roots, root stocks, corms and tubers." This will aid in
exact classification and avoid expensive disputes.
No. 5. Section 216, the words "Rosa Rugosa" are added
after "multiflora." This is a most important change; it
makes Rosa Rugosa seedlings three years old or less
dutiable at $1 per 1000 unquestionably. The Govern-
ment cannot now collect duty of .$40 per 1000 as Roses
on Rosa Rugosa seedlings sold at $3 per 1000, as under
former tariffs. This will save honest importers much
expensive litigation and will largely prevent fraudulent
entries of budded Roses as brier Roses.
No. 6. Section 600. The word "coniferous" is pre-
fixed to "evergreen seedlings," and the words "four
years old or less" are added. This correction is of in-
estimable value to the Government and the honest im-
porter. It should prevent Boxwood, Bay Trees, Rhodo-
dendrons, Koster Blue Spruce, ICalmias, etc., being
brought in free of duty by reason of fraudulent en-
tries as "evergreen seedlings." It will also make large
evergreens five years old, or more, dutiable at 15 per
cent, ad valorem under Section 216.
These amendments correct and simplify the tariff
immensely as applied to horticultural imports. It will
make it much easier for the customs officials to detect
and correct fraudulent entries; it should avoid expense
to honest importers now that the rates of duty are
clearly defined, and it will prevent largely the confusion
and abuses which have arisen under former tariffs, ow-
ing to incorrect and varying Treasury decisions handed
down at different ports of entry on one item. These
amendments do not change the rates of duty on pro-
posed tariffs in any way. To have recommended them
would have meant the defeat of our important demands —
namely, a tariff free from errors and ambiguities. The
benefits of these changes are obvious to every florist, nur-
Trail along the banks of Lake Calhoun
Minneapolis Park System.
seryman and seedsman in the United States who either
directly or indirectly handles imported stock.
Now I am going to make one recomnlendation, but
before I do so let me explain that the tariff is made up
by our legislators to comply with what they consider
the country's needs. The first report of changes comes
from the Ways and Means Committee, so that unless
corrections are made in that committee they must he
in the form of amendments, and to be effective must be
carried by a majority in the House and Senate. Our
legislators consider that plants, nursery stock, bulbs
and seeds are in the same general class. They are mixed
together in the same schedules, so that any recommenda-
tions of changes or corrections must be presented or
endorsed jointly by florists, nurserymen and seedsmen.
Owing to the lack of co-operation between the three
organizations, I feel sure that had it not been for the
active support we got from New York importers and
Custom-house officials, we never would have gotten one
amendment through the House or Senate.
I therefore recommend that, as far as practicable,
your tariff committee include one man in the import;
business, one man resident in Washington, and that all
members be in active working touch with nurserymen,
seedsmen and others interested, so that only men will
be on this committee who can intelligently work and pub-
licly speak on the entire schedule, which includes all
horticultural imports.
Thanks are due James McHutchison of New York City,
a member of this committee, and without whose material
assistance little, if anything, could have been done.
Representative Taylor, and Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture B. T. Galloway are entitled to our thanks also.
The committee received the hearty thanks of the So-
ciety for what it had accomplished. Later, Wm. Gude
referred to the attempt of the newly formed Orchid
Importers' Association, the president of which, John E.
Lager, was present in Washington a short time ago, in
the endeavor to straighten out the classification of the
Orchid paragraph.
E. G. Hill was then accorded the floor and spoke as
foUows: I think we should felicitate ourselves upon
the financial condition of the organization as shown by
the reports that we have listened to this afternoon.
In the early days of this Society I was greatly in-
terested in the Florists' Hail Association and its forma-
tion. I was also greatly interested in the earlier days
of this Society in the formation of a reserve or sinking
fund; and I want this afternoon to tell you how greatly
I enjoy these reports of our splendid financial condi-
tion. We have got some money in our treasury now. I
tell you that a Society like this without a good big
fund behind it cannot accomplish much. It reminds
me of the story of a poor white man who wanted to
cross the Tennessee River He got to the river and he
found an old darky to whom he said: "Uncle, I want to
borrow ten cents from you." "What do you want the
ten cents for?" "I want to go over on the other side of
the river. I haven't any money, but if you will lend
me ten cents I will pay you back." And the darky'
said "I am not going to lend you any money because
a man that has no money is just as well off on one side
of the river as the other." (Laughter.) That is the
« ly I feel about our national Society. I want to see
this fund increase to a hundred thousand dollars, and I
beheve we are going to get there. I think we are great-
Ij indebted to Brother Gude for the work he has done
and the time he has devoted to our interests. We also
1 now that what Mr. Gude does he always does thor-
lughly. I think we ought to give him a vote of thanks
from this Society for what he has done for this profes-
sion in Washington. (Applause.)
The motion was seconded by Mr. Ebel and Mr. Gude
was given a rising vote of thanks.
Boston for 1914
Nominations for the 1914 Convention city being next
in order. President Farquhar read a letter of invita-
tion from Governor Eugene N. Foss of Massachusetts,
assuring the Society royal entertainment and welcome
in Boston should that city be selected. Another invi-
tation was read from Mayor John F. Fitzgerald of
Boston, and James B. Shay of Boston stated that he
WIS instructed to make the invitation in person on
behalf of Mayor Fitzgerald. He extolled the merits of
Boston as a Convention city and spoke of the interest
of that city in horticulture. Following Mr. Shay, Patrick
W elch produced a letter from the Boston Chamber of
Commerce, endorsing the invitation. Mr. Welch assured
the members an enjoyable visit if they voted in favor
of Boston. Wm. P. Rich mentioned the various florists'
organizations in Boston and in behalf of the Massa-
chusetts Horticultural Society extended a cordial invita-
tion.
Ex-President 'Vincent moved that the Convention be
held in Boston.
Eber Holmes, on behalf of the Gardeners and Flo-
rists' Club of Boston, read an enthusiastic invitation
from that body, which promised to do everything pos-
sible for the comfort and entertainment of the Society.
M. C. Ebel then seconded the nomination of Boston.
Secretary Young stated that he had received invita-
tions from several other cities, none of them, however,
backed by the local florists.
On motion of W. F. Kasting, seconded by Mr. Breit-
meyer, Boston was nominated as the 1914 Convention
city, and the nominations were then closed.
The Convention then adjourned until Wednesday
Second Day— Wednesday, Aug. 20
Morning Session
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. Presi-
dent Farquhar in the chair. Secretary Young read the
minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors held
at Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 25, 1913; also the minutes
of two later meetings in New York, all of which were
approved.
San Francisco's Invitation
Secretary Young then read the following telegram:
"San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 18, 1913. John 'Young, Sec-
retary S. A. F., Convention Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
The iPacific Coast Horticultural Society sends its greet-
ings to its brother members of the Society of American
Florists in convention assembled. We hope that your
Society has not forgotten the invitation already ex-
tended and accepted by you, namely, to convene at Sarf
Francisco, the Exposition City, in 1915. We are renew-
ing this invitation at this time and we want you to know
that this western land of sunshine, fruit and flowers,
will open its portals to the Society on the occasion of
a visit from its brother members two years hence. San
Francisco is now, after its great building epoch, better
than ever able to house you in its first class hotels, and
to entertain you, not only at the grounds of the great-
est Exposition ever held in the history of the world,
August 23, 1913.
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but also at every one of its thousand natural parks,
beaches, drives, nurseries and estates. The formal ac-
ceptance of our invitation is awaited with interest, and
we trust that your Convention will give us further
favorable endorsement. — Pacific Coast Horticultural So-
ciety, by DaniL4 Macrorie."
It was the sense of the meeting that no action could
be taken on this invitation at this time; therefore, it
was moved and seconded that tlie Pacific Coast Society
be notified of that fact, the Society being unable to ac-
cept an invitation two years in advance.
The President then announced that nomination of offi-
cers for 1914 was in order.
^Noiiiinations].ot^Officers
Wm. F. Fasting, rising to nominate Mr. Wirth,
spoke as follows: 1 am glad to see that there are so
many present this morning, because it shows the interest
that is taken. I rise to place a gentleman in nomina-
tion who is known to everybody, a man who has done
good work for years, a man who is doing good hard work
this year. During my incumbency as president of this
Society, it was my good fortune to see much of him at
that time, and I reappointed him to fill an unexpired
term, so that 1 know what he can do in the way of faith-
ful and efficient work. You have only to look about you
on the outside of this building to see evidence of his
work and his progressive spirit, gentlemen, a man whom
no obstacles can stop or discourage. He is an example of
the truth that it is not always the man who does the
loudest shouting and talking who accomplishes the most.
Our Society is progressing constantly upward and on-
ward, and this man, if he were elected as our executive
bead, would serve us well at Boston. He never stops at
anything, gentlemen, to attain a worthy purpose; he has
friends who will rally to his support, not only in the
West but in the East. He is well known all over the
East. Since he started in horticultural work he has left
his impress wherever he has been. I desire, gentlemen,
to place in nomination for the office of president for
this coming year, your present vice-president, Theo-
dore Wirth. (Great applause).
Harry A. Bunyard, seconding, said: I would like
to have the honor of seconding the nomination of Theo-
dore Wirth for president of this Society, because I be-
lieve that every other man present will join me in sec-
onding ttiis nomination and because I have known Mr.
Wirth myself for twenty-five years and have seen his
work. I outlined his career to a certain extent recently
in one of the trade papers. He is a man of a progres-
sive nature, always working for the advancement of
horticulture. He has constructive ability, as you see
exemplified out here in this outdoor exhibit. He has
administrative ability. I do not know that I can say
anything more at this time, for there are others who
may wish to follow me. 1 take the greatest pleasure in
seconding the nomination of Theodore Wirth for presi-
dent of this Society for the ensuing year.
Mr. Ebel also seconded, the nomination.
In nonnnating Patrick Welch of Boston for vice-
president, George Asmus said: I think that the most
pleasant of duties has fallen to my lot which I ever
experienced in all my life, that of placing before this
body the name of a candidate for the office of vice-
president than whom no other man among us all is
more highly esteemed. We are going to a city where
we know we will meet with a warm welcome, and we
know that the head of all the genial workers there is
the man I am going to place in nomination for vice-
president for next year, our dearly beloved brother,
Patrick Welch of Boston. (Applause.)
Jas. B. Shea, seconding, said: Yesterday, in the race
for Convention city for 1914, Boston was accused of
using too much wind. Today she will not be so ac-
cused, because I believe that everybody is in favor of
Patrick Welch without being told, and I take great
pleasure in seconding his nomination.
Mr. Coles, further seconding this nomination, said:
Mr. President — I have known Mr. Welch personally
for more than twenty-five years, and I do not know how
much longer, but I am sure it is longer even than that
and during all that time I have always esteemed him
as a prince of a man, so that I am only too glad to
second his nomination. Of course, he will be elected.
Irwin Bertermann of Indianapolis, also seconding,
said: We Westerners think a great deal of Patrick
Welch. He is away off in Boston, but we have had
our eye on him. We know him to a man and I take
great pleasure in seconding his nomination.
The nomination of a secretary was next in order,
and Past-President Vincent, rising to nominate John
Young, highly eulogized him and his services to the
.Society.
The nomination was seconded by Messrs. Kasting and
Coles.
For the office of treasurer, Irwin Bertermann placed
in nomination the present incumbent, W. F. Kasting
• of Biiff.ilo, the nomination being seconded bv Mr.
Breitmeyer, who referred in high terms of praise to
the hearty Interest Mr. Kasting had always manifested
in the duties of his position.
H. B. Dorner moved that all nominations be closed,
the motion being seconded by R. Vincent, Jr., and carried
unanimously.
It was agreed, there being no opposing candidates,
that Secretary Young be authorized, at the time of the
closing of the polls on Thursday morning, to deposit
a ballot for the Society for the election of these four
officers.
The Flood Sufferers
The report of the special connnittee of the S. A. F.
on flood sufferers was read. It showed that thirty-
live dollars in cash had been received and that there
had been a generous response to the call of the com-
mittee for plants and cut flowers. The offers of plants
was so widespread that the committee felt it in-
vidious to mention names. The committee used its
best judgment in the distribution of these plants and
trusted that no worthy person had beefi overlooked.
Wallace R. Pierson then reported for the publicity
committee as follows:
Report of Publicity Committee
At tlie last convention in Chicago the publicity ques-
tion was brought forward for discussion, and a motion
was passed by this Society authorizing a committee to
consist of one representative of each florists' club in
ihe- United States and Canada, to appoint a publicity
committee and elect a delegate to membership in this
National PubUcity Committee. At the same time Presi-
dent Vincent appointed a committee of three, with
Albert M. Herr as chairman. On Mr. Herr's resignation
from this committee I was appointed as chairman in
Mr. Herr's place. The validity of the appointment
of this committee is in question, and the national com-
mittee has never been able to secure a meeting.
Throughout the year the question of general pub-
licity and organized advertising has been freely dis-
cussed by the various florists' clubs in the country,
and in the cities there has been very great progress
made, and the improvement in business conditions in
the cities, according to reports, has been very satisfac-
torjf. At the International Flower Show in New York
a meeting of the National Publicity Committee was called
for, but during the strenuous days of the exhibition it
was never possible to get more than a few members of
this committee together, although a great many flo-
rists' clubs had appointed delegates to this committee
meeting.
There is a wonderful field for the florist in properly
placing before the public his product, in combined ad-
vertising and in keeping in touch with other cities to
know how they are handling the problem. The matter
has been taken up with the Daily Newspaper Associa-
tion, which is anxious to put the florists' clubs in touch
with newspapers in their own communities, and which
would explain to the florists' clubs or their committees
the benefits that could be derived from combined ad-
vertising.
Your committee requests that it be discharged, but
recommends that a meeting of the national committee
be called for the purpose of organization, and that this
committee report back to the convention a plan for
the organization of a Publicity Bureau, this plan to
be acted upon before adjournment by the convention
assembled.
The F. T. D.
Irwin Bertermann then addressed the chair briefly
on behalf of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery, call-
ing attention to the fact that every member there
had to belong to the S. A. F. and so was adding to
the membership of that Society and therefore should
have some recognition from the parent Society. Mr.
Bertermann was followed by Philip Breitmeyer and
George Asmus, who both spoke in terms of strong en-
dorsement of the work the Florists' Telegraph De-
livery was doing, not only in adding membership to
the S. A. F. but in making publicity for the business.
Wednesday Afternoon Session
The National Flower Show
Clwis. H. Totty, as chairman of the National Flower
Show Committee, opened the meeting with a report of
the financial results of the recent exhibition in New
York City, adding many side notes which will be of
considerable value to those in authority conducting
future national flower shows.
President Farquhar was emphatic that the institu-
tion of the iKition.il flower shows liy the S. A. F. was
the greatest thing it had ever undertaken and called
upon the various members of the National Flower
Show Committee for expressions of their opinion as
to the manner in which the work had been performed,
and asking further for expressions of opinion which
might be of value for future guidance. In response
to this several gentlemen spoke and the remarks made
will be embodied in our next week's issue.
At the ))rcsent moment we would simply emphasize
W. F. Kasting's remark to the effect that in the final
analysis it is the paid admissions on which the S. A.
F. must base its hope of success.
Adolph Farenwald then presented his credentials
from the Florists' Club of Philadelphia, asking for the
National Flower Show in 1916.
After a brief discussion it was decided that this
matter be left in the hands of the National Flower
.Show Committee with fidl power to act.
The re])orts of the judges of the trade exhibit were
then read.
Report of the Judges of Trade Exhibits
F. R. Pierson Co. — New Fern, Nephrolepis Elmsfordi.
Honorable mention.
The Carnation Support Co. — Carnation supports.
Honorable mention.
E. Allan Peirce. — Peirce paper flower pot. Certifi-
cate of merit.
Robert Craig Co. — New Fern, Nephrolepis robusta.
Highly commended.
Lion & Co. — Brazilian humming bird. Certificate of
merit.
H. Bayersdorfer & Co. — The tropical South American
humming bird, certificate of merit; imported prepared
burrs, highly commended.
M. Rice & Co. — Blooming Bromus, for decorative
work, highly commended; red cattails, highly com-
mended.
Schloss Bros. — Flower velvet ribbon, highly commend-
ed; velvet corsage tie, highly commended.
H. G. Dreyer, Son & Co. — Adjustable candelabra,
highly commended; corner ladder, highly commended.
Wertheimer Bros. — Silver lattice ribbon, highly com-
mended; anti-tarnish silver gauze ribbon, highly com-
mended; iridescent decorated ribbon, highly com-
mended.
The Peters and Reed Pottery Co. — Decorative line of
-Moss Aztec pottery, highly commended.
Table decorations. The awards were: First, Yerfa
Bros., Minneapolis; second, L. S. Donaldson Co.
Report of Committee on President's Address
The Committee on President's Address submitted the
following recommendations; As pertaining to increas-
ing the efficiency of the State vice-presidents, it is the
opinion of the committee that the organization of State
Florists' Clubs would be the most practical channel
through which their activities would bring results,
strengthening the cause of floriculture in general, and
interesting the members thereof to join the S. A. F.
and O. H.
Where several Clubs already exist in a State these
might be combined into a Federation of State Clubs.
Annual meetings of these State organizations could
be held once or twice a year on the occasion of a flower
show or other gathering. The secretary of the national
Society to be instructed to assist the organization in
every way within his power.
The committee recommends that each State vice-presi-
dent be allowed to expend for organization purposes a
sum of money not to exceed $25 per annum, the vouchers
for said expenditure to be approved by the officers of
the national Society and paid through the regular chan-
nels.
The committee further recommends that the secretary
of the national Society be instructed to keep a com-
plete record of the work accomplished by each State
vice-president, and in such a systematic manner as will
make these records available for reference at all times
by incoming officers of the national Society.
The work of the Executive Board of the S. A. K. and
O. H. is arduous; the conservative element in it is pre-
dominant and this committee voices President Far-
quhar's request that the members of the Society give
full consideration to the recommendations of said Ex-
ecutive Board as they may be from time to time pro-
mulgated, as its actions are invariably taken for the
general welfare.
The outdoor garden exhibit at Minneapolis, as men-
tioned by our president, is worthy of the highest
encomiums and this committee recommends that a simi-
lar feature be part of every future annual meeting
when practicable.
In view of the importance of the position held by
the Society's Washington representative, particularly
as it affects tariff and other legislation affecting the
florists' industry, this committee recommends that said
representative be authorized to be present in an ad-
visory capacity at every executive meeting of the
Board of Directors of this Society and that he be
granted the same traveling expenses as are now allowed
to directors.
It was moved, seconded and carried that the report
of the Committee on President's Address be concurred
in and accepted by the Society.
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John Young
Re-elected Secretary of the S. A. F.
Benjamin Hammond of Fishkill, N. Y., chairman of
the Committee on School Gardens, read the following
report of that committee:
Report of School Gardening Committee
In the city of Milwaukee there is a beautiful orna-
mental park on Grand Avenue, in which is a monument
to George Washington. At the foot of the pedestal
steinds a mother and her yoimg son, the mother pointing-
upward to the statue of Washington. This is an object
lesson of the first order, inspiring the child to high
ideals. Home gardening in Milwaukee is being well
looked after, and the results in that direction have
set an example countrywide. The work of the school
garden is an economic incentive that is producing valu-
able results; the home garden transforms many a bar-
ren lot into a bit of productive land, carrying with it
habits of industry and thrift.
The florists of America, scattered the country over
in the smaller cities and villages, are each a local ob-
ject lesson to inspire the growth of practical beauty.
The products of the greenhouse, large or small, are visible
in the cheering and beautifying of home, school or
public occasion. Your committee, realizing this im-
portant work, has, as far as lay in its power, aided in
stirring up this spirit by sending an illustrated circular
letter, nicely printed, to every superintendent of schools
where a member of the Society of American Florists
resides, and to each Commissioner of Education in every
State.
The school garden work is enthusiastically done in
many cities. Here in MinneapoUs and St. Paul will
be found notable examples of school gardening at its
best. In Milwaukee our committeeman, Mr. Whitnall, has
made a mark in beautifying plain places. In Washing-
ton, D. C, 30 years ago and less, it was unkempt and un-
tidy; today it is largely a "tidy town." A woman was a
prime mover there, Miss Sipe, and the Government de-
partment followed suit. In Cleveland, O., Miss Miller has
done more, I beheve, to improve plain home surround-
ings by her school garden work than John D. Rocke-
feller with his huge benefactions. At Wilkes-Barre,
Pa., is another example; Mr. Seybold, who at Baltimore
helped start the school garden work in that city,
is now transforming Wilkes-Barre. In Georgia, in the
city of Athens, teachers for other schools are being
trained as time will permit, and this work, wherever
it is done, starts a spirit of local leadership in tidiness
and beauty. Wherever you find the taste developing
among the people for tidiness there comes with certainty
the demand for flowers. The larger cities have led
off in this work. Of course the cities are the great
commercial markets for flowers, and the school garden
and home garden create a desire for these beautiful
products of the florists' vocation.
In Fishkill Landing school we had a teacher who had
a class largely made up of the pupils of the second
grade, and this lady gave as much attention as time
would allow to nature study. Children who may never
make professors or bookkeepers would take an interest
in this work and stick to it, developing mentally along
that fine wiuiout doubt ot practical uenent in tuturc
years.
Ill Canada tlie value of school garden work is prob-
ably more appreciaiea man m the smaller towns oi tlie
U. S. At Guelph, Ont., attention is given to affording
me teachers some personal instruction lo be useu in
iiieir professional woio.. m J-,ouisville, Ivy., mucn worK
lias been done in Hower growing, especially oi buios,
as Hyacinths, Tulips, Uanodils. In i'hiiaaclphia work
111 tne school garaen hne is keeping up. vv'iliiam
1 enn's original plan was to make ana keep his new
Lown a green town, where simiight miglit shine and
comfort and peace prevail. In lyisi over 9;i,y00 chil-
dren attended these gardens. At Hock Hill, S. C,
tlie teaching of school garden work and showing the mill
liands how to make gardens is being pressed by J. L.
Carberry, under direction of the Li. S. Bureau of Plant
industry. In Rliode Island, at the State College, King-
ston, lirnst K. Thomas is earnestly developing school
and liome gardens. He advocates flower borders for
each vegetable bed, and in a school garden plot puts a
liower bed in the center. At Haritord, Conn., in a
tour of the parks recently, evidence was visible of
the home culture of dooryards, and the opportunity for
the little folks to learn how to make gardens for flowers,
etc.
The management of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition at San Francisco is planning to have a grand
sliowing of school gardens, and in all this work no man
stands in more effective position to uplift his community
than the member of the Society of American Florists.
The school garden fosters the activities of child life;
the home garden certainly develops the sense of own-
ership and respect for private property. This we wit-
nessed in our own community, and no florist's estab-
lishment ever did a town anything but good.
The examples here cited are only one here and there,
picked out trom a mass of correspondence, showing the
interest in this work. As has been said, the committee
tlius far has simply gone as far as practicable in sug-
gestions to the men in charge of the local schools to
have an eye on a grand good work, that is, school gar-
dening, wherever it may be taken up.
Wednesday Evening
On Wednesday evening a stereopticon lecture by
Theodore Wirth, entitled "The Parks and Boulevards
of Minneapolis," was given in the ballroom of the Na-
tional Guard Armory.
The New President
Theodore Wirth was born iu 18(j3 in Winterthur, Swit-
zerland, the son of Conrad Wirth, a school-teacher. As
a boy he displayed a leaning toward the florists' and
gardeners' business and spent much of his leisure in the
greenhouses and gardens of a florist's establishment op-
posite the residence of his parents. Graduating from tiie
high school of his native town, he became an appren-
tice to Stahl Bros., nurserymen, florists and landscape
gardeners at Flawil, St. Gall, one of the leading com-
mercial horticultural estabhshments of Switzerland. At
the end of three years, he took a special course in engi-
neering at a Technicum in Winterthur, and then started
out as a professional gardener.
During the National Exhibition in Zurich in 1883, Mr.
Wirth was engaged in the landscape department. Then
he proceeded to London, England, where for two years
he was employed by a grower and florist, working dur-
ing the first year in the greenhouses and in tlie second
year having charge of the decorating department. For
a few months he was employed at the Orchid houses of
Sanders & Co. in St. Albans. In 1886 we find him in
the Jardins des Plantes, Paris, where he remained for
about a year and afterward spent six months at a com-
mercial establishment. Returning to Switzerland, he
took a position on a private estate near Constance and
in the Winter of 1887-88 he entered the service of the
City Gardener of Zurich. While here, having decided to
go to America, he visited the night schools of the city
in order to perfect himself in the Enghsh language.
Mr. Wirth landed in New York in April, 1888, and en-
tered the service of a private gardener in Morristowii,
N. J., afterward proceeding to South Orange, where a
Rose grower gave him employment until a position prom-
ised him in Central Park, New York city, became va-
cant. In the Summer of the same year he entered the
service of the New York Park Department. Choosing
landscape gardening as his specialty, he devoted his
leisure time to the study of this special branch of the
profession, in which he was greatly aided by his educa-
tion in engineering. During the construction part of
Morningside Park, Mr. Wirth was promoted to a fore-
man's position, but soon after, through political changes
in the administration, he was dismissed with hundreds
of other employees. He then took charge of the im-
provement of a number of private estates on Long
Island, Connecticut, and several places on the Hudson
River, and was also in the employ of the State of New
York at the Niagara Falls State Reservation. While
<m Long Island he made the acquaintance of Mr. F, G.
Mense, formerly superintendent of the Danas Island and
the Perkins' Estate at Glen Cove, and in June, 1895, he
married this gentleman's daughter. Miss Leonie A.
Mense.
In the Spring of the following year Mr. Wirth was
appointed Superintendent of Parks of Hartford, Conn.
The constructive period for the park system of that city,
then just inaugurated, offered a splendid opportunity for
an energetic and ambitious landscape gardener. The
plans were furnished to the Park Commission by Olm-
sted & Elliot, who were the architects of the Commis-
sion, and Mr. Wirth carried them out. Elizabeth Park
came into possession of the Park Board later, and Mr.
Wirth was the designer of the plans for the improve-
ment of that beautiful tract of land.
In 1905, Mr. Wirth received an invitation from the
Park Commission of Minneapolis to look over the Park
System of that city with a view to accepting the super-
intendency of the same. He took charge of the Minne-
apolis Park System at the beginning of 1906 and has
since then carried out a large amount of improvement
work in various directions. The 30th annual report of
the Board of Park Commissioners shows that since Mr.
Wirth's appointment the park area has more than
doubled in size, embracing now 3710 acres. During the
seven years, Minneapolis has spent a total of $4,106,509.02,
$2,218,419.16 of which was for acquisitions, $884,412.50
for improvements, and $1,003,677.36 for maintenance. At
all times Mr. Wirth has advocated giving to the people the
fullest use of park property for recreation and rest. He
was one of the first to abolish the sign, "Keep off the
grass," and to introduce playgrounds and other features
of park utilities. One of his favorite aims has been
horticultural advancement in park work. As the Park
Commission of MinneapoUs does not employ a landscape
architect, Mr. Wirth has had to plan the extensions and
improvements of the system and to carry out his own
plans. In this inspiring and interesting work he takes
keen pleasure, and this means the development of a
park system which will make his new home city famous
and a desirable place to live in.
The New Vice-President
Patrick Welcli, Vice-President-elect of the S. A. F., is
one of the most prominent and popular members of the
trade. He is known all over the country as an enthusi-
astic horticulturist, and his choice for the second high-
est office in the Society will meet with full approbation.
Mr. Welch was born in 1858 in Ireland, coming, while
very young, to America with his parents, who took up
their residence in Boston. Mr. Welch entered the horti-
cultural field with the Wales Conservatories of Colum-
bia St., Boston, working in the greenhouses. From there
he went with the Waban Rose Conservatories, Natick, as
salesman. In 1877 he went into business with his
brothers under the firm name of Welch Bros., which firm
was incorporated in 1912 as the Welch Bros. Co., of
Wm. F. Kasting
Re-elected Treasurer of the S. A. F.
AuKust ^3, 1913.
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which Patrick 'Welch is president. Mr. Welch is also
treasurer of the Montreal Cut Flower Exchange and the
Albany Cut Flower Exchange.
He was a member of the Executive Board of the Rose
Society for three years. He is a member of the Car-
nation Society, the Massachusetts Hort. Society, is an
ex-president of the Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club,
a member of the New Yorlj Florists' Club, Montreal Flo-
rists' Club and the Canadian Hort. Society. He is one of
the earliest members of the S. A. F. and has attended
nearly every convention.
Mr. Welch is married, and has three daughters and
three sons, of whom the eldest, Edmund, is with the
Welch Bros. Co. Mr. Welch maintains a Summer home
in Old Orchard, Mass.
Meeting of the American Rose Society
The annual meeting of this Society was held in the
Armory, Minneapolis, on Wednesday morning. President
Wallace Pierson in the chair. Mr. Pierson brought up
the question of labels and uniform vases for exhibition
use, and the following committee was appointed with
authority to act: Frank Traendly, Harry O. May,
Robt. Simpson.
It was moved that hereafter no special prizes offered
the Society be accepted and advertised until they are
actually in its possession. The Society approved the
action of the Executive Committee in its work for trial
grounds at Washington. A permanent Committee on
Rose test gardens was appointed, consisting of Alex.
Gumming, Theodore Wirth and W. F. Gude.
The most important topic discussed was that of
chartering amateur Rose societies as branches of the
American Rose Society, the object being to secure tin-
resulting advertising and a large subscription list for
the Society's Journal. This matter was left in tin-
hands of the Executive Committee with full power to act.
President Pierson appointed the following additional
members to the Professional Membership Committee:
George B. Hart, J. F. Ammann, E. G. Hill, W. L. Rock.
Aug. F. Poehlmann, C. C. PoUworth, Fred Burki, Walter
Coles and Edward George. The meeting then adjourned.
Meeting of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
A meeting of this Society was held in the Armory on
Wednesday afternoon. The following address was de-
livered by President Bertermann:
Address by President Irwin Bertermann
It seems fitting that an organization of one hundred ami
fifteen members should be acquainted with a few farts
which concern its future welfare and which might en-
able it to obtain a great many more members and also to
increase the new field of business which promises to be- oi
vast benefit with a little exploitation in the near future.
The membership of the Florists' Telegraph Deliver}
has more than doubled within the past year and it i-
with pleasure that the president at this time calls at-
tention to the work by a number of traveling men who
have labored in the cause and by florists who have spent
time and money to advertise the fact that flowers may
be sent at a distance.
It seems strange to florists that the public generally
should not be aware of the fact that flowers may be
ordered with reliability and dispatch at some distant
point. It is true, however, that not one traveling man
among twenty in the hundreds of thousands who are
housed nightly in the larger cities of the country know
that the dear ones may be remembered upon short
notice by looking up a member of the Florists' Tele-
graph Delivery closest at hand. It is an opportunity
that the retailers might have availed themselves of years
ago, one upon which an unending amount of labor should
immediately be bestowed.
We are particularly fortunate in having a tireless
secretary, who has worked faithfully and enthusiastically
in obtaining new members. It is quite evident that some
of the hardest obstacles have been surmounted and it
will be a lighter task to reach the three hundred mark.
When it is considered that there is such a large por-
tion of the retailers in the Telegraph Delivery wlio
pay such small annual dues, the maximum being .$5 per
year, it is difficult to conceive how many others can
afford to be without its bounds and at the same time
pay advertising for the same purpose which costs from
$100 to $400 per year. Annual payments, ranging from
$1 per year for cities of five thousand population to
•$.5 per year for those of two hundred thousand population
or over, are entirely inadequate; it seems an amount
at least three times this figure should be provided for.
Attention is called to the fact that all the work to this
time has been done without cost to the Association. The
work has grown and will coninue to grow so that some
provision should be made for proper payment of work
as the list of members grows. Trade paper advertis-
ing, as a unit, has been of much value to the Association
and also the individual members who appreciate the
same. It will therefore be necessary to have the annual
dues adequate for that purpose.
The report of the treasurer will acquaint you with the
fact that there is very little, if any, deficit in the trustee
fund and that the Association generally is in a first-
class condition financially.
The by-laws of this organization make it incumbent
upon the members to also belong to the S. A. F. and
O. H. This is a very pleasing feature, but the ob-
stacle in securing $5 as the original payment for dues is
no little one. Affiliation of the various florists' societies
is being broached at this time. Would it not be wise
to bring this matter to the attention of the parent
organization and have the first year's dues for the S. A.
F. cut to $3 and $3 thereafter, provided membership
is carried simultaneously in the F. T. D. ? This work
could be carried forward at this time to advantage.
It has been a pleasure for me to serve you as presi-
dent and every addition to the list has been a source
of personal delight, for each new member means that
the flower business is being put upon a higher basis,
that the thousands of people in the larger cities whose
relationship with one another is becoming closer each
year, know that they may order flowers with safety
through their nearest florist, and also that there will
be himdreds of thousands of dollars thrown in the flo-
rists' channel which heretofore have found a different
way. Just imagine yourself in the larger cities and
Mary (Kudeii, grand opera prima donna, planting
garden for the Minneapolis Garden Club
think of the future possibilities and of the masses of
people becoming more acquainted with our plan. As
Mr. Dards so ably puts it in a recent article: "Over
31.,000,000 people traveled on Pullman cars last year.
These people all had more than sufficient money to buy
the bare necessities of life, or they would ride in a day
coach or go by trolley, so that it is a fair inference
that they will spend some of their surplus cash in
flowers. We must also conclude that about half of them
were traveling away from home and would be glad to
send or receive flowers from those they left behind,
and those at home would be glad to send flowers to
the friends who were going away from home, if they
only knew they could do so in a reasonable and ea.sy
manner.
A request is made upon all members of the organiza-
tion to do their utmost as individuals in furthering the
plan of sending flowers by telegraph and also in giving
the closest attention to publicity when they reach their
places of business. Why not have "Florists' Telegraph
Dehvery" on all your stationery, in your trade paper
ads., in your windows and on your automobiles, and, in
fact, have the workings of our organization so thor-
oughly imprinted upon the pubUe mind that the direct
revenue will soon be a noteworthy feature?
In view of the fact that there is so much important
business to be transacted at this meeting and so many
able opinions to be heard it seems advisable that all
routine matters be properly disposed of before enter-
tainment of matters indirectly beneficial to our ends.
Report of the Secretary
The secretary, Albert Pochelon, submitted his
port as follows:
After having a year's experience in this end of ri'-
tailer's work and making a close study of same I can-
not help but again call attention to the men who have
laid the foundation of the F. T. D.
Today we can safely say that with the increase we
have made in the past year we have become a factor in
the retail florist trade, and I know the time is not far
away when this factor will be considered a great bene-
factor to the trade and will be a field large enough for
every retailer to work into.
We have grown from a membership of 57, represent-
ing 47 towns, to 135, representing 95 towns in the United
States and Canada.
During the year we have not lost one member. Al-
though a few had the intention of dropping the F. T.
D. we kept them in the fold and gave them the reason
why they should belong to us.
Our guarantee fund has grown from $1310 to $2600.
Our annual income from dues, which was ^03 last year,
has grown to ,$396. Therefore, I claim that, even if we
did not grow as we might expect considering the rea-
sonable price for the great amount of advertising of-
fered to our members, we have had a healthy growth
and if in another year we can show the same increase
I will consider our F. T. D. successful.
Our total expense by the secretary for the past year
was $168, mostly for printing, stamps, multigraphing
letters, etc. Of course this does not include the month
of August. In the past month I have gotten out a lot
of literature and mailed a great deal of this all around
the country. Of you make up 125 packages of store
cards, etc., and mail them at 14 or 15 cents apiece, it
runs up. About 1400 retail florists aU around the coun-
try have been written to in regard to joining the F. T.
D., but I have not heard from as many as I expected.
Nevertheless, our lists are used by a great many re-
tailers not as yet members because the assurance of
the best delivery is guaranteed and must be looked
for with our F. T. D. members.
Our membership has not by any means increased by
the secretary's efforts; this I can safely state right here;
our progress is largely due to the everlasting preaching
of the F. T. D. gospel by the traveling salesman who
calls on the florist trade, to the keen following up of
the out of town orders system by some of our wide-
awake members, and to our officers sending our per-
sonal letters to well known retailers who they con-
sidered friends of theirs.
Even the telegraph companies have helped us by
making district managers canvass the florist trade for
their benefit as well as ours. The Western Union, or
rather Mr. Brooks, their General Manager, has quickly
seen the benefit not only for the florist trade, but for
his company, and he has done a great deal to help me
get the addresses of the best retailers in a lot of towns
where we have no representatives. Their installation
of day and night letter service was another great help
in our work. All these factors have been the cause of
more than doubling our membership.
The trade papers, with one exception, who really
ought to do everything in their power to increase the
florist trade, have done very little. I have kept close
tab on them by clippings of everything pertaining to
F. T. D. and pasting them in my advertising book, and
let me tell you it is surprising how little they have done
for us and what a lot of stuff you see in these papers
for the benefit of the grower and every other branch
except the retailer, who, after all, has to see where his
money has to come from to keep the rest going. It is
not the man who goes to work in an automobile factory
helps to make an automobile; it is the salesman of a
factory who is looked upon a whole lot by the finan-
cial man. Please think this over carefully and you will
come to the same conclusion. I could keep on writing
on F. T. D., but will try and make my paper short by
just stating a few things which may help to open some
few retailers' eyes and set them thinking. In my own
business I have used every chance to advertise the out-
of-town order facility without spending a great deal
of money in newspapers and the results are as follows:
from January 1 to Aug. 1 we sent out from here 185
orders, amounting to $952.35 ; the same time we received
73 orders amounting to $336.50; this means a total
amount of business of $1388.85.
I hope the time is not far distant when all our mem-
bers will send more orders or rather look after the
going out orders more than just think of the coming in
business.
Some members or retailers have an idea that all they
have to do is to put an ad. in the trade paper or join
the F. T. D. and the orders will come in a flying, but
very little thought do they give to where they send their
orders in another town. It is the man who fills your
order in another city who you know must be responsible,
because a poorly filled order is the poorest advertisement
for the F. T. D. as well as for the florist who fills it.
I wish every one would have enough pride to do his
work so it would be a credit to himself as well as the
trade and the town he Uves in.
The F. T. D. has helped considerably to increase the
membership of the S. A. F., but in return we have not
had any help from those quarters; in fact many a time
do I hear, "What do we want to belong to the S. A. F,
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for?" And right here I am very sorry to say that the
average retailer is not an S. A. F. member.
I have often wondered why this feeling 'exists, as I
can fully realize that the S. A. F. and O. H. as well as
the trade papers have done a great deal to hold up the
general florist trade, because when you compare our
metliods with foreign countries you can see immediately
in what direction we are way ahead and where we find
ourselves lacking.
It has lately come to my notice that wholesale or com-
mission houses are entering in the out of town retail
business, or rather in the field of ftlUng retail orders
from out of town, and their names appear under the
heading of "Retailer's Column." I think it is abso-
lutely unjust to the retail trade to have the wholesale
man intrude in the field and I hope that our retailers
will stand by and try to wipe out this interference in
business which absolutely ought to be done by the re-
tailer.
In many cases I think it is most necessary for the
retailer to learn to stand up for himself and not let
others trample on him or interfere with his business,
which he worked hard to get up. I know a good whole-
saler will not try to take any business away from a
retailer and this feeling should exist all the time.
If there is any subject or question relating to F. T. D.
matters I have not touched upon, let me know and I
will be only too glad to answer or stand to defend the
Florists' Telegraph DeUvery at any time or place. I
am fully ready to overcome or learn anything which
win help us, directly or indirectly, to increase our mem-
bership; but first of all increase the confidence retailers
must have in the membership of the F. T. D. It is up
to every one of our members to guard the assurance
that we promise to give any and all retailers sending
orders to us whether they are members or not. We
must be ready to do the very best with every order we
fill; this, only, will make us strong and worthy in the
end.
Foreign Orders
My list of foreign correspondents seems to be very
much wanted by all our members as well as outsiders.
But I am not ready to send this list out, because it must
be more complete and every one of these foreign cor-
respondents must have been suppUed with our list and
illustration of our work and then must have consented
to act as our correspondent. When everything is com-
plete I will be only too glad to send this list to all our
members who must hold it in their trust with these
foreign deliveries. You also must make a little allow-
ance, or rather give the foreign correspondents a little
leeway, as flowers in their respective countries are dif-
ferent and they have neither the quantity nor the vari-
ety that we have to fall back on. We find out alniost
every day from our patrons who have traveled abroad
that after all we are way ahead in the retail florist busi-
ness here. I say cut flower business; while in garden-
ing, and in some countries in designing and decorating,
they are ahead of us. If at any time before the issue of
this list you wish to have a correspondent in any foreign
country let me know and I will give you the address
of same.
Remember there is a way of making a delivery almost
anywhere in the world. Even you would have to send
this order through a bank and have them turn it over
to a florist. Your banker can give you a list of banks
in every town on the globe.
The express companies or telegraph companies are
also willing to assist you in case you get in a close
pinch.
The foreign tradespapers, such as English, German,
Swedish, or French, are catering hardly at all to the re-
tail end of the florists' business, but at the same time
they are willing to help the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
and some day they will be of great asistance to the
F. T. D.
Of course I know you will realize that this work is
slow, no matter which way you do it. Correspondence
with foreign countries takes time and once the F. T. D.
is put before foreign florists in the right light, they take
hold of it quickly and see the good points.
The Americans who are constantly traveling in some
parts of the world are their game, and if they can de-
liver flowers to them from friends at home, they will do
their best to gain their favor.
All the officers of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
were re-elected.
more as a great distributing center, and the prospects
are that ere long Maryland will be conspicuous on the
horticultural map, with its horticultural industries reach-
ing out in every direction. Not only is the commercial
line greatly on the advance, being built upon a most
substantial basis, but the private estates and parks are
being increased and beautified. iVIany of the .towns
have developed as great civic centers, encouraging the
planting and cultivation of home gardens and window
boxes, thereby creating a larger demand for bedding
plants and vines.
filany of the public schools have taken up the idea of
beautifying the surrounding grounds, being encouraged
by the Department of Horticulture of the Agricultural
■ College by lectures and stereopticon views, and by
prizes offered by pubUc spirited individuals, the Gar-
deners' Club, etc.
It is to be regretted that the Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
has followed the lead of the Pennsylvania in discontinu-
ing the planting of flower beds near the stations, there-
by not only failing to make the stations attractive, but
setting an example that may be more or less followed
by their patrons.
The Gardeners' Club has increased its membership and
is making its influence felt in every movement put forth
for the betterment of things pertaining to horticulture
in state or city legislation.
There is not much more than the usual amoimt of
new building being done, but what is being put up is
being built on the most improved and uptodate plans,
as the best class of greenhouse is the only kind that
will suit the Maryland florist of today.
Favorable weather during the latter part of April
encouraged early planting, much of which was killed by
severe frost in May and had to be replanted, which had
a tendency to increase the demands for and reduce the
surplus of bedding stock.
Roses and Carnations command rather more attention
than in former years, several growers having added
considerable more glass to their estabUshments, and
adopted methods to bring their products up to the
highest standard and to the highest market value.
The Agricultural College will ask the State this Fall
for an appropriation of one million dollars to be paid
in fl\'e yearly installments to further the advancement
of agricultural, liorticultural and floricultural methods
at the College and Experiment stations.
Report of State Vice-President for Maryland
North
R. A. Vincent, State Vice-President for Maryland
North, made the following report:
It is with a sense of real pleasure that, as State Vice-
President for Northern Maryland, I can report the
inost gratifying progress in all horticulture lines dur-
ing the year 1913.
The outlook is very encouraging for the future. The
trade in all its branches is awakening to the splendid
opportunities that are open to Maryland, with Balti-
Report of the State Vice-President for Louisiana
The following are extracts from the report of Harry
Papworth, State Vice-President for Louisiana:
It has ijeen my pleasure in the past three years to re-
port flourishing and increasing business every year, pro-
gress and prosperity in all lines. Cut flowers and high
class decorations are increasing year by year. The
American Beauty still remains the Queen and is the
supreme Rose. KiUarneys are coming to stay. Brides-
maids and Radiance are preferred when they can be
had, on account of being more double and a better
color. This is the climate, no doubt, to give the Roses a
better color in Winter. Carnations are also increasing.
They have many admirers and are a cheap little flower.
Lilies of the Valley are more and more in demand. That
sweet little innocent flower is being used for aU occa-
sions— weddings, corsages, funeral work, etc. Large
firms must have these flowers in stock all the time. The
Orchid is being sought, but is a flower that is not used
every day.
So far we are having the coolest Summer remembered
by the oldest inhabitants, on account of rain almost every
day, which has a coohng effect on the atmosphere. We
have had a rush of home-seekers from the North and
West who have selected some large and small farms and
will try their luck in Louisiana. Most of these are ex-
perienced farmers and no doubt wiU do well in Louisiana
soil.
The Parcel Post having been in operation some time
now, we find a great many orders to ship in that man-
ner— whether the goods weigh four or twenty-four
pounds, it is all the same. According to this, the express
companies must be heavy losers.
The finest vegetables are grown in Louisiana — such as
sweet potatoes, vegetable pears, mushrooms, etc. Our
markets are supphed with every kind of vegetables and
there is not a better supplied market in the world.
Most kinds of fruits flourish in Louisiana soil and are
second to none — except in apples, pears, grapes and
cherries.
Our City Beautiful is being carried out by the Park-
ing Commission and many streets and avenues were
planted with special trees this season.
It is with much pleasure that I am here on behalf of
the Mayor of our great city of New Orleans, La., the
Governor of Louisiana, the Chamber of Commerce and
the N. O. H. Society, to extend to you a most cordial
invitation to hold your Convention in the city of New
Orleans. The Summer and Winter capital of our big
United States during our State Fair and Panama Ex-
hibition in 1914 at our Exposition grounds ought to prove
a big attraction to the many pleasure seekers.
The Outdoor Exhibit ^
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The entrance to the Armory Building on Kenwood
Parkway presented a handsome effect in fancy bedding.
Directly in front of the entrance was a large semi-circu-
lar bed about loOft. long by 5ft. wide. The bed was of
Alternantheras in two varieties on which the words "So-
ciety of American Florists and Ornamental Horticul-
turists" was produced with perfect accuracy. A smaller
bed fitted into the curve of the larger bed, also of Al-
ternantheras with the word "Welcome." It was a large
amount of lettering, but it was done well and the growth
and subsequent trimming of the plants made it one of
the bright spots in the outdoor exhibit of the Convention
that could not well be duplicated elsewhere. This was
the work of the Minneapolis Park Board. The lettering
on these beds was chiefly of Alternanthera paronychi-
oides major and the ground work of aurea nana.
Back of these beds on the inner side of the entrance
driveway to the Armory were grouped a nvunber of fine
specimen plants of Kentias, Phoenix Roebelenii and re-
clinata. Pandanus Veitchii, Rhapis flabelliformis, Arau-
carias, fancy Caladiums, Marantas, and other interest-
ing plants. The pots of these plants were plunged in the
ground and arranged with the taller plants to the back
and a gradual tapering to the lower plants in the outer
rows. On the east side of the Armory facing Lindale
avenue was concentrated the most extensive part of the
outdoor exhibit. An entire block is laid out in a beau-
tiful stretch of lawn, with beds of flowering plants in-
termixed with grouips of all there is good in shrubbery
and coniferous plants, perennials, annuals and Roses.
In fact, it would be difficult to mention any plant of
merit in any of these classes that could not be found in
this exhibition. The center of this exhibition garden was
devoted to a Lily pool from which all the beds radiated
in geometrical form. The Lily pool contained 24 varie-
ties of the best known Nymphsas in cultivation at the
present time. The center of the pool was planted in
Papyrus antiquorum and made a splendid show with
the basin of Nymphseas that surrounded it. These col-
lections comprised all the colors in this class of plants
from purest white to deepest red and all the shades of
pink, mauve and dark and light blues. The pool was
edged with Lysimachia nummularia or Moneywort. The
plants in this aquatic garden were contributed by Henry
A. Dreer of Philadelphia.
Arthcb T. Boddington of New York contributed to
the outdoor exhibit a beautiful circular bed of Canna
King Humbert that contained 222 plants. These were
perfect in bloom and foliage and made a fine appear-
ance. Another bed that caught the eye of all visitors
at first sight, also furnished by Boddington, contained
2000 Gladioli America, every one of which was in per-
fect bloom and each spike standing in its place with all
the precision of a soldier on dress parade.
John Lewis Chilbs, Flowerfleld, N. Y., was repre-
sented in this exhibit by a fine bed of Cannas Wyoming,
placed next to the Park Board beds facing Kenwood
Parkway, also a group of 25 new varieties of GladioU,
The CoNABD & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa., contributed
a handsome Canna bed in three varieties, the center of
Wyoming, the next group Meteor, and the outer margin
Minnehaha. These were well in bloom. Two other beds,
planted in rows, with twelve varieties in each bed, every
variety properly labeled, was very interesting, as it of-
fered an opportunity to study all that there is good in
the Cannas of recent introduction.
Aethub Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., furnished a handsome
bed of Gladiolus Peace. This was another feature of
the outdoor display which was among the most admired.
It contained 2000 spikes aU well bloomed, and showed
that the Minnesota climate can finish to perfection the
flowering properties of the Berlin stock.
De WiTTE & Co., Worcester, Ohio, had a bed of their
new Geranium Ruby and a number of Pelargoniums in
two varieties for Summer bloom, namely, Wurtembergia
and Easter Greeting.
L. S. Donaldson Co., MinneapoUs, had probably the
most attractive outdoor exhibit of any of the local grow-
ers. This consisted of two beds stretching diagonally
across the lawn from the corner entrance on Kenwood
Parkway. These beds were 125 ft. long by 8ft. wide. In
the center of the beds, on the other side of the entrance,
the name "Donaldson's" was worked in Alternantheras
in good, bold letters, 4ft. long, which showed that good
trimming and cultivation had to be resorted to so that
an effect so telling and distinct could be produced with
growing plants.
R. & J. Fabquhae & Co., Boston, Mass., had a large
bed of Gladioli running parallel with the entire length of
the Armory. This bed contained 4000 Gladioli of their
choice mixtures. They were well in bloom and showed
a great many handsome colors and great vigor of spikes.
Close to this bed were two circular Canna beds, one of
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Beauty Poitevine and the other of Souvenir de Mad.
Hardy. Besides these, there was a large planting of
Dahlias that had not flowered by Convention time, also
a display of the Astermum or giant Aster in pink, white
and purple, of the very best quality, with fine stems and
large blooms.
Henry Dreeb, Philadelphia, occupied more space in
the outdoor garden than any other exhibitor. A long,
irregularly shaped bed that extended the entire length
of the garden was planted in perennials that made a fit-
ting background for all the combined exhibits. To
enumeratewhat was in this bed would be equivalent to
compiling a catalog of choice perennial stock. There
were varieties by the hundred that displayed to advan-
tage everything in perennials that is worthy of culti-
vation at the present time. Every plant being perfectly
labeled added a great deal to the interest that was
taken in this extensive exhibit. Two beds of Cannas,
one of Gustave Gumpper, the other Hungaria, also an
arbor of Cardinal Climber, were in the outdoor exhibit
from this house.
W. F. K,\STiNO, 383 EUicntt St., Buffalo, N. Y., was rep-
resented with two Canna beds on the right of the main
entrance to the Armory. A pear-shaped bed of Canna
Mrs. W. F. Kasting, edged with Pennisetum atrosan-
guineum, was in perfection from any point it might
be considered. The other bed was of Alphonse Bouvier
that had attained a wonderful growth, the plants in the
center of the bed standing fully 6ft. high and being well
in bloom.
A. Hemdebson & Co.. Chicago, 111., contributed to the
effect a bed of Canna King Humbert and a bed of double
Petunias.
Holm & Olson, St. Paul, Minn., were represented with
an informal border of nursery stock comprising some
specimen e\'ergreens, Blue Spruce and perennials. The
Hydrangeas, AVeigelas and some varieties of the Spiraeas
were nicely in blonm. Two large vases filled with suita-
ble plants were also shown in the lawn display that came
from the Holm & Olson greenhouses.
Max Kaiser. Merriam Park, Minn., exhibited a bed
of Geraniums.
The Lakewood Cemetery Greenhouses, Minneapolis,
Minn., were represented by four large bronze lawn vases
which were filled with choice plants and very effective
at the different intervals at which they were placed.
GusTAv MALMfti'TST, Minneapolis, bad a bed of Petunias
in the display.
W. A. Manda. South Orange, N. J., contributed a
group of interesting plants that showed to fine effect
in one of the outer shrubbery borders. This group con-
sisted of Boxwoods, Aucubas, Japanese Maples, as well
as a liberal supply of the specialty of this house, Manda
Golden Privet. There are many odd and interesting
plants in this display, which was Iiordered with Festuca
glauca, Opuntias and a varietv of Begonias,
L. L. May & Co., St, Paul,' Minn,, had in one of the
informal beds a group of evergreens in well-grown spec-
imens and extensive variety, among which were some
good specimens nf Biotas, Cedars, Cephalotaxus and Re-
tinisporas.
Thos, Meehan & Sons, Dresher, Pa., had in their ex-
hibit all that was rare in evergreens and coniferous
plants. Blue Spruce, Abies, Taxus, Juniperus and Thy-
opsis borealis.
Henry F. Michell & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., had a
handsome bed of Canna King Humbert to its credit in
the garden effect as well as a bed of the new Geranium
Helen Michell, which this company is now distributing,
Nagle Greenhouses, Minneapolis, Minn., had a bed of
Geraniums.
NoETHEUp, King & Co., Minneapolis, Minn., were well
represented in the Gladioli exhibits that contributed so
much to the effect of this garden display. One large bed
containing 2.500 Gladioli in 2.5 of the leading varieties
was like the other displays in this class of plants, very
liandsome. Three beds of .'\stermums in three distinct
colors were in the exhibit of the well kmwn local house.
Rose Hill Nursery, Minneapolis, had an interesting
exhibit .of ornamental nursery stock that consisted of
well grown plants, and a good assortment of the leading
varieties in all the classes represented.
C. N. Ruedlinger, Minneapolis, Minn., had in the ex-
hibit an effective mixed bed of shrubs and perennials
as well as a long bed of Roses that contained all the
no))ular varieties in cultivation at the present time and
ill the leading varieties of Teas, Hybrid Teas and Hybrid
I'erpetuals. The plants were blooming nicely and all
Here legibly named.
S, C. Schaefer, La Crosse, Wis., was represented by
!i bed of Canna King Humbert; also a bed of Geranium
Scarlet Redder. A bed of Astermums was looking at
its best during the Convention week.
William Tricker. Arlington. N. ,T., had a bed of
Perry's I.ylhrum that was edged with Golden Vinca,
The I.ythrums had passed their liltioming stage but were
reported to have lieen much admired during the early
Summer.
Vaugman'b Seed Store, Chicago, had three attractive
III ds of Canna.s, also a bed containing 2000 Gladioli in
five of the leading varieties.
R. Vincent, Je. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md,, had
in the exhibition a bed of Geranium Scarlet Redder.
S. B. Whitted, Minneapolis, Minn,, had a very attrac-
tive bed diagonally across the entrance to the garden.
The center of the bed was in Alternanthera with the let-
tering "Whitted" well brought out in large block letters
of dark Alternanthera and on a ground of aurea nana.
On either end of this bed was a group of such flowering
plants as Petunias, Begonias, Ageratum. The section
of the bed containing the lettering was edged with Eche-
veria secunda glauca.
Will Bros,, Minneapolis, Minn., had a bed of Verbe-
nas and Lilies in the display.
The E. F. Winteeson Seed Co., Chicago, had a bed
in the display of Canna King Humbert that was superb
in both foliage and bloom, and added much to the splen-
did general effect of the outdoor display.
The Park Board, in addition to the handsome effect
in carpet bedding in front of the Armory, contributed
many other displays that were of prime interest to the
visitors. One of these comprised 100 varieties of Can-
nas grown in tubs and sunk in the edge of the parkway
along the entrance to the Convention Hall. Every plant
was grown to a perfect specimen and all were well in
bloom. Each tub was labeled with the name of the va-
riety that it contained so that any of the visitors who de-
sired to have a study in Cannas and compare the re-
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spective merits of the many varieties presented were
offered a splendid opportunity to do so. Another of the
displays of the Park Board was a bed of the ten best
varieties of bedding Geranium.s, each variety in a block
to itself and so labeled that the merits of the varieties
could be compared with all ease. The varieties were La
Favorite, Jean Oberlin, Col. Thomas, Dagata, Scarlet
Bedder and Bertha de Presilly.
Report of Prof. A. C. Beal, the Botanist, at the
Convention of the S. A. F. and 0. H.
The botanist has identified aiul reported on the plants
that he has received during the year. An enumeration
of these would be of little interest to the Society, al-
though of importance to the persons concerned, and I
shall, omit them in my report.
Last year the desirability of adopting the rules of hor-
ticultural nomenclature which were adopted by the In-
ternational Congress at Brussels in 1910, and accepted
by the Royal Horticultural Society of England, was
urged. These rules are based upon the rules of botani-
cal nomenclature adopted by the International Con-
gress of Botany at Vienna in 1905. It was pointed out
that the Society had no rules governing the noniencla-
liire of the species and varieties of plants submitted
lor registration. Furthermore, the Society of American
Florists was not placing itself in a position to act ef-
fectively or intelligently with other national organiza-
tions in this matter.
A method of procedure in registering varieties was
suggested. This matter can very well be considered in
connection in the discussion on affiliation, for the sug-
gestions could be more easily put into practical opera-
tion than if the floricultural organizations were far
apart.
The adoption of a uniform standard of nomenclature
is the first step in the registration of plants. The next
step is the estabhshment of trial grounds for all the
important flowers. Some of the first presidents of this
organization had in mind great central trial grounds. As
there is no immediate prospect that the Society will be
able financially to maintain such an institution, even
though it were practicable, why not establish these trial
grounds in connection with those agricultural colleges
that are now giving special attention to floriculture?
There are several of these institutions doing good work,
and I am sure they would be glad to co-operate in this
work. They are scattered over the country, so that
they can offer the desirable advantage of tests under
different conditions. No one institution would be fav-
ored if each had a piece of work for which it was par-
ticularly fitted to carry on. All such work should be
under the control of a committee of which the station
officer in direct charge of the work should be a member.
.'\t this point, it may be said that this is not urged to
help the departments of floriculture, but because it is
only when varieties are grown- side by side under like
conditions that they can be intelligently compared.
Every variety offered for registration or award should
be grown under known conditions by a competent grower
for examination by the committee of the Society.
The first extensive piece of testing work with flowers
were the Peony trials in the grounds of the horticultural
department at Cornell, Plants representing, it was
thought, sixteen hundred varieties were sent in by Eu-
ropean and American growers. These were carefully
studied by a committee consisting of expert Peony grow-
ers appointed by the American Peony Society and a
member of the department of horticulture, the latter
having constant charge of the Peony plant. The re-
markable thing about the work was the fact that there
were really less than five hundred distinct varieties In
the collection. Whether even this large number is
needed is immaterial, because it illustrates the confu-
sion which, at tlie beginning, confronted the Peony
Committee. One old variety had eleven true synonyms
and was also masquerading under the names of twelve
recognized varieties, making a total of twenty-three
names. Not only was this true, but this Peony was
received under three different names from one nursery
The successful completion of this piece of pioneer work,
in the prosecution of which invaluable experience was
gained by the department for the planning of future
work, is due to the untiring efforts of the committee.
The rapidly changing status of floriculture in colleges
will enable similar enterprises to be carried on more
easily.
We have carried on similar trials with Sweet Peas and
Gladioli and in each of the three cases a different set of
reasons may be given to explain the existing confusion.
The reasons, however, do not concern the grower very
much, for he insists upon getting value received in buy-
ing improved or distinct variety.
It is undoubtedly true that most introducers of nov-
elties honestly believe the variety is new and distinct.
The difficnitv is thnt he does not always know what is
ah-eady in the trade or'wbat the other fellow may like-
wise introduce. In Sweet Peas more than one grower
has discovered the same "break" in a variety, named and
sent it out. The English Sweet Pea trial grounds offer
a good example of what may be accomplished in de-
tecting these and in inducing growers to adopt the same
name.
It is probable that what has been done with Peonies,
Sweet Peas and Gladioli should also be done with hardy
Roses, perennial Phloxes, Irises, Dahlias, Tulips, etc.
Carefully conducted trials under the supervision of the
.Society of American Florists must sooner or later be
made "of all of these and other flowers.
This is an important ouestinn and I have brouffht it
to the attention of the Society, but owing to the fact
that scientific staffs are not permitted to read their re-
ports, there cannot be a discussion of the reports, and,
therefore, no immediate action. It is hoped that .some
action may he taken by this great organization, which
should take the lead in the solution of this matter, as
well as of all questions affecting the permanence and
dignity of the industry.
Bulbous Trop.tiolums, — These Tropa!olums are worthy
of wider cultivation because of their delicate beauty.
Unlike the ordinary Tropajolums, they have bulbs, which
require a period of absolute rest. On emerging from
this, in August or the beginning of September, they are
laid in pots into li.cht but rich soil and watered care-
fully. The best Icnown of tliese bulbous varieties are
T. pentapbyllum, scarlet with green point, which is said
to be hardy in protected location; T. trieolorum, bril-
Uant scarlet with black point, and its variety, Jaratti,
which is of stronger habit; T. azureum, violet, and T.
brachyceras, yellow. — Gartenfiora.
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Trade Exhibition
Advance Co., Riclimoiid, Ind. — This
exhibit consisted of the well known ven-
tilating apparatus that is manufactured
by this company, with all the necessary
fittings and requisites for installing this
system of ventilation.
American Importing' Co., Chicago. — Ex-
hibit of sold letters for florists' use, it
being one of the specialties of this com-
pany for the trade; preserved Cycas
leaves and a new line in artificial flowers
in Roses, Carnations and Orchids, with
the perfume of the natural stock import-
e dfrom France. Fred Jerome in charge.
Arnold, A. A., Chicago. — Novelties in
Christmas boxes as well as a line of
boxes of reproductions of Roses, As-
ters, Lilies, Orchids and novelties in
basket boxes as well as a standard line
of boxes in eight different colors in fifty
different sizes. Sam Freund in charge.
Aphine Mfg-, Co., Madison, N. 3. —
Here were shown various lines of insec-
ticides, fungicides and scalecides, and
preparations for the eradication of all
insect pests, etc., M. C. Ebel was m
charge.
Baker, Franklin Henry, Minneapolis,
had a display of bulbs suitable for Fall
planting, and cut blooms of various va-
rieties of Cannas. Mr. Baker is in the
landscape business and was present with
his display to talk to all who were in-
terested in his line of operations and
the stock he had to offer for seasonable
work.
Ball, CiaB. D., PMladelpliia. — A group
of Kentias, Phrenix Roebelenii and Are-
cas were shown in all the popular sizes
for commercial trade. The stock was
well grown and admired by Convention
visitors.
Balsley, Harry, Detroit, had a table of
the Detroit red pots in all sizes for com-
mercial use.
Barnard Co., The -W. W., Chicago.—
This was another extensive display of
all there is to be offered at this season
in bulbs. French stock was shown in
case lots. The amount of stock in this
display was very large and placed in an
attractive form before the visitors and
purchasers. In addition to the bulb ex-
hibit was shown a full line of Fall hor-
ticultural requirements, as well as spe-
cimens of Christmas trees that this
house makes a specialty of for holiday
trade. The exhibit was creditable to the
house and a fine feature of the
trade display. In charge of Arnold
Rlngier, Wm. Reid, and other represen-
tatives of the house.
Bayersdorler & Co., H., PhUadelphla.
— Stuffed Brazilian humming birds was
a novelty shown, with decorated baskets,
a notable one being adorned with Poin-
settias. The display also included a
curled top crepe paper, curled on both
sides, imported prepared wreaths, espe-
cially the Burr wreaths, a holder tor
cut flowers for window purposes and
decorations- and a general line of bas-
kets and ribbons and florists' supplies.
In charge were Sidney Bayersdorfer,
Martin Reukauf, S. D. Green and I. M,
Bayersdorfer.
Bid-well 8t Pohes, Kinsman, O. — A flne
exhibition of Gladioli, including Niagara,
Panama, American, Mrs. Francis King,
Canary Bird. Represented by L. G. Bid-
well.
Carnation Support Co., Connersville,
Ind. — Self-tying Rose stick and self-ty-
ing Carnation support, with a miniature
bench of Carnations, making an exhibit
of just how the appliances are used.
Represented by Adam Heim.
Childs, John lewis, Plowerfleld, N. Y.
— \ fine display of Gladioli, including
Panama, Niagara, Silver Sheen, Safrano,
Alaska, Sulphur King. Norma D. Childs
and Negerfurst Represented by I. b.
Hendrickson.
Coiawell iawn Mower Co., Newhnrgh,
showed its combination roller and motor
lawn mower and Coldwell's demountable
mower, as well as a nice selection of
mowers in all sizes.
Cowee, Arthnr, Berlin, N. Y. — Gladioli
blooms in vases displayed on an oblong
pyramid that contained all the good
tilings in Gladioli for exhibition purposes
or commercial use. All the blooms in
this display traveled over 1300 miles
and yet showed up to splendid effect.
Among some of the choice varieties wa,s
the variety Dawn, a salmon pink of
much beauty with a rich maroon throat.
Silver Star is another new seedling
that, with Peach Blossom, will be placed
on the market this season for the first
time. Dominion in a brilliant scarlet,
and London a flne pink, that were ad-
mired in this exhibition. Lavandula, a
bright lavender pink, is, in the estima-
tion of Mr. Cowee. a splendid variety
for commercial use. Arthur Cowee in
charge. , „,
Craig Co., Bobert, Philadelphia.— The
exhibit of this company was one of the
best in plant displays. The principal
feature was an extensive assortment
of Crotons. This company makes a spe-
cialty of Crotons and has in cultiva-
tion 40.0 varieties. Young stock and
specimen plants of the best commercial
varieties were included. The remark-
able coloring of this stock and the vigo'-
of growth attained were commented
upon by every florist that had an eye
Croton Norwood Beauty was promi-
nently featured in the exhibit. Robert
Craig and Wm. P. Craig, Jr., were in
charge.
Dreer, Henry A., Ftdladelphia. — A
large floor space devoted to Kentias in
both varieties from specimens ten feet
high down to nice six-inch, pot-grown
stock. There were also a splendid speci-
men of Phcenix Roebelenii, and Arecas.
In Ferns was shown Cyathea dealbata
and a group of Crotons, beautifully
colored stock, comprising all of the
latest varieties. On a table space was
exhibited a choice lot of smaller stock
that included Marantas, Dracaenas, Co-
cos, Araucarias, and other miscellane-
ous stock in nice young plants for grow-
ing on. This exhibit was in charge of
H. C. Gowdy and J. K. Kairns.
Dreyer & Sons, H. Q., Cleveland. O. —
Metal stands for florists' use. These
stands can be extended to any length
and height desired, with automatic
blocks on the extension stands, together
with holders for pots in front of the
stand. Something new shown was a
column with vase which can be taken
out and a top substituted on which to
rest potted goods. R. H. Dreyer was in
charge.
E. E. Stewart, Brooklyn, Mich. — A fine
exhibit of eighty varieties of Gladioli.
Among these were Mrs. James Lanca-
shire, or Fairy, and a new variety called
Minneapolis; others were Lucile, Ruth
and Shirley. E. E. Stewart was present.
Estate of Iiemnel Ball, 'WisBlnoming',
Pa. — A nicelv staged exhibit, including
well grown Kentias in various sizes
from small stock in four-inch pots to
large specimens in tubs. Represented
by James "W. Wade.
Parquhar & Co., B. & J., Boston, had
an exiiibit of select Holland bulbs, in-
cluding flne specimens of Narcissi Em-
peror and Empress. Frank INIurray in
charge.
Heacock Co., Jos., "Wyncote, Pa. — A
pretty exhibit of Kentias, Cocos Wed-
delliana, two handsome plants of Cya-
thea dealbata on pedestals and some
Phoenix Roebelenii. The stock was all
very well grown and perfect.
Henderson & Co., A,, Chicago, had an
exhibit of French and Holland bulbs
showing Dutch Hyacinths in flrst size
stock and all the leading named varie-
ties of Tulips used for forcing by the
trade: Freesias, Lilium candidum. small
Ferns in flats and pots in all the leading
varieties and a display of miniature
Christmas trees. A very creditable ex-
iiibit. In charge of Guy Reyburn and
A. Miller.
Hitchlngs Sc Co., Elizaheth, IT. J.,
showed a number of photographs pic-
turing private and commercial hou.'^ps
built by the company. John N. Mc-
iVrthur was in charge.
Holton 8c Hnukel Co., Milwaukee, "Wis.
— A handsome display of decorative
plants, Including Crotons, Palms. Ferns,
Araucarias, Ficus utilus, Draca?nas,
Pandanus, Aucubas and small F^rns for
table use. Represented by Geo. W.
Holton and P. H. Holton.
Hummel & Downing Co., Milwaukee. —
Fancy boxes in various colors for Roses.
Carnations, etc. Also a full line of
heavy boxes for shipping and a line of
florists* boxes. Represented by B. B."
Townsend and J. D. Christiansen.
Ionia Pottery Co., Ionia, Mich., had
an exhibit of porch pots, lawn vases.
han.ging baskets and pots for florist
trade in all sizes. Geo. Dysinger and
N. E. Kidder were in charge.
J. A. Peterson & Son, Cincinnati,
showed some flne plants of Pandanus
Veitchii and Dracsena Goldiana. and a
collection of Ferns, including Asplenium
avis nidus.
J. B. Deamud Co., Chicago, exhibited
its new preparation. Pink Wonder,
which changes white flowers to a beau-
tiful pink color; can be used on Asters,
Carnations, Sweet Peas, etc. The prepa-
ration is put up in small jars, each one
containing enough to color flve hundred
flowers. W. L. Sullivan was in charge.
Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N, Y. —
This company had an exiiibit of Ameri-
can pot grown Deutzia gracilis. Lilacs
and Hydrangea Otaksa in tree form suit-
able for forcing; also the leading varie-
ties in French Hydrangeas. Roses in
dormant form were also in the exhibit,
which comprised all the leading varieties
of the Ramblers, Hybrid Teas and Hy-
brid Perpetuals. This exhibit was in
charge of C. G. Perkins.
John C. Moninger Co., Chicago. — Sec-
tion of an iron frame greenhouse, also
a section of a bench supported by cast
iron pipes, galvanized, and with all the
appliances used in greenhouse arcliitec-
ture, such as sash bars ventilating ap-
paratus, paint, putty, steam valves, pipe
fittings, as well as a Moninger boiler.
E. P. Kurowski and Philip McKee were
in charge.
Hnlght 8e Struck Co., New York. — An
assortment of Eriqas, including melan-
thera and gracilis nivalis, persoluta
alba and a number of popular varieties,
also Chironia exifera.
Koemer, H. "W., Milwaukee. — Hand-
some exhibit of Gladioli in all the stand-
ard varieties, as well as a large number
of seedlings that are being introduced
by Mr. Koerner. Among the- prominent
ones in the display were Twilight Chief,
American Wonder, a lavender pink, and
Prairie Fir, d brilliant red. H. W.
Koerner in charge.
Ijord Sc Burnhanx Co., Chicago and
New York. — This company showed a sec-
tion of a forty-foot house of iron frame,
one section of a pipe frame house
twenty-eight feet wide, and one section
, of a curved eave house eighteen feet
wide, with a complete gable entrance,
galvanized iron benches and also benches
with pipe legs and pipe frame benches;
three different kinds of ventilating ma-
chinery, also a Lord & Burnham boiler
and ice clearing side sash with galvan-
ized sill. Represented by Geo. Hykes.
David Warwick, T. P. De Forest and
V. H. Morgan.
McNeff, Swenson Co., Chicago. — This
company showed special advertising
matter prepared for florists, with an-
nouncements for flower shows. H. V.
Swenson and I. D. McNeff were present.
Manda, Inc., W. A., South Orange, N.
J. — A table of mixed stock, comprising
about one hundred varieties of choice
greenhouse plants showing all that is
new in Palms, Ferns and Orchids. A
special feature was made of Polypodium
Mandaianum in both plants and cut
fronds, as well as other choice stock.
Robert Karlstrom was in charge.
May & Co., T-. !•., St. Paul. — A hand-
some pyramid of cut Gladioli in vases,
comprising such varieties as Klondyke
Beautr, Taconic, Hildegard, Cardinal,
.America and Amethyst. D. L. Mackin-
tosh was in charge.
Michell Co., Henry P., Philadelphia,
Pa., had an exhibit of Dutch and French
liulbs in case lots, Liliums and Chinese
Lilies, Freesias. etc. The catalog of
this company was freely distributed.
Fans, foot rules and memorandum books
bearing the name of this well known
house were presented as souvenirs to
the visitors. F. J. Michell. Jr., and
Israel Rosnosky were in charge.
Michigan Cut Plower Exchange, De-
troit, had on exhibition a number of
pot grown Carnation plants of the new
variety Philadelphia, that this house is
sending out. The stock was grown by
Fred Breitmeyer. Mr. Rahaley in
charge.
Minnesota Weatherproof Calking- and
G-lazlng Co., Minneapolis. — Exhibition of
calking and glazing material for green-
house use. Sections of sash were shown
glazed with this material and the qual-
ity of the stock offered was explained
by Mr. K. J. Henderson.
Pennock-Meehan Co., S. S. Philadel-
phia.— A special ribbon for the new Rose
Fireflame and another for Mrs. Russell
were shown, with a fine lot of Autumn
foliage ribbon in ten combinations, as
well as a suitable line of florists' pins,
ribbons, etc. In charge of E. J. Fan-
court.
Perklns-Klng Co., 'West Mentor, O. —
.\ display of cut Gladioli in vases, show-
good specimens of such well known
varieties as America. Niagara, Panama
and some good seedlings. In charge
were Lauren A. Perkins and Harry C.
King.
Peters & Eeed Pottery Co., The, South
Zanesvllle, O., exhibited porch pots,
lawn vases, hanging baskets, as well
as a complete line of pots in all sizes
for the florist trade. In the Moss Aztec
ware that has been a feature of this
house, jardinieres, Fern dishes, as well
as an extensive line suitable to the flo-
rist trade and art stores were shown.
W. B. Ruggles was in charge.
Pierce Paper Plower Pots, Waltham.
— .\ line of glazed paper pots for ship-
ping plants.
pierson Co., P. E., Tarrytown, N. Y. —
.\ collection of all that is good in Ferns.
These occupied a large table and in the
plant line were a leading feature of the
show. A number of small and medium
plants were shown in the best selling
sizes and fllled the table. On a number
of pedestals worked in among the
smaller plants on the bench were some
as fine specimens as it is possible to
produce in such varieties as Nephrolepis
magniflca, superbissima. elegantissima,
and elegantissima improved. Some of
these specimens were from three to four
feet through and solid in proportion. In
addition to the Fern display, a full line
of all seasonable bulbs was shown.
E. J. Trevallian and S. J. Fothering-ham
were In charge.
Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove,
111., exhibited a group of Kentias cover-
ing a large space and embracing from
small to medium size plants to well
grown specimens. On a bench close"
by was a good exhibition of smaller
plants comprising Ferns in all of the
best known varieties, Araucarias As-
pidistras, Pandanus Veitchii, Crotons,
Begonias, Cyclamen, Christmas Peppers
and small Perns. C. G. Anderson, of the
plant dept. of Morton Grove, Clifford
Pruner, Guy Prencir, August and Adolph
Poehlmann and Richard Salm were
present representing this house.
PoUworth, Co., C. C, Milwaukee, Wis.
— This company had tw^o exhibits, one, a
table which contained a group of deco-
rative plants showing the best commer-
cial varieties of Palms, Crotons, Ferns
and several nice specimens of the As-
pidistra. On another table was a full
line of horticultural requisites and sup-
plies. There was nothing in the re-
quirements of the florist trade that
could not be found in this exhibit. C. C.
Pollworth was In attendance himself,
with several of the salesmen.
Quaker City Machine Co., Blchmond,
Ind., exhibited ventilating apparatus for
greenhouse. To fully show the -visitors
how this system worked, a section of
greenhouse was erected with a complete
system of ventilating apparatus In good
working condition. All the necessary fix-
tures used were Included in the exhibit.
John Evans was in charge.
Baedlein Basket Co., Chicago. — Nu-
merous styles of baskets in fifteen dif-
ferent finishes, showing a general line
for florist trade in all sizes. Also a
flower vase fllve foot tall, plant wall,
-n'indow baskets and boxes. All of the
plant baskets were nicely lined with
7inc. Represented by Curt KIndler,
Theo. R. Schlesinger and A. P. Longren.
Bandall, Co., A. T,., Chicago, 111, had
a nice space fitted up with rugs, tables
and chairs, so as to make a convenient
resting place for the friends of the
company. The company had Kumquats
from the Japanese nurseries. Alvin.
Texas. The exhibit was in charge of
Prank M. Johnson, Ed. Galevin, Frank
:\rcCabe, E. S. Herre and M. A. Leganger.
Bevere Bubber Co., Chelsea. — This
firm showed its high grade rubber goods
especially adapted to the florist trade.
Exhibited also was a representation of
a large section of a hose reel the space
in the center being devoted to a minia-
ture layout of a flower garden. In
charge of C. A. Bomarth.
Bice Co., M. — Something new was a
line of .galvanized vases made up in
srreen enamel In the same sizes as the
fiber jars, also a new imported corsage
ribbon in gold and velvet effect and a
fine red Ruscus wreath; a crepe paper
with pleated edges for pot covers, and
a fine shade of German Ruscus: also a
new Bromus grass In five different
colors. In charge of F. J. Parney and
Pobert G. Sheck. This exhibit was sold
the flrst day to H. P. Whitted.
SchlosB Bros., New York. — A complete
line of ribbons and chiffons, some new
velvet novelties for corsage work In
both the plain Dresden figured velvet
gauze and violet corsage velvet: also
filet ribbon with horsehair edge which
holds the bow in place and in a rigid
position. In charge were Emil Schloss
and John Bubach.
Sefton Mfg. Co., Chicago. — Cut flower
boxes for the florist trade, corrugated
boxes for shipping, with a special line
of potted plant boxes for shipping plants.
Also a cut flower shipping box, water-
proofed for Icing. C. E. Brockmyer and
J. P. Brunt In charge.
Storrs & Harrison Co., Palnesville, O.,
had a display of choice decorative
plants, containing Palms, Araucarias,
Pandanus Veitchii, Adiantum, Cocos
Weddelliana, Primulas Chlnensis and
obconica, Ardisia crenulata and dormant
Roses, showing some well grown Ram-
bler, Hybrid Perpetual and Hybrid Teas
in all of the commercial varieties.
Taylor Specialty Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. — Exhibit of B. B. Taylor syphon
circulator for increasing the circulation
of hot water In greenhouse or domestic
systems. Represented by A. H. Beach.
Travis Booking Grate Co., The,
Henry, 111., had on exhibition one of Its
rooking grates where all the chief points
of its usefulness were demonstrated. C.
D. Marshall was in charge.
"Vlck's Sons, James, Bochester, N. Y.
An extensive variety of Vick's quality
Asters fllled a large table in the exhibi-
tion. The blooms were shown in vases
in the numerous leading varieties -'.hat
are a specialty of this house. Each va-
riety was named, which added to the
Interest of the exhibit.
■Vincent, Sons Co., B., J., White
Marsh, Md., showed interesting plates in
original colors of Geraniums In about
seventy-flve varieties. R. Vincent. Jr.,
and Richard A. Vincent were present.
Vaughan's Seed Store. Chicago. — This
house had an extensive display of every-
thing to be had in all seasonable bulbs.
Each variety was shown in large num-
bers. Baskets of from one to three hun-
dred bulbs of one hundred or more dif-
ferent varieties of Hyacinths, Tulips,
Crocuses, and all the French stock were
{Continued on page 403)
August d3, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
417
Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In &ood standing throughout the country can avail
themselves of the advertisers* offers in this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists' Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mall,
telegraph or telephone In the respective districts to which their
trade eztendd, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee is expressed or Implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
In this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Careful attention given to all orders
Member of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele
Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed.
^^^Jtc^w^su^
ESTABLISHED 1843
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Write, Tdephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
service to out-of-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
Choice Cut Flowers for all occasion* delivered promptly anywhere
in Georgia.
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charlea St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, charges collect
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDC.
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Caitone
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
Wiranr[loylea):,,ncjHS;
Flowers delirered to all parts of New England. High grades a
■pacialty. Special deliveries to Iteamers sailing from Boston.
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont' Street
Motor Delivery for the Florist
G. D. Grain, Jr.
Supply Advfs. will be found on pa^es 424-25-26
With every florist in the retail business who has pros-
pered suiEciently to have very many orders to deUver
the delivery problem has at once assumed a place which
is not second in importance to any in his business. A
horse-and-wagon outfit is usually the first investment of
the retailer; but those whose business has passed beyond
the one-horse limit, to speak without any intention of be-
ing facetious, are for the argument of the question:
"Shall I or shall I not invest in an automobile delivery
truck?"
Some members of the trade, guided rather by an ahnost
instinctive conservatism rather than by a cold, fact-and-
figure analysis of the matter, have answered the ques-
tion in the negative, adding more horses and wagons to
their equipment from time to time, as the needs of the
I)usiness seemed to require, and steadily refusing to malie
the plunge and get into the ranks of those with the more
uptodate dehvery equipment.
Others, howei'er. have carefully investigated the mat-
ter, and proceeded to tnist their deliveries to the speedier
and more reliable gasoline or electric car, instead of to the
slow and not necessarily sure horse and wagon. Their ex-
periences have been interesting and instructive, and while
the average florist who has purchased a motor truck for
the handling of his deliveries has been no more without
difficulty thereafter than in the use of any other carry-
ing agency, it might be said that there are few who
would go back to the horse drawn delivery vehicle after
having used an automobile for a while.
For instance, in a certain prosperous Southern city,
which is as a whole fairly well tinged with the conserva-
tism referred to as a characteristic of the typical florist,
there are two leading retaUers who have adopted trucks
for their deliveries; and while there are a good many
others who still stick to horses, the experience of these
two is such that they afford a rather strong argument in
favor of the use of motors.
One of these retailers ojierates his own greenhouses,
growing practically all of his stock. His store is located
in the center of the city, as favorably as any in town;
his greenhouses are some distance away on the outskirts
of the city. Formerly, when all deliveries and other
hauling was done by a horse and wagon, it was practi-
cally half a day's work to get the daily supply of stock
downtown from the greenhouses. In other words, one-
fourth of the time of the delivery force of two wagons
was used solely for the purpose of bringing goods from
the greenhouse to the retail shop.
Now, however, this is merely an incident in the day's
work for the motor truck which the florist has been us-
ing for nearly two years. After the load has been placed
in the car, it is only a matter of minutes for the run
downtown to be made, and it arrives at the shop early
in the day, ready for the day's work, and with all of the
stock needed for the day's business. This is cited just
as a single example of the advantages which superior
speed give to the motor over the horse.
The car in question is a 85 h.p. Overland, capable of
almost any speed which is likely to he required by the
florist. It is stored in the garage of the local agents
for the car, who care for it, and keep it in good condition
for the relatively small sum of $15 a month. The florist
purchases gasoline and oil in quantities, thereby getting
the lowest marltet price, and stores them on his premises,
ready for use wlienever needed. Tires, as usual, are
about the largest item of cost, although the florist has
been rather fortxmate in his experience in this connec-
tion, as he has one Goodyear tire on this machine which
has been in constant use for over a yenr.
The driver of tlie car is paid $15 a week, which is
about tlie same as the wagon drivers formerly employed
received. Outside of this, the florist estimates all ex-
penses connected with the car, including storage, at
about $.'55 to $10 a month. This, of course, is much more
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
"Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist"
New
Member of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSEnS
143 Tremont St.
Tie centrally located Florist Shop
Yours for reciprocity.
We cover all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Every facility for filling trade order
satisfactorily, and delivering promptly
at residence, hotel, steamer and theatre
in Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
^ ^-ii*-^ Brooklyn, N.Y.
^^/^/^ _ Fultoii St. and Greene Ave.
Phone. 8800-6801-6802 Prospect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence.
/f^^
|BufrAio,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
W. J. PALMER a SON
Members Florists* Telegraph Association
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
r.,, - Floweri for Harvard,
ROWERSHOP «»'«<=•'«« »«><« WeU«l.,
Colleges
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ILL.
' 3343 W. Madison St
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
Flowers
CHICAGO,
ILL.
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Confess Hotel
Courtesies Extended to aU Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
(BaRg©DK]RO^TDa ®,
FOURTH sTRnrr
418
The Florists' Exchange
CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
(e[LgW[i[L^i]LE)
EUCLID AVENUE
r CLEVELAND,
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Memben of The Flortsta' Telegraph Delivery. S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegraphic orders will be carefully and prompthy filled. Persona
atteattoa givea. Uaual discouats allovred.
Member of The Florlsta* Tele^aph Delivery
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
DAYTON, OHIO
112 South Main
Street
FLORISTS
than it would cost to run a horse and wagon; but, as
the florist pertinently points out, it is not as much as
it would cost to run two wagons, and the car does more
Chan the wagons could.
"The principal argument in favor of the car, as far as
I am concerned," he said recently, "is that when I send
goods out in the car I know that they are going to get
there, and get there in time. I know this may sound
queer to. those who have read the jokes about the strand-
ed automobile, and have not had much experience with
machines in any other way; but in my experience, the
motor gets there with considerably more certainty than
does the horse-drawn vehicle, especially in hot weather,
or in extremely cold weather In either extreme it is not
only cruel, but bad business, from the florist's standpoint,
to send a horse out.
"The reason for this is plain enough. The progress
made is necessarily slow, and there is always the danger
of a fall or a prostration from the heat — you've seen
many a horse down during this hot summer, haven't you?
And flowers are not goods that you can linger on the
road with. They ought to be delivered with all possible
speed in order for the work of the florist to receive its
due credit. If they are permited to remain out too long,
as they are with any slow and uncertain delivery system,
they are bound to deteriorate, and whether the purchase
is a funeral design or a corsage for the customer's best
girl, any lack of freshness is in the last degree undesir-
able. With my motor delivery, I know that my goods
are going to be placed in the hands of the person to
whom they are addressed within the shortest possible
lime after they leave the shop; and that is a satisfaction
lioth tq me and to my customers which would be diffi-
cult to overestimate."
The second florist in this same city, who is equipped
with an automobile for delivery purposes, has been us-
ing a smaller car, a Ford 20 h.p. machine, for nearly two
years also, and is equally well pleased with it. At the
time the machine was purchased two wagons were used ;
and while one of these is still used for miscellaneous
work, such as getting freight and the like, the little
car handles the bulk of the delivery work, and does it in
entirely satisfactory fashion, especially in view of the
fact that it is one of the lightest and lowest priced cars
built.
This car is kept in a private garage constructed by
the florist at the rear of his downtown store, and here,
too, are stored the necessary oil and gasoline for its use.
There is, therefore, no storage charge, and the expense
of maintenance is cut down by that much. The man who
drives the car is paid $9 a week, which is certainly not
much less than the average wagon driver receives, so
I that this item is also not high. The tire cost has been
excessive for this florist, however, as he tried a certain
patented preparation for tire-filling, which not only cost
a good deal, but proved totally unsatisfactory, besides
resulting in the refusal of the company which sold the
iPark ^lorai Co.
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Usual discounts.
DENVER. COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorado, Utah, Western Neb-
raska and Wyoming points
reached by Express. Orders
Member of The Florlsta* Telegraph Delivery
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
of Ohio, Indiana and
Wa cover all Michigan points and large
Canada. Retail orders placed with us
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towni
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co.
EL PASO, TEXAS
I^J^^
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flowers
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouses, BENTON ST.
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
Hartford, Conn.
187 Main Street
Highland Park Greenhouses
MaSdw" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
Arrangements of Gladioli staged by B. Hammond Tracy^of Wenham, Mass., at|[the recent Gladiolus and'Phlox exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
The varieties shown in this illustration are Gladiolus Dawn to the left and Gladioli Augusta and Buchanan to the right
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
419
South and Southwest Texas and sailings from Galveston
J^. J^. J^uhimannf florist
2507 JACKSON ST.. S. W Phone. H»ifley 1926-2330
2526 WASHINGTON ST.. Opp. Glenwood Cemetery
S. W. Phone, Taylor 628-108X
Uptown, 919 CAPITOL AVE., S. W. Phone. Proton 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Prompt and efficieuti service rendered' points in Illinois, Ohio, and
Indiana. Berterxnann's flowers excel.
Members of The FlorlsU' Tele£rapb Delivery, S. A. F.
f Inc.
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
CJiJITl J C The Florist
(^Jfi i # ^ # ^V_/ 36 West Forsyth Si
We reach all Florid* and South Georsts points
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The FlorUte* Teleftrapb Delivery
LEXINGTON, KY,
John A. Kei^leh.
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
The Atherton Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets
Choicest, Cut Flowers Personal attention given to out-of-town orders
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
Personal attention given to orders for Louisville and surrounding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities [^rfect.
Member of Tbe Florists' Telegraph Delivery
'«^0
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
FloraluOrdera Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHITA, N. B.
and VICINITT
6 PreKott St.. LOWELL, MASS.
"IVf MCVEH SLCeP"
Idlewild Greenhouses
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
The
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Beat Service to all Points In the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
Basket display of Gladioli HoUandia and Baron Hulot, staged by B. Hatntnond Tracy of Wenham, Mass., at
the recent Phlox and Gladioli Exhibition held by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
tires to guarantee them. This should be taken into ac-
count in considering the rather heavy maintenance cost
of this car, which the florist figures amounted to an
average of $60 a month.
And yet, in spite of this heavy cost, which is much in
excess of that which the car would have caused had not
the substitute for air referred to been used and dis-
carded, the florist is enthusiastically in favor of the
use of a motor for handling deliveries, instead of a
wagon, or of several wagons. He, too, readily admits
that the car costs a good deal more to keep up than does
a wagon, but he also makes the obvious point that inas-
much as it does the work of two or three wagons in
efficient style, this cannot be considered as an argument
against the use of the car.
"Catching trains is its best point, in my opinion, or
at least one of the best," said the florist, in discussing
his car recently. "We have a big lot of outoftown busi-
ness, more, perhaps, than any other concern in the city,
and inasmuch as orders frequently come in at the last
moment to be sent for a funeral at some point out in the
State, it is highly important that we get them off on the
proper train. With wagons this used to be almost im-
possible in many cases, no matter how hard we drove our
horses; the time was simply not sufficient for them to
make it in.
"The car, however, can eat up the distance in a frac-
tion of the time taken by a wagon, and, as a result, we
get our goods off on time, where in many cases we would
have missed the tralii, and practically missed the order,
with the horse and wagon. The same thing holds good
for us and good for the customer, because it gets the
order to the desired spot, no matter how far out in the
suburbs, just when it is wanted." .
On the whole, it may safely be said that if the busi-
ness of the retailer has expanded beyond the point
where one wagon will take care of his deliveries, the pur-
chase of a motor truck of a size suitable for his re-
quirements would be a good investment from every
standpoint. As pointed out by the florists quoted above,
a car can get the goods to the spot where they are to be
delivered, with approximate certainty, and in a fraction
of the time taken by a horse drawn vehicle; and the
cost of an automobile in maintenance and even in initial
expense is not greatly in excess of that of two horses
and wagons, if at all.
Of course, if the retailer needs only one horse, it would
seem to be in favor of the use of the more modern type
of delivery as against the faithful but obsolete horse
and his slow moving wagon.
Xosemont Sardens ^'''"'*
MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of Tbe Florists' Telegrapb Delivery
An Amusement Park
A unique arrangement was executed some time back
by an Indiana concern, the Beyer Floral Co., of South
Bend. The various mechanical devices were operated
by water and electricity. Water was forced to the top
oif a , tower in the center of the window, and ran be-
tween two glass globes, the outer one of clear glass and
the inner one of many colored glass, both revolving
around an electric light, this gave the water constantly
changing hues, making it appear like an electric fountain.
The water then fell from a large water wheel, enclosed
in the tower, which put into motion the air swing and
a Ferris, wheel, each one of which held small figures
representing pleasure seekers. The water in leaving
the tower tumbled down a cascaded incline into a pool
which had electric colored lights' underneath. Float-
ing on the pool were miniature rowboats, swans, ducks,
etc. A tiny electric railway, with an electric car at-
tached and filled with passengers, raced in and out of
sundry tunnels. The building was illuminated with small
electric globes. In one corner of the park was a zoo
and bird house inhabited by birds and toy animals; in
another section was a boat house and a miniature green-
house. Floating freely overhead was a kite bearing
the advertisement of the Beyer Floral Co. Special fea-
tures were made of a "slide for life," and a "high dive,"
both from the to]) of the tower.
^oa^&mi^nm^
MONTREAL, CAN.
825 St. Catharine St.,W.
Fresh flowers and best service.
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries throughout the State
and to all steamship docks in
Hoboten, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State.
NEW HAVEN. CONN.
1026 Chapel Street
Opposite Yale College
1 all parts of Connecticut, Cut
Every facility for prompt delivi
Flower and Funeral work solicited.
NEW ORLEANS,
U.
''l^Iot*istl21 Baronne St.
- 0.9tXi9^ TCVAQ rmilQTAMA AMr» hyfTCCICQIDDI
858'
TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 East 33d Street
Telepbone 6404 Madison Sq.
dm- Motto: THE GOLDEN RUEL
We Guarantee Satisfaction
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST 48th Street
J^^^»^
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
Dust accompany all order rom unknown
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers and designs for
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a q>ectalty. Wire me your orders.
420
The Florists' Exchange
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
rr&92a9e^
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in the theatre district and also have ezceptiona facilities for
delivering Qowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders; they
will receive prompt and careful attention.
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLING
22 West 59th Street, adjoimng Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
European Orders Executed
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
**If we say it, we urill do it **
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
rAoADLNAy uAL.^ Colorado street
' I 'I ^"^ 1*1 *'''° °"
M. X X Vi^ ^„^ K. \^^ m.m\JL Orders promptly
A Magnificent Wedding Decoration by
Gude Bros. Co.
A notable thing this Summer is the inquiry for wed-
ding decorations. The firm of Gude Bros. Co. had
four nice wedding decorations last week, three in and
about Washington, and one at Bramwell, W. Va., a
mining town, at which a few thousand flowers were used,
Gude Bros. Co. sending their men and flowers from
^V'ashington to execute the work. It was said by all
to be one of the grandest decorations ever witnessed.
The setting, was grand. A magnificent house on the
mountain side; six large columns at the entrance, on
each of which was fastened a three-foot rustic wall
pocket, filled with scarlet Gladioli and Hydrangeas.
The parlor in which the ceremony took place is a very
large high ceilinged old fashioned room, in which "a
church setting was placed, consisting of white latticed
screens against the wall. Tall pillars, reaching almost
to the ceiling, were capped by huge bunches of flow-
ers. The bridal couple stood inside the altar rail;
the kneeling stool, chancel rail, etc., were aU shipped
from Washington. In the library was an old fashioned
fire])lace, some 12ft. wide, which was entirely filled
with foliage, and on top of which was placed one thou-
sand pink Asters with ISin. stems. The large room
set aside for the presents was done entirely in green
sind red Gladioli. The bride carried Lilies of the Val-
ley and white Orchids, the bridesmaids pink China
Asters. Many wagonloads of mountain foliage of the
Pin Oak type, which was exceptionally fine in that
locality, was used in the decoration. The whole was
pronounced by people from large cities to be the most
iflcent wedding decoration they had ever witnessed.
A Young Lady's Summer Outing
On One of the Large Lake Freighters and the
Part the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Played in This Outing
A bevy of young society girls, with their chaperon,
boarded the large and beautiful freight steamer, Wil-
liam E. Corey, at a Lake Erie port bound through
Lake Erie, Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair
River, Lake Huron, St. Mary's River, through the
Locks at the Soo and Lake Superior to Duluth. The
chaperon of the party gave strict orders that no young
men were allowed to hang around the steamer with
boxes of flowers or candy as signs of a farewell. One
of these unfortunate young men happened to be a
Detroiter and he came and told his troubles to a
florist who, for a while, sympathized with him, then
Our illustration shows a loving cup made for a Calitornia delegation to present to Senator Perkins on his
twentieth anniversary in serving the State of Californn in the United States Senate. The piece was very beau-
tiful and original, the photograph by no means domg ii justice. Made of white Carnations, Stephanotis, and
pink Roses, it stood about 6ft. high. The handles were made of delicate pink Snapdragon, and the cup
filled with American Beauty Roses and Hydrangeas.
Wreath of Carnations
Jo. 63 in "Floral Designs de Luxe"
said, like a good doctor would tell his patient: "Well,
my dear boy, we can help you, because the Florists'
Telegraph Delivery has made deliveries before which
many thought impossible. Tonight, or early in the morn-
ing, when this steamer passes Detroit, we will run out
in the Marine Reporters' Launch and deliver the
flowers you wish for your young lady." The flowers
\\'ere safely delivered — and the steamer never stopped.
Later it was told that the chaperon promised never
to keep young men from buying flowers for their sweet-
hearts as a token of farewell. So, please remember,
when in trouble, use the Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
Wreath of Carnations
No 63 in '' Floral Designs de Luxe "
This we made up with crimson Carnations, crimson
having been the favorite color of the deceased. The
flowers were stemmed on the regular florists sticks, six
inches long, to be cut to the proper length by the maker-
up as he progressed in his work. This stemming was in
clusters of three, irregularly or staggery, as we call
it. Flowers wired upon the sticks in this manner pro-
duce, when used in flat work, both the solid and loose
effect desired, saving the time and trouble of going
twice over the same space besides giving better results.
In preparing either wreaths or other frames for
funeral work we are always particular about having all
mossing done firmly, in well foiled frames, carefully
and tightly tied in by winding with heavy green linen
thread.
The surface of the Sphagnum should always be com-
pletely covered with hardy fancy Fern fronds. In mak-
ing up No. 63, in addition to fancy Ferns, we covered
the sides and the face of the wreath (before inserting
the Carnations) with greenhouse Smilax.
New Yorker.
Edward Sceery
Member of.Tlie Florists' Telegraph DeUvery
paterson
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
%m^^
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
The Bellevue-Stratford
And Dlamond[&122d Sta.
Do'yoa want flowen i
pinsfiaD,
MASS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
421
We Grow Our
Portland, Oregon oJ^'stock
Martin & Forbes Co.
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
347 WASHINGTON ST.
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
Rochester and>urrounding' territory. Complete line always i
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery.
ady.L
Salter Bros. ««^lfT"'
FLORISTS^
38 Main St, West
MM
ROCHESTER, N-Y.
88 Main Street, East
Flower* and doigna delivered
promptly in Rocheater and all
Western New York towns.
:^r^
;eed a
ROCKFORD, ILL
Quick aerrlce to
Illinois, Wisconsin,
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BY AM, The Florist
California Flowers '".rvfSS.fS*'"'
I STEAMER SAILINGS WKITE OR WIRE
«jS.".'Sn THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST 'l^es?
"^ 344-46 GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
PelioanOy Rossi & Co.
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCRANTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in Wilkes.
^^ A Barre, Pittston. Carbondale, and all
r^#%. Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns.
i^,^ /^^/'^/At. SCRANTON, PA.
O^Cri/^.^Sii^:^ 124 Washington Avenue
Tslephoae or tcl^aphk orders for any city or town in Northeastern
PeonsylYsnia willreceive prompt execution. Usual discount. 'Phone
No. 24S4, on either Bell or Consolidated 'phones.
Member* of The Florlsu* Telegraph Delivery.
HOLLYWOOD GARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The FlorlsU* Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Out-of'town orders will receive
prompt and careful attention.
Wire us your orders.
Lout Distanc
Bflihlw 1104
Ul., liiltnl 413:
'^ SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3520 North Grand Ave.
All orders by Telegraph or
T«l«plM>ne moat carefully executed at once.
Floral Deslftno a Specialty.
From New York
CameronJE
Pretoria..
Olympic. .
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowers delivered promptly
La Lorraine..
Pres. Grant..
Bremen
HelligOlav
St. Louis
California
Imperator
Minnetonka
Pr. Fr. Wilhelm.
Vaderland
Stampalja
Chicago
Virginie
K. Aug. Victoria
La Provence. . . .
K. Fr. Joseph I.
Baltic.
Pres. Lincoln. . .
C. F. Tietgen. ..
Philadelphia
Athinai...
Geo. Washington,
Carmania
Lapland...
Minneapolis
Barbarossa
Mendoza
Caledonia
Ryndam
Kronp, Cecilie. . .
Ultonia
Ma
France,
Oscar 11
Pennsylvania. .
Vic Luise
New York
Minnehaha. .. .
Columbia
Olympic
Gr. Kurfuerst..
Zecland
M. Washington.
From Baltimore
From Boston
Winifredian. . .
Franconia
Numidian
Kingstonian. . .
Cymric
Cleveland
Laconia
Parisian
Anglian
San Francisco
c'hi'n""'.'.'.'.'.!!!!
Manchuria
Sailing Day Honr
Aug. 23- 9.00 am,
■■ 23-10.00 am.
23.10.30 am.
23-11.00 am.
23 12.00 m.
23-12.00 m.
23- 2.00 pm,
23- 3.00 pra
26-10.00 am
20-10 00 am
26-12.00 m
27- l.OOam,
27- 1.00 pm
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27-12.00 m,
28-10.00 am,
28-11.00 am,
28-12.00 m,
28- 2.00 pm,
29-10.00 am,
30- 8.00 am,
30- 9.00 am,
30- 9.00 am,
30-10.00 am,
30-10.00 am,
30-12.00 m,
30-12.00 m,
30- 1.00 pm,
30- 3.00 pm,
30- 3.00 pm,
Sept. 2-10.00 am,
2-10.00 am,
2-10.00 am,
2-12.00 m,
2-12.00 m,
2- 2.00 pm,
2- 3.00 pm,
3- l.OOam,
3-10.00 am,
3- 1.00 pm,
4-12.00 m,
4-12.00 m.
4- 2.00 pm.
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5-12.00 m.
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6-10.30 am.
6-11.00 am.
8-12.00 m.
6-12.00 m.
6-12.00 m.
6- 3.00 pm.
9-12.00
10- 1.00 a
10-10.00 a
10-12.00
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11-12.00
12- 9.00 a
12-10.00 a
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Sept. 3- 2.00 pm.
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17- 2.00 pm.
t. 2-10.
6- 2.
5- 1.
6- 3,
9- 5.
12-10,
16-10.
19-11,
19-12,
00 am.
00 pm.
,00 pra.
.00 pm,
.00 pm,
,00 am,
,00 am.
Aug. 23-10.00 a
■ 25-11.00 a
28- 11.00 a
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30-10.00 a
Sept. 9-12.00
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12-10.00 a
13-10.00 a
Aug. 30- 1.00 pm
Sept. 5- 1.00 pm,
■ 11- 1.00pm,
Pier
Pier 33, Bkyn.
W.21stSt.. N.Y.
W. lUthSt..N.Y.
W. 24th St., N.Y.
33d St., Bkyn.
W. 19th St.. N.Y.
31st St., Bkyn
31st St., Bkyn.
3d St.. Hoboken
5th St.. Hoboken
W. 34th St., N.Y.
W. 14th St.. N.Y.
Bush Dks.. Bkyn
W.15tnSt.. N.Y.
1st St.. Hoboken
3d St.. Hoboken
Pier 38. Bkyn.
W. 19th St.. N.Y.
l7thSt..Hoboken
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W. 24th St., N.Y.
1st St.. Hoboken
W. ir.thbt.. N. Y.
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 21st St., N.Y.
Bush Dks., Bkyn
W. 15th St., N.Y,
W. 44th St.. N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
5th St.. Hoboken
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 14th St., N.Y,
Pier 22 Bkyn.
31st St., Bkyn.
31st St.. Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St.. N.Y.
Bush Dk., Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N. Y.
1st St., Hoboken
17th St., Hoboken
W. 23d St., N. Y.
Pier , Bkyn.
3d St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W.21st St., N.Y.
W. 16thSt.. N.Y.
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 34th St., N.Y.
W. 24th St., N.Y,
W. 19th St.. N.Y,
W. 15th St., N.Y.
5th St., Hoboken
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. ISthSt., N.Y,
W. 34th St.. N.Y.
38 Bkyn
W. 19th St.. N.Y,
17th St., Hoboken
33d St., Bkyn
1st St., Hoboken
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W. 16th St., N.Y,
W. 24th St., N. Y,
W. 19th St., N.Y,
;., Hoboken
1st St., N.Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y,
Bush Dks., Bkyn.
W. 15th St., N. Y.
3d St., Hoboken
9 Locust Pt.
9 Locust Pt.
Pier 9 Locust Pt.
B&ADks.,E.Bos
B & M Dks., Chi
B& ADks.,E.Bos
B&ADks.,E.Bos
Mystic Whf.Chai
B&M Dks., Char
B&MDks..Chai
B & M Dks.. Chai
mnowealth
r, So. Boston
B&ADks.,E.Bos
Mystic Whf.,Chai
B & M Dks., Chat
Commonwealth
:r. So. Boston
53 So. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
55 So. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
55 So. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
Destination
Nap.-Piraeus
Antwerp
Southampton
Kott.-Libau
Nap.-Mars.
Bremen
Rotterdam
Nap.-Gen.
Liverpool
Alg.-Nap.-
Pat. -Trieste
Havre
Copenhagen
outhampton
ilasgow
Antwerp
SouthampK
Nap.-Gen.
Alg.-Naples
Rotter .-Lib.
Nap.-Mars.
Liverpool
Havre
Algiers-Nap.-
Liverpool
Hamfiurg
Christiansand-
Ch
Nap.-Piraeus
Bremen
Liverpool
Antwerp
Nap.-Gen.
Nap.-Gen.
Rotterdam
Nap. -Trieste-
Naples-Gen.
Rotterdam
Liverpool
Christiansand,
Southampton
Antwerp
Nap.-Genoa
Aig. Nap.-
Pat.-Trieste
Bremen
London
Liverpool
Liverpool
Glasgow
Azores-Gib.-
Nap.-Gen.
Liverpool
iburg
Liverpool
Glasgow
London
Hamburg
Liverpool
Naples- Gen
iburg
Antwerp
Antwerp
Liverpool
Ist Street )
Ist Street [
1st Street )
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ST. PAUL, MINN.
22-24 West Fifth Street
f l,';^'.'r°"'j".'" ^'" Jwin atiM and for all points in the Northwest
„;„ l* "??' '" A-n^nM-j Large stock in great variety. Write,
vire or phone. Open night and day.
Members o The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse aed vicinity.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
ft^i/i^'fA.^ Bastable Building
ld^/Sj^ijCr^M,M A. Special, attention given
ikicci4»
to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
Burdett Ave. & Hooslck St.
TROY, N. Y.
Prompt delivery and careful attention to
out-of-town orders.
TROY, N. Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, N. Y.
^aker, Uhe florist
UTICA, N. Y.
iSrant SSrotherSy Snc,
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WASHINGTON
D. C.
Mtb and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros, Co.
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Membera of The FlorlsU* Telegraph Delivery
H. F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to «U points in New England
125,000 sqiurc feet of glass.
Member of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
I^. 407 & 409 Main St.
Flc^T.
WORCESTER, MASS.
The Florists' Exchange Design Book Is without a Pear
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe.
The most elaborate work ever published.
Now Ready.
422
The Florists' Exchange
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
Terms ; Cash with Order.
The columns under this heading are reserved for
advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted,
Help Wanted. Situations Wanted, or other Wants;
also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials,
etc.. For Sale or Rent.
Our charge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the
line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this,
without display. No advt. accepted for less than
thirty cents.
Advts. set in heavy faced type, 15 cts. per hne
(6 words to the line).
Display advts. in these columns, Sl-50 per inch.
If replies to Help Wanted. Situation Wanted, or
other advertisements are to be addressed care of
this office, please add 10 cts. to cover expense of
forwarding.
Copy must reach New York office, Nos. 2 to 8
night to
Saturday.
Advertisers in the Western States desiring to
advertise under initials may save time by having
the answers directed care our Chicago represena-
tive, James Morton, Room 307, 143 No. Wabash Av.
^SJTU^ONS^WA^D^
SITUATION WANTED— As gardener or head
gardener-on gentleman's place. Able to take
charge. Single, aged 29. Experienced in growing
first<ias5 vegetables and flowers, outside and
greenhouse; also experienced in hot beds, cold
Barnes, planting and caring of shrubs, lawn, laying
out flower beds, etc. Permanent position de-
sired. First-class reference. Address T. F., care
The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener-farmer
as working foreman. Has practical ex-
perience in all branches, care of stock, growing
of farm crops, fruit, flowers and vegetables.
Not afraid of work. Best references, married,
aged 32. Wants position for Sept. 1. Address
T.1E., care The Florists' Eschange.
SITUATION WANTED— Young lady decorator
and designer, thoroughly experienced In
store management and ordering and capable
of handling the very highest class trade, de-
slresfpermanent position. Can furnish best
of references as to character and ability.
Address T. B., care The Florists* Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By florist, .21 years'
experience in America; experienced with Carna-
tions, Roses, 'Mums and all cut flowers, under
glass and out of doors, as well as vegetables; dairy
farm. Commercial or private place. Good refer_
ences. Address S. F., care The Florists' Exchange'
SITUATION WANTED— By a competent florist,
20 years' experience in all cut flowers indoors
and outdoors, pot and bedding plants, landscape
and design work; can take charge of a good place.
Good references. Address S. H., care The Florists'
Exchange
SITUATION WANTED— By young
aged 24, private — ■"' "'
ciai pla
Una
gle.
agea z^, privaxe or coiuiueiciai piace.
stands growing of Roses, Carnations, 'Mur
Experience gained from best establishmci^ i..
Anierica. Please state wages. G. M., care Mr.
Valentine, Lake Mahopac. N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener-florist
German, married, no children; good grower of alT
kinds of cut flowers, bedding plants, etc. Private
or commercial position. Vicinity of New York
preferred. Address T. M., care The Florists'
Exchange.
24 year^
SITUATION WANTED— By^ Ger
of age, experienced
Easter and general stock; single, honest, quick
worker, competent to take full charge. Pie
wages. Address T. C,
; The Florif
■SITUATION WANTED— By a young, man, 25
years of age, 10 years experience In general
greenhouse work. Position wanted Sept. 1 or 15.
Private or commercial place around New York
preferred. Address T. J., care The Florists*
fexchange. ^^_^__
SITUATION WANTED— By German, grower of
Christmas, Easter, decorative and bedding stock.
Bulbs, 'Mums, Carnations; can take full charge
of section or place. State particulars. Address
T. D., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— For Sept. 1, by gar-
dener, 32 years old, single, familiar with green-
house work, also fine grower of Roses, Carnations,
■Chrysanthemums, etc. Best references. John
Balint, South Kortright, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class Rose and
Carnation grower; single, 32 years old, sober and
reliable. Competent to take full charge. Address
S. J., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a young man. 25
years old, single, 8 years' experience in Orchids,
wishes a position on private or commercial place.
Address S. G.. care The Florists* Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class gardener,
German, 15 years' experience in greenhouse
work; commercial or private; reference. Address
S. B., care The Florists' Exchange.
EXPERIENCED SALESMAN AND DESIGNER
invites correspondence from florists in need of a
first-class storeman for the coming season. Ad-
dress R. J., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTEI>— By first-class designer
and decorator, years of experience, A-1 refer-
-ences, able to manage a store. State salary.
Address S. V.. care The Florists' Exchange.
Oontlnned to Next Golmnn
^ITUATlONS^WAl^^^
SITUATION WANTED— Designer and salesman
with 20 years' experience wishes position with
reliable house. References furnished. Address
T. A., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By thoroughly com-
petent Rose grower; also experienced in general
line and cut flowers. Temperate. Beat refer-
ence. Address P. P., Box 496, Middletown, N. Y
HELP WANTED
Pot Plant Grower
Wanted
Thoroughly experienced on all kinds
of pot plants for Fall, Christmas,
Easter and Memorial Day. Every-
thing necessary for Retail store trade.
Forcing and timing of bulbous stock
important. Only competent men
need apply. Address with references,
S. J. REUTER & SON Jnc.
WESTERLY. R. I.
WANTED
EXPERT PLANT GROWER
A_ retailer, growing his own stock for a large
retail trade, needs an up-to date young man as
pot plant grower for that department. Would pre-
fer man with some experience with Orchids (Cat-
tleyas). Every facility for growing good stock.
Wages S85.00 per month, house and fuel. Eastern
grower from New York or vicinity preferred. Only
experienced pot plant ' '"' * "^"^
T. G., care The Florist
Please mention the Exchange when writJng.
Wanted-Landscape Draftsman
A young man who is industrious and sober, who
understands drafting and laying out grounds. We
desire one who is capable of taking up office work
j and correspondence. We have a good position open
I and one of advancement. Write, giving number of
I years experience, reference and salary desired.
HOLM & OLSON, INC., Nurserymen and Land-
I scape Architects, 20-22-24 West 5th St., St. Paul,
need apply. Address
* Exchange.
Wanted
Cut Flower Salesman and Designer
Must be man of ability and up-to-date in
details. State reference and salary expected.
J. N. C, 1026 Chapel St., New Havezit
Conn.
WANTED — Gardener, experienced man for out-
door work and under glass; single man preferred;
positively no application^ considered unless first-
class reference as to ability and sobriety can be
furnished. Position permanent to right man;
Erivate home; wages S55 to S60 per month without
oard. Address after 20th. J. E. B., Box 546,
Flemington, N. J.
WANTED— Night fireman in large commercial
range. Must have had experience with hot
water boilers and be able to pack flowers for ship-
ment. Permanent position to right man. Wages
$60.00 per month. References required. Ad-
dress S. b., care The Florists' Exchange. i
WANTED— Section man on Roses. Married man
preferred. House with modern improvements
and land for garden supplied. Near schoolhouse
and stores. No booze fighter need apply. Address
Peirce Bros., Waltham, Mass.
WANTED — Foreman to grow Carnations, 'Mums*
Easter and Christmas stock, and all kinds of
bedding plants; must be a good maker-up and able
to handle men to advantage. Address W. B., care
The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — A young man of neat appearance who
has had a little experience under glass and de-
sires to broaden his knowledge of the same. Ad-
dress H. H. Fletcher, Box 153, Millbrook, N. Y.
WANTED — A good grower of Easter, Christmas
and Spring pot plants, also 'Mums, to take charge
of section. Give age, reference and wages ex-
pected. Address T. K., care The Florists' Exchange
WANTED — Florist, one capable of taking charge
of store and developing business. Pacific Coast.
Wages to start, $75.00 per month. Address S.
C, care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — First-class retail florist. Address,
stating references, salary, etc., Z. D. Blackistone,
14th & H. Sts., Washington, D. C.
WANTED — Young man to assist in greenhouse.
Private place, permanent position. State wages.
Address T. L., care The Florists* Exchange.
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HELP WANTED
BUSINESS
^_OPPORT]UMTIES__^
Man or Firm Wanted
We are Manufacturers by choice, financially
responsible, with factories located adjacent to the
eastern trade, consisting of light structural fab-
ricating shops, foundry machine shop, and some
wood working. Investigation has proved to us
our equipments are most complete of any shops
now existing for the manufacture of a high-class,
well built Iron Frame Greenhouse for commercial
or private estate at a minimum of cost, with
best facilities for complete erection where desired.
The estimated capacity of the shops is 200 tons of
Greenhouse Structural Steel a month. (No con-
nection with any of the present Greenhouse Manu-
facturers.)
kDTIIUITV
party understanding
thing of the greenhouse trade to make a permanent
connection with a substantial interest in the busi-
ness, to assist in controlling, and take entire charge
of factory output with full management of the
department.
Address Factory, care The Florists' Exchange.
PARTNER WANTED— I have a general stock of
Hardy Perennials, sales value approximating
S3000. Am doing all work alone, find it too much
to handle with landscape business, therefore I want
a young man who has good salesmanship abilities,
knowledge of the lines handled and he must have
from_ S500 to $1000 to become full partner, be
ambitious to progress, honest and industrious.
Fuller particulars by letter. Address E. C EyI,
4323 5th Ave.. N. W., Seattle. Wash.
PARTNER WANTED
For retail business in Boston.
Advertiser will purchase interest in pay-
ing retail store. Address T. H., care The
Horists' Exchange.
STOCK FOR SALE ~
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-inch ei-
tra strong plants, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000; 2Ji-inch, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
See Cyclamen, Christmas Peppers, Cinerarias,
Ferns, Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Irwin, 3097 Broadway, New York City.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— 2H-in., strong,
bushy plants, $20.00 per 1000. Address Moul-
trie Road Greenhouses, P. Rofason, Prop., New
Augustine, Fla.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Eitra
strong, $1.00 per 100, $6.00 per 1000, $60.00
ger 10,000. CoIIingdale Greenhouses, CoIIingdale,
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy, 4-in.
pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PI.. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
ASTERS — Crego, white and pink, and Semple's
white and pink; $2.00 per 1000; cash. C. J.
Asimus, Ansonia, Conn.
AUCUBAS]
STOCK FOR SALE
BEGONIAS
BEGONIAS — Gloire de Lorraine, 2H-in., $14.00
per 100; strong, 4-in. pots, $35.00 per 100.
Cincinnati, strong, 4-in., $35.00 per 100. R. J.
Irwin. 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
REX BEGONIAS — Best fcindii, itrong Rooted
Cutting,, $2.60 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dana & Sin. Westfield. N. Y.
BOTTVARDIAS
622 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa.
BUIiBS
Have you ever tried the large size
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA, 1,000
to the case? IF NOT, NOW IS YOUR
OPPORTTTNITT. We have tliem and
can let you have some at $9.00 per 1,000.
Tou may get some cheaper but we know
that you cannot get any better. TTcy
a tew cases, we can ship them to you by
return.
HUBERT BULB CO., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers.
DUTCH BULBS— All varieties. Prices nght.
Apply to Otto Heinecken, Whitehall BIdg., 17
Battery Place, New York City.
Oontbraad to Nest Oolamn
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA % to H-in..
$3.50 per 1000. Freesia Purity (True) grand
bulbs, H to 5^-in., $10.00 per 1000. Hogan,
Kooyman & Co., 365-12th St., Oakland, Cal.
CAKNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME 100 1000
(New) $12.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 6.50 60.00
ENCHANTRESS. LIGHT PINK. 6.00 56.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS... 6.00 55.00
MRS. C. W. WARD 6.50 60.00
BEACON 7.00 65.00
WHITE PERFECTION 6.50 60.00
WHITE WONDER 6.50 60.00
WINSOR 6.00 60.00
WHITE WINSOR 6.00 50.00
ROSETTE 6.50 60.00
DOROTHY GORDON 6.00 65.00
HARLOWARDEN 6.00 65.00
MAYDAY 6.00 60.00
260 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York City.
Carnation Plants
FINE FIELD-GROWN STOCK
Enchantress, White Enchantress, Beicen
Write for prices.
AMOHAT GRCEItHOUSfS, Maniaronecl(. N. Y.
J. J. TRETHEWAY, Manager
135,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
healtb;r. strong and free from disease. The
only variety we offer for sale in large quantities ii
Enchantress, at $60.00 per 1000. Plants guar-
anteed. Cash with order from unknown partiea.
S. M. Merwarth & Bros., Wholesale Carnation
Glowers, Easton, Pa.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— C
W. Ward, Enchantress, White Enchantress,
Rose Pink Enchantress; good, clean, strong, bushy
stock. Write for prices. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard
PI., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
CARNATIONS — Field-grown plants. Enchantress,
Beacon and White Wonder, $5.50 per 100, Ed.
Buchtenkirch, Sea Cliff, N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 5000 Smith's Advance-
from 2}4-in. pots, $2.00 per 100; Rooted Cut,
tings, $1.00 per 100, ready now; also, Unaka,
PoUy Rose, Oct. Frost, Halliday, Donatello, etc..
Rooted Cuttings, S1.25 per 100; pots, $2.25 per
100. Chrysolora, Roman Gold, etc.. Rooted Cut-
tings, $1.50 per 100; pots, $2.50 per 100. Ramapo,
Pink Gem, S. Sensation, Rooted Cuttings, $3.00
per 100. 75 other best "Mums. Stafford Con-
servatories, Stafford Springs, Conn.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200 Yellow Bonnaffon,
75 Nagoya, 100 Golden Chadwick, 75 White
Frick, 76 Mayor Weaver, 150 Golden Eagle, 75
Chadwick, 475 Enguehard, 450 Pacific, $3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000. Morel Bros., 622 East
Market St., Scranton, Pa.
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2M-in., hall dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway,
New York City.
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink, 3-in., ready now, $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000. See Asparagus, Christ-
mas Peppers, Cinerarias, Ferns, Primroses and
Poinsettias. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway, New
York, N. Y.
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in each flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats,
$16.00, half flat orders of one variety at 90c One
flat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, weH
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomium
and Aspidium, 2M-in.. $3.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2)i-in, well es-
tablished, $10.00 per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2)f-in., strong
plants, $12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in.,
$7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2)i-in., well established,
ready about Aug. 25, $4.60 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS. 3-in., $8.00 per 100; 4-in
$15.00 per 100.
ROOSEVELT FERNS. 3-in., $12.50 per 100;
4-in., $20.00 per 100.
WHITMAN! FERNS. 4-in. $16.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poin-
settias, Primrose and Christmas Peppers,
c f t I-- r_—
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August 23, 1913.
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STOCK FOR SALE
ROOSEVELT AND WHITMANI COMPACTA
Ferns. Strong, transplanted runners, $5.00
per 100. David McKenzle, 36 Adams Ave.,
West Newton, Mass.
FERNS — Busby Boston Ferns, from benches,
$12.50. $15.00 and $20.00 per 100. W. L.
Jones, Nutley, N. J.
COOUDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave*. Pasadena, Cal. Femi
and Feijoa our ipeciaity.
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM— 2>i-m., extra strong.
$6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. CoIIingdaTc
Greenhouses, CoIIingdale, Pa.
OKRAHIUBIS
GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt. in bud and bloom;
2-in., 12.00 per 100; 3-in.. $3.00 per 100; 4-m.,
$4.00 per 100. L. J. Rowe. Tituaville. P».
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.50-t3.S0
each. Large specimens, I5.00-$7.50 each.
JuUus RoehTS Co., Rutherford, N. J.
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches tS.OO
IS to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HUNTSVIllF,ALA.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35g.-$1.00 each.
Standards. $7.50-$10.00 each. Pyramids.
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ffofd, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES aU sizes. Write
for special list. JuUus Roehrs Co.. Ruther-
ford, N. J.
FOR SALE— Shrubs and Hardy Chmbers for
immediate effect. Chas. E.Frankenbach & Sons,
Southampton, N. Y.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50 -$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
PEONIES
PEONIES
** Peonies for Pleasure.'*
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure " Rives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
Applyt and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony.
thi .--.-.- ™
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
spplication. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY,
The Largest Rose Growers In the World.
Box 23 Springfield. Ohio.
PEONIES"*^'*'*
Per Stem
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
Dellcatisslma, Festlva Maxima. Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at Sets, per stem. Standard sorts at 0 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
We can furnish any size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
varieties.
Henry field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2^-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. See
Asparagus, Cyclamen, ^incraria, Ferns, Poin-
■ettias and '^
way,
STOCK FOR SALE
POINSETTIAS
POIINSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
234-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
¥7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2U-inch. 85.50 per 100. $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers, Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMULA CHINENSIS FIMBRI ATA— Alba,
white; Atrosanguinea, blood red; Coerula, the
real, true blue; Kermesina splendens, carmine
Rosea, bright rose; in 2^-in. pots. $3.00 per 100.
$25.00 per 1000. Debance, Christmas Red;
Karfunkclstein, blood red; La Duchesse, flesh
color, with yellow center; Morgenroethe, very large
blush rose; in 2>^-in. pots, $3.50 per 100, $30.00
per 1000. Primula Sinensis, Steliata, blood red,
pink and blue; in 2M-iQ- pots. $3.00 per 100, $25.00
PRIiVlROSES
PRIMULA Chlnensls and Obconlca, glant-
flowerlng, from best strains, in all colors.
2M-inch pots, (3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoldes, 2>^-lncb pots, $3.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Christmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Poinsettlas.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA and Gigan-
tea Rosea, 2H-in. pots, S3.00 per 100, $26.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
Carl A. Woerner, 220 Clarkson St., Flatbush,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
RONSDORFER PRIMULA OBCONICA and
Chincnsis in the best improved colors, out of
2)i.in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash,
g lease. J. H. Fiesser, Hamiiton Ave., North
ergen. N. J.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 3M-ln.,very
heavy, ready for a shift, $6.00 per 100. Cash,
please. G. A. Thiele, Florist, Asylum Pike,
Frankford. Philadelphia. Pa.
Special Offer
American Beauty Roses
Extra selected, well estab-
lished plants in 3-inch
pots, ready for immediate
benching. Price, J6.50
per 100; $60.00 1000.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
5IS Market St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Ne ^__
OontinoMl to Nast Oolnnui
ROSE PLANTS— Udy Hillingdon and Pink Kil-
larney; 2H-in. stock, $3.00 per 100. Brant
Bros., inc.. Utica. N. Y.
SEEDS
Giant Pansies
SOW NOWI^,,^,
Special Cemetery Mixture $3.00 $0.40
Special Florists' Mixture. 4.00 .50
Trlmardeau Selections, mixed 4.00 .50
Trlmardeau, fine mixed varieties.. 1.50 .25
Cassler's Giants Improved, splen-
did mixture 6.00 .50
Trlmardeau sorts as: Bronze Colors,
Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
6eld, Purple, Pure White, Yellow
with eye. White with eye. Each
variety separate 2.00 .30
Zangen^s Exhibition Mixture. Best
creations 8.00 1.00
My Catalosue has also other varieties.
0. V. Zan^en, Seedsmariy Hoboken, N. J.
CAULIFLOWER SEED— We have a limited
quantity of Cauliflower seed, specially grown
for a Winter crop under glass. Orders filled
promptly while the supply lasts, at these
prices: Per oz. $2.00, trade package 50c.
Cash with order. WilUam C. Pratt & Son,
Maplehurst Greenhouses, Long Meadow,
R.I.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLUMBINE SEED
(Aquilegia Caeruica) — -The Colorado Slate
flower. True to type. Seed grown from collected
plants and we grow no other variety. New crop
now ready, $1.00 per oz. Write for prices in large
quantity. The Park Floral Company, Denver,
Colo.
Oontinaed to N«xt Oolnnui
STOCK FOR SALE
seeds"
PANSY SEED— Mile High Strain, the result of
years of selection and the addition of the best
from numerous sources. Colors, size and habit
eitra good. Trade pkt., $1.00; 6 pkts., $5.00;
12 pkts., $9.00. The Park Floral Company.
Denver, Colo.
NEW SEED— Delphiniums, Belladonna Hybrids.
$1.50 per oz.; Giant Pansies, $1.50 per oz..
Sweet William, single, mixed. 25c. per oz.; Coreop-
sis Lanceolata. Gaillardia, Grandifiora. large pacics;
10c. George Hall, Adelphia, N. J.
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS— Ramsburg, true silver pink
nice bushy plants. 2>4-in.?pots. $3.00 per 100.
Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
t&ii
STEVIA— Fine, bushy plants, 4-in. pots, $6.00
per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI.,
Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
VIOLET PLANTS — Marie Louise, strong healthy
stock, $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. G.
Bahret, Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie. N. Y^
buscellaneoub
ARECAS LUTESCENS— 6-in. pot, 3 plants to
pot, 24 to 30 in. high, 75c. each. Araucaria
Excelsa, 3 tiers, 5-in. pot, 50c. each, 4, 5 and 6
tiers, 75c., $1.00 and $1.25 each. Pcfieromias,
3-in., 6c. each. 100 Sansevierias Zeylanica, 2J^.
in., $4.00. All of above nice, healthy phints.
Cash, please. Thos. R. Fries, Lancaster, Pa.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Large plants, fuU
of berries and blossoms, ready for 5 and 6-in.
pots, $5.00 per 100, Fra Diavolo, beautiful,
shapely plants, loaded with berries and blc
CYCLAMEN— 3-in., 8c.; Chrysanthemum stock
plants, 4c.; or will exchange for Cinerarias
Calceolaria, Primroses, Dahlia clump, or Cannas.
Write. Advance Floral Co., Dayton, Ohio.
WANTED TO BUY — Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Addreu
Reliable, care The Florists* Exchange.
WANTED — Fragrant Shrubs and Vines that
thrive in sub-tropical climate. What have you?
State quantities and prices. Delavan Lodge
Nursery, West Palm Beach, Florida.
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
GLASS
FOR SALE,
CHEAP
15,000 ft., 8x10 and 7x9. Make us an offer if
you need any. D. CHARLESWORTH & SON,
105th and Ansel Road, Cleveland, O.
1 PUTNAM WATER BOILER, 7 sections, grate
24 inches, fire box 24 x 42 inches. This Boiler
will carry 1 house 24 x 150. Cost $235.00. Will
sell for $75.00. Has been used 3 years; practically
as good as new, taken out to put in larger boiler
to heat more houses. Quidnick Greenhouses,
J. H. Gushing, Prop., Quidnick, R. I., P. O. An-
FOR SALE— Horizontal return tubular steam
boiler, complete, 10 ft, long, 3 ft. diameter, 25
3-in. tubes, will heat 15,000 sq. ft., $95.00. In
lirst-class condition. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancas-
ter Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
AUTOMOBILES
FOR SALE — Florists' delivery car in excellent
condition, newly built body with all glass doors-
good tires, good engine, extra tires and tubes.
Price, $275.00 to quick buyer. Address Automo,
bile. 321 No. 39th St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reaaonable pricei on
New Pipe, size* 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kincfly commu-
nicate with u* before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobber, In Wrouflht Iron and Ste«l Plp«
Roebling and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
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^UNDRIESJTOR^SAl^
For Sale
pine New, black, guaranteed In full
I Ir L lengths: 2-tn., 7Mc. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
tings, alec pipe cut^to sketch or drilled for
irrigation purposes.
SKOND-HAND PIPE S«S
iHc: lK-ni..3He.: IH-m., Sc.; 2.m.rSMc. per fit
Hot-Bed Sash-Double Light Sash
Painted and ftlaied complete, from $1.(5.
up, Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from $1.00 up.
/^I ACC ^'^ ^ *°^ ^ double-thick greenhouse
|]U|3d llasa, all size,. Prices on request.
nAII Cnr Very large stock, new and second.
nlllllH.N hand. Also Radiators, Valvea.
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Good condition, cheap. I. Si
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FOR SALE— Flats made from Chestnut; price;
$15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000. S. E. Sw
P. O., Box 152, Park Riclge, N. J.
FOR SALE — Cheap, boiler, pipes, glass, bars, all
good condition; or would let at moderate terms.
S. B.. Box 195, Uttle Falls, N. J.
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in use less than 12 months, good as new, cost
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Retail florist, 17,000 sq. ft. glass, steam heat:
stocked with Carnations, 'Mums and general
stock. House 8 rooms, electric light, bath, set
tubs, steam heat; 8 acres of land in high state of
cultivation; 1 pair horses, harnesses, wagons,
cultivators, etc.; plenty of fruit trees; busmess
of 22 years* standing; situated in Eastern New
York, no competition, direct line to New York;
coal supply; no run down proposition. Good
reason for selling. Price $10,000; $4000 cash,
balance on easy terms. Address S. T., care The
Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— Three greenhouses, 16x200 ft.
each; only one and two years old, suitable
for growing Carnations; very best condition; hot
water heating; two Lord & Burnham boilers and
one carton; three acres of ground, $3800.00; also
six-room bungalow in splendid condition; hot
and cold water; stationary range, bath. etc. ;
about one acre of land, $3000.00; lust outside
limits of Hightstown. N. J. For full particulars
apply to S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1620
Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa.
FOR SALE — On account of sickness, about 9000
ft. of glass, greenhouse, nearly new; boilers can
heat twice the place; 4000 Peonies, about 10,000
hardy plants, enough Carnations to fill the green-
houses; 8H acres ol good land; 9-room house, good
condition; new chicken house, 85x16 ft. Price
$6500, about half cash. For further information
address Geo. Delecourt, Spring Valley, N. Y.
FOR SALE— The florist plant ol the late Robert
Chesney. consisting of about 4 acres of high,
sightly land covered with fine fruit and shrubs of
all kinds. 2 good dwelling houses situated on the
west side of Porapton Avenue, Cedar Grove.
Address Mary Chesney, Executrix, Cedar Grove.
N.J. ^^
FOR RENT — A greenhouse, about 5000 ft. glass
with about one acre of land. Large boiler nearly
new Edmund Reardon. 38 Henry St., Cambridge
A, Boston. Mass.,jrelephone 1034.
FOR SALE -Owner retiring; 20,000 ft. greenhouse;
5 acres land; excellent 11-roo house, large
barn; wagon house near station. Address M. F..
care The Florists' Exchange.
TO RENT— 7 greenhouses stocked for Winter;
dwelling house and barn; 35 minutes from New
York Gty. Reasonable to reliable party. Ad-
dress S. A., care The Florists' Exchange. ^
FOR SALE— At Sharon, Mass.. 17 acres, house,
shed, barn, 2 greenhouses. For full particulars
address E. G. Blaney, Swampscott, Mass.
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advertisements quote wholesale prices.
For that reason it should be treated
with care. Copies should not be left
lying where they will be seen by out-
siders, nor should they on any account
be used as wrapping or packing ma-
terial. Furthermore, the fact that a
purchaser not in the trade may seek to
olDtain goods at trade prices by no
means compels you to sell him at
wholesale.
Trade was unusually good the past
week, and with stock more plentiful.
Roses are still holding their own in spite
of the extremely hot weather, and they
bid fair to keep up in good shape.
Funeral work has been the main busi-
ness. Gladioli have been plentiful and
in good demand, and quite a large quan-
tity have been used for funeral work.
Asters are very scarce and such blooms
as do come in are mostly small and im-
perfect. Some of the later varieties
promise to be better, but up to this time
they 1 have been exceptionally poor. Car-
nations are coming on nicely. Most of
the planting is done and in several cases
a few flowers are being cut from the
new stock. The new crop will certainly
be welcomed when it really comes, as the
public seems to be lost completely with-
out Carnations and the retailer has to
explain many times a day why he has
none. In many cases the customers will
accept nothing else. Beauties are fairly
plentiful, but are well cleaned up each
day. They carry pretty good buds as a
niie, though a little light in color, hut
the foliage is all one could desire. The
lonsrer grades are the least plentiful. The
Killarneys and Maryland are in larger
supply than the other tea Roses and
those of quality have been bringing the
growers excellent returns for this time of
the year. In the yellows there is also a
good supply, especially Sunburst and
Wards, and with increased popularity
they move well. So many growers now
are" cutting the first crop of the season
that there is a glut of short, weak Roses
and extremely low prices can be had for
tliese, especially as the supply of good
Roses increases every day. Easter Lilies
appear to be more plentiful than here-
tofore and there are large quantities of
both rubrum and auratum Lilies on the
market, so many of them being short
stemmed, just fine for funeral design
work. Valley is in fairly good supply ;
while there is no heavy demand, there is
no over supply. Sweet Peas are not
abundant; there are scarcely any good
ones. It certainly has been a bad sea-
son for the growers of outdoor Peas.
Smilax is decidedly scarce.
ITolton & Hunkel report rather a quiet
week. Mr. Holton has spent most of the
week entertaining the different florists
who are on their way to the Convention.
Milwaukee, too, will be well represented.
For some reason or another there seems
to be an unusual amount of interest
taken in the Convention this year, which
is a good thing.
Giis Rusch Co. is getting in some
very fine Gladioli and fairlv good Sweet
Peas, for both of which the demand is
good. It reports this week better than
last.
Members of the firm of McKenny Co.
are on their vacation, touring the States,
and will stop off at the Convention,
Things are quiet at the store.
James Fox & Sons have been busy
with reception and party work this week,
making up quite a number of the little
Duch bouquets for corsages. They had a
fine window decoration this week — large
baskets of Goldenrod, Golden Glow and
light colors of Gladioli ; it certainly wis
very effective and attractive.
Mrs. Baumgarten says trade is so
quiet that she has been closing her store
every Saturday afternoon and Sunday
during July and August.
Mrs. Fretag, who has the best flower
store and greenhouses on the south side,
is very anxious to sell out. Since losing
her husband she finds the responsibility
too much for her.
Currie Bros. Co. has been busy with
out of town weddings and funeral work.
one of which, especially, was worthy of
note. Sheriff Walsh's father passed
away on Friday ; he was 108 years old.
Several large designs and sprays of
Beauties were used. Mr. William Currie
has taken charge of the greenhouses, Mr.
Becker, the manager, having resigned.
.\lex Mathers, seedsman for Clark Seed
Co., called on his old friends Saturday;
he has just returned from the Coast, and
says trade is very good.
On account of so many florists being
away on their vacations, there was no
Club meeting on Aug. 7. However, the
members are to hold their picnic on
Sept. 14. M. O. S.
Dayton, 0.
The cut flower trade in Dayton holds
up well and there is plenty of stock, but
a great deal of it is not of first class
quality, owing, no doubt, to the exces-
sive heat and the dry weather. Gladioli
are coming in better, as are also the As-
ters, although they do not equal previous
years. Dayton was completely sold out
of good Ferns this season, but the com-
ing stock is doing fine and by Fall will
be in prime conditon for sale. There are
some very fine specimens of Hydrangea
and hardy Phlox seen on the market.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Jenkins, Mr. Krebs
and Mrs. Phebus spent last Sunday with
Mr, and Mrs. P. O. Coblentz of New
Madison, O. They report Mr. Coblentz's
Gladioli field as a sight well worth travel-
ing any distance to see.
Mr. Swope. representing the Eeeser
Plant Co. of Springfield, Ohio, stopped in
Dayton this week while on his way to
the M. E. A. at Minneapolis, Minn.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I. Schaeffer and
family left last Sunday in their auto for
Sandusky. They will spend the week
visiting the various points of interest on
Lake Erie.
Mrs. Phebus has a fine lot of Carna-
tion plants. She is planting them in the
house, and getting them in good shape
for Fall.
Mr. Frank and Mr. Moon of the Heise
Co. spent last week camping along Still-
water.
Mr. Lembke, with The Barnard Co. of
Chicago, was in Dayton this week.
W. G. Mathews captured a big wed-
ding this week which was held at the
Algonquin Hotel and called for a large
quantity of stock for decoration. The
bridal bouquet was a shower of Lily of
the Valley and ribbon.
J. F. Young is confined to his home
OW'ing to a very severe illness which sud-
denly came upon him last Friday.
Mrs. Haschke states that business has
slackened a little, but she is very profit-
ably using the time in having her boiler
and heating apparatus overlooked.
W. Horlacher is cutting some extra
fine Roses. Although the stems are not
so long, the Rose itself is so beautiful
that it makes up for the deficiency.
K. E. Y.
Jackson, Mich.
S. M. Isbell Seed Co. is at work on
next season's catalog. The reported
shortage of some lines makes the matter
of prices quite a problem. A tremendous
business is done in bulk seed of all kinds.
W. M.
Lansing, Mich.
Gurdon B. Smith is removing his
greenhouse plant farther out and erect-
ing six houses .30x165, Moninger fur-
nishing the material.
Moninger is also supplying the ma-
terial for J. A. Bissinger, who is also re-
building and has one of the choicest lo-
cations in the city. His store and resi-
dence, with greenhouses attached, com-
bines elegance with convenience and is
no doubt responsible, in a large measure,
for the big increase in business reported
for the past season. W. M.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Geo. J. Crabb of the Crabb & Hun-
ter Floral Co. has just concluded a deal
whereby their estate of 40 acres will be
included in an immense tract for the
construction of a boulevard second to
none in the Middle West. The green-
houses are to remain for two years. In
the meantime a new site will be selected
for a new range.
Alfred Hannah & Sons report a most
encouraging condition of things. Located
so close to the center of transit and yet
safe from the onward march of a rapidly
expanding city, they can plan ahead for
many years. They dropped the title of
the G. R. Floral Co. some time ago, find-
ing it an incubus.
Henry Smith says he wiU regret miss-
ing the familiar faces at the Convention,
but feels the distance too great. He
cannot get around fast enough to suit
him and has considerable business on
hand just now.
A. J. Brown Seed Co. reports serious
shortages of some seed stocks owing to the
long, dry season. Speaking with a promi-
nent farmer Mr. Brown stated that it was
the poorest seed harvest with him in his
experience of twenty years. Bromus
inermis is being strongly recommended
for northern cultivation, it being an ex-
cellent resister of drought and makes
fine pasturage.
The Jones Seed Co. is spreading out.
From a small local retail business it
is branching out to embrace the exten-
sive farming clientage nearby.
W. M.
Adrian, Mich. — Workmen are build-
ing a new st,ack for the heating plant of
the Elmer D. Smith & Co.'s. greenhouses
on West Maumee st., which will replace
the old one that has done service for
many years.
Attboba, III. — The Aurora Green-
house Co. has moved its retail store from
the Burton block in Fox st. to the Fra-
zier Block in Downer Place. The new
shop is hnndsomely finished and is one of
the very nttrnctive shops in .\iirora.
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Wild Smilax, Best Quality, $5.00 and $7.00
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With the exception of funeral work,
which has been very plentiful of late,
business is practically at a standstill.
The supply of flowers is normal, but
there is a decided scarcity of seasonable
pot plants. The greater portion of the
Carnations is benched with but little
salable stock left over. The early Chrys-
anthemums bid fair to be a bumper crop.
L. C. Hecocli is the sole representative
of this vicinity at the convention. He
contemplates returning by way of I)uluth
and an enjoyable trip upon the Lakes.
H. A. Cook of Oberlin has purchased
the business of Alvin Jones and the lat-
ter has taken a position as grower for
the former. The Cedar ave. houses, at
which place a 12.5 H. P. boiler is being
installed, is devoted almost exclusively
to 'Mums. This deal makes Mr. Cook
master of three of Oberlin's flourishing
greenhou.se establishments.
After a short sojourn in Cleveland,
Charles Ehrhardt has returned to his
duties at the Hecock store.
The scarcity of Boston Ferns of all
sizes is a subject of much comment by
our local florists. It is impossible to
obtain small plants in any quantity and
it is predicted that the demand for this
popular decorative plant will far exceed
the supply when the season opens up in
the Fall.
David Sandrock is planning a trip to
take in New York, Atlantic City and
several other places of note in the Bast.
Mr. Sandrock has spent a strenuous sea-
son. J. McL.
Cleveland, 0.
The most common topic of discussion
at this writing is the weather. This is
an old subject but one that is ever new
in its relation to crops. As might be ex-
pected, the cool weather of early August
did not last. The past few days have been
as hot as any during the Summer, and
the more noticeable, perhaps, because of
the lack of rain. While Sandusky and
some of the more western towns of the
State have had rain, and some severe
storms, this immediate section has had
none for ten days or more. Lake County
has, no doubt, been hit as hard as any,
for its sandy soils get dry very quickly.
The lowlands and the heavier soils are
not so badly off, for the writer has seen
some very good crops on these soils. The
nurseries have suffered a greater loss
than usual because stock has not made
the growth usually expected.
The Gladioli show held Friday and
Saturday, Aug. 15 and IH, at 5707 Eu-
clid ave.. did not attract as much atten-
tion as is usually paid to this kind of an
exhibit, because it was- hurriedly ar-
ranged after the local Horticultural So-
ciety had defaulted. Nevertheless, the
Ohio Gladiolus Society deserves credit
for its admirable display in spite of the
adverse circumstances. While on this
subject, it might be well to remark on
the absence of any notice, other than
through the press, regarding this exhibit.
Had the seed stores and florist shops been
supplied with the proper display cards,
a much larger attendance would have
been had.
Recent visitors included Mr. Eehm of
Xew York, representing L. I>aehnfeldt
of Odense, Denmark, and Mr. Smith of
H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia.
Edward George of the Storrs & Ham-
son Co., Painesville, O., was in Minneap-
olis this week attending the Convention
of the S. A. F. and O. H.
F. Schoen and Frank Friedley took
over the business of the James Eadie Co.
on August 1. W.
ntloD the Exohanga when writing.
Clayton, III. — John Merritt Shank, a
well known horticulturist and orchard-
ist. died on Jlonday, -\ug. 4, of peritoni-
tis brouglit on by an operation for ap-
pendicitis. Mr. Shank had reached the
age of 40 years, and was ranked among
the prominent men of the county of
Adams. 111. He was junior member and
active manager of the Missing Link
Apple Co., a concern founded by his
father, the late Daniel Shank. Mr.
Shank was a native of Brown County,
111., and leaves a widow and two
children. Herbert and Margaret, aged 13
and 10, respectively.
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ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilax, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbaee Palm Leaves. Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock. Laurel, Spruce and Boi Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Fancy and Dagger Ferns, Green and Bronze
Galax and Leucothoe Sprats, Sphagnum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosses.
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss. Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
FUaae mention th« Ezohanc* when wrltinc.
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Landscape Gardening
A course for Gar-
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Script Words for Ribbon Work
Like " Father," " Mother," " At Rest," etc
In Gold and Purple, well glued:
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THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is
the only trade paper publishing an
Index to stock advertised In each
Issue, and this feature means that
a reader In need of, say, Carnations,
can look at this index and refer to
all advertisements of Carnations,
large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertise-
ments in addition to the regular
display advertisements, and w^lth no
extra cost, except to us. Can you
think of better advertising service
than this?
Can make shipments of
Smilax after Sept. 1.
REP LEVEL, ■ gLABSWia
^P FANCY and DAGGER FERNS
HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE IZ,
Prices — Huckleberry Foliage, $2.00 per case.
Fancy Ferns, «1.25 per 1000. Dattger
Feme, tl.lO per 1000.
CALDWELL Tbe Woodsman Co.
Everylbing in Smubtm Ewergreens-
BVBRORBBN. .AUABAIVIA
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A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists* Hall Association has paid 1700
losses amountlne to a total of $235,000.00.
For full particulars address
JOHNG. ESLER,SaddIeRlTer,N.J.
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GREENS of Every Kind
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binder made for the purpose. It will
cost you One Dollar, postpaid.
You need it. Our publication is too
valuable to be thrown away after one
perusal. Nothing so convincing of the
truth of this statement as the mdex we
will send you at the completion of each
volume, thus giving you inomediate
reference to countless cultural facts, data,
etc., enumerated during that period.
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all questions Intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of £ood
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upper ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible. In addition to this, if stated
whether it be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where ftrown, it
would often enable Identification of speci-
mens difficult to determine otherwise.
(33) Out-of-Door Blooms for Memo-
rial Say. — Will you please inform me
what shrubs and plants will bloom the
best out-of-doors by the 30th of May?
I would like them for bunching for
Decoration Day. Please name only
such as are g-ood for cutting. Which
are the best hardy plant seeds to sow
for early cut flowers? — H. L., N. Y.
For Memorial Day the following
shrubs are useful and are much grown
for the purpose: Viburnum plicatum.
Spiraea Van Houttei, Philadelphus cor-
onarius, Welgela rosea, Deutzia gra-
cilis, Syringa villosa, Cornus florida.
Viburnum and Weigela are the most
used of all. There are no hardy plants
that will flower under two seasons;
the seeds are sown one season for
flowering the next. Of annuals there
are the Asters, Zinnias, Mignonette,
Candytuft, Sweet Alyssum, Coreopsis
and many other plants, but you would
not get their flowers by the 30th of
May. J. M.
(34) Iiictuid Putty. — We would thank
you to advise us how^ to make good
liquid putty to be used on old green-
houses.— L. D. T., Ga.
— For a liquid putty Mastica is much
used. The following recipe is taken
from Li. H. Bailey's Horticulturist's
Rule Book:
ISe Book of
Water
Gardening
This work Bupersedea all other
books that have previously been
written on the subject of aquatics
and their surroundiDgs, and gives
in full detail all the practical in-
formation necessary to the selec-
tion, ^ grouping and ^ successful cul-
tivation of aquatic and other
plants required m the ^ making of
a Water Garden and its environ-
ments, and covering all conditions
from that of the amateur with a
few plants m tubs to the large
estate or park.
By PETER. BISSET
Expert> Aquaticultiirist>
Beautifully printed on heavy
enameled paper, and profusely
illustrated with one hundred and
twenty halftones, seventeen dia-
grams and two double page plates.
Price Postpaid, $2.50
A.T. DElAMAREPTG.&PUB.CO.ltd.
2 to 8 Duane SI., New York
"Take equal parts, by measure, of
boiled oil, putty and whltelead. Mix
the putty and oil, then add the white
lead. If the mixture becomes too thick,
add turpentine. Apply with a putty
bulb."
(35) Greenhouse Damag'cd by Fall-
ing- Tree Branch. — The recent storm
blew a big branch from my neighbor's
tree across the top of my greenhouse
breaking considerable glass and part of
the ventilator. Is he not responsible
for payment of damage? N. R. O., Pa,
— This is a question which should be
submitted to a lawyer. If the branch
of the tree hung over your green-
house, perhaps you can obtain damages,
but if the tree stood away from the
boundary line, and the branch was
carried by the wind to the roof of your
greenhouse, it is hardly probable that a
jury would award you damages.
(36) Last Winter we were troubled
with thrips in our Carnation house.
Will you please tell me through the
Florists' Exchange how to prevent
them the coming Winter? — F. B. D., Va.
— Aphine and Lemon Oil Insecticide,
both of which are advertised in our
columns, are said to destroy thrips,
if applied as directed. Some Rose and
Carnation growers use for destroying
thrips a teaspoonful, (no more) of
Paris Green in a ten quart pail of
water in which there have been dis-
solved two or three pounds of brown
sugar. Ordinary granulated sugar, Is
just as good, except that it does not
dissolve as easily. Keep this mixture
well stirred so that the Paris Green
may not settle, and apply with a spray-
er. Begin the fight against the thrips
early; it is the most difficult, perhaps,
of all insects to destroy.
(37) Sowing* Perennial Plant Seeds. —
Can I grow hardy perennials from seeds
sown now in hotbed, and obtain blooms
from these in 1914, or is it too late?^—
D. K., N. T.
. — Perennial seeds sown now in a hot-
bed which was prepared last Spring,
out of which the heat has passed, but
which still contains the now well rotted
manure not far below the surface, into
which the roots of the young plant will
soon reach, should give plants which
may be pricked out into a coldframe in
October, and Wintered there under the
sash. The plants may be set out in
the open early next Spring, and sho^ild ,
bloom that season. |!
Beidgeport. Conn. — C. W. Pflomm; is,
having: erected a frame greenhouse,:
25x31ft., on Barnum ave. •
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
427
M. C. FORD
WHOUESAUE FLORIST
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Large Assortment of FINE ASTERS,
GLADIOLI, DAHLIAS and Other
SELECT SEASONABLE FLOWERS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Montreal, Can.
The Montreal Floral Exchange, now
at 123, will remove to 140 Mansfield St.,
taking possession Oct. 1. It will occupy
a basement floor 150ft. long by 25£t.
wide. This step has been made neces-
sary to meet increasing business require-
ments, and here it will have three times
more space. Florists of this city look
upon the Exchange as a great advantage
to them. A full line of supplies will be
carried. Wm. Cotter, who is very popu-
lar with the trade and who has been in
charge since the store was opened, re-
ports the outlook as most encouraging.
Hall and Robinson have amicably dis-
solved partnership. Mr. Hall will con-
tinue the business under the same name
as heretofore. Mr. Robinson will in fu-
ture confine his business entirely to Lon-
don, Ont
We regret to hear that recently W. W.
Gammage was injured in an auto acci-
dent. His many friends in the United
States wish him a speedy recovery.
Vancouver, B. C.
This is the month of exhibitions and
the working force at the stores is kept
busy, between funeral work and design
work, making preparations for shows.
The Victoria Midsummer show and the
Bumaby show have taken place and all
are now busy preparing for the large
stagings during Vancouver Exhibition
week. Handsome money prizes are prom-
ised and everybody who has something
worth showing is competing. At the Vic-
toria show most of the prizes were cap-
tured by Brown Bros. Co.. Ltd., which
amounted to nearly $200.
The stock of cut flowers for this time
of the year is as good, if not better, than
1 have seen anywhere in recent years.
Carnations and Roses are fairly good yet,
Sweet Peas are excellent, as also are
Gladioli, and Dahlias and Asters are
Mr. McCuUough, of McCuUough &
Schlichter, has just left the city with his
wife to spend a two weeks' vacation
away from the hustle of business life.
Quarles van Ufford Bros, went to Vic-
toria last week to inspect the many nur-
series and greenhouses in that vicinity.
W. H. McPhie opened a small flower
store in Cedar Cottage recently. Mr.
McPhie has grown flowers and plants
for some years, but mostly for his pleas-
ure and pastime. The store is very neat
and, there being no competition in the
well populated neighborhood, the under-
taking should be a paying one from the
start.
Bringing with them rare and valuable
specimens of flora and bird life, some of
which will be preserved in the Dominion
Museum at Ottawa, and others at the
Provincial Museum at Victoria, thirty
members of the B. 0. Mountaineering
Club returned to the City last Sun-
day from a pleasant two weeks'
camping and exploring trip in the
Garribaldi Lake Valley and moun-
tains. Flora common to all high Alpine
peaks was found on the mount.iins. A
Gentian species, Phlox, Silene acaulis
and Arctic Willows etc., were found.
Yellow Erythronium was found 5000 to
6000ft. above sea level — often in large
colonies — and, with other flowers of bril-
liant hues, the mountain sides presented
veritable gardens in some spots.
Wm. Schatjmann.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Business continues to be quite satisfac-
tory, even though the hot wave has not
passed away. In the early part of the
week there were many weddings, and
Roses, Valley and other stock took well.
There were, however, too many Gladioli,
especially of the colored variety, and not
enough good Asters. Roses suffered from
the intense heat, shipments arriving in
bad condition. Easter Lilies continue in
heavy supply, but the demand is only
normal. There is a lot of garden stock
which only takes up counter room.
Greens of all kinds are in good supply.
Mrs. 6. Ludwig and son of Allegheny,
Pa., were recent visitors.
The Lenox Flower Shop is making ex-
tensive alterations in its store and, there-
fore, was obliged to move a few doors
above, a side wall having to be removed
on account of the new theatre now being
built. During the alterations, the pro-
prietor, Edw. Altman, is on his honey-
moon.
Frank Klokow, the son of Mrs. Klo-
kow, the Connecticut florist, has returned
from a trip abroad and was a recent
caller on his old friends. E. C. B.
Fulton, N. Y.
Bpslness here is quiet, with the ex-
ception of funeral work, which has been
very heavy and, of course, comes spas-
modically. The excessive heat and long
continued drought have seriously affected
all outdoor flowers. This hurts quite a
number of Aster growers here who in
past years have made good money ship-
ping their flowers to New York and
Philadelphia.
C. W. Weatherby, an old-time florist
here, owing to increasing deafness, has
gone out of business. He is now engaged
in Lettuce growing and is meeting with
great success.
Fulton Lettuces are famed the coun-
try over and as many crops have failed
in other sections a record price is now
being obtained.
At the Oswego County Fair, G. W.
Perkins was the largest exhibitor, and
secured 13 first and 5 second prizes.
Noticeable in his exhibits were the
Palms and Ferns, which were a well-
grown lot of plants ; a standing cross
made entirely of Lilies was very effective,
and attracted much attention. Geo.
Dumas was also a large exhibitor, his
Geraniums, Fuchsias and Coleus being
very good.
Your scribe staged a nice collection of
Gladioli, which received first prize.
Knight & Bostwick, nurserymen,
Newark, N. T., showed samples of their
nursery stock which was a clean, healthy
and well grown lot of stuff.
G. W. Perkins has moved his store to
Cayuga St., which is a better location,
and where a far better display can be
made, as the store is much larger and bet-
ter apppointed. H. Y.
Inspection Trip to Andalusia, Pa.
Invitations are out to join an inspec-
tion trip to the experimental g-ardens of
Henry IT. Michell Co., Andalusia, Pa., on
Wednesday, Aug. 27. A special train will
leave Broad st. station, Philadelphia, at
11.15 a.m. on that date. The many novel-
ties and flowering plants will be in bloom
at that time and tlie Michells intend to
make this day a very., interesting one for
those who attend. —
Mrs. George Shawyer
And all the rest of the popular Roses
Fine Lilies, Asters, Gladioli and all
other Seasonable Flowers
Our Hours during July and August: 6-30 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Sunday— 8 to 10-30 A. M.
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 323-5582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Fleu* mtntlon tlu Eiohmga when wriUm.
"^^^ fe^-
NEW TORK, Aug. 20. — Summer quie-
tude continues to prevail in the whole-
sale cut flower market. Though the ar-
rivals of the several items of stock are
not very heavy, except in the case of
Asters, there Is no difficulty in supply-
ing every demand.
The supply of American Beauty, and,
in fact, of all other Rosea, is at least
normally large for the season. The de-
mand for Roses of all kinds Is quite
limited. American Beauty specials are
selling all the way from $6 to $25 per
100, the latter figure being exceptional.
The other grades are going at corre-
sponding prices. The range of prices
for other varieties of Roses is about as
follows: Killarney, Maryland and Rich-
mond 25c. to $3 per 100; Killarney
Queen, Lady Hillingdon and Mrs. Ward,
259. to $4; Bulgarie and Sunburst, 25c.
to $6; Mrs. George Shawyer and Kais-
erin, $1 to $8.
Carnations at this time are practically
out of the market and consequently no
quotations of prices are -given this week.
'J'he supply of Cattleya Orchids is
small, as also is the demand. The
prices range from 30c. to 75c. each.
Longiflorum Lilies are In short supply
and though the demand Is not particu-
larly active, the price today is $6 to $6
per 100. Rubrum Lilies are in quite
large supply for that variety and are
moving very slowly indeed at from $1
to $2 per 100, and even at those prices
they are accumulating badly.
Lily of the Valley is on the short side.
The demand, too, is light, and the sell-
ing price is from $2 to $3 per 100, with
a few sales reported at $4.
There is an abundant supply of Asters
and plenty of Gladioli. The poorer
grades of Asters move slowly, but the
finer blooms are meeting with a fair
demand. The range of prices in general,
covering nearly all grades, is from 15o.
to $2 per 100. There is a very limited
supply of Asters now arriving with very
long stems and extra large heads, which
are selling at from 30c. to 50c. per doz.
Gladioli are realizing, for the common
run, about 50c. per 100, and $1 to $2
for very select stock.
Some Dahlias are now arriving, and
also Cosmos, Tamarix and a few other
miscellaneous flowers which have no
fixed prices.
Very few Sweet Peas which have
sufficient quality to make themselvesde-
sirable are seen in the market; the best
of these are selling at from 25c. to 50c.
per doz. bunches.
Greens are meeting with about the
usual normal August demand.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19. — Business
is exceedingly dull and there is suffi-
cient stock to be had to meet all present
light requirements. Orchids are the
only short item. The supply of and
demand for American Beauty Roses
show no changes over last week;, quo-
tations are the same as last reported.
Tea Roses are improving in quality. Some
very nice KUUarneys are arriving; the
top figure is, in general, 6c. with a few
exceptional sales at 8c., but there is
still a glut of shorts. Good Kaiserins
move well. Carnations are practically
out of the market. Cattleyas are the
scarcest flowers here at present but the
demand is in keeping with the supply.
The supply of Valley is ample; prices
run from Ic. to 4c. Lilies are abundant
and are moving freely at from 5c. to
8c. Asters still predominate, the very
best stock selling for about 3c.. good
stock at $1.60 to $2 per 100, and the
poorer grades, of which there is a glut,
from 5c. per bunch up to $1 per 100.
These figures apply to stock sold, as
much of this stock cannot be disposed
of. Gladioli is shortening up, most of
the stock seen being undesirable varie-
ties. America brings 4c. for the best.
There are very few Sweet Peas to be
had and good stock sells well. Greens
of all kinds are plentiful.
W. H. E.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. — The market for
the past week has been well supplied
with stock of all kinds. The extreme
heat brought out a quantity of stock
that there has not been sufficient de-
mand to move. The shipping trade dur-
ing this extremely warm weather has
fallen off considerably so that It has up
to this time been only fair for the week.
The local trade has been poor. The re-
tailers report that there has not , been
much demand for stock. Taking it al-
together, It has not been a good market
this week. The prices have been re-
duced and even with this there is still a
considerable amount of stock that could
not be disposed of up to Saturday night
which will have to be carried over or
thrown away if not sold within the time
limits of its keeping qualities.
American Beauty Roses are in full
supply and in all grades of blooms and
lengths of stems. The best stock has
been selling from $1.60 to $2.50 per doz.,
while a large amount of medium grade
stock has been sold for considerably
less. Short stock has been sold at from
$4 to $6 per 100. The stock is better
now than it has been for a long time
Killarneys are vfery plentiful in all
grades. White Killarney that has been
428
The Florists' Exchange
A. L. YOUNG & CO.
■jMTSHIP TO VS. MORE ROSES WANTED. THERE'S A REASON
"^ WHOLESALE FLORISTS
S4 WEST 28th STREET Telephone, 3559 Madison Square INEW VOKK:
the Exchange when wntipg.
ASTERS, GLADIOLI,
Carnations, Roses, Sweet
Peas and Lily of tlie Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
107 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Wholesale
Florist
Telephone 5335 Madison Sqv
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
We Have Moved
to
Larger Quarters
MR. GROWER
ilOW is the time to connect yourself
with this growing concern. You can
make money by consigning your
Flowers to us.
We have the finest equipped store in
the Wholesale Florist Business with the
largest refrigerator and all other facilities
for taking care of growers' stock.
Growers communicate with us and we will show
you bow you can increase your earnings.
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street
NEW TORH CITY
HENRY M. ROBINSON, Pres.
CHAS. E. ROBINSON, Vice-Pres.
MAURICE L. GLASS. Treas.
JOSEPH MARCOLIS, Sec'y.
Telephones, IS'SSIO Madlsi
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers af Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager Consignments Solicited
Fleu* mutnoB tn* Triftninge whi. wTltuv.
scarce for some time past is now re-
ported to be in much better supply.
Ttie price lias been considerably re-
duced on account of the large quantity
to be disposed of. $6 per 100 is the
highest that the very choicest stock will
bring. Good medium stock has been
selling for $3 and $4 per 100. Good
short stock has been selling at $10 per
1000. In Riohmonds, Tafts, Sunburst,
Bulgaria, and Milady the supply is
ahead of the demand and the prices have
weakened on all grades and varieties of
this stock.
(?ladioli are in oversupply. There is
a large amount of fine stock on the mar-
ket that has to be sold cheap. The
poorer grades never did bring a price
worth recording this season. It ap-
pears to be about the height of the
Gladioli season so that the best named
varieties and the poorer mixtures are
all coming in at the same time. The
pi ices vaiy a good deal; from $1 to $4
per 100 moves a lot of medium and good
stock. In lots of 1000 a price much
lower has secured a large amount of
second grade stock during the past few
days.
Asters are now quite plentiful; the
good stock sells well at a fair price,
but there is not much good stock on the
market. The poorer grades are very
conspicuous everywhere. While there is
a marked improvement in the stock in
a general way during the past couple
of weeks the quality is still so far be-
low the mark that it is difflcult to move
it at any price. Some good Asters have
sold as high as $5 and $6 per 100, but
the quality of the stock justified the
price. From $1 to .$2 per 100 is the
price generally paid for medium grade
stock, while lots in large quantities at
1000 rates ihave been sold very cheap.
Orchids are in short supply and are
also not in any demand worth recording.
Easter Lilies are quite plentiful, also
Lily of the Valley, Carnations con-
tinue scarce, and are picked up quickly
at from $1 to $1.50 per 100.
There is a good supply of perennials
and annuals on the market, such as
Phlox, Candytuft, Daisies and Sweet
Peas. These are in little demand on ac-
count of the preponderance of other
more desirable stock and the low prices
at which it is selling.
BOSTON, Aug. 20. — Business is very
quiet and there does not seem to be
very much prospect of improvement.
Roses of the new crop are being out,
but those from older plants are really
good for the earliness of the season.
American Beauty of good quality is
being offered at $3 per doz. Killarney
Queen is of good quality and in demand
at $6 to $8 per 100. Wards and Mrs.
Taft are in demand, also Kaiserins. The
supply of Roses is limited and. conse-
quently, prices are well maintained.
Carnations are scarce, but there are a
few flowers now being offered from the
young stock; although the quality is
poor, it helps out the situation. Prices
are from $1 to $1.50 per 100. Early
Asters are less plentiful and later va-
rieties are being cut in small quantities;
so that the surplus is not so large now.
Prices are from 60c. to $1.50 per 100.
Lilies are in good supply at $6 per
100. Sweet Peas are of poor quality and
prices are from 25c. to 50c. per 100.
There is a plentiful supply of Gladioli
of fine quality, but they are hard to
move on account of the heavy crop of
flowers at this time. There is an over
supply of outdoor miscellaneous flowers;
these are hard to move at any price.
Asparagus is in poor demand
R. C.
17. — Bu:
siness the
■st experi-
fact, some
Please mention the Excliange when writing.
ST. LOUIS, Aug.
past week has been the wo
enced during the Summer; in
say it was the worst week in August
they have ever known. There has been
absolutely nothing doing, except funeral
work, and if this excessive heat and dry
weather continues, we cannot say
where we will be in another month, as
everything outside is parched and burnt
and prospects for a good assortment of
Fall outdoor flowers do not look very
promising. American Beauty Roses ar&
very plentiful and prices low, especially ■
on large lots; they sell all the way from
3c. each to $2 per doz.; smaller quanti-
ties figure a little higher. Richmond, Kil-
larney and Cochet Roses are plentiful,
moving slowly at prices ranging from
2c. to 4c. for the best. Gladioli are very
plentiful and prices are low — %c. to 3c
Tuberoses are a glut and move very
slowly at $2 per 100 down. Asters are
plentiful, especially tlie poorer grades,
which move very slowly at V^c. to 2%c.
There are some very good grades on
the market which go well at from 3c.
to 5c. Greens of all kinds, except"
Smilax, are plentiful and sell well.
O. K. S.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 19. — .=ummer dull-
ness continues; occasionally there is a
little extra demand for stock for funeral
work. Stock of all kinds is plentiful,
and of pretty good quality. Carnations
are an exception, they being, naturally,
out of season. The late Asters are com-
ing in better and some good stock is now
to be had at $2 per 100. Gladioli are still
plentiful. America and Augusta being the
main crops and the best sellers. A
few Dahlias are arriving but they are
not yet wanted. Radiance, Maryland and
Maman Cochet and Pink and White Kil-
larney are coming in exceptionally good
and they sell from 2c. to 5c. Good rains
have put Cochets in the best condition
they liave been this Summer; these are
grown entirely outside and weather con-
ditions have much to do with their qual-
ity. Plenty of greens are to be had.
J. ^■\'. P. .
Coming Exhibitions
{Stcrttarits are reguested to jorward us promptly
particulars as to fortScomiTtg exbibilions.)
Mt. Elsco, N. T. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien,
Sec'y, Mt. Kisco, N. Y.
New Haven, Conn. — Third Annual Dah-
lia and General Exhibition of Flow-
er.s, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., to be
held in Harmon Hall, Elm St., Sept.
17 and 18. Schedules may be had of
David Wyllie, sec'y, 47 Arthur St.,
New Haven.
New York, N. Y. — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New York, in the En-
gineering Bldg., 24-33 W. 39th st.
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Roses,
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept. 23 to 25.
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses,
Carnations and other Ornainental
Plants, etc., Nov. 5 to 7.
Orange, N. J. — Eighth Annual Dahlia,
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Floricultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall, Sept. 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
Fhiladelplila, Pa. — Dahlia exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety, Sept. 16, 3 to 10 p.m. Chrysanthe-
mum exhibition to be held during the
week of Nov. 3. Schedules for these
exhibitions may be obtained of David
Rust, Secretary, Horticultural Hall,
Broad St. below Locust.
St. IiOiiis, Mo. — Mid-Continental Flower
Show to be held in the Coliseum,
Nov. 10 to 15. Frank M. Robinson,
Secretary and Manager.
Tarrytown, N. Y. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarryt
tural Society, at M
6. E. Trethe
Horticul-
Hall. Nov. 4 to
Corresponding Sec'y.
TELEPHONES— 167 and 4468 Madis<
ESTABLISHED 1887
J. K. ALLEN,
I06 WEST 38tH ST., ISB"W YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Growers contemplating clianges in the disposition of their stock
should try shipping to us, where with our increasing trade top
prices are always obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
429
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefuliy attended to.
Give us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT flOWER EXCHANGE flOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
Open Al JDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres. Robt. G. WUson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Cominission Dealers
in Cut ^Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK, Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignmenta of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Td.l591Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
telephones 1 12^1} Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of fir3t-clas3 stock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1891
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
THE HIGHEST \r
I ON HAND
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. tV.^mTd"" 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
V I O L ET S SAd^
Shipping orders receive prompt atte
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schenck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholemale Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
AMERICAN BEAUTY, KILLARNEY. RICHMOND. BON SILENE, RADIANCE and LADY
HILLINGDON ROSES; VIOLETS; CARNATIONS, and All Varieties of Cut Flowers m Season
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Square NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, Aug. 20, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty. Special,
No. 1.'.'
No. 2..
No. 3..
Killarney
KUlamey Queen. .
White Killarney . . .
My Maryland
Richmond.
Lady Hillin^don
Bride & Maid, Special
*' Fancy
No. 1.'. '.'.'.'.'.'. '.'■'■'■.
No. 2
Prince de Bulgarie
Mrs. George Shawyer
Sunburst
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Adlantum Cuneatum
Hybridum and Croweanum
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Daisies
Ferns, per 1000
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.
6.00 to 25.00
5.00 to 15.00
4.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
to .50
.25 to 3.00
.SO to 4.00
.50 to 4.00
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 5.00
. to
to
.50 to 6.00
1.50 to 10.00
.50 to 6.00
.50 to 6.00
.25 to
.60 to 1.00
.10 to
to .
.15 to 2.00
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades.'all coli
rWhite.
J Pink
^Red
L Yellow and Var.
pWhite
Varieties.) I, Yellow and Var . . .
Novelties
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large
Hyacinths
Lily of the Vailey
Mignonette, per doz
Orchids, Cattleyas
Cypripediums, per doz. . .
Dendrobium formosum. . .
Onddlum splendidum
Peonies
Smilax. per doz. strings
Stocks, double, per bunch.
Sweet Peas, per doz. bund
Wallflower, per bunch
2.00 t
36.00 t
. . . . t
20.00 t
I 6.00
. 2.00
, 3.00
, 3.00
', 75.66
, 25.66
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 5532-5533 Mad. Sq. 131 and 153 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
THE HOME OF THE LILY
Selling Jlgent for Largest G
Please mention the Exchange when vrltlsK.
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
A full line of ChoicB Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED AQ U/p<;t 28th St NEW YORK CITY
Telephone. 1328-1998 Madison Square fj WeSt ^0»l OU, Wl-H ivnn mil
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, !b«--
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {i«°^, I Madison Square MWCSt 28th St., NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {}t«^} Madison Square Qut FlOWerS HI WholeSak
Fleaie mention the Exchange when wrlthiff.
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St„ NEW York
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention— Consignments Solicited—
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28tti Street, New York City
Telephone. 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28tli Street, New York City
IS Years* Eiperience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square, 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley. Carnations,
Roses and Gardenias ., ;
Louis M.Noe LouisA. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Ir., Manager. feiTrse Madrsn*.
Anterican Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
'55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
The most pronounced features in the
wholesale and retail flower stores of this
city at the present time are the small
volume of business, the sound of the ham-
mer and the saw employed in making the
store changes and improvements, the
smell — not of flowers — but of paint, and
the replacing of old furnishings by those
which are new and of a more modern
type. The time is certainly favorable for
such work, and the stores will soon be
in A-1 shape for the opening of Autumn
business.
It is reported in the dally press that
a petition in bankruptcy was filed Aug.
IS in the United States District Court
by three creditors against the National
Fair and Exposition Association, Inc.,
which has leased the Empire Track at
Yonkers and is now running a fair there,
which opened on Aug. 2. Judge Julius
Mayer appointed J. Campbell Morgan
and Guerney C. Cue receivers, with a
joint bond of $1,500. The receivers are
authorized to continue the fair at their
discretion for a period not exceeding 25
days. . , ,
Alex. M. Westwood, proprietor of the
Arcade store No. 3, Pennsylvania R. R.
430
The Florists' Exchange
ANNUAL
AUCTION SALE OF STALLS
ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1913, AT 9 A. M .
AT THE
BOSTON FLOWER EXCHANGE
THE LARGEST AND BEST APPOINTED MARKET IN AMERICA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS
Telephone and telegraph Orders Given Special Attention
Flower Growers Sales Company
lA Park St. (Telephone: Haymarket 376S) BOStOn, MaSS.
Pleaad mantloB the Exehanga wh«i writtm.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prieu quoted are by the hundred nnleu otherwise noted
Providence
Aug 19,1913
15.00 to 20.00
S.OO to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
to
LOO to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
.... to ..
to ..
1.00 to 6.00
t.00to 6.00
1.00 to 1.2S
to .
40.00 to 50.00
40.00 to 50.00
' 1.00 to 1.60
.... to ...
to ...
.... to ...
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
to 1.50
to 1.60
to 1.50
to 1.50
to
to
to
to .15
.... to .:
to . . .
.... to ...
. to .
6.00
to
f 4.00 to
to
to
to
Boston
Aug 19, 1913
15.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
to
.60 to 6.00
.60 to 6.00
.... to
1.00 to 8.00
to .
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 8.00
to 1.26
! ... to Boloo
to40.00
to ...
to ...
NAMES AND VARIETIES . """" Cincinnati MUwaukee
Aug. 19, 1913 Aug. 19, 1913 Aug. 16, 1913
to 1.50
1.50
to 1.50
to 150
L60
to ...
to ...
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
" extra
No. 1
No. 2
Bride and Brideamsid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Aaparafius, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardias
Callas
Carnations, Inf. Eradcs, all col.
Daffodils
DahUas
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi. . . .
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
" fancy
Narcissus
Orchids— Oittleyas, per doz..
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansles
Smllax (per doz. strings)
Steyla _ . .
Sweet Peas (pi
Violets, doubit
" single
r bunch).. . .
20.00 to 25.00
16.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 16.00
3.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2UX)to 6.00
.... to ...
to ...
to ...
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
.50 to 1.00
to .
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
to
to
to
to
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.50
to . .
. . . . to . .
to 1.50
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
6.00 to 10.00
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 4.00
.... to...
to ...
to ...
2.00 to 4.00
to 1.00
1.60 to 2.00
15.00 to 26.00
15.00 to 25.00
.60 to 2.00
to .
to .
to .
to ..
to ..
to 1.50
to .
3.00 to
3.00 to
.16 to
.15 to
1.00 to
...to
... to .
... to .
2.00
2.00
2.00
SPBCIAUT IBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
MASS
BOSTON,
WELCH BROS. CO.
226 Devonshire Street
and all other g
enable flowers in quantity
Please mention the Exchange when wrltiBf.
t the Exchange when wrltinir.
Prices Advertised are for the Trade Only
New England Florist Supply Co.
Special Attention Given to Shipping Trade
276-278 Devonshire St., poTflf^/'tli, BOSTON, MASS.
ntion the Exchange when writing.
Terminal, 32nd st. and 7th ave., is tak-
ing a trip home to Toronto, Canada, his
first vacation in almost 20 years. Mr.
Westwood will be gone about two weeks;
he reports that business at the Arcade
store has been good all Summer.
W. P. Ford, 107 W. 28th St., is tak-
ing his vacation by spending his week I
ends on his farm at Chadds Ford, Pa.
Richard Watson, salesman for M. C. I
Ford, 121 W. 28th st., has just returned |
from a three weeks' vacation which he
spent in camp on the shores of Lake
Hopatcong with Walter Jenkins of 42 W.
29th St. and several others.
Frank H. Traendly of Traendly &
Sehenck 131 W. 28th St., and Philip F.
Kessler, 55 W. 26th st., appear to be
the only representatives of the whole-
sale florist trade in this city who are at-
tending the S. A. F. and O. H. Conven-
tion at Minneapolis, Minn., and Harry
A. Bunyard and Roman J. Irwin the
only representatives of the seedsmen and
plantsmen.
Work on the cold storage plant in the
fine, new store of the Growers' Cut
Flower Co., Ill W. 28th St., is being
pushed rapidly to completion.
The Greek-American Florists Supply
Co. at 127 W. 28th st. has changed its
salesroom from the first to the main floor
of the building, the first floor now being
used for the storage of goods.
Wm. H. Gunther of Gunther Bros.,
110 W. 28th St., and daughter are spend-
ing a few weeks at Sea Girt, N. J.
At Henshaw & Fenrich's, 51 W. 28th
St., are noted this week some unusually
fine Asters and Lilies, in addition to the
Taft, Shawyer, Sunburst and Hillingdon
Roses of most excellent quality which
they are now receiving.
The first Smith's Advance Chrysanthe-
mums of the season were noted this week
at Badgley, Riedel & Meyer, 34 W. 28th
St., also Sunburst Roses of excellent qual-
ity.
Work on the new store of Henry M.
Robinson & Co., on the main fioor of the
Coogan building, 55 W. 26th st, is
rapidly drawing to a finish and the firm
expects to occupy its new quarters this
week.
The Kervan Co., 119 W. 28th- st., is
making some changes in the salesroom
of its store. The old office, in the rear
of the salesroom, is being removed and
a larger new office, finished in quartered
oak, is being built in the front of the
store, where it will receive the natural
light from the large window.
The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 117
W. 28th St., is piping the large icebox
in its store, which will be connected with
the cold storage plant of the Kervan Co.,
its next door neighbor.
The body of Paul Kase, president of
William Hagemann & Co., importers and
exporters of 30 Church st., was found in
a stateroom of the "Massachusetts" of |
the Eastern Steamship Company when
BOSTON
CO-OPERATIVE
Flower Market
The Tenth Annual
SALE OF STALLS
WILL BE HELD ON
Saturday, August 30, 1913
at 2 Park Street, Boston, Mass.
at 9.30 o*clock A. M.
Rent off Stalls reduced to $20.00 per year.
Your presence and co-operation is earnestly
solicited
JOHN McFARLAND, WM. W. TAILBY,
President. Clerk.
TheMcCallumCo.,inc.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS •nd
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Jill tunnonablm Flowrerm
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
HOLTON & HUNKEL CO.
Wholesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone — Main 874. P. O Box — 103
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
PITTSBURGH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PITTSBURGH, PA.
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
431
GROWN Carnation Plants
p. ENCHANTRESS 7.00 60.00
L. P. ENCHANTRESS 7.00 60.00
DOROTHY GORDON 7.00 60.00
WINDSOR 7.00 60.00
PENNSYLVANIA 8.00 70.00
DEHLI 8.00
100 1000
ALMA WARD J7.00 $65.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 8.00 70.00
WHITE WONDER 8.00 75.00
WHITE PERFECTION 8.00 70.00
VICTORY 7.00 65.00
COMFORT 8.00 70.00
O. P. BASSETT 8.00 70.00
250 of one variety at the 1000 rate. We guarantee our plants to be healthy and satisfactory .
absolutely fresh stock. A good supply
They represent as good value as anything you can get at this time of the year. Our Lilies are
fine, good flowers and long stems. We are never without them, as some of our growers make a
specialty of growing Lilies during the Summer months. Our price is reasonable, $10.00 per 100.
NEW
CROP
VALLEY
ry day, which insures absolutely f
er 100.
LILIES
as anything you can get at this tim
IS. We are never without them, a
g the Summer months. Our price
Killarney Roses ASTERS
$4.00 — $8.00 per 100. $1.00 — $3.00 per 100.
Good color and foliage. Stems 12 — ^24 inches , The mid-season varieties of much better
long. I quality. All colors in quantity.
|^f<^y%XJl^l lOS $l-00-$3.00 per dozen
Plenty of the local stock in all grades.
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pleaie mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are bj the hundred nnleu otherwise noted
Baltimore Buffalo
Aug 19, 1913 Aug. 18, 1913
to .
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to S.OO
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to S.OO
2.00 to 6.00
2 00 to 4.00
.... to
.... to
.... to
to
.... to 1.00
to ..
.Uto
.2Sto
.25 to 2.00
.... to ....
.... to
1.00 to 1.50
1.60 to 2.00
1.60 to 2.00
to .
to .
20.00 to 25.00
10.00 to 15.00
7.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 3.00
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
3.00 to 6.00
4.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to e.oo
3.00 to 5.00
to .
3.00 to 4.00
to .
1.00 to 1.25
to ..
1.50 to 2.00
1.60 to 2.00
.60 to 2.00
to
to
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
to .
to .
.40 to 1.00
1.60 to 2.00
to 1.60
to ... .
2.00 to 3.00
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — ipl.
•Fancy
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoris
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killsmey
Mrs. Asion Wsrd
Prince de Bulgsrie
Adlantum
Antirrhinums
Asparaftus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardias
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grsdes, mil col.
rwEhe
Standard J Pink
Varieties T Red
LYellow and var.
rWhite
(•The high- J Pink
eat grades of *| Red
etanM T-ara.) ^Yellow and var.
DaSodlls
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
MIftnonette, ordinary
" fancy
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyat, per doz.. .
Cypripediumf
Dendrobiems
Pansles
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevla
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
•* single
20.00 to 26.00
12.00 to 16.00
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
to .
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 4.00
1.00 to 6.00
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 2.00
36.00 to 50.00
.. to .
25 to 3.00
. . to . .
.. to ..
Phlla. Pittsbunih St. Louis
Aug. 19, 1913 Aug. 19, 1913 Aug. 19, 1913
to .
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.50
. . . . to .
to .
....to 1.50
to 1.50
to . . .
to . . .
.76 to 1.00
to .
.10 to
.16 to
6.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 4.00
to .
to .
1.80 to 2.40
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 12.00
6.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 4.00
3.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 8.00
2.66 to '4.00
3.00 to 8.00
4.00 to 8.00
to
.... to ... .
3.00 to 6.00
4.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 1.26
2.00 to 4.00
35.00 to 60.00
2.00 to 3.00
.76 to 3.00
to .
1.66 to ' 1.60
to
to
to
1.00 to 3.00
to 1.00
. ... to 1.60
to 1.26
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 4.00
to . .
to . .
...to
...to
...to
5.00 to 60.00
5.00 to 36.00
1.00 to 3.00
...to
1.60
1.60
1.60
Berger Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers quLliuty
140 North nth Street, PHIUDUPillA, PA.
Please mention the Exohanpa when wrltlnt.
the boat docked at Pier 18 Tuesday morn-
ing, Aug. 18. Kase had shot himself
through the heart with a revolver which
was found by his side. The body was
identified by Mrs. Kase, his wife, who
lives in Bloomfield, N. J. Two letters
were also founds one addressed to Mrs.
Kase and the other to Miss M. Schulze,
an employee in the Hagemann offices.
Kase boarded the "Massachusetts" at
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Carnation Plants
We are now booking orders, for
immediate or future delivery, from
stock grown and selected especially
for us, and splendid, well-grown
stock it is — clean, healthy and
strong. Our guarantee goes with
every plant, thus insuring satisfac-
*'°"- 100 1000
Northport $12.00 $100.00
Pink Delight 10.00 90.00
Gloriosa 9.00 80.00
Rosette 9.00 80.00
Mrs. G.W.Ward.. 8.00 70.00
Washington 7.S0 60.00
Winona 8.00 70.00
Delhi 8.00 70.00
Enchantress 7.50 60.00
Rose Pink En-
chantress 7.S0 60,00
Dorothy Gordon. . . 7.50 60.00
Princess Charming 7.50 60.00
May Day 7.50 60.00
White Wonder 9.00 80.00
White Enchantress 8.00 70.00
Alma Ward 8.00 70.C0
White Perfection.. 8.00 70.00
White Wlnsor 7.50 60.00
Shasta 7.50 60.00
William Eccles 12.00 100.00
Scarlet Wonder.... 12.00 100.00
The Herald 12.00 100.00
Commodore 12.00 100.00
St. Nicholas 9.00 80.00
Pocahontas 9.00 80.00
Comfort 8.00 75.00
Beacon 8.00 70.00
Benora 9.00 80.00
Winsor 7.50 60.00
Harlowarden 7.50 60.00
'm THOUSAND mte" Spcclal quotatloii on large quantities
S.S.PennoGk-MeeiianCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1G08-1620 Ludlow St. 117 West 28th:St. 1216 H. St, N. W. ifi^r^
MATCHLESS
This splendid Carnation which will be
disseminated _ in 1914 has probably
more good points than any White Car-
nation ever before offered; a large
ifiower borne on a good, stiff stem; a free
bloomer, much freer than any Wiiite
Carnation on the market today; very
fragrant, with fringed ed^es; practically
a non-burster, wnich is one of its
strongest points from a grower's stand-
point. An excellent grower; comes with
much longer stem than any other varie-
atching
rly m the Fall.
All in all, after carefuUy
this variety during tlie past si , .._
feel we can unhesitatingly recommend
this as a money maherj and every live
1 interests
by gettmg 1
money mauer, ai
^ilibe serving his
specially the first
Deliveries can be made in December
and January on early orders. $12.00
per 100; JIOO.OO per 1000.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Boston, Monday night, taking stateroom
47. The body was discovered by porters
going through the boat, after she had
been at her pier here for two hours.
None of the passengers reported having
heard the shot.
Carl Jurgens, Jr., and Geo. W. Peters
& Sons have become members of the New
Yorl; Cut Flower Co., and will occupy
space of their own on the second floor
of the Coogan Building, instead of tak-
ing space from the Pierson Department
of the New York Cut Flower Co. on the
first floor.
Just as Henry M. Robinson & Co. are
moving into their new and spacious quar-
ters on the main floor of the Coogan
Bldg., a new member has been added to
the company's force by the birth of a
boy baby at 3 a.m. Wednesday morning
to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice L. Glass;
weight, 8 lbs. Mother and child doing
well.
Geo. Cotsonas & Co., N. Lecakas &
Co., and the Greeco-American Florists'
Supply Co. have formed a combination
to do business at 127 W. 28th st., in the
present quarters of the first and third
members of the combination, under the
name of the New York Florists' Supply
Co., Inc. N. Lecakas & Co. will vacate
their present quarters on West 28th st.
J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., is passing
his week-ends at Ocean Grove, N. J.,
where Mrs. Allen is summering.
THE EXCHANGE— Best Advertising Mtditi
Boston
Business last week was quite pleasing
but the present one is starting in very
quietly. There is a shortage of good
flowers and the very hot weather we are
experiencing has a telling effect on the
keeping qualities of the flowers. Early
Asters are about over and late flowering
varieties are just beginning to come in.
The 22d annual auction sale of stalls
in the new commodious market of the
Boston Flower Exchange, Inc., at 1
Winthrop sq. will take place Sept. 6, at
9 a.m. This market is admitted to be
the very best equipped in the United
States. The location is ideal, facing as
it does on , Winthrop sq. and Otis St.,
with its Vi acre of floor space. The con-
trast between the conditions here and at
the former location at Park st. is very
marked. Here there is a well lighted
and ventilated area with continuous glass
windows 15ft. high on both Otis st. and
Winthrop sq. AH the facilities for doing
business in an uptodate manner are pro-
vided. There are four large ice rooms,
seven telephones, trucks for carrying
boxes through the wide aisles. The rent
of stalls has been reduced from $25 to
$20; this reduction is made to all stall-
holders whether they are stockholders or
not.
The New England Supply Co. at 276
and 278 Devonshire st. began business on
Aug. 15 and the patronage that the trade
of the city has given it already is most
4)32
The Florists' Exchange
All the Leading
Varieties of
ROSES AND CARNATIONS j A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
PJg'J^JgJ^ REIN^jBERG Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything For the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Tel^ne, Centra] 1496
Wholesale Cut Flowers
50 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO. ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing^
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the Nortlt-
west Whicli Will Have Our Best Attention
L L. MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J.B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
^WHOLESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS ijl
CUT FLOWERS
72-74 East^Randolph Street - CHICAGO
Greenhouses, Morton Grove. 111.
Please mention the Eiohenge when writing.
gratifying to the members of the firm.
Tliey are well supplied with all lines of
goods.
W. A. Hastings of the Boston Flower
Exchange is spending his vacation at
Nantucket. Mr. Hastings found that the
hot weather was reducing his weight and
decided at once that he needed fresh sea
air and a change of surroundings.
Wm. Mix, salesman for the W. W.
Edgar Co. of Waverley, is enjoying his
vacation in Maine.
Peirce Bros, of Waltham are market-
ing some nice Killarney, White Killar-
ney and Richmond Roses. They were
quite satisfied with the results they had
during the year with their Roses and are
increasing their stock.
Wm. Sim of Cliftondale is spending a
few weeks at Bastin's Island, Maine.
Prom his farm and greenhouses at Clif-
tondale he is shipping daily 1 ton of
Tomatoes and fifty to seventy-five boxes
of Cucumbers daily to Boston market.
The Boston Flower Growers Sales Co.
is receiving very nice Lilium speciosum
rubrum from W. J. Jergens of Newport,
R. I.
Thomas Roland is cutting some very
nice Roses at his new greenhouse at
Revere. The new Rose Mrs. Geo. Shaw-
yer is grown and very nice flowers are
being cut now of this variety. Another
variety which is of fine quality is Mrs.
Aaron Ward and also White Killarney.
The flowers are sold at the Flower Grow-
er's Sales Co. on Park st.
A. E. Walsh, salesman at the Boston
Flower Grower's Sales Co., has just re-
turned from Belgrade Lakes, Maine,
where he spent his vacation.
W. H. Chase, manager at Zinn's on
Park St., is at York Beach for two
weeks.
The Boston delegation to the conven-
tion at Minneapolis is a good representa-
tive body, including such as J. K. M. L.
Farquhar, Patrick Welch, Thos. Roland,
E. A. Peirce and several others.
John Foot of Reading is cutting very
nice Beacon Carnations from his young
plants. His flowers of Pink Delight and
White Wonder are better than any others
sent to the Co-operative Market.
J. M. Cohen is back from his vaca-
tion which was spent at Old Orchard,
Me. He may be found daily now at the
Co-operative Market on Park st.
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, August 16, 1913^
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES— American Beauty
Specials per do:
36-inch stems "
30.inch stems "
24-inch stems. "
20-inch stems "
IS-inch stems "
12-inch stems "
White and Pink Killarney.
Specials
Medium
Short
Killarney Queen
Milady, special
Mecfium
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Special
Medium
Short
Mra. Ghas. Russell, special
Medium
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Fancy
Medium
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taf t, special. .
Medium
Short
Adlantum
Asparagus, bunch. .
" Sprengeri.
•* Strings
.75 to
.2S to
.35 to
60.00 to
8.00
6.00
3.00
2.00
8.00
8.00
6.00
S.OO
4.00
2.00
8.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
6.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
1.00
60.00
CARNATIONS—
Standard if>\^'
Varieties "^l^-
White. ,
Pink...
Red....
nigheat J .
3t St'd S
Asters,
Asters, fancy
Ghrysanthemums per doz.
Goreopsis
Daisies
Ferns, hardy, per 1000
Gaillardlas
Galai Leaves, per 1000
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
L«ucothoe Sprays
Lilium Auratum
Lilium Longiflorum
Lily of the VaUey
Orchids — Gattleyas, per doz
Shasta Daisies
Smilax
Sweet Peas, Ordinary
Water Lilies
to 1.60
to 1.50
to 1.50
to 2.00
to 2.00
to 2.00
) to 1.00
I to 4.00
to 1.60
) to .75
to .50
to 1.00
to 1.00
to 1.26 ;
to 4.00 '
J to 4.00
to l.OO
to 12.00
D to 12.00
)to 4.00
I to 7.50
)to 1.00
3 to 20.00
to .50
to 2.00
Frank Wheeler of Natick has decided
not to go to Panama and has bought an
automobile and is to spend his vacation
touring New England.
Miss Lucy Thurston, sister of W. A.
Thurston, the general manager of the
Boston Flower Exc, died on Aug. 15
after a long and painful illness.
Miss Mary E. Murphy, head book-
keeper at the establishment of Henry M.
Robinson & Co., is spending her vacation
at Clinton, Mass.
The H. F. Miehell Co. of Philadelphia
has extended an invitation to the mem-
bers of the Gardeners and Florists' Club
of Boston to attend a special inspection
trip to their experimental gardens at
Andalusia, Pa., on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
Special trains will leave Broad st. sta-
tion, Philadelphia, at 11.15 a.m.
James Wheeler of Natick and Robert
Cameron are the horticultural judges
this week at the Rockingham Fair,
Salem, New Hampshire.
The Garden Committee of the Massa-
chusetts Horticultural Society visited, op
Wednesday, Aug. 13, the garden and es-
tate of Oliver Ames at North Easton,
where Edward Parker is superintendent.
The committee was well pleased with
the estate, the vegetable garden being
especially pleasing to them.
B. Hammond Tracy, the Gladiolus spe-
cialist, held a show of Gladioli at Cedar
Acres last week and invited the elite of
the North Shore to the exhibition. The
flowers were auctioned off and the pro-
ceeds went to the Wenham hospital.
The Henry M. Robinson Co. has had
good business during the Summer
months. Charles Robinson says that it
was their best Summer in several years.
Their shipping business has increased
since they are located in Winthrop sq.
R. C. •
Philadelphia
One of the smallest delegatioms that
ever left this city to attend an S. A. F.
Convention departed Sunday morning
from Broad st. station, on the 10.25
train, for Minneapolis. Those in the
party were Antoine Wintzer, vice-presi-
dent of the Conard Jones Co., West
Grove, Pa. ; red. Miehell, Jr., of the
Henry F. Miehell Co. ; Theodore Shober,
of the Jos. Heacock Co.. and Thomas J.
Lane of Thos. Meehan & Sons. An air
of suppressed excitement and expectancy
was manifested by the travelers and by
the party of tradepaper representatives
(who had gathered to see them off) by
the non-appearance of Commodore John
Westcott. No convention party from
Philadelphia is complete without the
I Commodore, who has attended every Con-
j vention since 1S86. But all the craning
' and twisting of the seven necks present
' mold not discern any resemblance of the
Commodore. A telephone call to his
house brought forth the startling news
that he was not going ; Waretown offered
better inducements. His friends are
slowly recovering from the shock.
Chas. Kennedv. one of the oldest em-
ployees of the Robt. Craig Co., dropped
dead last Saturday morning in a Darby
car while on his way to work at the
Norwood place. He was with the Craig's
for over 2.5 years. His burial took place
Wednesday.
S. S. Pennock is at Beach Haven for
the month.
Recent visitors in town were John
Holze. Seattle. Wash. : Frank Danker,
Albany, N, T. : F. W. Kummer, Charles-
ton. S. C. : R. G. Bowersocks. Lewis-
town. Pa. : .1. C. Schattmaver, Washing-
ton. D. C. ; Michael Keppler, Secaucus,
N. J.
W. E. McKissick will be placed in
charge of the Leo Niessen Co.'s new
branch in Baltimore,
H. Bayersdorfer Co. has provided its
city salesman with a Buick automobile.
This will enable Ch.is, Shackerman to
cover Philadelphia and vicinity in half
the time it took before to cover his route.
The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.'s store
looks very refreshing in its new coat of
white enamel. Ed, Domheim of this
company is on his vacation.
Edward Reid received costs and dam-
ages in his recent suit against the West-
ern Union Telegraph Co. as the resnlt
H.G.6ERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Streot
ST. LOUIS, MO.
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exr-hano-« when -wTitine.
Importer! and Jobbers of Florist Snpptei
Percy Jones, i°«-
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph Street, Chlcsigo
H. VAN GELDBR, President
Please mention the Exohsnfe when wiltiat.
of a mistake in the company's transmis-
sion of a message with an order for 200
Carnations, which read 2000. The order
was from a customer in Florida who
would not accept the 2000 Carnations
when they arrived. After the company's
refusal to pay for the loss, Ed. Reid
used drastic measures that soon brought
the company to terms. Stuart Miller is
on his vacation.
Sam Lilly is off on a pleasure trip;
his destination is unknown.
James M. Thoirs of Camden is re-
decorating his store in ivory white.
J. Max Nitzschke, of J. J. Habermehl's
Sons, is at Wildwood for two weeks.
One of the unanswerable questions of
the day is, "Why are so many poor
Asters and Gladioli grown and shipped,
the returns from which do not even cover
the express charges." The bulk of the
Asters seen here this year has been ex-
ceptionally poor.
August IJoemling has his two new
300ft. X 50ft. houses planted to Double
White Killarney, Killarney Queen, Radi-
ance and 5000 Mrs. Chas. Russell; the
stock looks very strong. The rest of the
range is in Richmonds and Pink and
White Killarney. Mr. Doemling states
that the storm of last week did not do
half the damage to his place as first re-
ported ; the loss was only several boxes
of glass. A block of 500 Rose Jonkheer
J. L. Slock is being tried out here.
William A. Leonard and his family are
staying at Lavallette for the Summer.
At his range most of the stock was car-
ried over this year. Mrs. George
Shawyer will be given a trial in a limited
way. Pink and White Killarney, double
White Killarney, Maryland and Mrs.
Taft constitute the varieties grown here.
A new pink seedling is under observa-
tion that looks promising ; it is on the
Russell type. A propagating house has
been utilized for a fine crop of early
'Mums, the variety Roserie being planted
very heavily. W. H. E.
Chicago
George Asmus and C. W. McKellar
left Thursday on a motoring trip to the
Convention.
Henry Weitor and Chas. Alles have
returned from a pleasant trip through
the most picturesque parts of Wisconsin.
J. B. Deamud Co. has shipped a box
of 500 jars of Pink Wonder to Minne-
apolis, where Mr. Deamud will demon-
strate all the fine qualities that he claims
for it.
Frank Oechslin has retnrned from a
Western trip and is now ready to make
an active campaign for Fall trade.
John C. Enders, Jr., of the shipping
department of the Poehlmann Bros. Co.,
is at present serving on the grand jury.
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
433
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WORLD'S
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LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., PearaoB Street
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established I76S
Pleaap mention the Exoh^nge whap wrlf"f.
We Give You Quality
and first-class
finish at no
greater cost
STANDARD
flower Pots
The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co.
YORK, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BKflNb'
hflNURES
Uneqnaled for Greenhonse and
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Co.
34 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb. j,'^
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. i'JSS.
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. .i"^
TOBACCO STEM S,50c.^£-^.
SpedJil Prices in Tons and Carload Lots.
I I FRIFftMAN 285-289 Metropolitan Ave..
J. J. iniLUmHUf BROOKLYN, N.Y,
Pleaae mention the Exchange when wri,ttng.
FERTILIZERS
Sheep, S3.50: Bone, $4.00; Blood, Sg.oO;
Tankage, t.5.00: Acid Phosphate, $3.00; Nitrate
Soda, $8.00; Sulphate Potash, $7.00; Sulphate
Ammonia, SIO.OO; Kalnlt, $3.00.
Per Bag of 200 lbs. Cash with order.
HDDSON CARBON CO., Ballston Spa. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per ba& of 100 Iba.
Write or free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
49-Moncy refunded If not satisfied.
Beware of Imitations
nentlon the Ezohange when writing.
The advance premium list of the an-
nual exhibition of the Chrysanthemum
Society of America, in connection with
the Horticultural Society of Chicago and
the Chicago Florists' Club, is now ready.
The exhibition will be held in the Art
Institute on November 5, 6 and 7.
John Zech reports fine progress with
the arrangements for the annual picnic
of the Cook County Florists' Association
that is to be held on Sept. 7 at Kart-
hauser's Grove, 6566 Ridge ave.
A. F. Longren and Curtis H. Kindler
have charge of the Raedlein Basket Co.
exhibit at the Convention. Mr. Longren
has just returned from a trip through
Ohio and Indiana and left for Minneapo-
lis Sunday morning.
The John G. Moninger Co. shipped a
section of one of its iron frame green-
houses to Minneapolis, for exhibition
during the Convention. One of its
Moninger boilers as well as a full line
of all material used in greenhouse con-
struction were also on exhibition.
Reports from Tim Matchen, the sup-
erintendent of the wholesale cut flower
department of Peter Reinberg's store, are
to the effect that he is having a good time
visiting his friends and customers in all
of the large Southern cities.
Chairman Waters, of the Good of the
Club Committee of the Chicago Florists'
Club, is busy perfecting arrangements
for the Club's picnic to be held in Er-
hardt's Grove, Park Ridge, on August
31. Tickets will be 50c. A good time is
assured.
August Poehlmann and family left
Aug. 14 in Mr. Poehlmann's new car
"Winton six" for the Convention at
Minneapolis.
F. F. Scheel of Shermanville was in at-
tendance at the meeting of the Cook
County Florists' Association Thursday
and greatly enjoyed the meeting. He is
a large Carnation grower and states that
his plants are all housed.
E. E. Pieser of Kennicott Bros, is now
spending his vacation in Canada. At
present he is in Winnipeg but will visit
other points before returning to this city,
which will not be until about Oct. 1.
A. L. Vaughan states that the business
for the month of August has up to the
present time been ahead of what was ac-
complished this time one year ago.
Gladioli are now coming in much quicker
than there is a market for them so that
it is not safe at this time to make any
prediction as to the result of the month's
business as a whole.
A. Schepke, gardener for Geo. A. Mc-
Kinloek, Brown Gables, Lake Forest,
was in attendance at the Gladioli show.
He states that the entire part of the
estate devoted to horticulture is now un-
dergoing a thorough renovation. There
are a great many improvements planned
and by another season he will have the
premises in his charge in as good a state
of cultivation and attractiveness as any
in his vicinity.
The directors of the Horticultural So-
ciety of Chicago regret to notice that the
private gardeners on the large estates in
the vicinity of the city do not exhibit
more at the shows of their society. In
the premium list of the recent Gladioli
show in the open classes there was not a
single entry from any of the gardeners
on the private estates. Several of_ the
classes failed to draw any competition
whatever and the premiums that were
awarded in the open classes went to
commercial growers. In the classes for
private gardeners and amateurs there
were some good exhibits, notably those of
N. W. Harris (John Krupa. gardener),
L. B. Kuppenheimer (Paul Dieball, gar-
dener), and one or two others with
smaller exhibits.
Edward W. Kalisch of Kalisch Bros..
St Louis, spent a couple of days in the
city last week mingling with his friends
in the trade. He left St. Louis about
three weeks ago on a pleasure trip, the
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STANDARD FLOWER POTS
1000 ready packed crates of Standard Fk>w«(
Pota and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at am
hour's notice. Price per crate sa foUows:
1000 3-iiicli »5.00
SOOSH-inch S.80
SOO *-inch 4.50
468 4H-inch 6.24
._, 3205-inch 4.61
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HILFINGER BROS., Pottery, FORT EO%VARD, N
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. 31 Barclay St., New York aty. Aienta.
20001H-inch W.OO
1600 2-inch 4.88
1500 2)i-inch 6.25
1500 2H-iach 6.0O
210 5H-ii>ch n.7t
144 8-iach »M
120 7-inch 4J0
60 S-inch 3.00
Please mention the X^xchange when writing.
Write for Catalofue.
Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The cxtenaioa stave foot
prevents the bottom from
rottinK. No chance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mfft. Co.
Toldeo, Ohio. U. S. A.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltins.
greater part of the time being spent in
Winnipeg. From here he will go to
Kansas City and a few other Western
cities and return to St. Louis about Sept.
1. He states that the Chrysanthemum
show to be held in his city this Fall will
be ahead of anything of the kind ever
attempted there. The citizens of St.
Louis are determined to spend both time
and money to make it so.
'The regular monthly meeting of the
Cook County Florists' Association was
held Thursday evening, Aug. 14, at the
Tavern. In the absence of the president,
who was detained on account of illness,
Allie Zech presided.
Walter McGce and Florian D. Wal-
lace were elected members of the asso-
ciation. The special committee on trans-
portation reported progress along all
lines. It was also decided to add others
to the committee to meet all incoming
trains to secure as many convention dele-
gates as possible to go with the associa-
tion's special train over the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul railway on Mon-
day evening. A committee was also ap-
pointed to secure suitable badges to be
worn by all the members of the associa-
tion and fifty large pennants bearing the
words "Cook County" to be also carried
by the members. The association has
nearly 100 members of whom 58 are re-
ported to be members of the S. A. F. in
good standing.
John Zech stated that he was busy
making all the final arrangements for the
picnic of the association and assured the
Red Standard Pols
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you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
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THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
215-223 Pearl St.. NORRISTOWN.
rSyracuseRedPots
With new and improved
machinery we can tupplj
your wants to better ad- ^
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Special diaoouote <
large orden.
I Syraoist Pottery Co. .
' ^SYRACUSE, N.Y. '
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the
only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised In each Issue, and thla
feature means that a reader In need of,
say, Carnations, can look at this Index
and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
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Humus with your
bench soih one part h
three parts soil.
Not only will it supply hu-
mus as good as the sod, but
furnish rich plant foods as well. No
fertilizer is necessary.
Being in powdered form itcan easily be
mixed with the soil at any time or used as
a top dressing.
Prices, $12.00 a ton.
It is 5 times stronger and lasts longer
than barn-yard manures. Costs no more.
I Facts and convincing photographic evi-
' dence of its marked success for green-
I house crops, gladly furnished. Searching
: investigation invited.
Write for particulars.
$8.00 by the carload.
the Humus Book
Alphano Humus Co.
19 Battery Place, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Well Rotted Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington St., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
NDODOR|f^GICA%J I IVlIMIU MO POISON
Guaranteed oitder the Insecticide Act, 1910. Serial No. 321
Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and Whhe
Scale, Thrips. Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
plant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
have used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic 1 Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. EflFective where others
fail. Xiiluit with water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint. 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
H Gallon, $1.25; GaUon. $2.00; 5 Gallon
Can. S9.00; 10 Gallon Can, $17.50.
Directions on package. For sale by Seedsmen and
-' " '" 1 obtain
direct.
Florists' Supply Hoiisea. If youc
this from your SuddIv Ho
Poisonl KIL-WORM Poisonl
DesUoys Worms, Ants, etc. infesting
Golf, Cricket Grounds, Parks and Lawns.
Sure Death to Snails.
1 Quart Bottle $1.00 1 Gallon Jug $3.00
H Gallon Bottle 1.75 5 Gallon Jug 13.50
One gallon Kil-Worm makes 50 gallons
liquid when mised with water.
Poison! Kll_-WEED Poisonl
Not to be used on Lawns.
An unsurpassed preparation for removal
of grass, weeds, vines and bushes from
paths, roadways, gutters, etc. One gallon
KIL-WEED diluted with water will make
30 to 35 gallons of trpjiting liquid.
PRICES:
1 Quart Can $0.35 5 Gallon Can - $4.00
K GaUon Can .60 10 Gallon Can 7.50
1 Gallon Can 1.00 1 Barrel, per gal. .65
THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thrips*
nealy bug and soft scale.
$1.00 per quart, $2.50 per gallon
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. Does not
stain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $2.00 per gallon
VERNINE
For sterilizing soil and all soil vermin.
$1.00 per quart, $3.00 per gallon
SCALENE
^M(?iumu
please mention the Exchange when writing.
ri/M/GAJvr
$1.50 per quart, $4.50 per gallon
)ur products are used diluted with water at
;ngths, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let us quote you our prices to commercial grow-
ers in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals
MADISON, N. J.
Please mention the Exoliange when writing.
members that there would be a good time
in store for them. At the September
meeting Walter McGee will speak on fer-
tilizers, and Florian D. Wallace on
greenhouse insurance. Light refresh-
ments were served.
Winterson's Seed Store is very much
pleased over the fact that Paul Dieball,
gardener to L. B. Kuppenheimer, se-
cured first premium for a vase of 25
spikes of Gladioli, one or more varieties,
at the recent show, grown from a general
collection of varieties sold by that firm
last Spring. These collections contain
many excellent varieties, as was shown
in this case.
T. E. Waters of the supply depart-
ment of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. an-
nounces that the new catalog of the com-
pany is now ready. It is highly illus-
trated with everything that is new in
supplies. Decorative and blooming
plants are also finely illustrated and
enumerated.
A. C. Kohlbrand of the shipping de-
partment of the E. C. Amling Co. is
now suflicieutly recovered from a recent
slight indisposition to be able to be at
his position in the store again.
William L. Sullivan of the Woodlawn
Flower shop has been secured by the
J. B. Deamud Co. to demonstrate the
Pink Wonder flower color at the Con-
vention.
There have been many visitors in the
city during the past week, all moving
toward the Convention city, among them :
W. J. Vesey, Jr., Ft. Wayne; M. Reu-
kauf, Philadelphia; S. Bayersdorfer,
Philadelphia; Ed. Schloss of Schloss
Bros., New York ; Geo. Arnold, North
Judson, Ind. ; I. Rosnosky, Philadelphia ;
Mr. Brownwell of the Livingston Seed
Co., Columbus, O.
Mary Seeley Kennicott, widow of
Amasa Kennicott, died Thursday, Aug.
14, at her residence, the Grove, near Des
Plaines, after a three weeks' illness.
Three sons. Ransom, Walter and Harri-
son Kennicott, survive her. Mrs. Kennicott
was 67 years of age and was born near
Wauwatosa, Wis., the daughter of Edwin
Seeley. The deceased's family has been
identified with the florist trade of this
city for many years. Her sons Walter
and Ransom are expert Peony growers,
having a large farm at their home near
Des Plaines, as well as other farms for
the cultivation of the Peony in many
sections of the Northern as well as
Southern States. The burial services
were held Friday at Arlington Heights.
Detroit, Mich.
The terrible windstorm that swept
through here recently almost laid flat the
large greenhouse plant of Geo. Browne,
while his brother. Thos. Browne, right
next door, only lost the lights on the ven-
tilators of five houses. Fully realizing
the many difficulties under which one
labors to establish a greenhouse plant,
the trade sincerely sympathizes with Mr.
Browne, whose hard efforts of many
years past went to naught within a few
minutes.
At the meeting of the Detroit Florists'
Club on Aug. 4 were elected : President,
Frank Danzer; vice-president, Albert
Pochelon ; secretary, R. Wills ; treasurer,
Robt. Hahaley. J. K. Stock, who an-
nually imports a large quantity of fine
Gladioli from Holland, brought to the
meeting a beautiful specimen of the white
variety Bnropa. F. D.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, Thrips, Red Spider, etc.
PLAINTllFESiiS^
ket. Contaming refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mi± with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer* at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
ised
PLANTLIFE miz^ pounds wiUilO
■ ■-"'^ ■ til M. g^i^^ hoi^uv^ hot
water, allowing it to cool before using: it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper ttan any other insecticide on
the market.
A| AIUTIIEE contains no chemicals
PLAIN I Lire - ^r- 'T""^
vegetable, and posi-
tively will not injure''the most delicate plant;
unlike moat insecticides, it will not spot the
leaves.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St, Nsw York
Please mention the Eichango when wrltiog.
After the Convention is over
they all return to
CLAY'S
FERTILIZER
It Is the Unsurpassed Plant Food.
SAFE SURE ECONOMICAL
It is applied by the leading Nursery and
Seed Firms, including the following: New
York — Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett
Brothers, William Elliott & Sons, Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNifF Manu-
facturing Co., W. E. Manhall & Co.,
Stumpp & Walter Co., J. M. Thorburn &
Co., Vaughan's Seed Stores, Weeber &
Don. Rochester — James Vick's Sons.
Chicago — Vaughan's Seed Stores. Bos-
ton— Joseph Breck & Sons Co., R. & J.
Farquhar & Co., Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co., Thomas J. Grey Co. Philadelphia —
Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co.,
Hosea Waterer. Pittsburgh — W. C.
Beckert.
Manufactured by
CLAY at SON
Stratford, London, England
Pleaso mention the Exchange when writing.
are easy to kill with
Ihe ruoiigatJng Kind Tobacco Powder
, .. * « *3-0** Pe' *>»« 100 lb*.
iatlBfactlon guaranteed or money baok;
ly try cheap eubBtltutes that maKera do
t dare to gaarantee ?
^THl E. A. STOOTHOFf CO^ MOmiT TIRHOT, H. if
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
August 33, 1913.
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435
Garland Made Them Good
Their Users IVIade Them Pamous
Garland Heat Treated Cast Iron Gutters will not crack when
subjected to heat and cold. Seven Thousand Feet in stock for
immediate shipment.
Sixty-five tons of Tees and purlins for immediate shipment.
We can fill an order for a two hundred thousand foot range
of Iron frame houses at once.
Our complete and modern woodworking plant enables us to
furnish everything you need in your new range.
Our friends want Garland Gutters, and we will see to it that
your requirements are provided for, as we have come to stay.
Garland Greenhouse Mfg. Co.,
Des Plaines, III.
L the Exchange when writing.
!LJ5 To Your Interest
To know that we manufacture undoubtedly the
best ventilating machinery and greenhouse fittings
on the market.
We are in position to give your orders or inquiries
our prompt and careful attention.
Write and ask us for our catalog and prices, and
explain your requirements.
ADVANCE CO, Rlcnmondjnd.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that Is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse GLASS
llS,V.'i''rVn!2IL'"'' SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, HI.
Fleaee mention the Exchange when writing.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Rool Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
Sendfor TA¥T T IP D f^ A CIZIP'V /3k VIPIPIkT Successors to
Circulars \3Wj\^lL»tS.t ^A.OlVIl«I (££ IV IL«IL> Pi JENNINGS BROS
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
^^__^ Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
DREER'S
FLORIST SPECIALTIES
New Brand New Style
HOSE "RIVERTON'.
Furnished in lengths
up to 500 feet without
The HOSE for the FLORIST
^-inch, per ft., 16c.
Reel ol 500 ft. " 14Hc.
2 Reels, 1000
feet - - •• 14c.
H-inch, " 13c.
Reels, 600 ft. " 12}<c.
Couplings fumishea
HENRY A. DREER,
714 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
the Exchange when writing.
Designer and Builder of
Modem Greenhouses —
Commercial and Private
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
King Greenhouses
Are built in all sizes and styles to meet every requirement. There is a
type of construction for elaborate houses like the one in the picture above
The King Channel Bar House
Then there are the big vegetable houses covering two or three acres
The King Iron Framers
For everyday use all florists should know the many advantages of the
King Improved Flat Rafter and
King Pipe Rafter Post or Truss
GREENHOUSES
The strong, sunny houses easy to heat and easy to work.
King Ideal Boilers
burn soft coal, are smokeless and save Vz your coal bill.
Send us a postal and see why our customers say that if its a green-
house or greenhouse accessory, it should be a King — ^the best buy on the
market.
Tell us what you want.
Write for information and designs today.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO..
26 KING'S ROAD NORTH TONAWANDA. N, Y.
••Jill the Sunlight, JUl Day Houses"
S. Jacobs & Sons
EsUblished 1871 PLAN6. S
Upon
tCiT/MATC
^ ]3C0Ut5T
HvcQY Thing
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Greenhouse MATERiALi^HoT-BEDSASti
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Bight
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Aveoue, CHICAGO, III,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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TO THE MAN WHO NEEDS A BOILER
basis of the Kroeschell standard, and this principle
t liberal of all in the greenhouse boiler business,
places us in a commanding position. We make every type of
heater to the largest water tube steam boiler (600 horse
h the most elTicient boiler unit in every case,
that type of boiler which is best suited to the conditions*
ither stand.
The customers' interest first^s
makes the Kroeschell policy the
The great variety of boilers that we ma
boiler that is used, from the smallest
power). For the above i
It is the Kroeschell principle to supply i
and under
The Kroeschell
has r
epiaced hundreds
ofcas
t iron boilers. In
every
case higher tern-
perat
res are secured
with
the Kroeschell
with
the same piping
and w
ith less fuel.
Th
Kroeschell is sold
direct
from factory to
users.
This eliminates
the I
nnecessary niid-
dieina
n's profit.
Every boiler made at our works is of the highest standard. Material — governed by Kroes-
chell specifications — the best that money and brains can produce. Workmanship — the
kind that is an inspiration to all other boiler makers. Boiler efficiency — determined by
actual tests under working conditions. Boiler ratings — honest and true blue — guaranteed
actual working capacities.
Probably you have vi'ondered why the Kroeschell Greenhouse Boiler is not sold by any of the
greenhouse construction companies. In justice to all concerned we feel that it is our duty
to state that the Kroeschell Boiler is never sold by any one but— the KROESCHELL BROS.
CO. — We have no agents, and as our prices are based on sales direct from factory to user,
we do not quote any one dealing in boilers special resale prices. Our stand in this matter has
brought out a lot of competition; nevertheless, the great efficiency of the Kroeschell Green-
house Boiler cannot be disputed, and in spite of the keen competition the Kroeschell Green-
house Boiler is heating more glass than any other make — " DO NOT GET CHEATED OUT
OF THE KROESCHELL BUT PLACE YOUR ORDER DIRECT AT ONCE."
Get the Kroeschell First
boilers which were claimei
In the meantime we pia
vicinity of Mr. Ponting, a
and last year, while at thi
The folio
I to be superior to the Kroeschell.
:ed a number of Kroeschell Boilers in the immediate
id he could not help but notice their great efficiency,
convention, he placed his order for his first Kroes-
!peaks for itself;
'* We like the Kroeschell Boiler very much. It gives entire sa
faction, and it is so easy to fire. I will trade you the two cast iron s
tlonal boilers for another like the Kroeschell I have.*'
July 16, 1913, Cleveland, Ohic
(Signed) FRED PONTING.
KroESctiell Replaces Cast Iron
In 1912 our cast iron sectional boiler
cracked in one section and we ordered a
No. 3M Kroeschell Boiler by telegraph.
This boiler is heating 10,200 sq. ft. of glass,
besides the ofTice and potting shed, and you
will note this is 1200 ft. n
We have no trouble t<
temperatures at any tim
given perfect satisfactic
With the Kroeschell '
more house, but have i
coal than with the cast i
ft. less to heat. One c;
was enough for us, for
pays 1
:ing.
used any more
boiler and 3000
iron breakdown
have found it
get the best — ^the Kroeschell.
(Signed) MICHLER BROS. CO.
July 17. 1913. Lexington, Ky.
Kroeschell Replaces 3 Cast Iron Boilers
The No. 6 Kroeschell, which we pur-
chased some years ago is heating 18,000 sq.
ft. of glass, and we should judge that it
would take care of 5000 or 6000 ft. more,
easily.
Our houses require a temperature of 50 to
52 degrees at night, and we certainly do not
have the least trouble to keep temperatures
in the coldest weather. We do not have to
fire our boiler as often as our brother flor-
ists who are using different makes. The
Kroeschell has replaced three cast iron sec-
tional boilers, and it certainly has given
entire satisfaction.
It only takes a few words to express the
good quality of your boilers and they are as
follows: " Of all firms handling boilers and
advertising them truthfully, the party buy-
ing a boiler would have to get the Kroeschell
as you are certainly advertising nothing but
" (Signed) ALEXANDER A. LAUB.
July IS. 1913, New Hamburg. N. Y.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO.
468 West Erie St.,
y CHICAGO, ILL.
t the Exchange when writing.
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glass Works "«"«" W^tl,^'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
Unequaled for
Lawn, Tree or
White-wash Spray>
RESDE & McKENNS
M4 — 60th Street. Brooklyn, New York
Boiler Talks
(No. 8)
NOTE.— This is the eighth of a series
of advertisements written by our cus-
tomers. We print here a copy of a
signed question sheet. We mailed
these to boiler users throughout the
country, and we are going to give you
the answers just as we received them.
It will be worth your time to follow
this series to the end. Notice these
ads are all dated and signed. No
'• Humbug " here.
Questions and Answers
No.
1. Q. — Have you ever fired a cast iron
boiler? A. — Yes.
2. Q.— Have you ever fired a steel flue
4. Q. — Do you save coal with the cast
iron boiler? A. — Not yet.
5. Q. — Which is the easiest to operate?
A.— Cast Iron.
6. Q. — Do you have more trouble with
the cast iron than the steel? A. —
No.
7. Q. — Which type costs least for repairs?
A.— Cast iron.
8. Q. — Is the cast iron easier to clean?
A. — About the same.
9. Q. — Does the cast iron heat quicker?
A. — It produces more heat after
started
10. Q.— Which type lasts longer? A.—
I think cast iron.
11. Q. — If you prefer a cast iron boiler
please tell us why. A. — It produces
more heat from coal after it gets going.
12. Q. — If you prefer a steel Hue boiler
please tell us why. A.
13. Q. — How long have you used cast iron
boilers? A. — One winter.
14. Q. — How long haye you used steel flue
boilers? A.— 20 years.
No.
17. Q.— Is your boiler steam or water?
A.— Water. ^
18. Q.— What. kind of coal do you burn?
A. — Indiana soft coal
19. Q.— What is your glass area? A.—
fc-^^fc About 22,000 sq. ft.
20. Q.— What boiler are you using? A.—
Put in a Moninger last Fall.
21. Q. — Is youripiping in good shape?
A.— No.
22. Q.— If not. explain troubje. A.— Not
high enough at boiler, air cocks not
not enough drop at the boiler. Will
change it this Summer. |
23. Q. — Do you get good draft? A. —
Yes.
24. Q.— What is size of chimney ?J,A.—
2}4 X 55 feet high.
25. Remarks. — I expect to change loca-
tion of boiler this Summer.
Date, May 26, 1913.
CROWN POINT FLORAL CO..
15. Q. — Do you personally
attend to tne boiler?
A.— Yes.
16. Q.— Which type holds
fire longest? A. —
Cast iron.
GET THESE CATALOGUES (L Crown Point,
No. 6. Pipe and FittioBi No. 11 . MoDinsei Water Supply No. I 5. Flat Rafter Housei
No. 6. Boiler Handbook No. 1 2. Veotilatins Machinery No. 1 6. Hot Bed Saih
No. 10. Boilenina Battery No. 14. Truued Iron Frame Houb» No. 17. Semi-lroD Houses
JOHN C. MONINGER CO., ?06liiElCIIICAGO
Everything for the Qreenhou^e
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GIBLIN GREENHOUSE BOILERS
CAST IRON, STEAM AND WATER
^o';l*SiSJ.^„*fi?fve* GIBLIN © CO.. Utica. N. Y.
Write for Catalog A
or Representative
Plaaae mention the Exchange when writing.
St. Louis
The St. Louis Florists' Club committee
of 25 conferred with the Coliseum man-
agement on Tuesday evening, August 12,
and stated that unless the management
lived up to the promise given the mem-
bers of the Club, that no St. Louis flo-
rist should have a hand in the managing
of the affairs of the show, they would,
in a body, withdraw their moral and fi-
nancial support. This action now puts
the show in the hands of the management
of the Coliseum Co., and can be accepted
or rejected by them as they see fit.
W. C. Smith Co. has an extra nice
grade of Asters and Cochet Roses on its
counters and has a good call for same.
Alexander Waldbart & Sons have an
elegant display of Palms, Ferns, etc., in
the conservatory on Hamilton ave. and
Horton pi.
The Ladies' Home Circle met at the
home of Mrs. O. G. Koenig last Wednes-
day afternoon and spent a very enjoy-
able afternoon. The September meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. John
Steidle at Olivette. Mo. Those present
were Mrs. F. C. Weber, Sr., Mrs. F. C.
Weber, Jr., Mrs. J. J. Beneke, Mrs.
Theo. Miller, Mrs. Fred Bruenig, Mrs.
Emil Schray, Mrs. Andrew Meyer, Mrs.
Geo. B. Windier, Mrs. John Steidle and
Mrs. John Koenig.
C. A. Kuehn has a nice assortment of
Gladioli, Lilies, Roses and Valley at all
times in bis modern, up-tO;the-minute
store, as well as a fine collection of sup-
plies.
Henry Bernine has been receiving a
nice grade of American Beauties and
same have found a good sale. He also
carries a complete line of other season-
able flowers.
Maatlca Is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Brol^en glass more easily
removed without brealdng of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
THE EXCHANGE— AiePtandlJMo^Date
j August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
437
The Windier Co. has been pushing the
ilsale of fancy chiffon and ribbon, and
[has found sales good.
John Houlihan, our well known land-
' scape gardener, has found this a very
busy season caring for the gardens of
those who are away for the Summer. He
now has a force of men seeding lawns
daily.
Wm. Bouehe of Parkview has just
completed quite a good sized job in land-
scaping for H. W. Peters.
Richard Frow of Normandy is busy
propagating Poinsettias and planting
Carnations at his Normandy range. Mr.
Frow has some fine hardy perennials
which have done well, notwithstanding
the hot. drv, weather we have had.
Rudolph Stiehle, the well known St.
Louis landscape man, has been kept busy
attending to a number of gardens this
Summer.
A. Jablonsky has a new Empire tour-
ing car.
Henry Toung & Son, at Mar.vland and
Euclid aves., contemplate purchasing a
handsome new delivery car this Fall.
O. K. S.
Toledo, 0.
Business has been good for this time
of the year, though mostly funeral work.
Flowers are more plentiful than they
were in July.
Mr. Cushman of Cushman Gladioli
Farm is bringing in some very fine
Gladioli. Asters are more plentiful than
last week, though not as good as one
would like, owing no doubt to our hot,
dry Summer, and will be better now
since the rains.
On Aug. 12 the election of officers of
the Toledo Florists' Club was held.
Frank Schramm was elected president.
Max Spanner vice-president, George
Schramm secretary and treasurer ; mem-
bership committee, Helen F. Patten, Harry
Hoinl and Will Krueger. It was an en-
thusiastic meeting, and the outlook for
the coming year in the work of the Club
is good. "Our boy Frank," as he is
called among the florists, being one of
the younger members of the craft, is a
very energetic worker, and the Club un-
der his leadership should he able to ac-
complish much during the coming year.
Those expecting to attend the Conven-
tion at Minneapolis are, Otto Krueger,
Mr. Schiller. Miss Helen F. Patten and
Mrs. E. Suder, our pioneer fiorist, one
to whom a good deal of credit is due for
the high standard to which the florists'
work of the city has been raised, Mrs.
Suder being one of the first florists of the
city. Her knowledge and love of flow-
ers have done much to interest the people
of our city. Her work when the city was
small is telling now in the increased de-
mand for flowers among all people. She
holds a place in the hearts of rich and
poor alike.
The Egyptian Lotus beds are in their
prime now, and afford a sight which is
of much interest to the tourist. Toledo
is one of the few places where the Lotus
grows. B. B.
Portland, Ore.
The Portland Floral Society held its
regular me^'ting in Architectural Hall,
Aug. 12. A large number of members
were in attendance ; also several new ap-
plicants for membership. H. Fleishauer
showed a fine vase of Asters, which were
a credit to the grower. Tlie McMinnville
Asters are getting to be known as the
best, especially the Comet variety.
J. Dorsche is keeping a large crew at
landscape work on the West Side.
Zimmermann Bros, have about I'l.OOfI
perennial seedlings ready to be planted
out as soon as we get a good shower.
The members of the Portland Floral
Society, with their families and friends
had two outings during the month, one to
Beaverton Nursery Co. nt Beaverton,
Ore., and the other to W. S. Crissie's
(Jladioli Farm at Bull Run, Ore. A good
time was had at both places.
A Dahlia society has been organized in
this city under the name of the Oregon
Dahlia Society, R. W. Gill, president,
and E. H. White, secretary. AH those in-
terested in Dahlia growing are invited to
join the Society. An Oregon Dahlia
show" will he held in Portland Sept. 24
and 2."). A trophy will be donated by the
Portiand Floral Society for the best dis-
play of cut Dnhlias exhibited by an ama-
teur. A. A.
So
me
Boil
er
ense
A few flat facts in which we tell why neither cast iron nor wrought
iron boilers are the best boilers for all greenhouse purposes.
j\T'S an old saying that " A Jack of all trades
is master of none." Any boiler that claims
to successfully meet all the requirements of
all the greenhouse conditions is a Jack-of-
all-trades kind of a boiler.
It's no more possible to make such a boiler than it
is to brew one kind of medicine to cure all the diseases,
from mumps to measles.
So let's get right down to facts.
No one who knows anything about the compara-
tive lasting qualities of iron, questions for a minute
that cast iron boilers outlast wrought iron, three to
one. Neither do they try to make themselves believe
that retubing is " not so bad, after all."
Every man who really knows admits that retubing
is a nuisance and a big expense. No boiler maker
can safely guarantee that his tubes will last a certain
number of years. The thing that really decides that
is the kind of water you use and the condition of your
cellar.
After you have retubed your boiler you will then
know how often it needs to be retubed, and what
it costs.
As for setting up a wrought iron boiler, it's an
engineering job of no mean proportions.
To secure a wagon strong enough to carry a big
wrought boiler is a problem in itself. To get it off
the cars into your cellar is a very serious matter and
an expensive one.
Then there is the masonry work — another thing
to be looked after, another expense you must not fail
to allow liberally for.
If you contemplate enlarging your range in the
next few years, you must buy a much larger wrought
iron boiler than you now need, so you will have enough
to heat the new houses.
Until you do build, you have a good bit of money
tied up in that big boiler; money that is not earning
a cent. In fact, it's costing you money. Money lost
in interest and money lost in lack of economy; for it's
not possible to run a boiler economically that's twice
as big as needed for the work it has to do.
Of course, you can brick off half the fire-box. But
right away you spoil the balance between your fire
surfaces and the volume of water to be moved, as
carefully figured out and allowed for by the boiler maker.
This means, you must do more and harder firing, and
burn altogether too much coal; or else, be content with
a sluggish circulation in your coils. There is no way
to get around such a condition.
Another thing — wrought-iron heats slower than
cast-iron and soot and scales stick to it more per-
sistently.
GET THESE FACTS
Now listen to this: Cast-iron boilers have their
limitations — wrought-iron also have theirs. Each is
the best for its particular purpose for which it was
particularly designed.
For Lord & Burnham to claim that a battery of
Burnham Boilers will economically heat a range larger
than 30,000 square feet of glass would be decidedly
untrue.
But, up to this limit, there is no single wrought
boiler made that has the advantages and the economies
of the Burnham Cast Iron Boiler.
This ad. is not a knock at the wrought iron boiler,
but simply a fair and square statement of conditions.
A placing of each type of boiler in the place, where by
the very nature of its material and construction, it
places itself.
Such things are beyond argument, beyond even
clever salesmen's talks. They are facts — ^just plain,
common-sense facts.
As for the advantages and economies of Burnham
Cast Iron Boilers over other cast iron boilers — that's
another story. One we will talk with you about in
another week's page.
Battery of five Bumhams at the new J. B. Duke greenhouses at Somerville
Lord and Burnham Company
SALES OFFICES :
NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER TORONTO
42dSl. Bldg. Ttemont BIdg. Franklin Bank Bldg. Rookery Bldg. Granite Bldg. 12 Queen St., East
FACTORIES :-livinglon, N. Y. Des Plalnes, III.
ntion the Excha
MASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses, tl.35 per gU.
Maclimes for using same, $1.25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastica furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
WholesaU Florist
1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleaie mention the Exohaare when wrttlBf ,
For Greenbousea, Graperies, Hot-Beda, Con-
aenratorlea and all other purposes. Get our
flftures before buying, fistlmates freely fllven.
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
Q 1^ ^ § § ^ Greenhouses ^ Conservatories
NEW TORE
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
NORTH TONAWANDA.N.Y.
HAMIUTON, ONT.
Fleaie mention the Sxohan^e when writing.
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The Everlasting Lasting Question
lam's all-wood
m none too ton
"When I came into the employ of Mr, _C. C. Co:
years ago, I found some Lord & Burnh:
over fifteen years old.
In these same houses we are now growing good stuff,
surprising in what good condition th<
ing that they have wooden rafters,
gutters.
"When you go into our thirty-,
then into the new iron frame house, completed a couple of years
ago, the progress in construction is great to see.
Interior of thirty-year-old. all-wood house. It's surprising the splendid condition
of this house. Of course it's been kept painted. But it must have been made
right and of the best of carefully selected material, or it wouldn't have stood.
Lord and Burnham Company
SALESIOFFICES :~^^l^Z°ids.
BOSTON
Tremont Bldg.
FACTORIES:
PHILADELPHIA
Franklin Bank Bldg.
-Irvington. N. Y. C
IGmhouses
LONG CYPRESS BARS A SPECIALTY
Send for Circular E
and prices
P, The A. T. Stearns
= Lumber Co.=
Neponset, BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchang:e when writing.
LAND DRAIN TILE mS3^r iJt.
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many 2nd, 8rd and 4tb repeat ordere daring past
five years from users. Bbow resalte. Send postal
for clrcBlar and prices.
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
HannfaotarerB 613 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
Greenhoues Materials and^Erect^d
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS <
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detiul furnished or will urnish
detail! and cut materials ready for erection.
Frank Van Assche, ^ "SJS ^J'^^'-
JERSEY CITY. N. J.
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded.Jthoroughlv overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and up, guaranteed free from splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT © DAVIDSON
217-23 Vnlon Avenue* Brooklyn, New York
Los Angeles, Cal.
The Nurseryman's Clearing House As-
sociation, a subsidiary concern of the
California Nursery & Orchards Co., has
begun work on the northwest corner of
Washington and Figueroa sts., leveling
the ground preparatory to erecting a
lath-house 100ft. square, and a glass
house 20x40ft. The frontage on Wash-
ington St., is 200ft., the depth of the lot,
175ft. The lease is for three years with
the privilege of a longer period if desired.
The object of the Association is to dis-
pose of the surplus stock of all growers
In this part of the State and be the meet-
ing ground of producer and consumer. A
small fee will be charged growers to be-
come members, a nominal charge for the
care of stock until sold and a commis-
sion when a sale is effected. A liberal
advertising campaign will keep the buy-
ing public informed of what is to be had
all the time. W H. Logan is general
manager. The Norris Bay Tree Nursery
is one block east, and the nursery of
Charles Winsel is on the opposite side
of the street. The location is in the
heart of the city.
J. B. Menasco, the wholesale Rose
grower of Baldwin Park, is bringing in
some fine cut bloom of Lyon, for which
he receives a dollar a dozen. These and
Ulrich Brunner are his main crops.
Growing them in the open because they
do not sunburn, and coming in at a time
when glasshouse grown stock is off crop,
he finds a ready sale for them. He dis-
covered a variety in an abandoned gar-
den which appealed to him, and propa-
gating a few it proved to be of superior
excellence for growing outdoors because
it does not fade during our bright sunny
days. It is a shade darker than Lyon,
slightly larger, not so full in the center,
with a very pronounced "rose fragrance."
No one of all the rosarians hereabouts
to whom it has been submitted for identi-
fication knows it.
Crimson Rambler and its relatives are
of no value here, neither is Am. Beauty
worth the ground it occupies in the open.
Mildew takes the first named sorts, and
sunscald uses up the other.
O. M. Morris and part of his family are
spending their vacation in the Bear Val-
ley mountain region. To get away from
the toil and grind of business seems a
necessity, but it is surprising how much
discomfort people will endure away from
home in camps and cabins, imagining all
the while they are having a good time.
A more congenial Summer climate does
not exist than right here along the Pa-
cific Coast, where the nights are always
cool enough for the average human being
to take refuge beneath a pair of blankets
for comfort when asleep.
Amaryllis Belladonna is now in all its
glory. I think that I am safe in saying
that among bulbous flowering plants it is
the queen. The color is an exquisite
shade of pink and the odor is a combina-
tion of the Jasmine, the Violet and the
Tea Rose, yet not so heavy as to be ob-
jectionable, even in the convalescent's
chamber. It fits this climate to perfec-
tion, flourishing for years without any
other care than some watering during
the growing season. The leaves begin
to appear about November and continue
till May, when they die, and the flowers
grow from the naked bulb. They last
two weeks when cut. The price in flower
shops is 50c. per dozen, while thousands
are given away by folks who grow them
for the pleasure they get out of them.
The entire Amaryllis tribe do well with-
out protection other than from the sun,
which burns some of the evergreen sorts.
The slight frosts we have never harm
the roots, nor the tops of those which
grew to a height of two or three feet.
Dr. Schiffman has gone to Lake Tahoe,
away up in the Sierra Mountains, in his
auto, for his vacation.
Asters are now in abundance and of
the finest quality. The long black beetle,
the enemy of the Atlantic Coast grower,
has not made its appearance here. My
experience with the plant is that no in-
sect pests disturb it, but fungous diseases
sometimes ruin the plants. The retail
price is 75c. per doz.
A few Sweet Peas are on the market,
which are of good quality and bring 25c.
a bunch. Flower shop prices are about
as follows : Nymphaeas, all colors, $2 per
doz. ; Am. Beauty Roses, long stems,
good foliage and fine flowers, $6 per doz.
— and Tom Wright is about the only
August 23, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
439
I
For Growers
For Florists
Greenhouse and
Outdoor Systems
This picture shows the Skinner System in operation
Skinner System Saved Burpee^s Sweet Pea Crop
Mr. Earl, of the W. Atlee Burpee Co., told the
National Sweet Pea Society that the Skinner System of
Irrigation saved his crop of Sweet Peas, and declared
that no other system in use could be compared with it.
"I am so well pleased with the Skinner System,"
wrote Mr. Burpee in a later letter, ' ' that I think it ought
to be heralded broadly."
With the Skinner System (either indoors
or outdoors) you can cover as much area as ten
men with a ho?,e—and do it better. You simply
turn on the water and go about your work. Then in
twenty minutes you return and with the Skinner Pat-
ented Turning Device turn the water to the other side.
The Skinner System cannot bruise the tenderest, most delicate
plants and foliage, or cake the ground, because it distributes the water in
a mist form that falls gently like dew.
Pays for itself — then earns dividends
The Skinner System pays for itself and yields steady profits by mak-
ing you absolutely independent of weather conditions; by enabling you to
bring flowers and vegetables to an early and full maturity; by saving your
time; and by saving the wages of men old methods of irrigation require.
Write for these six books today
They contain information that every grower and florist in the country should have, telling how you can have a depend-
able watering system at low cost — one that will eliminate all loss through drought, keep down insects and yield double
crops. You cannot afford to miss these books. They are free. Send postal today.
The Skinner Irrigation Company,
Dept. D, Troy, Ohio
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
QLA5d
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the latest stock of Specially
Selected Glasa in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
tom Price*.
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.V.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange ighen writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Free from rot
Produdnft appliance*
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PEARCE
Telephone 662-M 203 Tremont Avenue. Orange, N. I.
Please mention the Eiobange when writing.
Evans Improved Challenge
Roller bearing, self-oilins d^
vice, automatic atop, solid link
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the mort pa-
feet apparatus in the marKct.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your crders
elsewhere.
QUAKER CITY MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
THE EXCHAN6E— Btst Adverti^inf Mediun
grower who has any ; Richmond, Kil-
larney, Prima Donna, and that class,
greenhouse grown, $1.50 per doz. and up ;
Carnations, glasshouse stock, 75c. per
doz. ; Gladiolus, $1 per doz. ; lancifolium
Lilies, all colors $4 per doz. ; the longi-
florum type (Harrisii) $5 per doz.;
Shasta Daisies, 25e. per doz. ; Dahlias,
of the Cactus flowering type, $1 per doz.
The Los Angeles wholesale market
quoted prices as follows, with slow sales :
The prices are per 100. .Asters, 75c. to
$1.50 ; Gladiolus, $4 ; Carnations, 50c. to
75c. ; Oentaureas 50c. ; Lilies of the
lancifolium type, $3 per doz.
Next are the street venders. One must
not approach these with a note book,
otherwise they close up as quickly as a
clam and become quite as uncommunica-
tive ; therefore memory must be relied
on for quotations. Here are their prices,
by the dozen : Asters, white, 25c. ; col-
ored, two dozen for 25c. ; Carnations,
field-grown .5c., and fairly good ones ;
Centaureas four dozen for 25c. ; Amaryl-
lis, 25c. These prices are for August 11.
Funeral work is in most demand at
this season of the year, and keeps all
members of flower shop craft fairly busy.
Freeman and Lewis turned out an ex-
ceptionally fine pall, composed of Cat-
tleyas and Valley. Morris Goldenson, a
large wreath of fine quality, on a 3ft.
pedestal. I dislike the idea of reporting
this part of the florists' business, but
here, as everywhere else, the sickle of
the reaper Death is keen, and he reaps
tlie bearded grain at a breath, and the
flowers that grow between. One reason
why the death-rate of this State is high
is, that many people, seriously ill, come
here in the hope of prolonging life and
are overtaken by the king of terrors.
P. D. Baknhabt.
M
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Metropolitan
Patent Wall
Construction
WITH a little extra cost
above wood and with less
trouble, anyone can pot
op our Iron Wall Greenhoose by
bolting the different pieces to-
gether and secoring roof bars for
any size glass to the iron side
plate and drip condoctor com-
bined. Side bars are held securely
withoot the ose of nails or screws.
To economize wall plate may be
eliminated.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
paper publishing: an index to
null ijjsuo ojiv. ....,= ^^- ..leans that a reader In need or,
=.,1. V.O.. ..=...„..«. ..-.. look at this index and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classifled Advertisements
In addition to the regular display advertisements, and with n" -■'•-<" -"-♦ — ".-.
to us Can you think of better advertising service than this?
THE FLORISTS EXCHANGE Is the only trade
stock advertised In each Issue, and this feature^
say, Carnations,
extra cost, except
440
The Florists' Exchange
August 23, 1913
jTrue^U-BAR
Greenhouses Omy^
l^m^N rummaging around in Grandmother's garret did you
^^^^ ever come across an old, old umbrella having heavy
^^^M reed bows — or frame, instead of the light, steel ones
0^^^ now used?
That reed-framed umbrella might well be taken as a com-
parison for greenhouses built in the usual way. The light,
strong, all-steel framed umbrella corresponds to the U-Bar con-
struction with its entire frame-work of galvanized steel U-Bars.
No other greenhouse is so constructed. A frame of steel
roof-bars is true only of the U-Bar construction.
This frame gives the advantages of:
Greater lightness — which means better plants easier grown.
More blooms. Repairs, practically nil.
Greenhouses so constructed have a graceful, clean-cut
beauty of line unattainable with other constructions.
U-Bar houses have curved eaves. But don't think that
every curved eave house is a U-Bar house. It may look like
the U-Bar curved eave, but that's the only way it is like it.
The only U-Bar greenhouse builder is the Pierson U-Bar
Company.
One owner, in his enthusiasm, called his U-Bar house "A
bubble of glass," another "the house vntli the cob-webby
frame."
Naturally U-Bar greenhouses cost a bit more than others,
and are worth more.
Investigate. Send for catalog. Or send for us. Or both.
U-BAR GREENHOUSES
PIERSON UBAR CO i madisonaveiw;
CANADIAN OFFICE -10 PHILLIPS PLACE MONTREAL
Fleue mention the Exchange when writing.
Final Reports S. A. F. Minneapolis Convention
"tVe are a straight shoot and aim to grow Into a olgorouM plant*
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 9
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, AUGUST 30, J9J3
One DoHatpef Annum
NOW READY
n. bulbs. $1.25 per 100. J9.00 per 1000; 14 (
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. 1
Jl-.'iO per 100. $11.00 per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS. Eitra quality bulbs. 11 to 15 c
per 100. S2S.0O per" 1000.
, 2.000 to the case, $3.00
LILIUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs. 7-9. $19.50 per case.
FREESIAS, Purity. $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mammotb bulbs.
$1.50 per 100. $10.00 per 1000.
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs. IJ^ to 2-in, diameter. $9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs. 2 to
2)^-in. in diameter, $12.00 per 100.
Lilivim Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We have received our first coupignment of Harrisii, and offer a selected stock of
the original true Harriaii for early forcing. This stock waa grown fronathe original
true type, and will be found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose
Harrisii is so valuable. The crop ia much shorter than usual this season, but we
are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make delivery
now from first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs. 350 to the case, $5.60 per 100, $46.00 per 1000
7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200 to the case. 9.00 per 100, 82.50 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
fine Ferns for Summer Decoration
For Immedtate Use
Wc have a fine stock of the following varieties in the sizes offered.
Eleftantidslma. 6-in. pots, 50c. each; S-in., $1.00 each.
Harrisii form of Bostonienaia. The best of all the plain-leaved type. 8-in., $1.00 each; very
heavy specimens, in 10-in. pots, $3.00 and $4.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Kiflamey, Pink Killamey. Richmond, Lady HllUngdon and KlUarney Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named varieties.
Strong grafted plan
1 3H- ^^^ ^iii- pots, which '
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
TARRYTOWNON-HUDSON
NE>A/ YORK
Fl«a«« mwitioB th« Exohaas* whtn wrltiaff.
Special Price on I If ^V^ RT II RC
Cold Storage l^ll^ I DUl^U^
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we ofifer
LILIUM GIGANTEUM Supply ii„.ed
8-10, 225 to case $17.00 per case
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
Write now and jiet our quotations on GIganteums, Magnlficum and Dutch Bulbs for
1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII '"'tZT'
7-9, 200 to case, $9.00 per 100, $80.00 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 300 to case $7.00 per 100, $17.50 per case,
8-10. 225 ■■ 8.60 " " 17.50 " "
9-10, 200 •' 10.00 " •• 18.00 "
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
14 cm. up, 1,000 to the case $1.50 per 100, $10.50 per 1000
13 cm. up. 1,250 " " " 1.25 " " 9.00 " "
CHINESE LILIES, '" ^""'^ '" ''''^''%l8''oo''p"iMo.''''''' *'•'" "" '"'''=•
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
WM. F. KASTING CO., ^V^^^ITi. r:
FItut mantlon th« £xohuic« wh«n writlar<
HT SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX
Hliiarney Brllllont
A sport from KiUamey, grown in the
open ground inJEngland. Killarney was
introduced in 1898 and since then there
have been so many sports that Killarney
has developed into a type rather than a
variety. Messrs. Alexander Dickson &
Sons, the original introducers, are to be
congratulated, sixteen years after the
advent of Killarney, in giving us now this
distinct novelty which is undoubtedly the
best of all varieties of this type.
Killarney Brilliant has the same habit
of growth and the same freedom of bloom
as its parent, while the flower is twice as
large, having 25 to 40 full-sized petals.
It will be as useful for Summer blooming
as for Winter forcing. The color is a
very brilliant pink and varies like Killar-
ney ; in bright weather it is almost crimson
and in dull weather, when Killarney is so
pale, it is as bright as Killarney at its best.
The sale of KiUamey Brilliant a year before
its introduction has been larger than that
of any other Rose ever sent out in this
country.
KILLARNEY BRILLIANT ^
Grafted plants. 75c. eacli, $7.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
A. N. PIERSON, Inc. '•■jrn!"'
Please mention the Exchange when wntisff.
BRILLIANCY
We have an exceptionally fine lot of nice, clean Brilliancy Coleus in _3-in.
pots, for immediate shipment, with its handsome, bright, luxuriant foliage-
This is recognized as a leading Christmas plant, when grown in i- and 5-in.
pots. The color is a bright carmine, shading off to a deep maroon, the
margin being yellow and green, the whole leaf having a rich velvety lustre.
Strong 2-in. plants, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
BEGONIAS
Gloire de Chatelaine. Dwarf, compact grower, always full of flowers of
a lively rose color. A grand Winter bloomer. An easy grower.
2-in. plants, 75c. per dozen, $4.00 per 100.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY
Strong, 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $8.75 per 500, $15.00 per 1000.
GERANIUMS
Over 300,000 for immediate shipment, from 2- and 3-in. pots. Let us book
your order for future shipment.
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., "Z«S"
Pleaae mention the E^ohango when writing.
—THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 463
442
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aper Whites
Extra fine bulbs SI. 26 per 100, S9.00 per 1000
FREESIAS
Selected SO.SO per 100 S7..50 per 1000
^ Mammoth 1.00 " " 9..50 " "
""" Purity, Queen of all.. 3.00 " " 25.00 " "
Peerless St. Davids Harrisii
$1.75 per doz., $12.00 per 100
Lilium Formosum
9 to 10, compact bulbs, $10.00 per 100
VJN\. ELLIOTT & SONS
AZ VESEY STREET, NEW YORK
Superb Quailiy
Seeds lor Florists
THE STORRS & HARRrSON CO.'S
"SUPERB MIXTURE" OF
GIANT PANSY SEED
J cootaiuc the ULTIMATE in Giant
■" / PansieB.
-^ You cannot buy a better mixture of
Pansy Seed at any price.
Trade Packet, 50c.; M-oz.. $1.25; oz., $4.00
We carry in stock all named and sepa-
rate colors of Giant Pansies, also the best
strains of Odier, Gassier, Bugnots,
Trimardeau, etc.
See our Trade List for prices.
CINERARIA GRANDIFLORA ^^^gRs
(A magnificent strain). Trade packet, $1.00.
BELLIS PERENNIS (English Daisy)
Longfellow (Red), Snowball (White), tr. pkt., 35c. Mixed Colors, tr. pkt., 25c.
ALL OTHER SEASONABLE SEED
ANNUAL AND PERi:NNIAL
Js your service in flower seed satisfactory ?
This Trade Mark is the symbol of
60 years of satisfactory service
Il^Storrs&tlarrisonCo.
Painesville, Ohio
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pansy Seed
(Now Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, pS'.lii^'ffJ.frA.
PANSIES
The Largest of All Giants
W. & D.'s
American
Show . .
With great diversity of colors. 3^ oz., $130.
NA/EEBER & DON
SEED MERCHBNTS 114 Chambers St., New York
Pl&ase mention the Exchange when writing.
Childs' Gladioli
are aDted the woild ovei foe
SUPERIOR MERIT
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
Flowerfield. Lon^ Island, N. T.
SWEET PEAS
1915 Crop
Spencer Varieties
Spencer Mixed
Christmas Varieties
Christmas Mixed
Special Unwin
and
Grandifloras
Grandiflora Varieties
Grandifloras
Mixed
California crop very
short.
Write at once for
List and Prices.
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
ARROYO GRANDE, GAL.
nention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
-TO THE TRADE-
».
HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany
(EstabliBhed in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the Tery larfteat scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS
Speclaltlea: Beans, Beets, Cabbages. Carrots. Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces. Onions. Peas,
Radishes. Spinach, Turnips. Swedes, Asters, Balsams, B^onias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks. Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIFS (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world. S6.00 per oz.. Si.75 per H, oz.. $1.00 per H oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order.
All seeds offered are grown under my p>ersonaI supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
seeds on contract.
J
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PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, H oz., $1.00; }^ oz.,
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; \i lb.. $14.00;
1 U)., $50.00. Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
IM RUBY STREET, LANCASTER, PA.
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The Exchange— Alert and Up-to-date
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Flower and Vegetable Seeds
Ne^v York
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August 30, 1913.
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BULBS-BULBS-BULBS
From the
Grower
'- '" AU &8t size, never forced, grand lot, free'on rail, cash with order, offered
subject to being unsold.
Irvlngs, $6.25; Golden Spur, $6.25; SlrlWatkln, $6.25; Horsefieldii,
$4.50; Emperor, $5.50; Barr Consplcious, $2.50; Princeps, $3.10; Ornatus,
$3.10; Pheasant's Eye, $2.65; Lily White, $4.50; Grand Monarque,
$6.25; Victoria, $6.25; Sol D'Or, $6.25; Double White, $2.65; Cynosure,
$3.10; Figaro, $2.50; Double Incomparabilis, $2.65; Single Incompara-
bilis, $2.65; Campernelle, $2.50; Gloriosa, $7.50; Rugulosus, $3.50; All
at per 1000.
GILL.. NURSERYMAN, Falmouth, England
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Narcissus
Paper White Grandifiora
Superior Qualify
SELECTED BULBS
13-15 Centimeters
Per 100 $1.00
Per 1000 8.25
Per 5000 $8.00 per 1000
Cases contain 1250 bulbs.
Mammoth Paper While
14 to 16 Centimeters
Per 100 Per 1000
1000 Bulbs to case $1.25 $10.00
Chinese saered Lilies
Per basket (30 bulbs) $1.25
Giant Pansy Seed
Johnson's Prize winner Strain
From the leading English, French
and German Specialists. Unquestionably
the best Giant strain of Pansiea in the
market.
1000 seeds 30c., 2000 seeds 50c.,
6000 seeds $1.00, per oz. $5.00^
Send for Wholesale Bulb Catalogue.
Johnson Seed Co.
217 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when -writing.
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Mized. 600 seeds, Sl.OO; 1000
seeds, SI.50; H P^t. 50c. Colors separate also
PRIMULA Kewcnsis, Sweet Yellow. 25c.
PRIMULA malacoldes. Giant Baby. 2dc.
PRIMULA obconlca, New Giants. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. SOc.
CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed,
1000 seeds, 60c.; H pkt. 25c.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
miied, 260 seeds, »1.00; )^ pkt. SOc.
DAISY _ (Bellls) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
6owertng; wiute, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Ex. Pkt. 26c.
COLUMBINE, New Fancy, Grand. a.Sc.
SWEET WILLIAM, New Giants. Fine. 25c.
POPPY, Oriental Colossus. New. 25o.
HOLLYHOCK, Newport Pink Double. 25c.
GIANT PANSY. 1^^..L%J:^^s7^.
6000 seeds, tl.OO; H pkt. 50c.; $2.50 per ounce. A
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Please mention ttie EzcliaDge when writing.
If you want the best Bulbs and
want to save money
Order Now
CALLA j«thloplca, I'/i- 2-in $10.01) per 100.
FREESIA refracta alba, Mnmmolh, French
grown, $9..50 per 1000.
NARCISSUS Paper White Grandifiora. Extra
fine, $11.00 per case of 1250 bulbs.
Prices on all other plants, bulbs and roots
cheerfully given.
F.W.O. SCHMITZ, Prince Bay, N.Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
dEEDd
and
BlJLBd
W.C.Beckert
101-103 Federal SIreaf
PITTSBUROn, PA. Ottrik Sidt)
SNAPS
If you grow ANTIRRHINUMS yon should read
our booklet, "The Story of Nelrose.** The pricrc
ia a postage stamp.
F.W. Fletcher & Co. ^'"•SSSg.*"
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massie, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton. Mattltucli, N. Y. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Tlierlclldson, Paines-
ville, O. ; secretary (re-elected), C. E.
Kentlel; assistant secretary, S. F. Wil-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
European Notes
Ideal harvesting conditions prevail over
practically the whole of Europe except
Holland, and the Avork of gathering the
se«d crops is now in full swing. Of all
that have been secured thus far, the Tur-
nips, late and field vaiieties, are the most
satisfactory, our estimates being in some
few cases exceeded by the actual results.
Even the extra early Milan varieties
have agreeably surprised us, but the pur-
ple top strapleaf and the choicer strains
of Rutabaga are barely up to our expec-
tations, and as tlie demand for these is
extra brisl^ we are somewhat discouraged.
Cabbage is the least satisfactory, as such
a large percentage of the plants did not
run at all. The foregoing remark ap-
plies to no one strain in particular, as
both American and European strains are
alike in this reeipect.
The showers refei'red to in last week's
notes have given the Sweet Peas a new
lease of life, and the plants are a blaze
of bloom, but the seed pods that we so
badly need and desire are conspicuous by
their absence. The exuberant growth of
Nasturtiums iss receiving a Wholesome
check, and our plantations of these rep-
resent a glorious appearance.
Tansy is going from bad to worse, ex-
cept in a few moist and specially favored
spots ; the threatened surplus has already
disappeared.
Arthur B. Clark and Mrs. Clark of
Mil ford. Conn., are in London.
EuBOPEAN Seeds.
Vase, the Port of Oshitna, Headquarters for Formosum
WE SELL LILY BULBS
which are produced in the best fields in
Japan only — fields which are under
the highest possible state of cultivation.
Our policy is to solicit business from
those buyers who are in the market for
the best bulbs. There are just so many
of the best bulbs in the market and
there are enough buyers of high grade
Lily bulbs toJJ consume them, so it's a
matter for you to get next to the good
stuff; that is, if you really want quality.
Horseshoe Brand Giganteum is the
foundation of all good Easter Lilies.
They are cultivated with the greatest
possible care, in fields well fertilized;
hand-weeded, disbudded at the proper
time, and when they are fully matured
are packed in cases for Jthe markets.
Deliveries are made in the various
cities in the U. S. A. and Canada. You
cannot possibly get better Lily bulbs, no
matter where you buy or what you pay.
Send for the Book of Bulbology
with prices
Ralph M. WanI
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET,
NEW YORK
Jtfot how cheap.
But how good
Cold Storage Giganteum on liand for delivery any time. Order now.
Formosum Lily Bulbs just arrived; stock fine. Write for prices.
Pleufl mantlon tlie Ezobonre wlien writing.
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FRENCH BULBS
1000
WHITE ROMANS, 11-12 ( 2500 to case) $23.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, .Star brand, ( 1000 to case) 11.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS Fancy, ( 1250 to case ) 9.00
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA
FRENCH GROWN lOO
JUMBO, % inch and up $1-75
MAMMOTH, J^ to M inch 1-00
FIRST QUALITY, H to }^ inch 80
CALIFORNIA GROWN
CHOICE, H to M inch 65
FIRST QUALITY, ^ to H inch 45
TRUE PURITY
M inch to 1 inch 3.00
% inch to M inch 2.50
}4 inch and over 1-75
% inch to 14 inch 1-50
Diameter WHITE CALLA ^thlopica) 100
1 ^ to 1 }4 inch 85.00
VA to 2 inch 8-00
2 to 2H inch 12-00
LILIUN GIGANTEUM from cold storage
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $18.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case) 17.00 per case
STORAGE PAID UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 1913
OTHER LILIES
ALBUM, 9-11 inch S12.50 per 100
AURATUM, 9-11 inch 10.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 9-11 inch 9.00 per 100
1000
$12.00
9.50
7.00
5.00
3.00
25.00
20.00
15.00
12.00
1000
$45.00
75.00
PRIMULA PLANTS
From 2J4 in. pots. A full line now ready for shipment. $3.50 per 100
CYCLAMEN PLANTS
From 2J4 in. pots. English Giants, ready now. $5.00 per 100.
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
HewvoH. Vaughan's Seed Store ^J^sm
Please mention the Exchange when wnting.
Long Island Cabbage Seed
NEW CROP NOW READY
iNr.w ljK».»r iN^jw ts.C/i\u 1
Choice Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Pepper, Tomato and other special seeds
Headquarters for the new great Sanford Celery Seed. Over 50 years growing
seed for the most critical trade. Send for price list.
FRANCIS BRILL CO., HEMPSTEAD, (L. L) N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FREESIA
ARMSTRONGI
Seeds and Bulbs for sale until Sept.
15, 1913.
This is a new pink variety lately
introduced from Europe and has be-
come very popular. The flowers are
borne on long stems and are valuable
for bouquets.
Everybody is growing them.
SEEDS
2 ounces at $3.00 per oz.
5 " " 2.50 " "
10 " " 2.25 " "
BULBS
1st size, $15.00 per 100
A few 6-7 and 7-9 Hanisii for sale.
R. H. lAMES, St. George's, Bermuda
Early Fall Bulbs
READY NOW
Per doz.
Roman Hyacinths, white . $0.50
Candidum Lilies 60
Harrisii Lilies, 9-11 3.75
Harrisii Lilies, 7-9 1.35
Freesias, extra large 25
Chinese Sacred Lilies..
.60
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Per 100
13.00
4.50
23.00
8.75
1.25
Basliet
1.25
Per 100 Per 1000
Paper White Narcissi .... $1.10 $8.75
Ornitho^alum 1.50 12.00
Oxalis, Bermuda Buttercup 1.00 S.50
Exta fine stock. Let us have your
order today .. Write for Fall catalogue.
JAMES VICK'S SONS
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
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F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
—ALIVE AND UP-TO-DATE
COLD STORAGE UUES
Now IS the time to plant Cold Storage Lilies for Christmas and Winter Flower-
ing. We offer as below, all sound bulbs, repacked, and in good condition.
Order today, can be shipped at any time.
Liiium Longiflorum Giganteunn loo looo case
7- to 9inch, 300 bulbs in a case $5.75 S56.00 $16.00
8- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 8.50 80.00 16.00
9- to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 10.50 100.00 20.00
Liiium Speciosum Rubrum— Coid Storage
8- to 9-mch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 60.00 12.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 11.00
Liiium Speciosum Album— Coid Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 18.00
9- to 11-inoh, 125 bulbs in a case 13.50 130.00 16.00
11- to 13-inch, 100 bulbs in a case 17.00 165.00 16.00
Liiium Speciosum Melpomene — Coid Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 60.00 12.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 11.00
ARinUR T. BODDINGTON, J^^SIL, New York City
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale Held and Garden Seeds
Bttabll«h*d tSlS. Writ* for our low price*.
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOH STREETS
BALTIMORE MD.
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SPEELMANIiSONS
Sassenheim - - Holland
Please mention the Exchange whrti writing.
Burpee's Seeds
PHILSDELPHIS
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
American Notes
Trade is ImproTing' Bapidly
The past week has seen a real im-
provement in the demand for seasonable
bulbs and seeds. Erery day for the last
half of August has seen a steadilv in-
creasing call for the early forcing bulbs
and all flower and vegetable seeds that
can now be planted. If copious general
■rains would only break the continued ex-
treme drought that extends over so much
of (the country the amount of planting
that would immediately be done could not
but be of very large proportions ; and es-
pecially does this apply to Lawn Grass
and othter Grass seeds. As is always ex-
pected in a season of drought, our seeds-
men are receiving many complaints of
seeds not germinating sufficiently, but a
little explanation always sets this matter
right with the amateur gardener — an ex-
perienced planter understands fully where
the trouble is and seldom if ever men-
tions the matter to the seedsman. The
steady and unusually large amount of
sales in all seasonable lines that have
been accomplished by the entire seed trade
during the past sixty days is especially
worthy of note, as the month of Aug\ist
ends, and this feeling is very general all
(Over the country. Trade during the
months of June, July and August has
been much larger, more steady, and shown
substantially better profits than in any
previous year; and it cannot be won-
dered at that the men engaged in it are,
in consequence, very greatly pleased. The
beautifully illustrated Midsummer cata-
logs and the continuous Summer adver-
. tising which is now done so extensively,
have much to do with such a desired re-
sult; but the solid and pleasing fact re-
I mains that the time has at last arrived
when every day in the seedsman's year
I can be made to produce, under proper
■ management, its full and proportionate
ASTERS
Large flowers on long items. The
finest quality grown.
AUGUST Ist TO OCTOBER
HERBERT A FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE. OREGON
share of the total twelve months' busi-
ness.
Those wholesale houses which cater
especially to the export trade are still
sending large quantities of seeds to Cuba
and Mexico ; the main kinds sent are Cab-
bage, Ijettuee and Radish seed. Every
steamer now arriving is bringing large
quantities of Dutch bulbs; the latter have
only just commenced to come in large
quantities, althougti another ten days
will see ample amounts received for the
early demand on seedsmen. While very
large distributions of the Autumn bulb
catalogs have already been made, there
are quite a number of the largest houses
in the trade who will hold their catalogs
for another week at least, as these do
not believe in too soon sending them out.
This question of when is the best time
to place the Fall hulb catalogs in custo-
mers' hands, is certainly a much mooted
one. All bulbs, so far received, are be-
ing disposed of rapidly, and just as soon
as enough Holland stock arrives to com-
plete the stocks as catalogued, full deliv-
eries on all early orders can be made. The
trade do most certainly feel tliat a very
substantfal Autumn business is starting
in in earnest.
The Seed Crops
The past week has been one of
much conflicting news as regards the
growing seed crops ; but reports from the
most reliable sources have confirmed
practically the outlined estimates of final
results as forecasted for some weeks in
this column. It cannot be any longer
denied but thait the drought, Which has
extended almost over the whole country,
will greatly reduce the final harvesting
yields of very nearly all seeds. One of
the largest and most reliable growers of
the so-called small garden seeds (which
includes all seeds not Beans, Peas or
Corn), expressed himself regarding the
present situation of the growing seed
crops as follows : "I am really and truly
ashamed to write my customers that
seeds are again short, and that I cannot
fill their contract orders in full. It is,
however, years now since we have had a
'bumper crop' of seeds, but it is very dif-
ficult to make customers fully believe
this; they only answer that plenty of
seeds are always forthcoming when plant-
ing time aiTives. But I have not thp
seeds to deliver and that is all there is
of it."
As has several times been reported.
Onion seed will be short, most probably
about half a crop ; considerable acreage
in all the l>est sections for growing this
important seed has been entirely aban-
doned and plowed up on account of the
blight. Sweet Corn is causing consid-
erable anxiety, as in both the Eastern
and Western States, where it is mostly
August 30, 1913.
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FIRST-CLASS
CALLA LILY BULBS
l-inch to 3-inch diameter
Wire me how many you can use and I will wire back what I wilt
accept your order for
If you send cash by return mail I will prepay shipment. My prices are very low for a short time only.
If, on arrival, Bulbs are not satisfactory, return them, and on receipt of same I will return your money.
E. D. MITTINO ''''S>S.sr
1 P. O. Box 314
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 1
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Send for Prices on
Seeds and Bulbs
H. H. BERGER ^ CO.
70 WARREN ST.. NEW YORK
Established 1878
Pleas9 mention the Exchange when writing.
grown for seed purposes, it lias been
terribly dry; in fact, several of our larg-
est growers would seem to feel that with-
out good rains soon much of the crop
will not reach maturity. The reports re-
ceived from Connecticut have been, how-
ever, much more favorable than those
from Ohio and the other Western States,
but without more moisture here also the
'harvesting returns will surely be far
from a full crop. Growers of vine seeds
report in the same strain regarding their
crops, the terrible heat and the extreme
dryness is fast cutting down the pros-
pects for good yields of Cucumber and
Melon seeds. Some continued good re-
irarts came this week from Connecticut
and tile East regarding the Beet seed
crop ; in some places a full acreage re-
turn is expected, but many growers have
spoken of 75 per cent. a.s the yield.
As regards garden Peas it would seem
now pretty clear that the crop of seed
would be only a fair one, say about 60
per cent, of an average yield ; the
late varieties may do somewhat bet-
ter than this, but not a full crop
of any variety is expected. There
is now no question but that the
early frost damage of July 14th and irith.
in the Staites of Idaho and Montana,
was much more serious than reported ai
the time and will result, without doubt, in
cutting down the yield at least by half.
There will he no "bumper crop" of gar-
den Peas ; that can be surely depended
upon. Garden Beans are reported as
"standing" well and making quiite good
and rapid growth, but it is itoo early to
even venture to predict anything definite
as to the final harvesting seed yield.
There has been a series of some ten years
now of more or less short crop seed yields,
and this present season the seed growers
would most certainly seem to be having
as hard a time as they have ever had.
SOWING-REAPING
Sounds like ancient Bible times. But the rule still holds good. He that sows well reaps well.
Likewise the man who spends his money and energy on poor, uncertain stock can foretell the results.
The rule is, and ever will be, t'hc same — use good goods for best results. Silver Pink Snapdragon
from seed has the backing of many of the largest and strongest florists in the world, for it is grow-
ing all over the Globe. It is no longer an experiment, but an established commercial fact. It gives
up two dollars to one of any Snapdragon in existence, and you can have a bed of it at very small cost.
Our free cultural directions will make the growing simple. Price of seed, over 500 to packet, Sl.OO;
:J pkts.. $2.50; 7 pkts., 35.00.
We will have, for October delivery, 2.'>,000 seedling plants. When they leave us they will be read>
fur the bench and their flowering seaspn without further topping. We do the simple trick for you.
The price is S4.00 per 100. S35.00 per 1000. Cash, please.
Better place your order early for plants.
G. S. RAMSBURG. Somersworth. N.Y.
1 tl'.e Exchange when writing.
Hollyhock Seed
New Crop, double mixed. Oz., 70c.; pkt., 20c.
PANSY, Giant-flowerint World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest sUain in existence. Oz., $2.50;
6000 seeds, 11.00; pkt., 25c.
Send for our Wholesale Seed List.
Imperial Se«d and Plant Co., Grange, Balhrnare. Md.
Fleaie mention the Exchange when writing.
Weather conditions for the entire sea-
son could not seemingly well have l)een
woi-se ; most terrible heat and extreme
drought in practically all seed growing
sections. \
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and
New York Seed Trade
Most of the seed stores in this city
have received their first invoices of Dutch
bulbs, and the reshipment of these from
the stores, and also of the French, Ber-
muda, California, Chinese and Japanese
bulbs previously received, largely occu-
pies the attention of the seedsmen at
this time.
Burnett Bros., formerly of 72 Cort-
landt St., are extremely busy moving into
their large new store at 98 Chambers st.,
where they hope to be well settles] in the
course of a couple of weeks. Meantime,
notwithstanding that they are engaged
in the act of moving, they are filling or-
ders as usual.
nd all GARDEN SEEDS ^Vi ^t%
nKunm CE"rc GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
UrVllfm 9EiI3 Write for Prices
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing. _^_
FREESIA
PURITY
THE ONLY PURE WHITE
FREESIA IN CULTIVATION
Prime bulbs, $6.00 per 1000.
W. Mauger & Sons
Guernsey, England
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bidwell & Fobes
G^o^vers of
Gladioli
Kl N SMAN, OHIO
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
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Michell's Giant Cyclamen Seed
Ne^v Crop
Quality Unsurpassed
English Grown Seed
100 1000
seed seed
Pure White Sl.OO $8.60
Soft Pink _. 1.00 8.50
White, with red base . . 1.00 8.50
Brilliant Crimson I.OO 8.50
Salmon Pink 1.00 8.50
Mixed Colors .90 8.00
German Grown Seed
100 1000
seed seed
White $0.75 S6.00
Pink 75 6.00
Red 75 6.00
White, with red base . . .75 6.00
iVIixed Colors 60 5.00
Christmas or Winter Flowering Sweet Peas
Michell's Snowdrift. Pure Oz. H lb. Lb
white, black seeded $0.25 $0.75 $2.00
Christmas Pink. Pink and
white 15. .50 h50
Christmas White 15 .50 1.50
Christmas Meteor. Scarlet .16 .50 1.50
Mrs.Alex. Wallace. Lavender .16 .60 1.75
H. Totty. Lav.
Mrs. Edie Wilde. Carmine
.16
.50 1.60
.16 .50 1.50
Mrs. F. J. Dolanslcy. Day- Oz. 71 .„. ^u.
»« „P'"'' S0.15 $0.60 $1.50
Mrs. Geo. Lewis. Pure
Mrs. William Sim. Sal-
Mrs. w. W. SmaUey. Satin
pink
Le Marqui
Watchung.
^Uo all Other Seasonable Seeds and Supplies for the Florist.
Send for Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't a copy.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA. PA.
nge when writing.
Giant Pansy Seed
KENILWORTH STRAIN. Ught. medium or
dark mixture.
KENILWORTH SHOW. An extra fine strain of
large flowers.
MASTERPIECE. Curled, wavy petals.
ORCHID FLOWERED. Mixed.
GIANT BRONZE AND COPPER MIXTURE.
GIANT FANCY. Margined and edged.
1000 seeds 25c.. 5000 seeds $1.00, K oz. $1.25.
oz. $5.00.
For fuller description see my ad. in July and Aug. 2d,
9th and 16th.
PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS
1000 Seeds 25c.
Giant Red, Giant Adonis, Giant Zebra,
Giant Royal Purple, Giant Light Blue,
Giant Dark Blue, Giant McKlnley
Giant Mad. Perret, Giant Psyche '
Giant Yellow. Giant White.
Giant Emperor William,
Giant King of the Blacks,
Giant Lord Beaconsfield.
The preceding sorts mixed .
in equal proportions: 1000
seeds, 25c. Any 5 pkts.
$1. any 11 pkts. $2.
Princess— The New Upright Pansy ^^niri'ZiT'''''' ■
* *y I Sena luoo seeds ■
Packet of 1000 seeds, 75c.; 300 seeds, 25c. Q liainbow Pansy
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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Trade Mark
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper erades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
Sr. PAUL, MINN.
E. B. JENNINGS
GARDEN SEED
BBET. CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other Kerni
of the ihort crop of this past ■eason, aa well mm a
full line of Garden Seeoi, will be quot«l you
npoD appIicatiGn to
S. D. WOODRUFf & SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Orange. Conn.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when wrltinE.
PANSY SEED ^""s^^'"*""
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seed uved from finest wlected pluti. All larire
Bowcnng. finest mixed.
H pkt., S50c. Cash with order.
Lock Box 254,
' SOUTHPORT, CONN.
Grower of the Finest Pansles
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Full List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Flease mention the Exchange when writinr.
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Bamej ) ILate ^Managers of Schlegel &
J. M. GleasonJ Fottier Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Cueiineau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 SMtb Market Street, - Bestoi, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
At A. T. Boddington's, 342 W. 14th
St., the bulbs are coming in and being
shipped out again as rapidly as possible.
The sales of herbaceous perennial flower
seeds and o£ Sweet Pea and Pansy seeds
liave been large.
At Vaughan's Seed Store, 25 Barclay
St., there is noted this week a very com-
prehensive window display of bulbs.
This store received this week its Dutch
bulbs, and reports that these -are moving
very well, especially Purity Freesia.
Simon Dernison, traveler for this store,
is now making a trip through the New
England States.
At. J. M. Thorbum & Co., 53 Barclay
St., the arrival of Dutch bulbs this week
is reported, and also that the bulbs in
general are moving very well. There is
noted in one of the windows of this firm's
store a full display of all the different va-
rieties of bulbs, against a background of
huge Crinium bulbs. In the other win-
dow of this store there is this week an
interesting display of garden Squashes
in variety and of Beans for late planting.
The auction department of Wm. Elliott
& Sons, 42 Vesey St., received this week
its first invoice of Dutch bulbs. Thi.'i
firm have now received their Lilium can-
didum, L. Formosum, and all of their
French and California bulbs.
The large store of the MacNiff Horti-
cultural Co., at 56 Vesey st., has recently
passed through its Summer renovation
and repainting, and the equipments for
the conduct of the seed business have also
all been installed. The general appear-
ance of the store has been greatly im-
proved.
At the store of Peter Henderson & Co.,
37 Cortlandt St., Dutch bulbs have ar-
rived and the quality and size of these is
reported to be very satisfactory. The
re-shipment of these bulbs, as well as
those previously received from other
sources, in the filling of the many bulb
orders already booked, is keeping the em-
ployees in the bulb department hustling.
The wholesale Autumn bulb catalog of
this firm is now being sent out, and the
retail catalog, which is an unusually
handsome one this year, will soon be
distributed. The window display of this
firm, which attracts so much attention
the year round, this week continues the
aquatic feature, also the Asters and seed-
ling Dahlias with the addition of an in-
teresting display of several kinds of To-
mato and garden Squashes.
Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., are
Ibis week mailing out their Autumn bulb
catalog, the front cover of which has on
it a fine illustration of Darwin Tulips,
which are now coming so much into gen-
eral favor, and of which this firm is of-
fering in its catalog some 32 of the most
prominent varieties. The arrival of the
first invoice of Dutch bulbs and Lilium
candidum. both of which are very satis-
factory in every way. is reported this
week. Pansy, perennial and Cyclamen
seed.=; are moving well. In one of the store
windows this week there is a display of
the celebrated Storm King Oats from a
Connecticut farmer.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
Business has been exceptionally quiet
during the past week, there being very
little to mention outside of the movement
of the French bulbs and the Formosum
Tjilies.
Henry A; Dreer, Inc., reports the re-
ceipt of the invoices of the Dutch bulbs,
the arrival of which is expected the lat-
ter part of this week. .John E. Rupert
has returned from the convention. In-
creasing business necessitates the enlarg-
ing of the warehouse of this concern, and
alterations will be started this Fall.
The Henry F. Michell Co. issued 1800
invitations for its inspection day trip to
its trial grounds at Andalusia, on
Aug. 27.
William J. Sherry of the Johnson Seed
Co. has returned from his two weeks'
vacation at Ocean Grove, well tanned and
fit to handle the Fall rush.
Walter P. Stokes has been meeting a
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to 12th, MATCHLESS was awarded the American Carnation Society's Gold Medal;
also the English Carnation Society's Gold Medal.
MATCH LE^SS is the greatest commercial Carnation — easy to grow and a very free
bloomer. A pure white flower of the highest quality, very fragrant, large, early bloom-
ing, non-splitting and exceptional shipping and keeping qualities.
To be disseminated Season 1913-14.
A large number of orders have already been booked and if early deliveries are desired,
send in your orders NOW.
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The Florists' Exchange
All advance orders for my original
WINTER
Sweet Pea Seed
have been promptly filled, and each
additional order is sent the same day
as received as long as the seed will last.
Send for list.
New Winter Orchid or
Gold Medal Sweet Pea
I have cut down many large orders
putting the balance of the seed in col-
lection of eight named varieties of the best commercial colors just to give even
the smallest grower a chance to try them.
Collection of eight named varieties, in commercial colors: Pink and White,
White, Soft Pink, Lavender, Dark Rose, etc. Sufficient to plant 100 feet
row. Price, $4.00 for one collection. Not more than three collections to each
customer.
Winter Orchid Sweet Peas in Mixture
Containing about 20 distinct colors. Price, M-oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $7.00. Not
more than.2 ozs. to each customer.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, sweet Pea Ranch, LOMPOC, CAL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PAIVSIES
THORNBURN'S SUPERB MIXTURE has been
known for years for its variety of color and size
of flowers. Peroz S4.00
We have also extra fine strains of Masterpiece,
Madam Perret and all the leading varieties
of Giant Trimardeau.
Write for Prices.
FRBBSIA
REFRACTA ALBA 100 1000
^ to H->n. diameter tO.75 »S.00
H to 5i->n. diameter 1.00 8.00
Purity. First size 2.00 12.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
5 to 7-in. ciicumfereno: J5.00 $40.00
6 to 7-in. circumference 8.00 55.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
ROMAN HYACINTHS, 12-15 3.7S 35.00
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandi-
flo%, 13-15 1.25 8.00
LILIUM CANDIDIM, 20-24 5.00 40.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOG?
ASK FOR IT WHEN ORDERING
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"The most reliable seeds"
53 Barclay St., ct u) New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Peonies
Fifteen fine named Peonies for $2.50.
A chance tolobtain a fine collection at half
price, comprising such varieties as Fes-
tira Maxima. Felix Crousse. Delachei
AchlUe, Lady L. Bromwell, Couronne
d*OF. Prollfera Tricolor, Louis Van
Houtte and various other fine sorts all
labeled true to name. With any order for
S5.00 I will give one plant Baroness
Schroeder, free, absolutely true to name.
Send for catalogue.
W. L GUMM
PEONY SPECIALIST
Remington, Ind.
GIANT
PANSY m
HOME GROWN
As fine B9 the very beet obtainable: $5.00
per oz., $1.50 per yi oz., 50c. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. S9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2}^-iQch, strong, $5.00 per 100, $46.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 beat varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 fiats
at $1.75 each.
Begonia^Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $10.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
the Exchange when writing.
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
Engljsii Lot
)ast off ship.
Brick* liMtougb-
iT'Ttuo."
HIciicsl Valiic
Vau^an's Seed Store
25 Bwdai StTMt, NBV YOSK
Pleage mention the Exohange when
"Callas" from
"Calla-fornia"
CALLA LILIES
(CALIFORNIA GROWN)
These bulbs have been se-
lected with great care and are
sound and free from rot and
all with eyes.
1% to 1% inches in diameter,
$5.50 per 100, $50.00 per
1000.
1% to 2 inches in diameter,
$7.00 per 100, $65.00 per
1000.
2 to 2% inches in diameter,
$10.50 per 100, $100.00 per
1000.
Monster Bulbs, $16.00 per 100.
Arthur T. Boddington
SEEDSMAN
342 West 14th St, New York City
writing.
Narcissus Paper White
Grandiflora
13 ctm. bulbs (1250 to case)...$1.25 $8.50
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.50 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St., CHICAQO
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
We expect from our collector a fresh harvest.
Price on application.
SANDER. Bruges, Belgium
And 258 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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remaAable demand for Alfalfa within
the past month. Its qualities have only
become appreciated in this section of the
country within the past few years.
Mas Fierstein of the Moore Seed Co.
is spending his vacation visiting his par-
ents, who live in Detroit, Mich.
Please mention the Ezohmntfl whan wrltlnf .
Fleua mention the Exohange when writing.
THE EXCHJWBE— B«st Mutmn MMin
Chicago Seed Trade
The past week brought several large
shipments of imported stock to this mar-
ket. The bulb trade has assumed consid-
erable activity, especially so in French
grown stock. The receiving and shipping
of this stock constitutes the bulk of the
business of the seedsmen at the present
time.
As the representative heads of all the
seed houses have been in Minneapolis at-
tending the convention during the week
just past, there is nothing new to record
pertaining to local transactions. It has
been a great business week for all of the
seed houses of this city, but the bulk of
this was accomplished by the representa-
tives in Minneapolis during the conven-
tion. All the exhibitors from here sold
all the stock on display, and the repre-
sentatives of all the houses returned with
their order books well filled for immediate
or later delivery, as the nature of the
stock ordered would justify. Now that
the convention is over and all of the em-
ployees of the various seed houses have
enjoyed their respective vacations and
are back at their accustomed posts, the
seed trade of the city is in a condition
to handle with alacrity the Fall trade
now opening.
Winterson's Seed Store is mailing its
Fall catalog of bulbs and aU stock for
this season's planting to customers in the
retail department. Lilium candidum ar-
rived during the past week. An advance
shipment of Dutch stock in Hyacinths
and Tulips is already on display. Later
shipments are looked for in a few days.
John Degnan has returned from a week's
vacation in Michigan, and bookkeeper
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Musknwlan, Squash, Watannalon, Sweet Cora
Cerraapondence Solicited
Schaefer is back at bis desk after a mo-
toring trip through the most interesting
points in Southern Illinois and Indiana.
A. Henderson & Co. are shipping
French stock daily. Their basement and
storage department are well fiJled with
an extensive line of all early import
stock, that is being increased daily. Mr.
Henderson and D. D. P. Roy have had
a busy week attending to the receiving
and shipping, while A. Miller and Guy
Reyburn were equally busy at the con-
vention looking after the interests of
their house among their patrons who
were in attendance at the trade exhibit
in Minneapolis.
At Vaughan's Seed Store there is noth-
ing out of the ordinary to chronicle this
week. Shipping and receiving go stead-
ily on. Carl Cropp returned from the
convention Friday. E. Groldenstein and
the other representaitives of this house
reached this city Sunday.
A postal from Peter HoUenbach dated
Quedlinburg, Aug. 14, states that a wel-
come rain that morning caused all crops
to look fine. There seems to be no short-
age of anything in either flower or vege-
table seed crops. This is the report, and
he was convinced himself of the fact from
observation of all he has seen.
Cleveland Seed Trade
After another week of excessive heat,
rain has come to break the drought, and
with it a few days of very welcome cooler
weather. That of Thursday was the first
General rain of consequence since August
, and coming gently as it did should
be worth thousands of dollars to the
farming community. We have been ex-
tremely fortunate in having escaped the
damage by wind and lightning reported
in some sections of the State.
Planting of grass seed has been delayed
owing to weather conditions, but with the
present outlook we can expect a good
sale of all, including the late forage
crops. Prices have changed but little,
with the exception of fancy Red Top
and Alsike Clover, on which there has
been a little stiffening.
Most of the Wheat about here has been
threshed, and shows that while the crop
is not as large as in some years, it is
well above the average. Oats bid fair to
be rather light.
Arthur L. Deal, representing Johnson
& Co., of Boston, England, was calling
on trade here this week. He reports a
large falling off in their Potato export
business since the United States and Ar-
gentina have passed quarantine laws.
S. F. Willard, Jr., of A. C. Kendel's
Seed Store has gone East for his -raca-
tion. Before reaching his home in Con-
necticut he expects to see members of the
trade and friends in Buffalo, Rochester,
New York and other points. W.
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
449
SOLD BY SEEDSMEN
*' Hammonds Grape Dust"
used effectively to kill Mildews
on Roses and other plants.
Sold by the Seed Dealers: For pamphlet on Bugs and Blights
address
Hammonds Paint & Slug Shot Works '^'Nt;^ ySr1c°"
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Catalogs Received
■Wlnterson's Seed Store, Chicago, 111. —
Wholesale Price List of "Worth While"
Quality Bulbs. Season 1913.
Hick's Nurseries, Westbury. N. Y. —
Hick's Evergreens for August-Septem-
ber planting, 1913. Printed on enamel
paper and illustrated with flne half-
tones.
A. Dessert, Chenonceaux (Indre-et-
Loire), France. — General catalog of
Peonies and Iris, printed in French and
English. Eighty pages and cover;
illustrated.
The P. B. Conine Wnrsery Co., Strat-
ford, Conn. — Fall 1913 and Spring 1914
Catalog of Roses, Vines, Evergreens,
Shrubs, Hardy Perennials, Ornamental
and Shade Trees, Rhododendrons,
Fruits, etc. Consists of 76 pages and
cover; well illustrated.
Troy, N. Y.
This city certainly will have a gala
week of it, as the big Rensselaer County
Fair will be held at Rensselaer Park
from Aug. 26 to 29. Not only will it
be classed as a fair, but as an exposition
also, offering the varied industries of the
city and the choicest products of the
flower garden and farm. Quite a number
of our Troy florists and gardeners will
exhibit some specimens of plants, flowers
and vegetables, competing for prizes of-
fered by the Association. Our seed and
implement establishments in Troy and
nearby cities will also be represented
with the most modem farm and garden
machinery and tools. This no doubi
will bring thousands of people to this
city, and our florists expect a busy week.
MiilhoUand Bros., Third St., report
business good last week both in cut flow-
ers and funeral work, and state that
quite a number of their customers have
returned from the country and were right
in line with their orders for cut flowers
and plants. Geo. H. MulhoUand, who
was on a two weeks' trip to Atlantic City
has returned. He also visited a number
of florists' supply houses and seedsmen at
Philadelphia on his way back.
James G. Barrett, Burdett ave., was
very busy last week with funeral work.
Mr. Barrett took a two weeks' vacation
and with his brother-in-law and family
took an auto ride from Troy to Atlantic
City, stopping at all cities on the trip.
His greenhouses are all in the fines-t con-
dition, having a fine lot of 'Mums, almost
in bud, of early sorts. His Roses_ are in
prime condition, including Hillingdon,
Milady, Sunburst and Taft. He also
has 20,000 early flowering bulbs planted
for Fall cutting and Christmas blooms.
Sambrook Bros., 413 Fulton st., have
a very fine display of Palms, Ferns and
fancy Caladiums. Funeral work has
been very good. John Sambrook is
spending his vacation at Berlin, N. Y.,
and expects to return for the tiig Fair
this week. Their greenhouses at Water-
vliet are well stocked witli pot plants,
and they have potted their early French
and Dutch bulbs.
H. Louis Menand, 464 Fulton st., made
some very extensive alterations in his
store, giving it a new coat of paint to
top it all off. He states business is start-
ing in quite early in cut flowers, as he
had quite a rush last week.
Sam Hausen, Eighth ave., N. Troy,
was very busy last week with cemetery
decorations, also funeral work. He has
his greenhouses well filled witli 'Mums
for the Fall trade.
The H. W. Gordinier & Sons Co. of
Franklin eq. has a very appropriate sign
at the entrance of its store as follows :
Finest strains in cultivation, including
Wonder of VTandsbek, Prince of Wales,
Princess of VTales, Salmon Qneen,
Salmon King', Criant White, etc. All
from imported English seed. 4-in. stock,
$15.00 p«r 100.
Also BEQONIA Inminosa. Best red
Christmas Begonia, iVi-in. stock, $5.00
per 100.
Geduldig's Greenhouses
77 Cedar St., Norwich, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Cyclamen Look-What We Have to Offer
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glftanteum Hybrids
In &ve true colon from 2}^-m. pots. $5.50
per 100. $50.00 per 1000; from 3-m. pots. $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
From 2H-m. pot $3.00 per 100. $25.00
per 1000.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS
Beady Jlovt
Extra strong Princess of Wales, $5.00
per 100; good medium plants, $3.00 per
100. Extra strong California, $4.00 per
100; good No. 2, $3.50 per 100.
Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing,
"Now you are in Gordinier's big coun-
try store," and the name fits, for the
company has everything that a florist or
farmer may require. The company will
also have a fifty foot tent at the big Fair
in this city, showing an entire line of
all the goods it handles.
Reynolds & Mackay, Brunswick rd.,
have received quite a number of outof-
town orders for their field grown Carna-
tions. They had over 100,000 plants,
which they report are going out in fine
condition in spite of the dry season.
They have one of their large greenhouses
all planted with Carnation plants that
look very well.
F. P. Caird, Brunswick rd., states
that his field grown Carnations are bet-
ter this year than ever before, with less
stem rot and much stronger plants. The
color also seems darker. He is sending
out orders right along and may be com-
pelled to call on his neighbors for some
kinds that he is short of. L. H. S.
PRICES TO SUIT
Albany, N. Y.
Trade has not improved any, except
that a few of our florists had calls for
plants to be sent to their customers' city
residences to be ready for their return
from their country homes and vacations.
The cut flower trade has also started, but
not enough to keep busy. Funeral work
is still the leader. Asters, Rosea and
Gladioli are coming in quite plentifully.
The Rosery, Steuben st., has had
anotber busy week with funeral work.
Small Palms and Ferns were in demand
We have now ready the iinest Azaleas in the
country; as round as an apple and full of buds and
foliage; best varieties. Van der Cruyssen, Simon
Mardner, Niobe White, VervEneana, De Schrev-
eriana, Mme. Petrich, Early Pink and others, 50c.,
60c., 75c., $1.00, S1.25. 81.60 to $2.00.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GROW AR AUCARI AS.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the irnporting, grow-
ing, and shipping of these beautiful plants, the
Araucarias — and we still hold the ground as a
leader today.
Look at our specially low prices for the month of
September ! Bear in mind, September is the
best month of the year to grow Araucarias. When
the weather gets cooler they grow like weeds; no
shading is needed then. They grow quickly and
rapidly, making strong, healthy, heavy plants,
either out or indoors. They grow into money
All ftooda must travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped In or out of
for you. Buy them now, when the weather per-
mits of safe shipping.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 6 and 7-in. pots, 6 years
old, 5, 6 and 7 tiers, 25, 30, 35 to 40-in. high.
$1.50 and $2.00.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings, 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in.. 20c. to 25c.
CYCLAMEN. Best strain, 4-in., 20c. to 25c.
PRIMULA Obconlca. Good strain, only 4-in..
10c.
We have a large stock of HVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA, the most beautiful little fan Palm,
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up, 4>^-in.,
bH-'m. and 5>4-in. pots, 10 to 12 in. high, 7 to 8
leaves to a plant, very bushy and attractive,
35c., 40c. to 50c.
NEPHROLEPIS Scottil, Whitmanl, Scholzell
and Harrisli Ferns, 5-ln., 5>3-in., 6-in., 30c.,
40c., 50c.
NEPHROLEPIS Smlthli. The new improved
Amerpohli, short, bushy, robust, 4-in., ready for
a shift into 5K- and 6-in., 25c.
DISH FERNS. Good assortment, 2J^-in., $4.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2i^-in. pots, $3.00
per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 4-in., 10c. each.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4-in., 25c.; b]4, 5H, 6 to
7-in. pots, 20, 25. 30, 35, 40 to SO inches high,
50c.. 60c., 75c.. $1.00, $1.25. $1.50. $2.00 to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large, 4-in., 25c., 30c.
to 35c.; made up of 3 plants. 6-in. pots, 75c. to
Sl.OO.
COCOS WeddeUlana. 3-in., 15c., 18c., 20^;^
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots, made up of 3
plants to a pot, 20c. to 25c.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber Plant). 5J^-in.,
6-in. pots, 35c., 40c., 50c.
Cash with order, please. Please state If you
pots. All plants. 25 at 100 rate.
GODfRfY ASCHMANN ^Utt. PHIlADflPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
PRIMROSES and CYCLAMEN
nDY1L«TTY A Obconlca (in either
PR IMULA strain). Grandlflora or
Glgantea, mixed or separate colors, 3-inch,
$5.00 per 100; 2ii'-inch, $3.00 per 100.
PRIMULA, Chinense, 2M-inch. $3.50 per
100; 3-inch, $6.00 per 100. PRIMULA
malacoides (the Giant Baby Primrose),
2>i-inch, $3.00 per 100. PRIMULA verts
superba, 2-inch, $3.00 per 100. PRIMULA
Kewensls, 2}i-inch, $3.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN Stnra^^^
colors, 4-:
ASPARAGUS
H;a:fc h e iLl ,
strong, 2M-inch,
$5.00 per 100. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri,
2H-inch, $3.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Homeli, N. Y.
15,000 Violet Plants
IVTarle lonlga, Farquhar, £a France,
Frlncesa of Wales. Strong, healthy,
fleia-grown plants^ $5.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
B R U N 0 H E liK E R, whit°e plain!? n.y.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch poti, $5.00 per 1(K),
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNIGKJRENTON,N.J.
450
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Field Grown Carnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, well grown and healthy
Ready July 15th and after. Let us book your order now
Per 100 Per 1000
The Herald, scarlet $12.00 $100.00
Gloriosa, medium pink 8.00 75.00
Pink Delight, flesh pink 8.00 75.00
White Wonder 7.00 60.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
White Perfection 6.00 50.00
Enchantress, flesh pink $6.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00
Washington, dark pink 6.00
(Sport of Enchantress)
Victory, scarlet 6.00
Scarlet Glow 6.00
Per 100 Per 1000
$50.00
60.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Chicago Carnation Co.
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
^^m Carnation Plants
Absolutely healthy, stocky plants, medium size, right for plant-
ing, average from 4 to 7 shoots to a plant. Per looo
20,000 White Enchantress 152.00
15,000 Pink Enchantress 62.00
5,000 White Wonder 52.00
4,000 White Perfection 50.00
2,000 Harlowarden 45.00
2,000 Alma Ward 60.00
2,000 MayiDay 60.00
200 Christmas Cheer $7.00 per 100
250 AT l.OOO RATE
ARTHUR COOMBS, West Hartford. Conn.
Pleaaa mentitm the Exchange when writing.
If^^H CARNATION PLANTS
$5.00 per lOa
STOCKY PLANTS, MEDIUM SIZE, RIGHT FOR PLANTING
WUte PertecUon Victory Enchantress
Patten Harry Fenn
EDWARD J. TAYLOR. Greens Farms. Conn.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
CARNATIONS
1500 WHITE ENCHANTRESS
1000 MRS. CLARENCE MACKAY
800 BROOKLYN
1000 BEACON
S6.00 per 100, S55.00 per 1000.
These plants are grown from se-
lected stock for our own use and are
in fine condition. Have been planted
in the fields out of 2}i-inch pots.
Pot-grown HONEYSUCKLE.
6-inch pots, $25.00 per 100.
A I Mil i CD Jamaica Avenue,
. L. miLLCn, BROOKLVN, NEW Yl
YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
Good, strong, field-grown stock, $5.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
Enchantress White Enchantress
RosePinkEnchantress White Perfection
D. L McCarthy & Sons, Lochport, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Field -Grown
Carnation Plants
2000 White Enchantress, $7.00 per
100, $60.00 per 1000.
200 Variegated, $6.00 per 100.
These are strong bushy plants grown
on irrigated land. Cash with order.
ARTHUR TAYLOR
Onaway Greenhouses BOONTON. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS
FIELD STOCK-CLEAN AND HEALTHY
500 Enchantress 4c.
500 White Wonder 4c
250 White Perfection 4c.
Cash with order
E. S. Rutt. Elizabethtown, Pa.
Pleaae mopiion the Exchange when writing.
PRICE
$2.50
BOOK of WATEK GARDENING
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. (S* Pub. Co., 2 Dnane St., New York
rield- Grown Carnations
Tine, stocky plants
Uncliaiitress, "Wliite Enchantress, Bose
Fink Encliantress, Wliite Wonder, Mrs.
C. W. Ward. $6.00 per 100. Cash.
L. MENAND, ALBANY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
carnaiions
Mrs. G. W. Ward, 4c. Winsor, 5c.
White Enchantress, 5c.
Liberal count. Careful packing. Prompt shipments
R. G. HANFORD
NORWALK, CONN.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writingi
for dinner table decorations, as were also
Fern dishes. It has also put in ap-
plications at a numiber of county fairs
for space to exhibit plants of different
sorts now in season. It has secured
space at Chatham, Nassau and Schoharie
up to now and is preparing to make a
very fine showing in its line.
The next meeting of the Albany Flor-
ists' Club will be beld on Thursday, Sep-
tember 4. at F. A. Danker's greenhouses,
744 Central ave.
F. A. Danker, Maiden lane, reports
quite a rush in all lines of floral work.
Luckily the vacations are over and his
entire staff is on hand to execute orders.
He is cutting a very fine Jot of Roses,
Asters, Gladioli, and quite a few Orchids
at his greenhouses on Central ave. His
staff at the greenhouses is busy planting
early flowering bulbs ; also preparing the
houses for Carnation plants. His 'Mums
are looking fine and he expects some early
sorts in flower shortly. Miss Danker has
returned from her vacation.
H. G. Eyres, North Pearl St., is having
quite a trade in cut flowers. Fancy Ca-
ladium plants also sold well and funeral
work kept up its record. We are sorry
to say that Mr. Eyres, who has spent
the Summer up to now at The Hague,
Lake George, with his family, to recuper-
ate from his serious illness, has had a
relapse and is not expected to be home,
as previously announced, on September
1st. This will no doubt keep his store
employees tied down until later reports
come.
The Albany Cnt Flower Exchange,
Maiden lane, is making some alterations
in the establisbmcnt, enlarging the office
and other parts of the premises. It is
receiving some large shipments of Roses,
Asters, Sweet Peas and Gladioli. Thos.
Tracy, manager, had the honor of receiv-
ing Patrick Welch, vice-president of the
S. A. F. and O. H., and a number of
florists on their return from the Minne-
apolis convention, showing them our city,
and a trip througti the Capitol of the
State, and other buildings.
Eli Burke of tbc Broadway Florists,
Broadway, has returned from his trip,
and just in time, as trade was quite good
last week, requiring both imrtners at
their places.
FIELD-GRO>A^N
Carnation Plants
WlLite Encliantress ■
100
$7.00
1000
$65.00
Lawson Enchantress
6.00
55.00
Dorothy Gordon ....
7.00
60.00
We never offered a nicer lot of plants
than the above; guaranteed to be first-
class, clean and free from all disease.
Cash, please.
HOWARD P.KlHNHANS,^ce'n.^??r Eas'«n. Pa-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
fltiD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Limestone land. No stem rot
5000 Enchantress, 1000 Victory. $6.00
per 100; $55.00 per 1000.
5000 White Enchantress, $7.00 per
100, $65.00 per 1000.
250 at 1000 rates.
Wells Fargo, United States and American Express-
Cash Please
JOHN F. SABRANSKY
KENTON. OHIO
Please meption the Eiohange -when writing.
CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
WHITE WONDER $6.00 J50.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS... 5.00 45.00
WHITE PERFECTION 5.00 45.00
WHITE BROS., Medina, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS
r.DORN[RS$«N$C«.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Pleaae mention the Erohange when writing.
CARNATIONS
Field Stock Clean and Healthy
100 1000
Enchantress SS.OO $46.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
Dorothy Gordon 5.00 45.00
Mrs. Ward 5.00 45.00
Cash with order.
KRETSCHMAR BROS., West Nyack, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
Rooted Carnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field-
grown plants.
BASSETTS nORAl GARDENS cAuroRNiA
B. S. BASSETT, Prop.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
Gr'own Camatlons
ENCHANTRESS. J5.0D per 100, 845.00 per 1000.
WHITE WONDER. $5.50 per 100, 350.00 per
1000.
Cash with order.
KUHNE BROS., Hicksville, L I., N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c Cash with order.
BELLAMY BROS., ^'k^SSlZiTsVrV
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
Hi! American Carnation
PRICE. $3.30
A. T. De U Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
a to K Duan* Sireel, New Tork
August 30, 1913.
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CARNATION FIELD PLANTS
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME, nice, clean stock, $12.00 per 100. and a few
thousand WHITE ENCHANTRESS of the very best type of this variety and extra
fine plants at $8.00 per 100.
The above stock is not grown for sale purposes, just a surplus of stock that we grow for our own use and is sure
to give entire satisfaction. Cash from unknown parties.
DAILLEDOUZE BROTHERS, Lenox and Troy Aves.. BrooklyFi, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
''Here is a
real
SUPPORT!"
Write for Price List C
Pleaie mention the Eichai^e when writing.
Polnseltias
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
2H-inch, $5.00 per JOO; $45.00
per JOOO.
Scranton florist Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
Fleue mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
OUT BLOOMS of Osttlsraa, SeB-
4j>e1iliuBa, Omoidliuna, Oyvrlp^
dlBBu, ato., at thalr aaaaea.
Qoalltr aceond to noaa. Piieaa liflht
Prarapt dallTarr.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower fAll RIVER, MASS.
Please mention the Eiohange when writlnc.
ORCHIDS
We oEFer the following freshly imported Orchids:
CATTLEYAS Dowlana, Trianae, GaskeUlana,
Mosste and specioslsslma. ODONTOGLOS-
SUM grande. ONCIDIUM splendidum. ON-
CIDIUM bicallosum. LYCASTE Skinnerl.
DENDROBIUM (ormosum.
Write for special list No. 51.
LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J.
Please mention the Esohange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Fresh Im porta tlona. ready for immediate delivery.
CATTLEYAS Glgaa. Trlanae, Schroederae.
Lablata, SpecloslsaLma* Moaslae.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN de: buck
p. O. Box 73 SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
Plgaao mantloii tha Exohaana whan writing.
GROWN Carnation Plants
Per 100
800 Pink Enchantress $6.00
350 White Enchantress 6.00
1000 Wlnsor 5.00
200 White Lawson 5.00
100 Crimson Beauty 6.00
GEORGE W. RUSSEU, rish1ill-on-Hud$OD,N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
John C. Berberick, Second ave., is still
on his vacation, and the establishment is
und«r the care o£ Frank Berberick, who
is kept very busy with out flower and
funeral work. Plants also are moving
well.
Holmes Bros., Steuben St., are among
the busy florists turning out funeral
work. They have quite a rush on As-
ters, both cut and potted plants, o£ which
they have a very large variety. Mr.
Holmes has gone on a few weeks' vaca-
tion.
John T. Travison, 337 So. Pearl St.,
reports a very good business in funeral
work during the last three monifhs, these
being the best he has on record since he
has been at the above place. His cut
flower trade also is picking up quite a
little for this time of the year. L. H. S.
riElD-GROWN
PLANTS
CARNATIONS
20,000 A-1 Plants, NEW PINK NORTHPORT
Now ready for delivery at $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000. Orders filled in rotation.
Order now and secure selected stock. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address all orders to
JAMES D. COCKCROFT
Northport, L. I.. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rochester, N. Y.
Primula Malacoides
Fine Strong Stock. Out of 2>i-inch pots. tS.OO
per 100; »20.00 per 1000
PRIMULA FORBESII »'pJ-roSS:
€HAS.ZIMMER,WestCollingswood,N.J.
Three MIlea from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange whan writing.
Conditions of trade show vei-y little
change from those of week ago, and suffi-
cient funeral work has been going round
to keep the market fairly cleaned up.
Asters are scarce, and will, it is thought,
remain so for the Iralance of the season.
The first rain that has fallen for weeks
came, on August 2, which, while not last-
ing long enough to be of any great benefit,
will undoubtedly do a lot of good. Roses
of the shorter grades have been in ample
supply and have cleaned up fairly well,
but not for any extravagant prices, be-
ing used mostly for funeral work. Gladi-
oli are very plentiful, meeting with a fair
demand.
Petitions are going the rounds among
the business men of the city in an effort
to close their places of business on Satur-
days at 0 p.m. A number of thelarger
stores have signified their intention of
doing so but a majority of the florists
are not in favor of the idea.
A sad accident occurred on August 21,
whereby Russell West of Irondequoit lost
his life by the capsizing of a canoe at
Conesus Ijake. The deceased was a
graduate of Purdue University, and had
before him a very promising career.
Harrj- E. Bates of the Lord & Burn-
ham Co.'s Rochester branch reports very
s.ntisfactory business. Extra help in the
office has become necessary, wdiich will be
taken care of b.v Arthur Elder, a son of
the manager of the Lord & Burnham
Co. Among the recent sales are ad-
ditions to the plants of the following: J.
H. Gould, Middleport, N. Y. ; F. Burki,
Pittsburgh, Pa.; Indiana Floral Co.,
Indiana. Pa.: J. H. West & Sons, Iron-
dequoit. N. Y.
cVown Carnation Plants
strong, healthy stock, for immediate shipment
WHITE WONDER. BEACON. PERFECTION. MRS. WARD,
ENCHANTRESS
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per looo.
MAY DAY. $6.00 per loo, $50.00 per 1000.
GEORGE PETERS & SONS, Hempstead, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wl LLI AMS'
r^ ^ _ Carnation and ^ f J^
r^A^^ Chrysanthemum f f f^
PATENT APPLIED FOR
Williams' Horist Supply House
Works. 189 TO 195 MOHAWK STREET
UTICA, NEW YORK
Prices and Samples on Request
Pleaio mention the Exohaage when writing.
F. E.— ALIVE AND UP-TO-DATE
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JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.'S
PALMS and FERNS
HOME GROWN
WELL ESTABLISHED
STRONG AND HEALTHY
Kentia Belmoreana
Pot
2y2-m.
S-in.
6-,u.
6-in.
6-in.
Cedar Tub
7-m.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
4
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. high
8 to 10
18
24
26
28 to 30
34 to 36
40 to 46
42 to 48
48 to 54
5 ft.
6 ft.
Each
$0.50
1.00
1.25
1.50
2.50
4.00
5.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
Doi.
$1.50
6.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
30.00
48.00
Doi.
$30.00
48.00
Kentia Forsteriana
Cedar Tub Plana In. high Each
7-in. 4 36 $2.50
9-in. 4 40 to 42 4.00
12-in. 4 60 to 66 12.50
12-in. 4 66 to 72 15.00
We are growing all our Kentia above 6-incIi size in neat
CEDAR TUBS, made especially for us with electric wire
hoops, painted green.
These tubs cost several times the price of pots, but we
sell the plants at the same price as though grown in pots.
The buyer has the advantage of receiving his plants with-
out breakage of pots and in handsome tubs in which they
have become well established and in which they will
continue to do better than in pots.
— When in Philadelphia be Sure to Look Us Up —
We are easily reached — only 25 minutes from Reading Terminal, 12th and and Market Streets,
Philadelphia. We have fine train service — fifty trains each way every week-day— so you can suit your
own convenience, both going and coming. You will see our Palms of all sizes, from 2J^-inch pots to
12-incfa tubs. We are strong on DECORATIVE PALMS, in 7-inch, 9-inch and 12-inch tubs (made-up
or single plants), which we can supply in any quantity. AH our Palms are home-grown (not an im-
ported plant on the place) and well established m the tubs. They are strong and healthy.
With increased glass devoted to Palms, our stock is much larger than ever before and never in
better condition.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., ^mZ Wyncote, Pa.
i mention the Eyrhange when writing.
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2}^-inch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODTTCER
Amsterdam, New York
Palm Bargain
Have about 500 Kentia Belmoreana.
Strong, clean, 3 -in. stock, 5 leaves, 12-in.
high, while they last, at $10.00 per 100.
Try a sample dozen at $1.50.
HEMDY PMPICD 4651 Lancaster Ave.,
Cnni CnULCn, Philadelphia, pa.
Please mentirn the Eschange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS FORDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each flat
Ready now, all clean and healthy.
Terms on applicatloii.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
Please mention the Exohanfre when wiitlnR.
FERNS FERNS
FOR JARDINIERES. Good strong plants from
2Ji-mch pots, now ready for immediate use, at
tS.OO per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
THOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN
SHORT HILLS, N. J.
Fleas J mention the Exchange when writing.
Import Direct
prices from in
f supply.
all
.vn Custom House and for-
warding department, advance duties,
freights, etc., and collect against delivery.
SPECIALTIES
Bay Trees, Palms, Boxwood, Roses,
Evergreens, Valley Pips, Manetti, Raf-
fia, Jap. Lily Bulbs, etc.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
The plant of the Purssell & Cragg Co.
has received a thorough overhauling in-
side and out and the stock is in fine
growing condition. Roses are the princi-
pal feature with this concern ; most of
the plants are carried over for the second
year, and a constant supply of young
stock being planted each year gives a
constant cut the year round.
Charles F. Curtis is cutting some excel-
lent Asters, the quality of which dis-
penses at once with the question as to
whether it pays to water Asters in the
field. Mr. Curtis uses the Skinner system
of irrigation and finds he is amply repaid
for the outlay.
Charles H. Vick has returned from
Minneapolis, where everything, he re-
ports, went off very nicely. He is now
busily engaged with getting the horticul-
tural exhibit into shape for the New
York State Fair, of which he has full
charge.
Jacob Thomann was taken very ill at
Minneapolis and it was feared that ty-
phoid would develop. It is hoped, how-
ever, that by taking prompt medical ad-
vice, that it can be dispelled.
Field Carnation plants have made but
little growth this season owMng ito the dry
weather, and it is the opinion of mauy
that Carnations will be very scarce for
some time to come.
George Cramer is at Syracuse engaged
in connection with the State Fair Horti-
cultural exhibit. H. B. Stringer.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 4Sth STREET
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Relative Wanted
Henrv' Littlewood of 13G7 So. Flower
St., Los Angeles, Cal., is most anxious to
get in touch with a brother whom, he
understands, has .iust arrived in this
country from England. Any florist
knowing of this brother's arrival (his
Christian name we cannot give), is re-
quested to draw his attention to this
notice.
We wish to impress upon our readers that
all questions intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but w*
cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upper ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible, in addition to this, If stated
whether it be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown, it
would often enable Identification of speci-
mens difficult to determine otherwise.
Under Crimson
ne know if Crim-
__ _ _ __ _ August should be
ploughed under the following Spring
when in bloom in order to give the
most benefit to the soil, or could a crop
of hay be taken first before it is
ploughed under and still leave enough
nitrogen for the soil? — N. R. O., Pa.
— A crop of hay may be taken off the
Crimson Clover field first and the stub-
ble afterwards ploughed under, with
some beneficial results, but in order to
obtain the very best results the entire
growth should be ploughed under when
in bloom.
(39) Baling Spha^mun Uoss. De-
mand for It. — Will you kindly give me
the size of a baling machine for Sphag-
num moss or the size and weight of a
bale. Also, is there much demand for
same, as I have a chance to get a lot?
— There is always a large and steady
demand for Sphagnum Moss. The regu-
lar sized bale is 34in. x 24in. x 24in. It
is not sold by weight. The inquirer can
probably obtain information about a
baling machine for putting up bales of
the above size from some agricultural
implement dealer who sells machines
for baling hay — hay presses they are
sometimes called.
(40) Forg'et-IIe-ITot, Species and Cul-
ture.— Will you please tell me which is
the best kind of Forget-me-not to use
for Winter blooming, also its culture
and where it can be obtained. — N. A. Y..
Conn.
— There are several species of For-
get-me-not. Myosotis palustris is the
true Forget-me-not; this species is of
strong growth and bears clear blue
flowers. Triumph, a new variety, is
also a robust grower, producing large
flowers; this variety is said to com-
mence to bloom in from six to eight
weeks after the seeds are sown. Seeds
of these varieties may be obtained from
any of the leading seedsmen. Seeds of
the former, sown now, will produce
plants which will bloom next Spring,
and of the latter, plants which should
bloom in November. ■ Myosotis requires
cool treatment, plenty of water, free
ventilation, and shading in Summer.
(41) About Sabbatia lanceolata. — Is
not the Sabbatia lanceolata. the so-
called white Lobelia of florists, simply
the Sea Pink, only in white? Can any
one tell me where it grows?
— Sabbatia lanceolata is certainly not
a Lobelia, although florists often call
it so, and it is not the Sea Pink, which
is called, botanically, Armeria^ and of
which there are several varieties. Sab-
batia lanceolata grows in wet pine bar-
rens from New Jersey to Florida. Prob-
ably that which is seen in Philadelphia
and New Tork comes from New Jersey,
but the writer is not sure that this
last statement is correct.
(42) Hydrangea for Identification. — I
am sending yoc a Hydrangea blossom
for identification. It is entirely new
to me and seems to be quite unknown
here. I have had many inquiries about
it and it seems to be more generally
admired than even the popular Otaksa.
It is nearly through blooming now and
the flower head I send you is a third
smaller than those which bloomed
earlier in the season. I would greatly
appreciate it if you can tell me the
name of it. — L. S., N. J.
— The Hydrangea submitted for iden-
tification appears to be Hydrangea hor-
tensis var. Mariesl.
(Continued on page 45'1)
August 30, 1913.
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Dreer's Specials in Palms
FOR CONVENTION MONTH
Our Leading Specialty
We again call
_ special attention
to our stock of Palms, which is the largest and most complete in the country,
especially in the varieties and sizes used in the general florists' trade, our
stock of Kentias alone occupying over two acres of glass, and all other
popular varieties being on hand in proportionate quantities.
Areca Lutescens
A splendid lot ol well-shaped plants, of good color.
3-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot. 12 to 15 inches high, $1.25
per doz.; SIO.OO per 100; S90.00 per 1000.
6-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 24 to 28 inches high, 81.00 each.
7-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 36 inches high. S2.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 42 inches high, S3.00 each.
10-inch tubs, bushy plants, 48 inches high, S5.00 each.
Areca VerschafEeltii
4-inch pots, 85.00 per doz., 840.00 per 100.
Bactris Major
A rare and unique Palm, interesting on account of the long
spines with which both surfaces of the leaf are covered.
4-iDch pots, 81.00 each.
Caryota Blancoii
■ the Fish-tail Palm.
iO per doz.
Caryota Urens
2}i-inch:pots, 81.25 per doz., 88.00 per 100.
Cocos Weddelliana
We have nearly an acre of glass devoted to this most grace-
ful of all Palms. Splendid, thrifty stock, of rich dark color.
2-inch pots, 5 to 6 inches high, 81.50 per doz., SIO.OO per 100.
3-inch pots, 8 to 10 inches high, 82.00 per doz., 815.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 18 to 24 inches high, splendid plants, 75 cts. each.
7-inch pots, 34 to 36 inches high, grand specimens, 82.50 each.
9-inch pots, 36 inches high, grand specimens, 85.00 each.
Deckeria Nobilis
A rare collection of Palms for the stove. 5-in. pots, $2.00 each.
Daemonorops Palembanicus (Calamus)
Nice plants in S-inchlpots, 83.50 each.
[Elaeis Guineensis
Kentia MacArthuri
6-inch pots, 36 inches high, $2.00 each.
Kentia Sanderiana
Comparatively new and one of the most graceful and hardiest
of the Kentias.
3-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 10 to 12 inches high,
50 cts. each.
4-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 12 to 15 inches high,
75 cts. each.
5-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 24 inches high, 81.25 each.
Kentia Belmoreana
2M-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 inches high, $1.50 per doz.
810.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, 5 leaves, 12 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00
per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, 5 leaves, 15 inches high, $4.50 per doz., $35.00
per 100.
5-iiich pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high, 75 cts. each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 24 inches high, 81.00 each.
6-inch pots. 6 to 7 leaves, 28 to 30 inches high, $1.50 each.
7-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 30 to 36 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 36 to 38 inches high, $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 42 to 45 inches high, 84.00 each.
8-inch tufas, 6 to 7 leaves, 45 to 48 inches high, 85.00 each.
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M-inch pots. 4 leaves, 8 to 12 inches high, $1.50 per doz..
$10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, 12 to 15 inches high, 82.00 per doz.,
$15.00 per 100, 8140.00 per 1000.
ch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 15 to 18 inches high, $4.50 per doz..
$35.00 per 100.
-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves. 24 m
-inch pots, 6 leaves, 28 to 30 i
-inch pots, 6 leaves, 34 to 36 i
-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 40
,6 to 7 lei
,40t
ches high, 75 cts. each,
rches high, $1.00 each,
iches high, $1.50 each,
nches high, 82.50 each
42 inches high, 83.00 e
48 inches high, 84.00 e
■ high, $5.00 e '
D 7 leaves, 45
8-inchtubs,6to71eaves.48 _ „._
10-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 4K to 5 ft. high, $6.00 each.
1 1-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 5 to 5H ft. high, $8.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 5>/2 to 6 ft. high, $10.00 each.
12-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 6 W to 7 ft. high. $15.00 each.
14-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves, 7 ft. high. S20.00 each.
Kentia Forsteriana — Made-up Plants
Cocos Wedde;U
ubs.3plant!
7-inch tubs, 3 plant!
8-inch tubs, 3 plants
S-inch tubs. 3 plant!
8-lnch tubs, 3 plants
9-inch tubs, 3 plant;
10-inth tubs, 3 plant!
ub, 36 inches high, $2.50 e
tub, 38 inches high, $3.00 each,
tub, 40 to 42 inches high. 84.00 e
tub, 42 to 45 inches high, $5.00 e
tub, 4 to 4 )4 ft. high, 86.00 each
tub,4;ito5ft. high. $8.00 eacl
tub. 5 to 5H ft. high. 810.00 eac:
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF SEASONABLE STOCK SEE OtTR CURRENT
Made-up Kentia
KENTIA FORSTERIANA— Made-up Plants— Continued
12-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 5H to 6 ft. high. $15.00 each.
13-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 6H to 7 ft. high, heavy, 820.00
15-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub. 7 ft. high, heavy, 825.00 each.
15-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 8 ft. high, 835.00 each.
Latania Borbonica
2K-inch pots, 75 cts. per doz., $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., SIO.OO per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, $2.50 per doz., 820.00 per 100.
6-inch pots, 18 to 20 inches high, 50 cts. each.
Livistona Rotundifolia
We offer a line lot of this desirable miniature Fan-Palm.
2K-inch pots, S1.60 per doz., SIO.OO per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, $2rf)0 per doz., 815.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch Dots. 83.50 per doz.. S25.00 per 100. 8240.00 per 1000.
^Nephrosperma Van Houtteanum
A rare stove-palm. 5-inch pots, 82.00 each.
Oreodoxa Regia (Royal Palm)
4-inch pots, 82.50 per doz.
Phoenix Roebelenii
Unquestionably one of the prettiest and most graceful Palms
grown, which quickly made a place for itself among the po[)ular
standard varieties, particularly so for apartment decorations.
We have a splendid^stock, and offer:
4-inch pots, nicely characterized plants, $6.00 per doz.,
850.00 per 100. , , „„
5-inch pots, 15 inches high. 18-inch spread, 81.00 each.
6-inch pots, IH feet high, 2-foot spread, 82.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 2 feet high, 2-root spread. 83.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 2 to 2>4 feet high, 2H-root spread, 85.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 2}4 feet high. 3-foot spread. 87.50 each.
12-inch tubs, 3 feet high, 4-foot spread, $10.00 each.
Phoenix Reclinata
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100.
4-inch pots, $2.00 per doz.. $15.00 per 100.
5-incb pots, 86.00 per doz.
Phoenix Rupicola
&-inch pots, 81.25 each.
8-inch tubs, 82.50 each.
10-inch tubs. $4.00 each.
Phoenix Zealanica
S-inch pots. $2.00 per doz., 815.00 per 100.
Pinanga Decora
A splendid exhibition Palm. 6-ioch pots, 83.00 each.
Pritchardia Pacifica
Splendid plants of this fine hot-house Palm.
4-inch pots, 35 cts each.
5-inch pots, Sl.OO each.
WHOLESALE LIST
HENRY A. DREER, 7i4 chestnut st, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE ABOVE PRICES ARE INTENDED FOR THE TRADE ONLY
Please mention the Exohan^e when writiDg.
454
The Florists' Exchange
Empty Greenhouses
= DO NOT PAY=
Fill Them Up. We Have the Stock. Tou Know the Place. Watch Us Grow.
Liberal Extras Given for Early Orders. We Need Room.
100 1000
2)^-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plants $3.00 $25.00
4-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants 8.00 75.00
2}^-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants 2.50 22.50
4-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large 6.50 60.00
5-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, large and bushy 12.50 100.00
4-in. CYCLAMENS, 8 colors 10.00 90.00
2H-in- PRIMULA obconica, fancy mixed 2.50 22.50
3-in. PREWULA obconica, in bud and bloom 4.50 40.00
3 J^-iu. PRDWULA obconica, in bud and bloom 5.50 50.00
2}^-in. CHn«ESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 2.50 22,50
3M-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 7.50 70.00
2i4-m. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds 2.25 20.00
2H-in. SMILAX, large plants 2.00 18.00
3H-in. STEVIA 5.50 50.00
2}4-in. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2.25 20.00
314-in. PRIMULA Malacia 7.00 65.00
3J^-in. SNAPDRAGON, White, Pink or Yellow, large giant flowering. . 6.50 60.00
FERNS, Bostons, Piersoni, Elegantissima, etc. Large plants, a
: .bargain SIO.OO, S15.00 and 20.00
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady Campbell,
2H-inch pots 2.50 22.50
Large Plants, 3}^-in. pots 3.25 30.00
Extra Large, Field-grown Plants 3.50 30.00
Pansy Plants
BY THE MILLION
READY NOW
In lour kinds: Mme. Perret, for cut flowers; Odier, very choice mixed; New
Orchid Pelargonium Flowering mixed; and Masterpiece (Giant Curled). Any
of the above kinds separate, $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000. Other varieties later.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Please remember that we will have this Fall and Winter hundreds of thousands o
Geraniums, Fuchsias, Heliotropes, Abutilons, Marguerites, etc., for sale from
2J-^-in. pots, in all the leading standard and fancy varieties; also an assortment of 28
fancy varieties of CANNAS. Don't forget us in placing your orders. Better still,
call and see our stock growing, see every plant labeled to name, and pick out what you
need.
Our grounds and greenhouse aVe close to D. L. & W. R. R. Station and all trolleys
pass our place.
Correspondence solicited.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ferns
Assorted varieties, strong healthy
plants, from 2\i-in. pots at $3.00 per
100; $25.00 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS. In 8 of the best
varieties, ready for potting at $1 .00 per
100; $9.50 per 1000. 10c. extra per
100 by mail.
POINSETTIAS. 2J^-in., well-grown
stock at $.500 per 100; $45.00 per 1000.
Trank N. [skesen, Madison, N.J.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Asparagus Sprengeri
3-in. pots, S4.00 per 100; i-in. pots, $6.00
per 100; 4H-in. $8.00 per 100; 5-in. $10.00
per 100. ^
SMHiAX. 4-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
CARNATION, Lady Bountiful. $5.00
per 100. Cash with order.
S. G. BENJAMIN, FishkiU, N. Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Good Stock
100 1000
SWTT.AX. 214-in $2.00 J17.50
ASPAKAOITS plumosus . . . 3.00 25.00
ASPASAQUS Sprensrerl . . . 3.00 25.00
For cash only.
MAGNUS PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HATCHERI
3-inch, $8.00 per 100.
: ',2 -inch, $4.00 per 100.
Seedllng-s, $12.00 per 1000.
Greenhouse grown seed, $6.00 per 1000.
William Ehmon, Corfu, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SMILAX
Cash with order
DePEWBROS.,Nyack, N.Y.
'°'~~ ~ ■ '--- the Exchange when writing.
Boston ferns, l&too'',^i^o
Roosevelt ferns, ?So.bo?e?°i(JSa
WhitnianiCompacta,^eta!^SS
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
FERNS
ScholzeU, Heavy, from 6-in., 40c.: 5-in.. 30c •
4-in., lOc; 2;i-in., 3c. Whltmani, 6-in., heavy,
40c. Roosevelt, 6-in., 30c.
VINCA varlegata, from field, large plants. 5c.
ANTHERICUM variegata, suitable for o-in.
pots. 10c. Cash with order, please.
J.W.C.SEALY, Ly n brook. N.Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
iCondnuedjTom page 452)
(43) G-rowing Asters under Glass. —
Will you kindly let me know, through
your valued paper, the opinion and ad-
vice of any g-rower of Asters under
glass on the following questions: If
Queen of Market Aster seed is sown in
January and transplanted 2in. apart in
March, transplanting the second time
in early April, 9in. apart, maintainin;g
a night temperature of 50 degrees and
a day temperature of T5 degrees, will
they come into crop by the end of
June? By maintaining fire heat, with
ventilators partly opened, would a
higher night temperature hasten the
flowering materially, with a corre-
sponding increase in day temperature
to 85 degrees or 90 degrees, with air
on?— J. H. S., Conn.
— Queen of the Market Asters,
treated as described by the inquirer,
would probably bloom by the end of
June, and possibly at an earlier date.
The plants at no time during their
growth should receive a check, and a
uniform moisture at the roots should
always be maintained. It is suggested
that some of the many fine varieties of
the larger flowering Asters also be
tried. They will not be much later
than Queen of the Market and their
blooms are incomparably better. The
higher night and day temperature
would undoubtedly hasten the Asters
into bloom, but both the plants and
stems would probably be weaker, and
such an increase in temperature is not
advised. The greenhouses will need
a light shading by June 1 probably.
(44) Plant for Identification. — Under
separate cover I send you spray from a
hard wood shrub five feet high. A
friend raised it from seeds she bought
under the name of "Bird of Paradise,"
but she forgot where she bought it. I
cannot find the name in any list I have.
She has grown it as a house plant for
seven years, and it has never bloomed.
The foliage drops in the Fall when she
puts it in the cellar. Will you please tell
its name, whether it is hardy, and how
soon it will bloom after the seeds are
planted? — K. J., Ohio.
— The spray of hard wood shrub sub-
mitted for identification is either an
Acacia or a Mimosa. It would be very
difficult without the aid of its fiowers to
determine to which of the above genera
it belongs, and what species it is. It
certainly is not the "Bird of Paradise,"
which is Strelitzia Reginse. As it is
impossible to fix accurately the name,
the second and third questions cannot
be answered.
Coming Exhibitions
^OTXvard us promptly
jibitiom.)
Mt. Kisco, N. Y. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien.
Sec'y, Mt. Kisco, N. Y.
New Haven, Conn. — Third Annual Dah-
lia and General Exhibition of Flow-
ers, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., to be
held in Harmon Hall, Elm St., Sept.
17 and 18. Schedules may be had of
David Wyllie, sec'y, 47 Arthur St.,
New Haven.
Newport, B. I. — Autumn Exhibition of
the Newport Horticultural Society, to
be held in Covention Hall, Newport
Beach, September 16 to IS. Secre-
tary, William Gray, Bellevue ave.,
Newport, R. I,
Newport Beach, B. I. — Autumn exhibi-
tion of Newport Horticultural Society,
at Convention Hall, Sept. 16 to 18,
inclusive. Premium list may be ob-
tained from William Gray, recording
secretary.
New York, N. Y. — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New York, in the En-
gineering Bldg., 24-33 W. 39th st.
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Roses,
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept. 23 to 25.
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses,
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants, etc.. Nov. 5 to 7.
Orang'e, N. J. — Eighth Annual Dahlia,
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Floricultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall. Sept. 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
Fliiladelpliia, Pa. — Dahlia exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety, Sept. 16, 3 to 10 p.m. Chrysanthe-
mum exhibition to be held during the
week of Nov. 3. Schedules for these
exhibitions may be obtained of David
Rust, Secretary, Horticultural Hall,
Broad St. below Locust.
Tarrytown, N. Y. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
From a Far Away Country
Messrs. R. Vincent. Jr.. and Sons Co.
of White Marsh, Md., came last week
into receipt of a letter from N. Cooper
& Co., of Poona, India, askin^r for their
catalog, terms and discounts, the inquiry
stating that the Vincent advertisement
had been noted in The Florists* Ex-
change.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 234-inch stock in largest and best
assortment. S3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns) . Strong,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-inch pots, $4.00 per
doz., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per doz.,
S45.00 per 100. Large specimens in 16-inch
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition,
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2-inch
stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 5-inch,
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An exceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2J^-incn
stock, S1.20 per doz.. $9.00 per 100.
bushy, 2K-inch stock, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled with Fern Seedlings
numbering several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting; assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, Sl.OO
per 100, S9.50 per 1000; S9.00 per 1000 in 10,000
lots and S8.50 per 1000 in 20.000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
PTERIS ANDERSONI.
Queen of the Pteris
family. A distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
handsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
able
all
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2}i-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., S20.00 per 100:
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.50
per 1000.
Price list, comprising 50 best commercial Ferns,
on application.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
FERNS
BOSTON FERNS
from special, carefully selected
stock, compact growth
Not able to house them all, I offer a
limited amount from bench at $25.00 and
$35.00 per 100 ; 25 same rate ; ready for
5- and 6-in. pots.
Assorted Table Ferns from 214-in.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having considerably increased my
stock of same, I am in the position to
fill larger orders, at prices as follows:
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100: Clumps. $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumiis) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, ^6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100 ; from 4-in. pots,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
All express orders. Cash or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue - JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
August 30, 1913.
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CBAIB ttmUTY LEADS
,As was to be expected, our superb exhibit at the S. A. F. Convention at Minneapolis was one of the leading features. The same quality
stock is to be at our two mammoth places every day in the year, Place your order now. Look over the following list to fill your require-
ments, or send for our new catalog; it's worth having.
CROTONS
The Croton, with its highly-colored foliage.is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
in the world, carrying at the present time for Fall
sales over 100,000 plants in over 400 varieties, all
of the very highest quality and brilliantly colored.
2J^2-in. pots, strong plants,
S20 per 100, $175 per 1000
4-!n. pots, strong plants.. S30 per 100, $275 per 1000
5-in. pots, strong plants, S50, S75 and SlOO per 100
6-in. pots, strong plants,
812, $15, SIS and $24 per doz.
7-in. pots, strong plants, $24, $30 and $36 per doz.
8-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants,
$24, $30 and $36 per doz.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants,
$5, $6 and $7.50 each
12-in. and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants,
$10, $15 and $20 each
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
CROTON PUNCTATA
One of the finest and most satisfactory varieties
for basket work and centers of ferneries.
2}^-in. pots $8 per 100, $75 per 1000
3-in. pots $20 per 100, S150 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per 1000
8-in. pots, made up $18 and S24 per doz.
CROTON NORWOOD BEAUTY
This variety is one of the best of our seedlings,
raised three years ago, and we are now in a position
to offer same in quantity and at very reasonable
prices. This variety has an oak-shaped leaf and is
brilliantly colored red, yellow and orange.
4-in. pots, heavy $50 per 100
6-in. pots, heavy $18 per doz.
CROTONS— Narrow Leaf Types
Delicatlssima, Golden Thread and Florence
_ These varieties are indispensable for table decora-
tion and we predict a great future for them as
nothing surpasses them for use in artistic arrange-
ment.
4-in. pots $30 per 100
5-in. pots $50 and $75 per 100
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
NEW SEEDLING VARIETIES
4-in. pots, strong plants,
$3 each, $30 per doz., $200 per 100
6-In. and 7-in. pots, larger plants,
$3.50, $4 and $5 each
Thei_ __ _ ^ _. .„..
as the highly-colored Drac
medium siz*s can be used to great advantage in
making up the popular Christmas baskets, while the
large specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any firm
in this country.
DRACAENA GODSEFFIANA
Green and white leaf, very hardy; fine for baskets.
2}i-in. pots $10 per 100
3-in. pots $15 per 100
4-m. pots $25 per 100
DRACAENA MASSANGEANA
4-m. pots $7.50 per doz., $50 per 100
6-in. pots $15 and $18 per doz.
8-in. pots $2, $2.50 and $3 each
10-in. pots $3.50. $4 and $5 each
DRACAENA FRAGRANS
Plain green leaf.
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
B-in. tubs $18 per doz.
DRACAENA BRONZE BEAUTY
2H-in. pots $12 per 100
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $9 and $12 per doz.
Larger specimens $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3 each
DRACAENA BAPTISTII
Long, broad foliage, cream, red and orange.
6-in. pots $1, $1.25 and $1.50. each
DRACAENA AMABILIS
Green and pinkish white; very line.
S-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $9 per doz.
0-'"- P°« $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA SANDERIANA
Small, light green leaves, edged with creamy
white. Fine for center of fern dishes or basket
2H-in. pots $15 per 100
DRACAENA LORD WOLSELEV
One of the very best varieties for Christma
bright red in color.
2-in. pots $12 per 100
3-in. pots, very heavy $25 per 100
4-in. pots, very heavy $35 per 100
5-in. pots, very heavy $7.50 and $9 per doz.
6-in. pots, very heavy $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA STRICTA GRANDIS
Carmine red leaves.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA SHEPHERDII
Carmine and green leaves.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6.in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA TERMINALIS
Exceptionally well colored.
4-in. pots, strong plants $30 and $35 per 100
5-in. pots, strong plan ts $50 and $75 per 100
6-in. pots, extra strong $12 and $15 per doz.
We would suggest ordering the above early as
the demand is always great.
DRACAENA MANDAIANA
Large, bright red leaf, beautifully colored.
3-in. pots $25 per 100
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $75 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA DE SMETIANA
4-in. pots $0.50 each
5-in. pots $0.75 and SI each
6-in. pots $1.25 and $1.50 each
DRACAENA BRAZILIENSIS (Rare)
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $6 and S9 per doz.
DRACAENA MME. WINKLEMAN (New)
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA GLADSTONE (Rare)
4-in. pots S6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA GUILFOYLEII (Rare)
4-in. pots $6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA TITWORTHII (Rare)
4-in. pots 86 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA SEEDLINGS
Some beautiful varieties in many colors.
4-in. pots $5 each
DRACAENA INDIVISA
Excellent as a decorative plant.
5-in. pots $20 per 100
6-in. pots $35 per 100
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
6-in. pots $1 and $1.25 each
7-in. pots $2 each
10-in. and 12-in. tubs, specimen plants,
$5, $6, $7.50, $10, $12.60, $15 and $20 each
PANDANUS VEITCHII
Well-colored plants.
2K-in. and 3-in. pots $30 per 100
4-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
5-in. pots $9 per doz., $70 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
8-in. pots $24 and $30 per doz.
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA
5-in. pots, 4 and 5 tiers $9 per doz., $70 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz.
ARECA LUTESCENS
Perfect plants with rich, dark green foliage. Our
stock has been grown cool and hard. It is in
splendid condition and will surely give satisfaction.
4-in. pots, made up $25 per 100
6-in. pots, made up, 26 to 28 in. tall,
$12 per doz., $90 per 100
8-in. pots, made up, very heavy, 36 to 42 in. tall,
$30 and S36 per doz.
10-In. pots, made up, very heavy, 60 to 66 in. tall,
$4 and $5 each
10-in. tubs, made up, very heavy, 72 to 80 in. tall,
$6 and $7.50 each
KENTIAS
Kentla Belmoreana and Kentla Forsteriana.
3-in. pots, 4 to 5 leaves. .$15 per 100, $140 per 1000
6-in. pots, 3 plants, heavy, 18 to 24 in. tall,
$9 and $12 per doz.
FICUS CHAUVERII
6-in. pots, 18 in. high $6, $9 and $12 per doz.
Large plants $1 .50, $2 and $2.50 each
being j 6-in. pots, 24 i
FICUS UTILIS
finer than we have heretofore ofTered.
surely give satisfaction.
6-in. pots, 2 ft. tall $1.50 each
6-in. pots, 2>2 ft. tall $2.00 each
7-in. pots, 3 ft. tall $2.50 each
8-in. pots, 4 ft. tall $3.00 each
10-in. and 11-in. tubs, 5 ft. to 10 ft. tall,
$4, $5, $6 and $7.50 each
Branch plants, exceptionally fine,
$2.50, S3, $3.50, $4 and $5 each
FICUS CRAIGII
4-in. pots, 15 in. tall $35 per 100
6-in. pots, 18 in. to 24 in. tall $6 and $9 per doz.
Large plants $12 and $15 per doz.
150,000 NEPHROLEPIS— In Variety
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties; in fact,
we are the headquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to have
Every Variety of Nephrolepis in Every
Size Every Day in the Year.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
IMPROVED
214-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100
6-in. pots S6 and $9 per doz.
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
Large plants $1, $1.50 and $2 each
Largest plants $2, $2.50, $3 and $3.50 each
NEPHROLEPIS SCHOLZELI
2).i'-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $6 per doz., $45 per 100
6-in. pots, very heavy $9 per doz., $70 per 100
8-in. Ji-pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
10-in. s^-pots SIS and $24 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS AMERPOHLl
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TODEAOIDES
2 >4 -in. pots $5 per 100, $45 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $50 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz.
9-in. and 10-in. tubs $18, $24 and $36 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS
Wm. K. Harris
The finest variety for large plants, being a great
improvement over the old Boston.
2>-4-in. pots S6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
11-in. tubs $2, $2.50, $3, $4 and S5 each
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS HARRISII
A dwarf type of the Nephrolepis Harrisii and ex-
cellent in all sizes from 4-in. plants up.
214-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100. $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS GIATRASU
8-in. pots $15 and $18 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
COMPACTA
A dwarf compact form of Nephrolepis Elegan-
tissima, each plant making an ideal shape.
2Ji-in- pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots. $12 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII
Our stock is in superb condition.
2U-in. pots $5 per 100, $45 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
6-in. pots, heavy $9 per doz., $70 per 100
S-in. ?4-pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
10-in. 34' -pots $18 per doz.
11-in. tubs $2, $2.50 and $3 each
13-in. tubs, specimens $4, $5 and $6 each
NEPHROLEPIS SMITHII
The greatly improved Ainerpohlii. It is a com-
pact form, much finer than Amerpohlii and does not
break down in the center. The fronds are carried
on wiry stems. This variety will have a wonderful
sale up to a 6-in. pot, being particularly showy for
2j4'-in. pots.
6-ui. pots
.$10 per 100. $90 per 1000
$25 per 100
$6 and $9 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TUBEROSA PLUMOSA
This beautiful Fern is quite distinct from all of
the other varieties of the Boston Fern in so much
that it has been raised from the Japan species
Nephrolepis Tuberosa, which type is much hardier
than the Exaltata.
The fronds are long and narrow, the pinnules
beautiful plumose which are of light color, giving
the fronds a beautiful effect on account of the two
distinct shades as well as its graceful waviness,
and will be found a great and distinct addition to
collection Ferns.
21-f-in. pots $15 per 100, S140 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per 1000
NEPHROLEPIS ROBUSTA (New)
Place orders at once for Neph. Robusta. The
Silver Medal Fern at the National Flower Show,
winning over all competition. We claim this
variety to be the finest of all the crested Nephro-
lepis, being exceptionally fine in large sizes. It is
the strongest grower of all the Nephrolepis Ferns,
never reverts and every plant is symmetrical and
salable in all £ "
. pots, strong pla:
$20 per 100, $150 per 1000
"$50 per 100, S400 per 1000
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS
3-tn.pots $7 per 100, $65 per 1000
4-in. pots $12 per 100, $110 per 1000
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
4-in. pots, heavy $12 per 100
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM
3-in. pots, heavy $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $6 per doz., S45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
11-in. tubs $24 per doz.
ASPLENIUM AVIS NIDUS
Bird's Nest Fern. Plants of exceptional quality.
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
A Grand New Dwarf Fern
"TEDDY JUNIOR"
DWARF ROOSEVELT
Ready for June 1st delivery. Fine young plants
from 2J'4-in. pots.
$0.40 each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100, $200 per 1000
CYCLAMEN
This has been one of our specialties for over
twenty years. This year wegrew upwardsof 80,000
plants. In all of our experience we have never
seen a finer lot of plants. We are growing our
stock in new houses. They are absolutely clean
and perfect in every way, and not to be compared
with weakly-drawn stock offered at less money.
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per 1000
5-in. pots $50 per 100, $450 per 1000
6-in. Dots $75 and $100 per 100
7-in. pots SISO per 100
This will be profitable to anyone buying now.
BEGONIA GLOIRE DE CHATELAINE
The most beautiful of the Vernon type and Lor-
raine pink in color. .„„„
3-in pots .... $10 per 100, $75 per 1000
4-ln' pots $20 per 100, $150 per 1000
6-in! pots $35 per 100
GARDENIA VEITCHII
4-in. pots, very heavy.. .$20 per 100, $175 per 1000
6-in. pots, very heavy, will flo
Our stock
...- arly,
$0, $9 and $12 per doz.
isually large and exceptionally
GENISTA RACEMOSA
A large stock of well-grown plants for growing on.
3-in. pots, heavy '.$10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy S20 per 100, $175 per 1000
5-in. pots, heavy $35 per 100, $300 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $50 per 100, $400 per 1000
7-in. pots, heavy $75 per 100
Larger plants from $1 to $3 each
HYDRANGEAS
The new French Hydrangeas. All of the
varieties here offered have been tested by us under
ordinary conditions as to their adapt-jbility to
forcing for Easter. All have proven themselves
to be valuable additions. We have over 40,000
strong plants in the following varieties:
Bouquet Rose, bright pink; Gene de Vibraye,
bright rose; La Lorraine, bright pink; Mme. a
Riveram, bright .•--■- ».-..".— i.„.
Ma
: Ha
2>i-in. pots. . . ; . .$8 per 100. $75 per 1000
4^n pijts ... $20 per 100, $175 per 1000
6-in: Sots:;:::;'. sm per loo
Laraer plants $0.75, $1, $1.50 and $2 each
ROBERT CRAIG CO,, ^rtASELPHiArPAT
BRANCH. NORWOOD, PA.
Please mention the Ezcbange when wrltine:.
456
The Florists' Exchange
Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, R.OSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years >A^rite for our Wholesale l_lst lOOO Acres
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. J.
Just Received From Our Holland Nurseries i
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireas
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, - Geneva, N. Y.
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, Tu^i^JIl!^ Robbinsville, N.J.
Northern Grown Nursery Stock
We Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Assortment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
. Prices Reasonahlt. V^JtohiaJe Trade List for the Aslting
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES. North Abington. Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WA tt«*o ■■»-* A P/\c«'#''irfc*% *'° quote prices on specimen Ever-
© are 111 a X^UdlilUn greens that wUl be decidedly attr»c-
tiTe to anyone who ia BUYING TO SELL AGAIN. If you are in the market for
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer Tarietiea of Evergreens, send in your lists
aod we will give you a figure that will mftke you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
WE IMPORT FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE
Forcin'^ Lilacs, Roses, Palms, Araucarias, Azaleas. Rhododendrons: English or French
Manettl, Bay Trees. Boxwood Bushes. Pyramids. Globe Shaped or Fancy Clipped Forms etc.
Lily of the Valley, French and Holland Forcing Bulbs, Japan Lilies, etc.
A complete line of Nursery stock.
nentioD the Exchange when writing.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
.EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue.
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
the Exohapge when wrltiny.
H. Den Ouden & Son
500,000
California
PRIVET
2 -years old
1000
2 to 2H feet, 8 to 12 branches,$20.00
5 to 7 branches 15.00
2 to 4 branches, 10.00
Packing free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
THE OLD FARM NURSERIES K^ BosUoop, Holland
Rhododendrons & Azaleas
\A/rite for complete >A/holesale Catalogue
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Evergreens Otto Heiflecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, ""iTroSS^'""
ELIZABETH. N. J.
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
''Horticultural
Advertiser"
Thii IB The British Trade Paper being read
weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
Anaual subscription to cover cost of postage. 75
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Notts.
As the H._A. is a purely trade medium applicants
•hould, with the subscriptions, send a copy of
their catalogue or other evidence that tbcy belong
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
Please mention the Exchange whe
riting.
the Exchange when writing.
to the nursery or seed traH—
Address
Editors of the "H. A"
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
TheExchangc-Alertand Up-to-date
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Steele, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. KeiOiolz, Quedlinbur^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
■Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
WRITE FOR PRICES
Gt.YanWaYeren&Kruii!f
Quotations and Catalogs now ready on
all Bulbs, Azaleas, Rhododendrons,
Roses, Lilacs, Palms, Etc.
GT.vanWAVER[N&KRUIJffs,2.°rr.«'„'|;fra„.
140 N. 13th St.. PhUadelphla, Pa.
Large Trees
OAKS AND MAPLES
PINES AND HEMLOCKS
ANDORRA NURSERIES
WILLIAM WARNER HARPER. Prop.
Chestnut HIU, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Esohange -when writing.
Apple Trees
Plum Trees iis
Peach Trees
We will be able to furnish a limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper trees
this Fall.
JOS. H. BLACK SON ®. CO.
Hightstown. N. J.
Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
LARGE PRIVET
The F.E. CONINE NURSERY CO.
STRATFORD, CONN.
Fleaso mention the Exohange when writing.
EBBIN6E & VAN GROOS koster & CO.
Formarly THE HORTKULTUIUU CO.
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Hardy Nwaery Slack, Such asH.P. ROSCS
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS .CLEMATIS
nUXUS.CHOtCF EVERGREENS, PEONICn
Etc. Aak lor catalog.
Please mention the Exchang:e when writing.
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JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
Send for List
HOLLANDIA
NURSERIES
, Boskoop, Holland
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Catalosvx Jree on demand
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AUERICAir ASSOCIATION OF inrSSEBTnOlN
President, J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester, N. T. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland O. . ' _ - .
Symphoricarpos Racemosus
(Subject of this week's illustration.)
A native shrub which has attracted much attention
as one of much value in collections of berry plants for
Autumn and early Winter decoration, is the White
Snowberry, or Waxherry, Symphoricarpos racemosus.
It bears rose colored flmvers in leafy racemes, in
Midsummer. The berries
which follow become of the ^"^"^^"^"^^^^^^^^^
size of marbles, white in
color, in small clusters, and,
being displayed until quite
cold freezing weather, and
all Winter in mild climates.
It is much used in plant-
ings. Our representation of
it displays a fair specimen
of it as seen in October.
This species is native to
western New York, Can-
ada, etc., and is one of
three or four species all na-
tives here.
One other species, S. vul-
garis, is called Red Snow-
berry to distingiush it from
the white one just de-
scribed. Its berries are
not quite as large as those
of the white, but they are
more numerous and, as the
shoots bend over with their
weight, the appearance of
the bush is that of a
weeper.
A third sort, S. occiden-
talis, is not in demand as
are the others. Its berries
are white, but they are not
produced so plentifully as
in S. racemosus.
The two species, racemo-
sus and vulgaris, are excel-
lent for planting in groups
for the sake of the Autumn
display of their berries, a
display of great merit.
Aside from their value in
the way described there is
still another, which is their —^^^^—^-^^^—^^^
use in retaining the soil of
banks liable to be washed out. They are invaluable for
this purpose. They make undergrowth shoots, as well
as others which trail along the ground, and these and
their roots form a wire-like screen, which prevents the
washing away of the soil. This is especially true of the
S. vulgaris, and when planted for tlie purpose of hold-
ing soil more of it than of racemosus should be used,
but a portion of the white-berried one adds to the
attraction of the berries of the mass.
^1 Considering the beauty of ^Esculus parvi-
p .f, ,.-, flora, it is a surprise to those familar
x-arviiiora -^y■,^Y, ^^,■^^ jij^uh to find how little known
it is in general collections. It is more often seen on old
estates than newer ones, and in such situations the
bushes are often ten feet or more in diameter of spread.
The bush continually spreads, partly by rooting as it
extends, but more from the nature of this' species to form
low side growths r.-ither than upright ones. Many of
these bushes no more than 4ft. high are 12ft. In width.
This iEscuhis flowers in profusion in Midsummer. The
flowers are in long, slender panicles, white in color, with
pinkish red stamens, forming a beautiful display, as
every one of its numerous shoots presents to view a
panicle of flowers. There is no other ^Escuhis of the
same nature as this, that of forming a bush so low in
height with such a great spread of growth. The growth,
too, is so close that there is a perfect surface of foliage
and flnwf-rs.
Another one of a shrub nature is known as j35sculus
Pavia, formerly Pavia rubra, but this forms but a com-
paratively small bush; in fact, it is more inclined to an
ujiright rather than a procumbent growth.
Among the many changes in botanical classification
these bushes have not escaped. Formerly all smooth
shelled ^sculus were called Pavias, the prickly ones
only being ^Esculus, a good distinction. At that time
the one of our notes, parviflora, as well as rubra and
flava, were all Pavias, the .(Esculus embracing the well
known Horse Chestnut, JE. Hippocastanum, M. rubi-
cunda and /E. glabra, and varieties of these. Though
iiur /E. parviflora is a native of Georgia and South
Carolina, it is hardier than would be supposed. There
is no question of its complete hardiness as far north as
New York City at least, and it has been grown farther
north than there.
Though profuse in its flowering, as aforesaid, seeds
of it -are rarely seen, which accounts for its not being
iilentiful in nurseries. Still there is its propagation by
fUvision and other means available to get up a supply,
and if nurseries maintained a stock of it, it would soon
become -more visible in shrubberies than it is today.
fa , Nearly everyone is familiar with the com-
^amDucus ^^^ Elderberry, Sambucus Canadensis,
as it is common in many States, and its
large, flat heads of white flowers, followed by its black
colored berries when ripe, cause every one to take notice
of it.
Symphoricarpos racemosus
Another native species, but one not so common as the
other, is the red berried Elder, Sambucus pubens. It
is more often found in states on the Canadian border
than elsewhere. It is oftener cultivated than Canaden-
sis, both because it is not so common and because of
its clusters of bright red berries, which ripen very early
in Spring. But very few shrubs ripen their berries so
quickly as does the Sambucus. It is said the two varie-
ties mentioned are sometimes found growing together,
the bright red berries of pubens mingling with the white
flowers of the Canadensis, as the latter flowers later
than pubens. If desired these two could be intermingled
in plantings, to produce the same efl'ect.
There is another red berried Elder, the S. racemosa,
a native of Southern Europe and Siberia. As it grows
with us it is much stronger than pubens, making a height
of 6ft. to 8ft. in time, much the same as Canadensis
does. The pubens is said to make as large a growth as
this, which it may do in places, but with us it is not
nearly as vigorous as Canadensis. It is not found in
many collections, probably through nurserymen not
keeping it, in many cases.
"The Elder of Europe is S. nigra. It makes a small
tree, its berries being used for making wine, as are
those of our species, the Canadensis. There are golden
leaved, cut leaved and other varieties of it; nigra, the
golden leaved one, being much used by our landscape
gardeners in their plantings. It maintains its yellow
color through the Summer.
rnu^ iw A • It IS a pleasure to find more attention
The Juountain i x, ht i. ■ a i. ii.
■ . given to the Mountain Ash than was
formerly accorded it, for it well de-
serves it. It is a tree that asks no care in the way of
pruning, growing to an excellent outline, and makirig
rapid growth until its full size is attained. Then its
foliage is always attractive. It is of a pinnate nature
having a dozen or so leaflets, and these are always of a
deep green color. Then in Spring there is its display
of large clusters of white flowers. The berries which
follow these are of a bright red color and greatly adorn
the tree. They ripen in late Summer, and hold on in
good condition until well into Winter, unless robins find
them out in their flight southward, when cold weather
warns them.
In the two species, Sorbus Americana and S. Aucu-
paria, there is very little difference. To the ordinary
observer one is not difl'erent from the other, but in some
lists it is claimed that the Americana is of smoother
bark and lesser size than Aucuparia, making a height
to 2nft. while Aucuparia grows to 40ft.
There is a third species that may be mentioned, the
S. sambucifolia, which grows in the Western States
chiefly. It is but a small tree or shrub, closely re-
sembling Americana in foliage and fruit.
These several species of Mountain Ash occupy a po-
sition alone, in that of being trees with conspicuous
clusters of red berries, referring particularly to the
Americana and Aucuparia. It is mostly to shrubs or,
at most, quite small trees, such as some of the Haw-
thorns, that we look for such a display, and no Haw-
tliorn or any other such berry bearing shrub or tree has
the beautiful berries of the Mountain Ash.
« .. There are more than a dozen species of
5L \^^ . native Smilax in our country, one of which
walteri i^^^^ ^^^^^^^ f^^,^^ ^^,j^^ florists and others for
decorative purposes. It is the S. laurifolia. Its ever-
green character and its lengthy shoots are what call for
its use.
The one these notes are intended to refer to, the S.
AN^alteri, is not evergreen, but it stands almost alone in
having red berries, the only one save lanceolata, a quite
scarce species, the berries of which are reputed to show
red at first, ending black, the usual color of all the Smilax
berries. Walteri is an excellent kind to have in collec-
tions of vines. It makes a growth of about 12ft. each
season, flowering in May or June. The flowers, though
but of a greenish color, are fragrant, and then, as afore-
';iid, the berries are of a red color. When they reach
lliis color, as the berries are as large as peas or larger,
tlie red berries and bright green leaves form a pretty
|iicture. Though the foliage is deciduous, the berries
are displayed all Winter where hard freezings do not
injure them.
Regarding its hardiness, it thrives very well in Penn-
sylvania, notwithstanding that it is more a Southern than
a Northern species, growing wild from New Jersey to
Georgia.
A prickly character is associated more or less with all
Smilax, but Walteri is practically free from this.
Those who have seen this Smilax growing in its more
southern localities say of it that it covers small trees
and bushes in the swamps to great advantage when its
lierries are displayed showing their full scarlet color.
_, _ , . Gardeners who come to us from Europe
Ihe Uelgian ^j, j^jj ^f j^^ exquisite perfume of
Uoneysuckle ^^^^ ^;j^ Woodbine as it grows in the
hedgerows of various countries there. This is the Loni-
cera Periclymenura, a Honeysuckle growing to several
feet a season; not the rapid growing vine many Japanese
sorts are, but leading all in the sweet perfume of its
flowers.
It is not often to be had in collections here, but there
is a variety of it known as L. Belgica which has the same
delightful odor, and flowers of a deeper color than the
type itself. Periclymenum has heads of yellowish
white flowers, carmine on the outside. The variety
Belgica has flowers of a bright red outside, besides be-
ing of rather more vigorous growth than the type. This
variety, when given good, deep, moist soil, grows freely
and gives a succession of bloom all Summer long. Both
it and Periclymenum are of a half shrubby nature,
neither vine nor shrub. They suit rock work or other
formations where they can ramble at will without being
looked to for climbing. The shoots they make do not
seek to be supported. In fact, if there be a place on a
lawn where such a growing plant would suit, it could be
planted and allowed to care for itself.
Wherever planted it appreciates a good pruning be-
fore growth commences in Spring, preparatory to its
inakirTg vigorous shoots to give fine heads of flowers.
The common Honeysuckles of our gardens, used so
much for treUises, arbors and the like, are not real
Woodbines as horticulturists understand it, though often
so called by those not aware of the distinction. There
are customers who come to nurseries knowing the dis-
tinction and who, when asking for Woodbine, have in
mind the Periclymenum or its variety Belgica.
The Best Known Trade Paper to the Florists,
Seedsmen and Nurserymen of America
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VINCA MINOR AUREA
Golden Myrlle
3-inch pot. $1.00 per doz. , $8.00 per 100. Strong,
field-grown, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
LYTHRUM ROSEUM
Perry's Variely
New cherry red Loosestrife; fine for borders and
wet places; grand for margin of ponds, lakes, etc.
Strong, field-grown plants, $2.00 per doz.
A [Bed planted with these two novelties at the outdoor
exhibit at the Minneapolis Convention attracted
considerable attention.
Peonies for Fall Planting L'^^'^ki^l^^
Strong divisions, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100.
f ESTIVA MAXIMA, extra white, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
NE PLUS ULTRA DUC DE CAZES, choice pinks, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100.
\h/Ni. TRICKER, Arlington, N. J.
FRUIT TREES ESgJ^S
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POINSETTIAS
The panning season is now on. Plant now, into the larger pans, for a growth of from 2 to
3 feet. Plant from September 1st on, into the smaller sizes and for shorter growth. _
Whatever size you are planting, you must have good plants of an even size and thrifty,
to insure success. Our large stock and our success in propagating this plant, enables us to give
you stock that is absolutely RIGHT. , r , . . -.t . i . i_ t
We will have a large supply to meet the demand for this purpose and will be pleased to book
your order at any time. From 2H-inch pots at So.OO per 100. $45.00 per 1000.
CARNATIONS
We have the following varieties in well-grown plants: Enchantress and White Wonder
at $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000. St. Nicholas at $8.00 per 100. $70.00 per 1000.
JsJote. — We have discontinued growing CALLA Ethiopica, and have 150 fine large bulbs
to sell. These have been in our possession severaI,seasons and we know them to be free from
disease. $10.00 buys the lot,
BAUR & STEINKAMP camauonBreedeTs Indjanapoljs, Ind.
Plaa«e mentiop the Exohmgp wh«n writJnt.
SMILAX
Strong Plants, 2J^-in. $1.25 per
100 ; $10.00 per 1000.
A<fpr PlantQ~L^^y Roosevelt,
rtalCI I laillS Crego, Semple's,
fine plants, $2.00 per 1000 ; $8.50
for 5000.
Primula Malacoidesiig?^:
$2.00 per 100 ; $5.00 for 300.
Hardy English lvies-/i|.r:
$8.00 per 100.
Viniotc — L^rge field clumps, Prin-
TlUICld cess of Wales, Cauli-
florinus and Lady Campbell,
$5.00 per 100 ; $45.00 per 1000.
Cabbage Plants-^lo^f:;
1000 ; $8.50 for 10,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOI-, PA.
Ferns, Araucarias
and Primulas
Our stocks of these plants are very fine
this year, no better can be bought for the
money.
NEPHROLEPIS HarrisU. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitmani. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.
DISH FERNS. The best varieties only,
$4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconica. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chinensis. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5%- and 6-m.
pots, 3, 4, 5 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. 5}i-in. pots, fine plants,
40c. each.
Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROTHERS
Second and Bristol Sts.,
and Rising Sun Avenue
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American Florist
DIRECTORY
(New Edition)
1913
Just off the press. Copies may be
had at $3.00, postpaid, from
The FLORISTS' EXCHANGE
2 to 8 Duane Street, - - New York N. Y
ASTERS
SO.OOO LATE BRANCHING nhlte, pink,
rose, purple, lavender; just right for late plant-
ing, SI JO per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Assorted kinds, *"*'
2-inch pots $1.25
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. 2}i-inch 1.50
VmHITTI A C CHINENSIS, OBCON-
rnlM U JUaa. ica, white, pink, laven-
der, red; BABY and MALACOIDES 2.00
SWAINSONA ALBA, 2}i-inch 2.00
Cash, please.
BYER BROS.,ChanibefslHir;,Pi.
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PERGOLA ROSES
In all shapes for Wall, Fences and Orchard Houses
g°^„„ ROSES, Dwarf and Standard Zdf''' ''■''°'
PARTICULARS ON APPLICATION
Daring September and early October, our S\iR. H. A. BARNARD IojUI
be in tbe United States
Address !
Hotel Albert, University Place, NEW YORK CITY
He would be glad to hear from anyone interested
& CO., Royal Nurseries, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Mddx., England
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Micheisen&Co.
Naarden. HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
Please send list of wants. Catalogue on applica-
tiou. American address,
c/s MALTUS & WARf, 14 Stone Street, New Ytili Gty
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California Privet
BerberisThunbergii lyear
Ampelopsis Veitcnii i year
At Bargain prices.
HARRY B. EDWARDS
LITTLE SILVER. N. J.
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B/)e WEEK'S WORK
Bv FRITZ BAHR
The Decorative Stock
1*111 T7p tbe Falm House Now
While flowering plants in pots and
such plants as are to furnish cut flowers
are of great importance to the florist,
and require months, and frequently more
than a whole year of culture in order
to haye them in for a certain time, u-e
usually let the specialist grow our wants
in Palms and other decorative stock. It
is a cheaper and better way. We buy
our plants grown, ready for the counter,
and have always a good assortment on
hand, for there is not a day in the whole
year when we do not have a call for
them, and often when we are short of
flowers a sale can be made by offering a
nice Kentia, Fern, Pandanus or Aspi-
distra. Money invested in a good stock
of these and the half dozen other plants
usually found at the retailers, always
comes back with good interest. I call
attention to this now because the Palm
house, where all of these plants, or most
of them, are usually kept, should be full
of good things by October 1. Why wait
until cold weather is with us once more
to have such plants shipped long dis-
tances? Get the plants in the meantime.
Give the Palm house a good cleaning;
then till it up and make things attractive
for the opening of anbther season — the
best one you ever had. Only bv carry-
ing a good supply of salaWe stock can
you expect to do bi'siness and make
money, and. as most of these plants will
with fair treatment grow on and increase
in value, it is not very likely that you
will ever become over stocked with them ;
you are more apt. by far, not to pay suf-
ticpnt attention to their value.
Winter Flowering Peas
Time to Sow Seed
The early part of September is early
enough for the average florist, who makes
thp growing of Sweet Peas under glass a
side issue, to sow seed. Ton do not want
them much before December. Get rid
of your Pompon Chrysanthemums tirst:
Swpnt Peas alwavs sell, and with the
excellent strains of Winter flowering va-
rieties, you cannot make a mistake in
sTowing n bench of them for early flow-
erin". With most of us. from now on
until flip first 'Miim» get out of the
w,nv. t^p bpurhes will bp rnther occunied,
and while one can carry the Sweet Peas
nlou£r nicplv for nborit four wppks or so
bpfnre planting them out on a bench,
avoid stunting the youn? stock bv carry-
ing it for too long a period in the pots,
for it is hnrd to hnvp such plants do
n^uch afterward. As ^ond a way as
anv for the small grower is to sow half
n dozen seeds in a S'^^iin. pot. thin the
plants out to two or three, and in three
or four weeks after sowing plant out on
n sunny bench with sufficient head room.
Plant out lOin. apart in the row and
allow 15in. between the rows, putting up
your wires across the bench and above
it, as well as the strings, before the
planting is begun. If you should not be
in a position to be able to give up bench
room for the Peas, you might make use
of the purline supports in the Carnation
houses ; not that this is the very best
place for the Peas, but quite a few can
be grown here that will furnish lots of
flowers, and if you keep the plants nicely
tied up and do not have more than one
or two plants to a support, the Carna-
tions need not suffer a great deal; it is
just a way out of It if you are short of
room.
Chrysanthemums
Top Dressing' tbe Bencbes
If the plants are going ahead as they
should, they ought to have formed a good
root mat by this time. The surface of
the benches, with daily watering, may
harden as soon as dried off a little, and
yet to cultivate it will mean to injure a
lot of live roots, which, in search of nour-
ishment, have found their way up to the
surface, and if any cultivating is to be
done at all be careful, for otherwise you
will really do more harm than good.
What is of great benefit at this time with
such plants is good top dressing of fine
loam and well rotted manure. Stir up
the surface just a little and spread a
layer one inch thick over it, followed by'
a good watering. This is sure to bring
good results, and in from two to three
weeks you can repeat the dose. This will
be found a better way than applying too
thick a layer now. Always bear in mind
that only healthy growing stock is bene-
fited by a dose of fertilizer or a top
dressing. I do not know of any fertili-
zer which will help a sickly or yellow
plant. The trouble which causes a plant
to get into that state can never be re-
moved by additional food to the soil.
You must look for it elsewhere ; get the
plant into a good growing condition first,
then think about the fertilizer. Too
often a grower will make a bench of
sickly plants worse by applying fertilizer.
Healthy stock to commence with, sweet
soil, careful watering and strict atten-
tion will give you plants which will re-
quire fppding ; but sickly plants are never
benefited by it.
Marguerites
For Next Winter and Spring' Flowering
To the retail florist, the Marguerites,
whether the old standby, the Paris Daisy,
or the latest introduction. Mrs. F. San-
der, are all of valup, and should He
found in evpry greenhouse. With us,
Mrs. F. Sander is a splendid Summer
bloomer, far ahead of any of the others,
and while we have not a great deal of
use for it during the time we have all
kinds of other flowers, yet they make
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
459
ROSES
From 3-lnch pots — strong
Pink KlUarney, White Klllamey. Kalserin
Augusta Victoria. Richmond, Perle. Sun-
rise, Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland
Mrs. WardeU. SS.OO per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, Gniss an
Teplltz. Clothilde Soupert. Souvenir de
Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kalserin, Mrs. Taft (Antoine Rlvolre), Pink
KUlamey, My Maryland, Bride, Souvenir d«
Wootton, 3-inch pots, S15.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
Enchantress, and White Perfection. $7.00
per 100, S65.0O per 1000.
Lady Bountiful and White Wlnsor. S7.00
per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Crimson Beauty, Winsor, Princess Charm-
ing. Wadenekhe, $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000
Wlilte Wonder. $8.00 per 100.
Chrysanthemums
Autumn Glory, CulUngfordil, Harry May,
Kalb, Glory Pacific. John Shrimpton, Mrs.
Baer, Maud Dean, Golden Glow, Mayor Weav-
er, Winter Cheer, etc.
VIOLETS
1., $3.00 per 100, $25.00
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2ii-la. pots 3.00
FORGET-ME-NOT, 2 K -in. pots 3.00
SWAINSONA Alba, 2H-in. pots 4.00
POINSETTIAS, 2U-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 2ii-in. pots 3.00
STEVIA Compacta, 3^2-m. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, field-grown 6.00
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
nSHKILL, N. Y.
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PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, Alba Rosea and Sanguinea,
2^i-in. pot $1.75
OBCONICA Gigantea, 2J4-in. pot (The
Giant) 2.00
MALACOIDES. Giant Baby, 2>i-in. pot. . . 1.50
ASPARAGUS
Plumosus and Sprengeri, 2^-in. pot,
$18.00 per 1000 2.00
CINERARIA, Sept. 15th, 2M-in. pot 2.50
Cash or C. O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM "''oTo"''
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Tlia Pilcsi AAvertUcA In th* PlorUta'
Zxobanff* ar* for THB TKASa OK&T.
most desirable plants for the flowering
iborder. From now on cuttings of all
the Marguerites can be made, and you
should prepare a good sized batch for the
plant,-; you want for next Easter. It
is during the early Spring that the Mar-
guerites do their best, and a well grown
stock of them, not too large, can always
be disposed of during Easter week, in
fact, up to Memorial Day. The cuttings
you make now will be Just right, and
when once far enough advanced as young
plants in 3%in. pots will furnish you
with all kinds of cuttings for the plants
wanted next May, for bedding out or the
filling of window boxes .ind vases, for
which purpose many thousands are
yearly grown. If yon intend to have
stock for Winter blooming the plants
grown in pots during the Summer months
and kept in pots all Winter are by far
the best, for they will flower earlier and
more freely than those planted out on a
bench, where, in most instances, the
plants will grow to an enormous size and
give but few flowers before Spring. If
you have plants in the field, the present
is a good time to put them in 6in., Tin.
or Sin. pots, as may be required. They
will not mind this at all if kept shaded
for a few days and properly watered.
Seedling Perennials
Attend to the Transplanting
This is transplanting time for most of
the seedlings of the perennials sown dur-
ing the end of June or early July. Do
not allow them to grow spindly in the
seed beds. Any of such plants as Core-
opsis, Shasta Daisies, GaUlardias, Del-
phiniums, and others, while not all peren-
nials but classed under hardy stock, will
over-winter nicely when given about 4in.
of space between them. While most of
them will thrive and do fairly well in al-
most any soil, the better you prepare the
soil the better the results. Select a piece
of ground well drained ; in such, even
during a severe Winter, plants have a
better chance to pull through than in a
low place. If you should select a frame
to transplant into, see to it that proper
drainage is provided, so as not to permit
surface water to remain standing around
the plants. If you are growing on a
stock of Hollyhocks, give them open field
culture. We find this the best way to
keep them clean and free from disease.
AVhenever nursed along in frames we
have trouble with them one way or an-
other. There is still time to sow out
perennials and obtain fairly strong stock
by next Spring, but the plants should be
over-wintered in glass covered frames.
Many growers make use of pot culture
for quite a quantity of hardy stock dur-
ing the Winter months. You can do it
with Hollyhocks, Coreopsis, Gaillardiaa,
Oriental Poppies, Pyrethrums. Digitalis
and others by sowing the seed now and
keeping the stock moving in a Violet
house temperature during the Winter
months. You will have fair plants for
next Spring's sales. If you should hap-
pen to have a few old clumps of Shasta
Daisies on hand, now is a good time to
divide them into small pieces. Cut the
leaves back a little and plant out. This
will give you fine stock for next April
for planting out.
Primulas
Keep the Plants Moving:
Keep the Chinese Primulas and the
P. obconica moving. It is from now on
that they make rapid growth, and it is
not enough to water the plants every
day faithfully ; examine them and see if
they are not in want of a shift. Whether
the plants are plunged outside in frames
or are indoors on the branches, they need
plenty of space between them to have a
chance to develop properly. The minute
you crowd them or stance the stock in
small pots yellow leaves will be the re-
sult, and we see lots of plants in flower
during the Winter season which have a
lot of bad leaves, and but few would
remain if every imperfect one were re-
moved. You can grow a Chinese Prim-
ula to retail at .$1 or over and they sell,
but it requires culture to do it. A liberal
sized pot, a good sandy loam mixed with
one-third of well decomposed manure,
proper drainage, a house with a moist at-
mosphere, and the rest depends on you.
Plants now in 3% or 4in. pots, if you
have such and do not wish to give a
shift just now, will be benefited by an
occasional dose of liquid cow manure.
Let them have it every ten days, but
do not apply it so that the leaves will be
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarlas now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in $1.00 each.
6-m. pot plants, 6 to 7 leaves. 24-28 in jl.SQ each.
Made-up plants
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy $2.50 each.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 36 in. high, very bushy $3.75 each.
3-m.-8-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy $6.00 each.
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high J3.00 each.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36-40 in. high $3.50 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-44 in. high $4.00 each.
8-m. tub, 3 plants m a tub, 44-48 in. high $5.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 48-54 in. high $6.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa.
2 tiers, 6-8 in. high 35c. each.
2 and 3 tiers, S-10 in. high 45c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each.
PANDANUS Veitchii. Nicely variegated stock that will grow into money by Christmas. 4-in-
pot plants, ready to shift, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100.
BAY TREES, Standards.
48-in. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter $7.50 each.
48-in. stems; heads, 26-in. diameter $5.00 each.
BAY TREES, Half Standards.
30-in. stems; heads, 28-in. diameter $5.00 each.
30-in. stems; heads, 22-in. diameter $4.00 each.
PRIMULA Chinensls and Obconica. From as good a strain of seed as we can &nd. All colors.
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides $3.00 per 100.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., "^"^ffi'^'^^
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MADISON
The Money=iV\aking White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
250 plants or over 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Gash with order, or plants sent C. 0. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT- HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
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soiled by it, for it is a hard job cleaning
them again. Stock just shifted does not
require it, only those that have formed
quite a root mat and are, on that ac-
count, in need of extra nourishment, and
these should have it if you desire extra
fine plants tor next Chrisitmas.
Asparagus
Rose Stock
StlU Time to Plant Baskets
If you have good sized Sin. or 4in. pot
plants of Asparagus Sprengeri on hand,
you could not use them to better advan-
tage than for the filling of a good num-
ber of hanging baskets. While most flo-
rists do this work in June or July, as
also the planting out of the stock on
benches such as is intended to furnish
greens during the Winter months, there
is still time to do it now, and I know of
nothing that will pay better, as the
greens question is an important one with
most of us during the Winter months,
and nearly every retail grower in the
country has space at the ends of the
Mrs. Geo. Shawyer
Grafted or Own Root
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000.
500 Radiance
3-inch, $8.00 per 100.
AMERICAN BEAUTY, Per 100
4-in $12.00
houses, under gutters or along purlines,
where a few dozen 12in. or 14in. wire
baskets could be hung and made to pay
for themselves. Avoid such baskets over
the Carnations. Roses or 'Mums, for this
is bound to he bad for these plants, but
HILLINGDON, 4-in 10.00
SUNBURST, 4-in 16.00
PINK KILLARNEY, 4-in.,. 8.00
found, and just as good results can be
had with basket culture as with stock
planted out. Make use of rich soil and
water faithfully, and a heavy growth is
bound to follow. You can always sell to
good advantage during Winter any sur-
plus of good Asparagus you have on
hand, and, if .vou should happen to have
bench room, do not forget to plant a
liberal amount of A. Hatcheri. You will
appreciate what a good thing this really
CHAS. H. TOTTY
MADISON, N. J.
i
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a
s next January. It is the fastest grower
f them all, a fine green when cut, and
n excellent keeper.
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PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Assorted Feras for dishes. $3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
Kentias for centers, 10c each.
Kentia Belmoreana, 4 in., 26c. and 35c.; 5-
50c. and 75c.
FIELD GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
Mrs. Mackey, a clear pink of the Winsor
shade; free and early, a good keeper: $6.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000.
HENRY WESTOIN, Hempstead, IS. Y.
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DID YOU
See That?
At the Official Test, held by the
American Rose Society at the
famouB Elizabeth Park Rose Garden,
Hartford, Conn., June 21 and 28, out
of 25 Roses scoring,
EXCELSa
the New Red Hybrid Wichuraiana,
exhibited by the Conard & Jones
Co., was awarded certificate of
merit and Scored Highest of All.
Think of it as a fivid Red Dorothy
Perkins, color most enduring, prom-
ises to supersede the Crimson Ram-
bler type.
Let us stock you from our supply,
finest in America.
214-inch plants, ready now, $4.00
per 100, $35.00 per 1000
1-year and 2-year-old plants for
Fall delivery
M CONARD & MS CO.
WEST GROVE, PA.
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A TEW GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus.
DRACAENA indlvisa. 3-
5-in., $26.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2K-in-, S5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevine, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchnerj 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANl FERNS. 3-.n., lOc;
4-in., 16c.; 5-in., 25c.
VINCA varlegata. 2-in., 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
GEO. HI. EMHANS, NewtOH, N. J.
ALYSSUM, Giant Double, 2-in., $2.00 per
100, $18.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indlvisa, 2-in., $2.00 per 100,
SIS.OO per 1000.
LUPINES. Only good cut flower sorts,
2-in., S2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000.
GERANIUMS. See last issue for special
prices ; good stock ; careful packing.
ELMER RAWLINGS, OLEAN, N. Y.
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Chinese Primroses
Fine 2-in. stock in best mixed colors, $2.00
per 100. Malacoldes, 2-in. strong plants,
$2.00 per 100. Cash.
MO CTTFR Successor to J. F. RUPP,
.0. tllCn, SHIREMANSTOWN. PA.
The Home of Primroses.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa, 5-in., 60c.
DRACAENA Indivisa, 2-in., 2c.
BEGONIA Luminosa, 3-in., 3c.
BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in., 3c.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, 3-in., 5c.
Cash, or will exchange for Poinsettias,
2 or 3-in., or Asparagus Plumosus, 3-in.
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Boies Schenectady. N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
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Nothin' to do
But Grow
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^htleedle
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\sPHIN0riEUD-OHIO J
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PRIMROSES
FINEST MIXED
COLORS
Chinese and Obconica, 2}i-in., $2.00 per 100 ;
3-in., S3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS, Plumosus Nanus and Sprengeri,
2M-in-. S2.00 per 100; 3-in., S3.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN, Giganteum. Largest flowering,
ready to shift, 3-in., S4.00per 100.
CINERARIAS, Dwarf. Fine plants, 2Ji-in..
S2.00 per 100 ; 3-in., 3c. each.
SAMUEL WHinON, 232 churchdl Ave. Utica, N. Y.
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Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
POMPONS
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425 Lyndhurst, 750 Klondyke, 500 James Boone
$1.7S per 100, $15.00 per 1000.
QUIDNICK GffiENHOUSfS, QUIDNICK, It. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R.I.
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Tuxedo (N.Y.) Horticultural Society
The annual picnic of the Tuxedo Hort.
Society held on Wednesday, August 20,
was a most enjoyable affair and well at-
tended. It was held at Hillburn near
Suffern, N. Y. The stages left Tuxedo
at 9.30 a.m. arriving at the destination
about 10.30. On arrival everyone par-
ticipated in the refreshments, which
were served by Frederick Bentley. Af-
ter this the games and sports started.
George Burnett and Mrs. Burnett, Mrs.
Sam Burnett and Wm. Burnett motored
in from town. J. D. Knickman, rep-
resenting Bobbink & Atkins .made quite
a hit with the ladies by presenting
them with Mallows in sonie very
pretty colors. E. Hollbig. representing
Vaughan's Seed Store, and John Morri-
son, representing Weeber & Don, did
some very good target shooting. Wm.
Burnett was first in that event; 2, D. S.
Miller; 3, Chas. Costicki. Single men's
100 yd. dash — 1, Peter Waddell; 2, Chas.
Sheppard; 3, A. Anderson. Single men's
three-legged race — 1, Peter Waddell
and Chas. Sheppard; 2, D. McGregor and
G. Smith; 3, A. Anderson and Wm.
Stewart. Single ladies' 100 yd. dash — ■
1, Miss Welch; 2, Miss Stewart; 3, Miss
Bredgend. Married ladies' 100 yd. dash
— 1, Mrs. J. Tansey; 2, Mrs. Smith; 3,
Mrs. Wm. Brock. Ladies' three-legged
race — 1. Miss Stewart and Mrs. Jos. A.
Becvar; 2, Miss Welch and Miss Bred-
gend. Married men's 100 yd. dash — 1,
F Myers; 2, Jos. A. Becvar; 3, Arthur
Buttler. Shot put — 1, D. McGregor; 2,
D. S. Miller; 3, Chas. Costicki. The base-
ball game was very interesting, the
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Peonies in many varieties, ready for shipment.
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score being tied IS-IS in the 14th inning,
and the game was stopped on account of
the lateness of the hour. Everybody
enjoyed the day.
JOS. A. BECVAR, Sec'y.
Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists' Club
Asters, the subject of the evening,
seems to have been a good loadstone
for an August meeting, as almost four-
fifths of the members turned out and
quite a nice display was made of cut
blooms.
W. K. Denlinger of Vintage, Pa., had
perhaps the best flowers of the exhibi-
tion, three varieties of Vick's Royal
Purple and White and Pink Early
Branching. John R. Shriner of Green-
land, had an ^xtra fine vase of the Crego
type in mixed colors. B. P. Barr ex-
hibited Vick's Violet King and Imperial
Giant Purity, also a vase of Hohenzollern
Rose pink. In the discussion which fol-
lowed, the use of a liquid solution oi
paris green was recommended as having
been successfully used for the elimi-
nation of the black beetle; the use of
an infusion made from quassia chips
was also recommended. The bug that
stings the plant and ruins it by stunt-
ing seems to be almost beyond con-
trol, some varieties being more suscep-
tible than others; one grower advocated
the planting of a row of the variety
"Semple" every sixth or eighth row, as
they seemed especially fond of this va-
riety and would not disturb the others
so much if they had them to work on.
Another grower advocated growing them
under muslin or canvas the same as
some growers do with Tobacco. This
method has been tried on a small scale
and not only were the bugs kept out
but the quality of the Asters much im-
proved. The matter of yellows has
given considerable trouble in this sec-
tion and no known remedy has yet been
found, but the use of low ground is to
be avoided and the planting continuous-
ly on the same ground should not be
followed.
Getting seed true to name is another
problem. One grower said that he
bought seed supposed to be Vick's Early
Branching, and planted about 50,000 of
them, and they were absolutely worth-
less and a total loss, not being Early
Branching at all.
Edw. W. Reid of Philadelphia was a
visitor and gave the Club some very
good advice regarding the handling of
Asters from a commission man's point
of view.
The president announced the first
death in the Club, the late Francis
Bachler, and appointed as a committee
to draw up a set of resolutions, C. W.
Edgar, Harry Rehrer and B. F. Barr.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
Sept, 18, with Carnations and Chrysan-
themums the subject for exhibition and
ALBERT M. HERR.
Scranton, Pa.
The extreme heat and dry weather of
the last few weeks have been very try-
ing to outdoor flowers. Sweet Peas are
losing their glory in size and color and
are becoming dwarf in stem. The red
spider is getting in its destructive work.
Asters are coming in very plentifully,
but the stems are short and the blooms
smaller than they should be at this sea-
son. The black beetle is very obstinate
with this continued dry weather. Were
it not for the inside Asters the crop
would be very short this season, but some
pretty good greenhouse Asters are com-
ing in the market. Carnations are all
planted in this vicinity and are now be-
ginning to make growth. Roses are
coming in quite plentifully but are of
miniature size, owing to the extreme
heat. With the thermometer playing be-
tween 90 and 100 degrees, it is hard to
keep any plants, outside or inside, bloom-
ing in a satisfactory manner. Flowers
when cut keep but a very short time,
for when collars and shirt bosoms wilt,
we cannot expect cut flowers to hold up
under the same conditions.
There is but one more week for the
clerks in the florist shops to enjoy their
Thursday half-holiday. They are begin-
ning to lament the time being so short,
but are very grateful for the opportuni-
ties they have had to enjoy a little time
out in the parks and by the lakes and
streams.
Baldwin, the florist, made a flying trip
in his auto truck to Easton, a distance
Cane
stakes
For
'Mums,
Etc.
ivy 9.00
Ored Bamboo). Very useful for staking LiIk
1000
3,000 in a bale $2.00
5.000 in a bale 2.50
3,000 in a bale 3.00
2,600 in a bale S.OO
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of Florists' Supplies.
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logues and prices.
ARTHUR T.
BODDINGTON
SEEDSMAN
342 W. 14th St.
NEW YORK
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SmilaxPlants
Strong, thrifty 2-in. stock, $1.25
per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
R. KIL.BOURN
CLINTON. N. V.
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August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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of 65 miles, bought 3000 Carnation
plants, liad them dug out, made the re-
turn trip to Scranton and had the stock
planted the same night.
Mr. Goudy of H. A. Dreer, Inc., Phila-
delphia, called on the trade recently.
Every one was glad to welcome him.
John J. Bosard, who spent about 18
years in and around Scranton and who
left here about 19 years ago, occupying
the position of head gardener at the
Long Island Home, Amityville, N. Y.,
during the last 6 years, paid his friends
in the trade a visit accompanied by his
son, who was on his vacation from the
battleship Virginia, having been in the
navy about 18 years.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
of New York gave its agents in this part
of the States a banquet at Hotel Casey
on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Covers were laid
for three hundred. Decorations on the
window seats and in the corners of the
room consisted of huge bunches of Heli-
anthus multiflora fl. pi., and on the table
were large plateaus of Sweet Peas. Each
guest wore a boutonniere of Sweet Peas.
This decoration, together with the nu-
merous funerals, kept th* tradespeople
from going to sleep.
Ted Wheeler, one of the veteran gar-
deners of this section of the State, for
some years with the force of public
parks at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., paid Scran-
ton a visit recently.
Just now the retailers are able to get
quite a supply of Ferns as the growers
are potting up bench Perns and the
plants are looking fairly well for this time
of the year. Narcissus, Roman Hyacinths
and Freesias are beginning to arrive and
are being boxed ready for early blooming.
Chrysanthemums bid fair to produce a
large crop.
Ira G. Marvin of Wilkes-Barre has
an immense stock of Chrysanthemums
planted in his Kingston and Firwood
houses for cutting this Fall.
6. R. Claek.
Cortland, N. Y.
It is several years since I paid a visit
to this pretty and flourishing city. Dur-
ing the interim several changes have
taken place, all of which betoken pros-
perity. The Spring and early Summer
trade was the largest ever known ; since
then trade has been quiet, with the ex-
ception of funeral work and some wed-
dings. AM have felt the effects of the
long drought, and many stock plants that
Should be in the field, are still in pots.
There is every prospect that Geranium
cuttings will be short this season, which
means a serious loss, as the trade makes
a specialty of them and sells many thous-
ands wholesale.
Claude V. Hike, who has the largest
plant here, has everything in good shape.
His 7000 'Mums are a splendid lot of
plants and promise some extra fine flow-
ers. The Roses have started off finely
after resting. Some very good Carna-
tions are still being picked. A full line
of Palms, Ferns, Asparagus, etc.. is
grown. Several old houses have been
pulled down and replaced with thor-
oughly uptodate ones. The large store
ofiice and work room are well arranged
and are kept scrupulously neat and clean.
W. Frost was busy benching Carna-
tions when I called. He has -been cutting
some good indoor Asters which have sold
well. The entrance gates, made by Mr.
Frost, Sr., many years ago, still remain,
and are most unique, as every description
of garden tool finds a place on them.
M. M. Lathrop is a believer in concrete
for benches and frames and his work is
most creditable, being well made and
finished. His stock of benched Boston
Ferns is very large and fine ; these he
hopes to clean out soon so as to plant
his Carnations. Mr. Lathrop, I regret
to say, has been very unfortunate of late.
Just at the height of the busy season his
wife and his foreman were taken seri-
ously ill, which was a heavy drawback
to him. His wife died two weeks ago;
much sympartiy is felt for him by the
trade. H. T.
Newport, R. I.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of the
Newport Horticultural Society was held
on Wednesday evening. President An-
drew .S. Meikle in the chair. The execu-
tive committee presented a premium list
for the show to be held in con.i'unction
with the Garden Association outdoor and
tent exhibit, June, 1914, and same was
adopted.
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Proprietors The Florists* Exchange
P. O. Box 1697 N. Y.
The committee on awards at school
garden made its report. This branch
seems to be advancing, tliere being more
gardens added from year to year.
The John Lewis Childs silver cup to
be awarded for Gladiolus at the forth-
coming show, Sept. 16 to 18, a very hand-
some one, was on exhibition.
For the present William Gray holds
the dual office of recording and finan-
cial secretary. Former recording secre-
tary, Daniel J. Coughlin, who leaves
this week for his new home, was present,
regretfull.v saying goodby to his old
friends, who wish him success in his new
field of endeavor.
The Field Naturalists' Club of Provi-
dence, together with a delegation of the
R. I. Hort. Society, held an outing on
Tuesday, visiting the Barker Fig Gar-
dens in Middletown, where enough fresh
Figs are raised to_ meet the needs of the
Newport millionaires. Here some time
was profitably spent, after which a visit
was made to the Newport Beach, where
refreshments were partaken of. The
weather was ideal for just such an out-
ing.
The Newport Horticultural Society
will liold its Autumn exhibition at Con-
vention Hall, Newport Beach, Sept. 16
to 18. Schedules may be obtained of the
secretary, Wm. Gray.
AiEx. MacL.
Buffalo, N. Y.
The severe hot weather was broken by
a most welcome steady, heavy rain, which
the growers have looked for for many
days. Everything has freshened up, and
even business has been quite brisk. Roses,
including Am. Beauties, have arrived in
better condition and keeping quality
gained by the cooler weather. There are
some indoor Asters which are good, and
there are only a few outdoor Branching
coming in, though still of short stems.
Gladioli are fine and plentiful; the col-
ored and mixed varieities drag, while
America, Panama, Independence and
Augusta have sold well. Am. Beauties
have been in good supply, and Lilies too
plentiful ; Japans have taken well and
have helped out in many instances. Val-
ley continues good and cleans up. Cat-
tleyas are on the scarce side, as are se-
lect.double White Killarncy and Carna-
tions. Early Fall weddings have been
noticeable. E. C. B.
Geranium Enrich
A very fine Geranium worth noting,
seen at the Mount Royal Park Gardens.
Montreal, when the Boston party visited
Ihiit city, was further seen in the outdoor
garden at Minneapolis, but in this lat-
ter city it did not show up to advantage,
whether on account of climatic condi-
tions or other cause is unknown. As
seen at the Montreal gardens it is a
strong, wonderfully glowing scarlet in
color, far brighter and more effective than
Alphonse Ricard. It is borne on long
stalks, making it somewhat straggly for
pot culture, but it is a remarkably adapt-
able variety for bedding purposes. It
was originated by George Trussell, gard-
ener at that institution, and its name is
Enrich.
FLORISTS* STOCK TO CLOSE
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 2H-in., $3.00
per 100; .Mn.. $5.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. 2H-in., $2.50 per 100;
$22.50 per 1000.
ALVSSUM, Double. 2H-in., $2.60 per 100.
STEVIA. Dwarf and tall. 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN, from the best strains,
per 100; 4-:n.. $15.00 per 100.
MARGUERITES
SWAINSONA Alba
ASTERS. Early ai
1000.
2H-in., $2.50 per 100.
!>-2-in., $3.00 per 100.
late varieties. $2.50 per
The above stock is well grown. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cosh, please.
F. C. RIEBE, Florist, WEBSTER, MASS.
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P LAN TS
From 2-in. pots, J2.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, CHINESE PRIM-
ROSES, finest varieties; CINERARIAS Dwarf.
Plants from 2i4-ln pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ARTILLERY
PLANTS, ANTHERICUM vittatum, SMILAX,
FICUS repens.
POINSETTIAS. From 2H-inch paper pots
$5.00 per 100.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; FVY, Hardy En-
gUsh; SWAINSONA Alba, PASSION VINE,
LEMON VERBENAS, ANTHERICUM vit-
tatum.
Plants from 4-in. pots.
IVY, Hardy English, 10c. each; LEMON
VERBENAS, 10c. each; KENTIA Belmoreana,
$2.00 per doz.; CROTONS, $2.00 per doz.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Dwarf and tall, fine
bushy plants, 5-in. pots, $1.00 per doz
BOUVARDIAS. White, scarlet, pink. 4H-in,
pots, $1.00 per doz.
CEICPI r 11th and Westmoreland Streets,
■ ClOLLt, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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200,000
HYDRANGEA Paniculata Grandiflora
5-in. up to 4-ft. Prices lower than ever.
JAPAN and COMMON SNOWBALL, TULIP
TREE, STRAWBERRY TREE, large stock of
assorted EVERGREENS, etc.
Send for special Fall offerings to the trade.
JENKINS @ SON, WINONA. OHIO
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Chrysanihemums
and Fertllene
ROOTED
Geranium Cuttings
$1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000.
Alphouse Bicardf Berthe de PresUly,
Beaute Foitevine, Jean Oberle, J. Doyle,
ISIxae. Buchmer, Mrs. ZiaTOrence, Omella,
Peter Henderson, S. A. Nutt.
Carnation Plants
Extra fine, field-^own, SnchantresB,
$6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
The Peckham Floral Co.
R. F. D. 54 rAIRHAVEN. M ASS
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GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready for shipmeDt.
Ricard, Foitevine, Nutt, Buchner
SIO.OO per 1000
Foitevine, Nutt, 2-inch
tlS.OO per 1000. Cash with order.
PtTtR BROWN, 124 Ruby St., Lancaster, Pa.
Geraniums l^it^^
S. A. NUTT, 110.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, tlO.OO per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
55 Hudson St.. Lynn, Mass.
ELMER D.SMITH ©CO. GERANIUMS
ADRIAN. MICH.
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Fruits and Vegetables
Under Glass
By WM. TURNER
Embodying the results of a life-
time's experience and observation
in the raising of fruits and vege-
tables under glass.
The author takes particular pains
to describe the methods of Culture
of each subject in detail.
Profusely Illustrated with 65
splendid half-tone illustra-
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THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the
only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised In each Issue, and this
feature means that a reader In need of,
say, Carnations, can look at this Index
and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
Fine, stocky. 3-in. plants, in bud and bloom.
Nutt, Buchner, Poitevlne, Rtcard, $4.00 pel
100, $35.00 per 1000. Mixed. $3.60 per 100.
2-lnch stock, strong, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 pet
1000.
Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 and $12.50 per 1000
Cash, please.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ricard, Doyle. Poitevlne, Castellane, Buchner,
Perkins, JauUn. Nutt, $10.00 per 1000 _ ^
C&sh with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
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GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
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Oeraniu ms
$10.00 per 1000 for Nutt and Poitevlne
$12.50 per 1000 for Ricard
Guaranteed to reach you in good
growing condition.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
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GERANIUMS
Poitevlne, Ricard, Nutt, Doyle and Rose Geran-
iums, 2M-in., $1.75 per 100; 300 for $5.00.
BEGONIA, Marguerite. Large trusses, rose
colored flowers, 2M-in.. $2.00 per 100.
COLEUS. Golden Bedder, VerschaSeltil, Fire
brand, etc., 2-in., $1.50 per 100.
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
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The Florists' Exchange
Frank J. Famey
Representing M. Rice Co.,
Philadelphia
Well Liked Representatives of Well Kiio^n Firms
Walter Mott Richard A. Vincent Arnold Ringier
Representing Benj. Hammond, Of R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., Representing W. W. Barnard Seed Co.,
Beacon, N. Y. White Marsh, Md. Chicago
I. Rosnosky
;enting Henry F. Michell Co.,
Philadelphia
Tuesday Night, Aug. 19
The special function for Tuesday evening was the re-
ception to President Farquhar. This took place in the
gold room on the balcony floor of the Hotel Radisson, at
eight o'clock p.m., and was largely attended. In the re-
ceiving line were the following: President Farquhar, with
Mrs. Maynard, President of the Ladies Society of Ameri-
can Florists; Vice-President and Mrs. Theodore Wirth,
of Minneapolis; Past President and Mrs. W. F. Gude,
Washington, D. C. ; Past President and Mrs. R. Vin-
cent, Jr., White Marsh, Md.; Past President E. G. Hill
and Miss Meinhardt; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peterson, of
Cincinnati, O.
From the number present it seemed as though about
everybody in attendance on the convention was on hand
and enjoying the occasion, with their ladies. After the
formal reception refreshments were served, and dancing
was indulged in on the magnificent smooth floor. Taken
as a whole it proved one of the most pleasing receptions
ever tendered to a president of the Society.
Wednesday Night, Aug. 20
The set event for Wednesday night was a stereopticon
lecture by Vice-President Theodore Wirth, on the
"Parks and Boulevards of Minneapolis." President
Farquhar presided, and, in introducing the speaker of
the evening, said that the efiicient work of Mr. Wirth
as Superintendent of Parks of Minneapolis, in making
of the parks a thing of beauty for the citizens of Minne-
apolis, called forth the most enthusiastic response in the
heart of all nature lovers, and of florists in particular.
President Farquliar highly commended the genius and
constructive ability of Mr. Wirth as a landscape gar-
dener, as one wlio was thoroughly imbued with the high-
est ideals of his profession, with a predominating love
of the natural displayed throughout his work. He added
that Minneapolis was exceedingly fortunate in having
such n. man in an administrative capacity in charge of
its magnificent park system, and no city in the country
could show better results, with even much greater ex-
penditure.
Mr. Wirth, in his lantern slide lecture following gave
a full explanation of the park system of Minneapolis.
He said that the Park Board had been now organized
for some thirty years and he showed various maps and
plans detailing the growth of the system at difl'erent
periods throughout that time. The first land purchased
consisted of some 700 acres, acquired during the first
five years of the Board's existence. During the next
thirteen years they acquired an additional HOG acres.
These 1800 acres were located entirely in the southern
part of the city, and the northern half had nothing in
the way of parks. Mr. Wirth's connection with the
parks had been during the past eight years, during which
time the park area has been more than doubled, and
the city now has 3800 acres of parks.
The speaker made some comparisons between Minne-
apolis and other cities, showing among other things
that the Minneapolis parks have for the most part pre-
served their natural characteristics, developed and beau-
tified where possible; there are very few strictly arti-
ficial parks, so called. The natural attractions have been
lireserved and their pristine beautv retained. It has
been the policy of the Park Board 'for the entire term
of its existence to acquire land wherever possible to do
so at a reasonable figure. As compared with some other
cities Minneapolis has been remarkablv successful in
getting its park lands cheaply. The 'city of Boston
lias some 2500 acres of parks, a'cquired at a cost to that
city of over $9,000,000 for the land alone, as against
the 3800 acreage of MinneapoHs, acquired at a cost of
•$4.,000,000. On this 3800 acres Minneapolis has ex-
pended less than $-',000,000 for improvements, while
Boston has expended over .$10,000,000 for the same pur-
pose. This would naturally indicate that when Minne-
apohs shall have spent the same amount of money as
some of the Eastern cities have done she will be able to
show much greater results in her park system.
In addition to showing illustrated slides of the various
parks, the speaker also showed views on the system of
connecting boulevards. The lecture proved instructive
and interesting to the large audience of ladies and gen-
tlemen assembled to listen to it.
At its conclusion a series of slides was shown by
.T. A. Peterson of Cincinnati, illustrating the uses of
many shrubs, perennials, etc. Among them Viburnum
macrocephalum. Iris pallida dalmatica. Begonia Glory
of Cincinnati, new Begonia MeHor, Cyclamen Persicum
.iriganteum, Pandanus Veitchii, Adia'ntum Farleyense,
Hydrangea Otaksa, Asplenium Nidus Avis, the JBird's
N'est Fern.
Thursday Afternoon, Aug. 21
Reception by C. G. and Mrs. Goodrich
On Thursday afternoon, August 21, a partv of ladies
and gentlemen, composed principally of the' officers of
the S. A. F. and O. H. and allied societies, and mem-
bers of the Ladies S. A. F., on invitation, visited the
home of C. G. Goodrich, president of the Twin City
Rapid Transit Co., at Zumbra Heights on Lake Minne-
tonka. A trolley car was taken to Deep Haven on that
lake; here the party embarked on the steamer Puritan
and were given a turn around the lower and upper
lake of Minnetonka, landing at Mr. Goodrich's pier.
The boat ride on the lake was verv much enjoyed.
Minnetonka has 150 miles of shore li'ne, including" the
islands which stud it, and a surface of 50 square miles,
and yet it is but one of the many large lakes with
which the State of Minnesota is favored.
The Goodrich estate consists of 200 acres, J. A. Web-
ber in charge. The Goodrich house stands on an ele-
vated position and is built very substantiaUy on ac-
count of the high winds which sometimes visit 'the lake.
From the cupola of the house is to be had a view of
lakes and hills, then more lakes and more hills, until the
landscape meets the clouds 25 miles away. It is a won-
derful location. The grounds are being developed and
what has been accomplished to date shows the owner's
keen interest in matters horticultural. The estate has
all the features necessary for the development of a
wonderful park and it is to be trusted that Mr. Good-
rich will live to see this accomplished. The visitors
were hospitably received and spent a most pleasant
time with their host and hostess.
When leaving, the thanks of the visitors was expressed
by President Farquhar who stated that, in his exten-
sive travels he had never beheld a fairer scene, and gave
it as his belief that many of the boys standing around
him were as near to Heaven as they would ever get. Three
cheers and a tiger were then given the host and the
hostess, and the party quitted the wonderful spot (more
enchanting even that that of the Vanderbilt home at
Asheville, N. C.) with undoubted regret. On the re-
turn to the city, Mr. Totty's story of the minister who
graduated from his home town and went out as a mis-
sionary to a China station (not the Cochin China sta-
tion), kept his auditors in roars of laughter. Unfor-
tunately, the landing of the boat put an end to the
story, but it is hoped that at some future time, at least
a few will be favored by hearing it in full, the whole
story never yet having been told.
En passant, the influence of the recent International
Flower .Show in New York was here demonstrated, Mrs.
Goodrich having been a visitor to the show and having
purchased two of the Boxwood lanterns, which could
be electrically lighted, there shown by Bobbink and At-
kins, and these were in evidence in the front of the
mansion.
Friday Night, Aug. 22
The Concert at Lake Harriet
Perhaps tlie finest feature of the entertainment pre-
pared for the S. A. F. and O. H., at Minneapolis was
the concert given by the Board of Park Commissioners
at Lake Harriet on Friday evening, Aug. 23. Many
present were heard to remark that they had never seen
anything like it, and certainly no one who was there
will ever forget it.
Taking the cars to the Lake from the city at 7 p.m.,
the delegates were received by a committee at the open
air auditorium and made comfortable. Overhead, elec-
tric bulbs were festooned, and the bandstand of Wm.
W^arvelle Nelson and his band was brightly illuminated.
The special program contained eleven numbers,
credited to the eleven directors and officers, although
President Farquhar, the ostensible composer of the first
number, arose to give full credit to Conductor Nelson.
After the first number, "The Land of the Mountain and
the Flood," came a fantasy, "La Boheme," dedicated to
Secretary ,Tohn Young. Both numbers were warmly re-
ceived. "In a Rose Garden," a reverie credited to Chas.
H. Totty, cast a romantic glamour over the audience.
To E. Allan Peirce of Waltham was attributed a char-
acteristic, "In a Clock Store," which was much ap-
plauded, the fifty-seven varieties of clocks — cuckoo,
alarm and electric — all giving forth their tones, causing
much merriment. A very pretty selection was a cornet
solo, "Scenes from Switzerland," with Theodore Wirth's
name attached to it.
Immediately after this, during the intermission, Pres.
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^.Farquhar mounted the platform and addressed the audi-
ence, in part as follows:
Since we were received in Minneapolis we have had
one round of entertainment; we have realized what your
city government, what your parlc commissioners, wliat
your Mr. Wirth, their able superintendent, has done in
this city. We realize what he has done not only for the
reception of our Society but what he has done for your
city. Let me tell you, ladies and gentlemen of Minne-
aiMjlis, that you have the best parli superintendent in
this country." We have been credited as composers to-
night, and I want you to hear from the rest of us before
we get through. 1 am sure it will be pleasant to follow
the rest of this program, which our good leader, Mr.
-Nelson, has attributed to us. Unfortunately he has not
iilways given us the words. To "In a Rose Garden" we
find no words; I suppose that this music needs no words,
that music has its own language. We should feel that
he is justified in placing this proposition on his own
program, that wards may be dispensed with. We flo-
rists and horticulturists "have a language, like music,
which is our own, and, lige music, too, it is universal;
it is the language of flowers. Now that our leader,
who is giving "us so much entertainment tonight, maj-
know something of flowers as well as the language of
music, I would ask him, when not engaged in this ardu-
ous engagement of leadership, to stroll through these
beautiful parks, these beautiful woodlands of yours,
these gleaming lakes, and enjoy, if possible, the language
of the flowers. In order that he may do so with pleasant
recollections of this occasion, it is the pleasure of the
officers of the S. A. F. and O. H. to give him something
as a little reminder of this occasion.
Mr. Farquhar then presented Conductor Nelson with
a walking stick; just previously he had been the recipient
of a beautiful bouquet of American Beauty Roses.
Presentation to President Farquliar
Wm. F. Gude of Washington, D. C, then arose and
said that while he was not on the program, the very
pleasant duty had befallen him, as President Farquhar
had just said, of making a speech of but a few words.
Mr. Gude mentioned the efforts and labors of Presi-
dent John K. L. M. Farquhar, who had been unanimous-
ly elected president of the national organization in Chi-
cago in 1913. He spoke of the warm feehng of the
members toward Pres. Farquhar, of the honor that gen-
tleman had received at the hands of the London Horti-
cultural Society, and as president of the S. A. F. this
year. He said that Mr. Farquhar was liked and apprev
dated by everybody who had read or heard of him. Mr.
Gude said that to him had been allotted the pleasant
duty of giving that gentleman some tangible evidence
of the Society's appreciation. Mr. Gude then presented
Mr. Farquhar with a magnificent chest of sterling silver,
stating that as Pres. Farquhar was of sterling worth,
he was therefore presented with sterling silver, that he
might ever be reminded of the good fellowship and love
of the S. A. F.
Mr. Farquhar, rising in acknowledgment, spoke as fol-
lows :
Mr. Gude, ladies and gentlemen, and fellow members
of the S. A. F. I do not know what to say. You have
given me all the honor, and you have shown me the
greatest confidence in placing me here. The honor that
you have given me was never looked for, nor did I realize
that I had done anything to deserve it. I appreciate
more th: ii : mthiiiu iIm' thiit lias happened up to today
Eating Lunch at Tonka Bay, Lake Minnetonka,
August 23, 1913.
the unanimous adoption of my recommendations. Know-
ing of the earnest endeavors you are making to uplift
horticulture, I made some recommendations that would,
as I thought, develop and enlarge your work, and for
once all these were adopted. I think that this is the
first time in the history of the Society that this has been
done, and I cannot tell you how I appreciate this act of
yours. This next act, presenting me with such a gift
as this, is something which I cannot find words to thank
you for. All I can say, ladies and gentlemen of the
S. A. F., is that I shall be ever at your service. I know
that your interests will go on. You have most wisely
chosen perhaps the best man in your Society today to
carry on the work which confronts us at this time. We
meet in Boston next year, and I cannot tell you how
glad we will be to have your Mr. Wirth come and pre-
side over us there. We hope to have a large delega-
tion from Minneapolis, and I think that if I shouhl
ever leave Boston, I should want to come to live in this
beautiful city of yours. Ladies and gentlemen, I thank
you.
After the presentation, which the audiences warmly
applauded, the sixth number, "Southern Airs" dedicated
to ex-President Vincent brought all the staunch South-
erners to their feet, Mr. Vincent himself standing at
attention throughout the selection. August Poehlmann,
the alleged composer of the next number, "Du Lieber
Augustin," bravely rose when the band played that im-
liorted selection, and many friends stood to bear him
company. Perhaps the funniest number of all was the
characteristic attributed to Wm. F. Kasting, "Put Me
Off at Buffahi." which told musicallv the story of a
sleigh ride to that city. This brought down the house,
so to speak. Mr. Kasting was not present Friday even-
ing, but Pres. Farquhar explained that owing to Mr.
Kasting's office as postmaster of Buffalo, he had been
wired to return to Buffalo as somebody had stolen a
two-cent stamp. The next number, dedicated to Direc-
tor John Evans, had an unpronouncable Welsh name,
which sounded like a cross between a whistle and a
gurgle. In English it is known as the March of the Men
of Harlech. Mr. Gude announced that Mr. Evans would
sing a Welsh solo, but the latter excused himself on the
ground of having a bad cold. "Carrillon," Thomas
Roland's selection, contained some very pretty music.
The last number of the program was "Albion," for
H. A. Bunyard. Before the close of the selection, Mr.
Bunyard usurped the conductor's baton and led safely
to where he thouglit the selection should end, but the
band phased him on a medley of sounds. However, he
rose to the occasion and led the band and the singing
audience through the strains of "America" and the "Star
Spangled Banner."
One of the features of the evening was an encore,
"The Glow Worm," when the lights were turned off, and
miniature electric bulbs, flashing on and off in colors,
created the illusion of gleaming glow worms. The use
of toned electric bells in harmony with the band added
to the number. Certainly this feature itself made the
concert one to be long remembered, and many who had
never seen anything of the kind were heard to say that
it was one of the finest things ever.
After the concert the crowd returned safely to the
city. One cannot speak too highly of this entertainment
ani of the rare enjoyment afforded the visitors, the
combination of choice music and magnificent atmosphere,
with the surroundings of woods and water, making the
evening an ever to be remembered one.
Saturday, August 23
The Outing at Tonka Bay
On Saturday, August 23, was held the all day outing
of the S. A. F. and O. H. as guests of the Minneapolis
Florists' Club. The cars left the city for a fast hour's
ride through splendid rolling farming country to beauti-
ful Tonka'Bay on Lake Minnetonka. By 11 o'clock the
clans were gathered in full force, over a dozen cars,
each holding 50 people, having carried the visitors
out to the grounds. The ball game between the teams
of the Minneapolis Florists' Club and the S. A. F. All
Stars, was early in progress and with the exception of
several brief altercations with the umpire — always a fea-
ture on such occasions — it progressed in a happy manner,
the Minneapolis florists winning an eleven inning game
with a score of 2 to 1.
While most of the picnickers watched the ball game,
some went fishing, many went in bathing, while others
strolled about the grounds or listened to the Minne-
sota State Guard band, which enlivened proceedings
all through the day with choice selections.
Just before the ball game ended, lunch was announced
and everybody repaired to great tables spread beneath
the trees", loaded with a number of good things for
the refreshment of the inner man, and the great crowd
was capably handled. After luncheon the races and
field sports were run off, considerable rivalry and ex-
citement attending the events, especially the tug of war
between the East and West. In this contest the East
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lost in short order, the heavy weights from the Western
sections of the country proving too much for them.
During the course of the day, many took the oppor-
tunity to take a boat ride around the lake, viewing the
beautiful scenery and the many miles of shore line from
the steamer Puritan, which was chartered by the con-
vention management for the pleasure of the visitors.
The tub race furnished considerable amusement and
the efforts of the competitors to ride successfully in
the tub, with subsequent upsettings and duckings, cre-
ated much laughter among the onlookers. With the
beginning of the swimming contests occurred the only
accident of the day.
There was one incident not on the program which
caused excitement for a few minutes. This was the
immersion of some fifteen of the party caused through
the breaking down of a pier on which they were stand-
ing, the entire party being thrown off their feet and
proiected into the water without a moment's forewarn-
ing.' Among those who took the involuntary plunge
were August Poehlmann of Chicago, and the Misses Edna
and Vera Poehlmann, daughters of Adolph Poehlmann;
W. D. Sullivan of Chicago; Robert Roland, son of
Thomas Roland of Nahant, Mass.; C. C. Anderson of
Morton Grove, 111.; Otto Garish of A. L. Randall Co.,
Chicago, and Miss Hazel Malmquist of Minneapolis;
Carl Swanson and the two judges, the latter in bathing
suits, also went in. Guy French of Morton Grove, 111.,
was standing at the end of the pier and, while he did
not go into the water, had to be rescued by boat. Prac-
tically all who went into the water were good swimmers ;
facing about they regained the pier and were quickly
assisted out by willing hands; the only casualties being
to dresses and wearing apparel. A , rush to the scene
on the instant, which would have thrown many score
of people into the water, was headed off by E. L. Mac-
intosh of L. L. May & Co., and others, who foresaw that
the pier would not hold any weight, and so kept the
people back.
In the pavilion refreshments were obtainable all
through the day, and many "tripped the light fantsistic,"
the opportunity for which was afforded by the large
skating rink.
On the whole, the beautiful day and the interesting
events provided caused all to greatly enjoy themselves,
and it was a happy party that began the return trip
from dusk onward.
it be in the case of Hollies, and similar broad leaved
sorts, but it is possible often to prune them in a way
to lessen the quantity carried, and whenever it can be
done, it should be. The greater care referred to will
be in the way of being sure the specimens are dug
carefully, carrying a ball of soil whenever possible, the
wrapping of the roots in damp bags or burlap, keeping
in mind that there is little but wasting time in plant-
ing an evergreen, the roots of which have been allowed
to dry out. It is usually the practice to tie the
branches of evergreens closely together when transplant-
in, both for their own protection and to render the
operation of planting easier. It will be found an ex-
cellent plan to have them so tied up for several days
after being planted, as one branch protects another, and
when sprayed with water for a few days afterward, the
moisture is retained among the foliage for some time,
greatly to the advantage of the operation. In the mat-
ter of filhng in the hole when planted, it is to be done
in the same way as for deciduous stock, with the addi-
tion of giving more attention to providing lots of water.
The foliage has to be supplied, as well as the branches,
which calls for more water, and it will be beneficial to
fill up the hole with water every day for a week after
planting, unless rains come and do it for one. It is
hardly possible that too much water can be given for
a time after planting, but this should cease in about a
week, unless a drought comes. If the planting is a
success, it will be evident in a week's time, and should
it not appear to be, more water will not help it. Re-
garding the planting of evergreens later in the season.
Planting Trees in September
In former years it was unusual to plant trees until
the leaves had fallen in Autumn, which was in October
as a rule, but it is now well known that the work can
he done (and with safety) much earlier than that; it
can be done a month earlier, at least. The leaves of
deciduous trees, although still fast to the branches, have
fulfilled their mission, practically, and can be stripped
from the trees with no perceptible harm whatever.
There is, then, nothing more to wait for; instead there is
every reason to plant the tree at once. The soil is
warm, and if not moist, can be made so, bringing about
an unequaled conditon for the quick formation of roots
by the trees planted. It is like placing cuttings in
bottom heat in a greenhouse. The roots of the planted
tree quickly respond to the tempting conditions, as
any one can prove by digging up such a tree in a few
weeks after it has been planted and observing the new
roots made since the planting.
The method of preparing and planting deciduous
stock is as follows: The foliage is stripped completely
from the branches, and if pruning, to bring the tree
into shape or for other purposes is desirable, it is done
at the same time. The hole being prepared for it, the
tree is set in position and filling in commenced with fine
soil — the finer the better for what is thrown in first,
even if very sandy, in order that it may fit closely
around every root. Some planters simply use sand for
the first few spadefuls. The filling in goes on until the
hole is nearly half filled, when enough water is poured
in to carry the soil solidly close to the roots, an es-
sential point in planting. When the water has soaked
away, fill up the hole a little more, but not completely,
as the following day another soaking with water must be
done. In fact, should the weather be dry there need be
no hurry to fill up entirely, as more water may be
given a few days later, after which the job can be com-
pleted, and the tree or shrub considered quite safe.
When such planting is done early in the month, there is
hardly a tree or shrub which could be named but that
might be considered safe to plant then, the point being
that they become established before Winter sets in,
owing to the formation of new roots.
There is little difference in the planting when the
work is not done until after the leaves fall. The water-
ing is not so important then, as the formation of new
roots is not looked for; still, the writer believes that
at any time of the year water is a help, if only to carry
the fine soil closely to the roots. It can never harm
the tree, while usually benefiting it.
Coming to evergreens, the fact that they are ever-
green calls for greater care in the operation of plant-
ing. It is not practicable to strip the leaves, except
The late Charles Krombach
while it may be done in the South, it is not advisable
M'here heavy freezings may be expected in Winter. Bet-
ter let it be until early Spring.
The increasing call for evergreens in pots for Winter
use should be remembered now and provided for. It is
nrach better to pot them now than but a short time
before being used. The object should be to do it early
to permit of new roots forming, and thus establishing
the plants before they are called on for use. When
taken to dwellings for decorative purposes, the change
is trying on the plants. If but a short time since they
were potted, the change is often fatal to them. Potted
now they would be in good condition for Winter use
and for forming assortments at horticultural exhibits
and in other ways.
What has been aforesaid of the advantages of hav-
ing the plants well established in pots applies as well
to such as are desired for indoor grafting in Winter.
It is not uncommon to see Pines, Firs and other ever-
greens taken up from outdoors in Autumn, heeled in
somewhere, and not potted until wanted for grafting.
Such a way is always disappointing. Often the stock is
but in a moribund condition, unable to support itself,
leave alone the scion which is placed on it in grafting.
One wants a stock well established before grafting it,
and this would result if it was pptted and cared for now,
to be grafted just as its buds are about bursting in the
greenhouse.
Root pruning of trees, looking forward to future
planting, may well be considered now. Trees pruned
in this way during September would be in a better con-
dition for planting in Spring than otherwise. There
would be new roots forming before Winter, which
would be an aid toward success when the Spring work
started, and in still better condition if a year elapsed
before being transplanted.
One more subject must be referred to in connection
with Autumn planting — that of a proper mulching of
the ground above the roots on the approach of Winter.
It may be manure, leaves or straw, or even soil itself
piled on the ground, the chief object being to keep the
roots from freezing. This is of the utmost importance,
as it permits of the activity of the roots all Winter,
which otherwise would be greatly retarded by frozen
soil about them. A thickness of some six inches of soil
is of great assistance, to be removed in Spring. Ma-
nure is better, because of the food carried down to
the roots; as well as the protection from frost.
Mrs. Albertine Vreeland
Mrs. Albertine Vreeland, wife of George W. Vree-
land, florist, of Athenia, N. J., died August 15 of cancer
of the stomach. She was formerly Albertine Bragger
of Switzerland, and in her fifty-eighth year. For over
twenty-two years she had worked with her husband in
the florist trade, and was well known as an excellent
business woman. The deceased is survived by two
daughters, the Misses Bertha and Ida, and her husband.
The funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon,
August 17, from the home on Van Houten ave. Inter-
ment was made in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Francis Bachler
Francis Bachler of Lancaster, Pa., died on Sun-
flay, August 10, at St. Joseph's Hospital in that city,
from a complication of diseases. He was buried from
St. Anthony's Church, August 12. Mr. Bachler was a
man with few enemies and numerous friends. AU of
the florists sent floral emblems, and the Lancaster
County Florists' Club sent an emblem.
Mr. Bachler, at the age of seventeen, took up the
business established by his father, Leonard Bachler,
in 1836, he being the first florist in Lancaster. Francis
Bachler steadily built up the business to its present
proportions, and three years ago replaced the entire
plant with modern structures, making it an ideal place
which he unfortunately was not long able to enjoy. Mr.
Bachler was one of the standbys in the Florists' Club,
always ready to work, and the Club feels his loss keenly.
He is survived by sisters and brothers. One of the
sisters, with whom he made his home, will continue the
business until she can make other arrangements.
A. M. Herb.
Charles Krombach
For 36 years a florist in South Brooklyn, N. Y., j
Charles Krombach, well known among the Eastern trade, ,
died suddenly on August 18 at his home at 161A 23d ,
St., Brooklyn. Mr. Krombach, who was in his 56th
year, was one of the best known florists located around
the entrance to Greenwood Cemetery, being born at
Third ave. and 33d St., and living within a few streets r
of that place all his life. He was educated at the Ger- (
man schools in the neighborhood and at Bryant &
Stratton's business college. He started in business as
a florist when 20 years old and gradually built up the
business to extensive proportions. Besides growing con-
siderable stock in his greenhouses, he derived a large
income from the care of plots in the cemetery,
and at one time it was said that he had the care of
over 2.500 plots, among them being those of some of
the most prominent people who died in his time. At
his death Mr. Krombach had an establishment on 25th
St., with branches on 9th and Ft. Hamilton aves. He
was a member of Minerva Lodge, F. and A. M. ;
Gowanus Lodge, I. O. O. F., to which he had belonged
for thirty years; Acme Council, R. A.; the Brooklyn
Saengerbund, the Brooklyn Quartet Club, the South
Brooklyn Board of Trade, the Seventh Assembly Dis-
trict Democratic Club and the Greater New York Flo-
rists' Association. He leaves a widow, to whom he had
been married 98 years, two daughters, Regina and Ade-
laide, a son Frank, four sisters and a brother Theo-
dore. The funeral services were held from his late
home on Thursday, Aug. 21. The brother, Theodore
Krombach, has taken over the management of the busi-
ness, as he, like the late Charles Krombach, was born
within a few blocks of Greenwood Cemetery and lived
in that neighborhood all his life.
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ADVERTISERS
Advance Co 497
Albert & Davidson. . .498
Allen. J. K.... 486
Amer. Importing Co, 483
Am. Spawn Co 446
Amer. Wooden Ware
Mfg. Co.. The 491
.Anderson. J. F 454
Andorra Nurs 456
Angermueller. Geo. H.496
Aphine Mfg. Co 493
Appelgate Florist — 478a
Aschmann. Godfrey. .449
Aschmann Bros 458
Badgley. Riedel &
Meyer. Inc 487
Baer. Julius 478a
Baker The Florist 481
Baldwin. Florist 481
Barrett, the Florist. . .481
Barrows & Son. H. H .454
Bassett's Floral Gar-
den«..... 4.50
Baur & Steinkamp. . .458
Bayersdorfer & Co.. H.4S3
Bay State Nurs.. The. 456
Beaven. E. A 484
Beckert. W. C. 443
B«erow Floral Co. . .479
Bellamy Bros 450
Benjamin, S.G 454
Bennett, C. A 456
BergerBros 489
Berger & Co.. H. H. .445
Beming. H. G. . . . . . .490
Bertermann Bros. Co.
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Bidwella Fobes 445
Black. Chas 449
Black, Son & Co.. Jos.
.456
Esler. JohnG 4.84
Etter. M. S 460
Eyres Florist 478a
Felix SDykhuis 4.56
Felthousen. J. h, 460
Fiedler & Co., A. G. .47Sa
Field. H.W 480
Fletcher & Co., F. W.443
Florists' Hail Ass'n. . .484
Flower Growers' Sales
Co.
.488
Flower Shop. The 480
Ford. M. C.
Ford. Wm. I
Fottler. Fiske. Rawson
Co.
.442
Frauenfelder. C 478a
Friedman Florist. . . i47Sa
Friedman, J. J 493
Froment, H. E 487
Frost, Chas 446
Galvin, Thos. F 47Sa
Garland Greenhouse
Mfg. Co 495
GasserCo..J.M 478b
Geduldig's G'houses.. .449
Gibbons, The Smilax
Man
.484
Giblin <& Co. .
Gill 443
Goodsell, P. H 456
Graham & Son, A... 47Sb
Greater N. Y. Florists*
Ass'n ...487
Greek-Amer. Florists'
83
H.
.440
Griffin, F. W 478b
Greup & Ploeger. . .456
Growers' Cut Flower
Blackistone,Z. D....481
Blackistone, J. Dan.47Sa
Boddington, A. T...444-
446-4 S-60
Bolgiano & Son. J. . . .444
Bonnet & Blake 487
Bonnot Bros 487
Bon Ton Flower Shop.
The 478b
Boston Flowei' Ex-
change 488
BowcM. A 479
Brant Bros.. Inc 481
Brant- Henti F low erCo4 59
Breck-Robinson Nurs.456
Brcitmeyer'a Sons. J .478b
Brill Co., Francis. . . . 444
Brown, Peter 442-61
Bryan. Alonzo J 454
BuckbecH. W. 481
Bunyard. A.T.,Florist480
Burnett Bros 442
Burpee, W. A. & Co. .444
Byam, E. J 481
Byer Bros 458
Caldwell The Woods-
Gude Bros. Co 481
Gumra, W. L 44S
Gunther Bros .... 487
Guttman Flo
'Co.
.487
Habcrmehl's Sons, J
J 480
Haerens, August 456
Hail & Robinson 479
Hammond's Paint &
Slug Shot Works... 449
Hanford, R. G .450
Harper, Wm. Warner. 456
Harris, Chester 481
Harris, Ernest 461
Hart, Geo. B 4S4
Hatcher, John C..452-7Sa
HeacockCo.,Jos 452
Heinecken, Otto 456
HeisaCo .478b
Henderson & Co., A. .448
■ ' ~ .449
iCo.
.483
California Florist, The4Sl
Camp Conduit Co.,
The 494
Carbone Florist 478a
Carnation Support Co.,
The.. 451
Champion & Co., J.
N.
.479
Chicago Carnation Co.
450-90
Childs, John Lewis
442
Chmnick, W. J 449
Christensen. Thos. P. 452
Clark Florbt 481
Ciay & Son 493
Cockcroft, James D..451
Conard & Jones Co. . . 460
Conine Nursery Co.,
TheF. E 4.56
Coombs, Arthur 450
Coombs, Florist. . . . .478b
Cottage Gardens Co.
Henkei .
Henshaw & Fenrich . . 485
Herbert & FIeishauer.444
Herr. A. M 461
Hews&Co.. A.H 491
Highland Park Green-
houses. The 47Sb
Hilfinger Bros 491
Hill Co.. The E.G. ...490
Hillside Nurs 456
Hitchings&Co .500
Hollywood Gardens.. .481
Holm & Olson 481
Holton & Hunkel Co. . 488
Home Correspondence
School 483
Hontsch Boiler Co. . . .498
Horan, E. C .487
Horticultural Advcrli-
Howard's Flower Shop
478a
Hudson Carbon Co . . . 492
Idlewild Greenhouses. 479
Igoe Bros 484
Imperial Seed & Plant
Co 445
InterstatcTobacco Co.,
.447
Cotsonas & Co., Geo. .484
Cowee, W.J 584
Cowen's Sons. N 496
Coyle. James 487
Craig Co.. Robt 455
Oouch. Mrs.J. W..478a
Crump, F. F 478b
Cunningham, Jos. H. .459
Cut Flower Exchange487
Dahlborn & Co., J. P..49S
Dailledouze Bros 451
Danker Florist 47Sa
DayCo.,W.E 481
Deamud Co., J. B 490
DeBucfc, John 451
DeNave, Paul 451
Den Ouden & Sons, H.456
DePew Bros 454
DietachCo., A 497
Diller, Caskcy & Keen.
494
Dillon.J.L 460
Dodd.Chas.H 494
Domcr & Sons Co..
F 4.50
DoyleCo..Wm. E...478a
Dreer. Henry A. .Inc.. .
453-91-94
Eagle Metal & Supply
.477
s.4.56
Co.
Ebbingc & Van Gi
Eble.Chos. ....
Edwards Folding Box
Co.
.483
irds, Harry B.
Ehmunn Wm 4,54
Eisele.C 461
Elliott & Sons. Wm... 442
Emmans. Geo. M. . . .460
Englcr, Henry 462
Eakesen. Frank N....454
Irwin, R.J 476-77
lsbcll,S. M.&Co 448
Jackson cS Perkins Co.
4.56
Jacobs, S. &Son 494
James, R. H 444
Jenkins & Son J 461
Jennings, E. B 446
Johnson Seed Co 443
Johnston, T. J., & Co . 481
Jones, H. T 4.56
Jones, Inc., Percy 490
Kasting, Wm. F. Co.. 441
Keller, John A 479
Keller Pottery Co 491
Keller Sons, J. B 481
Kervan Co., The 483
Kessler, Wm 487
Kilbourn, R... 460
King Construction Co498
Kleinhans, H. P 4.50
Koster&Co 4.56
Kretschmar Bros 4.50
Kroeschell Bros. Co ..497
Kuebler, Wm. H.... 487
Kuhlmann, H. H....478b
KuhncBros 4.50
Lagers Hurrell 451
Lange, A 478a
Lange, H. F. A. 481
Langiahr, A. H 487
Leedle Floral Co 460
Lemon Oil Co 492
Leonard Seed Co 445
Leuly, Emll 4.52
Littleficld Florist 481
I-ord & BurnhamCo..496-
499
4.58
Martin & Forbes Co.431
May, L. L., & Co 490
Mauger & Sons, W . . . 445
McCallum Co., Inc. . .488
McCarthy .S Sons. D.T.
4.50
McCIunie, Geo. G. . .478b
McConnell, Ales 480
McCray Refrigerator
Co 484
McHutchison & Co. ..452
McManmon, J. J 479
McManus, James. . . .487
Menand, L 450-478a
Metropolitan Material
Co 477-95
Mctte, Henry 442
Michel! Co., Henry F.446
Michelsen & Co 4.58
Michigan Cut Flower
Exchange 483
Michler Bros. Co 479
Midgley & Co 481
Millang, Chas 487
Miller, A. L 450
Mills The Florist, Ii)c.479
Minge Floral Co., The479
Minneapolis Floral Co479
Mitting, E. D 440
Moore, Hena & Nash.487
Mt. Gilead PoneryCo491
Mullanphy. Florist. . .481
Murray. Samuel 479
Myer. Florist 480
Nagel, Rudolf 461
Nason, L. B 487
Nat'l Florists' Board
ofTrade 484
Natural Gu,ano Co.... 493
Neidinger, Jos. G 483
New England Florist
Supply Co 488
New York Stable Ma
nureCo 492
Nicholas, John S 480
Niessen Co., The Leo. 489
Noe, L. M 487
Orchid. The 480
Ouwerkerk. P 456
Palmer & Son, W. J. .478a
Park Floral Co., The478b
Parker. John L 478a
Parkes Construction
Co 496
Parshelsky Bros 495
Patten, Helen F 481
Pcarce, George 497
Peckham Floral Co.,
The 461
Pelicano Rossi & Co 481
PennThe Florist. 47.S-78a
Pennock-Meehan Co.,
S. S 489
Peters & Reed Pottery
Co., The 491
Peters & Sons, Geo. . .451
Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co.
491
Philips Bros 479
Pierce & Co 478a
Pierce Co., F. O 498
Pierson, IncA.N ... .441
PiersonCo., F. R 441
Pierson, Magnus 454
Pine Grove Floral Corp
461
Pittsburgh Cut Flower
Co 48S
PlantlifeCo 492
Poehlmann Bros. Co 490
Pollworth Co., C. C. .488
Potter Floral Co 478b
Pulverized Manure Co.
493
Quaker City Mach.
Co. 497
Quidnick Chouses. . ,460
Ramsburg, G. S 445
Randall, A. L. Co 490
Rawlings, Elmer 460
Reade & McKenna.. .498
Reed& Keller 484
Reimers, M. D 479
Reinberg, Peter 490
Rice Co., M 484
Riebe, F. C 461
Ritchy, F. W 461
Robinson & Co., H.
M 482
Robinson Co. (Inc.),
H. M 486
Rolker & Sons, A 456
Rosemont Gardens... 4 79
Rosendale Nurs. &
G'houses 460
Rosery Flower Shop,
The 478a
Routrahn Seed Co.442-46
Royal Glass Works. . 494
Rudolph, Max 478b
Rupp, John F 443
Russell, Geo. W 451
Russin & HanBing 484
Rutt, E. S 450
Ryerson, U. Cutler. . .484
Sabransky, John F. . .450
Salter Bros 481
Sambrook Bros 481
Sander & Son 448
Sauter, A 487
Sceeiy, Ed 480
Schling. Mai 480
Schmidt. J. C 458
Schmitz, F. W. O 443
Schulz, Ja«>b 479
Scott, John.... 452
Scranton Florist Sup-
ply Co 451
Sharp, Partridge & Co498
Sealy, J. W. C 454
Sheridan, W. F 487
Siebrecht, Geo. C. . . .487
Siebrecht, Walter R. .487
Skidelsky & Co.. S. S . 448
Slinn.B.S.,Jr 487
Smith & Co., E. D 461
Smith & Fetters Co
The .478b
Smith, P. J 487
Smith Co., W.&T... 456
Soltau Fernery, B .... 454
Speelman&Sons.C.J . .444
Standard Pump & En-
gine Co., The 497
Stearns Lumber Co.,
TheA. T 494
Stokes, Walter P 442
Stoothoff Co., H. A. .493
Storrs & Harrison Co.,
The 442-59
Syracuse Pottery Co. .491
Taylor, Arthur 450
Taylor, Edward J. ...450
Thompson & Co., C. B.
479
Thomson & Sons Ltd.
Wm 493
Thorbum & Co., J.MAiH
Totty, Chas. H 459
Traendly & Schencfc.:*87
Travis Co.. G. E 495
Tricker, Wm 4.58
Van Assche, Frank . . .497
Van Geldcren, G. W.460
Van Wavcren, Gt. &
Kniijff 4.56
Vaughan's Seed Store.
444-4S
Vick's Sons, Jas 444
Vierecfc, F. C 478b
Vincent, R., Jr.,& Sons
Co 441
Virgin, U.J 479
Walker, Wm 479
Wallis&Co., E. A....461
Ward&Co., R. M...443
Warendorfif, A 480
Wax Bros 478a
Weeber&Don 442
Welch Bros. Co 488
Whitton, Samuel 460
West View Floral Co.478a
Weston, Henry 460
Wettlin FloraICo 449
Whilldin Pottery Co.,
The 491
White Bros 450
Wietor Bros 490
Williams' Florist Sup-
ply House. 451
wSson, H. E 481
Wilson, R. G 47Sa
Windier Wholesale
FloraICo 484
Wood Bros 459
Woodrow & Marketos487
WoodruSF & Sons, S. D446
Young&Co., A. L. ..486
Young Florist 481
Young & Nugent 480
Zangen,0. V 477
Zimmer, Charles 451
Zvolanek. A. C 448
I.r,W&Co..Stu-i
Ludwig Floral
E. C
Mader, Paul
INDEX TO STOCK
ADVERTISED
while every effort will be made to print belated ad-
vertising copy received after 12 noon Wednesday, no
stock mentioned in same can be noted in this index.
Abutilon 4.54 Bulbs 441-42-43-
Adiantum 4.54-56 444-45-46-48-S2-.56
Alyssum 460-61 Buxus 4.56
Ampelopsis 450-.58 Calceolaria 443
Antherlcum 4.54-61 California Privet....456-68
Antirrhinum.443-45-54-61 California Privet Cut-
Apple Trees 4.56 tings 456-58
Araucarias 449-55-56- Callas.. . .441-42-43-44-48
4.58-.59-60 Cannns 454
Areca 449-53-55 Carnations 447-.50-51
Artillery Plants 461 4.54-58-59-60-61
Asparagus 449-62-54- Carnation Cuttings, .447-
455-.56-58-.59-60-61 4.50-51-54-58-59-60-61
Asters 444-58-61 Chrysanthemums.. . .458-
Azalcas 456-58 459-61
Bay Trees 452-56-59 Chrysanthemum Cut-
Bedding Plants 466-60 tings 4.58-59-61
Begonias 441-48-49- Cinerarias 442-4.3-49-
454-,55-60-6I 4.54-59-60-61
Bellis 442-43 Clematis 4.56
Berberis 466-58 Cocos 449-63
Bleeding Heart 4.56 Cold Storage Bulbs... 441-
Blue Spruce 4.56 443-44
Bouvardias 461 Cold Storage Lilies.. .441-
Boxwood 452-66-68 443-44
Cold Storage Lily of
the Valley. ...441-4.3-44
Coleus 461
Conifers 458
Crotons 4.5.5-61
Cut Flowers. , .482-83-84-
485-86-87-88-89-90
Cyclamen 443-44-46-
448-49-54-55"60-61
Daisies 442-43
Decorative Stock . . . .441-
442-43-44-45-46-47-48-
449-60-51-52-53-64-65-
668-59-60-61
Dish Ferns. . . .441-48-49-
452-64-68-60
Dracaenas 455-60
Evergreens 452-56-61
Farm Seeds 442
Ferns , ,441-48-49-
452-54-58-60
Ferns in Flats., 441-48-49-
452-64-58-60
Ficus. 449-65-58-61
Flower Seeds 442-56
Forget-me-Not. . . .443-69
Freesias 441-42-43-
444-45-48
Fruit Plants 456
Fruit Trees 4.56-5S
Fuchsias 454
Gardenias 455
Garden Seed 444-45-46
Genista 455
Geraniums.. . 44 1-54-60-61
Geranium Cuttings. ..441-
454-60-Sl
Gladiolus 442-44-45
Hardy Perennials 456
Heliotrope 454
Hemlocks... 456
Herbaceous Plants.. . .4.56
Hollyhocks 443-45
Honeysuckle 450
Hyacinths .441-44-48
Hydrangeas..465-56-60-61
Ivy 441-58-61
Japanese Maples 456
Japonica 4.56
Jerusalem Cherries.. . .458
Kentias 449-52-53-
455-59-60-61
Lemon Verbenas 461
Lilacs 456
Lily Bulbs 441-43-44-
446-62
Lilies 441-43^4-48
Lilium Album 444
Lilium Auratum 444
Lilium Candidum.. 444-48
Lilium Formosum.... 441-
442-43
Lilium Giganteum. . .441-
443-44
Lilium Harrisii 441-
442-44-48
Lilium Rubrum 444
Lilium Speciosum.. 444-56
Lily of the Vallev...4.52-.56
Lupines 460
Manetti 452-56
Maples 466
Marguerites 4.54-61
Mignonette 446
Mushroom Spawn..446-48
Narcissus 441-43-44-48
Nasturtium 446
Nephrolepis 465-68
Norway Maples 456
Norway Spruce 456
Nurserv Stock 456-60
Oak Trees 4.56
Onion Sets 445
Orchids , ,..451
Ornamental Shrubs. .4.56
Ornamental Trees. . . .456
Oxalis 444
Palms 452-
4.53-56-59-60
Pandanus 45.5-59
Pansics 442-43-
445-46-48-54
Peach Trees 4.56
Peonies 448-56-58-60
Phoenix 448-53-.54-55
Pine Trees 4.56
Plum Trees 4.56
Polnsctti.is 448-49
451-.54-.58-.59-6I
Pompons 460
Poppv 443
Primroses 443-49-
4.54-59-60-61
Primulas 443-44-
449-51-54-58-59
Privet 466-58
Privet Cuttings. . .456-58
Rhododendrons. . .456-58
Roses. 441-52-56-68-59-60
Rubber Plants 449-
465-58-61
Seasonable Stock. . . .441-
442-43-44-45-46-47-48-
449-50-61-52-53-54-56-
458-59-60-61
Seeds 442-13-
444-46-46-48-64
Shrubs 456
Smilax 454-58-60-61
Snapdragon . .443-4 5-54-61
Spiraea 456-58
Stevia 4.54-59-61
Swainsona 458-,59-61
Sweet Pea Seed.442-46-48
Sweet William 443
Table Ferns... .441-18-49-
452-54-58-60
Trees 456-61
Vegetable Plants....4.56-.5S
Vegetable Seeds 442-
444-48-56
Verbenas 460
Vincas 464-58-60
Vines 456-61
Violets 449-64-68-59
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine 493
Baskets 484
Birds 483
Boilers 477-94-97-
498-99-500
Cane Stakes 460
Carnation Ties 451
Cattle Manure 492
Chiffons 484
Cut Flower Boxes.. 482-83
Cycas keaves 482-83
Dagger Ferns. . . 482-83-84
Decorative Evergreens
483
Directory of Retail
Houses 478A-478B-
479-80-81
Fancy Baskets 484
Fancy Ferns.. . .482-83-84
Fertilizers 461-92-93
Florists' Letters 482-
483-84
Florists' Supplies 482-
483-84
Flower Boxes 482-83
Flower Pots , . . .491
Fungine 493
Galax Leaves 482-83
Glass. . . .477-94-95-96-98
Gold Letters 483
Glazing Points 494
Grates 495
Greenhouse BIdg .... 494-
496-97
Greenhouse Construc-
tion 494-96-97
Greenhouse Goods. . . 494-
496-97
Greenhouse Material
494-96-97
Gutters 494-95-97
Heaters 494
Heating Appliances. .494
Hose 477-84
Hot Bed Sash . . 477-94-97
Huckleberry Branches
483-84
Ice Boxes 484
Immortelles 492-83
Insecticides 449-92-93
Jardinieres 491
Laurel 482-83
Laurel Festooning. .482-83
Laurel Wreaths 482-83
Lemon Oil 492
Leucothoe Sprays 483
Magnolia Leaves 482
Manure 492-93
Mastica 496-98
Moss 483
Nikotiana 493
Pecky Cypress 497
Pipe 477-98
Pipe Fittings 477-98
Plantlife 492
Pots 491
Pumps 497
Pumping Engines 497
Putty 449
RalTia 452
Refrigerators 484
Ribbons 484
Ruscus 482
Sash 477-94-97
Sheep Manure. .. .492-93
Sheet Moss 483-84
Showet Sprays 498
Sphagnum Moss.. .482-83
Stakes 461-84
Supports: 451-84
Thistle 483
Tile 494
Tinfoil 482
Tobacco Dust 493
Tobacco Powder 493
Tobacco Stems 493
Toothpicks 484
Tree Tubs 491
Tubs 491
Vases...,. 491
Ventilating Apparatus
494
Ventilators 494
Vcrmine 493
Wants 476-77-78
Wheat Sbeavcs 484
Wholesale Florists. . 485-
486-87-88-89-90
Wild Smilax 482-83
Wreaths 482-83
Wire Work 484
give approximately an additioDal 50,000 sq.
ft. of glass. Tlie cost of the work will be
something over $2.'i,000. A feature of the
planting is a vacuum steam heating sys-
tem which will be the only up-to-date one
in the Bast. The new boiler plant will
also furnish the heat for the present
range.
Hubert V. Pearce, of Detroit, has con-
tracted to fit up the entire new range
erected by John II. Dunlop of Toronto,
18 miles out from that city, with his en-
tire heating plant, including boilers, pip-
ing, and the Pearce Return Steam Trap.
This work is now well under way.
Hartfbrd, Conn.
Page F. Potter, managor of the Bou
Ton Flower Shop, has beeu c(>lliinc*"'to
bt. Francis Htispitnl witli blood poison-
ing, but is now getting around ou
crutches. Herman Heillender, proprie-
tor of the Bon Ton Flower Shop, will
sojourn in Vermont for two weeta.
Ray Gook is on his vacaition for two
weeks at Ocean Beach, New London,
Conn.
James Mortmer of John Coombs' force.
Main St., is on his vacation with his
family.
The Connecticut Fair will open Sept,
], Labor Day, but as Vice-President Mar-
shall of the United States will be unable
to attend, Secretary Daniels will surely
be present. A number of local florists
have made entries and they are all look-
ing forward to capturing the silver cup
for the most appropriate wreath for the
winning horse for 2.10 trot, or the fa-
mous Charter Oak race. G. G, McC.
Greenhouse Building
Brooklyn, N. Y. — Dailledouze Bros.,
of Flatbush, have just completed the erec-
tion of two Lord and Burnham Co.
houses, each 56x200ft., and are building
another house of the same dimensions.
Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. — Charles
Peters & Sons have placed an order with
the Lord and Burnham Co. for the erec-
tion of four greenhouses, three to be
50xl50ft., and one 65x200ft., which will
Connecticut Horticultural Society
This Society held its regular monthly
meeting at its rooms in the County
Building, Friday, August 22, at 8 p.m
There was quite a large attendance af-
ter the regular Summer vacation.
President John F. Huss took the chair,
and Mr. Dixon, the new secretary (suc-
cessor to Geo. W. Smith of Melrose,
Conn., who resigned early in the sea-
son), performed his new duties. It was
voted not to hold any exhibits this Fall,
on account of not having received the
regular State appropriation, as stated in
an earlier issue, but next year matters'
will be difEerent, as the House has in-
cluded the Connecticut Horticultural
Society in the next appropriation.
G. G. ■McP.
CONTENTS ^e
A 1600 Mile Hide to Minneapolis. . 485
-American Association of Park Super-
intendents 464
Catalogs Received 449
Clubs and Societies:
Tuxedo (N. Y.) Horticultural So-
ciety: Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Flo-
rists' Club; Connecticut Horticul-
tural Society 460
Exhibitions, Coming 454
Exhibitor's Trials, An 486
Geranium Enrich 461
Ladies' Society of American Florists. 461
Market, Bevlew of tbe 485-486
Mid-Continental Flower Show at St.
Louis, The 464
Nursery Dept,, (Illus.) 457
Obituary :
Vroeland, Mrs, Albert: Bachler,
Francis; Krombach, Charles. . .462B
Question Box .452-454
Betailers, Tlie, (Illus.):
A Palm Spray; Carnival Flower
Show, Victoria, B. C. : A Broken
Column; A Large Standing
Wreath 478A-4S1
S. A, P. and O. H. 29tli Annual Con-
vention, Pinal Report, (Illus.) .466-471
Attendance 482-484
Convention Notes 485
Convention Snap Shots 474-476
Entertainments, The 462
Sports 476
Trade Exhibition Notes 474
Trade Exhibits, Additional 484
Seed Trade Report 434-448
Trade ITotes:
Troy, Albany 449
Rochester 451
Scranton, Pa 460
Cortland (N. Y.), Newport, Buffalo. 461
Amherst, Mass.: Cincinnati 47S
New York 487
Boston 489
Philadelphia, Chicago 490
Baltimore 491
St. Louis. Dayton, San Antonio ... .492
Louisville, Nashville 493
Montgomery 494
Montreal, Providence, Syracuse. .. .495
St Paul, Kalamaxoo, Milwaukee. .496
San Francisco 497
Tre^js. Planting in September 462B
Week's "Work, Tke:
The Decorative Stock: Winter Flow-
ering Peas; Chrysanthemums;
Marguerites; Seedling Perennials;
Primulas; Asparagus 468-169
464
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The Mid-Continental Flower Show at St. Louis
At a meeting on August 14 of the Board of Directors
of the St. Louis Coliseum Co., who were backing up the
St. Louis Mid-Continental Flower Show, it was decided
to postpone this event until 1914.. It had been planned
to give an exhibition next November on an extremely
elaborate and extensive scale, but the amount involved,
some $20,000, together with the shortness of time, caused
the directors to hesitate as to whether they could induce
a sufficiently large number of prominent growers to
'exhibit on such comparatively short notice, so as to come
out evenly on the proposition.
American Association of Park Superintendents
This Association opened its meeting at Denver, Mon-
day, Aug. 25, President James B. Shea, deputy com-
riiissioner of Boston Park Department, in the chair,
and who responded to the address of welcome by Mayor
Perkins. Papers were read by Edward de Groot, gen-
eral secretary Playground Association of Chicago, on
"Playground and Recreation FaciUties and their Man-
agement": by Herman W. Merkel, on the "New York
Idea of a Zoological Park"; and by J. J. Levison, on the
"Care and Planting of Ornamental Shade Trees."
Officers for the ensuing year elected were as follows:
President, Harry S. Richards, Chicago.
Vice-Presidents, G. W. Burke, Pittsburgh; Frank
Brubeck, Terre-Haute; F. C. Greene, Providence, R. I.;
W. S. Manning, Baltimore; G. Hennenkoffer, Pueblo,
Colo; G. Champion, Winnipeg, Can.
Secretary and treasurer, J. J. Levison, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Newburgh, N. Y., was selected as the meeting place
next year.
The Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the
S. A. F. and 0. H.
One more national florists' convention has gone down
into history.
Men change, and times and conditions change, but the
national body keeps on its way, each year scoring some
measure of success and advance.
The 1913 convention was held at a point unusually
distant from the center of horticultural activity, this
fact holding the attendance down by several hundreds;
yet, with all that this disadvantage implies as to num-
bers and a decrease of the firms exhibiting — a vital con-
sideration when financial returns are considered — from
\\hatever angle one may look at it the meeting will go
down on the records as one of the most noted in the
Society's annals, the factors making for this consumma-
tion being an ideal convention hall, ideal meeting rooms
free from the city's noises, ideal parklike surroundings,
of which the outdoor garden was the most conspicuous,
businesslike sessions, a clean, charming city, model ar-
rangements for the care and comfort of the delegates,
weather all that could be asked for, and an atmosphere
so bracing that one longed for more of it.
The work accomplished at Minneapolis in the busi-
ness sessions of the S. A. F. and O. H. will leave its im-
press on the Society's progress for years to come, if
the plans laid out are carried through — and we can
see no reason why they should not, as all are practical.
Perhaps the most important business was the turning
of the office of State vice-president, heretofore much of
an anomaly, into a position of real influence and service
to the Society. Measures taken to bring this about are
reported in full on page 411, in the report of the Com-
mittee on President's Address. Further explained, it
means that each State vice-president is now empowered
to represent the S. A. F. in his State throughout the
year; to form a federation of State clubs or floral socie-
ties in each State, where such does not now exist, the
idea being to bring together the florists in an organiza-
tion having as its object the strengthening of the cause
of floriculture in general, and interesting the members
thereof to join the national Society. The secretary of
the S. A. F. and O. H. is instructed to assist these or-
ganizations in every way in his power, and a small sum
of money was appropriated to assist each State vice-
president in his work. The records which are directed
to be kept by the national secretary of the work accom-
plished by the State vice-presidents, will furnish in-
formative material for the guidance of the officers of
the national Society.
The party to Goodrich's, August 21, re-embarking
on Lake Minnetonka for Minneapolis
Adolph Farenwald's plea for affiliation, and the stout
way in which he held to his point, has resulted in a
recommendation embodied in a report, allowing all flo-
rists' clubs to join the S. A. F. in a body, at $3 for the
first year, and $2 for each ensuing year. This proviso
is now open for debate by the many clubs throughout the
country, and when next convention time roUs around it
is quite probable that out of Mr. Farenwald's proposi-
tion some real step toward affiliation will result.
Added value has been given to the position of the
Society's representative in Washington in that he is
now authorized to be present in an advisory capacity-
at every executive meeting of the Board of Directors
of the S. A. F. and O. H. This is an important step
forward and the counsel of this gentleman should prove
of great value to the Board, as he is expected to be in
full touch with everything pertaining to tariff and
national legislation bearing on the florists' trade.
The Wm. R. Smith Memorial Committee presented a
report showing progress, and we expect great things
through it.
The establishment of a national experimental Rose
Garden at Arlington Farms, Washington, D. C, under
the direction of horticultural experts of the U. S. Gov-
ernment, has been decided upon.
The work of the Publicity Committee, unfortunately,
seems to rest in statu quo. This is a great big sub-
ject, really too large to be handled at a convention meet-
ing, those interested having so many calls on their time.
The Florists' Telegraph Delivery has made splendid
progress, the secretary reporting a membership of 125,
representing 95 towns in the U. S. and Canada, and that
during the last year it had not lost one member.
In the election of Theodore Wirth of Minneapolis for
President, and Patrick Welch of Boston for Vice-Presi-
dent, for the year 1914, the members of the Society have
shown their wisdom. A better team could not possibly
have been selected.
The acceptance of the invitation of Boston for the
1914 convention is an augury of not only a superb at-
tendance there but, as well, of a great exhibition, and
when these two desiderata come together great results
may be expected to follow.
The effect of the outdoor garden on the visitors was
one of the most pleasurable surprise, few having had the
slightest idea as to the extent of the work which had
been done on the grounds surroun.ding the Armory by
President-elect Wirth.
The School Garden Committee is doing splendid work
and assisting greatly in laying the foundation for that
knowledge of gardening and love of flowers which is
so necessary to the development of a great nation.
The tabling of the resolution excluding artificial
flowers from the trade exhibits is to be commended.
It would have been an injustice, after countenancing
this material far over a quarter of a century, to ex-
clude it at this time.
The opening of each business session on time accel-
erated all the proceedings, and it is to be sincerely
hoped that hereafter each incoming president will fol-
low Mr. Farquhar's firmness; there is nothing to be
gained by delaying the opening of a meeting for an hour
or so. Starting on time has great merit attached to it
and we feel sure all present appreciated the economy.
Business was despatched promptly and members were
left free to attend to other matters.
Philadelphia asked for the next National Flower Show
to be held in 1916, and this matter was left for de-
cision in the hands of the National Flower Show Com-
mittee.
The entertainment features of the convention, which
were many and most pleasurable, will be found related
in this week's issue.
Ladies Society of American Florists
The Ladies' S. A. F. held its annual meeting in Com-
mittee Room D of the Armory at 10 a.m. on Wed-
nesday, August 20, Mrs. Frank H. Traendly, New
York, in the chair. The secretary, Mrs. Maynard, re-
ported 273 members, with 26 added at this convention,
making a total of 299. Mrs. Herr, the treasurer, re-
ported receipts $667.01; expenditures $457.68; balance
$209.33.
At the reception on Thursday evening, Mrs. May-
nard, in behalf of the L. S. A. F., presented the
president, Mrs. 'Traendly, with a watch bracelet with
locket attached. The ladies were entertained at an
iiutomobile ride and luncheon at Mimkahda Club on
Wednesday afternoon, August 20, and on Friday,
August 22, the St. Paul ladies invited all to take a
ride down tlie river, serving a delicious lunch.
A National Bowling Club of the S. A. F. Ladies was
organized with Miss Meinhardt, captain; Mrs. Traendly,
secretary, and Mrs. Asmus, treasurer. The dues are
$1 and the committee appointed is to use all moneys
collected every year to buy prizes.
The Ladies S. A. F. voted to have life memberships
at $10. Any lady joining must be a member of the
Society for one year and the fund is to be kept separate
and invested. Mrs. Ch.\s. H. Maynard, Secretary,
New Members added to Ladles S. A. F.
Mrs. A. S. Rice, Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. John Mon-
son, Minneapolis, Minn.: Mrs. W. D. Desmond, Minne-
apolis, Minn.; Mrs. John Schoeffie, Chicago, 111.; Mrs.
J. E. Teats, Champaign. 111.; Mrs. W. J. Kimmel, Elm-
hurst, 111.; Mrs. W. T. March, Mitchell, S. D.; Miss H.
Rergsteimann, St. Louis, Mo.; Miss Dora Daesch, St.
Tjouis, Mo.; Mi-s. I. M. Latshaw, Libertyville, 111.; Mrs.
Fred Breitmeyer, ' Mt. Clemens, Mioh.; Mrs. T. L.
Bebinger, Des Moines, l£u; Miss Eleanor O. Caiss, Des
Moines, la.; Mrs. Prank L. Washburn, Bloomington.
111.; Mrs. Herbert Smith, Danville, 111; Mrs. C. Love-
ridge. Peoria. Til.; Mrs. M. Soholt. Madison, Minn.; Mrs.
Christine Welsson, Bronx. N. y. City; Mrs. John R.
Van Bochove, Kalamazoo. Mich.; Mrs. E. G. Hill, Rich-
mond. Ind.: Mrs. W. E. Kemble, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mrs.
R. C. Kerr. Houston. Tex.; Miss Agnes O. K. Spencer,
St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. P. E. Bonham, Macomb, 111.;
Mrs. Scott, Navasota. Tex.; Mrs. James Birch. Winni-
peg. Man.; Miss Ida Peterson, Cincinnati, O.
Ausust 30, 1U13.
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Final Report 29th Convention
Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
Minneapolis, Minn., August 19th to 23d, 1913
Third Session— Wednesday Afternoon,
August 20
At the opening of the afternoon session President
Farquhar brought up the subject of the National Flower
Show, tlie report on which was to be presented by Chas.
H. Totty. President Farquhar said: I am sure we are
all interested in this great work of the Society, the
most wonderful thing for horticulture that was ever
accomplished in this country. The members of our
>fational Flower Show committee, imder Mr. Totty's
leadership, wrought a miracle for this Society. They did
a thing that never was done before in the history of
horticulture in this country; they made a great exhibi-
tion a success in every way — a success horticulturally;
a success popularly; a success financially; and that in
the most apathetic city horticulturally in this country.
If you run a horse race in New York, or prizefight,
or an automobile show, or a dog show, they will go every
time; but this committee of ours, gentlemen, for the
first time in history has made a phenomenal success of
a flower show. That is what we are going to listen to.
I have much pleasure in introducing Chas. H. Totty,
who will present the report.
Chainnan Chas. H. Totty's Report on the National
Flower Show
Chas. H. Totty: Gentlemen, that is certainly a very
eulogistic introduction. I have tried to eliminate in
this report a great deal of the dry details, because you
will get them all printed in the record, anyway; but I
will give you in full our dealings with the Exhibition
Company. As you know, we had a contract with those
men, who practically own the ball, by which they agreed
to stand the rental of the hall, and we agreed to guar-
antee the premiums, and make an equal division of
what was left as profits, if there was anything left. A
good many people seemed to be afraid there wouldn't be
anything left; but I am happy to say that there was
something left.
National Flower Show Financial Statements
The report of the Local Governing Board, through
Walter F. Sheridan, its treasurer, was as follows:
Receipts. — International Exposition Co., (premiums),
$7635; contributions and special premiums, $2693; In-
ternational Exposition Co. (division of profits), $750;
guarantee fund, $3877; total $14,955.50.
Disbursements. — Premiums, including special pre-
miums, not competprl for. 5S865; miscellaneous expenses.
lectures, etc., $324.53; return of guarantee fund.
$3877.50; dividend (10 per cent.) on guarantee fund.
$387.75; final amount sent to W. F. Kasting, (for S. A.
F. and O. H. funds), $1500.72; total $14,965.50.
The report of the International Exposition Co in
account with the S. A. F. and O. H. is as below
RECEIPTS. — Rentals, $13,424.83; opening nitl i
tickets, $795; box office, $13,047; trade tickets $--
tickets to kindergarten, $18.65; catalogs net, $223
bar and restaurant, $386.55; total, $32,122.35. The \ i
ous items of expenses amounted to $12,143.53, to whi 1
were added: Payment, International Exposition (
$10,000; for premiums, $7636; cups and medals $211 4
total expenses, $29,989.98. This left a balance I
$2122.37, which was divided equally between the I
ternational Exposition Co. and the S. A. F. and O 1 i
$750 was sent to ttie Flower Show Committee, the 1 1
ance being retained to pay for medals when the di
purchased.
President Farquhar: Gentlemen, you have listeiidl
to a report of an event that marks a new epoch i
horticulture in this country. I am going to ask t i
your approval of this report, and that it be pubhslii il
in the records, coupled with a rising vote of thanks I
this National Flower Show committee, of which i\li.
Totty has so ably acted as chairman — a rising vote of
thanks, gentlemen, a unanimous and rising vote of
thanks.
The Convention immediately rose to a man, with ap-
plause.
Chas. H. Totty: Gentlemen, I thank you very much
for this expression of confidence and approval. It is
very gratifying to feel that our efforts are appreciated.
You must not forget also the work of the local New
York committee on whom the brunt of the work natu-
rally fell. They were on the ground and they had to
do the work, Mr. Bunyard, Mr. Traendly, Mr. Jos.
Manda, Mr. Wm. H. Duckham, Mr. Sheridan and tlie
Secretary. It is gratifying — because of the claim that
has been made by people in other cities that you could
not get people interested in horticulture in New York —
to be able to say that we compelled them to listen to
us. I believe that we can do it in any city in the coun-
try in the future. I am sure that we can get all tlie
publicity we want in the papers. No less than three of
the big New York papers have since the flower show de-
voted a whole page of their Sunday section to garden-
ing notes. Next year it will be easy to have a show
equally as large, something that would not have been
possibly dreamed of had not this last show been a suc-
cess. So you can see the value of that flower show com-
mittee's work., I think it is one of the biggest things
this Society ever did wlien it originated that committee.
General view of the S. A. F. and O.I)H. Trade Exhibition, at National Guard Armory, Minneapolis,
Minn., Aug. 19 to 23, 1913
Entrance to the National Guard Armory
I think you should give Mr. Asmus a great deal of
credit as the one who originated that proposition. The
good tliat it is going to do this Society cannot be meas-
ured in words. I thank you, gentlemen, very much.
A hearty vote of thanks was also accorded the New
York local committee.
Many responded to Pres. Farquhar's invitation for a
full and free expression of opinion on the recent Na-
tional Flower Show, among others, Thos. Roland, who
said: As one of the committee I was sitting here hoping
to hear from outsiders. Of course the committee al-
ready knows a great deal about what has taken place,
and it would be gratifying' to it to know what those who
have not been in quite so close touch with things think
about them. We would like to hear some criticisms, if
there are any; we would like to hear some ideas from
the outside, some helpful suggestions for the future.
To me there appears no better or greater opportunity
to do good for the S. A. F. than through these exhibi-
tions; and the example that has been set before us here
and on which we can look from the windows of this
room, is a great stimulus, which I think is going to do
more to keep life in the Midsummer meetings of this
Society than anything else that can possibly be thought
of. I had at one time seriously thought it was a mistake
to hold the annual meeting in the Summertime. There
did not seem to be any real excuse for having it then,
but this gives us a fundamental reason for continuing
the Summer meetings; and, to my mind, they can be
made just as interesting as the National Flower Show,
and through Summer shows we can appeal to an en-
tirely different class of the people than it is possible
to reach through Midwinter shows, where only green-
house products can be shown. A person who only has
sufficient space for a window box can come here, make
notes and make selections of plants suitable to embel-
lish his own little plot of ground, no matter how humble
it may be. I think in that way it opens a new field
for progress.
F. H. Traendly, of New York, made the point that
a number of people in New York, principally among the
retailers, who could not be interested in the show last
year, have at least awakened up, so that in the future
quite a number of the biagest retailers in the city will
take part in the shows which New York hopes to make
annually in the future.
Jos. A. Manda of New York: I did not expect to be
called upon but while this oj.portunity is offered I
would like to express mv opinion in regard to some of
the flower shows in New York City. I have been con-
nected with them more or less for tlie last twenty or
twenty-five years, and as mv friend Mr. Roland said,
I would like to hear suggestions from others. While
the show was grand as a whole, the only fault that I
cnn find is that there were not more members who took
MU interest in it. With :ill tlic f;io«,-rs Hint we have
around New York Cih-, if yo" <N<r|.l about half a
dozen of the exhibits, wh;il did tlic show amount to?
While it is true that Mr. Roland made one of the grand-
est displays that has ever been made in New York city
as one individual exhibitor, an<l While it WHS fully ap-
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Minn., Aug 19 to 22, 1913
predated by people who are directly connected w|th
horticultural interests, yet there are thousands of people
who do not own greenhouses, who have no property, but
only a little window box or a little backyard, and with
all the growers that we have in and around New York
City, I was surprised that there was no more effort
to make displays that would interest the people who
only have the little window boxes, and who are in a large
majority as compared with people like Mr. Roland, who
is willing to make sacrifices for the advancement of horti-
culture. Mr. Roland is at the head of the list so far
as horticultural matters are concerned in New York
city. Only about 25 per cent., however, of the people
that did visit the flower show were interested in Acacias,
Orchids, and so on. Seventy-five per cent, of those
people were just as much interested in a few Geraniums
and Roses that they could afford to put in their back-
yards ; but we had a very poor representation of that
class of plants.
Harry A.- Bunyard of New York made several valu-
able statements: You must not forget that we only
followed Chicago and Boston in making this show a suc-
cess; that we built our success a great deal upon the
foundations laid in Boston and Chicago during previous
years. Then again, Mr. Totty and myself went over to
Europe to see if we could get a few pointers in regard
to flower shows. The flower show in London last year
covered twenty-six acres. We not only saw how they
ran their flower show from its administrative side, but
also its constructive side, and from very many other
viewpoints. In New York they will go to a flower show
i f you give them a good one. Flower shows in New York
for the last twenty-five years have never been anything
like the National Flower Show that we had in Neiv Yorlc.
We have done something, too, in publicity. This year we
spent ^.5,000 in various waj's, advertising in papers, in
posters, in the subway, in the elevated stations, and in
.sheets that we sent out and had boys distribute in small
towns within a radius of one hundred miles from New
York. Let me tell you about the administrative and
of the Local Governing Board. We had a meeting every
Monday afternoon during eighteen months previous to
the exhibition, which laid the foundation of the work
for the flower show. When it comes to quality, that
compared very favorably with the International Flower
Show at London. It was not as large. In the course of
time we will have as big a flower show as they have in
London, and then you will have to have a tent to house
it imder. T can add that we were a very cohesive com-
mittee; we worked in unison the whole time. Each
committee had a special thing to take care of, and had
good leaders, Mr. Totty and Mr. Traendly; we worked
hand in hand. It was not an unwieldly committee. We
had only five or six members, and five can do more than
twenty if they get to work.
W. F. Kasting of Buffalo: In reference to the Na-
tional Flower Show, we all know that the chairman of
the T,ocal Governing Board has brought out some very
good points, as have also Mr. Roland, Mr. Bunyard and
Mr. Ebel. We certainly owe a vote of thanks to the
Local Governing Board. The National Flower Show
committee had a meeting last night, and they brought up
these different things, and they thought that probably
the National Flower Show committee should have had
more executive authority than they exercised in the city
of New York. They felt that the National Flower Show-
was created by them, and that they ought to be the
real boss. In other cities you will not have the same
timber as you have in New York city, or in Chicago,
or in Boston ; and it might be up to the National Flower
Show committee to exercise a little more authority tlian
they did at New York. I do not know exactly what
their authority is, but Mr. Totty thought, and so stated,
that it was not far-reaching enough, nor did it go as far
as the National Flower Show committee authorities
should go. It is well and good for this Convention to
vote and instruct that they are going to have a National
Flower Show in such and such a city; but there might
be occasions arise where the National Flower Show com-
mittee would have to take it into their own liands to lay
out plans and carry out ideas which the local committee
could not do in some instances. Now, the National
Flower Show committee works absolutely under the in-
structions of a Society, and especially tmder the Board
of Directors and officers of the S. A. F. The local com-
mittee, no matter in what city it might be, if the Na-
tional Flower Show committee has not got that authority
and power, should be given such power by the Societ}'
to carry out the right plans and details whenever it
becomes necessary.
There is one point you want to consider thoroughly
and fairly. Say, for instance, that Cleveland, Detroit,
or may be Philadelphia, is selected as the next city,
there might be conditions arise that you would have to
do certain things, and that is the time when the National
Flower Show comniittee, who are all hard workers and
good, conscientious, thoughtful members of the Society,
should weigh every point. They do not want to run
the Society into a deficit. They do not want to spend
any money unnecessarily. They would not want any-
one to go on the guaranty fund if they knew in advance
that they would have to call on them to put up part of
the expense. Therefore, it is well for you to consider
when it comes to a vote as to where you are going to
liold the next National Flower Show. Gentlemen, I
want to say this to you: Mr. Roland, Mr. Totty and Mr.
Asmus were the three best workers on that National
Flower Show Committee, but every president, no mat-
ter who he may be, wants to weigh that point very
carefully and select gentlemen that are workers, who
will work in harmony, who will carry out the wishes
of the Society as much as possible, study the finances, and
who will not run the Society in a hole. Tou have to
get men who will get the most out of the entrance fees.
The entrance fees are the source from which the greatest
benefit comes, both directly and indirectly, for every
■person who passes through a gate is a booster who helps
your show. These are the people who will advertise a
fiower or a plant, a bridal bouquet, a table decoration,
an evergreen. That is where we figure that the main
benefits must come from. (Applause.)
It is the young ladies, the little clxildren, everyone
that passes through the gates who are the ones" from
whom we ^et the benefit directly or indirectly for the
florists during the year. I do not know exactly how
many passed through the gates, but I believe there
were some 20,000, were there not?
Mr. Cbas. H. Totty: . 42,000.
Mr. Kasting spoke at length upon the subject and
went into defalk very closely. He maintained that
after the National Show had had the run of the larger
cities, Washington, Detroit, Buffalo, Cincinnati, or any
city having acreage enough, could handle a National
Flower Show and handle it successfully.
Other speakers on the subject were past-President
Geo. Asmus of Chicago, Adolph Farenwald and Mr. De
Witt. Points made by Mr. Asmus were that there are
enough good men within our ranks to successfully run
a flower show without hiring professionals. With the
experience that has been acquired, and the improvements
that will be possible in the future, he was positive that
with careful financing the Society could go into any
city of half a million people and make a success, but
everything else must be in proportion.
Adolph Farenwald maintained that one of the im-
portant things is that everything which is given place on
the floor of the exhibition shall be correctly labeled so
that people do not have to go around and ask so many
questions as to what this or that is. They would like
to know that this is a Hydrangea, that the other is a
Hyacinth, and so on; this adds to their interest, and we
wish especially to awaken interest among those who are
not informed as to flowers. There was not enough pains
taken in this respect at the New York show; there was
too much of the haphazard. This feature of labeling
should be more carefully looked after at the next show.
The committees should see to it that every exhibitor is
bound by the rules of the exhibition and that he label
his exhiijit so that there shall be no question in the
mind of anybody as to what it is.
Mr. De Witt: One of the previous speakers men-
tioned, I believe, that there was not enough space given
to the commoner flowers that are grown by everybody
in the country, such as Geraniums, Fuchsias, Lilies and
the various standard flowers. It seems to me that too
much of the premium list was given to the plants that
General view of the S. A. F. and O. H. Trade Exhibition, at National Guard Armory, Minneapolis,
Minn., Aug. 19 to 22, 1913
August 30, 1913.
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Trade Exhibition, Minneapolis Convention
Display of Nephrolepis Ferns in variety, by F. R. Piersoa Co.,
Tarrytown, N. Y.
are grown abroad instead of tiie plants that are grown
by American labor. Prizes should be offered that would
draw out exhibits from every florist, regardless of
whether it was imported stuff. I fail to find Begonias
on the premium list. You should add a few more of
the commoner classes and not make your shows monoto-
nously the same year after year.
It was pointed out to Mr. De Witt that the schedule
embraced all of the popular plants but that, unaccount-
ably, the smaller growers did not take the interest in the
competition which they were expected to.
Philadelphia Asks for Next National Flower Show
Mr. Farenwald, on behalf of the Philadelphia Flo-
rists' Club, asked that the next National Flower Show
be held in Philadelphia in the year 1916, and showed his
credentials as the Club's ambassador.
President Farquhar: We have an invitation from
Philadelphia to liold the National Flower Show in that
city in 1910'. If there is no objection I will ask that that
invitation be referred to the National Flower Show com-
mittee. Is there any opposition to that disposition of
this invitation?
On motion of Mr. Kasting it was resolved that the
Society receive the invitation handed in by Mr. Faren-
wald in behalf of the Philadelphia Florists' Club, ask-
ing to hold the next National Flower Show in 1916, in
Philadelphia, and that the same be received and referred
to the National Flower Show committee with full power
to act.
Followed the reading of the awards made by the
judges at the trade exhiliition (see paye 411), and the
report of the committee on president's address. (<S'('e
page 411.
In speaking of this latter report Mr. Kasting said:
I notice with great interest and special attention that
the committee reported favorably in regard to combining
State Clubs into one State Federation of Clubs. I be-
lieve that that is a grand idea and a fine recommenda-
tion. We are trying that out successfully in the State
of New York, and we believe that every other State can
do the same with advantage; get your different socie-
ties, no matter whether they are amateur, professional
or what not, to all combine in one Federation and meet
once a year if they cannot meet oftener. The New York
State Federation of Floral Clubs meets twice a year.
It holds its regular annual meeting in the Fall, in con-
nection with the State Fair at Syracuse, N. Y. ; the
other meeting is held during what is termed "Farmers'
Week" at Ithaca, at the New York State Agricultural
College. That meeting is held in February. The dairy-
men, cattle men, in fact representatives from every
branch of agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, apicul-
ture, etc., participate.
The representation so far has been very satisfactory.
At Syracuse, last Fall, it was excellent, and there was
quite a creditable display in the line of cut flowers and
plants. We are working now to have the f.iir commis-
sioners and the legislature give us a fine liorticultural
hall, and the prospects are good for our getting it. The
florists' productions will be right through the center,
while on the right or left, whichever it may be, will be
the vegetable growers, apple and fruit growers, etc. So
heed the recommendation of your committee and, when
you go back to your respective States, try and put it
Into practice and get all your allied societies interested.
Illinois is doing somclhiiig ■.iniilar, and every oilier State
should follow suit. I wish to record my liearty approval
of the recommendation of the cinnniiltec.
Adjoiirnnient was then taken.
Thursday Morning, August 21
President Farquhar: At the opening of this session
it was duly moved and seconded, that, under suspension
of the rules, the secretary cast the ballot of the Con-
\'ention for the election of the following: for president
for the ensuing term, Theodore Wirth of Minneapolis;
for vice-president, Patrick Welch, of Boston, Mass.; for
treasurer, AV. F. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y.
W. A. Manda moved, and it was carried, that the
president cast one ballot for the election of John Young,
of New York City, as secretary for the ensuing year.
Adolph Farenwald's paper on "Affiliation" was then
read by the framer thereof. {This address appeared on
page 4O6, issue of Aug. S3.)
Considerable discussion ensued and, finally, it was
moved and seconded that the Board of Directors of
the S. A. F. and O. H. act as a committee on Mr.
Farenwald's paper and present the result of their de-
liberations on the ensuing day.
A recess until 12 o'clock was then taken.
The Convention met pursuant to recess, at twelve
o'clock noon, President Farquhar in the chair. The re-
port of the tellers was heard, and the following were
declared the duly elected officers of the Society for
1914:
President, Theodore Wirth, Minneapolis, Minn.
Vice-President, Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass.
Secretary, John Young, New York City.
Treasurer, William F. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y.
Trade Exhibition, Minneapolis Convention
In the foreground is seen the splendid display of Crotons and other
foliage plants by Robert Craig Co. of Philadelphia, and to the right is
scftn a section of the bulb display of Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago
President-Elect Wirth, called on for a speech said:
Mr. President and gentlemen, I want to ask you to
be lenient with me and not to insist on my making a
speech, for the simple reason that I am not in a frame
of mind just now to properly express to you my feelings.
I cannot tell you how much I want to thank you for the
honor you have bestowed on me. I do not know whether,
in my humble waj', I will be able to fill the position as
it ought to be filled; but I know one thing, and that is
this, that I shall do my very best and exert all that is
in me for the advancement of the S. A. F. and O. H.
I shall work hard and shall try to use my very best
judgment. I shall only hope to succeed with your kind
assistance, and therefore bespeak your co-operation,
("lentlemen, I thank you. (Applause.)
Treasurer-Elect Kasting, called upon, said: Mr.
President, members and friends, it is needless for me
to tell you how much I appreciate your kindly feeling
in electing me again your treasurer. I have talked
so often during this convention that you must all know
me, and I do not want to get into this record too often
or I might be<'ome the subject of criticism; but I assure
you that I appreciate this action from the bottom of my
heart. I thank one and all of you for this renewed mark
of confidence in me.
Also called upon, Secretary-Elect Young spoke feel-
ingly and well, as follows: Mr. President and gentle-
men, like Mr. Kasting, I may say that I deeply appre-
ciate the honor of being re-elected to this office of secre-
tary. I will only say how pleasant I find the work. It
lias been very agreeable, in fact fascinating. I . w.ant
also to say that I think the Society is going ahead , in
splendid shape. I think all of the movements that are
lieing advanced in the Society are for the general good,
and that this effort toward affiliation is going to amount
to something. I hope to see some good from it before
another year or so. I shall be very happy to: do any-
thing I can for any member of the Society at any time.
Through the action of the Board of Directors of this
Society, a suitable office has been provided for the Sec-
retary in New York; I want all members to know that
that office belongs to each member of the Society and
that you can make it your headquarters every time you
come to New York. 1 will be glad to take care of^ any
mail or look after any commission. You will always
find me in the office ready to carry out any work of the
Society. I hope you will not forget that that office is
there as the office of the Society in New York, aild you.
can make yourself at home there.
I also wish to say that I have been in Minn'eapolis
for the last six weeks and have been closely associated
with Mr. Wirth during all that time, and have noticed
his habits of work. I have never known a man to work
harder for this Socfety. He has put in night after night
paying close attention to the carrying out of every little
detail. I guess that every member here appreciates how
conscientiously every detail in connection with this con-
vention has been carried out. All of it originated in
Mr. Wirth's fertile brain. If be is able to do as presi-
dent only half of the work that he has done as your vice-
president, then this Society will continue to make great
strides forward. I hope that next year this outside exhi-
bition will be continued in Boston. It will probably be
hard to get anyone to look after it as carefully as Mr.
Wirth has; still I think if the Boston members will as-
sist the other officers of the Society it will be done. I
think that this outside exhibit will command even better
support another year. I think those that have made
exhibits out here appreciate that it has been a good busi-
ness move; in fact, they have expressed their opinion
to that effect. If there are any suggestions that any
member wants to make for the good of the Society, you
will find me always ready to receive them. I wemt to
carry out everything in this office as well as it can be
done. I want to thank you, gentlemen, most heartUy
for re-electing me for another year. (Applause.)
. The report of Benj. Hammond, chairman of com-
mittee on School Gardens, was then listened to. (See
page 412.)
Discussion on Report of School Gardening Committee
In speaking to this paper VV. F. Gude said: I do not
know that we could improve the paper if we discussed
it two or three hours, because it is so perfect. My only
reason for rising is to voice my sentiment, which I be-
lieve is that of every florist, that no matter how humble
the condition of a little school garden, arousing the
pupil's interest in tending and caring for plants, can-
not help but make him better and help to make the com-
Trade Exhibition, Minneapolis Convention
The grand display of Stove and Greenhouse planls
made by H. A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia.
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munity better in which he lives. So we, , in cultivating
the desire in the young to love plants and growing
things, will help to elevate the standard of living. This
school garden proposition is simply in its infancy now.
It can be made a great power for good in encouraging
the simple life and in teaching a love of nature and of
all growing things. I would like to amend the motion to
include a vote of thanks to Mr. Hammond, and with
that amendment I will gladly second the. motion. The
motion as amended was carried unanimously.
Past President Asmus: I know that Mr. Hammond is
looking for ideas and I would like to tell him what they
have done in Chicago. The city authorities have set
aside a certain amount of land, and on one day of the
week the schools m the section of the city where such
portions of land are located send tlieir pupils to this plot
of land, and the Park Board supplies a technical man
who is a good hand at explaining things, and he tells
the children how to cultivate and care for a garden
plot thus set aside. It strikes me that we ought to urge
that the same thing be done in other cities.
Secretary Yoimg explained that he had received re-
ports from the Entomologist, Botanist and Pathologist
of the Society and would like to make a motion that
they be received and printed in the Proceedings. The
motion was seconded by E. G. Hill, carried, and so
ordered.
On motion, the convention adjourned to 11 a.m.,
Friday, Aug. 22, 1913.
Seventh Session— Friday Morning, Aug. 22
The convention met pursuant to adjournment. Presi-
dent Farquhar in the chair. The president asked the
secretary to read the recommendation of the executive
board on tlie matter of affiliation.
Secretary Young then read the following:
Report of Executive Board on Affiliation
(After the paper on "Affiliation" iy Adolph Farenwald,
and the discussion ensuing, his plan was referred to the
B-cecutive Board of the 8. A.'F. and 0. H. for immedi-
ate action.)
That the fee for members of any regular florists' club
wishing to join the S. A. F. and O. H. as a, body will
he reduced to three dollars for the first year, the annual
dues thereafter to be two dollars per year for each
member thereof. These dues must be paid to the S A.
F, and O. H. by the treasurer of each club joining and
not by the members Individuallyi and we further rec-
ommend that our constitution and bylaws be amended
to comply with this recommendation.
[This recommendation cannot "be acted' upon until
August, IQl-l; in the meantime it is open to all the clubs
to discuss the subject, so that, when next year comes
around, the feeling for or against may be thoroughly
understood.]
President Farquhar: You have heard the recommen
dation of the committee, what is your pleasure?
Mr. Totty: I move the adoption of the recommenda-
tion.
Irwin Bertermann: With due respect to the recom-
mendation, it seems to me that the last sentence amounts
j to a joker. I do not see how it will be possible for any
r'club to take advantage of this, simply because we al-
! ways have a few who are not willing to join and become
I members of the S. A. F., and for that reason I think it
will practically eliminate all that we intend to do.
Presideht Farquhar: I do not vmderstand that this
necessitates all of the membership of a club joining, but
merely such members as may wish to join; but they
must pay through their treasurer, and not individually.
The Society wiU look to the treasurer of the club, not
j to the individuals members, for the fee.
Adolph Farenwald: In answer to Mr. Bertermann's
I inquiry I want to state that the idea is that a club,
i as a body, joins the S. A. F. and O. H., not simply some
' of the members of the club; that is not the idea; we
' want the whole club to pass on this among themselves
and decide that they are going to join the S. A. F., all
of them. If, for instance, the Minneapolis Florists'
Club has a meeting and says, "From now on our yearly
dues will be $5 instead of $3," then all members belong-
ing to that club will have to pay $5 if they want to stay
members. In the same way here, the dues of the club
will be raised to make up this money that would be due
the S. A. F., and any member not wanting to join the
S. A. F., would simply drop out of the club, and that
would be the end of it.
W. A. Manda: I think it is the place of the S. A. F.
and O. H. to offer an inducement to all horticultural
and floricultural bodies to join, and I wish that that
may be done, so that any club can join, and that any
member of such club would have to pay for joining
not to exceed $1. It is no use to shake hands with our-
selves. I do not want to criticise former administrations,
but I must say that they did not take care of these dif-
ferent societies — they did not see their coming develop-
ment. Because of this Society not doing justice to them
these subsidiary societies had to separate from the
original mother society, just as is the case in a family;
Views in the Minneapolis Outdoor Garden
(Reading from top to bottom)
Planting design of L. S. Donaldson Co., Minneapolis.
Tiie aquatic pond by Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Piiiladelpliia.
In this exhibit the pure wliite Nymphaea Gladstoniaua wqs
simply superb.
Planting design of H. B. Wtiltted, Minneapolis.
One of the Canna beds.of Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa.
if a man raises a family of boys and the boys do not
see any encouragement at home they will go out for
themselves. After they are once established for them-
selves it is pretty hard for them to come back again
and work for the parents.
President Farquhar: I would say that there is time
to make this suggested change. We are not amending
the constitution now by the adoption of the recommenda-
tion. The final taking effect of this must be left over
until the convention of next year; but adopting the
recommendation of the executive board puts it on record
for action at next year's convention. I think there will
lie ample opportunity between now and then to consider
this matter of Mr Manda's suggestion and many others
that will arise in connection with this question.
President Farquhar (after further discussion): Gen-
tlemen, you have heard this recommendation, which has
lieen read twice. I think it is unnecessary to read it
igiin. It is moved by Mr. Totty, and seconded by
Ml Bunyard, that tlie recommendation be adopted. All
those in favor of the adoption of this recommendation
and amending the constitution and bylaws so as to give
it effect, such changes to be made at the next convention,
will please say "Aye" ; those opposed "No." The "Ayes"
ha\e it, and the recommendation is adopted. We will
next listen to the report of the judges of the outdoor
exhibit, which will be submitted by Mr. Walter Mott:
Mr. Mott read the report as follows:
Report of Judges on Outdoor Planting
The committee of judges on Outside Garden Plant-
ing beg to report as follows, to wit:
Thos. Meehan & Sons, Dresher, Pa, — A splendid .col-
lection of conifers.
C. N. Ruedlinger, Minneapolis, Minn. — A varied col-
lection of Hybrid Perpetual and Hybrid Tea Roses,
etc : also a good assortment of hardy shrubs.
R. & J, Farquhar & Co., Boston, Mass. — ^A very large
display of Gladioli, Cannas and Dahlias, hardy Chrys-
u themums. Viola cornuta.
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. — A most com-
li^-hensive collection of herbaceous plants; an excellent
collection of aquatics; a grand display of the new bril-
liant Cardinal Climber; beds of Cannas, especially one
of the new pink Hungaria.
'W. A, Manda, Inc., South Orange, N. J. — An interest-
. ing planting, including evergreen shrubs, conifers.
Golden Privet and Japanese Maples.
Holm & Olson, St. Paul, Minn. — An extensive collec-
tion of conifers, flowering shrubs and artistically filled
vases of foliage plants.
John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, L. I. — A collection of
his well known Gladioli, including Aline, Burnham,
Dawnray, Scribe, etc.
A. T. Boddington, New York. — A splendid display of
Gladiolus America and Canna King Humbert.
Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. — -An exceptionally fine
display of the lovely Gladiolus Peace, which has here
proven an ideal outdoor variety.
Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, 111. — An extensive dis-
play of Cannas and Gladioli in new and standard va-
rieties.
Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, Minn. — A collec-
tion of Gladioli, embracing many of the newer sorts,
all of commercial value.
Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa, — A very fine and
interesting display of standard varieties of Cannas,
including Meteor, a startling red, in the opinion of your
judges the best Canna in its color shown on the grounds.
Also Panama^ a giant salmon; Blanche Wintzer, pure
white Olympia, rosy cinnamon; Beacon, flaming scarlet;
these with many other sorts, forming a splendid set
of novelties.
H. F Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — An exhibit of
Canna King Humbert and its new scarlet Geranium .
Helen Michell.
Wm Tricker, Arlington, N. J. — A bed of Perry's Ly-
thrum bordered with the new hardy Golden Vinca: the
I \ thrum while past its best, shows evidence of con-
siderable merit.
R Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. — An ex-
hibition of Geranium Scarlet Redder, a variety- well
worthy of place among the scarlets.
Carl Malmquist, Minneapolis, Minn. — A planting of
the splendid Petunia Rosamond.
P. H. De Witt & Co., Wooeter, Ohio. — An exhibit of
Geranium Ruby and Pelargoniums Wurtembergia and
Easter Greeting.
A. Henderson & Co., Chicago, 111. — An exhibit of
double Petunias.
C. A. Schaefer, Da Crosse, Wis. — An exhibit of Ge-
ranium Scarlet Bedder, and Canna King Hurhbert.
Merriam Park Greenhouses, Minneapolis, Minn, — An
exhibit of Geraniums in the popular varieties, Alphonse
Ricard and Enrich.
Nagel Greenhouses, Minneapolis, Minn. — An exhibit of
Geranium Glory of France.
D. S. Donaldson & Co., Minneapolis, Minn. — -Two very
artistic formal beds and standard vases.
H. LI. Whitted, Minneapolis, Minn. — A formal bed, very
artistically and attractively arranged; also vases well
fiUed.
Will Bros., Minneapolis, Minn. — An exiiibit of Lilies
and Verbenas.
W. F. Kasting & Co., Buffalo, N. Y. — A bed of Canna
Mrs. W. P. Kasting, bordered with Pennisetum.
Erie Floral Co. — A large bed of Canna Alphonse
Bouvier.
E. F. Winterson Co., Chicago, 111. — An exhibit of
Canna King Humbert.
L. L. May & Co., St. Paul, Minn. — An excellent col-
lection of hardy evergreens, shrubs and trees.
Lakewood Cemetery Greenhouse, Minneapolis, Minn. — -
An exhibit of four standard vases, well filled.
Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, Minn. — An ex-
hibit of a pair of standard vases, well filled.
Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minn. —
A very extensive and attractive exhibit of conifers. Ge-
raniums, Cannas, Asters, etc.
In the opinion of your judges great credit is due to
Theodore 'W'irth, Supt. of Parks, Minneapolis, for the
arduous task of getting the foregoing exhibits together,
arranging same so artistically and effectively, and for
the excellent care shown in the condition of all exhibits.
This plan of outdoor exhibits, so satisfactorily carried
out here should, in the opinion of your judges, be made
an annual feature of our conventions.
J. B. FOTHEEINGHAM "]
E. B. George ^ Judges.
Walter Mott J
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 22, 1913.
It was moved by Mr. Pierson, seconded by Mr.
Manda, that the report be accepted and pubhshed in
the Proceedings. Carried unanimously, and so ordereil.
August 30, 1913.
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The Tub Race — The boy who won first \
The pier shown to right of picture is the
throwing some fifteen visitors into the water.
The Minneapolis Fiorists' Ciub baseball team, winners in the
match against the S. A. F. and O. H. All Stars.
Visitors watching the aquatic sports.
Boys' wheelbarrow race.
Fishing on Lake Minnetonka. in two boats are Phil. Foley,
A. Pochelon, Wallace R. Plerson, A. C. Kohlbrand, and the
guides. The first three gentlemen, with Mr. Irwin of New York,
caught 47 bass and pickerel on .Saturday morning.
Report of Committee on Overhead Expense
Wallace K. Fierson submitted the following report:
As chairman of the committee on overhead expense
appointed by President Vincent at the Chicago con-
vention last year, I beg to submit this brief report.
President Vincent's recommendation to the execu-
:, that an appruprialioji tu the amount
of iflOO be made for the purpose of investigating a
method of aScertainiug overhead expenses, not being
acted upon favorably by the executive committee, and
realizing that without funds it would be impossible to
secure information that would be reliable, we request
that j'our committee be discharged.
Artificial Flower Resolution Goes on the Table
President I'arquliar: The next matter before tht
convention is "Discussion and action on the following
recomniendation of the lioard of J.iirectors:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Board of Direc-
tors that some action be taken by the Society whereby
exhibits of artificial flowers at our Trade Exhibitions
and Flower Sliows be excluded.
Chas. H. rotty: 1 would Ulie to just state a word in
advance, as 1 was the original mover of this resolution,
for the reason that the question came up at the National
Flower hhow in New \ork City regarding the advisa-
bility of admitting artificial flowers, and 1 wanted to
get a ruling on tne matter from the Society. It was
not intenued, at least under my conception of it, to
refer so much to our trade exhibitions. That is a dif-
ferent ijroposition. The thought in my mind was tiiat
the Flower Show committee wanted a ruling. Of course ■
we feel that tills is an educational body. We are try--
ing to educate the public to the iiitelUgent and proper
use of flowers, and we did not think it was a just com-
parison to put articial flowers in there with the natural
flowers. The trade exliibition Ls a diflerent proposition.
It has its uses; we have nothing to say about that. But
we do feel that the Society should go on record as not
permitting them to be placed in the flower show under
[he auspices of this Society.
President Farquhar: Do you make any motion, Mr.
Tot^.
Mr. Totty: I will make a motion.'if you so wish, that
artificial flowers be excluded from our flower shows. The
point is tliat if a man buys space in a flower show he is
entitled to put in that space anything that reasonably
can be included there; but we do not feel that artificial
flowers belong in a flower show.
W. A. Jlanda of S. Orange, N. J., who had traveled
4800 miles at express speed to assist in carrying the
reconunendation, made a vigorous and eloquent appeal
to exclude artificial flowers at all times, whether at
trade exhibitions or at flower shows.
Frank H. Traendly, of New York, read some Minne-
apolis newspaper chppings describing the trade exhi-
bition, in which the artificial flowers shown were given
as the premier attraction, and the speaker said: "When
two big newspapers can pubhsh articles like that, say-
ing that the main feature of our convention was the
artificial plants and flowers, I think it has come to a
pretty pass."
Wm. F. Uude: While those newspaper articles read
by Mr. Traendly are unfortunate for those that grow
natural flowers, to me they signify no more than lack
of interest on the part of our publicity committee in
permitting erroneous information to get into the news-
papers for the lack of proper information that they ought
to have published. 1 do not seli artificial flowers; 1
have no use for them; but, gentlemen, they have their
place, and I want the man who wants to discriminate
against artificial flowers or the accessories that are
necessary in any way to assist the suitable artistic ar-
rangement which the public demands today, by which we
can display an Orchid or any other flower to its very
best advantage, to discriminate between what is an arti-
I'lcial and what is a natural flower. I cannot discrimi-
nate any more than 1 can discriminate between work
and play. We want to go very slow before we make a
rule here that artificial flowers should be excluded. You
certainly do not want to do it in the trade exhibition or
you will hurt the conventions to a very, very large ex-
tent, a great deal more tlian I believe anyone anticipates.
So far as the national or local flower shows are con-
cerned, 1 think the committee, which has been so success- i
ful in liandling the former three shows, would certainly
be able to cope with any proposition of that khid as it
comes up. 1 do not think that this is the time or place
for that thing to be dealt with here. If they want to
do that, let them come in here and state what they
want to discriminate against, ribbons, wires, paper boxes,
lace collars, and all the things that are absolutely neces-
sary. (Chorus of Voices- "No! No! No!") What is a
l'"ern leaf that is prepared? I certainly hope there will
not be anything done with this. Of course it is on the
program, but the members do not realize the seriousness
of this. Y'ou are going to create an irreparable loss to
this Society by discriminating against artificial flowers
as you do here. The management can take care of
that. I do not think it is the time or place for that in
this convention. That is my view, and I do not handle
any, I do not sell any.
Irwin Bertermann: I am much inclined to the views
of Messrs. Totty and Gude in this respect. There has
been some question as to the construction of the term
"artificial flowers." Possibly "manufactured" flowers
might be a better term as including metal and manufac-
tured goods and paper. It would also give permission
Views in the Minneapolis Outdoor Garden g
I {.Reading jrom top lo botlom) ■- "i-
'■ Bed of Geranium Helen Michell by Henry F. Michell Cdi,
Philadelphia.
: Bed of Canna King Humbert.
Section of a large planting of Gladiolus America by A. T.
Boddington, N. Y.
Bed of Pennlsetum macrophyllum atrosanguineum by Henty
A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia. >
Front of the National Guard Armory, showing a pottJoll JI
the lettering of welcome to the S. A. F. " .,:^'
to use the prepared flowers and leaves which are :6t
value. It further seems to me that a great many of
the better class of flower stores throughout the country
are inclined to use liberally prepared leaves and forms
of flowers which are valuable to our profession, fur-
ther, it seems that the manufactured flower and the pre-
pared flower will find its proper level. It will never sur-
pass the beauty nor take the pi; * "- ""*■"-' fl"™^"
The dealers in these are wiUmf
of the natural flower,
to come to our conven-
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Ladies and Gentlemen present at the Twenty-ninth Annual Convention of the Society of American Florists and Orn;
rid"!''
ir flower shows and till a wrner; they are
115 their small contribution, wliich we ac-
t think that any of us need fear that the
; of the American people wilt ever prefer the
manufactured flowi_
Past-President Vincent: My views coincide with my
friend dude's and Mr. Bertermann's, and you will find
that when this matter was brought up before the Execu-
and I think I havi
witlL I want to m
on the table.
There was a chorus of seconds to the motion and the
result was that the amendment was killed.
Thus ended the most spirited episode in the proceed-
ings of the Convention.
On motion, telegrams were sent in the name of the
President of the Society, to four absent members of the
Old Guard— Messrs. J. C. Vaughan, John Westcott,
Kobert Craig and Adam Graham.
W, F. Gude: There is just one matter I should like
to include in the report of the Committee on Tariff'
lUid Legislation, which I made the other dayj it is an
item from the Orchid Importers' Association which I
wuiit to officially include
le Officially ^
lely, that the following he included
the biU:
Orchids, wild, as collected, a specific duty of six cents
per plant be levied.
^Orchids, eatabllshed or cultivated, in pots or other
get It in
this bill I do not know; but in order to make some
headway we would like to have some official endorsemenl
• than 1 1
Moved by Mr. Ebel, seconded by Mr. Struck, that this
matter be added. Motion carried unanimously.
\V. F. Gude thought that some recognition should be
given to the action taken by the Supreme Ixidgc of the
Ixiyal Order of Moose at its annual meeting held in Cin-
cinnati, about two weeks ago, when it adopted by unani-
mous vote a resolution urging upon all loyal Moose
the observance of Mothers' Day, but it was the Sense
,of the Convention that such action would not be politic,
that it would invite undue criticism.
Mr, Hess of Omaha, brought up the matter of dis-
I'ounts to country merchants, stating that 35 years ago
il used to be fifteen per cent., but that now the Florists'
I ricpraph Delivery has made it twenty-five per cent.
Ill this Genrgf Asmus tf Chicago, replied that whili-
I lurquhar then appointed the committei-
U . ..lilt ions, naming Messrs, W. J. Stc\s
I r.,ik-r and A. T. De La Mure.
T!...- n„-rfit.K then adjtmrn.-<l.
Eighth Session— Friday Afternoon,
August 22
Pursuant to adjournme
ill the ballroom of the
Farijnhar in the Chair.
Mr. Gude rose to say
jiort previously to this <'■
ton representative and i
from the American li'
rican Florists, l'n>l, i
Rose garden at 1 1
one here. Mr. Leonard Barron. __ ..
my early employers. He was then Superinteiideiit ni
the Royal Horticultural Society of London. At that
time our lecturer was five years old. He lijis had a
thorough training in practical horticulture in fifigland.
He was for many years sub-editor of perhapa.we lead-
ing horticultural journal in tlic world, the JG^rdttiem'
Chronicio of Lonaon. He c s t'> us this tffternoun
to tell us of American gardcti.s, ;.iid I am sure we wilt
all be pleased to get Mr. Hiirr.m's views on American
gardens as they shall be presented, not only by word of
mouth but by the beautiful illustrations which he has
made.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have great pleasure in intro-
ducing Mr. Leonard Barron. (Applause.)
Mr. Barron then deUvcred his lecture, under the title,
"Glimpses of .\merican Gardens," illustrating the same
by a series of beautiful lantern slides. Mr. Barron also
showed a series of maps exhibiting the climatic cim-
ditions of the United States and explaining Llie eultunil
groups into which the States divide. ll.L'itiLLing msl
with the gardens of the South, tin h > hir.r \m nt
through the historical gardens frurn th. iLr -t •siin'\
made in Savannah, coming up tliruufili tin- j.Mrilins <<(
Charleston, Maryland. Mount Vernon, Xew ^ <jrk Cilj.
and then up the Hudson Valley, sho,wiiig a picture of
the first liotanical garden established-, in .\merica liy
Or. Hosack. known as the Elgin Botanic Garden, which
was located at about Sfith st. and Madison ave.. New
York, about where the grounds of the old Columbia Uni-
versity used to be. AH trace of tiiat garden was lost
until some few years ago when it was re-located. The
leeliircr then, going up into New England, showed a
series of colored slides of that garden spot of America,
Mirious collectors' gardens, and gardens of personal
interest, coming clear through to the West, and con-
eluding with a series of views in California.
The lecturer was rewarded with a hearty vote of
thanks.
■at factor in tlie ultimate success ol
partment of the exposition,
If! features in the Palace of Horticul-
■iri>ughout the
He would like to
has the flooi
Panama -Pacific loternational Exhibition
Synopsis of Address by Col. Daniel O'Connell Lively
With the desire to extend interest in the work of the
Oepartment of Horticulture, and to have it thoroughly
representative of the industry, the chief of the depart-
ment has suggested to the president of the Pauama-
i'acilie Fxposition and he has graciously e.ineurred ijj
the appointment of an advisuri riiiiiinlll, . , si-linL;
of an p.xecuUve officer of eaeh ■ ". : .> .
organizations engaged in furtht
satisfaction of the
trade, as well af, the grower and fancier, the chief of
the department of horticulture invites tlie executive
officers of the S. A. F. and the Am. Peony Society, to
resolve themselves into the Cut Flower Display Com-
mittee to undertake the assembling and management of
this important feature.
John Young, Secretary of the Society of American
Florists; Chas. H, Totty, Chairman National Flower
Show Committee; Beiij. Hamniond. Secretary American
Rose Society; ll>ii> \ I'.uir, imi. ^. ■■ iiry American
Sweet Pea Sm :■ \ ■ ' f - ■ uy American
Carnation Sum ' ■■'■■ ' - ; irv American
Gladiolus Soeirl . . t i, W i ■ ■..--.■ m larv Araeri-
eliniatic conditions i . , -
the planthig of all classes of plants at almost any s
of the year. This is a condition which has never been
possible at any pre»ious exposition held in the United
States, and it should appeal to all those who desire to
have their exhibits show to the very best advantage when
the gates of the exposition are open to the public,
A one way round trip rate will be made on all exhibit
material, and on unretumable exhibits, that is, exhibits
that will nut be reshipped East after the exposition is
- ■ of fiOc. per 100 west of Chicago, i " *
Mr. Dennison, whom I so feebly
30,000 carload lot, will he in effect.
The domain of horticulture at the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition will be mider the charge of
0 build the grea
est inirk
'iand dunes, and
of money and
e a iM.rtieultur;.
K.l the
irl iMll l.<- devoted to
ire hern undertaken
growing there and are
order lines of the ex-
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«mL' thi
gs that are possible of
i throughout the whole year.
ieulturt
florin
Guy W. French
A. C. Kohlbrand
rum fron
1 our dear ex-1'
esident Ed
wires fro
m Lorapoc, Cal.,
as follows:
rs for th
Lonsdale
Smith Memorial
Best wisli
of liiph jjcrfcctio
sitlsfactorily wnrk
society, and the re
.nit 1
ult wo
le lii-t
Old lie
lils fo
the g
eacl, exhibiting
eatest cut flower
display ever made,
time tn nttend to
Tlier
^„el,
may
appea
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to l,c plenty of
It
Mr. Dei
the entire credit for this display he jriMn tn
littee having it in charge, and he desires lli.it it
n tlirnughout the floral world that the iiit ih-
nv as nn exhibit at. the Panama-Pacitir Inter
I rxpiisition represents the combined efforts
iiri:,irii/,ations, to whose ac
try of America (
dcv.
ligh state
,.J fit,- <'-.hv
wliieb ^^^ll
Ills hiiw utficially ilcclared tin
■ being added every day.
; every incentive to make Siu
portion of the Boston party at the Rapids of
Niagara Falls, en route to Minneapolis,
August 17, 1913
point during the Expositic
o coast passenger ( ' '
isportiition rompunie
known will be
I California
offers, from a climatic standpoint every inducement to
Robert M. Rahaley
472
The Florists' Exchange
Trade Exhibition, Minneapolis Convention
A section of the Gladiolus display, showing exhibit of Arthur Cowcc.
Berlin, N. Y.. the Perkins-Kingi,Co.,j West .Mentor,] 0.,iand_E. E.
Stewart, Brooklyn.iMich.
will make of that exposition horticulturally the greatest
tiiei -world ever saw, and the various plants that will be
grown there will be of the greatest educational interest
^nd make of the exposition a new development and new
thought horticulturally. To this greatest of world
events collectively and individually you are most cor-
dfally invited. Come to San Francisco in 1915, and
see what we have jjrepared there for your entertain-
ment and education.
■ A vote of thanks was tendered Colonel Lively for the
inyitation and the pleasing description he had given of
the coming exposition.
The- report of Committee on Final Resolutions was
then read by Past-President Wm. J. Stewart, as follows:
Report of Committee on Final Resolutions
I - <Read,on Friday Afternoon, Aug. 22)
To tlie S. A. F. and O. H. in convention assembled
:it Minneapolis, Minn.
Your committee on final resolutions begs to submit
the following resolutions and move their adoption,
namely :
Whereas: The participants in the twenty-ninth annual
meeting and exhibition of the S. A. F. and O. H., mem-
bers, ttieir ladies and guests, feeling that they have
enjoyed a most pleasurable week in Minneapolis, and
have been surrounded by all that would make their
Stay enjoyable and tend to make their deliberations
jnost productive of good, desire to give some fitting
expression to their gratitude for the courtesies and at-
tentions shown thera; therefore be it
Resolved: That the Society of .American Florists and
Ornamental Horticulturists tender, by rising and unan-
imous vote, their thanks and appreciation to the S. A.
F. and O. H. Convention Committee of Minneapolis and
St. Paul, composed of the members of the Minneapolis
State Florists' Association and the St- Paul Florists'
Club, through its chairman, Theodore Wirth, and the
various committees, all of whom have performed their
labor of love most enthusiastically and successfully
and to our entire satisfaction; also to the Minnesota
State Florists' .Association and the Minneapolis Flo-
rets' Club who have as organizations co-operated with
the general Convention committee: further
Resolved: That we tender a rising vote of thanks and
appreciation to the Hon. Wallace G. Nye, who so cor-
dially welcomed us to the city of Minneapolis: to the
ladies' S. A. F. reception committee: to the honorable
poarS of Park Commissioners, through whose valuable
assistance the labor of the superintendent of parks was
rendered effective in the excellent outdoor exhibit which
was so pronounced and appreciated a feature of this
convention: also to the daily press of the city for their
intelligent reports of our proceedings.
Wm. J. Stewart
MicHAEi, Barker ^ Committee
A. T. De La Mare
iMinneapolis, Minn., August 22, 1913.
, On motion this report was duly seconded and the reso-
lutions adopted by rising and unanimous vote.
The convention thereupon adjourned without day.
Dorner to the Society for it to meet in Urbana, 111.
The advantages and benefits to be derived by meeting
at tlie University were considered, and the matter was
left in the hands of the executive committee for decision.
Secretary A. F. J. Baur read a letter from John
Young, Secretary of the New Y'ork Florists' Club, in-
viting the American Carnation Society to participate
in tlie New Y'ork 1914 Spring Show. This matter was
freely discussed, and F. R. Pierson of Tarrytown, N. Y.,
chairman of the joint committee in charge of the show,
outUned the plan contemplated and stated the probable
conditions that would govern the Carnation section.
This matter was also left in the hands of the executive
committee.
After this meeting the executive committee met to
take up business requiring attention. After a thorough
consideration Cleveland was selected as the meeting
place for 19X-J-.
meeting of Board of Directors
The meeting was held in committee room B of the
convention hall, with President R. T. Brown in the
cliair and about twenty members present, including
six of the nine directors.
Cleveland, O., was chosen for holding tne next twi.
vention, the Uate of which will be January 28 and 29,
1914. Adam Graham was chosen as chairman of the
committee on local arrangement, with power to select
additional members as they may be needed.
An invitation from the New Y'ork Florists' Club's
flower show committee, inviting the A. C. S. to partici-
pate in its Spring show, which is to be held in that city
March 21 to 23, 1914, was accepted on condition that
all classes, except thoge set aside for private gardeners,
shall be open to the members of the American Carna-
tion Society only.
Secretary Baur was selected to represent the A. C. S.
on the advisory committee of the Department of Horti-
culture of the Panama-Pacific E.xposition.
Secretary Baur submitted a draft of a premium list
for the exhibition in January next. After striking out
the class covering the mottled or overlaid varieties, the
list was approved.
The medal of merit was awarded to Peter Fisher for
originating the variety "Beacon."
Permission was granted the secretary to add a limited
number of illustrations to the annual report each year.
A. F. J. Baur, Sec'y.
American Carnation Society
An informal meeting of this Society, consisting of
the directors and such of the members as were present
at the Convention, was held in committee room 0 at
10 a.m. Thursday, August 21, with President R. T. Brown
in the chair. At this meeting there was considerable
discussion on the city to be selected for the 1914 meet-
ing, and a cordial invitation was extended by Prof. H. B.
for our participation was received from the secretary,
Mr. John Young. A ticket of admission to the Na-
tional Flower Show was mailed to all members of the
Society in good standing.
In accordance with the invitation extended by the
Horticultural Society of Chicago and the Chicago Flo-
rists' Club to the Chrysanthemum Society of America
to hold its next meeting and exhibition at Chicago, No-
vember, 1913, they have arranged for the exhibition to
be held at the Art Institute, Chicago, 111., November 5, 6
and 7, 1913. The prehminary premium list has been
mailed with the Chrysanthemum Society's annual report
to all members. Extra copies of the premium list can
be obtained by applying to Mr. R. J. Haight, secretary
of the Horticultural Society of Chicago, 536 and 538,
So. Clark St., Chicago, 111., to whom all entries for the
show are to be made. Reply postal cards concerning
the compromise scale as suggested by ex-President
Elmer I). Smith was mailed to all members of the So-
ciety for their vote on the question. . The response has
not been as large as it ought to have been. From the
answers received the majority of the members are in
favor of more points for color than as suggested by
Mr. Smith and as nearly as I can conclude the scale
that could be arrived at from the views expressed would
be as follows: Color, 25; form and fullness, 20; size, 30;
stem and foliage, 25; total, 100. The question of rib-.
bon awards as voted at the annual meeting has been
taken up by your secretary and is presented to you for
consideration.
The matter and time of annual meeting should be
arranged at this time.
,;._^'"-j^lFlorists' Hail Association of America
The annual meeting of the Florists' Hail Association
of America, also a meeting of its Board of Directors,
\>'as held at 9 a.m. on Friday, August 22, in Room C,
ISational Guard Armory, Minneapolis, Minn.
The meeting was called to order by E. G. Hill, Rieh-
laond, Ind., President; John G. Esler, Saddle River,
.\'. J., officiating as secretary.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:
President, E. G. HiU, Richmond Ind.; vice-president,
J. F. Ammann, Edwardsville, 111.; treasurer, Hon.
Josepli Heacock, Wyncote, Pa.; secretary, John G. Esler,
Saddle River, N. J.; Anders Rasmussen, New Albany,
Ind., and J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, lU., were re-elected
as directors, term expiring 1916.
Mr. Ammann, fiUing the office of vice-president, re-
signed as director, and C. L. Washburn, Chicago, 111.,
was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Am-
mann.
Fred Busch, Minneapolis, Minn., was elected as direc-
tor for term expiring 1915, vice H. A. Will, Minne-
apolis, resigned.
A change in rates on single and double thick glass
was made, the new rate to be as follows: 15c. jier 100
sq. ft. each assessment for single, and 6c. per 100 sq. ft.
for double thick glass each assessment, these rates to
be etfeetive November 1, 1913. The next assessment
will be made March 1, 1914.
J. F. Ammann and J. G. Esler were appointed a com-
mittee to prepare suitable resolutions on the death of
Che late vice-president .Tolin T. Temple. The committee
reported the following resolute :)ns, which were unani-
mously adopted by rising vote.
Whereas: This Association has lost in the death of
our worthy Vice-President John T. Temple, a valuable
and efficient officer and a congenial friend: therefore
Be it resolved: That this Association extend to his
bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy: and it is
further
Resolved: That these resolutions be spread upon the
records of this Association, and a copy thereof be sent
to the bereaved family.
Considerable discussion was held on matters of in-
terest to the Association, the foregoing comprising the
results of the business transacted.
-American Gladiolus Society
At the annual meeting of this Society, held in Minne-
apolis on Aug. 21, S. Hendrickson made the following
address:
Address of President Hendrickson
Another year has again demonstrated the usefulness
and increasing popularity of the Gladiolus, and also a
need for a Society such as ours, but as we look over
the past year we do not feel satisfied with the work ac-
complished. While one of the main objects of the So-
ciety is to create a demand and love for the Gladiolus,
it has always seemed to me that another important work
is the testing and proving out of the different varieties
that are put on the market, but we feel that very little
real good has been done along these lines, largely owing
to the unwillingness of many growers to submit their
supposedly new and valuable seedlings to the trial
groimds before putting them on the market, and I am
convinced more and more that something definite ought
to be done along these lines if our Society is going to
accomplish anything at all.
It has been my privilege this year to observe many
varieties in the trial groimds, and the trials show that
there is great anxiety on the part of many growers to
put many varieties on the market regardless of whether
they contain merit or not, or whether better ones have
been discarded years ago.
Chrysanthemum Society of America
Secretary Chas. W. Johnson's Report
The report of the Secretary for the year up to August
15, 1913, is as follows: As ordered at the annual meeting,
the special prize awarded at the National Flower Show
held in New York City, April, 1913, was paid over to
the Flower Show Committee and a letter of appreciation
Trade Exhibition, Minneapolis Convention
To the left is shown the ventilating apparatus of the Advance C
of Richmond, Ind.
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
473
Section of a large planting of Gladiolus Peace by
Arthur Gowee of Berlin, N. Y.
I believe if we could induce every grower to register
and submit for trial every new variety before putting
it on the market, and get an opinion from the Commit-
tee on Nomenclature, it would save a great deal of
wasted time. It seems to me that it is to our own
interest to be careful along these lines, as nothing hurts
business as much as disappointment, and we cannot
afford to disappoint a buyer, especially if he is a florist
wjio is depending upon an income from his crop. Each
year is proving to the general florist that he must in-
clude Gladioli if he would be uptodate, and he is be-
ginning to find out that they are a good income pro-
ducer, for he is almost sure of his crop, and at the
same time they give satisfaction.
.As far as I can ascertain, the past year has been a
good one for most American growers, but a new factor
has arisen in the way of unfair competition with im-
ported stock.
I believe that we all agree that healthy competition
is-good for business, but it is needless for me to point
out the fact that it is impossible for the American grow-
er'to compete with labor conditions in other countries,
and, wlule 1 would not want to go on record as doing
anything to restrict trade, 1 do think we would be justi-
fied in having a committee appointed to work for an
increase of duty to protect our own interests.
Regarding the future of the Society, we are having
the same experience that all other similar societies have
had, and that is, that it is hard work to keep up mem-
bership. It is always easy to get members rapidly for
a new Society, but in two or three years it gets harder
and harder, and I am of the opinion that the sooner
sopie plan for affiliation with the S. A. F. and O. H.
can be worked out the better it will be for all concerned.
In closing 1 wish to thank my associates for the co-
operation and response that they have always given me
tluring my term of 6ffice.
Secretary L. Merton^Gage's^Report
There is almost always a critical period in every
society's life that affects its future existence. I will not
say that we have arrived at that period, but the germ
is working, so we must be alert to destroy it before it
gets established beyond control. The first indication of
this germ's presence is the waning interest of the ma-
jority of our members in contributing material for our
ijulletin. If we do not get this material our bulletin
will not continue to be a factor in holding our member-
ship, especially our amateur members. 1 want to say
this much — that the amateurs must do their share in
keeping up the interest and standard of the bulletin by
contributing to its pages.
It is about time that something more than mere pen
slinging was done concerning the renaming of varieties
and the naming of other growers' seedlings without con-
sent of the originator. At a recent exhibition of
Gladioli in Boston, I had the pleasure, or rather dis-
pleasure, of seeing two of Groff's varieties exhibited as
seedlings and one of these has already been nnmed liy
Mr. Groff. If this sort of piracy is allowed to continue,
what jirotection can the American Gladiolus Society hold
out to the honest producer of new varieties?
Concerning the matter of newspaper publicity, I' wish
to especially commend the articles published through
the courtesy of Messrs. F. S. Morton of the Portland
Eveniiig Express and J. M. Adams of the Hartford
Times.
Our membership has increased to the number of
twenty-tliree, but it could easily have been raised to
double that number with very little effort on the part
of our members.
At the International Flower Show in New York last
Spring, our Society offered a very attractive prize
■-chedule, but it seems that the time is not yet ripe to
bring out a good exhibition of forced Gladioli, for the
unly exliibitors at New York were John Lewis Childs
ind Chamberlain & Gage.
At the meeting of the Society which was held in New
"I'ork it was voted to adopt the "Repertoire des
Couleurs," published by the French Chrysanthemum So-
i iety, upon the recommendation of the Color Chart Com-
inittee.
By direction of the Executive Committee, the Society
medals were sent to the Central New York Horticul-
tural Society and the El Paso County Horticultural So-
ciety, Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is my sad duty
to report the deaths of two of our members, who have
passed away since our last meeting: Mrs. Montague
Chamberlain, who died in Boston Tuesday evening, Jan.
7, and Frank Banning, whose death occurred- at his home
in Kinsman, Ohio, March 17.
Messrs. Kunderd, Steward and Woodruff were ap-
pointed as a committee to report on the president's ad-
dress. This committee recommended that Mr. Hendrick-
son's address be accepted. The finances of the Society
were found in a satisfactory condition. The report of
the bulletin committee showed that this department was
a most important factor in maintaining interest in the
work of the Society. E. B. George, Walter Mott and
J. R. Fotheringham of the judges' committee in their
report called especial attention to the high standard set
in the amateur classes.
Upon recommendation of the executive committee,
who met in New York in April, it was voted that the
offices of the financial secretary and the corresponding
secretary be merged into one with the name "secretary"
and that the by-laws be amended accordingly.
Prof. A. C. Beal, for the nomenclature committee,
recommended that names presented for new varieties
should be filed for further investigation before being
registered. Prof. Beal said that it was impossible to
determine the facts concerning many varieties under
dispute because of the failure of certain growers to
comply with the request of the committee to furnish
them bulbs for trial. It was voted that the Society pur-
chase such varieties, for the purpose of comparison and
identification in the trial grounds at Ithaca, N. Y.
Messrs. Cropp & Woodruff were appointed a committee
to draft suitable resolutions on the deaths of Mrs. Mon-
tague Chamberlain of Boston and Frank Banning of
Kinsman, Ohio. It was voted to leave the question of
the remuneration of the secretary to the executive com-
mittee. The Society voted to adopt the Repertoire des
Couleurs of the French Chrysanthemum Society, and that
the purchase of this chart be left to the nomenclature
committee. It was voted also that the nomenclature
conunittee formulate a set of rules to govern them in
the matter of registration of new varieties.
A letter from the New York Florists' Club inviting
the Society to participate in the 1914 Spring Show in
New York was read, and owing to the impossibility of
making exhibits of forced stock at that time, the invita-
tion was declined.
Considerable discussion was heard on the subject of a
higher protective duty for Gladiolus bulbs, and Pres.
Hendrickson urged that active steps be taken to securc
this. A committee, consisting of I. S. Hendrickson as
chairman, Carl Cropp and Arthur Cowee, was appointeu
to pursue the matter, ami it was the sense of tlie meet-
ing that bulblets less than % of an inch in size should be
admitted free, and that a duty of $5 per thousand should
be imposed on all bulbs above that size.
The next business was the election of officers, and this
resulted as follows:
President, Montague Chamberlain, Boston, Mass.;
Vice-President, Geo. Woodruff', Independence, Iowa;
Treasurer, Carl Cropp, Chicago, 111.; Secretary, L. Mer-
ton Gage, So. Natick, Mass. Executive committee: 1. S.
Hendrickson, Floral Park, N. Y.; Mrs. A. H. Austin,
Wayland, O.; Alex. Henderson, Chicago. Nomenclature
committee: Prof. A. C. Beal, Ithaca, N. Y.; I. S. Hen-
drickson, Floral Park, N. Y.; Leonard Joerg, Flower-
field, N. Y.
Mr. Hendrickson made a most impressive address as
the retiring president, mentioning particularly the many
pleasant acquaintances acquired and thanking his co-
workers for their loyal support during his administra-
tion. Upon motion "of Secretary Gage an enthusiastic
\ote of thanks was tendered to President Hendrickson,
which will long be remembered by every member present.
L. Mekton Gaoe, Secretary.
The report of the judges of tin- tSladioliis exhibit was
as follows: ',.,........, , ; ,. i
(Best new seedling, 3 spikes; C. JJtt.sLher prize.— ,11. W.
Koerner. Milwaukee, Wis., first. . , . . ' .,
Vase of 25 spikes Dawn; 13. ftammund Tracy prize. —
Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. v '
Vase of Chicago White; Vaug-han's Seed tjtore rfriz^. —
H. W. Koerner, .
Vase of Mrs. Francis Kim;; \';i iiniin n'.< s.i'd Sboi'e
prize. — E. E. Stewart, BrooktMi, iMnii [
Vase of Princeps; Vaug-liaiin s.'cd si.u-,- juize.^— H.
W. Koerner, Milwaukee.
Vase of 25 spikes Golden Queen; E. E. 'Stewart pl-ize.
irkel. 3. spikes
H. W. Koerner.
Twelve varieti
each; Peter Henderson & Co. prize. — ^H. wV Koerlier!
Collection of 10 varieties, B spikes each ; W. Atlee
Burpee & Co, prize. — H. W. Koerner. ' ' ,
Twelve spikes any white variety; M. Crawford prize.
— Jacob Thomas & Sons, Rochester, with 'Rochester
White.
In the special classes, Jacob Thomann '& ' Sbiis -won
first prize for six spikes any white variety,- »ith
Rochester White. D. W. C. Ruff won second, WitB'the
same variety.
For six spikes, any yellow, Vaughan's Seed Store, Chi-
cago, won first prize, the Michell medal, with Schwaben ;
the Perldns-King Co. of W. Meiitor, O., winning second
with Niagara.
For 25 spikes any white variety, Jacob Thomann &
Sons won first pi-1«e; W. W. Wilmore, -Jr;,' Denver,
second. -
Naecissos PHESffiENT ViGEE. — This is a fixed sport of
N. Sir Watkin, which appeared in 1904, in the collection
of Ren^ Chedanne of Angers, France. It does not dif-
fer from Sir Watkin except in the crown, which is
turned back, forming a wad of fringed excrescences, in
the manner of Begonia eristata, lending it a new and
original aspect. The bulb found in 19U4 has been suc-
cessfully multiplied, the same form of bloom appearing
every year, without return to the type of Sir Watkin.
This novelty received a certificate of merit from- the
French National Society of Horticulture. — Becue Hor-
ticole.
TEtrcRiuM HiKCANicuM. — Thls interesting labiate,, a
native of Northern Persia and the Caucasus, deserves
the attention of growers. While the light bluish purple
florets are somewhat small, they sit so closely crowded
on a length of 9 to lOin. on the numerous spikes, that
the little bushes appear a mass of delicate color. The
plant is stocky in habit, growing to a height of 2-lin.,
and is in bloom from the end of July until September.
The leaves are heart shaped at .the. base, ending in a
long jjoint. This Teucriura can be easily grown from
seed, and perpetuates itself freely when once in a place,
even though it should freeze down in rigorous, snow-
less Winters. Its chief requirement is a sUhny, dry
location, with any kind of soil. Hence it is an excijUent
2)lant for the rock garden. Hybfiidizers might find it
worth their while to try for large flowered afid brightly
colored races of this plant. — Moeller's Deutsche Ojiert-
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Trade ExMbitidn Notes
The Holton & Hunkle Co. of Milwau-
kee had nothing to talte back. Its entire
exhibition ot plants was sold to the Don-
aldson Co. of Minneapolis.
The handsome jroup of Palms from
Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, III.,
on exhibition at the convention, was sold
to a customer in St. Paul.
Miss Aleda Chandler and Miss H.
Chandler, who had charge of the Glad-
iolus exhibit of Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N.
Y., reported splendid orders for Gladiolus
bulbs for later delivery. These ladies
have been with Mr. Cowee for over eight
years and have attended all tbe conven-
tions during that period.
The group of Kentias and other Palms
on exhibition from the Estate of Lemuel
■Ball, Philadelphia, Pa., was sokl on the
second day to the loc<il trade. The. ex-
press charges from the East to Minneapo-
lis are so high that the sale of all stock
on exhibition by the Eastern growers was
a matter of great satisfaction to them.
Charges one way were sufficient.
Another fortunate exhibitor from the
Middle West was J. A. .Peterson of, Cin-
cinnati, 0. The second day of the exhib-
ition the entire stock on display was sold
to the Minneapolis Floral Co., John Mon-
son, proprietdr. As soon as this sale was
made the Peterson sign on the exhibit
was taken down and replaced by the sign
of the Minneapolis Floral Co.
J R Fotheringham, representing the
F. K. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., was
delayed in reaching the convention, but
found his stock well staged when he ar-
rived, the work being done by Mr. Trev-
allian. The beautiful specimen Ferns on
display were early sold; it was a ques-
tion of who should have them and not
whom they might be sold to. A finer
collection of specimen plants would be
difficult to get together. The display ot
bulbs made by this company was sold to
.H. E. Philpott of Winnipeg, who has
bought the convention exhibition of bulbs
from this house for eight consecutive
years.
W. A. Manda of South Orange, N. J.,
reached the convention Thursday morning
l.iden with medals and honors won at- the
International Exhibition at Ghent. He
reached New York Tuesday forenoon and
disembarked from the Kaiser Willielm
der Grosse at 2.30 p.m., leaving the same
day for Minneapolis, where he arrived at
6 a.m. Thursday morning. Twenty med-
als were won by him at the Ghent expo-
sition, diiefly for novelties and Ferns.
Geo, F. Struck of Knight & Struck,
New York, stated that his firm has
booked orders for its specialties, Ericas,
etc., for delivery for the holiday trade.
It found no trouble in disposing of what
plants it had on exhibition and has no
stock to return.
The S. S. Pennoek-Meehan Co., Phila-
delphia, made a good many sales during
convention week, and while the stock dis-
played was extensive, there was not very
much to return by the time the conven-
tion was over.
The plants shown of the new Carna-
tion Philadelphia, now being inti-oduced
by the Michigan Cut Flower Exchange,
Detroit, Mich., showed a heavy, clean
growth. The pot grown plants were
showing bud. Hobert M. Bahaley, sec-
retary of the Exchange, called attention
to several plants iu 5-in. pots rooted from
top cuttings in April. The latter were
field grown and had been potted up a
few days previous to the convention.
Wm. Reid of the W. W. Barnard Co.,
put in faithful service for his house dur-
ing the entire c-onvention. His arrange-
ment of the stock on exhibition was all
that could be desired. Arnold Ringier
and Mr. Reid Ixith had several well filled
order books, the result of good business
activity among the visitors.
Richard A. Vincent, of R. Vincent, Jr.
& Sons Co., White Marsh, Md., made
some large sales during the convention.
In two hourp on Thursday of the conven-
tion week 50,000 plants were sold, most
of them going into new territory in the
Northwest. The plants in the outdoor
display of the company helped in a great
way to acc>omplish this.
The A. D. Randall Co.'s reception
space was much enjoyed by the conven-
tion visitors. The Kumquats were very
interesting, and the large vases of Glad-
ioli much enhanced the beauty of this
resting place.
Fred Jerome of the American Import-
ing Co., was busy during the entire con-
vention week hooking orders for his gold
letters for florists' use, as well as for all
FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Over 38,000,000 Square Feet of Gl.ai!S Insured. Over S30,000 Reserve Fund.
Secretary's Report for year ending August 1st, 1913
: present date, in the Florists' Hail Association, si
Alabama
Arkansas.
Colorado
'- '. 27,454
. . 545.S12
Q j; (2
15.900
10.260
S42.702 132.140
117.571
7.617
52,080
44,362
3.655.404 94.475
1,773,215 30.073
1.878.763 44.578
801,983 35,300
189,742
3.320
39.229 1.000
124.919 6,225
189.854 1,100
1.121.678
1.278.073 6.290
1,765.277 130,692
33.556
319,208 78,992
20.557
46,719 4,902
59.418
1.489,445
30.578
645.399 750
2,771.517 74.017
153,474
3,112!045 "I'SOO
10,935 400
66.535
381.961
135,473
■34.948 '.'.'.'.'.'.
473.114
7l'.576 '.'.'.'.'.'.
217.774 2.762
77.655
43.986
435.692
209.630
672.473
48.258
4.600
■ '.ibob
14,996
20,000
163>S50
25,968
231,777
112,677
12,266
177.921
33.734
443.502
18.530
139,441
985
' ■5,686
' '4',456
2'57,565
■67,786
70,688
45,075
248.234
17.596
' I'.'iob
8,900
'480
10.760
377;974
2.800
90.152
■ 4.768
6.400
53.181
93.516
■ ■g'.eoo
■37.966
34,100
1,982
■ 'g.MO
7,000
4,220
Q W
6V6.837
2.100
SH,457
191,520
302,442
538,939
42,780
2ii758
i6o,i64
038,301
1.1^3^7',6.56
2,556
125,441
■2^6,656
25,006
22,578
48,240
372,083
98,814
647.783
9,950
47.083
114.783
31,613
■23,267
7V.576
121.374
$i.^921.79
Delaware ,
. . 14,400
24,160
Geor'^ia
. . 261,070
741.42
Indiana
. . 227,756
122.60
1,834.90
Kansas
. . 507,846
2.090.74
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine .
. . 48,985
2,800
2,72+
97.58
Maryland
Massachusetts ....
Michigan
MinnesMa
Mississippi
. . 75,425
6,350
. . 80,717
. . 08,288
2,000
■22'.i9
47.55
649.40
2,5'07.9i
Montana .'.
. . 128,800
Nebraska
NewHampshiie...
North Carolina....
North Dakota
New Jersey
. . 325,960
'. '. 12,867
"/. 45,174
1,280.09
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97.370
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
. . .507.388
. . 100,640
'. '. 326',322
400
47,010
. . 100.135
17,727
12.910
5.440
59.195
1,294.24
1,255.48
■ ■576'.66
],40124
■ 130.78
Wyoming . .
Dist. of Columbia.
Canada
7,000
5.820
3.762
.50.60
■53.48
4.999,795 23.988,651 644,396 2,899.805 1.460,981 0,279.031 $16,432.69
The above is equivalent to an insurance upon 38.500,538 square feet of glass.
The total receipts for the year ending Aug. 1, 1913, and including last year's balance
as per Treasurer's report have been 558,255.33.
The total expenditures, as per Treasurer's report, have been $39,353.34.
The cash balance on hand is $18,901.99. of which $483.03 belongs to the Reserve Fund.
The Reserve Fund now amounts to $30,483.03. of which $30,000 is invested in high grade
securities, and $483.03 cash in hands of the Treasurer.
The amount of interest collected on bank deposits for the year is $243.40.
The amount of interest collected on Reserve Fund investments for the year is $1,275.00
Interest refunded on bond purchase is $6.11.
Losses representing a breakage of 118,745 square feet of single thick glass and 85.136
square feet of double thick glass have been paid during the past year.
;tha
; the organization of the F. H. A., involving a total
The following table shows losses reported to the Secretary
for the past twenty-six years and number of claims paid.
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Alabama 4 1
Arkansas 5 2
California 1 ..-. -
Connect^
Delaware 4 1
Florida
Georgia 6
Illinois 151 144 8 4
Indiana 66 16 1 1
Iowa 138 214 4 5
Kansas 171 343 6 26
Kentucky 22 15 1 1
Lousiaina 5 .. 2
Maine 3
Maryland 21 11
Massachusetts 14 1 1 1
Michigan 37 21 3 3
Minnesota 62 76 3 7
Mississippi 2
Missouri 134 297 9 13
Montana 3 2
Nebraska 81 54 6 12
New Hampshire 7 1
New Jersey 88 11 2
New Mexico 7 7
New York 114 20 1
North Carolina 6 3
North Dakota 9 5 11
Ohio 117 108 8 4
Oklahoma 30 40 4 5
Pennsyivania. ■..!!!!! I !! ! lii 96 5 's
Rhode Island 4
South Carolina 1 .. ..
South Dakota 25 28
Tennessee 2 1
Tetas 40 29 5 8
Vermont 3
Virginia 7 4
West Virginia 12 4
Wisconsin 44 47 4 4
Wyoming 5 9 1 1
Dist. of Columbia 5
Canada 7 6 11
All indebtedness of the F. H. A. has been paid, and the Re-
serve Fund is now intact; with a handsome balance in the
treasury. A careful consideration of the Treasurer's report is
solicited.
The amendments to Sections 1 and 7, of Article 5, of the By-
laws, have been overwhelmingly approved by a memljership
referendum and their practical working will undoubtedly be
to equalize the amount to be paid by unequal risks; and also
to define and fix an automatic charge upon hazardous risks.
John G. Esler. Stcrelary
the other novelties he had to offer to the
trade.
The Eaedlein Basket Co.'s representa-
tives were busy aJl week. The line of
baskets offered was one of the features of
the convention in this line of stock.
The entire exhibit of the Robert Craig
Co., Philadelphia, was sold immediately
after staging on Monday before the con-
vention opened.
Robt. Karlstrom of W. A. Manda, Inc.,
booked several orders for tbe specialties
he had to offer in novelties and choice
Ferns. Polypodlum Mandaiauum and
Asparagus elougatus are two good special-
ties for the trade, both of which were
introduced to commerce by this house.
All the stock exhibited was sold.
Miss Helen Patton of Toledo, O.,
reached the convention Wednesday, after
making tie trip by Ijoat from Toledo to
Duluth. Miss Patton and several friends
took this trip for their sea.son's vacation
and reported it to have been very enjoy-
able.
D. M. Tipton of Tipton & Hurst, Lit-
tle Rock, Ark., combined his trip to the
convention with a visit to a sister in
Minneapolis. He left S.ntiuday night
with the intention ot spending a few days
in Chicago before retuinins home.
A. Miller of A. Henilcrsoii & Co.. sold
the entire exhibit of his Ijoiis,. In-fdrc the
convention was half over. Holh he ami
Guy Reyburn had two w.-ll lillnl ..id.'i-
books for stock sold dm-ing tho week. A
heavy sale of Ferns in flats was reported,
as they were the only exhibitors at the
convention of these.
Walter Mott made numerous substan-
tial sales of paint, putty and insecticides
to the trade. The sign of Hammond's
Slug Shot, showing the devil and the bug,
is now known by florists and gardeners
everywhere.
William Reid of the nursery and land-
scape department of Holm & Olson, St.
Paul, was overcome with the heat while
attending the convention. The occasion
created a little excitement for a while
on the grounds. Medical aid was se-
cured and the patient was soon removed
to his home, where he was reported to be
recuperating satisfactorily.
John McArthur of Hitchings & Co., had
a glad welcome for all his friends and
customers of his house.
Wm. D. Sulliran, who demonstrated
Pink Wonder for the J. B. Deamud Co.,
sold a large number of jars of this prepa-
ration. Most of the business done was in
the booking of orders to be shipped by
parcel post, as the visitors did not care
to eari^y the stock home. Several of the
wholesale and jobbing houses that were
represented at the convention have placed
orders for Pink Wonder and will keep it
in stock hereafter.
Th entire exhibit of Henry A. Dreer,
Philadelphia, was sold to Holm & Olson
of St. Paul. Good business was booked
by Messrs. Gowdy and Kairnes for stock
for Fall delivery.
R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, sold
their exhibit nf bulbs and were well
lilensed with the convention as a whole.
The larae exhibit of Dahlias in the out-
do'T garden contaiued many handsome
iii.\.'lf its. :is this firm have made a spe-
ci.iliy r.f ilicsi' for years. It was to ho
ri':;ivitid llinf they were not better in
liItiMiu fur the convention, so that the
visitors could enjoy all tlie good things
thnt were contained in this collection.
The wav Sam Seligman handled the
Wertheiraer braids of ribbons and chif-
fons won for him the admiration of the
fair visitors, who were looking for all the
good things to be found in the trade ex-
hibit.
Poehlmann Bros. Co. of Chicago,
showed a fine method or registering dele-
gates which might be used to advantage
at future conventions. All visitors were
invited to fill out cards, with name, ad-
dress and hotel where stopping. These
were filed alphabetically on hooks, so
that an inquirer merely had to look at
the cards under the first letter of a
name. The scheme made quite a hit.
Convention Snap Shots
Great country. Ill
esota.
Take off your hats to the ladies o(
Minneapolis: There are fair women
throughout our entire country, but those
of that city ■ unite beauty, grace, sub-
stantiality ana virility in a remarkable
way.
John G. Esler of Saddle River, N. J.,
is not the only one to voice his regrets
at being born 40 years too soon; many
other young old members of the S. A. F.
share in that same feeling.
When the nominations closed in Com-
mittee Room C on the Wednesday noon,
there was distinctly heard the report of
the bursting of a bigr presidential boom
in the exhibition room.
Although the S. A. F. Is 29 years old,
tlie first general baptism of several of Us
member.^ was deferred to August 23.
1M13, the place being Tonka Bay.
Veteran S. A. F. fishermen distin-
guished themselves on Lake Minnetonka,
a party of four getting 47 large bass
and pickerel, mainly bass, in a few
hours' fishing.
The ball field at Tonka Bay was hard
on the baseballs, and some of the balls
were hard on the spectators, the first
blood being drawn by them from an out-
sider.
W. F. Kasting disappeared suddenly
from the convention. Rumor had it he
had returned to Buffalo post haste to
receive that postmastership.
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
475
The outdoor garden at IVfinneapolis
was one great advertisement for the
S. A. T. and O. H., and the man who
conceived it has received a fitting re-
ward.
There was a great dearth of the old
fashioned oratory, and many faces were
missing from among the faithful few
at the meetings.
Adolph Farenwald has the persistence
of his race; he wa.s determined that
something should be done on the matter
of afflllation and he stuck to It until
he got there.
W. A. Manda, the champion medal col-
lector of the world, traveled 4800 miles
tn attend the convention, and. incident-
ally, to bacit up the amendment exclud-
ing artificial flowers from the S. A. F.
trade exhibitions and flower shows. As
there were no medals attendant on suc-
cess in this latter attempt, however, he
lost out.
In the sudden death of the resolution
recommending the exclusion of artificial
flowers from its trade exhibitions the
directors of the S. A. F. saw a great
light.
There was a sign in the National
Guard Armory (invisible to some) on
which was inscribed the following. "Let
the office seek the man and not the man
the office" and it was this that won the
day for Wirth and Welch.
President Farquhar is to be commend-
ed for opening every business session
precisely on time. Let us hope that
his successor will follow the same prac-
tice. It saves many hours to the busy
man at the convention.
on the Wednesday morning reappeared
in white on the Saturday. Interpreted,
this means that peace was restored.
President Farquhar's Innovation from
long addresses has set a precedent and.
better still, his few recommendations
produced immediate results.
The endorsements of the committee on
president's message, as to the new duties
of State vice-presidents, will prove a
master stroke if it meets the co-opera-
tion of the v. P.'s. It should mean a
wonderful stimulus to the S. A. F. in
many States.
Convention week weather was appar-
ently made to order for the enjoyment
of the delegates.
The reception at the Goodrich home
on Zumbra Heights was one of the most
pleasing of many pleasurable features
of convention week.
The five days' convention has been
tried, and the prevailing sentiment is
against its repetition. It is too long
drawn out, even for the exhibitors on
whose behalf it was made.
Considering the great expense involved
in the 1400 and 1600 mile travel. Eastern
delegates are to be congratulated for
theii- fidelity to the Society. Now
comes the question, will the West recip-
rocate at Boston?
Let us be straight forward with our-
selves. In Washington in 1892, the
membership of the S. A. F. was within
300 to 400 of what it is today, and the
meetings in that city were large and
well attended. "Why this slow progress
of our National Society? Apathy, in-
difference, lack of education as to the
value of the S. A. F., or what?
The city of Minneapolis was a revela-
tion to Eastern men for its wide, well
paved and brilliantly lighted streets,
which are kept scrupulously clean.
Did any one see a policeman in Minne-
apolis?-
The civic authorities of Minneapolis
instead of stealing tax money, spend it
for the improvement of the town.
Secretary John Young makes an ideal
ofncer. He is always on the Job, says he
loves his work, and in return. Is affec-
tionately regarded by all.
San Francisco in 1915? Oh yes, we
would all like to go there, but — !
It Is recommended that the head offi-
cials of the S. A. P. and O. H. and allied
societies represent floriculture In San
Francisco in 1915 on a week to be ap-
pointed for that purpose.
President Farquhar lost his hat on
Lake Minnetonka, but that this loss did
not affect his head was quite in evi-
dence in the several sessions which fol-
lowed.
The inability of the Publicity Com-
mittee to come together and "do some-
thing" Is much to be regretted.
Worth noting: The editors of three
trade papers housed under ' '-
full harmony during convent
of In
One good member of the S. A. F.. AV. A.
Manda, landed In New York from Europe
at 2 p.m. on the Tuesday, and at 6.30
n.m. the same day he was on his wav to
MmneapoH.s, where he arrived early
enough on the Thur.'i.l;iv inorning to
take part In the opening .si-s.slon.
.John A. Evans of Richmond. Tnd., did
not seem to realize that on Thursday
.afternoon he was holding several mil-
lions of dollars In his lap.
The ball throwing contest at the sports
on Saturday proved that there are many
women who can throw a ball just as
well as a man, the three winners, the
Misses Poehlmann. Peterson and Nelson,
being in that class.
Harry A. Bunyard. as acting band-
master, was an inspiring figure; he act-
ed the part to perfection except whin
the band pliased him.
The tug of war, 26 on a side, between
East and West, was won by the latter.
There seems to be more sinew to those
who live in that glorious atmosphere.
Some of the ladies at home got queer
messages on postal cards, purporting to
explain why their husbands had failed
to keep up a continued correspondence.
Talking about affiliation we rise to
remark that the assembled florists had
a very strong affiliation for the "Teco
Inn," ditto, the "Gruenwald."
The New York florists were very much
at home. "Oh, my." they remarked,
"this resembles the great white way."
The outdoor planting was a great suc-
cess, and will undoubtedly in the future
become one of the convention features.
The S. A. F. and O. H. occasionally
stumbles upon something good.
John Young has again proved his effi-
ciency. He carried the message to
Garcia.
The presidency of the Ladies S. A. F.
went to Mrs. Critchell of Cincinnati.
Mrs. Critchell is an amiable lady, amply
able to hold down the Job.
The trade exhibition was up to the
usual standard and the exhibitors re-
ported doing a good business, which goes
to prove that it is not always necessary
to hold conventions in great big cities.
Postmaster Kasting was publicly ac-
cused of going home early, to look for a
missing two-cent postage stamp.
The merit of President Farquhar's
address was that it was short, concise
and to the point.
Affiliation is just now an important
topic, but the burning question is, has
affiliation at any time, or in any place,
been a shining success when you at-
tempted to affiliate those who were op-
posed to affiliation; oil and water don't
The Florists' Hail Association, after
five years of hard luck, comes to the
front with flying colors. In other
words, with more glass insured than
at any period of its existence, with a
reserve fund of $30,500, which is unim-
oaired, and an emergency fund of near-
by $19,000. it is a shining example of
where affiliation affiliated.
The clubs of Minneapolis and St.
Paifl have reason to feel proud. A
successful convention. successfully
handled, will be written in history to
their credit.
.'Xmong the old timers who were ab-
sent were noted J. C. Vaughan, Robert
Craig. James Dean. Joseph Heacock,
Adam Graham and John Wesfcott.
An irreverent delegate remarked about
the loud noise in the hall about the
time the nomination for President
closed, that said noise must have been
the bursting of the Philpott boom for
the presidency.
The St. Paul florists gave the ladies
a splendid entertainment. A boat ride
on the Mississippi, an automobile ride,
and a luncheon. The ladies returned
tired but happy.
Those returning on the Sunday morn-
ing train from Minneapolis were treated
to one of the most gorgeous Wiscon-
President Farquhar's address at Lake
Harriett was that of a spellbinder.
Caruso Evans couldn't sing the Welsh
song because he Inst his voice at the
Goodrich outing telling funny stories.
Judging from the mixup in nighties
on the gentleman's Pullman of the New
York .train, there must have been sev-
eral bad cases of nightmare on board.
The dozen or more florists who slid
into Lake Minnetonka, when the pier
broke, might properly be designated
Minnetonka Baptists.
It took the S. A. P. and O. H. twenty-
seven years to discover Minneapolis,
and then everybody who attended the
convention wanted to remain.
Theo. WIrth, the newlv elected presi-
dent of the S. A. F. and O. H., is a man
of marvelous executive ability, the In-
dications of which were everywhere
visible. TTndoubtedly the S. A. P. and
O. H. is booked for a coming year of
activity.
In future the Executive Board should
place the headquarters hotel under bond
to respect their reservations. The ex-
perience of a great many at the Radis-
son warrants this suggestion.
The poet laureate of the New York
Florists' Cluh batted a little below his
average on the trip. All remember his
deathless lines written en route lo Detroit
in January. 1911. The best he could
evolve In the refreshment room olT- the
special on Sunday was:
"On Sunday night
Supplies get light
Upon the Road of Anthracite."
E. F. Kurowski
Jan Monson
There was the usual disturbance be-
tween the Horticultural and Agricul-
tural inmates of the gents' sleeper from
New York. This time Peter Beuerleln
essayed the role of chanticler.
The members of the Florists' Hail As-
sociation are congratulating themselves
that there will be no further assess-
ment until March 1, 1914.
The editors of the leading trade Jour-
nals stopped at the Plaza, in the prohi-
bition section of Minneapolis. However,
an occasional stray sheep was seen
walking home from the wet section in
the "wee sma' hours" after the trolleys
had become infrequent.
Messrs. Morgan and De Forest were
the Beau Brummels of the convention.
The finances of the S. A. F. and O. H.
show the energy and push of Treasurer
Kasting.'
The representation of ladies was
large.
The Minnetonka outing will long be
remembered as the finest ever, and the
boat ride around Tonka Bay as Ijeing
delightfully charming.
Just as the swimming race had started
Saturday, at Tonka Bay, Aug. Poehl-
mann involuntarily entered the contest
and was first to reach the pier. As soon
as C. G. Anderson saw his chieftain in
the contest he, too, went in over his
head and was lost to view for a few
seionds. One of the most interested on-
lookers of this part of the aquatic events
was Guy French, who was marooned on
a portion of the extreme end of the pier
which failed to collapse and had to be
rescued by boat. There are good plant
and cut flower growers at Morton Grove,
and just as good divers, too.
Convention Sports
Baseball
Minn. Florists Club: 0001000000 1 — 2
S. A. P. All Stars: 0000100000 0 — 1
The Minneapolis Club made 1 error
and 6 hits.
S. A. P. All Stars, 2 errors, 2 hits.
aUnneapoIis T. C. All Stars
Von. ss. Poehlmann, ss.
Rovik, lb. Rannell, cf.
Miller, 2b. Burgess. 2b.
Schneiderheim, p. Beuerleln. c.
Otto, cf. Graham. If.
Johnson. If. Zech. 3b.
Matthews, rf. Advance, lb.
Dailey. c. Miller, p.
Peterson, 3b. Perl, rf.
Greatest number of hits, Miller, Min-
neapolis.
Longest hit. Miller, Minneapolis.
Greatest number of strike outs.
Schneiderheim.
Bases were furnished by Universal Ce-
ment Co., Chicago.
Baces
Girls' race, 10 years and under, 40
yds. — 1. Miss Sterns, Minneapolis; 2,
Miss Nagel, Minneapolis; 3, Miss Ray-
mer, Minneapolis.
Boys' race, 10 years and under. 50 v<is,
— 1, E. A. Lutri. Minneapolis; 2. Jack
Fox. Minneapolis; 3, A. Blllsky, Minne-
apolis.
Girls' race, 15 years and under, 60
vds. — 1, Miss L. Nagel; 2, Miss Monson,
Minneapolis.
^oys' race, 15 years and under, 100
yds.^1. Robert Poehlmann, Chicago, 2
P. H. Roland, Nahant. Mass.
Single ladies, race. 50 yds. — 1, Mi.ss H
Swanson. Minneapolis; 2, Miss A. An-
derson. Mmneapolis.
Married ladies' race, 50 yds.^I, Mrs.
W. D. Desmond, Minneapolis; 2, Mrs. A.
S. Rice, Minneapolis.
Mens' race, 126 pounds and over, 200
yds. — 1, J. E. Dougherty, Minneapolis;
2, A. Von, Minneapolis; 3, J. C. Schnei-
derheim, Minneapolis.
Fat men's race, 100 yds. — 1, Robert
Schock, Philadelphia; 2. C. E. Critchell,
Cincinnati; 3, Joseph Manda, West Or-
ange. N. J.
Wheelbarrow race, men, 30 yds. and
back. — 1, A. Miller and J. C. Schneider-
heim. Minneapolis ; 2, A. Von and J. S.
Rovick, Minneapolis.
Wheelbarrow race, boys. — 1, W. Peter-
son and W. Nicholson, Minneapolis; 2
D. Swanson, St. Paul, and H. Rosacker,
Minneapolis.
Double race. — 1, J. C. ScTineiderheim
and A. Miller, Minneapolis; 2, E. G. Perl,
Minneapolis and H. Walker, Rochester
N. Y. ; 3, A. Von and A. W. Johnson, Min-
neapolis.
Women's ball throwing contest. — 1,
Miss Vera Poehlmann, Chicago; 2. Miss
Peterson, Cincinnati; 3, Miss Nelson,
Cincinnati.
100 yd. open event lying with head
on starting point. — 1, J. E. Dougherty,
Minneapolis; 2. Schneiderheim, - Minne-
apolis; 3, A. Von, Minneapolis.
All, fours race fmen) 30 yds. — L R.
Ruedlmger, Minneapolis; 2, D. Swanson,
St. Paul; 3, H. Rosaker, Minneapolis.
Egg and spoon race (women) 50 yds.
— 1, Miss L. Ruedlinger, Minneapolis; 2,
Mr.s. Roblnger, Des Moines, la
Tug of war. East vs. West. — Won by
West. Harry Papworth. captain.
Tub race. — 1 Carl Swanson. Minne-
apolis; 2, Theodore Wirth. Jr.. Minne-
apolis; 3, Conrad Wirfh, Minneapolis.
Swimming race.^1, A. Von. Minneapo-
lis; 2, James D. Heacock, Wyneote, Pa.;
3, Earl Poehlmann, Chicago.
Bowling
The prize bowling at the Central Bowl-
ins .\]le.vs on Thursday, Anpr. 21, brought
out much competition, and tlicre was keen
rivalry in both the individual and tlie
team frames. The alleys were splendid,
and liberal refreshment.s were supplied
to sustain the energies of the bowlers.
The ladies bowled' in the morning, the
men following. .wiili-.tbe-- team g:am«s,. the
event of the da.y, saved for the last. In
tile te.Tin games there wei^e but five con-
testants. (Thieago's rooters made the
most noise, but tlie New Yoi'k bowlers
won just one point Jess than 300 more
(Continutd on page 47S)
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SITUATIONS WANTED
SITUATION WANTED— As gardener or head
gardener on gentleman's place. Able to take
charge. Single, aged 29. Experienced in growing
first-clas^ . Vegetables and flowers, outside and
greenhisuse; also experienced in hot beds, cold
frames, planting and caring of shrubs, lawn, laying
out flower beds, etc. Permanent position de-
sired. First-class reference. Address T F., care
The Florists* Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By HoUander. special-
ist in Evergreens, 10 years' experience in America
and Europe, 2 years with Van Gelderen in Holland;
all-round experience in growing shrubs and orna-
mental stock, also packing and shipping; seeks po-
sition with good reliable tirm as grower, or, would
be willing to travel part time. Good references.
Address V. C-, care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By florist'.and garden-
er, ag^ed 43, single, German. A quick worker
and sober. Life experience on private and com-
mercial places. Understands Roses, Carnations,
Cbdrysanthemums and general stock. Neat, oblig-
ing and thoroughly reliable. First-class references.
Give particulars and wages in first letter. K, L.,
caVe Green, 169 Morningside Ave., N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By man 40 years old.
20 years in the retail florist business, capable- of
filling a first-class position. Can furnish best ref-
ereuc.es from some of the best known men iuthe
east. Shall be glad to have personal interview.
Address K, care Pennock-Meehan Co., 16th &
Ludlow Sts'., Philadelphia, Pa.
SITUATION WANTED— By German, 24 years'
experience in Carnations, 'Mums, Easter
arid general stock ; single, honest, quick
worker ; competent to take full charge. Please
state-w'ages. Address V. N., cateThe Florists'
Exchange.
WANTED — A position in a retail growing estab-
lishment in New York or adjacent states, by a
single man, 27 years of age, with 8 years' experience
a4id the best of references. Good grower, design
' maker and book-keeper; able to take full charge.
Address V. D., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a married man, as
foreman on commercial place. Grower of Christ-
mas, Easter and Spring pot plants, also of Carna-
tions, 'Mums, etc.; handy at making up. 20 years
with last employer. Reference. Please state wages.
M. Hunt, 190 Grant Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener as head
working or general foreman on private estate;
10 years* experience. Can be expected to give
good results. References. English, aged 26.
Charles Thomas, care Boettger Estate, Riverdale-
SITUATION WANTED— Young man, 25 years
^ of age, wishes position on an uptodate place. 10
years' experience ' in general inside and outside
work, also growing of Carnations, 'Mums, etc.
References. Vicinity of New York preferred. Ad-
dress V/ M., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By single, middle-aged
man; first-class grower of Roses, Carnations,
'Mums, Easter and bedding stock, also good maker-
up.' Expect good wages. Address V. R., care.
Tne Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— For Sept. 1, by Ameri-
d, 22 years' experience, as grower or
L. H^ B., 6 Pasadena Ave., Springfield. Ma
SITUATION WANTED— By German, grower of
Christmas, Easter, decorative and bedding stock,
Batbs, 'Mums, Carnations; can take full charge
of section or place. .State particulars. Address
T. P., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION. WANTED— As head gardener or
. saperintendent on private estate; life experience,
34' years of age, married, competent manager and
a thoroughly experienced grower. Address V. G.,
care The' Florists* Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class Rose and
Carnation grower; also experienced in general
line, - 30 years old, single, sober and reliable; years
oi\ eipprience; able to' take charge. Address V.
P., care the^ Florists' "Exchange.
Continued to Next Column
SITUATION WANTED— By thorougUy com-
petent Rose grower; also experienced in general
line and cut flowers. Temperate. Bes,t refer-
ence. Address P. O.. Box 496, Middletown, N. Y
EXPERIENCED SALESMAN AND DESIGNER
invites correspondence from florists in need of a
first-class storeman for the coming season. Ad-
dress R. J., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man as assis-
tant in greenhouse. Private place and perman-
ent position desired. State wages. Address V. A.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— German, single, sober
and honest, well experienced in Roses and Carna-
tions, wishes steady position. Good references.
Address V. K., care The Florists* Exchange.
HELP WANTED
Pot Plant Grower
Wanted
Thoroughly experienced on all kinds
of pot plants for Fall, Christmas.
Easter and Memorial Day. Every-
thing necessary for Retail store trade.
Forcing and timing of bulbous stock
important. Only competent men
need apply. Address with references,
S. J.REUTER&SONJnc.
WESTERLY, R. I.
Wanted-landscape Draftsman
A young man who is industrious and sober, who
understands drafting and laying out grounds. We
desire one who is capable of taking up office work
and correspondence. We have a good position open
and one of advancement. Write, giving number of
years experience, reference and salary desired.
HOLM & OLSON, INC.. Nurserymen and Land-
scape Architects, 20-22-24 West 5th St., St. Paul.
Minnesota.
WANTED SS
Experienced in propagating shrubs, trees, her-
baceous plants, perennials, Roses, Oernatis, etc., in
large quantities. Good position for thoroughly re-
liable, competent man. State references, age and
salary wanted. W. N. Y., Box 1950, Rochester,
N. Y.
\A/ANTED
Grower of Pot Plants for Store Trade
A man of. good experience Jn flrst-
class establishments to take charge of
section, with some experience in Or-
chids. Wages $S5.00 a month and dwell-
ing; good opening for good grower. Ad-
dress with references to V, L., care of
The Florists' Exchange.
WANTEE>— Section man on Roses. Married man
preferred. House with modern improvements
and land for garden supplied. Near schoolhouse
and stores. No booze fighter need apply. Address
Peirce Bros.. Waltha
Ma
WANTED — Foreman to grow Carnations, 'Mums
Easter and Christmas stock, and all kinds of
bedding plants; must be a good maker-up and able
to handle men to advantage. Address W. B., care
The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — A young man to work in wholesale
florist store in New York City, to carry out or-
ders, keep place clean, make himself generally use-
ful and learn the business. State salary, age, etc.
Address V. H., care The Florists* Exchange.
WANTED— A No. 1 grower of Roses, Carnations,
etc.; must be good propagator and grafter, capa-
ble of taking charge of uptodate range. State
salary expected and present and former employers.
Henry A. Bestcr & Sons, Hagerstown, Md.
WANTED — Manager, by large Eastern commis-
sion house; one who has initiative and is able to
handle help and work with them. A first-class po-
sition for the right man. Address V. E., care The
Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Carnation grower, single man; must
be sober and able to grow first-class stock. State
wages desired and give reference. Washington
Floral Co., Wholesale Carnation Growers, Wash-
ington, Pa.
WANTED — Reliable man as nursery foreman,
familiar with ornamentals and capable of hand-
ling men. State age, reference and salary expected.
T. E. Steele, Pomona Nurseries, Palmyra, N. J.
Continued to Next Column
JHELP WANTED
WANTED — A man capable of growing Roses,
Carnations and bedding plants, good worker.
Wages S55.00 per month and house. George
Stewart, Tuxedo, N. Y.
WANTED — A young man of neat appearance who
has had a little experience under glass and de-
sires to broaden his knowledge of the same. Ad-
dress H. H. Fletcher, Box 153. Miilbrook, N. Y.
WANTED — Orchid grower for Cattleyas; single,
none but thoroughly competent men need apply.
State experience and salary expected. Carrillo &
Co., Mamaroneck, N. Y.
BUSINESS
__jOPPORl]UNmES__
Man or Firm Wanted
We are Manufacturers by choice, financially
responsible, with factories located adjacent to the
eastern trade, consisting of light structural fab-
ricating shops, foundry machine shop, and some
wood working. Investigation has proved to us
our equipments are most complete of any shops
now existing for the manufacture of a high-class,
well built Iron Frame Greenhouse for commercial
or private^ estate at a minimum of cost, with
best facilities for complete erection where desired.
The estimated capacity of the shops is 200 tons of
Greenhouse Structural Steel a month. (No con-
nection with any of the present Greenhouse Manu-
facturers.)
AN OPPORIUNITY •^.^^^.tJLi.^iT^t
thing of the greenhouse trade to make a permanent
connection with a substantial interest in the busi-
ness, to assist in controlling, and take entire charge
of factory output with full management of the
Address Factory, care The Florists' Exchange.
STOCK FOR SALE ~
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-fncb ex-
tra strong plants. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000; 2M-!nch, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
See Cyclamen, Christmas Peppers, Cinerarias,
Ferns, Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Irwin, 3097 Broadway, New York City.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. $50.00
per 10,000. Colfingdale Greenhouses, Collingdale,
Pa.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy. 4-in.
pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
ASTERS — Crego, white and pink, and Semple*s
white and ptnk; $2.00 per 1000; cash. C. J.
Asimus, Ansonia, Conn.
BEGONIAS
BEGONIAS — Gloire de Lorraine, 2'4-in., $14.00
per 100; strong, 5-in. pots, S50.00 per 100. R.
J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
BOUVARDIAS
1000 WHITE BOUVARDIAS, 800 Pink Bouvar-
dias and a few Red, $4.50 per 100. Morel Bros.,
622 E. Market St.. Scranton, Pa.
BUIiBS
Have you ever tried the large size
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA, 1,000
to the case? IF NOT, NOW IS YOUK
OPPORTUNITT. We liave them and
can let you have some at $9.00 per 1,000.
You may get some cheaper but we know
that you cannot get any better. Try
a few cases, we can ship them to you by
return.
HUBERT BULB CO., Portsmouth, Va.
Americans Largest Bulb Growers.
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA % to Ji-in.,
$3.50 per 1000. Freesia Purity (True) grand
bulbs, H to f^-in., $10.00 per 1000. Hogan,
Kooyman & Co., 35D-12th St., Oakland, Cal.
FREESIA PURITY— No. 1 bulbs, H-in. and up;
aisolutely pure, SIO.OO per 1000. Would ex-
change for White Enchantress Carnation plants.
J. H. Rainsbury. Bernardsville, N. J.
CARNATIONS
STOCK FOR SALE
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME 100 1000
(New) $12.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 6.50 60.00
ENCHANTRESS, LIGHT PINK. 6.00 55.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS... 6.00 55.00
MRS. C. W. WARD 6.50 60.00
BEACON 7.00 65.00
WHITE PERFECTION 6.50 60.00
WHITE WONDER 6.50 60.00
WINSOR 6.00 50.00
WHITE WINSOR 6.00 50.00
ROSETTE 6.50 60.00
DOROTHY GORDON 6.00 55.00
HARLOWARDEN : 6.00 55.00
MAY DAY 6.00 50.00
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York City.
135,000 FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS
healthy, strong and free from disease. The
only variety we offer for sale in large quantities is
Enchantress, at $60.00 per 1000. Plants guar-
anteed. Cash with order from unknown parties.
S. M. Merwarth & Bros., Wholesale Carnation
Growers, Easton, Pa.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS-^C.
W. Ward, White Enchantress, Rose Pink En-
chantress, Enchantress, 86.00 per 100. Cash.
These plants will average 12 to 20 shoots per
plant; tine, healthy stock. Geo. A. Relyea, Or-
chard PI., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS-rVic-
tory, S4.50 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. Queen,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Splendor Pink,
S3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. John Weston,
Valley Stream, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS— 100 Enchant-
ress, 100 May Day, 200 Queen Louise, 200 Win-
sor; healthy plants, $5.00 per 100., Cash, with or-
der. Chas. W. Pflomm, 1195 Barnum Ave., B^-idge-
port. Conn. ' ' '
CARNATIONS— 5000 Enchantress. Strong,
healthy plants, $40.00 per 1000; 250 at lOOO'rate.
Chas. Hunt, Port Richmond, S. I. '
CARNATIONS — Field-grown plants, Enchantress,
Beacon and White Wonder, $5.50 per 100. Ed.
Buchtenkirch, Sea Cliff, N. Y.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown Enchan-
tress, $5.00 per 100. W. L. Jones, Nutley,
N.J.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, 6 to 8
shoots, S6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y. '
FIELD-GROWN Carnation Plants— Enchantress,
$6.00 per 100. Cash with order. M. J. Schaaf,
Dansville, N. Y. '
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— We now have over
50,000 best commercial 'Mums, including Pom-
§ons, in S5 varieties, ready to ship from 23^ -in. pats,
mith's Advance, Frost, Unaka, Halljday, Kalb.
$2.00 per 100. Chrysolora, Early Snow, Pacific
Supreme, Donatello, etc., $2.25 per 100. Razor,
Roman Gold, Naomah, Dec. Gem, $2.50 per 100.
Ramapo, Pink Gem, Smith's Sensation, Wm. Tur-
ner, $3.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 less.
Stafford Conservatories, Stafford Springs, Conn.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200 Yellow Bonnaffon,
75 Nagoya, 100 Golden Chadwick, 75 White
Frick, 75 Mayor Weaver, 150 Golden Eagle, 75
Chadwick, 476 Enguehard, 450 Pacific, $3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000. Morel Bros., 622 East
Market St., Scranton, Pa.
3000 PACIFIC SUPREME, 1000 White Queen,
500 Golden Glow, 200 Yellow Bonnaffon, 200
Chcltonic, $12.50 per 1000. Cash,' please. A. F.
Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I., N. Y.
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2>i-in., half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway,
New York City.
CYCLAMENS
CARNATION
PLANTS GROWN I
Alma Ward, S.'iO.OO per 1000. A very
low price.
W. © H. F. EVANS I
ROWLANDVILLE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Continued to Next Column
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink, 3-in., ready now, $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000. See Asparagus, Christ-
mas Peppers, Cinerarias, Ferns, Primroses and
Poinsettias. R. J, Irwin, 30U7 Broadway, New
York, N. Y^ " •
CYCLAMEN— Good S'-in. pots of a first-class
strain, mixed colors. SIO.OO per 100; Cash,
please. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeep-
sie, N. Y.
CYCLAMEN — 3-inch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roebrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
CYCLAMEN — Excellent stock out of 4-in. pots,
$15.00 ,$20.00 and $25,00 per 100. Lehnig &
Winnefeld, Hackensack, N. Ji ■ -
ROOSEVELT AND WHITMANI COMPACTA
Ferns. Strong, transplanted runners, $5.00
per 100. David McKenzie, 36 Adams Ave.,
West Newton, Mass.
Continue^ to Nest Page
August 30, 1913.
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FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
1.50 clumps in each Hat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, S1.75 per flat; 10 flats,
S16.00, half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for S2.00.
FERNS FOR F£RN DISHES, estra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomium
and Aspidium, 2H-in., S3.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2M-in., well es-
tablished, SIO.OO per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2}i-m.. strong
plants, S12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in.,
S7.00 per 100, S65.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2i-4-in., well established,
ready about Aug. 25, S4.50 per 100, S40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plan.st
$3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best of the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, S5.00 per 100;
$40.00 per 1000.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poinset-
tias. Primrose and Christmas Peppers.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. 'i'.
COOLIDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colc-
rado St. and Hill Ave., Pasadena, Cai. Femi
and Feijoa our apecialty
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM— 2>i-in., extra strong,
16.00 per 100, $50.00 per ICOD. Collingdale
Greenhouses, CoUingdale. Pa.
Jones, Nutley, N. J.
FORGET-ME-NOTS
FORGET-ME-NOTS— Winter flowering Rooted
Cuttings, S1.25 per 100. Stafford Con
ies, Staff^ord Springs, Conn.
OERANITJMS
GERANIUMS— S. A. Nutt. in bud and bloom;
2-in., $2.00 per lOG; 3-iii., $3.00 per 100: 4-m..
$4.00 p<!r 100. L. J. Rowe, TmisvUle. Pa.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.50-$3.50
each. Large specimens, $S.0a-$7.50 each.
JuUuB Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N.J.
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches $S.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowerJng Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HUNTSVILLULA.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-$10.00 each. P^mlds,
$5.00-$7.50 each. JuUus Roehrs Co., Rutber-
ford,N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES aU sizes. Write
for special Ust. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
lord, N. J.
FOR SALE— Shrubs and Hardy Climbers for
immediate effect. Chas. E.Frankenbach & Sons,
Southampton, N. Y.
PAIiMS
PHOENLX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehra Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
PEONIES
for Pleasure.'
ipecial wholesale price list of
>, X913. Send for both of the
then send for " P^
We also issue a
Peonies for Fall sal
booklets.
Our catalogue of everytMng you need mailed
application. Write for it today,
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY,
The Largest Rose Growers In the World.
Boi23 Spriafi6eld. Ohio.
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commcrciaJ Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2W-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. See
Asparagus. Cyclamen. Cineraria, Ferns, Poin-
scttias and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broad-
way, NewYork City.
PEONIES
*• Peonies for Pleasure."
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure " gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
simply a red, white and pink Peony,
Conttnuttd to N«zt Oolvmn
STOCK FOR SALE
PEONIES *tr^.r
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorta, such as
DeUcatiBSlma, Festiva Maxima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and double. 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
We can furnish any size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
varieties.
Henry field Seed Co., Shenandoih, Iowa
POINSETTIAS
POIIVSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
2)^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
?7.00 per 100, S60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2>i-inch, S5.50 per 100. $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers, Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York. N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMULA CHINENSIS FIMBRIATA— Alba,
white; Atrosanguinea, blood red: Coerula, the
real, true blue; Kermesina splendens, carmine
Rosea, bright rose; in 214-'m. pots. S3.00 per 100.
$25.00 per 1000. Defiance, Christmas Red;
Karfunkelstein, blood red; La Duchesse, flesh
color, with yellow center; Morgenroethe. very large
blush rose; in 2Ji-in. pots, S3.50 per 100, 830.00
per 1000. Primula Sinensis, Stellata, blood red,
pink and blue; in 2>f-in.pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000. Henry Schmidt, florist. Church Lane,
P. P., Weehawken. N. J.
PRIMROSES
PRIMULA Chlnensis and Obconica, giant-
flowering, from best strains, in all colors.
2>i-inch pots, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoides, 2>^-inch pots, $3.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Christmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Poinsettias.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
PRIMROSES^bconica Gigantea, in 4 separate
colors or mixed, 3c. Obconica Fringed, in 4
separate colors or mixed, 23.^c. Obconica Grandi-
flora in S separate colors or mixed, 2Hc. Chinese
Primroses, in 9 separate colors or mixed, 23'2C.
Primula Malacoides, the giant baby Primrose, 2>-2C.
AU strong, 2-in. Fred W. Ritter, 917 River St.,
Dayton, Ohio.
PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA and Gigan-
tea Rosea, 2}^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. $25.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
Carl A. Woerner, 220 Clarkson St., Flatbush,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
RONSDORFER PRIMULA OBCONICA and
Chinensis in the best improved colors, out of
2>i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash,
please. J. H. Fjesser, Hamilton Ave., North
Bergen, N. J.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
roses, 2-m., $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. W.
Miller, Shiremanstown, Pa.
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 3H-in., very
heavy, ready for a shift, $6.00 per 100. Cash,
please. G. A. Tlilele, Florist, Asylum Pike,
Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
ROSES
EXCELSA
The mew Bed Bam1]ler with the
Dorothy Perkins Foliage
Extra strong field-grown plants for
forcing, 2-year-oia, $36.00 per 100; 1-year-
old, $20.00 per 100.
H. C. STEINHOFF, West Hobohen. N.J.
ROSE PLANTS— Lady Hillingdon and Pink Kil-
lamey; 2i^-in. stock, $3.00 per 100. Brant
Bros., Inc., tjtica, N.JV\
SEEDS
Giant Pansies
sow NOWI^,,^,
Special Cemetery Mixture $3.00 S0.40
Special Floriats* Mixture 4.00 .60
Trimardeau Selections, mixed 4.00 .60
Trlmardeau, fine mixed varieties. . 1.50 .26
Cassler's Giants Improved, splen-
did mirture 6.00 .60
Trimardeau sorts as: Bronze Colors,
Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field, Purple. Pure White, Yellow
with eye. White with eye. Each
variety separate 2.00 .30
ZangenS Exhibition Mixture. Best
creations 8.00 1.00
My Catalogue has also other varieties.
0. V, Zangen, Seedsman, Hoboken, N, J,
Oonttnned to Next Oolnmii
STOCK FOR SALE
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS— Ramsburg, true silver pink
nice bushy plants. 2Ji;-in. pots. $3.00 per 100.
Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. _^
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON— 3-in., $5.00
per 100; 2X-in., $4.00 per 100; good stock.
White Bros.. Medina, N. Y.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS— 2H-in. pots,
well established, S4.00 per 100. Write for prices
on larger lots. Park Floral Co., Trenton, N. J.
STEVIA— Fine, bushy plants. 4-in. pots, $6.00
per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard Pi.,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
VIOLET PLANTS— Marie Louise, strong healthy
(•stock, $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. G.
Bahret, Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
MISCELLANEOUS
PACHYSANDRA Terminalis— The very bes*
evergreen ground cover for shade or for fac-
ing down Rhododendrons or shrul} borders-
Strong Rooted Cuttings, $40.00 per 1000 cash.
Hugh B. Barclay, Horticulturist, Merion Sta-
ttoHjJPa.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Large plants, full
of berries and blossoms, ready for 5 and 6-in.
pots, S5.00 per 100. Fra Diavolo, beautiful,
shapely plants. loaded with berries and blossoms,
ready for 5-in. pots, S6.00 per 100. Monadnock
Greenhouses, Keene, N. H.
MRS. JENKINS, the best white Phlox, S5.00 per
100. German Iris mmed 82.00 per 100. Will
exchange these for Araucarias, Begonias, Rubbers,
Whitmani Ferns and Cyclamen. Amon Heichts
Nurseries, Camden. N. J. ]^
VIOLET PLANTS— Marie Louise, clean, health^
plants; while they last, $1.75 per 100, S17.00
per 1000. Mrs. J. C. Haworth, Farmington, Conn.
MISC^^NEOUS^A^
WANTED TO BUY — Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists' Exchxnjt.
WANTEE)— Fragrant Shrubs and Vines that
thrive in sub-tropical climate. What have you ?
State quantities and prices. Delavan Lodge
Nursery. West Palm Beach, Florida.
WANTED TO RENT— With privilege of buying,
about 4000 ft. of glass. Good retail trade 'near
New York. Full particulars to V. S., care The
Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Greenhouse, about 5 acres, with
dwelling house: within 40 miles of New York.
Address V. O., care The Florists' Exchange.
ViUage, L. I., N. Y.
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
Lot of 8x10, single, - - 50c. per box
Lot of 10x12, double, - - 75c. per box
Second hand. For cash at our address
DAILLEDOUZE BROTHERS
Lenox &. Troy Aves. BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GLASS FOR SALE
Practically new, B. double, 50 boxes
14x28 and 50 boxes 15x28, $2.50 per box
of 50 sq. ft.
NA/. & H. F. EVANS
Rowlandville, Philadelphia, Pa.
FOR SALE— Flats made from Chestnut. Price,
$12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. S. E. Swenson.
P. O. Box 152, Park Ridge, N. J.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable pricei on
New Pipe, sizei 1 to 2 incli. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbers In Wrought Iron and Steel Pipe
Roebllnit and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Continued to next Column
477
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
FOR^ALE
PIPF ^^'"' *'^'^^ guaranteed In full
rilL lengths: 3-ln., 7Kc. per foot.
Get our prices on blacic and galvanized fit-
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled lor
Irrigation purposes.
SECOND-HAND PIPE ^^^^
2Hc.: l)i-in..3Mc.; l>i-in., 6c.i 2-il.'!;'6Hc. pe"f,'
Hot-BedSash-Doubie Light Sash
Painted and glaied complete, from tl.U
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete
from $1.00 up.
GLASS
New A and B doublc-tticfc greenliou
glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
M!
DAM f DC y*^, '"«• "<"*• °«'' ^nd lecond,
DUILLIlJ fc"''- *^*° Radiators, Valves,
■^""■*'""' Fittings, etc.
HfiQF NON-KINC 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
llvuL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 MetropolitJn Bye., BROOKLYN ,.N. V.
1 PUTNAM WATER BOILER. 7 sections, grate
24 inches, fire box 24 i 42 inches. This Boiler
will carry 1 house 24 1 150. Cost $235.00. Will
sell for $75.00. Has been used 3 years; practically
aa good as new, taken out to put in larger boiler
V , .^ more houses. Quidnick Greenhouses,
J. H. Cushmg, Prop., Quidnick, R, I., P. O: An-
FOR SALE — Second-hand l>^-in. gate check,
steam valves, in good order, 60c. each. One 4()
H. P. tubular steam boiler, S90.00, f. o. b. cars,
Norfolk, Va., manifolds and l>4-in. heavy wn>ught
pipe. Will trade equity m hot water boiler.
larger pipe, or sash for the
Larchmont, Norfolk, Va.
E. J. Newton,
FOR SALE — Cheap, 1 Lord & Burnham sectional
steam boder, large enough to heat about SSOO^sq.
ft. of glass; 1 Standard pump engine and t (Star
wmd mill with 22-barrel cedar tank; all good -as
new. C. C. Yost, Florist, Lebanon, Pa. ■ ■
FOR SALE — Horizontal return tubular stqam
boiler, complete, 10 ft. long, 3 ft. diameter,' 25
3-m. tubes, will heat 16,000 sq. ft., $95.00. In
first-class condition. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancas-
ter Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
500 BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers, 1 No. 17 Hitchiig's boiler.
Good condition, cheap. 1. Suessermann, 104
Ridgewood Ave., Newark, N. J.
FOR SALE— One 6-section boiler in first-clais con-
dition; capacity 1800 ft. of 2-in. pipe. Price
SoO.OO. William Gotthardt, 311 Ocean Ave., Jer-
sey City, N. J.
FOR SALE-y<;heap, boiler, pipes, glass, bars, all
good condition; or would let at moderate terms.
S. H., Box 195, Little Falls, N. J.
FOR SALE — One large size Morehead steam trap
in use less than 12 months, good as new, cost
$225 will sell for $100. F. Fallon, Roanoke, Va.
FOR SALE— 10 section Boynton hot water
boiler. Joseph Wood, Spring Valley, N. Y.
FOR SALE^R^RENT_
Retail florist. 17,000 sq. ft. glass, steam heat;
stocked with Carnations, 'Mums and general
stock. House 8 rooms, electric light, bath, set
tubs, steam heat; 8 acres of land in high state of
cultivation; 1 pair horses, harnessed, wagons,
cultivators, etc.; plenty of fruit trees; business
of 22 years* standing; situated in Eastern New
York, no competition, direct line to New York;
coal supply; no run down proposition. Good
reason for selling. Price SIO.OOD; $4000 cash,
balance on easy terms. Address S. T.; care The
Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— 3 greenhouses, 16x200 ft.
each; only 1 and 2 yrs. old; suitable for
growing Carnations; very best condition;
hot water heating; 2 Lord & Burnham
boilers and 1 carton; 3 acres of ground,
$3500.00; also 6-room bungalow in splen-
did condition, hot and cold water, station-
ary range, bath, etc., about 1 acre of land,
$3000.00; just outside limits of Hightstown,
N. J. For full particulars apply to S. S.
Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608 Ludlow St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
ON ACCOUNT of death in family, am obliged to
dispose of greenhouses at once. Have 10,000 ft.
of glass, well stocked with 7500 Carnations, 1800
Chrysanthemums; 1 new section boiler, 1 carload
of coal, 5-room house and barn adjoining; 2 year
lease; good wholesale and retail business; running
water, cheap rent; an excellent opportunity for a
man to make a good living. Spot cash. Fred
Brothers, Florists, Greenwich St., Hempstead, L. I.
Continued to Next Page
Use our columns when
having extra stock to dis-
pose of.
478
The Florists' Exchange
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
(Continued from pages 476 and 477)
^^r^^^^Oent^
FOR SALE — In Portland, Oregon, greenhouse
business fully stocked, 18.000 ft. of glass, all well
equipped and uptodate, 3 acres well adapted land,
gootf residence, fine team, close to cemetery, and
on five cent car line at city limits. Easy terms, at
the right price, and a money maker. Jacob Haas,
308 Gerlinger Bldg., Portland, Oregon.
FOR SALE — 2 greenhouses, 20x80, fine work
house; coal for Winter in the cellar, houses all
filled with plants; dwelling, water works and out
building, 11 building lots; building also new and
freshly painted; within a block of depot, good ser-
vice to New York; will sell cheap, on easy terms.
Address V. F., care The Florists' Exchange. -
jjtoR SALE — Cemetery gardening butiiacss, es-
tPtS^Iished 14 years, consisting of house,'-4 room's
an^^tore. greenhouse, hot water heat, 2 lots 50x
100. about 200 plots to cate for by theseason, stock
and tools. Reason for selling; retiring. Inquire
595 11th St., West New York. N. J.
TO RENT — 9 greenhouses stocked with Roses;
10 acres of land. 26 miles from New York.
Write for particulars. Address V. J., care
The Florists' Exchange. ^__
TO RENT — 3 greenhouses, stocked with Roses,
Carnations and Chrysanthemums; a 4-room
bungalow attached; 35 miles from New York City.
Address V. B.. care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE -Owoer retiring; 20,000 ft. greenhouse;
5 acres land; excellent Il-roo house, large
bam; wagon house near station. Address M. F.,
care The Florists* Exchange^
PUBLICATIONS
THE PACIFIC GARDEN, a monthly ioumal
devoted excluiively to floriculture and semi-
tropic fruit growing. Authority for Pacific Coast
Cultural articlcf. $1.00 a year, 10c. a copy.
Paaadena, Cal.
Cultural Directions
are leafiets written by practical men especially for
the use of amateur customers.
If you have a counter trade, either in plants,
seeds, flowers or bulbs, you should have a supply
of these leaflets on hand to present to your cus-
tomers when they seek cultural information about
their purchases.
(The leaflets embrace over forty subjects.)
We can supply them at $2.50 per 1000. or
500 for $1.50, and can make a reduction of those
prices on large quantities.
At a small extra cost we can put your imprint
on each leaflet.
Try a thousand and see what a help they are in
selling goods.
A. T. DE U MARE PTG. & PUB. CO., Ltd.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
THE
PENN
Shower Bouquet
FEATURE AT ALL PROMINENT
NEW [ENGLAND] WEDDINGS
The most artistic floral creation'imaginable. The prize winner at all the
floral exhibits.
Made to order at *8. up
S38-S39 FORT HILL
The above aJvt, is one of a series of paid advts. that Pc
,'eekly, alternating in the four florists' papers, to become bett
ountry. These advts. have been published daily in the differc
0 use same in his home town may do so without further conser
f establishing our present great volume of business.
Please mention the Exchange whe:
nSthclFIorist,5of Boston, is publishing
- acquainted with the^florists of the
it Boston papers . Any florist desiring
. These advts. have been the means
Commercial Rose Culture
By EBER HOLMES
Price $1.50, by mail, postpaid
This work was dedicated by tlie author to that veteran Rosariau, John Cook
of Baltimore, who, in acknowledging the receipt of his presentation copy, says:
"The copy of 'Commercial Rose Culture,' by Eber Holmes, came
to hand, for which let me thank you sincerely. It was a great surprise
to me. The book is well written and to the point. I hope that every
one who grows Roses will buy a copy of it ; the contents are so plain
that everybody can understand them."
PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE BY
A. T. DE LA MARE PRINTING and PUBLISHING CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
If you want to see what it is like before buying, send for Specimen Pages
"Eber Holmes' new book ' Commercial Rose Culture,' is good all the iray througrh.
and nicely illustrated. It vrill be very helpful to a large number of Rose growers." —
E. 6. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind.
(Continued Jrom page 475)
than tlie Chicago team. The prizes were
distributed at the Axmory on Friday. The
scores were as. follows :
l^adies' Bowling'
(Greatest number of pins in two games)
Prize Pin.s
1. $26 in cash, Mrs. McKellar 30a
3. La VaUiere, Mrs. Desmond 234
3. Eastman folding- Icodak^ Mrs.
Traendly 223
4. Punch bowl, Mrs. Pollworth. . . .200
5. Cut glass lamp, Mrs. Manda....l98
6. Hanging basket, Mrs. Rasmus-
sen 187
7. Cut glass bowl, Mrs. Asmus 185
S. Dresser clock, Mrs. Quick. ...... 182
9. Silver bag, Mrs. Smith 181
10. Sterling caster, Mrs. Gude 169
For the highest single game,
silk umbrella, Mrs. McKellar. 160
For the most strikes, loving cup,
Mrs. McKellar, 6. , >
For the most spares, loving cupi'ri
Mrs. McKellar, 8. 1\V
For the most railroads, ladies^
bag. Miss Will, 6.
Ken's mdlTidual Bowling
(Greatest number of pins in three
games)
Prize Pins
1. Life membership, S. A. F.. R.
McLellon 53:2
2. Loving cup, M. Bloy 511
3. Leather bag, C. J. Graham 508
4. (Jold handled silk umbrella, Geo.
Smith 496
5. Traveling case, Emil Leuly 483
6. Gold cased fountain pen, C. E.
Critchell 4S0
7. Collar box. R. Rahaley 456
8. Thermos bottle, W. J. Vesey. .-„446
9. Bill folio J. D "Wilson 440
10. Collar box, D. H. Herbert.. 438
For the greatest number of
strikes in three games, dia-
mond stick pin, C. E. Crit-
chell, 12.
For the "greatest number of
spares in three games, leather
traveling bag, E. W. Guy, 17.
For the greatest number of pins
in a single game, silk um-
brella, R, McLellon, 223.
For the most railroads, . three
games. Safety fountain pen, F.
Breitmeyer, 10.
Team Bowling
(Greatest number of pins in three
games)
Prize Total pins
1. $12.50, New York 2346
2. $11.50, Chicago ....:....- ..2047
3. $10.00, Milwaukee 2020
4. $8.75, Minneapolis 1925
5. $7.50, Omaha 1744
High man on each team, each a stick
pin; Donaldson, New Tork, 571; Olson,
Chicago, 477; Holton, Milwaukee, 501; '
Will, Minneapolis, 410; Henderson,
Omaha, 382.
For the team making the highest
single game, $3.75, New York, 855.
For the most strikes, $3.75, New York,
40. ■
For the most spares, $3.75, New York,
3G.
For the most railroads. $3.75, New
Tork, 17.
For the highest man, three games,
high man in indiviiUial bowling and high
man -of teams, diamond medal, C." J.
Graham, 565.
Amherst, Mass.
It is exi)ected that the floricultural
woric at Hie Massachusetts AKricuItural
College will be retarded in no way by
the resignation of Professor E. A. White,
who goes to Cornell University as head of
the floricultural department. As yet no
permanent arrangements have been made
for Professor White's successor, but E.
J. Canning, who has been curator of the
Botanical (Jardens at Smith CJoIIege for
many years, will .probably assume the in-
struerional work tor the Fall or until
a new man is appointed. Clark L.
Thayer, a graduate of M. A. C. in 1913,
will assist in the work of the department.
Cindnnati, 0.
E. G. Gillett, Mrs. Gillett and daugh-
ter returned on Saturday from a fort-
night's stay ait Traverse City, Mich.
JI. Anderson of Da.vton, O., will^ open
a store in ihe Arcade in ttis city in the
near future.
P. J. Olinger returned from Chicago
on Monday, where he spent the previous
week.
Schuman & Wahlers are curtting As-
ters of exceptionally good qualit.v.
Joe Bei-an of the .T. M. McCuIloush
Sons' Co.. is again on duty, after a week's
vacation spent at a fishing camp on tlie
Little Miami River at Remington, O.
A. O.
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
478A
Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
FlorlsU In fiood etandlnft throughout the country can aval]
themselves of the advertisers' offers In this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this beading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists' Exchange as being
responsible, and will accepi and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, ot
any given point witliin their reach, forwarded them by mail,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade eztendd, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
In this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y,
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Csreful attention ^ven to oil orders
from out-of-town Florists.
Greenhouses: 744 Central Avenue
Member of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany aod vicinity on tele
Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed.
^^j/icm/cun^
ESTABLISHED 1843
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Write. Ttlephoiw m- Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
crvice to oat.of-tow& orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
delivered promptly anywhe
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
, BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, charges collect
J^
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG.
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
laitone
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
iiiainrDoyleC^^.c Sfi
Flowen delireied to all paita of New England. High grades a
•peaalty. Special deliveriea to Mcamets sailing from Boston.
A Palm Spray
No. 151. — From Floral Designs DcLu
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
We cover oil New England points. Retail order* placed with us
receive^ careful attention. The delivery of flowen and plants to
Boston'sailing steamers a specialty
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfleld St.
" Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist "
We cover all points in New
England
Member of The"Flortet8' Telegraph Delivery. S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSEns
\^tlf^^^^^'^^ ^ *" Tremont St.
ffMM-^ ^r The centrally located Florist Shop
Yonrs for reciprocity.
We cover all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
brookltoTnTyT
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Every facility for hlling trade order
satisfactorily, and delivering promptly
at residence, hotel, steamer and theatre
t»L 1768 Projpert in Brooklyn, New York and vidnity.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
V V if ^ Fulton St and Greene Ave. "
/ / gWL AJI Plwne, 6800.4801-8802 Prosp«n
/ r t*/!ji I -I Branch Store
^^ggjm^^ 339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Lome
Island. Trade orders cared lor from all parts of the country and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence.
^. X-*^ '
PUfPAlO,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
A Palm Spray
One of the nioclest Summer funeral designs, well
Iinown and popular with all our customers, is made of
three long and two shorter leaves of Cycas revoluta
^Victor's Palm), arranged as shown in illustration.
Before using the Palm leaves, have them thoroughly
cleansed by washing with a sponge to remove all dust or
leaf scales, being careful to clean both front and back of.
each leaf. Having tied the leaves together near the ends
so that the tops are properly spread, fasten on the flower
cluster, which you have had made in the meantime. This
fluster should invariably be of one kind of flower only,
i.e., one variety of Roses, Lilies, Carnations, etc. Tlie
design may be greatly improved liy reversing three short
Cycas tips, as a finish at the bottom where the ribbon
i.s tied on. As the Palm design is more often than other-
wise used for elderly persons, or those well advanced in
years, purple ribbon is generally used to complete the
design. New Yorker.
W. J. PALMES ft SON
Members Florists* Telefiraph Association
'*, CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
_, - ^ Flowen for Hamrd,
ELOWERSHOP Ra''<=<«ffe and Wrileale,
CoUefiea
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leadlnft Floiiat
100,000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ill.
' 3343 W. MadUon St
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
Supply Advts. will be found on pa^es 482-83-84
Carnival Flower Show, Victoria, B. C.
August 6 to 7, 1913
There is little doubt that the flower show of Carnival
week was a successful feature. Although the show
was not on a large scale, it was very good. The main
exhibits were: 14 Union Jack designs, 13 table decora-
tions, excellent Sweet Pea displays and vases of peren-
nials. Dahlias and Gladioli. Only a few Roses and Car-
nations were shown. Several large groups of bedding
and foliage plants were placed in a large tent with-
out flooring. The City Park greenhouses were drawn
on to decorate the bandstand, the show being under
the management of Park Superintendent Thomas R.
Pnrdv.
In bis opening address Mayor Morley referred to the
importance, in all ages, of the garden us a necessary
Flowere Tr°
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Coni^ess Hotel
Courtesies Extended
CHICAGO,
ill.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
(@DR]©aKl[Rg/^TDo ®,
rOVRTH STRICT
478B
The Florists' Exchange
CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCLID AVENUE
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Members of The Flortsts' Telegraph Deliveryt S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND.
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegraphic orders will be carefully and prompthy tilled. Persona
atteatioa given. Uaual discounts allowed.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Interior flower shop of A. J. Patton, Harrisburg, Pa.
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
DAYTON, OHIO
112 South Main
Street
FLORISTS
MEMBERS OF THE FLORISTS" TELEGRAPH
DELIVERY. S. A. F.
iPark 3lorai Co.
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Usual discounts.
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorado. Utah, Western Neb-
raska and Wyoming points
reached by Express. Orders
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
adjunct to the home. In Victoria, lie said, the beauty
of the gardens had always commended the Capital City
to visitors, and in a city like Victoria, with its fine cli-
mate, wonderful natural scenery and productive soil,
every one could talce his share in the competition. He
trusted that this show would be an impetus to future
exhibitions. Quite a large number of visitors were in
attendance.
As usual, the table decorations were among the most
interesting features of the exhibition. Professionals and
amateurs competed, and nearly every table had its
merits. The exhibits were shown on 4x4ft. tables
with ornaments allowed, but no settings. The first
prize went to Brown Bros. & Co., who had chosen pink
Roses with Valley and Maidenhair Fern for the center-
piece, and Smilax and pink Peas arranged with four
electric lamps; the second to Mrs. B. Edwards, pink
and white Peas, Gypsophila and pale pink Asters; third,
Mrs. J. Logan, pink and mauve Peas with a centerpiece
of glass, edged with Smilax; fourth, Mrs. Darnell, orange-
pink Peas; fifth, A. J. Woodward, mauve and white
Asters, Stephanotis and Maidenhair Fern.
The first prize for the Union Jack flower design went
to an amateur, Mrs. Chas. Wilson, who had worked out
the waving effect very realistically; Cornflowers (Bache-
lor's Buttons), Achillea and red Geraniums were used.
Second prize was won by Flewin's Gardens, who used
Larkspur, Geraniums and Achillea; third prize went to
Brown Bros. & Co., who used red and white Carnations
with Cornflowers on a flagpole of white Carnations.
Sweet Peas reigned supreme. The finest collection
was shown by Ritchie, Brand & Co. of Vancouver, but
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We coTcr all MichigAD point! and large sections of Ohio. Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive careful attention.
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The Florists* Telegraph- Dellvay
Potter Floral Co.
EL PASO, TEXAS
V^^
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flowers
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouaes, BENTON ST.
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
Hartford, Conn. I
1f)7 Main Street
Highland Park Greenhouses
Telephone. HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
78 and 85
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and SouthwesI Texas and sailings from Galvestoi
JK J^, JCuhlmanrij Jilorist
2607 JACKSON ST.. S. W Phone, Hsdley 1926-2330
2526 WASHINGTON ST., 0pp. Glenwood Cemetery
S. W. Phone, Taylor 628-1081
Uptown, 819 CAPITOL AVE., S. W, Phone. Preston 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts A*e.
Prompt and efficient' service rendered; points in Illinois, Ohia,rakld
Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery. S. A. F.
Decorated aiitos in fioiit of the flower store of the P. D. Hauser Floral Co. at San Antonio, Texas
Have you a copy of the Florists' Exchange Design Bookf
Most retailors can't get along without it.
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
479
^11 J QThe Florist
Qj will ^#^^_7 36 West Forsyth St
We reach all FloritU and South Georgia points
f Inc.
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
gmuem^^^
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The FlorlaU' Teleftraph Delivery
LEXINGTON, KY.
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will tak« care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
The Atherton BuUding, Fourth and Chestnut Streets
Choicest Cut Flowers Personal attention given to out-of-town orders
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
Pcnonal attention given to ordefv for Louisville and nirronnding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities perfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
the display was not within tiie rules of the show, and
Brown Bros. & Co., therefore, received the prize for a
gate and four vase arrangements in pink, with Adian-
tum and Asparagus plumosus. In the entries for a bowl
of Sweet Peas, James A. Bland received first prize.
The size and stems were truly magnificent. The climate
of the coast section of British Columbia and Vancouver
Island is especially suitable for Peas and Dahlias.
Four big plant groups were exhibited by com-
mercial firms. Flewin's Gardens made effective use of
Cjeraniums and Verbenas to add color to the mass of
foliage plants. Ferns, Dracaenas and Palms. Brown
Bros. & Co. had a fine collection of Palms, Araucarias,
Ferns and greenhouse plants. A. J. Woodward had
Ferns, Palms and Asparagus Sprengeri, and James
Simpson staged Geraniums, Petunias, Marguerites and
Begonias, with Ferns and other foliage plants. Prizes
were awarded in the order named. An interest-
ing assortment of Coleus, Pentstemon, Antirrhinums,
(.Tcraniunis, etc., and big Palms, Swainsona and other
plants was arranged around the bandstand by the Park
Superintendent.
Among the other exhibits, a big vase of Lilium auratum
by Brown Bros. & Co., a collection of about 25 Orchids
by Flewin's Gardens, a big vase of Romneya Coulteri by
the same firm, several fine vases of Shasta Daisies, and
a large basket of mauve Sweet Peas with ribbon of the
same shade by Brown. Bros. & Co. were worth noting.
The Roses shown were few and rather poor. Brown
Bros. & Co. took the first prize for a vase of Richmond
and Kaiserin. The awards in the baskets of Roses were:
First, A. J. Woodward; second, Flewin's Gardens; third,
Brown Bros. & Co. Carnations were fairly good, but
only two vases of 100 each were shown. Brown Bros.
& Co. received first prize. The same firm also ex-
hibited a nice assortment of Gladioli. For Dahlias, the
date of the show was rather early, but those shown were
of good quality and color. A big vase of white Peony-
flowered captured the first prize, and Brown Bros. & Co.
were awarded second prize for Cactus Dahlias.
The streets of Victoria were very beautifully deco-
rated with flags and electric designs, and the festival
crowd reminded one of old country fairs.
Wjt. SCHAUMANK.
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
P^
Floral Orders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL,, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VIOINITT
6 PrcMott St., LOWELL, MASS.
' Y4E HCVEH SLCeP'
Idlewild Greenhouses
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
The
Co.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in the Northvrest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Ck>nceptlon St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
Stosemoni Sardens ^'''"'*
MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of The Florists' Tcleitraph Delivery
W« grow the bulk of our nock.rKnd all orden arc 6IIed under the
pertoaal aupervicioD of the proprieton.
^j2a£/i^o^^
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries throughout the State
and to all steamship docks in
Fresh flowers and best service. Hoboten, N. J., and New Yort.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street V
We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State
^' ^-^ Opposite Yale
CONN.
Street
College
NEW ORLEANS,
U.
<^'f5lOt*ist'121 Baronne St.
TEXAS, LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 EiiSt 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RULE
A Broken Column
As a funeral design suit-
able for a man of mature
years, or of middle age, this
is frequently asked for. The
shaft itself was made (in
this case) almost entirely
of white Carnations. The en-
circling bands were of Bon
Silene Roses. In making a
broken column, use for the
principal part of the work any
flower which will produce an
even surface, and of one color
only, the bands usually seen in
pieces of this kind to be of a
strongly contrasting shade.
Some of the most beautiful and
pleasing columns we have ever
made were solidly of one shade
only, without bands.
The Carnations used in this
piece were broken from the
stems, and were stabbed or
wired on toothpicks, and
pressed well into the wet moss,
filling up the column closely
together, so that a perfectly
solid face was presented. For
making the encircling bands
small, undeveloped buds of
Bon Silene Roses were used
wired on toothpicks, with their
own foliage, or short tips of
Asparagus plumosus for green.
The sloping top, or break in
the column, was filled with
Violets. Purple, lavender or
violet Sweet Peas are useful
for this part of the work. The
base should be of proportion-
ate dimensions to properly sup-
port the whole design when fin-
ished. The filling of the base
will vary with the season and
the supply of flowers. This
one was filled loosely and ar-
tistically with L. Harrisii, pink
Killarney Roses, white Spiraea
and greens. New Yorker.
A Broken Column
480
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We Guarantee Satlsfactton
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
48th Street
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
Cuh must accompany all order rom unknown
V Reference oi
correspondents.
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Cboicest cut flowers and designs fnr
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a specialty. Wire me your orders
NEW YORK
JoKn S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
A Large Standing Wreath
As a considerable part of the retailer's business dur-
ing the Summer months is fimeral work, we are some-
times in the position of the man "up a tree" when we
have to suggest to a customer "something different"
when the call is made on us, as frequently happens. An
attempt to do this is shown here. As Croton leaves
were plentiful with us, we adopted this design, using
various kinds of Croton leaves, with half a dozen Cocos
Weddelliana. The frame, a standing crescent wreath,
3ft. in diameter and standing 6ft. high, was of the latest
screw top style; by using this style of frame, the two
parts may be filled and delivered separately, the wreath
being screwed on to the standard when delivery is made.
After being thoroughly mossed with Sphagnum and
greened with Asparagus plumosus, this frame was filled
with the Croton leaves. A section at the top was cover-
ed with the smaller leaves, so arranged that they over-
lapped closely, in the same manner as in making the
Roman wreaths with Laurel or Leucothoe leaves. As
the size of the frame increased in width toward the bot-
tom, the larger leaves were used graduating in such a
way that the largest formed the broad, heavy part of
the wreath, and the base. All the foHage used was so
arranged that the colors of the Crotons and the Cocos
harmonized perfectly. New Yorker.
ofcm^
NEWIYORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in the theatre district and also have exceptional Tacilitieslfor
delirenng flowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders: they
wiU recerve prompt and careful attention.
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLING
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
European Orders Executed
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
••If we say it, we will do it "
A.WARENDORFF
AR-nSTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLB
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smitli College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
13 EAST
COLORADO STREET
PASADENA, CAL,
The Orchid 'o£Hl?
Edward Sceery
filled.
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Member of .The Florists' Telegraph Dellvety
%m^^
Do 'you "
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
The BelleTue-Stratford
And Diainond.&:32d Sts.
1 Philadelphia 7 We famish the best, artisticaUy
arranged.
pinsfiaD,
MASS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
A Large Standing Wreath
No. S&^From Fforal Designs DeLuie
Petunia HYBiiinA fl. pi,. Thebst's Triumph. — This new-
Petunia is a double improved variety of P. hyb. grandi-
flora violacea, better known as the famous Karlsruher
Rathhauspetunie (Karlsruhe City Hall Petunia). Trebst's
Triumph is a pure, velvety, dark violet blue, with blooms
often 4in. across, which will keep unchanged from 3 to
8 days, according to the weather. The petals are not
double enough to crowd each other, and are perfectly •
smooth, hence the blooms are not affected by rain, as
single or frilled Petunias are apt to be. It 'is a good
grower, sending out shoots of more than 3ft., and hence
is a splendid balcony plant, but an equally good pot
plant, as it will retain its round, liushy habit if pinched
several times in the first period of growth. It is, fur-
ther, good for cutting, on account of its lasting quality.
It has a pronounced Carnation perfume, which is espe-
cially noticeable in the evening. This Petunia attracted
a good deal of attention last year wherever shown, and
was awarded the C. of M. of the Society of German
Florists. It will be disseminated this year by its origi-
nator, Albert Trebst of Merseburg, Germany.— Die
OartennreAt.
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
481
Portland, Oregon ""o^z^v
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
MarriH & ForDes Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
delivered promptly in
Rocfaester and 8urrouading~territory. Complete line always ready.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
Salter Bros. ""^H^™-
FLORISTS
38 Main St., West
Mm
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street, East
Flowers and deaigiu delivered
promptly in Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
:^.y<
IBED If
ROCKFORD, ILL
Quick Berrlce to
IlUnols, WUconeln,
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
£. J. BYAM, The Florist
California Flowers ^"r«fSir'=°
STEAMER SAILINGS
WRITE OR WIRE
EiS^t-aa THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST '^J-
3M-46 GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Pe
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCRANTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in Willces>
Barre. Pittston, Carbondale. and all
Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns.
mi^^^^
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washington Avenue
No. 24S4, on either Bell or Consolidated 'pho
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery.
HOLLYWOOD.GARDENS
Seatde and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Ont-of-town orders will receive
prompt and careful attent
Wire as your order*.
Lsas Distance Phones
B»H ft In 1104
Ul, dtltnl 4131
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3S20 North Grand Ave.
All orders by Telegraph or
Talephons most caret ally aiecntad at once.
Floral Deelgns ■ SpeeUlty.
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
From New York
California
Imperator
Minnetonka. . . .
Pr. Fr. Wilhelm.
Vaderland
Majestic
Stampaiia
Chicago
Virginie
K. Aug. Victoria
Noordam
Kronp Wilhelm.
Ivernia
Russia
Madonna
Lusitania
La Provence..
K. Fr. Joseph 1
Baltic
Pres. Lincoln . .
Athinai
Mendoza
Caledonia
Oceanic
La Touraine...
Ryndam..... .
Kronp. Cecilie.
Ultonia
San Giorgio.,
Mauretania. .
France
Vic Luise. ....
New York
Minnehaha
Olympic
Or. Kurfuerst..
Zeeland
M. Washingto:
Kristianiaf jord. .
Sant'Anna
Campania
La Savoie
Hamburg
Kgn. Luise
Rochambeau..
Caronia
From Baltimore
From Boston
Devonian
Franconia
Numidian
Kingstonian.. . .
Cretic
Cymric
Cleveland
Parisian
Anglian
Cincinnati
Fr,'' "^
Philadelphia
Dominion
Ancona
Graf Waldersee.
Merion
Stampaiia
Pr. Adalbert
Menominee
San Francisco
China,,..
Manchuria
Chiyo Maru. . . .
Sailing Day Bonr
Aug. 30- 8.00 am
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30- 9.00 am,
30-10.00 am,
30-10.00 am,
30-12.00 m,
30-12.00 m,
30- 3.00 pm,
30- 3.00 pm,
Sept. 2-10.00 am
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t. 2-10.00 am.
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20- 1.00 pm.
Pier
W. 24th St., N. Y.
1st St., HolDoken
W. 16th St.. N.Y.
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 21st St., N.Y.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
W. 44th St., N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
5th St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N.Y.
31stSt.,Bkyn.
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
Bush Dks., Bkyn
Bush Dk.. Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
1st St., Hobokc
17th St., Hoboken
DestinalioQ
Glasgow
London
Antwerp
Southa
Nap.-Ge
Havre
W. 23d St., N. Y.
3d St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W.21st St.,N.Y.
W. 16thSt., N. Y.
3d St., Hoboken
Pier , Bkyn.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
W. 24 th St., N.Y.
W. 19thSt.,N.Y.Sou,S;
W. 15th St., N.Y.
5th St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
W. 14th St., N. Y.
Pier 22 Bkyn.
W. 14th St.. N.Y.
W. 15th St.. N.Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
Pier 38 Bkyn
W. 19th St., N. Y.
Nap.-Tricste
Fiume
Rotter.-Lib.
Nap.-Mars.
Liverpool
Alg.-Naples-
Pat. Venic
Tieste
Liverpool
Christiansand-
Christiania-
Copenhagen
Southampton
Liverpool
Antwerp
London
Nap.-Gen.
Nap.-Piraeus
Nap.-Gen.
Glass
"'Ifiu-
-Nap.-
Palerrao
Liverpool
Havre
Naples-Gen.
Rotterdam
Liverpool
33d St., Bkyn ^
1st St., Hoboken JHamburg
W. 23d St., N. Y. ISouthampton
W. 19th St., N. Y. Souths
3d St., Hoboken iBreme
W. 21st St., N.Y.
W. 34th St.. N. Y
Bush Dks., Bkyn.
W. lSthSt.,N.Y
W. 14th St., N.Y.
Bush Dks., Bkyn.
31st St., Bkyn.
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W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
33d St., Bkyn.
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 19th St., N.Y
Pier 22, Bkyn.
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W. 15tiiSt.,N.Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 24th St., N.Y.
W. 21st St., N.Y.
W. 16th St., N.Y.
Antwerp
Nap.-Genoa
Alg. Nap.-
Pat.-Trieste
Bremen
Rotterdam
Mad.-Gib,-
Gen.-Nap.-
Trieste- Fiume
Bergen-
Stavanger-
Kristiansand
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Adams, C. L., Manchester, la.
Aldous, J., Jr., Iowa City, la.
Amlins, A. F., and Mrs. Amlmg, Chi
cag
111.
Ammann, J. P., Edwardsville, 111.
Anderson, Arvid, Moline, 111.
Anderson, C. G., Morton Grove, 111.
Angermueller, George H., St. Louis, Mo.
Appletoft, Otto, Huron, So. Dak.
Asmus, George, and Mrs. Asmus, Chi-
cago, 111.
Bachman, Henry F. W., Minneapolis,
Minn.
Bachmann, Herman, Minneapolis, 111.
Balsley, Harry, Detroit, Mich.
Ball, Jr., Chas. D., Philadelphia, Pa.
Bancroft, Geo. H., Cedar P'alls, la.
Barker, Michael. Chicago, 111.
Barron. Leonard, Garden City, N. T.
Baum, Chas. L., Knoxville, Tenn.
Baur A. P. J., Indianapolis, Ind.
Bayersdorfer. H., Philadelphia, Pa.
Bayersdorfer, S. H., Philadelphia, Pa.
Beal, Prof. A. C, Ithaca, N. T.
Beaven, E. A., Evergreen, Ala.,
Bebinger, A. L., Des Moines, la.
Berkowitz. Paul, Philadelphia, Pa.
Berning, P. W., St. Louis, Mo.
Berry, Frank, Stillwater, Minn.
Bertermann, G. J., Indianapolis, Ind.
Bertermann, Irwin, Indianapolis, Ind.
Beuerlein, Chas., Elmhurst, N. Y.
Beuerlein, Peter, Elmhurst, N. T.
Bieber, Jos., Chicago, 111.
Bills, H. W., Davenport, la.
Birch, James, Winnipeg, Canada.
Blackrogin, George H., EvansviUe, Ind.
Bloy, M., Detroit, Mich.
Bluedorn, Ernest, Eau Claire, Wis.
Boardman, Mrs. H. A., St. Paul, Minn.
Bommersbach, Jolin M., Decatur, 111.
Boeglin, Louis, Minneapolis, Minn.
Bofterding, W. H., Minneapolis, Minn.
Bonham, F. E., Macomb, 111.
Kosnosky, I., Philadelphia, Fa.
Bossen, C. A., Minneapolis. Minn.
Breitmeyer, Philip, Detroit, Mich.
Breitmeyer, Frederick, Mt. Clemens,
Mich. , ,,
Brown, R. T., Queens, N. Y.
Brunt, J. P., Chicago, 111.
Bullock, Mrs. B. M., Elkhart, Ind.
Bunyard, Harry A., New York, N. Y.
Burki, Albert, Gibsonia, Pa.
Burki, Fred, Gibsonia, Pa.
Busch, Bernard, Minneapolis, Minn.
Bush, Fred, Minneapolis, Minn.
Cady, LeRoy, St. Paul, Minn:
Carlson, O. H., Minneapolis, Minn.
Carpenter, Wm., Des Moines, la.
Chadwick, B. L., New York, N. Y.
Chandler, A.. Berlin, N. Y.
Oheeseman, H., New York, N. Y.
Christiansen, A., Chicago, 111.
Clausen, G. A,, Albert Lea, Minn.
■Coles, W. W., Kokomo, Ind.
Comandros, T. E., St. Paul. Minn.
■Cowee, Arthur, Berlin, N. Y.
Craig, W. P., Philadelphia, Pa.
Critchell, C. E., Cincinnati, O.
Cropp, Carl, Chicago, 111.
Davidson, Wm. E., Holdrege, Neb.
Davis, Frank L., Davenport, la.
Davis, J. W., Davenport, la.
Deamud, J. B., Chicago, 111.
DeForest, Thomas B., New York, N. Y.
De La Mare, A. T., New York, N. Y.
Denker, Bdw., St. Charles, Mo.
Desmond, W. D., Minneapolis, Minn.
Dethlifs, M., Mitchell, So. Dak.
DeWitt, P. H., Wooster, O.
Dintelmarm, L. P., Belleville, III.
Dolansky, P. J., Lynn, Mass.
Donaldson, John, New York, N. Y.
Dorner, H. B., Urbana, 111.
Dudley C. P., Parkersburg, W. Va.
Dysinger, Geo., Ionia. Mich.
Dysinger, S. D., St Paul, Minn.
Eckhardt, O. R., St. Paul, Minn.
Ebel, M. C, Madison, N. J.
Elliot, B. L., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Esler, John G., Saddle River, N. J.
Fancourt E. J., Philadelphia, Pa.
Farenwald, A., Roslyn, Pa.
Farney, P. J., Philadelphia, Pa.
T^arquhar, John K. M. L., Boston, Mass.
F^ulwetler, Roy C, Ithaca, N. Y.
Pink, Michael, Chicago, 111.
Fletcher, W. K. Des Moines, la.
Flick, Miss C. B., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Foley, Phil. J., Chicago, 111.
Ford, C. S., Philadelphia, Pa.
Potheringham, J. R., Tarrytown, N. Y.
Franklin, A. B., Minneapolis, Minn.
Freeburg, John O,, Sioux City, la,
French, Guy W., Chicago, 111.
Freund, Sam, Chicago, 111.
Frey, Irwin P., Lincoln, Neb.
Fulmer, J. T. D., Des Moines, la.
Gage, L. Merton, Natick, Mass.
Geenen, Wm., ICimberly, Wis.
George, E. B., Painesville, O.
Gipner, John, Nlles, Mich.
Goddard, S. J., Pramingham, Mass.
Goeriseh, Otto, Chicago, 111.
Goldenstein. E. H., Chicago, 111
Goodman, Prank C, Mason City, la.
Gorly, Frank, and Mrs. Gorly, St. Louis,
Mo.
Gowdy, J. J.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Graham, Chas. J., Cleveland, O.
Griesel. Mrs. Edw., Detroit, Mich.
Gude, Wm, P., Washington D. C.
Gustafson, Frank, St. Paul, Minn.
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Haentze, R., Fond du Lac, Wis.
Hagenburger, W. A., Mentor, O
Hall, Rupert E. J., Boston, Mass.
Hammond, Benj., Beacon, N. Y.
Harkett, W. A., Dubuque, la.
Hart, Albert A., Cleveland, O.
Hartshorne, Wm., Joliet, 111.
Heacock, James, Wyncote, Fa.
Heanszey, Wm. H., Philadelphia, Pa.
Hecock, Louis C Elyria O.
Heinecken, Otto, New York, N. T.
Heinl, Fred G., Mrs. Heinl and daughter,
Terre Haute, Ind.
Heim, Adam, Connersville, Ind.
Hendrickson, I S., and Mrs. Hendrick-
son. Floral Fark, N. Y.
Henderson, Lewis, Omaha, Neb.
Herbert, D. R., Atco, N. J.
Hess, J. J., Omaha, Neb.
Hill E. G., Richmond, Ind.
Hinchliffe, Mrs. J. T., Racine, Wis.
Holmes, Eber and Mrs. Holmes, Mnnt-
Holze,' John,' Seattle, Wash.
Holton, F. H., Milwaukee, Wis.
Horst, P. L., Birmingham, Ala.
Howard, H. B., Chicago, 111.
Irwin, Roman J., New York, N. T.
Jamison, S. A., Minneapolis, Minn.
Janssen, H. F., Springfield, 111.
Johnson, A. W., St. Paul. Minn.
Johnson, Alfred, Virginia, Minn.
Johnson, F. M, Cliicago, 111.
Johnston, Jr., G. M., Beatrice, Neb.
Jones, James E., Richmond, Ind.
Jones, R. E., Richmond, Ind.
Kaiser, Max, Miriam Park, Minn,
Karins, J. J., Philadelphia, Pa.
Karlstrom, Robert, So. Orange, N. J.
Kasting, Wm, F., Buftalo, N. Y.
Keimel, W. J., Elmhurst, 111.
Kemble, W E., and Mrs. Kemble, Oska-
loosa, la.
Kerr, E. C, Houston, Tex.
Kessler, Philip F., New York, N. Y.
Kidder, Harvey E., Ionia, Mich.
Kindler, Frank, St. Cloud, Minn.
Kinsman, A. W., Austin, Minn.
Kinsman, Calvin D., Austin, Minn.
Kissick, E. E., Mitchell, S. Dak.
Knees William, Moline, 111.
Kocher, Jr., Fred., Gibsonia, Pa.
Koenig, Otto G., St. Louis, Mo.
Koerner, H. W., Milwaukee, Wis.
Koerner, Miss Flora, Milwaukee, Wis.
Kohlbrand, A. C, Chicago. 111.
Kramer, J. A., Cedar Rapids, la.
Krueger, H. J., Meadville, Pa.
Krueger, Otto P., Toledo, O.
Kuehn, C. A., St. Louis, Mo.
Kunderd, A. E., Goshen, Ind.
Kurowski, E, F., Chicago, 111.
Lamborn, C. L., Alliance, O.
Larson, P. L., Fort Dodge, la.
Latham, R. A., Minneapolis, Minn.
Laurelsen, A., St. Paul, Minn.
Lautenschlager, Fred, Chicago, 111.
Lauritzen, A. F. F., Eau Claire, Wis.
Leidiger, A., Milwaukee, Wis.
Leuly, Emil, West Hoboken N. J. .
Lewis, J. R., New York, N. Y
Lindberg, N. P., Rugby, N. Dak.
Longren, A. F., Chicago, 111.
Loveridge, C, and Mrs. Loveridge,
Lundhefm, Thomas, Minneapolis, Minn.
Lyndskoog, Carl I., Minneapolis, Minn.
Macaw, Duncan, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mackintosh, D. C, St. Paul,. Mmn.
Malmquist, Gust, Minneapolis, Minn.
Manda, Joseph, and Mrs. Manda. West
Orange, N. J.
Manda, W. A., So. Orange, N. J.
March, W. T., Mitchell, So. Dak,
Martens, John, Minneapolis, Minn.
Martin. B. E., Mason City, la.
Mathes, Lawrence A., Minneapolis, Minn.
Maynard, C. H. and Mrs. Maynard, De-
troit, Mich. 1. iv, T.T T
MoArthur, John, Elizabeth, N. J.
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Chicago, 111. „, . .
McLennan, Robert, Washingto
McNeff, L. D-. Chicago, 111-
McPheron, R. A., Litchfield, 111.
Meehan Thos. B., Dresher, Pa.
Mlhlfn" sT N, Fergus Palls, Minn.
Mlinhardt, Fred H., St. Louis, Mo
Mlinhardt; Matilda. St. Louis, Mo.
Mense F. G., Minneapolis, Minn.
M%lt k. St Louis Park Minn.
Mever Henry, Rock Island, 111.
Mhfheil, Henry F„^P.hiladelphia.
Michelsen, C. J^ Chicago, 111.
Miesem, John. Elmhurst, N. \.
Miller, A., Chicago, 111.
Mnnson John, Minneapolis, Minn.
S?|an; Howard R., council Bluffs la.
Morgan, Victor H. New York, N. \.
Mott, Walter. Newburgh N Y
MuUer, J. A., Rutherford N. J.
Murray, Frank, Boston, Mass.
Nairel Theo. W., Minneapolis, Minn.
Ntlson, J. A., Excelsior, Minn
Newcomb, Robert Chicago 111.
Nicholson, Harry, Mound, Minn.
Mii=;son Wm., Woodlawn, N. i-
SullbSimer: 'Fred., St Paul, Minn.
Oechslin, F. Chicago, 111.
Olson, Chas., Atlantic, Kans.
Olson, O. J., St Paul Minn.
Olsem, Peter, Joliet, 111.
Orp, J. J., Minneapolis, Minn.
Pali'nsky, W. L., Chicago, 111.
Fatten, Helen F., Toledo, O
Fatten, M. A., Tewksbury, Mass.
Faull, H. G., Davenport, la,
Peirce E. Allan, Waltham, Mass.
Pepper, J. H.. New York
Perkins, G. C. Newark, N. Y
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A portion of the display of M. Rice Co.
Petersen, J. A., Cincinnati, O.
Peterson, T. W., Joliet, 111.
Pier, Walter, Minneapolis, Minn.
Plerson, F. R., Tarrytown, N. T
Pierson, Wallace R., Cromwell, Conn.
Plumb, Chas. H,, Detroit, Mich.
Pochelon, Albert, Detroit, Mich.
Poehlmann, Aug. F., Morton Grove, II:
Poehlmann, Earl P., Morton Grove, 111.
Poehlmann, John W., Chicago, 111.
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Plloher, B. J.. Winnipeg. Canada.
Pillsbury, J. L., Galesburg. 111.
Pollworth, C. C, Milwaukee, Wis.
Pohl, Gust. A., Milwaukee. Wis.
Ponting, F., Cleveland, O.
Pruner, E. C, Chicago, 111.
Punderson, Jas. M.. Northfleld. Minn.
Pyfer, A. T., Joliet, 111.
Quick, Harry J,, Baltimore. Md.
Rahaley, Robert M., Detroit. Mich.
Rasmussen, A., New Albany, Ind.
Rebwln, G. M.. Chicago. IH.
Reukauf, Martin, Philadelphia. Pa.
Rice, A. S., Minneapolis, Minn.
Rice, C. P., Minneapolis, Minn.
Rleman, H. W.. Indianapolis, Ind.
RIndfleisch, J., Beliot, Wis.
Ring. John P., Helena, Mont.
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Robertson, D. A.. Chicago, 111.
Rock, W. I.,., Kansas City, Mo.
Rocklln, M., and Mrs. Rocklin, Siou:
City, la,
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Roland, Thomas, Nahant, Mass.
Rosacker, Hans, Minneapolis. Minn.
Ruedllnger, C. N.. Minneapolis. Minn.
Ruppert, .1, A., Rlverton, N. J.
Rusch, Ous. .T.. Milwaukee, Wis.
Sabransky, John F,, Canton, O.
Sanders, C. C, St. Louis, Mo.
Schaefer, Wm. A., Platteville, Wis.
Sohaeffer, C. E., LaCrosse. Wis.
Scheel, F. F., ShermerviUe. 111.
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Schmidt, L. E., Boone, la.
Schneider, A. H. Oak Park, 111.
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Scott, Mrs. E. A.. Navasota, Tex.
Secor. Willard, Forest City, la,
Scribner, E. A., Detroit, Mich.
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Shea, Jas. B., Boston, Mass.
Shober, Theodore, Wyncote, Pa.
Shotwell. W. B., Fargo, N, Dak.
Siebrecht, C, Jr., Winona, Minn.
Siebrecht, W. H., and Mrs. Siebrecht,
Chappaqua, N. T.
Skldelsky, S. S., Philadelphia, Pa
Smedley, T. D., Fargo, N. Dak.
Smith, Arthur H., Boone, la.
Smith, C, Ashland, Wis.
Stuppy, Frank X„ St, Joseph, Mo.
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Sorenson. George, Florence, Neb.
Steele, Wm. M., Excelsior. Minn.
Stern, Otto, Minneapolis, Minn.
Stern, Robt. C, Minneapolis, Minn.
Sten. John E., Red Wing, Minn.
Stewart, B. B., Brooklyn, Mich.
Stewart. W. J., Boston, Mass.
Stollenberg, P. C. Brookings, S. D.
Stolper. A. H., Winnipeg, Canada.
Slratton, C. B., Lancaster. Wis,
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Fancy Ferns, $1.2S per 1000. DaUer
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Evtrytbing in Soutbem Ewtrgreens
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mirrors or marble to suit your convenience. Write for our
beautiful Free Catalog No. 72, which shows refrigerators
for florists, both stock and built-to-order, in all sizes and
style.
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO.
567 Lake Street Kendallville, Ind.
NEW YORK OFFICE
231 West 42nd Street
REED & KELLER
122 W. 25th Street
NEW YORK
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M. RICE CO.
Up-To-The- Minute
Florist Supplies.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchaiige when writing.
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BlacK Cat Hose
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foot. 8 ply, H-'n-. 15c. foot.
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RUSSIN & HANFLING
OfBc« and Salesroom
114 West 28tl> Street, NEW YORK CITY
Telephone 3053 Madison Square
.llT"mpoTO"of Willow and fancy Baskets for florists
Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
'tS'Our Specialties: Wheat Sheaves and Baskets
PlPBse muTition the ExfhaTirc when writing
fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $5.00
\.] . DelaMare Ptg. &Pub. Co., 2 to 8 DuaneSt.,N.Y.
Swanson, A. G., Mavzatio, Minn.
Swenson, Gustav, Elmhurst 111.
Swenson, Hilmer V., Chicago, 111.
Swinback, Wm., Sycamore, 111.
Swoboda, G., Omaha, Neb.
Symonds, W. T., Decorah, la.
Taylor, John G., Minneapolis, Minn.
Thomann, F. C. Rochester, N. Y.
Tipton, D. "W., Little Rock, Ark.
Thotland, W. A.. Robbinsdale, Minn.
Totty, Charles H., Madison, K. J.
Traendly, Frank H., and Mrs. Traendly,
New York, N. Y.
Trevillian, J. Theo., Tarrytown. N. Y.
Turner A. W., Winnipeg', Canada.
Tuthill, L. W. C. New York, N. Y.
Ufinger, Leonard, Cleveland, O.
Valentine. Mrs. J. A.. Denver, Colo.
Van Bochove, J. R.. and Mrs. Van
Bochove, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Van Herff, B., Chicago, 111.
Vesey. Jr., W, J., Fort Wayne. Ind.
Vincent, R. A., White Marsh, Md.
Vincent, Jr., Richard, and Mrs. Vincent,
White Marsh, Md.
Wade, James W., Philadelphia, Pa.
Walker, R, W., Minot, N. Dak.
AVarnke, Wm., Cleveland, O.
Washburn, F. L., and Mrs. Washburn,
Bloomington. 111.
Weber, Fred C, St. Louis, Mo.
Weil, P W., Milwaukee, Wis.
Welch, Patrick, Boston, Mass.
Whitcomb, Ansel H., Lawrence, Kas.
Mo.
Whitted, H. B., Minneapolis, Minn.
Wienhoeber, Ernest, Chicago, 111.
Wilcox, B. C, Council Bluffs, la.
Wilcox, Roy P.. Council Bluffs. la.
Will, Elsie. Minneapolis, Minn.
Wilson, J. S., and Mrs. Wilson. Des
Moines^ la. .
Wilson, J. W., Cleveland, O.
Wilson, W. C, Moline, 111.
Windier, J. J., St. Louis, Mo.
Windier, Frank A., St. Louis.
Windmiller, Max, Mankato, Mir
Windmiller, Pauline, Mankato, Minn.
Winterich, Christ, Defiance, O.
Wintzer, Anton, West Grove, Pa,
Wirth, Theodore. Minneapolis, Minn.
Wittrup, I., and Mrs. Wittrup, Marshall,
Mo.
Woodruff, Geo. S., Independence, la.
Woodyard, R. S., Chicago, 111.
Worm, George J., Fond du Lac, Wis.
Wright, T. H., Los Angeles. Cal.
Yerxa, H. R., Minneapolis, Minn.
Yeats, J. E., Champagne, 111.
Young, John, New York City.
Young, Wm. C, St. Louis, Mo.
Zecb, AUie J., Chicago, 111.
Zweifel, Nic, No. Milwaukee. Wis.
Additional Trade Exhibits at
Minneapolis
Chamberlain & Gage, South Natick,
Mass., growers of fine Gladioli, had an
exhibition of cut blooms of several of
the leading commercial varieties as
well as the leading novelties of their
own introduction.
The exhibition of the American Gladi-
olus Society was very interesting on
account of the many excellent varieties
shown. Minneapolis was too far West
for Eastern growers to get their stock
there in good condition, the extreme
warm weather of several days preceding
the show having injured many of the
blooms in transit. Had it not been for
this there would have been a fuller ex-
hibition of this Society.
A. E. Kunderd, Goshen. Ind., was un-
able, on account of rheumatism, to make
good an exhibition as he desired to.
He,
ition
an
hibit of some of his leading varieties.
Mrs. Frank Pendleton, Jr., a beautiful
salmon pink with maroon throat, and a
new ruflfed white, with Iris blue throat,
were among his collection.
S. A. P. and O. H, had on exhibition
an extensive collection of specimen
and descriptive material, covering plant
diseases. The educational value of this
exhibit was clearly demonstrated at
the convention at Chicago last year.
Specimens of ornamental and flowering
plants, grown both in the greenhouse
and outdoors, were shown, affected with
one or more of the many diseases that
plant life is subject to. Prof. Roy C.
Faulwetler was in charge and gave all
the desired information to the visitors.
SUBSCBIBEBS FUIASE ZrOTE. — The
Florists' Ezcbang'e Is a trade paper, and
Its advts. qnote wholesale pnoea. For
that reason it shotUd be treated with
care. Copies shotUd not be left lying
where they will be seen by ontsiders,
nor should they on any account be naea
as wrapplnir or pacMnjT material. Fnrth-
er, the fact that a purchaser not in the
trade may seelc to obtain g'oods at trade
prices by no means compels you to sell
him at wholesale.
The Model
Carnation and Tomato Supports;
Galvanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Rubbish Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
WtiU Jot Comybu Caielofiu
IGOE BROS.
61-73 MetrspeKtaniAve., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
George
For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
lO-incb silk chiffon special at 10c per yard. This
ii fancy goods at a very low figure. AH colon.
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 28th St., NEW YORK
GREENS of Every Kind
And FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Telephone — 1202 Madison Square
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
A Record lo6e Proud Of
The Florists' Hail Association has paid 1700
losses amounting to a total of $235,000.00.
For full particulars address
JOHN G. ESLER, SaddleRlver,N.J.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
S2.00
per casft
$1.26
Huckleberry Foliage,
New Crop Fancy Ferns, per looo
New Crop Dagger Ferns, p^^im
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GIBBONS
THE SMILAX HAN
Can make shipments of
Smllaz after Sept. 1.
RED LEVEL, - SLABAMX
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WIRE DESIGNS
PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let OB quote yon on your next order, if it's made
of wire we can make it.
GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer
34-30 Stone St., ROCHESTEB, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000. $7.50
Manufactured by
W. J. COWEE. Berlin, N.T.
Samples free. For sale by dealers
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
SS Fine Street. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
August 3U, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
485
M. C. FORD
WMOUESAUE FLORIST
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Large Assortment of FINE ASTERS,
QLADIOLI, DAHLIAS and Other
SELECT SEASONABLE FLOWERS
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Convention Notes
The bulb exhibit shown by Henry F.
Hichell Co. of Philadelphia was sold to
Harry E. Philpott, and shipped direct
to his place at Winnipeg". 1. Rosnosky
and Henry F. Michell, Jr., will make a
trip through several of the Western
cities before returning to the East.
W. C. Smith, wholesale florist of St.
Louis, and his wife, were great admirers
of the attention g'lven them by the
Minneapolis florists ; they showed the
pulling power to get the convention
there and knew the principles of how
to entertain successfully.
Robt. M. Rahaley of the Michigan
Cut Flower Exchange, Detroit, Mich.,
had an enjoyable
t booking
PhiladeU
itdoor ex-
front of
and, incidentally, when
orders for the new Carnatic
phia, strolled out among the
hibits and accidentally got
a camera.
Frank J. Farney of M. Rice & Co.,
Philadelphia, disposed of all the ex-
hibit of his house to Miss Whitted,
of Minneapolis.
C. A. Kuehn, wholesale florist of St.
Louis, Mo., was highly pleased with the
convention and the hospitality shown
by the Minneapolis people. A party of
about 30 made the trip by boat from
■St. Louis.
The auto trip around the city Wednes-
day, given by the ladies of the Minne-
apolis Florists' Club, and, the luncheon
at Minnikahda Club, was one of the
great features of the day's enjoyment,
A number of cars that were not occu-
pied by the visiting ladies were placed
at the disposal of any who cared to take
a ride, by Mr. Hugh Will, who was at
all times looking after the enjoyment of
the visitors.
W. D. Desmond, chairman of the
Hotel and Depot Committee, was always
where he was wanted and could do the
most good. His efforts to be of use to
the visitors were untiring, and the man-
ner in which he contributed to their
pleasure won for him a host of friends
in all trade circles.
Aug. 5, to Ligonier, Ind., 64 miles.
Aug. 6, to Westville, Ind., S3 miles.
Aug. 7, to Wheeling, Ind., 100 miles.
Aug. S, to Springfield Corners, Wis.,
76 miles.
Aug. 9, to Barahoo, Wis., 30 miles.
Aug. 10, to Union Center, Wis., 35
miles.
Aug. 11, to Beaver, Minn., 50 miles.
Aug. 12, to Red Wing.
This makes a total of 1282 miles, to
which must be added the distance covered
on the several days not noted by Mr.
Leuly.
Mr. Leuly began his bicycling career
in 1S94, and since then he believes he
has covered 100,000 miles, or a distance
equivalent to four times the circumfer-
ence of the earth. Discussing the pos-
sibility of the 1915 convention going to
San Francisco. Mr. Leuly said he would
be prepared to ride to the city on his
steel horse, allowing two months for the
trip. He evidently secures much enjoy-
ment from his bicycle travels, and there
can be no better method than his of see-
ing things as they are.
A 1500 Mile Ride to Minneapolis
The fame of Emil Leuly of West Ho-
boken, N. J., as a bicyclist, is widespread
through the trade. Beginning with the
convention of 1901, Mr. Leuly has at-
tended every annual meeting but one of
the S. A. F. and O. H., traveling to each
convention city on his wheel. The ex-
ception was in 1911, the year the conven-
tion was held in Baltimore. On that
occasion Ml'. Leuly had ridden to Buffalo
and back just previous to the convention,
and did not have sufficient time left in
which to bicycle to Baltimore.
Mr. Leuly was present in Minneapolis
at the convention, having left West Ho-
boken, N. J. on July 27. He arrived in
Minneapolis on Friday, August 15, mak-
ing the trip inside of 19 days. While he
tried to keep accurate track of his travel
and mileage each day, after leaving
Baraboo, Wis., he was only able to esti-
mate the distance.
Mr. Leuly's log shows, the following
daily progress, the dates marking the
night stops :
Left West Hoboken, July 27, traveled
-104 miles to Mt. Pocono, Pa.
July 28, to New Milford, Pa.. 75 miles.
July 29, to Elmira, 89 milps.
■ July 30, to Leroy, N. Y., 122 miles.
July 81, to Buffalo, 48 miles, made in
4 hours, arriving at 10 o'clock and
spending the day in that city sight-
seeing.
Aug. 1, to Oirard, N. Y., 107 miles.
Aug. 2, to Elyria, Ohio, 119 miles.
Aug. 3, to Woodville. Ohio, 86 miles.
Aug. 4, to Bryan, Ohio, 94 miles.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27. — The wholesale
cut flower market, as far as the demand
is concerned, still remains weak. The
number of the different items of stock
arriving is steadily increasing. Asters
are at present the dominating feature of
the market, and from present indica-
tions it would appear that these will be
followed closely by the early Chrysan-
themums and also by Dahlias, some of
which, indeed, are already in the market.
Today, Wednesday, the supply of Am.
Beauty Roses is very large. For these
there is no active demand, consequently
prices have met with a sharp decline.
Special grade blooms today are selling
at from 5c. to loc. each, and some large
sales are reported at even a smaller
figure than the lower price above quoted,
the fancy grades are selling at about 4c.
to 10c. each, and the other grades at cor-
responding prices. The supply of Tea
Roses is large for the season, and al-
ready includes a very wide range of va-
rieties; they are also moving quite
slowly. The general range of price is
from 25c. to $3 per 100 for Killarney,
Maryland and Lady Hillingdon; for Bul-
garie about 50c. to $4; Sunburst and
Mrs. Aaron Ward, 50c. to $5, and for
Mrs. George Shawyer 50c. to $6, with
occasional small sales at $8. It should
be noted that the lower grades of Mrs.
George Shawyer, and other new and less
grown varieties in the clean up, go in
with the common lot of old varieties
and at the same price with these. In
general, Roses today and in fact so far
this week are moving slowly, and it is
quite impossible to keep them cleaned
up at any price whatsoever.
A few short Carnations from the new
, plants are coming into the market, but
as these have to compete with the abun-
dant supply of Asters they meet with
hardly any demand at all, and when sold
realize at most about 50c. per 100.
The supply of Cattleya Orchids at the
present time Is not large, but even so
it is sufficient to meet the sluggish de-
mand. The range of price is from 30c.
to 75c. each. Some blooms of inferior
quality are reported to be selling for a
: considerably lower figure and the top
figure is realized only in small transac-
tions. Oncirllum In small numbers are
now appearing in the market, and sell
a
CR£ we are on the thresh-
old of a new season with
everything pointing to
greater progress and
development in our ow^n, as
w^ell as every other trade. The
tariff won't hurt the florist, and
w^e w^on't ship any flowers thru
the Panama Canal, but we can
give all our attention to our in-
dividual spheres w^ith an open
eye always for w^hat the other
f ellow^ is doing and how^ he does
it. Whether you w^ent to Min-
neapolis or not. the proceedings
there ought to have taught you
something and increased your
optimism. How about your
market for 1913-14? We are
going to use greater effort than
ever. Give us a chance to show^
you that the producing end is
the money-making end. We can
DO IT.
Our Hours during July and August: 6-30 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Sunday— 8 to 10-30 A. M.
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 323-5582-5383 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a cliange will find our
records interesting.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
at about 2c. per flowei'. Dendrobium
formosum are moving slowly at from
20o. to 2dc. per bloom. The supply of
longlflorum and rubrum Lilies is only
moderate, but the demand for these is
sniall, and the former variety appears
to be declining- in price, selling today
at from $4 to $5 per 100. and the latter
at from $1 to $2 per 100. Lily of the
Vallev , -which is in fair supply, is mov-
ing moderately well at from $2 to $3
per 100.
In other flowers, Asters are the over-
shadowing feature. The poorer grades
mdve very slowly at extremely low
prices, and even at that they cannot all
be disposed of. The higher grades are
moving fairly well; the general range
of price covering all grades is from 16c.
to $2 per 100, with some exceptionally
line blooms selling at $3 per 100. S-weet
Peas are practically out of the market.
Tile supply of Gladioli is still abundant;
the range of price being from 50c. to
$2 per 100, the latter price being real-
ized onlv for the choicer blooms of the
best varieties.
In miscellaneous flowers there are now
in the market Hydrangea paniculata;,
Cosmos. Dahlias, Antirrhinum and Tn-
Of' the greens, Asparagus plumosus
meets the largest demand, but even that
Is moving slowly.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 26. — There is
a slight improvement apparent m the
cut flower market over the previous two
gra.de .A.sters
s improving; better
about; Roses are ai^-
__ shape. New crop Am.
i3eauty Roses are good, and for these
there is a fair demand; specials are still
holding at about $2.50 to $3 per doz.
.Some good Killarney Roses are arriving;
the White is selling better than the
Pink. Maryland is also in good sup-
ply; 6c. is about top price for the best
stock. Cattleya Orchids are still in
short supply. Valley has shortened up
a trifle; prices are 2c. to 4c ' '"'
of Lilies has fallen a trifle, but
week's quotations still hold good. ine
\ster supply has dropped off to a cer-
tain extent," while the quality is show-
ing a better average than for some time.
Gladioli have shortened up considerably,
but not enough to. warrant any advance
in price. Dahlias are now beginning to
arrive, on which prices fluctuate con-
siderably; 3c. is top price on extra spe-
cial stock. New crop Snapdragon and
The supply
last
to be had in limited
numbers, but upon them there i
prices. The usual amount o
stock is to be had in quantity.
CHICAGO, Aug.
en much change
e week just past,
pie
;. — There has not
n the market for
. Stock of all kinds
tiful, especially Asters and
the past few days
Gladioli., =, - — . ^,-,. .. ,.^ .-
there has been a noticeable tightening
in the supply of Roses. The shipping
tiade has been fair, while the local de-
irand has been very poor.
Am. Beauty Roses, which have been
486
The Florists' Exchange
A. L. YOUNG & CO.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
'SHIP TO US. MORE ROSES WANTED. THERE'S A REASON.
Dear Mr. Grower:
Determining the financial responsibility of your consignee is as important as selecting
the best flowers to grow. We have the best of reference for the ten years we have been in
business from our bankers and our growers, which we will cheerfully furnish upon application.
We desire a few more shippers and if you consign to us we can assure you that we will
most conscientiously endeavor to justify whatever confidence may be reposed in us.
INEW YORK
34 WEST 28th SXRHEX Telephone, 3559 Madison Squ
Please mention the Exchange when writing*
ASTERS, GLADIOLI,
Carnations, Roses, Sweet
Peas and Lily of tlie Valley
WILLIAM P. rORD
whoiesau 107 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Florist
Telephone 53S5 Madison Square
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street. NEW YORK CITY
Telephones, tS-SSio Madison Sq.
GROWER
time to connect yourself
MR.
now is the
with this growing concern. You can
make money by consigning your
Flowers to us.
We have the finest equipped store in
the Wholesale Florist Business with the
largest refrigerator and all other facilities
for taking care of growers' stock.
Growers communicate with us and we will show you how you can increase
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
quite plentiful and have been sellingr at
very low prices during the past few
weeks, are not coming in this week in as
large quantities as they have been.
There is still enough, however, to fill
all orders and some to spare with sev-
eral of the dealers. There is no change
in price for the first grade stock, but
in the short length stems buyers in
quantity can secure very satisfactory
prices. Killarnevs are still in good sup-
ply both in Pink and AVhite; the stock
IS now showing better color and the
blooms are of good quality. The large
quantity of short open stock that has
been on the market for some weeks is
fast disappearing. In many of the new
varieties of Roses the cut is increasing
daily, especially of Milady and Mrs.
Russell. Sunburst and Mrs. Taft are
in good demand now that the quality of
these varieties is assuming its best con-
dition.
Gladioli are still on the market in
large quantities and. while large sales
are made daily of the stock at very low
prices, there is a lot of the poor grade
stock that remains unsold. One dealer
said Monday that he had to accept any
price offered for the poor stock or throw
it away. Asters are now coming in
ger quantitie
tha
prov
best
er before this
There is also a notable im-
t in the quality of the stock,
/ery fine Asters are to be had.
tock brings from $2 to $3 per
]00. with not much of this left over
from day to day. There is still on the
market a large quantity of stock that is
sadly lacking in quality, not salable at
any price. The appearance of the bet-
ter grades during the past week has cut
off what little outlet there has been for
this low grade stock.
Carnations are increasing in supply
daily, and at some of the stores fairly
good stock is seen for this season. The
blooms in most cases are good, but the
stems are too short to bring a fair
price. From 51 to ?2 per 100 has been
freely paid for some days past for all
of this stock that was obtainable.
Lilies, of which there has been a good
average supply all season, are this week
reported to be a little short in supn'-
but as the demand has only been fair
there has been plenty for the require-
ments of the market. Valley is in
quantity about equal to the moderate
demand. Orchids still continue scarce,
but the demand also is very limited.
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager Consignments Solicited
Fleu* mention th« Sxouac* wb«a wrltut.
Chrysanthemums are com
the early varieties and son
made daily; there
sale
othi
are
in different from
what has been on the market for the
past several weeks. $1.50 per doz. ap-
pears to be the general price obtained
for this stock. Cosmos has begun to
come in but does not cut much figure
in the market at this time. There are
plenty of hardy Hydrangeas and outdoor
Sweet Peas, as well as other miscellane-
ous stock.
Greens of all kinds are equal to the
demand.
BOSTON, Aug. 26. — Business has been
quiet during the greater part of the past
week. There is an over supply of flow-
ers and the meager demand does not
clean up the supply. However, this lat-
ter has not been as heavy during the
dull months this season as we have seen
in former years.
Asters are in heavy supply again and
the quality is good. The recent rains
have given them the length of stem that
is appreciated in the late varieties.
Prices are from $1 to $2 per 100.
Roses with short stems are too abun-
dant. The newer varieties are being
offered now such as Milady, Mrs. George
Shawyer and . Mrs. Charles Russell.
These varieties sell more readily than
the other kinds because they are new.
Am. Beauty is good and has been in good
supply this Summer. Killarney Queen
is a favorite and sells well. Ward and
Hillingdon are in good demand.
Carnations are not plentiful; a few
from the new crop are seen. Those
sent to market are soon cleaned up at
?1 to $1.50 per 100.
Sweet Peas with quality attached to
them sell readily at 35c. per 100, but
most of the flowers sent in have short
stems and are sold from 25c. to 30g.
per 100. 'Mums have appeared in the
market and Golden Glow is being of-
fered in small quantities. Gladioli are
by far too plentiful and hard to clean up.
The variety America is the most abun-
dant and its quality is excellent. Mrs.
Francis King sells well. Cattleyas Gas-
kelliana and Harrisianum are seen in
small quantities.
There is an abundant supply of green-
ery but it moves slowly. R. C.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 25. — Spasmodic
quantities of funeral work enlivened
business last week. Cooler weather has
caused counter trade to be much better
and orders for hospitals are received in
quantities. There is an unusual supnly
of stock for the Summer season. Fine
Gladioli at $1 to $3 per 100. Hydrangeas
at $3 to $5 per 100, Golden Glow at $1
per 100 spravs and Shasta Daisies at
50c. ner 1 00 are among the most no-
ticeable field grown flow^ers. The long
stemmed Roses received from a distance
arrive in elegant shape. Excellent Mi-
lady are shipped in from the north. The
prices for select stock range from $4 to
S7 per 100; seconds. $2 to $3 per 100.
and shorts $1 to $2 per 100. American
Reautv Roses are in good supply at $5
to $25 per 100. Carnations are improv-
ing right along and some nice long ones
are wholesaled at as high as $2 per
100; 50c. per doz. is the limit for the
retailers. Local Asters are in fair sup-
ply at $1 to $2 per 100; the best ones
are shipped in from the Lake region at
$2 to 53 per 100. Fine Lilies are also
obtainable at $10 to $15 per 100; Lily
of the Valley, $3 to $4 per 100. The
Dahlia season is opening up in earnest,
but the demand for them is limited at
$1 to $2 per 100. I. B.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 24. — Business last
week started out in poor shape, with
terrific hot weather, a glutted market
and little or nothing in sight to relieve
the overcrowded counters, but on "Wednes-
day we had a delightful rain which
enlivened everything and stimulated buy-
ing on the market and continued during
the balance of the w^eek.
Am. Beauty Roses have been coming
in quite plentifully of good quality and
stem; prices range from 5c. to $2 per
doz. Killarney and Richmond are quite
plentiful and the call fairly good; prices
range from 3c. to 6c.
Gladioli are quite plentiful now, but
were a little scarce the early part of
the week, prices remaining about the
same at 3c. Tuberoses have slacked
somewhat and prices have gone up a
notch, namely $1.50 to $2.50 per 100.
Lots of poor Asters are on the market
and have but little call; a few choice
ones are obtainable at prices ranging
from 4c. to 5c., the poor stock going at
Ic. Lilies are ample for the demand
at 10c. per 100. Valley has an ordi-
nary call at $3 and $4 per 100. Some
few of this Summer's planting of Car-
nations have made their appearance and
go at $2 per 100.
Greens are plentiful, with the excep-
tion of Smilax, which still remains
scarce. ■ O. IC S.
CIXCINXATI, August 25. — Business
during the past week was very quiet.
Saturday was the only bright spot in
the market. Clearances then were pos-
sible at some price or other. Am. Beauty
Roses were in medium supply and moved
slowlv: prices were from $3 to $15 per
100. Tea Roses of all kinds were in
moderately large supply, only the better
grades finding a fair market, and in
many instances these went begging,
the short grades moving only in job
lots and via the ash barrel route. As-
ters are increasing daily in numbers;
the quality is also improving. The good
ones find a ready market, while those
of poor quality move very slowly;
prices are from 50c. to $2 per 100. The
supply of Lilies was more than sufficient
for market requirements, prices rang-
ing from $6 to $10 per lOO. Gladioli
are arriving in large numbers; America
and Augusta are the best sellers; prices
are from $1 to $3 per 100. Lily of the
Valley is limited in supply and in de-
mand. Hardy Hydrangeas and other
outdoor stock find a fair market. As-
paragus plumosus and Sprengeri are
plentiful, with a fair demand. Smilax
is on the short side of the market.
A. O.
An Exhibitor's Trials
W. A. Manda of So. Orange. N. J.,
found it necessary to exercise unusual
perseverance and determination in order
to get his plants staged on the opening
day of the Ghent exhibition, where he
succeeded in winning some twenty prizes
and upholding the honor of America,
Arriving at Ghent a day before the ex-
hibition opened, he found that the cases
containing his exhibits had not reached
there. Hastening by rail to Antwerp hfe
discovered that the cases were still in the
steamer's hold and likely to stay there
unless prompt action was taken. He
succeeded in inducing the customs author-
ities to become active and get the goods
out of the steamer and passed. Then a
new obstacle presented itself, in that the
cases were too large to be handled by
express, and there was no freight train
leaving early enough to land the goods at
Ghent on time. Finally, he succeeded in
demonstrating to the conductor that it
was to that official's interest to take the
cases as baggage, and the upshot of the
matter was that the goods got to Ghent
and his men worked all night staging
the exhibits; on the following day he was
awarded the medals.
TELEPHONES— 167 and 446S Madison Square
J. K. ALLEN,
I06 WEST 38th ST., NEW YORK '
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
ESTABLISHED 1887
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Groovers contemplating clianges in tlie disposition ol their stock
sliould try sliipping to us, where with our increasing trade top
prices are alivays obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Please mention the Exchanf e when writing.
Auffust 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
487
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293.4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
GlTe ua a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
of Cut Flowers.
Wall space for advertising purposes for Rent.
V. S. DORVAL. Jr., Secretary
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE ElOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
Open AI ]Day. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres.
Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut^Flowera and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
William H. Kuebler
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel. 4591 Mam BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones | ^^'j } Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of first-class stock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1891
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 26tti Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 6946 MADISON
yieaie mention the Exchange wh«n wzitlng.
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
^"= ^^VlWor VALLEY ^^«^\^^HANo
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. 7.VLTo°S5 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale HoHsi
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VIOLETS Sar^5i?s?l
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28tii St., NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schenck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholemale Floi-lmta
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sou
NEW YORK
moiesale Prices of Cut Hewers, New York, Aug. 27, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
5.00 to 15.00
4.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 2.00
CARNATIONS—
" Fancv
('White
to
to
to
L Yellow and Var....
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
.50 to 4.00
.25 to 3.00
.26 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
to
VarieticB.) ^Yellow and Var
to
to
to
to
.50 to 2.00
Iris
4.00 to 5.00
No. 2
to
l.CO to 2.00
.50 to 4.00
.50 to 6.00
.50 to 5.00
.50 to 5.00
.25 to .50
.50 to 1.00
.10 to .20
2.00 to 3.00
Mignonette, per doz
Orchids, Cattleyas
Cypripediums, per doz
30.00 to 75.00
Hybridum and Croweanum
Asparagus, Plumosus. buocbes
20.00 to 25.nn
.15 to 2.00
.75 to 1,25
1.00 to 1.25
.60 to .75
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches
.25 to .50
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000. .
to
to
to
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 5552-3555 Mad. Sq. 131 and 155 West 28th St.. NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P. J. SMITH
THE HOME OF THE LILY
Selling Mgent for Largest Cr
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 cr 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, 10£^
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones li^jJI,} Madison Square 34 WSSt 28th St.. NEW YORK
EDW.CHORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
Pleaae mention the Excbanve when wrltlnft
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St, NEW York
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited—
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone. 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square, 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley. Carnations,
Roses and Gardenieis
Louis M. Noe Louis A. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Ir., Manager. lel. 756 Mad. Sq.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W 26th St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
The many movings of wholesale florists
and florists' supply companies into larger
and better stores, the improvements seen
in many of the retail stores and in their
furnishing, and the erection of a new
store on Fifth ave., to be used as a
flower shop, would all tend to show that
increased capital is being invested in the
flower business in this city.
The Thomas F. Galvin Co. Inc., of
Boston, Mass., expects to occupy its fine
new store at tlie southeast corner of Fifth
.Tve. and 14th St., early in September.
Tlie work on the building is being rapidly
pushed and is nearing completion. The
Galvin Co. will occupy the main floor
on Fifth ave, and 46th St., and also the
sixth floor, the front lialf of which con-
sists of an iron frame curved eaved con-
servatory, the rear part being closed in
and conforming to the architectural plan
of the rest of the building. The decora-
tion of the store is in the hands of the
Tiffany Studios. When finished and
equipped this promises to be one of the
handsomest flower stores in this cit.y.
Notwithstanding that this is the dull'
season of the year, a visit to the splendid
store of John S. Nicholas at Grand Cen-
488
The Florists' Exchange
ANNUAL
AUCTION SALE OF STALLS
ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1913, AT 9 A. M.
AT THE
BOSTON FLOWER EXCHANGE
THE LARGEST AND BEST APPOINTED MARKET IN AMERICA
Please mention tlie Exchange when writing.
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS
Telephone and Telegraph Orders Given Special Attention
Flower Growers Sales Company
lA Park St. (Telephone: Haymarliet 3765) BOStOn, MaSS.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unleia otherwise noted
Providence Boston
Aug 25, 1913 Aug 26. 1913
15.00 to 20.00
J 12.00
i.OOto a.oo
.00 to 6 00
.00 to 6.00
.00 to 6.00
. . to
. . to
.00 to 6.00
.00 to 6.00
.00 to 1.25
.to
.00 to 50.00
.00 to 50.00
00 to 1.60
..to
. . to
■ ■to ....
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
75 to 1.00
to 1.50
to 1.50
to 1.50
to 1.60
to
to
to ..
to ..
.00 to 6.00
to .
15.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
to
1.00 to 6.00
I.OOto S.OO
1.00 to 1.25
to
to 50.00
to 40.00
I.OOto 1.60
to
to
I.OOto 1.50
I.OOto 1.60
I.OOto 1.60
I.OOto 1.60
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killamey.
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adlantuna
Antirrblnuins
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouyardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
{White
Pink
Red
Yellow and var.
♦Fancy ('White
(•The high- J Pink
est eradea ot T Red
ita-a Tare.) L Yellow and var.
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
LlUes, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevla
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
•• single
Detroit Cincinnati Milwaukee
Aug. 26. 1913 Aug. 26, 1913 Aug. 23, 1913
20.00
16.00
10.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
to 26.00
to 20.00
to 15.00
to 8.00
to 6.00
to 6.00
to 6.00
to 6.00
to 6.00
)to 4.00
)to 6.00
)to 1.00
to 12.00
8.00
4.00
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
6.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 4.00
200 to S.OO
2.00 to 4.00
to 1.00
I.OOto 2.00
15.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 25.00
.60 to 2.00
to
20.00 to 30.00
1.50
.25
.25
2.00
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
SPBCIi^UT IBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
Please mention the Exchange when wrltinf .
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
New England Florist Supply Co.
Special Attention Given to Shipping Trade
276-278 Devonshire St., FoTflFiiralw BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TheMcCallumCo.jnc.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS and
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Ml Sanitonabia Flowerm
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PinSBURGH, PA.
HOLTON & HUNKEL CO.
Wholesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writiPR.
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
tral Terminal, discloses the fact that the
sales of flowers, fruit and confections at
this store are going briskly on. The very
high quality of the stock of the above
lines carried at this store are in them-
selves sufficient to bring about a sale
when they are seen. The store itself in-
deed is not only admirably situated to
accommodate all customers passing
through this terminal station, but is prob-
ably one of the finest flower shops in any
railroad station in this country or any
other. Its service is in every respect
up to date and excellent.
AVork on the new store of Russin &
Hanfling at 134 W. 28th st. is now ap-
proaching completion, and this firm hope
to occupy the new quarters shortly. The
location is excellent for the conduct of
a first-class florists' supply business such
as this firm, as is well known, carries on.
Philip P. Kessler of 55 W. 26th St., on
Friday, Aug. 22 left Minneapolis, where
he had been attending the S. A. F, and
O. H. convention, for Old Forge, Adiron-
dack Mts., N. Y., to rejoin the members
of his family, who are passing a few
weeks at that place.
Wm. H. Miller, the well known plants-
mafi and decorator, is now making his
headquarters at Wm. Kessler's, 113 W.
2Sth St., and is prepared to enter upon
contracts for any work in the decorative
or plant line.
The finest assortment of Dahlias noted
in this city is seen at M. C. Ford's, 121
W. 28th St.. this week.
Paul A. Rigo, head salesman for Hen-
shaw & Fenrieh, 51 W. 2Sth St.. and Miss
Ethel C. Wilson, daughter of ex-Lieuten-
ant Charles Wilson, formerly of the stafl'
of Gen. Phil. Sheridan of New York City,
will be married on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
at the home of the bride. After the cere-
mony the couple will leave for a trans-
continental trip as far west as Winni-
peg. Manitoba, which will take about a
month. Mr. Rigo is well known in the
wholesale and retail trade of this city as
one of the most energetic and ambitious
of the younger salesmen, and be will cer-
tainly receive the hearty congratulations
of the craft.
A. Warendorff, 1193 Broadway, not-
withstanding the quiet season in the flo-
rist's trade, has been quite busy of late
with steamer, theatre and funeral orders.
In fact, Mr. Warendorff's excellent loca-
tion on Broadway conveniently near to
the wholesale flower district, coupled
with the fact that he always carries in
I stock a supply of the highest grade flow-
ers, and that his window display is one
of the most artistic in this city, brings
to him a deservedly active business all
the year around.
E. J. VanRevper, salesman for the
Growers' Cut Flower Co., Ill W. 28th
St., is on vacation. -\t the store of the
above company there is arriving daily a
large supply of some of the largest Asters
coming into the wholesale flower market.
Steamer and country orders, with the
normal Summer business in other floral
work, keeps busy such of the employees
of Mas Schling as are not now indulging
in a vacation. Many orders for wedding
decorations for September are already
booked, and the outlook for Autumn busi-
ness is excellent.
The conservatory part of the store of
Wm. Kessler, at 113 W. 28th St., has
just undergone its anual overhauling and
been given a new coat of paint, and made
fit in every respect for the Autumn open-
ing. In the cut flower line Mr. Kessler
is receiving some exceptionally fine As-
ters from M. Graf of Elmhurst, N. Y.
Some of these blooms of a white variety
of the Victoria type, ot enormous size and
great length of stem, seen recently in the
store window, attracted much attention.
While the boss has been away the boys
at H. E. Froment's have been hustling
to give the store its annual cleaning and
repainting, and they certainly have made
a lirst class job of it.
Andrew Scott of the Alexander Me-
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
489
GROWN Carnation Plants
100 lOOO
MRS. C. W. WARD $8.00 $70.00
R. P. ENCHANTRESS 7.00 60.00
L. P. ENCHANTRESS 7.00 60.00
DOROTHY GORDON 7.00 60.00
WINSOR 7.00 60.00
PENNSYLVANIA 8.00 70.00
DEHLI 8.00
100
ALMA WARD S7.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 8.00
WHITE WONDER 8.00
WHITE PERFECTION 8.00
VICTORY 7.00
COMFORT 8.00
O. P. BASSETT 8.00
250 of one variety at the 1000 rate. We guarantee c
rpla
1000
$6.5.00
70,00
75.00
70.00
65.00
70.00
70.00
s to be healthy and satisfactory.
When placing your orders for Roses, it will pay you to lemember that we
carry the best and largest supply in this market.
PINK KILLARNEY MARYLAND KAISERIN SUNBURST
HILLINGDON BULGARIE
In quantity, all sizes, $3.00-$8.00 per 100.
BEAUTIES.
Good flowers and fine color.
$1.0043.00 per dozen
A ^^ r ^O $l-0043.00
r\^ I E^r^^ per 100.
W A I I P Y 53-00-S4.00
per 100.
EASTER LILIES.
$10.00 per 100.
SPHACNUIVI MOSS. ^^^° p^ '^•^ ^^
5-bbl. bales for $11.00
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Ezchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore Buffalo
Aug 25. 1913 Aug. 26, 1913
2.00 to 5.00;
2.00 to S.OOJ
2.00 to 5.00,
2.00 to 6.00:
2.00 to 6.00
te
200 to 4.00
to
.... to
!!!! to i.ob
1.00 to 3.001
.IS to .50
.26 to
.30 to 3.00
to ...
to ...
to 1.00
to 1.50
to 1.50
to . .
to . .
to . .
.... to ..
. . . to
i.OO to 10.00
...to
...to
...to ....
...to ....
...to
...to ....
...to
...to
. . . to 3.40
. .. to I
. . . to . . . .
20.00 to 25.00
10.00 to 15.00
7.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 3.00
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
3.00 to e.oo
4.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
3.00 to 6.00
to .
3.00 to 4.00
1.60 to 2.00
1.60 to 2.00
.60 to 2.00
to .
to .
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.50
to .
to .
.40 to 1.00
1.60 to 2.00
to 1.60
6.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 4.00
.. .. to .
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — ipl
No. I'.V .'.'!.' !.'!.'
No. 2
KUlamey
White Killanjey....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killamey
Mn. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adlantum
Antirrhinums...
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grsdes, all col.
rWhite
Standard J Pink
Varieties ] Red
LYcIIow and var.
f-White
The high-j Pink
Mt eradeB of ^ Red
stan'd vars.) ^Yellow and var.
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Ml£nonette, ordinary
" fancy
NardssuB
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobi.ms
Pansles
Smllaz (per doz. string.)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, tiouble
Minnie
Phlla. Pittsburgh St. Louis
Aug. 26, 1913 Aug. 25, 1913 Aug. 26, 1913
20.00 to 25.00
12.00 to 16.00
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
to .
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 4.00
to
to
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 8.00
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 2.O0I
36.00 to 60.00
35.00 to 50.00
.60 to 3.00
, to .
to 1.00
to 1.00
.... to .
'.'.'.'. to '1.50
to 1.60
to
to
1.00 to 3.00
to .
.10 to
6.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 4.00
to
to
to
60.00 to 75.00
1.80 to 2.40
20.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 15.00
to 6.00
1.00 to 2.00
2.00 to
2.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 4.00
4.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 1.26
to
to 40.00
to 40.00
.50 to 3.00
....to
to .16
to .15
V.66 to '4.00
10.66 to i 2. 00
2.00 to 4.00
to .
25.00 to
26.00 to
1.00 to
60.00
35.00
300
1..50
1.S0
1.50
Berger Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers q„Lntity
140 North 13th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Ezohangs when writing.
Connell store. 611 Fifth ave., and Mrs.
Scott are taking an extended automobile
trip through New Hampshire and Maine.
The Greater New York Florists' As-
sociation of 162 Livingston St., Brooklyn,
will celebrnte its fifth anniversary on
Sept. 1. This Association is now re-
ceiving a full line of Roses of all the
leading old and new varieties of excellent
quality, and also Golden Glow 'Mums and
Carnation Plants
We are now booking orders, for
immediate or future delivery, from
stock grown and selected especially
for us, and splendid, well-grown
stock it is — clean, healthy and
strong. Our guarantee goes with
every plant, thus insuring satisfac-
tion- 100 1000
Northport $12.00 $100.00
Pink Delight 9.00 S.5.00
Gloriosa 8.00 75.00
Rosette 9.00 80.00
Mrs. C. W. Ward. . 8.00 70.00
Washington 7.00 60.00
Winona 8.00 70.00
Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Rose Pink En-
chantress 7.00 60 00
Dorothy Gordon... 7.00 60.00
Princess Charming 7.00 60.00
May Day 7.50 60.00
Queen 6.00 50.00
Mrs. Harvey 6.00 50.00
White Enchantress 8.00 70.00
Alma Ward 8.00 70.rO
White Perfection.. 8.00 70.00
White Winsor 7.00 60.00
Shasta 7.50 60.00
William Eccles 12.00 100.00
Scarlet Wonder. . . . 12.00 100 00
The Herald 12.00 100.00
St. Nicholas 9.00 80.00
Comfort 8.00 70.00
Beacon 8.00 70.00
Winsor 7.00 60.00
Harlo warden 7.00 60.00
Benora 9.00 80.00
250 of any variety at the thousand rate
Special quotation on larger
quantities
MATCHLESS
This splendid Carnation which will be
disseminated in 1914 has probably
more good points than any White Car-
nation ever before ofiFered; a large
flower borne on a good, stifle stem ; a free
bloomer, much freer than any White
Carnation on the market today; very
fragrant, with frineed ed^es; practically
a non-burster, which is one of its
strongest points from a grower's stand-
point. An excellent grower; comes with
much longer stem than any other varie-
AU
atching
this variety during the past s
feel we can unhesitatingly
this as a money malier, and every live
grower will be serving his own interests
y getting in on it, especially ihe first
Deliveries can be made in December
and January on early orders. $12.00
per 100; SIOO.OO per 1000.
RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES
Many new patterns in exclusive' Rib-
bons. Our new Illustrated Catalogue
leady in September. Let us have your
of Ribbons and Supplies will b(
name now so we can mail you a copy.
During August we close at 5 p. m. We will close at noon,
September first. Labor Day.
|S.S.Pennock-MeelianCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHIUDELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1 1608-1620 Ludlow St. 117 West 28tli St. 1216 H. St., N. W.
VUftM**
Pleaae mention the Eiobange when writing.
some especially fine Asters from Walter
Molatsch of Nanuet, N. T.
John Dailledouze and Mrs. Dailledouze,
of Flatbush, left on Aug. 23 for Portland,
Me., for a stay of two weeks. Eugene J.
Dailledouze and wife left on Aug. 25 for
Toronto and thence on to the Canadian
Rockies, Vancouver, B. C, Victoria, and
then out to Alaska, back to Seattle,
Glacier National Park, and Chicago, for
a trip which will extend over five or six
weeks, returning in October.
Charles Beuerlein, the 18-year-old son
of Peter Beuerlein of Elmhurst, N. T.,
distinguished himself nobly as catcher
for the .S. A. F. All Star ball team at
Tonka Bay, Minneapolis, last Saturday.
We understand the young man, on ac-
count of his youth, has refused offers to
join a professional team.
Secretary John Young left Minneapolis
all alone on Monday night last, first there
and last to mme away, and was at his
desk in New York bright and early on
Wednesday morning.
Boston
Business throughout the city is rather
quiet. However, considering the busi-
ness done during tile Summer months,
the total is ahead of that of former years.
Steamer trade has increased this sea-
son, and this in itself helps the situa-
tion.
One pleasing feature about the retail
stores this Summer has been that the-
window displays have been unusually
attractive. At present most of the large
retailers make stunning window arrange-
ments with Lilium auratum, Lilium
speciosum rubrum, Gladioli and Asters,
which are as large and handsome as
Chrysanthemums. These decorations are
as they should be at this season when,
flowers are so plentiful, and a tasteful
\vindow display is an excellent adver-
tisement. Many of the small retail stores
have taken up fruit as a side issue, and
they find it profitable ; it helps to pay
the rent, which is a heavy item when the
flower business is quiet.
Since the news reached tlie citv that
the S. A. F. and O. H. is to hold its next
convention in this city, this sub.iect has
been the chief topic of conversation. Un-
doubtedly when the Governor of the
State, the Mayor of Boston, and the
Chamber of Commerce have all extended'
invitations to the S. A. F. to hold its
convention here, we are willing to pre-
dict that it will he the largest, most in-
structive and most entertaining ever held
by the organization. We are all, iu this
section, particularly pleased that Patrick
Welch has been chosen vice-president for
the year 191-1. No better or abler man,
490
The Florists' Exchange
^I'n^e^es^r^^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything For the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Tleaae mention the Exchange when \gritipg.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in Uie Nortli-
west Wliicli Will Have Our Best Attention
L. l MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO^ ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
n.G.BERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Strett
ST. LOUIS, MO.
PlMW mmtioa th« faeha»i< wh«m writteg.
EA III 1 1 pn Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, Chicago, August 23, 1913 WiETOR BROTHERS
■ Ua nlLU VUb Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted j wholesale growers of
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J,B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS F AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
72-74 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO
Greenhouses, Morton Grove. III.
' I th. E»ch.aK. mbMrn wntimm.
can be chosen. He has at all times the
welfare of the S. A. F. at heart. With
such a man to look after the Boston end
of arrangements next year, there will
be nothing left undone.
Penn the Florist took quite a num-
ber of prizes at the Rockingham Fair last
week. He staged a nice lot of Ferns,
which won him first prize for the group,
and. as usual, was first for a bridal bou-
<]uet, and for a floral basket. It is
strange that more growers and store men
do not take advantage of making dis-
plays at this large fair. There is no bet-
ter medium for advertising. On Gover-
nor's Day there were over 60,000 per-
sons who paid admission, and the horti-
cultural building was thronged at all
times.
Thurlow Sons Co. of Newburyport,
made a good display of conifers, herbace-
ous plants and other hardy nursery stock.
MacAlpine Bros, of Exeter, are cut-
ting daily 5000 Roses of good quality.
The plants in the Rose houses look re-
markably well, and the outlook for the
coming Winter is promising. The varie-
ties of Roses being cut now are Killar-
ney, White Killarney, Ward, American
Beauty and KUIarney Queen.
In a recent communication from A. G.
Pembroke, who is spending his vacation
near London, England, he reports that
he is having a most enjoyable time and
expects to be back at the Boston Flower
Exchange early in September.
The plants at the Nahant establish-
ment of Thomas Roland look especially
well. Two large houses are devoted to
iBegonia Gloire de Lorraine, and the
plants are growing luxuriantly. They
will make fine specimens by Thanksgiv-
ing. Cyclamen are grown in quantity,
and eight houses are devoted to them.
The house of Poinsettias looks healthy
and promising. Ardisias and Oranges
are well fruited. 'Mums are being cut
already, including Golden Glow also.
Smith's Advance will be ready for cut-
ting next week. Mr. Roland was at the
S. A. F. convention, and from Minne-
apolis is going to Colorado for a short
time.
Johnson Knight, manager of the Park
Street Co-operative Flower Market, has
returned from his vacation, which was
spent at Nahant. and is now busy get-
ting the market ready for the sale of
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz.
36-inch stems "
30-inch stems *
24-inch stems "
20.inch stems "
IS-inch stems *
12-inch stems '
White and Fink Killarney.
Specials
Short...".'.'.'!'.!!!!!!'.!!!!!!'.
Killarney Queen
Milady, special
Medium
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Special
Medium
Sliort
Mrs. Ghas. Russell, special
Medium
My Maryland, special
Medium
Rlcliniond, special
Fancy
Medium
Short
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taft, special
Fancy
Medium
Short
Adiantum
Asparagus, bunch
" Sprengeri
to 1.50
to 1.25
to 1.00
I CARNATIONS—
I Standard IWl'
, Varieties \^^±
White.,
Pink...
Red....
to
s.no
B.I HI
to
H.Ol)
to
v,.m
to
X.I 10
to
S.IHI
to
a.uo
to
R.on
to
4.011
to
■Alio
X.IHI
to
H.OII
to
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H.llll
K.llll
to
B.IHI
to
4.00
2.00
to
fl.OII
B.IIO
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K.IHI
K.IHI
to
4.00
2.IKI
to
1.00
Grades
■\''arietie9.
^y r.
highest J 1
of St'd*^
50.00 to 60.00
Asters,
Asters, fancy
Chrysanthemums per doz.
Coreopsis
Ferns, hardy,' per lOdo.'. . . .! !!!!!!!
Galllardlas
Galaz Leaves, per 1000
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays
Lillum Auranim
LlUum Longlflorum '.
Lily of the Valley
Orchids — Cattlcyas, per doz
Shasta Daisies
Smllax
Sweet Peas, Ordinary
Water Lilies
to 1.50
to I.SO
. . . . toj 1.50
■AlllaM :
....to 2.00
....to 2.00
to 2.00
.50 to 1.00
2.00 to 4.00
. ... to 1.50
50 to .76
to .60
.... to 1.00
to 1.00
to 1.25
to 4.00
2.00 to 4.00
to 1.00
. ... to 12.00
10.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 4.00
6.00 to 7.50
.50 to 1.00
15.00 to 20.00
to .50
to 2.00
stalls, which takes place on Saturday,
August 30, at 9.30 a.m.
11. .\. Wheeler of Wahan, the Orchid
specialist, is spending his vacation at
Grand Lake, Me. He went there in his
automobile, a journey of 1000 miles. At
the greenhouse there is a good show of
Cattleya Gaskelliana and C. Harrisonise.
James Wheeler of Natick, has just
completed housing his Carnation plants,
and these look exceptionally well. He
has a good crop of Sweet Peas, and his
daily cut, although large, is quickly dis-
posed of. His Asters are also of good
quality. Mr. Wheeler last week officiated
as a judge for three days at the Rock-
ingham Fair, Salem, N. H.
WilUam Hannan & Sons, Dorchester,
are marketing a nice crop of Easter Lil-
ies and good Asters.
Edward Welch of Welch Bros. Co., is
spending a few weeks at Old Orchard,
Me.
Chas. Robinson of H. M. Robinson &
Co. is spending a few days at Willing-
ton, Mass.
At Welch Bros. Co. were noted some
exceptionally fine Gladioli America
and Mrs. Francis King, Am. Beauty
Roses and Lily of the Valley.
A. J. Lake of Wellesley is probably
the largest grower of Asters in this vi-
cinity, and at the present time is ship-
ping daily 3000 to the Boston Co-opera-
tive Flower Market.
The best pink Asters at the Co-opera-
tive Market are from R. A. Washington
of South Stoughton ; the flowers have
long stems and nice clean pink blooms.
Henry M. Robinson & Co. are quite
busy, and their shipping trade is very
good for August. Joseph Margolis is
looking after the business while the other
members of the firm are away on vaca-
tion.
We noted in the windows of Thomas
Galvin on Tremont St. on August 23, a
handsome and artistic arrangement of
Lilinm auratum, Lilium speciosum rub-
rum, pink Asters and li^t pink Glad-
ioli.
The attractive feature in Silverman's
window on Winter St. is a large bank
of Lilium tigrinum, artistically arranged.
At the seed s.tores on Market street
most of the early bulbs have arrived and
they are busy filling the early orders.
William II. Elliott of Brigh'ton has re-
turned from the Maine woods and is now
on business at New Haven.
Through typographical error in these
notes last week it was stated that the
rent of the stalls at the Boston Flower
Exchange, Inc., had been reduced. No
such reduction has been made. The an-
nual auction sale of stalls at the Boston
Flower Exchange, Inc.. at 1 Winthron
sq., will take place on Saturday, Sept. 6,
at 9 a.m.
B. Hammond Tracy reports the Gladio-
lus Sale at Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass.,
August 14, realized $260, which was do-
nated by him to the Beverly Hospital.
The Hospital Day was in the hands of
the ladies connected with the Beverly
Hospital Board.
The 10th annual sale of stalls of the
Boston Co-operative Flower Market will
be held on Saturday, Aug. 30, 1913, at
2 Park st.. at 9 :30 a.m. The rent of
stalls has been reduced from $25 to $20 ;
this reduction is made to all stallholders,
whether they are stockholders or not.
E. C.
Philadelphia
Most of the Philadelnhia houses rep-
resented at the S. A. F. convention at
Minneapolis last week report that the
amount of business transacted was fairly
satisfactory.
Chas. Zimmer, West CoUingswood, N.
.!.. is rapidly completing the building of
three new Hitchings & Co. houses, each
100ft. long by 45ft., 35ft. and 25ft. wide
respectively. These are replacing six old
houses. The new houses will be planted
to Oarnatious,
William B. Hoffman of Holmesburg.
Pa., 'has leased his place to Frank and
Joseph Pirozza.
W. W. Sholtz of Charlotte, N. C, was
recently in town.
George Burton is sending a fine lot of
new crop Am. Beauty Roses to the Leo
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
152 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
mporten and Jobbers of Florist Sopptos
Percy Jones, i°«-
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph Street, Ghicafto
H. VAN GELDER. Pniidant
Pteu. mention the Exchanr. when wiltint*
Niessen Co. This house is also receiving
fancy Dahlias from Hugo Kind and L.
K. Peacock. Paul Berkowitz has re-
turned to the store looking brown and
hearty after a month's rest at the shore.
Both he and Harry Bayersdorter are
wreathed in smiles over the Bayers-
dorter successful ex^hibit at the conven-
tion. They received a certificate of
merit for their novelty Brazilian hum-
ming birds.
The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. has
been featuring a fine lot of Gladiolus
America.
George Uber is going to attend the 47th
National Encampment of the G. A. R.
at Chatanooga, Tenn. Mr. Uber is com-
mander of Post 35 Penn. Cavalry, a po-
sition of honor he has held for six years.
There was a sad termination to the
vacation of Chas. Green of PennocK
Bros., who, in company with his wife,
had gone to Niagara Palls, when he re-
ceived a telegram announcing the death
of his mother, who was stricken by apo-
plexy.
Berger Bros, are meeting a nice call
for Astermums and for some very good
Giganteum Lilies. John Berger states
that their August business has increased
considerably over that of last year.
Robt. H.' Craig of the Robt. Craig Co.,
is delighted with the amount of business
done by William B. Craig and Duncan
Macaw at the convention. He says:
"Quality counts."
James Verner of Garretford not only
lost his stack in the gale of August 10th,
but his boiler shed as well, the stack
crashing through it as it fell, doing about
$250 worth of damage.
A large shipment of two of the M.
Rice Co.'s prize winners at the Minne-
apolis convention arrived this week, pre-
pared red Cattails and I)]ooming Bromus.
William Swayne of Kennett Sq., is
sending in some very fine new crop
Snapdragons to William J. Baker.
Clucago
T. E. Waters of the picnic committee
of the Chicago Florists' Club states that
everything is in readiness for the picnic
at Erhardt's Grove on Aug. 31.
A. Miller of A. Henderson & Co.,
pitched a splendid game of ball at Minne-
apolis for the All Stars. As a twirler he
won favor early in the game with the
rooters for the S. A. F. team.
H. N. Bruns left las't week to meet his
mother in New York, who is coming to
make him a visit. Mrs. Bruns has not
been in this country before.
William L. Sullivan states that if he
had a few jars of Pink Wonder in his
pocket when he took that impromptu
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
491
FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
POT MAKERS
FOR
14* YBAR8
Writm for Catalogum and DlscountM
A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc.
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., PearsoB Street
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1765
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
dive at Minneapolis the waters of Tonka
Bay would have been dyed a lovely En-
chantress pink.
James Curran, the Archer ave. florist,
has put in a new front in his store that
gives hini one of 'the handsomest florists'
establishments in that part of the city.
Zech & Mann have added one of the
largest American Beauty Rose growers
in this section to their list, and desire
more customers to su''"'v with this fine
quality stock that they have been fortu-
nate enough to secure.
Fred Lautenschlager of the Kroeschell
Bros. Co., made a flying trip to the con-
tention. The great rush now on with
this company at the present time, in get-
ting boilers out for its trade, made it im-
possible for it to make an exhibit at the
convention.
P. .1. Foley, A. C. Kohlbraud and Wal-
lace R. Pierson, took a fishing trip out in
the bay Saturday at Tonka Bay. and
succeeded in getting a fine string of fish.
Ernst Rasmussen, New Albany, Ind.,
accompanied by Mrs. Rasmussen and son,
were also in the party. While an old
fisherman, Mr. Rasmussen lad the pleas-
ure of catching his first black bass.
The members of the Chicago Florists'
Club invited the mem-bers of the Cook
County Florists' As.sociation to a recep-
tion at the Andrews Hotel in Minneapo-
lis on Thursday evening during the con-
vention week. The occasion was a most
enjcvable one. J. B. Beamud, chairman
of the transportation committee of the
Chicago Florists' Club, made an agree-
able host and saw that the visitors
were well taken care of. Refreshments
were served, and the remainder of the
evening was spent in song and story tell-
ing. A. C. Kohlbraud, Mike Fink, and |
Robt. Newcomb told many good stories. |
Guy W. French reached the city Mon-
day from the convention, having stopi>ed
over to spend Sunday with his friend. C.
E. Schaefer. of the La Crosse Floral Co.,
La Crosse, Wis. He states that this
company has 75.000 sq. ft. of glass, and
is specially strong on Chrysanthemums.
The Roses and Carnations are also good.
Business with the Garland Greenhouse
Manufacturing Co. at Des Plaines is re-
ported good. Geo. E. Whitney, who is '
now in charge of the factory, is turning
out orders daily and has plenty of ma-
terial on hand. Geo. M. Garland is ab-
sent on a trip through the Northwest in
the interest of his company.
Tim Matchin, superintendent of the
wholesale cut flower department of Peter
Eeinberg's, is back at his post in tie
store. He reports a pleasant trip through
some of the large Southern cities and
comes back refreshed and in fine spirits
to enter the approaching Fall season.
Guy French of Morton Grove, was the
originator of a new scheme for keeping
a register of all the convention visitors,
that worked well. A rack was made with
26 hooks, one for every letter in the al-
T>hahpt. Cards were furnished visitors,
and they were asked to give their home
address and their address while in Min-
neapolis. These were hung in alphabet-
ical form on the respective hooks, so that
it was an easy matter to look up any
friend that one might be expecting to
meet at the convention and find his stop-
ping place in the city.
Mrs, Aug. Poehlmann had the misfor-
tune to slip in alighting from her car in
front of the Armory the first day of the
convention and sprained her ankle, which
caused her to be unable to leave the
Tiotel for a few days.
_W. W. Coles, Kokomo. Ind., reached
this city on his way back from the con-
vention and called on all his old friends
here. He left Monday night.
There have been a number of visitors
in the city Monday and Tuesday return-
ing from the convention. All of them
are busy sightseeing at the various es-
tablishments where plants and cut flow-
ers are growing, and are apparently en-
joying their visit.
We Give You Quality
and first-class
■ finish at no
greater cost
STANDARD
flower Pots
The Pfaltzgraff^Pottery Co.
YORK, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
E. F. Kurowski and P. L. McKee
represented the John C. Moninger Co. at
the S. A. F. & O. H. convention, having
charge of the Company's large exhibit
there. A complete iron frame house and
one of the famous Moninger boilers were
shown, as well as details of the various
construction materials made by this firm.
Baltimore, Md.
a. and F. Club Outing'
The Gardeners and Florists' Club
enjoyed its joint outing at Chesapeake
Beach with the Washington Club, but
many could not be present at that outing,
and others who had gone desired another
outing with just the Baltimore boys and
their families. The treasurer of the Club
opened the purse, and the president ap-
pointed the following committee. J. A.
Nuth, Jas Boone, H. Seidlick, F. C.
Bauer, W. Seidlick and H. Wagner, who
arranged a very nice program, and a
good time ensued on Aug. 20 at Miller's
Park. Crab soup and steamed crabs
were as fine as could be had, with plenty
of liquid refreshment.
Music and dancing continued until a
late hour.
The following is the result of the
sports :
Pipe race, men over 25. — 1, C. H. Wag-
ner; 2. C. M. Wag-ner.
Pipe race, men under 25. — 1, A Hol-
loway: 2, W. Bauer.
Peanut race, youn^ men, 18 to 25. — 1,
Harmon; 2, R. Thau.
Peanut race for boys. — 1, W. Bauer;
2, F. Van Reuth.
Peanut race, men over 25. — 1, J. A.
Nuth; 2, C. M. Wagner.
Peanut race for ladies. — 1, Mrs Frank-
lin; 2, Mrs. Erdman.
Peanut race for girls. — 1, Miss Teipe;
2. Marion Kenley.
Boys running race, under 16. — 1, E.
Wagner; 2, R. Klutch.
Young men's race. — 1, C. H. Wagner;
2, A. Halloway.
Ladies' bowling-. — 1, Mrs. L. H. A.
Klein; 2, Mrs. Jas. W Boone; 3, Mrs.
F. C. Bauer.
Men's bowling — 1, Geo. Eberle; 2,
John J. Perry: 3. M. Richmond; 4, C. M.
Wagner; 5. Jas. Boone.
A number of small prizes were dis-
tributed among the children.
Chas. Akehurst died last Friday, at the
age of 85 years. He was formerly the
head of the firm of C. Akehurst & Son,
but retired from active business a num-
ber of years ago. He is survived by a
widow and several children, one of whom
is C. Edward Akehurst.
W. F. Keys is erecting three green-
houses at Overlea.
Edward Woodfall in successor to Nel-
son Blunt at Glen Bumie, Md. Mr.
Woodfall. until two years ago, was pro-
prietor of the same place.
White Carnation plants seem to be
very scarce around Baltimore. The fin-
est Asters of the season were seen at the
Exchange Monday, with three foot stems.
C. A. Moss of Spartanburg, S. C, is
a visitor. J. W. P.
The Exchange— Alert and Up-to-Date
DREER'S ^RIVERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub
2018
30 16
40 14
6012
60 10
70 9
Manufactured for us exclusively. The best tub ever introduced. The neatest, lightest and
cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. Thefourlarges t sizes have drop handles.
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No. Diam. Each Dox.
0 20 in. tl.45 $18.00 J130.00
1.30 14.00 115.00
1.00 11.25 92.00
.65 7.00 56.00
.45 5.00 40.00
.38 4.00 32.00
.30 3.60 28.00
ention the Exchange when writing.
STANDARD FLOWER POTS F"-^'»"""--"^'^"^'^'"''s
WiniwnilV ■ bWllbim ■ WIW hour's notice. Price per crate as follows:
1000 3-inch $5.00
800 3H-inch 6.80
600 4-inch 4.50
456 4H-inch 6.24
320 5-inch 4.51
Our Specialty. Long Dlstaoce and Export Trad<
HILFINGER BROS., Pottery, FORT EDWARD, N. Y.
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 31 Barclay St., New York City, Agents.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
2000 1^-inch J6.00
1600 2-inch 4.88
1600 2M-iJich 6.25
IBOO 2H-iach 6.00
210 5H-inch t3.78
144 6-inch 3.1»
120 7-inch 4.30
60 8-incii 3.00
THE BEST POTS
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You will agree that healthy clean stock brings the best Bgures and that such
stock can only be grown under best conditions with the better grade of materiali.
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rSyracuseRedPots",
With new and improved
machinery we can supply
your wants to better ad-
vantage than ever.
Special flisoounts on
large order*.
I Syracuse Pottery Co.
^ SYRACUSE, N.Y.
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I Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The extension sUve foot
prevents the bottom from
rotting. No ehance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
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Toldeo. Ohio, U. S. A.
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70U can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
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THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
213-223 Pearl St.. NORRISTOWN.
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feature means that a reader In need of,
say, Carnations, can look at this Index
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54 uniov stoch Yards, Chicago
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Well Rotted Horse Manure
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For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington St., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
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Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
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worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
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water, allowing it to cool before using; it will
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We feel that you cannot but agree
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In conclusion, we feel that our prices
5 any when quality and results.
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P. O. Box 1697 N. Y.
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NOODOR IItIjCjIj a ImIUEI ^^POiSOM
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Save your plants and trees. Just the
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Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
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Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
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ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
plant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
have used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint, 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart. 75c.;
H Gallon, $1.25; GaUon. S2.00; 5 Gallon
Can, $9.00; 10 Gallon Can, $17.50.
Directions on package. For sale by Seedsmen and
Florists' Supply Huuaea. If you cannot obtain
tWe from yoQrSuDDlvHoiiRfl. write us direct.
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Destroys Worms, Ants, etc. infesting
Golf, Cricket Grounds, Parks and Lawns.
Sure Death to Snails.
PRICES:
1 Quart Bottle $1.00 I Gallon Jug $3.00
>^ Gallon Bottle 1.75 5 Gallon Jug 13.50
One gallon Kil-Worm makes 50 gallons
liquid when mixed with water.
Polaont K 1 1— WEED Poison!
Not to be used on_ Lawns.
An unsurpassed preparation for
KIL-WEED diluted with water will make
30 to 35 gallons of treating liquid.
1 Quart Can $0.35 5 Gallon Can - $4.00
H GaUon Can .60 10 Gallon Can 7.50
t Gallon Can 1.00 I Barrel, per gal. .6!
LiHIVfOIV OIU OOMPAIVY, Dtpt.J
420 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md.
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FERTILIZERS
Sheep, $3.50; Bone, $4.00; Blood, $8.00;
Tankage, $5.00; Add Phosphate, $3.00; Nitrate
Soda, $8.00; Sulphate Potash, $7.00; Sulphate
Ammonia, $10.00; Kainlt, $3.00.
Per Bag of 200 lbs. Cash with order.
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St. Louis
The St. Louis Plant and Cut I'lower
Growers' Association will hold its Sep-
tember meeting at the usual place, 11
Mile House, on Manchester rd., Sept. 3.
This is going to be an important meeting
and a large gathering is expected. [
Alex Johnson, Wellston, Mo., has just
completed an outside aquarium and rock-
ery which is original in design and at-
tracts considerable attention.
While Geo. Waldbart is enjoying a
visit abroad, his store staff is busy put-
ting his Grand ave. conservatory in nice
shape, repainting and redecorating same.
The boys state business has held up well
during August.
Al. Gumz of the Windier staff puts in
his Sundays visiting his different grow-
ers, and last Sunday visited the estab-
lishment of Anton Bros, at Clayton, Mo.,
where he found the place and stock in
excellent shape.
Jno. Steidle was a visitor to the whole-
sale market last Friday. Everything
must be going well, for John always has
that "Sunny Jim" smile with him.
Sander's Nurseries are installing In
their store on Clara ave. a large aqua-
rium and rockery, which will beautify
the place considerably.
A few of the St. Louis delegation have
returned from the convention city, and
report it was an excellent show, and also
state they were royally entertained.
C. Young & Sons have a promising lot
of Chrysanthemums, both for pot and cut
flower purposes for their large Fall busi-
W. C. Smith and wife, after taking in
the convention, will spend a few days
around the different watering places in
Michigan.
C. A. Kuehn's store has a nice assort-
ment of Asters, Gladioli, Lilies and
Roses, and his two understudies have
been pushing things well while he was
at the convention.
The Scruggs- Vandervoort-Bamey store
will open a seed, plant and cut flower
department in the basement of the new
store, which will be in the hands of David
Geddes, a well known retailer and de-
signer. Mr. Geddes promises something
new in the retail store line, and his ven-
ture will be watched with interest, as this
is the first time a department store has
gone into the retail end so extensively in
this city. O. K. S.
Dayton, 0.
This week opened with the weather
much cooler than it has been for several
weeks. While there is nothing special
to note this week, in the stores and
greenhouses there is a continual hustle
getting ready for Fall, such as overhaul-
ing the greenhouses and the heating ap-
paratus ; also getting the stores painted
and papered to hide the effects of the
Spring flood. Stock that has been slow
growing because of the hot weather is
now putting out new growth rapidly.
Mr. Treadway on Troy st. has a fine
crop of Easter Lilies for which he hopes
to find a ready market.
H. Frank and Mrs. Frank are back
after a week's recreation in camp near
Little York, O. Mr. Frank tells us that
tie fish were biting freely.
Mrs. Ruby Leslie spent last week with
friends in Milwaukee.
J. F. Young and Mrs. Young will have
as their guests for the next month their
daughter and little granddaughter from
Vicksburg, Miss.
Miss Olive Ritter will leave toward
the end of this week for Greenville, C
where she will spend Labor Day.
Walter Mathews is confined to his
home by illness. The symptoms point
toward typhoid fever.
M. Anderson has returned from Cin-
cinnati, where he was last week, making
arrangements to open up a new flower
store in the Cincinnati Arcade.
There was a joint meeting, or ratter
picnic, of the Montgomery County, Clark
County and Miami County Horticultural
Societies on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the
New Carlisle Chautauqua. K. E. Y.
Fort Worth, Texas
The weather, being very hot as well
as dry, has had a depressing effect on
the trade in north Texas, compelling
us to ship in practically everything we
sell. Generally speaking the most satis-
factory stock for the hot season is that
grown in the Rocky Mountain region.
While Asters and Roses grown there are
hardly as large as stock grown further
east, the are better keepers, and that
is the thing that counts at this time of
the year. However, some good Asters
have been arriving from Chicago in the
last few days.
One of the greatest flowers for our use
in the Summer is the Lathyrus latifolius,
a hardy Sweet Pea. When kept in the
proper condition, it will bloom in pro-
fusion from frost until frost. The ma-
jority of them this season have been
ruined by red spider, as the plants are
grown in the fields and there has beep
quite a lack of rain. The single Mexi-
can Tuberose is really the Summer stand-
by, as it blooms almost continually if it
can be watered at all.
Trade has been good ; there has been
a sufficient number of funerals to use all
surplus stock. Many times we have been
compelled to use Altheas and Vincas in
design work to fill out as a background
when good stock was scarce.
W. B. Green, formerly with Baker
Bros. Co., and more recently with L.
■Cowell, has about completed a new range
of greenhouses at his place on Fifth ave.
Everything will be in readiness for busi-
ness by the time the Fall season opens.
Mr. Green will grow a general line of
plants, etc.
Baker Bros. Co. has just completed a
concrete reservoir, 60x50ft., and from
3ft. to 5ft. deep, in which will be raised
gold fish and agnatic plants. It is built
in sections for the various species of fish.
W. J. B.
San Antonio, Texas
Like most Southern cities, San An-
tonio is lacking in energy just now be-
cause of very warm weather^ but the
fiorists are taking advantage of the lull
and doing a great deal of building and
repairing.
F. Freeborough of the Palmetto
Greenhouses is busy adding new glass
and repairing old benches ready for hia
bulbs and general Fall stock. He says:
"We are not doing so much just now,
but being very near to about a dozen
cemeteries, we naturally have a great
deal of funeral work. About three-
fourths of our customers have gone
abroad for the Summer or to the East-
ern States, so that we must await their
return before our normal amount of
business will begin again."
Mrs. Chas. Albrecht, located at 1238
B. Commerce st, is making some notable
enlargements at her new place on Na-
varro and Monument sts. She wUl soon
commence the erection of a large 'Mum
house 25xl00ft., and a lath house 150ft.
long. Her former quarters are far too
small to take care of the enlarged busi-
ness, and as Mr. Albrecht is a practical
carpenter, he can buUd the desired im-
provements to good advantage. A fine
line of Coleus in great variety and pro-
fusion of color is shown, and Ferns
are growing in great variety, but the.
warm weather is decidedly against qual-
ity in cut fiowers and only mediocre
blooms can be expected.
Paul Poppe, out at Alamo Heights, is
crowding his houses there to take care
of a very good demand from his store at
220% East Commerce. The salesladies
say the hotel demands at this season,
when the city is so full of northern visi-
tors who come here, are so great that
their growing capacity in fiowers is
being taxed to keep up with the demand.
Tuberoses, however, are very plentiful at
25c. to 50c. per dozen spikes.
Perhaps this city contains more small
cottage home fiorists, doing well but on
a small scale, than any other city in
Texas, yet there are two or three con-
cerns that do business on a very lar^e
scale. The consequence is that there is
a brisk and healthy competition that
keeps down fancy prices at any season
of the year, unless one fiorist or another
happens to have a monopoly of certain
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
493
THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thrips,
oealy bug and soft scale.
$1.00 per quart, $2.50 per gallon
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. Does not
stain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $2.00 per gallon
VERNINE
ig soil and all soil ven
• quart, $3.00 per gal
SCALINE
For scale and all sap sucking insects on trees and
nursery stock. Can be used m growing season as
safely as in dormant season.
75c. per quart, $1.50 per gallon, 10 gallons. $10.
$1.50 per quart, $4.50 per gallon
All our products are used diluted with water at
various strengths, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let us quote you our prices to commercial grow-
ers in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTUHNG COMPiWY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals
MADISON, N. J.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
In the Greenhouse
Manure, and to be certain of the best-
strength — get
SHEEP'S HEAD SHEEP MANURE
Guaranteed high Percent-
age of nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash.
Weed eeedB killed. Will
not cause black Bpot.
Hasten maturity, quicken
the budding and stiffen
the stems. Write (or
booklet and prices.
Pleage mention the Exohange when writing.
I
' a
ftre easy to kill with
Ihe fumigating Kind Tobacco Powdtf
« .. - ^ *^°** P*^"" bag 100 Iba.
Satleractlon guaranteed or money baok;
why try cheap eatiBtltntea that makeri do
not dare to gaarantee 7
THi E. i. sTOOTHorr 00.. Homrr teutoi, i. t.
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FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb.i°
bu*
100
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. i'JS^
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,i°^*
TOBACCO STEMS,50c.atg'|g"ii5.
Special Prices In Tons and Carload Lota.
I I FRIFRMAN 285-289 Metropolitan Ava.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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Floral Designs de Luxe ^^2f
A. T. DB LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duaaa Street, New York
stock that the others run short on, and
here is a source of a considei-able line of
profit.
Suchy, The Mission Florist, is en-
larging just now on a scale that will
place him foremost in acreage at least,
if not in other respects. Out at Los
Angeles Heights, where he has 20 acres
just outside the city line, he is about
completing three new greenhouses
30x100ft. with additional wings, and of
the 20 acres about four acres are in flow-
ers while the remainder will be devoted
to Pecan trees, shade trees and ornamen-
tal stock. There is also under construc-
tion a lath house, to be 200ft. long, that
will take care of a large assortment of
Palms and about 4000 Roses and 5000
'JIums two feet high. His stock is com-
ing on nicely for the usual rush of Fall
and Winter trade.
The P. D. Hauser & Sons Floral Co.,
which has a large branch establishment
at Houston, is the pioneer florist here,
and has an enormous growing stock
contributary to the beautiful store on
Alamo Plaza, where two salesladies are
very busy now with design work and
attending to a considerable number of
orders out of the city.
Cacti find a natural home among all
the florists here to a certain extent; that
is, as far as they are willing to give
them greenhouse space. .They would be-
come unboundedly prolific if allowed,
and in many hundred varieties. The
trouble is the trade for Cacti generally
develops among the visiting public from
the North, which is periodic only, so
that it does not pay to give them too
much greenhouse space for a spasmodic
trade. S. J. M.
LAuisTilIe, Ky.
Ample rains and much cooler weather
have combined to form conditions which
please local florists better than any which
have been e.^perienced for several
months ; and both outdoor and indoor
stocks are showing marked improvement
in consequence. Business is also improv-
ing, as vacation trips are beginning to
end, and people are returning to the city,
so that seasonable activity may soon be
looked for.
The Made-in-Louisville Exposition
holds the boards during the current we^k
in the downtown section. The windows
of merchants in the central part of the
city have been donated for the use of
Louisville manufacturers, and an all but
inflnite variety of goods is being shown.
Among the florists who gave up their
windows to displays of other manufac-
turers were Mrs. M. D. Reimers, C. B.
Thompson & Co., the Schulz shop and
F. Walker & Co.
William Walker was one of the flo-
rists who took into consideration the fact
that he was a grower as well as a re-
tailer, and he consequently used his own
windows during the "Made-in-Louisville"
exposition. His cut flowers are among
the best home grown stock being shown
in Louisville just now and these, with
several handsome designs, made a very
attractive display during the week. Lav-
ender Heather, some particularly gor-
geous Gladioli, and Radiance and Kais-
erin Roses were the best of the flowers
grown by the Walker establishment.
Bankruptcy proceedings involving
Nanz & Neuner have been under way for
several weeks, and will shortly be set-
tled. The company will continue its
business, the proceedings being regarded
generally as rather in the nature of a
sort of clearance of old matters than as
indicating a poor condition of the estab-
lishment under the present management.
With numerous old debts collected and
old liabilities out of the way once and
for all, the company will be able to go
ahead under the energetic management of
n. E. Weller much more rapidly. Mr.
Weller was out of town for several days
last week on business.
Mrs. C. B. Thompson returned home
from her vacation last Saturday, much
benefited in every way except for her dis-
abled arm. That, however, is doing
nicely, and while Mrs. Thompson natur-
ally regretted that her holiday was to a
certain extent spoiled by the mishap, she
is glad that it was no worse.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers' beautiful new
.<ihop took on a specially attractive dress
for the Made-in-Louisville display, a
pretty feature of the window being the
lamp shades, which were designed and
made up by Miss Emma Zachari, of Mrs.
Reimers' force. They were in square
I shape, made of yellow gauze on wire
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TO THE SOLE MAKERS
WILLIAM THOMSON & SONS, Ltd.
Tweed Vineyard, CLOVENFORDS, SCOTLAND
Please mention the Exchange when Tgritine.
frames, and decorated with gilded sprays
of natural leaves and berries aflixed to
the outside. Half a dozen of these very
effective shade were used on the electric
drop lights in the window, and formed an
appropriate finishing touch to the dis-
plays referred to above. Mrs. Reimers
has been receiving some unusually nice
stock from Chicago in Orchids and Lily
of the Valley, with Hillingdon Roses and
Astermums from her own greenhouses.
The Perry Centennial celebration
which is to be held in Louisville in Oc-
tober will include as one of its leading
features a historical, military and floral
parade ; and the last indicated part of
the pageant is already exciting consid-
erable interest among florists. The com-
mittee in charge of the general floral
division is composed of Smith T. Bailey
and F. W. Schoppenhorst, while the spe-
cial floral division for the country is in
charge of E. R. Sprowl of Jeffersontown,
the well-known grower. G. D. C.
Nashville, Tenn.
This week has seen a decided change
in conditions here. The extreme drought
of three months' duration has been
broken in most places by heavy rains,
followed by cool weather that still per-
sists. The flowers have responded re-
markably, and we are having a fairly
good cut of Roses and Gladioli. Lawns
have greened up wonderfully the past few
days, and outdoor stock is booming.
There are a few Dahlias appearing.
Asters continue in small supply, though
the quality is good. Our growers differ
a great deal in how they grow this item,
all but one of them having decided that
there is no use in attempting to grow
them in the open ground in this climate.
This one grower has his in a partly
shaded location where he can irrigate and
has a good return. Others grow entirely
in coldfraraes and shade when necessary,
while still others grow in the green-
houses. All agree that the Aster is a
mighty uncertain crop in Tennessee.
We have never seen the Carnations in
the benches looking so well with every
grower as they do this season. In an-
other week they will begin to make their
After the Convention is over
they all return to
CLAY'S
FERTILIZER
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^*?,.^PP^^ t)y 'l^e leading Nursery and
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Brothers, William Elliott & Sons, Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNifif Manu-
facturmg Co., W. E. Manhall & Co.,
Stumpp & Walter Co., J. M. Thorbum &
Co., Vaughan's Seed Stores, Weeber &
Don. Rochester — James Vick's Sons.
Chicago — Vaughan's Seed Stores. Bos-
ton—Joseph Breck & Sons Co., R. & J.
Farquhar & Co., Pettier, Fiske, Rawson
Co., Thomas J. Grey Co. Philadelphia-
Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co.,
Hosea Waterer. Pittsburgh — W. C.
Beckert.
Manufactured by
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Stratford* London, England
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Green Files and Black Files too are
easy to kill with
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write or free samples
Remittance with order
INTEilSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
4V~MoDey refunded If not satisfied.
Beware of Imitations
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Greenhouses
LONG CYPRESS BARS A SPECIALTY
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and prices
The A. T. Stearns
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Neponset, BOSTON, MASS.
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The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Rool Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
S!?c*i.&', DILLER. C ASKEY (H KEENjE^SfN^iR'Ss.
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PLANT CULTURE '^*i%o
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
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GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stocic
always on hand.
Royal Glass Works 'ITervo^riT^ty''
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Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses —
Commercial and Private
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LAND DRAIN TILE mSS^^^rirt.
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIOMS
Many 2n(l, 8rd and 4th repeat orders daring pati
five year, from aeere, ehow reaalti. Send postal
for circalar and prices.
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
MMotutaTers 613 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Obia
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appearance on the mai'ket. In fact, a
few inferior ones have already appeared.
Leo Geny has been away with his fam'
ily on his vacation for over a week now.
He is visiting several of the northern
cities. At the store a good business is
reported this week-.' He is receiving some
fine Radiance Eoses now, and says that
he is making a hit with them this season.
Tom Joy, Jr., was at the conven-
tion the past ten days, and will probably
spend another week or two in sightseeing
before returning. Mr. Johnson, Rose
grower for the Joy Floral Co., has been
in the hospital for some weeks with
typhoid fever, but is now doing nicely.
The Joys are having a heavy Summer cut
of Roses. Their Gladioli are also com-
ing in in quantities.
The vegetable growers are bestirring
themselves, getting in their Fall crop of
Lettuce and planting Spinach, seven
topped Turnips, etc., for Winter use.
Haury & Son are having a better cut
of flowers at present than usual, the old
houses having been planted largely to
cut flowers, as with their new _ houses
they will have more room for their large
plant business later on. M. B.
Montgomery, Ala.
Everything in the floral line is quiet,
broken at times by an occasional funer.il
order or call from the outlying districts
for a bridal bouquet. Lucky it is that
such is the fact, for there is a scarcity
of flowers, by reason of the continued hot
weather, with only an occasional liabt
shower, just enough to lay the dust.
What flowers we do get are devoid of
substance and wilt quickly when exposed
to the hot, dry air.
Stock is looking well, however, but it
takes unceasing work to keep things mo\-
ing. Prospects for a record breaking si^i
son's business are bright. At the stfn ^
everybody is taking a much needed vi -
Rupert D. Wilson, son-in-law of W. '
Paterson and bookkeeper of the Ro^
mont gardens, has just returned from
two weeks' vacation in the Blue Riii^^
Mountains. Will. Jim and Haygood Pat-
erson with Grover Watson and a friend
from this city, are camping out for sev-
eral days in the woods some fifteen miles
distant.
The Moi-ning View Floral Co. will re-
move from its present location on Dexter
ave. to No. 20 South Perry St., a much
more desirable place.
W. E. Denny will open at Tresslar'a
art studio about Sept. 1.
Miss Norris will remain in her present
location. '
E. W. Williams reports business gpoij.
W. C. Co6k.'.,
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
493
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For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get tfaem.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
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PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
fruits and Vegetables Under Glass
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A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
DO YOU KNOW
that we make the celebrated
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GARLAND GUTTER?
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We also make a full equipment of greenhouse
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Montreal, Can.
Seasonable stock is still arriving in
large quantities, but a decided shortening
of Asters, Gladioli, Peas, etc., will be
in evidence from now on. Asters have
been the poorest seen on this market in
some years, due to the extreme scarcity
of rain. Carnations will soon put in
their appearance, filling in to great ad-
vantage.
The Montreal Gardeners and Florists'
Club entertained the delegation from
Boston en route to Minneapolis on Sat-
urday, Aug. 16th. The occasion proved
to be one of rare pleasure, both for the
guests and the local fraternity. The
members of the committee in charge of
the entertainment were : James McKen-
na, George M. Robinson and William
Cotter.
The florists and all connected with the
trade in Montreal will enjoy hearing of
the election of Patrick Welch of Boston
as vice-president of the S. A. F. Mr.
Welch is well known in this city and is
always a welcome visitor.
A blunder in the Montreal report,
which was received over the wires last
week, is now disposed of in this item.
George M. Robinson has formed a com-
pany capitalized at $250,000 to erect
a large range for the production of cut
blooms for the Montreal market. Mr.
Robinson is widely known, both in the
United States and Canada, and there is
no doubt as to the success of the under-
taking, as he is one of the ablest men in
Canada today. The construction will be
of the best, and this range will be one of
the finest erected for commercial grow-
ing in Canada or the United States.
A visit to the Mount Bruno Floral Co.
at St. Bruno. Que., shows nearly the en-
tire range devoted to Carnations this
year. James Keene, the superintendent
of this plant, is to be congratulated on
the fine appearance of the establishment,
and as everyone is aware, grows the fin-
est Carnations in Canada.
S. S. Bain has returned from an ex-
tended Summer tour. He expected to
spend the Summer abroad but was unable
to do so on account of some matter aris-
ing which prevented him from sailins:.
James McKenna says stock is looking
exceptionally well at the greenhouses and
he looks forward to a large Fall busi-
ness. Fred Covill and Miss O'Keefe of
the store staff are back from their vaca-
tions. Miss Curran, who has had charge of
the books at McKenna & Sons for a num-
ber of years, was married on August 14
to Frank Fleury, formerly of Washington,
and now in charge of Campbell's Rilz-
Carlton branch.
Mr. Ley, of Campbell's, remarks that
the outlook for Fall business is very
good. This firm has been showing somp
extremely pretty window decorations.
The Montreal Floral Exchange will
remove on October 1st to 140 Mansfielrl
St., where it will have three times its
pri'scnt space.
The sympathy of the entire trade is
extended to William C. Hall and Mrs.
Hall on the loss of- their son, which oc-
nirred nbout the middle of August.
Mt. Royal.
The TRAVIS ROCKER GRATE LINE
; S. A. F.
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was exhibited -.. _. -.
Convention at Minneapolis. Great interest
was shown and the patronage very liberal
We exhibited a double section grate anc
gave full explanation of
details. The keen interest
and appreciation was evi-
dence that our grates bear
close inspection. The par-
ticular construction ap-
pealed to interested par-
ties '><= kwlnn- r>r^^.-;^-.i
Our
being practical,
chibit at Chicago
consequ
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florists who were satisfied users the past
winter. All those interested give size of
grate surface and we will aunte exact
vill quote exact
Our grates are adapted to every make
and style of furnace.
G. E. TRAVIS CO.. Henry. Illinois
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as well as could be expected on account
1 of the hot dry spell.
Frederick Hoffman of East ave., Paw-
tucket, and family are spending their va-
cation in the White Mountains. Mr.
Hoffman has turned in his 1912 model
Cadillac auto for the 1914 model.
Edward Weidner of Fall River, Mass.,
and Wm. Crompton of East Greenwich,
R. I., were in Providence last week pur-
chasing supplies.
L. Engle of the Shepard Co.'s floral
dept. had a large quantity of funeral
work for the late Wm. Richardson.
Geo. Johnson & Son, Elmwood ave.,
furnished a large wedding decoration on
the east side this week, using large quan-
tities of Lilium auratum, Roses, etc.
C. S. Andem, proprietor of the Andem
Greenhouses, Putnam, Conn., was in
Providence last week purchasing sup-
plies. He reports a fine crop of Chrys-
anthemums coming on. He is piping his
two new greenhouses, erected this Sum-
mer.
Howard Vose, Attleboro, Mass., was
in Providence last week purchasing sup-
plies. He reports good business. He is
cutting some choice Asters.
James Annice, Hampden Meadows,
R. I., was a recent visitor.
Walter Macrea of F. Macrea & Sons
is in Nova Scotia on his vacation. F.
Macrea & Sons are cutting some fine
Lilies and Roses. H. C. N.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Providence, R. I.
Business last week was exceptionally
quiet. The extreme hot spell was re-
lieved by very cold nights. Asters are
coming in nicely ; Sweet Peas are doing
There has been quite a heavy run on
funeral work the past two weeks, so much
so at times that stock has been entirely
cleaned out. Indoor Roses are very poor,
indeed, owing to the excessive heat,
which seems to have passed, but the rain
still refuses to come. It is now more
than SO days since we had a half-inch
fall : this is the longest spell of drought
on record and, as a consequence, every-
thing is burned up. In the 30 years
since I have been residing here, I never
saw such devastation before: many beau-
tiful lawns are so badly burned that it is
feared they will never recover.
The most inviting spot is the State
Fair grounds. Mr. Betts, the superin-
fendpnt, has taken great pains to have
his men keep the w.iler going. All the
lawns are in splendid shape and the beds
most .nttrnotive; the whole place reflects
M
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
PATENT IRON
GUHER
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Gutter is that it can be
put up in wrought iron
any lengths (without boring
holes), by bolting the Gutter
together and screwing clip
to the roof bars, for any size
glass.
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Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
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Commercial Rose Culture ^h^^s
BeaTllr lUnstrated. Price 91.50 Postpaid
k. T. BE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO., Nos. 2 to 8 Duane SL, New York
496
The Florists' Exchange
One of Mr. John Duniop's big Iron Fn
.fide by 400 feel long, in process of erection at Richn:
Big Houses for Big Business
Irg^EFORE Mr. Dunlop placed his order with us for two
I ?-J Sectional Iron Frame houses, each 61 feet wide and
|l ™J| 400 feet long, he went to the States and vi»ited many
prominent plants. He met men who had houses of
varying widths and different constructions. He went 8t
the matter in a logical, thorough way.
Everywhere he found the same things true. The large
separate houses have proven themselves easier to handle,
more economical to operate, and produced the highest
quality of stock. He also found out that although the ma-
terials for our Sectional Iron Frame construction cost
more than for Pipe Frame or Truss constructions, the
cost of erection was less.
As an assurance of its durability, he saw at the F. R.
& P. M. Pierson plant, houses thirty years old that are
good for half a century more. In all his inquiries he was
unable to learn of a single Lord & Burnham Sectional Iron
Frame house having ever been blown down. Mr. Dunlop
concluded our houses were worth the money.
We beUeve he is absolutely right in claiming to have
one of the most up-to-date plants in Canada.
We tell you these things because, backed as they are
by the action of a conservative, careful business man like
Mr. Dunlop, they mean much. We should like to send you
our catalogue, or if you are thinking of building, we will
gladly come and talk things over with you.
5 the cabUs of the
Lord and Burnham Company
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Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
Greenhouses ^L^ Conservatories
NORTH TONA^VANDA, N.Y.
HAMILTON, ONT.
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For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
serratorles and all other purposes. Get our
fltures bcfors buying. Bstlmstss fresly £lTen.
GLASS
NEW YORK
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great credit upon him. Two large beds
of Portulacas are a sight one seldom
sees ; fine strains of Verbenas and ruffled
Petunias make a beautiful showing in
large beds. Superintendent C. H. Vick
of tbe floral exhibit believes the show this
year will surpass all former shows. A
register for visiting florists will be kept
and it is hoped all who attend will make
their presence known to either Mr. Vick
or his assistant. H. Youell.
At the Fairmont Flower Shoi> a very
artistic window display has been put up.
which consists of a fish pond with sponge
rock. Ferns and goldfish.
The market is well supplied with As-
ters and Gladioli, but the quality is noi
up to the usual standard.
Frank Zetter, CI years old, for 2.'>
years in charge of P. R- Quinland's green-
houses, died at St. Joseph's Hospital on
Aug. 23 after a short illness. He was
well and favorably known by most all
traveling men. His sunny smile and
hearty hand.shake will be missed by all.
There is much sympathy felt by the craft
for Mrs. Zetter. The funeral took place
on the 27th. His term of service is proof
of his faithfulness to his employer's in-
terests. H. Y.
NASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses. $1.35 per gla
Machines for using same. S1J25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastlca furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
Wholesala Florist
1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO.
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St. Paul Minir.
The convention of 1913 is over;
whether it was a success or not is a mat-
ter of individual opinion.
There was nothing but praise for the
outdoor display, which proved a great at-
traction.
L. L. May returned from Montana on
Friday in time 'to attend the close of the
convention.
Geo. H. Dicks, of the firm of Cooper,
Taber & Co., London, England, was in
town last week. R. B.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Little of consequence has happened
during the present month. The extreme
heat and drought still prevails, and busi-
ness has reached the lowest ebb in years ;
to make matters worse, several important
funerals have recently taken place for
which the relatives requested that flowers
be omitted. In one case, where the re-
guest was disregarded, some floral trib-
utes were refused acceptance at the house.
Of course, this sort of thing has a very
depressing effect all around and should
arouse the retailers to make special ef-
forts to offset the practice, as funeral
work is, beyond all others, the mainstay
of the business here.
Notwithstanding the extremely hot,
dry Summer we have experienced this
year, the growers in this vicinity have
planted in a nice stocky looking lot of
Carnations, certainly a little small, "but
healthy and strong otherwise, which
should make nice plants during the Fall
months. Other outdoor stock such as
-Isters, Dahlias, etc., have suffered badly
and will not amount to much for store
W'Ork when business begins to revive, as
we expect it to do in two or three weeks'
time.
Bulbors stock is beginning to arrive,
and preparation for the next year's Work
begins to assume the usual optimistic
look for a good season's business.
S. B.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Business remains about the same as
last week. There is little demand for
stock. The supply is large in quantity
and variety and each day has seen large
quantities of stock thrown on the mar-
ket, while the wholesalers were doing
their best to move the surplus in the face
of an almost discouraging demand. Roses
are probably more plentiful than they
have been for a number of years at this
time, and with the exception of the white
varieties, which are scarce, there are
more than enough to go around. White
Killarneys, Marylands and the other
Summer Roses are to be had in large
lots. "The greatest oversupply is in Am.
Beauty. Every possible effort is being
made by the dealers to force the sale of
these ; they are available in almost any -
length, but there are more of the medium
and long stems than of the shorter ones.
The cloudy weather in the fore part of the
week gave the wholesalers hope that the
cuts would decrease until the demand was
better. Of the other Roses, the new
crops are all that could be expected in
the way of color, foliage and stem, but it
August 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
497
!Us To Your Interest
To know that we manufacture undoubtedly the
best ventilating machinery and greenhouse fittings
on the market.
We are in position to give your orders or inquiries
our prompt and careful attention.
Write and ask us for our catalog and prices, and
explain your requirements.
ADVANCE CO, Rrchmonajnd.
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The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that Is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
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Greenhouse Material^ Hot-BedSash
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Oreenhonse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Ontters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Oar Prices Rlsht
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield AvcRue, CHICAGO, III.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
is hard to keep the flowers in conditiou,
as the heat causes them to open very
quielily, and those that will stand ship-
ping are not in abundance. There are
increasing cuts of many of the new va-
rieties, and Mrs. Russell, Milady and
several others are more in evidence as
the Summer advances. Asters are being
shipped to the market in larger quantities
than before, but the quality is lacking,
and the good ones are the only kind that
are worthy of attention. There is no
outlet for the poor ones, not even for de-
sign work, and they hardly bring enough
for the growers to pay the express
charges. The Gladioli are almost the
same, only the better grades bringing any
price at all. Carnations have been cut
in large numbers during the last few
days. They do not show the weakness of
stem that was the defect of the Carnation
last season, and while most of them are
short stemmed as yet, there are a few
good long stemmed ones. Lilies are in
fair supply, with a demand just enough
to carry away tho.se that are being cut.
Valley is hardly to be called scarce, al-
though there is no oversupply. Cosmos
has_ appeared, now a surer sign than the
arrival of Chrysanthemums of the ap-
proach of Autumn. Dahlias are in the
market but of very short stems. There
is quite a demand for Swainsona, which
iielps to take the place of the white Sweet
Teas that are so poor and scarce.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. has had an-
olher quiet week ; it is cutting some very
fine Mrs. Russell Roses, of short stems
but fine color and flowers. They are dis-
posed of very quickly.
The C. C. PoUworth Co. is cutting
some fine Gladioli and Lilies, for both
of which the demand is good.
Gus Ruach & Co. state that last week
was rather quiet. They are receiving
some fine Larkspur and Asters.
The Currie Bros. Co. had a week of
wedding orders. Roy Cnrrie met with an
accident when his machine caught fire
and was badly damaged. It is fully cov-
ered by insurance. Mr. Smart lif the
seed dc'iit. has returned from his western
trip. He I'eports Irade fair.
Hawks' Nursery Co. had a big sale of
all shrubs and plants this week at Wau-
wat</sa ; judging from the machines that
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GEORGE PESRCE
Telephone 662-M 203:TreinontAvenue,arange.N.J
were there, it must have done some busi-
ness.
Mr. Longland and wife, Mr. Parsol and
wife from I^ake Geneva, were entertained
last Friday by Roy Currie.
Mr. Billhort of Ludington, Mich., a
general florist, called on the trade last
Monday. M. O. S.
San Francisco, Cal.
As we near the mouth of September a
gradual impetus is felt in the retail florist
business; one by one the Summer strag-
glers are making their reappearance, and
before many days are over a normal busi-
ness condition is expected. Florists
everywhere about town are bringing in
a fine stock of baskets, boxes and general
florists' supplies. The quantity in which
the larger downtown stores are import-
ing goods show that our retailers expect
a tremendous season. Traveling sales-
men representing eastern supply houses
report very f.nvnnblr nn trade conditions
■on the Paiilir I'u.'i^l. particularly about
the Bay. 'rii.iT is uolhing tliat would
not intimalc tln' :i|i|pro.nch of prosperity
and of a busy season.
It cannot l)e said tliat on the whole
the stock of flowers is anything uuusual.
Roses are not .vet as perfect as we wotild
like to see them, but a small and steady
improvement is noticeable. American
Beauty Roses show more class, as also do
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the past six years. It is a common occurrence for a Kroeschell Hot Water Boiler to replace two
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£. H. Steele, Manager.
Farmington, M
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ildest weathi
Your boiler is doing the work for which I
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(Signed) Fannie D. White.
Lexington, Ky., June 27, 1913.
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We maintain a temperature of 60 degrees
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The boiler has give enntire satisfaction.
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and we've been using heating systems for
the past 30 years.
(Signed) The Avenue Floral Co..
E. W. Eichling, Sec'v.
New Orleans, La.. March 3. 1913.
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Greenhoues Materials and^Erect^d
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will umish
details and cut materials ready for erection.
Frank Van Assche, ^-L'SS Silih? °sVr^?"
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Evans Improved Challenge
Roller bearing, self-oiUnj; de-
vice, automatic stop, solid link
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the moat per-
fect apparatus in the mAxicet.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your •rdera
elsewhere.
QUAKER CUT MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
the Exchange when writing.
F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
498
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A REVOLUTION
IN GREENHOUSE HEATING!
LESS COAL! MORE HEAT! LESS WORK!
-TH E-
Hontsch Boiler I
Highly commended at the International Flower Show, N. Y., 1913 =
Will save you 40 to 50% of your Coal BUI =
J. P. DAHLBORN & CO. |
General Agents for U. S. Jl. =
217 Hackensack Plank Road = WEEHAWKEN, N. J. 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
liH
12 W. BROADWAY
NtW YORK
"KING IDEAL" BOILER
for GREENHOUSES
A square Sectional Cast Iron Boiler designed especially for burning soft coal
so that it is
S MOKELESS
The King Ideal is a very practical heater, which costs a trifle
more than the old style rocking grate hard coal boiler, but it
SAVES ONE-THIRD OF THE SEASON'S FUEL BILL
Write for the Bulletin No. 41 and find out why the King Ideal Boiler, like a
King Greenhouse, is the most profitable investment you can make.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO.
26 KING'S ROAD NORTH TONAWANDA. N. Y.
*'All the Sunlight Jill Day Houses"
Mastica U elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken ftlass more easily
remoTed without breaking of other glass aa
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writipg.
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
Unequaled for
White-wash Spray-
ing. Will not clog or get out of order.
Used in Leading Parks and Cemeteriea.
RESDE & McKENNS
ftl4— 40th Street, Brooklyn, New York
nention the Exchange
Greenhouse GLASS
i;»e'.urVri^""' SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago. 111.
Please mention the ExcbangO when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Killarney, Bridesmaid, Aaron Ward and
particularly Prima Donna. In Lilium
speciosum rubrum the florist now has a
wonderfully decorative commodity ; huge
baskets liberally laden with a graceful ar-
rangement of this Lily make as atttrac-
tive a sight as any store window could
present, and Fern growers are bringing in
some first class Bird's Nest Pern plants.
These are very welcome. Tliere is at
this writing a high premium on choice
potted plants. Flowering plants s«em to
be out of the question, the Hydrangea
season being about over. The market is
heavily supplied with Asters and they
fill in for show piirposes very nicely.
'Mums are coming in slowly and make
a very good showing. There are a great
many Amaryllis available, and tbey work
particularly well in funeral work. Or-
chids are nearly unprocurable, a few Pha-
laenopis and a few Cattleya Dowiana
being all that retailers can lay their hands
on, and at this writing the demand for
Cattleyas of all kinds is particularly
heavy. The growers claim that in years
there has not been such a universal de-
mand for Cattleyas at this season, es-
pecially for tbe outlying cities, Los An-
geles, Seattle. Fresno, Reno, etc. ^
Extensive arrangements are being made
for a smoker and entertainment to be a
feature of the next meeting of the Pacific
Coast Horticultural Society. Frank
Pelicano, who has charge of the affairs,
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded.'thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and up, guaranteed free from splits or boles.
It will pay you to correspjond with us.
ALBERT © DAVIDSON
217-23 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
has already secured some excellent talent,
and with an able committee to further his
plan there is no doubt but that a good
time is in store for all who attend.
John McLaren, superintendent of
Golden Gate Park and landscape engineer
of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, with
Mrs. McLaren attended the convention '
at Minneapolis. Mr. McLaren's fame
as a' landscape engineer is known
throughout the United States. The Gold-
en Gate Park is a memorial of his won-
derful work, and the thousands of trees
and plants in readiness at the Exposi-
tion grounds at this time portend a simi-
larly effective undertaking at the time
of the 191.5 Exposition. The work ac-
complished under Mr. McLaren's able su-
pervision and the assisitance of bis son,
Donald JIcLaren. is nothing short of phe-
nomenal, and those who have been watch-
ing progress on the Exposition site have
a very good idea of the magnitude of this
undertaking.
Julius Eppstein Co., Geary st., has
been importing an exceptionally fine stock
of baskets, etc. Mr. Eppstein reports a
very normal business through the month
of August, and has been particularly busy
in decorative work. Mr. Forrest of this
company has just returned from a trip
through Lake County after having been
confined by illness tor several months.
Mr. Forrest's return among the brothers
of the craft is very welcome.
Daniel MasEorie of the MacRorie-Mc-
Laren Co. has just returned from a busi-
ness tour through the southern part of
■the State. Mr. MacRorie reports his trip
a very successful one. The company
with which he is connected has already
booked several large orders for the holi-
day trade, and the Christmas stock for
1913 is among the finest on the Coast.
M. A. Pos of the Hillsborough Nur-
series has been giving his concentrated
attention to the growing of a fine lot of
'Mums. Mr. Pos's 'Mums this year will
be on the market late, and in quality
promise to be up to their usual standard.
W. A. H.
Los Anseles, Cal. — P. D. Barn-
hart reports that statement to the effect
that the greenhouse plant at Sawtelle (de-
scribed in issue of The Florists' Ex-
change, August 9, 191.S. page 321), is
owned by Abercrombie Brothers, is er-
roneous, it being owned by Walter Armo-
cast. The Abercrombie Brothers are
Fern and Begonia specialists located on
West Temple St., Los Angeles.
The Florists' Exchange
Up Chimney
Into Your Coils?
That's the Question
To show
openings
exactly how
and there cc
the
fire cor
nces its
ba
up
ck
the side Hue
,nd forth fite
travel, w
looking,
; cut off the top in
)ut it certainly shov
this fa
/s things
hie
n.
It i
peculiar
AI T' F it were possible for the heat that goes up
and out of your chimney to show in visible
^ dollars instead of invisible heat, we could
at once cut out our advertising, and Burnham
Boilers would sell themselves. Seeing would then
be believing.
By actual Burnham tests made over and over
again, the gases going up the chimney have re-
corded themselves as containing only the necessary
amount of heat to create the required chimney draft.
The same tests have shown that the water
in the coils was recirculated at a velocity and tem-
perature in excess of results produced by other
cast iron vertical boilers of same size burning an
equal amount of coal.
We have bought other boilers and put them
side by side with the Burnham, and given each a
most careful comparative test under exactly the
same condition and same quantity and quality
of fuel.
Of course, business ethics would not permit
our mentioning here the names of the boilers so
tested. The fact, however, that in every test their
circulation v^ras slower and the water a lower
average temperature, proved beyond all doubt,
what we have stated over and over again, that a
greenhouse boiler to be economical for greenhouse
work must be designed and made especially for
such work.
The Burnham is that kind of a boiler. It is
the result of over 40 years of greenhouse heating
engineering thought and development.
If you want a greenhouse boiler, the Burn-
ham's the logical boiler to buy.
We can ship same day order is received.
Lord and Burnham Company
NEW YORIC
Forty-Second St. BIdg.
SALES OFFICES :
BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER TORONTO, CANADA
Treraont Building Franklin Bank BIdg. Rookery Building Granite Building 12 Queen Street, E.
FACTORIES; IRVINGTON, N. Y. DES PLAINES, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange whe
500
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We cut the Boiler away this way so you could see the arrangement of the
deep water ways directly over the hottest part
Put It To Yourself This Way
IHALL I deliberately put my money into a
wrought iron boiler that is going to cost
me a iot to be retubed in a few^ years; or
shall I buy a cast iron boiler that will last
at least a quarter of a century?
Shall I put my money into a wrought iron boiler.
twice the size I need now; or shall I buy a Hitchings
cast iron one the right size and add more sections to
it when 1 add more house?
Shall I buy one big wrought boiler and be com-
pelled to run alt that big grate no matter what the
weather; or shall I buy a battery of Hitchings boilers
and use one boiler when I need only one; and tw^o
only, when I need two ?
In short — shall I listen to clever sales talk, or shall
I let my common sense decide it ?
When shall we ship the Hitchings?
Hitchings & Company
NEW YORK OFFICE
1 1 70 Broadway
FACTORY
Elizabeth, New Jersey
entioD the Exchange when writing.
PHILADELPHIA OFFICE
Pennsylvania Building, 15th and Chestnut Sts.
'IDe ure a ttralght shoot anti aim to groip into a olgoroua plant'
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF IN'
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 10
NL
9r&Q~"""H! FOR FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN. SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
f-'«vs>i:
""'^o^l^
'IICAGO, SEPTEMBER 6, (9(3
One Dollar per Anno m
NOW READY
13 cm. bulbs, S1.25 per 100.
Extra quality bulbs. 11 to 1
).0O per 1000; 14 <
cm.. 2000 to the c
. bulbs.
1, $3.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS.
S1.60 per 100. Sll.OO per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS.
per 100. S2S.00 per 1000.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs. 7-9. $19.50 per case.
FREESIAS, Purity. $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mamomth bulbs.
$1.50 per 100. $10.00 per 1000.
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs. IK to 2-in. diameter. $9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs, 2 to
2H-'n. in diameter, $12.00 per 100.
Lilivim Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We have received our first consignment of Harrisii, and offer a selected
true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was grown from the original t
found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose Harrisii is so vi
much snorter than usual this season, but we are still in position to supply a nice
stock, and can make delivery now from first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs, 350 to the case, S5.50 per 100. $45.00 per 1000.
7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200 to the case, 9.00 per iOO, S2.50 per 1000.
Full case lots at thousano rates.
tock of the original
Extra Fine Specimen Ferns for Fail Trade
NEPHROLEPIS elegantlssima. 6-in. pots. 50c. each; 8-in.. Sl.OO each; lO-in.. $2.00 to S2.50
NEPHROLEPIS tnagniflca (The Lace Fern). 5-in. pots, 5bc. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Bostoniensis. 6-in. pots.-60c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Pietsonf. 6-io. pots. 5Qc. each.
NEPHROLEPIS superbissima. S-in. pots. Sl.OO each.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisii form of Bostoniehsis. The; finest of all the plain-leaved type.
8-in. pots. $1.00 each; very large specimens, 10-in., $4.00 and $5.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Killarney, Pink Klllamey, Richmond, Lady Hilllngdpn and Killarney Queen.
We liave a small surplus over and abo,ve our own requirements of the above-named var-
ieties. Strong grafted plants, in Z^i- and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON^HUDSON
NE>A/ YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Please mention the Excha.nge when writing.
Special Price on 1 If ^ RT II RCl
Cold Storage I^II^I UUI^U9
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we oflFer
LILIUM GIGANTEUM-suppiy limited
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
Write now and ftet our quotations on GliUnteums, Magnlficum and Dutch Bulbs for
1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII ""S^^"
7-9, 200 to case, $9.00 per 100, $80.00 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 300 to caBe J7.00 per 100, $17.50 per case,
8-10. 225 " 8.50 " " 17.50 " "
9-10, 200 " 10.00 " " 18.00 "
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
14 cm. up, 1,000 to the case $1.50 per 100, J10.60 per 1000
13 cm. up. 1,260 1.25 •' " 9.00 "
CHINESE LILIES. '" ^''"'' '° '^'^''"■tUopwiSSo.''"''- *'•"' "" ''''=•
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for ctth with order.
WM. F. KASTING CO., ^|?A?rU. r:
>!•*— mntioi thfl Exoliu«a wkm wrltlar,
HT SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX
4
Killarney Brilliant
A sport Irom Killaxney, grown in the
open ground in England. KiUamey was
introduced in 1898 and since then there
have been so many sports that KiUamey
has developed into a type rather than a
variety. Messrs. Alexander Dickson &
Sons, the original introducers, are to be
congratulated, sixteen years after the
advent of Killarney, in giving us now this
distinct novelty which is undoubtedly the
best of all varieties of this type.
Killarney Brilliant has the same habit
of growth and the same freedom of bloom
aa its parent, while the flower is twice as
large, having 25 to 40 full-sized petals.
It will be as useful for Summer blooming
as for Winter forcing. The color is a
very brilliant pink and varies like Killar-
ney; in bright weather it is almost crimson
and in duU weather, when Killarney is so
pale, it is as bright as Killarney at its best.
The sale of Killarney Brilliant a year before
its-introduction has been larger than that
of any other Rose ever sent out in this
KILLARNEY BRILLIANT """^ ''■^'
Grafted plants. 75c. each, $7.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300^00
per 1000.
A. N. PIERSON, Inc. *='??«!"•
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
CECIL BROWN
The Weeping Coleus, an old but not well-known variety.
Suitable for window boxes, lianging baskets, vases, etc., on
account of its low-growing, weeping habit; will hang down two
feet or more; small yellow and pink foliage, margined green and
chocolate. 2-in., $3.00 per 100; 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
BRILLIANCY. The Christmas Colevis; handsome, luxuriant,
bright carmine, yellow and green foliage. 2-in., $3.60 per 100;
3-in., $4.00 per 100. " '■ ^^^
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. Strong, 3-in. .7. '.". . ."I5.00
SMILAX. Extra strong, 2-in . . . ■ .^ 2.00
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 3-in. 3.00
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 2-in 2.00
SWAINSONA Alba. 2-in. 2.00
BEGONIA Vernon. White and pink. 2-in 2.00
BEGONIA Vernon. White and pink, 3-in. '. . . . 7. 3.00
GERANIUMS.' linmense stock of Standard Varieties,' for mi-
mediate shipment. 2-in., $2.00 per 100, $18.50 per idoo;'3-m."','
$3.oo"pef TOO, $25.00 per lodo.
We are booking orders for CANNAS and DAHLIA ROOTS. 1
Have over 100 acres in fine shape; inspection invited.
SEND FOR LIST
1. 000
17.50
25.00
15.00
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., "IVA'.'!';
Pleaee mention th6 Exohango when writing.
d
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302
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H^MC^aper Whites
Extra fine bulfas $1.2S per 100, S9.00 per 1000
ii^mi^ FREESIAS
Selected 10.80 per 100 $7.50 per 1000
Mammoth 1.00 " " 9.50 " "
Purity, Queen of all.. 3.00 " " 25.00 " "
. Peerless St. Davids Harrisii
'^■&ayiry>X S to 7, strong healthy bulbs 400 in case S-i.OO per 100
^^O^CK-JSO 7 to 9 " " '• 200 •• " 10.00 " "
^^^vJ-hr^^fno^T^"*" I Lilium Formosum
$1.75 per doz., $12.00 per 100
Medium Size, $10.00 per 100. 1 9 to 10, compact bulbs, $10.00 per 100
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS
42 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchanee when writing.
FISCHER'S
Cyclamen Seed
Glowing Dark Red, Glowing Red, Roseof Marlen-
thal. Pure White, White with Dark Eye, Lilac'
$3.60 per 1000 seeds, $25.00 per 10,000 seeds, $100.00
per 60.000 seeds.
Salmoneum, $5.00 per 1000 seeds.
Glory of Wandsbteck and Rose of Wandsbeck, the
two best growing Salmon sorts, $5.60 per 1000 seeds.
Album vlolaceo striatum, $5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Fimbriatum carmineo marginatum, Victoria
Cyclamen, $4.50 per 1000 seeds.
Cash with order, please.
FERD. FISCHER,
Wiesbaden-Aukamm,
GERMANY
Over five hundred testimonials and repeated orders
for Cyclamen Seed were shown to the Editor
of The Florists' Exchange, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writin^j_
-TO THE TRADE
HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany
^^""^"^"^ (Esublifhed in 1787)
Grower and Ezimrter on th« rerj larfteat scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS
Specialties: Beam. Beets, Cabbsges, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi. Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas,
"ishes, Soinach, Turnips, Swede ' " ' " • — - . «. . .
:spuTS, Nasturtiums, Pansies, i
Catalogue free on applicatio:
HENRY METTE'S TOIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz., $1.75 per )i ox:, Sl.OO per H ox. Postage paid. Cash
with oxdex.
All seeds offered arc srowa under my personal supervision on my own vast ftrounda, and arc
warranted true to name, of strongest srowth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
seeds on contract.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bidwell & fobes
Gro>vers of
Gladioli
KINSMAN, OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Largest of Jill Giants
sEfw?^ PANSIES
With great diversity of colors. ^ oz., $1.50.
^A/E:EBER & DON
SEED MERCHAWTS 114 Chambers St., New York
Pleaae mention the Eacohange when writing.
PANSIES
BROWN'S GIANT PRIZE
PANSY SEED
My own grown new 1913 crop.
Mixed colors, M oz., $1.00; H oz.,
$2.50; 1 oz., $5.00; M U>., $14.00;
1 lb., $50.00. Also separate colors of
Giant Yellow, White and Blue.
CASH WITH ORDER.
PETER BROWN
124 RUBY STREET, LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writipg.
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SFEELMANQSONS
Sassenheim - - Holland
Please mention the Exchange when •wiitinR.
The Exchange-Best Advertising Medium
New Crop
Sweet
P
eas
Mlb.
$0.50
.50
.50
.35
.50
Mlb.
$0.75
.75
.75
.60
Lb.
$1.50
1.50
1.50
1.00
.75 1.25 2.00
Christmas or
Winter-Flowering
Our new crop of Sweet
Peas has just arrived,
and we can fill orders
promptly. The germina-
tion and quality are of
the very best.
True Christmas-Flowering
Sweet Peas
White. Pure white; fine, large flowers, borne pro- Oz.
fuseiy \ $0.20
Pink. Companion to the above 20
Meteor. Best Christmas red; splendid, large flowers .20
Florence Denzer. A splendid white 15
Le Marquis. A beautiful shade of violet, extra
fine 20
Mrs. Wm. Sim. The very best of all the pink
shades, highly recommended 25
Mrs. C. H. Totty. This is a very desirable color,
silvery sky-blue, slightly later than the earhest
varieties 20
Mrs, E. Wild. Early flowering, brilliant red 20
Watchung. Early-flowering Christmas type, black-
seeded white 20
Blanche Ferry. Pinlc and white, same in color as the
old standard, popular Blanche Ferry, only of the
Christmas-flowering type 20
Mrs. Alex. Wallace. This variety is without a doubt
the peer of all lavender colors. Mrs. A. Wallace
is now so well known that further description is
unnecessary 25
S. & W. Co.'s Earliest White. A special white,
being notable for its long stems and purity of
flowers 25
S. & W. Co.'s Sunbeams. A splendid novelty in
Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas. Flowers are
very open and of a clear primrose yellow. Every-
one should try some of this variety this season 30
Snowbird. Black-seeded early white 20
Mrs. Dolansky. Early-flowering pure pink, or Prima
Donna 20 .50 .75 l.i
Our SWEET PEAS are all grown by a specialist, and for
quality cannot be better at any price.
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75.
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.85
1.50
2.50
.50
.75
1.50
Mignonette
. & W. Co.'s Triumph. This Mignonette is one of the choicest Va oz- Oz.
varieties for Winter forcing. In type similar to Allen's Deflance>
except that spikes are more compact and the individual florets are
much larger in size. Seed of this grand variety is grown in our
greenhouses and is saved from the best spikes. Plants grow from
2 to 3 feet high, producing flower-spikes up to 20 inches long.
Pkt. (about 1000 seeds), 50c .$0.75 $5.00
50 Barclay Street
NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
September 6, 1913.
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303
COLD STORAGE LILIES
Now is the time to plant Cold Storage Lilies for Christmas and Winter Flower-
ing. We offer as below, all sound bulbs, repacked, and in good condition.
Order today, can be shipped at any time.
Lilium Longiflorum Giganfeum loo looo case
7- to 9-inch, 300 bulbs in a case $5.75 $56.00 $15.00
Lilium Speciosum Rubrum— Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.50 60.00 12.00
9- to 11-ineh, 125 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 11.00
Lilium Speciosum Album— Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 18.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 13.50 130.00 16.00
11- to IS-inch, 100 bulbs in a case 17.00 165.00 16.00
Lilium Speciosum Melpomene — Cold Storage
8- to 9-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 6.60 60.00 12.00
9- to 11-inch, 125 bulbs in a case 10.00 90.00 11.00
ARinUR T. B0DDIN6T0N, Ji'^SIL, New York City
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
PAINSIES
THORBURN'S SUPERB MIXTURE has been
known for years for its variety of color and size
of Bowers. Per oz $4.00
We have also ertra fine strains of Masterpiece,
Madam Ferret and all the leading varieties of
Giant Trimardeau.
Write for prices.
FRBESIA
REFRACTA ALBA 100 1000
% to l4-m. diameter S0.75 $5.00
M to 3-4-in. diameter 1.00 8.00
Purity. First size 2.00 12.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
6 to 7-in. circumference $5.00 $40.00
6 to 7-in. circumference 6.00 55.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
ROMAN HYACINTHS. 12-15 3.75 35.00
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandi-
flora. 13-15 1.25 8.00
LILIUM CANDIDUM. 20 5.00 40.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOG?
ASK FOR IT WHEN ORDERING
** Thm most retiable seeds'*
55 Barclay St., (t is New York
Pleaie mention the Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Miied. 600 seeds, tl.OO; 1000
seeds, $1.50; 3^ pkt. 50c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensls, Sweet Yellow. 25c.
PRIMULA malacoldes. Giant Baby. 25c.
PRIMULA obconica. New Giants. 60c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. 50c.
CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed,
1000 seeds, 50c.; 14 pkt. 25c.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
miied, 250 seeds. $1.00; H pkt. 50c.
DAISY _ (BelUs) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Ex. Pkt. 25c.
COLUMBINE, New Fancy, Grand. 25c.
SWEET WILLIAM, New Giants. Fine. 25c.
POPPY, Oriental Colossus. New. 25c.
HOLLYHOCK, Newport Pink Double. 25c.
(SIANT Pllli<kV "^^^ ^"^^ large-flowering
UInn I rnHOIa varieties, critically selected^
6000 seeds, $1.00; i4 pkt. 60c.; $2.50 per ounce. A
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Eicbange when writing.
Burpee's Seeds
PHILXDELPHI3
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to tliose who plant for profit.
SNAPS
F. W. Fletcher & Co. *''"m"J?SI.''"
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massie, Minneap-
olis, Minn. ; first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Therkildson, Paines-
ville, O. ; secretary (re-elected), C. E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. Wil-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS ETC. — Aug. 25, S. S. Clem-
ent— L. Gooding, 1 bbl. roots; H. C. Bier-
wirth, 1 box roots. S. S. Virglnie —
Vaughan's Seed Store, 50 cases bulbs:
P. Henderson & Co., 21 cases bulbs. S. S.
Cedric — Davies, Turner & Co. 7 pkgs.
seed, etc. Aug. 26, S, S. Caifornia — A.
Dickson & Co., 400 bbls. Grass seed.
S. S. Kais. Aug. Victoria — G. H. Cobb,
31 bags seed. S. S. President Lincoln
— Vaughan's Seed Store, 2 cases bulbs;
W. P. Snyder, 272 bags seed, etc. S. S.
Orotava — Reitman, Pilser & Co., 16
boxes bulbs, 1 box plants, 1 box seed,
1 box Palm leaves; F. B. Vandegrlft &
Co., 1 case Palm leaves. Aug. 27, S. S.
Tietgen — P. B. Vandegrlft & Co., 20
bags seed. S. S. Chicago — J. Mullen,
200 bbls. seed. S. S. Mlnnetonka — W. H.
Mlxon Seed Co., B bags seed. S. S. Noor-
dam — Stumpp & Walter Co., 64 bags
seed; McHutchison & Co., 29 pkgs.
bulbs; J. P. Roosa, 32 cases bulbs; C. D.
Stone & Co., 14 cases bulbs; Burnett
Bros., 14 cases bulbs: Greenhut-Siegel
Cooper Co., IB cases bulbs: J. W. Hamp-
ton, Jr. & Co., B9 cases bulbs; C. F.
Meyer, 39 cases bulbs; Herman's Seed
Store, 13 cases bulbs; A. T. Boddington,
2 cases bulbs; F. A. Darrow & Co., 9
cases bulbs; P. Henderson & Co., B6
cases bulbs; R. M. Ward & Co., 66 cases
bulbs; Weeber & Don, 63 cases bulbs;
Stumpp & Walter Co., 6S cases bulbs;
Burnett Bros., 62 cases bulbs; E. J.
Krug, 93 cases bulbs: A. Rolker & Sons,
12 cases bulbs: Bernard Judae & Co.,
79 cases bulbs: Vaughan's Seed Store,
72 cases bulbs; H. Langeler, 5 cases
bulbs; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 78 cases
bulbs. S. S. Noorderdyk — A. Baldwin &
Co., 30 cases bulbs; A. T. Boddington,
41 cases bulbs; Davies, Turner & Co., B
cases bulbs; W. B. Marshall & Co., 68
cases bulbs: R. F. Downing & Co.. 4
cases bulbs: Weeber & Don, 8 cases
bulbs; P. C. Kuyper & Co.. 124 cases
bulbs, etc.; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 12
(Continued on page 505)
Economy of Time
PEOPLE are coming to realize more and more that economy
of time is one of the chief factors in economy of cost.
And nowhere is it more self-evident than in the pro-
duction of Easter Lilies — especially in Cold Storage bulbs and
Formosum. Space under glass is valuable and it does make
a difference whether Lilies are on the bench ten weeks or
sixteen ■weeks before they bloom. No one knows this more
than the grower who plants them in the benches — he knows
the difference in real cost between the bulbs that flower evenly
and those that cannot be depended upon at any certain time.
Horseshoe Brand Giganteum will flower more evenly and
regularly than any brand known. Have you ever considered this
phase of the Lily growing business? Prices very reasonable —
upon application.
Jtfot how cheap.
But how good
Ralph M. WanI
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET,
NEW YORK
F1«(M mntlon tb* Xzobani* vha wrlUiir-
The Florists' Exchange
FRENCH BULBS
lOOO
WHITE ROMANS, 11-12 (2500 to case) $23.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, Star Brand (1000 to case) 11.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, Fancy (1250 to case) 9.00
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA
FRENCH GROWN .1<L° ^.l^^„
JUMBO, H inch and up *l-'g *,nm
MAMMOTH, 14 to M inch l-lg '■)1-^"
FIRST QUALITY, 5^ to H inch »0 '•""
CALIFORNIA GROWN „, , „„
CHOICE, 1-2 to Ji inch o^ 2-™
FIRST QUALITY, % to }4 inch ■io ■^•"^
TRUE PURITY „„ „„
Vs inch to H inch 2.50 20.00
i4 inch and over f-'^ i^"-„„
II inch to H inch 1-50 12-00
Diameter WHITE CALLA ^thiopica) 100 1000
ii/t^iVinoV, *5.00 $45.00
1^ to 2 inch 10 nn
2 to 2}4 inch l"'-""
New Crop Lilies
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Ten days in cold storage before planting seems to benefit the crop ^^^
6 to 8 inch (350 to case) *4-00 S35,00
7 to 9 inch (250 to case) 7.00 60.00
9 to 10 inch (200 to case) 9-50 S5.00
LILIUM HARRISII loo woo
7 to 9 inch (200 to case) SIO.OO S85.00
LILIUM CANDIDUM loo looo
First Size Bulbs S4.50 $40.00
Select Bulbs 5.00 45.00
Mammoth Bulbs 6.00 50.00
LILIUM QIQANTEUM from cold storage
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) ^^'nn ^^^ '^^^
9-10 (200 bulbs to case) 17 00 per case
STORAGE FROM OCT. 1st EXTRA
OTHER LILIES from cold storage
ALBUM, 8-9 inch SS-OO P^r 100
RUBRUM, S-9 inch 6-00 Per 100
RUBRUM, 9-11 inch 9-00 Per 100
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
New York
Vaughan^s Seed Store
Chicago
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mepHnTi the Exoh^fre whe" WTiMng.
dEED5
and
BULBS
W.C.Beckert
101-103 Federal Streei
PITTSBURGH, PA. (NBrth SM^
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
[ All advance orders for my original
WINTER
Sweet Pea Seed
have been promptly filled, and each
additional order is sent the same day
as received as long as the seed will last.
Send for list.
New Winter Orchid or
Gold Medal Sweet Pea
I have cut down many large orders
putting the balance of the seed in col-
lection of eight named varieties of the best commercial colors just to give even
the smallest grower a chance to try them.
Collection of eight named varieties, in commercial colors: Pink and White,
White, Soft Pink, Lavender, Dark Rose, etc. Sufficient to plant 100 feet
row. Price, $4.00 for one collection. Not more than three collections to each
customer.
Winter Orchid Sweet Peas in Mixture
Containing about 20 distinct colors. Price, J^-oz., $2.00 ; 1 oz., $7.00. Not
more than 2 ozs. to each customer.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, sweet Pea Ranch, LOMPOC, CAL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
From the
Grower
BULBS-BULBS-BULBS
All first size, never forced, grand lot, free on rail, cash with order, offered
subject to being unsold.
livings, $6.25; Golden Spur, $6.25; Sir Watkin, $6.25; Horsefieldii,
$4.50; Emperor, $5.50; Barr Conspicious, $2.50; Prlnceps, $3.10; Ornatus,
$3.10; Pheasant's Eye, $2.65; LUy White, $4.50; Grand Monarque,
$6.25; Victoria, $6.25; Sol D'Or, $6.25; Double White, $2.65; Cynosure,
$3.10; Figaro, $2.50; Double Incomparabilis, $2.65; Single Incompara-
bilis, $2.65; Campernelle, $2.50; Gloriosa, $7.50; Rugulosus, $3.50; All
at per 1000.
GILL., NURSERYMAN, Falmouth, England
Please mention the Ezohange when writing.
GIANT PANSY SEED
Kenilworth Strain, light, medium, or dark mixtxire.
Kenilworth Show, an extra fine strain of large flowers.
Masterpiece, curled, wavy petals.
Orchid Flowered, mixed.
Giant Bronze and Copper Mixture.
Giant Fancy, margined and edged. 1000 seeds, 25c.;
5000, $1.00; M-oz- $1-25; 1 oz. $5.00.
For fuller description, see ]
ad. in July, and August
7 and 14.
Pansies in Separate Colors
1000 seeds, 25c.
Giant Royal Purple _
Giant Emperor William
Giant King of the Blacks
Giant Lord Beaconsfield
Giant Yellow (dark eye)
Giant Yellow
Gianl White (dark eye)
Giant Red
Giant Light Blue
Giant Dark Blue
Giant Zebra
Giant McKinley
The preceding sorts mixed in
equal proportion, 1000 seeds, 25c.
Any 5 pkts. $1.00, any 11
pkts. 12.00.
. With every Sl.OO worth o<:
Kenilworth strain
send 1000 of Rainbow
free, and with other
amounts in like pro-
: Whit
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
FREESIA
PURITY
THE ONLY PURE WHITE
FREESIA IN CULTIVATION
Prime bulbs, $6.00 per 1000.
W. Mauger & Sons
Guernsey, England
please mention the Exchange when writing.
GARDEN SEED
BEST, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH ud
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety: «1k> other itemi
of the short crop of thia pmMt aeasoa, as Iwell aa a
full line af Garden Seeila. will b< quoted ws
opoB applicatioa to
S. D. WOMRUrr S sons, 82 Dey street, NEW YORK
Mid Oranga. Conn.
ASTERS
Large flowers on long ■terns. The
finest quality grown.
AUGUST Ist TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVlLLE. OREGON
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen72 Cortlandt St., Tzu'JSSmmT New York
Plaau mutisa tlw Bzohant* when writing.
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
505
(Continued Fron page 503)
cases bulbs; G. W. Sheldon & Co., 33
cases bulbs: Henry & Lee, 46 cases
bulbs; Stumpp & Walter Co., 27 cases
bulbs; P. Henderson & Co., 37 cases
bulbs; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 44 cases
bulbs: Bernard Judae & Co., 50 cases
bulbs; Brown Bros. & Co., 400 bags seed;
W. Van Dorn, 438 pkgs. bulbs, etc.;
Maltus & "Ware, 220 pkgs. bulbs. Aug.
28, S. S. Bermudian — Vaughan's Seed
Store, 31 boxes Lily bulbs, 17 crates
Lily bulbs.
European Notes
The drought still persists, although at
the moment of writing there is every in-
dication of an approaching change.
Whatever the grain farmers may say
about it, to the seed growers it will be
a very welcome visitant, for the prospects
of round seed crops in 1914 are very seri-
ously imperilled.
Rutabagas should be nice, strong plants
by this time, for they have only a further
six weeks in which to prepare for the
work of transplanting. At present they
are no bigger than pipe stems, and appear
to be at a standstill. Turnips are nearly
as bad, but as they grow so much more
quickly once they get a start, we are not
quite so worried about them. The most
serious difficulty we have to face is con-
nected with Cabbages, for which the out-
look is of a most gloomy description.
For nearly four weeks past we have not
been able to put out a plant of any kind,
and now the probabilities are that they
iave become so weakened on the seed bed
that they will not run. Last year rains
hindered us in a similar manner, and the
results are most disastrous. The aver-
age run is barely 7 per cent., and the
produce of the plants that did run has
been still further reduced by the absence
of moisture at a time when it was most
needed. Where we expected 1000 pounds
in March last we have not harvested 100
pounds, which is not very encouraging
for the growers of
BuBOPEAN Seeds.
American Notes
A steadily increasing improvement in
the demand for bulbs for forcing and out-
door planting, as well as for seasonable
items in both flower and vegetable seeds,
has been the feature of the week. It is
certainly turning out to be a year when
bulbs have ripened and are being re-
ceived from all parts of the world con-
siderably earlier than ever before. Com-
plete stocks of all bulbs will, inside of
another week, surely be delivered by the
wholesale seedsmen to all growers and
dealers. The final editions of the Au-
tumn catalogs are now about ready and
everything is in readiness for the rush
of orders that the first sign of cooler
weather will start in earnest. So many
reports of a quite unfavorable nature re-
garding the quality of the Dutch bulbs
this season have been coming to the trade
during several weeks past that it is very
satisfactory to be able to say that the
samples of Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus,
Crocus, etc., so far examined, are con-
siderably better than had been expected,
even if not up to the full standard of
recent years. In the French bulbs, the
early deliveries of Roman Hyacinths to
growers and dealers may be said to be
about finished ; and what few bulbs are
left from the very short crop in seeds-
men's hands will be reserved for the
retail catalog trade. A strong demand is
developing for Lilium eandidum and it
should be mentioned that bulbs of this
variety are of especially fine quality this
season ; for some years now the old-fash-
ioned, hardy. Madonna Lily has been tak-
ing a new "lease of life," and present in-
dications are that the demand for this
item will exceed the supply. Paperwhite
Narcissus, Chinese Sacred Lilies, Oxalis,
Freesias, Callas, L. Harrisii and For-
mosum are starting with just about aver-
age sales. The bulb trade as a whole is
certainly in excellent shape for so early
in the season.
The sharp advance which has been
going on for some weeks in Grass seeds
and Clovers is causing considerable
anxiety among seedsmen and dealers who
do a large business in these seeds ; the
dry weather of the past season is given
as the cause. Several of the larger
houses have already advanced their rates
for the various gradfs of Lawn Grass
seed, which, while unfortunate, cannot
be helped under the present market con-
ditions. There is little else that needs
be mentioned this week regarding other
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BODDINGTON'S "QUALITY"
CHRISTMAS AND WINTER-
FLOWERING
Sweet Peas
WE ARE SUPER-HEADQUARTERS
All true stocks of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas will be scarce this geaaon. Some varieties
are a total failure owing to the exceptional season in California thia Spring. Our advice to
intending planters is to order at once. All Sweet Pea seed sent free by Parcels Post.
Mr. Wm. Sim, Cliftondale, Mass., the great Winter Sweet Pea Specialist, sows our seed
almost exclusively.
Our stocks of Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas have stood the test for years, and we can
refer you to the largest growers of this increasing popiilar flower, as to the trueness and quality
of our seed, earliness of blooming period and strength and habit of plants.
The following varieties are the " best by test " and include Zvolanek's and our own intro-
ductions, grown for seed, from selected stocks by the leading California grower and specialist
in Sweet Peas.
Our output last year was nearly 3000 Iba. No kicks and plenty of testimonials ai to
quality, germination and trueness to type.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT CAN BE USED AS AN ORDER SHEET
Sweet Peas of C. W. Curtis, Irondequoit, N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed.
A companion to our Christmas Fin1c. Just aa free and profuse a
Oz.
.BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE
SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea for indoor
flowering — wUl bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear
white, upon long sterna; habit fairiy dwarf and of exceptionally
free-flowering qualities. Without doubt, the finest early white
for indoor planting. This is a black-seeded variety, therefore
much hardier than the white-seeded types e*0.25
BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultiva-
tion, as by sowing the seed under glass in latter pact of August, flowers can be cut from Thanksgiving on
during the Winter months
. .BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE.
bloomer '^^
. . ANGELINO. Self pink; new variety 50
CANARY. Similar to the Christmas White, but flowers of an exceptionally good yellow 35
. .FLAMINGO. Color scarlet; free-flowering and early SO
. .CHRISTMAS METEOR. Scarlet; fine, open, red flower 35
. . CHRISTMAS STELLA MORSE. Creamy buff standard, wings slightly tinged with pink 50
. .FLORENCE DENZER. Pure white 25
LE MARQUIS. This is the same color as Princess of Wales violet; has very large flowers 35
0«. Jilb. >41b. Lb.
. .MISS HELEN M. GOULD. White, open flower; standard lilac,
marbled 80.35 $1.00 $1.75 $3.00
. .MISS JOSEY REILLY. Lilac; very large flowers 25 .75 1.25 2.00
..MRS. A. FARENWALD. Extremely large; dark pink. Very
early 75
. .MRS. E. WILD. Carmine or dark pink 25
. .MRS. ALEX. WALLACE. Lavender; very scarce 25
. .MRS. HANNAN. Deep rose-pink; very pleasing shade 35
..MRS. JAMES WHEELER. Salmon with orange. Best of its
color 50
. .MRS. WM. SIM. Salmon pink 25
..MRS. GEO. LEWIS. Large, pure white, wavy flower 25
..MRS. W. W. SMALLEY. Satiny pink 25
. .MRS. F. J. DOLANSKY. Daybreak pink 25
..MRS. CHAS. H. TOTTY. Sky blue; late 25
. .MRS. ZVOLANEK. Blue, variegated; good for variety 50
. . ORANGE BIRD. Orange-rose. One of the beat commercial
varieties 50
. .PINK BEAUTY. Large open flower; rose pink. Fine for
florists 40
. .WALLACEA. Very scarce. Very fine lavender; a grand florists'
variety .'. 35
..WATCHUNG. Pure white 25
. .WINTER CHEER. Wavy, large white flower 60
. .WM. J. STEWART. Blue self 35
. .ZVOLANEK'S PINK. Soft self pink. Large flower 50
All other varieties not enumerated here can be supplied at advertised pricea
If you miss any old favorite here it has been superseded — other varieties advertised
supplied when stock is not exhausted.
Please write your name and address here and mail order in good season.
>^lb. Hlb. Lb
0.75 $1 25 $2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
1.60
2.75
4.50
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.60
2.75
5.00
1.00
1.60
2.60
1.50
2.75
4.50
.75
1.26
2.00
1.00
1.75
3.09
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.60
2.75
4.50
.75
1.26
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.26
2.00
1.60
2.75
6.00
1.60
2.76
4.60
1.26
2.26
4.00
1.00
1.76
3.00
.75
1.25
2.00
1.50
2.75
4.50
1.00
1.75
3.00
1.60
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Sweet Peas of O W. Curtii» Irondequoit, N. Y.
Raised from Boddington's Quality Seed.
506
The Florists' Exchange
Cold Storage Lilies
Will bloom in 12 to 14 weeks citer planting. Every progressive florist
should force a batch of these, as they are money makers.
Lilium Giganteum
7 to 9 inch 300 to case
7 to 9 inch 250 to case
8 to 10 inch 200 to case
Ask for prices, slating quaniiiy wanted
Our latest Wholesale Catalogue of Bulbs, Seeds and Florists' Supplies
just out; send for a copy if you haven't received one.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
518 Market Street PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Corms of Gladiolus Panama. ^:rsr.'^r^r:i.:^
100 ; $100.00 per 1000.
l^l>><linlllC Nl90ara Corms, SS.OO per 1000; $40.00 per 10,000. Young bulbs of
UiaQlOIUS Ulagard. same, I'A-in. and over, $5.00 per 100 ; S40.00 per 1000.
Gladiolus America. '^'°- ^°<' "^"^ ^'^■^° p" 1°°° ■■ ^s"-"" p<^' 10.000.
ALL STRICTLY TRUE TO NAME
For prices on larger quantities, apply to
DlinCD ft. PA Wholesale
DHUtn & vU. Bulb Growers
Sassenheim, Holland
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GIANT
PANSY SEED
HOME eRO>VN
As fine aa the very best obtainable: tS.OO
per OS., $1.60 per yi oz., 60c. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. $9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2H-iiioh, strong, J5.00 per 100, $46.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.76 each.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $10.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Pl«u« mtntioa the Exohanc* whaa writlnc.
Early Fall Bulbs
READY NOW
Per doz. Per 100
Roman Hyacinths, white. 10.50 $3.00
Candidum Lilies 60 4.50
Harrisii Lilies, 7-9 1.35 8.75
Freesias, extra large 25 1.25
Basket
Chinese Sacred Lilies 60 1.25
Per 100 Per 1000
Paper White Narcissi 11.10 18.75
Ornitho^alum 1.50 12.00
Oxalis, Bermuda Buttercup 1.00 8.50
Exta fine stock. Let us have your
order today. Write for Fall catalogue.
JAMES VICK'S SONS
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. MICH,
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskimlon, Squasli. Wattnmlon, Swaet Corn
CvrrMpoadance Sollclt«d
lines of seed selling. Pansy seed of the
new crop, and especially of the better
grades, is not over plenty. Perennial
flower seeds, as a whole, are still in good
request. In vegetable seeds the trade
is aboitt normal for the season.
T&e Seed Crops
Continued reports of dry weather
have again been received this week from
almost every important seed growing sec-
tion of the country ; but, taking all ad-
vices together, it would seem only fair
to say that general conditions are still
as favorable, with the exception of the
Garden Bean seed crops, as previously re-
ported in this column. Even now, if
good growing weather would only ma-
terialize, and severe frosts keep off until
late in the Autumn, many items would
greatly improve in the already estimated
seed yields. It has been impossible right
up to the present time to say anything
really definite regarding the outcome of
the Garden Bean seed crop ; there have
been rumors of trouble but nothing in the
way of extreme crop failures expected.
This crop is naturally late-planted, and
in most sections made a good start and
rapid growth until about the first of Au-
gust, when the dry weather began to get
the upper hand ; since then the crop has
lost ground steadily until now our most
experienced growers would seem to feel
that 50 to 60 per cent, of an average
crop is all that can be reasonably ex-
pected as a seed return. The above re-
garding the Garden Bean seed crops is
the gist of the reports received this past
week from practically all the important
growing sections East and West. The
advices which come in are not nearly as
encouraging about the Sweet Corn seed
crop as they have been previously. A
very large proportion of the Western
grown Sweet Corn seed comes from Mich-
igan, Nebraska and Ohio, and it has been
very dry in all these sections ; then, too,
the crop is late and will need several
weeks yet to reach maturity. The early
varieties are not filling out at all well
and must, in any ease, be considerably
shortened in order to yield. It is, of
course, very soon to estimate, but a final
seed yield of 60 to 75 per cent, of the
average many growers feel will be the
best return that is possible under the
circumstances. Connecticut and New
York furnish the main acreages for the
Eastern growing of Sweet Corn for seed,
and while most of the season has been
very dry, a few quite good rains lately
have improved conditions considerably
and the crop looks fairly well, but really
the size of the seed yield depends very
largely on a late Fall and frost keeping
off. Growers will surely be well satisfied
with an average yield of 75 per cent., and
it may turn out to be much less. In ar-
ranging for supplies from Sweet Corn
seed it should always be remembered that
this item does not carry from one year to
another; in fact, the new crop is always
depended upon for the entire coming sea-
son's sales, hence the great importance
of a full crop of seed always being har-
vested ; any shrinkage from a full aver-
age return is a much more serious mat-
ter than a shortage in almost any other
yield. Some further reports from Cali-
fornia this week confirm very largely
what has been so fully previously out-
lined ; Sweet Peas are about 30 per cent,
of a crop ; Radish, some 25 per cent. ;
Lettuce and Carrot also very short
crops; Parsley and Parsnip not over 25
per cent. ; Salsify about half a crop of
seed. From Europe, however, every
week is bringing more encouraging ad-
vices regarding the seed harvesting, and
it is earnestly hoped that many of our
shortages will thus be made up.
Darwin Tnllps
Without the least question the
Darwin Tulips will again this season be
by far the most called for item in the en-
tire list of Dutch bulbs. For several
years the sales of these most splendid
subjects have been gathering headway
until perfectly enormous quantities are
now demanded — where a few hundreds
were ample to supply the call a short
time ago, the wholesale seedsmen now
import the bulbs by the thousands from
Holland, and the demand seems to in-
crease steadily all the time. There is
surely a real craze on for the Darwin
Tulip at the present time, which should
be taken advantage of by every dealer
who adds bulbs for Fall planting to his
other lines. The range of shades and
colors is simply grand, and there are
innumerable named varieties; but the
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ter Forcing ; seed saved from
select spikes under glass.
We have received many tes-
timonials with regard to the
excellence of this variety.
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Narcissus
Paper White Grandiflora
Superior Qualify
SELECTED BULBS
13-15 Centimeters
Per 100 $1.00
Per 1000 8.25
Per 5000 $8.00 per 1000
Cases contain 1250 bulbs.
Mammoth Paper White
14 to 16 Centimeters
Per 100 Per 1000
1000 Bulbs to case $1.25 $10.00
Chinese saered Litfes
Per basket (30 bulbs) $1.25
Giant Pansg Seed
JoUison's Prize Winner Strain
From the leading English, French
and German Specialists. Unquestionably
the best Giant strain of Pansies in the
market.
1000 seeds 30e., 3000 seeds SOc,
5000 seeds $1.00, per oz. $5.00.
Send Jot Wholesale Bulb Catalogue.
Johnson Seed Co.
217 HarKet St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
The Florists' Exchange
507
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
Englsii Lot
)ust off ship.
Bricks tborougk-
ly "Rim."
Higfaett Value
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Barday StrMt, NEW YORK
Pleaae mentiog the Eiohtpga when writing.
If you want the best Bulbs and
want to save money
Order Now
CALLA yBtMoplca, 1J4- 2-in $10.00 per 100.
FREESIA refracta alba. Mammoth, French
grown. $9.50 per 1000.
NARCISSUS Paper White Grandiflora. Extra
fine, »11.00 per case of 1250 bulbs.
Prices on all other plants, bulbs and roots
cheerfully given.
F.W.O. SCHMITZ, Prince Bay, N.Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Narcissus Paper White
Grandiflora
, „ 100 lOOO
13 ctm. bulbs (1250 to case). ..$1.25 $8.50
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.50 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St., CHICAQO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FAR AND NEAR
SWEDEN
Kristianstad, July 20, '13.
First of all we wish to thank you
from you last Fall. We had
flowers which were surprising to everyone who
saw them, and we intend to grow more of them
this year. Would you kindly send us 3 pkts.,
same good quality as before, because every seed
was growing. We are. Yours very truly,
A. B. BIORKLUND & CO.
We have but one quality of goods and do busine;
live, you must get satisfaction or we don't want you
upon re-orders for our profit. We have dozens of such letters that tell the same story. Do 1
grow SILVER PINK, the one great, pleasing and profitable Snapdragon of the age.
of seed, over 500 to the pkt., $1.00; 3 pkts., $2.50; 7 pkts., $5.00; by return mail
AMERICA
Dunkirk, N. Y.. Aug. 16.
G. S. Ranisburg,
Dear Sir: We enclose check for our order
of Silver Pink Snapdragon seed. The flowers
from the seed last year were very beautiful,
and if we can do as well with them this year
shall be well satisfied.
Very trulv yours,
HARRYSBOURG GREENHOUSES.
Mrs. G. P. Hequembourg, Mgr.
the same with everyone. No matter where you
prices are low and we^shall depend
cultural di
Have 25,000 seedling plants for October delivery. These pli
ready for their flowering season without further topping. They
first-dass stock. Price only S4.00 per 100, §35.00 per 1000. Ord.
book you early. Cash, please.
ts will be branched and bushy,
e being carefully grown and are
; filled in strict rotation. Let us
G. S. RAMSBURG. Somersworth. N.H.
Please mention the Exchange when '
R.OUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Pull List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Pleaga mention tha Exnhajigw when writine.
Send for Prices on
Seeds and Bulbs
to i^x^--^
H. H. BERGER ® CO.
70 WARREN ST.. NEW YORK
Established 1878
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
We expect from our collector a fresh harvest.
Price on application.
SANDER. Bruges, Belgium
And 258 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Please mention the Esohange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufactuiers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
"Sr. PALL, MINN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
Bstabllshad 1818. Writ* for our low prices.
UGHT, PRArr AND EUICOTT STREETS
BALTIMORE MD.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Hollyhock Seed
PANSY, Glant-Bowering World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest strain in existence. Oi.. t2.50;
6000 seeds. $1.00; pkt., 25c.
Send for our Wholesale Seed List.
Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimpre. Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSY SEED'""'«™^n'^^^
■ nilW ■ WkkV j^g„ Q^jjp ^^^ Ready
Seed saved from finest selected plants. AH large
flowering, finest mixed.
I oz., $5 00; 2 ozs.. $9.00; trade pkt., $1.00
H pkt., $50c. Cash with order.
SOUTHPORT, CONN.
Grower of the Finest Panales
ge mention the Exchange when writing.
Thomas J. Grey Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Cuerinea
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street, - Bostoo, Mass.
Fleaifl mention tht Exohang* when writine
"Callas" from
"Calla-fornia"
CALLA LILIES
(CALIFORNIA GROWN)
These bulbs have been se-
lected with great care and are
sound and free from rot and
all with eyes.
IVi to 1% inches in diameter,
$0.50 per 100, $50.00 per
1000.
1% to 2 inches in diameter,
$7.00 per lOO, $65.00 per
1000.
2 to 2% inches in diameter,
$10.50 per 100, $100.00 per
1000.
Monster Bulbs, $16.00 per 100.
Arthur T. Boddington
SEEDSMAN
342 West~14th St. New York City
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and all GARDEN SEEDS
ONION SETS
CO.
CHICAGO
226-230yfesi_
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
LEONARD 2^
Write for Price*
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pansy Seed
(New Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES. Seedsman, pglli'D''l?fkfrp*i.
^leas^mentT^^h^Exchang^phen writingT
FREESIA
ARMSTRONGI
Seeds and Bulbs for sale until Sept.
15, 1913.
This Is a new pink variety lately
Introduced from Europe and has be-
come very popular. The flowers are
borne on long stems and are valuable
for bouquets.
Everybody Is growing them.
SEEDS
2 ounces at $3.00 per oz.
5 " " 2.50 " "
10 " " 2.25 " "
BULBS
1st size, $15.00 per 100
A few 6-7 and 7-9 Harrisii for sale.
R. H. JAMES, St. George's, Bermuda
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Peonies
Fifteen
le named Peonies for «2.50.
obtain a fine collection at half
_-. -- Qprising such varieties as Fes-
tlva Maxima, Felix Crousse, Delachel
Achllle, Lady L. Bromwell, Couronne
d'Or, Prolifera Tricolor, Louis Van
Houtte and various other fine sorts all
labeled true to name. With any order for
S5.00 I will give one plant Baroness
W. L GUMM
PEONY SPECIALIST
Remington, Ind.
ntion the Exohanre wh«n writtns.
SOS
The Florists' Exchange
CARNATION FIELD PLANTS
A few thousand WHITE ENCHANTRESS of the very best type of this variety
and extra fine plants at $6.00 per 100.
The above stock is not grown for sale purposes, just a surplus of stock that we grow for our own use and is sure
to give entire satisfaction. Cash from unknown parties.
DAILLBDOUZB BROTHERS, Lenox and Troy Aves.. Brooklyi\, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
riELD-GROWN
PLANTS
CARNATIONS
20,000 A-1 Plants, NEW PINK NORTHPORT
Now ready for delivery at $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000. Orders filled in rotation.
Order now and secure selected stock. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address all orders to
JAMES D. COCKCROFT
Northport. L. I.. N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exohtnge when writing.
Grown Camatioii Plants
strong, healthy stock, for immediate shipment
Enchantress and White Perfection
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000
GEORGE PETERS & SONS
HEMPSTEAD. IV. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SlfoS^N CARNATION PLANTS
$5.00 per 100
STOCKY PLANTS, MEDIUM SIZE, RIGHT FOR PLANTING
White Perfection Victory Encliantress
Harry Fenn
Patten
EDWARD J. TAYLOR. Greens Farms, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATIONS
NICE, EXTRA FINE PLANTS.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay, the
bread and butter Carnation.
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Cash with order. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Address all orders to
ROWEHL&GR3NZ
Hicksville. (L. I.) N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
Surplus
Per 100
MRS. T. W. LAWSON $4.00
O. P. BASSETT 3.50
MRS. WARD 6.00
GEORGIA 3.50
All above are number one stock. We also have
some lighter, healthy and well rooted stock.
Per 100
ENCHANTRESS $4.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 4.00
MRS. WARD 4.00
WHITE LAWSON 3.00
Jos. H. Black. Son ®. Co.,
HIGHTSTOWN, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are
for THE TRADE ONLY.
iConlinued Jrom page 60 6)
dealer will be more conseiTative at first
if he confines his regular stock of Dar-
win Tulips to a choice mixture of the
bulbs, as it is an easy matter to obtain
the more expensive sorts from the whole-
sale seedsman as the orders are booked.
These splendid Tulips, certainly deserve
to be made a specialty of, and it will
be found that very large quantities can
be sold and at a good profit. No Dutch
bulb in years has received the splendid |
advertising that has and will be given
to the Darwin Tulip this season. V.
New York Seed Trade
At the several seed stores in this city \
there are no particular changes from last
week as regards the items of stock which j
are now selling. In some stores a sec-
ond invoice of French and Dutch bulbs
has been received. The early arrival of
bulbs this year has caused an earlier
resumption of business than usual, but
whether business will steadily increase
from now until it reaches its climax, or
there will be another lull, after the bulbs
have been mostly shipped out, remains
to be seen. Particularly large and inter- \
esting just now are the window displays
of these bulbs. !
At Arthur T. Boddington's, 342 W.
14th St., Harry A. Bunyard is again
seen at his desk, having returned from
the S. A. F. convention well pleased with
what he considered a very successful and
business-like meeting, and pronouncing
the outdoor exhibit a grand success.
Lilium formosum stocks are practically
exhausted in the larger sizes. Additional
shipments of French bulbs are arriving,
and the early shipments of Dutch bulbs,
which are found smaller this year and
short on some varieties. Sacred Lilies
also have arrived. The seed department,
too, at Boddington's as well as the bulb
department is busy still shipping out
Sweet Pea, fancy Mignonette, and her-
baceous perennial plant seeds.
Peter Henderson & Co., 37 Cortlandt
St., have now received all bulbs which
the present season so far offers. Their
Dutch bulbs, which recently arrived, are
found to be very satisfactory. As re-
gards seeds, shipments to the South have
been quite heavy of such seeds as the
season demands for immediate planting.
At Vaughan's Seed Store, 2.5 Barclay
St., the resumption of active business is
reported to be earlier, on account of early
arrival of bulbs, and the volume is larger
than usual. The Dutch bulbs, which
have been received, are quite satisfactory
in quality. D. Kenna of Vaughan's Chi-
cago store, now on his vacation, was a
caller at the New York store recently.
William Elliott & Sons report the ar-
rival of a second shipment of both French
and Dutch bulbs. The auction depart-
ment will soon reopen.
Heavy arrivals of Dutch bulbs in ex-
cellent condition make the list of bulbs
received at J. M Thorburn & Co.'s very
complete. The re-shipment of these, and
the filling of flower seed orders, keeps the
store force busy.
A strong vigorous plant of Americus
Strawberry, growing in a box. and bear-
ing ripe and green fruit and blossoms,
displayed this week in the store window
of Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., at-
tracts much attention. This plant was
set out June 20 ; its blossoms were kept
picked off until July 20, and its first ripe
fruit was picked Aug-. 20. This is only
one of the large number of plants so
treated which have given similar results.
The sale of these plants this year has
been large, and satisfactory results are
reported. The unpacking and re-shipping
of Dutch bulbs, which are found to be
excellent and of satisfactory size, is now
Carnations
Per 100
1000 HARLOWARDEN S4.50
500 MAY DAY 5.00
300 WHITE PERFECTION 6.00
200 WHITE WONDER 6.00
ARTHUR COOMBS, West Hartford, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when iffriting.
CARINATIIINS
F.DORIttRfiMNSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c Cash with order.
Gr'own Camatlons
ENCHANTRESS. $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000.
WHITE WONDER. $5.50 per 100. $50.00 per
1000.
Cash with order.
KUHNE BROS., Hicksville, L1.,N.Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
CARNATIONS
FIELD STOCK-CLEAN AND HEALTHY
500 Enchantress 4c.
500 White Wonder 4c.
250 White Perfection. 4c.
Cash with order
E. S. Rutt. [lizabethtown, Pa.
Please mention the Eacchange when writing.
Rooted Carnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field-
grown plants.
BASSm'S riORAl GARDENS cAVJ^S'.ISi*
B. S. BASSETT. Prop.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltlnfr.
CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
WHITE WONDER S6.00 450.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS... 5.00 45.00
WHITE PERFECTION 5.00 45.00
WHITE BROS., Medina, N. Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Field -Grown Carnations
Fine, stocky plants
Enchantiess, White Enchantress, Boss
Fink Enchantress, White Wonder, Ura.
C. W. Ward. $6.00 per 100. Cash.
L. MENAND, ALBANY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
509
THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
"Here is a
real
SUPPORT!"
Write for Price List C
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
Carnation Plants
100 1000
WUte Enchantress $7.00 (66.00
Bose Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Lawson Enchantress 6.00 55.00
Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Alvlna 6.00 55.00
perfection 7.00 60.00
Dorothy Gordon 7.00 60.00
Victory 7.00 60.00
Harlo-warden 6.00 50.00
"We never offered a nicer lot of plants
than the above: guaranteed to be first-
class, clean and free from all disease.
Cash, please.
HOWARD P.HlflNHANS,y„.^??," Easton, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
['rl Carnation Plants
5000 Enchantress 2000 Sangamo
4000 Queens
835.00 and S40.00 per 1000
These plants are very healthy and free
from disease. Cash with order.
F.'BTABRAMS, Blue Point. N. T.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
GROWN Carnation Plants
Per 100
800 Pink Encliantress $6.00
350 WMte Encliantress 6.00
1000 Winsor S.OO
200 White Lawson 5.00
100 Crimson Beauty 5.00
GEORGE W. RUSSELL, fishkill-on-Hudson.N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
Good, strong, field-grown stock, $5.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
Enchantress White Enchantress
Rose Pink Enchantress White Perfection
D. T. McCarthy & Sons, Lockport, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writijig.
CARNATIONS
Field Stock, Clean and Healthy
100 1000
Enchantress S5.00 $45.00
Wliite Enchantress 6.00 50.00
Dorothy Gordon 5.00 45.00
CALLA BULBS, large 10.00
GODFREY CALLA BULBLETS. .. 1.00
KRETSCHMAR^BROs', West Nyack, N. Y.
Pleaae mentlop the Exchange when writJiig.
CARNATION PLANTS
5000 fine Al field-grown plants of red
CORNELL, ®50.00 per 1000.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Cash with order.
H. A.MOLATSCH ^44 Nanuet, N.Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writisg.
—Our Advertising Columns-
Read for Profit! Use for Results!
occupying much attention. The demand
for the "Exhibition" brand, of Lily of the
Valley pips of this firm Is now quite
large^
Chr. E. Hansen of the well known
house of A. Hansen, seedgrower of Copen-
hagen, Denmark, arrived here on the
S. S. Hellig Olav on Aug. 19. He will
remain in this country until October, and
will combine with his business trip a
visit to Yellowstone Park.
Philadelplua Seed Trade
Most of the seed houses here took ad-
vantage of Labor Day and were closed
for the day or part of it. Business is
steady.
Henry A. Dreer. Inc., has been fea-
turing a window display that has been
furnishing no end of amusement and in-
terest to the Chestnut st. promenaders.
It was a Tomato display, featuring all
the varieties of Tomatoes from their trial
grounds at Atco, N. J. The interesting
features were the i>ear and the straw-
berry Tomatoes, etc., oddities that few
people have ever seen. The amusing fea-
tures, however, were the snake Cukes with
their serpentine coils and twists, and to
further the illusion black headed pins
made perfect eyes, and a slit touched
with red ink made mouth and fangs.
To quote a witty bystander, they were
"the vegetarian serpents in the garden
of Eden." Another window display was
given over to perennials, most attractive-
ly arranged, in which Delphinium formo-
sum stood out prominently. J. Otto Thi-
low on Labor Day attended the Wayne
Flower Show at Wayne, Pa.
The Henry F. Miehell Co. is immense-
ly pleased with its trade inspection day.
a full account of which is to be found on
another page. Paul Richter is spending
a few days at Cape May. Maurice Fuld
has been booked for the following lec-
tures: On Sept. IS he will speak on
"Perennials," at the home of Mrs. Tif-
fany for the Lawrence Garden Club of
Lawrence, N. Y. On Oct. 20 for the
I/incoln Tlniversity of Chester, Pa., on
"Fall Gardening." I. Rosnoskey has re-
turned from his Western trip.
Chicago Seed Trade
Each week that has passed since the
arrival of the first French bulbs has seen
improvement in the increased volume of
trade. The French stock that has been
coming in for some weeks has kept all
the seedsmen that handle import stock
busy. All of this stock has been dis-
posed of rapidly, so that so far no ac-
cumulation over the immediate require-
ments of the various dealers is reported.
There have been some advance shipments
of Holland stock received, chiefly for
exhibition purposes and early orders,
but the great bulk of this stock has not
yet come to hand. It is, however, all
reported to be in transit, so that it will
be only a short time before the stocks
in all lines will be complete, and full
deliveries can be effected promptly.
At Vaughan's Seed Store there is con-
tinued activity in the movement of bulb
stock. Holland stock is beginning to
come in and is being placed on display
in the retail department. All that is
good and interesting in Gladioli, of which
this house has an extensive collection, is
kept on display at the store daily since
their blooming season began. A vase of
each variety of merit is sent to the store
from the grounds at Western Springs
just as soon as it comes into bloom. A
number of plants of the new French Hy-
drangeas showing a wide range of color
have been added to the store display dur-
ing the past week. Robt. Newcomb has
been busy in the store since his return
from the convention, but will leave Sept.
1, for a long Western trip.
FIELD
GROWN
Carnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, Well Grown and Healthy.
READY NOW.
THE HERALD loo looo
Scarlet $12.00 1100.00
GLORIOSA
Medium pink... 8.00 75.00
PINK DELIGHT
Flesh pink 8.00 75.00
WHITE WONDER 7.00 60.00
WHITE ENCHANT-
RESS 16.00 S50.00
ENCHANTRESS
Flesh pink 6.00 50.00
SCARLET GLOW 6.00 50.00
CHICAGO CARNATION CO.
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
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Carnation and
Chrysanthemum
TIE
Prices and Samples on Request
Williams' Florist Supply House
PRICES
1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 SI. 50
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.25
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.00
1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 1.50
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.25
11,000-50,000, per 1.000 1.15
1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 1.75
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.50
11,000-50.000, per 1,000 1.25
1,000- 5,000. per 1,000 1.85
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.60
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.50
Works, 189-195 Mohawk St-
Utica, New York
DID YOU SAY riELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS?
DmAu f«r ilaliusru nnui White Enchantress Rose Pink Enchantress
ntlOy TOr Unlivery now white perfection Dorothy Gordon
And a few other varieties. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Would be pleased to quote prues on full order.
REYNOLDS & MACKAY, H. R. Phone, Brunswick Road, TROY, iV. Y,
Enchantress
Beacon
Cash with order.
Please mention the Eschapge i^hen writing.
CARNATIONS
1500 WHITE ENCHANTRESS
1000 MRS. CLARENCE MACKAY
800 BROOKLYN
1000 BEACON
$6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000.
These plants are grown from se-
lected stock for our own use and are
in fine condition. Have been planted
in the fields out of 2J^-incn pots.
Pot-grown HONEYSUCKLE.
6-inch pots, $25.00 per 100.
A I Mil I FD Jamaica Avenue,
■ L. miLLCn, BROOKLVN. HEW YO
YORK
carnarions
Mrs. C. W. Ward, 4c. Winsor, 5c.
White Enchantress, 5c.
Liberal count. Careful packing. Prompt shipments
R. G.HANFORD
NORWALK, CONN.
Fleoae mention the Exchange when writing.
Field -Grown
Carnation Plants
2000 White Enchantress, $7.00 per
100, $60.00 per 1000.
200 Variegated, $6.00 per 100.
These are strong bushy plants grown
on irrigated land. Cash with order.
ARTHUR TAYLOR
Onaway Greenhouses BOONTON. N. J.
flftP-GROWW fARNATIONX
Limestone land. No stem rot
5000 Enchantress, 1000 Victory. $6.00
per 100; $55.00 per 1000.
5000 White Enchantress, $7.00 per
100, $65.00 per 1000.
250 at 1000 rates.
Wells Fargo, United States and American Express.
Cash Please
JOHN F. SABRANSKY
KENTON. OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when wilting.
510
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Palms HEAcocK's Ferns
Home-Grown, Strong', Clean
and Well-Established
Cocos Weddeliana
In. high
8 to 10
10 to 12
Per 100
$10,00
15.00
2J^-in..pot
2}i-m. pot
Cibotium Schiedei
9-in. tub 4 ft. spread $4.00
9-in. tub 5 ft. spread 5.00
Made-up Kentia
Forsteriana
Cedar tubs PI:
7-m.
7-in.
7-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
$2.00
2.50
3.00
4.00
5.00
12-in.
12-in.
1 tub In. high
28 to 30
36
36 to 40
40 to 42
42 to 48
4 to 4J^ ft
high, heavy 6.00
5 ft. high,
heavy
5 to 5J^ ft,
6 ft. high
heavy
7 to 8 "ft.
WHOLESALE
PRICE LIST
Kentia Forsteriana
Leaves In. high Each Per doz
6-in. pot 5 to 6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00
6-in. pot 6 34 to 36 1.50 18.00
Phoenix Roebelenii
5-in. pot, nicely characterized.. , .$1.00
6-in. pot, 18 to 20-in. spread 1.50
7-in. tub, 18 in. high, 24-in. spread 2.00
7-in. tub, 20 to 24 in. high, 2 ft.
Dread 2.50
7.50
10.00
15.00
20.00
Areca Lutescens
In. high
6-in. pot, 3 plants in pot 22 to 24
6-in. pot, 3 plants in pot 24 to 28
7-in. pot, 3 plants in pot 36
7-in. tubs, 3 and 4
plants in tub
9-in. tubs, 3 and 4
plants in tub
42
W.75
1.00
2.00
4.00
48
Kentia Belmoreana
2J^-in. pot
3-in. pot
4-in. pot
5-in. pot
6-in. pot
6-in. pot
6-in. pot
Leaves
4
5
5 to 6
6 to 7
6 to"
6 to 7
6 to 7
12
15
18
24
26
28 to 30
Each Per doz.
$1.50
2.00
$0.40 4.50
.50 6.00
1.00 12.00
1.25 15.00
1.50 18.00
Cedar tub
7-in.
7-in.
7-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
Leaves
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. high Each Per doz.
30 $2.00
34 to 36 2.50 $30.00
36 to 38 3.00
42 to 45 4.00
45 to 48, very heavy 5.00
48 to 54, very heavy 6.00
5 ft., very heavy 8.00
6 ft., very heavy 10.00
36.00
48.00
When in Philadelphia Be Sure to Look Us Up.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., Wyncote, Pa.
Railway Station: JENKINTOWN.
Please mention the Escliange when writing.
FERNS
Scholzell, Heavy, from 6-in., 40c.; 5-in., 30c.;
4-in., lOc; 2]4-in., 3c. Whltmanl, 8-in., heavy,
40c. Roosevelt, 6-in., 30c.
VINCA variegata, from field. large plants, 5c.
ANTHERICUM variegata, suitable for 5-in.
pots, 10c. Cash with order, please.
J.W.C.SEALY, Lynbrook.N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Boston ferns, i^!^o:Ji^i&'.
Roosevelt fms,i&:oo%f[&\
WhitnianiCompacta,^troS'S
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, "^^li^-
Please mention the Exchange when writlnr.
HATCHERI
3-lnch, $6.00 per 100.
2%-lnch, $4.00 per 100.
Seedllng-s, $12.00 per 1000.
Greenhouse grown seed, $6.00 per 1000.
Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
Chas. HoUenbach keeps as fully in-
formed on the Onion set situation as
probably any otber dealer on the market,
having made a specialty of this crop for
many years. He states that the present
crop is from 85 per cent, to 40 per cent,
short, and dealers in general have for the
time being withdrawn all quotations.
One splendid feature of the situation is
that what stock there is possesses an
excellence in quality that has not been
seen in this crop for a long time. Peter
Hollenbach sailed from Rotterdam on the
S. S. Rotterdam on Aug. 30, and is ex-
pected to reach this city about Sept. 12.
Winterson's Seed Store reports that
the bulb trade is fairly active with stock
in all lines moving. French stock is
cleaning up right along regardless of high
prices. Roman Hyacinths are in good
demand but in smaller quantities than
ever before. The pots and pans of white
Roman Hyacinths for Christmas trade
have for so long been a valued adjunct
to potted stock for the holiday trade that
they cannot be well dispensed with even
at a very high price. For this reason
growers are buying for this trade only
this season, as when grown and disposed
of as potted stock there is always a good
margin of profit. It is safe, however, to
state that there will be few if any white
Roman Hyacinths grown this season for
the cut flower market, as the price of
the bulbs would be prohibitive for this
purpose.
Henry W. Bruns, the West Randolph
St. seedsman, purchased a handsome
home at Downers Grove and moved his
family there two weeks ago.
S. F. Leonard of the Leonard Seed Co.
returned recently from an inspection trip
through the Pea growing sections of
Montana and Idaho. A frost and hail
on July 13 in the regions of Bozeman,
Montana and St. Anthony, Idaho, dam-
aged the Pea crops to a considerable ex-
tent. Some crops were ruined, others
were not hurt so badly, and some escaped
with but little injury. The hail and
frost went in streaks through the vari-
ous sections of the country. As to the
amount of damage, it is difficult to state
at this time. Some crops cut by hail
started to grow again and are now in
bloom, and some with small, flat pods. As
frost usually occurs in that section by
the middle of September, there is not
much hope of realizing any benefit from
this second crop. Should frost keep off
for a longer period than usual a con-
siderable quantity of stock can be real-
ized from this second crop that will in a
measure amend for a portion of the loss
to the main crop. From present observa-
tion the Pea crop in this section may be
estimated at anywhere from 25 per cent,
to 50 per cent, short of former averages.
All other crops are looking fine.
A. Henderson & Co. report nothing
new in the movement of their stock this
week. The general routine of shipping
and receiving goes steadily on. Guy Rey-
burn is preparing for a long trip, hav-
ing rested sufficiently after the conven-
tion. A. Miller has also been attending
to matters in the city since his return
from Minneapolis, but will leave shortly
on a business trip through. the West.
Arnold Ringier of the W. W. Bar-
nard Co. took a short vacation after his
return from the convention, but was back
at his desk Saturday, where he found a
large amount of business awaiting his
attention.
Grass Seed Outlook
(Reported by Conrad Appel, Darmstadt,
Germdny. )
It is still rather early to give a definite
report on the new crop of the various
natural Grass seeds, the ehanging weath-
er conditions having resulted in a delayed
harvest of some sorts.
Agrostis stolonifera. true South Ger-
man Fioringrass, which sort is always in
strong demand, is harvested m Septem-
ber ; the weather is very favorable at
present for the quality. I cannot .vet
say anything definite as to the quantity.
All depends on the temperature for the
next three weeks. Anthoxanthum odora-
tum. Sweet Scented Vernal true, is in
limited crop. Festuca duriuscula. Hard
Fescue, and P. ovina. Sheep's Fescue,
came in partly under favorable conditions,
the seed is still in the hands of the pro-
ducers. Of Festuca ovina angustifolia
(tenuifolia). fine leaved Fescue, a good
yield can be reported, Festuca elatior,
true Rlipnisb Tall Fescue, produces a
small crop and qualities have suffered to
(Continued on page 512) .
September 6, 1913.
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511
Dreer s Specials in Palms
Our Leading Specialty
We again call
_ special attention
to our stock of Palms, which is the largest and most complete in the country,
especially in the varieties and sizes used in the general florists' trade, our
stock of Kentias alone occupying over two acres of glass, and all other
popular varieties being on hand in proportionate quantities.
Areca Lutescens
A splendid lot ot well-shaped plants, of good color.
3-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 12 to 15 inches high, S1.25
per doz.; $10.00 per 100; S90.00 per 1000.
6-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot. 24 to 28 inches high, 11.00 each.
7-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 36 inches high, $2.00 each.
Areca Verschaffeltii
Bactris Major
h rare and uniaue Palm, interesting on account of the long
spines with which Doth surfaces of the leaf are covered.
4-inch pots, $1.00 each.
Caryota Urens
2Ji-inch;pots, $1.25 per^doz., $8.00 per 100.
Cocos Weddelliana
We have nearly an acre of glass devoted to this roost grace-
ful of all Palms. Splendid, thrifty stock, of rich dark color.
2-inch pots, 6 to 6 inches high. $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100.
3-inch pots, 8 to 10 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 18 to 24 inches high, splendid plants, 75 cts. each.
7-inch pots, 34 to 36 inches high, grand specimens, $2.50 each.
9-inch pots, 36 inches high, grand specimens, $5.00 each.^ ^
Deckeria Nobilis
A rare collection of Palms for the stove. 5-in. pots, $2.00 each.
Daemonorops Palembanicus (Calamus)
Nice plants in 5-inch'pots, $3.50 each.
Elaeis Guineensis
Kentia MacArthuri
6-inch pots, 36 inches high, $2.00 each.
Kentia Sanderiana
and one of the most graceful and hardiest
iches high,
iches high.
Comparatively
of the Kentias.
3-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 10 to 12
50 cts. each.
4-inch pots, bushy made-up pli
75 cts. each.
5-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 24 inches high. $1.25 each.
Kentia Belmoreana
2M-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 inches high, $1.50 per doz.
$10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, 5 leaves, 12 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00
per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, 5 leaves, 15 inches high, $4.50 per doz., $35.00
per 100.
5-mch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high, 75 cts. each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves. 24 inches high, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves. 28 to 30 inches high, $1.50 each.
7-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves. 30 to 36 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 36 to 38 inches high, $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 42 to 45 inches high, $4.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 45 to 48 inches high, $5.00 each.
Dne of the most attractive Pain
I be maintained,
i-inch pots, $1.00 each.
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Phoenix Roebelenii
Kentia Forsteriana— Single Plants
2><-inch pots. 4 leaves. 8 to 12 inches high. $1.50 per doz.,
$10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, 12 to 15 inches high, $2.00 per doz.,
$15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 15 to 18 inches high, $4.50 per doz.,
$35.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 24 inches high, 75 cts. each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 28 to 30 inches high, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves, 34 to 36 inches high, $1.60 each.
7-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 40 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 40 to 42 inches high, $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves, 45 to 48 inches high, $4.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 48 inches high, $5.00 each.
10-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves, 4 M to 5 ft. high, $6.00 each.
1 1-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 5 to 6 J^ ft. high, $8,00 each.
10-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 5 H to 6 ft. high, $10.00 each.
12-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 6)^ to 7 ft. high, $16.00 each.
14-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves, 7 ft. high, $20.00 each.
Kentia Forsteriana — Made-up Plants
7-inch tubs. 3 plants in a tub. 36 inches high. $2.60 each.
7-inch tubs. 3 plants in a tub. 38 inches high. $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs. 3 plants in a tub. 40 to 42 inches high. $4.00 each.
8-inch tubs. 3 plants in a tub. 42 to 45 inches high. $5.00 each.
8-inch tubs. 3 plants in a tub, 4 to 4H ft. high, $6.00 each.
9-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 4H to 5 ft. high, $8.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 5 to 5H ft. high, $10.00 each.
Made-up Kentia
KENTIA FORSTERIANA— Made-up Plants— Continued
12-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 5 J^ to 6 ft. high, $15.00 each.
13-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 6M to 7 ft. high, heavy, $20.00
15-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 7 ft. high, heavy, $25.00 each.
15-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 8 ft. high, $35.00 each.
Latania Borbonica
2}i-inch pots, 75 cts. per doz., $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
3-inch j>ots, $1.25 per doz., 810.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, $2.50 per doz., $20.00 per 100.
6-inch pots, 18 to 20 inches high, 50 cts. each.
Livistona Rotundifolia
We offer a fine lot of this desirable miniature Fan-Palm.
2>i-inch pots, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000,
4-inch pots, $3.50 per doz., $26.00 per 100, $240.00 per 1000.
Nephrosperma Van Houtteanum
A rare stove-palm. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each.
Oreodoxa Regia (Royal Palm)
4-inch pots, $2.50 per doz.
Phoenix Roebelenii
Unquestionably one of the prettiest and most graceful Palms
grown, which quickly made a place for itself among the popular
standard varietieSj particularly so for apartment decorations.
We have a splendid stock, and offer:
4-inch pots, nicely characterized plants, $6.00 per doz.,
$50.00 per 100.
6-inch pots, 15 inches high, 18-inch spread, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, 13^ feet high, 2-foot spread, $2.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 2 feet high, 2-foot spread, $3.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 2 to 2H feet high, 2)^-foot spread, $5.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 2'A feet high, 3-foot spread, $7.50 each.
12-inch tubs, 3 feet high, 4-foot spread, $10.00 each.
Phoenix Reclinata
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100.
4-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, $6.00 per doz.
Phoenix Rupicola
6-inch pots, $1.25 each.
S-inch tubs, $2.50 each.
10-inch tubs, $4.00 each.
Phoenix Zeylanica
3-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
Pinanga Decora
A splendid exhibition Palm. 8-inch pots, $3.00 each.
Pritchardia Pacifica
Splendid plants of this fine hot-house Palm.
4-inch pots. 35 cts each.
5-inch pots. $1.00 each.
FOR A COMFl£TE LIST OF SEASONABLE STOCK SEE OUR CURRENT WHOLESALE LIST
HENRY A. DREER, tuciksmsl, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE ABOVE PRICES ARE INTENDED FOR THE TRADE ONLY
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Some Excellent Stock
Carefully packed, liberal extras for early orders, iqo looo
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plants $3.00 $25.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants 8.00 75.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants 2.50 22.60
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large 6.50 60.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, large and bushy 12.50 100.00
CYCLAMENS, .S colors 10.00 90.00
PRIMULA obconica, fancy mi.'ced 2.50 22.50
PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 4.50 40.00
PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 5.50 50.00
n. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 2.50 22.50
n. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 7.50 70.00
n. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds 2.25 20.00
n. SMILAX, large plants 2.00 18.00
D. STBTVIA 5.50 50.00
n. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2.25 20.00
PRIMULA Malacia 7.00 65.00
SNAPDRAGON, White, Pink or Yellow, large giant flowering. . 6.50 60.00
FERNS, Bostons, Piersoni, Elegantissima, etc. Large plants, a
bargain $10.00, S15.00 and 20.00
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady Campbell,
2J^-inch pots 2.50 22.50
Large Plants, 3J^-in. pots 3.25 30.00
1,000,000 PANSY PLANTS
READY NOW
Mme. Perret for cut flowers, Odier, Orchid Pelargonium Flowering Mixed,
Masterpiece, etc., $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
4-in
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The Money=Making White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
250 plants or over 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Cash with order, or plants sent C. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT-HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
Pleage maption tha Exchange when writing,
PRIMROSES and CYCLAMEN
PRIMULA .2):?J.^n^mot':- ^ C'NERARIAS ?lS^fZl^.
Gigantea, mixed or separate colors. 3-inch,
$0.00 per 100. PRIMULA Chinense,
3-in., $6.00 per 100. PRIMULA malacoides
(the GiantBaby Primrose), 2}i-inch, $3.00
per 100. PRIMULA veils superba, 2-inch,
$3.00 per 100. PRIMULA Kewensis, 2K-
inch, $3.00 per 100.
$6.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN Ciganteum, best
, .,'■ "^'^ strain, in assorted
colors, 4-mch, $15.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS
$5.00 per 100. ASPAP
2H-inch. $3.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FLORISTS' STOCK TO CLOSE f'^st-class^cond.t.on
2H-in., $3.00
„ $2.50 per 100;
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Na
per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2H-
$22.50 per 1000.
ALYSSUM, Double. 2>^-in.. $2.50 per 100.
STEVIA. Dwarf and tall. -'
2-in., $2.00 per 100.
, $8.00
CYCLAMEN, from the best strains. 3-ii
per 100^ 4-in.. $15.00 per 100.
""""" ""-'- 2M-in., $2.50 per 100.
n., $3.00 per 100.
$2.50 per
MARGUERITES. White.
SWAINSONA Alba. 2i^-i
ASTERS. Early and late
1000.
The above stock is well grown. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash, plea
C. RIEIBE, Florist, NVEIBSTER,
Fleasa mention the Exchange when writing.
MASS.
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucaiias now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in $1.00 each.
6-in. pot plants, 6 to 7 leaves, 24-28 in $1.50 each.
Made-up plants
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy $2.50 each.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 36 in. high, very bushy $3.75 each.
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy $5.00 each.
KENTIA Forsterlana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high $3.00 each.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36-40 in. high $3.60 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-44 in. high $4.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 44^8 in. high $5.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 48-54 in. high $6.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa.
2 tiers, 6-8 in. high 35c. each.
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in. high 46c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each.
PANDANUS Veltchil. Nicely variegated stock that will grow into money by Christmas. 4-in.
pot plants, ready to shift, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100.
BAY TREES, Standards.
48-in. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter $7.50 each.
48-in. stems; heads, 26-in. diameter $5.00 each.
BAY TREES, Half Standards.
30-in. stems; heads, 28-in. diameter $6.00 each.
30-in. stems; heads, 22-in. diameter $4.00 each.
PRIMULA Chinensls and Obconica. From as good a strain of seed as we can find. All colors,
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides $3.00 per 100.
The Storrs t& Harrison Co., "^'''E^i''''^'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
{Continued from page 510)
some extent b.v the rainy weather; bright
qualities "will be in demand and the grow-
ers are expecting high prices. Poa ne-
moralis, Wood Meadow Grass, has partly
suffered by frost in Spring, and the yield
will be less than last year.
Of the other naturals, Alopecurus pra-
tensis, Meadow Foxtail, is yielding about
the same quantity as last season, accord-
ing to the reports from the producing
countries, but the quality is said to be
less satisfactory. Dactylis glomerata,
Cocksfoot, has a good average yield all
around and the quality will be very fine.
Prices are at present still moderate.
Festuca rubra. Red Fescue, is offered
from New Zealand at normal prices and
the crop was very large. Poa trivialis.
Rough Stalked Meadow Grass has a
limited' result in the centers of produc-
tion, so that high prices may be ex-
pected.
Catalogs Received
California Bose Co., Pomona, Cal. —
Wholesale List of Field Stock and
Young Roses for the coming- season.
Coraiey & Hayes, New York. — Thirty-
two page booklet of "Flbrotta" Indurat-
ed Fibre Ware, listing, of interest to
florists, "Vases, Jardinieres. Plant Tubs,
Saucers for Flower Pots, Rolling Stands,
etc.
W. E. Marsliall & Co., New York. —
Marshall's Bulbs. Autumn. 1913. A
complete offering of Fall bulbs, together
with a condensed list of Hardy Peren-
nial Flower Seeds, Vegetable Seeds,
Lawn Grass Seeds, Hardy Roses, Straw-
berry Plants, Azaleas, etc.
■Winterson's Seed Store, Chicago, 111.
— Garden Guide, Autumn, 1913. On the
front cover is shown an illustration of
Peony Queen Victoria (life size) and on
the back cover page a planting of Dar-
win Tulips. Well illustrated through-
Prank E, Rne, Peoria, 111. — Fall, 1913,
Bulbs for Autumn Planting.
Carl Purdy, Ukiah, Cal. — Bulbs and
Wild Flower Seeds of California. 24
pages and co-\'er: illustrated.
Carl Pnrdy, Ukiah. Cal. — Purdy's Fall
Bulbs. 1913. .4 neatly gotten up catalog
of 16 pages in duotone brown covers.
Tounff's Seed Store, St. Louis, Mo. —
Choice Bulbs for Fall Planting. Colored
front cover of Tulips.
Kelway & Son, Langport, England. —
Special contract offer of Vegetable and
Farm seeds for delivery after Fall, 1913,
and Fall, 1914.
H. Cannel & Sons, Eynsford. Kent,
England. — 1913 Autumn Guide of Fruit
Trees, Roses, Hardy Herbaceous Plants,
Trees and Shrubs, Zonal Pelargoniums,
Hicks^ Nurseries, Westbury, N. Y. —
Evergreens that save Twenty Tears;
For August-September Planting. A
9x10 oblong book, printed on the usual
heavily coated paper used by this firm
in all their printed matter, and illus-
trated with fine halftones, showing ef-
fective evergreen plantings, etc.
Peter Kenderson &; Co,, New York,
N. Y. — Henderson's -Autumn Catalog,
PoinseUJas
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
2}4-iach, $5.00 pet JOO; $45.00
per JOOO.
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SCRANTON, PA.
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CARNATIONS AND ROSES ,
CHARLES H. TOTTT
MADISON - NEW JERSEY
Chrysanihemums
and Feriiiene
ELMER D. SMITH ©CO.
Chinese Primroses
Fine 2-in. stock in best mixed colors, S2.00
per 100. Malacoides, 2-in. strong plants,
$2.00 per 100. Cash.
CINERARIAS, 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
MC FTTFR Successor to J. F.RUPP,
. O. C ■ I Cn, SHIREMANSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
Nothin' to do
But Grow
Roses for you
<Sifl FFfll FfLORAL COMPANY A
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1913. Contains a very complete listing
of Bulbs, Palms and Decorative Plants,
Hardy Perennials, Hardy Climbing
Plants,- Hardy Plowering: Shrubs, Gar-
den Fruits, Vegetable Seeds, Farm and
Grass Seeds, Autumn Tools, Imple-
ments, etc. The color combination on,
the covers is most pleasing, the front
cover showing Hyacinths, Narcissus and
Tulips in flower, growing in jardinieres,
and the back cover a park view> display-
ing^various beds, ol Tulips.
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
513
PEONIES
8.00
S.OO
10.00
15.00
Per 100
Camille Calot. Light rose SIO.OO
Carnea Striata. Pale flesh, shading to white. 9.00
Charlemagne. Creamy white, center light lilac,
flesh shaded with chamois, late 20.00
Clarissa. Rosy pink; inner petals sulphur 6.00
Comte de Diesbach. Dark red; early S.OO
Coxnte de Jussier. Outer petal pink, inner yel-
lowish
Comte de Nanteuil. Very large and full ; dark rose
Comte de Niepperg. Dark rose pink ; large bloom .
Comte d' Osmond. White with sulphurish center .
Couronne d'Or. Immense; snowy white with
yellowish stamens: fragrant; very late
Delachei. Deep crimson purple; one of the best
dark Peonies ; late midseason 10.00
Dortens Coros. Bright pink 6.00
Duchesse de Nemours (Calot). Cup shaped, sul-
phur white; late, and one of the best whites. . . . 20.00
Duke ol Wellington. Flowers fragrant, sulphur
\ white ; large and well formed ; strong grower ; stems
long and firm; late midseason 20.00
Edulis Superba. Soft pink; very early 10.00
Felix Crousse. Brilliant, flaming red ; the best red ;
the popular color with florists; late midseason. . 25.00
Festiva Alba. Ivory white, with occasional crimson
spots in center petals; late midseason 15.00
Festiva Maxima. The ideal early white for floral
work; a well-nigh perfect Peony 15.00
Floral Treasure. Rich, soft pink 15.00
Francois Ortegat. Semi-double; large purplish-
crimson bloom, brilliant golden-yellow anthers. S.OO
Gen. Cavaignac. Lively lilac pink, shaded lighter 6.00
Gloire de Douai. Purplish scarlet crimson with
black reflex; late 8.00
Golden Harvest. Very large; free bloomer, blush
guard petals; creamy-white center; midseason. 15.00
Grandiflora Carnea Plena. Very early; clear
flesh pink, shaded lilac; keeps well; ships well. 6.00
Grandiflora Rosea. Light rose; outer petals very
large, inner smaller and bunched; vigorous grower 8.00
Lady Bramwell. Silvery pink; late midseason. . . . 10.00
Laius. Outer petals white, inner sulphur, changing
to white ; medium size 12.00
Festiva Maxima
JACKSON & PERKINS CO
Not a long list; but made up with great care, with the idea
of including only the best, most distinct kinds, in different
colors, covering the blooming season, and filling the wants
alike of the Cut-Flower Grower and the Landscape Gar-
dener. Our stock is correct and unmixed. Every plant
has bloomed. The price is for divisions of from three to
five eyes and upward. Orders booked now. Can deliver
immediately or hold till wanted.
Per 100
La Tulipe. Late; very large, full, shell-formed
blooms, borne on long, erect stems; delicate rose,
fading to creamy white; one of the best §20. 00
La Sublime. Crimson; fine, full, fragrant S.OO
Livingstone (True Crousse). Soft rosy pink, silvery
reflex, strong, long stems; best late pink 40.00
Louis Van Houtte (Delache). Fine dark crimson;
very double; strong 12.00
Meissonier. Reddish purple, crimson center 40.00
Monsieur Barral. Soft, clear pink; large and
full; long stems 10.00
Monsieur Dupont. Very large; ivory white with
carmine border in center petals; late midseason. . 20.00
Mile. Marie Calot. Clear satin-like silvery reflex 12.00
Mile. Rene Dessert. In clusters, soft lilac with
silv.T.N -violet reflex 20.00
Madame Crousse. A superb white; mid-season. 20.00
Madame Lebon. Bright cherry pink 10.00
Madame Rose Rendatler. Delicate rose 8.00
Nigricans. Vtry late, brilliant, purplish crimson. . 20.00
Nobilissima. Deep pink; good stems; lasts well. . 20.00
Ofiicinalis Mutabilis Alba. Earliest white 15.00
Officinalis Rubra Pleno. The well-known, very
early, double crimson 12.00
Officinalis Rosea-semi-double-rose. The first
to bloom 15.00
Palmata. Cut-leaved; single scarlet; earliest 25.00
Papaviflora. Guard petals pure white; others yel-
lowish; excellent 15.00
Phryne. Blush white 8.00
Prince Imperial. Brilliant purplish scarlet; free
bloomer; fine for massing in landscape work 12.00
Prolifera Tricolor. Soft flesh, with center of
golden yellow 8.00
Queen Victoria (Whitleyi). This is the standard
pure white market variety for storage 10.00
Richardson's Dorchester. Salmon pink; one of
the very best late ones 25.00
Rosea Superba. Brilliant, deep cerise pink;
l^looms compact and perfectly formed; healthy
growth; long stems; keeps well; late midseason. . . 25.00
Rosea Plena Superba. Very full flower; delicate
pink and salmon 8.00
- Growers of "The Preferred Stock"
NEINA/ARK, NEW YORK
nention the Exchange whe:
SMILAX
Strong Plants, 2J^-in. $1.25 per
100 ; $10.00 per 1000.
A^JPr Plank~L^'*y Roosevelt,
HSICI I lOIIU Crego, Semple's,
fine plants, $2.00 per 1000 ; $8.50
for 5000.
Primula Malacoides^;^!?::
$2.00 per 100 ; $5.00 for 300.
Hardy English lvics-/S;
$8.00 per 100.
—Large field clumps. Prin-
cess of Wales, Cauli-
florinus and Lady Campbell,
$5.00 per 100 ; $45.00 per 1000.
Cabbage Plants-^!*^"'^'
1000 ; $8.50 for 10,000.
1.00 per
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL., PA.
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CYCLAMEN
Splendelu GItanteum Hybrids
In five true color, from ZM-m. pou. tSJO
per 100, S50.00 per 1000; from 3-in. pots. $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
From 2yi-in. pot $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
Satlaf acdon Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
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New Orleans
The cut flower business has, in the
past two weeks, been remarkable for Au-
gust, as this is usually the dullest month
in the year for the local trade. The bulk
of the demand was for funeral work.
Asters, Tuberoses and outdoor Roses con-
stitute the greater part of the local sup-
ply.
A. Alost, proprietor of The Rose Villa
Nursery, reports a splendid demand for
Palms, in which he specializes, growing
for the wholesale trade principally.
Herman Doescher has his usually large
stock of assorted Nephrolepis in splendid
shape.
The Orchid Store, although not yet
formally opened, reports a surprising
business. Sir. Scheurman, the manager,
is expecting the refrigerator, which is
being made to order by a local manufac-
turer, to be completed soon.
Peter A. Chopin received a large ship-
ment of bulbs last week.
New Orleans Horticiiltural Society
The regular meeting of the New
Orleans Horticultural Society was held
in its quarters in the Chamber of Com-
merce Bldg. on Thursday, August 28,
with an unusually large attendance. The
question of holding a Spring flower show
next Spring was brought up, but after
lengthy discussion and an address by
Geo. Flemming, Secretary of the South-
ern States Fair and Pan-American Ex-
position, to be held here in November of
1914, the Society thought it advisable to
postpone the flower show and accept the
offer, made by Mr. Flemming, to furnish
the building and all prizes and trophies
if the Society held its exhibition during
the Fair. A suggestion that small ex-
hibits be held at each monthly meeting of
the Society was made by President Cho-
pin, and was thought well of by most of
the members. A vote will be taker> at.
each meeting to decide what will be the
subject of the exhibition at the next meet-
ing. President Chopin thinks that this
will stimulate interest in the meetings.
Secretary Panter had not yet returned
from his trip to Europe, and the desk
was occupied by Asst. Secretary Paul
Abele. Reeks.
Nashville, Tenn.
The past two weeks have seen a de-
cided change in temperature, though there
^as been no general rain. Most of the
growers are getting more and better flow-
ers than they were a fortnight ago, but
with the exception of two or three grow-
ers who were fortunate enough to be in
the track of a local shower all of these
are from inside. There has been little
funeral work, and with the exception of
two or three weddings there has been
but little business. Roses are, perhaps,
the most plentiful flowers at present,
with Asters a close second. Wards are
more plentiful than they were a year ago,
though they are mostly of short stem
and poor in color. This Rose fades badly
here in hot weather. Sunburst is not
so plentiful, though all admit it is the
best of the new yellows. Those who
grow it outdoors say that it is more pro-
lific and more hardy than any of the
other yellows. There are no really good
lone stemmed Roses of any kind on our
market as yet. What there are sell at
from $5 to $S per 100. Gladioli are in
better supply than they were two weeks
ago, and are of better quality. They
are selling rather slowly.
T. H. Joy, Jr., is home from the con-
vention. He reports a royal good time.
Mclntyre Bros, have their new auto
delivery cars in commission. They are
certainly a great adjunct to their busi-
ness.
Mr. Postma reports that business has
'been as good in his new store as could
be expected in a place that was not
opened up until (he middle of the Sum-
mer.
We hear rumors that Mclntyre Bros,
contemplate opening a store in the up-
town district soon.
Mr. Johnson, who has been in the hos-
pital for some time, was able to be
movpfl to his own home last week.
Hillcrest School Farm have finished
the erection of their new greenhouse.
They are planting it to Lettuce until it
is needed for bedding plants. They will
begin digging Gladioli next week.
Jjeo Geny, of Geny Bros., hns returned
from his vacafrion trip in the North. _He
reports a fine time and a profitable trip.
M. W. B.
Ferns, Araucarias
and Primulas
Our stocks of these plants are very fine
this year, no better can be bought for the
money.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisil. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitman!. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.
DISH FERNS. The best varieties only,
$4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconica. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chinensis. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5%- and 6-m.
pots, 3, 4, 5 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. SJ/^-in. pots, fine plants,
40c. each.
Cash with order.
ASCHMAIMN BROTHERS
f^dT^L"g''lJn Ale'^rl^a Philadelphia, Pa.
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American Florist
DIRECTORY
(New Edition)
1913
Just ofif the press. Copies may be
had at $3.00, postpaid, from
The FLORISTS* EXCHANGE
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Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
\Vrite for our ^Vholesale List
lOOO Aores
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
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BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete aasortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
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California Privet
Berberis Thunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, "Cl".JIli:' Robbinsville, N.J.
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AUGUST HAERENS, SOMERGEM, Ghent
Special and extenahre grower of AZALEAS aod RHODODENDRONS for Fall delivery.
PALMS, BAT TREES, ARAUCARIAS, eto. for Spring or Fall.
For Trade List, etc.. address hia American Agents:
or JIBarclay Street NsW Yotk
August Rolker ®. Sons
IVe &.Te in S*. Pnsitlrtr* to quote prices on epecimen Ever-
ZJ , * C^ ■ Iz^ySt}!: ^"^ ereen. that will be decidedly attrac-
tnre to anyone who la BUYING TO SELL AGAIN. It you are in the market for
anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, send in yourliata
and we wm give you a figure that will make you money.
P. He COODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
Nortliern Grown Nursery Stocic
Jf e Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
ABsod«nent of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
^ . Prices Reaaonalh. WhoJesaJe Trade List for tJte Asiing
TBE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington. Mass.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS.
.EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue!
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AH Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
''Horticultural
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weekly by all Horticultural trader*. It u alto
taken by over 1000 of the best Coatinental houses.
Annual subscription to cover cost of poatage, 75
cents. Mone^ orders payable at Lowdnam, Notts.
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•bonid, with the subscriptions, send a copy of
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to the nuTvery or seed trarf»o Address
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European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
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Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbiir^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
WRITE FOR PRICES.
V.6
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HARDY NUBSERY STOOK
offered by
G.W.VAN GELDEREN, Boskoop, Holland
We grow a full line of Pot-Grown Shrubs.
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He Den Ouden & Son
The Old Farm Nurseries
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Clematis, Roses, Hydrangeas, etc.
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200 ACRES
TREES, SHRUBS,
EVERGREENS
VINES and ROSES
FINE STOCK of
RHODODENDRONS
KALMIAS and
ANDROMEDAS
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SPECIALTIES
Bay Trees, Palms, Boxwood, Roses,
Evergreens, Valley Pips, Manetti, Raf-
fia, Jap. Lily Bulbs, etc.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
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Roses, Cannas
and Shrubbery
Write for Prices
The Conard © Jones Co.
WEST GROVE, PA.
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JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
Send for List
Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, "fu°r,S« '^
ELIZABETH. N. J.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. J.
Jiut Received From Our Holland Nuraerleti
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Splrea*
Japonica, Lillum Speciosum, Peonlest
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown LUacs,
Hydrangea in sorts, Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in tlie tiest sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
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ilOLLANDIA
NURSERieSc
EOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all alzea
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy Tarledet
Catalogue free on dtmand
es, Boskoop, Holland
Large Trees
OAKS AND MAPLES
PINES AND HEMLOCKS
ANDORRA NURSERIES
WILUAM WARNER HARPER. Prop.
Cheatnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Michelsen&Co.
Naarden. HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
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September 6, 1913.
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NURSERY
DEPARTMENT.
CONDUCTED BT
JOSEPH MEEHAN
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ASCEBICAN ASSOCIATIOIT OP UnTSSEBTlIEN
President, J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry E. Chase, Cliase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall.
Rochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland O.
Vitex Agnus-Castus Alba
(Subject of this week's illustration.)
Of the several species of Vitex, there are two that
have proved hardy with us, the V. Agnus-castus and
V. incisa, and of the former there are two varieties
as well. The one of our notes, V. Agnus-castus alba,
is one of these varieties.
These shrubs are valued chiefly for their late flow-
ering, which takes place in late Summer, when there
is hardly another shrub to keep them company in
floral display.
Of the two species named, the V. Agnus-castus is
the better. Its flowers are handsomer than those of
the other. They are displayed in terminal panicles
on the ends of the new growth, and, together with the
attractive foliage, present to view a shrub of much
beauty.
Our illustration is of the white flowered variety, and
as the shrub itself is of vigorous habit, the display of
flowers is particularly good.
As this shrub flowers from the shoots of the same
season, it requires a close pruning every season to
promote a vigorous growth. This pruning is best
performed in late "Winter, or at least before growth
commences in Spring. Though it is classed as a hardy
shrub, in severe Winters its shoots are usually hurt
to some extent, which in itself is a pruning, but it is
not such a beneficial one as a good cutting back would
be, as, if the shoots are reduced in length to but a
few inches, the Summer's growth will be so much the
better.
The best situation for this Vitex is one where the
soil is deep and moist, yet well drained. Though its
shoots ripen well in drier ground and are thus better
able to withstand hard freezings, the growth is not
vigorous, showing scanty foliage and smaller flowers.
Being a native of Southern Europe, it is not hardy
in the very cold States. The other species mentioned,
thg V. incisa, comes from N. China, and being hardier
\^ill withstand more cold than the other.
_ , . One of the most disappointing
iranspianting _ ^^^^^ ^^ j^^ ^ ^^ ^^j^. ^^^^^_
Magnolia Acuminata planting it is the Magnolia acu-
minata. Oaks are known as difticult to handle, but in
the writer's opinion they are not so hard to get to live
as this Magnolia. The chief reason is found in its lack
of roots, as it is in the case of all trees difficult to move.
The trouble is to be overcome in the way well under-
stood; frequent transplanting when young, and severe
pruning of its branches when re-set.
Nurserymen use this species as a stock for grafting
a great deal, creating some demand for it, as it is a
rapid and strong grower, but aside from this reason
there seems no other good one. Neither in flower nor
seed is it the equal of other Magnolias, and in the way
of a stock the M. tripetala is better so far as roots are
concerned, making many more than does the former.
In the line of flowering and fruiting trees of Mag-
nolias, for flowering place first the M. conspicua and M.
Soulangeana; then for its fruit the M. tripetala. The
large, white flowers of the tripetala are also attractive,
but not to the same degree others are, but when July
comes the seed pods take on a pink color, presenting to
view an attractive appearance, backed as they are by the
large green leaves of the tree. All Magnolias display
seeds in cones or other shapes. The tripetala is a true
cone shaped moss. The size and appearance differ ac-
cording to the species. Those of both macrophylla and
grandiflorn are almost round and of a light flesh color.
Tripetala is the most ornamental of all. When the seeds
ripen the cones Imrst, and the seeds, also pink in color,
loosen their hold and hang suspended by a threadlike
substance.
All Magnolias are easily raised from seeds by layers,
grafts and buds. When seeds can be had there is no
need of any other way. Wash the seeds free of pulp,
place them at once in (lamp sand or soil, and sow them
in Spring, and a full crop will result. But seeds must not
be allowed to dry out before being sown. Kept dry in
storage through the Winter or even for weeks, the power
of germination is lost.
m ■*• c *>, '^° botanists it is well known that
fruiting of ttae ^^^ p^ Mulberry, Broussonetia
Paper Mulberry papyrifera, is of dioecious char-
acter, that is, the male and female flowers are on sepa-
rate trees. The trees of it were at one time used for
street planting in Philadelphia and it would appear that
all of tliem were propagated from male stock for all
appeared to be of this kind. It was not until a few
years ago, when a lot of imported trees appeared, that
liie female form was perceived.
It should be said, in the first place, that the male form
produces its flowers in pendulous catkins, greenish in
color, wliile those of the female are in globular heads.
These globular heads appear, in Spring. They are ar-
ranged along the young shoots, are about the size
of marbles, %in. in diameter, and show many purplish
colored hairs. These globular heads show no change for
about two months, then — in early August with us — they
display each a dozen or more of bright orange pustules
dotted" over the surface of the ball. These pustules
elongate until they become about %in. in length, when
they appear very attractive. A tree of the fertile kind,
when its branches are full of these briglit, orange colored
balls, is a particularly pretty, interesting sight. It is a
tree that should be better known because of this orna-
mental feature. It would appear that the beauty of its
fruit is httle known, as botanical works do not refer to
it. The writer has three such works before him now;
in one it savs: "Kruit globular, in small fleshy nutlets."
of perseverance and the doing of the work at the proper
time. The appearance of the young plant is noticed
in July and August, chiefly, perfecting itself in early
September. The writer has often cleared sn^all lawns
practically in one season, though a plant here and
tliere may appear the second year, easily to be detected
and rooted out. His plan has been to stretch two lines
to form an alley, then, kneeling on a thick pad of car-
pet, commence at one end and work to the otlier, cut-
ting under each plant with the right hand, holding the
plant in the left. Don't "have the alleys wider than the
arms can reach without much shifting of the pad, as
it saves time and is less tiresome. It is necessary to
go over the ground twice the first year, as there may
be seeds in the ground not yet sprouted when the first
trip is under way, and these later plants will be visible
a few weeks after the first ones are cut out. A good
time to begin the first trip is mid-August; the second
trip may be made a month later. The second trip will
not take near the time the first does and when another
year has passed away, it would take still less time to
go over the ground again. The old plan of lifting up
the ends of the grass with a rake before mowing it,
so as to cut off the ends before they flower is a help,
especially if the ends are raked up afterward and
burned, but it is hard to accomplish much more in this
way than the keeping of the grass in check.
A good wav, and one which in time will succeed, is
to stock the 'lawn with white Clover. When this has
Vitex Agnus-castus alba
Another says: "Female flowers in peduncled, upright
globular he"ads." The third one has it: "Dark red,
globous fruit, a little larger than Peas, with long purple
liairs." Neither of these descriptions properly describes
the fruit as it is in early August, when full of the bright
orange, fleshy pustules aforementioned.
The common name. Paper Mulberry, is not misapplied.
The tree is in the same natural order as the common
Mulberry, in which order are also the Fig and the Osage
Orange.
The tree is still planted occasionally as a street tree,
but for many reasons it is not well fitted for this. As
a lawn tree "of small size the fruiting form is certainly
desirable.
Every gardener knows what a pest
r*i?'»^/f'°'^°* the Fall Grass, Paspalum sanguinale,
of Fall Grass j^ j^ ^ i^^„^ ^^^ knows, too, what
a task it is to root it out when once it has a firm foot-
ing. It is no wonder that more complaints come be-
cause of its presence than from that of any other weed
found on lawns. After it does get on a lawn, the next
thing is to get rid of it. This is hard to do, but not
impossible. The best way of all is to root it out, with
a sharp edged knife. This is to be done in Summer,
before the grass flowers and seeds. Once completely
rooted out before it has seeded, it is done for, as it is
an annual grass. With no seeds in the soil, there can
be no plants. Where there are acres of lawn, its ex-
termination would be a hard one, but usually, the larger
the lawn, the fuller the pocketbook, and it is a question
been done, the clover making a good mat, the weedy
grass cannot struggle through it to gain a foothold.
There are lawns which have been reclaimed in this
way. Some gardeners make a practice of looking over
their lawns at stated times, some Clover seeds in their
pockets, and when a weed is cut out, in goes a pinch
of Clover in its place,
_, ,. To those who admire native shrubs
The Carolina ji^g Carolina Rose can be recommend-
""^^ ed. The writer recently saw a large
group of it planted on the border of a woods, a posi-
tion it embellished to great advantage, especially when
its large dark pink flowers were displayed in June, It
is the, Rosa Carolina of botanists.
In its wild state it is found in low ground, in swamps
at times, where it often forms large masses to a height
of 6ft. But because it is wild in low ground chiefly,
no one need hesitate planting it on higher ground, for
it thrives very well in ordinary situations.
Another wild Rose of the same color of flower is
the Rosa lucida. It is found in positions the opposite
of the N. Carolina, usually on high ground, often along
old roadsides. It, too, has dark pink flowers, but in
height it makes to but 3ft. to 3ft. It has straight
prickles, very different from the hooked ones of the
Carolina, a good way to distinguish them failing the sev-
eral others.
Landscape gardeners are finding much use for these
wild Roses, with their single flowers, as they do for so
many of our wild shrubs and plants.
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The Florists' Exchange
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 214-mch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODUCER
Amsterdam, New York
Plaage mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Busfay, healthy,
full grown, 23^-inch stock in largest and best
assortment, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strong,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-inch pots, $4.00 per
doz., S30.00 per 100; 4-inch. $6.00 per doz.,
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in 16-inch
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition,
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2-inch
stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 5-inch,
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An exceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2>£-inch
stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM. Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strong,
bushy, 2)i-inch stock, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, S9.S0 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled with Fern See dlings
numbering several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting; assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, Sl-OO
per 100, S9.50 per 1000; S9.00 per 1000 in 10,000
lots and SS.50 per 1000 in 20.000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request and remittance
of I2c. per 100 plants for pwstage.
PTERIS ANDERSONI. Queen of the Pteris
family. A distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richl:/ variegated,
Erettily undulated,
andsqmely crested,
strong in ^ growth,
compact • ' ■
FERNS
BOSTON FERNS
from special, carefully selected
stockj^compact growth
Not able to house tliem all, I offer a
limited amouiut from beneli at $25.00 and
$35.00 per lOO ; 25 same rate ; ready for
0- and 6-in. pots.
Assorted Table Ferns from 2%-iii.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
irable
1 hatit, ad-
1 all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2}4-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., $20.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for poning, $1.00 per 100, $8.50
per 1000.
Price list, comprising 50 best commercial Ferns,
on application.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
Rern Specialist
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ferns
Assorted varieties, strong healthy
plants, from 2J^-in. pots at $3.00 per
100 ; $25.00 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS. In 8 of the best
varieties, ready for potting at $1.00 per
100; $9.50 per 1000. 10c. extra per
100 by mail.
POINSETTIAS. 2M-m., well-grown
stock at $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000.
frankN.Eskesen, Madison, N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having considerably increased my
stock of same, I am in the position to
fill larger orders, at prices as follows :
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in iiats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
All express orders. Ca^ or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue • JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
FERNSEORDISHES
In Flats
Ail the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Tlat
Ready now, all clean and healthy
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Palm Bargain
Have about 500 Kentia Belmoreana.
Strong, clean, 3-iD. stock, 5 leaves, 12-in.
high, while they last, at $10.00 per 100.
Try a sample dozen at SI. 50.
FERNS
BOSTON and ROOSEVELT
For 5-inch pots, $20.00 per 100.
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSfS, QUIDNICK, R. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I.
Please mention the Exchang'e when writing.
Louisville, Ky.
Cooler weather, which may be expected
to continue from now on, has given stock
in the greenhouses around Louisville a
chance to do better than at any time
during the earlier part of the Summer,
and within a short time the effect of
this should be seen in the retail shops.
Business has been somewhat slow, but a
fairly large number of weddings are
scheduled tor September.
Fred Haupt, the Jefferson st. florist,
has returned from an extended trip
through the West, on which he toolf in
most of the Coast. Business went along
very well during his absence in charge ot
his several capable assistants, and he is
well satisfied with the volume of business
which the shop has handled during the
Summer months, as with the indications
for Fall business.
August Baumer, who has returned
from his recent trip through the West
with his family, taken in connection with
his attendance at the Knights Templar
conclave at Denver, is loud in his praises
of the wonderful scenery and the bracing
atmosphere of that part of the country.
Mr. Baumer found plenty to do on his
return to business, among other things
being called upon by E. H. Courtney,
trustee in bankruptcy of the Nanz &
Neuner Co., to serve as one of the three
appraisers who have to place a value
upon the stock of that company. The
other two appointed by the trustee were
E. G. Reimers and Herbert Walker, of
F. Walker & Co.
The William Walker Co. recently fur-
nished decorations for several handsome
dinners at the Louisville Country Club.
Mounds of Texas Heather and pink
Roses were used at a dinner given by
0. M. Billings, and pink Roses, Heather
and lavender ribbons, with gold lace,
forming an attractive color scheme for a
second affair the same evening.
Miss Edith Walker is one of tine re-
turning vacationists, and is again in
charge of the William Walker shop on
Fourth ave. The Walker Co. is doing
well with its growing stock, considering
the handicap which the weather of the
Summer imposed. The best cut flowers
grown by it now are probably Radiance
Roses.
The recent death of J. H. Jansen,
brother-in-law of John H. Buschemeyer,
the prospective mayor of Louisville, re-
sulted in a heavy week end business for
Louisville florists, as Mr. Jansen was
very popular. Jacob Schulz received the
family order, which consisted of a large
blanket ot Ferns covered with white
Roses, and several wreaths, one of which
was of unusual size, made of Am. Beauty
Roses.
Mrs. C. B. Thompson received the or-
der for a handsome pillow which was sent
by the local lodge of the T. P. A., of
which Mr. Jansen was a member. The
design was made up of Asters, Lilies,
Snapdragons, Ferns and Galax leaves,
the color scheme being blue and white.
Across the front of the pillow in large
blue letters was the inscription, "Ken-
tucky Div., T. P. A." Mrs. Thompson
returned a few days ago from her rest at
Lake Toxaway. N. C. Her injured arm
is doing very nicely, and she anticipates
no more trouble from it.
W. C. Hughes, of the S. A. Weller Co.,
of Zanesville, O., manufacturers of art
goods, jardinieres, and similar goods, was
in Louisville recently calling on the flo-
rists, and secured a good volume of
orders. G. D. C.
Oxford, Mich. — After thirteen years
in business, O. A. StoU sold his green-
houses to Robert linger, for the past
ten years in charge of the conservatory
on Belle Isle. ^ Mr. StoU built up a
large and lucrative business, relinquish-
ing same only because the work had be-
come so burdensome, and will now engage
in farming in this vicinity. Mr. Unger
is a competent florist, having studied the
business in Germany.
500,000
California
PRIVET
2 years old
1000
2 to 2)4 feet, 8to 12 branches, $20.00
6 to 7 branches 15.00
2 to 4 branches 10.00
Packing free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands, N. J.
JOHN BENNETT, PROPRIETOR
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The National Nurseryman
The official organ of the American Ab80>
ciation of Nurserymen. Circulated among
the trade only. Published monthly.
Subscription price, one dollar per year
in advance.
Foreign subscriptions, one dollar and
fifty cents per year, in advance.
Sample copies free upon applicatioD
from those in the trade, enclosing their
business card.
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN
PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc.
218 Livingston Bldg., Rochester, N. Y.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
BerberisThunbergii lyear
Ampelopsis Veitchii i year
At Bargain prices.
HARRY B. EDWARDS
LITTLE SILVER. N. J.
GtYanWaveren&KruiiB
Quotatlona and Catalogs now ready on
all Bulba, Azalea*. Rhododendrons,
Rosea, Lilacs, Palms, Etc.
GT.van WAVEREN & KRUIIfE sa«X1.°'„'lS"a„*.
140 N. I3th St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
LARGE PRIVET
The F. E. CONINE NUBSERY CO.
STRATFORD, CONN.
200,000
HYDRANGEA Panlculata Grandiflora
5-in. up to 4-ft. Prices lower than ever.
JAPAN and COMMON SNOWBALL, TULIP
TREE, STRAWBERRY TREE, large stock of
assorted EVERGREENS, etc.
Send for special Fall offerings to the trade.
JENKINS © SON. WINONA. OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
riease mention the Eichange when writing.
FERNS FERNS
FOR JARDINIERES. Good strong plants from
2Ji-inch pots, now ready for immediate use, at
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
THOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN
SHORT HILLS, N. J.
Pleas.) mention the Exohan^ when writing.
September 6, 1913.
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Get Busy-Order Now
Vacation season is over; people are back in town. Stock up now with our Prize Winning Plants. We aim for quality.
Look over the following list and send us your orders, large or small. We appreciate them all.
CROTONS
The Croton, with its highly-colored foliage, is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
in the world, carrying at the present time for Fall
sales over 100,000 plants in over 400 varieties, all
of the very highest quality and brilliantly colored.
2>^-in. pots, strong plants,
S20 per 100, S175 per 1000
4-in. pots, strong plants. . S30 per 100, S27o per 1000
5-in. pots, strong plants, $50, 875 and SlOO per 100
6-in. pots, strong plants,
S12, $15, $18 and $24 per doz.
7-in. pots, strong plants, $24, $30 and $36 per doz.
S-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants,
$24, $30 and 836 per doz.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants,
$5, $6 and $7.50 each
12-in. and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants,
$10, $15 and $20 each
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
CROTON PUNCTATA
One of the finest and most satisfactory varieties
for basket work and centers of ferneries.
2H-in. pots $8 per 100, $75 per 1000
3-in. pots $20 per 100, $150 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per 1000
8-in. pots, made up $18 and 824 per doz.
CROTON NORWOOD BEAUTY
This variety is one of the best of our seedlings,
raised three years ago, and we are now in a position
to offer same in quantity and at very reasonable
E rices. This variety has an oak-shaped leaf and is
rilliantly colored red, yellow and orange.
4-in. pots, heavy $50 per 100
6-in. pots, heavy $18 per doz.
CROTONS — Narrow Leaf Types
Dellcatisslixta, Golden Thread and Florence
These varieties are indispensable for table decora-
tion and we predict a great future for them as
nothing surpasses them for use in artistic arrange-
4-in. pots $30 per 100
5-in. pots $50 and $75 per 100
6-in. pots $12, 815 and $18 per doz.
NEW SEEDLING VARIETIES
4-in. pots, strong plants,
83 each, $30 per doz., $200 per 100
6-in. and 7-in. pots, larger plants,
$3.50, $4 and $5 each
DRACAENAS
There is no variety of foliage plant as attractive
as the highly-colored Dracaena. The small and
medium sizes can be used to great advantage in
making up the popular Christmas baskets, while the
large specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any firm
in this country.
DRACAENA GODSEFFIANA
Green and white leaf, very hardy; fine for baskets.
2K-in. pots $10 per 100
3-in. pots $15 per 100
4-in. pots $25 per 100
DRACAENA MASSANGEANA
4-in. pots $7.50 per doz., 850 per 100
6-in. pots $15 and 818 per doz.
8-in. pots , .82, 82.50 and $3 each
10-in. pots $3.60, $4 and $5 each
DRACAENA FRAGRANS
Plain green leaf.
6-in. pots 86 and 89 per doz.
8-in. tubs 818 per doz.
DRACAENA BRONZE BEAUTY
2H-in. pots $12 per 100
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots 850 per 100
6-in. pots 89 and $12 per doz.
Larger specimens $1.50, $2, 82.50 and 83 each
DRACAENA BAPTIST!!
Long, broad foliage, cream, red and orange.
6-in. pots $1, $1.25 and $1.50 each
DBLACAENA AMABILIS
Green and pinkish white; very fine.
3-in. pots 835 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA SANDERIANA
Small, light green leaves, edged with creamy
white. Fine for center of fern dishes or basket
21^-in. pots $15 per 100
DRACAENA LORD WOLSELEY
One of the very best varieties for Christmas, being
bright red in color.
2-in. pots 812 per 100
3-in. pots, very heavy 825 per 100
4-in. pots, very heavy $35 per 100
6-in. pots, very heavy 87.50 and $9 per doz.
6-in. pots, very heavy $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA STRICTA GRANDIS
Carmine red leaves.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA SHEPHERDII
Carmine and green leaves.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pnts $60 per 100
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12 and 815 per doz.
DRACAENA TERMINALIS
Exceptionally well colored.
4-in. pots, strong plants 830 and 835 per 100
5-in. pots, strong plants $60 and 876 per 100
6-in. pots, extra strong $12 and $16 per doz.
We would suggest ordering the above early as
the demand is always great.
DRACAENA MANDAIANA
Large, bright red leaf, beautifully colored.
3-in. pots $25 per 100
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots 875 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA DE SMETIANA
4-in. pots 80.50 each
6-in. pots 80.75 and $1 each
6-in. pots $1.25 and $1.50 each
DRACAENA BRAZILIENSIS (Rare)
4-in. pots $35 per 100
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
DRACAENA MME. WINKLEMAN (New)
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA GLADSTONE (Rare)
4-in. pots $6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA GUILFOYLEII (Rare)
4-in. pots $6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA TITWORTHII (Rare)
4-in. pots 86 per doz.
5-in. pots 89 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and 818 per doz.
DRACAENA SEEDLINGS
Some beautiful varieties in many colors-
4-in. pots $5each
DRACAENA INDIVISA
Excellent as a decorative plant.
6-in. pots $20 per 100
6-in. pots $36 per 100
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
6-in. pots 81 and $1.25 each
7-in. pots $2 each
10-in. and 12-in. tubs, specimen plants,
85, $6, 87.50, 810, 812.50, 815 and $20 each
PANDANUS VEITCHI!
Well-colored plants.
2}^-in. and 3-in. pots $30 per 100
4-in. pots $6 per doz., 845 per 100
5-in. pots 89 per doz., 870 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz., 890 per 100
8-in. pots 824 and $30 per doz.
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA
6-in. pots, 4 and 5 tiers $9 per doz., 870 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz.
ARECA LUTESCENS
Perfect plants with rich, dark green foliage. _ Our
stock has been grown cool and hard. It is in
splendid condition and will surely give satisfaction.
4-in. pots, made up 826 per 100
6-in. pots, made up, 26 to 28 in. tall,
$12 per doz., $90 per 100
8-in. pots, made up, very heavy, 36 to 42 in. tall,
$30 and $36 per doz.
10-in. pots, made up, very heavy, 60 to 66 in. tall,
$4 and 85 each
10-in. tubs, made up, very heavy, 72 to 80 in. tall,
$6 and $7.60 each
KENTIAS
Kentla Belmoreana and Kentia Forsteriana.
3-in. pots, 4 to 5 leaves. .$15 per 100, $140 per 1000
6-in. pots, 3 plants, heavy, 18 to 24 in. tall,
$9 and $12 per doz.
FICUS CHAtrVERI!
6-in. pots, 18 in. high $0, $9 and $12 per doz.
Ijrge plants $1 .50, $2 and 82.60 each
FICUS UTILIS
6-in. pots, 24 in. tall 83 each
FICUS PANDURATA
Our stock of this wonderful plant this year is
finer than we have heretofore offered. It will
surely give satisfaction.
6-in. pots, 2 ft. tall $1.50 each
6-in.pots,2H ft. tall $2.00 each
7-in. pots, 3 ft. tall 82.50 each
8-in. pots, 4 ft. tall 83.00 each
10-in. and 11-in. tubs; 5 ft. to 10 ft. tall,
84, $6, $6 and 87.60 each
Branch plants, exceptionally fine,
$2.60, $3, 83.60, 84 and $5 each
FICUS CRAIGII
4-in. pots, 16 in. tall $36 per 100
6-in. pots, 18 in. to 24 in. tall $6 and $9 per doz.
Large plants $12 and $15 per doz.
150,000 NEPHROLEPIS— In Variety
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties; in fact,
we are the headquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to have
Every Variety of Nephrolepis in Every
Size Every Day in the Year.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
IMPROVED
2ii-m. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots 820 per 100
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
8-in. pots 812 and 815 per doz.
Large plants 81, $1.60 and $2 each
Largest plants $2. $2.60, S3 and 83.50 each
NEPHROLEPIS SCHOLZELI
2Ji-in. pots 86 per 100, 850 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $6 per doz., 845 per 100
6-in. pots, very heavy 89 per doz., 870 per 100
8-in. M-pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
l6-ia, 5^ -pots $18 and 824 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS AMERPOHLI
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TODEAOIDES
2Ji-in. pots $6 per 100, 845 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $50 per 100
1 8-in. pots $12 per doz.
9-in. and 10-in. tubs $18, $24 and $36 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS
Wm. K. Harris
The finest variety for large plants, being a great
improvement over the old Boston.
21-f-in. pots 86 per 100, 850 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., 845 per 100
8-in. pots 812 and $15 per doz.
; 11-in. tubs $2, 82.50. 83, $4 and $5 each
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS HARRISII
A dwarf type of the Nephrolepis Harrisii and ex-
cellent in all sizes from 4-in. plants up.
2 Ji-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots 820 per 100, 8180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $46 per 100
8-in. pots $12 and 816 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS GIATRASII
8-in. pots 815 and $18 per doz.
I NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
I COMPACTA
A dwarf compact form of Nephrolepis Elegan-
tissima, each plant making an ideal shape.
2l4-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $46 per 100
S-in. pots $12 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII
Our stock is in superb condition.
2M-in. pots 85 per 100, 845 per 1000
4-in. pots 820 per 100, 8180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., 845 per 100
6-in, pots, heavy $9 per doz., $70 per 100
8-in. Jf-pots .$12 per doz., $90 per 100
10-in. Ji-pots $18 per doz.
11-in. tubs $2, $2.50 and 83 each
13-in. tubs, specimens 84, 85 and 86 each
NEPHROLEPIS SMITHII
The greatly improved Amerpohlii. It is a com-
pact form, much finer than Amerpohlii and does not
break down in the center. The fronds are carried
on wiry stems. This variety will have a wonderful
sale up to a 6-in. pot, being particularly showy for
basket work.
2H-in. pots $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TUBEROSA PLUMOSA
This beautiful Fern is quite distinct from all of
the other varieties of the Boston Fern in so much
that It has been raised from the Japan species
Nephrolepis Tuberosa, which type is much hardier
than the Exaltata.
The fronds are long and narrow, the pinnules
beautiful plumose which are of light color, giving
the fronds a beautiful effect on account of the two.
distinct shades as well as its graceful waviness,
and will be found a great and distinct addition to
collection Ferns.
2M-in. pots 815 per 100, 8140 per 1000
4.in. pots $25 per 100, $226 per 1000
NEPHROLEPIS ROBUSTA (New)
Place orders at once for Neph. Robusta. The
Silver Medal Fern at the National Flower Show,
winning over all competition. We claim this
variety to be the finest of all the crested Nephro-
lepis, being exceptionally fine in large sizes. It is
the strongest grower of all the Nephrolepis Ferns,
never reverts and every plant is symmetrical and
salable in all sizes.
Delivery, August and September, 1913.
2^-in. pots, strong plants,
$20 per 100, $150 per 1000
4-in. pots, strong plants,
860 per 100, $400 per 1000
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS
3-in. pots $7 per 100, $65 per 1000
4-in. pots $12 per 100, $110 per 1000
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
4-in, pots, heavy $12 per 100
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM
3-in. pots, heavy 810 per 100, 890 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $6 per doz., 845 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz., 890 per 100
11-in. tubs $24 per doz.
ASPLENIUM AVIS NIDUS
Bird's Nest Fern. Plants of exceptional quality.
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
A Grand New Dwarf Fern
•• TEDDY JUNIOR "
DWARF ROOSEVELT
Ready for June 1st delivery. Fine young plants
from 2^-in. pots.
$0.40 each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100, 8200 per 1000
CYCLAMEN
This has been one of our specialties for over
twenty years. This year wegrewupwardsof80,000
plants. In all of our ex-perience we have never
seen a finer lot of plants. We are growing our
stock in new houses. They are absolutely clean
and perfect in every way, and not to be compared
with weakly-drawn stock offered at less money.
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per 1000
5-in. pots $50 per 100, $450 per 1000
6-in. pots $75 and 8100 per 100
7-in. pots $150 per 100
This will be profitable to anyone buying now.
BEGONIA GLOIRE DE CHATELAINE
The most beautiful of the Vernon type and Lor-
raine pink in <;olor.
3-in. pots $10 per 100, $75 per 1000
4-in, pots $20 per 100, $150 per 1000
6-in. pots $36 per 100
GARDENIA VEITCHI!
4-in. pots, very heavy.. .$20 per 100, $175 per 1000
6-in. pots, very heavy, will Hower early,
$6, $9 and 812 per doz.
Our stock is unusually large and exceptionally
GENISTA RACEMOSA
A large stock of well-grown plants for growing on.
3-in. pots, heavy $10 per 100, 890 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, S17S per 1000
5-in. pots, heavy $35 per 100, $300 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $50 per 100, S400 per 1000
7-in. pots, heavy $75 per 100
Larger plants from $1 to $3 each
HYDRANGEAS
The new French Hydrangeas. All of the
varieties here offered have been tested by us under
ordinary conditions as to their adaptability to
forcing for Easter. All have proven themselves
to be valuable additions. We have over 40,000
strong plants in the following varieties:
Bouquet Rose, bright pink; Gene de Vibrayc,
bright rose; La Lorraine, bright pink; Mme. a
Riveram. bright rose; Mme. E. Moulliere, best
white; Mme. Maurice Hamar, bright pink; Mme.
Renee Gaillnrd, large white: Souv. de Mme. E.
Chautard, bright rose.
2ii-in pots 88 per 100, $75 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $175 per 1000
6-in pots $50 per 100
Larger plants 80.75, 81, $1.50 and $2 each
4900 1VI7(RKET STREET
ROBERT CRAIG CO., 'p^HTLA^^^rP^ir^rpA
BRANCH, NORWOOD, PA.
Please mention the Ezohange when writing.
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We have now ready the finest Azaleas in the
country; as round as an apple and full of buds and
foliage; best varieties. Van der Cruyssen, Simon
Mardner, Niobe White, Vervaeneana, De Schrev-
eriana, Mme. Petrich, Early Pink and others, 50c.,
60c., 75c., Sl.OO, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GRO W ARAUCARI AS.
ARAUCARIA Escelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the importing, grow-
ing, and shipping of these beautiful plants, the
Araucarias — and we still hold the ground as &
leader today.
Look at our specially low prices for the month of
September 1 Bear in mind, September is the
best month of the year to grow Araucarias. When
the weather gets cooler they grow like weeds; no
shading is needed then. They grow quickly and
rapidly, making strong, healthy, heavy plants,
either out or indoors. They grow into money
for you. Buy them now, when the weather per-
mits of safe shipping.
ARAUCARIA EiceUa. 6 and 7-in. pots, 6 years
old, S, 6 and 7 tiers, 25, 30, 35 to 40-in. high,
$1.26, Sl.50, $1.75 and $2.00; 5, 5^, 5H. and 6-
in. pots, 3, 4, and 5 tiers, 3, 4, and 5 years old,
12, 14, 16, 18 and 20-in. high. 40c., 50c., 60c..
75c., and $1.00.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa Glauca and Robusta
compacta, large plants, 6 and 7-in. pots, $1.25,
$1.50 and $2.00.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings, 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in., 20c. to 25c.
CYCLAMEN. Best strain, 4-in., 20c. to 25c.
PRIMULA Obconica. Good strain, only 4-in.,
10c.
We have a large stock of LIVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA, the most beautiful little fan Palm,
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up, 4J^-in.,
5>f-in. and 5H-in. pots, 10 to 12 in. high, 7 to 8
leaves to a plant, very bushy and attractive,
35c., 40c. to 50c.
NEPHROLEPIS Scottil, Whitman!, Scholzell
and HanisU Fertis, 5-in., 5>i-in., 6-in., 30c.,
40c., 50c.
NEPHROLEPIS Smlthll. The new improved
Amerpohli, short, bushy, robust, 4-in., ready for
a shift into 5i4- and 6-in., 25c.
DISH FERNS. Good assortment, 2H-in., $4.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-in. pots, $3.00
per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 4-in., 10c. each.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 23^-in., $3.00 per 100.
4-in., 10c.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4-in., 25c.; 5>i. 5M. 6 to
7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 to 50 inches high,
50c., 60c., 7dc., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large, 4-in., 25c., 30c.
to 35c.; made up of 3 plants, 6-in. pots, 75c. to
$1.00.
COCOS Weddelliana. 3-in., 15c., ISc, 20c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots, made up of 3
plants to a pot, 20c. to 25c.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber Plant). 5M-in.,
6-in. pots, 35c., 40c.. 50c.
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only. Cash with order, please. Please state If you
want stock shipped In or out of pots. All plants, 25 at 100 rate.
GODfREY ASCHMANN ^l^iZH PHIIADEIPIIIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
FERNS
From Bench
Boston, Piersoni, Elegantissima, Whitmani,
4-in., lOc; 5-in.. S12Hc.
ORCHIDS
Oin BLOOaCB of OatUaru, Dea-
droblnnu, Omoldiiims, OTpslpa-
lUuns, ato., at thtii aaaaen.
QnaUty iteoBd to bobo. Pileta liaht
Praapt itiirmj.
PAUL DE NAVE
OrdiHl Grower TAIL RIVER, MASS.
Pleaie montJon th» Exchange whm writinr.
ORCHIDS
Freshly imported CATTLEYAS labiata, Dowi-
ana, Gaskelliana, Trian£e and speciosissima ;
ODONTOGLOSSUM grande; ONCIDIUM
splendidum and bicailosum; LYCASTE Skin-
nerl, etc. Write for Special List No. 51.
Our Catalogue of established Orchids is yours
for the asking.
LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. I.
Please mention the Esohange when writing.
DIGITALIS Gloxiniaeflora and CAMPANULA,
from seed bed, S5.00 per 1000.
FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Assorted, 2>.i->n., 2c.
GENISTA. 2>4-in., 3c.
DOUBLE ALYSSUM, Giant. 2-in., 2c.
ORCHIDS
Autumn
Importations
TRIAN^
C. GIGAS
Semi-established
C. TRIAN.« C. LABIATA
C. GIGAS C. MOSSIj*
And all the best commercial Orchids.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DeBUCK, P. 0. Box 73 Secaucus, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writins.
Chinese and Obconica, 2Ji-in., $2.00 per 100 ;
3-in., $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS, Plumosus Nanus and Sprengeri,
2M-in., $2.00 pet 100.
CYCLAMEN Glganteum. Largest flowering,
ready to shift, 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
CINERARIAS, Dwarf. Fine plants, 2)i-in.,
$2.00 per 100 ; 3-m., 3c. each.
SAMUEL WHITTON, 232 ChurchillAve., Utica,N.Y.
Bleue mention the Exoliange when writing.
500,000 PANSIES
GIANT, assorted colors in fine varieties, $2.50
per 1000, 5000 for $10.00.
DOUBLE DAISIES, Snowball and Longfellow,
S2.50 per 1000, 5000 for $10.00.
FORGET-ME-NOTS and SWEET WILLIAMS.
$2.50 per 1000.
CARNATIONS. Second size, field grown; En-
chantress, Rose Pink and Victory, $3.00 per
100.
ASTERS
50,000 LATE BRANCHING white, pink,
rose, purple, lavender; just right for late plant-
ing, $1.50 per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Assorted kinds, 2-m.,
pots, S1.25 per 100.
•RIMULAS. {
MALACOIDES, S2.00 per 100.
Cuh, pleue.
BYER BROS.,Chainbersbui^,Pi.
Please mention the Exohanpe when writing.
SmilaxPlants
Strong, thrifty 2-in. stock, $1.25
per 100, $10,00 per 1000.
R. KIL.BOU RN
CLINTON, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Commercial Rose Culture ^^f^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
1 to 8 Duane Street, New York
POINSETTIAS
Right now, during September, is the time to plant yout medium and small-
sized pans of POINSETTIAS, for a growth of two feet or less. We've got the
plants in ideal condition and a big lot of them. From 23'^-in. pots.
$5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
CARNATIONS
We have about 2000 fine bushy plants of ENCHANTRESS and 1000 medium-
sized plants of ST. NICHOLAS, at $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
Also the following in medium-sized plants, but nicel3' branched: 500 EN-
CHANTRESS, 300 WHITE ENCHANTRESS, 500 WHITE PERFECTION,
400 MRS. C. W. WARD, 400 BEACON.
$5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
BAUR & STEINKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Pleaae mention thm Exohmge when writiag.
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Assorted Ferns for dishes, S3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus, $3.00 per 100.
Keatlas for centers, 10c each.
Kentia Belmoreana. 4 in., 25c. and 35c.; 6-
n.. 50c. and 75c.
FIELD GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
Mrs. Mackey, a clear pink of the Winsor
shade; free and early, a good keeper; Sft^OO per
100, $60.00 per 1000.
HEINRV WESTOIN, Hempstead, IV. Y.
Pleago mention the Ezohange when writing.
U/>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Outdoor Work
Get Beady for tlie Fall Busli
I£ you are among the many florists
who do outside work in the way of land-
scape gardening for your customers, the
time for all planting is almost here again.
The transplanting of the Irises and
Peonies starts the work, and it will not
be long before the frost arrests the
growth of most perennials as well as de-
ciduous shrubs, and after that happens
the sooner the moving of such plants is
attended to, the better. Fall planting if
done early has this advantage : it gives
the stock a chance to get re-established
before Winter sets in. The roots of the
plants will get a hold in their new quar-
ters before the ground freezes, and the
plants will be ready for action the fol-
lowing Spring, perhaps long before the
time you are in a position to get at
planting. Therefore, whenever you can
arrange to get at this work early in the
Fall, do not put it off. You are bound
to have every minute of your time taken
up during the Spring months without
this. What we here are trying to do is
to get through with all indoor work that
can be done to advantage now, in order
to clear the way for whatever may come
in the line of outdoor work later on.
There is not much gained by making a
few dollars outdoors and neglecting
things inside on account of it, and the
way to do is to finish aU such work as
the repairing of the roofs of the houses,
getting the heating plant into shape,
attending to the filling of the
benches and the planting of them
as well as the Fall bulbs. All this
will have to be done sooner or later ; why
not get it out of the way? This is about
the only time of the year when we can
get a little ahead of the work, and if a
nice outdoor job should come along we
are ready to push it through.
Peonies
To the smaller florists, and especially
those located in the suburban towns of
the larger cities, the Peony will always
be one of the most profitable plants to
grow if the space for it can be had.
it matters little how many thousands of
dozens of the flowers are put in cold
storage in Spring; for with the Peonies,
as with all other flowers we make use of
In a cut state, those you can cut your-
self to fill an order with are superior
to anything you get shipped in. Not
alone do they pay as cut flowers, but
many of us get far more out of them by
selling the plants in Spring and Fall.
We all have customers who are willing
to pay all the way from 25c. to $2 for
the dormant stock, according to size.
What is there we handle that is more
profitable? When we once have a salable
stock on hand, by proper management
we can have a good supply to draw from
to be sold each year, and you can still
have a good stock from which to cut.
Make up your mind and act now in the
way of purchasing new stock, and divid-
ing and transplanting your own field
clumps. Avoid a long list of sorts, imless
you want to get up a collection, and the
average man has neither time nor room
for anything like this. Confine yourself
to about six or eight good varieties and
forget about the rest. If you have a new
piece of ground picked out for the plants,
work it over deep — 15ins. and even 2£t.
is not too deep. I know of no other
plant more appreciative of a deep, mel-
low, well cultivated soil than the Peony.
Plant 6 rows instead of 15, but prepare
your soil well and you will be money
ahead. When asked to prepare a bed or
border for your customer, you should be
paid for preparing the soil. When a cus-
tomer is willing to pay for good work
give it to him. It will pay you best in
the end.
Lilies
Tune for Planting' Fonuosums
If you are only using about one hun-
dred pots of Lilies for Easter week and
you have a good chance to buy them from
the specialist near home, I would sug-
gest not bothering at all with growing on
your own stock, especially when you have
plenty of other stock to take up the room
in the houses. It is not always true that
it pays best to grow your own stock of
whatever you retail ; only too often we
have to sell plants over the counter that
cost us twice as much to produce, as
what we could have bought them for.
By purchasing them we could have ob-
tained a far superior article and avoided
a whole lot of worry as well as work.
Those who grow their own requirements
should think about this now. If it is in-
tended to grow Lilium formosum the
bulbs can be planted any time now. Plant
enough, and let them come along this
Winter in a 50 degree house. If there are
some that will flower before Easter you
will have good use for them. We have
found this sort the best paying of all the
Lilies from every point of view for the
small grower. You can count on getting
returns out of practically every bulb you
plant, and they will get along nicely with
a Carnation house temperature while the
others — the giganteum and multiflorum —
such as the specialist uses for Easter,
need a higher_ temperature and except
when handled just right are apt to give
trouble, and often prove anything but
profitable for the man who grows the
usual "57 varieties" of plants in one
house.
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ROSES
From 3-iQch pots — strong
Pink Etllarney, White RUlaroey. Kalserin
Augusta Victoria. Rlcbmond, Perte, Sun-
rise, Sunset. Mrs. Aaron Ward* My Maryland,
JS.OO per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, Gruss an
TepUtz, Clothilda Soupert, Souvenir de
Wootton. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kaiserla, Pink KUlarney, My Maryland,
Bride. Souvenir de Wootton, 3-tnch pots,
$15.00 per 100.
Geraniums
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
Enchantress, and White Perfection. S7.00
per 100. $65.00 per 1000.
White Winsor. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
3.00 per 100, S70.00 per
VIOLETS
Marie Louise, 3-in. pot, $4.00 per 100, Silo.OO
per 1000.
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprcnfieri, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprcnjeri, 3-in. pots = . . . 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2>f-in pots 3.00
POINSETTIAS, 2ii-m. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, SJi-in. pots 5.00
STEVIA Compacta, field-grown 6.00
Chrysanthemums
2U-'n., S3.0I) per 100. $25.00 per IIIOU.
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Cyclamen
Finest strains in cultivation, including
"Wonder of Wandsbek, Prince of Wales,
FrincesB of Wales, Salmon Queen,
Salmon King, Glaut White, etc. All
ft cm imported English seed. 1-in. stock,
$15.00 per 100.
ALSO BEGONIA lumlnosa. Best red
Uliristmas Begonia. 2M:-in. stock. $5.00
per 100.
Geduldig's Greenhouses
77 Cedar St., Norwich, Conn.
Plftaae mentiou the Excliange when writing.
Primula Malacoides
) per 1001).
CHAS. ZIMMER, West Collingswood, N. J.
■1 lire,- M;|,-s rr.„„ l'l,;i,i.l,.||,li,;,
Ploaee mention the Exchange when writing.
We
ITearing Fropa.g'atiug' Time
E.Ti'ly September is usiiall,v the time
when tile retail grower who grows on a
lot of bedding stock for his Spring busi-
ness propagates his iirst batcli of Ge-
raniums. With a few weeks of hot, dry
August weather the young growth of the
plants in the field is hardened off suf-
ficiently to have the wood in good shape
for the propagating bench. Whenever
we get a cutting too soft we have
trouble in rooting it ; usually it dampens
off, especially when you make use of a
bench in the greenhouse to do the rooting
on. A far better plan for the man who
wishes to put in a few thousand cuttings
at this time is to use a coldframe.
Spread a layer of Sins, of clean sand over
the leveled surface of a coldframe; tamp
and water well and insert your cuttings.
It the weather is unusually warm place
a shade frame over the cttttings for a
few days, but not for too long, for these
cuttings do not need much shade ; let
them wilt a little ; they will soon face
any weather if kept just fairly moist be-
low, and far less of them will damp off
when exposed to wind and weather for
the next few weeks than stock nursed
along under shade frames or sash. You
know what sells best in your locality as
to varieties, but do not try to carry too
many ; there is nothing gained by it.
Confine yourself to about a half dozen
sorts to supply the demand for the beds
and the filling of vases and window
boxes, if you do that you will be able to
keep them separate and clean up on them
by the end of the bedding season. Keep
on purchasing a fair supply of everything
new that comes out ; you never know
when you will come across something
well worth while. Geraniums are today
as important to the retail grower as any
other bedding plant he handles, if not
more so, and there is plenty of room for
improvement over what we have on hand.
Chrysanthemums
The Outdoor Varieties
Some of the early outdoor flowering
'Mums with us are well set with buds
and bid fair to make a creditable show-
ing in a few weeks, and if they do that,
there will be a great boom all around.
There is room for these early bloomers, not
only for the florist who wants them for
cut flowers, but for the man who sells
bedding stock. A profitable business can
be worked up to supply our customers
with these sorts for their hardy border.
Some of these good folks have been pur-
chasing of us hardy 'Mums for the last
20 years ; once in a while they did get
a few flowers the size of a dime, but
usually the plants were killed down by
frost before the buds had a chance to
open, nor would the plants prove to be
hardy, except in mild Winters and prop-
erly protected. Whether you have the
hardy sorts or Pompons outdoors, do not
overlook the staking of the plants; they
may at this writing look as if they would
he quite able to support themselves with-
out staking, but let them get some Fall
rains followed by a heavy wind, and see
the result. What good is a plant after
it is once down on the ground? Hardly
ever can you get it into shape again, and
it just takes a minute to give it a stake
and keep it in good condition. It does
not hurt in the least to do a little dis-
budding with the outdoor plants ; do not
he too severe but by removing a few of
the smaller side buds the remaining ones
will give .vou more perfectly shaped flow-
ers. There appears to be more Pompons
around Chicago this year than ever be-
fore, in spite of the fact that many grow-
ers last year found them anything but
paying when they got the returns from
the whoh'sale
rket.
Cyclamen
Plants Intended for Xmas
Urnr ill inincl that the .slock intended
I'.ii- .\mas. that grciil day for the Cyela-
mnn. should not he shifted much after
October 1. As wilh other plants we
I' row on in pots and dispose of when in
llnwer, so with the Cyclamen. They
llower (juite a little earlier by being pot-
I niind. while those thai have been
shifted every time the plants had formed
a root mat will keep on growing and
prove but shy bloomers until .Tanuary
and later. A well grown Cyclamen with
perfect leaves makes a desirable Xmas
Gladiolus Scribe
Was one of the varieties in our outdoor
exhibit at Minneapolis that created an
impression on all visitors.
Everyone was delighted with it on ac-
count of its pleasing soft rose color.
A color that is useful to the Florist.
Scribe is a variety that is
(Vioderate in Price
High in Quality, and
Full of Satisfaction
One that measures up to the high
standard of Flowerfield.
$S.OO per 100, $45.00 per 1000
John Lewis Childs
Flowerfield, L. 1., N. Y.
Please mention the Exehange when writing.
plant, even if not loaded down with flow-
ers, but a customer will prefer one in
full bloom to send away as a holiday
gift if it can be had, and no effort should
be spared to get the plants to be as much
in flower as possible by the middle of
December. The day when all depended
on what sized pot a Cyclamen was in
when offered for sale is over long ago,
and here, as with all other plants, the
size of the plant and the condition in
which it is in are the important factors.
If you can get to do well in a Sin. pot,
a plant that others would call a good
6in. or Tin. specimen, so much the bet-
ter. Let me suggest going over the
plants carefully about the 15th of this
month ; pick out the best and most ad-
vanced ones such as are well set with
the tiny flowering buds at the base. Let
these have the final shift ; all of them
should be in excellent condition by Xmas.
Let the plants have plenty of sunshine all
around them, air and good care. The
plants which by October 1 do not show
signs of buds are not likely to be on
time. I^et such have several shifts and
come into flower whenever they are ready.
There is not really much else to do with
them, for you cannot force a Cyclamen
to get it into bloom : the plant will not
stand for it; but you can help along a
lot by not over-potting the stock.
PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, Alba Rosea and Sanguinea,
2M-in. pot $1.75
OBCONICA Glgantea, 2>i-in. pot (The
Giant) 3.00
MALACOIDES. Giant Baby, 2Ji-in. pot. . . 1.50
ASPARAGUS
Plumosus and Sprengeri, 2K-in. pot,
SIS.OO per 1000 2.00
CINERARIA, Sept. 15th. 2M-in. pot 2.50
Cash or C. O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM "''oro"''
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A TEW GOOD THINGS
=m WANT=
A School for Leadership in Country
Life
A unique course has been established
in the Summer school of Cornell Univers-
ity which has for its purpose the prep-
aration of voung people for leadership in
country life. It is announced that there
will be a three year graded course, and
training will be lu-.ivided for all classes
of rural hadius. such as rural ministers,
secretaries of yiumg nun's and young
women's Christian assni ii i hu- .jImci-s
of men's lirollHTlimids. 1 '■ i^.
school superintendc^nts. i i iis
oflieers of granges. institiiL. Ir.tniMs, :iiul
other persons who occupy positions of
leadership and influence throughout the
open country.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA indtvisa. 3-in., $5.00; 4-in., $10.00;
6-in., $26.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2M-in., $5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Pottevlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in.. 10c.;
, 15c
, 2Sc.
ich; 3-in., $5.00 per
VINCA variegata. 2-in., 2c.
100.
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. 1.
ALYSSUM, Giant Double, 2-in., $2.00 per
100, $18.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indivisa, 2-in., S2.00 per 100,
$18.00 per 1000.
LUPINES. Only good cut flower sorts,
2-in., *2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000.
GERANIUMS. See last issue for special
jirici's; aood slock; careful packing.
ELMER RAWLINGS, OLEAN, N. Y.
Please mantion the Exchange when writing.
520
The Florists' Exchange
P LAN TS
From 2-ln. pots, $2.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, CHINESE PRIM-
ROSES, Enest varieties; CINERARIAS Dwarf.
Plants from 2)^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ANTHERICUM vit-
tatum, SMILAX, FICUSrepens.
POINSETTIAS. In 2M-inch paper pots, $5.00
per 100.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy Eng-
Ush; PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS,
ANTHERICUM vittatum.
Plants from 4-in. pots.
rVY, Hardy EngUsh, 10c. each; LEMON
VERBENAS, 10c. each; KENTIA Belmoreana,
$2.00 per doz.; CROTONS, S2.00 per doz.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Dwarf and tall, fine
bushy plants, 5-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
BOUVARDIAS. White, scarlet, pink, 4J.2-in.
pots, $1.00 per doz.
HYDRANGEAS. New French Varieties.
Plants from open ground, bushy, 1 dc
i.OO. 12 varieties from 4-in. pots, $2.00 per doz.
12 varieties from 3-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
PANDANUS Veltchii. 4-in. pots. 25c. each;
5-in. pots, 50c. each.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. 4-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri Seedlings. Strong,
50c. per 100.
C Fieri t nth and Westmoreland Streets,
• tlOtLC, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Erohange when writing.
ROOTED
Geranium Cuttings
$1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000.
Alplionse Iblcard, Bertbe de FreslUy,
Beaute Foltevlue, Jean Oberle, J. Doyle,
Mme. Bucluier, Mrs. Iiawreace, Omella,
Peter Henderson, S. A. Katt.
Carnation Plants
Extra fine, field-grown, EnchantresB,
$6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
The Peckham Floral Co.
R. F. D. 54 FAIRHAVEN. MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
JGERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready for shipmeDt.
Doyle,{[Ricard, Poitevine, Nutt, Buchner
tlO.OO per 1000
[Poitevine, Nutt, 2-inch
$15.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
PETERIBROWN, 124 Ruby St., Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Esohange when writing.
GERANIUMS
Fine, stocky, 3-in. plants, in bud and bloom.
(BNutt, Buchner, Poitevine, Rlcard, $4.00 pei
100, $35.00 per 1000. Mixed, $3.60 per 100.
2-inch stock, strong, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 po
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
Qeraniums
$10.00 per 1000 for Nutt and Poitevine
$12.50 per 1000 for Ricard
Guaranteed to reach you in good
growing condition.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
GERANIUMS
Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Doyle and Rose Geran-
iums, 2Ji-in., $1.75 per 100; 300 for $5.00.
BEGONIA, Marguerite. Large trusses rose
colored ilowers, 2)i-in., $2.00 per 100.
COLEUS. Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltil, Fire
brand, etc., 2-in., $1.50 per 100.
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
Pleasa mention the Exchange when writinR.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
Please mention the Exohanre when writing,
Good Stock
100 1000
SmXAX. 2U-in $2.00 $17.60
ASPASAGTTS plmuosns . . . 3.00 26 00
ASPABAG-US Sprengeri . . . 3.00 25.00
For cash only.
MAGNUS PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Houston, Texas
At the Robert Kerr Floral Co. nur-
series, near the city, business is stirring;
Mr. Kerr has returned with his wife from
the iWinneapolis convention, and is busy
with work at the greenhouses. One
house is in Enchantress, White Wonder,
Victory and other Carnations ; two large
houses in single stem 'Mums, one large
house in Roses ; then there are several
acres of outdoor stock. Mr. Kerr is great
in praise of Minneapolis as a city, the
finest place ever," said he, and the con-
vention as handled there was a hummer.
"The entertainment committee left
nothing undone and we all had a fine
time." The old veteran florist, Bob
Wagner, at the Kerr greenhouses, has
complete charge there, and Bob has a
right to be proud of what he had to show
to Mr. Kerr on his return. Growth was
never better, the hot weather to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
That eminent apostle of landscape
work and sardening, J. M. Laughlin,
formerly of the large Breckenridge estate
of San Antonio, Tex., has accepted a
position with the Colonial Park people
here, to add beauty to their already beau-
tiful acres. "The only difficulty," said
Mr. Laughlin, "is those large alligators
in the zoo that have to be fed and catered
to. If one of them should swipe you a
blow from his tail there might be a
gardener missing next morning."
The Henk Dirken Floral Co. has
changed its location to 3200 Main st.
where it has a whole block of ground on
which to dispense its specialties in bulbs
and trees this Winter. Wheels were put
under the large office building and it was
literally drawn through the street by
horses to the new location. New build-
ings will follow here right away, out of
lunnber on the ground, and as the new lo-
cation is splendid, bulbs now coming In
will be sold by thousands, direct impor-
tations from Holland.
Luke Perring, in charge of the large
Sharp estate, says his water bill is $25
to $30 per month ; streams of water have
tieen going all over the place to very
good advantage during the scorching
weather. Mr. Perring has Ferns and
various shrubbery that is truly marvelous
in its excellence at this time of the year.
Miss Ruffel, the lady in charge of the
salesrooms and design work at the
Brazos Hotel greenhouses, is due a va-
cation next week, and Mr. Cosh is going
to see that she gets it, now that he has
returned from his Eastern trip. Miss
Ruffel has been faithful to her post dur-
ing the most trying weather and has be-
come a most excellent assistant in the
business, so that a reward is due her
which she will modestly accept for a
short outing.
Bulbs are coming to Houston by the
llmiisandsi — every one is preparing for an
enormous business in this line — ^and
Paperwhites will be put into benches
and boxes next week.
There is no one here who ever com-
plains of dull business ; it is always sat-
isfactory. S. J. MlTCnELL.
SMILAX
2000 extra strong plants, from 21i-in.
pots, $12.00 per 1000.
Cash with order
DePEWBROS.,Nyack,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Hydrocyanic Acid Gas
Has any one ever been poisoned with
hydrocyanic acid gas through fumiga-
tion? What are the symptoms and what
remedy has been used to cure the same.
— Highmont, Pa.
— I have been experimenting with hy-
drocyanic acid gas for the past three
years, and have finally reduced the use
of the gas in the greenhouse to a prac-
tical basis as an insect exterminator with
perfect success. While the gas is poi-
sonous I have never heard of any one
being overcome by it, and I do not see
how any one using reasonable care in its
use could be poisoned by it. There may
be a case where the operator, while fu-
migating, is suddenly stricken with sick-
ness, rendering him unable to leave the
house, in which case he would inhale the
gas and be poisoned. I have not heard
of nor do I know of any remedy for hy-
drocyanic acid gas poisoning.
Bethlehem, Pa. Jacob A. Fetes.
The New Herrenbeere
By special inducement of the commit-
tee having in charge the management of
the recent horticultural exhibition in
Breslau, Germany, C. Ad, Stache, whose
nurseries are in the vicinity of Breslau,
exhibited some of his newest varieties of
the "Herrenbeere" (Ribes hybrids) dur-
ing the second week of the show, July 6
to 12. 1913. Many thousand gardeners
aiid about 100,000 visitors were favored
with the opportunity of seeing the fruit
in all its beauty of coloring, and all were
unanimous in their praise of it. The ex-
hibit was well placed among others of
cut Roses and Carnations, shrubs and
Lilies.
There were 25 different varieties of
berries shown, grown to standard form,
and Ijearing many pounds of luscious ber-
ries. The exhibit was awarded first
prize.
Attention was first drawn to this new
hybrid in our issue of April 30, 1910,
page 787. It might be well for those in-
terested in the development of these
fruits, of which Mr. Stache has an im-
mense number of hybrids, the majority
of them said to be much superior in size
of fruit and in fruiting quality to the
varieties now on the market, to place
themselves in communication with Mr.
Stache, whose address is Klein-Tsdiansch,
near Breslau, Germany, for further par-
ticulars.
The Pfallzgraff Pottery Co.
The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co. was es-
tablished in 1S31 at York, Pa., the red
ware being its first specialty. Later it
entered the stoneware and stoneware spe-
cialty business, and on account of the
stoneware superseding the red ware, the
latter was entirely abandoned for a time.
In 1913, however, the pottery again
started Avorking up the red clay in the
form of red burned embossed flower pots
for domestic trade, and red burned flo-
rists' pots.
The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co. has in-
stalled the latest and most improved ma-
chinery for the preparation of this red
clay, as well as for the manufacturing of
the pots it is now marketing, and feels
very confident that it has as good a
clay as can be found anywhere; this
clay makes a very porous pot, which is
a good feature, and, under the conditions
in which this clay is prepared, the re-
sult IS also a strong pot
Hardy Gladiolus
A correspondent in New York State
writes us of a Gladiolus which he claims
as being perfectly hardy, it having been
in his hardy herbaceous border for six
years. His understanding is that Gladi-
oli had been planted on the ground where
this one is now blooming, and were not
lifted as usual. The one mentioned is
the only one surviving, and it has made
its appearance each year since then.
He has seen it bloom two .years and
thinks it a magnificent specimen. It car-
ries twelve flowers on the spike, and eight
Woons nt one time. He desired to know
if this plant is of any value or is it
common enough to hear of a hardy Gladi-
olus.
To this inquiry, H. H. Groff of Simcoe,
Ont. makes reply as follows : It is not
possible to express any opinion of value
as to the Gladiolus reported above in
absence of the .surrounding facts and
conditions. It may survive where it is,
as do varieties in our very cold North-
west, where the snow prevents the frost
from reaching the corm. The only test
will he in several locations where it is
frozen below the roots during the Winter.
I will venture the opinion that one such
experience will see the end of it forever.
There is no such thing as a hardy hy-
brid Gladiolus, and the species, which
are not hardy, are not worth growing for
cutting or decorative purposes.
THE EXCHA1I6E— Best Mveftisliie Nedlam
PANSIES
800,000
Brown's Giant Prize Pansy Plants
Mixed colors, S3.00 per 1000.
Also separate colors of
0I4NT YELLOW, GIANT WHITF,
LORD BEACONSFIELD, blue.
Same price. Cash with order.
PETER BROWN, i24Riibyst., lancastcr, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ricard, Doyle, PolteTine, Castellane, Buchner
Perkina, Jaulln. Nutt, $10.00 per 1000
Ouh with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums ^»?.*s?gs
S. A. NUTT, $10.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON. $10.00 ptr 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when ^
Wng^
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa, 5-in., 60c.
DRACAENA Indivlsa, 2-in., 2c.
BEGONXA Lumlnosa, 3-in., 3c.
BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in., 3o.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, 3-in., 5c.
Cash, or will exchange for Poinsettiaa,
2 or 3-in., or Asparagus Plumosus, 3-in.
ROSENDALE NVRSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Box 63 Schanectady. N. V. R. F. D. No. 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus Sprengeri
3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, J6.00
per 100; 4J^-in. $8.00 per 100; 5-in. $10.00
per 100.
SMILAX. 4-m. pots, $4.00 per 100.
CARNATION, Lady Bountiful. $5.00
per 100. Cash with order.
S. G. BENJAMIN, FishkiU, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchante when writinE-
15,000 Violet iPlants
Marie Konlge, Pariinbar, £a STance,
Princess of 'Wales. Strong, healthy
fleld-grown plants. $6.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
BRUNO HENKER,wHrp1ii^Tii.v.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS
Beady Now
Extra strong Princess of Wales, $5.00
per 100; good medium plants, $3.00 per
100. Extra strong California, $4.00 per
100; good No. 2, $2.60 per 100.
Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $6.00 per 100,
$46.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Floral Designs de Luxe ^^]f^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
3 to 8 Duane Street, New York
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
521
LIST OF
ADVERTISERS
Fiedler & Co., A. G.... 531
Field, H.W 534
Fischer, Fcrd 502
Fletcher & Co. F. W.S03
Florists' Hail Ass'n. . . 537
Flower Growers' Sales
Co 642
Flower Shop, The. . . .534
Ford, M. C 539
Ford, Wm. P 540
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co.
Abranis, F. B 509
Advance Co 549
Alberts Davidson... ..547
Allen, J. K S40
Amer. Importing Co.538
Am. Spawn Co 507
Amer. Wooden Ware
Mfg. Co., The 545
Anderson, J. F 516
Andorra Nurs 514
Angermueller, Geo. H.647
Aphine Mfg. Co 546
Appelgate Florist 531
Aschmann, Godfrey... 518
Aschmann Bros 513
Bader Bros 506
Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, Inc 541
Baer, Julius 531
Baker The Florist 535
Baldwin, Florist 635
Barrett, the Florist. . .535
Barrows & Son, H. H. 510
Bassett's Floral Gar-
dens 608
Baur & Steinkamp.. . . 518
Bayersdorfer & Co.,H 637
Bay State Nurs.. Thc.614
Beaven, E. A 538
Beckcrt, W. C 504
Begerow Floral Co... .533
Bellamy Bros 508
Benjamin, S.G 520
Bennett, C. A 514
Berger Bros 543
Berger&Co.,H.H...607
Berning. H. G 544
Bertermann Bros. Co.
BidwellS Fobes 502
Black. Oias 630
Black, Son & Co., Jos. ers' Co
H 508 Habermehl's Sons, J
Blackistone, Z. D 53f
Biackistone.J. Dan...531
Boddington, A.T....603.
.504
Frauenfelder, C 531
Friedman Florist 531
Friedman, J. J 546
Froment, H. E 641
Frost, Chas 504
Galvin,Thos. F 631
Garland Greenhouse
Mfg. Co 550
GasserCo., J. M 632
GeduIdig'sG'houses..619
Gibbons, The Smilax
Ma
Giblin&Co 647
Gill 504
Goodsell, P. H 514
Graham & Son, A... 632
Greater N. Y. Florists'
Ass'n 541
Greek-Amer. Florists-
Supply Co 537
Grey Co., Thos. J... .507
Griffin, F. W 532
Greup & Ploeger 514
Growers' Cut Flower
Co 540
GudeBros. Co 535
Gumm. W. L 607
Gunther Bros 541
Guttman Flo
505-06.07
Bolgiano&Son,J 507
Bonnet & Blake 541
Bonnot Bros 541
Bon Ton Flower Shop,
641
534
Haerens, August 514
Hall & Robinson 533
Hammond's Paint &
Slug Shot Works... 546
Hanford, R, G 609
Harper, Wm. Warner. 514
The
Bowe, M. A
Brant Bros., Inc. .
Brant-Hcntz Flo
, Chei
Co.
.512
Breck-Robinson Nurs.514
Breitmeyer's Sons, J. .532
Brown, Peter 602-30
Bryan, Alonzo J 612
Buckbee, H. W 536
Bunyard, A. T.. Flor-
ist 534
Burnett Bros 504
Burpee, W. A. & Co... 503
Byam,E.J 636
Byer Bros 518
Caldwell The Woods-
Carbone Florist 631
Carnation Support Co.,
The 509
Champion & Co., J.
N.
.634
Chicago Carnation
Co 509^4
Childs, John Lewis.. ,619
Chinnick,W. J 520
Christenscn,Thos. P.. 516
Clark Florist 535
Clay &Son .546
Cockroft, James D.. , .508
Conard & Jones Co. . . 514
Harri
Hart. Geo. B 538
Hatcher, John C....516-31
Heacock Co., Jos 510
Heineoken, Otto 584
HeissCo 632
Henderson & Co.. A.. 507
Henker, Bruno .520
Henshaw& Fenrich.. .5:'<)
Herbert & FIeishauer.S04
Herr, A.M 5:0
Hews & Co., A. H. ...545
Highland Park Green-
houses, The 532
HilfingerBros .545
Hill Co., The E.G... .544
Hillside Nurs 616
Hollywood Gardens. . .635
Holm & Olson 535
Holton & Hunkel Co. ..542
Home Correspondence
School 537
Horan, E. C .541
Horticultural Adverti-
ser 514
Howard's Flower Shop531
Howard, J. W .546
Hudson Carbon Co. . .546
Idlewild Greenhouses. 533
Igoe Bros 538
• pcrialSeed & Plan
Int.
,507
Tobacco Co..
.547
Nun
Co.,
TheF. E 610
Coombs, Arthur 508
Coombs. Florist 532
Cotsonas&Co., Ceo. .537
Cowce, W.J .537
Cowcn's Sons. N , , .547
Coylc, James -541
Craig Co., Robt 517
Crouch, Mrs.J. W .531
Crump, F. F .532
Cunningham, Jns.H. 510
Cut Flower Exchange, .541
Dailicdouze Bros .508
Danker Florist .531
Day Co., W. E .535
DeamudCo.,J. B... .544
DeBuck, John 51R
DeNavc, Paul 518
Den Oudcn & Sons,H.514
DePew Bros 620
DietschCo.. A .549
Diller, Caskcy & Keen
.549
Dillon, J. L .509
Dodd.Chas. II .540
Dorner & Sons, Co. F..5nS
DovlcCn.,Wm. E,., .531
Drcer.Ilenry A..rnc...
511-47-48
Eagle Metal & Supply
Co
In
Irwin, R.J 52,S-'-9
Isbell.S. M. & Co.. .506
Jackson & Perkins Cn.
613-14
Jacobs, S. &Son .54'
James, R. H .507
Jenkins & Son, J,,, 510
Jennings, E. B . .''•07
Johnson Seed Cn .507
Johnston,T. J.&O. .5'5
Jones, H.T.
Percy .... 544
Kasting, Wm. F. Co.. 501
Keller, John A 533
Keller Pottery Co....54S
Keller Sons, J. B .535
Kervan Co., The 538
Kesslcr, Wm .541
K;iho„r...R ...518
K;,.,.r,,„M,,„ i,nnCo..547
.609
McConnell, Alex 534
McCray Refrigerator
Co 538
McHutchison&Co...514
McManmon, J. J 533
McManus, James 641
Menand, L 508-31
Metropolitan Material
Co 529-47
Mette. Henry 502
Molatsch, H. A 509
Michell Co., Henry F.50(.
Michelsen & Co 51 I
Michigan Cut Flower
Exchange 538
Michler Bros. Co 533
Midglcy & Co .535
Millang, Chas .54 1
Miller, A. L 509
Mills The Florist, Inc.533
Minge Floral Co., The633
Minneapolis Floral Co533
Moninger Co., John
C 549
Moore, Hentz & Nash541
Mt. Gilead Pottery Co545
Mullanphy, Florist.. .536
Murray, Samuel 533
Myer, Florist 534
Nagel, Rudolf 620
Nason, L. B 541
Nat'l Florists' Board
ofTrade 538
Nat'l Nurseryman Pub.
Co., Inc., The 516
Neidinger, Jos. G 537
New England Florist
Supply Co 642
New York Stable Ma-
nure Co .547
Nicholas, John S 534
Niessen Co., The Leo . .543
Noe,L. M 541
Orchid, The 634
Ouwerkerk, P 514
Palmers Son, W.J... 631
Park Floral Co.. The. .532
Parker. John I . . .531
Parkes Construction
Parshelsky Bros.'. . ! ! ! 549
Patten, Helen F 535
Pearce. George 548
Peckham Floral Co..
The •. 520
Pelicano Rossi & Co. . 535
Penn The Florist.. 531
Pennock-Meehan Co..
S.S .543
Peters & Reed Pottery
Co., The 545
Peters & Sons, Geo. . 508
Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co545
Philips Bros .534
Pierce* Co .531
Pierce Co., F. O 549
Pierson, Inc., A. N 501
Pierson Co., F. R .501
Pierson, Magnus 520
Pierson U-Bar Co.. , .5.52
Pine Grove Floral Corp
520
Pittsburgh Cut Flower
Co 542
PlantlifeCo .546
Poehlmann Bros. Co...644
Pollworth Co., C. C. ...542
Potter Floral Co 632
Pulverized Manure
Co 546
Quaker City Mach.
Co 547
QuidnickG'houses....51R
Ramsburg, G. S .507
Randall. A. L. Co... ..544
Rawlings, Elmer ,,,.,519
Rcadc&McKenna, ..551
Reed & Keller 538
Reimers, M. D .533
Relnbrrc, Peter .544
R.-vnolds & MacKay .500
Rice Co., M ,538
Riebe. F. C 512
Ritchy. F. W .520
Robinson & Co., H. M636
Robinson Co. Gnc.)
H. M 540
Rolker & Sons, A ., 514
Rosemont Gardens. . 533
Rosendale Nurs. &
G'houses 520
Roscry Flowex Shop,
The 531
RoutzahnSeedCo. . .507
Rowehl & Granz 50S
Royal Glass Works... 551
Rudolph, Max ..632
Rupp, John F 503
Russell, Geo. W 509
Russin&Hanfling....538
Rutt, E. S 508
Ryerson,U. Cutler... 537
Sabransky, John F. ..509
Salter Bros 635
SambrookBros 635
Sander&Son 507
Sauter.A 541
Sceery, Ed 534
Schling, Max 534
Schmidt, J. C 613
Schmitz, F. W. 0 507
Schulz, Jacob 533
Scott, John 516
Scranton Florist Sup-
ply Co 512
Seneca Camera Mfg.
Co. 638
Sharp, Partridge & Co54S
Scaly, J. W. C 610
Sheridan, W. F 541
Siebrecht, Geo. C 541
Siebrecht, Walter R .. 541
Skidelsky &Co., S. S .506
Slinn, B. S.! Jr .541
Smiths Co., E. D,., ,512
Smith & Fetters Co.,
The 532
Smith, P.J 541
Smith Co., W. &T...514
Soltau Fernery, B 516
Speelman & Sons, C. 602
Standard Pump & En-
gine Co., The 548
Stearns Lumber Co.,
The A.T 650
Stokes, Walter P 507
Stoothoff Co., H. A ... 546
Storrs & Harrison Co.,
The 612
Stumpp & Walter Co . 502
Syracuse Pottery Co...645
Taylor, Arthur 609
Taylor, Edward J 508
Thompson & Co., C. B.
Thorburn & Co.. J. M603
Totty. Chas. H 512
Traendlv & Schenck . . 54 1
Travis Co., G. E 647
Van Assche, Frank... .554
VanGelderen, G. W.,514
Waveren, Gt. &
Kruijff
.516
Vaughan's Seed Store.
504-07
Vick's Sons, Jas 506
Viereck. F. C 532
Vincent, R, Jr., & Sons
Co 601
Virgin, U.J 534
Walker, Wm 533
Wallis&Co., E. A....520
Ward & Co., R.M....506
Warendorir, A 534
Wax Bros 531
Weeber & Don 502
Welch Bros. Co 542
West View Floral Co.531
Weston, Henry 518
Wettlin Floral Co.... 512
Whilldin Pottery Co.,
The 545
White Bros .508
Whittier & Co.. W. B.514
Whitton, Samuel 618
Wietor Bros 544
Williams' Florist Sup-
dIv House .509
Wison, H. E .535
Wilson, R.G .531
Windier Wholesale Flor-
al Co .537
Wood Bros 519
Woodrow & Matkctos641
Woodruir & Sons. S. D604
Young & Co., A. I 540
Young Florist 535
Young & Nugent .534
Zangen, O. V 529
Zimmer, Charles 619
Zvolanck, A . C ...... . .504
Kl.
Co.
.529
Co.
, .5.37
Edwards, Harry B
Ehmann Wm 610
Eiselc, C 620
Elliott & Sons, Wm. , . .502
Emmans, Geo. M 519
Engler, Henry 516
Eskescn, Frank N. . . .516
Esler, JohnG 537
Ettcr,M.S, , 512
Eyres Florist 531
Fclthousen, J. E 620
.514
Kr. 1,, liM ,r I',, is ...509
Krociclull Bros, Co..,.54S
Kueblcr. Wm. 11 .541
Kuhlmann, H. II .533
Kuhnc Bros .508
Lager & Hurrcll 518
Langc, A .531
Langc, H. F. A 535
Langiahr, A. H .541
Leedle Floral Co 512
Lemon Oil Co .546
Leonard Seed Co 507
Lculv. Emil 616
Littlcfield Florist .... 535
Lord & Burnhnm Co . 5.50-
651
Ludwig Floral Co.. E.5.'M
Mader, P.nul 5!.'!
Martins Forbes Co,,. 535
Mauger & Sons. W . .504
Mav. L. L. SCo .544
McCallumCo.. Inc....542
McCarthy & Sons. D.
INDEX TO STOCK
ADVERTISED
While every cITort will be made to print belated 0
vertlsing copy received after 12 noon Wednesday,
stock mentioned in same can be noted in the index
McCIu
Adiantum 516-17
Alvssum 512-IS-19
Amoelopsis 516
Andromed.as 514
Anth.rieum 510-20
AnlirrlMnum..503-07-12-2O
Apple Trees 514
Arau.;ari.as 612-13-
514-17-1.S-20
Arcca 510-11-17-18
Asparagus 501-10-
512-13-14-16-17-18-19-
520
Asters .504-12-18
Azaleas .514-10
Bav Trees .512-11
Bedding Pla.ils, ,-,11-20
Begonias, .51)1-06-
612-I7-1.S-I9-20
Bellis .503
Berberis 514-16
Bleeding Heart 514
Blue Spruce 514
c, Geo. G... .632 Bouvardias 620
Boxwood 514
Bulbs 601-02-03-
504-06-07-09-14-16
Calceolaria .503
California Privet. 514-16
California Privet Cul-
tlngs 514-16
CalLxs., , ,501-02-04-07-09
Cannas .501-14
Carnations .508-09-
512-18-19-20
Carnation Cuttings. ,.508-
609-12-18-19-20
Chrysanthemums .512-
51,S-10
Chrysanthemum C^it-
tings 5I2-1.S-19
Cinerar;as.503-12-lS-19-2O
514
Cold Storage Lily of
the Valley. 501-03-04-06
Coleus 601-20
Conifers 514
Crotons 517
Cut Flowers... 636-37-38-
539-40-41-42-43^4
Cyclamen 502-03-06-
512-17-18-19
Dahlias 501
Daisies 603-18
Decorative Stock 501-
502-03-04-06-06-07-08-
509-10-11-12-13-14-16-
617-18-19-20
Digitalis 618
Dish Ferns 601-06-10-
512-13-16-18-19
Dracaenas 617-19-20
Evergreens 614-16
Farm Seeds 602
Ferns 501-06-10-
812-13-16-18-19
Ferns in Flats.. 601-06-10-
512-13-16-18-19
Ficus 513-17-18-20
FlowerSeeds 502-
504-07-14
Forget-Me-Not 603-18
Freesias 501-02-
503-04-06-07
Fruit Plants 514
Fruit Trees 514
Gardenias 517
Garden Seed 504-07
Genista 517-18
Geraniums 501-19-20
Geranium Cuttings. .501-
519-20
Gladiolus 602-06-19
Hardy Perennials. . . .514
Heliotrope 518
Hemlocks 514
Herbaceous Plants.. . .614
Hollyhocks 503-07
Honeysuckle 509
Hyacinths 501-03-06
Hydrangeas. 514-16-17-20
Ivy 501-20
Japanese Maples 514
Japonica.... 514
Kalmias 514
Kentias 510-11-
512-16-17-18-20
Lilacs 514-16
Lily Bulbs 601-14
Lilies. . . ,501-03-04-06-07
Lilium Album 503-04
Lilium Auratum 504
Lilium Candidum.... 503-
504-06
Lilium Formosum. . .501-
502-03-04
Lilium Giganteum. . . 601-
503-04-06
Lilium Harrisii 501-
502-03-04-06
Lilium Rubrum. . . . 503-04
Uhum Speclosum.. 503-04
Lily of the Valley 514
Lupines 619
Manetti 514
Maples 514
Marguerites 512
Mignonette 502-06
Mushroom Spawn. . . .607
Narcissus.501-03-04-06-07
Nasturtium 607
Nephrolepis. 601-13-17-18
Norway Maples 514
Norway Spruce 514
Nursery Stock 514-16
Oak Trees 614
Onion Sets 607
Orchids 618
Ornamental Shrubs.. .614
Ornamental Trees. . - .514
Oxalis 506
Palms 510-11-
512-14-16-18
Pandanus...... .512-17-20
Pansies 602-03-
504-06-07-12-18-20
Peach Trees 514
Peonies 507-1.3-14
Phoenix.. 507-10-11-16-17
Pine Trees 514
Plum Trees 514
Poinsettias.... 506-12-16-
518-19-20
Poppy 513
Primroses... 603-12-18-20
Primulas..503-12-13-18-19
Privet 614-16
Privet Cuttings 514-16
Rhododendrons 504-16
Roses 501-09-12-14-16-
519
Rubber Plants. 513-17-18-
620
Seasonable Stock .... .501-
502-03-04-05-06-07-08-
509-10-11-12-13-14-16-
517-18-19-20
Seeds.. 502-0.3-04-
505-06-07
Shrubs 514
Smilax .501-12-1.8-20
Snapdragon 503-07-12-
Stevia 512-19-20
Spiraeas 514
Swainsona 501-12
Sweet Pea Seed 502-
504-05-07
Sweet William 603-18
Table Ferns... .501-06-10-
512-13-16-18-19
Trees 514-16
Vegetable Plants 614
Vegetable Seeds 602-
504-06-14
Verbenas 509-20
Vincas 610-19
Vines 614
Violets 512-19-20.
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine 546
Baskets 537-38
Birds 537
Boilers 529-47-48-51
Cameras 538
Carnation Ties 509
Chiffons 537
Crepe Paper 637
Cut Flower Boxes.. 636-37
Cycas Leaves 636-38
Dagger Ferns.. .536-37-38
Decorative Evergreens
.538
Directory of Retail
Houses.531-32-33-34-35
Fancy Baskets. . . . 537-38
Fancy Ferns.. . .536-37-38
Fertilizers 512-46
Florists' Letters 536-
637-38
Florists' Supplies. . . .536-
637-38
Flower Boxes 536-37
Flower Pots 545
Fungine 546
Galax Leaves 536-38
Glass 529-47-
648-49-51
Gold Letters 538
Glazing Points 548
Grates 547
Greenhouse Bldg. . . . 547-
548-49-50-51-52
Greenhouse Construc-
tion.54 7-48-49-50-5 1-52
Greenhouse Goods. . .647-
548-49-50-51-52
Greenhouse Material
547-48-49-60-61-52.
Gutters 549-50
Heaters 648
Heating Appliances. . . 548
Hose 529-37-47
Hot Bed Sash. .529-48-49
Huckleberry Branches
537-38
Ice Boxes 538
Immortelles 536
Insecticides 546
Jardinieres 545
Laurel 536-38
Laurel Festooning. 536-38
Laurel Wreaths. . .536-38
Lemon Oil 646
Leucothoe Sprays. ... 638
Magnolia Leaves 636
Manure 546.47
Mastica 647-49
Mats 537
Moss 536-38
Nikotiana 646
Pecky Cypress 649
Pipe 629^7
Pipe Fittings 629-47
Plantlife 546
Pots 545
Pumps 548
Pumping Engines. . . .548
Putty 548
Putty Machine 547
Raffia 614
Refrigerators .538
Ribbons 537
Ruscus ,...."■ 536
Sash 529^.8-19
Scaline .546
Sheep Manure 546
Sheet Moss 536-38
Shower Sprays 651
Sphagnum Moss. . , 536-38
Stakes .509-38
Supports 509-.38
Tifc ,.547
Tinfoil .536
Tobacco Dust .546
Tobacco Powder. .546-47
Tobacco Stems 546
Toothpicks 537
Tree Tubs .545
Tubs 545
Vases 645
Ventilating Apparatus
648
Ventilators 548
Vermine 546
Wants 528-29
Wheat Sheaves .538
Wholesale Florists, ...539-
540-41-42-43-44
Wild Smilax .536-38
Wreaths 536-37
Wire Work 538
Rock Hill, S. C. — Prof. Charlemagne
Koehler. Dean of Oratory and Dramatic
Arts, Notre Dame University, Notre
Dame, Ind., was a recent visitor at tlie
home here of our former Washington,
D. C. correspondent, .James L. Oarl>ery.
Prof. Koehler will be remembered with
pleasure by members of the Washington.
Baltimore and Florists' Clubs for the
many enjoyable readings given them by
him.
Caediff, Cal. — A site has been pur-
chased in the Cardiff Vista tract by
Thomas Cash, nurseryman of San Diego,
Cal., whereon to establish a large nur-
sery, the soil and climate there being well
adapted to the needs of his business.
Forest Ranch. Cal. — M. Vanderval-
den has established a large nursery near
here and already lias several thousand
young trees planted ; before the close of
the season, he expects to plant and cul-
tivate several thousand more.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is
the only trade paper publishing an
Index to stock advertised In each
Issue, and this feature means that
a reader in need of, say, Carnations,
can look at this index and refer to
ail advertisements of Carnations,
large and small alike, it brings
the results of Classified Advertise-
ments in addition to the regular
display advertisements, and with no
extra cost, except to us. Can you
think of better advertising service
than this?
..509
Cle
Cocos 610-11-18
Cold Storage Bulbs.. .501-
.503-04-06
Cold Storage Lilies.. ,501-
503-04-06
SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE.— The
Florists* Exchange Is a trade paper, and
its advs. quote wholesale prices. For
that reason it should be treated with care.
Copies should not be left lying where they
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a purchaser not In the trade may seek to
obtain goods at trade prices by no means
compels you to sell him at wholesale.
CONTENTS Page
Acacia Pubescens, A Fine House of
(lUus.) 623
Accident to S. A. F. President-elect
Wirth 622
Burnaby, B. C, Flower Show at 560
Business Activity, Resumption of.. 622
Catalogues Received 512
Clubs a.iid Societies:
Rhode Island Horticultural Soci-
ety 539
Dahlias. Cocarde 522
Diseases of Florists' Crop, Votes on,
(A Paper) 526
Dutch Flower Bulb Trade 627
Exhibitions, Coming 530
Florists' Club of Philadelphia 623
Gladiolus, Hardy 520
Growing Rhododendrons 625
Herbaceoas Plant Depaxtment 627
Herrenbere. The New 520
Hydrangeas, New French 523
Hydrocyanic Acid Gas 520
Jacaranda Acutifolia and Lagerstroe-
mia Indica 624
Ladies' S. A. F., The 622
Market, Review of the 639-540
Michell Co.'s, Henry F., Inspection
Trip (IIIus.) 624
Nemesis Strumosa superbissima.
Dwarf Compact Large Flowered. .523
New Tork State Federation of Floral
Clubs 622
ITuisery Dept. (IIIus.) 616
Panama-Pacific International Exposi-
tion 649
Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co.. The 620
Question Bos 530
Retailer, The (Illus.):
Essentials of a Flower Shop; A
Plant Basket; Ohio Gladiolus So-
ciety and Cleveland Garden Fes-
tival; A Summer Wreath;
Sheaves of Wheat; Window Dis-
play by E. C. Haines & Co.. Inc..
Stamford, Conn.; A Japanese
Basket 531-535
Rose Gardens at Lyon, The 523
S. A. F. and O. H.:
Report of the Entomologist ... 526-526
Seed Trade Report 503-512
Suggestions Born of the Outdoor
Garden at Minneapolis, Some.... 622
Trade XTctes:
New Orleans. Nashville 513
Louisville 616
Houston 620
New Haven, Hartford. Providence,
Troy 536
Albany 537
Syracuse 53S
Buffalo, Scranton. Detroit 539
New York 541
Philadelphia 643
Chicago 544
Elyria 645
Indianapolis. St. Louis 546
Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Omaha.
Topeka 547
Ijincoln. Milwaukee. St. Paul, San
Francisco 548
Vancouver 549
Los Angeles 560
Week's Work, The:
Outdoor Wbrk; Peonies: Lilies; Ge-
raniums; Chrysanthemums; Cy-
clamen 618-619
522
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New York State Federation of Floral Clubs j!
The ineinlK-rs of the State Federation of Floral
Cluhs are urgently requested to attend the annual meet-
ing at Syracuse, at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9, which is
also in the week of the State Fair. All are urged to be
present. Important business will come before this meet-
ing which will be of great interest to all florists in the
State. The election of officers for the ensuing year, will
also take place. There is to be an extensive exhibition
of plants and flowers in Horticultural Hall, under the
able supervision of Charles H. Vick, of Rochester. All
exhibits which are sent to Mr. Vick, express charges
prepaid, will be properly staged. Florists of the State,
in addition to having a very pleasant day or two at the
.State Fairj will assist much by their presence at the
meeting of the State Federation.
John Young, Secretary.
Accident to S. A. F. President-Elecl Wirth
Theodore Wirth, superintendent of the Minneapolis
jiark board, and President-elect of the S. A. F. and
O. H., was run over by a skidding automobile on Friday,
-■Vug. 29, at King's Highway and West Fortieth st,
Minneapolis, and suifered a broken leg. He was stand-
ing there, talking with his park crew foreman, when an
jiutomobile about to make a turn in the road skidded
sharply in some deep sand. Mr. Wirth's foreman was
able to .jump to one side in time, but Mr. Wirth stumbled
and fell, and a wheel of the automobile passed over his
leg snapping the bone below the knee. The driver of
the automobile, G. J. Marrow of St. Louis Park, helped
carry Mr. Wirlh to the latter's automobile nearby. Mr.
Wirth was then taken to his home at 3934 Bryant ave. S.
We feel we voice the sympathy of all who know Mr.
Wirth (either in person or through the press) in the
accident which has befallen him; we trust his confine-
ment to the house will not be of long duration, and that
while he is comiielled to remain in enforced inactivity,
he will find some solace in a review of the good he has
done for the trade at large; nor will he be neglected by
his friends.
Resumption of Business Activity
With the opening week in September a revival of
business all along the line is the natural and expected
feature. The seedsmen are well occupied in getting out
tlieir bulb orders for Fall planting, additional to the
sales of those seeds which are being called for at this
time. The nurserymen have now several months ahead
of them in which to make sales of trees and shrubs.
The florists realize that the Summer's dullness has passed
off, for their customers are flocking back to the cities
en masse, new and better stock will be available as
each .week passes, while the resumption by society of
its wonted course, the opening of the theatres, and other
features of city life in the Fall, all tend to stir the
pulse of business activity.
Thus, but few there are who bewail the passing of
the good old Summer time, so far as business opportuni-
ties are concerned.
The new tariff bill will have no direct perceptible ef-
fect upon any of our industries so far as relates to
imports, but the sooner it becomes law the better for
trade in general as, without doubt, much money will con-
tinue to be held out of circulation until the bill has
l^assed. This day, however, cannot be far remote.
Summing up the situation, we cannot see the slightest
cloud on the horizon to check the onward and upward
move of the wonderful yet perfectly natural expansion
which has been steadily manifesting itself in the florist,
seed and nursery lines for these many years past.
The Ladies S. A. F
When this offshoot of the S. A. F. and 0. H. was
started a few years back, in 1907, at Philadelphia, to
be precise, few there were, apart from its incorporators,
who gave it any particular thought as to its future value.
In a quiet and unostentatious way, under the leader-
ship of its many talented presidents and the indefatigable
efforts of its secretary, Mrs. Chas. H. Maynard, this
Society of ladies continues to grow and flourish. It
now has 299 active members; no small number this.
It ha? made and is making itself manifest and helpful
to the original S. A. F. in many ways. It looks like a
coming power.
Organized as a social society, in order that the ladies
might have company and amusement while their lieges(?)
were supposed to be actively employed in convention
Vvork, is it too much to presume that this Society of
eminently practical women will much longer be satis-
fied to continue in the same fines? It will not come as
a surprise, and we will hail the time when, in addition
to its present activities, it will contribute valiantly to
the promotion of that love for flowers with which each
member of the Society itself is so largely identified.
Cineraria Decorator. — A C. of M. was recently
awarded by the French National Society of Horticul-
ture to an exhibit of this new Cineraria shown by
Cayeux & I.e Clerc. A hybrid in origin, it has small
leaves and large, spreading trusses much branched and
finely divided. The small florets are crimson in color.
— Revue Horticole.
Some Suggestions Born of the Outdoor Garden
at Minneapolis
The Minneapolis convention has passed into history
and it can be said to have made history; it also contra-
dicted the theory that bigness counts for success. The
convention might be called a small one but it was com-
pact, businesslike and full of vitality, and did its work
thoroughly and in good order; thanks to the business-
like methods of President Farquhar; there was no under-
current of hostility; it was more like a family gathering
for a common good. If the S. A. F. and O. H. ever had
a turning point, mark it down that it happened in
Minneapolis.
Those not present will ask what made the Minneapolis
convention a success when the trade exhibit was smaller,
the attendance smaller, and the convention city further
away from the center of population than any previous
convention excepting that at Omaha in 1898? My answer
is, the Free Outdoor Trade Exhibit, conceived, executed
and carried out by that master mind, Theodore Wirth;
that it made the convention the success it was no one
who saw it will deny.
The florists had heard about the outdoor trade exhibit:
they came, saw and were conquered. It was a revela-
tion to the most skeptical. No illustrations have done it
justice nor has any writer seemed to realize the silent
revolution taking place. Every member of the S. A. F.
and O. H. felt proud that, in an indirect way, he was
responsible for turning a desert into an oasis. All were
not only surprised, happy, and educated, at the success
of this great innovation, but felt that such a display
should redound to his credit as a florist, also to his
credit financially. The moral and horticultural effect of
this continuous outdoor exhibit upon the general public
of the Twin Cities must certainly be cumulative, aiul
has placed the trade upon a far higher plane than here-
tofore.
But this is only a beginning; the future possibilities
are enormous not merely for a more extensive and larger
exhibit but for general publicity of the horticultural
trade. It has no limitations from either a business or
altruistic point of view. And there comes to my mind
at this time the thought, why not make the exhibit in
Minneapolis and future cities a permanent one? It is
not an impossibility; ways and means could be devised.
The exhibitors could bear the brunt of the expense. The
S. A. F. and O. H., with ?37,000 in its treasury, could at
least stand a portion of the expense, might possibly buy
permanent sites and hold its own land improvement
bonds and, in time, Iiecome vastly rich with these in-
^'estments. I know some people call me a dreamer but
vastly more optimistic dreams have come true and the
.S. A. F. and O. H. has only just about completed its
first quarter century.
Now that the way has been blazed for an outdoor trade
exhibit I feel sure that Boston will follow suit; with the
city administration behind the invitation a suitable loca-
tion should easily be secured. I hope the Boston trade
will pardon the following suggestion, wliich is to make
the display not temporarily for the convention but an
educational exhibition for the general public, from the
time the first Spring flowers appear successively in
herbaceous shrubbery, bulbous annuals and other
plants, until frost cuts them down in the Fall.
Then again, there are firms who would offer prizes to
]3rivate exhibitors for growing their specialties, also for
bedding in its different forms. There are so many po.s-
sibilities that they cannot be enumerated at this time.
In fact, a grand Summer flower show in connection with
the S. A. F. and O. H. meeting is quite within this range
of view.
Our Society has worked along somewhat narrow lines.
It is past the clirysalid form, it is emerging into a society
for general good, broadening its scope in a country
horticulturally inclined, and which will lie in the future
the greatest horticultural center in the world ; with the
national charter to back us up, with the unselfish moti\es
and hard work of its officers, increased membership, and
greater interest of the trade generally, we shall hear less
from the chronic croaker, "What is the S. A. F. and
O. H. doing for me?" If he attended the convention
at Minneapolis, I feel sure that he felt in his bones thai
some good can come out of our organization. If tlie
reader of this is not a member, he should join right now.
It is a duty to yourself and to the trade; you should lie
proud to be represented through such a Society or-
ganized for your direct and individual benefit.
New York. Harry A. Buntahi).
Cocarde Dahlias
This class of Dahlias, while not new, is comparatively
little known. It is a single Dahlia whose petals show
a different color at the base and often at the tip, from
the color of the wider center, the blooms therefore hav-
ing two, and often three, concentric rings of different
color, similar to the cockade on a soldier's cap. They
might also be termed zonal Dahlias, but the name Co-
carde Dahlias was bestowed upon them by Count Fritz
^■on Schwerin of Wendisch-Wilmersdorf, Germany, who
gives an account of their origin in Die GartevirrU,
About eight years ago he found the first one of this
type among seedlings of the old chamois-colored hybrid
Oban, and the markings being new to him, he culti-
vated it further, and it became the parent of a numer-
ous progeny of Cocarde Dahlias. It justified its name
Muckebold (Capricious Imp) by handing down its good
qualities very capriciously, especially as regards purity
of color. By careful selection a number of varieties,
absolutely pure in color and with perfect, straight pet-
als, were obtained, of which the following eight will be
disseminated this year:
1. — Annie, brick red on yellow ground, fine, star-
shaped, with very long and narrow petals; on folding
up on cold evenings the blooms resemble Ttilips. 2. —
Sehatzimaus shows a lovely combination of the most
delicate .Anemone pink, with briglit yellow center. 3. —
Herzlieb is one of the finest salmon with yellow center.
4. — Muckebold, the mother plant, lilood red at the base,
with lemon yellow center and chamois tips. 5. — Hcr-
zenschatz, dark pink with lighter tips and yellow cen-
ter. 6. — Schnuckchen, light brick red with yellow tips
and center. 7. — Pussel, pure, clear, dark pink with deep-
est pink center; the curious markings of its petals, that
are darker instead of lighter in the middle zone, has
not yet been reproduced by seed. 8. — Zuleika, brilliant
blood red, with fine golden yellow stripes and center.
Among Cactus Dahlia.s, seedlings of this description,
with different color at the base of the petals, have been
found nuich more frequently than among single Dahlias,
but it never shows as a distinct ring of color, owing to
the douhleness, yet it should be possible to obtain new
Cocarde Dahlias from such seedlings.
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Florists' Club of Philadelphia
The September iiR-ctiiig of llic I'hilaclelpliia Florists'
C'luli brouglit out <i fair attendance. It being nomina-
tion niglit tile following candidates were placed in nom-
ination: For president, J. Otto Thilow and Adolpli
Farenwald; for vice-president, George Burton; for sec-
retary, David Rust; for treasurer, George Craig.
An auditing committee was appointed by Pres. Tbi-
low to audit tbe books for the past year, the committee
consisting of Fred Hamman, George Burton and John
C. Gracey.
A vote of thanks was extended to the Henry F.
Michell Co. for its pleasant outing on Aug. 27, to which
tlie Club was invited.
Adolph Farenwald was the speaker of the evening,
.md gave a very interesting resum^ of the S. A. F. con-
vention at Minneapolis, in the course of which he paid
a glowing tribute to Tlieodore Wirth for his magnificent
work. Secretary Rust asked for a large attendance at
the October meeting, as the reports of the past year will
be at hand and he promises a gratifying report on the
(inaneial condition of the Club.
ilnl uillii
liiit of I lie lowc
A Fine House of Acacia Pubescens
In connection with the illustration of a house of
Acacia pubescens shown herewith, it is fair to state
that never before in the history of floriculture has there
been seen a modern good sized greenhouse lilted with
this one subject, the greenhouse having been built es-
jiecially for this rare species.
Wm. H. Siebreeht, the grower, who, by the way, is
the president of the New York Florists' Club, whose
Acacia plant is at Chappaqua, N. Y., states that he has
grown more or less of the same variety for over thirty
years, hut never to such perfection and so satisfactorily.
The location at Chappaqua, on extremely high ground,
is an ideal one for these plants; the air is dry and the
house cool and airy. The plants require plenty of
water, and this is obtainable.
Up to the present, Mr. Siebreeht says, the flowers of
this variety have always' commanded quite a fancy price
on account of their scarcity, but the outlook now is that
lie will be able to supply the trade in general at a
moderate price and with a much better article. Scarc-
ity and the price have hitherto kept many people from
using these beautiful sweet flowers more extensively.
In some parts of Europe there is sold a variety, called
Jlimosa (really Acacia dealbata), but this has a much
coarser foliage and is not so sweet.
The Rose Gardens of Lyon
■riie lamous liiise li.irdins of I.voii owe their cxcel-
Iciu-e largely Lo a light soil, an aliimdance of suii-.hi]ie,
ajid tlie jiruper aiinmiit of moisture. From time im-
Mirinorial h>cal rosarians have taken advantage of the
f.iNoring conditions, until skill and interest in the in-
dustry liave made the Roses of tlie Rhone Valley known
lliroughout the parks and gardens of the world.
The ground where the Roses are chiefly cultivated is
on the outskirts of the city. It is flat, devoid of shade
trees, and protected only by high walls at the confines
of the property. The Rose plants are set out for com-
mercial purposes in straight rows, sometimes 100ft.
long, the smaller plants Gins, apart with about lOin. be-
Iween rows, while the larger grafted or budded varie-
ties are inserted lOin. to 12in. apart with 18in. between
rows.
Nearly all of the plants are outdoors. The green-
houses for a Rose garden of 15 acres do not number
more than two, averaging 30ft. in length. It is only in
exceptional Winters that the plants have to be coveretl.
.Sometimes the tops of the older jiiants are rather loosely
hoinid in straw. In every large commercial Rose gar-
den of Lyon hundreds of Eglantine Rose plants are
Ue|)t to a single stalk for grafting. They are usually
gathered by jieasants in the woods or on uncultivated
l;ind and sold to the Rose growers.
Roses grown in the alluvial jjlain near Lyon thrive
often even more luxuriantly when transplanted in a
heavier soil, but Roses taken from such heavier earth,
where they may have been grown exclusively, occasionally
ittrograde when set out here. An instance may be cited
in the case of the American Beauty, stated to be origi-
nally the Madame Ferdinand Janiin, a French Rose, but
develo])ed in America and recliristened there. This
Hose loses much of its acquired richness and size when
set out on the land in Lyon. The common Rambler,
on the other hand, luxuriates on every trellis and pillar.
The standard varieties flourish in this climate, so that
nearly all of the best Roses of other countries besides
I he Lyonnaise creations are grown by local nurserymen.
Those whose sole occupation is to grow Roses on a
l.irge scale for profit have been known here to bring
out many new varieties in a year. The resulting Roses,
if not like the mother flower, may be diminutive in size
and enlarged by grafting, but much of the work is ex-
jierimental, and most of the new varieties are not found
to be sulRcicntly interesting to perpetuate, so that in
I he end only a few choice ones, of marked individuality,
;ire definitclv named and presented to the public through
Ihi- calalogs. Some of Ihe finest Hoses ever kiLown
It is a frequent occupation for persons of this vi-
cinity to devote considerable time to Rose growing for
pleasure, often with the hope- of producing a new Rose
that may be novel in form, color, scent, or size. On very
small plots of ground attached to their dwellings local
amateurs have managed to bring out remarkable speci-
mens. Some of the varieties may be recognized from the
allusion to their place of origin in their names, such as
Beauty of Lyon, Lyon Rose, Belle Lyonnaise, Coquette
of Lyon, Star of Lyon, Pearl of Lyon, Lyonnaise Beauty,
Gloire Lyonnaise, Lyonnais and Marvel of Lyon.
That it often takes a vast deal of patient study to
develop a new Rose, whether by professional rosarians
or by persons who cultivate Roses as an avocation, may
be gathered from the fact that years may elapse before
the final bloom grown from seed is perfected and made
ready for the trade through propagation by cuttings or
otherwise. Wlien success does come — and it comes often
enough to make the effort worth the while of the Rose
growers of Lyon — the reward is arnple. During the
present season an entire stock of 10,000 plants of a
new Rose of a rare coral tint was sold out as soon as
offered. — Consul Carl B. Hurst, Lyon, Prance, in Daily
Consular and Trade Reports.
Dwarf Compact Large Flowered Nemesia
Strumosa Superbissima
This new Nemesia is the result of careful selection
among a dwarf race obtained a number of years ago,
which has now become entirely fixed and will be put
on the market this year. It comes in all colors from
pure white, pure yellow to orange, scarlet, crimson and
purple, passing through the intermediate shades, also
dotted and striped. The richness of its colors makes it
an effective addition to bedding, border and box plants.
When first introduced from the Cape of Good Hope,
some twenty-five years ago, the germination of Nemesia
was capricious, but now it grows normally, having become
perfectly acclimated. Sowings are made in Spring in
a coldframe, or in outside beds in April, in good, but
not too rich soil, or the plants will turn yellow and
.spoil. Shifted in May, the seedlings will begin to bloom
in June. They should be freely watered during the heat.
If the branches are cut as soon as faded, or the entire
plant cut hack somewhat before it is through blooming,
it will flower again in the Fall, and may even con-
tinue into the Winter if brought under glass or into the
eoldhouse.
The above is the treatment for annual plants, but this
Nemesia may also he treated as a biennial by sowing
outdoors the beginning of September, potting and plac-
ing in the coldframe, protecting from frost during the
Winter and setting out again in May. This method
gives an interesting Spring season, as the plants begin
to bloom at once.
A. C. of M. was awarded to this Nemesia at the In-
ternational Exposition of Horticulture in 1910.—
Lucien Gravereau in Le Jardin.
OBITUARY
William Henry Maule
William Henry Maule, the well known Philadelphia
seedsman, died Wednesday evening, Sept. 3, at the New
York Club, iO West 40th St., this city, following a stroke
of apoplexy, aged S5 years. Mr. Maule, accompanieil
by his wife, arrived in New York on Wednesday, regis-
tering at the Waldorf-Astoria. He was in apparent
good liealth, and left the hotel to visit the club, of which
he is a member. He was chatting with a number of
his fellow club members, when he gasiied and fell back
in his chair. Despite prompt medical attention he died
about an hour after.
Mr. Maule had been in the seed business the greater
part of his life, having succeeded his father. He was
a member of the Union League, the Art, and the Rac-
quet Clubs of Philadelphia. Besides a widow he is sur-
vived by two daughters. Miss Ethel Maule of Villa-
nova, Pa., and Mrs. Prevost Herring of Philadelphia.
The body was shipped to Briar Crest, Villanova, Pa.,
his late home, for burial.
W. H. Siebrecht's house of Acacia pubescens at Chappaqua, N. Y.
The plioo^graphs were tukeii August 10, 1013, a[ici show the plants after one year's growth.
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Henry F. Michell Co.'s Inspection Trip
The inspection trip given by the Henry F. Michell Co.
of Philadelphia, on Wednesday, August 37, to their
trial grounds at Andalusia, was successful beyond all
expectations. While the company anticipated about 400
guests over 800 were on board when the big nine-
car special train pulled out of Broad st. station at 11.30
a.m. After a quick run the entire party reached Anda-
lusia just in time to meet a heavy shower that caused
every one to run for shelter and, for a time, it looked
as if the day would be spoiled. But the storm quickly
passed over and a perfect afternoon followed.
Luncheon was first in order, and the long tables placed
on the beautiful lawn which stretches across the entire
front of these spacious grounds were loaded with the
most delectable eatables, while in a large service tent ice
cream and soft drinks were served. After the wants of
the inner man had been satisfied the party broke into
groups to inspect leisurely the trial grounds and green-
houses.
The large Canna beds upon the lawn were at their
finest, the large center one, containing over 1000 King
Humbert, being particularly stunning. Cannas and
Salvia have been given prominent space at Andalusia,
and the large block of Salvia Zurich was strikingly vivid
on inspection day, while the long rows of Cannas stood
like soldiers on dress parade.
The Phlox section continuously drew the eye with its
charming lure of color, but probably the most interest-
ing spot of all was the piece of groimd devoted to the
Helen F. Michell Geranium, which was constantly sur-
rounded by admiring critics who argued pro and con on
its merits. Perennials are being grown in larger quan-
tities every year. Dahlias have also been increased
considerably. Buddleia, or the Butterfly Bush, is quite
a feature of this place, as are also Gladioli and Roses.
To enumerate the additional long list of plants that
are to he found here would fill a catalog, but it suffices
to say that they are here, each variety correctly labeled,
and not a weed to be found anywhere.
As not all of the greenhouse space is required in the
Summertime, Maurice Fuld and Paul Applegreen have
grown a magnificent lot of Chrysanthemums in one of
the houses, all exhibition stock. Along toward 3 p.m.
the party was called together to group for the photo-
grapher, a picture of which accompanies this article.
Sports were next in order and some of the results were
side splitting. The events and winners follow:
Pat men's race. — 1, Robt. Marrow; 2, A. J. Miller; 3,
Wm. Fowler. Skinny men's race. — 1. Howard Haddon;
2, Chas. Hague; 3, F. K. Keaton. Wheelbarrow race. —
1, Howard Haddon; 2, Chas. Hague. Ladies race. — 1,
Miss Halleman; 2, Miss Scott; 3, Miss Kohane. Three
legged race. — 1, Yoder and Keaton; 2. Neville and Lende-
man; 3, Bryant and West. Sack Race. — Won by Toder.
After the sports Henry F. Michell made a few ap-
preciative remarks upon the large number who so kindly
accepted the company's invitation to inspect the nursery,
which was nothing but meadow land four years ago, and
gave xmstinted praise to his men in charge for making
it what it is today. Mr. Michell also told why this site
was selected, which was primarily for the advertising fa-
cilities it afforded, as over 200 trains pass here a day,
and a full view of the grounds is to be had from the
trains for almost a mile. The nursery adjoins the tracks
of the New York Division of the Penna. li. R. and An-
dalusia station. Mr. Michell further stated that adver-
tising was one of the important factors in the making of
a successful business. Mr. Michell was given three
rousing cheers upon the conclusion of his remarks.
Hobt. Craig, on behalf of the assembled guests, voiced
tlieir appreciation for the splendid time shown them; he
also paid a glowing tribute to Mr. Michell who, starting
from the bottom, had now reached a place that makes
tlie name of Michell known throughout the country.
Mr. Craig also spoke of the growing appreciation of
horticulture, which is becoming more apparent every
year, and a course in which is now being adopted by the
public schools. Mr. Fancourt, supt. of the National
Farm School, also made an address along similar lines.
After another lunch the party dispersed about the
grounds until train time, the special leaving for Phila-
delphia at 4.30 p.m.
The guests hailed not only from Philadelphia but from
all over Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Those who had
seen the place before were agreeably surprised at the
marked progress made and the general consensus of
opinion was that the stock and its management was a
credit to the house of Michell.
Maurice Fuld and lieutenants are deserving of all
encomiums for their efforts in making the day a most
enjoyable one for all the visitors. W. H. E.
Jacaranda Acutifolia and Lagerstroemia Indica
These two trees are among the finest flowering trees
of the tropics. The first is a native of Peru, furnish-
ing the well Itnown Jacaranda wood. Its violet blue
flowers are massed in big panicles, and as the flowers
appear at the same time as the leaves the tree in full
bloom looks like an immense bouquet. The second is
a native of India and' might be termed the Lilac of the
tropics, as it takes the place of the European Lilac,
and is an even more profuse bloomer, although it lacks
the Lilac's perfume.
These two trees are multiplied by cuttings, like all
the other flowering trees of the tropics. The cuttings
are made about 5ft. long and are thick as a cane; they
are merely stuck in the ground during the Winter sea-
son, in July to September, and kept damp, and nearly
one-half take root by the following Summer. This
simple method of propagation is practiced by every
one down there. Any one desiring to possess one of
these trees breaks off a branch from the first one he
comes across, sticks it into his garden, and has a finely
developed plant within half a year.
For Northern climates both trees should be culti-
vated in ordinary soil. The writer's experience in
Peru has shown that it is entirely superfluous to culti-
vate tropical and subtropical plants in the mixtures
of soils customary in Europe, and to this he ascribes
the frequent failures with tropical plants which, how-
ever, is also due to overmuch shading and too great
A section of cold frames at the trial grounds at Andalusia, Pa. of the H. F. Michell Co.
heat in the houses. It would be better to accustom
tliese plants at once in Spring to the full sun, as they
are subjected to it at home for three full months, day
in and day out, and tliey thrive splendidly under it. —
Die Oartenwelt.
September 6, 1913.
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Growing Rhododendrons
Rhododendrons are undoubtedly among the finest of
ornamental plants. It is a great pity that nurserymen
in tlie United States do not make an attempt to grow
them rather than depending almost entirely upon im-
ported stock. While they are plants that are not suited
to every position and location, it' conditions are suit-
able they undoubtedly do well in this country.
Practically all the hybrids are imported from Europe,
mainly from Holland and England, but it is high time
some nursery made an attempt to grow them in this
country. We beUeve the old Parsons Nursery at
Flushing, L. I., N. Y., made great strides along this
Ime, but since then there does not seem to be any
imrsery that has taken hold of them. There is un-
doubtedly a very good market for them which will
never be overstocked.
Many of the varieties that are imported are not
hardy and are grown mainly for florists for decorative
plants rather tlian planting outdoors.
If properly grown in situations that are adapted
for them they are hardy from at least Boston south.
It is not, however, so much a question of temperature as
suitable conditions. The first requirement is a deep,
well drained soil, absolutely free trom lime and alkali,
and if possible one of a peaty nature. The best fer-
tilizer is well rotted cow manure, with a liberal supply
of sand. This does not mean that they do not grow
in loamy soils, far from it. Good turfy loam that is
not stiff and heavy will do almost equally as well.
One of the essentials is that the ground should be
kept constantly moist without stagnant water at the
roots. Unless the ground is exceptionally well drained
it is best to dig out very deeply, say :^V'2ft. to 3ft., and
put in a layer of broken stone or brick to insure good
drainage. This should be covered with good turfy loam
and filled up with equal portions of leaf soil or peat
and a liberal quantity of well rotted manure and sand
thoroughly incorporated together.
It will be readily recognized that this mixture will
naturally be porous so that an abundant supply of
moisture should be given.
. Another essential to success is protection from pre-
vailing cold, drying winds. Exposure to the sun does
not hurt them, as the writer has seen them doing
equally well with full southern exposure; also in posi-
tions where they were shaded at least a portion of
the day.
They differ from most plants cultivated in the nur-
sery by objecting to cultivation to insure moisture.
The reason for this is that tliey are very shallow root-
ed plants and cannot be grown in nursery rows where
the harrow is depended upon to keep the soil loosened
up in the dry weather to form a mulch. They are far
better grown in beds where they can be hand culti-
vated and a mulch given in dry weather. If the con-
ditions under which our native Khododendron maximum
are found growing are studied, it will be readily seen
what the essentials are. These conditions perhaps are
rarely found in a commercial nursery, and so would,
to a great extent, have to be artificially produced.
Nearly everyone is famiiar with the Khododendron
maximum, or Kose Bay, which flowers in July and
August. These are being collected from the woods by
the carload, and in time will doubtless become very
scarce unless some steps are taken to propagate and
grow them in the nurseries.
The Rhododendron hybrids approach nearer to our
native Rhododendron Catawbiense, which grows wild
in the mountains of North Carolina and other portions
of the south. It differs from the R. maximum in flow-
ering in May.
All the hybrids, however, are varieties of Rhododen-
dron Ponticum, but they have been so crossed and re-
crossed with other species and varieties that their
origuial parentage has almost entirely been lost. Some
varieties are much hardier than others. The following
have been found to be the hardiest and best adapteu
to the American climate:
Album elegans, white tinged pink in the bud; album
grandiflorum, white, tinted blue; atrosanguineum, rich
blood red; Blandyanum, rosy crimson; B. W. Elliot,
deep rose; Caractacus, crimson; Chas. Bagley, cherry
red; Chas. Dickens, scarlet crimson; deUcatissimum,
blush white; Everestianum, rosy lilac; General Grant,
crimson; giganteum, cherry red; gloriosum, white
tinted violet; John Waterer, rich crimson; Lady Arm
strong, red; Lady Clermont, rosy scarlet, spotted;
Lady Grey Egerton, silvery white; Michael Waterer,
bright scarlet; Mrs. J. Glutton, white spotted yellow;
Mrs. Milner, rich crimson; Old Port, claret red; Par-
son's grandiflorum, dark red; purpureum elegans, pur-
ple; roseum elegans, hght rose.
Imported Rhododendrons when received from abroad
invariably carry a good ball of earth and are usually
well budded. This ball should never be allowed to
become very dry. It is a good plan when unpacked if
they appear to be in a dry state to soak them in water
before planting.
As u rule, nurserymen who import Rhododendrons
do so with the object of selling them the same season
rather than attempting to grow them on in the nursery,
and if properly handled they will make a good showing
the first Spring mdependent of what they will do
eventually, so one might say the buyer gets his money's
worth even if they eventually die.
While perhaps this state of affairs suits the florist
who forces them for decorative plants, it does not ex-
actly fit m with the nurserymen's object of selling
plants, that is to have them grow and thrive after they
have been planted.
As a rule. Rhododendrons, even when grown under the
most favorable conditions, will rarely produce a full
crop of bloom each year. There is usually the year of
plenty followed by one in which they have very few
flowers, so that the one following their importation is
usually a barren one as the plants have little time to
recover and form new buds. With this fact in mind it
is well to give every encouragement to their growth,
not allowing them to become really dry at any time
or subject them to uncongenial conditions wliile they
are waiting to be sold.
The new shoots which wUl carry the buds for the suc-
ceeding year are developed immediately beneath the
flowers, so that as soon as the flowers are faded they
should be removed so as to encourage the plants to make
all the growth possible early in the season, which will
permit the leaves to become thoroughly hardened and
so enabled to stand the rigors of Winter. — National
Nurseryman.
S. A. F. and 0. H.
Report of the Entomologist
Prof. Thos. B. Symons of College Park, Md., official
entomologist of the S. A. F. and O. H., prepared the
following paper for the convention of that society held
in Minneapofis, Aug. 19 to 23:
As entomologist to the Society of American Florists
and Ornamental Horticulturists, I have answered sev-
eral inquiries from members regarding the identifi-
cation and means of control of various insect pests.
As a rule, however, I do not believe the members avail
themselves of the opportunity to consult the specialists
of the Society as much as they should. I believe that
the members should make it a point to acquaint their
specialists with the various problems of insect and
disease control that come up, so that efforts could be
made to have them investigated through various sources.
I believe that the Society should make a greater ef-
fort to use its influence in the several States to see
that more money is appropriated and devoted to various
investigations in floriculture. In entomology I feel
sure that there is not the amount of money being de-
voted to the study and investigation of insects that
are troublesome to the florist and ornamental horticul-
turist, which the industry represented demands. This
is partially due to the fact that the florists do not go
after appropriations for such work and do not make
themselves heard before the governmg bodies of our
Governmental and State institutions designed to pro-
vide for tliis work.
I would respectfuUy suggest that the Society appoint
a committee to take up the matter of ascertaining what
IS bemg done in the several States looking toward
promoting the science and practice of floriculture. Such
a committee could report each year on the investiga-
tional work in progress throughout the country, and this
information would be very useful to the members in
ascertaining the various parties who are studying the
different problems. By this means there is no doubt
that mutual assistance can be extended.
In my report last year I cited some work that was
done at the Maryland Experiment Station in the fumi-
gation of greenhouse pests with hydrocyanic acid gas.
Many of the tests reported had only been tried once,
while others were tried on various plants many times.
The use of this gas for combating various pests in
greenhouses is being recognized more and more as a
practical and effective treatment. The difficulty has
been in determining the proper dose that wUl kill the
various insects and at the same time not be injurious
to the affected or other plants in the house.
For these reasons, I have thought that I could not
do better than to have this object studied and a number
of tests conducted to add a little more light on this
important method of control. We were fortunate in
having a senior student at the institution specializing
in entomology, W. M. White, who has been able to
carry on this work under the supervision of Prof.
E. N. Cory, of the Department of Entomology. The
following, therefore, is from Mr. White's paper and
report on this work. Detailed description of each test
is omitted.
The factors taken into consideration were as follows:
light, heat, moisture in the house, general weather con-
ditions, and amount of moisture adhering to the foliage
at the time of fumigation.
Plan of Experiment
The plan was to start with a very small dose of
potassium cyanide and gradually increase the amount
until the plants were either seriously injured or killed,
and then to eliminate them from the experiment.
The temperature and moisture to be taken before and
after each fumigation and the conditions of the plants,
weather, length and time of exposure, injury to plants
and effects on insects also noted.
Material Used
The materials used were commercial potassium cya-
nide, commercial sulphuric acid smd ordinary tap water.
The formula: Potassium cyanide, 1 part; sulphuric
acid, 1 part; water, 1 part.
Plantation of Rhododendrons on a private estate near Philadelphia. The Spruce and Hemlock surrounding
It make a fitting background for this most interesting group
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Plan of Greenhouse
The greenhouse was situated on the west side of the
Science Hall, at the Maryland Agricultural College.
It ran east and west and was surrounded by large
trees. A part of the time some of the plants in it
suffered from lack of sunlight.
The liouse was 42ft. long and 21ft. wide, divided
tliroughout its whole length by a glass partition. It
had not been puttied and was therefore leaky. Two
benches were in each side of the house, each running
about two-thirds of the length of the house. The other
third was taken up by a ground bed.
The heating system ran under the benches and
around the wall on the end where the ground bed wa^
situated. Each side of the house contained 3800 cubic
feet of air space.
In the south side of the house were Carnations, Roses,
Radishes, Snapdragons, Chrysanthemums, Cyclamens,
Pansies, Hyacinths, Lily of the Valley and P'erns; on
the floor were Crotons, Palms, Geraniums, Hibiscus,
Lantanas, Coleus, Asparagus plumosus and Begonias.
In a hanging bo,\ were Scarlet Sage, Asparagus plumo-
sus and Asparagus Sprengeri.
The north side of the house contained (on benches)
Tomatoes, Lettuce, Radishes, Geraniums, Coleus and
Snapdragons. In the ground %vas an old Peach tree.
The insects found or introduced into the greenhouse
were the mealy bug (Pseudococcus citri; Risso), black
apliid (Nectorophora rosae, Linn), wliite fly, (Aleurodes
citri, Riley and Howard), red spider ((Tetranychus
biniaculatus, Harvey), the hemispherical scale (Aspidio-
lus hederae, Vail.) and thrips.
Factors Affecting the Results
As mentioned above, the greenhouse was not situated
in a very good place for obtaining sunlight; therefore,
the plants did not grow as well as they would if they
had had better light. The heating system was also de-
fective, in that the heat could not be cut off during the
day, thereby keeping the greenhouse at a very high tem-
perature. All the plants received the same amount of
heat, but under these adverse circumstances the plants
in the greenhouse grew very well.
[Editor's Note: The details of the table of experi-
ments are omitted here through lack of space, l)ut the
results obtained follow.]
Summary of Results
The doses of potassium cyanide to be recommended
for the plants and insects will be taken up separately.
Plants
Tomatoes. — Tomatoes will not stand a stronger dos-
ing tlian Va of an ounce of potassium cyanide to 1000
culjic feet of air space, in a day fumigation under the
conditions given above. They will stand at least % of
an ounce at a niglit fumigation.
Snai'dragons. — Snapdragons will stand i/g of an ounce
in day fumigation, and % of an ounce at night.
Roses. — The young shoots of Roses will not stand a
stronger dosing than 5-16 of an ounce in both night
and day fumigation. The older leaves will not stand a
stronger dosing than this in the day but will stand %
of an ounce at night.
Cheysakthemums. — The tender tips of Chrysanthe-
mums will not be injured by % of an ounce night fumi-
gation. This dose used in the day time will injure the
plant.
Carnations. — Carnations will probably stand % of an
ounce, but owing to the conditions given above it would
not be well to recommend a larger dose than % of an
ounce.
Lii.Y OF THE Valley. — The flowers of these plants will
stand %, and the leaves will not be injured by 7-16 of
an ounce.
Asparagus plumosus. — % of an ounce will not injure
the tips of these plants.
Lantanas. — Lantanas will stand % of an ounce with-
out injury in a night fumigation, but will not stand a
stronger dose than 5-16 of an ounce in a day fumigation.
Cyclamens. — Cyclamens will not be injured by y, of
an ounce in a night fumigation.
Ferns. — The tips of Ferns will not be injured by 7-16
of an ounce. A higher dose than this will injure the
tips, and white spots will be produced in the leaves.
Geraniums. — Half an ounce will not injure these
plants. Tlie injury by larger dosing is noticed by yel-
low spots being produced in the leaves.
Asparagus Sprengeri. — Half an ounce can be used
witliout injury to these plants.
Lettuce. — The lettuce was not injured by 3-16 of an
ounce, and just what dose it will stand was not deter-
mined, because the conditions were not favorable for
growing Lettuce.
Coleus, Hibiscus, Crotons, Begonias, Pansies, Hya-
cinths, Scarlet Sage, Palms and Radishes will stand a
one ounce dose without injury.
Insects
Aphids will be killed with 3-16 of an ounce of potas-
sium cyanide to the 1000 cu. ft.
Thrijis will be killed with '/^ an ounce, and a repeated
fumigation with 7-16 of an ounce will also kill them.
Mealy bugs which are not in masses will be killed by
Vo an ounce, which dose repeated will kill all.
Some red spider will be killed by Vs ^" ounce, and
repeated fumigations will probably kill all.
The scales on Palms and Crotons were examined after
experiments were completed and all examined were found
to be dead.
Conclusion
In fumigating with the doses recommended above it
must be remembered that the fumigations must be
conducted under similar conditions. The foliage should
be dry, because the gas might be taken up by the water,
and when this evaporates the gas held in the water burns
the foliage. The results secured from comparative tests
on wet and,.4ry foliage were the same, but as other in-
vestigators have found that the gas injured wet foliage
it might be advisable to have the foliage dry.
The moisture does not seem to be an important factor,
but it would be well to conduct the experiments in as
dry an atmosphere as possible.
The most important factors are light and heat. Plants
should be fumigated in a house of as low temperature
as possible and in absence of light.
It is hoped that the above results and conclusions,
drawn by Mr. White, may be of use to the members of
this Society in combating some of the insect pests that
commonly occur in greenhouses.
Section of a field of 100,000 Carnations of all leading
varieties
The property of Reynolds & Mackay, Brunswick rd., Troy, N. Y.
Notes on Diseases of Florists' Crops
A paper bi/ Roy ri. Paulwetter of the Dept. of Plant
Pathology of Cornell University, Ithaca. N. Y., Act-
ing Pathologist of the S. A. F. and O. H., presented
before the Minneapolis Convention, Aug. 19-ZS, 191S.
These notes are the result of the observations and
experiments of the writer, who has devoted the past
year to a study of the diseases of florists' crops.
Though no discoveries of methods of control have been
made during this time, an increasing famiharity from a
scientific viewpoint with the conditions and factors in-
fluencing the development and spread of these diseases
is being gained. The need for such work has long been
evident, and growers in various parts of the State have
responded promptly to the request for co-operation.
Space, plants and labor have been placed at our dis-
posal, and the thanks not only of the writer and this
department, but of the trade in general are due these
growers for their assistance in the work of investigation.
The information which has been gained may be of
interest and perhaps of value to the florists of the coun-
try, and for this reason is presented at the present time.
The work is being continued, and whatever service this
Department may be able to render' is at the disposal of
the trade.
American Botrytis Blight of the Peony
An illustrated description of this disease was pre-
sented in a paper by Prof. H. 11. Whctzcl before the
S. A. 1''. and O. H. in convention last year. Since,
considerable time has been spent in determining the
most effective means for its control. The experimental
work was conducted in the department's greenhouses
and in the Peony test plats of the University.
With the exception of a very few early varieties,
young shoots did not appear above the surface of the
ground until the last of April. During the last half
of the month of April there was a total precipitation
of .91 inches in that locality as recorded in the office
of the Weather Bureau at the College of Agriculture.
From May 1 to 20, inclusive, there was .39 inches, ac-
companied by a mean temperature of S-t.i degrees.
During the last of April and first of May all plants
grew well, some having appeared earher were larger
than others. By the 15th they suffered very noticeably
from a lack of water, and very little or no growth was
taking place. Previous to the 20th no sign of the botry-
tis bbght appeared on any of the plants. Following
the cold rains of the latter part of the month a general
infestation occurred and all plants were affected.
Neither sulphur dust, bordeaux mixture 4-4-50, nor
lime-sulphur solution diluted 1-40, as used in this work,
prevented infection. There is no doubt that spores are
carried by insects, which visit the buds to feed on the
sugary excretion found on the surface. It is possible
that the increased stimulation afforded by this sugary
material may overbalance the toxic effect of the fungi-
cide and infection takes place as a result. Since the
results thus far obtained on control have been entirely
negative, the best method of reducing its spread lies
in the recommendation of Prof. Whetzel in his paper
cited above, namely: "Removal and destruction of all
diseased parts as fast as they appear before spores are
formed. The destruction of all tops toward the end of
the season is especially desirable, as in this way the
sclerotia by which the parasite is carried over Winter
and which are formed in the dead stems, will be de-
stroyed. Cut the stems close to the ground or break
from the crowns."
Carnation Stem Rot
This is without doubt the most important disease,
from an economic standpoint, affecting greenhouse
plants. It has become so general, and growers are so
well acquainted with it, that a description of its symp-
toms is hardly necessary. A very good account of the
cause, symptoms and spread of this disease was pre-
sented by Prof. H. W. Anderson before the Illinois
Florists' Association on March 5, 1912. This paper has
been printed by the Department of Horticulture of the
University of Illinois, and can probably be secured upon
request.
Two fungi have been found to be very important in
causing the "bench rot" of cuttings. One of these, a
rhizoctonia, is the cause of the wet stem rot and the
other, a species of fusarium, is probably the cause of
the dry stem rot of older plants. The affected parts
of cuttings rotted by the former are brown or greenish-
brown, while the latter imparts a red color to these
parts and frequently develops a white mold on the cut-
tings at the surface of the sand.
The practice of j^lacing rooted cuttings in close rows
in benches until time to plant outdoors is finding great
favor with some florists. Where bench rot occurs,
seemingly strong and healthy plants die soon after being
mo\ed from the sand. It has been demonstrated that
the rhizoctonia spreads very rapidly through the soil
from plant to plant. In houses where serious infections
of this bench rot occur it may be advisable to continue
the older practice of potting rooted cuttings, thus avoid-
ing the infection of healthy plants by the spread of the
fungus mycelium through the soiK
The fact that bench rot cannot be entirely prevented
Ijy sterihzing the sand in the propagation bench indi-
cates that the fungi causing the rot are carried in on
the cuttings from the old stock. However, less rot has
been found to occur in clean, unused sand than in sand
used previously for propagating cuttings. A great deal
of rot can be caused by introducing either of these fungi
into the sand, the amount of rot depending upon the
thoroughness of the inoculation. These facts are suffi-
cient to impress one with the importance of maintaining
the most sanitary conditions possible in the propagating
house, and using only clean or sterilized sand.
Characteristic splits or wounds are often found in
the outer cortex of stems of plants when taken from
the field in Summer. The exact cause of the wounds
has not been determined, but may be due to a rapid
growth within the stem resulting in the bursting of the
outer layer. Some gardeners are certain that such
scars are symptoms of stem rot, and will not place
such plants in their houses. In order to confirm or dis-
prove this opinion plants known to be affected in this
manner were marked. This was done in two houses, one
where stem rot was unknown and in another where it
was common. In neither instance did any of the marked
plants succumb or show any symptoms of stem rot
infection. Such plants may be more liable to infection
than sound plants in liouses where stem rot organisms
exist, but they are not necessarily diseased and may
never become so.
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
527
Some gi-owcrs are of (lie oiiinion that plants wtiieli
liave beeu planted below the ordinary depth are certain
to stem rot and others maintain it is only such plants
which die. Two experiments were arranged to deter-
mine the correctness of these ideas. Plants were placed
in the soil up to the first branches, and an equal num-
ber were planted in the customary manner. In neither
experiment did the plants which were planted deep
show more cases of stem, rot than the others While
deep planting has no advantages and is not recom-
mended, an occasional plant which is accidentally placed
too deep is not doomed to disease.
It seems certain a great number of plants are in-
fected in the field, and for this reason fields used for
Carnation growing should be kept as free from stem
rot organisms as possible. The practice of up-rooting
dead plants with the hoe when weeding and leaving
tliem in the field is a particularly bad one. Affected
plants should be removed from the field with as much
of the roots as possible, and burned. They can be
taken out when pinching back with very little loss 01
time, and in this way the amount of the fungus ma-
terial which is left to Winter over is greatly reduced.
Very closely related forms of rhizoctonia which may
be the same species, are parasitic upon Potatoes, Let-
tuce, Beets, Cabbage, Beans and other plants, and for
this reason growers who mix a truck business with the
raising of cut flowers are advised not to use these crops
in rotation with the Carnations, for they may not only
be affected by the same fungus but aid the fungus in
maintaining itself in the soil, and so increase the danger
to Carnations when again grown in that place.
There are some very few growers of Carnations whose
plants are not injured by cither bench rot or stem rot.
Most growers are willing to admit that their first crop
of Carnations was their best as regards these diseases.
Tliose without stem rot are particularly fortunate,
tliough they probably owe their good fortune to the
parties from whom they purchased their original stock.
No type of soil seems to hinder the spread of these
organisms once they are introduced, and some of the
most capable growers, with the most improved houses
and methods, suffer as heavily as any others. It is
certainly true that the greatest danger to the grower
who is as yet without such diseased plants, lies m the
purchase of new plants grown where these diseases are
prevalent. Too great care cannot be exercised in the
examination and isolation of new plants, and in many
cases much money would be saved by the complete de-
struction by burning of an entire lot of new plants if
the percentage of diseased is very great.
A Root Disease of Sweet Peas
A root disease affecting Sweet Peas has been found
to lie coMunnii with both greenhouse and outdoor plants.
Wli.it little work has been done indicates that the cause
Plants in the Department greenhouses which were
watered more often than is usual retained a healthy
foliage and bloomed profiLsely. Upon examination it
was learned that their roots were very badly rotted.
Other plants kept on the dry side were equally affected
but died very quickly.
Where affected plants appear in spots in the beds of
commercial greenhouses, it is the custom to water very
lightly. As a result the plants continue withering and
soon die. In the light of the above experience, and un-
til a practical means of control has been discovered,
it seems advisable to reconmiend heavier watering in
tliese places. In this way the blooming period is at least
prolonged.
Dutch Flower Bulb Trade
(Consul Frank W. IVIaliin. Amstc-rdam. Netherlands)
Official figures pulili.shed by the General Society for
Bulb Culture at Haatlcm shiiw that the foreign flower
liulb trade of the Netherlands in li)12 was not only
larger than in any previous year, but that the increase
over 1911 was much greater than a similar increase in
;iny other year.
The statistics cover every year from 1901 to 1912. In
the former year the imports of flower bulbs aggregated
.j.55,01'1, kilos (1 Kilo equals 2.20K) pounds); the exports,
l(),057,0'in kilos. In 19U the Jmport were 2,338,300
kilos; the exports, 22,7,jl,.W)0 kilos. The imports and
exports in 1911 and 1912, witli the countries of origin
and destination, were as follows:
iniponsfroni Exports to
COUNTRIES
1911 1012 lOU 1912
Kilos. Kilos. Kilos. Kilos.
Ct. Britain and Inland.. 0i)7,XOU l,();iO,400 0,058.200 7,752,000
Germany and Austria... 4:j.2()0 91.40U 4,854,600 5,771,000
France. Belgium. Italy,
Spain, Portugal, Greece,
andTurkey 710,100 SO.i.OflO 051,300 2,141,200
Scandinavia and Den-
mark . . 3,000 5.000 1.684,300 2.107.600
Russia 400 1,000 615.400 882,500
Japan 99,900 107,400
United States 137,200 U.'i.eOO 2,938,900 3,815.000
Other countries 103.400 121.000 205,700 281,000
Total 1,801,000 2,33.S.3O0 17,308,400 22,751,.500
P.iilbs transmit led by parcel jiost arc not included in
the foregoing table, and their (joiiidity is iniknou n l.iil
is no doubt con.siderable.
The imiiorts of bulbs credited as coming I'niin tin-
United States increased between 1901 and l:H)i ; linn a
steady decline began, which has continued to the jircsciiL.
The imports from Great Britain have increased, with
little fluctuation, from 113,316 Kilos in 1901 to J,o^o,-
■100 kilos in 1912. The imports from Japan have grown
from nothing in 1901 to an amount larger than that
from the United States. In fact the United States is
apparently the only country from which the imports
have decreased.
The exports to every country in the list were larger
last year than in any previous year, and the increase in
every case since 19ui has been at a fairly steady ratio,
with little fluctuation. — Daily Consular and Trade He-
ports.
Herbaceous Plant
Department
Orontium Aquaticum
An aquatic plant not as often seen in cultivation as
it deserves is the Golden Club, Orontium aquaticum.
It is a native of inundated ponds and swamps, and
in its native wilds could at one time be found in almost
every such location near Philadelphia, but at the pres-
ent time, while still to be foimd within the city limits,
it is uncommon there. Still, it has a wide range through
the country, and delights many a botanical collector
with its golden club of flowers.
It is a plant of beauty even when only its leaves are
displayed. They are 0-9in. in length by 3-3in. wide,
and are of a deep raetatlic green, of velvet-like surface
above. They are so attractive that for this reason
alone the plant should have a place in the aquatic
garden.
The flowers, too, make a display that pleases. The
scape is very thick and smooth, about a foot in length,
with a short sheath at base, and ending in a spadix of
rich yellow color, covered with small yellow flowers ;
truly a golden club.
The Orontium is similar to the Nuphar in preferring
shallow water to any other. In fact, in the writer's
rambles he has always found it in swamps which are
often too wet to walk through in rainy seasons, so it
would be better to plant it on the edges of water rather
than in that of some depth.. It is often found in com-
pany with the King Ferns, Osmundu regalis, a Fern
known as a swamp lover, but not a strictly aquatic
plant.
Tills is a strictly yVmericaii plant, .-nul Itut the one
species is known — aquaticum.
Sarracenias
Though many of the Sarracenias are hardy in addi-
tion to the well known Northern species, Sarracenia pur-
purea, it is not often they are grown outside of a green-
liinise, as the care they require cannot well lie provided
I'm- lliem outdoors. AH the several species are swamp
or bog plants, often abimdant in situations where they
grow. Many florists and nurserymen who buy packing
Moss from New Jersey have evidence of the growtli nt
the S. purpurea in the number of plants often found
with the Moss.
In addition to purpurea, from more Southern situa-
tions the following sorts are had: psittacina, variolaris,
flava and Drumrrycuidii. All of these are of great in-
terest because of their pitchers, which contain water.
The flava and Drummondii are very large species, their
leaves often 3ft. in length, as large again as the pur-
purea. Where Winters are not too severe, these plants
may be considered hardy almost to Philadelphia. The
purpurea is hardy in all the States, extending in a wild
condition from Canada to Florida. Anyone having ;i
swampy place where Moss abounds could enjoy this siie-
cies, 2>lanting it where moisture would be assured it all
the time, and the more Southern ones could be given a
trial with them.
Where fountains are located, so that moisture is as-
sured them all the time, Sarracenias may be planted
with safety.
Darlingtonia Californica is a closely allied plant re-
quiring the same treatment as Sarracenia. This plant
was discovered near Mt. Shasta by W. D. Brackenridge,
a botanist who was with the Wilkes Exploring Expedi-
tion. The party were attacked by Indians and had to
retreat. As they did so Mr. Brackenridge hurriedly
seized some plants that seemed strange to him, which
later proved to be quite new and was named Darling-
tonia. Mr. Brackenridge was later a well known florist
of Baltimore. He died many years ago.
Hardy Geraniums
In the way of hardy perennial Geraniums our coun-
try is not prominent, the G. maculatum being tlie only
one known. This is the one common in our woods. In
early Spring its rosy lilac flowers are produced in
abundance, presenting altogether a plant well worthy
a place in herbaceous collections, where it is often
found. There are two or three other species native
here, but two of them, pusillum and Carolinianum, are
but annuals, while Robertiamun is classed as a bien-
nial. Robertianum has small, pale purple flowers, and
besides being native here is claimed by England, Asiti,
N. Africa and other countries as welL
The list of known kinds is a very large one, and ji
number of them liave been long known in collections.
Many in the following list are known to be hardy here,
and it is believed all are: argenteum, pale reil ; As-
phodehiides, inirpli.sh violet; Ibericum, blue, large;
Ibericum, var. while; macrorrliizuni, deep red; |ilia'\iin,
dark bniwii; prateiisr, purplisli blue; sanguineuiii, iriiii-
son, also a white fonii; -.tri.iliini, pink"; Richardsiiiii,
white; sylvaticum, purplish blue.
Most all Geraniums are May flowering, but sanguiii-
cum flowers for a long time in Summer, so does Asjihn-
deloides, Ibericum and striatum.
Of pratense, the purplish blue flowered one of F.ii-
rnjie, there is now a double flowered form, which is of
much interest in a collection.
528
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SITUATIONS WANTED
LANDSCAPE DRAFTSMAN
An A-1 designer, with thorough knowledge of
nursery stock and landscape gardening, wants
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Please state salary and particulars. Address W.
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SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman or
grower, by a competent florist, 21 years* experi-
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Easter and Christmas stock; private or commercial.
State salary. Address W. F., care The Florists'
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SITUATION WANTED— By young man as
Carnation grower or general greenhouse man,
6 years' experience. When writing, please state
full particulars as to whether the houses for Carna-
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States preferred. Address W. T., care The Florists'
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SITUATION WANTED— By man 40 years old,
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Address K, care Pennock-Meehan Co,, 16th &
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SITUATION WANTED— Man of 25 years'
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would be appreciated. Good salesman and com-
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Address W. S., care The Florists' Exchange.
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SITUATION WANTED— For Sept, 1. by Ameri-
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foreman, in private or commercial place. Can
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L. H. B., 6 Pasadena Ave,, Springfield, Mass.
2. ' Ex-
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SITUATION WANTED— By first-class grower of
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SITUATION WANTED— By greenhouse man,
single, 27 years of age, 10 years' experience in
general line. Address W. J,, care The Florists*
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SITUATION WANTED— By expert Orchid grow-
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places considered. Address W. C, care The FIo-
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SITUATION WANTED— By a young man as
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man, good grower of Roses and Carnations.
Address Florist, 132 East 27th St., New York.
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Wanted
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Forcing and timing of bulbous stock
important. Only competent men
need apply. Address with references,
S. J. REUTER & SON, Inc.
WESTERLY, R. I.
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By large Eastern commission bouse; one
who has initiative and is able to handle help
and work with them ; a first-class position
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Men with experience in the retail seed business
to wait on customers and work around the store.
Give reference, state age, experience and salary
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First-class retail Florist. Address, stating
references* salary, etc., The Jones & Russell
Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
WANTED — A No. 1 grower of Roses, Carnations,
etc.; must be good propagator and grafter, capa-
ble of taking charge of uptodate range. State
salary expected and present and former employers.
Henry A. Bester & Sons, Hagerstown, Md.
WANTED — Married man as assistant in Rose
houses. Must be willing to supply meals for
few men. Modern cottage on place. Apply or
address with particulars and references, Madison
Cut Flower Co., Madison, N. J.
WANTED — At once, thoroughly experienced
assistant Rose grower in modern commercial
place. Strictly temperate. Green Plain Rose Farm ,
Yardley, Bucks Co., Pa.
WANTED — Foreman to grow Carnations, 'Mums
Easter and all kinds of bedding stock. Must be
a good maker-up. Good wages to the right party.
Address W. R., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — First-class designer and salesman.
Permanent position, good salary. Give ex-
perience and references. Boston Cut Flower Co.,
14 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass.
WANTED — Reliable man as nursery foreman,
familiar with ornamentals and capable of hand-
ling men. State age, reference and salary expected.
T. E. Steele, Pomona Nurseries, Palmyra, N. J.
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
PARTNER WANTED— A good gardener with
with S1500, understanding general greenhouse
and florist business. A good established trad<
also a large landscape and nursery business for
this Fall season on hand, making it necessary to
take in a partner to attend to greenhouse depart'
ment. A grand opportunity for the right man to
double the business in a year. Business situated
near Boston. Address W. G., care The Florists'
Exchange.
FOR SALE— One-half interest in established pay-
ing retail florist business, costing S2500, for S800.
Particulars on application. Address W. O.
The Florists' Exchange.
STOCKJOR^LE
ASPARAGUS
Peppers. Cin
Ferns, Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Irwin, 3097 Broadway, New York City.
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^^OCKJFOR^ALE^^
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ettra
strong, $1.00 per 100, »6.00 per 1000. $50.00
per 10,000. Collmgdale Greenhouses, Collingdale,
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy, 4-in.
pots. $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PI.. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
BEGONIAS
J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
BOUVARDIAS
1000 WHITE BOUVARDIAS, 800 Pink Bouvar-
dias and a few Red, $4.50 per 100. Morel Bros.,
622 E. Market St.. Scranton. Pa.
American-Grown and Imported
Bulbs for Fall Planting
A full line n<
Bulbs we have t
ready for shipping; the finest
;r sent out. Send for price list.
Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers
FREESIA PURITY— No. 1 bulbs. K-in. and up;
absolutely pure, $10.00 per 1000. Would ex-
change for White Enchantress Carnation plants.
J. H. Rainsbury, Bernardsville, N. J.
FREESIA PURITY— (True). Grand bulbs, K
to 5^-in.. $10.00 per 1000. Hogan, Kooyman
& Co., 355 12th St., Oakland, Cal.
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
ENCHANTRESS SUPREME 100 1000
(New) $12.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 6.50 60.00
ENCHANTRESS, LIGHT PINK. 6.00 65.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS... 6.00 55.00
MRS. C. W. WARD 6.60 60.00
BEACON 7.00 65.00
WHITE PERFECTION 6.50 60.00
WHITE WONDER 6.60 60.00
WINSOR 6.00 60.00
WHITE WINSOR 6.00 50.00
ROSETTE 6.50 60.00
DOROTHY GORDON 6.00 65.00
HARLOWARDEN 6.00 65.00
MAYDAY 6.00 50.00
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway, New York City.
Carnation Plants
100 1000
4000 Enchantress $5.00 $45.00
500 Rose Pink Enchant-
ress 5.00
800 Ward 5.00
J. MERTL, Bayside, L. I., W. Y.
FIELD-GROWN ENCHANTRESS CARNA-
TIONS—not sorted over stuff, but clean and
strong, the very best stock to plant. We grew them
for ourselves; about 1000 left; $5.00 per 100. S45.00
for the lot. P. A. Lyon, Florist, Milton, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— Vic-
tory, $4.50 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. Queen,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Splendor Pink,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. John Weston,
Valley Stream. N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS— 100 Enchant-
ress, 100 May Day, 200 Queen Louise, 200 Win-
sor; healthy plants, $5.00 per 100. Cash with or-
der. Chas. W. Pflomm, 1195 Barnum Ave., Bridge-
port, Conn.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— En-
chantress, White Enchantress, 12 to 20 shoots per
plant; S6.00 per 100. Cash, please. Geo. A. Relyea,
Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, En-
chantress and Rose Pink Enchantress; $6.00
per 100, SSS.OO per 1000. Cash, please. John
L. Lunsted, Bloomfield Ave.. Passaic, N. J.
FOR SALE— 3000 Carnation plants, field-grown;
2000 Enchantress, 1000 Victory; $40.00 per 1000.
Cash, please. Henry Lustgarten, Manhasset,
L. L, N. Y.
BOSTON MARKET CARNATION PLANTS for
sale. $25.00 per 1000. Schilowsky. Florist. Jack-
son Ave., cor. 3d St., Woodside. N. Y.
CARNATIONS— 5000 Enchantress. Strong.
healthy plants, $40.00 per 1000; 250 at 1000 rate.
Chas. Hunt, Port Richmond, S. I.
CARNATIONS — Field-grown plants. Enchantress,
Beacon and White Wonder, $5.50 per 100. Ed.
Buchtenkirch, Sea Cliff, N. Y.
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STOCKjroiRJALE
CARNATIONS
I & Son. Westfield, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN Carnation Plants— Enchantress.
$6.00 per 100. Cash with order. M. J. Schaaf,
Dansville. N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEIHUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— We now have over
50,000 best commercial 'Mums, including Pom-
§ons, in 86 varieties, ready to ship from 2^-in. pots,
mith's Advance, Frost. Unaka. Halliday. Kalb,
$2.00 per 100. Chrysolora. Early Snow, Pacific
Supreme. Donatello, etc., S2.25 per 100. Razor,
Roman Gold, Naomah, Dec. Gem, $2.50 per 100.
Ramapo, Pink Gem, Smith's Sensation. Wm. Tur-
ner. $3.00 per 100. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 less.
Stafford Conservatories. Stafford Springs, Conn.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200 YeUow Bonnaffon,
75 Nagoya. 100 Golden Chadwick, 75 White
Frick, 75 Mayor Weaver. 150 Golden Eagle, 75
Chadwick, 475 Enguehard, 450 Pacific. $3.00 per
100. $26.00 per 1000. Morel Bros.. 622 East
Market St., Scranton. Pa.
3000 PACIFIC SUPREME, 1000 White Queen.
600 Golden Glow. 200 Yellow Bonnaffon. 200
Cheltonic, $12.50 per 1000. Cash, please. A. F.
Johnson, Springfield Gardens, L. I.. N. Y.
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2K-in., half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broadway,
New York City.
CYCIiAIHENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink, S-in., ready now, $8.00
per 100, $75.00 per 1000. See Asparagus, Christ-
Peppers, Ciaerarias. Ferns, Primroses and
" ' ' ■ 3097 Broadway, New
CYCLAMEN— Good 3H-in. pots of a first-class
strain, mixed colors. $10.00 per 100. Cash.
please. Geo. A. Relyea. Orchard PI., Poughkeep-
sie. N. Y.
CYCLAMEN- 3-Inch pots, very Bnest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
CYCLAMEN — Excellent stock out of 4-in. pots,
$15.00 .$20.00 and $25.00 per 100. Lehnig &
Winnefeld, Hackensack, N. J.
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in each flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided. $1.75 per flat; 10 flats,
$16.00, half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomiura
and Aspidium, 2>i-in., $3.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2>i-m., well es-
tablished, $10.00 per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2>i-in., strong
plants, $12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in.,
$7.00 per 100. $65.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2}i-in.. weU established,
ready about Aug. 25. $4.60 per 100. $40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plan.st
$3.60 per 100; $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best of the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com;
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100
$40.00 per 1000.
See Asparagus. Cyclamen. Cinerarias. Poinset-
tias. Primrose and Christmas Peppe]
COOUDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave., Pasadena, CaL Fenia
and Feijo* our ipecialty.
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM— 2M-in., extra strong.
$6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Collingdale
Greenhouses. Collingdale. Pa.
FORGET-ME-NOTS
FORGET-ME-NOTS— Winter flowering Rooted
Cuttings. $1.25 per 100. Stafford Conservator-
ies. Stafford Springs, Conn.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS- In pots and tubs, $1.50-13.50
each. Large specimens, $S.00-$7.S0 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
NURSERY STOCK
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-$10.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.5D each. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutber-
ford, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
tord, N. J.
FOR SALE— Shrubs and Hardy Climbers for
immediate effect. Chas. E.Frankenbach & Sons.
Southampton. N. Y.
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The Florists' Exchange
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STOCK FOR SALE
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches $8.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also F16S, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERYJUNTSVUmU.
PALMS
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. JuUus Roehra Co..
Rutherford, N. J.
PEONIES
PEONIES
" Peonies for Pleasure."
This book of "Peonies for Pleasure" gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, Tertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony,
then send for " Peonies for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales. 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY.
The Larfiest Rose Growers In the World-
Box 23 Springfield, Ohio.
PEONIES 'tir
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
DeUcatlssima, Festiva Maxima. Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Terrv's Seedlings, mixed, single and double. 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
We can furnish any size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
rarieties.
Henry Field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
PEONIES— Queen Victoria, white; Louis Van
Houtte, dark crimson, and a very early light
pink. Write for our special prices. Geo. Peters
& Sons. Franklin St. and Graham Ave., Hempstead,
N.Y.
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2K-in. pots, S4.00 per 100. See
Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cineraria, Ferns, Poin-
settias and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 3097 Broad-
way, New York City.
2^ POINSETTIAS
POIIVSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
2^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
$7.00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2)i-inch, S5.50 per 100. 850.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See AsparaRus, Cyclamen. Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers. Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN. .3097 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMULA CHINENSIS FIMBRIATA— Alba,
white; Atrosanguinea. blood red; Coerula. the
real, true blue; Kermcsina splendens. carmine
Rosea, bright rose; in 2M-in. pots. S3.00 per 100,
t25.00 per 1000. Defiance. Christmas Red;
Karfunkelstein, blood red; La Duchesse. flesh
color, with yellow center; Morgenroethe, very large
blush rose; in 2'/i-\a. pots. S3.50 per 100. $30.00
per 1000. Primula Sinensis. Stellata. blood red.
pink and blue; in 2}ii-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00
per 1000. Henry Schmidt, florist. Church Lane.
P. O.. Wcehawken, N. J.
PRIiVlROSES
PRIMULA Chlnensls and Obconlca. glant-
flowerlnfi, from best strains, In all colors.
2^-lnch pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoldes, 2>i-lnch pots, $J.OO per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Christmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Poinsettias.
R^J. IRWIN, 3097 Broadway. New York, N. Y.
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 2K-in. pots, ready
lu shift, grown from my own seed, selected from
the best colored pl.ints. $2.00 per 100. cash; fine
su.ck. Gen. A. Rclyca. Orchard^Pl.. Poughkecpsic.
N. Y. ;
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
roses. 2-in.. $2.00 per inO. Cash, please. J. W.
Miller, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Oontlmaad to Next Oolamn
STOCK FOR SALE
PRIMULAS
PRIMROSES — Obconica Gigantea. in 4 separate
colors or mixed. 3c. Obconica Fringed, in 4
separate colors or mixed. 2Hc. Obconica Crandi-
flora in 8 separate colors or mixed. 2^c. Chinese
Primroses, m 9 separate colors or mixed, 2Hc.
Primula Malacoides, the giant baby Primrose, 2J.^c.
All strong, 2-in. Fred W. Rittcr, 917 River St.,
Dayton, Ohio.
PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA and Gigan-
tea Rosea, 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00
per 1000; 3-in. pots. $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000.
Carl A. Woerner, 220 Clarkson St.. Flatbush.
Brooklyn. N. Y.
ROSES
EXCELSA
The ITew Bed Bambler wltli tlie
Dorotby Perkins Foliage
Extra strong field-grown plants for
forcing, 2-year-old. $35.00 per 100; 1-year-
old, $20.00 per 100.
H. C. STEINHOFF, West Hoboken, N.J.
ROSE PLANTS— Lady Hillingdon and Pink KU-
larney; 2J^-in. stock, $3.00 per 100. Brant
Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y.
SEEDS
GIANT PANSIES
Sow now 1 Special Florists* Mixture; Trim-
ardeau Selections, mixed, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. S4.00.
Trimardeau, fine mixed varieties, tr. pkt. 25c., oz.
$1.50. Cassier's Giants Improved, splendid mix-
ture, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $5.00. Trimardeau sorts as:
Bronze Colors, Golden Pure Yellow. Lord Beacons-
field, Purple, Pure White, Yellow with eye. White
with eye. Each variety separate, tr. pkt. 30c.. oz.
S2.00. My catalogue has also other varieties.
O. V. Zangen. Seedsman. Hoboken. N. J.
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS — Ramsburg, true silver pink
nice bushy plants, 2)^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PL, Pougnkeepsie,
N.Y.
SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, field grown, strong
plants. S7.00 per 100; easily transplanted.
White Bros.. Medina. N. Y.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON— S-in.. $5.00
per 100; 2>4-in., $4.00 per 100; good stodk.
White Bros., Medina, N. Y.
STEVIA— Fine, bushy plants. 4-in. pots. $6.00
per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI.,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
MISCELLANEOUS
ARECAS LUIESCENS— 6-in. pot, 3 plants to
pot, 24 to 30 in. high, 75c. each. Araucaria
Excelsa, 3 tiers. 5-in. pot, 50c. each. 4. 5 and 6
tiers, 75c.. $1.00 and $1.25 each. Peperomias.
3-in.. 6c. each. 100 Sansevierias, Zeylanica, 2ii-
in., $4.00. All of above nice, healthy plants.
Cash, please. Thos. R. Fries, Lancaster. Pa.
PACHYSANDRA Termlnalis— The very best
evergreen ground cover for shade or for fac-
ing down Rhododendrons or shrub bbrders.
Strong Rooted Cuttings. $40.00 per 1000 cash.
Hugh B. Barclay, Horticulturist, Merion Sta-
tion, Pa.
MRS. JENKINS, the best white Phlox. $5.00 per
100. German Iris mixed $2.00 per 100. Will
exchange these for Araucarias. Begonias. Rubbers.
Whitmani Ferns and Cyclamen. Amon Heights
Nurseries. Camden. N. J.
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— Largest stock of
2-year transplanted in the United States. All
sizes up to strong 3ft. plant. Send for prices
before placing your order elsewhere. Chas.
Black. Hightstown. N. J.
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA MAJOR— $5.00
per 100. Hogan, Kooyman & Co., 355 12th St.,
Oakland. Cal.
FOR SALE ORJRENT^
ToTSaielr Rent
Valuable Greenhouses
Owing to the death of owner, the grecnhouse-s.
20x80. with office and boiler house, hot water
heat (Lord & Burnham Co. construction), also hot-
beds; all have been successfully managed for pot
plant culture for over 50 years; adjoining cemetery
and located in central part of a busy and thriving
city of 50,000 inhabitants. All stocked for Winter
and Spring season. Price reasonable for quick
buyer. Part of money can remain on mortgage.
For particulars write to MARY E. BACHLER,
309 N. Shippen St.. Lancaster, Pa.
TO RENT — 9 greenhouses stocked with Roses;
10 acres of land. 26 miles from New York.
Write for particulars. Address V. J., care
The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE OR RENT
Retail florist, 17,000 sq. ft. glass, steam heat;
stocked with Carnations, "Mums and general
stock. House S rooms, electric light, bath, set
tubs, steam heat; S acres of land in high state of
cultivation; 1 pair horses, harnesses, wagons,
cultivators, etc.; plenty of fruit trees; business
of 22 years' standing; situated in Eastern New
York, no competition, direct line to New York;
coal supply; no run down proposition. Good
reason for selling. Price SIO.OOO; S4000 cash,
balance on easy terms. Address S. T., care The
Florists* Exchange.
ON ACCOUNT of death infamily,
dispose of greenhouses at once, f
of glass, well stocked with 7500 Ci
Chrysanthemums; 1 new section boili
of coal, 5-room house and barn adjoi
lease; good wholesale and retail busir
water, cheap rent; an excellent opportunity for a
man to make a good living. Spot cash. Fred
" ' :h St., Hempstead, L. I.
For Sale
10,000 ft.
ISOO
, 1 carload
ng; 2 year
FOR SALE— In Portland, Oregon, greenhouse
business fully stocked. 18,000 ft. of glass, all well
equipped and uptodate, 3 acres well adapted land,
good residence, fine team, close to cemetery, and
on five cent car line at city limits. Easy terms, at
the right price, and a money maker. Jacob Haas,
30S Gerlinger Bldg.. Portland, Oregon.
FOR SALE— 2 greenhouses, 20x80. fine work
house; coal for Winter in the cellar, houses all
filled with plants; dwelling, water works and out
building, 11 building lots; building also new and
freshly painted; within a block of depot, good ser-
vice to New York; will sell cheap, on easy terms.
Address V. F., care The Florists* Exchange.
FOR
SALE — Cemetery garder
ing busi
ness, es-
tabi
shed 14 years, c
onsistmg
of house.
4 rooms
and St
ore. greenhouse.
hot wate
r heat, 2 lots 50x
100, about 200 plots to
=are for by the seas
on, stock
and t
>ols. Reason fo
selling;
retiring.
Inquire
595 11th St., West Nev
FOR SALE -Owner retiring; 20,000 ft. greenhou:
5 acres land; excellent 11-roo house, lai
barn; wagon house near station. Address M. '.
SUNDRIES^FOIR^ALE^
Pecky Cypress
We can offer very reasonable prices on
Pecky Cypress. If in tlie market tor any,
kindly cominonicate with us before buying
elsewliere.
VC DCIPU 1429 Metropolitan Avenue
. E. nClUn, Brooklyn, N. Y.
FOR SALE— Second-hand IK-in. gate check.
steam valves, in good order. 60c. each. One 40
H. P. tubular steam boiler, S90.00. f. o. b. cars,
Norfolk, Va., manifolds and 13^-in. heavy wrought
iron pipe. Will trade equity in hot water boiler,
larger pipe, or sash for the above. E. J. Newton,
Larchmont. Norfolk, Va.
FOR SALE — Cheap, 1 Mercer low pressure
boiler, 18,000 sq. ft. radiation, good as new.
Owing to enlarging our factory we required a
larger boiler. Defiance Button Machine Co.,
East and Nott Ave., Long Island City, N. Y.
FOR SALE — Cheap. 1 Lord & Burnham sectional
steam boiler, large enough to heat about 3500 sq.
ft. of glass; 1 Standard pump engine and 1 Star
wind mill with 22-barrel cedar tank; all good as
new. C. C. Yost. Florist. Lebanon. Pa.
FOR SALE— Horizontal return tubular steam
boiler, complete, 10 ft. long. 3 ft. diameter. 25
3-in. tubes, will heat 15,000 sq. ft., S95.00. In
first-class condition. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancas-
Ave., Philadelphi
500 BOXES second-hand glass, diUerent si:
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wroui
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers, 1 No. 17 Hitching's boi
Oontlmmad to Haxt OoImnB
FOR SALE— One 0-section boiler m first-class con-
dition; capacity 1800 ft. of 2-m. pipe. Price
$50.00. William Gotthardt, 311 Ocean Ave., Jer-
sey City. N. J.
FOR SALE — One large size Morehead steam trap
in use less than 12 months, good as new. cost
S225 will sell for SIOO. F. Fallon. Roanoke. Va.
FOR SALE— 10 section Boynton hot water
boiler. Joseph Wood. Spring Valley. N. Y.
PIPE
New. black, guaranteed In full
lenfiths: 3-ln.. 7Hc. per foot.
Get our prices on black and fialvanlzed fit-
tings, also pipe cue to sketch or drilled for
tniitation purposes.
SECOND-HAND PIPE g^»i^
2Me.: lyi-m..3Hc.: lX-in.,6c.: 2-in.,"6Mc. per ft
Hot-Bed Sash-Double Light Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1.45.
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from Sl.OO up.
New A and B double-thick greenhouse
slasi, all sizes. Prices on request.
DAII IDC ^^^ '"EC stock, new and second,
nllll I n,1 '">"<'■ 'Uso Radiators. Valves,
I/VILIIIU Fittings, etc.
HACF I^ON-KINK, 10c. a foot, in 25 and £0
nyjOL foot lengths.
[Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN , N. V.
^«SCELLANE0USJ5^ANTS
WANTED TO BUY — Complete greenhouses
P to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists' Exchange.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbers In Wrouftht Iron and Steel Pipe
Roeblinit and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
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IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upper ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible. In addition to this. If stated
whether It be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown. It
would often enable Identlflcatlon of speci-
mens difficult to determine otherwise.
(45) Spanish Iris a Failure. — Span-
ish Iris bulbs were planted two years
ago this Pall. They bloomed finely the
first season. June. 1912. This Summer
they scarcely bloomed at all, some never
coming above the earth, others coming
through but not budding. They occupy
a bed that is sunny until afternoon,
about six or eight feet from the wall
of the house. Arabis grows and blooms
beautifully in the same bed, and ever-
greens flourish behind, next to the house,
which is of cement, covered with Am-
pelopsis, so that the sun on that can-
not burn anything up. When is the
proper time to sow outofdoors the
seeds of Spanish Iris?— F. S., N. J.
— ^Probably the situation where the
Spanish Iris bulbs were planted is not
favorable to their increase, and the
original bulbs have largely died. The
roots of the evergreens back of them,
and the other plants around them, may
rob the soil where the Irises were
planted of its fertility. Spanish Iris
requires a rather friable soil and a
moderately dry location. The seeds of
Spanish Iris may be sown ofltofdoors
any time from May 1 to Aug. 1.
(46) Trees for Identification. — Will
you kindly tell nie the botanical names
of enclosed samples? The Chestnut we
call here Japanese Chestnut, but some-
body tells me it is not; please give us
the right name. The two conifers I
liave marked Nos. 1 and 2. What are
the other names besides Thuja, that is,
their specific names. — ^E. E., Ore.
— The two conifers, Nos. 1 and 2, are
both Lawson Cypress, which appear
somewhat different, because one has
more fully matured foliage than the
other. The deciduous tree is ^sculus
Californica.
(47) Crop to Follow Early 'Mums — •
We have a few side benches of Polly
Rose and Ivory 'Mums. What would
you suggest as a good after crop? We
have Stocks and Snapdragons, so do not
care for them, or Carnations that have
been potted up waiting for same. — J. P.
IJ., N. Y.
— The crop of early 'Mums may be
followed by Pansies, bedding Gerani-
ums, Lupines, Sweet Peas, Primulas
for cutting, or the space may be used
for forcing bulbs. Azaleas, Hydrangeas,
pot Roses and Rhododendrons.
(4S) Aster Plants Attacked hy Dis-
ease and Insects. — I mixed wood ashes
with the soil in which the seedlings
were transplanted from the hot beds.
Many of them have a green louse at-
tacking the roots. The ends of the
branches ending in buds become pale
yellow-green, and the bud fails to open,
or makes a very feeble flower. Where
I put in more wood ashes the plants
burn up. — F. S., N. J.
— The Aster plants are apparently
suffering, firstly, from two heavy ap-
plication of wood ashes in the soil,
which Injured the young roots of the
Asters; secondly, from root lice, which
may be destroyed by making a hole
about 4in. to Sin. deep in the ground
close to the plant, and about lin. in
diameter, and pouring into each hole
about a teaspoonful of bisulphide of
carbon and covering the hole immedi-
ately with soil; and thirdly, from yel-
lows, for which there .is no remedy.
(49) Calla Bulbs Decaying'. — I would
like to know what is the matter with
my Calla bulbs. I ripened them off in
a water-tight shed, but when I potted
them up, around the crown were rotten
spots, and here and there over the bulb
were little rotten spots, and they are
very slow in sending out roots. — A. E.
P., 'N. J.
— The Calla bulbs appear from I he in-
ciuirer's description of them to be at-
tacked by some fungus which causes
them to decay. If the decayed spots
had been cut out. and a day or two later
after the wounds had dried, so to speak,
the bulbs liad been thoroughly dusted
with sulphur or air-slacked lime, it
would perhaps have arrested the decay.
Tn the opinion of the writer, it would
be more profitable to throw away these
diseased bulbs and buy a new crop of
ow arriving in
(50) Ahont Primula IXalacoides, — How
often should sowings of Primula mala-
coides be made to have flowers for cut-
ting throughout the Winter? I have
nice plants now from seeds sown June
1. Does P. malacoides bloom continu-
ally like P. obconica? — A. E. P., N. J.
— If properly handled the Primula
malacoides plants from June sown seeds
should give blooms throughout the Win-
ter, A second sowing, however, may
be made about Sept. 1.
(51) "What Plants to ■ Gro-w in 60 De-
grees Temperature. — In one of my
houses on one side, I keep an assort-
ment of stock for retail, such as Bos-
ton Ferns, Callas, Rex Begonias, etc. I
would like to know what I could grow
on the other side. Could I grow Snap-
dragons, Marguerite, Mrs. Sander, or
Primulas, or anything else you might
name? I would like to grow the above
named, as I find great use for them.
The temperature is kept around GO de-
grees.— A. B. P., N. J.
— The inquirer can grow the plants
which he names on the other side bench,
but 60 degrees night temperature is
higher than any of these plants require.
Bulbs which had been started elsewhere
could be forced on this side bench, and
would be useful for cutting, but even
these should be given a lower tempera-
ture than 60 degrees, when first brought
into the greenhouse. Snapdragons would
he apt to grow too high for the over-
head room above a side bench.
(52) Saving Sweet Pea Seeds. — Will
the seeds of Sweet Peas planted in the
field be mixed or will they come true
if saved from several sorts planted in
rows? There is a lot of seed on our
Spencers and we do not know whether
to save same or not. — G. B, B., N. T.
— The Sweet Pea seeds will not be
mixed, unless they were mixed before
planting, or in the gathering, or a sport
should appear among tliem.
(53) ^quid Manure Made from Pe-
ruvian Guano. — Please mention in your
paper in what proportions Peruvian
guano is used in liquid form for Clirys-
anthemums: also for Geraniums and
general bedding plants. — F. A., N. Y.
— A liquid manure for general pur-
pose.'i ni.ij- li.- made by putting one pound
of Pel u\ iaii :;iiaiio into twenty gallons of
watei: Slir I liorouglily. allow to settle,
and use tlic clear liquid.
(54) Beuewiug blooming period Am,
Beauty Boses. — I have a house of Amei-
ican i^eauty Roses which was planted
fifteen months ago and I would like to
grow on to flower the coming Winter.
They have been flowering during this
Summer up to the present time. Will it
be advisable to give them a short rest
and to prune back; if so when should
this be done to give best results? If
pruned back how many eyes should be
left to induce a good break? — Mass.
— Give them a short rest and then
cut down to about 18in, from the ground.
Scrape off the loose soil and then give a
good soaking with clear water. Give a
good sprinkling of bonemeal and then
cover with a good coat of half loam and
half cow manure, well mixed. It is not
advisable to water the ground again un-
til the buds are starting into growth as
this Rose is liable to turn yellow if
overwatered at this time. Syringe free-
ly to induce the plants to break and,
after active growth has commenced,
water as needed, E. H.
S'l'ONEiiAM, Mass. — On Tuesday even-
ing, Aug. 26, a fire started in the boiler
shed of Andrew C. Christenseu on East
St., damaging his greenhouse plant to
the extent of $800.
Saginaw, Mich. — Fire broke out
shortly after 10 o'clock Sunday morning,
Aug. 24, in the large hay barn at the
greenhouses of the Wm. Iloethke Floral
Co. on Gratiot ave. When the fire de-
liarhuent arrived, the upper portion o4'
the liuilding was a mass of flames. Sev-
eral liorses and some wagons and harness
on the floor of the barn were saved, but
the building was totally lost. The fire-
men succeeded in confining the blaze to
the one building, although for a time it
threatened the extensive range of green-
horses. The loss is about .$8000, par-
tially covered by insurance.
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A Correction
In our report of the sliow of the
(iladiolus Society of Ohio, page 405,
issue of Aug. 28, it should have been
stated that the cash prize o.f $5 donated
by Bidwell & Foibes was won by the
A. IJ. Austin Co. of Wayland, O., in-
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Coming Exhibitions
Ut, Kisco, N. Y Eleventh annual ex-
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County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien,
Sec'y, Mt. Kisco, N. T.
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New Haven.
NetTport, B. I. — Autumn Exhibition of
the Newport Horticultural Society, to
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exhibition of the American Institute
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Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Roses,
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables, Sept. 23 to 25.
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses,
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants, etc., Nov. 5 to 7.
Orange, N. J Eighth Annual Dahlia,
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Floricultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall, Sept. 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
FUladelpliia, Pa. — Dahlia exhibition of
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By Ella Grant Wilsor
Supply Adv(s. will be found on pa^es 536-37-38
Tlicre are a mimber of points wliich are of prime iiii-
piirtaiioe in considering the starting of a flower slio]i,
:in(l also some wliicli sliould be considered when making
imjirovenients.
The first point is location. This is very important
and sliOLild be carefully studied. It is not only the
amount of rent but the amount of business you can at-
tract, that should go\ern the choice of location. It must
lie convenient of access, and should be in the line of the
better class of residence, and accessible to the business
man as well as convenient to all street cars and ship-
ping facilities.
The second point is to secure a store that has as wide
a front as possible, for a good show window possesses
a great advertising value over a narrow, contracted
cine, and should be taken into consideration when rent-
ing or building the store.
Third. — Try by all means to select a store with a good
skylight. This is important, for the flower artist has to
make fine selection of colors, and an overhead light is
an important factor in working out dainty discrimina-
tiiins in the color scheme. Many wreaths have been
s]ioilcd by the rilibon or gauze not matching the flowers
used, due to insufficient lighting.
Fourth. — The interior scheme of color on walls, wood-
work and fixtures should next receive consideration.
Our best artists have realized the importance of this
feature. If it is only a small store, green and white is
your best combination; it is an old one but also the
safest. Only be sure that the green is a pure olive green;
no admixture of blue will do, not the least tinge. Yellow
greens are the ones which harmonize best. I have in
mind several stores where this mistake was made, with
the result that the Palms, Ferns and growing things
were almost rendered hideous. The sales value of color
is poorly understood by the average florist, and many
mistakes are made right here. The walls and woodwork
sliould be the melting pot and background for all tlie
colors embodied in your commercial assets — flowers. On
that account treat your walls not as decorative features,
liut simply as backgrounds to enhance the value of your
stock in trade. Remember you iiave all the colors of
the rainbow and all the intermediate sliades to consider.
Especially do you want a good background for your
green things, such as Palms, Ferns, etc., in variety. To
bring this about nothing is iietter than a very light olive
green — a dark green makes the store too dark and heavy
looking. A light olive green brings out the individuality
of the plants, displaying the perfection of form and
growth as well as giving a light cheerful aspect to your
salesroom.
At this point it might be well to say that with white
woodwork and light walls, and with either a concrete
floor or hardwood floor so built that it drains to one
point, you have made the right beginning. Indeed, if a
new store is being built, one of the essential features
should be a complete flushing system. This will enable
the work of cleaning, which is always a large item, to
lie done at the least expense of time and labor. Such a
flof>r, of concrete, brick or tile, constructed so as to con-
nect with drains that will carry olT all surface water,
is one of the greatest boons in minimizing the work neces-
sary to keep the interior clean.
Another feature of importance is to have some way of
disposing quickly of the constant accumulations of rub-
bish— such as Rose stems, leaves, old moss, etc. — that in
a rush season seem to grow bv magic under your feet.
Tin- licst way is to construct a'dreproof bin in' llic b.isc-
iiiiiil, (lirccllv under your nuiin work table, or an open-
ing underneath, sweep everything down thnuigli a sliule
into this fireproof receptacle. The only ohjection to Ihh
might be through the carelessness nf cmplnycis in ii il
removing the rubbish as often as they sliould. One sliolc-
was so constructed lliat two large boxes (on rollers) oc-
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rupied the bottom of the wire cage, and could be easily
rolled out, dumped into a wagon, and removed without re-
liandling. All these little items make for efficiency in the
management of a store, and time is money in a rush
such as a florist gets into at a big wedding or at Easter
and Christmas.
The fifth point is ventilation; possibly this should be
put before the question of color as one of the essentials
of a flower shop, however, it is a very important factor
and one frequently overlooked. Good ventilation is
necessary for the health and lasting qualities of your cut
flowers and plants. The large expanse of glass in your
show window naturally draws the heat, this adds much to
the temperature, and soon you notice your stock is wilt-
ing. Most stores are constructed with a ventilator over
the entrance door; so far as that goes this is all right,
hut still it is not sufficient. A better way is to plan so
that the upper part of the window — which is usually
divided off — can be swung on pivots and opened and
closed independently of the other section of the window.
The controlling process should be so placed that you do
not have to reach over or climb into the window to oper-
ate it. Such an arrangement would provide for the In-
take of fresh air and permit the stale air to pass out
through the upper part of the doors and windows. In
the rear of the store the windows should also be so ar-
ranged that they can be opened and held open to admit
as much fresh air as may be required. If your shop
is so fortunate as to have a skylight, naturally ventila-
tion would be arranged for at this point. Then again
electric fans can be used to advantage.
The sixth point to be considered is that of settling the
positions of the various pieces of furniture in the shop,
such as your iceboxes, work tables, desks, etc. Do not
forget the one important feature of a rest room or lunch
room. We florists work long hours and, sometimes,
under great strain; it is the part of wisdom to prepare
for it. More than one florist is a wreck today through
lack of proper care in the matter of meals. A space,
it need not be large, fitted up with a gas stove, table,
chairs, etc., where the employees can eat their lunch,
is a godsend to weary workers, especially in a rush.
Large establishments, both industrial and commercial, are
now beginning to understand that the physical require-
ments must have attention in order to achieve the best
results. This is an investment that pays, and soon our
florists will realize that it is foolish to break down and
go to pieces just because thought was not given to this
important detail. Let us not be behind other good busi-
ness men in the development of this idea; it will be found
a great benefit to the employees, especially where women
or girls are employed in large numbers as they are
among the retail trade. It will prove of much value to
the florist in that his employees will be better fit for
their labors.
The employer who gets the most efficient service is
the one who looks after the health of the employee.
iParAr ^iorai Co,
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Usual disoonnts.
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorado. Utah, Wotcrn Neb-
raska and Wyoming points
reached by Express. Orders
Member of The Florists* Telegraph Delivefy
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway'and Gratiot
Avenue
W« coTer all Michigan points and large sections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive carefnl attention.
Deliveries to Northwestern Universityrand all North Shore towns
Members of The Florists* Telegraph DeUvery
Potter Floral Co.
EL PASO, TEXAS
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flowers
%>^^
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouses, BENTON ST.
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
Hartford, Conn.
'FLOWERS"
187 Main Street
Highland Park Greenhwses
Trfjphone. HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
DeGveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
A Summer Wreath
See text page 533
AlPlant^Basket
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
333
Flat Sheaf
No. 153— From Floral Design
South and Southwest Texao and sailings from Galveston^ ;
Jr. Jr. jrCuhlmann, J'iorisi
2607 JACKSON ST.. S. W Phone, HacOey 1926-2330
, 919 CAPITOL AVE., S. W. Phone, Preston 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
miLLS
The Florist inc.
36 West Forsyth Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
We reach all Florida and South Georgia i>oints
S&ma^B^^
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ANDICAREFUL ATTENTION
Member £of The Florists' Telegraph DellTery
LEXINGTON, KY.
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
MiCMILEIR BROSo Co.
Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
The Atherton Building. Fourtb'and Chestnut Streets
Choicest Cut Flowers Personal attention given to out-of-town orders
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
I given to orders for Louisville and surrounding terri-
A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities perfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
S32FccHt,Mm.(Z,.^M^^'^ LoulSVilfe.Kyi
Have you a copy of the Florists' Eichaoge Design Book ?
Most retailers can't get along without It.
•JS^'y^t ' Floral Order
Ohio Gladiolus Society and Cleveland
Garden Festival
The week ending August 16 saw two exhibitions here,
the Gladiolus show and the first exhibition of gardening.
The Gladiolus show, from the standpoint of a florist,
showed a few things that were admirable for decora-
tive material, .\mong the varieties shown was a pure
white. There were some stalks that were untinted by
any suggestions of color either on throat or petals.
This was Europa. The writer predicts that if the growth
is as good as the flower it will have a future. Rochester
was another good white. Among the best pinks were
Rose Queen, America, Maiden's Blush. Among reds,
Princeps, Mrs. F. King. Salmons, Theodosia Grant, a
beautiful pale salmon, with white flaked throat; Pinnacle,
Panama and Orient. All of these seem good varie-
ties to grow for cut flowers.
F. W. Griffin made up a large standing wreath all of
Gladioli, and a basket. These formed all the made-up
work, and were greatly appreciated.
The Garden Festival was unique, as far as Cleveland
was concerned. It was under the auspices of the city.
Large tents were erected in Wade Park and electrically
lighted. Mayor Baker and our own Adam Graham were
the principal speakers, and won much applause.
There were several hundred exhibitors, and it was in-
spiring to see what could be accomplished in small
gardens. Our large newspapers and banks supplied the
prizes. Adam Graham and Herman Hart were two of
the awarding judges. The Storrs & Harrison Co., of
Painesville, offered a two years' course in agriculture
at the Ohio State University at Columbus. Altogether
it was a most successful showing, and will be a great
help in making Cleveland a garden city.
Ella Ghant Wilson.
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
Floral Orders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VIOINITT
6 Prescott St.. LOWELL, MASS
'IVf MEVER SLEEP'
A Plant Basket
See iUustration page 5SS.
This seems to be rather late in the season to tell
about what took place in March, but "better late than
never." In this belated Easter offering we have the
opportunity of showing a fine plant of pink Hydrangea
grown in an eight-inch standard pot. It is presented" in
a deep Willow basket, with a high arched handle of
twisted Willow; an exceedingly plain basket of simple
weave, without frills or fancy base, finished in enamel
of the shade known as forest green, or "Robin Hood."
.\ highly decorative effect is obtained by the use of an
elaborate sash and three clusters of bows, the latter
made of expensive wide green silk gauze figured with
white in a conventionalized floral design. Some may
think this plant would have looked fully as well with
less ribbon but, as the decoration of gift plants with
hows and streamers of ribbon is largely a matter of
taste either of the purchaser or the florist, it may safely
be ignored by others. New Yokker.
Idlewild Greenhouses ""ten
. Both Phones 1738 Night Phone 4150 Main
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
Sfosemont Sardens ^^''"'*
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence SoUdted
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
MONTREAL, CAN
825 St. Catharine St.,W.
filled under the
Presh flowers and best service.
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Delrveriea throughout the State
and to all steamship docks in
Hoboken, N. J., and New Yort.
A Summer Wreath
See illustration page 532.
A very satisfactory funeral design for Summer use
can be produced in the wreath shown in our illustra-
lion, and at moderate cost by using the assorted flow-
ers as shown, with a plain flat wreath frame well mossed
and greened. Fifty White Killarney Roses almost fully
developed, of short No. 1 Grade, or even extra fine No.
2's, two hundred white Sweet Peas, and white Spirsea,
nd lib will give you all the stock required for the make-
up. Tf weather is warm carefully wire the Roses with
hair wire No. 3(5, then stem all flowers short. Arrange
them all with skill and good taste on the prepared
foundation, and an attractive funeral design will be the
result. As you can see by our picture this wreath is
properly proportioned, theface of the work is of equal
width throuchout, and both the outer and inner lines
are well defined, each a perfect circle, with no bows or
ends of ribbon to mar the effect. New Youker.
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its new Design Boole for Agents,
now ready for delivery, cheapest and Best Ever.
Sheaves of Wheat
These were selected as appropriate for an aged per-
son's funeral at this sea.son, the time of Nature's harvest,
f-ittle time or work arc necessary in prejiaring same.
The dealers in florists' s\ipplies can always furnish
sheaves of various sizes, either standing or flat, of the
imported, bleached Wheat. The only work the florist has
to do is the making and attaching of a cluster of
flowers and a bow of ribbon (it thought desirable) to
each sheaf. These flower clusters may be composed of
any kind of stock — Lilies, Carnations, Roses, Orchid,s,
Violets, etc., according to the sea.son and the flowers
available, or to please the floral taste of the purchaser,
and should be securely wired to the sheaf before attach-
ing the bow. The latter should be made without flow-
ing ends, and, preferably, of purple ribbon of good
quality and moderate width. New Yoekee.
Standing Sheaf
No. 162 — From FIoral^Designs* De Luxe
534
The Florists' Exchange
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State.
-NEW HAVEN, CONN
1026 Chapel Street
AT''*^ " y^^* Opposite Yale College
Every facility for prompt deliveries in all parts of Connecticut. Col
Flower and Funeral worl: solicited.
NEW ORLEANS,
LA.
''lFToi*ist*2* Baronne St.
- f.all* T17YAQ T niTIQTAMA "ANin MTQQTCrCrppl
83*
Oa»'
TEXAS. LOUISIANA 'AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 Eust 33d Streetl
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RUL E
We Guarantee Satisfaction
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
48th Street
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
accompany all order
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers «.nd designs for
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a specialty. Wire me your orders
NEW YORK
JoKrv S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in the theatre district and also ha
delivering flowers on outgoing steamers. \
■ prompt and careful j
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLINC
22 West 59lh Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
European Orders Executed
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Supply Advts. will be found on pa^es 536-37-38
"li we say It, wc wiU do it " \
A.WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
PASADENA, CALay Colorado street
X 1 \\^ V_X 1' ^^ I'AVl Orders promptly
Window Display by E. C. Haines & Co., Inc.,
Stamford, Conn.
The wintlow display of the E. C. Haines & Co., Inc.,
Stiimt'ord, Conn., shown here, was made from plans sug-
gested in a recent, issue of The Florists' Exchange, to-
gether with what was considered some improvements.
While the waterwheel and Lilies do not differ materially
Iriim suggestions offered, the island was placed somewhat
hack from the center of the pond. The background
was made up of Biota orientahs. Golden Arborvitae,
Cupressus compacta Nutkaensis and Thuya Victoria,
silver-tipped, planted in tubs ranging in height from
Ift. to 7ft. A little back from the pond, boulders of
good size were placed, upon which rested a log cabin;
this together with the mill, was furnished with electric
lights, which gave a very pleasing effect.
Probably that which attracted the most attention was
the side wall arrangement. This consisted of a frame
about Sin. deep, covering the entire wall, in which moss
was placed and covered with wire netting. Through this
netting, and into the moss, assorted Ferns and Orchids
were placed at the base of which were planted
Caladiums, Anthuriums, Cupressus (Chaniaecyparis)
Edward Sceery
paterson
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Member of.The Florists' Telegraph DeliTec
'em^^
Do'you want flowers i
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
L Philadelphia 1\ We furnish the best, artistically
arrangea.
PinSflELD,
MASS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Floral Designs de Luxe
The most popular Book of Designs ever com-
piled and presented for the consideration of the
Retailer. Price $2.50. Address
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE p.o.b.x1697 New York^«
Lawsoniana var., gracilis, Asparagus plumosus var.
nanus, Peperomias, Saxifragas, Polypodiums, Nephrole-
pis Bostoniensis, Note the South American Mistletoe hang-
ing from the side waU. The entire exhibit covered a
space 6ft. by l-lft. The photograpli from which we re-
produce the view was made by Brown & Dawson, Stam-
ford, Conn.
A Japanese Basket
A Japanese Basket
We show here a split seed liasket, In-oad and not
deep, round, with a low arch handle, the whole
made in a Japanese design of plain weave with a fiat
open work baser"Stained a deep coppery bronze. In
this basket is placed a well grown plant of pink
Spira;a in an ordinary seven-inch flower pot. The space
between the sides of this pot and the middle of the
basket is packed with Sphagnum. In this mossed cir-
cle are arranged cut blooms of pink Peonies, some of
which are permitted to droop over the edges of the
basket. No green is used except the natural foliage
of the flowers. To add an attractive feature a large
bow of four large loops, made of six-inch silk (pink)
gauze with rich satin edging, is attached to the handle
at the spring of the arch. The combination produced
a very licautiful .Tune floral liaskcl. New 'I'onKF.ii.
Retail norlsta are Invited to send ns Heme of trade Intereit
lor publication on this page; clear photograpbt of good
deelgna will also be appreciated. These latter shoold alwar*
b« packed oaretoUr IwtWMn kMu4l.
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
535
Portland, Oregon ""o^tI"
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
n«risi%
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowen delivered promptly in
Rochester and surrounding teiritory. Complete line always ready.
Members of The Plorlsta' Telegraph Delivery.
Salter Bros. «^"T«'
FLORISTS
38 Main St., West
MM
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street, East
Flowers and derigiu delivered
promptly id Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
^.yi
IBBD ^
ROCKFORD, ILL.
Quick service to
IlUnoU, Wisconsin*
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
E. J. BYAM, The Florist
STBAMSR SAILINGS WRITE OR WIRE
«JS."t^u. THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST "l^"!,?
344-46 GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Pelicano, Rossi & Co.
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SGMNTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in Willces-
n m Barre, Pittston. Carbondale, and all
^ #* ■ Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns.
'64ii0M^
T«l«pk4me
PeoosylTi
No. 2464.
- — ^_,„ ^, »ic«rapluc orders for any city
fwwMylrania wiirreceive prompt execution
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washlneton Avenue
or town in Northeastern
• -l" "S-.;- ■"-— .".r^— ."".• Usual discount. 'Phone
either Bell or Consolidated phones.
ManbcTi of The Flortau' TeleCrapb DeUvery.
HOLLYWOOD^GARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Hemlwn of The FlorUts* Teleftraph Delivery, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 OUve Street
Ont-of-t«wn orders will receive
LoB| Distance Phones „,
*-", TfUr 1104 jSSf./*'
'■*-»' <'31 ^^-
^%^
3520 North Grand Ave.
All order* byTaleSraph or
TalephsiM moat carefully axacutad at once.
Floni DesUns a Spadalty.
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
Marlln & ForDcs Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
From New York
Geo. Washington,
Lapland
Minneapolis. . . .
Barbarossa
Athinai
Mendoza
Caledonia
Oceanic
LaTouraine....
Ryndam
Kronp. Cecilia. .
Ultonia
France.
Ancona . .
Volturno.
Adriatic.
Oscar II..
Pennsylvania. . .
Vic. Luise
New York
Minnehaha
Columbia
Olympic
Gr. Kurfuerst...
Zeeland
Verona
M. Washington.
Rotterdair
Sant'Anna... .
La Savoie. . . .
Kgn. Luise. . .
Celtic
San Guglielmc
St. Paul
Rochambeau.,
Caronia
Cameronia. . . .
Kroonland.. ..
Minnewaska. .
Berlin
Imperator. . . .
Patricia
Majestic
Amerika
Potsdam
Stampalia.. . .
Venezia
Lusitania
La Provence.
Fr. der Grosse
Campanelio.. .
Themistocles.
Ccdric
Sailing Day Hour
Sept. 6-10.00 am
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United States.
Finland . .
Oceanic. .
From Baltimot
Brandenburg. . .
Neckar
Breslau
18-12.00 m
19-10.00 am,
20- 3.00 pm,
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Pier
3d St.. Hoboken
W. 14th St.. N.Y.
W.21st St.,N.Y.
W. I6thSt.. N. Y.
3d St.. Hoboken
Pier , Bkyn.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
W. 24 th St.. N.Y.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
5lh St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
W. 14th St.. N. Y.
Pier 22 Bkyn.
W. 14th St.. N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
W. 34th St., N. Y.
Pier 38 Bkyn
W. 19th St., N.Y.
17th St., Hoboken
33d St.. Bkyn
1st St., Hoboken
W. 23d St., N.Y.
W. 16th St., N.Y.
W. 24th St., N.Y.
W. 19th St., N. Y.
:., Hoboken
W. 21st St., N.Y.
W. 34 th St., N.Y.
Bush Dks., Bkyn.
W. loth St.. N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
5th St.. Hoboken
W. 14th St., N.Y.
From Boston
Cymric
Cleveland
Laconia
Anglian ,
Canopic
CiDcinnati ,
Arabic
Franconia
Numidian
Philadelphia
Mongolian
Ancona
Graf Waldersec.
Marquette
Merion
Stampalia
Pr, Adalbert
Menominee
Haverford
Sept. 6- 3.00 pm.
9- 6.00 pm.
12-10.00 am.
16-10.00 am.
19-11.00 am.
19-12.00 m.
23-10.00 am,
23- 4.00 pm,
Sept
San Francisco
Manchuria
Chiyo Maru. . . .
9-12.00
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31st St.. Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
22, Bkyn.
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 24th St., N.Y.
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3d St., Hoboken
1st St., Hoboken
St., Hoboken
W. 19th St., N.Y.
3d St.. Hoboken
t St., Hoboken
h St.. Hoboken
W. 34th St.. N.Y.
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N.Y,
W. 15th St., N.Y
W. 44th St.. N.Y,
3d St., Hoboken
Pier 38, Bkyn.
Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
17th St.. Hoboken
W. 23d St.. N. Y
W. 16th St., N.Y,
W. 21st St., N.Y.
W. 34th St.. N.Y,
W. 19th St.. N.Y.
London
Nap.-Gen.
Nap.-Piraeu
Nap.-Gen.
Rotterdam
Bremen
Nap.-Trieste-
Fiume
Messina-Nap.
Palermo
Liveri>ool
Naples-Gen.
Rotterdam
Liverpool
Christians
Christia:
Copenhag4
nd.
Hamburg
Hamburg
Southampton
London
Glasgow
Southampton
Bremen
Antwerp
Nap.-Genoa
Ale. Nap.-
Pat. -Trieste
Bremen
Rotterdam
Mad.-Gib.-
Gen.-Nap.-
Trieste-Fiume
Bergen-
Stavanger-
Kristiansand
Kristiania
Rotter-Lib.
Nap.-Mars.
Liverpool
Gib.-Nap.-
Bremen
Liverpool
Messina-
Nap.-Pal.
Southampton
Havre
Liverpool
Glasgow
Antwerp
London
Gib.-Nap.-
Genoa
Hamburg
9 Locust Pt.
Pier 9 Locust Pt.
Pier 9, Locust Pt.
B & M Dks.. Char
B&MDks..Char
Commnowealth
:r. So. Boston
B&ADks..E.Bos
Mystic Wfaf..Ch(
B & M Dks., Char
B & M Dks., (
Commonwealth
Pier. So. Boston
B & M Dks.. Char
B&ADks..E.Bos
Mystic Whf..Char
24 No. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
56 So. Wharves
63 So. Wharves
24 No. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
55 So. Wharves
.53 So. Wharves
1st Street )
1st Sucet \
1st Street J
Bremen
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Nap.-Gen.
Nap.-Mars.
Liverpool
Havre
Havre
Bremen
Rotterdam
Nap.-Piraeus
Liverpool
Christiansand-
Christiania-
Copenhagen
Southampton
London
Antwerp
Nap.-Gen.
thampton
Bremen
Bremen
Bremen
Azores-Gib.-
_ Nap.-Gen.
Hamburg
Liverpool
Glasgow
;ores-Gib.-
Nap.-Gen.
Hamburg
Liverpool
Liverpool
Glasgow
Glasgow
Nap.-Gen.
Hamburg
Antwerp
LivcrpKjoI
Nap.-Gen.
Hamburg
Antwerp
Honolulu
Q&€^<»h
ST. PAUL, MINN.
20^2-34 West Fifth Street
Members o The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We will carefuUy execute orders for Syracuse and vldnlty.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Bastable Building
Special^ attention gi ve
to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
fffT&W'Ui^ ifUxUi
Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St .
TROY, N. Y.
Prompt delivery and careful attention t
out-of-town orders.
TROY, N. Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, R Y.
UTICA, N. Y.
SSrani brothers, Snc,
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WASmWGTON
D. C.
lUtb and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros, Co,
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Mamben of The Florlate' Telegraph DeHTery
H. F. A. L
-ange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliverie* to «U polntt In New England
12S,000 Miwre feet of t\m-
Member of the Florists' Teletraph DeUvery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
. 407 & 409 Main St.
L<S^.
WORCESTER. MASS.
The Florlsu* Exchange Design Book la without a Pear
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe.
The most elaborate work ever published.
Now Ready.
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The Florists' Exchange
New Haren, Conn.
This year business conditions during
the dull period compare favoratily with
those of former years. A scarcity of
Boses is reported generally. There is a
plentiful supply of Gladioli, Cosmos,
Dahlias, Asters and rubrum Lilies. The
long drought was broken last -week by
refreshing rains, and garden crops are
looking good again. The window decora-
tions of the local stores throughout the
Summer have been praiseworthy.
The next meeting of the New Haven
County Hort. Society will take place at
.400 State st. on Sept. 9. Suggestions for
the exhibition will be the subject for dis-
cussion.
The Orange Agricultural Society, of
which Robert J. Woodruff is president,
w-ill hold its fifteenth annual fair at
Savin Rock from Sept. 9 to 13. Several
classes for competition in floral exhibits
have been enumerated in the premium
list.
Peter Mirir, 61 Tryon St., Westville,
has completed the planting of his Car-
naitions.
The new florist establishment recently
opened at 936 Chapel st. by M. Charles
Myers is designated "The Myers Flower
■Shop."' The store, which is in a fine
location, has a very atti'active interior.
The side walls are embellished with large
mirrors and lattice work and are artisti-
cally arranged with vases, jardinieres and
other floral requisites. The spacious
floor contains a fine assortment of foli-
age plants and Ferns, while over the
inside of the window is a pergola trailed
with Asparagus, which when illuminated
with electric lights has a beautiful effect.
Mr. Mvers reports business, considering
the quiet season, as very satisfactory
since opening up, the sales of plants
being very encouraging. Tliere was spe-
cially noted a choice consignment of
Crotons received from the Robert Craig
Co., Philadelphia, which was an attrac-
tive feature in the window display over
the holiday.
Alfred Ostermann is having the in-
terior of his store repainted and put in
shape for another season. He reports
business quiet but very satisfactory for
the time of the year. He is receiving
from his grounds in Ellsworth ave.. qiian-
tities of Cosmos, Helenium, Gladioli,
iSahlias and Phlox.
The establishment of the Doolittle
Floral Co.. Inc., Sherman ave.. at pres-
ent has a fine appearance both inside and
out. The approach to the premises is
enhanced by a fine display of Cosmos,
Coleus, Geraniums and Salvias, while in
the main portion of the grounds Dahlias,
Asters and Cosmos are flowering pro-
fusely. Stevias, Genistas, Jerusalem
Cherries, etc., are making luxuriant
growth. The two large Rose houses of
the establishment, although off crop at
present, are making strong growth and
look the picture of health and cleanliness.
A house of Nephrolepis Harrisi is being
potted up. The 'Mums, which consist of
all the standard sorts aud several Pom-
pon varieties, are looking vigorous. Mr.
Kelsey says the concern intends to erect
another greenhouse to be devoted to
'Mums and Easter Lilies.
.Tas. Bruce has completed the planting
of his Carnations, and they are lookini
fine. His Roses are also making good
growth and give promise of an excellent
crop in a few weeks. 'Mums are comins
along nicely, as also are his stock of
Ferns. Poinsettias. Begonias, etc. He
has received his first shipment of Paper-
whites, and was busy the other day box-
ing them up. J, K.
Hartford, Conn.
Joseph McManus of the firm of Spear
& McManus, Asylum St., is on an auto
trip with his family through the hills of
New England, and will be gone several
weeks. The firm made a floral blanket
last week for the funeral of Mrs. F. G.
Piatt of New Britain, Conn. It was
composed of Lily of the Valley and Mi-
lady Roses, and was very beautiful.
At the Frank Richardson place in East
Hartford, Conn., they are cutting some
fine Asters that show the excellent care
that they have had by the foreman, Mr.
Renter. How many of us fumigate our
houses before we plant them, or take in
the plants from the fields? Mr. Renter
did, this season, and was surprised by
the number of red spiders there were on
the old strings and. roof bars before the
treatment was done. _ The result is that
the plants were put into a clean house,
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ivith no red spiders to fight the coming-
season.
.ifter an almost dry Summer with only
a very little rain, we had three very se-
vere thunder storms on the 29th, with the-
result that one market gardener lost all
his stock by hail, also his dwelling house
by fire, with very little insurance on the'
contents. Although the rain has come it
is of very little use, as the crops standing
in the fields are mostly harvested except
the late ones, including Tobacco. The
rain was a great help to the Peach
growers ; the result will be that there will
be about 50,000 more baskets than there
would have been. In fact, the Peaches
were beginning to dry and shrivel up on
the trees, causing heavy loss to some\
growers.
The Market Gardeners' Association
made its final arrangements to go into
the Conn. State Fair, although there were
some of the members that said that they
would rather make the Fair committee a
donation of $50 instead of trying to make
an exhibit, on account of the condition
of crops owing to the dry -n'eather. As
the Fair opened on Sept. 1, they really
do not seem to have had any kick com-
ing, as they certaiiJy put up as fine an
exhibit as ever seen at any previous Fair
in the past, and no doubt the rain of
Friday last helped. G. G. McC.
Providence, R. I.
Busin-ess is quiet except for wedding
and funeral orders. The dry weather
ended the Sweet Peas. In New Hamp-
shire the outdoor Sweet Peas were the
finest ever seen, ranging from 4ft. to
6ft. in height and profusely covered with
blooms.
T. J. Johnston & Co. had two large
wedding decorations booked for Sept. 2.
They report business fair for this time of
year.
Chas. Smith, with Joseph Kopelman
left Friday night last for New York City
to meet his wife, who has been making
an extended foreign trip, visiting rela-
tives and sight-seeing.
Joseph Hopelman, Eddy St., had a fine
display of Asters and Gladioli.
J. G. Jensen, Park Greenhouses, leaves
this week for a vacation.
John Lindbloom had a fine lot of Tele-
graph Cucumbers recently on exhibition.
Mr. Lindbloom is manager for Miss Wil-
lard*s greenhouses on Moss ave.
The heavy rainstorms of Thursday,
Friday and Saturday last did immense
damage to outside stock of Asters, etc.,
as well as good to late crops.
Mrs. Olsen, East Providence, is catj..^
ting some choice Asters.
R. Higgins is busy working on his
new greenhouses. _
Chas. H. Hunt was in an accident with
his automobile. A small son of Samuel
Sherman, jumping off the rear of an ice
wagon, was struck by the mud guard of
Mr. Hunt's auto and knocked unconscious.
The boy was unconscious for several
hours, hilt the later reports show the boy
is impro-ving. No blame is attributed to
Mr. Hunt for the accident.
A. W. Vose, Woonsoeket, moved his
store from 241 to 243 Main st. on Labor
Day.
H. C. Neubrand and family returned
from a visit to the White Mountain sec-
tion Thursday. They visited numerous
points, covering one day 114 miles by
auto.
W. S. Pino left Saturday for Ports-
mouth, N. H., where he will spend Labor
Day. ^„ ,
The new refrigerator in T. O Connor s
new store has been put into position and
presents a fine appearance. .
Edgar Nock is cutting some fine Or-
chids.
Thos. Curie has returned from his trip
through the White Mountain section.
Troy, N. Y.
Last week, over 15,000 people visited
this city to attend the Rensselaer Fair,
and every one of our fiorists was kept
busy from one end of the week to the
other, mostly -vvith cut flowers and deco-
rations. The Fair was a credit to Rens-
selaer County, as nothing was missing,
and every one who visited it came away
with words of praise for the management.
.\t the entrance, large beds of Coleus,
Cannas and foliage plants were to be
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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S. A. F. and O. H., Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 19 to 23, 1913
seen. All paths were decorated with
20ft, columns twined with Laurel roping
and electric lights.
The floral department was under the
superintendency of Joseph Getting, fore-
man for James G. Barrett, Burdett ave.,
and credit is due him for his good work
in getting our florists to exhibit. The
entire stage and theatre were turned into
a large flower and vegetable garden, mak-
ing a fine show, admired by every visi-
tor and lover of flowers. Samuel R.
Hansen, Fourteenth st. and Eighth ave.,
had a fine display of everything in the
flower line. His group of Palms, Ferns,
Bay trees and Boxwood plants was ex-
cellent and his flowering plants were a
show in themselves. He received first
prize for Cannas. Carnations, Crotons,
fancy Caladiums, Palms, Ferns and other
species of plants, _ carrying away 38 first
and 6 second prizes. He also received
first prize for a funeral design, which he
called Rock of Ages, made of white and
purple Asters, Lilies, Maidenhair and
other Ferns. It was an excellent piece
of work.
Thos. Duke, Brunswick rd.. also had
a fine display of annuals in pots. He re-
ceived first prize for Asters, Geraniums,
Phloxes, Nasturtiums, Verbenas, Dahlias
and other cut flowers, and much credit
is due him for the way his entire show
was staged.
Sault Bros., Cohoes, N. Y., had a dis-
play of all sorts of plants and cut flow-
ers, receiving first prize for Begonias,
Rex and Tuberose rooted sorts, Coleus,
and collections of cut flowers of annuals,
receiving in all fifteen first and ten sec-
ond prizes. They also received second
prize for funeral design.
John H. Duke, Lake ave., had some
very fine specimens of flowering plants,
Ficus, DracEena, Crotons and Boston
Ferns. He received first prize for every
one of these sorts. Those who looked
over his display were attracted by a
specimen Boston Fern having over 200
leaves, some of them three feet long; the
largest plant in this city over five years
old.
W. H. Gordinier & Son, Franklin sq.,
had a general reproduction of their store
under a tent 50x70ft., showing every-
thing in the line of farmers' supplies,
tools and machinery. They also had a
very fine display of seeds, plants and
bulbs, and carried off quite a number of
prizes. They received favorable com-
ment from all who visited their tent.
L. H. S.
Albany, N. Y.
Our city has started in well for the
opening of the season in the flower line.
Quite a few wedding decorations have
been booked and dinner, reception, and
other work has made its appearance, and,
from the way things are commencing,
business looks good for an early trade.
The publicity committee of the Albany
Florists' Club will put in some good
work shortly. Our city florists had a
rush on Labor Day, as 10.000 people
marched in a parade and nearly every
one had a, boutonniere of some kind of
flower, the Aster being the leader. Ad-
ditionally, each of the division marshals
had a large hand bouquet, making a very
fine showing in the parade. Funeral
work also was very good, as the keeper
of the 10th Regiment Armory passed
JOS.G.NEIDINGER,Florists'Supplies
1513-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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The Florists* Hall Association has paid 1700
losses ainountiii& to a total of $235,000.00.
For full particulara address
JOHNG. ESLER,SaddleRlver,N.J.
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For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
10-inch tilk chiffon special at 10c. per yard. Thii
is fancy goods at a very low figure. All colors.
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
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12Z West 28th St., New York City
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away and quite a number of large and
expensive designs were sent by members
of the National Guard, war veterans, and
prominent citizens.
H. G. Eyres, North Pearl St., had the
decoration of the Hotel Ten Eyck for
the dinner given by Chas. J. Doherty,
Minister of Justice representing the Ca-
nadian Government, in honor of Viscount
Haldane, Lord High Chancellor of Great
Britain. The ballroom was draped with
American flags and Union Jacks as a
background, with southern Smilax and
Laurel roping. The columns also were
banked with Palms and Ferns ; vases of
American Beauty Roses were placed all
around the room, and the tables were
decorated with centerpieces of large
mounts of Milady Roses and Asparagus
plumosus, making a very fine showing,
which the Viscount commented upon as
being beautiful. We expect to see the
smiling face of Mr. Eyres very soon at
his establishment, where he certainly wall
be welcomed hy his staff.
F. A. Danker, Maiden lane, reports
business picking up very well both in
funeral and cut flower trade. He also
has hooked a wedding decoration at the
Hotel Ten Eyck this week, at which the
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rp FANCY and DAGGER FERNS
HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE
Prices — Hucl^leberry Foliage, (2.00 per case.
Fancy Ferns, $1.25 per 1000. Dagger
Feme,»1.10 per 1000.
CALDWELL The Woodsman Co.
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CUT FLOWER BOXES
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ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilax, Frwh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves. Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock, Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Fancy and Dagger Ferns, Green and Bronze
Galax and Leucothoe Sprats, Sphagnum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosses.
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
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M. RICE CO.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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REED & KELLER
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122 W. 25th Street
NEW YORK
The Model
Carnation and Tomato Snpports;
Galranized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Rnbbish Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
Wriu /or CompUtt Culalofut
IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metrspotitai^Avc, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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GOLD LEHERS
IJiinch (No. 1) 45c. p«t100
linch (No. 2) 40c. per 100
H inch (No. 4) 35c. per 100
A fine compartment box free of charge with
ordera for 1000
Script Words for Ribbon Work
Like " Father," " Mother," " At Rest," etc.
In Gold and Purple^ well glued:
23^c. the piece
American Importing Co.
219 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO
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Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
Se Pine Street, NEW YORK
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RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Salesroom
114 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Telephone 3053 Madison Square
SmportSot Willow and fancy Baskets for florisls
Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
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Florists' Refrigerators
Write us for catalog and prices, stating size you
require and for what kind of cut flowers you wish
to use the refrigerator; also state whether you wish
it for display or only for storage.
McCray Refrigerator Co.
567 Lake Street, KENDAILVILLE, IND.
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bridal bouquet will be of Orcbids and
Valley, and tbe maids will carry colonial
bouquets of Roses. Tbe ballroom will be
decorated witb Palms, Perns and Aster
plants of blending colors. He also will
have a very fine exbibit of Ferns, Palms
and cut flowers at the Nassau Fair.
The Rosery, Steuben St., have also
booked a wedding decoration for this
week, in addition to funeral work, which
kept them hustling. They have made ar-
rangements to have an elaborate exhibi-
tion at the Nassau Pair of Palms, Ferns,
fancy Caladiums, and other plants in
season.
Holmes Bros., Steuben st. and Central
ave., have had quite a little work in all
lines. They have planted three of their
houses with their own field Carnations,
also a house of all leading sorts of Roses.
Their two acres of Asters and Gladioli
at the Western Plank rd. place are cer-
tainly looking fine.
The Cut Flower Exchange was quite
busy. They have some very large con-
signments of Asters, Gladioli and Lilies
coming in. Our local growers have also
made up their minds to ship in consign-
ments of flowers to them, as their trade
is improving.
Whittle & Riggs, Hudson ave., report
'business picking up, as they have had a
very good week and quite a number of
their customers have returned to the city
and ordered Ferns, Palms and other
house plants for house decorations. Cut
flowers are also in demand, and were so
for Labor Day celebrations.
J. J. Berberick, Second ave., has had
quite a rush on small boutonnieres for a
number of local associations in tbe South
End. He has also had a very fine week
of funeral work. L. H. S.
Syracuse, N. Y.
There is not much demand for cut
flowers. Asters and Gladioli are mostly
in demand, and neither are up to the
usual standard, owing to the drought,
which has been broken by some heavy
showers. This will greatly help the Car-
nations in the field. Now that tlie i
ground can be worked there is a great
rush to plant.
Gus. Bartbolome has his benches filled
with a very promising, clean lot of
plants. The 'Mums are looking well and
will give some fine flowers.
Walter Meneilly & Son have prepared
a remarkably nice lot of stove and green-
house plants for the State Fair. Their
Ferns are exceptionally good. They have
a large lot of 'Mums in fine shape.
Golden Glow will be ready next week.
The State Fair whicli opens on the
Stii and continues the whole week will
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this year draw the largest number of flo-
rists that have ever attended, as the fol-
lowing noted houses will exhibit samples
of their stock : Lord & Burnham Co.,
Irvington. model greenhouse ; W. A.
Manda, South Orange, N. J., plants ;
F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, Palms,
Perns, etc. : Robt. Craig Co., Philadel-
phia. 'Craig quality" stock : J. Roehrs
& Co., Palms, etc. ; W. P. Kasting Co.,
Buffalo, general assortment ; James
Vick's Sons, Rochester. Asters; J. Lewis
Childs, Floral Park, N. Y., Gladioli;
G. B. Hart, Rochester, Ferns, etc., G. L.
Stillman. Westerly, R. I., DaUias; Ar-
thur Cowee, Gladioli.
Supt. C. H. Vick and his assistant,
n. Youell, will be active in introducing
visiting florists to each other and the rep-
resentatives, so that the visit will be
made enjoyable as well as profitable, and
become an annual event, where grower
and buyer will be brought together.
The annual meeting of the New York
State Federation of Florists' Clubs will
be held on the 9th, when it is expected
there will be a large attendance of dele-
gates. Those who come are assured of
a good time, but do not fail to register.
H. Y.
New Bedford, Mass. — Wm. Livesey
of Rockdale ave. has sold his greenhouses
and will leave early in September for
San Diego, Cal.. at which place he in-
tends to remain in the future.
WIRE DESIGNS
PRICKS RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let OS quote you on your next order. If it's mitda
of wire we can make it.
GEORGE B. HART, Manufadirer
24-30 Stone St., ROCHESTER, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Huckleberry Foliage, p*',^
New Crop Fancy Ferns, p^*f,$H)
New Crop Dagger Ferns, J'-^^
PERPETUATED and NATXTRAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MICHIGAN
CIT FLOWER EXCHANGE
INCORPORATED
Wholesale Commission Florists
Dealers in Fancy Ferns
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
539
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M. C. FORD
WMOUESAUB FLORIST
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Large Assortment of FINE ASTERS,
GLADIOLI, DAHLIAS and Other
SELECT SEASONABLE FLOWERS
Pleaie mflntlon tlift Exohange wh«n vxitlBf .
Rhode Island Horticultural Society
The scheduled excursion to Barker's
Fig Orchid in Middletown, R. I., took
place on August 26, when a large num-
ber of members and friends left Provi-
dence at S.50 a.m. for Fall River, chang-
ing there for Newport. After visiting
the Fig Orchard the Society went to the
bathing beach at Newport. Basket
lunches were provided for by individuals.
Many returned over the same route,
while some returned by Bristol Ferry.
President Thos. Hope and Secretary A.
C. Miller were among the party. The
day was pleasantly spent and all en-
joyed the trip. H. C. N.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Recent rains have done much to im-
prove the quality of the Summer out-
door blooms, the Aster and the Gladiolus.
The late branching Aster which, for a
short period, was expected to be a total
loss on account of the very dry weather,
has regained life and now some tine
stock is to be had, though not too plenti-
ful. Gladioli, too, have benefited and
some choice ones are available. America
is still the leader and best sales are of
that variety ; there are some good May,
Augusta, Canary, Panama and Niagara,
although the latter has not taken well.
Other stock has been in good supply and
it cannot he said that trade is at a
standstill, as Fall weddings are becoming
more numerous. Better sales of Valley
have been made this Summer than in any
previous Summer, as is also true of
Roses, especially Maryland, and some
good stock has been received from local
growers. Killarney is coming on, and with
Ward, Hillingdon, Milady, Kaiserin and
some good Am. Beauty Roses, a good se-
lection of Summer Roses is to be had.
Lilies have fallen off in supply and the
prices are firm. A few Cattleyas are seen
now and then, but there is no special
demand for them. There is a good as-
sortment of greens. E. C. B.
Scranton, Pa.
Good-bye Summer ! We are glad to
welcome the _Fall months for they bring
added activities to the florist trade every-
where, whidi, although not in full swing
yet, show evidences of starting up. It
seems that Labor Day always opens up
the w.iy for many things to follow. An
immense parade today, with a large rep-
resentation of STiffragettes. for the first
time ever witnessed in parade on onr
streets, is the beginning of a great awak-
ening to be followed up ultimately with
snffrag" for women.
Conventions and banquets are already
beginning to make a .stir in our ranks.
W. II.' Elverson. of the Elverson Pot-
tery Co., New Brighton. Pa., paid a
visit to Scranton and took away a pocket-
ful of orders, which means two or more
carloads of pots coming to Scranton from
his company. H. Kurth. representing
Reed & Keller of New York, called on
the trade and showed up a line of Fall
and Christmas goods which appealed to
the eyes in the florists' shops. Wm. F.
Kilfoil, of Powers & Co., proprietors of
the Castle Grove Gardens at Denville,
Pa., is calling on the Wilkes^Barre and
Scranton trade. The proprietors of this
firni are five young unmarried men who
are r>anville bo.vs. the oldest being 28
and the youngest 21 years of age. .7as.
Finnegan is manager, the other three
members are Jas. Powers. Frank McCaf-
frey and Jas. Brady. They ha,ve had a
lease on this place since June, 1912, and
last year put some very good Roses,
Sweet Peas and Chrysanthemums on the
market. This year they have about
IS.OOO Roses planted, principally Pink
and White Killarney, Richmond and My
Maryland ; 40,000 Chrysanthemums and
the same number of Carnations. This
plant previously belonged to the John R.
Bennett estate and has a capacity of
.W.OOO sq. ft. of glass ; it was built by
Hitchings & Co. some years ago, and
is heated by hot water. Their stock is
looking very fine at this stage of the
greenhouse season. As these are young
men and a young firm we will hear more
from them later. These young men ob-
tained their experience by working at
the Castle Grove Gardens and the J. L.
Dillon plant at Bloomsburg.
Clark, florist, has been greatly improv-
ing his retail store room hy white enamel-
ing and repapering and the installation
of a new white enamel McCray refrigera-
tor; also the workroom has been done
in dark oak: these, with the addition of
a new skylight, make a well-lighted and
beautiful exposition room.
G. R. Clark.
Detroit, Mich.
And they all came back happy as larks
because they had met, not an unusually
large, but a great number of their fel-
ow workers in a beautiful western city,
which apparently knew no bounds to its
hospitality.
Nearly all of the employees in various
shops are also returned from their vaca-
tions, and business can now be resumed
nith new vigor.
The new ofiicers of the Club took their
seats Monday night, the meeting having
been called on the spacious lawn of
J. P. Sullivan. This being Labor Day,
many were undoubtedly prevented from
coming by the many pleasure events of
the day. Yet those present took a very
active interest in the proceedings and the
meeting adjourned after it had made a
fine record for activity and general in-
terest. After the new president had _ in
a few words lined out his policy, laying
particular stre.ss on the necessity for co-
operation and attendance at the meetings,
a visitor, Mr. Mann, a prominent lawyer
of Cleveland and son-in-law of J. F.
iSulHvan, gave a stirring address, urging
one and all to take an interest in the
affaii-s of the Club as the only means
to boost his own business interest. The
new policy adopted provides for several
new committees and those appointed by
the chair are: Growers' committee:
Thos. Browne, Chas. Plumb. Ed. Beard.
Publicity committee : J. F. Sullivan, M.
Pochelon, Robt. M. Unger. Retailers'
committee : E. A. Fetters, M. Bloy. J. K.
Stock. P. Holznagel. Entertainment
committee: Walter Taepke, Theo. M.
Scbell. Robt. Rahaley. Thos. Browne.
Robt. M. linger, the victim of politics,
who after making the local city conserva-
tories what they are. was thrown out of
his job just to satisfy the machine, has
bought the greenhoiisi-s of Otto Stoll in
Oxford. Mich. Wo wish him hearty suc-
cess and we know he will attain it.
Frank Danzer.
Marsetlle!;, III. — Henry Dumke has
completed a large greenhouse and is now
building another. A large tank has been
erected to be used in connection with an
irrigation system which he is installing.
Summer Weather and Summer
Stock are still with us
But in ROSES, particularly, there are many
signs of the season to come. Mrs. Geo.
Shawyer, all the Killarneys, Sunburst,
Ward, Taft, Hillingdon, etc.
Good Asters. The best Lilies in
tlie maritet. Asparagus, Smilax, etc.
Open, 6.30 A. M. Sunday, 8 to 12
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 325-SSII2-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
No disappointments
NEW YORK, September 3. — The sup-
ply of the different items of stock in
general is steadily, though not rapidly,
increasing. This particularly applies to
Roses, Asters, Dahlias and other mis-
cellaneous outside grown flowers. The
demand, unfortunately, does not in-
crease as steadily as the supply, conse-
quently there is a tendency in nearly
all items of stock to weak prices, and
in spite of every concession in price
much stock goes to waste.
Today, Wednesday, Am. Beauty Roses
are in large supply, and the demand ap-
parently is not as large as last week.
Special grade blooms are selling at from
Be. to 16c. each: fancy grades at from
4c. to So. and the other grades at cor-
responding prices. The market is well
supplied with other Roses. fThe de-
mand for these is limited, and
in order to clean them out they are
offered at low prices. The general range
of price on all Tea Roses today is from
26c. to $3 per 100. Mrs. George Shaw-
yer. Milady and Mock are selling at
from 60c. to $6 per 100; Sunburst and
Chatenav at from 50c. to $5.
Very few indeed of the new crop of
Carnations are seen in the market; even
these few meet with hardly any demand,
going when a sale is effected for about
50c. per 100.
Cattleya Orchids are in short supply,
but as the demand also Is small, all
orders are comfortably filled. The
range of price In genera! Is from 20c.
to 50c. each. A few C. gigas are bring-
ing from 60c. to 76c. The supply of
both longiflorum Lilies and Lily of the
Vallcv is moderate; the former selling
at from $4 to $6 per 100. and the latter
from $2 to $3. It is difllcult to move
rubrum Lilies at any price, about 2c.
each being the highest figure.
In Summer flowers. Asters continue to
be the most important feature. Many
of excellent quality are arriving in the
market; the range of price Is from 50c.
to $2 per 100, with occasional sales of
extra choice blooms at a slightly higher
figure. In other flowers the market is
well supplied with Gladioli and Dahlias,
nearly all of the latter going to waste,
because the demand for them is so ex-
ceedingly small.
There Is the usual supnly of greens,
which are selling slowly at quoted
prices.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.— There is
more stock about than over a week atro.
The late Asters are now in and the
Semples are a decided improvement over
the Asters that have been .=een here
this Summer. The Gladiolus lull is gone:
more of them are seen than for the
past two weeks. Dahlias are flooding
the market; their cutlet will soon be-
come an intricate problem. Lilies have
tightened up and Valley is even.
American Beauty Roses are about
holding their own, the heaviest arrivals
are medium grades. In Tea Roses the
suppiv exceeds the demand. Radiance
and Maryland are arriving in fine shape;
Killarneys are steadily improving and
Eichmonds are hard to sell.
There are a few new crop Carnations
arriving, but not enough to bear quot-
'"cattleyas are almost a rarity. Val-
ley cleans up in good shape. Lilies
are selling well, with prices firm at
Sc. and 10c. In Asters the late branch-
ing Semples are now to be had, and
some very good stock is seen; 2c. is
about the best average price on this
stock. Gladioli are again in strong sup-
ply and prices are down to their for-
mer level. Dahlias are beginning to
arrive in quantity. Cosmos are plen-
tiful. Tuberoses are to be had in limit-
ed quantity. Hydrangeas are one of
the outdoor staples. , ^ .
All greens are to be had in quantity.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2. — A steady im-
provement in the market conditions has
been noted during the past week. There
is not as much low grade stock as there
was some weeks ago. Roses and Asters
have improved in quality, and the de-
mand has increased to such an extent
that all good stock in the various lines
offered has been clearing up from day
to day. .... ,
\m. Beautv Roses are in better qual-
ity than they have been, and continue
plentiful in medium and short lengths.
Long stemmed stock sells freely at fair
prices. The oversupply of short stock
ten days ago has been reduced consid-
erably, so that no bargain lots are of-
fered, all stock bringing fair prices.
Pink Killarney is quite plentiful; the
stock is better than it was during the
extreme warm weather of two weeks
ago. White Killarney is scarce ail over
the market. Sunburst, Mrs. Chas. Rus-
sell, Maryland, and Mrs. Aaron Ward
are improving in qualiey. There is
plenty of this stock for all demands, but
no oversupply, excepting i nodd lots of
short stock on which the dealers have
been offering special inducements to
purchasers of large lots.
Carnations have again taken a place
on the market, the supply having in-
creased during the past week. The first
cut from greenhouses, as well as short
stock from outdoors, is being offered.
The price of from $1 to $2 per 100 has
been paid during the week.
Gladioli are still abundant, but in the
better grades there has been an im-
provement in the demand. The local
trade want stock more open than has
been offered, and where thi
had there has bee
There is still a:- ...
stock that has been selling very cheap
that reduces the average price. Buyers
of medium grade stock in large quanti-
ties are still offered good inducements
in order to keep the stock moving, .\sters
are of better quality. There is on the
market as good stock as has ever been
seen in former seasons. Prices are not
high, considering the superior quality
could be
crease in prices,
supply of poor
340
The Florists' Exchange
A. L. YOUNG & CO.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
IV^SHIPTOUS. MORE ROSES WANTED. THERE'S A REASON.
DEAR MR. GROWER:
Determining the financial responsibility of your consignee is as im-
portant as se'ecting the best flowers to grow. We have the best of
reference for the ten years we have been in business from our bankers
and our growers, which we will cheerfully furnish upon application.
We desire a few more shippers and if you consign to us we can
assure you that we will most conscientiously endeavor to justify what-
ever confidence may be reposed in us.
54 WEST 28th STREET Telephone 3559 Madison Square NEW YORK
i mention the Excha.
ASTERS, GLADIOLI,
Carnations, Roses, Sweet
Peas and Lily of tlie Valley
WILLIAM P. rORD
Wholesale 107 west 28th street, NEW YORK
Florist
Telephone 5335 Madison Squan
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Telephones, IS'SSIO Madison Sq.
MR. RETAILER
nF you are out of town you no doubt are of
the opinion that New York cannot supply
you nor give you the service you want.
Try us. We make a specialty of shipping out
of town. You will be convinced that this house
can give you what you want at all times, at right
prices, and good service.
of some of the stock offered. There is
still much poor stock on the market
that is sold for almost any price of-
fered. The advent of the fancy stock
has been the cause of reducing still
further what demand there has been up
to this time for low grade stock. From
52 to $4 per 100 has been the average
selling price of the best stock during
the past week.
Lilies. have been in demand; there have
been enough to fill all orders but no
oversupply. Lily of the Valley is in
■quantity about equal to the demand. Or-
chids are scarce, but there is not much
demand for this stock at present. Some
Oncidiums have been coming in during
the past week and have sold well.
Chrysanthemums in small quantities
.are seen with most of the wholesalers.
What little stock of these comes in is
disposed of readily. Hardy Hydrangeas
are in good supply, but sell none too
well.
The supply of green stock is sufHcient
for the demand. The Fern supply is
coming in freely to all the dealers, and
the quality of the stock is equal to the
best that has ever readied this market.
BOSTON, Sept. 2.— Business was quiet
during the greater part of the past week
while the early part of the present one
ctivity. There
ing first class flowers, they are hard to
move. Prices are from 50c. to $2 per
100, the latter figure for the very best
white. Sweet Peas are not plentiful and
those seen are of poor quality; they are
hearing their end outdoors. Gladioli
are still too plentiful and are hard to
move at prices varying from |2 to 54
per 100. America is selling the best.
Mrs. Francis King is also a favorite.
Roses are quite plentiful, short stem-
med are too abundant; Russells. Am.
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers a< Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager Consignmenis Solicited
111 West 28th Street, S2Z7 l'''fsoTs«..r. NEW YORK
being- of-
it will be
i plentiful
ith little
Heauty, Killarney Queen and Ward are
in good demand.
There are not many Carnations coming
in. A few of the new crop are seen but
they are quite inferior, short stemmed
and small flowered.
Lilies are quite plentiful; auratums
are of extra quality and in good demand.
Montbretias are being' offered but m.ove
slowly. Cosmos is seen in small quan-
tity.
Uncidium varicosum is no-^
f ered ; in a few more days
quite abundant. Asparagus
but demand is light.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31.— Bi
past week was very quie
nothing doing and stock
tifully. Fair prices have been main-
tained.
Am. Beauty Roses have been coming
in steadily, with a fair call for same,
prices ranging from 2c. each to $2 per
doz. Killarney, Richmond and Sun-
burst have been rather plentiful, with
a fair call for them at prices from
2c. to 6c. Asters are plentiful and the
demand good for the best, the prices
ranging all the way from 50c. to $5 per
100. Gladioli are plentiful and prices
Tuberoses are still plentiful and the call
slow at $2 per 100. Lilies have been
scarce all the week, with a good lively
demand for same. Carnations are still
poor, and go at reduced prices, namely
$2 per 100 and down.
Greens of all kinds are plentiful, ex-
cept Smilax. O. K. S.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 1. — Business last
week was good, the demand being bet-
ter than at any other time during the
past fortnight. Am. Beauty Roses are
off crop; receipts in this line are very
light, special selling for 15c. to 20c..
other grades accordingly. Tea Roses of
all kinds are in moderately large supply,
the better grades cleaning up nicely at
oc. and 4c.. while the shorter grades
move only in job lots. The arrivals of
Asters are large; while the greater por-
tion of the receipts are of medium and
poor quality, theie is some exceptionally
fine stock to be had at $3 per 100. Other
grades are selling at from 50c. to $2
per 100. Lilies are short of market re-
quirements at $8 and $10 per 100. Gla-
dioli are in large supply; America and
Augusta clean up nicely, while the
poorer sorts and off colored ones are
hard to move at any price. Snapdragon,
hardy Hydrangeas and other miscellane-
ous outdoor flowers find a fair market.
Asparagus plumosus and Sprengeri are
sufficient to supply all demands, with
Smilax on the short side of the market.
A. O.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1.— Funeral
work and a little batch of counter trade
now and then are the only parts of the
business on a remunerative basis. Buy-
ers for the flower shops are quite par-
ticular, only buying the choicest stock
and leaving great quantities to be dis-
posed of by the fakir or the trash heap.
At this season of the year there are
bound to be thousands of short Asters,
Carnations, RoseS and much other ma-
terial which would be of much bene-
fit were there unusual quantities of
funeral work, but without this line
there is little outlet for it.
The best Roses are being shipped in
condition at $5 to $25 per 100.
Home grown Asters sell at 50c. to $1
per 100, while the elegant long stemmed
ones from the North bring $1 to $3 per
100. Good longiflorum Lilies are in
abundance at $12 per 100, as are Lily
of the Valley at $3 to $4 per 100. A few
Tritomas retail well at $1 per doz. as do
Gladioli at 75c. per doz. I. B.
The staff of salesmen at Horace E. Froment*s store, 57 W. 28th St., N. Y.
From photo taken by Miss Mabel E. Conkling, Mr. Froment's popular bookkeeper
TELEPHONES— 167 and 4468 Madis
J. K. ALLEN,
I06 WEST 38th ST., ISeW YORK '
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
ESTABLISHED 1887
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flo-wers
Growers contemplating changes in tlie disposition of their stock
should try shipping to us, where ivith our increasing trade top
prices are always obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Please mention the Eiehange when writing:.
l! September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
541
G. H. Blake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
Give U3 a trial.
Cut Flower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE ELOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
OpenAl IDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres. Robt. G, Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commissloa Dealers
in Cut Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel. 4591 Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones | JStj } Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1S91
a
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 26tli Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
^"= »^%».Wor VALLEY ^^-o-JVno
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. ;.V=mTo°2S 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
WholssalB Fiorist
55 and 57 West 25th St., New York
VI r\ 1 IT T C CARNATIONS
t V/ 1^ £< 1 O AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt t
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schen ck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholesale Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 79S & 799 Madison Square
Consi
1 Solic
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOl^SALE
Piantsmen and Florists
41 West 28tli St., NEW YORK
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE TLORIST
101 West 28tli St, NEW YORK
Telephone. 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sgu
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, Sept. 3, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty. Special
" Extra
No. 1
No. 2
No.3
Killamey
Killamey Queen
White Killamey
My Maryland
Richmond
Lady Hillingdon
Bride & Maid, Special
No.i.'.'.'.".'.';!;;!;
No. 2
Prince de Bulgarie
Mrs. George Shawycr
Sunburst
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Adiantum Cuneatuxn
Hybridum and Croweanum
Asparagus, Plumosus. bunches
Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Daisies
Dahlias
Ferns, per 1000
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.
5.00 to 15.00
4.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 5.00
1.00 to 2.00
to .50
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
.60 to 4.00
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
.25 to 3.00
/ to 4.00
I to 6.00
I to 5.00
I to 5.00
.50 to l.OO
l.UUto 1.26
.60 to .75
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, ail colors.
[-White.. .
*Fancy
1 Pink.
^ Red
L Yellow and Var.
Pwhite
(•The hlBhestJ Pink
Grades or St'dl Red
Varieties.) L Yellow and Var.
Novel ties
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large
Hyacinths
Iris.
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi 4.00
Lilies, Rubrum l.CO
Auratum i . . . .
Lily of the Valley 2.00
Mignonette, per doz ....
Orchids, Cattleyas 30.00
Cypripediums, per doz
Dendrobium formosum |20.00
Onddlum splendidum ....
Peonies ....
Smllaz, per doz. strings .75
Stocks, double, per bunch |
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches j . . , .
Wallflower, per bunch ....
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3532-5533 Mad. Sq. 151 and 133 West 28th St.. NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
• THE HOME OF THE LILY
Selling Agent for Largest Croweri
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
49 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
Fleue mention the £xchans« wh«n wrltiiiff.
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, Ii!«.-
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {;«g^[ Madison Square 54 WCSt 28th St.. NEW YORK
EDW, C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {i«i} Madison Squat Qut Flowers Ht Wholesalc
Pleaio mention the ExohajiKa when wtltinr*
Telephone 2556 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
AH tinds of cut flow
Interviews with ^n
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets ind Carnations
Personal Attention— Consignments Solicited—
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone. 2515 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square, 1912.
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28tli St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley, Carnations,
Roses and Gardenias
Louis M. Noe Louis A. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Jr., Manager. Tel. 756 Mad. Sq.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W 26th St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
September, the first of the Autumn
months, is here - again ; Labor Day, one
of the newer holidays in the calendar, hsis
l>een celebrated ; . vacations are largely
o\'er, except in ithe case of those who
through necessity, or choice, are taking
an Autumn rather than a Summer vaca-
lion; the public schools will soon open,
and as the days grow shorter, strange
thougli it may be, the life of the city,
both social and business becomes more
strenuous. lu this strenuity of business
life the flower business in all its several
forms shares, and by the intensity of the
social life in its many phases, it is en-
larged and benefited. September, to be
sure, does not really see the beginning
of this active business and social life, but
rather it is the month in which every one
makes ready for the more intense life
whioli ^'il] soon follow.
Myer of 58th st. and Madison ave» is
slowly convalescing from the operation
which he recently underwent. Maurice
Kleinman bas been summering at Rocka-
way Beach. One of the largest orders
ever executed by a florist in this city for
Palms, Bay treSsi Box trees. Ivies and
aquatics has been secured by Myer.
542
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE. WIS.
PITTSBURGH CUT
FLOWER COHPANV
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PinSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Eschange when -writing.
These plants are to be used in decorating
the new million dollar hotel, known as
Green Brier, at White Sulphur Spring,
W. Va. M.ver is also doing the deco-
rating and plant work at this hotel. The
following plants were purchased from
the various growers throughout the coun-
try : 200 Bay trees, standard and column,
ranging from Gft. to 12f!t., from Secau-
cus p;;xotic Nurseries ; 24 Bay trees, from
Julius Roehrs ; 3500 Ivies from A. L.
Miller: all aquatics from H. A. Dreer
of Philadelphia ; 100 Pyramid Box trees
and over 1000 bush trees were imported
from Holland. We understand this esti-
mate was carte blanche, and that it will
take five gondolas to convey this material
to White Sulphur Springs, via the Chesa-
peake & Ohio R. R.
George Ha user of 571 Madison ave.
is on his vacation. J. W. Hauser, upon
his son's return, will take his vacation.
At A. T. Bun.vard's, 413 Madison ave..
extensive store improvements have been
made : the icebox has been moved to the
rear of the salesroom, giving a larger
frontage in ithe salesroom, and all mak-
ing up work has been relegated to the
rear of the store. A good season at the
N-ewport store is reported.
Alfred Kottmiller, 346 Madison ave.,
has leased yard space in the rear of his
store which will enable him to handle
his plants to greater advantage.
The annual meetine of the New York
State Federation of Floral Clubs will be
held in Syracuse, N. Y., on Tuesday,
Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. The State Fair will
be in pro,gre.ss next week, and those who
attend the Federation meeting will have
the opportunity of spending a day or two
pleasantly at the Fair,
■ The Horticultural Society of New
York, in co-operation with the New York
Botanical Garden, will hold an exhibition
at the Museum Building. Bronx Park,
New York Cdty, on Saturday, Sept. 6.
from 2 to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 7,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The schedule
provides for an exhibition of Gladiolus
and Montbretia blooms', in an open to all,
and a non-commercial growers' class for
each. William Becker will have charge
of the arrangements on behalf of the
New York Botanical Garden.
A. T. Boddington, 342 West 14th St.,
recently received some particularly fine
Sweet Peas, showing high and skillful
culti\-ation, and of surprisingly good
quality for so late a dfite. These came
from W. H. Graham of Manchester. Vt.
The varieties were ten in number and
those which were especially fine were
Mrs. George Herbert and Etta Dyke,
Spencers, and the variety Charm.
J. Kelley. representing R. Wallace &
Co., Colchester. England, was in New
York this week. He is spying out the
land, Mr. Kelley is the gentleman who
put up the rock garden for R. Wallace
last year and won the Queen's prize.
H. A. Barnaixl, arrived on the S. S.
Lusitania last Thursday; this gentleman
represents StuaftLow & Co.
The first meeting of the New York
Florists' Club since the opening of the
Summer vacation season will be held in
the Club's rooms in the Grand Opera
House BIdg.. 23rd st. and Eighth ave.,
on Monday, Sept. S. at 7.30 p.m. Mem-
bers of the Club who attended the
.S. A. P. convention last month will re-
late some of their impressions. The ex-
hibition committee has requested all mem-
bers to assist in making a display of sea-
sonable plants and flowers. The victori-
ous howling team will be on hand, to-
gether with the trophies won at Minne-
apolis, Secretary Young will also have
at this meeting, ready for sale, the solid
gold club buttons authorized at the May
meeting. The usual light refreshments
will he provided.
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS OF CUT FLOWERS II TheMcCallumGo.,lnc.
Telephone and Telegraph Orders Given Special Attention
Flower Growers Sales Company
lA Park St. (Telephone: Haymarket 3765) BOSfOD, MaSS.
Please mention the Eaichange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred nnlcH otherwise noted
Providence
Sept, 1, 1913
Boston
Sept. 2, 1913
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Detroit
Sept. 2,1913
Clnctnnati
Sept. 1, 1913
Milwaukee
Sept. 2. 1913
15.00 to 20.00
15.00 to 25.00
Rosea — A. Beauty* fancy — apl.
20.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
20.00 to 30.00
8.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
16.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
10.00 to 15.00
6.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 6.00
No. 1
No. 2
3.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 6.00
Killamey
White Killamey
2.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 4.00
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
.... to
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
to
1.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 6.00
to
4.00 to 6.00
Perle
to
.... to ... .
4.00 to 6.00
to
to
Double Pink KUIarney
to
to
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 8.00
to 1.00
to
2.00 to 6.00
.60 to 1.00
2.00 to 4.00
to 1.00
.... to 1.00
Antirrhinums
1.00 to 1.50
25.00 to 50.00
to 50.00
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
1.00 to 2.00
15.00 to 26.00
.... to .25
25.00 to 60.00
to 40.00
" Sprengeri, bunches
1.00 to 2.00
16.00 to 25.00
....to .25
.50 to 2.00
.50 to 3.00
to
Bouvardias
to
to
1.00 to 1.50
.... to
to
Carnations. Inf. grades, all col.
to
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
to
to
to 1.00
1.00 to 1.50
Standard J Pink
.... to 1.00
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 160
Varietiea 1 Red
1.00 to 1.50
to
.... to ... .
1.00 to 1.5C
1.00 to 1.5C
L Yellow and var.
to
to
to
to
•Fancy ("White
to
to
to 2.00
(•The high- J Pink
to
.... to ... .
.... to 2.00
est eradesot > Rtd
.ta'd var..) L Yellow and var.
to
to
to
to
.... to ... .
to
to
Daffodils
to
to
.... to ... .
Dahlias
to
1.00 to 3.00
3.00 to 4.00
to
Daisies
.15 to .25
to
to
.... to .11
Ferns. Hardy
to
.... to ....
.... to .15
to .15
Galax Leaves
to
to
... to ... .
to
to
Gardenias (per doz.)
to
to
to
1.00 to 6.0(
2.00 to 4.0C
Gladiolus
7.00 to 12.«
2.00 to 3.O0
3.00 to 4.00
Iris
to
to
to
6.00 to 8.0(
4.00 to 6.0(
to 8.0C
8.00 to lO.OC
8.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 4.0(
Lily of the Valley
3.00 to 4.0C
3.00 to 4.0C
3.00 to 4.00
Mignonettes, ordinary
to
to
" fancy
to
to
to
to
4.00 to 6.0(
to
Orchids — Cattleyas, per dor.. .
to
to
to
Cypripediums
.... to ... .
to
to
to
to
Dendrobiums
to
to
to
to
to
Smilax (per doz. strings)
to 1.6(
....to l.St
to 2.00
Stevia
.... to ... .
to
to
to
.50 to .75
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
.25 to .76
to
.... to .15
■ r . ,■ . to ....
to
to
to
to
•• single
to
to
.... to ... .
to
.... to ... .
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
.... to
to
to
to
to
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
SPBCIAUTIBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
New England Florist Supply Co.
Special Attention Given to Shipping Trade
276-278 Devonshire St., FoTfifmilw BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Boston
Trade has been very quiet during the
past week, but one pleasing feature is
that the worst is over, as from now on
an increase of business is expected.
Next week will see many of the schools
opening and that means that parents and
others at seashore and mountain resorts
will return to their city homes.
Most of the business men have re-
turned from their vacations and are now
getting ready for a good Fall business.
Those who did not give the polishing
touches to their stores and other equip-
ments are now pushing the work ahead
as fast as possible.
Carnations are still scarce and those
that are seen at the markets have short
stems and inferior flowers.. Ros«s are
quite plentiful but the majority have
short stems. There are a few growers
who are cutting nice long stem Roses but
these come from old plants. Gladioli are
altogether too plentiful, but the variety
America is still the leading favorite and
an enormous quantity of it is sold. Mrs.
Francis King is another variety that is
a favorite and sells well, but Brenehley-
ensis, although an old sort, is hard to
beat in its color. 'Mums are getting
more plentiful, but it seems foolish to
be offering these flowers while there is
an abundance of superb late Asters.
A visit to the Bre.ck-Robinson Nursery
at Lexington is most interesting at this
time. This firm only began work here
about a year ago, yet it is wonderful the
progress that has been made. The com-
pany is busy shipping evergreens and it
has a nice lot of well shaped plants. The
WHOLESALE FLORISTS and
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
All Sisn.tonatlB Flowera
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
HOLTON & HUNKEL CO.
Whoiosale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
herbaceous plants look healthy and
thrifty and there is a big lot of them
ready for Fall sales. There are three
new greenhouses to be built this Fall and,
when completed, will make seven in all.
Mr. Robinson, the manager, is quite
pleased with the progress the company has
made so far and delighted with the pa-
tronage it is receiving.
The members of the firm of H. M. Rob-
inson & Co. have all returned from their
vacations ; all feel much refreshed and
are ready for a big business this Fall;
During the month of August the firm
had an e.xcelleut shipping business.
W. N. Craig is spending a week at
Dark Harbor, Sle. His family is at Bar-
Harbor for two or three weeks.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of William John Patterson, son of Wil-
liam Patterson of Wollaston, the expert
bulb grower. The young lady is Miss
Jean Hutton Westwood, daughter of ex-
president of the G. & F. Club Thomas
Westwood. The marriage reception will
be at the bride's home, 45 Union terrace.
Forest Hills. Friday evening, Sept. 12.
They are to reside at 225 South Central
ave., Wollaston, Mass.
At the salesrooms of W. H. Elliott on
Park St. are being received from Madbury
very nice Killarney, Killarney Queen,
and Mrs. Christie-Miller Roses and from
the Brighton greenhouses fine Am.
Beaut.v Roses and Asparagus plumosus
and Sprengeri.
Mrs. John Flood of Montvale is devot-
ing all her glass this year to Asparagus
Sprengeri and plumosus and her houses
are looking well. She says there is l^s
care required in growing these things
than in mixed crops.
Anthony Leuthy of Roslindale has'
been spending a week in New Hampshire
and Vermont, visiting some of his friends
and doing business at the same time.
William S. Grassie of Waverley has
had excellent success with his large crop
of Asters. No better flowers were seen
at the markets. His house of 'Mums is
looking very well and he will soon be'
cutting some of the early kinds.
John McKenzie of North Cambridge,
has not been away on a vacation but he
has been touring New Hampshire and
other adjoining states with his fine Cadil-
lac car. He has been making a number of
alterations at his greenhouses this Sum-
mer.
David Duncan of Arlington devotes
most of his houses to Boston Ferns and
has superb plants ready for his Fall busi-
ness.
The plants at the W. W. Edgar Co. at
Waverley never looked better than this
season. The plants of Begonias Gloire
de Lorraine and Glory of Cincinnati are
looking remarkably well ; several houses
are devoted to them. Poinsettias are in
quantity and they are growing luxuri-
antly. Cyclamen plants never looked bet-
ter at tills establishment and several
houses are filled with them.
The next meeting of the G. and F. Club
will be held at Hort. Hall on Tuesday
evening, Sept. 16. - "Convention Echoes"
will be the subject of the evening. Sev-
eral gentlemen who attended the conven-
tion have kindly promised to give ad-
dresses. As the S. A. F. and O. H. is to
meet in this city next year it will not be
any too early to bring the matter up be-
fore the Club and start work right away
to make the lf)14 the biggest and best
convention the society has ever held. We
hope to see President Farquhar and Vice-
president-elect Welch at the next meeting
of the Club. Remember the exhibition
table: there is plenty of material worth
exhibiting at this time.
September 6, 1913.
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543
$i.5o-$3.oo M^jTmnJ^Jlimi^
We have both quality and quantity and at the price we do not know of
anything that makes a better showing. We can supply all the new^ and best
commercial varieties, suitable for cut flower purposes. You will find with us the
best Dahlias coming to this market, and quality considered, you cannot get
better value than we are oS'ering you. All orders placed early in the day,
shipped direct from the farm.
ASTERS
100
$1.00-$3.00
The best stock is coming in now. Plenty to fill all orders. We expect
Asters of good quality for several weeks to come.
BEAUTIES
Dozen
$1.00-$3.00
When you are in need of Beauties, it will pay you to remember that we are
the largest dealers in Beauties in this market. The retailers we are supplying
have the satisfaction of getting the Best in quality, and we can always fill your
order, large or small.
GROWN Carnation Plants
100
MRS. C. W. WARD $8.00
R. P. ENCHANTRESS 7.00
L. P. ENCHANTRESS 7.00
DOROTHY GORDON 7.00
WINSOR 7.00
PENNSYLVANIA 8.00
DEHLI 8.00
250 of one variety at the 1000 rate. We guarantee our plants to be healthy and satisfactory.
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. IZth and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
1000
100
1000
$70.00
60.00
..$7.00
$65.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS . .
.. 8.00
70.00
60.00
WHITE WONDER
... 8.00
7S.0O
60 00
WHITE PERFECTION ....
.. 8.00
70.00
60.00
VICTORY
... 7.00
65.00
70.00
COMFORT
.. 8.00
70.00
O.P. BASSETT
. . . 8.00
70.00
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
PrtCM quoted an by tb* hundrtd unleu otherwU* noted
Baltimore Buffalo
Sept. 2. 1913 Sept. 1. 1913
, to .
2.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
to
2.00 to
.... to
.... to
.... to
5.00
20.00
10.00
7.00
2.00
4.00
5.00 2.00
5.001 3.00
6.00! 4,00
6.00 2.00
2.00
4.00 3.00
'.'.'.'. I 3.66
to 25.00
to 15.00
to 10.00
to 3.00
to 6.00
to 3.00
to e.oo
to 8.00
to 6.00
to 6.00
to S.OO
to
to 4.00
1.001 1.00 to 1.26
> 3.00 to
I .60 1.60 to 2.00
I .60 1.60 to 2.00
I 3.00 .50 to 2.00
> to
> 'i.'o'o 1.66 to i.'s'o
> 1.50 1.00 to 1.60
> 1.50 1.00 to 1.50
> 1.00 to 1.60
1 1.00 to 1.60
> 1.00 to 1.60
> ; 1.00 to 1.60
> 1.00 to 1.50
> . . . . .... to .
> 'i.ob ! ! ! ! to !
>....! .40 to 1.00
> .16' 1.60 to 2.00
> .16: to 1.60
> 1.001 to
> 4.001 2.00 to 3.00
I ........ to ... .
)10.00| 6.00 to 10.00
> 3.00 to 4.00
> to .
to ..
to ..
to ..
to 3.40 to 1.80
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — ipl.
" extra
No. 1
No. 2
Killarnev
White KUIarney....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Ad Ian turn
AntlTThlnums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
{White
Pink
Red
Yellow and var.
('White
(•The high- 1 Pink
BradM of <| Red
l^ Yellow and var.
DaSodlls
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
LIUes, Harrisii and Long!
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiams
Panstes
Smllax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
single
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
.76 to 1.00
1.00 to 1.50
36.00 to 60.00
.20 to 3.00
... to ... .
'.60 to 'i.6'0
•Fancy
Phlla. Pittsburgh St. Loula
Sept. 2. 1913 Sept. 2, 1913 Sept. 2, 1913
20.00 to 26.00
12.50 to 16.00
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
to ... .
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
20.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 15.00
to 6.00
1.00 to 2.00
2.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 8.00
to
to
2.00 to 4.00
4.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 1.25
! ! ! ! to io.'cJo
to 40.00
.50 to 3.00
. ... to
8.00 to 10.00
1.00 to 4.00
to .
to .
. to .
62.50 to 76.00
40.66 to 56.60
i'i6to '2.40
.... to .
.25 to
.... to .
).00 to 12.00
i.OOto 4.00
... to
... to
... to
... to
... to
...to
...to
. . . to 1.50
... to ..
... to .
J.OOto
i.OOto
2.00 to 6.00
25.00 to 60.00
25.00 to 35.00
I.OOto 3.00
, to
. to 1.50
. to 1.60
. to 1.60
. to
.to
.to
.to ... .
.. . to
. . . to
...to
. . . to
. .. to
. . . to
.. . to .. ..
...to
. . . to
. . . to
. . . to . . ..
Berger Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers q„Lntity
140 North 13th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exohangs when writint.
The Co-operative Flower Market had
its anetion sale of stalls on Saturday,
Aug. 30, and it was well attended ; most
of the stalls were sold.
The president of the G. and F. Club,
William J. Kennedy, is spending his va-
cation at Greenfield, Mass. He will re-
turn in time to preside at the next Club
meeting.
Do not forget that the auction sale of
Carnation Plants
Well grown stock — clean, healthy
and strong. Our guarantee goes with
every plant, thus insuring satisfaction.
You can order all varieties from us and
avoid the inconvenience of dealing
with several different growers.
100 1000
Northport $12.00 $100.00
Gloriosa
Rosette
Mrs. C. W. Ward..
. . 8.00
. . 8.00
. . 8.00
7(1(1
75.00
75.00
70.00
55 00
Enchantress 7-00
Rose Pink Enchant-
ress 7.00
Dorothy Gordon 7.00
Princess Charming . 7.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
Queen
Mrs. Harvey ........
White Enchantress.
White Perfection. .
. . 6.00
. . 6.00
. . 8.00
. . 8.00
S 00
50.00
50.00
70.00
70.00
William Eccles
Scarlet Wonder. . . .
The Herald . . .
..12.00
. . 12.00
12.00
100.00
100.00
100 00
St. Xicholas
Comfort
Beacon
Harlowarden
.. 9.00
.. 8.00
. . 8.00
.. 7.00
80.00
70.00
70.00
60.00
250 of any variety at the 1000 r
ROOTED CUTTINGS
William Eccles, Lady North-
clifie and Enchantress Supreme,
for early delivery, $6.00 per 100, $50.00
per 1000.
Special quotations on large quantities.
MATCHLESS
This splendid Carnation, which will be disseminated in 1914, has probably more
good points than anyWhite Carnation ever before offered; a large flower borne on a good,
stiff stem; a free bloomer, much freer than any White Carnation on the market today;
very fragrant, with fringed edges; practically a non-burster, which is one of its strongest
points from a grower's standpoint. An excellent grower; comes with much longer stem
than any other varieties early in the Fall.
All in all, after carefully watching this variety during the past season, we feel we can
unhesitatingly recommend this as a money maker, and every live grower will be serving
his own interests by getting in on it, especially the first season.
Deliveries can be made in December and January on early orders. S12.00 per 100,
SIOO.OO per 1000.
ROSE PLANTS
DOUBLE PINK KILLARNEY. Own Root, S7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000.
KILLARNEY BRILLIANT. New Killarney sport to be introduced next year.
Twice as double and of a darker brilliant shade than the Pink Killarney.
Booking orders now for delivery during March, 1914. Grafted, $35.00 per
100, $300,00 per 1000. Own Root, $.30.00 per 100, $260.00 per 1000.
Many new patterns in exclusive
ribbons. Our New Illustrated Cata-
i September. Let us have your
RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES:
logue of Ribbons and Supplies ready i
name now so we can mail you a copy.
Will close at five p.m. until September loth.
S.S.PennoGk-MeehanCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1618-1620 Ludlow St. 117 West 28th St. 1216 H. St., N. W.
Vuaki**
Pleaee mention the Exchange when writing.
stalls, at the Boston Flower Exchange, 1
Winthrop sq., will be held on Saturday,
Sept. 6, at 9 a.m.
Fred C Palmer, Brookline, is the Pro-
gressive candidate for Senator in the sec-
ond Norfolk district.
The New England Florist Supply Co.,
on Devonshire St., is quite active, and
the enterprising young men are satisfied
with the business they are doing consid-
ering it is the dull season.
The exhibition of the products of
children's gardens was held at Hort. Hall
on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30 and 31.
There were many creditable stagings and
the exhibiton was well patronized.
The Dahlia and fruit exhibition of the
Mass. Hort. Soc. in connection with the
annual exhibition of the New England
Dahlia Society, will l>e held Friday tn
Sunday, Sept. 32 to 14. Besides Dahlias
and fruit there are prizes for herbaceous
flowers and Hybrid Tea Roses.
B. C.
Philadelphia
Cleveland, O. — The Cleveland Plant
and Flower Co. has been incorporated
with a capital stock of $10,000. H. B.
Jones. A. B. Barber and G. H. Billman
are the incorporators.
The prlc
Business in general is very quiet, but
averaging it throughout the Summer,
there has been a perceptible gain over
t'hat of last season.
Tile Leo Niessen Co. expects to open
its Baltimore branch in about another
week.
Wm. A. Keaton of Andalusia has his
Carnations all benched, and they look
particularly fine. His ChiTsanthemums
are also in splendid shape.
Henry C. Heilmann, the Germantown
florist, had the family order for flowers
for the funeral of Mrs. Owen Wister,
the late wife of the celebrated novelist.
A blanket of Valley was one of the
pieces.
Hugh Huglies was the center of at-
traction at the Henry F. Michell Co.'s
outins last week, which fact, however,
gave him little cause for concern.
.T. F. Scallen and Harry E. Bloom of
Chester are rebuilding some of their
greenliouses.
Alfred Burton is sending in some very
fine American Beaut.v Roses to the S. S.
Pennoek-Meehan Co.
John and Harry Berger spent a week
end at Seaside Park, N. J.
George H. Hart of Chester is building
a new house, and M. E. Pierce, of tlie
same town, is installing a new boiler.
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^a^H^^es^r*"^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
50 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO. ILL.
^ Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything for the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L. L. MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FUORISTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
Please mention the Exchange when wrJtine, _,
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J.B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Please mention the Exchanpe when writing.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS F AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
^ MI Tele^aph and Telephone'
^ Orden Given Prompt Attention ^_^
72-74 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO
Greenhouses, Morton Grove. 111.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Robt. Craig Co. has changed its
heating system at the 49th st. place. The
boilei-s on the 50th st. side have been
disconnected, and all the houses will be
heated from the battery under the office
building.
The Leo Niessen Co. is receiving the
first shipments of new crop Carnations.
Godfrey Aschmann recently had the
initial order for a large shipment of
plants to a colored institute in Alabama
for its conservatories,
Paul Berkowitz, of H. Bayersdorfer &
Co. states that Ohas. Schackerman, their
city salesman, now covers two days' terri-
tory in one day since using the sales car.
A few of our recent visitors were E.
Allan Peirce, WaJtham, Mass. ; W. O.
Smith, Carlisle, Pa. : Harvey Sheoff,
manager for Mrs. E. H. Williams Pitts-
burgh, Pa. ; R. G. Bowersox, Lewistown,
Pa.; W. Marehe, Washington. D. C. ;
George Kuhl, Pekin, 111. ; Mr. Fleishman,
New York ; Leo Engle, Providence, R. L ;
Gteorge Carpenter is repiping tour of
his houses in connection with his two
new Lord & Burnham Co. boilers.
Lord tS: Burnham Co. boilers.
William H. Le Gierse has changed his
heating plant ; a Kroeschell boiler is be-
ing installed.
Chicago
A. T. Pyfer of the Chicago Carnation
Co. states that the company .has been
having a large sale of field grown Carna-
tion plants. The cutting of the early
crop in the greenhouses has begun ; there
are some good blooms, but rather short
in stem, as might be expected so early in
the season. White Wonder is grown ex-
tensively for white, Gloriosa for pink
and The Herald for red. Enchantress, in
both pink and white, comprises a consid-
erable portion of the stock that has been
housed for the coming season's supply.
John Zech announces that arrange-
ments are complete for the picnic of the
Cook County Florists' Association to be
given at Karthauser's Grove on Ridge
ave., Sunday, Sept. 7. There will be
dancing and other amusements for
children and adults. A quartette has
been secured, and other attractions for
the entertainment of florists and their
Chicago carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, Chicago, Sept. 2, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES— American Beauty
Specials per d
3&-inch stems "
aO-inch stems "
24-inch stems "
20-inch stems "
IS-inch stems "
12-inch stems *•
White and Pink KUlarney.
Specials
Medium
Short
KlUamey Qtieen
MUady, special , . .
Medium
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Special
Medium
Short
Mrs. Chas. Russell, special
Medium
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Fancy
Medium
Short
Sunburst
Melody
Mr.. Taf t, special
Medium
Short
Adiantum
Asparagus, bunch . . .^
" Sprengeri
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
8.00
6.00
3.00
2.00
8.00
8.00
4.00
2.00
8.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
6.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
CARNATIONS—
Standard /S*'!.''-
Varieties "^|'fj=-
Grades
Varieties.
:y (-■
highest J
of St'd*^ :
!8.) L
White.
Pink...
Red....
Asters.
Asters, fancy
Chrysanthemums per doz.
Coreopsis
Daisies
Ferns, hardy, per 1000
Galllardlas
Galax Leaves, per 1000
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucotboe Sprays
I.TO.OO to 60.00
Lily of the Valley.
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doi. .
Shasta Daisies
Smllai
Sweet Peas, Ordinary
Water Lilies
1.00 t
1.00 t
1.00 t
10.00 1
3.00 1
6.00 1
1.50
1.50
1.50
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.00
4.00
1.60
) 1.00
) 1.00
> 1.25
) 4.00
> 4.00
) 1. 00
1 12.00
) 12.00
> 4.00
3 7.S0
) 1.00
) 20.00
friends. The Rogers Park through cars
on Clark St., also the Evanston cars, will
take visitors within one block of the
grove. Tickets can be had from any
member of the Association or at any of
the wholesale houses.
Harry Papworth of New Orleans suf-
fered a severe attack of gout after reach-
ing this city from the convention the
early part of last week. He was con-
fined to his room for a few days at the
Sherman House, but was able to resume
his journey to New Orleans on Saturday
night.
Miss O. A. Tonner expects to have her
new salesroom completed this week. This
is in a room adjoining, formerly used by
the Chicago Carnation Co. Painting has
been in progress for several days past, so
that when complete it will compare favor-
ably with any of the wholesaler's quar-
ters in that block. Heretofore Miss Ton-
ner had space in iceboxes of the Chicago
Carnation Co., but now has her own ice-
box attractively installed.
Tim Hatchen, manager of the whole-
sale cut flower department of Peter Rein-
berg's, states that the Rose crop, at the
greenhouses is in splendid condition ;
each week sees an improvement in the
stock coming in. Their cut of Am.
Beauty Roses is very fine, also pink Kil-
larneys. White Killarneys seem to be a
little scarce. The first Chrysanthemums
were cut some time ago, and a supply of
later varieties that come along in suc-
cession will be on hand until the great
bulk of the stock comes in. Fully twice
as many Chrysanthemums are grown this
season at the Reinberg greenhouses as
were previously grown. Carnation cutting
has begun in the greenhouses, a nice sup-
ply coming in daily.
Weiland & Risch state that the cut
flower trade of the season has opened in
earnest. The quality of stock is steadily
improving, and is moving as fast as it
ca;n be cut and brought to the city. A
banner season is looked for.
Zech & Mann have been receiving dur-
ing the week past as fine Asters as have
been seen on the market. They come
from growers at South Bend, Ind. They
are especially strong on American Beau-
ties.
Clifford Pruner. of Poehlmann Bros.
Co., and San Freund, representing A. A.
Arnold, manufacturer of florists' boxes,
Chicago, were about the last two to re-
turn to the city from the convention.
After the convention was over, in com-
pany with Hugh Will, some time was
spent at Medicine Lake, 8 miles from
Minneapolis, where fish fries and chicken
dinners were enjoyed between fishing
trips.
The annual picnic of the Chicago Flo-
rists' Club was held at Ehrhart's Grove,
Park Ridge, Sunday, Aug. 31. It proved
to be a very pleasant gathering of the
florists and their friends. The crowd
was small in the early part of the day
and for a time it looked quite discour-
aging from an attendance standpoint.
Later in the day delegations came in by
train and autos from all the surround-
ing country, furnishing a large attend-
ance, all bent on having a good time.
Three trains on the Northwestern R. R.
brought good delegations, then there were
auto parties from Morton Grove, May-
wood, Des Plaines, and other nearby
points. There was dancing in the pavi-
lion, and various sports outside that con-
tinued until late in the evening. Re-
freshments were served and several bas-
ket parties enjoyed their lunch on the
tables for that purpose throughout the
grove. A large auto truck of the Poehl-
mann Bros. Co. conveyed all that went
by train from the depot at Park Ridge
to the grove, which was about two miles
distant. The club is to be congratulated
on the success of the occasion. Frank
Potocka, E. dinger and E. F. Winter-
son Jr. of the committee on sports looked
well after all the events on the program
that kept.them busy the entire day. 'Their
efforts to bring events off promptly, as
well as their decisions on all matters,
were of a character to make them strong
friends with those in attendance. T. B.
Waters, who had charge of the refresh-
ment stand, was probably the busiest
man on the ground. There was no rest
for Tim at- any period of the day; he
H.G.BERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchant-e whftn writing.
xnporten and Jobbers of Florist Snpplai
Percy Jones, I""-
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph Street, Chicago
H. VAN GELDER, President
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
could handle the lemonade with the same
dexterity as if it were a stuffed dove or
a spray of Ruscus. He was ably assisted
by Ernie Farley and Guy French. S. S.
Skidelsky, of Philadelphia, was the only
outoftown visitor present. The following
were the successful competitors in the
sports of the day :
Girls' race, 6 years and under, 25yds.
— 1, Hattie Potocka; 2, Hazel Harris.
Jzioys' race, tl years and under, 25yds.
— 1. D. Serfln; 2, Robt. Ehrhart.
Girls' race, 10 vears and under. 40yds.
— 1, Hazel Harris; 2, Hattie Potocka.
Boys' race, 10 years and under. 50yds.
— 1, Buster Quinland; 2, Robt. Ehrhart.
Girls' race, 15 years and under,
60yds. — 1, Hazel Harris; 2. Elizabeth
Potocka.
Boys' race, 15 years and under, 75yds.
— 1, Roland Poehlmann; 2, Chas. Earl.
Single ladies' race, 16 years, 75 yds. —
1, Freda Poehlmann; 2, H. H. Piglilo. t,
Married ladies' race, 50 yds. — 1, Mrs. ~
T. B. Waters, 2. Mrs. Robt. Harris.
Pat men's race, 2001bs. and over,-
75yds. — 1, Prank Potocka; 2, Gus Ganger..
150 yard dash, open to all. — 1, Luke
Soberer; 2, L. D. Brady.
Lemon eating contest. — 1, L. D. Brady;
2. R. Poehlmann.
Pie eating contest. — 1, Walter Am-
ling; 2. Walter Poehlmann.
The baseball game between the whole-
salers and the retailers that was an-
nounced to come off at 1.30 p.m. sharp
was deferred until after the other sports,
as aU the players had not reached the
grounds sufficiently soon to begin at the
appointed time. T%e retailers, headed by
Capt. Olinger. won by a score of 13 to 3.
Henry J. Lister has opened a cut flow-
er shop at lOOS Belmont ave., which will
be known as the Lister Flower Shop.
At the J. B. Deamud Co.'s store there
is now a fine lot of Asters and Gladioli.
Its consignments of Crego Asters are very
fine, and sell on sight. Frank Potocka,
the efficient salesman for this company,
has been busy since the convention mail-
ing orders for Pink Wonder that were
booked at Minneapolis.
T. E. McAllister of Lange's has been
enjoying a vacation for the past two
weeks. Several trips by boat to the
nearby resorts on the lake have been
taken in by himself and other employees
of the store that are also having vaca-
tions. A trip to Lake Geneva, Wis., is
on his list for this week.
Burglars entered the wholesale houses
of the A. L. Randall Co. and the Poehl-
mann Bros. Co. on 'Thursday night, Aug.
28, but succeeded in taking nothing of
any consequence. Considerable of the
stock was turned over and new shears
from the supply department were ruined
in attempting to force open the drawer*
and other places where it was supposed
that money was kept.
A. Sawyer of Oak Park is now fur-
September 6, 1913.
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FOR
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HEWS STANDARD POTS
POT MAKERS
FOR
1«» TIARS
Write for Catalogue and DiscounU
A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc.
WORLD'S
LARGEST
M ANUFACTUR ER S
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pesrson Sireef
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1765
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nishing the local trade with a good sup-
ply of his well known Astermum. The
stock coming in is of fine quality and
sells on sight. Erne & Klingel have been
receiving the bulk of this stock.
Fire broke out on the morning of Aug.
29 in the buffet and boarding house ad-
joining one section of the greenhouses of
tie Poehlmann Bros. Co. at Morton
Grove. For a time it looked as if the
entire block was in danger, the entire
fire department of the town being called
out. This, in connection with the fire de-
partment of the Poehlmann Bros. Cki.,
very soon subdued the flames and saved
the greenhouse property with only very
slight damage.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Chicago Florists' Club will be held Thurs-
day evening, Sept. 4 at Hotel La Salle.
A full report of the committee for the
good of the Club will be made regarding
the picnic. Ed. W. Topel, who has for
some months been the efficient secretary
of the Club, has decided to leave the
city and settle in one of the Western
States. This will cause him to resign
his office_ as secretary, and will call for
the election of a new secretary. Action
will be taken on this matter at the next
meeting.
While the picnic of the Chicago Flo-
rists' Club on Sunday last was a decided
.success from a social and financial stand-
point, the success of the event is not due
to the atendance of the Club's members
to aid in making it so. The fact is that
the absence of a large number of the
members was lamentably noticeable.
Only a few of the prominent members
were in attendance, and what success
was obtained was due to non-members and
outsiders. The committee on arrange-
ments is grateful to all iwho aided by
their presence and otherwise to make the
day the success that it was, and regrets
fully Ihat there was not a larger repre-
sentation of the members and their fami-
lies present.
The next regular meeting of the Cook
County Florists' Association will be held
""on Thursday evening. Sept. 11. at the
Tavern on Washington st. This will be
the first meeting since the convention,
and immediately following the picnic, so
that full reports will be heard from the
various committees. F. P. Wallace will
speak on "Greenhouse Insurance," and
W. S. McGee will talk on fertilizers from
the sta"dpoint of use by the florist trade.
Jfr. Deal, representing W. W. .Tohnson
& Sons, Boston. Eng., Alex. Mathers,
with the Everett B. Clark Co., MUford,
Conn., and Frank M. Stuppy, St. Joseph,
Mo., were recent visitors.
r'SyracuseRedPots"
With new and improved
machinery we can supply
your wants to better ad-
vantage than ever.
Syracuse Pottery Co. i
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
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Write [for Catalogue.
Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
prevents the bottom from
rotting. No chance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mfg. Co.
Toledo, Olilo, U. S. A.
Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
Mrs. Carek. who has charge of the
Carek & Mecera store, sailed for Bo-
hemia one day last week. Her many
friends wish her a pleasant journey.
Williams Bros., florists of Lorain,
have changed their heating system from
hot water to steam, which they regard
as more satisfactory than the former.
J. A. Williams, manager, looks forward
to a greatly increased trade this season.
ITie opening of the Majestic Theater,
Lorain, on Ijalwr Day, was an occasion
that called forth a goodly floral display,
llammoth horseshoes, made of Am.
Beauty Roses, Gladioli and Asters, with
appropriate inscriptions, formed the
greater part. J. McL.
THE BEST POTS
You will learn the sead of our eoer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
STANDARD FLOWER POTS
1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flower
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at u
hour's notice. Price per crate i
2000 D^-inch t6.00
1600 Z-inch 4.S8
l(i00 2)i-inch 6.25
16002H-inch 6.00 siOB^iicb............... 4.61
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HILFINGER BROS., Pottery, FORT eD>A/ARD, N
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. 31 Barclay St., New York City, Agents^
210 eji-iuch $3.78
144 8-inch ».1»
120 7-inch 4.aO'
80 8-inch 8.00
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BEND FOR OCR NEW PRICE LIST
THE WHILLDIN POTTERY COMPANY
Branches
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
LONG ISLAND CITY. N.
FLOWER POTS
Factory
713-719 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa>
Elyria, Ohio
Trade is normal, there beinff little to
occup.v the attention o£ the retailers but
funeral work, which has been brisk this
past week. The Asters coming in are
of unusually good quality, and a, few Car-
nations have appeared. The sales of the
past month evidence a growing demand
for such small flowers as Gaillardias, Cal-
liopsi.s. Marigolds, Bachelor's Button and
Cosmos, Golden Glow 'Mums will be
upon the local market by the 15th of the
month.
L. C. Hecock returned last Saturday
from his vacation, having spent a por-
tion of the time at the convention, which
lie reports as having been exceptionallv
good. He returned by wa.v of Duluth
and the Lakes and enjoyed the trip very
much.
Frank Bile.v, of the Smith & Fetters
Co., Cleveland, had charge of the floral
arrangements at the Williams funeral
here last Fridny. A casket cover made
of Kajserin Roses. .Japan Lilies, Valley
and Adiantum, was one of the features.
Fred Stehle, the expert Carnation
grower at Lorain, has completed benching
his plants. Mr. Stehle is not in favor
of early planting, allowing his plants to
make a robust growth in the field.
Cincinnati, 0.
iS. M. Harbison of Danville, Ey.,
stopped over between trains en route to
Dayton, O., last Thursday.
Bob. McDonald, of Wm. Murphy's
force, is again op duty after a ten days'
vacation spent in visiting different points
in Ohio and Indiana.
Thos. Windram has returned from an
extended trip through California, British
Columbia, and the Sneaux Islands.
L. G. Barbier, Dunkirk, Ind., was a
recent visitor. A. O.
Red Standard Pots
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for your money you are go-
ing to spend this SPRING to
stock your greenhouses.
Think of us. Write us. Try us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
213-223 Pearl St., NORRISTOWN.PA.
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We Give You Quality
and first-class
finish at no
greater cost
STANDARD
flower Pots
The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co.
YORK, PA.
Picnic of tlie Ciiicago Florists' Club at Ehrhardt's Grove, Park Ridge, 111., Sunday, Aug. 31, 1913,
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SOLD BY SEEDSMEN
"Hammonds Grape Dust"
used effectively to kill Mildews
on Roses and other plants.
Sold by the Seed Dealers: For pamphlet on Bugs and Blights
address
Hammonds Paint & Slug Shot Works
THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thrips,
mealy bug and soft scale.
$1.00 per quart, $2.50 per gallon
For mildew, rust and _ bench fungi. Does not
«tain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $2.00 per gallon
VERMINE
For sterilizing soil and all soil vermin.
$1.00 per quart, $3.00 per gallon
SCALINE
For scale and all sap sucking insects on trees and
nursery stock. Can be used m growing season as
safely as in dormant season.
75c. per quart, $1.50 per gallon, 10 gallons, $10.
ruM/GAJVL^
$1,50 per quart, $4.50 per gallon
our products are used diluted with water at
ingths, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let us quote you our prices to commercial grow-
<rs in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals
MADISON, N. J.
PURE SHEEP MANURE, ground from
the dung balls on the fleece; there is
some short wool in it, Sl.OO per 100 lbs.,
S16.00 per ton. F. O. B. cars. Send
postal for sample.
LEAF-MOLD, two-bushel bags, 75 cents.
J. W. HOWARD
328 Broadway
SOMERVILLE, (Winter Hill), MASS.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
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Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Sc&le. Black and Green
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r LHlllLII L secticides on the mar-
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worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
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■ ■"">' . . ^ gallons boiling hot
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make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any other insecticide on
the market.
|k| AIUTI ICE contains no chemicals
lively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
leaves.
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
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251 East 66th St7New York
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Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes.
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
plant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
have used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint, 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
H Galloti. $1.25; Gallon, $2.00; 5Gallon
Can, $9.00; 10 Gallon Can, $17.50.
Directions onpackage. ForsalebySeedsmenand
Florists' Supply Houses. If you cannot obtain
this from your Supply House, write us direct.
UElVlOrsj OIU COIV1PAINV. Dept.J
420 W. Lexington St.. Baltimore. Md.
the Exchange when writing.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb.
lb. bags
3 lbs. in
-SCO lb. bale
Special Prices in Tons and Carload Lots.
I I FRIFDMiN 285-289 Metropolitan Ave.,
J. J. iniLirinHn, Brooklyn, n.y.
Please mention the Eschange when i
After the Convention fis over
they all return to
CLAY'S
FERTILIZER
It Is the Unsurpassed Plant Food.
SAFE SURE ECONOMICAL
It is applied by the leading Nursery and
Seed Firms, including the following; New
York— Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett
Brothers, William Elliott & Sons, Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNiff Manu-
facturing Co., W. E. Manhall & Co.,
Stumpp & Walter Co., J. M. Thorbum &
Co., Vaughan's Seed Stores, Weeber &
Don. Rochester — James Vick's Sons.
Chicago — Vaughan's Seed Stores. Bos-
ton—Joseph Breck & Sons Co., R. & J.
Farquhar & Co., Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co., Thomas J. Grey Co. Philadelphia —
Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co,,
Hosea Waterer. Pittsburgh— W. C.
Beckert.
Manufactured by
CLAY ®. SON
Stratford* London* Engleund
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'hflNURES
Unequaled for Greenhouse and
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Co.
34 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
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Indianapolis
Charles Dudley, Parkersburg, W. Va.,
and Einar Jensen, Wastington Court
House, Ohio, stopped at Indianapolis on
their way from the convention. They
are enjoying their automobile trip
through this section of the country im-
mensely.
Henry H. Wenderoth of the Nicholas-
Wapl«r Co., New York, was a recent
visitor.
Mr. Heacock, the well known plants-
man, stopped in Indianapolis en route to
his home in Pennsylvania. He spoke en-
thusiastically of the convention at Minne-
apolis.
The Bertermann Bros. Co. has been ex-
tremely busy with a quantity of funeral
work for Indiana points.
Good Boston Ferns are a scarce ar-
ticle in Indianapolis. There are quite a
number of small ones but the good com-
mercial sizes are hard to find.
Yellow Chrysanthemums are seen in
some of the flower shops. The public
does not know of them, however, and
they are used mostly for flower sprays.
Henry Rieman and his son, after visit-
ing in Milwaukee and Chicago on their
return from Minneapolis, think that they
had one of the most enjoyable trips of the
many they have taken.
^
»re easy to kill with
Ihe fumigating Kind Tobacco Powder
„ ^,^ « *3-00 per bag 100 lbs.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money back:
why try clieap sabitltntea ttukt maxeri do
not dare to goarantee 7
IHl E. A, ST80TE0?! CO, KOUIf 7IRH01I, I. T
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FERTILIZERS
Sheep, $3.50; Bone, S4.e0; Blood, $8.00;
Tankage, $5.00; Acid Phosphate, $3.00; Nitrate
Soda, $8.00; Sulphate Potash, $7.00; Sulphate
Ammonia, $10.00; Kalnlt, $3.00.
Per Bag of 200 lbs. Cash with order.
HUDSON CARBON CO., Ballston Spa, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Book of Water Gardening ™^m^
The entries for the flower exhibit at
the Indiana State Fair are unusually
numerous, and the exhibdt promises to be
a larger one than heretofore. Judge
Corner and the usual assistants will be
on hand in distributing the liberal list
of premiums.
Tomlinson Hall market is carrying a ,
heavy stock for this season. Garden ■
flowers are disposed of at a fairly good
price. There is undoubtedly a much
greater display of this line than in former
years, due much to the favorable season
and the greater interest taken in this
line of the business. I. B.
St. Louis
The St. Louis Florists' Club wiU hold
its September meeting at the usual place,
Odd Fellows Hall, on Sept. 11. Among
the important features will be the in-
stallation of oflicers for 1913-14, and a
very important essay on "Gasing for
White Fly" by Adolph Jannecke, for-
merly of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Grimm & Gorlev have a beautiful new
auto delivery which showed up to ad-
vantage in the Labor Day parade.
The Mullanphy Florists and C. Young
& Sons Co. have just remodeled and
painted their auto delivery wagons.
All the west end florists are remodel-
ing and repainting their store fronts
namely. Boerm. Ellison, Kaliscb, Foster
and Sanders.
Fred C. Weber has finished remodel-
ing his store, and it now gives a more
beautiful appearance than ever. Among
the improvements was the putting up of
a beamed ceiling and new light fixtures
and a pretty private oflice for F. C.
himself.
Chas. Heacock of the Joseph Heacock
Co.. Wyncote, Pa., was a visitor in town.
Returning visitors to the convention
report an exceptionally nice time at Min-
neapolis, and wish to thank the ladies of
that city especially for their kind and
generous treatment accorded the visiting
ladies, as this feature was particularly
noted by the ladies of our city.
C. Young & Sons Co. were very busy
with funeral orders Sunday.
O. K. S.
September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
547
Well Rotted Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Descriptive p^ j^ bags, 100 Ibs. each.
Folder ana °
Prices upon Sold by
Application. NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
2?3 Washington St., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
LAND DRAIN TILE mSe^^iiioc
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WAUS and PARTITIONS
Many 3nd, Srd and 4th repeat orders daring part
flTe years from neen, show resnlts. Send postal
for circalar and prices.
THE CANP CONDUIT COMPANY
Msiu&otiirers 613 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Evans Improved Challenge
Roller bearinc Klf^oiliu de-
vice, ■utonutk nop, ■olid link
chkni. make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the mocc pet-
Cect mppMiMtaa in the mancet.
Wiite fox eatalocuc and
price* before pUcinc yonr «rden
elaewheiv.
QUAKER crrr machine co.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
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Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded .^thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and up, guaranteed free from splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT m DAVIDSON
217-23 Union Avenue. Brooklyn, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
NASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouse*. $L35 per gla.
Machines for uaing same, S1.25 each. Special price
oo quantitie* of Maatlca furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
WholesaU Florist
1324 Pine SI., ST. LOUIS, NO.
Pl^igji* Mftntlop thw E»ohang» wb*p wrlM»g.
For Greenhouses, Graperies.'Hot-Beds, Con-
serratorjea and all other purposes. Get our
figures before buying. Estimates freely given.
GLASS
NrniNFN'C CAM I4-ie Wooster St.
.bUnCll O OUH NEW YORK
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Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OP
Greenhouses ^l^ Conservatories
NORTH TONA>A/ANDA, N.Y.
HAMIL.TON, ONT.
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Green FUes and Black FUea too are
easy to kill with
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 iba.
Write or free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
^tf'Money refunded if not satisfled.
Beware of Imitations
Please mention the Exohonge when wtitint.
Des Moines, la.
J. S. Wilson returned from the con-
vention to find all hands busy preparing
for the Fair, in which they take an
active interest. The floral section is well
represented.
The Iowa Seed Co. has a unique ar-
rangement whereby four departments are
carried on the main floor. An aviary
which contains hundreds of birds during
the season is a big attraction, and a large
aquarium is another. The floral section
is kept apart, together vrith the seed
end. Mr. Page, the president, states that
the business has developed to enormous
dimensions. W. M.
Giuncil Bluffs, la.
J. F. Wilcox & Sons have a grand
crop of Roses, especially Ward, which is
averaging 40 buds to the plant with 3ft.
stems. Tliis is stock that was damaged
by the cyclone but recovered in remark-
ably quick time. AH the newer varieties
are being grown. Hillingdon has been
discarded. The stock of Chrysanthemums
is fine : some 4.5.000 being grown to sin-
gle stem, and 5000 Pompons. Mr. Fos-
ter, the superintendent expects to clean
every one out.
Roy Wilcox returned from the con-
vention feeling well repaid for the trip.
He did not see a more attractive window
than what they arrange about once a
month during the Summer.
The Younkerman Seed Co. reports an
increasing demand for Alfalfa, which
promises to be a standard crop generally
in a short time. W. M.
Omaha, Neb.
Mr. Hess, of Hess & Swoboda, gave
the boys such a report of the convention
that already several have declared their
intention to accompany him to Boston.
Lewis Henderson was another satisfied
delegate.
Stewart's Seed iStore has given up
handling plants in the store. Finding
that hardy perennial stock fits in well
I with the seed busine-ss, they are pushing
I this branch successfully.
The Nebraska Seed Co. reports a very
satisfactory season with all stocks well
cleaned up. What is left will increase
in value this year. W. M.
Dubuque, Ia. — W. A. Harkett, of the
Harkett Floral Nursery, was one of the
many who lingered at the convention city,
so pleasant were the attractions. A^ long
distance call hurried him away with a
quantity of stock for a big funeral order,
supplied by Rice Bros, of Minneapolis,
who report an increasing shipping trade
with a steady supply of stock.
W. M.
Clinton, Ia. — J. R. Bather and An-
drew Bather have almost recovered from
the effects of the cyclone, which, as the
houses adjoin, did about equal damage to
both parties. W. M.
Topeka, Kans.
W. A. Bolinger, formerly of Bethesda,
Md. and Washington, D. C, will open
an uptodate retail flower stoi;e under the
name of "The Rosery" at 103 West Sth
St., this city, Sept. 27.
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1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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BARGAIN
IN GLA»S»S
For a short time we are offering best makes of American Glass
at the following prices:
$3.40 per box for 16 x 24-inch A quality, double thick
$3.15 " " " 16 X 24-inch B
$3.15 " " " 16 X 18-inch A
$2.95 " " " 16 X 18-inch B
$2.70 " " " 10 X 12-inch B
$2.70 " " " 8 X 10-inch B
Freight prepaid to places within 500 miles of
North Tonawanda, N. Y.
Cash with order. Prices subject to change without notice.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO.
26 KING'S ROAD. NORTH TONAWANDA. N. Y.
Please mention the Eachange when writing.
Summer in Winter
BY USING
Standard Greenhouse Boilers
One cent gets our Catalog
GIBLIN @ CO.. Utica. N. Y.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
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DREER'S
FIORIST SPECIALTIES
New Brand New Style
. HOSE "RIVERTOr,
' Furnished in lengttis
up to 500 feet without
The HOSE fortlie FLORIST
W-inch, per ft., 15c.
Reel ol SOO ft. " liiic.
2 Reels, 1000
feet . - •■ 14c.
W-inch, " 13c.
Reels, 600 ft. " 12Hjc.
Couplings fumisbed
HENRY A. DREER,
714 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia. P».
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I>il AMERICAN CARNATION rsl^S
A.T. Dt la Mare Ptg. S Pib. Co., 2 to 8 Dttant St, N.Y.
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Cast Iron Boilers Waste Fuel
Your new Kroeschell Boiler is heating 15,000 sq, ft. of glass, and it would take care of
5,000 ft. more. We can maintain any temperature from 55 degrees to 70 degrees, and have
had no trouble to keep proper temperaturesieven in the coldest weather.
Your boiler has given entire satisfaction, and we use gas for fiiel. We are more than
pleased especially with your piping plan, which, in our opinion, is perfect. We have almost
45.000 sq. ft. of glass and use three (3) boilers.
We can heat the 15,000 ft. connected to the KROESCHELL boiler with 25% less gas
than used with either of the CAST IRON boilers, and with a great deal more satisfaction.
We shall be glad to have any prospective customer inspect our new range.
Yours very truly,
COVINGTON SEED CO.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 470 W. Erie St., Ciiica;o, III.
S. Jacobs & Sons
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Greenhouse GLASS
E2«.«rri^'""' SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Ckioago, HI.
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PLANT CULTURE "^^^so
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
Lincoln, Neb.
The annual State Fair opened Sept. 1
and regardless of the long and extreme
drought in this section there was the
usual satisfactory horticultural display
under the supervision of Lewis Henderson
of Omaha.
E. C. Frey has his stock in excellent
shape. Oarnations were planted inside
early, mailing no growth outdoors. He
is leaving for an annual shooting trip in
the wilds of northern Minnesota.
E. S. Quinn, the genial vice-president
of the Griswold Seed Co., has resigned
his position to assume the management
of the Galloway-Bowman Seed Co., Wa-
terloo, la. He has the hearty good
wishes of his fellow employees. G. A.
Cambers, who has been connected with
the house for several years as traveler,
will succeed Mr. Quinn. W. M.
Milwaukee, Wis.
All hands are at work again, now that
the convention is over. The next thing
we have to look forward to is the Mil-
waukee Florists' Club picnic, which will
be held at Stubblefelt's Grove on the
shores of Lake Michigan, about ten miles
north of the city limits. The picnic will
be held some Sunday in September, the
exact date to be decided upon next week
at the monthly meeting of the Club.
Trade has been unusually dull the past
week; with very little work and pleiity
of fairly good stock. Roses are in nice
shape, but short stemmed ; very few are
longer than 15in. and most of them
about lOin. to 12in. Asters and Dahlias
are very fine and the same can be said
of the Gladioli. The new Carnations
are nothing to brag of; the Sweet Pea
crop is away off. it is almost impossible
to get any at aJl.
Currie Bros. Co. had a small fire in
the flower store Friday, caused by crossed
wires, but not much damage was done.
Wm. Smith of St. Louis has be«n
spending the week with his old Milwau-
kee friends. He formerly was with the
Edlefsen-Leidiger Co., being a son-in-law
of Mr. Edlefsen.
Jliss Zender, daughter of Adam Zender
of Rogers Park, 111., has been visiting
Fred Holton.
Mrs. M. O. Seaman of Currie Bros.
Co. is spending her vacation with her
sister in Chicago.
Art. Leidiger is still taking on weight
at Cedar Lake where he and his wife
have a cottage for the Summer.
M. O. S.
St. Paul Minn.
Theo. Wirth, president S. A. F. and
superintendent of Minneapolis Parks,
was struck by a skidding automobile
while he and his foreman were oversee-
ing some work at Dupont ave. south and
40th St., Minneapolis, last Friday. Mr.
Wirth, on being picked up, was found to
be suffering from a broken leg. The
automobile, fortunately, was not going
at a high rate of speed, but skidded sud-
derily and caught Mr. Wirth before he
could jump.
L. L. May & Co., St. Paul, are show-
ing a very fine selection of Apples at
their 5th and Minnesota st. store. These
are all northern grown and all the va-
rieties shown are suitable for this lo-
cality. Conspicuous among them was the
company's famous Minnetonka Apple.
Mr. lOolberg has made a very decora-
tive display and the window is a big at-
traction to the visitors to the State Fair
this week. R. B.
San Francisco, Cal.
This week shows a cheerful display ot'\
Chrysanthemums, and they are a wel- '
come change to the retailer. Good long
stems and mammoth flowers may be seen
everywhere. The price at this writing
is a trifle high, nothing of merit being
obtainable in the wholesale market under
$1.50 or $2, but the 'Mums are worth it,
and as the trade assumes its normal as-
pect the higher classes of flowers are
more in demand. It may be said that the •
stock of flowers in general is improving
and is also becoming a little more scarce.
There is no danger of overproduction
within the next three weeks, except pos-
sibly on such common outdoor flowers
as Asters.
The Prima Donna Rose is becoming a
favorite both for the storekeeper and the
buyer, its lasting qualities being an asset
additional to its beauty. American
Beauty Koses are scarce, the retailers
claiming that they could use many more
than are obtainable. Rubrum and for-
mosum Lilies are selling just as well as
they did earlier in the season, and com-
mand a big price. Orchids are still be-
tween seasons and very scarce ; the de-
mand for them is heavy. Amaryllis is
at this writing more plentiful than any
other flower, with the exception of As-
ters. They sell well, however, and their
season is not long lived. Carnations are
coming into town in better shape than
for some time past, and are selling fairly
well, they hold the normal market price.
Sweet Peas have about run their course;
while they are procurable, the public
seems to have tired of them, and they-
are not called for. Greens of all kinds
are plentiful and good. Additionally we
have red-berried Asparagus. .
A few of our downtown retail fioiista
showed Wale's Violets, but they were of
no particular merit, and did not seem to
interest the public as was expected.
Taking advantage of the florists being
assembled at Minneapolis, the Pacific
Coast Horticultural Society sent a tele-
gram to Secretary Toung reiterating its
invitation to the S. A. F. and O. H. to
meet in San Francisco in 1914. It la
hoped by everybody who is interested in
the Panama-Pacific 1915 Exposition and
in horticultural progress on the Pacific
Coast that the invitation of the Horti-
cultural Society will be accepted by the
S. A. F. and 0. H.
Visitors at Golden Gate Park during
the past month have had the opportunity
of seeing there two very interesting out-
door specimen growths, one a rich mass
of golden English Tew, just beyond the
Park Lodge, and the other a fine speci-
men tree of Albizzia Julibrissin. This
tree is of tropical origin, a native of Asi^
and Africa. During its blooming period
it is crowned with myriads of delicate
pink flowers, and at this writing is in
its fullest glory.
Arthur Zirkman, representing the M.
Rice Co. of Philadelphia, has been can-
vassing the city during the past week.
After leaving San Francisco, Mr. Zirk-
man wiU stop over at San Jose, going
thence to Los Angeles.
The writer while visiting the nursery
of the MacRorie-McLaren Co. last week
was entertained during his stay watching
the shipment of immense quantities of
Calla bulbs for the eastern market. At
the same nursery thousands of Poinset-
tias. Begonias Lorraine and Cincinnati,
and Cyclamen and other Christmas stock
may be seen, being raised for the San
Francisco and coast holiday trade. A
sight worthy of note is a house full of
new Peppers, which this company is in-
troducing here. Mr. MacRorie of this
company has just returned from a motor
trip to the Sacramento Valley. Mr. Mac-
Horie was accompanied by Mr. Plath on
this trip and entertained by Mark Ebel
of Sacramento.
Angelo J. Rossi of Pelicano, Rossi &
Co. has been absent from his store more
than is usual during the past week, his
time being taken up in the supervision
of extensive additions and alterations
which he is making at his home. Frank
Pelicano, popularly known as the "King
Dahlia Grower," has during the past week
exhibited some of the finest Dahlias that
we have ever seen on the Coast.
John McLaren, superintendent of
Golden Gate Park and landscape engi-
neer of the Panama-Pacific Exposition,
attended the Denver convention of park
superintendents. Mr. McLaren hopes to
succeed in bringing the convention of the
park superintendents to San Francisco
in 1915. W. A. H.
September 6, 1913.
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349
Greenhouse MAT[RiALi^ll0T-B[DSASH
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of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and IT Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Rleht
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL.
Pleaje mention th» Exohuge wbon wiitiag.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Roof Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
Sendfor l^ff T IT D rf^ A CK' IT* V /5p^ W U^ITIW Successors to
CiTculara Ull^tjC^tS., WAOIYE/ I ICL IVILflLr PI JENNINGS BROS.
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey citg. New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses —
Commercial and PriA^e
Fleaie mention the Exchange when writing.
Vancouver, B. C.
Wednesday, Aug. 20, was the first
time the florists, gardeners, seedsmen
and nurserymen of this town had a pic-
nic, and it was a good one. A crowd of
over 200 people went on the S. S. Bar-
amba to Bowen Island, a beautiful spot
in Howe Sound. It was a splendid day,
bright sunshine, and not a cloud in the
sky. The party lauded at their destina-
tion about 11 a.m., and the sports com-
mittee soon started their weU arranged
program with a baseball game, married
men playing against the single, while the
ladies spread a bounteous table right in
the woods, and when they announced din-
ner a hungry and happy crowd gathered.
Among the houses represented were :
Rennie Seed Co., Ritchie Brand & Co.,
Royal Nurseries, Brown Bros. & Co., Im-
perial Nurseries, R. C. McNaughton,
Henry's Nursery and Seed House, Keel-
er's Nursery, and others, as well as many
landscai>e and private gardeners. The
Provincial Government was represented
by D. D. England and staff. Quite a
few ladies were present.
The afternoon was taken up with in-
teresting sports and games ; the young
folks were dancing ; some went rowing,
others took a walk through the woods up
to Killamey Lake to enjoy its beauties,
and there was enough of interest at all
times. Handsome prizes were offered in
the competitive games.
About .5.30 in the afternoon supper
was served, and when the bugle sounded
retreat for the steamer at 7 p.m. a well
contented lot bade farewell to the pretty
isle after a happily spent day.
On the way home Wm. Schaumann ad-
dressed the gathering, thanking the
guests and friends for the interest they
took in making the day a success, cheer-
ing the ladies young and old for their
efforts, and urging the members of the
profession to work together for a com-
mon good, to help each other, and to
organize. Mr. Schaumann's words were
seconded by D. D. England, who had
come especially from Victoria for the
day, and also by Mr. McNaughton and
when the steamer got back to Vancouver
at 9 p.m. every heart was full of hope
for a better future of the profession in
this vicinity. W, S.
S«aa*ra will coalti a farer mpaa ns
of Buwe thaa paMlar vain* U, wnm or-
dexlnr stoak of onr a«T*rUa«ra, th*r
will maattoB m^Hng th* adTt. la the
aaehaaff*.
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We carry the laraest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a oneslay notice, and at Rock Bot-
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215-217 Hsvemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.V.
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HEW YORK
Mastlca is elastic andj tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Panama-Pacific International
Exposition
We understand from G. A. Dennison,
Chief of Horticulture of the Panama-
Pacific International Exposition, that the
prize which is to be offered for the new
Rose in 1915 is a trophy to the value of
$1000 and not a cash prize.
GET A MONINGER HOUSE
NEXT TIME AND SAVE MONEY
27x133 Iron Frame and Truss Houses
. T- ^^ y*^^ ^^^* ^^^^ buying your greenhouse material in the East
it^is time to let us figure on the next house. The freight is a
small item and you will find you can buy of us and save money.
Our material is cut and fitted, ready to set up, and with our
complete plans and instructions any handy man can do the
work — do it right, too.
Our material is shipped and packed so it reaches you in
perfect condition. Sash bars are packed in bundles and the
ends boxed — not simply tied with tar rope. It is the same
all the way through with our material and our way of doing
business. You can't afford to build again without first asking
for our estimate.
GET THESE CATALOGUES
No. 6. Pipe and Rtliim
No. e. BoHer Handbook
No. 10. BoUci.in.Ballery
No. 1 1 . Moninger Watei Supply
No. 12. Ventilatins MachioerT
No. 14. Traued Iron Fia
No. 15. Flat Rafter HouKi
No. 16. Hot-Bed Saih
No. 17. Semi-lic
JOHN C. MONINGER CO., n6iM>M. CHICAGO
EVERYTHING FOR THE GREENHOUSE
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ILJs To Your Interest
To know that we manufacture undoubtedly the
best ventilating machinery and greenhouse fittings
on the market.
We are in position to give your orders or inquiries
our prompt and careful attention.
Write and ask us for our catalog and prices, and
explain your requirements.
ADVANCE CO, Mciiinm(i,iiHi.
Group of Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Gardeners at tha First Annual Picnic
at Bowen Island, near Vancouver, B. C. (See text.)
S50
The Florists' Exchange
A. G. Thayer. Dublin. N. H.
New Hampshire Heard From
*'T AM glad to say that the greenhouse which you
1 built for us has been very satisfactory in every way.
We have gone all through the Winter and Spring
with just one square of glass cracked.
The heating is all right, and 1 think the curved eave is
just right for this part of the country, where we are
liable to h;
as it falls.'
/e heavy snow^storms, as the snow comes oH
(Signed)
5/7—
Lord and Burnham Company
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DO YOU KNOW
that we make the celebrated
Annealed, Semi-Malleable, Iron
GARLAND GUTTER?
NA/E DO
We also make a full equipment of greenhouse
material. We make a complete Iron or a complete
Wood greenhouse. Let us estimate on your
wants. We have the stock and will serve you
well. Just drop a card to
GARLAND GREENHOUSE MFG. CO.
DES PLAINES, ILL.
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Greenhouses
LONG CYPRESS BARS A SPECIALTY
Send for Circular E
and prices
The A. T. Stearns
= Lumber Co.*t=
Neponset, BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY
Flower Show at Burnaby, B. C.
Burnaby, a township ten miles from
Vancouver, saw its first flower show on
Aug. 15 and 16, under the auspices of
the Burnaby Horticultural Society. It
was only a small show, and amateur ex-
hibits were prominent, but most of them
were of good quality and quite a variety
of tiowers and plants were shown.
Sweet Peas were periiaps the best
flowers seen, especially the exhibition col-
lection of 12 best colors shown by Ritchie,
Brand & Co., consisting of Nubian, Mrs.
Breadmore, Teunant Spencer, Elsie Her-
bert, Mrs. H. Sykes, John Ingman,
Gladys Burt, EMna Dnwin, Clara Curtis,
Lavender Queen, Scarlet Emperor, Cap-
tain of the Blues. Never have I seen
anything like it in size, color and stem.
E. H. Stride of Edmonton also had good
Peas, but did not compete. Brown Bros.
& Co. received second prize.
Of Dahlias, Asters and outdoor Roses,
few were shown and poor ones at that.
It was an omission, too, that hardly any-
thing was labeled. Any exhibit has little
value to the novice unless he gets to
kno\v the name of anything that appeals
to him.
Collections of annuals and perennials
were exhibited by the Royal Nurseries
and Brown Bros. & Co., the former hav-
ing the Iwst arrangement and variety,,
but being too late fpr entry they could
not compete for prizes. Some of the
amateur collections were very interesting.
A group, 50 sq. ft. in size, of Colens,
Fuchsias, Gloxinias, Geraniums, Begon-
ias semperflorens. Petunias, Marguerites,
Lantanas, Heliotropes and other green- ■
house plants by Brown Bros. & Co.
made a good showing. They also
exhibited a fine group of foliage plants
such as Pandanus, Crotons, Ficus, Dra-
caena Goldieana, Aralia elegans, Evansi-
anum, etc., in a class by themselves, and
a group of 12 big specimen Ferns of dif-
ferent varieties.
Quite a little design work was shown.
Of three entries, for a bridal bouquet.
Brown Bros. & Co. won the first prize
with a shower bouquet of Kaiserin Roses ■
with Asparagus plumosus ; Ritchie,
Brand & Co., were second with one of
white Carnations, and S. G. Tidy & Son
of New Westminster third with Kaiser-
ins. Of four entries for a wreath,
Ritchie. Brand & Co. got first for an ar-
rangement of white Stocks with bou-
quets of pink Carnations and pink rib-
bon ; Rrown Bros. & Co. second for pink
Carnations with a crescent bouquet of
pink Roses, Lilies, and Adiantum ;
Davies & Son of New Westminster third
for a loose wreath of pink and white
Roses. In the class for harps, Tidy & ^
Son were first. Brown Bros. & Co. sec-
ond. A white basket of Lilium auratum
with white ribbon made up by Browns
won first. Tidy's basket of yellow Chrys-
anthemums and vine Maple was more ar-
tistic and some thoug'ht it should have had
the first prize. Davies & Son were third
with a basket of pink Peas. In the class
for the best design of any description
Browns were first with a panel of blue
Asters and nice bouquet of white Lilies
and Smilax ; Davies & Son second with^
a star of Peas and Cama/tions; Ritchie,
Brnnd & Co. third with a cross.
Table decorations were only shown by
amateurs. There was only one table
which was decorated correctly as to ,
height of centerpiece and space for each
set, etc. It was original and artistic top.
Nasturtiums. Grass plumes, etc. were
used in a plain porcelain bowl with a
foot standing on a plate, which was filled
with flowers, and at each place a saucer
filled with Nasturtiums. It was a dainty
arransement. and a fine example of what
can be done with simple material and
good taste.
The size of the vegetables, such as |
Peas, Beans, Carrots, Beets, Cabbage,
Celery, etc., was remarkable. Of green-
house grown Tomatoes, Guernsey Dread-
naught was the largest. Kondine had a
better color and was smoother than
Barliana. although the latter was often ■
a little bigger. Tidy & Son got several
first prizes.
As a first attempt the show was ve^
successful, and next year it will be much
larger and better staged.
Wm. Schaumann.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Staiger & Mundweiler, nurserymen and
florists of 1940 W. 223 st., hive a fine
lot of N. Whitmani Ferns iTj 6m. pots
which are very thrifty.- The •tuanbet' ot
.September 6, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
551
this class of plants disposed of annually
in this town is enormous. The dry at-
mosphere and the want of daily attention
on the part of the amateur soon puts an
end to them after leaving the glass or the
lath house. Their Bougainvillea Bra-
siliensis are a vigorous lot. The method
of propagating this plant on this coast
would surprise the professional every-
where else. The owner of an overgrown
specimen, which he wants relieved of the
surplus brush, pays some fellow a good
price to do the pruning. The thrifty
propagator is taken into the compact and
he cuts it into lengths of 4in. to 6in. with
a hand saw, sticking the cuttings, which
vary in thickness from that of a lead
pencil to that of a fork handle, into sand
in a glass house about May or June.
They are kept watered and in about two
months they are ready for potting up. A
cutting bench filled with these cuttings,
put in without any uniformity as to row,
diameter or height of cutting reminds one
of a forest that has been hit by a tornado
and the trees twisted off at varying
heights above ground. The red flowering
variety is more diiBcuIt to root, bottom
heat being necessary with it.
Howard & Smith's storeroom and of-
fice is the most spacious one in town.
The day — Aug. 2.5 — was warm for these
parts when these notes were made, and
W. Collins, the decorator, was holding
down the job in a quiet way amid quan-
tities of potted plants, Palms, Australian
tree Ferns, banks of Gladioli, Montbre-
tias, and their Hippeastrums, the latter
cut from plants grown in a lath house.
Trade is slow at present but a number of
wedding decorations of large size, booked
for ne:st month, are encouraging.
Fred C. Dostal was in charge of J. W.
Wolter's store on Hill st., amid banks of
Eudbeckia Golden Glow and Golderurod.
F. Lichtenberg on West 5th st. is get-
ting his new store in order. A feature
of his method of displaying cut flowers
is that instead of placing them on a table,
he sets them on the floor. By this
method one sees them in their beauty
from the top, or as they grow. The Car-
nations and Asters he had for sale were
of exceptionally fine quality.
At the Morris & Snow Seed Co. on the
writer's visit a horticultural inspector
was overhauling a lot of Erythea Brande-
gii Palm seed, and without counting them
I believe that 90 per cent, were eaten
by a large brown beetle. Nurserymen on
this coast should bear this in mind when
buying seed of this desirable fan-leaved
Palm. The company has leased an addi-
tional room for storage purposes in the
alley next to its salesyard, in the rear
of the store.
The value of good roads and of the
auto truck was demonstrated recently by
Charles Winsel. His driver left the
yards on Washington st. at 7.45 a. m.,
with a load of heavy stock, delivered the
same to San Fernando and was back to
the starting point in exactly three hours.
The speedometer showed that the dis-
tance covered was 55 miles.
The week ending Aug. 23 the Germain
Seed Co. had an exhibit of vegetables in
one of its spacious store windows. These
were the products of their trial grounds,
located east of town, started the early
part of the year. It attracted a great
deal of attention. This method of in-
forming the public of the appearance of
the different vegetables which may be
grown from the seeds they sell is an
effective advertisement, an instructive
lesson, much better than the printed and
illustrated page possibly can be. The
soil in which all this garden truck was
grown had been farmed in grain hay
for at least a quarter century without a
pound of fertilizer of any kind ever hav-
ing been applied. If the season was such
as to produce a large amount of straw,
and it was in the way when plowing for
the next crop, the matcih was applied
that it might be removed with the great-
est facility and at the least cost. The
thought of plowing it under for the
humus it would make never entered the
head of the farmer. That same idea still
obtains in grain growing sections, and at
night the beavens -are illuminated with
the flames of burning straw.
Morris & Snow got in a carload of
Sphagnum Moss which looks like a moun-
tain in their backyard.
Collin Campbell is back from his At-
lantic coast trip. He reports a good
time but says, "California for him as a
place of residence first, last, and all the
time." P. D. Barnhart.
Some More Boiler Sense
This being the continuation of the talk in which we
stated that for certain conditions cast iron boilers
were best, and for others, wrought iron, but neither
could successfully meet all conditions.
HIS present Ad. discusses cast
iron boilers in general, and The
Burnham in particular.
There are two kinds of cast iron
boilers being used for greenhouse
heating.
One kind was made particularly for
greenhouse heating.
The other kind was made particu-
larly for residence heating.
One kind first proved its great econ-
omy in greenhouse heating and then,
because of its economy, has sold freely
for residence work.
The other kind
is an out and out
residence boiler try-
ing to do greenhouse
work.
One kind is con-
structed to circulate
short distances, small
volumes of water hav-
ing vertical gravity
in its favor.
The other kind is
constructed to rapidly
move large volumes of
water, great distances.
through horizontal pipes — one of
the most difficult things to do in
heating.
One kind is like a six cylinder car
that can easily and smoothly run at 50
miles an hour and keep firmly in the
road.
The other kind is like a four cylinder
runabout, that may make the 50 mile
pace, but wobbles and jumps all over
the road and racks and strains the en-
gine doing it.
You wouldn't expect roses to thrive in
a 'mum temperature. Following the
same line of reason-
ing it is just as il-
logical to expect a
residence boiler to
economically heat a
greenhouse.
The Burnham was
the first cast iron boiler
designed and made
by a greenhouse con-
cern especially for
greenhouse work.
Buy the genuine
greenhouse boiler,
The Burnham.
Lord and Burnham Company
NEW YORK
42d St, BIdg.
BOSTON
Tremonl Bids
SALES OFFICES;
PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER TORONTO
Franklin Bank Bldg. Rookery Bldg. Granite Bldg. 1 2 Queen St.. Ea:
FACTORIES :-Irvington, N. Y. Des Plaines, 111.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
GLASS
In all size* and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glass Works ''NU^'vo'^'il^ty'*
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
s
SHOWER
="^s^^
SPRAYERS
-"Xg' White-wash Spray- 1
tag. Will not clog or get out of order. ■
Used in Leading Parks and Cemeteries. |
RESDE A
McKENNS 1
614— 60 th Street,
Brooklyn, New York 1
GreenhoiKs Materials and^l'J^^d
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or wiJI amiah
detaila and cat material* ready for erection.
Frank Van Assche, ^USS S^l^i^'^^^f
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Floral Designs de Luxe ""S^^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Streat, New York
552
The Florists' Exchange
September 6, 1913.
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l^i^HE fact that in the first few hours of
WjM the morning plants make more
growth and better growth than in all
the rest of the day, is a very vital
point to have in mind when deciding on buy-
ing a greenhouse.
The lighter the construction of your green-
house is, the quicker and stronger will be the
growth. The greater will be the returns on
your investment.
U-Bar greenhouses have a complete galvan-
ized, aluminum painted steel frame that makes
them not only the lightest houses built, but
rigid, enduring and low in up-keep costs.
The first rays and the last rays of light covmt^
with U-Bar houses, because their extreme
lightness permits the greatest amount of light
to reach the plants.
Graceful and attractive as the U-Bar con-
struction is, its efficiency is, after all, the thing.
They cost more but they are worth more,
because results are more and cost of mainte-
nance less.
We tell you these facts as a rnatter of pro-
tection.
Send for catalog or send for us — or botlx,
U-BAR GREENHOUSES
P1ER50N UBARCO i madi50nave.n.y
CANADIAN OFFICE. -10 PHILLIPS PLACE MONTREAL
Please mehtion the Exchange when writiiig.
The First of a Series of Landscape Gardening Articles will appear Next Week
*VDe are a straight shoot and aim to grow Into a olgoroum plant
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. n
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER J3, J9J3
One Dollar per Annum
NOW READY
bulbs, S1.25 per 100. S9.00 per 1000; 14 cm. bulbs,
1 quality bulbs, 11 t
, 2000 t
, S3.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS.
S1.50 pcT lOO. gll.OO per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS.
per 100, $28.00 per 1000.
LlllUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs, 7-9, S19.50 per case.
FREESIAS, Purity. S2.00 per 100, S15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mamomth bulbs,
$1.50 per 100, SIO.OO per 1000. . . ,^ „
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs, IM to 2 in. diameter, S9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs, 2 to
2).-2-in. in diameter, S12.00 per 100.
Lilivim Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELHT^RY
Wc- have received our first consignment of Harrisii, and offer a selected stock
true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was grown from the original true tyf
found splendid stock for early forcing, for which purpose Harrisii is so valuable,
much shorter than usual this season, but we are still m position to supply a nice
stock, and can make delivery nowfrom first shipment
, and will be
The crop is
it of selected
) 7^inch bulbs. 350 i
ch bulbs, 200 1
Full case
)the
Extra Fine Specimen Ferns for Fall Trade
NEPHROLEPIS elegantissima. 6-in. pots, 50c. each; 8-in., Sl.OO each; 10-in., S2.00 to S2.50
each.
NEPHROLEPIS magnifica (The Lace Fern) . S-in. pots, 50c each.
NEPHROLEPIS Bostonlensis. 6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Piersoni. C-in. pots, oOc. each.
NEPHROLEPIS superbissima. 8-in. pots, Sl.OO each.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisii form of Bosloniensis. The finest of all the plain-leavcd type.
S-in. pots, Sl.OO each; very large specimens, 10-in., S4.00 and $5.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Killarney, Pink KlUarney, Richmond, Lady Hillingdon and Killamey Queen.
We have a small surplus aver and above our own requirements of the above-named var-
ieties. Strong grafted plants, in 3J-j- and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NE>V YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
the Exchange when writing.
Special Price on I If V^ RUT RCL
Cold Storage 1^11^ ■ UUI^Lf >7
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we offer
LILIUM GIGANTEUM Supply unnted
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
Write now and get our quotations on Gij^nteums, Magnificum and Dutch Bulbs for
191S Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII "'=r
7-9, 200 to case, $9.00 per 100, $80.00 per 1000
Full case lots at thousand rates.
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 300 to case $7.00 per 100, $17.50 per case,
8-10, 226 " 8.50 " " 17.50 " "
9-10,200 " 10.00 " " 18.00 "
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
14 cm. up, 1,000 to the case $1.50 per 100, $10.60 per 1000
13 cm. up, 1,260 1.25 " " 9.00 "
CHINESE LILIES. ^° """'^ " ''"''"•,Uop'^e?ioSo.''"''=' *'•"' "" '"'''=•
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.-
WM. F. KASTING CO., Sgr^^ALr". ^:
Plcaie mention the Exohui^e when wrltlnc*
Wtr SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX
Hlliarney Brilliant
A sport trom" ICillamey, grown in the
open ground in England. Killamey was
introduced in 1898 and since then there
have been so many sports that Killarney
has developed into a type rather than a
variety. Messrs. Alexander Dickson &
I Sons, the original introducers, are to be
congratulated, sixteen years after the
advent of Killarney, in giving us now this
distinct novelty which is undoubtedly the
best of all varieties of this type.
Killamey BriUiant has the sam^habit
of growth and the same freedom of bloom
as its parent, while the flower is twice as
large, having 25 to 40 full-sized petals.
It wiU be as useful for Summer blooming
as for Winter forcing. The color is a
very brilliant pink and varies like Killar-
ney; in bright weather it is almost crimson
and in dull weather, when Killamey is so
pale, it is as bright as Killarney at its best.
The sale of Killamey BrilUant a year before
its introduction has been larger than that
of any other Rose ever sent out in this
country.
KILLARNEY BRILLIANT
Grafted plants. 75c. each, $7.50 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
A. N. PIERSON, inc.'^'Srn!"'
Please mention the Exchange when wntins.
MARYLAND
We will be ready to disseminate our nevi' bright scarlet, semi"
double Geranium " Maryland " Jan. ist, 1914. 50 cts. each,
I5.00 per doz.
READY FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT
2-inch 3-inch
Per 100 Per 100
DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Mixed colors S2.oo $3.00
COLEUS, Brilliancy, for Christmas 3.00 4.00
COLEUS Cecil Brown. The weeping Coleus 3.00 4.00
BEGONIA Vernon. White and pink 2.00 3.00
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Strong stock 2.00 3.00
SMILAX. Good strong stock 2.00
GERANIUMS. Standard sorts 2.00 3.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri 5.00
FUCHSIAS. A collection of 100 varieties, one
each 10.00
$18.50 per 1000 for the above quoted at $2.00 per 100.
$25.00 per 1000 for the above quoted at $3.00 per 100.
R. VINCENT, JR.& SONS CO., "ZSI'i
^ PleoBB meption the Exohange when writing.
-THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 573
554
The Florists' Exchange
Opening Sale
Of The Season
Tuesday, Sept. 161!!
At II A.M.
Of Choice Collection of
Foliage Plants, such as Palms,
Ferns, Bulbs, Carnations, Etc.
ELLIOTT AUCTION CO.,
42 Vesey St.
NEW YORK
Consignments Solicited
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TO THE TRADE
HENRY METTE, QuedGnburg, Germany
^^^■^^^ (Established ia 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWEB and EARM SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas,
Racfishes. Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, S6.00 per oz., S1.75 per H oz., SLOO per }4 oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order. ^ . .
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. 1 also grow largely
seeds on contract.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
From the
Grower
BULBS-BULBS-BULBS
All first size, never forced, grand lot, free on raU, cash with order, offered
subject to being unsold.
Irvings, $6.25; Golden Spur, $6.25; Sir Watkin, $6.25; Horsefieldil,
$4.50; Emperor, $5.50; Barr Consplcious, $2.50; Princeps, $3.10; Omatus,
$3.10; Pheasant's Eye, $2.65; Lily White, $4.50; Grand Monarque,
$6.25; Victoria, $6.25; Sol D'Or, $6.25; Double White, $2.65; Cynosure,
$3.10; Figaro, $2.50; Double Incomparabilis, $2.65; Single Incompara-
bilis, $2.65; Campernelle, $2.50; Gloriosa, $7.50; Rugulosus, $3.50; All
at per 1000.
GILL., NURSERYMAN, Falmouth, England
^Special Offers to the Trade in-i
ROSES for florists* pot-growing, best varieties, in assorted cases.
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. Grandiflora type, extra and mammoth sizes
BUXUS ARBORESCENS, for Fall or Spring, Bushes and Pyramids.
For further particulars address, at once
AUGUST ROLKER © SONS. P. 0. Box 752, 51 Barclay St., NEW YORK
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
and
BlJLBd
W.C.Beckert
tOI-103 Federal Street
PITTSBUROH, PA. (North SUe)
PAPER-WHITE il A DPI CO lie
GRANDIFLORA RHIfblOOUO
WEEBER © DON
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Burpee's Seeds
PHILSDELPHIS
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit
New Crop
Sweet
p
eas
Mlb.
Hlb-
Lb.
$0.50
$0.75
$1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.35
.60
1.00
.75 1.25 2.00
Christmas or
Winter-Flowering
Our new crop of Sweet
Peas has just arrived,
and we can fill orders
promptly. The germina-
tion and quality are of
the very best.
True Christmas-Flowering
Sweet Peas
White. Pure white; fine, large flowers, borne pro- Oz.
fusely $0.20
Pink. Companion to the above 20
Meteor. Best Christmas red; splendid, large flowers .20
Florence Denzer. A splendid white 15
Le Marquis. A beautiful shade of violet, extra
fine 20
Mrs. Wm. Sim. The very best of all the pink
shades, highly recommended 25
Mrs. C. H. Totty. This is a very desirable color,
silvery sky-blue, shghtly later than the earhest
varieties 20
Mrs. E. Wild. Early flowering, brilliant red 20
Watchung. Early-flowering Christmas type, black-
seeded white 20
Blanche Ferry. Pink and white, same in color as the
old standard, popular Blanche Ferry, only of the
Christmas-flowering type 20
Mrs. Alex. Wallace. This variety is without a doubt
the peer of all lavender colors. Mrs. A. Wallace
is now so well known that further description is
unnecessary 25
S. & W. Co.'s Earliest White. A special white,
being notable for its long stems and purity of
flowers 25
S. & W. Co.'s Sunbeams. A splendid novelty in
Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas. Flowers are
very open and of a clear primrose yeUow. Every-
one should try some of this variety this season 30
Snowbird. Black-seeded early white 20
Mrs. Dolansky. Early-flowering pure pink, or Prima
Donna 20 .50 .75 1.50
Our SWEET PEAS are all grown by a specialist, and for
quality cannot be better at any price.
Mignonette
S. & W. Co.'s Triumph. This Mignonette is one of the choicest H oz. Oz.
varieties for Winter forcing. In type similar to Allen's Defiance,
except that spilces are more compact and the individual florets are
much larger in size. Seed of this grand variety is grown in our
greenhouses and is saved from the best spikes. Plants grow from
2 to 3 feet high, producing flower-spikes up to 20 inches long.
Pkt. (about 1000 seeds), 50c $0.75 $5.00
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.85
1.50
2.50
.50
.75
1.50
50 Barclay Street
NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SeptemlK-1- 13, 1913.
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Pansy Seed
(New Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
FHILADELPHM, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Narcissus ^^^ SEEDS
Paper White Grandifiora
Superior Qualify
SELECTED BULBS
13-15 Centimeters
Per 100 $1.00
Per 1000 8.25
Per 5000 $8.00 per 1000
Cases contain 1250 bulbs.
Mammoth Paper White
14 to 16 Centimeters
Per 100 Per 1000
lOOO^Bulbs to case $1.25 $10.00
Chinese saered Lilies
Per basket (30 bulbs) $1.25
Giant Pansy Seed
JohDSOD*$ Prize winner Strain
Prom the leading English, French.
and German Specialists. Unquestionably
the best Giant strain of Pansies in the
market.
1000 seeds 30c., 2000 seeds 50c.,
6000 seeds $1.00, per oz. $5.00.
Send/oT Wholesale Bulb Catalogue.
Johnson Seed Co.
217 HarKet iSt., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mentioD the Ezohange when writing.
GIANT
PANSY SSD
HOME GRO>A/N
Ab fine as the very best obtainable: $6.00
per oi., $1.50 per Ji oi., 50c. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. $6.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2H-inch, strong, $6.00 per 100, $46.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.76 each.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $10.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1219 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON, MICH
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmeton, Squash, Watermelon, Swtet Corn
Correspondence Solicited
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Si „
and Double Miied. 600 seeds, $1.00; 1000
seeds, $1.50; K pkt. oOc. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensis, Sweet Yellow. 25c.
PRIMULA malacoides. Giant Baby. 2Sc.
PRIMULA obconlca. New Giants. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. 50c.
CINERARIA. I.arge-ilowering, dwarf, mixed,
1000 seeds. 50c.; J^ pkt. 25c.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds, $1.00; J-j pkt. 50c.
DAISY _ (Bellis) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Ex. Pkt. 25c.
COLUMBINE, New Fancy, Grand. 25c.
SWEET WILLIAM, New Giants. Fine. 25c.
POPPY, Oriental Colossus. New. 25c.
HOLLYHOCK, Newport Pink Double. 25c.
CiflNT PAN^V The best )arg.^flowering
UIHII I rHnOI . varieties, critically selected.
6000 seeds. Sl.OO; M pkt. 50c.; $2.50 per ounce. A
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Antirrhinum NELROSE
The Cut Flower Novelty of the Year
Dozen, $3.00 ; 25, $5.00 ; 100. $12.00
First batch ready November I5th
f. W. fletcher & Co. '"'S''-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massie, Minneap-
olis, Minn. ; first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Therkildson, Paines-
ville, O. ; secretary (re-elected), C. E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. WU-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC.— Sept. 2, S. S. Ar-
gentina^^P. H. Petry & Co., 11 bbls.
roots, etc. S. S. Baltic — P. Henderson &
Co., 17 cases bulbs; Maltus & Ware, 10
cases bulbs. S. S. Byndam — J. M. Thor-
burn & Co., 31 cases seed: P. Henderson
& Co., 160 bags seed; Hallgarten Co., 12
pkgs. trees: P. H. Petry & Co., 6 pkgs.
bulbs; M. D. T. Co., 77 cases bulbs;
Dept. Agriculture, 7 cases bulbs; A. T.
Boddlngton, 20 cases bulbs; J. M. Thor-
burn & Co., 10 cases bulbs; I. P. Roosa.
47 cases bulbs; Funch, Edye & Co., 1
case bulbs; E. J. Krug, 94 cases bulbs;
H. Langeler, 50 cases oulbs; Kennedy &
Hunter, 3 oases bulbs; H. F. Darrow. 29
cases bulbs ; R. Boas &. Co., 6 cases
bulbs: A. Baldwin & Co., 55 cases bulbs;
P. Henderson & Co., 48 cases bulbs;
Weeber & Don, IS cases buibs; C. P.
Meyer, 67 cases bulbs; J. W. Hampton,
Jr. & Co., 109 eases bulbs; H. H. Berger
& Co., 15 cases bulbs; Stumpp & Walter
Co., 3 cases bulbs; R. J. Irvi'in, 12 cases
bulbs; Vaughan's Seed Store. 139 cases
bulbs; H. A. Line, 1 case bulbs; Lunham
& I\loore. 2 cases bulbs; Bernard Judae
cS: Co., 96 cases bulbs; W. Elliott & Son,
9 cases bulbs; L. D. Cole, 8 cases buibs;
McHutchlson & Co., 23 cases bulbs;
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 4 cases bulbs;
P. C. Kuyper & Co., 5 cases trees, 1116
cases bulbs; Maltus & Ware, 1873 cases
bulbs. S. S. Philadelphia — Moore Seed
Co., 6 cases bulbs; Maltus & Ware, 6
cases bulbs; Pont Bros., 9 cases bulbs;
P. Henderson & Co.. 21 eases bulbs.
Sept. 8, S. S. Volturno — R. F. Lang, 307
cases bulbs. S. S. New York — P. Hen-
derson & Co., 9 cases bulbs; Maltus &
Ware, 1 case trees.
U^Reason
Why
The fact that we sell many
more Lily bulbs to florists
than any other firm in the
world is of little conse-
quence. But the reason
why this is so is important.
It is because the bulbs have
given better satisfaction on
the average than any other
brand known. There are
no better Lily bulbs grown
anywhere in the world
than Horseshoe Brand
Giganteum — due here very
soon. Now is the time to
order if you have not done
so before. Prices as follows:
She 6/8 $16 per case of 400
Size 7/9 $18 per case of 300
Size 9/10 $22 per case of 200
INQUIRE FOR PRICES ON
LARQE QUANTITIES
Ralph M. Ward
& Company
The Lily House
71 MURRAY STREET
NEW YORK
Pleoie mention th. Ixchaiw. vhen viltliiK.
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FRENCH BULBS
1000
WHITE ROMANS, 11-12 (2500 to case) *23.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, Star Brand (1000 to case) H-OU
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, Fancy (1250 to case) 9-00
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA
^"Tl^S^Sandup..^ 45 ™
MAMMOTH, M to % inch. .,. 1-1° l"'""
FIRST QUALITY, J^ to M mch ^^^ '■""
CALIFORNIA GROWN . „„
CHOICE, Vi to Vi inch. ..■••.•■•• °f S-qq
FIRST QUALITY, ^ to ^ inch 4& •^•""
TRUE PURITY o 50 OQ 00
^ inch to M inch J-.^^ jgloO
J4 inch and over •••••■ ^ jg.OO
Jl inch to H inch
o..e.. WHITE CALLA.& i. ^^.oo
1)4 to IH inch g 00 75 00
IH to 2 inch ; ; 12.00
2 to 2)^ inch
New Crop Lilies
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Ten days In cold storage before planting seems to benefit the crop ^^^
6 to 8 inch (350 to case) *4.00 $35.00
7 to 9 inch (250 to case) '•"" ""■""
LILIUM HARRISII loo looo
7 to 9 inch (200 to case) »10-00 $85.00
LILIUM CANDIDUM loo looo
_ ,„. ■p>„iu„ S4.50 MO.OO
f'T'^^Rnlh, 5-00 45.00
lll^lXibs.;::::: :::::;::: e-oo so.oo
LILIUM QIQANTEUM from cold storage
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) ^'7•oO per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to ease) ;••■■•. 1 ^UO per case
STORAGE FROM OCT. 1st EXTRA
OTHER LILIES from cold storage
ALBUM, 8-9 inch Ton'" 100
RUBRUM, 8-9 inch o-nn "'' nn
RUBRUM, 9-11 inch 9.00 per 100
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
New York
Vaughan^s Seed Store 'Jiiffis
Please mention the Exchange when Tgriting.
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and all GARDEN SEEDS
d all GARDENSEEDS O^^O C"»
ONION SETS
•Pleaae mention the Eichajge when Tvriting.
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Price*
SEEID
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
Weexpect.romourcoU-o-„^-> »>— "
SANDER. Bruges, Belgium
And 258 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Ple^ i.°*<n„ th» Exchange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, jwitn illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
Sr. PAUL, MINN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
All advance orders for my original
WINTER
Sweet Pea Seed
have been promptly filled, and each
additional order is sent the same day
as received as long as the seed will last.
Send for list.
New Winter Orchid or
Gold Medal Sweet Pea
I have cut down many large orders
putting the balance of the seed in col-
lection of eight named varieties of the best commercial colors just to give even
the smallest grower a chance to try them.
Collection of eight named varieties, in commercial colors: Pink and White,
White, Soft Pink, Lavender, Dark Rose, etc. Sufficient to plant 100 feet
row. Price, $4.00 for one collection. Not more than three collections to each
customer.
Winter Orchid Sweet Peas in Mixture
Containing about 20 distinct colors. Price, Ji-oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $7.00. Not
more than 2 ozs. to each customer.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, sweet Pea Ranch, LOMPOC, CAL.
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
Bftabllahad 1818. Write for our low price*.
UGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BA LTIMORE MD.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
American Notes
The extremely oppressive heat which
has preTailed so persistently during the
past fortnight has most certainly been
anything but conducive to a real active
/business in Autumn planted bulbs ; never-
theless, an especially good start has been
tember, and the trade is a unit in feel-
ing that all that is now needed is cooler
weather to see a substantial trade in this
line materialize. Those seedsmen who
cater particularly to the mail trade in
bulbs report that already the early re-
turns from the Autumn catalogs are
very encouraging indeed, and feel con-
vinced that this branch of the business
will be unusually large and active this
season. So very large have been the re-
ceipts of Dutch bulbs this week that,
between arranging the stocks and taking
care of the orders, the trade have most
surely had their hands full. The demand
for Tulips is already assuming large pro-
portions, and particularly is the call for
both the named varieties and mixtures
of the Darwin Tulips most marked.
Other lines of Dutch bulbs are starting
the season with about normal sales. In
the French bulbs a good business is being
accomplished outside of Roman Hya-
cinths ; and in this latter, short as the
crop has all along been known to be,
commercial growers for the flowers would
seem to be taking little interest — and is
it any wonder at the prices it is neces-
sary for the seedsmen and importers to
ask? There has been quite a strong feel-
ing entertained tor some little time by
many well informed members of the
trade that, as the season advanced, some-
what larger offerings and lower rates
might be made by our French friends,
but nothing of the kind has as yet de-
veloped. It surely begins to look as if
the advance orders from growers that
were booked early in the season would
about take all the Eoman Hyacinths
there are in the market, except what have
been put aside by seedsmen and dealers
for private estate and retail catalog
trade.
The middle of the month will see the
starting of the regular auction sales of
bulbs and plants, to be followed as the
season advances with the usual offerings
of nursery stock as well ; these public
sales, which now take place in the larger
cities of the country every Spring and
Fall, have become a regular fixed part
of the horticultural business and serve
their purpose well.
The matter of the advancing market
for many items in Grass seeds and Clo-
vers was mentioned last week in this
column and surely deserves the very clos-
est attention. The most extreme advance
so far is in the item of Eecleaned Red
Top Grass seed, which in the last two
months or so has shown an advance of
some ten cents per pound and may yet
go even higher, as there is no seed of
any amount to be had from the crop of
1912, and the new crop of seed now being
harvested is a very small one as the
present market price clearly shows.
There would seem to be little else needing
special mention this week ; as apart from
the main item of bulbs, the seasonable
vegetable and flower seeds are enjoying
the customary September demand.
The Seed Crops
It is most certainly a great relief
to be able to say that the seed crop re-
ports as a whole have improved quite a
little since the rains came. This does
not mean that estimates of various seed
yields, already stated in previous weeks
in this column, will be exceeded, but it
is a fair contention now to hope that
they will hold their own. There have
been many reports this past week regard-
ing the condition of the Garden Bean
i seed crop, and they all practically con-
firm the estimates already made of 50
to 60 per cent, of an average ; and, if
frost keeps off until very late, and the
fairly good growing weather of the pres-
ent continues, there may be some sec-
tions where they will do even better
than this. But it is impossible for the
effects of the entire Summer's drought
to be overcome in a few weeks of even
good growing weather — the short vines
and the small pods cannot give a full
vield. As regards Sweet Corn there is
little to add to what has already been
said ; some Western reports received this
week claim only half of a crop on the
early varieties and a little better perhaps
for Stowell's Evergreen and other late
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen, 98 Chambers St., siVs^barcuy
Ne>v York
September 13, 1913.
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COLD STOIUCE ULIES
SURPLUS CLEARANCE
All Bulbs sound, dormant, and in good condition, and will be examined and repacked before shipment
Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum potted right noW will flower around Christmas and
New Year; Lilium Speciosums through and up till Easter — you will find them invaluable
for all cut flower purposes. We make the following bargain offer till sold out:
Lilium Speciosum Rubrum-Cold Storage
Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum
7- to 9-in,, 300 bulbs in a case.
100 1000 Case
$5.00 $45.00 $12.00
Lilium Speciosum Album Cold Storage
8- to 9-in., 225 bulbs in a case. . . 7.50 60.00 12.00
9- to 1 1 -in., 125 bulbs in a case. . . 8.50 80.00 10.00
1 1- to 13-in., 100 bulbs in a case. . . 10.00 90.00 10.00
8- to 9-in., 225 bulbs in a case .
9- to 11-in., 125 bulbs in a case.
100 1000 Case
$5.00 $45.00 $10.00
7.50 60.00 7.50
Lilium Speciosum Melpomene-Cold Storage
8- to 9-in., 225 bulbs in a case .
9- to 11-in., 125 bulbs in a case.
5.00
7.50
45.00
60.00
10.00
7.50
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON,
Less 5% if cash accompanies the order
Seedsman,
342 West 14th Street,
NEW YORK CITY
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Please mention the Exchange when writing. '^ »^*-»^>»-l^;-l^>_l^*_l
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
Engflish Lot
just off ship.
Bricks tbofough-
ly " Run."
Highest Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Bvdq SIraM. NEW VOBK
Pleaaa mention the Exohange when wrltjnic.
Please mention the Exohango when writlllf.
sorts. In New Tork and Connecticut it
is still felt tliat the seed .yield for most
varieties of Sweet Corn may run as high
as 7.5 per cent., but everything now de-
pends upon the frost keeping off until
what crop there is can be fully ripened.
An important grower writes as fol-
lows regarding the vine seed situation :
"The outlook for more than half a crop
of Cucumber seed is not good ; the same
may be said of most varieties of Melons
that I grow, which includes both Musk
and AVater Melons. Squash may do
somewhat better, but there will be no
full crops of any vine seeds this season."
The outlook as to the yield of Tomato
seed has not before been mentioned in
this column for the reason that reports
right up to the present time have been
so very conflicting ; as with everything
else the dry weather has had its effect ;
but after carefully considering all ad-
vices it ma.v be fair to state that the
average yield of seed will turn out in the
end to be about 50 per cent, of a crop.
There has also been a great difference of
opinion regarding the seed yield of the
Long Island ( N. Y. ) Cabbage crop ; es-
timates as high as 75 per cent, and as
low as 2.5 per cent, have been sent in —
the writer believes the latter will be near-
est to the final answer. As regards other
seed yields not above mentioned this
week, there has been little if any change
from the conditions previously reported.
A^icnltnral Pairs
There has never been a time in the his-
tory of this country when the old fash-
ioned agricultural fair has been so popu-
lar as it is now and this Autumn season
will without the least question see more
extensive exhibits and a marked larger
attendance at these exhibitions than in
any previous year. No seedsman or
dealer can afford to neglect the most op-
portune and valuable chance here pre-
sented to do some real substantial and
effective advertising of his business. The
expense will be very little as compared
with the lasting results that can be so
surely and easily obtained. Exhibits of
vegetables and flowers that have been I
Gladiolus Scribe
Was one of the varieties in our outdoor
exhibit at Minneapolis that created an
impression on all visitors.
Everyone was delighted with it on ac-
count of its pleasing soft rose color.
A color that is useful to the Florist.
Scribe is a variety that is
Moderate in Price
Higii in Quality, and
Full of Satisfaction
One that measures up to the high
standard of Flowerfield.
$3.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000
John Lewis Childs
Flowerfield, L. I., N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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SEPTEMBER SOWING
mail.
By sowing seed of STtVEB FIKK SNAFBBAGOlT during September you
have a continuous supply of blossoms from Easter until July. Pause a
ent and figure what this means. There is no other plant that can be de-
pended upon to do half so much business nor yield half so much profit. See
recent ads. to find what our patrons say. A big grower who had one pkt. of
seed last year has just reordered seven pkts. This is the kind of evidence that
counts.
SZIiVEK PINK is easy to grow and our free directions give the necessary
rules. Our prices are low and, whether you use seeds or plants, you can have
a bed at very small cost. Price of seed, over 500 to the pkt., $1.00; 3 pkts.,
50; 7 pkts., $5.00; by retur
PLANTS
We have the finest plants that we have grown — about 25,000 of them, ready
for shipment in October. They will be ready for the bench or potting on with-
out further topping. Order early even If you are not ready to bench. By get-
ting them when ready you will save on the price and express. If your bench is
dy you can hold them in 3-in. pets. Figure your needs and let your or-
me. The price is only ?4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000, by express. Cash, please.
G. S. RAMSBURG. Somersworth. N.H.
Cold Storage Lilies
Will bloom in 12 to 14 weeks after planting. Every progressive florist
should force a batch of these, as they are money makers.
Lilium Giganteum
7 to 9 inch 300 to case
7 to 9 inch 250 to case
8 to 10 inch • 200 to case
Ask for prices, slating quantity wanted
Our latest Wholesale Catalogue of Bulbs, Seeds and Florists' Supplies
just out; send tor a copy if you haven't received one.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
518 Market Street PH ILADELPHIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FREESIA
ARMSTRONGI
Seeds and Bulbs for sale until Sept.
15, 1913.
This is a new pinl: variety lately
introduced from Europe and has be-
come very popular. The flowers are
borne on long stems and are valuable
for bouquets. ,_»,.„
Everybody is growlnfi them.
SEEDS
2 ounces at $3.00 per oz.
5 " " 2.50 " "
10 " " 2.25 " "
BULBS
Ist size, $15.00 per 100
A few 6-7 and 7-9 Harrlsii tor sale.
R. H. lAMES, St. George's, Bermuda
[arly Fall Bulbs
READY NOW
Roman Hyacinths, white. $0.50
CEtndidmn Lilies 60
Harrisii Lilies, 7-9 1.35
Freesias, extra large 25
Qiinese Sacred Lilies..
.60
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Per doz. Per 100
$3.00
4.50
8.75
1.25
Basket
1.25
Per 100 Per 1000
Paper White Narcissi. . . . $1.10 $8.75
Ornithogalum 1.50 12.00
Oxalis, Bermuda Buttercup 1.00 8.50
Exta fine stock. Let us have your
order today. Write for Fall catalogue.
JAMES VICK'S SONS
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
grown from the seeds the dealer has sold
are most effective. It is not by any
means a difficult matter to gather to-
gether such collections from the custom-
ers of the season and so make a most at-
tractive display. Another good method
is to offer some special money prizes (the
amounts need not necessarily be large)
for various varieties of vegetables and
flowers grown from seeds purchased from
the dealer. Any of these various ways
can be employed with good success and
the results will be a large quantity of
the best possible advertising and at small
cost. And last but by no means least,
the prize cards and other awards the
dealer so exhibiting may receive can be
very effectively used in various ways and
forms of future advertising. Do not neg-
lect to obtain all the good possible from
the agricultural fair in your section this
year.
William Henry Blanle
The sudden death last week of
William Henry Maule came as a most
unexpected shock to his many friends in
the trade. No seedsman was more widely
known or held in greater esteem. The
enormous mail order business at Philadel-
phia amply testifies to the splendid
knowledge of his chosen profession and
the untiring energy of the deceased. Our
friend will be greatly missed. V.
New York Seed Trade _
Roman J. Irwin, formerly of Skidel-
sky & Iiwiu of Philadelphia, who for
the past two years has been engaged in
the plant, bulb and seed business at 3097
Broadway, has found it necessary for
the accommodation of his customers and
for the more convenient transaction of
his increasing business to make a change
in his location. He has taken a suite
of offices at 71 W. 23d St., on the twelfth
floor. These new quarters are con-
veniently located near the 23d St. station
of the Sixth ave. elevated road, and on
the line of the 23d st. crosstown cars,
and are consequently easily reached from
any part of the city.
.1. J. Wilson, who has been connected
with J. M. Thorhurn & Co. for 15 years,
the past eight of which he has been
secretary of that corporation, has severed
his connection with the corporation and
has become president of the J. J. Wilson
Seed Co. of 79 Orange St., Newark, N. J. ;
E. F. MaeClelland is vice-president and
A. S. Schenck secretary.
The old store of the Stumpp & Walter
Co., 50 Barclay St., is now being cleared
of its contents and work on tTie fine
large new store at 30 Barclay st. is
being rapidly pushed to completion.
Business, however, is being carried on as
usual and an attractive window display
of Gladiolus blooms at the old store is
noted this week.
At Wm. Elliott & Sons. 42 Vesey St.,
the auction department will open its sea-
son Tuesday, Sept. 16, with a sale of
bulbs and decorative plants.
Peter Henderson & Co. of 37 Cortlandt
St. are sending out their handsome and
complete Autumn catalog. Arthur M.
Kirby is taking a few days' vacation this
week, at Wading River, L. I. William
Park sailed on Saturday last on the
S. S. Caledonia for England on a vaca-
tion trip. He will, while abroad, visit
his old home at Wigan, Lancashire,
- England.
At Vaughan's Seed (Store, 25 Barclay
St., all the Dutch -bulbs have been re-
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FIRST=CUASS
CALLA LILY BULBS
Sizes Per lOO Per looo
Bulblets = = = = = $0.50 $4.00
'A to %=inch diameter = = = 1.50 10.00
Hnch diameter = = = = 3.00 20.00
1^ " " = = = = 4.00 35.00
2 " " = = = = 6.00 50.00
2!^" " = = = = 7,50 65.00
3 " " = = = = 10.00 80.00
SOO AT lOOO RATE
If you send cash with order we will prepay shipment. If on arrival bulbs are not satisfactory, return and on
receipt of same we will return your money.
R. n^ yVMTTTNfO Calla Lily Bulbs
P. O. Box 314
Dept. A
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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
Bidwell & Pobes
GroNvers of
Gladioli
Kl NSMAN, OHIO
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSY SEED
New Crop Now Ready
Seed MTed from 6ne3t selected planu. AI( l«rge '
nowering. finest mixed.
.^l <«^ »5 00; 2 ois., »9 00: trade ptt., »1.00
H pkt., tSOc. Cash with order.
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Grower of the Finest Pansles
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Thomas;iJ.^Grey Co.
A. F. Barney 1 (Late [Managers of Schlegel &
J. M. GleasonJ Fottler Co.
Peter M. Miller j. p. a. Cuerineau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Strett, - Boston, Mass.
^Please mention the ExchaiiKe when wrltinic.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the
only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised In each Issue, and this
feature means that a reader In need of,
say, Carnations, can look at this Index
and refer to all advertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
ceived, and are reported to be in e.xcel-
lent condition. A letter was received
from J. 0. ^'aujihan this week stating
that he expects to arrive in this country
about Sept. 20. James Fisher, of the
Chicago store, who recently returned
from a trip abroad, w-as a call-er at the
New York store this week.
The MacNiff Horticultural Co., 56
Vesey St., will hold its first auction sale
on Tuesday. Sept. 16. Bulbs and orna-
mental plants will be offered.
In the store window of Weeber c& Don.
114 Chamters st., there was noted this
week a display of thirteen plates of ripe
Tomatoes, the fruit being of more than
usual excellence and attracting much at-
tention from those passing. Among these
varieties there was a plate of "The Don,"
a handsome and symmetrically formed,
nearly round variety of medium size, an
extra early for forcing or outdoor plant-
ing.
Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers st., re-
port that Grass seeds. Peony roots, and
tmlbs of all kinds are meeting with an
active demand. The fitting up of the
new store will soon be completed.
A baby boy arrived at the home of
Mr. and' Mrs. James McHutchison at
Greenville, N. J., on Monday morning of
this week. This newcomer, however, ap-
parently does not diminish Mr. Mcllut-
chison's interest in tariff matters regard-
ing nursery and florist stock, which he
has been largely instrumental in bring-
ing into a form more acceptable to all
who are interested in those lines. In a
conversation at the office of McHutchi-
son & Co., 17 Murray St., he stated this
week to a representative of The Ex-
change that if the tariff bill passes in
its present shape, it will mean a reduc-
tion of all nursery stock now on 2~> per
cent, ad valorem basis to 15 per cent.,
and of all florists' stock, other than
Palms. Azalea indica, Orchids, from 25
per cent, to 15 per cent. Tliis reduction
would affect Bay trees, Arauoarias, Hy-
drangeas, etc. McHutchison & Co. have
closed for this season their Fern ship-
ping department at 38 Vesey st. Apropos
of t^e recent failure of Wm. Hagemann
& Co. of 30 Church St.. following closely
tlie suicide of its president, Paul Kase;
it is interesting to note that the firm of
McHutchison & Co. for the past ten
years have filled the orders of Hagemann
GIANT PANSY SEED
Kenllworth Strain, light,
Kenilworth Show, an extr
Masterpiece, curled, wavy
Orchid Flowered, mixed.
Giant Bronze and Copper Mixture.
Giant Fancy, margined
5000, Sl.OO; ii-oz. S1.2,
Pansies in Separate Colors
1000 seeds, 25c.
edged. 1000 seeds, 25c.;
For fuller description, see ]
ad. in July, and August
7 and 14.
Giant Red
Gian
Royal Purple
Giant Light Blue
Gian
Emperor William
Giant Dark Blue
Gian
King of the Black
Lord Beaconsfield
Giant Zebra
Gian
Giant McKinley
Gian
Yellow (dark eye)
Giant Adonis
Gian
Yellow
. White (dark eye)
' The preceding sorts mixed in
equal proportion, 1000 seeds, 25c.
Any 5 pkts. $1.00, any 11
pkts. 12.00.
With every Sl.OO worth o"
Kenilworth strain I v " '
send 1000 of Rainbow
free, and with other
amounts in like pro-
c^*-'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
no..>.<. a( PI«,J:«Iii« Dnnnmt 812-00 per 1000; SIOO.OO per 10,000. Young
COrmS OT Gladiolus Panama, bulbs of same, m-<n. and over, $12.00 per
100 i $100.00 per 1000.
Gladiolus Niagara
Gladiolus America
Corms. $5.00 per 1000 ; $40.00 per 10,000. Young bulbs of
same, IK-"", and over, $5.00 per 100 ; $40.00 per 1000.
BADER & CO.
and over, $9.00 per 1000 ; $80.00 per 10.000.
ALL STRICTLY TRUE TO NAME
larger quantities, apply to
Wholesale
Bulb Growers
Sassenheim, Holland
GARDEN SEED GLADIOLUS
RPF.T CARROT. PARSNIP. RADISH and ^M M^A ^M^ M^^ M^ ^^ ^^
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUff S SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Orange, Conn.
Pleaso mention the Exchange when writing.
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Grower, of Full List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Plea«e mention the Exohanga when wrltlnE.
Prices now ready
C.J.SPEELffAN®SONS
Sassenheim - - Holland
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Hollyhock Seed
New Crop, double mixed. Oi., 70c.; pkt., 20<:.
Allefthany, fringed, mised. Oz., 60c.; pkt., 15c.
PANSY, Giant-flowerln4 World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest strain in existence. Oi., $2.50;
6000 seeds. $1.00; pkt., 25c.
Send for our Wholesale Seed List.
Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Graige, Baltimore. Md.
Please mention the Exobange when writing.
seo
The Florists' Exchange
PEONIES
^ Per 100
Caxnille Calot. Light rose SIO.OO
Carnea Striata. Pale flesh, shading to white 9.00
Charlemagne. Creamy white, center light lilac,
flesh shaded with chamois, late 20.00
Clarissa. Rosy pink; inner petals sulphur 6.00
Comte de Diesbaeh. Dark red; early 8.00
Comte de Jussier. Outer petal pink, inner yel-
lowish 8.00
Comte de Nanteuil. Very large and full ; dark rose
Comte de Xiepperg. Dark rose pink ; large bloom .
Comte d' Osmond. White with sulphurish center .
Couronne d'Or, Immense; snowy white with
yellowish stamens; fragrant; very late 15.00
Delacbei. Deep crimson purple; one of the best
dark Peonies ; late midseason 10.00
Dortens Coros. Bright pink 6.00
Duchesse de Nemours (Calot). Cup shaped, sul-
phur white; late, and one of the best whites
Duke of Wellington. Flowers fragrant, sulphur
white; large and well formed ; strong grower; stems
long and firm; late midseason 20.00
Edulis Superba. Soft pink; very early 10.00
Felix Crousse. Brilliant, flaming red; the best red;
the popular color with florists; late midseason. . 25.00
Festiva Alba. Ivory white, with occasional crimson
spots in center petals; late midseason 15.00
Festiva Maxima. The ideal early white for floral
work; a well-nigh perfect Peony 15.00
Floral Treasure. Rich, soft pink 15,00
Francois Ortegat. Semi-double; large purplish-
crimson bloom, brilliant golden-yellow anthers. 8.00
Gen. Cavaignac. Lively lilac pink, shaded lighter 6.00
Gloire de Douai. Purplish scarlet crimson with
black reflex ; late 8.00
Golden Harvest. Very large; free bloomer, blush
guard petals; creamy-white center; midseason. 15.00
Grandiflora Carnea Plena. Very early; clear
flesh pink, shaded lilac; keeps well; ships well.
Grandiflora Rosea. Light rose; outer petals very
large, inner smaller and bunched ; vigorous grower
Lady Bramwell. Silvery pink; late midseason. . . .
Laius. Outer petals white, inner sulphur, changing
to white; medium size 12.00
8.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
Festiva Maxima
JACKSON & PERKINS CO
Not a lox^ list; but made up with great care, with the idea
of including only the best, most distinct kinds, indifferent
colors, covering the blooming season, and filling the wants
alike of the Cut-Flower Grower and the Landscape Gar-
dener. Our stock is correct and unmixed. Every plant
has bloomed. The price is for divisions of from three to
five eyes and upward. Orders booked now. Can deliver
immediately or hold till wanted.
Per 100
La Tulipe. Late; very large, full, shell-formed
blooms, borne on long, erect stems; delicate rose,
fading to creamy white; one of the best S20.00
La Sublime. Crimson; fine, full, fragrant 8.00
Livingstone (True Crousse) . Soft rosy pink, silvery
reflex, strong, long stems; best late pink 40.00
Louis Van Houtte (Delache). Fine dark crimson;
very double; strong 12.00
Meissonier. Reddish purple, crimson center 40.00
Monsieur Barral. Soft, clear pink; large and
full ; long stems 10.00
Monsieur Dupont. Very large; ivory white with
carmine border in center petals; late midseason. . 20.00
Mile. Marie Calot. Clear satin-like silvery reflex 12.00
Mile. Rene Dessert. In clusters, soft lilac with
silvery-violet reflex 20.00
Madame Crousse. A superb white; mid-season. 20.00
Madame Lebon. Bright cherry pink 10.00
Madame Rose Rendatler. Delicate rose 8.00
Nigricans. Very late, brilliant, purplish crimson. . 20.00
Nobilissima. Deep pink; good stems; lasts well. . 20.00
Oflicinalis Mutabilis Alba. Earliest white 15.00
Oflicinalis Rubra Pleno. ■ The well-known, very
early, double crimson 12.00
Oflicinalis Rosea-semi-double-rose. The flrst
to bloom 15.00
Palmata. Cut-leaved; single scarlet; earliest 25.00
Papaviflora. Guard petals pure white; others yel-
lowish; excellent 15.00
Phryne. Blush white 8.00
Prince Imperial. Brilliant purplish scarlet; free
bloomer; fine for massing in landscape work 12.00
Prolifera Tricolor. Soft flesh, with center of
golden yellow _ 8.00
Queen Victoria (Whitleyi). This is the standard
pure white market variety for storage 10.00
Richardson's Dorchester. Salmon pink; one of
the very best late ones 25.00
Rosea Superba. Brilliant, deep cerise pink;
blooms compact and perfectly formed; healthy
growth; long stems; keeps well; late midseason. . . 25.00
Rosea Plena Superba. Very full flower; delicate
pink and salmon 8.00
_ Growers of *'The Preferred Stock"
NENA/ARK, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
THORBURN'S SUPERB MIXTURE has been
known for years for its variety of color and size
of flowers. Per oz S4.00
We have also extra fine strains of Masterpiece,
Madam Peiret and all the leading varieties of
Giant Trimardeau.
Write for prices.
FRBBSIA
REFRACTA ALBA 100 1000
H to M-in. diameter SO^TS $5^
J4 to M-in. diameter 1.00 8.00
Purity. First size 2.00 12.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
5 to 7-in. circumference $6.00 $40.00
6 to 7-in. circumference 6.00 55.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
& Co. for from 11,000 to 18,000 Azalea
indica plants each year.
Among the recent visitors to this city
were : J. V. Bonnell, Seattle, Wash. ;
Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Pa. ; C. H.
Sehouter, Groeneken, Holland ; Will
Rehder, Wilmington, N. C. and family ;
Seth Miller, president of the Greep
Floral Co., Dallas, Texas, and family ;
Miss Genevieve Cook. Montgomery, Ala.,
who recently returned on the S. S. New
York from England, where she has been
on a three months' visit ; Peter M. Miller,
of the Thomas J. Grey Co., Boston,
Mass., who has been making a combined
1 business and vacation trip in this vicin-
i ity.
ROMAN HYACINTHS. 12-15 3.75 35.00
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandi-
flora. 13-15 1.26 8.00
LILIUM CANDIDUM. 20 6.00 40.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOG?
ASK FOR IT WHEN ORDERING
**Th« mast reliable seeds"
53 Barclay St., (t is) New York
Pleaae mention the Exchange whan writlpg.
Narcissus Paper White
Grandiflora
100 1000
13 ctm. bulbs (1250 to case)...$1.25 $8.50
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.50 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St., CHICAGO
Pleaae mention the Exchaaee when writing.
Pluladelphia Seed Trade
Business is showing a perceptible im-
provement. The Dutcli bulbs are com-
ing in ; the first shipments have arrived
and the advance orders on this stock are
very gratifying.
William J. Sherry, of the Johnson
Seed Co. has been confined to his home
for several days with rheumatic trouble.
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., lias been featur-
ing some very fine Dahlia window dis-
plays the past week. Tliis store recently
shipped an order of 3000 Arecas to Cuba.
The Canna display made by the fields of
these plants in front of the Eiverview
place is so attractive that the conductors
on the Pennsylvania R. R. New York to
Atlantic City trains call the passengers'
attention to this feast of color when
passing Riverview.
W. Atlee Burpee was one of the hono-
rary pall hearers at the funeral of the
late Wm. Henry Maule.
Walter P. iStokes reports the arrival
of the first shipment of Dutch bulbs.
Louis Berger has resigned as manager
of the American branch of Van Waveren
& Kruijff, with offices at 140 N. 13th st.
The Henry F. Michell Co. will hold its
second annual Dahlia and vegetable show
on Sept. 23. Philip Freud, of this com-
pany, has a very appropriate window
display, featuring Chinese and Japanese
bulbs, in which little geisha girls, Chi-
nese lanterns and oriental ornameats
combine in making a most pleasing pic-
ture. Maurice Fuld, of this company,
leaves on Oct. 1 for New York, he hav-
ing acquired an interest in the Knight &
Struck Co. of that city. Mr. Fuld leaves
with the best wishes of his friends for
his future success.
The Moore Seed Co. reports excellent
business in the line of bulbs, and the
poultry suppl.v department's business is
steadily increasing.
Chicago Seed Trade
September weather has so far been
very warm ; there has not been a day
since the month began that the tempera-
ture did not reach the ninety mark. This
warm weather is not conducive to the
early opening of the season's trade in
plants, bulbs or other stock. For this
reason the retail trade is very slow in
opening, neither is there much activity
looked for in this trade as long as the
warm weather continues. Several of the
stores that make a specialty of the re-
tail trade have so far been unable to in-
terest the small buyers. From the num-
ber of inquiries received the indications
for Fall business are good, but it will re-
quire much cooler weather than we are
having at present to realize the full bene-
fits of a good retail trade.
The wholesale trade goes on apace, so
that much business will be transacted
during the next few weeks. Heavy ship-
ments of Dutch bulbs are arriving and
are in excellent condition. The re-
shipping of these constitutes the princi-
pal part of the operations at the various
seed houses in this cit.v.
At Vaughan's Seed Store great activ-
ity is in evidence at the West Side ware-
house on W. Randolph and Halstead sts.
Ed. Goldenstein and .Tas. Spence have
charge of a large force of help receiv-
ing and shipping bulb stock. Seven car
loads of stock were received Friday, so
that the receiving room is filled to the
ceiling with this stock read.y to be un-
packed. There are three large floors
filled with bulbs of all the varieties now
obtainable. These are arranged in bins
all around the rooms and as high as the
SPECIAL
OFFERS
Lilium Candidum
Northern Grown Stock, Extra Fine
100 1000
1st size Bulbs ------ $4.00 $38.00
Extra Select Bulbs ----- 4.75 45.00
Mammotii Bulbs ----- 5.75 50.OO
French Roman Hyacinths
Clean, Fine Stock 100 1000
12 X 15 ctm. .---... $3.50 $32.60
n X 15 ctm. 4.25 40.00
11 X 12 ctm. 2.60 22.60
WHITE CALLA ETHIOPICA,
California stock, 1^-2-incIi - - 6.75 50.00
Address Cash or Rejerences
n.n.BERG[R & CO., 70 Warren St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BULBS
Plants and Roots
IN SEASON
fJ.O.Schinilz,PrinceBay,N.Y.
Importer and Exporter of
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ASTERS
Lar£e flower* on lonft atenu. The
I finest quality grown.
AUGUST l8t TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE. OREGON
Please mention the Exohanr* when writing.
I The prices Advertised In the Florists'
1 Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
September 13, 1013.
The Florists' Exchange
561
"Callas" from
"Calla-fornia"
CALLA LILIES
(CALIFORNIA GROWN)
These bulba have been ae-
leoted with great care and are
sound and free from rot and
all with eyes.
1% to 1% inches in diameter,
$5.50 per 100, $50.00 per
1000.
1% to 2 inches in diameter,
$7.00 per 100, $65.00 per
1000.
2 to 2% inches in diameter,
$10.50 per 100, $100.00 per
1000. „
Monster Bulba, $16.00 per 100.
Arthur T. Boddington
SEEDSMAN
342 West 14th St. New York City
Fleaae mention the Exchange -when writing.
ceiling, with other bins extending through
the center floor space. Each variety of
Hyacinth and Tulip is kept in separate
bins with all the various colors grouped
together in one section. The names ot
these bulbs are printed on large paper
labels pasted on the front of each bin.
The color of these labels also represents
the color of the bloom the bulb will pro-
duce. In filling an order where blue
Hyacinths are required the eye readily
notes the blue labels, and so on with the
pink, white, and yellows. This expedites
the filling of orders better than if all
the labels were the same color, when
more time would be required to locate
the different colors and varieties. This
house has received a considerable extra
demand for bulbs during the week owing
to the assignment ot Wm. Hagemann &
Co. ot New York, as many of the orders
taken by this house have been turned
over to Vaughan's Seed Stores here and
in New York for execution.
There are some early shipments of
Giganteum Lilies coming in, but the
bulbs are not of a dependable quality for
the reason that they have been dug too
soon.
The W. W. Barnard Co. has been mak-
ing a specialty of pot grown Strawberry
plants for some weeks past, and reports
a good business for this class of stock.
All French stock is in good supply and
the Dutch stock will be open the present
week.
The IlUinois Seed Co., Chicago, has in-
creased its capital stock from $25,000 to
$150,000, having certified the increased
capitalization to the Secretary of State.
A. Henderson & Co. are busy with the
usual routine work incident to the sea-
son. The new location at 369 River St.
is a great improvement on the rooms oc-
cupied during the past season's business.
Window displays of bulbs and plants can
be made from time to time, and their
large cellar space and warehouse are at
this time very much appreciated.
At Winterson's Seed Store Dutch bulbs
are arriving. From all reports the
Dutch growers have been working for
little or no profit this season. Buyers
who put down prices when these sales-
men wanted business last Spring will
realize the effect when the stock comes
through, as these growers, like all others,
will not lose money if they can help
themselves.
^'hat stock of white Roman Hyacinths
has been on the market is now about all
sold out. The high price on these this
season has hurt the demand, so that no
more orders are looked for this season.
Freesias are selling slower this season
than usual. The growers around Chi-
cago have not made any money in grow-
ing these for some seasons past. For
this reason many of the growers are
dropping out and will try something else
that in their estimation will prove to be
more remunerative. When any product
is overdone to such an extent as to cause
some of the growers to leave that product
alone, it makes it more profitable for the
few that may stay in.
T. C. Wilson, secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture. Columbia, Mo., re-
ported on Sept. 6, that as a result of
drought the condition of Corn in Mis-
souri fell 29 points in August. The con-
dition now is 41.8 per cent., less than
half of the condition one year ago. In
Western Nebraska the Com crop is also
decidedly poor, with improved conditions
toward the eastern end of the State.
Kansas City, Mo. — Dame Nature has
her compensations, for while the ther-
mometer has ranged around 100 degrees
for about two weeks past, the crops of
Watermelons and Canteloupes were never
more abundant, so that sweltering hu-
manity is able to refresh itself at small
cost.
President Harnden of the Harnden
Seed Co. fails to recall so protracted a
drouth in his experience of more than a
quarter of a century here. It has prac-
tically shut off all sales of seeds for
Summer sowing, such as Rutabagas, etc.,
with the result that there is a big stock
on hand. The J. N. Lee Adams Seed Co.
and the Missouri Seed Co. speak in simi-
lar strain. The sale of insecticides is nil.
A curious feature is that while on the
West side of the Missouri River the
droiith is most extreme ; on the east side
the crops of vinous plants, such as
Melons, Cucumbers, and the like, is
heavy, the local markets being well sup-
plied.
The seedsmen are strongly in favor of
KalBr Corn as a Summer fodder crop,
it being a drouth resister and an excel-
lent yielder.
Those of the craft who planted Carna-
tions inside early are very fortunate.
Chrysanthemums promise excellent qual-
ity.' W. M.
Lawrence, Kan. — The Barteldes
Seed Co. states that the extreme heat
has hatched enormous numbers of the
cinch bug. which has consumed every-
thing in the way of verdure. A curious
feature is that it has cleaned up all the
weeds in the Alfalfa fields, the Alfalfa
itself being immune, so that there were
none left to seed. Consequently Alfalfa
is cleaner than ever before and being
in extra heavy yield will command a
lower price than usual. Seed is plump
and bright.
The effect of the drouth is shown in
Grass seeds ; Meadow Fescue, for ex-
ample, being only about one-half the
size and weight of a sample grown in
Illinois, where there has been plenty of
moisture. W. M.
Toi'EKA, Kan. — E. C. Hubbard Seed
Store reports a good season, in plants
especially.
.las. Hayes has a most attractive win-
dow in water effect, with live ducklings
that attract the passersby. W. M.
St. Louls, Mo. — The St. Louis Seed
Co.. now at the southwest corner of
4th st. and Lucas ave., will occupy the
modern four-story and basement struc-
ture at 411 .Tnii 413 Washington ave.
after Nov. 1.
Some Excellent Stock
Carefully packed, liberal extras for early orders, loo looo
23^-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plants S3.00 $25.00
4-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants »-™ j,^-"'^
2J4-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants ^-O" -^•
4-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large o.ou ou.uu
5-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, large and bushy l^.o" i""-""
4-in. CYCLAMENS, 8 colors I"-"" ""'"g
214-in. PRIMULA obconica, fancy mixed. ^o" "nm
3-in. PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 4-0" *"•""
3}4-in. PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom o-o" »"•""
2i^-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 vaneties, mixed ^-o^ -f-°"
3J^-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed /•»" '"•""
2H-in. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds ff^ ^""^
2H-|B. SMILAX, large plants ■.•.:•.■.■.•.::;•.•,•.•.•. tm SoioO
3)4-ln. STEVIA „ „r on 00
2i^-io. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed ^-f?^ fi-'i'i
3!^-in. PRIMULA Malacia 4; „• • ■ • ; ;■■■ i' ■•■.•■ ' R^n fin 00
3j|-in. SNAPDRAGON, White, Pink or Yellow, large giant flowering. . 6.50 bu.uu
^"^TafgaPn"'*""' '''"""'•. ^"^""'!"": ■ '*%lo':oTlll!oS and"20.00
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady CampbcU, ^^ ^^
2H-inch pots „-„^ ■lO 00
Large Plants, 3^-in. pots ^-^^ ■^"■""
1,000,000 PANSY PLANTS
READY NOW
Mme. Perret for cut flowers, Odier, Orchid Pelargonium Flowering Mixed,
Masterpiece, etc., $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY
Please mention th» Exchange when writing.
PRIMROSES and CYCLAMEN
1ID¥1^/V¥TT A Obconica (in either
fl\ 1 JTl V Li A strain). Grandiflora or
GIgantea, mixed or separate colors, 3-inch,
S5.00 per 100. PRIMULA Chinense,
3-in., $6.00 per 100. PRIMULA malacoldes
(the GiantBaby Primrose), 2>i-'nch, $3.00
per 100. PRIMULA veris superba, 2-inch,
J3.00 per 100. PRIMULA Kewensls, 2M-
inch. J3.00.per 100.
C INERAR IAS ?JiTe? FZt
$6.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN Sitfnilrassorted
colors, 4-inch, $15.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Voting Dry"
A correspondent writing us from
Kansas tells us that early in September
a prominent seedsman there said to him,
apropos o£ the drouth under which that
State had beeo suffering : "The Kansans
voted 'dry' and now they have it 'dry.' "
This same correspondent of ours tells
of a Pop Corn yarn printed in The Kan-
sas City Post of Sept. 2, the story illus-
trating the effect of the extreme heat ex-
perienced in that State in the early part
of September : "When one goes out to his
farm and finds Pop Com popping on the
ear, it is pretty warm, eh?"
Business Troubles
New York, N. Y. — William Hage-
mann & Co., a corporation, importer of
bulbs, flowers, and plants at 30 Church
St. made an assignment on Aug. 27 to
Theodore M. Crisp. The deed was signed
by Anne M. M. Hagemann, president and
William E. Schulze, secretary. The cor-
poration was incorporated on April 30,
1909, with capital stock of $50,000, and
a financial statement in December, 1911.
showed assets of $119,600 and liabilitie.s
of $47,318.
Recently there have been bills intro-
duced at Washington to malce holidays
for the District of Columbia as follows :
.Tune 17, each year, to be designated as
Bunker Hill Day; March 27, each year,
to be designated as Ponce de Leon Day !
. . . . Next!
PANSIES
800,000
Brown's Giant Prize Pansy Plants
Mixed colors, S3.00per 1000.
Also separate colors of
OIANT YELLOW, GIANT WHITF,
LORD BEACONS FIELD, blue.
Same price. Cash with order.
P[[ER BR0WN.i24Biibyst.,Lancastcr.Pa.
Pleaae mention the Eaohange when writinS'
A fEW GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA Indlvlsa. 3-in.. $5.00; 4-in.. $10.00;
5-in., $26.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2M-in.. $5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc;
4-in.. 15c.: 5-in.. 25c.
VINCA varieftata. 2-in.. 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
562
The Florists' Exchange
THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
''Here is a
real
SUPPORT!"
Write for Price List C
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
GRowNCarnation Plants
Extra Fine Stock. Clean, Well Grown and Healthy.
READY NOW.
THE HERALD loo looo
Scarlet $12.00 $100.00
GLORIOSA
Medium pink.. . 8.00 75.00
PINK DELIGHT
Flesh pink 8.00 75.00
WHITE WONDER 7.00 60.00
WHITE ENCHANT-
RESS $6.00 $50.00
ENCHANTRESS
Flesh pink 6.00 50.00
SCARLET GLOW 6.00 50.00
CHICAGO CARNATION CO.
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Field-Grown Carnation Plants,
Enchantress and Winsor.
i.OO per 100.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Field-grown, $10.00 per 100.
FUNKIAS. Field-grown, large clumps, $25.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGON. Giant Light Pink, color of Enchantress, a good grower
and a good seller. 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Buxton's Pink,
214-in., $4.00 per 100.
FERNS. Scottii, Scholzeli and Tarrytown, extra heavy, 6-in., 50c.
each; 8-in., $1.00 each.
CAMPBELL BROS., -
PENLLYN, PA.
Pleasa mention the Exchange -when writing.
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Assorted Ferns for dishes, $3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus, S3.00 per 100.
Keatlas for centers, IDc each.
Kentla Beltnoreana, 4 in., 25c. and 35c.; &■
FIELD GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
Mrs. Mackey, a clear pink of the Winsor
shade; free and early, a good keeper; S6.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000.
HBNRY WESTOIN, Hempstead, IV. Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Carnation Plants
Surplus ,.,„,
MRS. T. W. LAWSON S4.00
O. P. BASSETT 3.50
MRS. WARD 6.00
All above are number one stock. We also have
some lighter, healthy and well rooted stock.
Per 100
MRS. WARD 4.00
WHITE LAWSON 3.00
Jos. H. Black, Son ®. Co.,
HIGHTSTOWN. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
fiftMBOWN CARNATIONS
Limestone land. No stem rot
5000 Enchantress, 1000 Victory. $6.00
per 100; $55.00 per 1000.
5000 White Enchantress, $7.00 per
100, $65.00 per 1000.
250 at 1000 rates.
Wells Fargo, United States and American Express
Cash Please
JOHN F. SABRANSKY
KENTON. OHIO
Please mention the Exohanre when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATIONS
NICE, EXTRA FINE PLANTS.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay, the
bread and butter Carnation.
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Cash with order. Satisfaction guaranteed-
Address all orders to
ROWEHL&GRANZ
Hicksville. (L. I.) N. Y.
_ Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnations
Per 100
1000 HARLOW ARDEN $4.50
500 MAY DAY 5.00
300 WHITE PERFECTION 6.00
200 WHITE WONDER 6.00
ARIIIUR COOMBS, West Hartford, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Prices Advertised are for the Trade Only
Grown Carnation Plants
5000 Enchantress 2000 Sangamo
4000 Queens
S35.00 and S40.00 per 1000
These plants are very healtliy and free
from disease. Cash with order.
F. B. ABRAMS, Blue Point, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
LouisTiUe, Ky.
While the coming of the first Fall
month has not resulted in appreciably
cooler weather during the day. cooler
nights have helped growing stock ma-
terially, and Louisville florists hope to be
able to show home grown goods before
long. Roses are doing splendidly. Asters
are much better than they have been for
weeks, and Carnations and Chrysanthe-
mums are coming on nicely. Several
large funerals during the week helped
business considerably, while the number
of returning vacationists indicates that
conditions will soon be about normal.
The Jacob Schulz Flower Shop had
the family order for three blankets for
the funerals of Dr. .T. B. Marvin, his wife
and daughter, killed in the recent New
Haven (Conn.) wreck, two being made
up of Orchids and Lily of the Valley,
while the third was made up entirely of
the latter. Besides these there were numer-
ous orders filled by Schulz for the same
occasion, consisting of crosses, wreaths
and baskets. With this and the increas-
ing business in the regular lines. George
Schulz says that the force has had about
all it can attend to recently.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers received part of
the family order for the Marvin funerals,
and prepared a number of designs on the
orders of friends. Orchids are among the
best of the cut flowers at the Reimers
establishment now, and are in good de-
mand.
F. Walker & Co. received several large
orders from the various institutions to
which the late Dr. Marvin had made
large contributions, including the Bap-
tist Orphans' Home and Parr's Rest, a
home for the aged, including a blanket,
several crosses, anchors and similar de-
signs, and quantities of cut flowers.
Henry Nanz. of Nanz & Neuner. has
been confined to his house, recently built
at St. Matthews on the property occupied
by the firm's greenhouses, with an at-
tack of locomotor ataxia, for the past
month or so, and has not been able to
be out. The firm's property has been
advertised for sale by the trustee in
bankruptcy, the bids to be opened Sep-
tember 10. It is believed that all of the
creditors will be paid in full if the prop-
erty brings a fair sum. in the neighbor-
hood of the amount at which it Is ap-
praised.
William Walker is making every effort
to get his new plant and equipment near
Louisville in shape to take care of at
least half of his business before cold
weather, working with his sons nearly
every nieht in order to push the work
along. The Walker shop received a num-
ber of orders for handsome designs for
the several large funerals which occurred
last week.
Fred Haupt recently made \ip a hand-
some horseshoe on the order of the Louis-
ville Real Estate Exchange, for presenta-
tion to E. T. Schmitt, a well known real
estate man who was recently appointed
postmaster of Louisville. Mr. Haupt
says that he is receiving some unusually
fine goods from Chicago, including Car-
nations, Roses of several varieties, and
Asters.
Miss Alice J. Miller received one order
amounting to $150 last week, for a single
funeral, one of the designs included being
CARNATIONS
1500 WHITE ENCHANTRESS
1000 MRS. CLARENCE MACKAY
800 BROOKLYN
1000 MRS. C. W. WARD
$6.00 per 100. $55.00 per 1000.
These plants are grown from selected
stock for our own use and are in fine con-
dition. Have been planted in the fields
out of 2^-lTich pots.
Pot - Grown HONEYSUCKLE. 6-inch
pots, S25.00 per 100.
ANCHUSA, Dropmore Variety. Extra
strong stock, 4-inch pots, $10.00 per 100;
2H-inch pots, S5.00 per 100.
A I Mil I VQ Jamaica Avenue,
. L. miLLCn, BROOKLYN, NEW YO
YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Field -Grown
Carnation Plants
2000 White Enchantress, $7.00 per
100, $60.00 per 1000.
200 Variegated, $6.00 per 100.
These are strong bushy plants grown
on irrigated land. Cash with order.
ARTHUR TAYLOR
Onaway Greenhouses BOONTON, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS
r.DORNERfiMNSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
RootedCarnation Cuttings
All Sold
Now booking orders for field>
grown plants.
LOOMIS,
CALIFORNIA
B. S. BASSETT, Prop.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Gr'own CamatioHS
Cash with order
KUHNE BROS., Hicitsville, L. I.,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writfag.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c. Cash with order.
BELLAMY BROS., n^SSrvi'l'^^rV
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
WHITE WONDER S6.00 $50.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS... 5.00 45.00
WHITE PERFECTION 5.00 45.00
WHITE BROS., Medina, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
563
CARNATION FIELD PLANTS
A few thousand WHITE ENCHANTRESS of the very best type of this variety
and extra fine plants at $6.00 per 1 00.
The above stock is not grown for sale purposes, just a surplus of stock that we grow for our own use and is sure
to give entire satisfaction. Cash from unknown parties.
DAILLEDOUZE BROTHERS, Lenox and Troy Aves.. Brooklyi\, N. Y.
:ioD the Eichaage when writing.
FIEUD-GRONA/N
Carnation Plants
FIELD
GROWN
WMte Enchantress .
100
$7.00
1000
$65.00
Dawson Enchantress
6.00
55.00
Dorothy Gordon ....
7.00
60.00
"We never offered a nicer lot of plants
than the above; guaranteed to be flrst-
class, clean and free from all disease.
Cash, please.
HOWARD P.KlflNHANS,%^„.X': taslon, Pa.
Fleue mention the Exchan^ when writing.
10,000 CARNATIONS
Field-grown Plants
Pink Enchantress, White Perfection,
Lady Bountiful, white; May Day
Winsorand Harry Fenn, extra fine, $5.00
per 100.
GEO B. WHITEHEAD
Box 116, GREENS FARMS, CONN.
Pleaao mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATION PLANTS
5000 fine Al field-grown plants of red
CORNELL, $50.00 per 1000.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Cash with order.
H.A.MOLATSCH ^44 Nanuet, N.Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
GRo w N Carnation Plants
Per 100
800 Pink Enchantress $6.00
1000 Wlnsor 6.00
100 Crimson Beauty 5.00
600 GERANIUM S. A. Nutt, 3M-in 4.00
600 BEGONIA Vernon. 3-in 3.00
Cash, please
GEORGE W. RUSSEU, Fishkill-on-Hudson.N.Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS
Field Stock, Clean and Healthy
100 1000
Enchantress $5.00 $45.00
White Enchantress 6.00 50.00
Dorothy Gordon 5.00 45.00
CALLA BULBS, large 10.00
GODFREY CALLABULBLETS... 1.00
Cash with order.
KRETSCHMAR BROS., West Nyack, N. Y.
■Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is
the only trade paper publishing an
Index to stock advertised In each
Issue, and this feature means that
a reader In need of, say. Carnations,
can look at this Index and refer to
all advertisements of Carnations,
large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertise-
ments ^n addition to the regular
displa' jdvertlsements, and with no
extrd cost, except to us. Can you
think of better advertising service
tha
this?
CARNATIONS
100 1000
Wodenethe SIO.OO
White Enchantress 8.00 $75.00
White Perfection S.OO 75.00
Rose-Plnk Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Enchantress 7.00 60.00
C. H. TOTTY, Madison, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
in the form of a clock made up of Lilies.
A grave blanket of white Roses and
Lilies, and a large cross of Richmond
Roses, were among other designs.
I. M. Bayersdorfer of the well known
supply firm of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., of
Philadelphia, Pa., was in Louisville re-
cently visiting the trade.
Ander Rasmussen, the New ^Vlbany,
Ind., grower who supplies flowers to
many Louisville members of the trade, is
very much pleased with the way his stock
is coming on, Am. Beauties, Kaiserin
and Maryland Roses are doing very well,
while Carnations will be ready to cut in
the next few days. His Asters have done
well, and the Louisville demand for these
has kept the stock down to the minimum.
Mr. Rasmussen says the year has been
remarkably good for him so far, as he
has handled 50 per cent, more business
than during the corresponding period of
1912.
Nick Pontrich, Sr.. one of the best
known florists in Louisville, left several
weeks ago for a visit to his sister at his
old home in France, and during his ab-
sence will also make a trip through Ger-
many. He wiU be gone about four
months.
Simon Pontrich, another Louisville flo-
rist, celebrated his silver wedding a few
days ago. a number of friends, includ-
ing many members of the trade in Louis-
ville, being among the guests who con-
gratulated him on the occasion. Mr.
Pontrich has now some exceptionally fine
stock, including Golden Gate Roses,
which have been very popular, and Bride
Roses.
Washington, D. C.
The long Summer is almost over. The
florists and their employees have had
their vacations and are shaping things
up for the coming season. Asters are on
the wane. Dahlias are coming in nicely ;
the weather is too warm for them at
present, as they fall very quickly. Mr.
Merritt of Vanderworker Station, Va.,
is cutting an exceptionally flne lot of
the single variety. His Mrs. Siebold and
Twentieth Century are also fine.
The local florists are trying to ar-
range for a party to go to White Marsh,
Md., to visit the show at Mr. Vincent's
place about Sept. 30.
J. Schattmaier, who has been manager
for Z. D. Blackistone for some years,
has accepted a position with a firm in
the West. The annual Fall Fern and
Palm sales at Blackistone's are on.
S. J. Seiger, representing the Robt.
Craig Co., was in town this week.
J. Russell Everett, formerly with Gude
Bros. Co. and the past two years with
David Grilbortzer, Alexandria. Va., is
now instructor at the Indian School of
Fort Totten, N. Dak. for the Govern-
ment. He has the best wishes of the
craft.
There will be a White House wedding
on Nov. 2n. This does not mean much
for the local florists, as the Palms and
flowers, other than the bridal flowers,
come from the Agriculture Dept.
Mrs. Kauffman, cashier for F. H.
Kramer, and her son Harold Kauffman,
FIELD-GROWN
PLANTS
CARNATIONS
20,000 A-1 Plants, NEW PINK NORTHPORT
Now ready for delivery at $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000. Orders filled in rotation.
Order now and secure selected stock. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address all orders to
JAMES D. COCKCROFT
Northport. L. I.. N. Y.
CARNATION PLANTS
stocky Plants, Medium Size, Right for Planting
FIELD
GROWN
White Perfection
Patten - - -
Victory - - - -
Enchantress -
- $5.00
- 5.00
5.00
- 5.00
Per 100
Kerry Fenn - - - - S5.00
Mrs. C. W. Ward - - 6.00
Beacon- ----- 7.00
White Enchantress - - 5.00
EDWARD J. TAYLOR. Greens Farms. Conn.
EZ-
Carnation and
Chrysanthemum
Prices and Samples
PRICES
1,000- 5.000. per 1.000.
R.000-10,000, per 1.000.
TIE
.SI. 50
1.2,
Williams' Florist Supply House
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.00
1,000- 5,000, per l.OOO 1-50
6.000-10,000, per 1,000 1.25
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.15
1.000- 5.000. per 1,000 1.7o
6,000-10,000. per 1,000 1.50
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.25
1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 1.85
6.000-10.000, per 1,000 1-60
11.000-50.000. per 1,000 l-oO
Works, 189-195 Mohawk St.
Utica, New York
CARNATIONS ■^'^U'.a'Str"
Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress and White Per-
Strong and healthy. Inspection invited. Enchantress, Kose rmK uncnanrressaru «u.i,= . ,;.-
fection, S6.00 per 100, S55.00 per 1000. White Enchantress, Dorothy Gordon and Beacon, S7.U0 per
100, J60.00 per 1000. Cash with order. 250 of any one variety at 1000 rate. Special price on an order
of 6000. BeU Telephone, Troy 1315-J.
REYNOLDS © MACKAY, Brunswick Road TROY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Primula Malacoides Bedding Plants
r.n,StrongStock.^Ou^o^2M^chpot3,«.00i ^Qotgd QUttlngS
PRIMULA FORBESII ?2o%'-Jrr^: I in their season
CHAS.ZIMMER,WestCollingswood,N.J. J. E. FELTHOLSFN
564
The Florists' Exchange
Palms HEAcocK's Ferns
Home-Grown, Strong', Clean
and Well-Established
Cocos Weddeliana
23/^-in. pot
2>^-in. pot
In. high
8 to 10
10 to 12
Per 100
$10.00
15.00
Cibotium Schiedei
Each
l-in. tub 4 ft spread 14.00
l-in. tub 5 ft. spread 5.00
Made-up Kentia
Forsteriana
7-in.
T-in.
9-in.
O-in.
9-in.
9-in.
12-in.
12-in.
Each
$2.00
2.50
3.00
4.00
5.00
1 tub In. high
28 to 30
36
36 to 40
40 to 42
42 to 48
4 to 4H ft.
high, heavy 6.00
5 ft. high,
heavy
5 to 5H ft.
6 ft. high
heavy
7 to 8 ft.
WHOLESALE
PRICE LIST
Kentia Forsteriana
Leaves In. high Each Per doz
■m. pot 5 to 6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00
■in. pot 6 34 to 36 1.50 18.00
Phoenix Roebelenii
Each
5-m. pot, nicely characterized.. . .$1.00
6-in. pot, 18 to 20-in. spread 1.50
7-in. tub, 18 in. high, 24-in. spread 2.00
7-in. tub, 20 to 24 in. high, 2 ft.
" 2.50
7.50
10.00
15.00
20.00
Areca Lutescens
In. high Each
6-m. pot, 3 plants in pot 22 to 24 $0.75
6-in. pot, 3 plants in pot 24 to 28 1.00
7-in. pot, 3 plants in pot 36 2.00
7-in. tubs, 3 and 4
plants in tub 42 4.00
9-in. tubs, 3 and 4
plants in tub 48 5.00
Kentia Belmoreana
2}4-in. pot
3-in. pot
4-in. pot
5-in. pot
6-in. pot
6-in. pot
6-in. pot
Leaves
4
5
5 to 6
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. high
8 to 10
12
15
18
24
26 ■
28 to 30
$0.40
.50
1.00
1.25
1.50
$1.50
2.00
4.50
6.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
Cedar tub
7-in.
7-in.
7-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
9-in.
Leaves
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
In. high Each Per doz
30 $2.00
34 to 36 2.50 $30.00
36 to 38 3.00
42 to 45 4.00
45 to 48, very heavy. . . . 5.00
48 to 54, very heavy 6.00
5 ft., very heavy 8.00
6 ft., very heavy 10.00
36.00
48.00
When in Philadelphia Be Sure to Look Us Up.
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., Wyncote, Pa.
Railway Station: JENKINTOVVN.
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FERNS
Scholzell, Heavy, from 6-in., 40c.; 5-in., 30c.;
4-iu., 10c. ; 2Ji-in., 3c. Whltmanl, 6-in., heavy,
40c. Roosevelt, 6-in., 30c.
VINCA variegata, from field, large plants, 5c.
ANTHERICUM variegata, suitable for 5-in.
pots, 10c. Cash with order, please.
J.W.C.SEALY, Lynbrook,N.Y.
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i)OSion rcrns, ioo,'feo.bo per looo.
Roosevelt ferns, ?ot$4oVp^?°i(Sa
WliitmaniCompacta,^S$!^:^
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, "^ mIss^'
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HATCHERI
3-inch, $6.00 per 100.
2%-lncli, $4.00 per 100.
Seedllng-a, $12.00 per 1000.
Greenhouse grown Beed, $6.00 per 1000.
Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y.
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F. E. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM
with Gude Bros. Co. have gone to Park-
ersburg, W. Va., to work in the store of
Chas. Dudley, who is a brother of Mrs.
KaufEman.
We have just learned through the Pen- ^
nock-Meehan representative that the
S. S. Pennock-lleehaa Co. has bought
out the Florists' Exchange in Baltimore,
Md.
The bowlers have organized a bowlers*
club and elected Wm. Ernest as presi-
dent and Geo. Dalglish as secretary.
Each member wiD be required to pay a
certain amount of dues each week, to
go toward paying his expenses to the
convention next year. O. A. C. O.
Baltimore, Md.
The Gardeners and Florists' Club held
its regular meeting Monday nig^ht last.
President Johnston occupied the chair
for the first time since early Summer,
he having just returned from across the
pond. The Club will visit R. Vincent,
Jr. & Sons Co. ,Sept. 30, the first day
of their Dahlia and Flower Show at
Cowenton, Md., which will be held the
entire week. A number of new members
were taken into the Club, among them
Messrs. Leo and Arthur Niessen of Phila-
delphia.
A few of the Carnation growers are be-
ginning to cut some right good blooms.
Chrysanthemums have put in their ap-
pearance.
John A. Nuth had the misfortune to
break his arm in attempting to throw
the belt off his gasoline engine.
Mrs. S. W. Tilton is seriously ill, hav-
ing undergone an operation a few days
ago, at the Church Home.
Miss Matilda Held is at Atlantic City
for a week.
Messrs. Leo Niessen & Co. are hard at
work' putting tlieir new^ quarters int»
shape preparatory to opening up for busi-
ness about Sept. 20 ; their location is
at 5 and 7 W. Center st.
Among the visitors this week was Ed.
Reid of Philadelphia. J. W. P.
Wlute Marsh, Md.
The Annual Dalilia Shew
R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. will hold
their annual Dahlia show at Cowenton,
B. & O. R. R., Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2, 3 and
4. This establishment is noted for the
immense acreage given over to Dahlias
and Cannas each season and as well for
the great variety grown. In this section
both the above tubers do splendidly and
it is well worth the trip to see them at
their best.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, will be Florists'
Day, when the florists of Washington
and Baltimore will attend in a body, aug-
mented by visitors from other cities. The
show this season promises to be the best
ever held here, as the Dahlias and Can-
nas are now in full bloom. This section
has had plenty of rain, so that the Dah-
lias came on at least a month earlier
than usual and exceptionally good flowers
were being shipped by Aug. 1. Delice
seems to be the leader this season, in
cut flower sorts.
Several dwarf, large, free flowering
seedling Cannas are showing up well.
They are now in their third year and
will be offered to the trade next Spring.
Buffalo, N. Y.
There is very little change in market
conditions, except that the severe hot
weather had a bad effect on Roses. As-
ters continue to come in good supply,
also Gladioli, though the supply is short-
ening. Weddings are more frequent, and
white Roses, Valley and decorative
greens have been in active demand.
A few of our local florists entered
their cars in the decorated automobile
parade on Friday last, and Chas. Schoen-
hut won fifth. A. J. Reichert twelfth,
Wm. F. Kasting eleventh and Wm.
Grever seventh. The prizes were well
worth while.
W. H. Eiss. of the Wm. F. Kasting
Co., is on the sick list at his home.
E. C. B.
I find my subscription account has
been overlooked, and to show my appre-
ciation of your publication, will renew
for two years. Chas. A. Beeby.
Stamford, Conn.
September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
565
Dreer s Specials in Palms
pur Leading Specialty T^,:f^J^
to oiir stock of Palms, which is the largest and most complete in the country,
especially in the varieties and sizes used in the general florists' trade, our
stock of Kentias alone occupying over two acres of glass, and all other
popular varieties being on hand in proportionate quantities.
Areca Lutescens
A splendid lot ol well-shaped plants, of good color.
3-mch pots. 3 plants in a pot, 12 to 15 inches high, $1.25
per doz.; $10.00 per 100; $90.00 per 1000.
6-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 24 to 28 inches high, $1.00 each.
7-inch pots, 3 plants in a pot, 36 inches high, $2.00 each.
Areca Verschaffeltii
A pretty Palm, finely feathered in the style of Areca Lutes-
cens. The foliage is a dark olive-green color with a creamy-
white mid-rib.
4-inch pots, $5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
Bactris Major
A rare and unique Palm, interesting on account of the long
spines with which both surfaces of the leaf are covered.
4-iDch pots, $1.00 each.
Caryota Urens
2M-inch;pots, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100.
Cocos Weddelliana
We have nearly an acre of glass devoted to this most grace-
ful of all Palms. Splendid, thrifty stock, of rich dark color.
2-inch pots, 5 to 6 inches high, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100.
3-inch pots, 8 to 10 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 18 to 24 inches high, splendid plants, 75 cts. each.
7-inch pots, 34 to 36 inches high, grand specimens, $2.50 each.
9-inch pots, 36 inches high, grand specimens, $5.00 each.
Deckeria Nobilis
A rare collection of Palms for the stove. 5-in. pots, $2.00 each.
Daemonorops Palembanicus (Calamus)
Nice plants in 5-inch pots, $3.50 each.
Elaeis Guineensis
One of the most attractive Palms where a high temperature
0-inch pots, Sl.do each.
Kentia MacArthuri
6-inch pots, 36 inches high, $2.00 each.
Con
Kentia Sanderiana
laratively new and one of the most graceful and hardiest
of the Kentias.
3-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 10 to 12 inches high,
50 cts. each.
4-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 12 to 15 inches high,
75 cts. each.
5-inch pots, bushy made-up plants, 24 inches high, $1.25 each,
Kentia Belmoreana
2J4-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 inches high, $1.50 per doz.
$10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000.
$10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots. 5 leaves, 12 inches high. $2.00 per doz., $15.00
per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots, 5 leaves, 15 inches high, $4.50 per doz., $35.00
per 100.
5-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high, 75 cts. each.
6-inch pots, 6 leaves
6-inch pots, 6 to 7 I-
7-inch pots, 6 to 7 I
' =-ichtubs,6to7I
18 to 20 inches high, 75 c
inches high, $1.00 each,
i, 28 to 30 inches high, $1.50 each.
7-mch pots, 0 to / leaves, 30 to 36 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 36 to 38 inches high. $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 42 to 45 inches high. $4.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 45 to 48 inches high, $5.00 each.
Cocos WeddelU;
Phoenls Roebelenii
Kentia Forsteriana— Single Plants
2K-inch pots, 4 leaves. 8 to 12 inches high, $1.50 per doz.,
$10.00 per 100. $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, 12 to 15 inches high, $2.00 per doz.,
$15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots. 5 to 6 leaves, 15 to 18 inches high, $4.50 per doz.,
$35.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 6 to 6 leaves, 24 inches high, 75 cts. each.
6-inch pots. 6 leaves, 28 to 30 inches high, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots. 6 leaves. 34 to 36 inches high, $1.50 each.
7-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 40 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves, 40 to 42 inches high, $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves. 45 to 48 inches high. $4.00 each.
8-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves. 48 inches high. $5.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves. 4 1^ to 5 ft. high, $6.00 each.
11-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 5 to 5H ft. high, $8.00 each.
10-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves, 5}4 to 6 ft. high, $10.00 each.
12-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 6J-2 to 7 ft. high. $15.00 each.
14-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves, 7 ft. high, $20.00 each.
Kentia Forsteriana — Made-up Plants
7-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 36 inches high, $2.50 each.
7-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 38 inches high, $3.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 40 to 42 inches high, $4.00 each.
8-inch tubs. 3 plants in a tub,42 to 45 inches high, $5.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub. 4 to 4 H ft. high. $6.00 each.
9-inch tubs. 3 plants in a tub, 4H to 5 ft. high. $8.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 6 to 5>^ ft. high, $10.00 each.
Made-up Kentia
KENTIA FORSTERIANA— Made-up Plants — Continued
12-inch tubs, 3 plants in a tub, 5H to 6 ft. hijh, $15.00 each.
13-inch tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 6)^ to 7 ft. high, heavy, $20.00
Latania Borbonica
214-inch pots. 75 cts. per doz., $5.00 per 100. $40.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
4-inch pots. $2.50 per doz., $20.00 per 100.
6-inch pots, 18 to 20 inches high, 50 cts. each.
Livistona Rotundifolia
We offer a fine lot of this desirable miniature Fan-Palm.
2J4-inch pots, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000.
3-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $16.00 per 100, $140.00 per 1000.
4-inch Dots, $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100, $240.00 per 1000.
; [Nephrosperma Van Houtteanum
A rare stove-palm. 5-inch pots, $2.00 each.
Oreodoxa Regia (Royal Palm)
4-inch pots, $2.50 per doz.
Phoenix Roebelenii
Unquestionably one of the prettiest and most graceful Palms
grown, which quickly made a place for itself among the popular
idard varieties, particularly so for apartment decorations.
We have a splendid stock, and offer:
4-inch pots, nicely characterized plants, $6.00 per doz.,
$50.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, 15 inches high, 18-inch spread, $1.00 each.
6-inch pots, 1}^ feet Iiigh, 2-foot spread, $2.00 each.
8-inch tubs, 2 feet high, 2-foot spread, $3.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 2 to 2}4 feet high, 2H-foot spread, $5.00 each.
10-inch tubs, 2K feet high. 3-foot spread, $7.50 each.
12-inch tubs, 3 feet high. 4-foot spread. $10.00 each.
Phoenix Reclinata
3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100.
4-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
5-inch pots, $6.00 per doz.
Phoenix Rupicola
6-inch pots, $1.25 each.
8-inch tubs, $2.50 each.
10-inch tubs, $4.00 each.
Phoenix Zeylanica
3-inch pots, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
Pinanga Decora
A splendid exhibition Palm. 6-inch pots, $3.00 each.
Pritchardia Pacifica
Splendid plants of this fine hot-house Palm.
4-inch pots, 35 cts each.
5-inch pots, $1.00 each.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF SEASONABLE STOCK SEE OUR CURRENT WHOLESALE LIST
HENRY A. DREER, 7i4 tew st, Philadelphia, Pa.
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566
The Florists' Exchange
Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years >A/rite for our >Vholesale l-lst
OOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
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_s of supply.
We have our own Custom House and for-
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freights, etc., and collect against delivery.
SPECIALTIES
Bay Trees, Palms, Boxwood, Roses.
Evergreens, Valley Pips, Manetti, Raf-
fia, Jap. Lily Bulbs, etc.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
'^new^york"*' The Import House
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PRIVET
2000 3-4 ft., sheared Privet Balls, Squares
and Pyramids, $ 1 00.00 per 100.
7000 4-5 ft., 3-year, grown one foot apart,
$40.00 per 1000.
20,000 5-6 ft., 4-year, grown two feet apart,
$100.00 per 1000.
90,000 3 ft., 2-year, grown one foot apart,
$20.00 per 1000.
1,500 Norway Maples '^-'-^o 2--, straight
$100.00 per 100
Come and inspect, or write for samples
Lewis S Valentine Co.
East Rockaway, L. I., N. Y.
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Northern Grown Nursery Stock
F« Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
AssoTtaient of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
. Prices Reasonahh. WJtoJesale Trade List for the Asiing
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass.
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IV© 8LTe in a. Position to quote pnces on Bpeamen Ever-
JL . «*»^ »*» Jt^,J^^l:„'^ ereenjthut will be decidedly .ttrmo
tire to anyone who u BUTINO TO SELL AGAIN. If you ■« in the market for
•nything from Norw«y Spruce to the finer varietiea of ETergreena, send in yourlista
and we will give you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. COOPSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
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HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
•EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue!
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, HoHand
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PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
California Privet
Berberls Thunbergi!
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, 'S'ur^UlJ' Robbinsville, NJ.
V.6
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G.W.VAN GELDEREN, Boskoop, Holland
Boxwood, Pyramids, Bushes, Globes, etc., all sizes.
THE FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES
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TREES, SHRUBS,
EVERGREENS
VINES and ROSES
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WE IMPORT FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE
Forcln'^ Lilacs, Roses, Palms, Araucarias. Azaleas, Rhododendrons: English or French
Manetti, Bay Trees, Boxwood Bushes, Pyramids, Globe Shaped or Fancy Clipped Forms, etc.
Lily of the Valley^ French and Holland Forcing Bulbs, Japan Lilies, etc.
A complete line of Nursery stock.
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, si'i^ciAY'lT'REET, NEW YORK
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Seedsmen and Florists
wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
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Sole American RepreseDtative of:
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Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. NenbeH, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. KeiDioIz, Quedlinbnr^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
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all Bulbs, Azaleas, Rhododendrons,
Rosea. Lilacs, Palms. Etc.
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This is The British Trade Psper bein^ read
weekly by all Horticultural trsdcrs. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
Annual subscription to cover cost of postage, 75
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Notts.
As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscriptions, send a copy of
their catalc^uc or other evidence that they belong
to the nursery or seed traH"-:' Address
Editorsof the H.A"
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
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[BBINGE & VAN GROOS
FermwIyTHE HORTICULTURAL CO.
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Hardy Nnrsery «il«oli. Such ■■ H.P. ROSi S
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEA!!, CI E MA I IS
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September 13, 1913.
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567
AUEBICAIT ASSOCIATIOn- OF ITITSSSSTIICEN
President, J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland O.
Gleditschia Triacanthos
{Subject of this week's illustration)
Time was when the Honey Locust, as the Gleditschia
is called, was much better known than it is today. This
was when its use as a de-
fensive hedge was so popular.
Such hedges have passed out of ex-
istence, as wherever they were of
real use before, wire has taken their
place. As a hedge the Gleditschia
was really unsuited, because its
desire to form sturdy growth made
its being kept within the bounds of
a hedge difficult.
As an ornamental tree the Gled-
itschia has many merits. It be-
comes a large tree at maturity; its
light green, pinnate foliage is
handsome, and in Autumn the
leaves change to a yellow color.
To many persons its pods of seeds
are an attraction. They are from
12in. to 18in. long, of a flat, twist-
ed outline, changing from green to
brown, then to reddish black
when quite ripe, which is late in
Autumn. These pods are filled
with sweet pulp, from which fact
has come its name Honey Locust.
The tree pictured, it will be
observed, is fuU of these pods. The
photograph was taken in Septem-
ber, at which time the pods
were taking on their dark red
color.
There are several varieties of
this tree. Some produce seeds of
a yellow color instead of dark
brown, the normal color; then
there is a variety almost without
thorns, which goes under the name
inermis. The G. triacanthos is a
native from Pennsylvania to Mis-
souri and Louisiana. Another
.species, the G. monosperma, grows
in swamps from Carolina south-
ward, where it is called Water
Locust; and from Japan and China
there are others, Japonica and
Sinensis, which have proved hardy
with us in sheltered positions.
The seeds of the Honey Locust
are exceedingly hard. Nursery-
men find that soaking them in hot
water for a day or two before
sowing aids them in sprouting.
Plant Ever- '^^^ '^'^ Henry Ward Beecher was
greens Now ^ great lover of trees, and as a writer
■ on the subject of horticulture, was
well known to readers of the gardening papers of his
day. We recently came upon one of his articles in the
Oardeners' Monthly, in which he strongly urged the
planting of evergreens in early Autumn, calling it the
very best season of the year. At the same time he
claimed he could plant such a tree in any month from
Spring to Winter with entire success, and had done so.
When one considers this subject in all its bearings
there is no reason apparent why such planting could
not be done. Every one knows a plant in a pot can be
set out without harm, and the reason is found in the
undisturbed condition of the roots. If an evergreen
can be dug and reset with no disturbance of the roots,
there is no reason why success should not follow, as it
does with a pot plant. In addition to this care, there
is much in favor of Autumn planting, the principal
thing being the warmth of the ground. This warmth,
aided by moisture, promotes root growth, resulting in
a September planted evergreen making many new roots
in a few weeks, assuring the success of the operation.
The warmth of the soil is assured, and if not moist
it can easily be made so artificially. This, with the
usual care evergreens demand in removal, is what makes
late Sunpmer and early . Autumn planting so desjtab)e.
An enthusiastic liorticulturist, such as the late Henry
Ward Beecher was, has time to give to the exercise of
!ireat care in transplanting, but it will not do for the
nurseryman to say he cannot afford such time. If
care will cause the thriving of all the stock, while
haste will result in the loss of half of it (which it often
does), the proper course to follow is evident. This
fact is well understood by nurserymen of advanced
ideas. Many of them have irrigation appliances en-
abling the flooding of acres of ground, where they can
and do plant out evergreens through the Summer. One
season pays the cost of the irrigation outfit.
To those who have charge of the
Uwarf planting of estates, the many forms of
Evergreens dwarf evergreens are particularly use-
ful. There are of the broad-leaved section quite a num-
ber hardy in the North, but it is to those of coniferous
nature reference %vill be made in these notes, as it is
these the planter finds his main reliance.
There is hardly a genus that is not represented in the
way of dwarfs. Some of them retain the conical form
of the type, while others are of a spreading or a globular
sliape. Of the latter, globe shape, the common Arbor-
Gleditschia Triacanthos
vitas. Thuya occidentalis, appears to lead all others. All
of the following are more or less so: conipacta, densa,
F.Uwangeriana, gloiiosa, Hoveyi, pumila, Hoopesii,
Keidii and Little Ciem. The favorite globe shaped one
of all these is the globosa. It is well named, as it forms
a perfect globe as it grows. Probably pumila is the
next in favor. This is not such a compact grower as
the other, but there is a darker green foliage to it than
)iossessed by globosa. Hoveyi and Hoopesii are both
good, but for real dwarfness Little Gem leads. An inch
of growth a year would represent its advance in height
in many cases. So far as the writer knows, it is the
most dwarf of all coniferous evergreens.
In the Chinese section of Arborvitass, the orientalls
aurea has long held first place as a dwarf golden form.
It is not a globe shaped one but of conical outline, with
a very broad base. A still dwarfer one is Berkman's
golden, which is called aurea nana. In Europe there is
one called Sieboldii, described as quite dwarf. The ele-
gantissima, Rollinson's Golden, as it is known, is a bushy
grower, intermediate in height between the dwarfs and
the common orientalls.
Pines are not considered as furnishing many dwarfs,
but they are not without representation. The Austriaca,
Cembra, Mughus, Strobus and Scotch all possess one
or more, and they are much valued iji plantinjgs.
Mughus is of compact,, relsttively, lo^ groWth' anyway.
Its dwarf form is stiU more so. Both the type and the
dwarf variety make a bushy but rather flat-topped head.
The Spruces have several dwarf varieties, mostly of
the Norway, Picea excelsa. They make a short growth
annually, while keeping a rounded outline, making little
upright growth. Other Spruces, such as the alba and
nigra, have their dwarf forms as well as the Norway.
Our native Hemlock Spruce has given more than one
valuable dwarf form, some of them tending toward globe
shape; others more upright but very compact, and one
known as Sargent's Weeping is an admirable variety,
making a dwarf horizontal growth.
The dwarf forms of Retinispora given us are chiefly
those of a juvenile growth, such as ericoides, but foli-
fera, obtusa and pisifera have contributed a few, and
there are some newer ones promised from Japan to add
to the number.
In Junipers, there are some natural dwarfs, such as
the communis and the Sabina. These make a somewhat
concave outline, more spreading than upright. The
much valued Douglas' Golden is but communis golden
colored. There are several dwarf trailing Junipers,
which are much used for planting on banks, among rocks
and other places. Prostrata and tamariscifolia well
represent these.
Even the Yews supply us with dwarf forms. Our own
species, Taxus Canadensis, is a well known spreading
one, making horizontal growth almost entirely. Then
the English Yew, T. baccata, has many forms of less
erect character than the type; one of them, nana, is well
known as a dwarf Yew.
Thuya gigantea pumila might be mentioned as well
as some dwarf forms of the Lawson's Cypress, for they
exist, but these evergreens are not hardy much north of
Philadelphia.
jl An evergreen shrub far too seldom seen in
Glabra, 'Collections is the Ilex glabra, better known
to many as Prinos glaber. This is a hardy
species, growing mostly in swamps, from Massachusetts
to the Carolinas, but it is not altogether a swamp shrub,
as it is found on higher ground as well. In cultivation
it does very well in any ordinary situation, though, as
may be surmised, it does best in low places.
The foliage of this shrub is of a very dark green
color, almost black in Winter, It is too bad its berries
are black instead of being scarlet, for if of the latter
color it would be desirable in many more places than
its foliage alone calls for. These black berries seem to
have caused the shrub to be called Ink Berry, a name
common to it North. In the South, in addition, it is
called Gall Berry.
From North Carolina southward there is another spe-
cies much like the glabra, known as coriacea. It is larger
in every way; its leaves are twice as large, and it grows
to a greater height as well, as it makes to 10ft. in time,
while glabra is no more than 4ft. to 5ft., as a rule.
Tliese two Hollies are without the prickly leaves of
our Christmas kinds. The leaves are simply toothed,
and this to a small degree in both species, but in coria-
cea they are very thick and leathery.
Some collectors aver that there are two sorts of Ilex
glabra found in a wild state, one with much larger
leaves than the other, but if this is so the difference does
not appear to be recognized by botanists. It may be
that soil has something to do with it.
j> , . In the way of hedge plants at the
_?'' f"^ .. present time there are more plants of
luunnergu ^j^^ California Privet used than of any
other one, so many are the places in which it can be
utilized to advantage. Next to this Privet the Berberis
Thunbergii is, perhaps, the most favored. It is oftenep
seen used where bordering of some sort is desired —
something that grows slowly, is pretty, and which,
though not primarily to be considered as a defensive
hedge, is still capable of repelling those who may wish
to pass through it. For this purpose it is used on many
places in lawns and gardens. Its beauty lies mainly
in its foliage and fruit, though its small white flowers
are not without merit. But its leaves are very small,
bright green in Summer and orange scarlet in Autumn.
The scarlet berries, which are in their prime in Autumn,
make a display all Winter as well, and when the new
foliage appears in Spring often the red berries of the
old season are displayed among them to great ad-
vantage, making a beautiful sight. The shoots of this
Berberis are full of small prickles, and as the bush is
of compact growth without pruning, it deters any one
from the desire to press through a hedge of it more
than once.
Along roadsides where boys like to climb the banks,
or where short cuts by pedestrians are not warranted
by law, a few bushes of this Berberis are often more
effective than words or a gun. It is because of the
universal demand for it for use in some way that
nurserymen find so much use for it.
This Berberis is easily increased from seeds. They
should be gathered as soon as ripe, mashed in a tub of
shallow water, then washed free of pulp, and sown at
once, in a prepared bed outdoors. 'The surface of the
bed should be raked very smooth, the seeds sown and
covered with fine, sandy loam. Then a covering of
forest leaves or something similar should be placed over
the bed' for the Winter, to be removed in Spring when
the seeds commence to appear above ground.
568
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H. Den Ouden & Son
The Old Farm Nurseries
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Clematis, Roses, Hydrangeas, etc.
Write for complete Wholesale Catalogue •
Pleage roentJoP the Exchange when writing.
500,000
California
PRIVET
2 years old
1000
2 to 2H feet, 8 to 12 braiiches,$20.00
5 to 7 branches 15.00
2 to 4 branches 10.00
Packing free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands. N. J.
JOHN BENNETT, PROPRIETOR
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken. N. J.
Just Recelred From Our Holland Nurserteai
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireaa
Japonlca, LUium Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the l>est sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, "Tu'US™*'
EUZABETH, N. J.
Michelsen&Co.
Naarden. HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
Fleam send list of want*. Catalogue on appEca-
tion. American addresa.
(/o MALTUS & WARE, 14 Stone Street, New Yeili City
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
KOSTER & CO.
HOLLANDIA
NURSERIES,
Boskoop, Holland
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, aU alzes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy Tarletles
Catalogue Jree an demand
California Privet
BerberisThunbergii lyear
Ampelopsis Veitchii i year
At Bargain prices.
HARRY B. EDWARDS
LITTLE SILVER. N. J.
JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
Send (or I_ist
Providence, R. I.
The past week has been fair among
the retail florists witTi prospects of a
steady increase in the near future. Out-
door Asters have been more or less dam-
aged by rain while some of tlie indoor
grown have plenty of rust on the foliage.
A. W. Vose of Woonsocket is spend-
ing a week's vacation on Prudence
Island.
Eric Bonevier, proprietor of the
Butcher Greenhouses on Pitman St., was
taken to K. I. Hospital last week suffer-
inig from an attack of typhoid fever.
John Lindbloom, manager of Miss Wil-
lard's greenhouses, Massachusetts ave.,
is looking after both places at present.
John N. Laurie, greenhouse builder, is
renovating the plant of Wm. Hay at
Oaklawn, R. I.
Mrs. A. J. Olsen is cutting extra choice
Asters.
Among the visitors in town were Paul
Berkowitz, of H. Bayersdorfer & Co.,
Philadelphia. Pa. ; G. L. Williams, Taun-
ton, Mass. ; H. W. Vose, Attleboro, Mass.
Wm. B. Chappell had orders for two
large funerals this week that kept him
busy. Many of the other florists had
orders also for the same funerals.
Aaron Cohen, with J. Kopelman, Eddy
St., florist, returned Saturday from a
week's visit to New York.
T. J. Johnston & Co. tad on Saturday
many floral baskets, etc., for the closing
night of tile stock company of Keith's
Providence Theater.
T. O'Connor has added to his new
store brass arches in front of each large
window which, when completed and fllled
with plants, will add to the beauty of
the large store.
Elias Pickels, with W. S. Pino, _ is
spending his vacation at Atlantic City
visiting relatives ; he will also visit New
York on his return.
Mrs. Clara Engvall, sister of John
Burke, of Burke & Burns, wholesale Rose
growers, died on Monday. Mrs. Engvall
was in poor health for the past year.
The funeral took place on Thursday.
F. B. Pierce has leased the Dexter st.
greenhouses.
W. S. Pino received his first shipment
of green Galax this week, also Narcissus
Paperwhite, white Roman Hyacinttis and
Freesias. H. C. W.
Shamokin, Pa.
J. Harris & Bro. are one of the leaders
among users of concrete ; they point with
pride to many specimens of their handi-
work, and the stories of their many mis-
takes before reaching perfection, are very
interesting. These young men have made
a success of horticulture and their out-
oftown landscape work is increasing each
year; the most recent large job was one
in Overbrook, near Philadelphia, for the
president of one of the local coal com-
panies. Many original ideas are worked
out at their establishment, and a visitor
to the place learns enough to amply re-
pay him for the time spent One idea of
value is the use of a dilute solution of
hydrofluoric acid for removing weather
stains on glass. The stains are caused by
the amethyst rays of the atmosphere and,
when brought in contact with the hydro-
fluoric acid solution, are dissolved off in
what looks like "liquid gold." This acid
is very powerful and can only be obtained
in bottles of wax or lead ; when using same
all precautions should be taken — using
long handled brushes, rubber gloves and
plenty of clear water for washing acid
off. The proportion of acid here used is
one-half a pint to five or six gallons of
water. Another money saver employed
consists of the splitting of worn out auto
shoes, using half of each in the new tire
between the inner tube and the shoe ; the
new shoe can then be worn nearly
through before causing trouble by blow-
ing out This also helps in saving the
inner tube from becoming punctured.
P. M. R.
WANTED
Large Specimen
PHLMS
GIVE SIZE, VARIETY
AND PRICES
J. H. TROY
'nTe Rosary Flower Co.
24 EAST 34th STREET
NEW YORK CITY
Please mention the £zohang:e when iTritinE.
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deoldaons Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
200,000
HYDRANGEA Panlculata Grandlflora
5-in. up to 4-ft. Prices lower than ever.
JAPAN and COMMON SNOWBALL, TULIP
TREE, .STRAWBERRY TREE, large stock of
assorted EVERGREENS, etc.
Send for special Fall offerings to the trade.
JENKINS ® SON. WINONA. OHIO
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
URGE PRIVET
TheF.E.CONINENUBSERYCO.
STRATFORD. CONN.
Roses, Cannas
and Shrubbery
Write for Prices
The Conard ®. Jones Co.
WEST GROVE. PA.
Fleu* mentioB th« Exehanra wh«> writlnff.
Ferns, Araucarias
and Primulas
Our stocks of these plants are very fine
this year, no t>etter can be bought for the
money.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisii. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitman!. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.
DISH FERNS. The best varieties only,
$4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconica. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chinensis. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 6-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5}4- and 6-m.
pots, 3, 4, 5 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. 53^-in. pots, fine plants,
40c. each.
Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROTHERS
f^T^f.Sf/sl'J'Alel'Se Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
American Florist
DIRECTORY
(New Edition)
1913
Just off the press. Copies may be
had at $3.00, postpaid, from
The FLORISTS' EXCHANGE
2 to S Duuia Street, - • NawYoife N. Y
September 13, 1913.
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569
Pansy Plants
My strain of Pansies is one of the best on the mar-
ket ; none better. Have over 1,000,000 good, strong,
stocky plants, $2.50 per 1,000; 5,000 for $10.00.
DAISIES (Bellis), FORGET-ME-NOTS, WALLFLOWERS,
GAILLARDIAS, SWEET WILLIAMS, HARDY PINKS,
FOXGLOVES, COREOPSIS, CANTERBURY BELLS and
CALLIOPSIS. Strong plants, S2.50 per 1000; 5000 for
$10.00.
VIOLETS. Large field clumps, Princess of Wales, Cali-
fornia and Lady Campbell. S5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Strong, field grown, ready for 4-in..
3 to 4 ft., $5-00 per 100, S45.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Strong, field-grown plants, ready for
5- and 6-in. pots, S8.00 per 100, S75.00 per 1000.
SMILAX. Strong, 2j^-in., Si. 25 per 100, Sio.oo per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides, ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren-
geri and CINERARIAS, Dwarf Prize. 2H-in., $2.00 per
100; 300 for S5.00.
PARSLEY. Double curled, from the field. Si. 50 per 1000.
LETTUCE PLANTS. Big Boston and Grand Rapids. Si. 00
per 1000, S8.50 per 10,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
the Exchange when writui^._
ROOTED
Geranium Cuttings
Jl.BO per 100, $12.00 per 1000.
Alplionse Blcard, Berthe de Pregilly,
Beante Poiteviiie, Jean Oberle, J. Doyla,
Mzne, Bnclmer, Mrs. Iiawrezioe, OmeUo,
Petez Eenaerson, S. A. Butt.
Carnation Plants
Extra fine, fleld-grown, Esdiantreii,
J6.00 per 100, J50.00 per 1000.
The Peckham Floral Co.
R. F. D. 54 r AIRH AVEN. MASS.
Pleaae mention the Exchajge when -writing.
GERANIUMS
Poitevlne, Ricard, Nutt, Doyle and Rose Geran-
iums, Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100.
BEGONIAS. Marguerite and flowering varieties,
assorted. Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100.
COLEUS. Golden Redder, VerschaBeltil, Fire-
brand, Rooted Cuttings, 50c. per 100.
E. ft. WALUS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
PlMM aentloQ the ExcbuMT* whaa wrltiBC.
GERANIUMS
Fmc stocky. S-in plants, in bud and bloom.
Nutt, Buchner, Poitevlne, Ricard, $4.00 per
100, $35.00 per 1000. Mixed. $3.50 per 100.
2-lncll stock, strong, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 pet
1000.
Rooted Cuttlnfts, $10.00 and $12.50 per 1000
Cash, please.
ARAUCARIA^Excebia, S-in., 60e.
DRACAENA Indivisa, 2-m., 2o.
BEGONIA Lumlnosa, S-in., 3c.
BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in., 3c.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, S-in., So.
Cash, or will exchange for Foiiuettiaa,
2 or 3-in., or Asparagus FlumoBUS. 3-in.
ROSENDUE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Box 63 SchanwRuly, N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
Pleaso mention the Excbaoee when writing.
HieExcbange-Alertand Up-to-date
Worcester, Mass.
The florists have practically all re-
turned from their vacations and are now
making their plans for the coming Fall.
Reports from the retail trade show busi-
ness to be improving over the last weeks
of the Summer season. Funeral work
seems to be the standby at present.
Many florists received large orders for
the funeral of F. H. Daniels of this city,
who was consulting engineer for the
U. S. Steel Co.
H. F. A, Lange decorated the "Ban-
croft," the new million dollar hotel of
Worcester, at the grand opening on
Labor Day.
Edward Feingold is doing a good busi-
ness at his shop in the Union Station.
Not only does transient trade remain
fairly good, but Mr. Feingold also has
considerable funeral work.
The main work among the wholesalers
is the planting of their houses.
H. A. C!ook of Shrewsbury has util-
ized a part of his range of glass for To-
matoes instead of Carnations.
The Westboro Conservatories will
plant a house of Roses this season. This
place is now entirely devoted to Carna-
tions and Roses. Otto Shydecker has
been engaged as grower.
Forbes & Forbes have finished their
planting and prospects are favorable for
a good season.
R. O. Stockbridge, who for many years
has been a florist in Westboro, has re-
tired from the business on account of
poor health.
The Randall Flower Shop reports a
good week, having received many orders
for the funeral of the late Mr. Daniels.
.Toseph Thayer, of this store, has re-
turned from his vacation at Brighton
Beach and New York.
The Horticultural Society held its
weekly exhibition Thursday. Cut flow-
ers. Gladioli and Cannas were the chief
attractions. Arthur G. Marble made a
fine display of French Cannas, which
covered a large table in the center of the
hall. The exhibition of fruit and vege-
tables was poor this year in comparison
with those of former seasons.
M. C. M.
Announcement
In order to have better facilities to conduct my
business and to make my office more accessible
to my customers, I am noiv located at
7/ West 23d Street, NeJ^D York City
(corner of 23d Street and 6th Avenue),
This is the center of the Wholesale Flower and Plant
business of Ne<w York, and at this address 1 7i)ill be
pleased to see my customers. Trust this nenv location
may enable me to serine my customers better and hope
for a continuance of pleasant business relations,
ROMAN J. IRWIN
Importer and aJobtaer
Plants, Bulbs, and Seeds
71 West 23d Street, NEW YORK CITY
Phone — Gramercy I7&0
REPRESENTING
A. N. PIERSON, CromweU. Conn. H. H. BARROWS & SON, Whitman, Maea.
STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesvllle, Ohio GOOD & REESE CO., Sprlnftfield, Ohio
And Specialty Growers
nention the Exobang^e when writiiig.
Albany, N. Y.
It was a goodly gathering of 30 or
more that attended the September meet-
ing of the Albany Florists' Club on
Thursday evening, Sept 4, at the es-
tablishment of Fred A. Danker, 744 Cen-
tral ave. Some took advantage of the
opportunity before the meeting of going
through the greenhouses, and were well
repaid by the appearance of the thrifty
and abundant stock they saw. One
large house devoted entirely to foliage
plants, displayed a wealth of Cycas,
Araucarias and other stock. One new
house is devoted mainly to Carnations,
which have just been planted. Inter-
esting to some of the members were the
benches, the bottoms of which are of
tile on stringers of lin. "I" beams laid
lengthwise of the house.
When Vice-President Frank Bilson
called the meeting to order about 9
o'clock Fred A. Danker, as treasurer of
the clambake committee which had
charge of the outing held on August 16,
reported a balance in favor of the Club
of $76.80, with about $6 worth of tickets
to be heard from. The amount was or-
dered placed in the treasury to the credit
of the club. -V vote of thanks was ex-
tended to Fred Henkes. president of the
Club, and Louis H. Schaefer, chairman
of the clambake committee, for their un-
tiring industry to make the bake a suc-
Fred Goldring reported for the pub-
licity and the old flow'er show committees
that the two bodies would probably wind
up their affairs by the next meeting.
James C. Gorman, with the Lord &
Bumham Co. was elected to membership.
James H. Snyder of Rhinebeck invited
the members to visit him and inspect his
Violet houses this Fall. It is expected
that a party of 20 or more will he made
up to take "the trip by the State road to
Rhinebeck, 59 miles, in an auto bus at
a date which can be decided upon later.
' After the meeting the members enjoyed
refreshments furnished by Mr. Danker.
The next meeting will be held at 76
Maiden Lane on Oct. 2. L. H. S.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
I Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready for shipment.
Ooyle^Ricard, Poitevlne, Nutt, Buchner
J10.00 per 1000
Poitevine, Nutt, 2-inch
tlS.OO per 1000. Cash with order.
PETER BROWN, 124 Ruby St., Lancaster, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Exobange when writlBtr.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
Pleue mention tlie Exohsjire when wrltlnir.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ricard, Doyle, Polterlne. Castellane, Buchner,
Perkins, JauUn. Nutt. $10.00 per 1000 ^
Csah with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
Geraniums §s?JS?gs
S. A. NUTT, $10.00 per lOOO.
Sa,VER PINK SNAPDRAGON, $10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
55 Hudson St.. Lynn. Mass.
Oeraniums
$10.00 per 1000 for Nutt and Poitevlne
$12.50 per 1000 for Ricard
Guaranteed to reach you in good
growing condition.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa.
570
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FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2^-inch stock in largest and best
assortment, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strong,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-inch pots, $4.00 per
doz., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per doz.,
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in 16-inch
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition,
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2-inch
stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 5-inch,
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An exceedingly prettv
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2J^-incb
stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM. Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strong,
bushy, 2!<i-inch stock, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled with Fern See dlings
numbering several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting; assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, Sl.OO
per 100. $9.50 per 1000; S9.00 per 1000 in 10.000
lots and $8.50 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request and remittance
of 12c. per 100 plants for postage.
PTERIS ANDERSONI.
Queen of the Pteria
family. A distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
grettily undulated,
andsomely crested,
strong in erowth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. fwepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2}4-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., S20.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.50
per 1000.
Price list, comprising 50 best commercial Ferns,
on application.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
F^ern Specialist:
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
From Bench
Boston, Plersoni, Elegantisslnia, Whitmani,
4-in.. lOc; 5-in., $12Hc.
DIGITALIS GloxinljEflora and CAMPANULA,
from seed bed, $5.00 per 1000.
FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Assorted, 2Ji-in.. 2c.
GENISTA. 2U-in.. 3c.
DOUBLE ALYSSUM, Giant. 2-in., 2c.
500,000 PANSIES
GIANT, assorted colors in fine varieties, $2.50
per 1000, 5000 for $10.00.
FORGET-ME-NOTS and SWEET WILLIAMS.
$2.50 per 1000.
CARNATIONS. Second size, field grown; En-
chantress, Rose Pink and Victory, S3.00 per
too.
ASTERS
50,000 LATE BRANCHING white, pink,
rose, purple, lavender; just right for late plant-
ing, $1.50 per 1000.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Assorted kinds, 2-in.,
pots, $1.25 per 100.
Ouh. please.
BVER BROS.,Clianil)ersbu^,Pi.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus Sprengeri
3-m. pota, $4.00 per 100; 4-m. pots, $6.00
per 100; 4>i-in. $8.00 per 100; 5-Jn. $10.00
per 100.
SMIL&X. 4-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
CARNATION, Lady BoimtUul. $5.00
per 100. Cash with order.
S. G. BENJAMIN, FishkiU, N.Y.
Please, mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2J^-inch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODUCER
Amsterdam, New York
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
©6c WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Bouvardias
Cultural Notes
Quite a number of growers, especially
in the East, were none too well pleased
with the returns from their Bouvardias
last season. It seems that in some locali-
ties an unusual quantity of this old
favorite was srown in the last several
years and, like some of the Pompon
Chrysanthemums, was hard to move.
That is liable to happen witli almost
anything we might mention, but to say
that Bouvardias on that account .should
not be classed among the most useful of
cut flowers for the retailer would be
wrong. There are but few flowers of
greater value, especially to the smaller
florist. To have a bencliful of healthy
plants, full of bud and flower, from
which one can cut and fill an order at a
moment's notice, means a whole lot. You
can use the cut flowers of Bouvardias for
a corsage, a funeral spray, a table deco-
ration, a. bridesmaid's bouquet, or for tbe
decoration of a room equally well, and,
with the exception of the East, at pres-
ent a very small percentage of florists
throughout the country as yet carry Bou-
vardias. We are just bringing the field
grown plants indoors ; they consist of
nice, bushy stock, about 1.5ins. in height,
with from 15 to IS good slioots. The
principal point about housing Bouvar-
dias which have been grown outdoors
during the Summer months, is to use as
much care as po-ssible to get a good ball
of soil to remain around the roots. If
this is done, the plants will hardly feel
tbe transplanting. On the other hand,
if no attention is paid and you get plants
for housing with little or no roots to
them, it will take some time and much
trouble to get them re-established. Ton
cannot ship field grown stock very well,
and a better plan is to get pot plants
if sbort of stock for benching. A house
a little warmer than Carnations require
will do nicely, allowing about 15ins. be-
tween the plants. With sandy loam and
sun you should get good results.
Bulb Stock
Preparing for tie Coming Winter
While at this writing the Preesias,
Roman Hyacinths and the Paperwhites
are about the only bulbs which are being
planted to open up tbe coming Winter
season a few weeks from now with their
white flowers, it will only be a sliort
iperiod before all of the many -iTirieties
of this stock are being olanted in pots,
pans and flats. While most of the flo-
rists are fully aware of the great im-
portance and the value of the flowers
during the Winter months, there are al-
ways newcomers to the rank and file
which are worthy their attention at this
time of the year. Every retailer will
agree with me that no matter how short
a florist might be during the Winter
mouths- of Roses, _jCarnations,_.OrchidSj_
Valley, Violets, or, anything else, if you
have a good assortment of bulb stock
to offer you are not at ail badly off, and
there is no good reason why even the
smallest of growers can't always have a
nice assortment on hand. They require
very little to bring them into flower, and
furnish no end of colors. This, com-
bined with the cheapness of the bulbs,
should induce us all to force a good
number. It you wish to get the most
out of a thousand La Reine Tulips, for
instance, have them come in one or two
hundred flowers at a time ; not have a
thousand of them open ready for the
counter when your trade only demahds
ten dozen. It is here that most florists
tall short, and come to the conclusion
that there is no longer money in bulbs.
Yet it is^ mostly their own fault, for
every retail grower can make the forcing
of them pay if he will make up his mind
to see to it that just so many of each
sort he handles are brought into the
forcing house, thereby enabling him to
depend on a steady supply all through
the season. Only then will it turn out
a paying proposition.
Hyacinths W?^ 511 ^
Two Varieties for Crlass Culture
You may have demand for Hyacinths
from customers who wish to grow them
on in glasses. This in itself may not
be a paying branch of your business but,
as with many other things, it might lead
1 on to something else. If you can sug-
J gest to a customer that you know of at
least two varieties which, more than
some others, are especially adapted for
glass culture, there can come little harm
from it, especially if the sorts are really
good. Czar Peter for a blue and L'lnno-
cence for a white are excellent for this
purpose, and you can safely recommend
them. Another thing of importance in
glass culture is to start the bulbs as
soon as the Dutch bulbs arrive. Hya-
cinths that are wanted for flowering in
glasses ought to be started early. If you
wait until the end of October or the
middle of November, your chances of get-
ting good stems on the flowers are not
nearly as good.
Propagating
Get Beady for It
After Sept. 10 you never know at
what time Jack Frost will blacken the
Coleus or the Heliotropes. One night
of black frost and then four weeks of
Summer weather is nothing unusual East
or West at this time. A Coleus cutting
taken from a plant which has been ex-
posed to a week of cold weather is a
poor one to use for propagating. Get
your cutting from a plant full of life and
vigor ; such will root in less than a
week's time and soon grow into a good
sized plant. If you intend to propagate
bedding stock now, there is hardly a
plant one can mention which could not
be made use of to furnish cuttings at
present, so long as you avoid taking
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FERNS
BOSTON FERNS
from special, carefully selected
stock, compact growth
Not able to house them all, I offer a
limited amount from bench at $25.00 and
$35.00 per 100'; 25 same rate; ready for
5- and 6-in. pots.
Assorted Table Ferns from 2'4-rn.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Haying considerably increased my
stock of same, I am in the position to
fill larger orders, at prices as follows:
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $S.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Plioenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
All express orders. Cash or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue - JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Fleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
FERNSEORDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Hat
Ready now, all clean and healthy
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
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Ferns
Assorted varieties, strong healthy
plants, from 2J^-in. pots at $3.00 per
100 ; $25.00 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS. In 8 of the best
varieties, ready for potting at $1.00 per
100 ; $9.50 per 1000. lOc. extra per
100 by mail.
POINSETTIAS. 2M-in., well-grown
stock at $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000.
frank N.Eskesen, Madison J. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HOLLY FERNS
Cyrtomium Rochfordianum
3-inch pots, 5 cents
R. G. Hanford, Norwalk, Conn.
Please mention the Eaohange when writjag.
FERNS FERNS
FOR JARDINIERES. Good atrong plants from
23^4ich pots, now ready for immediate use, at
t3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
THOMAS P. GHRISTENSEN
SHORT Ha,LS, N. J.
Hmu BOitlaB tka Xnhaat* wk« vritiBt,
September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
571
Get Busy-Order Now
Vacation season is over; people are back in town. Stock up now with our Prize Winning Plants. We aim for quality.
Look over the following list and send us your orders, large or small. We appreciate them all.
CROTONS
The Croton, with its highly-colored foliage.is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
in the world, carrying at the present time for Fall
sales over 100,000 plants in over 400 varieties, all
of the very highest quality and brilliantly colored.
2>^-in. pots, strong plants,
$20 per 100, tl75 per 1000
4.in. pots, strong plants.. J30 per 100, S276 per 1000
5-in. pots, strong plants, S50, $75 and $100 per 100
6-in. pots, strong plants,
$12, $15, $1S and $24 per doz.
7-in. pots, strong plants, $24, $30 and $36 per doz.
8-iil. pots, made-up beautiful plants.
$24, $30 and $36 per doz.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants,
$5, $6 and $7.50 each
I2-in- and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants,
$10, $15 and $20 each
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
CROTON PUNCTATA
One of the finest and most satisfactory varieties
for basket work and centers of ferneries.
21^-in. pots $8 per 100, $75 per 1000
3-in. pots $20 per 100, $150 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per 100"
8-in. pots, made up $18 and $24 per doz.
CROTON NORWOOD BEAUTY
This variety is one of the best of our seedlings,
raised three years ago, and we are now in a position
to offer same in quantity and at very reasonable
prices. This variety has an oak-shaped leaf and is
brilliantly colored red, yellow and orange.
4-in. pots, heavy $50 per 100
6-in. pots, heavy $18 per doz.
CROTONS— -Narrow Leaf Types
DeUcatisslma, Golden Thread and Florence
These varieties are indispensable for table decora-
tion and we predict a great future for them as
nothing surpasses them for use in artistic arrange-
4-in. pots $30 per 100
5-in. pots $50 and $75 per 100
6-in. pots $12. $15 and $18 per doz.
NEW SEEDLING VARIETIES
4-ia. pots, strong plants.
$3 each, $30 per doz.. $200 per 100
6-in. and 7-in. pots, larger plants.
$3.50. $4 and $5 each
DRACAENAS
There is no variety of foliage plant as attractive
as the highly-colored Dracaena- The small and
medium sizrs can be used to great advantage in
making up the popular Christmas baskets, while the
large specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any firm
in this country.
DRACAENA GODSEFFIANA
Green and white leaf, very hardy; fine for baskets.
2>i-in. pots $10 per 100
3-in. pots $15 per 100
4-in. pou $25 per 100
DRACAENA MASSANGEANA
4-in. pots $7.60 per doz.. $50 per 100
6-in. pots $15 and $18 per doz.
8-in. pou $2, $2.50 and $3 each
10-in. pots $3.50, $4 and $5 each
DRACAENA FRAGRANS
Plain green leaf.
6-in. pots $6 and S9 per doz.
8-in. tubs $18 per doz.
DRACAENA BRONZE BEAUTY
2}^-in. pots $12 per 100
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $9 and $12 per doz.
Larger specimens $1.60. $2. $2.50 and $3 each
DRACAENA BAPTISTII
Long, broad foliage, cream, red and orange.
6-in. pots .$1, $1.25 and $1.50 each
DRACAENA AMABILIS
Green and pinkish white; very fine.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12. $16 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA SANDERIANA
Small, light green leaves, edged with creamy
white. Fine for center of fern dishes or basket
work.
2^-in. pots $15 per 100
DRACAENA LORD WOLSELEV
One of the very best varieties for Christmas, being
bright red in color.
2-in. pots $12 per 100
3-in. pots, very heavy $25 per 100
DRACAENA STRICTA GRANDIS
Carmine red leaves.
3-in.- pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA SHEPHERDII
Carmine and green leaves.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA MANDAIANA
Large, bright red leaf, beautifully colored.
3-in. pots $25 per 100
4-in. pots $.'i5 per 100
5-in. pots $75 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA DE SMETIANA
4-in. pots $0.50 each
5-in. pots $0.75 and $1 each
8-in. pots $1.25 and $1.50 each
DRACAENA BRAZILIENSIS (Rare)
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
DRACAENA MME. WINKLEMAN (New)
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA GLADSTONE (Rare)
4-in. pots $6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA GUILFOYLEII (Rare)
4-in. pots $6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12. $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA TITWORTHII (Rarel
4-in. pots $6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA SEEDLINGS
Some beautiful varieties in many colors.
4-in. pots $5 each
DRACAENA INDFVISA
Excellent as a decorative plant.
.5-in. pots $20 per 100
6-in. pots $35 per 100
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
6-in. pots $1 and $1.25 each
7-in. pots $2 each
10-in. and 12-in. tubs, specimen plants.
$5. $6. $7.50. $10. $12.60. $15 and $20 each
PANDANUS VEITCHII
Well-colored plants.
2H-jn. and 3-in. pots $30 per 100
4-in, pots $6 per doz.. $45 per 100
5-in. pots $9 per doz.. $70 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz.. $90 per 100
8-in. pots $24 and $30 per doz.
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA
5-in. pots. 4 and 6 tiers $9 per doz.. $70 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz.
ARECA LUTESCENS
Perfect plants with rich, dark green foliage. Our
stock has been grown cool and hard. It is in
splendid condition and will surely give satisfaction.
4-in. pots, made up $25 per 100
6-in. pots, made up. 26 to 28 in. tall.
$12 per doz.. $90 per 100
8-in. pots, made up, very heavy. 36 to 42 in. tall.
$30 and $36 per doz.
10-in. pots, made up. very heavy, 60 to 66 in. tall.
$4 and $5 each
10-in. tubs, made up. very heavy, 72 to 80 in. tall,
$6 and $7.50 each
KENTIAS
Kentia Belmoreana and Kentla Forsterlana .
3-in. pots, 4 to 6 leaves. .$15 per 100, $140 per 1000
6-in. pots. 3 plants, heavy. 18 to 24 m. tall.
$9 and $12 per doz.
FICUS CHAUVERII
6-in. pots, 18 in. high $6. $9 and $12 per doz.
Large plants $1.50, $2 and $2.50 each
FICUS UTILIS
6-in. pots. 24 in. tall $3 each
FICUS PANDURATA
Our stock of this wonderful plant this year is
finer than we have heretofore offered. It will
surely give satisfaction.
6-in. pots, 2H ft. tall $2.00 each
7-in. pots, 3 ft. tall $2.50 each
8-in. pots, 4 ft. tall $3.00 each
10-in. and 11-in. tubs, 5 ft. to 10 ft. tall.
$4. $5. $6 and $7.60 each
Branch plants, exceptionally fine,
$2.50, $3, $3.50, $4 and $5 each
FICUS CRAIGII
6-in. pots, 18 in. to 24 in. tall $9 per doz.
Large plants $12 and $15 per doz.
150,000 NEPHROLEPIS— In Variety
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties: in fact,
we are the headquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to have
Every Variety of Nephrolepis in Every
Size Every Day in the Year.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
IMPROVED
2^-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
Large plants $1. $1.50 and $2 each
Largest plants $2, $2.50, $3 and $3.50 each
NEPHROLEPIS SCHOLZELI
2!i-in. pots $6 per 100, $60 per 1000
. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
. pots, heavy $6 per doz., $45 per 100
. pots, very heavy $9 per doz.. $70 per 100
. 5<-pots $12 per doz.. $90 per 100
n. f^-pots $18 and $24 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TODEAOIDES
n. pots $5 per 100. $45 per lOOO
pots $20 per 100. $180 per 1000
n. pots $50 per 100
pots $12 per doz.
and 10-in. tubs $18. $24 and $36 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS
Wm. K. Harris
The finest variety for large plants, being a great
improvement over the old Boston.
2Ji-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
11-in. tubs $2, $2.50, $3, $4 and $5 each
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS HARRISII
A dwarf type of the Nephrolepis Harrisii and ex-
cellent in all sizes from 4-in. plants up.
2)4-in.pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
COMPACTA
_ A dwarf compact form of Nephrolepis Elegan-
tissima, each plant making an ideal shape.
23i-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII
Our stock is in superb condition.
2M-in. pots $5 per 100, $45 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz.. $45 per 100
6-in. pots, heavy $9 per doz., $70 per 100
8-in. ?i-pots $12 per doz.. $90 per 100
10-in. Ji-pots $18 per doz.
11-in. tubs $2. $2.50 and $3 each
13-in. tubs, specimens $4, $5 and $6 each
NEPHROLEPIS SMITHII
The greatly improved Amerpohlii. It is a com-
pact form, much finer than Amerpohlii and does not
break down in the center. The fronds are carried
on wiry stems. This variety will have a wonderful
sale up to a 6-in. pot. being particularly showy for
basket work.
2K-in. pots $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TUBEROSA PLUMOSA
This beautiful Fern is quite distinct from all of
the other varieties of the Boston Fern in so much
that it has been raised from the Japan speciea
NephroIep.s Tuberosa, wh.ch type is much hSSS
than the Exaltata.
The fronds are long and narrow, the pinnule.
beautiful plumose wh,ch are of light color, givinl
the fronds a beautiful effect on account of the ^6
distinct shades as well as its graceful waviness.
and will be found a great and distinct addition to
collection Ferns.
2^-m. pots $15 per 100. $140 per 1000
*-'°- PO" $25 per 100. $225 per 1000
NEPHROLEPIS ROBUSTA (New)
c.,P'«e orders " once for Neph. Robusta. The
Silver Medal Fern at the National Flower Show
winning over all competition. We claim thii
variety to be the finest of all the crested Nephro-
lepis. being exceptionally fine in large sizes It is
the strongest grower of all the Nephrolepis' Ferns
never reverts and every plant is symmetrical anj
salable m all sizes.
Delivery. August and September, 1913,
2>i-in. pots, strong plants,
, J20 per 100, $150 per 1000
4-in. pots, strong plants,
$50 per 100. $400 per 1000
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS
3-in. pots $7 per 100, $65 per 1000
*-"^- P°« $12 per 100, $110 per 1000
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
4-in. pots, heavy $12 per 100
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM
3-in. pots, heavy $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
b-in. pots, heavy $6 per doz.. $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz.. $90 per 100
ll-in. tubs t24 per dor.
ASPLENIUM AVIS NIDUS
Bird's Nest Fern. Plants of exceptional quality.
6-in. pots $12 and $16 per doz.
A Grand New Dwarf Fem "^
" TEDDY JUNIOR "
DWARF ROOSEVELT
Ready for June 1st delivery. Fine young planta
from 2>i-in. pots.
$0.40 each. $3.50 per doz.. $26 per 100. $200 per 1000
CYCLAMEN
This has been one of our specialties for over
twenty years. This year we grew upwards of 80.000
plants. In all of our experience we have never
seen a finer lot of plants. We are growing our
stock in new houses. They are absolutely cle»n
and perlect in every way. and not to be compared
with weakly-drawn stock offered at less money
4-in. pots $25 per 100. $225 per 1000
5-in. pots $50 per 100. $450 per 1000
6-in. potB $75 and $100 per 100
7-in pots ...... .$150 per 100
I his will be profitable to anyone buying now.
BEGONIA GLOIRE DE CHATELAINE
The most beautiful of the Vernon type and Lor-
raine pink in Qolor.
3-in. pots $10 per 100. $75 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100. $150 per 1000
6-in. pots $36 per 100
GARDENIA VEITCHII
4-in. pots, very heavy.. .$20 per 100, $178 per 1000
6-in. pots, very heavy, will flower early,
„ $6, $9 and $12 per dor.
Our stock IS unusually large and exceptionally
fine.
GENISTA RACEMOSA
A large stock of well-grown plants for growing on.
3-in. pots, heavy $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100. $175 per 1000
5-in. pots, heavy $35 per 100, $300 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $50 per 100. $400 per 1000
7-in. pots, heavy $75 per 100
Larger plants from $1 to $3 each
HYDRANGEAS
The new French Hydrangea!. All of the
varieties here offered have been toted by us under
ordinary conditions as to their adaptability to
forcing for Easter. _ All have proven themselves
to be valuable additions. We have over 40.000
strong plants in the following varieties:
Bouquet Rose, bright pinkj Gene de Vibraye,
bright rose; La Lorraine, bright pink; Mme. a
Riveram. bright rose; Mme. E. Moulliere. best
white; Mme. Maurice Hamar. bright pink; Mme.
Rcnee Gaillard, large white; Souv. de Mme. E.
Chautard. bright rose.
2M-in pots $8 per 100. $75 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100. $175 pier 1000
6-in pots $50 per 100
Larger plants $0.7S, tl, $1.50 and $2 each
Dtf^RPDT i^Dytli^ £^£\ ^^^^ MARKET STREET
ICvPDELK 1 V>i€/%IO l^fJ«9 PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BRANCH, NORWOOD, PA.
nention the Exchange when writing:.
572
The Florists' Exchange
You'll seldom see finer Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora
than this sea of 5000, grown in fertile Chester County
soil. All transplanted stock, 2 to ly^, feet, $8.00 per 1 00,
$70.00 per 1000, f. o. b. West Grove. Only one of a fine
list of shrubs. Write for prices.
ThelConard & Jones Co.
West Grove
PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FLORISTS' STOCK TO CLOSE f'«sT-cL«ss^coND.T.oN
n.. $3.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus.
per 100; 3-m., $5.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl. 2M-in., $2.50 per 100;
$22.50 per 1000.
ALYSSUM, Double. 2H-in., $2.50 per 100.
STEVIA. Dwarf and tall. 2-in., $2.00 per 100.
The above stock
C. RIEBE
1.. $8.00
F.
CYCLAMEN, from the best strains.
pe_r 100;^ 4-m.j, $15.00 per 100.
• — - c ".i,t^, 2H-in., $2.50 per 100.
IH-in., $3.00 per 100.
1000. ' - "^^ ""'"'=" ''•=° "''
well grown. Satisfaction guaranteed. Cash, please.
Florist, WEBSTER, MASS.
MARGUERITES.
SWAINSONA Alba. S
ASTERS. Early and
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, Alba Rosea and Sangulnea,
2Ji-i"i. pot $1.75
OBCONICA GIgantea, 2X-in. pot (The
Giant) 2.00
MALACOIDES. Giant Baby, 2}i-in. pot. . . 1.50
ASPARAGUS
Plumosus and Sprengeri, 2K-in. pot,
$18.00 per 1000 2.00
CINERARIA, Sept. 15th, 2)i-in. pot 2.50
Cash or C. O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM ■"'oro"''
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CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 3-in. pots, $8.00 per
100, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Ctiinensis fimbriata
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD"AND EAST 45th STREET
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
BOSTON and ROOSEVELT
For S-inch pots, $20.00 per 100.
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSfS, QUIDNICK, R. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
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wood that is too soft for the purpose.
Such, and a few days of unusual hot
weather, means a lot of damping off.
With each day from now on more work
seems to be piling up, and before we
know it October will be here. 1 have
seen the time when we made use of a
lot of Heliotrope cuttings that were put
into the sand and looked fine, but they
had been taken from plants which were
allowed to harden off in dry weather and
several weeks with nights near the freez-
ing point. In three weeks, when all of
them ought to have had a nice lot of
white roots pushing their way through
the sand of the propagating bench, they
had not made a move. Most of them
turned black below the sand, and the
few fl'hich finally rooted, after heing
coaxed with bottom heat, stood still for
another two months. This does not pay,
and a better plan is to pot up a few
field plants, cut them back quite a little,
and let these furnish you cuttings dur-
ing the Winter months. This also holds
good with your Salvias. Of the dwarf
ones, select the best plants now, such as
please you most in regard to habit, form
and flowering qualities; pot them up,
and they will furnish you all kinds of
cuttings hy next March.
Soil for Bulbs
Good Soil ITecessary
While you can grow a Hyacinth or a
Narcissus in water and get good flowers,
if_ you are looking for the best results
with the bull) stock you grow indoors,
a good soil is better than a poor one.
Avoid manure which is not well decom-
posed or rotted, and even such should be
well mixed with the soil. There are,
each year. Narcissi and Tulips made
worthless on account of poor drainage
in the flats or pots they are in ; there-
fore, have a porous soil. If yours is a
heavy one. be liberal in the amount of
sharp sand mixed with it. In short, you
ought to pay as much attention to the
soil to be used for the bulbs as you do
to anything else. Now is the time to
get a good sized pile of it ready and
under cover. With us we are now hav-
ing a real dry spell, which usually means
that a rainy period is bound to follow.
Tjet it come, but find us ready with a
good pile of soil and suflicient flats in
which to plant the Dutch bulbs.
Potting Field Stock
Get at It as Soon as Possible
While there may be no danger of
really cold weather in many localities of
the country, where the florist has to do
a lot of potting up before frost touches
the plants, it is not only the damage
done b.v a temperature of 32 degrees or
below which is to be taken into con-
sideration. The earlier after this date
you pot a Dracaena indiyisa, the So-
lanums, which we class under Christmas
Peppers, or a Stevia, the better, for the
plants will get far more easily estab-
lished in the pots with a few warm days
than later on. This holds good with
other stock, including such Chrysanthe-
mums as you may have in frames or
planted out in the field. Get at the pot-
ting, and as soon as the plants are pot-
ted shade and spray just sufficiently to
prevent wilting. With the Dracsenas be
careful ; do not disturb too many roots,
for this is bound to cause bad tips on
the leaves. A better way is to remove
carefully as much soil as possible. This
will avoid making use of pots that are
too large. With the .Jerusalem Cherries,
make up quite a few pains holding five
or more fair sized plants. There is al-
ways call for a number of specimens at
Christmas. With the Stevias, look out
for the brittle stems: every one of the
plants should have stakes ; they need sup-
port, not only to prevent breakage, but
to hold them up straight. There is no
trouble in potting Stevias. They will
show hardly any effect of it, but just
because they can stand almost any tem-
perature above freezing and thrive. Why
put the potting off? Let a good number
of the plants remain out in a deep frame,
and whenever danger of frost makes you
bring them in, give them the coolest
house ,vou have, for it is largely a mat-
ter of temperature as to when they come
into flower, and you have use for both
early and late ones.
Fire Heat
Will Soon be Necessary
Let us hope that we will not need arti-
ficial heat for quite a while yet, for the
Winter with most of us is a long winded
affair, and it takes a good many posies
to meet the coalman's hill. Nevertheless,
if you grow Poinsetti.as, Roses. Begonias,
etc., it is essential that everything is
ready so that you may turn on the
steam of get the return pii>es of your
hot water system warmed up. Many
fine plants of Poinsettias and Roses are
ruined each year through neglect in Fall
by not letting them have heat when in
need of it. Do not mistake this for
maintaining 70 degrees at night, for this
is just as wrong. Let us suppose that
you water a house on a fine, sunny Sep-
tember day ; the sun goes down earlier
than expected, and the benches and the
walks do not dry out by evening. Let
that be foilowed by a cool night of .50
degrees — the kind in \^'hich we can all
sleep so well. Without just a little heat
in the pipes on such an occasion you are
laying the most^ solid foundation for a
fine attack of mildew on the Roses and
a sickly lot of Poinsettias. As far as
foliage is concerned, you may not see
any change after breakfast the next
morning, but someone is bound to ask
in a few days: "What is the matter
with those plants?" If it is allowed to
happen once, it will happen again, and
the plants will not stand for it. Clean
out the boiler pit : there is hardly a retail
grower who has not a nice collection of
wood and jrasteboard cut flower boxes
lulled up any old way near the boiler by
Sept. 1. Get busy ; straighten things
out, clean up and repair ei'crything, so
that you only need light a match. -See
to it that it is lit at the proper time, for
it is you who will be the loser if it is not
lit when needed.
Aphine in England
The Aphine Manufacturing Co. of
Madison, N. J., manufacturers of agri-
cultural chemicals, insecticides, fungi-
cides, etc., has invaded the British Isles
with its products. The British and
American Fertilizer Co., situated in Liv-
erpool, is handling the Aphine Manufac-
turing Co. products abroad. It is the pur-
pose of that company to establish agen-
cies among the nurseries and seed firms
in the British territory. An attractive
catalog, giving detailed descriptions of
the various products and containing
many endorsements from past users, has
just been issued by the British company.
ROSES
From 3-inch pots — strong
Pink KiUarney, White Klllarney, Kalserin
Augusta Victoria. Richmond, Perle, Sun-
rise, Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland,
18.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, Gruss an
TepUtz, Clothllde Soupert, Souvenir de
Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kalserin, Pink Klllarney, My Maryland,
Bride, Souvenir de Wootton, 3-inch pots,
$16.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
Enchantress, and White Perfection. $7.00
per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
White Winsor. $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Crimson Beauty, Winsor, Princess Charm-
ing, Wodenethc, S6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000
.00 per 100, $70.00 per
VIOLETS
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2Ji-in. pots 3.00
POINSETTIAS, 2M-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, SH-'m. pots 5.00
STEVIA Compacta, field-grown 6.00
Chrysanthemums
2}i-in., $3.00 per 100, §25.00 per 1000.
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
nSHKILL, N. Y.
Please mention the Ezohange -when writiiig.
Stock Geraniums
40,000 iield-grown, strong. These are care-
fully graded to No. 1 and No. 2 size. No. 1
can be potted up to 4-in. pots. No. 2 can be
potted to 3-in,. at S4.00 and S2.50 per 100.
Per 100
VINCA Variegata, strong, field $5.00
HARDY Carnations, best double 10.00
HARDY Carnations, singles 5.00
CARNATIONS 2nd. size. White Per-
fection, Winsor and White
Winsor, 4.00
LUPINES, .cut flower sorts, 2-in 2.00
ALYSSUM, Double Giant, 2-in 2.00
DRAC^NA Indivisa, 2-in 2.00
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Grant, Buch-
ner, 2-in 1.50
GERANIUMS, Poitevine, Viaud,
Montmort, 1.75
These special prices are for a short time only.
Elmer Rawlings, WholesaleGrower,Olean,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The prices Advertised in the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
i|. timber IS. 1!)13.
The Florists' Exchange
373
I List of Advertisers
McCallumCo., Inc.. 594
McClunie. Geo. G....580
McConnell, Alex 581
McCray Refrigerator
Co.
Abrams, F. B 5S2 Engler, Henry 590
Advance Co 600 Erne & Klinger, 596
Aitken, Mark 588 Eskesen. Frank N 570
Albert & Davidson . . ..600 Esler, John G 5S7
Alien, J. K 592 Etter, M. S 589
Amer. Importing Co.586 Eyres Florist 579
Am. Spawn Co 556 Felthousen, J. E 563
Amer. Wooden Ware Fiedler & Co., A. G... . 579
Mfg. Co., The 597 Field. H. W 582
Anderson, J . F 570 Fletcher & Co. F. W.655
Angermueller, Geo. H.601 Florists' Hail Ass'n. . .587
Aphine Mfg. Co 599 Flower Shop, The .... 582
Appelgate Florist 679 Ford, M. C 591
Aschmann, Godfrey.. . 590 Ford, Wm. P 592
Aschmann Bros 56S Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Bahrct, C. F 588 Co 557
Bader Bros 539 Frauenfelder, C 579
Badgley, Riedel & Friedman Florist 579
Meyer, Inc 593 Friedman, J. J 699
Baer, Julius 579 Froment. H. E 593
Baker The Florist 583 Frost , Chas 559
Baldwin, Florist .583 Galvin, Thos. F 579
Bard & Davis 589 Garland Greenhouse
Barrett, the Florist. . .583 Mfg. Co 601
Barrows & Son, H.H. 564 Gasser Co., J. M.
McHutchison & Co . . . 566
McManmon, J. J 581
McManus, James 593
Menand, L ..579
Metropolitan Material
Co 58.5-600
Mette, Henry 554
Michell Co., Henry 1-.65S
Michelsen & Co 568
Michigan Cut Flower
Excnange 586
Michler Bros. Co 581
Midgley & Co 583
Millang, Chas 593
Miller, A. L 662
Mills The Florist, lnc.580
MiltoniaCons 58S
Minge Floral Co., TheSSl
Minneapolis Floral Co5Sl
Mil
. E. D..
Bassett's Floral Gar-
Gibbor
_ _ Man 587
Baur & Steinkamp. ... 690 Giblin & Co 600
Bayersdorfer & Co.,H 587 Gill 554
Bay State Nurs., The.566 Goodsell, P. H 566
Bcaven, E. A 587 Graham & Son, A ... 580
Beckert, W. C 554 Greater N. Y. Florists'
Begerow Floral Co.. . . 681 Ass'n 593
Bellamy Bros 562 Greek-Amer. Florists'
Benjamin, S.G 570 Supply Co 586
Bennett. C. A 566 Greup & Ploeger 566
Berger Bros 595 Grey Co., Thos. J 559
Berger & Co., H. H ... 560 Griffin, F. W 580
Berning. H. G 596 Growers* Cut Flower
Bertermann Bios. Co.580 Co 592
Bidwell & Fobes .5.59 Cude Bros. Co 583
Black. Chas 588 Gunther Bros 593
Black, Son & Co., Jos. Guttman Flower Gi
.603
Moore, Hentz & Nash593
Mt. Gilead Pottery Co597
Mullanphy, Florist. . .683
Murray, Samuel 680
Myer, Florist 582
Nagel. Rudolf. .569
Nason, L. B 593
Nat'l Florists' Board
Natural Gua
Neidinger, Jos. G 686
New England Florist
Supply Co 594
New York Stable Ma-
.687
RoutzahnSeedCo. . ..559
Rowehl & Granz 562
Royal Glass Works... 600
Rudolph, Max 680
Rupp, John F 565
Russell, Geo. W 663
Russin&HanBing....687
Ryerson,U. Cutler... 587
Sabransky, John F. . .562
Salter Bros 683
Sambrook Bros 583
Sander&Son 566
Sauter.A 593
Sceery, Ed 582
Schafer, Rich.ird .589
Schling, Max 682
Schmidt, J. C 569
Schmitz, F. W. 0 560
Schuiz, Jacob 581
Scott, John. . 572
Scranton Florist Sup-
ply Co 588
Sealy, J. W. C .564
Sharp. Partridge & Co609
Sheridan, W. F .593
Siebrecht, Geo. C 693
Siebrecht, Walter R . . 593
Skidelsky & Co., S. S .555
Slinn, B. S?Jr 593
Smith & Co., E.D.... 589
Smith & Fetters Co.,
The 580
Smith, P.J 593
Smith Co., W.&T... 566
Soltau Fernery, B...._. 570
Speelman & Sons,
.559
;Co.
H.
.662
■Co.
.692
Blackistonc, Z. D 583 Habermehl's Sons, J.
Blackistone, J. Dan.. ..579 J 582
Boddington, A. T.. . .557- Haerens, August .. 554-66
558-61 Hall & Robinson 581
Bolgiano & Son, J 566 Hammond's Paint &
Bonnet & Blake 693 Slug Shot Works ... 599
Bonnot Bros 593 Hanford, R, G 570
Bon Ton Flower Shop, Harris, Chester 583
The 580 Harris, Ernest .569
Bowe, M. A 581 Hart, Geo. B .586
Brant Bros., Inc 583 Hatcher, John C....570-79
Brant-Hentz Flower Heacock Co., Jos 564
Co 689 Heinecken, Otto .566
Breck-Robinson Nurs.568 Heiss Co 580
Breitmeyer's Sons, J. . 580 Henderson & Co.. A.. . 560
Brown. Peter 561-69 Henkcr, Bruno SSS
Bryan, Alonzo J .561 Henshaw& Fenrich.. ..591
Buckbee, H. W 583 Herbert & Flcishaucr.560
Bunyard, A. T., Flor- Herr, A. M 569
ist 581 Hews & Co., A. H 597
Burnett Bros 556 Highland Park Green-
Burpee. W. A. & Co.. . 554 houses. The 580
Byam, E. J 683 Hilfinger Bros. ...;... 597
Byer Bros 570 Hill Co., The E. G.. . . 696
Caldwell The Woods- Hillside Nurs 568
manCo 587 Hitchings & Co 604
California Florist. The583 Hollywood Gardens . . ..583
Camp Conduit Co., Holm & Olson 583
The... 602 Holton & Hunkel Co..594
Campbell Bros 562 Home Correspondence
,582
598
Niessen Co., The Leo. 595
Noe. L. M 693
Orchid. The 582
Ouwerkerk. P 668
Palmer&Son. W. J...579
Park Floral Co.. The. ..680
Parker, John L .579
Parkes Construction
Co 600
Parshelsky Bros 602
Patten, Helen F 583
Pearce. George 602
Peckham Floral Co.
.569
The
Pclicano Rossi & Co
Penn The Florist.. 579
Pennock-Meehan Co.,
S.S 595
Peters & Reed Pottery
Co., The 597
Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co597
Philips Bros 581
Pierce & Co 579
Pierce Co., F. O 502
Pierson, Inc., A. N 5.53
Pierson Co., F. R 553
Pine Grove Floral Corp
569
..594
Standard Pump & En-
gine Co., The 603
Stearns Lumber Co.,
The A.T 600
Stokes, Walter P 555
StoothotF Co., H. .A . . . 598
Storrs & Harrison Co.,
The 590
Stuart Low & Co SSS
Stumpp & Walter Co . 554
Sunllsht Double Glass
Sa.shCo 602
Syracuse Pottery Co. ..597
Taylor, Arthur 562
Taylor, Edward J 563
Thompson & Co., C. B.
581
Thorburn & Co., J. M5eO
Totty, Chas. H. ...563-89
Traendly & Schenck. .593
Travis Co., G. E 603
Troy, J. H .568
Van Assche. Frank... . 600
Van Gelderen, G. W. . 566
Van Waveren, Gt. &
Kruijff 566
Vaughan's Seed Store.
556-67
Vick'sSons,Jas 558
Viereck, F. C 580
Vincent, R, Jr., & Soi
Co.
.553
Pittsburgh Cut Flowei
Co
Plantlife Co .508
Poehlmann Bros. Co...
PoIIworthCo., C. C...
Potter Floral Co
Co.
The 562 Horticultural Adverti-
Champion & Co., J. set £66
N 581 Howard's Flower Shop.579
Chicago Carnation Howard, J. W 598
Co 662-96 Hudson Carbon Co.. .598
Childs, John Lewis. . .557 Idlewild Greenhouses.. 581
Chinnick, W. J 588 Igoe Bros 5S7
Christensen,Thos. P..670 Imperial Seed & Plant
Clark FIc '
Quaker City Mach.
.599
Co.
.600
Clay & Son.
Cockroft. Ja
Conard & Jo
:sD....563
s Co... 568-
572
Interstate Tobacco Co..
In
Irwin. R.J
Isbell.S. M. &Co,..
Jackson & Perkins Co
.599
:k G'houses.
Ramsburg. G. S 5.5.8
Randall, A. L. Co.... 596
Rawlings, Elmer 572
Reade & McKenna. . .602
Reed & Keller .587
Reimers, M. D 581
Reinberg, Peter 596
Reynolds & MacKay..563
Virgin, U.J
Walker, Wm 681
Wallis&Co., E. A.....569
Ward cSi Co.. R. M . . . . 55S
Warendorff. A 582
Wax Bros 579
Weeber & Don 554
Welch Bros. Co 694
Wenk, Peter 589
Weston, Henry 562
West View Floral Co.579
Wettlin Floral Co 561
Whilldin Pottery Co.,
The 697
White Bros 562
Whitehead, Geo. B. . .563
Whittier & Co., W. B.566
Whitton, Samuel 689
WietorBros 596
Williams' Florist Sup-
ply House.
, H. E.
.583
Rice Co.. M.
-586
655
Conine Nursery Co.,
TheF. E .568 660-68
Coombs, Arthur 562 Jacobs, S. & Son 602
Coombs, Florist .580 James, R. H .558
Cotsonas cS: Co., Geo. . 687 Jenkins & Son, J 568
Cowee, W. J 586 Jennings, E. B 659
Cowen'sSons, N 601 Johnson Seed Co 555
Coyle, James 593 Johnston, T. J. & Co.. 583
Craig Co., Robt 571 Jones, H. T 568
Crouch, Mrs. J. W 579 Jones, Inc., Percy 596
Crump, F.F, 680 Kasting. Wm. F. Co.. 5.53
Cunnmgham, Jos. H . .572 Keller, John A 581
Cut Flower Exchange.. 593 Keller Pottery Co 697
Dailledouze Bros 563 Keller Sons. J. B 583
Danker Florist 579 Kervan Co.. The 586
Day Co., W. E 583 Kessler, Wm 593
Deamud Co., J. B .596 Kilbourn, R 689
DeBuck, John 588 King Construction Co. 602
De Nave, Paul 588 Kleinhans, H. P 663
Den Oudcn & Sons.H..56S Koster & Co 568
Dictsch Co.. A 603 Kretschmar Bros 563
Dillcr. Caskey & Keen Kroeschell Bros. Co... 602
800 Kucbler. Wm.H 693
Dillon, J. L .590 Kuhlmann. H. H 580
Dodd, Chas. H 600 Kuhnc Bros 662
Domer & Sons. Co. F.562 Lager & Hurrell 588
Doyle Co.. Wm.E... .679 Langc. A 679
Dreer, Henry A., Inc... Lange. H. F. A 583
66.5-.597-601 Langjahr. A. H 693
Eagle Metal & Supply Langlc. Richard .588
Co 585 Leedle Floral Co .580
Ebbinge & Van Grons Lemon Oil Co 598
566 Leonard Seed Co 556
Eble, Chas 581 Leuly, Emil 570
Edwards Folding Box Lewis & Valentine 566
Co .586 Littlcfield Forist . . . .583
Edwards. Harry B. . . . 568 Lord & Bumhnm Co , 603-
EhmannWm 664 604
Eisele, C 588 Ludwig Floral Co.. E.5S2
Elliott Auction Co, . .5.54 Mader. P.aul .572
Elliott & Sons, Wm. . . 5.54 Martin & Forbes Co . . .583
Emmans.Geo.M .561 May, L. L. & Co 596
Riebc, F. C.
Ritchv, F. W .569
Robinson & Co.. H. M.586
Robinson Co. (Inc.l
H. M 592
Rolker & Sons. A , , 554-66
Rosemont Gardens. . . .581
Rosendale Nurs. &
G'houses 569
Rosery Flower Shop.
The 579
Wilson. R. G
Windier Wholesale Flor-
al Co .587
Wood Bros 572
Woodrow & Marketos593
Woodruff & Sons. S. D559
Young & Co.. A. L. . . .592
Young Florist 583
Young. John .591-92
Young & Nugent 582
Zangen. O. V 5S5
Zimmcr. Charles 563
Zvolanck. A. C 5.56
I Index TO Stock Advertised I
While every effort will 1
advertising copy received a
no stock ment
ioncdinsame
562-68
Andromedas.
566
. . . 564-88-89
..555-58-61-
562-69
Araucnrias....
..566-68-60-
.571-90
Arcca
564-65-71-90
Asparagus.. .
..56.3-61-62-
564-66-68-69-70-71-72-
688-89-90
Asters
...660-70-72
Bay Trees. . ,
566-90
Bedding Plants 563-68
. . 553-55-61-
563-69-70-71
Bcllis..
Bleeding Heart 568
■e made to print belated
Pter 12 noon Wednesday,
can be noted in the index.
Blue Spruce 568
Bouvardias 588
Box^vood 566-68
Bulbs .563-54-55-56-.58-
669-60-61-63-66-69
Buxus 5.54-66
Calceola
Callas..
555
;t.....566-6S
:t Cut-
. ...566-68
5,53-56-59-
660.6I-63
Calliopsis
Cannas 5bN
Canterbury Bells 569
Carnations .554-62-63-
669-70-72-89-90
Carnation Cuttings. . 554-
562-6.3-69-70-72-89-90
Chrysanthemum Cut-
tings, 570-72-89
Cinerarias 555-61-
569-70-89-90
Clematis 566-68-88
Cocos 564-65-88-90
Cold Storage Bulbs
553-56-57-58
Cold Storage Lilies
553-56-57-68
Cold Storage Lily of
the Valley .553-56-57-58
Coleus 653-69
Conifers 568
Coreopsis 569
Crotons 571
Cut Flowers 586-87-
591-92-93-94-95-96
Cyclamen 555-61-
571-72-88-89-90
Daisies 556-69-70
Decorative Stock . 553-54-
555-56-57-59-60-61-62-
563-64-65-68-69-70-
571-72-88-89-90
Digitalis 570
Dish Ferns 554-65-
561-62-64-68-70-72-
Dracaenas.. .561-69-71-72
Evergreens 566-68
Farm Seeds 554
Ferns 554-55-
561-62-64-68-70-72-
588-90
Ferns in Flats . .554-55-61-
562-64-68-70-72-8S-90
Ficus 568-71-88-90
Flower Seeds. . .554-56-66
Forget-Me-Not 556-
569-70
Foxgloves 569
Freesias 553-66-58-60
Fruit Plants 566
Fruit Trees 566
Fuchsias 553
Funkias .562
Gaillardias 569
Gardenias 571
Garden Seed 556-59
Genista 570-71
Geraniums 553-61-63-
669-72
Geranium Cuttings.. . 553-
561-63-71-72
Gladiolus , 557-59
Hardy Perennials 566
Heliotrope 590
Hemlocks 666
Herbaceous PIants.666-6S
Hollyhocks 565-69
Honeysuckle 562
Hyacinths 653-5S-60
Hydrangeas. ...562-68-69-
571-72-88-89
Ivy 553-69-88-89
Japanese Maples 566
Japonica 668
Jerusalem Cherries... .688
Kalmias 566
Kentias 562-64-65-
571-88-90
Lemon Verbenas 588
Lilacs 666-68
LUy Bulbs .553-55-66-
559-66
Lilies. . 553-56-56-67-58-66
Lilium Album 666-57
Lilium Candidum . . .556-
558-60
Lilium Formosum. 563-56
Lilium Giganteum. . .663-
655-56-57-68
Lilium Harrisii 553-
566-58-60
Lilium Rubrum. . .566-57
Lilium Speciosum, 557-68
Lilvol the Valley, . . .566
Lupines 572
Manetti 666
Maples., 566
Marguerites 572
Mignonette 554-58
Mushroom Spawn. 556-57
Narcissus 653-54-
555-56-58-60
Nasturtium .5.59
Ncphrolepis. 553-68-71-90
Norway Maples 566
Norway Spruce 566
Nursery Stock .566-68
Oak Trees 566
Onion Sets 556
Orchids 588
Ornamental Shrubs. . .566
Ornamental Trees. . . .566
Oxalis 558
Palms 554-62-
.564-65-66-90
Pandanus 571-88
Pansies 554-55-
557-59-60-61-69-70
Peonies 560-66-68
Petunias 553
Phoenix. ,566-64-65-70-71
Pine Trees 566
Poinsettias ,555-70-
.572-88-90
Poppy 555
Primroses. . ,555-61-72-89
Primulas 555-61-
563-68-69-70-72-90
Privet 566-68
Privet Cuttings, , ,566-68
Rhododendrons. . .566-68
Roses 553-54-
566-68-72-S9-90
Rubber Plants 568-
571-88-90
Seasonable Stork , , 5.5.3-
5.54-5.5-66-57-.58-59-
560-61-62-63-64-65-68-
560-70-7 1 -72-88-89-90
Seeds 5.54-55-
556-57-58-59-69-88
Shrubs 566-68
Smilax 553-61-
569-70-88-89
Snapdragon 555-
558-61-62-69
Snowball 568
Spiraeas 568
Stevia 561-72-88
Swainsona 572
Sweet Pea Seed. 554-56-59
Sweet William 5.55-
569-70
Table Ferns 554-55-
661-62-64-68-70-72-
588-90
Trees 666-68
Vegetable Plants. . 566-69
Vegetable Seeds 554-
655-56-66
Verbenas 590
Vincas 561-64-72
Vines 566-68-88
Violets 561-69-72-SS
Wallflowers 669
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine 599
Aphis Punk 598
Landscape Gardening for the Florist
We have planned for our readers a
series of articles on the elements of
landscape gardening. The writer is Mr.
Robert B. Cridland. landscape architect
of Philadelphia. The first article which
will appear in our issue of Sept. 20.
takes up the location of walks and
drives and the planning and planting of
eintnances. [This paper will be very
fully illustrated with typical examples.
The second article will take up the best
construction of walks and drives and
the grading and making of a good lawn.
The third article will deal with tree and
shrub planting and hints on the best
groupings and methods of planting. The
fourth on the best uses, of bedding
stock with notes on color combinations
and arrangements. The fifth article
will be a review of the previous articles,
with illustrations of properties which
show harmonious and artistic treatment.
Carnation Tics 563
Cattle Manure 599
Chiffons 687
Crepe Paper 687
Cut Flower Boxes... 586
Cycas Leaves 586
Dagger Ferns 586-87
Decorative Evergreens
of Retail
686
Directory
Houses.579-S0-81-S2-83
Fancy Baskets 587
Fancy Ferns 586-87
Fertilizers 589-98
Florists' Letters. . .586-S7
Florists' Supplies. .586-87
General Trade Notes
MUBBAY Hill. N. J. — Alfred George
Nason wa.s married on Sept. 3 to Miss
Bertha Viclters Roberts at the Methodist
Episcopal church of New Providence.
Mt. Pleasant, Ia. — Vernal Smouse.
one of the proprietors of the Smouse
Greenhouses, was married Tuesday even-
ing, Aug. 26, to Miss Lillian Troutfetter.
MONTGOMEBY, Ala. — W. E. Denny has
been conducting a florist shop at 14
Dexter ave. since Sept. 1. He has a
skirts of the city whence he receives hiis
large greenhouse situated on the out-
supply of stock.
.586
Flo
Flower Pots 597
Fungine 599
Galax Leaves .586
Glass 585-600-01-02
Gold Letters .586
Glazing Points 601
Grates 603
Greenhouse BIdg. . . . 600-
602-03-04
Greenhouse Construc-
tion 600-02-03-04
Greenhouse Goods. . .600-
602-03-04
Greenhouse Material
600-02-03-04
Gutters 600-01-03
Heaters 602
Heating Appliances. . .602
Hose 585-87
Hot Bed Sash . 585-602-03
Huckleberry Branches
687
.587
CONTENTS
American Rose Society . . .
Among- tbe Growers:
Page
.574
Bedding
.578
Immortelles.
Insecticides 598-99
Jardinieres 597
Laurel 686
Laurel Festooning. . . .586
Laurel Wreaths 586
Lemon Oil 598
Leucothoe Sprays. . . .586
Magnolia Leaves 686
Manure 598-99
Mastica 601-02
Mats 587
Moss 586-87
Nikoteen 598
Nikotiana 599
Pecky Cypress 603
Pipe. 585-600
ips.
Pots
Puii .
Pumping Engi
Putty oyv}
Putty Machine 601
Rair.a 566
Reirigerators 587
Ribbons 587
586
Ru
Sash 585-602-03
ScaHne 599
Sheep Manure .598-99
Sheet Moss 586-87
Shower Sprays 602
Sphagnum Moss.
.602
Tile
Tinloil
Tobacco Dust 599
Tobacco Powder... 598.99
Tobacco Stems 599
Toothpicks 586
Tree Tubs 597
Tubs -697
Vases .597
Ventilating Apparatus 602
Ventilators 602
Vcrmine 599
Wants 584-85
Wheat Sheaves 587
Wholesale Florists ... . 591-
592-93-94-95-96
Wild Smilax .586-87
Wreaths 586-87
Wire Work 586
Chr
nthei
..570-
572-89
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchanae are for THE TRADE ONLY.
Aschmann
Antirrhinum Nelrose
Plant (IIlus.) "577
Aphine in Kngland 572
A Satisfied Advertiser 592
A Word of Thanks and Appreciation 599
Building Business on Accessories. . .579
Business Troubles .561
Clematis Montana TVilsonii 577
Clnbs and Societies:
Bernardsville Hort. Soc. ; Tuxedo
(N. Y.) Hort. Soc; R. I. Hort.
Soc; F. and G. Club of R. I.;
Newport (R. I.) Hort. Soc 588
Connecticut State Fair 588
Cook County (III.) Florists' Ass'n
(Illus.) 5S2
Essex Co. (N. J.) Florists to Or-
ganize 574
Exhibitions. Coming 589
Greenhouse Building 578
Heating' Queries .589
Hort. Society of New York, Exhibi-
tion of 576
Landscape Gardening for the Florist
573, 574
Market, Beview of the 590
Maule. William Henry. A Tribute to
the Memory of 577
Minneapolis Outdoor Trade Garden,
.'Advantages of the 674
N. Y. and N. J. Ass'n of Plant Grow-
ers, Outing of 575
New York Florists' Club 574
New Y'ork State Federation of Floral
Clubs 676
N. Y. Stale Nurserymen's .4ss'n. . . .676
ITursery Dept. (Illus.) 567
Obituary:
Chambers. John; Maule. Wm.
Henry (Portrait); Nugent. John
B.; Verilhac. Oscar 675
Faciflc Coast Dept 600
Panama-Pacific International 602
Question Box 578
Reminders 689
Retailer, The (Illus.) 679-583
Seed Trade Beport 655
Tarnished Plant-Bug on the Aster
(Illus.) 576
Trade Notes:
Louisville 662
Washington 663
Baltimore. White Marsh. Buffalo. . .664
Providence, Shamokin 568
Worcester, Albany 569
Montreal . .■ 586
Detroit 587
New Haven 589
Newport 592
New Tork . 593
Boston 694
Philadelphia 595
Chicago ,,. 596
Toledo. Dayton. Indianapolis B9S
Columbus. Kalamazoo. St, Paul,,.. 599
Vancouver 600
San Francisco 601
Milwaukee 603
Trade Notes, General 673
Voting Dry 661
VTeek'E VTork, The:
Bouvardias; Bulb Stock; Hya-
cinths; Propagatin,!; ; Soil for
Bulbs: Potting Field Stock; Fire
Heat 570-572
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Essex County (N. J.) Florists to Organize
Florists of Essex County, N. J., have issued a call to
members of the trade in that section to meet on Thurs-
day evening, Sept. 18, at Achtelstetter's, 842-846 Broad
St., Newark, N. J., for the purpose of organizing a per-
manent association or florists' club. It is hoped to form
a trade organization for the advancement of the interests
of florists in Essex County. The circular is signed by:
Edward Jacobi, Wm. G. 'Nuller, August C. Begerow,
J. H. Harvey, Paul Minder, Edwin Pierson, Wm. Weis-
mantel, H. C. Strobell, John Crossly, James Greer, John
L. FeufFer.
American Rose Society
The executive committee of the American Rose So-
ciety held a meeting at the offices of Traendly &
Schenck, 131 W. 28th St., New York City, on Tuesday,
September. 9, to consider what action the committee
should take regarding the establishment of a Rose gar-
den at Arlington Heights, Washington, D. C. Presi-
dent Wallace R. Pierson presided.
William F. Gude reported that the Department of
Agriculture had signified its willingness to establish
such a garden and provide for the necessary expense
to do the work. The executive committee decided to
request the permanent Rose garden committee, consist-
ing of Alexander Gumming, Jr., Theo. Wirth and Wil-
liam F. Gude, to make a careful study of plans and ar-
rangements of prominent European and other Rose
gardens and submit same to the executive committee,
together with such plans as they proposed for the Wash-
ington garden.
Secretary Benj. Hammond was instructed to confer
with the parties interested in the proposed Rose gar-
dens at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., Minneaiiolis,
Minn., and New Brunswick, N. J., and to invite these
people to give to the executive committee their plans or
suggestions regarding the arrangement of such Rose
gardens. The secretary was also instructed to confer
with local horticultural and Rose societies as to how
the American Rose Society can best assist the local
bodies in establishing and maintaining outdoor Rose
shows. Letters were received from S. S. Pennock,
Adolph Farenwald, Ebcr Holmes and Philip Breitmeyer
bearing upon the development of the American Rose
Society for wider influence and increased membership.
The secretary was authorized to secure a full and
complete list of Roses and varieties originated in
America, with data on when originated and by whom.
Landscape Gardeiung for the Florist
Our florists are great travelers; they neglect no op-
portunity to see things with their own eyes; thus, in
their various journeyings they have viewed many
suburbs of great cities and have passed through minor
towns and villages, and so undoubtedly have often been
struck with the crudity of the home ground embellish-
ments, seen all too often. Again, their hearts have
been gladdened at the sight, here and there, of a visible
and successful attempt to ornament the surroundings
of the home; or perhaps it was with the view of an entire
street of beautifully arranged fronts, such as are occa-
sionally to be noted, and they have felt that in these
favored spots some controlling interest had been at work
to bring about such a visible and grateful change from
the ordinary run of neglected approaches to the home.
Summed up, we possess some of the finest types of home
ground embellishment to be found anywhere in the
world; equally so, we possess our full quota and more of
neglected opportunities.
The Florists' Exchange, years ago, instituted a Nur-
sery Department, which has been ably filled ever since
its inception by Mr. Joseph Meehao, through whose able
pen many have profited; of that fact we have ample
evidence. The Nursery Department was instituted for
the purpose of encouraging the florist, especially in the
small towns, to do something for himself in the way of
not only making his own surroundings look trim and in-
viting, but also to imbue him with the idea that the
undertaking of a small nursery would eventually work
out as a successful portion of his business.
Particularly in the dull Summer months, when there
is small call for cut flowers, it does seem strange that
the grower will persist in sending in material to the
markets where much of it is consigned to the ash barrel.
Would it not be better to devote the time and energy
given to growing these uncalled for flowers to looking up
business in the way of working up some landscape gar-
dening contracts on his own account, and, incidentally,
thus aiding in embellishing the homes of his own town?
The man located in the average villiage will find that
an interest in landscape gardening, and some knowl-
edge thereof, would enable him to add considerably to
his income. A practice of this character, once estab-
lished, would be found an ever increasing one; that is
to say, while the florist might lay out but three or four
places the first season, if he did his work right and satis-
factorily to those concerned, the next year would find
his business doubled, tripled, or even more, and so it
would continue, until eventually his landscape garden-
ing department would become one of the best paying
portions of his business.
To assist all so inclined, and to encourage an interest
in landscape gardening as it applies to small sections of
land — a lot or two up to two or three acres — we have
arranged with Mr. Robert B. Cridland, a reliable land-
scape architect of Philadelphia, Pa., to write a series
of articles on landscape gardening, the first of which
will appear in our issue of Sept. 20.
If the series interests but a few of our readers to
learn these first principles of landscape gardening, and
encourages them to a point where they will work up
this form of business (and we are satisfied that it af-
fords a wide field for the energy of many hundred men
in the trade) we will feel well satisfied with the result
of our endeavors.
The florist taking up landscape gardening should see to
it that his own grounds are made inviting before he
undertakes to correct the faults in others.
pense in maintaining such a garden, with attendant in-
struction in planting, cultivating and care by an ex-
perienced florist, would be a small item when the great
benefits to the people at large are considered.
The Tribune further says: "Hundreds of people
have visited the exhibition flower garden near the Na-
tional Guard Armory planted by Theodore Wirth, super-
intendent of parks, with the assistance of the Society
of American Florists. The garden represents the cream
of the product of florists' gardens all over America,
and forms, at the present height of its beauty, a notable
demonstration school to amateur gardeners. Among
visitors to the garden have been many men and women
who, in the last few years, have become so interested in
floriculture as to make many portions of Minneapolis
beauty spots of bloom where once there were bare lawns
or even desert tracts that offended the eye. These visi-
tors, for the most part experimenters and novices in
floriculture, have gained more flower knowledge from
their visit to this beautiful garden than ever could have
been absorbed from books or seed catalogs. They have
gone to the florists' garden not once but half a dozen
times. The garden spot itself is admirably located for
the convenience of the whole city."
From the above it is quite evident that the S. A. F.
outdoor trade exhibit at Minneapolis has made a de-
cided hit. In an article published in our last issue,
relative to this same garden, Mr. Harry A. Bunyard,
the writer, suggested, "Whj' not make the exhibit in
Minneapolis and future cities a permanent one?" and
then went on to demonstrate how this could be done and
the expense covered by the trade and the S. A. F. The
Minneapolis paper suggests that the Park Board of
Minneapolis assume the expense of carrying on the gar-
den already established there.
A happy solution of these two diverse suggestions
would be that in exchange for having their bulbs and
plants cared for, and the added permission of display-
ing their own signs, seedsmen and growers generally
contribute the material annually that they wish to dis-
play in this garden besides possibly paying a small
rental per square foot.
Only in this, or some similar way, can this new outdoor
trade garden idea be kept up, viz. a garden to which
the amateur can resort to look up all that is best and
latest In plants, bulbs, perennials and choice stocks
generally.
Advantages of the Minneapolis Outdoor
Trade Garden
Directly in line with the recommendations which ap-
peared in our last week's issue, one of the Minneapolis
morning papers (the Tribune) has already taken up
the matter, and in a recent issue offered the suggestion
to the Minneapolis Park Board that it make this "re-
markable school of floriculture" (the trade outdoor
garden) an established feature of its work for beau-
tifying the city, advancing the argument that the ex-
New York Florists' Club
The first Fall meeting of the New York Florists'
Club was held in its rooms. Grand Opera House Bldg.,
23d St. and 8th ave., on Monday evening, Sept. 8, with
President W. H. Siebrecht in the chair, and a good
attendance of members.
After the reading of the minutes of the last meet-
ing. Secretary Young announced that Pres. Siebrecht
had appointed since the last meeting the following as a
nominating committee: W. H. Sheridan, Chas. Schenck,
A. L. Miller, Joseph Fenrich, Joseph A. Manda, John
Donaldson.
For the entertainment committee, Charles B. Weather-
ed, while unable to make a final report until the next
meeting, stated that from present appearances it was
fully expected that there would be a balance on hand
to permit the return to the donors of the subscription
fund of about 16 per cent., which he hoped would be the
disposition of the money. On behalf of the committee
Mr. Weathered took the opportunity to thank Mr.
Schenck for the manner in which the latter had carried
out his duty as treasurer.
Philip F. Kessler, for the outing committee, reported
the success of the outing held on July 1, and stated that
there was a very small deficit, which the Club voted to
meet. Frank Traendly moved a hearty vote of thanks
to Mr. Kessler for his work on that committee.
Harry A. Bunyard, chairman of the transportation
committee to Minneapolis for the convention delegation,
reported that the trip west had been made an enjoy-
able one through the care of the Club, and that the
Boston and Chicago delegations had been entertained as
guests of the New York Florists' Club en route. A
small deficiency was voted to be paid by the Club.
The following, nominated at the last meeting, were
elected to membership: Alex. A. Westwood, Frank
Kerpen, Jr., George E. M. Stumpp, John C. Daley.
J. P. Dahlborn of Weehawken, N. J., and George V.
Nash of the Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, N. Y.,
were nominated for election at the next meeting.
A number of members who attended the convention
in Minneapolis were called upon to relate their impres-
September 13, 1913.
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sions of the convention and of the city of Minneapolis.
John Young, who was in that city for a month pre-
vious to the convention, spoke first of the sociability
and cordial feeling of the local florists. He called at-
tention to the recent accident to Mr. Wirth and moved
that the secretary be instructed to telegraph Mr. Wirth
the Club's condolences and best wishes for a speedy re-
covery, which motion was carried. He also moved that
the Club extend a vote of thanks to the S. A. F. and
O. H. Convention Association of Minneapolis, to the
Minneapolis Florists' Club and the Minnesota State Flo-
rists' Ass'n for their many kindnesses at the convention.
H. A. Bunyard spoke on the outdoor trade exhibit
and of its great educational value to tlie public, who
were evidently much interested in the exhibit. Mr. Bun-
yard referred to his first view of the grounds where
the exhibit was made, at his visit to Minneapolis last
■Spring, when it seemed nothing more than a field, and
praised its quick transformation into the exhibit seen
in August.
Leonard Barron spoke on the American gardens in
the Northwest, and stated that he thought that if Minne-
apolis was to be taken as a criterion, the West would
shortly be leading the East in floriculture.
Otliers who spoke were F. H. Traendly, M. C. Ebel,
Joseph A. Manda, J. G. Esler and John Donaldson,
who spoke for the bowlers and of their victory at Minne-
apolis. Max Schling warmly set forth the retailers'
point of view on educating the public and promoting
trade interests.
President Siebrecht, announced the death of John B.
Nugent, Sr., on Sept. 6, and appointed as a committee
to prepare suitable resolutions, Walter F. Sheridan,
John Young and F. H. Traendly.
The new Club pins were on hand and at $1.18 sold
rapidly. They may still be obtained of Secretary Young.
The Exhibition
John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, N. Y., made a
handsome exhibit of cut Gladioli, staging the following
varieties: Sans Pareil, Alaska, Mrs. F M. Lupton,
Blanche, Mrs. Frank Pendleton, Salmon, Canary Bird,
Superb, Sulphur King, Barclay, Aline, America, Laven-
der Queen, I. S. Hendrickson, Princeps, Saratoga, La
Candeur, Melrose, Marc Micheli. He also showed some
blooms of new Dahlia Delighted, so named on account
of its row of "teeth" in the center, recalling the smile
of Ex-President Roosevelt.
The Bergenfield Nurseries of Bergenfield, N. J.,
showed a splendid exhibit of Peony-flowered and other
Dahlias, including some of last year's varieties, such as
Geisha, Cochineal, Collarette Rheinkrone and Pembroke.
Of the new varieties never before exhibited were noted
the following new seedling Peony-flowered Dahlias:
Dorothy Head, a salmon pink; The Author, a terra
cotta; Ameer, a crimson and gold; Splendor, lake with
flame center; Belvedere, lilac; Lilacina, anotlier lilac;
Basalt, a lavender; Magician, a pale pink and carmine
with a yellow center.
Charles H. Totty, of Madison, N. J. showed a vase
of new early flowering outside Chrysanthemum Helena,
a new variety on this side.
The committee on awards reported eis follows: John
Lewis Childs, collecton of Gladioli, a vote of thanks,
with special mention for Mrs. Frank Pendleton and
Sans Pareil; also a vote of thanks for Dahlia Delighted.
The Bergenfield Nurseries, collection of Dahlias, vote
of thanks. Charles H. Totty, for new early flower-
ing outside Chrysanthemum Helena, vote of thanks.
The boat soon after leaving the dock was headed up
the Hudson, but before proceeding far lay to for some
time to allow those on board to see the drill of the New
York fire boats, which was at that time taking place for
the benefit of the delegates to the firemen's convention
then holding in this city. After seeing the fire fighters
in action the Commander proceeded up the river on her
way to her objective point, which was Bear Mountain
Park on the west bank of the river. Though the heat
and humidity at the Battery at the time of sailing was
almost unbearable, the temperature on the river was
cool and the sky sufficiently overcast with clouds to
make the day an ideal one for the trip up the famous
river.
Luncheon was served by a famous New York caterer
en the boat at about one o'clock, and it was such a
luncheon, both for quality and quantity, as one seldom
sits down to, and was partaken of by the hungry ex-
cursionists with much zest.
A fine orchestra provided music throughout the day,
and dancing, especially as the evening drew on, was in-
dulged in freely.
.■Vbout 3.30 o'clock the steamer made the landing at
Bear Mountain Park and the excursionists spent an
hour ashore visiting this new Harriman Interstate
Park. At 4.30 the Commander started on the return
trip, and at six p.m. a fine dinner was served on board.
As the night came on the social feature and the danc-
ing became the prominent feature and continued until
the steamer reached the Battery at 8 o'clock, when the
happy party of excursionists dispersed for their several
homes after heartily thanking the able committee for
a most enjoyable outing
N. Y. and N. J. Association of Plant Growers'
Outing
On Thursday, Sept. 4, the New York and New Jersey
Association of Plant Growers went on their Fall outing.
The outings and dinners of this Association have already
become famous not only for their good menus but, what
is far more important, for their good cheer, comradeship
and social success. This particular outing was under the
management of Messrs. A. L. Miller, Gerard Dreyer and
William Siebrecht, Jr. At 10 a.m. 69 members of the
-Association and their families and invited guests
gathered at the Battery and boarded the steamer Com-
mander, which had been chartered for the occasion. The
list of those who were fortunate enough to participate is
as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bauman, Mrs. Herman Dreyer,
Gerard Dreyer, Miss Mabel Dreyer, Mrs. V. B. Riech,
Miss Elinor Rlech, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dupuy, Miss
Louise Dupuy, Miss Dorothy Dupuy, Miss Mabel Sefton,
J. H. Piesser, Mrs. C. W. Scott, Miss Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Langan, F. Lehnig, A. Winneteld,
Mr. and Mrs. Kiiut Christensen, Miss Edith Christen-
sen. Master Irving Christensen, Mr. and Mrs. A. L
Miller, Miss Mamie Auer, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Roehrs
Master Julius Roehrs, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stelnhoff,
Miss Kathryn Steinhoff, Miss AgTies Stelnhoff.
Mr. and Mrs. Sciioelzel, .Mr. and Mrs. Anton Sohul-
theis, Miss Anna Schultheis, Anton Schulthels, Jr.,
Daniel Schultheis, Wm. Schultheis, Miss Adrienne De-
laney, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schmutz, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
L. Zeller, Miss Lillian Zeller, Miss Louise Zeller, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles E. Koch, Miss Anna Koch,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Siebrecht, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
H. Siebrecht, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. F. Doerhoefer, Paul
Dallledouze, Henry Dailledouze, T. B. De Forest, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Woerner, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Irwin,
Mrs. H. H. Lorenz, Oscar Boehler, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Shaw, Joseph H. Sperry.
The late William Henry Maule
Oscar Verilhac
Oscar Verilhac, for many years a florist of Arling-
ton, N. J., died on Aug. 12 at his late home, 563
Schuyler ave., in that city, following a long illness. He
was 66 years old and a native of Lyon, France. For
91 years he had been a resident in Arlington, N. J.,
and was a member of the American Council Royal Ar-
canum. A widow, daughters and sons survive him.
Interment was in Arhngton Cemetery on Aug. 14.
John B. Nugent
John B. Nugent, Sr., died after a sickness of
several months of the ills consequent upon extreme
old age, on Saturday, Sept. 6, at his late residence at 1025
Lexington ave., New York City. Mr. Nugent was at
the time of his death in his 92d year. He was born
in County Meath, Ireland, in 1822, and came to this
country in 1872. He soon afterward engaged in the
florist's business in the vincinity of 69th st, and Park
ave. and continued in that business until about
three years ago. At the time of his death he was
probably the oldest florist in this city. He is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Marion Griggs, and two sons, John
B. and William F. Nugent, both florists. He was a
member of Monitor Lodge No. 528, F. & A. M. The
funeral services were held at his late residence on Tues-
day, Sept. 9, and were conducted by Monitor Lodge No.
528, and by the Rev. Dr. Coffin, pastor of the 73d st.
Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Nugent was a mem-
ber. The services at the grave were conducted by the
Rev. Dr. Hager of the Madison Ave. Baptist Church. The
funeral was very largely attended, and there was a
wealth of beautiful floral pieces sent by fellow florists
and other friends.
John Chambers
His many friends in the United States and Canada
will regret to hear of the death of John Chambers, late
Park Commissioner of Toronto, who died at the home of
his son-in-law, J. T. Hire, on Monday, Sept. 1. He had
been ailing for some time and given up by the doctors,
so his passing away was expected. Mr. Chambers was
respected generally by those in the profession, as he was
a thoroughly practical gardener, had a very kindly dis-
position and always had time for a good word with
men in his line. He was buried the following Wednesday
at Mount Pleasant Cemetery and nearly all the older
gardeners of the city attended. The hearse was filled
with the choicest flowers and at the cemetery Superin-
tendent Ford and George Douglass, the secretary of the
Florists' Club, had taken care that everything should be
done at the grave to make it fitting for a resting place
for the body of our old friend. He leaves a widow,
one daughter and two sons. One of the sons is Charles
Chambers, present Park Commissioner of tiiis city, the
other, Arthur Chambers, who is connected with the
Works Department.
In 1891, the year in which the convention of the Society
of American Florists was held in Toronto, John
Chambers was one of the leading figures in the re-
ception of the visiting delegates, and at that time made
many warm friendships with the craft on this side.
T. Manton.
William Henry Maule
William Henry Maule, the prominent Philadelphia
seedsman, whose" sudden death was reported in last
week's issue of The Florists' Exchange, was buried
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 6, from the Episcopal Church
of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mr. W. Atlee Bur-
pee, a lifelong and intimate friend of the deceased, was
one of the honorary pall bearers, as was also Mr. E. G.
Dungan (business manager for the deceased), who has
been with Mr. Maule for 36 years.
William Henry Maule came from an old Philadelphia
family, his father, Chas. P. Maule, was in the lumber
business, which business is being conducted at the
present day by a son of the same name, Chas. P. Maule.
The deceased was born May 14, 1858 and, as a lad
of fifteen, he became identified with the seed business,
later becoming a partner in the firm of Benson & Bur-
pee in August, 1877. The original firm was Benson &
Burpee, started June 1876, at 223 Church st. After
the admittance of Wm. Henry Maule the firm became
Benson, Burpee & Co. May 1, 1878, Mr. Burpee with-
drew after three months' notice and started the present
firm of W. Atlee Burpee & Co. at 321 Church st. The
other firm became then Benson, Maule & Co., the two
partners being G. F. Benson, Jr., and Wm. Henry Maule.
The firm continued under that name until July 1, 1883,
but had moved in 1881 to 129 and 131 So. Front st.
July 1, 1883, G. F. Benson, Jr., withdrew. Then was
started the firm of Wm. Henry Maule and that con-
tinued on Front st. until 1886 when it was moved to its
pi-esent location, 1707 Filbert St.
In the Spring of 1913 was started a structure which
will stand as a monument to its founder, a magnificent
eight-story concrete building at 21st and Arch sts., of
the most modern construction and especially adapted to
meet every requirement of the seed business. The build-
ing is now completed and moving in was in progress, and
its occupancy was looked forward to with much enthusi-
asm by Mr. Maule when he was cut off at the moment
when his fondest dreams were just about to be realized.
Mr. Maule was a big man in every sense of the word,
not only physically but mentally, his personality was
hearty and wholesouled; he was charitable to a fault
and his treatment of his employees was ideal. He made
an impress on the seed trade that will endure, his busi-
ness being exclusively a mail order one, and it was
nation wide.
In 1893 Mr. Maule became proprietor of the Practical
Farmer, a weekly agricultural paper that has prospered
wonderfully since he took it over, the paper now having
a national circulation,
Mr. Maule lived at Briar Crest, Villanova, Pa., he
having a beautiful home there; here also was located one
of his trial grounds. Another trial ground at Newfield,
N. .L, is the "Panmure Seed Gardens," and is well known.
While Mr. Maule had not been in the best of health
for some time, his death was most unexpected. He is
survived by his widow, formerly Miss Mary Heiskell,
and by two daughters, Mrs. Prevost Herring of Phila-
delphia, and Miss H. Ethel Maule of Villanova. Mr.
Maule was a charter and life member of the Art Club.
He was also a member of the Union League and the
Racquet Clubs, and the Merlon Cricket Club.
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The Tariushed Plant-Bug on the Aster
may yet find an adhesive S]>ray that will make tlie
plants positively offensive to tlie bugs. Certain varie-
The tarnished plant-bug, known to entomologists as ties of Asters are less subject to injury by the bugs
Lygns pratensis, is an inconspicuous, yellowish brown than others. This leads us to hope that in time, by
bug, a little smaller than a house fly. It is common in careful selection, we may be able to develop a limited
meadows, grain fields and fence-rows everywhere, but number of strains of Asters that will be practically
as one moves among the plants the bug either hides or immune to plant-bug injury. In a wet season there is
flies, and thus easily escapes notice, it lives by suck- seldom any serious trouble on account of the tarnished
ing the sap from any plant within its range, but appears plant-bug. Showery weather is unfavorable to the in-
to prefer the tips of cultivated plants. crease and spread of this class of insects; and rapidly
On many kinds of plants this feeding produces no growing plants quickly overcome the effect of the punc-
noticeable effect; but the Aster and the Dahlia are par- tures made by the bugs. It would be interesting to
ticularly susceptible to injury from this cause. On the know the result of growing Asters under the Skinner
seed farms of James Vick's Sons the Aster plants are sprinkhng system in a season when the plant-bugs are
damaged more, in an ordinary season, by this one insect
than by all the other insects and the various plant
diseases combined. A personal experience of twenty
years has convinced the writer that the tarnished plant
bug is the most serious enemy with which the Aster
grower of this region has to contend. It should be said
that we are fortunate in being outside the range of the
large black "Aster beetle," (the Pennsylvania blister-
beetle).
When Mr. Faulwetter, of the Cornell Experiment
Station, began a study of the diseases of the Aster, he
found many cases where the same plant appeared to
have been injured by plant-bugs and also to have been
attacked by one or more plant diseases. When the tar-
nished plant-bugs began to be noticeable this Summer,
iVIr. Faulwetter devised a plan that would enable him to
distinguish between the injury caused by these bugs
and that caused by various Aster diseases. Two lots of
Aster plants were covered with cheesecloth cages. In
one cage was placed a lot of tarnished plant-bugs which
Mr. Faulwetter had caught with a net. From the other,
or check cage, all insects were carefully excluded. When
the plants in the check cage began to push against the
top, the covering was removed and a plant from each
cage was taken out for photographing. The plants in
the cage with the bugs were all like the small plant in
the picture; there was not
a single bud alive on any
of them. They had not
been able to gain in
height or to put forth any
branches after the bugs
were put in the cage. The
leaves already formed on
the plants, however, ap-
peared to be uninjured
and to have increased
considerably in size. The
plants from the check
cage had all made a clean
healthy growth Uke the
larger plant in the pic-
ture. To secure better de-
tail, the smallest plant
in the check cage was
used for the photograph,
but the larger plants were
all equally healthy and
well proportioned.
Such an extreme case of
bug injury is sometimes
found in the fields, espe-
cially in a very dry time.
The most common form
of injury in the field
is a general thickening
of the plant and shortening
of the stems, brought
about by the killing of some of the terminal buds before
the plant is fully grown. When the plant is consider-
ably stunted by plant-bug injury many of the branches
come "blind," and the flowers that are produced are
imperfect — a condition which the amateur often at-
tributes to poor seed.
The tarnished plant-bug does not work much in the
shade. This season we have Asters planted in an old
orchard, and during a protracted drought the trees took
all of the moisture. In spite of this the Aster plants
under the trees have made a fine, healthy growth. In
all the open spots, and where the planting extends be-
yond the orchard there are abundant evidences of the
work of the plant-bugs. This suggests the desirability
of interplanting Asters with taller plants wherever the
plant-bugs are prevalent.
Early varieties of Asters, like Queen of the Market,
make their growth before the plant-bugs become
abundant. This year the plants that were pushing out
stems the latter "part of July have suffered most from
the bugs. In some years the greatest damage has been
done in August.
The entomologists have not, as yet, offered any very
helpful suggestions for the control of the tarnished
plant-bug on crops of this character. Being a sucking
insect it cannot be poisoned and as the bugs are con-
stantly drifting in from adjoining fields it seems a hope-
less task to try to kill them off with contact sprays.
The application of any sort of spray usually appears to
render the plants somewhat less attractive to the bugs
so long as it adheres, and it is possible that someone
Tarnished plant-bug on the Aster. See article by George Arnold
plentiful in adjoining fields. Can any reader of The
Exchange supply this information?
Vick Seed Farms, Rochester, N. Y. Geo. Arnold.
New York State Federation of Floral Clubs
A very enthusiastic meeting of this Federation took
place at .Syracuse, N. Y., on Tuesday, Sept. 9, about
forty delegates being present. Reports were made by
the different committees, and plans were outlined for a
^■igorous campaign to secure the appropriation for ex-
perimental greenhouses at Cornell University. The
meeting was addressed bv Frank R. Pierson, President
Kasting, Arthur Cowce,' Chas. Vick, Prof. Patch of
Cornell, and Alfred Hottes. William F. Kasting and
Dr. Erl A. Bates were a}3pointed a committee to work
in conjunction with committees appointed by the
Western New York Fruit Growers' Association, tlie
New York State Fruit Growers' Association, and the
New York Vegetable Cirowers' Association, for tlie
purpose of securing an appropriation for a liorticultural
building at Syracuse. Treasurer W. A. Adams' report
showed a substantial balance in the treasury and all
bills paid. An Extension Committee was appointed for
the purpose of organizing floral clubs in the State,
after which they were to be requested to join the State
Federation. It was decided that the appropriation to
be asked for for greenhouses for experimental work at
Cornell University should be raised to $75,000 instead
of $60,000, the amount recently requested.
All the present officers were re-elected by acclamation
to serve another year. President Kasting appointed
tlie same committees to serve for another year. Among
those present taking part in the discussions were:
George B. Hart, R. H. Bard, Fred Vick, F. C. Tho-
luann, J. W. Norris, Chester Harris, R. C. Scott, Alfred
Hottes, E. C. Jones, R. T. Beers, J. F. Sullivan, Werner
Bultmann, Peter Kay and S. T. Betz. The delegates
were shown every courtesy by the State Fair Conmiis-
sioners, especially so by Commissioner Driscoll, who
permitted the Federation to hold their meeting in his
private offices. Several clianges were suggested in the
arrangements for the Horticultural Show and exhibit to -
be held in the Horticultural Hall at the State Fair
next September. After the meeting President Kasting
entertained the officers at a banquet at the Onondago
Hotel. Especially noteworthy exhibits were made by
Wm. F. Kasting, F. R. Pierson, A. N. Pierson, Inc.,
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., James Vick's Sons, Eord &
Burnham, F. C. Thomann and E. A. Stillman.
New York State Nurserymen's Association
Nurserymen from twenty-five cities and towns in
New York organized the New York State Nurserymen's
Ass'n at Utica, N. Y., on Sept. i. There were 133 ap-
plications for membership received. Edward S. Os-
borne of the Charlton Nursery Co. of Rochester, N. Y.,
was elected president and Horace Hooker, also of
Rochester, treasurer. Mr. Osborne was formerly presi-
dent of the National Ass'n of Retail Nurserymen, one
of the organizations the new association succeeds. A
committee on by-laws, consisting of C. J. , Maloy and
Irving Rouse, Rochester, and C. W. NcNair, Dans-
^'ille, was appointed; and a committee on nominations,
composed of P. F. Willems, Rochester; S. A. Robinson,
Flint, and Maxwell Sweet and Frank M. Hartman,
Dansville.
Exhibition of the Hort. Society of New York
The Horticultural Society of New York held an ex-
liibition at the Museum Bldg. of the Bronx Park Botani-
cal Garden on Saturday afternoon and Sunday, Sept.
6 and 7. The schedule provided premiums for Gladi-
olus blooms in an open to all and non-commercial grow-
ers' class, and for Montbretia blooms in an open to all
class.
The principal exhibitor in the open to all class wa.s
John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, L. I., who showed 58
vases of Gladioli and 11 vases of Montbretia blooms, a
very fine exhibit. He was awarded first prizes in the fol-
lowing classes: Largest and best collection of named va-
rieties; best 12 varieties, 3 spikes each, correctly labeled;
best vase of any white variety, 25 spikes; best vase of
any pink variety, 25 spikes; largest and" best collection
of cut blooms of Montbretia correctly named.
The principal exhibitor in the non-commercial grow-
ers' class was T. A. Havemeyer of Glen Head, L. I.
(gdr. A. Lahodnj'), who staged 70 vases of extraordi-
narily fine Gladiolus blooms, and was awarded firsi
prizes as follows: For largest and best collection of
Gladiolus blooms, named varieties correctly labeled; for
best vase of any white variety, 6 spikes; for best vase
of any pink variety, 6 spikes. The two last prizes were
won with Europa for white and Panama for pink.
Other exhibitors of blooms not mentioned on the
schedule to whom specials were awarded were Wm. C.
Herschenheim, Spuyten Duyvil, N. Y. (gdr. A. C. Wall),
for miscellaneous collection of flowers, and also special
mention for Chrysanthemum Sunflowers; Chas. H. Rice,
Iiochelle Park, N. .1., for collection of Dahlias; J. A.
I
Through courtesy of Mrs. J. A. Peterson of Cindiinatl, O.. we
are enabled to verify the story of the great fish catch on Lake
Mbinetonka on the day of the outhig of the S. A. F. and O. H.
The men on either side of the group are the boatmen. From
left to right, the men who caught the fish are Messrs.
Pochelon, Irwin, Foley and Pierson
September 13, 1913.
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577
W. J. Unwin and his four sons
Mr. Unwin is tile raiser of many well known Sweet Peas, and the
possessor of the greatest scarlet in sight. The eldest lad (shown stand-
ing behind his father) does all the breeding and works entirely on
Mendelian lines
IVIacDonald, Flushing, L. I. (gdr. R. Hughes), for Coleus
plants; Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck, N. Y. (gdr.
James Stuart), a certificate of merit for Heliopsis scabra
major.
The judges were Frank Luxenburger, .Joseph Manda
and E. B. Southwick.
A Tribute to tho Memory of William Henry Maule
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Tonight, returning home after the funeral of my life-
long friend, William Henry Maule, I read your notice of
his death in today's Exchange. There is only one mis-
take, hut this doubtless will be corrected in your fuller
account of his life next week. His father was a well
known lumber merchant of PhilidelphJa and not a seeds-
man.
With nine othe.r close personal friends as honorary -pall
bearers I followed his body to its burial this afternoon
in the beautiful grounds of the Church of the Redeemer.
AVe ten who were among those who knew him best realize
that his place can never be fdled and that, with his widow,
daughters and brother, we shall feel his loss as long as' we
may live. , . '
Stopping at the Union League to meet my wife, pre-
vious to taking the 3:15 train for Villanova,, am&ng.the
mutual friends I met there were several who were -pre-
paring to attend the funeral, to be held at nearly the
same hour, of another fellow member, Daniel Neall Mc-
Quillan, .Jr., a victim of the fearful New Haven wreck,
and with whose family tliey were mp.fe intimate tliaii
with .Mr. Maule's. One of' these' fellow members re-
marked to me, "I have known Will Maule for many years
Init never intimately as have you." To I his I replii'd,
"Maule was a man whom the better you knew the ni'ire
you liked him. He was true as steel. While liis lirm and
ours were perhaps as great competitors as any two linns
in the seed trade yet we were the closest of personal
friends. I well remember some years ago Will saying to me
'Atlee, if I ever get in trouble I would come first to you
and T know you would come first to me for help — and
we would each be sure of getting it.'"
The main keynotes of Maule's character were loyalty
and sincerity. He was ever faithful to his friends, gen-
erous to a fault. He valued money only for its purchas-
ing power, never did he work for its mere accumulation
beyond a reasonable amount. He hated all sham. Noth-
ing would so arouse his righteous indignation, and he
could get "mad" at pretense or hypocrisy ; he was abso-
lutely sincere himself and .sim])ly had no patience with
deceit, or lack of truthfulness in others. But let a friend
be sincere and honest, no matter what his other faults
might be, he was ever eager to lend a helping hand.
In the death of William Henry Maule the American
seed trade has lost not only one of the most prominent,
hut also one of its most popular, useful and progressive
members.
1 lo\'cil and admired William Henry Maule and am
proud of tlie fact that he loved me — as he did his other
close friends — and for whom he would have gladly made
any sacrifice. Only two weeks ago he called up our office
and asked Earl when I would be back from England.
Hearing that I had already arrived and was much im-
proved by the trip, he said, "Howard, tell Atlee to take
care of himself. Do not let him work so hard, but fol-
low my example. I am now taking life easier and never
felt better. We are leaving Monday for a motor trip to
the Berkshires but want you both to lunch with me as
soon as we return." The next day, Saturday, Mrs.
-Maule called up Mrs. Burpee on the telephone and asked
us both to "Briar Crest" for Sunday, but, unfortunately,
we were at the seashore. Therefore, I had not seen
him since last June when he so enthused over the
Sweet Peas at "Fordhook," and in his big-hearted way
gave me fine testimony concerning the novelties for
use in our advance circular to the English trade.
The clock is now striking a late hour and were 1 to
attempt properly to express my appreciation of the
character of our friend, William Henry Maule, there
would be little or no sleep for me tonight.
Before closing, however, I must express the hope that
he has provided in his will for the continuance of his
splendid business under the charge of his faithful lieu-
tenant, Edward Dungan, who has been so closely asso-
ciated with him for thirty-seven years. Under the
care of Mr. Dungan the business would be conducted
with similar regard to quality of seeds and trustworthi-
ness of service, and would surely endure as a monu-
ment to the man whose honored name it bears.
William Henry Maule was one of nature's noble-
men. He was a good fighter, but always a fair lighter.
He made mistakes, as we all do, but his mistakes were
merely errors of judgment and no one could be more
willing to admit a mistake when convinced he had taken
a wrong viewpoint. Many a "battle royal" have he
and I had, but seldom if ever, have we had a heated dis-
cussion without finally coming to a compromise that
was mutually satisfactory.
While blessed with two daughters and a charming
little granddaughter the great sorrow of his life and of
-Mrs. Slaule's was the loss of their only son.
One day last June, only a week or two before we
sailed for England, he took my son Junior through
his grand new warehouse and explained its facilities
with all the enthusiasm of youth. No one could think
of William Henry Maule as ever growing old ! I can
hardly realize that he is gone, and yet I can think of
nothing else. He was born in May, 1858, one month
aiy junior, and with only a slight break, due to a
mutual misunderstanding many years ago, we have
l)een lirm friends from early boyhood days. While so
terribly hard upon his wife, children and friends, yet 1
lannot but feel, so far as he is concerned, that his sud-
den death without any conscious suffering was a happy
inc. Those of us who are Hearing the allotted span of
three score years and ten may pray that our "final debt
to time" may be paid, as was his, without any long,
lingering illness. And yet we would be willing to suf-
fer, as he would have been willing, if we could make
the parting less painful to tliose who are left behind.
Now that I have written this slight tribute to the
.sterling character of our friend I realize how inade-
quate it is; and yet, knowing ISIaule's dislike of personal
pubUcity, I am sure that he would prefer, should any-
thing be published, that it would be the unstudied ex-
of a friend's feelings just after cold Mother
Earth had received his mortal remains. He has passed
into "the great beyond," and deeply as we may sorrow
he would be quick, could he speak, to say that while
living it is our duty to look forward, not backward,
and that while on the earth each should do his "level
best" toward helping our day and generation, and this,
not for hope of reward or fear of punishment. The
world is poorer today that WilUam Henry Maule is with
us no more. 1 only wish that many more could have
known him as intimately as did 1 and a few other close
friends in the seed trade; the trade would be better
for such knowledge.
It is only a few years before we all must pass over
into "the great beyond." Meanwhile, let us have that
broad charity that will excuse each other's failings and
strive earnestly, as did William Henry Maule, to help
one another, realizing that "we pass this way but once."
It is now past midnight and I must close this rambling
letter. Maule's "slogan" in advertising was "Once a
customer, always a customer." Of William Henry
Maule himself, all who had tlie privilege of knowing
him intimately, will agree with me in the paraphrase
that he was "Once a friend, always a friend."
We have lost our friend and it is too late in life to
make another such. W. Atlee Burpee.
Clematis Montana Wilsonii
This new Clematis is one of the most interesting of
the fifty odd species or varieties of Clematis collected
by E. H. Wilson in China, a number of which, new both
to science and to horticulture, are described in the third
part of "Plantae Wilsonian^," a book that has recently
appeared. C. montana Wilsonii has the general charac-
teristics of the type, but differs so much in several re-
spects, that it should be regarded as a species rather
than as a variety. Its flowers are larger than those of
C. montana grandiflora, much heavier and hence more
durable, and appear much later, in the Summer rather
than in the Spring, and sometimes again in the Fall.
While also white in color, they are suifused with pink
which appears plainly in the full light. They are much
more durable and more remarkable, owing to the full
sepals, which keep their horizontal position, and will
last for two weeks.
The plant is vigorous and hardy, and like all the
small-flowered Clematises of the sections Vitalbffi and
montanffi, free from the disease caused by the bacillus
caulivorus, which attacks the larger flowered and brighter
hued species. C. montana Wilsonii puts forth long
shoots each year, freely taking hold of any supports
within its reach, and it will grow in any location suited
to Clematis. It is easily multiplied by cuttings, or by
seed, which it produces in great abundance. — Revue
Horticole.
Antirrhinum Nelrose as a Bedding Plant
This beautiful N'ariety, winner of the cup for best
cut flower no\elty at the International Flower Show
held in New York last April, is here shown as a bed-
ding plant. These plants were from Sin. pots, set out
early in -May, and since June 1 have been in full flower.
Although under glass it gives magnificent spikes up
to 36in. long, Nelrose, outdoors, at its raiser's estab-
lishment in Auburndale, Mass., grows only about 13in.
It is uniform in height, and a stiff stem and sturdy
growth make its habit ideal. The color is a bright, clean
and attractive pink.
Antirrhinum Nelrose as a bedding plant. Originated and grown by F. W. Fletcher, Auburndale, Mass.
578
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Our picture shows Sam. Hanson's exhibit at the Rensselaer [N. ^
County Fan-, of Palms, Ferns, Cannas, Caladiums, and other
plants. First prize was received for this exhibit
We wish to impress upon our readers that
all questions intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upp^r ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible, in addition to this, if stated
whether it be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown, it would
often enable identification of specimens
difficult to determine otherwise.
(55) Baggfingf Grapes. — Referring to
your notes in the nursery department of
The Florists' Exchange, issue of May
31, in regard to the bagging of Grapes,
when paper bags are used for the pur- I
pose I would like to ask you whether !
after a rain in which the bags become j
wet but are not torn or broken, it is
necessary to renew the bags. — A. A. L.,
Mass.
—Unless torn the bags do not need !
renewing. Their getting wet does not i
matter. If the bags were placed over j
the bunches as soon as flowering was 1
over you will find the Grapes in good
condition notwithstanding the numerous
rains of Summer.
(56) Geranium Blooms for Identifica-
tion.— I am sending you today by parcel
post two Geranium blooms, one marked
No. 1 and the other No. 2, of which I
would like to know the names. —
G. H. W., Pa.
— Geranium bloom No. 1 appears to
be Granville, and No. 2 Marquise de
Montmort.
(57) What is the trouble with my
Sweet Peas? They are about 3 or 4in.
high and seem to rot or die right at the
ground. I manured with chicken ma-
nure and try not to keep too wet. I have
only a small place with Peas, and with
some wilting every day it will not take
long to kill them all. The stem seems
to rot. I am a beginner and have not
succeeded with Peas at all. I have them
in a bench where I have a few 'Mums
and Carnations, but, of course, they are
not mixed, each has its own place.
Ought they to be shaded yet a while?
W. R. A., S. C.
— It would have been better to have
started the Sweet Peas outdoors and
transplanted to the benches when the
weather became cool, as Sweet Peas do
not take kindly to extreme heat, during
which they are liable to rot off at the
neck when grown under glass. Try an-
other sowing now in a coldframe and
transplant to fill up the vacancies to-
ward the end of October. Sweet Peas
do best when grown in a house by them-
selves, so that the temperature may be
kept right to suit them — say 42 to 48
degrees at night with a rise of ten de-
grees during the day, giving air day and
night whenever practicable. I would
not use chicken manure for Peas, and
this may have something to do with
the loss of your plants. The best ma-
nure for your purpose is thoroughly
rotted cow manure. — G. D. KERR.
(58) Plant for Identification. — W i 1 1
you be so kind as to let me know if you
have seen this Centaure^ before? I
have grown it for two yeafs, but have
never seen it before. It is very hardy.
It flowers in August, and as you see
is a very good pink. — H. C. S., Mass.
— The blooms submitted for identiflca-
tion appear to.be those of Centaurea ni-
gra, commonly called Knapweed.
(58) Forcing" Sweet "William.— Tf
good plants of Sweet William are plant-
ed now in the greenhouses, when will
they flower? The plants are large. —
REX, Mass.
■ — Personally I have made only one
attempt to force Sweet Williams; that
was about five years ago. The plants
consisted of heavy field grown stock and
were brought into a Carnation house
temperature about the beginning of No-
vember, but did not flower until the fol-
lowing April, and when they did there
was no money in it, so I never repeated
the attempt. I am of the opinion that
the Sweet Williams do not differ from
the Canterbury Bells or the Coreopsis;
they will not do much in the way of
flowering until Spring, at least I have
not heard from any one who had much
success with them during the Winter
months. — FRITZ BAHR.
(59) Nephrolepis ScottU Tnmin^
Brown. — In regard to Nephrolepis Scottii
becoming brown, I am afraid the Ferns
are receiving too much water. The best
thing to do now would be to take them
out of pots, shake the soil well off, and
repot them in fresh soil.. — GEO. SCOTT.
(60) Thrips on Chrysanthemums. —
Will you kindly advise me through your
question box the trouble with my
Mums? The leaves of most of the
plants have taken on an unhealthy ap-
pearance, showing fine black specks close
together, and also a downy gray cast.
Under a microscope I notice a minute
white insect which crawls. These have
become more numerous during the past
month. They finally cause the leaf to
turn brown and dry up. These insects
do not attack the hardy varieties as they
do the more tender sorts. I give good
ventilation, both top and side, and
syringe frequently. Fumigation with
cyanide gas fails to kill them, as do
many sprays I have used. The insect
appears on both under and upper side
of leaves. Can you enlighten me on the
subject in such a way that I may rid
my Chrysanthemums of the pest? — H.
G. B., N. Y.
— Replying to above inquiry, would
state the old adage "An ounce of pre-
vention is worth a pound of cure," ap-
plies to this case. Tliese plants have a
very bad attack of thrips, and the only
remedy for these pests is to syringe
with a very heavy pressure of water
out of a fine nozzle and spray from
the bottom of the plant up to the tip.
being sure to get the underside of leaf.
'Mums in their growing state should be
syringed this way at least once a day
from the time of planting. If this is
carried out carefully there will be very
little trouble from thrips. These plants
mentioned seem to be practically past
recovery, but a good strong solution of
Aphine, say 30 parts Aphine to one part
water, might be effective. Apply this
solution with an automatic sprayer on
top and underside of leaf and it will
check the ravages of the pest somewhat,
but the leaves will naturally not be of
much use.
Cyanide gas used in a proper way is
supposed to kill every pest that attacks
Chrysanthemums, and while many grow-
ers have success it is hardly safe to
use. We have never used it, and find
that best results come from spraying
with pure cold water at a high pressure.
— W. E. T.
( 61 ) Trouhle with Dahlias. — F. S.,
N. J., does not say what the character
of his soil is, nor what has been done
in the way of cultivation. His trouble
might come from several causes. If the
soil is very heavy and a strong growth
harden, the shoots would be small and
short, the blooms small, or the same re-
sult would follow deep cultivation at
the beginning of a dry spell, as the
feeding roots would be cut at a time
\vhen the plants require every drop of
moisture available. A severe pruning
followed by moderate doses of liquid
manure might prove beneficial. — J.
MURRAY BASSETT.
(62) Time to Bud Prench SCauetti
Bose Stock? — When is the best time to
bud French Manetti Rose stock? — M. C,
splendid lot of Ficus elastica, Hydran-
geas, both Otaksa and the French varie-
ties, Roses in variety, and a pretty lot of
Begonias of the Vernon type.
Some Fine Sweet Peas
There was received at the office on
Monday of this week a box containing
twelve varieties of Sweet Peas from Wil-
liaon H. Graham of ^Manchester, Vt. The
varieties sent were Sterling Stent, A. Ire-
land, George Herbert, Maude Holmes,
Duplex Spencer, Martha Washington,
Charm, Etta Dyke. Irish Belle, Bertha
Massey, White Spencer. Snowdown. The
flowers were large, the color fine, and
the stems long for this season of the
year. Such iSweet Peas could have been
grown outdoors so late in the season only
by excellent cultural methods. In an
accompanying letter Mr. Graham states
that in August he was cutting Sweet Peas
with lOin. to 12in. stems, and from some
few varieties, blooms with 16in. stems.
AMONG THE GROWERS
Aschmann Bros., Philadelphia
Owing to their vast increasing business,
Aschmann Bros., of Second and Bris-
tol sts., Pliiladelplaia, have been compelled
to secure additional grounds, and a plot
80xl30£t. adjoining their present place
has been bought. Upon It a new green-
house will be erected this Fall. The
stock in their greenhouses is in a flourish-
ing condition and shows careful cultural
skill.
Primulas obconica and Chinensis are
grown in large quantities here. Every
plant is perfect. In Ferns, Harrisii and
Whitmani are leaders, and are in ex-
cellent shape. A house of Begonia Gloire
de I/orraine was a pleasure to look upon,
while several houses were filled with
some very fine Cyclamen. Table Ferns
are grown in large quantities to meet an
increasing demand, as are also a large
block of Asparagus plumosus nanus. The
stately Araucaria is given a large house,
as this popular plant is ever in call.
Dracaena fragrans and Asplenium nidus
avis are to be seen here in good shape.
Three houses are in Chrysanthemums,
one house being devoted to pot varieties.
Outside, the frames were filled with a
Greenhouse Building
WiNCHENDON, Mass. — WhittemoTe &
Co. are erecting a new greenhouse on
Eiiver st.
Savanna, III. — ^Two wing additions,
80xl5ft. and 80x20ft., are being erected
at the Savanna Greenhouses.
New Bedfobd, Mass. — Andrew B.
Hathaway contemplates erecting a green-
house, 85x20ft., on the south side of
Court St., west of Cedar.
Monmouth, III. — Charles A. Hewitt
has started work on two large green-
houses at his place in the northern part
of the city ; they are each 75x30ft. and
will be completed in time for planting in
about a month.
Summer Wreath
A comparatively inexpensive funeral
piece is represented in the accompanying
illustration. Composed principally of
outdoor garden flowers. This order had
to 'be turned out hurriedly, in an emer-
gency, with no wholesaler nearby upon
whom to call for a supply of choice stock.
The flowers available for use were light
shades of Gladioli, a few white Carna-
tions, Ldlium auratum. Marguerites and
Pyrethrum. The only stock not fur-
nished by the home garden were the rib-
bon bow and some short Cycas tips of
the (prepared) imported' kind. The flow-
ers were all stemmed loosely, medium
long, and the wreath, though put together
hurriedly and made of the plainest and
simplest materials, proved to be as satis^
factory as many designs more elaborately
gotten up. New Tokkee.
No 52. — Summer Wreath
r grown flowers, Cycas revoluta tips, Lilium auratum Gladiolus, Marguerites, etc.
September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
579
Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In good standing throughout the country f:an avail
themselves of the advertisers' offers in this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists* Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mall,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extendd, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee Is expressed or ImpUed by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
In this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Not how Cheap,
Member of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or fioraJ designs delivered to
any part of Albany aad vicinity on tele
Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed.
^^JlU/n^cun^
ESTABLISHED 1842
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Write, Tdephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
ervice to out-of'town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
Choice Cut Flowera for all occa*ion« delivered promptly anywhere
in Georgia.
» BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
331 N. Howard Street
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Soutbem Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, chsrges collect
fM^
BIRMINGHAM. ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
<^\^^1
A Funeral Cluster
In the days of old, before the introduction of the
Harrisii I.ily, our standby was the Calla. We still
have them and find them just as useful as in former
days, and fully as satisfactory for making up when
designs of a considerable size are wanted, such as
clusters, large wreaths, pillows, etc. Callas are espe-
I'ially desirable when a number of pieces have to be
hurried through and the time is limited. They need
no wiring and no stemming; in fact, they are simply
waiting for the maker-up to assemble them and a few
Ferns and Asparagus strings, with a stout thread or
light wire to bind all together — the cluster is then
ready; put on a short bow of ribbon and the tags and
off it goes ! Next. New Yorkeh.
Building Business on Accessories
G. D. Grain Jr.
Carbone
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON. MASS.
Boylston St.
I 6 Beacon St.
Flowers deltrered^ to all parts of New England. High grades a
uling from Boston.
William E. Doyle Co., taS
Floweri delivered to all parts of Nc
specialty. Special deliveries to ateamers
Supply Advts. will be found on pa^es 586-S87
It is an open secret that the profits of the safety
razor companies are made, not out of the razors, but
^^^^^,^,^^^ out of the blades; because the purchaser of a holder
Bf aa^^ I ll^y simply puts himself in a position to be a consumer of
*'^'*'^ * ^^1^ blades for an indefinite period. Consequently some of
tlie more daring members of the razor manufacturing
field have gone so far as to provide holders at a merely
nominal price simply to add to the number of perma-
nent customers for blades. Automobile concerns and
others in the machinery business likewise make no con-
cealment of the fact that their trade on parts and sup-
plies is one of the most profitable branches of the
business. They usually take care, too, to make their
various models sufficiently different from others to re-
quire the owner to come back to headquarters for parts.
Instances of this kind, which could be multiplied,
are familiar to observers of business conditions; and the
obvious inference is that the merchant or manufacturer
or producer of any article, who does not take advantage
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
Boston^sailing^tei
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
"Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist "
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
,„y. BOSTON
'vfO MASSACHUSEHS
143 Tremont St.
The centrally located Florist Shop
Yours for reciprocity.
We cover all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S, A. F.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Every facility for filling trade order
satisfactorily, and delivering promptly
• 1 .na n. .. ?' tesidencc, hotel, steamer and theatre
TeL 1768 Pioap.ot m Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Fulton St. and Greene Ave.
Phone, 6800-6801-6802 Prospect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
Deliveries anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long
Island. Irade orders cared for from all parts of the country and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence.
PufrAio,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
W. J. PALMER » SON
Membert Florists' Telegraph Association
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
. _, - f. Flowera for Barrard,
iLOWERbHOP «»<"'"«« ^nd Wellealey
Colleges
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ILL.
' 3343 W. Madison St
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
Flowers ™ir°
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Congress Hotel
Courtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
©DRS©DROKl^TrD, ®n
rOVRTH STREET
580
The Florists' Exchange
CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
All orders or Middle West promptly
attended to.
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCLID AVENUE
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Membera of Tbe Florists' Teiefiraph DeUvery, S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
relogrsphio orders will be carefully and prompthy filled. Persona
LttentioQ given. Usual discounts allowed.
Member of The Florists' Teiefiraph DeUvery
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
Have you a copy of the Florists' Exchange Design Book ?
Most retailers can't get along without it.
of the opportunity to build up a business in the acces-
sories which naturally pertain to his principal line, is
overlooking a possibility.
How about the florist? Has he been paying too much
attention to the sale of flowers, and too little to the sale
of the goods which are used with flowers? Has he been
confining himself too closely to the high road and disre-
garding the profitable by-paths leading aside from it?
It is true enough that concentration and specialization
make for success; but this is the exception which proves
the rule, if it really is an exception at all, for it is
easily demonstrable that the opportunity to sell goods
of various kinds which belong with the flower business
is at the door of every member of the trade.
A good many live wires have already seen the possi-
bilities in this direction, however, and are gradually add-,
ing a line of supplies which are attracting attention in
their respective localities. Of course no one expects
the conservative florist to jump from a position at the
rear of the line, as far as carrying goods other than
flowers is concerned, to the front of the procession,
with a bewildering array of pots, vases, jardinieres,
flower boxes, stands, etc. It is a gradual process, in
which one experience, reinforced by another, makes for
a steady extension of that department until it reaches
its full possibilities.
The situation today is that people are not buying
merely cut flowers, though that, trade will always con-
tinue to hold the leading place with the florist, but also
plants for permanent use and cultivation, making the
necessity of providing some sort of containers for them
all the more evident.
A florist who is always on the lookout for new develop-
ments in the trade said recently that last Easter he
ran out, for the first time, of pot plants; and that
the demand for goods of this kind so far exceeded the
trade on cut flowers that he was really astounded. Most
members of the trade have had experiences similar to
this, with the demand for plants of all kinds steadily
growing, while their regular trade in cut flowers has
continued to hold its own.
But the very fact that people are in the market for
]iot plants nieans that special attention should be
given to providing the necessary merchandise for tak-
ing care of them. In the first place, while ordinary
clay pots are provided as a matter of course, there
are many people who desire to have handsomer con-
tainers. Pots made of material similar to rockwood
are in good demand, and carry prices, with correspond-
ing profits, that would astonish the florist who has not
//^ FLORISTS
' MEMBERS OF THE FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH
DELIVERY. S. A. F.
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine. President.
Colorado, Utah, Western Neb-
raska and Wyoming points
reached by Express. Orders
9ark3ioratCo.
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Usual discounts.
Member of The Floristo* Telegraph Delivery
DETROIT. MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We cover all Michigac points and large sections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive careful attention.
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co,
EL PASO, TEXAS
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flowers
Your Orders Solicited
>^**
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenliouses, BENTON ST.
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE j^
Hartford, Conn.
"FLOWERS" 187 Main Street
Highland Park Greenhouses
Teiephon.. HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
78 and 85
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Texas and sailings from Galveston
*/K 3^. JCuhlmann, J'iorist
2507 JACKSON ST., S. W Phone. Hadley 1926-2330
2526 WASHINGTON ST., Opp. Glenwood Cemetery
S. W. Phone. Taylor 628-1081
Uptown, 919 CAPITOL AVE., S. W. Phone, Preston 774]
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Prompt and efficient' service rendered points in Illinois, Ohio, and
Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel.
Members of The Florists' Teiefiraph DeUvery. S. A. F.
mils
The Florist, mc.
36 West Forsyth Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
We reach all Florida and Sooth Georgia points
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
We have at last succeeded in obtaining a photograph of Pcnn's (Boston) window of last July, showing
farmhouse with barn and watermill located on the top of a picturesque liill clothed with Pine trees, etc.
Tlie feature which drew attention of passersby was that of the ducklings sporting in the running water, and
whose lively antics in their voracious search for food furnished much amusement.
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its new Design Book for Agents,
now ready for delivery, cheapest and Best Ever.
SuptomlicT 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
381
LEXINGTON, KY.
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
> of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
L®(!J)ag^[iO.[Lll, M:
The Atherton Building, Fourth and Chestnut Sueeti,
Choicest Cut Flowers Personal attention given to out-of-town order
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
Personal attentioa given to ordera for Louisville and auirounding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities pci-fect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
•tt^^
LouiSYi/le. K/.
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
f^^
Floral Orders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VICINITY
^ k PrMCOtt St.,
LOWELL, MASS.
•YIE NEVER SLEEP"
Idlewild Greenhouses "tenn'
Both Phones 1738 Niftht Phone 4150 Main ^
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
IJ!g MSmieeapoMs Floral Co.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in the Northvpest
!/iosemont Sardens ^^
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W . B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence SoUdted
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Ofi /0^- A^ MONTREAL, CAN
q&^O&m^ 825 St. Catharine St..W.
We grow the bulk of our stock, and all orders i
personal supervision of the proprietors.
filled under the
f'reBh flowers and beat service.
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries throughout the State
and to all steamship docks io
Hoboken, N. J., and New York,
BetaJU aorlsts are invited to send as Items of trade Interest
(or pabUcatlon on this page; clear photographs of ffoed
dsslgns will also be appreciated. These latter should always
b« paeked osirsfolly betwasn beards.
Interior of the flower shop of J. Harris & Bro., Shamokin, Pa. All ready for Memorial Day trade
J. Harris & Bro. are to be congratulated on their up-to-date shop. This photograph was taken at night.
lieen giving this brancli of his trade the attention which
it deserves. Then, too, jardinieres come naturally in
line. Many purchasers of pot plants intend to buy
jardinieres for them, and if their attention is called to
the fact that the florist carries that line of goods, there
is no doubt about the purchase being made there.
Stands for pots and plants form another line which
can be exploited to advantage. Some florists use wire
stands, and others also carry wooden goods in stock.
]5oth lines may be sold easily, and can be made the me-
dium of satisfactory profits.
The automobile has opened a distinctive field in the
way of flower accessories, for special holders must be
provided for flowers carried in the motor car. Some
automobiles are regularly equipped with these, and if
not, the florist should be able to supply them. Surely
the autoist should not be compelled to go to the jeweler,
the department store or some other place for what is a
logical accessory of the use of flowers.
An impressive feature in connection with all of this
is that the costlier and more expensive lines are making
b.eadway right along. Many flower vases are decorated
with silver fiUgree work, and make an appearance that
is indeed charming. People who can afford to pay the
price demanded for high-grade cut flowers are usually
in a position to purchase a vase which will be of per-
manent usefulness and will enhance tl:e -lopearance and
enjoyment of the flowers themselves.
A florist who had not had much experience with han-
dling accessories happened to get in touch with a local
concern which made holders for Christmas trees. Know-
ing the head of the latter company personally, he agreed,
as a favor to his friend, to put the tree holders in stock
shortly before the holidays. He even plafed one in
the window and put in a cai'd explainijig the method
of use and stating the price. There was also an ex-
planatory note to the effect that after being used as a
tree holder the device was useful as a flower stand. The
florist reported, with a good deal of surprise, that he
had done a big business on this line, and that he had to
order several dozen more than he had expected to sell
\vhen he originally took hold of the proposition. "It
is going to be a regular holiday offering in my shop
from now on, however," he said, in telling the story of
his plunge into the accessory department.
The principal need on the part of the tradesman who
decides that he can and will sell accessories is to dis-
play thcni in-operly. A good many florists who have at-
tempted this branch of the business have failed to give it
sufficient prominence, either in their windows or in their
advertising, and the result is that the volume of trade has
been held to a minimum. But if they are permitted to be
shown, and if the public is made familiar with the fact
that the flower shop is selling all sorts of accessories
needed in the use, care and enjoyment of flowers, it will
not be long before a beaten track is worn to the door
of the florist, not only by those in search of flowers, but
of materials related to them,
A good idea which might be used to advantage could
be adapted from the policy of the shoe and clothing
stores, which give a premium to clerks for the sale of
new goods or specialties which are not generally called
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State.
, . -. >K^NEW HAVEN, CONN.
^U>ncrt^ 1026 Chapel Street
Opposite Yale College
NEW ORLEANS,
U.
'''p|oj»i5^121 Baronne St.
,,«og^^^-^?^^^^,^^
838
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 East 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RULE
We Guarantee Satisfaction
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST 48th Street
J^^^m
NEW YORK
61i Fifth Avenue
Supply Advts. will be found on pages JS86-87
582
The Florists' Exchange
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowera and designs for
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a specialty. Wire me your orders
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
Unsurpassed Facilities for executing Trade Orders at Steamers
and Elsewhere in Greater New York and its Suburbs.
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We~Tare'in"the theatrei}district and also have exceptional facilities foi
delivering flowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders; they
will receive prompt and careful i " "
for. Such a bonus might be offered to the sales force
of the flower shop with good results. It would un-
questionably result in employees suggesting to buyers of
flowers that they might have need of accessory lines,
and customers whose attention was attracted in that way
to goods which otherwise might be entirely overlooked
would certainly buy in sufficient number to make the
payment of the bonus worth while.
iSut whatever the policy adopted, the aggressive florist
who is looking for more and better business can get it
through installing a representative line of supplies and
accessories, and making his place of business known as
flower headquarters, in all that the phrase implies.
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLINC
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
European Orders Executed
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
"If wc say It, we will do it"
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smltli College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
PASADENAy CAL.y Colorado street
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New Jersey
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PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
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popular one for such uses, and one that can be planted
early and left out late, being capable of enduring even
a few degrees of frost unharmed.
The Aspidistra, a few leaves of which can be seen
In the rear of the Dracaena, is also a rather hardy
plant, and a good house plant, too, standing much ill
usage without complaint. The Coleus fit In well among
the rest.
Not the least of the charm of this vase is owing to
the fine growth of the variegated Periwinkle which,
trailing to the steps and lower, gives attraction which
would not exist without it.
Altogether this vase of common plants is more pleas-
ing than many filled with high priced ones.
New French Hydrangeas
The following three new Hydrangeas were each
awarded a C. of M. at the recent exposition of Cours-la-
Reine, Paris, France: Souvenir de Mme. Baranger, of
low, thickly branched habit, with large, thick, dark green
leaves. The panicles are very heavy, with immense
flowers, of a rich pinkish salmon color, with light center.
This novelty was pronounced an absolutely remarkable
variety. Mme. Phillippe de Vilmorin has enormous
panicles with very large blooms of a bright pink, suf-
fused with salmon. The edge of the petals, which is
prettily waved, is very deeply indented, giving a unique
appearance to the flower. The plant is perfect in habit,
extraordinarily vigorous and prolific. Rose de Tours
has large, round, very compact, undivided panicles.
The blooms are large, slightly fringed, and of a fine,
dark crimson pink, which does not fade on unfolding.
The plant is perfect in habit and very vigorous, and is
recommended as excellent for forcing. These three new
Hydrangeas were shown by Barillet Fils, growers, of
Tours, France. — Revue Horticole.
A Vase of Plants
A Vase of Plants
Often, when it is not possible to plant a shrub or
to have a flower bed, a vase of plants will serve to
answer the purpose, and materially enhance its surround-
ings. Such a one is the illustration before us, and well
shows what an improvement such a vase makes. There
were no expensive plants used in its filling. The
Genista Andreana
A remarkable lot of cut flowers of 15 varieties of this
tJenista, obtained from seed, was recently exhibited he-
fore the French National Society of Horticulture by
-Messes. 'N'^ilmorin, Andrieux & Co. It showed the wide
flioice of form and color of this race, which comes true
from seed. The colors range from yellowish white
through several shades of yellow, passing thence to yel-
low mottled more or less deeply reddish brown on the
wings. The lot included flowers much larger than those
of the ordinary type, some dwarf plants, some erect in
habit and some drooping and spreading. An interest-
ing point about the seedlings of these new Genistas is
that they are much more vigorous and more lasting than
plants obtained by cuttings. The seedlings bloom pro-
fusely, beginning the second or third year, and are then
good hardy border plants, when trimmed dovra if grow-
ing too strong. When potted they are excellent for
moderate forcing, and branches in bloom furnish fine
florists' material. — Revue Horticole.
Supply Advts. will be found on pa^es 586-587
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At the outing of the Cook County Florists' Association, at Karthauser's Grove, Chicago, Sept. 6.
— See Chicago Newsletter
September 13, 1913.
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Portland, Oregon ''o^z^:'
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
(n this Territory by
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
Rochester and suiroundiDg territory.
Members of The Florists* Telei^aph Delivery.
Salter Bros. «^«T«-
FLORISTS
38 Main St., West
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ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street, East
Flowen and designs delivered
promptly in Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
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X/^ Quick serrlce to
Illinois, Wisconsin,
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BYAM, The Florist
For SAN FRANCISCO
and VICINITY
WRITE OR WIRE
California Flowers
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCRANTON
Scranton'8 Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in WiUces-
Barre, Pittaton, Carbondale, and all
Northeastern Pennsylvania Towns.
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washington Avenue
Talaphone or
Pennsylvania
No. 24fi4, on either Bell
prompt execution. Usual discount. 'Phone
T Coiuoiidated 'phones.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Dellveiy.
HOLLYWOOD GARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The Florists' Teleiiraph Delivery, S. A. F.
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ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Oat-of-town orders will receive
prompt and careful attention.
Wire ma yonr orders.
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Muj^itplorisi
3520 North Grand Ave.
All orders byTele^aph or
Telephone most carefully executed at once.
c.. I Floral DeslAna a Specialty.
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
Mortin & Forbes Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
From New York
Minnehaha
Columbia
Olympic
Gr. Kurfuerst..
Verona
M. Washington.
Niagara
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Rotterdam
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
La Savoie.
San Guglielmo. .
St. Paul
Rochambeau. . . .
Caronia
Cameronia
Kroonland
Minnewaska. . . .
Berlin
Imperator
Patricia
Ka/sCT Wm.'ll.!
Araerika
Potsdam
Stami>alia
Venezia
La Provence
Fr. der Grosse. . .
Campanello
Themistocles. . . .
United States.
St. Louis. . . .
Minnetonka.
Finland
Oceanic
California, . .
Chicago
Mauretania.
Red'lta'lia!!
Ksn Aug. Victoria
Philadelphia.
Geo. Washington
Minneapolis.
Caledonia. . .
Prinzess Irene
From Baltimore
Neckar
Breslau
From Boston
CinctnnatL.. .
Winifrcdiaii.'.'.
Franconia. . . .
Numidian.. . .
Cambrian.. . .
Cymric
Laconia
Philadelphia
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ST. PAUL, MINN.
20^2-24 West Fifth Street
We 611 orders lor the Twin Gties and for all points in the Northwest
,i^ oVnS "n" "' '^T"'^'-.. i^ee stock i^great vsriety? WrS..
vire or pnone. Open night and day.
Members o The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and Wdnity.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Bastable Building
attention give
out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
^■^^^^^ Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St .
TROY, N. Y.
Prompt delivery and careful attention to
out-of-town orders.
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TROY, N Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
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Hamburg
Liverpool
Glasgow
London
Liverpool
Utica, N. Y.
^aker, TJhe Siorisi
UTICA, N. Y.
SSrani ^Brothers, Snc.
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WASHINGTON
D. C.
l^tb and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros. Co.
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Members of The'FIorlsts' Telegraph Delivery
H. F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to all points in New England
125,000 square feet of glass.
Member of Che Florists' Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
407 & 409 Main St.
Liverpool
Glasgow
Nap.-Gen.
Hamburg
Antwerp
Liverpool
Nap.-Gen.
Liverpool
Glasgow
Flc^T.
WORCESTER, MASS.
The Florists' Exchange Design Book Is without a Peer
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe.
The most elaborate work ever published.
Now Ready.
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CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
Terms : Gash with Order.
The columns under this heading are reserved for
advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted,
Help Wanted. Situations Wanted, or other Wants;
also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials,
etc.. For Sale or Rent.
Our charge is 10 cts. per line (7 words to the
line), set solid, in ordinary reading type like this,
without display. No advt. accepted for less than
thirty cents.
Advts. set in heavy faced type, 15 cts. per line
(6 words to the line).
Display advts. in these columns, $1.50 per inch.
If replies to Help Wanted, Situation Wanted, or
other advertisements are to be addressed care of
this office, please add 10 cts. to cover expense of
forwarding.
Copy must reach New York office, Nos^ " " "
Street;
Saturday.
Advertisers
advertise undi
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tive, Ja
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insertion m issue of following
the Western States desiring to
flitials may save time by having
. directed care our Chicago represena-
Morton, Room 307, L43 No. Wabash Av.
SITUATIONS WANTED
Situation Wanted
By a single man, 25 years of age, 7 years* experi-
ence in greenhouse work; capable of taking charge
of growing Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums,
pot plants, with propagating, etc. Willing worker,
sober and perfectly honest. Please give particu-
lars and wages in first letter. Address P. O. BOX
749, MIDDLETOWN, CONN.
FLORIST AND SALESMAN
Young miin, 25, with excellent experience
in this and foreign countries; first-class refer-
ences; wishes position in Southern or Western
States. Well acquainted with hotel trade.
Understands English, German and French.
Address X. E., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By landscape foreman,
30; energetic; skilled at drawing and office work,
several years' practice in laying out oi estate
planting, construction work, surveying, etc.
Highest references from landscape architects in
" / York City and nurseries. Wishes permanent
position to take charge of landscape departi
Address X. R., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED — As working foreman or
grower, by a competent florist, 21 years' experi-
ence in Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, Gardenias,
Sweet Peas and all cut flowers, pot and bedding
plants. Ferns, etc., funeral and landscape work,
Easter and Christmas stock; private or commercial.
State salary. Address W. F., care The Florists'
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By man 40 years old.
20 years in the retail florist business, capable o'
fdling a first-class position. Can furnish best ref-
erences from some of the best known men in the
east. Shall be glad to have personal interview.
Address K, care Pennock-Meehan Co., 16th &
Ludlow Sts.. Philadelphia, Pa.
SITUATION WANTED— As salesman and de-
signer by young, married man, aged 30, with 15
years' city experience in retail line. Permanent
position desired by a steady workman. Good
references as to ability and character. Kindly
state full particulars and wages in first letter.
Address X. A., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTEC*— By German-American,
florist, with 25 years* practical experience in
retail business; good maker-up; grower ot bedding,
Easter and Christmas plants; good salesman.
Would like to change by Oct. 1. Address X. B.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By German, grower of
pot plants, Christmas and Easter stock, 'Mums,
Carnations, Gardenias, bulbs, etc. Competent to
take charge of section or place. Address Gardener,
care Mr. Harry Alexander, Great Neck, L. I.. N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class grower of
Roses, Carnations and general stock. 26 years'
experience; strictly temperate; best of references
as to character and ability. Married. Address
X. D.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By single man. aged 23;
7 years' experience growing cut flowers and pot
plants; wishes permanent position as beginner ior
store or private place, vicinity ol New York. John
Akcrman, 40G E. 5th St., New York City.
SITUATION WANTED— As gardener on private
place; life experience under glass and outside,
2 years in America. Aged 26; English. Recom-
mended by present employer. Address. Richard
Fribbins, Vineyard Haven. Mass.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man as assis-
tant in greenhouse. Private place and perma-
nent position desired. State wages. Address X.
L.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a practical young
man as assistant, experienced in general outside
and greenhouse work. Willing worker. Refer-
ences. Address X. K., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By an active, wide-
awake store man, who knows how to buy; open
Tor an engagement with good reliable florist. L.
H.. 156 W. 22d St.. New York City.
Continued to Next Column
SITUATIONS WANTED
SITUATION WANTED— By general foreman,
private, 10 years' experience in all branches;
English, single; aged 26; good references. Address
Charles Thomas, care Boettgcr Estate, Riverdale-
on-Hudson, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— As foreman on private
or commercial place by a good grower of Carna-
tions, 'Mums. Violets, bulbs and general line.
State particulars in first letter. Address X. J.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By man with 15 years'
experience in Roses and Carnations; also good,
quick potter. Address X. O., care The Florists'
SITUATION \yANTEE>— By expert Orchid grow-
er; commercial place preferred; only first-class
places considered. Address W. C., care The Flo-
rists* Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, single.
20 years' experience in every line, wishes position
as foreman. Fred Betheuser, care Hathaway,
Greystone, Yonkers, N. Y.
EXPERIENCED SALESMAN AND DESIGNER
invites correspondence from florists in need of a
first-class storeman for the coming season. Address
W. A., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator A-1 references. Able to manage
a store. T. Hansen, 41 Magnee St., Rochester,
N.Y.
SITUATION WANTED— Near New York, by
florist. Good grower. State wages in first
letter. Address X. P.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By young greenhouse
man, experienced in all branches ol the trade.
Address X. G.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By experienced, single
man; good grower of Roses and Carnations.
Address Florist. 132 East 27th St.. New York City.
HELP WANTED
Rose Grower
Wanted to take charge of new Rose department
on large, modern greenhouse establishment, lo-
cated 28 miles from Boston. Good wages to start,
and chance of advancement. New 5-room dwell-
ing house on the establishment. State age.
nationality, and give references when writing, or
apply in person.
HALIFAX GARDEN COMPANY,
HALIFAX. MASS.
SEEDSMEN WANTED
Men with experience in the retail seed business
to wait on customers and work around the store.
Give reference, state age, experience and salary
expected.
THE J. M. McCULLOUGH'S SONS CO.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
WANTED
First-class retail Florist, Address, stating
references, salary, etc., The Jones & Russell
Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
WANTED— An all-round man, married, lor
general greenhouse work. Must be a good grower
of cut flowers and general greenhouse stock, know
something about a retail trade, also a good maker-
up. Good salary, steady position to right man.
Cottage, coal and wood furnished. Adjoining
Mountain station, Lackawanna R.R. M. Lyons,
S Montrose Ave., South Orange. N. J^ "
WANTED — Single man, grower of Roses, Carna-
tions and general stock, on modern place of
25,000 sq. ft. of glass, and to assist with fires, etc.,
every other evening. - Wages S35.00 per month,
room and board. Send references, nationality,
etc. Arthur Taylor, Onaway Greenhouses, Boon-
ton, N. J.
WANTED— Representative for U. S. A., who
understands his business, lor a general line of
Azaleas, Araucarias, Palm, Rhododendron, Dra-
csena and Bay Tree7 bv large horticultural firm
at Ghent, Belgium. State age and send refer-
ences. Address X. F., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— 3 young men. plantsmen, capable of
growing Christmas and Easter plants, Chrysan-
Metairie Ridge Nursery Co., Ltd., New Orle,
HELP WANTED
WANTED — A store man who understands desir-
ing and decorating, to work in a prosperous city
oi the South. Give experience and references and
state salary expected in first letter. Address X. N.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— For commercial place, mar
experience in growing choice pot plants.
S14.00 per week to start. Send copy ot rei..,
and experience in first letter. Address X. M.. care
The Florists' Exchange.
THE O. K. SEED STORE, doing a local mail
order and jobbing business, wants all-round man
as assistant superintendent, with opening for
advancement and interest. J. A. Everitt. Prop.,
Indianapolis. Ind.
WANTED — Night fireman, one who under-
stands greenhouse work. Apply at the
(ireenhouses- John Scott, Rutland Road &
E. 45th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Continued to Next Column
WANTED— Bright young r
waiting on trade preferred
St., New Haven, Conn.
One^ accistomcd \''c
Munro, 974 Chape
WANTED — Foreman to grow Carnations. 'Mums
Easter and all kinds of bedding stock. Musi be
a good maker-up. Good wages to the right party.
Address W. R.. care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Section Rose ^ower, 515.00 per
week. References required. Washington
Florists Co., Washington, D. C.
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR SALE — One-half interest in established pay-
ing retail florist business, costing §2500, for S800.
Particulars on application. Address W. O., care
The Florists* Exchange.
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-!nch ex-
tra strong plants. S6.00 per 100, S50.00 per
1000; 2l4'-inch, S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
See Cyclamen, Christmas Peppers, Cinerarias,
Ferns, Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Irwin, 71 W. 2.'jd St.. New York City.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, $1.00 per 100, S6.00 per 1000, SoO.OO
per 10,000. CoUingdale Greenhouses, CoIIingdale,
Pa.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy, 4-in.
pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PL. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
AUCUBAS.
BEGOHIAS
J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
BOUVARDIAS
1000 WHITE BOUVARDIAS, 800 Pink Bouvar-
dias and a few Red, $4.50 per 100. Morel Bros.,
622 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa,
American-Grown and Imported
Bulbs for Fall Planting
A full line now ready for shipping; the finest
Bulbs we have ever sent out. Send for price list.
Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers
CALLAS— 3 to 4-in. circumference, S4.00 per 100;
4 to 5-in., S8.00. Purity Freesias, }^-in. mother
bulbs, S1.25 per 100. Cash with order. $5.00
orders or more delivered by express, charges pre-
paid. Lilydale Bulb Co., Santa Cruz, Calil.
FREESIA PURITY— (True). Grand bulbs, H
to ^-in., $10.00 per 1000. Hogan, Kooyman
& Co, 355 12th St.. Oakland, Cal.
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
100 1000
WHITE ENCHANTRESS $6.50 $60.00
ENCHANTRESS. LIGHT PINK.... 6.00 55.00
BEACON 7.00 65.00
WHITE PERFECTION 6.50 60.00
WINSOR 6.00 50.00
WHITE WINSOR 6.00 50.00
ROSETTE 6.50 60.00
DOROTHY GORDON 6.00 55.00
HARLOWARDEN 6.00 .55.00
MAY DAY 6.00 60.00
BOSTON MARKET 5.00 40.00
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
Carnation Plants
100 1000
4000 Enchantress $5.00 $45.00
500 Rose Pink Enchant-
ress 5.00
800 Ward 5.00
J ■ M E RTL, Bayside, L I., N. Y.
CARNATIONS— Field-grown plants. Enchantress,
Beacon and White Wonder. $5.50 per 100. Ed.
Buchtenkirch, Sea Cliff, N. Y.
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^^OCKJTOR^ALE^^
CARNATIONS
CARNATION PLANTS
SPECIAL OFFER OF
ALMA WARD, field-grown plants, splendid value
at $50.00 per 1000, S6.50 per 100.
WHITE ENCHANTRESS, $6.50 per 100.
W. & H. F. EVANS Rowlandville,
Philadelphia, Pa.
CARNATION PLANTS— Clear, healthy plants.
Pinli Enchantress, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per
1000: White Perfection, .S5.00 per 100, $45.00 per
1000. ARTHUR F. BROWNSELL, West Haver-
straw, N. Y. Tel. 268 Haverstraw.
FIELD-GROWN ENCHANTRESS CARNA-
TIONS—not sorted over stuH, but clean and
strong, the very best stock to plant. We grew them
for ourselves; about 1000 left; $5.00 per 100, $45.00
for the lot. P. A. Lyon, Florist, Milton, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— Vic-
tory, $4.50 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. Queen,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Splendor Pink,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. John Weston,
Valley Stream, N. Y.
CARNATIONS— 100 White Enchantress, 5c.;
100 Rose Pink Enchantress, 5c.; 100 Winsor,
4c.; 100 Red Prospector, good color, 4c.: 35 Woden-
ethe, 5c.; 25 Washington, 5c. 5 per cent, off by
taking all. Alex. A. Laub. New Hamburgh, N. Y.
STRONG, CLEAN, BUSHY FIELD PLANTS.
Brooklyn (deep pink), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000. Hiirlowarden (crimson), $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000. Stafford Conservatories, Staf-
ford Springs, Conn.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS—
Strong and healthy. Enchantress and Rose Pink
Enchantress, $5..50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
White Enchantress, $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000.
Cash. John L. Lundstcd, Passaic, N. J.
CARNATIONS — 4000 Enchantress, strong,
healthy, field-grown plants, 840.00 per 1000;
250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. Chas.
W. Mesier, New Springville, S. I., N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN Enchantress and White En-
chantress, very fine, stocky and healthy plants,
$6.00 per 100. Mehlin's Greenhouses, Fergus Falls,
Minn.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— ex-
tra strong. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress
and Bonfire, $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. S.
Pleuffer, Chester Heights, Pa.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— En-
chantress, White Enchantress, 12 to 20 shoots per
plant; $6.00 per 100. Cash, please. Geo. A. Relyea,
Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, 6 to 8
shoots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN Carnation Plants— Enchantress,
$6.00 per 100. Cash with order. M. J. Schaaf,
Dansville, N. Y.
CARNATIONS— Brooklyn, 1500 field-grown
plants, fine, healthy stock. Also Orchids,
Leilanceps. C. B. Dreyer, Wantagh, L. I., N. Y.
FIELD-CJROWN PLANTS of Boston market
Carnations. Prices on application. Victor S.
Dorval Sons, Woodside. L. I., N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEMUniS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— 200 Yellow Bonnaffon,
75 Nagoya, 100 Golden Chadwick, 75 White
Frick. 75 Mayor Weaver, 150 Golden Eagle, 75
Chadwick, 475 Enguehard, 450 Pacific, $3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000. Morel Bros., 622 East
Market St., Scranton, Pa.
WE CAN STILL SUPPLY 'MUMS in 75 best
varieties (including Pompons.) good stock from
2}i-in. pots, $2.00 to $2.50 per 100. Stafford
Conservatories. Stafford Springs, Conn.
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2U-in., half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
iamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New Yorli City.
CYCLAKENS
CYCLAMEN— Giant llowcring, grown Irom best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink. Strong, 4-in., $15.00 per
100. See Asparagus, Christmas Peppers, Cine-
rarias, Ferns, Primroses and Poinsettias. R. J.
Irwin, 71 W. 2.3d St.. New York. N. Y.
CYCLAMEN— Good S^-in. pots of a first-class
strain, mixed colors, $10.00 per 100. Cash,
please. Geo. A. Relyea, (Orchard PI., Poughkeep-
sie, N. Y.
CYCLAMEN — 3-Inch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehra Co., Ruther-
CYCLAMEN— Excellent stock out of 4-in. pots,
$15.00 ,$20.00 and $25.00 per 100. Lehnig &
Winncfeld. Hackensack, N. J.
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September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
STOCK FOR SALE
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
1.50 clumps in e.ich flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats,
Sie.OO, hall flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for S2.00.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomium
and Aspidium, 2J.i-in., S3.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2Ji-in., well es-
tablished. $10.00 per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2K-in., strong
plants, S12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in.,
J7.00 per 100, S65.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2}i-in., well established,
ready about Aug. 25. S4.50 per 100, S40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants,
$3.50 per 100, S30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best ol the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, S5.00 per 100,
S40.00 per 1000.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poinset-
tias. Primrose and Christmas Peppers.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN. 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. V.
ROOSEVELT AND WHITMAN! FERNS—
Fine, healthy and bushy plants, from bench,
ready tor 5 and f5-in. pots, S35.00 per 100. Mehlin's
Greenhouses, Fergus Falls, Minn.
COOLIDCE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado Si. and Hil] Arc, Paiadena, Cal. Fema
and Feijoa our apecialty.
FORGET-ME-NOTS
FIELD-GROWN FORGET-ME-NOTS for Win-
ter blooming, .S5.00 per 100; from 2-in. pots,
$2.00 per 100. Mehlin's Greenhouses, Fergus
Falls, Minn.
FORGET-ME-NOTS— Winter nowering Rooted
Cuttings, $1.26 per 100. Stafford Conservator-
ies, Stafford Springs, Conn.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, S1.50-$3.Sa
each. Large specimens, S5.00-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches $8.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20 00
Al.so A. R. North. A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Ft«s, Shade Trees,
Ilardy-flowerlnj* Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HUNTSVI[Lf,ALA.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— .?5<--JI .0(1 each.
Standards, $7.50-tl0.00 each. Pyramids,
t5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co.. Ruther-
ford, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for apedal list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plant*,
t7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
PERENNIAL SEEDS
PERENNIAL SEEDLINGS— Campanula Media,
single, mixed; Campanula Media, double, mixed;
Campanula Media Calyeanthema, mixed; Sweet
William, white, red and scarlet; Delphinium
(BelladonnaV. Digitalis GloxinKflora, white,
purple, rose; Myosotis Palustris. 35c. per 100, $2.50
per 1000; by Parcel Post. A. M. Davenport,
Walcrtown, Mass.
PEONIES
PEONIES
** Peonies for Pleasure.**
This_ book of " Peonies for Pleasure" Krves in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
vou want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red. wnite and pink Peony,
then send for " Peonies for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales. 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
•ppfication. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY.
The Largest Rose Growers In the World.
Box 23 Sprlngeeld, Ohio.
PEONIES— Queen Victoria, white; Louis Van
Houtte, dark crimson, and a very early light
pmk. Write for our special prices. Geo. Peters
He Sons, Franklin St. and Graham Ave.. Hempstead.
N. Y. !___'
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STOCKJ^O^ALE
PEONIES
PEONIES '"''"'"^
Per Stem
_We have a surplus of Peoni<
lined
thei
Cho
andl
Dellcatlssima, Festlva Maxima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone. Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
1 furnish any sire clumps wanted. We grow
• lie
1 Peon
Write
for
Henry Held Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2)i-in. pots, 84.00 per 100. See
Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cineraria. Ferns, Poin-
settias and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York City.
POINSETTIAS
POIIVSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
2J^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
S7.00 per 100, §60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
234-inch, S5.50 per 100, S50.00 per 1000-
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
Sec Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers, Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d st.. New York, N. Y.
PRimULAS
PRIMROSES
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obconica, giant'
flowering, from best strains, in all colors
214-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000
P. Malacoides, 2j4'-inch pots, S3. 00 per 100
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cttristmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Poinsettias
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y
PRIMULA Chinensis Fimbriata, Defiance, Kar-
funkelstein. La Duchesse, best Christmas varie-
ties, 3-in. stock, So.OO per 100; 2Ji-in., S3.00 per
100. Star Primroses. 2M-in., S3.00 per 100.
Primula Obconica Grandiflora, Apple Blossom,
Rosea, Lilacea, Kermcsina, S3.00 per 100, S2S.00
per 1000. Henry Schmidt, Church Lane, P. O.
Weehawken, N. J.
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 2K-in. pots, ready
to shift, grown from my own seed, selected from
the best colored plants. S2.00 per 100. cash; fine
stock. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., »4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
EXCELSA
The New Bed Bambler with the
Dorothy Perkins Foliage
Extra strong field-grown plants for
forcing, 2-year-oId, $35.00 per 100; l-year-
oia, $20.00 per 100.
H. C. STEINHOFF, West Hobohen, N. J.
SEEDS
GIANT PANSIES
Sow now I Special Florists' Mixture; Trim-
ardeau Selections, mixed, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. S4.00.
Trimardeau, fine mixed varieties, tr. pkt. 2.5c., oz.
$1.50. Cassier's Giants Improved, splendid mix-
ture, tr. pkt. SOc, oz. S.5.00. Trimardeau sorts as:
Bronze Cfolors, Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field. Purple, Pure White, Yellow with eye. White
with eye. Each variety separate, tr. pkt. 30c., oz.
S2.00. My catalogue has also other varieties.
O. V. Zangen, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J.
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS— Ramsburg, true silver pink
nice bushy plants, 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie,
, Medina. N. Y.
on larger lots. Park Floral Co.. Trenton, N. J.
STEVIAS
STEVIA— Fine, bushy plants, 4-in. pots, $6.00
per 100. Cash. Ceo. A. Relyea. Orchard PL,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
OoBttanad to STezt Oolmnn
STOCK FOR SALE
VIOLETS
VIOLET PLANTS— 40,000 strong, field-grown
Princess of Wales and La France, $.5 00 per 100,
S4.5.00 per 1000. White Plains Nurseries. 02,
Railroad Ave., White Plains, N. Y.
VIOLETS— Campbell and Marie Louise, 2!.5-in.,
$2.50 per 100. Mehlin's Greenhouses. Fergus
Falls, Minn.
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE— Good stock, Adiantum Croweanum.
3" o-in., SIO.OO per 100. Silver Pink Snapdragon
■" ■ S.5.00 per 100; 2H-in., S4.00 per 100.
MRS. JENKINS, the best white Phlox, $5.00 per
100. German Iris mixed $2.00 per 100. Will
exchange these for Araucarias, Begonias, Rubbers,
Ferns and Cyclamen. Amon Heights
Nu
Camden, N. J.
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— Largest stock of
2-year transplanted in the United States. All
sizes up to strong 3ft. plant. Send for prices
before placing your order elsewhere. Chas.
Black, Hightstown, N. J.
TULIPS — Darwin and May flowering. Ready
for delivery. Write for prices. Hossie
Nurseries, Hoxsie, R. I.
DOUBLE GIANT SWEET ALYSSUM— 2-ii
$2.00 per 100; Rooted Cuttings, S1.25 per 10
Mehlin's Greenhouses, Fergus Falls. Minn.
PANSIES— Strong plants Irom seed bed ol bes
Giant-Howering and finest mixture, $2.25 pe:
1000. Mehlin's Greenhouses, Fergus Falls, Minn
COLEUS— Rooted Cuttings, 20 best
$6.00 per 1000; from 4-in., S5.00 per 100. Meh-
lin's Greenhouses, Fergus Falls. Minn.
STOCK WANTED
WANTED— Wha
overgrowing yo
have you in plants that are
* greenhouse? Anything large
on ? Jos. Olesky, Glens Falls,
WANTED— Large specimen Palms. Give size,
variety and prices. J. H. Troy, The Rosary
Flower Co., 24 E. 34th St.. New York City.
FOR SALE OR RENT
For Sale or Rent
Valuable Greenhouses
Owing to the death of owner, three connected
greenhouses, 25 x 80, with office and boiler house,
hot water heat (Lord & Burnham Co. construc-
tion), also hotbeds; all have been successfully man-
aged for pot plant culture for over 50 years; adjoin-
ing two cemeteries and located in central part of a
busy and thriving city of 50,000 inhabitants. All
stocked for Winter and Spring season. Price reason-
able for quick buyer. Part of money can remain
on mortgage. For particulars write to MARY E.
BACHLER. 309 N. Shippen St.. Lancaster, Pa.
Retail florist, 17,000 sq. ft. glass, steam heat;
stocked with Carnations, "Mums and general
stock. House 8 rooms, electric light, bath, set
tubs, steam heat; 8 acres of land in high state of
cultivation; 1 pair horses, harnesses, wagons,
cultivators, etc.; plenty of fruit trees; business
of 22 years* standing; situated in Eastern New
York, no competition, direct line to New York;
coal supply; no run down proposition. Good
reason for selling. Price $10,000; $4000 cash,
balance on easy terms. Address S. T., care The
Florists* Exchange.
, of about 35,000 feet .
excellent condition. For particuh
. E. Beitsch, New Brighton, Pa.
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PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobber* In Wrought Iron and Ste«l Pipe
Roebllnt and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
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For Sale
PIPF '^®"' '''^'^'^ guaranteed In full
nri lengths: J-ln., 7Hc. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled foi
Irrigation purposes.
SECONDHAND PIPE ^^X^
2Mc.: lK-in.,3Hc.i lH-iD..6c.: 2-in'!;'64c-Pe!"ft'
Hot-Bed Sash-Doubie Light Sash
Painted and glaied complete, Irom tl.U.
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete
from $1.00 up.
New A and B double-thick greenhou
glass, all si^cs. Prices on request.
GLASS
RAII I DC y^^, '"^^ ■*°'^' "=" «■«' second,
DUILlllJ '■*'"'■ '^'S" Radiators. Valves.
vvFii.>.iiv Fittings, etc.
HACF NON-KINK, lOc. a foot, in 25 and 60
III/jL foot lengths.
[Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN. N. Y.
M!
_FOR_SALE^RJlENT
7i^ Acres
Very fertile land in finest location at
Freeport, L. I. 8-room house in best con-
dition. A splendid chance for a florist.
Price, $11,.500, pan cash. Address X. S.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE — Cemetery gardening business, es-
tablished 14 years, consisting of house, 4 rooms
and store, greenhouse, hot water heat, 2 lots 50v
100, about 200 plots to care for by the season, stock
and tools. Reason for selling; retiring. Inquire
595 11th St., West New York, N. J.
TO RENT — 9 greenhouses stocked with Roses;
10 acres of land. 26 miles from New York.
Write for particulars. Address V. J., care
The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— 12 acres of finest soil, 5-rooni house
fine barn. Only 2S mjles from Philadelphia, 30
Exchange.
day. Address X. H.,
: The Florists'
FOR SALE -Owner retiring; 20,00U ft. greenhouse;
5 acres land; excellent ll-roo house, large
barn; wagon house near station. Address M. F.,
care The Florists* Exchange.
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
Pecky Cypress
'We can offer very reasonable prices on
Pecky Cypress. If in the market for any,
kindly communicate with os before buying
elsewhere.
VF RFir.ll l'*29 Metropolitan Avenue
. C. ntlUn, Brooklyn. N. Y.
GLASS FOR SALE
14 X 28 B. Double Glass $2.50 per box of
50 square feet.
W. & H. r. EVANS
Rowlandville, PHILADELPHIA. PA.
600 BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2L.& a. boilers, 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler
Good condition, cheap. 1. Suessermann, 104
Ridgewood Ave., Newark, N. J.
FOR SALE— One 6-section boiler in first-class con-
dition; capacity 1800 ft. of 2-in. pipe. Price
$50.00. William Gotthardt, 311 Ocean Ave., Jer-
sey City, N. J.
FOR SALE — One large size Morehead steam trap
in use less than 12 months, good as new, cost
S225 will sell for SIOO. F. Fallon, Roanoke. Va.
MATS — We make the most practical hotbed
and coldframe Mats on the market. Send
for circular. Watts Bros., Kerrmoor, Pa.
WANTED— For Plttslicld, Mass.
ice-box in good condition. Sta
etc. Address .\. C.. care The Flori
FOR SALE— Barsain, :VMO .second-hand Carna-
tion Supports. SIO.OO for whole lot. M. Graf,
Elmsford, N. Y.
NMSCELLANEOUSjrtrANTS
WANTED TO BUY — Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. Altdeallnascash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists' F.schanae.
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Cultural articles. $1.00 a year. lOc. a copy.
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satisfaction. We
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Cut flower
Folding
Boxes
SafisfacHen
Guaranteed
Per 10*
18x5x3 $1.75
21x5x33^ 1.85
24x5x31^ 2.35
28x5x3H 2.90
30x5x33^ 3.00
21x8x5 2.85
24x8x5 3.50
28x8x5 3.70
30x8x5 4.50
36x8x5 5.50
30x12x6 6.25
36x14x6 7.50
Double
Violet Boxes
Per 100
9x4x4 $1.75
91^6x5 2.25
10x7x6 2.50
12x8x7 3.00
No charge for
printing in lots of
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Special discounts 0H
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Our beautiful Illus-
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LAUREL WREATHS
PINE WREATHS
HOLLY WREATHS
riTDUQ NEW
I L,t\nO CROP
DAGGER AND FANCY
$1.00 per 1000. , D"«<»™t?9
RED RUSCUS
Green and Violet Tinfoil
Best Quality, 20c. per lb.
PLAIN^TINFOIL, 9c. per lb.
Bronze Galax
Green Galax
$1.50perl000,$12.50perl0,000 32x36 in. 7.00
Sphagnumi Moss *'^%Si-'^ 36x40 in. 8.00
IMMORTELLES
Laurel Festooning, 5c. and 6c. per yard
WUd Smilaz, Best Quality, S5.00 and $7.00
per case
Green Magnolia Leaves
Very Best Quality, $2.00 per basket: Five
baskets, $1.75 per basket
We constantly cany a large assort-
ment of Florist Supplies and can
fill orders at a moment's notice.
IMPORTED
Cycas Leaves
rineat
Quality
We import best
quality only.
Our Cycas
Leaves are pre-
pared by best
maoufacturera
In Europe.
Our prices are
the lowest.
Per too
4x8 in. $2.00
8x12 in. 2.S0
12x16 in. 3.00
16x20 in.
20x24 in.
24x28 in.
3.50
4.00
5.00
28x32 in. 6.00
Henry M. Robinson & Co.
Wholesale Commission Florists
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies
Hardy Cut Evergreens
BOSTON, MASS.
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2 Wlnthrop Square 32 Otis Street
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The Kervan Co. ''^'^^^'nir*-
WHOLESALE ^^^ ^^^^
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilai. Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock, Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches. Ropings made on order, all kinds
Fancy and Dagger Ferns, Green and Bronze
Galax and Leucothoe Sprays, Sphagnum.
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mos
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
AJl Decorating Material in Season.
Please mention the Exoh&nre when writinr.
Pleaie mention the Excha
M. RICE CO.
Up-To-The- Minute
Florist Suppllea.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the EzcbaDge when ■writing.
JOS. G.NEIDINGER, Florists' Supplies
1515-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA,
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Montreal, Can.
The market for the past week has
shown a decided improvement, with an
increased demand for all the better Roses,
etc.
The meeting of the American Bar As-
sociation in Montreal created a large
demand for Am. Beauties and fancy
stock last week, and there were several
dinners and receptions for the many
notable guests, which included ex-Presi-
dent Taft, Lord Haldane, Maitre Labori
and Hon. Frank Kellogg, president of
the Association.
A number of the Montreal craft jour-
neyed out to Lachine on Thursday,
Aug. 28, as the guests of the Lachine
Horticultural Society at their annual ex-
hibition. George Robinson and George
Trussell were busy judging on many of
the entries.
A visit made to Jos. Bennett in La-
chine showed some exceptionally well
grown Ferns, including most of the best
varieties. iSome very fine Whitmanii and
Roosevelt were noticeable. His Roses,
'Mums, Carnations, etc., are in the best
of shape and up to his usual standard of
perfection.
Chas. Smith, also of Lachine. special-
izes entirely in Ferns and his stock
showed careful growing.
Harris & Hopton will lose two more
of their store staff, as Miss Clayton, who
has been with the above firm for some
time, will be married on September 0
to Lome Hay. and Miss Violet Ahier
will be married in October to N. Dick-
son. This makes four in the past five
months.
Campbell's. Florist, and P. McKenna
& Son have a number of decorations for
the comiuff week.
S. S. Bain has been extremely busy
with funeral and wedding work, and the
entire staff has been kept busy. >fr.
Bain is receiving some extra quality
Richmond Ros^s from the greenhouses.
We regret to state that "n'-^ou Bain, of
the above concern, has been obliged to
take a cnmnlete rest and will be away
tor an indefinite period.
Wm. C. Hnll is sending in some extra
quality Gladioli grown .it hi« new place
in Montreal West. Miss Trapuell is
hack from her holiday and Jfrs. Hill
leaves this week.
The Montreal Floral T^xchange. Ltd .
is handling a quantity of fine stock and
reports a verv satisfactory Summer busi-
ness. The alterations have been started
at the new store at 140 Mansfield st.,
which will be ready on October 1.
Mr. Fleury of Campbells' Ritz-Carle-
ton branch has been kept extremely b"sy,
as the headquarters of the American Bar
Association were at that hotel and a
great deal of stock was reouired. Mr, Ley.
manager of Campbell's. Florist, reports
many decorations and thinks the sociil
season will start much earlier than usual.
Frank J. McKenna and Mrs. McKenna
are in Toronto tor the exhibition.
Mount Royal.
Please mentioB tlie Exobance when writiiit.
CnABLESTON, S. C— The Bolger &
Ernest Co. has opened a store at 29(j
King St., having bought out the Con-
nelley-McCarty Co. The members of the
new company are T. T. Bolger. presi-
dent, and M. B. Ernest, secretary and
treasurer. Designs, bouquets and deco-
rations of all kdnds will be especially
looked after.
Gold Letters
1 Ji inch (No. 1) 4Sc. per 100
1 inch (No. 2) 40c. per 100
% inch (No. 4) 35c. per 100
A fine compartment box free of charge
with orders for lOOO
Mother-of-Pearl
— Letters —
The Latest Hit!
Did you get our card ?
If not, drop a postal card and get
on the mailing list of
American Importing Co.,
— The New Florist Supply House —
219 So. Dearborn St., CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W.J. COWEE, Berlin, N.Y. .
Samples free. For sale by dealers
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WIRE DESIGNS
PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let us quote you on your next order. If it's made
of wire we can make it.
GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer
34-30 Stone Street, ROCHESTER, N. T.
MICHIGAN
CIT FLOWER EXCHANGE
INCORPORATED
Wholesale Commission Florists
Dealers in Fancy Ferns
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
GREEK-AMERICAN
Florists' Supply Company
127Wesl 28lh St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A large and complete line of Standard Supplies
and Novelties.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO
MANUFACTURERS
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
587
Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
The Florist Supply House of America
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET IN LINE FOR OUR NEW STOCK AND NOVCLTIES
BRAZILIAN HUMMING BIRDS. They add a
finished touch to your finest work.
PREPARED BURRS FOR WREATHS.
THISTLE WREATHS. All shaded effects.
PARIS STATICE WREATHS. Something new.
NEW STEEL GRAY PORTO RICAN MATS.
LOOSE THISTLE and STATICE by the lb.
NEW INEXPENSIVE REED BASKETS WITH GLASS
NEW TWO-TONE CREPE PAPER. Crimpled edges.
DIANA or MINERVA GRASS. Aiways good.
H. BAVERSDORFER & CO., PHiLADllVAfrPA.
Please mention the £zobane« when writing.
BlacK Cat Hose
BEST QUALITY
Strong, durable and Hesible. 8 ply, H-'m., 16c.
foot. 8 piv, ^o-in., 15c. foot.
ANY LENGTH DESIRED
U. CUTLER RYERSON
108 Third Ave.. NEWARK. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
George Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 28th SL, NEW YORK
GREENS Of Every Kind
^ FLORISTS* SUPPUES
GIBBONS
THE SHILAX MAN
Can make shipments of
Smllax after Sept. 1.
RED LEVEL, • ALABAMA
Pleage mention the Eiohftpge when writing.
Huckleberry Foliage, p^r'o'^s.
New Crop Fancy Ferns, ^^^f^
New Crop Dagger Ferns, per'io%
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists' Hall Association has paid 1700
losses amounting to a total of $235,000.00.
Forkful! particulars address
JOHNG. ESLER,SaddleRlTer,N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
lO-inch silk chilTon special at 10c. per yard. This
is fancy goods at a very low figure. Ali colors.
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleaso mention the Exchange when writlnff.
Wholesale and Retail Florists
You both will profit by using McCray Refrigerators. Don't cut
down prices because of spoilage. Stop the spoilage. Our patented
refrigeration will keep your stock fresh because of the perfect cir-
culation of cold, dry air.
McCray Refrigerators
Are made not only in stock sizes but are built-to-order to suit your
requirements. Write to-day for our Free Catalog No. 73, which will
give you ideas to help you add to the attractiveness of your estab-
lishment.
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO.
567 Lake Street Kendallville, Ind.
CHICAGO OFFICE
5S Wabash Avenue
NEW YORK OFFICE
231 WesI 42nd SIreel
Detroit, Mich.
We find some stores very busy but no
genera] activity as yet, and the iceboxes
of the wholesalers verify this by the
great quantities of Roses displayed
therein.
Mt. Stabelin is this year's king of As-
ters of which he unfortunately has not
enough to go around.
After only a two days' notice some
thirty florists, most of them with their
families, gathered at the athletic field at
Belle Isle and enjoyed an afternoon's
pleasure. A hotly contested baseball
game was the chief attraction, ending
with a score of 19 to 14 in favor of
the retailers.
The local board of commerce has
staged a "Made in Detroit" week, and
local manufacturers are showing their
products and processes of manufacture
wherever possible in some 1100 show
windows of the downtown business sec-
tion. Florists, of course, arc among
them. Breitmeyers have a very attrac-
tive Alpine scene with a collection of fine
birds in their window. Schroeter also
has a beautiful garden scene in one of
his windows. Pochelon shows telegraph
delivery of flowers by displaying a large
boat leaving a snug harbor.
Ferd. Koll>e has recently acquired
seven acres in Mt. Clemens on the Clin-
ton River.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wamke and Tuts
Warnke have .lust returned from a trip
to Mackinac Isle. Frank Danzeb.
Bloomington, III. — Henry Theze and
.Joseph Mahiissek have filed guit against
the Phoenix Nursery Co. to recover the
sum of $10.3.5.90, alleged to be due on
three checks, upon which payment at
the bank was refused. F. Rynveld has
also filed a suit against this concern for
$600, which amount he cladms is due him
for supplies which he sold the company.
REED & KELLER ,.„ .„,,
oiLo™"'""'" FLORISTS' SUPPLIES mktm.s. wire work
Please roentlon the Exchange when writing. BASKET WORK
122 W. 25th Street
NEW YORK
Landscape Gardening
A course for Gar-
deners, Florists and
Home-makers, taught
by Prof. Craig and
Prof. Beal of Cornell
■sity.
Florists
recognize the growing
importance of a knowl-
edge of Landscape Art.
derstand up-to-date
AiG methods and practice
arc in demand for the best positions.
A knowledge of Landscape xCardening
is indispensable for^those who would have
the pleasantest homes.
250-page Catalog free. Write today.
The Home Correspondence School
Dept. F. E., Springfield. Mass.
PleaBB mention the Eiohange when writing.
CROP I
miCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE 'Z,,
Prices — Huckleberry Foliage. $2.00 per case.
Fancy Ferns. $1.25 per 1000. Dagger
Ferns, SI. 10 per 1000.
CALDWELL Ttae Woodsman Co.
EvcTvlhing in SoutbcTn EveTgrcens
EVERaREEIN. Al^A.BA.I\tA.
Please mention tlie Exchange when -writing.
Atlantic City, N. J. — Suit has been
entered against the Edwards Floral Hall
Co. to the amount of $500 by John W.
Ryan. The latter claims damages on the
ground that under a lease of the
premises, situated at the southeast comer
of Illinois and Pacific aves., the de-
fendants were obliged to put the premises
The Model
Carnation and Tomato Supports;
Galvanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Rubbish Burners,
Mrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
Wriu Jot CompUta CmuUoguM
IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metropolitan Ave., BROOHIVN, N. Y.
I the Exchange when writing.
RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Saleroom
184 West 28tli Street, NEW YORK CITY
Telephone 30fi3 Madison Square
aadTrnp^o'l^'r^of Wjllow itti faflcy Baskets for norists
Dealera In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
4S~Our Specialties: Wheat Sheaves and Baskets
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
in the same condition as they were at
the time of taking possession. Ryan sets
forth that the Edwards Co. took pos-
session on Nov. 1, 1907, and occupied
the property until Nov. 1. 1911, making
alterations. He claims that the lessees
occupied the premises for a long itime
after the expiration.
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The Florists' Exchange
ORv>lllLl!9 EXTRAORDINARY
Eight Thousand (8000) Caflleyas, Newly Imported,
at 50 cents on the dollar
Owing to an error in shipment, we offer eight thousand Specimen Orchids,
in the following commercial varieties: .
2000 CATTLEYA Gaskelliana, 2000 CATTLEYA Percivaliana,
at 80 cts. to $1.00 each at 80 cts. to $1.00 each
2000 CATTLEYA Speciosissima, 2000 CATTLEYA Mossiae,
at 80 cts. to $1.00 each at 90 cts. to $1.25 each
No orders filled for less than fifty plants, and all orders must be accompanied
by deposit. Address
MILTONIA CONSERVATORIES, '"tZ
Providence, R. I.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
ORCHIDS
WELL-GROWN PLANTS of all leading kinds, including
BRASSO-CATTLEYAS, LAELIA-CATTLEYAS, ODONTIODAS
that have now become so deservedly popular.
SEND FOR PARTICULARS of anything that interests you.
CYCLAMEN SEED of our celebrated strain, now ready, including "Mrs.
Buckston," the most popular novelty of recent years.
During September and early October, our Mr. H. A. Barnard will be in
the United States.
Address, HOTEL ALBERT, UNIVERSITY PLACE, NEW YORK CITY.
He would be glad to hear from anyone interested.
STUART LOW & CO., Royal Nurseries, Bush Hill Park, [nfield, Mddx., [ng.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Violet Plants
2000 MARIE LOUISE, clean and
healthy, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000,
$50.00 for the 2000. Cash, please.
UHDU IIITUCII 378 Main Street,
niiiKn HI men, springfield, mass.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
FlCLD-tiKOWN PLANTS
Beady Now
Extra strong Princess of Wales, JB.OO
per 100; good medium plants, $3.00 per
100. Extra strong California, J4.00 per
100; good No. 2, $2.60 per 100.
Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
20,000 Violet Plants
Extra fine, strong, healthy, field-grown plants of
Marie Louise, Farquhar, Princess of Wales and
La France, $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000.
RICHARD LANGLE whitI^plainI, n. y.
Please mentinn the Exchange when writiag.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
S45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
15,000 Violet Plants
Marie Konlse, Farcjolmr, Ka France,
Princess of Wales. Strong, healthy,
fleld-grown plants. $5.00 per 100, $46.00
per 1000.
DDIlUn UCMIfFQ North street,
bnUllU ^t^^tn, white plains, n.y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Violet Plants
MARIE LOUISE, strong and healthy,
$2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000.
Cash with order
C.f.BAHRET,E-u'ePouglikeeps'e,N.Y.
Pleaae mention the Ezohange when writing.
ORCHIDS
OUT BI.OOBU of Oattlayu, Dea-
droblnnu, OnoldlnBis, 07p>lp»-
dinins, eto., at their sakaoa.
QaaUt7 second to bob*. Pileoa ifsfat
Prompt ddiTorj.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower FALL RIVfR, MASS.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
ORCHIDSi
Fresh
Autumn
Im porta tions
G. TRIAN.« C. GIGAS
Semi -established
C. Trianae, C. Lablata, G. Gaskelliana,
C. Glgas, C. Mossiae, G. Schroederae.
And all the best commercial Orchids.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DeBUCK, P. 0. Box 73 Secaucus, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Freshly imported CATTLEYAS labiata, Dowl-
ana, Gaskelliana, Trianse and speciosissima;
ODONTOGLOSSUM grande; ONCIDIUM
splendidum and blcallosum; LYGASTE Skin-
neri, etc. Write for Special List No. 51.
Our Catalogue of established Orchids is yours
for the asking.
LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
PoinseUJas
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
2M-inch, $5.00 pet JOG; $45.00
pet 1000.
Scranton florist Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
TheExchange-Alertand Up-to-date
F. and G. Club of Rhode Island
The first meeting of this Cluh since
vacation will take place at the Club's
rooms, 96 Westminster St., on Sept. 15.
All members are requested to be pres-
ent, as business of importance is ex-
pected to come up at the meeting,
H. C. N.
Rhode Island Horticultural Society
The next show of the R. I. Horticul-
tural Society will take place in the base-
ment of the Mathewson at. Church on
Sept. 23 and 24. Asters, Dahlias, vege-
tables, fruits and bees will be on ex-
hibition. The Society had an excursion
to Barker's Fig orchard, on Aug. 26, at
Middletown, R. I. The party then pro-
ceeded to Newport, R. I. A goodly num-
ber of friends and members attended,
and a fine time and also a fine reception
was tendered the party at the Fig Or-
chard. Dr. N. B. Whittaker, of Provi-
dence, was chairman of the committee.
H. C. N.
Bernardsville (N. J.) Hort. Society
The Bernardsville Horticultural Soci-
ety held its third annual Summer show
on Aug. 27 and 28, which was very suc-
cessful. Some of the principal prize win-
ners were. Wm. Duckham, silver cup for
the best general collection of cut flowers;
J. F. Anderson, silver cup for the best
collection of 24 varieties of vegetables;
David Francis, silver cup, for collection
16 varieties vegetables. The medal win-
ners were L. J. Barkman, J. Alonzo and
K. Nagy. Good weather and good sup-
port made this, our third show, very
successful indeed.
J, F. ANDERSON.
Newport (R.L) Horticultural Society
A regular meeting was held on
Wednesday evening, Sept. 9, with Presi-
dent Andrew S. Meikle in the chair.
Several special premiums were received
for the Fall show, the R. & J. Farquhar
& Co. special prize being offered for the
best pair of Palms, any variety. The
J. M. Thorburn & Co. silver cup awarded
at the last show was presented to the
winner, Andrew J. Dorward. Robert
Johnston, David Mcintosh and James
Garthly are to be the outoftown judges
at the show next week. The local
judges are Colin Robertson, Frederick
Carter, William Gray. It was voted to
extend an invitation to the children of
all schools in the city.
ALEXANDER MacLELLAN.
Tuxedo (N.Y.) Horticultural Society
A regular meeting of this Society was
held at the Parish House, Tuxedo Park,
N. Y., on Wednesday evening, Sept. 2,
President James MacMachan presiding.
Two new members were elected: David
Wilson and James Davidson.
The Julius Roehrs Co. was awarded a
silver medal by the Society for Its ex-
hibit of Orchids at the June show. Sev-
eral special prizes were received from
different firms for the coming show,
which takes place in October. It is ex-
pected that some very fine Chrysanthe-
mums will be on exhibition then, as
these blooms are looking very promising
around Tuxedo Park. Final schedules
for the show will soon be printed and
will be forwarded to any one upon re-
quest by the secretary.
JOSEPH A. BECVAR. Secretary.
Connecticut State Fair
The Connecticut State Fair, which
opened on Sept. 1 and continued until
Sept. 6, was a decided success. The at-
tendance during the six days was 140,000
(paid admissions), 50,000 being present
on Labor Day — the biggest opening day
in the history of the Association. The
outlay in cash for fixing up the grounds
this year amounted to $30,000 and the
Association has already started to make
additional improvements for next year.
The surplus on hand will be sufficient to
PLANTS
Plants from 2}^-ln. pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ANTHERICUM yit-
tatum, SMILAX, FICUS repens.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy Eng-
lish; PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS,
ANTHERICUM vittatum.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Dwarf and tall, fine-
bushy plants, 5-in. pots, Sl.OO per doz.
BOUVARDIAS. White, scarlet, pink, 4H-in.
pots, Sl.OO per doz.
HYDRANGEAS. New French Varieties.
Plants from open ground, bushy, 1 doz. varieties.
$3.00. 12 varieties from 4-in. pots, S2.00 per doz.
12 varieties from 3-in. pots, Sl.OO per doz.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. 4-in. pots, Sl.OO per
doz.
PANDANUS Veitchli. 4-in. pots, 25c. each;
5-in. pots, 50c. each.
FERNS, Boston, Scottll, Whitman!. 4-in.
pots, S2.00 per doz.; 5-in. pots, S3.00 per doz.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. Full of berries, 4H-
in. pots, S2.00 per doz.
POINSETTIAS. Fine plants, 4-in. pots, »1.60
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-in. pots, $2.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri Seedlings. Strong,
50c. per 100.
IVY, Hardy English. Strong plants, 4-in. pots,
$1.00 per doz.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4-in. pots, fine plants,
$2.00 per doz.
COCOS Weddellana. 3-in. pots, $1.50 per doz.
CLEMATIS Paniculata Seedlings. $1.00
per 100.
CCICri r 11th and Westmorelind Streets.
■ tlOLLL, PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Beadan will oonfn a faror ap«m ns
of mora tlian passliLff Talne If, wb«a or*
dertnff atook of onz adTerttaara, tliay
will mention aaetnff tin adrt. la th»
Szolianffa.
pay all stockholders a good dividend.
Some very fine exhibits were staged,
the principal j^rize winners being as fol-
lows:
B. P. White, Terryville, Conn. ; Geo.
L. Stillman, Westerly, R. I.; John H. A.
Albiston, New Britain, Conn.; F. H.
Judd, Danbury, Conn.; Arthur R.
Adams, Hartford, Conn.; Fred W. Lo-
renz, Meriden, Conn.; John H. Slooum,
New Haven, Conn.; M. E. E. Hastings,
Windsor, Conn.; A. Righanzi, Hartford,
Conn.; N. Nelson Hartford, Conn.; Clark
W. Brown, Ashland, Mass.; Warren S.
Mason, Farmington, Conn.
John Coombs, Hartford, Conn., was
awarded a number of prizes for funeral
designs, receiving first for the follow-
ing: Casket cover of pink Roses with a
band of Lily of the Valley running
diagonally across It; standing harp of
yellow Roses and lavender Asters with
a base of Easter Lilies; Magnolia
wreath, 6ft. across, with a large cluster
of yellow Chrysanthemums: wreath of
Oak leaves, with a cluster of pink
Roses, Easter Lilies and Sago Falm
leaves: 42in. pillow composed of laven-
der Asters, Lily of the Valley and white
Roses, with the word "Rest" in laven-
der Asters on a background of white
Asters: casket wreath (standing) com-
posed of Double White Killarney and
Taft Roses, while the base was filled
with American Beauty Roses and Lily
of the Valley. Mr. Coombs also received
first for a pair of bridal bouquets and
for a table decoration. He won the sec-
ond prize for the floral wreath for the
winning horse at the Charter Oak 2:07
trot at the Pair; also seconds for group
of Ferns, Heliotropes, group of Geran-
iums and vase of Lilies. For a group
of Palms he was awarded first prize.
John F. Huss, Hartford, received first
prizes for collection of stove and green-
house plants, collection of Ferns, group
of fancy leaved Caladiums, group of
Celosias, 25 varieties of annuals: second
prizes for vase of Celosias, collection of
collarette Dahlias and 25 varieties of
hardy perennials.
The Bon Ton Flower Shop had its
display arranged very tastily and ap-
propriately, and received second prize
for same. They showed a mahogany
burial casket, richly carved, with gold
trimmings, on whicli was placed a blan-
ket of Easter Lilies on a background of
lavender silk with Asparagus plumosus,
while around it were arranged the floral
designs, giving the effect of a house of
mourning. The designs consisted of a
wreath of lavender Asters and Magnolia
leaves: wreath of Oak leaves with a
cluster of yellow 'Mums: a pillow of
white Killarney Roses, Bouvardias and
Sunburst Roses; a heart of Milady
Roses and Lily of the Valley. Second
prizes were also captured for table
decoration, Italian pottery. Maidenhair
Pern, new Rose Mignon and a pair of
bridal bouquets.
John H. Slocum, New Haven, Conn.,
captured firsts for vase of Cosmos,
Show Dahlias. Peonies, single Dahlias,
vase of seedlings and largest seedling
Dahlias; second prizes for Cactus Dah-
lias, collection of decorative Dahlias
and largest Dahlia,
September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
589
Heating Queries
Conducted by John McArthnr
Mgr., Heating Dcpt., Hitchinga & Co.
Inquirers Bead Tills
Subscribers asking questions for
Heating Problems must be particular to
give the following: Length, width, height
at ridge, height at eaves, glass on sides,
glass on ends, position of house as re-
gards points of compass, grade of house,
location of boiler pit, size of boiler pit,
depth of boiler pit, size and location
of chimney, temperature desired in each
house, whether steam or hot water is
used for heating, number of pipes and
size in each house, dimension and posi-
tion of benches, location of doors. The
above information I must have before I
can answer any definite question re-
garding any heating plants already in-
stalled.
If the inquiry is for proposed new
house or houses, send full measure-
ments of the houses as described above,
including glass, proposed location of
boiler pit, proposed location of chimney,
position of house as regards points of
compass, number and position of the
benches, temperature required of, pur-
poses for which the houses are intend-
ed; whether steam or hot water heat is
desired.
Will you please tell me the size of
heater to use to heat my greenhouses,
and how many feet of pipe and of what
size? It is 70ft. in length and 12y2ft.
in width. The house is divided into
three sections, each opening into the
other, is sheltered on northerly side by
dwelling house. The sides above the
benches have 3%ft. of glass; the rafters
about 7ft. One end of house joins the
dwelling house, and heater is in cellar
of dwelling house. I have 2in. pipe for
coils. — W., Me.
— Tour greenhouse, if of ordinary
sound construction and tightly glazed
with double thick glass, will require
617 sq. ft. of radiation, which is equiva-
lent to 987 lin. ft. of 2in. pipe. This
amount of l*adiation would be sufficient
for a temperature of from 55 to 60 de-
grees at night when mercury outside is
15 degrees below zero, and if 60 to 65
degrees is required, 1128 lin. ft. of 2in.
pipe should be used. The boiler should
have 25 per cent, surplus capacity over
the coils and mains. If you decide to
pipe the house for a temperature of 65
to 60 degrees, the boiler should have a
grate of about 18x25ins., and for a tem-
perature of 60 to 65 degrees, the grate
Inventory Value of Greenhouses
For the purpose of getting up our in-
ventory we will thank you for your
opinion of the value of the following
greenhouses: Two connected houses,
covering 36x200ft., piped to maintain a
temperature of 55 degrees in coldest
weather, 12in. middle gutter, 2ft. of
glass in one side and a row of continu-
ous 28in. ventilators in the other. Two
similar houses covering 37xl00ft. and
piped for 60 degrees; one house 24xl00ft.
piped for 65 degrees, 3ft. of glass, and a
gutter instead of plate on south side
and 7ft. board wall on north side. These
houses were taken down, moved and en-
larged two years ago. At least one
quarter of the Cypress roof material
was new at that time. The old Cypress
material, while showing no decay, was
all cut off several inches at the ends and
repainted, which made it as good as
new. The 12in. Lord & Burnham Co.
gutters were reinforced by 2x4 Cypress
S laced underneath. New posts of post
ak were used, to support gutters and
plates and pipe posts and purlins for
the roofs. Walls are of lin. pine boards
overlaid with bevel siding. The con-
tinuous rows of 28in. ventilators on each
side of the five houses, are operated by
seven worm gear ventilating machines.
The boiler house is 16x20ft., with 8ft.
brick wall, and on this a frame potting
shed. One Kroeschell boiler, two years
old, cost J488 in Chicago. Have room
for another of the same size. Thirty
foot brick stack with 25in. opening.
Kroeschell 2in. hot water heating sys-
tem throughout. Five inch main
through houses, with 2 connections for
hot water circulators to take care of
additional houses. — M. V. C, Ala.
— These houses, erected of iron frame
construction including benches and heat-
ing, would probably cost in the neigh-
borhood of J9000, and if erected of semi-
Iron frame, the construction would be
in the neighborhood of ?8000. These
figures are based on the houses being
new, and nothing has been allowed for
depreciation. — J. McA.
Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
~<'k ' WilUam Turner Price $5.00
' rA. T. DB LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Dnane StTMt, New York
New Haven, Conn.
Business picked up considerably dur-
ing the past week ; orders for funeral
work were heavy. There was a good de-
mand for Boston Ferns and foliage
plants, Dracit^nas and Crotons selling
well. Choice Dahlias are retailing at
75c. and $1 per doz. Roses are coming
in better, $1.50 being the prevailing price.
Carnations are short stemmed, but the
quality of the blooms is fairly good and
they command from 35c. to 50c. per doz.
The recent heavy rains marred the
beauty of Asters somewhat, but there is
still an abundance of choice flowers to be
had which find a ready sale. With the
vacation season almost over and people
returning from Summer resorts, there is
every anticipation of successful business.
Meyer Wilson is looking jubilant over
the advent of a little baby girl at his
home, his firstborn. He reports business
progressing favorably, several wedding
orders keeping him busy during the past
month. He is having a good call for
Ferns and preparing to overhaul his
store for repainting.
Alfred Nyren is sending in some choice
Ferns from his greenhouses in Townsend
ave.
W. F. Jost, East Haven, is shipping
very choice Dahlias, the varieties. Pink
Pearl, Beloid, Lawine and Countess of
Lonsdale being superb. He is also cut-
ting fine spikes of Delphinium Bella-
donna, for which there is a pleasing de-
mand.
Charles Munro is receiving large con-
signments of bulbs at his Townsend ave.
establishment. For the funeral of the
Hotchkiss brothers on the 4th he sent
out a large quantity of beautiful floral
pieces. Mr. Munro has just returned
from an enjoyable trip through Canada,
and reports an interesting visit to Winni-
peg, where he visited the leading florist
establishments. He speaks highly of the
attractive and uptodate manner in which
the flower shops are equipped in that city,
and although there are no greenhouses
in the neighborhood the stock received
from Montreal, Boston and Chicago is
excellent and the prices range high. In
districts where he visited greenhouses he
tells of how the heating is accomplished
by natural gas instead of coal. On his
return journey he spent an interesting
time at the Sherbrooke Fair.
Joseph Hooghkirk of the S. H. Moore
Co. had an enjoyable vacation among the
New Hampshire hills in touch with na-
ture and beautiful scenery.
John Long is marketing a very good
first crop of Carnations from his green-
houses in East Haven.
Fred Horn is sending in very fine As-
ters.
Champion & Co. are handling a fine
assortment of large vases of choice Dah-
lias and Delphinium Belladonna ; also
Liliums auratum and rubrum. The firm
made up two blankets of Roses for the
Hotchkiss brothers' funeral on the 4th
and several other floral tributes.
The Myers Flower Shop reports good
sales of Crotons during the week.
The S. H. Moore Co. has been busy
with wedding decorations and funeral
work. The large vases of choice Gladioli
which the company is offering are very
handsome, and give the store an attrac-
tive appearance. The staff are busy
overhauling the Palms in the green-
house. J. K.
Coming Exhibitions
Mt. KlBCO, N. T. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien,
Sec'y, Mt. Kisco. N. T.
New Haven, Conn, — Third Annual Dah-
lia and General Exhibition of Flow-
ers, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., to be
held in Harmon Hall, Elm St.. Sept.
17 and 18. Schedules may be had of
David Wyllle, sec'y, 47 Arthur St.,
New Haven.
Newport, B. I. — Autumn Exhibition of
the Newport Horticultural Society, to
be held In Coventlon Hall. Newport
Beach, September 16 to 18. Secre-
tary, William Gray, Bellevue ave.,
Newport. R. I.
New Torfc, N. Y. — Eighty-second an-
nual exhibition of the American In-
stitute of the City of New York, of
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Herbaceous
Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., at
26-33 West 39th at., Sept. 23, 8 to 10
MADISON
The Money=Making White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
250 plants or over ----- 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Cash with order, or plants sent C. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT- HENTZ FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
Pleage mention the Exchange when writing.
Chinese Primroses
Fine 2-m. stock in best mixed colors. $2.00
per 100. Malacoldes. 2-ia. strong plants,
$2.00 per 100.
CINERARIAS, 3-inch, best strain, $3.60
per 100. " ■
CHRY$ANin[MIJMS
carnation; and roses
CHARLES H. TOTTY
MADISON - NE>V JERSEY
Cliry$anihemum$
and Fertliene
ELMER D. SMITH ©CO.
ADRIAN. MICH.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
p.m., and Wednesday, Sept. 24 and
Thursday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
New Torh, MT. Y. — Eighty-second annual
exhibition of the American Institute
of the City of New York, in the En-
gineering Bldg., 24-33 W. 39th St.
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Roses,
Carnations, Ornamental Plants, etc..
Fruits and Vegetables. Sept. 23 to 25.
Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses.
Carnations and other Ornamental
Plants, etc., Nov. 5 to 7.
Orange, XT. J — Eighth Annual Dahlia.
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Floricultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall. Sept. 27 and 28.
Schedule of John Dervan, Sec'y.
Fbiladelplila, Pa. — Dahlia exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety, Sept. 16, 3 to 10 p.m. Chrysanthe-
mum exhibition to be held during the
week of Nov. 3. Schedules for these
exhibitions may be obtained of David
Rust. Secretary, Horticultural Hall,
Broad St. below Locust.
Tarrytown, N. Y Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey. Corresponding Sec'y.
Reminders
Ceoqijet Lawn. — A full-sized croquet
ground measures 35 yards by 28 yards,
all clear turf.
Tennis Coukt. — The size of a tennis
court should be 78ft. by 36ft., or 9ft. less
width for the single game. Extra width
may be allowed for the poles ; thus a
clear space of 100ft. by 50ft. is not too
much tor comfort and convenience. Ten-
nis courts may be either lawns, asphalt,
or well rolled binding gravel.
Bowling Gkeens. — The "Scotch" or
level bowling green is square, being 126ft.
by 126ft. A 1ft. ditch runs round the
green. The "Lancashire" or crown green
rises slightly toward the center, some-
times as much as 1ft In all cases
efficient drainage is necessary, and ashes
are usually laid beneath the turf to pre-
vent worms rising. — Journal of Horti-
culture.
ENGLISH IVY
Field-grown, strong, bushy plants, $6.00
per 100.
Hydrangea Otaksa
Field-grown, 5-10 crowns, elegant stock
for Easter forcing, $12.00 per 100.
PETER WENK, Ozone Park, N. Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Anthericum Mandaianum
Without doubt the most valuable intro-
duction of late for all florists. Resembles a
tufty miniature Pandanus Veitchii. Excel-
lent for fern dishes, etc., standing lots of
abuse; quick grower anywhere.
Strong plants, ready for shifting from 2 H-
in. pots, 10c. each, 16.00 per 100, $5000.
per 1000.
BARD (Si DAVIS
Bryant and Wilbur Avenues, SYRACUSEp N. Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
PRIMROSES ^ggloRf^"*
Chinese and Obconica, 2Ji-in., $2.00 per lOOi
3-in.. $3.00 per 100. « • ♦ Pi"",
ASPARAGUS, Plumosus Nanus and Sprenileri*
2)i-in.. $2.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN Giganteum. Largest flowerings
ready to shift. 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
CINERARLAS, Dwarf. Fine plants. 2li-m .
$2.00 per 100 ; 3-in., 3c. each.
SAMUEL WHITTON, 232 ChurcbillAve., Utica, N. Y,
Please mention the Exohanre when wTiting.
Nothin' to do
But Grow
Roses for you
«55fLFFni F f LORAL COMPANY "X
Pleaae mention the EiohonKO when writing.
SmilaxPlants
Strong, thrifty 2-in. stock, $1.25,
per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
R. K 11. BOURN
CLINTON, N. V.
Pleaaa mention the Erohfcnge whan writlnr.
Hydrangea OtaKsa
FINE FIELD-GROWN PLANTS
1 to 2 Shoots - - - 6c.
3 to 5 Shoots - - - 10c.
5 to 8 Shoots - - - 15c.
RICHARD SCHAFER,»«^^J™" SPA.
Pleaae mention the Exohan^e when writing.
—Our Advertising Columns-
Read for Profit! Use for Results L
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The Florists' Exchange
COUNTRY FAIRS
are now on the program — Be successful and win a
prize by buying your plants from Godfrey
Aschmann. Prosperity is now knocking at your door.
Be successful and buy the old
1910 importation of
Azalea Indica
We have now ready the finest Azaleas in the
country; as round as an apple and full of buds_ and
foliage; best varieties. Van der Cruyssen, Simon
Mardner, Niobe White, Vervaneana, De Schrev-
erlana, Mme. Petrich, Early Pink and others, 50c.,
«0c., 7Sc., Sl.OO. S1.25, $1.50 to S2.00.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GROW AR AUCARIAS.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the importing, grow-
ing, andf shipping of these beautiful plants, the
Araucarias — and we still hold the ground as a
leader today.
Look at our specially low prices for the month of
September I Bear in mind, September is the
best month of the year to grow Araucarias. When
the weather gets cooler they grow like weeds; no
shading is needed then. They grow quickly and
rapidly, making strong, healthy, heavy plants,
either out or indoors. They grow into money
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped in or out of
vhen the weather per-
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 6 and 7-in. pots, 6 years
old, 6, 6 and 7 tiers, 25, 30, 35 to 40-in. high,
$1.25, $1.50, S1.75 and $2.00; 5, 5M, 5}i, and 6-
in. pots, 3, 4, and 5 tiers, 3, 4, and 5 years old,
12. 14, 16, 18 and 20-in. high, 40c., 60c., 60c.,
7Sc.. and Sl.OO.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa Glauca and Robusta
compacta, large plants, 6 and 7-in, pots, $1.25,
$1.50 and $2.00.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings, 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in., 20c. to 25c., 3-in., 15c.
CYCLAMEN. Best strain, 4-in., 20c. to 25c.
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obconica. Good
strain, only 4-in., 10c.
We have a large stock of LIVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA, the most beautiful little fan Palm,
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up, 43^-in.,
SK-in- aixi 5H-in. pots, 10 to 12 in. high, 7 to 8
leaves to a plant, very bushy and attractive,
35c., 40c. to SOc.
NEPHROLEPIS Scottil, Whitman!, Scholzell
and HarrisU Ferns, 5-in., 5>^-in., 6-in., 30c.,
40c., 50c.
NEPHROLEPIS Smithii. The new improved
Amerpohli, short, bushy, robust, 4-in., ready for
a shift into 5K- and 6-in., 25c.
PTERIS WILSONI, 6-in. pans, 25c. per pan;
Albo-lineata and Tsussemense, 6-in. pans, 25c.
per pan; with a Cocoa WeddeUiana m center,
40c. per pan.
DISH FERNS. Good assortment, 2H-in., $4.00
100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2l4-m. pots, $3.00
per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 4-in., 10c. each.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2H-in., $3.00 per 100.
4-in., 10c.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4-in., 25c.; 5M. 5H, 8 to
7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 to SO inches high,
50c., aOc, 75c., $1.00. $1.25, $1.50. $2.00 to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large, 4-in., 25c., SOc.
to 35c.; made up of 3 plants, 6-in. pots. 75c. to
$1.00.
COCOS WeddeUiana. 3-in., 15c., 18c., 20c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots, made up of 3
plants to a pot, 20c. to 25c.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber Plant). 6M-in.,
6-in. pots, 35c., 40c., 50c., 4-in., 25c.
Cash with order, please. Please state U you
pots. All plants, 25 at 100 rate.
GODfREY ASCHMANN ^IZtt. PHIlADaPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please meption the Exchange when writipg.
POINSETTIAS
Right now, during September, is the time to plant your medium and small-
sized pans of POINSETTIAS, for a growth of two feet or less. We've got the
plants in ideal condition and a big lot of them. From 2J4-ii'. pots.
$5.00 per 100, S45.00 per 1000.
CARNATIONS
We have about 2000 fine bushy plants of ENCHANTRESS and 1000 medium-
sized plants of ST. NICHOLAS, at $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
Also the following in medium-sized plants, but nicely branched: 500 EN-
CHANTRESS, 300 WHITE ENCHANTRESS, 500 WHITE PERFECTION,
400 MRS. G. W. WARD, 400 BEACON.
$5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
BAUR & SKINKAMP camauonsreeders Indjanapoljs, Ind.
Pleaao mention th» Exolianve when writing.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of RoseS,
Carnations and Verbenas
PleaBe mention the Exohfcng* when writing.
Palm Bargain
Have about 500 Kentia Belmoreana.
Strong, clean, 3-iD. stock, 5 leaves, 12-iii.
high, while they last, at $10.00 per 100.
Try a eample dozen at $1.50.
||r||ny rupi CD ^^^l Lancaster Ave.,
nCHnl CRULCn, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pleftse mention the Exchange when writiaK.
THE AMERICAN CARNATION cwS;
WABD
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarias now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in $1.00 each-
6-in. pot plants, 6 to 7 leaves, 24-28 in $1.50 each.
Made-up plants
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy $2.50 each.
3-in.-7-m. tub. 36 in. high, very bushy $3.75 each.
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy $5.00 each.
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high $3.00 each.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 35-40 in. high $3.50 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub. 40-44 in. high $4.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 44-48 in. high $5.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 48-54 in. high $6.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa.
2 tiers, 6-8 in. high 36c. each.
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in. high 45c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each.
BAY TREES, Standards.
48-in. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter $7.50 each.
48-in. stems; heads. 26-in. diameter $5.00 each.
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obconica. From as good a strain of seed as we caa find. All colors,
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides $3.00 per 100.
CINERARIAS. Dwarf, large flowering, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
DISH FERNS. Aspidlum, Cyrtomlum, MayU, etc., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., "^"^S'^'^^
Price $3.30. Send lor Sample Images
A.T. DE LA MARE PRINTING AND PUBUSHINO CO, I
a TO a DUANE STREET. NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Sept. 10. — The wholesale
cut flower market today shows no signs
of a boom, either in the matter of sales
or prices. However, the tone of the
market is slightly improved since last
week, not so much because the demand
has appreciably increased as for the
reason that the amount of stock in gen-
eral now arriving is not unseasonably
large.
Am. Beauty Roses are in rather large
supply, and are meeting with only a
moderate demand. Special grade
blooms are selling at from Sc. to 15c.
each in general, with some sales at 20c.,
and the other grades at corresponding
prices. Tea Roses of all kinds, both
new and old, especially in the lower
grades, are coming in quite freely; these
are meeting with only a moderate de-
mand. The general range of price cov-
ering Killarney, both Pink and White,
My Maryland and Richmond is from
50c. to $4 per 100; extra Brides and
Maids are selling at from $2 to $3 per
.100; Bulgarie, Mrs. George Shawyer and
Sunburst at from $1 to $6 per 100, with
occasional sales of the two former at $8.
The supply of the new crop Carna-
tions is steadily increasing and im-
proving in quality. The general range
of price today is from 75c, to $1 per
100; a few small sales of some extra
choice blooms for the season being re-
ported at $1.50. The demand for these
is by no means brisk.
The supply of Orchids, especially of
Cattleyas, is still on the short side, and
even the present limited demand is suf-
ficient to use them all. The general
range of price for Cattleyas is from SOc.
to 75c. each. Longiflorum Lilies are in
moderate supply, and the demand is
sufficient, so that the asking price today-
is $8 per 100, but the buyers are hold-
ing ofE at this figure and are only pur-
chasing sufficient to meet absolute im-
mediate needs. Lily of the Valley is
In only fair supply and is meeting with
a rather brisker demand at from 2 to
$3.50 per 100, with occasional sales of
extra choice reported at $4.
Of the miscellaneous flowers. Asters,
though the supply is greatly lessened,
and the quality in general is not as good
as last week, are the dominant feature.
The range of price is from 25c. to $1.50
per 100; they are meeting with only a
moderate demand. There is a consider-
able supply of Dahlias but they drop
their petals soon after arriving and be-
come unfit for sale: consequently so far
they are meeting with only a small de-
mand at from 50c. to $1 per 100. A few
Chrysanthemums of the varieties
Grolden Glow and Smith's Advance are
seen, and for these there appears to be
no fixed price.
The market is well supplied wUh
greens. In addition to Adiantum, As-
paragus and Smilax, there is plenty of
Lemon Verbena and Rose Geranium
foliage.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9. — There has
been scarcely any change over previous
writing as to business or as to stock
arriving. There is plenty of everything
to be had with the exception of Cattleya
Orchids.
American Beauty Roses have in-
creased in supply; prices have decreased
and 20c. is the highest price on the
best, and at that they are hard to move.
There are more Tea Roses about than
are required, short grades are especially-
plentiful, and 5c. is about the limit on
the longest stock. Good Radiance Roses
are a feature of the market.
The supply of new crop Carnation is
increasing, and some fair stock is now
to be had, but prices are low; $1.50 per
100 is about the average figure.
Cattleyas are the only short items
around this market; 75c, each is what
they are bringing. Valley is sufficient
for all requirements, at 2c, to 4c. Lilies
are in good supply and are meeting a
good demand; 10c. to 12^/^0. is the gen-
eral run of prices.
More Dahlias are dumped than sold.
The Aster situation is almost as bad.
Gladioli are on a little firmer footing.
Cosmos are almost impossible to sell.
Greens are hard to move.
BOSTON, Sept. 9. — There is very little
improvement in the way of increase of
business since last week. If anything
there is a larger supply of flowers, con-
sequently the surplus is greater.
Asters are of good quality, having
been improved lately by the copious
rains, but they are by far too plentiful
and hard to move at almost any price,
which vary from 50c. a 100 up to $2;
to receive the latter price the flowers
must be exceptionally fine.
Gladioli are a glut in the markets
and are hard to move; price varies ac-
cording to quality, $2 to $4 taking care
of all grades; indeed there are some sold
at less than $2.
Roses are plentiful enough but most
of them are short stemmed. There is
a good demand for the new Rose Mrs.
Charles Russell, and the flowers that
are being offered are of fine quality.
Killarney Queen sells well, so does Mrs.
Taft, and Am. Beauty has had a steady
call for some time past.
Carnations are in limited supply and
those being olfered are short stemmed.
A few growers are cutting good blooms
from the young plants, but the stems
are short. The price Is from $1 to $1.60
per 100.
Sweet Peas are quite scarce; good
flowers bring 50c. per 100. Cattleyas
are more plentiful ; quite a few are
being cut now. Oncidium varlcosum
Rogersii is plentiful, Gardenias of the
new crop are offered In small quantities,
Montbretlas are being offered but are
September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
591
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M. C. FORD
WHOLESALE FLORIST
121 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CITY
-ar
Large Assortment of FINE ASTERS,
GLADIOLI, DAHLIAS and Other
SELECT SEASONABLE FLOWERS
Please mention the Ezohonge when writing.
hard to move at any price. Dahlias are
more plentiful and sell poorly.
There is still a lot of miscellaneous
outdoor flowers offering: with very little
call for them.
The two 'Mums offered this week are
Smith's Advance and Golden Glow; there
is not much call for them. Plenty of
greenery of all kinds offering-, but de-
mand is ligrht. R. C.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9. — The warm
weather which has steadily continued
since the first of September has been
very unfavorable to the market con-
ditions. It has caused lots of stock to
come on without in any way increasing
the demand for same. There has been
more stock on the market during" the
past week than the dealers could sell at
even a very low price. Considerable
good stock is being sold daily at fair
prices, the oversupply existing chiefl>
; in the medium and low grade stock.
Cooler weather will be welcomed by all
connected with the market as it will
reduce the supply and be the cause of
giving a better stimulus to the shipping
trade.
Am. Beauty Roses are still in good
su^pply, although some of the dealers
say there are not as many in evidence
as during the week past. There is, how-
ever, enough for all the demand and
prices are quite reasonable, considering
the quality of the stock, which is verv
good for such warm weather. The best
fancy stock still sells for $3 per doz.
In the shorter lengths and poorer
grades the price has been quite un-
steady. The Killarneys are found in
large quantity, especially so in pink.
The white continues scarce and for this
reason is bringing a better price, than
the pink. The price of $fj per 100 has
been the top notch for the best stock
the market could afford. There have
been lots of fine medium grades sold at
$4, and for the shorter grades the price
has always been made to suit the con-
dition of the stock offered.
Milady and Mrs. Russell are becom-
ing more plentiful and are easily sold at
a better price than any other variety
with the exception of long stemmed
Am. Beauty. Richmond, Mrs. Taft and
Aaron "Ward are in good supply, those
cut especially tight for shipping bring-
ing generally the best price. An aver-
age price of $4 per 100 is being paid for
good stock. The shorter grades and
more open stock in all Roses have been
selling very cheaply up to this time. In
lots of 500 or more the price of $15 per
1000 has moved a good deal of the over-
supply in this line.
Carnations are getting to be more
plentiful each day and the quality is
also improving, the stems in many cases
now assuming medium lengths. The
price ranges from $1 to $2 per 100, but
there are more sold at $1 and $1.50 per
100 than at any other price, as there
is a larger supply of the common grades
"Mums" the Word-
or soon, ^vill be
We are getting some good early yel-
lows in and there will be a daily
increase in quantity and variety
Our Roses are fine and Carnations
improve every day
We have a market for more
good stock of all kinds
Open, 6.30 A. M. Sunday, 8 to 12
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 325-5SB2-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
No disappointments
than of anything that might be ap-
proaching fancy stock.
Gladioli are still in supply and a
number of good blooms are still on hand
with all dealers. The demand for these
has been slow and there is more than
can be disposed of. Tight buds for
shipping, to prevent bruising of the
blooms are most in demand; tlie more
open ones are generally disposed of to
the local trade at a
price.
liderably less
While the early Aster crop has been
very poor the stock coming in now of
the later varieties has seldom. If ever,
been improved on for the excellent qual-
ity shown. Some of the very finest
comes from fields where they have been
irrigated. Vick's Violet King, also Rose
King, are at present bringing the best
prices. These are closely followed by
the Late Branching varieties in white,
pink and lavender. The price of $4 per
100 is being paid frei"
this fancy
To Growers
HAVING decided to resume business as a Wholesale Florist. I wish
to notify my friends that I have secured the store, 53 West 28th Street,
New York, which is well adapted to the requirements of a wholesale
florists' business, and is in the center of the Cut Flower Market District.
Consignments of stock are solicited, and consignors are assured that their
consignments will be handled with a full knowledge of market conditions and
to the best advantage.
An experience extending over twenty-five years in the cut flower commission
business justifies me in the assertion that all consignments entrusted to me will
have the same attention that growers themselves could give to their products
in open market, plus the assurance which comes from an intimate knowledge
of the trade and trade conditions in New York.
Our facilities are such that consignments, great or small, will be well cared
for, and the handling of all flowers will be in the direction of the best returns to
be offered by the market.
CORHESPONDENCE SOLICITED
53 West 28th St., New York City
Telephone, 7362 Madison Square
JOHN YOUNG
^ Please mention the Exchange when writing.
592
The Florists' Exchange
A. L Young & Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
W^SHIPTOUS. MORE ROSES WANTED. THERE'S A REASON.
DBAR MR. GROWER:
Determining the financial responsibility of your consignee is as
important as selecting the best flowers to grow. We hate the best of
reference for the ten years we have been in business from our bankers
and our growers, which we will cheerfully furnish upon application.
We desire a few more shippers and if you consign to us we
can assure you that we will most conscientiously endeavor to justify
whatever confidence may be reposed in us.
54 West 28th Street 3ss9£Sn%»are New York
the Exchange when •writing.
ASTERS, BOUVARDIA,
Carnations, Roses, Lilies,
and Lily of the Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
Wholesale jQ? West 28th Stitset, NEW YORK
Florist
Telephone S3S5 Madison Square
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Telephones, I3--SSIO Madison Sq.
MR. RETAILER
nF you are out of town you no doubt are of
the opinion that New York cannot supply
you nor give you the service you want.
Try us. We make a specialty of shipping out
of town. You will be convinced that this house
can give you what you want at all times, at right
prices, and good service.
Growers communicate with us and ^
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
stock, which is offered only in limited
■quantity and sells well from day to day.
The market is now overloaded with
medium and low grade Asters that in
■some cases do not bring enough to pay
the express charges on the shiprnents.
Easter Lilies are in g-ood supply and
new hatches are just coming in from
several of the large growers. Some ex-
cellent long stemmed stock is now seen
with large flowers. These many of the
■dealers have in both open stock, and
in well developed bud for shipping. The
price for good stock now ranges from
^12 to $15 per 100. Valley is in fair
suipply only; a brisk demand' would
mean a shortage.
Orchids are in short supply. What
stock there is on the market at this
time consists chiefly of Oncidiums and
Dendrobiums.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9. — Business has
been almost at a standstill for two
weeks. Stock has heen plentiful. Roses
and Asters are the main crops, and both
being good quality, prices have been no
object except for special stock. Dahlias
are beginning to arrive with more regu-
larity, but the demand is light. Gladioli
are in fair supply, with a good demand
for America and Augusta. Lilies are ^n
light receipts but in plenty to meet de-
mands. J. W. P.
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. COAN. Manager
111 West 28th Street
Consignr
Telephone
NEW YORK
JOHN YOUNG
New York City
WHOLESALE
FLORIST ^
53 West
28th Street
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
IS Years' Experience. Consignments Solicited
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8. — September
business so far has been quite satisfac-
tory. It has indeed been hot and
counter business suffered but there has
been quite a little funeral work which
permitted the moving of much inferior
stock.
Many flowers are being shipped in,
particularly Roses at $6 to $S per 100
for the best stock. Good Am. Beauty
moves right along at $5 to $25 per 100.
Thousands of the short yellow Roses
are received at $1 to $3 per 100. Quite
a few Fire Flame are seen but there is
absolutely no use for them during the
extremely warm weather.
The Gladioli season is drawing to a
sudden close and prices have advanced
sharply for the best grades; they are
now wholesaling at $2.50 to $4 per 100.
Some fine Asters are shipped in at $2
to $3 per 100 with long stems and fancy
flowers. Carnations are improving right
along at $1 to $1.50 wholesale, and 35c.
to 60c. per dozen at retail. Giganteum
Lilies are not nearly as plentiful at
$12.50 per 100 as are rubrum at $5 to
$6 per 100. A quantity of Tritomas are
gratefully received at $2 to $4 per 100.
There is a big lot of garden stuff
brought in daily which is only tit for
window display and has very little mar-
ket value.
Hydrangea p. g. has been in fine con-
dition this year and has been much used
by the flower shops. In fact, there has
never heen a season when this flower
has been brought in such prominence.
A quantity of early Chrysanthemums
are seen now and then at $10 to $20
per 100, but there is rarely any call in
the shops for them at this earlv date.
I. B.
ST. LOtnS, Sept. 8.— Business the
past week has just been ordinary; the
hot, dry weather has kept a good many
vacationists from returning, and funeral
work has been the only thing to look
for to keep busy, and that has not been
over plentiful.
Am. Beauty Roses have been coming
in regularly, and the call is just ordi-
nary. Some extra fine stock sells at $2
per doz. down to 2c. Killarney, Cochet,
Richmond and Sunburst have been plen-
tiful, and the demand not equal to the
supply; prices ranging from 2c. to 6c.
Asters have increased in quantity and
receded in price, the very best bring-
ing 4c. down to 75c. per 100. Gladioli
have held up well, and prices remain
the same at $3 per 100. Tuberoses are
plentiful and prices as low as $1 per
100 for large quantities; 2c. is the aver-
age price on lots of 25. Lilies are rea-
sonably plentiful and go well at $10
per 100. Valley is not over plentiful
and demand is equal to the supply at
$4 per 100.
Greens are plentiful and sell well.
O. K. S.
Newport, R. I.
C. Warburton, of Fall River, in his
big touring car figured in a collision on
Kay St., Newport, last Sunday afternoon.
His machine, in turning from Gibbs ave.
into Kay st. ran into a small runabout,
throwing out the occupants, Miss Laura
Swann and Andrew Robeson, both being
more or less hurt. Miss Swann, who
was thrown on her head on the grass,
by the roadside was rendered unconscious
and was taken to the Newport Hospital.
No serious results, however, are antici-
pated. Mr, Warburton luckily escaped
injury and his car was only slightly
damaged. It is claimed he was going at
a high speed, but that he displayed great
presence of mind and good judgment in
the emergency.
The season with the Summer stores is
over. While there were many people
here this season there was not so much
entertaining among the Summer people,
calling for as elaborate decorations as
usual. Some claim that there was less
business done than in the year of the
panic.
Ralph Armstrong, a new member of the
trade here, seemed to get a good share
of the work.
The cut flower trade with some was
fairly good. Orchids were more in evi-
dence than ever.
Alesandee MacLellan.
A Satisfied Advertiser
E. D. Mittingj San Jose, Cal., writes:
"I am pleased with my dealings with you.
My advertisement is paying big in your
paper. I have estimated on an order for
85,000 bulbs and at the rate I am re-
ceiving orders through your advertising
columns I fully expect to clean out."
Just another conclusive proof of our
claim : "The Exchange — Best advertis-
ing medium."
Readers wlU confer a favor uxkiii UI
of more tban passing* valne If. wli«n or-
dering' Btook of oni adTertlsers, tii«7
KTill mention seebisf tbe advt. Ih th«
Exchanire-
TELEPHONES— 167 and 446S Madison Square
J. K. ALLEN,
106 WEST 38th ST., NEW YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
ESTABLISHED I8S7
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Growers contemplating changes in ttie disposition of tlieir stock
should try shipping to us, where ivith our increasing trade top
prices are always obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
September 13, 1913.
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593
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
Give ua a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
€OOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
of Cut Flowers.
Wall space for advertising purposes for Rent.
V. S. DORVAL. Jr.. Secretary
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
Open AI ]Day. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres. Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut ^Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK, Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignmenta of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel.4591Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
'Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones {5°^| I Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of Drst-class stock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4027 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1891
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 2Stli Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
Pleaie mention the Exchange when wrltlBK.
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
^"' %Vi.lVor VALLEY --o-.-H.No
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. ;,VLTo°55 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale florist
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VI r\ t IT X C CARNATIONS
I \J Lj IL, I a AND ROSES
Shipping orders r
; prompt attention.
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schen ck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholesalo Florist*
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 79S & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for II. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone. 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
AMERICAN BEAUTY, KILLARNEY, RICHMOND, BON SILENE, RADIANCE and LADY
HILLINGDON ROSES; VIOLETS; CARNATIONS, and All Varieties of Cut Flowers in Season
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Square NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, Sept. 10, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty, SpeciaL
" Fancy , ,
Extra.,.
No. 1...
No. 2...
No. 3...
Killamey
Killamey Queen..,,
White Kiilarney
My Maryland
Richmond
Lady Hillin^do
No. 1.'.'
No. 2..
Prince de Bulgarie
Mrs. George Shawyer.
Sunburst
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Adlantum Cuneatum.
Hybridum and Cro
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches.....
Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Daisies
Dahlias
Ferns, per 1000
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.
J 20.00
1 12.00
> 8.00
J 6.00
> 2.00
1 1.00
) 3.00
) 4.00
) 5.00
) 3.00
> 4.00
> 4.00
.50 to
.50 to
,60 to
,50 to
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, all colors.
(-White,, .
J Pink.
^ Red
LYcIIow and Vai
rWhite
*Fancy ,
(•The hlBhestJ Pink.
Grades or St'dT Red
Varieties.) I, Yellow and Var .
Novelties
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large
Hyacinths
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lilies, Rubrum
Auratum
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, per doz
Orchids, Cattleyas
Cypripediums, per doz
Dendrobium formosum
Onddlum spiendidum
Peonies
Smilax, per doz. strings
Stocks, double, per bunch
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches. . . .
Wallflower, per bunch
1.00
1.00
1,00
30.00 to
.... to
20.00 to
3.00
75.66
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3552-3533 Mad. Sq. 131 and 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
■ THE HOME OF THE LILY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
Selling Jtgent for Largest Groweri
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
Teie'i^^^^^^.TItJi^2^iZlS'u..e 49 Wcst 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, IBL-
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {i!g,i- Madison Square 34 WCSt 28th St.. NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
Fleate mention the Exchange when writing.
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N.J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
All tinds of cut flowers in their season.
Interviews with growers of cut
flowers solicited.
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited — -
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone* 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley, Carnations,
Roses and Gardenias
Louis M. Noe Louis A. Noe
.WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS ' "
Mathew Sampson, Jr., Manager. lel. 756 Mad. Sq.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
C,UT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W 26th St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when wrltinr.
New York
Another wholesale commission florist
is added to the list this week. He is
by no means, however, a newcomer into
this line of business, or a stranger in
the wholesale district. The man who
makes one more in the circle of whole-
salers is none other than John Young,
the genial and well known secretary of
New York Florists' Club and of the
S. A. F. and O. H. Mr. Young is thor-
oughly competent to conduct such a busi-
ness, for from his youth up he has been
connected either with the selling or grow-
ing end, and has a thorough knowledge
of flowers and the flower business. He
has leased for the conduct of his business
the store at 53 W. 28th st., which is in
the center of the wholesale flower dis-
trict, and affords ample room for con-
veniently and advantageously handling
consignments.
One of the most enjoyable outing of
the season was that of the New York
and New Jersey Association of Plant
Growers, which took place on Thursday
of last week, of which a fuller account
is given elsewhere in this issue.
Woodrow & Marketos, 41 W. 28th St.,
are offering a nice stock of Celosias,
(Ferns, branched Ficus, Pandanus and
Draetenas. The recent interior store
changes add much to its appearance and
convenience, and also give additional
floor space.
Harry Riedel of Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, is enjoying a month's vacation
visiting various points of interest up the
State and farther north, not forgetting
to allow a little time for Long Island,
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The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
PITTSBURiill CUT
FIOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PinSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
in whose adjacent waters there are fish
in abundance for the man who can pull
his end of the line at the same time the
fish tries the bait on the other. Trust
Harry Riedel to do that, .and to tell the
fish story afterward, just as it happened,
which few fishermen can do.
The greenhouses and their contents,
etc., of the Hinodi Floral Co., White-
stone, L. I., have been sold to Gerard
Dryer of Woodside, L. I., who has al-
ready taljen possession of the property.
J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., is hav-
ng his annual store cleaning, repaint-
ng and improvements attended to, and
s getting ready for the coming season.
D. Falconer of Chatham, N. J., and W.
SaviUe, foreman for Thomas W. Head of
the Bergenfield Nurseries of Bergenfield,
N. J., were callers at the store recently.
L. B. Coddington of Murray Hill,
N. J., was among the recent callers in
the wholesale flower district.
William Iler, manager for E. C.
Horan, 55 W. 28th st., is on a three
weeks' vacation at Lake Mohonk. N. Y.
Violet King Asters of exceptionally
good quality from George Delecourt of
Spring Valley, N. Y.. and fine Golden
Glow 'Mums from Madsen & Christen-
sen of Wood Ridge, N. J., were noted this
week at William Kessler's, 13 W. 28th st.
. The main floor of the store at 114 W.
28th St., recently occupied by Russin &
Hanfling, is being remodeled and greatly
Improved, and when finished will be oc-
cupied by Walter R. Siebrecht, the
wholesale florist, who is now temporarily
occupying the first floor of this store.
Russin & Hanfling's fine new store at
134 W. 28th St., is rapidly approaching
completion, and they are already trans-
ferring their goods to their large new
quarters.
The Growers' Cut Flower Co.. of 111
W. 28th St., expects to occupy this week
its fine new store at 127 W. 28th st.
This company is receiving a steady sup-
ply of all the new varieties of Roses.
E. Eceles. son-in-law of Thomas .Tones.
of Short Hills, N. J., who is now abroad
for his health, is sending souvenir postal
cards to his friends this side of the pond
which are of such a nature as to indi-
cate that Mr. Eceles is in good spirits
and improving in health : in fact, he in-
cidentally states on one postal that he
has increased ten pounds in avoirdupois.
It can hardly be assumed that this in-
crease is due entirely to an atmosphere
found abroad better than that of New
Jersey, but rather that Mr. Eceles is
finding something good to eat and drink
in the old country.
The eighty-second annual exhibition of
the American Institute of the City of
New York will be held in the Engineer-
ing Bldg.. 25-.33 West 39th st., on Tues-
day. Sept. 2.3. from S to 10 p.m.. and
Wednesday. Sept. 24 and Thursday,
Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, annual and
hard.y herbaceous flowers. Ferns, Palms,
Fruits and Garden vegetables will be
displayed.
New Quarters of the H. M. Robin-
son^Co. of New York
H. M. Robinson & Co., of Boston,
Mass., opened their branch store in New
York City in .Tanuary, 1912. in moderate
sized quarters at 46 W. 26th st. They
soon found that their floor space was too
restricted for their increasing business,
and in September, 1912, leased a large
space on the first floor of the Ooogan
Bldg., 55 W. 26th st.. and incorporated
their New York Branch with Maurice L.
Glass of New York Citv under the firm
name of the H. M. Robinson Co. of New
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
SPBCIAUTIBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless oth'erwise noted
Providence Boston
Sept. 8, 1913 Sept. 9. 1913
15.00 to 20.00
8.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 8.00
25.00 to 50.00
25.00 to 60.00
.75 to 2.00
.... to .
1.66 to 'l.,TO
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1..50
1.00 to 1..50
1.60 to 5.00
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
2.00 to 4.00
.... to ... .
4.00 to 6.00
6.00
'e.oio
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 1.26
. ... to ... .
to 50.00
to 40.00
..50 to 2.00
. . . . to .
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.60
1.00 to 1..50
1.00 to 1.60
.... to .
. . . . to .
2.00 to 4.00
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. ll.'.V.'.'.'.'.
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardias
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
{White
Pink
Red
Yellow and var. .
*Fancy f White
(•The hieh-J Pink
est cradee of T Red
Bta-avars.) L Yellow and var . .
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. .
Cypripediums
Dendroblums
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
Detroit Cincinnati Milwaukee
Sept.9. 1913 Sept. 9. 1913 Sept. 6, 1913
20.00 to 26.00
16.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 16.00
3.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 6.00
.50 to 1.00
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
7.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 4.00
16.00
10.00
6.00
2.00
2.00
2.66 t
2.00 t
2.00 t
to 20.00
to 15.00
to 10.00
to 6.00
to 4.00
'4.00
4.00
4.00
16.00 to 20.00
.... to .
2.00 to 4.00
to 1.00
to 1.00
15.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 25.00
60 to 3.00
. . to .
. . to .
2.00 1
8.66 t
3.00 t
. 3.00
i6.'o'o
1.00 to
1.00 to
1.00 to
3.00 to 4.00
'.'.'.'. to ".15
1.66 to 3.00
2.00
'i.bo
New England Florist Supply Co.
Special Attention Given to Shipping Trade
276-278 Devonshire St., ,Fo»'!Fml&9 BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
York, with Maurice L. Glass as mana-
ger. Some months ago it became evident
to the members of the compan.v that still
another change would be necessary and
desirable. Consequently this company
leased still larger quarters on the main
floor of the Coogan Bldg., and began to
make extensive changes and improve-
ments, and to install such uptodate
equipment as would enable it to handle
its business to the greatest advantage of
its shippers, and of its town and outof-
town customers. These new quarters
were ready about Aug. 20. and the com-
pany is now fairly settled in its con-
veniently located, commodious and fully
furnished quarters. These, having a
frontage of about 20ft., and a wide en-
trance on West 26th St.. extend north
about 45ft.. and thence abovit the same
distance eastward to the hallway of the
building, where there is another entrance
directly in front of the passenger eleva-
tor of the building. The ceiling of this
new store is high, and the equipment in
the matter of sales and packing tables,
and of office accommodations is very com-
plete. One of the most conspicuous fea-
tures of this establishment is an immense
icebox of the most modern type, 28ft.
long, 8ft. wide and 12ft. high. All in
all this new establishment of the H. M.
Robinson Co. must be classed among the
best in this city for the conduct of a
wholesale commission flower business.
Boston
Trade for the past week has been very
quiet but there are indications this week
of a revival. Tlie retail stores are book-
ing orders for weddings, quite a number
of Which have been taken the past week.
There is still an enormous quantity of
flowers, such as Asters and Gladioli and
they are hard to move.
The sale of stalls at the Co-operative
Flower Market on Park St. a week ago
proved to be the best ever had. More
stalls were sold than ever before and
premiums were nearl.y .$800 in excess of
last year.
The entire trade extends its sympathy
to John T. Gale of Tewksbury, whose
wife died last Saturday ; her illness was
of short duration and her death came
unexnectedly.
Alfred Hutson, head salesman for Wm.
H. Elliott, is spending his vacation in
New York. Mrs. Hutson is steadily re-
covering from her serious illness.
Stella Mae Comley. daughter of H'enr.v
M. Comley, retail florist on Park St.,
has just returned from a two weeks' va-
TlieMcCailumCo.,inc.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS and
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
All Sao.ioaabim Flo
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
HOLTON & HUNKEL CO.
Wholesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Plione— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Ezchapge when writing.
cation which was spent at York Beach,
M.e. She feels much refreshed after her
needed rest. She takes a keen interest
in her father's business and works hard
during the whole year.
J. A. Cartwright, head salesman at
the Waban Rose salesrooms, has just re-
turned to business again after his vaca-
tion which was spent at York Beach, Me.
The first meeting of the Boston Hor-
ticultural Club for this season was held
at the Parker House, Wednesday, Sept.
3. The principal business of the even-
ing was the election of ofhcers. John
K. M. L. Farquhar was again elected
(president and W. 11. Wilson, secretary.
The guest of the evening was S. A. F.
and O. H. Secretary John Young.
The New England Florist Supply Co.
on Devonshire st. is now handling cut
flowers and is going to install a large
modern ice diest. The company is well
pleased with the business done so far
with supplies.
"The directors of the Boston Flower
Exc. are much pleased with the sale of
stalls which took place at the market
last Saturday. A larger number of stalls
-were sold than ever before. Many grow-
ers have procured stalls who did not
have them at the market in the past.
Jack Iseman, designer for Penn the
E'lorist, is spending his vacation in
New York.
As usual, Henry Comley has an at-
tractive and interesting window this
week. He has large vases of Hunne-
mannia with its exceptionally bright yel-
low flowers ; well grown Cacti plants ;
small, well flowered Heath plants, and
■othe.r unusual things.
Thos. Roland of Nahant is shipping
■to the Flower Growere' Sales Co. very
nice, clean, well grown flowers of Chrys-
anthemum Smith's Advance and Golden
Glow. , ■
Wm. Sim of Cliftondale, during the
past week, is occupying part of Wm. H.
Elliott's salesroom on Park St. for the
disposal of his flowers.
W. T. Chase, head salesman at Zinn's
looks well after his two weeks' vacation
which was spent at Ogunquit, Me.
F. H. Waechter of Walpole is cutting
extra nice flowers of Gladioli America.
He is sending them to the Boston Flower
Exc. , .
Mrs. Wm. H. Elliott and family have
returned from their Summer home at
Madbury, N. H., and are now at their
Winter home in Brighton.
We are sorry to report that Lester
Mann of Randolph is on the sick list and
has been absent from his stand in the
Boston Flower Exc. for the past week.
All wish him a speedy recovery.
W. D. Howard of Milford is one of
the largest shippers of Carnations to the
Boston Flower Exc. Tlie stems are
rather short but the flowers in them-
selves are Avell formed ; the varieties
being cut are Benora, Pink Delight,
Beacon and White Enchantress.
W. A. Riggs of Auburndale has a well
grown lot of plants for his customers
this Fall and is disposing now, at his
stall in the Boston Flower Exc, of nice
plants of Ficus elastica, Boston Ferns,
and Pandantis Veitdiii.
B. H. Tracy, the Gladioli specialist,
says that he has had the best retail^ trade
ever; many of his fine flowers going to
the millionaires of the North Shore. His
wholesale business was not as good as
usual because he thinks flowers are sold
too <?heaply. His fields of Gladioli are
well worth seeing at this time.
The wholesale markets are now open
on Rntnrdavs until 5 p.m., just the same
as other davs. Last Satirrday. Sept. fir
ended un ihe S.nturday half holidny.
Sq.t.
The Florists' Exchange
393
s1.5n3.00 E^rmn.l-jl./\i3
We ship only such varieties that are best adapted for cut flower purposes. We
aim to handle only high-grade Dahlias, stock that every retailer can use to good
advantage, and at the fair price at which we sell them, makes them more economical
to the buyer than interior stock at a lower price. The way we pack and handle
Dahlias :
THERE'S NO WASTE EVERY ONE A GOOD FLOWER
AND ALWAYS SATISFACTION
Let us send you a shipment and you will order again.
BEAUTIES
Dozen
$1.00-$3.00
They are in excellent demand, and our stock is of the best quality. Good size
buds and clean foliage, the long stem flowers being exceptionally fine for so early in
the season. We can furnish all sizes in quantity.
Easter Lilies
$1.50 per dozen
A good supply, good flowers and long stem
ASTERS
S1.00-$3.00perl00
Good stock in quantity and at reasonable prices _
Green Leucothoes-Ncw crop
24-lilch Sprays, 100 $0.75
GREEN GALAX Case, $7.50
GREEN GALAX 1000, 1.00
BRONZE GALAX 1000, 1.50
BRONZE GALAX Case, 12.50
HEMLOCK Bundle, $2.60
DAGGER FERNS 1000, 1.50
SHEET MOSS Bag, 3.50
SPHAGNUM MOSS 5-bbI. Bale. 2.00
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted aie by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore
Buffalo
Sept. 7. 1913
Sept. 8, 1913
20.00 to 26.00
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
8.00 to 12.50
7.00 to 10.00
6.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to 6.0c
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.0c
2.00 to 3.00
to
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.0c
4.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 5.0c
2.00 to 6.00
to
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 4.00
3.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 4.00
3.00 to 4.00
to
to
to l.OC
1.00 to 1.25
1.00 to 2.0c
to
.25 to .6C
1.50 to 2.00
.25 to .60
1.60 to 2.00
.25 to 2.00
.60 to 2.00
6.00 to 8.00
! " to ! "
.... to 1.00
1.00 to 1.60
1.25 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.25 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.26 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
to
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
to
1.00 to 1.50
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to
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.50 to 1.00
to
• ... to . . .
.40 to 1.00
....to .15
1.60 to 2.00
....to .10
to 1.50
.50 to 1.00
to
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 3.00
to
to
to 10.00
6.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 4.00
to
to
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to
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to
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to 2.40
....to 1.80
to
".26 to " .40
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. i.'.'.'.V.".!!;
No. 2
Klllarney
White Killarney....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K.A.Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgaria
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardias
GaUas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
LYcIlowandv
*Fancv ['White
(•The 'high- J Pink
eatRradcB ofi Red
Btaii'd var8.)|^Yellowandv
Daflodlls
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.) . . . .
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrissii and Longi
Lily of tlie Valley
Mignonette, ordinary. . .
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums;
Pansles
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
single
Phila. Pittsburgh St. Louis
Sept. 9, 1913 Sept. 8, 1913 Sept. 8, 1913
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 12.50
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.60 to ' 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
6.00
1.00
1.00
1.00 to 6.00
.75 to 1.00
1.00 to 1.50
36.00 to 50.00
35.00 to 60.00
to 3.00
to .
.50 to 2.C
. . . . to . . .
.10 to .1
.10 to .1
. . . . to . . .
1.00 to 4.00
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 12.00
6.00 to 12.00
.... to 3.00
3.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 10.00
1.00 to 1.25
1.00 to 3.00
30.00 to 50.00
30.00 to 50.00
Dto 3.00
. to .
4.00
12.00
4.00
) 60.00
) 50.00
) 3.00
i.OOto 3.00
i.66 to io.oo
Berger Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
CKoicest Seasonable Flowers q„^tity
140 Nortk 13th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pleaie mention the Exohanre when wrltiof.
M. F. Ruane of Waltham has opened
a flower stall in the public marlcet at
Brockton. He says his Walthara busi-
npss is cxopjlent and he has been liept
very busy this Sunrmer.
Don't forget the Gardeners and Flo-
rists' Club meeting on Tuesday, Sept.
16. This meeting is expected to be of
great interest to all members of the or-
ganization. There will be several good
Carnation Plants
Well grown stock — clean, healthy and strong. Our guarantee goes with every
plant, thus insuring satisfaction. You can order all varieties from us and avoid the
of dealing with several different growers.
100
Northport $12.00
PinkDeUght 9.00
Gloriosa 8.00
Rosette R.OO
Mrs. C. W. Ward 8.00
Washington 7.00
Enchantress 7.00
Rose Pink Enchant-
ress 7.00
Dorothy Gordon 7.00
Princess Charming. . . 7.00
May Day 7.00
Queen 6.00
Mrs. Harvey 6.00
White Enchantress. . . 8.00
White Perfection 8.00
White Wonder 8.00
Alma Ward 8.00
WiUiam Eccles 12.00
The Herald 12.00
St. Nicholas 9.00
Comfort 8.00
Beacon 8.00
Harlowarden 7.00
Delhi 7.00
60.00
250 of any variety at the 1000 rate. Special quotations on large quantitit
MATCHLESS
This splendid Carnation, which will be disseminated in 1914, has probably more
good points than any White Carnation ever before offered; a large flower borne on a good,
stiff stem; a free bloomer, much freer than any White Carnation on the market today;
very fragrant, with fringed edges; practically a non-burster, which is one of its strongest
points from a grower's standpoint. An excellent grow<
any other varieties early in the Fall.
ch longer s
= feel V
All in all, after carefully watching this variety during the past Si • .„ ,
unhesitatingly recommend this as a money maker, and every hve grower will be serving
his own interests by getting in on it, especially the first season. cionn inn
SIOO.OO per 1000.
an be made in December and January c
Other Rooted Cuttings
We are also booking orders for ROOTED CUTTINGS of Wm. Eccles, Uidy North -
cliffe and Enchantress Supreme for early delivery. $6.00 per 100, S50.00 per 1000.
ROSE PLANTS
DOUBLE PINK KILLARNEY. Own Root, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted, $8.00 per 100. $70.00 per 1000.
KILLARNEY BRILLIANT. New Killarney sport to be introduced this coming
season Twice as double and of a darker brilliant shade than the Pink Klllarney.
Booking orders now for delivery during March. 1914. Grafted, $36.00 per 100,
$300.00 per 1000. Own Root, $30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000.
RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES: .^iTonsTnrSe^tmnsir^atedSl!
logue of Ribbons and Supplies ready in September. Let us have your
name now so we can mail you a copy.
Will close at five p.m. until September 15th.
S.S.Pennock-MeehanCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA
1608-1620 Ludlow St.
NEW YORK
117 West 28th St.
WASHINGTON
1216 H. St., N. W.
?«*b!**
Pleaae mention the Eiohange whe
TltinR.
speakers and a large attendance is de-
sired.
Patrick Welch and family returned
from Old Orchard on Tuesday, Sept. 9 ;
they have been at their cottage therethe
greater part of the Summer.
I noted in Galvin's Tremont St. win-
dow a very pleasing and tasteful arrange-
ment of plants, which included such
things as Marantas, Caladiums. Crotons,
Ferns, and other shoAvy leaved plants.
Henry Penn, the florist, has just re-
turned from a five weeks' vacation, which
was spent in Maine, most of the time
motoring about the mountains and in the
vicinity of the great and interesting lakes
cf the State. One of the most enjoyable
days of his vacation was one spent as
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Strnut of
Riddeford, Me. Mr. Strout received per-
mission from his neighbor, who owns a
jiond stocked with 80.000 trout, for Mr.
Penn and Wm. R. Nicholson, who was
present, to go fishing in this pond. Their
success WcTS marvelous because every time
they oast a line there was a fish at the
end when they pulled it out. They will
never forget this fishing trip and the cour-
tesies extended by Mr. and Mrs. Strout.
In the way of explanation we might say
ithat this pond was used by the State for
breeding fish at one time and in this
way the number of fish in the pond is
known ; there might be more than the
numher stated.
The decorations at the banquet given
to the visiting Germans, who oame over
to the Sender class races at Manchester,
Mass., were done by Penn, the Florist.
Henry M. Robinson & Co. are pleased
with the business done in the early part
of September. The fli-jn is handling
extra fine Mrs. (Hiarles Russell Roses.
It has received a large consignment of
Southern Smilax and is getting well
stocked up with goods for the busy sea-
son. R. C
Philadelplua
There was an exceptional lot of fine
funeral orders executed by our leading
stores last week, due to the number of
prominent Philadelphians who were
killed in the wreck on the New Haven
'R. R. Pennock Bros., Haberme'hrs and
596
The Florists' Exchange
^a^H^^fes^r*"^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything for the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 Kast Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Pleaee mention the Exchange "when writing.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the North-
west Whicli Will Have Our Best Attention
L. L MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone
Orden Given Prompt Attention
72-74 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO
Grecnliouses, Morton Grove, 111.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Battles, all had large work. Baittles
alone had 40 pieces for one of the fu-
nerals.
A creditable Dahlia show was held in
the grand court of the John Wana-
niaker store from Sept. S to the 13,
inclusive. The blooms were all from
L. K. Peacock's Dahlia Farm. Mr. Pea-
cock was in daily attendance busily an-
swering questions and giving information
on the Dahlia. ITje center of attraction,
however, was the new $10,000 Dahlia,
John Wanamaker, tlie stock of which,
it is reported, was bought by John Wana-
maker from L. K. Peacock for the above
stated price. It is a Peony-flowered Dah-
lia ; the color is a refreshing shade of
rosy lake, hetween a soft pink and a
Ia\ender. The flower is large and of
delicate texture. Five dollars per plant
is the price for delivery in May, 1914.
The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. has ac-
quired control of the Florists' Exchange
of Baltimore by the purchase of 110
shares of its stock. Another stockhold-
ers' meeting will be held this week, for
the sale of the balance of the stock to
the Pennock-Meehan Co.
The Henry F. Michell Co. will hold
its second annual Dahlia show at the
store, 518 Market st. on Sept. 2.3.
Asehmann Bros, are expanding rapidly.
Additional ground has been purchased
adjoining their present place. The new
property is S0xl30ft. and an .Azalea
house will be erected upon it this Fall.
Riverton is supplying Cuba with
Arecas ; three thousand were shipped
there last week.
Raymond Kester was in town recently.
The new store of Kester & Harden will
open in Williamsport on Sept. 13.
Alvah Jones, of the S. S. Pennock-
Meehan Co., has returned from a month's
trip to the Panama Canal and Costa
Rica. Mr. Jones enjoyed the trip im-
mensely. Charles Grakelow was with
him, and nothing further need be said.
Robt. Bragg is now with the Phila-
delphia Cut Flower Co.
Carl Corts has again opened the city
salesrooms of the .7os. He.icock Co., and
the first shipment of Killarneys frojn
Roelofs arrived on Monday. Tlie appear-
ance of the stock gives promise of ex-
ceptional quality for the coming season. ;
At the Wyncote place the Palm rush is '
now on in earnest. The company has ]
worked up a magnificent stock of Ken-
tias in the larger sizes to meet the in-
creasing demand. The immense Orchid
house will very soon begin producing
blooms as of yore.
Max H. Rothe is building a new store,
which will be much larger than his old
one.
Emil H. Geschick is erecting a garage
on his place.
Chicago carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO. ILL.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, Chicago, Sept. 9, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz
36-inch stems
30-inch stems "
24-inch stems
20-inch stems "
IS-incfa stems "
12-lnch stems "
White and Pink Klllarney.
Specials
Medium
Short
Klllarney Queen
MUady, special
Medium
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Special
Medium
Short
Mrs. Chas. RusseU, special
Medium
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Fancy
Medium
Short
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taf t, special
Sho:
Adiantum
Asparagus, bunch. . . .
" Sprcngeri.
^ Strings....
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
6.00
6.00
3.0U
2.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
8.00
6.00
6.00
4.00
6.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
6.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
1.00
CARNATIONS—
Standard i^^^'
"'""■•- \Rrf.--
^Fancy
(•The highest J p';"t°
Red..
. . fwhite.
j'^^Red....
Asters,
Asters, fancy
Chrysanthemums per doz.
Coreopsis
Daisies
Ferns, hardy, per 1000
Galllardlas
Galax Leaves, per 1000
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays
Lllium Auratum
Lllium Longiflorum
Lily of the VaUey
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz
Shasta Daisies
Smllai
Sweet Peas, Ordinary
Water Lilies
1.00 t
1.00 t
l.OOt
10.00 1
3.001
7.60 t
, 50.00 to 80.00
1.50
1.50
1.50
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.00
4.00
1.50
) 1.00
) 1.00
) 1.25
1 4.00
> 4.00
) 1.00
I 12.00
) 12.00
) 4.00
i 9.00
) 1.00
) 20.00
) .50
> 2.00
PINK WONDER Ars.
Price, $1.00 per bottle, delivered free by Parcel Post. Directions for use on each package.
WHOLESALE FLORISfS
160 No. Wabash Ave.
J. B. DEAMUD CO.,
' THE BUSIEST HOUSE IN CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Recent visitoi-s in town were: Wil-
liam Rheder. Wilmington, N. C. ; John
F. Horn, Allentown, Pa. ; Samuel Mc-
Clements. of Randolph and McClements,
Pittsburgh. Pa. ; W. H. Hoskins, Read-
ing, Pa. ; Mr. .Jones, of the Jones-Russel
Co., Cleveland, O.
Chicago
Geo. Sykes, Chicago representative of
the Lord & Burnbam Co., is now, in
company with Mrs. Sykes, enjoying a
vacation at Asbury Park, N. J. Mr.
Sykes will be back at his ofiice in this
city about Sept. 15.
Mrs. Bber Holmes of Montrose, Mass..
reached this city from Minneapolis on
Friday evening en route to her home.
The digging of Peonies is now on at
the Peterson Nursery, and all early or-
ders are being filled. In the landscape
department there is much activity in
making plans and submitting estimates
for Fall planting.
E. T. Kurowski, son of E. F. Kurow-
ski, president of the .John C. Moninger
Co., is the proud father of an ll%lb.
boy. The little stranger arrived Tuesday
morning. Sept 2. Mother and baby are
doing well.
Oscar Leistner has left on a trip to
St. r.ouis to call on the trade there. The
preserved stock for decorative purposes
that Mr. Leistner is sales agent for is in
good demand. New crop Magnolia leaves
are being shipped.
R. W. Bobannon of the Bohannon
Floral Co.. E. Monroe st., has formed
a partnership with T. J. Noll of Kansas
City, Mo., and will open a first-class flo-
rist supply house in Kansas City immedi-
ately. The title of the new enterprise
will be the T. J. Noll Commission Co.
Mr. Noll is familiar with the trade in
that section, having been connected with
Arthur Newell for the past ten years.
He believes the opportunity a good one
to open a supply house in that city. Mr.
Noll will have the entire management
of the store in Kansas City while Mr.
Bohannon will represent the interests of
the house in this city, which arrangement
will in no way interfere with the business
of the Bohannon Floral Co.
Chicag'o Florists' Clul)
The regular monthly meeting of
the Chicago Florists' Club was held on
Thursday evening, Sept. 4, at the La
.Salle Hotel. President French presided.
•Those who have been regular attendants
of these meetings pronounced this meet-
ing one of the best in the history of the
club. The attendance was large and the
best of good fellowship prevailed through-
out the entire meeting.
Chairman Deamud of the transporta-
tion committee rendered an account of
his stewardship pertaining to the duties
of his committee on the trip to the con-
vention at Minneapolis. This he did in
bis own phosphorescent manner. The
report w^as duly received and the com-
mittee discharged. T. E. Waters, chair-
man of the picnic committee, was on
hand with his report relating to the fi-
nancial outcome of the recent picnic. As
all the bills incurred had not been pre-
sented to the chairman it was finally
agreed to defer the final report until the
.G.BERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writtBg-
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. ILL.
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Importers and Jobbers of Florist Supplies]
Inc.
Percy Jones,
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph St., Chicago
H. VAN GELDER, President
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ERNE & KLINGEL
Wholesale Florists
and Supplies ;
30 Bast Randolph Street
CHICAQO
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next meeting. As Secretary Bdw. Toepel
is about to leave this State and settle in
Spokane, Wash., his resignation was ten-
dered to the Club to be effective at once.
The Club then proceeded to the nomina-
tion of a secretary to succeed Mr. Toepel,
and James B. Foley was elected to that
office. A rising vote of thanks was ten-
dered to Mr. Toepel for the good services
rendered the Club during his term of
office.
Florian D. Wallace nest talked on
windstorm insurance for greenhouse
property. This proved to be very in-
teresting, Mr. Wallace being called upon
to answer many questions regarding the
methods his company pursued in handling
this business. It was intended to hold a
ladies' night at the October meeting. Oh
motion it was decided to defer the ladies*
night until the November meeting, when
it could be given during the progress of
the National Chrysanthemum Show to
be held in this city, when a good many
visitors would be present. Further ac-
tion will be taken on this matter at the
next regular meeting of the Club.
E. A. Orpet spoke on the matter of
afiiliation and desired to ascertain the
sense of the Club in regard to afiiliating
with the S. A. F., according to the In-
ducements set forth at the recent conven-
tion. During his remarks Mr. Orpet
stated that no gardeners were repre-
sented on any of the committees of the
S. A. F., and that it had nothing to offer
the private gardener more than the good
fellowship to be had in attending its
meetings. On this point Geo. Asmus
took issue by stating that the national
flower shows given under the auspices of
the S. A. F. had done more toward ad-
vancing the calling of the private gar-
dener during the past few years than
anything ever attempted before. The
people of means of this country were
now building greenhouses, and buying ex-
pensive plants of a character that had not
before been used, all of which was stim-
ulated by their visits to the national
flower shows. M. Barker also called at-
tention to the fact that the president of
the S. A. F., Theodore Wirth, was more
of a private gardener than a commercial
florist. Mr. Orpet in a spirit of very
good humor withdrew his remarks.
From the pleasant intermingling of the
September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
597
FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
POTMAEBIS
FOR
14* TSARS
IVrita for Catalogue and Discounts
A. H. HEWS &. CO., Inc.
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pearson Sireef
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Estsblisbed 1765
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members of the two florists' organizations
of this city during the convention at Min-
neapolis, there is a feeling prevalent that
both of these bodies should unite for the
best interests of all concerned. With a
view toward bringing these two organi-
zations together a motion was carried
empowering the president of the Club to
appoint a committee to confer with a
similar committee from the Cook County
Florists' Association should that asso-
ciation be willing to appoint a committee
for the purpose of considering the con-
ditions under which the amalgamation of
both the clubs could be best accom-
plished. Substantial refreshments were
served. Jas. Morton was elected to mem-
bership. Sam Seligman of New York
was present at the meeting and enter-
tained the club with some good stories.
Cook County Florists' Associatiozi
The annual picnic of the Cook
County Florists' Association was held
Sunday, Sept. 7, at Karthauser's Grove
on Ridge ave. The weather was all that
could be desired, and the attendance was
large. Dancing was the chief amusement
and was freely indulged in by a large
number present. The candy wheel was
in charge of John Zech. I'resident Kohl-
brand of the Association had charge of
the refreshment stand and was well as-
sisted by M. Fink and Frank Potoeka.
There was bowling in the alleys, and
many other social games that caused the
day to pass very pleasantly. H. P.
Clausen of Wickert, 111., was present
with his family and entered into the
spirit of the occasion. Fred Lauten-
schlager, A. Miller and Sam Seligman
came in later in the evening and enjoyed
the dancing. A photographer was on
hand and took a picture of the entire
group. President Kohlbrand of the Cook
County Florists' Association and Guy
W. French, president of the Chicago Flo-
rists' Club, making two conspicuous fig-
ures in the foreground. (See page 582.)
Gus Swenson, Elmhurst, 111., is send-
ing to this market as fine Asters as it
is possible to produce. The varieties are
Rose King, which is a bright clear pink,
and Violet King, a handsome lavender.
White King is also in this class, but for
some reason has failed this season to
come up to the fine proportions of either
of its lavender and pink namesakes. These
Asters have blooms fully 4in. in diameter,
with stems of great substance measuring
from 24in. to 30in. in length. This stock
easily brings $4 per 100 on this market.
The next best Asters are the Late
Branching. These come in white, pink
and lavender and bring a good price. The
Comets are now of tine quality in pink
and white and while these have more
spread of petal and consequently a larger
diameter of bloom they lack the sub-
stance of the Late Branching or King
types. The Crego Asters are also in
large supply, some growers sending in
some fine stock. Summing the matter up,
the following varieties in the order named
are the leaders on this market at this
time : The Kings, Late Branching, Crego
and Comets. The E. C. Amling Co.
handles the cut of G. Swenson, Elm-
hurst, 111.
The Lake County Fair has been in
progress at Libertyville during the past
■ week. This is considered to be one of
the social affairs of the Summer. A
horse show and other attractions caused
many Ohicagoans to visit the fair. Aug.
Poehlmann and Richard Salm were
among the visitors there.
The Garland Greenhouse Mfg. Co. re-
ports m.Tny inquiries for the Garland
gutter from different sections of the
country. Harry Garland is on the road
looking after the interests of the com-
pany. Geo. E. Whitney and Geo. M.
Garland are attending to the work at
the factory at Dps Plaines.
Tile picnic season still continues, tbe
next on the program being fhe Randalls.
This will be held next Sunday, Sept. 14,
.Tt Ueissig's Grove. There will be a base-
rSyracuseRedPots",
With Dew and improved
mAcIiinery we can lupply
your wants to better Ad>
vantage than ever.
I Syracuse Pottery Co.
SYRACUSE. N. Y.
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ball match between two teams of the
employees of this house, one team from
the cut flower department and the other
from the supply department. Dancing
and other amusements are on >the pro-
gram. The best way to reach this park
is to take the Douglas P,ark Elevated
R. R. to 52d St., then La Grange car on
o2d St. to Reissig's Grove. Everybody
is welcome and a good time may be an-
ticipated.
Bassett & Washburn are cutting some
good Carnations from their greenhouses
at Greggs Station. Ernst Anderson, of
the shipping department, states that the
quality of the Rose crops now coming
in is a big improvement over the Sum-
mer cut. Mrs. W. E. Horton, of the
office force, has returned from a pleasant
vacation.
Wietor Bros, are cutting fine Killarney
Roses from new stock of this season's
planting. Their Carnations from the
greenhouses are very good; wdth a little
more length of stem the stock will have
acquired its full nerfection. Chas. Dres-
sier, of the sliipping department of this
house, appeared on the job Wednesday
morning all smiles, the cause for which
was a new girl baby at his home.
Erne & Klingel, 30 E. Randolph St.,
are handling this week a table of Boston
Ferns grown by Anton Then. While the
market was a little slow last week, they
had a good day Saturday, and business
for the present week opened well on
both Monday and Tuesday. The supply
line thart they have added of staple stock
is moving along to their satisfaction.
The J. B. Deamud Co. has been han-
dling a fine supply of Asters that have
moved off well on account of their excel-
lent qualit.v. The growers for this house
appear to be especially strong on Crego
Asters.
The .John C. Moninger Co. reports the
work at Omaha, Neb., progressin- well,
and expects to wind it up there at an
early date. This company is building
two houses on one of the private estates
at Lake Geneva, Wis.
The Bohannon Floral Co. on E. Mon-
roe St. is enlarging its icebox space and
makiing other improvements in the store.
This company has also rented a large
basement in the Tower building on
Michigan ave.. which will be used for
storage purposes.
The Chicago Flower Growers' Associa-
tion has put in a few tables of Boston
Ferns in the salesroom. These are al-
ways good sellers and have been in much
demand in this market during the past
year. M. Fink, the superintendent of
the shipping department, has a fine crop
of Asters at his farm in .Jefferson Park,
but states that they have been so cheap
that it hardly pays to bring them in. .
Chief Engineer Goodwin, of the Poehl-
mann Bros. Co., at Morton Grove met
with an accident ^ Saturday that will
cause him to be laid up for some time.
He was struck by a lever in one of the
engine rooms while in the performance
of his duty. He is at present in a
hospital and is reported to be progressing
well.
DREER'S 'RIVERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub
No.Diani.Esch Doi. 100
0 20ii
I. $1.45 $16.00 1130.00
2018ii
u 1.30 14.00
115.00
30 16 ii
. 1.00 11.25
92.00
4014ii
1. .65 7.00
58.00
6012ii
. .45 6.00
40.00
eoioii
1. .38 4.00
32.00
70 9ii
. .30 3.50
23.00
Manufactured for us exclusively. The best tub ever introduced. The neatest, lightest and
cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. The four larges t aizea have drop handles.
HENRY A. DREER, ^""f J^JI-Vlifs"""- 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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THE BEST POTS
You will learn the secret of our ecer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY • Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
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Are YOU Getting the Best Prices in Your Town?
You will agree that healthy clean stock brings the best figures and that such
•tock can only be grown under best conditions with the better grade of materials.
Whilldin PoroMrPnty Promote Healthy Plants
THE WmilDIN POnERY CO., "'Cko'iJZlr'tJiMu' 713-19 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
K£.'i. FLORISTS* RED POTS s1,'U
Just the kind you want at your benches. You can't beat them in any way.
MOSS AZTEC WAKE
Ask about our new line, consisting of Jardinieres, Fern Pans,
Vases, etc. IT'S THE HIT OF THE SEASON, i k
Complete line shown in Chicago by C. A. «oolcy, 180 N,[eailcin !Imt
THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO., S""%'„To' *
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STANDARD FLOWER POTS
1000 ready paclted cratea of Standard Flowar
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be ihipped at aa
hour'* notice.|k Price per crate aa follows:
1000 3-inch tS.OO
800 Scinch S.80
600 4-Uch 4.60
466 4M-inch 6.24
320 6-inch 4.51
Our Specialty, Lonft Distance and Export Tradi
HILFINGER BROS., Pottery, FORT ED^VARD, N
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. 31 Barclay St., New York City, Aftenta.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
2000i;^-ineh 16.00
1600 2-incli 4.88
1800 2K-iacl> 6-26
1800 2>i-iBch 6.00
210 6H-inch »3.7S
144 e-iuch 1.1*
120 7-inch 4.30
60 8-inch 3.00
Red Standard Pots
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this FALL to
stock your greenhouses.
Think of us. Write us. Try us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
213-225 PearlSt.. NORRISTOWN.PA.
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. Write [for Catalogue.
$Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The extension stave foot
._revents the bottom from
rotting. No chance for water
to collect and rot the Boor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mfft. Co.
Toledo, Ohio, U. S. A.
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We Give You Quality
•^^^^^■fe and first-class
^^^^^P greater
V
STANDARD
flower Pots
The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co.
YORK, PA.
Please mention the Exchange whei
riting.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the
only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised In each Issue, and thl»
feature means that a reader In need of,
say, Carnations, can look at this Index
and refer to all advertisements of Cap-
nations, large and small alike. It bring*
the results of Classified Advertisement*
In addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
598
The Florists' Exchange
Well Kottcd Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington St., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Descriptive
Folder and
Prices upon
Applicalion.
the Exchange when writing.
PURE SHEEP MANURE, ground from
the dung balls on the fleece; there is
some short wool in it, Sl.OO per 100 lbs.,
SI6.00 per ton. F. O. B. cars. Send
postal for sample.
LEAF-MOLD, two-bushel bags, 75 cents.
J. W. HOWARD
328 Broadway
SOMERVILLE, (Winter Hill), MASS.
the Ejcchange when writing.
^t^i4
ECTICI
iteed under the Insecticide^^^^^
— ~ Act, 1910. Serial No. 321. ^^^
Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes.
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
plant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
have used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint. 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
K Gallon. $1.25; Gallon, $2-00; 5 Gallon
Can, $9.00; 10 Gallon Can, $17-50-
Directions onpackage. ForsalebySeedsmenand
Florists' Supply HouBee. If you cannot obtain
this from your Supply House, write us direct.
LrEIVlOfN Oll^ COMPAINY. Dept.J
420 W. Lexington St.. Baltimore, Md.
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FERTILIZERS
Sheep, $3.50; Bone, $4.00; Blood, $8.00;
Tankafte, S5.00; Acid Phosphate, $3.00; Nitrate
Soda, $8.00; Sulphate Potash, $7.00; Sulphate
Ammonia, $10.00; Kalnlt, $3.00.
Per Bag of 200 lbs. Cash with order.
HUDSON CARBON CO., Ballston Spa, N. Y.
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PLANTLIFE
THC BEST INSECTICIDE
I! ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy ~Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, 1 hrips. Red Spider, etc.
PLANTLIFE
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
PLANTLIFf^^-
water, allowing it to cool before u;>...e„ i<. >-i'.
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any other insecticide on
the market.
spray.
ni AiyTI IFF contains no chemicals
Fliini I lire -gSe.^' induct
tively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251(East 66th St., New York
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" THERE IS NOTHING LIKE
CLAY'S
(Tbe Fruit Grower, London)
CLAY'S FERTILIZER
Is the World -Renowned Plant Food
SAFE SURE ECONOMICAL
It is supplied by the leading Nursery and
Seed Firms, including the following: New
York — Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett
Brothers, William Elliott & Sons, Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNiff Horti-
cultural Co.. W. E. Marshall & Co.,
Stumpp & Walter Co.. J. M. Thorburn &
Co., Vaughan's Seed Store, Weeber &
Don. Rochester — ^James Vick's Sons.
Chicago — Vaughan*s Seed Store. Bos-
ton—Joseph Breck & Sons Co., R. & J.
Farquhar & Co., Fottler, Fiske, Rawsnn
Co., Thomas J. Grey Co. Philadelphia —
Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co.,
Hosea Waterer. Pittsburgh — W. C.
Beckert.
Manufactured by
CLAY (a SON
Stratford, London, England
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t
Are esBy to kill with
Ihe fumigating Kind Tobacco Powder
« ., , ^ *3.00 per bas 100 lb*.
BfttiBiaction guaranteed or money back;
why try cheap sabstltntes that makers do
not dare to gmarantee ?
TO H. A. STOOTHOF? CO., MOmtt 7IRI0I, 1= Z.
The most effective and economical material
there is for Spraying Plants and Blooms.
Skillfully extracted from Tobacco and care-
fully refined, it is clean and easy to apply.
Full pint bottles, $1.5U.
Specially prepared for fumigating
closed houses. It vaporizes the
Nicotine evenly and without waste.
Nothing keeps a house free from
A f\0/ Ctrantffh Aphis so cheaply. One dozen
^U /o Oirengin sheets. 60 cents.
Guaranteed under the Insecticide Act of 1910, U. S. No. 46
Prepared by THE NICOTINE MFG. CO. St. Louis, Mo.
Pleaae mention the Exohwige when writing.
NIKOTEEN
30% Strength
APHIS PUNK
Harry B. Pliilpott spent a few days in !
the city last week. He brovight with
him from Winnipeg an assortment of
Vick's Branching Asters in all the lead-
ing colors, ithat was considered to bo
ahead of any thing on this market. He
states that they were grown in the virgin
soil of JIanitoba. These Asters are on
exhibition at the store of the Chicagu
Carnation Co.
The Kenilworth Nursery Co. will be
another new institution in Chicago. The
incorporators are Louis Wittbold, Carl
Schneider, and William A. Wilson. The
capital stock is fixed at $7000. A city i
office will be opened as soon as the char-
ter, for whidi application has already
been made, is granted.
Fred Lautenschlager, of the Kroeschell
Bros. Co., reports a successful business
trip to several of the large Eastern cities ,
where his company has recently placed
some boilers in the establishments of '
some of the largest growers.
Tom McAllister is back at his posi-
tion at Lange's after a two weeks' vaca- t
tion spent at various points of interest
around the city.
The first cut of Am. Beauty Roses
from the new growers, the Weiss & Meyer
Co., Maywood, reached this market on '
Aug. 30. The stock is all consigned to
the E. C. Amling Co. Am. Beauties ex-
clusively are grown by this company, |
which has three houses, 27x4O0ft. each,
erected last Spring.
Recent visitors were : Chas. J. Wach-
endorff, Atlanta, Ga. ; Prosper Henry,
Slemphis, Tenn. ; W. L. Rock, Kansas
City, Mo.; C. W. Ward, Queens, N. Y. ;
Sam Seligman, New York, N. Y. ; John
T. Buckbee, Rockford, HI.: P. M. Ober-
tin, Kenosha, Wis. ; J. R. Potheringham,
Tarrytown. N. Y.
Robert Edgar of Waverley, Mass., has
taken a position as foreman for Prank
Oechslin, the plantsman, of 4911 Quincy
took first for hand bouquets and bridal
bouquets. E. Sdhaeller took first for
table decoration and for funeral work.
E. Jenkins visited several of the flo-
rists in Columbus this week.
C. W. Hoffman had quite a fine dis-
play of Gladioli at the County Fair.
I. Bayersdorfer of Philadelphia called
on the local trade this w-eek.
An old saying has it that lightning
never strikes twice in the same place ;
evidently this does not hold good with
misfortune, as Joseph Furst, who has re-
cently repaired his greenhouses, damaged
in the flood, will again have to make
repairs, as a hard wind storm and whirl-
wind lifted a great many of the panes off
his houses and twisted up things gener-
ally.
Gusie Ehlsnbach. who has been with
E. Schaeffer a niunber of years, left this
week to 'take a position at New Tals-
bury, O.
Mrs. Frank Young and baby daughter
have returned to their home at Vicks-
burg. Miss., after a two weeks' visit with
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Young.
K. E. Y.
Toledo, 0.
Business has been unusually good for
this time of the year. Asters are very
scarce and of poor quality, owing to the
extreme heat and continued dry weather,
having had only one good shower in two
months.
The Cushman Gladiolus Co. still con-
tinues to bring in fine Gladioli.
Otto Krueger and Mrs. Krueger have
returned from the convention and a trip
to Yellowstone Park.
Miss Helen F. Patten and Miss C. B.
Plick have returned from a lake trip to
Port Arthur, Ontario, and Duluth.
They also visited the convention at jNIin-
neapolis, and are very enthusiastic about
that city, and the royal entertainment
given the ladles of the S. A. F. by the
ladies of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Lester Ritzman of Krueger Bros, is
on his vacation.
Steven Green, of H. Bayersdorfer &
Vn.. Philadelphia, and Mr. Smith, of Wm.
Boas Co., were visitors last week.
Congratulations are in order to Jacob
Helmer upon the advent of a baby
daughter. B. B.
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Dayton, 0.
Business during the past week has
been very quiet, spasmodic orders for
funeral work enlivening 'business some-
what. The terrible hot weather we have
been having for several weeks was broken
Sept. 4 by a hard rain, which cooled the
atmosphere greatly. This week Mont-
gomery 'Co. held its usual annual fair at
the Fair grounds, and H. H. Ritter had
the honor of capturing the largest prize
ever given by the Fair Board. The
amount was .$60 and it was given for
first on a general collection of flowers.
Jifr. hitler ,tIso took first on a general
collection of Roses. Arthur Schmidt
Indianapolis
It seems as if all the representatives
at the Minneapolis convention passed
through Indianapolis Jast week. The
supply houses, ribbon houses and whole-
sale florists were certainly well repre-
sented. Among the most prominent
friends who visited Indianapolis were
J. J. Karins, S. 'S. Skidelsky, H. V.
Himkel of Milwaukee, I. Bayersdorfer,
Mr. Randall of Chicago, William Dikes
of New York and G. M. Reyburn. They
all reported business as good in their
travels and all expect a brisk Autumn
business.
There are an unusual lot of entries foj
the Indiana State Fair, which will be
reported in the next issue of The Ex-
change. An unusual display of cut flow-
ers is promised by some of the local
firms.
Walter Bertermann is visiting in the
East.
Elmer Schrader, formerly with Berter-
mann Bros. Co., has taken a position
with A. Wiegand's Sons Co.
Alvin Schreiber has the nicest lot of
Chrysanthemum plants he has had in
several years and will be right in it
when cutting time comes.
Lee Rickenback is cutting thousands
of Asters for Tomlinson Hall market.
The local crop of Asters is of inferior
quality but certainly not lacking in num-
ber ; prices range from 35c. to 50c. per
100.
South Park Floral Co. is shipping a
big lot of Roses into this city and quite
a trade is being maintained with them
by the Smith & Young Co.
Earl Ealand is taking a well earned
rest. He is one of the best motorcyclists
in this part of the country.
The September meeting of the State
Florists' Association wUl be held Thurs-
day, Sept. 11, at 8 p.m., at Smith &
Young's, 227 E. Ohio St., Indianapolis.
The committee on revising the constitu-
tion and bylaws will report; refresh-
ments will lie served.
Much regret is heard in this locality
for the accident that befell President-
elect Wirth of the S. A. F. It is hoped
that the Injury will not prove extrernely
serious and that he may be his old time
self in a short time.
I. B.
Ottawa, Kan.
The Lester Greenhouses are owned by
two ladies, neices of the founder, who
built substantially nearly forty years
ago. Everything is uptodate. and a
flourishing business is conducted.
W. M.
September 13, 1913.
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The following were the prize winners
on floral exhibits at the Ohio State Fair
held here Sept. 1 to 5 :
Collection of Palms — 1, The Living-
stone Seed Co.; 2, Sherman P. Stephens.
Single Specimen Palm — 1, S. F. Ste-
phens; 2, Livingstone Seed Co.
Collection of Ferns. — 1, Indianola Flo-
rists, (A. IM. Hills); 2, Livingstone Seed
Co.
Coll. variegated foliage plants, stove
and greenhouse plants, Cannas, Gera-
niums, in all four classes — 1, Indianola
Florists; 2, Livingstone Seed Co.
Coll. Begonias — 1, Livingstone Seed
Co.: 2, Indianola Florists.
Coll. Asters in pots — 1, Livingstone
Seed Co.; 2, Indianola Florists.
Basket Plants and vase of plants — 1,
Livingstone Seed Co.; 2, Indianola Flo-
rists.
Porch box and Rubber plants, in both
classes — 1, Indianola Florists: 2, Liv-
ingstone Seed Co.
Asparagus — 1, Livingstone Seed Co.
Finest decorated dining table (six en-
tries)— 1, Indianola Florists: 2, Living-
stone Seed Co.; 3, Hope Bell.
Display cut flowers, 25 varieties — 1.
S. F. Stephens: 2, Indianola Florists: 3,
Livingstone Seed Co.
Pair bouquets, dining table vase, large
festival design, collection small designs
in all four classes — 1, Livingstone Seed
Co.: 2, Indianola Florists.
Large funeral design — 1, Indianola
Florists: 2, Livingstone Seed Co.
Display cut Roses, display Asters,
display Carnations — 1, Livingstone Seed
Co.
Display any other variety flower — 1,
Livingstone Seed Co.; 2, Indianola Flo-
rists.
Display Gladiolus — 1, Joe Coleman of
New Lexington, O. ; 2, Livingstone Seed
Co.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
September comes in with the hottest
record ever experienced in this vicinity,
100 and even higher in the shade being
the figures recorded by ofiicial and other
observers. Add temperatures like this
to the fact that we have had practically
no rain at all since Spring, and it will
easily be seen outdoor stock must have
experienced almost entire destruction.
Business consequently has suffered, and
there is at present very little doing at the
stores and greenhouses, except prepara-
tions for the coming season. Roses, Car-
nations, 'Mums, etc., are coming along in
nice shape, although the heat of the Sum-
mer has made it hard to keep them at
normal, but a few weeks of cooler
weather will brace them up all right. I
look for Carnations to be a short crop
for a long time to come here.
Van Bochove's are cutting a very fine
crop of Asters grown inside. The colors
are bright and the stems long; these re-
tail at 75c. per doz., truly a remarkatile
price for this town, but then they are
very good. John Van Bochove returned
home from the Minneapolis convention,
which he says was a very enjoyable as
well as a very successful meeting, and
both himself and wife had a good time
while there. They made the trip in their
auto and traveled 1600 miles through
five states, taking plenty of time to en-
joy the tour thoroughly. They found
good crops and a general evidence of
prosperity nearly all the way through,
and for this reason think the coming sea-
son should prove a fairly prosperous one
to the florists also. S. B.
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A Word of Thanks and Appreciation
The local committees in charge of the \
arrangements of_ the convention of the |
Society of American Florists and Orna- i
mental Horticulturists, held in our city
Aug. 19-23, wish to express their sincere
thanks to all who have helped to make
the convention of our national society the
great success it was : —
To his Honor, the Mayor, whose ad-
dress of welcome to our guests captured
their hearts and made them feel at home ;
To the Honorable Board of Park Com-
missioners, whose action in giving the
use of the land and preparing same, to-
gether with the contribution of plants
and labor which made possible the out-
door plant exhibit, and whose musical
entertainment at Lake Harriet was en- \
joyed by our guests ;
To the daily press and the trade pa-
pers, which accorded us liberal space,
and rendered in their issues good ac-
counts of the Society's aim and work and
the convention's deliberations and
achievements ;
To the Civic and Commerce Associa-
tion, whose assistance in publicity work
before and during the convention was of
the greatest help toward the success of
the meeting ;
To the merchants and others who,
through cash donations, advertisements
in our souvenir Album and the loan of
autos, etc., made the entertainment of
our guests possible and a source of pleas-
ure to all :
To the hotels who so well provided for
the comfort of our guests, and to the peo-
ple of our city in general who in one way
or another gave us their support and
good will in our undertaking.
Our friends and guests have departed
for their homes with nothing but praise
and the best of feelings toward our city
and its people, all due to the assistance
?iven us in our efforts to bring about
these happy results.
Convention Executive Committee
of the
Minneapolis Florists Club and
Minnesota State Florists Ass'n.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 28, 1913.
[We take much pleasure in giving in-
sertion to this card of thanks, and in
taldng the opportunity to add our testi-
mony to that of others as to the com-
pleteness of arrangements, down to every
minute detail, made for the comfort of
all who visited Minneapolis. Never was
a convention better handled. — Fd.]
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The Minnesota State Fair has just
closed its gates after a ver.v successful
week. It was unfortunate, however, in
having two wet days which lowered the
receipts considerably. In the horticul-
tural section Holm & Olson of St. Paul
and The Minneapolis Floral Co., Minne-
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which were as follows :
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1, Minneapolis Floral Co.
Blooming plants, covering 50 sq. ft. — ■
1, Holm & Olson.
Kalserln Roses — 1, Holm & Olson.
Yellow Roses — 1, Minneapolis Floral
Co.
Yellow Chrysanthemums — 1, Minne-
apolis Floral Co.
"White Chrysanthemums — 1, Minne-
apolis Floral Co.
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— 1, Minneapolis Floral Co.
Professional American Beauty Roses
— 1, Holm & Olson.
Richmond Roses — 1, Holm & Olson.
Klllarney Roses — 1, Holm & Olson.
60 spikes Gladioli— 1, D. W. C. Ruff,
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F. E.— ALIVE AND UP-TO-DATE
Labor Day was the
opening day of the
fourth annual Van-
couver exhibition,
which is held for a
week at Hastings
Park. While Victoria
has its oarniyal, Seat-
tle its potlotch and Tacoma and Port-
land their Rose festivals, Vancouver has
its exhibition. This name is, however,
rather inadequate and hardly covers its
importance. It is exhibition, fair, flower
festival, all in one. To my knowledge
there is no other affair taking place on
the Coast at any time which bears the
importance of the Vancouver exhibition.
Vancouver is rapidly becoming an in-
ternational trading center much more so
than any other town except San Fran-
cisco, which now holds supremacy, but
Vancouver is challenging this position
and may soon become more important.
It is my opinion that Vancouver will
benefit by the Panama Canal more than
any other town.
The following data will give some idea
of the extent of the exhibit. Five large
and nine smaller buildings hold the ex-
hibits. Four have been added this year,
the Forestry Bldg., the Transportation
Bldg., an $8000 cow bam, and the
Aquarium Bldg. $60,000 is offered for
prizes and attractions, and over 700 ex-
hibitors will show. The Transportation
Bldg. holds exhibits worth over a million
dollars. The main exhibits were stock
of every description, cats, dogs, poultry,
agricultural products, floricultural prod-
ucts, fruit, dairy products, garden vege-
tables, apiarian products, natural history,
minerals, fine arts, women's work, edu-
cational exhibits, household arts, indus-
trial, transportation and woodwork ex-
hibits, forestry, fishery and Indian pro-
ductions.
A big parade was scheduled for Labor
Day, and the streets and buildings were
decorated with flags. The theaters had
special programs. Over 150 firms com-
peted in the best window displays of
goods manufactured in British Columbia.
Four years ago the exhibition started
as a local show. Today Alaska, Wash-
ington and Oregon are represented, and
the Eastern parts of the Dominion as far
as New Brunswick.
The florists, seedsmen and nurserymen
made quite an effort and the Horticul-
tural Bldg. attracted many of the crowds,
34,000 being the first day's count. Three
firms put up large outside exhibits and
this in spite of discouraging conditions,
working in raw land with no features to
help tliem in their work. The Royal
Nurseries staged work with rock plants,
herbaceous and evergreen plantings on
the north and east sides of the building.
Brown Bros. & Co. planted the west and
north sides with all kinds of bedding and
Sutomer plants. Besides this, these two
firms had large groups of evergreens in
the grounds near the building, where the
Imperial Nurseries joined them with a
big display of bedding plants and rustic
work.
The main attraction of the inside show
was the two big stagings of design work
by Ritchie, Brand & Co. and Brown
Bros. & Co., Ltd. The former was of de-
cidedly European style of work and
rather advanced for this town, and not
as well executed as it might have been.
The colors did not always blend well but
on the whole it was a good exhibit. The
latter exhibit, which won the gold medal,
had carefully worked out designs all
through, and all designs except the chair
showed good taste and color combina-
tions. The two bridal bouquets had per-
haps a little too much green, but within
the group they looked well. The best
piece was the wreath of white Asters on
the left, with a bouquet of white Roses,
Valley, Croton and Cycas leaves, etc.
A. J. Woodward showed only three de-
signs and came in third. Of table decora-
tions there were two amateur tables and
two professional. A. J. Woodward used
Montbretias with vine Maple, a very
pretty combination. It was rather
spoiled by too much light green Aspara-
gus plumosus. The other table by Brown
Bros. & Co. was in light pink and white
Cecile Brunner Roses and ^'alley with
Adiantum in white vases, and center-
piece and four white candlesticks with
pink shades. It was a very delicate and
dainty arrangement and deserved the
first prize.
The middle of the building was occu-
pied by three large greenhouse plant
groups. The Imperial Nurseries had
grouped Araucaria excelsa, Dracaena in-
divisat, Adiantum Farleyense, Nephrol-
epis, Aspidistras, Cycas, Amaranthus,
several kinds of leaved Begonias and
Rex varieties with semperflorens and
tuberous Begonias and Dicksonia in the
center. Brown Bros. & Co. used Ficus
elastica, Crotons, Asparagus Sprengeri,
Kentia, Cocos Weddelliana, Adiantum,
Dracaena concinna, with Ferns and Glox-
ianias. Fuchsias, Geraniums, Lilium ele-
gantissima, Amaranthus, etc.. and a big
Kentia in the center. The Royal Nur-
series had a large Pandanus Veitchii as .
piSce de resistance with Nephrolepis Bos-
toniensis, Adiantum, Dracaenas, Coleus,
Verlangias. Lilium roseum, Pteris, tuber-
ous and semperflorens Begonias, etc.,
grouped around it. Brown Bros. & Co.
won first prize. Royal Nurseries second,
Imperial Nurseries third.
In the competition for the best display
of perennials and annuals, the Royal
Nurseries carried the first prize with a
fine group of a large variety, using big
vases of Eulalia as background. Brown
Bros. & Co. were second. The former
also showed vases of fine Dahlias such
as La Colosse, Germania, Garibaldi, Mrs.
Mawley, Mauve Queen, Ruby Grinstead,
Geisha and several Pompons.
Of Carnations only 16 vases of 12 each
were shown by two firms. Those of
Brown Bros. & Co. were remarkably good
for the time of the year. They showed
White Perfection, White Enchantress,
Ella Warden, Enchantress, Rose Pink
Enchantress. Beacon and Bassett and
won first prize. A. J. Woodward was
second. Two defective vases in the lot
spoiled this exhibit somewhat.
Simpson & Wight won the first prize
in the exhibit of 36 Roses in 24 dis-
tinct varieties. They had also a big
group of cut Roses in vases which made
a pretty display. The Royal Nurseries
were second in this class.
Dahlias were quite prominent in ama-
teur and professional exhibits and quite
a variety was shown. M. King was first,
Roval Nurseries second, Wm. Smith
third.
In the Sweet Pea class Simpson &
V September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
601
Wight had to yield their first place of
former years to Ritchie, Brand & Co. I
have spoken of the latter firm's wonder-
ful Peas before, and the difference may
be easily detected in the picture of the
twn exhibits.
The amateurs also took a good deal of
interest in the show. Some were rather
successful in their work, but compara-
tively few of the many in Vancouver
took the trouble to exhibit. On the other
hand, the show was really not half as
big as it should be in Vancouver. How-
ever, it will never be any better until the
profession takes all such work entirely
unto itself and gets to digging and work-
ing for its own benefit and that of the
public, Wm. Sciiaumann.
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco and the Bay region is
experiencing at this time the usual balmy
September weather. The people are leav-
ing their country places and the city is
quickly filling up. The stock of flowers
at this writing shows a marked improve-
ment. There are fine '^lums to be seen
everywhere ; mammoth flowers and long
stems. Lilies are excellent, both rubrum
and longiflorum. Roses are not yet at
the acme of perfection, but are improv-
ing. Carnations are scarce and only
middling. Dahlias are still in evidence
and additionally Violets are seen in all
the stores. The bunches are small, how-
ever, and the flowers weak, but being
newcomers they sell rapidly. Cattleyas
are still very scarce, being between sea-
sons. Outdoor flowers, such as Gail-
lardias, Calliopsis and Cornflowers are
on the wane. Amaryllis still plays an
important part in the flower display. An
autumnal effect is here and there seen
by the use of Oak, Autumn and Beech
leaves and .Statice. Flowering plants are
at a high premium, there being practi-
cally nothing available. The supply of
Boston Ferns is not over abundant, nor
are there many extra fine new Kentias.
Hereafter the lovers of sweet-scented
Violets will not be able to buy them from
the street vendor for less than it costs to
raise them, because the market has been
cornered by E. W. McLellan. the largest
w^bolesale florist in the West. Out of
the 60 Violet growers of San Mateo and
Burlingame, only two or three have failed
to sign a contract to deliver, at a cer-
tain figure, all of the Violet crop that
they raised for the coming season, to
McLellan. The scheme • to corner the
market was inspired by P. C. Richards,
a wholesale florist of Seattle, who is now
in San Francisco, and completed three
nights ago at a banquet in a restaurant
in the Latin quarter. A large percent-
age of the growers were present, and
heard with a great deal of satisfaction
that Mr. McLellan would buy all of the
Violets that they could raise and give
them a contract to pay a certain price
for the crop. Mr. Richards has been
buying flowers from Mr. McLellan, and
last year claims to have lost money when
some dealer in San Francisco supplied
peddlers in Seattle and nearby towns
with Violets cheaper than be bought
them. Street peddlers will not be elimi-
nated from the market entirely, but after
this they will have to buy their supplies
of Violets from Jlr. McLellan at his
price. No more will Violets be sold for
5c. a bunch. Under the new arrangement
McLellan will pay to the Violet growers
for their crop at 50c. per dozen bunches
over .$1,000 a day from September until
the end of the season in April. Three-
fourths of this crop will be placed on the
San Francisco market, while the remain-
der will be shipped to the northern mar-
ket.
Business is steadily improving and
within a fortnight the retail florist trade
is expected to be in an active healthy
condition.
The retail florists have learned with
pleasure that S. F. Beattie and .Tim
Perusina have .iust been granted a cor-
poration license to carry on a wholesale
florist supply business in San Francisco.
The company is incorporated for .$50,000,
and will be known as the General Flo-
rists' Supply Co. Mr. Beattie is nego-
tiating to lease spacious headquarters at
Lick Place, where he will carry a full
line of baskets, ribbons, tulle and every-
thing connected with the florists' supply
business. The new company will receive
its first shipment in about 40 days, at
which time it will be ready to start busi-
ness. This new move is certainly a
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Either ironwork or woodwork. Our estimates and Blue Prints showing you
THE construction, only for the asking. Send in your inquiries to the
GARUND GREENHOUSE MFG. CO., Des Plaines, III.
Please mention the Exohange -when writing.
retail florists, who for years have had
to contend with shipping of their supplies
from the eastern market, and now that
the goods will be so closely available it
is expected that the retailers will be re-
lieved of the necessity of carrying a
heavy stock of supplies.
Frank Pelicano of Pelicano, Rossi &
Co. entertained some 35 guests at his
home on the occasion of his wedding an-
niversary. Among the guests were many
of Jlr. and Mrs. Pelicano's personal
friends, as well as many members of the
craft, among others being, Daniel Mac-
Rorie, Julius Eppstein, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Jack, Mr. Keegan, and Angelo Rossi. The
table at which his guests dined was some
30ft. long and 9ft. wide. It was a bower
of Easter Lilies and Ferns. The main
course at the unique celebration was a
huge dish of Raviolas, which was pro-
nounced by the guests the best that they
had ever tasted. The afternoon was
spent visiting the nurseries of Mr. Peli-
cano and also the Dahlia field where Mr.
Pelicano has made himeslf famous. Other
features of the entertainment were danc-
ing and singing, Mr. Pelicano having en-
gaged an opera star to entertain his
guests. The various Californian and im-
ported wines were sampled on the oc-
casion, and those who attended the affair
will long carry the memory of this pleas-
ant celebration.
Julius Eppstein of The California Flo-
rist has just placed an order for a high
grade 1912 Vehlie delivery car. The
body of the car will be paneled^ top and
finished in a very delicate orchid shade.
Beyond a doubt the car will be one of the
finest in town when completed.
John McLaren, who has been attending
the convention of Park Superintendents
in Denver, is now in Portland. Mr. Mc-
Laren was very unfortunate on his trip
in that he met with an automobile acci-
dent wherein two of his ribs were broken.
At this writing Mr. McLaren is conva-
lescing, and will undoubtedly be in San
Francisco in a short time.
Daniel MacRorie and Angelo Rossi
have .iust returned from a motor trip
with the Elks, having visited San Jose,
Santa Cruz, and WatsonviUe over the
Labor Day holidays.
The engagement of Miss May Green-
blat and Albert O. Stein is announced.
Miss Greenblat is a cousin of the Joseph
Ehrman, the Sidney Ehrman and the
Arthur Bachman families, and is also
connected with several other families of
prominence in this dty. Mr. Stein came
here from Baltimore a few years ago,
and is well known among the local flo-
rists. W. A. H.
I^ American Carnation
PRICE. $3.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 ID 8 Dusne Sireel. New Toi^
METROPOLITAN
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Metropolitan Material Co.
Patented Greenhouse Construction Material Heating Engineers
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y
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MASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses. SI. 35 per gal.
Machines for using same, $1.25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastlca furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGCRIV1UELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS. NO.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
servatories and all other purposes. Get our
figures before buying. Estimates freely given.
GLASS
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602
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GREEN H0U5E^
BOILER
^i,
CAST IRON BOILERS WASTE FUEL
I had a cast iron 8 section boiler before, but was afraid it would crack to
pieces. The'^Kroeschell Boiler is certainly a fuel saver. My coal bill to
heat 5000 sq. ft. of glass surface with your boiler is less than last Winter's
coal bill, when I only had 2050 sq. ft. of glass heated with the 8 section cast
iron boiler.
Your boiler burns any kind of fuel. I would not have another boiler than
a Kroeschell and will recommend it whenever I get a chance.
EDWARD WITTAMER, Joliet, III.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 470 W. [rie St, Chicago, III.
Pleaae mention the Ezohonge when writing.
Made of Sunlight Double Glass Sash
This greenhouse is 11 x 12 feet, glazed top and sides, with the
famous Sunlight Double Glass Sash. 8 Standard Sash (3x6 ft)form
the roof and 8 "Pony" Sash (34^-2 x 383^!n.) form the sides.
The double glass principle
The Double Glass principle with
the ^" air space between the two
layers of glass make it seldom nec-
essary to heat this greenhouse even
in the coldest weather.
Itisshippedready-made in sections.
The sash are easily removable to
use in season on hot-beds and cold-
frames. Thus the sash do double
duty — first on a greenhouse work
room in which seed are sprouted and
the tiny plants set out in flats, and
then, when needed, on the hot-beds
or cold-frames outside.
and Cold-fraiDes
But whether you need the Rreenhouse
or not you must have sash, if you want
early garden crops or flowers.
Best and most economical
The Sunlight Double Glass Sash are in-
comparably the best and the most econ-
omical of time and labor. They eliminate
mats and shutters. They make earlier,
stronger and more profitable plants.
Get our free catalog, with prices
on our sash, either single or double; also
on this greenhouse. Enclose 4c^and ask
for Prof. Mas-
sey's booklet on
hot-beds and
cold - frames if
you need advice.
Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co.
The Hoi-Bed, Cold-Frame and Greenhouse People
934 E. Broadway, Louisville, Ky.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| F^LAJSS. S
Upon
13c out ST.
rVcQY Thing
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
St. Louis
Will Ossick, John Bentzen and Al.
Gunz spent four days of last week fish-
ing at the nearby resorts, and report a
fine time.
Frank Wise of Kaliseh Bros. Floral
Co. departs for his vacation this week
to Illinois fishing resorts, to be gone a
fortnight.
Werner Bros., at Clayton, Mo., have
their new houses well underway and are
now ready for glazing. Their stock of
Roses and Carnations looks splendid.
A. Jablonsky of Olivette, Mo., has
housed some 60,000 fine Carnation plants
which look extra fine.
Webster and Kirkwood men are about
through housing their Violets and stock
seems to be fairly good, considering the
awful growing season. Some few report
heavy losses on account of the drought.
C. A. Kuehn has had, for the past
week, a nice assortment of seasonable
flowers, and has been strong on choice
Gladioli, which have held up well for the
demand.
Henry Beming is handling a choice
cut of Am. Beauty Roses daily and is
making good clearances of same.
Wm. C. Smith returned last Tuesday
from the convention city after having
stopped at a number of watering places
to make a good vacation trip of it. He
reports a fine time. His concern is
handling a nice cut of Roses from Wer-
ner Bros, of Clayton, Mo., and from the
Weber Nurseries.
Ostertag Bros, will have the decora-
tions for the opening of the new Famous-
Barr Dry Goods store, which is the larg-
est in the world. The dec-orations will be
very elaborate and a representation of
flowers from every florist in the city is
expected.
C. A. Kuehn returned Monday morn-
ing from a very pleasant trip spent in
Detroit, Mich.
James Young, of C. Young & Sons Co.,
had his new Marmon car badly damaged
by fire in front of the company's store
last week. The loss, about $600, was
fortunately covered by insurance.
The St. Louis County Cut Flower and
Plant Growers' Ass'n held a meeting at
the usual place, 11 Mile House on Man-
chester rd., last Wednesday. Routine
business was the only feature of the
evening. The trustees of the Ass'n an-
nounced the giving of a picnic for the
early part of Sept. to members and
friends of the Ass'n, date and place to
be decided on later. O. K. S.
Panama-Pacific International
More than 140 congresses and conven-
tions, many of them of international in-
terest and importance, have voted to meet
in San Francisco in 1915. This number
will undoubtedly be greatly augmented.
Many conventions will not take final ac-
tion until 1914, owing to a usual custom
to choose the annual meeting place but
one year in advance of the time of meet-
ing. To accommodate these great bodies,
which will bring together many of the
world's most brilliant minds, the exposi-
tion company voted $1,000,000 for an
auditorium at the civic center. First
work upon this building has started.
PLANT CULTURE T.T
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
Its a
KinG
Improved Flat Rafter Iron Frame
GREENHOUSE
Rafters so we can reduce the depth
from 3^ and 4 inches to 3 inciies,
Every Bit of Sunlight Means
Money to You.
Send for Bulletin No. 46
and be convinced.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO.
26 King's Road,
North Tonawanda, N. Y.
All the Suntigbl All Day Houses
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Producing appUancca
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PESRCE
Telephone 662-M 203,Tremont Avenue, Orange, N. J
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A STIC A
feenhouseqiaan^
UsijTNOW.
F.O.PIERGECO.
12 W. BROADWAY
NEW YORK
Mastlca is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Puttyibecomes
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other fglass aa
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Qlxss
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
nil
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at^Rock Bot-
tom Prices.
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer SL, BROOKLYN, N.V.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
Unequaled for
Lawn, Tree or
White-wash Spray-
» or get out of order.
nd Cemeteries.
READE & NcKENNS
614 — 60th Street, Brooklyn, New York
LAND DRAIN TILE mL'S'SJ lote
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quanthy
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many 2nd, 8rd and 4th repeat ordere daring paet
five years from users, atiow resnlta. Send poBtaJ
for circular and prlcee.
THE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
VaDnfaotarers 613 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
the Exchange whe
riting.
September 13, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
603
GET A MONINGER HOUSE
NEXT TIME AND SAVE MONEY
Frame and Truss Houses
If you have been buying your greenhouse material in the East
it is time to let us figure on the next house. The freight is a
small item and you will find you can buy of us and save money.
Our material is cut and fitted, ready to set up, and with our
complete plans and instructions any handy man can do the
work — do it right, too.
Our material is shipped and packed so it reaches you in
perfect condition. Sash bars are packed in bundles and the
ends boxed — not simply tied with tar rope. It is the same
all the way through with our material and our way of doing
business. You can't afford to build again without first asking
for our estimate.
GET THESE CATALOGUES
No. 6. Pipe and Fittinsi
No. 6. Boiler Handbook
No. 10. BoileninaBatlery
No. II. Moninter Water Supply
No. 12. Veotilatiog MachiaefT
No. U. Trussed Iron Frame Hou..
No J 5. FlalRalleiHo.
No. 16. Hol-BedSaih
No. 17. Semi-Iion Hou
JOHN C. MONINGER CO., m^bSISi; CHICAGO
EVERYTHING FOR THE GREENHOUSE
Please mention the Eachapge when writing.
Milwaukee, Wis.
liast week showed an increase of busi-
ness over the previous weelt, partly be-
■cause vacation time is at an end and the
schools are opened. The mariiet is still
in a crowded condition, but good stock of
all kinds is scarce and brings a good
price. There has been an abundance of
Roses on the market for the past few
<3ays, and prices have been anything but
steady. The supply increased rapidly
with the return of hot weather. The
greater part of the receipts are of the
medium and short lengths, but each day
finds shipments of the larger grades in-
creasing. The long stemmed stock has
been cleaniog up with less trouble than
the short or medium grades, and those of
the highest shipping qualities are bring-
ing fair returns. It has been the ship-
ping stock that the wholesalers have been
short of, as it is necessary for the Roses
to be cut tight in order to stand trans-
portation during the hot weather. The
first week in September was so hot that
quantities of stock were forced in. Am.
Beauty continues in oversupply, and the
prices obtained are in contrast with the
usual market quotations. The quality is
much better than one would expect dur-
ing the hot weather. Killarneys also
show good color. Larger quantities have
seldom been found on the market at this
time of the year, and they bring only
fair prices, considering the color and con-
dition of the stock in general. White
Killarneys are in demand, and yet there
are none too many to^ satisfy the call.
They bring a better price than the pink
and are more easily moved than any
other Rose on the market at present.
Mrs. Taft and Richmond are in good sup-
ply, but Sunburst and Mrs. Aaron Ward
are not so plentiful. Carnations show a
steady improvement. While they are not
in general demand as yet, the stems are
approaching medium length. Of Asters,
while quantities are disposed of, there
are many that go to waste. The fancy
late Asters are not any too plentiful,
and they sell at good prices. Gladioli
are in heavy supply, but the season is
about passed. Valley has not been much
in demand for some time and just enough
is being cut to fill the needs. Lilies are
G. E. Travis Co.
Pie
HENRY, ILL.
i mention the Eiohange when writipg.
not so abundant as they have been.
Sniilax has I.K*en unusually scarce. Few
local growers are gi\dng much space to
this nice common crop, and some of the
wholesale houses that handle cut flowers
in large quantities have scarcely any
Smilax. Asparagus Sprengcri and plu-
mosus are more abundant, the latter
mostly from Florida.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. reports
trade fairly good ; the demand for Am.
Beauty and all kinds of white stock has
been good the past week. The company
has a few white and yellow 'Mums in.
Mrs. Russell Roses are fine again, and
the demand is good.
Gust. Rusch & Co. are getting in some
very fine long stemmed Asters, and a
few Sweet Peas, which are scarce, in
several cases having had to substitute
Swainsona and Valley.
The Currie Bros. Co. has been busy
the past two weeks with wedding and
funeral work. It is getting ready with
its display of plants and bulbs for the
State Fair, which opens next week. The
seed department is busy with bulbs,
which are nearly all in, and with the
catalog work.
The florists are looking forward to
their annual picnic which takes place
next Sunday. M. O. S.
I find The Floeists' Exchange a
most valuable helpmate, whose sugges-
tions are welcome upon each week's visit.
D. .T. D., Pa.
I>!^ AMERICAN CARNATION '«m
A.T. De la Mare Ptg. S Pub. Co., 2 to 8 Duane SL. N.Y
Some Day You Will Want
To Enlarge Your House
Then How About Your Boiler?
WILL it be big enough to
heat it?
Or ^vill you have to get
a nevf one?
Here's the answer: Buy a Burn-
ham Sectional Boiler the size you
want nou). When you add more
house, you simply add more sec-
tions to your Burnham.
Two men can add them in short
order.
This easy enlargement advantage
and its tw^enty-nine other economy
and convenience points are pretty
well shown up in the Handy Hand
Book.
Send for one and know what
there is to know about this green-
house boiler that's made especially
for greenhouse w^ork; and for that
reason w^orks for economy as no
other cast iron boiler works.
The truth to tell, it's the only cast
iron boiler made especially for green-
houses. Saying it another w^ay: it's
not a residence heating boiler trying
to jolly itself into thinking it's a
greenhouse boiler. If it's a good
greenhouse boiler, it can't help be-
ing a good boiler for residences.
But the other w^ay around does
not prove true.
To say it still another w^ay: why
send a boy to do a man's work, es-
pecially w^hen the boy charges you
quite as much, and does a lot less?
Lord & Burnham Company
NEW YORK
42ii(l Slr»l Bids
ROCHESTER
Cunilc BIdi.
SALES OFFICES:
BOSTON
PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO
Fianklin Bank Bids. Rookeiy Bids.
TORONTO
1 2 Queen Sirttt, East
FACTORIES:
8IOH. N. Y. Dej Plaines, 111.
Greenhouse Material i^HoT-BEDSASH
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and IT Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Bight
A. DIETSCH CO., 263S Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, III.
e mention the Exchange when writing.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that !•
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Pleue mtntloa the Exohan^o when writing:.
604
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Two Q's, or The Quality Question
■ September 13, 1913,
An Oil Sale With a Greenhouse Moral
ESTERDAY. I was waiting for
Ya train down at Glen Cove,
and to kill time strolled into
a nearby garage and sat
down to smoke with Joe,
the boss. As the first ashes
were just about to drop off
our cigars, in comes a hust-
ling bustling salesman and strikes Joe
for an order of oil.
First thing that salesman did was to
try and find out what Joe usually paid
for his oil — then he simply made a
price a few cents under it.
Price, price, price, was his entire
talk. Quality seemed an entirely
secondary matter.
Joe didn't buy.
We were just in the midst of a dis-
cussion on tires when another oil sales-
man came in leisurely. First crack out
of the box he said: "I understand you
have 10 cars. You must use about so
many gallons (forgot the amount) of
oil a year, don't you ? " *' Yes."
"Well, you use too much."
Then followed a discussion of oil
values and the comparative oiling and
lasting qualities of various grades.
Numerous tests with prominent cars
w^ere mentioned and accurate facts
stated as to actual results. A recent
engine endurance run of 300 hours
made by one of them without stopping
was referred to, in which this sales-
man's highest grade
oil had been used.
After this quality talk,
then — and not till
then— was price men-
tioned.
It had all been a
question of what his
oils would do ; their
goodness— their quali-
ty.
Joe bought two bar-
rels and willingly paid
ten cents more a gal-
lon than he ever had
before.
Why did he doit?
Simply because that
salesman had shown
him that cheaper oils
cost more, because
you have to use more,
and results are less
satisfactory.
When quality goes
down, to keep things
balanced, quantity
must go up. Don't
forget that.
As 1 sat there listening to that most
convincing sales talk, it occurred to
me how^ many grow^ers are today
buying their greenhouses entirely on
a price basis. For instance, this
Spring we lost an order for two big
western houses, just
because our price was
a few hundred dollars
higher.
Price sold that order
— not quality.
The other day the
sales manager and I
dropped around to see
the houses. It wasn't
a difficult matter to
figure the amount of
iron in the houses and
we soon found out
that the aptual weight
of the iron frames
was a third less than
we would think of
putting in our houses
— in spite of the fact
that this concern's
houses have frequent-
ly blown down. Our
Iron Frame ones never
have.
Knowing the con-
tract price for the
houses, w^e figured it
out that Lord &
Burnham could have furnished the
same materials for several hundred
dollars less.
Our price was for one thing — our
competitor's was based on an entirely
different proposition.
Lord and Burnham Company
BOSTON
'remontBldg.
PHILADELPHIA
Franklin Bank Bldg.
CHICAGO
Rookery Bldg.
ROCHESTER
Granite Bldg.
TORONTO
12 Queen St.. East
That man had actually paid a good
round price for those houses, and had
allowed himself to be jollied into
thinking he had a bargain.
It all boils right down to the fact
that you pretty generally get what you
pay for, and no more.
With the two big factories w^e have,
the thousands and thousands of dol-
lars of work we turn out, and our
years of experience in building green-
houses and figuring the actual costs;
if, with such a tremendous advan-
tage over other concerns, they offer
to sell you a cheaper house, it's be-
cause of either of two reasons: the
materialsare decidedly poorer, or there
is a good deal less iron in the frame-
work.
There is absolutely no other way
you can account for it.
For the kind and quality of house
Lord & Burnham build, no concern
in the country can build it for any less
and make a dollar.
Of course w^e make money — that's
why we can make so good a house.
If you can't make money, you can't
make good. You know that I
When you compare our figures with
the other fellow's— bear in mind the
two oil salesmen — how^ one sold any
old quality at any old price — and how
the other sold the one quality at the
one price.
FACTORIES :-i5^;pS2'ni^;m:
r - _ »AN Number One
J^ tells Man Number
Two, that " Cast
Iron Boilers
nly for small
houses, and not economical
for a range of much of
any size,"
Man Number Two tells
same thing. There being
Man Numbe
no one on hi
them the straight facts, all thr.
r Three the
and to give
d a lot more
they also tell — consider it a settled matter.
As a result, many of them find when too late, that
a battery of Hitchings Cast Iron Boilers w^ould have
met their requirements more economically and more
practically than a w^rought boiler.
A letter to us would have brought the information
that ranges of medium size generally require a heat-
ing of a flexible nature. For such ranges one large
ught iron boiler is entirely too arbitrary, because
the one big boiler must be fired in early Fall and
Spring, as well as Midwinter, no matter how much
or how httle heat is needed.
With a battery of Hitchings Cast Iron Boilers, you
fire one boiler when only
one is needed. When
you need more you fire
more.
It has been proven over
and over again that for
ges up to 30,000 square
feet of glass our cast
boilers are the more economical and more adaptable.
Don't let Man Number Two. or Man Three, or any
other Man, influence you on boilers. Be your own
uence. Thoroughly investigate boilers yourself
for yourself. Start your investigation with the
Hitchings.
We will gladly do our part to see that you get the
straight facts, straight. Write us.
t^-WtWMAWtfm«Aftm<&WWA^tt^
Hitchings & Company
NEW YORK OFFICE
1170 Broadway
FACTORY
Elizabeth, New Jersey
PHILADELPHIA OFFICE
Pennsylvania Building, 15th and Chestnut Sts
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
In this Issue-LANDSCAPE GARDENING: Walks, Drives and Entr&Kiees
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A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 12
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 20, {9J3
One Dollar per Annum
NOW READY
13 cm. bulbs. S1.25 per 100, S9.00 per 1000; 14 c
Extra quality bulbs, 11 to 15 cm., 2000 to the c
. bulbs,
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS.
S1.50 per 100, Sll.OO per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS.
per 100, $28.00 per 1000.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs, 7-9, S19.60 per case.
FREESIAS, Purity. S2.00 per 100, S15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mamomth bulbs,
$1.50 per 100, SIO.OO per 1000.
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs, IH to 2-in. diameter, S9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs, 2 to
2M-iu. in diameter, S12.00 per 100.
Lilivim Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We offer a selected stock of tlie original true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was
grown from the original true type_, and_^_will be found splendid stock for early forcing, for
6 to 7-inch bulbs. 350 to the
7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200 to the
Full case lots
ase, So.50 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
>se, 9.00 per 100, 82.50 per 1000.
thousand rates.
Extra Fine Specimen Ferns for Fall Trade
NEPHROLEPIS elegantisslma. O-in. pots, 50c. each; 8-in., $1.00 each; 10-in., $2.00 to $2.50
each.
NEPHROLEPIS magniflca (The Lace Fern). 5-in. pots, 60c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Bostoniensis. 6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Piersoni. 6-in. pots, SOc. each.
NEPHROLEPIS superbissima. 8-in. pots, $1.00 each.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The finest of all the plain-leaved type.
8-in. pots, $1.00 each; very large specimens, 10-in., $4.00 and $5.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Klllarney, Pink Killamey, Richmond, Lady Hlllingdon and Killamey Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named var-
ieties. Strong grafted plants, in 3>2- and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NE:\A/ YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Special Price on
Cold Storage
,. LILY BULBS
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. While they last we offer
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
9-10, 200 to case 17.i
[ — Supply limited
LILIUM HARRISII '"'^T
7-9, 200 to case, $9.00 per 100, $80.00 per 1000
Full crise lots at thousand rates.
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 300 to case tT.OO per 100, $17.50 per caa«,
&-10, 225 " 8.60 " " 17.50 " "
9-10, 200 " 10.00 " •• 18.00 " "
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
U cm. up, 1,000 to the case $1.50 per 100, $10.60 per 1000
13 cm. up, 1,250 1.25 " " 9.00 " ■'
CHINESE LILIES. 30 BuIBs ,o baskey^^b^ke^^to^bale, $3.60 pe, bale.
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
WM. F. KASTING CO., ^I'rA^.'
ELUCOn ST.,
I tho Exchange when writing.
New Carnation
ENCHANTRESS
SUPREME
0" T is unquestionably the supreme
member of the wondrous En-
gw^ chantress family and a proud
^^J descendant of the Peter Fisher
seedling.
It is deeper in color than the oiiginal
Enchantress and has less petals, insuring a
greater freedom from bursted calyx.
We are happy to say we secured a large
stock of this Dailledouze seedling and are
offering it in rooted cuttings for December
and later deliveries.
$6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000.
A.CS.PieR30N
JNC.
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Geraniums
We have 300,000 in 3-inch pots, ready for immediate
shipment, at $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000, in the best
collection of Standard Double and Single varieties in the
country.
Will have 200,000 in 2-inch
pots, ready Oct. ist, at
$2.00 per 100, $18.50 per
1000, and an immense stock
to follow.
Let us book your order for
future delivery.
We are booking orders for
DAHLIAS
AND
CANNAS
for the coming Fall and Win-
ter delivery. Send for
list if interested.
WHITE MARSH,
R. VINCENT, JR. & SONSCO.,"Z,IZ
ntion the Ezohange when writing.
SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX— THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 625
606
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aper Whites
Extra fine bulbs SI.25 per 100, 39.00 per 1000
FREESIAS
Selected SO.SO per 100, S7.o0 per 1000
Mammoth 1.00 " " 9..5n " "
Purity, Queen of all. . 3.00 " " 23.00 " "
Peerless St. Davids Harrisii
^oCDW? -5 10 7, strong healthy bulbs 400 in case $.5.00 per 100
' ^^ T f.^ Q " " '• 9nn " " innn " "
200 " " 10.00
Mainmoth
$1.7.5 per doz., $12.00 per 100
Medium Size, $10.00 per 100
Lilium Formosum
9 to 10, compact bulbs, SlU.Ol) per 100
\A/M. ELLIOTT & SONS
UZ VESEY STREET, NEW YORK
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-TO THE TRADE-
HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany
^^^■^^^ (Established iQ 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and EARN SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas,
Radishes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias. Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz., 31-75 per J^ oz., Sl-OO per H oz. Postage paid. Cash
offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
rue to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
/ith orde]
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BULBS-BULBS-BULBS
From the
Grower
AU first size, never forced, grand lot, free on rail, cash with order, offered
subject to being unsold.
Irvings, $6.25; Golden Spur, $6.25; Sir Watkin, $6.25; Horsefieldil,
$4.50; Emperor, $5.50; Barr Conspiclous, $2.50; Princeps, $3.10; Ornatus,
$3.10; Pheasant's Eye. $2.65; Lily White, $4.50; Grand Monarque,
$6.25; Victoria, $6.25; Sol D'Or, $6.25; Double White, $2.65; Cynosure,
$3.10; Figaro, $2.50; Double Incomparabilis, $2.65; Single Incompara-
bilis, $2.65; Campernelle, $2.50; Gloriosa, $7.50; Rugulosus, $3.50; AU
at per 1000.
GILL, NURSERYMAN, Falmouth, England
MANETTI ROSE STOCKS
For grafting or budding. Due at our port in November; early orders booked
now. Original cases of 5000 delivered, duty paid, f.o.b. New York, for $50.00.
10,000 lots at $9.50 the 1000. 3% allowed for prompt cash. Size to caliper
about 5-8 mm.
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS p. o. box 752. 51 Barclay street. New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FALL
BULBS
Itighest Quality Stock
Prices Very Reasonable
Send for Catalogue
JAMES VICK'S SONS
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
dEEDd
and
BULBS
W. C. Beckert
tOI-IOS Federal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (Norlii Mda)
PAPER-WHITE ilADPICCIIC
GRANDIFLORA HHIIvlOoUO
Monster Bulbs, 14 ctm. and over, 1000 in
a case, for $11.00
WEEBER © DON
ntion the Exchange when writing.
New Crop
Sweet
p
eas
Christmas or
Winter-Flowering
Our new crop of Sweet
Peas has just arrived,
and we can fill orders
promptly. The germina-
tion and quality are of
the very best.
True Christmas-Flowering
S^veet Peas
iiih.
$0.50
.50
.50
.35
.50
).75 $1.50
.75 1.50
.75 1.50
.60 1.00
.75 1.25 2.00
White. Pure white; fine, large flowers, borne pro- Oz.
tusely $0.20
Pink. Companion to the above 20
Meteor. Best Christmas red; splendid, large flowers .20
Florence Denzer. A splendid white 15
Le Marquis. A beautiful shade of violet, extra
fine 20
Mrs. Wm. Sim. The very best of all the pink
shades, highly recommended 25
Mrs. C. H. Totty. This is a very desirable color,
silvery sky-blue, slightly later than the earUest
varieties 20
Mrs. E. Wild. Early flowering, briUiant red 20
Watchung. Early-flowering Christmas type, black-
seeded white 20
Blanche Ferry. Pink and white, same in color as the
old standard, popular Blanche Ferry, only of the
Christmas-flowering type 20
Mrs. Alex. Wallace. This variety is without a doubt
the peer of all lavender colors. Mrs. A. Wallace
is now so well known that further description is
unnecessary 25
S. & W. Co.'s Earliest White. A special white,
being notable for its long stems and purity of
flowers 25
S. & W. Co.'s Sunbeams. A splendid novelty in
Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas. Flowers are
very open and of a clear primrose yeUow. Every-
one should try some of this variety this season 30
Snowbird. Black-seeded early white 20
Mrs. Dolansky. Early-flowering pure pink, or Prima
Donna 20
Our SWEET PEAS are all grown by a specialist, and for
quality cannot be better at any price.
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.85
1.50
2.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
Mignonette
S. & W. Co.'s Triumph. This Mignonette is one of the choicest H oz.
varieties for Winter forcing. In type similar to Allen's Defiance,
except that spikes are more compact and the individual florets are
much larger in size. Seed of this grand variety is grown in our
greenhouses and is saved from the best spikes. Plants grow from
2 to 3 feet high, producing flower-spikes up to 20 inches long.
Pkt. (about 1000 seeds), 50c $0.75
50 Barclay Street
NEW YORK
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September 20, 1913.
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FALL BULBS
HOW
MANY
DO TOU
USE?
HIGHEST QUALITY
Paper White Narcissus, White Roman Hyacinths, Freesias, Dutch
Hyacinths, Peonies, Tulips, Daffodils, etc.
Send us a Ust of your Bulb fk ■ I D (SDPf'IAI DDIPFS
requirements and avail yourself of \9 %J K. ^rK,\>Mt^M^ rlVlV>l_«9
Write for FLORISTS' WHOLESALE BULB LIST— Just Issued.
JOHNSON SEED CO., Philadelphia,^? a.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GIANT
PANSY m
HOME GRO>VN
Aa fine as the very best obtainable: $6.00
per 01., $1.S0 per H oz., 50c. per trade
packet.
Cyclamen Seed
The celebrated English strain. $9.00
per 1000.
Poinsettias
2H-iiicb, strong, $5.00 per 100. $45.00
per 1000.
Fern Flats
10 best varieties, $2.00 per flat; 20 flats
at $1.76 each.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine
Easiest Begonia grown, $10.00 per 100.
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.
1215 Betz Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
Antirrhinum NELROSE
The Cut Flower Novelty of the Year
Dozen, S3.00 ; 25, $5.00 ; 100, S12.00
First batch ready November 15th
f. W. fletcher & Co. '"'^T''
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Miied. 600 seeds, »1.00; 1000
seeds, tl.50: H pl^t. 60c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensls, Sweet Yellow. 25c.
PRIMULA malacoidea, Giant Baby. 25c.
PRIMULA obconlca. New Giants. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. 50c.
•CINERARIA. Large-flowering, dwarf, mixed,
1000 seeds, 50c.; }4 pkt. 2Sc.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds, $1.00; H plit. 50c.
DAISY (Bellls) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Ex. Pkt. 25c.
COLUMBINE, New Fancy, Grand. 25c.
SWEET WILLIAM, New Giants. Fine. 25c.
POPPY, Oriental Colossus. New. 25c.
HOLLYHOCK, Newport Pink Double. 25c.
?kt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
ansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Pleage mention the Eichange when writing.
SPECIAL
OFFERS
Liiium Candidum
Northern Grown Stock, Extra Fine
100 1000
Ist size Bulbs $4.00 $38.00
Extra Select Bulbs 4.75 45,00
Mammoth Bulbs 5.75 50.00
French Roman Hyacinths
Clean, Fine Stock 100 1000
12 X 15 ctm. $3.50 $32.50
13 I IS ctm. 4.25 40.00
11 X 12 ctm. 2.50 22.50
WHITE CALLA ETHIOPICA,
Cahfornia stock, lJi-2-inch . - 5.75 60.00
Address Co^t or Rejerences
H.H.BERGfR & CO., 70 Warren SL.NfW YORK
Please mention the Exohanre when wrltlBr.
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Clias. C. Massie, Minneap-
olis, Minn.: first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y. ; second vice-
president, W. P. Therltildson, Paines-
ville, O.; secretary (re-elected), C. E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. "Wil-
lard, Jr., botli of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC. — Sept. 10, S. S. Zee-
land — Lunham & Moore, 6 cases plants;
Maltus & Ware, 2 cases plants. S. S.
Santa Anna — S. S. Skidelslsy, 8 cases
bulbs; Kuyper & Co., S cases bulbs;
Vaughan's Seed Store, 19 cases bulbs;
O. G. Hempstead & Sons, 25 cases bulbs;
Maltus & Ware, 20 cases bulbs; T. D.
Downing- & Co.. 73 cases bulbs. Sept.
15, S. S. Saxonia — Brown Bros. & Co.,
129 bbls. seed.
American Notes
The cooler weather of the past week
has had a decided efl:ect for good upon all
lines of Autumn bulb selling at both
wholesale and retail. As is always ex-
pected when the first change from Sum-
mer heat to Fall weather conditions ma-
terializes many dealers Who add an as-
sortment of bulbs to their other lines of
merchandise rush their orders to the
wholesale seedsmen and importers and
most urgently request that immediate
shipments of the needed stocks be made.
The filling of these orders, together with
a real and very earnest starting of the
retail over-the-counter trade, has made
for a Inisy week. It has indeed been
extremely fortunate that the cooler
weather conditions have held off until
such large quantities of the season's
Dutch bulb importations have been bo
generally distributed. Further good re-
ports continue to be received from all
sections of the country regarding the
splendid and substantial manner in which
the mail trade in bulbs of all seasonable
varieties is developing so very early in
the season ; many of the advices saying
that not in years, if ever before, has such
a large business in this line been accom-
plished in September.
Every branch of the Autumn bulb busi-
ness is surely expanding to greater pro-
portions than general arrangements have
been made for, or the trade as a whole
had expected would be the case this year.
The fact that so many varieties of bulbs
were in more or less short supply, and
also somewhat below the standard in
quality this year, no doubt encouraged
considerably the feeling that nothing
more than an average season of bulb sell-
ing would develop this Autumn ; but the
very contrary would seem to be turning
out to be the case. Early as it is, it
most certainly begins to look like a sea-
son of practically no surplus stocks ;
LUy Bulbs
ORSESHOE BRAND Lily bulbs are pro-
duced and distributed on a broad principle
that is very easy to understand.
m
The efficiency of every bulb depends upon
its power to produce flowers under varying
and often trying conditions.
The moment a Lily bulb loses its strength it
becomes useless. This means not alone the loss
of a bulb, but the loss in expense of production,
and the cost of replacement.
The risk attached to Lily bulbs originates from
nature and is beyond the control of man, so the
best you can do is to minimize it, by securing
bulbs which give the best average in flowering
results.
A Lily bulb of doubtful origin, cheap in price
and unknown in quality, is not only a bad in-
vestment in itself, but it cripples results of far
more value than the cost of several bulbs.
Horseshoe Brand Giganteum have proved
their average reliability ever since they have been
marketed. Nothing is left undone that man can
do to improve them.
An excellent way to get an idea of their value
as compared with other brands is to witness the
deep satisfaction of those who use them here
and abroad, and especially of the largest growers
who pay strict attention to results.
Eighty-five per cent, of the large growers use
Horseshoe Brand Lily bulbs and most large
growers use them entirely. There's a reason.
CATALOG UPON REQUEST
Ralph M. Ward
& Company
The Lily House
71 MURRAY STREET
NOT HOW CHEAP. N ENA/ YORK
BUT HOW QOOD
COLD STORAOE BULBS ALWAYS ON HAND
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FRENCH BULBS
1000
WHITE ROMANS, 11-12 (2500 to case) $23.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, Star Brand (1000 to case) 11.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, Fancy (1250 to case) 9.00
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA
FRENCH GROWN 100 1000
JUMBO, H inch and up $1.75 S12.00
MAMMOTH, }itoH inch 1.15 10.00
FIRST QUALITY, 3^ to J^ inch 85 7.50
CALIFORNIA GROWN
CHOICE, 1^ to M inch 65 5.00
FIRST QUALITY, ?^ to J4 inch 45 3.00
TRUE PURITY
^ inch to M inch 2.50 20.00
H inch and over 1.75 15.00
H inch to H inch 1.50 12.00
DiametCT WHITE CALLA -Ethioptca) 100 1000
IH to 1J4 inch S5.00 $45.00
IH to 2 inch 8.00 75.00
New Crop Lilies
QIQANTEUM, DARK STEM
The Bulb for Cold Storage 100 1000
6 to 8 inch (400 to case) $4.00 $35.00
7 to 9 inch (300 to case) 6.50 55.00
8 to 10 inch (225 to case) 9.00 80.00
9 to 10 Jnch (200 to case) (Scarce) 11.00 95.00
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Ten days in cold storage before planting seems to benefit the crop
100 1000
6 to 8 inch (350 to case) $4.00 $35.00
7 to 9 inch (250 to case) 7.00 60.00
LILIUM HARRISII loo looo
7 to 9 inch (200 to case) $9.00 $80.00
LILIUM CANDIDUM loo looo
First Size Bulbs $4.50 $40 00
Select Bulbs 5.00 45.00
Mammoth Bulbs 6.00 50.00
LILIUM QIQANTEUM from cold storage
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $12.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case) 16.00 per case
STORAGE FROM OCT. Ist EXTRA
OTHER LILIES from cold storage
ALBUM, 8-9 inch $9.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 8-9 inch 6.00 per 100
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST NOW READY
New York Vaughan's Seed Store ^!^^
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bidwell & Fobes
Gro>vers of
Gladioli
Kl NSMAN, OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE EXCHANGE Bcsi Advertising Mcdiom
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON, MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER. TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Swset Com
Correspondence Solicited
Please mention the Exchange when ■^ritinff.
ASTBRS
Large flowers on long stems. The
fineat quality grown.
AUGUST l8t TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE. OREGON
Please mention the Exchange when nrritlng.
FISCHER'S
Cyclamen Seed
Glowtog Dark Red, Glowing Red, Rose of Marien-
|hal. Pure White, White with Darlc Eye, Lilac,
S3.50 per 1000 seeds, S25.00 per 10,000 seeds, SIOO.OO
per ijO,000 seeds.
Salmoneum, SS.OO per 1000 seeds.
Glory of Wandsbelc and Rose of Wandsbek, the
two best growing Salmon sorts, S5.50 per 1000 seeds.
Album violaceo striatum, S5.50 per 1000 seeds.
iimbriatum carmlneo marginatum, Victoria
Cyclamen, S4.50 per 1000 seeds.
Cash with order, please.
FERD. FISCHER, "SrRMSS T
Over five hundred testimonials and repeated orders
for Cyclamen Seed were shown to the Editor
of The Florists' Exchange, New York ■
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
J. BOLGJANO & SON
Wholesale Field and Garden Seeds
EitabUahed 1818. Writ* for our low'prlcei.
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BA LTIMORE MD.
Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
while, on the other hand, good judges
feel that many radical shortages bid fail-
to develop before the season of bulb sell-
ing is much further advanced.
California grown Calla bulbs of the
larger sizes are already one of the short
items ; what few of these bulbs are left
in seedsmen's hands are being saved for
the retail trade. The demand for several
of the commercial varieties of single Nar-
cissus from growers is very strong, par-
ticularly for such sorts as Golden Spur
and poeticus oruatus ; in a retail and
mail order way practically all the better
named varieties are in very strong re-
quest also ; it would seem to be a Daffodil
year. In Paperwhite Narcissus, the
large size of 14 centimeters and over, is
already getting short in supply and will
surely go higher than the present price
of $11 per 1000. Of the regular size
of 13 centimeters and over, there would
seem to be plenty at $8.50 to $9 per
1000. Purity Freesias are so much in
demand that the largest size bulbs are
difficult to obtain, except in small quan-
tities ; the medium and smaller sizes are
plentiful at present. Darwin Tulips are
in enormous demand both for mixtures
and named varieties. There would seem
to be little else in the bulb line needing
special mention this week. Of course a
steady continuance of the cooler weather
that has materialized will mean a con-
stant daily increase in the volume of
trade.
The Seed Crops
The frosts of the past week, which,
while not very severe, were still pretty
general over a large portion of the coun-
try, have given warning that the begin-
ning of the end of the growing seed crop
season is at hand. There has been more
real anxiety about the three staple seed
crops — garden Beans, garden Peas and
Sweet Corn — during the past week than
at any time this season. While these
seed crops kept growing, every day meant
just that much more seed ; but early
frosts will mean much disaster and very
small harvesting yields of seed in many
sections. Garden Beans are certainly in
bad shape ; it will not take much frost
to stop their growth entirely. Again, the
vines at the present time are compara-
tively short and the pods small, and with
few and small seeds in the pods ; always
under such conditions the harvested seed
requires a large amount of hand picking
over to make a passable sample and, of
course, the final salable yield is corre-
spondingly reduced. Wet weather at the
harvesting time for Beans is also most
disastrous, as the vines will mildew very
easily and the crop he lost. The outlook
now for Garden Beans is not for more on
the average than half a crop, and to get
even this return at least two weeks more
growth is needed with dry weather for
harvesting the seed. If immediate, heavy
frosts materialize in the garden Beau
seed growing sections final returns are
sure to be small.
Growers of garden Peas are still much
in doubt about the final returns ; they do
not wish to make any estimates this
year until they know exactly what they
have to deliver to their contract custom-
ers. One important grower writes as fol-
lows: "It is impossible to estimate with
any real accuracy what the returns will
be on garden Peas, no two fields seem to
be yielding alike ; I can, however, say
that 75 per cent, of a crop looks like
the very outside average."
The final yields of Sweet Corn for seed
depend now almost entirely upon how
long the frost will keep ofi". Even one
more week of good growing weather
would add wonderfully to the yield.
Sweet Corn will keep growing and ripen-
ing until the temperature reaches about
27 degrees or about 5 degrees of frost.
Since the Government crop report of
Sept. 1 was published, showing such a
radical falling off in the estimated yield
of Field Corn since August 1, many of
our largest growers of Sweet Corn for
seed, both East and West, have reduced
their previous estimates to more con-
servative figures regarding the final har-
vesting yield, and it is now felt that a
50 to 60 per cent, average crop return
on the general list of varieties may be
nearer what to expect. During the past
two weeks especially, many dealers have
been anxious to place advance orders
with the larger wholesale seedsmen for
their Sweet Corn requirements in the
various popular varieties for the Spring /
sales of 1914. This early eagerness to
purchase by the trade in general is one
of the surest signs of an impending short-
age. The feeling is certainly taking hold
of the whole trade that Sweet Com of
good seed quality will be a very short
crop this year.
Ntuseiy Stock
Every dealer who adds seeds and
bulbs to his other lines of merchandise
should arrange to supply all kinds of
nursery stock to his customers as well.
It will not be necessary nor advisable to
try to keep stock of this line on hand;
simply make a contract with some large
wholesale nurseryman in your vicinity,
and there are usually many such, to fill I
as needed, any orders you may take. It
is surpising how soon a goodly amount of
trade in this line can be worked up ; and
not only will it be found profitable in
itself, but the customers who purchase
seeds and bulbs will greatly appreciate
being able to secure their needs in nur-
sery stock as well. Every branch of
horticultural business that can readily be
handled helps materially all the rest and
increases the total sales very largely in
every department. The wholesale nur-
seryman from whom the nursery stock is
obtained wUl allow a certain discount on
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen, 98 Chambers St., s^U^l'i^h, New York
September 20, 1913.
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COLD STORAGE
SURPLUS CLEARANCE
All Bulbs sound, dormant, and in good condition, and will be examined and repacked before shipment
Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum potted right now^ will flower around Christmas and
New Year; Lilium Speciosums through and up till Easter — you will find them invaluable
for all cut flower purposes. We make the following bargain offer till sold out:
Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum
100 1000 Case
7- to 9-in,. 300 bulbs in a case. . .$5.00 $45.00 $12.00
Lilium Speciosum Album-Cold Storage
8- to 9-in.
9- to 11 -in.
11- to 13.in.
225 bulbs in a case .
1 25 bulbs in a case .
100 bulbs in a case.
. 7.50 60.00
. 8.50 80.00
.10.00 90.00
Less 5%
12.00
10.00
10.00
Lilium Speciosum Rubrum-Cold Storage
100 1000 Case
8- to 9-in.. 225 bulbs in a case . . .$5.00 $45.00 $10.00
Lilium Speciosum Melpomene-Cold Storage
8- to 9-in., 225 bulbs in a case .
if cash accompanies the order
5.00 45.00 10.00
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON,
Seedsman,
342 West 14th Street,
NEW YORK CITY
Please mention the Esohapge when writing.
each order, this profit will be clear as
there will be no stock on hand at the
end of the season needing attention. No
dealer should neglect this chance to add
to his profits. If arrangements have not
already been made for this Fall's supply
of nursery stock, they should have im-
mediate attention as the shipping season
will very soon commence. V.
New York Seed Trade
The chief business in the seed stores
in this city at the present time is the
filling of orders for the bulbs which have
been arriving for several weeks past.
From all that can be learned from dili-
gent inquiry the quality of the bulbs
coming in from the different bulb grow-
ing centers of the world are very satis-
factory. The arrivals of bulbs this year
have been earlier than usual, and conse-
quently the early filling of orders has
followed. It is reported on good author-
ity that there are no surpluses of French
bulbs a'broad and probably none in this
country. The supply of Dutch bulbs,
also, will be hardly enough for the filling
of regular orders, and no surpluses may
be looked for. It appears now that the
bulb selling season, as regards filling of
the larger orders, will I>e over earlier
than usual ; the smaller retail orders will,
as usual, increase after tte first heavy
frost has killed the annual and bedding
plants. The fact appears to be that
the bulb dealers are no longer buying with
tile idea of having a surplus stock to
offer at the close of the season, but are
calculating as closely as possible what
number of bulbs they will need for sup-
plying their trade and are buying accord-
ingly.
At J. M. Thorburn & Co. of .53 Bar-
clay St. there is noted this week a very
large and impressive window display of
buli3s of every kind.
Stumpp & Walter Co. of 50 Barclay
St. are now going through the moving
act, and apparently will soon be installed
in their fine, large new store at 30 Bar-
clay St.
J. H. Reock, one of the traveling
salesmen for Ralph M. Ward & Co., is
now in Chicago, 111.
All hands at Vaughan's Seed Store, 2.">
Barclay St., are hustling in the filling of
bulb orders and trying to make room for
the new stock which is still coming in.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Vaughan of Chi-
cago, who have been making an extended
trip abroad, are expected to arrive on
the S. S. Lusitania by the end of this
week.
Robert MacNiff, of the MacNiff Horti-
cultural Co., 56 Vesey St., returned from
his vacation on Wednesday of last week,
and opened up the auction sales of the
season on Tuesday of this week with a
successful sale of bulbs, evergreens and
ornamental plants. These sales will be
continued every Tuesday and Friday, be-
ginning at 11 a.m., throughout the sea-
son. C. 0. .Johnson, manager of this
company, is the happy father of a ten-
I)ound hoy haby, which arrived at his
home at 1061 Trinity ave., Bronx, at
11 a.m. on Sunday last, and who re-
joices in the name of Charles C. John-
son. Jr.
The Elliott Auction Co., at 42 Vesey
St., opened up the season on Tuesday,
Sept. 16, with a large and successful sale
of foliage plants. Palms. Ferns, bulbs
and Carnations. These sales will be con-
tinued every Tuesday and Friday, begin-
ning at 11 a.m., throughout the season.
The aquatic display which has at-
tracted so much attention for several
weeks in the store windows of Peter
Henderson & Co., 37 CorUandt St., is
now giving way to a large and interest-
ing display of Dahlias of the several dif-
ferent classes.
H. A. Bunyard, manager for A. T.
Boddington, 342 W. 14th St., accompan-
ied by Mrs. Bunyard, is taking a well
earned two weeks' vacation in a fishing
trip at Blue Point and Patchogue, L. I.
W. E. Marshall, of W. E. Marshall &
Co., 166 W. 23d St.. is now on a west-
ern trip. A. E. Wheeler is enjoying' a
few days' vacation, while Charles McTag-
gart is covering Long Island and other
nearby points. Business at the store in
th.e hulh line is booming.
At Burnett Bros.' new store, 98
iChambers St., lawn gj-ass seeds and bulbs
are reported to be moving out well.
John Morrison, salesman for Weeher &
Don, 114 Chambers St., has just re-
turned from a two weeks' trip among the
Our Grand New
GLADIOLUS
NIAGARA
ORIGINATED BY PRANK BANNING
Color, a soft, delicate cream or ivory white ; large open flowers, often
measuring 4J^ inches across. One of the most beautiful of all light colored
Gladioli. Write us how many you want and we will quote prices.
WEST MENTOR
OHIO
The Perkins-King Co.
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Fottler, Fiske,
Rawson Co.
BOSTON. MASS.
Cold Storage
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
PLANTED NOW,
FLOWERS AFTER CHRISTMAS
Prompt shipments from our own Cold Storage
Plant. Let us quote our priees.
PANSiES '" 'rs*™
Seed, grown from the very finest selected plants,
all large flowering, in great variety of fancy colors,
100 by mail, eOc; by express, S3.50 per 1000;
3000 for SIO.OO.
The above are fieid-grown, strong, healthy
plants. Seeds of above strain, pkg. of 5000 seeds,
$1.00; 1 oz. S5.00.
Large plants for Winter blooming. Sl.OO per 100;
ready last of October. Cash with order.
SOUTHPORT. CONN.
Grower of the Finest Pansles
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
English Lot
just off ship.
Bricks thorough-
ly " Ron."
Highest Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Bardajf SfrMt, NEW YORK
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610
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Micheirs Seasonable Bulbs
Lilium Harrisit
100 1000
5 to 7 in. 400 Bulbs to case $4.00 S37.00
6 to 7 in. 335 Bulbs to case 5.50 47.50
7 to 9 in. 200 Bulbs to case 9.00 80.00
Lilium Candidum
North of France Bulbs
First Size $5.75
Mammoth Size 6.75
1000
S50.00
57.50
Freesia Bulbs
Purity.
100
1000
$16.00
22.50
12.50
16.00
7.50
5.00
Narcissus
Paper White Grandtflora
First Size Bulbs, 13 ctm. and up. Per 100 SI. 00,
per 1000 $8.50; per case of 1250 Bulbs $10.60.
White Roman Hyacinths
100 1000
11 to 12 ctm $2.35 $22.00
12 to 15 ctm 3,00 28.50
Fischer's Strain, First Size. $1.75
" " Mammoth 2.50
" MicheU's Stock, First Size. 1.40
" " " Mammoth 1.75
Beimuda. White, First Size 85
California. White, yellow throat.
First Size 65
California. White, yellow throat,
Mammoth 85
French. White, yellow throat.
First Size 85
French. White, yellow throat.
Mammoth 1.00
French. White, yellow throat.
Monster 1.75
Callas — California Grown
100 1000
4 J^ inches in circumference $6.00 $52.50
"Godfrey" Dwarf Everbloomin^ Calla
Large, blooming size bulbs, $1.25 per doz., per 100
$9.00, per 1000 $85.00.
9.00
15.00
(Jur latest WJiukaalti Catalogue of Bulbs, Seeds and Florists' Supplies ju^t out. If you have not received a copy, send for one.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.,
Seed and
Bulb Growers
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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SEPTEMBER SOWING
By sowing seed of SHiVIIB FJLNJC SXTAFDBAGOIT during September you
can have a continuous supply of blossoms from Easter until July. Pause a
moment and figure what this means. There is no other plant that can be de-
pended upon to do half so much business nor yield half so much profit. See
recent ads. to find what our patrons say. A big grower who had one pkt. of
seed last year has just reordered seven pkts. This is the kind of evidence that
counts.
STWVEB, PllVK is easy to grow and our free directions give the necessary
rules. Our prices are low^ and, whether you use seeds or plants, you can have
a bed at very small cost. Price of seed, over 500 to the pkt., $1.00; 3 pkts.,
$2.50; 7 pktB., $5.00; by return mail.
PLA NTS
We have the finest plants that we have grown — about 25,000 of them, ready
for shipment in October. They will be ready for the bench or potting on with-
out further topping. Order early even if you are not ready to bench. By get-
ting them when ready you will save on the price and express. If your bench is
not ready you can hold them in 3-in. pots. Figure your needs and let your or-
der come. The price is only $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000, by express. Cash, please.
G. S. RAMSBURG. Somersvj^orth, N.H.
Pleaso mention the Exchange when writing.,
Corms of Gladiolus Panama. ZuTsr:\'^°°s:T.r2L°'';^
100 ; $100.00 per 1000.
PladinlaiC tti^tt'tr^ Corms, $5.00 per 1000 j $40.00 per 10,000. Young bulbs of
UldUIUIUS Hldgdrd. same, X5i-in. and over, $5.00 per 100 ; $40.00 per 1000.
Gladiolus Amorica. s-'"- ^'"^ o^^'- ts-o" p^^ 10°° '• *^-''° p" ^°-°°°-
ALL STRICTLY TRUE TO NAME
For prices on larger quantities, apply to
BADER & CO.
Wholesale
Bulb Growers
Sassenheim, Holland
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and all GARDEN SEEDS
utl Mil VjAl^UtSIN at^E/LVO -^ ^^ ^^ m »■ ■
ONION SETS
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write tor Pricaa
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon appUcation to
S. ». WeiBRUrr l sons, 82 Dey street, NEW YORK
and Orange, Conn.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
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Fruits &* Vegetables Under Gle^ss
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
Al. T. De L,a Mare Printing and F>ut>Hshlng Co., L<td.
2 to 8 DuBne Street. New York
Berkshires. James iStiriing, late of
Dickson & Co., of Edinburgh, Scotland,
has joined the force of traveling sales-
men at Weeber & Don. Mr. Stirling has
had many years* experience in this line
in Scotland and Bnsland. and will doubt-
less meet any of his old acquaintances
who also are now on this side of the
ocean. Weel>er & Don have received this
week one of their shipments of celebrated
English Mushroom spawn.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
The bulb season is now at hand and
one steamer landing here this week bad
the bulk of the consignments for nearly
every seed house here.
Retail business is slowly opening up
and most of the stores are now featuring
Perns, Palms and other house plants, for
which there is always a good demand
wihen cooler weather arrives.
Walter P. Stokes is featuring a fine
lot of Ferns in front of his store that
were grown at his Moorestown green-
houses. Miss Kate Aikens, head of the
office force here, has returned from her
vacation.
At the Johnson Seed Co. the arrival
of the Dutch bulbs is keeping all hands
busy, and William J. Sherry has quite
an exhibit of stock at the Philadelphia
County Fair at Byberry this week.
The Henry A. Dreer, Inc., report an
unusually busy Septemiber month in all
departments. Their usual weekly win-
dow displays always attract attention and
this week has been given over to an ex-
hibit of rare and merdtorious plants,
among which were noted Picus altissinm
and Parcelli Panax gracillima, Paullinia
thalietrifolia, Aralia Veitchii, and sev-
eral fine vases of Erythrina, better known
as the Coral Plant.
The Henry P. Mdchell Co. have their
store and pavement well stocked with a
full line of salable foliage plants, such
as Perns, Palms, Araucarias, and Pieus
elasticas. They also have a fine bulb
window display, including some very fine
spikes of Tritoma Pfitzeri that come from
their trial "rrounds at Andalusia.
The Moore Seed Co., in common with
the rest of the trade, are busily engaged
in receiving their bulb imports, and re-
shipping them at the earliest possible
moment.
G. H. Dick, representing Cooper,
Tabor Co., London, England, was in
town last week.
W. H. E.
Chicago Seed Trade
The past week has been one of delight-
ful Autumnal weather. The oppressive
heat that prevailed for some time has
passed away, giving a new impetus to
all lines of trade. The Pall openings of
all the large department stores will occur
during the next two weeks, when the
decorators will have plenty to do. Th»
seed trade is just now at a point wheBi
every day sees a perceptible increase in
the amount of business accomplished.
With a continuation of such weather, it
will not be more than a couple of weeks
before the season will be on with its old
time vim.
J. C. Leonard of the Leonard Seed Co.
states that the Wisconsin Pea crop is
of good quality. Some sections will pro-
duce a fair yield, which will average
about the same crop as last year. Michi-
gan Beans will be short; the blight in-
fested the crop recently to such an ex-
tent that the prospects for a good crop,
that seemed assured four weeks ago, have
now passed away. This will mean
higher prices on Beans for the coming
season. Onion sets are booming; there
seems to be an upward tendency in prices
ever since the crop has been harvested.
The quality is away up so that the Onion
set market will need no boosting the com-
ing season. While J. C. Leonard occa-
sionally occupies his desk room in the
main store, the greater part of his time
is spent at the producing end of the busi-
ness. He keeps in close touch with all
the large growing centers in the sur-
rounding States where the seed crops are
produced for his house, and is a keen
observer of all conditions that may pre-
vail regarding possible yields.
At Vaughan's Seed Store business con-
tinues good ; the bulk of the orders re-
ceived up to the present time are much
in advance of the amount on the books
this time last season. Shipping and re-
ceiving still go on at the Westside
warehouses without interruption. J. C.
Vaughan is expected back from his Euro-
pean trip about Oct. 1.
The W. W. Barnard Co. now has a
full supply of all bulbs on hand. The
September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
611
Can You Beat This Offer?
LILIUM HARRISII
OR
Bermuda Easter Lily
Size, 7- to 9-Inch circumference, $60.00 per 1000. 200 to the case.
(F. O. B. Vesey Street. Subject to being unsold)
The MacNiff Horticultural Co.
56 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK
Pleaaa mention the Exohgngq when writing.
Stock has opened up to its satisfaction,
and sucli part of it as is on display in
the large retail store makes a creditable
showing. The wholesale trade is brisk.
A. H. Goodwin was in the city last week,
having come in from Lake Wawasee,
Water Park, Ind., where he has been
spending the greater part of the Summer.
Arnold Kingier says .that Onion sets are
soaring and that all the stock is now in
the hands of the seedsmen. A number
of the Hageman orders are being filled
by this house.
Peter HoUenbach returned to this city
Sept. 8 after a three months' trip to
Europe, having enjoyed a good old fash-
ioned time while away. Mrs. Hollenbach
accompanied him on the trip. He Is
brimful of new life and energy and is
DOW ready to start on another season's
business. His store has recently been
painted and presents a prosperous ap-
pearance, being well stocked with seeds
and bulbs for the season's trade.
At Winterson's Seed Store there is a
good call for Paperwhite Narcissus which
has developed since the cool weather be-
gan. Dutch bulbous stock still continues
to come in and is opening up better than
might be expected from reports that have
been prevalent regarding the quality of
stock shipped by some Holland growers
this season.
A. Henderson & Co. are filling several
of the orders of William Hageman & Co.
There is hardly a seed house in the city
handling bulbs that has not received a
portion of the business that had formerly
been booked by this house for Fall de-
livery.
.T. R. Condon of Condon Bros., seeds-
men and wholesale growers of Rockford,
m., has been in the city for a few days.
He states that the picking of seed Com
was commenced by them on Monday,
Sept. 7. Bulbous stock in all lines_ is
now coming in and is of good quality.
Corn will be sold at good value this sea-
son : in fact, there will be nothing cheap
in any line of the seed trade for the sea-
son now opening so auspiciously.
The Cherry Seed Co. is a new institu-
tion just opened at Rockford, 111. Chas.
Cherry is manager, having had 16 years'
experience with the H. W. Buckbee Co.
of that city. The store is located at 127
N. Main st. where a local retail trade
and a mail order business will be car-
ried on.
S. Y. Haines, who is weU known to the
seed trade of this country, has the sym-
pathy of a wide circle of friends in the
trade in the loss of his wife, who died
last week, and was interred at Rives
Junction, Mich., on Sept. 6. Mr. Haines
has charge of the catalog department of
the H. W. Buckbee Co. at Rockford, 111.
business in our line. A few days more
will allow us to get the last of our
bulbs in and be ready for a busy season.
The first touch of cold. Fall weather has
brought an increasing demand for bulbs
of all kinds. By the time business has
resumed its usual conditions after the
close of the four days celebration, we
hope to have the few belated shipments
opened, ready for the demand.
As was expected, the first of Septem-
ber and a few light rains increased the
call for Grass seeds of all descriptions,
particularly for lawn seed mixtures. Of
Alfalfa, here as elsewhere, there is a
surplus, probably owing to an Increased
supply and the drought during the Au-
gust planting time.
Recent reports from this section indi-
cate that Onion seed will not come up to
expectations, owing to a blight which ap-
peared just before harvesting. To all ap-
pearances the crop of Onions will be
rather light, of only fair size, and high
priced, as a smaller acreage was sown
this year, following the glut of last sea-
son. In general, there is a more optimis-
tic feeling with regard to all crops than
existed a month or so ago.
S. F. Willard, Jr., of A. C. Kendel's
Seed Store, has returned from his vaca-
tion spent with friends in New York
State and his parents in Connecticut.
Rains which preceded him left things
greatly freshened so that crops presented
a better outlook than at any previous
time during the Summer. With a favor-
able Pall, most of the crops will be very
satisfactory. He reports probable short-
ages on some items.
Recent visitors included Robert Liv-
ingston and Mr. Ludwig of Columbus. O.,
Horace Cheeseman of Vaughan's Seed
Store, headed for New York, where he
expects to undergo additional treatment
for his eyes which have troubled him
lately, and Wm. Dierloff of D. Lan-
dretli Seed Co., Bristol, Pa., returning
home after an Ohio trip. W.
Cleveland Seed Trade
With the opening of the Perry centen-
nial celebration we can look for dull
trade, for holidays do not mean enlivened
Catalogs Received
The Cunnljiffliam ITnrsery Co., Sey-
mour, Ina. — "Wholesale Trade List, Fall,
1913, Spring, 1914.
James Vlck'a Sons, Rochester, N .T. — •
Vlck's Wholesale Bulb, Seed and Plant
Catalog. Autumn. 1913.
Zilttle Tree Farms, South Framing-
ham, Mass. — Wholesale Price List of
Trees and Tree Seeds.
Chester Jay Bunt, Montclalr, N. J. —
The Blue Book of Bulbs, 1913. A se-
lected list of bulbs and bulbous roots
for Spring flowering.
Bohert Cmig Co., Philadelphia. Pa. —
Fall Wliolesale Price List of Crotons,
Dracjenas, Palms, Perns and miscellane-
ous greenhouse stock.
Thomas J. Grey Co., T?oston, Mass. —
Autumn, 1913, catalog of bulbs for both
outdoor and indoor planting, Hardy
Perennials, Roses and miscellaneous
flowers.
T. K. Watson, Old Colony ITarierles,
Plymouth, Mass. — Fall, 1913. Price List
of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs, Wild
We Have a Fine Stock of
ULIUMS
TENUIFOLIUM
ELEQANS HENRYl
ETC. ETC.
ff^rite for Prices
Can Make SPECIAL OFFERS
on Large Lots
John Lewis Chos
FLOWERFIELD, L I., N. Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Just a Few Thousand^
Extra
Fine
Lilium Harrisii
(TRUE STOCK)
Packed in original cases of loo bulbs each at S7.50 per 100 bulbs
STIMPP & WALTER CO., ^^^ "^St,r ^^4
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BULBS
Plants and Roots
IN SEASON
f.W.O.Schniitz,PrinccBay,N.Y.
Importer and Exporter of
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
SEED
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
We expect (rem our collector a freah harvest.
Price on application.
SANDER. Bruges, Belgium
And 158 BROADWAY. NEW YORK
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale G
of Full List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Narcissus Paper White
Grandiflora
100 1000
13 ctm. bulbs (1260 to case). ..$1.25 $8.50
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.50 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St.. CHICAQO
Burpee's Seeds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SPEELMAN^SONS
Sassenheim
Holland
F1«M« mutloB th« Exohanr* when wrltlB(.
612
The Florists' Exchange
All advance orders for my original
NA/INTER
Sweet Pea Seed
have been promptly filled, and each
additional order is sent the same day
as received as long as the seed will last.
Send for list.
New Winter Orchid or
Gold Medal Sweet Pea
I have cut down many large orders
!„„,.• f • I » ■ . . , , putting the balance of the seed in col-
lection of eight named varieties of the best commercial colors just to give even
the smallest grower a chance to try them.
Wl,£"^c*'?^" S- ^?^\ °""^^ varieties, in commercial colors: Pink and White
White Soft P.nj£ Lavender Dark Rose. etc. Sufficient to plant 100 feet
curtome" ' * °°^ coUection.^Not more than three colle^ctions to each
Winter Orchid Sweet Peas in Mixture
moi.'lhr?"?zs^'trlfhtl°mer.°'°"- P"-' M-.. $2.00; 1 oz., $7.00. Not
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, sweet Pea Ranch. LOMPOC, CAL.
Pansy Seed
(Novv Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAI, CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman,
PANSIES
THORBURN'S SUPERB MIXTURE has been
known for years for its variety of color and size
of flowers. Per oz $4 00
We have also extra fine strains of Mksteroieie,
Gtan''t'Trim"r54u. "" *'= '^"''"^ -"■"'== "'
Write for prices.
FRBESIA
REFRACTA ALBA lOO loOO
?! !° M-!°- diameter $0.75 $5.00
Purity. Firstsize 2.00 12.00
LILIUM HARRISII
_ _ . wo 1000
S J^ l'^' '=i'™"J="-ence $5.00 J40.00
0 to 7-m. circumference 6.00 55.00
/ to a-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
NA^^S^^^S^'^d^-^^ 3.75 35.00
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandl-
nora. 13-15 10c onn
LILIUM CANDIDUM. 20. . ! I [ ] [ ] ] sido iOm
•^A^^^OU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOG?
ASK FOR IT WHEN ORDERING
"The molt reliable seeds"
53 Barclay^St., (t is) New York
Thomas J. Grey Co.
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 SouthlMarliellStreet, - Boston, Mass.
Please mention the Exchanee when writing-.
Hollyhock Seed
AHMhJ^S' f""^''^ '"'^^'^i O^- 700.; pkt., 20c.
AUeghany, fringed, mixed. Oz.. 60c.; pkt., 15c.
^^J^.f^' G'^Jt-flowering World's Fair MIx-
60S0-se7ds,%^".0?;X?25c"'="""- °^-*^-=°'
Send for our Wholesale Seed List
Imperial Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimore, M<l
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
f leaae mention the lixoliange wlim writiiiir7'
Roses, Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Climb-
ing Roses, Vines and Climbers, Peren-
nials, Fruit Trees and small fruits.
,_.'''f™8s Viok's Sons, Rochester, NT
Viok s Garden and Floral Guide, Autumn
edition. Illustrated catalog of 34 pages
showing on the front cover a white a
yellow and a red Tulip on a black back-
ground.
Vincent lebreton's ITurseries, La
Pyramide-Trelaze (near Angers), Maine-
et-Loire, France.— Catalog of ornamen-
tfl. "ursery stock. Sole agents for
^"''?'^„^'^''^^ =^"<3 Canada— MoHutchi-
son & Co., 17 Murray st., New York.
Henry A Breer, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.
— Dreers Autumn Cata,log, 1913, listing
Bulbs and Roots, hardy Perennial
plants, Decorative and Flowering Plants
Roses for Autumn Planting. Hardy
bhrubs, Coniferous Evergreens, Aquatic
Plants, Hardy Climbing Plants, Small
Fruits, Flower and Vegetable Seeds,
Tools, Sundries, etc. Profusely illus-
trated and bound in an attractive cover
of black and white showing individual
blooms of six of the more recent Dar-
win Tulips.
Henry P. IHcheU Co., Philadelphia,
Pa. — wholesale Price List of bulbs, etc.
The notable feature of this catalog is a
full jvage illustration in colors of the
company's new scarlet bedding Gera-
nium, "Helen Michell," which is to be
disseminated in January, 1914, and in
connection with which the company is
offering $50 in gold for the best 4in. pot
of a single plant of this new Geranium
m bloom, to be competed for at the New
York Flower Show to be held next
March: for the second best plant, the
Michell gold medal, and for the third
best plant, the Michell silver medal.
Philadelphia, Pa. — Gt. Van Wav-
eren & Kruijff advise the trade that
Louis Berger has ceased to be their
American representative and request that
all correspondence be addressed to them
direct at 140 No. 13th st., Philadelphia.
The Sasinaw (Michigan) Board of
Trade, it is reported, are going to make
a few free distributions of all kinds of
trees, bushes, vines, etc., for planting on
the home grounds.
Baltimore, Md. — J. Bolgiano & Son
desire to express, through these columns,
their deep appreciation of the sympathy
of the American Seed Trade Association,
for the resolutions passed by that body
on the death of Joseph Ault Bolgiano,
the' head of their house for so many
years.
You'U seldom see finer Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora than this sea
of j 5000, grown in fertile Chester County soil. All transplanted stock,
2 to 2}4 feet, $8.00 per 100, $70.00 per 1000, f. o. b. West Grove. Only
one of a fine list of shrubs. Write for prices.
The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Heavy Loss of Gladioli Flowers
The Gladiolus Farm of the late John
Fay Kennell, two miles west of Roches-
ter, N. y., was visited Sunday night,
Sept. 14, by a genuine freeze, and about
six acres of Gladioli blooms with which
the Kennell hoys expected to supply the
Rochester, Buffalo, and other markets,
throughout the months of September and
October are a total loss.
This is the earliest freeze in this part
of the country in over forty years.
A Promising New White]]GIadiolus
L'Innocence, which last year was
awarded a certificate of merit by the Na-
tional Gladiolus Society (British) and
which was raised in the island of Guern-
sey, is pronounced by the expert writer
of the Guernsey Press (Spero) as "un-
doubtedly the finest wliite yet produced,
indeed the only true white. For the old
Bride, or Colvillei alba, is not a white
hut a green-hued flower deeply washed
Avith white. L'Innocence, on the con-
trary, has the glistening white petals of
the ornatus or the Pheasant-Eye Narcis-
sus." This new Gladiolus is credited to
Mr. Le Page, the foreman in the Gladioli
department of 'Charles B. Blampied, of
La Fosse, St. Martin's, Island of Guern-
sey.
History of the I- Gladioli
The four species of Gladioli which
have played such an important part in
the production of the section flowering
from July to October are G. cardinalis,
G. psittacinus, G. purpureo-auratus, and
G. Saundersii, all natives of South Africa.
One of the first amateurs to cross the
Gladioli was Dean Herbert in his gar-
den at SpofEorth. This would be about
eighty years ago.
On the Continent, at the same time,
the nurseryman Louis van Houtte was
hybridizing Gladioli. The two species
used were G. psittacinus and G. cardi-
nalis, the result being the Gandavensis
section. These were offered by Louis van
Houtte in his catalog for the first time
in 1841. Some thirty years later, M.
Lemoine, of Nancy, used a third species,
G. purpureo-auratus, crossed with the
Gandavensis hybrids. These form what
are known as the Lemoinei section, and
are readily recognized by the hooded flow-
ers. A few years later, M. Lemoine also
raised the Nanceianus section by cross-
ing G. Saundersii with the Lemonei hy-
brids. These were first offered for sale
in 1889.
Four wild species have thus been used
in the production of the Nanceianus hy-
brids. A fourth section, distributed in
America as Childsii hybrids, resemble
very much the Nanceianus group. The
parentage is given as G. Saundersii
crossed with the Gandavensis. Max
Leichtlin is credited with being the raiser
of the Childsii hybrids.
Messrs. Kelway of Langport can justly
claim to be the leading breeders of the
Gladioli in England. The late James
Kelway commenced to lay .the founda-'
tion of the Kelway strain nearly sixty
years ago. It is interesting to record
PoinseHJas
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
2H-inch, $5.00 per JOO; $45.00
pet 1000.
Scranton Florist Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 3-in. pots, $8.00 per
100, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA ChiiKnsis fimbriata
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, [East Stroudsburs, Pa.
Pleaae meptlcn the Exohfcnge when writing.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS
Beady ITow
Extra strone Princess of Wales, J6.00
per 100; good medium plants, J3.00 per
100. Extra strong; California, $4.00 per
100: good No. 2, $2.50 per 100.
Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
20,000 Violet Plants
La France, S5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
HWHITE PLAINS, N. Y.
Pleaae menti'on the Exchange when writing.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash|with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
15,000 Violet Plants
Marie Konlse, FaTanhar, Xa France,
Princess of Wales. Strong, healthy,
fleld-grown plants. JB.OO per 100, J4B.00
per 1000.
BnUNO HlNKElK, white plains, n. y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
613
Pansy Plants
My strain of Pansies is one of the best on the mar-
ket ; none better. Have over 1,000,000 good, strong,
stocky plants, $2.50 per 1,000; 5,000 for $10.00.
DAISIES (Bellis), FORGET-ME-NOTS, WALLFLOWERS,
GAILLARDIAS, SWEET WILLIAMS, HARDY PINKS,
FOXGLOVES, COREOPSIS, CANTERBURY BELLS and
CALLIOPSIS. Strong plants, S2.50 per 1000; 5000 for
$10.00.
VIOLETS. Large field clumps. Princess of Wales, Cali-
fornia and Lady Campbell. $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Strong, field grown, ready for 4-in.,
3 to 4 ft., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Strong, field-grown plants, ready for
5- and 6-in. pots, 18. 00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
SMILAX. Strong, 21^-in., $1.25 per 100, 1 10.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides, ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren-
geri and CINERARIAS, Dwarf Prize. 2H-in., I2.00 per
100; 300 for $5.00.
PARSLEY. Double curled, from the field, $1.50 per 1000.
LETTUCE PLANTS. Big Boston and Grand Rapids. $1.00
per 1000, $8.50 per 10,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WANTED
Large Specimen
PRLMS
GIVE SIZE, VARIETY
AND PRICES
J. H. TROY
THe Rosary Flower Co.
24 EAST 34th STREET
NEW YORK CITY
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
that between the years 1860 and 1893,
a period of thirty-three years, this firm
received 120 certificates or awards of
merit from the Royal Horticultural So-
ciety for Gladioli.
The three important characteristics of
a good spike of Gladiolus — size, color,
and substance of the flowers — are com-
bined to a remarkable degree in the Kel-
way hybrids. Three other names must
/ be mentioned when writing of British
V aised Gladioli. These are Messrs. Bur-
rell, Cambridge ; Main and Son, Prest-
wick, and W. C. Burrell, Ramsgate.
In America and Canada raisers of hy-
brid Gladioli are obtaining equally suc-
cessful results. The hybrids obtained
by H. H. Groff, of Simcoe, Ontario, are
truly remarkable. In the breeding of
the strain called Groff's hybrids, the
raiser claims to have used all the best
varieties he could obtain of British and
French raisers. The soil and climate of
Ontario must be admirably suited to the
raising of seedling Gladioli, for, judging
by his catalog, tens of thousands must
be grown and cultivated as readily as
Daffodils are in this country. A fea-
ture of the Groff strain is the yellow
and blue hybrids. The quantity and
color of the blooms are the outstanding
features. The spikes are 5ft. to 6ft.
high, with as many as thirty flowers.
Compared with the Kclway hybrids, the
flowers are more numerous, but not so
large, and the spikes are taller, though
not so stout. — Journal of Horticulture.
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AND Pub. Company is in a first-class position to get them up original cover designs, in
from one to four colors, and to execute the printing in the most uptodate and approved
methods. Having had experience with catalog covers for many years we consider our firm par-
ticularly qualified for the execution of this class of work.
Let us baue your Cover suggestion and ve vill do the rest.
We are equally prepared to do the body of the catalog. On our monotype machines we can
set up the type at any time between now and the time for closing up the catalog, thus having the
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Louisville, Ky.
While the past week has been rather
light, general conditions are now improv-
ing. The much cooler weather which has
at last succeeded the extreme heat of the
earlier part of the month has helped
growing stock out immensely, and the flo-
rists are inclined to be more optimistic.
Beutel & Frederick have about com-
pleted their new greenhouse on Brook st.
The new house is 18xl.30ft., being some-
what smjiller than the other houses of the
firm. The three houses will be heated
this Winter by the old hot water plant of
two boilers, which will be improved and
added to, next year. The firm's Chrysan-
themums are doing well, and will be
ready to cut by tlie second week in Oc-
tober. One house is given over to Car-
nations, which are also doing nicely.
The Nanz & Neuner bankruptcy case
will probably be settled by the purchase
of the company's assets by several at pres-
ent interested in the business, including
Manager David E. Weller, and the or-
ganization of a new company which will
continue to operate the shop and green-
houses. H. A. Kraft will probably be
president if this plan is carried out, and
Mr. Weller will continue as manager.
Mr. Kraft has already purchased the
fourteen acres near St. Mathews, Ky.,
on which the greenhouses are located, and
will lease the property to the new con-
cern.
The florist end of E. G. Reimers' busi-
ness has been incorporated separately, as
the E. G. Reimers & Son Co., with a
paid-up capital stock of $5000. The of-
ficers are Mrs. Ida J. Reimers, president ;
George Stark, vice-president ; and Milton
A. Reimers, secretary and treasurer.
E. G. Reimers will be manager of the
company's business. The company is
doing nicely, business being good and
stock coming on in good shape. Radiance
and Kaiserin Roses being remarkably
good.
Fred Haupt, the well-known Jefferson
St. florist, reports that stock is coming
in nicely, pink Snapdragons, white and
pink Killarney Roses and Asters being
the leaders, while sm,all Chrysanthemums
are also good. The Haupt shop handled
the principal designs for the only two
funerals in Louisville on Saturday last.
Miss Emma Baumer, one of the efii-
cient assistants of her brother, August
Baumer, at his shop in the Masonic
building, is spending a two weeks' vaca-
tion at her old home at Fredericksburg,
Ind., visiting relatives.
S. E. Thompson is one of the several
Louisville florists who have been com-
Slaining of unusually slow collections.
Ir. Thompson said recent'ly that there
are still a number of bills due him for
flowers purchased for wearing at the
opening of the Spring races this year,
which is always a holiday occasion ; the
Fall racing season opens soon, when
other bills of the same sort are likely to
be incurred.
Jacob Schulz has rented the second
story space over his shop on Fourth ave.
to the Kinemacolor Film Co., which wiU
have one of its four American offices in
Louisville. In order to make up for this
the store is being extended toward the
rear to give office room- for the business.
George Schulz expects to have the store
conservatory filled with Winter stock at
an early date.
Henry Fuehs, one of the numerous
Fourth ave. florists, is among those who
are looking forward to the Perry centen-
nial celebration next week and the open-
ing Of the Fall races to improve business
materially. The Kentucky State Fair
has helped things forward considerably,
and the other events referred to should
keep business moving.
614
The Florists' Exchange
THE CARNATION SUPPORT COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS OF
Self-Tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
''Here is a
real
SUPPORT!'
Write for Price List C
Pl8*i« m«iition th» Exchange when writing.
FIELD
GROWN
Stocky Plants, Medium Size, Right for Planting
CARNATION PLANTS
White Perfection - - $5.00
Enchantress - - - . 5.00
Harry Fenn - - - - 5.00
Mrs. C. W. Ward - - 6.00
White Enchantress - - 5.00
EDWARD J. TAYLOR,
Per 100
Lady Bountiful - - $5.00
Rose Pink Enchantess - 5.00
Dorothy Gordon - - 5.00
Victory, 2nd size - - - 3.00
Greens Farms, Conn.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
EZ-
Carnation and ^T^ ¥ 1"^
Chrysanthemum J £ f^
Prices and Samples on Request
Williams' Florist Supply House
PRICES
1.000- 5,000, per 1,000 $1.50
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.25
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.00
1,000- 5.000, per 1,000 1.50
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.25
11,000-80,000, per 1.000 1.15
1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 1.75
6.000-10,000, per 1.000 1.50
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.25
1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 l.SS
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.60
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.50
Works, 189-195 Mohawk St.
UHca, New York
Please mention the Exchangre when writing.
Field-Grown Carnation Plants,
Enchantress and Winsor.
$6.00 per 100.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Field-grown, $10.00 per 100.
FUNKIAS. Field-grown, large clumpg, $25.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGON. Giant Light Pink, color of Enchantress, a good grower
- ^and a good seller. 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Buxton's Pink,
""^ 214-in., $4.00 per 100.
FERNS. Scottii, Scholzeli and Tarrytown, extra heavy, 6-in., 50c.
each; 8-in., $1.00 each.
CAMPBELL BROS..
PENLLYN, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS '"'^^C.^ir"
Strong and healthy. Inspection invited. Enchantress. Rose Pink Enchantress and White Per-
fection, $6.00 per 100. S55.00 per 1000. White Enchantress, Dorothy Gordon and Beacon, $7 00 per
100, S60.00 per 1000. Cash with order. 250 of any one variety at 1000 rate. Special price on an order
of 5000. BeU Telephone, Troy 1315-J.
REYNOLDS © MACKAY, SFunswick R^ad TROY, N. Y.
Pleaae mentioa the Exchange when writJag*
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
AMOrted Fema for dishes. »3.00 ptr 100.
Asparagus Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
Kentlaa for centers, 10c each.
Kentla Belmoreana, 4 in.. 25c. and 35c.: S-
n, fiOc. and 76c.
FIELD GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
Mrs. Mackey, a clear pink of the Winsor
shade; free and early, a good keeper; $6.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000.
HEIVRY WBSTOIN, Hempstead, IV. Y.
Pleaie mention the Eaiohange when writing.
mP-aiowN CARNATIONS
Limestone land. No stem rot
5000 Enchantress, 1000 Victory. $6.00
per 100; $55.00 per 1000.
5000 White Enchantress, $7.00 per
100, $65.00 per 1000.
250 at 1000 rates.
Wella Fargo, United States and American Express.
Cash Please
JOHN F. SABRANSKY
KENTON, OHIO
Pleaa* mention the Erohany wkea writlsc*
10,000 CARNATIONS
Field-grown Plants
Pink Enchantress, White Perfection,
Lady Bountiful, white; May Day
Winsor and Harry Fenn, extra fine, $5.00
per 100.
GEO. B. WHITEHEAD
Box 116, GREENS FARMS, CONN.
Please mention the Exohange when wrlttitg.
CARNATIONS
1500 WHITE ENCHANTRESS
1000 MRS. CLARENCE MACKAY
800 BROOKLYN
$6.00 per 100. $55.00 per 1000.
These plants are grown from selected
stock for our own use and are_ in fine con-
dition. Have been planted in the fields
out of 2Jf-inch pots.
Pot- Grown HONEYSUCKLE. 6-inch
pots. $25.00 per 100.
ANCHUSA, Dropmore Variety. Extra
strong stock, 4-inch pots, $10.00 per 100;
2H-inch pots, $5.00 per 100.
ENGLISH IVY, field-grown, $6.00 per 100.
A I Mil I FD Jamaica Avenue.
■ ■■• InlLLEn, BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
The opening of a flower department by
the Stewart Dry Goods Co., the Louis-
ville representative of the Claflin inter-
ests, was one of the notable events of
the weels among the trade. Miss Emma
Pulford, formerly with Nanz & Neuner, is
in charge of the department, and her per-
sonal popularity among Louisville flower
buyers, as well as the prestige of the
store, should make the department a suc-
cess from the start. One of the com-
pany's 30 h.p. White cars wOl handle
deliveries.
A. F. Donaldson, of the Donaldson Co.,
growers of hardy outdoor nursery stock,
at Sparta, Ky., was in Louisville re-
cently, visiting the florists. G. D. 0.
Houston, Texas
The backbone of one of the longest
drouths Texas has ever known is broken.
On Sept. 7, rain fell in torrents for
four hours, showing 4^ins. of actual
rainfall. It came too late to save the
Cotton crop of the State, which will fall
far below normal, but the nurserymen
and truckers are jubilant for Fall pros-
pects now in planting.
Reichardt & Schulte, the seedsmen,
were almost too busy dispensing seed
today to take time for a pleasant smile;
it was a matter of rushing all the help
to get customers attended to. Mr.
Sehulte says they are selling enormous
quantities of Onion sets, indicating a
planting of Onions far in excess of any
season hitherto and, owing to failure of
Northern Cabbage this season, everybody
is putting in Cabbage seed here with
prospects for highest prices.
H. Bayersdorfer, right from Philadel-
phia, was in the city last week, taking
nice orders for supplies.
George M. Cosh, manager of the
Brazos Hotel Greenhouses, has got an
idea of value in handling his *Mums. In
his new house, 100x30ft., he has as fine
a lot of benched 'Mums to single stem
as can be found in the country, and he
did not put the glass on the roof until the
'Mums were actually in need of it. Says
George, "They will grow so much more
sturdy that way, and I'll get stockier
plants, but just when buds begin to show
color, then on goes the glass, and I'll
get the glass protection that they will
need to make the clean finished bloom."
Mr. Cosh purchased flowers bv thousands
for the eventful funeral of Mrs. SewaU,
Sept. 10 : the fact is. flowers are so scarce
that all the florists here who are supply-
ing for this funeral will have to get ship-
ments in from everywhere to make sure
of the quantity needed. Flowers are
comine in from St. Joseph, Mo.. Colo-
rado Springs, Guthrie. Okla., St. Louis,
Chicago, and many other places.
As a mark of phenomenal success in
the floral business for the few years
they are in it. the Kerr people are build-
ing a large well appointed stucco apart-
ment house adjoining their offices and
salesrooms on Travis st. This will bring
a ready rental of several hundred dol-
lars per month and is a wise investment.
FIELD-GROWN
Carnation Plants
100
WUte EncIiantTeBS $7.00
1000
$65.00
60.00
55.00
60.00
55.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
50.00
Bo6e EnchantiesB 7,00
Iiawson EncbantresB 6.00
Enchantress 7.00
Alvlna 6.00
Perfection 7.00
Dorothy Gordon 7.00
Victory 7.00
Harlowaraen 6.00
We never offered a nicer lot of plants
than the above; guaranteed to be flrst-
class, clean and free from all disease.
Cash, please.
HOWARD P.KlflNHANS.^c^S's," Easlon, Pa.
Pleaje mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATIONS
NICE, EXTRA FINE PLANTS.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay,tiie
bread and butter Carnation.
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per looo.
Cash with order. Satisfaction guaranteed
Address all orders to
ROWEHL&GRANZ
HicksvUle. (L. I.) N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exoh>ngfl when initing.
CAfiNATIONS
f.MRNERCMNSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Gr'awn Camatjons
ENCHANTRESS. »5.00 per 100, J45.00 per 1000.
WHITE WONDER. t5.50 per 100. J50.00 pel
1000.
Cash with order.
KUHNE BROS., Hicksville, L l.,N.Y.
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c Cash with order.
BELLAMY BROS., ='k*rSSl'i!'s'l\'^Vr
Pleaae mention the Exehange when writiag.
CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
WHITE WONDER S6.00 J50.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS... 5.00 45.00
WHITE PERFECTION 5.00 45.00
WHITE BROS., Medina, N. Y.
Pleaaa mention the Exohange whe« writing.
Carnation Plants
1600 White and Pink Fair Maid
Firsts, SS.OO per 100 ; seconds, $4.00 per 100.
FINE PLANTS. Cash with order.
R. H. WOODHOUSE, ^=^m'*a^™'"*
Floafie mention the Exohange when writing.
September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
615
Carnation Plants
Surplus
MRS. T. W. LAWSON J4.00
Per 100
MRS. WARD 4 00
WHITE LAWSON ]'. 3.00
Jos. H. Black, Son ®. Co.,
HIGHTSTOWN. N. J.
. Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
ci^wn Carnation Plants
5000 Enchantress 2000 Sangamo
4000 Queens
$35.00 and $40.00 per 1000
These plants are very healthy and free
from disease. Cash with order. ^]
F. B. ABRAMS. Blue Point, N. T.
f IsMa mention tha Eiohanife when writtng.
Carnation Plants
600 Harlowarden, $4.00 per 100
AUTHUR COOMBS, "'"crN""""'
Pleas3 mention the Exchange when writing,
ROOTED CARNATION CUHINGS
For October Delivery 100 1000
ENCHANTRESS $2,25 $20.00
^^T?B^^'=5'^™^SS 2.25 20.00
VICTORY, red 2.25 20 00
COMFORT, red 2 25 20 00
ST. NICHOLAS, red '. 2:25 20100
•> o ......Sj!?'**'' """' Gardens
B. S. BASSETT, Prop., LOOMIS, CAUFORNIA
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
s'r'o'^n carnations
100
1000
Wodenethe $10.00
White Enchantress 8.00 $75.00
White Perfection 8.00 75.00
Rose-Pink Enchantress 7.00 60 00
Enchantress 7.00 60.00
C. H. TOTTY. Madison, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATION PLANTS
6000 fine Al field-grown plants of red
CORNELL, $50.00 per 1000.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Cash with order.
H.A.MOLATSCH L^ Nanuet, N.Y.
Pleaee mention the Exchange when writing.
GROWN Carnation Plants
800 Pink Enchantress IB no
1000 Winsor 5 6o
100 Crimson Beauty [[[[ sloo
600 GERANIUM S. A. Nutt,3H-in.. . 4 00
500 BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in., 3.00
6MRGFW. RUSSEll, fishlill-on-Hudson.N.Y.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE NOTE.— The
Florists' Exchange Is a trade paper, and
Its advs. quote wholesale prices. For
that reason It should be treated with care.
Copies should not be left lying where they
will be seen by outsiders, nor should they
on any account be used as wrapping or
packing material. Further, the fact that
a purchaser not In the trade may seek to
obtain goods at trade prices by no means
compels you to sell him at wholesale.
This is one of the outcomes of first class
attention to business, and a standing
here among the people that merits the
trade and patronage this firm is receiv-
ing. .Mr. Kerr says of trade, that fu-
neral business with them this Summer
has been truly large, both in local and
outoftown orders, and they have been
scouring the country to get flowers to
make up designs.
"We are also using the Summers' sys-
tem of irrigation at our nurseries," says
Mr. Kerr, "and with very gratifying
success; it has proven a great time saver
and convenience to us."
Manager Boyle of the Forrestdale nur-
series is making a specialty of fine lots
of Pampas Grass for decorating, showing
several fine vases to advantage. He re-
ports trade very good and the recent rain
worth thousands of dollars to him in
coming field stock.
Bulbs are arriving in great quantities,
and planting has begun for Christmas
Paperwhites and other bulbous stock.
Condition of trade as reported from all
the florists here is all that could be de-
sired, with prospects for an enormous
Fall and Winter business.
S. J. Mitchell.
Texas Notes
Gainesville
Herman Kaden says the finest Roses
for outdoor planting in this latitude are
the grand old_ Malmaison, Viscountess
Folkestone. Kaiserin Aug. Victoria,
Maman Cachet. Gruss an Teplitz, Prince
de Bulgarie, with one or two others.
Maryland and the Killarneys come too
single. Here is a snug plant, clean and
modern in every respect, with several
acres of fine land surrounding it.
Port Worth
The Drumm Seed & Floral Co. report
business very good considering the un-
usual season. They are prepared for a
busy Fall.
Baker Bros, have kept up a very at-
tractive window all Summer under the
care of C. E. Papworth, who has charge
of the floral and seed departments.
Mr. Papworth is a brother of the well
known craftsman of New Orleans, and a
capable and genial gentleman. Addi-
tional glass is going up which is convinc-
ing proof of the expansion of trade.
Dallas
Considerable changes have been made
among the seedsmen and florists of late.
The lyang Floral Co. has acquired the
plant of Alex Miller and placed the same
gentleman in charge.
.1. Donnelly has charge of the Green
Floral Co.'s range and is doing good
work.
Langs have now two stores and the
same number of plants and are equipped
tor doing a large business.
The Texas Seed & Floral Co. have a
handsome store in the new Adolphus
building and, by the way, the famous
brewer of St. Louis is erecting a build-
ing which while not so lofty as the Wool-
worth of N. Y. City, is considered one of
the most ornate and beautiful structures
in either hemisphere. It is gothic in de-
sign and will be a grand memorial to
the builder, Adolphus Busch. It is re-
ported that Lang has an option on the
finest store, Mr. Busch being a great
lover of flowers.
Waco
Wolfe Floral Co. are adding to their
plant and, at the same time, erecting a
range of three houses filled with 'Mums
upon the grounds of the Cotton State
Fair, to be held next month, by which
time the stock will be in fine shape judg-
ing from present indications. It is quite
a stunt and reflects much credit upon
Tbos. Wolfe who conceived the idea and
while it entails much outlay and labor,
apart from any pecuniary benefit, it
cannot fail to be a big drawing card. Fol-
lowing the exposition, the material will
be removed and added to the already ex-
tensive plant out of town.
A new grower has arrived on the scene
in the person of G. Watson, formerly of
Asheville, N. C, who is erecting a range
of houses and intends catering to a re-
tail trade. Mr. Watson has the reputa-
tion of being an all-round grower.
Beaumont
The Beaumont Floral Co. will remove
on Oct. 1.5 into more commodious quar-
ters in a fine new building, centrally lo-
(Continued on page 617)
Announcement
In order to have better facilities to conduct my
business and to make my office more accessible
to my customers, i am notv located at
7/ West 23d Street, J^e"^ York City,
(corner of 23d Street and 6th Avenue).
This is the center of the Wholesale Flower and Plant
business of New York, and at this address I tbill be
pleased to see my customers. Trust this nenv location
may enable me to ser'be my customers better and hope
for a continuance of pleasant business relations.
ROMAN J. IRWIN
Importer and Jobber
Plants, Bulbs, and Seeds
71 West 23d Street, NEW YORK CITY
Phone — aramercy I760
REPRESENTING
A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell. Conn. H. H. BARROWS & SON, Whitman, Masa.
STORKS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Ohio GOOD & REESE CO., Springfield, Ohio
And Specialty Growers
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
First Size
100 1000
Enchantress - - - $6.00 $55.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00 55.00
White Enchantress - 6.00 55.00
White Perfection - - 6.00 55.00
Gordon ------ 7.00
Bargains in 2d Size Plants
3, 4 and 5 Shoots 100
Enchantress ------ $3.50
White Enchantress - - - - 3.50
Rose Pink Enchantress - - 3.50
White Perfection- - - - - 3.50
FARNAM P. CAIRO,
Cash with order
Brunswick Road, TROY, N. Y.
POINSETTIAS
There is no better seller at Christmas time than nice pans of POINSETTIAS.
There is never a surplus of these if they are well done. But to get nice pans you must
have strong, thrifty plants in first-class condition to start with. We still have several
thousand which are just right for this purpose and will be pleased to supply you.
$5.00 per 100 $45.00 per 1000
CARNATIONS
We have about 500 fine plants of ENCHANTRESS left.
$6.00 per 100, or $25.00 {or the lot.
Also a few each of WHITE ENCHANTRESS, WHITE PERFECTION and
MRS. C. W. WARD, at S5 00 per 100.
BAUR & STEINKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
Chrysonihemums
and Fertilene
J. E. FELTHOUSEN ELMER D. SM ITH © CO.
616
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PALMS HEAcocK^s FERNS
HOME-GROWN, STRONG, CLEAN AND WELL ESTABLISHED
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
Kentia Forsteriana wade-up Kentia forsteriana Phoenix Roebelenii
Leaves In. niEn Each Per doz. ■ F
Leaves In. high Each Per doz.
6-in. pot, 5 to 6 28 to 30 $1.00 S12.00
6-in. pot, 6 34 to 36 1.50 18.00
Cocos Weddeliana
2)^-in. pot
214-in. pot
In. high
8 to 10
10 to 12
Per 100
$10.00
15.00
Cibotium Schiedei
9-in. tub
9-in. tub
Each
4 ft. spread $4.00
5 ft. spread 5.00
Cedar tubs P
ants
n tub In. high Each
7-in.
4
28 to 30 $2.00
7-m.
4
36 2.50
7-m.
4
36 to 40 3.00
9-in.
4
40 to 42 4.00
9-in.
4
42 to 48 5.00
9-in.
9-in.
12-in.
12-in.
12-in.
12-in.
4
4
4
4
4
4
4 to 4J^ ft.
high, heavy 6.00
5 ft. high,
heavy 7.50
5 to bVi ft. 10.00
5H to 6 ft. 12.50
6 ft. high heavy 15.00
7 to 8 ft. 20.00
Each
5-in. pot, nicely characterized.. . .$1.00
6-in. pot, 18 to 20-in. spread 1.50
7-in. tub, 18 in. high, 24-in. spread 2.00
Areca Lutescens
In. high Each
6-in. pot, 3 plants in pot 22 to 24 $0.75
6-in. pot, 3 plants in pot 24 to 28 1 .00
7-in. pot, 3 plants in pot 36 2.00
7-in. tubs, 3 and 4
plants in tub 42 4.00
9-in. tubs, 3 and 4
plants in tub 48 5.00
Kentia Belmoreana
Leaves In. high Each
2H-in. pot..4...8 to 10
3-in. pot 5.. 12
4-in. pot.5 to6.15 $0.40
5-m. pot. 6 to 7.18 .50
6-in. pot. 6 to 7.24 1.00
$1.50
2.00
4.50
6.00
12.00
Leaves In. high Each Per doz.
e-in. pot. 6 to 7.26 $1.25 $15.00
6-in. pot.6 to7.28 to30 1.50 18.00
Cedar tub
7-in 6 to 7.. 30 2.00
7-in 6 to 7 .. 34 to 36 2.50 30.00
7-in 6 to 7. .36 to 38 3.00 36.00
9-in 6 to 7 .. 42 to 45 4.00 48.00
Cedar ^ ,
tub Leaves In. high Each
9-in. 6 to 7. .45 to 48, very heavy $5.00
9-in. 6 to 7. .48 to 54, very heavy 6.00
9-in. 6 to 7 .. 5 ft., very heavy. . . . 8.00
9-in. 6 to 7. .6 ft., very heavy.. . .10.00
When in Philadelphia be sure to look us up.
NVyncote, Pa.
Railway Station, Jenkintown
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2)^-inch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE ZNTRODUCER
Amsterdam, New York
uosion rcrns, loo.^'iD.oo per Km
Roosevelt ferns, fSoVpricJS^'
WhitmaniCompacta,^S«
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENfiY H. BARROWS & SON, "^ mass^'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNSFORDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Flat
Ready now, all clean and healthy
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
Please mention the Exohanse when writlnK.
FERNS
BOSTON and ROOSEVELT
For fi-inch pots, $20.00 per 100.
QUIDNICK GREENIIOllSrS, QUIDNICK, It. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ferns
Assorted varieties, strong healthy
plants, from 2J^-in. pots at $3.00 per
100 ; $25.00 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS. In 8 of the best
varieties, ready for potting at $1.00 per
100 ; $9.50 per 1000. 10c. extra per
100 by mail.
POINSETTIAS. 2M-in., well-grown
stock at $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000.
frank N. Eskesen, Madison, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD 'AND EAST 45tb STREET
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
Scholzeli, Heavy, from 6-in., 40c.; 5-in., 30c.-,
4.in., lOc; 2>i-in.. 3<^. Whitmanl, 6-in., heavy,
40c. Roosevelt, 6-in.. 30c.
VINCA vaiiegata, from field, large plants, 5c.
ANTHERICUM varlegata, suitalile for 5-in.
pots, lOc. Cash with order, please.
J.W.C.SEALY, Lynbrook,N.Y.
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HOLLY FERNS
Cyrtomium Rochfordianum
3-inch pots, 5 cents
R. G. Hanford, Norwalk, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TERNS FERNS
FOR JARDINIERES. Good strong plants from
2)^-inch pots, now ready for immediate use, at
S3.00 per 100. S25.00 per 1000.
THOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN
SHORT HILLS, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HATCHERI
3-inch, $6.00 per 100.
2%-inch, $4.00 per 100.
Seedling's, $12.00 per 1000.
Greenhouse grown seed, $6.00 per 1000.
Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT
USE FOR RESULTS
FERNS
BOSTON FERNS
from special, carefully selected
stock, compact growth
Not able to house them all, I offer a
limited amount from bench at $25.00 and
$35.00 per 100; 25 eame rate; ready for
5- and 6-in. pots.
Assorted Table Ferns from 2%-iii.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK t
Having considerably increased my fijB
stock of seme, I am in the position to ■■
fill larger orders, at prices as follows; ■
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
All express orders. CaA or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue - JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Pieaae mention the Exohange when writinr.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2M-inch stoclc in largest and best
assortment, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strong,
clean, tlirifty stock from 3-inch pots, $4.00 per
doz., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per do2-
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in 16;i_ncD
oalcen tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition.
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2-;nch
stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 5-inch,
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An eiceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2M-inch
stock, $1.20 per doz.. $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM. Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strong,
bushy, 2Ji-inch stock, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled with Fern See dlingi
numbering several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting; assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, Sl.OO
per 100, $9.50 per 1000; S9.00 per 1000 in 10,000
Iota and S8.50 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guarariteed,
money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
request and remittance
safely by Parcel Post upon rcques'
of 12c. per 100 plants for postage.
PTERIS ANDERSONI. Queen of the Pteris
family. A distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
handsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2J^-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., $20.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting, $1.00 per 100. $8,50
per 1000.
Price list, comprising 50 best commercial Ferns,
on application.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
Pern Specialist:
Please mention the Exchange when Writing.
September 20, 1913.
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617
''NOW IN FULL SWING"
The MacNiff Horticultural Co.
56 Vesey Street, New York
AUCTION SALES
of Decorative Palms. Ferns, etc. Assorted Evergreens, Boxwoods, g
Bay Trees. California Privet. Holland and French-Grown Bulbs
EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
AT ELEVEN O'CI-OCK, A. M.
Our new store with its five stories and basement has every facility for handling immense quantities of everything
in the Horticultural line.
'Remember the address 56 VcSCy StrCCt, NcW York
The MacNiff Horticultural Company
PERNS
From Bench
Boaton, Plersonl. Elegantlsslma. Whitmanl,
4-m., lOc; 5-in., 12Hc.
DIGITALIS Gloilnlaefiora and CAMPANULA,
from seed bed. S5.00 per 1000.
FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Assorted. 2}i-m., 2c.
GENISTA. 2M-in-. 3c.
I^OUBLE ALYSSUM, Giant. 2-in., 2c.
500,000 PANSICS
DOUBLE DAISIES.'Snowball and Longfellow
$2.50 per 1000, 5000 for $10.00.
FORGET-ME-NOTS and SWEET WILLIAMS.
$2.50 per 1000.
CARNATIONS. Second
chantress,''Rose Flak
100.
PnfUJIfTI AC OBCONICA, white, pink,
rnilVllJLAa. ^vender, red; BABY and
MALACOIDES, $2.00 per 100.
Cash, pleAse.
BYER BROS.,CliamlKrsburg,Pa.
Plwaae mention the Exohanpe when writtny.
Palm Bargain
Have about 500 Eentla Belmoreana.
Strong, clean, 3-iD. itock, 5 leaves, 12-in.
high, while they last, at $10.00 per 100.
Try a sample dozen at $1.50.
UCIIDV CIIPI CD 4651 Lancaster Ave.,
ncnni cntaLtn, PHiLflDEiPHw. pa.
Please mention the Eiohange when writteic.
Asparagus Sprengeri
3-in. pots. $4.00 per 100; 4-m. pots, $6.00
per 100; 4H-in. $8.00 per 100; 5-m. $10.00
per 100.
SMILAX. 4-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
CARNATION, Lady BountUuI. $5.00
per 100. Cash with order.
S. G. BENJAMIN, Fishkill, N. Y.
Please mention the ExohftOffO when wrltlar.
^Continued Sram page 615)
cated. Incr-easins business necessitates
the change. Another striking example of
succesirful management by two talented
ladies who also hare in connection a
range of 2.5,000ft. of glass.
The Beaumont Seed Co. state that the
snlendid rains all over the State mean at
least fifty millions in late hay and Win-
ter vegetables. One farm alone devotes
twenty acres to Cauliflower Snowball,
grown under conitract to a pickling firm,
in addition to Cabbage Volga and Let-
tuce Big Boston.
Galveston
M. P. Hargrave has taken his son,
.John J., as a partner, and who will un-
doubtedly add push to what is consid-
ered one of the most reliable seed houses
in the Lone Star 'State. Evidence of the
productiveness of the soil was given on
.July 15 when a customer brought in a
Watermelon of the Tom Watson variety,
that tipped the scales at 661bs.
San Antonio
The oldest seed house in Texas is that
of G. W. Huth Seed Co., founded by
G. W. Huth, Sr., who located in San
Antonio 71 years ago and laid the foun-
dation of a flourishing seed business,
which has now been carried on for sev-
eral years under the management of his
son, G. W. Hulh, Jr. W. M.
Albany, N. Y.
Business certainly is commencing in
this city in good shape. Customers have
returned to their city homfes and are re-
quiring all kinds of plants to replace
those which had been discarded and neg-
lected during the Summer months, and
a number of our florists were obliged to
get in a stock of Ferns, Palms and deco-
rative plants, to fill these orders. Cut
flowers, also, have been in demand and in
a short time trade will be as brisk as it
was last Spring. The only drawback is
that a heavy frost has struck thig city
and the upper part of the State, freezing
up most of the outdoor plants ; this not
being expected, and the indoor blooms not
being far enough advanced, will make cut
flowers run short for a while, although
'Mums are making their appearance by
degrees. Carnations will also be ready
shortly. Roses are still coming in and
seem to improve daily. This, of course,
will help the trade along considerably.
The prizes were awarded to the chil-
dren of our city in the Garden Contest
gotten up two years ago by the Women's
Club of Albany. The prizes amounted to
more than $100 and 50 children were
made happy. The exhibition of cut flow-
ers in the Washington Lake House,
grown by the children, certainly was one
great attraction and admired by hun-
dreds of visitors, as almost every one had
some relative or friend a lucky winner.
The vegetables, as well as the flowers in
the center of the hall, resembled an agri-
cultural fair or show. The entries for
bouquets of mixed flowers and best collec-
tion of Asters were the largest. A large
collection of individual pot plants helped
to make this show a success and the com-
mittee expressed its gratitude to the
children and people of the city for the
response to the effort made to start the
garden movement ; it will be a permanent
affair and not merely a fad in the future.
F. A. Danker, Maiden Lane, reports
orders coming in for plants for home
decorations ; he is also returning Palms
to his customers, cared for during the
Summer season. Mr. Danker is enjoy-
ing a short hunting trip with a number
of other floral knights from out of town.
The Rosery, Steuben St., has had a
good rush of funeral work this last week.
The new auto helps the establishment
along by giving prompt and perfect de-
liveries.
H. G. Eyres, North Pearl St., has a
fine lot of 'Mums on exhibition, the first
of the season. I am also glad to say that
Mr. Eyres made his appearance a few
times at the store last week, the first
after his long illness, but he is not fully
recovered as yet and is still under the
doctor's care. Miss Hales has returned
from her vacation.
The Cut Flower Exchange, Maiden
Lane, has been shipping some large or-
ders of cut flowers out of town ; the local
trade has _ been making a good showing
in demand" for cut flowers, and quite a
number of local growers are sending it
shipments. L. H- S.
Ferns, Araucarias
and Primulas
Our stocks of these plants are very fine
this year, no better can be bought for the
money.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisil. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitmanl. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.
DISH FERNS. The h)est varieties only,
$4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconica. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chinensis. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5K- and 6-m.
pots, 3, 4, 5 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. SM-in- POts, fine plants,
40c. each.
Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROTHERS
f^TRtfntlJjf'A°lei'5e Philadelphia, Pa.
Pleaao mention the Eschange when writing.
Anthericum Mandaianum
Without doubt the most valuable mtro-
duction of late for all florists. Resembles a
tufty mmiature Pandanus Veitchii. Excel-
lent for fern dishes, etc., standmg lota of
abuse; quick grower anywhere.
Strong plants, ready for shiftmg from 3 H-
in. pots; 10c. each, $6.00 per 100, $5000.
per 1000.
BARD (^ DAVIS
Bryant and Wilbur Avenues, SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
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Nttrsery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS. PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
Write for our \Vholesale 1.1st
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY.
Geneva^ N. Y.
p. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Just Recfllred From Our Holland Nura«rle«t '
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Splreaa
Japonica, Lillum Spedosum, Peonlea,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
California Privet
Berberis Tliunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. Tlie stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT,
RobbinsTllle
Nnrseries,
Robbinsville, N.J.
V.6
'C HARDY NURSERY STOCK
1^^ offered by
G.W.VANGELDEREN,Boskoop, Holland
■ Mail us your orders for Fall delivery now.
Pleaae montion the Exchange when writing.
THE FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES
200 ACRES
TREES, SHRUBS,
EVERGREENS
VINES and ROSES
Send for
W. B. WHITTIER © CO.
DEAL
FINE STOCK of
RHODODENDRONS
KALMIAS and
ANDROMEDAS
FRAMINGHAM, MASS.
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HARDY NURSERY STOCK
PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
.EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue.
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Hofland
Pleaa^menno^^^Exommg^^e^rrmngr
Nortiiern Grown Nursery Stock
F" Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Assortment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
, Prices Reaaonaile. "Wholeaale Trade List for the AsliTig
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abmgton, Mass.
Pleaae mention the Exohmsa when writlBs.
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business witli
Europe stiould send for the
** Horticultural
Advertiser"
This is The British Trade Paper being read
weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
Annual subscription to cover cost ol postage, 75
cents. Monejf orders payable at Lowdnam, Notts.
As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscriptions, send a copy oi
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to the nursery or seed trades. Address
Editors of the "H. A."
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
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AtnmmniFrmte
The Nursery Trade Journal
BrisHitis ailh uiiiuuc and exclusive features.
Every issue a special number. Only national
publication. The Pr&ctical Horticul-
turist's Ne^rspaper.
SI. SO a year; Canada, foreign, S2.00.
AMERICAN FRUITS PUBLISHING CO., Inc.
Ellwanger i Barry BIdg., Rochester, N. Y.
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Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
LARGE PRIVET
The F. E. CONINE NUBSERT CO.
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anythins from Norway ^ruce to the finer varieties of ETergreena, send in youi list*
and we will giTe you a fifure that will make you money.
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First class plants, mostly 'Maids,
Winsors and Perfection; at a
bargain.
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NEW YORK
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J. Heins Sans, Habtenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
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Lily of the Valley, Lllaca for Forcing.
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High Grade Vegetable and flewer Seeds ,
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
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RHODODENDRONS, aelect hardy rarietlea
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Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
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BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
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A large and complete assortment of
Erergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
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Bedding Plants
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TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
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Fruits ^ Vegetables Under Glass
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September 20, 1913.
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NURSERY
DEPARTMENTj
OONDUCTED BT
JOSEPH MEEHAN
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AIOBBICAD' ASSOCIATIOir OF WRSEXYVCEN
President, J. B. Filkingrton, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland O.
Salix Babylonica Aurea
(^Subject of this week's illustration)
There is no need to describe the well known Baby-
lonian Willow, the old Weeping Willow, known to every
one, it has been so long in common use. But the one
of our notes and photograph is
not the common one, but the
golden barked variety, a counter-
part of the common one in all re-
spects excepting it has golden
colored twigs instead of the green
bark of the common Willow. Be-
cause of this it is being much
planted as, besides the usual
graceful drooping character of
the shoots and foliage in Sum-
mer, the golden bark is the cliief
attraction in Winter, this and the
drooping twigs. This Willow is
sometimes confounded with the
golden barked variety of vitellina,
a very different kind, and one that
does not weep with the effective-
ness of this. Vitellina itself has
light golden bark, its variety has
deeper golden color, and shows
some effort to develop drooping
branches.
The golden barked Weeping Wil-
low of our photograph appears
not common in nurseries, but it
would seem it should be, for there
would be customers for it all the
time, some preferring this form
while others would like the old
green barked one.
While this Willow is well known
as doing well near water it by no
means refuses to do well on a
lawn, and it is often represented
in such situations, greatly to the
advantage of its surroundings.
t, . , , The saving and
Savmg.and sowing of the
S«)wmg,Treo g^^ds is a matter
Boetts Qj- gpgjjj impor-
:tance to nurserymen and all others
interested in raising seedlings of
trees and shrubs. There is a great
deal to be learned in the proper
care of seeds, their gathering and
preservation. What makes the
task a rather difficult one is
a variation in the treatment
of different trees
placed in airtight vessels, especially do they keep well if
dry sand be mixed with them. The good result appears to
be gained because the seeds are in the same condition as
they were when they ripened. There has been no loss of
weight or moisture, no shriveling.
It seems very probable that the solution of the diffi-
culty of keeping such seeds in good condition for late
sowing would be found in the keeping of them in air-
light vessels as mentioned in a dark, cool place.
In conversation with a nurseryman
Crooked Trees recently, and noticing a lot of crooked
trees he had had cut out among his
\'arious blocks, I enquired whether he ever received or-
ders for those crooked ones. He replied he did, but
only to a small extent. Of course, with avenue trees
straight stems were required, but where it was for lawns
or groups, crooked trees were not only acceptable but
often were asked for. Such orders come from large
planters who recognize the pleasure a natural looking
group affords every one, especially those of educated
taste, as are the many who now take pleasure in coun-
try life. Our own experience is of the same nature.
Examples of plantings, especially to imitate natural
growths, are not uncommon, and cases have been known
where customers have requested that crooked trees be
SaUx Babylonica Aurea Golden Weeping Willow
that there is such
required by seeds
some there are which must be sown
at once, or otherwise kept in some particular way.
Others may be kept dry for months or years,
and still be in the best of condition for sowing
It is largely the custom of most nurserymen to pur-
chase their seeds of collectors, and were these collectors
to preserve them properly it would often be better for the
nurserymen to obtain them in this way. The seed col-
lertnr keeps his seeds dry, as a rule. It makes their
care so much easier, also their shipment when orders are
received for them. That this treatment is not the best
for all seeds is well known. The successful collector is
he who experiments until he has found out the require-
ments of all the seeds he handles, keeping dry such as
require it, moist those that will not live otherwise, and in
other ways keeping only such seeds that he knows are in
excellent condition for sprouting when they leave his
liands. To complete his work there is required a pack-
ing of those requiring shipment in such a way that they
reach the hands of customers in as good condition as
when shipped.
Following nature's lessons regarding such seeds, it
shows that no seed requires to be kept dry. They fall
from the trees to damp ground. Therefore it would
seem the safer plan to keep all of them damp in some
way from the time of their falling until they are sown.
From experiments already made it has been proved that
many seeds will keep in good condition for months when
sent them instead of straight ones, as being in line with
what they desired. If a nurseryman has among his
clients one who contemplates the planting of extensive
grounds there should be few crooked trees thrown away.
This does not mean defective trees, such as those with
ill-formed heads, but such as have trunks out of the
straight line street trees should have.
The sale of crooked trees will always be somewhat
limited, because of the large number of straight ones
demanded for avenue and similar plantings, and this
should lead to care in the growing of all trees. It is
an error of judgment in the first place to let a great
lot of crooked ones grow; they should be thrown out
when young.
But, without doubt, if the attention of a prospective
jiurchaser was called to the pleasure to be derived
from a grove of trees of natural appearance, which
would embrace crooked as well as straight trees, there
would be more thought paid to this feature, it being
sound advice.
Is the Japan Chest- 1" /he Bulletin of the Arnold
» Di. T*;^ ,V Arboretum, referring to Chest-
nut Bhght Prool7 ^^j^ „„j J^^ ^.^^^J^ ^^j^^ -^
now destroying the greater number of our native trees
of it, whether wild or cultivated, it is said — "It is gen-
erally believed that the disease which is now destroy-
ing the American Chestnut tree and the European
Chestnuts planted in this country will not attack the
Af^iatic species. If these trees are really immune they
will probably be of much economic importance in the
United States."
This is a subject of great moment, and the experi-
ence of any reader with the Japanese Chestnut would
be welcome. If not mistaken, several years ago there
appeared m the columns of The Exchange a communi-
cation, with photograph, showing diseased trees of this
species, from the Superintendent of Harleigh Cemetery,
Camden, N. J. Any one having experience with this
Chestnut would be doing a service by making known
what the result has been. The writer knows of but one
tree of the Japanese in his immediate neighborhood.
It IS a bearing tree, but still quite young, with clean
smooth bark, and so far is quite healthy. There are
also two of the European species, one a quite old tree,
both of which are free from any sign of disease, though
there are many infected trees of native ones not far
away. StiU, this proves nothing so far as there are
isolated native trees still untouched by the fungus.
May it not be that this pest, like many another, will
run Itself out in time, and that young trees may come
along to restore our present loss?
Is It Wise to The following extract is from
Plant Large Trees ? The Pacific Garden:
iJl^^\i^ 1^^v?° remove a Cunninghamia, about 20ft.
m height, at this season?
f„i'^'^cl''i'?1^P'^.?' ^ i""®^ °? ^"'^h size will require care-
ful digging and good boxing to be successful at this
season of the year. Then, too, it should be placed in
the shade for two months at least before planting We
are not in sympathy with the idea of planting large
trees for immediate effect. The arboriculturilL
whether man or woman, who has not the patience to
begin with small specimens, had better turn their at-
tention to concrete construction work."
The Cunninghamia referred to is a Chinese evergreen,
sometimes found in Philadelphia gardens when weU pro-
tected in Winter.
That, as a rule, the small tree will be far more satis-
factory than the large one, will be generally agreed to
by all familiar with the subject of tree planting. But
It must not be forgotten that the methods of planting
trees are so much better understood than they were
i hat large trees are now as safely transplanted as
smaller ones.
The owner of a new place is often of some age, and
desires his grounds to be so planted as to give a grown-
up effect at once, obtaining shade quickly. In fact
whether the person be young or old, should the house
and grounds be new, there is a desire to have a finished
appearance, which calls for the planting of large trees
in many positions; and that such large trees can be
planted with entire safety at the present day is evi-
denced all around us.
The extract from The Pacific Garden is used but as
a text, not as a protest against the advice as it applies
to southern California, for there, as the able editor of
the paper has often reminded its readers, the conditions
are entirely different from what they are in the East.
Hamamelis, because of the lateness of its flowering,
Witch Hazel ^ the last of all shrubs of the season
to bloom, the Hamamelis Virginica is
well known, and has been much planted of late in the
formation of groups in parks and grounds. Bushes of
It can often be found in flower in sheltered places after
early frosts in November. There are several other
species of Hamamelis, little known, which are referred
to in the "Bulletin of Popular Information," issued
from the Arnold Arboretum. We give the followine
extract from it: ^
"The Japanese Witch Hazel is too little known here-
it is a large, vigorous, and perfectly hardy shrub and
there are two forms, one of them blooming a few days
K l^^w'h'' ?}]}"■ ^I" ordinary seasons they blossom
about the middle of February, and for weeks their slen-
der branchlets are bright with the clear yellow of the
petals of their numerous flowers. These are uninjured
by the severest cold to which they have ever been sub-
jected here, a temperature of several degrees below
zero making no impression on them. The Jananp«;o
wptch Hazel would be an excellent subject to plant in
city yards and with the protection and warmth the
plants would obtain from city buildings, they would
probably flower in Boston in January every year Al-
though its flowers are smaller than those of the Jap-
anese species, Hamamelis vernalis is an interesting
plant with considerable decorative possibilities It is
a native of southern Missouri and, although the exist-
ence of a Witch Hazel in that part of the country has
long been known, it has only recently been distin-
guislied from the Autumn flowering species of the
Northern States. This Missouri species flowered this
Winter in the Arboretum for the first time in cultiva-
tion and IS still little known In gardens."
The Japanese one, H. Japonica, has been in collec-
tions here for many years, in the two forms referred
to. One is much more vigorous growing than the other.
Its early flowering places it in the class with the early
blooming yellow Jasmine, J. nudiflorum. There is al-
ways risk of late frosts catching the flowers in early
Spring. If one has a position in a sheltered spot near
a dwelling, where something could be placed to shield
its flowers in case of anticipated frost, that would be
the place for it. The Jasmine, besides being planted
in such places, is often set in a position the reverse of
this, say a northern exposure, where little sun will reach
it in Winter. This retards its flowering, so that when
tlie blooms open the danger of late frosts is over. These
Hamamelis could be treated in the same way. Either
plan permits of enjoying its flowers.
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The Florists' Exchange
Lancaster County Nurseries
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
Our Evergreens are not common Nursery run, but are fine shaped specimens.
If to be balled or burlapped we make an extra charge of 5 cents per tree.
Rosa. Chair's Choice. Champion-
Crawford's Late. Old Mixon. Stump.
Salway. Greensboro. Fox Seedling.
Belle of Georgia. Yellow St. John.
Foster. Iron Mountain.
SHRUBBERY — 2 to 3 feet at 10 cents each.
3 to 4 feet at 12 cents each.
4 to 5 feet at 15 cents each.
Grafted Althaeas in twenty varieties.
Mock Orange, Common Lilacs, purple
and white. Weigelas in ten varieties.
Snowball. Spireas in five varieties.
Deutzias in four varieties. Hydrangeas:
PaniculataGrandifloraandEverbloom-
ing. Tamarix Africana. Golden Leaf
Elder. Calycanthus, or Sweet-scented
Shrub, and a few others in smaller
quantities.
ASPARAGUS ROOTS, three years old, at
S3.00 per 1000. Conovcr's, Palmetto
and Giant.
DOROTHY PERKINS RAMBLERS, three
years old, at 15 cents each.
ELDORADO BLACKBERRY SUCKERS,
at S6.00 per 1000.
CUTHBERT RED RASPBERRY SUCK-
ERS, at $5.00 per 1000.
APPLE TREES— 4 to 5 feet, at 10 cents each.
5 to 6 feet, at 12 cents each.
Varieties — Baldwin. Ben Davis. Dom-
inie. Fall Pippin. Gano. Hubbardston.
Jonathan. King. Mann. Mcintosh
Red. Northern Spy. N. W. Greening.
Pawaukee. Red Astrachan. R. I.
Greening. Stark. Sutton's Beauty.
Talman Sweet. Wagner. Wealthy.
Winter Banana. Wolf River. Yellow
Transparent. York Imperial. Trans-
cendent.
PEACH TREES — 3 to 4 feet at 4J^ cts. ea.
4 to 5 feet at 6J^ cents each.
5 to 6 feet at 8J4 cents each.
Varieties — Elberta. Carman. Mt.
CATALPA BUNGEI— One-year-old Buds,
at 50 cents each.
CATALPA SPECIOSA— 5 to 6 feet at 8
cents each.
6 to 8 feet at 10 cents each.
8 to 10 feet at 12 cents each.
10 to 12 feet at 15 cents each.
CALIFORNIA PRIVET— Two-year-old, 12
to 18 inches, at $10.00 per 1000.
Two-year-old, 18 to 24 inches, at S12.00
per 1000.
Two-year-old, 2 to 3 ft., at $15.00 per 1000.
CAROLINA and LOMBARDY POP-
LARS— Trimmed six feet from ground,
8 to 10 feet, % to 1 in., at 7 cents each.
10 to 12 feet, 1 to IJ^ in., at 10 cents each,
12 to 14 feet, IJ^ to 2 in., at 1? cents each.
14 to 16 feet, 2 to 2J-2 in., at 15 cents each.
LOMBARDY POPLARS— Branched from
ground up. 8 to 10 feet, 1 to l}i in.,
at 10 cents each.
10 to 12 feet, IH to 2 in., at 15 cents each.
AMERICAN ARBORVITAE— 2 to 3 feet,
at 15 cents each.
3 to 4 feet at 20 cents each.
4 to 5 feet at 25 cents each.
NORWAY SPRUCE— 1 to 2 feet at 15
cents each.
2 to 3 feet at 20 cents each.
3 to 4 feet at 25 cents each.
GERMAN IRIS, 10 varieties, at 5 cts. each.
PAEONY ROOTS, 40 varieties, at 15 cts. ea_
DAHLIAS, 115 varieties, at 10 cents each'
TERMS: Cash with Order or satisfactory reference. Packing
at cost of box or bale, unless cash is sent with order
LANCASTER COUNTY NURSERIES
DAVID S. HERR, Proprietor
R. F. D. No. 7. nH
Lancaster, Pa.
500,000
California
PRIVET
2 years old
1000
2 to 23^ feet, 8 to 12 branches,$20.00
5 to 7 branches 15.00
2 to 4 branches 10.00
Real Surplus of
25,000
Norway Spruce
12-in. tol8-in. SlS.OOperlOO, SlOOperlOOO;
18-in. to 24-in. $25.00 per 100, $150 per 1000;
24-in. to 36-in. $35.00 per 100.
20,000
Evergreen Phlox
1 50 kinda, $50.00 per 1000.
DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa.
Packing free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands, N. J.
JOHN BENNETT, PROPRIETOR
ADOLF MULLER, Prop.
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200,000
Import Direct
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prices from best firms in all important
sources of supply.
We have our own Custom House and for-
warding department, advance duties,
freiehts. etc., and collect against delivery.
SPECIALTIES
Bay Trees, Palms, Boxwood, Roses,
Evergreens, Valley Pips, Manetd, Raf-
fia, Jap. Lily Bulbs, etc.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
" NEw^Yo^RK '*' The Import House
1 5-in. up to 4-ft. Prices lower than ever.
i JAPAN and COMMON SNOWBALL, TULIP
1 TREE, STRAWBERRY TREE, large stock of
i assorted EVERGREENS, etc.
Send for special Fall offermgs to the trade.
JENKINS © SON, WINONA, OHIO
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1 Newport, R. I.
1 The condition of Paul Volquardson,
who has been at the Newport Hospital
for over a month, shows but slight im-
provement. He is threatened with the
loss of his eyesight, but is still cheerful —
and hopeful of recovery.
Miss Laura Swaun, the young society
lady, injured in the Warburton-Robesou
IHichelsen&Co.
Naarden. HOLLAND
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
Pleue tend list of wants. Catalogue on applicm^
port Hospital.
The Newport Garden Association, at
' the election of officers held a few days
ago, chose as president Rev. Roderick
Terry, D. D., with Mrs. Hamilton Fish
Webster as secretary.
AxEX. MacLeixan.
t/« MALTUS S WARE, 14 Stone Street, New Ytili City
Pleaie mtntlon the Exohange when wrltliis.
1 TheExchange-Alert and Up-to-date
NURSERY BANDS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Steel Box Strapping for Nursery Purposes
i/^-inch, 34-inch, 1-inch and wider, cut to any length
from 8 inches to 72 inches, at lowest possible prices.
Have, sometimes, bargain lots of steel strapping,
1-inch to IJ/^-inch wide, random lengths. Write us
covering your wants in steel bands.
American Steel Band Co.
888 PROGRESS STREET, ALLEGHENY, PA.
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Questions [xchangeReaders
are Asked to Solve
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the result of practical test. We
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eekly issue.)
Sterilization
In order to sterilize soil in my house
where I grow Cucumbers, what would be
the proper distance to space l%in. pipes,
with or without holes, with a 151b. steam
pressure?— W. L. H., N. Y.
Bench Material
What is the comparative cost (per
square foot) of benches made of the
different materials, viz., wood, iron and
concrete, concrete and tile?
What is the comparative cost of main-
tenance (per square foot) for each of
the above materials?
Give the durability and life of the
different constructions. — E. I. W., Pa.
Value of the Thermostat in the
Greenhouse
Can anyone give experience whether
or not there is any saving in the use of
a thermostat? The one in question is
one that works on one degree. The idea
comes to us that although this instru-
ment may be valuable in a house, still,
in a greenhouse, where ventilation takes
place so freely, it would be of little ac-
count.—L. K. F. Co., N. Y.
Plans for a Small Flower Shop
A subscriber writes as follows : "We
are considering erecting a small flower
shop for display (retail) and wonder if
you can furnish us with any advice on
the subject. Our idea is to build some-
thing small and yet unusual and unique.
It you have anything along these lines
you will confer a favor on the writer by
advising us. We do not desire a struc-
ture entirely of glass on account of hav-
ing to keep a refrigerator there."
This strikes us very forcibly as being
a subject on which some of our friends
might like to write, submitting plans
for a cozy, uptodate floTver shop, includ-
ing estimated cost, if possible.
For information of value The Flo-
EiSTS' Exchange will be glad to pay.
Syringing and Watering'^Plants in the
Greenhouse
Would you kindly give me the address
of a concern manufacturing a contriv-
ance for syringing and watering plants in
the greenhouse, with details as to how
it is operated? — W. H. M., Conn.
ROSES
From 3-lach pots — atronft
Pink Killarney, White EUllaniey. Kaiaerln
Augusta Victoria. Richmond, Perle, Sun*
rise. Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland,
$8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, Gruss an
Teplltz, Glothllde Soupert, Souvenir dc
Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kaiaerln, Pink KUlamty, My Maryland,
Bride, Souvenir de Wootton, 3-inch pots,
tie.OO per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
Pink Delight and Gloriosa, S8.00 per 100.
VIOLETS
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2Ji-in. pots 3.00
POmSETTIAS, 2M-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 3M-in. pots 5.00
Chrysanthemums
2K-m-. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
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September 20, 1913.
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621
Get Busy-Order Now
Vacation season is over; people are back in town. Stock up now with our Prize Winning Plants. We aim for quality.
Look over the following list and send us your orders, large or small. We appreciate them all.
CROTONS
The Croton, with its highly- colored foliage.is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
in the world, carrying at the present time for Fall
sales over 100,000 plants in over 400 varieties, all
of the very highest quality and brilliantly colored.
2^ -in. pots, strong plants,
$20 per 100, S175 per 1000
4-in. pots, strong plants. . S30 per 100, S275 per 1000
6-in. pots, strong plants, $50, $75 and $100 per 100
6-in. pots, strong plants,
$12, $15, $18 and $24 per doz.
7-in. pots, strong plants, $24, $30 and $36 per doz.
8-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants,
$24, $30 and $36 per doz.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants,
$5, $6 and $7,50 each
12-in. and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants,
$10, $15 and $20 each
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
CROTON PUNCTATA
One of the finest and most satisfactory varieties
for basket work and centers of ferneries.
2H-in. pots $8 per 100, $75 per 1000
3-in. pots $20 per 100. $150 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per 1000
S-in. pots, made up $18 and $24 per doz.
CROTON NORWOOD BEAUTY
This variety is one of the best of our seedlings,
raised three years ago, and we are now in a position
to offer same in quantity and at very reasonable
prices. This variety has an oak-shaped leaf and is
brilliantly colored red, yellow and orange.
4-in. pots, heavy $50 per 100
6-in. pots, heavy $18 per doz.
CROTONS— Narrow Leaf Types
Dellcatisslma, Golden Thread and Florence
_ These varieties are indispensable for table decora-
tion and we predict a great future for them as
nothing surpasses them for use in artistic arrange-
ment.
4-in. pots $30 per 100
5-in. pots $50 and $75 per 100
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
NEW SEEDLING VARIETIES
4-in. pots, strong plants.
$3 each, $30 per doz., $200 per 100
6-in. and 7-in. pots, larger plants,
$3.50. $4 and $5 each
DRACAENAS
There is no variety of foliage plant aa attractive
as the highly-colored Dracaena. The small and
medium aizes can be used to great advantage in
making up the popular Christmas baskets, while the
large specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more_ Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any firm
in this country.
DRACAENA GODSEFFIANA
Green and white leaf, very hardy; fine for baskets.
2J^-in. pots $10 per 100
3-in. pots $15 per 100
4-in. pots $25 per 100
DRACAENA MASSANGEANA
4-in. pots $7.50 per doz., $50 per 100
6-in. pots $15 and $18 per doz.
8-in. pots $2. $2.50 and $3 each
10-in. pots $3.50. $4 and $5 each
DRACAENA FRAGRANS
Plain green leaf.
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
8-in. tubs $18 per doz.
DRACAENA BRONZE BEAUTY
2H-m. pots $12 per 100
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $9 and $12 per doi.
Larger specimens $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3 each
DRACAENA BAPTISTII
Long, broad foliage, cream, red and orange.
6-in. pots $1, $1.25 and $1.50 each
DRACAENA AMABILIS
Green and pinkish white; very fine.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12. $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA SANDERIANA
Small, light green leavcs.t edged with creamy
white. Fine for center of fern dishes or basket
2H-in. pots $15 per 100
bright red in colo
2-in. pots $12 per 100
3-in. pots, very heavy $25 per 100
DRACAENA STRICTA GRANDIS
Carmine red leaves.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA SHEPHERDII
Carmine and green leaves.
3-in. pots $35 per 100
4-in. pots $50 per 100
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA MANDAIANA
Large, bright red leaf, beautifully colored.
3-in. pots $25 per 100
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $75 per 100
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
DRACAENA DE SMETIANA
4-in. pots $0.50 each
5-in. pots $0.75 and $1 each
6-in. pots $1.25 and $1.50 each
DRACAENA BRAZILIENSIS (Rare)
4-in. pots $35 per 100
5-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
DRACAENA GLADSTONE (Rare)
4-in. pots $6 per doz.
5-in. pots $9 per doz.
6-in. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
_ „-. pots $9 per doz.
6-ln, pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
. pots $9 per doz.
0-m. pots $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
DRACAENA SEEDLINGS
Some beautiful varieties in many colors.
4-in. pots $5 each
DRACAENA INDIVISA
Excellent as a decorative plant.
5-in. pots $20 per 100
6-in. pots $35 per 100
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
6-in. pots $1 and $1.25 each
7-in. pots $2 each
10-in. and 12-in. tubs, specimen plants,
$5. $6. $7.50, $10, $12.50, $15 and $20 each
PANDANUS VEITCHII
Well-colored plants.
2J^-in. and 3-in. pots $30 per 100
4-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
5-in. pots $9 per doz., $70 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
8-in. pots $24 and $30 per doz.
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA
5-in. pots. 4 and 5 tiers $9 per doz., $70 per 100
6-in. pots $12 per doz.
ARECA LUTESCENS
Perfect plants with rich, dark green foliage. Our
stock has been grown cool and hard. It is in
splendid condition and will surely give satisfaction.
4-in. pots, made up.. $25 per 100
6-in. pots, made up, 26 to 28 in. tall,
$12 per doz., $90 per 100
8-in. pots, made up, very heavy, 36 to 42 in. tall,
$30 and $36 per doz.
10-in. pots, made up, very heavy, 60 to 66 in. tall,
$4 and $5 each
lO-in. tubs, made up, very heavy, 72 to 80 in. tall,
$6 and $7.50 each
KENTIAS
Kentla Belmoreana and Kentla Forsterlana.
3-in. pots, 4 to 5 leaves. .$15 per 100, $140 per 1000
6-in. pots, 3 plants, heavy, 18 to 24 in. tall,
$9 and $12 per doz.
FICUS CHAUVERII
6-in. pots, 18 in. high ^$6, $9_and $12 per do:
Large plants
.$1.50, $2 and $2.50 each
6-in. pots. 24 in. tall.
FICUS UTILIS
FICUS PANDURATA
Our stock of this wonderful plant this year is
finer than we have heretofore offered. It will
surely give satisfaction.
6-in. pots. 2}^ ft. tall $2.00 each
7-in. pots, 3 ft. tall $2.50 each
8-in. pots, 4 ft. tall $3.00 each
10-in. and 11-in. tubs, 5 ft. to 10 ft. tall,
$4, $5. $6 and $7.50 each
Branch plants, exceptionally fine,
$2.50. $3, $3.50. $4 and $5 each
FICUS CRAIGII
6-in. pots, 18 in. to 24 in. tall $9 per doz.
Large plants $12 and $15 per doz.
150.000 NEPHROLEPIS— In Variety
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties; in fact,
we are the headquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to have
Every Variety of Nephrolepis in Every
Size Every Day in the Year.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
IMPROVED
2ii-in. pots $6 per 100. $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
Large plants $1, $1.50 and $2 each
Largest plants $2, $2.50, $3 and $3.50 each
NEPHROLEPIS SCHOLZELI
2K-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in, pots, heavy $6 per doz., $45 per 100
6-in. pots, very heavy $9 per doz., $70 per 100
8-in. M-pots $12 per doz.. $90 per 100
10-in, 5^-pots $18 and $24 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS AMERPOHLI
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TODEAOIDES
2>i-in. pots $5 per 100, $45 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $50 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz.
9-in. and 10-in. tubs $18, $24 and $36 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS
Wm. K. Harris
The finest variety for large plants, being a great
improvement over the old Boston.
2>i-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
S-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
11-in. tubs $2. $2.50, $3. $4 and $5 each
NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS HARRISII
A dwarf type of the Nephrolepis Harrisii and ex-
cellent in all sizes from 4-in. plants up.
2>i-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS GIATRASII
8-in. pots $15 and $18 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS ELEGANTISSIMA
COMPACTA
A dwarf compact form of Nephrolepis Elegan-
tissima, each plant making an ideal shape.
2)^-in. pots $6 per 100, $50 per 1000
6-in, pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII
Our stock is in superb condition,
2J<-in. pots $5 per 100, $45 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in, pots $6 per doz., $45 per 100
6-in, pots, heavy $9 per doz,, $70 per 100
8-in. 8^ -pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
10-in, %-pots $18 per doz.
11-in. tubs $2, $2.50 and $3 each
13-in. tubs, specimens $4, $5 and $6 each
NEPHROLEPIS SMITHII
The greatly improved Amerpohlii. It is a com-
gact form, much finer than Amerpohlii and does not
reak down in the center. The fronds are carried
on wiry 6tems._ This variety will have a wonderful
sale up to a 6-in. pot, being particularly showy for
basket work.
2K-in. pots $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots $25 per 100
6-in. pots $6 and $9 per doz.
NEPHROLEPIS TUBEROSA PLUMOSA
This beautiful Fern is auite distinct from all of
the other varieties of the Boston Fern in so much
that it has been raised from the Japan species
Nephrolepis Tuberosa, which type is much hardier
than the Exaltata.
The fronds are long and narrow, the pinnules
beautiful plumose which are of light color, giving
the fronds a beautiful effect on account of the two
distinct shades as well as its graceful waviness,
and will be found a great and distinct addition to
collection Ferns.
2J^-in. pots $15 per 100, $140 per 1000
4-in, pots $25 per 100, $225 per 1000
NEPHROLEPIS ROBUSTA (New)
Place order^s at once for Neph. Robusta. The
Silver Medal Fern at the National Flower Show,
winning over all competition. We claim this
variety to be the finest of all the crested Nephro-
lepis, being exceptionally fine in large sizes. It ia
the strongest grower of all the Nephrolepis Ferns,
never reverts and every plant is symmetrical and
salable in all sizes.
Delivery, August and September, 1913.
2J^-in. pots, strong plants,
$20 per 100, $150 per 1000
4-m. pots, strong plants,
$50 per 100, $400 per 1000
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NAIVUS
3-in. pots $7 per 100, $65 per 1000
4-m. pots $12 per 100, $110 per 1000
ASPARAGUS HATCHERI
4-in. pots, heavy $12 per 100
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM
3-in. pots, heavy $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $180 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $6 per doz., $45 per 100
8-in. pots $12 per doz., $90 per 100
11-in. tubs $24 per doz.
ASPLENIUM AVIS NIDUS
Bird's Nest Fern. Plants of exceptional quality.
6-in. pots $12 and $15 per doz.
A Grand New Dwarf Fern
*• TEDDY JUNIOR"
DWARF ROOSEVELT
Ready for June 1st delivery. Fine young plants
from 2^-in. pots.
j $0,40 each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100, $200 per 1000
I CYCLAMEN
I This has been one of our specialties for over
1 twenty years. This year we grew upwards of 80,000
j plants. In all of our experience we have never
seen a finer lot of plants. We are growing our
stock in new houses. They are absolutely clean
and perfect in every way, and not to be compared
with weakly-drawn stock offered at less money,
4-in. pots $25 per 100, $225 per 1000
5-in. pots $50 per 100, $450 per 1000
6-in. pots $75 and $100 per 100
7-in. pots $150 per 100
This will be profitable to anyone buying now.
BEGONIA GLOIRE DE CHATELAINE
The most beautiful of the Vernon type and Lor-
raine pink in color.
3-in. pots $10 per 100, $75 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $150 per 1000
6-in. pots $35 per 100
GARDENIA VEITCHII
4-in. pots, very heavy.. .$20 per 100. $175 per 1000
6-in. pots, very heavy, will flower early,
$6, $9 and $12 per doz.
Our stock is unusually large and exceptionally
fine.
GENISTA RACEMOSA
A large stock of well-grown plants for growing on,
3-in. pots, heavy $10 per 100, $90 per 1000
4-in. pots, heavy $20 per 100, $175 per 1000
5-in. pots, heavy $35 per 100, $300 per 1000
6-in. pots, heavy $50 per 100, $400 per 1000
7-in. pots, heavy $75 per 100
Larger plants from $1 to $3 each
HYDRANGEAS
The new French Hydrangeas. All of the
varieties here offered have been tested by us under
ordinary conditions as to their adaptability to
forcing for Easter. All have proven themselves
to be valuable additions. We have over 40.000
strong plants in the following varieties:
Bouquet Rose, bright pink^ Gene de Vibraye,
bright rose; La Lorraine, bright pink; Mme. a
Riveram, bright rose; Mme. E. Moulliere, best
white; Mme. Maurice Hamar, bright pink; Mme.
Renee Gaillard, large white; Souv. de Mme. E.
Chautard, bright rose,
2>i-in. pots $8 per 100, $75 per 1000
4-in. pots $20 per 100, $175 per 1000
6-in pots $50 per 100
Larger plants $0.76. $1. $1.50 and $2 each
O/^M^K^n^r i^Dytli^ ^£\ ^^oo market street
■CvPDIwK ■ l^iC>%l Vi t^tur«9 PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BRANCH, NORNVOOD, PA.
Please mention the Kxohan^e when writloff.
622
The Florists' Exchange
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarlas now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in tl.OO each.
6-in. pot plants, 6 to 7 leaves, 24-28 in $1.50 each.
Made-up plants
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy ; , $2.50 each.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 36 in. high, very bushy $3.75 each.
3-in.-S-in. tub, 42 in. liigh, very bushy $5.00 each.
KENTIA Forsterlana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high $3.00 each.
7-m. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36-40 in. high $3 JO each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-44 in. high $4.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 44-48 in. high $5.00 each.
8-in. tub. 3 plants in a tub, 48-54 in. high $6.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa.
2 tiers, 6-8 in. high 35c. each.
2 and 3 tios, 8-10 in. high 45c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each.
BAY TREES, Standards.
48-in. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter $7.50 each.
48-in. stems; heads, 26-in. diameter $5.00 each.
PRIMULA Chlnensis and Obconlca, From as good a strain of seed as we caa find. All colors*
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides $3.00 per 100.
CINERARIAS. Dwarf, large flowering, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
DISH FERNS. Aspidium, Cyrtomlum, Mayil, etc., $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., "^'''E!^^''^'
nention the Exchange when writing.
MADISON
The Money=Making White Rose. Awarded
First Prize at International Rose Show
From 25 to 250 plants - - - 25 cents each
250 plants or over ----- 20 cents each
All plants in 4-inch pots.
Terms: Cash with order, or plants sent G. O. D. to
parties unknown to us
BRANT- HENTZl FLOWER CO., Madison, N. J.
Please mention the Exohange when writJng.
P ANSIES
800,000
Brown's Giant Prize Pansy Plants
Mixed colors, $3.00 per 1000.
Also separate colors of
GIANT YELLOW
Same price. Cash with order.
PETER BROWN, i24Riibyst.. Lancaster, Pa.
Flease mention the Exohange when writing.
A TEW GOOD THINGS
=m WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA indlvlsa. 3-in.. $5.00; 4-m.. $10.00;
6-in., $25.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2^-'"-. $5-00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevlne, Ricard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in..
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc;
4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c.
VINCA vaiiegata. 2-in, 2c. each; B-in., $5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
CEO. M. EMMANS, Newtoa, N. J.
Fleaee mention the Exchange when writing,
VINCAS
$5.00 per 100.
Dracaenas, 5- and 6-m pots, $15.00
per 100.
Table Ferns, Asparagus Plumo-
sus, Asparagus Sprengeri, 214-
in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Rooted Geranium Cuttings,
$1.25 per 100.
Cash with order.
Rowden&Mitcheirto"„'r
Please mentiop the Exchange when writing.
PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, Alba Rosea and Sangulnea,
2}i-in. pot $1.76
OBCONICA Gifantea, 2Ji-in. pot (The
Giant) 2.00
MALACOIDES, Giant Baby, 2yi-hfx. pot. . . 1.50
ASPARAGUS
Plumosus and Sprengeri, 2>^-in. pot,
$18.00 per 1000 2.00
CINERARIA, 2Ji-in. pot 2.50
VINCA variegata. Medium, field plants, $4.00
per 100.
Cash or C O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM ■>'^„?o"''
Pleaae mention the Exohange when wzitlBf .
Surplus Stock To Close
At reasonable prices as long as unsold
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 2' j-in., $2.50
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 3-in., $4.00 per
100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100,
S18.00 per 1000.
CARNATIONS. Field-grown, 2d size, S4.00 per
100: Enchantress, White Enchantress, Law-
son Enchantress, Winsor, Wanaka.
F. C. RIEIBE
CYCLAMENS, European Strain, in 5 colors,
2>i-in., $5.00 per 100; 3-in.. $7.00 per 100; 6-
in., extra large, S3.00 per doz.
STEVIA, 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
COLEUS, fine stocky plants, five or more branches,
■ ■ s, 3-in., $5.00 per 100; try some and
Cash with order; no less than 25 at above prices;
amples by mail, add 10 cents.
WEBSTER, MASS.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
U/>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Stem Rot
A Pew Sug-g-estlons for the Carnation
Grower
We notice quite a few growers com-
plaining about stem rot of the Carnation
stock, and there is more of it noticeable
throughout the Middle West and the
localities where the thermometer recently
registered 100 and over for days at a
time. The real cause of stem rot, and
the best cure, I have to leave to some
one else to answer, for I do not know ;
but I have found that a high temperature
and an unusual amount of humidity in
the air are very favorable for the spread
of the disease, and whenever you get rid
of a plant which looks at all suspicious
you are more liable to save the plant
next to the sick one than all the fungi-
cides you can put on. Do not throw a
diseased plant under the bench ! It is
just as well to leave it on top as to do
that — outdoors with it, and if you have
a chance to cremate it so much the bet-
ter.
A house of Carnations affected by
stem rot should be gone over every day,
several times ; examine the plants closely,
keep the benches clean, don't allow any
foliage to remain on the plants, for such,
whether infected or diseased, is bound to
spread stem rot. I have found that stock
planted deep is also more liable to stem
rot than such as is not. A good way to
do is to go over the plants which appear
more deeply planted than they ought to
be and remove a little of the soil sur-
rounding the stem or stems. Slany grow-
ers prefer to keep their benches a little
on the dry side when affected with stem
rot, and there cannot be any harm in it;
managing it so as to do the watering
early in the day so as to avoid having
excess moisture in the houses over night
is another good thing. The man who
goes through life without knowing what
stem rot means is to be envied, that is, if
he grows the Carnations for a living.
There are men who know but very little
of the trouble some growers have in this
respect, and it is the latter class who
appreciate anything one might mention
liable to bring relief.
Carnations
Ctatnral Notes for Success
As long as you have the Carnations in-
doors you will fine plenty to do in wait-
ing on them. There is no such thing as
to say, "We are all through with this
house for at least a month to come."
There isn't a week when something can't
be done on the plants of benefit to them.
Over cultivation never killed a Carna-
tion in the house, but not giving it
enough has often been the reason for not
getting better returns. From this it
should not be taken that there is an un-
usual amount of work or labor necessary
to grow good Carnations, for that is not
so ; but if the grower, for some reason,
neglects his freshly housed stock in the
beginning, he has but little chance later
on to make up for lost time. Only by
attending to the wants of the plants in
the beginning, and keeping faithfully at
it to see to the routine work afterward,
can you expect the best results. All of
the stock by this time should have sup-
ports to hold the flower stems up and
let all the sun possible get between the
plants. You need it to warm up the
soil, to keep it sweet and thereby en-
courage root development which is so es-
sentially necessary if fine flowers are
wanted. You can buy all kinds of small,
ordinary blooms during the Winter
months ; usually there are more than can
be disposed of, but it is the fancy stock
which commands a fancy price, and it
takes but very little more to grow that
grade than the ordinary kind. Keep the
stock disbudded. Any stem too short to
give you a flower of salable size might
as well be removed before the bud de-
velops any further, and thereby give the
shoots from below a chance to send up
a new crop to come in around the first
of nest January. Keep the surface of
the benches free from weeds, keep the
soil cultivated, watch out for wet spots
on the bench caused by lack of drainage ;
the other way is just as bad, too much ;
the soil might need tamping along the.
edge of the bench. Keep your eyes open
and you will notice all these things and
only by attending to them wiU you find
Carnation growing profitable.
Before Frost
Don't Wait Too ^on^ '
Of some parts of the country we bear
of sufiicient frost to have injured soft
wooded stock, and just a few more days
and most of us depending on greenhouses
during the Winter months, will see the
finish of the Summer Flora. There is
hardly one among the great army of re-
tail growers who doesn't find out, a few
mornings after everything is black out-
doors in the line of stock plants that he
has forgotten something to bring inside,
or to label, before it was too late. It
is to avoid this as much as possible that
this reminder is written. Lift enough of
the stock plants — what of it if you have ■
to throw out a few later on — have suf-
ficient in number to start out with ; get
the cuttings off the plants you intend to
grow on for next Spring of which no
stock plants are to be brought in. The
Dahlias thus far have made a mighty
poor showing with most growers in the *
Middle West on account of the hot as *'
well as dry Summer. If you have them
properly labeled, all right ; if not, do it
before the frost makes them all look
alike. 'The same is true with the Oan-
nas in the field ; it is so easy to label
them now. More and more particular
are our customers in regard to getting
varieties and sorts true to name. Let's
try to be honest with them. The Phloxes
are another important fiorist class of
plants ; keep them true to name, and if
they are at all mixed in the field, now
is the last chance to straighten them out.
Vincas can stand quite some cold, but
there is such a thing as leaving them in
the field too long. Get them in before
checked too much by frost. The stock
will be the better for it.
Freesias
Plant Tliem on a Bench for ZAte
Flowerings
The man who specializes with Freesias
makes use of bench culture for them,
while the one who grows a couple of
thousand plants to give him the flowers
he needs for retailing, makes use of pots
and pans to do it in, and even with the
best of culture he is handicapped. Out
of anything you make a side line of you
never get the results you would from
a specialty. For early flowering the
Freesias in pans or dishes, better results,
so far as earliness is concerned, can be
had where you can get the stock pot-
bound, than when you plant the bulbs
into a bench where the roots can spread
to their hearts' content. Being short on
Poitevine Geraniums, we planted out a
bench of 4in. stock Sept. 12 last. We
September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
623
PRIMROSESand CYCLAMEN
nn I jwf f TI A Obconlca (in either
riV 1 1'l V t//* strain), Grandlflora or
Gigantea, mixed or separate colors. 3-inch,
$5.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chlnense, 3-in., 86.00 per 100.
PRIMULA malacoldes (the Giant Baby
Primrose), 2>i-inch, $3.00 per 100 ; 3-inch,
$5.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN St!fn"ira'sso?t"^
colors, 4-inch. $15.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS strong!2H-inch;
$5.00 per 100 ; 3-inch, $7.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2)4-inch. $3.00 per
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Single
allowed about one foot of space between
the rows ; as this was considered more
than necessary as the .voting shoots were
going to be remoTed as soon as large
enough for the cutting bench some one
proposed to plant Freesias in between
the rows. A few rows were planted out,
followed by more later on, figuring on a
succession of bloom during the early
Spring months, and it all turned out far
better than we ever expected. We re-
tailed about four times as many Freesias
as in any Winter previous ; they paid
well for themselves, and the Geraniums
did not suffer in the least. We are going
to do the same thing this year, and
while you may not want to do the same
by reading our experience, you might
think of some other way, or of planting
the Freesias between some other crop,
especially if you have not been alto-
gether satisfied with the success you had
with the ones in pots. Think it over.
I don't approve of growing several crops
on the same bench at the same time, but
there are exceptions, with the retail
grower especially.
;le Violets
Easier to Grow Tlian the Ooubles
It isn't altogether the number of Vio-
lets, whether single or double, you grow
yourself which counts. There may fre-
quently an order come in for 500 Vio-
lets when we can pick about 150; or we
have several thousands on hand, and a
glutted market renders all such as we
can't use for our retail trade practically
worthless, and yet every retail grower
should at least grow a few plants. If a
customer should happen to Want to see
the Violets growing, have a bench to
show her. "Fresh Flowers" is one of the
best advertising cards you can display,
and whether we grow our entire re-
quirements, or only the very smallest
part of them, as long as you can say
you are growing Violets, a customer
seems to feel better. On the average re-
tailer's place, where a little of every-
thing can be found in even the smallest
of houses, the double Violet, "Marie
Ix>uise," can hardly ever be made a suc-
cess, while the single ones are not nearly
as particular as to the company of other
plants so long as you hold the house to
suit them as to temperature and ventila-
tion ; and whether you have been suc-
cessful witii the double ones or not, if
there is a bench, the sunshiny kind, to
spare, or even a part of one, get a nice
batch of field grown plants of "Princess
of Wales," or some bther single sort you
think you like and grow them on. Do
not allow the plants to be surrounded by
a whole lot of useless runners. Remove
them, make use of a fairly rich loam,
and if you have the plants shipped any
distance, don't overlook to shade the
newly planted stock for a few days, but
not any longer. Violets grow and do
well in shady places outdoors, but if
wanted to do their best from now on un-
til the Spring sun gets active again next
March, they must have the full sunlight.
Without it you can't do anything, no
matter what variety you grow.
Primulas
Keep Tliem Moving Along'
Nice, healthy stock of Primula inala-
coides out of 21/2S, and shifted into 3%s
now, will make the very finest of stock
for your Winter floweiing, -and you
needn't be a bit afraid that you lose any
of them by damping off. 'This Primula
iH_as fond of rout space as the obconicas.
Give it a liberal pot. good soil and the
warm end of a f'arnalion hous*- ; whether
you cut the dainty spra.v-Iike flower
stems a couple of weeks sooner or later
matters little, they are of the greatest
usefulness whenever ready, and no one
appreciates them more than the retailer
who grows his own stock. If you make
use of the plants for cut flowers, as
many of us do, keep the flowers picked.
Don't let them go to seed. Primula ob-
conlca wants attention now. This is
growing time. Don't overlook the shift-
ing as well as giving the plants room.
They want both, and plenty of water. A
Carnation house is not too warm for
them, 50 deg. at night and moisture suits
them best, while the Chinese sorts can
get along to advantage with a cooler
place. They also need room in order to
develop into shapely plants. When you
give the latter a shift get the plants
down deep enough. It's the only way to
get them to hold themselves erect; when
no attention is paid to this, they are
liable to become top-heavy and will need
staking. With the plants which are in-
tended for early flowering, and are re-
ceiving their last shift, a liberal amount
of bonemeal mixed into the potting soil
will be of benefit — the plants will get the
results of it later on. When grown in
good soil, a cool house, and given plenty
of room, you can expect perfect dark
foliage and large flowers, and such plants
will command a good price, while there
is hardly a market for poor stock.
Begoiuas
The Cliriatmai Plants
Some of us who have given up the
idea of growing on our Smas Begonias,
such as the Lorralnes and Cincinnatis,
from the time the cuttings are placed in
the sand until ready for the counter, still
can't resist having our hsnd in it some-
where and buying nice stock about this
time of the year such as is in need of a
shift from 4s to .53. The average Be-
KOnia specialist is not particularly anx-
ious to dispose of such stock just now, a.«
having kept the plants thus far a couple
of month's more will just about double
them in value, but there are cages where
there might be an overstock on hand,
and happy the man who realizes when-
ever this ts the case and is willing to dis-
pose of what he _ has too much of to
grow properly. These Begonias from
now on should have a sunny bench, no
shade, except such as have been used to
shade all Summer; for them it is best
to go slow in getting them used to full
sunlight. Let the plants have plenty of
room, keep the flowering shoots pinched
back ; it will encourage the lower shoots
to make your plants bushier. While It
meant a whole lot of care for the small
grower to bring his stock along in good
shape all through the Summer, if good
plants are on hand now, and the proper
attention is paid to them from now on
in regard to culture, they shouldn't give
any trouble after this date. Avoid a
stuffy atmosphere in the Begonia house.
The plants don't need to be nursed along
in order to do well ; they want air, and
when well drained, plenty of water.
Don't let the night temperature go below
55 degrees, a little better if you can
maintain an even temperature ; one night
62, and the next 48. means spotted
leaves, a yellow color to the leaves and
soon a sickly growth. You will never
be able to have as good stock by grow-
ing 100 plants as the man who grows
5000, but you can have fairly good re-
sults and make them pay, and if you
Clin get hold of some live stock now,
don't hesitate.
COUNTY FAIRS
are now on the program — Be successful and win a
prize by buying your plants from Godfrey
Aschmann. Prosperity is now knocking at your door.
S.^LKM, O. — V. A. Cowgill, iwho recent-
ly sold his greenhouse interests, has taken
!i lease on the Bonsall greenhouse on tbe
Salem road. He expects to cater ttt the
wholesale trade in the future.
Be successful and buy the old
1910 importation of
Azalea Indica
We have now ready the finest Azaleas in the
country; as round as an apple and full of buds and
r.tliage; best varieties. Van der Cruyssen, Simon
Mardner. Niobe White, Verveeneana, De Schrev-
eriana, Mrae. Petrich. Early Pink and others, 50c.,
60c., 76c.. $1.00, $1.25. $1.50 to $2.00.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GROW ARAUCARIAS.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the importing, grow-
ing, ana shipping of these beautiful plants, the
Araucarias — and we still hold the ground as a
leader today.
Look at our specially low prices for the month of
September I Bear in mind, September is the
best month of the year to grow Araucarias. When
the weather gets cooler they grow lilte weeds; no
hading is needed then. They grow quickly ( -
All goods niust travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped In or out of
for you. Buy them now, when the weather per-
mits of safe shipping.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. 6 and 7-in. pots, 6 year-
old. 5. 6 and 7 tiers, 25. 30, 35 to 40-in. high,
$1.25, $1.50. $1.75 and $2.00; 5, i^. 5M, and6-
in. pots, 3. 4, and 5 tiers, 3, 4, and 5 years old,
12. 14. 16. 18 and 20-m. high. 40c.. SOc. 60c..
75c.. and $1.00.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa Glauca and Robusta
compacta, large plants, 6 and 7-m. pots. $1.25,
$1.50 and $2.00.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings. 4-in.. $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in.. 20c. to 25c.. 3-in.. 15c.
CYCLAMEN. Best strain. 4-in.. 20c to 25c.
PRIMULA Chlnensis and Obconlca. Good
strain, only 4-in.. 10c.
We have a large stock of LIVISTONA ROTUN-
DIFOLIA, the most beautiful little fan Palm.
bushy, full of leaves from bottom up, 4^i-in.,
5J<£-in. and 5H-in. pots, 10 to 12 in. high, 7 w 8
leaves to a plant, very bushy and attractive,
35c.. 40c. to SOc.
NEPHROLEPIS ScottU, Whltmanl, Scholzell
and HanisU Ferns, 5-m.. 5>i-in., 6-m.. 30c..
40c.. SOc.
NEPHROLEPIS Smlthil. The new improved
Amerpohli, short, bushy, robust, 4-in., ready for
a shift into 5H- and 6-in., 25c.
PTERIS WILSONI, 6-in. pans, 25c. per pan;
Albo-lineata and Tsussemense. 6-in. pans, 25c.
per pan; with a Cocos WeddelUana in center,
40c. per pan.
DISH FERNS. Good assortment, 2H-iii.. t*-00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-hi. pots, $3.00
per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 4-in., 10c. each.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2H-in-. tS.OO per 100.
4-in., 10c.
KENTIA Forstcriana. 4-in., 25c.; 5>i, 5H. 6 to
7-in. pots. 20. 25. 30. 35. 40 to 60 inches high.
SOc. 60c.. 75c.. $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large, 4-in., 25c., 30c.
to 35c.; made up of 3 plants, 6-in. pots, 75c. to
$1.00.
COCOS WeddelUana. 3-in., 15c., 18c., 20c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots, made up of 3
plants to a pot, 20c. to 26c.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber Plant). 5H-in..
6-in. pots. 35c.. 40c.. 50c.. 4-in., 25c.
Cash with order, please. Please state U you
pots. All plants, 25 at 100 rate.
GODfREY AStllMANN ^IZt. PHIIAMLPIIIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Eschango when -writing.
MOLLER'S DEUTSCHE
GARTNER-ZEITUNG
Publlsbed by LUDWIG MOIXER, Eriurt
Edllor-ln-Cblef, WALTER dA\HAHDT. Eriurt
The best and the most widely read of German
Horticultural Papers.
Splendid illustrations every week.
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Mburg:— S2.60 per year; S1.25 per half-year. Other Countnes:— $3.00 per year.Sl.6U
per half-year. .
MOLLEK'S DEUTSCHE GARTNER-ZEITUNG, with its international circulation,
is indispensable to all advertisers.
SPECIMEN COPY FREE ON APPLICATION.
Subscriptions to be addressed to
LUDWIG MdLLER „,..^r^^.... ERFURT, GERMANY
on the Exchange when writing.
Incorporations
Albany, N. Y., Sept. 8.— J. M. Kel^r
Company, Inc., of Wbitestone, N. T.,
general florists: .$75,000. Max O. Jor-
Aan. Guy W. Gordon, and John Appel,
Wliilestone.
Chicago, III. — The Kenilworth Nur-
spiv Co. has been incorporated with a
capital stock of $7000. The incorpora-
tors nre Louis Wittbold, Oarl Schneider
and William A. Wilson.
Publications Received
We are in recent receipt of Burpee's
■■Vest-Pocket" Guide to Culture of
Flowers, nineteenth edition and Vest-
Pockef Guide to Culture of Vegetables,
sixteenth edition. Both of these are
useful little pamphlets and copies there-
of may be obtained by application to
W. A. Burpee & Co., seed growers, Phila-
delphia. , „ ,.,
Proceedings 31st Annual Convention
American Seed Trade Association, held
at Hotel Statler, Cleveland, 0., June 24
to 26, 1913,
624
The Florists' Exchange
Second Annual
Flower Show
Ohio Horticultural Society
AND
The Cleveland Florists' Club
CLEVELAND
NOVEMBER, 1913
ORt^lllLlS EXTRAORDINARY
Eight Thousand (8000) Catfleyas, Newly Imported,
at 50 cents on the dollar
Owing to an error in shipment, we ofTer eight thousand Specimen Orchids,
in the following commercial varieties:
2900 CATTLEYA GaskeUiana, 2000 CATTLEYA Percivaliana,
at 80 cts. to $1.00 each at 80 cts. to $1.00 each
2000 CATTLEYA Speciosissima, 2000 CATTLEYA Mossise,
at 80 cts. to $1.00 each at 90 cts. to $1.25 each
No orders filled for less than fifty plants, and all orders must be accompanied
by deposit. Address
MILTONIA CONSERVATORIES, "
Providence, R. I.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
New Jersey Floricultural Society
nthly .
ORCHIDS
CUT BLOOMS of Cattleyas, Den-
drobiutns, Oncidiums, Cypripediums,
etc., at their season.
Quality second to none. Prices right.
Prompt delivery.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower FALL RIVER, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writini:.
ORCHIDS
Freshly imported CATTLEYAS laMata, Dowi-
ana, GaskeUiana, Trianse and speciosissima;
ODONTOGLOSSUM grande; ONCIDIUM
splendidum and bicallosum; LYCASTE Skln-
neri, etc. Write for Special List No. 51.
Our Catalogue of established Orchids is yours
for the asking.
LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT
USE FOR RESULTS
ORCHIDS
Fresh
Autumn
Importations
C. TRIANiE C. GIGAS
Semi-established
C. Trianae, C. Lablata, C. GaskeUiana,
C. Gigas, C. Mossiae, C. Schroederse.
And all the best commercial Orchids.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DeBUCK, P. 0. Box 73 Secaucus, N. J.
fleeting- of the
was neid in Lindsley
I St., Orange, N. J., on
Sept. 12. The meeting
Please mention the Exohopge when writing.
ENGLISH IVY
Field-grown, strong, bushy plants, $6.00
per 100.
Hydrangea Otaksa
Field-grown, 6-10 crowns, elegant stock
for Easter forcing, $12.00 per 100.
PETER WENK, Ozone Park, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chinese Primroses
Fine 2-in. stock in best mixed coiors, S2.00
per 100. Malacoides, 2-in. strong plants,
$2.00 per 100. OBCONICA, Giants, 3-in.,
S4.00 per 100. CINERARIAS, 3-in., best
strain, $3.50 per 100. Cash
MC CTTPD Successor to i. F. RUPP.
. d. C I I tn, SHiREMftNSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
Please mention the Ezohange when writing.
The regulai
above Societ-'
Bldg., 240 Mi
Friday evenin_.
was well attended.
by some of the members to the N. J.
Exp. Station at New Brunswick, where
the different results obtained with vari-
ous soils and fertilizers were noticed
with great interest. The Society is
awaiting the end of the year when a bul-
letin will be issued by the Experimental
Station, showing these various develop-
ments on different flowers, especially on
Roses and Carnations. John Dervan,
secretary to the Society, tendered his
resignation; he leaves for quite a dis-
tance, and we sincerely hope for his
future welfare; every one feels sorry at
at the loss of so capable a secretary.
He was a faithful worker for the So-
ciety and takes with him the best wishes
of every member.
The Society awarded a cup, value $10,
to be given as a prize for single Dahlias
at the coming show, Sept. 27 and 2S.
1913, and if the exhibit be meritorious
enough, a second prize will be awarded,
but this will be left entirely to the dis-
cretion of the judges. The cup is to
take the place of that so kindly award-
ed for the best display of Gladioli by
John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, N. Y.
As there was no prize for Gladiolus on
the schedule, this cup will be set aside
for a special Gladioli night next year,
the date to be announced later.
Awards for the exhibits of the even-
ing were as follows: Cypripedium Har-
risianum, Wm. Barr, Llewellyn Park,
W. Orange, 90 points; vase of Celosia,
Mrs. Chas. Hathaway, Prospect St., E.
Orange, 70 points. Lord & Burnham
prize. Phoenix Roebelenii, S. A. Colgate.
Centre St., Orange, 90 points.
Not for Competition. — Seedling Dah-
lias, Mrs. H. Graves, Centre st.. Orange,
C. of M.; Cy. Barrii. Mrs. Barr, Llewel-
lyn Park, W. Orange, C. of M. ; Essex
County Country Club, seedling Rose,
vote of thanks: collection of hardy
Tricker, Arlington, N. J.. H. C.
Judges, Chas. W. Ashmead, Thos. J,
Hopkins, William Reid.
GEO. W. STRANGE, Secretary.
Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Society
The monthly meeting of this Society
was held at Glen Cove L. I., on Wed-
nesday evening, Sept. 10, with a large
attendance. President Brown occupied
the chair. H. Powell, Glen Cove, wa.-^
elected to active membership; two ap-
plications were received. The Pino
Lyptol Co., N. T., donated a special prize
for the Fall show. Fruit and vegetables
were exhibited by several members and
the awards were as follows: Best
Melon. — 1st prize, G. Ashworth. Thre
ears Corn. — 1, F. Petroccia. Six Apple.'^
Robinson for Apples. The schedule;
the Dahlia show were distributed among
those present. The prize list is a good
one and a successful exhibition i:s
looked for by all.
JAMBS MacDONALD, Sec'y.
Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield
(Conn.) Hort. Society
The regular monthly meeting of the
Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural
Society was held in Doran's Hall,
Greenwich, Conn., Sept. 12, Pres. Robt.
Williamson in the chair. Interest was
centered in the Fall show, which will be
held in the Armory, Stamford, Conn.,
Nov. 7 and 8. The final schedule is now
in the printer's hands and will be on
hand at the next meeting. A very inter-
esting and instructive address was
given by Mr. De Viver of Bronxville.
N. Y., showing specimens of the beetl'.
and the havoc it is doing to the Hickory,
also instructing the members how tu
combat this new pest, that is doing sucli
damage to the Hickory in the New Eng-
land States.
The prize offered by A. R. Kennedy
for best collection of hardy flowers was
won by A. Whitelaw, P. W. Popp beins
second. Other exhibits were as follows;
P. W. Popp, certificate of merit for col-
lection of named Gladioli in 65 varie-
ties; Thos. Ryan, honorable mention foi
collection of hardy Grapes; O. ,\
Hunwick, honorable mention for pai r
of Egg-plant fruits. O. P. Chai -
man, Jr., Westerly, R. I., staged a splen-
did collection of Dahlias. Althougii
somewhat damaged in transit, the larg:
blooms and wonderful colors proved the
grower to be an expert in Dahlia cul-
ture. A special prize will be offered at
the next meeting for best collection of
Dahlias.
OWEN A. HUNWICK, Cor. Sec'y.
Washington, D. C.
Xhe cool weather we have had has
helped business some. Good Asters an
scarce ; Roses are coming in better and
there are enough to go around. Carna-
tions are better but short-stemmed.
G. Price of Philadelphia arrived in
town on Monday. He will have chargi
of the ribbon and supply department nl
the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.'s Wash-
ington branch.
Milton Redman, for a number of years
with G. Milton Thomas, is now with tho
S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.
C. L. Jenkins & Sons Co., Inc., ot
Suitland, Md., have rebuilt their boiler
room and potting shed and are ready for
business.
Walter von Hangle, formerly with
Haberraehl of Philadelphia and Blacki-
stone of Washington, has charge of tho
new home of Joseph Cutter of Indiana.
It is composed of about ten acres. Mr.
von Hangle has laid out the grounds with
beautiful driveways, so arranged that tho
natural conditions were not disturbt^d
where possible. He is now groupinir
hardy stock, evergreens, etc., and is con-
templating the formation of several mini
ature lakes. The estate is close by, on
the Broad Branch road, in the District
of Columbia. Mr. von Hangle, aside
from being an uptodate florist and land-
scape artist, is also a painter of some
note ; all his spare time is given to the
brush. A number of his paintings ar'
on exhibition around town.
Zach Carrick, formerly with Gude
Bros. Co., is now with Z. D. Blackistone.
Robt. Shock, representing M. Rice &
Co., was in town.
The Florists' Exchange had its sales-
room in the basement flooded last week,
caused by the bursting of a w^1ter pipo
next door. Admiral Schnell was equal
to the emergency ; he was doing business
with a Pontoon bridge, constructed of
shipping boxes. O. A. C. O.
#N#*^
Septfmlier 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
623
List of Advertisers
rt cS Davidson . . ..652
, J. K 644
■. Fruits Pub. Co.
.618
Amcr. Importing Co.640
Am. Spawn Co 610
Amer '^•e^l Band Co.. 620
Amer. Wooden Ware
Mfg. Co., The 649
Anderson, J. F 616
Angermuelier, Geo. H.652
AplirneMfg. Co 650
Appelgate Florist 633
Aschmann, Godfrey... 623
AschraannBros 617
BaderBros 610
Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, Inc 645
Baer, Julius 633
Baker Tlie Florist.... 637
Baldwin, Florist 637
Bard & Davis 617
Barrett, the Florist ... 637
Barrows & Son, H. H . 616
Bassett's Floral Gar-
dens 615
Baur & Steinkamp. . . . 61 5
Bay State Nurs., The.618
Beaven. E. A 640
Beckcrt, W. C 606
Begerow Floral Co.. . . 635
Bellamy Bros 614
Benjamin, S.G 617
Bennett, C. A 618
BergerBros 647
Berger&Co., H. H...607
Berning, H. G 648
Bertermann Bros. Co.fi34
Bidwell & Fobes 608
Black, Chas 612
Black, Son & Co., Jos.
Eyres Florist 633
Felthousen, J. E 616
Fiedler & Co.. A. G....633
Field. H.W 636
Fischer, Ferd 608
Fletcher & Co. F. W.607
Florists* Hail Ass'n . . . 640
Flower Shop, The 636
Ford. M. C 643
Ford, Wm. P 644
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co 609
Frauenfelder, C 633
Friedman Florist 633
Friedman, J. J 649
Froment. H. E 645
Galvin. Thos. F 633
Garland Greenhouse
Mfg. Co 653
Gasser Co., J. M 634
Gibbons, The Srailax
Man 640
Giblin&Co 654
GiU 606
Goodsell. P. H 618
Graham & Son. A. . .634
Greater N. Y. Florists'
Ass'n 645
Greek-Amer. Florists*
Supply Co 640
Greup & Ploeger 618
GreyCo.. Thos. J....612
Griffin. F. W 684
Growers* Cut Flower
Co 642-44
GudeBros. Co 637
Gunther Bros 645
Guttman Flower Grow-
McManus, X
Menand, L ..633
Metropolitan Material
Co 639-55
Mette. Henry 606
MichellCo.. Henry F.610
Michelsen & Co 620
Michigan Cut Flower
Exchange 640
Michler Bros. Co 635
Midgley &Co 637
Millang. Chas 645
Miller. A. L 614
Mills The Florist, lnc.635
MiltoniaCons 624
Minge Floral Co.. The635
Minneapolis Floral Co63S
Moller's Deutscher
Zeitung. . .623
" ■ .615
.651
'Co.
H.
Blackistone. Z. D..
Blackistonc, J. Dan
Boddington. A. T..
.809
.608
Bonnet* Blake 645
Bonnot Bros 615
Bon Ton Flower Shop.
The 634
Bowc.M. A 636
Brant Bros.. Inc 637
Brant-Hentz Flow,
Co.
.622
Breck-Robinson Nurs.618
Breitmeyer's Sons. J. .634
Brown. Peter 622-32
Bryan, Alonzo J 632
Buckbee, H. W 637
Bunyard, A. T., Flor-
Burnett Bros 608
Burpee, W. A. & Co... 611
Byam.E.J 637
ByerBros 617
California Florist, The637
Camp Conduit Co.,
The 6.52
Carbone Florist 63
Carnation Support Co..
The.. 61
Champion & Co.. J.
Chicago Carnation
Co.
,648
Habermehl's Sons, J.
J 636
Haerens. August 606
Hail & Robinson 635
Hammond's Paint &
Slug Shot Works. . .650
Hanford. R. G 616
Harris. Chester 637
Harris. Ernest 632
Hart. Geo. B 640
Hatcher. John C....616-33
Heacock Co.. Jos 616
Heinecken. Otto 618
HeissCo 634
Henderson & Co.. A... 611
Henker. Bruno 612
Henshaw& Fenrich.. .643
Herbert & Fleishauer.608
Herr. A. M 632
Hews & Co.. A. H 649
Highland Park Green-
houses. The 634
HilfingerBros 649
Hill Co., The E.G.... 648
Hillside Nurs 620
Hollywood Gardens. ..637
Holm & Olson 637
Holton & Hunkel Co.. 646
Home Correspondence
School 640
Horan. E. C 645
Horticultural Adverti-
ser 618
Howard*s Flower Shop633
Howard, J. W 650
Hudson Carbon Co. . . 650
Idlewild Greenhouses. 635
Igoe Bros 640
Imperial Seed & Plant
Co 612
Interstate Tobacco Co.
Moore. Hentz & Nash645
Mt. Gilead Pottery Co649
Mullanphy, Florist ... 637
Murray, Samuel 635
Myer, Florist 636
Nagel. Rudolf 632
Nason. L. B 645
Nat'l Florists* Board
of Trade 640
Neidinger. Jos. G 640
New England Florist
Supply Co 646
New York Stable Ma-
nure Co 650
Nicholas. John S 636
Niessen Co.. The Leo . 647
Noe.L. M 645
Orchid. The 636
Ouwerkerk. P 618
Palmer & Son. W.J... 633
Park Floral Co.. The. .634
Parker. John L 633
Parkes Construction
Royal Glass Works. ..6.54
Rudolph. Max 634
Rupp. John F 607
Russell. Geo. W 615
Russin&Hanfling 640
Ryerson.U. Cutler... 649
Sabransky, John F. . . 614
Salter Bros 637
Sambrook Bros 637
Sander & Son 611
Sauter,A 645
Sceery, Ed 636
Schling. Max 636
Schmidt. J. C 613
Schmitz, F. W. 0 611
Schulz. Jacob 635
Scott, John 616
Scranton Florist Sup-
ply Co 612
Sealy. J. W. C 616
Sharp. Partridge & Co655
Sheridan. W. F 645
Siebrecht. Geo. C 645
Siebrecht. Walter R. . 645
Skidelsky & Co., S. S .607
Slinn. B. S.. Jr 645
Smith & Co.. E. D... .615
Smith & Fetters Co.,
.634
The
Smith. P. J 645
Smith Co.. W.&T... 618
Soltau Fernery. B 616
Speelraan & Sons, C.
J 611
Standard Pump & En-
gine Co., The 653
Stearns Lumber Co.,
TheA. T 651
Stokes. Walter P 612
Stoothoff Co.. H. A . . . 650
Storrs & Harrison Co.,
The
,.622
Co 655
Parshelsfcy Bros 652
Patten. Helen F 637
Pearce. George 652
Peckham Floral Co..
The 632
Pelicano Rossi & Co. .637
Penn The Florist.. 632-33
Pennock-Meehan Co..
S.S 647
Peters & Reed Pottery
Co.. The .649
Perklns-Kine Co. . . 609
Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co649
Philips Bros 635
Pierce&Co 633
Pierce Co.. F. O 652
Pierson. Inc.. A. N.... 605
PiersonCo.. F. R.. . 60S
Pierson U- Bar Co 656
Pine Grove Floral Corp
632
Pittsburgh Cut Flower
Co.
PlantlifeCo 660
Poehlmann Bros. Co...648
PoIIworth Co.. C. C. ..646
Potter Floral Co 634
Pulverized Manure
Co 650
Quaker City Mach.
Co.
.652
Childs, John Lev
Chinnick, W. J (il2
Christensen. Thos. P. .616
Clark Florist 037
Clay & Son 649
Cleveland Florists* Club,
.649
The
,624
Conard & Jones Co... 612
Conine Nursery Co..
The F. E 618
Coombs. Arthur 615
Coombs, Florist 634
Cotsonas & Co., Geo. . 640
Cowec. W. J 640
Cowcn*s Sons, N 652
Coyie. James 645
Craig Co.. Robt 621
Crouch, Mrs. J. W 6.33
Crump, F. F 6.34
Cunningham, Jos. H..622
Cut Flower Exchange. 645
Danker Florist 633
Day Co., W. E 637
DcamudCo..J.B 648
DeBuck. John 024
DeNave. Paul 024
DeKalbNurs 620
Den Ouden & Sons.H.61S
DietschCo.. A 652
Dillcr, Caskey & Keen
661
Dillon, J. L 615
Dodd,Chas. H 651
Dorncr & Sons. Co. F.614
DoyleCo., Wm.E....633
Dreer,HenrvA.,Inc...65I
Eagle Metal & Supply
" 639
Co.
035
Co.
Ehmann Wit
F.isele, C
Ellintt & Sons, Wm
r.mmans.Gcn.M..
F.nglcr. Henry
r.rn<: & Klingtr , ,
Eskcscn, Frank N .
Esler.JohnG
Ettcr.M.S
Irwin. R.J 615-38-39
Isbell, S. M. & Co... .608
Jackson & Perkins Co.
618
Jacobs. S. & Son 651
Jenkins & Son. J 620
Jennings. E. B 609
Johnson Seed Co 607
Johnston, T. J. & Co.. 637
Jones. H.T 61S
Jones. Inc.. Percy. . . .648
Kasting. Wm. F. Co. . 605
Keller. John A 635
Keller Pottery Co 649
Keller Sons, J. B 637
Kervan Co., The 641
Kessler, Wm 645
Kilbourn, R.. . 639
King Construction Co. 662
Kleinhans, H. P 614
Kostcr&Co 618
Kroeschcll Bros. Co... 656
Kucblcr, Wm. H 646
Kuhlmann. H. H 634
KuhneBros 614
Lager & Hurrell 624
Lancaster County
Nurs ...620
Lange. A 633
Lange, H. F. A 637
Langjahr. A. H 645
Langle. Richard 612
Leedle Floral Co 632
LeGicrsc, Wm. H. . .632
Lemon Oil Co 650
Leonard Seed Co 610
Leuly. Emil 616
Littlcfield Florist ...,637
Lord & Burnham Co, .6.54
Ludwig Floral Co., E.636
M.ider. Paul 612
Martin & Forbes Co .. 637
Mav. I.. L. &Co 648
McCallumCo.. Inc...646
McClunie. Geo. G.. 034
MncNilTllnrl,Co..Thc
The 611-17
McCnnnell, Alex 636
McCray Refrigerator
Quidnick G'houses 616
Ramsburg. G. S 610
Randall. A. L. Co 648
Rawlings. Elmer 632
Reade & McKenna. . .6.54
Reed& Keller 640
Reimers, M. D 635
Reinberg, Peter 648
Reynolds & MacKay.614
Rice Co.. M 640
Riebe. F. C 622
Ritchy. F. W 632
Robinson & Co., H. M641
Robinson Co. (Inc.)
H. M 644
Rolker & Sons. A , , 606-49
Roscmont Gardens. . , 635
Rosendale Nurs. &
G'houses 632
Rosery Flower Shop,
The 633
RoutzahnSecdCo 611
Rowden & Mitchell. ,622
Rowchl&Granz 614
Stumpp & Walter Co
606-11
Syracuse Pottery Co...649
Taylor, Edward J. . . .614
Thompson & Co., C. B.
635
Thorburn & Co., J. M612
Totty.Chas. H 615
Traendly & Schenck. . 645
Travis Co., G. E 652
Troy. J. H 613
Van Assche. Frank 652
Van Geldcrcn. G. W. . 618
Van Kirk Floral Co. . 632
Van Waveren. Gt. &
Kruijff 618
Vaughan's Seed Store.
608-09
Vicfc's Sons.Jas 606
Viereck. F. C„ 634
Vincent. R. Jr.. & Sons
Co 605
Virgin. U.J 635
Walker. Wm 635
WalIis&Co..E.A....632
Ward&Co.. R. M....607
Warendorff. A 636
Wax Bros 633
Weeber & Don 606
Welch Bros. Co 646
Wenk, Peter 624
Weston, Henry 614
West View Floral Co. 633
Wettlin Floral Co.... 623
Whilldin Pottery Co.,
The 649
White Bros 614
Whitehead. Geo. B.. .614
Whittier & Co., W. B.618
Whitton. Samuel 632
Wietor Bros 648
WilksMrg.Co,. S,..,653
Williams'Tlorist Sup-
ply House 614
Wi'son. H. E 637
Wilson. R.G 633
Windier Wholesale Flor-
al Co 640
Wood Bros 620
Woodhouse. R. H 614
Woodrow & Marketos645
Woodruff & Sons. S. D610
Young & Co.. A. L. . ..644
Young Florist 637
Young. John 644
Young & Nugent 636
Zangen. O. V 639
Zimmer. Charles 632
Zvolanck, A. C ."..812
Index to Stock Advertised
ill
print belated
>n Wednesday,
cd in the index.
Adiantum 616-21 Blue Spruce 618
Althaeas 620 Bouvardias 632
Alyssum 617 Boxwood 607-17-20
Arapelopsis 614 Bulbs 606-08-10-
Andromedas 618 61 1-12-15-17-18-20
Anthcricum 616-17 Buxus 611
Antirrhinum 607-10-32 Calceolaria 607
Apple Tree. . . .^ 620 California Privet 617-
Ar»"car,as 617-21-22- gig.jo
„^??"5? California Privet Cut-
tings..., 606-10-17-18-20
Areca 616-21-23
Asparagus 613-14-16- Calln'
617-18-20-21-22-23-32 Callio'psi's,'
.605-08
.613
Aspidistra 622 Canna'
^''7'= V.cfSn Canterbury Bells 613
Brv'T"ees-.-.:..V.617'20:i2 C"""-- '"'■''-
Bedding Plants, ,. ,615-18
Begonias 607-1.5-17-
Chrysanthemum Cut-
tings 615-20
Cibotium 616
Cinerarias 607-13-
622-23-24-32
Clematis 618-32
Cocos. 616-23-32
Cold Storage Bulbs
605-08-10-20
Cold Storage Lilies
60,5-08-10-20
Cold Storage Lily of
the Valley 606-
608-10-20
Coleus 622-32
Conifers 620
Coreopsis 613
Crotons 621
Cut Flowers 640-41-
643-44-45-46-47-48
Cyclamen 607-12-
621-22-23-32
Daffodils 607
Dahlias 605-20-32
Daisies 607-13
Decorative Stock 605-
806-07-08-09-10-11-12-
613-14-1.5-16-17-20-21-
.^. 622-23-24-32
Uigitahs 617
Dish Ferns , . 607-14-
616-17-22-23-.32
Dracaena.? 813-20-
621-22-32
Evergreens 616-17-20
Farm Seeds 605-07-
614-16-17-20-22-32-33
Ferns 640^1
Ferns m Flats 607-
614-16-17
F.cus.. 617-21-23
Flower Seeds 618
Forget-Me-Not . 607-13-17
Foxgloves 613
Freesias 605-07-08-12
Fruit Plants 618
Fruit Trees 618
Gardenias 621-41
Genista 617-21
Geraniums 605-
615-20-22 32
Geranium Cuttings. . 605-
615-20-22-32
Gladiolus.. . .608-09-10-11
Hardy Perennials.. 618-20
Heliotrope 623
Herbaceous Plants 618
Honeysuckle 614
Hyacinths.. .60.5-07-10-12
Hydrangeas 612-18-
820-21-24-32
Ins 620
Ivy 813-24-32
Japanese Maples, -.618-20
Japonica 618
Jerusalem Cherries . . . 632
Kalmias 618
Kcntias 614-16-17-
621-22-23-32
Lilacs 618-20
Lily Bulbs. .606-08-10-20
Lilies . .605-06-08-00-1 1-4 1
Lilium Album 609
Lilium Candidum. . . , 607-
608-10-12
Lilium Formosum. ,..606-
806^08
Lilium Giganteum. . .606-
608-00
Lilium Harrisii 605-
608-10-11-12
Lilium Rubrum 6G9
Lilium Speciosum.. 609-18
Lily of the Valley 618-
620-41
Manetti 620
Maples 618-20
Mignonette 606
Mock Orange 620
Mushroom Spawn. .609-10
Narcissus 605-06-07-
610-11-12
Nasturtium 611
Nephrolepis, . , ,617-21-23
Norway Maples 618
Norway Spruce 618-20
Nursery Stock 618-20
Oak Trees 618-20
Orchids 6J2-24A1
Ornamental Shrubs61S-20
Ornamental Trees 018
Palms ..61.3-14-
616-17-18-20
Pandanus 621-32
Pansies 607-09-
612-13-17-22-32
Peach Trees 620
Peonies 607-18-20
Phlox 620
Phoenix 611-16-21
Poinsettias 607-12-
615-16-20-23-32
Poplars 620
Primroses. . .622-23-24-32
Primulas 607-12-
613-17-22-23-32
Privet 617-18-20
Privet Cuttings 617-
618-20
Rhododcndrons.606-18-20
Roses 605-16-18-
620-22-32-41
Rubber Plants.. 617-21-23
Seasonable Stock 60.5-
606-07-08-09-10-U-12-
613-14-16-16-17-20-21-
622-23-24-32
Seeds 606-07-08-
610-11-12-15
Shrubs 6211
Smilax. . .013-17-32-39-4(1
"Snapdragon 607-10-
616-17-32
Oklahoma Notes
Guthrie
Fi
620
Spiraeas 618-20
Stevia 620-22-32
Sweet Pea Seed ,606-11-12
Sweet William.. 607-13-17
Table Ferns.. . .607-14-16-
617-22
Trees 618-20
Tulips 607
Vegetable Plants 606-
60S-10-13-18-32
Vegetable Seeds 606-
608-10
Vcrbei
,616
,616-20-22
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine 650
Aphis Punk 650
Auctions 617
Baskets 640
Boilers... . 639-52-53-54-55
Carnation Ties 614
Cattle Manure 850
Chiffons 640-41
Crepe Paper 640-41
Cut Flower Boxes. . . 640-
641
Cycas Leaves 640-41
Dagger Ferns 640-41
Decorative Evergreens
640-41
Directory of Retail
Houses.633-34-35-36-37
Fancy Baskets 840
Fancy Ferns 840-41
Fertilizers 649-50
Florists* Letters. . . 640-41
Florists* Supplies. .640-41
Flower Boxes 641
Flower Pots 649
Fungine 650
Galax Leaves 641
Glass 639-52-54-55
Gold Letters 640
Glazing Points 651
.652
. Bros, have dcddcd to discon-
tinue handling seeds, Hnding that it is
more profitable to give their whole atten-
tion to the growing and shipping of cut
flowers, the demand for which is ever
increasing and necessitating the building
of another, range of glass. Material fur-
nished by Deitsch.
Oklahoma City
The long continued drouth has left its
mark upon this fine city, which relies en-
tirely upon a farming community, "so that
both the se«dsman and florist are hoping
tor better times, which undoubtedly will
come soon. Vast improvements have also
been undertaken to make this a beauty
spot, both architecturally and horticul-
turally. It is both. w M
Cincinnati, 0.
Greenhouse BIdg. . . . ._
Greenhouse Construc-
tion 851-52-55-58
Greenhouse Goods. . .661-
652-55-56
Greenhouse Material
651-52-55-56
Gutter^. . - 651-63
C. J. Jones and Ed Wallers spent
last. Aiesday among the growers at
Springfield, O.
Henry Schwarz recently opened a
branch store at 4605 Main ave., Norwood,
(J., with Edward, his son, as manager
Wm. Murpliy is receiving a nice lot
ot new crop Carnations for which he
finds a fair demand.
Chas. E. Windram and Mr. and Mrs
U. Hetch left last Thursday on a motor
trip to r^eesburg, Fla., tlie Hetch's home,
at the Ijakc Shore Ferneries. Mr. Wind-
ram will stay there for a month's visit
Visitors : Chas. Simon. Mt! Sterling,
Ky. : S. S. Skidelsky, representing S. S.
Skidelsky & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. ■ H A
Denieranville. of Mobile, Ala.: M Uhl'
of Springfield, O. ; Wm. Gardner, of
New Castle, Ind. A. O.
CONTENTS
,655
Hei
Heating Appli
Hose 639-51
Hot Bed Sash 639-66
Huckleberry Branches
640-41
ce Boxes 640
Immortelles 640-41
Insecticides 615-50
Jardinieres r . , 849
Laurel 640-41
Laurel Festooning, 640-41
Laurel Wreaths. . .640-41
Lemon Oil 650
Leucothoe Sprays. 640-41
Magnolia Leaves, ,640-41
Manure 650
Mastica 6.52
Moss. , 640-4 1
Nikoteen 650
Nikotiana 650
Nursery Bands 620
Pccky Cypress 655
Pipe 839-52
Pipe Fittings 662
Plantlife 650
Pots 649
Pumps 653
Pumping Engines 653
Putty 850
Puttv Machine 8,50
Raffia 620
Refrigerators 64C
Ribbons 640
Ruscus 640-41
Sash. 639-52-54-55
Sheep Manun
Shower Sprays 654
Sphagnum Moss, .840-41
Stakes 614-40
Supports 614-40
Tile 6.52
Tinfoil 641
Tobacco Dust 640
Tobacco Powder 649
Tobaccc Stems 649
Toothpicks 640
Tree Tubs 649
Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club 627
catalogs Received .611
Clubs and Societies
N. J. Floricultural See; Nassau
Co. (N. Y.) Hon. Soc; West-
chester CN. T.) and Fairfield
(Conn.) Hort. Soc 624
Cyclamen, Yellow 626
Flower Growing at Cornell, Winter
Course in 626
Frost and Light on Germination,' The
Influence of 626
Gladioli Flowers, Heavy Loss of.. .612
Gladioli, History of the 612
Gladiolus, The Best Form for 626
Gladiolus, A Promising New White. 612
Growers. Among' tlie
.4schmann, Godfrey .631
Incorporations 623
Indiana State Fair ...'.'. !e31
Laniiscape Gardening- (llhis.) ..628, 630
Market, Review of the 648
Massachusetts Hort. Society's Dahlia
and Fruit Exhibition 630
Myosotidium nobile 636
Nursery Dept. (Illus.) .619
New York State Fair, Flower Show
at the 631
Obituary
Arnold. Jos. B.; Ponnet, Constant;
Stieffel, Louis 627
Petunias, New Double Seeding
(Illus.) T627
Publications Received 623
Questions Ezcliang'e Readers are
Asked to Solve 620
Raphiolepis, New 636
Readers* Views, Our 626
Retailer, Tlie (Illus.) 633-37
Seed Trade Report 607
Soil Disinfectants in Horticulture,
The l.Tse ot .627
Sweet Peas, A National Home for
(Illus.) 630
Trade Notes:
Louisville 613
Houston 614
Gainesville, Fort Worth, Dallas,
.649
Tufa
Vases
Ventilating Apparatus
653-55
Ventilators 663-.56
Verminc 650
W,ints 638-39
Wbfit <;i,r,.r, fiin-1l
\V]„.'.- ,1,. II „, I i;i:!.
Co.
.640
Bellis..
BIcedingHc:
620-21-22-32
Carnation Cuttings. .605-
613-14-15-17-18-20-
818 622-32-41
618 Chrysanthemums., 61 5-20
Our Advertising Columns
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Newport 620
Washington 624
Saddle River, Rochester '.631
Providence 639
Milwaukee, Kansas Citv 640
St. Paul, Wichita, Elvria. New Or-
leans, San Antonio 641
New York 646
Boston 646
Philadelphia 647
Chicago i;-!?
Indianapolis 649
Fort \V;iynp 650
St. Louis, Vancouver 661
Pomon.i 652
Ins .\n,i!eles, San Francisco 653
yiKuouver <B. C.) Fair (Illus.) 630
Week's Work, The:
.Stem Rot: Carnations; Before
Frost: Freesias: Single Violets:
Primulas: Begonias 622, 623
626
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Just as soon as possible after an individual or a
company has started in business it should be seen to
that letterheads, envelopes, cards, billheads as well as
proper booliS of account be provided. The use of these
printed forms supply some evidence, at least, of stability,
and that the party using them is what he professes to
be. This subject is bj-ought up here because of the
fact that there are many florists who endeavor to get
along without these very important accessories to the
orderly conducting of a business.
At an outlay of ten dollars or less the average florist
can provide himself with all the printed stationery
necessary for twelve months. This is an investment we
urge all as yet unprovided with to make without further
delay. It will add much to their standing and often be
the means of saving themselves delay and money on
purchases, for dealers invariably look at an order for
goods coming to them on paper without a printed head-
ing, as emanating from an amateur, and either refuse
to fill the order at trade prices or lose valuable time
to the party ordering in the endeavor to fix his status.
Winter Course in Flower Growing at Cornell
For both professional and amateur flower growers.
Subjects covered in this course are floriculture and
greenhouse practice, forcing structures, fertility of the
land, soils, plant diseases, plant breeding, extension
work, and rural improvement.
Who may attend. — The course is open to both men
and women of at least eighteen years of age. Appli-
cants for admission should have been graduated from
a common school or should have an eighth grade certifi-
cate. There is no limit to the age above eighteen;
many of the best students have been mature men and
women.
The time. — The course in 1913-1914. will be open on
Nov. 11, 1913, and close on Feb. 13, 1914. A vacation
wU be allowed at Christmas time.
The expenses. — Tuition is free to residents of New
York State. Non-residents pay a tuition fee of $25.
There are a few incidental fees in the course, and stu-
dents are required to buy a few books, instruments, and
other small equipment. The average expense, including
room and board, laundry, books, and fees, is about $110
for the twelve-weeks course.
The publishers of The Florists' Exchange are always
glad to hear from its readers on any subject of trade in-
terest. Write us freely; our columns are open to all.
The next article to appear in our Series of Landscape
Gardening articles by Robert B. Cridland, of Philadelphia,
will take up the best construction of walks and drives, and
also the further subject of one of the most important fea-
tures in connection with the surroundings of the suburban
or country home — the planning, construction and upkeep
of a good lawn. This article will appear in an early
issue. It win be of great value. Watch for it.
The Best Form for the Gladiolus
It appears that in France a determined stand is being
made against the present rage for Gladioli with big,
strong stems, and with heavy, closely set florets of im-
mense size and gorgeous coloring.
We quote from the Guernsey Press: "The French
raisers have set their faces dead against the new cult.
If the great French nurserymen, the men who created the
I.emoines, the Gandavensis, and the Nancieanus varie-
ties, can have their way, a much subdued race of Gladioli
will be seen. These men look on some of the over-
painted beauties of the Gladiolus world as some of us
men look on the gaudy clothes of advanced women, with
a scornful eye. They also contend, do these French rais-
ers, that the tendency of the American and the English
Gladiolus Societies to encourage the culture of spikes
with hea^y, closely-set florets of immense size, but of which
only two or three florets are open at the same time, is
quite contrary to the nature of Gladiolus, and will re-
sult in ugly monstrosities instead of the gracefulness of
the wild Brenchleyensis or Byzantium. In this newest
culture the stems are to be free and long, but graceful
and not heavy; the florets are to be separate on the stem,
not in any way crowded together, and colors are to be
delicate and esthetic, and harmoniously blended rather
than gaudy. In short, a higher type of Gladiolus is to be
aimed at. Doubtless the Americans will, with the Dutch,
make a big stand against the French innovation. The pub-
lic will eventually decide the contest."
Yellow Cyclamen
Growers have not yet succeeded in obtaining a pure
yellow Cyclamen and doubts have been expressed that
this color can ever be fastened upon that plant, yet
the hybridizers continue to work in this direction, and
one of them, at least, is looking forward to success,
according to his statements in Moeller's Deutsche Gaert-
ner-Zeitung. In the Winter of 1910 he noticed yellow
tints on a Cyclamen which had only three blooms. Tlie
seed of these produced 43 plants, all of which could
lie considered as transition forms. Thirty-six of them
have a ground of pure white more or less suff'used
with yellow, one is pink, one white, and five pink with
red eye, and four of the latter again have a yellow
edge, but this yellow mixed with red is different from
the yellow tingeing the pure white above. This yellow
color still seems foreign to the blooms; the more yel-
low they contain the more the petals are twisted, and
some greenish yellow blooms are as curly as a Savoy
Cabbage. Other plants, again, have blooms of the color
of Marechal Niel Roses grown under glass. Some have
only a yellow edge, and others a few yellow spots, these
last named blooms being 4in. across. There is only one
seedling in the lot with entirely yellow blooms. This
high percentage of plants bearing yellow tinted blooms
of such diversity of color leads the writer to hope for
still better results with a second generation of seed-
lings. It is a curious fact that the yellow showed a
purer tinge after the end of February than before,
which seems to indicate that these new yellow Cyclamen
will be Spring bloomers, coming after the regular crop,
which would be an additional advantage. The plants
so far obtained are perfect in habit, and some are ex-
ceedingly vigorous, with strong blooms borne on heavy
stems lOin. long.
The Influence of Frost and Light on Germination
A German book under this title, by Dr. Wilhelm
Kinzel, has recently been published at Munich, and is
reviewed at some length in Moeller's Deutsche Oaertner-
Zeittmg. Following are some of the interesting results
at which the author arrived: He started with the fact
observed by other investigators, that many kinds of
seed germinate much better after having been sub-
jected to frost, as wild plant seed naturally are; and
further, that many kinds, especially of grasses, germi-
nate better in the light than the dark, and finally, that
a so-called intermittent temperature hastens germina-
tion. For the practical grower the freezing of the seed
is of most importance. Seed of fruit trees and also of
Roses germinate better and also produces more vigor-
ous plants after freezing, the frost evidently making the
nutritive principle in the seed more active. The same
probably applies to plants subjected to frost before
forcing, and also explains the quicker germination of
cold storage pips. The seed of the LiliaccEe prefer
generally the dark, while that of Peonies is thereby re-
tarded. TroUius Europseus germinates up to 100 per
cent, after frost and wants much light. Most of tlie
Alpine plants want frost. The Rosacese germinates, on
the whole, slowly, requiring light and often frost, as
Spiraea and Pyracantha. Most of the hard shelled seed
germinate best when not fully ripe. While most of the
Geraniaceas germinate most easily with light, Pelar-
gonium zonale does somewhat better in the dark. Lin-
aceos want light and frost, but most of the Rutaceae
suffer by light, especially Lemons; this explains the
fact that the seed often germinate inside of the Lemon,
and the seed leaves may even form chlorophyll inside.
Celery seed germinated at 68 degrees F. only in the
light, but at 68 degrees F. to 86 degrees F. equally well
in the dark. Rhododendrons want light, but are very
slow. ' Primulas want much light and many want frost.
Syiingas do better in the dark, and Melons require
darkness. The Compositse seem to be independent of
light.
The author's conclusions are of especial interest. All
his tests were made on blotting paper, as usual, and
the results were often different from those of seed sown
direct in the ground, but it would pay any grower
to regulate the light on his seed according to its re-
ceptivity.
QOR
j^rf READERS*
VIEWS
The Best White Gladiolus
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
In your issue of Aug. 9 we read an article headed
"A Choice of Gladioli," and we noticed the varieties
which were mentioned as the best white ones. We do
not want to criticise that statement, but as we have
grown all the varieties there mentioned for the last few
years we do not consider them the best compared with
a white seedling which is just making its name in the
Gladioli world without really being exhibited or adver-
tised. This variety is called Miss Gladys Harkness, and
is a pure white, well sliaped flower, witli about 6 to 7
large cups open at the one time; it is a tremendous
strong grower in almost any garden. It has a thin red
stripe on the bottom part of the middle lower petal, but
is only slightly visible when you look inside the cup.
As a white variety (pure), this one, as soon as it be-
comes known, will be at the top. And as we want tlie
trade to know whicli is best, we thought it our duty to
request that this be published in The Florists' Ex-
change. K. VAN Bourgondien & Sons.
HiUegom, Holland.
Red Cypress Best Greenhouse Wood
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Your issue of August 16 contained an article by
the John C. Moninger Co. asking "What's the Matter
with Cypress?" I say nothing but what is to the credit
of the wood. It would probably interest your readers
if I gave them the history of my sash bars. These
sash bars were bought from the John C. Moninger Co.
in 1883 and were Red Cypress. They were given one
coat of boiled oil, and two coats of the best white lead
paint. The gutter piece was of Cypress, and the side
l)ieces of the best panel White Pine. The bars were
tenoned and mortised into the side pieces, at the bot-
tom, the tenons and mortise were well leaded when put
together.
In 1894 the mortise holes were found to be rotted
in the M'hite Pine pieces, in some holes exposing the
tenon of the bar which was found in a perfectly sound
condition. The 13ft. bars were bent from four to
six inches in their length, the purlin supports having
given away and allowed them to sag.
From 1883 to 1891 these bars had no paint on the
inside, and only two applications on the outside. In
1894 the bars were taken down, cleaned and given two
coats of white lead paint, two pipe purMns were fitted
on each side, and the bars sprimg into place again,
and they look as if they might last another 30 years.
In this case, the White Pine (and it was good panel
wood, clear, and no sap) rotted in twelve years, at the
same date the Cypress bars were in a perfectly sound
condition, and their durability is as yet unknown.
There is a vast difference in Cypress woods, as my
experience proves. About eight years ago I repaired
a gutter that needed a side piece, which I ordered
from a planing mill. When it came, it proved to be
of a grayish colored Cypress, ;md is today rotted to
such an extent that it will have to be replaced, it last-
ing four years less than the White Pine side piece did.
In one case, the Cypress bars lasted thirty years, in
the other a different kind of Cypress lasted eight
years, and the White Pine lasted 12 years.
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Peony-flowered double seeding Petunia
Originated and grown by T. B. Shepherd Co., Ventura, Cal. See text
The only kind of Cypress to use in a greenhouse is
llie Red Cypress; reject any bar or gutter piece with
tlie least sap wood, as this will soon rot and cause no
end of trouble in repairs.
Selected wood will of course cost more than the gen-
eral run of wood, but the florist should cheerfully pay
liiore for the best to be had, which will be far the
cheapest in the end.
Bethlehem, Pa. Jacob A. Fries.
Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club
The regular monthly meeting of this Club was held
at Hort. Hall, on Tuesday Evening, Hept. IB. As it
was the first meeting since the Summer recess the at-
tendance was rather small. The principal topic of
the evening was experiences and impressions gained
at the S. A. F. Minneapolis convention.
John K. M. L. Farquhar, president of the S. A. K.,
was present and spoke most enthusiastically of the con-
vention, alluding to it as one of the best the organization
has ever held. He gave due credit to Theodore Wirth
for the great work he had done both for the S. A. K.
and for the city of Minneapolis.
Patrick Welch, Vice-President-Elect of the S. A. F.,
was the next speaker and confined his remarks mostly
to asking the members to give him their support in
Ihe 1914 convention which is to be held in this city, and
outlining the work they had to do to make the convention
one of the best the organization has ever held.
W. J. Stewart said that he had attended all the con-
ventions since the origin of the S. A. F. He said all
tiie conventions were good and that each one of them
had something that stood out conspicuously above any-
thing its predecessor had had, but he hoped the con-
vention of 1911 would .surpass everything that has
lieen done before. Other speakers were M. A. Patten,
Thomas Grey and Eber Holmes.
At the close of these remarks a recess was declared
and a substantial luncheon was served.
After the recess many important questions were asked
the members that attended the convention, particularly
about novelties in the plant line and the best exhibits
from large growers.
On the exhibition table Peter Fisher had a vase of
Carnation Gorgeous. Wm. W. Edgar Co. had a fine
vase of Chrysanthertium Golden Glow. R. C.
The Use of Soil Disinfectants in Horticulture
It is now a well recognized fact that a number of
plicnoniena injurious to iiorticulture are due to an ex-
cess of certain species of fissure funguses in the soil;
lor instance, the exhaustion of soil in its many aspects.
Cabbage hernia, and probably other infectious dis-
eases of cultivated plants. The direct cause is prob-
ably the use of too fresh stable manure and stable
water, which contain large quantities of this fungus.
As the means usually employed to overcome these soil
diseases, namely, rotation of crops, etc., are not dlways
efficient, various disinfectants are now being used, oftpn
with good success. E. I. Russell of England has re-
cently published a number of experiments, which are
briefly summed up in Die Gartenwelt, together with
work along the same line by other investigators. Dis-
infection of the dry soil by heating with steam at 98
degrees centigrade (175F.) was found to be the most
effective, the soil being thereby restored to its original
vigor. Russell divides the disinfectants proper into
three classes, according to their efBciency. In the first
class are the strongest, as formaldehyde," pyridine, luti-
din and coUdin. The second class includes benzol, cal-
cium sulfide, carbolic acid, cresilic acid, light and heavy
solvent naphtha, petroleum and toluol. The third and
weakest class contains only naphthalin and its deriva-
tives.
The first consideration in applying these disinfec-
tants is whether there are plants on the land to be
treated. If there are shrubs or trees that cannot be
removed, only the weaker means can be used, which
do not injure the roots. The steam treatment is gen-
erally too expensive, also formaldehyde, the pyridine
bases, benzol and toluol. Benzol, benzine, petroleum
and toluol are also dangerous because of fire. The
other representatives of the second group are far bet-
ter. A German patent has recently been taken out for
treatment with calcium sulfide, as a remedy against
Cabbage hernia, in the form of hard coal ash.
The so-called California solution, which contains a
calciumoxy-sulfide, is largely used against animal and
^■egetable pests, especially by fruit and Rose growers.
.Some fungus diseases of Roses are also successfully
treated with a solution of sulfide of potassium, although
this must be used carefully so as not to injure the
plants. An important disinfectant is cresilic acid, with
its derivatives, creolin, lysol and carbolineum, which
are obtained by the addition of resin or oil soap. Car-
bolineum, especially, has been used very successfully
against soil exhaustion.
Branch of new double seeding Petunia. The white
lines define location of four of the seed pods
Originated and grown by T. B. Shepherd Co., Ventura, Cal. See text
In the third class we have flowers of sulphur, which
is one of the best means of protection against various
forms of mildew. It is also most effective against
Cabbage hernia. Soil which is full of hernia mucuoid
fungi can be best restored by liberal additions of quick
lime and flowers of sulphur. Hence flowers of sulphur
should be used first in all cases where the plants can-
not be removed. Four to five kilograms of caustic lime
(8.8 to 11 pounds) per are (119.6 sq. yds.) should be
applied and ploughed under in the Fall, and the follow-
ing Spring 1% to 2 kg. (3.3 to 4.4 pounds) of flowers
of sulphur are scattered over the dry soil and raked
under.
Where the sulphur proves ineffective the California
solution may be used, but in this case the jilants must
first be removed from the land. Then S to 15 liters
(1 liter equals 1.056 qts.) at most per are of this oily
liquid are mixed with six times the quantity of peaty
earth and this damp mass is then spaded in. In very
bad cases carbolineum soluble in water may be applied
in the same way, but great care must be taken to avoid
damage.
As the source of the noxious bacteria is found in
stable manure, and especially in stable water, both of
these .should lie used only in a composted state. For
the so-called liquid manure a weak solution of per-
fectly ripened stable manure may be used, or a nutri-
tive salts solution. If the stable manure cannot be
applied in compost, it should at least be kept until
well rotted. During the process of rotting, 50 grams (a
light ioz.) of flowers of sulphur per cubic meter of
manure should be well worked in, which will suppress
the noxious bacteria.
New Double Seeding Petunias Grown by the
T. B. Shepherd Co., Ventura, Cal.
No attempt was made in last year's breeding to in-
crease the percentage of double Petunias, which re-
mains 75 per cent., 30 per cent seeding as freely as the
singles, though the hand pollenization is continued to
insure greater range of colors. The hybrida and giant
types are beautifully blended in this strain, to be known
as the Peony flowered, which has the firmness and size
of the giants (many of the blooms being 6in. across)
with the delicacy of color and fluting of the hybrida
doubles which is uncommon with the giant type. On
the spray illustrated were seven pods of seed. This is
a free seeder. Color, rose and white. These flowers
when pollenized produce the Peony flowered type which,
authority assures us, is finer than anything heretofore
shown for size, variety of color, and firmness and deli-
cacy of texture. A well known grower exclaimed on
seeing them: "Peony flowered," which has been adopted
as the name for this strain. In the two pictures here-
with the flowers are shown nnicli reduced.
At one of the sessions of the British Association for
the Advancement of Science, which is being held at
Birmingham, England, this week. Sir Oliver Joseph
Lodge, referring to the fact that some plants
produce both male and female flowers, said that this
must be the result of some profound change in the sap
at the junction in the stems where differently sexed
flowers branch away from each other. Continuing, he
said: "I do not know what this is, and the microscope
tells me nothing. Perhaps if physiologists could find
out what happens in that little plant joint they might
get a clew to the reason why some human beings are
born boys and others girls."
[ (!^bituarg ]
Constant Ponnet
Constant Ponnet, age 68, for twenty years a florist in
Alexandria, Va., died suddenly at his home, 3013 Duke
St., at 1.30 o'clock Friday morning, Sept. 12, of heart
disease. Mr. Ponnet was born in Belgium of French
parents. He came to this country in his early youth.
He leaves two sons, Herman and Paul Ponnet, who were
associated with him in the business, and five daughters,
Mrs. E. J. Schroth of this city, Mrs. Chas. Kaufman of
Richmond, Va., Mrs. James Power and the Misses Rose
and Constance Ponnet of Alexandria, Va. The funeral
took place Monday morning, Sept. 15, at 9 o'clock. In-
terment was at Alexandria Cemetery. O. A. C. O.
Louis Stieffel
I,ouis Stieffel who, with his wife, Catherine Stieft'el,
has conducted a retail florist's business for the past
thirty years at 1932 Third ave., New York, died of
paralysis of the brain on Thursday night of last week;
ho was in his 71st year. Mr. Stieffel had been in his day
an expert violin player and for many years was the
leader in the orchestra of Buffalo Bill. Mr. Stieffel
also was noted for the habit which he had of walking
from his residence, lOfith St. and Third ave. to Oak
Point on Long Island Sound, a distance of about 10
miles, the year round, and bathing in the waters of
the Sound. The funeral services were held on Saturday
of last week. Mr. Stieffel is survived by his widow.
Joseph Emory Arnold
Joseph E. Arnold, who died Sept. 5, was born at Lau-
tenbach, Bavaria, Jan. 16, 1858. He came to America
thirty-two years ago, locating in Tyrone, Pa., and which
always remained his home. He worked at his trade,
that of a stonemason, for twelve years, after which he
IHirchased his home on Hamilton ave. and embarked in
the florist business which he had conducted in a suc-
cessful manner for the past twenty years, only relin-
quishing full control three months ago when his three
sons took the burden off his shoulders. Twenty-five
years ago Mr. Arnold was married to Miss Mary Mag-
dalen Spielmann, and to this couple were born five boys
and three girls. Mr. Arnold was a Catholic by faith
and the funeral services were held in St. Matthew's
church, Sept. 8, the interment being in Oak Grove ceme-
tery. The business will be continued by his three sons
under the firm name of Arnold Brothers.
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Comer 'properties may be"'entered fromTthe comer, but such entrances are
rather difficult to treat in a pleasing manner. Where such a scheme is adopted
it is well to have the piers set well back from the line and to place them tangent
to the arc of a circle with the center at the intersection of the two property
lines. This will leave two grass plots on either side of the walk, which may be
pleasingly treated with ornamental plantations.
Our picture shows an arrangement of walks frequently adopted where the
approaches in either direction on the public road are of equal importance and a
lawn directly in front of the entrance is preferred to a straight walk down the
center. It is much more charming to have this expanse of lawn and the ap-
parently greater breadth.
Landscape Gardening
This First Paper Treats on
Walks, Drives and Entrances
By Robert B. Cridland, Landscape Architect
Until horticultural subjects become more widely taught
in our schools, the community florist is bound to dic-
tate, in a great measure, the gardening taste in the
neighborhood which he serves. It is to him that the gar-
den -enthusiasts come for guidance and it is a very safe
stalement to make that in no other profession are the
general practitioners so ready with information and ad-
vice.
It is well, then, that every florist should have a knowl-
edge of the best principles of landscape gardening or,
at least, of the principles which apply to the best de-
velopment of the averaged size city or suburban property.
Witii these remarks as a preface to this series of short
articles on landscape gardening principles, 1 will only
add that practicalness will be the aim and keynote,
and I hope that in stripping the subject of the rhetori-
cal flights which usually accompany articles on horticul-
tural topics, they will not lose entirely their interest.
Usually, when advice is first asked of the florist, the
house has been located and built. The first concern,
then, is of the best arrangement of the walks and drives.
Now, there are no fundamental maxims laid down
which may be followed in every instance. Each place
has its own individual conditions which must be care-
fully considered, and which will more or less influence
the designer in his selection of the best locations. One
principle indeed is fixed; that drives and walks should be
as direct as possible without being forced and twisted.
They should approach by straight lines, or by easy,
graceful curves. Where the length is sufficient it is
advisable to have greater variety and beauty by having
a reverse, but this is only permissible where the distance
is at least fifty feet.
In the majority of cases drive and walk should enter
at a right angle to the property line and finish at the
house at a right angle thereto.
At the entrance the straight part should continue
some little distance before starting the curve; at the
house end it may be less, a foot or two is sufficient at
this point.
The house being the objective point, the trend should
always be toward it, and the approach, when from the
side, should be so placed that a good perspective of tlie
house will attract the eye as one comes toward it. If
some little architectural feature in the house is a domi-
nant note and worthy of attention, arrange the curve s:)
that at a certain point this feature will hold the center
of the picture. Some such feature may be a prettily
designed bay window or house entrance.
The same consideration should be given to the lawn
features, mainly the plantations. It should be the aim
of every one who plans to consider the subject from
every point of view. The entrance, walks and drives,
residence, outiiuildings and plantations — all should be
kept in the mind's eye and the endeavor made to bring
these diverse features into one pleasing whole.
The entrance gate should be toward the side of the
property from which the greater portion of traffic may
be expected. It is a decided mistake to place the en-
trance at a point where it will necessitate the crossing
the breadth of the lot and then having to return to the
house after entering the property. Where the traffic is
likely to be just as great from one direction as an-
other it is quite practicable and pleasing to have two
entrance gates with a semi-circular walk to the front.
This is feasible where the width of the lot is about equal
to the distance (or a little less) from the front property
hne to the residence.
For colonial houses, the straight walk leading to the
Fig 1. — Here is an arrangement of drive adopted to save the large Maple seen in
foreground. Had it not been for the tree a straiglit drive would have been ad-
visable. If it is desired to get away from a direct line in locating a walk or drive
in a short distance, select a point where a feature of some such character exists.
Note the combining of the pedestrian walk and the drive, thus avoiding a further
breaking up of the lawn.
In this view is shown a simple, practical solution of a driveway in a contracted
space. This is centered on the party line and the semi-detached garages in the
rear are easily accessible with ample turning space in front of them. An im-
provement here would have been to have two cement tracks, with grass between,
rather than the entire driveway of cement. A little planting would relieve the
harshness of the scene.
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L-i
od edge and I
along driveways where the gutter js not required,
in broken Unes, should be continued to maintain
ue alignment of driveway "
This will leave two small grass plots on either side of
the walk which may be pleasingly treated with ornamen-
tal plantations.
In contracted spaces, where houses are close togetlier,
party drives are preferable to having two driveways
paralleling each other, and where it is only necessary to
provide for motor cars, two tracks, constructed of ce-
ment, are to be preferred to a driveway.
As regards width, the walks should not be less than
four feet six inches. The driveways should not be less
than fourteen feet 'where it will be necessary to have
vehicles pass; ten feet will suffice where the entrance
is within sight of the turn. Where a great expanse of
ground makes it more consistent with a proportionate
entrance to have greater width, the drives may be made
sixteen or eighteen feet. Such width is really neces-
sary now to allow the large motor cars to pass each
other comfortably.
portal of the house is pleasing and harmonious, as is
seen in many of the Southern colonial homes, with their
straight, dignified box-edged approaches.
When placing the entrance at the side a sufficient
space should be left between the walk and the party
line for some ornamental planting.
Corner properties may be entered from the corner,
but such entrances are rather difficult to treat in a
Plan showing arrangement for
of the porte cochere entrance. Had it not been for
the tree it would have seemed advisable to have had a
straight drive. The fact that such a formidable feature
required some deviation from the direct line makes the
arrangement the more pleasing by reason of its titful-
ness. This is a good point to keep in mind, and where.
Plan showing arrangement of the approach where the house
sets too far back to be reached by a single arc ot
a circle, and a reverse is necessary
/ pleasing manner. Where such a scheme is adopted it is
' well to have the piers set well back from the line,
placing them tangent to the arc of a circle with the
center at the intcrst-ctiiin of the two property lines.
The drive turns which are usually provided at the rear
or side of the house were quite roomy in former days
with a diameter of fifty feet. The coming of the auto-
mobile has made it necessary to provide a diameter of
seventy feet.
The elliptical or egg shaped turn is more desirable
than the true circle. This allows of a rather flat side
next to. the house and a waiting vehicle will be standing
in the proper position. This is not possible on a turn
that is part of the arc of a circle.
Figure 1 shows a drive of pleasing design passing
under a porte cochere. This arrangement was adopted
to save the large Maple which is directly on the axis
Plan showing two
close to party line fences
in locating a drive or walk, it is desired to get away a
little from the direct line it is well to select a point, if
practicable, where a feature of some such character
exists. This driveway also will serve to illustrate the
Our illustration presents a vcrv siilisfactory arranUcmcnt of w;ilks. The main
wa:k to the front door is the nioro doniinanl, while Ihc snialkr walk ka.ling to
the service end of the house bears ofl to the left. Here we have two sections ot
turf pleasingly divided, and the property would be much improved by the judi-
cious planting of a few specimen plants at the gate, on either side of the walk,
and at the point formed by the intersection of the walks.
This view presents a most displeasing approach. The piMS at the entrance
are hard and repulsive, and the jagged finish at the top imrestful in the extreme.
Along the walk, close to the house, is one of those objectionable huge circles,
a detour of which must be made before reaching the stoop.
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Sweet Pea Trial Grounds of Wm. H. Graham,
Manchester, Vt.
point of the drive entering at a riglit angle to tlie prop-
erty line, and paralleling the house when it reaches a
point close to the porte cochere. Another good fea-
ture is the combining of the pedestrian walk and the
drive, thus eliminating tlie further breaking up of the
lawn. Walks and drives are necessary, but in them-
selves cannot be considered as entirely pleasing land-
scape features. Where the lawn space is small, there-
fore, any scheme that will help to preserve its un-
broken unity is to be desired.
The sloping banks are graded down in a very pleas-
ing manner, which is a point to be considered when the
drive level is below the lawn. Sloping banks should
never be steeper than one foot rise in a distance of two
feet, or where possible, one foot in three feet.
Where the grade is not steep, gutters will not be re-
quired, and a few catch basins will take care of the
surface water. These should be spaced about fifty feet
apart. Where gutters are required, the most satisfac-
tory, though undoubtedly artificial in appearance, is
the cement curb and gutter combined. This forms a
good substantial feature against which the sod finishes
on one side and the macadam on the other.
The second article of this series by Mr. Gridland will
appear in a later issue. It will deal with the best con-
struction of walks and drives, and the planning, con-
struction and upkeep of a good lawn.
A Natural Home for Sweet Peas
Wm. H. Graham, Manchester, Vt., has been growing
Sweet Peas for the past fifteen years, commencing with
the varieties at that time sold by D. M. Ferry & Co.
In the picture Mr. Graham is standing on a wheelbar-
row, yet the Sweet Peas are higher than liis head.
Samples of twelve varieties of these Sweet Peas recent-
ly received at this office from Mr. Graham were of extra
quality for outdoor grown Sweet Peas in September.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society's Dahlia
and Fruit Exhibition
The annual Dahlia and fruit exhibition, in connection
with the annual exhibition of the New England Dahlia
Society, was held at Hort. Hall, Friday to Sunday,
Sept. 12 to 14.
The cxliibition, taken iis a whole, was a very creditable
cue. The show of Dalilias was not as large as in former
years l)ut the quality was good. The New England
Dahlia Society staged four tables of Dahlias and there
were quite a number of entries in the various classes.
For some unknown reason there were no award cards
put on the winning exhibits, hence the reason why the
writer does not give a list of the prize winners. As
usual, there were no new ways attempted of displaying
the Dahlias, just the same old way as they have been
for forty years or more. Nevertheless, the public are
thoroughly interested in this flower and almost all the
visitors were busy taking the names of the varieties they
admired the most.
For twenty-four Show and Fancy blooms, named va-
rieties, W. D. Hathaway was first with Eug. Dandy,
iMme. Heine, M. Somers, Dreer's White, Dr. Haynes,
Elenor Perry, Mabel, T. W. Girdleston, Hugli Austin,
Norma Arthur Legavour, Eugene Mezard, Southern
Queen, Maud Adams, Frank Smith, Muriel, Champion
Rolls, Gladiator, Duchess of Albany, Meteor, Esmond
W. W. Rawson, Gen'l. Miles, Ecliiise. The second prize
in this class went to E. F. Dwyer & Sons.
For 12 blooms, Show, named varieties, E. W. Ela was
first with fine blooms of the following: Acquisition,
Dr. Keynes, E. Potts, Arabella, Mme. Henrietta
Sealibra, Marj' Garden, Mabel, Eric Fisher, S. Mortimer,
Duchess of Albany, Ned Breed and Brown Bess. A. E.
Johnson, second; W. H. Symonds, third.
Sission & Thurston were first for twenty-four blooms
named varieties of Cactus Dahfias, with the following
kinds: F. Wenham, Lady Swathing, Olympia, Mar.
Bonchou, Golden Eagle, Sweet Briar, Johannisberg,
F. W. Fellows, Edith Gaiters, Nagels, Advance, Flo-
rence Nightingale, Mrs. Stephens, Mrs. D. Fleming,
Richard Box, Brutus, Glory of Wilts, Crystal, Lace-
niaker. Golden Ware, Extase, Mrs. Wm. Marshall,
lanthee, Clara. W. D. Hathaway, second; J. K. Alex-
ander, third.
Miss Fanny Foster was first for 12 blooms Cactus
with Mrs. Henry Rundle, Emperor, Marathon, Fred-
erick Wenham, Mrs. Stephens, Olympia, Claudius, Mrs.
D. Fleming, Ladv Swathing, Golden Crown, Extase and
F. W. Fellows. " A. E. Johnson, second; E. W. Ela,
third.
W. D. Hathaway was first for twenty-four blooms
Decorative: John R. Baldwin, Jeannie Charmet, Beaute
Lyonaise, Mme. Marza, Papa Charmet, Gen. Floyd,
Santa Cruz, Miss Lillie Hathaway, Mile. Calymiquet,
Le Geant, Mons. Burd, Yellow Colosse, Delice, Giant
Purple, Mme. Mary Collect, Paul d'Or, Commandant
Rivoire, Souv. de Gustave Douzon, Mrs. Winters, Le
Cirand Morton, Mme. Derinat, Beloit. E. F. Dwyer &
Sons, second.
E. W. Ela was first for twelve blooms Decorative:
Papa Charmet, Mme. Turner, Paul David, Mme. Marza,
Jeannie Charmet, Yellow Colosse, Mile. L. Chanbeau,
Royal Purple, Mammoth, American Beauty, Le Grand
Monitor, Dorothy FUnt.
W. D. Hathaway was first for twenty-four Peony
flowered named varieties: H. J. Lovink, Lady M. Pod-
get, John E. Faire, Mme. Theresa Stewart, Annie
Holmes, Countess of Lonsdale, Codsall Gem, Mrs. Car-
ter Lewis, Bertha Von Sutton, Baron de Granby, H.
Hornsveld. Mrs. H. C. Helden, Lady Sayville, Queen Wil-
helmina. Lady Cleere, The Tattler, Franz Liszke, Annie
Cannon, Lord Elphinstone, Glory of Bain, Geisha. J. K.
Alexander was second.
For twelve blooms Decorative, Sisson & Thurston were
first with: Pleasant, Cecilia, Mauve Queen, Merveille,
Dr. Peary, Titian, Dormansa, South Pole, Geisha,
Liberty, Miss Grace Ke'iiing and Turner. E. F. Dwyer
& Sons, second. '.
J. K. Alexander was first for twenty-four vases,
three blooms of each, Prfmpons, with the following kinds:
Oriole, .Jessica, Wallace, Fascination, Rosalie, Vivid,
Snow Cloud, Raphael,, Fashion, Warship, Marline,
Rubens, Trulove, Henrietta, Little Jenny, Amber
Queen, Donovan, Darkness, Winnie Richards, Prince
Charming, Fairy Queep,^ Dot. W. D. Hathaway was
second. i
For twelve vases of I^mpons, E. F. Dwyer & Sons
were first with; Elfin, Amber Queen, F^rau fimile Hun-
zke, Capt. Boynton, B]elfe of Springfield, Elsie Sautay,
Red Indian, Catherine, Eleganta, Neatness, Prince
Charming. :; ■■.'
Sisson & Thurston; were fiirst for 19 vases, three
blooms each of named varieties, with Newport Pride,
Newport Cheer, Newport Queen, The Bride, Newport
Glory, Newport Pink, Mme. W. S. Sisson, Newport
Beauty, Newport Dandy, Newport Angel and Red Face.
E. W. Ela was secondi .
For the largest and best collection of named varieties,
G. H. Walker was first and Lillian M. Towle, second.
The Eastern Nurseries were first for the best display
of herbaceous plants.
In hybrid Tea Roses, 13 varieties, three blooms of
each: 1, A. W. Preston; 2 and 3, T. H. Cook.
The Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co. put up a grand display
of Gladioli and Dahlists. The varieties of GladioU which
stood out most conspicuously were Fascination, Inde-
pendence, Princeps, May, Baron Hulot.
R. & J. F'arquhar & Co. had a most interesting ex-
hibit of Buddleias which included B. magnifica, B.
Veitchianus and B. superba.
The Old Town Nurseries had a large display of sea-
sonable herbaceous plants which were very tastefully
arranged.
Mount Desert Nurseries had a superb lot of herbace-
ous plants and shrubs and several new Montbretias
which were much admired.
William Whitman exhibited perennials and annuals.
Head's Bergenfteld Nurseries, Bergenfleld, N. J.,
staged a fine exhibit of Dahlias.
Mrs. Fred Ayers exhibited trained Ivy plants and
several plants of Platycerium. In Mrs. John L. Gar-
chier's exhibit of stove plants the specimen of Alpinia
Sanderiana was much aamired.
B. Hammond Tracy filled an alcove with Gladioli
which were arranged very artistically and showed the
flowers up splendidly. His exhibit attracted much at-
tention.
Fred J. Rea of Norwood Nurseries staged a nice lot
of herbaceous plants.
Eastern Nurseries received honorable mention for a
new Clematis from China and also the same award for
a new Potentilla.
Peirce Bros, received honorable mention for display
of Rose Mme. Cecile Brunner.
The exhibition of fruit was superb and in every cas^.
it was of exceptionally fine quality.
The exhibition, which was free, was well patronized
and crowds of people thronged the halls for three days.
K. C.
At the recent great fair at Vancouver, B. C, horticultural division
To the left Is shown the exhibit of Roses by Simpson & Wight. This firm
is shown the exhibit of Sweet Peas made by this company, which took first prize
September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
631
Godfrey Aschmann, Philadelphia
Active preparation lias been made at
this busy greenhouse range for Fall busi-
ness ; more stocls has been grown than
ever before and is in first class condition.
Several houses of Araucaria are one of
the featur-es here, as probably no other
l)lant has made Godfrey Aschmann more
renowned. Ferns in all of the leading
Nephrolepis varieties, as well as a full
line of table Ferns, are grown in quan-
ilty. A fine house of Begonia Gloire de
■Lorraine is being brought on for Christ-
mas sales, as are also a splendid lot of
Cyclamen in various sizes. In Palms,
Kentias, Cocos Weddelliana, Arecas and
Livistona rotundifolia are showing up
well. Primula obconica and Chinensis
are grown in large quantities. Ficus
elastica plants have been grown outside
all Summer and their coat of tan is most
becoming.
Poinsettia, the ideal Christmas plant,
has been grown in larger numbers this
year. Some GOOO Azaleas are being im-
ported here this Fall, of which a con-
siderable quantity are of the early forc-
ing varieties. There is absolutely no
space wasted at this noted establish-
ment, and the realization of the saying,
that two blades of Grass were made to
grow where but one grew before, is every-
where apparent, as the following in-
stance most forcibly shows : The Ehitch
bulbs that are potted up for Easter forc-
ing are placed in coldframes, then cov-
ered wi'th several inches of soil,_ upon
which are planted out Pansies protected
with a sash covering over the Winter.
W. H. E.
Flower Show at the New York
State Fair
The Flower Show at the New York
State Fair of 1913, held at Syra-
cuse, will go down in history as
the best ever held. Exhibitors and the
public agreed that in point of arrange-
ment and management, it excelled all
previous shows. The quality of the stock
shown was remarkably good. The num-
ber of visiting florists was the largest
on record ; this was brought about by the
500 invitations sent out by Superinten-
dent C. H. Vick and his assistant, H.
Youell, who are both well known to the
craft. Among the trade exhibits the fol-
lowing were very fine :
F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. T.,
showed some magnificent specimens of
the following Ferns : Nephrolepis elegan-
tissima, N. magnifica, N. Piersoni, N.
superbissima, N. Harrisii and N. Mos-
cosa, the latter being greatly admired
and inquired for. The whole exhibit was
sold to Edwards & Sons and a duplicate
order given.
A. N. Pierson, Inc., staged a nice as-
sortment of Palms, Ferns and Crotons,
suitable for florists' use. Some of the
new Roses were also shown.
The firm of H. A. Dreer, Inc., was
represented by Mr. Hay, who arranged
the finest display of Water Lilies ever
seen here. Leaves and flowers of the
Victoria regis proved great drawing cards
and created much curiosity among the
throng that continuously surrounded the
stand. Many pricked fingers resulted
from disregarding the sign, "Please do
not handle."
James Vick's Sons had a very large
and magnificent display of Asters of
every color, and considering the long con-
tinued drought, the blooms were remark-
.nbly fine.
W. F. Kasting Co. staged the grandest
lot of Roses ever seen here — over 700
in all of the best sorts. Tlio judges
awarded the exhibit a special i)rize of
.1150.
G. Stillman, Westerly, R. I., exhibited
a grand collection of Dahlias, the follow-
ing being of special merit. Peony-flow-
ered, Geisha, South Pole, CiBcilia. H. .1.
Lovinck ; decorative, Le Grand Manitou,
Mammoth, Mme. .Teanne Charniet, De-
lice ; show and fancy. Duchess of Al-
liany, W. W. Rnwson, Dreer's White,
Eugene Mizard ; cactus, F. Graljam, Go-
liath, Sandy, T. G. Baker, Perle de
Lyon ; pompon. Belle of Springfield. Mr.
Stillman was awarded first prize in each
class.
Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., and John
Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y., staged
large collections of Gladioli which, con-
sidering the lateness of season and dry
weather, were very good and much ad-
mired.
Jacob Thoman & Sons, Rochester,
N. Y., had a large bank of their Roches-
ter White Gladioli which were simply
grand and created quite a sensation
among lovers of this flower.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.,
sent a carload of Conifers, Palms, Yews,
Ferns, Crotons, etc., which were well
grouped and much admired ; the whole
shipment was sold.
Lord & Burnham Co.'s model green-
house was quite a novelty to the many
visitors and will doubtless prove a good
paying proposition.
Among the local growers E. W. Ed-
wards & Sons, W. Meneilly & Sons and
Chester Harris were the largest exhibi-
tors. Mr. Boultman, manager of the Ed-
wards' store, arranged a magnificent
group of Palms and stove and greenhouse
plants, for which he w^s awarded first
prize ; he also captured 12 other first and
eight second prizes. W. Meneilly & Sons
also staged a splendid group of stove and
greenhouse plants, besides Ferns, Cro-
tons, Dracienas, Cannas, Begonias, etc.
The cut flower department was well
filled. The designs proved a great draw-
ing card, and it is safe to say that a
better lot of pieces were never shown
before at our State Fair. It is to be
hoped that the premium list will be en-
larged. 'Thoman & Sons had a cross
made of their Rochester White Gladiolus,
with a band across the top of Pink Kil-
larney Roses, which made a beautiful
contrast ; it was awarded first prize, as
was also the wreath made of their Gla-
diolus and lavender Asters. This is the
first time the Gladiolus has been shown
in this manner and it was a splendid
object lesson to the visiting florists. W.
Wilson, Rochester had a beautiful and
very artistically arranged cross, but the
piece was disqualified, as it was 5in. over
the limit. Edwards & Sons and Chester
Harris also competed with very fine
pieces. The schedule was so arranged
that there were fresh exhibits each day
consisting of sprays, brides', bridesmaids*
and corsage bouquets, baskets and table
decorations. There was only one entry
in the latter, by Edwards & Sons ; this
exhibit was very artistically arranged
and much admired.
The fruit department was filled to
overflowing and was pronounced the fin-
est exhibit ever seen. The Geneva Ex-
perimental station had a grand display of
everything ; there was also a most in-
teresting exhibit of specimens of insects
and fungi on fruit and trees. The
agricultural college of Cornell University
had a very large and comprehensive dis-
play with five professors on band to en-
lighten inquirers, of which there were
many.
F. H. Wells and Kelly Bros, of Dans-
ville, N. Y., were the only exhibitors of
nursery stock.
L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, N. Y., showed
several crates of his Pall bearing Straw-
berries which attracted a great deal of
attention.
The judging was in the hands of the
following, who carried out their arduous
duties to the entire satisfaction of the
competitors : F. Vick of Vick & Hill,
Rochester ; W. Hewson of W. Scott &
Sons, Buffalo ; W. Postings, gai-dener to
Mrs. Chandler, Geneseo, N. Y.
Quite a number of ontoftown florists
.Tttended the show. H. Y.
Indiana State Fair
The State Florists' Association held a
very profitable business meeting for Sep-
tember at Smith & Young Co.'s rooms on
Thursday, Sept. 11. There were about
25 members present and some lively dis-
cussions were indulged in. One of the
principnl features was the revising of
conditions at the Indiana State Fair.
Some of the members cxijressed them-
selves in very plain languag<' about the
management of the cut flower depart-
ment. Quite a few florists from over the
State who were in attendance at the
Fair were also at the meeting. The dis-
play at the State Fair, particularly that
of plants, was an exceedingly good one.
The entries, while not as numerousas
was expeoted, were very fine in quality.
William Vesey, Jr., of Ft. Wayne, acted
as judge in the absence of Fred Dorner,
Jr., of Lafayette. The list of premiums
follows :
Plants
Greenhouse plants covering 100 sq. ft.
— 1, Pahud Floral Co.; 2, Retaken Floral
Co.; 3, H. W. Rieman.
Ferns, 10 plants. — 1, Pahud Floral Co..
2, Reinken Floral Co.; 3, H. W. Rieman.
Coleus. — 1, Pahud Floral Co.; 2, Baur
& Steinkamp; 3, H. "W. Rieman.
Geraniums. — 1, E. Rieman; 2, Reinken
Floral Co.
Begonias. — 1, H. W. Rieman; 2, Baur
& Steinkamp.
10 Variegated leaved plants. — 1, H. W.
Rieman; 2, Pahud Floral Co.; 3, Rein-
ken Floral Co.
Latania borbonica. — ^1, E. Rieman; 2,
H. W. Rieman ; 3, Pahud Floral Co.
Kentia. — 1, H. W. Rieman; 2, Rein-
ken Floral Co.; 3. Pahud Floral Co.
Araucaria. — 1, E. Rieman; 2, Reinken
Floral Co.; 3, Pahud Floral Co.
Asparagus Sprengeri. — 1, Reiken
Floral Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co.
Boston Fern, not over 14in. pot. — 1,
Pahud Floral Co.; 2, Baur & Steinkamp;
3, Reinken Floral Co.
Crested form of Nephrolepis, not over
Uin, pot. — 1, Pahud Floral Co.; 2, Rein-
ken Floral Co.; 3, E. Rieman.
Adiantum cuneatum, — 1, Baur &
Steinkamp; 2, Reinken Floral Co.; 3.
Pahud Floral Co.
Adiantum farleyense. — 1, Reinken
Floral Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co.
Pandanus Veitchii. — ^1. Reinken Floral
Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co.; 3. E. Rieman.
New or rare plant. — 1. Reinken Floral
Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co.; 3, E. Rieman.
Cut Flowers
Floral arrangement. — 1, Reinken
Floral Co.; 2, B. F. Hensly; 3, Pahud
Floral Co.
Bride's bouquet. — 1. Reinken Floral
Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co,; 3, B. F. Hensly.
Basket of flowers. — 1, Pahud Floral
Co.; 2, B. Rieman; 3, Reinken Floral Co.
Vase of flowers. — 1. Reinken Floral
Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co.; 3, E. Rieman.
Display of cut flowers. — 1, E. Ri<
Co.
Remken Floral Co.;
Pahud Florid
Display of Gladioli, 25 vases, 6
spikes to each vase. — 1, Reinken Floral
Co.; 2, E. Rieman; 3, Pahud Floral Co.
Display of Asters. — 1, Pahud Floral
Co.; 2, Reinken Floral Co.; 3. E. Rieman.
Display of Cannas. — 1, Pahud Floral
Co.; 2, E. Rieman.
25 American Beauty Roses. — 1, Rein-
ken Floral Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co.; 3,
E. Rieman.
25 Red Roses other than American
Beauty. — 1, Reinken Floral Co.; 2, B.
Rieman; 3, Pahud Floral Co.
25 White Roses. — 1, Reinken Floral
Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co.; 3, E. Rieman.
25 Pink Roses. — 1, Reinken Floral Co.;
2, Pahud Floral Co.; 3, E. Rieman.
60 White Carnations. — 1, B. F. Hensly;
2, B. Rieman; 3, Pahud Floral Co.
50 Flesh pink Carnations.— 1, B. F.
Hensly; 2, Reinken Floral Co.; 3, Pahud
Floral Co.
60 Bright pink Carnations.- — 1, Rein-
ken Floral Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co.; 3,
B. Rieman.
50 Scarlet Carnations. — 1, Baur &
Steinkamp; 2, B. P. Hensly; 3, E. Rie-
man.
12 Yellow Chrysanthemums. — 1, E.
Rieman; 2, Pahud Floral Co.
12 White Chrvsanthemums. — 1. Rein-
ken Floral Co.; 2. E. Rieman; 3, Pahud
Floral Co.
Display of Dahlias. — 1, Reinken Floral
Co.; 2, Pahud Floral Co.; 3, E. Rieman.
Rochester, N. Y.
Last week's business was rather unsat-
isfactory, although, in some respects, it
was a very busy week, one of the most
noticeable features being tlie overabun-
dant supply of Asters, which came from
all quarters and in such quantities that
it was impossible to find a market for
them ; the glut lasted all week and it
was not until Saturday night that tlie
week's accumulation could be disposed of,
and then at a sacrifice. Since that time
we have had a severe frost, which came
on Sunday night ; wliile not affecting the
Asters it destroyed the Dahlias and
Gladioli, and in this way has shortened
up the supply of outdoor material, which
will create a demand for Asters for the
balance of the season. Roses and Valley
have been, and are still, in good demand
and business seems to be in a general
Iie.'iltliy coiulition. Carnations are gradu-
ally finding their way to tlie market, but
as yet are short-stemnu'd and are really
only lit to be used in fuueral work ; how-
ever, they are improving daily, and it is
only a matter of a very short time when
a supply of good salable stock will be on
the market. The calls for Chrysanthe-
mums have been quite frequent and the
few that have come in moved off readily, j
.Tames Bishop, one of Rochester's old- i
est florists, passed away Sunday, Sept. 7,
.nfter an illness of some months. For
many years Mr. Bishop conducted a flo- '
rists' establishment on St. Paul st. He
was the first grower in Rocliester of
Chrysanthemums on the bench, and some
jears ago his place was the scene of
many tine displays of this flower. He
was a musician and a member of many
musical societies. For the past several
years he had been connected with the
city parks department as botanist, a
position he filled with great distinction.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Rochester Florists' Association was held
Monday, Sept. 8. Owing to the absence of
President Uunbar who was unable to
preside owing to a pressing business en-
gagement at Ottawa, Canada, the chair
was occupied by Colin B. Ogston. The
business of the evening was devoted
chiefly to the question box and in pre-
paring tlie program for the season of
which this was the first meeting. It was
announced that C. H. Vicks would issue
a call for a special meeting of the Flower
Show Committee at an early date. The
following were elected to membership :
Harry Potter, Omer Van Acker, Clar-
ence H. Maurer, Charles Malloy, Albert
H. McEIwain, James Macfarlane.
Owing to rush of business last week,
due to the many Fall openings of the
large stores, a number of the trade were
prevented from carrying out their plans
of making an exhibit at the State Fair.
Jacob Thomann & Sons and 11. E. Wil-
son, however, represented Rochester in a
very creditable manner. The former
carried off something like three first
prizes. H. J. Head, representing H. E.
Wilson, was well in the running, but
owing to a ruling in regard to measure-
ment, was prevented from qualifying.
Those visiting the Fair from Rochester
\\ ere F. C. Thomann, C. H. Vick, F. W.
Vick, George B. Hart, E. P. Wilson and
wife, H. E. Bates, W. A. Elder, William
Galentine and wife, and incidentally,
Clark H. Vick and C. Lester who were
hurriedly called to help George Cramer
finish the decorating of Floral Hall.
The Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. held
its Fall opening last week. The decora-
tions were in the hands of Felix Alberts,
representing H. P. Neun.
Visitors during the week were : Charlea
White, Medina, N. Y. ; L. C. Stroh, Ba-
tavia, N. Y. ; C J. Watson of the Leo
Niessen Co., Philadelphia.
The Lord & Burnham Co. opened its
Rochester branch some months ago in the
Granite Building, and placed in charge
a man who has the interests of the pro-
fession at heart and who is willing to do
things to further these interests, namely.
II. 15. Bates. Therefore, when Mr. Bates
was asked if he would make an exhibit
at the State Fair in Syracuse, his answer
was "yes," and in so doing he contributed
largely to the success of the Fair. The
exhibit attracted a great deal of atten-
tion, not only -from the trade, but from
the general public. It consisted of a
16x25ft. greenhouse and service building
of the private type ; the sides were ter-
T.nced and the concrete portion covered
with old English Ivy. The service build-
ing was covered with Smilax and Wis-
taria and, at the front entrance, a broad
porch, with steps leading up from both
sides, was attractively decorated with
potted Ferns, etc. A semi-circular bed of
C'annas, Asters etc., was built directly in
front of this porch and surrounded with
rock. Aster beds, with rock facing, ex-
tended along each side, while at the rear
of the service building, a porch and steps
similar to that of the front were used.
Inside the greenhouse, the cast iron .
benches were filled with Begonias and
putted Ferns. Through the generosity of
James Vick's iSons. Rochester, Me-
neilly & Son and Edwards & Son, Syra-
cuse, who provided the plants for this ex-
hibit, the greenliouse was given a touch
of realism seldom seen at indoor exhibits.
Mr. Bates was in charge, assisted by
V. II. Morgan and W. A. Elder. If all
those wlio are connected with the trade
vnuld take an active intei'est in the State,^
Fair, it could be made a most profitable'
week tor tliose who wish to buy and those
who have things to sell.
H. B. Strtnger.
Saddle River, N. J.
John G. Esler, the eflicient and highly
popular secretary of the Florists' Hail
Association, and holding office in numer-
ous other organizations, celebrated his
sixt.v-seventh birthday Sept. 17.
SPRiNoriEi.n. III. — Tlic packing house
of the Spauldins: Nureery and Orchard
Co. at Sixth and Hickory sfs. was de-
.stroycd by fire at 3.30 p.m. (m Sept. 9.
632
The Florists' Exchange
Some Excellent Stock
GaiefuUy packed, liberal extras for early orders, xoo looo
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plants $3.00 $25.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants 8.00 75.00
n. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants 2.50 22.50
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large 6.50 60.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, large and bushy 12.60 100.00
CYCLAMENS, S colors 10.00 90.00
n. PRIMULA obconica, fancy mixed 2.50 22.50
PREMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 4.50 40.00
n. PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 5.50 50.00
n. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 2.50 22.50
n. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 7.50 70.00
n. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds 2.25 20.00
n. SMILAX, large plants 2.00 18.00
n. STEVIA 5.50 50.00
n. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2.25 20.00
n. PRIMULA Malacia 7.00 65.00
n. SNAPDRAGON, White, Pink or Yellow, large giant flowering. . 6.50 60.00
FERNS, Bostons, Plersoni, Elegantissima, etc. Large plants, a
bargain $10.00, $15.00 and 20.00
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady Campbell,
2H-inch pots 2.50 22.50
Large Plants, 3l^-in. pots 3.25 30.00
1,000,000 PANSY PLANTS
READY NOW
Mme. Perret for cut flowers, Odier, Orchid Pelargonium Flowering Mixed,
Masterpiece, etc., $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY
4-m
5-in
4-in.
2yi-
3-in
3H
2'^-i
SH'
2M-
234-
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314
Pleas* mantion the Exchange when writing.
ROOTED
Geranium Cuttings
$1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000.
Alphonse Bicard, Bertbe de FresUly,
Beante Foitevlne, Jean Oberle, J. Doyle,
Mme, Bucbner, Mrs. Ijawrence, Omella,
Peter Henderson, S. A. Kutt.
Carnation Plants
Extra fine, fleld-srown, BncbantresB,
$6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
The Peckham Floral Co.
R. F. D. 54 FAIRHAVEN. MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready for shipment.
Doyle, Ricard, Poitevine, Nutt, Buchner
$10.00 per 1000
Poitevine, Nutt, 2-inch
$15.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
PEfER BROftN, 124 Ruby St., lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when wxiting.
GERANIUMS
Safe Delivery Guaranteed
Per 1000
S. A. Nutt $10.00
Ricard and Poitevine 12.50
For delivery after November 1st, add S2.50
per 1000 to above prices.
MRTM.HIRR, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
KIcard, Doyle. Poitevine, Castellane, Buchner,
Perkins, JauUn, Nutt, $10.00 per 1000 ,.
Cash with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October Orders booked nov,
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
Geraniums 2s?is?gs
S. A. NUTT, JIO.OO per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, SIO.OO per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St.. Lynn. Mass.
GERANIUMS
Fine, stocky, 3-in. plants, in bud and bloom.
Nutt, Buchner, Poitevine, Ricard, J4.00 pei
100, $35.00 per 1000. Mixed, »3.60 per 100.
2-lncb stock, strong, $2.00 per 100, tlS.OO pel
GERANIUMS
S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Ricard, 2K-in. pots.
SL.'iO per 100, $10.00 per lUOII; 4-in. pots, bloom-
ing plants, $.1.00 per 100.
DAHLIAS
S4.00 and SS.OO per 100.
VAN KIRK FLORAL CO., /. Atco, N. J.
GERANIUMS
Poitevine, Ricard, Nutt, Doyle and Rose Geran-
iums, Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100.
BEGONIAS. Marguerite and flowering varieties,
assoned. Rooted Cuttings, $1.00 per 100.
COLEUS. Golden Bedder, Verscbaffeltll, Fire-
brand, Rooted Cuttings, 50c. per 100.
E. A. WALLIS & CO.,
BERLIN, N. J.
Nothin' to do
But Grow
Roses for you
<5Hf I r r n I r f LORAL COMPANY A
^<lS:,LL LULL \spRiNQriE:uDOHio J
Please mention the Ezohange vhen writing.
VIOLETS
In Our Original Heart-Shaped Boxes
A Penn Creation — coupling the
exquisite quality of Penn Violets
with an artistic and appropriate
idea in this pretty St. Valentine's
box.
She will be delighted with this
token on the 14th.
Receive
Careful
Attention
Flowers telegraphed to any city or town
in the United States
: advts. have treen the i
The above aJvt. is one of a series of paid advts. that Penn the Florist, of Boston, is publishing
weekly, alternating in the four florists' papers, to become better acquainted with the florists of the
country. These advts. have been published daily in the different Boston papers. Any florist desiring
to use same in his home town may do so without further i . ..^t
of establishing our present great volume of business.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ARAUCABIA Exoelsa, 6-id., 60c;.
DRACAENA Indivlsa, 2-in., 2c.
BEGONIA Luminosa, 3-in., 3c.
BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in., 3c.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, 3-in., 5c.
Cash, or will exchange for Poinscttias,
2 or 3-in., or Asparagus Plumosus, 3-in.
ROSENDALE NttRSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Boi 63 Schenectady. N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Cliinese and Obconica, 2M-in., $2.00 per lon ;
3-in.. $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS, Plumosus Nanus and Sprengeri,
2Ji-in.. $2.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN Giganteum. Largest flowering.
ready to shift. 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
CINERARIAS, Dwarf. Fine plants. 2K-in.,
$2.00 per 100.
SAMUi I WHITTON, 232 Chureh.UAve., Utica, N. Y.
Pleme mention the Exohangfl whao writing.
SCOTTII FERNS
Strong 6-in., pot-grown, $3.50 per cloz.
WM. H. Le GIERSE
4653 Lancaster Ave., PHIIADEIPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Esohange when writing.
NOTICE
We are compelled to cancel our oflFer of Stock
Geraniums — an unexpected early frost which has
cut down all the cuttings and left the plants in a
shape that we will not fill orders with.
Look over our last week's advt.
We have a No. 1 stock of everything else adver-
tised and will be pleased to have your order
ELMER RAWLINGS. VVhojesare Grower Olean, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $5.00
A.I. DelaMarePtg. SPub. Co.,2 to8 DuaneSt.,N.Y.
PLANTS
Plants from 2J^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. ANTHERICUM vit-
tatum, SMILAX, FICUS repens.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy Eng-
lish; PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS,
ANTHERICUM vittatum.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Dwarf and tall, fine
bushy plants. 5-in. pots, SI. 00 per doz.
BOUVARDIAS. White, scarlet, pink, 4M-in.
pots, SI. 00 per doz.
HYDRANGEAS. New French Varieties.
Plants from open ground, bushy, 1 doz. varieties,
$3.00. 12 varieties from 4-in. pots, $2.00 per doz.
12 varieties from 3-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. 4-in. pots, $1.00 per
PANDANUS Veicchil. 4- in. pots, 2oc. each;
5-in. pots, 50c.
FERNS, Boston, Scottii, Whitman!. 4-in.
pots, $2.00 per doz.; 5-iii. pots, $3.00 per doz.
FERNS. For dishes, fine varieties, 2i4-\a.
potj!. S3.00 per 100.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. Full of berries, 4H
In. pots, S2-00 per doz.
POINSETTIAS. Fine plants, 4-in. pots, $1.50
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-in. pots, $2.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri Seedlings. Strong,
50c.
100.
. pots.
rVY, Hardy English. Strong plants, 4-i
Sl.OO per doz.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4-in. pots, fine plants,
S2.00 per doz.
COCOS Weddellana. 3-in. pots, S1.50 per doz.
CLEMATIS Paniculata Seedlings. Sl.OO
per 100.
CCICEI E nth and Westmoreland Streets,
. EIOCLC, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Primula Malacoides
$20.00 per 1000.
CHAS. ZIMMER, West Collingswood, N.l.
Three Miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ScptemlKT 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
633
Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists in good standing throufiiioui the country can avail
themselves of the advertisers* offers in ttile Department aod
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are
sldered by the publishers of The Florists' Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Flora! Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mall,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extends, the usual commission being allowed- While no
guarantee Is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
in this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Not how Cheap,'
But how Good.
Greenhouses: 744 Central Aveni e
Member of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY. N- Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered ic
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele
Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed
^^JlU^yvcun^
ESTABLISHED 1842
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Write, Telephone or Telegraph. AU ORDERS GIVEN PROMPTiATTENTION
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best Bowers and prompt
ervice to out-of-towo orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
delivered promptly aaywhi
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southem Polnte
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, charges collet
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN A1.L NIGtIT
Citone
Member of The Florists' Teli
William E. Doyle Co., i»cH
BOSTON
Massachusetts
542 Buylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F,
BOSTON, MASS.
Boylston St.
I 6 Beacon St.
Flower. deUvered to all part, of New England. High grades a
specialty. Special delivenea to neamcrs •ailing from Boston.
Supply Advts. will be found on pa^es 640-641
BOSTON. MASS.
37-43 Bromficld St.
" Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist"
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSETTS
143 Trcmont St.
The centrally located Florist Shop
Yours for reciprocity.
r all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Every facility for filling trade order
satisfactorily, and delivering promptly
at residence, hotel, steamer and theatre
m Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fulton St and Greene Aye.
Phone. 6800-6801-6802 Proq>ect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Proqiect
I r~j -'■^ a-jwuere lu Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence.
PuffAio,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
No. 1. Tulips, Roses and Violets
In making up this design, to get the best results, use
a flat wreath wire frame of good size, not less than 37in.
in diameter. The flowers to be used are La Reine
Tulips, White Killarney Roses and Marie Louise Vio-
lets, or purple .Sweet Peas. .'\s seasons change, or
supply of stock varies, suitable substitution may be
made. The frame .should be made ready with care in
Ihe usual way, using Asparagus plumosus in place of
fancy hard}* Ferns for covering the surface of the
moss filling. The Tulips and Roses should be stem
wired on short sticks, using their own foliage; these,
if properly arranged, without crowding, will permit
Ihe feathery sprays of the Asparagus to appear between
ihe flowers and will produce a light, airy effect wliich
is always desirable. Large perfect fronds of Adiantura
iimeatuni, used singly among the flowers, and partially
\i'iling them, adds greatly to the attractiveness of
the work. Finish by attaching a compact bow of white
satin ribbon; this bow should be of .5-in. goods of good
(]uality, made with six loops and short ends. To add
a slight touch of color, place two bunches of Marie
Louise Violets (30 in each) or the equivalent in Sweet
Peas, between the Roses and the bo\\' of I'ibboii.
No. 2. Carnations, Roses and Sweet Peas
Wlien arranged as here sliinvn, a very satisfactory
fnneral wreath en he made. The combination, botji
as to kinds of fi iwers used and pleasing shades, can
hardly be improved upon.
The Roses used are Souvenir du President Carnot,
together with large White Carnations and pink Sweet
I'eas, with a few sprays of white S|iirasa.
The green used is .Vsparagus plumosus, in addition
b> Ihr n.iluial Itiise fiiliage. See illustration, page 031.
W. J. PALMER a SON
Members Florists* Telegraph AssodatloD
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
'_, f. Flowers for Harvard,
ILOWERSHOP R-d-^Uff* =>nd WeUealey
Colleges
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ILL
' 3343 W. Madison St
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
Flowers
CHICAGO.
ILL.
For An Autumn Wedding
This is written in r<
for something new, or.
ferent from the usual
for some special oecas
imI of patrons
y a! least dif-
tloral display.
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Congresa Hotel
Courtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison Si
JULIUS BAER
FOURTH STREET
634
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CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
rHE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCLID AVENUE
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Memben of Th« FloiisU' Telegraph DeUvery, S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
^CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegraphic ordcri will be ^caref ull y and prompthy filled. Persona
attentioa given. Uraal diacounta allowed.
Member of The Florlats' Telegraph Delivery
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
g^^ FLORISTS
'_ MEMBERS OF THE FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH
DELIVERY. S. A. F.
Cj^e
tPark ^ioral Co,
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Uanal diKonnta.
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, Prendent.
Colormdo. Utah, Wettern Neb-
raska and Wyoming points
reached by Express. Orders
Member of The FlorisU* Telegraph DeUvery
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Funeral Wreath No. 2 of White Carnations clustered
with Carnot Roses, Pink Sweet Peas and Spiraea
See page 633
At this particular season there is often a call for
an open air wedding decoration, all stock used to be
the natural, wild or garden varieties, all products of
the conservatory and greenhouse to be ignored. To
produce such a decoration creditably, and to the satis-
faction of his customer, the fiorist should know thor-
oughly (in advance) all lie may have to contend with
— the dimensions of the space to be decorated, studying
well the nature and kind of decorative stock available
or easily procurable. Then, too, he must have good
taste, artistic ability, and skill, so that when finished
the work he has created may be considered worthy of
oraise and, if possible, preserved photographically for
future reference.
At this season the garden and fields can usually be
depended upon to supply an abundance of the flowers
required for the work we have in mind; that is, if Jack
Frost has not come upon the scene to blast our hopes.
We may count upon having Hydrangea paniculata,
wliose blooms will have assumed their Autumn tints,
so rich and odd; late Asters, Gladioli, Zinnias, and then
our native hardy Asters, both the wild ones from the
fields and the fence sides, and the cultivated varieties
from the herbaceous garden.
In cutting the flowers to be used be particular to
liave them cut off close to the ground, so that you have
the whole plant and foliage.
In decorating the porch the spaces between the posts
should be screened with Southern Smilax, or with long
branches of Pin Oak, supported by strong wires or wire
netting such as is used for poultry yards; the house
wall to be similarly hidden. At each post place a com-
pact tree of Juniper or Red Cedar, twined (both post
and tree) with Bitter Sweet vine and its berries.
At the place selected for the altar form a group re-
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We cover all Michisan pointa and large sections of Ohio. Indiana and
Canada. Retail ordera placed with uj will receive careful attention.
Oeliveriea to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Membera of Th* Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co.
EL PASO, TEXAS
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flo wen
%iP^
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Graenhouaea, BENTON ST.
:ORGE G. McCLVNIE I
Hartford, Conn. |
187 Main Street
Highland Park Greenhouses
MaSdw" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Texas and salUnfts from Galveston
Jr. Jr. jrC uhlmannf ^iorisi
2507 JACKSON ST., S. W Phone, Hadley 1928-2330
252« WASHINGTON ST.. Opp. Glenwood Cemeterv
S. W. Phone. Taylor 828-1081
Uptown, 919 CAPITOL AVE.. S. W. Phone, Preston 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND..
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery. S. A. F.
.At the recent great fair at Vancouver, B. C, horticultural division
To the left is shown a staging of floral designs by Ritchie, Brand & Co., showing decidedly European styles of work;
is that of the design staged by Brown Bros. & Co., Ltd., which won the gold medal. These exhibits we
September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
635
ClUfTf J C The Florist
QJ Wt I I ^i ^ ^ 36 West Forsyth St
We reaoh all Florida and South Georgia points
* Inc.
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
KANSAS CITY, MO,
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The PlorUta* Teleftraph DellTcry
^t^mu^ema^^^
LEXINGTON, KY.
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
J of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
[L®[!DaiW[|[L[Li, KY.
The Atherton Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets
Choicest Cut Flowers Personal atteation given to out-Kif-town orders
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
Penonal attention given to ordeiv for Louisville and surrounding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities perfect.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
LoaisvilfeMy-
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
jPloral Orders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VldNTTY
kTiia«fiKf
« PTMcott St., LOWELL, MASS.
'VtE NEVER SLEEP'
Idlewild Greenhouses "te
. Both Phones 1738 Night Phone 4150 Main
The
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
is
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points In the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
!/iosemont Sardens ^*'"'"*
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W. B. PATBRSON, Proprietor Corraapondence Solicited
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
■ find a retailer In any city, In our Directory of Re-
ft Retailers, you do not have to look at one index
llie privlleee of lookine up another Index before
find what you want. In The Florists' Exchange
simply glance down the retail columns — cities are
nged alphabetically. Another proof of The Plo-
Bxohange effloiency for Its advertisers.
sembling trees, made of Oak branches, fastened on a
base, much as is done with Palms for grouping at an
exotic wedding. Cover the floor with a large rug, on
which place the kneeling bench or Prie Dieu. Over the
altar form a canopy made of curving branches of the
Oak, so arranged by fastening the branches to the ceil-
ing of the porch, thus producing the same eifect as
though the regular shell canopy frame had been used.
From the altar rug to the entrance have stretched a
runner of green carpet four feet wide.
In arranging the fioral portion of the porch decora-
tion, the long stemmed Hydrangeas can be used to good
advantage, either in large vases or wired upon the wall
decorations; the russet and vari-colored heads of bloom
contrasting stronglj' with the green Oak or Smilax
foliage. Equally good results may be obtained by using
the other kinds of cut flowers in this same way.
The lawn, or real outdoor open air decoration, ail'ords
an opportunity for very extensive display, and may be
made to present a real Autumn scene. A truly rural
picture may be produced by intrgducing sheaves of
grain such as Rye, Oats, and Wheat, either singly or
iu shocks, or shocks of Corn (with the ears). These
elements of harvest may be used largely with good
effect, depending upon the extent of lawn space to be
decorated. The outdoor floral display can be produced
by using freely all the long stemmed hardy garden
plants and cut flowers that can be secured, arranged
in vases or singly, or they may be simply stuck in the
ground as though growing naturally. Nzw Yorker.
!XS&(^c^m^ MONTREAL, CAN
825 St. Catharine St.,W.
Fresh flowers and best service.
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries throughout the Sut«
and to all itcainthip docks id
Hobokca, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
ffiO[iMM[Kc KOo JJo
We do the most extennve' Floral and Steaner Work in the State.
'J^imer^
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
1026 Chapel Street
Opposite Yale Ck>lle£e
Where the Artistic Eye was Lacking
Or, Seen in the Flower Shop
Passing recently two well known flower shops, your
correspondent could not help noticing the arrangement
of the windows. At the first, one window was filled
with Easter Lilies in vases, not banked; in the other
window were dwarf yellow Sunflowers, all in vases. In
the second florist's window, not far away, the same
Sunflowers were used, but with what a dift'erence ! Here
the dead sameness was relieved by a vase of Tritoma;
there was no crowding, just harmony created with
simple materials.
Another flower shop I know of is equipped with a
very large and beautiful mantel witl) a mirror. It
has been one of the main features of the store for
exhibition purposes, and has
licautiful ornaments and
hand painted vases in har-
mony with the ornate mantel.
For the last six months it
has been the repository of
all the useless bric-a-brac
that accumulates in a flrst
class store. The proprietors
do not realize what a clut-
tered look that one crowded
mantel gives to an otherwise
l)eautiful interior.
One of our wholesale men
was "freshening up" re-
cently and two men were
vigorously wielding the
brush, but instead of paint-
ing the dark interior of the
ice box some delicate tint, or
white, to increase the value
of their stock, they were
giving it a coat of green,
thereby destroying all the
value of the green foliage,
and making the interior
dark and uninviting. The
selling force of color came
practically to my attention,
it was such a radical blun-
der for practical men to
make.
If I do not get scalped
this time, I may venture to
mention some other mistakes
I sec. Anon.
A Basket of Flowers
A vase shaped basket of
peeled Willow with open
work sides of a diamond
pattern, on a low base, a
heavy rim, and a broad low
arched handle finished in
white enamel. In this, ar-
range lavender Iris and Lily
of the Valley as shown in
the illustration. Complete
the order by attaching a
bow of lavender silk corded
edged ribbon, made with six
loops and loose ends, moder-
ately long. The duster of
flowers is placed in water in
a glass vase of the exact di-
mensions of the inside of
the basket. New Yorkee.
NEW ORLEANS,
LA.
•^lOfist^^l Baronne St.
CftOa TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
858
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
A Basket of Flowers
636
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IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 Eust 33d Street
Telephone M04 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RULE
We Guarantee Satlafactlon
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
48th Street
New Flower Shops
FoKT Wayne, Ind.— Miss H. A. Doswcll, who lias been
successfully operating a retail store the past season,
and G. W. Doswell & Son, who have been operating the
greenliouses independently have combined, and both
jilaces will be run under the firm name of The Doswell
Floral Co., with G. W. Doswell as president and Miss
Doswell as secretary and treasurer.
Parkebsbubg, W. Va.— Charles P. Dudley wiU open a
new flower shop in the Union Trust Building, 7th and
Market sts., this city, about the middle of October.
ORDERS FOR
^
WIRE OR PHONE TO
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
Cash must Accompanyl all order from unknown
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cat flowers and designs for
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a specialty. Wire me your' orders
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
Unsurpassed Facilities for executing Trade Orders at Steamers
tnd Elsewhere in Greater New York and its Suburbs.
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
Wo are^in the theatre district and also have ciceptional facilities for *
delivaring flowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders; they
will receive prompt and careful attention.
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe.
The most elaborate work ever published.
Now Ready.
New Raphiolepis
At the last flower show at Cours-la-Heine, Paris,
France, there was a small but very interesting ex-
hibit of new varieties of Raphiolepis, being the issue
of R. indica X R. Delacourii. The first of these two
has pinkish white flowers and lanceolated leaves Vo'm.
long, while the second has larger, pink flowers and also
larger leaves. R. indica is always of slender habit, al-
though robust, while R. Delacourii is of more vigorous
growth.
The hybrids shown included three varieties: 1. One
with red blooms in panicles, of brilliant effect and very
lasting. The plant is exactly like Delacourii in habit
and is shaped like an Azalea, as wide as it is high.
The foliage is somewhat darker than that of Delacourii.
2. A variety with delicate salmon pink blooms, as
large and lasting as those of the preceding; the plant
also is of the same habit, but more vigorous than R.
Delacourii and with more compact inflorescence. 3. A
variety with white blooms, but somewhat different in
habit;" the plant is equally vigorous, but the leaves are
somewhat longer, the stems are more slender and the
flowers have petals a little longer. These herbaceous
plants will endure cold up to 10 degrees below zero
Centigrade, and under glass the season of bloom may be
advanced two months.
These new Raphiolepis, which were shown by Paul
Nabonnand of Golfe Juan, Alpes Maritimes, France,
were awarded a large enameled medal with the con-
gratulations of the jury. — Revue Horticole.
Myosotidium Nobile
_ Tbisis one of tlie finest and most effective Borraginaeas,
a herbaceous plant growing to a height of nearly two
feet, a native of Chatham, a small island to the souths
west of New Zealand. As the name indicates, it has
some resemblance to Myosotis, in the color and shape
of its' blooms which are' deep blue, with darker center
and occasionally white. They are clustered on a flower
stalk SOin. long, close together at first, and more loose-
ly as the spike gradually unfolds. The leaves are large,
fluted and heavily veined. This Myosotidium is not
hardy, but must be Win-
tered in t!ie coldhouse, like
all the Australasian plants.
In the Summer in a semi-
shaded location, preferably
near water, it makes a grand
display both as ornamental
and flowering plant. It is
multiplied by seed under
glass. — Die Oartenwelt.
NEW YORK
)R PHONE TO
MAX SCHLINC
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
European Orders Executed
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
••M wc say it, we wffl do it"
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLE
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS. ■
Smith CoUege Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered io
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield^and Ware
13 EAST
COLORADO STREET
Also all
Los Angeles
Orders promptly
PASADENA, CAL.,
The Orchid
Edward Sceery
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Memljer of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery
'em^^
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
Do yon want Sowers in PhUlidelpliia ?; We furnish tht brat. Mtisticalb
arranged.
PinSflELD,
MASS.
'Prompt deliveries throughout the BeriiBblres. Lenci
Stoclibridge and Western Massachusetts.
A Swan Vase
A Swan Vase
When tliought desirable
to display decorative flow-
ers in special vases or re-
ceptacles, a very useful and
attractive design for this
jTurpose is that shown in our
illustration, a white Ma-
jolica swan in the position
of swimming, bearing flow-
ers. The flowers used are
few and simple: pink Hoses,
white Sweet Peas, Margue-
rites and Lily of the Valley,
gathered loosely and tied
fogethed lightly and natu-
rally, as one would gather
flowers in the garden. This
lumch is then placed in the
shallow vase set in the body
of the swan. If wanted for
a dinner table centerpiece, a
water scene may be pro-
duced by using a large
sheet of mirror plate, form-
ing a miniature lake or
pond, iipon which surface
the swans are to be placed,
seemingly swimming with
their loads of Roses, etc.
The margin of this pond
should be strings of Smilax
or Asparagus plumosus.
New Youker.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St .
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to tlie trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Floral Designs de Luxe
Tlie most popular Book of Designs ever
compiled and presented for the considera-
tion of the Retailer. Price $2.50. Address
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE p:o:bo«T697. New York
Handy Design Book
for Solicitors
Embraces a full collection of these Designs in every-
day use and is unquestionably the most handy business
getter of the day. Needed by every live retailer who h^s
agents and solicitors in the smaller towns and villages
nearby. It is selling like hot cakes, many retailers
ordering as high as 100 copies. Thirty-two pages and
cover. Every copy will appear as emanating directly
from you, your name and address appearing on the front
cover, and no other name being printed in the book.
Price: Ten copies, $i.50; 25 copies, $6.50; 50 copies
$12.50; )00 copies, $20.00. Send S5c. for a sample copy
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE, P .0. Box 1697, N.Y.
SqitciiilKT 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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PORTLAND, Oregon ""oTst^r
Martin & ForDes Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
In this Territory by
Floristi!
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowers delivered promptly in
Rocliester and «liTTOiiiidiDg territory. Complete line always ready.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
Salter Bros. "^H"''-
FLOH/STS
38 Main St, West
Mm
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street, East
Flowers and detigiu delivered
promptly in Rocheatcr and all
Western New York towns.
:^.y<
IBBD J
ROCKFORD, ILL.
Quick serrlce to
Illinois, WlBConslii,
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BY AM, The Florist
California Flowers '' a'„rvS^'°
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Ert-Sn THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST ^^^^,-
M4-4« GEAKY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN TRANCISCO, CAL.
Pelicano, Rossi & Co.
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCRANTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in Wilkes-
Barre, Pittston, Carbondale, and all
Nortiieasteni Pennsylvania Towns.
'S^sM^^^ 124 Washington Avenue
Telephone or tclMrsphic orders for any city or town in Northeastern
Pennsylvania willrccdve prompt execution. Usual discount. 'Phone
No. 2454, on either Bell or Consolidated 'phones.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Dellveiy.
HOLLYWOOD GARDENS
Seattle sumd Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The Florlet*' Telefniph Delivery, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Ont-of-town orders will receive
prompt and carefnl attention.
Wire «s yow orders.
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
From New York
Kroonland
Minnewaska. .
Berlin
Imperator
Patricia
Majestic
Kaiser Wm. I
Amerika
Potsdam
Stampalia.. , .
Vene:
La Provence. .
Caroline
Ft. der Grosse.
Campanello.. .
Themistocles. .
United States..
St. Louis
Minnetonka. . , .
Finland
Oceanic
California
Chicago
Kronp, Wm. . . .
New Amsterdam
Roma
Mauretania. . . .
France
Re d'ltalia
Baltic
Pannonia
Philadelphia....
Geo. Washingto
Minneapolis. . . .
Caledonia
Prinzess Irene...
America
Olympic
Pretoria.;
La Touraine
Noordam
Kr. Cecilie
Canada
Campania
Lapland
La Lorraine. . . .
Pres. Grant
Uranium ,
Adriatic
Sailing Day Hour
Sept.20- 3.00 pm,
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25-12.00
Carpathia
Vic.Luisc
HelligOIav....
New York
Minnehaha. . . .
Europa
Majestic
Kr..Fr. Joseph I
From Baltimore
Breslau . .
From Boston
Bohemian
Canopic
CincinoatL
Arabic.
Winifredian
Franconia
Numidian
Cambrian
Cymric
Laconia
PhUadelphla
Stampalia
Pr. Adalbert. . .
Menominee... .
Haverford
Don
L»af Diatance Phones
B.Il, frier 1104
til., Ontnl 4131
Carthaginian.
miAmiiplorisi
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3520 North Grand Ave.
26-10.00 am,
27- 8.30 am,
27-10.00 am,
27-1 1.00 am,
27-12.00 m.
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27- 3.00 pm.
30- 3.00 pm,
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San Francisco
All orders by Telegraph or
Telephone most ouafully ancuted at once.
Floral Designs a SpMUIty.
Sept.24- 2.00 pm
Oct. 1- 2.00 pm,
" 15- 2.00 pm,
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W. 15th St.. N.Y,
W. 14th St.. N.Y,
W. 24th St.. N. Y,
W. 21st St.. N.Y.
W. 16th St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
1st St., Hoboken
1st St., Hoboken
W. 19th St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
1st St., Hoboken
5th St., Hoboken
W. 34th St., N.Y.
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N. Y.
W. 44th St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
Pier 38, Bkyn.
Bkyn.
W. 19th St.. N.Y.
17th St., Hoboken
W. 23d St.. N. Y.
W. 16th St., N. Y.
W. 21st St.. N. Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
W. 24th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
5th St., Hoboken
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N. Y.
Grand St., J. C.
Bush Dks., Bkyn
3d St., Hoboken
---St., Hoboken
W. 19th St., N.Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
W. 16th St., N.Y.
W. 24th St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
W. 34 th St., N.Y.
W. 19th St., N.Y.I
33d St., Bkyn.
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 15th St.. N.Y'.
5th St., Hoboken !
3d St., Hoboken
Pier 22, Bkyn.
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N.Y
W. 21st St.. N.Y,
W. 15th St., N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
-J- 38, Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N.Y
W. 14th St., N.Y
1st St., Hoboken
17th St., Hoboken
W. 23d St,
W. 16th St., N.Y,
W. 34 th St., N.Y
W. 19th St., N.Y
Bush Dks., Bkyn
Destina lion
Bush Dks., Bkyn
Pier 9, Locust Pt.
PierO, Locust Pt.
Picr9,.LocustPt,
B&ADks.,E.Bos
B&M Dks., Char
Commonwealth
Pier. So. Boston
B&M Dks., Char
B.&ADks.,E.Bos
B & A Dks.,E.Bos
Mystic Whf.,Char
B&M Dks., Char
B&M Dks., Char
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Mystic Whf.,Cliar
Commonwealth
. So. Boston
24 No. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
63 So. Wharves
65 So. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
24 No. Wharves
65 So. Wharves
63 So. Wharves
1st Street 1
1st Street
1st Street ]
Havre
Liverpool
Antwerp
Gib.-Nap."
Hamburg
Southampton
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Nap.-Gen.
Nap.-Mars.
Liverpool
Havre
Bremen
Rotterdam
Nap.-Piraeus
Liverpool
Christiansand-
Christiania-
Copenhagen
Southampton
Antwerp
Nap.-Gcn.
Havre
Rotterdam
Azores-Lisb-
Mars.
Liverpool
Havre
Nap.-Gcn.
Alg.-Nap.-
Patras-Vcn.-
Bremen
Hamburg
Liverpool
Gib.-Nap.-
Trieste- Fiu m e
Southampton
Liverpool
Bremen
London
Glasgow
Alg.-Nap.-Gen.
Nap.-Gen.
Southampton
Rotter.-Lib.
Rotterdam
Bremen
Mess.-Nap.-
Palermo
Nap.-Mars.
Liverpool
Antwerp
Hamburg
Rotterdam
erpool
Gib.-Gen.-
Nap.-Trieste-
Fiume
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Southampton
London
Nap.-Gen.
Southampton
Alg.-Nap.-
Pat .-Trieste
Bergen-
Kristiansand-
Kristiania
Bremen
Bremen
Bremen
ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West Fifth Streei
The*llira^tJ,« t^A^^ °"? and for .11 point, in the Northwe.-
virV'o'rtee.^'o;,;^ ^^.TSj .h^^""^ ■" ^"' ^"-«- ^rite.
Members o The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We wUI carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vicinity.
SYRACUSE, N. Y
Bastable Building
Special, attention give
to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
ftri^Ctt*^^ 9U^Ui
Burdett Ave. & Hoostck St .
TROY, N. Y.
TROY, N Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, N^ Y.
UTICA, N. Y.
SSrani i^rothers, Snc,
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WASHINGTOh
D, C.
l^th and n Streets
Liverpool
' ;ores-Gib.-
Nap.-Gen.
Hamburg
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool
Glasgow
London
Liverpool
Liverpool
Hamburg
Nap.-Gen.
Antwerp
Liverpool
Nap.-Gen.
Liverpool
Glasgow
Antwerp
burg
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros. Co.
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
He F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to all points in New England
125,000 square feet of glass.
Member of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
407 & 409 Main St.
Fl(§^.
WORCESTER, MASS.
The Florlkts' Eichange Desica Book la without a Pear
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of Its new Design Book for Agents,
now ready for dellrery. cheapest and B«st Ever
638
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advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted,
Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants;
also of Greenhouses, Land, Second-hand Materials,
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the answers directed care our Chicago representa-
tive James Morton, Room 307,143 No. Wabash Av.
SITUATIONS WANTED
florist and
SITUATION WANTED— By
dener, aged 43, single, Germai., .
and sober; life experience on first -cl~- ,,
commercial places; understands Roses, Carna
Chrysanthemums, and general stock; a good m
up; neat, obliging, and thoroughly reliable; a s
steady, and homelike position wanted; first
references from past and present employers,
particulars and wages in first letter. A. S.
436, Cape May Court House, N. J.
FLORIST AND SALESMAN
Young man, 25, with excellent experience
in this and foreifin countries; first-class refer-
ences; wishes position in Southern or Western
States. Well acquainted with hotel trade.
Understands English, German and French.
Address X. E.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By landscape loreman,
30; energetic; skilled at drawing and office work,
several years* practice in laying out of estate
planting, construction work, surveying, etc.
Highest references from landscape architects in
New York City and nurseries. Wishes permanent
position to take charge of landscape departr
Address X. R., '^^~ i7i„,:...' Tr^.i.„„„«
; The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman or
grower, by a competent florist, 21 years' experi-
ence in Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, Gardenias,
Sweet Peas and all cut flowers, pot and bedding
plants. Ferns, etc., funeral and landscape work,
Easter ajid Christmas stock; private or commercial.
State salary. Address W. F., care The Florists'
Exchange. ^
SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener,
German-Austrian, 40 years of age, married, 2
children, 3 and 8 years; wishes a steady position;
thoroughly competent in every branch of the
business, under glass and outdoors; first-class
references. L. L., Box 3S5, Westwood. N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By German-American,
florist, with 25 years* practical experience in
retail business; good maker-up; grower ol bedding,
Easter and Christmas plants; good salesman.
Would like to change by Oct. 1. Address X. B.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or grower;
married; 22 years' experience in the business, 15
years as foreman; best of references as to character
and ability. Have had experience in all Hnr*
both private and com ' -'-"-"
Ave., Springfield, M;
:ial. L.H B.,GPasade
SITUATION WANTED — By grower of general
greenhouse plants. Carnations, 'Mums, Christ-
mas and Easter stock, forcing of bulbs. Cyclamens.
Wages S18.00 per week; competent taking charge;
German, aged 37. Please state full particulars.
Address Y. P., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener (outside
man), single, sober, young man; experienced in
taking care of private estates, some experience in
greenhouse work. East preferred. L. Wax,
Pompton Plains, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By a young man as
assistant, 10 years' experience in general green-
house work, sober and willing worker; references;
vicinity of New York preferred. Address Y. H.,
: The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a first-class grower
of Roses, Carnations and general stock; 26 years'
experience, strictly_ temperate; best of refer
1 Y.C..
SITUATION WANTED— By Hollander, 29,
single, in small commercial place. New York
preferred. 10 years* experience in all branches;
5 years in last position. Excellent references.
Address B. Vanderfeer, Nantasket Beach, Mass-
SITUATION WANTED-^By general foreilian,
private, 10 years' experience in all branches;
English, single, aged 26; good references. Address
Chas. Thomas, care Boettger Estate, Riverdale-on-
Hudson. N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— As gardener on private
place, 11 years' experience under glass and
outside, 2 years in America; first-class references;
English. Address Owens Gardens, Vineyard
Haven, Mass.
SITUATION WANTED— By single wurking fun
man, grower of Roses and Carnations. Addre;
Florist, 132 E. 27th St.. N. Y.
Continued to Next Column
SITUATIONS WANTED
SITUATION WANTED— Have life experience on
Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, general stock; good
propagator; single, middle-aged, German. Please
state particulars. Address Y. B., care The Flo-
rists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 24
years of age; wishes a position as a first-class dec-
orator, designer and salesman. Address Y. A.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, single.
20 years* experience in every line, wishes position
as foreman. Fred Betheuser, care Hathaway,
Greystone, Yonkers, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator A-1 references. Able to manage
a store. T. Hansen, 41 Magnee St., Rochester,
N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By Hollander, 23, as
assistant greenhouse man on private place, near
New York preferred. Excellent references. Ad-
dress Y. E., care The Florists' Exchange^
SITUATION WANTED— As gardener, by Eng-
lishman, 13 years' experience, both indoors and
outdoors; well up in Roses and Alpines; strictly
temperate. Apply C. AJrey, Okanogan, Wash.
SITUATION WANTED— If you need a first-
class salesman and designer, write Y. G.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man in green-
houses, private or commercial; has had practical
experience. Victor Foster, Islip, L. I., N. Y
JHELPWANTED^
Rose Grosver
Wanted to take charge of new Rose department
on large, modern greenhouse establishment, lo-
cated 28 miles from Boston. Good wages to start,
and chance of advancement. New 5-roora dwell-
ing house on the establishment. State age,
nationality, and give references when writing, or
apply in person.
HALIFAX GARDEN COMPANY.
HALIFAX, MASS.
WANTED
Two Rose Growers
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.,
Roelofs,
Bucks Co., Pa.
SEEDSMEN WANTED
Men with experience in the retail seed business
to wait on customers and work around the store.
Give reference, state age, experience and salary
expected.
THE J. M. McCULLOUGH'S SONS CO.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
NA/ANTED
First-class retail Florist. Address, stating
referencest salary, etc., The Jones & Russell
Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
_ind furnaces in absence of gardener, and who h;
had experience in handling Roses, Carnation
'Mums, Orchids, Palms, Ferns, Poinsettias, Az
leas. Cinerarias and inside and outside work
generally. Address, giving references and par
ticulars as to age and experience, H. B. McColIum
100 Maryland Ave.. Wilmington. Del.
WANTED — A neat appearing saleslady, capable
of managing a retail store, accustomed to han-
dling the best trade; must understand the business
thoroughly. Wages SIS. 00 per week. Howard
P. Kleinhans, S. E. Corner Center Square, Easton,
Pa.
WANTED— Representative for U. S. A., who
understands his business, lor a general line ot
Azaleas, Araucarias. Palm, Rhododendron, Dra-
caena and Bay Tree, by large horticultural firm
Ghat ent, Belgium. State age and send refer-
ences. Address X. F., care The Florists' Exchange
WANTED— 3 young men. plantsmen, capable of
growing Christmas and Easter plants. Chrysan-
themums, Ferns and all first-class stock. Steady
employment and first-class wages to the^ right
Mcta
2 Ridge Nursery Co., Ltd.. New Orleans, La.
WANTED— Foreman
outside work. Mi
Permanent position
. for ge
eral greenhouse and
sober and reliable.
t man. References
Address Geo. A7 Beetz, Jerome Ave.,
N." Y. (near Woodlawn Cemetery entrance.)
general greenhouse
ial place. Must be
WANTED— An assistant for
work and firing on a commercial place, iviust oe
a quick and willing worker. State wages expected
in first letter. John W. Foote, Pleasant St.,
Reading, Mass.
WANTED— For commercial place, man with
experience in growing choice pot plants. Wages
$14.00 per week to start. Send copy of rel.
WANTED — Man as retail salesman for plant de-
partment. Salary S14.00 per week. Apply H.
Bershad, Cut Flower Dept., Frederick Loeser &
Co.. Fulton St.. Brooklyn. N. Y.
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HELP WANTED
WANT^'^AT'oNC&^^^youngTady^ assist
florist store; one able to do design work. Apply
Henry P. Wagner, 56 So. 4th Ave., Mt. Vernon.
WANTED— A young, single man to take charge
of a small commercial place; must have some ex-
perience and good references. A. S. Wallace,
Montclair. N. J.
WANTED — Foreman to grow Carnations, 'Mums
Easter and all kinds of bedding stock. Must be
a good maker-up. Good wages to the right party.
Address W. R., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Section Rose grower, $15.00 per
week. References required. Washington
Florists Co., Washington, P. C.
STOCK^OR^LE
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI
In excellent condition
e-inch 25c. each, $20.00 per 100;
3-inch 6.00 per 100.
THEODORE KNOCKE, PRINCETON. N. J.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-inch ex-
tra strong plants. S6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000; 2M-inch, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
See Cyclamen, Christmas Peppers, Cinerarias,
Ferns. Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Ir»in, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong. $1.00 per 100, $6.00 per 1000, $50.00
per 10,000. Colfingdale Greenhouses, Collingdale,
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy, 4-in.
pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PL, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
BEGONIAS
J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
American-Grown and Imported
Bulbs for Fall Planting
A fuU line now ready for shipping; the finest
Bulbs we have ever sent out. Send for price list.
Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers
CALLAS— 3 to 4-in. circumference. $4.00 per 100;
4 to 5-in., $8.00- Purity Freesias, H-in« mother
bulbs, $1.25 per 100. Cash with order. $5.00
orders or more delivered by express, charges pre-
paid. Lilydale Bulb Co., Santa Cruz, Calit.
TULIPS — Darwin and May flowering. Ready
for delivery. Write for prices. Hoxsie
Nurseries, Hoxsie, R. I.
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
100 1000
WHITE ENCHANTRESS $6.50 $60.00
ENCHANTRESS. LIGHT PINK.. .. 6.00 55.00
BEACON 7.00 65.00
WHITE PERFECTION 6.50 60.00
WINSOR 6.00 60.00
WHITE WINSOR 6.00 60.00
ROSETTE 6.50 60.00
DOROTHY GORDON 6.00 56.00
HARLOWARDEN 6.00 55.00
MAY DAY 6.00 50.00
BOSTON MARKET 6.00 40.00
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN. 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
FOR SALE— 2000 Mrs. C. W. Ward Carnation
plants, $60.00 per 1000; 3000 Pink Enchantress
$60.00 per 1000; 1000 Sangamo, $40.00 per 1000;
field-grown guaranteed stock, 12 to 14 shoots.
Will exchange for White Wonder, White Enchant-
ress and Pink Delight. Herman Weiss, 103 W.
28th St., New York City.
CARNATION PLANTS— 1000 White Enchant-
ress, 600 White Perfection, 575 Enchantress, 350
Rose Pink Enchantress, 100 May Day, 100 Law-
son Enchantress; S6.00 per 100. Cash with order.
All good, strong, healthy, field plants. Satisfac-
tion or money returned. W. W. Thomson, West
Hartford, Conn.
CARNATION PLANTS — Clear, healthy plants.
Pink Enchantress, $5.00 per 100, $46.00 per
1000; White Perfection, S6.00 per 100, S45.00 per
1000. ARTHUR F. BROWNSELL, West Haver-
straw. N. Y. Tel. 266 Haverstraw.
FIELD-GROWN ENCHANTRESS CARNA-
TIONS—not sorted over stuff, but clean and
strong, the very best stock to plant. We grew them
for ourselves: about 1000 left; $5.00 per 100, $45.00
for the lot. P. A. Lyon, Florist, Milton, N. Y.
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STOCKjro^^SALE
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— Vic-
tory, $4.50 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. Queen,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. Splendor Pink,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. John Weston,
Valley Stream, N. Y. '
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, strong and
healthy; Enchantress and Rose Pink Enchant-
ress, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; White En-
chantress, $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Cash.
John L. Lundsted, Passaic, N. J.
STRONG, CLEAN, BUSHY FIELD PLANTS,
Brooklyn (deep pink), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000. Harlowarden (crimson), $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000. Stafford Conservatories, Staf-
ford Springs, Conn.
CARNATIONS — Strong, field-grown Enchant-
ress and White Perfection, $5.00 per 100.
Cash with order. James E. Beach, Bridgeport,
SURPLUS CARNATION PLANTS— 500 Winsor
and some other standard varieties, $5.00 per 100.
Write for price on the lot. H. Mamitch, Ly-
decker's Greenhouses, Englewood, N. J.
CARNATIONS — 5000 Enchantress. Strong,
healthy plants, $40.00 per 1000; 250 at 1000
rate. Cash with order. Chas. Hunt, Port Rich-
mond, S. I.
CARNATIONS— 4000 Enchantress, strong,
healthy, field-grown plants, $40.00 per 1000;
250 at 1000 rate. Cash with order, please. Chas.
W. Mesier, New Springville, S. I., N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— ex-
tra strong. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress
and Bonfire, $6.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. S.
Pfeuffer, Chester Heights, Pa.
100; cash. M. J. Schaaf, Da
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, 6 to S
shoots, $6.00 per 100, $50-00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y. - ■
HARDY PINKS— 3000 fine, large, bushy plants,
just the stuff for hardy border, brilliant red, $6.00
per 100. Cash. Deal Floral Co., Deal, N. J.
CARNATIONS— Strong, field-grown; White Per-
fection, Gordon, and Enchantress; $4.00 per
100, cash. W. L. Jones, Nutley. N. J.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— 850
strong, healthy. Enchantress, $25.00, cash. S.
B. Hoyt, New Canaan, Conn.
CARNATIONS— Brooklyn, 1500 field-grown
plants, fine, healthy stock. Also Orchids,
Leilanceps. C. B. Dreyer, Wantagh, L. I., N. Y.
Dorval Sons, Woodside, L. I., N. Y.
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2Ji-in., half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York City.
cyclahiens
obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink. Strong, 4-in., $15.00 per
100. See Asparagus, Christmas Peppers, Cine-
rarias, Ferns, Primroses and Poinsettias. R. J.
Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New York. N. Y.
CYCLAMEN— Good 3J^-in. pots of a first-class
suain, mixed colors, $10.00 per 100. Cash,
please. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeep-
sie, N. Y,
CYCLAMEN — 3-lnch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
CYCLAMEN— Excellent stock out of 4-m. pot
$15.00 .$20.00 and $26.00 per 100. Lehnig :
Winnefeld, Hackensack, N. J.
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in each flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats.
$16.00, half flat orders of one v.ariety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomium
and Aspidium, 2M-in., $3.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2>-i-in., well es-
tablished, $10.00 per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2M-in., strong
plants, $12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in..
$7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2li.in., well established,
ready about Aug. 25, S4.50 per 100, $40.00 per lOOO.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best ol the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poinset-
tias, Primrose and_ Christmas Pepjsers.
SCOTTII FERNS— 5" 2-inch pots, $3.50 per doz.;
nice plants. Henry Engler, 4651 Lancaster
Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
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September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
639
STOCK FOR SALE
COOUDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave., PMadena, Cal. Femi
and Feiio* our tpecialty.
BOSTON FERNS— Bushy, from benches, $10.00
and $15.00 per 100. Cash. W. L. Jones, Nut-
ley, N.J.
FORGET-ME-NOTS
FORGET-ME-NOTS— Winter flowering Rooted
Cuttings, $1.25 per 100. Stafford Conservator-
ies. Stafford Springs. Conn.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— In pota and Cuba, $1.50-S3.S0
each. Larfte apeclmena, $S.00-$7.50 each.
JuUua Roehra Co.. Rutherford. N. J.
JERUSASEK CHERRIES
"JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Just what you need
for Christmas. 2000 Jerusalem Cherries. large,
field-grown, fine, bushy plants, with fruit of blos-
som, ready for S and 6-inch pots. $25.00 per 100;
cash. Deal Floral Co., Deal, N.J-
NURSERT STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches $8.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.60
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HI)NTSVILLt,ALA.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards. $7.50-$lO.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius RoehrsCo., Rutber-
ford. N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all slzea. Write
for special list. Julius Roehra Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
PALMS
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-935.00 each. Julius Roehra Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
PEONIES
PEONIES
** Peonies for Pleasure."
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure " gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
applyi and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony,
then send for '* Peonies for Pleasure."
KWe also issue a special wholesale price list of
. Peonies for Fall sales. 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY,
The Largest Rose Growers In the World.
Box 23 Springfield, Ohio.
PEONIES 't^..r
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
DellcatlssUna, Festlva Maxima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorti at 6 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, itngle and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a Icind at these prices.
We can furnish any sixe clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
Henry field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
PEONIES— Queen Victoria, white; Louis Van
Houtte, dark crimson, and a very early light
pink. Write for our special prices. Geo. Peters
& Sons, Franklin St. and Graham Ave., Hempstead,
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2M-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Sec
Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cineraria, Ferns, Poin-
Bettiaa and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York City.
CoBtiancd to B*zt OelnmB
Advertise Your Stock For
Sale in this column
^^TOCK^FOR^ALE^^^
PERENNIAL SEEDS
PERENNIAL SEEDLINGS— Campanula Media,
single, mixed; Campanula Media, double, mixed;
Campanula Media Calycantheraa, mixed; Sweet
William, white, red and scarlet; Delphinium
(Belladonna); Digitalis Gloxin«flora, white,
purple, rose; Myosotis Palustris, 35c. per 100, $2.50
per 1000; by Parcel Post. A. M. Davenport,
Watertown, Mass.
POINSETTIAS
POIINSETTIAS
•• THE TRUE RED ONES "
2^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
S7.00 per 100. S60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2M-inch, $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers, Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d st.. New York, N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMROSBS
PRIMULA Chlnensis and Obconica, giant-
flowering, from best strains, in all colors.
2J<-ln. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoides, 2>i-inch pots, $3.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Christmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Poinsettias.
R. J. IRWIN. 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
PRIMULA Chinensis Fimbriata, Defiance, Kar-
funkelstein. La Duchesse, best Christmas varie-
ties, 3-in. stock, $5.00 per 100; 2}i-in., $3.00 per
100. Star Primroses, 2M-in-, $3-00 per 100.
Primula Obconica Grandiflora, Apple Blossom.
Rosea. Lilacea, Kermesina, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000. Henry Schmidt, Church Lane, P. O.
Weehawken. N. J.
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 2>i-in. pots, ready
to shift, grown from my own seed, selected from
the best colored plants, 82.00 per 100, cash; fine
stock. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-im, $4-00 per 100^ Malacoides Prim-
SEEDS
GIANT PANSIES
Sow nowl Special Florists" Mixture; Trim-
ardeau Selections, mixed, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. S4.00.
Trimardeau, fine mixed varieties, tr. pkt. 25c., oz.
$1.50. Cassier's Giants Improved, splendid mix-
ture, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $5.00. Trimardeau sorts as:
Bronze Colors, Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field, Purple, Pure White, Yellow with eye. White
with eye. Each variety separate, tr. pkt. 30c., oz.
$2.00. My catalogue has also other varieties.
O. V. Zangen, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J.
SailLAX
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, field grown, strong
Elants, $7.00 per 100; easily transplanted.
ite Bros., Medina, N. Y.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS— 2H-in. pots.
well established, $4.00 per 100. Write for prices
on larger lots. Park Floral Co., Trenton, N. J.
STEVIA — Fine, bushy plants, 4-in. pots, $8.00
per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PL,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
STEVIA— Large, bushy plants. 2 to 3 feet, $20.00
per 100, 25c. per plant. Mrs. J. C. Haworth,
Farmington, Conn.
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE — Good stock, Adiantum Croweanum,
i'A-ia., $10.00 per 100. Silver Pink Snapdragon
3H-in., $5.00 per 100; 2}-2-in-. $4.00 per 100.
Carnations, Apple Blossom, Elma Ward, Winsor,
Mrs. Patten, Wanoka and Mrs. Ward, $5.00 per
100. P. R. Quinlan. Syracuse. N. Y.
MRS. JENKINS, the best white Phlox, $5.00 per
100. German Iris mixed $2.00 per 100. Will
exchange these for Araucarias, Begonias, Rubbers,
Whitman! Ferns and Cyclamen. Amon Heights
Nurseries, Camden, N. J.
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— Largest stock of
2-ycar transplanted in the United States. All
sizes up to strong 3ft. plant. Send for prices
before placing your order elsewhere. Chas.
Black, Hightstown. N. J.
FOR SALE— Greenhouse plants, very reasonable.
Palms, Kcntlas. Lantanas, Phoenix, Ferns,
Aspidistra, Begonias, Ficus. Crotons, Dractenai,
Maranta, Hydrangeas. Prices on application.
F. Held, South Broadway, Tarrytown, N. Y.
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA MAJOR— $5.00
per 100. Hogan. Kooyman & Co., 355 12th St.,
Oakland, Cal.
Omtlanad to Vat OaloBM
STOCK WANTED
WANTED— Large specimen PabiX^'ciiT'^
variety and prices. J. H. Troy, The Rosary
Flower Co., 24 E. 34th St., New York City.
FOR SALE OR RENT
fir^aiToMRenT
Valuable Greenhouses
Owing to the death of owner, three connected
greenhouses, 25x80, with office and boiler house,
hot water heat (Lord & Burnham Co. construc-
tion), also hotbeds; all have been successfully man-
aged for pot plant culture for over 50 years; adjoin-
ing two cemeteries and located in central part of a
busy and thriving city of 50,000 inhabitants. All
stocked for Winter and Spring season. Price reason-
able for quick buyer. Part of money can remain
on mortgage. For particulars write to MARY E.
BACHLER. 309 N. Shippen St., Lancaster, Pa.
FOR SALE OR LEASE
90,000 feet of glass, well stocked and in good
shape. Business established thirty years; situ-
ated in Alexandria. Va.. six miles from Washing-
ton, D. C. Will be disposed of on very easy terms
to responsible parties, owner not needing to work
any longer. Apply to
J. LOUIS LOOSE
1349 R. Street. WASHINGTON, D. C.
7^ Acres
Very fertile land in finest location at
Freeport, L. I. 8-room house in best con-
dition. A splendid chance for a florist.
Price, $11,500, part cash. Address X. S.,
care Tlie Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— Paying retail tiorist business in
Northern New York; 2M acres good land, 2
greenhouses, large work room, horse and wagon,
gardening tools, etc. Must be sold at once be-
cause of owner's sickness. S1200.00, one-half
cash. Address ^'. J., care The Flf^rists' Exchange.
FOR SALE — Cemetery gardening business, es-
tablished 14 years, consisting of house, 4 rooms
and 'store, greenhouse, hot water heat, 2 lots 50x
100, about 200 plots to care for by the season, stock
and tools. Reason for selling; retiring. Inquire
696 Uth St., West New York, N. J.
FOR SALE— Retail florist store in a New England
city of about 50,000 inhabitants, established
about 10 years, commands a good trade and can
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
Pecky Cypress
We can offer very reasonable prices on
Pecky Cypress. If in the market for any,
kindly communicate with us before buying
elsewhere.
Vt RFim l't29 Metropolitan Avenue
. C. HLIbn, Brooklyn, N. Y.
500 BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. &B. boilers. 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler
Good condition, cheap. 1. Suessermann. 104
Ridgewood Ave., Newark, N. J.
FOR SALE— One 6-section boiler in first-class con-
dition; capacity 1800 ft. of 2-in. pipe. Price
$50.00. Wifliam Gotthardt, 311 Ocean Ave., Jer-
sey City, N. J.
FOR SALE — One large size Morehead steam trap
in use less than 12 months, good as new, cost
J225 will sell for tlOO. F. Fallon. Roanoke. Va.
MATS — We make the most practical hotbed
and coldframe Mats on the market. Send
for circular. Watts Bros., Kerrmoor, Pa.
FOR SALE— Bargain, 3500 second-hand Carna-
tion Supports. SIO.OO for whole lot. M. Graf,
Elmsford. N. Y.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbers In Wrought Iron and Steel Pipe
Roebling and North Uth Streets
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
ForSale
PIPE
New, black, guaranteed In full
lengths: 2-ln., 734C. per foot.
.. ^i"' "V P'''<^es on block and galvanized fit-
,] >^''..'""' "'"^ ''"* " sketch or drilled for
irrigation purposes.
Unthreaded and
uncoupled, black,
,,, ,,, . , Mrin., 2c.; 1-in.,
•. dJic.; Ua-m.. 5c.; 2-in., 5>^c. per ft.
x..iK<iiiwit purposes.
SECOND-HAND PIPE
2Hc.; IM-in., 3lic.; Ui-in.. 5c.; _ ,,„. ^„ .,.
Hot-Bed Sash-DoubieIight Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1 65
^P- ^!'=??'*-**=""' Sash, Glazed complete,
from 51.00 up.
r\ » rP New A and B double-thick greenhouse
ULnJu glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
DUiLLIlJ fe"d- ^'*° Radiators, Valves,
rittlngs, etc.
HACF NON-KINK, lOc.a foot, in 25 and 50
IIUaL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAI- CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. V.
m:
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS
WANTED TO BUY— Complete ftreenhousea
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Addreu
Reliable, care The Florists' Exchanae.
WANTED— Second-hand ice-box for store near
Philad,.lphia State price, size. etc. Address
1. K.. care 1 he Horists Exchange.
WANTED TO RENT— Greenhouses and land,
with plenty of water, good market for vegetables.
Address Y. F,. care The Florists' Exchange.
PUBLICATIONS
THE PACIFIC GARDEN, a monthly journal
devoted exclusively to floriculture ancl senu-
tropic fruit growing. Authority for Pacific Coast
Cultural articles. $1.00 a year, lOc. a copy.
Pasadena. Cal.
American Florist
DIRECTORY
(New Edition)
1913
JuBt off the press. Copies may be
had at $3.00, postpaid, from
The FLORISTS* EXCHANGE
2 to 8 Duane Street,
New York N. Y
SmilaxPlants
Strong, thrifty 2-in. stock, $1.25
per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
R. Kil-BOURN
CLINTON, N. Y.
Providence, R. I.
Business remains about the same as
last week. Roses and Asters are plenti-
ful, with prices about the same.
ICdward J. Wall, with Lawrence Hay,
has been spending a week at Block Is-
land.
Wm. Crompton, Bast Greenwich, was
a visitor last week.
Ernest Chatham, 86 Purchase St., Fall
River, Mass., was in Providence purchas-
ing supplies. Mr. Chatham was formerly
foreman for H. Grinnell of Fall River.
W. S. Sword is repairing his green-
houses and building a new office.
A. W. Vose, Cumberland Hill, has re-
turned from his vacation at Block Island.
Blias Pickles returned Monday from
Atlantic City.
Wm. C. Pratt & Son furnished the
decorations for the wedding of Miss
Fuller at Long Meadow on Tue.sday. Ma-
terial employed consisted of Palms. As-
ters. Ferns, Boses. Bouquets, etf-
W. S. Pino spent Monday afternoon
at Norwood. Mass. His Paperwbite Nar-
cissus. White Romans, Candidums, etc.
arrived Saturday. The Ihitch biilbs are
at the custom house ready for delivery.
Thos. GuiTley entertained a party at a
bake on Sunday last.
C. B. Knickman. of McHutchison &
Co., New York, was a visitor in this
city on Monday. H. C. N.
640
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Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
REED & KELLER
122 W. 25th Street
NEW YORK
FLORISTS* SUPPLIES
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JOS.G.NEIDINGER,Florists'Supplics
1515-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA,
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UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
FLORIST SUPPLIES
Philadelphia,
M.RICE CO.
Pa.
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Gold Letters
IJi inch (No. 1) 45c. per 100
1 inch (No. 2) 40c. per 100
% inch (No. 4) 35c. per 100
A fine compartment box free of charge
with orders for 1000
Mother-of-Pearl
— Letters —
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If not, drop a postal card and get
on the mailing list of
American Importing Co.,
— The New Florist Supply House —
219 So. Dearborn St., CHICAGO
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Landscape Gardening
A course for Gar-
deners, Florists and
Home-makers, taught
by Prof. Craig and
Prof. Beal of Cornell
University.
Progressive Florists
I ecognize the growing
importance of a knowl-
edge of Landscape Art.
derstand up-to-date
methods and practice
are in demand for the best positions.
A knowledge of Landscape Gardening
is indispensable for those who would have
the pleasantest homes.
250-page Catalog free. Write today.
The Home Correspondence School
Dept. F. E.. Sprinflfield, Mass.
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Huckleberry Foliage, p.*^^
New Crop Fancy Ferns, p^^f^
New Crop Dagger Ferns, J^im>
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
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^P FANCY and DAGGER FERNS
HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE Zv
Prices— Huckleberry Foliage, $2.00 per case.
Fancy Ferns, $1.25 per 1000. Dagger
Ferns, $1.10 per 1000.
CALDWELL Tbe Woodsman Co.
Everytbing in Soulbern EvergTeens
BVERaRFEBlN. ALABAMA
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RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Salnroom
184 West 28th Street, NEW YORK CFTT
Telephone 3053 Madison Square
"nd7mp°or°Sof Wlllow M hwj Baslicts fer florisls
Dealers In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
«S~Our Specialtiei: Wheat Sheaves and Baskets
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The prices Advertised In tlie Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
GREEK-AMERICAN
Florists' Supply Company
127 West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A large and complete line of Standard Supplies
and Novelties.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W.J. COWEE. Berlin, N.Y.
Samples free. For sale by dealers
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Kansas City, Mo.
After a Summer that left something to
be desired in several respects, florists of
Kansas City are finding conditions ma-
terially improved with the arrival of the
latter part of September and more rain
than usual. Up to - a week ago both
Kansas and Missouri were burned almost
to a crisp, and practically all ou,tdoor
plants and flowers were ruined. This
meant during the Summer a shortage in
stock and the majority of Kansas City
florists received most of their flowers
from Chicago and other points. ^ Many
have replanted some lines and will later
cut plenty of flowers. At present, there
is a scarcity in several lines, but by dint
of resorting to wholesalers in other cities
the Kansas City trade has managed to
supply the demand without serious in-
convenience.
Demand held up wonderfully during
the Summer, and no complaint has been
heard on this score. Despite the fact
that the usual quota of Kansas City resi-
dents left for cooler spots immediately
following the arrival of hot weather,
enough remained in the city to make
business unusually brisk, considering the
season of the year. Demand has really
been a bit ahead of the supply and if ii
continues to hold up florists will have
absolutely no complaint. Funeral work
has been consistently good, while a differ-
ent class is now appearing on the scene
and prospects are regarded as flattering.
One of the events of the Fall season in
Kansas City, and one which will create
a harvest for florists, is the first annual
Fashion Show. This is something en-
tirely new in the "Gate City." It sup-
plants other Fall shows of various kinds
and was designed primarily to show resi-
dents of the citv and State what a big
place Kansas City has become. The Re-
tail Merchants' Association, recently
formed, is handling plans for the Fashion
Show, to be held the week of Sept. 29 to
Oct. 4. All the merchants are co-operat-
ing to make the event a memorable one.-
Bach dealer will install in his window
the very latest thing in his line for the
benefit of the thousands who will throng
the streets during that week. Railroads
have conceded special rates, and agricul-
turists from all sections of Missouri, Kan-
sas and other States will make it a point
to attend. Florists are, of course, inter-
ested mainly in the decorative end. This,
it is planned, will in itself be worth
traveling miles to see. Practically all of
the business houses will be decorated
with flowers and plants, both on the in-
terior and exterior. Many of the largest
establishments have given their florists
carte blanche and neither time nor ex-
pense will be spared in making the Fash-
Florists' Refrigerators
Write us for catalog and prices, stating size you
require and for what kind of cut flowers you wish
to use the refrigerator- also state whether you wish
it for display or only for storage.
McCray Refrigerator Co.
567 Lake Street, KENDALLVILLE, IND.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ion Show an interesting and spectacular
event from the standpoint of the flower
lover, as well as others.
Florists' Club in Frocess of Forming
Plans are on foot to organize a
florists' club in Kansas City. F. B.
Fromhold, of the William L. Rock
Flower Co., one of the leading concerns
here, is in active charge of arrangements
for its formation. Mr. Fromhold has se-
cured the signatures of a score of flo-
rists of this city to a paper asking for
the organization of such a body, and it
is probable that plans will crystallize in
the near future. Little or no opposition
has arisen, sentiment being generally
favorable to the plan. Florists realize
that such an organization could accom-
plish much that an individual or com-
pany could not do. One of the most
important objects of the Club will be
the establishment of a credit bureau.
Kansas City is a comparatively new
place and the customary number of
"deadbeats" and fakirs have drifted in
and out. Many of these have managed
to run up fair-sized accounts before mak-
ing their adieus, and florists are becom-
ing a bit tired of this procedure.
Automobile trucks are finding many
friends among the trade here, a half
dozen florists now operating one or more.
As a matter of fact it is next to im-
possible to transact business without
some such delivery system. Kansas City
florists have been confronted with prob-
lems peculiar to the locality and the gen-
eral "lay-out" of the city, which covers
as much area as do most cities twice the
size, stretching out ten miles to the south
and the same distance east and west. In-
cluding Independence, Mo., and Rose-
dale, Kans., suburbs, the area is even
greater. As Kansas City florists re-
ceive orders from all of these places the
necessity for some sort of fast delivery
was felt some time ago. Among the flo-
rists who are now utilizing the trucks are
A. Newell, R. S. Brown, the George M.
KeUogg, Flower & Plant Co., W. J.
Barnes, Rock's Flower Store, and others.
The trucks are called on for from 35 to
100 miles a day and are without excep-
tion making the runs without trouble of
a serious nature. The trucks have re-
placed from two to four horses and wag-
ons and in some cases as many boys and
bicycles in addition.
•The trade was shocked recently by the
suicide of W. H. Sawvel, head of the
floral company of that name. Mr. Saw-
vel took his own life, using a pistol. The
act took place at his home and place of
business at 58th and Bennington sts.
No motive has yet been discovered.
While Mr. Sawvel's stock had been in-
jured by the hot winds he was in no worse
shape than others. An old injury had
troubled the grower recently, it is said,
causing him severe pain. The combina-
tion is believed to have temporarily un-
balanced Mr. Sawvel's mind. He was
about 55 years of age and had been in
business here about three years. He
did a wholesale business only and was
well and favorably known to the trade
through this connection. The business
will be continued by Mr. Sawvel's for-
mer partner. K. C.
Milwaukee, Wis.
The State Fair which was held all last
week brought many strangers to the
city, among them quite a number of flo-
rists from the surrounding country. The
plant and floral decorations did not seem
to compare with those of former years.
Several of the florists took blue ribbons
for best designs and plants.
Holton & Hunkel have been compara-
tively busy but stock is quite scarce, es-
pecially red Roses and Lilies. The de-
mand for both was good, but they had
to substitute Killarney Roses for Rich-
monds. Their Mrs. Russell Koses are
very fine but limited in number.
The Model
Carnation and Tomato Supports;
Galvanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Rubbish Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
Writa Jot CompUu C*tMlatu*
IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metropolitaiv Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists' Hall Association has paid 1700 ;
losses amounting to a total of $235,000.00. ,
For_full particulars address >
JOHNG.ESLER,SaddleRlTer,N.J. j
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For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
10-inch silk chiffon special at 10c. per yard. This
is fancy goods at a very low figure. All colors.
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleaso mention the Exohsnge when writJiig.
Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 28th St, NEW YORK
GREENS of Every Kind
^ FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Telephone — 1202 Madison Square
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
George
Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
56 Pine Street, NEW YORK
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GIBBONS
THE SHILAX MAN
Can make shipments of
Smllaz after Sept. 1.
RED LEVEL, • SLAB3MX
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» when -wrUlnr.
MICHIGAN
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE
INCORPORATED
Wholesale Commission Florists
Dealers in Fancy Ferns
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
WIRE DESIGNS
PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let us quote you on your next order. If it's made
GEORGE B. HART, Mamifactiirer
24-30 Stone Street, ROCHESTER, N. T.
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CUT FLOWER BOXES
EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO
MANUFACTURERS
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
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September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
641
The Kervan Co. "'^^Voir*'
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilax, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves, Fresb Cut Cycas,
Hemlock, Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Fancy and Dagger Ferns, Green and Bronze
Galax and Leucothoe Sprays. Sphagnum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosses.
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
C. C. Pollworth Co. is cutting some
pretty 'Mums, which find a ready sale.
Their Lilies are off crop entirely.
Gus Rusch & Co. have had a good
shipping trade this week. They are get-
ting in some very fine Dahlias.
Bdletsen & Leideger have had quite a
busy week, between the fair and store.
They had several fine designs at the fair
which captured first prizes.
Currie Bros. Co. has had a very busy
week of funerals, among them that of an
old citizen, Dr. Bartlett, who passed
away on Thursday. He was a high
Mason and all the designs were made ac-
cordingly; many Lilies were used as also
Am. Beauty Roses for sprays, both of
which were very scarce here and had to
be shipped in. The Fall weddings have
begun, it seems, as this firm had several
orders for same the past week ; Valley,
Swainsona and white Roses are the de-
mands. The new sign of "Currie's
Roses" on the firm's window attracts
much attention.
Aug. Kellner has his hands full now
with the decorations for the Fall open-
ings of different stores.
J. J. Kalb, a fiorist of the Wisconsin
University at Madison, and Sam Selig-
man of Wertheimer Bros., New York,
called on the trade Friday, Sept. 11.
Mr. Holton has been busy entertain-
ing the different florists who came to the
State Fair. M. O. S.
St. Paul, Minn.
Probably the few cold days and colder
nights we have had here recently account
for the decrease in the outdoor supply ot
stocks and the increase in demand for
Gladioli and other seasonable stock. We
are having a longer season than usual,
but the frost is hot far off and the fio-
rist will come into his own again.
Gladioli are exceptionally fine ; retailers
are getting a fair price for them, and are
cleaning up well. Asters are not so
good ; the first class bIoom9 are bought up
quickly. American Beauty Roses are
scarce ; short stems and small sized
blooms predominate. Chrysantliemums
are coming in ; some very fine yellows are
to be seen in the stores. Easter Lilies
are scarce and Valley is in little demand.
Retailers report their usual dull sea-
son has not been so pronounced as in
former years. If the trade here would
advertise a little, they would increase
their business considerably ; many buy-
ers will give the preference to home
growers if they can only find them, but,
unfortunately, they will not let us know
what they have to sell and so the busi-
ness goes elsewhere. A small advertise-
ment costs little and advertises yourself
as well as the goods you have to sell.
The local seedsmen are awaiting their
arrival of Fall bulbs. Orders are on
hand and are coming in daily. They ex-
pect and are prepared to do a large busi-
ness this season.
D. L. Mackintosh, of the Iand.scape de-
partment of L. L. May & Co. is on an
extended trip in the West.
Swanson & Peterson are supplying the
local market with some very fine Golden
Glow Chrysanthemums. They report
their Violets, of wliich they make a spe-
cialty, in fine shape. R. B.
Wichita, Kan.
Every one conceded the palm to Min-
neapolis for being a most uptodate city.
All readers of The Exchange will de-
plore the accident whereby our genial
president-elect will be laid aside for a
while. He has the hearty sympathy and
good wishes of the trade for a speedy
recovery.
Chas. P. Mueller is naturally proud of
this city in which he has been located
about 30 years, and has seen the gradual
rise of what must be conceded a model,
modern, busy, typical western town of
solid growth so that, unlike man.y others
similarly located and dependent upon the
crops for results, Wichita can boast of
solid support from a manufacturing com-
munity. It is a distributing point for the
western part of the State and attributes
much of its success to taking care of the
small things. For instance, the delivery
of a funeral order, 85 miles away, by
auto, finding there was no train that
would reach the point on time. Suffi-
ciently far from the source of supply has
made the Mueller plant an all-around one
in every sense of the word. Everything de-
signed for the comfort of the employees
has been included in the arrangement of
the place which is built almost entirely
of concrete and iron. Concrete legs and
pecky Cypress for tables give a warm
and lasting bench. W. M.
Elyria, Ohio
The presence of the new Carnations in
the market, and the many store openings
scheduled for this week, are sure signs
that the Fall season is beginning and
that busier times are ahead. At best,
however, the month of September is a
pretty tough one, much money going out
to meet the usual increased expense and
collections diSicuIt to make. The supply
of flowers is abundant and rather good
in quality, except the Asters which, due
to the dry, windy weather, are exception-
ally jKior.
The supply of Cama^tion plants in this
locality has been far below the demand,
many growers being forced to bench other
stock instead of the customary amount.
Light frosts, which visited this section
early in the week, have bad a tendency
to hasten the work of propagating the
bedding stock from the field.
L. C. Hecock has been quite poorly
since his return from the Minneapolis
convention, being scarcely able to attend
to business. Lately, however, his health
shows signs of improvement.
James Oopas, of Copas Bros., has re-
turned from his annual vacation much
invigorated in mind and body, and has
resumed his store duties again.
Miss Nellie Hecock, of the Flower
Shop, Lorain, is now enjoying a brief
vacation. Miss Llewellyn, a former clerk,
is substituting in the former's place.
J. McL.
New Orleans
One of the treasures secured by Jas.
A. Newsham when in Guatemala recent-
ly was a seedling Begonia that appeared
in the roots in which Oncidiums were
packed. It has not yet flowered but
promises much as a parent owing to its
vigor and ease of propagation. Among
other rare things seen at his place is a
choice lot of the not common Dendro-
bium nobile alba: a gigantic form of D.
Formosum, D. Phaisenopsis, also Phate-
nopsis Rheinstadtii. a Javanese variety of
amabilis acknowledged to be much su-
perior to the Philippine product. Phoenix
Roelielenii seems at home in this climate,
making a growth in three years under
natural conditions which requires fully
a season longer under artificial condi-
tions North. Pa-perwhite Narcissus are
replanted with big success both in size
of bullis and spike. W. M.
San Antonio, Tex.
An unusually heavy rain, for the time
of .year, fell here, continuing the entire
week, keeping the floral business almost
at a standstill.
The bulbs are coming in fast now, and
local florists are busy getting things into
shape for a big Fall business.
Good flowers are rather scarce at pres-
ent, a few Lily of the Valley and Tube-
roses only being obtainable. Roses are
improving since the rain, Ferns are
plentiful, and the outlook tor early
'Mums is very favorable. H. S.
HENRY M. ROBINSON ^ CO.
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KUlarneys, Millers,
Richmonds, HUllngdons,
Tafts, Wards
Carnations,
Violets, Lilies,
Orchids, Gardenias
Because we handle stock of about 100
of tbe best flower growers in New
England. We have pleased hun-
dreds of customers and can please
yoa. Out aim is to give you tbe
best quality, lowest price and
prompt lervice. Place your or-
ders with us and they will be
filled properly, and to your
entire satisfaction. We
handle more Cut Flowers
any other commis*
house in Boston.
Give us your orders
and we will do the
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18xSz3 $1.7S
21j5x31^ 1.85
24x5x3K 2.35
28x5x3H 2.90
30x5x3J^ 3.00
21x8x5
24x8x3
28x8x5
30x8x5
36x8x5
30x12x6
36x14x6
2.85
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3.70
4.50
5.50
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Double
Violet Boxes
PerlM
9x4x4 $1.75
9Mz6x5 2.25
10x7x6 2.50
12xSx7 3.00
No charge for
printing in lots of
600
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Our beautiful lUua-
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will be mailed on
request
LAUREL WREATHS
PINE WREATHS
HOLLY WREATHS
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DAGGER AND FANCY
$1.00 per 1000. , OiKomitpn
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RED RUSCUS
Green and Violet Tinfoil
Best Quality, 20c. per lb.
PLAIN TINFOIL, 9c. per lb.
Bronze Galax
Green Galax
$1.50 per 1000, $12.50 per 10,000
Sphagnum. Moss *%''^t^l'^
IMMORTELLES
Laurel Festooning, 5c. and 6c. per yard
WUd Smilax, Best Quality, $5.00 and $7.00
per case
Green Magnolia Leaves
Very Best Quality, $2.00 per basket: Five
baskets, $1.75 per basket
We constantly carry a large assort-
ment of Florist Supplies and can
fill orders at a moment's notice.
IMPORTED
Cycas Leaves
Finest
Qualify
We import best
quality only.
Our Cycas
Leaves are pre-
pared by best
manufacturers
in Europe.
Our prices are
the lowest.
Per loe
4x8 in. ^.00
8x12 in. 2.50
12x16 in. 3.00
16x20 in. 3.50
20x24 in. 4.00
24x28 in. 5.00
28x32 in. 6.00
32x36 in. 7.00
36x40 in,
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Wholesale Commission Florists
Mannfactnrers and Importers of [Florist Supplies
Hardy Cut Ever^eens
BOSTON, MASS.
,OUR NEW STORE
2 Wlnthrop Square 32 Otis Street
Telephones
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CUT FLOWER CO.
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EGINNING business in October. 1907, on the first floor of 39 j|
West 28th Street, and moving three times since that date, each !#
time into larger quarters on account of its increasing business, 15
is now settled in its well located, large and fully equipped new store j J
Ji at 129 West 28th Street, by common consent the most fully furnished jj
store in New York City for the conduct of a General Wholesale Cut | J
Flower business.
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All of the All Year, Short Season and Miscellaneous
Blooms arriving in the Wholesale Cut Flower Market 1#
may now be found at this store daily in large numbers | J
Naturally enough, "7^f g''°"'^''* l^^ to consign their
ti ^ — 2 cut or blooms where the location is
favorable and the facilities for handling, selling and, when necessary,
for keeping flowers in good condition, are the very best. That is
only good business judgment.
f^ril"lP^l hnVPrS ^^^^ prefer to purchase flowers where the
^ conditions are such that the flowers are at
their best when placed in their hands. j J
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ers and buyers are round in i^
the new store of The Growers' Cut Flower Company. j J
For a full description of our new quarters and cold storage equip- | J
ment, see article in columns of this issue of The Florists' Exchange \%
under " Growers' Cut Flower Company's New Store." IJ
Thanking all of our old shippers and buyers for their business jj
with us, and extending a cordial invitation to all others to ship their | J
flowers to us or buy from us, we remain, Yours truly IS
THE GROWERS* CUT FLOWER CO. it
%:.^Z:i™L^s,.a„ 129 West 28th St., New York City If
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September 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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CHOICE BLOOMS OF
Am. Beauties and Teas
Also our usual large supply of
all the Leading Varieties of
CARNATIONS on sale every
morning at 7:30
Phones— 3870-3871 Madison Square
M. C. FORD
: WHOUESAUE fUrORIST:
121 West 28th Street - NEW YORK CITY
Pleaao mention the Bxphange wh<B writing.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17. — The wholesale
cut flower market shows little activity
today. However, there seems to be an
inclination on the part of the whole-
saler to "stand pat" on the present
prices of Roses and sacrifice sales of
these are no longer very common. On
the other hand the very perceptible
weakening in price of Cattleya Orchids
is a disappointing- feature of the market.
Though Asters are passing off the stage
and there is no considerable supply of
Chrysanthemums to take their place,
buyers seem inclined to turn away from
Dahlias which are arriving in fairly
large numbers.
Am. Beauty Roses are not in quite as
large supply today, Wednesday, as they
were the first of the week. The demand
for these is only moderate; special
grade blooms are selling at from 10c. to
20c. each, and fancies at from 8c. to 12c.
Sales are reported of some extra fine
blooms of specials and fancies in small
lots at 25c. and 15c. respectively, but
sales at these prices are exceptional.
The supply of Tea Roses, though not
over large, Is adequate to meet the pres-
ent demand. The range of prices on the
various varieties is about as follows:
top grade Killarney, Killarney Queen,
My Maryland, L.ady Hlllingdon and
Richmond, 4c.; extra grade Bride and
Bridesmaid, 3c. to 4c.; Mrs. Aaron Ward,
6c.; Mrs. George Shawyer, Sunburst and
Milady, 8c., with limited sales of extra
choice selections at 10c. The bottom
grade blooms of all varieties are selling
at from 50c. to $1 per 100.
The supply of the new crop Carna-
tions is daily increasing; for these there
is a fair demand, except for the red va-
rieties, which are moving very slowly.
The general range of price today is from
50n. to $1.50 per 100.
Cattleya Orchids are In larger supply,
and there is apparently little or no In-
crease in the demand, consequently
prices have declined sharply and Cat-
tleya blooms are selling today at from
20c. to 50c. each, with occasional small
sales at from 60c. to 75c., but these
latter prices are very exceptional. A
few Gardenias on short stems are now
appearing In the market; the best of
these realize about $1 per dozen. Longi-
florum Lilies are in moderate supply,
and the demand Is such as to prevent
any considerable accumula;tlon; today
they are selling at $6 per 100. Lily of
the Valley Is not over plentiful and the
demand Is sufficient so that the price
has advanced to $4 per 100 for choice
blooms: the general range being from
$2 to $4.
Asters are no longer a dominant fea-
ture in the market, very few quality
blooms are seen, and the culls are mov-
ing slowly; they are selling all the way
from 25c. to $1.50 per 100. Dahlias are
arriving in increased numbers, but they
are moving slowly and not a few of the
inferior blooms go to waste. The pre-
vailing price is from 50c. to $1.50 per
100. The supply of Gladiolus is no
longer large; the common run of blooms
is selling at from 50c. to $1.50 per 100.
Extra choice blooms of such varieties as
America, Mrs. Francis King, and Ro-
chester White are selling in small lots
at from 50c. to 75c. per dozen. Daisies,
Mignonette and Sweet Peas are notable
for their absence at the present time,
and in miscellaneous blooms Hydrangeas
and Tritoma seem to occupy the field;
for the latter $1 per 100 is the present
selling price.
The market has the usual supply of
greens which are selling at quoted
prices.
PHILADELPHIA, S«pt. 16. — Condi-
tions are better than during the previ-
ous two weeks, and business is improv-
ing. Stock is arriving in good shape.
Asters and Gladioli are going off. Dah-
lias, of course, are to be had in any
quantity and are selling slowly. Ameri-
can Beauty Roses are still very plen-
tiful; prices are low, and they are mov-
ing slowly. Tea Roses are in large
supply, especially pink in the short
grades of Maryland and Killarney.
WTiite Killarneys sell up close. The
Killarneys are arriving In splendid
shape, as are also Radiance and Bul-
garie. Richmonds are now arriving In
fair shape, but the demand is light.
Carnations are steadily increasing,
but are mostlv short-stemmed; $2 per
100 Is about the top price; a few extra
long-stemmed stock are bringing 3c.
Cattleyas have shown quite an increase
within the last few days: the shortage
' is over and prices are wavering ; 50c
to 60c. will be the probable price by the
end of the week.
The Valley supply is even. Lilies are
moving well and they are of excellent
qualltv at from 8c. to 10c. Gladioli are
shortening up; there are not many to
be had. Asters are also on the wane;
the majority are of very poor quality;
good stock commands a fair price of
, $2 per 100. Golden Glow Chrysanthe-
mums are In fair supply: prices vary
from $1 to $2.50 per doz. Very few are
good enough to warrant the latter fig-
ure. Dahlias are to be had in any
amount: they are selling fairly well, but
the average figures are low. Cosmos,
Tuberoses. Eupatorlum. both white and
blue, and Tritoma Pfltzerl are among
the outdoor flowers now arriving In
; quantity.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16. — About the time
my last report was written cooler
weather began that has caused an Im-
provement In the market from day to
rlay. The shipping trade Is fair and the
local trade rapidly improving. The over
supply of Roses is no longer In evidence;
this causes an Increased demand for As-
"Mums" the Word-
or soon, will be
We are getting some good early yel-
lows in and there will be a daily
increase in quantity and variety
Our Roses are fine and Carnations
improve every day
We have a market for more
good stock of all kinds
Open, 6.30 A. M. Sunday, 8 to 12
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 325>5582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
No diBappolntmenta
FleaBO mantlon the Exchange when writing.
ters and Carnations. There is no sur-
plus stocit on the marliet at present un-
less it is in short Carnations and poor
Asters. The market cleaned up better
on last Saturday than it has done on
any weelc end for some few months past.
The present weelc it is starting oft well
with a tendency toward better demand
and stiffer prices.
Am. Beauty Roses have been decreas-
ing in supply for the past week until
they are now no longer plentiful. There
seems to be just about enough to fill
the orders received but it takes the
full consignments of each day to do it,
as there has been none of this stock,
especially in long grades, carried over
for several days past. There is a ten-
dency to advance prices; some growers
report sales at $4 per doz. for the best
long stock, while some say that $3 a
doz. is as much as the buyers will stand.
Should the cool weather prevail the sup-
ply will be still shorter before the week
is out and there will also be a more gen-
eral advance in prices.
The tightening up of the supply of
Am. Beauty Roses applies to all other
Roses as well. Since the middle of the
past week the cut has been very much
less owing to cooler weather. The Kil-
larney crops are holding up best ; what
is short in quantity is made up in the
improvement of quality. White KUlai^
ney still remains shorter in supply than
the Pink. In the other varieties of
Roses there is the same general report
of the falling oft in supply, but no dif-
ficulty has thus far been encountered m
the filling of all orders received. Mrs.
Taft, Mrs. Russell and Milady are in
good demand but have not yet been cut
in any very large quantity. Ward
seems fairly plentiful In the short stock
but in special stock there has been none
on the market for some days. There
has been a slight advance in prices for
most Rose stock during the past few
days.
Gladioli are still in good supply and
are selling better than they have done
for several weeks, but are still not
bringing much money.
Asters are just now more plentiful on
the market than anything else. Good
stock, of which there is now a fair sup-
ply, sells well and realizes very good
prices. It is the poor stock that is dif-
ficult to move. Owing to the shorten-
ing of the Rose supply the demand for
Asters increased very much during the
past few days; this caused a large
amount of medium grade stock to move
in the early part of the week. With the
oversupply of poor Asters out of the
way this market would be in an Ideal
condition at the present time.
Carnations are getting more plentiful
and the quality is also Improving. These
have also been selling well during the
past few days, where the stock is of
good quality. There Is a large amount
of short stock that is difficult to move
at any price; from $1 to $2 per 100 is
the best price obtained so far for the
best stock that has come in. Some of
the dealers say that good carnations
will bring $3 per 100 before the week is
out. , , i
Llllum longlflorum and glganteum are
in short supply but the demand is not
especially strong so that there is so far
no change in price. The supply of Val-
ley is equal to the demand.
Orchids are short in supply; there are
some good Oncldiums which sell for 3c.
per bloom; some of the sprays are very
handsome and will average from 25 to
50 blooms to a spray.
Dahlias, Cosmos, and other Fall flow-
ers are coming in freely but so far have
not been in any great demand.
The supply of greens is good, with
the exception of Smilax which Is re-
ported short by some of those who are
growing It extensively but at present
are not quite ready for cutting.
BOSTON, Sept. 16. — The past week
was exceptionally quiet. Monday and
Tuesday of the present week show more
activity. Shipping business is quits
good and a quantity of flowers is sent
out from the city daily; If it were not
for this there would be a large surplus.
The retail trade Is improving since so
many people have returned to their
homes from the Summer resorts.
Roses are quite plentiful, this is espe-
cially true of short stemmed; those hav-
ing better grades have no difficulty in
disposing of their flowers. There is a
much better demand this week for long
stemmed Roses. Mrs. Charles Russell
is plentiful and In excellent demand.
Killarney Queen is also a favorite;
Wkrd and Hlllingdon are selling well.
Carnations of the new crop are get-
ting more plentiful but there is no sur-
plus yet; they are selling from $1 to $3
Asters are not quite as plentiful. Early
frost destroyed some of them; prices are
from $1 to $2 per 100. 'Mums are more
plentiful; there are fine flowers of
Golden Glow being marketed now.
Smith's Advance and Mme. Bergmann
are also becoming more plentiful. Gla-
dioli are still abundant but from this on
they will be in shorter supply on ac-
count of frost. Lillums are less plenti-
ful and prices are improving. Lily of
the Valley is less plentiful, selling for
$3 and $4 per 100. ^ ,
Sweet Peas are very scarce. Good
prices could be obtained for Peas if
they could be had now. Cosmos is get-
ting more plentiful and selling well.
Montbretia is being offered but sells
poorly. There is a lot of miscellaneous
flowers which sell without life.
There Is an abundance of Greens or
all kinds. ". C.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14.— The market for
the past week has been In a rather
crowded condition, owing to a Quite
large amount of poor flowers and the
limited demand; the latter part of the
week the call for the better grade of
stock increased to a noticeable extent,
due principally to the grand openings
of several large department stores. Am.
Beauty Roses have been in demand all
week* prices advanced somewhat, rang-
ing ail the way from 6c. each to $3 per
dozen. Killarney, Richmond and Sun-
burst have been plentiful, with a slow
demand, the best bringing 6c. They
were extremely plentiful the early part
of the week. Tuberoses have been
644
The Florists' Exchange
A. L Young & Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
■•"SIIIPTOUS. MORE ROSB WANI£D. TOE'S A REASON.
Chrysanthemums, Bouvardia,
Carnations, Roses, Lilies,
and Lily of the Valley
WILLIAM P. rORD
'%wt?" W7 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Telephone 5335 Madison Squar
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Telephonei, 13'SSIO MadUon Sq.
MR. RETAILER
F you are out of town you no doubt are of
the opinion that New York cannot supply
you nor give you the service you want.
Try us. We make a specialty of shipping out
of town. You will be convinced that this house
can give you what you want at all times, at right
prices, and good service.
Growers communicate with i
D
_Please_mention_tlie^E3:cliange when writing.
fairly plentiful, with an ordinary de-
mand; price for the best is 2o. Carna-
tions are improving- in quality and the
demand is low; price for the best is 2e.
Asters are very plentiful and the de-
mand for the better grade is fine but
there is a surplus of poor stock which
goes at 50c. per 100, the best bringing
3c. Gladioli are plentiful and sell fairly
well at 3c. Lilies are steady at 10c.
Valley go well at $4 per 100. Greens,
with the exception of Smilax, are plen-
tiful, and the demand is good. Few
Dahlias are available at 3c. to 4c.
O. K. S.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 15.— Business
last week was poor. On Monday and
Tuesday there was a good demand, but
the balance of the week It slackened up
and prices in most lines took the down-
ward path. Am. Beauty Roses were in
limited supply and fair demand, spe-
cial grade blooms selling from 15c. to
25c.; the lower grades at corresponding
prices. The market was well supplied
with Tea Roses of all kinds. The de-
mand being only fair, the better grades
at times moved slowly and accumulated.
The general range of prices were from
.$1 to $4 per 100. Accumulations, and
the shorter stemmed grades, could only
be moved in job lots at ibuyers' prices.
A limited amount of the new crop
Carnations are now coming in, the qual-
DEAR MR. GROWER:
Determining the financial responsibility of your consignee is as
important as selecting the best flowers to grow. We have the best of
reference for the ten years we have been in business from our bankers
and our growers, which we will cheerfully furnish upon application.
We desire a few more shippers and if you consign to us we
can assure you that we will most conscientiously endeavor to Justify
whatever confidence may be reposed in us.
54 West 28th Street 3559 SoTIq»are New York .
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. COAN. Ma
111 West 28th Street
■nents Solicited
. NEW YORK
JOHN YOUNG
WHOLES.aLE
FLOIilST J-
2lfi.^r/e'e. New York City
Tel., Madison Square, 7S62
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Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square, 1912.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ity in most instances being- very good
for this time of the season; prices are
from 50c. to $1.50 per 100.
Asters are plentiful, but excepting
$2 per 100. Lilies are offered in limited
quantities and prices hold firm at $S
to $10 per 100. L. rubrum clean up
nicely at 2c. to 3c. Valley is in limited
supply and fair demand. Cosmos has
made its appearance and sells fairly
well. Green goods, with the exception
of Smilax, are in sufficient supply for
the demand. A. O.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 15.— A decided
shortage in the amount of flowers re-
ceived has been noticed during the past
few days. Cooler weather ha^ curtailed
many lines but the quality is uniformly
better.
Roses, which were on hand by the
thousands a week ago, are not nearly so
numerous, and it is at times difficult to
obtain long stock. Most of the best
Roses received come from the North.
Select kinds bring $4 to $S per 100.
Local medium stock sells well at $3
to $5 per 100, shorts at $2 to $2.50.
Some fine specimens of the new Rose
Mrs. Shawyer are received at $4 to $6
per 100. It is hardly as bright as the
Killarney but the productiveness and
quality of the Rose will, no doubt, make
it a staple one.
Carnations with respectable stems and
flowers are being received in quantity
at $1.50 to $2.50 per 100, wholesale, re-
tailing at 35c. to 50c. per doz. Elegant
Asters of the Comet type are being re-
ceived at $2 to $3 per 100. The season
for this flower seems to have been a
peculiarly good one in the northern part
of the State, from whence many thou-
sands of the best varieties are received.
The Gladiolus season is about over.
The light colored ones are well received
by the flower shops at $1.50 to $3 per
100.
A vase now and then of showy Chrys-
anthemums attracts the eye of the pass-
ersby; $4 to $6 per 100 is the shopman's
price for them.
Golden Rod, Tritomas, giganteum Lil-
ies, Heliotrope and Cornflowers, also
elegant Snapdragon, are among the best
of the stock noticeable in the flower
market. I. B.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 13.— Business
opened with more activity this week in
the cut flower trade, accounted for by
the cool weather, a less abundant sup-
ply and a steady improvement in the de-
mand. Autumn has undoubtedly gained
a foothold by the decrease of Asters
and Gladioli. At present the market af-
fords almost everything, but not in the
great quantity that has marked the
same lines of stock which have been on
hand. Good fancy Asters are more in
demand and less abundant, although the
number of poor Asters never seems to
decrease. Gladioli are not so numerous,
but they appear to be holding up well
in quality; they make no great flurry
and the prices are reasonable. Ameri-
can Beauty Roses have worked off to
some extent, for the huge cuts have de-
creased, and there is a more steady
market, with prices holding flrm, but
not advancing to any great extent.
There are enough to satisfy the de-
mands at present, but if the cool
weather continues, it may put a check
on the supply. The greater quantities
still consist of the medium and short
lengths. The two early 'Mums are seen
in small quantities in many of the whole-
sale houses, but as a rule the quality
is not anything extra. A few fine ones
have been cut, but the general run so
far has been of the usual pre-season
kind. Those that are arriving now are
sold if they show any quality at all.
The varieties are limited to two. Golden
Glow and Smith's Advance, the latter
not being as plentiful as the yellow
sort. The Dahlia, the leading flower
for September, is not at its best when
the thermometer soars around 90 de-
grees; such heat interferes with the
keeping qualities of the flowers, but the
weather the past few days is much
cooler, so they will improve each day.
Short Roses now are the wholesaler's
greatest problem. Of Killarneys the
crops appear to be holding up well and
there have been more than enough to
go around. During the hot weather of
last week many of the Roses were open
or soft, but the cooler weather of Sep-
tember 7 corrected this fault. White
Killarney is not in oversupply and still
commands a better price than pink
Roses. Maryland is not being cut in
such large numbers as before and Sun-
burst has not yet come back into heavy
crop. The yellows are not being cut
freely in any variety and only small
quantities of Aaron Ward and Melody
can be found. Mrs. Russell Is quite a
favorite of the trade.
Carnations have improved and show
longer stems than those that have been
coming into the market for the last
three weeks or more; the supply Is
several times as large as a week ago
and the flowers are better also. Easter
Lilies are not over plentiful: the de-
mand has been good this week; the flow-
ers are very poor and the stems on most
of them are short. The demand for
Valley has been good and stock very
fine too. The Fall weddings have be-
gun; hence the demand. M. O. S.
TELEPHONES— 167 and 4468 Madison Squ
J. K. ALLEN,
I06 WEST 38th ST., ISBW^ YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
ESTABLISHED 1887
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Groivers contemplating changes in the disposition of their stock
should try shipping to us, where ivith our increasing trade top
prices are always obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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G. H. Blake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293-4 Maia
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
Give us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN 6LDG.
Open Al IDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pies. Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut ^Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel. 4591 Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
^ Telephones { ^H ] Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of first-class slock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New Yorlt
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1891
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 28tli Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
^^ .^ HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
„;:"i«|!gf or VALLEY -»o*m"„*mo
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. ;.V'mTo°55 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26tii St., New Yorlc
VI r» I IT T C CARNATIONS
I yj 1j t^ I a AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28tii St., NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Scfaenck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholeaalo Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New Yorlt
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28tli St, NEW YORK
Telephone. 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WKT 28th STREET Telephones, 2200 and 2201 Madison Sou
NEW YORK
mfholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, Sept. 17, 1913
Prices quoted are
by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
10.00 to
8.00 to
5.00 to
3.00 to
1.00 to
.50 to
.50 to
.50 to
.50 to
.50 to
.50 to
.50 to
20.00
12.00
8.00
5.00
2.00
1.00
4.00
4.00
5.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.66
3.00
1.00
6.00
8.00
S.OO
6.00
.50
1.00
.20
1.50
1.50
1.25
.75
CARNATIONS—
rWhite
Extra
No. 1
Varieties 1 Red
No. 2
No. 3
Lvellowandvar....
to
Killarney Queen
Grades of Sfd i Red.'.'.'. '. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
to
White Killarney
Var,et,es.) LveUoW and Var.. . .
to
to
Richmond
Lady Hillingdon
3.00 to
2.00 to
.50 to
.50 to
.50 to
1.00 to
1.00 to
.25 to
.50 to
.10 to
No. 1
LiUes, Harrisii and Long!
No. 2
Prince de Bulgarie
to
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Hybridum and Croweanum.
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
to 2.00
Asters
.25 to
Smllax Dcr doz strines
Daisies
.50 to
1.00 to
.60 to
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches
to
to
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3552-3553 Mad. Sq. 131 and 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
THE HOME OF THE LILY
Jetting Mgent for Largest Gr^
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, In?.-
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones | \f^l | Madison Square
34 West 28th St., NEW YORK
FIoMd mention the Ezohan^e whmi wrltlBC
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {}«!} Madison Square Qut Flowers ^t Wholesalc
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Telephone 253G Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. J.
Wiliiam Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
vers in thcl
1 growers of
ollcitcd.
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Vailey, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited — ■
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone^ 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley. Carnations,
Roses and Gardenias
Louis M. Noe Louis A. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Ir., Manager, jei. 756 Mad. Sq.
American Beauties a Speciaitji
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W 26th St., NEW YORK
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New York
It would appear that the season has
arrived in the wholesale cut flower dis-
trict when the amount of business trans-
acted, and the prices received for flow-
ers, has already reached the bottom of
the valley, and beg'an its climb up on
the other side toward a larger volume
of business and more lucrative prices.
The season of dull business and of low
prices has certainly been a long one aJid
hard to endure, and the outlook, not for
a boom in the cut flower business, but
for somewhat greater activity, will cer-
tainly be welcomed by all.
The store at 111 W. 2Sth St., recently
occupied by the Growers' Cut Flower
Co., it is reported will be used by this
company for plant sales for the present
and perhaps until it is suib-leased by them
to other parties.
At John Young's, 53 W. 2Sth st, there
are noted this weeic a very fine line of
Gladioli, including such varieties as
Rochester White, Francis King and
America. A full line of Roses is also
noted from S. J. Reuter & Son, Inc., of
Westerly. R, I.
Cliristian Madsen, of Madsen & Chris-
tenson, of Woodridge, N. J., returned to
this country last week after a three
montlis' trip abroad.
George W. Goldner, proprietor of the
Rosery Flower Shop, 491 Spring St.,
West Hoboken, N. J., is the Republican
candidate for member of the Assembly,
G. F. Chadborn. president and treas-
urer of the Schaefer Co., Newburgh,
N. T.. who, on July 6, was thrown from
a vehicle, and who has since been in
646
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C, C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Aster Growers
We have a market for First Class
ASTERS
Send Consignments at once
PITTSBURGH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St, PinSBURGH, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
•the hospital, recently had his left arm
amputated at the elbow.
There are noted at Henshaw & Fen-
rich, 51 W. 2Sth St., a full line of early
'Mums and a fine show of all the new
Roses.
Clarence Slinn, who formerly had
space at Leeakes, 53 W. 28th St., has
now taken space at the store of Herman
^Yeiss, 103 W. 28th st.
M. C. Ford; 121 W. 28th st., is re-
ceiving new crop Carnations in variety,
and of excellent quality, also a steady
supply of fine American Beauty Roses.
There are seen this week in the con-
servatories of William Kessler, 113 W.
28th St., some very fine Boston and Har-
risii Ferns, also Araucarias and Dra-
csenas, and other ornamental plants of
excellent quality.
W. P. Ford, 107 W. 28th st., is now
receiving a large and steady supply of
Bouvardia, early 'Mums, Lilies, and a
full line of Roses, including some good
Maryland and Killarney.
iSamuel McClements, of Randolph &
MoCIements, Pittsburgh, Pa., was in
town last week calling in the wholesale
district.
On Saturday, Sept. 13. at Queens,
N. T., Ethel Marie, eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willis Ward, was
married to Gardner Ward Chase. Tlie
happy couple will make their residence,
after the honeymoon, at Cambridge,
Mass. Mr. C. W. Ward came from Cali-
fornia, where he has some pressing busi-
ness just now, to attend the wedding
ceremony.
Tbe Growers' Cut Flower Co.'s ITew Store
The Growers' Cut Flower Co. be-
gan business Oct. 7, 1907, at 39 W. 28th
St., first floor. In Oct., 1908, it removed
to 41 W. 29th St. first floor. In May,
1910, it went into better located and
larger quarters at 111 W. 2Sth st. This
September it has again moved, this time
to 129 W. 28th St., having leased the
entire building for a term of years. All
of these changes were on account of the
increasing business of this company. Its
present quarters are among the best lo-
cated, largest, and most fully equipped
of any of the wholesale cut flower stores
in this city. The main floor which this
company is occupying has a depth of
100ft., a frontage of 23y2ft., and a height
of 12ft., inside measurement. The new
cold storage box which has been installed
has a length of 32ft., a width of 12ft.,
and a height of OVaft.
The refrigeration of this cold storage
box is supplied by a Brunswick refriger-
ating plant, composed of a compressor,
condenser, oil tank and ammonia tank,
and is run by a 5 h.p. electric motor.
This refrigerating plant is located also
on the main floor directly next to the
cold storage box. Both the box and the
refrigerating plant are conveniently lo-
cated on the east side of the store, about
half way between the front and rear.
Toward the front of the store on the
same side as the cold storage plant, is
located the cashier's ofiiee, 12 by Sft. In
tlie extreme rear of the store is the main
oflice, 23y2ft. by 12. This oflice is hand-
gomel.y finished in quartered Oak and fur-
nished with Oak desks and chairs. It
has natural lig^ht and the floor is covered
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
SPBCIXUTIBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY or THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Providence Boston
Sept. 15, 1913 Sept. 16, 1913
3.00 to 6.00
25.00 to 50.00
2.00 to 4.00
4.00 to 6.00
15.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.66 to 'e.do
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 8.00
to 1.25
. ... to ... .
to 50.00
to 40.00
1.00 to 2.00
. . . . to .
. . . . to .
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
.... to .
to .
2.00 to 4.00
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
" Extra
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney. . . .^
Bride and Bridesmaid
K.A.Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgaria
Adlantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardias
Caltas
Carnations. Inf. grades, all col.
nVhite
Standard J Pink
Varieties 1 Red
L Yellow and var..
*Fancy ^White
(•The hiBh-J Pink
est grades of! Red.
Bta'd vars.) l^Yellowand var..
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas. per doz . .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smllax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Viojets, double
Detroit Cincinnati Milwaukee
Sept. 17, 1913 Sept. 15. 1913 Sept. 13, 1913
20.00 to
15.00 to
10.00 to
3.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
to .
25.00
20.00
15.00
8.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.00
2.00 to
2.00 to
.50 to
1.00 to
1.00 to
1.00 to
7.00 to 12.00
5.00 to 25.00
3.00 to 16.00
i.OO to 10.00
i.OOto 6.00
!.00to 4.00
... to .
i.OOto 4.00
i.OOto 4.00
i.OOto 4.00
... to .
... to .
... to .
i'.66 to 4.00
. . . to 1.00
I.OOto 2.00
j.OO to 25.00
i.OO to 25.00
.50 to 2.00
... to .
2.00 to 3.00
4.00 to 6.00
4.00 to 6.00
4.00 to 6.00
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to 6.00
3.00 to 8.00
to 1.00
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to .35
to .35
1.50 to 1.50
.... to ... .
.... to
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.50 to 1.50
.50 to 1.50
.50 to 1.50
2.00 to 3.00
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.to
. to 2.40
New England Florist Supply Co.
Special Attention Given to Shipping Trade
276-278 Devonshire St., FoTfifmSS9 BOSTON, MASS.
Pleue mention the Exchange when writing.
with handsome rugs. On the east side of
the store, running nearly its whole length
are continuous tables, 90tt. over all in
length, and 3%ft. wide, for the display
of flowers. There are also smaller cen-
ter tables for the same purpose. On the
west side of the store there is a table for
wrapping parcels ; above this are paper
rolls and twine, and the drawers under-
neath contain tissue and wax paper.
Above this table are racks where bundles
of flowers may be placed after they are
wrapped. This table is for the conveni-
ence of customers as well as the store
salesmen. On either side of the street
entrance there is a full glass front, about
10ft. wide and high. The location of this
large and fully equipped new store is one
of the very best in the wholesale district.
Its| facilities, taken all in all, for the
handling of cut flowers, is unsurpassed
in this city.
Boston
Last week showed but little improve-
ment in business ; however, the new
week will show up better. On Sunday
night a sharp freeze destroyed outdoor
flowers in many places and this will
shorten up the Aster and the Gladioli
crops, both being in more evidence than
any other at this time. Wholesale houses
say that business is improving and that
Setember so far has been a good month.
The Medford Hort. Society held its
Fall flower show Sept. 12. This is only
a young Society but the members are full
of enthusiasm and they certainly staged
a magnificent little exhibition. The trade
was well represented and there were
some meritorious exhibits. Two well
grown and superbly flowered specimens
of Dipladenia profusa were exhibited by
Mrs. Lawrence. These two plants were
the best specimens of Dipladenia seen in
this section of the country in the last
quarter of a century. The same exhibi-
tor had a nice group of stove plants
which contained beautiful Crotons, well
flowered, Ixoras, and splendidly grown
variegated Pineapple plants. B. Ham-
mond Tracy of CJedar Acres had a hand-
some table of Gladioli ; especially notice-
able varieties were Independence, Mrs.
Francis King, Oawn, Liberty, Princeps,
and Baron Hulot. _ The Breck-Robinson
Nursery Co. of Lexington put up a grand
display of Gladioli and perennials. The
most noteworthy varieties of Gladioli
were HoUandia. America, Mrs. Francis
King, Pink Beauty, Augusta and Prin-
ceps. The table decorations were very
well done and showed good taste. The
TheMcCailumCo.jnc.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS tnd
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
All Sisanonablo Flowcrm
CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HOLTON & HUNKEL CO.
Wtioiasale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 87«. P. O. Box— lt3
Please mention the Exohftnge when writing.
judges were Mr. Letson of Carbone's,
Boston, Mr. Casey of Maiden, George
Stewart of Medford.
Last week, on the invitation of Wm.
McAlpine, a number of salesmen at the
Boston Flower Exc. visited him at his
camp at Wheeler's Point, Anisquam, and
partook of his liberal and generous hos-
pitality. Through the kindness of Bdw.
Eogean the party was taken in his large
motor boat to Wheeler Point, and they
thoroughly enjoyed the sail down the
harbor. The salesmen who participated
in the outing were Alfred Walsh, Edw.
Rogean, Joseph Sloan, Harry Delano
and Harry Ward. The outing was an
enjoyable one and all had good words for
the generosity of McAlpine.
George H. Noyes, after his Summer
vacation, is now at his stand in the Bos-
ton Flower Exc. He handles the flowers
of Sam Goddard of Framingham and
W. I). Howard of Milford.
We are glad to learn that Lester Mann
is convalescing and is expected back to
his work at the Boston Flower Exc. in
a few days.
W. A. Riggs of Aubumdale has had
good success W"ith his plants and is now
disposing of well grown stock at his stall
at the Boston Flower Exc.
Wm. J. Patterson, the genial florist of
Wallaston was married on Sept. 12 to
Miss Jean H. Westwood. The reception
was at the home of the bride at 45 Union
Terrace, Forest Hills. It was attended
by many of the prominent growers and
florists of Boston. The decorations were
most elaborate and both flowers and
plants were used lavishly. One large
room was filled with marriage gifts sent
by their many friends. The young mar- '
ried couple got away unnoticed early in-
the evening in an automobile and are
now spending their honeymoon in un-
known parts.
Andrew Chrlstensen of Stoneham, who
had a fire in his establishment a few
weeks ago, says that the loss is not as
serious as was at first expected ; .$600 or
$700 will cover the damages. The build-
ing was not insured. His Carnations are
looking well and he Is looking forward
to a heavy cut of flowers this Winter.
We noted on Sept. 15, at the establish-
ment of Henry M. Robinson & Co., re-
markably fine American Beauty and
Russell Roses. Several large boxes of
Roses were being shipped to Montreal.
On the same date their New York mana-
ger, Mr. Glass, was paying them a visit.
At the Wahan Rose Conservatories
salesrooms the men in charge speak most
pleasingly of the fine Roses they are re-
ceiving at this early date ; Mrs. Russell
has exceptionally fine, good stems, and
the flowers a deep color. Killarney, White
Killarney, Hillingdon, Ward and Sun-
burst are all of excellent quality and, al-
though the cut is heavy, they are quickly
disposed of.
John Pritchard of Bedford, N. T., has
been in the city, and his many friends
here were delighted to have him here with
them for a few days. He spent part of
his time at the establishment of Wm. El-
liot at Brighton, at the Waban Rose Con-
servatories, Natick,- and visiting commer-
cial establishments at Framingham.
Sydney Hoffman had two very large
decorations at the department stores of
Jordan, Marsh & Co. and Filene's new
large store. On Mondal morning he had
to do some hustling to get enough ma-
terial as the frost the night before de-
stroyed much of the material that had
been promised him.
, September so, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
647
HIGH
GRADE
DAHLIAS
$1.50-$4.00
per 100
We particularly wish to emphasize the fact that we can hli orders for large
quantities, several thousand of one color. Our growers are confining themselves
to the best varieties for cut flower purposes and of the best keeping quaUties.
All orders are selected and packed at the farm. If you are interested in Dahlias
let us mail you our special circular, describing the best varieties, also giving
other information, how to handle them.
We Can Recommend to You This Week
BEAUTIES
$6.00 to $20.00 per 100
Depend on us for your supply, plenty
of all sizes
CHRYSANTH ENU M S
$2.00 per dozen
White and yellow, good grade of
flowers
GARDENIAS
$10.00 per 100
We expect to have a good supply of
them all Winter
VALLEY
$3.00 to $4.00 per 100
Never without good Valley; a fresh
supply every morning
EASTER LILIES
$10.00 per 100
Well hardened flowers; splendid stock
for shipping
WILD SMILAX - - $6.00 per case
GREEN LEUCOTHOES, $6.50 per
1000
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
. N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. .
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore
Buffalo 1
Sept. 17. X913
Sept. 17
1913
to
20.00 to
25.00
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10.00 to
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1.00 to
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1.60 to
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1.60 to
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. 1. '.'.'.'. '.'.!!!
No. 2
KiUarney
White Killarney....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K.A.Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adlantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus. bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
Standard
rwhit
I Pink
I Red
L Yellow and V
Pink.
Red..
LYelloi
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, tlarrissii and Longi. . . .
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordmary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz...
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
smEle
Phlla. Pittsburgh St. Louis
Sept. 16, 1913 Sept. 15, 1913 Sept. 15, 1913
o 20.00
12.50
10.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
'e.'oo
6.00
to 6.00
6.00
6.00
'6^00
' i.50
50.00
:o 50.00
2.00
3 to 25.00
) to 15.00
)to 8.00
. to 2.00
)to 8.00
)to 8.00
. to .
4.00 to 8.00
6.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 1.25
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20.00 to 50.00
2.00 to 3.00
.50 to 3.00
25.00
25.00
1.00
o 60.00
:o 50.00
3.00
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
Berger Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers J;u>
140 Nortk 13tli Street, PHIUDOPIilA, PA.
Fluu mntlom tk* Xxokut* vk<B wtHUc.
Welch Bros. Co. report good shipping
business. I noted while there extra fine
Lily of the Valley, Am. Beauty Roses and
good Carnations, considering the earli-
ness of the season.
Wax Bros, are featuring Dahlias in
their windows and it is surprising how
little of this popular flower one sees in
the florists' windows or elsewhere in the
city.
Carnation Plants
Well grown stock — clean, healthy and strong. Our guarantee goes with every
plant, thus insuring satisfaction. \ ou can order all varieties from us and avoid the
inconvenience of dealing with several different growers.
100
Northport $12.00
Pink DeUght 8.00
Gloriosa 8.00
Rosette 8.00
Mrs. C. W. Ward 8.00
Washington 7.00
Enchantress 7.00
Rose Pink Enchant-
ress 7.00
Dorothy Gordon 7.00
Princess Charming ... 7.00
May Day 7.00
Queen 6.00
Mrs. Harvey 6.00
White Enchantress. . . 8.00
White Perfection 8.00
White Wonder 8.00
Alma Ward 8.00
WiUiam Eccles 12.00
The Herald 12.00
St. Nicholas 9.00
Comfort 8.00
Beacon 8.00
Harlowarden 7.00
Delhi 7.00
250 of any variety^at the 1000 i
MATCHLESS
This splendid Carnation, which \
good points than any White Carnation
stiff stem; a free bloomer, much freer than any White Cam,
very fragrant, with fringed edges; practically a non-burster, wi
points from a grower's standpoint. An excellent grower; com»
than any other varieties early in the Fall.
AI! in all, after carefully watching this variety during the p;
unhesitatingly recommend this as a money maker, and •
his own interests by getting in on it, especially the first season.
Deliveries can be made in December and January on early orders. S12.00 per 100,
3100.00 per 1000.
le disseminated in 1914, has probably more
before offered ; a large flower borne on a good,
iirLi._ J- .___ ^^ j.[^g market today;
1 is one of its strongest
/ith much longer stem
- ^ season, we feel we can
y live grower will be serving
Other Rooted Cuttings
We are also booking orders for ROOTED CUTTINGS of Gloria (the brightest pink) .
at S12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000; Wm. Eccles, Lady NorthcliCfe and Enchantress
Supreme for early delivery, at $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; Pink Delight, $40.00 per
1000; other varieties. $25.00 and $30.00 per 1000.
Killarney Brilliant
New Killarney sport to be introduced this coming season. Twice as double and of
a darker brilliant shade than the Pink Killarney. Booking orders now for delivery
during March, 1914. Grafted, $35.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000. Own Root,
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000.
RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES:
Many new patterns in exclusive
ribbons. Our New Illustrated Cata-
logue ol Ribbons and Supplies ready in September. Let us have your
name now so we can mail you a copy.
S.S.Pennock-MeehanCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
WASHINGTON
1216 H. St., N. W.
PHILADELPHIA
1608-1620 LudlDW St.
NEW YORK
117 West 2gth St.
*«(U.I**
Pleaae mention tlie Exohange whea writinit.
At the seed houses this season Roman
Hyacinths and Paperwhites were sold out
in short order, and now they are busy
displaying and unpadding Dutch bulbs.
Tlie demand for these at this early date is
exceptionally good.
Nurserymen in this vicinity say there
has been a good demand for evergreen
coniferous plants this Fall but, in spite
of all the rain we have had, the ground
is still very dry.
Several of the local growers of Dahlias
had a hard time to keep their fiowers for
the Dahlia show from freezing ; some of
them having to resort to smudge fires
which were liept up all night.
The Boston Rose Co. at 64 Pemberton
sq. is receiving exceptionally fine Roses
from the Montgomery Co. at Hadley,
Mass., which include such varieties at
Mrs. Chas. Russell, White Killarney,
Killarney and Ward.
,T. R. Shield of Woburn has had good
success with the charming yellow Mexi-
can Poppy, Hunnemannia fumariaefolia.
It may be seen in the windows of the
largest retail florist ; it lasts well when
cut. R. C.
Philadelphia
Pennock Bjos. have completed the re-
modeling of the interior of their store,
and they now have one of tlie finest
stores in this section of the country.
Upon entering, one is immediately im-
pressed with the richness of it all. it
being done in marble and mahogany. The
massive show ease, about 30ft. long and
12£t. high, is of solid mahogany, resting
on a marble base and is divided by plate
glass partitions into three compartments.
The case is cooled by a two-ton Bruns-
wick ice machine and has been ingeni-
ously eqiiipped with a series of air
duets whereby in cold we.itlT'v I In' '-in-
side air helps to cool the case, which
greatly lessens the expense of keeping
(he ice machine in constant operation.
The case is beautifully fitted up with
plate glass shelves, while the entire rear
is mirrored. The lighting system is
perfect, being entirely hidden inside the
case, and shows up most ibrilliantly when
tlie current is turned ou. A long marble
counter has been placed to the left of the
648
The Florists' Exchange
^a"H?«ts^r^^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers American ma
50 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything for the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
1st. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L. L. MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FUORISTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
72-74 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO
Greenhouses. Morton Grove. 111.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Store, while the walls are all done in
polished Carrara marble about 8£t. high.
The ceiling has been very heavily beamed
and is done in solid light buff color. The
sound-proof telephone booths are of ma-
hogany. The ribbon and card cases are
all made of solid mahogany, and the new
office is most hand.somely titted up in the
same wood. The floor has also been done
oyer, and marble has been used througti-
out. Beautiful chained electroliers hang
from the ceiling and diffuse their re-
fracted beams over the display of na-
ture's most exquisite gifts.
The Rob't Craig Co. is having a very
heavy run on shipping orders. Rob't A.
Craig states the season is opening up
earlier than usual and the demand for
Crotons has been exceptionally active.
John Walker and wife of Youngstown,
Ohio, were in town, as were also Messrs.
Graves and Gibson, of the Zieger Co.,
Pittsburgh, Pa., and G. H. Dick, of
Cooler Tabor Co., London, England.
M. C. Wright, Philadelphia manager
of the Lord & Burnham Co., has received
the contract for the erection of a large
range of iron frame houses for the Slary-
land Agricultural C^illege of College
Park, Md.. of which H. J. Patterson is
president and B. W. Auspon is associate
professor of floriculture. Ten houses will
be erected for the growing of plants for
the purpose of instruction in floriculture.
A large curvilinear house will also be
built as a conservatory. Mr, 'Wright also
reports the following "contracts : For the
Warner Park of Chattanooga, Tenn., one
large iron frame Palm house, 30x82, and
three additional houses ; for the Atlanta
Floral Co. of Atlanta, Ga., one iron
frame house, 3.5x300; for the Henry F.
Michell Co., one pipe frame house,
30x100, at Andalusia.
Arthur Niessen, of the Leo Niessen
Co., states business is beginning to as-
sert itself. They have been receiving a
splendid cut of Beauties for the month
of September.
At the William K. Harris place they
have grown a fine lot of Chrysanthe-
mums, among which their own varieties,
Florence Harris and Dear Friend, are
worthy of special mention. They are
grown three stems to a plant and are as
vigorous as most of the single stems that
are usually seen. A fine lot of Ferns
has been grown, among which the Har-
ris variety is right in its element.
The S." S. Pennock-Meehan Co. has
been receiving Radiance and Richmond
Roses of excellent quality.
Edward Reid has taken a Southern
trip ; he will go as far as Jacksonville,
Fla.
Harry Berger is not superstitiously
inclined ; in fact, he believes in the num-
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO. ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, Sept. 16, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz
12-ir
White and Pink Killarney.
Specials
Medium
Short
Killarney Queen
Milady, special
Medium
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Medium
Short
Mrs. Chas. Russell, special.
Medium
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Medium
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taft, special
Medium
Short
Adiantum
Asparagus, bunch .. ._
'* Sprengeri
" Strings
,25 to
.35 t
50.00 1
3.00
2.60
2.00
1.50
1.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
6.00
8.00
4.00
6.00
2.00
8.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
1.00
CARNATIONS-
fwhite
<^ Pink.
I^Red. .
*Fancv
(*The Highest
Grades of Sf d
Varieties.)
fwhiK
i Pink.
l^Red.
Asters,
Asters, fancy
Chrysanthemums per doz.
Coreopsis
Cosmos, 25c. per bunch
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, hardy per 1000
Gaillardias
Galax Leaves, per 1000
Gardenias per doz
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays
Lillum Auratum
Lilium Longiflorum
Lily of the Valley
Oncidium Varicosum
Orchids — Cattleyas per doz
Shasta Daisies
Smilax
1.00 to
1.00 to
1.00 to
1.50
1.50
1.50
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.00
4.00
2.00
2.00 to
1.00 to
.50 to
1.00 to 3.00
7.50 to
.50 to
15.00 to
> 1.00
> 1.00
) 1.25
) 4.00
> 4.00
) 1.00
) 12.00
) 12.00
) 4.00
) .03
9.00
1.00
20.00
PINK WONDER Jiri
Price, $1.00 per bottle, delivered free by Parcel Post. Directions for use on each package.
«!• D* UtAnHJLf V»CF«9 I60 No. NA/abash Ave.
••THE BUSIEST HOUSE IS CHICJtGO"
Please mention the Eaohange when writing.
ber 13. He won a horse on that date for
a quarter. Some steed !
Joseph Neidinger has added a splendid
showroom to his place. He is showing
an attractive line of baskets of the latest
designs.
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., is one of the
prominent exhibitors at the Philadelphia
'County Fair at Byberry.
W. H. E.
Chicago
The Chrysanthemum growers in this
section are looking forward with interest
to the show of the National Chrysanthe-
mum Society to be held here in Novem-
ber. Some well grown pot plants and
exhibition flowers may be expected from
the local growers.
The State fair at Springfield is an
occasion for considerable competition in
all lines of horticulture. The premium
list covers the chief products in all
classes of fruit, vegetables and flowers.
The premiums are of sufficient character
to draw the best competition in the State.
I Chicago florists will be well represented.
The fair will be held Oct. 3 to 11. Pre-
mium lists can be had from J. J. Mc-
Comb, 3327 Potomac ave., Chicago, su-
perintendent of horticulture. The de-
partment of floriculture of the fair is
I this season in charge of J. E. Taggert,
Preeport.
The Raedelein Basket Co., has on the
way from its factories in Germany sev-
eral large importations which contain
many sterling novelties for the florists'
trade. Mrs. Kindler, who was unfortu-
nate enough to be laid up with an at-
tack of rheumatism for the past four
weeks, was able to be back at the store
again on Sept. 11, feeling in a much im-
proved condition.
The Wilks/ Water Heaters, made by the
Wilks Mfg. Co., Shields ave., Chicago,
have been in constant use since 1869, and
the rapidly increasing sales show that
they are now extensively used as heaters
for greenhouse purposes. There is not a
State in the Union where some of the
boilers of this company are not in use.
A special boiler is made for the florists'
trade that is now in extensive demand.
This company has just gotten out a new
catalog of boilers which contains much
valuable information for all interested in
greenhouse heating.
Through some change in the manage-
ment of the State penitentiary at Joliet
the position of head gardener has been
abolished. Wm. Hartshorn has filled this
position very acceptably for many years
and his friends regret that he has,
through this change, been obliged to seek
another position.
A. T. Pyfer, of the Chicago Carnation
Co.. says they are now cutting good Car-
nations with medium length stems from
all of their standard varieties. All stock
in tbe greenhouses is looking well, so
that a large cut is assured. The com-
pany has had a large trade on field grown
Carnations all of which are now sold out.
The picnic at Reissig's Grove on Sun-
day, Sept. 14. given by the employees of
the A. L. Randall Co., was a success
from every point of view. There was a
good crowd in attendance all day, all of
whom enjoyed a good time. The feature
H.G.BERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL=
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Importers and Jobbers of Florist Supplies
Percy Jones, I"*'
Wholesale Comniission Florists
56 East Randolph St., Chicago
H. VAN GELDER, President
Please mention the Esohange when writing.
ERNE & KLINGEL
Wholesale Florists
and Supplies
30 Bast Randolph Street
CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
of the day's sport was the ball game be-
tween the teams representing the supply
and cut flower department. The score
was 3 to 1 in favor of the cut flower
handlers. The pitcbing of Eric Johnson
for the cut flower team was bordering on
the phenomenal. Nine strike outs, only
two hits and one score, is his record,
which easily won the game for his team.
J. F. Kidwell, of the Chicago Flower
Growers' Association, states that the
cool weather is stimulating trade in the
flower market. All stock in his green-
houses at Downer's Grove is looking well
and cutting has begun. In Roses, Kil-
larney, Am. Beauty, and Ward are now
of good quality. Milady is coming in
well and Mr. Kidwell is very much
pleased with the way it is behaving.
Erne & Klingel have, in addition to
all the standard stock, a fine lot of mis-
cellaneous flowers to offer this week.
Their Cosmos, Dahlias, Marigolds, Snap-
dragons and Zinnias afford their custom-
ers a varied selection of stock each day.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Cook County Florists' Ass'n will be held
at the Tavern on Thursday evening,
Sept. IS. Business of much importance
to the members of the Club in general
will come up, so a full attendance is
desired.
E. B. Pieser is expected back at his
desk at Kennicott Bros. Co. on Sept. 2S.
Nick Miller has been busy for the past
two weeks painting and fixing up the
store rooms in honor of his return.
Frank Potocka of the J. B. Deamud
Co. is enjoying his vacation. Henry
Dunn is assisting at the store in the
.meanwhile. This company reports orders
for Pink Wonder from' all the large
Eastern jobbing houses. Several of them
have given it a trial and are so well sat-
isfied that it will do all that is claimed
for it that they are putting it in stock
and recommending it to their trade.
Weiland & Risch will be strong on
Chrysanthemums this season ; consider-
ably more is grown than formerly. Only
the Midseason varieties are receiving the
attention of these growers as Mr. Risch
states he does not believe in the extra
early varieties as they have no place on
th'e Summer market.
F. F. Benthey, who has for several
years been connected with Kyle &
September 30, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
649
FOR "POT LUOK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
POTMAKKEU
FOR
14* YEARS
Writa for Catalogue and Discounts
A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc.
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pearson S4resl
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1765
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
We Give You Quality
and first-class
finish at no
greater cost
STANDARD
flower Pots
The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co.
YORK, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Hoop,
Write for Catalogue.
Tree Tubs and Brass
Jardinieres
stave foot
prevents the bottom from
rotting. No chance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mfg. Co.
Toledo, Ohio, U. S. A.
mention the Exchange when writing.
" THERE IS NOTHING LIKE
CLAY'S
(Xbe Fruit Grower, London)
CLAY'S FERTILIZER
Is the World- Renowned Plant Food
SAFE SURE ECONOMICAL
It is supplied by the leading Nursery and
Seed Firms, including the following: New
York— Arthur T. Boddington. Burnett
Brothers, William Elliott & Sons, Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNiff Horti-
cultural Co.. W. E. Marshall & Co.,
Stumpp & Walter Co.. J. M. Thorburn &
Co., Vaughan's Seed Store, _ Weeber &
Don. Rochester — James Vick's Sons.
Chicago — Vaughan's Seed Store. Bos-
ton—Joseph Breck & Sons Co., R. & J.
Farquhar & Co., Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co., Thomas J. Grey Co. Philadelphia-
Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co.,
Hosea Waterer. Pittsburgh— W. C.
Beckert.
Manufactured by
CLAY (a SON
Stratford. London, England
1 the Exohmge when writing.
TOBACCO STEMS
FRESH and STRONG
Bales, 250 lbs.; 75 cents 100.
Full line Florists' Supplies
U. CUTLER RYERSON
108 3d Av©-, rVewarlc, IS. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Green Flies and Black Flies too are
easy to kill with
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fun
r Dusting
$4.00 per baft of 100 lbs.
Write for free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
49-Money refunded if not satisfied.
Beware of imitations.
Pleate mention ths Exchange whmi wrltlnB.
Foerster at 162 N. Wabash ave., is now
with Zech & Mann in their new whole-
sale rooms. Mr. Benthey started in his
new position on Monday, Sept. 15. John
Zech says that stock has been moving
extra well for the past few days. The
new ice box is quite an ornament to the
store as well as having an unusually
large capacity for holding stock.
T. E. Waters of the supply department
of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. is starting
this week to prepare Ruscus in a spe-
cially equipped plant for this purpose
that has just been completed at Morton
Grove. At the city store a laboratory has
been completed for the dyeing of baskets
and Cape flowers. The new catalog re-
cently mailed to the trade is bringing in
good business each day. A strong de-
mand for Nicotiana is reported for which
this house are the Western agents.
Hoerber Bros, report all stock in their
greenhouses at Des Plaines now in the
most promising condition. They are cut-
ting some good Roses in all the leading
varieties. Carnations are showing fine
prospects for large crops. Chrysanthe-
mums in the Midseason varieties will be
in abundance the middle of next month.
Their city store has been newly deco-
rated and presents a very handsome ap-
pearance.
E. G. Goodwin, chief engineer at the
Poehlmann Bros. Co.'s greenhouses at
Morton Grove, who met with an accident
last week and has since been confined at
the St. Francis hospital at Evanston. is
reported to be improving rapidly and will
be able to leave the hospital in a few
days and resume his duties at Morton
Grove.
John Michelsen of the E. C. Amling
Co., who recently made a trip through
the Violet growing sections along the
Hudson river, states that in the village
of Rhinebeek, N. Y., there must be at
least 25 to 30 growers going out of the
Violet growing business. They state that
they have been unable to make it pay
for the past few seasons. This will prob-
ably be better for those who remain in
the business as, with a reduction in the
supply, better prices should prevail the
coming season.
H. Van Gelder of Percy Jones, Inc.,
states that the business done by his house
in supplies during August has been ahead
of what was accomplished last year.
Calalogs recently mailed are bringing
good returns. The cool weather is hast-
ening the demand for all cut flower stock
as well as a proportionate increase in
all other stock offered by this house.
Henry Wittbold is now busy with deco-
rations in many lines of his art. Club
dinners are beginning and the openings
of the large department stores will make
it a profitable season for the decorators.
There is not a week that passes but
that Kroeschell Bros. Co. does not make
shipments of boilers to some section of
this country. The past week six were
shipped in one day, some going to Can-
ada, to Texas, and other points near by.
The International Refrigeration Ex-
position that opens Wednesday at the
stockyards pavilion will be of interest to
many in the trade. The possibility of
regulating the temperature in residences,
as well as all other buildings, without the
aid of ice. will be discussed. A Summer
temperature of 65 deg. can be maintained
in residences no matter how high the
temperature may be on the outside. The
same is also possible during Winter in
zero weather. If this will apply to the
problem of ereenhouse heating and re-
frigeration there is no telling what the
growers may be able to accomplish under
such conditions.
E. J. Vosler, the lady bug expert of
California, announces that two crates of
lady bugs have been shipped to the ex-
position. In these two crates will be
several million of the insects and they
will be frozen. These bugs will be ex-
hibited before the congress to show the
effect of refrigeration In suspending life.
THE BEST POTS
You voiJl learn the secret of our eoer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
Pie as e mention the Eiohange when writing.
STANDARD FLOWER POTS
1000 ready paclied crates of Standard Flower
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shigped
hour's notice. Price
follows
2000 IM-inch S6.00
1500 2-inch 4.88
1600 2K-inch 5.25
1500 2H-inch..
1000 3-inch S5.00
800 3K-inch 5.80
500 4-inch 4.50
456 4H-i
210 5H-inch S3.78
144 6-inch 3.16
120 7-inch 4.20
60 S-inch 3.00
5.24
3265-inch 4.51
Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade.
MIUFirSaER BROS., Pottery, PORT EDWARD, IS. V
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 51 Barclay Street, New York City, Agents
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
«-.r-kr^/^l A. 1 lVT/-VT'ir'I3 WHILLDIN STANDARD POTS ARE POROUS.
SPECIAL NOTlCb porous pots promote healthy growth
S'A^YX^lffs^R°ECE^TED%.^eTs*oV^HE°R''wTs«E^I3E^^^^^^^^ ORDER
WHILLDIN STANDARD POTS
THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO.,
,3-19 Wharton Street. 7'\^P^''m"hc;.^n*;
Branch: Long Island City, N. Y.
Our Catalogue is an Order maker- send for it.
Please menti
3 the Exchange when writing.
K^^s FLORISTS' RED POTS ikkl^
lust the kind you want at your bmches. You can't beat them in any wa
MOSS AZTEC WARE
A«t about our new line, consisting of Jardinieres, Fern Pans,
ASK aooui^ o^ui ^^^ ITS THE HIT OF THE SEASON.
Comptete line shown in Chicago by C. A. Wooley, 180 N. Dearborn Street^
THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO., south^zanesvine
TTS^^Tmention the Exchange when writing.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb.,b''ia°gs
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ii"i!°s
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ib"bags
TOBACCO STEMS^CsK. M"e
Special Prices in Tons and Carload Lots.
J I FDIFnUlN 285-289 Metropolitan Ave.,
. J. rnlLUMAn, BROOKLYN. N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
In California these bugs are stored away
in refrigerators where they remain trozen
for several months, when they are taken
out, revived, and set free in the large
orchards of the State to destroy the scale
on fruit trees. This will be the first time
the delegates from foreign countries will
have the opportunity of witnessing the
suspension of life by refrigeration.
In^anapolis
J A Peterson of Cincinnati trans-
acted qnite a little plant business last
week. He brought some excellent sam-
ples with him which were much appre-
W W Coles came down from Kokomo
to preside over the State Florists' Asso-
ciation meeting last week.
Bertermann Bros. Co. have been busy
with a number of decorations of late.
Some of the effects obtained, m the new
Wheeler mansion were exquisitely beau-
' Litters were received from Brooklyn
and New York florists soliciting business
for the funeral of Mayor Gaynor of New
York. No doubt a great number of flow-
Red Standard Pots
Look ahead and see where
fe you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are [go-
ing to spend this FALL_to
stock your greenhouses.
Think of us. Write us. Try us.
TlS^ KELLER POTTERY CO.
213-223 PearlSt.. NORRISTOWN.PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Readers will confer a favor upon us of
more than passinq value If, when orderlno
stock of our advertisers, they will mention
seelnq the advt. In The Exchange.
650
The Florists' Exchange
SOLD BY SEEDSMEN
"Hammonds Grape Dust'*
used effectively to kill Mildews
on Roses and other plants.
Sold by the Seed Dealers: For pamphlet on Bugs and Blights
address
Hammonds Paint & Slug Shot Works
Well Rotted Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington St., JERSEY CITY. N. J.
Flea«e mention the Exohan^ when writing.
THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thrips
lealy bug and soft scale.
91.00 per quart, $2.50 per gallon
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. Does not
tain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $2.00 per gallon
VERMINE
For sterilizing soil and all soil vermin.
$1.00 per quart, $3.00 per gallon
SCALINE
For scale and all sap sucking insects on trees and
nursery stock. Can be used in growing season as
safely as in dormant season.
75c. per quart, $1.50 per gallon, 10 gallons, $10.
Let
$1.50 per quart, $4.50 per gallon
jur products are used diluted with water at
rengths, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
quote you our prices to commercial grow-
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy^Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, Thrips. Red Spider, etc.
PLANTLIFE
has several advan-
secticides on tne mar-
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
PLANTLIFE
5 pounds with 10
""" "■ gallons boiling hot
allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any other insecticide on
the market.
PlANTlIf I .,,.„., ..,_
lively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot tht
leaves.
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St, New York
ers in quanttty.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals
MADISON, N. J.
Please mention the Eiehangs when writing.
FERTILIZERS
Sheep, $3.50; Bone, $4.00; Blood, $8.00:
Tankage, $5.00; Acid Pliosphate, $3.00: Nitrate
Soda, $8.00; Sulphate Potash, $7.00; Sulphate
Ammonia, $10.00; Kainlt, $3.00.
Per Bag of 200 lbs. Cash with order.
HUDSON CARBON CO., Ballston Spa. N. Y.
Pleaie mention the Exchanr* whsn wrltiaff.
XSb^sssssrsl^
Uneqnaled for (jreenhoiue and
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Co.
34 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
ers were ordered in different parts of the
country and will be forwarded to the
Eastern correspondents. It might again
be well to suggest the worth of the Flo-
rists' Telegraph Delivery in matters o^
this kind ; the occasion itself offers an-
other opportunity to note the great pos-
sibilities in enlarging the flower business
along the telegraph delivery lines.
William Vesey and friends departed for
Ft. Wayne, via Richmond, where they
hoped to visit the seiveral establishments.
Alvin Sehreiber is on his vacation and
is busy moving into his handsome new
residence on N. Oxford st.
Some 50,000 visitors were in the city
last Tveek and their presence was notiee-
aible in the flower stores. Counter trade
was enlivened quite frequently.
,'\. Wiegand & Sons have invested in a
new Pathfinder automobile on the limou-
sine order. It is to be made just as at-
trnctive as possible for advertising pur-
poses.
Mrs. Martin BrandJein is expected
honie from Europe in a short time, where
she has been visiting her mother, having
seen her for the first time in thirty years.
Tomlinson Hall Market is quite busy
these days, in both the wholesale and
retail departments. The amount of stock
received there is not so large, but the
nmount of business transacted is better
than for some time past. I. B.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Please mention the Exchange when writinff.
'September has ushered in cooler days
and nights, and the quality of the stock
is noticeably improving. Roses are com-
ing in in greater quantities and longer
stems with finer blooms. Carnations are
appearing on the market, but are of
small proportions. Lilies are becoming
scarce. Of the outdoor flowers, Gladioli
still hold their place in the trade. Hy-
drangea paniculata is used extensively for
funeral work. Daisies, Snapdragon, As-
ters, Dahlias, etc., form a variety at pres-
ent. Chrysanthemums are^ making their
appearance and are exceedingly good for
the first of the season. The time is
anticipated when this Queen of Autanm
iflowers will have attained the acme of
perfection. Asp. Sprengeri and plumosus
are very plentiful.
Society folks are returning from the
lakes and mountains and pre-nuptial par-
ties, weddings, etc., are beginning to cre-
ate a demand for our floral products'.
The Flick Floral Co. has booked a
number of large weddings for the early
Fall. Miss C. B. Flick has recently re-
turned from the convention city and a
trip on the Great Lakes, going as far
north as Port Arthur, Ontario. Miss
Flick is eloquent over the park system
and the indescri'bahle natural beauty of
Minneapolis. Miss Ruith Flick has re-
turned from a Summer's sojourn at Wal-
loon Lake, Mich.
Will J. Vesey. Jr.. has returned home
from Indianapolis, where be attended the
meeting of the Indiana State Florists'
Association, which was held there Sept.
11. He reports an excellent attendance.
Mr. Vesey also acted as judge of the
flower exhibit at the Indiana State Fair,
held at Indianapolis.
Miss Marjory Bradley, an M. A. C.
graduate, who was located last season
in Moline, HI., practicing her profession
of landscape gardener, has arranged to
do work in this profession in Fort Wayne
and vicinity this season.
Among the visitors this last week
were : Mr. Nel.son, of Burlington Willow-
ware Co.. Burlington, la. : Mr. Lone-
gran, representative of Poehlmann Bros.
Co., Morton Grove, 111. ; Mr. Harry, rep-
PURE SHEEP MANURE, ground from
the dung bails on the fleece; there is
some short wool in it, $1.00 per 100 lbs.,
$16.00 per ton. F. O. B. cars. Send
postal for sample-
LEAF-MOLD, two-bushel bags, 75 cent*.
J. W. HOWARD
328 Broadway
SOMERVILLE, (Winttr Hill), MASS.
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^^^^Hiuaranteed under the Insecticide^^^^
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Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used accordmg to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
plant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
have used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
W Pint, 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
jI Gallon. $1.25;GaUon,$2.00;5Gallon
Can. $9.00; 10 Gallon Can, $17.50-
Directions onpackage. ForsalebySeedBmenand
Florists' Supply Houses. If you cannot obtain
this from your Supply House, write ub direct.
UEMOtV OIL OOIVIPANY. Dept. J
420 W. Lexington St., BaKimore, Md.
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t
Are easy to kill with
Tbe fuffligating Kind Tobacco Powder
^_ $3.00 per bas 100 Ibe.
SAtlBfactlon guaranteed or money bkok ;
jhj try cheap Bubstltatei that maker* do
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Pleu* mentloa the Exohuifft wken writlBc.
September 20, 1913.
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651
DREER'S
FLORIST SPECIALTIES
New Brand New Style
HOSE "RIVERTON-,
Furnished in lengths
up to 500 feet without
TheHOSE fortlieaORIST
l^-inch, per ft., 15c.
Reel ol 500 ft. •■ UHc.
2 Reels, 1000
feet . - •• 14c.
H-inch, " 13c.
Reels, 600 ft. " UHc
Couplings fumisheo
HENRY A. DREER,
714 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia. Pa.
fruits and Vegetables Under Glass
By WM. TURNER
Size 7Ji xioji in., 256 pages an
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
iGmhouses
LONG CYPRESS BARS A SPECIALTY
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and prices
i The A. T. Stearns
= Lumber Co.=^
Neponset, BOSTON, MASS.
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S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| PLANS. <?
Upon
tST/MATC
Jdcoucsr
D/CQYTniNG
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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resenting A. L. Randall Co., Chicago,
and Mr. Weber, a florist who has recent-
ly engaged in business at Saulte Ste.
Marie. D. B.
St. Loins
The Retail Florists' Association held
its September meeting at the home of
Theodore Miller, 5886 Delmar blvd., on
the 15th inst.
The St. Louis Florists' Club held its
September meeting at the Odd Fellows'
Hall. Thursday, the lltb. Among the
important features of the session was the
installation of officers for the ensuing
year, and a paper, "Gassing for White
Fl.v." by Adolph Jaenecke. The attend-
ance was about 35. Five were admitted
tn iiipmbership. namely, E. Strehle, John
Moritz, Max Pellertire, Dava Bova and
John Hyflot.
Dave Gedder opened his floral depart-
ment in the Scruggs-Vandevoort Store,
Sept. 15. He was well stocked in sea-
sonable flowers and has a very pretty
deimrtment. He will supply everything
■in the way of flowers all the way from
a nosegay to the decorating of a depart-
ment store.
Famouri-Bau opened their mammoth
store Sept. 1.'5. ^ Ostertag Bros, had the
opening decorations, but there were rep-
resentations from Young's, Grimm &
Gorly's and Mullanpby's, in the way of
a good many good luck designs, etc.
Wm. Mebl, our well known landscape
gardener, is completing several large
jobs at Crescent, Mo., for two well known
St. Louis millionaires : among the fea-
tures is the building of a Japanese gar-
den, using a great deal of sponge rock for
effect.
Windier Co. ia handling a nice grade
of rubrum Lilies.
Henry Berning is strong on a fine
grade of Am. Beauty Roses, which have
sold well the past week.
C. A. Kuehn handles a nice grade of
Roses, Gladioli and Valley daily.
Wm. Cole, an employee of Sanders'
Nurseries, fell through the roof of a
greenhouse and was cut severely in his
left side, but prompt work of the doctor
saved him from bleeding to death. Last
report was to the effect that he was re-
covering rapidly.
Wm. C. Smith Co. is handling an extra
fine grade of Asters and Gladioli, which
go well.
Geo. H. Angermueller is handling a
fine grade of Carnations and Roses and
reports a cleanup. O. K. S.
PACIFIC
DAST I
Vancouver, B. C,
With ilie Fall sea-
son opening up things
are beginning to look
, a little brighter. Near-
%\ ly everyljody is back
«( from vacation and
with the large bulb
shipments on hand
everything will be soon in full swing
again.
The quantity of cut flower stock is
fast diminishing but with it the qusility
also. Rainy and dark days have played
havoc with Asters, Peas and other out-
door flowers ; Roses and Carnations have
suffered also and prices are climbing.
Carnations command 50c. retail ; Roses,
75c. to $1.5; Sweet Peas, 10c. to 20c.
a bunch ; Asters, 25c. to 50e. doz. ; Gla-
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By having all air space thoroughly
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The Travis Rocker Grate
vill grind through all
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The Travis Rocker
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We can equip your large iurnace o
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of
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<'KING IDEAL'' BOILER
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A square Sectional Cast Iron Boiler designed especially for burning soft coal
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The King Ideal is a very practical heater, which costs a trifle
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It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT (Si DAVIDSON
217-23 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
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Greenhouses MaterialSand'Ertct^d
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will furnish
details and cut materials ready for •
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JERSEY CITY, N. J.
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dioli, 50c. doz. A few different kinds of
Chrysanthemums sell from $1 to $2.
Flowering pot plants and small Ferns
have been selling fairly good.
Ritchie, Brand & Co. have received a
carload of French bulbs and another lot
of Dutch bulbs will arrive soon. This
firm reports satisfactory business, espe-
cially in design work.
Mr. Mawson, of T. H. Mawson & Sons,
landscape architects, acted as judge in
the garden contest arranged by the City
Beautiful Ass'n, and in his final report
he expressed his satisfaction with the
keen interest taken in the competition by
amateur gardeners, and only regrets that
Vancouver has no horticultural society
at the present to encourage the work of
the many specializing along certain lines
to whom could not be given the recogni-
tion their effort and skill should receive.
For the information of all interested I
may state that a move in that direction
will be made shortly.
Mr. Bergman of the Hollywood Gar.
dens, Seattle, paid a visit to the trade
last week. He stated business was very
good at Seattle and that another boom is
predicted.
The goldstrike at Sushana has been
animating the Coast towns somewhat.
Quite a few prospectors have gone from
this city and the business men of the
town have had a big meeting at the Prog-
ress Club. Steps were taken to attract
buyers of provisions and outfits, and also
to secure shipments of nuggets for the
Vancouver assaying office, which has
been equipped with uptodate necessaries.
All taxes on gold bullion have been aban-
doned and it is anticipated that this city
will get a good share of the business
which in former years went to Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dailledouze of
Brooklyn, N. y., have been staying in
town for several days, enjoying the beau-
tiful scenery of Vancouver and its vi-
cinity. Brown Bros, made it their pleas-
ure to show them around and Mr. Daille-
douze seemed to be very pleased with the
inspection of the different nurseries and
greenhouses, such as the Royal Nurseries'
grounds, the Brown plant at Hammond,
and the displays at the Hastings Park
flower show. The Sweet Peas by Ritchie,
Brand & Co. were pronounced as "the
best he ever saw."
Brown Bros. & Co. cleared 136 cases
of French bulbs from the Custom House.
Inquiries from customers have been fre-
quent and the season is expected to be
just as good and better than former
years. Wm. Sohaumann.
Pomona, Cal.
The California Rose Co.
To celebrate Labor Day I went to Po-
mona on a little trip of inspection. The
first point visited was the California Rose
Co.'s grounds, which are plainly seen
from the car windows of both the South-
ern Pacific and the "Salt Lake Route"
trains, and a pretty sight it is, with the
long rows of Roses, a quarter mile in
length, straight as an arrow, the majority
of the plants being in full bloom. Of the
old standbys, varieties of superior ex-
cellence, they have in large blocks,
Kaiserin, Fran Karl Druschki, Helen
Gould, Grass an Teplitz, and the original
and the one originating with them, which
they are pleased to call Gruss an Tep-
litz, Jr. ; Mrs. John W. Laing, and fif-
teen or twenty others that are not likely
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
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GEORGE PEARCE
Telephone 662-M 203 Tremont Avenue, Orange, N. I,
12 W. BROABWAY
MCWVORK
Mastlca is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Puttyjbecomea
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other rglass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer^ than
putty. Easy to apply.
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For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it wUI
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
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PARSHELSKY BROS.. Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
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[vans Improved Chalknge
Roller bearing, self-oiling de-
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chain, make the IMPROVED
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Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your orders
elsewhere.
QUAKER CITY MACmNE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
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NASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses. $1.35 per gal.
Machines for using same, SI. 25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastlca furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS. MO.
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Tne CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
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PLANT CULTURE ^'^
September 20, 1913.
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653
soon to be superseded by any o£ the nov-
elties.
Of the novelties, Rayon d'Or appealed
to me most forcibly. The color is a
bright yellow and shows no bad effects
from the bright sunlight and very warm
weatber of recent weeks. The one named
Irish I'^ire Flame may be good where it
originated but, as I saw it there, I could
not but wonder why a flower so inferior
in color and form should be sent out.
To increase the stock of Mme. Ravary
the company sent East for a lot of
plants, which turned out 90 per cent, a
red variety, and looked to me like Mrs.
Potter Palmer. To have an occasional
stray in a lot of plants may be unavoid-
able, but to be so badly mixed is an of-
fense that the grower should make
amends for. The company lost most of
its young plants of Banksias and are
trying to figure out why they should have
died when all other varieties were a good
stand.
.\ neat little wholesale catalog is is-
sued which, in addition to the color of
the varieties, gives the name of the
oriiiinator.
Thorough culture is one of the promi-
nent features of the place, and for two
reasons; first, that a dust mulch may be
maintained, which prevents the evapora-
tion of moisture from the soil ; second, to
keep down weeds. The work thus done
for the two reasons given has resulted in
a clean, tidy appearance of the 22 acres.
There are now 225,000 cuttings in the
s.iud. 50,000 of them already rooted. By
the time the propagating is over for the
season these will be near on to a million
plants.
I next went to the city park to see
wliat the superintendent, J. M. Page, is
duing. The principal park is one of sin-
gular beauty, made on a large hill or
small mountain from which may be seen
the valley in all directions. In addition
to his duties as superintendent, Mr.
rase looks after the 137 miles of city
stiir.'t trees. This man is one of those
tlinusrhtful people who have not forgot-
tnii the days of their youth, and the
pli-asure he got out of the "old swim-
ming hole" in the creek back East. In
this part of the State the streams are
soon lost in the sand and gravel beds
after leaving the mountains, therefore
there are no pools for the youngsters to
bathe in. This wise man has set apart
four days a week for the boys, and two
for the girls of the towm, the large lake
in the park, and here they may don bath-
ing suits and swim to their hearts' con-
tent. It is needless to say that he is the
most popular man in the town. He is
one of the few men who, when he came
to this Coast from the East to grow
plants, was capable of grasping the idea
that this land in its natural condition is
a desert, and that to attempt to grow
things as they were grown back home
»ivould result in a failure every time. The
' result in forestation, and the beautiful
scenery, artificially created, is very
pleasing. P. D. Babnhabt.
San Francisco, Cal.
T^ocal retail trade shows a gradual im-
provement, the last week witnessing more
traffic than we have had since last sea-
son. The stock of flowers in the stores
is improving, particularly indoor grown
Roses. \''ioIets. althous^h universally
seen, are still high priced and come in
small bunches. Before another week has
expired trade conditions will undoubted-
ly be normal, many social functions hav-
ing been scheduled for the week, and that
is always a good sign.
The Pacific Coast Hort. Society at its
regular monthly meeting at Saachem
Hall, last Saturday, held a smoker and
entertainment which was so well at-
tended as to tax both the lodge room and
the banquet hall to its fullest capacity.
The monthly exhibition was a special
feature, including the following offerings ;
Vase of Roses. Irish Fire Flame, ex-
hibited by E. W. McLellan, awarded 60
jioints. Cattleya Hardyana, exhibited
by the MacRorie-McLaren Co., awarded
S5 points. .\diantura Charlotte and
Matador, exhibited by H. Plath. awarded
90 points. The iudges were Jas. Keegan,
Mr. Gill. Mr. Nunn.
The picnic committee, wtich was maji-
aged chiefly by Frank Pelicano. submit-
ted a satisfactory report, and it was
learned that the Society had had one of
its most pleasant outings at a profit:
the surplus was donated to the Society.
The exhibition committee in charge d
the coming flower show to be held at
LtOok: !
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GARLAND GREENHOUSE MFG. CO., Des Plaines, III.
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40° Below Zero Outside Bl 55° Above Zero Inside
and a WILKS SELF- fFBtt FEEDING Boiler Did It
Here is the record :
Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 21, 1912.
S. Wilks Mfg. Co.
Enclosed find M. 0. for balance due on
the Boiler. I am well satisfied with the
Wilks Heater; it kept an even tempera-
ture of 55° in the greenhouse when the
thermometer outside registered 40° below
during the last spell of cold weather.
Yours respectfully,
OscAK Wagneb,
813 S. Main Ave.
S-WILKSMFG. CO.,
And here are the reasons :
Wilks Boilers are specially built for
greenhouses.
Wilks Boilers aie carefully rated.
Wilks Boilers will perfectly heat up to
3000 square feet of glass.
Wilks Boilers hold an even, continuous
fire for 12 hours without attention.
Wilks Boilers — well, there are so many
good reasons we can't tell them all
here.
Send for Catalogue and full particulars
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nention the Exohange when writing.
the Fairmont Hotel reported considerable
progress and was furnished funds with
which to further launch its success.
Sydney Pay was admitted to member-
ship. W. A. H.
Los Angeles, Cal.
The meeting of the Los Angeles Hort.
Society, Sept. 2, was largely attended,
and was of more than ordinary interest.
The subject, "Perennials for the Pacific
Coast," was ably treated by Wm. Pel-
gate.
The regular meeting of the Pasadena
Hort. Society, Sept. 5, -was also largely
attended and three new names were pre-
sented for membership. The initiation
fee of this Society is eight dollars, with
25c. monthly dues. On account of the
session of the Arboricultural Associa-
tion of Southern California occurring at
the same place no business of any im-
portance was transacted.
The Arboricultural convention was
well attended, representatives being
present from Bakersfield, Berkeley, Santa
Barbara, and Pomona, Cal., and from
Phoenix, Arizona. All papers on the
subject of growing trees from start to
finish, in parks and along the public high-
ways, were of a high order of excellence
and practical. The thought that most
impressed itself on my mind was the
great amount of self sacrifice dreamers
and plant enthusiasts make to awaken
their fellows to a realization of the fact
that trees have a great intrinsic value
to any country, even though they may
not be converted into firewood or used
for maufacturing purposes. The grate-
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To know that we manufacture undoubtedly the
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on the market.
We are in position to give your orders or inquiries
our prompt and careful attention.
Write and ask us for our catalog and prices, and
explain your requirements.
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You know how much that Is
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This is what happens to open
■liae joints. They cost less
lake— but oh. what a differ-
lasting
i"t have to leave the
,st to keep the joints
left on, open mortise
ts quickly rot out
I OU have got to have some more sash-
getting around that.
Don't let anybody's clever sales talk
blind you into thinking that open
mortise joints are equal to blind mortise
Sash That Last are blind. They outlast
three to one of the others
Buy Sash Now
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Y"Get them, then you've got th<
I At odd times, when work is a little slack, you
can set some of your men painting and glazing
them. Then when you are ready for the sash,
the sash will be ready for you.
The man who looks ahead is the man who
gets ahead.
But don't buy any old sash just because the price is
cheaper.
The price is cheaper; but the sash are not. No cheap sash
ever is cheap. Our Sash That Last are cheap, because they
are made to last and do last.
We make our Sash That Last so they mill last— without
regard to cost. We make them too good. But they do
make lots and lots of friends for us, which of course makes
money for us in other ways. So we sell our Sash That
Last at nearly cost and consider it the very best kind of
advertising.
We mailed you a circular last week giving some special
prices on lots of 25. 50 and 100 or more. If you have mis-
laid it, send along your order just the same, and we will see
that you get the special price.
Every sash is guaranteed to be as claimed. If you are
not fully satisfied, send back the sash and back will come
your money, including any freight you paid.
P. S.— Can't find out of a single case of sash ever being
returned. Looks like we are pretty safe in making that
money-back offer.
Lord and Burnham Company
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in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
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SHOWER
SPRAYERS
White-wash Spray-
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Used in Leading Parks and Cemeteries.
RESDE * McKENNX
il4 — 60th Street, Brooklyn, New York
fill shade they afford during the , long ,_
Summers, the beauty of their form, .the ,
distinct features of each species, are in-
deed a delight, unconsciously, to be ;
sure, to the majority of mankind, but ;
to the student, to the man or woman
who, having eyes, has the ability to see '
all the beauty of leaf or of flower or of
form, they are a never ending source of
joy. But one of all those present had a
tree or plant to seU and he has put more
into the beautifying of this Coast than
he will ever get out of it financially. The
convention was composed of men and
women who dream of the day when the
highways of this State shall be lined with
trees, a green ribbon over the sandy
desert wastes, and up over the forest
covered mountains, that the heart of the
traveler may be made glad and rejoice in
the beautiful scenes. True it is, a pro-
found knowledge of trees will be required
to bring all these dreams to a reahty,
since the soUs and the climates of the
State are so varied, that in addition to
our native trees we shall be obliged to
draw on other countries having similar
climates and different species of trees.
It was a labor of love that brought that
assemblage together and only time will
tell of the far reaching results of the
meeting. ^ , , „
Aug. 3 I visited the Bodger seed farm
near San Pedro. The astonishing re-
sults obtained in growing plants from
seed since I had been there in June may
be of interest to Howard Earl who was
with me at the time. Early Tomatoes
had been wiped oS the field by high
winds during the early part of Juiie;
now that same ground is covered with
plants four feet high and of the most
luxuriant growth. Petunia seed of the
good old fashioned type, the sort that
thrives on this Coast with little or no
water except what they get during the
Winter months, was planted the first of
July on ground from which Mignonette
had been harvested. The plants were
three feet high, in full bloom, and so
dense on the ground that a rabbit could
not have gone through the plot of about
an acre. Zinnia seed was sown at tbe
same time in the rows where Aster seed
had faUed, and such a sight I never saw,
acres of it in full bloom, the plants fully
four feet high. This flower never did
appeal to me because of its stiffness, but
Bodgers have a strain with striped flow-
ers which are attractive, the variegation
being pronounced and well defined; tben
the crested varieties are a break away
from the type, which is an imprpvement
over the form, with petals laid as
smoothly and with as much regularity as
the shingles on a roof.
The Asters are very fine, and the crop
of seed will be good. Some Aster seed
was bought from a German grower, of so
inferior a quality that they can only sell
the seed to that class of seedsmen who?
put up cheap goods to retail over the
Counter of country stores The bulk of
this crop, however, will be of the fine,
full centered sorts. A few novelties have
appeared in the field this season which,
if carefully saved and perpetuated wiU
make growers of this flower sit up and
take notice. They are after the manner
of the old quilled type, but the tubulai
disk florets are deeply lacmiated while
the ray flowers have flat petals, i uU to
the center, they are beautiful to behold.
The stock seed crop is wondertul; a.
ton of it, I verily believe. Think of a
ton of seed of this plant and ninety. per
eeSt of it comes double. It is mixed
colors, spikes a foot long. They grow
"ground cherries" by the acre. To me it
seems funny that such an odd name
should be applied to this famUy of plants,
which is closely allied to the Tomato.
The one they grow is f hysalis pubescens,
attaining a height of four fee*, t^e «ruit
abundant and pleasant to the taste. P.
Peruviana is a scandent species and per
ennial here when the Winters are not
™o cold : moreover, it fruits continually.
I never hear the name of this sub.iect
but that I am reminded of the hme that
an enterprising seedsman of tne Ji.asc
offered P. Francheti under the name
"Chinese Lantern Plant." I was
younger in years then and, from the de-
scription of it in his catalog, I was le4
to believe that the fruits were so bril-
Hant that a plant full of them would
light up a garden on the darkest night,
and with that thought in mmd I pa^
a quarter for a package of se^. I was
so thoroughly disappointed that I have
never bought a cent" s worth of seed from
him since.
September 20, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
655
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
M
Metropolitan
Patent Wall
Construction
WITH a little extra cost
above wood and with less
trouble, anyone can put
up our Iron Wall Greenhouse by
bolting the different pieces to-
gether and securing roof bars for
any size glass to the iron side
plate and drip conductor com-
bined. Side bars are held securely
without the use of nails or screws.
To economize wall plate may be
eliminated.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
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Greenhouse GLASS
SHARP. PARTRIDGE & CO.. Chicago, 111.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Tuesday. Sept. 10, I called to see the
tl'jwer store at 216 West (Jtli st., which
till' proprietor is pleased to call Darling's
Shup. The front part was done in the
iiiiist beautiful color scheme of gold that
lias come under my observation in a
Iniig time. A piece of Chinese matting of
:i pretty shade of yellow, and a golden
• ■■■lored plush cover, were artistically ar-
ranged for a floor cover in the window,
on which were placed the vases contain-
ing two superb Chrysanthemums Mon-
r'n-in and rj-nciis. nnd a vase of yellow
/.imiia of a iliiM cdlnr which accentuated
ilir .■ITrci (,r t!ir. T 1 1 i-y sH u tliemums. A
small tank nf Xyinpha'as added their
licauty to what was the best decorated
«indo\y in town that day. A large vase
uf white Chrysanthemums, well grown,
were also on exhibition. This stock
i-onies from San Francisco growers and
ntails at $4 per doz. Mr. Darling is a
"native son of the Golden West," a
i-ognomen applied to all boys whose good
fortune it has been to be born in this
State. Ho is the only florist of this town
who makes use of a daily paper to let
the world know that he is doing business,
and provides dollar box bargains for the
public who indulge in cut flowers.
The Clemence Nurseries of Pasadena
have completed an addition to their
range of glass houses, heating the same
with hot water, using a new horizontal
boiler. The idea of making provision for
keeping up the temperature on cold
nights in glass houses on this Coast lias
finally found a permanent lodgment in
the minds of growers of plants. Trust-
ing to luck and the uncertainties of cli-
mate has put many a man out of busi-
ness here.
Tom Wright has a unique way of dis-
playing his fine Am. Beauty Roses. The
long stemmed ones he places on the floor,
the short stemmed in vases hung on the
side of the wall, making a bank to the
ceiling. The effect is pleasing, and gives
the novice an object lesson in the artistic
use of flowers. Recently he received a
consignment of Stephanotis floribunda
bloom from the noitli as an experiment
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
Greenhouses ^ Conservatories
NORTH TONAWANDA.N.Y.
HAMILTON. ONT.
for decorative purposes. It does not hold
up under such conditions, therefore was
a failure for that purpose.
Ant. C. Zvolanek and niece, of Lompoc,
Cal., spent the week ending Sept. 20
looking over Southern California, greet-
ing old friends and becoming acquainted
with new ones. The weather was a lit-
tle warm ; 95 deg. in the shade during
the middle of the day. which is some
difference from the cool valley in which
he resides. There is one feature of our
warm days; the humidity is always loWj
anywhere from 12 to 35 per cent., and
the radiation of heat is so rapid after
sundown that the nights are delightfully
cool, and sleep is assured.
Mrs. II. R. Richards, wife of the
manager of the flower seed department of
the Germain Seed store, presented her
husband with a daughter Sept. 9, and
H. R. is wearing a smile that is good to
see.
The Fall flower show of the Pasadena
Hort. S.icii.ty will be held Oct. 23 to 25.
Sinci- no linll in the town is large enough
to aiiomniudate the exhibitors at these
semi-annual events of the Society, a tent
must be used, and this covering is not
adapted to such exhibitions. During the
day the heat becomes intense and at
night the air is too chilly for comfort;
then, too. if rains oome at the time tents
as a rule let enouigb water through to
wet visitors. On two occasions I have
seen the entire assemblage carry um-
brellas to keep dry. Last year, .iust as
all exhibits were removed, a gust of wind
struck the tent and it came down with
a crash. Fortunately all attendants had
taken refuge in the hotel near by and
escaped injury. P. D. B.
WHEN YOU BUY— GET A KROESCHELL
'THE BOILER OF UNEQUALED FUEL ECONOMY'
Expressions from Men Who Know Boilers
THE LEADING GROWER IN VERMONT.
I have the Krocschell Boiler sis years: it is
heating 17.000 sq. It. glass. No other but a
Plate Boiler for me.
(Signed) H. M. TOTMAN,
RANDOLPH, VERMONT.
The Kroeschell has taken the place of four
ast iron boilers at a big saving in coal. We
re using it now for the fifth year. The
jnger we use it the better we like it.
(Signed) A. B. KNOWLTON,
NORTH GRAFTON. MASS.
Mo. 12 Kroeschell Boiler
ition that had 1 to install
be the Kroeschell and no
a pleasure to heat, no
iired heat in a very short
Our No. 2 Kroeschell is doing fine work and
am well pleased with it.
(Signed) G. P. BUTLER, JR.
SANTA CRUZ. CAL.
THE PLANT KING OF THE WEST.
I have used Kroeschell Boilers ever since I
built my first greenhouse. They have always
^iven me the very _ best satisfaction and 1
_ ' " " money can buy.
(Signed) F. OECHSLIN.
CHICAGO. ILL.
i them as good I
ally is
: the d.
tho
Boiler I installed I;
10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
ot have the least troubl
in the coldest weather,
itire satisfaction.
the best boiler we h
Kroeschell
nndled.
(Signed) CHARLES TOTTY.
MADISON. NEW JERSEY.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST MUSH-
ROOM PLANT.
We spent SIOO.OOO in building and equipping
the largest modern mushroom plant in the
world. We purchased in every instance the
best of everything we could get, and
that A
italled a Kroeschell Boiler to furnish
suffic
of .
opir
(Signed) FALMOUTH MUSHROOM
CELLARS, INC.,
FALMOUTH. MASS.
THE QUALITY PLACE OF BOSTON.
Regarding the Kroeschell it is the best
we have ever had and satisfactory beyond our
e-vpectations. It heats up especially quick
and has saved us considerably already in the
price of fuel. When we aie in need of another
boiler we will give the Krocschell the first
consideration.
(Signed) WM. W. EDGAR CO.,
WAVERLY, MASS
A FAMOUS ILLINOIS ROSE RANGE.
In speaking of the Kroeschell Boiler as an
economical greenhouse boiler I cannot say too
much. Personally I hdve had the pleasure,
or misfortune to fire nearly every make of G.
H. Boiler on the market and I can safely say
the Kroeschell is the best of them all.
(Signed) CHAS. McCAULEY,
RIVERBANK GREENHOUSES,
GENEVA. ILL.
range of Mr. Nic Zweifel. of
North Milwaukee, consists of nearly 70.000
sq. It. glass and the water plant is heated by a
No. 14 and No. 15 Krocschell Boiler and Kroe-
schell Generator. The product of the plant
is known throughout the \Vest for its fine
quality. Mr. Z. has used dilferent kinds of
boilers. As for the Kroeschell. he says: " I
think the Kroeschell Boilers are the best boilers
a florist can buy."
(Signed) NIC ZWEIFEL,
NORTH MILWAUKEE, WIS.
PLACE YOUR ORDER AT ONCE
KROESCHELL BROS. CO.,
46S W. Erie Street
Cliicago, III.
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656
The Florists' Exchange
September 20, 1913.
Erected for J. Ross Campbell, Cynwyd, Pa
D. King is the garde
That Question of Price
I pTlY way of illustration, let's take an automo-
lij bile costing $5000 and another $4000.
The design of the body of both is practi-
cally the same. To the casual observer one is
as good as the other. You buy the $4000 car,
but you say to yourself, " Some day I'll have one
of those other cars. This one of mine is all
right, but that other car certainly has the stuff
in it."
By the same token, some curved eave green-
houses may look like the U-Bar. They may
answer a certain purpose, but they haven't "the
stuff in them" that the U-Bar has.
That's why the U-Bar costs more. It has " the
stuff" in it.
A complete framework of galvanized, alumi-
num finished, steel U-Bars must of course cost
more than cypress roof bars. The many little
niceties of finish — those things you so delight in —
also cost. The best thing in anything, from cheese
to greenhouses, costs more. Costs more, because
they are worth more.
There are many reasons why U-Bar Green-
houses are worth more. Just how much more,
we would like to both tell and show you —
mostly show.
Send for catalog. Or send for us. Or both.
U-BAR GREENHOUSES
PIEiRSON UBARCO i MADisoNAVE.ia
CANADIAN OFFICE -10 PHILWtPS PLACE MONTREAL.
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THIS ISSUE-PEONY SYMPOSIUM ;r9:i
ng/tt shoot anti aim to grow Into a vigorous plant
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. J3
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 27, 19J3
One Dollar per Annum
NOW READY
. bulbs. S1.25 per 100. $9.00 per 1000; 14 cm. bulbs.
a quality bulbs. 11 to 15 cm.. 2000 to the case. $3.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS.
$1.50 per 100. 811.00 per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS.
per 100. S28.0O per 1000.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs, 7-9. $19.50 per case.
FREESIAS. Purity. S2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mamomth bulbs,
$1.60 per 100. $10.00 per 1000.
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs, ly, to 2-;n. diameter, $9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs, 2 to
2J^-in. in diameter. $12.00 per 100.
Lilivinn Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We offer a selected stock of the original true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was
grown from the original true type, and will be found splendid stock for earlj; forcing, for
which purpose Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season, but
we are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make delivery now from
first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs, 350 to the case, S5.50 per 100, S45.00 per 1000.
7 to 9-inch bulbs. 200 to the case, 9.00 per 100,' 82.50 per 1000.
Full case lots at thousand rates.
Extra Fine Specimen Ferns for Fall Trade
NEPHROLEPIS elegantlsslma. 6-in. pots. 50c. each; 8-in.. $1.00 each; 10-in., $2.00 to $2.50
NEPHROLEPIS magnifica (The Lace Fern). 5-in. pots. 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Bostoniensis. 6-in. pots. 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Piersoni. 6-in. pots. SOc. each.
NEPHROLEPIS superbisslma. 8-in. pots, $1.00 each.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The fmest of all the plain-leaved type.
8-in. pots. $1.00 each; very large specimens, 10-in., $4.00 and $5.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Killarney. Pink Rlllarney, Richmond, Lady Hillingdon and Elllamey Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named var-
ieties. Strong grafted plants, in 3K- and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold,
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NE>V YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
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Special Price on ff Iff Y RI If RC
Cold Storage 1^1 1-^ I 1J1JI-.U9
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. Only a few cases left.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM Supply umi^d
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
Write now and £et our quotations on Gli^nteums, Magnificum and Dutch Bulbs for
1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII '"'^.T'
7-9, 200 to case, $15.00 per case.
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 300 to case 17.00 per 100, »17.50 per case,
8-10, 225 " 8.50 " " 17.60 " "
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
U cm. up, 1,000 to the case $1.50 per 100, J10.60 per 1000
13 cm. up, 1,250 " " " 1.25 " " 9.00 "
CHINESE LILIES. 30 Bulb, to bask«.^bj.kcu^»^balc, K.60 p.r bal..
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
WM. F. HASTING CO., i^^^A^oT}!. ^:
Pleaae mention the Ezohuiffe when wrlthiff.
MT SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX
Please mention the Exoh&ng-e when writing.
Miscellaneous Plants
We have the following ready for immediate shipment and will have in
stock from now on, so save this until you are in need of something.
100 1000 100
2-in. 2-in, 3-in.
ACALYPHA Macfeeana / .12.00 $18.50 $3.00
ACHYRANTHES Emersoni 2.00 18.50 3.00
AGERATUM. (i varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00
ALTERNANTHERA. 7 varieties 2.00 18.50
BEGONIA Vernon. Pink and white 2.00 18.50
Gloire de Chatelaine 4.00 35.00 6.00
CIGAR PLANTS, CUPHEA Platycentra 2.00 18.50
COLEUS, Golden Redder, Verschaffeltii, etc 2.00 17.50 3.00
COLEUS, Brilliancy (for Christmas) 3.00 25.00 4.00
FUCHSIAS. In good assortment 2.00 18.50
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Extra strong 2.00 15.00 3.00
HELIOTROPE, Cliieftain, Mad. Bruant 2.00 18.50 3.00
GERANIUMS. Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00
LANTANAS. 15 varieties 2.00 18.50
LEMON VERBENAS 2.00 18.50
MOONVINES, Noctiilora, Leari 2.00 18.50 3.00
PETUNIAS. Select double mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00
Single fringed, mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00
SALVIA, Bonfire, Zuricii 2.00 18.50 3.00
25 of one variety at hundred rate, 250 at thousand rate.
R. VINCENT, IR. & SONSCO.,%';S"
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—THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 677
658
The Florists Exchange
No Need of Hunting
St. Davids Island Harrlsli
FREESIAS
Selected 50.80 per 100, $7.50 per 1000
^ Purity, Queen of all 3.00 " " 25.00 " "
New Spawn
Try some under tbe benches. S lbs Sl.OO
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS
UZ VESEY STREET, NEW YORK
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-TO THE TRADE-
HENRY METTE, Quedlinburg, Germany
■^■""^""~ CEstablished in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, ELOWER and FARM SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions. Peas,
Radishes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz., S1.75 per M oz., Sl.OO per H oz- Postage paid. Cash
with order. , ... , ,
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
I contract.
the Exchange when writing.
Corms of Gladiolus Panama. trrre^'irn.'^.nTotrsJoT.^
100 ; $100.00 per 1000.
Gladiolus Niagara.
Gladiolus America. ^
Corms, $5.00 per 1000; $40.00 per 10,000. Young bulbs of
same, IJi-in. and over, $5.00 per 100 ; $40.00 per 1000.
For prices
BADER & CO.
and over, $9.00 per 1000 ; $80.00 per 10,000.
ALL STRICTLY TRUE TO NAME
larger quantities, apply to
Wholesale
Bulb Growers
Sassenheim, Holland
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MANETTI ROSE STOCKS
For grafting or budding. Due at our port in November; early orders booked
now. Original cases of 5000 delivered, duty paid, f.o.b. New York, for $50.00.
10,000 lots at $9.50 the 1000. 3% allowed for prompt cash. Size to caliper
about 5-8 mm.
AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS p. o. box 752, 51 Barclay street. New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
^^^^^^^ English Lot
^^Hjjj^^^^B just off ship.
■Hjl^^^^^^ Bricks thorough-
3^^^^HB ly"Run."
IH^^^^^p Highest Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Barclay street, NEW YORK
and
BIJLBd
W. C. Beckert
101-103 Federal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (Nofth Side)
GRANDIFLORA NARCISSUS
Monster Bulbs, 14 ctra. and over, 1000 in
a case, for $11.00
WEEBER ® DON
Seed Merchants and Growers
114 Chambers St., New York
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Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Our Advertising Coiumns
READ FOR PROFIT!
USE FOR RESULTS!
^ew Crop
Sweet
p
eas
Christmas or
Winter-Flowering
Our new crop of Sweet
Peas has just arrived,
and we can fill orders
promptly. The germina-
tion and quality are of
the very best.
True Christmas-Flo>vering
Sweet Peas
White. Pure white; fine, large flowers, borne pro- O^-
fusely $0.20
Pink. Companion to the above 20
Meteor. Best Christmas red; splendid, large flowers .20
Florence Denzer. A splendid white 15
Le Marquis. A beautiful shade of violet, e.^tra
fine 20
Mrs. Wm. Sim. The very best of all the pink
shades, highly recommended 25
Mrs. C. H. Totty. This is a very desirable color,
silvery sky-blue, sUghtly later than the earliest
varieties 20
Mrs. E. Wild. Early flowering, brilliant red 20
Watchung. Early-flowering Christmas type, black-
seeded white 20
Blanche Ferry. Pink and white, same in color as the
old standard, popular Blanche Ferry, only of the
Christmas-flowering type 20
Mrs. Alex. Wallace. This variety is without a doubt
the peer of all lavender colors. Mrs. A. Wallace
is now so well known that further description is
unnecessary 25
S. & W. Co.'s Earliest White. A special white,
being notable for its long stems and purity of
flowers 25
S. & W. Co.'s Sunbeams. A splendid novelty in
Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas. Flowers are
very open and of a clear primrose yeUow. Every-
one should try some of this variety this season 30
Snowbird. Black-seeded early white 20
Mrs. Dolansky. Early-flowering pure pink, or Prima
Donna ' .20 .50 .75 l.i
Our SWEET PEAS are all grown by a specialist, and for
quality cannot be better at any price.
$0.50
.50
.50
.35
$0 75
.75
.75
.60
Lb.
$1.50
1.50
1.50
1.00
.50
.75
1.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.50
.50
.75
.75
1.50
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.85
.50
1.50
.75
2.50
1,50
Mignonette
S. & W. Co.'s Triumph. This Mignonette is one of the choicest H oz. Oz.
varieties for Winter forcing. In type similar to Allen's Defiance,
except that spikes are more compact and the individual fiorets are
much larger in size. Seed of this grand variety is grown in our
greenhouses and is saved from the best spikes. Plants grow from
2 to 3 feet high, producing flower-spikes up to 20 inches long.
Pkt. (about 1000 seeds), 50c $0.75 $5.00
30-32 Barclay Street NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
September 27, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
659
mention the Excha
Silver Pink
The new Snapdragon that yields from seed
more blossoms than any greenhouse plant.
Sow seed now for continuous crop of flowers
from Easter until July. Price of seed $1.00
per pkt.; 3 pkts., $2..50; 7 pkts., $5.00.
Splendid, well branched plants, October de-
livery, $1.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Cash.
Though we have 25,000 plants you had better
order early.
G.S. RAMSBURG, SomersworthJ.H.
NARCISSUS
Paper White Grandiflora
Superior Quality Selected Bulbs
13-15 Centimeters
Per 100 $1.00
Per 1000.-. 8.25
Per 5000 $8.00 per 1000
Cases contain 1250 bulbs.
Chinese Sacred Lilies
Per basket (30 bulbs) $1.25
100 1000
Lilium Candidum $6.00 $50.00
Lilium Formosum, 7-9. . . . 7.00 65.00
Lilium Harrisii, 5-7 4.00 37.50
Oxalis (Bermuda Buttercup). 1.15 10.00
Mammoth Freesias. French
grown 1.25 10.00
Mastica, for glazing. .Qt., 40c; gal. $1.35
Mastica Machine 1.25
Send for Wholesale Bulb Catalogue
Johnson Seed Co.
217 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds, tl.OO; 1000
seeds, $1.50; H P^t. 50c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensis, Sweet Yellow. 25c.
PRIMULA malacoides. Giant Baby. 2Sc.
PRIMULA obconlca. New Giants. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. 50c.
CINERARIA. Large-Eowering, dwarf, mized,
1000 seeds, 50c.; H pkt. 25c.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
miied, 250 seeds, tl.OO; H pkt. 60c.
DAISY (BelUs) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Ex. Pkt. 25c.
COLUMBINE, New Fancy, Grand. 25c.
SWEET WILLIAM, New Giants. Fine. 25c.
POPPY, Oriental Colossus. New. 25c.
HOLLYHOCK, Newport Pink Double. 25c.
V
6000 seeds, Jl.OO; 14 pkt. 50c.; »2.50 per o,.,.,.^. «
Pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
ansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
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PANSIES * fm'"
Seed, grown from the very finest selected plants,
all large flowering, in great variety of fancy colors,
100 by mail, 60c.; by express, S3. 50 per 1000;
3000 for $10.00.
The above are field-grown, strong, healthy
plants. Seeds of above strain, pkg. of 5000 seeds,
Sl.OO; 1 oz. $5.00.
Large plants for Winter blooming, $1.00 per 100;
ready last of October. Cash with order.
SOUTHPORT. CONN.
Grower of the Finest Pansles
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Burpee's Seeds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
Antirrhinum NELROSE
The Cut Flower Novelty of the Year
Dozen, $3.00 ; 25, $5.00 ; 100. $12.00
First batch ready November 15th
f. W. fletcher & Co.
AUBURNDALE,
MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT
USE FOR RESULTS
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Clias. C. Massie, Minneap-
olis, Minn.: first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattituclc, N. Y. : second vice-
president, W. F. Tlierltildson, Paines-
ville, C; secretary (re-elected), C. E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. P. Wil-
lard, Jr., botll of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC. — Sept. 16, S. S. Cam-
eronia — J. M. Tliorburn & Co., 30 bis.
Grass seed. S. S. Amerilta — J. M. Tlior-
burn & Co., 1 bag seed; Vigau Co., 1000
bags plants; Vaugiian's Seed Store, 47
cases bulbs. S. S. Minnewaska — E. R.
Durliee & Co., 200 sks. seed. Sept. 17,
S. S. Kroonland — Maltus & Ware, 6
cases plants, 28 pkgs. plants, etc.; H.
Langeler, 3 cases plants; J. W. Hamp-
ton, Jr., & Co., 1 case plants; Hussa &
Co., 2 cases plants; McHutcliison & Co.,
12 tubs trees 16 cases plants; Minne-
apolis Floral Co., 2 cases plants; O. G.
Hempstead & Son, 15 pkgs. plants. S. S.
Potsdam — R. Staltus, 4 cases bulbs;
J. P. Rossa, 2 cases bulbs; Amerman &
Patterson, 14 cases bulbs; A. Schultlieis,
4 cases bulbs; A. T. Boddington, 117
cases bulbs; H. H. Berger & Co., 15
cases bulbs; Burnett Bros., 6 cases
bulbs; F. R. Pierson Co., 71 cases bulbs;
A. Baldwin & Co., 11 cases bulbs;
Weeber & Don, 6 cases bulbs; H. F.
Darrow, 22 cases bulbs; A. Murphy &
Co., 28 cases bulbs; P. Henderson &
Co., 10 cases bulbs; W. J. Collins, 123
pkgs. bulbs; Vaughan's Seed Store, 4
cases bulbs; Stumpp & Walter Co., 2
cases bulbs. Sept. 19, S. S. Bermudian — ■
L,. D. Crossmond & Co., 12 bbls. bulbs;
Reitman-Pilser Co., 1 box Palm leaves,
1 box bulbs. Sept. 20, S. S. Cedric — •
Schuiz & Ruckgaber, 350 bags seed.
European Notes
There is very little that is fresh to re-
port just now. Our time is taken up
in getting our crops well under cover
before the long expected but long delayed
Autumn rains can come and damage
them, Our chief anxiety is concerned
with next year's biennial crops, for which
the supply of water is all too short. At
present the outlook is indeed seriously
discouraging and we are quite helpless.
Happily, some of this year's crops are
turning out rather better than we antici-
pated, of w^hich more anon.
Mr. and Mrs. .T. C. Vanghan are sail-
ing by S. S. Lusitania today (Sept. 13).
J. Chisholm. representing the Braslan
Seed Co., was a recent caller.
EunoPEAN Seeds.
Bread and
Butter
Bulbs
1
LORISTS in America are divided into
two classes —those who DO and those
who DO NOT use Horseshoe Brand
Lily bulbs.
The official figures show that far more
Horseshoe Brand Lily bulb cases are im-
ported into America than any other brand.
There are fifteen large Lily growers in the
U. S. A.— twelve of them buy Horseshoe
Brand Lily bulbs. The other three buy else-
where for personal reasons — no business
reasoning can reach them.
It pays to use this brand— that's why most
growers use it. Experience has proved the
superiority. The fact that they are better is
due largely to the great care given them in
the cultivation.
Horseshoe Brand Giganteum is standard.
The quality averages very good and the
prices are reasonable. They are the best
flower-producing Lily bulbs in the world—
consequently the most profitable.
Get some of these "Bread and Butter"
bulbs. Prices for Giganteum from the new
crop, as follows :
Size 6x8 $ 1 6. per case of 400
Size 7x9 $ 1 8. per case of 300
Size 8x10 $23. per case of 250
Size 9 X 10 $22. per case of 200
Delivered f.o.b. cars New York or Chicago.
Send for a catalog.
Ralph M. Ward
& Company
The Lily House
71 MURRAY STREET
NOT HOW CHEAP, NEW YORK
BUT HOW aOOD
THE BULBS THAT MADE THE HORSESHOE FAMOUS
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of all
We not only import the
largest quantity of bulbs to
America, but we carry in
stock and in season the most complete assortment
of bulbs for florists. We can fill your complete wants
promptly and from Our OWn stock. We con-
stantly strive for early deliveries, but we do not
^^ ■« «^ order any bulbs dug prematurely. Look out for
W^ ^¥ I 1^ C early dug, weak forcing Lily bulbs. They will
^^ V* A*i^W^ j^jjj carry well in storage.
IN STOCK NOW, NEARLY ALL LEADERS
DUTCH HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, TULIPS,
As well as'the following early items :
Hyacinths, White Romans, 11-12 (2500 to case) $23.00 per 1000
Narcissus, Paper White, Star Brand, (1000 to case) 11.00 per 1000
Narcissus, Paper White, Fancy, (1250 to case) 9.00 per 1000
FREESIAS
FRENCH GROWN 100 1000
Jumbo, '^4 in. and up Sl."oS12.00
Mammoth. ' i to 5^ in 1.15 10.00
First Quality, % to H in 85 7.50
CALIFORNIA GROWN
Choice, 1 2 to 54 in 65 5.00
First Quality, ^ to }.^ in, . . . .45 3.00
TRUE PURITY 100 1000
5^ in. to 3_^ in S2.50 S20.00
><; in. and over 1.75 15.00
s| in. to J^ in 1.50 12.00
NEW COLORED
Per 100 S7.00
HARRIS 1 1 100 1000
7 to 9 in. (200 to case) S9.00 S80.00
FORMOSUM
Ten days in cold storage before planting bring them
early. - 100 1000
6 to S inch (350 to case) S4.00 S35.00
7 to 9 inch (250 to case) 7.00 60.00
CANDIDUM 100 1000
First Size Bulbs S4.50 840.00
Select Bulbs 5.00 45.00
Mammoth Bulbs 6.00 50.00
GIGANTEUM from cold storage
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) S12.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case) 16.00 per case
OTHER LILIES from storage
ALBUM, S-9 in 89.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 8-9 in 6.00 per 100
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
New York Vaughaii's Seed Store cjucago
■Di^^co Ttiianti'nTi the Exchanse when •writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FALL
BULBS
Highest Quality Stock
^ Prices Very Reasonable
Narcissus Paper While ^ -^ /- c^'^'°^-
Grandiflora JAMES viCK'S sons
Fottler, Fiske,
Rawson Co.
BOSTON, MASS.
Cold Storage
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
PLANTED NOW.
ELOWERS AFTER CHRISTMAS
Prompt shipments from our own Cold Storage
Plant. Let us quote our prices.
100 1000
13 ctm. bulbs (1250 to case)...$1.25 $8.60
U ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.50 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St.. CHICAQO
Please mention tlie Exchange when writing.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
All advance orders for my original .
WINTER
Sweet Pea Seed
have been promptly filled, and each
additional order is sent the same day
as received as long as the seed will last.
Send for list.
New Winter Orchid or
Gold Medal Sweet Pea
I have cut down many large orders
' " ' ' _ putting the balance of the seed in col-
lection of eight named varieties of the best commercial colors just to give even
the smallest grower a chance to try them.
Collection of eight named varieties, in commercial colors: Pink and White,
White, Soft Pink, Lavender, Dark Rose, etc. Sufficient to plant 100 feet
row. Price, $4.00 for one collection. _ Not more than three collections to each
customer.
Winter Orchid Sweet Peas In Mixture
Containing about 20 distinct colors. Price, M-oz-. $2.00; 1 oz., $7.00. Not
more than 2 ozs. to each customer.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, sweet Pea Ranch, LOMPOC, CAL
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale held and Garden Seeds
BitabUahad 1818. Writ* for our low price*.
LIGHT, PRATT AND ELLICOTT STREETS
BALTIMORE MD.
Pleaae mention the Eiohanga when writing.
Floral Designs de Luxe ""^If^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
American Notes
The heavy and continuous rains that
for the greater portion of the past week
have extended so generally over the coun-
try, would seem, from all reports, to have
affected much less than might reasonably
have been expected the lines of seasonable
business with the seedsmen. The retail
counter trade has been for a few days
more or less curtailed, as is always the
ease during a bad storm, but the orders
in every other direction have been daily
increasing in volume. Surely, the Ati-
tumn sales are certainly developing most
splendidly for so early in the season.
Naturally the great bulk of the sales have
been in bulbs, but the addition of an
unusually large number of orders for
seeds, plants, and horticultural sundries,
has done its full part in rounding out
what will without the least question
prove to be one of the best months of
September selling that the trade has ex-
perienced in many years. A very marked
feature is the steadily expanding mail
trade in bulbs with those houses who
cater especially to this line.
Early in the season of bulb selling as
it is, many seedsmen and importers are
beginning to speak of shortages in several
directions. Dutch Hyacinths, in both the
named varieties and mixtures of colors,
single as well as double flowering kinds,
are in particularly short supply, and the
demand is very brisk ; this condition ap-
plies especially to all the colors and
shades of "blue" Hyacinths. In Tulips,
the early flowering varieties, in both the
single and double sorts, are not over
plentiful ; this applies with force to the
"yellow" sorts. The imports of Crocus
bulbs also do not seemingly appear to be
as large as the demand will require, and
shortages may be looked for in the near
future ; especially in the named varieties.
Speaking of the supply and demand
question in bulbs, it will be remembered
that a few weeks ago in tbis column
it was stated "that there was quite a
strong feeling entertained, and by many
well informed members of the trade, that
as the season advanced somewhat larger
offerings and lower rates might be ex-
pected from first hands on Roman Hya-
cinths," The past week has seen this ex-
pectancy realized to quite an extent, by
ofEeriuffs of 11 to 12 centimeter size at
about .$18 per 1000. It has certainly been
most manifestly evident all through the
season that, short as Roman Hyacinths
have been in crop this year, there would
be a cleanup at the end of the season at
lower prices, unless all signs failed. That
the present season is destined to be one
of the largest in the bulb output for many
years, tnere cahnot now be the least
doubt. Every sign so points. There will
certainly be few surpluses in any direc-
tion ; but, ou the other hand, every week
from now on will uncover many impor-
tant short<Tges.
Tbe Seed Crops
The reports regarding the growing
seed crops received this past week have
been both encouraging and otherwise.
The heavy rains and return to much
warmer and more seasonable temperatures
have quite materially helped Sweet Corn;
and with another fortnight of good grow-
ing weather it is felt and hoped that the
already estimated average crop yield of
from 50 to 60 per cent, may be fulfilled.
Prom Massachusetts and Connecticut the
best reports have come this week, and
some growers stUl feel that 75 per cent.
of a crop may yet be realized in these
States ; but the Western average will be
much lower, it is expected. It would
certainly seem only the part of wisdom
to supply one's needs in SAveet Corn just .
as soon as is possible for the sales of )
the coming season of 1914.
There would seem to be no reason, from
any advices that have come to hand this
week, to change previous estimates in
regard to the final outcome of the garden
Bean seed crop. If anything. Che rains
have done more harm than good to this
crop, as Beans mildew very easily when
the crop is being harvested. On the other
hand, so tender are the vines and percept-
ible of any frost, that practically only
the growth that is already made can be
counted upon. Seedsmen are very
anxious about this crop, for should the
average seed crop return be 50 per cent,
or even less, as now estimated, much
trouble will be caused next season,
especially as rit is now a well known fact
that very few garden Beans of any kind,
either green or wax-podded varieties,
were carried over from the crop of last
year (1912).
The first real definite reports regard-
ing the outcome of the garden Pea seed
crop were received this week and give
yield percentages as follows : Early varie-
ties, such as Alaska, Gradus, Nott's Ex-
celsior, American Wonder and the vari-
ous strains of the extra early hard sorts,
50 per cent, of an average yield. The
second early and late sorts of garden
Peas would seem to have done better, and
an average yield of 75 per cent, is es-
timated for such varieties as Abundance,
Everbearing, McLean's Advancer, Strata-
gem, Juno, Heroine. Champion of Eng-
land, Telephone, Thomas Laxton. and
others of this class. The next step wUl
be to report individual variety returns,
and these should be soon forthcoming.
It is most certainly a great help to get
September 27, 1913
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COLD ?rORAGE LILIES
SURPLUS CLEARANCE
All Bulbs sound, dormant, and in good condition, and will be examined and repacked before shipment
Spiraea, Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum eind Valley Clumps potted right now will flower around Christmas
and New Year; Lilium Speciosums through and up till Easter — you will find them invaluable
for all cut flower purposes. We make the following bargain offer till sold out:
Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum
100 1000 Case
se $3.75 $35.00 $14.00
se 5.00 40.00 13.00
6- to 8-in., 400 bulbs
7- to 9.in., 300 bulbs
Lilium Speciosum Album— Cold Storage
8. to 9-m., 225 bulbs in i
II- to I3.in., 100 bulbs in:
case $7.50 $50.00 $12.00
case 10.00 90.00 10.00
Clumps of Lily of the Valley— Cold Storage
Doz.
Large clumps. These clumps will throw from 20 to 25 spikes- • • -$2.00
Spiraea, or Astilbe— Cold Storage
En
Oi
likes of pure white flowers
e of the finest whites; grand
100 1000
$6.00 $55.00
Gladstone.
Queen of Holland.
florists' variety 8.00
Anincus. A grand and popular variety, producing
splendid spikes of flowers 3 to 5 feet in height. Flowers Doz. 100
are creamy white, and are borne in feathery panicles $1.50 $10.00
Palmata rosea. The beautiful deep pink hardy Spiraea.
An excellent companion for the white varieties 1.50
75.00
10.00
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON,
Less 5% if cash accompanies the order
Seedsman,
342 West 14th Street,
NEW YORK CITY
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a general idea of what to expect in the
way of final returns. There have been
quite a number of other seed crop esti-
mates received this weeK on small seeds
(not Beans, Peas, or Com), but the
changes have been little, if any, from the
reports given in this column in previous
weeks.
Take it all in all, there has seldom been
a season when it has been so difficult to
even approximately estimate seed crop re-
turns, as this year ; seed crops have de-
veloped, as growers designate it, "spotty,"
this me.ining a very uneven growth, no
two fields being alike, in other words ;
and for this reason even the very largest
and most experienced seed growers have
hesitated to report anything at all until
the actual seeds were in hand.
With tbe Boston Seedsmen
The writer has just returned from
a short visit to the Boston seedsmen.
Conditions in that city were certainly
from all accounts never brighter for a
large and lucrative Autumn business.
The stocks of bulbs, especially of Dutch
bulbs, are much more extensive than ever
before imported ; hut large as they are,
several seedsmen expressed the opinion
that many more would need to be at once
cabled for, as the trade was opening in
volume as never before. It has for a
great many years been the Boston custom
to distribute the annual Autumn bulb
catalog about Sept. 1, the result being
that with a bound the trade starts im-
mediately thereafter. Severe killing
frosts were experieced in Boston and vi-
cinity Sept. 14 and 16; since then the
bulb business has been in full swing.
Darwin Tulips, as everywhere else, are
one nf the Kront leaders. Narcissi, al.so,
in all the better named sorts, are in per-
fectly enormous demand, and will surely
in this market compete with the former
in popular favor and amount of sales.
Outside of bulbs every seasonable line is
very active. The Boston seedsmen are
certainly to be con£;ratulated, as before
them is surely an Autumn's business of
the very greatest magnitude. V.
New York Seed Trade
Grass seed for lawns, golf courses and
meadows, and also Winter Rye are now
meeting with an active demand. Bulb
sales, however, continue to be the larg-
est present factor in business at all of
the seed stores. At the auction rooms,
sales were rather slow at the opening a
week ago '1 u€sday, but improved on Fri-
day of tiie s"me week, and this week the
auction sales were fairly under way.
Small Evergreens, Palms, Ferns and
other ornamental plants. Carnations,
Chrysanthemums, and bulbs were among
the offerings.
J. C. Vaughan of Chicago, accompanied
by Mrs. Vaughan, returned on the S. S.
Lusitania from a several months' trip
abroad. Mr. Vaughan, after paying a
visit to the New York store at 25 Bar-
clay St. on Saturday last, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Vaughan in the mountains,
returning to this city on Monday on his
way to Chicago. The retail Autumn
bnib catalog is being mailed this week
and, as usual, is very comprehensive.
(Bulbs are moving well.
The Stumpp & Walter Co. has moved
into its large five-story seed store at
30 to 32 Barclay st. This store is one
of the very largest in this country. Its
/wide frontage is a great advantage, and
gives it a very prepossessing appearance.
PANAMA
Our Magnificent
Pink Gladiolus
Attracts Attention Wherever Shown
A Seedling of America, whicii it resembles, but is of much deeper pinlc. Flowers
very large, with long spiice. Has been awarded several Medals and Certificates of Merit.
Every Up-to-Date Grower or Dealer needs this Grand Variety
THE PERKINS-KING CO.
WEST MENTOR, OHIO
Box 91
) mention the Escha:
BULBS
Plants and Roots
IN SEASON
f.W.O.Schniilz,PrinceBay,N.Y.
Importer and Exporter of
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
PLANTS, BULBS and SEEDS
It is our business to liave what you want
TRY US AND SEE
S.S.SKIDELSRY®CO.
1218 Betz Bld^. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Catalogue for the asktnft
Bidwell & fobes
Gro^vers of
Gladioli
Kl NSMAN, OHIO
Please mention the Exoliange when writinff.
The pric
Exchange
Advertised In the Florists'
= for THE TRADE ONLY.
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS. Seedsmen, 98 Chambers St.. 6n8"£!!Rcu.Y New York
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Micheirs Seasonable Bulbs
Liliutn Harrisii
100 1000
5 to 7 in. 400 Bulba to case $4.00 $37.00
6 to 7 in. 335 Bulbs to case 5.50 47.50
7 to 9 in. 200 Bulbs to case 9.00 80.00
Liliutn Candidum
North of France Bulbs
First Size $5.75
Mammoth Size 6.75
1000
S50.00
57.50
Lilium Harrisii
Narcissus
Paper White Grandiflora
First Size Bulbs, 13 ctm. and up. Per 100 $1.00,
per 1000 $8.50; per case of 1250 Bulbs $10.60.
White Roman Hyacinths
100 1000
11 to 12 ctm $2.35 $22.00
12tol5ctm 3.00 28.50
Freesia Bulbs ^^^ ^q^q
Purity. Fischer'sStrain, First Size. $1.75 $16.00
" " •■ Mammoth 2.50 22.50
" Michell's Stock, First Size . 1.40 12.50
" " " Mammoth 1.75 16.00
Bermuda. White, Fiist Size 85 7.50
Califorma. White, yellow throat.
First Size 65 5.00
California. White, yellow throat.
Mammoth 85 7.50
French. White, yellow throat.
First Size 85 7.50
French. White, yellow throat.
Mammoth 1.00 9.00
French. White, yellow throat.
Monster 1.75 15.00
Callas— California Grown
1000
4^ inches in circumference $6.00 $52.50
"Godfrey" Dwarf Everbloomin^ Calla
Large, blooming size bulbs, $1.25 per doz., per 100
$9.00, per 1000 $85.00.
Our latest Wholesale Catalogiie oj Bulbs, Seeds and Florists' Supplies ju^t out. If you have not received a copy, send for one.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.,
Seed and
Bulb Growers
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Your Catalog Cover
JUST now, when the seedsmen at large are beginning to devote thought to the big catalog for
their Spring trade of 1914, we Ijeg to remind them that the A. T. De La Mare Ptg.
AND Pub. Company is in a first-class position to get them up original cover designs, in
from one to four colors, and to execute the printing in the most uptodate and approved
methods. Having had experience with catalog covers for many years we consider our firm par-
ticularly qualified for the execution of this class of work.
Let us baue your Cover suggestion and we will do the rest.
We are equally prepared to do the body of the catalog. On our monotype machines we can
set up the type at any time between now and the time for closing up the catalog, thus having the
type ready to make up into pages at any moment. Corrections of prices can be made when
closing up the catalog.
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Nos. 2 TO 8 DUANE STREET, NEW YORK
Texas Florists' Attention!
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
13 to 15 cm., $35.00 per 1000; 12
$30.00 per 1000.
named, 15 cm. up, S4.50 per 100;
S2.00 per 100.
per 1000.
ROMAN HYACINTHS,
DUTCH HYACINTHS,
Prices F. 0. B. Houston, Cash with order.
DIRK[N FLORAL AND NURSERY CO., - Houston, Texas
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Barney ) Late Managers of Schlegel &
J. M. Gleason f Fottler Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Ci
Seeds,'^Butbs and Plants ■
32 SouthlMarket Street, ^■\^ Boston, Mass.
Pansy Seed
(Ne>v Crop Seed)
SBND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES. Seedsman, pgHi&'ffkfrA.
Please meption the jiixohange when writing.
H.H.Berger&Co.
Bulbs, Seeds, Bamboos,
Palm Seeds
701WARREN STREET :: NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mart
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
Sr. PAUL, MINN.
Please mention the Exohanre when wrlUnc.
Whpu all of the improvements are
finished, equipments installed, and every-
thing has been put in order, this store
promises to be not only very convenient
for the transaction of business, but also
handsome in its finish and appointments.
The adaptability of its immense glass
front tor the showing of seasonable stock
is demonstrated by the bul'b exhibit on
a large scale seen therein this week, and
also by the full exhibit of everything
needed for poultry raising.
William Todd, well known to the
trade, is now in the employ of Burnett
Bros.. 98 Chambers st. The new store
of this firm at the above number is now
getting into shape, and when all altera-
tions and improvements are completed it
will be one of the finest seed stores in
th'& city- An exceptionally heavy busi-
ness in Grass seeds is reported. Oeorge
Burnett and family are away for an
automobile trip in Mr. Burnett's Over-
land car.
At the' store of Weeber & Don, 114
Chambers st., there is the usual steady
volume of Autumn trade, the demand
for Grass seeds being particularly active,
and the call for bulbs very strong.
Among the callers at the store of J. M.
Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay St., this
week, was George H. Dicks, representing
Cooper, Taber & Co. of London, England.
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SPEELMAN^SONS
Sassenheim
Holland
Mr. Dicks is now calling in this city on
his way to Iowa, where he expects to
spend a month, after which he will re-
turn to England. At the above men-
tioned store there is a steady sale of all
seasonable stock, especially bulbs.
There were sales on Tuesday and
Friday of this week at the MacNiff Hor-
ticultural Co., 56 Vesey st., of very large
private estate Palms, Ferns, Pandanus,
etc. Some of these large Palms, about
200 in all, reached a height of fifteen
feet.
W. E. Marshall, of W. E. Marshall
& Co., 166 W. 23d St., is back from his
Western trip. Heavy sales of Grass
seeds are reported at this store, and the
placing of several contracts for Grass
seeds for golf links. An invoice of fresh
JIushroom spaiwn has just been received.
At A. T. Boddington's, 342 W. 14th
St., the proprietor this week is doubly
bus.v, as his manager, Harry A. Bunyard,
accompanied by Mrs. Bunyard, and also
by his favorite dog, is out on Long
Island for a vacation, hunting out the
o.vster in his native lair, and making a
record in fish catching, incidentally get-
ting a little well-earned and much needed
rest. H. B. Buck, one of Boddington's
travelers who returned from England re-
cently on the S. S. Adriatic, after a sev-
eral months' visit abroad, is now making
a business trip through the New Eng-
land States.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
The past rainy and cloudy week has
done much to curtail retail and counter
trade. The shipping of the advance or-
ders of bulbs is going on briskly in all
the seed stores, but the over-the-counter
sales are as yet veO' limited, and will
be until frost occurs, which always
brings outside bulb planting on with a
rush.
The Henry F. Michell Co. held a com-
bined Dahlia and vegetable s!how from
Sept. 23d to the 26th m the store. Nu-
merous prizes \vere to t>e awarded for the
entries under the various classes, as well
as a group prize for a general collective
exhibit.
The .Johnson Seed Co. is featurinig a
splendid line of all kinds of French and
Dutch bulbs, and has a very attractive
window and sidewalk display of them,
augmented by colored plates showing the
various varieties of bulbs in bloom. An
opposite window features a complete as-
sortment of poultry supplies, very taste-
fully arranged.
September 37, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
663
HARRY M. MOSES, Auctioneer
Office. 156 BROADWAY
Assignee's Sale
at Public Auction
Entire stock of William Hagemann & Co.
For the benefit of creditors, on
Thursday, October 2nd, 1913, at ii.30 a. m.
at the J. C. Shute & Co. Warehouse, 231 Washington
Street, Manhattan, New York City. And on the
same day at 12.30 P. M., at the Manhattan Re-
frigerating Co., Horatio and West Streets, Man-
hattan, New York City
THE STOCK CONSISTS OF
11 Cases (400 each) Liliuin Harrisii 5/7
2 Cases (200 each) Lilium Harrisii 7/9
3 Cases (350 each) Liliura Formosum 6/8
7 Cases (250 each) Japanese Lilium Callas 5/7
9 Cases (400 each) Japanese Lilium Callas 4/5
108 Cases (300 each) Giganteum 7/9
16 Cases (200 each) Giganteum 9/11
27 Cases (240 each) Giganteum S/10
20 Cases (200 each) Rubrums 8/9
3 Cases (2000 each) Lily of the Valley
1 Case (1000) Uly of the Valley
THEODORE M. CRISP,
Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of Wm. HaRemann & Co.,
80 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City.
W. B. CRISP, Attorney for Assignee, 80 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City.
Inspection at
the Warehouses
on October 1st,
1913.
Sale Absolute
i,Terms Cash and
immediate
removal
please mention the Exchanee when t
ASTBRS
Large flower* on long stems. The
finest quality grown.
AUGUST l8t TO OCTOBER
HERBERT ft FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE, OREGON
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Hollyhock Seed
PANSY, Giant-flowering World's Fair Mix-
ture. The finest strain in existence. Oz.,S2.50;
6000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25c.
Send for our Wholesale Seed List
Imperlia Seed and Plant Co., Grange, Baltimore, Md
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Pull List of
Floiver and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SEED
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
SANDER. Bruges, Belgium
And KH BROADWAY. NEW YORK
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. MICH.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watarmaloii, Swiet Com
Correspondence Solicited
Pleas* mention the Exohange when 'vrltias*
J. Otto Thilow, of Henry A. Dreer,
Inc., is off on a two weeks' pleasure trip
to Bermuda. This firm have been mak-
ing a fine display of their late brandling
Asters from their Riverton place. An-
other notable window display was a fine
lot of Aconitum Wilsonii and Tritoma
Pfitzeri.
Francis Stokes has returned from a
month's camping trip through Colorado
and Montana. He states the climate
there is most invigorating. While in
iCclorado he visited the Melon and Pea
sections and reports poor crops owing
to the intense heat and continued drought
experienced there this fSummer. The
situation was so severe that all irriga-
tion ceased, and drinking water was por-
tioned out from sprinkling carts.
Fred Cowpcrthwaite. formerly of
Floml Park. L, I., N. Y.. is now with
Walter P. Stokes, in charge of the
flower seed department.
The Moore Seed Co. reports the de-
mand for bulbs to be very active, and
judging from present indications there
will be little surplus, if any, this Fall.
Chicago Seed Trade
The weather has been delightfully cool
for the past ten days. On Saturday
there was a heavy rain that turned off
cool, so that overcoats and wraps were
much in evidence on the streets. This
change has been welcomed by the seeds-
men, as it has stimulated the sale of all
bulbs as well as created a demand for
Peonies, hardy Phlox. Strawberry plants
and lawn Grass seed. The shipping of
all bulbs at wholesale goes steadily on.
The retail trade, that does not usually
open until about Oct. 1. is this season
opening a little earlier on account of the
sp.nsonable weather. Nearly all the large
bulb growers in the city have planted
their stock. Lilium candidum has been
planted more extensively this season than
ever. French bulbs are cleaning up
rapidly : the supply of White Roman
Hyacinths has all been disposed of, and
the Dutch stock is moving well, so that
it is the general impression there will be
no surpluses of any kind this season.
Vaughan's Seed Store has an attrac-
tive window this week. It is typically
We Have a Fine Stock of
LILIUMS
TENUIFOLIUM
ELEQANS HENRYI
ETC. ETC.
Write for Prices
Can Make SPECIAL OFFERS
on Large Lots
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Dutch. All the lower space is filled with
an assortment of bulbs intermixed with
Dutch shoes and illustrations of views
in the bulb growing country. In the
center is a tower and windmill running
in continuous motion, the power being
furnished by an electric motor. Sample
specimens of evergreens nicely balled are
on exhibition around the store entrance.
The retail trade in bulbs is opening well,
a good business having been done the end
of last week. Ed. Goldenstein is still at
the West Side warehouses shipping bulb
stock. Robt. Newconiib was in from a
trip last week, but left again Monday.
J. C. Vaughan and party arrived in New
York on Sept. 19, and are expected in
this city the end of the present week.
At Winterson's Seed Store bulb stock
is reported to be moving well. Orders
from the store's wholesale list of bulb
stock are going out daily. The retail
business is opening up as well as might
be expected ; Oct. 1 is as soon as a brisk
retail demand is looked for. An early
frost has always a tendency to hasten the
retail trade, as well as the absence _ of
very severe weather until a late period
has a tendency to prolong the bulb sell-
ing season. French stock has cleaned
up well in Paperwhite Narcissi, the large
size of 14 cms. and over is already in
short supply, with a tendency toward
higher prices for what stock can be ob-
tained. The supply of white Roman
Hyacinths was so small this season that
they were disposed of rapidly. One
grower, who usually plants several thou-
sand each season, said last week that he
only uses one case this season for pots
and pans. The bulbs cost him 3c. each.
Henderson & Co. are still receiving
stock, and their storeroom and basement
are both filled to the ceiling with im-
ported stock. iSome backward ^ipments
are causing a little delay in getting some
of the orders filled more promptly. Mr.
Henderson notes that their business is
steadily expanding to greater propor-
tions, as is indicated by the rapid move-
ment of stock. A. Miller and Guy Rey-
burn are on the road. K. W Kline, for-
merly bookkeeper for this company, re-
cently resigned to take another college
course. Fred Morphett is now book-
keeper in charge, having succeeded Mr.
PAISSIES
THORBURN'S SUPERB MIXTURE has been
known for years for its variety of color and size of
flowers. S4.00 per oz.
We have also extra fine strains of Masterpiece,
Madam Perret, and all the leading varieties of
Giant Trimardeau.
Write for prices.
FRBBSIA
100 1000
Refracta Alba. M to .' 2 in. diam . . . S0.60 S4.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
nference S6.00 S40.00
nference 6.00 55.00
nference 9.00 85.00
ROMAN HYACINTHS, 12-15 3.50 32.00
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grand!-
flora, 13-15 1-25 8.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOG?
ASK FOR IT WHEN ORDERING
"Thm most reliable seeds"
53 Barclay St., <t i« New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
(uU line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUFF S SONS, (2 Per Street, NFW YORK
and Oranj^e, Conn.
Plaoa mention the Exohugo when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
664
The Florists' Exchange
PEONIES
Per 100
Camille Calot. Light' rose $10.00
Carnea Striata. Pale flesh, Bhading to white 9.00
Charleinagne. Creamy white, center light lilac,
flesh shaded with chamois, late 20.00
Clarissa. Rosy pink; inner petals sulphur 6.00
Comte de Diesbach. Dark red; early 8.00
Comte de Jussier. Outer petal pink, inner yel-
lowish 8.00
Comte de NanteuU. Very large and full ; dark rose 8.00
Comte de Nieppeig. Dark rose pink ; large bloom . 10.00
Comte d' Osmond. White with sulphurish center . 15.00
Couronne d'Or. Immense; snowy white with
yellowish stamens; fragrant; very late 15.00
Delachei. Deep crimson purple; one of the best
dark Peonies; late midseason 10.00
Doitens Coros. Bright pink 6.00
Duchesse de Nemours (Calot). Cup shaped, sul-
phur white ; late, and one of the best whites 20.00
Duke of Wellington. Flowers fragrant, sulphur
white; large and well formed ; strong grower; stems
long and firm ; late midseason 20.00
Edulis Superba. Soft pink ; very early 10.00
Felix Crousse. Brilliant, flaming red ; the best red ;
the popular color with florists; late midseason. . 25.00
Festiva Alba. Ivory white, with occasional crimson
spots in center petals; late midseason 15.00
Festiva Maxima. The ideal early white for floral
work; a well-nigh perfect Peony 15.00
Floral Treasure. Rich, soft pink 15.00
Francois Ortegat. Semi-double; large purplish-
crimson bloom, brilliant golden-yellow anthers. 8.00
Fulgida. Purplish red, shaded violet, with promi-
nent silvery reflex, visible stamens 10.00
Gloire de Douai. Purplish scarlet crimson with
black reflex ; late 8.00
Grandiflora Rosea. Light rose; outer petals very
large, inner smaller and bunched ; vigorous grower 8.00
Lady Bramwell. Silvery pink ; late midseason 10.00
Laius. Outer petals white, inner sulphur, changing
to white; medium size 12.00
Festiva Maxima
JACKSON & PERKINS CO
Not a long list; but made up with great care, with the idea
of including only the best, most distinct kinds, in dlflerent
colors, covering the blooming season, and filling the wants
alike of the Cut-Flower Grower and the Landscape Gar-
dener. Our stock is correct and unmixed. Every plant
has bloomed. The price is for divisions of from three to
five eyes and upward. Orders booked now. Can deliver
immediately or hold till wanted.
Per 100
La Tulipe. Late; very large, full, shell-formed
blooms, borne on long, erect stems; delicate rose,
fading to creamy white; one of the best $20.00
La Sublime. Crimson ; fine, full, fragrant 8.00
Livingstone (True Crousse) . Soft rosy pink, silvery
reflex, strong, long stems; best late pink 40.00
Louis Van Houtte (Delaohe). Fine dark crimson;
very double; strong .' 12.00
Meissonier. Reddish purple, crimson center 40.00
Monsieur Barral. Soft, clear pink; large and
full; long stems 10.00
Mile. Rene Dessert. In clusters, soft lilac with
silvery- violet reflex 20.00
Madame Crousse. A superb white; mid-season. 20.00
Madame Lebon. Bright cherry pink 10.00
Madame Rose Rendatler. Delicate rose 8.00
Nigricans. Very late, brilliant, purplish crimson . . 20.00
Nobilissima. Deep pink; good stems; lasts well. . 20.00
Officinalis Rubra Fleno. The well-known, very
early, double crimson 12,00
Palmata. Cut-leaved; single scarlet; earliest 25.00
Papaviflora. Guard petals pure white; others yel-
lowish; excellent , 15.00
Phrync. Blush white 8.00
Prince Imperial. Brilliant purplish scarlet; free
bloomer; fine for massing in landscape work. .... 12.00
Prolifera Tricolor. Soft flesh, with center of
golden yellow 8.00
Richardson's Dorchester. Salmon pink; one of
the very best late ones 25.00
Rosea Superba. Brilliant, deep cerise pink;
blooms compact and perfectly formed; healthy
growth; long stems; keeps well; late midseason. . . 25.00
Rosea Plena Superba. Very full flower; delicate
pink and salmon 8.00
Triomphe du Nord. Large, full bloom; purplish
pink, shaded fleshy pink 10.00
_ '■' ' Growers of "The Preferred Stock"
NEWARK, NEW YORK
we SBL.,U TO TMB TRADE Or\UY.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Peonies
Fifteen fine named Peonies for $2.50. A chance to obtain a
fine collection at half price, comprising such varieties as Festiva
Maxima, Felix Crousse, Delachei, AchUIe, Lady L. Brom-
well, Couronne d'Or, Prolifera Tricolor, Louis Van Houtte,
and various other finej'sorts, all labeled true to name. With any
order for $5.00 I will give one plant Baroness Schroeder, free,
absolutely true to name. Send for catalogue.
W. L. QUMM, s/im?AT;sT
Remington, Indiana
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PEONIES
Finest standard and com-
mercial varieties.
Stock in excellent condition
growing in new ground.
SEND FOR LISTS
J. F. ROSENFIELD
BENSONfP. 0., OMAHA, NEB.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Kline. A. Henderson has been suffering
from a severe cold for the past week but
has been obliged to remain in the store
on account of the press of business mat-
ters.
The Leonard Seed Co. reports that
canners' stock booked for future orders
has commenced to move. The general
orders in this line are 30 days ahead of
time.
Chas. Hollenbach reports the Onion
set market unchanged. The market will
be firm on the stock to the end. The
sets this year will have exoeplionally good
keeping qualities ; this condition has al-
ways been found when sets matured dur-
ing dry weather. This will enable the
dealers to keep them until very late in
Spring.
Aug. Rolker of New York was a caller
in the seed trade circle of the city last
week.
London, England. — Friends of S. B.
Dicks, of Cooper, Taber & Co., will re-
gret to hear of the terrible accident
which happened to one of his sons who
was farming up country in West Austra-
lia. A tree snapped off in a heavy gale,
knocked him down, broke his thigh and
inflicted other severe injuries. The
young man was 70 miles away from a
town or medical assistance and had to
be conveyed that distance over a miser-
able road in a buggy to a hospital, from
whence they cabled to Mr. Dicks that
the case was incurable, the young man
having a fractured spine and being com-
pletely paralyzed, although he might live
for six months. We can assure Mr.
Dicks that in his affliction he has the
sympathies of the seed trade of the
United States and Canada.
Catalogs Received
J. J. 'Wilson Seed Co., Inc., Newark,
N. J. — 1913 Catalog of Bulbs, Hardy
Herbaceous Perennial Plants, etc. Six-
teen pages and cover; illustrated.
J. P. KoU & Co., mc, Newark, N. J.
— Autumn Bulb Catalog, 1913, of Hya-
cinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Freesias, Jon-
quils, Cyclamen, Amaryllis. Narcissi
and Daffodils, Hardy Lilies, Miscellane-
ous Bulbs, Hardy Annual and Perennial
Flower Seeds, Lawn Grass Seed,
Grasses, Hardy Perennial Plants, Roses,
Hardy Ornamental Trees, Vegetable
Seeds for Fall Sowing, Fertilizers and
Insecticides. Tools and Implements,
Poultry Supplies, etc.
Croos 8c Koeuemann, Niederwalluf,
Germany. — Fall (1913) and Spring
(1914) Catalog, consisting of 134 pages,
listing Novelties in Flowers, Annuals
and Perennials, Shrubs, Evergreens,
Bulbs, Aquatics, Ferns. Vines, Fruit
Trees, Small Fruits, Nut Trees, Roses,
etc. A handsomely gotten up catalog,
printed on good paper and profusely Il-
lustrated. The covers are of red an-
tique paper; the front cover shows
highly embossed gold lettering and is
die-cut round In the upper lefthand cor-
ner through which opening is seen a
rock garden of low growing flowers, the
predominating colors being azure blue,
green and yellow, this harmonizing
beautifully with the red and gold of the
cover, itself. Catalog free o
S. S. Fennock-Ueelian Co., Philadel-
phia, New York and Washington. — This
catalog is elaborately gotten up on
heavy coated paper, and bears a strik-
ing cover representing formal flowers,
with the P/M trade mark in the center,
embossed, printed in black and light
blue inks on a brown stock, presenting
a very stylish and yet substantial ap-
pearance. The catalog opens with the
editor's foreword and a "personal note"
from the officers of the corporation to
show that it is not "a soulless and im-
personal corporation but, on the con-
trary, is composed of men of live flesh
and blood — friends that you can tie to
and depend on"; these notes are signed
by Samuel S. Pennock, president;
Charles E. Meehan, vice-president;
Percy B. Rlgby, treasurer, Edwin J.
Fancourt, secretary. Exterior views of
the stores in Philadelphia, New York
and Washington are then presented, fol-
lowed by interior views of various de-
partments of the Philadelphia store.
The catalog then goes into detail as to
the cut flower service of this company,
covering its specialties in that line, all
of which are very handsomely illus-
trated and fully described, even to the
method in which cut flowers are packed
for shipment; then follows several chap-
ters, highly illustrated, devoted to the
ribbon department, portraying the ar-
tistic uses of ribbons, corsage bouquets
and ties, bridal and debutante ribbons,
etc.; which again is followed by entire
pages devoted to chiffons, baby ribbons,
taffetas, etc., the closing sections of the
book being devoted to the listing and
illustrating of florists' supplies and sun-
dries, and all the various specialties
requisite in that line, a full stock of all
of which is carried by this most enter-
prising company.
Since this catalog was on the press,
the Pennock-Meehan Co. have added an-
other branch store, through the pur-
chase of the Florists' Exchange at Bal-
timore, and which, they intend, shall be
a boon to every florist doing business
in that city. Notice of this new acquisi-
tion recently appeared In these columns.
Business Troubles
Bedford Hills, N. Y. — E. C.
& Co., Inc., florists and nurserymen, with
branches at Mt. Kiseo and White Plains,
N. Y., and Stamford, Conn., have filed
a petition in bankruptcy, with liabilities
of $39,011 and nominal assets of $24,225.
September 27, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
665
PEONIES
The cream of over 1200 sorts. Very large supply. True to name. Prices for one-year
plants or strong divisions. Packed ready for shipment. Plant the best, the demand is
for extra good ones. Personal attention given. For May 30th plant Umbellata Rosea,
Edulis Superba, Marie Stuart and Grandifliora Rosea.
Per 12
AchiUe. Delicate flesh $70.00 per 1000. . Sl.25
Adolphe Rousseau. Large, deep purple 2.50
Alba Perfecta. White, superior to Whitleyi 2.00
Alba Superba. Flesh, creamy center 2.00
Albert Crousse. Flesh, center deep pink 5.00
Alex. Dumas. Brilliant pink, some salmon 3.00
Alice de Julvecourt. Cream, tinted
Anemoneflora Rubra. Rich deep
Andre Lauries. Violaceo
2.60
1.00
2.50
3.50
, shaded darker 4.00
d center. Extra 5.00
5.00
Arthemise. Brighi
Asa Gray. Salmony flesh, d<
Atrosanguinea. Purplish s
Avalanche. Milky white,
Aug. ViUaume. Deep pink.
Baron Rothschild. Silvery rose, sa
Baroness Scliroeder. Grand ivory
Beaute de Viliecante. Purplish pink and flesh
Beaute Francaise. Delicate fleshy white. . . .
Belle Douaissienne. Flesh and chamois
Beranger. Mauve, pink shaded, very late
1. 00
25.00
2.00
2.00
3.50
5.00
;haded amaranth 1.50
Rose, center creamy white, edged
2.00
Cameron. Deep purple, shaded, velvety 5.00
Carnea Elegans (c). Pretty tricolor 5.00
Carnea Elegans (g). Glossy flesh 5.00
Canari. White, lemony center 2.50
Caroline Mather. Very rich dark crimson 2.50
Ceres. Bright rose, creamy center, rich 5.00
Charlemagne. Cream white, shaded chamois. . . 1.50
Charles Binder. Deep pink rose 2.00
Charles Toche. Purple and carmine 3.00
Claire du Bois. Rich pink, glossy reflex 7.50
Comte de Osmont. White, sulphurish center. . . 2.50
Couronne d'Or. White, reflected yellow, center
edged carmine, shows stamens, one of the very
best of all Peonies, extra $135.00 per 1000. . 2.50
Crimson Queen. Rich crimson 5.00
Daubenton. Purplish lilac pink 1.25
Delecourt Verhille. Rosy, center white 2.00
Delache. Deep velvety crimson. 8100.00 per 1000 2.00
Descartes. Brilliant, clear amaranth 5.00
Dr. Andry. Purplish violet 2.50
Dr. Bretonneau. Bright pink 1.50
Directeur Aubry. Clear amaranth 10.00
Dr. Boisduval. Velvety purple 3.50
Dorchester (Rich.). Salmony soft pink, late;
one of the very best S200.00 per 1000 3.00
Due de Wellington. Sulphury white 1.50
Duchesse de Nemours. Sulphury white, fades
pure 1.50
Edulis Superba. Early, brilliant pink
SIOO.OO per 1000 1.25
Emperor of Russia. Dark, purplish crimson. .. . 7.50
Etendard du G. Homme. Giant, cherry pink. . 3.00
Etlenne MecWn. Brilliant cerise 5.00
Eugene Verdier. Salmoned pink 5.00
Felix Crousse. Brilliant red, ruby center, one of
the very best $175.00 per 1000 3.00
Festiva Maxima. Pure white, carmine edged
center; very fine $135.00 per 1000 2.00
Fideline. Violaceous purple, edging silvery 2.50
Floral Treasure. Rich, soft pink. $135.00 per 1000 2.00
100
$8.00
20.00
15.00
12.00
30.00
20.00
12.00
15.00
6.00
20.00
25.00
25.00
30.00
30.00
6.00
200.00
15.00
15.00
20.00
35.00
12.00
10.00
1.50
10.00
15.00
4.00
6.00
15.00
35.00
10.00
20.00
15.00
40.00
12.00
75.00
25.00
10.00
12.00
60.00
25.00
40.00
35.00
20.00
15.00
15.00
12.50
100.00
La Brune. Early, deep
Lady Bramwell.
La France (Pol
soft fleshy, yt
by Dessert as '.
La France (Lem
■y f.
$5.00
Silvery pink 1.50
i-Mooy). Rosy guards, center
^-ish shadings, the sort sent out
ih Bernhardt; very early 3.0O
Apple blossom pink, one of the
$10.00 each.. 100.00
Lamartine. Very large, rich pink 7.50
Lamartine (P. M.). Very dark crimson 2.00
La Perle. Fine soft pink 3,00
La Tulipe. Flesh pink, center edged crimson 3.00
Louise Renault. Slate colored pink 2.50
Louis van Houtte. Velvety cerise red 1.50
Livingstone. Soft pink, washed white 5.00
Maiden's Blush. Fleshy pink and yellowish 3.00
Mme. A. Seneclauze. Pinkish carmine 4.00
Mme. A. Peltereau. Satiny pink, silvery reflex. . . 5.00
ossy lilac pnk, very late. . . . 5.00
Bancel. Gl
Mme. Calot. Fleshy
Mm. Crousse. Pure white 2.50
Mme. de. Galhau. Soft glossy flesh pink 5.00
Mme. de VerneviUe. Sulphury fleshy white, very
fine 2.50
Mme. Ducel. Silvery pink, one of the best 3.00
Mme. E. Gaile. Soft lilac, center soft flesh, rare
shade 5.00
Mme. Geissler. Glossy silvery pink, base deeper. . 2.00
Mme. Millet. Large, pink, fading lighter 3.00
Mme. Muyssart. Glossy silvery pink 2.00
Mme. E. Lemoine. Delicate pinkish white, ex-
ceptionally fine $10.00 S
Mme. Hutin. Fresh pink, washed rose 4.00
Marguerite Gerard. Fleshy salmon white
$250.00 per 1000 4.00
Marie. White, washed chamois 4.OO
Marie Crousse. Very rich soft pink 18.00
Marie deRoux. Pink, edged lighter 3.50
Marie Lemoine. Sulphury white, carmined edge,
grand, late 2.50
Marie Stuart. Soft pink and sulphury white in-
termixed, early, extra $175.00 per 1000 3.00
Mile. R. Dessert. Fine lilac with silvery reflex. . . 3.50
Mile. J. Dessert. Fine cherry pink 4 00
Mlie. Leonie Calot. Soft flesh '. 2!oO
Mathilde Mechin. Flesh pink and salmon 5.00
Melssonier. Brilliant amaranth purple, crimson
center 2.00
Melaine, Henry. Dainty petaloid rose guards,
creamy center 2.00
Michelet. Late, white 10.00
' 8.00
2.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
guards, salmoned
Flambeau. Showy c
Francois Ortegat. Glistening crimson
Gen. Buller. Brilliant cherry crimson
Clsmonda. Exceptionally fine, late, soft fleshy
Glolre de Chenonceaux. Rich, satiny pink..
Gfoire de Ch. Gombault. Multicolor pink. . .
Goliath. Enormous rose pink 15.00 100.00
Grandlflora (Rich.). Very late, delicate violet
salmony pink; extra 6.00
Grandlflora Rosea. Bright pink 2.00
Grandlflora Superba. Lilac, center salmon and
lilac.
Grandlflora Nlvea. Fine, early, pure white. . .
Golden Harvest. Soft pink and yellow; extra.
Georges Cuvler. An improved Andre Lauries.
Humel. Late, silvery carmined pink
Jenny Llnd. Grand salmony pink
Jules Calot. Bright carmined pink, shaded wl
2.00
3.00
3.50
3.00
1.00
3.00
2.00
15.00
25.00
25.00
8.00
20.00
17.50
Mr. Man
Modeste
Mons. Barral. Rich pink
Mons. B. Le Page. Carmine and deep pink, sil-
very edge 5.00
Mons. Boucharlataine. Bright lilaceous pink,
fades lighter 3.00
Mons. Chevreul. Glossy lilac, shaded pink 3.50
Mons. Dupont. White, shaded yellow, center
edged crimson, extra, extra ... $200.00 per 1000 3.50
Mons. Jules Elie. Glossv fresh pink 4.00
Mons. M. Cahuzac. Darkest maroon, shows
stamens 30.00
Mons. Paillet. Violaceous pink, silvery border. . . 2.00
Mons. Paul du Ribert. Rich violaceous red 2.00
Mons. Thouvenin. Pink, carmined bright center. 5.00
Myrtle. Light creamy rose 5.00
Ne Plus Ultra, rosy guards, soft salmonv shaded
pink center $80.00 per 1000 1.25
Ornament des Massifs. SImiliar to Charlemagne
but larger $1.50.00 per 1000 2.50
Octave Demay. One of the prettiest, dainty flesh
white, extra $200.00 per 1000 4.00
Paganlni. Rosv guards, center sulphurv white. . 1.50
Perfection. (Rich.), delicate salmony, fades near-
ly white $350.00 per 1000 10.00
Petite Renee. Carmined purple, filamented cen-
ter, fetching 5.00
50.00
12.00
20.00
20.00
16.00
10.00
30.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
15.00
20.00
35.00
40.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
30.00
25.00
125.00
25.00
20.00
20.00
25.00
25.00
15.00
35.00
15.00
15.00
75.00
60.00
15.00
35.00
30.00
25.00
250.00
15.00
16.00
30.00
30.00
10.00
20.00
25.00
50.00
30.00
75.00
16.00
12.00
26.00
15.00
20.00
12.00
10.00
15.00
50.00
8.00
75.00
Pierre Dessert. Early, very large, brilliant purple. $5,00 $30 00
Pierre Duchartre. Very extra, salmony, soft even
pink. .. .■;•■■,■. 10.00
Pizarro. Crimson with white stripes, edging white. 3.00
Plenissima Rosea. Rich carmine rose 2.00
Pottsi Alba. Opens pink, fades nearly white.'. !! ! 300
Pottsi Plena. Fine crimson purple 2 00
Prince George. Purplish crimson 3 50
Princess de Galles. Purplish crimson 2.00
Princess Galatzin. Fleshy salmony, white center. 2^00
Pres. de Montzey. Deep pink mauve 2 00
Prof. Budd. Blush and pink, very fine 7'50
Oueen Victoria. The standard white for storage. . 1 00
Rubra Superba (Rich.). The best late, maroon
purple red 8176.00 per 1000 3.00
Rubra Triumphans. Satiny crimson purple 1 25
Sarah Bernhardt. See La France (P. M.)
Sapho. Pinkish lilac, edged whiter 10.00
Solfatare (syn. Mt. Blanc), pure white, sulphury
Souv. d'Aug. Mieliez. Mammoth purple, called
by some M. Vaillant, also is the sort sent out as
" Lee*s Rubra Superba ", Grandlflora Rubra 2.00 15.00
Souv. de Bordeaux Expo., bluish violet vinous red 5.00 30.00
Souv. de Du Mans Expo., Violaceous red, sil-
very reflex 3.00
Souv. de Universelle Expo. Clear cherry rose,
„ very brilhant 3.00 20.00
Souv. de Gaspard Calot. Glossy pink, soft lilac
shadings... 5.00 35.00
Stanley. Rich satiny pink edged lighter 7.50 50.00
Sully Prudhomme. Pale pink, center salmoned
.^"a L-.; S.OO 40.00
Teniers. Lilaceous amaranth, white reflection 2.60 15.00
Triomphe du Nord. Purplish pink on white
ground 2.00
Triomphe de Lille Expo. Soft pink, white reflex,
.^XX 3.00 20.00
T.S.Ware. Carmined purple, shows stamens 3.00 20.00
Van Dyck. Soft pink, center shaded chamois and
salmon 3.00 20.00
Variegata. Superior and similiar to La Tulipe 7.50
Victoire de I'Alma. Rich purple scarlet, with
silvery reflection 3. 00
Victor Hugo. Brilliant carmine red, very fine 10.00
Victor Lemoine. Deed purplish crimson 2.50
Victoire Modeste. Enormous, pink and salmon.... 2.50
Victoire Tricolor. Rosy pink, some salmon 1.00
Ville de Nancy. Brilliant violaceous purple 3.00
Warwick. Very free, rich crimson 6.00
Welcome Guest. Silvery pink, fades lighter 7.50 50.00
OFFICINALIS SORTS—
Alba (Mutabills). Rosy white, fades quite pure 10.00
Rosea. Showy, brilliant velvety carminerose. . . 1.00 8.00
Rubra. Deep, dark crimson, "old Maypiney"... 1.00 8.00
We can supply many other sorts, not listed, at right prices-
Quite a large stock of reds, at $6.00 per 100; pinks, at $6.00 per
100; whites, at $8.00 per 100; mixed, at $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per
1000. We can supply a limited number of many other sorts.
15.00
20.00
76.00
16.00
15.00
8.00
20.00
Iris Kaempferl. Single and double named s
Germanica. Sorts, named
lica. Sorts, larger
Per 100 1000
... $6.00 $50.00
. . 3.00 25.00
Germanica.
Hemerocallis Dumorterl. Fla
bergi
Hemerocallis. Kwanso fl. pi., Disticha fl. pi..
4.00 30.00
8.00
Aureola, Luteola, Apricot, Middendorfii, $1.00
per doz
Hemerocallis. Betscheri hybrids superior to all
others, in all shades of yellow, very fine $1 .00 each
Gladioli. Thefinest of all growers named sorts and hybrids of
our own growing evolved to the highest quality.
Gladiolus Betscheri. A new type that has superior merit in
every character — watch them — point for point; they excel ail
other types. Dahlias, Cinnamon and Madeira Vines.
Cannae. All the best ones. Hungaria, King Humbert, etc.
TERMS CASH.
LARGE STOCK.
We can use CARNATION CUTTINGS of best sorts in exchange. PEONIES, delivery now— CARNATIONS, in Spring.
C. BETSCHER, Canal Dover. Ohio
Please mention the Eicbange when writing.
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SELF-TIED
ROSE STAKES
"THE LOOP!
I THE LOOP'S THE THING!"
Write for Price List C
^>-THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO,
Manufacturers of
Self-tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE,
INDIANA
) mention the Escha
CARNATION PLANTS
stocky Plants, Medium Size, Right for Planting
FIELD
GROWN
White Perfection -
Enchantress - - -
Harry Fenn - - -
Mrs. C. W. Ward -
White Enchantress -
Per 100
$5.00
• 5.00
5.00
• 6.00
5.00
Per 100
Lady Bountiful - - $5.00
Rose Pink Enchantess - 5.00
Dorothy Gordon - - 5.00
Victory, 2nd size - - - 3.00
EDWARD J. TAYLOR, Greens Farms. Conn.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
First Size
100 1000
Encliantress - - - $6.00 $55.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00 55.00
Wliite Encliantress - 6.00 55.00
White Perfection - - 6.00 55.00
Gordon 7.00
Bargains in 2d Size Plants
3, 4 and 5 Shoots 100
Enchantress $3.50
White Enchantress - - - - 3.50
Rose Pinli Enchantress - - 3.50
White Perfection 3.50
FARNAM P. CAIRO,
Cash with order
Brunswick Road, TROY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writino-
CARNATIONS '''%^?„^'""
Strong and healthy. Inspection invited. Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress and White Per-
fection, $6.00 per 100, S55.0O per 1000. White Enchantress, and Dorothy Gordon, $7.00 per
100, $60.00 per 1000. Cash with order. 250 of any one variety at 1000 rate. Special price on an order
of 5000. Bell Telephone, Troy 1315-J.
REYNOLDS © MACKAY, Brunswick R^eid TROY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writlac.
S';,L',; Carnation Plants
5000 Enchantress 2000 Sangamo
4000 Queens
$35.00 and $40.00 per 1000
These plants are very healthy and free
from disease. Cash with order.
F.B.ABRAMS, Blue Point, N.Y. bread and butter Carnation.
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per looo.
Cash witii order. Satisfaction guaranteed
Address all orders to
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATIONS
NICE, EXTRA FINE PLANTS.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay, the
ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS
For October Delivery 100 1000
ENCHANTRESS $2.25 $20.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2.25 20.00
VICTORY, red 2.25 20.00
COMFORT, red 2.25 20.00
ST. NICHOLAS, red 2.25 20.00
Bassett's Floral Gardens
B. S. BASSETT, Prop., LOOMIS, CALIFORNIA
CARNATIONS
F.IMINEefiSINSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c Cash with order.
BELLAMY BROS., n%SSll%'l\^V:'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROWEHL&GR3NZ
Hlcksville. (L. I.) N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
WHITE WONDER $6.00 $50.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS... 5.00 45.00
WHITE PERFECTION 5.00 45.00
WHITE BROS., Medina, N. Y.
Please montlon the Exohmge when writing.
^Wo^^N CARNATIONS
100 1000
Wodenethe SIO.OO
White Enchantress 8.00 $75.00
White Perfection 8.00 76.00
Rose-Pink Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Enchantress 7.00 60.00
C. H. TOTTY, Madison, N. J.
Pleaso mention the Exohang:e when wTitlOff.
10,000 CARNATIONS
Field-grown Plants
Pink Encliantress, White Perfection,
Lady Bountiful, white; May Day
Winsorand Harry Fenn, extra fine, $5.00
per 100.
GEO. B. WHITEHEAD
Box 116, GREENS FARMS, CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltinr-
ffl Enclianlress
Extra Fine, Field Grown
Carnation Plants
To make them move, S5.00 per 100. Medium
size, good plants, Sl.CO per 100. Cash.
M. J. SCHAAF, Dansville, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Shreveport, La.
Begbie the Florist is a name well
known here, where our old friend, who
formerly represented A. T. Bodddngton,
has a neat store and is the only floral
artist in this busy town.
The Tusten Seed Store reports the
crop of local stocks well up to tlhe aver-
age. Rice, Broom Corn and Sugar Com
have ripened up well. W. M.
New Orleans
President Harry Papworth of the Me-
tairie Ridge Nursery Co. piloted the
writer through what is undoubtedly the
most extensive plant in the South, when
the large stock of subtropical plants is
considered. In addition to an extensive
nursery wherein every shrub indigenous
to this climate is grown, vast quantities
of Palms are raised, especially Phoenix
Roebelenii, Kentias — fine specimens for
decorative purposes — Areca lutescens,
Cocos plumosus, Crotons in the leading
kinds, and Nephrolepis in excellent shape
for Winter sales. In flowering plants.
Gardenias and Poinsettias take the lead.
Of cut flowers, Chrysanthemums are in
excellent shape, especially considering the
excessive moisture of late which has also
affected the Roses under glass ; but with
the bright weather now prevailing un-
doubtedly they will show up to advantage.
The whole place shows evidence of careful
management and promises a big future
both in the wholesale and retail depart-
ments. Facilities for packing and ship-
ping are first class. R. E. Simon, a pio-
neer in the business here, has charge of
the oflice. The new store, located in the
center of the city, has been newly deco-
rated and thoroughly equipped for the
best patronage of the Crescent City. Mr.
Papworth is building a handsome resi-
dence overlooking the nursery and in
keeping with the beautiful surroundings.
W. M.
Houston, Texas
Baton Rouge, La.
Lehmann's Seed Store also condufts
the only greeniouse in this quaint old
capital city of 15,000 inhabitants, where
everybody helps one another from each
other's flower garden, but the business
in seeds and early plants is highly satis-
factory. W. M.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mrs. Henry Alston has just started in
business at this point, and is now getting
her greenhouses read for the coming sea-
son. Mrs Alston is manager and sole
owner of the Magnolia Conservatories.
If it were left to Adolph Bolt, secre-
tary of the local Chamber of Commerce,
there would be window boxes and decora-
tive plants used on every business build-
ing in the city. Mr. Bolt has just re-
turned from Colorado Springs, Colo., and
has become much enthused with the idea
that has been adopted there of decorat-
ing business properties as well as homes,
and is starting actively to work here to
have the same general plan adopted in
Houston. Whenever any merchant or
business man has the initiative to execute
some decoration about his place, he im-
mediately receives a very pleasing letter
from the Chamber of Commerce, express-
ing praise and appreciation in the plan
of decorating the city, which is published
in at least two local papers for the pe-
rusal of all citizens. It is now the flo-
rists' turn to get busy in this line, and,
do a little special soliciting in decorat-
ing Houston's business section.
The Kerr Floral Co. has started in
well enough in the extensive decoration
of the New Rice Hotel, where about
500ft. of window boxes are now in flour-
ishing condition, as well as much more
decoration on the roof garden at an alti-
tude of some 300ft. In this line of en-
couragement comes an echo from Hous-
ton Heights, that jaunty little suburb of
10,000 inhabitants, where $50 in prizes
was offered and given recently for the
The Queen of Holland at the Boskoop Rose Show
i talking to Mr. Koning of Kluis & Koning, at their exhibit of Tree and 1
which a gold medal was awarded
September 27, 1913
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667
Carnation Plants
To clean up, we offer
riRST CLASS PLANTS at
greatly REDUCED PRICES,
in thefollowing varieties.
Enchantress
White Enchantress
Rose Pink Enchantress
J
Price
$4.50 per 100
$40.00 per 1000
The best stock; same as used for our own planting
PETER REINBERG
30 E.
Randolph St.,
Chicago, 111.
Please mention the E
fiELMROWN CARNATIONS
LIMESTONE LAND. NO STEM ROT.
600 Victory, S6.00 per 100 ; S55.00 per 1000.
1500 White Enchantress, S7.00 oer 100; $65.00
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates. Cash, please.
Weill Fargo, Unhed States and AmericaD Express.
JOHN F. SKBRANSKY, Kenton, Ohio
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
CARNATION PLANTS
5000 fine Al field-grown plants of red
CORNELL, S50.G0 per 1000.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Cash with order.
H.A.MOLATSCH l„Ji Nanuet, N.Y.
Please mention the Exohanga when writliig.
GROWN Carnation Plants
Per 100
800 Pink Enchantress S6.00
1000 Winsor 5.00
600 GERANIUM S. A. Nutt,3>i-m 4.00
600 BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in 3.00
Cash, please
GEORGE W. RUSSEll, nshkill-on-Hudson,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
15,000 Violet Plants
Marie KooUa, Farcinliar, Ka Franoe,
Frmcesa of wales. Strong, healthy,
fleld-grown plants. $B.OO per 100, J4B.00
per 1000.
BDIIkin UCMVED North street,
nUllU n til IV tn, WHITE PLAINS. N.Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing^
20,000 Violet Plants
Extra fine, strong, healthy, field-grown plants of
Marie Louise, Farquhaff Princess of Wales and
La France, $5.00 per 100, S45.00 per 1000.
RICHARD LANGLE white'^plains,^n. y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS
Beady ZTow
Extra strong Princess of Wales, $6.00
per 100; good medium plants, $3.00 per
100. Extra strong Callfomla, J4.00 per
100; good No. 2. $2.50 per 100.
Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Primula Malacoides
Fine Strang Stock. Out of 2H->nch pots, $3.00
per lOOj $20.00 per 1000
PRIMULA FQRBESII ^,^-Jrt^.
CHAS. ZIMMER, West Gollingswood, N.J.
Three Miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
change when writing.
first and second best kept lawns, and
much activity was shown in the contest.
A committee of five had no little trouble
in making an award that was entirely
unanimous.
George M. Cosh has just received a
large consignment of wire frames for de-
signs in great assortment, which will en-
able him to take care of any pattern in
design wanted.
Now that plans have been made for
the annual No-tsu-oh carnival here from
Nov. 10 to 15, orders for flowers and
decorations are ready to be given out and
it promises to be the largest week in the
floral business for the year. The flo-
rists are busy getting in ther proposi-
tions for a very extensive business at
this time. When a ball room 150x100ft.
and stage will have to be decorated, and
flowers for personal adornment, some
idea of the job may be arrived at. The
various counter functions for the week
will run the total bills up to many thou-
sands of dollars.
The Robert Kerr Floral Co. is cutting
some beautiful Pink Killarney Roses at
its extensive greenhouses, which are
bringing flattering prices at this time.
i^Ir. Kerr has rented a prominently lo-
cated store for an uptown salesroom at
1001 Main st. This, with his salesroom
and offices at 2415 Travis, gives him two
outlets for distributing from his large
greenhouses on Westbeimer rd. Mr.
Kerr went on to add : "We are going to
make great improvements at our new
store, by taking out practically all the
front, put in new glass and install a re-
frigerator show window, the only one in
the city. A strictly uptodate place will
be maintained second to none in attrac-
tiveness, and we are going to have an
electric sign, to be seen the entire length
of the street, with the emblazoned words
'Kerr The Florist.' We are determined
that when anyone wants flowers the lo-
cation of our place will be most promi-
nently emphasized. We have employed
two young men additional to our green-
house staff, Claud Gross and Ogden
White, and with the assistance of Miss
Leopold, who has just come to us from
Denver, we feel that we will have the
help we shall require for the great vol-
ume of business we expect to do. Our
decorator. P. M. Carroll, is now taking
his vacation at Corpus Christi, to report
back to us in time for the rush of busi-
ness later on."
Work on the Dirken Floral Co.'s new
plant, 3000 Main st, is about completed,
after a very attractive arrangement.
S. J. MrrcHELL.
San Antonio, Texas
After heavy rains, cooler weather has
prevailed the past week, a pleasing
change for the florists.
Owin? to the Fall opening of the local
dry goods houses, the florists have had
a busy week.
The P. D. Hauser Floral Co. has a
fine, clean stock of Boston. Whitmani.
and Adiantum Ferns on hand, and ex-
pects a good Fall business.
The San Antonio Floral Co. is making
a specialty of Carnations, the plants be-
ing in a fine and healthy condition, and
promising a heavy yield of flowers.
Mrs. Chas. Albrecht is building addi-
tional greenhouses. She has some ex-
ceptionally fine Coleus. H. S.
Please send me The Exchange for
one year, starting with this week's issue ;
I need it very much. I am making a
new start in the florist business and find
the articles by Fritz Bahr invalnahle.
E. M. S., Pa.
Carnation Plants
Well grown stock — clean, healthy and strong. Our guarantee goes with every
plant, thus insuring satisfaction. 1 ou can order all varieties from us and avoid the
inconvenience of dealing with several different growers.
We have an unusually fine lot
of Mrs. C. W. Ward and White
Perfection, and would be glad to
make you special quotations on
large quantities.
too
NorthpoTt S12.00
Gloriosa 8.00
Rosette 8.00
Mrs. C. W. Ward 7.00
Washington 7.00
Enchantress 7.00
Princess Charming .. . 7.00
May Day 7.00
Queen 6.00
Mrs. Harvey 6.00
White Enchantress. . . 8.00
White Perfection 8.00
Alma Ward 7.00
William Eccles 12.00
The Herald 12.00
St. Nicholas 9.00
Comfort 8.00
Harlowarden 7.00
Delhi 7.00
250 of any variety at the 1
Special quotations on large q
MATCHLESS
This splendid Carnation, which will be disseminated in 1914, has
probably more
good pomts than any White Carnation ever before offered; a large flower 1
orne on a good,
stiff stem; a fre
market today;
very fragrant, w
ith fringed edges; practically a non-burster, which is on
of its strongest
pomts from a grower's standpomt. An excellent grower; comes with m
ich longer stem
than any other
All in all, after carefully watching this variety during the past season
unhesitatingly r
ecommend this as a money maker, and every live growe
will be serving
his own interesl
s by getting in on it, especially the first season.
n be made m December and January on early orders.
S12.00 per 100.
$100.00 per 1000.
Other Rooted Cuttings
We are also booking orders for ROOTED CUTTINGS of Gloria (the brightest pink) ,
at $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000; Wm. Eccles, Lady NorthclllTe and Enchantress
Supreme for early delivery, at $6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000; Pink Delight, $40.00 per
1000; other varieties, $25.00 and $30.00 per 1000.
Ktlln-rrtev RTilHart^ New Killarney sport to be introduced this
rVIllELrney DrllllELnC; corning season. Twice as double and of a
darker brilliant shade than the Pink Killarney. Booking orders now for delivery
during March. 1914. Grafted, $35.00 per 100, $300.00 per 1000. Own Root,
$30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000.
RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES' '^^"^ ""^ patterns in exclusive
HWWlf ntl niiu QUI l l.ll.tf ■ nbbons. Our New Hlustrated Cata-
logue of Ribbons and Supplies ready in September. Let us have your
name now i
' can mail you a copy.
S.S.PennoGk-MeelianCo.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WASHINGTON
1608-1620 Luillow St 117 West 28th St. 1216 H. St., N. W.
?«6M,t**
I the Exchang-e whe
EZ-
Carnation and ^T* ¥ r%
Chrysanthemum £ I §^
Prices and Sampli
Williams' Florist Supply House
PRICES
1.000- 5.000, per 1,000 $1.60
6,000-10.000, per 1.000. . 1 is
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 ' '" l"oo
1.000- 5.000. per 1,000 ' 1.50
6,000-10,000, per 1.000 1 25
11,000-.';0,000. per 1,000 ' ' l'l5
1,000- 5,000, per 1.000 1 75
6,000-10,000, per 1.000.... 150
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1 25
1.000- 5.000, per 1.000 1.85
6.000-10,000, per 1,000 1.60
11,000-50,000, per 1.000 1.50
Works, 189-195 Mohawk SL
Utica, New York
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Carnation Plants
1600 White and Pink Fair Maid
Firsts. $6.00 per 100 ; seconds. $4.00 per 100.
FINE PLANTS. Cash with order.
R. H. WOODHOUSE, ^^Va^^^*""*
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A Few Hundred
Carnation Plants
Enchantress, 6c. Harlowarden, 4c.
ARTHUR COOMBS, West Hartford, Conn.
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Pansy Plants
My strain of Pansies is one of tlie best on tlie mar-
ket ; none better. Have over 1,000,000 good, strong,
stociiy plants, $2.50 per 1,000; 5,000 for $10.00.
DAISIES (Bellis), FORGET-ME-NOTS, WALLFLOWERS,
GAILLARDIAS, SWEET WILLIAMS, HARDY PINKS,
FOXGLOVES, COREOPSIS, CANTERBURY BELLS and
CALLIOPSIS. Strong plants, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for
$10.00.
VIOLETS. Large field clumps. Princess of Wales, Cali-
fornia and Lady Campbell. I5.00 per 100, S45-oo per 1000.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Strong, field grown, ready for 4-in.,
3 to 4 ft., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Strong, field-grown plants, ready for
5- and 6-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
SMILAX. Strong, aj^-in., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides, ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren-
geri and CINERARIAS, Dwarf Prize. 21^-in., $2.00 per
100; 300 for $5.00.
PARSLEY. Double curled, from the field, $1.50 per 1000.
LETTUCE PLANTS. Big Boston and Grand Rapids, $1.00
per 1000, $8.50 per 10,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
CUT BLOOMS of Cattleyas, Den-
droblums, Oncldiums, Cypripediums,
etc., at their season.
Quality second to none. Prices right.
Little Rock, Ark.
Prompt delivery.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower FALL RIVER, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Tipton & Hurst are well satisfied with
the outlook for the coming season with
aljundant stock in excellent shape. Mr.
Hurst is sick, but it is hoped he will
soon again be around as usual.
Paul M. Palez has succeeded Vestal
& Son at the store, which has been un-
der his management for some time. He
publishes a neat catalog in season and is
very original in matters of advertising,
in which he fully believes.
The Lester Bros. Seed Co. reports one
of the best seasons in the history of its
extensive experience. The late rains are
most beneficial and if early frosts are
not severe there is a prospect of a good
late root crop. W. M.
ORCHIDS.
Fresh
Autumn
ImportatioiiB
C. TRIAN^ C. GIGAS
Serai-established
C. Trianse, C. Labia ta, C. Gaskelliana,
C. Gifias, C. Mossise, C Schroederae.
And all the best commercial Orchids.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DeBUCK, P. 0. Box 73 Secaucus, N. J.
Memplus^ Tenn
pleaae mention the Exohdnge when writing.
ORCHIDS
Freshly imported CATTLEYAS labiata, Dowl-
ana, GaskeUlana, TriansB and speciosisaima ;
ODONTOGLOSSUM grande; ONCIDIUM
sDlendldum and blcallosum: LYCASTE Skln-
neri. etc. Write for Special List No. 51.
Our Catalogue of established Orchids is yours
for the asking.
LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. 1.
Pleaaa mantion the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanthemums
mi Ferillene
ELMER D. SMITH ®. CO.
ADRIAN. MICH.
Pleue mention the £xobang< when mltllic.
Olaf Johnson is to be found in the
floral department of the Floyd store
bright and early arranging (he stock
grown at his extensive plant, wliere all
orders are executed.
Otto Sebwill & Co. have the distinc-
tion of handling the largest variety of
seed stocks on the Mississippi. There is
not a plant indigenous to the South J;hey
cannot supply. ^"
W. M.
Cairo, HI.
H. H. Cade contemplates the erection
of a range of houses now that the authori-
ties have built an immense levee that, it
is hoped, will save anytWng movable
from being carried away, as in the past.
Now he purchases all stock, which he
finds sometimes a disadvantage.
W. M.
Some Excellent Stock
Carefully packed, liberal extras for early orders, ^qq
2H-in. ASPAKAGUS Plumosus, nice plants $3.00
4-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants 8.00
2J^-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants 2.50
4-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large 6.50
5-in. ASPARAGUS Spiengeri, large and bushy 12.50
4-in. CYCLAMENS, 8 colors 10.00
23.^-in. PRIMULA obeonica, fancy mixed 2.50
3-in. PRIMULA obcouica, in bud and bloom 4.50
3>^-in. PRIMULA obeonica, in bud and bloom 5.50
2i4-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 2.50
3l4-ia. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 7.50
21^-iQ. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds 2.25
2H-in- SMILAX, large plants 2.00
3H-in. STEVIA 5.50
21^-in. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2.25
3H-in- PRIMULA Malacia 7.00
3>|-in. SNAPDRAGON, White, Pink or Yellow, large giant flowering. . 6.50
FERNS, Bostons, Piersoni, Elegantisslma, etc. Large plants, a
bargain $10.00, $15.00 and 20.00
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady Campbell,
2)^-inch pots 2.50
Large Plants, 3!^-in. pots 3.25
2J4-in. DOUBLE ALYSSUM, to plant around Carnation beds for cut
flowers' 2.25
30,000 Extra Fine Field-Grown VINCAS, variegated and green.
Ready now. Order today and we will ship when you are ready. . . 5.00
4,000 Field -Grown DRACAENAS, for 6- and 7-inch pots 20.00
READY
NOW
Mme. Perret for cut flowers, Odier, Orchid Pelargonium Flowering Mixed,
Masterpiece, etc., $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY
1000
$25.00
75.00
22.50
60.00
100.00
90.00
22.50
40.00
50.00
22.50
70.00
20.00
18.00
50.00
20.00
65.00
60.00
20.00
45.00
1,000,000 PANSY PLANTS
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
call Sweetheart, and the local stores are
selling it under that name. It is quite
a novelty and is attracting an unusual
amount of attention. It is similar to
the one called Miguon.
J. A. Phillips of Mt. Pleasant has
leased a new store on Mt. Pleasant st.,
near Lament. This is the new section
of the Heights and is well built up. This
makes two stores and a stand in the
Arcade Market. The Phillips are the
pioneers in this section of the city. The
new stand will open about Oct. 1st.
J. Lavelle, formerly with J. H. Small
& Sons, has erected two houses, each
25xl00ft. at Berwin, Md. He will grow
Sweet Peas and Carnations.
Henry Pfeister, Mrs. Pfeister and
Mrs. Rosine Stauff have returned after
a two weeks' stay at Atlantic City, N. J.
Miss Nellie Breuninger, with Gude
JBros. Co., is spending her vacation at
New York and Atlantic City.
O. A. C. O.
Chinese Primroses
Fine 3-in. stock in bestmized colors, $2.00
per 100. Malacoides, 2-in. strong plants,
S2.00 per 100. OBCONICA, Giants, 3-in..
$4.00 per 100. CINERARIAS, 3-in.. best
strain, $3.50 per 100. Casli
MC FTTFR Successor to J. F.RUPP,
. O. C I I Cn, SHIREMANSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
WasMngton, D. C.
Last week showed a decided improve-
ment in business.
Blackistone has been showing some
yellow Chrysanthemums in his windows.
Theo. Diederich of Anacostia brought
in the first Violets last week.
The S. S. Pennoek-MeeJian Co. nas a
regular cut of the miniature Rose they
Louisville, Ky.
The Kentucky State Fair was tbe
principal matter of interest among the
florists last week as well as with the
rest of Louisville, eS|>ecially in view of
the handsome displays of plants and
flowers made at the Fair by a number
of leading members of the trade. The
department was in charge of Ernest O.
Kettig, supervisor of parks, who de-
clared tliat the exhibit was one of the
best ever made in Louisville. The larg-
est prize was that of .$50 for the best
collection of decorative and store plants,
arrangement considered, and was won by
Robert Miller, of Louisville ; the second
prize of $25 was won by the B. G. Reim-
ers & Son Co. Other prize winners were
Miss Lizzie Conway, F. Walker & Co.,
who took several ribbons, and a numiber
of amateurs. Many florists refused to
exhibit on acconnt of the poor space al-
lotment to this exhibit last year, but
better arrangements this year gave gen-
eral satisfaction, and Superintendent
Kettig hopes to have many more ex-
hibits in 1914.
Several large funerals, and a number
of formal openings at leading mercantile
establishments, made the week a good
one for the florists, practically all of
whom had plenty of work. Continued
cool weather, with plenty of rain, has
helped igrowing stock immensely, and the
Louisville members of the trade are feel-
ing much encouraged over existing con-
ditions.
Pansies
Fine, Stocky Plants
BEACONSriELD, yellow and mixed
$3.00 per 1,000, $25.00 per 10,000
J. CONDON
734 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Please mention the Eigohange when writing.
PRIMROSES
FINEST MIXED COLORS
t2.00 per 100 ;
SAMUEL WHITTON, 232 Churchill Ave., Utica, N.V.
Pleaie mention the Ejohange when writiaig.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of RoseS,
Carnations and Verbenas
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Nothin' to do
But Grow
Roses for you
Please mention the Exehanre when writing.
September 27, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
669
F. Walker & Co., who took five first
prizes and two seconds at the State Fair,
found time notwithstanding the exhibit
to take care of some unusually good busi-
ness. The firm handled the decorations
for the Fall openings of two of the larg-
est stores in the city, the Stewart Dry
Goods Co. and the John C. Lewis Co.
Many funeral designs were also handled
by the firm during the week. Stocks are
doing very well.
Mrs. M. D. Eeimers has just received
a quantity of pretty but inexpensive bas-
kets which she imported from China and
Japan for use in her shop, and for sale.
Mrs. Reimers furnished the floral decora-
tions for the recent opening of the Aron-
son Company's store, and some Roses
and baskets of other cut flowers for the
Redfern store. Several handsome de-
signs came from this shoo for the fu-
neral of Col. R. T. Durrett, a national
figure in historical and literary circles,
who died during the week, and also for
that of the late Scott Newman, a well
known contractor and breeder of trot-
ting horses.
Rose beads, made up of rolled Rose
petals, are an unusual line of work han-
dled by Alice J. Miller. Miss Miller had
very good business last week, with fu-
neral work and the general run of trade.
Fred Haupt furnished a number of
elaborate designs for the prominent fu-
nerals which kept the florists busy last
(peek, and also shipped a quantity of
flowers to Cincinnati for a funeral in
wiich a number of Louisville people were
interested. This particular order came
in late, and the Hanpt force had to work
until nine o'clock in the evening to get
it out. Several beautiful Magnolia
■wreaths were included, one of Gladiolus
America, one of white Roses and Lily of
the Valley, and several others. Am.
Beauty Roses are coming in well at the
Haupt shop, and are as popular as usual.
C. H. Kunzman, the Louisville grower,
won in all fourteen entries at the State
Fair with his floral exhibits, his pre-
miums amounting to $120. He showed
some fine cut flowers, and a handsome
collection of Palms. His Chrysanthe-
mums and Carnations were especially
good. Mrs. Kunzman, iwho sprained her
ankle early in the Summer, has only re-
cently been able to get out.
Asters are nearly gone, according to
Anders Rasmussen, the New Albany,
Ind., grower, who supplies many Louis-
ville florists with most of their stock.
Carnations are coming on nicely, since
the cool weather began, and Chrysanthe-
mums will be readv for cutting Oct. 1.
The Mrs. Charles Russell Rose is doing
splendidly and proving very popular,
while Radiance is also in strong de-
mand.
Nanz & Neuner handled the big fam-
ily order for the funeral of Col. R. T.
Durrett last week, including a magnifi-
cent bl.Tnket of Lilies and white Roses.
An offer of composition with the com-
pany's creditors, at the rate of 40c. on
the dollar, is now under consideration.
The liabilities nf the company are esti-
mated nt .^Ifi.OOO. while the assets are
appraised at SIO.OOO. As much of the
property ronid not be sold to good ad-
vantage, however, it is probable that the
offer of composition will be accepted.
Henry Fuchs. one of the Fourth ave.,
florists, handled the decorations for sev-
eral large store openings during the week.
and with the volume of funeral work
which was on w.iis kept unusually busy.
Dahlias are coming in nicely, according
to Mr. Fuchs. and his regular lines of
cut flowers are moving well.
G. D. C.
Washington, N. J.
Alonzo J. Bryan, the local wholesale
florist, is just completing two new green-
houses, each 3.5xl40ft.. additional to bis
already large range. Never was there a
finer lot of plants ready for market at
this place than at the present time, al-
though nil records have been broken in
the quantifv of stock shipped daily, the
average shipments for the past week
being 69 orders, some orders covering as
high as 5000 Violet plants, while some
were for over 1000 plants of Primula ob-
conioa and Ferns, making very bulky
shipments. His outside acres of Cannas
in twenty-eight varieties are of great at-
traction to every one.
Readers will confer a favop upon us of
more than passinq value If, when orderinq
stock of our advertisers, they will mention
seeinq the advt. In The Exchanqe.
Craig Quality Stock
Brings Business
Why Delay? Order Now
Look over the following list and send us your orders, lar^e or small. We appreciate them all.
CROTONS
The Croton, with its highly -colored foliage, is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
in the world, carrying at the present time for Fall
sales over 100,000 plants in over 400 varieties, all
of the very highest quality and brilliantly colored.
2H-in. pots, strong plants. 100 S20, 1000 S175.
4-in. pots, strong plants. 100 S30, 1000 S275.
5-in. pots, strong plants. 100. S50, S75 and SIOO.
6-in. pots, strong plants. Doz. §12. S15, SIS and S24.
7-in. pots, strong plants. Doz. S24. S30 and S36.
8-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Doz. $24,
S30 and S36.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Each S5, $6
and S7.50.
12-in. and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants.
Each SIO. S15 and $20.
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
Croton punctata. One of the finest and most
satisfactory varieties for basket work and cen-
ters of ferneries. 2i-5-in. pots. $8 per 100, S75
per 1000; 3-in. pots, S20 per 100, S150 per 1000;
4-in. pots, S25 per 100, S225 per 1000; S-in. pots,
made up, $18 and $24 per doz.
Croton Norwood Beauty. This variety is one of
the best of our seedlings, raised three years ago,
and we are now in a position to offer same in
quantity and at very reasonable prices. This
variety has an oak-shaped leaf and is brilliantly
colored red, yellow and orange. 4-in. pots,
heavy, $50 per 100; 6-in. pots, S18 per doz.
Crotons farrow Leaf Types) Delicatissima,
Golden Thread and Florence. These varieties
are indispensable for table decoration and we pre-
dict a great future for them as nothing surpasses
them for use in artistic arrangement. 4-in. pots,
S30 per 100; 5-in. pots, $50 and $75 per 100;
6-in. pots, $12. $15 and $18 per doz.
New Seedling Varieties. 4-in. pots, strong plants,
S3 each, $30 per doz.. S200 per 100; 6-in, and 7-in.
I>ots, larger plants. $3.50, $4 and S5 each.
DRACAENAS
There is no variety of foliage plant as attractive
as the highly-colored Dracaena. The small and
medium sizes can be used to great advantage in
making up the popular Christmas baskets, while the
large specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any firm
Dracaena Godsefflana. Green and white leaf,
very hardy; fine for baskets. 2}4-in. pots, SIO
per 100; 3-ln. pots, $15 per 100; 4-in, pots, $25
per 100.
Dracaena Massangeana, 4-in. pots, $7.50 per
doz., 850 per 100; 6-in. pots, $15 and $18 per doz.;
8-in. pots, $2, 82.50 and S3 each ; 10-in. pots, $3.50,
84 and S5 each.
Dracaena fragrans. Plain green leaf. 6-in. pots,
S6 and $9 per doz.; S-in. tubs, $18 per doz.
Dracaena Bronze Beauty. 23^-in. pots, $12 per
100; 4-in. pots, $35 per 100; 5-in. pots, S50 per
100; 6-in. pots. $9 and $12 per doz.; larger speci-
mens, $1.60, S2, $2.50 and S3 each.
Dracaena Baptistll. Long, broad foliage, cream,
red and orange. 6-in. pots. $1, $1.25 and $1.50
Dracaena amabilis. Green and pinkish white;
very fine. 3-in. pots, $35 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50
per 100; 5-in. pots, S9 per doz.; 6-in. pots, $12,
$15 and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Sanderiana. Small, light green leaves,
edged with creamv white. Fine for center of
fern dishes or basket work. 2H-in. pots, $15
per 100.
Dracaena Lord Wolseley. One of the very best
varieties for Christmas, being bright red in
color. 2-in. pots, S12 per 100; 3-in. pots, very
heavy, S25 per 100.
Dracaena stricta grandis. Carmine-red leaves.
3-in. pots, S35 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50 per 100;
6-in. pots, 812 and $15 per doz.
Dracaena Shepherdii. Carmine and green leaves.
3-in. pots, S35 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50 per 100;
5-in. pots, $9 per doz., 6-in. pots, $12 and $15
per doz,
Dracaena Mandaiana. Large, bright red leaf,
beautifully colored. 3-in. pots, $25 per 100; 4-in
pots, $35 per 100; 5-in. pots, $75 per 100; 6-in
pots, $12 and $15 per doz.
Dracaena de Smetiana. 4-in. pots, 60c. each,
5-in. pots, 75c. and $1 each; 6-in. pots, 81.25 and
$1.50 each.
Dracaena BraziliensJs (Rare). 4-in. pots, $35
per 100; 6-in. pots, $6 and $9 per doz.
Dracaena Mme. Wlnkleman (New). 6-in. pots,
$12, 815 and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Gladstone (Rare). 4-in. pots, S6 per
" ' 1. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-in. pots, 812, $15
4-in. pots, $6 per
doz.; 5-m. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-in. pots, $12, 81S
and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Tirworthii (Rare). 4-in. pots, $6 per
doz.; o-in. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-in. pots, $12, $15
and S18 per doz.
Dracaena Seedlings. Some beautiful varieties in
many colors. 4-in. pots. So each,
Draceana indivisa. Excellent as a decorative
plant. 5-in. pots, $20 per 100; 6-in. pots, $35
per 100.
PHOENIX Roebelenli
each; 7-in. pots, S2 ea
i-in. pots, $1 and $1.25
10-in. and 12-in. tubs,
-. --. .-. $7.50, $10, $12.50. $15
and $20 each.
PANDANUSVeitchii. Well-colored plants. 2H-
in. and 3-in. pots, $30 per 100; 4-in. pots. S6 per
doz., $45 per 100; 5-in. pots, S9 per doz., 870 per
100; 6-in. pots, $12 per doz., 890 per 100; 8-in.
pots, $24 and $30 per doz.
ARAUCARIA excelsa. 5-in. pots, 4 and 6 tiers,
$9 per doz., 870 per 100; 6-in. pots, $12 per doz.
ARECA lutescens. Perfect plants with rich, dark
green foliage. Our stock has been grown cool
and hard. It is in splendid condition and will
surely give satisfaction. 4-in. pots, made up, $25
per 100; 6-in. pots, made up, 26 to 28 in. tall, $12
per doz., $90 per 100; S-in. pots, made up, very
heavy, 36 to 42 in. tall, $30 and $36 per doz.; 10-
in. pots, made up, very heavy, 60 to 66 in. tall, 84
and So each; 10-m. tubs, made up, very heavy, 72
to 80 in. tall, $6 and 87.50 each.
KENTIAS Belmoreana and Forsteriana. 3-in.
pots, 4 to 5 leaves, 815 per 100, 8140 per 1000;
6-in. pots, 3 plants, heavy, 18 to 24 in. tall, 89
and 812 per doz.
FICUS ChauverU. 6-in. pots, 18 in. high, $6, $9
and 812 per doz.; large plants, $1.50, 82 and $2.50
FICUS utUis. 6-in. pots, 24 in. tall, $3 each.
FICUS pandurata. Our stock of this wonderful
plant this year is finer than we have heretofore
offered. It will surely give satisfaction. 6-in.
pots, 2H It. tall, $2 each ; 7-in. pots, 3 ft. tall, $2.50
each; 8-in. pots, 4 ft. tall, S3 each; 10-in. and 11-
in. tubs, 5 ft. to 10 ft. tall, 84, 85, $6 and 87.50
each; branch plants, exceptionally tine, $2.50,
S3, 83.50, $4 and $5 each.
FICUS Craigii. 6-in. pots, IS to 24-in. tall, $9
per doz.; large plants, $12 and 815 per doz.
150,000~NEPHROLEPIS— In Variety
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties; in fact,
we arc the headquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to have every
variety of Neplirolepis in every size every day
in the year.
Neplirolepis elegantlsslma improved. 2J-4-in,
pots, 86 per 100, $50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per
100; 6-in. pots, 86 and 89 per doz.; 8-in. pots, 812
and $15 per doz.; large plants, 81, $1.60 and $2
each; largest plants, 82, $2.60, $3 and $3.50 each.
Nephrolepis Scholzeli. 2K-in. pots, $6 per 100,
850 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, 820 per 100, $180
per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, S6 per doz., $45 per
100; 6-in. pots, very heavy, $9 per doz., $70 per
100; S-in. M-POts, $12 per doz., $90 per 100; 10-
in. ?4-pots, $18 and $24 per doz.
Nephrolepis Amerpohli. 6-in. pots, $6 and $9
per doz.
Nephrolepis todeaoides. 2i^-in. pots, $5 per
100, $45 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100, $180
per 1000; 6-in. pots, $50 per 100; 8-in. pots, 812
per doz.; 9-in. and 10-in. tubs, $18, 824 and 836
per doz.
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis, Wm. K. Harris. The
finest variety for large plants, being a great im-
provement over the old Boston. 2^-in. pots,
$6 per 100, 850 per 1000; 4-in. pots, 820 per 100,
$180 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per doz., 845 per
100; 8-in. pots, 812 and $15 per doz.; 11-in. tubs,
$2, 82.50, $3, $4 and $5 each.
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis Harrisil. A dwarf
type of the Nephrolepis Harrisii and excellent in
all sizes from 4-in. plants up. 2J^-in. pots, $6
per 100, $50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, 820 per 100, 81S0
per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per doz., $45 per 100;
8-in. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.
Nephrolepis Giatrasii. S-in. pots, 815 and 818
Nephrolepis elegantissima compacta. _ A dwarf
compact form of Nephrolepis elegantissima, each
plant making an ideal shape. 2M-in. pots, S6
per 100. S.50 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per cfoz., $45
per 100; S-in. pots, 812 per doz.
proved
"n the
Nephrolepis Scottil. Our stock is in superb con-
dition. 2J.f-in. pots, $5 per 100, 845 per 1000;
4-m. pots, $20 per 100, $180 per 1000; 6-in. pots,
86 per doz., 845 per 100; 6-in. pots, heavy, $9
per doz., $70 per 100; 8-in. Ji-pots, 812 per doz.,
890 per 100; 10-in. Ji-pots, $18 per doz.; 11-in.
tubs. S2, $2,60 and $3 each; 13-in. tubs,
»J, $5 and 86 each.
Nephrolepis Smithll. The greatly
Amerpohlii. It is a compact form, i
than Amerpohlii and does not break down
center. The fronds are carried on wiry
This variety will have a woriderful sale up to a
6-in. pot, being particularly showy for basket
work. 2Ji-in. pots, $10 per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in.
pots, 825 per 100; 6-in. pots, $6 and S9 per doz.
Neplirolepis tuberosa piumosa. This beautiful
Fern is quite distinct from all of the other
varieties of the Boston Fern in so much that is
has_ been raised from the Japan species Nephro-
lepis tuberosa, which type is much hardier than
the exaltata. The fronds are long and narrow,
the pinnules beautiful plumose which are of light
color, giving the fronds a beautiful effect on ac-
count of the two distinct shades as well as its
graceful waviness, and will be found a great and
istmct addition to collection Ferns. 2^-in.
pots, S15 per 100, 8140 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $25
per 100, $225 per 1000.
Nephrolepis robusta (New). Place orders at
once for Nephrolepis robusta. The Silver Medal
Fern at the National Flower Show, winning over
all competition. We claim this variety to be the
finest of all the crested Nephrolepis, being excep-
tionally fine in large sizes. It is the strongest
grower of all the Nephrolepis Ferns, never reverts
and every plant is symmetrical and salable in all
sizes. Delivery, August and September, 1913.
2M-in. pots, strong plants, 820 per 100, 8150 per
1000; 4-in. pots, strong plants, 850 per 100, $400
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS plumosus
per 100. 365 per 1000; 4-ii
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri.
per 100.
ADIANTUM hybridum. 3-in. pots, heavy, 810
per 100, 890 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per
100, 8180 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $6 per doz.,
$46 per 100; 8-in. pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100;
11-in. tubs, S24 per doz.
ASPLENIUM avis nidus (Bird's Nest Fern).
Plants of exceptional quality. 6-in. pots, $12
and $15 per doz. A grand new dwarf Fern.
" TEDDY JUNIOR " Dwarf Roosevelt. Ready
for June 1st delivery. Fine young plants from
2K-in. pots. 40c. each, S3.60 per doz., $26 per
100, $200 per 1000.
CYCLAMEN. This has been one of our specialties
for over twenty years. This year we grew up-
wards of 80,000 plants. In all of our experience
we have never seen a finer lot of plants. We are
growing our stock in new houses. They are ab-
solutely clean and perfect in every way, and not
to be compared with weakly-drawn stock offered
at less money. 4-in. pots, $25 per 100, $225 per
1000; 5-in. pots, $50 per 100, S450 per 1000;
6-in. pots, $75 and 8100 per 100; 7-in. pots, 8160
per 100. This will be profitable to anyone buy-
pots, heavy, $12
ROBERT CRAIG CO.,
in color. 3-in. pots, $10 per 100, 875 per 1000;
4-in. pots, 820 per 100, $150 per 1000; 6-in. pots,
$35 per 100.
GARDENIA Veitchii. 4-in. pots, very heavy, $20
per 100, $175 per 1000; 6-in. pots, very heavy, wii!
flower early, $6, $9 and 812 per doz. Our stock
is unusually large and exceptionally fine.
GENISTA racemosa. A large stock of well-grown
plants for growing on. 3-in. pots, heavy, 810
per 100. $90 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, 820 per
100, 8175 per 1000; 5-in. pots, heavy, 835 per
100, 8300 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, S50 per 100,
8400 per 1000; 7-in. pots, heavy, 876 per 100;
larger plants, from 81 to 83 each.
HYDRANGEAS. The new French Hydrangeas.
All of the varieties here offered have been tested
by us under ordinary conditions as to their
adaptability to forcing for Easter. All have
proven themselves to be valuable additions. We
have over 40,000 strong plants in the following
varieties; Bouquet Rose, bright pink; Gene de
Vibraye, bright rose; La Lorraine, bright pink;
Mme. a Riveram, bright rose; Mme. E. Moul-
liere, best white; Mme. Maurice Hamar, bright
pink; Mme. Renee Gaillard, large white; Souv.
de Mme. E. Chautard. bright rose. 2li-in. pots,
SS per 100, S75 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100,
$176 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $50 per 100; larger
plants, 7.5c., $1, $1.60 and $2 each.
4900 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BRANCH. NORWOOD, PA.
Please mention the Exohan^e when wilting*
670
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Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS. EVERGREENS, R.OSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
>Vrite for our Wholesale List
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergfreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
Pleaae mention the Exohangc when writtng.
NURSERY BANDS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Steel Box Strapping for Nursery Purposes
J4-inch, 5^-inch, 1-inch and wider, cut to any length
from 8 inches to 72 inches, at lowest possible prices.
Have, sometimes, bargain lots of steel strapping,
1-inch to 13^-inch wide, random lengths. Write us
covering your wants in steel bands.
American Steel Band Co.
888 PROGRESS STREET, ALLEGHENY, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
Pleaae mention the Exchange
V.G
'S
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
offered by
G.W.VAN GELDEREN, Boskoop, Holland
Shipments of Boxwood, etc., are leaving now.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N.J.
p. O. No. 1, Hotmken, N. J.
Just Received From Our Holland Nuraerleii
Rhododuidrons, Azaleas, Spireaa
Japonica, Lilium Speciosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Apple Trees
PlumTreesi^
Peach Trees
We will be able to furnish a limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper trees
this Fall.
JOS. H. BLACK, SON ®. CO.
Hightstown. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Real Surplus of
25,000
Norway Spruce
12-in. to 18-in. S18.00 per 100, $100 per 1000;
18-in. to 24-in. $25.00 per 100, $150 per 1000;
24-in. to 36-in. $35.00 per 100.
20,000
HARDY PHLOX
50 kinds, $50.00 per 1000.
DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa.
ADOLF MULLER, Prop.
JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers (or the trade
TREES and PLANTS of aU kinds
Send for- List
Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
URGE PRIVET
The F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO.
STRATFORD. CONN.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergi!
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, V«l;ir,n!^ Robbinsville, N.J.
Please mention the Exchange whe
Headquarters in
Europe for
Fruit Trees
FOR FIELD, GARDEN OR ORCHARD HOUSE
FRUIT TREES in all shapes ORCHARD HOUSE FRUIT TREES in pots
GRAPE VINES in pots FIG TREES in pots (finest procurable)
During September and early October, our Mr. H. A. Barnard will be in the United States. Address
Hotel Albert, University Place, New York City.
He would be glad to hear from anyone interested.
STUART LOW & CO., Royal Nurseries
BUSH HILL PARK, ENFIELD, MDDX., ENGLAND
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HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS
and JAPANESE ANEMONES
Field-grown plants at $6.00 per 100-
Phloxes, Larkspurs, Foxgloves,
Canterbury Bells
and a general assortment of
Herbaceous Perennials
Send for Trade List and Descriptive Catalogue.
The New England Nurseries Co.
Bedford, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ARAUCARIA Exoelsa, 6-in., 60c.
DRACAENA Indivisa, 2-in., 2c.
BEGONIA Luminosa, 3-in., 3c.
BEGONIA Vernon, 3-iQ., 3c.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, 3-in., So.
Cash, or will exchange for Foitisettiaa,
2 or 3-in., or Asparagus Flumosus, 3-in.
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Box 63 SchuiMtady. N. Y. R. F. D. No. 1
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
FELIX 8c DYKHUIS.
iKOOP NURSERV- STOCK
BOSKOOP- MOLLAMD.
KOSTER Sl CO. IT vprprppns
Bo^oop, Holland
HOLLANDIA
NUBSERIES,
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy xarleties
Catalogue free on demand
Gt.
Quotations and Catalogs now ready en
all Bulbs, AzaleaSf Rhododendrons,
Roses, LUacs, Palme, Etc
p HonuL
' Sassenheim, HoMafld
140 N. 13th St.. PhflacMphia. Pa.
Fleaas mention the Exohanere when writing.
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, "'^'SsSS"'
ELIZABETH. N. J.
E6BINGE S VAN GROOS
Fcnmrly THE HORTKUITIIRM. GO.
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Hardy NMerySlMk, Such ■sH.P.ROSES
RHODODCNDRONS.AZALEAS .CLEMATIS
BUXUS, CHOICE EVeR6REENS,PESNIEa
Etc. Ask tor eatalsi.
Please mention the Exohauffs when writinr.
September 27, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
671
ife^ A NURSERY ^
^^ .^DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTED 8Y
JOSEPH MEEHAN
AKEBICAH ASSOCIATIOIT OF NTrBSERTlKEir
President, J, B. Pilkln&ton, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Cliase, Ala.; secretary, Joiin Hail,
Rocliester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-nintli Annual Convention wlil be lieid in
Cleveland O.
Acer Platanoides
(Subject of this week's illustration.)
There are two Maples that lead all other ones for
shade tree plantings in the Northern States, and these
tv\'0 are the Norway and the Sugar Maple. And if
these two were rivals for first place we should have to
place the Norway in the lead, for nurserymen tell us
their sales of it exceed those of all other shade trees.
This, the Norway Maple, is the Acer platanoides of our
iJlustration and our notes. There are so many good
points possessed by this tree that to those acquainted
with them its popularity causes no surprise. There is
a natural spreading growth, just what a shade tree re-
quires to give pleasure to its possessor. It is not of
too heavy a growth, does not grow too tall, Iteeps its
shape without pruning, and is free from insect and
fungus pests. Add to this its large green leaves and
dense growth, and nothing is wanting that a shade tree
should possess.
It has been suggested that the growth appears too
dense, but it is not, and for the reason that the outer-
most branches always smother out the inner ones, leav-
ing the tree in the shape of a huge umbrella. In this
way there is not too much foliage; air can get through
it while the sun's rays cannot. There is some rivalry,
between the Norway and the Sugar Maple, but we think
the Norway a more cosmopoUtan tree than the sugar,
succeeding almost in every situation, while the sugar
is rather more particular as to the situation it occupies.
Norway Maples find favor, too, because of their foli-
age remaining green until the very last thing in Autumn.
There is no change excepting a yellow tinge at the last,
no change to the bright colors of other trees, and this
feature, the green of its foliage, contrasting with the
varying tints of other trees, makes it a desirable part
of the Autumn picture.
Our illustration is of a tree growing on the slope of
a hill. It is a good representation of a typical tree,
with this exception, that its position with the hill behind
it has caused it to bend toward the light, which is
greater on the side of the driveway. Its bending as it
does is a good object lesson on how trees draw to the
light. Nothing else has caused this tree to form the
shape it has. It teaches us that if a tree about to be
planted in such a position has already a leaning to one
side, set it with the leaning side toward the hill, for it
will surely straighten itself for a while as its branches
seek the Ughter side.
Enelish ^^^ *^'^' t^^' the English Gooseberries,
f, . . with their large fruit, are being culti-
UrooseDerries ^,^f.^^ i^^j.^, j^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ j^ evident
from the fact that importers embrace them among the
many other products of Europe they bring over every
season. Winham's Industry appears to be the favorite,
though this may be more from its having been pushed
by those interested than from its having more merit than
any other kind. Whitesmith is another one the im-
porters' lists contain; and without doubt many other
sorts could be added to advantage.
There is an American seedling, though raised from
an English variety, called the Columbus, that has done
exceptionally well in the vicinity of Philadelphia. It
is a greenish white color when ripe, the fruit of fair
size, %in. in diameter often, and in positions where the
midday sun does not reach it it is never troubled with
mildew, the bane of the European Gooseberry when
fully exposed to hot sun and a parched soil. Other
Enghsh sorts have done well in the same locality as the
Columbus.
In the small gardens of many Englishmen in the city
one may find their Gooseberry, and always thriving and
bearing welL The bushes find what they like in such
gardens, partial shade from buildings and cool, moist
soil.
The fruit of these European .sorts is so very superior
In size to our native varieties, represented by the Hough-
ton and the Downing, that one can only think it is
the fault of the nurserymen in not keeping and pushing
them that the general run of customers know nothing
of them.
When grown where there is nothing to protect them
from the all day sun, a good mulch of some kind should
be kept above the roots always. A lot of loose stones
is as good as anything, as these admit air and rain
while keeping the soil cool and moist. I once saw some
of these Gooseberries grown on an eastern slope with
loose stones as a mulch. The midday sun did not strike
them so fully as it would have done had the slope been
south. The bushes flourished well, not a sign of mildew
troubling them.
Zizyphus "^''f J"J»bfS of , "'lij^'li the Zi/,yphus
Vulffaris ^'"Igaris is a hardy representative,
S are famous fruits in warm coun-
tries. This fruit is in the shape of a drupe, fleshy in
some species, dry in others, but where fleshy it is con-
sidered of much value in tropical countries. The one
of our notes. Z. vulgaris, or sativa, as it is called by
some, is quite hardy in the Middle States, and where
grown is an object of much interest owing to its many
singular features. It attains a height of 25ft. or so,
with heavy, spreading branches. Its wood is so heavy
that its roots are sometimes unable to maintain the
tree in an upright position, and it is not uncommon to
see one with its branches propped to sustain it in
position, just as a heavily laden fruit tree is sometimes
seen.
dant. Even were it without fragrance it would be
planted almost as much as it is today; it is such a
glorious sight when in flower, which is in the early
days of September.
The flowers are from the new growth, at the upper
part of the shoots, and are in such profusion that they
present a perfect sheet of white, and this display lasts
well through September, and often into the early days
of October. Before it flowers it is a handsome vine
on account of its luxuriant, bright green foliage. No
insect or fungus attacks it, and its home with us seenas
as congenial to it as its native country, Japan. It de-
serves its fame as one of the most popular vines we
have.
If seeds of it are sown as soon as ripe, there will
be a crop of seedlings appear in Spring, but there is
great irregularity in their sprouting; sometimes strag-
glers come up all through the Summer. This is espe-
cially true when the seeds are not sown until Spring.
The Chaste ^" ^^^ Chaste Shrub, Vitex Agnes-
Shrub castus, we have a valued Summer flow-
ering one of great beauty, and par-
ticularly a favorite because of its season of flowering,
which is in July and August.
The best known species is the V. Agnus-castus, but
there are others, some suitable for warmer climates.
Acer platanoides. The Norway Maple
The flowers are greenish white, small, borne on slen-
der branchlets which many mistake for compound leaves,
having all the appearance of such. Following the flow-
ers the drupes form, which in the case of the Z. vulgaris,
are almost round, of a reddish brown color when ripe,
consisting almost altogether of a four-seeded bony stone,
for the fleshy part consists of little more than skin.
However, the sweetish, acid taste is very agreeable.
The fruit ripens in October.
There was for many years a remarkable old tree of
Z. vulgaris growing alongside of the Bartram House
at Bartram Park, and it probably is still there. The
late Thomas Meehan had on his grounds a fine tree of
it, which is still thriving, and on the Baker estate, Ger-
mantown, there was a huge tree of it, which was chop-
ped down when the grounds passed into the hands of a
builder. It is quite a mistake to consider it "tender
north of Washington," as it has been described in some
works. It is absolutely hardy in any position about
Philadelphia and adjoining counties.
_ , While it is true the Clematis
fragrance of _ paniculata has not the pow-
ClematiB Pan.culata ^,f„i fragrance of the C.
Flamnuila, it is a mistake to say it is without any, as
some do. It is possessed of a pleasing odor, quite ap-
])arent when one is near it and also at some distance
from it when the air is damp and the flowers abun-
others for colder ones, having Philadelphia in mind. In
this city, and even almost to Conn., Agnus-castus is
hardy; hence, is preferred to a still hardier one, V. in-
cisa, which is reported hardy to Mass., but it is not
as beautiful of flower as is Agnus-castus. The typical
form of Agnus-castus is a pale, lilac colored flower, but
there is one of a good blue, also one mth white flowers,
the three making a nice assortment in ornamental plant-
ings. The foliage of these shrubs is strongly and agree-
ably scented, and was reputed in olden days to be effi-
cacious in promoting good thoughts in those who handled
it.
The V. incisa referred to as hardier than Agnus-
castus, is not as showy a flower, while still desirable. It
has lilac colored flowers, but its racemes are not as
large as those of the other. The bush is larger with
us, because it is more hardy; hence, is not cut back
by the freezings of Winter.
The Vitex are verbenaceous plants, and as such are
much better for being pruned back closely every Spring
before growth starts. For this reason, the Agnus-castus
may be grown where not quite hardy, as its cutting back
by frost is but anticipating the work to be done by hand
in early Spring. This pruning applies to the incisa as
well as to the other, much larger panicles resulting
from it than unpruned shoots give.
672
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Northern Grown Nursery Stock
Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
Prices Reasonakle. \X/liolesaJe Trade List for the Asking
JVe Grow a Gteneral
'AsBortment of
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass.
Please mention the Exchmga when wrltJnc.
THE FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES
200 ACRES
TREES, SHRUBS,
EVERGREENS
VINES and ROSES
Send for
W. B. WHITTIER © CO.
DEAL
FINE STOCK of
RHODODENDRONS
KALMIAS and
ANDROMEDAS
Price List
FRAMINGHAM, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
H. Den Ouden & Son
The'Old Farm Nurseries
BOSKOOP. HOLLAND
Clematis, Roses, Hydrangeas, etc.
Write for complete Wholesale Catalogue ■
Please mentiop the Exchange when writing.
¥17^ ___, •__ _ 0<^«.{4J<^«.» to quote prices on ipecimen Ever-
VVe 8LTe in si rOSlXlOn creenatluitwmbedecidedlyattne-
tire to anyone who u BTTTINQ TO SEZJi AGAIN. If you ue in the market /or
anytbinK from Norway Spruce to the finer varietiei of ETergreesA, send in your liati
and we wiU stre you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West Farms Road, N. Y. City
Please mention the FT^^>i«.Tige when writing.
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Nediert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Qaedlinbar^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium stock, as
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
WRITE FOR PRICES.
AH Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
" Horticultural
Advertiser"
This is The British Trade Paper being read
weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
Annual subscription to cover cost ot postage, 75
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Notts.
As the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscriptions, send a copy ot
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to the nursery or seed trades. Address
Editors of the "H. A. "
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
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Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT
USE FOR RESULTS
500,000
California
PRIVET
2 years old
1000
2 to 2H feet, 8 to 12 branches,$20.00
5 to 7 tranches 15.00
2 to 4 branches, 10.00
Packing free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands, N. J.
JOHN BENNETT, PROPRIETOR
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V
Roses, Cannas
and Shrubbery
Write for Prices
The Conard ®. Jones Co.
WEST GROVE, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Nichelsen&Co.
Naarden, HOLLAND
RHODODENDilONS, AZALEAS, ROSES, CONI-
FERS, BOXWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES, ETC.
Please send list of wants. Catalogue on applioa-
tion. American address,
c/« MAITUS 8 WARE, 14 Stone Street, New Yort City
Pleaae mention the Eiohtniro when writJng.
200,000
HYDRANGEA Paniculata Grandiflora
5-in, up to 4-ft. Prices lower than ever.
JAPAN and COMMON SNOWBALL, TULIP
TREE, STRAWBERRY TREE, large stock of
assorted EVERGREENS, etc.
Send for special Fall offerings to the trade.
JENKINS ® SON. WINONA. OHIO
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FLORAL DESIGNS DE LUXE ^?'f J
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. &. Pub. Co., 2 Duane St.. New York
English Manetti
ROSE STOCKS
Selected for Greenhouse Grafting
FALL DELIVERY
Our Stocks enjoy a National reputation.
Selected to grade % m/m. Best packing.
Write foi prices,
Prices low this sea
and full details.
THE IMPORT HOUSE
McUutchison ® Co.
17 Hnrray Street, New TorK
1 the l.xchange whei
The New Haven Co. Horticultural
Society's Exhibition
The third annual Dahlia and general
exhibition of this society was held in
Harmonie Hall on September 17 and 18,
and was an unprecedented success. That
this show is becoming more and more
popular with the public is substantiated
by the large attendance during both days
of the exhibition.
Notwitlistanding the dry season experi-
enced, the effects were not evident for the
display both in quantity and quality
fully eclipsed that of last year. Espe-
cially gratifying was the fine showing
made by the amateurs, their entries tak-
ing up the entire side of the hall. Dah-
lias and Gladioli were the predominating
flowers ; these were nicely arranged on
side tables around the waU and 6 tables
set across the hall. The back of the
platform was draped with a large Ameri-
can flag fronted by John H. Sloeombe's
magnificent exhibit of Gladioli. The Elm
City Nursery Co., enhanced the approach
to the hall by arranging on either side
of the path tine specimens of Bay trees.
Boxwood, Irish Yews and Euonymus
variegata. Also at advantageous corners
in the interior the company placed large
specimens of Bay Trees which harmon-
ized pleasingly with the brilliancy of col-
ors within. John Lewis Childs of Flow-
erfield, L. I., staged a fine exhibit of
named Gladioli, for which he received a
certificate of merit. Conspicuous were
tttie varieties Baron Hulot, Marc Micheli,
Safrano, Aline, Alaska, Florence, Attrac-
tion, PoUyphence and Charlemagne. In
the professional class the principal com-
petitors were George L. Stillman of
Westerly, R. I. ; George H. Walker, of
North Dighton, Mass. ; John H. Slo-
combe, New Haven, Conn. ; Nathan A.
Miller, Branford ; Walter Shaw, New
Haven ; A. W. Davidson, Ansonia,
Conn. ; H. P. Brooks Co., West Haven,
Conn. ; Forbes & Keith, New Bedford,
Mass. ; Joseph E. Wehner, Derby, Conn.,
and Wm. F. Jost, East Haven.
In the splendid exhibit of John H. Slo-
comibe were especially noted some of his
latest seedlings, which were meritorious
and worthy of a place in any collection,
among them : Hiawatha, a dark crimson
Show of beautiful form and stem ; Emma
Slocombe, a fine white Peonyflowered ;
Chieftain, a giant yellow Decorative with
crimson streaks ; New Haven, a large
crimson Decorative, and Mrs. John H.
Slocombe, a fine white Peony-flowered ;
salmon color and gigantic stem. Geo. L.
Stillman also staged a meritorious and
praiseworthy exhibit and carried off the
premier honors in the collections of
Decorative Cactus and Show and Fancy,
noteworthy being the varieties La Grand
Manitou, a Decorative with a ground
color pale pink, striped and spotted with
deep reddish violet; William Palmer, a
Decorative of a pleasing old rose color ;
Manitou. a Decorative of a fawn shade
with yellow center, and Giant Purple, a
very conspicuous flower. George H.
Walker put up a fine large display, and
followed closely on Mr. Stillman in the
third collection mentioned above. Promi-
nent varieties of recent introduction were
D. M. Moore, a dark Decorative ; Sun-
burst, a Show of a very pleasing shade
of salmon rose ; Titanian, a new Peony-
flowered variety of a rich carmine shade :
Regalia, a Cactus, color salmon overlaid
with pink ; Johannesburg, a Cactus and
a fine variety of bright golden color
shaded salmon; Libelle. a fine purple
Cactus ; Mrs. Douglas Fleming, a white.
In class 2 for the best 12 varieties,
any or all types, one flower of each, the
competition was very keen, the H. P.
ROSES
From 3-liicJi pots — atronft
Pink EJllamey, White Klllamey, Kalterin
Au£uata Victoria. Richmond, Perle, Sim-
riae. Sunset, Mrs. Aaron Ward, My Maryland,
S8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, GruM an
TepUtz, Clothllde Soupert, Souvenir d*
Wootton, S7.00 per 100, (60.00 pel 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kalserin, Pink KlUamcy, My Maryland,
Bride. Souvenir da Wootton, 3-inch pou,
(16.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
Pink Delight and Gloriosa, $8.00 per 100.
VIOLETS
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots $8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots 6.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2Ji-in. pots 3.0O
POINSETTIAS, 2}4-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 3H-in. pots 6.00
Chrysanthemums
2K-in-. »3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
Send for Catalogue.
WOOD BROTHERS '
nSHKILL, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exohang* when wrJtliig.
ENGLISH IVY
Field-grown, strong, bushy plantB, $6.00
per 100.
Hydrangea Otaksa
Field-grown, 6-10 crowns, elegant stock
for Easter forcing, $12.00 per 100.
PETER WENK, Ozone Park, N. Y.
Please mention the Esohftnge when writing.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 3-m. pots, $8.00 per
100, $75.00 per 1000.
- PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
From 2H-in. pot. (3.00 per 100, (25.00
per 1000
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, FEast Stroudsburg, Pa.
Please mention the Exohanire when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
September 37, 1913
Brooks Co. being victorious- with these
varieties : Papa Charmet, BTrs." Roose-
velt. Gold iMedal, Jennie Charmet,
Madame Van den Dael, Cuban Giant,
Lovery Ensford, Lucy Faucet, Wodan,
Caleb Powers, Giant of Stuttgart and
Souvenir de Gustave Douzon.
Forbes & Keith were the winners in
class 5 for Decoratives, 12 blooms, 12
varieties. These gentlemen were unable
to be present and shipped on their ex-
hibit to be staked by the committee, but,
unfortunately, the blooms did not travel
good.
The judges were Adam Paterson,
Saugatuck, Conn., James Stuart, Ma-
raaroneck, N. T., and Maurice Fuld of
H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Following is the prize list :
Dahlias
Collection of 50 varieties, one flower
of each, any or all types. — John H. Slo-
cpmbe, certificate of merit.
12 varieties, one flower of each, any
or all types. — 1, H. P. Brooks Co.; 2,
Nathan A. Miller.
Cactus, IS blooms, IS varieties. — 1,
Geo. H, Walker; 2, John H. Slooombe.
Cactus, 12 blooms. 12 varieties. — 1,
Nathan A. Miller; 2, John H. Slocombe.
Decorative, 12 blooms, 12 varieties. — •
1, Forbes & Keith; 2, Geo. H. Walker.
Show and Fancy, 12 blooms, 12 varie-
ties.— 1, J. B. Wehner, Derby, Conn.; 2,
Louis Ailing, West Haven, Conn.
Pompon, 6 vases, 6 varieties, 3 blooms
to a vase. — 1, George L. Stillman.
Collection of Cactus. — 1, Geo. L,. Still-
man ; 2, Geo. H. Walker.
Collection of Decorative. — 1, George
I/. Stillman; 2. George H. Walker.
Collection of Show and Fancy. — 1,
George L. Stillman; 2, George H.
Walker.
Collection of Peony-flowered. — 1,
John H. Slocombe; 2, George L. Still-
man.
Collection of Singles in large vases. —
1, John H. Slocombe.
Cactus, IS blooms, one variety. — 1,
W. F. Jost; 2, Louis Ailing.
Decorative. IS blooms, one variety. —
1, Wm. F. Jost.
Show, IS blooms, one variety. — 1,
A. W. Davidson.
Vases of Dahlias
Plve Blooms of One Variety
"White. — 1, Louis Ailing; 2, Wm. F.
Jost.
Yellow. — 1, Wm. P. Jost; 2, John H.
Slocombe.
Pink. — 1, H. P. Brooks Co.; 2, Nathan
A. Miller.
Any other color. — 1, John H. Slo-
combe; 2, H. P. Brooks Co.
Collarette Dahlias. — 1, Nathan A. Mil-
ler; 2, George L. Stillman.
Vase of Dahlias, arranged for effect.
—1, Herbert F. Clark, West Haven,
Conn.; 2, Nathan A, Miller.
Basket of Dahlias, arranged for ef-
fect.— 1, Walter Shaw; 2, Wm. F. Jost.
Largest bloom, any variety. — 1, Her-
bert F. Clark.
Any superior new variety, not intro-
duced prior to 1911. vase of not less
than six blooms. — Certificate of merit
awarded to John H. Slocombe.
Any meritorious seedling, from seed
In 1913. — Awards of recognition to John
H. Slocombe and George L. Stillman.
Miscellaneous
Collection of named varieties of Gla-
dioli, prize offered by John Lewis Chllds,
Flowerfleld, L. I. — 1, John H. Slocombe;
2, H. P. Brooks Co.
Collection of Asters, arranged for ef-
fect, prize offered by Vaughan's Seed
Store, New York. — Thomas Bell, Fair-
field, L. I.
Centerpiece of Dahlias, cup (value
$10) offered by Chas. Munro, New
Haven, Conn. — Walter Shaw.
Six Decorative plants, Bin. pots,
grown under glass, prize offered bv
Pierson U-Bar Co., New York. — Walter
Shaw.
Most meritorious exhibit, cup offered
by The S. H. Moore Co., New Haven,
Conn. — John H. Slocombe.
12 blooms, showing stem and foliage,
of an American seedling Dahlia, not yet
in commerce, prize of $10 offered by
Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven,
Conn. — John H. Slocombe.
Exhibit of Gladioli arranged for ef-
fect.— 1. Walter Shaw; 2, Thomas Bell.
Exhibit of Cosmos, arranged for ef-
fect.— 1, John H. Slocombe; 2, WaUer
Shaw.
J. K.
Wading River, N. Y.
E. S. Miller .Tflvises The Florists'
Exchange that he has sold his entire
stock of bulhs and hardy plants to John
Lewis Childs, Floral Park. N. Y. Mr.
Miller's stock, besides the standard named
varieties of Gladioli. Iris, etc., included
over three hundred choice seedling Gladi-
oli which he hag been selecting for the
past eight years and which have not been
disseminated.
The Florists' Exchange
Dreers Kentias
Our stock of Kentias this season is even greater tha
of the same quality and good value that you are accusi
Kentia Belmoreana
002. 100 1000
2}i-;nch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 inches high SI 60 $10 00 $90 00
3 '• S '• 12 " 2 00 15 00 140 00
4 " 5 " 15 " 4 50 35 00
Each
5-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high §0 75
6 " 6 ■■ 24 " 1 00
6 " 6 to 7 " 28 to 30 " 1 50
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 " 36 to 38 " 3 00
Kentia Forsteriana— Single Plants
Doz. 100 1000
2>i-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 12 inches high $160 $10 00 $90 00
3 - " 4to5 " 12 to 16 " 2 00 15 00 140 00
4 ■■ 5to6 ■• 15 to 18 " 4 60 35 00
Each
5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 24 inches high $(j 75
6 " 6 " 28 to 30 " 1 00
1 50
2 50
3 00
4 00
5 00
in former seasons and
6 to 7
.ch tubs, 6 to 7
6 to 7
45 to 48 "
8 " 6to7 •■ 48 "
10 " 6 to 7 " 4H ta-5 ft. high 6 00
11 ■■ 6 to 7 " 5to5H " 8 00
10 " 6 to 7 " 5H to 6 " 10 00
12 ■■ 6 to 7 " 6H to 7 ■■ 15 00
14 " 6 to 7 " 7 " 20 00
Kentia Forsteriana— Made-up Plants
3-inch pots, 3 i
ch tubs, 3 I
pot, 15 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
Each
1 tub, 36 inches high $2 50
38 " 3 00
40 to 42 " 4 00
42 to 45 " 5 00
4 to 43.^ feet high 6 00
4H to 5 " 8 00
5 to 5)^ " 10 00
6H to6 " 15 00
6;-2to7 " heavy 20 00
7 •■ " 25 00
Made-up Kentia
HENRYA.DREER,lnc., ches^^Jt st. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
The above prices are intended for the trade only.
L the Exchange whe:
Syracuse, N. Y.
There has been a marked improvement
in the cut flower trade, the past three
weeks, the State Fair bringing a very
large nunil>er of prominent society folks
to the city, who were entertained at
large funotions. Golden Glow 'JIums
were in good demand, and some grand
flowers from Baker Bros, of the Rock-
well (Springs rd. have been seen. Funeral
work has been very heavy, owing to the
death of several quite prominent men,
among them one of our leading surgeons,
for whose funeral a blanket of Lily of
the ^'alley and Roses was made. Over
2000 flowers were used.
Owing to the severe frost practically
all outdoor flowers have been ruined.
This will cause a heavy drain on indoor
stock, of w'hich there is a short supply,
and some inconvenience will be felt.
Gus. Bartholome was fortunate in hav-
ing Carnations in the field on low
ground, with the result that his plants
are the best the writer has seen so far
this season. Some very good flowers are
being picked.
Owing to the sudden change in the
temperature, many are suffering from
heavy colds. F. H. Bbeling and James
Bellamy are victims, and confined to
their homes. It is hoped they will soon
be out again. H. Y.
POINSETTIAS
There is no better seller at Christmas time than nice pans of POINSETTIAS.
There is never a surplus of these it they are well done. But to get nice pans you must
have strong, thrifty plants in first-class condition to start with. We still have several
thousand which are just right for this purpose and will be pleased to supply you.
$5.00 per 100 $4S.OO per 1000
CARNATIONS
We have about 500 fine plants of ENCHANTRESS left.
$6.00 per 100, or $25.00 {or the lot.
Also a few each of WHITE ENCHANTRESS, WHITE PERFECTION and
MRS. C. W. WARD, at S5 00 per 100.
BAUR & SKINKAMP
Carnation Breeders
Indianapolis, Ind.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Newport, R. I.
A novelty that caused considerable
favorable comment at the Horticultural
Society's show just closed, and which we
neglected to mention in our report, was
a new Gloriosa, raised and shown by
Arthur Griflin, Woburn, Mass. Mr.
Griffin has been some twelve years at
work hybridizing these beautiful plants.
The one shown was of crimson and gold
coloring, and is from G. Rothschildiana
X with an unnamed seedling. The raiser
has now a good stock of it on hand, and
will shortly place it on the market. Mr.
Griflin spent the past week here, and
left on Monday night for New York and
other cities on a business trip.
Alex. MacLellan.
PANSIES
800,000
Brown's Giant Prize Pansy Plants
Mixed colors, $3.00 per 1000.
Also separate colors of
GIANT YELLOW
Same price. Cash with order.
PEI[R BROWN, i24Rubyst., Lancaster, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writiDg>
PoJnseltias
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
2K-«nch, $5.00 pet JOO; $45.00
pet JOOO.
Scranton florist Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
FleaB« mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits &» Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
674
The Florists' Exchange
Important Questions for
Florists to Consider
Does the selling of plants by department stores benefit the trade? Will it bring
prosperity to the florists? Is it right for wholesale growers to sell to the department
stores? We do not think it is. We raise only first-class stock and, therefore, we
protect the trade and dump nothing into the department stores, but sell to the
trade only at reasonable prices. The BEST is the CHEAPEST.
Be successful and buy the old
1912 importation of
Azalea Indica
We have now ready the finest Azaleas in the
country; as round as an apple and fuli of buds and
fohage; best varieties. Van der Cruyssen, Simon
Mardner, Niobe White, Vervsneana, De Schrev-
inana. Mme. Petrich, Early Pink and others, 50c.,
60c., 75c., Sl.OO, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GROW ARAUCARIAS.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the importing, grow-
ing, and shippmg of these beautiful plants, the
Araucarias — and we still hold the ground as a
leader today.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. 6 and 7-in. pots, 6 yean
old, 6, 6 and 7 tiers, 25, 30, 35 to 40-in. high.
$1.25. $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00; 5, 5M, 5H, and 6-
in. pots, 3, 4, and 5 tiers, 3, 4, and 5 years old,
12, 14, 16. 18 and 20-in. high. 40c., 50c., 60c..
75c., and $1.00.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa Glauca and Robusta
compacta, large plants, 6 and 7-in. pots, S1.25.
$1.50 and $2.00. i~ . »
All ftoods must travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped in or out of
BEGONIA Glcire de Lorraine, 6M-in., 6-in. pots,
60c., 7Sc., Sl.OO to SI. 50. ' -^i ■ ^ '
HYDRANGEAS. French varieties, bright red
and large, blooming pure white, 6-in. pots, 35c.-
50c.; Otaksa, pink, 5'o-in., 6-in.. 7-in 25c
36c., 40c.. 60c., 75c. ' " . ••
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in Ijenches for
cuttings, 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in., 20c. to 25c., 3-in.. 15c.
CYCLAIMEN. Best strain. 4-in.. 20c. to 25c.
PRIMULA Chlnensis and Obconlca. Good
strain, only 4-in.. 10c.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nana, 3-in., $6.00 per
CINERARIA Hybrida, 2M-in., So.OO per 100.
Now is the time to buy Ferns while they are
cheap and good. We have Ferns to beat the band,
hve houses filled with choice stock, not lifted from
benches, but pot grown all Summer. They will
not go back on you like lifted stock. Baskets of
Ferns arc in demand, but Our Ferns are still more
m demand. Why ? Because they are so nice and
big that baskets cannot hold them. Nephrolepis
Scotth, Scholzeli, Boston, Harrisii and that
so well-known and much admired crested Fern,
Whitmani, d'A, 6 and 7-in. pots; all look like
ie%vels; 30c„ 35c., 40c., SOc, eOc, 75c.; worth double
the money. Don't miss the chance; try a few of our
bushel basket size Boston, Whitmani, etc.;
worth $1.50, now only 75c. Order them quickly
before It is too late. Next in rank comes the
beautiful Smithil, large 4-in., 26c.; e^-in 35c
Giatrasii. the so well-known weeping Fern that
has no equal, 5'4, 5>i, 6-in. pots, 25c., 35c., 40c.,
PTERIS WILSONI, 6-in. pans, 25c. per pan;
Albo-Iineata and Tsussemense, 6-in. pans, 25c
per pan; with a Cocos Weddelllana in center
40c. per pan. '
DISH FERNS. Good assortment. 2H-in., $4 00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-in. pots. $3 00
per 100. $25.00 per lOflO. 4-in.. 10c. each
ASPARAGUS Sprenaerl, 2i^-in.. $3.00 per 100.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4-in.. 25c.; 5)i. W 6 to
7-in. pots. 20, 25, 30, 35. 40 to 50 inches high.
50c.. 60c.. 75c.. $1.00. $1.25. $1.50. $2.00 to $2.60.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Large. 4-in.. 26c.. 30c.
to 36c.: made up of 3 plants. 6-in. pots. 75c. to
COCOS Weddelllana. 3-in.. 15c.. ISc.. 20c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots, made up of 3
plants to a pot. 20c. to 2.5c.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber Plant). 6H-in
6-in. pots, 35c., 40c.. 5ac.. 4-in.. 25c.
Cash with order, please. Please state If you
pota. All plants, 25 at 100 rate.
mm ASCHMANN i'Sm PHIlADaPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
From Bench
Boston, Plersonl, Elegantlsslma, 4-in.. lOc-
6-in.. 12!^c.
Amerpohll and Whitmani, 3-in.. 8c.; 4-in., 12>^c.
DIGITALIS Gloxlnlisflora and CAMPANULA,
from seed bed, $5.00 per 1000.
FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Assorted, 2Ji-in., 2c.
GENISTA. 2>i-in., 3c.
DOUBLE ALYSSUM, Giant. 2-in., 2c.
500,000 PANSIES
$2.50
DOUBLE DAISIES, SnowbaU and Lon^ellow,
$2.60 per 1000. 5000 for $10.00.
FORGET-ME-NOTS and SWEET WILLIAMS.
$2.50 per 1000.
CARNATIONS. Second size, field grown; En-
chantress. Rose Pink and Victory, $3.00 per
100.
lavender; BABY and MALA-
COIDES, $2.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGONS. P„'r2'^.t'rSoVpt-
100.
Cash, please.
BYER BROS.,ClHinbersl)urs,Pi.
Plea«e mention the Exohmite when wrltlnr.
FERNSEORDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Flat
Ready now, all clean and healthy
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY. 528 Summit Ave.,
>A/ost Hoboken, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
BOSTON and ROOSEVELT
For S-inch pots, $20.00 per 100.
QUIDNICK GRUNHOUSrS, QUIDNICK, R. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I.
Plftase menlion the Exchange when writing.
Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT!
USE FOR RESULTS!
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2}^nch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODUCER
Amsterdam, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Uhe WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
The Chrysanthemums
Disbudding- Time is Here
This is disbudding time in the 'Mum
house. It seems as though we no more get
through with a bench, than we can start
all over again, and it should be so. A
Chrysanthemum plant in a healthy, vig-
orous state, will keep on sending shoots
out of every corner, in order to get rid
of some of the stored up energy in it,
until it finally makes up its mind to send
it up into tile bud, and have it develop
into a showy flower. The good grower
will not permit shoots three or four
inches in length on his single stems at
any time. They should be removed as
soon as large enough to be rubbed off,
and so with the buds you do not want.
Ml the strength you permit to become
used up in producing the stems on these
buds or to swell them is going to be
charged up to you, and a smaller flower
is going to be the result. The size, shape
and finish of the flowers play the most
important part with the 'Mums, and if
you have good, promising plants on hand
now, why not attend to the disbudding
properly? Remove every shoot and
sucker not wanted as w'ell, keep the stem
clean, and to the beginner let me repeat,
start the disbudding on top. This gives
you a chance if, for some reason or an-
other the bud you select breaks off, to
select one of the lower ones to remain.
If there is any fresh cow manure in the
neighborhood, now is the time to let the
plants have it in liquid form, even if you
have to drive quite a distance to get
it. Do not hesitate on that account.
The large grower, or the one who cannot
obtain fresh cow manure easily, makes
use of other stimulants, perhaps just as
good — better, for all I know — but you
can grow prize flowers and feed the
plants with nothing else than cow
manure.
Cinerarias
Keep Them Shifted
If the plants in the small pots are
allowed to suffer you will have trouble
later on getting them into shape again.
Cinerarias want to be kept going all the
time, and should have liberal pots, good
soil and sufficient room to spread their
big leaves. There are few customers who
care much for the latter, and there is
really nothing very ornamental or beau-
tiful about them, yet good leaves are ab-
solutely necessary in order to give the
fine flower heads a proper setting. Keep
them clean. It is rather late now to
think about another sowing; a better
wa.v would be to purchase a batch of
small plants ready to go into 2%in. pots.
They will be ,iust right for next Easter
if you keep them cool all Winter, and
Easter is about as late as you want Cin-
erarias for the showhouse. There is no
demand for them after that date. A cool
house such as you make use of for the
Calceolarias is what the Cinerarias re-
quire for the Winter months.
Carnation Temperature
Fajr Attention to This Importajit matter
We are getting near the time when fir-
ing will again be necessary to keep up
the proper night temperature. Carna-
tions could possibly stand a temperature
of near 40 degrees and remain in fine
shape over Winter, but if you want them
to pay, they must have more than that.
It is flowers we want, and as many as
possible, during the few months they are
inside. To do this means with most va-
rieties to maintain about 50 degrees or
a little over during the night, and let the
temperature during the day run up 10
degrees or so on sunny days. From now
on up to the time Winter is with us
again, you are unable to control the tem-
perature exactly, but the greater the ef-
fort to do it, the better the results. One
is very apt to keep the houses too warm
when starting up the fires. Avoid this
for it is bound to weaken the constitu-
tion of your plants. A plant which has
been obliged to produce a forced growth
is the one subject of disease, and a Car-
nation plant which has a good dose of
whatever you might call the disease, will
never pay for itself, no matter what
remedy you may apply. A healthy,
strong, vigorous plant is necessary by the-
first of November in order to bring in
the dollars, and such stock cannot be
kept at 55 or 60 degrees at night at any
time. Artificial heat has to be made use
of. Have a little heat in the Carnation
house, by all means. Cold damp nights-
are to be avoided in the houses the plants
are in ; let the pipes warm up a bit, but
leave a little air in the houses. Watch
your thermometer, and do not depend on
a ten cent affair. A good Carnation
grower can tell the minute he enters a
house if it is at the right temperature r
that is, during Winter, but even he may
make a mistake at this time of the year.
Seasonable Work
Some of Which -We Mig-ht Overlook
There is not a florist who handles
stock for his retail trade, who is not
very busy just now. The work in and
around the greenhouses seems to be pil-
ing up at a great rate. AVe start out on
a Monday, and things seem pretty well
cleaned up for a few days, but that week
is not half over when things pop up all
around us and in such a way that much
has to be attended to, on account of ap-
proaching frost, which makes us as busy
as we ever were during Spring. It is-
here as with planting the bulbs into the
flats ; get at the work and have it over
with. If you are storing Cannas below
the benches of the Carnation house, have
the place ready. You need boards fo-
rest the roots on, otherwise these get
hold of the soil and start into growth.
Are all the roofs in good shape, and the
ventilators? A little oil on the hinges
does not hurt. The gutters should be as
clean as the floor in the office. Often a
little oil and putty can be used to great
September 27, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
675
Walt Workman has everything in
advantage to fill up the space between
the glass and the gutter side of an old
house. It will freeze over nicely during
cold weather in January, but there are
many windy nights between now and
then, that are very disagreeable for the
plants on the side bench if these spaces
are not taken care of. A nice pile of
good potting soil looks mighty good on
a cold December morning when under
cover, where you can get at it without
having to make use of dynamite and a
lot of bad language, and this holds good
with a fair supply of sand for the propa-
gating bench. You should not keep or
store sand in a hot or a moist place in-
doors. That will breed disease. Have
it where it is easy to get at, and do not
overlook having a nice pile of leaf mold
and well rotted manure.
Calceolarias
They Want a Cool House
If you are going to grow a few of these
beautiful show plants, as every retail
grower should, the little plants by this
time should be in 2%in. pots, or ready for
them. Calceolarias never make much
headway during the hot days of Summer,
but as soon as cool nights are again with
us_ they get busy, and from now on they
will make headway. A cool house, a
rather moist atmosphere, and keeping the
plants free from insects are all necessary
if you want good stock. When once the
green fly gets a good foothold under the
leaves it is a long job to get the plants
cleaned, and on that account, if no other,
prevent their appearance. If you have
Violets and a little room to spare in the
house they are in, put your Calceolarias
there. It will suit the plants better than
where the Carnations do best.
The Bulb Stock
For Indoor Culture
With most of us, a few raiuy days
which give us a number of extra hands to
pay attention to the bulbs, are most
welcome. Tive or six men planting Tu-
lips and Narcissi into flats can get
through a large quantity of bulbs in a
day, and the quicker this work is at-
tended to when the stock is on hand, the
better. To put one man at it and let him
do the work whenever a chance offers
itself is a poor way. A man, in order to
put the bulbs in fiats, need not be an
experienced gardener. Any handy man
who works quickly will be satisfactory
and instead of having crates, boxes and
bags full of bulbs standing around in the
potting shed for weeks, which means the
loss of dollars to you, the work will be
completed. If there is any way whereby
a number of men can be had, arrange it
that way, and pitch in and clear the
decks. In order to do the planting with-
out having to wait for pots, flats or
soil, it is of course necessary to have all
these things ready. Why wait with the
preparations until you want to plant?
Another important matter is getting in
shape the place where the bulbs are to
be Wintered over. Only a small percent-
age of the retail growers throughout the
country have cellars in which to place
their bulb flats after they are planted.
Most of them make use of frames or
outdoors for this purpose, and wherever
this is the case, look out for proper
drainage and select a place where you
can get at the flats easily during the
Winter months, and have a chance to
protect them and look out for the labels.
Often we have trouble in this respect.
The man who forces 20,000 bulbs of one
variety has not as much bother keeping
them separate as the one who has just a
few hundred or a thousand to draw from ;
and what can be worse than hunting for
a flat of a certain sort of Tulips among
a dozen or more varieties in January
with the thermometer 10 degrees below
and two feet of snow?
Worcester, Mass.
Reports from the retail trade show
business to he very fair, considering the
rainy weather we had the end of last
week. There has been n steady run on
funeral work. Asters. Gladioli and .short
stemmed Roses worked in very nicely in
these designs. The frost during the 'first
part of last week touched most of the
outside flowers, such as Dahlias, Cos-
mos. Zinnias and Marigolds.
Ohas. D. Mackie, of the Boston Store
cut flower department reports a good
trade. Saturday he held his weekly sale
Palms Heacock's Fcms
WMOUBSAUB PRICB LIST
KENTIA FORSTERIANA
Leaves In. high Each Per doz.
5 to 6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00
6 34to.36 1.50 18.00
MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Each
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 28 to 30 in. high S2.00
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub. 36 in. high 2.60
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 36 to 40 in. high 3.00
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 40 to 42 in. high 4.00
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 42 to 48 in. high 5.00
;edar tub, 4 plants in tub, 4 to i'A ft. high, heavy . 6.00
■ • ■ in tub, 5 ft. high, heavy 7.50
in tub, 5 to 5M ft 10.00
in tub, 5^2 to 6 ft 12.60
in tub, 6 ft. high, heavy 16.00
in tub, 7 to 8 ft 20.00
Per 100
10 $10.00
12 16.00
high $0.75
28 in. high 1.00
high 2.00
high 4.00
... 5.00
Per doz.
$1.50
2.00
4.50
9.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
When In Philadelphia
be sure to look us up
7-i
. cedar tub . .
..6 to 7
H-l
1. cedar tub. .
..6 to 7
«-i
1. cedar tub. .
..6 to 7
0-1
..6 to 7
H-i
1. cedar tub. .
..6 to 7
9-1
1. cedar tub. .
..6 to 7
.28 to 30 1.50
.30 2.00
.34 to 36 2.50
.36 to 38 3.00
.42 to 45 4.00
. 45 to 48, very heavy 5.00
.48 to 54, very heavy 6.00
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI Each
4-ft. spread S4.00
"'-ft. spread.
30.00
36.00
48.00-
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.,
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
5-in. pot, nicely characterized Sl.OO
6-in. pot, 18 to 20-in. spread 1.50
7-in. tub, 18 in. high, 24-in. spread 2.00
Railway Station,
Jenkintown,
Wyncote, Pa.
on Palms and Fems, which v/as very
successful. Mr. Mackie decorated the
tables at the recent banquet of the Wor-
cester Chamber of Commerce held at the
.Bancroft.
The Quarry Floral Co., formerly on
Main st..- has removed to I'M Franklin
St. of this city. Reports show business
to be on the jump since occupying the
quarters. The company has hooked many
orders for funeral designs during the
nast few days. j\Ir. Quarry has with
him James Blauvelt, formerly with H. F.
Littlefield of this city. Sam Fierer, also
formerly witJh Littlefield's, is now with
this store.
The frost of the past week made flow-
ers at the Worcester Ounty Horticul-
tural Society's exhilut last week very
scarce. Tomatoes also were badly hit
The baskets were exceptionally fine and
were composed mostly of Gladioli, LiMum
speciosum, and Swainsona.
M. 0. M.
Ferns, Araucarias| pPO^§
and Primulas boston ferns
Oswego, N. Y.
Business in ajll lines has been very
quiet the past month, funeral work be-
ing the principal item. Tliere has been
a larger call for Gladioli than ever be-
fore. W. H. Workman has not had one
go to waste. Asters are of very poor
quality, oiwing to the drought.
The severe frost of Sept. 14 played
some queer pranks. At Stewart's and
Workman's, whose places are close to
Lake Ontario, not a flower was hurt,
while at Carl Beckstedt's, which is over
a mjle away, everything was cut down,
even to the side of the greenhouses — the
frost was the heaviest ever known at
such an early date — and the loss has
been heavy.
W. D. Stewart has all his Carnations
housed ; the plants are not up to his
usual standard owing to the dry weather,
but they promise to give good crops la-
ter on. Among his Asters he found one
that seems a decided acquisition, both in
form and color. It is a very light sal-
mon pink; under artificial light, with
Ferns or Asparagus, it will make a
charming centerpiece.
Carl Beckstedt has been very husy in-
stalling cement benches, which work has
caused some delay in housing his stock.
There is a nice block of Asters indoors,
which come in handy for design work.
The 'Mums have not done so well this
year with him, owing to the excessive
heat and his houses being narrow.
Our stocks of these plants are very fine
this year, no better can be bought for the
money.
NEPHROLEPIS HarrisU. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, SOc. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitman!. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.
DISH FERNS. The best varieties only,
$4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconica. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into S-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chlnensls. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 6-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5}^- and 6-in.
pots, 3, 4, 5 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. 63^-in. pots, fine plants,
40c. each.
Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROTHERS
f^d''R^[;,'k''s"u'?'^le'n'^e PHJlailelpliii, Pa.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
From Bench All Sold
Ferns from 2%-iii.
Assorted Table
pots, $3.00 per 100.
splendid shape. The 'Mums look fine,
the best anywhere in this vicinity, and
will give some grand flowers. A new
departure with him this year are pot
'Mums, of which there are large block.s.
Begonia Gloire de Chatelaine is a great
favorite with him, and there is a large
block of splendid plants. H. Y.
Publications Received
The Nature Qnard. — Leaflet No. 100.
Selectiuig and Staging Vegetables for
Exhibition, Issued by the Extension De-
partment of the Rhode Island State Col-
lege, Kingston, R. I. The good e.xhlbl-
tion points of each vegetable are men-
tfoned, together with informatfon on
packing and shipping and staging the
specimens.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Haying considerably increased my
stock of same, I am in the position to
fill larger orders, at prices as follomns:
Packed for shipment per express, Sl.OO
per 100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
All express orders. Cash or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue - JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Fleaae mention tlie Exohange when writtoy.
HATCHERI
3-lnch, $6.00 per 100.
2>4-lnch, J4.00 per 100.
Seedlings, {12.00 per 1000.
Oreenhonse rrown seea, $6.00 per 1000.
Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltlny.
FERNS
Scbolzell, Heavy, from 6-in., 40c.; 5-in., 30c.;
4-in., lOc; 2}f.in., 3c. Whltmanl, 6-in.. heavy,
40c. Roosevelt, 6-in., SOc.
VINCA variegata, from field, large plants, 5c.
ANTHERICUM variegata, suitable for 6-in.
pots, 10c. Cash with order, please.
J.W.C.SEALY, Lynbrook,N.Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
676
The Florists' Exchange
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarias now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in $1.00 each.
6-m. pot plants. 6 to 7 leaves, 24-28 in tl.50 each.
Made-up plants
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy $2.50 each.
3-m.-7-in. tub, 36 in. high, very bushy $3.75 each.
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 in. Iiigh, very bushy $5.00 each.
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stoclc for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high $3.00 each.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36-^0 in. high $3.50 each:
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-44 in. high $4.00 each.
8-in. tub. 3 plants in a tub, 44-48 in. high $5.00 each.
8-m. tub. 3 plants in a tub, 48-54 in. high $6.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa.
2 tiers, 6-8 in. high 36c. each.
2 and 3 tiers. 8-10 in. high 45c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each.
BAY TREES, Standards.
48-in. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter $7.50 each.
48-in. stems; heads, 26-in. diameter $5.00 each.
PRIMULA Chlnensls and Obconlca. From as good a strain of seed as we can find. All colors*
$3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoldes $3.00 per 100.
CINERARIAS. Dwarf, large Bowering, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
DISH FERNS. Aspidlum, Cyrtomium, MayU, etc., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., ''^"^S'^'^"
Flease mention the Esobange when writing.
PRIMROSESand CYCLAMEN
PRIMULA Obconlca (in either
** strain), Grandiflora or
Glgantea, mixed or separate colors, 3-inch,
$5.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chinense, 3-in., $6.00 per 100.
PRIMULA malacoldes (the Giant Baby
Primrose), 2 Ji-inch, $3.00 per 100 ; 3-inch,
$5.00 per 100.
CYCLAMFN G«anteum, best
^^ » \,»1^A1»IE-I^ strain, in assorted
colors, 4-inch. $15.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS I?roVg,'25.!inc'h:
$5.00 per 100 ; 3-inch, $7.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2M-inch, $3.00 per
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
Pleaso mention the Eichango when writing.
Surplus Stock To Close
At reasonable prices
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 2ii-in., $2.50
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 3-in., $4.00 per
ASPa!rAGUS Sprengerl, 2>^-in., $2.00 per 100,
$18.00_per 1000.
CARNATIONS, Field-grown, 2d size, $4.00 per
100: Enchantress, White Enchantress, Law-
T Enchantress, Winsor, Wanaka.
F. C. RIEBE
long as unsold
CYCLAMENS. European Strain, in 5 colors,
2M-in., S5.00 per 100; 3-m., §7.00 per 100; 5-
in., extra large, 33.00 per doz.
STEVIA, 3-in., S4.00 per 100.
COLEUS, fine stocky plants, five or more branches,
10 varieties, 3-in., S5.00 per 100; try some and
Cash with order; no less than 25 at above prices;
samples by mail, add 10 cents.
WEBSTER, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
Assorted varieties ; strong, healthy
plants, from 2M-in. pots, at $3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000. „ =!l^i«.. -■
fRANK N. ESKESEN, MADISON, N. J.
Pleaee mention the Exchange when wrttlng.
TERNS FERNS
FOR JARDINIERES. Good strong plants from
2^-incIi pots, now ready for immediate use, at
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
THOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN
SHORT HILLS, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 4Sth STRBBT
BROOKLYN, NBW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
boston rcrns, loo, $30.00 per icSo'
Roosevelt \m$,l&m^e^i^\
WliitmaniConipacta,^S!'$!^:SS
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, ^ m™s^'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HOLLY FERNS HYDRANGEA OTAKSA
From 3-in. pots, $6.00 per 100.
ASPIDIUM tsussemense. Fine, bushy plants'
DRACAENA Sanderii.
green, for -
Variegated, whil
R. G. HANFORD, NORWALK, CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Extra strong, pot grown plants,
from 25c. to 1 1. 00.
JULIUS VVOUR Jr.
1617 N. 19th St. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SPECIAL LOW PRICES
California Privet
Over a million in all grades
Berberis Thunbergii, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Etc.
tt^riie for list; it %ill pay you
C.R.BURR at CO.. Manchester. Conn.
300 Acres Under Cultivation
WANTED
400 AMffiIMN ASH TREES
3-4 inches diameter; good, clean specimens, well
furnished with symmetrical heads and fibrous
roots. To be used as street trees.
In replying, state when last transplanted
and also where located.
OLMSTED BROS., Brookline, Mass.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Please mention the Exchange when
GERANIUMS GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready October 27.
Ricard, Poitevine, Anna Brown, new pinl:
S15.00 per lOOO
S. A. Nutt, Buchner, Doyle,
tl2.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
PETER BROWN, 124 Ruby St., Lancaster, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums iv^^
S. A. NUTT, $10.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, $10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St.. Lynn, Mass.
GERANIUMS
Fine, stocky. S-in. plants, in bud and bloom.
Nutt, Buchner. Poltevliie, Ricard, $4.00 per
100. $35.00 per 1000. Mixed, $3.50 per 100.
2-lllch stock, strong, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 pel
1000.
Rooted Cuttings, $10.00 and $12.50 per 1000
Cash, please.
RUDDLE NA6EL, "k^n^A^e"' LANCASTER, PA.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ricard* Doyle» PolteTlne. Caatellane, Buchner*
Perkins, Jaulln. Nutt, $10.00 per 1000 . ^ ._
Cuh with order
FRED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention tlie Exchantre wlien -writing.
Safe Delivery Guaranteed
Per 1000
S. A. Nutt $10.00
Ricard and Poitevine 12.50
For delivery after November 1st, add $2.50
per 1000 to above prices.
ALB[RTM.n[RR, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in October Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
GERANIUMS
S. A. Nutt, Poitevine, Ricard, 2H-in. pots,
i $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000; 4-in. pots, bloom-
ing plants, $5.00 per 100.
DAHLIAS
$4.00 and $8.00 per 100.
VAN KIRK FLORAL CO., .'. Atco, N. J.
Flease mention the Eschange when writing.
ROOTED CUTTINGS
GERANIUMS, Nutt and Poitevine; DOUBLE
PETUNIAS; S12.D0 per 1000.
HELIOTROPE, SIO.OO per 1000.
ACHYRANTHES, Sl.OO per 100.
ALYSSUM. 2-in., 2c.
Cash, please.
O. F.Searles,Box28g,NASHUA,N.H.
Please mention the Exchang-e when writing.
Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT!
USE FOR RESULTS I
September 27, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
677
List of Advertisers
White Marsh, Md.
cxcnaiiBt: w« —j . -■ - - -=- - . -^ ■, j^ „„ Seventh aanual Dahlia flower
Michler Bros. Co 690 Sabransky. John F. , .667 Cigar Plants .... ._657 Snowball ggi-.TO-^Z show, which is to be held by Ri*ard
?:}iag£;;:::;:: |iX^ros;;.-:i "St:::::^^ S-V---4 i Vr^^ ^.^ ^"^_^?^^t^ ^1
Michelsen&Co 672 Ru:
MichiKan Cut Flo
Excnange
Jl. Geo. W 667 Chrysanthei
_ _ n & HanBing 696 Clirysanthe:
Ryerson. U. Cutler. . . 706
. 668-72 Shrubs 670-72-7<o
Cut- Smilax 668-77-95-9-
i-72 Snapdragon. 659-68-74-9^
i. _._«.>__.< . ^ ^{iUang Chas 701 %^^'^^-^°^;:y-----S. "^^SS^-.W-^^iV^a^ 1^? Peas-.:""r'. .-.'"ssS ,ia and Canna farm, Cowenton Md.,
Abrams,F.B 666 Eyres Florbt 689 MUThe Florist . ■l'n'c'.690 Sauter.A 701 Cold Storage Bulbs Sweet Pea Seed. . .658-60 g^pj^ 30 j^ Qct. 4, promises to be one
Advance Co.... 708 Felix & Dykhuis 670 Minge Floral Co.. The691 Searles, O, ^ ■'■"' «r, .;« ^n b,_bo c..._.. w.ti..„ fiBO.7.1 ... . _ ,_., :_ .u „„„<.
657-59-60-61-62 Sweet Willit
6^8-74 ^£ jiJg most successful in the company's
Aib'ert&Davi'dson....7lO Felthousen, J. E.. . . .698 MlnSeapoUrFfo^kl CoMl Seeer7,'Ed. ..:.'. i !.. .692 Cold Storage Lilies Table Ferns. ....657-68- ^j fof "Here will be found the largest
Allen. J, K...,...,.. 700 F.edler &,Co.. A.G....689 Motlascl H, A. ., ., .667 Schaaf. M, J. 668 ^ _^ ,. J57-59-60-61-62 .j.^^^ 87*-75-76.98 ^^^e establishment in the State of
Amer. Importing Co.697 Field. H. W.
Am. Spawn Co 662 Fletcher & Co. F. W.
KQ1 ivioiiascn, iT^n... . ..uw. J-i-p;-' i^' " • iq. (-„ij =,„.,„ Lilv of Trees 670-72 greennouSe esraDilsameBl lu IU«- oiaie ^/J
■691 Mon.nger Co.. John |=^l_;^|.^3-■ •_;;;;; ;||1 '^X vSeT. .. '657-59- Tul?; ; .' .^ .^ .^ .^ .' ; .^ . . . 660 Maryland, covering 300,000 sq. ft. <A
jelBandCo..670 Florists' HaUAss'n. . .696 Moore' Heniz & NasMOl Schmitz. F. W. 0 661 660-61-62 Vegetable Plants. ... .668 glass, and the largest assortment ana
Amer. Wooden Ware Flower Shop, The. .. .692 Moses'HarryM 663 Schulz,Jacob 691 Coleus 657-76-98 Vegetable Seeds. ....658- stock of Geraniums m the country. One
Mfg.Co..The 70S Ford, M C. 699 Mt. Gilead Pottery Co705 Scott, John .......... 676 Comfers. 672 K^RR-qs hundred acres of Dahlias and CannaS m
Anderson.J. r ..698 Ford, Wff nn _ .. . , <- _ ^ .. „..- ^.^ ^r on^o .... _ _ . . . . . ^
...661
...691 Coleus 657-76-9;
. . .,P........700 Mullanphy, Florist... 693 Scranton Florist Sup- Coreopsis 668 Verbenas 657-68.98 jj, g^j^ ^jll be open for inspection, while
Angermueller Geo. H.710 Fouler. Fiske, Rawson Murray, Samuel 690 plyCo....^ 673 Crotons 669 V ncas ^|?.f5.?2 a great DaWia show of 100,000 flowers,
&^e'lio?bt:::::'62 FrSenwde^.c.:::::!^^ "^l^A^^^i : ira'^,-'p^i^ge-ico?of g"ufFTowers:;.-.;.-69659| &.:::: ::Ji?-I^ Lfudlng over 3&9.vaneties, win be ar-
Aschmann. Godfrey... 674 Freeman Orchid Co. .698 Ntfon L B 701 SherSan. W. F. 701 699-700-01-02-03-04 Wallflowers 668 tistically arranged in the large exhibition
'S^T^-:::::^ ^^Z!^;-^ ^^^^^^:^-:'.^ ii:S;^?uSR.-:?| ^-';---669-72:7!|6 miscellaneous Xh.^^'^T.t^l^^^rTl'^^.^^^.
««i.i^c!^"..^7oi £ririh"os.=F:::::;ig^ Keir;^7rg.-.;:S? iLt'^l?'^.S.".^^1 &.v..v..v.66f fpl;srPunk.-.v.-.v.706 Vpejia, gain wni .eave w m ^^n
iS^TL"F,orist;:;.1f3 ^1jifg.''co^.--''-7U ^Fupfe%o'"^'-^02 Imifh L^Fett^ers^Co.-.^" "^-SSS^^^^-^.^.^ Z^^^ ^ii^''..l:\v^f^J\^^i
Baldwin, Florist 693 Gasser Co.. J. M 690 New Enrf^nd N"Vs 670 The 690 667-68-69-73-74-75-76-98 BoJers... . .695-707-09-11 th^ Agricultural CoUege at College Park,
" ~ " """ "■•■ "■ " " ■ New Yofk Stable Mai Smith. P. J .......... 701 Digitalis Ry. 7=**™ S"","K"I'S ?06 Laurel and Greeley. The same tram
nureCo 706 Smith Co.. W. &T. . .670 Dish Ferns .. 674-75-76 Cattle Manure... . ...706 1 Baltimore about 12.35 p.m.,
•^t"co-Thf' rp'Sm^rr&,ns-.-C.''' ^:^ilT.s:'^^:':^ltf2 gl?^^°Paper:;;.-.-.-''"I r?"ving at Cowenton some 25 minutes
"■" ■■ 706 J 662 " " ■ "o.„,o „.„
Niessen Co., The Leo . 703 Standard Pump & En-
Noe, L. M 701 gineCo.,The.
Orchid, The 692 Stei
The Smilax
.672
Barrett, the Florist... 693 Gibboi
Barrows&Son. H. H.676 Man
Bassett's Floral Gar- Giblin & Co
dens 666 Goodsell. P. H....
Baur&Steinkamp....673 Graham & Son. A... 6
Bay State Nurs., The.672 Greater N. Y. Florbts'
Beaven. E. A 696 Ass'n 7
Beckert. W. C 6S8 Greek-Amer. Florists'
Begerow Floral Co.... 691 Supply Co e „„,„,,^„ „,„
Bellamy Bros 666 Greup & Ploeger 670 Ouwerkerk P
Benjamin^S.G 698 Grey Co^, Thos. J. . . .662 palmer & Son,
.707
Seeds 658-60-63 Cut Flower Boxes . 696-97 [gter New York visitors can leave that
657_-6_S-74- Cycas Leaves 696 ^jjy ^^ tj,g niidnight train. B. & O. R. R.,
:oing by " '^""^
.676
C. A 670 Griffin. F. W
Berger Bros 703 Growers' Cut Flower
Berger & Co.. H. H. . .662 Co '
Berning. H. G 704 Gude Bros. Co '
Bertermann Bros. Co.690 Gumm, W. L ' , »,o,ic.o,., .^.„o . . , .„
Betscher, C 665 Gunther Bros ■■•701 Patten, Helen F...'! . .693 Sunlight Double Glass
670 Stokes, Walter P 662
.„ „.,„.., W.J... 689 StoothoffCo., H. A...707
Park Floral Co., The. .690 Storrs & Harrison Co.,
Parker, John L 689 The 676
Parkes Construction Stuart Low & Co 670
Co 708 Stumpp & Walter Co.
Parshelsky Bros 710
B...,= v,-, - . „ 675-76-98 Dagger Ferns 696 ; , ^ ^ Baltimore, While from
earns Lumber Co., Ff- in Flats .674 d,,„,,„. Evergreens J.hi,|a^i^hia -.there is an early train at
Jk'S.wIlte;p;;:;:66i FlowerSeeds_ 658.6_0 Directory ..of _ Retail 7.55 a,ni. .to Cowenton direct. .K large
■91-92-93 gatiharing is expected.
Bidweil & Fobes 661 Guttman Flower G
Black, Chas 667 ers' Co vuu
Black, Son & Co., Jos. Habermehl's Sons, J.
H 670 J 692
Blackistone, Z. D 693 Hall & Robinson 691
Blackistone, J. Dan.. . 689 Hanford, R. G 676
Boddington, A. T 661 Harris. Chester 693
Bolgiano & Son, J 660 Harris. Ernest 676
Bonnet & Blake 701 Hart. Geo. B 696
Bonnot Bros 701 Hatcher, John C....674-89
Bon Ton Flower Shop, Heacock Co., Jos 675
The 690 Heinecken, Otto 672
Howe, M. A 691 Hebs Co 690
Brant Bros.. Inc 693 Henderson & Co.. A.. . 660
Breck-Robinson Nurs.670 Henker. Bruno 667
Breitmeyer's Sons. J..690 Henshawd: Fenrich.. .699
Brown. Peter 673-76 Herbert & Fleishauer.663
Bryan. Alonzo J 668 Herr. A. M 676
Buckbee. H. W 693 Hews & Co., A. H 705
Bunyard, A. T., Flor- Highland Park Green-
Pearce, George..
. ,-„_.-Me-Not.... 668-74
Foxgloves 668 Fancy
Freesias . . 657-58-59-60-63 Fancy Ferns.
Fruit Plants 670 Fertilizers. .
Fruit Trees 670-72 Florists' Letters . . . 696-97
Fuchsias 657 Florists' Supplies
Gaillardias 668 Fl.
rdenias 669 Fl
The.
Floral Co.,
7nR K7 The next article to appear in our Ser-
i97 ies of Landscape Gardening articles by
3uppue,..„=,o-97 Robert B. Cridland, of Philadelphia, -will
Boxes 696-97 take up the best construction of -walks
.„., „„„ Pots 705 3jj3 drives, and also the further subject
__... Pottery CO...705 Genista ii^-^^f/'A Funs"!":--- ■ • SI of one of the most important features m
.._ Taylor. Edward J.... 666 Geraniums . 657-67-76-98 Galax Leaves ... ..696 jj ^-^y^ jhe surroundings of the
reiicanoRossi,&Co..693 Thompson & Co.. C. B Geranium Cuttings^..^6_57- glas^s^..^^^^^^^^^^^^ Xrhir or Country home-the pto-
KnuoTLM^ehanCo.;''' Thorburn & Co.. J. M663 Gladiolus ...., .658^-61-62 Glazing Points 710 ping, const.ruction_^and^upkeep^of a
S.S 667-703 Totty, Chas. H....... 666 Hardy Perei
^rr'ri-^Sy'^^PIant'" ?;a^s''c''o*G!E!='': InO S^ bac°eSus Plants:670-72 709-10
"^^Sms""*. . '^^'""698 vLrAsShe. Frank . 710 Hyacinths . . .657-60-62 63 Greenhouse Construc-
Peters & Reed Pottery Van Gelderen, G. W. . 670 Hydrangeas.. . . 669-70-72- tion . j™8;™-lygt
C?-.I'>- m Van Kirk Flora^Co^. 676 . es?''-^-'^! Greenhouse Goods^. ^708^
657 yick.sS.,s.as...-^i K^h^d^^.-.^ ^^^^^ Black Spo, on .Koses
675-76-98
als.. 670-72 Grates 710 jg^^^n This article -will appear in an
■657-74-76 Greenhouse Bldg.^.;,. .70S- ^^^.j^ j^^^g. jj ^n be of great value.
Watch for it.
Philips Bros 691 VanWavi
Pierce&Co 689 Kruijtf
Pierce Co., F. O 70S Vaughan'
Pierson, Inc., A. N.657-S7
Co.. F. R
CONTENTS
.691
houses. The..
.690
Burnett Bros........ 661 Hilfinger Bros. ...... .705 plantiifioi.' .'.'.!!!!! 1706 Walker. Wm 691 Lily Bulbs.
Home Correspondi
California Florist. The693 School 697 (iu,(i„,cin_,-nous
Camp Conduit Co..__ Horan E C . 701 r,^ bu,^. G. S_
GroveFloral Corp Viereck. F. C 690 Kentias "l^Z^'^Z "^""^ /appliances ^uc- -— '^f?,^^ mTa" Required
676 Vincent. R. Jr., & Sons °'" r?? m „ 695 Catalogs Received •'
Pittsburgh Cut Rower „.Co....... 657 L?ntanas .^- M7 ""fg-j-g^-^-j,- •e95.707°g8 Centers of Flower Industry in South
^°::!-- 702 Virgin. U.J 69; LUacs. -.j^^ 657.59.6O- Huckleberry Branches696 France
61-62 Ice Boxes.
657-58-59-60-61-63 Immortelles osu u^uub o.™ ---. — -— - -p-inrioto' Club-
Album 660-61 Insecticides.... 668-706-07 I^ancaster Co. (P^-^/I'o^fl H^^'-
fer"Sm.:^%?- S'--.:v::::: J^i "^^S ^^\^''■J^^f^^ cT.i
659-60 Laurel Festooning 696 .
Giganteum...657- Laurel Wreaths 696 Exhibitions, Coming-
Burpee W A. & Co... 669 Hi O)., The E.G.... 704 Poehlmann Bros. Co...7n4 Wallis & Co.. E. A
Byam.E. J.... ...... 693 HillsideNurs 672 poHworth Co.. C. C. ..702 Ward & Co.. R. M.... 659 L, ,^
Burr&Co., C. R....676 Hitchings & Co 712 po„er Floral Co 690 Warendorff. A 691 Li i
ByerBros 674 Hollywood Gardens... 693 pulverized Manure Wax Bros 689 Ldi
Caird.F.P 668 Holm & Olson .... 693 ^"o, ,. 706 Weeber & Don 658 Lili
Caldwell The Woods- Holton & Hunkel Co..702 Q^g^^^„ Qt, Mach. Welch Bros. Co 702
o . r-„„.™,„rf,„™ -^ _ ^^^ Werk. Peter...
.674 Weston. Henry -- , .,,
659 West View Floral Co.6S9 Lili
. 704 Wettlin Floral Co
708
697 Chrysanthemums in Florence. Italy 683
.!!'.!! .696 Clubs and Societies:
668-706-07
.672 Lilii
The 708 Horticultural Adverti
Campbell Bros 698 ser
Carbone Florist 689 Howard's Flo»
Carnation Support Co., Howard. J. W
The 666 Hudson Carbon Co..
Champion & Co., J. Idlewild Greenhouses
N 691 IgoeP
Chicago Carnation
I Harris
706
Co.
.704
al Seed & Plant
663
696, 697
709
660-61 Lemoioi'l"."'r:::::;707 GiadToTus"Bl.oom, seedling 6||
...657- Leucothoe Sprays 696 Gladiolus Vitnaconsis »»°
-59-60-63 Magnolia Leaves 696 Greenhouse Building ^- •■■■,;,■,;■■;• gsS
...660-61 MaSure 706-07 Heat Extremes, The Two (Illus.) . .bso
660-61 Mastica 659-708-10 Heatine Queries '°''
R"rdo"n.Tdm'uTd.:;:69i WhiteB;os.V.:::;.:::666 Liiy"oft>VaIley...661-72 Moss ^^^6% jj.i.^jf (Mont.) Flower Show. ...678
Reed&Keller 696 Whitehead. Geo,.B.^. 666 Manetti 658-72 N.koteen^ .;. ■^7 Japanese Garden at Crescent, Mo. ..700
658 Nursery Bands. '.!... ^670 Mariet, BeirleTir of the
Meetings
Randall, A. L. Co
■ci; • ■ ROQ Rawlings. Elm
Shop689 Reaje&McK.
Childs. John Lewis
Chinnick.W. J 667
Christensen,Thos.P..676 Irwin, R. J
Clark Florbt 693 Isbell, S. M. & Co.^
Clay & Son 707 Jackson & Perkin
Conard & Jones Co... 672
Condon, J 668 Jacobs, S. & Son
Conine Nursery Co.. Jenkins & Son 672
The F. E 670 Jennings. E. B 659
Coombs. Arthur 667 Johnson Seed Co.
.,..,. M.D 691 Whittier &'Co.. W. B.672 Maples.
iberg. Peter... 667-704 Whitton. Samuel 668 Mignonette. „.„ „, d 1 „ r„„r,
nnldi & MacKay . 666 Wietor Bros 704 Mushroom Spawn 658-62 Pecky Cypr.
. Co.. M 697 Wilks Mfg. Co.. S. . . .711 Narcissus 6.-J7-58-69-
Riebe. F. C 676 Williams' Florist Sup-
chy. F. W 676 ply House 61,. .■-, -V," f rto-TQ Di;.,r!;t»
■ - - -- ".r. ^ ^ H. E 693 Norway Maples. . .670-72 Plantlile.
' — " — «"" M c-,-....o , 670 Pots. . .
Tobacco Co. Riehe.F.C 676 WiRiams' Florist Sup- ^ ^, , , . .J^mVif'i pS Fittings
Ro7SI Ritchy. F.W 676 ply House 667 Ncphrolepis..657-69.74-75 Pipe Httings,
^^fA Robinsons Co.. H.M696 Wf'son. H. E 693 Norway Maples.
Robinson Co. (Inc.) Wilson. R. G 689 Norway Spruce.
H.M ....:700 Windier Wholesale Flor. Nursery Stock 670-72 P"™P?--g- .
Rolker & Sons. A . 658-705 al Co 697 Oak -Trees 670-72 P"r^P">g^"B'
Rosemont Gardens... 691 Wolf. Julius. Jr 676 Orchids ,■.,,■•■,■ ■668-98 Refrjef|;ators
Rosendale Nurs. & Wood Bros
.70S.
709-10-12
...695-710
•■695-710 New'^Haven ■ iiort. Society'
664-70
Ornamental Shrubs670-76 Ribbons.
.690 Johnston. T. J. &Co.. 693
.697 Jones.H.T 670
.696 Jones. Inc.. Percy
.710 Kasting. Wm. F. Co.. 657
.701 Keller. John A
.669 Keller Pottery Co.
Coombs, Florist
Cotsonas & Co., G
Cowee, W.J
Cowen's Sons. N .
Coyle. James....
Craig Co.. Robt —
Crouch. Mrs. J. W 689 Keller Sons. J. B
Ro
■7nA RoutzahnSeedCo. .
704 ,>--.,fie|d. J. F....
Icn & Mitchell.
hi & Gr,nz . .
Works.
.689 Woodruff & Sons. S.D663 Pandi
..663 Young & Co.. A. L.... 700 Pansi
664 Young Florist 693
.698 Young, John
. 666 Young & Nugent
.693
.711 Zangen.O. V
700 Peach Trees,
697 Peonies ....
695 Petunias...
.667 Phlo
tal Trees. 670-76 Ruscus.
. . .670-72-98 Sash DW
669 Scaline
659-63- Sheep Manure.. . .
668-73-74-98 Sheet Moss
670-72 Shower Sprays...
664-65-70-72 Sphagnum Moss.
657 Stakes
670-98 Supports
699
ing 700
'nn'eapolis'"outdoor Trade Garden,^^^
Exliib'i-
706 '""J^n"""- " .....'. 672
■•-?S5 Newport Horticultural Society, An-
■■■Inl nual Flower Show of "^ <
; ; :697 nursery Dept. (Illus.) 671
'.%16 *"f o'^l,''' Mrs. W. S.; McWiUiam,
.707-08 George; Perry, Aziel D.; Valom,
...707 John
™6-07 pgony Symposium ..
Publications Received
.679
^u^en^^'^r^Hoirand ;at ' -the ' Boskoop
Rose Show (Illus.) 6
.700
»_roucn, ivirs. J. w o^vf rveiicr 30ns. j . l, v-j^ lj„j«I«I, Hyfo» Ron -7;mm^r CIinrTM 667 rn ox vj.u-^o .jUHi
Crump F.F 690 Kervan Co.. The 696 5"^^'PK'^f:'^ 5^9 ZvXneic A C 660 Phoenix 669-75 Tiic
1 Index to Stock Advertised I
Cunnmgham. Jos. H . .698 Kessli
Cut Flower Exchange. 701 Kilboum. R 695
Danker Florist 689 KingConstructionCo.711
Day Oa.. W. E 693 Koster & Co 670
Deamud Co.. J. B 704 Kroeschell Bros. Co.. . 709
DeBuck. John 668 Kuebler. Wm. H 701
DcNave. Paul 668 Kuhlmann. H. H 690
DeKalbNurs 670 Lager & Hurrell 668
Den Ouden & Sons.H.672 Lange. A 689
DietschCo., A 707 Lange. H. F. A
Diller. Caskey & Keen Langjahr, A. H
707 Lnngle, Richard 667 no stock mentioned in same can
Dillon.J.L 668 Leedle Floral Co 668 oc, t, u
Dirkcn Floral & Nurs. Lemon Oil Co 707 Acalpha.. .^.^_657 Bell_
Co 662 Leonard Seed Co.
Poinsettias. .672-73-74-98 Tinfoil
666"-97 Question Box
■708 Headers' Vie-B», ..^^ ...
•■•fioR Retailer, Per tie (Illus.)
76-98 Tobacco Dust 706-07
.679
-693
.659
from Great Brita.in
Seed Trade Report
P I ODaCCO L.'uai. wv,-.j. c^. T^rit^iQ -"
p-,n,uras 667-68- Tobacco Powder... 706-07 ^'5^tX,,„'i^° „„„--.
672-74-7.5-76-98 Tobacco Stems. .. .706-07 „ 'yeuse State Fair. Horticultural
Privet. ._...,.. ■670-72-76 Toothpicks 696 Syracuse ^^"t^^t ^jjj^^ , 687
.,670- Treelubs "^'-^ «m_.a« wn+oa-
672-76 Tubs. 705 Ti^ae^Wotes. ^j^^, Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
Privet Cuttings.
6.57-76 Berberis 670-72
„,, ,.„ _ 669-98 Bleeding Heart 670
693 Ageratum 657-98 Blue Spruce 670
lo. Altemanthera 6.57 Bouvardi
710-12 Alyssum. . . .668-74-76-98 Boxwood
705-10 Ludwig Floral Co., E.693 Ampelopsis
Eagle Metal & Supply Mader. Pnul — ~ . . .-
.660 Achvranthes
Dod'dVchas'.H .'.'.'. '. '. . 708 Leuiv. Emil 674 Ad
Domer & Sons, Co. F.666 Littlefield Floi '
DoyleCo.,Wm.E....889 Lord & Burnh
Dreer, Henry A., Inc..67.3-
Rhododcndrons.. .670-72 Vases
Roses . . . 657-68-70-72 Ventilating Apparatus
print belated Rubber Plants 669- 708-12
1 Wednesday, 674-75-98 Ventilators 708-12
be noted intheindei. Salvias 6.57 Vermine 707
Seasonable Stock. . . .657- Wants 694-95
65S-.59-60-61-62-63-66- Wholesale Florists ... 699-
667-68-69-73-74-75-76- 700-01-02-03-04
698 WildSmilax 69fi
Seeds 6,58-59- Wreaths 696
.668-74
"New" Orleans, Houston
San Antonio (Tex ) . . . . .
Little Rock (Ark.)
■Washington, Louisville
Washington (N. _J,^'
Syracu
Memphis
.667
tin & Forbes Co.
.695 M
EbbinBe&VanCroos.670 M
Eble. Chas 691 McClunie. Gee
Edwards Folding Box McConncIl, Al,
Co.
G...
.704 An
Co 697 McCray Rcfrigera
thmann Wm 675 Co
Eisele, C 698 McHutchison & Co
Elliott & Sons. Wm... 6.58 McManmon. J. J. .
Emmans. Geo. M 698 McManus. James...
Engle, U. J 698 Menand. L
F.rnc & Klingcl 704 Metropol'
Eskesen. Frank N
.691 Al
Apple Tree.
670-72
666 Bulbs 657-6.S-
672 659-60-61-62-70
674-98 Buxus 670
,659-68-74-98 California Privet. . . .670-
670-92 67-2.76
669-70- California Privet Cut-
674-7,5-76 tings 670-72-76
■ '660'-6i-62-63-72 Wire Work 696-97
701
702
703
704
.705
■74-75 Callas 6.57
672 Asparagus 668-69- Calliopsis 668
691 672-74-75-76-98 Cinnos 672
701 A^plinium 669 Canterbury Bells. ,668-70
. .689 Asters 663 Carnations 6.57-66-
al Azaleas 670-72 067-68-72-73-74-76-98
CoTrr.". .". ! . . .".695-708 Bay Trees 676 Carnatlnn Cuttings^. 657-
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EslerVjohn G. ...!!.. 696 Mette. Henry 058 Begonias 657-67-
Etter.M.S 668 Michell Co.. Henry F. 662 668-69-70-74-98
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Worcester, Oswego 675
White Marsh (Md.) ggg
Hartford. Albany .-noo
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Chicago
ge"tr'o"r"Kalamazoo: ' ■indianapolis,^^^
Dayton ■■••■■■-. 707
SJ^n^irSulN^^oT Milwaukee; :::709
Vilk's' sins!' Fas?- Seed -Farms: V. ! ! 1686
""^tIS^ Ch?y S.n th'emums ; Cinerarias ;
Carnation Temperature: Season-
able Work; calceolarias; The
Bulb Stock 674 b(B
678
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Our Peony Symposium
Concluding it was high time that the Peony had a
little publicity given it must be our excuse for produc-
ing this week a symposium on that plant. By every one
acknowledged as one of the grandest of the outdoor
flowers, and valuable commercially for both its blooms
and its roots, the Peony should be more generally
grown by our florists, for we know of no more profit-
able outdoor stock to handle, especially so for consump-
tion by the trade's own local customers.
Very brief is the reign of the Peony and, perhaps,
for that very reason, is it all the more charming, capti-
vating and profitable. Not easily a long distance ship-
per, and subject to gluts in some of our larger cities
unless brought in for Memorial Day, yet is it all the
more valuable as a cut flower for local purposes, while
the sale of its roots can be extended indefinitely through
object lessons in the way of a select planting of choice
varieties made by the florist, to which the attention of
his patrons should be called at the flowering period.
While a properly planted and cared for bed of Peonies
is one of the most durable nature in the way of flower-
ing plants, the rate of increase of roots is slow, and it
will be many generations before the supply is greater
than the demand once the trade fully realize their com-
mercial value, and push the sale of roots as actively
as they can and should.
The Peony will give satisfaction to your customer
practically every time provided you furnish choice varie-
ties and strong clumps.
This is a good time and the right place to say a word
in commendation of the work of the American Peony
Society. Composed of relatively but a few men, it has
gone about its work quietly but effectively, and its
forthcoming publication on the Peony will, we antici-
pate, be just about the most complete monograph ex-
tant on any of our commercial plants. For the work
it has accomplished the American Peony Society de-
serves the hearty thanks of every man who handles
that most glorious plant, the Peony, typical of all that
is most to be desired in a flower: size, color, fragrance
and abundant yield of bloom.
The Minneapolis Outdoor Trade Garden
President-elect Theodore Wirth tells our readers how he received
the inspiration.
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Noting the many favorable comments made in the
trade papers. The Exchaxge in particular, and also
in the local daily press, regarding the "convention gar-
den," I cannot longer refrain from writing a few lines
on this subject. Above all, I wish to thank those who
helped ^ us to make this feature of the convention the
attractive and instructive display it was. It was by
no means a one man undertaking and achievement, and
altogether too much praise has already been given the
writer in connection with same. Credit is due the ex-
hibitors who made the displays, the Board of Park
Commissioners who gave the use of the land and pre-
pared the grounds, and last but not least to the men who
did the actual work, and to whose painstaking care
and professional skill the high standard of cultivation
shown was obtained. Mr. Louis Boeglin, head gardener,
and Mr. Fred Perl, forester of the Park Department,
were both untiring in their labor and attention to the
garden.
Your question as to how I came to think of suggesting
the garden, is not difficult to answer. First, like a
great many other members of the S. A. F. and O. H.,
I have always been of the opinion that outdoor plant
exhibits should be one of the main attractions and fea-
tures of our conventions; second, the opportunities of-
fered in this instance for such a purpose were so self-
evident and favorable that they could not have been
passed unnoticed by even a blind man. The full execu-
tive committee saw the grounds in February, and most .
enthusiastically endorsed the plan and authorized its
execution. United efforts alone are responsible for the
great success.
The advantages of the convention garden, now so evi-
dent, I am free to confess are reaching far beyond my
fondest expectations, hopeful as they were from the out-
set, and the most gratifying results are the enthusiasm
and interest shown by the public, to whom the garden
was open at all times. All classes of people visited
the garden in large numbers, and a considerable per-
centage of them made good use of the labels by taking
notes of the names of the plants and their varieties.
The educational value of such exhibits is thereby well
demonstrated, and the local florists should prepare them-
selves to meet the demand which will surely be forth-
coming next Spring.
Not only did the garden enthuse the public and stimu-
late a new love for flowers and their use, but it created
a better understanding on the part of the public in
general of how easy it is to grow plants, how to pro-
duce desirable effects and harmonious combinations, and
made them acquainted with the names of the plants
and their growers.
There can be no possible doubt as to the desirability
and value of such a garden as a permanent feature of
any park system, by which the public and the florists
will be equally benefited. For this reason they should
join hands. The grower and disseminator of meritori-
ous plants and novelties should be willing to furnish
the plants free of charge, in sufficient quantities to dis-
play the introduction to good advantage, and the park
department of a city should be willing to defray the
expense of maintaining a garden in which such exhibits
can be shown in perfect cultivation. In addition to
that, a competent gardener should be at the garden at
all times to give the public information and practical
advice.
This is the plan which will undoubtedly be adopted
by the progressive Park Commission of our city, and
I hope that the trade will fall in line and support the
undertaking. A plan has already been perfected by
which this first convention garden will be made use of
to give a practical lesson in a Spring bulb display such
as this part of the country has never before witnessed.
Wherever the S. A. F. and O. H. wiU hold its conven-
tions in the future, an outdoor exhibit should be ar-
ranged for, for the twofold purpose of making the craft
acquainted with the merits and qualities of the best of
the plants disseminated from time to time, and to give
the public an idea of how to make use of them and
where they can be procured.
True, every city may not have the ideal facilities
wliich it was our good fortune to be able to offer at
the Minneapolis convention, but it might be advisable
to house the convention and trade exhibits in tents or
portable buildings, owned by the Society, and to erect
these each time in the midst of a convention garden,
which later will do more to bring us close to the public
and earn for us the recognition to which our noble
profession is entitled, than anything else our national
society could do. At any rate, I believe the start
made is well worth following up, and I am confident
the Boston convention will lend itself to advance the
practicability of our first demonstration to such a de-
gree of perfection as to make the outdoor exhibit a
permanent and necessary feature of all our future an-
nual gatherings and deliberations. Theodore Wirth.
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 19, 1913.
Carnation Data Required
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
I am sending you a list of names which the American
Carnation Society proposes to drop from its register,
unless it succeeds in securing data which it now lacks.
Will you kindly pubMsh this Mst, with the request
that any who can supply the color, parentage, origina-
tor, disseminator, and date of dissemination of any va-
riety in the large section of the list, will please commfi-
nicate the same to the writer?
The officers of the Society have been working on this
Carnation register through a period of several years and
have complete data on most of the varieties listed. As
soon as it becomes apparent that the register is as com-
plete as it is possible to make it, the Society proposes
to publish it in pamphlet form and to distribute it
among its members.
It is calculated that this register will be of great
benefit to those who secure copies, as it will contain
full data on practically every Carnation introduced
within the past 40 years, and will stand as the highest
authority on Carnation nomenclature.
A. F. J. Baur, Sec'y A. C. S.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 23, 1913.
[We heartily second Secretary Baur's request and
urge our readers to assist the A. C. S. in every
way within their power. A complete uptodate register
of Carnations has been lacking all these years and an
authoritative list and particulars of each variety will
be heartily welcomed by all. — Ed.]
Names for VThicli the Society has Neither Description
nor Disseminator
Amado Harriet Bradford Mrs. V. R. Hoxie
Baltimore Helen Dean Mrs. Wm. McKin-
Bride of ErlescourtHilda ley
Bonnibell Hon. T. B. Reed Nita Berringer
Cleopatra Hon. Wm. McKin-Northern Light
Constancy
Dards
Defender
Diana
Dora White
Dosoris
B. G. Clarke
ley
Immaculate
Intensive
Invincible
Iris Miller
Jahn's White
James Dean
P. O'Mara
Pilgrim
Queen of the West
Rebacco
Robin Hood
Scarlet Wave
Scribner
Seneca Chief
Sensational
Sen. Crane
Silver Ball
Thorley
Thos. H. Spauld-
ing
Twilight
Uncle Walter
Utica
Yorktown
Young America
H. Shaw
Emma Lowry John Carbon
Elsie Ferguson John Hinkle
Emma M. Thomp-Jupiter
son Laura Vick
Encante Lettie Coles
Ethel L'Excellent
Evening Star Lyone
Fillow's New RedLyon's White
Flamme Manhattan
Gen'l. Burnside Marina
Gen'l. Sherman Marg. Rath
Gladys Ray Mrs. Carnegie
Golden State Mrs. Mailander
Golden Gem Mrs. S. M. Inman Annie Pixley
Grace Bollinger Mrs. T. B. Reed Azalea
Guiding Star
Varieties Begistered but not Disseminated
Allspice Genevieve
Badger State Marie Rachael Thompson
Climax Mrs. Robt. Hartshorn
Daybreak Perfection Mrs. Mary S. Fleming
Earlham Oregon
Ft. "Wayne The Empire State
Gibson Beauty Winsome
Names Which Are Synonyms of Older Sorts
American Wonder, syn. of La Favorite
Anthony's Pink, syn. of Chas. Sumner '
B. A. Elliott, syn. of Sec'y Hunt
Glowing Coal, syn. of Portia
Lyon's White, syn. of Edwardsii
Peerless, syn. of Edwardsii
Queen Scarlet, syn. of Portia
Robert Craig, syn. of Pres. Garfield
Scarlet Queen, syn. of Portia
Sport, syn. of Emp. of Morocco
Helena (Mont.) Flower Show
On Aug. 38 and 39 Helena held its fourth annual
flower show, and the sight which greeted the eyes of the
hundreds of visitors was most beautiful and impres-
sive, calling forth exclamations of wonder and admira-
tion. When we read of or visit a flower show we natu-
rally look for well grown specimens of plants or beau-
tifully developed cut flowers, grown in well constructed
greenhouses by experienced gardeners. The Helena
flower show was different, as all the flowers were grown
outdoors, on the lawns of the various exhibitors, under
the unfavorable conditions of a high altitude and a
dry short season.
Under these circumstances the magnificent display of
flowers which filled every nook and corner of the large
Auditorium was truly wonderful. One exhibitor showed
CO different varieties of flowers, while several showed
from 40 to 50 varieties. Prizes were given for almost
every flower capable of cultivation in Montana. Be-
sides the prizes for cut flowers, prizes were also given
for the best kept lawn, and the rivalry of the citizens
to excel in one or several classes was not as much for
the pecuniary reward attached to the prizes, as it
was for the honor of having the best kept lawn or
the finest flowers of a given kind, and, in addition, to
help make this city the most beautiful residential city
of the great Northwest.
The prizes, which were valuable and well worth com-
peting for, were donated by merchants and liberal
September 2T, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
679
minded people of the city. The show was under the
management of some of the leading ladies of the city,
and it was owing to their untiring exertions that the
event was a decided success, while the artistic arrange-
ment of the exhibits was due to their careful super-
vision.
Victor Siegel of Butte, assisted by W. A. Wagner,
also of Butte, were the judges and their decisions gave
general satisfaction.
The most attractive feature of the show was the large
exhibit of the State Nursery Co. of Helena, which in-
cluded Palms, Ferns, Orchids, Anthuriums, Ficus,
Araucarias, Begonias, Fuchsias, etc.; also a large va-
riety of cut flowers, including Roses, Carnations, Sweet
Peas, Dahlias, Gladioli, Asters, etc.
The Columbia Gardens of Butte sent a large display
of cut flowers, including a splendid collection of per-
ennials. The example thus set by Helena in interest-
ing its citizens in the cultivation of flowers and
plants, and in having well kept lawns, thereby
beautifying the city, is one that may well be
followed by many cities more favorably situated, and
it would be to the advantage of florists generally to
encourage such shows, which would result in an in-
creased demand for plants and ultimately benefit the
trade. J. P. R.
~^
OUR
RBAflDEBS*
VIEWS
Stationery
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Your advice on "Stationery," as given on page 626,
issue of Sept. 20, is most timely and to the point and
should be followed by a large number of florists, many
of whom seem to think that any old paper will do to
write letters on. Doubtless, there are many like the
writer, who receive requests for wholesale prices written
on such paper, all of which are treated with suspicion,
and a request for a business card is made.
Men who are so careless or shiftless, call it what you
will, are generally found to be the ones who complain
that there is nothing in the business, while their upto-
date competitor is raking in the shekels.
Sending Christmas and Easter cards, with lists of
plants and flowers that can be supplied, is a mighty
good paying proposition, which should be more gener-
ally followed.
There are many little things that are too often over-
looked, yet they carry the stamp of being uptodate.
As Old Sobsceibee.
be little to do the next season. We found the knife
useful in getting the Grass out last year, and there were
some deep rooting weeds of other kinds it helped to
cut out. The two weedings we gave our plot last Sum-
mer were so effectual that there was hardly a plant
of the Fall Grass which appeared this season. The
lawn is practically clean of it. Joseph Meehan.
New Nymph/Ea Madasie Augusts Teziee. — This new
Nymphasa is of the collarette type, with two rows of
large petals, which are somewhat pointed and well spread
out, and another row of very small petals around the
center, in the form of a collarette. The color is helio-
trope purple in the center, turning to lighter purple
in the sepals, while the stamens are brown. The foliage
is very large and dentated, purplish in color and spotted
on the under side. It was awarded a C. of M. at the
recent exposition of Cours-la-Reine, Paris, France,
where it was sliown by M- Lagrange of Oullins. — Revue
Horticole.
[ #bituar^ )
1
John Valom
John Valom., a florist of 838 Thirty-first st., Mil-
waukee, Wis., died at his late home at that address
on Fridav, Sept. 19. The funeral was held on Mon-
day. ■ M. O. S.
Mrs. Walter S. Hogg
Mrs. Walter S. Hogg, widow of the late Walter S.
Hogg, a former pioneer and highly esteemed florist of
Providence, R. I., who formerly conducted the florist
estabh'shment on Benefit st. now known as Hogg Green-
houses and owned by his former manager F. R. Peter-
son, passed away in Boston on Sunday Sept. 21. The
funeral services "were held on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from
her late residence 34. Congdon st., Providence, R. 1.
The Hogg family were highly esteemed by all members
of the craft in this locality, and deep regret is felt
by all who knew Mrs. Hogg, as well as the father and
daughter, who died in April, 1912. H. C. N.
Aziei D. Perry
Aziel D. Perry, for many years one of the largest and
best known seedsmen in central New York, died sud-
denly on the evening of Sept. 17, following a stroke
of apoplexy. He was 74 years old, and was a very
active and well preserved man. He commenced busi-
ness as a seedsman in 1868, and by strict integrity
and care in selecting his seeds, which were all tested,
he built up a large business, from which he retired
about 20 years ago, selling out to F. H. Ebehng, who
still carries on the business. Twenty-eight years ago
he organized the Central New York Horticultural So-
ciety, of which he was elected president, and served in
that capacity until his retirement from business. Mr.
Perry was a member of Syracuse Lodge, F. & A. M.,
Central City Commandery, K. T., and was a 32d de-
gree Mason. The sincere sympathy, not only of the
craft, but of a very large circle of friends, is felt for
Mrs. Perry, who alone survives. The funeral was held
on Sept. 21, under Masonic auspices, and the attend-
ance was large. The following members of the old
Central New York Horticultural Society were noted as
being present: G. Bartholome, H. Bellamy, J. Meneilly,
G. Ham, J. Schmidt and H. Youell. H. Y.
George McWilliam
George McWilliam, known throughout Massachu-
setts as an expert judge of flowers and an excellent
gardener, died at his home in Whitinsville, Mass., Satur-
day, Sept. 13, at the age of 67. Mr. McWiUiam was
born in Scotland. About 40 years ago he moved to
this country and immediately devoted himself to gar-
dening. For the last 30 years he has been in charge
of the estate of the late Josiah Lasell in Whitinsville.
In 1886 George McWilMam became a member of the
Worcester County Horticultural Society. Later he be-
came a trustee and in 1898 was made judge of flowers
at the Society's exhibits. He was considered one of the
best judges in the State and always seemed to be in-
terested in his work. Last Spring he was one of the
judges at the International Exhibit at New York.
Mr. McWiUiam was also a member of the Mass. Hor-
ticultural Society, and on many occasions was called
upon to judge the floral exhibits at their shows.
Mr. McWilliam took special dehght in growing Or-
chids. He grew many different varieties from seed-
lings and named them after different members of the
Lasell-Whitin family. He was one of the few growers
who succeeded in growing Orchids to any extent, and
his gold medals, besides special prizes of merit, proved
his ability in this line.
Two years ago Mr. McWiUiam had a fall in one of
his greenhouses. Since then his health was never at
its best. On Aug. 6 he was taken to a hospital in
Boston, where he was operated upon for a bladder
trouble. His condition did not improve and a week
ago he was removed to his home.
His surviving relatives are his wife, a brother in
Nova Scotia and two sisters in Scotland.
M. C. M.
Fall Grass on Lawns
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
I noted with great interest Joseph Meehan's remarks
in The Exchange in regard to FaU Grass, and have
found by my own experience that the methods he men-
tions are the only practical ones to employ. It is also
a very good thing to use plenty of Clover in your mix-
ture when sowing for a lawn, for the reason he men-
tions.
For a top dressing, I find good top soil better than
manure.
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. C. B. Fleu, Jr.
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
I read with interest the notes of Joseph Meehan on
Fall Grass in The Florists' Exchange. We have al-
ways called it Crab Grass.
Your method is all right if you let the Fall Grass
grow long enough so that the knife is needed. 1 think
my way is better. As soon as the infernal pest shows
itself, i grasp it gently between thumb and finger and
a slight twitch takes out root and branch. I do not
have to kneel to do this, and only spend two or three
hours a week at it during the growing season of the
Crab Grass.
No doubt, I will have lots of Crab Grass another
year, as neighboring lawns are completely over-run
with it, but it will be less work removing it next year
than was necessary this, and when one considers the
back-breaking work of pushing the lawn mower through
Crab Grass, I believe that one actually saves in labor to
puU the stuif out.
Hammonton, N. J. Geo. Wm. Bassett.
— Mr. Bassett will surely meet with reward in his
efforts to clean his lawn of this Grass. Thoroughly
cleaned one year, before the Grass seeds itself, there will
A partial view of the State Nursery Co.'s exhibit at the Helena (Mont.) Flower Show.
680
The Florists' Exchange
A Peony Symposiuni
We publish hereunder a list of the questions which were sent to Peony specialists. By
bearing in mind the question numbers, the reader will be able to follow closely the
vriters who have answered in sequence. In cases of
e inserted subheadings
replies made by those
those replies which have not followed the numbers, we ha
Questions Submitted for Peony Symposium
1. Having in view the fact that a Peony, in order to
be grown commercially at the greatest profit, should
not only have size, length of stem, pleasing form and
color, but also be a prolific annual bloomer, what vari-
eties, m your opinion, in the several colors are the best
to grow? Name what, in your opinion, would be the
best SIX, and the best twelve commercial varieties, in-
dicating which are early, midseason and late.
2. For collections for home ground adornment,
please name the six and twelve varieties, which, in your
opinion, would mal^e the best assortment as to color
and form.
3. Best location in which to plant, and the prepara-
. tlon of the soil, followed by information as to best time
to plant?
4. In what state should the blooms be when they
are cut for market?
5. How to pack and ship for market?
6. How to store so as to hold the blooms back?
t-J' J^^niorial Day affords one of the best markets for
tttese blooms, but in many sections of the country they
do not come into flower by May 30. Please tell how, in
a favorable season, the development of the buds to a
salable condition could be advanced so as to be ready
for that holiday.
8. Have you anything to say on the raising of new
varieties?
9. Additional to the above, please give us notes on
any matters connected with the Peony which you judge
would be of trade interest, l^^
Bertrand H. Fair, Wyomissingj'^Pa.
President American Peony Society
Best Commercial Varieties
To name six or twelve varieties of Peonies that
are among the best for any special purpose is easy.
To say that any six or twelve are the best is, in my
opinion impossible, for there are so many good varieties
that any twelve which might be selected could be easily
duphcated by other dozens that would be equally ^
good for any purpose, especiaUy among the newer
varieties, a large number of which have not yet been
grown in sufficient quantities to have had an oppor-
tunity of trying them out fuUy in a commercial way.
So far the list of Peonies used commercially to any
extent has been limited to a very small number of
varieties: Queen Victoria, Whitleyi and Festiva Maxima
for white; Edulis Superba and Dr. Bretonneau (syn
Lady BramweU) for pink; Fragrans, later pink; and
for red, almost anything at all. Of this list, Queen
Victoria and Fragrans, although grown in large quan-
tities and considered by many florists the very best, are
--from the standpoint of the first class Peony— among
the poorest we have; their only merit in my opinion be-
ing that they ship well and keep well. Queen Victoria,
after being brought to the light, opens at once, the
guard petals falling back against the stem and the
crown opens and falls down, disclosing the stigmas
and it presents a sorry sight. Fragrans keeps and
ships well, IS a good color but a very small, insignifi-
cant flower. Festiva Maxima, as a bloom, cannot be
excelled. I believe there are other white varieties,
however, that for shipping qualities are its superior:—
namely Boule de Neige for early white, and Couronne
d Or for late white, I do not think can be surpassed.
The latter is slightly earlier than Marie Lemoine, but
blooms more freely, has longer stems and opens better.
For pink, Urabellata Rosea is the earliest of all
closely followed by Edulis Superba. And so far
among Peonies of low price that can be had in large
quantities, Edulis Superba, in ray opinion, stands at
the head for Memorial Day purposes. Dr. Breton-
neau follows this closely and is a very good keeper
and shipper and lasts well in water. Modeste Guerin
and Genera! Bertrand I would suggest as the next best
varieties to foUow, and for late light pink, Mme. Emile
Galle and Richardson's Grandiflora.
There is no good red that blooms as early as Festiva
Maxima and Edulis Superba, among the older varieties
except Rubra Triumphans, a semi-double variety and
soft flowered. Aside from this, I would suggest Fran-
cois Ortegat as the next earliest. Medium early, and
most brilliant red is Felix Crousse. For dark red,
Delachei and Prince de Talindyke. Among the newer
and more scarce varieties I would suggest James Kel-
way for early white; La Tendresse and Lemoine's
Mont Blanc and Alsace Lorraine for medium early;
Enchantresse (Lem.) and Mireille for late white.
Crimson: Adolphe Rosseau, as early as Edulis Superba
and, m my opinion, the best of all dark crimson va-
rieties for commercial purposes; Mme. Mechin, Ar-
mandine Mechin, Pierre Dessert, midseason varieties;
Karl Rosenfield, late crimson; and latest of all— light
red. Constant Devred. Pink varieties: Mons. Jules
Elie, early; Clair Du Bois, La Perle, Stanley, Sarah
Bernhardt (Lem.), midseason; late: Livingstone, Mme.
Hutin.
Collections for Home Ground Adornment
For the adornment of the home grounds I would
suggest the following varieties: Festiva Maxima,
white; Couronne d'Or, late white; Marie Lemoine, very
late white; Mons. Jules Ehe, early pink; Sarah Bern-
hardt, Mme. Forel, midseason; Richardson's Grandi-
flora, very late pink; dark crimson: Geo. Washington,
early; Delachei, Prince de Talindyke, Karl Rosenfield,
Felix Crousse, midseason.
Peonies for the Lawn
Some of the single and Japanese varieties are espe-
cially decorative for lawns. Among the best are: Stan-
ley, single crimson; Albiflora, The Bride, or La Fian-
cee, white. Japanese: White Lady or Queen Alexandra,
white; Flashlight, Mikado, King of England, crimson;
Kame-no-kegoromo, pink.
Soil, Preparation, Etc.
Peonies will grow in any good soil but the largest
flowers and strongest colors are produced in a good,
clay loam. They seem to thrive better in a high, well-
drained situation than in low land. The best prepara-
tiou of the soil is to have it well manured and sown
in clover or grass a year or two in advance of the
Peony planting. It will then not be necessary to use
any fresh stable manure which, unless applied care-
fully, is apt to be injurious.
The best time to plant them is from the middle of
September to the middle of October, which allows
the plants to make root growth before Winter sets in,
but planting can safely be done at any time in the
Fall before the ground freezes permanently; or early
in the Spring until growth is too far advanced.
For commercial purposes, where blooms are to be
stored, only soft budded varieties which open easily
should be used. The hard, compact budded varieties
do not open well after being cut and must be cut
in a further advanced stage.
Any of the soft budded varieties such as Edulis
Superba, Festiva Maxima, etc., can be cut as soon as
they begin to show color and the outer petals beein
to lift slightly. ^
When Memorial Day comes a day or two ahead of
the opening of the buds they may be forced to open
two or three days earlier by placing the cut buds in
a warm greenhouse. Aside from this I know no
method of forcing them in the open field that will be
practicable.
A. P. Saunders, Clinton, N. Y.
Secretary American Peony Society
1 — Edulis Superba, pink, extra early, very fragrant;
Jeanne d'Arc, pink and cream, midseason; Bdouard
Andr6, deep red, early; Baroness Schroeder, white, late
midseason; Mademoiselle Leonie Calot, pale pink, very
refined flower, late midseason; Venus, very tall, pale
pink, late midseason, abundant bloomer.
Of these Edulis Superba is rather coarse in color,
a rather ordinary deep rose pink, but its earliness,
fine size and extraordinary fragrance, make it valuable.
The others are all first quality as to color. Edouard
Andr6 is a little dwarf for cut flower purposes, and
is not so good a flower as either Adolphe Rousseau or
M. Martin Cahuzac. But M. Martin Cahuzac burns
black in the sun very quickly, and Adolphe Rousseau
throws a good many blooms that are only semi-double,
so I have taken E. Andre as being on the whole as
good a dark as we have for ordinary practical pur-
poses. Almost all dark red Peonies have an odor
that is disagreeable to most persons, but it is not
strong enough to be oifensive.
For the best twelve, add the following six to the
above: Festiva Maxima, white, early midseason;
Duchesse de Nemours (Calot), white, late midseason;
tehx Crousse, deep purplish red, midseason; Jules
Elie, fuU pink, midseason; Richardson's Grandiflora,
pale pmk, very late; Gloire de Chas. Gombault, pmk
and salmon, midseason.
Felix Crousse is not a garnet red, as are the kinds
mentioned above, but is quite purplish. Nevertheless,
it is a grand bloomer, and the color is not so bad but
that some people like it. Jules Elie is enormously
large and very course, but a good color; it is as the
vegetable seed catalogs sometimes say, "too rank for
the home garden, but an excellent market sort." Rich-
ardson's Grandiflora I put into this list because the
plant I have under that name is one of the best sorts
I know; but there is some confusion about the Rich-
ardson names, and I am not sure mine is correct. At
any rate, the flower is uniform pale rose pink, very
late, very flat in shape, sweetly scented, a fine bloomer,
and desirable in every way.
2 — Here I assume the plants are for the small garden,
and not for landscape effect: I should choose the fol-
lowing six: Th^rfese, pale pink, early, dwarf; Jeanne
dArc; La Rosifere, white, semi-double; M. Martin
Cahuzac; Duchesse de Nemours (Calot); Richardson's
(irandiflora.
And for a list of twelve, add the following other six:
Eugene Verdier, pale pink, midseason; Mademoiselle
Leonie Calot; Philomele, pink collar, yellow center, very
decorative, fragrant; Baroness Schroeder; Carnea Ele-
gans (Calot), very early cream and flesh; Venus.
3 — Ideally in shade but not where tree roots will drive
into the plants. This is naturally rather hard to real-
ize. The near neighborhood of trees that send their
roots along the surface of the soil should be particu-
larly avoided; such are Elms, Poplars, etc. I think
that where plants are grown for cut flowers the only
way is to plant in full sun, cutting the blooms before
they fade.
The best time to plant is in the Autumn, any time
between the first of September and when the ground
is frozen.
I am inclined to think the best soil is a deep black
loam, but Peonies will grow on most soils if they have
well rotted manure put into the bottom of the hole in
which they are planted; and this hole should be, for
permanent planting, about three feet deep and three
feet across.
4 — Just as they are beginning to expand, that is, when
the outside petals have spread open and the heart of
the flower is just beginning to grow up. If such buds
are placed in a moderately cool room they will develop
with their full beauty. I speak, however, only from
experience in cutting for exhibition.
5 — I speak only from my exhibition experience. If
the buds are cut as above specified, then each one
wrapped in a strip of tissue paper about three inches
wide and a foot and a half long, and kept dry, they
can be packed qiiite close and will not be marred in
shipment as they are when the flowers are allowed to
rub against each other.
6 — I have not had much experience in storing to hold
back, but it is a good general rule that the colder the
room in which the blooms are stored the longer they
will last. At the same time it has always seemed to
me that the cold storage bloom had a short life when
brought out into the air.
7 — When the weather is hot and moist I do not think
the maturing of the blooms can be much hastened by
any treatment. But when the weather is cool the buds
may be developed much quicker by cutting, setting them
well down into a deep vase, and placing in a warm
room. Even quite hard buds will sometimes unfold
in a couple of days under these conditions.
8 — Every Peony grower who can spare the time for it,
should raise seedlings of his own. It gives a fresh
interest each year to Peony season, and heightens one's
appreciation of the fine" things that already exist.
Anyone who is raising new sorts from seed should
follow rigidly these two precepts: first, sow seed only
from the very finest of existing kinds; and, second, be
very slow to put new kinds on the market. From the
best seed obtainable there will be perhaps five to ten
plants in the hundred that will be worth keeping and
developing, and of these, at the best, there may be one
worth naming. Before a new sort is propagated it
should be shown at two or three large exhibitions and
compared with the existing kinds that are most like it;
there is always a large chance that it may be practi-
cally identical with a kind that is not in the collection
of its raiser, and we have enough trouble now with
synonjTns without creating new ones.
Seed sown, say in the Autumn of 1913, or the Spring
of 1914, will germinate in the Spring of 1915, and the
first blooms will appear in four or five years after
that. Seedlings should be separated at the end of their
first year of growth and set about Sin. apart in the
row, and the rows about 18in. apart, farther if a
horse cultivator is to be used. They may then stand
without another move ; since at least," every other plant
will be thrown out the first or second year of bloom-
ing the ones that are left for final trial will have space
enough.
September 27, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
681
9. Reconunendations.
I think it is a pity that our growers confine them-
selves to the Chinese Peony so exclusively. There are
a good many varieties in the officinalis group that are
good, and coming in so early should find a market.
Then there are the new Wittmanniana hybrids of Lem-
oine; these are, so far as I know, all singles, and would
therefore only do for nearby markets; but they are
lovely things and should find favor with the public.
Last, and most beautiful of all, there are the tree
Peonies; troublesome to grow, very uncertain bloom-
ers, and the singles at least far too delicate for ship-
ment; they should, nevertheless, be represented in the
collection of every Peony grower, for their wonderful
and unique quality.
Cottage Gardens Co. Inc., Queens, N. Y.
R. T. Brown, Manager
1 — Best six Peonies for commercial use:
Couronne d'Or white late
Delicatissima lilac rose midseason
Edulis Superba dark pink early
Felix Crousse crimson midseason
Festiva Maxima white early
Venus light pink midseason
1 — Best twelve Peonies for commercial use:
Couronne d'Or white late
Delachei crimson late
Due de Wellington. . . .white midseason
Duchesse de Nemours, white early
Edulis Superba dark pink early
Felix Crousse crimson midseason
Festiva Maxima white early
Livingstone silvery pink late
Louis Van Houtte crimson late
Madame Coste hydrangea pink . . early
Monsieur Jules Elie. . silvery pink early
Octave Demay pale pink early
2 — Collection of six Peonies for the home garden:
Albert Crousse light pink late
Couronne d'Or white late
Edulis Superba dark pink early
Felix Crousse crimson midseason
Festiva Maxima white early
Mons. Jules Elie light pink . early
2 — Collection of twelve Peonies for the home garden:
Adolphe Rousseau. . . . crimson early
Avalanche white midseason
Edulis Superba dark pink early
Felix Crousse crimson midseason
Festiva Maxima white early
Jeanne d'Arc tricolor early
La Tulipe white, striped
crimson midseason
I^uis Van Houtte crimson late
Madame Ducel silvery rose early
Madame Lebon cherry pink late
Marie Lemoine creamy white very late
Souvenir de Gaspard
Calot lilac rose very late
3 — Preparation of soil for Peonies and culture.
The Peony is a gross feeder and the richest soil is
none too good. They furnish the strongest stems and
the largest and most desirable flowers when planted in
situations where the soil retains a moderate degree of
dampness, and they are particularly adapted to plant-
ing in the vicinity of ponds or along the borders of
streams where capillary attraction will furnish the roots
with a steady supply of moisture. They should, how-
ever, be planted sufficientlj' far away from the border
of streams or ponds to avoid flooding, or water standing
upon the plants, and the soil should be so drained as
to avoid any tendency of a swampy nature.
Where the finest flowers are desired, the soil for the
peony bed should be prepared as follows: An excava-
tion the full size of the bed should be made two or three
feet in depth, according to the character of the subsoil.
If the subsoil is of a loamy nature, and of such texture
as will retain moisture nicely, and admit of the growth
of an abundant root system, the bed may be excavated
to the depth of two feet, and a layer six inches in thick-
ness of thoroughly well-rotted cow manure should be
spread on the bottom, and well spaded in. If the soil
taken out is of a stiff, clayey nature it should be light-
ened by the addition of sand, leaf mold and thoroughly
well-rotted manure, using in bulk one-third of the sand,
leaf mold, and manure to two-thirds soil. This should
be turned over two or three times, so that all of the
ingredients will become evenly mixed and incorporated
throughout the mass. Then fill up the excavation with
this prepared soil, rounding it up at the center, which
should stand about eight inches above the level of the
lawn. In setting the plants, abundant room to allow
them to develop into large clumps must be given. Each
plant should be afforded a space equaling a circle three
feet in diameter for its development. In setting the
plants, space the crowns two and one-half to three
inches below the surface of the soil, and firm the earth
well around the roots. After the bed is planted it
should be mulched with three or four inches of coarse,
strawy manure, or that which contains a large propor-
tion of forest leaves. In case the soil at the bottom of
the bed is of a very light, sandy nature, or a dense,
stiff clay, or coarse, rocky gravel, the excavation should
be continued to three feet, and this poor soil discarded
and the entire bed filled with the prepared compost.
The best time for planting the Peony is as early
after the middle of August as the buds become ripened,
and all planting should be finished not later than Nov.
1, although they may be safely planted as late as the
soil can be cultivated in the Fall; but the late planted
sorts will lose a year in reaching full normal develop-
ment, and may as well be heeled in, in a coldframe,
protected from the severe frosts, and planted the follow-
ing Spring as early as the soil can be properly worked.
Peonies may be as successfully planted in the Spring
as in the Fall, but, as before stated, will take an addi-
tional year to develop into normal plants.
There is no plant which will thrive, increasing in
strength and beauty every year, with as little attention
as the Peony. The third year after planting the ground
will be entirely occupied and densely shaded by the
foliage, so that comparatively few weeds will grow,
and these may be easily removed. Each Fall, after
the ground has become frozen, the tops of the Peonies
should be cut off about three inches above the soil, and
may be thrown back upon the bed to serve as mulching
during the Winter time. This should be augmented by
a liberal dressing of coarse manure. In the Spring tliis
mulching should be taken up and the coarse parts re-
moved from the bed, and the remaining fine stuff'
spaded into the soU to the depth of five or six inches,
and the surface stirred around the crowns of the plants,
care being taken not to break, mar or disturb the dor-
mant crown buds.
During the seasons of extreme drought in April or
May, the growth of the Peony plants may be much im-
proved and the crop of flowers largely augmented in
quality and size by drenching the beds thoroughly with
water once or twice a week. The hose can be turned
onto the bed and allowed to run until the soil is satu-
rated to the depth of twelve or fourteen inches.
Peterson Nursery, Wm. A. Peterson, Prop.
Chicago, III.
1 — Best six commercial varieties^ Madame de Verne-
ville, early, white; Avalanche midseason, white; Del-
icatissima, early, pale pink; Albert Crousse, midsea-
son, pale pink; Mons. Jules Elie, early, deep pink;
Livingstone, late, deep pink.
Additional six best commercial varieties: Duchesse
de Nemours, early white; Madame Crousse, midseason,
white; Eugenie Verdier, early, pale pink; Modeste
Guerin, early, deep pink; Claire Dubois, late, deep
pink; Felix Crousse, midseason, red.
2 — Best six varieties for home adornment: Festiva
Maxima, early, white; Madame Crousse, midseason,
v/hite; Octavie Demay, early, pale pink; Grandiflora,
latest, pale pink; Mons. Jules Elie, early, deep pink;
Pierre Dessert, early red.
Additional six best varieties for home adornment:
Eugenie Verdier, early, pale pink; Marie Crousse, mid-
season, pale pink; Lamartine, early, deep pink; Modeste
Guerin, early, deep pink; Claire Dubois, late, deep
pink; Felix Crousse, midseason, red.
3 — Full Sim, rich, well drained soil; early September.
4 — As full as can be without opening.
5 — Paraffin paper; about each dozen.
6 — Thirty-eight degrees.
8 — Very tedious, plenty of good ones now.
S. G. Harris, M. S., Tarrytown, N. Y.
I am sending you lists of varieties, omitting, of course,
the new and very scarce varieties which would not be
obtainable of any grower in quantity.
1 — Six best commercial Peonies. Early: Festiva
Maxima, Edulis Superba. Midseason: Delicatissima,
Modeste Guerin. Late: Couronne d'Or, Mons. Jules
Elie. For addional good commercial varieties add:
Duchess de Nemours, Jeanne d'Arc, Due de Wellington,
Felix Crousse, Venus, Mons. Dupont, La Tulipe, Prince
de Talindyke.
2 — Six best for home grounds. Early: Festiva Max-
ima, Jeanne d'Arc. Midseason: Due de Wellington,
Modeste Guerin. Late: Mme. Ducel, Prince de Talin-
dyke. For additional good varieties for home grounds
add: General Bertrand, Mme. de Verneville, Rubra
Triumphans, Delicatissima, Delache, Mons. Boucharlat
Aini, Couronne d'Or, La Tulipe.
3 — Preparation of the soil should be very thorough,
incorporating plenty of manure far enough below the
roots so that the rootlets will not be affected by it un-
til they have well started to grow. If the subsoil is of
a good loamy texture, the excavation of two feet, with
a layer of six inches of well rotted cow manure at the
bottom, well spaded in, will be sufficient. If, however,
the subsoil is of the nature of light sand or hardpan,
it should be removed entirely and alternate layers of old
sods and manure put in its place. Heavy clay should
be lightened by the aid of sand, leaf mold and manure,
mi.xing it thoroughly by overturning it several times. I
consider September the best time to plant, and the best
location where the best and deepest soil is found.
As a cut flower for market, cut when the first outer
petal rolls back, and place in a cool room, always giv-
ing the flower stems a fresh cut every day, and also
fresh water. The moment the buds are cut they should
be dropped in a bucket of water. To retard them sev-
eral days, place them in a room that is cool and dark.
Some varieties may be kept several weeks by placing
them in cold storage. In sections where they do not
come into flower by May 30 they may be hastened by
covering with sash. To get them ready for exhibition
at the Peony show, I have sometimes cut the flower
when the bud was still hard, and placed them in the
greenhouse. I received first prize for Couronne d'Or,
handled in this manner, at Boston.
John Charlton & Sons, Rochester, N. Y.
Peony growing and selling is a large business and
we know of but few flowers that bestow as much satis-
faction to their owners as does the Peony, but the varie-
ties increase faster than they are wanted, and in many
cases are old varieties renamed. We sell more kinds
to color than to name. At wholesale, we sell as many
as 2000 to one party, and they are always supplied
from the best named kinds, and since 1869 (when our
business was started) we have never had one complaint
about the quality (and some of the varieties we started
with are among the very best today).
J — Alexander Dumas, pink, late season, good; Cou-
ronne d'Or, yellowish, late, good; Delache, deep crim-
son purple, midseason; Duchesse de Nemours, late sea-
son; Duke of Wellington, sulphur white, late season;
Edulis Superba, soft pink, early, good; Festiva Maxima,
called the best white, early; Grandiflora Carnea Ele-
gans, pink, early, good; La TuUpe, soft rose, midsea-
son; Queen Victoria, best white for forcing; Rosea
Superba, elegant rose shaded crimson, midseason; Tri-
omphe de TExposition de LiUe, a splendid pink, mid-
season.
2 — Best six kinds for amateurs: Officinalis rubra,
very early; Officinalis rosea, an extra good kind; Offi-
cinalis tenuifolium fl. pi., the fringe If.; Alexander
Dmnas, late, an extra pink; Couronne d'Or, extra fine;
Edulis Superba; Duchesse de Nemours; Festiva Max-
ima; Grandiflora Carnea Elegans; Triomphe de I'Ex-
position de Lille; Queen Victoria; Triomphe du Nord.
3 — Select a sunny spot, in deep rich soil, and plant in
Fall, Si/jin. deep below the surface. Late Sept. and
Oct. is best time to plant them.
4 — Do not grow flowers for market.
8 — It does not pay, as a rule, with seedlings; we
once had 10,000 seedlings with but two results from
them.
Winthrop H. Thurlow
Of T. C. Thurlow'ii Sons. Inc., yfest Newbury, Ma«8.
1— We consider the six best varieties of Peonies to
be as follows: Festiva Maxima, early; Venus, midsea^
son; Duchess de Nemours (Calot), midseason; Felix
Crousse, midseason; Baroness Schroeder, late; Couronne
d'Or, late. For the twelve best varieties add to the
above six: Edulis Superba, early; Mme. de VerneviUe,
early; Marguerite Gerard, midseason; Souv. de I'Exp.
Universelle, midseason; Marie Lemoine, late; Grandi-
flora (Richardson), late.
These are for a range for the whole season. If the
greater part are desired for Memorial Day trade the
earlier varieties would take the precedence but, of course,
the varieties would depend on the latitude. North
of Pennsylvania, Edulis Superba, Mme. de Verneville,
Comte de Diesbach, Delicatissima and Umbellata Rosea
(Sarah Bernhardt) are in bloom by May 30th.
2 — For a collection for home ground adornment we
think the following the best six: Festiva Maxima,
white; Mme. Emile Galle, pink; Baroness Schroeder,
white; Felix Crousse, crimson; Mme. Ducel, pink; Marie
Jacquin, white. For the best twelve, the above six and
Grandiflora (Richardson), pink; Mme. Emile Lemoine,
flesh; Avalanche, or Mont. Blanc, white; James Kelway,
white; Mr. Manning, crimson; La Rosiere, white tinted
gold. Some of these varieties do not have as much sub-
stance as the list of commercial varieties which we have
named, but their form, color and fragrance make them
very desirable.
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3 — Peonies do best in open, sunny locations, in a strong
loam. If tile soil is a heavy clay it sliould be liglitened
by mixing sand with it or, best of all, peat mucli if it
can be obtained. This latter is excellent for any soil,
whether light or heavy, as it malies a porous, yet re-
tentive soil, so that water will not stand around the
plants, but fertilizer will not leach through too quickly.
For a small bed it is well to excavate for a depth of
two feet and put in some well rotted manure, covering
with six inches of soil. In commercial planting this is
not feasible and nearly the same results will be obtained
by plowing in a dressing of manure tlie season previous
to planting, following this with an apphcation of manure
every Fall, with an occasional application of lime and
potash. We find that September is by far the best time
to plant. Later, the plants have begun to malie a Fall
root growth and, if disturbed, will not bloom as well the
following season.
4 — If for cold storage the buds should be cut when they
are green and liave obtained nearly full size. For imme-
diate use we find they do best when the buds show color
but have not burst.
5. — For a short journey of not more than ten or twelve
hours we pack in ordinary paperlined cases, taking care
that the petals do not get wet. We strip the lower
leaves from the stem, so that no foliage gets into the
water in which they have been placed, for five or six
hours previous to packing. In packing, a layer of flow-
ers is put in and a sheet of paper spread over them
before the next layer is placed.
9 — In the Northern States Peonies should be planted
in early sheltered locations so that they will bloom about
Alay 30. Plenty of water will help them along when they
are in bud, but oftentimes in Massachusetts we cannot
get a full crop out for this date. South of the 4'2d de-
gree of latitude one is pretty sure of a crop every year
unless the season is very wet and cold.
We are very glad to note that with a settling down of
the Peony trade after the wild rush of a few years ago,
the raising and placing on the market of cheap and
spurious seedlings has also disappeared. Many seed-
lings not worth growing have been named and marketed,
but the tendency of growers now is to make sure of a
variety before the owners' reputations are staked on
them. Almost all the new varieties are of foreign
origin, but in a few years we think a number of Ameri-
can varieties will be hsted. The American Peony
Society has done much to bring up the standard and
is looking forward to the time wlien Peonies will be
registered as Carnations, etc., are now listed.
A. H. Fewkes, Newton Highlands, Mass.
1 — I will not pretend to give the best six and twelve
varieties for commercial purposes, but those I have
named are all excellent varieties, clear in color, dis-
tinct in form, and. of good habit. There are many oth-
ers equally as good, but these will be found satisfactory:
Festiva Maxima, white, early; Avalanche, white,
mediima; Marie Lemoine, white, late; Venus (Kelway),
blush white, medium; Adolphe Rousseau, red, medium;
Mme. Boulanger, pink, late; Couronne d'Or, white, me-
dium; Mme. de Verneville, white, early; Delachei, red,
late; Mme. Emile Galle, light pink, late; Baroness
Schroeder, flesh white, medium; Claire Dubois, pink,
medium.
2 — The same can be said of this question; it is im-
possible to name the six best and twelve best varieties
where there are so many exceptionally beautiful kinds.
The following vrill all be found to be in the so-called
"cracker jack" class, and represent the highest achieve-
ment in herbaceous Peonies: Soulange, white, shaded
salmon; Rosa Bonheur, rose pink; Therese, rose pink
and white; Mignon, light rosy white and cream; Fes-
tiva Maxima, white; M. Martin Cahuzac, maroon red;
Mme. Emile Lemoine, blush white; James Kelway, white
shaded salmon; Avalanche, white; Venus (Kelway),
blush white; Mons. Jules Elie, rose pink; Milton Hill,
blush white.
3 — The best location in which to plant Peonies is one
fully exposed to the sun. The soil should be deep and
rich, but not of a peaty nature if any other can be
had. It is well to plant some hoed crop on the land
one year at least before using it for Peonies, in order
that it may be mellow and free from weeds. Stable
manure should be avoided except in the bottom of the
trenches or holes at time of planting. This is in order
to keep free from the black rot disease which is
fostered by the excessive use of stable manure as a
top dressing. The plants may be fed, both Spring and
Fall, with commercial fertilizers, using some brand
strong in potash. An extra dressing of ground bone is
very beneficial in the Spring. September and October
are the best months in which to plant Peonies.
4 — When cut for market the blooms should be just
on the verge of opening, with the outer petals sepa-
rating and the center beginning to loosen up.
5 — To pack for shipping to market the lower leaves
should be removed and the flowers rolled up in waxed
paper, with the ends left partially open. Pack so that
the air will not be excluded from the box, for if packed
tight they will sweat and be utterly useless on arrival
at their destination. They should be cut and placed
in water in a cool cellar several hours before shipping
so they will harden off.
6 — May be held back in best condition by placing in
jars of water in a mechanically cooled refrigerator.
8 — In regard to raising new varieties, one needs
plenty of room and all the patience he can command.
It is time wasted to save seed from any but the very
finest varieties, as a seedUng, to be of value, sliould
have at least one point of superiority over any existing
variety, the simple duplication of varieties being use-
less. Undoubtedly the best results can be obtained by
careful liand fertilization, using such varieties, the com-
bination of which will ad\'ance or improve the color,
form, or habit, of some particular type.
9 — I believe the time has passed for indiscriminate
propagation. The country is overloaded with inferior
varieties and as soon as the public become familiar
with the more choice kinds, the plebeians will not be
salable at any price. Select judiciously and propagate
only the best, no matter what they cost.
C. Betscher, Canal Dover, Ohio
1 — This question is not explicit enough and should be
qualified. Our best money makers, from a cut flower
standpoint, are: Umbellata Rosea, Marie Stuart, Edulis
Superba, Gen'l. Bertrand, Duchesse de Nemours, Floral
Treasure, Whittleyi, in about the order named, as these
usually come in for May 30th or before the market is
swamped and while prices are best. I would add the
following as A I sorts: Felix Crousse, best and freest
red. Lady Bramwell, Triomphe de I'Exp. de Lille, Reine
d'Angleterre, Mme. de Verneville, all very free, surest.
thin but strong stems, etc. For later blooming I would
add Eugene Verdier, Mary Hamilton, M. Jules Elie,
Grandiflora, Dorchester, Eugene Verdier, Matilde
Roseneek, Livingstone, M. Dupont, Couronne d'Or, Per-
fection, Albert Crousse and others. Above all sorts I
would especially recommend Gismonda; this is one of
the very finest things in the whole list, very late, very
sure, enormous, delicate salmon pink, richly perfumed;
all who see it in bloom demand it; it is away ahead of
Eugene Verdier at its very best.
3 — This should also be qualified, as to early, dwarf,
or tall, etc. — For six Al sorts, regardless of time, I
would name Gismonda, Marie Crousse, Couronne d'Or,
Felix Crousse, Mary Hamilton, Golden Harvest, all ex-
tra good certain bloomers. To make it a dozen I would
add Milton Hill, M. M. Cahuzac, Grandiflora, Augustine
d'Hour, M. Jules EUe, Triomphe de I'Exp. de Lille,
and some others. I would insist on the dozen, even if
the dozen make twenty-five. A dozen is too small for a
lover of Peonies; when we get to fifty sorts then we
can begin to eliminate quite easily.
3 — The best location is a well drained soil, preferably
a heavy clay, although light sandy will do very well.
Spade or plow the soil deeply, leave out all fertilizer;
where planting in quantity a Corn or Potato crop pre-
viously gives an ideal Peony soil. We plant in heavy
clay, four-fifths inch deep; in sandy soil, six-sevenths
inch deep; preferably about Sept. 15 to Oct. 1, although
H. W. Groschner, Napoleon, Ohio
I — Festiva Maxima, white early; Couronne d'Or,
white, late; Edulis Superba, deep pink, very early;
Mons. Jules Elie, deep pink, early; Livingstone, deep
pink, late; Felix Crousse, red, midseason. Best 13 com-
mercial varieties — the above six and Mme. de Verneville,
white, early; Duchesse de Nemours, white, early; Mons.
Dupont, white, midseason; Delicatissima, pale pink,
early; Jeanne d'Arc, pink and white, early; Augustine
d'Hour, red, midseason. The last mentioned variety is
very similar to Felix Crousse in color but comes into
bloom about a week earlier.
The varieties I note are sure bloomers every season
and soon become established. They invariably come per-
fect, none of the buds becoming waterlogged. I might
have added Mme. Calot (an extra free bloomer), but it
does not show its full beauty until it has become a good
sized clump. I might also have added such varieties as
Baroness Schroeder, Avalanche, Albert Crousse, La
Perle, Venus, Eugene Verdier, Mme. Emile Galle, but
these varieties are too expensive to buy in quantity to
grow for cut flowers.
2 — Festiva Maxima, white, early; Couronne d'Or,
we have had just as good results planted in March or
May when dug the previous Fall. We draw up a ridge
over the row so that freezes do not heave them up;
this also allows of giving manure through the rows so
that it does not get near the plants. We ridge our
large plants up, then give them a heavy coating of
manure; cultivating several times; then we level the
ridges, thus disease is a negUgible quantity with us.
Peonies may be planted any time, even when in full
bloom; earher we marked out rogues but found the
only right way is to dig them up and put them where
they belong; thus one is certain about one's trueness.
These clumps have done very well, making an enormous
Fall root action, etc. I will say, too, some plants were
thus planted when the soil was very dry, without giving
them water; while they wilted badly they came through
it all right. It is more the man than the time as to j,
when best to plant. From Sept. 1 until freezing is
economically best.
4 — We cut, according to the variety, mostly when tjie
buds just begin to open; some sorts must be allowed to
get quite open to do well; this can best be learned by
tests.
5 — We make into bunches of 13 or 25, depending on
the sorts and place into water until ready to pack. We
use mostly shoe boxes that hold 60 to 130 dozen. First, '
line box, then put in layers, then put a wet newspaper
between them, cleating them to hold firm. When they
are to be in transit longer than over night we add ice,
but not on short time shipments.
6. — Upon arrival, as per No. 5, these are ready for
storage; as we cut them they need no sorting, but are
ready to be put into storage in a temperature of about
38 to 40 degrees.
7 — At this time we are always busy and have not
studied how they may be rushed, except in a small way •
by covering with frames with sash, which hardly pays
commercially. The best way is to plant in a section
where they are sure to be in. We expect to plant five
acres or more this Fall, about 100 miles south of this
point, where they will begin about May 15, fully two
to three weeks earlier than here. In this planting we
will use many sorts that will be Al, such as Felix Crousse,
Mons. J. Elie, Couronne d'Or, T. de I'Exp. de Lille, etc.,
as with these sorts the top price will be had and they
will be in on time. Last year we cut a lot of buds a
bit tight and put them into the greenhouse to try to force
them, but the tighter buds on the plants were open ahead
of them.
8 — Owing to our older methods of hybridizing we have
done no work in raising seedlings, except in planting
one lot of natural seed. W'ith our present views of
hybridizing we had expected to breed a lot this Sum-
mer, but with a temperature of 31 degrees on May 13,
and a crop of 250,000 to 300,000 buds ruined, we could
do nothing this year, but we hope next year to lay the
foundations for growing some types that will come into
bloom here about May 15 to 30 and later.
The A. P. S. ought to try to get Peony gardens in
our public parks, where from two to six plants of each
of 50 or 100 best sorts could be given the best attention
and culture; thus people could see the object lesson of
how to grow Peonies correctly. To these we ought to
give personal attention for a time so that the plants
would do very well and create a demand. Shows such
as we have been giving do not fill the specifications .
needed to stimulate love for flowers. Peonies are in
much larger demand than ever and we must grow better
and surer sorts than ever. Entirely too many sorts, ,
as a whole, are unsatisfactory; if sorts are of little
worth in our fields how can the amateur hope for re-
sults? I might add this is true in Roses, etc., as well
as in Peonies. Everything that does not come up to
a certain standard must go.
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white, late; Edulis Superba, deep pink, very early;
Mons. Jules Elie, deep pink, early; Mme. Emile Galle,
pale pink, midseason; Felix Crousse, red, midseason.
Best twelve, the above and Duchesse de Nemours, white,
early; Mons. Dupont, white, midseason; Eugene Verdier,
pale pink, early; Albert Crousse, pale pink, midseason;
Grandiilora, pale pink, very late; Comte de Gomer, red,
late.
I might have added such varieties as Baroness Schroe-
der, Venus, La Perle, Milton, Hill, Karl Rosenfleld,
but they are too expensive for general planting. It is
difficult to select the best six or twelve. The real Peony
lover would not be content with less than twenty-five
or thirty, or, at the least, eighteen or twenty. Every
collection of over a dozen should have at least three
single Peonies and two Japanese.
3 — Peonies should not be planted in low, wet ground.
A location that is covered with water (or liable to be)
during the Winter months, even for a week or ten days,
is risky. I consider too much moisture during the Win-
ter season the Peony's greatest enemy, unless it be
fresh, rank manure mixed with the roots when planting.
While Peonies require plenty of sun, they will do well in
partly shaded locations, sun until noon being sufficient.
Peonies like a soil that is incUned to be heavy, but not
a stiff clay; yellow sandy soil or white sandy soil is no
good. A stiff clay soil needs sand and humus mixed
with it; sandy soil needs a little clay and humus. Fresh
rank manure is an enemy of the Peony; if this is used
at planting time it should not come nearer than six or
eight inches of the roots, surrounding the roots with clean
soil.
In planting Peonies for home adornment, a liole should
be dug from IVsft. to 2ft. deep and 2ft. to gi/oft. wide,
and the soil thoroughly mixed. For permanent planting,
plants should be set from 3y,tt. to 4ft. apart. The best
time to plant is early September. I advise getting them
planted by Sept. 15, at least, especially so for small
plants. The larger plants can be planted later and give
good results the first season. Some varieties can be
planted late in the Fall and stiU give fair results. I
am not in favor of Spring planting; in fact, opposed to
it.
7 — Edulis Superba is in bloom by Memorial Day in
this latitude. Farther north. Peonies of the officinalis
class should be selected. Farther south, say 150 to 200
miles, Festiva Maxima arrives on time.
9 — I am firmly of the opinion that retail growers and
dealers should sell only roots of blooming size. The long
list of varieties should be cut down to a possible fifty.
A large number of varieties should be eliminated. The
general public should be awakened to the merits of the
Peony through a campaign of magazine and newspaper
articles, by planting more Peonies in public parks and
boulevards, and through Peony exhibitions.
C. S. Harrison, York, Neb.
1 — Best six sorts: Baroness Schroeder, early, white;
Mme. Emile Lemoine, medium; Mons. Jules Elie, late;
Mme. Gerard, late; Henry Woodward, latest of all;
Ville de Nancy, medium. Next best six: Sarah Bern-
hardt, earliest of all; La Sublime, medium, red; Mons.
Dupont, very late, white; Mme. Geisler, medium; La
Tuhpe, medium, variegated; Marie Lemoine, late, white.
2 — For home grounds: Mme. de Verneville, medium,
sulphur white; I'Esperance (Edulis Superba), early,
fragrant, pink; Bernhardt, Sarah, earliest of all;
Festiva Maxima, early, white; Grandiflora Rubra, early;
Dorchester, medium, pinkish wliite; Couronne d'Or,
late; Queen Victoria; Duchesse de Nemours, late;
Jeanne d'Arc; Grandiflora Carnea Plena, medium; Las
Grandiflora Rubra, late; Princes Beatrice, medium.
3 — Ground should be well drained. For best results,
use plenty of hen manure, plow deep, prepare the
ground a year ahead so the strong manure will be
thoroughly dissolved. I often spade ground two feet
deep; I put manure in the bottom so it will be thor-
oughly rotted by the time the roots reach it. Never
use green manure; it gives the roots clubfoot. In plant-
ing, incline the root 45 degrees, if you use full length
roots, for the ground may settle and punch the bud
out of the earth; put the bud about two inches below
the surface. For commercial purposes put rows 3ft.
apart and plant a foot apart in the rows. Take up
and divide every two years. Time of planting: Sept.
1 is the very best time; but you can keep on till the
ground freezes. If you plant early, the bulbs will push
out rootlets, so as to have a good start in the Spring.
You can plant very early in the Spring, but never until
tl'e tops appear. [Note. — Time of planting here given
applies to Nebraska climate.]
4 — In cutting flowers, never take off all the foliage,
as that may kill the plant.
8 — As to new sorts: Be cautious I Too many are
put on the market. Because a Peony will do well
whtre it was born is no evidence that it will do well
I Isewhere. Father Terry named 100 and put them on
Hii market; he should have named ten.
New Peonies are often very deceitful and will lie
like Ananias. They should be tested for years in dif-
ferent localities before putting them on the market. 1
had a splendid one. An editor came along and was
enraptured. It was a fme double one. "Let me name
it," said he. "AH right." He called it Effulgent.
Next year it bloomed a worthless single, ana never
after did anything. One year I saw the most resplen-
dent one on the whole grounds. It was a glory. I
watched it and cared for it. Next year it had an in-
ferior flower and never bloomed again.
I have planted ten pounds of seed and raised thou-
sands of seedlings. I have now thirty as fine ones as
the world affords, but I am careful about putting them
on the market. I want to see how they behave and if
they are honest. Too many of the new introductions
are total failures and some in the .$3 and $5 class should
go down into the ten cent list.
Wild Bros. Nursery Co., Sarcoxie, Mo.
I'arieties of that most loved of all hardy plants, the
Peony, a most profitable adjunct to his business. As is
well known, they thrive under somewhat unfavorable
conditions and even the most uninitiated can obtain good
results after gaining a few pointers from the seller. A
large collection is not needed; say two good white
varieties, and don't fail to include the grandest of all,
Festiva Maxima. Three pink sorts and a good red va-
riety, probably Felix Crousse, will prove the most satis-
factory all around red. Roots one year from division
planted in September or October, will make a grand
showing in two years' time, and not only will they pay
for themselves in cut flowers, but they will likewise
cause the firm name to be frequently mentioned, if
like varieties are sold to local customers, because, when
in blossom, Mrs. Jones, who happens to be visiting
Mrs. Johnson, will want to know all about how the
beautiful result was obtained; and the florist who sup-
plied Mrs. Johnson's roots is in line for more profit as
well as some good advertising for his business in
general.
Try this scheme; you will find it profitable, and if
you have a quarter or a half acre of spare ground, plant
freely of the variety Festiva Maxima. Jay Say Day.
1 — Best twelve commercial varieties: Festiva Maxima,
early, white; Edulis Superba, early, pink; Madame
Calot, midseason, white; Couronne d'Or, late, white;
Queen Emma, late, pink; Felix Crousse, midseason, red;
Jlarie Lemoine, late, white; Grandiflora (Richardson's),
late, pink; Duchess de Nemours, late, white; Delica-
tissima, midseason, pink; Zoe Calot, late, midseason,
pink; Marechal Vaillant, late, red.
We name Queen Emma as it is a good bloomer and
has proven to be the best shipper and storer of any
in our list.
2 — Best lawn varieties: Festiva Maxima, Marie Le-
moine, Claire Dubois, Mons. Jules Elie, Zoe Calot, Cou-
ronne d'Or, Modeste Guerin, Duchess de Nemours,
Marcelle Dessert.
3 — For commercial purposes we plant in full sim.
Any fertile and drained soil is all right and it should
be well prepared. Fall planting gives best results.
4 — The stage in which the blooms should be cut
varies with the variety.
8 — Raise all the new varieties you please, but test
them out thoroughly before introducing, and only send
out those that are in some respect superior to varie-
ties alreadv on the market.
Retarding the Bloom of Peonies
To delay the opening of the Peony blooms for a tew
days, they are cut when the petals are just loosening,
but before any of them have turned back. All the leaves
are removed, except a few of the upper ones, sufficient
to give the flower a proper setting of green. They are
jiut in paper bags and stood in buckets of water until
wanted, in a cool cellar, which must be absolutely dry.
If it is desired to retard them a longer time, they are
cut earlier, while showing full color, but before any of
the petals have loosened at all, and treated in the same
way. The tighter the bud is when cut the longer it will
keep. Practice will demonstrate that there are certain
varieties which cannot be successfully retarded.
When picking the buds for storage purposes, the
practical Peony grower can tell the condition of the
buds by the pressure of the fingers, the response indi-
cating whether the bud tested is in a stage where it will
open of its own accord after being placed in cold stor-
age. If the bud is too hard it will not open at all.
Some growers slip ordinary grocery paper bags over
the buds in the fields and they swell naturally in these
bags. The bags are used on late varieties, particularly,
the buds of which are apt to scorch in the sun before
being ready to open.
Of course, where a grower is in a position to place
his Peony buds in a cold storage warehouse, they can
be held in dormant condition for six weeks in the case
of some varieties, and there are probably several mil-
lion blooms stored that way each season. Where the
advantage of cold storage cannot be obtained, it is not
advisable to attempt to retard the blooms over two weeks
by other methods, while certain varieties can be held
but a few days.
Florists, Plant Peonies
Florists with an eye to business are taking advantage
of the extensive demand of the general public for hardy
perennial plants, realizing the possibilities of profits as
large and in many instances much larger than can be
obtained from cut flowers and the various accessories
generally classed as the florist's stock in trade. Many
florists having a plot of ground about their stores or
greenhouses can plant samples of the different standard
hardy garden plants, book orders from such when In
bloom, and obtain supplies to fill such orders in the
proper planting season from nurserymen or seedsmen
who make a specialty of this line.
Of course, such a special department, when carried on
extensively, will require additional help outside of the
florist's business proper. Most any florist, however, with
even a small outside planting space, will find the better
Peony Karl Rosenfleld
{See illustration page (JS'2)
At present there is a great deal of discussion con-
cerning Peony Karl Rosenfield, a recent introduction,
and an article appeared in a recent issue of your paper
concerning the blooming quality, etc., of this variety.
It is possible that a short article on this variety,
together with a picture of the blossom, would interest
many.
Peony Karl Rosenfield is what I would term a free
bloomer, blooming a little better than Festiva Maxima.
One reason why some growers do not get blooms is
that they divide the roots so close that the small slips
do not have strength to put forth and support a flower.
This is often done with high priced, scarce varieties.
Points of superiority which I find in this variety are:
brilliancy and clearness of color, ideal shape of flower,
both excellent cutflower qualities. Crimson Peony
blooms do not keep as well as the lighter blooms. But
Karl Rosenfield has proven to be one of the very best
keepers I have ever known in all my experience. These
features are the essential ones in determining the com-
mercial value of a Peony. As a variety for home plant-
ing or landscape work this one has to me proven
gorgeous. Persons visiting my gardens, in which over
two hundred varieties grow, will pass by nearly all
others and go straight for this one — and they all seem
to find it too without any assistance.
Omaha, Neb. J. F. Rosenfield.
Seedling Gladiolus Bloom
There was received at this office on Saturday, Sept.
13, a box of seedling Gladiolus blooms from C. Bet-
scher, Canal Dover, Ohio. In a letter of Sept. 12,
Mr. Betscher says: "I send you some specimen blooms
of newer types of Gladioli. These are from bulbs
about V4in. to %in. in diameter from seeds planted
last year. For about four weeks the soil where these
grew was dust dry for about Sin. down, and the tem-
perature was about the 100 degree mark for ten days
or more. The smaller blooms are direct hybrids of
the Primulinus type. You will observe in them many
new tints. In these Gladioli many of the old gold
shadings are blood of Dracocephalus hybrids."
The blooms received embraced quite a large variety
of colors, ranging from nearly pure white, through sev-
eral shades of pink and yellow to bright scarlet. In
many of the yellow blooms, the Primulinus type was
very evident. The blooms of the several varieties were
of medium size, well spaced on long straight stems,
and considering the conditions under which they were
grown, made a very good showing. Standing in our
office, where the conditions are not favorable for keep-
ing cut flowers, the blooms on the top of the flower
stalks were on Wednesday, Sept. 17, still fresh and
bright.
Chrysanthemums in Florence, Italy
The cultivation of Chrysanthemums has reached a
high degree of perfection in F'lorence, and the plants
one sees there are always in fine shape and perfectly
healthy, although rust and mildew are prevalent in that
region. The Italian growers use no sulphur, and only
rarely cupric oxide solution, which impedes the growth
of the plants almost more than the above diseases.
The universal remedy for these as well as for all in-
sect pests is tobacco dust, which is applied once a week.
Even cuttings that have just been potted are covered
with it. All plants are dusted occasionally while still
wet with deiv in the morning. Chrysanthemums that
are accustomed from the first to strong doses of to-
bacco, sprinkled thickly upon the leaves and into the
leaf buds, will keep in good health. In Florence the
sweepings from tobacco factories are used for this pur-
pose, being sifted and dried. Preference is given to
thfe dust of the heaviest Nicotiana rustica. — Die Oar-
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Stray Notes from Great Britain
By T. A. WestonJIigSSBH^;
This season has been lacking in sensational new Koses.
(iold medals, etc., galore have been awarded, but tak-
ing the lot as a whole, the novelties are merely ordi-
nary; plenty of red and creamy shades, but no striking
new shades of color.
Queen Mary will make a good decorative Hose, some-
thing like Juliet in color, but of better form and freer.
Florence Forrester promises to be better than Mrs. A.
Carnegie, as it has stiifer petals, and looks as if it will
open.
Among the medal winners of last year there is no
questioning that Old Gold has come to stay. It is very
thin, but has wonderful color, and should be great under fine white for the coming season. The year 1914 is
glass. Willowmere is a truly glorious salmon pink, well provided for in whites, and it is clear that Etta
or provincial show awards, oftentimes made by people
who are not fully versed in the subject of Sweet Peas.
The following varieties received awards: Edna May
Improved; a giant white that will give King White a
run. It has more substance and, as growing, I con-
sidered it the best white in sight. I visited the raiser's
place also, and was impressed by its freedom and size.
A. M. and silver medal. W. P. Wright is a pale blue
sent out last year. At Reading it was magnificent, but
it has not been largely shown this season; A. M. and
silver medal. Leslie Imber, a bright blue, similar to
Princess Mary; A. M. Red Chief Improved, deeper
than Brunette, and free with fours; A. M. Sincerity,
the best cerise in sight. Superior to Kathleen; A. M.
R. F. Felton, the strongest lavender, and the A. M.
awarded confirms the opinions and awards made by the
N. S. P. S. to this variety. Mrs. G. L. Hutt, a mag-
nificent form of Dainty Spencer, raised by a private
gardener; A. M. Hercules, the best dark pink sent out
last year; A. M. Florence Wright Spencer, another
with leathery petals and long buds. It does well both
indoors and out, for it is a grand upright grower. With
me, outdoors, the flowers have been splendid, and per-
sonally I place it as the finest of the Pernet-Ducher
set this season.
Colleen is easily Killarney's master, and if this does
not prove a winner under glass on your side I shall be
surprised. The petals are huge and the flowers just
about full enough.
George Dickson has proved itself a veritable cham-
pion dark red. It is of glorious form, but I Imagine It
will serve only as an exhibition variety, as its huge
size makes it hang a little.
Sweet Pea Novelties
This season, too, is particularly lacking in really
striking Sweet Pea novelties. The number shown is
far less than usual, and owing to the deplorable weather
conditions, it was impossible for the N. S. P. S. to make
any awards whatever.
The Type of foliage on Sweet Peas grown in Gt. Britain for exhibition purposes
This foliage was on Peas shown by Tom Jones, the famous Welsh specialist, and the two leaves
here shown, partly joined together, span just nine inches across. See text
The famous lavender mauve, R. F. Felton, proved
itself a winner by being the only variety capable of
withstanding the weather at the Hinckley trial grounds,
and the committee thereupon confirmed the silver medal
for which it was recommended last year.
The only awards made to Sweet Peas this year, apart
from those at provincial shows and the R. H. S., were
given by the so-called "international trials committee"
at Reading University. This committee was organized
by W. P. Wright, late chairman of the N. S. P. S.
floral committee.
Quite a number of rmsers and others joined this new
Dyke and all other whites will go down before the
onslaught of King White, Burpee's great novelty, Edna
May Improved, and Florence Wright Spencer.
Among the best of other novelties the most promis-
ing are New Marquis, a fine deep mauve. Blue picotee,
an improved Mrs. Townsend, and Mrs. Mcllwrich, a
reddish mauve bicolor, very beautiful under glass; these
being a trio of Dobbie & Co.'s novelties. King White
as grown and shown by Dobbie & Co. has been splendid.
B. W. Deal, apart from Sincerity, has a pretty thing
in Brooklands Queen, a salmon rose bicolor, while De-
light may prove akin to Illuminator. W. J. Unwin has
a novelty not imlike Brooklands Queen in his Zilliah
Smith, while he has a very fine orange, a much improved
Edna Unwin. Next season, however, he will cause a
commotion with his new scarlet — a real scarlet this time
— as bright as the brightest Poppy that grows in the
field; a truly wonderful break.
F. C. Woodcock, who is a new factor in the Sweet
Pea world, has, apart from his Edna May Improved,
a great thing in King
Mauve, and as I saw it
growing I placed it ahead
of anything in its section.
The same raiser has a re-
markable lavender under
way, and also a very fine
stock of George Herbert
under the name of Climax.
G. Stark & Sons have
the best duplex novelty in
Double Maggie Stark; the
color is as bright as Ed-
rom Beauty or a good
Helen Lewis, but two and
often three flowers on each
stem are double. It makes
a very telling bimch and
comes finely under glass.
W. Atlee Burpee, who
saw it growing, was much
impressed by it . Florence
Wright Spencer, and a
bright cerise scarlet named
Improved Lord North-
cliffe, are being offered by
this firm.
Robt. Holmes, whose
novelties the late Robt.
Sydenham usually han-
dled, has a remarkably
brilliant orange self un-
der way, far more intense
than Sterling Stent, and
as big as Thos. Stevenson.
It makes the latter and
across. 3ee teit gj) j-j^g orange Salmons
^"^^^^^^^^^^^^^~~"'"~ look dull, for it is a pure
self, the color both front and back being glowing orange.
Unfortunately the stock is not sufficient for sending out
this season.
Robt. Bolton has not so striking a lot as usual. Apart
from Red Chief Improved, he has one or two pinkish
mauve novelties, and also a deep tinted Edith Taylor.
The sudden death of Robt. Sydenham caused "keen
regret among Sweet Pea growers generally, for while
his methods did not meet with everyone's approval, few
could resist him, for his joviality and generosity made
him very popular. Although it was stated that he had been
worrying unnecessarily about the Sweet Peas and bulbs.
committee and close upon 300 varieties were sent to the there is not the least doubt but that there was a strong
trials. The term "international" was hardly correct,
for no American novelties were under test, while several
of the most important British concerns held aloof.
However, as one of the party visiting the trials on
July 11, I must own that things were satisfactorily
done. The plants were in good trim, and so far as I
could see everything was fair and square.
The varieties gaining awards were quite worthy, and
as the committee consisted of growers and enthusiasts
Sweet Pea Edna May, Improved
an award of t
International Trials, Reading, Eng.
; highly spoken of
with about an inch and a half of rain during that period,
but in most places, particularly in the North, scarcely
any rain fell for fully four months. Strangely too, the
sunshine was considerably in excess of that in the more
southerly districts.
When I visited Carlisle on August 13, for the Pro-
vincial Sweet Pea Show, I discovered more Summerlike
weather than at home. The N. S. P. S. had not held a
provincial show for two years, but the Carlisle show
was so satisfactory that a northern exhibition each year
is probable. The Sweet Peas at Carlisle were equal tc,
if not better than those at the London Show. Practi-
cally all the flowers were from the North. Tom Jones,
the famous Welshman, was, however, more than a match
for the northerners, for despite the fact that he was
red hot at the London .Show on July 17 and had swept
up things at practically all provincial exhibitions he
visited, he came to Carlisle and defeated the represen-
tatives of England, Ireland and Scotland. This has
been a Tom Jones year truly, and despite his two
er element of trouble affecting him. As is well known,
Robt. Sydenham was partner in a big jewelry business,
and after his brother's death the management of this
huge concern doubtless was more than he could master.
There will never be another "Uncle Robert" and the
trade generally is much the poorer through his death.
During my perambulations about the country, it was
painfully evident that drought had seriously affected
many crops. In the South the weather through June,
it may be taken for granted that the awards are quite July and part of August was exceedingly dry, although
as valuable, if not more so, than some of the R. H. S. oftentimes duU and chilly. A few districts were favored
Sweet Peas at W. J. Unwin's, Histon, England; these
are growing on Bamboo canes for exhibition purposes
About 40 similar rows were under way this season
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early dwarf hybrids and the Gandavensis and Lemoinei
classes. The variety shown at the above session is the
first of the race which the originators have named
Gladiolus vitriacensis, this being the issue of a variety
of G. Lemoinei (cultivated in pots and early blooming)
crossed with varieties of the early dwarf hybrid Glad-
iolus.
The plant grows to a height of more than 40in., hence
being taller than the parent types, and is of vigorous
habit. The blooms are set rather far apart on the
spike and are well adapted in form to decorative work.
The flower, of medium size, is brick red in color. The
three lower divisions of the perianth have the spots
that are characteristic of the early dwarf hybrids.
These spots are dark crimson, divided by a central yel-
low line. The originators have other varieties of the
same race, of different colors. — Revue Horticole.
In the Desert of Safaara Way up on the "Jungfrau'*
Geo. D. Hauser of New York on his travels — See text, "The Two Temperature Extremes"
months of exhibiting he came to Shrewsbury with 18
bunches that floored about a dozen competitors.
August 20 is a late date for a grower not residing in
the north, but the Welshman seems to be able to keep
his plants going indefinitely. All this season his stems
and flowers have been stupendous, and to give an idea
of the vigor I may say that his plant stems were nearly
.l%ins. across, with foliage, spanning the two leaves
10 inches. I am enclosing a picture of a leaf, or rather
two leaves partly joined together which measure just
9 inches across.
Disease has not been quite as rampant among Sweet
Peas this season, and personally I have not had so many
clean plants in August for some years. I note that J. J.
Taubenhaus has been giving some notes on diseases in
the Oardeners' Chronicle, but we do not appear to get
any nearer to the circumvention of "streak."
Debbie & Co.'s Dahlias and Sweet Peas
While in the North, I visited Dobbie & Co.'s Edin-
burgh nurseries, and noted the great strides this firm
has made with Collarette Dahlias. For freedom of
bloom and good habit their seedlings are a long way
ahead of the continental varieties, and 1 venture to
hazard that this famous firm have as strong a lead with
Collarette Dahlias as they have with Sweet Peas. 1
need hardly say that the firm have been pre-eminent
with Sweet Peas at the shows, medals and certificates
galore coming their way. When at Marks Tay in early
July the Sweet Peas were a wonderful sight, and 1 feel
safe in sajing that Dobbie & Co. have again secured the
greatest crop of seed on a given area in the country.
The house devoted to seed was literally a cloud of pods.
Outdoors in August the rows were bearing a huge crop
of flowers, while ripe seed pods by the bushel were be-
ing harvested.
Doubtless you are so familiar with motor accidents
that additional daily fatalities cause no comment. A
recent bad smashup, however, had a melancholy interest
to the trade here, for a Waltham Cross Nursery gang
were having their annual day out on a motor bus, and
when within two or three miles of home on the return
journey, the vehicle overturned. Four men were killed
outright and another injured so badly that he died
on the day of the funeral of the others.
The Shrevrsburjr Show
Reverting to the great Shrewsbury Show on August
20 and 21, this again broke its own record. Exhibitors
were more numerous than ever, while the gate on the
first day yielded nearly £350 more than ever before.
The total takings at the gate in cash on the first day
was £1353, plus well over £1000 worth of tickets sold
prior to the opening. On the second day over 100,000
people must have been present. The weather through-
out was glorious, although a trifle too hot.
Perennial Phloxes have played an important part at
the shows this season, and at all the big shows superb
exhibits have been staged, both as growing in pots, and
cut blooms.
The Sussex specialist, James Box, has been particu-
larly prominent during August, and it is generally ad-
mitted that no one can approach him for quality and
quantity. At Shrewsbury he gained a gold medal for
a huge exhibit of mostly Phloxes, while at the last
R. H. S. meeting on Aug. 26, he put up a group over
60ft. by 12ft., which received the highest award made
at the meeting. Several strikingly good new sorts have
been shown by him, including a brilliant cerise named
Lindfield Glory, now being introduced for the first time.
Other new varieties of continental origin shown are
Admiral Campion, violet and purple; Albert Vandel,
blue; Etienne Lamy, salmon pink; Frau De Ackerk-
necht, pink with red eye, and Henri Fauquer, madder
red.
Wm. Wells & Co. showed a very beautiful deep salmon
self named Percy Alder, but not in strong enough form
to win an award. Although a color that will fade, it
is clearly ahead of anything similar yet shown.
The National Gladiolus Society had a second round
in the President's cup competition.
The date of the Summer show, July 29, was too early
for the British growers, and a Dutch concern captured
the cup. Another round, however, was held a fortnight
later, but the Dutchman were too powerful even for
Kelway & Sons, and the cup was lifted by G. Zeastraten.
Quite a number of Gladioli have received awards, no-
tably. King of Blues, and improved Baron Hulot;
Liebesfeur, bright cerise; Loveliness, a really lovely
cream; Prince of Wales, clear salmon; Pink Perfection,
the best and most promising pink Gladiolus for market
work; Mrs. Bromet, sulphur white; and Lady North-
cote, yellow shaded salmon.
A very good giant Montbretia, named Queen Ade-
laide, recently gained an A. M. The color is deep
orange red, making a contrast to the wonderfvd Star of
the East, which it nearly equals in size. Star of the
East, by the way, continues to hold its price, 10s. fid.
per bulb. A real good thing shown by J. Cocker &
Sons, of Mrs. A. Carnegie Rose fame, is Scabiosa
Caucasica magnifica. The original form looks poor be-
sides this glorious electric blue. The flowers of the new
comer are very large, and for cut flowers outdoors it will
be found superb. An A. M. was given it by the R. H. S.
Several A. M.'s have been awarded to Dobbie's new
seedling Collarette Dahlias. Prince of Orange is a
new color, but none of the new set are so striking as
last year's Princess Louise and Holyrood.
Asters in Greensboro, N. C.
The picture herewith shows a field of Asters grown
in Greenboro, N. C, by Tom O'Connor, to prove that
these may be grown successfully in the South if proper
attention is given to the preparation of the soU and care
of the plants afterward.
Mr. O'Connor states: "The height of the plant is
shown in the picture also, growing above my knees.
We could have supplied all the florists in North Caro-
lina from this field, and then had some left. They were
planted for effect, each alternate row being a different
color, and the light colors only show in the picture. It
has been the center of attraction here and visitors have
pronounced it the finest field ever seen in the South."
Gladiolus Vitriacensis
This is a new race of hybrid early Gladiolus, origi-
nated by Messrs. Cayeux & Le Clerc, which was shown
at a recent session of the French National Society of
Horticulture. It is recognized as a valuable addition
to the Gladiolus family, being an early large-flowering
variety, and comes in to fill the long gap between the
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Editor The Florists' Exchange:
I enclose two pictures you may care to use in your
paper that my camera has caught during a long trip
that took me from the burning sands of the Sahara
desert into the snows of the Alps and through Italy,
Germany and France. The first picture was taken in
the Sahara, and shows part of a camel caravan travel-
ing southward toward the great sand wastes. Our ther-
mometer registered 150 degrees in the sun and then
burst, so you can imagine the terrific heat that we had
to endure. Down there a hot wind blows, ordinarily
called the sirocco, that can be likened only to the blast
from an open furnace door.
The second picture shows the opposite extreme of
temperature — freezing. It was taken at a little Alpine
village, away up on the Jungfrau, about nine or ten
thousand feet above sea level. I was striking at a snow-
ball thrown at me by my wife when the picture was
snapped. The turned-down shirt collar shows that even
in the snows it is not very cold on a Midsummer day.
Cherbourg, France, Sept. 1, 1913. Geoege D. Hauseb.
[The writer is the son of J. W. Hauser, the well
known retail florist of Madison ave. and 56th St., N. Y.J
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Proof that Asters can be successfully grown In the South. Tom O'Connor
in his field of Asters at Greensboro, N. C
686
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Members of the Rochester Florists' Ass'n as guests of Jas. Vick's Sons,
at their seed farm, Friday, Sept. 19, 1913. See Rochester letter.
Rochester, N. Y.
Business here for the past week
showed a marked improvement over the
week previous, and the calls for stock
kept the market cleaned up, with the ex-
ception of the last two days, when trade
seemed to fall away to nothing. The
prospects are, however, that things will
pick up again, as a great many weddings
are booked, and with other social events
there seems to be no cause to worry for
the present.
The horse show which was held in con-
junction with the Rochester Industrial
Exposition last week was a boon to the
florists, as a great many flowers were
used. The exhibitors also are using flow-
ers to decorate their booths this year, In-
stead of Palms, as a great many of the
latter have been ruined in the past and
the dealers do not care to place them and
suffer the losses incurred.
Through the courtesy of James Vick'a
Sons, the members, together with their
wives and friends, of the Rochester Flo-
rists' Association were accorded a rare
treat on Friday afternoon last week by
an invitation to visit the firm's seed farm
at Ogden, N. T., which is about nine
miles from Rochester. About 100^ took
advantage of the opportunity to witness
ithe wonderful display of Asters. The
visitors were met at the station by the
farm conveyances and taken to the farm,
which lies a short distance away, and
were in turn met by W. H. Dildine,
Charles H. Vick and George Arnold,
who, acting as a reception committee, ex-
tended the firm's hospitality, which was
of "Vick quality," to each guest. The
early part of the afternoon was occupied
in looking over the Asters, of which there
are 35 acres in full bloom, besides a plot
of 10 acres which have gone to seed. _A
picture of the field is shown elsewhere in
this issue. It was the opinion of many
that owing to the unusual season of
drought that we have had in this section
the Asters would not be in as good con-
dition as in previous years. This opinion
was quickly changed, however, when the
visitors were confronted with 35 acres of
Asters all true to name and of excellent
quality. In fact, it would be an impossi-
bility to find better flowers. The farm
is under the direct supervision of George
Arnold, who is an expert of national
reputation in the cultivation of Asters.
Planting is done by machine, and from
the time the plants start out the culti-
vator is kept constantly going. Experi-
ments under the supervision of the Dept.
of Horticulture of Cornell University
have been going on all Summer in an ef-
fort to find a remedy for stem rot, and
also to find some means of eradicating
the Aster beetle, a pest that is doing im-
mense damage throughout the country.
Refreshments were served under an old
Apple tree, and as all had acquired an
appetite the visitors gathered here in
force and did ample justice to the gener-
ous supply of good things to eat. Presi-
dent Dunbar at this point took advan-
tage of the opportunity to thank the firm
of James Vick's Sons on behalf of the
Association for the privilege they had so
generously given the members to see this
wonderful display of Asters, and re-
marked that he was ashamed to say that
in all the years he had resided in Roches-
ter he had never before visited the Vick's
farm. Charles H. Vick in response said
he wished to thank the members for being
present, and was only sorry that more
could not attend, but owing to the notice
being unavoidably short, many who
would have liked to be present were pre-
vented by other engagements. A hearty
vote of thanks was extended to the firm,
and all were unanimous in saying that
they had thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
I am pleased to report that Jacob
Thomann, who has been very ill for some
time, is on the road to recovery.
H. B. Stringer.
Hartford, Conn.
Our good friend Swartts of the Palm
and Fern department at A. N. Pierson,
Inc., Cromwell, has severed his connec-
tion with that establishment and has
made a contract with Olson of St. Paul,
Minn. Mr. Swartts has been with Pier-
son for the last twenty years.
Thos. Cogger, of the N. F. McCarthy
Co., of Boston, Mass., was a visitor and
was showing a fine line of uptodate stock.
He reports business aa never better, in
fact the company's line of Magnolia and
Oak leaves is exceptionally fine. Mr.
Cogger booked several good orders for
future delivery.
Joseph F. iCoombs, of the firm of John
Coombs, Main St., ithis city, has bought
the Cooley Hotel ajt Springfield, Mass.,
as an investment.
James Mortimer, who has been with
John Coombs' Main St. store for the last
five years, has severed his connection
(with that firm and will be found here-
after with Comley, of Boston, Mass.
Mr. Mortimer and his family have made
a great many good friends while here in
Hartford, and will be missed by a good
■following of customers. ^ We all wish
him luck in his new position.
Miss S. Madson, of the H. F. Whiting
force of clerks at West Hartford, Conn.,
has returned from her vacation of two
weeks, spent in Wooster, Mass.
The Bon Ton Flower Shop has or-
dered a new Ford delivery truck, to be
delivered Oct. 1. At tihis shop all have
been very busy with wedding and funeral
work, the show windows have been deco-
rated to show the line of stock carried.
Page P. Potter, the manager, has laid
aside his crutches and is getting along
very well, having recovered fully from
his attack of blood poisoning.
At the George McCIunie Shop on Main
St., South, he has had his share of
funeral work this Summer. The months
of July and August as a rule are rather
quiet ; nevertheless, there has been some-
thing to do — the Telegraph Delivery is
certainly the thing.
J. Albert Brodrib of Mahl and Wind-
sor aves. had a fine crop of white Asters
the past season, although the Aster crop,
as a rule was a failure with many of
the growers. He reports business as very
good.
At the B. S. Drake greenhouses at
Cedar Hill, the plants of all kinds are
looking well, showing the good care that
Mr. Drake takes of them. His Carna-
tions especially are fine stock. The 'Mums
are coming along nicely. He has been
cutting some fine Lilies, and still is. He
has several good wedding decorations
booked for the near future.
John Drake of Otis St. was very busy
during the Summer, grading. He has
just finished a large contract. He has
been growing some fine Snaps and will
plant his fire houses the coming season
with the same, as a good stock of Snaps
pays about as well as anything.
At the Edw. Welch Greenhouses on
Annaiwan st. the new greenhouse is com-
pletely planted to Carnations. Mr.
Welch is cutting some fine 'Mums and
Carnations. The rain of last week
spoiled outside stock at his place. At
his store on Asylum St. they have been
quite busy with funeral work.
Spear & MoManus of Asylum st. had
a large funeral order on the 22d. Chief
among the many designs was a blanket
of White Killarney Roses and Farleyense
Ferns, besides numerous wreaths of Mag-
nolia and other stock.
D. A. Spear, of Spear & McManuS', is
on an auto trip to the mountains in his
Packard touring car with a party of
friends. He expects to be gone for a
month. Jos. McManus, of the same firm,
has returned from a trip to the White
Mountains.
Vincent Olmstead, of John Coombs'
Main St. store is at the seashore.
Among the many fine Roses that come
into the market from A. N. Pierson, Inc.,
of Cromwell, it is hard to find anything
better than the Mrs. Russell. For last-
ing qualities It is a most wonderful Rose,
for it will not bloom out, like others, but
will remain in the bud tor at least ten
days. It is of a beautiful shade of dark
pink, and while there are not many of
them coming into the Hartford market, no
doubt if some of our good customers saw
more of them they would take in good
shape. Trade has not been very brisk
the past few days, but as we have had
rainy weather that is explainable. Today,
Monday, it looks as if there would be
some good funeral work. Stock has been
plenty. Carnations are only just com-
ing in and are of a poor quality; Asters
are about gone and Roses are plentiful.
The Linden florist is having some flne
window decorations these days. He has
had some fine 'Mums, both white and
yellow, and reports husiness as very
good.
Mr. Welsh of Barbour will go out of
the growing of flowers this season, and
will only handle Mushrooms, of which
he has mad« a specialty in past years.
William Johnson, son of E. E. John-
son, head carpenter witlh A. N. Pierson,
Inc., Gromrwell. Conn., for the past 27
years, was drowned in the Connecticut
River on Sept. 14 while canoeing with a
party of three others.
Geo. G. MoClunie.
Albany, N. Y.
Every one of our florists is busy with
Fall decorations for our department
stores, weddings, sales of Palms, Ferns
and other pot plants, and last of all, cut
flowers and funeral work, which is the
old standby and seems to keep all on the
jump in order to satisfy customers.
On account of the early frost quite a
few of our lovers of flowers and gardens
are preparing their grounds for bulbs and
hardy plants, and this helps the sale of
these articles along quite a little. Our
seedsmen and florists have a large as-
sortment of bulbs and hardy perennial
plants to offer, and the sale seems to
open with a good demand.
H. G. Eyres, North Pearl St., is back
at his post again, having been away for
three months on account of illness. His
customers and employees also were glad
to see him with his pleasant smile and
welcome to all. He reports business very
good for a Pall season opening, with
funeral and cut flower work above his
expectations for this time of the year.
John Moran has taken a three weeks'
vacation and is going on a trip to Ber-
muda, where he expects to look up and
interest himself in Lilies of all sorts and
grades grown in the Island. He has
promised to bring his friends samples of
Bermuda Onions.
P. A. Danker, Maiden Lane, has not
yet returned from his hunting trip, and
from all reports expects to return with
some fine specimens captured by him and
his fellow sportsmen. During his ab-
sence the establishment is in charge of
Frank Bilson, who reports quite a rush
on funeral work, wedding bouquets and
a number of Pall opening decorations of
the city stores. His greenhouses also
are busy in the plant and bulb line. The
catalog issued on Fall bulbs and hardy
plants is bringing good results, and or-
ders are coming in daily for all sorts of
bulbs and plants in this list.
The Rosery, Steuben St., reports busi-
ness good in all branches of floral work,
especially cut flowers. The store had a
very fine display of Palms, Ferns and
plants at the Schoharie County Pair,
with words of praise and comment for
the fine specimens of plants and cut flow-
ers. 'The auto also was admired by al-
most every person on the Fair grounds
for its beauty and elaborate design
painted on each side of the car, also the
words, "We deliver Flowers by Tele-
graph all over the world."
The Cut Flower Exchange, Maiden
Lane, has had a clean up every day this
week. They have been receiving some
fine Double White Killarney Roses,
Smith's Advance and Golden Glow
'Mums, and their Carnations are coming
in better every day. They also have re-
ceived a fuU line of florists' supplies.
John J. Berberick, Second ave., has
returned from his Summer trip and is
at his place again rushing out orders the
same as ever. In funeral work, decora-
tions and cut flowers, he reports trade
good.
The following called on the trade this
week : E. P. Kennan, representing the
Climax Folding Box Mfg. Co., Castor-
land, N. Y. ; S. Greene, representing H.
Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.;
James .1. Kavins, representing H. A.
Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa.
The next meeting of the Albany Flo-
rists' Club will be held on Thursday,
Oct. 2, at the Albany Cut Flower Ex-
change. All members are invited by
Mgr. Thos. Tracy to a social after the
meeting. Members are requested to be
present. L. H. S.
Field of Asters on grounds of Jas. Vick's Sons, Roc|^98^er, N. Y.
September 37, 1913
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687
Front view of Lord & Burnham Co.'s exhibit at Syracuse State Fair,
Syracuse, N. Y.
Florists and Horticultural Interests
{ to the Front at the Syracuse Fair
One of the happy phases of the horti-
cultural exhibit at the recent State Fair
held at Syracuse, N. T., was the splen-
did team work evidenced in the way the
various exhibitors worked together for
the general good of the cause of horticul-
ture. Not that each exhibitor was not
keenly alert to his own business inter-
ests, but that they put greater stress on
the bigger interest of horticulture itself.
In short, they pooled their interests with
a result most gratifying, notwithstand-
ing the "joke" accommodations tendered
by the State. From an educational
standpoint you cannot overestimate this
wonderful horticultural awakening that
is being so liberally stimulated by the
live wire concerns in the business.
Among the exhibitors who liberally
contributed with both stock and time
were : F. R. Pierson Co. Tarrytown,
N. T. ; Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford,
N. J. ; Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. ;
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. ;
A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. ;
Lord & Burnham Co, New York.
Great credit is due Charles Vick of
Rochester, N. Y., who was instrumental
in getting so many exhibitors together.
American Institute Fair
The 82d Fair of the American Insti-
tute of the City of New York was held in
the Engineering Bldg., 25 to 33 W. 39th
St., Sept. 23 to 25.
The awards were as follows: Profes-
sional class, competition open to com-
mercial growers only, Dahlias. Best col-
lection of 50 varieties, one flower each —
1, George L. Stillman, Westerly, R. I.,
a very creditable collection ; 2, David
Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J.; special, N.
Harold Cottam, Wappinger's Falls, N. Y.
Best collection of 25 varieties, one flower
each — 1, George L. Stillman ; 2, Forbes &
Keith, New Bedford, Mass. ; special,
Head's Bergenfield Nurseries, Bergen-
field, N. J. Best collection of 10 varie-
ties, one flower each — 1, George L. Still-
man ; 2, Forbes & Keith ; special. Head's
Bergenfield Nurseries. Best display of
single Dahlias — 1, David Herbert & Son ;
2, Dehn & Bertolf, Greenwich, Conn.
Best display of Cactus Dahlias — 1,
George L. Stillman. Best display of
Pompon Dahlias — 1, George L. Stillman ;
2, David Herbert & Son.
General class, competition open to all.
Dahlias. Best vase of 25 blooms Show
Dahlias, yellow, one variety — 1. David
Herbert & Son, with Charles Lanier.
Best vase 25 blooms Show Dahlias,
white, one variety — 1, George L. Still-
man, with Dreer's White ; 2, David Her-
bert & Son. Best vase of 25 blooms
Show Dahlias, pink, one variety — 1,
David Herbert & Son, with Alfred Mo-
reau. Best vase 25 blooms Show Dah-
lias, in other colors — 1, David Herbert &
Son. Best vase, 25 blooms Decorative
Dahlias, yellow, one variety — 1. David
Herbert & Son, with Yellow Duke. Best
vase 25 blooms Decorative Dahlias,
white, one variety — 1, David Herbert &
Son, with Henry Patrick. Best vase 25
blooms Decorative Dahlias, pink, one va-
riety— 1, David Herbert & Son, with
Delice ; 2, N. Harold Cottam ; special,
Forbes & Keith. Best vase, 25 blooms
Decorative Dahlias, any other color, one
variety — 1, N. Harold Cottam. Best
vase, 25 blooms Cactus Dahlias, yellow,
one variety — 2, David Herbert & Son,
with Mrs. Edward Mawley ; special,
Forbes & Keith. Best vase 25 blooms of
Cactus Dahlias, white, one variety — 2,
David Herbert «& Son, with Flora. Best
vase 25 blooms, Cactus Dahlias, pink,
one variety — special, David Herbert &
Son. Best vase 25 blooms, Cactus Dah-
lias, any other color, one variety — 1, N.
Harold Cottam, with Austin Cannell, a
very beautiful deep self colored pink ; 2,
David Herbert & Son, with Master Carl.
Best 6 varieties, Cactus Dahlias, 5
blooms each — 1, David Herbert & Son,
with a very pretty collection ; 2, George
L. Stillman, with almost an equally fine
collection. Best display of Peony-
flowered Dahlias, in vase shown on
stems as grown not less than Sin. in
length, one of each variety, not more
than six in a vase — 1, Head's Bergenfield
Nurseries, with a creditable collection :
2, Charles S. Gall ; special, N. Harold
Cottam.
Gladiolus, best 25 named varieties,
three spikes to each — 1, H. Darlington,
Mamaroneck, N. Y., gdr. P. W. Popp,
a meritorious and beautiful exihibit ; 2,
John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, N. Y.,
a splendid exhibit of the finest varieties.
Best 10 named varieties, three spikes of
each — 1, II. Darlington ; 2, John Lewis
Childs ; special, David Herbert & Son.
Roses, cut blooms, commercial growers
only. Best 25 blooms of pink — 1, Chas.
H. Totty, Madison, N. J., with Mrs.
George H. Shawyer. Best 25 blooms of
white — 1, Chas. H. Totty, with white
sport of Maryland. Best 25 blooms of
yellow— 1, Chas. H. Totty, with Sun-
burst.
Miscellaneous cut flowers. Best vase
of hardv herbaceous perennials, not less
than 10 varieties — 1, W. H. Duekham,
Madison. N. J. : 2, Dehn & BTlolf.
Best collection of annual flowers, 12 va-
rieties— 1, Wm. Dowlen. Seabright,
N. J. ; 2, Wm. Shellaber, Essex Fells,
N. J., gdr. J. P. Lorenson.
iSpecimen Palms — 1. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J. Best group of flowers
and foliage plants, covering a space of
80 sq. ft. — 1, Julius Roehrs, Rutherford,
N. J.
Special prizes. For new seedling
Gladiolus, May X Shakespeare, to Her-
man H. Baer, New Hyde Park, N. Y.
For collection of Montbretias. for collec-
tion Tritomas, for collection of Gladiolus
Primulinus hvbrids, for Dahlia, "Dee-
Lighted," special for each to John Lewis
Childs, Flcwerfield, N. Y. For collection
of Dahlia seedling, to John Kierman,
Freeport, L. I. For vase of Primulinus
Gladiolus hvbrids. for flowering Cosmos,
for display of Dahlias, for Gladiolus, spe-
cial for each, to H. Darlington. For
display seedling Chrysanthemums, to
SMILAX
Strong, healthy stock. 234-inch, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000.
Send for sample.
Princess of Wales Violets
First-class stock. $6.00 per 100; I50.00 per 1000.
POINSETTIAS
234-inch, I7.00 per 100; I60.00 per 1000.
GARDENIAS
3-inch, $12.00 per 100. 4-inch, $20.00 per 100.
5-inch, $25.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
We have left in the field the following Carnation plants :
300 Octoroon 300 Bonfire 300 Rosette
250 Mrs. C. W. Ward 500 Alma Ward 300 Winsor
$6.00 per loo; $50.00 per 1000.
A,N,PIERSON,lna.
Cromvfeih Conn,
Wm. Shellaber. For display of Asters,
for display of Dahlias, special for each,
to Charles S. Gall. For vase of Dah-
lia "iYigolia," to Forbes & Keith. For
collections of Collarette Daiilias, Deco-
rative Dahlias, Show and Fancy Dahlias
and Peony-flowering Dahlias, special for
each, to George L. Stillman. Fox vases
of 25 Souvenir de Gustav Douzon, 25
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Dahlias, and
25 A. Lumiere Dahlias, special for each,
to David Herbert & Son. For general
display of Dahlias, to Head's Bergenfield
Nurseries. For collection of 25 Dahlias,
for collection of 10 Dahlias, 1 flower
each, for collection of 25 pink Show Dah-
lias, for collection of 25 Decorative Dah-
lias, special for each, to Richard Vin-
cent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md.
For Bay trees, for Kentia Forsteriana,
for collection of Grotons and foliage
plants. Special for eaclh, to Julius Roehra
Co. For vase of new seedling Cactus
Dahlia "Queen of Hearts," to W. C.
Hart, Walden, N. Y.
Especially notable and meritorious
were the several exhibits of Dahlias of
Head's Bergenfield Nurseries, Bergen-
field, N. J., particularly the new set to
be sent out in 1914 ; also the splendid
and very large display, particularly the
collection of Collarettes, of George L.
Stillman, Westerly, B. I. ; and the sev-
eral collections of David Herbert & Son,
Atco, N. J.
The judges were Peter Duff, Alex.
MacKenzie, John G. McNicoU and Ellis
Reagan.
F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y., standing on the rear entrance way
of Lord & Burnham Co.'s exhibit at Syracuse State Fair
688
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We wish to impress ' upon our readers that
«11 questions intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
-cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
|t.When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
oflherbaceous plants, as well as upp;r ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible, in addition to this, if stated
whether it be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
«r cultivated, location where grown, It would
-often enable identification of specimens
■difiBlcult to determine otherwise.
<63) Potting- Sou for Bnlbs. — ^Please
■describe proportion a^d kind of fertil-
izer or fertilizers to mix with soil to
£roduce best results in raising Easter
rilies, Hyacinths, and Tulips. —
F. W. B., Pa.
— Compost of four parts well rotted
sod, and one part well rotted cow
manure, will be suitable for use In
growing any of the bulbous plants men-
tioned. A quart of bonemeal may be in-
corporated in each bushel of this com.-
post. It would have been better if this
compost had been prepared several weeks
ago. No fresh manure should be used,
and even when well rotted manure and
bonemeal are used the manure and sod,
or rich soil, if sod cannot be obtained,
should be so thoroughly incorporated
that the clear manure or bonemeal would
not come into direct contact with the
bulb. If the sod or soil used is from a
heavy clay field, It will be better to use
three parts sod or soil and one part
sand with the manure and bonemeal.
(64) VuixLg Hydxooyanlo Acid Gas In
"Vinery, — Let me know if I can use hy-
drocyanic acid gas in vinery to kill
mealy bugs? How should it be used
and where can I put it, and what kind
of an apparatus is needed. The bug has
been a great deal of trouble to me this
year.^R. R. R., N. J.
— ^Directions for using hydrocyanic
acid gas may be found in the issues of
The Florists' Exchange of Jan. 25, 1913,
on page 172, also in issue of Sept. 21,
1912, pages 618 and 619. The second ar-
ticle is by Prof. Thos. B. Symons, Col-
lege Park, Md., official entomologist of
the S. A. F. & O. H,, who will probably
be willing to advise you, if you will
write him, just how to use this gas in
^our vinery to kill mealy bugs.
(65) CncTunber Wilt, Cause and
■Semedy. — What can I do for Cucumber
wilt? I had a house on new ground,
in which the Cucumbers wilted badly.
They were manured freely with N. Y.
horse manure, bone and ashes; the
ground is a fairly heavy sandy loam.
Does any one know what causes the
wilt? Do you think a heavy application
of lime would help or would it be best
to sterilize with steam? — ^W. L. H.,
N. T.
— Cucumber wilt is sometimes caused
by bacteria (Bacillus tracheiphilus) a
disease of the stem and leaf sap tubes,
destroying them and causing the plant
to wilt. The bacteria are supposed to be
distributed by the striped Cucumber
beetle. The remedy is to destroy all
beetles, and wilted leaves and plants.
Again, wilt may be caused by excessive
fertilizinig with strong nitrogenous
fertilizers, which makes the leaves to
wilt and curl. It is not improbable, in
view of the fertilizing described by the
inquirer, that the wilting of his Cucum-
ber vines is attributable to heavy fer-
tilization. If so, encourage grovrth by
frequent culture, and judicious water-
ing and ventilation, to the end that the
plants may be better able to digest the
too liberal allowance of nitrogen. Un-
less the soil is sour and lime is ac-
tually needed to correct the acidity, it
should not be used now, as It would
tend to hasten the action of the fer-
tilizer and probably increase the wilt.
Sterilization of soil destroys all dis-
ease germs and Insects in It at that
time, and enables the grower to start
in his work without any handicap.
Answers to your Inquiry in regard to
distribution of pipes for sterilization
with a certain steam pressure are In-
vited In our question column this week
from those who have had experience in
this matter.
(66) ITastTirtlxuns not Bloomlnff. — I
would like to know what Is the matter
with my Nasturtiums? I have a very
large bed of them, and they are all com-
ing up fine, but have shown very few
flowers during the Sum.mer. I bought
first-class seed and the plants have been
in fine condition the whole Summer with
lots of green leaves, so I wonder why
they have not borne more freely. Do
Nasturtiums need a very rich soil, or
what kind of soil is the best for them?
— O. T. M., Vt.
— Nasturtiums bloom much earlier
and more freely in soil of only moderate
fertility. Probably, when the plants
have reached their full growth, they
will begin to give more blooms.
(67) Wintering Hydrangeas in Tubs.
Would you kindly let me know what
you consider the best treatment and
housing for the Winter for Hydrangeas
in tubs. I noticed this Summer that the
Hydrangeas which were left in the
ground last Winter unprotected had
flowers on every shoot, while mine in
tubs, kept in the house all Winter, were
not so full of flowers. By giving me
the latest information on this subject,
you will greatly oblige. — W. G. E., N. J.
— Hydrangeas in tubs may be left
outdoors until the nights show four or
five degrees of frost. They should then
be given a very thorough watering so
that the soil in the tub is thoroughly
saturated, and placed in a cellar or put
where the temperature ranges from 35
to 45 degrees, and not watered again
until they are taken out in the Spring,
unless the soil becomes so dry in March I
that the wood is shriveling consider- j
ably, in which case a watering may be
necessary, soon after which they will \
need to be removed from the cellar into
a cool, light place, that they may not i
make a tender, weak growth in the dim I
light of the cellar.
(68) Plant for Identlflcatlou. — (No. I
44). R. J., Ohio. See page 454.
— Tell the man who inquired after the
proper name of his "Bird of Paradise" '
plant that it is Ceesalpinia Gilliesii, ac- '
cording to Bailey's nomenclature. We
know and grow it on this Coast under
the generic name, "Poinciana," which ,
suits me better, for the reason that the ,
shrubs we grow for Csesalpinia have '
very small, comparatively inconspicuous i
flowers, but large, bright red seed pods.
It is known here as "Bird of Paradise." i
How unfortunate that these common j
names are applied to plants and flowers!
Tell him, too, that it will bloom the
second year from seed, will shed its I
leaves during the Winter, and remain |
dormant for several months. As a tub .
plant for the Atlantic (>>ast it should be
given a trial. Cut it back severely
every Spring, the bloom appearing on
the new growth the entire Summer. In
the warm interior valleys of this State
it is much more beautiful than along
the Coast, which leads me to believe
that it is native of the high, dry sec-
tions of Mexico. P. D. BAHNHART.
(69) Some Remarks on the Sweet Pea
Troubles of W, B. A., S. C. — In The Flo-
rists' Exchange of the 13th, W. R. A..
S. C, wants to know what Is troubling
his Sweet Peas. He says when they are
about 3in. or 4in. high they seem to rot
or die ofC right at the ground. I am in the
same box myself. My Sweet Peas seem
to rot at the ground. This is caused
by a worm that works just below the
surface of the soil. They also attack
the seed, as it is sprouting. If W. R. A.,
S. C, will dig close to the roots of the
affected Peas, he will, I am sure, find
the pest. I have poured lime water In
the spots; this helps some. I have also
dug them out; this is slow and dis-
couraging, when you consider the fact
that some of them are mighty small. I
am sending some of them to The Flo-
rists' Exchange, for their advice. —
J. W., N. J.
— The worms sent by J. W., N. J., are
millipedes. Of these, Comstock says in
his "Manual for the Study of Insects":
"The millipedes, as a rule, live in damp
places and feed on decaying vegetable
matter. They are harmless, except that
occasionally they feed upon growing
plants." Smith in his Economic Ento-
mology does not mention millipedes.
The writer is inclined to think that
G. D. Kerr's answer to "W. R. A., S. C,
on page 578, is correct, and that It prob-
ably will apply to the trouble of J. W.,
N. J., as well. It is barely possible,
however, that the millipedes are feeding
upon the Sweet Peas of J. W., as Com-
stock says that they occasionally feed
upon growing plants.
(70) Wintering Hardy Water LiUee, —
Will you kindly let me know the best
way to Winter hardy Water Lilies,
which I have in tubs, and at the present
time growing in a concrete tank. I
have eight tubs, and when hard freez-
ing weather sets in, it will be necessary
to draw the water from the tank.
Would you suggest storing them away
in a root cellar, and without watering,
or could I keep them under the benches
of a Carnation house and give water
occasionally? — P, B., N. T.
— Providing the concrete tank Is
frostproof the best way to Winter the
Water Lilies Is to leave them in the
tank and keep full of water. But there
Is a doubt es to the tank being frost-
proof as P. B. says "it will be necessary
to draw the water from the tank." The
handling and moving of eight tubs is
not a simple matter and the first
method I would suggest is, when the
water is drawn off, place the tubs close
together in the tank, pack leaves be-
tween the tubs, keep the tubs full of
water, lay boards over them and pile
plenty of leaves over them, then green
manure, salt hay or such like material
to keep the leaves In place, and the
plants will be secure until Spring, when
the time arrives to start them again. If
this method is not feasible and the tubs
must be taken out of the tank, select a
sheltered spot and dig a trench about
2ft. wide and 2ft. deep and long enough
to hold eight tubs packed close to-
gether; lay a board or pieces of board
in the trench for tubs to rest upon. Get
the tubs out of the tank before drawing
off the water. Draw the tub near the
side and with an ice hook and a strong
plank bring the tub to the surface,
using the plank as a lever, keeping the
tub in position with the ice hook and
landing it on terra firma. With a short
board and pieces of pipe for rollers the
: tubs can be readily hauled and placed in
1 the trench. Pack the soil around the
I tubs, fill with water and cover with
! boards. Then pile a quantity of leaves
over the tubs and green manure, salt
' hay, etc., to keep the leaves in place and
they will be secure. Leaves are the best
I protection and always handy to get in
' quantity.
I Do not place the tubs in a root cellar
or greenhouse. It would be all right
till Spring, but they would undoubtedly
start into growth before they could be
placed in the tank and the plants would
receive a check more or less. The other
methods would retard early growth,
keeping the plants in a dormant condi-
tion. Still another method is very simple,
saves a lot of labor and is just as safe.
Select a sheltered spot, dig a trench
18in or 2ft. deep, dig the plants out of
tubs and pack close together in trench,
cover with sand, then fill up and put a
covering of manure over the spot. The
roots will keep in excellent condition
until Spring by being simply buried be-
low frost line. W. TRICKER.
(71) Apple and Plnm Trees not Bear-
ing.— I have some Apple and Plum trees
which do not bear fruit. They are healthy
and growing too well, I think. Wbat sort
of fertilizer shall I give them? How
much and when? The trees are 15
years old.— K. K.. N. T.
— If the trees are growing too well,
then they certainly need no fertilizer.
If the ends of the new growth on the
branches of the Apple trees are pruned
back a few inches in July or August,
and of the Plum tree in late Autumn or
Winter, it may cause both to produce
fruit the following season. It Is sug-
gested that it be tried on some of the
branches of the Apple tree even now
in September and watch the results.
(72) Hole In Plnm Tree. — I have a
Plum tree with a hole in it about a foot
above the ground, clear to the heart.
Shall I clean it out and fill it with ce-
ment?—K. K.. N. T.
— Yes, clean out all decayed wood
from the hole, wash or spray with
w^hitewash, with sulphur or carbolic
acid in it to disinfect, and fill up with
cement, tampering it in hard so that
there vdll be no seams between cement
and edge of hole.
(73) Keeping. Endive and Celery In
Winter. — How shall I keep Endive In
Winter? I have frames and a good
frost-free cellar. How shall I keep
table Celery?— K. K.. N. T.
— It is thought that if the Endive has
already reached its full growth and has
been blanched it will be difficult to keep
it anywhere very long. If It has not
been blanched, it is suggested that the
inquirer try three ways : transplant
some plants into the coldframe, others
into boxes of earth in the cellar, and
some into trenches with Celery. In
each test the leaves may be tied up to
blanch the Endive. As far as the
writer's experience and observation
goes, the best way to keep Celery Is to
plant it in trenches about one foot wide
and deep enough so that the tops of the
Celery are below the surface of the soil.
leaves or straw or garden litter or all
three above the boards in sufficient
depth to keep out frost. The Celery
cially their roots.
(74) Seedless Grapes. — We are look-
ing for seedless Grapes having re-
ceived an order for same. Can
you give us any information in refer-
ence to these — where they can be pro-
cured and if they would thrive In this
section of the country? — ^T. N., N. T.
— Seedless Grapes are varieties of the
European spedes, Vitis vinifera and do
no good except in California, Grown
here, the Phylloxera attacks their roots
and mildews their foliage. The Sultana
and Thompson's Seedless are two well
known kinds. Tou could get them from
the Fancher Creek Nurseries, Fresno,
Cal. JOSEPH MEEHAN.
have stems a trifle weak. Last year I
had good, healthy plants, and good-
sized blossoms, but instead of standing
erect in vase, they were inclined to bend
quite a bit. The varieties I have are
White Wonder, Mrs. C. W. Ward, .and
Beacon. — S. E. B., Mass.
— It may be stated as a general truth
that, if Carnations are grown in a suit-
able compost of soil and manure, in a
proper temperature, and attention is
given to ventilation and watering, the
plants will make a vigorous growth and
the flower stems will be strong. Again,
it may be said that weak, unhealthy
looking plants in the field should never
be taken up and set out on the green-
house benches, for, though they may
produce some few blooms, the stems of
such plants are always weak. On the
other hand, small, robust, branchy
plants, though they will come into
bloom a little later than large plants,
will usually give a good account of
themseves as regards quantity and
quality of bloom, and strength of stem.
It is thought by many that a moderate
spread of wood ashes worked into the
surface of the soil of the Carnation
bench several times during the season
will help strengthen the stems. The
varieties mentioned, if well grow^n,
should give strong stems.
(76) Time ZI'ecesBary for Faperwlilte
ITarclssus to Bloom. — I have just boxed
Paperwhite Narcissus and Roman Hya-
cinths and placed them in a shed with
cool bottom. About how long will it
take for them to come into bloom after
the roots come through the bottom of
the boxes? — J. D., Mass.
— The Paperwhite Narcissus and the
Roman Hyacinths will probably come
into bloom in about four weeks, if re-
moved to the greenhouse, after the
roots come through the boxes, and if
given the first week a night tempera-
ture of 45 to 50 degrees, and then in-
creasing to 55 or 60 degrees.
(77) Insects Attacking 'SCnmg. — En-
closed find a few "Mum leaves which
show presence of a small worm inside
the leaf. The worms are also found
in the Aster leaves and are %in. to %in.
long. Will you kindly tell what they
are and give a remedy for same.
— M. E. P., and J. H., Pa.
I am having a lot of trouble with my
'Mums which appear to have some dis-
ease as the leaves are drying up. I
have discovered that they have a worm
in the tissue of the leaf and am send-
ing you such a leaf. Can you tell me
what this insect is and give me a rem-
edy?— C. M., Ohio.
— The work of the Insects can be seen
on the leaves submitted, but not the
insects themselves. The damage to the
leaves appears to have been done by the
Chrysanthemum Leaf Miner. The only
remedy is to pick ofE and destroy the
affected leaves.
(78) Rose for IdentlQcation. — We
send by mail in separate package a
Rose for identification. It is a climber and
was given us by a Scotch neighbor, who
said it was a cross between the Sweet
Briar and wild Rose, but he had no
name for it.
— The petals had fallen from the Rose
when received, and it looked as if the
flower had been a yellow one. I sub-
mitted the specimens to several experts
who were of the opinion that there was
no -wild Rose blood In it at all. There
was a strong suggestion of Wichuralana
blood probably crossed with a yellow,
similar to the old Perle des Jardins.
which has proved fairly hardy outdoors.
It may be a seedling of American origin
or it may have been raised by one of
the French growers, as Barbier of Or-
leans. It would be best to trace it back
through the original owners If it Is de-
sired to get the true name.
EBER HOLMES.
(79) Winter-flowering Sweet Peas. —
We would like to have your advice on
the following: We grow Winter-flower-
ing Sweet Peas, and our Peas start to
come in the first week in March. Could
we get the Spencer Sweet Peas In about
the same time, or about the first of
April? What do you advise to plant for
commercial purposes. Winter- flowering
Sweet Peas, or Spencer? We did very
well the last season with Winter-flower-
ing Sweet Peas, but my partner thinks
we can make more out of the Spring
flowering kind. — ^N. B.> N. T.
— If the Sweet Peas are not required
in bloom until March, I would certainly
advise planting the Summer flowering
type of Spencers, as these are much su-
perior to the ordinary Winter-flowering
sorts. They should be sown In pots or
flats now and allowed to germinate - in
a cold frame, where they should remain
until there is danger of their being
harmed by severe frost. It might be
well to keep the sash on the frames un-
til the seeds germinate, afterwards re-
moving them and keeping them off, un-
less during severe rains or frost. Prom
the middle to the end of November they
should be transplanted to their flower-
ing quarters, when with careful atten-
tion they should come Into flower some-
time in March. Should the flowers be
required earlier It would be necessary
to plant the Winter-flowering varieties.
G. W. K.
September 27, 1913
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The article on "Cost Accounting for tlie Grower," by
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losing money. I must find out what was paying me and
what was not. At that time I was growing a mixed
lot of stock in six small greenhouses, aggregating
10,000ft. of glass, and my proposition was, what
pays me, a small florist, to grow, and what does not?
The same question now puzzles many of our smaller
growers and, as Mr. Grain says: "When cost account-
ing of itself becomes so burdensome that it takes a
substantial part of the time of the working force, or
of the bookkeeper, it defeats its own end." So my prob-
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time and labor. I studied this problem and decided
a competent accountant was necessary. I found one.
He was to work evenings and to install a system of
bookkeeping that would give me complete information
in regard to amount of business, cost of same, what was
making a profit, and what was being done at a loss,
.lust at this time he got married and went away on a
wedding trip.
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common sense would do in solving my own problem.
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I enumerated all my wants. First, what was I pro-
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varieties of Roses and Carnations we then grew, also
the bulb stock. Then, taking sheets of paper, I ruled
it so that each variety would have its own column, then
divided it into days and weeks by totals. One page
would do for two weeks. I tried it out for a few
weeks and concluded it worked, and decided that I
would have a book made to my order especially ruled for
my work. By totaling across the page we secured the
amount of each day's cut, and by totaling down the
l)age we had each week's. A littleover one half of the
sheets were left imbound. These were kept under lock
and key, and were passed out, one at a time, to the
party in charge, one every four weeks, the current one
being kept hanging near the greenhouse door. All Hoov-
ers were cut each morning. It was the duty of the
greenhouse man to cut and bring them in, and lay them
on the work table. The girl in the store then took
them, separated them, and filled in the proper spaces
with the number and variety cut that morning. This
was afterward transferred to the duplicate book re-
ferred to, and totaled for monthly and yearly exhibits.
Then for the first time we knew what we actually were
producing during the year. My scheme worked out so
smoothly and successfully that we kept it up for over
twenty years. The sums total were also tabulated by
years, and fourteen years accounting of any one vari-
ety could be shown on one page; one year could be
compared with any former year, and you could tell at
a glance which year was showing the best production
and what varieties were bringing returns.
I only had one very small house of Carnations, and
one house of Roses, but the cut of 27,119 Roses from
that one house of 20ft. by 60ft. I beheve to be over the
average for a house of that size. We had a house of
Palms, a house of Smilax, and one of bedding plants;
none of these showed on this slip, but I accounted for
them later.
Our next venture was a
A Book of Sales
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same principle, applied to the sales end, I used again.
Our sales were of flowers made up, and cash sales over
the counter, plants, etc. At that time I frequently
charged for special labor in planting out, or charged
for labor in decorating. Supplies, cut flowers, baskets,
ribbons, etc. Greens meant bouquet green, of which we
used to make up several tons a year. The blank space
was filled in with whatever extra item we did not in-
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of the store into the book provided, whenever she had
spare time. This kept me in close touch with all the
business done, and what it consisted of. But again 1
felt a lack, and it took this expression: "What is tliis
business costing me?" To answer this I used the same
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9 North Ck>nception St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
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MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
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825 St. Catharine St.,W.
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NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
eliveries throughout the State
and to ail steamship docks in
Vreah flowers and beat service. Hoboken, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We^do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work in the State.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
1026 Chapel Street
opposite Yale College
, arts of Co
and Funeral work solicited.
NEW ORLEANS,
LA.
<'''^iJO^jgf^l21 Baronne St.
TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 Eust 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RULE
J. M. Gasser Co.'s Window Decoration during
Perry Weelc in Cleveland, O.
See teit, page 692
Itemizing the Expenses
I found this to be more work, and as we then had an
P^ast side store and the South side estabhshment, it
necessitated two slips to keep the record going. A
daily cash and expense slip was made out by whoever
was in charge at either place, and any item on that
not accounted for on special items was lumped on sched-
ule 1 or schedule 3 for the East side or South side store
respectively. You see by this method we kept track
of the total amounts paid for such items as ice, fuel,
labor, cut flowers, plants, bulbs, seeds, carfares, horse de-
livery, telephone, telegrams, light, supplies, including
Ijaskets, ribbons, etc. The rent was divided into 365
parts, and each day bore its own shade of expense.
Labor was divided weekly, and charged up to each day
in proportion.
Now we had achieved one solution of our problem.
We knew what it was costing us to produce the busi-
ness in total items of days, weeks and months, and our
next problem was to study the cost of individual pro-
duction. This I found a greater problem, but I think
that Mr. Grain has helped solve that.
Such a system, with an inventory to start with, an
order book, or order blanks, and a ledger, will give you
a comprehensive viewpoint of your business; what it is
producing, and also where some of the leaks are that
you suspect but do not place. I know I gave up growing
Carnations, and grew Asparagus and Maidenhair Fern
for my business, for I could grow three cuts of Aspara-
gus sprays where I could grow one Carnation, and of
a much better quality relatively. Many wondered why
I did not grow more flowers, but I could buy flowers,
especially Carnations, much more easily and cheaper
than I could grow them in city greenliouses.
I might mention that in having the books bound I
always found it advisable to have extra leaves ruled
and bound in the back of the book; these for special
tables or special reports.
I ha\-e no doubt this system can be improved on,
but whatever system is used it must be simple so as to
supply the needs of the average florist who has not the
time for intricate bookkeeping.
Reminiscences
Looking over these old slips makes me realize what
a change has come over the flowers we use. The only
ones that have survived of the Roses are La France,
Perle des .lardins and Am. Beauty. None of the Car-
nations of those days are now grown. When did you
lust see a bloom of Lizzie McGowan, Gov. Pingree, Flora
Hill, Portia, Grace Wilder or Tidal Wave Carnation?
The Bride and Bridesmaid Roses have been supplanted
l)y White and Pink Killarney. Many a dainty design
was made of Clothilde Soupert, many a sweet cluster of
Duchesse de Brabant ! I always loved them. I wish
they were grown now.
Perry Day Celebration in Cleveland
.Ml of our florists have taken an active part in help-
ing to celebrate the Perry Centennial. The celebration
proper extended over four days, and on account of
rain, the postponed events took place Saturday, Sept. 30.
Monday, Sept. 1.5, the main event of interest to florists
was the decorated auto parade, but comparatively few
real flowers were used on the machines. Goldenrod and
Gladioli were used by Mrs. Austin, of Maryland, O.,
who turned out a creditable float. Knoble Bros, took
first prize in Class C, llOin. wheel base and under. Yel-
We Guarantee Satisfaction
NEW YORK
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48th Street
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NEW YORK
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Csah must accompsny all order from unknown
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers and designs for
11 occasioas. Steamer and theatre
owers a specialty. Wire me your orders
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
ies for executiag Trade Orde
r New York and its Suburbs.
fr&9lag^
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in the theatre district'*and also have exceptional facilities for
delivering flowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders; they
will rcceiTC prompt and careful i
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLING
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
European Orders Executed
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**If we say it, ive iviU do it "
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLK
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
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Orders promptly
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New Jersey
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PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
Do you wsBt fiowen IB Philsdelphis ? Wc famuh the best, artistically
pinsfiao,
MASS.
Car decorated by Miss O'Connor of Superior street,
Cleveland, which took first prize in the
electric class in the Perry Day
Celebration at Cleveland
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St .
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
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low Chrysanthemums and Oak foliage formed the body
part of the machine. Clusters of yellow Roses tied
with yellow, and two baskets of Hydrangeas covered
the hood. The interior was lined with yellow and the
motorist was dressed to represent George Washington.
Miss O'Connor of Superior st. put out an attractive and
unique car, which took first prize in the electric class.
a picture is shown herewith. The coupe was a fairy
coach, covered with yellow Asters, and silver gauze
over it. Gold foliage was formed into sprays, garlands
and clusters, which were very well placed for effect.
The interior was lined with light bJue satin. Miss
O'Connor dressed as a bride with regulation veil Orange
lilossoms and carrying a bridal bouquet of Lily of the
Valley, and she attracted much attention throughout
the whole parade. A fully dressed groom with tall hat
and two pretty bridesmaids occupied the golden coach
with her. The whole design of the coupe was outlined
by small incandescent lights which, together with a
strong light inside, produced a result that elicited hearty
applause.
The florists were represented in the large industrial
parade of Wednesday by two floats, one for the growers
and one for the retailers. Mayor Baker appointed
Herman Knoble a committee of one to interest the flo-
rists. The matter was presented to the Florists' Club
liv him, and a committee was appointed to secure funds.
Geo. Bates of the Cleveland Cut Flower Co., was the
man selected for this arduous duty. The florists re-
sponded nobly and $346 was raised by subscription. A
sub-committee of the wholesalers weis appointed to
elaborate the ideas and carry them out. This commit-
tee was composed of Frank Friedley, Herbert Bates,
T. Kirchner and Charles Kirchner. The retailers selec-
ted were Chas. Russell, Tim. Smith, Fred Brown and
C. M. Wagner.
The results by both committees were splendid. Each
float was 25ft." long by 12ft. wide. The wholesalers'
float consisted of a model greenhouse on a raised plat-
form, five feet from the street level. The greenhouse
was 9xl0ft., and was loaned to the Cleveland florists
by the John C. Moninger Co. of Chicago. A miniature
garden of plants occupied the balance of the platform.
A florist was busily h\istling and potting plants during
the course of the 'parade. This was a well developed
idea, clearly and simply carried out, and won rounds
of applause from the thousands of spectators. It was
estimated that from 500,000 to 600,000 people witnessed
the spectacle.
The retailers confined themselves to flowers and the
committee turned out one of the most beautiful floats
your correspondent has ever seen in any parade, and
over 500 floats and decorated machines were in this
demonstration. The size of this float was the same as
the other, 25ft. long by 12ft. wide. The groundwork
was white, with four columns, one on each corner. An
immense basket filled with 200 extra long Am. Beauty
Roses occupied the centre of the large platform, while
garlands and pendants of lavender Asters connected the
various points of interest. It was classically carried
out and deserved greater mention than was given it.
A shower of rain just as these floats were passing
destroyed much pleasure of the occasion and caused
many to seek shelter. However, it was one of the most
elaborate affairs we have ever had. It was estimated
that from 50,000 to 75,000 persons were in the various
bodies composing it. Sixty bands furnished the music
and there were over 5000 women of various clubs,
literary, social and suffrage. Ella Grant Wilson.
The Florists' Windows During Perry Week
in Cleveland
All of the florists made special window decorations
this week, in honor of Commodore Oliver Perry and
the famous victory which has meant so much to our
lake cities.
The J. M. Gasser Co. had a beautiful window. The
spirit of the occasion was caught and emphasized in a
most artistic manner. Fred. Brown, the new manager,
was responsible for it. A group of Palms and Ferns
were banked in a corner of the window. Flags were
carelessly but gracefully draped and intermingled with
the Palms. The central feature was a large picture
of Perry, framed in a solid mass of white Asters, with
a graceful cluster of red Roses in the upper lefthand
corner. Over this was a large laurel wreath on which
was perched the dove signifying peace, and white rib-
bons with the famous slogan: "Don't give up the ship."
Nothing else was shown in the mndow to detract from
the central idea.
Across the street the Eadie Co. displayed in one of
its windows a minature model of the proposed Perry
Memorial at Put-in-Bay Island. The tall obelisk and
the wide esplanade were made of white Asters, with a
white urn on either side filled with red and white Car-
nations and blue Bachelor Buttons. The sides of the
windows were papered with Birch bark, as is in fact
the entire store, and with the addition of a large draped
flag and Palms, completed the arrangement. The other
window had a large vase of October Beauty Chrysanthe-
mums.
The Jones-RusseU Co. also had a florally framed pic-
ture of Perry, and flowers in baskets and vases deco-
rated aU their windows of which they have six, three
on Euclid ave. and three on Bowson st.
C. M. Wagner, across the street, banked up the back
of the window with Palms, Ferns, Cat-tails and flags.
The center of the window was a mirror lake on which
rested another Niagara. Ttiis Niagara had a white
■ (Aster) hull with deck of lavender (Asters) and ropes
of white chenille. The lake had mossy banks surround-
ing it through which Ferns were growing. Crotons,
with their brilliant foliage, added a pretty touch of
color.
The window of Knoble Bros, on West 25th st., had a
real lake of water, four by six feet, on which floated a
miniature flagship Niagara with other smaller boats.
Flags and Oak foliage enclosed the lake and formed a
fitting setting to the central idea.
All of the florists throughout the city showed their
patriotism by a generous display of flags, bunting and
special window displays. Never has Cleveland had a
celebration and parade such as we had last week, and
Thursday it was claimed that half a million Clevelanders
and 200,000 visitors from surrounding towns and coun-
ties came into the city to see the celebration.
Ella Geant Wilson.
at Pirry Dny Cukbration at Cleveland, which was gotten up by subscription
ty. The greenhouse was furnished' by the John C. Moninger Co., Chicago.
A Summer Spray
(See illustration page 689)
Many very satisfactory funeral designs may be pro-
duced during the season of our trade dullness — what
we may truly call "the Summer of our discontent,"
with an apology to Shakespeare. Of the varied though
somewhat limited stock we find procurable, at that time
none is easier to get nor easier to make up with good
results than Lilium Harrisii and Gladioli. Referring
to our illustration we find a sample of just such a
funeral design which can be easily made up, quickly
and with very little trouble, and also at comparatively
low cost. It consists of long sprays of Asparagus
Sprengeri and fronds of our hardy native fancy Ferns
used as a base or backgroimd; fifty long stemmed
Harrisii, with two dozen spikes of finely grown pink
Gladioli. Make up as shown and complete the cluster
by attaching a large bow of broad satin, white ribbon
with numerous loops and short ends. New Yorkee.
September 27, 1913
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FLORISTS
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
PelicanOy Rossi & Co.
133 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRJAPH
SOMNTON
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Florist
Correct Arrangement
liii^«dUt« delivenca in Wilkes-
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Northemateni Pennaylvania Towns.
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T«itpkoBfl or tdwaphic onbn for any city or town in Northeastern
PsansylTania willreccive prompt esecution. Usual discount. 'Phone
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PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
Martin & ForDes Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
Prom New York
Y
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ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 OUve Street
Out-of'town orders will receive
proaipt and csrefsl attention.
wire ss your orders.
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Taormina
Oceanic
California ,
Chicago
Kronp, Wni
New Amsterdam .
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ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowers delivered promptly in
Rochester and surronndiDg tetritory. Complete line always ready.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Dellvecy.
Salter Bros. "^"T^
Bremen . _ .
Ksn Aug. Victoria
Baltic
Pannonia
Philadelphia.
38 Main St., West
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street. East
Flowers and designs delivered
promptly in Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
All orders by Telegraph or
Telephone most carefully executed at ouce.
Floral DeeUns a Specialty.
Geo. Washingtc
Minneapolis. . , .
Caledonia
Prinzess Irene.. .
Olympic...
Pretoria. . .
La Tourair
Noordam..
Kr. CeciUe
La Lorraine.
Pres. Grant..
Uranium . . . .
Adriatic
Carpathia
Vic. Luise
HeUigOIav.....
New York
Minnehaha
Majestic
Kr«Fr. Joseph I.
Columbia
I mperator
Kr.WmderGr.
Ryndani
Vaderland
La Savoie
Pr. Fried. Wm.
Sailijig Say Hoar
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Barbarossa . . .
From Baltimore
From Boston
Winlfredian.. . .
Franconia
Cymricf ": '.'.'.'.
Parisian
Cleveland
Cretic
Arabic
Hamburg
Philadelphia.
Havcrford
America
Dominion.....
Carthaginian. .
Manitou
Pr. Oskar
Mcrion
Ancona
Marquette
GrafWaldersee
San Francisco
Nippon Ma
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W. 16th St., N. Y,
W. 21st St., N.Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y,
W. 19th St., N.Y,
W. 24th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
3d St., Hoboken
5th St., Hoboken
SlstSt., Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N.Y
W. 15th St., N. Y
Grand St., J. C.
Bush Dks., Bkyn
3d St., Hoboken
1st St., Hoboken
W. 19th St., N.Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
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W. 16th St., N.Y.
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3d St., Hoboken
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W. 19th St., N.Y.
33d St., Bkyn.
SlstSt., Bkyn.
W. ISthSt.. N.Y.
5th St., Hoboken
3d St., Hoboken
Pier 22, Bkyn.
SlstSt., Bkyn.
W. 14th St., N. Y.
W. 21st St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
38, Bkyn.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
W. 14th St., N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
17th St., Hoboken
W. 23d St., N. Y.
W. 16th St., N.Y.
W. 34th St., N.Y.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
Bush Dks., Bkyn
Bush Dks., Bkyn.
DestinatioD
London
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Southampton
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London
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burg
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ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West Fifth Street
We fill orders (or the Twin Gties and for all points in the Northwest
The largest store m America. Large stock in great variety. Wine,
vire or phone. Open night and day.
Members o The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and vldntty.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Bastable Building
Special, attention gi/3
to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
— ^^^BIM^ BurdettAve.&HooslckSt.
TROY, N. Y.
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TROY, N Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Kristiansand-
Kristiania
St., Bkyn. Rotter.-Libau
W. 24th St., N. Y. 'Glasgow
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31stSt.,Bkyn.
Pier9, Locust Pt.
Pier 9, Locust Pt.
Pier 9, Locust Pt,
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53 So. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
19 No. Wharves
55 So. Wharves
53 So. Wharves
Rotterdam
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Utica, R Y.
^aksTf XJhe florist
UTICA. N. Y.
SSrani i^rothers, Snc,
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WASniNGTON
D. C.
14tb md H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros. Co,
Florists
' 1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery
H. F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to all points In New England
125,000 square feet of glass.
Member of che Florists' Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER,
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FL(^^f . *07 & *•' Main St.
WORCESTER, MASS.
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now ready for delivery, cheapest sad Best Ever.
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dener, aged 43, single, German, a quick worker
and sober; life experience on first-class private and
commercial places; understands Roses, Carnations,
Chrysanthemums, and general stock; a good maker-
up; neat, obliging, and thoroughly reliable; a small,
steady, and homelike position wanted; first-class
references from past and present employers. Give
particulars and wages in first letter. A. S. Box
436. Cape May Court House, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By competent gardener
and greenhouse man; wishes permanent position
on private or commercial place; 25 years' experience
growing flowers, fruits, vegetables and general
greenhouse work; American, 45, strictly temperate;
best references from former employers, regarding
character and ability; married, one child, 2 years.
Address Gardener. Box 115, Uncasville. Conn.
SITUATION WANTED— By expert decorator
and maker-up; understands all branches of the
. business thoroughly; SPECIAL HORTICUL-
TURAL COURSE AT CORNELL; 7 years' prac-
tical experience in all-round work; reference fur-
nished. Address Z. E., care The Florists' Exchange
SITUATION WANTED— As foreman or grower;
married; 22 years' experience in the business, 15
years as foreman; best of references as to character
and ability. Have had experience in all lines,
both private and commercial. L. H B..6 Pasadena
Ave., Springfield, Mass.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man. single*
on private place; grower of Roses, Carnations,
and general stock, also fruit under glass. Strictly
temperate, good and willing worker; best of refer-
ences. Address G. M., care Mrs. Valentine, Lake
Mahopac, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By German, married.
20 years' experience in general fireenhouse
work, sober and willing worker. Please
state full particulars. Address J. G. Ifferte.
Woodside, L. I.. N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man, with
florist in greenhouse, 32 years of age, strong and
wilhng; will do good work in return for a good home
with kind people and a little care. Salary no
object. Address Z. L.. care The Florists' Exchange
SITUATION WANTED— By first-ciass grower of
Roses, Carnations, and general stock; 26 years'
experience, strictly temperate; best of references
as to character and ability; married. Address Z.
C, care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a single Scandin-
avian, aged 29, first-class grower of potted plants.
Best of references from well-known establishment.
Please state wages and particulars in first letter
Address Z. B., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— Bv gardener, single. 29;
as foreman or assistant in greenhouse or out-
doors. Experienced both inside and outside-
steady, sober; references. Address Z. O.. care The
Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener and florist,
aged 28. married, one child; experienced in all
branches gamed in Europe; wishes a position in
New York City. Address Z. H.. care The Florists'
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener on private
place; aged 32, single; good grower of Roses, Car-
nations, Chrysanthemums. John Bolint, Box 64,
Bernardsville. N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— As gardener, by Eng-
lishman, 13 years' experience, both indoors and
outdoors; well up in Roses and Alpines; strictly
temperate. Apply C. Airey, Okanogan, Wash.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, single,
20 years' experience in every line, wishes position
foreman. Fred Betheuser, care Hathaway,
Greystone, Yonkers, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTEE^— By first-class designer
and decorator A-1 references. Able to manage
a store. T. Hansen, 41 Magnee St., Rochester,
N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener. German,
married, no children; 18 years* experience; wife
can do cooking and housework. Address Rudolph
Nikolas, 112 E. 126th St.. New York City.
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SITUATIONS WANTED
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class grower <
Roses, Carnations and general stock; 25 year
experience; married. References. Address Z. A
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— Young lady wishes
position in flower store, capable designer, and
first-class saleslady. Address Z. J., care The
Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— As assistant; 25 years
of age, 10 years* experience in all branches.
Address John Kudyk, 2537 Arasterdaiu Ave., New
York City. ^^^
SITUATION WANTED— By a Hollander, aged
32; life experience in general nursery; Roses,
Chrysanthemums and pot plant stock. H. L.
Weekhout, Madison, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— If you need a flrst-
class salesman and designer, write Y. L.,
care The Florists' Exchanee.
A 'I'OUNG GERMAN •
business; experienced
only. Address Z. M., cai
to learn the florist
plants and Roses
Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By experienced, single
man, Al grower of Roses and Carnations. Ad-
dress Florist, 132 E. 27th St.. New York City.
SITUATION WANTED— Near New York, by
florist. Good grower. State wages in first
letter. Address Z. K., care The Florists' Exchange
SEEDSMEN WANTED
Men with experience in the retail seed business
to wait on customers and work around the store.
Give reference, state age, experience and salary
expected.
THE J. M. McCULLOUGH'S SONS CO.,
Cincinnati. Ohio.
GOOD OPENING
for a first class, live, all-round man.
State experience and references.
PEININ, The Florist
43 Bromfield St., BOSTON, MASS.
WANTED-ROSE GROWER
Man who understands his business, can give
reference, and state wages expected to start; after
which a personal interview is desired. Young
married man who is looking for a permanent place
preferred.
VAltNIIW BURGtVIN'S SONS, KINGSTON, N. Y.
WANTED — Assistant gardener on private estate;
a young man capable of caring for greenhouses
and furnaces in absence of gardener, and who has
had experience in handling Roses, Carnations,
'Mums. Orchids. Palms, Ferns, Poinsettias, Aza-
leas, Cinerarias and inside and outside work
generally. Address, giving references and par-
ticulars as to age and experience, H. B. McCoIlum,
100 Maryland Ave., Wilmington, Del.
WANTED— Two gu„„ ...... .__ ^-_^_„ „ ,
other greenhouse work for a commercial ola^,*.,
must understand how to produce cuttings by the
thousands and grow a general line of bedding
plants. State wages with room and board. Can
commence work at once; elderly person preferred.
Alonzo J. Bryan, Washington, N. J.
WANTED— All-round florist, capable of taking
full charge of 15,000 feet of glass to grow every-
thing for a commercial place, must be temperate.
Send reference in first letter. Permanent position
for right man, married or single; Scandinavian pre-
ferred for this place. S7.5.00 per month. Address
2. F., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Single man, grower of Roses, Carna-
tions and general stock, on modern place of 25,000
sq. ft. of glass, and to assist with fires, etc., every
other evening. Wages S35.00 per month, room and
board. Send references, nationality, etc. Arthur
Taylor, Onaway Greenhouses, Boonton, N. J.
WANTED— Representative lor U. S. A., who
understands his business, (or a general line ot
Azaleas. Araucarias, Palm, Rhododendron, Dra-
caena and Bav Tree, bv large horticultural firm
Ghat ent, Belgium. State age and send refer-
ences. Address X. P.. car.- The Florists' Exchange
WANTED — A neat appearing saleslady, capable
of managing a retail store, arcustomed to han-
dling the best trade; must understand the business
thoroughly. Wages SIS.OO per week. Howard
P. Kleinhans, S. E. Corner Center Square, Easton.
Pa.
WANTED — An assistant for general greenhouse
work and firing on a commercial place. Must be
a quick and willing worker. State wages expected
In first letter. John W. Foote, Pleasant St.,
Reading, Mass.
WANTED — Foreman, single, for general green-
house and outside work. Must be sober and
reliable. Permanent position to right man. Refer-
ences required. Address Geo. A. Beetz, Jerome
Ave.. N. Y. (near Woodlawn Cemetery entrance.)
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for propagating and
HELP WANTED
WANTED — Young man of good habits for general
greenhouse work, private estate. Must be will-
ing to fire boiler. S5o.00 monthly, without board.
State experience and references. Address Z. D.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — 3 young men, plantsmen, capable of
growing Christmas and Easter plants. Chrysan-
themums, Ferns and all first-class stock. Steady
employment and first-class wages to the right men.
Metairie Ridge Nursery Co., Ltd., New Orleans, La.
WANTED — Salesman, designer and decorator;
one who can handle a first-class trade.
State salary and references. A. Meyer, 80th
St. & Madison Ave.. New York City.
WANTED — At once for private place, good all-
round man for inside, to work under foreman;
used to stoking. S35.00 per month and board.
Full particulars to J. W. Pybus, Pittsfield, Mass.
WANTED — Greenhouse man ; must be good
potter, a steady position for the right man,
S12.00 per week. A. M. Kirschner, 526 Flushing
Ave., Astoria, L. L City, N. Y.
WANTED — At once, experienced grower of Roses,
Carnations and general greenhouse stock.
Modern place. Steady position for reliable man,
J. J. Fallon, Lynchburg, Va.
WANTED — Foreman to grow Carnations, 'Mums
Eiister and all kinds of bedding stock. Must be
a good maker-up. Good wages to the right party.
Address W. R., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Section Rose grower, $15.00 per
week. References required. Washington
Florists Co., Washington, P. C.
WANTED — Two young men of good appearance
to work in retail flower shop. Bohannon Floral
Co.. 70 E. Monroe St.. Chicago, 111.
WANTED — Designer and decorator who is compe'
tent, reliable and willing. Salary S25.00 per
week. Address Idle Hour Nurseries, Macon, Ga
WANTED— First-class salesman for retail
Apply H. Bershad, care Frederick Loeser &
Fulton St.. Brooklyn, N. Y.
_^TOCKj;ORJALE__
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-inch ex-
tra strong plants. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000; 2K-inch, S3.00 per 100. S2S.0D per 1000.
See Cyclamen. Christmas Peppers. Cinerarias,
Ferns. Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Irwin. 71 W. 23d St.. New Yorit City.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Eitra
strong, $1.00 per 100, $6.00 per 1000, $50.00
per 10,000. Colltngdale Greenhouses, CoIIingdale,
Pa.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy, 4-in.
pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PL, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
AUCXTBAS.
BEGONIAS
BEGONIAS— Gloire de Lorraine. 2l^-in.. $14.00
per 100; strong. 5-in. pots. $50.00 per 100. R.
J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
American-Grown and Imported
Bulbs for Fall Planting
A full line n(
Bulbs we have <
eady for shipping; the finest
sent out. Send for price list.
Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers
CALLAS — 3 to 4-in. circumference, $4.00 per 100;
4 to 5-in.. $8.00, Purity Freesias. K-in. mother
bulbs. $1.25 per 100. Cash with order. $5.00
orders or more delivered by express, charges pre-
paid. Lilydale Bulb Co.. Santa Cruz. Calil.
TULIPS — Darwin and May flowering. Ready
for delivery. Write for prices. Hoxsle
Nurseries, Hoxsie. R. I.
CARNATIONS
Carnations
W. & H. r. EVANS, Philadelphia, Pal
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STOCK FOR SALE
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
100 1000 1
WHITE ENCHANTRESS $6.50 $60.00
ENCHANTRESS, LIGHT PINK.... 6.00 55.00' i
BEACON 7.00 65.00
WHITE PERFECTION 6.50 60.00 1
WINSOR 6.00 50.00
WHITE WINSOR 6.00 50.00 '
ROSETTE 6.50 60.00
DOROTHY GORDON 6.00 55.00
HARLOWARDEN 6.00 55.00
MAY DAY 6.00 50.00
BOSTON MARKET 5.00 40.00
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
CARNATION PLANTS — First size. Enchantress. I
Rose Pink Enchantress. White Enchantress, [
White Perfection. $6.00 per 100. S55.00 per 1000;
Gordon, $7.00 per 100. Bargains in second size
plants. 3, 4 and 5 shoots. Enchantress, White
Enchantress. Rose Pink Enchantress. White Per-
fection; S3.S0 per 100. Cash with order. Famam
P. Caird. Brunswich Road. Troy. N. Y.
FOR SALE— 2000 Mrs. C. W. Ward Carnation
plants, $60.00 per 1000; 3000 Pink Enchantress
$50.00 per 1000; 1000 Sangamo, $40.00 per 1000;
field-grown guaranteed stock. 12 to 14 shoots.
Will exchange for White Wonder, White Enchant-
ress and Pink Delight. Herman Weiss, 103 W.
28th St., New York City.
CARNATION PLANTS— Clean, healthy plants,
Pink Enchantress, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per
1000; White Perfection, $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per
1000. ARTHUR F. BROWNSELL, West Haver-
straw. N. Y. Tel. 266 Haverstraw.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, strong and
healthy; Enchantress and Rose Pink Enchant-
ress, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; White En-
chantress, $5.50 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. Cash.
John L. Lundsteg. Passaic, N. J.
STRONG, CLEAN. BUSHY FIELD PLANTS,
Brooklyn (deep pink), $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000. Harlowarden (crimson). $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000. Stafford Conservatories. Staf-
ford Springs. Conn.
CARNATIONS— Strong, field-grown Enchant-
ress and White Perfection, $5.00 per 100.
Cash with order. James E. Beach, Bridgeport,
Conn.
CARNATIONS— 800 Qu
800 ESPECIALLY FINE, stocky, clean, field-
grown Winsor Carnation Plants. $5.00 per 100;
a few hundred Enchantress plants. $5.00 per 100.
M. M. Michael. Dansville. Livingston Co.. N. Y.
CARNATIONS— Healthy, strong, field-grown En-
chantress. S5.00 per 100; May Day. $4.00 per
100. Cash with order. Noroton Greenhouses^
Noroton, Conn.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— En-
chantress, $6.00 per 100. medium size, $4.00 per
100; cash. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N Y.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, 6 to 8
shoots. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son, Westfield. N. Y.
HARDY PINKS— 3000 fine, large, bushy plants,
just the stuff for hardy border, brilliant red. $6.00
per 100. Cash. Deal Floral Co., Deal, N. J.
CARNATIONS— Strong, field-grown. C. W. Ward,
Gordon, and Enchantress, S4.00 per 100, cash.
W. L. Jones, Nutley. N. J.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS of Boston market
Carnations. Prices on application. Victor S.
Dorval Sons. Woodside, L. I.. N. Y.
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2M-in., half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York City.
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink. Strong. 4-in., $15.00 per
100. See Asparagus. Christmas Peppers, Cine-
rarias, Ferns, Primroses and Poinsettias. R. J.
Irwin. 71 W. 23d St.. New York. N. Y.
CYCLAMEN — 3-Inch pota, very finest itraln,
$10.00 per too. JuUus Roehra Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
DBACiEHAS
FOR SALE— Dracaena Indivisa. fine, healthy,
field-grown plants. 4-ineh, 12c., 5-inch, 15c., 6-
inch. 20c.. 7-inch, 25c. Trautman Bros., Geneva,
N. Y.
COOLIDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave.. Pasadena, Cal. Ferns
and Feijoa our specialty.
BOSTON FERNS— Good, bushy plants, well
established, 6-in.,.S5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
Cash or C. O. D. Mamaroneck Nurseries, Palmer
Ave.. Mamaroneck. N. Y.
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September 27, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
695
STOCK FOR SALE
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardii
150 clumps in each flat, in all varieties;
clumps can be divided, SI. 75 per flat; 10
$16.00, half flat orders of one variety at 90c.
flat in 6 best varieties for S2.00.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine
established, in all varieties, including Cyi
and Aspidium, 2M-in., $3.00 per 100.
KENtIA BELMOREANA. 2M-in., well es-
tablished, SIO.OO per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2K-in., strong
plants. $12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in.,
17.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2M-in., well established,
ready about Aug. 25, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best ol the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poinset-
tias, Primrose and Christmas Peppers.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.50-$3.50
each. Large specimens, S5.00-S7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
JERUSASEM CHERRIES
JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Just what you need
for Christmas. 2000 Jerusalem Cherries, large,
field-grown, fine, bushy plants, with fruit of blos-
som, ready for 5 and O.inch pots, S25.00 per 100;
cash. Deal Floral Co., Deal, N. J.
NT7RSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches .88.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South. Ibota, and other
PRIVET in v.iriety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HUNTSVIILF, AlA
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-Sl.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-510.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
S7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
FOR PLEASURE,"
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure " gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
' you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peonv,
then send for " Peonies for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY
The Largest Rose Growers in the World.
Box 23 Springfield, Ohio.
PEONIES *ti.r
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
Delicatlssima, Feativa Maxima. Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
:sh any size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Pc,
to
Wri
andf
nple
: the
of ove
300
Henry Field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa
PEONIES— Queen Victoria, white; Louis Van
Houtte, dark crimson, and a very early light
pink. Write for our special prices. Geo. Peters
&Sons, Franklin St. and Graham Ave., Hempstead,
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STOCK FOR SALE
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2M-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. See
Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cineraria, Ferns, Poin-
settias and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York City.
PINES
FRAGRANT CLOVE-SCENTED PINKS
Grow out-of-doors, bloom in June, live for years,
need no care, have light green foliage that makes
them attractive the entire season. Fine for Lawns,
Parks and Cemeteries; may be grown in clumps or
in borders; in fact, these Pinks should be in every
garden. The first cost is the only expense for a
life-long friend.
75c. per doz., $4.00 per lOOT
THADDEUS BALE. Wellesley Hills, Mass
POINSETTIAS
F>OIINSETTIAS
"THE TRUE RED ONES"
2}i-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
87.00 per 100, S60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2M-inch, $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers, Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMROSBS
PRIMULA Chlnensls and Obconica, glant-
flowerfng, from best strains, in ail colors.
2>i-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoides, 2>i-inch pots. $3.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Christmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Poinsettlas.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New Yorli, N. Y.
PRIMULA Chincnsis Fimbriata, Defiance, Kar-
funkelstein. La Duchesse, best Christmas varie-
ties, 3-in. stock, S5.00 per 100; 2H-in., $3.00 per
100; Star Primroses, 2]4-\a.. $3.00 per 100.
Henry Schmidt, Church Lane, P. O., Weehawken,
N.J.
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 2M-in. pots, ready
to shift, grown from my own seed, selected from
the best colored plants, $2.00 per 100, cash; fine
stock. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
roses, 2-m., $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. W.
MUler. Shircmanatown, Pa.
SEEDS
GIANT PANSIES
Sow now I Special Florists' Mixture; Trim-
ardeau Selections, mixed, tr. pkt. 50c. , oz. $4.00.
Trimardeau, fine mixed varieties, tr. pkt. 25c., oz.
$1.50. Cassier's Giants Improved, splendid mix-
ture, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $5.00. Trimardeau sorts as:
Bronze Colors, Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field. Purple, Pure White. Yellow with eye. White
with eye. Each variety separate, tr. pkt. 30c., oz.
$2.00. My catalogue has also other varieties.
O. V. Zangen. Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J.
SNAPDRAGONS
White Bros.. Medina, N. Y.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS— 2H-in. pots,
well established, $4.00 per 100. Write for prices
on larger lots. Park Floral Co., Trenton, N. J.
STEVIA — Fine, bushy plants, 4-in. pots, $6.00
per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI.,
Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
VIOLETS — Field-grown plants, fine stock; Camp,
bell and M. Louise; S5.00 per 100. W. C. Pray-
Dobbins, N. J.
MISCEUCANEOUS
ROSE PLANTS— Lady Hillingdon, Brides, 2^2-
in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Pink Kil-
larney, 3-in., $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000; 250
plants at the thousand rate; Dracaena Indivisa,
from the field, ready for 5-in. pots, 8c. Biant
Bros., Inc., Utica, N. Y.
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA MAJOR— $5.00
per 100. Hogan, Kooyman & Co., 355 12th St.,
Oakland, Cal.
Oontliraad to Kazt Oalmnn
STOCK FOR SALE
""^ ^MISCELLANEOUS
Special Offer of
Seedlings
To make room in frames
PANSIES. Michell's Giant Exhibition in Mix-
ture. 35c. per 100; per 1000, $2.75.
DAISIES (Bellis). Monstrosa Pink and Monstrosa
White. 40c. per 100; per 1000, $3.00.
MYOSOTIS. Alpestris Victoria, Dissitiflora and
Eliza Fanrobcrt. 40c. per 100; per 1000, $3.00.
500 of any of the above at 1000 rate.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
S18 MAHMET ST.,PH1LADELPHIA,PA.
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHU— Largest stock of
2-year transplanted in the United States. All
sizes up to strong 3ft. plant. Send for prices
before placing your order elsewhere. Chas.
Black, Hightstown, N. J.
MYRTLE— Vinca Minor; clumps that can be
divided up into 3 to 5 plants, $3.50 per 100, $30.00
per 1000. Cash with order. E. K. Baumann,
State College, Pa.
FOR SALE — Good stock, Adiantum Croweanum
33^-in., $10.00 per 100. Silver Pink Snapdragon
3)'o-in.. $5.00 per 100; 2i2-in.. $4.00 per 100'
P. R. Quinlan. Syracuse. N. Y^
FOR EXCHANGE
CARNATIONS— 1000 field-grown. Queen, Law-
son, $3.60 per 100; 500, 2Ji-in. pots, Shasta
Daisy, $2.50 per 100; in exchange for Geraniums,
VEGETABLE PLANTS
NEW TENDERHEART LETTUCE, $1.00 per
1000; Big Boston, Grand Rapids, 90c. per 1000;
Best Giant Pansy Plants mixed, $2.00 per 1000;
Dagger Ferns, $1.00 per 1000; Sheet Moss, $1.00
per bag. John E. White, Carpenterville, I^. J.
FOR SALE OR RENT
FOR SALE— Retail florist store in a New England
city of about 50,000 inhabitants, established
about 10 years, commands a good trade and can
be increased. Wish to retire, reason of sale. Ad-
dress Y. G., care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— 7-room house, cellar and attic, im"
proved; 4 greenhouses; about 500 hot bed sash,
land 200 ft. front on Juniper Ave. New York and
Queens county car passes door. Otto Gross,
Juniper Ave., Maspeth, L. I., N. Y.
FOR SALE— Good retail business in Eastern city;
store well stocked for the Winter; owner retiring
for good reasons. For further particulars address
S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608 Ludlow St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
FOR SALE— 10 acres, level land on county road,
Arlington, Va., 5 miles from Center market at
Washington, D. C. Running water on place; $300
per acre. Address A. Schlevogt, 1713 E. 16th St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
SUNDRIESJXDR^ALE
Pecky Cypress
We can offer very reasonable prices on
Pecky Cypress. If in the market for any,
kindly communicate witfi os before buying
elsewhere.
Vr DCim 1429 MetropoUtan Avenue
. C. IfCllin, Brooklyn, N. Y.
SOO BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. &_B. boilers. 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler
Good condition, cheap. I. Suessermann. 104
Ridgewood Ave., Newark, N. J.
FOR SALE — One large size Morehead steam trap
in use less than 12 months, good as new, cost
$225 will sell for $100. F. Fallon, Roanoke. Va.
MATS— We make the most practical hotbed
and coldframe Mats on the market. Send
for circular. Watts Bros.. K<
FOR SALE— Peerless florist delivery car. Ap-
ply Girard Garage, 1517 Snyder Ave., Phlla-
delphia. Pa.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbers in Wrought Iron and Steel Pipe
Roebling and Nortli lltli Streets
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
ForSale
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New, black, guaranteed in full
lengths: 2-in., l%c. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled for
rrigation purposes.
SECOND-HAND PIP[,,__
2Hc.; IM-in., 3Hc.; IJ^-in., Sc; 2.in.,'6p2C. per ft.
Hot-BedSash-Double Light Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1.65
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from $1.00 up.
C\ ACC ^*^^^ ^ ^"^ ^ double-thick greenhouse
|JLM3u glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
DAII PDC ^"y 'arge stock, new and second-
nllll ril^ hand. Also Radiators, Valves,
WVILLIIk/ Fittings, etc.
HACF NON-KINK, 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
nUjL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAI. CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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WANTED TO BUY— Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists' Exchange.
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DIRECTORY
(New Edition)
1913
Just off the press. Copies may be
had at $3.00, postpaid, from
The FLORISTS* EXCHANGE
2 to 8 Duane Street. - - Neiv York N. Y
SmilaxPlants
Strong, thrifty 2-in. stock, |i. 25
per 100, f 10 00 per 1000.
R. Kii-BOU RN
CLINTON. N. Y.
LEGAL NOTICES
statement of the Ownership. Management,
etc., of THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE.
Published weekly at Nos. 2 to 8 Duane St., N. Y.
City, by the A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub.
Co., Ltd., proprietors. A. T. De La Mare, man-
aging editor and business manager. Names and
addresses of Owners of 1 per cent, or more of the
capital stock of the A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and
Pub. Co.. Ltd.:
Anchell. Mrs. Nettie B., 480 Central Park West.
New York City.
Beckett, W. C, 103 Federal St., Alleghany, Pa.
Burpee, W. Atlee, 475 North Fifth St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
De La Marc, A. T., 2 Duane St., New York.
Dean, James, 199 Sterling Place, Brooklyn. N. Y.
Dorey, Arthur L. L., 122 West 94th St., N. Y. City.
Dorey, Edward W., 122 West 94th St., N. Y. City.
Esler, John G., Saddle River, N. J.
Griffith, James H., Barrington, R. I.
Hatch, Miss Maria E., 294 Washington St.. Boston.
Mass.
Hatch, Miss Lucy P., 294 Washington St., Boston.
Mass. ■
Henderson, Chas., 35 Cortlandt St., New York
Citv.
Magill, Estate of Jos., 304 New York Ave., Jersey
Citv, N. J.
Magill, Mrs. Anna S., Executrix, 304 New York
Ave.. Jersey City, N. J.
Michell, Henry F., 3943 Chestnut St., Philadel-
phia. Pa.
O'Mara, Patrick, 35 Cortlandt St., New \'ork City.
Perkins, Geo. C, c/o Jackson & Perkins Co.,
Newark. N. Y.
Phelps John J., Red Towers Greenhouses, Hacken-
sack N J
Peck, Andrew, 1345 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Thome, Samuel, 19 Cedar St.. New York City.
Welch, Patrick, 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass-
Ward, C. W., Avery Island, La.
No bondholders, mortgages, or other security
holders. (Signed) A. T. DE LA MARE.
Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this sixteenth-
day of September, 1!)13.
(Signed) CHAS. E. FISCHER,
Notary Public for Kings County. Reg. No. 6276.
Certificate filed in New York County^
Reg. No. .5000.
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Orchids, Gardenias
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to give you the
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prompt service. Place your or-
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ntire satisfaction. We
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will do the
Cut flower
folding
Boxes
SalislactiOB
Guaranteed
Per 100
18x5x3 $1.75
21x5x3}^ 1.85
24x5x3M 2.35
28x5x3H 2.90
30x5x33^ 3.00
21x8x5 2.85
24x8x5
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36x14x6 7.50
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10x7x6 2.50
12x8x7 3.00
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HOLLY WREATHS
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$1.00 per 1000. , Discount on
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RED RUSCUS
Green and Violet Tinfoil
Best Quality, 20c. per lb.
PLAIN TINFOIL, 9c. per lb.
Bronze Galax
Green Galax
$1.50 per 1000, $12.50per 10,000
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We import best
quality only.
Our Cycas
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pared by best
manufacturers
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Our prices are
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Per 100
4x8 in. $2.00
2.50
8x12 in.
12x16 in.
16x20 in.
20x24 in.
24x28 in.
28x32 in.
32x36 in.
36x40 in.
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IMMORTELLES
Laurel Festooning, 5c. and 6c. per yard
Wild Smilax, Best Quality, $5.00 and $7.00
per case
Green Magnolia Leaves
Very Best QuaUty, $2.00 per basket: Five
Baskets, $1.75 per basket
We constantly carry a large assort-
ment of Florist Supplies and can
fill orders at a moment's notice.
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Wholesale Commission Florists
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies
Hardy Cut Evergreens
BOSTON, MASS.
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ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilai, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock, Laurel, Spwuce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Fancy and Dagger Ferns, Green and Bronze
Galax and Leucothoe Sprays, Sphagnum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosse*.
Painted Palmetto. Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
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122 W. 25th Street
NEW YORK
REED & KELLER
WjA^ufactur. FLORISTS* SUPPLIES
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NICHIGAN
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE
INCORPORATED
Wholesale Conunission Florists
Dealers in Fancy Ferns
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
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GREEK-AMERICAN
Florists' Supply Company
127 West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A large and complete line of Standard Supplies
and Novelties.
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WIRE DESIGNS
PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let us quote you on your next order. IT it's made
of wire we can make it.
GEORGE B. HART, MMufactonir
24-30 Stone Street, ROCHESTER, N. T.
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RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Salevoom
131 Weat 38th Street, NEW TORK OITT
Telephone 30S3 Madison Square
STil^S' "of Willow and fancy Baskets for Florists
Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
43~Our Specialties: Wlieat Sheaves and Baakets
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CROP '
HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE TJL,
Prices — Huckleberry Foliage, $2.00 per case.
Fancy Ferns, $1.25 per 1000. Dagger
Ferns, $1.10 per 1000.
CALDWELL Tbe Woodsman Co.
Everything in Soulbern Evergreens
EVERQRHErV. ALABAMA
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$2.00
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Lancaster Co. (Pa.) Florists' Club
Despite the bad night a good attend-
ance was had at the meeting Sept. 18.
The exhibition was a little disappoint-
ing, as we have few Chrysanthemum
growers among us and two of these had
their crops in so early that they were
over. A vase of well finished Golden
Glow was exhibited by Fred Spinner,
and an unusual specimen of Staghorn
Pern by "Wm. Aherne of Columbia. The
program consisted of a series of short
questions, the first of which was: "What
do you consider the best protection for
Carnations when first planted in?"
Answered by Amos Rohrer of Stras-
burg, Pa, He uses a light coat of whit-
ing on the inside of the glass and
syringes it off gradually, so that by the
time he has syringed it the third time
the glass is clean, but added that this
would not be practical in houses that
leaked, as the whiting would wash ofC
very easily. Another advocated the
covering of the plants with newspapers
until they had taken hold, but it was
considered dangerous to do this on ac-
count of the likelihood of certain
weather conditions arising that would
create a stem rot condition underneath
the papers. Some used lime (air
slacked) and others mud as a shading
on the outside of the glass.
The next question, assigned to W. B.
Girvin of Leola, Pa., was: "How late in
the season do you think It would be safe
to plant Carnation Beacon or any other
variety in order to insure a Christmas
crop." Mr. Girvin said that the earlier
he planted the better results he had for
December blooming. After considerable
discussion the question was left unde-
cided as one too big for the Club. Ira
Landis of Paradise, Pa., was assigned to
answer: "WTiat do you consider the best
method of growing Daisies — ^planting
them in pots, boxes or solid beds." Mr.
I^andis was unable to be present, but
the other Daisv growers all seemed in
favor of the solid bed system of grow-
ing them. Rudolph Nagle gave us a
very interesting talk on this topic:,
"Give a report on any early 'Mums you
have been growing." He has had very
good success with his 'Mums.
For the meeting of Oct. 16. Snap-
dragons, midseason 'Mums and the
g of greens will he discussed.
growi
Visit!
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these n
the pro;
ticipate
florists or members of the
trades are always welcome at
neetings, A ladies' night is on
for November,
good "Winter season.
. . Co-
operative buying will also come up in
November, and the president has asked
that any buying that could be should be
postponed until the latter part of No-
vember or early December, as the com-
mittee having this in charge are hard
at work getting un a practical system.
ALBERT M. HERR.
Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Society
The monthlv meeting of the Oyster
Bay Hort. Society was held in the Board
of Trade rooms on Sept. 19. Pres.
James Duthie r>ccupied the chair and
called the meeting to order. F. Gale
was recommended for membership, and
David Palmer, Frr^est Schmidt, Frank
HumphreyjV Fred ~ Kirkhaftf. ^Arrrold B.
Huckleberry Foliage,
New Crop Fancy Ferns, p '^iwo
New Crop Dagger Ferns, J^^^
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Pleaae mention the Ezohange when writing.
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W.J. COWEE, Berlin, N.Y.
Samples free. For sale by dealers
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists' Hail Assodation has paid 1700
losses amounting to a total of $235,000.00.
For^full particulars address
JOHNG. ESLER.SaddleRlver.NJ.
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The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY,
September 37, 1913
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Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
GIBBONS
THE SMILAX MAN
Can make shipments of
Smilax after Sept. 1.
RED LEVEL, - XLABSMA
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Pearson, were elected to active member-
ship. A letter also read from Theodore
Roosevelt, offering' his name for honor-
ary membership. The same was re-
ferred to the executive committee and
Mr. Roosevelt ordered elected. The fol-
lowing gentlemen acted as judges of the
evening's exhibition: Fred Kirkham,
Frank Hyle, James Duckham. The
Chrysanthemum show schedule was
read, after which a few additional
clauses were added, adopted and ordered
printed. Judges for the Autumn show,
Oct. 3 and 4, were chosen, also judges
for the 'Mum show on Oct. 31. John
Mcintosh was appointed to fill Floyd
Blower's term on the executive commit-
tee. "Wm. Devine and John Mcintosh
were appointed managers of the Autumn
show exhibits for October, calling for
1 Cauliflower, 1 vase Cosmos, 3 Pears,
any variety.
JOHN T. INGRAM, Sec'y.
Essex County (N. J.) Florists' Club
A meeting for the formation of a flo-
rists' club was held Thursday night.
Sept. 18, at Achtelstetter's. 842-846
Broad st., Newark, N. J. Twenty-five
florists of Essex County met for this
purpose. Edward Jacobi of Irvington
was chosen chairman of the meeting,
and Harry C. Strobell, secretary. After
an expression of views as to the advisa-
bility of forming a club, the concensus
of opinion being in favor thereof, a mo-
tion was made and unanimously carried
to form such a club and elect officers,
after signing the roll and paying initia-
tion fees. The following officers were
elected: President, Edward Jacobi; vice-
president, 'William MuUer; secretary,
James Crossley; treasurer, August C.
Begerow. President Jacobi appointed a
committee of five, consisting of Messrs.
McLouchlin, Phillips, Kemp, Pfeifer and
Rassbach, to draft a constitution and
bvlaws, and report at a meeting to be
held at the call of the chair. After par-
taking of a collation and an hour of so-
ciability, the meeting adjourned, all
well satisfied that the Essex County
Florists' Club was well launched.
J. A. RASSBACH.
Annual Flower Show of Newport
Horticultural Society
The annijal Fall show of this Societv
was held on the 16th, 17th and 18th
in the new Convention Hall at the New-
port Beach and proved a great success.
The liall is the property of the city and
the Horticultural Society was granted
tht use of it free of expense. The build-
ing is quite large, well lighted and venti-
lated and admirably adapted in every
way for exhibition purposes.
The Beach Association, the lessees
of the building, through its presi-
dent, i-nd its manager, D. J. McGowan,
did everything possible to make the event
the success that it was. I wish to call at-
tention at this time to the fact that for a
S. A. F. convention no better place could
be found, there being in two connecting
buildings ample space in one for the meet-
ings of the convention, and in the other
for the trade exhibits. Besides, there is
nearby dining room accommodation for
all comers. When future conventions are
being planned for it will be well to keep
Newport in mind.
Returning to my subject, the exhibition
just held was one of the best seen here
in years. There was something of the
oldtime competition with groups of foli-
age plants. There were also some elegant
single specimen Palms and Ferns. The
competition in the fruit and vegetable
classes was not pqual to former years.
In cut flowers. Dahlias, especially the
Cactus varieties, were fully up to the
standard in quaBty, some of the novelties
being in advance of older sorts. C. M.
Eugholt won most of the honors with
this type among the private gardeners.
Siason and Thurston won out in the com-
mercial growers' classes. W. D. Hatha-
way, New Bedford, led with show and
decorative Dahlias. It was pleasing to
note more competition than ever in the
amateur classes.
Successful Florists
All over the country are using McCray Refrigerators. The
circulation of air is so strong and steady that there can be
no stagnation or dampness, so that your stock will always
be fresh and fragrant. Furthermore the saving in ice will
more than pay the cost,
McCray Refrigerators
Will lend attractiveness to your shop. Beautifully made
and finished, they are lined with white enamel, opal glass,
tile, mirrors or marble as you desire. Write to-day for our
Free Catalog No. 72, which will give you ideas how to add to
the attractiveness of your establishment.
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO.
567 Lake Street, Kendallville, Ind.
CHICAGO OFFICE
158 North Wabash Avenue
NEW YORK OFFICE
231 West 42nd SIreel
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Fancy baskets were shown on the sec-
ond day. T.able decorations came in on
the tliird day.
The Miehell medals, ofEered by the
H. F. Michel! Co., Philadelphia, for the
most meritorious exhibits at the show,
were both awarded — the silver medal to
John B. Urquhart, gdr. for Senator Beek-
man, for an immense specimen Adiantum
Farleyense var. gloriosa, and the bronze
medal to Alexander Fraser, for trained
specimens of English Ivy ; the plants
were trained in pyramidal form and were
from eight to ten feet in height.
The Stumpp & Walter Co.'s silver cup
for best collection of twelve distinct kinds
of vegetables, was taken by John Fletcher,
gdr. at the naval training station.
The Arthur T. Boddington prize, for
collection of vegetables : 1st, John B.
Urquhart, $12; 2d, John Fletcher, $8.
The John Lewis Childs silver cup
for Gladioli was won by Dennis Foley,
gdr. for Mrs. B. Rollins Morse.
The Joseph Breck & Co. prize for bas-
ket of foliage and flowering plants was
taken by James Bond, gdr. for Mrs.
H. M. Brooks.
The Weeber & Don prize for collec-
tion of Tomatoes went to James Boyd,
gdr. for Vincent Astor.
R. & J. Farquhar Co.'s prize for pair
of Palms was won by James Boyd.
The Wilson Nurseries had some fine
specimen Evergreens in tubs ; awarded a
gratuity.
The largest displays were made by
James Boyd, who put up special groups
of Crotons, Ferns and other foliage
plants. John B. Urquhart made 17 class
entries and captured 1.5 firsts. C. M.
Bugholt. 14 entries, 11 firsts.
John Lewis Childs had on exhibition a
large display of Gladiolus cut flowers;
awarded a certificate. A model of flower
garden in elaborate design was arranged
bv Hugh Williamson ; awarded a gratuity
of $10. ^, ^
James Robertson put up a table ot
single Dahlias, all of his own raising,
some not yet named. Many of them
wero a great improvement over those al-
ready on the market. A yellow Peony-
flcwered, named Convention Yellow, is a
beauty.
Horticultural Society's Ball
As a fitting close to the flower show,
a ball was given on the closing night in
which some .500 persons took part. Hav-
ing the dance hall and the exhibition hall
connected by a covered way it was pos-
sible to have both functions on the way
at the same time, to the advantage ot both.
It has always been held that to get a
good attendance at a flower show it must
be held on a main traveled way. Such
v,e have proved is not the case. In this
instance those attending had to make a
lusiness of it and go either by trolley or
other conveyance.
Alexander MacI/ELLan.
M.RICE CO.
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UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
FLORIST SUPPLIES
Philadelphia, Pa.
JOS.G.NEIDINGER,Florists'Supplies
1515-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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The Model
Caraation and Tomato Supports;
Galvanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Rnbbi^ Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
Wriu Jot CompUu Catmtogut
IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metropontan Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
56 Pine Street, NEW TORE
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Gold Letters
IJi inch (No. 1) 45c. per 100
1 inch (No. 2) 40c. per 100
H inch (No. 4) 35c. per 100
A fine compartment boi free of charge
with orders for 1000
Mother-of-Pearl
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on, the mailing list of
American Importing Co.,
— The New Florist Supply House —
219 So. Dearborn St., CHICAGO
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HAKTFORn, Conn. — Joseph F. Coombs
purchased at auction lOooley's Hotel at
Springfield, Mass., for $0876.29; the
property is valued at $461,200.
For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
10-inch silk chiffon special at 10c. per yard. This
is fancy goods at a very low figure. All colors.
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
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George Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 28th SL, NEW YORK
GREENS of Every Kind
And FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Telephone — 1202 Madison Square
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CUT FLOWER BOXES
EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
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698
The Florists' Exchange
Field-Grown Carnation Plants,
Enchantress and Winsor.
$6.00 per 100.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Field-grown, SIO.OO per 100.
FUNKIAS. Field-grown, large clumps, $25.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGON. Giant Light Pinls;, color of Enchantress, a good grower
and a good seller. 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Buxton's Pinli,
2}4-in., $4.00 per 100.
FERNS. Scottii, Scholzeli and Tarrytown, extra heavy, 6-in., 50c.
each; 8-in., $1.00 each. Scottu, 4-in. $20.00 per 100; 3-in. $10.00 per
100; 2}4-in. $5.00 per 100.
CAMPBELL BROS., - - PENLLYN, PA.
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PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Aaaorted Fems for dishes, $3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus, $3.00 per 100.
Kentlas for centers, 10c each.
Kentla Belmoreana, 4 in., 25c. and 35c.; 5-
50c. and 76c.
FIELD GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
Mrs. Mackey, a clear pink of the Winsor
shade; free and early, a good keeper; $6.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000.
HEINRY WESTOIN, Hempstead, rV.Y,
Pleaia mantlon the Exohange when writing.
PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, Alba Rosea and Sangulnea,
2)i-in. pot 11.75
OBCONICA Gigantea, 2}i-m. pot (The
Giant) 2.00
MALACOIDES. Giant Baby, 2Ji-in. pot. . . l.SO
ASPARAGUS
Plumosus and Sprenfteri, 2>i-in. pot,
S18.00 per 1000 2.00
VINCA variegata. Medium, 6eld plants, $4.00
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy.
full grown, 2>i-inch stock in largest and best
assortment, tS.OO per 100. J25.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Fems). Strong,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-inch pots, $4.00 per
doz., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per doz.,
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in Ifr-inch
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition,
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2-inch
stock, $1.30 per doz.. $10.00 per 100. 6-inch.
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An exceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2>i-inch
stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM. Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strong,
bushy, 2>i-inch stock, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.60 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled with Fern See dlings
numbering several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting; assortment of 15
beet Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 in 10.000
lots and $8.50 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request and remittance
of i2c. per 100 plants for
PTERIS ANDERSONI.
Cash or C. O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM ■"'oTo"''
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CLOSING OUT
500 Field-grown CARNATIONS, Fair
Maid and Beacon, 5c. each.
500 VINCA Variegata, 8c.
300 PRIMULA, 4 and 5 in., (Dreer's Seeds)
2SC.
300 PRIMULA Obconica, 4 in., Sc.
100 HYDRANGEA, 6 in., 25c.
50 DRACAENA Indivisa, 5 and 6 in., 12c.
300 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus, 3H
in., 8c.
All first-class plants.
EDMUND REARDON
TXho^n^eioM- Cambridge A, Mass.
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PANSY PLANTS
Of my largest flowering mixture of Show Varieties,
unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants, S3.00
per 1000; 5000 lots, S2.50 per 1000. Fine, large
plants for Winter blooming. $5.00 per 1000; 600
at 1000 rate. , , , ,
HARDY PHLOX, large one-year-old plants,
best colors, in bloom, $.5.00 per 100.
GUSTAV PIIZONKA, Pansy Farm, R. f . D., Bristol, Pa
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Rooted Cuttings
GERANIUMS, Poitevlne, Rlcard, 100 1000
Nutt, Doyle and Rose $1.00 $10.00
COLEUS. 10 varieties .50 4.0o
BEGONIAS, Flowering. Assorted.. 1.00 9.00
VINCA Variegata 75
AGERATUM, Stella Gurney 50 4.00
SNAPDRAGON, Giant White 1.00
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
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A fEW GOOD THINGS «!?yiNiISWCKLE
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA Indivisa. 3-in., $5.00; 4-in., $10.00;
5-in., $25.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2}i-in., $5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-m., lOc;
4-in., 15c.; 6-in., 25c.
VINCA variegata. 2-in„ 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. I.
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F>ostage.
Queen of the Pteris
family. A distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
handsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes.
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2}i'
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., $20.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting, $1.00 per 100. $8.50
per 1000.
Price list, comprising 50 best commercial Ferns,
on application.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
6-inch pots, $25.00 per 100.
ANCHUSA, Dropmore Variety. Extra strong
stock, 4-inch pots, $10.00 per 100; 2H-"nch
pots, $5.00 per 100.
ENGLISH IVY, field-grown, $6.00 per 100.
A I AAII I PD Jamaica Avenue,
. L. /niLLCK, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
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VINCA VARIEGATA MAJOR
Fine field-grown dumps, $30.00 to $40.00 per
1000. Strong, selected, field-rooted layers, $10.00
per 1000.
Send for graded list.
W. J. ENGLE, R.B.No.8,DAYT0N. 0.
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Orchids
2000 potted plants in sheath. HOLIDAY
STOCK.
One-year established potted plants, case lot
prices. Grower receives double value and
QUICK RETURNS
Will vou have all the flowers you want in Decem-
ber? Special prices ready.
CATTLEYAS, DENDROBIUMS, ONCIDI-
UMS, LAELIAS, etc.
Freeman Orchid Co.
G. L. FREEMAN, Manager
FALL. RIVER, MASS.
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Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
Giant Double Alyssum
The cut flower variety. All strong, topped back,
2-in., $2.00 per 100.
LUPINES, Pink Beauty and Pure Yellow. A
money-making cut flower plant,2-in., $2,00 per 100.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Good, strong plants for
growing on, 2-in., S2.00 per 100.
For other stock, see adv. Sept. 6th.
ElHfR RAWIINGS, Wholesale Grower. OIEAN.N.Y.
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Asparagus Sprengeri
S-in. pots, $4.00 per 100; 4-in. pots, $6.00
per 100; iyi-ia. $8.00 per 100; S-in. $10.00
per 100.
SMILAX. 4-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
S. G. BENJAMIN, FishUil, N. Y.
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Black Spot on Roses
Will you kindly give me some informa-
tion, in your valuable paper, on the fol-
lowing : I have a bed of Richmond Roses,
150ft. long, planted in solid bed. These
have been growing well and were in such
good condition that I decided to carry
them over this Summer without drying
off, as they are one year old plants. Now
in the middle of the bed for about 20ft.
the plants are covered with black spot,
and it has spread to a bed of Killarneys
next to it. Have been picking it, but
in order to get it all it is necessary on
some plants to almost defoliate them. Is
this the best thing to do? Will you
.please give me further treatment to use?
Will the Fall top dress and steady firing
cause black spot to disappear? Is it not
strange that the treatment to the center
of the beds should differ enough to cause
an attack of black spot, instead of strik-
ing the whole house or bed? I have let
the plants get slightly dry at the roots
and have not syringed since noticing the
disease. Is this right? — W. F. B., Mass.
— Roses that are kept growing all
Summer seem more liable to black spot
than plants that are dried off and rested,
due probably to the fact that in the lat-
ter case we get a chance to give the house
a thorough cleaning and get a fresh start.
When growing all Summer the plants are
so large and bushy and so much water is
used, it is not so easy to eradicate it.
Your treatment seems all right and you
ought to be able to bring the varieties
you name out of trouble without serious
loss. I should pick off all bad leaves and
trim out any small useless wood it it is
not advisable to cut them down alto-
gether. It might not be a bad idea to
cut down a part of them altogether and
so break up your crop. You would get
rid of the spot quicker in this way.
Otherwise, keep on with the picking. Be
careful in watering, syringe on good, fine
mornings and always drive the water
from the clean plants toward the spotted
ones and not the reverse. Use one part
sulphur to two parts air slaked lime and
dust lightly all around and among the in-
fected plants every day about sundown.
Keep air on at all times with a little fine
heat until very cold weather sets in. Do
not top dress too late in the Fall. The
sooner it is done now. the better it
will be. Ebee Holmes.
PLANTS
Plants from 2H-in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ANTHERICUM yit-
tatum, SMILAX, FICUS repens.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy Eng-
Ush; PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS,
ANTHERICUM vittatum.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Dwarf and tall, fine
bushy plants, 5-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
BOUVARDIAS. White, scarlet, pink, iH-in.
pots, $1.00 per doz.
HYDRANGEAS. New French Varieties.
Plants from open ground, bushy, 1 doz. varieties,
$3.00. 12 varieties from 4-in. pots, $2.00 per doz.
12 varieties from 3-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. 4-in. pots, $1.00 per
PANDANUS Veitchii. 4-in. pots, 25c. each:
5-in. pots, 50c. each.
FERNS, Boston, Scottii, Whitmani. 4-m.
pots, $2.00 per doz.; 5-in. pots. $3.00 per doz.
FERNS. For dishes, fine varieties, 2H-in.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. Full of berries, 4H-
in. pots. $2.00 per doz.
POINSETTIAS. Fine plants, 4-in. pots, $1.50
per doz.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-in. pots, $2.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri Seedlings. Strong,
50c. per 100.
rVY, Hardy English. Strong plants. 4-in. pots,
$1.00 per doz.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4-m. pots, fine plants,
$2.00 per doz.
COCOS Weddeliana. 3-in. pots, $1.60 per doz.
CLEMATIS Paniculata Seedlings. $1.00
per 100.
CCICCI r 11th and Westmoreland Streets,
. ClOCLC, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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ACHILUBA
Award of Merit, Royal Hort. Soc, 1913
Award of Merit, Glasgow Hort. Soc, 1913
Award of Merit, Nat. Hardy Plant Soc, 1913
First Class Cert. Royal Caledonian Soc, 1913
A new, hardy plant of very great merit. Flow-
ers over one inch across, purest white, very fluffy;
a great advance on the old Pearl.
Strong, field-grown stock, $2.25 per doz..
$13.50 per 100
Gardener's Magazine. — Best white Achillea to date.
The Garden. — Certainly a great improvement on
Vs the best Achillea
Lir readers' attention
drawing their atten-
the old Pearl.
Nurseryman & Seedsm
obtainable it deserves
received and in draw
to it again we feel w
tion to a good thing.
Fehon & Son, Court Florist. — Your Achillea is the
richest, whitest and choicest padding I have ever
used. It is a great boon to us florists.
Irwin Lynch, E--:q.. Botanic Gardens, Cambridge.—
Remarkably fine Achillea; finer than 1 have seen
before.
References or cash required from unknown
correspondents.
Illustrated circular on demand.
Perry's Hardy Plant farms, Enfield, Middx., England
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ROOTED
Geranium Cuttings
$1.60 per 100, $12.00 per 1000.
Alpbonse Rloaid, Bertbe de Freallly,
Beante Poitevlne, Jean Obede, J. SoyU,
acme. Bncliner, Vtb. Iianrence, OmelUi
Peter Sendenon, S. A. Vtatt.
Carnation Plants
Extra fine, fleld-grrown, EncbantreM,
$6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
The Peckham Floral Co.
a F. D. 54 FAIRHAVEN. MASS.
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VINCAS
$5.00 per 100.
Dracsenas, S- and 6-in pots, $15.00
per 100.
Table Ferns, Asparagus Plumo-
sus, Asparagus Sprengeri, 2}4-
in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Rooted Geranium Cuttings,
$1.25 per 100.
Cash with order.
Rowden& Mitchell
Wallincford
Conn.
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The Exchange-Alert and Up-to-date
September 2T, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
699
CHOICE BLOOMS OF
Am. Beauties and Teas
Also our usual large supply of
all the Leading Varieties of
CARNATIONS on sale every
morning at 7 :30
Phones— 3870-3871 Madison Square
M. C. FORD
: WMOUESAUE PI_ORIST :
121 West 28th Street
NEW YORK CITY
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24.— The wholesale
cut flower market is not over supplied
tliis week with what may he called short
season and miscellaneous stock, since
the Gladioli have nearly disappeared
from the market, and few Asters are
seen possessing- sufficient quality to
make them attractive. Furthermore, so
far the supply of Dahlias is only mod-
erate, and some of them still show the
effects of damage from the recent storm
and others are rather soft, so that for
both reasons their keeping qualities are
not such as to stimulate their sale.
Furthermore. Cosmos does not appear to
be in over supply and the cut of Chrys-
anthemums arriving is still limited to
two colors.
Am. Beauty Roses are in moderate
supply and are steadily improving in
gualitv. The demand for these differs
very little from that of last week, and
tlie prices for which they are selling
are about the same. Special grade
blooms are selling at from lOc. to 20c.
each, and fancy at from 8c. to 12c. each;
the other grade blooms are disposed of
at corresponding prices. Tea Roses are
steadily increasing, as the season ad-
vances, in length of stem and size of
head, and the number too, shows a
steady increase from week to week. Top
grade blooms are selling for about the
following prices: Killarney, Killarney
Queen, My Maryland and Richmond, 4c.
each, with occasional small sales of
choice selections at 5c.; White Killar-
ney. Bride, Bridesmaid and Lady Hill-
Ingdon, 4c. to 5c. each; Bulgarie, Mrs.
George Shawyer. Sunburst. Mrs. Aaron
Ward and Milady Sc. Bottom grade Tea
Roses of the several varieties are sell-
ing at about 75c. to $1 per 100, though
in the cleanup not a few go at 50c.
]ier 100 or less.
Carnations of improved quality,
greater length of stem and of greater
range of variety are now seen; for these
the demand is becoming better as the
Asters pas.'5 off the stage. The range of
price covering all grades today Is from
50c. to %1 per 100. Mrs. C. W. Ward
and some other choice varieties are sell-
Ine: in small transactions for 3c. each.
r-D ttleya and also OncJdium Orchids
H .^ in larger supply this week. Of the
farmer the best blooms now arriving are
those of lablata. The demand, unhap-
I'ilv, does not keep pace with the supply,
iiHi the general range of price today Is
1 lom 20c. to 50c. each, with a tendency
1" -^fW even top grade blooms at 40c.
• ii' Oarrlenlas the supply is still incon-
p'O'ientlal, some blooms realizing $1 per
'^"7.. I>onginorum Lilies are tn moderate
supply and the demand is such that they
are selling at $6 per 100, with some
sales at $8. Lily of the Valley is not
moving quite as well as last week, and
consequently prices have dropped some-
what; the prevailing figure being from
$2 to $3 per 100 today.
In other flowers, Chrysanthemums are
selling at from $1 to $2 per doz. ; a few
Asters of indifferent quality are seen
selling at from 25c. to $1.50 per 100; a
moderate supply of Dahlias at from
50c. to $1.50 per 100; a little Bouvardia
at 25c. per bunch; Hydrangea p. g. at
15c. per bunch. Tuberoses at 35c. to 50c.
per doz., and bunches of wild Asters.
There is the usual supply of greens,
Smilax being especially abundant, and
the prices low as per quotation.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.— There is
a fair amount of business about for
this season of the year; in fact, it is as
good as is to be expected.
Am. Beauty Roses are not arriving as
heavily as they have been, but the de-
crease has not been strong enough to
effect any change over previous quota-
tions. The supply of all Tea Roses is
ample, with the exception of white,
which are not quite as abundant. Bul-
garie, Radiance and Richmond are to be
had of excellent quality. Mrs. Chas.
Russell and Irish Fire Flame are also
to be had.
Carnation.s are selling excellently.
The supply Is not increasing fast enough
to fill the void left by the vanishing
Asters.
The Cattleya market Is broken; prices
have dropped to 50c. as predicted in last
week's report, as they are now to be
had in quantity. Valley has shortened
up a trifle. Lilies have also tightened
somewhat: $1.50 per doz. is a general
price on good stock.
In 'Mums. Golden Glow and Smith's
Advance are In good supply, and with
the arrival of October Frost about com-
pletes the list. Average prices are $1.50
to $2 per doz. The Gardenia supply is
increasing at $1 to $1.50 per doz. Asters
are pretty well gone. What few are
about are very poor in quality. The sea-
son of Gladioli is also very nearly past.
The Dahlia, however. Is In its heyday,
and while the supply is very heavy the
shipping trade consumes the bulk of the
stock. Prices rule low. The usual out-
door flowers now In season are hard to
move.
Greens are moving fairly well.
DEMAND\SUPPLY
[|UST now both indicate that good times are
close upon us. We are able to take care
of both here. We must admit, tho, that
recently we have had to refuse some good
orders on 'MUMS. They have been later than
is usual, but from now on go as far as you like.
We have the best that New Jersey and Long
Island can produce — and we are looking for more.
In J^OSES we have a very fine assortment, but
again our supply is less than our demand. "A
word to the wise (grower) is sufficient."
CAliAl^TlONS are gradually coming into
their own. We have our usual good line — and
room for more.
LILIES — John Miesem's old reliable— always
on draught.
For everything else in season — and often out
of season— and for good results, come to
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 325-5582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Open 6.30 A.M. Sunday. 8 to 12
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CHICAGO, Sept. 23.— A drop in the
temperature of 44 degrees within 59
hours gave Chicagoans a touch of real
Winter Sunday and Monday. The grow-
ers that supply this market with stock
have been called upon by the whole-
salers to send in the best consignments
possible to meet the increased demand
that the cool weather has been instru-
mental in producing. Stock has been
shortening up considerably since last
report. The shipping trade has been im-
proving so that stock of all kinds is now
scarce. The prices on some stock have
advanced slightly and would have ad-
vanced more if it were not for the fact
that the dealers believe the prices have
been as high as the purchasers will
stand for. The advance prices for the
coming week as sent out by the leading
dealers are all based on brighter
weather that all growers hope to be
forthcoming.
Am. Beauty Roses are in sliort sup-
ply, most of the dealers having difficulty
in getting sufficient stock to fill orders
with. The supply of long stock is fair;
it is in the medium lengths that sell
so freely that the bulk of the shortage
exists. The price of $3 per doz. is the
highest paid, except in a few isolated
cases where more has been received.
Killarneys are in better supply than
any other stock on the market, but not
in as large quantities as the market con-
ditions call for. A larger cut would be
welcomed by the wholesalers The sup-
ply of White Killarney is limited and is
much in demand. The scarcity of white
Roses on the market at the present time
is causing more trouble to the dealers
than that of any other stock. In other
Roses the demand Is slightly ahead of
the supply. There have been a number
of Carnations coming In, chiefly of the
short length grades. In the better
grades there could be more stock used.
There is plenty of short stock on the
market that Is still very cheap, but this
class of stock does not seem to be in
much demand.
Asters seem to be in about the same
condition as Carnations. Good Asters
are scarce, with f\ fnil su^nly nf ^n the
medium and poor stock that Is still of-
fered cheaply. Even at a very low price
the poor stock does not move very fast.
The consignments of Gladioli are get-
ting less, and they no longer cut the
figure on the market that they have
done for some months. Some good stock
sells well on account of the scarcity of
Roses, good Asters and Carnations. Had
it not been for this scarcity the Gladio-
lus would now be very little in evidence.
Dahlias have not been arriving as
strong as they were this time a year
ago. The consignments clean up well
each day, the best stock bringing $3
per 100. Chrysanthemums are not as
plentiful as is desired; they are re-
ported to be later in coming in with the
growers this season than before. Smith's
Advance, Golden Glow, and October
Frost are the principal varieties seen so
far. Some good October Frost sold the
past week for $3 per doz. The supply
of Lilies is short also. The supply of
valley is fair, but no more than is used
from day to day. Orchids are short;
Oncidiums appear to constitute the bulk
of the stock on the market. A few of
the dealers report that they will have
their first Violets next week. Cosmos
are coming in but the quality is not good.
There are plenty of Zinnias, Marigolds,
and other outdoor grown miscellaneous
stock that Is not very much in demand.
BOSTON, Sept. 23. — Outdoor flowers
of all kinds have shortened up; the frost
of a week ago destroyed most of them.
Five rainy days in one week formed a
severe test to business. However, the
weather is bright and clear today, Sept.
23, and there seems to be better tone and
more life in the markets.
Roses are in good supply. There are
plenty of short stemmed Roses, and
since outdoor flowers have shortened up
Roses are in better demand. Long stem-
med Roses are in good demand, espe-
cially such kinds as Mrs. Russell, Kil-
larney Queen and the new Rose Had-
ley, which are bringing from $8 to $10
per 100. Ward and Hilllngdon are plen-
tiful, and are favorites. American
Beauty sells well and is in fair supply.
Carnations of the new crop are be-
coming more plentiful, and the call for
them last week was exceptionally good.
Prices have advanced and they are sell-
ing now at from $1 to $3 per 100, and
in a few cases higher flgures are ob-
tained.
Easter Lilies are quite scarce and are
selling at $10 to $12 per 100. Chrj^san-
themums are getting more plentiful, and
are In better demand. Asters are much
poorer in quality and are nearlng their
end for this season. Gladioli are also
very poor. Lily of the Valley Is not
in over supply and demand is good. The
700
The Florists' Excharige
A. L Young & Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
■^SHIP TO US. MORE ROSES WANTED.
DEAR MR. GROWER:
IVe sell flowers when received and we know how
to get the most money for them too, in the quickest
way. The dimensions of our ice box is not very
iniportant to us or our growers. Retailers want to-
day s flowers — not yesterday' s. That is the way you
look at it and that is the way we do. Try and see.
New York
THERE'S A REASON
54 West 28th Street asso ^'^S^uare
Please mention tlie Exchange when wntinEf.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS,
Bouvardia, Carnations, Roses,
Lilies and Uly of the Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
107 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Wholesale
Florist
Telephone 5335 Madison Squ
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CITY
I3'8S10 Madison Sq.
Grower and Retailer
Are You Satisfied?
If you are not, try us and
you will always be satisfied.
Growers communicate with \
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
prices are from $2 to $4 per 100. Cos-
mos is coming nicely now, is selling
well. Cattleyas are rather scarce, but
there is a good supply of Oncidium vari-
cosum Rogersii.
Plant trade is getting quite brisk; this
is especially true of Ferns. There is an
excellent demand for Boston Ferns. Be-
gonia Gloire de Lorraine is in flower
already. Crotons, Pandanus and Rubber
plants are in good demand.
Asparagus is plentiful and in good de-
mand this week, on account of large
department store decorations. R. C.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22. — Were it
not for funeral work business would be
quite dull for there is little counter trade
demanding flowers. Stock is in elegant
condition, particularly Roses, Carna-
tions and Asters. Cool weather has
greatly improved Carnations and they
are wholesaling at $1.50 to $2.50 per
100.
The best Roses are shipped in from
the north at $6 to $8 per 100. Home
grown ones are plentiful at $4 to $6
per 100 for selects, and at $2 to $3 for
the shorter kind.
Lily of the Valley may be had in any
quantity at $3.50 to $4 per 100. A few
Cattleyas are received at 75c. each.
Also a limited number of Violets at 50c.
to 75c. per 100. Early Chrysanthemums
are readily accepted at $2 to $3 per doz.,
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager
129 West 28th Street
NEW YORK
JOHN YOUNG
New York City
WHOLESALE
FLORIST J-
53 West
28<h Street
Tef., Madison SqaarCt 7S62
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
I. B.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21. — Business the
past week showed a decided improve-
ment, and from now on we hope to have
a better report each week. A rain which
was good for about two full days, fol-
lowed by a spell of cool weather, seemed
to help things immensely.
Am. Beauty Roses have been fairly
plentiful and the demand good at prices
ranging from 6g. each to $4 per doz.
Killarneys, Richmond and Sunbursts
have been plentiful and the demand good
at prices ranging from 2c. to 6c. each.
Carnations have increased in quantity
and the quality is about the same.
Prices range from Ic. to 2c., with a
good call for good blooms.
Lilies have been fairly plentiful and
the demand good at 10c. and 12V^c. Gla-
dioli have done well and prices remain
the same at 2c. to 3c. Asters have been
plentiful and the call good at prices
ranging from Ic. to 3c. Tuberoses are
still available, and prices steady at $2
per 100.
Greens are plentiful and cheap.
O. K. S.
Japanese Garden at Crescent, Mo.
Mr. Mehl, a well known landscape
architect and engineer of St. Louis, has
been engaged by G. W. Brown, the St.
Louis .shoe magnate, to build an exten-
sive Japauese garden and lake at his
country estate at Crescent, Mo. The
garden consists of a large lake and a
series of three smaller lakes arranged in
terrace and cascade-like sliape. Two
large springs furni^ fres^i water. The
entire garden lies in a natural ravine of
rare beauty, surrounded by larse forest
trees, and was being built by Mr. Mehl
of huge porous boulders, of which about
fifty carloads were used. The area cov-
ered by this garden is about ten acres.
The planting will be of a Japanese char-
acter, and will consist of dwarfed Ever-
greens, Reeds, Water Lilies, Iris, 'Mums.
Lilies and selected flowering trees, shrubs
and vines.
Japanese bridges, vases, stone lan-
terns and pergolas are being erected and,
when finished, the garden will be one of
the finest examples of landscape art in
this line, and the best work of this kind
in the Western States. A large force of
men has been engaged for the past three
momtihs under Mr. Mehl's direction and
the work is about completed.
Mt. Mehl is also building a large foun-
tain of porous rock at the Milliken es-
tate, the grounds of which were laid out
by him last 'Spring. Mr. Mehl reports
that in spite of the extremely dry and
hot Summer, all the planting at the
Milliken estate came through in good
shape, especially the Evergreens and nur-
sery stock : these were furnished by
Sanders* Nurseries and sliow a loss of
less than two per cent.
Coming Meetings
Third annual meeting of the Califor-
nia Association of Nurserymen is to be
held in the convention hall of the new
Fresno Hotel, Fresno, Cal., Oct. 16 to
IS, 1913. Oct 18 is set apart for pleas-
ure.
Publication Received
Report of the School Garden Com-
mittee of the S. A. F. & O. H. published
by Benjamin Hammond, chairman of the
committee. Beacon, N. T. The booklet
is highly illustrated and very neatly
gotten up. All florists interested in the
extension of school garden work should
write for a copy of this little book. Mr.
Hammond well says, "The school garden
fosters the activities of child life; the
home garden certainly develops the
sense of ownership and respect for pri-
vate property. This we witnessed in our
own community, and no florist's estab-
lishment ever did a town anything but
good."
General Trade Notes
Akron, O. — The Gilbo Floral Co. h.is
been incorporated with a capital stock of
$10.€00. Th.e incorporators are M. .1.
Gilho, D. Gilbo and L. H. Gilbo.
POTJGHKEEPSiE, N. T. — Joseph Jones'
Sons, West Main st, are building a new
greenhouse It is expected that same will
be finished about Thanksgiving Day.
Faiemont, W. Va. — Fleming's Flower
Store, which is now under the manage-
ment of Miss Emsie Smith, has been
moved from the Colonial Theatre build-
ing to the lobby of the Watson building.
Cleveland, O. — The Wilson Florist
Co. has acquired title to four acres of
land ad.ioining its plant at 14113 Wood-
worth road. Part of the land will be
used as a site for additional greenhouses,
made necessary by expanding business.
TELEPHONES— 167 »nd 4468 Madison Square
J. K. ALLEN,
I06 WEST 38th ST., NEW YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
ESTABLISHED 1887
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Growers contemplating clianges in the disposition of their stocic
should try shipping to us, where with our increasing trade |top
prices are alivays obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Hmu KUtltB tki bgkur* vk«a inHlac*
September 27, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
701
G. H. Blake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
Give us a trial.
CutFlowerExchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT flOWffl fXCHANGf flOOR, COOGAN BIDG.
Open Al IDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis. Pres.
Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut ^Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Coinm,ls3lon Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
Wholesale Commission Dealer in
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel.4591Mala BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
'Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones 1 7°*|| Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of first-class stock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estab. 1891
a
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 2Stii Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 6946 MADfSON SQUARE
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
^"= "cL^Sgror VALLEY ^^^'o^N^n.ANo
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. 77,"tTo°5S 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
WholesalB Florist
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VI r\ I IT T C CARNATIONS
I \J Xj tl, 1 a AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schenck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholeaalo Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE TLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WKT 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sgu
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut Tlowers, New York, Sept. 24, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
A. Beauty, Special
No. 1,'
No. 2.
No. 3.
KillarBey
Killarney Queen...
White Killarney.. .
My Maryland
Richmond
Ladv Hillingdi
Bricie& Maid. Special.
" Fancy..
" Extra. . .
No. 1...
No. 2...
de Bulgarie
George Shawyer. .
1 Ward.
Sunburst
Mr
Adiantum Cuneatutn.
Hybridum and Croweanum
Asparagus, Plumosus. bunches. . . .
Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardla, per bunch
Daisies
Dahlias
Ferns, per 1000
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000..
3.00 to 20.00
S.0O to 12.00
3.00 to 8.00
i.OOto 5.00
1.00 to 2.00
.60 to 1.00
.75 to 4.00
.75 to 4.00
.75 to 5.00
.75 to 4.00
.75 to 4.00
.75 to 5.00
...to 5.00
. . . to 4.00
3.00 to 4.00
1.60 to 2.50
.50to 1.00
.75 to 8.00
.75 to 8.00
.75 to 8.00
I.OOto 8.00
.25 to .50
.50 to 1.00
.10 to .20
to
.25 to 1.60
CARNATIONS—
Inferior grades, all col
f-Wh
Standard
Varieties
I Pi,
i Red
LVellow and v
Grades of St" d
Varieties.)
Pink
Red
Yellow and Var..
Novelties.
Chrysanthemums, per doz. .
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus, Small
Gladiolus, Large
Hyacinths
Iris
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, per doz
Orchids, Cattleyas
Cypripediums, per doz
Dendrobium formosum. . . .
Oncidium splendidum
Peonies
Smiiax, per doz. strings
StocliS, double, per bunch. . .
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunche
Wallflower, per bunch
1.00 1
1.00 1
1.00 1
2.00
2.00
2.00
6.00 1
2.00 to
.... to
20.00 to
26.'dOto
3.00
50.66
to .
WALTER r. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 5532-3535 Mad. Sq. 131 and 153 West 28th St.. NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
THE HOME OF THE LILY
Selling Mgent for Largest Growers
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, \^
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
onScn.are 34 Wsst 28th St., NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
Telcpho
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
t»^} Madison souaro Cut Flowcrs dX WhoIcsalc
PIms* m«>tloB th« Ezohftmc* whiK wrltUc*
Fleue mantloD the Exohanga whm wiitlnK>
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILl, N. J.
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St., NEW York
All tlnds of cut flowers In their season,
riews with growers of cut
flowers solicited.
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited^
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New York City
Telephone* 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Walter R. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
129 West 28th Si., NEW YORK
Orchids, Valley, Carnations,
Roses and Gardenias
Louis M. Noe Louis A. Noe
WHOLESAIE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Jr., Manager. leL 756 Mad. Sq.
American Beauties a Specialtjf
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W 26th St., NEW YORK
please mention tlie Exchange when wrltioc.
New York
The equinoctial storm of Sunday, tlie
21st, wiaich ushered in the season when
the nights soon begin to be longer than
the day, was marked by a heavy down-
fall of rain in this city and vicinity,
and indeed over a large part of our
country. In some parts this rain was
accompanied by a heavy and destructive
wind, which did mudi damage.
Some very fine Am. Beauty, Mrs.
Shawyer, Milady and Dark Pink Kil-
larney Roses, were noted recently at the
Noe department of the New York Cut
Flower Co., .55 W. 2ath st.
A. H. Langjahr, of 130 W. 28th St.,
is again able to be at his place of busi-
ness, though still somewhat bruised and
lame from the injuries received in an
automobile accident on Sept. 4, on Long
Island, wtien his eight-year-old son also
received a severe wound on the wrist.
Jlr. Langjahr, in these days of so many
fatal autoruobile accidents, is to fee con-
gratulated tliat he escaped alive.
A visitor to the Violet growing region
at Rhinebeck, N. Y., reports that on
account of the unprofitable results and
actual losses in many cases in Violet
growing last year about forty grow-
ers have discontinued Violet growing.
On Saturday afternoon, Sept. 20th,
William Ij. Trumpore, formerly manager
for J. H. Small & Co., 1153 Broadway,
opened his new floral establishment at
641 Bay St., Stapleton, S. I.
Alfred Sc^huette, formerly with Her-
man C. SteinhoSf. West Hoboken, N. J„
and later with Thomas W. Head, Her-
702
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBURfill CIT
riOWER COMPAINV
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PITTSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
genfield, N. J., has now joined the sales
force at J. K. Allen's, 106 W. 28tb st.
Maurice L. Glass, of the H. M. Robin-
son Co., 55 W. 26th St., recently returned
from a vaeatiom of several days spent at
different points of interest.
American Beauty, Richmond and Ra-
diance Roses of excellent quality were
noted this week at H. B. Froment's, 57
W. 28th St.
Henry Rudolph of Essex Fells, N. J.,
returned from Germany on *Sept. 17,
on the S. S. Imperator. after a visit
of six weeks for his health and for busi-
ness purposes also. This was Mr. Ru-
dolph's first return to his old home town,
Fr.inkfort-on-the-Main, in thirty-four
years. Great changes and improTemente
met his eyes everywhere. While there
he met again many old friends and kins-
men.
In the head-on collision of two elec-
tric trains on the L. I. R. R. near Col-
lege Point station. L, L, between 5 and C
a.m., on Monday of this week, Frank
Zuber, a well known florist of White-
stone, L. I., was among the injured.
P. J. Smith of 49 W. 28th St., and
James Coyle of 101 West 28tli St.. were
at the College Point station waiting to
take the train to New York, when the
collision happened only a block away.
These two gentlemen joined the rescuing
party, and continued ito help the injured
until the police and fire department took
charge.
George A. StroWein, of Henry A.
Dreer, Inc., Riverton, N. J., and his son
returned on the S. S. St. Paul on Sept.
13, from a European trip of several
months.
Siegfried J. Kraeke is opening a store
at 3587 Broadway, between 147th and
148th sts. He formerly was employed as
salesman for Warendorff of this city, and
for the last three years was manager for
Chas. R. Jaeger of 2109 Seventh ave.
Mr. Kraeke was graduated from an agri-
cultural school in Germany and his early
experience was acquired in England and
Belgium with well known growers.
Among the several callers in town this
week were : R. Vincent, Jr.. of R. Vin-
cent, Jr. & Sons Co.. White Marsh, Md. ;
Frank Myers, of Myers & Samtman,
Chestnut Hill, Pa. : W. J. Peake of Buf-
falo'. N. T.
The funeral of the late Mayor Wm. J.
Gaynor on Monday of this week called
for the very large use of flowers, and
the orders executed for city officials, so-
cieties, organizations and individuals by
the florists of this city were perhaps
greater in number than have ever been
required before for any similar occasion.
Many of these floral pieces showed the
highest work of the florist art in that
line.
Boston
The early frosts and continuous driz-
zling rain for five days have pr.nctically
spoiled all outdoor stock. There is a
shortage of good flowers ; this is true of
all kinds with the exception of Roses, of
which there is a good supply. The Aster
crop and the Gladioli are of exception-
ally poor quality. Business throughout
the city has slightly increased, and if
the weather would only improve there is
fevery indication of a better increase in
business.
Alfred Hutson, head salesman for Wm.
H. Elliott, has returned from his Taca-
tion, which was spent at Savannah, Ga.
It was his first visit to the South and he
enjoyed it very much. He was greatly
impressed with the agricultural possibili-
ties, and the fruit and vegetable markets
interested him immensely.
We noted on Sept. 22 in the window
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
226 Devonshire Street
SPBOIAL,TIBa
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
and ftQ oth«r Mateoal^ flower« In gaMittty Fleaae mention th* Ezobuc* whin wfltlnv.
PleMe mention the Exohanse when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
15.00 to
8.00 to
3.00 to
20.00
12.00
6.00
25.00 to
25.00 to
1.00 to
to .
to .
1.00 to
1.00 to
1.00 to
1.00 to
1.00 to
to .
50.00
50.00
2.00
4.00 to 6.00
Boston
Sept. 23, 1913
15.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 12.0C
4.00 to 8.0C
to
1.00 to S.OC
1.00 to S.OC
.... to ... .
to
1.00 to S.OC
to
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to S.OC
1.00 to 1.25
.... to . . .
.... to 60.0C
30.00 to 35.0C
1.00 to 2.00
.... to ... .
to
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
I'.OOto '3.00
1.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 3.00
to
to
.... to ... .
to
to
to
:0.00 to 12.00
2.00 to 4.00
....to ....
to
to
to
to
.... to .50
.... to ... .
to
.... to ... .
to
NAMES AND VARIE'nES
Roses — ^A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
" Extra
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney. ..
Bride and Bridesmaid.'
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgaria
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
(-White
Standard J Pink
Varieties ] Red
^Yellow and var. .
♦Fancy TWhite
(•The high- J Pink
eat grades of 1 Red
Bta'a Tars. ) ^ Yellow and var . .
Daaodlls
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Long!
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansles
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevla
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
single
Detroit Cincinnati Milwaulcee
Sept. 22. 1913 Sept. 22. 1913 Sept. 20, 1913
20.00 to
15.00 to
10.00 to
3.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
2.00 to
to .
to .
25.00
20.00
15.00
S.OO
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.00
4.00
6.00
1.00
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
20.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
4.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 5,00
.... to .
.... to .
2.66 to '4.00
to 1.00
1.00 to 2.00
15.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 25.00
1.00 to 2.00
to .
'i'.66 to '2.00
1.00 to 3.00
50.00 to 60.00
to 6.00
3.00 to 8.00
to 1.00
. ... to 1.00
... to
'.75 to 'i.'o'o
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 1.00
... to
. . . to 1.00
. . . to 1.00
... to 1.00
... to
TEL. FORT HILL 3469
Open 6 A. M.— 7 P. M.
New England Florist Supply Co.
Cut Flower Orders Given Prompt Attention
276-278 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS.
Plei
! mention the Exchange when writing,
of Thos. F. Galvin a handsome display
of Dahlias, which were nicely arranged
and all labeled correctly. This is quite
an educational feature. In the other
window was a display of yellow and
white 'Mums, and in the background
Easter Lilies, and interspersed through-
out this wer« handsome spikes of On-
cidium varicosum Rogersii.
Wm. Sim of Cliftondale is already in
the market with superb Violets, which
are grown outdoors. He is also cutting
the last of his (Jladioli. His son is now
his salesman, and is disposing of the
goods at tihe salesrooms of W. H. Elliott
on Park st.
Alfred Walsh, who has been with the
Flower Growers' Sales Ck). for the past
two years, has severed his connection
with that company and is to be salesman
at the Boston Flower Exc. for the Hali-
fax Garden Co. He will begin his duties
on Monday next.
A. G. Pembroke, salesman at the Bos-
ton Flower Exc. returned from England
on Sept. 17 on the S. S. Arabic. He en-
joyed his sojourn in England and has
come back refreshed and ready to take
hold of the business of disposing of the
flowers of his brother with more vigor
and enthusiasm than ever before.
F. J. Dolansky of Lynn is disposing
of some fine Golden Glow 'Mums at his
stall at the Boston Flower Exc. He has
also nice White Enchantress and Pink
Delight Carnations.
James Delay of Cambridge, who is op-
erating Doyle's Greenhouse on Cam-
bridge St., has several houses of Boston
Ferns which look well. He is market-
ing some well grown plants at the Ex-
change.
Henry M. Robinson & Co. report that
they are quite busy and already receiv-
ing shipments of novelties for Christmas
from Germany. We noted some very
pleasing new designs in baskets which
should sell well.
John A. Nelson, successor to Nelson &
Johnson of Framingham, is sending some
well grown plants of Begonia Mme. de
Chatelaine to the Boston Flower Ex-
The Welch Bros. Co. is receiving from
its consignors very superior grades of
American Beauty and Mrs. Russell
Roses, and Lily of the Valley.
One would think, as one enters the
store of Penn the Florist on Bromfield
St., from the accumulation of fine flow-
ers that are seen in this place that it is
a wholesale house instead of a retail
shop. We noted very fine vases of the
new Rose Hadley, also superb American
HOITON & HUNKEL CO.
>Vhol*aale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, VMS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box — 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Beauty and Mrs. Chas. Russell Roses.
In one of the windows was a display of
Antirrhinum Andreanum and a basket of
white and purple Scotch Heather, which
was collected on the moors in Ayrshire,
Scotland. Henry Penn, the head of the
firm, has been elected a director of the
Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
The Boston Rose Co. at 64 Pemberton
sq. is receiving from the Montgomery
Rose Co., of Hadley, Mass., superb flow-
ers of the new Rose Hadley. This fine
Rose is an exceptionally fine keeper, and
it is predicted that in a short time it will
take the place of Richmond. We noted
in some of the leading retail stores large
vases of this handsome Rose, and all
speak very enthusiastically of this new-
comer.
The Gardeners and Florists' Club
holds a field day on Saturday, Sept. 27,
at the R. & J. Farquhar & Co. nurseries
at Dedham. Those going take cars for
Forest Hills, and from there take East
Walpole cars. There will be five special
ears at Forest Hills which will leave at
1.30 p.m. It is hoped that a large num-
ber will take this outing and visit this
new and uptodate nursery. Ladies are
specially invited, and it is expected that
there will be at least 300"members of the
Club visit the nursery.
One of the grandest department store
floral decorations which have been seen
in this city for a long time marked the
Fall opening of the Jordon-Marsh Co.
last week. This grand decoration was
staged by Sydney Hoffman. Gladioli
were predominant over all other flowers,
and over 6000 spikes were used. Roses
of all kinds. Chrysanthemums and other
seasonable flowers were utilized. Plants
were used extensively. Mr. Hoffman is
a clever decorator and showed good
taste. This week he is to put up a more
elaborate decoration for the Filene Co.
This kind of work should be encouraged
as much as possible, because it uses up
an immense quantity of flowers when
there is little demand for them.
We noted in a new dry goods store,
which was opened in Cambridge last
week, some most elaborate floral pieces
sent with best wishes of the neighboring
stores. We also noticed in Boston a new
tailoring store which had handsome floral
pieces sent it. This gave the writer
the impression that this pleasing feature
of giving floral pieces and bouquets on
such occasions was increasing. The
workmanship of some of the designs
showed artistic ability and exceptional
good taste.
The New England Florist Supply Co.
on Devonshire st. states that its business
is increasing steadily. _ The company is
receiving many novelties for Christmas
trade, most of them coming direct from
Germany. R. C.
Providence, R. I.
M. F. Bachman, representing the
Plantlife Co. of New York City, was in
town Monday visiting the trade.
Last week showed much improvement
in business. Many Fall openings took
place in furniture, millinery and depart-
ment stores, where large quantities of
floral designs were on exhibition, also
Palms, Ferns, etc.
The retail store of Joseph Kopelman
on Washington st. has a fine display of
Boston Ferns, which are advertised for
35c. eacTn.
Mathew Macnair has also a sale _of
Whitman! Ferns in his new store win-
dows, ranging in price from 50c. to $1
each.
McAndrews has a fine display of
Palms, Perns, etc., in his window on
Broad st.
Johnston Bros, are showing Ferns ana
Chrysanthemums.
T. J. Johnston & Co., Weybosset, have
a pretty display of seasonable plants and
flowers in their show window.
John F. Wood has a fine lot of Ferns,
Palms, etc., in his window display.
John J. Lomas, 83 Fifield ave., reports
fhat his business tas increased during
September 27, 1913
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703
'Our Weekly Price Lisf
Gives you market information on Seasonable Cut Flowers that is of interest to
every retail florist. You can relieve yourself of much unnecessary worry and
disappointment by dealing with us. Let us mail you our Price List every week.
Always refer to it and you will find it a reliable guide for Cut Flower buyers.
High Grade Dahlias
$1.50 to $4.00 per 100
We can furnish them in quantity of
assorted colors, or in one color, if some
particular shade is desired.
Beauties
$1.00 to $3.00 per dozen
All carefully selected stock. No-
where will you find a larger supply or
Beauties of better quality.
Some of Our Rose Novelties
CECIL'BRUNNER or SWEETHEART
IRISH FIRE FLAME
AARON WARD SUNBURST
Roses that you will need this coming
season. We can furnish these varieties
now, and will have other novelties later on.
Chrysanthemums
$2.00 per dozen
White and yellow. We can furnish
'Mums in quantity on short notice.
SMILAX
GREEN LEUCOTHOES
$6.00 per case
6.50 per 1000
The Leo Niessen Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
N.W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baldmore
Buffalo
Sept. 22,
1913
Sept. 24. 1913
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
" Extra
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killamey
Bride and Bridesmaid
K.A.Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Adiantum.
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
rWhite
Standard J Pink
Varieties 1 Red
LVellowandvar..
•Fancy ? White
(•Tho hlBh- J Pink
eat grades ofS Red
Btan'd ''ars.)Lyeiio;;g„d;;j;;
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrissii and Longi. . . .
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz.. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
1.00 t
1.00 t
1.00 t
1.00 to
35.00 to
35.00 to
,50 to
Phlla. Pittsburgh St. Louis
Sept. 22, 1913 Sept. 22, 1913 Sept. 22, 1913
20.00 to
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2.00 to
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15.00
10.00
6.00
8.00
8.00
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1.00
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50.00
50.00
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'2.00
3.00
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1.00
4.00
40.00
2.00
1.00
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50.00 to 60.00
15.00 to 20.00
35.00 to 50.00
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 12.00
6.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 4.00
3.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 8.00
, to . .
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to 6.00
to 50.00
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.75 to 1.50
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2.00 to 4.00
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25.66 to 56.60
25.00 to 50.00
1.50 to 3.00
1..50
1.50
1.50
Berger Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers ^J;i,ot,
140 North Bbi Street, PHIIADELPHIA, PA.
PloM* mMtloa th« Exohaav* wh«i wrltfac.
the Slimmer. We wish him success in
his venture for himself.
T. .T. Johnston & Co. had a large wed-
ding decoration at the Narragansett Ho-
tel on Wednesday last.
.1. B. Canning furnished 150 Palms,
etc., for the Outlet opening this week.
Me also furnished the (Jecorations for the
opening of the New Idea Store at Paw-
tucket, R. I.
Dahlias
The typical early Fall flower.
In endless variety — varieties
that far surpass in quality, col-
oring and texture, any that have
been offered in previous seasons.
Direct shipments can be made
which will insure a better selec-
tion, better quality and better
condition upon arrival, only one
handUng. Give us a few hours'
notice when ordering and bear
in mind that we can supply in
any quantity and variety and
splendid quality, at $2.00 to
$3.00 per 100, with some of the choicer novelties at $4.00 per 100.
CATTLEYAS. Wonderfully choice flowers, $6.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
Mixed Orchids. In variety, $5.00 and $10.00 boxes.
HEADQUARTERS
WILD SMILAX. 86.00 per case.
BRONZE GALAX. S2.00 per 1000.
GREEN GALAX. $1.00 per 1000,
87.50 per 10,000.
GREEN LEUCOTHOE. New crop.
Sl.OO per 100, S7.50 per 1000.
GREEN SHEET MOSS. 83.50 per
bag.
ASPARAGUS STRINGS. 50c. each.
FOR GREENS
ASPARAGUS and SPRENGERI
bunches. 50c. each.
ADIANTUM. Sl.OO per 100.
SMILAX. 20c. per string.
CUT HEMLOCK. S2.50 per bundle.
HARDY DAGGER FERNS. Best
quality, large fronds, 81.50 per 1000.
SPHAGNUM MOSS. Burlapped, 10
bbl. bales, S3.75 each; 5 bale lots,
83.50 each; 10 bale lots, S3.25 each.
Ribbons and Supplies, ^any new patterns in exclusive
f-i; Kibbons. Our new illustrated cata-
logue of Ribbons and SuppUes will be ready this month. Let us have your
name so we can mail you a copy.
BUSINESS HOURS, 7,30 A. M. TO 6 P. M.
S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.
I
?tt«i,i<<
Philadelphia
1608-20 Ludlow Street
Baltimore
Franklin and SL Paul Sts.
New York
1 7 West 28th Street
Washington
1216 H Street
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Wm. Appleton was busy last week with
funeral work. He furnished the Palms
and decorations for the millinery opening
at the Boston store.
Eric Bonevier, who is still at the E. I.
Hospital, is reported as improving and
able to smoke a cigar. We hope for his
speedy recovery.
Albert Halscher is bringing in some
extra fine Chrysanthemums. His new
house is completed and planted.
The retail business of Joseph Kopel-
mau at 25 Washington St. has been sold
to his brother-in4aw, Chas. Smith. The
business will be known as "Smith The
Florist." William Cohen will be with
Mr. :Smith. Samuel Resnick will work
for Mr. Kopelman in the wholesale de-
partment on Eddy st.
S. R. Astle. Dahlia grower of Lake-
wood. R. I., entertained a large company
of friends and prospective purchasers of
Dahlias last week. Mr. Astle has one
of the finest Dailia displays in Rhode
Island.
L. A. Jillson, 86 Richmond St., had a
fine Dahlia display.
Joshua Vose is cutting a fine lot of
Dahlias.
Mr. Vance, the East Providence Dah-
lia specialist, has an excellent field on
Grove ave.
The funeral of the late John S. Wil-
liams was held last Sunday. Many flo-
rists were busy with work tor the same.
Dutch bulbs arrived the first of the
week at W. S. Pino's seed store.
Chrysanthemums are arriving in good
condition. The early white and yellow
sorts are looking exceptionally fine. The
recent heavy rains have spoiled the
greater portion of the outdoor grown As-
ters.
Joseph Kinder, Bristol, R. I., will
spend two weeks at Prudence Island.
John Johnston, of Johnston Bros., was
out of town on Friday last.
The prizes of the School Department
of the State Board of Agriculture, un-
der the management of Ernest K.
Thomas. Kingston College, were awarded
last week. H. C. N.
Philadelphia
While the Dahlia show of the Penn-
sylvania Horticultural Society, held on
the afternoon and evening of Sept. 16th,
was principally confined to the private
gardeners, Henry A. Dreer, Inc., and W.
Atlee Burpee c& Co. both made telling
exhibits of Dahlias.
Ernest F. Hoehl of 59th St. and Gib-
son ave., who has won an enviable posi-
tion as a grower of magnificent ISIignon-
ette and Chrysanthemums, has sold his
business to Chas. Dissel, who intends
conducting it on similar lines to those
followed by Mr. Hoehl. John Thatcher
has been engaged as manager to do the
growing. Mr. Hoehl has connected with
\S. S. Skidelsky & Co. as traveling sales-
man. He has an engaging disposition
and a reputation for being a hustler, and
his friends predict a successful future
in his new undertaking.
Tile S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. has
just issued its second edition of its gen-
eral catalog. It is a beautifully gotten
up piece of the printer's art. A full
description appears tinder the heading of
"Catalogs Received'' in this issue. S. S.
Pennock and family have returned from
Beach Haven.
Quite a few outoftown visitors are re-
ported this week, among whom were :
Geo. Smith, of the Cleveland Flori.'Sts*
Exchange, Cleveland, O. ; Joseph Kopel-
man, Providence, R. I. : George Cross-
man, Rochester. N. T. ; Jlrs.- E. A. Wil-
liams, Pittsburgh, Pa. : Mrs. N. Kiger,
Marietta, O. : M. Mil.indre and A.
Klousner, New York; Ira G. Marvin,
Wilkesbarre, Pa. ; John A. Beck, Milton,
Pa. : n™ry Pfister, Washington, D. C. ;
Walter Thorns. Athantic City, N. J.
■TJie Deo Niessen Co. is receiving in
the Rose line some nice blooms of that
charming novelty, Irish Fire Flame, from
Robt. Scott & Son, who are also ship-
ping in some of their excellent Gardenias
to this company.
Chas. Henry Fox has his new store
well on toward com)pleti<>n. It will be
a revelation to those accustomed to his
other store.
704
The Florists' Exchange
^^H:^es^r°^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything for the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Please mention the Exchange when writing:.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L. L MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
72-74 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO
Greenhouses, Morton Grove. 111.
Pleaae mention tho Exohange when writing.
Augiist Doemling of Lansdowne is the
first to send in the much talked of Mrs.
Ohas. Russ«ll Rose. He is shiyping some
very nice stock for so early in the sea-
son to the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.
Paul Berkowitz, of H. Bayersdorfer &
Co., has returned from a trip down East.
Mrs. Henry Trochsler of 3524 K. sL
died of apoplexy ou -Sept. 17th. The de-
ceased kept a retail flower store.
It is stated that the sudden shortage
of Asters is due principally to the frost
in the vicinity of Rochester, N. Y., one
of the sources of supply to this city.
One grower in that section estimates his
loss at $300.
Berger Bros, have been shipping hig'h
grade Dahlias to their outoftown custom-
ers.
Stewart Miller, of Edward Reid's, re-
ports a clean up of white Asters, of
which they had a large supply.
J. J. Hahermehl's Sons used quantities
of flowers last week at the Bellevue and
other hotels for the Woolmen's conven-
tion and a Masonic conclave. One day's
call was for 300 table decorations.
White Carnations are one of William
J. Baker's specialties.
The Robt. Craig Co. has its new heat-
ing system in perfect working order at
the 49th st. place. Another new boiler
is also being installed.
Richard Umphried, with his wife, has
returned from a honeymoon trip to Eu-
rope. Mr. and Mrs. Umphried spent a
most enjoyable time in touring Switzer-
land and Germany. They returned on
the S. S. Imperator.
Chicago
L. R. Bohannon states that the T. J.
Noll Commission Co. will open its place
of business in Kansas City at 1109
Grand ave. on the second floor. The
room secured for this company is of
such liberal proportions as to give ample
space to transact a large business.
Fred Strail of the Williams' Flower
Shop, corner of Monroe and Wabash
aves., has been spending two weeks' va-
cation at his Summer home in Michigan.
He returned this week in high glee to at-
tend to the increasing business that the
season brings to the flower stores.
A. Mangel can always be depended
upon for an artistic window display.
This week there is a tasteful aquatic dis-
play of gold fish and Water Lilies. The
basin is in front of a handsome back-
ground of highly colored Crotons. From
the sides and top of the window arc a
large number of sprays of Oncidiums
bending gracefully from each side so as
to form a butterfly effect, which much en-
hances the beauty of the arrangement.
The little colonial bouquets that sold so
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO. ILL.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, Sept. 23, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES— American Beauty
Specials per doz.
to
to
6.00 to
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
.75
.50
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
6.00
CARNATIONS—
c J J Twhite
Standard J pi„k.
Varieties ^Red . . . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
*Fancy fwhite
to 2.00
White and Pink KiUarney.
Fancv
4.00 to
6.00 to
Medium.
4.00
6.00
2.00
8.00
6.00
6.00
4.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
8.00
6.00
8.00
4.00 to
Medium
Ferns, hardy per 1000
Gaillardias
1.00 to 1.50
Mrs. Chas. Russell, special
.... to
Gardenias, per doz
to
2.00 to
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Richmond soecial
to 1.00
Fancv '
to
to
to
4.00 to
4.00 to
Orchids — Cattieyas per doz
7.50 to 9.00
6.00!
4.00
2.00
1.00
.35
.50
60.00
Smilax
15.00 to 20.00
.75 to
.25 to
.35 to
50.00 to
" Strings
PINIV T¥ OINDER PinkflowerSor
Price, $1 .00 per bottle, delivered free by Parcel Post. Directions for use on each package.
J. B. DEAMUD CO,, .JTJ-^^\^2^'^'L..
•• THE BUSIEST HOUSE IN CHICAGO "
Please mention the Exchange when writJng.
well during last season are deftly worked
in where they show to the best effect.
A. Lange has recently returned from
another trip to Whitehall, Mich., where
he spent a week enjoying the lure of the
woods and streams on a tract of 20 acres
that he owns in that section. There is
a stream 20ft. wide running through this
tract, abounding in fish and water fowl.
Some day Mr. Lange expects to improve
this property and will have a few of
his friends accompany him on his trips
to where he intends to make his Sum-
mer home.
The Bohannon Floral Co. is offering a
nice lot of Erica Globularia that sell
readily as Scotch Heather. These are
nice little plants from Sin. pots, well
flowered and when placed in a basket or
jardiniere sell freely at $1 each.
Horace R. Hughes, 1859 W. Van
Buren St., reports a satisfactory Summer
trade and good prospects for an in-
creased Fall business. At present he is
dismantling his store of Summer decora-
tions and will put in a decoration suit-
able for the approaching season.
Chas. Weiner of the staff of C. Frauen-
felder has completed the planting of all
bulbs for Christmas flowering and has
still several thousand to plant for later
use. This week the store has been busy
in the preparing of stock for the decora-
tion of the department store of Carson,
Pirie, Scott & Co., who will have their
opening the week beginning Sept. 22.
The work of remodeling and improving
the establishment of H. N. Bruns at
3034 W. Madison st. goes steadily on.
It is an extensive undertaking and the
work is progressing to the satisfaction
of Mr. Bruns. One of the new green-
houses erected this Summer is already
in use. From the appearance of the
work already accomplished, it will be one
of the show places of the city when com-
pleted.
A. T. Pyfer of the Chicago Carnation
Co. states that the new Carnation Peer-
less Pink, which his company will dis-
seminate the coming season, is a rapid
growing variety. This was benched this
season at the same time as the other
varieties, and was pinched back a little
more closely, yet it is now fully two
weeks ahead in its blooming qualities of
all the other varieties grown by this com-
pany.
The annual Lake Forest Horticultural
Show was held Wednesday at the Dur-
and Art Institute, Lake Forest, 111., and
was a credit to the contributors and their
gardeners. Prizes were won by the mil-
lionaires, who "vied with each other in ex-
hibiting the products of their estates.
There were four classes : vegetables, flow-
ers, fruit and plants. A. B. Dick won first
prize for a Pumpkin weighing lOOlbs. In
cut flowers the display of annuals and
perennials was good. The Dahlias were
especially fine. Vaughan's Seed Store
had an exhibit of cut perennials in
charge_ of Geo Hohri. The greenhouse
collection of plants was good, the first
prize going to Louis F. Swift. William
Longland and James Kruppa, two pri-
vate gardeners from Lake Geneva, acted
as judges.
John Mangel, l7 E. Monroe st., fur-
nished the decoration for one of the pret-
.G.BERNING
Wholesale
riorist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing. :
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL,
Please mention the Exchan^^e w>i«n -writing.
Importera and Jobbers of Florist Supplies
Percy Jones, In"
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph St., Chicago
H. VAN GELDER, President
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ERNE & KLINGEL
Wholesale Florists
and Supplies
30 Bast Randolph Street
CHICAQO
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tiest cotillions ever held at the Oconomo-
woc Lake Club at Oeonomowoc, Wis., on
Sept. 12. The ballroom decorations were
in the Marie Antoinette style, made up
with Smilax, Mrs. Aaron Ward and
American Beauty Roses. The decora-
tions were so effective that they were
commented on by all the city papers. A
large quantity of high class stock was
used.
Mrs. L. Sifferman, 3401 West Madison
St., was the victim of a swindler who
passed a worthless check on her for $22
in payment of a wreath that cost $15, re-
ceiving $7 in change. As soon as the
check was found to be worthless the
police were notified, but so far nothing
has been heard of the fraudulent mourner.
Mrs. Sifferman states that business on
the West Side is opening up nicely, and
the prospects for a good season's trade
seem assured. Miss Susan Leslie, who
was previously connected with this store,
has opened a store for herself on West
Madison st.
Fred Lautenschlager of the Kroeschell
Bros. Co. reports great activity in the
movement of boilers now that the season
is advancing. Florists want to get their
boilers installed before cold weather be-
gins, which causes a great rush at the
present time. The business of this com-
pany is not confined to boilers for heat-
ing purposes, as it has the happy faculty
of combining in its business machinery
that will produce either heat or cold.
The Kroeschell Bros. Co. has on exhibi-
tion at the International Refrigeration
Exposition now going on at the Stock
Yards Pavilion a 50-ton horizontal car-
bonic anhydride compressor, one section
double pipe, counter current, carbonic
anhydride brine cooler in the ice machine
section of the exposition. With the com-
bined efforts of boilers and ice machinery
these can combat the extremes _ of tem-
perature in either season and bring it to
the required degree of heat or cold.
Strange, however, as it may seem, they
"make cold with nothing but heat."
The American Horticulture Co., with
offices in the Monadnoek building this
city, which condueted_ a landscape and
nursery business with nurseries at
Wheeling, W. Va., and Glenview, III.,
has gone into bankruptcy, a petition hav-
ing been filed against it by several of its
September 27, 1913
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FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
POT MAKERS
FOR
140 YEARS
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A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc.
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pearson Slreet
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1769
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largest creditors. The liabilities are
stated to be $17,000; the value of the
assets is uncertain.
Miss Emma Pulford, formerly with Nanz
& Neuner, Louisville, Ky., has been in
the city for a few days looking through
the retail stores and making arrange-
ments for stock with the wholesale men.
Miss Pulford will have charge of the
flower department to be opened by the
Stewart Dry Goods Co. in Louisville,
Ky.
Frank Potoeka, of the J. B. Deamud
Co., is back at his post after a two
weeks' vacation. While absent he visited
friends in Buffalo, N. Y., and several
other intervening points.
The woodwork plant of the Garland
Greenhouse Co. at Des Plaines is now in
full operation. This puts the company
in a position to turn out all material,
either wood or iron, used in greenhouse
construction. The sale of gutters is
brisk ; the demand has increased much
during the past few weeks.
Robt. Karlstrom, representing W. A.
Manda, Inc., South Orange, N. J., was
in the city last week calling on the trade
and the private gardeners in the suburbs.
On Thursday he left for Iron River, Wis.,
where he was fortunate enough to secure
the contract for an extensive landscape
job that consists in the laying out of a
new estate for one of the wealthiest resi-
dents in that section.
.1. F. Kidwell, president of the Chicago
Flower Growers' Association, reports a
good frost at his home at Downers Grove
on Tuesday morning. The sheds and all
the outbuildings were covered with a
wihite coat early, when he looked out.
Tomato vines, Coleus and Salvias
showed the effect later on. This is Sept.
23 and quite early for a frost of this
extent.
Tim Matchen, supt. of the Peter Rein-
berg cut flower department, states that
while stock is scarce they have no di£B-
culty in keeping their customers supplied
each day with all stock desired. A large
number of field grown Carnation plants
are still on hand, that they are now will-
ing to dispose of at reduced prices, as the
cold weather makes it imperative that
they should be taken from the field as
soon as possible.
T. E. Waters of the supply department
of the Poehlmann Bros. Co., states that
the Ruscus prepared by his house is meet-
ing with much favor by all the large deal-
ers of the country. The supply depart-
ment is now busy filling orders for the
many different articles offered to the
trade in the new catalog.
Harry C. Rowe has rented the second
floor on the northeast corner of Wabash
ave. and Washington st. and will open
a wholesale cut flower and florists' sup-
ply establishment immediately. There
are many specialties in supplies that will
be handled, for which he believes there
is a good opening in this market. The
retail trade, for which he has already a
well established clientele, will be taken
care of as before. Both branches of the
trade will have attention, the floor space
secured being amply sufficient for the
transaction of an extensive business.
Secretary Haight of the Chicago Hor-
ticultural Society mailed last week the
preliminary premium list of the twenty-
second annual exhibition of the Horticul-
tural Society of Chicago, which will be
held in this city March 24 to 29, 1914.
Premiums are offered in 1.56 different
classes, which comprise flowering plants,
bulbous plants. Orchids, Rose plants,
miscellaneous plants, Ferns, Palms and
foliage plants. In cut flowers there are
liberal premiums offered for Roses, Car-
nations in the standard varieties, as well
as for seedlings not yet disseminated,
and miscellaneous cut flowers such as
Mignonette, Lily of the Valley, Antirrhi-
nums, Violets, Pansies, Spanish Iris and
Orchids. There is also a private garden-
ers' class for plants, as well as for a dis-
play of vegetables greenhouse grown.
The prizes in the vegetable class are a
silver cup and a silver medal respec-
tively, offered by Vaughan's Seed Store.
Copies of the premium list and entry
blanks can be had from R. J. Haight,
secretary, 536 S. Clark St., Chicago.
Cook County Florists' Association
The regular monthly meeting of the
Cook County Florists' Association was
held Thursday evening, Sept. 18, at The
Tavern on W. Washington st. Pres.
Kohlbrandt presided. The committee on
the recent picnic made a partial report,
and the final report had to be deferred
until the next meeting as some of the
tickets sent out had not as yet been ac-
counted for. F. D. Wallace talked on
windstorm insurance for greenhouses,
and W. S. McGee spoke on insecticides
and fertilizers. A letter from Pres.
French of the Chicago Florists' Club was
read, stating that he was authorized to
appoint a committee to confer with a
committee from the Cook County Flo-
rists' Association regarding the union of
both clubs. On motion it was decided
to empower the president with the power
of appointing a committee to meet the
committee of the Chicago Florists' Club
to consider the most feasible means of
amalgamating the clubs. These commit-
tees will be appointed immediately by
both clubs and an early conference is
desired so that a report may be made at
the next meeting. The petitions of Fred
J. Wolfran and Jos. Seidwitz of Chicago,
and Henry Frederick of Des Plaines for
membership were received. .Tas. Morton
was elected to membership. There was a
good attendance, and the usual refresh-
ments were served.
Cindnnati, 0.
{ A sliglit improvement in the market
' conditions has been noted during the
i past week. Stock in general, with few
exceptions, is sufficient for market re-
quirements. Am, Beauty Roses are on
the short side of the market ; all that
come in move off quickly at fair prices.
Tea Roses of all kinds are in moderately
heavy supply : the demand being only
fair, stock at times accumulates. Short
stemmed grades and accumulations could
only be moved at buyers' prices. The
general range of price was from $1 to
$4 per 100. Carnations are gradually
improving, both in quality and supply.
Receipts in this line clean up readily at
from $1 to $2 per 100. Asters are in
good demand : the supply has diminished
to a great extent, and clearances in this
line are e.Tsily made at from $1 to .$2
per lOO. The supply of Lilies is not
quite sufficient for market requirements,
and prices hold firm at $8 to .$10 per 100.
There was a good call for Lily of the
Valley, with a limited supply. Gladioli
were in heavy supply, and at times prices
had to he sacrificed to m.nke clearances;
prices ranged from .fl to $3 ner 100, the
majority of sales being made at the
former figure. Cosmos and Dahlias find
a fair market. Asparagus plumosus and
Sprengeri are plentiful with a fair de-
mand. The market is somewhat easier
on Smilax.
Visitors: E. Fancourt. representing
Pennock-Meehnn Co.. Philadelphia, Pa.;
Martin Reukauf. representing H. Bay-
ersdorfer & Co.. Philadelphia. Pa.; J.
Rubach, representing iSchloss Bros., New
York; Ellis Woodworth, representing
the .7. W. Sefton Mfg. Co., Chicago, 111. ;
Wm. Nolan, with the Herms Floral Co.,
Portsmouth. O. ; Mr. and Mrs. Haugh,
of Stuart & Haugh. Anderson, Ind.
On last Wednesday the residence of
H. Gookel, Ft. Thomas. Ky., which was
in the course of erection, was completely
destroyed bv fire.
Thp E. G. Hill Floral Co. had the
decorations for the Fall opening of Gid-
dinir & Co., using quantities of Wild
I Rmilax.
P. Weiland is cutting a nice lot of
Richmond Roses of excellent quality,
1 . A. O.
DREER'S "RIVERTON SPECIAL" Plant Tub
0 20
n
S1.4.5S16.00 $130,00
20 IK
n.
1.30 14.00
115.00
30 16
n
1.00 11.25
92.00
40 14
n
.65 7.00
56.00
50 12
n
.45 5.00
40.00
60 10
n
.38 4.00
32.00
70 9
n.
,30 3.50
28.00
The
n
atcst, lightcs
tand
welded hoops. The four largest sizes have drop handles
HENRY A. DREER,«^''fi;J^u'ppi,Es''""' 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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KmSs fLUKi:^i:»' KiLu ruia sizes
Just the kind you want at your benches. You can't beat them in any w a
MOSS AZTEC WARE
Ask about our new line, consisting of Jardinieres, Fern Pans,
Vases, etc. IT'S THE HIT OF THE SEASON.
Complete line shown in Chicago by C. A. Wooley. 180 N. Dearborn Street
THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO., south ^zanes.iiie
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SPECIAL NOTICE
WnlLLDIN STANDARD POTS ARE POROUS.
POROUS POTS PROMOTE HEALTHY GROWTH
WE PROMISE TO, AND DO, SHIP ALL ORDERS THE SAME OPDFP
DAY ORDER IS RECEIVED. UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED. V/IVL»1-1V
WHILLDIN STANDARD POTS
THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO.,
13-19 Wharton Street, ^ PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Our Catalogue is an Order maker— send for rt. Branch: long Island.City, N. V.
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THE BEST POTS
You teiU learn the seaei of our ecer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
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STANDARD FLOWER POTS
1000 3-inch S5.00
gOOSH-inch 5.80
500 4-inch 4.60
456 4J-i-inch 6.24
320 5-inch 4.51
Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade.
MILPIISaER BROS., Pottery, HORX EDWARD, IN. Y
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 51 Barclay Street, New York City, Agents
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2000 IJi-inch $6.00
1600 2-inch 4.SS
1500 2M-inch 6,25
1500 2H-inch 6,00
Price per crate as follows :
210 5M-inch S3.78
144 6-inch 3.16
120 7-inch 4.20
60S-inch 3.00
Red Standard Pots
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this FALL to
stock your greenhouses.
Think of us. Write us. Tiy us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
215-223 Pearl St.. NORRISTOWN. PA.
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Write for Catalogue.
llree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The extension stave foot
^rcvents the bottom from
rotting. No chance for water
to collect and rot the floor.
The American Wooden-
ware Mffi, Co.
Toledo,! Ohio. U. S. A.
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that reason It should be treated with care.
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will be seen by outsiders, nor should they
on any account be used as wrapping or
packing material. Further, the fact that
a purchaser not In the trade may seek to
obtain goods at trade prices by no means
compels you to sell him at wholesale.
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PULVERIZED OR SHREDDED
PULVERIZED
CATTLE MANURE JB SHEEP MANURE
ROSE AND PLANT GROWERS
t Cattle Manure into your bench and pot-
.— action and effect cannot be had with any-
thing°else. Splcndidquality being packed right now. Order today.
Now Is the til
ting soil.
hflNURES
THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO.,
CARNATION GROWERS
Can't afford to make beds or set plants without it. W'^^^
Brand is pure, full strength, weed seeds killed, uniform and reliable.
Ask your Supply House for Wizard Brand or write us direct.
54 Union stoch \m$, Chicago
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The most effective and economical material there is for Spraying Plants
and Blooms. SkilUuUy extracted from Tobacco and carefully refined
it is clean and easy to apply. Full pint botUcs, $1.50.
Specially prepared for fumigating closed houses. It vaporizes the
Nicotine evenly and without waste. Nothing keeps a house free
from Aphis so cheaply. One dozen sheets, 60 cents.
Guaranteed under the Insecticide Act of 1910, U. S. No. 45
NICOTINE MFG. CO., St. Louis, Mo.
NIKOTEEN
30% strength
APHIS PUNK
nention the Excha
Well Rotted Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington St., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Descriptive
Folder and
Prices upon
Application.
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Detroit, Mich.
PURE SHEEP MANURE, ground from
the dung balls on the fleece; there is
some short wool in it, $1.00 per 100 lbs.,
S16.00 per ton. F. O. B. cars. Send
postal for sample.
LEAF-MOLD, two-bushel bags, 75 cents.
J. W. HOWARD
328 Broodway
SOMERVILLE, (Winter Hill), MASS.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, Thrips. Red Spider, etc.
PLANTLIFE
several advan-
secticides on the mar-
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
; if used as a spray,
nention the Eiohapge when writing.
TOBACCO STEMS
FRESH and STRONG
Bales, 250 lbs.; 75 cents 100.
Full Une Florists' Supplies
U. CUTLER RYERSON
lOS ad Ave,, IVewarlc, IS. J-
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PI IkNTI IFF mixTpoi^ds"witri6
rLrftlllLiBa a. ^^llons boiling hot
water, allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any other insecticide on
the market.
■VB AlklTllCC contains no chemicals
PIANILlrE'"' p°'^°^' '^ p"^=^y
rLmill'IIL vegetable, and posf-
tively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th SL, New York
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Pie
nention the Exchange whan -wrltlair.
For this season of the year business is
moving along well, stock all along the
line being much improved. As was ex-
pected, the Philadelphia Carnation is in
the lead in quality, coming in with good
long stems and much larger flowers than
other Carnations.
Several florists had to sacrifice two
days each to act as judges on flower ex-
hibits in public schools. Thanks to the
persistency of the School Garden Com-
mittee of the Twentieth Century Club
this good work has grown from one
school garden three years ago to five this
year. Several hundred school children
receive practical lessons in growing
plants and vegetables and whatever they
grow on their plots, which are usually
4xl6ft., is their own. This was the
first season during which the local school
board has supplied an instructor, and
the outlook for having this kind of work
and instruction a part of the regular
curriculum is very bright. It is well
for florists to not only assist such under-
takings but where there is no one else to
start such a movement florists' wives
should begin it. From whatever stand-
point we look at this feature it is bene-
ficial to the florists. Whether because
it advertises the use of plants and flow-
ers or because it instructs the young,
and incidentally their parents, in the
care of plants, or because it plants the
desire to possess a little garden in the
yard or a few flowers in the house, it aU
"helps us.
The prize list shows that while the
Twentieth Century Club carries the bur-
den of prizes, many florists and other
business men are liberal givers. After
this it is expected that a standing com-
mittee of the Florists' Club will keep in
touch with the School Garden Committee
the year around.
A movement is on foot to have this
year's outing to Mt. Clemens in strictly
liptodate style by using motor cars.
Frank Danzeb.
Van Bochove & Bro. say business is
fairly good even now and they are pre-
paring for a better season than ever be-
fore.
William Thomas has things coming
along nicely at the Mountain Home
Cemetery and will be in good shape for
the Winter's business. . .
The Kalamazoo Floral Co. is antici-
pating some changes in the operation of
its place, but at present there is nothing
definitely settled.
W S Gee of Chicago and Max Fier-
ston of Philadelphia were recent caUers
on the irado. S. B.
FERTILIZERS
Sheep, S3.50; Bone, $4.00; Blood, SS.OO;
Tankage, $5.00; Acid Phosphate, J3.00; Nitrate
Soda, 18.00: Sulphate Potash, »7.00; Sulphate
Ammonia, $10.00; Kalnlt, $3.00.
Per Bag of 200 lbs. Cash with order.
HUDSON CARBON CO., Ballston Spa, N. Y.
THE FLORISTS EXCHANGE Is the only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised in each issue, and this feature means that a reader In need of •
say. Carnations, can look at this Index and refer to all advertlsenients of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display advertisements, and with no extra cost, except
to us Can you think of better advertising service than this?
Kalamazoo, Mich.
With the return of the Summer re-
sorters and the opening of the schools
and colleges, business picks up at inter-
vals, although the weather is far too fine
to allow indoor functions to become very
popular. So far as Kalamazoo county is
concerned, the drouth still remains un-
broken, although we had a shower once
during the month. However, as far as
the florists are concerned, rain makes little
if any difference, as our stock is all under
glass and controlled in regard to water
and heat.
There is now plenty of stock of all
kinds for the amount of business done,
and the outlook for full supplies along
all lines, excepting Carnations, is very
good. As we are now getting cool nights
and bright days the quality is rapidly at-
taining first class.
Various small dances and social events
are being looked for in the near future
and the downtown storemen are expect-
ing good business during the Fall months.
George Allard. the Lawton florist who
was here last week buying Carnations
and his Winter's supply of coal, says
business in his burg has been good dur-
ing the past season and he expects a con-
tinuance right along.
Indianapolis
A Weigand & Son, Bertermann's and
Lester Benson, have all been extremely
fortunate with a large number of store
deeorafions I'or Autumn openings. ^
Frost -will be welcomed by the. florists ;
it will dispose of much stock, not any too
beautiful after a few days in the store.
Earl Mann of Richmond was in the
city a few days last week.
iSmith & Young Co. has been getting
fine shipments of Asters in Northern In-
diana of late.
Baur & Steinkamp have been very suc-
cessful with Carnation plants this Kali,
disposing of large quantities.
Tomlinson HaU Market is fairly busy
with retail trade.
Qiute a few traveling salesmen were
here last week. They have ibecome so
fairly numerous that ribbons, Chiffons,
Palms, baskets and the like, are heard
aibout as regularly as "How much are
Koses per dozen."
Alfred Brandt has joined the pedes-
trians, believing it is much better for a
store man than sitting in an automobile.
Messrs. Roepke & 'Son, formerly mem-
bers of Roepke, Kieman & Co., have
purchased ground on E. Washington St.,
and will begin the erection of greenhouses
at once. ^ , -,.__
Miss Ruth McGinley has accepted Miss
Hollingsworth's position at Bertermann
Bros. 'Co. „ ^,
With fine Carnations, Chrysanttie-
mums, Roses, Violets and Gardenias, and
a few Cattleyas now promised, business
takes on a new air, and it is an easier
matter to satisfy particular trade.
1. B.
Dayton, 0.
This week started with a big fall in
temperature, reaching almost the freez-
ing point. The florists who were behind
with their work had to hustle to get their
plants housed in time to avoid injury.
Carnations are coming on finely, and are
getting larger every week. Roses are in
good shape, while just at present there
is a good supply of fine Easter Likes.
Asters are about over; while there are
some on the market, they are of poor
quality. Boston and Whitinam lerns
are in fine condition, and there is a ready
sale for all that are put on the market.
John Boehner returned Saturday from
Baiern, Germany, where he has been
visiting for the past two months. Al-
though Mr. Boehner had a very enjoy-
able time, he tells us there was too much
rain in the old country to suit him.
While in Switzerland several weeks ago
he experienced one of their old time
heavy snowstorms. . , ,,. „ , ,
Joseph I. Schaeffer, with Mrs. Schaef-
fer motored to Richmond. Ind., last
Sunday and visited E. G. Hill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Phebus states that
business is picking up in fine style, and
for the last few days she has had all the
funeral work she could attend to.
Visitors to Dayton this week were:
I Bayersdorfer and Mr. Reukauf, of
H Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, and
Jlr. Stern, of Chicago. ^ ,. ^ ,
Claude Leslie and Mrs. Leslie returned
Monday from a six weeks' visit with rela-
tives and friends in and about Chicago.
Geo. Bartliolomew has his plant _ m
good running order and is now cutting
Carnations and Lilies. , . ,
Joseph Furst again has his place in
good order and ready for the Fall season,
after having two visits with misfortune,
the first the flood and the second a whirl-
Mrs. N. O. Shelby, of Middletown, O.,
called on Dayton florists this w^.
PLANT CULTURE '!^^
A T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO. ,
J to 8 Duane Street, New York
September 27, 1913
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THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thrips
aealy bug and soft scale.
$1.00 per quart, $2.50 per gallon
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. Does not
Btain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $2.00 per gallon
VERMINE
For 3terilizmg soil and all soil vermin.
$1.00 per quart, $3.00 per gallon
SCALINE
For scale and all sap sucking insects on trees and
Dursery stock. Can be used in growing season as
ufely as in dormant season.
75c. per quart. $1.50 per gallon, 10 gallons, $10.
$1.50 per quart, $4.50 per gallon
All our products are used diluted with water at
various strengths, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
Let us quote you our prices to commercial grow-
ers in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals
MADISON, N.J.
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TheH.A.Stoothoff,C°.
Mount Vernon. NY.
HASCO NICOTINE
40% NICOTINE
FOR SPRAYING
EIGHT POITND CAN .... $12.50
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb.,i"b^°°3
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. ,i"i°°,
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,i"C
TOBACCO STEMS, SOCsK'bi
Special Prices In Tons and Carload Lots.
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Cleveland, 0.
Weather conditions have not been so
favorable, especially for outdoor stock,
the past week. Gladioli are over, ,Tnd
with Asters on the decrease this makes
room for the indoor flowers.
There are plenty of Roses of the
shorter grades coming into this market,
with not enough of the longer. Short and
medium Am. Beauty are quite plentiful
and find ready sales at from 5c. to 12c. ;
a few of the longer grades l>ring $2 and
$3 per doz. Ward, Hillingdon and Mi-
lady, in the shorter grades, find ready
sales, with some extra Sunburst at 8c.
and 10c. Valley is in short supply al-
though a good crop is promised for the
very near future. A limited quantity of
'Mums arrive daily and find ready sales.
The retailers have their Fall painting
and remodeling done, and things look
bright for a very successful season.
Visitors the past week were A. Miller
of A. Henderson & Co., Chicago ; E. Fan-
court of S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.,
Philadelphia. A. B. B.
St. Laius
Henry Ostertag and Nat Kingsley
went to Chicago on a flying business trip
last week, as also did R. J. Windier and
Mrs. Windier, who spent a week's time
with Mrs. Windler's folks.
The St. Louis County Plant and Cut
'Flower Growers' Ass'n will hold its Oc-
tober meeting at the 11-Mile House on
Manchester Road, Wednesday, Oct. 1.
The badies' Home Circle met at the
home of Mrs. John Steidle at Olivette,
M'o., last Wednesday afternoon, the oc-
casion also being Mrs. Steidle's birthday.
All the ladies of the Club were present
with the exception of Mrs. Henry Bem-
ing, who is very .ill. The ladies of the
Club presented Mrs. 'Steidle with a linen
set for table use.
Mrs. Andrew Meyer, Jr., was painfully
injured at the home of Mrs. .John Steidle
last Wednesday afternoon. The accident
happened as Mrs Meyer was about to
board a carriage, and it being a very
rainy afternoon the horse was quite rest-
less and made a lunge. Mrs. Meyer was
thrown heavily to the ground sustaining
a severely wrenched ankle and scalp
wounds. Mrs. Meyer, however, is much
improved and will be about in two or
three weeks.
Walter Mott of the Hammond Paint
and Sing Shot Works. Beacon. N. T..
.nnd Robt. Newcomb of Vaughan's Seed
Store were visitors last week.
The Grimm & Gorly B. B. Club won
the amateur championship league pen-
nant for the city and will now contest
Cleveland for the amateur championship
of the United States.
David Gedder, at the Scrugg's Vander-
woort store, is handling the best grade o?
seasonable flowers and reports very good
sales so far.
C. K. De Wever, of Olivette. Mo., is
bringing to the St. T.ouis market a fine
grade of Gladioli and Cochet Roses.
The Retail Florists' Ass'n. held its
first Full meeting at the home of Theo-
dore Miller last Monday evening. A
number of members were present a.nd
some important business was transacted.
Among tlie questions to arise was that
of asking the wholesale florists to take
their names out of the classified lists in
the telephone books, and on this subject
the Association has asked the co-opera-
tion of the St. Louis Florists' Club.
After business was over, a light lunch
was served, and then Mr. Miller took
pleasure in showing the members around
in his new, well appointed store, which
is one of the finest stores in the city.
It was altogether an enjoyable evening
of entertainment
Arrangements are being made to in-
stnll tile Mullannhy Florists in their new
downtown location at 7th and Locust
Rts., 'whidh is directly across the street
from the new Famous-Barr store and a
most desirable location for downtown
trade.
Werner & Bros, are bringing to the
W. C. Smith Co. a fine grade of Roses.
Geo. H. Angermuller has a great line
of supplies on his shelves and is antici-
pnting a brisk Fall trade.
The Windier Co. is handling a nice
grade of rubrum Lilies.
C. A. Kuehn is handling a fine line of
seasonable flowers and reports good
clearances.
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Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
Slant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
ave used it with wonderful results.
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on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
}4 Pint. 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
W Gallon, $1.25; Gallon, $2.00; 5 Gallon
Can, $9.00; 10 Gallon Can. $17.50.
Directions onpackage. ForsalebySeedsmenand
Florists' Supply Houses, If you cannot obtain
this from your Supply House, write us direct.
LEMOrM OIL C01V1PAINY. BeptJ
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420 W. lexington St.. Baltimore, Md.
The best fertil
In the Greenhouse
for greenhouscor out-
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_ be certain of the best — full
strength — get
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Guaranteed high Percent-
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Weed geede kUled. Will
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Hasten maturity, quicken
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the stems. Write for
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"TIP-TOP** Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigatingor Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write for free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
ji^Money refunded if not satisfied.
Beware of imitations.
Please mention tbe Exobaniie
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Greenhouses
LONG CYPRESS BARS A SPECIALTY
Send for Circular E
and prices
The A. T. Stearns
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Mastica Is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomea
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other > glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange vhen writing.
Book of Water Gardening $2.50
when writing
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ATERIAL CO.
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PATENT IRON
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/^NE of the features of this
Gutter is that it can be
put up in wrought iron
any lengths (without boring
holes), by bolting the Gutter
together and screwing clip
to the roof bars, for any size
glass.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
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Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses—
Commercial and Private
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Subscribers Please Note. — The Flo-
rists' Exchange is a trade paper, and its
advertisements quote wholesale prices.
For that reason it should be treated
with care. Copies should not be left
lying where they will be seen by out-
siders, nor should they on any account
be used as wrapping or packing ma-
terial. Furthermore, the fact that a
purchaser not in the trade may seek to
obtain goods at trade prices by no
means compels you- to sell him at
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Roller bearing, seif-oilmg de-
vice, automatic stop, solid link
chain, make the IMPROVED
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Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your orders
elsewhere.
QUAKER CITV MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
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LAND DRAIN TILE m?.'SSiiJt«
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many 2nd, 8rd and 4th repeat orders during past
five years from uBers, ahow reeolts. Send postal
for circular and prlceii.
TttE CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
MannfutarerB 613 Eucnd Avenue. Cleveland, Ohio
Pleaaa mention the Exchange when writing.
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUII-DERS OF
Greenhouses §!!^ Conservatories
NORTH TONA>A/ANDA, N.Y.
HAMILTON, ONT.
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lys To Your Interest
To know that we manufacture undoubtedly the
best ventilating machinery and greenhouse fittings
on the market.
We are in position to give your orders or inquiries
our prompt and careful attention.
Write and ask us for our catalog and prices, and
explain your requirements.
ADVANCE CO^ Rlcnmondjnd.
i mention the Exchange when
Chas. W. Fullgraf has a number of
big jobs in the new residential district
west of Forest Park. He reports having
been very lucky with nursery stock last
Summer, having lost about 12 per cent,
of the Spring planting. O. K. S.
Heating Queries
Conducted by John McArthnr
Mgr., Heating Dept., Hitchinga & Co.
Subscribers asking questions for
Heating Problems must be particular to
give the following; Length, width, height
at ridge, height at eaves, glass on sides,
glass on ends, position of house as re-
gards points of cornpass, grade of house,
location of boiler pit, size of boiler pit,
depth of boiler pit, size and location
of chimney, temperature desired in each
house, whether steam or hot water is
used for heating, number of pipes and
size in each house, dimension and posi-
tion of benches, location of doors. The
above information I must have before I
can answer any definite question re-
garding any heating plants already in-
stalled.
If the inquiry is for proposed new
house or houses, send full measure-
ments of the houses as described above,
including glass, proposed location of
boiler pit, proposed location of chimney,
position of house as regards points of
compass, number and position of the
benches, temperature required of, pur-
poses for which the houses are intend-
ed ; whether steam or hot water heat is
desired.
What piping will be necessary for a
Violet and Lettuce house, size 108x25ft.,
10ft. to ridge and 4ft. to gutter, one
side; the North exposed; no glass on
side? Would a 2y2in. flow be sufficient
for hot water? This we have on hand,
also l»4in. and Sin. — L. K. P. Co.. N. T.
— To maintain a temperature of from
45 to 60 degrees at night, when mercury
outside is at zero, the house would re-
quire 825 sq. ft. of radiation. This
amount of radiation is equivalent to
1320 lin. ft. of 2in, pipe. A 2%in. main
would be too small for the work; it
would require two 2%in. mains or one
3% in. main.
Galesbltrg, Iix. — Fire that started
ahout 4 o'clock on the morning of Sept.
15 completely destroyed the heating plant
at H. F. Drury's greenhouses at the
corner of North Broad and Sanborn sts.
The damage done amounts to about
$1000.
Greenhouse Building
Hudson, Mich. — E. J. Peterson is
having two new greenhouses and a barn
erected at his establishment.
MAQtjOKETA, Ia. — llbe second green-
house being erected by Mr. Hill on Pleas-
ant St. is nearing completion. It is
7.5x20ft., and will be devoted exclusively
to the cultivation of Sweet Peas and
Carnations.
Oneco, Fla. — Reasoner Bros, are
building another fair sized greenhouse
and two lath houses, one-quarter of an
acre each, one of which is on heavy
muck land for plants that like moisture,
such as Ferns, Caladiums, etc. They
are also installing a new hot water boiler, y
Centers of Flower Industry in
South France
The Winter production of cut flowera
in the south of France grows more im-
portant from year to year. In the De-
partment of the Alpes-Maritimes Carna-
tions easily take the lead, being grown
much more extensively than any other
flowers, especially in a narrow strip along
the Mediterranean, from Cannes to Ville-
franche and Beaulieu. The Carnations
of Antibes are justly celebrated. The
remontant Carnation here is character-
ized by a heavy corolla and pure or
mixed, fresh, brilliant colors, with long,
stiff stem. The Rose is next in import-
ance. Paul Nabonnand and Safrano are
the two chief commercial varieties, yield-
ing the first crop, provided they do not
suffer frost. The trade is further con-
tinually supplied with hothouse Ulrich
Brunner, Marechal Niel and Frau Karl
Druschki, forced more or leas.
Although Hydres is the center of the
Violet culture, quite a lot are grown also
in the Alpes-Maritimes, especially under
che light cover of the Olive groves. To-
ward the end of the season the Violets
go to the perfumery factories, like many
other flowers, chief among which is the
single Tuberose. The double Tuberose
is also grown in some places for cut flow-
ers. Among the other flowers cultivated
are Freesias, Narcissi, Hyacinths,
Gladioli, Sweet Peas, Iris, Poinsettias
and Gerbera. — Le Jariin.
September 37, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
709
Coining Eidiibitions
{Secretaries are requested to jorward us promptly
parti ulars as to torlbcoming exhibitions.)
Boston, Mass. — Chrysanthemum Show
ot the Massachusetts Horticultural
t.ociety, Thursday to Sunday, Oct. 30
to Nov. 2. Schedules may be obtained
of Wm. P. Rich, secretary, 300 Massa-
chusetts ave., Boston.
diicag-o, m. — Twenty-second annual ex-
hibition of the Horticultural Society
of Chicago (Spring Flower Show),
March 24 to 29, 1914. For premium
lists and entry blanks address R. J.
Haig-ht, Secretary, 536 South Clark
St., Chicago, 111.
Ooblls Perry, N. T. — Annual flower show
of the Dobbs Ferry Hort. Ass'n. to be
held in the Town Hall, Nov. 7 and
5. Schedules may be obtained from
Henry Kastberg, Secretary.
Mt. Eisco, H. Y. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien
Sec'y, Mt. Kisco, N. T.
New York, N. Y. — International Flower
Show to be held under the auspices
of the Horticultural Society of New-
York and the New York Florists' Club
in the New Grand Central Palace.
28 19^4 '^ Lexington ave., Mar. 21 to
New York, N. Y. — Eighty-second an-
nual exhibition of the American In-
stitute of the City of New York, of
Dahlias, Orchids, Gladioli, Herbaceous
Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., at
25-33 West 39th St., Sept. 23, S to 10
p.m., and Wednesday, Sept. 24 and
Thursday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m
The American Institute will also hold
an exhibition of Orchids, Roses, Car-
nations and other Ornamental Plants,
etc., Nov. 5 to 7.
Orange, N. J. — Eighth Annual Dahlia,
Fruit and Vegetable Show of the N. J.
Floricultural Society at English's
Banquet Hall, Sept. 27 and 28
Schedules of Geo. W. Strange, 26 Main
St., Orange, N. J.
Philadelpliia, Pa. — Pennsylvania Horti-
cultural Society Chrysanthemum
Show, to be held during the week of
Nov. 3. Schedules may be obtained
of David Rust, secretary, Horticul-
tural Hall, Broad St., below Locust
Philadelphia.
Tarrytown, N. Y.— Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y
Litchfield, III.— A branch of the
Rochester Nursery Company, Roches-
ter, New York, has been established
here. About eight acres in the south-
western part of the town has been leased
for the raising of plants, shrubs, etc.
The Simms brothers, two young men ex-
perienced in the nursery business, will
have charge. Before leasing the land the
soil was analyzed carefully and pro-
nounced the best for the purpose in
southern Illinois. It is a dark loam, but
is not affected by the drought as loam
soils usually are. The company expects
to do a big business in berry vines, fruit
trees, shrubs, flowering plants and early
vegetable plants, and prospects are bright
for rapid expansion.
Hood River, Ore. — George TIa.slinger.
propi'ietor ot a florist establishment, was
tadly beaten by Burns .Jones, from whom
he was trying to collect a bill tor flow-
ers. Mr: Hasljnger declared he had made
frequent attempts to collect the bill re-
cently, and being unable to secure pay-
ment, drew a draft on a local bank on
.Tones. As soon as the latter received the
draft, he appeared at the place where the
florist was working, and an altercation
followed, when Haslinger alleges he was
knocked down.
Kansas City, Mo.
Fall business opened up last week, and
florists are beginning to be rushed to
capacity. Several of the biggest busi-
ness houses in Kansas City held their
Fall openings during the past few days,
and plants and flowers of all descriptions
were necessary to put the big establish-
ments in their handsomest shape. The
majority of the openings, however, are
i scheduled to take place early in October,
and florists are spending much ot their
time in preparations for these events.
Much stock will be ready tor the public
by the first of October, and the trade is
in better condition to care for the in-
creased demand than for several months.
Among the coming events that have
created a feeling of optimism in the
Kansas City trade is the horse show, to
be held Oct. 20 to 2.5. The society ele-
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The Kroeschell Does Our Work Easier than Cast Iron
Boilers and Saves 20% to 25% Fuel
The No. 4 boiler is heating lo.ooo sq. ft. of glass— it would take care of 13,000
sq. ft. easy. Have no trouble to keep temperature of 50 and 60 degrees in cold-
est weather. The boiler has given perfect satisfaction. We had two cast iron
boilers, one rated for 1200 ft. of pipe and one rated for 1500 ft. These boilers
never did the work at their best and when the greenhouses were new. Accord-
i ng to our experience with yours, we will save 20 to 25 per cent, of fuel.
HILD BROS., Lake Forest, 111.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 470 W. [rie St, Chicago, III.
'gnUTlAl gaqAi agireqav"^ ^
ment will be out in force and flowers will
be used liberally by the women.
W. L. Rock has returned to Kansas
City after taking in the national con-
vention and other cities. Mr. Rock was
llie only Kansas City member of the
trade to attend the annual meeting of
the S. A. F. and O. H. at Minneapolis,
and he was somewhat disappointed at the
failure of the retail florists to turn out
tor that gathering. Mr. Rock was one
of the chief speakers at the convention.
Since that time, some misunderstanding
of his address has developed. Mr. Rock
advocated the use of the Florists' Tele-
graph Delivery at Minneapolis. "I did
not mean, however, that florists would be
wise in discontinuing trade journal ad-
vertising," stated Mr. Rock. "While I
believe that the Telegraph Delivery will
be of great benefit to the trade through-
out the country, trade paper advertising
is so effective that it would be foolish to
discontinue it. The Telegraph Delivery
does not replace cards in trade papers.
The two work together nicely and supple-
ment each other. There is plenty of
room for both, and the trade should sup-
port both." Mr. Rock is among the
Kansas City florists who are in favor of
organizing. The list of names to the
paper in favor of the project has now
reached a total ot twenty, and Mr. Rock
has been urged to call a meeting. While
he is not anxious to take the initiative
in the matter, it is likely that he will
accede to sentiment in the trade and is-
sue a call for a general gathering in the
near future.
An encouraging feature is seen in the
numerous trips to Europe taken by
American people by Samuel Murray, one
of the leading members of the Kansas
City trade. Said Mr. Murray recently,
in discussing the subject "We in Kansas
City have seen many of our best and
wealthiest residents leaving for Europe
before they had seen even a part of their
own country. To my mind, this is one
of the most encouraging signs of the
times. European visits almost invari-
ably inculcate a love of flowers. Many
local I'esidents who were strangers to
florists before going to Europe have re-
turned enthusiastic over flowers." Mr.
Murra.y is now exhibiting in his windows
large quantities of imported bulbs. Other
shipments will arrive in the near future,
and will make Mr. Murray's stock un-
usually complete.
A recent visitor to the Kansas City
trade was Samuel Seligman. on his way
from the convention. After making a
round of the trade Mr. Seligman con-
tinued his trip to the Southwest.
M. E. C.
Milwaukee, Wis.
The condition of the local market re-
mained about the same the early part of
last week, but the cooler weather in the
latter part of the week stimulated things
to such an extent that the demand im-
proved, and prices stiffened on the better
grades. Stock has shortened up consider-
ably and, with cooler weather holding the
crops in check, the situation is now at
the point where the wholesaler can have
a hand in fixing prices. The change in
the weather had an immediate effect and
especially in Am. Beauty Roses ; as the
cuts dwindled a stiffening in prices was
noted. 'While there are about enough
Roses to meet the demand, the quality has
greatly improved. Am. Beauty Roses
have shortened steadily for some days,
and it has not been easy to supply the
wants of both the outottown and local
Made of Sunlight Double Glasi Sash
This greenhouse is 11 x 12 feet, glazed top and sides, with the
famous Sunlight Double Glass Sash. 8 Standard Sash (3x6 ft.)form
the roof and 8 "Pony" Sash (34j2 x 38j2in-) form the sides.
The double glass principle
The Double Glass principle with
the }i" air space between the two
layers of glass make it seldom nec-
essary to heat this greenhouse even
in the coldest weather.
Itisshippedready-made in sections.
The sash are easily removable to
use in season on hot-beds and cold-
frames. Thus the sash do double
duty — first on a greenhouse work
room in which seed are sprouted and
the tiny plants set out in flats, and
then, when needed, on the hot-beds
or cold-frames outside.
aad Cold-frames
But whether you need the greenhouse
or not you must have sash, if you want
early garden crops or flowers.
Best and most economical
The Sunlight Double Glass Sash are in-
comparably the best and the most econ-
omical of time and labor. They eUminate
mats and shutters. They make earlier,
stronger and more prolitable plants.
Get our free catalog, with prices
on our sash, either single or double: also
on this greenhouse. Enclose 4c and ask
for Prof. Mas- ~
sey's booklet on
hot-beds and
cold - frames if
you need advice.
Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co.
The Hot-Bed, Cald-Frame and Greenhouse People
934 E. Broadway, Louisville, Ky,
cntion the Exchange ■when writing'.
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| PI-AN6. S
Upon
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1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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arning
FEW mornings ago there was frost on our
Irvington factory roof.
It's a way that old Jack Frost has of warn-
ing us of what he is going to do later on.
When you come to think of it, it's rather
decent of him to sort of nudge some of us in the ribs
that way and let us know that there's absolutely no
time for fooling around any longer about heating mat-
ters.
Fortunately, we have a goodly stock of boilers that
have all been once tested ready for the final set-up teat
— and quick shipment.
You know what we said a week or so ago about not
being able to "hammer a nail with a sponge no matter
how hard you soak it?"
You also remember the moral was : If you want to
economically heat your greenhouse, buy a boiler made
especially for greenhouse heating.
Drive your nails with a hammer. And by the same
token, heat your greenhouse with a greenhouse boiler —
not a residence boiler that just plain common sense
makes plain can't be economical for a greenhouse.
Write — Phone — Telegraph.
Your order will be shipped same day.
Lord & Burnham Company
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Free from rot
Produciaft appliaocet
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PESRCE
mue, Oram
rhen •writi
GreenhousesMaterialSand'Cctfd
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will furnish
details and cut materials ready for '
GLA88
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
tom Prices.
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Frank Van Assche, '"^^ S:^^^'it,^f
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
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Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses. $1.35 per gal.
Machines for using same, 81.25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastica furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS. MO.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
GET A MGNINGER HOUSE
NEXT TIME AND SAVE MONEY
27x133 Iron Frame and Truss Houses
If you have been buying your greenhouse material in the East
it is time to let us figure on the next house. The freight is a
small item and you will find you can buy of us and save money.
Our material is cut and fitted, ready to set up, and with our
complete plans and instructions any handy man can do the
work — do it right, too.
Our material is shipped and packed so it reaches you in
perfect condition. Sash bars are packed in bundles and the
ends boxed — not simply tied with tar rope. It is the same
all the way through with our material and our way of doing
business. You can't aff"ord to build again without first asking
for our estimate.
GET THESE CATALOGUES
No. 6. Pipe and Fittins"
No. 8. Boiler Handbook
No. 1 0. Boiler, in a Battery
No. 1 1. Moninser Water Supply
No. 12. Veotilalins Machinery
No. 14. Truoed Iron Frame Houj
No. 15. Flat Rafter Houiei
No. 16. Hot-Bed Saih
No. 17. Semi-Iron House.
JOHN C.M0NIN6ER fn.,906Biactoksi.,f.HifAf.n
EVERYTHING POR THE GREENHOUSE
the Exchange wben i
buyers, owing to the small number that
bave been cut, that is, the number was
small compared with the quantities that
were offered a week or so ago. With the
advance in price some of thelocal buyers
turned to other varieties. Killarney has
been in improved demand since the sup-
ply shortened. White Killarney has not
moved so quickly as tbe Pink. Bulgarie
is in larger supply, and sells exceedingly
well. Sunburst is more in evidence, and
the longer grades will stand at least as
good as any other Roses now in the mar-
ket. Anything at present in the yellows
cleans up quickly. Mrs. Russell is be-
coming more popular for its staging qual-
ities. Carnations of the better grades
are none too plentiful. While there is
plenty of the medium grade stock, and
considerably more of the inferior stock,
there is little demand for anything but
the best. Cooler weather seems to have
cut down the size of the shipments and,
while Asters still hold a certain percent-
age of popularity, there are none too
many good Carnations. Good Asters
seem to be slackening up somewhat this
week. Lilies are a little more plentiful ;
some fine rubrums arriving, which find
ready sale. The Gladioli do not seem
to be much in demand, though the qual-
ity is fine. Valley is moving much better
with the first few Fall weddings; and
Smilax and Asparagus strings are in de-
mand. 'Mums have not arrived in the
numbers that were expected ; those tbat
do come in are disposed of quickly.
Golden Glow is the principal offering.
The cool weather of the past week has
been of great benefit to the Dahlias. The
stock has improved wonderfully. The
flowers are worthy the support they are
receiving. There are many beautiful
single varieties, for all of which there is
a big demand.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. has had an
exceptionally good week, with a strong
demand for Am. Beauty and the medium
grade Pink Killarney Roses.
The C. C. PoUworth Co. is cutting
Carnations which are improving every
day. The company is also cutting some
fine short rubrum Lilies, which come in
very nicely for funeral work.
Gust Rusch & Co. report a good week.
They are receiving some exceptionally
fine Dahlias, all of which are disposed
the Exchange when writing.
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded, thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and up, guaranteed free Irom splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT (St DAVIDSON
217-23 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
servatories and all other purposes. Get our
figures before buying. Estimates freely given.
GLASS
XEW YORK
Please mention the Ezobange when writliig.
G* E. Travis Co*
HEINRY, ILL.
Please mention the Ezobange when writing.
September 21, 1913
The Florists' Exchange
711
of reatUl.v. I'. Koerner, who is a Dahlia
specialist, is growing them for the trade.
The Ciirrie Bros. Co. has been busy
with weddings and decorations. Tlie
seed department is busy getting out the
bulb orders. Last week put an end to
the early closing on Saturdays, the com-
pany will keep open until 6 o'clock from
now on.
Visitors tliis week were: Lewis Otto
and wife of Neenah, Wis. ; J. Rindfleisch
of Beloit, Wis. ; F. J. Smith of Ashland,
Wis.
Miss A. Zender is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Ilolton.
Mr. Dykes and Mr. Roberts of New
York called on the trade Thursday.
Milwaukee Plorists' ClnTi Picnic
Tlie picnic of the Milwaukee Flo-
rists' Club was held at Stabelfelds
Grove, Fox Point, Sunday, Sept. 14.
About 100 florists, including their fami-
lies and employees, attended the eighth
annual basket picnic of the Club. There
were music, dancing and adequate re-
freshments. 'The athletic events, with
their winners, were as follows :
Tug of war — Roy Currie, Capt., box
cigars.
Men's race — 1, W. Diehl; 2, H. Baum-
garten.
Girls' race — 1, Gretchen Baumgarten;
2, Miss A. Zender.
Women's race — 1, Paula Hunkel; 2,
Little Girls' race — 1, L. Halliday; 2,
Margaret Wilke.
Boys' race — 1, George Ternes; 2, Wil-
fred Berndt.
Children's race — 1, M. Halliday; 2,
Ruth Holton.
Sack race — 1, Roy Currie; 2, H. Baum-
garten.
Three-legged race — 1, Roy Currie and
H. Baumgarten.
Nail drivins: contest for women — 1,
Gertrude Somners; 2, Gretchen Baum-
garten.
Nail driving contest for men — 1, Hans
Schultz.
Potato race — 1, Gertrude Somners; 2,
Gretchen Baumgarten.
Every one departed well pleased with
the fine day's outing, and all will look
forward to the picnic of 1914. Gus
Ruseh, Nic Zweifel and Walter Halliday
formed the committee in charge, to whom
full credit should be given.
M. o. S.-
Vancouver, B. C.
The outlook for a good Fall trade is
improving daily. Asters are now at
their best, and Dahlias are arriving of
better quality every day. Am. Beauty
Roses from Seattle and homegrown have
made their appearance in goodly num-
bers. The quality of Carnations and
Killarney, Richmond, Chatenay and
Kaiserin Roses has been good and the
demand is increasing. The weather has
been nice and bright lately, but the
nights are getting rather cool.
A fire destroyed four greenhouses with
Asparagus plumosus and Chrysanthe-
mums, and the boilers, bunks and store-
house of the Brown IJros. & Co., Ltd.,
plant at Port Hammond. Most of the
damage is covered by insurance. The
origin of the fire, which started in the
hay shed, is not known. However, the
firm are as hopeful as ever. About a
fortnight ago they received 20,000 flats
to plant their season's need of bulbs,
and a storing house in which the filled
boxes are put on shelves is being put up
as the work proceeds. It is estimated
25,000 flats will be filled with 1,250,000
Paperwhites, Roman Hyacinths, Free-
sias, Narcissus, Tulips, Hyacinths, etc.,
when the work is completed.
E. R. Chappell, designer for Martin &
Forbes, Portland, Ore., has been enjoy-
ing a holiday here with his wife for two
weeks.
Howard Edw. Weed, a landscape
architect, of Portland, Ore., was in town
this week to visit the trade and sell some
of his ornamental nursery stock. He
was very much impressed with the prog-
ress Vancouver has made in the last
three years since he was here, and espe-
cially with the good architecture used in
private and office buildings.
Wm. Schatjmann.
The National Trade Paper
•WTiat'B the Matter ■With Alaska?
Pubs. The Florists' Exchange :
Enclosed find $1, for which please
send me The Florists' Exchange for
one year. C. B.
Fairbanks, Alaska.
Established
■WilksSelf-feedingHotWater Boilers
BUILT FOR BEGINNERS
Telephone
WILKS HOT WATER BOILERS
are made entirely of steel and
have no cast iron sections whicli
are liable to crack and leak.
NO NIGHT FIREMAN REQUIRED with
the WILKS SELF-FEEDING BOILERS
as the magazine or coal chamber holds
sufficient fuel to keep fire 10 to 12 hours
without attention. Best made for a
small greenhouse.
Send for Catalogue and Prices
Call and see us when in Chicago
S. WILKS MFG. CO.. 3501 Shields Ave, CHICAGO, ILL
ntion the Exclia
L^O O K!
THE
Garland Gutter
The World Wide Known Gutter, and
our full line of Greenliouse Material.
Either ironwork or woodwork. Our estimates and
Blue Prints showing you THE construction, only
for the asking. Send in your inquiries to the
Garland Greenhouse Mfg. Co.
DES PUAIINES, ILL.
ntion tha Exchange when writing.
SHOWER
— ^^fe^
SPRAYERS
"~~"^N|^^<=S, Unequaled for |
^3!M» Lawn, Tree or 1
'^^ White-wash Spray- ■
Ing. Will not clog or get out of order. ■
Used in Leading Parks and Cemeteries. |
READE &
McKENNX 1
614— «Oth Street,
Brooklyn, New York 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; largej^stock
always on hand.
Royal Glassworks "RE^^MSlsiil^w''
Please mention tlie Exchange when writing;.
King Automatic Air Valve
FOR
Hot Water Heating
This little valve will keep your hot
water system absolutely free from air.
Place one on the high point of the coils
and your air troubles will be over. Price
$2.00 each, charges paid.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO. north tonawanda, n. y.
Makers of King Iron Frame Greenhouses
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits ^ Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A. T. De Ua Mar© Printing and Publishii ng Co., Ltd.
3 to S Duana Strast, Naw York
712
The Florists' Exchange
September 2T, 1913
THE SO-CALLED
\r lENTILATION apparatus is called "an incidental."
_jX— . It's misnamed.
^^1 It's one of the important things.
A hard-working apparatus is not only a constant annoy-
ance, but your men get grumpy about it and sometimes
don't ventilate when they ought to.
"INCIDENTALS"
Of course you will call them down, but you are the
one who really ought to be called down for putting in
anything but a powerful, handy, easy-working apparatus.
Just such an apparatus is ours. .
We make it in three types, for short, medium, and
extra long runs.
The prices are right. Send for them.
lUfJM^RWi&lMUWiUJMi^^
NEW YORK OFFICE
1170 Broadway
Hitckitv
PHILADELPHIA OFFICE
Pennsylvania BIdg.. 1 5th and Chestnut Sts.
Factory, ELIZABETH, N. J.
"Leaves Nothing To Be Desired''
So speaks Chas. Umbach, fori
r Garde
• for Mr. S. J. Hyde. G;
THIS is a particularly attractive and practical little lean-to proposition.
The half-timbered cottage in combination with field stone and our curved
eave greenhouse is a source of delight to the owner and a pride of Mr.
Umbach. Here's what he says of it :
" I'm glad to say that the curved eave house erected by Lord &: Burnham
Lord and Burnham Company
proved fully that it
build, both for pi
excellent satisfaction.
Your method of construction
leaves nothing to be desired,
the right house to
and service. Gave
on the Exchange
BilMl^.
:3f t
-its
A -yyEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. J4
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, OCTOBER 4, I9J3
One Dollat per Annum
NOW READY
13 cm. bulbs, $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per lOOOj 14 I
Extra quality bulbs. 11 to 15 cm., 2000 to the c
D. bulbs,
se. $3.00
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS.
$1.50 per 100, $11.00 per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS.
per lOO, $28.00 per 1000.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs, 7-9. $19.50 per case.
FREESIAS, Purity. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mamomth bulbs,
$1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs, 134 to 2-in. diameter, $9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs, 2 to
2}4-iii. in diameter, $12.00 per 100.
Lilivinn Harrisii
grown from the origin
which purpose Harrisii
we are still in position 1
first shipment.
true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock
be found splendid stock for early forcing.
The crop is much shorter than usual this season,
lot of selected stock, and can make delivery now fi
Extra Fine Specimen Ferns for Fall Trade
NEPHROLEPIS elegantlsslma. 6-in. pots, 50c. each; 8-in.. $1.00 each; 10-in.. $2.00 to $2.50
NEPHROLEPIS magnifica (The Lace Fern). 5-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Bostoniensis. 6-in. pots. 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Piersoni. 6-in. pots. 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS superblssima. 8-ln. pots, $1.00 each.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The finest of all the plain-leaved type.
8-in. pots, $1.00 each; very large specimens. 10-in.. $4.00 and $5.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Killamey, Pink Klllamey, Richmond. Lady HllUngdon and Klllamey Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named var-
ieties. Strong grafted plants, in 3J^- and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NENV YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Special Price on f |f ^V^ RI [f Rd
Cold Storage l^lw 1 UUI^US
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. Only a few cases left.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM Supply umied
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
Write now and get our quotations on Gl^nteums, Magnificum and Dutch Bulbs for
1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII '"'^T'
7-9, 200 to case, $15.00 per case.
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 300 to case $7.00 per 100, J17.60 per case,
8-10, 225 " 8.60 " " 17.50 " •
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
xi cm. up, 1,000 to the case $1.50 per 100, $10.50 per 1000
13 cm. up, 1,260 " " " 1.26 " " 9.00 "
CHINESE LILIES. 30 B.lbs « bastey^^baskeu^^^bale. ,3.60 pe, bale.
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
WM. F. KASTING CO., S&I^ASbrU. %:
Please mention the Exohange when writiiip.
Wtr SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX
Come Up To Cromwell
In 'Mum Time
PROVE to yourself by a visit, that varieties of *Mums we
offer to our customers at planting time are the ones
we grow for cut flow^ers.
It will show you how thoroughly we believe in
everything we sell.
'Mum cuttings are a business with us.
We have a quarter of a million of the best Pom-Pons and
Singles.
Every year growers are booking their orders earlier. There
is much to be said in its favor.
Send along your list.
1T
New Haven
Hartford
Cromwell,
A.W.P1BR30N
IC4C.
'CROMWCLC com.
nention the Exchange when writing'.
Miscellaneous Plants
We have the foUowmg ready for immediate shipment and will have in
stock from now on, so save this until you are in need of something.
100 1000 100
2-Ln. 2-in, 3-in.
ACALYPHA Macfeeana $2.00 $18.50 $3.00
ACHYRANTHES Emersoni 2.00 18.50 3.00
AGERATUM. 6 varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00
ALTERNANTHERA. 7 varieties. .• 2.00 18.50
BEGONIA Vernon. Pink and white 2.00 18.50
Gloire de Chatelaine 4.00 35.00 6.00
CIGAR PLANTS, CUPHEA Platycentra 2,00 18.50
COLEUS, Golden Bedder, Verschaffeltii, etc 2.00 17.50 3.00
COLEUS, Brilliancy (for Christmas) 3.00 25.00 4.00
FUCHSIAS. In good assortment 2.00 18.50
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Extra strong 2.00 15.00 3.00
HELIOTROPE, Chieftain, Mad. Bruant 2.00 18.50 3.00
GERANIUMS. Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00
LANTANAS. 15 varieties 2.00 18.50
LEMON VERBENAS 2.00 18.50
MOONVINES, Noctiflora, Leari 2.00 18.50 3.00
PETUNIAS. Select double mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00
Single fringed, mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00
SALVIA, Bonfire, Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00
25 of ene variety at hundred rate, 250 at thousand rate.
R. VINCENT, JR. & SONSCO.,%'i|yS
WHITE MARSH.
Please mention the Exohanpe when writing.
-THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 731
714
The Florists' Exchange
FAIR OCTOBER MORN
ST. DAVIDS HARRIS 1 1
5 to 7, strong, healthy bulbs, 400 case, $5.00 per 100
7 to 9, strong, healthy bulbs, 200 case, 10.00 per 100
PAPER WHITES
Extra fine bulbs for forcing $9.00 per 1000
FREES I AS
Selected 80c. per 100, $7.50 per 1000
Purity, Queen of all Freesi.is. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
New Consignment of SPAWN
Easily grown under greenhouse benches. 8 lbs., $1.00
SACRED LILIES Basket 30 $1.25
WM. ELLIOTT &SONS/'NEw{i;.i;
the Exchange when ^
-TO THE TRADE-
HENRY MEnE, Quedlinburg, Germany
^""^"^^^ (Established ia 1787)
Grower and Exporter oa the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and EARN SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas,
Ramshes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz., 81.75 per ^ oz., $1.00 per ^ oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order. ... ,
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
seeds on contract.
PleaBO mention the Exchange when writiBg.
J
Corms of Gladiolus Panama. V^:rJr:ScT.SJTinIrS
100 ; $100.00 per 1000.
Conns, J5.00 per 1000; t40.00 per 10,000. Young bulbs o{
ulddlOlUS NiSgSrfl. same, IK-in. and over. $5.00 per 100 ; $40.00 per 1000.
GIsdiolus Ani6ric3. s--"- »■"' °^=^ *9<» p^ loo" ; jso-oq p" w-ooo-
ALL STRICTLY TRUE TO NAME
For prices on larger quantities, apply to
BADER & CO.
Wholesale
Bulb Growers
Sassenheim, Holland
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
— BUXUS ARBORESCENS —
In Pyramid and Bush Forms, Perfect Shapes.
From the Terra Nova Nurseries, Holland. Write now for their special offer
this Fall or next Spring shipment, to
AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS p. o. box 752. 51 Barclay street. New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FALL
BULBS
Itighest Quality Stock
Prices Very Reasonable
Send for Coialogue
JAMES VICK'S SONS
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MUSHROOM SPAWN
New Shipments just received
Wnglish, Finest Quality. $8.00 per 100 lbs
American, Pure Culture, $12.00 per 100 lbs.
WEEBER & DON
Seed Merchants
114 Chambers St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
and
BtlLBd
W.C.Beckert
IOI-I03 Pederal Streel
PITTSBURGH, PA. ^toth Sde)
Our Adverfising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT!
USE FOR RESULTS!
New Crop
Sweet
p
eas
Christmas or
Winter-Flowering
Our new crop of Sweet
Peas has just arrived,
and we can fill orders
promptly. The germina-
tion and quality are of
the very best.
True Christnias-Flo>vering
Sweet Peas
White. Pure white; fine, large flowers, borne pro- Oz.
fusely $0.20
Pink. Companion to the above 20
Meteor. Best Christmas red; splendid, large flowers .20
Florence Denzer. A splendid white 15
Le Marquis. A beautiful shade of violet, extra
fine 20
Mrs. Wm. Sim. The very best of all the pink
shades, highly recommended 25
Mrs. C. H. Totty. This is a very desirable color,
silvery sky-blue, slightly later than the earliest
varieties 20
Mrs. E. Wild. Early flowering, brilliant red 20
Watchung. Early-flowering Christmas type, black-
seeded white 20
Blanche Ferry. Pink and white, same in color as the
old standard, popular Blanche Ferry, only of the
Christmas-flowering type 20
Mrs. Alex. Wallace. This variety is without a doubt
the peer of all lavender colors. Mrs. A. Wallace
is now so well known that further description is
unnecessary 25
S. & W. Co.'s Earliest White. A special white,
being notable for its long steins and purity of
flowers 25
S. & W. Co.'s Sunbeams. A splendid novelty in
Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas. Flowers are
very open and of a clear primrose yeUow. Every-
one should try some of this variety this season 30
Snowbird. Black-seeded early white 20
Mrs. Dolansky. Early-flowering pure pink, or Prima
Donna.. 20 .50 .75 l.J
Our SWEET PEAS are all grown by a specialist, and for
quality cannot be better at any price.
Mlb.
$0.50
.50
.50
.35
>4lfa.
S0.75
.75
.75
.60
Lb.
$1.50
1.50
1.50
1.00
.50
.75
1.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.50
.50
.75
.75
1.50
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.85
.50
1.50
.75
2.50
1.50
Mignonette
S. & W. Co.'s Triumph. This Mignonette is one of the choicest H °^-
varieties for Winter forcing. In type similar to AUen's Defiance,
except that spikes are more compact and the individual florets are
much larger in size. Seed of this grand variety is grown in our
greenhouses and is saved from the best spikes. Plants grow from
2 to 3 feet high, producing flower-spikes up to 20 inches long.
Pkt. (about 1000 seeds), 50c $0.75
30-32 Barclay Street NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing-.
October 4, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
715
Silver Pink
The new Snapdragon that yields from seed
more blossoms than any greenhouse plant.
Sow seed now for continuous crop of flowers
from Easter until July. Price of seed $1.00
per pkt.; 3 pkts., $2.50; 7 pkts., $5.00.
Splendid, well branched plants, October de-
livery, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 500 or
more at 1000 rate. Cash. Though we have
25,000 plants you had better order early.
G.S. RAMS6URG, Somer$worth,N.n.
ention the Exchange when i
NARCISSUS
Paper White Grandiflora
Superior Quality Selected Bulbs
13-15 Centimeters
Per 100 $1.00
Per 1000 8.25
Per 5000 $8.00 per 1000
Cases contain 1250 bulbs.
Chinese Sacred Lilies
Per basket (30 bulbs) $1.25
100 1000
Lilium Candidum $6.00 $50.00
Lilium Formosum, 7-9 7.00 65.00
Lilium Harrisli, 5-7 4.00 37.50
Oxalis (Bermuda Buttercup). 1.15 10.00
Mammoth Freesias. French
grown 1.25 10.00
Mastica, for glazing. .Qt., 40c; gal. $1.35
Mastica Machine 1.25
Send for Wholesale Bulb Catalogue
Johnson Seed Co.
217 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. FinMt grown Single
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds, ll.OOi 1000
seeds, $1.50; H pkt. 50c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA KewensU, Sweet Yellow. 25c.
PRIMULA malacoldes. Giant Baby. 2So.
PRIMULA obconlca. New Giants. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. 50c.
CINERARIA. Large-Bowering. dwarf, miied,
1000 seeds. 50c.; H pkt. 25c.
DAISY (BelUs) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Ex. Pkt. 25c.
6000 seeds. Sl.OO; ^ pkt. 50c.; $3.50 per
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perret added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer tiian ever.
CASH. Liberal eitra count.
JOHN. F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
DAyCirC The Jennings Strain
Seed, grown from tlie very finest selected plants,
all large flowering, in great variety of fancy colors,
100 by mail, 60c.; by express, 83.60 per 1000;
3000 for SIO.OO.
The above are field-grown, strong, healthy
plants. Seeds of above strain, pkg. of 5000 seeds,
$1.00; 1 oz. S5.00.
Large plants for Winter blooming, $1.00 per 100;
ready last of October. Cash with order.
SOUTIIPORT, CONN.
Grower of the Finest Pansles
PleaEO mention the ExchanBO when wrltlnir.
CANNAS
v.irictics for Fall ,and Winter
$7.00 per 1000 up.
For all other bulbs ask for our price list.
IMPERIAL SEED SPUN! CO. Grange, Ballimorr, Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
Antirrhinum NELROSE
The Cut Flower Novelty of the Year
Dozen, $3.00 ; 25, $5.00 ; 100, $12.00
First batch ready November 15th
f. W. fletcher & Co. ""7,5^'
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massie, Minneap-
olis. Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Therkildson, Paines-
ville, C; secretary (re-elected), C. B.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. P. "Wll-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC. — Sept. 23, S. S. Minne-
tonka — J. M. Thorburn & Co., 13 pkgs.
seeds, etc.; F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 5
cases seeds; S. S. Nieuw Amsterdam —
C. V. Smith, 31 cases trees, etc.; F. R.
Pierson Co., 1 case shrubs; A. Schultheis,
6 cases bulbs: R. F. Lang, 51 cases
shrubs; K. J. Krug-. 81 cases bulbs; C. D.
Stone & Co., 2 cases bulbs; Weeber &
l.ion, 1 case bulbs; H. Bischoft & Co., 2
cases trees, etc.; Vaughan's Seed Store.
9 pkgs. bulbs, etc.; P. A. Havemeyer,
2 cases bulbs; W. B. Marshall & Co.,
9 cases bulbs; W. Elliott & Sons. 4
cases bulbs; Bernard Judae & Co., 2
cases bulbs, etc.; W. S. Collins, 21 cases
bulbs: Stumpp & Walter Co., 14 cases
bulbs; H. Langeler. 49 cases bulbs; J. M.
Thorburn & Co., 70 bags seed; P. Hen-
derson & Co., 200 bags seed: A. Baldwin
& Co., 1 case bulbs: Maltus & Ware. 3
cases trees, 532 do. bulbs; I. P. Roosa,
12 cases bulbs: A. T. Boddlngton, 16
cases bulbs: Blliott Auction Co., 3 cases
bulbs; P. C, Kuyper & Co., 147 cases
bulbs; R. F. Lang, 14 pkgs. bulbs, etc.
Sept. 24, S. S. Finland-Lunham & Moore,
27 cases plants; Maltus & Ware, 2 cases
trees, 157 cases plants; F. Meyer, 32
cases plants: O. G. Hempstead & Son,
21 cases plants; Vaughan's Seed Store.
144 cases plants: P. C. Kuyper & Co..
12 cases plants: McHutchison & Co., 122
cases plants. Sept. 25, S. S. Christopher
— A. L. Davis, 1 bbl. roots; C. Worrell.
2 cases roots; C. Cuchlow, 1 box roots:
R. Clarke, 1 box roots: J. S. Ashhy. 1-box
roots. Sept. 27. S. S. Pretoria — Vaughan's
Seed Store, 15 bags seed.
European Notes
We are back in Summer once more,
and careful investigation shows that the
moisture has not gone into the ground
more than one inch. Transplanting is
therefore quite out of the question so
far as Brassicas are concerned, and we
must prepare our minds for a consider-
able shortage in these articles next sea-
son. There are many failures reported
already and the list of them grows longer
every day. The later sown biennials,
such as iBeets, Mangels, Carrots, Ruta-
bagas and Turnips will benefit consider-
ably by the recent rains, but much more
rain will be needed before transplanting
can safely be done.
Those of us who are dwellers in cities
supposed, when we were caught in a
heavy shower, that all the trouble caused
by tile drought was over, but when we
visit the farms we find that the afore-
said showers have hardly laid the dust.
It is impossible to insist too strongly
upon the necessity for keeping a firm
hand upon reliable stocks of anything
useful in the way of Cabbage or Kale.
OLD FACTS
WITH WHISKERS
are just as welcome as though they came
in sheath gowns, as long as they are facts.
Life is too short for consumers to em-
ploy detectives to ferret out merchants
who have the kind of goods they need.
So we have to toot our own horn in type
to let you know what we have to offer —
that we have the goods you need.
The fellow who doesn't toot, generally
hasn't anything worth tooting about.
It's hard too, to write something that
will command your attention. Anyone can
write with ink, but to get the right mixture
of brain and ink to make the machine go
is another matter.
__Well, today we want to toot about our
Horseshoe Brand Giganteum, born in
Japan.
You can't get better Lily bulbs. There
are none produced with so much care and
we don't know of an}^ which will flower as
well on the average.
Prices are reasonable. Deliveries are
prompt. We want your order — can we
have it? Answer now.
Ralph M. Ward
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET,
NEW YORK
i mention the Exchange when writing.
Alot hoiv cheap.
But how good
716
The Florists' Exchange
Wholesalers
Bulbs
We not only import the
largest quantity of bulbs to
America, but we carry in
stock and in season the most complete assortment
^.^ £ ,_ I 1 of bulbs for florists. We can fill your complete wants
\^A CV*A promptly and from our own stock. We con-
stantly strive for early deliveries, but we do not
order any bulbs dug prematurely. Look out for
early dug, weak forcing Lily bulbs. They will
not carry well in storage.
IN STOCK NOW, NEARLY ALL LEADt RS
DUTCH HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, TULIPS,
As well as the following EARLY ITEMS : p„ ^f„„
Hyacinths, White Romans, 11-12 (2500 to case) |23 00
Narcissus, Paper White, Star Brand, (1000 to case) ...'.'.'..' 11 00
Narcissus, Paper White, Fancy, (1250 to case) 9^00
FREESIAS
FRENCH GROWN 100 1000
Jumbo, 3<s: in. and up SI. 75 $12.00
Mammoth, J4 to % in 1.15 10.00
First QuaUty, ?^ to J^ in 85 7.50
CALIFORNIA GROWN
Choice, M to M in 65 5.00
rirst QuaUty, 5^ to >^ in 45 3.00
TRUE PURITY ' lOO-'-rinoo
% in. to M in $2.50 $20.00
H in. and over 1.75 15,00
5^ in. to K in 1.50 12.00
NEW COLORED
Per 100 $7.00
HARRIS 1 1 100 Fiiooo
7 to 9 in. (200 to case) $9.00 $85.00
FORMOSUM
Ten days in cold storage before planting bring them
early. lOo 1000
6 to 8 inch (350 to case) $4.00 $35.00
CANDIDUM ,0 ,„„
First Size Bulbs $4.50 $40.00
Select Bulbs 5.OO 45.00
G IGANTEUM from cold storage
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $12.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case) 16.00 per case
OTHER LILIES
FROM STORAGE
ALBUM, 8-9 in $9.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 8-9 in 6.00 per 100
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
BOXWOOD. CUT SPRAYS. Book orders now for your holiday supply.
MMi Vaughan's Seed Store chicag.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
Engflish Lot
jost off ship.
Bricks thorough-
ly " Run."
Highest Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Barclay Street, NEW YORK
Bidwell & Fobps
Gro>vers of
Gladioli
Kl NSMAN, OHIO
ention the Exchange when writing.
H.H.Berger&Co.
^ Bulbs, Seeds, Bamboos,
Palm Seeds
70 WARREN STREET :: NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
All advance orders for my original
WINTER
Sweet Pea Seed
have been promptly filled, and each
additional order is sent the same day
as received as long as the seed will last.
Send for list.
New Winter Orchid or
Gold Medal Sweet Pea
I have cut down many large orders
r .. r • i_ I - • ,. ■ , putting the balance of the seed in col-
lection o eight named varieties of the best commercial colors just to give even
the smallest grower a chance to try them.
Collection of eight named varieties, in commercial colors: Pink and White,
White, Soft Pink, Lavender, Dark Rose, etc. Sufficient to plant 100 feet
row. Price, $4.00 for one collection. Not more than three coUections to each
customer.
Winter Orchid Sweet Peas in Mixture
Containing about 20 distinct colors. Price, }4-oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $7.00. Not
more than 2 ozs. to each customer.
ANT. C, ZVGLANEK, sweet Pea Ranch, LOMPOC, CAL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
J. BOLGIANG & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
Establlahed 1818. Writa for our low prlcea.
LIGHT, PRATr AND ELLICOTr STREETS
-t ILTIMOH e MD.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
As' regards annual crops, pole Beans
cause us the most anxiety just now, a
fair estimate placing the crop of scarlet
runners at about six bushels per acre.
This means that they will be worth fully
double the usual price. America is
not so much interested in this article as
is Europe, especially Great Britain, but
an increased demand for them is spring-
ing up on your side, as they become bet-
ter known. The writer can testify that
when they have been properly cooked
and served up with good mutton chops
and trimmings, they have always been
thoroughly enjoyed by friends from your
side.
Our California crops (?) of Sweet
Peas are just to hand. We hardly know
whether to weep over our own prospec-
tive losses or over the severe losses our
California friends have already sustained.
In any case we can sincerely sympathize
with them.
"One touch of Nature makes the whole
world kin." We feel that from our
hearts as we read in the columns of
The Florists' Exchange of the tragic-
ally sudden death of William Henry
Maule. A man with a striking individu-
ality, he was the soul of honor in all
his business transactions ; his intellect
was keen and bright and, as the present
writer knows full well, within a some-
times rugged exterior he carried a very
warm heart. He will be sorely missed
by all his friends.
EtrsoPEAN Seeds.
American Notes
Never in the history of the Autumn
l)uli> trade in this country have general
ccinditions been more favorable at the
first of October than they are this year.
To begin with, the bulbs commenced to
arrive so early that already a full month
of steady and continuously increasing
selling has been accomplished, with the
result that nu^ch larger quantities have
been disposed of than usual for the first
part of the sea.son. As soon as cooler
weather conditions materialize the rush
of the season will be underway, but no
seedsman ever expects this intense sell-
ing period until the outdoor flower gar-
dens begin to wane in earnest. Every
line of the trade is strong and steady,
and the holders of good bulb stocks would
seem to have the advantage in the sell-
ing. Xo surpluses of bulbs of any mo-
ment are being offered anywhere ; but,
on the other hand, shortages are every
day being reported. During the past
week, mother bulbs of double-nosed Van
Sion Narcissus have advanced sharply
in price, at least $4 per 1000, and orders
cabled to Holland have revealed the fact
that very few or none remain in the
hands of our Dutch friends. The request
for "Blue" Hyacinths is daily growing
stronger, but none in any quantity would
seem to be forthcoming; and especially
are first size bulbs of such standard va-
rieties as Czar Peter, Grand Lilas, King
of the Blues, etc., in demand. Crocus
bulbs, both in the best named sorts and
mixed varieties, are being somewhat more
freely offered than a week ago. Paper-
white Narcissus holds firmly in price,
notwithstanding that several quite large
lots have been offered in an outside way
this past week. As the season of bulb
selling advances, it becomes more and
more apparent that all varieties are
being called for in named sorts and spe-
cial separate colors and shades as never
before, and very greatly to the exclusion
of the more common mixtures. The day
of common mixtures in bulbs is passing,
and much to the good of the trade, as it
means more expensive varieties and con-
sequently a larger aggregate value of
sales.
Since the rains unusually large quanti-
ties of Lawn Grass, Timothy, and other
Grass and Clover seeds have been in de-
mand; as well as such Autumn planted
seeds as Vetches. Soja Beans, Winter
Rye, etc., tor while quite late in the sea-
son for thi^ trade many planters have
waited until the drought was broken.
Hardy Iiily Bulbs
During the past few seasons
everything in hardy varieties of Lilies
has en.ioyed larger sales than ever be-
fore. There is no bulb that is more popu-
lar tor garden planting, and it is already
very apparent that the quantities of the
standard sorts to be disposed of this An-
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS. Seedsmen, 98 Chambers St., siVs'bTc^
Nev^ York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Oi'tciber 4-, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
717
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LILIUM CANDIDUN
AND OTHER SEASONABLE BULBS
The Liliutn Candidum we have on hand is no.v in co'd storage, therefore in par"e;tly dor.iiant and sound condition. Planted nou;_ in the open
ground or in pots, they will make their Winter growth— be very handy for Decoration Day or June weddings. We offer the following sizes till sold:
Lilium Candidum, 18/20 ctms., $3.75 per 100, $35.00 per looo Lilium Candidum, 23/22 ctms., $4.25 per too, I40.00 per 1000.
Lilium Candidum, 22/24 ctms., $4.75 per 100, $45.00 per 1000
All cold storage Lilium Giganteum sold. Still have on hand, however, the following:
LILIUM SPECIOSUM ALBUM— Cold Storage, 8- to 9-n., 225 bulbs in a case, S7.50 per 100, I50.00 per 1000, $12.00 per case.
Gladstone.
SPIRAEA, or ASTI LB E-(Coid storage)
100 1000 I Queen of Holland. One of the finest; grand florist's
Enormous spikes of pure white flowers. . . $6.00 $55.00 | variety, white
1000
$75.00
THE GODPREV CAUUA
A>-CALLA >ETHIOPICA
From the Guernsey Islands
(A New Source)
All in excellent condition, sound and free from disease.
The Godfrey Calla. Large bulbs, $7.50 per 100, $70.00 per 1000; First size, $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000; Mailing or Second size, $5.00 per
100, $45.00 per 1000.
CALLA /ETHlOPICA-CGuernsey Grown)
These bulbs have been selected with great care and are sound and free from rot and all with eyes.
iM to ij^ inches in diameter $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 | 2 to 2>^ inches in diameter $10.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
1% to 2 inches in diameter 7.00 per 100, 65.00 per 1000 | Monster Bulbs $16.00 per 100
ALL LESS 5 PER CENT. IF CASH ACCOMPANIES THE ORDER
Seedsmatif
342 West 14th Street,
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ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON,
NEW YORK CITY
Please i
MR. MAURICE FULD
FORMERLY OF
PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON
BECOMES
VICE-PRESIDENT
OF THIS COMPANY
OCTOBER 1, 1913
KNIGHT & STRUCK CO.
SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS
ONE MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK
"The Home of Heather".
Please mention the Exchange when writini
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nisturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Full List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SEED
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
We expect from our collector a fresh harvest.
Price on application.
SANDER. Bruges, Belgium
And 258 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Fleatje mention the Ejichange when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
tnnui will far exceed the sales of a year
ago. Do not try to carry in stock the
odd and fare varieties, as these can al-
ways be secured on orders as needed, but
a few standard and well known sorts will
be found most ready sellers. Aniong
these. Lilium candidum (sometimes
called St. Joseph's. Madonna, or Annun-
ciation Lily), should sell in very large
quantities; there are several sizes of the
bulbs that retail from about .$1 to $2.50
per dozen respectively. No Lily in years
has received such extensive advertising,
which fact insures its easy disposal.
Then the Japanese Lilies, that come later
in the season, are always sure to be in
very large demand. Of these the best
known and greatest seller is without
question the Lilium auratum. A con-
servative stock of the bulbs, w-hich re-
tail at from .$1.50 to .$4 per dozen, will
be found most; desirable to have on hand
in their season. Other Japanese Lilies
are the speciosum varieties, of which
album, Melpomene and rubrum are most
in demand ; all these also retail at from
.$2 to $3 per dozen, according to the qual-
ity of the bulbs. Such other varieties as
Henryi, Hansonii, superbum, tenuifo-
liura, etc., can always be had on the short-
est notice from the wholesale seedsmen.
This season, unless all signs fail, the
sales of hardy Lily bulbs of the best va-
rieties are destined to be of enormous
proportions; and it therefore behooves all
dtnli^rs to have an ample stock of the
bulbs of the standard varieties on hand.
The Seed Crops
The usual number of advices and
reports regarding the seed crops have
been received this past week, but after
.malyzing them all there would seem to
be little to speak of beyond what has al-
ready been told in previous weeks in this
column. One vital point, however, may
be said to permeate all of them and that
is, that as the final harvesting time draws
nearer and nearer, all reports have a de-
cided tendency to say, that it may turn
(lilt that more seeds than all along were
cN-pected may finally result. It is not
I hat tlie larger growers ever have the
Inisl tlioiiglit or intention of holding back
;in\- gooil seed cr.ip news, but being held
so alrictiv to every estimate made during
the season, they make all such advices
PANAMA
Our Magnificent
Pink Gladiolus
ORIGINATED BY FRANK BANNING
1st Size, $200.00 per 1000; 2nd Size, $150.00; 3rd Size, $100.00;
500 or 250 at 1000 rate.
Per 100: 1st Size, $30.00; 2nd Size, $22.00; 3rd Size, $15.00;
50 at 100 rate.
1st Size, 11^9 in. diameter and up; 2d Size, 1 to 132 in-; 3d Size, }4 to 1 in.
HEADQUARTERS STOCK. ORDER NOW AND GET EARLY DELIVERY
Ttlt PtKKINi-KlNG CO., w.,. »»,'.';. omo
most conservatively, so that if any
change does take place at the final har-
vesting it shall be for the better. This
in a nut-shell is the gist of the seed crop
reports of the past week. The worst
being now known, there may be in some
directions some little improvement.
V.
New York Seed Trade
The most important factor of trade at
the seed stores continues to be the ar-
rival and sale of bulbs. Several seeds-
men have received this week their second
or third invoice of Dutch bulbs. In ad-
dition to the regular sales, there was on
Thursday of this week at the J. C. Shute
& Co. warehouses, 231 Washington st.,
and at the Manhattan Refrigerator Co.,
Horatio and West sts., New York City,
an assignee's sale at public auction for
the benefit of the creditors of William
Ilagemann & Co. Theodore M. Crisp of
80 Broadway, as previously stated, is the
assignee. The sale was conducted by
Harry M. Moses, auctioneer,
Maurice Fuld, lately with the Henry
F. Michell Co, 518 Market st. Phila-
delphia, Pa„ and formerly of Boston, who
is well and favorably known to the trade,
with which he has been connected in vari-
ous capacities for many years, recently
severed his connection with the above
mentioned company and has become vice-
Fottler, Fiske,
Rawson Co.
BOSTON, MASS.
Cold Storage
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
PLANTED NOW.
FLOWERS AFTER CHRISTMAS
Prompt shipmcnis (rcim our own Cold Storage
Narcissus Paper White
Grandiflora
100 1000
13 ctm. bulbs (1250 to case)...$1.25 $8.50
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.50 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St., CHICAGO
Please mention the Exobange when writing.
718
The Florists' Exchange
Michell's Intermediate Giant-Flowering
SWEET PEA-BLANCHE FERRY
SEED SOWN IN OCTOBER WILL PRODUCE FLOWERS MARCH I5th.
A novelty of extraordinary value to the florist. Seed sown in October will
commence flowering March 15th and continue through April and May. Three
to four extra large blooms are produced on long stems from 16 to 20 inches in
length. The culture of this variety is the same as all other Winter-flowering
sorts, except that it should be sown during the month of October. Our seed is
original greenhouse-grown stock. Per oz. $1.00; $3.50 per 34 lb.; per lb. $12.00.
Also all other popular varieties of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas.
Michell's Giant Cyclamen Seed
New Crop. Quality Uusurpassed.
ENGLISH-GROWN SEED
100 Sds. 1000 Sds.
Soft Pink
White with Red Base
.... 1.00
8.50
Salmon Pinli
Mixed Colors
. ... 1.00
90
8..50
S.OO
GERMAN-GROWN SEED
100 Sds. 1000 Sds.
Album. White $0.75 86.00
Roseum. Pink 75 6.00
Rubrum. Red 75 6.00
White with Red Base 75 6.00
Mixed Colors 60 5.00
Send for Our Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't received a copy.
Henry F. Michell Co. 51.i«s;sTR«T
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pansy Seed
(NsMv Crop Seed)
SEND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, pSltiifELSiifJ'Vi.
Please mention the Erchango when writing.
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and
ONION SETS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prices
PANSIES
THORBURN'S SUPERB MIXTURE has been
known for years for its variety of color and size of
flowers, S4.00 per oz.
We have also extra fine strains of Masterpiece,
Madam Perret, and all the leading varieties of
Giant Trimardeau.
Write for prices.
FREBSIA
100 iqoo
Refracta Alba. K to H in. diam. . .$0.60 84.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
5 to 7-in. circumference $5.00 S40.0U
6 to 7-iil. circumference 6.00 55.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
ROMAN HYACINTHS, 12-15 3.50 32.00
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandi-
flora, 13-15 1.25 8.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOG?
ASK FOR IT WHEN ORDERING
**The most reliable seeds"
53 Barclay St., (t id New York
Our New List
Gladioli
is now ready and will be
mailed on request.
It is a select list, as we
grow only those kinds
that come up to the
Flowerfield Standard
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y.
ntion the Exchange
Please mention the Exchangre when writing.
ASTERS
Large flowers on long stems. Tb»
finest quality grown. f^ '
AUGUST l8t TO OCTOBER' 3
HERBERT ® FLEISHAUER
ASTER SPECIALISTS
McMINNVILLE, OREGON
Please mention the Exchange when writtng.
S. M. ISBELL & CO. PLANTS, BULBS and SEEDS
JACKSON, MICH
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com
Correspondence Solicited
Pleaae mention the Exchange when -vriting.
It is our business to liave wliat you want
TRY US AND SEE am
S.S.SKIDELSKY®CO.
1218 Betz Bld^. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Catalogue for the aslcing
Please mention tiie Exchange when writing.
president of the well known Knight &
Struck Co., with greenhouses at Flush-
ing, N. Y., and a city office at 1 Madison
ave.
On Friday of last week there arrived
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
W. MacNiff a 30 pound boy baby — a new
auctioneer, of course. Mother and son
are both doing well.
The season has now arrived when the
displays^ of field crops are beginning to
appear in the various seed stores. This
week just within the doors of the spacious
store of Peter Henderson & Co. at 37
Cortlandt St., there is a large, varied and
interesting exhibit of field Squash and
Pumpkins, and also of field Corn on its
own stalks. The window display of bulbs
at this same store is also very compre-
hensive.
At Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St.,
there were seen this week some blooms of
the handsome new white Cactus Dahlia
Queen of Hearts, which this firm expects
to list among the new Dahlias next year.
Nature is full of freaks, and one of the
latest seen at 42 Vesey st. is an ear of
the black Mexican Corn with five small
ears growing around and joined to its
base, all enclosed within one husk. This
reminds one to say that the perfection of
nature is often harped upon, but the fact
is that perfect specimens in nature are
difiicult to find, and that nature is full
of sports and freaks, especially in the
horticultural line. The auctions at the
store of this firm are continued Tuesday
and Friday of each week as usual. Bulbs
are reported to be moving well.
At Vaughan's Seed Store, 25 Barclay
St., the Lilium raultiflorum bulbs arrived
on Saturday of last week and are being
shipped out in the filling of orders. The
bulb trade at this store is keeping every-
one busy, and the demand for the leading
kinds of Tulips is very strong, and also
for Hyacinths, which are becoming
scarce.
The demand for Darwin Tuilps for
outdoor planting, which are becoming ex-
ceedingly popular, and very justly so. is
reported at the Stumpp & Walter Co..
30-32 Barclay St., to be far in excess of
that of last year. In fact this company
finds that all bulb sales are early this
year and very large.
A display of specimens of garden and
field crops such as Peppers, Pumpkins
and Squash, just inside of the store en-
trance of J. M. Thorburn & Co., .53 Bar-
clay St., is attracting much attention this
week. Bulbs, a continued large display
of which is seen in the windows of the
store of this firm, are meeting, it is re-
ported, with an unusually heavy demand.
George Burnett of Burnett Bros., 98
Chambers St., has returned from his au-
tomobile trip through parts of Connecti-
cut, and reports that the improvements
of various kinds, both in the way of new
and enlarged buildings, and larger plant-
ings on many of the private estates which
he visited during his trip, are v?onderful.
Grass seed at the new store of this firm
is meeting with a continued large sale,
and sundries and bulbs are also in con-
stant demand.
Another shipment of bulbs from Hol-
land has been received this week by
Weeber &. Don of 114 Chambers st. It
is reported here that the Van Sion dou-
ble nosed Narcissi are selling very
rapidly. The window display this week
is a fine mixture of double and single
Narcissus for naturalizing, to which so
much attention is being justly paid on
large estates this Autumn.
The third invoice of Dutch bulbs has
been received at the store of W. E. Mar-
shall & Co., 166 W. 23d St. Gladiolus
and Watsonia bulbs are expected to ar-
rive soon. Mr. Marshall this week is
moving into his new bouse at West Hobo-
ken, N. J.
H. A. Bunyard is back from his va-
cation and is seen again at his desk at
A. T. Boddington's, 342 W. 14th st. Mr.
Bunyard's comment upon his recent va-
cation is that the blue fish and blue point
oysters at Blue Point, L. I., where he
passed his vacation, made a very fine
l)lue aggregation.
Chas. Schwake has resigned from the
corporation of Chas. P. Meyer (formerly
Chas. P. Meyer) with which he has been
associated since its establishment in
1902, and has now formed a company
under the title of Chas. Schwake & Co.
Inc., with offices at 90 to 92 West Broad-
way. New York, for the purpose of im-
porting and exporting bulbs, seeds,
plants, and all other items pertaining to
the horticultural line. Mr. Schwake has
PLANTS
Plants from 214-ia. pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ANTHERICUM vit-
tatum, SMILAX, FICUS repens.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy Eng-
Ush; PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS,
ANTHERICUM vittatum.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Dwarf and tall, fine
bushy plants. 5-in. pots, Sl.OO per doz.
BOUVARDIAS. White, scarlet, pink. 4M-in.
pots, Sl.OO per doz.
HYDRANGEAS. New French Varieties.
Plants from open ground, bushy, 1 doz. varieties,
83.00. 12 varieties from 4-in. pots. $2.00 per doz.
12 varieties from 3-in. pots, Sl.OO per doz.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. 4-in. pots, Sl.OO per
PANDANUS Veitchii. 4-in. pots, 25c. each;
5-in. pots, 50c. each.
FERNS, Boston, Scottii, Wliitmani. 4-in.
pots, $2.00 per doz.; 5-in. pots, S3.00 per doz.
FERNS. For dishes, fine varieties, 2H-in.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. Full of berries, 4H-
in. pots, $2.00 per doz.
POINSETTIAS. Fine plants, 4-in. pots, $1.50
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-in. pots, $2.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri Seedlings. Strong,
60c. per 100.
rVY, Hardy English. Strong plants, 4-in. pots,
$1.00 per doz.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4-in. pots, fine plants.
$2.00 per doz.
COCOS Weddeliana. 3-in. pots. S1.50 per doz.
CLEMATIS Paniculata Seedlings. Sl.OO
per 100.
BULBS
Plants and Roots
IN SEASON
f.W.O.Scliinitz,PrinccBay,N.Y.
Importer and Exporter of
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application lo
S. D. WOODRUf f & SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Orange, Conn.
Please mention the Eiohange when writing-
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Barney
J. M. Gleason I
Peter M. Miller
Managers of Schlegel A
Pettier Co. ^,
J. P. A Cu
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street, - Boston, Mass.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheapier grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufactuiers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
Sr. PAUL, MINN.
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GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
C.J.SPEELMAN®SO>S
Sassenheim
Holland
Burpee's Seeds
PH1L3DELPHI3
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT
USE FOR RESULTS
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October i, 1913.
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719
GET OUR NEW
WHOLESALE CATALOG
ROSES, CANNAS
SHRUBS, [tc.
JUST OUT
THE CONARD& JONES CO.,
WEST GROVE, PA.
RIGHT HERE IN
CONNECTICUT
Per 100
SMILAX. 2^-ia., strong. . .$2.00
SPRENGERI. 3-m., heavy.. 4.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. S-in.. 5.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 5-in. .15.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 6-m.. 20.00
VINCA Variegata. S-in 3.50
GENISTA. 4-m 12.00
ASSORTED FERNS for
FERNERIES. 2M-in 3.50
CYCLAMEN. 4-in..$10 and 15.00
RRAINARH N"R5ERY AND
dKAIIiAKU mm?k ny
ENflELDST. THOMPSONVIlLE,CONN.
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Hardy Perennials
Strong, field-grown plants,
85.00 per 100
SCABIOSA Japonica
STOKESIA cyanea alba
STOKESIA, 'blue
DIANTHUS lat. atr. fl. pi.
SAPONARIA Caucasica fl. pi.
EUPATORIUM ageratoides
EUPATORIUM coelestinum
CASSIA floribunda, $5.00 per 100.
SHASTA DAISIES, LYCHNIS
Chalcedonica, 3-in., $3.50 per
100.
LIGUSTRUM ovalifolium aure-
um. Golden-leaved Privet, 2
years. $7.00 per 100.
C'ayh with order.
A.niRSCnLE6ER,RivfR$iD[,N.].
the Exchange whe
Smilax Plants
Strong, bushy stock from 3-in.
pots, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per
1000.
2-in., very fine, $1.25 per 100,
$10.00 per 1000.
Can ship at once.
R. KILBOURN
CLINTON, N. Y.
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had a long and valuable experience, and
so is thoroughly informed as to marljet
conditions and what maltes for the benefit
of his customers.
Chicago Seed Trade
The seedsmen who cater to a retail trade
were fairly busy last week, and on Sat-
urday, September 27, a real rush was ex-
perienced.
The counter trade is now well on, but
so far only bulbs are being disposed of to
any great extent. The inquiries for all
other stocli are coming in strong,
which indicates that there will be
a large demand for all stoclf suit-
able for Fall planting as soon as
a killing frost causes much of the
Summer stock to be removed from the
beds and borders.
At Vaughan's Seed Store all hands are
busy. The opening of the retail trade
has caused much activity in that depart-
ment. The wholesale trade has been
brisk for several weeks. Stock in large
quantities is shipped daily from the West
Side warehouses. J. C. Vaughan reached
this city on Sept. 24, after an extended
European trip. To commemorate his
safe return to his accustomed place at
the head of the extensive business he has
established, he was presented with a
handsome gold watch on his arrival, the
offering of the employees at the city
stores and the greenhouses at Western
Springs in token of their good will.
J. C. Leonard of the Leonard Seed Co.
states that the reports from Nebraska
are to the effect that no damage from
recent frosts was incurred by any of the
seed crops in that section. The upper
leaves of the Squash crop have been
slightly nipped but to no detriment of the
crop. Corn is maturing three weeks in
advance of past seasons. The Pea crop
in this section has not been hurt and will
average a fair yield. The Michigan crop
of white Beans, from present observa-
tions, will average about 9 bushels to the
acre.
At Winterson's Seed Store there is an
unusual demand for certain Dutch stock.
Named Hyacinths in the best sizes and
Murillo Tulips are items that there is an
unusually increased demand for. The re-
tail business is now brisk in all other
lines of stock. John Degnan states that
they have sold more Peonies this Fall so
far than they have altogether since
they have been in business.
At the store of A. Henderson & Co.,
business is quite brisk. A full supply
of all stock in season is now on hand
and is moving rapidly. Mr. Henderson
is suffering from a severe cold that
caused him to remain at home for several
days last week, but is again at the store
somewhat improved in condition and
still a busv man.
The Hollenbach Seed Store on W.
Lake st. presents a very attractive ap-
pearance. The interior, having been re-
cently decorated in becoming colors, is
now well filled with bulb stock and a
full line of seeds in bulk and packages.
Mr. Hollenbach states that the reported
shortage on many varieties of seed may
not be as bad as was indicated some
weeks ago. This early in the^ season
some Nebraska houses are mailing pre-
liminary price lists of surplus vine seeds.
Some of the large contract growers of
California that have contracts with deal-
ers in this city for Jan. 1 delivery are
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POINSETTIAS
Do not delay in getting your Poinsettia pans planted. There
is still time, if you will carry them fairly warm, to get nice salable
pans, but get them planted as soon as possible now. We have
the plants in prime condition and can ship promptly.
$5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
Field-Grown Carnation Plants are all sold.
Write us about Rooted Cuttings for early or late delivery.
BAUR & SKINKAMP camauonBree^ieT. indJaHapolis, Ind.
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JUST now, when the seedsmen at large are beginning to devote thought to the big catalog for
their Spring trade of 1914, we beg to remind them that the A. T. De La Mare Ptg.
AND Pub. Company is in a first-class position to get them up original cover designs, in
from one to four colors, and to execute the printing in the most uptodate and approved
methods. Having had experience with catalog covers for many years we consider our firm par-
ticularly qualified for the execution of tliis class of work.
Let us baue your Cover suggestion and we will do the rest.
We are equally prepared to do the body of the catalog. On our monotype machines we can
set up the type at any time between now and the time for closing up the catalog, thus having the
type ready to make up into pages at any moment. Corrections of prices can be made when
closing up the catalog.
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SELF-TICD
ROSE STAKES
"THE LOOP!
THE LOOP'S THE THING!"
Write for Price List C
ily-THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO.
Manufacturers of
Self-tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
CARNATION PLANTS
lOU 1000
WHITE WONDER $6.00 $60.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS... 5.00 45 00
WHITE PERFECTION 5 00 45.00
ENCHANTRESS 4.50 40.00
WHITE BROS., Medina, N. Y.
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I^ AMERICAN CARNATION ^a'iS
A.L De U Hare Pte. S Pub. Co.. 2 to 8 Duane SL. N.Y.
CARNATIONS
We offer an exceptionally fine lot of plants, field grown, planted
from two-inch pots. They are stocky and well branched, just right
for benching.
White Enchantress Benora
Beacon Pink Enchantress
Dorothy Gordon Brooklyn
Price $6.00 per 100.
PETER HENDERSON & CO.
35-37 Cortlandt St., NEW YORK CITY
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FIELD
GROWN
Stocky Plants, Medium Size, Right for Planting
CARNATION PLANTS
White Perfection -
Enchantress - - -
Harry Fenn - - -
Mrs. C. W. Ward -
White Enchantress -
Per 100
$5.00
■ 5.00
5.00
6.00
5.00
Lady Bountiful - -
Rose Pink Enchantess
Dorothy Gordon - -
Victory, 2nd size - -
Per 100
$5.00
5.00
5.00
■ 3-00
EDWARD J. TAYLOR. Greens Farms. Conn.
ntion the Exchange when writing.
EZ-
Carnation and
Chrysanthemum
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Prices and Samples on Request
PRICES
1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 $l.i
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.;
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 l.(
1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 1.!
6.000-10.000, per 1,000 1.!
n. 11,000-60,000, per 1,000 1.1
1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 I.;
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.;
n. 11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.;
n. 1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 l.>
n. 6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1 .e
n. 11,000-50,000, per 1,000 l.J
Williams' Florist Supply House
Works, 189-195 Mohawk St.
Utlca, New York
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^i'own Carnation Plants
5000 Enchantress 2000 Sangamo
4000 Queens
$35.00 and $40.00 per 1000
These plants are very healthy and free
from disease. Cash with order.
F B. ftBRAMS. Biue Poiat W. Y.
A Few Hundred
Carnation Plants
Enchantress, 6c. Harlowarden, 4c.
ARTHUR COOMBS, West Harlford, Conn.
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FIELD-GROWN
CARNATIONS
NICE, EXTRA FINE PLANTS.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay, the
bread and butter Carnation.
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per looo.
Cash with order. Satisfaction guaranteed
Address all orders to
gOWEHL&GRSNZ
Hlcksville. (L. I.) N. Y.
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TheExchange-Alertand Up-to-date
Carnation Plants
To ckan up, we offer
flRST ClASS PLANTS at
greatly RfDUCED PRICES,
in thefoilowing varieties.
Enchantress "i Price
White Enchantress i cj rn mn
Rose Pink Enchantress f **-50 P^r 100
White Perfection J $40.00 per 1000
The best stock; same as used for our own planting
PETER REINBERG
30 E.
Randolph St.,
Chicago, 111.
the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Cuttings
Enchantress Supreme. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
Gloria (New). $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
i.OO per 100, $40.00 per 1000
20.000 Chrysanthemum Stock Plants
Also 100,000 Chrysanthemum Cuttings when ready. All varieties.
Westboro Conservatories 3„(| Worcester Conservatories
Leonard C. Midgley, Prop. WeStborO, MaSS. Hcniy F. Midglcy, Prop. Worcester, MaSS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
o«Slv". CARNATION PLANTS ?L"fi™
Per 100 Per 1000
Cash Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, Dorothy Gordon . .$6.00 S-'iS.OO Special
with White Perfection 5.50 50.00 price
order. White Enchantress 5.00 45.00 on 5,000
Bell Telephone, Troy 1315-J
REYNOLDS & NACKAY,
ROAD, TROY, N. Y.
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fiap-GRoww CARNATIONS | Enchantress Supreme
LIMESTONE LAND. NO STEM ROT.
500 Victory, $6.00 per 100 ; $55.00 per 1000.
1500 White Enchantress, $7.00 per 100; $65.00
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates. Cash, please.
Wells Fargo, United States and AmericaD Express.
JOHN F. SABRANSKY, Kenton, Ohio
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riELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VElTCHIl, strong, from
pots, 8c. Cash with order.
DAILLEDOUZE BROS.
LENOX and TROY AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
nention the Excha
ntion the Excha
CARNATION
r.DORNER&SONSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
on the Eiichn
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE Is the
only trade paper publishing an Index to
stock advertised In each Issue, and this
feature means that a reader In need of,
say, Carnations, can look al this Index
and refer to all ativertisements of Car-
nations, large and small alike. It brings
the results of Classified Advertisements
In addition to the regular display adver-
tisements, and with no extra cost, ex-
cept to us. Can you think of better ad-
vertising service than this?
ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS
For October Delivery 100 1000
ENCHANTRESS $2.25 $20.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2.2S 20.00
VICTORY, red 2.25 20.00
COMFORT,red 2.25 20.00
ST. NICHOLAS, red 2.25 20.00
Bassett's Floral Gardens
B. S. BASSETT, Prop., LOOMIS, CALIFORNIft
GROWN Carnation Plants
Per 100
800 Pink Enchantress $6 00
1000 Winsor 6 00
600 GERANIUM S. A. Nutt, 3H-in 4 00
500 BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in 3.00
Cash, please
GEORGE W. RUSSELL, Eishkill-on-Hudson.N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
h'^h^N CARNATIONS
100 1000
Wodenethe SIO.OO
White Enchantress S.OO $75.00
White Perfection 8.00 75.00
Rose-Pink Enchantress 7.00 60.00
Enchantress 7.00 60.00
C. H. TOTTY, Madison. N. J.
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October 4-, li)13.
The Florists' Exchange
721
Sim's Violet Plants
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-OrVB OP OUR PIEl-DS-
We will start ship-
ping as soon as we get
some frost to check the
growth. This is usually
about October 12th to
15th.
The plants are now T
full of buds and b!os- |
soms. You can start |
picking right away. I
This is the Finest Looking Field of Violets in America
There are 150,000 plants. The variety is PRINCESS OF WALES (Single), selected stock. They are 14 inches apart and are now touching each other.
The runners have never been allowed to grow, so that large, long-stemmed flowers will be the result this Winter. There is not one plant in the whole field that
is not the picture of health. These plants should pay for themselves in a short time, as they are loaded with buds. We will sell this lot, while they last, at
$6.00 per 100, or $50.00 per 1000. Do not wait until they are gone before ordering. There will be a slight charge on cases and packing extra.
WILLIAM SIM, CLIFTONDALE, MASS.- «
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ORCHIDS
CUT BLOOMS of Cattleyas, Den-
drobiums, Oncidiums, Cypripediums,
etc., at their season.
Quality second to none. Prices right.
Prompt delivery.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower FALL RIVER, MASS.
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ORCHIDS
Freshly imported CATTLEYAS lablata, Dowl-
ana. Gaskelliana, Triame and specioslsslma;
ODONTOGLOSSUM ferande; ONCIDIUM
eplendidum and blcallosum; LYCASTE Skin-
ner!, etc. Write for Special List No. 51.
Our Catalogue of established Orchids is yours
for the asking.
LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. I.
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ORCHIDS
Autumn
Importations
C. TRIANyB C. GIGAS
Semi-established
C. Trlana;, C. Lablata, C. Gaskelliana,
C. Glgas, C. Mossto, C. Schroederae.
And all the best commercial Orchids.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DeBUCK, P. o. Box 73 Secaucus, N. J.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Chrysoniheumsm
and Fertilene
ELMER D. SM ITH © CO.
Orchids
2000 potted plants In sheath. HOLIDAY
STOCK.
One-year established potted plants, case lot
prices. Grower receives double value and
QUICK RETURNS
Will you have all the nowers you want in Decem-
ber? Special prices ready.
CATTLEYAS. DENDROBIUMS, ONCIDI-
UMS, LAELIAS, etc.
Freeman Orchid Co.
G. L. FREEMAN, Manager
FALL RIVER, MASS.
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now urging their eustoiners here to ac-
cept an earlier delivery than agreed upon.
One Onion seed grower is endeavoring
to effect an Oct. 1 delivery to make room
in his barns for the remainder of the
crop. This is not agreeable to the local
dealers, as this seed is not much in de-
mand before March next, so that Jan. I
is as early a delivery as is required.
There is also a shrinkage in the weight
of seeds that the dealers prefer to take
place while on the hands of the grower
and save them from this loss. Another
objection to an earlier delivery than
agreed on is the early maturing of the
bills for same.
Henry W. Bruns on W. Randolph st.
reports a good trade in Radish and Let-
tuce seed to the vegetable growers who
cultivate these crops under glass during
the Winter season. The harvesting of
Onion sets is now about complete with
him.
F. O. Franzen, 5319 N. Clark st., has
just received his full shipment of Dutch
bulbs, which are being displayed in his
new store. In seeds he has a full liiie
of all garden and flower stock. In his
section of the city there is a good retail
trade for all stock in his line. In addi-
tion to this, however, he is building up a
desirable wholesale trade of which he is
very proud. .,,-,,
August Geweke, president of the Cook
County Truck Gardeners and Farmers'
Association, is interesting himself in the
movement for good roads. He states
that if Cook County will build 3.32 miles
of permanent hard roads the acreage in
garden truck will be increased fully one
half. With the present condition of the
roads it costs the vegetable growers too
much to market their crops. Mr. Geweke
stated to the county commissioners that
with better roads the income to the grow-
ers could be materially increased, and
lower prices on vegetable food stuffs
could be realized by the consumers in the
city.
Wm. Langhout, representing Van Zon-
nevelt & Phillipo, bulb growers of Hol-
land, is again in the city. He is called
the belhvether of the Dutch bulb sales-
men.
Cleveland Seed Trade"?1^ '
The bulb season is on and our local
stores have begun business in earnest.
Judging by present inquiries and past ex-
perience, we can expect a greater sale of
bulbs of all kinds for forcing than ever
before, for there is nothing more pro-
ductive of enjoyment during the Winter
months than blooms of Dutch bulbs.
Kendel's Seed Store is displaying varie-
ties best suited to amateur conditions. In
addition a full line of supplies suitable
for the purpose are being shown.
At Wood & Co.'s there is the usual dis-
play of seasonable stock. Comment is
directed toward the bulbs of the Autumn
flowering Crocus (Colchicums), now
throwing blooms even though not in soil
or water. Our general public seems but
ill acquainted with this unusual flower.
Weather conditions have been a bit
unsettled for several weeks, as we have
had frosts. Summer heat, sunshine and
rain in rapid succession. Except in a
few country districts, the frosts have
done little or no damage, but have acted
as a stimulus to the sale of bulbs, as
might be expected.
Those members of the American Seed
Trade Association attending the conven-
tion last June will recall the pleasant re-
ception given them at Forest Hills. Mr.
Rockefeller's Cleveland home, by H. B.
Knapp, the genial superintendent.
After a long term in this capacity Mr.
20,000 Violet Plants
Extra fine, strong, healthy, field-grown plants of
Marie Louiset Farquhar, Princess of Wales and
La France, S5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
RICHARD LANGLE wHi^E^LUNt'-N. y.
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FIELD-GROWN PLANTS
Beady Now
Extra strong Princess of Wales, $5.00
per 100; good medium plants, $3.00 per
100, Extra strong California, $4.00 per
100; good No. 2. $2.60 per 100.
Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Please mention ths Exohange when writing.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CtilNNICKJRENTON,N.J.
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15,000 Violet Plants
aiarle ionise, Faxquhar, Iia France,
Princess of wales. Strong, healthy,
fleld-g-rown plants. $5.00 per 100, J46.00
per 1000.
BRUNO HENKER.wHirpUrVv.
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J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
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Palms Heacock-s Fcms
WMOUESAUB PRICE LIST
KENTIA FORSTERIANA
Leaves In. high Each
Per doz.
$12.00
18.00
$1.00
1.50
MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Each
ub, 4 plants in tub, 2S to 30 in. high $2.00
■ ■ -- ■ • ■ 2.60
high 3.00
high 4.00
high 6.00
!H ft. high, heavy . 6.00
ub, 5 ft. high, heavy 7.60
• - 5H ft 10.00
ub, 5H to6ft 12.50
b, 6 ft. high, heavy 15.00
ub, 7 to 8 ft 20.00
COCOS WEDDELLIANA
In. high Per 100
10 $10.00
12 15.00
high $0.76
high 1.00
2.00
4.00
5.00
When in Philadelphia
be sure to look us up
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI Each
.4-ft. spread $4.00
.5-ft. spread 5.00
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.,
tub, IS in. high, 24-in. spread.
Railway Station,
Jenkintown,
Wyncote, Pa.
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2J^-inch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTROOnCER
Amsterdam, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNSEMDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each flat
Ready now, all clean and healthy
Terms on application.
Knapp has resigned to enter a general
landscape business liere, and begins his
new work with the very best wishes of
his many friends, including Mr. Rocke-
feller. As yet no successor has been ap-
pointed but Jas. A. Ferguson, recently of
New York, is directing a part of the work
formerly done by Mr. Knapp.
A. Miller of A. Henderson & Co., Chi-
cago, stopped over for a few hours re-
cently on bis way to Columbus. He re-
ports trade in general as very good.
W.
SCOTTII FERNS
6-in. pot grown, nice clean plants,
S3. 50 per doz.
HENRY ENGLER
4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
good bulb business, the demand being
particularly for blue Hyacinths.
At Walter P. Stokes' they are busily
engaged in forwarding a splendid lot of
bulb orders to their outoftown customers.
J. Otto Thilow of Henry A. Dreer,
Inc., has returned from Bermuda. While
there the Royal Poinciana was in full
bloom and Mr. Thilow states that it fur-
nished him one of the most beautiful
sights he had ever seen. The Dreer store
is splendidly decorated with a choice
collection of Dahlias from their River-
view place.
Clarence Moore, of the Moore Seed Co.,
states that the demand for bulbs is better
than last year, also there has been a very
active demand for Grass seeds.
EMIL LEULY. 528 SuinmH Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
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HOLLY FERNS
From 3-m. pots, S6.00 per 100.
ASPIDIUM tsussemense. Fine, bushy plants.
R. CL HANFORD, NORWAIK, CONN.
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Philadelphia Seed Trade
Trade was rather quiet the past week
due, no doubt, to the rather warm
weather we have been experiencing.
Bulbs and grass seeds are the principal
items that are moving at present.
The Henry F. Michell Co. staged a
handsome Dahlia exhibit at Gimbel's de-
partment store this week under the di-
rection of Philip Freud. The exhibit was
placed in the main thoroughfare of the
I store and attracted no end of attention.
I A majority of the flowers were from the
Michell's trial grounds at Andalusia.
The .Johnson Seed Co. reports very
Catalogs Received
Kennetli McBouald & Sons, Ottawa,
Can. — Fall, 1913, Catalog of Bulbs.
The Conard St. Jones Co., West Grove,
Pa. — New Floral Guide for Autumn,
Bulbs.
The Colorado Seed & ZTnisery Co.,
Denver, Colo. — Bulbs for Fall Planting,
Autumn, 1913.
VT. Atlee Bnrpee 8c Co,, Philadelphia,
Pa. — Burpee's Advance Offer of Sweet
Peas for 1914.
Tlie 'W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, III.
— Wholesale Price List of Bulbs and
Seeds for Fall Planting, 1913.
Stuart low & Co., Bush Hill Park,
Middlesex, England. — Wholesale Catalog
of Plants and Trade List of Fruit Trees
and Roses. This catalog will be found
worth sending for by those interested
in the specialties of this house not ob-
tainable on this side.
FKKXNa f UK l-tKIN UlSHtb. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2yi-inc\i stock in largest and best
It, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
Per doz.
SI. 50
2.00
4.60
9.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
S0.40
.20to22 75
24 1.00
.26 1.25
.28 to 30 1.60
.30 2.00
.34 to 36 2.S0
.36 to 38 3.00
.42 to 45 4.00
.45 to 48, very heavy 5.00
.48 to 54, very heavy 6.00
5 ft., very heavy 8.00
. 6 ft., very heavy 10.00
PHOENIX ROEBELENII Each
n. pot, nicely characterized Sl.OO
n. pot, IS to 20-in. spread 1.50
30.00
36.00
48.00
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strong,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-inch pots, $4.00 per
doz., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per doz,
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in 16-incli
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition,
$15.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2-inch
stock, $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. S-inch.
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUIVI REGINAE. An exceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2}^-incD
stock, $1.20 per doz., $9.00 per 100.
bushy, 2>i-inch stock, $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000.
FERN SEEDLINGS
I have ten large houses filled with Fern Seedlings
numbering several million plants, stock in very best
condition, ready for potting; assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000; S9.00 per 1000 in 10.000
lots and $8.50 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or money back. Smaller orders can be shipped
safely by Parcel Post upon request and remittancfl
of 12c. per 100 plants for postage.
PTERIS ANDERSONI. Queen of the Ptera
family. A distinct*
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated.
grettily undulated,
andsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit,^ ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. prepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2Ji-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz.. $20.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting. $1.00 per 100, $8.50
per 1000.
Price list, comprising 60 best commercial Ferns,
OD application.
L F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. L
FERNS
BOSTON FERNS
From Bench All Sold
Assorted Table Ferns from 214-m.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having considerably increased my
stock of eame, I am in the position to
fill larger orders, at prices as foUOTVS :
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100; from 4-in. potB,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
All express orders. Cash or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
FERNS FERNS
FOR JARDINIERES. Good strong plants from
2^-inch pots, now ready for immediate use, at
$3.00 per 100. $26.00 per 1000.
THOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN
SHORT HILLS, N. J.
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October 4, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
723
FERNS
From Bench
Boston* Plersonl, Elegantlsslnia, 4-iD.. 10c. ;
S-in.. 12 He.
Amerpohll and Whltmani, 3-in., 8c.: 4- in., 12Hc
DIGITALIS Gloiinlsflora and CAMPANULA,
from seed bed. $5.00 per 1000.
FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Assorted, 2}i-in., 2c.
GENISTA. 2K-in., 3c.
DOUBLE ALYSSUM, Giant. 2-in., 2c.
500,000 PANSIES
GIANT, assorted colors in fine varieties, $2.60
per 1000, 50O0 for SIO.OO.
DOUBLE DAISIES, SnonbaU and Lon£feUow,
»2.50 per 1000, 5000 for JIO.OO.
FORGET-ME-NOTS and SWEET WILLIAMS.
J2.50 per 1000.
CARNATIONS. Second size, field grown; En-
chantress. Rose Pink and Victory, S3.00 per
100.
100.
low, 2M-in., $2.00 per
BYER BROsTicfiainlKrsliiirg.Pi.
Fleue mention the Exoh&n^ when writlnc.
FERNS
Assorted varieties ; strong, healthy
plants, from 2^-in. pots, at $3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000.
.N.J.,
Please mention the Exchange when wiitinff.
FERNS
BOSTON and ROOSEVELT
For 5-inch pots, $20.00 per 100.
QUIDNICK GR[[NHOUSf$, QUIDNICK, R. I.
J. H. CUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
2H-inch, $3.00 per
100, $30.00 per 1000
Boston ferns,
Roosevelt ferns, ?&'.bo?e?°icgs:
WliitnianiConipacta,^'fro^!'-$!^:^
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, ^'Si'^sf'-
Please mention the Exchange when writtng.
FERNS
Scholzell. Heavy, from 6-in., 40c.; S-in., 30c.;
4-m^ 10c.; 2M-in., 3c. Whltmani, 6-in., heavy,
40c. Roosevelt, 6-in., 30c.
VINCA variegata, from field, large plants. 5c.
ANTHERICUM variegata, suitable for 5-in,
pots, 10c. Cash with order, please.
J.W.C.SEALY, Lynbrook,N.Y.
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 4Stll STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
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HATCHERI
S-lnch, J6.00 per 100.
2%-lnch, J4.00 per 100.
SeeOUn^s, $12.00 per 1000.
GieenlionBe grown leed, $6.00 per 1000.
Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. T.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA
Extra strong, pot grown plants,
from 25c. to $1.00.
JULIUS WOUR Jr.
1617 N. 19th St. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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DREER'S Rentias
Our stock oflKentias this season is even greater than in former seasons and
of the same quality and good value that you are accustomed to receive from us.
Kentia Belmoreana
2J^-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 t
5-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 i
2 00 15 00 140 00
4 60 35 00
Each
iches high $0 75
1 00
1 60
3 00
Kentia Forsteriana— Single Plants
2J^-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 12 inches high..
3 ■' 4to5 " 12 to 15
4 " 5 to 6 " 15 to 18
5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 24
Doz. 100 1000
$1 50 $10 00 $90 00
2 00 15 GO 140 00
4 50 35 GO
Each
inches high $0 75
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
40 to 42 ■■ 3 00
45 to 48 ■■ 4 00
48 ■■ 5 00
4>^ to 5 ft. high 6 00
5 to 5H " 8 GO
5!^ to 6 •■ 10 00
6H to 7 '■ 15 00
Kentia Forsteriana— Hade-up Plants
-inch pots,
-inch tubs,
3 plants i
3 plants i
L pot, 15 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.G0per 100.
3 00
4 00
6 00
4 to 4H feet high 6 00
10 00
15 00
heavy 20 00
Made-up Kentia
s other seasonable stock.
HENRYA.DREER,lnc., m^^^tn $t PHILADELPHIA, PA.
The above prices are intended for the trade only.
Fraser Ntirsery Co., Huntsville, Ala. —
Wliolesale Price I^ist, Fall of 1913, for
Nurserymen and Dealers only, listing
Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, Nut Trees,
Deciduous Shrubs, Evergreens, Sliade
and Ornamental Trees, Roses, Nursery
Tools and Supplies, etc.
S. M. Ishell 8c Co., Jackson, Mich. —
Isbell's 1913 Fall Price List of Seeds
and Bulbs. This list is intended to
cover the wants of vegetable growers
in the far South, early seed buyers
farther North and also customers every-
where who wish flowering bulbs.
The Good & Beese Co., Springfield. O,
— Peonies for Pleasure. This treatise on
the Peonv is issued to create a wide-
spread Interest in this grand hardy
perennial, by telling of its history, its
culture and of its great beauty. Twelve
pages are devoted to a descriptive list
of Peonies, alphabetically arranged. Il-
lustrated.
VT. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia,
Pa. — "Four of the Finest" New Spencers
for 1914. These are given as King
White, Wedgwood, Illuminator and Em-
press Eugenie. There are also three
new Spencer Sweet Peas listed; name-
ly, Charm, Decorator and Orchid, to-
gether with the Morse Novelty of 1913,
Margaret Atlee.
Sttjkgeon Bay, Wis. — Prank Graass,
who for several years past has been eon-
ducting a successful tree seed business in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan,
with headquarters at Crivitz, Wis., wDl
from now on malie this city his head-
quarters and conduct bis business here.
Nashville, Tenn. — The French bulbs
are all in, or nearly so, and they are of
better quality than they were last season.
The Dutch bulbs have not arrived in any
quantity as yet. There will be no
diminution of the number of French
bulbs used here this season. There will
be more Soleil d'Or Narcissus used here
than ever before.
The seed trade has not amounted to
much thus tar. A light Fall, added to the
unfavorable Spring, will be hard on the
seedsmen. If there is sufficient rain,
however, business should be heavy, as the
farmers have little farm seeds of their
own growing. M. W. B.
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarlas now. Ship by freicht and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect ia every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves. 20-24 in *}-00 each,
6-in. pot plants, 8 to 7 leaves. 24-28 in »l-50 each.
Made-up plants •„ en k
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy »2-60 each.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 36 in. high, very bushy $3.76 each.
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy • • .»5.00 each.
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating^
7-tn. tub, 3 plants '
7-in. tub, 3 plants
8-in. tub, 3 plants
8-iD. tub, 3 plants
8-in. tub, 3 plants
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. ,, .
2 tiers, 5-8 in. high JSc. each.
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in. high J5c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high ^- »ch.
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each.
BAY TREES, Standards. _ ,„ ,
48-hi. stems; heads, 30 in. diameter f7.60 each.
48-in. stems; heads, 26-in. diameter »6.00 each.
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obconlca. From as good a strain of seed as we can find. All coloi
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides *3.00 per 100.
CINERARIAS. Dwarf, large flowering, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
DISH FERNS. Aspldium, Cyrtomlum, Mayll, etc., $3.00 per 100. $26.00 per IGOO.
The Storrs & Harrison Co.,
_ tub. 36 in. high $3.00 each.
a tub, 35-40 in. high K.50 each.
a tub. 40-44 in. high ff.OO each.
a tub, 44-^8 in. high $6.00 each.
a tub, 48-54 in. high $8-00 each.
PAINESVILLE,
OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Assorted Ferns for dishes, $3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus, $3.00 per 100.
Kentlas for centers, 10c each.
Kentia Belmoreana, 4 in., 25c. and 35c.; &•
n., 80c. and 76c. . m. t ■» »•
HEINRY WESTOIN, Hempstead, IV. Y
FIELD GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
Mrs. Mackey, a clear pink of the Winsor
shade; free and early, a good keeper; $6.00 per
100. $50.00 per 1000.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
®' Years ^Vrite for our \Vholesale Ulst
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when "writiDg.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. i.
Just Received From Our Holland Nurserleii
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spirea*
Japonica, Lillum Spedosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
WANTED
400 AMERICAN ASH TRKS
3-4 inches diameter; good, clean specimens, well
furnished with symmetrical heads and fibrous
roots. To be used as street trees.
In replying, state when last transplanted
and also where located.
OLMSTED BROS., Brookline, Mass.
UA.rVDSCAF»E ARCHITECTS
KG
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'C HARDY NURSERY STOCK
^^V offered by
G.W.VAN GELDEREN, Boskoop, Holland
■ Don't delay. Order now for Fall delivery.
Pleaae mention the Exohmge when writing.
THE FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES
100 ACRES
TREES, SHRUBS,
EVERGREENS
VINES and ROSES
Send for
W. B. WHITTIER © CO.
DEAL
iql FINE STOCK of
RHODODENDRONS
KALMIAS and
ANDROMEDAS
Price List
FRAMINGHAM, MASS.
H. Den Ouden & Son
The^OIdTarm Nurseries
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Clematis, Roses, Hydrangeas, etc.
Write for complete Wholesale Catalogue -
Please mentiop the Exchange when writing.
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
'' Horticultural
Advertiser '*
This is The British Trade Paper being read
weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also
taken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
Annual subscription to cover cost ol postage, 75
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Notts.
A« the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscriptions, send a copy ol
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
to the nursery or seed trades. Address
Editors of the "H. A."
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
Please montion the Exohanpe when wrltlnf.
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heiiu Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants.
E. Nenbert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. KeiOiolz, Qaedlinbar^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and Flower Seeds
Also Holland and Belgium atock, aa
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Palms, etc.
WRITK FOR PRICBS.
NURSERY BANDS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Steel Box Strapping for Nursery Purposes
}/^-inch, ^-inch, l-inch and wider, cut to any length
from 8 inches to 72 inches, at lowest possible prices.
Have, sometimes, bargain lots of steel strapping,
1-inch to IJ^-inch wide, random lengths. Write us
covering your wants in steel bands.
American Steel Band Co.
888 PROGRESS STREET, ALLEGHENY, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergil
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, Tu!;S^' Robbinsville, N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writii
English Manetti
ROSE STOCKS
Selected for Greenhouse Grafting
FALL DELIVERY
Our Stocks enjoy a National reputation.
Selected to grade % m/m. Best packing.
Write foi prices, terms and full details.
Prices low this season.
THE IMPORT HOUSE
McHutchison ^ Co.
17 Hurray Stre«t, New YorK
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
Plemia mention the Exohuige when wrltlnf .
The National Nurseryman
The official organ of the American Asso-
ciation of Nurserymen. Circulated among
the trade only. Published monthly.
Subscription price, one dollar per year
in advance.
Foreign subscriptions, one dollar and
fifty cents per year, in advance.
Sample copies free upon application
from those in the trade, enclosing their
business card.
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN
PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc.
218 Livingston Bld^., Rochester, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Real Surplus of
25,000
Norway Spruce
12-in. to 18-in. S18.00 per 100, SlOO per 1000;
18-in. to 24-iii. $25.00 per 100, $150 per 1000;
24-in. to 36-in. $35.00 per 100.
20,000
HARDY PHLOX
50 kinds, $50.00 per 1000.
DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa.
ADOLF MULLER, Prop.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
October 4, 1913.
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725
AKEBICAir ASSOCIATIOSr OF mraSEBTUEN
President, J. B. Pilkln&ton, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester, N. T. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held In
Cleveland O.
The Pussy Willow, Salix Caprea
(Subject of this week's illustration)
There is hardly one among the numerous species of
Willows more esteemed than the "Pussy," the Salix
Caprea. The only close competitor is the Babylonian,
the common Weeping Willow, and the Kilmarnock
Weeping, and both of these are valued for quite dif-
ferent reasons than those affecting
this. The Pussy Willow is planted
almost solely for the attraction of
its pretty catkins in early Spring,
although as a small sized tree it
is not to be despised. Our illus-
tration displays a young tree, its
twigs full of its "pussies."
Besides its use for decorative
purposes on a lawn it is highly
prized to cut for the purpose of
having its display in rooms where
children can see them. The cat-
kins are the first flowers of Spring,
and both young and old look on
them as a reliable token that
Spring has reedly returned. Flo-
rists well know the value of this
Willow in their trade. At Eas-
ter it is almost as much sought
for as the Mistletoe is at Christ-
mas, and in addition there is a
demand for it whenever it can be
had.
To provide for the demand
both florists and nurserymen set
out rows of plants of it, selecting
a deep, damp soil preferably, and
from these plants shoots are cut
whenever wanted. If called for
before they are in flower the
"pussies" are produced as soon
as the shoots feel the heat of a
cellar or a greenhouse; and in
this way a supply is kept up for
a long time. It happens, too, that
>_the more the bush or tree is cut
down, the better it is, as it is the
strong shoots that foUow which
give the best display of flowers.
The Kilmarnock Weeping Wil-
low is a variety of this, the Salix
Caprea, and it is on it the weep-
ing one is always grafted.
. Because of its large
Viburnum ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ Viburnum
bieboldi sieboldi is one of the
most conspicuous of all the spe-
cies when in a group of these
shrubs. These leaves are 6in. and
over in length, very green in ap-
pearance, and strongly veined, in ,^____^^^^^_^__
this respect differing from any
other hjirdy species. The foliage when brushed against
has a strong odor, one means of identifying it not un-
common to many other species.
It is its flowering and its fruiting that account for
its extensive planting. The flowers conform to all other
species in being white, but are in somewhat panicled
clusters.
The berries which follow change from green to pink,
and from pink to bluish black. This alone would attract
attention to it, without adding that the stems of the
berries are all of the pink color when the berries are, a
color they hold a long time. These pink stems, set
among the green leaves, are exceedingly ornamental,
as they become of this color in July and August, when
the charm of shrubs in flower has mostly passed away
for the season. This feature of colored stems and
berries should be remembered by those who have plants
of this Viburnum to sell, a feature a few other shrubs,
but not many, possess.
This species, V. Sieboldi, is a strong, large grower, a
fact which should be remembered by those wishing to
plant it. As seen it is usually in shrub form, but if
desired it could be grown to a single stem, and could
then be set out as a small tree. It could be depended
on to reach a height of 12ft. to 15ft. in time, for even
in shrub shape, with numerous branches from the ground,
it is often seen near this size. The foUage does not
change color in Autumn, but remains green until freez-
ing weather destroys it, indicating that where freezings
are unknown it would be evergreen.
T iu -a- M '^''^ great demand for fruits of
Pea/S^k!e Proof? f'l ^""'' ''l'' P'^f '7 y'^'' ^"^
.1 ca,i .^>,<i.>c .1. 1 uux > jgjj „jj,f,y ^Q gg(. oy^ young or-
chards of trees in expectation that the coming year will
see a greater call than ever, in which expectation they
are not likely to be disappointed.
Among other fruits for proposed orchards the Kieffer
Pear is named as one that has paid well so far and is
likely to in the future. It is claimed by many that this
Pear is scale-proof, a claim that seems justified so far
;is reports go. It is true that those in charge of some
orchards spray yearly but, on the other hand, there are
orchards that have never been sprayed and which are
and have always been free from scale. The writer is
familiar with several individual trees growing in or-
chards where other Pears grew, and the Kieffers were
always clean while other sorts were not. While it makes
little difference to a fruit grower whether a certain tree
is scale-proof or not, the control of the pest is so easy
in these days, still it is a saving not to have to spray.
Salix Caprea, Pussy Willow
hence it would be interesting to know if any one has
had trouble with scale on the Kieffer.
The profitableness of the Kieffer comes from its ex-
cellent quality as a canning fruit, a purpose it is alto-
gether used for as concerns many orchards. The good
quality of the fruit is well known to those who have
jiartaken of it in the Winter season. It is a good fruit
when properly ripened and eaten fresh, it is so very
juicy, though it is coarse fleshed compared with many
ether sorts. Its thriftiness, early bearing, regularity of
large crops and freedom from diseases and pests call for
its planting by everyone who would consider these quali-
ties an offset to its lacking first-class character as a
fruit to be eaten out of hand.
To those unacquainted with the Lin-
JL .. dens, aside from the two or three spe-
Uasjrstila pjgg common in our plantings, it
would be a surprise to be told that there are at least
a dozen good species and many more varieties besides.
One of the best of those our planters are taking hold
of is the Crimean species, Tilia dasystila, a fine hardy
tree, which is commonly called the Crimean yellow
barked Linden. Besides being a free growing tree it
is esteemed for its foliage which is of a bright green
on its upper side, paler beneath, and slightly downy.
These leaves are very large, and altogether of desirable
appearance. The yellowish green color of the bark of
this Linden adds to its desirability as an ornamental
tree. It is particularly noticeable in the younger
branches. Because of this character, it forms a good
addition to such trees as find a place on lawns for
their appearance in Winter.
This species is better fitted to our plantings than the
Tilia Americana, for its foliage is more attractive,
and then it holds it until later in Autumn. This char-
acter is shared with it by another European sort, the
T. polyphyllos, which also holds its foliage well in
Autumn.
The T. dasystila is receiving much attention from
planters as a good addition to our ornamental trees.
. Flowering Ash, the name given to the
Fraxinus praxinus Ornus, is one well applied, this
Ornus being a species generally conceded as de-
serving a place among flowering trees, this expression
being used as indicating trees worthy of being planted
for their display of flowers.
So different is its appearance from that of Ashes in
general that at one time it was placed in a separate
genus, under the name of Ornus Europaeus. Its chief
distinction in the eyes of the planter is in the flowers.
As is known, the flowers of the Ashes in general are
of no particular beauty. The trees are never planted
for their flowers. With the F. Ornus it is the reverse.
When in flower it is of great beauty; the flowers come
in great clusters, in short panicles, forming a large
bunch of greenish white flowers, which greatly adorn
the tree. These clusters are set off by the foliage;
the leaves, being longer than the clusters, form a back-
ground, setting off the display to great advantage. Its
period of flowering is in June.
Though long known in cultivation and easily^ in-
creased from seeds, it is seldom found in collections,
mainly because many nurserymen do not keep it, being
unaware of its value for ornamental planting. If they
maintained a stock of it and passed it out in collections
of trees called for by landscape gardeners so that it
would appear oftener on lawns, there would be a
great demand for it. At the present time, not being
familiar with its beauty, no one thinks of looking
among the Ashes for a lovely flowering tree. This
tree is known under the name of Manna Ash in
Europe, and tliis common name would be more attrac-
tive, perhaps, and it could be used in conjunction with
Flowering Ash, to draw attention.
Compared with other Ashes, the F. Ornus is a small
tree, 30ft. to 30ft., fitting it for positions for which
others would be too tall. Seeds may be had from
Europe if not from trees here. They should be placed
in damp sand at once, and if this is done before New
Year's, growth may be expected from them in Spring;
but if Spring be nearly at hand when sown the seeds
will remain dormant a whole year before they ger-
minate, as is the case with the seeds of many other
deciduous trees.
In the Staghorn Sumach we have the best
Rhus of all the tree Sumachs for general use in
Typhina planting. In fact, there is but one other,
the R. semialata, that could be considered, for a third
one, R. succedanea, is considered poisonous and this,
if true, would debar it from general collections. As
semialata has not the lovely scarlet FaU foliage of the
typhina, it leaves the field to the latter as the best of
all the small tree species.
The Fall foliage and fruit is what gives prommence
to the typhina. " Early in Autumn the change from
green to scarlet commences, and this color is of its
deepest. Add to this that its fruit takes on the same
color. Then its foliage is of a compound nature and
very heavy, altogether giving a mass of foliage dis-
tinctly attractive, especially when the tree is growing
among other kinds, so as to have the benefit of the
contrast. The flowers, followed by the fruit, are dis-
iilaved in a dense terminal panicle, handsome when in
flower and most attractive when the fruit is ripe, hav-
ing then its deep red color. , , , .
A common name for this Sumach with Philadelphians
used to be Bearded Sumach, an appreciable name,
for its shoots are thickly set with hairs, and its fruit
too, when the latter is ripe, and as though there was
not enough red in the foliage of Autumn, these hairs
are aU brightly colored as well. So thickly are the
seeds and the 'hairs together that usually the panicle
is one thick mass of red, with no air spaces between
the seeds and their hairy coating.
Besides its taUer growth, this Rhus is easily djstm-
guished from another one famed for its FaU fohag^
the R. glabra. Though both are often found wild
near each other, while the typhina is bearded with
hairs, the glabra is smooth in all its parts, and it is
much more of a bush than typhina. The latter may
be seen often of a height of 20ft.
Bees find something in the sap of the typhina much
to their liking. When its bark is torn or injured in
any way bees soon find their way to it, and appear m
no hurry to leave the feast.
726
The Florists' Exchange
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
Pleaa^meDtlo^^^SohSg^yhe^gTmngT
IV A EkTA |« j» Prkjcifinn to quote prices on specimen Ever-
TW e are lll J^'ry°}}lP"^ «ieeiuith«twill be decidedly .ttmo-
«Te to »nyone who u BDTINO TO SELL AGAIN. If you are in the market for
•nything from Norway Spruce to the finer varietiea of Evergreens, send in your lista
and we will gire you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1965 Wesl farms Road, N. Y. City
Please mention the Eiohange when writing.
Northern Grown Nursery Stock
Fe Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Assortment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
, Prices Reaaonalh. Wkolesale Trade List for the Asiing
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass.
^ Pleaae mention the Exchange when writlnt.
500,000
California
PRIVET
2 years old
1000
2 to 2H feet, 8 to 12 branches, J20.00
5 to 7 branches 15.00
2 to 4 branches, 10.00
Packing free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands. N. J.
JOHN BENNETT, PROPRIETOR
Please mention the Exchanpe when writing,
Apple Trees
Plum Trees a^
Peach Trees
We will be able to furnish a limited
number of extra large 1-in. caliper trees
this Fall.
JOS. H. BLACK. SON ®. CO.
Hightstown. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Gt.YanWaYereii&KrnliD
Quotations and Catalogs now ready on
all Bulbs* Azaleaa, Rhododendrons.
Roses, Lilacs, Palms, Etc
GT.van WAVEREN SKRUIIf f S3^°ri™«'£,^
140 N. I3th St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Pleaas mention the Exchange when writing.
Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, "'liRf^™*'
ELIZABETH, N. J.
Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
URGE PRIVET
The F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO.
STRATFORD. CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Nursery Trade Notes
Omaha, Neb.— The Omaha Menary
Nursery Co. has been incorporated with a
capital stock of $25,000. Incorporators:
G. H. Keyes, R. C. Menary, Sr., F. W.
Menary, A. O. Menary.
Moscow, O. — Ed. Ernst will move his
nursery business to Easton, O. He suf-
fered such heavy losses during the floods
of last Spring that he decided to make
the change.
• Speingfield, Ilj,. — The Spaulding
Nursery and Orchard Co. will rebuild its
shipping shed at the Southeast corner of
Sixth and Ash sts., recently destroyed by
fire.
Albany, N. Y.
Our city trade is opening up with a
fine Fall business in plants, bulbs, wed-
dings and store decorations. Cut flower
and funeral trade hold their own, and on
account of the season coming on so early
by freezing out our Summer gardens,
residents have started to prepare their
gardens for Fall planting in bulbs and
shrubs. This, of course, helps our flo-
rists and seedsmen along in the sale of
bulbs and plants for nest Spring's flow-
ering. Some of them are having a rush
of bulb orders already.
H. G. Eyres, North Pearl St., has had
a very busy week. Mr. Eyres, back
again at his post, has started his display
of fancy baskets, made up of seasonable
flowers, as a window attraction, which
is very much admired by the passing pub-
lic. He also has the Russum-Patton
wedding decorations both at the church
and the house. The scheme will be white
and green, using Palms, Ferns and white
'Mums, Southern Smilax and Asparagus
for streamers, with table decorations and
centerpieces of Roses and Valley. The
bride will carry a shower bouquet of Or-
chids and Valley.
F. A. Danker, Maiden lane, is stiU on
his hunting trip at New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia. From all reports he and
his associates on this trip are having a
fine time and expect to return home by
the latter part of the week. Business at
the store is keeping up in good shape. All
hands are busy rushing out orders. The
bulb stock is in great demand, also plants
and cut flowers.
The Rosery, Steuben St., have been
very busy this last week. Funeral work
has been exceptionally good. Edw.
Tracy, who was stricken with a cold at
the Schoharie Fair, has been confined to
his home under the doctor's care all week.
Henry P. Schaefer has ceased his ser-
vices as an employee with the above firm.
The Broadway Florists, 510 Broad-
way, report business very good, having
quite a rush on funeral work last week;
cut flowers have also been in demand.
They have had quite a number of elabo-
rate designs for the funeral of a niece of
Mr. Kurths. of this establishment.
Whittle & Riggs, _ Hudson ave., are
among the busy florists, having a very
good week in funeral work. Cut flow-
ers, plants and Ferns also were in de-
mand, and by the way the season is open-
ing up they expect a good Fall business
in all branches of floral work.
The Albany Cut Flower Exchange,
Maiden lane, have had a busy week, get-
ting a large number of shipments of
'Mums, Carnations and Roses of all
sorts, cleaning up almost daily. They
also have received a shipment of Galax
leaves, sprays and Moss, and a full sup-
ply of florists' supplies.
John J. Berberiek, Second ave., states
that business is starting in just as it left
off after Easter, showing people are ac-
customed to having flowers and plants
the year around. He has received his
full line of Dutch bulbs, with which he is
potting and filling his greenhouses to
their utmost capacity. He also has re-
ceived a full line of Palms, Ferns and
other foliage plants for Fall decorations.
George i*rice, seedsman, 508 Broad-
way, has a very fine display of all kinds
of Dutch bulbs and Lilies for Fall plant-
ing. He reports the sale of bulbs very
good for an early season, as usually
trade in this line does not start before
October.
L. H. S.
Walerbury, Conn.
Saxe & Floto will remove to much
larger quarters in the heart of the busi-
ness section at 112 Bank st. The win-
dows will be equipped with large mirrors
on each side, and the interior decorations
will be in white and green. There is a
large workroom in the rear, and a fine
light cellar running the entire length of
the store, which is 150ft. long. Mr. Saxe,
the head of the firm, came here from
Bridgeport 25 years ago, starting some
time later in a small store, which has
been enlarged from time to time till the
present shop, which is one of the largest
in New England.
Alex. Dallas reports a good Summer
trade with better prospects for a fine Fall
and Winter business.
It is rumored that a new cut flower
store \^'ill be opened here shortly.
J. M. J.
Danbury, Conn.
Florists here are quite put out over the
edict of a certain clergyman who has for-
bidden the use of fiowers at funerals
among his congregation, but it is to be
hoped that either he or his congregation
will see the folly of this before long and
that Danbury will have as many flowers
at funerals as any other town of its size
and prominence.
E. E. Mathewson has recently com-
pleted a 200x40ft. iron frame. house, mak-
ing a total of 22,000ft. of glass that he
now has.
T. H. Judd reports business quite up
to his expectations.
Dallas & Son report a good plant and
cut flower trade, but funeral trade is
very slack owing to above mentioned con-
ditions here. J. 51. J.
Providence, R. I.
Business is increasing. While there is
a large demand for Carnations, the prices
have been soaring upward ; $2 to $4 per
100 was the price the latter end of the
week. The quality is coming better, but
stems are as yet rather short. Roses are
plentiful, with a good demand. The qual-
ity is improving.
Sweeney Bros., Cranston St., are re-
modeling their oflice and greenhouses.
Albert Holscher, Johnston, R. I., has
purchased a new Commerce delivery car,
as have T. J. Johnston & Co. of Wey-
bosset St.
Eric Bonevier of the Butcher green-
houses will soon be able to return home
from the R. I. Hospital, where he has
been confined for several weeks.
John Lindbloom is laid up with a
strain caused by heavy lifting.
It is reported that Andrews & Noble
are to give up their greenhouses in the
near future.
Robert Craig Co.'s representative was
a caller on the trade on Monday of this
week. He reports business as good.
The new auto truck of T. J. Johnston
& Co. was delivered Monday.
Simon Blazer for the past two years
with O'Connor, left that position on Sat-
urday last. He is succeeded by Jack
McCaffery, who started to work the first
of the week.
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS
and JAPANESE ANEMONES
Field-grown plants at $6.00 per 100
Phloxes, Larkspurs, Foxgloves,
Canterbury Bells
and a general assortment of
Herbaceous Perennials
Send for Trade List and Descriptive Catalogue.
Ihe New England Nurseries Co.
Bedford, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
200,000
HYDRANGEA Panlculata Grandlfiora
5-in. up to 4-ft. Prices lower than ever.
JAPAN and COMMON SNOWBALL, TULIP
TREE, STRAWBERRY TREE, large stock of
assorted EVERGREENS, etc.
Send for special Fall offerings to the trade.
JENKINS ® SON. WINONA. OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
100,000 One- Year, 12 to 20 in., S6.00 per lOOO
50,000 Two-Year, 15 to 20 in., $10.00 per 1000
ONE MILLION CUTTINGS
For cash with order ONLY
HARRY B. EDWARDS
UITXUE SILVER, IV. J.
Please mention the Exchange whe]
Michelsen&Co.
Naarden. HOLLAND
RHODODENBSONS, AZAUAS, ROSES, rCONI-
FERS, BIHCWOOD. SPIRAEAS, PEONIES.HETC.
Please send list of wants. Catai«gue eorapplica-
ttCB. American address,
t/t MALTUS S WARE, 14 Stont Stmt, New Y*t1i City
Jl«w wntion th« Exchange when wrltlar-
JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PLANTS of all kinds
KOSTER & CO.
NURs»?Es, Boskoop, Holland
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Catatogtie Jree on demand
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ARAUCARIA Ezoelsa, 6-m., 60c.
DRACAENA Indivlsa, 2-m., 2c.
BEGONIA Lumlnosa, 3-in., 3c.
BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in., 3c.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, 3-in., 6c.
Cash, or will exchange for Poinaettiafl,
2 or 3-in., or Aaparagus Plumosus, 3-ln.
ROSENDALE NURSERIES f AND' GREENHOUSES
Box 63 Schenectady. N. Y. R. F.[p. No. 1
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
VINCAS
S5.00 per 100.
Dracsenas, 5- and 6-in pots, $15.00
per 100.
Table Ferns, Asparagus Plumo-
sus, Asparagus Sprengeri, 2J^-
in. pots, $3.00 perjlOO.
Rooted Geranium Cuttings,
$1.25 per 100.
Cash with order.
Row(len& Mitchell
Wallingford
Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Matthew Macnair had a fine Dahlia
display of over 1000 blooms in his win-
dow this week, all coming from the Lake-
wood Gardens of Mr. Astle. This was
one of the finest Dahlia window displays
seen in Providence this year. H. C. N.
October 4, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
727
OIMBING AMQHCAN BUUTY
Without question ttie grandest of all Roses. The great
money maker for nurserymen.
We offer fifty thousand (50,000) pot grown plants for
lining out next Spring. Let us book your order now and
be sure of your stock. $4.50 per 100; $40.00 per 1000.
Our catalog of everything you need mailed on application.
Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE CO.
The Largest Rose Growers in the World
Box 23. SPRINGFIELD. OHIO.
Ferns, Araucarias
and Primulas
Our stocks of these plants are very fine this
year, no better can be bought for the money.
NEPHROLEPIS HarrisU. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitmanl. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.
DISH FERNS. The best varieties only,
$4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconlca. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chlnensis. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5^A- and 6-in.
pots, 3, 4, 5 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. 5}4-'m- pots, fine plants,
40c. each.
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. Pot grown,
fine plants, $3.00 per doz.
DRAC^NA Fragrans, 5H in- pots, 50c.
each. Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROTHERS
PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, Alba Rosea and Sanguinea,
2)i-m. pot J1.76
OBCONICA Glgantea, 2Ji-in. pot (The
Giant) 2.00
ASPARAGUS
Plumosus and Sprengerl, 2>^-in. pot,
S18.00 per 1000 2.00
VINCA variegata. Medium, field plants, S4.00
per 100.
ASPIDISTRA, green leaves, 9-inch pots.Sl.OO each.
PANSY PLANTS, giant flowering, J2.50 per 1000.
Cash or C O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM "'"oTo"''
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bridgeport, G>nn.
R. H. Hawkins had the decorations for
the Warner-Field wedding, the church
decoration consisting of a canopy of
greenhouse Smilax and Lilies over the
pulpit ; five arches of Southern Smilax
and Clematis over the aisles, with clus-
ters of Lilies at their base. The platform
was banked with Palms and Bay trees.
The six bridesmaids carried arm bouquets
of Taft Koses. the maid of honor a
shower of Lily of the Valley and the
bride a shower of Lily of the Valley and
white Orchids. Over 1500 Lilies were
used in the decoration.
J. Reck & Sons report the usual
amount of business at this season.
Horan & Son report a good funeral
business. J. M. J.
Pansies
Fine, Stocky Plants
BEACONSnELD, yellow and mixed
$3.00 per 1,000, $25.00 per 10,000
J. CONDON
734 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
on the Exchange when writing.
The Exchange— Alert and Up-to-Date
New Bedford, Mass.
Business in general is good. Carna-
tions are of good quality. A few Asters
are to be seen but of poor quality. Stock
is scarce and prices high.
Wm. P. Pierce is receiving a nice sup-
ply of Snapdragon which finds a ready
sale.
T. J. Wilcox of Mattapoisett has pur-
chased 3 acres of land, on which he in-
tends to erect a 200ft. greenhouse.
Paul Berkowitz and Henry M. Robin-
son were recent visitors here.
Julius Eusitzsky has returned from his
vacation.
Owing to the widening of Purchase st.
E. H. Chamberlain and Wm. H. Daven-
port will have to vacate their present lo-
cations. They are looking for new stores,
which seem to be scarce. F. R.
Carrying Over Carnations
Owing to the long drought all over the
country, great difficulty is experienced in
buying good Carnation plants, and many
florists have thrown out far better ones
than can be found to replace them. It is
not as generally known as it should be,
that Carnations can be carried over for
several years with excellent results, if a
few requirements are attended to.
They should be cut back not too hard,
all dead foliage picked off, the beds well
worked over and a liberal dressing of
sheep manure and some bonemeal raked
in, followed by a good watering. A fine
crop of long stemmed flowers will be pro-
duced much quicker than from newly set
plants. It should be borne in mind that
the beds are full of roots, consequently
they still need feeding through the Win-
ter months. A little nitrate of soda oc-
casionally will help greatly.
Several florists I know of are follow-
ing this plan with marked success, nota-
bly Walt Wrokman and W. D. Stewart
of Oswego, N. Y. The first named cut
his plants back in July, and is now cut-
ting a splendid lot of long-stemmed flow-
ers, for which he gets 75c. per doz.
There is a grand crop to follow. Mr.
Stewart did not cut his back until Au-
gust; already his are throwing up a grand
lot of buds. I could cite more cases,
but these facts may prove interesting and
profitable to many readers of The Flo-
rists' Exchange. H. Toubix.
Pansy Plants
My strain of Pansies is one of the best on the mar-
ket ; none better. Have over 1,000,000 good, strong,
stocky plants, $2.50 per 1,000; 5,000 for $10.00.
DAISIES (Bellis), FORGET-ME-NOTS, WALLFLOWERS,
GAILLARDIAS, SWEET WILLIAMS, HARDY PINKS,
FOXGLOVES, COREOPSIS, CANTERBURY BELLS and
CALLIOPSIS. Strong plants, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for
$10.00.
VIOLETS. Large field clumps. Princess of Wales, Cali-
fornia and Lady Campbell. $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Strong, field grown, ready for 4-in.,
3 to 4 ft., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Strong, field-grown plants, ready for
5- and 6-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
SMILAX. Strong, 2}^-in., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides, ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren-
geri and CINERARIAS, Dwarf Prize. 214-in., $2.00 per
100; 300 for $5.00.
PARSLEY. Double curled, from the field, $1.50 per 1000.
LETTUCE PLANTS. Big Boston and Grand Rapids, fi.oo
per 1000, 18. 50 per 10,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
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PANSIES A fEW GOOD THINGS
800,000
Brown's Giant Prize Pansy Plants
Mixed colors, S3.00per 1000.
Alflo separate colors of
GIANT YELLOW
Same price. Cash witJi order.
PETER BR0WN.i24Riibyst.,Lancaster.Pa.
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=YOy WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA indivisa. 3-m., J5.00; 4-in., tlO.OO;
5-in.. $25.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-in.. $5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevlne, Rlcard, Per-
Idns and Buchner; 2-in.. $2.00 per 100: 3-in.,
$5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., 10c;
4-in., 15c.; 5-in.. 25c.
VINCA variegata. 2-in., 2c. eich; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
Cash witH order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
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PoinseUJas CLOSING out
FOR IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY
lYz-mch, $5.00 per JOO; $45.00
pet JOOO.
Scranton florist Supply Co.,
SCRANTON, PA.
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A HONEYSUCKLE
ft-inch pots. $25.00 per 100. ANCHUSA. Drop-
more Variety. Extra strong stock. 4-inch pots.
$10.00 per 100; 2^i-inch pots. $5.00 per 100.
ENGLISH rv Y, 6eId-grown. $6.00 per 100. PAN-
DANUS UTILIS, fine stock. 4i^-in. pots, 1530.00
per 100.
A I Mil I FD Jamaica Avenue,
, L. miLLL.I\, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
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500 Field-grown CARNATIONS, Fair
Maid and Beacon, 5c. each.
Soo VINCA Variegata, 8c.
300 CYCLAMEN, 4 and sin. (Dreer's Seeds),
?oc.
300 PRIMULA Obconica, 4 in., 8c.
100 HYDRANGEA, 6 in., 25c.
SO DRACAENA Indivisa, s and 6 in., 12c.
300 ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus, 3]4
in., 8c.
All first-class plants.
EDMUND REARDON
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Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
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728
The Florists' Exchange
Some Excellent Stock
Carefully packed, liberal extras for early orders, jgo looo
21^-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plants $3.00 $25.00
4-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants 8.00 75.00
21^-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants 2.50 22.50
4-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large 6.50 60.00
5-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, large and bushy 12.50 100.00
4-in. CYCLAMENS, 8 colors 10.00 90.00
21^-in. PRIMUI.A obconica, fancy mtsed 2.60 22.50
3-in. PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 4.50 40.00
SH-in- PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 5.50 50.00
2)^-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 2.50 22.60
3H-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 7.50 70.00
2J^-in. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds 2.25 20.00
21^-in. SMILAX, large plants 2.00 18.00
3i^-in. STETPIA 5.50 60.00
2i^-in. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2.25 20.00
31^-in. PRIMULA MaUcia 7.00 65.00
3>|-in. SNAPDRAGON, WUte, Pink or Yellow, large giant flowering. . 6.60 60.00
FERNS, Bostons, Plersoni, Elegantissima, etc. Large plants, a
bargain $10.00, $15.00 and 20.00
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady Campbell,
2H-iuch pots 2.50 22.50
Large Plants, 3ii-m. pots 3.25 30.00
2M-in. DOUBLE ALYSSUM, to plant around Carnation beds for cut.
flowers' 2.25 20.00
30,000 Extra Fine Field-Grown VINCAS, variegated and green.
Ready now. Order today and we will ship when you are ready. . . 5 00 45.00
4,000 Field-Grown DRACAENAS, for 6- and 7-inch pots 20.00
1,000,000 PANSY PLANTS ^^^
Mme. Perret for cut flowers, Odier, Orchid Pelargonium Flowering Mixed,
Masterpiece, etc., $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHIWCTOW, NEW JERSEY
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PRIMULA MALACOIDES
THE GIANT BABY PRIMROSE
2Ji-inch, $3.00 per 100 3-iiich, $5.00 per 100
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM
Bushy, well-grown plants, from 4-inch pots, $15.00 per 100
Pel 100
PRIMULA, Chinese, 3-in $6.00
PRIMULA Obconica, 3-in 5.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2M-in. 3.00
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2}^-in.$3.00
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, 2H-in. 5.00
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, 3-in. .. 7.00
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
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GERANIUMS GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready October 27.
Ricard, PoiteTine, Anna Brown, new pink
tl5.00 per 1000
S. A. Nutt, Buchner, Doyle,
SI2.OO per 1000. Cub with order.
PETER BROWN, 124 Ruby St., Lancaster, Pa.
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GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
RIcard« Doyla, Polterlne, Caatellane, Buchaer,
Perklne. JauUn. Nutt, $10.00 per 1000
Ceah with order
RED W. RITCHY, LANCASTER, PA.
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GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready in Ootober Orders booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
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Safe Delivery Guaranteed
Per 1000
S. A. Nutt $10.00
Ricard and Poitevine 12.50
For deUvery after November 1st, add S2.50
per 1000 to above prices.
AIB[RTM.H[RR, Lancaster. Pa.
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Rooted Geraniun Cuttings
Nutt, Buchner, SIO.OO per 1000; Ricard,
Poitevine, $12.00 per 1000. Tliis price only good
till Oct. 15; after that S12.00 and S15.00 per 1000.
Strong, 3-in. stock of Poitevine and Buchner,
$3.00 per 100. S25.00 per 1000.
PANSIES. Get your order booked for Fall
transplanted stock; finest mixture, $10.00 per 1000.
Cash, pie
SI5S. V
Bnd Ave.
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Geraniums S^^^gs
S. A. NUTT, $10.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, tlO.OO per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass.
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Prices Advertised are for the Trade Only
U/>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Bulbs for Outdoors
Fusil Them and Plant Seep
Are you pushing the sale of bulbs for
outdoor planting? There is not a great
deal of money in selling Tulips, Narcissi
or other bulb stock when you have to
compete with department store prices.
If we had to do business in other lines on
such a small margin of profit as there is
in handling some of the bulbs, things
would look rather blue for a good many
of us, but most of us have among our
customers some who are willing not only
to pay a fair price for their bulbs, but
are ready to pay for preparing the beds
or borders and the planting, and while we
are in the business there is no good rea-
son for our not doing this work. You
can get a fair profit out of it, and it
might lead to other things. Carry a good
stock of the leading sorts of Tulips, early
and late ones, single and double ; the
many beautiful Narcissi, Hyacinths,
Lilies, Crocus, Snowdrops, Scillas, Irises
and others. Then let people know that
you are prepared to take their orders
for anything they may want. There are
just two points to look out for in plant-
ing bulbs outdoors : One is to avoid fresh
manure coming in contact with the bulbs,
and the other is to plant them deep
enough. A Tulip with its nose four
ideal for the forcing of nearly all bulbs.
With proper handling the pans are good
for years, and, if anything, the plants
and flowers will be better than when
crowded in flats. If these pans, when
the plants are in flower, cannot be dis-
posed of over the counter, the blooms can
be cut and sold in that way, and there ia
no doubt but that when you sell your
customers such a pan of Daffodils or dou-
ble Tulips just coming into flower, they
will last considerably longer than the
ones where the plants have just been
potted. For the wholesale grower, pan
culture, as long as he grows only for cut
flowers, cannot be considered, but it will
be found of great advantage to the small
retail grower.
The Pansies sown out during the Sum-
mer months and transplanted a few
weeks ago are by this time nearly estab-
lished and ready for the Winter. It Is
almost unnecessary to say that they do
not need any sash protection for some
time to come ; in fact, if they could be
properly protected they would not need
any all Winter. If, however, you were
late with sowing and transplanting the
seedlings, it will greatly help the young
stock to have sash on for a little while
Diagram showing the depths and distances for planting outdoor FaU bulbs
inches below the surface is better off
than one only half of that depth, and
a Narcissus should go fully as deep.
Each year there are many disappoint-
ments. Where a man wanted to be ex-
tra kind to his Tulips, and worked a lot
of good manure into the soil, the result
was either that the bulbs rotted out or
came up very irregularly. If yours is a
heavy, well manured soil, mix a liberal
amount of sand with it, or place a layer
of sand and set the bulbs on it and cover
over with soil afterward, and if tlie
soil is in a very dry state when you
plant, give the beds afterward a good
soaking of water. It will help their
start to get established.
Bulb Stock
The man who plants his Dutch bulbs
a certain way just because he has done
so for the past thirty years and always
had good results, may be wrong for all
that. He surely is if he does not think
it worth his whUe to consider the
methods of others. For a good many
years we made use of flats of convenient
size for the planting of the Daffodils, the
Tulips and the miniature Hyacinths. A
few were grown on in bulb pans, but the
majority went into flats, and whenever
we wanted an Sin., 9in. or lOin. pan, the
plants, either partly open or still in bud,
were carefully shifted and transplanted
into the pans. While we have to resort
to this method around Easter and at
Christmas with the Roman Hyacinths,
we are making use of pan culture alto-
gether, more and more.
The smaller retail grower who uses
only a limited quantity of bulbs for forc-
ing will make no mistake by doing the
same thing; that is, with such varieties
of bulbs as are mostly used for both cut
flowers as well as plants in pots and
pans. Seven, Sin., 9in. or lOin. pans are
now in order to get stronger plants be-
fore cold weather sets in for good. Put
the sash on over the frames the little
plants are in, and give plenty of air dur-
ing the day. In three weeks during Oc-
tober you will notice a decided difference
in size between these plants and those
not protected and there is no reason to
fear that these plants so treated will be-
come spindly or soft. If you give suflicient
ventilation they cannot help but grow
into strong, bushy plants, while small
stock left to get along unprotected during
the next two months will 3ust about stand
still. We all know that a Pansy cannot
stand forcing any more than a Marie
Louise Violet, but you can help small,
backward plants by proper culture. Have
you selected a few good, extra heavy
plants to be used for indoor culture this
Winter? These plants do not want to
go inside yet for another two months,
but you ought to have them somewhere
by themselves where you can get at them
at any time. There is no fun in having
to make use of a pick in order to lift the
plants when they are left somewhere un-
protected. Have them in a coldframe,
properly covered, so as to keep the soil
from freezing.
Spanish Iris
For forcing, the Spanish Irises are
mostly used, although the German Iris
will flower nicely if fair sized clumps are
lifted in the Fall and stored away in
a coldframe until about the first of
January. They should then be given a
cool house up to the early part of Feb-
ruary, when you can let them come along
in a 50 deg. temperature. Some beau-
tiful varieties of the German Iris have
been introduced in the past few years,
some of which are great improvements
over the few sorts we had up to a short
October 4, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
729
time ago. This is the time of the year
when bulb planting is the order of the
■ day, and while you are at it, do not over-
look the Spanish Iris. All they cost is
about $5 per 1000 for such good varieties
as formosa, the dark blue, British Queen,
white, and Chrysolora, yellow. They will
flower in early Spring, and every retail
grower can make use of a good many of
these excellent, graceful cut flowers.
Plant them in flats, allowing a space be-
tween the bulbs and cover them with
several inches of soil. You can either
place the flats under a bench in the Vio-
let house or in a deep cold frame where
they can remain until December or early
January. Do not attempt to get them
to flower in a high temperature. They
will not stand for it. Even a Carnation
house, if kept over 50 deg., is rather
warm for them. These 'Irises do best
when kept cool. Let them come along
slowly and plant enough so as to have
them in bloom from March on up to the
time the outdoor sorts are coming in.
Bring in a few flats every ten days from
January on ; that will pay you better
than having a couple of thousand in
flower at one time and none to follow for
several months. Whenever the first ones
are cut they will be a welcome addition
to the assortment of cut flowers you
carry at the time.
Lilies
At the time florists did not have cold
storage Lilies the Calla formed one of the
important greenhouse plants for the Win-
ter months. It was almost impossible to
find a retail grower anywhere without a
lot of Callas in pots or planted on a
bench and not a few were disposed of in
years gone by as pot plants. Then came
the Harrisii Lilies and later the longi-
florums, followed by still others. The
cold storage giganteums made it possible
tohave Lilies every day in the year, and
this helped to crowd out the CaUas more
and more. The average florist has less
trouble in getting good returns and
quicker, with the Lilies, although this
does not mean that the latter will ever
replace the Callas altogether. The man
with the facilities for keeping his houses
warm, and growing a variety of plants in
a house, will always find the Callas a
paying proposition, especially if he has
a retail trade where he can make use of
eighteen flowers a week and realize
as much for them in proportion as
if he had one hundred to ship to
market. A Calla bloom lasts for days
after it is cut, and for design work is
hard to beat. It may not be the most ar-
tistic way of displaying them to put three
or more in one corner of a pillow, yet
for ordinary use it will please most peo-
ple. They set off the whole design.
Plant the bulbs now, making use of 5in.
or 6in. pots. If you wish to plant some
of the stock out later on this can be done,
making use of the pot plants. A Calla,
in order to produce flowers and pay for
itself, wants heat, sun, good soil, and
plenty of water, but not too much root
room. The bulbs, if potted now, up to
the time they begin to grow can remain
under a bench, but as soon as leaves form
let the plants get to the light and air.
For bench culture do not allow more than
Sins, of soil, and do not attempt it in a
house where you cannot keep up a tem-
perature at least five degrees warmer
than that the Carnations require.
The New Hydrangeas
And the Care of tbe Old Ones
Many of us are going into growing the
newer sorts of Hydrangeas for Spring
flowering. The list of desirable sorts is
a quite long one, and some of their names
are just as long. They will sift down to
about three or four of the very best or
most useful to us. If you have none
of them on your place yet, get in touch
with the men who have them after this
Fall, consisting of strong, pot grown
stock. We are getting farther and
farther away from the idea of field cul-
ture for Hydrangeas. Pot culture dur-
ing the Summer is by far the best,
whether you want the plants for early
or late flowering. If you have not the
time during the Summer to take proper
care of the few plants you need, let the
specialist do it and you are money ahead,
and the chances are nine out of ten the
stock you buy will be just twice as good
as what you have. Hydrangeas require
just enough frost to arrest their growth,
but if they get more than that the top
buds become ruined, and that means a
Craig Quality Stock
Brings Business
Why Delay? Order Now
Look over the following list and send us your orders, lar^e or small. We appreciate them all.
CROTONS
The Croton, with its highly-colored foliage, is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
in the world, carrying at the present time for Fall
sales over 100,000 plants in over 400 varieties, all
of the very highest quality and brilliantly colored.
2M-in. pots, strong plants. 100 S20, 1000 $175.
6-in. pots, strong plants. Doz. S12, S15, $18 and $24.
7-in. pots, strong plants. Doz. $24, $30 and $36.
8-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Doz. $24,
$30 and $36.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Each $5, $6
and $7.50.
12-in. and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants.
Each $10, $15 and $20.
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
Croton punctata. One of the finest and most
satisfactory varieties for basket work and cen-
ters of ferneries. 2H-in. pots, $8 per 100, $75
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $20 per 100, $150 per 1000;
4-in. pots, $25 per 100, $225 per 1000; 8-in. pots,
made up, $18 and $24 per doz.
Croton Norwood Beauty. This variety is one of
the best of our seedlings, raised three years ago,
and we are now in a position to offer same in
quantity and at very reasonable i>rices. This
variety has an oak-shaped leaf and is brilliantly
and Florence. These varieties
are indispensable for table decoration and we pre-
dict a great future for^them as nothing surpasses
them for use in artistic arrangement. 4-in. pots,
$30 per 100; 5-in. pots, $50 and $75 per 100;
6-in. pots, $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
New Seedling Varieties. 4-in. pots, strong plants,
$3 each, $30 per doz., $200 per 100; 6-in. and 7-in.
pots, larger plants, $3.50, $4 and $5 each.
DRACAENAS
There is no variety of foliage plant as attractive
as the highly-colored Dracaena. The small and
medium sizes can be used to great advantage in
making up the popular Christmas baskets, while the
large specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any firm
in this country.
Dracaena Godsefflana. Green and white leaf,
very hardy; fine for baskets. 234-in. i>ots, $10
per 100; 3-in. pots, $15 per 100; 4-in. pots, $25
per 100.
Dracaena Massangeana. 4-in. pots, $7.50 per
doz., $50 per 100; 6-in. pots, $15 and $18 per doz.;
8-in.pots,$2,$2.50and$3each; 10-in. pots, $3.50,
$4 and $5 each.
Dracaena fragrans. Plain green leaf. 6-in. pots,
$6 and $9 per doz.; 8-in. tubs, $18 per doz.
Dracaena Bronze Beauty. 2^-in. pots, $12 per
100; 4-in. poU, $35 per 100; 5-in. pots, $50 per
100; 6-in. pots. $9 and $12 per doz.; larger speci-
mens. $1.50, $2, S2.50 and $3 each.
Dracaena Baptistil. Long, broad foliage, cream,
red and orange. 6-in. pots, $1, $1.25 and $1.60
Dracaena amabills. Green and pinkish white;
very fine. 3-in. pots. $35 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50
per 100; 5-in. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-in. pots, $12,
$15 and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Sanderiana. Small, light green leaves,
edged with creamy white. Fine for
fern dishes or baske
per 100.
Dracaena Lord Wolseley. One of the very best
varieties for Christmas, being bright red in
color. 2-in. pots, $12 per 100; 3-in. pots, very
heavy, $25 per 100.
Dracaena stricta grandis. Carmine-red leaves.
3-in. pots. $35 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50 per 100;
6-in. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.
Dracaena Stiepherdli. Carmine and green leaves.
3-in. pots, $35 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50 per 100;
5-in. pots, $9 per doz., 6-in. pots, $12 and $16
per doz.
Dracaena Mandalana. Large, bright red leaf,
beautifully colored. 3-in. pots, $25 per 100; 4-in.
pots, $35 per 100; 5-in. pots, $75 per 100; 6-in.
pots, $12 and $15 per doz. pr|
Dracaena de Smetiana. 4-in. pots, 50c. eacli;
5-in. pots, 75c. and $1 each; 6-in. pots, $1.25 and
$1.50 each.
Dracaena Brazlllensis (Rare). 4-in. pots, $35
per 100; 5-in. pots. $6 and $9 per doz.
irk. 2i^-in. pots. $15
Dracaena Mme. Winkleman (New). 6-in. pots.
$12, $15 and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Gladstone (Rare).
doz.; 5-in. pots, $9 per doz.;
and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Guilfoyleii (Rare). 4
doz.; 5-in. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-i
and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Titworthii (Rare). 4
doz.; 5-in. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-i
and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Seedlings. Some beautiful \
many colors. 4-in. pots, $5 each.
Draceana indivisa. Excellent as a decorative
plant. 5-in. pots, $20 per 100; 6-in. pots. $35
per 100.
PHOENIX Roebelenil. 6-in. pots. $1 and $1.25
each; 7-in. pots. $2 each; 10-in. and 12-in. tubs.
specimen plants, $5, $6, $7.50. $10, $12.50, $15
and $20 each.
PANDANUSVeitchil. WeU-colored plants. 2H-
in. and 3-in. pots, $30 per 100; 4-in. pots, $6 per
doz., $45 per 100; 5-in. pots, $9 per tk>z., $70 per
100; 6-in. pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100; 8-in.
pots, $24 and $30 per doz.
ARAUCARIA escelsa. 5-in. pots, 4 and 5 tiers,
$9 per doz.. $70 per 100; 6-in. pots, $12 per doz.
ARECA lutescens. Perfect plants with rich, dark
green foliage. Our stock has been grown cool
and hard. Itis in splendid condition and will
surely give satisfaction. 4-in. pots, made up, $25
per 100; 6-in. pots, made up, 26 to 28 in. tail, $12
Eer doz., $90 per 100; 8-in. pots, made up, very
_ eavy, 36 to 42 in. tall, $30 and $36 per doz.; 10-
in. pots, made up, very heavy, 60 to 66 in. tall, $4
ana $5 each; 10-in. tubs, made up, very heavy, 72
to 80 in. tall, $6 and $7.50 each.
KENTIAS Belmoreana and Forateriana. 3-in.
pots, 4 to 5 leaves. $15 per 100, $140 per 1000;
6-in. pots, 3 plants, heavy. 18 to 24 in. tali, $9
and $12 per doz.
FICUS ChauverU. 6-in, pots. 18 in. high, $6, $9
and $12 per doz.; large plants. $1.50, $2 and $2.50
FICUS utiUs. 6-in. pots, 24 in. tall. $3 each.
FICUS pandurata. Our stock of this wonderful
plant this year is finer than we have heretofore
ofi"ered. It will surely give satisfaction. 6-in.
pots, 2hi It. tall. $2 each ; 7-in. pots, 3 ft. tail, $2.50
each; 8-in. pots, 4 ft. tall, S3 each; 10-in. and 11-
in. tubs. 5 ft. to 10 ft. tall, $4. $5, $6 and $7.50
each; branch plants, exceptionally fine, $2.50,
$3. $3.50. $4 and $5 each.
FICUS Craigii. 6-in. pots, 18 to 34-in. taU. $9
per doz.; large plants, $12 and $16 per doz.
150,000 NEPHROLEPIS— In Variety
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties: in fact,
we are the headquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to have every
variety of Nephrolepis in every size every day
In the year.
Neplirolepls elegantisslma improved. 2i<-in.
pots. $6 per 100, $50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per
100; 6-in. pots. $6 and $9 per doz.; 8-in. pots, $12
and $15 per doz.; large plants, SI, $1.50 and $2
each; largest plants, $2, $2.60, S3 and $3.50 each.
Nephrolepis Scholzeli. 2}i-in. pots, $6 per 100,
$50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per 100, $180
per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $6 per doz., $45 per
100; 6-in. pots, very heavy, $9 per doz., $70 per
100; 8-in. M-pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100; 10-
in. Jf-pots, $18 and $24 per doz.
Neplirolepls Amerpohli. 6-in. pots, $6 and $9
Nephrolepis todeaoides. 2^-in. pots, $5 per
100, $45 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100, $180
per 1000; 6-in. pots, $60 per 100; 8-in. pots, $12
per doz.; 9-in. and 10-in. tubs, $18, $24 and $36
Nephrolepis Bostonlensls, Wm. K. Harris. The
finest variety for large plants, being a great im-
provement over the old Boston. 2^-in. pots,
$6 per 100. $50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100,
$180 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per doz., $45 per
100; 8-in. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.; 11-in. tubs,
$2, $2.60, $3, $4 and $5 each.
Nephrolepis Bostonlensls Harrisii. A dwarf
typeof the Nephrolepis Harrisii and excellent in
all sizes from 4-in. plants up. 2}4-in. pots, $6
per 100. $50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100, $180
per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per doz., $45 per 100;
8-in. pots, 812 and $15 per doz.
Nephrolepis Glatrasll. 8-in. pots, $15 and $18
Nephrolepis elegantlsslma compacta. ^ A dwarf
compact form of Nephrolepis elegantissima, each
plant making an ideal shape. 2)i-in. pots. $8
per 100, $.50 per 1000; e-ln. pots, $6 per doz., $45
per 100; 8-in. pots, $12 per doz.
Nephrolepis Scottii. Our stock is in superb con-
dition. 2Ji-in. pots, S5 per 100, $45 per 1000;
4-m. pots, $20 per 100, $180 per 1000; 6-in. pots,
$6 per doz., $45 per 100; 6-in. pots, heavy, $9
per doz., $70 per 100; 8-in. M-pots, $12 per doz.,
$90 per 100; 10-in. ?i-pots, $18 per doz.; 11-in.
tubs, ?!'. $2,50 and $3 each; 13.in. tubs, specimens
»1, $5 and $6 each.
Nephrolepis Smithll. The greatly improved
Amerponlii. It is a compact form, mucn finer
than Amerpohlii and docs not break down in the
center. The fronds are carried on wiry stems.
This variety will have a wonderful sale up to a
6-in. pot. Being particularly showy for basket
work. 2 Ji-in. pots, $10 per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in.
pots, $26 per 100; 6-in. pots, $6 and $9 per doz.
Neplirolepls tuberosa plumosa. This beautiful
Fern is quite distinct from all of the other
varieties of the Boston Fern in so much that is
has been raised from the Japan species Nephro-
lepis tuberosa, which type is much hardier than
the exaltata. The fronds are long and narrow,
the pinnules beautiful plumose which are of light
color, giving the fronds a beautiful effect on ac-
count of the two distinct shades as well as its
graceful waviness, and will be found a great and
distinct addition to collection Ferns. 2W-in
pots, $15 per 100, $140 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $25
per 100, $225 per 1000.
Neplirolepis robusta (New). Place orders at
once for Nephrolepis robusta. The Silver Medal
Fern at the National Flower Show, winning over
all competition. We claim this variety to be the
finest of all the crested Nephrolepis, being excep.
tionally fine in large sizes. It is the strongest
grower of all the Nephrolepis Ferns, never reverts
and every plant is symmetrical and salable in all
sizes. Delivery, August and September, 1913.
2M-in. pots, strong plants, $20 per 100, $150 per
1000; 4-in. pots, strong plants, $60 per 100, $400
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. 3-in. pots $7
per 100, $66 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $12 per 100, $110
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri. 4-in. pots, heavy, $12
per 100.
ADIANTUM hybridum. 3-in. pots, heavy, $10
per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per
100, $180 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $6 per doz.,
$46 per 100; 8-in. pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100:
11-in. tubs, $24 per doz.
ASPLENIUM avis nidus (Bird's Nest Fern).
Plants of exceptional quality. 6-in. pots, $12
and $15 per doz. A grand new dwarf Fern.
" TEDDY JUNIOR " Dwarf Roosevelt. Ready
for June 1st delivery. Fine young plants from
2Ji-in. pots. 40c. each, $3.60 per doz., $25 per
100, $200 per 1000.
CYCLAMEN. This has been one of our specialties
for over twenty years. This year we grew up-
wards of 80,000 plants. In all of our experience
we have never seen a finer lot of plants. We are
growing our stock in new houses. They are ab-
solutely clean and perfect in every way, and not
to be compared with weakly-drawn stock offered
at less money. 4-in. pots, $25 per 100, $226 per
1000; 5-in. pots, $60 per 100, $450 per 1000;
6-in. pots, $75 and $100 per 100; 7-in. pots, $150
per 100. This will be profitable to anyone buy-
ing now.
BEGONIA Gloire de Chatelaine. The most
beautiful of the Vernon type and Lorraine pink
in color. 3-in. pots, $10 per 100, $75 per 1000;
4-in. pots, $20 per 100, $160 per 1000; 6-in. pots.
$36 per 100.
GARDENIA Veltchll. 4-in. pots, very heavy, $20
§er 100, $176 per 1000; 6-in. pots, very heavy, will
ower early, $6, $9 and $12 per doz. Our stock
is unusually large and exceptionally fine.
GENISTA racemosa. A large stock of well-grown
plants for growing on. 3-in. pots, heavy, $10
per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per
100, $176 per 1000; 5-in. pots, heavy, $36 per
100, $300 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $60 per 100,
$400 per 1000; 7-in. pots, heavy, $76 per 100
larger plants, from $1 to $3 each.
HYDRANGEAS. The new French Hydrangeas.
All of the varieties here offered have been tested
by us under ordinary conditions as to their
adaptability to forcing for Easter._ All have
Eroven themselves to be valuable additions. We
ave over 40,000 strong plants in the following
varieties: Bouquet Rose, bright pink; Gene de
Vibraye, bright rose; La Lorraine, bright pink;
Mme. a Riveram, bright rose; Mme. E. Moult
Here, best white; Mme. Maurice Hamar, brigb,
pink; Mme. Renee Gaillard, large white: Souv-
de Mme. E. Chautard, bright rose. 2Jf-in. pots,
$8 per 100. $75 per 1000; 4-in. pots. $20 per 100,
$175 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $60 per 100; larger
plants, 76c., $1, $1.60 and $2 each.
ROBERT CRAIG CO.,
4900 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BRANCH, NORNVOOD, PA.
Fl«u« mention the Exoh&nre when writliiff.
730
The Florists' Exchange
ROSES
From 3-inch pots — strong
Lady Hillingdon, fine stock, Graftedi
$18.00 per 100; Own Root, $10.00 per 100-
Double Pink Killarney, Harry Kirk,
$10.00 per 100; Grafted, $18.00 per 100.
^ Pink Killarney, White Killarney,
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Richmond,
Perle, Sunrise, Sunset, Mrs. Aaron
Ward, My Maryland, $8.00 per 100.
Bride, Bridesmaid, La France, Gruss
an Teplitz, Clothilde Soupert, Souve-
nir de Wootton, $7.00 per 100, $60.00
per 1000.
Grafted Roses
Kaiserin, Pink Killarney, My Mary-
land, Bride, Souvenir de Wootton,
3-inch pots, $15.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
Enchantress and White Perfection,
$6.00 per 100; $55.00 per 1000.
Winsor, White Winsor, Princess
Charming, Wodenethe, $5.00 per 100;
$45.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
Marie Louise, 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100;
$35.00 per 1000.
Princess of Walesj, strong, field clumps,
$6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000.
Miscellaneous Plants
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots.$8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots. 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2}4-m.
pots 3.00
POINSETTIAS, 2M-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, syi-in. pots. . . 5.00
WOOD BROTHERS
nSHKILL, N. Y.
Plus* mtntlon tke Exduutr* whtn writlBr*
Rooted Geranium Cuttings
S1.50 per 100, S12.00 per 1000.
Alphonse Ricard, Berthe de PresiUy, Beaute
Poitevine, Jean Oberle, J. Doyle, Mme. Buch-
ner, Mrs. Lawrence, Ornella, Peter Henderson,
S. A. Nutt.
CARNATION PLANTS
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in., So.OO per 100;
young clumps, grown for our own benching, S8.00
per 100.
BEGONIAS. Semperflorens and Rosseflora,
4-!n., tS.OO per 100.
The Peckham Floral Co.
R. F. D. 54 FAIRHAVEN. MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums
ROOTED CUTTINGS. $15.00 per 1000.
DA H T IAS Leading Cut-
■r\. n Li I >V 3 Flower Varieties
$4.00 to $8.00 per 100. Write for Price List.
VANKIRK FLORAL CO., Atco, N. J.
Please mention tlie Exoliange when writlnff.
loss of flowers to you, so take care of
them and keep your eyes open. Plants
which have been in the field planted out
should now be lifted and carefully potted
up. They do not need all the roots, but
do not sacrifice more than is necessary
in order to get them into fair sized pots.
Frequently we notice plants in fine shape
but overpotted. Place the freshly potted
stock into coldframes where you can pro-
tect the plants properly and at the same
time attend to their requirements.
Nashville, Tenn.
There has come about a great change
over the florists' business the past few
days ; the schools and colleges having
opened and several thousands of students
being in town, which brings considerable
business in bouquets. The weather is
cool and the residents have mostly re-
turned home. There has been no frost
of any importance thus far. The past
two weeks there has been a little rain
but not suSicient to be a factor.
There has been an abundance of funeral
work of late. There is a scarcity of flow-
ers although there are plenty of Roses.
Asters are of exceptional quality but
there are none too many of them. Car-
nations are scarce but of good quality,
considering the season. Valley is of ex-
cellent quality and there is plenty of
it. Lilies are scarce, and not much as to
quality ; however, there will be plenty
soon.
The first Chrysanthemums are appear-
ing but not in sutticient quantity to cut
much figure in the market. There never
was a better prospect for 'Mums than at
present, for every grower has an abun-
dance of good stock. There will not be
so many Pompons this season here as
there have been in the past as this sort
did not sell so well last season.
The writer was especially pleased with
the quality of My Maryland Roses at the
Joys this week ; they also are cutting
some good Asters and say it is not profit-
able to attempt growing this crop in the
open here.
Prof. Bralliar of the Hillcrest School
farm returned this week from a trip
through the South, having visited every
.State east of the Mississippi River and
south of Kentucky. He says that the
trade is looking forward to a good season
coming, but that the Summer's business
has been unusually dull in most places.
Mr. Vester, head of our leading firm of
tree planters, says that there has never
been a season when they had so many
trees die as the present one. They
set forest trees of all sizes and guar-
antee them to live, so it will be pretty
hard on them. I understand that Joe
Brown is considering selling his plant,
known as Lischie's gardens, on account
of continued ill health. This is one of
the oldest plants in the South. Mr.
Brown has made a great success since
he took charge of the place and we would
miss him. M. W. B.
Montgomery, Ala.
The long heated term closed two weeks
ago, with a succession of heavy rain last-
ing nearly one entire week, followed by
several cold days, the mercury going as
low as 48 degrees, which gave to vegeta-
tion of all kinds a new lease of life. Dry
parched fields of half matured crops are
now bright with green verdure and bright
flowers. Roses have taken on new life
and they promise a good Fall crop of
blooms. Carnations are making a rapid
growth, as well as herbaceous stock of
all kinds. Business, notwithstanding the
many drawbacks, has steadily increased,
and an estimate of 20 per cent, advance
may be a safe estimate. Bulbs are ar-
riving and are being called for more read-
ily than last year. Chrysanthemums
have not made their appearance yet, but
the supply will be large.
At Paterson's they will harvest over
50,000 fine blooms and several thousand
plants for sprays, and a large number of
pot plants. Their Am. Beauty Roses are
exceptionally good, while Killarney
Queen, Sunburst and Richmond are up
to the Winter standard of good blooms.
This firm are growing Violets in frames
for the first time and are very much
gratified with the prospects for an im-
mense cut ; they also grow large quantities
of Antirrhinums, Sweet Peas, etc., and
are trying out Milady, Mrs. Geo. Shaw-
yer and Mrs. Russell Roses and seem
well pleased with conditions so far. Rich-
mond, however, has succeeded so well
with them and is such a favorite with the
buying public that as a red Rose it will
SMILAX
Strong, healthy stock. 2j^-inch, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000.
Send for sample.
Princess of Wales Violets
First-class stock. $6.00 per 100; I50.00 per 1000.
POINSETTIAS
2j4-inch, $7.00 per 100; $60.00 pejr 1000.
GARDENIAS
3-inch, $12.00 per 100. 4-inch, $20.00 per 100.
5-inch, $25.00 per 100.
GENISTAS
4-inch, $15.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
We have left in the field the following Carnation plants :
300 Octoroon 300 Bonfire 300 Rosette
250 Mrs. C. W. Ward 500 Alma Ward 300 Winsor
$6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000.
A,N,PIERSON,ino.
Cromwetl, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
be hard to displace. In Carnations the
three Enchantresses with Bonfire as a red
are grown at Paterson's, and the same,
except the last named, at the Morning
View Greenhouses, who prefer Beacon.
They also grow White and Pink Killar-
ney, Richmond and some Brides and
Maids, and report stock good and pros-
pects for an increased business.
The general summary as far as coiild
be learned was a rather trying Summer,
with bright prospects and an increase
over previous years.
The Norris Floral Co. which have a
window in the Montgomery Drug Store,
reports business satisfactory. Miss Nor-
ris has taken a position in a large dry
goods store, leaving Mrs. Kirkpatrick, her
partner, in charge, devoting her spare
hours to the floral business.
H. L. Von Trott, proprietor of the
Morning View Co., removed to a more
central and commodious store on South
Perry St., Oct. 1, and seems very optimis-
tic as to future business. He, like your
correspondent, suffers with hay fever,
which has been unusually severe in this
latitude.
W. E. Denny, from New Orleans,
started business here one month ago, oc-
cupying a space in Tresslar's photo Gal-
lery on Dexter ave. and expresses him-
self well pleased so far. Business will
liven up the coming week. The State
Fair opens tomorrow and an Increased
call for bulbs and pot plants will soon
take place, after which come 'Mums and
then a lively time for months to come.
D. M. Baker, formerly with the Morn-
ing View Co., and for a few weeks with
W. E. Denny, left for the North to take
a position.
Grover Watson and A. H. Jackman, of
the Rosemont Gardens, have purchased
the stock and leased the greenhouses of
Mrs. Fanny Starke, deceased, at Troy,
Ala., and will conduct a general plant
business, relying on the Northern markets
for the major part of their cut flower
stock. As they are both young and ener-
getic, with a good knowledge of their
business, they certainly will succeed.
J. Haygood Paterson is the proud
father of a eleven pound boy, John H.,
Jr., and he wears a happy smile.
W. C. Cook.
Carnation Plants
Field-Grown
Per 100
Enchantress $5.00
White Perfection 5.00
JERUSALEM CHERRIES, S6.00 per
100; strong plants, full of berries.
Cash with order.
JAMES E. BEACH.
Bridgeport, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange -when writine.
ENGLISH IVY
Field-grown, atrong, bushy plant*, $6.00
per 100.
Hydrangea Otaksa
Field-grown, 5-10 crowns, elegant ■took
for Easter forcing, $12.00 per 100.
PETER WENK, Ozone Park, N. Y.
Please mention the Eiohanea when writing.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 3-m. pots, $8.00 per
100, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
Sattafactlon Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, [M Streudsburg, Pa.
Plea., mention th. Exohmg. whMi writlag.
Commercial Rose Culture ^tus^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
3 to 8 Duane Street. New York
Oftolier 4, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
731
List of Advertisers
^'f McCray Refrigei
Co.
.747
Abrams, F. B 720
Advance Co 701
Albert & Davidson. ...759
Allen, J. K 752
Amer. Importing Co.749
Am. Spawn Co 718
Amer S*e-J Band Co..724
Amer. Wooden Ware
Mfg. Co.. Tlie 757
Anderson.J. F 722
Angermuelier, Geo. H.759
Aphine Mfg. Co 759
Appelgate Florist 739
Aschmaon, Godfrey.. . 750
Aschmann Bros 727
Badcr & Co 714
Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, Inc 753
Baer, Julius 739
Baker The Florist. . . .743
Baldwin, Florist 743
Barrett, the Florist. . .743
Barrows & Son, H. H . 723
Bassett's Floral Gar-
dens 720
Baur & Steinkamp 719
Bay State Nurs., The.72B
Beach, James E 7.30
Beaven,E. A 747
Beckert, W. C 714
Begerow Floral Co... .741
Bellamy Bros 720
Bennett, C. A 724
Berger Bros 755
Berger & Co.. H. H. . .716
Berning, H. G 756
Bertermann Bros. Co.740
Bidwell & Fobes 716
Black, Chas 721
Black, Son & Co., Jos.
H 726
Blackistone, Z. D 743
Blackistone, J. Dan.. .739
Boddington, A. T 717
Bolgiano & Son, J 716
Bonnet & Blake 753
Bonnot Bros 753
Bon Ton Flower Shop,
The 740
Bowe, M. A 741
Brant Bros., Inc 743
Brainard Nurs. & Seed
Co 719
Breck-Robinson Nurs.724
Breitmeyer's Sons, J. .740
Brown, Peter 727-28
Bryan, Alonzo J 728
Buckbee. H. W 743
Bunyard, A. T., Flor-
ist 741
Burnett Bros 716
Burpee, W. A. & Co.. .718
Byam.E.J 743
ByerBros 723
Caldwell The Woods-
man Co 747
California Florist, The743
Camp Conduit Co.,
The 763
Campbell Bros 750
Carbone Florist 739
Carnation Support Co.,
The 720
Champion & Co., J.
N .....741
Chicago Carnation
Co 756
Childs, John Lewis... 718
Chinnick, W. J 721
Christensen, Thos. P . .722
Clark Florist 743
Clay & Son 758
Colllesh-s Sons, J.
Wm 760
Conard & Jones Co... 719
Condon, J 727
Conine Nursery Co.,
The F.E 726
Coombs, Arthur 720
Coombs, Florist 740
Cotsonas & Co., Geo.. 747
Cowee.W.J 747
Cowen's Sons, N 7.59
Coyle, James 7.53
Craig Co., Robt 729
Crouch, Mrs. J. W 739
Crowl Fern Co 747
Crump. F. F 710
Cunningham, Jos. H..727
Cut Flower Exchange . 753
Danker Florist 739
Daillcdouze Bros 720
Day Co., W. E 743
DeamudCo.,J. B....7S6
DeBuck, John 721
DeKalbNurs 724
DeNave, Paul 721
Den Ouden & Sons,H.724
DietschCo., A 760
Diller, Caskey & Keen
759
Dillon, J. L 721
Dodd, Chas. H 760
Dorncr & Sons, Co. F.720
Doyle Co., Wm. E... .739
Drecr, Henry A.. Inc..72;i-
760-62
Eagle Metal & Supply
Co 745
EbIe.Chas 741
Edwards Folding Box
Co 747
Edward, Harry B 720
Ehraann Wm 723
Eisele, C 718
Elliott & Sons, Wm.. .714
Emmans. Ceo. M 727
Englc, W. J 7.50
Englcr. Henry 722
Erne & Klingcl 756
Eskesen. Frank N 723
Esler, John G 747
Etter.M.^) 750
Eyres Florist 739
Felthousen, J. E 727
Fiedlei S Co., A. G... . 739
Field. H.W 742
Fletcher & Co. F. W.715
Florists' Hail Ass'n. . . 747
Flower Shop, The. . . .742
Ford, M. C 751
Ford, Wm. P 7S2
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co 717
Frauenfelder, C 739
Freeman Orchid Co. .721
Friedman Florist 739
Friedman, J.J 758
Fritz Faber Mfg Co.,
The 747
Froment, H. E 753
Galvin, Thos. F 739
Gannett, A. A 760
Garland Greenhouse
Mfg. Co 760
Gasser Co., J. M 740
Gibbons, The Smilax
Man 747
Giblin&Co 760
Good & Reese Co., The
727
Goodsell. P. H 726
Graham Sl Son, A. . .740
Greater N. Y. Florists'
Ass'n 753
Greek-Amer. Florists'
Supply Co 747
Group iS: Ploeger 726
Grey Co., Thos. J 718
Griffin, F. W 740
Growers' Cut Flower
Co 752
GudeBros. Co 743
Gunther Bros 753
Guttman Flower Grow-
ers'Co 752
Habermehl's Sons, J.
J 742
Hall & Robinson 741
Hanford, R. G 722
Harris. Chester 743
Harris, Ernest 728
Hart, Geo. B 747
Hatcher, John C....722-39
Heacock Co., Jos 722
Heinecken, Otto 724
HeissCo 740
Henderson & Co.. A... 717
Henderson & Co., Peter
720
Henker. Bruno 721
HenshawtS: Fenrich.. .751
Herbert & Fleishaucr.718
Herr, A. M 728
Hews & Co., A. H 757
Highland Park Green-
houses, The 740
Hilfinger Bros 757
Hill Co., The E.G.... 756
Hillside Nurs 726
Hirschlcbcr. A 719
Hitchings & Co 702
Hollywood Gardens. ..743
Holm & Olson 743
Holton & Hunkel Co.. 75^1
Home Correspondence
School 747
Horan, E. C 753
Horticultural Adverti-
ser 724
Howard's Flower Shop739
Howard, J. W 768
Hudson Carbon Co.. .758
Idlewild Greenhouses. 741
Igoe Bros 747
Imperial Seed & Plant
Co 713
interstate Tobacco Co.,
Inc 759
Irwin, R.J 744-46
Isbell, S. M. &Co,...718
Jackson & Perkins Co . 726
Jacobs, S. & Son 760
Jenkins & Son 726
Jennings, E. B 715
Johnson Seed Co 715
Johnston, T. J. & Co . .743
Jones, H.T 726
Jones, Inc., Percy. . . .756
Kasting, Wm. F. Co.. 713
Keller, John A 740
Keller Pottery Co 757
Keller Sons, J. B 743
Kervan Co., The 747
Kessler, Wm 753
Kilboum, R 719
King Construction Co.763
Knight & Sruck Co .1717
Koster & Co 726
Kroeschell Bros. Co.. . 759
Kuebler. Wm. H 753
Kuhlmann, H. H 740
Lager & Hurrell 721
Lange, A 739
Unge, H. F. A 743
Langjahr, A. H 753
Langlc, Richard 721
Lappc, John 7.50
Leedlc Floral Co 750
Lemon Oil Co 7.5S
Leonard Seed Co 718
Leuly, Emil 722
Littlcficld Florist ....743
Lord & Burnham Co.
761-63
Ludwig Floral Co., E.742
Mader, Paul l?.i\
Martin & Forbes Co. . 743
May, L. L. &Co 7.56
McClunic, Geo. G....740
McConncll, Alei 741
McHutchison & Co. . .724
McManmon, J.J. ...741
McManus, James 753
Menand, L 739
Metropolitan Material
Co 745-702
Mette, Henry 714
Michell Co., Henry F.718
Michelsen&Co 726
Michigan Cut Flower
Exchange 747
Michler Bros. Co 740
Midgley & Co 743
Millang, Chas 753
Miller, A. L 727
Mills The Florist, Inc.740
Minge Floral Co., The741
Minneapolis Floral Co741
Moninger Co., John
.761
Moore, Hentz & Nash753
Mt. Gilead Pottery Co757
Mullanphy, Florist. . .743
Murray, Samuel 740
Myer, Florist 741
Nagel, Rudolf. 728
Nason, L. B 753
Nat'l Florists' Board
ofTrade 747
Nat'l Nurseryman Pub.
Co., Inc., The 724
Neidinger, Jos. G 747
New England Florist
Supply Co 754
New England Nurs. . .720
New York Stable Ma-
:Co.
.768
7.58
Niessen Co., The Leo . 755
Noc, L. M 753
Orchid, The 742
Olmstead Bros 724
Ouwerkerk, P 724
Palmer&Son, W.J... 7.39
Park Floral Co., The.. 740
Parker, John L 739
Parkes Construction
Co.
.763
Parshelsky Bros.
Patten, Helen F 743
Pearce, George 760
Peckham Floral Co.,
The. 730
Pelicano Rossi & Co . . 743
Penn The Florist 739
Pennock-Meehan Co..
S. S 7.i5
Perkins-King Co 717
Peters & Reed Pottery
Co., The 757
Philips Bros 741
Pierce & Co 739
Pierce Co., F. O 760
Pierson, Inc., A. N.713-30
PiersonU-BarCo, . . . 764
Pierson Co., F. R 713
Pine Grove Floral Corp
72R
Pittsburgh Cut Flower
Co.
.7.54
Pitzonka, Guj
PlantlifeCo 7,58
Poehlmann Bros. Co...7S6
Pollworth Co., C. C. . .754
Potter Floral Co 740
Pulverized Manure
758
.763
Co.
Quaker City Mach
Co.
Ouidnick G'hous._ _..
Ramsburg. G. S 715
Randall, A. L. Co... .7.50
Rawlings, Elmer 750
Reade & McKenna. . .763
Rcardon. Edmund.. . .727
Reed & Keller 747
Reimers. M. D 741
Reinberg, Peter.. . .720-56
Rentschlcr Floral Co 741
Reynolds & MacKay.720
Rice Co., M 747
Riebe, F. C 750
Ritchy, F. W 728
Robinson & Co., H. M748
Robinson Co. (Inc.)
H. M 7.52
RolkcrS Sons, A.. 714-57
Rosemont Gardens. . .741
Rosendale Nurs. &
G'housffi 726
Rnscry Flower Shor
The
.739
Rowehl & Granz 720
Royal Glass Works. . .763
Rudolph, Max 740
Rupp, John F 715
Russell, Geo. W 720
Russin & HanHing 747
Ryerson. U. Culler.. .768
Sabransky, John F...720
Salter Bros 743
Sambrook Bros 743
Sanders Son 717
Sauter.A .753
Sceery, Ed 742
Schling, Max 742
Schmidt, J. C 727
Schmitz, F. W. 0 718
Schulz. Jacob 741
Schwake & Co., Inc.,
Chas 719
Scott, John 723
Scranton Florist Sup-
ply Co 727
Sealy, J. W. C 723
Sharp, Partridge & Co759
Sheridan, W. F 753
Siebrecht, Geo. C 753
Siebrecht, Walter R.
Co., Inc 753
Sims, William 721
Skidelsky & Co., S. S .718
Slinn, B. S., Jr 753
Smiths Co., E. D....721
Smith & Fetters Co.,
The 74O
Smith, P.J 763
Smith Co.. W. & T. . . 724
Solomons Son, I 760
Soltau Fernery, B 722
Speelman & Sons, C-
J 718
Standard Pump &. En-
gine Co., The 759
Stearns Lumber Co.,
The A. T 759
Stokes, Walter P 718
Stoothoff Co., H. A ... 759
Storrs & Harrison Co.,
The 723
StumppS Walter Co.
714
Syracuse Pottery Co...757
Taylor, Edward J 720
Thompson & Co., C. B.
741
Thorburn & Co., J. M718
Totty, Chas. H 720
Traendly & Schenck. .753
Travis Co., G. E 763
Van Assche, Frank... . 759
Van Gelderen. G. W. .724
Van Kirk Floral Co. . 730
Van Waveren, Gt. &
Kruijff 726
Vaughan's Seed Store.
716
Vick's Sons. Jas 714
Viereck. F. C..._ 740
Vincent. R. Jr.. & Sons
Co 713
Virgin. U.J 741
Walker. Wm 741
Wallis&Co.. E. A....750
Ward&Co., R. M....715
Warendorff , A 742
Wax Bros 739
Weeber S Don 714
Welch Bros. Co 754
Wenk. Peter 730
Westboro Conserva-
tories 720
Weston, Henry 723
West View Floral Co.739
Wettlin Floral Co.... 728
Whilldin Pottery Co.,
The 757
White Bros 720
Whittier & Co., W. B.724
Wietor Bros 756
Wilks Mfg. Co., S.... 760
Williams* Florist Sup-
ply House 720
Wi'son, H. E 743
Wilson, R. G 739
Windier Wholesale Flor-
al Co 747
Wolf. Julius, Jr 723
Wood Bros 730
Woodrow & Marketos753
Woodruff & Sons, S. D718
Worcester Conserva-
tories 720
Young & Co., A. I 752
Young Florist 743
Young. John 752
Young & Nugent 742
Zangen, O. V 745
Zimmer, Charles 7.50
Zvolanek, A. C 716
Cannas 715-19
Canterbury Bells. .726-27
Carnations 710-20-
721-23-27-30-48-50
Carnation Cuttings. .719-
720-21-23-27-30-48-50
Chrysanthemums. . . .713-
721-26
Chrysanthemum Cut-
tings 713-21-26
Cigar Plants 713
Cinerarias. . .723-27-28-50
Clematis 718-24-26
Cocos 718-22-60
Cold Storage Bulbs
713-17
Cold Storage Lilies
713-17
Cold Storage Lily of the
Valley 713-17
Coleus 713-50
Conifers 726
Coreopsis 727
729
Cuphea....
Cut Flowers 747-48-
749-61-52-63-54-56-50
Cyclamen 719-27-
728-29-30-50
Dahlias 730
Daisies 723-27
Decorative Stock. 713-14-
715-16-17-18-19-20-21-
722-23-24-26-27-28-29-
730-50
Digitalis 723
Dish Ferns 718-22-
723-27-50
Dracaenas 719-26-
727-28-29-50
Evergreens 724-26
Farm Seeds 714-15-
716-18-24
Ferns 713-18-
722-23-26-27-28-50
Ferns in Flats... 722
Ficus 718-27-29-60
Forget-Me-Not 723-27
Foxgloves 726-27
Freesias...-. .713-14-15-18
Fruit Plants 724
Fruit Trees .'.724-26
Fuchsias 713
Gaillardias 727
Gardenias 729-30-48
Genista 719-23-29-30
Geraniums 713-16
726-27-28-30-50
Geranium Cuttings.. .713
16-26-27-28-30-50
Gladiolus... 714-16-17-18
Hardy Perennials . . .719-
724-26
Heliotrope 713-50
Herbaceous Plants. ..724-
Hy.icinths 713-16
Hydrangeas. . .718-23-24-
726-27-29-30-50
Ivy 713-16-18-27-30'
Japanese Maples. . 724-20
Japonica 724
Seeds 714-17-18-24
Shrubs 719-24-26
Smilax 718-
719-27-28-30-47
Snapdragon. .715-23-28-60
Snowball. 726
Spiraeas 724-26
Stevia 718-28-30-60
Sweet Peas 714
Sweet Pea Seed. . .716-18
Sweet William 723-27
Table Ferns 726
Trees 723-24-26
Tulips 716-26
Vegetable Plants 727
Vegetable Seeds 714-
715-16-18-24
Verbenas 718-21
Vincas 719-
723-20-27-28-50
Vines 724-20
Violets. '. ! 72i-27-28-30-4S
WallHowers 727
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine 759
Aphis Punk 758
Artificial Fl9wers 749
Baskets 747-49
Boilers 745-59-
760-61-62-63
Carnation Ties 720
Cattle Manure 758
Chiffons 747
Crepe Paper 747
Cut Flower Bo.xes . 747-48
Cycas Leaves 748-49
Dagger Ferns 747-48
Decorative Evergreens
747-48
Directory of Retail
Houses.739-40-41-42-43
Fancy Baskets 747
Fancy Ferns 747-48
Fertilizers 747-48-58
Florists' Letters 749
Florists' Supplies ,747-48
Flower Boxes 747^8
Flower Pots 757
Fungihe 769
Galax Leaves 747-48
Glass. . . .745-59-00-02-63
Gold Letters 749
Glazing Points 702
Grates 703
Greenhouse Bldg 759-
700-63-64
Greenhouse Construc-
tion.. . .750-60-62-63-64
Greenhouse Goods... 759-
760-03-64
Greenhouse Material
759-00-02-03-04
Gutters 759-00
Heaters 760-62
Heating Appliances
700-62
Hose 74.5-60
Hot Bed Sash... 745-00-02
Huckleberry Branch,
Forthcoming Introductions in
Dahlias and Cannas
Among the new Dahlia introductions
by K. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., of 'White
Marsh, Md., for 1914, will be the fol-
lowing :
Queen Maky. Decorative; a livelv
pink.
Meteor. Decorative; striped red and
yellow.
MoNs. Caprion. Decorative; deep
pink blotched crimson.
Hon. R. L. Bokden. Very large-
salmon pink.
The introductions of Cannas by the
same company for 1014 will be as fol-
lows :
■i^l?"^^^''- '^'''■'Se wavy flowers of beau-
tifully formed petals; brilliant crimson
scarlet, edged bright golden yellow, yel-
low throat, spotted red ; foliage dwarf,
robust, of good texture, deep rich green.
Lafew. Medium to large flowers in
large trusses which are profusely pro-
duced. The foliage is a very dark me-
tallic green, overlaid with a bronze
sheen ; dwarf, sturdy grower ; orange
scarlet.
GoNZABO. Brilliant carmine ; large
flowers of wavy petals, enormous trusses ;
luxuriant, dark, bronzy green foliage ;
grows about 3%ft. high.
Mekcutio. Intense vermilion scarlet,
shading to pink at the base of the petals ;
golden yellow at the edge. The foliage
IS clear rich pink ; about 3ft. high ; an
early and continual bloomer.
Jessica. A beautiful shade of rose car-
mine ; flowers are large, trusses enor-
mous, freely produced throughout the en-
tire season ; dark, bronzy green foliage :
height about SVoft.
Benivolia. a brilliant rich shade of
Lincoln red ; flowers are beautifully
formed and borne in great profusion ;
dark, rich green foliage showing a tinge
of bronze ; dwarf grower.
Schools. .747
alem Che
71.'i
730
Kalmias 724
Kentias. .718-22-23-29-50
Lantanas 713
Lilacs 724-26
Lilv Bulbs 713-10-17
Lilies.. . ,713-14,15-17,48
Lilium Album 717
LiliumCandidum. 71,5-17
Lilium Formosum.. 713-
71.5-17
Lilium Giganteum,.,71.3-
747-48
747
Lilii
iHa
Index to Stock Advertised
717
713-
714-15-18
Lilium Spcciosuni., 717-24
l.ilv of the V.iUev.. 724-48
M.inctti : 724
Maplus 724
Mignonette 714
Mushroom Spawn. 714-
71fi-I8
Narcissus... 713-1,5-16-17
Nephrolepis. . ,71.3-27-2!)
Norway Maples 724
Norway Spruce 724
Nurscrv Stock 724-26
OakTrees , . , , 724-26
Orchids 716-21-48
Ornamental Shrubs, 724
Ornamental Trees, 724
Palms 722-23-24-26
Pandanus 718-27-29
Pansics.. ,71'5-23-27-28-.50
Peach Trees ,726
Peonies 724-20
Petunias 713
Phlox 724'2n-.50
Phoenix 722-20
Poir
Immortelles 748
Insecticides 721-58
Jardinieres 767
Laurel 747-48
Laurel Festooning. . .747-
748
Laurel Wreaths.... 747-48
Lemon Oil 768
Leucothoe Sprays. , 747-48
Magnolia Leaves. . , , 747-
748-49
Manure 768
Mastica 715-59-60
Moss 748
Nikotcen 768-69
Nikotiana 759
Nursery Bands 724
Pecky Cvpress 700
Pipe 745-69
Pipe Fittings 745-59
Plantlifc 758
Pots 749-57
Pumps 7.59
Pumping Engines. . . ,759
Refrigerators 747
Ribbons 747
Ruscus 748
S,ish 74.5-69-60-62
Scalinc 7.59
Script Words 749
Sheep Manure 7.5S
Sheet Mnss 74S
Shower Spravs 763
Sphagnum Moss 748
Stakes 720-47
Supports 720-47
,763
718-
710-27-3n-r,0
oncd
will be made to print belated
:ived after 12 noon Wednesday,
n same can be noted in the index.
.724-26
Acalpha 713 Azaleas...
Achyranthes 713 Bay Trees,..
Adiantum 722-29-50 Begonias 713-50-23-
Agcratum 713-50 726-27-28-29-30-60
Alternanthcra 713 Bellis 723-27
Alvssum 723-28-50 Berberis 724
Andromedas 724 Bleeding Heart 724
Anthericum 718-23 Blue Spruce 726
Antirrh!num.715-23-28-.50 Bouvardias 718
Apple Tree 726 Boxwood 716-24-20
Araucarias 72.3-26- Bulbs. 713-14-1 5-10-l,S-2O
727-29-.50 Buxus. 714
Ar.,:i ., 729-.50 California Privet. .724-26
Asi,,ii;i,;ii« 718-22- California Privet Cut-
723-2ii-:!7-Js-29-30-.50 tings 724-26
Asi.linl.nn 729 Callas 71.3-17
Asurs 718 Calliopsis 727
Rlu)d.Hj,_,,,.li 7 ■! I'll
Roses: 7 13- 10-21 -
724-26-27-30-,lS-5n
Rubber Plants. 71S-
727-29-50
Salvias,, , , , 71.''-16
Seasonable Stock. . , ,7i:i-
714-15-10-17-18-19-20-
721-22^23-24-26-27-28-
729-30-50
Tile
Tinfoil 748
Tob.accoDust 7.58-59
Tobacco Powder. . . 7.5S-50
Tobacco Stems,., ,7.5S-.59
Toothoicks 747
; Tub."
.7.57
Tub
Vases 757
Ventilating Apparatus
760-61-62
Ventilators,.... 760-01-62
Vcrmine 7.59
CONTENTS
Agriculture in Ohio Publii
American Rose Society...
Among tie Growers:
F. J. Stehle, Carek & Mecera, 'Wil-
liams Bros., 'W. H. Jones. C. C.
Beingesser 737
Baskets, 'Wire, Advantages of Grow-
ing Plants in 733
Carnations, Carrying Over 727
Chrysanthemum Society of America. 732
Chrysanthemum Shows for New York,
Two Big 732
Cleveland Flower Show of 1913. The. 733
Clubs and Societies 737
Dahlias Exhibition, An Unusual 734
Diagram Showing Depths and Dis-
tances For Planting Outdoor Fall
Bulbs 728
Dreer, Inc., Henry A., Annual Out-
door Fall Flower Show of 732
Fig Trees, Care of 746
Floricultural Notes from Cornell Uni-
versity 762
Gardeners and Ploiists' Club of
Boston, Field Day of (Illus.) 733
Greenhouse Building 761
Ludwig Floral Co., Baseball Team
of (Illus.) 761
Market Review, of the 761
May Beetles to Be Unusually Abun-
dant in 1914 745
Men 'We Meet. J. B. Pilkington (Illus.)736
Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 725
Nursery Trade Notes 726
Obituary: .I'lstus Geist 733
Pacific Coast Dept 762
Peony Symposium (Illus.) 735
Peony, The Drought Resisting Qual-
ity of (Illus.) 73B
Question Bos 746
Questions 'Enchange Readers are
Asked to Solve 737
Ptthlicity 732
Readers' "Views, Our 733
Rehmanni .MiKulata 738
Retailer, For Tlie (lUus.) 739-743
Roses 735
Seed Trade Report 715
Southern Notes 749
Stationery 735
Stray Notes From Great Britain
(Illus.) 734
Trade Notes:
Albany. Waterbuiy. Danbury.
Providence 726
Bridffeport, New Bedford 727
Nashville. Montgomery 730
New Haven 738
Schnectady 747
Houston, Washingto
Buffalo, Hartford
Saco. Me. — Frank Banigan, manager
of the Saco Flower Co., is on a trip to
New York, Boston^ and Philadelphia
where lie plans to vi.^it the large green-
houses.
St.
.718
.749
.750
.752
764
756
755
City. .757
768
759
Milwaijk.'.,
Pittsburgh
St. John, (Ore.) Vancouver, (B. C.)762
Los Angeles T62
The Week's 'Work 728, 72S
732
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should be forwarded after 5p.m. Tuesday night and
marked "Night Press Message. Collect." These will
be forwarded by the Telegraph Companies at news-
paper rates providing the material so forwarded con-
tains news for the paper.
American Rose Society
The American Rose Society, through Secretary Benj.
F. Hammond, has sent out the following call for names
of American Roses:
It is the effort of the American Rose Society to ob-
tain a complete and accurate list of all the varieties of
Roses which have been originated on the American
continent, as far as it is possible to obtain them. This
letter is addressed to rosarians with the hope of ob-
taining the fullest assistance in this direction. It is
the intent to publish in the Annual Bulletin of the
American Rose Society the list, as fast as it can be
properly compiled, for authentic record.
Will you please give us this information:
What Roses have you originated?
In what year?
At what place?
Pedigree of the same.
If you have not personally done this work, but have
any information bearing upon the subject, will you
kindly give what assistance you can?
Replies should be addressed to Mr. Hammond, at
Beacon, N. Y. Benjamin Hammono, Secretary.
Annual Outdoor Fall Flower Show of Henry A.
Dreer at Riverton, N. J.
The annual Fall flower show of Henry A. Dreer, Inc.,
Philadelphia, Pa., will take place at the nurseries at
Riverton, Riverview and Locust Farm, N. J., from Oct.
4 to 11 inclusive. The show will be well advertised in
the Philadelphia papers next week and additionally a
large number of invitations are being sent out through
the mails. All flower lovers are invited.
A mammoth display of Dahlias covering 50 acres,
comprising over 800 varieties, will be made. Over 15
acres of the newest and best Cannas; what is said to
be the largest collection of perennials in America, in-
cluding a fine exhibition of Phlox; decorative plants in
greenhouses covering 10 acres, and Water Lilies and
Aquatics, a rock garden, and the best of hardy shrubs
and newest evergreens, will all provide an interesting
and instructive exhibition.
Trains for Riverton will leave foot of Market St.,
Philadelphia at 9, 9.40 and 10.35 a.m., and 13.40, 1.20
(2.00 Saturdays only) 2.32 and 3.20 p.m. daily. The
company wiU provide transportation from the station
at Riverton to the grounds, and guides in the nur-
series.
Publicity
What better object lesson in the way of publicity
could be afforded than that demonstrated the present
week on the grounds of one of our largest growing
establishments in the country; namely, that of R. Vin-
cent, Jr. & Sons Co. at White Marsh, Md., and which
have been so successful that this, the seventh annual
one, was undertaken on a larger scale than any of its
predecessors?
The Dahlia show given by this company on its own
property, during the present week, and which is prob-
ably the largest Dahlia show given in the country, an
account of which is reported in another column, brought
hundreds of trade visitors and thousands of amateurs,
some of whom, in both classes, not content with one visit,
come again, bringing their friends with them. At these
shows the amateurs see not only the hundreds of varie-
ties of Dahlias in the exhibition proper, but, as well,
are free to pursue their way, without restriction, all
over the grounds and so to make their own choice from
the growing plants as to what varieties of Dahlias (as
also of Cannas, a full collection of which is on the
grounds on an immense scale) they wish for their own
plantings, and these people undoubtedly return to their
homes much impressed with what they have seen — and
they spread the news, thus making for publicity of the
most enduring kind. Dahlia flowers are sold, each pur-
chaser being given a big package of loosely arranged
blooms at a nominal price.
When it is considered that during the week the show
is staged it is visited by thousands who come from all
outlying sections, many driving fifteen to twenty miles,
while others avail themselves of the railroad facilities,
the appearance of the place during exhibition week be-
ing somewhat like that of a country fair (with its
petty amusement features omitted), and that these
people come because they love the flowers and want to
see them, and in coming show their desire to avail them-
selves of the opportunity so freely accorded them,
is not all this proof sufficient that throughout the length
and breadth of the land many other growers could
imitate this publicity idea on a large or a small scale,
according to their limitations?
We have before called attention to this practical form
of publicity, and while there has been much talk on
the value of publicity to the business, here is one lead-
ing example of how hundreds of growers can go to work
to secure the much desired results.
The next effort along publicity lines will be that made
by H. A. Dreer, Inc. See notice in first column. Wide
local newspaper advertising is being done in this con-
nection.
The exhibition of cut Dahlias by the Henry F. Michell
Co. in Gimbel's Philadelphia store (see news columns)
was another good publicity move.
The Florists' Exchange will gladly publish the full
particulars of any other similar undertaking, as we
realize the value, educational as well as commercial,
attached to every endeavor which makes for publicity.
Girysanthemum Society of America
Examining Committees
President Chas. H. Totty announces the following
committees to examine new Chrysanthemums for the
ensuing year:
Chicago, 111. — J. B. Deamud (chairman), E. O. Orpet.
D. A. Robertson. Ship flowers to J. B. Deamud, 160
N. Waba.sh ave., Chicago.
Cincinnati, O. — R. Witterstaetter (chairman), James
Allen, Henry Schwartz. Ship flowers to the chairman.
Jabez Elliott Flower Market, in care of janitor.
Boston, Mass. — Wm. Nicholson (chairman), .Tames
AVheeler, Alex. Montgomery. Ship flowers to Boston
Flower Exchange, Park St., in care of the chairman.
New York, N. Y. — Eugene Dailledouze (chairman),
Wm. H. Duckham, A. Herrington. Ship flowers to the
New York Cut Flower Co., 55 W. 26th St., in care of
the chairman.
Philadelphia, Pa. — A. B. Cartledge (chairman), John
Westcott, S. S. Pennock. Ship flowers to A. B. Cart-
ledge, 1514 Chestnut st.
Shipments should be made to arrive by 9 p.m. on
examination days to receive attention from the com-
mittee, and must be prepaid to destination ; an entry
fee of $2 should be forwarded to the secretary not
later than Tuesday of the week they are to be examined,
or it may accompany the blooms. Seedlings and sports
are both eligible to be shown before these committees,
provided a raiser has given them two vears' trial to
determine their true character. Special attention is
called to the rule that sports, to receive a certificate.
must pass at least three of the five committees. The
committees must be in session to examine such exhibits
as may be submitted on each Saturday during October
and November, the dates of which will be Oct. 11, 18, 23
and Nov. 1, 8, 15, 23 and 29.
Oificial judging scales, commercial color, 20; form,
15; fullness, 10; stem, 15; foliage, 15; substance, 15;
size, 10; total, 100. Exhibition: color, 15; stem, 5;
foliage, 5; fuUness, 15; form, 15; depth, 15; size, 30;
total, 100. Single varieties: color, 40; form, 20; sub-
stance, 30; stem and foliage, 20; total, 100. Pompons:
color, 40; form, 20; stem and foliage, 30; fuUness, 20;
total, 100. Single varieties to be divided into two
classes, the large flowered and the small flowered.
Morgan Park, 111. Chas. W. Johnson, Sec'y.
Two Big Chrysanthemum Shows for New
York Next Month
That of the Horticultural Society of New York
The big Fall show is only a short time off, beginning
on Oct. 31 and continuing until Nov. 4. It will be
held in the spacious halls of the American Museum
of Natural History, located in one of the finest resi-
dential sections of New York city. This building is
one of the largest and finest in the world devoted to the
natural sciences. Schedules and entry blanks will be
sent upon application to the secretary, George V. Nash,
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. city.
Every indication points to a big exhibition. New York
is the center of a large horticultural field which does
and can produce the best examples of the horticulturist's
art. An invitation is extended to all the local societies
to help make this the biggest and best exhibition of
years.
Do not forget that the National Association of Gar-
deners holds its annual meeting, as the guest of this
Society, during the exhibition, a hall having been reserved
for its use at the American Museum of Natural History.
This meeting wiU bring a large number of gardeners
from all parts of the country, so let us take pride in
showing them all that can be done along the line of horti-
culture. Generous prizes are offered for Chrysanthe-
mums, Roses, Carnations, foliage and decorative plants,
and Orchids, and it is the policy of the Society to offer
special prizes for worthy exhibits not provided for in
the schedule. Send your exhibits where they will be
seen and appreciated by the many. Over 130,000 people
visited the Fall exhibition of last year.
For the first time in its history, the Society is offering
a silver cup, valued at over $100. This is to be awarded
for the best exhibit of twelve vases of Chrysanthemum
blooms, in twelve varieties, three blooms of each, stems
eighteen inches long.
An appeal is made by the secretary for prompt entries
of exhibits. Do not wait until the last minute, for this
greatly increases his labors and interferes seriously
with the proper and artistic arrangement of the ex-
hibits. Send in your entries promptly that proper ar-
rangements may be made for their display. First come
will be first served. George V. Nash, Secretary.
That of the American Institute of the City
of New York
Immediately following the above will take place the
Chrysanthemum show of the American Institute of the
City of New York, which will be held in the Engineer-
ing Building, 35 to 33 W. 39th St., bet. 5th and 6th
aves.. New York, Nov. 5, 6 and 7. Some good money
prizes are offered in this exhibition for commercial
growers, private gardeners and amateurs, and as the new
quarters of the Institute are commodious and light, it
is expected that these conditions will make for a vastly
enlarged show of plants and cut flowers over the shows
nf the past few years. Schedules may be obtained from
W. A. Eagleson, secretary, board of managers, 324 W.
23d St.
The Cleveland Flower Show of 1913
Cleveland is to have a flower show in November: "The
best ever," says Herman Knoble. The show will be
held under the combined auspices of the Ohio Horti-
cultural Society and the Cleveland Florists' Club. John
Boddy, the city forester, is superintendent, and he has
appointed the folloOTng committee of the growers,
wholesalers and retail florists, to co-operate with the
Ohio Horticultural Society in getting up a fine show.
This committee consists of: Geo. Bates, Herbert Bates,
John Kirchner, Geo. Smith, Frank Friedley, Timothy
Smith, H. P. Knoble, Chas. Russell and Fred Browii.
With such a working committee, results are assured,
and we look for a magnificent display of Chrysanthe-
mums, Roses, etc.; .$3500 is to be offered in prizes, and
this ought to draw out the best flowers in the country.
Just watch us grow! The premium list is now in the
printer's hands, and as soon as issued will be mailed to
all inquirers. Address John D. Boddy, City Hall,
Cleveland. Ella Grant Wilson.
October 4, 1913.
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OUR J
REA^DEKS^
VIEWS
Is the Japan Chestnut Blight Proof?
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
We noticed in The Florists' Exchange of Septem-
ber :30th, an article on: "Is the Japanese Chestnut
Blight Proof?" in which you ask any one who has had
experience with this variety to let you have his expe-
rience.
Some years ago we commenced importing Japanese
Chestnuts from Japan to be used as a stock on which
to bud Paragon and other varieties of that class. We
found when the blight commenced to get bad in this
section that the Japanese Chestnuts were just as sus-
ceptible to it as the native variety; one year the Japan
block was decidedly worse. We have stopped trying
to grow Chestnuts for the present on account of the
blight. HooPES, Beo. & Thomas Co.
West Chester, Pa.
[This accords with our own belief from what has
licen reported, that the Japanese Chestnut is not blight
proof. — Joseph Meehan.]
Winter Blooming Forget-me-nots
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
I notice your question in the issue of Aug. 30, page
452, re the best kind of Winter-blooming Forget-me-not.
Here in Germany we use for blooming in Winter
mostly Myosotis oblongata perfecta. This kind if sown
in July will commence to bloom about the middle or
end of September. Planted in coldframes or in a
greenhouse it will bloom uninterruptedly during Winter.
But it is a fact that it is not hardy, therefore it must
he protected from frost.
Myosotis alpestris Distinction and Myosotis alpestris
Triumph, both grown and introduced by myself, can be
sown at any time of the year, and they will commence
blooming 8 or 10 weeks after sowing. If placed in a
sheltered position the plants will continue flowering.
The plants of Myosotis alpestris are of a dwarf and
compact habit, similar to those of Myosotis alpestris
Victoria, while those of Myosotis alpestris Triumph are
in habit similar to those of Myosotis alpestris robusta
grandiflora. For early flowering in Spring Myosotis
Liebesstern and Ruth Fischer are of real value.
Fredehick Roemeh.
Quedllnburg, Germany, Sept. 2i, 1913.
Here is what our artists on the other side may look
for in the near future from the American hybridists,
in which the very best characters of the present day
hybrids, Papilo, dracocephalus, priraulinus, Leichtlini and
other species, will be evolved into a composite ideal em-
bracing the following: good sized bulbs, yielding bulb-
lets very freely, of large size that will grow well, bloom
well, and make larger sized bulbs the first year. Also
ample foliage of a rich green color; long, thin, strong
4t't. to 6ft. stems; graceful flowers, medium to very
large, from 30 to 25 with from 6 to 12 open at one time;
better spacing, (garden types with fewer open), wide
open form, petalage extra good, lasting qualities su-
perior; very clearest and purest tones or tintings from
purest whites, creams, yellows, oranges, old golds, to
deepest maroon, blooming in 65 days and later, with
prospects of 55 day types in sight that will be good
forcers coming ahead of nanus and other types. Once
these are in commerce. Gladioli will be one of the
"staples." The.se early ones can be grown in Tennessee
for May 30th, while they will be much in demand in
northern latitudes where they are yet unknown, em-
bracing the maximum merits of all the best now extant.
With individuals growing from one-quarter to one-
half million seedlings from hand pollenated seed yearly,
America welcomes any and all competition in the
struggle for supremacy in the evolution of the ever pro-
gressing ideal Ciladiolus. Today we admit that the very
best of the Nancieanus, like Valery, Gen. Langlois and
Georges Frick, etc., are glorious and have some extra-
ordinary characters and qualities, but they are too
dwarfed. Too much sold as Nancieanus is the rankest
of rubbish, in no manner to be compared with Lemoine's
stock; in fact, it can in no way be called Nancieanus.
Again, when it comes to bizarre colors — crazy-quilt or
kaleidoscopic combinations — we take our hats off and
admit our European rivals have some introductions that
cannot be excelled for multiplicity of violent colorings
and combinations. Yet many European sorts are glori-
ously irresistible, but in America the Ohio sorts, Amer-
ica, Mary, Mrs. Watt, Margaret, Niagara and Panama
are supreme, with none bred for "ugly monstrosities"
to compete with the glad rags of Broadway sports, nor
mere technical minutest differentiation, but decidedly
different. The highest type of ideal Gladioli will be
branded "evolved in America." The world's markets
will award the laurel wreath for highest excellence in
the "futurity finals" to American work. At least, such
is the view of C. Betscher.
President Ohio Gladiolus Societv, Canal Dover, O.
The Best Form for the'^GIadioIus
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Your excerpt from the (ruernsey Frees is amusing
rather than critical. The author of this is quite out
of place as an uptodate critic. Our collection of
Gladioli embraces the best, as well as many quite ordi-
nary sorts, representing all noted growers. This gives
us a chance to be critical in our observations based on
comparative values or merits.
All the Gandavensis from all growers — American,
English, French, German, Dutch — have a common ideal:
very closely set blooms, and heavy stems; they are lack-
ing in reproduction and subject to disease. Many of the
German sorts show hybrid characters, being superior in
stem, spacing, etc., while many of our recent American
sorts are more virile, but inclining to clumsiness, yet
are grand garden types, being very effective. "Oh,
they are so clumsy and stiff". They would be more at-
tractive and desirable with thinner, more graceful stems,"
is a common expression with mnny people when some
of our best American and French sorts are judged, and
in this I concur. Any flower lacking graceful expres-
sion in artistic arrangement requires further evolution.
In the recent Ohio show there were some very fine seed-
lings showing marked improvement in these elements,
and of a better ideal. From nhservntions made in a
trip of inspection to various Ohio growers, I know that
at the 1914 show there will be some pure whites, pinks,
reds, yellows, etc., that will place Hie future ideal very
high, and such sorts as Europa, Niagara, etc., will be
met by extra fine new ones, with still more severe future
competition.
Above all, the American grower need have no fear
from any innovation; in fact, the American growers
now have new types that will not only evolve innova-
tions, but set aside ideals so high that "revolution" will
be a more agreeable word to conjure with. There is not
a single type or strain in commerce today but needs
improvement.
Field Day of Gardeners and Florists' Club
of Boston
On Saturday afternoon, Sept. 27, the Gardeners and
Florists' Club" enjoyed an interesting and instructive
field day at the new' nurseries of K. and J. Farquhar &
Co. at Dedham, Mass. There was quite a representa-
tive gathering of members, although there were not as
many as had been expected.
This is practically a new place, and it was enlighten-
ing to many of the members to see the great work that
had been done in such a short time. Many had never
realized that there was such an uptodate establishment
so near the city.
There are three large new King construction houses,
each 250ft. x 50ft., and one of the most uptodate potting
and packing sheds in the country. It is of enormous
size and has every device for labor saving and convenience.
The large greenhouses are entered from this commodious
shed. Mr. Farquhar had a number of his foremen in
readiness to take the members in parties over the prem-
ises. The first house entered was one wholly devoted to
Tomatoes. Experts who have grown Tomatoes for the
market proclaimed this the finest house they had ever
seen. The plants are setting fruit nicely and will come
in at the right time to obtain good prices, after all the
outdoor crop is gone. The next house entered contained
a nice lot of greenhouse CTrape vines, grown to supply
tlie firm's trade. The next house contained a large stock
of miscellaneous plants, of which particularly interesting
was a collection of Fuchsia plants.
Besides these large King greenhouses there are four
smaller houses. One of these contains 10,000 Cyclamen
plants, as well grown as anyone could wish to see, all
excellent specimens.
In another house Lorraine Begonias were grown. One
of the things that most interested the growers were the
new concrete benches, which were very highly spoken of.
They are the neatest and show the best workmanship of
any concrete benches the writer has ever seen.
There are several other new greenhouses being built,
also storage houses of all kinds for materials disposed of
through the seed store in Boston.
An early frost on Sept. 15 destroyed many of the
interesting flower plants outdoors, yet there were enough
to interest flower lovers. Herbaceous plants are grown
extensively and are looking remarkably well. We noted
some excellent late perennial Asters which are worthy
of mention, including The Queen, Top Sayer, St. Egwin
and Cordefolia Ideal.
The trial grounds are still interesting, and many fine
annuals were noted by those interested in that class of
plants.
After inspecting the acres of stock the company was
entertained with liberal luncheon and refreshments. The
speakers were Thomas Roland, Wm. Sim, E. H. Wilson,
W. N. Craig, Herman Bartsch, Wm. J. Stewart and
John K. M. L. Farquhar. The company was then
photographed and cars were taken back to the city, all
proclaiming that they had had a pleasant and interesting
outing. . R. C.
Campanula longistyla. — This Campanula, which was
introduced into Europe from Transcaucasia only a few
years ago through the Botanical Gardens at Tiflis, Is a
liiennial, growing to a height of 20in., of compact,
erect habit, which is remarkable for the abundance,
size and fine gleaming violet color of its pendant blooms,
unfolding in July. Of easy cultivation, it is recom-
mended for borders and baskets. A C. of M. was re-
cently awarded by the French National Society to a lot
of Campanula longistyla shown by Vilmorin-Andrieux
& Co. — Revue Ilorticole.
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Justus Geist
Justus Geist, formerly a florist at Melrose, Mass.,
died on Sept. 25 at the Melrose Hospital, of pneumonia.
He was born in Germany 69 years ago, and had resided
in Melrose for many years, making his home recently
at 313 East Foster st. For a number of years he was
in the florist business and had a large place on Grove
St. He retired from this business because of poor
health, and afterward was a gardener.
The Boston Gardeners and Florists' Club at R. and J. Farquhar & Go's Nursery, Dedham, Mass., Sept. 27, 1913
734
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Stray Notes from Great Britain
By T. A. Weston
Things are now settling down to quietness; tlie round
of sliows being over until Chrysanthemum time comes
along.
The week commencing Sept. 8 was a busy one, for
apart from the R. H. S. meeting the National Dahlia
and National Rose Societies were both holding shows,
while on four successive days the regular Autumn trade
sales were keeping trade men busy.
The R. H. S. meeting was very good; hardy flowers
being prominent. A promising new perennial Aster
named Feltham Blue received an A. M., while a fine
crimson cerise Collarette Dahlia
with a white collar also gained an
award. The latter was shown by
Dobbie & Co., the first named
novelty being shown by T. S.
Ware, Ltd.
The new Carnation Gorgeous is
looked upon as being a real top
notcher.
The Dahlia show was hardly up
to standard owing to rough
weather. The famous growers,
Stredwick & Sons, were beaten
by J. Burrell & Co. m the big
championship class. Six varieties
gained F. C. C.'s, the most promis-
ing being B. F. Hawes, soft pink;
John Green, yellow margined
scarlet; and Pierrot, yellow, buff
tips, all Cactus, shown by Stred-
wick & Sons. There was an in-
creased number of amateur com-
petitors, and it is hoped that un-
der the hands of the new secretary,
J. B. Riding, that the Society will
pick up its lost ground.
The Rose Show was decidedly
below par. Trade exhibits were
very sparse and but for the two
fine groups staged by W. & J.
Brown, Peterboro, and Dobbie &
Co., Edinboro, there would have
been little to see apart from the
decorated tables. Although the
Peterboro firm scored in the big
class there was no question as to
the Scotch firm's superior quality.
In tliese days judges pay more or
quite as much attention to arches
and the like, as they do to quality.
Had Dobbie & Co. followed tlie
same system of staging as their
rivals, they would have smothered
opposition. The table classes were
good and I am sending a picture
of a winning table of Irish Ele-
grace. See Retail Department. ■^^■^^-""^^""■"■^
Old Gold, which was also in the competition, had to
take a back seat. Novelties were fairly prominent and
quite a number of gold medals were awarded, more's the
pity. Considering the season it was a farce to make
highest awards as none of the varieties were in true form.
The best thing was the new Perpetual Rambler Moon-
light; a real good lemon white, flowers right through the
season and carries beautiful foliage. It was raised by
the Rev. Pemberton, a past president of the Society.
Red Letter Day, a fine single, was also very good;
shown by A. Dickson & Sons.
The trade sales were as well attended as usual, but
three of them would have led one to imagine that busi-
ness had no bright outlook. The one held at H. B.
May & Sons' great nurseries, however, altered the com-
plexion of things, for hundreds of extra lots of Ferns
and other lines had to be put on in order to meet buy-
ers' wants. Prices at this sale were good.
Generally speaking, the trade outlook is very good.
Bulbs are going very well and the demand for hardy
plants of all kinds is keen. Roses have done so well
this season that there is certain demand for them.
The out flower trade during the past two months has
iteen very groggy, and many tons of blooms have gone
to waste in Co\-ent Garden. Carnations got as low as
I3c. or less per dozen, for good samples, but rates are
now rising. Chrysanthemums are such a glut that rates
all round are very easy.
A pleasant little function took place Sept. 11, when
a number of the gardening pressmen met to present a
gold watch and an address to J. Harrison Dick, who
is shortly leaving for your side. Mr. Dick is making
a trip ■ to the continent before starting across the
water. He carries with him all the good wishes, for
he is acknowledged as being one of the best and smart-
est journalists, and no one has ever accused him of a
shady action. Being yoimg he ought to make his way
in the land of the free.
The Perpetual Carnation Society is making prepa-
rations for its Winter exhibition on Dec. 3.- Prize
schedules are shortly going out and a new feature is the
great trade class which calls for 12 vases of 25 blooms
each, the prize being a fifty guinea cup, presented by
Geo. Monro, Jr., of the great wholesale florist firm
of that name. Another fifty guinea cup is expected to
materialize later as an inducement to market growers.
It has been decided to hold the next Spring show at
Bournemouth, a very select watering place.
An Unusual Dahlia Exhibition
That given at White Marsh, IHd., Sept. 30 to
Oct. 4, by R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co.,
of White Marsh, Md.
This, the seventh annual Dahlia exhibition, by these
prominent growers, gave every appearance on the open-
ing day, Sept. 30, of being the most successful of the
Sent out
New Peony Dahlia, Mrs. T. A. Weston
I 1912 by Bakers ofgWolverhampton, Eng. Considered tlie finest white :
.; very free; lone, stiff stems, and about 6 inches across when well grown.
series, the attendance of both the trade and the amateur
element being most gratifying. The special train arriv-
ing at about 1 p.m. alone brought some 60 people
from Washington and 150 from Baltimore, while from
early morning imtil 3 p.m. every regular train coming
into convention had its large quota of visitors. And,
certainly Dahlia critics and Dahlia lovers had here
offered them a surfeit of the best in that line — outdoors
there being forty-five acres in bloom, supplemented by
fifty-five acres of Cannas, both of these popular flowers
being represented by collections comprising the cream
of the best known to commerce, and in variety in-
numerable. As a sample of the magnitude of the plant-
ings we cite three blocks of Canna King Humbert in
which were some 60,000 plants.
The indoor exhibition was arranged in the huge pack-
ing room, taking up 100ft. of its length and the entire
width of the building. This allowed for two wide aisles,
on either side of which were arranged the flowers. From
this section the daylight was completely shut off, the
lighting effect being by electricity.
The flowers shown in the center of the room were
arranged loosely on long stems in huge banks rising
from bench to ceiling, the relief to so much color being
afforded by the plentiful use of Oak leaves. Each
variety here shown occupied a space of 3ft. to 4ft. by
5ft. high, and there were thirty leading varieties thus
shown.
The decorative arrangement along the walls is worth
describing, it being put together on a carefully worked
out plan. The boxes in which greenhouse glass is packed
(any quantity being on hand here from the new build-
ings going up) were set up on stays in a slanting posi-
tion extending from the outer edge of the bench to the
• ceiling. In these boxes Sphagnum moss was packed to
a deptli of three inches and held in position by crossed
twine; into the receptacles so provided were inserted the
Dahlia flowers on short stems.
Along the south wall the staging was of large sec-
tions, each one being solidly filled in with some selected ^
Pompon variety as a bedder or background, in color to
harmonize with the more prominent variety which was
used as a foreground, forming the focus, as it were, of
each design, and worked in in ovals, diamonds, circles
and squares. R. A. Vincent is to be credited with the
idea and it certainly did bring out the leading sorts
very strongly. There were sixteen such large panels or
sections on this wall, the decoration of which ended at
the east and the west in immense cornucopias, each
such design being 15ft. in length and oft. high. One
cornucopia was of Dahlia Golden West with an edging
of Jack Rose and a framework of Delice and Wm. I
Agnew. The other, equally attractive, had its cornu- j
copia composed of Master Carl with Delice as a frame- '
work and Jack Rose as a border.
In the above described sections were thus shown each
with an appropriate background of smaller blooms, the
following: Fireworks, Le Grand Manitou, Souv. de
Gustav Douzon, Sequoia, Grand Duke Alexis, Geisha,
Cuban Giant, Prof. Mansfield, Souv. de Mme. Moreau,
Master Carl, Mons. Cajjirun, Papa Charmant, Cleome,
Dorothy Peacock, Ami Barillet, Phoenix, Mrs. Roose-
velt, Thos. Perkins and others.
Along the remaining wall were solidly arranged in
smaller sections of 18in. by 2ft., some 88 varieties, all
set into moss which in turn was laid into the firm's stand-
ard carrying boxes. Dahlia buds projecting here and
there relieving the solidity. On the side and in the
center of the display was a 4ft. wreath in the middle
of which was worked out a lyre made of flowers of
Dahlia A. D. Livoni, the blooms encircling the lyre and
composing the wreath proper were Minnie West, sul-
phur yellow; Delicatissima, pink; Uloire de Lyon, pure
white; Miss D. Oliver, light shade of lemon; Lawine,
pure white. This was a well arranged and artistic
piece illustrating one of tlie ways in which Dahlias
could be used to advantage.
Outdoors there was the usual impressive demonstra-
tion of the immense scale on which Cannas and Dahlias
are grown by this company. What felt like several
hundred acres when you tramped it over but, put into
cold figures, amounted to 15 acres in Dahlias and 55
acres in Cannas, seemed t;i cover an immense stretch of
ground. At three widely separated points the eye was
caught by solid blocks of Canna King Humbert show-
ing grand masses of color, there being represented in
these three lots alone 60,000 plants.
On the whole the fields looked well with an excep-
tion here and there of retarded growth caused by the
lay of the land where both drouth and unusual heat
had gotten in their work. Many of the Dahlias were
planted as late as Jurte, and Richard Vincent, Jr. ad-
vocated this late planting for his section as being most
productive of good blooms. Several of the fields occu-
pied by the Dahbas had been sown to Cabbages earlier
in the season.
Inis year the most attractive section, from a cultural
lioint of view, was a piece of about four acres cleared
from the woodland less than a year ago. This acreage
was bearing practically as good a crop of Cannas as
was to be seen in any other part of the grounds. Mr.
Vincent explained that, long years ago this new clearing
had been Tobacco land, and that here and there through
the woods could still be found scattered plants of it.
Over 100,000 Dahlia blooms, representing 300 and odd
varieties, were to be seen, and the show here given is en-
titled to the honor of being named as the largest Dahlia
show held anywhere in the country, so far as the writer's
knowledge extends.
This institution of an annual Dahlia and flower show
also affords, too, some idea of a country fair, as the
N''incents invite their neighbors from all around to com-
pete, prizes being awarded for the best display of
vegetables, each in their class; thus, for instance, in the
annex were shown some fine products from the soil as
Pumpkin of colossal size and in many shapes, Citron,
Hubbard Squash, Gourds, Corn (this has been a great
Corn year around White Marsh), Tomatoes, all kinds,
shapes and sizes, and so on down the list, with fine
.samples of Maryland grown Apples and Pears. The
exhibition remains open all of the week and is a most
commendable affair. It is visited by the florists from
near and far, as well as by thousands of the interested
public who come from every direction.
A feature is the arrangement for serving luncheon;
this is under the direction of the ladies of Ebenezer
M. E. Church, for the benefit of which church all the
proceeds of the week's show derived from meals and
sales of cut flowers is given by the Vincent company.
As during the dinner hour over ISO people were being
served at one time, our readers can appreciate some-
what the magnitude of the task assumed by these ladies
on behalf of their church.
Something in the way of new buildings is always go-
ing on at the Vincent establishment. The writer found
that an entirely new house of 250ft. x 45ft. was being
erected, and as well that an extension of 50ft. was being
added to two houses, each 30ft. wide. In these erections
the side wall posts had been creosoted and would not
be painted, Mr. Vincent claiming greater durability
for the creosote method. The foundation had also
been laid for a new boiler house, a new chimney stack
and coal storage, which will cover over all a width of
October t, 1913.
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735
S^ift. by a length of 80ft.; the cement work, consisting
of floor and sidewalls, is already completed. In the
auxiliary engine room, in the basement of the ware-
house, has recently been installed a new Rumsey pump
with a capacity of some 700 gallons to the minute.
BY EBER HOLMES
The past Summer has been of such a nature with us
that tiring has been practiced most of the time; the
plants generally are looking well and there are enough
flowers coming into the markets for all purposes.
While it is very nice to have plenty of good flowers
at this time of the year, when funds are perhaps low
with the average grower, it must be remembered that
overcropping at this time for the sake of a little ready
money is liable to be dearly paid for later on. It is
better to cut oft' all the poor and shortest stemmed
flowers as fast as they show color and let three or
four of the best ones remain to mature for the market.
In this way the plants do not get such a check and the
flowers marketed are of a better quality.
I believe that it is possible to eradicate mildew en-
tirely from a place if the fight is kept up, although it
may take several seasons to do this. It is easy then
with ordinary care to prevent its reappearance, but
if precautionary measures are not taken it will eventu-
ally get the upper hand in any place. When you have
no mildew keep a little sulphur painted on the heating
pipes and when you see the first spot pick it off and
burn it, and it is not likely to get very bad with you if
you are careful in your general treatment. The difii-
culty of obtaining the various preparations for fumi-
gating and the increasing price of these articles are
causing some concern, and the wise grower will keep
himself supplied and fumigate on favorable opportu-
nities without allowing his plants to become infested
with green fly.
It is well to keep all plants tied up carefully so as to
allow the sun and air full play among them, and it also
makes it easier to syringe properly among them. Nearly
every grower seems to have his own fancy for thread to
use in tying, from a linen thread to old fashioned raffiia.
The new Roses generally are doing well, and although
prices on the best varieties are low at present, they give
promise of good returns later. We are using liberal
quantities of manure water, and at this time of the
year the plants respond quickly with a good growth.
It is of great benefit to keep the surface of the soil
well stirred; there seems to be nothing so easy to do
as this that will give such good returns. Care must be
used if young feeding roots are near the surface that
they are not disturbed.
Generally speaking, a light application of good fer-
tilizer, applied at intervals of a few weeks, will be
beneficial from this time on. V/e have had very good
results with equal parts of bone meal and dried blood,
or with tankage. If plants are healthy and growing
well they will take almost unlimited supplies of water
at this time of the year. If they are in the opposite
condition a good soaking will sometimes start them uii.
although a sick plant cannot grow properly. Plants
that are not sick are often standing still, and in tliis
case a liberal supply of water is often of advantage.
It is time to get the cutting bed working. There
will be a good demand next Spring for plants of tiie
new varieties, and cuttings rooted now will be strong
plants early in the season. Get the loam pile ready
for potting the young plants before the Kail rains. This
work is best done in the early Fall. If you figure on
early planting, now is the time to ])repare the loam and
stack it where it will he acccssihic when wanted.
All outdoor work should \n- clcini-d up as fast as \tns-
sible. The plants for furring should have the hinu
shoots tied up to ripen in tiie sun, and water should In-
gradually withheld from them. Tlie secret of success
in forcing Roses is good, well ripened wood; withnnt
this it is impo.ssible to do anything. I have noticed
Hoses outdoors dug up from greenhouse benches in
nearly all the varieties commonly grown, that have li\-e(I
through the Winter with no protection. 1 saw a lady
take first prize at a show this Fall with Hoses from
plants dug up last June and planted outdoors in the
garden. There is a great field here to use the plants
from benches. If the plants Winter kill at the to|i
they start from the bottom as a rule, and flower freely
all Summer.
E. G. Hill and John M. Good discussing the merits
of Primevere, one of M. Lemoine's 1907
Peony introductions
Peony Symposium
The following answers to our questions regarding
Peonies, from the Good & Keese Co. of Springfield, O.,
are additional to those published last week, and con-
tain valuable information:
1. — Best commercial six varieties: Kestiva Maxima,
early; James Kelway, midseason; Edulis Superba, early;
JNIonsieur Jules Elie, early; Felix Crousse, midseason;
Livingstone, late.
Best twelve commercial varieties, the above, and add:
Duchess de Nemours, early; Claire Dubois, midseason;
FUigenie Verdier, early; Sarah Bernhardt, late; Meis-
sonier, midseason; Albert Crousse, late.
3. — Best six varieties for home grounds: Festiva
Maxima; Marguerite Gerard; Eugenie Verdier; Gigan-
tea; Monsieur Jules EUe; F"elix Crousse.
Best twelve for home grounds, to the above, add:
Marie Lemoine; Sarah Bernhardt; La Rosiere; President
Taft; James Kelway; Grandiflora.
Peonies may be forced for Memorial Day by plac-
ing clumps in boxes in Fall and bringing on gradually
in cool houses, or by having a permanent planting where
you have provided for glass covering and heat; but no
money has ever been made this way to our knowledge.
By having plantations of Peonies in the South, one
may have his Peonies come in by May 30th. In north-
ern Mississippi, Peonies bloom May 1st.
In conclusion, this admonition: that the florist who
overlooks the Peony either as to its garden or cut flower
possibifities is without question closing the door on one
of his surest assets. Has it not become an axiom with
the trade that the real bread and butter of the busi-
ness is not made on the "big money days" but on the
"keeping everlastingly at it" days?
After the melancholy days have come, just after
Memorial Day, try Peonies for June commencements and
weddings. You have never had anything to touch
them. John M. Good,
Springfield, O. Good & Reese Co.
Stationery
(Us use in essential to successful business.)
In furtherance of our desire to see every florist sup-
jdied with proper stationery, and as a case in point, we
are impelled to publish the following from a party just
going into business, showing the difliculties which are
bound to follow when wholesale prices and catalogs are
sought from our advertisers when there is no indication
in the letter to show that the party so requesting is en-
titled to same. The letter we publish is from a party
who sent us in a subscription without a printed letter^
head, and of whom we made the usual inquiry as to
whether he was in the business, or not. The answer folj
lows: "I am a new florist just starting into business:
I am now getting my greenhouses ready. My station,^
ery is also in the hands of the printers. In sending ifi
my subscription to your paper, I was in hopes you would
publish some statement in regard to my going into busi-
]iess, so as to enable me to get wholesale prices, supplies,
etc. I have requested several firms advertising in The
Florists' Exchakge to furnish me with their wholesale
price lists, but they reply by sending retail prices. As
I am perfectly reliable and am just what I represent
myself to be, I do not think that I am being treated
fairly." All the trouble experienced by this writer can
be laid to the lack of printed stationery as, in the first
jilace, the application for subscription did not advise us
that the writer was a florist going into business.
The Drought Resisting Quality of the Peony
The herbaceous Peony has long been known as one
of the hardiest of all perennial flowering plants. Its
ahifity to withstand the severe Winters of the noi-th
has frequently been compared with the Oak of the
northern forests. But there is one other quality which
the year 1913 will give some growers an opportunity
to make observations on, and this is its drought resist-
ing quality.
A vast area of the middle section of the country is
comprised within the drought area, and within this
area are located a number of Peony growers, some
of them of no small importance.
The writer is making observations on the gardens of
J. F. Rosenfield, located near Omaha, Neb., and can
report that the roots of plants in this establishment
are in splendid condition, considering the fact that
practically no rain has fallen since June. Absolute
freedom from weeds, and proper and thorough cultiva-
tion, is perhaps partly responsible for the good con-
dition of the roots, yet the fact remains that the
Peony will survive even neglect on a dry year, while
many other perennial plants and even young shrubs
and trees have been known to have been killed out-
right if neglected through prolonged drought.
Peonies have never been killed outright by drought,
to the writer's knowledge. During a year Uke this
there may not be the growth and development ^yhieh
one could expect in a normal year, yet there is no
serious loss of stock.
This drought resisting quality of the Peony is an-
other substantial quality which is important enough
to be mentioned along with the many other qualities
which give the Peony the first place in the ranks of
the perennial flowering plants of the world.
Omaha, Neb. Reno Rosenfield.
Peony Gardens of J. F. Rosenfield, Omaha, Neb.
736
The Florists' Exchange
J. B. Pilkington
Men We Meet
J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.
J. B. Pilkington of Portland, Ore.,
who was elected to the presidency of the
American Association of Nurserymen,
at the convention last June, was born
in California in 1871, being brought to
Portland, Ore., as a babe in arms. His
father was a prominent .physician, who
was born and raised on a farm, and after
attaining manhood took great interest in
his garden, which interest his son evi-
dently inherited. In 1887 young J. B.
begged his parents to be allowed to go on
to a farm which they owned near Port-
land and, though only a boy and still in
school, permission was given and he that
year began nursery work.
For a number of years only fruit trees
were grown, and these in limited quan-
tity, but only the best quality stock was
sent out and the business grew steadily.
Other land was acquired and afterward
sold ; business increased steadily until
the panic and hard times of '93, when it
was discontinued for a season or two,
but resumed in 1896. From that time
on Mr. Pilkington devoted himself heav-
ily to growing ornamental stock. This
is today his principal interest, although
fruit trees are still grown in heavy quan-
tities to supply the commercial orchards
of the Pacific Northwest.
Mr. Pilkington has been to Europe a
number of times to purchase stock in
different countries, and has made a spe-
cial study of Walnut culture and of or-
namental stock adapted to the Pacific
Northwest. He has tried out a great
deal of stock In his own experimental
work, and a number of the finest and
best shrubs in the Pacific Northwest were
those of his early introduction from
abroad.
In 1902 the custom of selling through
agents was discontinued, and though the
business was comparatively small it
steadily increased. The first extensive
catalog was issued in 1908. Since then
one has been issued annually, and today
is the principal salesman.
The nurseries are at Durham on the
Oregon Electric, 12 miles south of Port-
land, with another farm a mile and a
half away on the Tualitin River. There
are about 400 acres all told, of fine soil,
some of it in virgin state and uncleared.
The actual nurseries are about 100 acres,
in addition to which there are 60 to 80
acres more in hay, grain and farm crops.
The place is readily reached by electric
line, also by automobile from_ Portland,
requiring about 40 minutes either way.
There are no greenhouses on the prop-
erty as yet, although a range for propa-
gating purposes is contemplated for the
near future. Comparatively little atten-
tion has been paid to the florist end of
it, hardy nursery stock receiving almost
the entire attention. Propagation is easy
in the Pacific Northwest, where stock
flourishes well, hard wood cuttings thrive,
and soft wood cuttings are made in a
large range of frames under the direction
of a competent propagator. Mr. Pilking-
ton personally oversees all nursery opera-
tions, spending a great portion of his
time in the active field work.
Office and sales grounds are maintained
in the city of Portland, where Mr. Pilk-
ington also resides.
The climate permits of growing a great
variety of stock. The Southern Mag-
nolia grandiflora flourishes there, and
Araucaria imbricata and Camellia
japonica are grown in the open field.
The cloudy weather experienced in that
locality is especially conducive to grow-
ing fine conifers, and special attention is
given to this branch. Broad leaved ever-
greens all thrive, and are grown in quan-
tity. Norway Maples for shade trees are
also another leader, there being at this
time some 50,000 of them of different
grades in the nurseries. The market up
to this time has been exclusively in the
West and principally in Oregon, Wash-
ington and California.
Prof. C. S. Sargent, of the Arnold
Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass., who
visited the nursery a few weeks ago,
commended strongly the selection of va-
rieties, the stock, and methods of culti-
vation, and said that it was the cleanest
ciUtivated nursery of its size he had ever
visited.
Coming Exhibitions
Boston, Mass. — Chrysanthemum Show
of the Massachusetts Horticultural
Society, Thursday to Sunday, Oct. 30
to Nov. 2. Schedules may be obtained
of Wra. P. Rich, Secretary, 300 Massa-
chusetts ave., Boston.
Chicago, HI. — Twenty-second annual ex-
hibition of the Horticultural Society
of Chicago (Spring Flower Show),
March 24 to 29, 1914. For premium
lists and entry blanks address R. J.
Haight, Secretary, 636 South Clark
St., Chicago, 111.
Cleveland, O. — A flower show is to be
held in November under the combined
auspices of the Ohio Horticultural So-
ciety and the Cleveland Florists' Club;
$3500 is to be offered as prizes.
Schedules on application to John D.
Boddy, City Forester, City Hall, Cleve-
land.
Dobbs Perry, M". T. — Annual flower show
of the Dobbs Ferry Hort. Ass'n. to be
held in the Town Hall, Nov. 7 and
8. Schedules may be obtained from
Henry Kastberg, Secretary.
Holyoke, Mass, — The first annual flower
show of the Holyoke and Northamp-
ton Florists and Gardeners' Club will
be held at Holyoke, Nov. 6, 1913.
Mt. Kisco, N. Y, — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien.
Seo'y, Mt. Kisco, N. T.
New York, N. Y. — International Flower
Show to be held under the auspices
of the Horticultural Society of New
York and the New York Florists' Club
in the New Grand Central Palace,
46th st & Lexington ave.. Mar. 21 to
28, 1914.
Hew York, N. Y. — Chrysanthemum Show
of the American Institute of the City
of New York, Engineering Building,
25 to 33 W. 39th St., New York. Sched-
ules on application to W. A. Eagleson,
Secretary, board of managers, 324 W.
23d St.
New York, N. Y. — The Horticultural So-
ciety of New York will hold its an-
nual exhibition in the American Mu-
seum of Natural History, Oct. 31 to
Nov. 4. The schedule covers Chrysan-
themums, as plants and cut flowers,
Roses, Carnations, Foliage and Deco-
rative Plants and Orchids. Schedules
may be obtained on application to
George V. Nash, secretary. New York
Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New
York City.
Philadelphia, Pa. — Pennsylvania Horti-
cultural Society Chrysanthemum
Show, to be held during the week of
Nov. 3. Schedules may be obtainel
of David Rust, Secretary, Horticul-
tural Hall, Broad st, below Locust.
Philadelphia.
Tarrytown, IT. Y. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
Lexington, Ky. — Kentucky Blue
Orass and the house of C. S. Brent are
names almost synonymous, for the quan-
tity of this particular seed handled here
is tremendous. Following shipments to
Europe and Australia, comes a report
from Tokio, Japan, stating that seed sup-
plied direct has produced excellent re-
sults. Orchard Grass is another leader,
shipments to Europe being of annual and
regular occurrence. w. M,
AMONG THE GROWERS
Lorain, 0.
Not many years ago this thriving lit-
tle city was no more than a fishing vil-
lage, but it now boasts a population of
80,000 and is one of the busiest of the
smaller ports on Lake Erie. With its
phenomenal growth, the flower growing
business has not been neglected, there
being no less than five uptodate florists'
establishments, which a recent visit of
the scribe found to be in a prosperous
condition.
F. J. Stehle
F. J. Stehle was the flrst florist to be-
gin business here, having located on
Oberlin ave., in 1897. At present he has
two places, one having 24,000ft. and the
other 8,000ft. of glass. A wholesale
business is carried on in the former. Car-
nations and Sweet Peas being the spe-
cialties. The output is shipped to Cleve-
land. Ground benches are used, being
underlaid with block tile, which plan is
original with the proprietor. A track
system made in sections of 1^/4 in. pipe
and upon which a small car is run, is
used to splendid advantage in fiUiftg the
benches. The heating is done by hot
water, coal being used as fuel. The
second place, which is located upon the
same thoroughfare several blocks to the
north in connection with the Stehle resi-
dence, is devoted to the retail end of the
trade. 'Mums, Ferns, greens and bed-
ding plants are the lines here, in addition
to several acres of hardy and annual
stock.
Previous to his coming to Lorain, Mr.
Stehle had charge of the greenhouses at
the Ohio State Soldiers' Home, which
position he held a number of years. For
seven years he was foreman for F. F.
McFadden. Rosebank, Cincinnati, where
he grew the finest collection of Orchids
in the Middle West, the stock being se-
cured direct from Sanders, England.
F. J. Stehle is a successful florist; he
loves his work, is an exceptionally good
grower, and can be found at his places
of business the greater portion of the
time.
Carek & Mecera
This enterprising firm have their
greenhouses at Penfield Junction, two
miles south of the city, and its retail
store on Broadway, just opposite the
hospital. The greenhouses consist of
10,000ft. of glass, in addition to which
there are several spacious frames. Steam
heat is used in connection with a More-
head trap. A general line of cut flowers
and plants is grown for the purpose of
supplying the firm's store. A lot of ten
acres, directly adjoining the greenhouses,
is owned by the firm and is used for
growing stock and supplying soil. This
place was built about eight years ago
and is in excellent repair, and the gen-
eral tone of the business at present
would indicate that it will be enlarged in
the early future.
Charles Mecera is the manager and
looks after the growing. Mr. Carek, the
other partner, is in another business
which occupies his whole time. Mrs.
Carek, his wife, looks after the flower
store, and is at present on a trip to
Bohemia.
Williams Bros.
Eight years ago Williams Bros, built
their flrst greenhouse, which was a small
affair, but they kept adding to it until
now they have a snug establishment of
8000ft. of glass, with a first-class steam
heating equipment. They carry on a
general florists business, for which they
are ideally situated, A. J. Williams is
the manager and the condition of his
stock is a sure sign that he knows his
business. S. T. and A. J. Williams, Sr.,
are the partners, but neither takes an
active part in the work.
W. H. Jones
Calling on W. H. Jones, the writer
found him at his place of business with
everything in fine order. Besides hav-
ing an enviable pot plant trade, Mr.
Jones caters largely to funeral and deco-
rative work, which absorbs his entire
output of stock. He has 5000ft. of glass,
heated with hot water and favorably
situated on Eighth st. He uses gas for
fuel and regards it as the logical method
of heating. Mr. Jones gives his business
his best attention, and has the pleasure
of seeing it increase as the seasons pass.
C. C Beingesser
A few years ago C. C. Beingesser,
formerly with Eady, of Cleveland, de-
cided to start in business for himself
and chose South Lorain for his theatre
of action. With little capital save a
thorough knowledge of his work and an
ability to keep everlastingly at it, he
began operations, and now has a sub-
stantial business with about 2000ft. of
glass. Unable to produce the entire
amount of stock required by his growing
trade, and handicapped for lack of space,
he buys considerable of the city whole-
salers. Mr. Beingesser is a hustler and
is sure to achieve success. J. McL.
EosKOOP, Holland. — At the opening
of the Peace Palace at the Hague. H. den
Ouden & Son presented Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie with a beautiful bouquet of the
new Rose Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, grown
and sent by James Cocker & Son of
Aberdeen, Scotland.
Residence of Dr. Kirkpatrick, Portland, Oregon
wn a fine plant of Cryptomeria elegans. Lining the steps is Cotoi
The vine shown on wall is Ampelopsis quinquefolia
October 1, 1913.
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^ Abies concolor, Gryptoineria elegans.land other stock in the* nursery rows
4 Red Decorative Dahlias, one variety.
— Mrs. William Barr.
4 Maroon Decorative Dahlias, one va-
riety.—C. C. Goodrich.
4 Red Cactus Dahlias, two varieties. —
, Mrs. William Barr.
6 Show Dahlias, one of each in one
named variety. — Mrs. William Barr.
6 Decorative Dahlias, one of each in
one named variety; 6 Cactus Dahlias,
one of each in one named variety; Show
Dahlia, straight color; Decorative Dah-
lia, straight color. — C. C. Goodrich.
Cactus Dahlia, straight color. — Mrs.
William Barr.
Collection of Orchids. — Lager & Hur-
rell, Summit, N. J.
Display of Annuals. — Miss Florence
High, N. Orange, N. J.
Miniature Garden, occupying space
5x5ft. — 1, C. C. Goodrich; 2, C. F. Rand,
Hutton Park, N. Orange, N. J.; 3, Essex
Co. Country Club.
Collection of seedling Dahlias. W. A.
Manda, Inc., South Orange, N. J. — Cer-
tificate of merit.
Collection of Gladioli, H. Darlington,
Mamaroneck, N. Y. — Certificate of merit.
Frank Drews exhibited a very fine
seedling Rose, somewhat resembling
Radiance, which from present appear-
ances, will prove to be of high commer-
cial value.
Judges: Wm. H. Duckham, Chas. H.
Totty and John E. Lager.
GEO. N. STRANGE, Secretary.
New Jersey Floricultural Society
The eighth annual Dahlia, Fruit and
Vegetable show of this Society was held
in English's Banquet Hall, Bast Orange,
N. J., on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27
and 28. The hall was completely filled
with exhibits, making this show the best
the Society ever held. The weather
proved fine on both days, and the at-
tendance from the neighboring towns
was very good indeed.
Awards
36 Dahlias in 12 varieties. — 1 (silver
cup donated by Hitchings & Co.), H.
Darlington, Mamaroneck, N. T. (P. W.
Fopp, gdr.); 2, Mrs. H. Graves, Orange,
N. J. (Edw. Thomas, gdr.); 3, Deitrich
Kindsgrab, Orange, N. J.
50 Single Dahlias, one or more varie-
ties.— 1 (silver cup donated by John
Lewis Childs), Mrs. William Barr, Llew-
ellyn Park, N. Orange, N. J. (Emil
Panuska, gdr.).
25 Show Dahlias in variety. — 1 (silver
medal donated by Henry P. Miehell Co.),
M. B. Metcalf, Orange, N. J. (Geo.
Wraight. gdr.).
25 Decorative Dahlias in variety. — 1,
M. B. Metcalf.
25 Cactus Dahlias, one or more varie-
ties.— 1 (bronze medal donated by Henry
P. Miehell Co.), Geo. L, Stillman, Wes-
terly, R. I.
Centerpiece of Dahlias. — 1, Essex Co.
Country Club, N. Orange, N. J. (Frank
Drews, gdr.); 2, H. Darlington.
First Class Certificates 'Were
Awarded to the Following :
12 IDecorative Dahlias, one or more
varieties. — A. C. Van Gaasbeck, Orange,
N. J. (A. P. Wezel, gdr.).
6 Show Dahlias, 3 varieties. — A. C.
Van Gaasbeck.
4 Yellow Show Dahlias, one variety. —
Sydney and Austin M. Colgate, Orange,
N. J. (Wm. Reid, gdr.).
4 White Show Dahlias, one variety. —
Mrs. William Barr.
4 Pink Show Dahlias, one variety. —
Sydney and Austin M. Colgate.
4 Red Show Dahlias, one variety. —
Sydney and Austin M. Colgate.
4 Maroon Show Dahlias, one variety.
— Mrs. Chas. Hathaway, East Orange,
N. J. (Max Schneider, gdr.).
4 Bronze Show Dahlias, one variety. —
Sydney and Austin M. Colgate.
4 White Decorative Dahlias, one va-
riety.— A. C. Van Gaasbeck.
4 Pink Decorative Dahlias, one vari-
ety.— C. C. Goodrich, Llewellyn Park, N.
Orange, N. J. (Fritz Bergelund, gdr.). '
Connecticut Horticultural Society
The Connecticut Horticultural Society
held its monthly meeting in the Soci-
ety's rooms in the county building on
Sept. 26. There was a large attendance.
President Huss occupied the chair. It
was Dahlia night and the large hall was
handsomely decorated. On the long
tables were exhibits of the treasurer,
W. W. Hunt, who exhibited sixty varie-
ties; Mr. Nelson, gardener at the Hart-
ford Retreat, fifty varieties; Mr. Rig-
henzie, thirty varieties. There were six
classes, namely Cactus, Decorative, Col-
larette, Show, Fancy, Peony. President
Huss appointed the following judges:
W. W. Hunt, Mr. Boss, Mr. HoUlster.
They awarded to W. W. Hunt a first
class certificate, also the same to Mr.
Nelson, and a cultural certificate to Mr.
Righenzie. There was a talk on the
growing of the Dahlia by the exhibitors,
which was much appreciated by the
members present. They were given a
vote of thanks both for their exhibits
and their very instructive addresses.
Business of importance was transacted,
and two new members were elected.
G. G. McC.
Rhode Island Horticultural Society
Roses,
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parlors of the Mathewson st. M. E. Church
on Sept. 23 and 24. Dahlias were a
prominent factor in the display, many
beautiful varieties being shown. The
exhibits were artistically staged, adding
much to the beauty and splendor of the
show. The Dahlias displayed in the
rear afforded a beautiful background;
there were also numerous varieties
staged on flat tables in the center of the
room. Many new seedlings were noted,
and on the whole, the exhibition was
conceded by many to have been one of
the he.'it ever held by the Society. The
committee In charge consisted of E. K.
Thomas of Kingston College, Kingston,
R. I,; Chairman Joshua Vose, Pontlac,
R. I.; Arthur Sellew, Providence, R. I.;
P. T. Jencks, West Barrlngton, R. I.:
Prof. J. E. Hill and A. C. Miller of
Providence, K. I., and President Thos.
Hope. H. C. N.
Paterson Floricultural Society
The first Chrysanthemum show of the
Paterson Floricultural Society will be
held early in November, date to be an-
nounced later. Particulars and schedule
may be obtained of S. Hubsohmitt, sec'y.,
61 Seventh ave., Paterson, N. J.
Questions [xchange Readers
are Asked to Solve
(We open this Department in the be-
lief that much special information is ob-
tainable from among our army of readers,
the result of practical test. 'We are going
to insert here all kinds of questions in
the expectation that they will fall und-er
the eyes of some one who will be able
ailing to send in an answer. If the
rinterest.thisDepart-
tradewill sho
ment can be easily made one ol the
valuable features of the weekly iss
Sterilization
In order to sterilize soil in my house
where I grow Cucumbers, wliat would be
the proper distance to space l%in. pipes,
with or without holes, with a 151b. steam
pressure? — W. L. H., N. Y.
Value of the Thermostat in the
Greenhouse
Can anyone give experience whether
or not there is any saving in the use of
a thermostat? The one in question is
one that works on one degree. The idea
comes to us tihat although this instru-
ment may be valuable in a house, still,
in a greenhouse, where ventilation takes
place so freely, it would be of Little ac-
count.—L. K. F. Co., N. Y.
Ideas on Unique Window Decorations
Would you kindly let us know if there
is any way of getting in touch with a
correspondence school teaching florists*
window decorating? We would like to
get ideas on unique window decorations.
— S., lU.
Questions Answered
Cost of Coal
Our range of greenhouses, erected a
year ago, is heated by a large size Fur-
man sectional hot water boiler. Last
Winter we used small egg coal entirely
for fuel and did not employ a night
man. This coal cost us $6 per ton of
the dealer here. It was of excellent
quality and all was consumed, the ashes
being very fine. We have been thinking
about using some of the smokeless soft
coals and would like some one who knows
to advise us i£ we would need a night
man if we make the change, also if there
would be any saving to us by so doing.
For haw much less ought we to buy egg
coal by buying direct in car lots? What
would Pocahontas cost us by the car? —
L. K. F. Co., N. Y.
— You do n<jt say how large (he range
of greenhouses is that you wish to heat
or the size of the Furman boiler you
have for heating purposes. For -want of
this knowledge I am giving you the fol-
lowing information concerning a Furman
section steam hoiler, bricked in. Chat is
supposed to heat 3000ft. radiation, but
the party using it is heating 9000ft. of
glass and using pea coal to do this work
with, at a cost to him of about $3 per
ton, as he is in a locality situated close-
ly to the anthracite coal fields. The
proprietor attends to the firing himself,
and by fixing the fires late at night,
they go six hours without any attention
in moderate weather; in extremely cold
weather, zero or below, or in extremely
windy weather, it requires a little closer
attention. I do not think you oould get
along without a night man in using soft
coal. The cost of pea coal at Penn Yan
would probably be in the neighborhood
of $5..50 per long ton of 2240 pounds.
Egg coal would cost about $6 per long
ton ; probably the cost you refer to was
$6 per ton for a net ton.
Scranton, Pa. G. Ronai.d CJlakk.
[The Pennsylvania Coai and Coke
Corporation of New York advises us that
it mines a very high grade coal, similar
in every way to Pocahontas, known as
Webster, and for current shipment qtlote
price of $3.30 per gross ton, f. o. b. Pebu
Yan.— Ed. ] y ^
Bench Material ^-^"''^^^
What is the comparative cost Kper
square foot) of benches made of the
different materials, viz., wood, iron aind
concrete, concrete and tile? : !
What is the comparative cost of main-
tenance (per square foot) for each i of
the above materials? ;
Give the durability and life of; the
different constructions. — E. I. W., Pa.
The following information on the com-
parative cost of different kinds of benches
has been furnished by various green-
house concerns and the figures given are
considered a safe basis on which to state
prices on greenhouse benches:
All Wood Bench: (Constructed of
good Cypress). Erected, costs per sq. ft.-
about 22c.
Peckt Cypeess Bench : Erected,
costs per sq. ft. about 18c.
Cast Ieon Bench : (Or Iron and
Tile). Erected, costs per sq. ft. about 38c.
CoNCBETE Bench ; Erected, costs per
sq. ft. about 25c.
The all wood bench is good for twelve
years ; the pecky Cypress bench is good
for eight to ten years ; the cast iron bench
is indestructible ; the iron and tile bench
is good for 20 to 25 years; the concrete
bench's durability is unknown.
In stating the cost of the concrete
bench as 25c. per sq. ft., this does not
include the first cost of the forms, which
is a heavy item. If a grower has a suf-
ficient number of benches to warrant
making the forms, this bench is un-
doubtedly the cheapest in the long run.
Up-Keep Cost: The up-keep cost of
the pecky Cypress bench is the greatest;
then the all wood ; iron and tile next.
The up-keep cost depends entirely upon
the chemicals in the soil and water.
Would say approximate up-keep cost
would be :
Pecky Cypbess : About %c. per sq.
ft. per year.
Alt, Cypeess: About l/5c. per sq. ft.
per year.
Ieon and Tile: Practically nothing.
Cast Ieon and Cohceete : Nothing.
Syringing and Watering Plants in th|^,.—
Greenhouse
Would you kindly give me the address
of a concern manufacturing a contriv-
ance for syringing and watering plants
in the greenhouse, with details as to how
it is operated? — W. H. M., Conn.
— In answer to the above query I would
like to say that the Skinner system of
irrigation for indoors seems to be a very
good method of watering and spraying,
but in my estimation a good hose that
will stand a pressure of 50 lbs. or over,
a straightway nozzle (one that throws a
straight stream), a water pressure of 50
lbs. to 100 lbs., and a good careful man
to handle them is absolutely the safest,
cheapest and best system for watering
and spraying in the greenhouse. If you
have this method in use stick to it.
Greenhouse benches dry out more in
some places than others, therefore some
places need more water than others, and
this cannot be regulated by an irrigation
system. If your local seedsman does not
handle the straightway type of nozzle or-
der one from Henry A. Dreer, Philadel-
phia, Pa. The "Boss" nozzle is what
you want. Let the water come out of
the nozzle in a straight stream and spread
it with your finger thus making a sharp
spray that will dislodge any insects on
your plants.
I would like to hear from other readers
of the Exchange on this important topic,
on which the success or failure of many
a good crop depends.
Koland Park, Md. H. W. SpATH.
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say. Carnations, can look at this Index
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Rehmannia Angulata
This Rehmannia is one of the best
plants to grow for cut fiower material,
because of its easy cultivation and last-
ing qualtities ; cut flowers of it will keep
fehree weeks and open to the last bud,
even in dark apartments. The best ef-
fects are obtained if it is used in mass.
Planted close together in wide, flat, cop-
per or brass pans, they make a charm-
ing display. They unfold their full
beauty when forced late under glass and
then make fine show plants.
Following is a good method of culti-
vation : Sowings are made from January
to March in light, sandy soil, in a warm
house. The seedlings are pricked twice
and then planted in bunches of three or
four into 4in. pots, in rich soil, and
set into a frame, or outside. They are
wintered in a dry frame under glass,
free from frost. The beginning of Feb-
ruary they are brought into the Carna-
tion "house at 45 to 55 degrees F. for
forcing. The season of bloom is from
the beginning of April to the end of
May. New seedlings every year give
the best results. — Moeller's Deutsche
Oaertner-Zeitung.
New Haven, Conn.
Trade showed a decided improvement
during the past week, and business all
over is brightening up in fine shape.
There is a plentiful supply of flowers
generally. Roses are in good supply, but
Carnations are not overplentiful. Dah-
lias and Cosmos are the principal outdoor
products, the recent equinoctial storm
doing away with Asters entirely. Early
'Mums and Violets are coming in, and
the sales of foliage plants and Boston
Ferns continue very satisfactory; A
large quantity of funeral work was exe-
cuted during the week.
The Myers Flower Shop had a pleas-
ing appearance on Saturday night. The
window, with its pergola of Autumn foli-
age, was tastefully arranged with Cro-
tons, Adiantums Farleyense and Crowe-
anum, together with Smith's Advance and
Golden Glow 'Mums, fronted by small
vases of the miniature Rose Mignon. ^ Mr.
Myers reports the amount of business
done since opening up as being more than
lie had dared hope for.
Champion & Co. are handling a fine
assortment of choice stock and report
business as highly satisfactory in every
way. There was especially noted last
Saturday a choice consignment of Ameri-
can Beauty and Sunburst Roses received
from the Leo Niessen Co., Philadelphia.
Chas. Munro is busy disbudding 'Mums
and planting bulbs. The quantity which
will be grown for forcing this year will
exceed 4.50,000. Roses are coming into
crop nicely, and Poinsettias are especially
remarkable for luxuriant growth. At the
store, business is very active.
The S. H. Moore Co. had a very busy
time over the week end with its specialty
funeral work, several heavy orders being
executed. Trade is reported to be pick-
ing up nicely.
James Bruce is cutting a fine crop of
Killamey Queen and White and Pink
Killarney Roses His Carnations are
also making fine growth, and give prom-
ise of a profuse crop in the near future.
On the 2Sth there was noted in the
store window of Andrew O. McCrea some
fine vases of Smith's Advance and Golden
<t1ow 'Mums, together with Gladioli and
Dahlias.
John H. Slocombe's Gardens in Town-
send ave. are now a veritable blaze of
color and are being visited daily by ad-
miring crowds. Mr. Slocombe was an
extensive exhibitor at the Berlin Fair
last week.
Howard P. Brooks, West Haven, won
6 first prizes and 8 seconds with his ex-
hibits of Dahlias and Gladioli at the Ber-
lin Fair. J. K.
Advantages of Groiving Plants in
Wire Baskets
One of the chief advantages of growing
plants in wire baskets is that the roots
are not disturbed in setting them out in
the Spring and Summer, and the same
holds good with taking them up in the
Fall for wintering. With Pelargoniums
this method has the further advantage
that the plants do not make such a rank
growth and bloom more freely, nor do the
leaves turn yellow and die as often hap-
pens when the plant is buried with the
pot. This method is also excellent for
wintering Pelargoniums. They are lifted
in the Fall with the baskets and taken
into a dry room free from frost. All the
leaves are cut oft', any rotten spots ap-
pearing during the Winter are carefully
cut out and the soil is kept dry. As soon
as the weather gets warm again in Spring
the plants are taken into a light, airy
place, and when the new shoots and buds
appear the plants can be sunk again into
the earth just as they are, any projecling
roots being first removed.
Fuchsias can be treated similarly with
advantage, with the exception that all the
long side shoots are cut back to within a
few eyes, while with Pelargoniums only
the leaves must be removed, but not the
shoots. Fuchsias, moreover, should not
be kept quite so dry. — Die Oartenwelt.
(Jctobcr .1, 1013.
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739
Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In good standing throughout the country can avail
themselves of Che advertisers' ofiers In this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists' Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and till orders for Flowers. Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, ot
any given point within cheir reach, forwarded them by mall,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extendd, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
In this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
40 and 42 Maiden Lane
Not how Cheap,
But how Good.
Greenhouses: 744 Central Avenue
Member of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY, N. Y.
II North Pearl Street
Cut Bowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele
1 given and satisfaction guaranteed.
graphic order. Personal
ESTABLISHED 1842
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Rural and St. Agnes
Cemeteries Ave.
Write, Tdephone or Telegraph. ALL. ORDERS GIVEN PROMPTJITTENTION
^^J/Um<:^Y^
FLOWER SHOP
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
ervice to out-of-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
, BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, charges collect
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Caitone
Member of The Florists' Teh
William E Doyle Co., i«c.S
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON, MASS.
Boylston St.
i 6 Beacon St.
,>^°N^ <^'''»«'«d to ajl psrts of New England. High grades a
r^,.,. ... '> Steamers sailiDg from Boston.
specialty. Special deliveries t
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
»,«-«■ all New England points- Retail orders placed with us
careful ttention. The delivery of flowers and planu to
sailing steamers a specialty
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
"Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist "
We cover all points in New
England
Member of The Florists' Tele£raph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSETTS
143 Tremont St.
The centrally located Florist Shop
Yours for reciprocity.
We cover all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A.F.
leL 1768 Prospent
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
E^ery facility for filling trade order
•atisfact >rily and delivering promptly
?• resideice, hotel,steamer and theatre
m Brooklyn, New York and vicinity
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fullon S(. and Greene A?e.
Phone. 6800-8801-6802 Prosiwct
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
LPn^J'"!" 1''3™'5'" '" !i°°f'''^?- Ne" York. New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country ud
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence. '^•"•uj maa
Chair of white Roses, Lily of the Valley and Cattley^
Orchids, made for the Department of Bridges
for Mayor Gaynor's funeral
By J. V. Phillips, Brooklyn, N. Y.
W. J. PALMER fL SON
Members Florists' TeleCraph Assodatioii
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
pl)ffAlO,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
Supply Advls. wUl be found on pa^es 747-
Eclitor The Florists' Exchange:
Seventy-live to a hundred years ago it was fashion-
al'le to have a row of Boxwood trees in front of and
around tlie grounds of a Colonial estate in Virginia,
from which State most of the boxwood of commerce
is obtained. During the Civil War the contending
armies destroyed many of the fine old residences, but
they did not destroy the J3oxwood trees. These grew
I HI, and as Boxwood sprays became more and more in
demand for florists' use, wreaths and decorations, a
number of shippers got into the business of cutting,
g.'ithering and shipping it to market.
The shipper does not personally cut the sprays ; he
loaves that to his colored help. All he does is ride
around on liorseback and superintend the work. A
negro knows nothing about Bo.xwood, or the uses to
which it is put. In fact, many of the shippers them-
selves do not have any clear idea of what it is used
for, consequently there has been a frightful slaughter
of the Boxwood trees. .Some ordinary native Boxwood
shippers are what ex-Governor "Bob" Taylor of Ten-
nessee called tree hogs. They care no more for a tree
II I.I n they do for a snake. Their men go at a Boxwood
tree as if it was going into the brush heap, breaking
off its limbs without rhyme or season, and when they
get through with it it is an ugly looking object.
Under this kind of treatment many beautiful trees
iiave been ruined. If the limbs are recklessly broken
—, -, Flowers for Hatrard,
ILOWERSHOP «^'"'=^« ■""« WeUe8l.7
Ck>Ue«es
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leadlnii Florist
100.000 feet of glass
CHICAGO, ILL.
3343 W. MadUon St
CHICAGO BUSINESS SOLICITED
CHICAGO,
ILL.
Flowers
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Ck>nere<8 Hotel '
Courtesies Eitended to aU Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
©DRggDRgra^lTD, ®o
FOURTH STREET
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CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
for Middle West promptly
attended to
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCLID AVENUE
[CLEVELAND,
OHIO
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
[F. Wo mmFM
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled.
Personal attention given. Usual discounts allowed
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
uH' tlie ti-ee gets out of shape, and is not dense enough
to give the dark green shade to the leaves. It often
assumes a sickly appearance for a couple of years and
sometimes dies. As it took nearly a hundred years
to grow these trees, it will readily be seen what a
great error it is to cut them improperly.
1 have been a Boxwood shipper for years, and have
had abundant opportunity to witness the ravages re-
sulting from improper cutting. Great limbs, utterly
worthless to the trade, go into the pile that finally
finds its way to the market. As only the sprays are
used, this sort of stock brings but little. As a matter
of fact a Boxwood tree should be cut each year, taking
only the sprays large enough for use and leaving the
small branches for another season's growth, always
liaving regard for the symmetry and proportions of the
tree. When so trimmed the tree gets better for cut-
ting each year and is improved in appearance. The
recldess work of the shippers in Virginia is making
good Boxwood scarce when compared with the ever-
increasing demand for it. Holly and Mistletoe are
gathered in the native woods, but Boxwood is all in
the yards and grounds of private estates and must
be purchased by weight, and many of the owners do
not care how the weight is obtained. Over himdreds
of square miles in Virginia the Boxwood trees have
suffered.
There has been talk of getting the State legislature
to pass a law for the protection of the trees, and de-
lining the manner in which they may be cut. As long
as the slaughter goes on we may expect the price to
rise. Fancy Boxwood is already quite scarce and can
only be secured at places somewhat distant from the
railroads. Dealers in Boxwood should insist upon get-
ting close and straight packed cases of sprays or their
component parts. This would give the consumer what
lie wants and greatly assist in protecting the trees.
IjOuisa, Va. Charles A. Gitchell.
!Park ^ioral Co,
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, Pnadcnt.
Colorado, Uuh. Wotera Nel>-
raika and Wyoming poinu
reacbed by Ezpreaa. Order.
1643 Broadway
promptly filled. Uaval diaoonnta.
Membar of Th* Florlata' Teleftraph Delivery
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
DAYTON,
OHIO
112 South Main
^ FLORISTS Street
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S.A.F.
Supply Advts. will be found on pa^es Z46-47-48
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
We cOTcr all Michigan pointa and large aections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with ua will receive careful attention
Deliveriea to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The Florlats' Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co,
EL PASO, TEXAS
Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Kditor The Florists' Exchange:
As a new member of the Board of Directors of the
Florists' Telegraph Delivery, I beg to submit the fol-
lowing article, at the request of President Irwin Bert-
ermann:
With reference to the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Association, I want to say that it eventually will give
prestige and power to all its members who have the
foresight to increase its membership by bringing in new
applicants, and also to ask them to bear in mind not
only the desirability of securing new members, but the
character and quality of the members.
If properly developed, we have one of the most im-
portant factors for progress our business has developed
in recent years. This slogan: "Member of the Florists'
Telegraph" Delivery Association," if used on all your
I'orrespondcncc, advertisements, or even on your own
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flower
Your Ordera Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouaea, BENTON ST.
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
Hartford, Conn.
•FLOWERS"
U7 Main Street
Highland Park Greenhouses
w'SSdM" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Defiveries in uiy of the North Shore towni of
Chicaco, a> far a* Milwaukee
South and Soutbweat Tezaa and aailinfta from GaiTeet«n
<X, J^, J^uhlmann, J'lorisi
2Bm JACXSON ST.. S. W Phone. Hadley 192A-2330
2S2S WASHINGTON ST.. Opp. Glenwood Cemetaiy
S. W. Phone. Taylor C28-1081
Uptown. »ig CAPITOL AVE., S. W. Phone, Preaton 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDLANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Prompt and efficientl sexvice^ rendered! pointa in lUinoia, Ohio, and
Indiana. Bertennann'a flowers ezceL
Membera of The Florlats' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. P.
^^n T QTheFlorisi
CJWi I I ^1 ^^ »6 We«t Forsyth Si
We rcAch all Florida and Soath Georgi* poinu
t Inc. ^
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
KANSAS CITY, MO,
913 Grand Ave.
MI. ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member ol The FlorlsU' Teleflraph DeUvcrr
gma4^i^>'
LEXINGTON, KY.
«€ A. Rrl
EAST SIXTH STREET
Fancy Baskets shown at the Annual Flower Show of the Newport Hort. Society, held
Sept. 15, 17 and 18, 1913
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky
October 4., 1913.
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741
M. D. REIMERS
a,(S)[!J][igwa[LLi, Oo
The Atherton Buildtng, Fourth and Chestnut Streets
Choicest Cut Flowers Personal attention given to out-of-town orderh
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave
Persona! attention given to orders for Louisville and surrounding tern
toi7. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities perfect
Member of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
^of^
Loa/svi/fe.Xy
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
.Floral Orders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWKENOE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VIOnnTT
•^ « Preacott St.,
LOWELL, MASS.
MADISON. WIS.
Rentschler Floral Co.
Pormet-ly
CAPITAL CITY GREENHOUSE CO.
BEST SHIPPING FACILITIES FOR WISCONSIN
•WE HEVER SLEEP-
Idlewiid Greenhouses "ten
. Both Phones 1738 Night Phone 4150 Main
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
IM MSmiinieaLpolis Florall Co.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points In the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Ctonceptiun St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
Siosemont Sardens ^
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W.B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
^&^c^^nW2,
MONTREAL, CAN
825 St. Catharine St.,W.
We grow the bulk of our stock, and all orders
peraooal supervision of the proprietors.
: filled under the
Preah flowwa and best serTlce.
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Delivertea tbrougbout the Statt
snd to all steamship docks in
Hoboben. N. J., and New York.
Write The Florists' Ezcliange for partic-
ulars of its new Design Book for Solici-
tors. Sells on sight. aic<ipenaa<iB«atET.r.
Table Decoratiun at the Annual Flower Show of the Newport Hon. Society, held on
Sept, 16, 17, and 18, 1913
glass fronts, will have the effect of making patrons ask
what the object is, and by knowledge of its doings,
etc., you will impress them with such information as will
surely be the means of new business in this direction.
It could be made in due time to carry as much dignity
in being a member of the F. T. D. in connection with
flowers, as there is in a stock broker being a member
of the Stock Exchange. In other words, the F. T. D.
could be to the retail florists what the Stock Exhange
is to the broker.
This can eventually be worked out when we have suf-
ficient members in good standing in all cities and towns
throughout our country, properly imbued with the fact
that it is not only organized for financial gain, but also
lor conveniences to one another, as well as to our cus-
tomers, in times of emergencies, etc.
This is one of the points of our Association we must
not lose sight of, that we shotild fill an order for our
brother florists even at no profit if necessary to ourselves,
so that the order is filled creditably. It will eventually
be the means of more business, and in that way, will
be a gain in the end. Of course, these problems can be
worked out later as we become better acquainted by
meeting one another at conventions and flower shows,
so that we can better give our views and experiences in
filling orders on hurry calls, as we are asked to do, and
are asking others to do. I merely mention this incident
because only last week one of our patrons left a small
order, to be delivered in a small town in New Jersey,
and we telegraphed same to our good brother florist,
who filled the order after having to send his automobile
some fifteen miles over the road especially witli this
package, as he would not have had time to catch the
funeral in any other way. We surely appreciated the
service, and immediately sent a letter of gratitude as
well as check for his courtesy, which I feel never could
be paid for by merely being out for dollars and cents.
We have used the lines: "Flowers dehvered in all
parts of the United States at one hour's notice," and
"Members of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Associa-
tion," with great results as a footnote to all our ad-
vertisements in the daily and Sunday papers in our city.
This has been the means of bringing new business which
we feel is partly due to this method. We have never
kept any record of our business in this direction, but
hardly a day passes but what we send out from three to
one dozen orders to all parts of the United States. As
this is but the beginning of what may some day be one
of the most important factors in a growing business,
one can readily see the necessity of having a chain of
good men and good stores to accomplish our purpose.
The telegraph companies in due time will only be too
glad to co-operate witli us and give us whatever benefits
we may want in the way of special service or code, if
we show results with our Association. I have already
lieen approached by representatives of the telegraph
companies for information about this organization, which
illustrates the fact that they will be pleased to do what
Ihcy can for the improvement and progress of the
I''. T. D. Too much credit cannot be given the organ-
izers and officers of the Association for the good work
lliey have accomplished in so short a time. It shows
dearly that we have the right men, but simply need the
iiuntbers to accomplish our purpose.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We^do the most eztennre FIo»l and Steaaier Work in the State.
^ ,^-^ ' Opposite Yale
CX>NN.
Street
College
NEW ORLEANS,
LA.
'^I^l01*ist^21 Baronne St.
ss»
TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 Ei>8t 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RULE
We Guar^mtee Satlsfactloii
FLORIST
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
48th Street
.M^M^c^A
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers and dedgXM for
all occAsioas. Steamer and thaitK
flowers a specialty. Wire me your orders
The EXCHANGE will be found
fully up to requirements at all times
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The Florists' Exchange
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruitier
New Grand Central Terminal Station
puacd Facilities for executiDg Trade Orders at Steamer*
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in the theatre district and also have exceptional facilttiet foi
deliverii^ (lowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders; they
will recerre prompt and careful attention
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLINC
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
European Orders Executed
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
« If we say it, we wiU do it "
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOVVERS PRICES REASONABLI
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith CoUege Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
PASADENA, CAL.y Colorado street
X, IXv^ V.^XVxllXV<l Orders promptly
Edward Sceery
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Member ol The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
%m^^
PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
The Bellevue-Stratford
And Diamond & 22d Sts.
Do yon wsBt flowera in FUIadelphia 7 We famish the best, sitisticaily
airanged.
PinSflELD,
MASS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
Floral Designs de Luxe
The most popular Book of Designs ever
compiled and presented for the considera-
tion of the Retailer. Price $2.50. Address
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE p.o.box1697 New York
Flower Shop of Mrs A D Turnbull ( r me fa
Sec artii.lL Plans for a Small Ho^lt shop
Another factor in the interest of the F. T. D. and
most important is the need of an emblem, same to be
copyrighted and used whenever and wherever possible,
something similar to the idea now being used by the
Mackay-Bennett Cable Co. for instance. This insignia
would give tone to our Association.
I would suggest that members get ideas suitable for
such a purpose, and send them to our secretary, who
could at the annual meeting refer them to the Board
of Directors for approval. Another suggestion would be
to have one or more good advertising experts invited to
attend our annual meetings, who could enlighten us on
subjects pertaining to our line of business. We could
all benefit by such talks, and our Association could,
without doubt, procure the most able speakers without
much difficulty. I would also suggest our secretary hav-
ing members of our organization read papers on sub-
jects tending to improve the methods necessary for
our success, and incidentally point out some of the
evils now prevalent which could be easily eradicated.
This would have a tendency to insure a larger attend-
ance at our annual meeting, and would be of much
benefit to all. Hexry Penn,
Boston, Mass, Sept. 36, 1913. Penn the Florist.
Plans for a Small Flower Shop
I lit r The l-'lorists' Exchange:
We are considering erecting a small flower shop for
displiy (retail) and wonder if you can furnish us with
iny advice on the subject. Our idea is to build something
small and yet unusual and unique. If you have anything
long these lines you will confer a favor on the writer
1 \ acU'ising us. We do not desire a structure entirely
)t ghss on account of having to keep a refrigerator
theie H. S. B., N. C.
Much depends upon the dimensions that you can al-
1 w tor your shop, also upon the amount of money you
t tl ble to invest. If your frontage is limited so that
\ u can not have space on tlie side of your salesroom.
1 thmk the best arrangement that could be made for
display of plants would he by erecting a curved eave
house or, rather, half of a house, to be fitted to the
main structure of your storeroom.
I have such a house, covering lOxlGft, with entrance
n side. If ample frontage is to be had the entrance
might he more convenient if located in front. Yet, by
tins side entrance the unbroken view of a sohd front
IS had, while the direct draught, when the door is
~)\ ened, is avoided. My conservatory, 10xl6ft., has a
ncrete floor, and is simply an enclosed porch, which
1 ns into the salesroom proper by a colonnade. This
t reroom is only 12xl6ft., and was formerly the parlor
f a dwelling, giving good light and making a conve-
nient cut flower room. If the porch extended around
the side of dwelling, double the glass surface and bench
1 m might be available. The 10x16ft. curved eave, with
height of 9ft., including benches and tile for same,
tost in the neighborhood of $223, not including its erec-
t on md the concrete porch floor to he enclosed.
HeTt is furnished from my dwelling and consists of
1 t water pipes, heating the storeroom with radiators
ind the conservatory w^ith two 2in. flows and two re-
tuins costing about $35 additional for installing, and
heated at a cost of about $5 per month. The hghting
lb done by means of a cluster of lights in the top of the
1 lof Part of the roof of the greenhouse is a veranda,
where pretty porch boxes add to the effect of the sur-
loundings. If this structure could be erected by the
owner, and sash bars for curved eaves were in usual
lengths and did not have to be -made to special order,
much of the cost might be ehminated. The bench sur-
face is limited but it is sufficient to carry a nice line of
plants, with plenty of room for shelving when the
holidays demand more room. The photograph I send
was taken in Spring. My frontage was limited to
twenty-five feet for dwelling. I have in front about
8ft. of lawn space, and use this for flower stands in
Spring, later filling in with borders of Sage and Cannas,
urns, etc.
My little plan seemed to be the best and cheapest
for a small place, as a plate glass front alone represents
about $1.)0, and then one has to provide ventilation and
top light, heat and insurance against breakage.
Carbondale, Pa. Mbs. A. D. Turnbull.
To find a retailer in any city, in our Directory of Re-
liable Retailers, you do not have to look at one index
for the privilege of looking up another index before
you find what you want. In The Florists' Exchange
you simply glance down the retail columns — cities are
arranged alphabetically. Another proof of The Flo-
rists' Exchange efficiency for its advertisers.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Prize table decoration of Rose Irish Elegance, at National Rose Society She
October 4, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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PORTLAND, Oregon 0,:
Careful Attention
Given to All Orders
tn this Territory by
We Grow Our
Stock
Martin & ForDes Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
_ Flowers delivercd promptly io
Rocliestcx and surrounding territory. Compiete line always ready.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DellTery.
SaltcTBrosT"^-
FLORISTS
38 Main St, West
^(^M
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street, East
Flowen and dotgns delivered
promptly in Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
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FOK11.ST CITY
GREENHOUSES
ROCEFORD, ILL.
Quick serrlce to
IlUnols. Wisconsin,
Indiana and Iowa Points
ember of The Florists' Tele-
graph Delivery, S. A. F.
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BY AM, The Florist
California Flowers ""^^^^^
STEAMER SAILINGS WRITE OR WIRE
siSSSa THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST 'V^^S'
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
123 KEARNEY STREET
FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH
SCRANTON
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate delrveries in Wilkes-
Barre. Pittston. Carbondale, and all
Nortiieastem Pennsylvania Towns.
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washington Avenue
Talepkone or telcxrapluc orders for any city or town in Northeastern
PennsyWania willreceive prompt execution. UsuaJ discount. 'Phone
No. 2454, on either Bell or Consolidated 'phones.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
HOLLYWOOD GARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Omt-of-town orders will receive
prompt and careful attention,
Wire us your ordsrs.
Ul, diitrs] 4131
Leaf Distance Pkones
««11, frlir 1104 J» _
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L5%r,
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3520 North Grand Ave.
Ail orders byTcieftraph or
Telsphon* B&ost earafuUy axvcutwl at once.
Floral DMiftns a Spedalty.
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
From New York
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Minneapolis. . .
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America
Olympic
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Or. Kurfuerst..
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Laconia
Parisian
Cleveland
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Numidii
Philadelphia
Carthaginian. .
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Graf Waldersec.
Stampaiia
San Francisco
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ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West Fifth Street
TheVa'r^«f^,I,°,' ^'"J-'"'. Ci^'? •""> '»' «'' "o'"" '" ""= Northwest
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Mre or phone. Open night and day.
Members o The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
We will carefully
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
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SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Bastable Building
Special attention given
to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
Burdett Ave. & Hooaick Si .
TROY, N. Y.
Prompt delivery and careful att»
out-of-town orders.
TROY, N Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, N^ Y.
SSa/cerj Tjhe florist
UTICA, N. Y.
iSrant iSrothers, Snc.
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
W ASHING TOU
D. C.
l^th and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros. Co.
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
He F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to all points In New England
125,000 square feet of glass.
Member of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER.
MASS.
407 & 409 Main St.
Fl<^^.
WORCESTER, MASS
The Florists' Exchange Design Book Is without a Peer
There is no trade mediom published that begins
to equal the EXCHANGE in giving returns
to all of its advertisers. Test it for yourself.
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SITUATIONS WANTED
GARDENER
or FOREMAN
On landscape work, grading and general
construction, lawns, roads, formal gardens,
transplanting trees, large and small; pruning,
tree-surgery, etc. Practical and reliable, with
executive ability. Address A. H., care The
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SITUATION WANTED— As foreman, first inside
assistant or single head gardener. Perfect on
Roses, Carnations, *Mums, Palms, etc., also in all
outdoor work. German, aged 25. Able to take
position by 10th or 15th of October.^ Liberal
wages expected. Strictly no commercial place
need apply. Address A. D., care The Florists'
SITUATION WANTED— By expert decorator
and maker-up; understands all branches of the
business thoroughly; SPECIAL HORTICUL-
TURAL COURSE AT CORNELL; 7 years' prac-
tical experience in all-round work; reference fur-
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SITUATION WANTED— By salesman and deco-
rator, aged 30, 15 years' city experience in retail
line. Permanent position desired by steady work-
man. Please state full particulars and salary,
etc., in first letter. Address Decorator, P. O. Box
No. 32, Deal. N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— On private or com-
mercial place to take charge; experienced in all
branches under glass and outdoors, Roses, Carna-
tions, Chrysanthemums, and bedding stock;
English, married, no family. S. Grigg. P. O. Box
87, Morristown, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class Rose and
Carnation grower; also experienced in general
line; 30 years old, single, sober and reliable. Able
to take full charge. Address A. F., care The Florists*
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By life experienced
grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums and bedding
plants; middle aged, single, sober, and industrious.
State wages. Address A. B., care The Florists'
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By Hollander, 29.
single, on commercial or private place; 10 years'
experience in all branches, 5 years in last place.
Excellent references. Address B. Vanderfeer,
Nantasket Beach, Mass.
SITUATION WANTED—By gardener. German,
aged 26; 12 years' experience in growing Roses,
Carnations, Chrysanthemums, and all greenhouse
stock. Position on private or wholesale place.
Address A. C, care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By an experienced
greenhouse man, good potter, etc. Willing
worker, good habits. References. Address A.
E., care The Florists^ Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man in green-
houses, private or commercial; has had practical
experience. Victor Foster, Islip, Long Island,
N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By Hollander, 23, as
assistant greenhouse man on private place; sober,
reliable, industrious; excellent references. W.
Barendtszen, Nantasket Beach, Mass.
SITUATION WANTED— By grower of Roses,
Carnations, 'Mums, Easter and Christmas stock,
also bedding plants; aged 28. State wages. Ad-
dress A. G., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By experienced, single
man, competent grower of Roses and Carnations.
Address Florist. 132 E. 27th St.. N. Y. City.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator A-1 references. Able to manage
a store. T. Hansen, 41 Magnee St., Rochester,
N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, German,
married, no children; 18 years' experience; wife
can do cooking and housework. Address Rudolph
Nikolas, 112 E. 126th St.. New York City.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man in flower
store; experienced decorator and designer.
Address E. B. Wegner. Unionville. Conn.
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HELP WANTED \
SEEDSMEN WANTED I
Men with experience in the
il seed business
3und the store.
Give reference, state age, experience and salary
expected.
THE J. M. McCULLOUGH'S SONS CO.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
WANTED— Gardener, competent to work and t^e
charge of place 10';. acres, which is being re-
habilitated; must be up on growing crops and
flowers and know what is necessary for the care of
trees, shrubs; small greenhouse in process of con-
struction; applicants must furnish qualified refer-
ences. Address Warren, 39 E. Genesee St., Bufi"a!o.
N. Y.
WANTED — Two good men for propagating and
other greenhouse work for a commercial place;
must understand how to produce cuttings by the
thousands and grow a general line of bedding
plants. State wages with room and board. Can
commence work at once; elderly person preferred.
Alonzo J. Bryan, Washington, N. J.
WANTED— All-round florist, capable of taking
full charge of 15,000 feet of glass to grow every-
thing for a commercial place, must be temperate.
Send reference in first letter. Permanent position
for right man, married or single; Scandinavian pre-
ferred for this place. S75.00 per month. Address
Z. F., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Young man of good habits for general
greenhouse work, private estate. Must be will-
ing to fire boiler. S55.00 monthly, without board.
State experience and references. Address Z. D.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— A first-class, single, all-round green-
house man, sober and industrious; must be
willing to look after the boilers; $35.00 and board,
with advancement for the right man; German pre-
ferred. Address A. A., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Young man as salesman and designer
in store. Must have good references. Wages
S16.00 per week. Address T. Malbranc, Johns-
WANTED— Assistant in greenhouses, with ex-
perience on Carnations, 'Mums, and bedding
plants; must be strictly temperate. Wages S12.00
per week. E. E. King, Attleboro, Mass.
WANTED — Young man as assistant in general
greenhouse work, sober and industrious. State
wages. Steady work. Apply The Flower Shop,
Attleboro, Mass.
WANTED — Foreman to grow Carnations, 'Mums
Easter and all kinds of bedding stock. Must be
a good maker-up. Good wages to the right party.
Address W. R., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Section Rose grower, §15.00 per
weelc. References required. Washington
Florists Co., Washington. D. C.
WANTED — Good foreman for tree surgery crew
and climbers. Must understand work thorough-
ly. Box 400, Dunellen, N. J.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
The right business opportunity
for the right man with small capi-
tal in the City of Buffalo. For
full particulars write to
Wm. F. KastingCo., Buffalo, N. Y.
STOCK FOR SALE
"asparagus^
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy, 4-in.
pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
BECK>NIAS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-inch ex-
tra strong plants, S6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000; 2}i-lnch, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
See Cyclamen, Christmas Peppers, Cinerarias,
Ferns, Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, tl.OO per 100, $6.00 per 1000, $50.00
per 10,000. CoIImgdale Greenhouses, Collingdale,
BEGONIAS— Gloire de Lorraine, 2!i;-in.. S14.D0
per 100; strong. 5-in. pots. S.SO.OO per 100. R.
.T. IRWIN. 71 W. 23d St.. New York, N. Y.
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What More?
August 19, 1913.
We received more answers from
our advertisement in your columns
than all the other thi'ee florist
papers combined.
JOY FLORAL CO.
601 Church St., Nashville, Tcnn.
Our 9000 trade circula-
tion is no myth
STOCK FOR SALE
BULBS
American-Grown and Imported
Bulbs for Fall Planting
A full line now ready for shipping; the finest
Bulbs we have ever sent out. Send for price list.
Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers
CALLAS— 3 to 4-in. circumference. $4.00 per 100;
4 to 5-in., $8.00. Purity Freesias, J^-in. mother
bulbs, S1.25 per 100. Cash with order. $5.00
orders or more delivered by express, charges pre-
paid. Lilydale Bulb Co., Santa Cruz, Calii.
TULIPS — Darwin and May Flowering. Prime
bulbs, leading named varieties. Write for
prices. Hossie Nurseries, Hoxsie, R. I.
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
100 1000
WHITE ENCHANTRESS $6.50 $60.00
ENCHANTRESS, LIGHT PINK.... 6.00 55.00
BEACON 7.00 65.00
WHITE PERFECTION 6.50 60.00
WINSOR 6.00 50.00
WHITE WINSOR 6.00 50.00
ROSETTE 6.50 60.00
DOROTHY GORDON 6.00 55.00
HARLOWARDEN 6.00 55.00
MAY DAY 6.00 50.00
BOSTON MARKET 5.00 40.00
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
FOR SALE— 2000 Mrs. C. W. Ward Carnation
plants, $60.00 per 1000; 3000 Pink Enchantress
$50.00 per 1000; lOOO Sangamo, $40 00 per 1000;
field-grown guaranteed stock, 12 to 14 shoots.
Will exchange for White Wonder, White Enchant-
ress and Pink Delight. Herman Weiss, 103 W
28th St., New York City.
CARNATION PLANTS— Clean, healthy plants.
Pink Enchantress, S5.00 per 100, $46.00 per
1000; White Perfection, S5.00 per 100, $45.00 ser
1000. ARTHUR F. BROWNSELL, West Haver-
straw^N. Y. Tel. 266 Haverstraw.
BARGAIN in field-grown Carnation plants, 8000
plants left, all strong and healthy. Enchantress
and Rose Pink, S4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000;
White Enchantress, S5.00 per 100. Special low
prices for more than 1000. Cash or satisfactory
references. John L. Lundsted, Passaic, N. J.
800 ESPECIALLY FINE, stocky, clean, field-
grown Winsor Carnation Plants, SS.OO per 100;
a few hundred Enchantress plants. $5.00 per 100.
M. M. Michael, Dansville, Livingston Co., N. Y.
CARNATIONS— 700 First Size, Brooklyn, to
close out, $4.00 per 100, fine plants; 150 Second
Size, $3.00 per 100, $30.00 for lot. Stafford Con-
servatories, Stafford Springs, Conn.
EXTRA FINE BIG ENCHANTRESS CARNA-
TION PLANTS from field, $5.00 per 100. Cash
with order. M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N. Y.
COLEUS— Strong, Rooted Cuttings; the new
variegated. Matchless, $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per
1000. Mrs. J. C. Hawworth, Farmington, Conn.
CARNATIONS— Strong, field-grown, W. C. Ward
and Enchantress, 84.00 per 100 or $35.00 per
1000. Cash. W. L. Jones, Nutley, N- J.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, 6 to S
shoots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS of Boston market
Carnations. Prices on application. Victor S.
Dorval Sons, Woodside, L. I., N. Y.
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STOCK FOR SALE
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2M-in., half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York City.
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink. Strong, 4-in., $15.00 ^er
100. See Asparagus, Christmas Peppers, Cine-
rarias, Ferns, Primroses and Poinsettias. R. J.
Ir^vin, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
CYCLAMEN— 3-lnch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
OBACiENAS
FOR SALE— Dracaena Indivisa, fine, healthy,
field-grown plants, 4-inch, 12c., 5-inch, 15c., 6-
inch, 20c., 7-inch, 25c. Trautman Bros., Geneva.
N. Y.
FERNS
FERN FLATS. Strong seedlings for jardinieres.
150 clumps in each flat, in all varieties; these
clumps can be divided, $1.75 per flat; 10 flats,
$16.00, half flat orders of one variety at 90c. One
flat in 6 best varieties for $2.00.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomium
and Aspidium, 2i4-m., S3.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2M-in., well es-
tablished, $10.00 per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2Ji-in., strong
plants. $12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in.,
$7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2M-in., well established,
ready about Aug. 25. $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants,
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best ol the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poinset-
tias, Primrose and Christmas Peppers.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
FERNS — Boston, well established, good healthy
color, pot grown, 4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c.; 6-in., 50c.;
7-in., 7Sc.; 8-in., Sl.OO. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Cash, please. John Beagle, 925 Capouse Ave.,
Scranton, Pa.
BOSTON FERNS— Good, bushy plants, well
established, 6-in., $5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
Cash or C. O. D. Mamaroneck Nurseries, Palmer
Ave., Mamaroneck, N. Y.
COOLIDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill_ Ave., Pasadena, Cal. Ferns
and Feijoa our specialty.
GARDENIAS
GARDENIAS — 100 plants in 6-in. pots, from 2,
to 24 inches tall, bushy; 60c. each. John Langc
florist, Englewood. N. J.
HYDRANGEAS
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.50-$3.50
each. Large specimens, $5.00-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
JERUSASEM CHERRIES
JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Fra Diavola, from
4-in. and 5-in. pots, loaded with berries and
blossoms, $6.00 and $7.00 per 100. Monadnock
Greenhouses, Keene, N. H.
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches SS.OO
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HUNTSVIllfJlA
ft., $15.00 per 1000; 2000 California Privet, 3 years,
21,-3 ft., $18.00 per 1000, cut back twice, all hcavilv
branched. 70 Dracaena Indivisa, 2-2)4 ft., ready
for S in. pots, $15.00 for lot. Crimson Rambler,
Perkins and Lady Gay, 3 years, S9.00 per 100.
These special prices are cash, no charge for packinr ,
Evergreen Nurseries, Long Branch, N. J.
100,000 CALIFORNIA PRIVET— All sizes up to
4 ft., $12.00 per 1000 and up. 50.000 Berberis
Thunbergii, shrubs and vines, all sizes; get my
prices on your wants as stock is fine and must be
sold. Have also a few 1000 extra fine, clean
Violet clumps, in field, of Princess Wales, California
and double Ladv Campbell, $5.00 per 100. 1000
Enchantress Carnation, $6.50 per 100. Cash,
October 4, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
745
STOCK FOR SALE
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.0D each.
Standards, $7.50-$10.00 each. Pyramids,
$5,0O-$7.5O each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
FOR PLEASURE."
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure " gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony,
then send for " Peonies for Pleasure."
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY
The Largest Rose Growers in the World.
Box 23 Springfield, Ohio.
PEONiES*r^
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
Delicatissima, Festiva Maxima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
We can furnish any size clumps wanted. We grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
Henry field Seed Co., Shenandoah Jowa
PEONIES— Queen Victoria, white; Louis Van
Houtte, dark crimson, and a very early light
pink. Write for our special prices. Geo. Peters
& Sons, Franklin St. and Graham Ave., Hempstead,
N.Y.
PEPPERS
NEW BIRD'S EYE CHRISTMAS PEPPERS—
Very desirable commercial Pepper, sold in the
New York Market last year exceptionally well.
A compact growing variety, covered with small
red berries; 2W-in. pots, S4.00 per 100. See
Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cineraria, Ferns, Poin-
settias and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York City.
POINSETTIAS
POINSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
2J^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
»7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2)i-incli, S5.50 per 100. $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stocK. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers, Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York. N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMROSES
PRIMULA ChinensU and Obconlca, giant-
flowering, from best strains, in all colors.
2Ji-in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
P. Malacoides, 2}i-inch pots, $3.00 per 100.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Ctiristmas Pep-
pers, Cinerarias, Ferns and Polnsettias.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
PRIMULA Chinensis Fimbriata, Defiance. Kar-
funkelstein. La Duchesse, best Christmas varie-
ties, 3-in. stock, $5.00 per 100; 2K-in.. $3.00 per
100; Star Primroses. 2'/i-\n., $3.00 per 100.
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 2K-in. pots, ready
to shift, grown from my own seed, selected from
the best colored plants, $2.00 per 100, cash; fine
stock. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PL, Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
row, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash, pleas*. J. W.
M'ller, Shiremanatown, Pa.
PRIMULAS— Malacoides, 3-in., ready for 4-in.,
$5.00 per 100. Chinese Primroses. 2-in., Benary's
best strain, $2.00 per 100. Mon.idnock Green-
houses, Kecnc, N. H.
PRIMROSES— You will need them for Christma!
Double white, strong plants. 4c. to 6c. Levan
Cole, 89 Wcndall St., Battle Creek, Mich.
CaBtfaaaed to Mart OoInaB
STOCK FOR SALE
SEEDS
GIANT PANSIES
Sow now I Special Florists' Mixture; Trim-
ardeau Selections, mixed, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $4.00.
Trimardeau, fine mixed varieties, tr. pkt. 25c.. oz.
$1.50. Cassier's Giants Improved, splendid mix-
ture, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $5.00. Trimardeau sorts as:
Bronze Colors, Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field, Purple, Pure White, Yellow with eye. White
with eye. Each variety separate, tr. pkt. 30c., oz.
$2.00. My catalogue has also other varieties.
O. V. Zangen, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J.
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, field grown, strong
giants, $7.00 per 100; easily transplanted.
ite Bros., Medina, N. Y.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS— 2H-in. pots,
well established, $4.00 per 100. Write for prices
on larger lots. Park Floral Co., Trenton, N. J.
STEVIA— Fine, bushy plants, 4-in. pots, $6.00
per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PL.
Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
FOR SALE— Gov. Herrick Violet Plants, good,
healthy stock, large plants. $10.00 per 1000.
Cash with order. C. Langereis. Florist, Monsey,
VIOLETS— Governor Herrick. extra large clumps,
clean and healthy, $5.00 per 100. Cash with
order. C. W. Moeckel, Fitchburg, Mass.
VIOLETS — Field-grown plants, fine stock; Camp,
bell and M. Louise; $5.00 per 100. W. C. Pray-
Dobbins. N. J.
MISCELLANEOUS
ROSE PLANTS— Lady Hillingdon. Brides. 2H-
in.. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; Pink Kil-
larney. 3-in.. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000; 250
plants at the thousand rate; Dracaena Indivisa.
from the field, ready for 5-in. pots. 8c. Biant
Bros.. Inc.. Utica, N. Y.
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII— Largest stock of
2-year transplanted in the United States. All
sizes up to strong 3ft. plant. Send for prices
before placing your order elsewhere. Chas.
Black, Hightstown. N. J.
MYRTLE— Vinca Minor; clumps that can be
divided up into 3 to 5 plants, S3.50 per 100, $30.00
per 1000. Cash with order. E. K. Baumann.
State College. Pa.
FOR SALE — Good stock. Adiantum Croweanum,
3M-in.. $10.00 per 100. Silver Pink Snapdragon,
3)4-in., $5.00 per 100; 2'A-in.. $4.00 per 100.
P.'R. Quinlan, Syracuse, N. Y.
GIANT PANSY PLANTS— Of our none superior
strain, the world's best. 500. $1.50; 1000, $2.50;
5000, $12.00. Cash with order. M. B. Saunders
Co., 25 Burnett St., Providence, R. I.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown. $6.00 per
100; 100 Lawson. 250 Winsor. 50 Queen. VIO-
LETS—Princess of Wales. $5.00 per 100. Cash.
Chas. H. Green, Spencer. Mass.
CARNATIONS— Brooklyn. 1500 field-grown
plants, fine, healthy stock. Also Orchids.
Leilanceps. C. B. Dreyer. Wantagh. L. I., N. Y_
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA MAJOR— $5.00
per 100. Hogan, Kooyman & Co., 355 12th St.,
OakUnd, Cal.
FOR EXCHANGE
CARNATIONS— 1000 field-grown. Queen. Law-
son. $3.50 per 100; 500, 2H-in. pots, Shasta
Daisy, $2.50 per 100; in exchange for Geraniums.
Ricard. Rose, Cecil Brunner, or Testout. Mish's
Lebanon Greenhouses, Lebanon, Pa.
VEGETABLE PLANTS
NEW TENDERHEART LETTUCE, $1.00 per
1000; Big Boston, Grand Rapids, 90c. per 1000;
Best Giant Pansy Plants mixed, $2.00 per 1000;
Dagger Ferns. $1.00 per 1000; Sheet IWoss. $1.00
per bag. John E. White. Carpenterville. N. J.
STOCK WANTED
A small advertisement In this department
will quickly secure for you any stock needed
in Plants, Bulbs, or Nursery Stock.
STOCK WANTED
If you have any cut Chrysanthemums
that you wish to sell, send them to us.
We will give you good prices for them.
A. L. YOUNG & CO., Wholesale Florists
54 West 28th Street, New York City
Advertise Your Stock For
Sale in this column
FOR SALE OR RENT
forIaleWlease
90,000 feet of glass, well stocked and in good
shape. Business established thirty years; situ-
ated in Alexandria. Va., six miles from Washing-
ton, D. C. Will be disposed of on very easy terms
to responsible parties, owner not needing to work
any longer. Apply to
J. LOUIS LOOSE
1549 R. Street WASHINGTON. D. C.
FOR SALE
Small Florist Business
Reasonable price; very good Easter trade.
STEINEL, Florist
380 Central Ave., Brooklyn. New York
FOR SALE— 3 greenhouses. 16x200 ft. each;
only 1 and 2 years old; suitable for growing
Carnations; very best condition; hot water heat-
ing; 2 Lord & Burnham boilers and 1 carton;
3 acres of ground, 33500.00; also 6-room bungalow
in splendid condition, hot and cold water, sta-
tionary range, bath, etc., about 1 acre of land,
S3000.00; just outside limits of Hightstown.
N. J. For full particulars apply to S. S. Pen-
nock-Meehan Co., 160S Ludlow St.. Philadelphia,
Pa^
FOR SALE— Retail flower, bulb, plant, shrubbery
and seed store, in city of 50,000, on principal
street; doing a first-class cash business; low rent;
long lease if wanted. All or .part of this store can
be had at reasonable terms at once. Full par-
ticulars by correspondence or personal interview.
The Flower Shop, 206 Merimac St "
Ma
hill.
FOR SALE— Wishing to retire on account of old
age; two greenhouses, good dwelling-house and
barn, 66 by 150 ft. of ground; doing good business
in a town of 5000 population. Price S2,000.00.
Apply to Adam H. Knaust. Saugerties, N. Y.
FOR SALE— 7-room house, cellar and attic, im-
proved; 4 greenhouses; about 500 hot bed sash,
land 200 ft. front on Juniper Ave. New York and
Queens county car passes door. Otto Gross,
Juniper Ave., Maspeth, L. L. N. Y.
FOR SALE — 10 acres» level land on county road,
Arlington, Va., 5 miles from Center market at
Washington, D. C. Running water on place;- S300
per acre. Address A. Schlevogt, 1713 E. 16th St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y. ' -
FOR SALE— Greenhouse, 14,000 ft. of glass, also
7-room cottage, V/a acres of land. The house is
stocked and there is coal in the sheds. Address
Florist. Box 56. R. F. D., No. 1, South Haven. Mich.
_SUNDRIESjm^SALE^
Pecky Cypress
"We can offer very reasonable prices on
Pecky Cypress. If in the market for any,
kindly communicate with os before buying
elsewhere.
Vr DEim 1429 Metropolitan Avenue
. C. WClUn, Brooklyn. N. Y.
500 BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
lOOO ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrought
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers. 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler
Good condition, cheap. I. Suessermann. 104
Ridgewood Ave.. Newark. N. J.
FOR SALE — One large size Morehead steam trap
in use less than 12 months, good as new. cost
t225 will sell for SIOO. F. Fallon. Roanoke. Va.
MATS — We make the most practical hotbed
F^and coldframe Mats on the market. Send
for circular. Watts Bros., Kerrmoor, Pa.
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Painted and glazed complete, from $1.65
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May Beetles to be Unusually
Abundant in 1914
The U. S. Dept. of Agriculture has
issued a circular in which attention is
drawn to the heavy losses in field crops
through the ravages of the common white
grubs of the JMay beetle.
May beetles usually deposit their eggs
in fields of Grass, Timothy, and small
grains, especially in the vicinity of tim-
ber where they feed. The crops planted
in these fields the year following a sea-
son of beetles should be those least sus-
ceptible to grub injury. Such crops are
sm.ill grains. Buckwheat, Clover, Alfalfa,
and Peas. There is no authentic record
of the grub attacking these crops.
Liberal applications of commercial fer-
tilizer will assist Grass in overcoming
grubs if there are not too many of them.
When a lawn is badly infested the sod
should be removed and the grubs gathered
by hand, after which Fall plowing will
probably prove satisfactory. In Europe
cheap labor is often employed to gather
grubs after the plow, especially where
the grubs are numerous.
Farmers in the regions infested last
year will find it of special value to do
deep plowing this Fall. Ordinarily the
best time to plow is between Oct. 1 anti
Oct. 15. The grubs will at this time
have changed to pupa; and adult beetles.
These pass the Winter in cells, and if
the cells are disturbed their inhabitants
will be destroyed.
It is important to remember that plow-
ing should not be delayed until cold
weather, for then the grubs will have
gone down to their Winter quarters be-
yond the reach of the plow.
A Japanese Garden
A wealthy man whose hobby was a
Japanese garden with dwarf trees. Chrys-
anthemums, etc., invited the Japanese
ambassador and showed him over his
country estate, leaving the "Japanese
garden" to the last, as a surprise. The
ambassador was charmed with it and ex-
claimed : "Wonderful ! wonderful ! we
have iiothiug like this in Japan."
Reade
Fer a favor upon us of
value if, when orderinq
isers, they will mention
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COMMERCIAL
ROSE CULTURE
UNDER GLASS AND OUTDOORS
By EBER HOLMES
This book embraces the author's experience, extending
over many years, in the growing of Roses under glass and
outdoors. It is written primarily for the guidance of the
commercial grower with an establishment limited in scope,
and for those wishing to grow Roses with their general
stock; but the contents of this book will be found equally
valuable to the beginner whose ambition points to Rose
culture on a large scale, or the florist whose glass devoted
to Roses already covers an extended area.
, John Cook of Baltin
This book was dedicated by the author to that veteran Rosariar
who, in acknowledging the receipt of his presentation copy, says:
"The copy of 'Commercial Rose Culture,' by F.ber Holmes cai
me thank you sincerely. It was a great surprise to me. The book
point. I hope that every one who grows Roses will buy a copy of it
that everybody can understand them."
"Eber Holmes' new book, 'Commercial Rose Culture,' is good all the way through and
to hand, for which let
well written and to the
he contents are so plain
I large r
nber of Rose growers." — E. G. HiU Co.,
nicely illustrated. It will be very helpful
Richmond. Ind.
THE CHAPTERS INCLUDE :
Choosing a Location Insecticides and Fungicides
Style of Houses Fertilizers
What to Plant
Propagation, Own Root
Propagation by Grafting
Hybridizing
The Seedling-Inarch and
Nurse-Plant
Methods of Plant Propagation
Preparation of the Soil for Planting
General Culture
Insect Pests
Fungous Diseases
The American Beauty Rose
Rambler Roses
Roses Outdoors
Cost of Equipment and Returns
Notes on Cutting, Marketing,
Exhibiting, Etc.
General Remarks
Greenhouse Construction for Rose
Growing
Steam Heating and Engineering
Hot Water Heating
HEAVILY ILLUSTRATED
There is no more important subject to the commercial grower than
that of Roses. There will be found no better guide to their successful
culture than is contained in Eber Holmes' new book.
Specimen pages on application.
Price, In strong, serviceable binding, board covers, $1.50, postpaid.
The Florists' Exchange, one year, and Commercial Rose Culture,
postpaid, for $2.25.
PUBLISHED
BY . . .
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Nos. 2 to 8 Duane Street, NEW YORK
We wish to Impress upon our readers that
all questions intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
s, bu
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upp-r ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible, in addition to this, if stated
whether it be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown, it would
often enable identification of specimens
difficult to determine otherwise.
(SO) Thuya for Name.— Can you give
me the name of the enclosed Thuya?
This evergreen is imported and makes
a pretty decorative pot plant, pyramidal
in habit. — J. D., Mass.
— There are a dozen or so varieties of
Thuya occidentalis in European nur-
vth 0
of
mostly varying in habit ui
n Iiaving variegated foliage,
111 ii<a.viiig vcti icgctueu j-uiict^se.
_ , shows no variegation or golden
ilor. it must be one distinguished by
s habit in some way, and can only be
cognized by seeing the whole bush,
called pyramidalis, and it
thi;
J. M.
(51) To Exterminate Worms on Ten-
nis Courts and G-reenhonse Benches. —
I am having considerable trouble tvith
worms on two tennis greens I have care
of. and also on the benches in the green-
liouse. Could you tell me of any remedy
to use to exterminate the pests? I have
been told that soft soap mixed with
water will bring them to the surface,
but there are so many kinds of soft soap
that T do not know the kind to use.
I would be glad of any information you
could give me on the matter. — W. S. M.,
Mass.
— The Aphine Mfg. Co., Madison, N. J.,
offers Vermine, and many of the seeds-
men offer Worm Eradicator for this pur-
pose. Ijime water used freely will bring
the worms to the surface of the soil.
A strong solution of soap and waiter
will also effect the same results. Cotn-
mon bar laundry soap might be used in
making this solution.
(52) Reliable Thermometer "Wanted. —
Will you kindly inform me where I can
get a reliable recording thermometer?
I have tried several with rather poor
satisfaction. — H. J. A., Md.
— The inquirer should be able to buy
a guaranteed recording thermometer at
one of the large seed stores in Balti-
more, Philadelphia nr New York.
Fruits and Vegetables
Under Glass
By WILLIAM TURNER
The most complete and exhaustive work on the subject ever published
in America. The author, who has been associated a lifetime with the raising
of fruits and vegetables under glass, gives the cream of his experience in clear
and concise language, devoid of technical phraseology.
The scope and character of the work may be gleaned by enumerating the
chapters of the first section of the book — Grapes:
History of the Grape vine — Houses beat adapted for growing
Grapes — The various systems of propagation — Vine borders — Cul-
tural directions — Planting young vines — Methods of pruning the
vine — Disbudding, pinching or stopping the shoots, setting the fruit
— Grape thinning — Commercial Grape culture — Varieties of Grapes
best adapted for early andlate use — Insects and diseases — Keeping
qualities of Grapes — Storing, packing, exhibition — Grape vines
cuitvated in pots.
The instructions contained in the chapters which follow are gone into in
detail, in precisely the same manner as the Grape section, and the subjects
covered by the author are:
Peaches and Nectarines — Pot fruit culture and its advantages
(under which are listed Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Pears, Plums,
etc.) — Fig culture in a separate house — Melon-growing in the house —
Strawberries as pot fruit — The hothouse Pineapple.
Ten chapters are devoted to vegetables under glass, and specific in-
structions are given touching on questions of Sowing the Seed, Soil, Watering,
Ventilation, Training, Pruning, Insects, Diseases, Feeding, Style of House,
Fertilizer, Temperature, Varieties, etc.
The book is profusely illustrated with 65 splendid halftone illustrations,
is printed on fine coated paper in clear type, and handsomely bound in cloth,
with embossed cover. Size, 7^ x 10^ ins., 256 pages and cover. Price,
postpaid, $5.00.
PRINTED AND FOR SALE BY
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd., Nos. 2 to 8 Duane St., N. Y.
and flowered successfully in Sin. pots,
or must larger ones be used? — P. H. H.,
N. T.
— It will be better to use Sin. pots
for growing Easter Lilies from 7-9in.
bulbs.
(84) Roman Gold 'Mums Growing'
Too Tall. — Please tell me what is the
trouble with my Roman Gold 'Mums.
I planted them in May, in solid benches
Din. apart from the flats. When about
Sin. high I fed them on Aug. 1 with
Davidge's Phosphorus Fertilizer. They
are all in bud: they look nice and have
dark green stems, are as strong as a
horse whip, and most of them are over
6ft. high. I would like to know how
I could grow them next year shorter
because they are reaching the glass,
and I have to bend them out. They
are good and healthy — best I ever have
seen. Please tell me if I could feed
them with fertilizer once more. Last
time I used 50 pounds to 1800ft. of
bench. Could I use half of it or some
different fertilizer?— J. S., N. T.
— In answer to the above it may be
said that Roman Gold is naturally a
tall grower and being planted in solid
benches will not tend to keep it dwarf.
The best wav is to plant this variety
at the end of May and not feed at all
for six weeks, keeping plenty of air on
at the sides and top. Feeding now will
not make them taller if they are well
advanced in bud. We find the best ma-
nures for feeding are liquid, cow and
sheep manure and Chrysanthemum fer-
tilizer. These stimulate the plant in
every way and give it nutriment with-
out making it weak in either foliage,
stem or bud. Like all late growing va-
rieties it should be planted later in the
Spring to counterbalance the growth.
WM. E. TRICKER.
(85) Coleus for Identification. — We
are sending you with this mail a pack-
age of Coleus cuttings, 14 varieties, and
if not too much trouble wish you would
kindly give us their names. — S. C, Ohio.
— We are unable to identify Nos. 5
and 14. The others are as follows: No.
I, Joseph's Coat: No. 2, Messey: No. 3,
Lord Palmerston: No. 4, Queen Victoria:
No. 7, Walter: No. 6, Beauty of Caro-
line: No. 8, Pink Verschaffeltii: No. 9,
Fire Brand: No. 10, Beauty of Lyon: No.
II, Salvador: No. 12, Queen of the Mist
and No. 13, Beckwith Gem.
ANTON NAHLICK.
f86) GladiolnB Bulbs Rotting. —
There is something the matter with our
Gladioli. Nearly all from which spikes
were cut show a rotting of the center of
the stalk, in many extending to the
bulb ill which all of the stalk Is dead.
.'Vn examination of the bulb shows that
it has not made any growth since the
spike was cut, neither have they made
any bulblets. The eye from which next
all othe
year's stalk should grow is dead: other-
wise the bulbs appear perfectly sound.
In many cases two side eyes have
nd appear healthy. The fields
' growers in this vicinity
are in the same condition, some of
them worse than ours. Stalks from
which spikes were not cut do not show
any imperfection. Will these bulbs
grow and produce spikes next season? ■
We want to know what ails them, and
if there is any remedy or preventive. —
W. & H„ N. J.
— It is evident that the Gladiolus
spikes were cut with too much foliage
or too near the bulbs, which has caused
them to decay in the center. It is
never advisable to cut away all of the L
foliage if the bulb is to be saved for ♦-
another season, but much better to leave
three or four leaves. It is possible the
bulbs will produce spikes next season,
but they very likely will be weak.
L S. HBNDRICKSON.
Care of Fig Trees
My fig trees are white Geneva, Celes-
tial,'and brown Turkey, and the plants
are in good healthy condition, but the
fruit remains small. They are about the
size of a Walnut and have been that size
for six weeks or more. There is no dis-
ease of any kind on the trees. I planted
them over a year ago and I put a little
cow manure in the soil for each one be-
fore planting. Please advise me also
whether or not I should take up the
plants in the Fall, or would they carry
over all right outdoors. — E. L., Conn.
_ — What you say of the fruit of the
Figs remaining of about the size of a
Walnut for six weeks or more is the way
it always behaves. Should the weather
be warm, it then commences to swell to
its natural size, ripening at the same
time. This process takes about two
weeks. If .your fruit has not yet com-
menced to swell it may be too late to
ripen, as the sap almost ceases to flow
in Figs when the cold days of Autumn
come.
You will have to cover the bushes when
Winter approaches. The best way is to
throw them over where they stand, dig-
ging them out on one side only, then
covering tools and branches with a thick
covering of soil. My own Figs are
treated this way. The last ripe fruit
was gathered Sept. 30. J. M.
October 4, 1913.
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George
A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists' Hall Association has paid 1700
losses amounting to a total of $235,000.00.
For_full particulars address
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Dealers in Fancy Ferns
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GREENS of Every Kind
And FLORISTS' SUPPUES
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GIBBONS
THE SMILAX MAN
Can make shipments of
Smllax after Sept. 1.
RED LEVEL, • SLABXMS
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For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
10-inch silk chi£fon special at 10c. per yard. This
is fancy goods at a very low figure. All colors.
Windier Wholesale Floral Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
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$2.00
p«r a&B«
Huckleberry Foliage,
New Crop Fancy Ferns, j,*^fL
New Crop Dagger Ferns, j^^^Sm
PERPETUATED and NATURAL SHEET MOSS
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
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WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W.J. COWEE, Berlin, N.T.
^P FANCY and DAGGER FERNS
HUCKLEBERRY FOLIAGE IZ.
Prices — Huckleberry Foliage, $2.00 per case.
Fancy Ferns, $1.25 per 1000. Dagger
Ferns, $1.10 per 1000.
CALDWELL The Woodsman Co.
Everytbing in Southern Evergreens
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A course for Gar-
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Home-makers, taught
by Prof. Craig and
Prof. Beal of Cornell
University.
Progressive FlorUts
recognize the growing
importance of a knowl-
edge of Landscape Art.
' Gardeners who un-
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methods and practice
are in demand for the best positions.
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Schenectady, N. Y.
The trade here cannot complain of
business conditions. Ever since last
Spring florists and seedsmen have been
kept busy, for this city has a class of
people who study and appreciate home
life, flowers, gardens, and, in fact, every-
thing in the line to help improve their
homes and the city. Cut flowers and
funeral work seem to hold their own
with any other city in the State, and
keep everyone busy.
W. C. Eger, 1410 State st., has made
some very extensive alterations on the
above premises. Besides his five green-
houses he has erected three more, in
which he intends to plant Violets and
Carnations. The other houses are well
filled with Palms, Begonias, Ferns and
'Mums of all leading sorts. His Rose
houses look very good and he expects a
very fine crop. He has used concrete
entirely in his alterations and new foun-
dations.
Julius Eger, 735 State St., reports
business very good, especially in funeral
work. Wedding decorations started up
well for the Fall season, and cut flower
trade is booming daily. Mr. Dunning,
who has charge of the establishment dur-
ing Mr. Bger's absence, has rearranged
the electric light system in the store to
such an extent that he is able to run it
in all parts or any one section of the
store to suit himself, thereby saving ex-
pense and considerable inconvenience.
M. P. Champlin states that his funeral
work has been good right along. Cut
flowers have also been selling well but
business has not started up in good shape
up to now.
The business of Chas. Whitbeck, 142
Clinton St., who handled the seeds of
W. A. Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.,
has been sold to Fred Orlop and Albert
Ledau. Both of these gentlemen have
been doing truck farming for a good
many years on the Schenectady road, and
there is no reason why they cannot make
a success in this line. Mr. Orlop was
in the seed business of Josiah Young of
Troy for a number of years, and will be
able to take care of his fellow farmers
who will extend their patronage to him.
They also have a very fine display of
Dutch bulbs for their retail trade.
Hatcher, florist, 50 E. Main st, has
built a new greenhouse at Hoffman's
which is 200x65ft. He has also built a
reservoir to supply his water system in
the houses. He expects to use the new
house for Roses of the leading sorts. He
is cutting Asparagus Hatcheri in strings
from ten to fifteen feet long, also some
fine Ward, Killarney, Richmond and
other Roses.
John N. Grupe, 2.52 Broadway, hag
sold out his store at 125 Wall st. to Geo.
L. Smith, formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Grupe will keep his greenhouses as
before. L. H. S.
Agriculture in Ohio Public Schools
It is reported by Dr. B. T. Galloway,
Ass't Sec'y of the U. S. Dept. of Agri-
culture, that after a year and a half of
the State law requiring the teaching of
agriculture in the common schools of
Ohio, more than 900 high schools are
teaching the subject and more than half
a million children are studying it. It Is
estimated that about 4000 teachers took
work in agriculture in the Summer
schools last season.
Place Your
Orders for
Fancy or Dagger Ferns
with us now and save money. 75 cents per 1000. Discount on large orders.
Use our LAUREL FESTOONING for all decorations; made fresh dally from
the woods. 4c., 5c., and 6c. per yard.
FINE BRONZE or GREEN GALAX, $1.00 per 1000.
SPHAGNUM MOSS, 75c. per large sack; 12 bbl. bales, $5.00.
BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 35c.
PINE, by the lb., 8c.; fine quality.
SOUTHERN SMILAX, 50-Ib. cases, $5.00.
Order in advance and have fresh stock.
W(( Kinds of Evergreens
Cro^vl Fern Co.
Telegraph Office : New Salem. Mass. MILLINGTON, MASS.
The Kervan Co. """^VZ^^*"
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ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilax, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas.
Hemlock, Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Fancy and Dagger Ferns, Green and Bronze
Gaiax and Leucothoe Sprays, Sphagnum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosses.
Painted Palmetto. Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
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The Florists* Pleasure
Bull Dog Paper Clips
Universally used by thcra for fastening their
packages.
Simple ■ Quick: - Cheap
Sample box sent FREE per parcel post to
Wholesale Florists and Supply Houses.
The fritz-Taber Mfg. Co , New Bedford, Mass.
GREEK-AMERICAN
Florists' Supply Company
127 West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A large and complete line of Standard Supplies
and Novelties.
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RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Salevocm
184 West 28tli Street, NEW TORK OITT
Telephone 30S3 Madiaon Square
anffmpoTrVo. WJIlow iiA faiicy Baskets for florists
Dealer, In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
«a~OuT Specialtiea: Wheat Sheaves and Baaket,
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The Model
Caraation and Tomato Siipporte;
Galvanized Wire Rose Stakes aad
Tyin^ Wire; Rubbish Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards
WHu Jot CompUu Catmtogut
IGOE BROS.
61-73 MetropoKtaii Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y-
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Florists' Refrigerators
Write us for catalog and prices, stating size you
require and for what Kind of cut flowers you wish
to use the refrigerator: also state whether you wish
it for display or only for storage.
McCray Refrigerator Co.
567 lake Street, KENDALLViUE, IND.
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Do Not Let The Accounts Owing
You Remain Longer Unpaid
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energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
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paper publislilng an Index to
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extra cost, except
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Houston, Tex.
The largest single shipment of im-
ported florists' stock ever billed to any-
one in Texas is at the present writing in
mid-ocean, having left Hamburg on the
S. S. Chemnitz on Sept. 17th, due at
Galveston Oct. 6th. It was especially
selected at Holland by Henk Dlrken, who
comes along with it that the best of care
may be taken of the goods in transit.
When reloaded at Galveston for ship-
ment to the Henk Dirken Floral and
Nursery Co. at Houston, it will require
some 8 to 10 box cars to convey the stock.
Mr. Dirken has been away several months
negotiating for the stock, which he has
secured at a great advantage by giving
personal attention to every detail of the
consignment. Of the goods to come, he
reports something like $10,000 worth has
been sold in advance, at a great saving
to Texas florists. The goods consist of
Belgium Bay trees, Rhododendrons,
AzEdea Indica, Boxwood, Japonicas, tree
and bush Roses, Araucarias, Clevias,
200,000 Valley pips from Berlin, and
two or three carloads of bulbs in all va-
rieties. The company is to be congratu-
lated on the confidence it has in the de-
mand that brings this shipment, but past
experience has shown that the great trou-
ble is to get the goods advantageously,
and not in selling it in this market.
B. P. Daviss, Jr., secretary of the con-
cern, is busy entering orders now and
shipping cases of bulbs that arrived on
an advance shipment. He says : *'We
are only just making a start, for our
100 acres of nursery at Fauna now get-
ting into shape will supply us with an
immense stock, and with greenhouses to
be built, we will be in position to cater
to an immense trade. There is but one
specialty that we will have, and that is
the Mount of Olive Fig which we secured
from .Jerusalem and which we will soon
have in large quantities in our nursery.
A single specimen of the fruit weighs
five ounces, and is delicious to eat from
the hand. We expect to ship these Figs
in great quantities to northern markets."
Edward Teas, the popular florist and
nurseryman of Bellaire, a suburb of
Houston, is exhibiting a field of about
three acres of the finest Roses ever seen
here for outdoor stock. Mr. Teas said :
"In Missouri we would get no finer
blooms from the greenhouses than what
I have here now, and I think they will
fully equal the famous Roses so highly
spoken of on the Pacific coast. I am
supplying them daily to the wholesale
trade with much success at this time,
when this stock is at a premium. I am
also having fine success with the Cali-
fornia Eucalyptus, which I am growing
to splendid advantage, finding it just as
thrifty here as anywhere." Mr. Teas
makes a specialty of all varieties of
shrubbery which, with his skill in land-
scape work, makes him an extremely
busy man in catering to large estates and
decorative work.
The sudden change in the weather that
brought the mercury down to about 60
degrees and is keeping it around there,
is greatly appreciated by all the trade
here over the 100 degree temperature of
only a month ago, and business goes
briskly on. S. J. Mitchell.
Washington, D. C.
Business is about the same as last
week, with spasmodic rushes now and
then, funeral work, and a dinner oc-
casionally to break the monotony. At this
writing stock is very scarce. 'Slums are
arriving, mostly white ; they bring $2
and $2.50 per doz. Carnations are much
better.
Last week the French commissioners,
who came over and selected a site for
the French exhibit at the Panama Ex-
position, were entertained at the Cosmos
Club. The decorations were by Small.
The National colors were carried out on
the tables, and Palms and Smilax were
used about the rooms.
The Brookland exhibition opened Sept.
30 and closed Oct. 1. Peter Bissett and
H. Hasse of the Dept. of Agriculture and
Miss Belle Saunders judged the cut flow-
ers. Dahlias were the main feature of
the flower class.
A special meeting of the Gardeners and
Florists' Club was held Friday night last
to complete arrangements for the trip to
R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White
Marsh, Md., on Sept. 30.
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New Orleans
Two weeks of cool weather seem to
have helped the cut flower and plant
business immensely, probably by causing
many of the flower loving people to re-
turn to the city from their country
homes. With Carnations and Roses be-
ginning to be seen on the market in good
quantity and quality, and with 'Mums,
a quantity of which are to be had, the
local trade is in a position to welcome the
business.
Wm. Nelson has on his CafBn ave.
place a batch of about 12,000 'Mums, all
of the Robinson variety, which are con-
ceded by all who see then* to be the best
ever grown in this section, which is say-
ing a great deal. They will be in full
bloom about Nov. 1 (All Saints' Day).
The Orchid Store is sending out an-
nouncements of their formal opening
which is to take place on Monday, Oct. 6.
Mr. Scheurman, the manager, reports
business as being excellent. 'The force
was busy working on a number of Ma-
sonic emblems for the funeral of a promi-
nent Mason in Mississippi, when the
writer called. Mr. Schuerman is well
pleased with the new refrigerator, which
is made of Cypress throughout by a local
manufacturer.
C. W. Eiehllng, president and manager
of The Avenue Floral Co., is having the
store given a fresh coat of paint and gen-
erally improved. Mr. Eichling is ex-
pecting a big business the coming season.
Jas. A. Newsham has a fine lot of
Cattleya Bowringiana in bloom. He
also has three fine houses of 'Mums which
are in excellent shape.
Loiusville, Ky.
The Louisville Board of Park Commis-
sioners, after going over the estimate of
the number of trees required for planting
in the city parks during the Fall, decided
that it would be necessary to discontinue
the custom of giving away trees for
planting to anyone desiring them. Six-
teen miles of trees will be planted in the
parks and this means that the Board will
probably have to purchase a number
from nurserymen.
Dr. Henry E. Tuley, president of the
Louisville Commercial Club, has sug-
gested the suspension of baskets of grow-
ing fiowers from the electric light stand-
ards in the business district. The effect
will be demonstrated at a prominent cor-
ner, and it is expected to be so pleasing
that the plan will be adopted for general
use in the city, which should be rather
worth while for the florists.
The formal opening of K. Lemon &
Sons' new jewelry store in the Seelbach
Hotel was an occasion of some note. The
decorations were unusually attractive, and
were furnished by Fred Haupt. Busi-.i
ness with the Haupt shop has been very
brisk, since the opening up of the Fall
season, and the force is kept busy with
orders for the various lines of work
which the shop is famous for.
About twenty florists participated in
the work of decorating the big store of
Crutcher & Starks for its Fall opening
recently. The company was unusually
diplomatic in this respect. The effect
was quite as good as, if not better than if
a single florist had done the work, the
different decorators entering into a
friendly competition to see who should
do the best work.
Mrs. S. E. Thompson, wife of the flo-
rist in the Walnut Theatre building, is
suffering considerably from a sprained
arm sustained on a recent trip to Kan-
sas City, when she stumbled over a suit
ease in a dark room. Electrical treat-
ment is being used, and is giving her
some relief. The Thompson shop is
handling a Saturday special consisting of
My Maryland Roses at 25c. per dozen,
which is meeting with success. Wed-
dings and funerals are also calling for
a good deal of work.
Jacob Schulz recently completed the
new ofiice in the rear part of the store,
and the fixtures have been moved back,
giving considerably more room in the
shop proper. A room adjoining the shop
has been furnished as a sort_ of rest-
room, a Birch bark finish being used,
which is very attractive and restful to
the eye.
An unusually handsome funeral de-
sign was furnished by Mrs. C. B. Thomp-
son for the Scott Newman funeral last
week, in the form of a broken wheel,
made up of Lilies, Roses and Dahlias.
Carnations were used for the spokes.
The design stood eight feet high when
October 4, 1913.
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completed. Chrysanthemums and Am.
Beauty Roses are coming on fast and are
going to have a keen demand, judging
from calls already received by Mrs.
Thompson. •
The new floral department of the
Stevpart Dry Goods Store has joined
most of the trade in an offer of Carna-
tions at 25c. per dozen on Saturday,
and an additional bargain offer of a
dozen sprays of the Lily of the Valley
for $1 is also proving popular with the
new entry in the field. The department
is apparently enjoying a good business.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers handled last week,
among other funeral work, the family
order for the Dillon funeral, furnishing
a large blanket of soft greens, with Lily
of the Valley at the corners, and a
wreath of the same flower in the center.
A grave line of Ferns, Asparagus plu-
mosus and white Asters was used.
C. B. Thompson and Fred Haupt are
handling goldfish, which for some rea-
son have always been a commodity con-
sidered appropriate for this trade. Sales
are rather light, but the fish give a very
pleasing effect to the fish ponds occasion-
ally installed in the shops for decorative
purposes.
F. Walker & Co. did themselves proud
with the table and stage decorations re-
cently furnished for a Masonic banquet
held at the Hotel Henry Watterson. Red
Carnations, red Gladioli and plants were
used, with a number of red Roses, red
being the color of the evening.
Miss Emma Miller, assistant in Henry
Fuchs' Fourth ave. flower shop, has been
at home for the past week on account of
illness. Mr. Fuchs reports business
fairly good, although Roses and Lily of
the Valley are a little scarce on the local
market. A good many plants were used
for the Perry Centennial celebration dur-
ing the current week.
The 40 per cent, offer made by the
management of Nanz & Neuner to the
creditors of the concern has been ac-
cepted, and settlements have been made.
The work of rehabilitation is now on,
under the direction of Manager David B.
Weller. The greenhouses are being
straightened out, both at the Fourth st.
store and at the St. Matthews growing
department. 6. D. C.
Southern Notes
New Albany, Ind. — Anders Rasmus-
sen is one of the first of the smaller grow-
ers to put the eight working hours rule
into effect. He says it has proven highly
successful, and the result of an increase
in business of 33 1-3 per cent, without
any additional outlay is strong evidence.
When planning the newest building, a
bowling alley, poolroom, etc., were includ-
ed and the way the boys have shown
their appreciation is convincing that good
men appreciate good things.
Chattanooga, Tenn. — Jno. Karsten
has gotten over the rush following the
visit of the G. A. R. and is now busy
disbudding those fine 'Mums, Roman
Gold, Unaka, Maud Dean, Enguehard. I
failed to see the major, still the gem and
pride of the family. Roses, especially
Killarney, are in the pink of condition.
A storage cellar, covering part of a block,
is a great acquisition.
Knoxville, Tenn. — C. L. Baum is
still telling the stay-at-homes what good
times they missed by not attending the
convention, and says he will head a big
delegation next season. He returned well
pleased with what he saw at the different
plants visited, and satisfied with his own.
Oemsbt, Ky. — Wm. Walker expects to
have his entire range completed ere the
snow flies, the season being very pro-
longer here. Four houses in Roses are
producing some fine stock. Mr. Walker
is proud of the fact of being related to
that famous namesake of his of Nashville,
Tenn., and known as the "grey-eyed man
of destiny.'*
Lexington, Kt. — Keller Bros, have
divided their business, it having grown
beyond proportion, so that the store will
be managed by the senior member, who
has also purchased 9 acres of land
nearby with the object primarily of rais-
ing choice vegetables, for which there is
a good home market. W. M.
Chbistiana, Del. — The J. Elmer
Betly Co. has been incorporated with a
capital stock of .$2.5,000 to carry on the
business of planting and cultivating flow-
ers and shrubs.
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO.
219 S. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO, ILL.
Gold Letters perioo
IM inch (No. 1) $0.45
1 inch (No. 2) 40
M inch (No. 4) 35
Purple Letters Perioo
114 inch (No. 100) $0.55
% inch (No. 30) 45
The Latest! MotKer-of-
Pearl Letters
1 Ji inch (No. 1000) $0.60 per 100
Patent Black Rubberized
and Embossed Letters
IM inch (No. 150) $3.50 per 1000
Compartment box free with orders for 1000 letters
E^mbossed Paper
Scriptwords
Gold and Purple
Two and a half cents per word. We have in stock words like
Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Son, Daughter, Husband, Wife, Baby,
At Rest, Asleep, Dear and many others.
Magnolia Leaves
Red, Bronze, Green
Finest quality in the United States. Hampers of 1000 leaves @ $1.25
F.O. B. Chicago or Baltimore. "
Metal Funeral Designs
A Good assortment of 8 (oval and round) Wreaths, decorated with
Forget-Me-Nots, Tea-Roses, etc., for $5.00.
Wax Roses, Artificial
Capes, etc.
Too numerous to mention details, but we can attend to any of your
wants in this line.
Aztec Pottery
One of the largest factories in this country requested us (The New
Florist Supply House) to speciaUze their goods. SOMETHING NEW—
Finest decoration for your store. This means quick and satisfactory sales
for you. Our 21-piece $7.00 assortment will prove a Revelation in Pottery.
Japanese • CKida Baskets
New numbers added to our Une every week now. Ask for our $5.00
assortment.
Cycas Leaves
None Better! None Better!
Sizes Per 100
12 inches $2-00
16 " 2.50 Same
20 " 3.00 prices
24 " 4-00 , ,
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32 " 5.00 smaller
36 " 6.00
40 " 7.00 quantities
44 " 8.00 also
48 " '.'.'..'. 9.00
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO.
The New Florist Supply House
219 So. Dearborn St.. CHICAGO
Buffalo, N. Y.
please mention the Exciionge whe
No complaint can be made to the
weather man, for the past week saw ideal
Fall days, and business has been gradu-
ally improving from day to day. The
Dahlias hold the center of the market,
and at times not enough of the best va-
rieties can be had, though there are
enough of the ordinary kinds, which find
no buyers. The singles have taken well
this season, especially in pink and red
varieties. Cosmos has not come on as
yet, only of local cutting, and which is
not of good quality. There has been no
scarcity of flowers except possibly a
slight shortage of giganteum Lilies, and
these are gradually coming on. The re-
ceipts on Roses have been somewhat
heavy, especially Killarney and Rich-
mond, and all Roses are farther ahead in
quality than in years previous. Mary-
land continues in fine color ; Wards are
good, though short ; Kaiserin are fine ;
Brides, Bridesmaid and Perle are excel-
lent, also Milady, Hillingdon and Bon
Silene. Some Shawyers are received,
and Sunburst has added to the list. Some
excellent Am. Beauty are coming in.
Prices have not ruled high. There are
still Asters coming along, though of short
stems, and some Snapdragon, Swainsona,
and Centurias which have had a ready
sale. Valley, too, has been of good qual-
ity. Good Ferns, Asparagus Sprengeri,
Adiantum Croweanum and Farleyense
and Southern Smilax are in good supply.
The regular meeting of the Buffalo Flo-
rists' Club, which falls on the first Tues-
day of the month, has been postponed to
the second Tuesday, Oct. 14, on account
of President Legg being out of the city.
Members please take notice.
It is good news to report that W. H.
Eiss is gradually recovering from typhoid
fever, though still confined at the General
Hospital. He is now in the fourth week
of his illness.
J. B. Wiese and family have returned
from their recent trip abroad, and he re-
ports that they had a very pleasant voy-
age and enjoyed the trip immensely.
While on their travels in IJenmark they
visited our old friend, Wm. Shubert, who
is well known to the trade, and who ex-
tended his regards to his fellow florists
and members of the Buffalo Florists'
Club.
The stork flew high but did not miss
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Kreamer
when he left a 101b. American Beauty
for John to take care of during the long
Winter evenings. Congratulations.
B. C. B.
Hartford, Conn.
At the E. A. Newton greenhouses on
Park St., some very fine Carnations are
being cut, also some good Chrysanthe-
mums, both white and yellow. The Bos-
ton Ferns, of which they have a very
fine lot, are coming along nicely, and
they have already sold a large quantity
at wholesale. The Palms, of which they
have had a new shipment, are looking
fine. Mr. Garrity, the foreman, is hav-
ing excellent results with a new variety
of Fern that this firm will put on the
market the coming season.
W. W. Thompson of West Hartford,
Conn., has been picking some very good
Violets the past week. When we have
a little more cold weather they will be
right in their prime. The Roses, Carna-
tions and other stock look promising.
Mr. Miller, foreman at the W. W.
Thompson place, was married on Sept. 6.
Edward Welch, of Geo. G. McClunie's
force of clerks, has returned from his va-
cation, which was spent in Canada.
The Linden Florist is stocking up for
the Fall trade, and is putting in a fine
stock of plants, etc. The trade at this
busy store has been exceptionally good
for the past six weeks, in funeral work
especially.
At the Thos. Dryden place on Wethers-
field ave., the Summer trade in all
branches has passed all expectations.
Robt. Marehant of Huntington st. has
his houses planted to a general variety
of stock. He will grow quite a stock of
Carnations this season, in fact more than
last. There has been more funeral work
done out at this place than there has
been for quite a while.
Word has been received from 'Mike
Harper that as he has caught all the
fish and clams that the law allows, he
is coming back to the city in the very
near future. G. G. McC.
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Important Questions for
Florists to Consider
Does the selling of plants
by department stores
benefit the trade? Will
it bring prosperity to the
florists? Is it right for
wholesale growers to sell
to the department stores ?
We do not think it is-
We raise only first-class
stock and, therefore, we
protect the trade and
dump nothing into the
department stores, but
sell to the trade only at
reasonable prices. The
BEST is the CHEAPEST.
Be successful and
buy the old 1912
importation of
Azalea Indica
the
We have now ready the finest Azaleas
country; as round as an apple and^full of buds and
foliage; be
Van der Cruyssen, Si
Mardn'er, Niobe. De Schreveriana, Mme. Petrich,
Early Pink and others, 60c.. 60c., 75c., Sl.OO, S1.25,
S1.50 to S2.00.
NOWISTHETIMETOGROWARAUCARI AS
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the importing, grow-
ing, and shipping of these beautiful plants, the"
Araucarias — and we still hold the ground as a
leader, today.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5, 5H, 5}i and 6-in'_
pots, 3, 4. 5 and 6 tiers, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years old
12, 14, 16, IS, 20, 22, 25 and 30 in. high, 40c.
- 50c., 60c., 75c., Sl.OO, S1.25 and S1.50.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa Glauca and Robusta
compacta, large plants, 6 and 7-in. pots, S1.25,
$1.50 and $2.00.
BEGONIA LUMINOSA. 2M-in., $5.00 per 100.
BEGONIA Gloire de Lorraine, SM-in., 6-in. pots-
60c., 75c., $1.00 to $1.50.
HYDRANGEAS. French varieties. As big as a
bushel baslcet, bright red and large, blooming
pure white, 6-in. pots, 35c., 50c.; Otaksa, pink,
5V2-in., 6-in., 7-in., 25c., 35c., 40c., 50c., 75c.
HOLLY FERN, or C YRTOMIUM FALCATUM,
4-in., 20c.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings, 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in.. 20c. to 25c., 3-m., 15c.
CYCLAMEN. Best strain, 4-in., 20c. to 25c.; 1
5-in., 35c. \
PRIMULA Cbinensis and Obconica. Good |
strain, only 4-in., 10c.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nantls, 3-in., $6.00 per
100
CINERARIA Hybrida, 2M-in., S5.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM, 4-in., 15c.
Now is the time to buy Ferns while they are
cheap and good. We have Ferns to beat the band,
five houses filled with choice stock, not lifted from
All £ooda must travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped in or out of
benches, but pot t^rLiwa all Summer. They will
not go back on you like lifted stock. Baskets of
Ferns are in demand, but Our Ferns are still more
in demand. Why ? Because they are so nice and
big that baskets cannot hold them. Nephrolepis
Scottii, Scholzeli, Boston, Harrlsii and that
so well-known and much admired crested Fern,
Whitman!, 5}4, 6 and 7-in. pots; all look like
jewels; 30c., 35c., 40c.. 50c., 60c., 75c.; worth double
the money. Don't miss the chance: try a few of our
bushel basket size Boston, Whitmanl, etc.;
worth $1.50, now only 75c. Order them quickly
before it is too late. Next in rank comes the
beautiful Smithil, large 4-in., 25c.; 5K-in., 35c.
Giatrasii, the so well-known weeping Fern that
has no equal, 5J^, 5}-o, 6-in. pots, 25c., 35c., 40c.,
50c.
PTERIS WILSONI, 6-in. pans, 25c. per pan;
Albo-llneata and Tsussemense, 6-in. pans, 25c.
per pan; with a Cocos Weddelllana in center,
40c. per pan.
DISH FERNS. Good assortment, 2H-in.. $4.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2>^-m. pots, $3.00
per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 4-in.. 10 o. each.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2H-in.. $3.00 per 100.
4-in., 10c.
K.ENTIA Forsteriana. 4H-in., 25 in. high, 25c.;
5M, 5H, 6 to 7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 to 50
in. high, 50c., 60c., 75c., $1.00, S1.25, $1.50,
S2.00 to S2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4J4-in.. made up of 3
plants, 20 to 25 ft. high, 35c.; 5H-6-in. pots,
single plants, bushy, 50c., 60c., 75c. to $1.00.
COCOS WeddelUana. 3-in., 15c., 18c., 20c.;
4-in., 25c.
We have a novelty in Jerusalem Cherries, called
Solanum Capsicastrum and Melvini, dwarf habit,
full of berries, 6-in. pans, 35c., 40c. and 50c.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber Plant). 6H->n.,
6-in. pots, 35c., 40c., SOc; 4-in., 25c.
Cash with order, please. Please state if you
pots. All plants. 35 at 100 rate.
GODFREY ASCHMANN
1012 West
Ontario St.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Primula Malacoides PANSIES
PRIMULA FORBESII ^&Jrt^.
CHAS. ZIMMER, West Collingswood, N. J.
Three Miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Gianf Double Alyssum
The cut flower variety. All strong, topped back,
2-in., S2.00 per 100.
LUPINES, Pink Beauty and Pure Yellow. A
money-making cut flower pIant,2-in.,S2.00 per 100.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Good, strong plants for
Krowing on, 2-in., S2.00 per 100.
For other stock, see adv. Sept. 6th.
ELMER RAWIINGS, Wholesale Grower. OIEAN.N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Grown from the finest Giant Mixtures
$3.00 per 1000. Cash.
No order filled for less than 500.
JOHNLAPPE,Maspeth,L.I.,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
Whitman! compacta, bench, 5-in., 25c.
Boston, bench, 5 and 6-in., 25c.
Roosevelt, bench, 5 and 6-in., 25c.
Whitmanl compacta is the new Whitman!
that does not revert to the Boston leaf; a splendid
Fern. Full satisfaction guaranteed on this stock.
Cash or reference.
A. A. GANNETT, GENEVA, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Surplus Stock To Close
At reasonable pri:
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 2M-in., $2.50
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 3-in., $4.00 per
100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2}i-in., $2.00 per 100,
$18.00_per 1000.
CARNATIONS, Field-grown, 2d size, $4.00 per
100: Enchantress, White Enchantress, Law-
son Enchantress, Winsor, Wanaka.
F. C. RIEIBE
long as unsold
CYCLAMENS, European Strain, in 5 colors,
2}^-in.. $5.00 per 100; 3-in., $7.00 per 100; 5-
in., extra large, $3.00 per doz.
STEVIA, 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
COLEUS, iine stocky plants, five or more branches,
10 varieties, 3-in., $5.00 per 100; try some and
WEBSTER, MASS.
Field-Grown Carnation Plants,
Enchantress and Winsor.
$6.00 per 100.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Field-grown, $10.00 per 100.
FUNKIAS. Field-grown, large clumps, $25.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGON. Giant Light Pink, color of Enchantress, a good grower
and a good seller. S-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Buxton's Pink,
2}i-in., $4.00 per 100.
FERNS. Scottii, Scholzeli and Tanytown, extra heavy, 6-in., SOc.
each; 8-in., $1.00 each. Scottii, 4-in. $20.00 per 100; 3-in. $10.00 per
100; 2M-in. $5.00 per 100.
CAMPBELL BROS., - - PENLLYN, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exohonge when writing.
Rodiester, N. Y.
Business on the whole was good here
last week, though rather erratic, some
days the demand being quite brisk with
not enough stock to go around, then again
it would fall off almost entirely. Car-
nations were called for all week, and
many orders had to be turned down ow-
ing to the meager supply. The present
outlook is that these will be a very scarce
article for some time, due partly to dry
weather, which prevented early planting,
and to the same condition affecting the
growth of the plants. Roses are improv-
ing in size, color, and length of stem,
and through the scarcity of Carnations
are used in most cases as a substitute for
the latter. Chrysanthemums are being
called for, but as yet there are very few
coming in ; a week hence it is thought the
cut wiU be on.
The ceremony of Blessing the Graves
took place at the Roman Catholic ceme-
tery of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday
last ; this observance is an annual event,
and, as far as is known Rochester is the
only city in the country where such a
function exists. The graves are deco-
rated with flowers ; mostly Asters are used
and other outdoor flowers which are suit-
able for the purpose. The event calls for
many thousands of Asters, and usually
exhausts the crop for the season.
William Galentine has suffered a se-
vere loss by frost of his entire crop of
Dahlias, with the exception of a few that
were sheltered in an orchard. This is
the first time for many years that such a
misfortune has occurred. Mr. Galentine
seems to be about the only grower _ in
this vicinity who has success in growing
Dahlias for market, his soil conditions
being particularly well adapted for the
growing of this flower.
James Vick's Sons have been sending
in some exceptionally fine Asters, which
have been eagerly sought for.
R. "H. Pringle is still confined to his
home and unable to give business his per-
sonal attention.
A meeting of the general committee in
connection with the Flower Show was
held on Thursday, September 25, at the
Powers Hotel, Charles H. Vick, chair-
man, presiding. The attendance was
representative of all branches of the
trade, including a number of prominent
citizens who lend their support and in-
fluence each year. Mr Vick, in a brief
report outlining the plans for the pro-
posed show, urged concerted action on the
part of the members to make the event
a success, and mentioned a number who
had volunteered to exhibit and thought
that the prospects augured well for a
very successful exhibition. A number of
exhibitors, however, were opposed to mak-
ing any exhibit this year as they thought
that the time and expense incurred was
too much to warrant their so doing this
season. With these expressions of dis-
approval it was the opinion of those
present that it would be unwise to go any
further with the matter, and, after mo-
tion had been made and carried to that
effect, the meeting adjourned. A letter
was read from President Dunbar re-
gretting the fact that, owing to a very
important engagement which called him
out of the city, he could not be present.
H. B. Steingee.
PANSY PLANTS
Now ready, $5.00
pot grown, $25.00
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. 6-
per 100.
ENGLISH IVY. 3-in., S70.00 per 1000.
J. WILLIAM COLFLESH'S SONS
53d St. and Woodland Ave., Philadelphia, Fa
Pleaae mention the Exohaage when writlBg.
Carnations
20,000 Clean, Bushy Plants.
Stock has been under irrigation this Summer and
ape. ^^^ ^^^
Pure White Enchantress S6.00 $55.00
White Perfection 6.00 55.00
Enchantress 6.00 60.00
White Wonder 8.00 80.00
5 per cent, off, cash with order. Otherwise
references.
A. A. GANNETT. GENEVA, N.Y.
First Aid to Buyers
FALL PRICE LIST
BEST THINGS IN ROSES
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
VINCAVARIEGATA MAJOR
Inne field-grown clumps, S30.00 to $40.00 per
1000. Strong, selected, field-rooted layers, $10.00
per 1000.
Send for graded list.
,0.
W. J. ENGLE, RJUk
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSY PLANTS
of my largest flowering mixture of Show Varieties,
unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants, S3.00
per 1000; 5000 lots, S2.50 per 1000. Fine, large
plants for Winter blooming, S5.00 per 1000; 500
at 1000 rate.
HARDY PHLOX, large one-year-old plants,
best colors, in bloom, S5.00 per 100.
GUSTAV PIIZONKA, Pansy Farm. R. f . D., Bfistfll, Pa
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Roofed Cuttings
GERANIUMS, Poitevine, Rlcard, 100 1000
Nutt, Doyle and Rose $1.00 $10.00
COLEUS. 10 varieties 50 4.0o
BEGONIAS, Flowering. Assorted.. 1.00 9.00
VINCA Variegata 75
AGER ATUM, Stella Gumey 50 4.00
SNAPDRAGON, Giant White 1.00
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
Chinese Primroses
Fine Colors, 4-in., 100, $6.00. Obconica,
giants, 3-in., 100, $4.00; 2-in., $2.00. Mala-
coides, 2-in., 100, $2.00. CINERARIAS,
3-in., 100, $3.50; 2-in., $2.00. You will be
pleased with these plants. Cash, please.
MO CTJrD Successor to 1. F. RUPP,
. a. C I I Ln, SHIREMANSTOWN, PA.
Tile Home of Primroses.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
October i, 1913.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 1.— The heavy, in-
cessant rain which has been falling since
S a,m. today, Wednesday, has had a
somewhat depressing" effect upon the
wholesale cut flower market, which had
not been any too active the previous two
days of this week. These weather con-
ditions also have a tendency to curtail
the sale of flowers for use on the Jew-
ish holiday on Thursday. As a matter
of prophecy It will probably be safe to
say that it will prevent any considerable
arrivals of Dahlias in the market on
Thursday and Friday, as they will prob-
ably be damaged badly by the heavy
rain and accompanying wind.
Am. Beauty Roses are in a normally
seasonable supply today, and the de-
mand for them is moderately active.
Special grade blooms are selling today
at from 12c. to 20c. each, and fancies at
from 10c. to 15c. Extra choice selec-
tions of specials in limited transactions
are selling for 25c. each. The supply
of Tea Roses of all kinds is quite
abundant; they are meeting with a fair
demand. Top grade blooms of the sev-
eral varieties are selling for about the
following prices: Killarney, Killarney
Queen, My Maryland, Lady Hillingdon,
Brides and Bridesmaid, 4c. each, with oc-
casional sales of choice selections at 5c.;
WTiite Killarney and Richmond, 5c.; Bul-
garie, Mrs. George Shawyer, Sunburst.
Mrs. Aaron Ward, Mrs. Charles Russell
and Milady at 8c. Bottom grade Tea
Roses of all varieties are selling at from
50c. to $1 per 100. Bridesmaid seems
to be moving very slowly and its place
seems to be largely filled in the market
by the new varieties, Mrs. Charles Rus-
sell and Mrs. George Shawyer, both of
which seem to be well esteemed by the
commission men.
Naturally the supply of Carnations
is steadily increasing and their quality
improving. The demand for them is
fair; splits and culls are selling at
from 50c. to 75c. per 100; the general
run at from $1 to $2 per 100. and the
fancy grade blooms in small trans-
actions at $2.50 to $3.
The supply of Cattleya Orchids shows
a considerable increase, and the demand
for them is small. Prices have con-
sequently still further declined, and
the general selling price today cover-
ing all grades is from 20c. to 35c.
each, with occasional sales of extra
choice blooms at 40c. Dendrobium for-
mosum is selling for about 25c., and
Oncidlum splendidum at 2c. each. Gar-
denias so far are little in evidence.
Lilies are in abundant supply, and the
demand for these has been considerably
curtailed already by the increasing sup-
ply of white 'Mums, and today they
are selling at from $5 to $6 per 100.
Lily of the Valley is in fair supply,
and is meeting with a good demand at
from $2 to $4 per 100.
In other flowers, there are still seen
a few poor Asters ; the advance guard
of Bouvardia; a moderate supply of
Dahlias, which fail to reach any higher
price than $1.50 per 100 for the best;
a rapidly Increasmg supply of Chrys-
anthemums of excellent quality, selling
at from 60c. per doz. for the bunch flow-
ers, up to $2.50 for the large flow-
est the market affords.
In miscellaneous blooms are seen
Cosmos, Hydrangeas and Tritoma. In-
door grown greens of all kinds are mov-
ing slowly at quoted prices.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30.— Business
is excellent, stock is moving well and
the prospects for a busy Fall are most
encouraging.
Am. Beauty Roses are in sufficient
supply for all requirements; the top
price is $3 per doz. Tea Roses have
eased up a trifle; they are moving bet-
ter than a week ago. The variety of-
fered is excellent, comprising Killarney,
both White and Pink, also Double White
and Pink, Richmond, Bulgarie, Kaiserin.
Mrs. Aaron Ward, Sunburst, Radiance,
Mrs. Chas. Russell, Irish Fire Flame.
Maryland, Hillingdon and Cecil Brun-
ner.
Carnations clean up splendidly; the
supply is increasing and prices are from
2c. to 3c. Cattleyas are plentiful;
prices have tumbled to 35c. and 50c.
Giganteum Lilies are not overplentiful
at $1.50 per doz. Valley cleans up in
good shape. 'Mums are moving well;
Comoleta has been added to the list.
Gardenias are increasing, but the de-
mand is light.
Dahlias are arriving heavily and are
moving well at a low figure. Other out-
door stock now to be had includes Cos-
mos, Hydrangeas, Tuberoses, Tritomas,
for all of which there is a certain limited
demand. Violets have made their ap-
pearance in limited quantities at 25c.
to 50c. per 100.
There is an excellent supply of Oak
foliage.
BOSTON, Sept. 30. — A scarcity of
flowers last week caused a sharp ad-
vance in prices. However, on Monday
and Tuesday of the present week prices
are slightly lower. There Is really a
shortage of many kinds of flowers. Roses
are more plentiful than anything else.
Business is Picking Up
Stock is Increasing
lUTDOOR stuff is about out of
the way, and quality is im-
proving every day.
From our view point the outlook
is good. The flower business is
going to be better than ever; but
1903 methods in any phase of the
trade won't do in 1915.
We are up to date and we are
ready for all comers — Buyers and
Growers.
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 32S-5S82-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Open 6.30 A.M. Sunday, 8 to 12
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
and the quality in most cases is wonder-
fully good at this early date.
Am. Beauty Roses are in fair supply
and of excellent quality; in fact there
are very few short stemmed flowers of
this variety seen around. Mrs. Charles
Russell is in good supply and of excel-
lent quality. Killarney Queen, White Kil-
larney, Ward and Hillingdon Roses are
in good demand.
Carnations are becoming more plenti-
ful and the stems are lengthening
somewhat. There is an excellent demand
for all varieties, and prices are from $2
to $4 per 100. There are very few varie-
ties of 'Mums offered as yet. Golden
Glow and Smith's Advance are the varie-
ties most in evidence. Prices for good
flowers are $1 to $1.50 per doz.
There is a good supply of Asters this
week, and they are selling well at $1
to $2 per 100. Lilies are more plenti-
ful this week and prices are slightly
lower. Cosmos is plentiful and seljs
readily if of good quality. Gladioli
are scarce, and those offered are poor.
Snapdragon of a nice pink shade is ar-
riving. Bachelor's Buttons are becoming
more plentiful and are of good quality.
Yellow Marguerites are offered this week
by one or two growers.
Cattleyas lablata and Bowringiana are
offered in small lots. Oncidlum is plen-
tiful. Lily of the Valley is not over-
abundant, and is in good demand.
Plants are selling well, notably all
kinds of Nephrolepis.
Greens of all kinds are in fairly good
demand. R. C.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30. — There has been a
liberal increase of all stock coming into
this market since last report. The mar-
ket is now on a good normal basis, the
supply being about equal to the demand.
No oversupply of anything is reported,
and all stock moves well at fair prices.
While stock was comparatively scarce,
the wholesalers as a rule are satisfied
with the past week's business. The
prospects for the coming week's trade is
good providing the stock will continue to
hold out. Monday and Tuesday, Sept.
29 and 30 were two disagreeable, foggy
days. This is not good for flower grow-
ing and may affect the market before
the week is out should this weather
continue. The shipping trade has opened
good, and the local trade is steadily im-
proving, which are omens that a good
business season is here.
Am. Beauty Roses are in fair supply,
not as many as might be desired but
more than there were a week ago. Short
stock, which is most in demand by many
buyers, is more plentiful tnan long.
While the prices for good stock remain
practically the same, there have been in-
stances during the week where as much
as $4 per doz. has been paid for extra
special stock. Killarney Roses are in
fair supply, especially the Pink. White
Killarney is still on the short list. These
form the bulk of the market supply at
the present time. Of special varieties
there is a fair supply; all sell at good
prices. No dealer yet has more of any
of the newer varieties than can be dis-
posed of. What stock of Milady, Mrs.
Russell, and Mrs. Shawyer comes in is
sold at once for good prices. Sunburst,
Bulgarie, My Maryland and Mrs. Aaron
Ward are in good demand at good prices.
Carnations are becoming more plen-
tiful the last few days; the shortage
of a week ago has passed away. There
is still no more good stock coming in
than is required for the daily shipping
demand. The best stock sells at from $2
to $3 per 100. There are, however, nu-
merous consignments of short, poor stock
on the market that do not bring very
large returns. This stock is now on the
decline, as the stage of growth the Car-
nations have assumed at this season is
along the line of development of the
best class of stock.
There are still a good many Asters
on the market; the late plantings of
some of the more Northern growers are
arriving. The quality is only fair and
the prices proportionate. The best
grades of Asters that were on this mar-
ket a couple of weeks ago are no longer
in evidence. Gladioli are fast going out;
they are seen on the market in lesser
quantities each day. Some sales are ef-
fected daily, as what stock there is
readily forces itself to the front on ac-
count of the moderate supply of most
other stock. Chrysanthemums are now
coming in more freely and are selling
well. The bulk of the stock is still of
the extra early varieties. Smith's Ad-
vance, Golden Glow and October Frost
appear to have a monopoly of the mar-
ket thus far. Some very fine Golden
Glow have been on the market that have
sold for $3 per doz. The other varieties
do not bring as much. The price of
U.50 to $3 per doz. covers all sales
thu
far
The first Eastern Violets of the sea-
son reached this market last week. In
Orchids there is a good supply of On-
cidiums, with only a fair supply of Cat-
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A. L Young & Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
■^SHIP TO US. MORE ROSES WANTED.
DBAR MR. GROWER:
Shipping your flowers to the largest Dealer does not mean the
largest returns. There is a limit to which a dealer can go in
handling quantities of perishable produce, especially flowers, beyond
which the results will not be the best for the producer.
We are not the largest, but we can give good results to a few
more good growers and respectfully solicit your consignments.
Quic\ returns. Try us and see. There's a reason.
54 West 28th Street 3559 SoTIquare New York
CHRYSANTHEMUMS,
Bouvardia, Carnations, Roses,
Lilies and Lily of the Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
ivhoi0,ai. 107 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Florist
Telephone S335 MadUon Square
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CITY
f, J3'8S10 Madison Sq.
Grower and Retailer
Are You Satisfied?
If you are not/ try us and
you will always be satisfied^
Pieaae mantion the Exohtngc when writiiij*
tleyas. The Pall crops of Lablata have
beg-un to come in, and will be steady
for some time until other varieties fol-
low. There has not been any material
change in price. Dahlias have had a
bad season; they did not come in until
very late and were not long on the mar-
ket, and only in limited quantities. The
frost of the past week has about finished
what there was of them in this section.
Lilium longiflorum is reported short in
supply, while Valley is a little more
plentiful but only sufficient for the re-
quirements of the market each day.
The miscellaneous outdoor stock that
has been seen on the market for some
time past is no longer much in evidence.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 29. — Business for the
past week has been fairly good, a num-
ber of weddings and a considerable
quantity of funeral work having en-
livened the week somewhat.
Am. Beauty Roses have been coming
in steadily, and the demand is good for
the medium grades; prices range from
6c. to $4 per doz. The long-stemmed
stock sold well the early part of the
week but there followed a slump and
the call ranged more to the medium
grades. Killarney, Richmond and Sun-
burst are plentiful and the demand
good, at prices ranging from 2c. to 6c.
Carnations are ordinary, and the call
fair for good blooms, which sell at 3c.;
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. COAN, Manager Consignments Solicited
129 West 28th Street C2^i.^i1t^ii"sr.s...r. NEW YORK
JOHN YOUNG
WHOLESALE
FLOHIST J-
2lfb^frt^ New York City
Tei,t Madisoti' Square J 7362
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Squ
. 1912.
the bulk that arrive are inferior stock
and go at Ic. to l^c.
Gladioli are less plentiful, and prices
are up a notch to 4c. with a fairly good
call. Asters are about over; some lag-
gards still on the market sell at Ic. to
1^0. Lilies are in fair supply and the
demand good at 10c. to 12 %c. Some
few Cosmos go well at 50c. per bunch.
Dahlias are in small supply and go at
2c. Valley is of good quality, and the
demand is good at $4 per 100. Tube-
roses are still available at $2.50 per
100.
O. K. S.
Newport, R. I.
At the Rhode Island Horticultural So-
ciety's Fall Show, Sept. 23 and 24, in
the commercial growers' classes, Sisson &
Thurston of this city won six first premi-
ums with their cut bloom Dahlias.
C. M. Bugholt won a similar number
of firsts for his Dahlia blooms, with one
second in addition. He also obtained a
first for Beeswax.
A. T. Bunyard has closed his Newport
season and, with his family, has returned
to New York for the Winter.
Some of the Summer stores are to re-
main open for a few weeks longer.
Alex. MacL.
Worcester, Mass. _^
Carnations are commencing to come
along in small quantities, and are bring-
ing from $1 to $2 per 100. Roses are
perhaps the most plentiful of any single
flower on the market, and are wholesal-
ing at from ?2 to $8 per 100. Gladioli
are practically all gone, while Valley is
arriving in fair quantities and is bring-
ing $4 per 100.
Planting is finished at the Worcester
Conservatories. Roses are no longer
grown here, but the entire range of six
houses has been filled with Carnations,
80,000 is the number counted upon. The
first cut will probably take place in a
week or two. The 'Mums are doing
nicely and it is expected that in a few
days they will be able to start cutting
these.
H. F. A. Lange has had several orders
for banquets held at the new Hotel Ban-
croft during the past few weeks. Mr.
Lange has also booked many orders for
October wedding decorations.
Midgley & Co., Main St., report busi-
ness as greatly improved within the last
week, having been kept continuously on
the jump with funeral work. They have
also booked several orders for Fall wed-
dings.
The Randall Flower Shop has booked
orders for seven wedding decorations for
the coming week. Mr. Randall reports
prospects as very good for an exception-
ally fine season.
Arthur George, Westboro, is through
with his crop of Tomatoes and is now
making preparations for Violets. The
glass will be reset and the benches made
over. Mr. George finds a market for his
Violets in Worcester.
On Thursday, Oct. 9, the Worcester
County Horticultural Society will hold
its October exhibit of cut flowers, 'Mums,
fruits and vegetables. The haU will be
open to the public from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
A banquet will take place at 12.30 p.m.
where it is expected that most of the ex-
hibitors of the year will be present. The
speaker has not as yet been secured.
M. C. M.
Watseka, III. — Mrs. S. M. Wyatt,
who recently took over the greenhouse
property owned by her late husband,
which since his death had been conducted
by Ed. Wyatt, has sold it to Roy Henry.
Mr. Henry has had some experience in
the florist business, having been employed
by Mr. Wyatt at different times.
Bowling Green, Ky. — The explosion
of a coal oil stove in the home of Mrs.
R. L. Brashear on Sept. 13 was the cause
of a disastrous flre. Owing to the strong
wind which was blowing at the time, the
flames were soon beyond control. The
house, which was a one story building,
was soon burned to the ground. The fire
narrowly missed the large greenhouse
property of Mrs. Brashear. The total
loss is estimated at $4000.
Monmouth, III. — The Monmouth
Floral Co. is the name of a new concern
which will open up shortly in the Mc-
Quown Skating Rink.
POTTERSVILLE, MASS. J. & C. CrOSS
have removed from South Somerset,
Mass., having bought a large florist busi-
ness here.
Madison, Wis. — The Capital City
Greenhouse Co. has increased its capital
stock of $50,000 to $60,000 and has
changed its name to that of the
Rentschler Floral Co.
TELEPHONES— 167 and 4468 Madison Square
J. K. ALLEN,
I06 -WEST 38th ST., NEW YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
ESTABLISHED 1887
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flovyers
Growers contemplating changes in tlie disposition of tlieir stoclc
sliould try sliipping to us, where with our increasing trade Ltop
prices are alivays obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
October 4, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
733
G. H. Biake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Tlorists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefuUy attended to.
Give us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT FIOWER EXCHANGE ELOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
Open Al IDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. MeHis, Pres. Robt. G. WUson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut ^Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Conslgnmenta of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
Wholesale Commission Dealer in
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
TeI.4591Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones { ^H | Madison Square
Alfred H. Langjahr
Choice Cut Flowers in Season
Send for quotations. Correspondence with ship-
pers of first-class stock especially invited.
130 West 28th St., New York
Telephones, 4626-4627 Mad. Sq. Estal). 1891
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
THE HIGHEST % / A I I T^w TTiTW: "^ ■- ■ ■
uKMUB, «r wy-ib.^i_ I ON HAND
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. ^V.^STTo^SS 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th St., New Yorli
VI O I IT T C CARNATIONS
I yj Xj Ml^ K OJ AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schenck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholeaalo Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sou
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, Oct. 1, 1913
Prices quoted are
by the hundred unless otherwise noted
roses-
12.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
8.00 to 10.00
4.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
CARNATIONS—
No. 1
Varieties 1 Red
LVellow and var
No. 2
.75 to 4.00
.75 to 4.00
.75 to 6.00
.75 to 4.00
.75 to 5.00
.75 to 5.00
4.00 to 5.00
3.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 2.00
.60 to 1.00
.76 to 8.00
.75 to 8.00
.75 to S.OO
1.00 to 10.00
.25 to .50
.50 to 1.00
.10 to .20
Grades of Sfd < Red
Vaneties.) 1.53 ^ ^d Var. .. .
My Maryland
Richmond
Chrysanthemums, per doz
.60 to 3.00
Bride & Maid. Special
No. 1
Iris
to
No. 2
Prince de Bulgarie
Lilies, Rubrum
Auratum
Lily of the Valley
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Mignonettes, per doz
to
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
Dendrobium formosum
20.00 to 25.00
to 2.00
Smilax, per doz. strings
Dahlias
.60 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.25
.60 to .75
to
WALTER F, SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 5552-3533 Mad. Sq. 131 and 153 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
THE HOME OF THE LILY
Jetting Mgent for Largest Growers
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, IM.-
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
[ Madison Squ
34 West 28th St., NEW YORK
PlMU Butioa th« Exohuc* whta wilMas,
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {»«^ I ^^,.^„„s^„^^ Q^^ Flowers at Wholesale
FlMit mantlon the Exohaax* what writlBV.
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Greenhouses: FOREST HILL, N. L
William Kessler
Successor to KESSLER BROS.
WHOLESALE
Plantsman and Florist
113 W. 28th St, NEW York
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Vail^y, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Personal Attention — Consignments Solicited—
Satisfaction Guaranteed
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28tli Street, New York City
Telephone. 2515 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
Walter R. Siebrecht Co. Inc.
WHOIESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
114 West 28th Street, New Yorit
'PHONE 1245 MADISON SQUARE
Facilities for the Handling of your Stock
UNSURPASSED
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Louis M.Noe LouisA. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Ir., Manager. Tel. 7S6 Mad. So.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W 26th St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when wrltlns.
New York
Probably never in the history of this
city have so many flowers been used, ar-
ranged in so great a variety of designs,
in the ceremonies following the death of
any citizen, private or official, as at the
recent funeral of the late Mayor William
J. Gaynor. This floral work was quite
widely distributed among the several flo-
rists. The decorations of the City Hall
consequent upon the Mayor's death were
executed by M. A. Bowe of 6 E. 33d st.
Laurel, Palms, Ferns, Bay trees, and
Oak branches were used in this work.
Mr. Bowe also made several large floral
pieces, tributes from private citizens.
Among the very many large and beautiful
floral designs were : an immense wreath
of white Roses and Orchids resting on
an easel, made by A. WarendorfE, 1193
Broadway, on the order of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt; an empire wreath of Leu-
cothoe and Cycas leaves on a tripod with
the American and British flags twined
about it, sent by the city of Nefr York;
a standing wreath of white Gladioli and
Orchids sent by the Mayor of Liverpool;
a wreath of longiflorum Lilies and Cat-
tleya gigas, sent by R. C. Smith, chair-
man of Committee of Arrangements; a
Laurel wreath, twined with red, white'
and blue ribbon, sent by the Daughters
of the American Revolution, and a
broken column of white Asters with a
pedestal of longiflorum Lilies, with a
ship's anchor at the base and a wreath
of Orchids on the column, sent by at-
taches of the Mayor's office, all of these
orders being executed by J. H. Small &
754
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBURGH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PITTSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Sons, 1153 Broadway. There was also:
a large wreath of Roses made for the
Montauk Club of Brooklyn, made by Geo.
M. Stumpp, 58th st. and Fifth ave. ; a
standing wreath of pink and white Roses
and Lilies, sent by the Department of
Finance, and a standing wreath of Roses
and Orchids, sent by the Department of
Buildings, all these orders being exe-
cuted by J. V. Phillips, 272 Fulton St.,
Brooklyn ; a standing wreath of Galas,
Lilies and Orchids sent by the Kings
County Democratic Executive Committee,
and a standing wreath of Lilies and As-
ters sent by the Juanita Democratic
Club, both being made by James Mallon's
Sons, Fulton St., Brooklyn ; a wreath sent
by the Teachers' Association, made by
Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th st. Be-
sides these, many fine pieces were exe-
cuted to the order of private citizens, of-
ficials and political bodies by Alexander
McConnell, 611 Fifth ave.. New York;
Robert G. Wilson, Fulton st. and Greene
ave., and Appelgate, 15-17 Putnam ave.,
Brooklyn ; John F. Foley, 230 Bowery,
and J. S. Nicholas, 37 E. 42d St., New
York. Charles A. Dards, 341 Madison
ave., furnished the Palms for the casket,
also a Victoria wreath of Leucothoe
leaves and several other wreaths of Or-
chids and Lily of the Valley. He also
had charge of moving all the flowers from
the Mayor's late residence in Brooklyn
to City Hall, and thence to Trinity
Church. Three two-ton automobile vans
were required for this work. A few of
these numerous floral pieces were taken
to Greenwood Cemetery on the hearse ;
the remainder were largely distributed
among the hospitals.
It is now the W. R. Siebrecht Co., Inc.,
instead of W. R. Siebrecht, at 114 W.
28th St. The three incorporators are :
W. R. Siebrecht, president and treasurer,
Thomas Barket, secretary, and F. Mac-
Mahon. The store of this company is
undergoing great improvements, some of
which have already been completed,
among which may be mentioned the new
store front and uptodate icebox. An-
other improvement contemplated is a
greenhouse in the rear of the store, where
plants may be kept.
There will be a meeting of the Direc-
tors of the Cut Flower Exchange, 55
W. 26th St., on Saturday, Oct. 4, at
3 p.m., at 1 Queens Borough Plaza, Long
Island City. This is the first regular
meeting of the directors since June.
There is no better indication of the fact
that the cool weather of Autumn is com-
ing on, than the appearance again in the
wholesale flower district of the modest
little blue Violet, which has played so
large a part in flow'er sales in past years.
There is noted at the store of Henshaw
& Fenrich, 51 W. 28th st, this week,
some quality blooms of the Unaka and
Monrovia 'Mums from Chas. A. Totty,
Madison, N. J., and some fine Carnations
from Arthur Cockcroft, Northport, L. I.
Ralph Armstrong, 47th st. and Madi-
son av., was in the city for a few days
this week to attend to a large decoration
at the St. Regis Hotel on Tuesday night
for a dinner given to Forbes-Robertson,
the English actor. Plates were laid for
50. The decorations were of mixed flow-
ers arranged in Greek style. Mr. Arm-
strong reports an excellent business at
his Newport store, where he has been
during the Summer.
The Greater New York Florists' Asso-
ciation, 162 Livingston St., Brooklyn, is
making several changes and improve-
ments in its place of business. A new
icebox is being installed which reaches
entirely across the rear of the store, and
the office, which previously occupied a
part of that space, is now upstairs.
The Jewish holiday which occurred
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
SPBCIA.UTIBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY or THE VALLEY
226 Devoi»faire Street
and aU other ssaBOsable flowers In oaaotlty Please mention the EKohaage when writing.
Fleate mention the Exohange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Providence Boston
Oct. 1. 1913 Oct. 1, 1913
).00 to 20.00
S.OO to 12.00
i.OOto 6.00
... to .
J.OOto 8.00
J.OOto 8.00
... to
... to
J.OOto 8.00
2.00 to 8.00
. . . to . . .
2.66 to 8.00
5.00 to 50.00
5.00 to 50.00
I.OOto 2.00
... to .
... to .
I.OOto 2.00
I.OOto 2.00
I.OOto 2.00
I.OOto 2.00
I.OOto 2.00
. . . to . . .
. . . to . . .
. . .-to ...
. . . to . . .
. . . to . . .
15.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 12.00
4.00 to 8.00
.... to ... .
I.OOto 8.00
I.OOto 8.00
to .
I.OOto 6.00
I.OOto 8.00
I.OOto 1.26
to ... .
to 50.00
30.00 to 35.00
I.OOto 2.00
.... to . .
I.OOto 3.00
I.OOto 3.00
I.OOto 3.00
I.OOto 3.00
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses^-A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney. . . .^
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle.
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardias
Callas
Carnations, I nf. grades, all col.
rWhite
Standard J Pink
Varieties ] Red
l^ Yellow and var . .
♦Fancy PWhite
(■The high- J Pink
est grades of l Red
Bta'd vars.) ^Yellow and var. .
Dafiodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
LlUes, Harrisii and Long!
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz . .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevia
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
Detroit Cincinnati Milwaukee
Sept. 29, 1913 Oct. 1. 1913 Sept. 29, 1913
20.00 1
5.001
3.001
3.001
) 35.00
) 30.00
) 25.00
) 15.00
) 6.00
) 6.00
.... to 3.00
2.00 to 6.00
to 1.50
I.OOto 1.60
I.OOto 1.50
I.OOto 1.50
.... to ... .
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to 3.00
10.00 t
4.001
2.001
2.001
) 15.00
> 8.00
5.00
6.00
2.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to
2.00 to
to .
.... to .
.... to .
2.00 to 4.00
to 1.00
I.OOto 2.00
15.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 25.00
I.OOto 2.00
to .
to . .
to . .
to . .
to . .
to . .
2.00 to 3.00
to .
to .15
. ... to .10
to .
I.OOto 3.00
. . . to 6.00
i.OOto 8.00
. . . to 1.00
... to 1.00
. . . to 26.00
. . . to 25.00
. . . to 2.00
... to
... to
. . . to . . . .
. . . to 2.00
... to 2.00
... to 2.00
... to ... .
. . . to 1.00
. . . to 1.00
. . . to 1.00
... to
TEL. FORT HILL 3469
Open 6 A. M.— 7 P. M.
New England Florist Supply Co.
Cut Flower Orders Given Prompt Attention
276-278 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when wiitinp.
this week on Thursday and Friday, this
year being the Jewish leap year, as
usual called for the use of a considerable
quantity of flowers, especially red Roses.
Geo. D. Hauser of 57tb st. and Madi-
son ave., and Mrs. Hauser, accompanied
by Mrs. Hauser's mother and a friend,
recently returned on the S. S. Victoria
Louise after a two months' vacation trip
abroad, during which they visited Al-
geria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Paris
and Brittany. Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Hauser are now on their vacation trip
to Victoria and Vancouver, B. C, and
will be absent from the city for several
weeks.
Mrs. Shawyer. Sunburst and Bon Si-
lene Roses are noted this week at the
store of Badgley, Riedel & Meyer, 34 W.
2Sth St. The Mrs. George Shawyer Rose
seems to be proving one of the best sell-
ing of the pink Roses so far this season.
Nick Schriner has been added to the
sales force of the above mentioned firm.
Alexander McConnell of 611 5th ave.
executed the family order and had charge
of the floral decorations at the recent
funeral of Mr. A. T. Plummer at Grace
Church. Among the notable floral pieces
was a casket cover made of Cardinal
Roses. Mr. McConnell also had many
orders for the funeral of the late Mr.
Taylor of the Sloan's Carpet Works from
the officials of that company ; two vans,
in fact, were necessary to take the floral
pieces to Newark. N. J. On Tuesday of
this week Mr. McConnell executed the
floral decorations for the Wyethe-McLean
wedding at St. Thomas' Church chapel.
The color scheme was white and green,
and was carried out by the use of Lilium
longiflorum, Ferns and Southern Smilax.
Max Schling, of 22 W. 59th st, has
already booked many orders for October
weddings. The plant business is boom-
ing with Mr. Schling, and the flower busi-
ness is also good. He had three men and
two helpers at New London. Conn., from
Saturday of last week until Monday of
this week Mr. McConnell executed the
decorations at the funeral of the late
A. K. Dimock.
F. Schultz & Son, 261 Lawrence St.,
Flushing, L. I., the Coleus specialists,
have sold their business to Anton Nab-
lick.
H. Bayersdorfer, of 1129 Arch st.,
Philadelphia, Pa., was a caller in this
city on Tuesday of this week.
Greenville, Tbnn. — A new florist
business under the name of the Green-
ville Floral Co. has been started in this
city.
HOLTON & HUNKEl CO.
Wholasale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Boston
Fall trade has not really begun as yet,
but on account of a shortage of flowers
there was a sharp advance in prices last
week, and the markets cleaned up fairly
well. Plants are being sold freely now
and are quite conspicuous in the windows
of the retail stores. Begonia Gloire de
Lorraine, Crotons, Pandanus Veitchii
and early flowering Chrysanthemums in
pots help to make interesting windows,
along with cut 'Mums and Violets.
Wm. Sim, of Cliftondale, always has
something up his sleeve to spring a sur-
prise on other growers. This time it is
a house containing 20,000 Gladiolus
America, which he will begin to cut in
another week. They have done splen-
didly and are producing magnificent
spikes. Never before have his fields of
Violets looked as well as they do now,
and he is packing daily a quantity of fine
single flowers.
The W. W. Edgar Co. of Waverly has
been making extensive alterations at its
greenhouses this Summer, including ce-
ment walls, coal sheds, a new chimney
S5ft. high, Kroeschell boilers and several
other important changes costing between
$6000 and $8000. Plants at this pros-
perous and uptodate establishment never
looked better. Cyclamens, which are
given several bouses, look wonderfully
well. Begonia Gloire de Lorraine and
Glory of Cincinnati are very finely grown.
A house of Chrysanthemum Golden Glow
has just been cut, and the flowers were
of fine quality.
A visit to the establishment of Anthony
Leuthy at Roslindale is most interesting
at this time, when shipments of green-
house plants of all kinds are arriving
from Europe. Every Summer Mr.
Leuthy goes to Europe to procure the
best goods, and on this account his plants
are of first quality. Last week 30 cases
of Palms reached his greenhouses, every
plant in perfect condition. This large
shipment consisted of finely grown speci-
mens of Kentias. Phcenixes, Coryphas,
Chamierops and Cocos, other plants in
smaller quantities such as Marantas,
Aralias and Dracsenas, and a small ship-
ment of 1000 plants of early Azaleas.
This week he expects a shipment of 21,-
(X)0 Azaleas. Twenty-five eases of the
shipment contain new varieties, many of
which have never been seen in this coun-
try before. The plants in the whole es-
tablishment are particularly clean from
all insect pests, which speaks well of the
care and attention bestowed.
This week Galvin's Tremont store has
a handsome display of Chrysanthemums
Golden Glow and Smith's Advance. The
arrangement shows artistic ability. Thos.
F. Galvin is to go to New York and take
charge of the new and uptodate store
which will be opened in that city shortly.
E. O. Orpet of Lake Forest, HI., was
visiting his friends in and around the
Hub last week. He was with the Gar-
deners and Florists' Club on the trip to
Dedham Saturday, and many of his old
friends were delighted to see him. He
talks very warmly of gardening and flori-
culture in the Middle West. He looks
well and his shadow has increased con-
siderably since he left the East.
Silverman on Winter st. had quite a
pleasing display in his window on Sept.
29. The decoration was principally made
up of yellow 'Mums and Violets, which
were arranged with good taste. Winter
St. is thoroughly fashionable and his
store patronized by first-class customers.
The greenhouses of F. J. Dolansky of
Lynn look exceptionally well at this time.
The Gardenias are a picture of health
and are flowering two weeks earlier than
they did last year. Orchids are doing
splendidly, and any quantity of flowers
are coming along and will be ready for
cutting when needed. Cattleyas labiata and
speciosissima are being cut in small quan-
tities now. but in a week or two there
will be a liberal supply of them.
Some of the nicest Harry Fenn Car-
nations which are seen at this time are
October I, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
755
/-THE Leo Niessen Co.
THE SEASON'S BEST ROSES
IRISH FIRE FLAME
The choicest novelty of all the yellow Roses. One of our growers, the
introducer of this new Rose, has planted 12,000 plants. This represents the
largest planting of this novelty.
We also offer you in quantity two other yellow Roses
SUNBURST AND AARON WARD
When you need yellow Roses, let us fill your order.
BEAUTIES, doz. $1.00-$3.00
We have never had better Beauties or more of them at this time of the
year. This stock compares favorably in quality with anything being offered.
Get into the habit of buying our Beauties. The cut of 100,000 plants should be
some guarantee to be able to fill your orders.
WHITE and PINK KILLARNEY
I in
V
We are ofl'ering exceptionally good value
the two Killarneys. It will be to your
nterest to try a shipment, and compare the
quality and our price with those you are
buying elsewhere.
cecil brunner
sweeAeart
A small pink Rose. It can
be used to good advantage
for corsage or table work
N. W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
i
Baltimore
Buffalo
Sepc.29. 1913
Sept. 29. 1913
25.00 to 30.00
to ... .
16.00 to 20.00
.... to ....
10.00 to 12.50
.... to .
6.00 to 8.00
to
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 6.00
3.00 to 7.O0
3.00 to 6.00
3.00 to 7.0(1
3.00 to 6.00
4.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 6 on
3.00 to 7.00
3 00 to 6.00
3.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 5.00
3.00 to 7.00
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to
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.50 to 75
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to
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to
to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
.... to 2.00
1.00 to 1.50
.... to 2.00
1.00 to 1.50
.... to 2.00
1.00 to 1.60
to
1.60 to 2.00
to
1.50 to 2.O0
1.60 to 2.00
to
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to
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.75 to 1.00
1.80 to 3.00
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A, Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. 1.' .'.'.'.'.'.!!!
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
BouTardias
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
rWhit
20.00
12.50
8.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
■i'.66
1.00
1.00
1.00
35-00
35.00
('The high
est gradi
I Pink
I Red
LVellowandv
rWhite
I Pink
I Red
'LVellowandv
Daffodils.
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Long!
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyaa,perdoz...
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Berger Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers q„^tity
North 13tii Strett, PHIIADEIPHIA, PA.
Pl«u« mvBtloii th« ExohsBV* whvi ivrltlBV.
being sent to the Boston Flower Exe. by
Oswald Ralph of East Weymouth. The
flowers are of good quality and have long
stems.
A. S. Parker of Stoneham is fortunate
to have a heavy cut of superb outdoor
Asters. His daily cut amounts to 6000
flowers. The plants are grown in a
sheltered position and escaped the cold
1914 NEWS
Killarney
Brilliant
The sensational new Killarney Sport
which will be introduced next year.
About twice as double as Single Kil-
larney, much larger flower and of a
darker brilliant shade of pink. By
far the best introduction of any Rose
of recent years. Booking orders now.
Doz. 100 500 1000
Grafted . ..$7.50 $35.00 $150.00 $300.00
Own Root 6.00 30.00 125.00 250.00
Delivery during March
Also Scions for grafting in 1000 to
5000 lots at $200.00 per 1000. Special
prices on larger quantities. Delivery
during January.
MATCHLESS
The splendid new White Carnation for 1914. Bookmg orders now.
Dehveries can be made in December, 1913, on the early orders. $12.00
per 100, $100.00 per 1000.
We are also booking orders for ROOTED CUTTINGS of Gloria
(the brightest pink) at $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000; Wm. Eccles,
Lady Northclifie and Enchantress Supreme for early dehvery at
$6 00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000; Pink Delight, $40.00 per 1000; other
varieties, $25.00 and $30.00 per 1000.
We guarantee not only the quality of our plants but their safe delivery
by express.
Ribbons and Supplies. &J!^%Crw^caTat^ul
has now been mailed; if you did not receive your copy advise us.
BUSINESS HOURS, 7.30 A. M. TO 6 P. M.
S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.
Ifjau/tf^
Philadelphia
160S-20 Ludlow Street
Baltimore
Franklin and St. Paul Sts.
New York
II 7 West 28th Street
Washington
1216 H Street
J mention the Exchapge t
and storm of a week ago which destroyed
the Asters of other growers.
The annual meeting and banquet o£ the
stockholders of the Boston Flower Bxc,
Inc., will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2o.
The hotel at which it will be held wiU be
announced later.
George Cartwright, at the Boston
Flower Exc. is receiving superior White
Enchantress Carnations — when one con-
siders the earliness of the season — from
H. H. Rogers of East Sudbury.
The Boston City Club is to have an
elaborate dinner at the Hotel Somerset
on Wednesday, Oct. S. There will be
1100 people, and Penn the Florist is to
do the decorating, which will be on a
verv elaborate scale.
Henry M. Robinson & Co. report that
they have enjoyed the best September
trade this year they have ever had. From
their consignors they are receiving excel-
lent Lily of' the Valley, American Beauty
Roses and Carnations of good quality.
A. A, Pembroke of Beverly has now a
nice daily cut of Carnations, which in-
cludes such varieties as Benora, Pink De-
light and White Enchantress.
George Gordon of Beverly has just re-
turned from his vacation, spent at the
fashionable resort of Dublin, N. H.
Paul E. Richwagen of Needham, is cut-
ting nice Bachelor's Buttons, which are
selling well; also very good quality Gyp-
sophila and Candytuft.
We were pleased to meet Lester Mann
at the Boston Flower Exc. this week.
He has been sick for several weeks but is
now able to spend a few hours dady at
the market.
The seed stores report an enormous
business in early greenhouse bulbs. The
business in outdoor bulbs has not really
begun yet. When we get a good killing
frost business will begin in earnest.
The next meeting of the Gardeners and
Florists' Club will be on Oct. 14, instead
of Oct 21. The change of date is made
on account of the halls at Horticultural
Hall all being let for the evening of
Oct. 21. The lecturer will be M. C. Ebel
of Madison, N. J., who is the secretary
of the National Ass'n of Gardeners. His
subject will be "Who is the Real Gar-
dener," and will make an interesting
lecture.
The Welch Bros. Co. reports flowers
more plentiful this week, and that busi-
ness is on the increase. The company's
shipping trade is good and was all last
month. R. C.
Philadelphia
Fall business in general has opened up
a trifle more actively this year than
usual ; the wholesale houses report a gen-
eral increase in business, shipping trade
being excellent, while local business is
steadily improving. There was a great
demand for white Carnations last week
for the Holy Name parade, Sunday last,
in which over 50,000 Catholic men par-
ticipated, most of them wearing white
Carnations.
It is stated that over one thousand
visitors were at the Peacock Dahlia Farm
last Sunday. Walter Davis of the Leo
Niessen Co. noted over eighty automobile
I jarties there at one time.
Outoftown visitors this week were
Jacob Weiss and wife of Buffalo, N. i.,
en route home from Europe; John Rat-
cliffe, Riichmond, Va, ; Mr. and Mrs.
H A B. Evans, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ; J. J.
Fuchs, Pittsburgh, Pa.; J. D. Hopper,
Richmond, Va., and his foreman, M.
Mallory.
The Robt. Craig Co. has started cut-
ting some fine Comoleta Chrysanthe-
mums.
J. J. Habermehl had a gorgeous win-
dow display this week, featuring the
Dahlia "Geisha Girl." Yellow CrotonB
756
The Florists' Exchange
^^H^^es^r-^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything for the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Vour Orders for Delivery in the North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L. L MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FUORISTS
Please mention the Eiichange when writing.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph
72-74 East Randolph Street
Greenhouses, Morton Grove,
Please mention the Exchange when \
CHICAGO
riting.
with some Tritoma Pfitzeri made a com-
bination that for sheer burst of color al-
most scintillated.
Mrs. Drew Baer of the London Flower
Shop has returned from her trip to Eng-
land, bringing with her some interesting
objects of art that she acquired in rural
parts of Yorkshire, among which was an
antique colored vase found in an old
churchyard, and for which Mrs. Baer
has already refused some tempting offers.
Fate has also smiled upon Eugene
Bernheiraer : he took a chance from
Stewart Miller for 16c. and won a bil-
liard table.
Jacob Becker, whose skill in growing
Azaleas is not to be disputed, has this
year carried over a block of early varie-
ties, such as Mme. Petrick, Hexe, Deut-
sche Perle, and several other varieties
that for quality he has never equaled be-
fore. His Poinsettias are unusually fine.
A long bench of Chadwick 'Mums are
now over six feet high and they will make
exhibition blooms for Thanksgiving.
Louis Hammerstein is now with the
S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.
J. William Colflesh's Sons have in-
creased their stock in general this season,
especially on Ferns and Chrysanthemums
of which they have an exceptionally well
grown lot. Stevias, Hydrangeas and
Ivies have been added to, and in the
frames thousands of young Pansy plants
are making rapid growth.
H. Bayersdorter & Co. last Saturday
night received a rush order from a
Southern customer for a large wedding
order that necessitated the entire force
working all day Sunday ; the complete
order was filled and expressed by ten
o'clock Sunday night.
George Carpenter's pot 'Mums are up
to the usual Carpenter standard this
year. His new heating system is com-
pleted.
Cecil Brunner Rose is one of the nov-
elties at the Leo Niessen Co.
Miss Amelia Zur Nieden of Lancaster
ave., West Philadelphia, died suddenly
on Sept. 25. The deceased, with her
sister, had conducted a flower store there
for a number of years.
Edward Reid has returned from his
Southern trip.
The annual outdoor Fall flower show
at the Henry A. Dreer Nurseries at Riv-
erton will take place from Oct. 4 to 11
inclusive. The event is being advertised
in the local papers, and a large attend-
ance is expected For further particulars
see notice on editorial page.
Maurice Fiild, until recently with the
Henry F. Michell Co., on Oct. 1 took
up his new duties as vice-president of
the Kniffht & Struck Co. of Flushing
(L. I.) N. T., with ofllces at 1 Madison
ave.. New York, in which company he is
a partner.
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO. ILLe
Please mention the Exchange when -grriting.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, Sept. 30, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz.
18-i
12-inch stems
White and Pink Killarney.
Specials
U-eSlmm.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
Short
Killarney Queen
Milady, special
Medium
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Medium
Short ; ■ . .
Mrs. Chas. Russell, special. .
Medium ;
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Medium
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taft, special
Uedi\^m.'.'.'.'.'.'.V.'.'.'.V.V.'.'.
Short
Adiantum
Asparagus, bunch. . ._
to 3.00
to 2.50
to 2.00
to 1.50
to 1.00
to .75
to .50
)to 8.00
to 6.00
to 4.00
to 2.00
CARNATIONS—
c. J J Twhite..
btandard J pj^^j^
Varieties ^R^d.'.'.:
(•T^riKghest rS^K'*=-
Grades ot Sfd S J,"','^- ■ •
Varieties.) I Red ...
Asters,
Chrysanthei
Coreopsis
4.00 1
4.00
6.00
.per 1000
Daisies
Ferns, hardy,
Gaillardias
Galax Leaves per 1000
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus
_ 6.00 I Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
2.00 to 4.00 Leucothoe Sprays
to 8.00 ' , Lilium Longiflorum
... to 6.00 ; I Lily of the Valley
to 4.00
to 2.00
4.00 to 8.00
4.00 to 6.00
to 8.00
to 6.00
to 4.00
to 2.00
.75 to 1.00
.25 to .35
.35 to .50
50.00 to 60.00
Oncldium Varicosum
Orchids — Cattleyas per doz
Shasta Daisies
Smllax....
1.50 t
1.50 t
1.50 t
3.00
3.00
3.00
2.00 to 3.00
.50 to .75
D
1.00 to 3.00
... to .60
1.00 to 1.50
... to 1.00
... to 1.25
... to 4.00
2.00 to 4.00
to 1.00
10.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 4.00
7.50 to 9.00
.50 to 1.00
16.00 to 20.00
PINK WONDER
The Peerless
Pink Flower Color
Price, $1 .00 per bottle, delivered free by Parcel Post. Directions for use on each package. .
(I* D* U&lAl^llJLf l^"«9 I60 No. Wabash Ave.
" THE BUSIEST HOUSE IN CHICAGO "
Ploaae mention the Exohange when writing .
Chicago
The Adams-Robertson Co., Rush st,
and Bellevue pi., had an extensive wed-
ding decoration at Crown Point, Ind.,
on Sept. 23. It was a home wedding
calling for several room decorations and
bridal and bridesmaids' bouquets, all of
which consumed a good amount of the
best stock on the market.
Raske's Flower Shop, 170 W. Jackson
blvd., have enjoyed a good trade all the
Summer and find the Fall business open-
ing up well. The cut flower stand in
the board of trade building across the
street that has formerly been conducted
by this shop has been leased. Mr. Raske
has recently secured the use of a large
room, 35x30ft., directly in the rear of
his store that he is now using as a
workroom and for storage for designs
and supplies. This is a great addition to
his store space and enables him to handle
a large amount of business in a very
convenient manner.
The John C. Moninger Co. has this
week received from the press its first
installment of the new catalog of green-
house material and all building supplies
for greenhouse or other purposes. The
book is in vellum de luxe cloth and
weighs 21bs. This book is too expen-
sive in character to be sent through the
mails as ordinary matter, and for this
reason the company has made arrange-
ments with the express companies to for-
ward the boks to its patrons and all
others who may desire a copy by express.
In this way the company will get a re-
ceipt from the express company that car-
ried the book to show that the party to
whom it was sent had received same.
This will prevent any books falling into
the wrong hands, and they will go only
to the parties for which they are in-
tended.
F. O. Franzen, florist, seedsman and
nurseryman, formerly of Summerdale
ave., has just moved to 5319 North Clark
St., where he has an up to the minute
flower and seed store. In the rear of this
store he is now completing a handsome
conservatory for decorative plants and
Ferns. This building will be 75x50ft.,
with good concrete walls. In the rear
is a garage, 25x20ft., connected with the
greenhouse so that plants can be moved
in severe weather without exposure.
When all the details of this new estab-
lishment are completed Mr. Franzen will
have one of the best equipped establish-
ments in his line on the North Side. The
North Clark Street — Summerdale Busi-
ness Men's Association held a street car-
nival on Sept. 2.5, 26 and 27, which
opened with a street parade, when all the
business interests in that section were
represented. P. O. Franzen had a hand-
some float tastefully decorated and filled
with flowering plants and nursery stock.
The E. Wienhoeber Floral Co., 22 E.
Elm St., has made a complete change in
its store that much enhances the appear-
ance of what has always been a taste-
ful and well equipped establishment. An
icebox has been recently installed that
is elaborate in proportions and attractive
in appearance, and now accommodates a
full line of stock. This company has
been in business many years, and up to
H.G.
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exohange when writlnf .
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. ILL.
Please mention the Excban'-o w^*>n writine-
Importera and Jobbers of Florist Supplies
Percy Jones, i"<^
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph St., Chicago
H. VAN GELDER, PresidenllJ;), ^ca
Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
ERNE & KLINGEL
Wholesale Florists
and Supplies
30 East Randolph Street
CHICAQO
Pleoae mention the Exohange when writJng.
the present time kept all cut flower stock
in the large cool basement of the build-
ing, never using ice until the recent re-
frigerator was installed.
John Paulus, 4501 N. Clark St., has his
greenhouses well filled with Poinsettias
and Boston Ferns. This stock is look-
ing well, and as a specialty is made of
these plants, a large amount of space is
devoted to them. A few houses ot Ciirys-
anthemums are grown that promise well.
The Paulus greenhouses occupy a valu-
able corner in a neighborhood where
property values are increasing. Some''
day Mr. Paulus may be persuaded to dis-
pose of this property for a handsome
figure and move farther out, where prop-
erty for florists' use can be secured more
reasonably.
Chas. T. Neiglick, 854 N. State St.,
states that trade in funeral work has
been good with him for several weeks
past. Customers returning to the city
are also buying for social purposes. The
Neiglick store is an attractive one and
situated so that it commands attention at
any season. It is situated suSiciently
well back from the street to allow a nice
stretch of lawn in front that is at all
times well filled with Bay Trees or other
ornamental plants, giving an outside ef-
fect to this store that cannot be had in
the more crowded sections of the city.
Wm. F. Scofield, 734 N. State st, is
making arrangements to start two new
flower stores in other sections of the city.
One of the principal ones will be on
Jackson blvd. and Kedzie ave., which is
regarded as a good location for a florist's
store. The other will be somewhere on
tie South Side at a point that has not
yet been fully decided upon.
Edgar F. Winterson, Jr., son of E. F.
Winterson of Winterson's Seed Store,
was married on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to
Miss Marie Edmuns. Both the young
people have a host of friends in this city
who wish them continued happiness in
their matrimonial venture.
The sixth annual convention of the
Vegetable Growers' Association of Amer-
ica was held at Toledo, O., commencing
Wednesday, Oct. 1, and continuing three
days. E. F. Kurowski, president of the ,
John C. Moninger Co., was in attend-
ance to look after the interests of his
company, „ , .„ . „
October -4, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
757
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Bassett & Wasliburn are receiving tliis
week, from their greenhouses, some really
good Chrysanthemums. Golden Glow
and October Frost are both in good form.
The call for Chrysanthemums has been
strong for the past week ; there has been
no trouble to dispose at good prices of all
that could be cut.
Harry C. Rowe is fitting up his new-
quarters on the second floor of the build-
ing at the northeast corner of Wabash
ave. and Washington st. A new iceliox is
being installed. The space occupied is
large and convenient for the trade. It
has been newly decorated in a very taste-
ful manner. A number of handsome
specimens of Kentias are grouped in the
corners and throughout the room resting
on handsome pedestal vases. There are
also a number of specimen evergreens in
tubs that will be placed on the outside
windows to attract attention from below.
Ed. Hauswirth, well known to the trade
of this^ city, will be connected with Mr.
Rowe in this new enterprise.
Lubliner & Trinz have taken a ten
years' lease of the store at 41 S. Wabash
ave., and expect to occupy it next week.
This is in a neighborhood where there is
strong competition in the retail trade,
there Ipeing at least five other retail
stores in close proximity.
The J. B. Deamud Co. still continues
to receive good consignments of Asters
daily, although they have been very
scarce with the other dealers. A ship-
ment of 6500 was received Monday from
a Michigan grower. Southern Smilax is
now coming in well, and this company is
stocking up well on it for later trade.
Troubles followed quickly last week in
the families of two popular employees
of tlie A. L. Randall Co. On Wednes-
day, Sept. 24, Otto Goerisch had the
sympathy of the trade in the loss of his
wife, who died suddenly from heart dis-
ease. The same day Wm. Lorman re-
ported the accidental death of his father
wlio was shot by a policeman in an at-
tempt to capture a gang of auto bandits
on Larrabee St. Mr. Lorman was an in-
nocent bystander and was hit by a stray
bulh't.
.Tohn Michelsen of the E. C. Amling
■ Co. reports the first shipment of Hudson
River Violets received by his house the
past week. Three good consignments
came in on Sept. 25, 26 and 27.
Ernest Farley has organized a bowl-
ing team of florists which is now making
splendid progress in the North Chicago
League, which is the oldest league in the
city. Capt. Farley states that his team
now holds third place in this league. The
following compose the team : Wm. Wolf.
Fred Price, John Heubner, Wm. Graff
and E. Farley.
Weiland & Risch are well supplied
with both Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Shaw-
yer Roses. Their large cut is disposed
of daily as soon as received. Mrs. Rus-
sell has so far been in great favor with
the buyers and growers also. Mr. Risch
states that if it will keep up its already
splendid record during January and Feb-
ruary, it will give the American Beauty
Rose a close run for supremacy on the
market.
A. T. Pyfer of the Chicago Carnation
Co. states that while stock has been very
scarce for the past two weeks, the com-
pany had no difEcnlty in keeping its cus-
tomers supplied with good stock. Field
grown Carnation plants are now all dis-
posed of. Several substantial shipments
of plants were made by this company re-
cently free of charge to florists that were
unfortunate enough to have suffered from
the floods in their vicinity last Spring.
BniDOEWATER. MASS. — The Bridge-
■riter Flower Shop, under the manage-
lent of Chas. S. Cooper of Brockton.
lass., has opened a store at 26 I?road
t. Mr. Cooper has been in the florist
nwiness for 20 years.
Detroit, Mich.
Last week was a great week for Fall
openings, and almost every florist had
some sort of a store decoration to look
after. The stores of the J. L. Hudson
Co. and of Crowley, Milner Co., were
decorated by Breitmeyer, and the one of
the Newcomb, Endicott Co. was done by
Schroeter.
Stock in general is greatly improved,
with Chrysanthemums arriving of better
quality and more of them. Asters are
played out, yet a better supply of Car-
nations bridges this deficiency very nicely.
In Roses we are all after the new deep
pink grown by Fred Breitmeyer, some
of which have stems four feet long.
Stores are all ready for Fall business.
E. .\. Fetters has departed from the
green wall covering to a dainty pink.
Schroeter's have everything repainted in
green and white. Taepke purchased a
new glass and Breitmeyer's had their
store all cleaned up.
C. A. Fell starts the new season with
the assistance of a pair of healthy twin
girls, while Mr. Hilsber's wire designs
will receive a new artistic twinge from
his baby boy just arrived.
The new building of the Michigan Cut
Flower Exchange is erected up to the
second story, and prospects for an open-
ing by New Tear's are very bright.
Fkank Danzer.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
With the coming of Jack Frost on
Monday, September 22, there accom-
panied him a rush of business, lasting
through the week, that made everyone in
the florist trade hustle. Stock that was
exceedingly plentiful became ver.v scarce
and at least it made the florist's heart
glad to see his stock moving, although it
set him to wondering where the flowers
were to come from for the next order.
A number of funerals of well known per-
sons created a demand the fore part of
the week, and this demand was met
chiefly with Lilies, American Beauty and
other Roses, and some of the smaller
flowers. The latter part of the week
there were several of the large weddings
of early Fall. The favorite combination of
Valley and Orchids was used in a couple
of instances for the bridal bouquets. The
quality of all greenhouse flowers is uni-
formly better. Chrysanthemums Mon-
rovia. October Frost and Golden Glow
are in full sway. Orchids are coming in
very good now. A\q. Beauty Roses are
becoming very fine and all Roses are
gradually improving. Carnations are
now to be reckoned with in the Fall busi-
W. T. and M. S. Vesey are cutting some
fine Orchids, and report that their Chrys-
anthemum crop will be heavier this year
than ever before.
Since the theatrical season has opened
a number of florists have been using the
theater programs as a medium for ad-
vertising their floral products.
Miss Mildred Flick is spending several
weeks in Cleveland with friends.
The Flick Floral Co. is cutting some
fine Killarney Roses in the double as well
as the single varieties. Its Chrysanthe-
mums are of exceedingly fine quality.
This company had a number of decora-
tions for store openings during the past
week and several home w-eddings.
D. B.
Kansas City, Mo.
A marked improvement was evident in
florists' circles of Kansas City last week,
due largely to the freer movement of
stock. A good many Roses are being cut,
while some Carnations are appearing.
Chrysanthemums are in good shape, and
those grown in Kansas City will make
their Fall debut in the next ten days.
'Mums are coming in liberally from Chi-
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ntion the Exchange when writing.
CpPfJAI NOTir'P WHILLDIN STANDARD POTS ARE POROUS.
•^■^ •-.Wl^l- i-^ V/ 1 1V,/L, POROUS POTS PROMOTE HEALTHY GROWTH
WE PROMISE TO, AND DO, SHIP ALL ORDERS THE SAME nDPiCD
DAY ORDER 15 RECEIVED, UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED. V'KL'CK
WHILLDIN STANDARD POTS
THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO.,
713-19 Wharton Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Our Catalogue is an Order maker— send for it. Branch: Long Island^City, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flower
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shipped at an
hour's notice. Price per crate as follows :
210 5H-inch J3.78
144 6-inch 3.16
120 7-inch 4.20
60 8-inch 3.00
STANDARD FLOWER POTS
2000 l?i-inch S6.00
1600 2-inch 4.S8
1500 2)i-inch S.2S
1600 2H-inch 6.00
1000 3-inch S5.00
800 3>2-inch 6.80
500 4-inch 4.60
466 4K-inch 6.24
320 5-inch 4.51
Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade.
HILFirNQER BROS., Pottery, PORT EDWARD, N. Y.
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 51 Barclay Street, New York City, Agents
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
K^^s FLORISTS* RED POTS
Just the kind you want at your benches. You can't beat them [
MOSS AZTEC WARE
Complete line shown in Chicago by C. A. Wooley, 180 N. Dearborn Street
THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO., south^zanesvuie
Please mention the Escbange when writing.
Write lor Catalogue.
Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
The extension sT"— ''•"'
prevents the botto
, Nocha
iron
c for V
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Plea
■file American Wooden-
ware Mfg. Co. I.
ToIedo.lIOhio, U. S. A.%
mention the Exchange when writing.
capo and other points and are finding
their customar.v number of followers
among the public. Demand has held up
well and with stock in evidence in larger
quantities, the situation is causing the
trade much satisfaction. With the so-
cial season opening up florists expect the
Fall to be a splendid one. Several wed-
dings of note already have taken place,
while a number are scheduled for the im-
mediate future.
Florists who operate their own green-
houses are now preparing for cold
weather. The situation in Kansas City
in this respect leaves something to be de-
sired. A good many florists have burned
gas in the past few years, that commodity
being a good deal cheaper than coal.
Kansas City is close to the gas fields of
Kansas and Oklahoma, and up to the
present gas has been available in almost
any quantity. ^ The situation is not so
satisfactory this year. The gas mag-
nates apparently have decided to hold
their product for better prices and are
cutting down on supply. There will be
barely enough gas available for cooking
purposes, according to a recent announce-
ment. This means that florists who have
depended on gas to provide warmth for
their flowers this Winter must show ac-
tion in changing their plans. Coal will
be used almost exclusively by florists
during the coming Winter, according to
present indication. It cannot be said
that a great deal of regret is felt over the
change. Gas has never proved highly
Red Standard Pots
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this FALL to
stock your greenhouses.
Thinh of us. Write us. Iry us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
215-223 PearlSt.. NORRISTOWN.PA.
Pleasa mention the Exchange when writing.
the Exchange when writing.
Our Advertising Columns
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USE FOR RESULTS ^
758
The Florists' Exchange
September 27, 1913
The most effective and economical material tliere is for Spraying Plant
and Blooms. SkilltuUy extracted from Tobacco and carefully refined
it is clean and easy to apply. Full pint bottles, $1.50.
Specially prepared for fumigating closed houses It vaporizes the
Nicotine evenly and without waste. Nothing keeps a house free
Strength Irom Aphis so cheaply. One dozen sheets, 60 cents.
Guaranteed under the Insecticide Act of 1910, U. S. No. 46
Prepared by THE NICOTINE MFG. CO., St. Louis, No.
Please mention the Exfihange when •roriting.
NIKOTEEN
30% Streneth
APHIS PUNK
40
Well Rotted Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 Washington St., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Descriptive
Folder and
Pri^s upon
Application.
ntiop the Exchange when writing.
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PURE SHEEP MANURE, ground from
the dung balls on the fleece; there is
some short wool in It, $1.00 per 100 lbs..
$16.00 per ton. F. O. B. cars. Send
postal for sample.
LEAF-MOLD, two-bushel bags, 75 cents.
J. W. HOWARD
328 Broadway
SOMERVILLE, (Winter Hill), MASS.
Please mention the Exchannre when writing.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale. Black and Green
Fly, Thrips. Red Spider, etc.
PLANTLIFE
er iiaiiid
J on the I
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
ised
PLANTLIFE mi% 5 pounds wilhlO
■*-"*'■*-■■*• gallons boiling hot
water, allowing it to cool before using; it will
make an excellent spray of greater strength
and far cheaper than any other insecticide on
the market.
PLANTLIft
tively will i
insecticides, it will
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th SL, New York
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INSECTICmi
NOODOR
^^^^^uaranXeed under the I nseclicide^^^^—
^^^ Act. 1910. 5eria/ No. 321. ^^^
Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Carnations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
giant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
ave used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses. Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint, 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
J4 Gallon, $1.25; Gallon, $2.00; 5 Gallon
Can. $9.00; 10 Gallon Can, $17.50-
Directions onpackage. ForsalebySeedsmenand
Florists' Supply Houses. If yon <^nnot obtain
this from yonr Supply House, write qb direct.
UEIVION OIL COIVIPAINY.Dept.;
420 W. Lexington St.. Baltimore, Md.
ntion the Exchange when writing.
" THERE IS NOTHING LIKE
CLAY'S
(The Fruit Grower, London)
CLAY'S FERTILIZER
Is the World -Renowned Plant Food
SAFE SURE ECONOMICAL
It is supplied by the leading Nursery and
Seed Firms, including the following: New
York— Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett
Brothers, William Elliott & Sons, Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNiff Horti-
cultural Co.. W. E. Marshall & Co..
Stumpp & Walter Co., J. M. Thorburn &
Co., Vaughan*s Seed Store, Weeber &
Don. Rochester — James Vick's Sons.
Chicago — Vaughan's Seed Store. Bos-
ton—Joseph Breck & Sons Co., R. & J.
Farquhar & Co.. Pettier, Fiske, Rawson
Co., Thomas J. Grey Co. Philadelphia-
Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co.,
Hosea Waterer. Pittsburgh— W. C.
Beckert.
Manufactiired by
CLAY (a SON
Stratford. London. England
Pleaae meniini; the Exohange when writlpg.
Readers will confer a favor upon us of
more than passlna value If, when ordering
stock of our advertisers, they will mention
seeing the advt. in The Exchange.
^-aaaa-j»-ffl
'hflNURES
Uneqaaled for Greenhouse and
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Co.
34 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writipe.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb.,irb\°gs
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. if J*
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. itlZ
Special Prices in Tons and Carload Lots.
J I FRIFHMAN 285-289 Metropolitan Ave.,
J. J. iniLUITIHn, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Flease mention the Exchange whe
TOBACCO STEMS
FRESH and STRONG
Bales, 250 lbs.; 75 cents 100.
Full line Florists' Supplies
U. CUTLER RYERSON
I08 ad Ave., Newark, IN. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing*
satisfactory, and has formed the habit of
failing at critical moments. A good
many of the growers already are
equipped with coal burning apparatus,
and those who are not are remedying
that defect as rapidly as possible. - Cold
weather will find the Kansas City trade
well fortified against the blasts of old
Boreas.
H. F. Jones has taken over the busi-
ness of the late W. H. Sawvel and will
operate it in the future. Mr. Jones is
not a practical florist and has put that
end of the business in the hands of John
Stevenson, who formerly worked for Mr.
Sawvel. resigning some time ago to open
an establishment of his own. He will re-
tain his own greenhouses and supervise
those of Mr. Jones at the same time.
Much regret is felt over the untimely end
of Mr. Sawvel. That member of the
trade is given credit for proving that the
soil of Missouri and of Kansas is well
adapted to the growing of Carnations.
Mr. Sawvel cut thousands of Carnations
annually, and did a flourishing business
among the retail florists.
H. Harvey, who recently left Patrick
Larkin of this cit.v to go to St. Louis,
probably will not return. Word has been
received that Mr. Harvey has connected
with one of the leading St. Louis florists.
Mr. Harvey worked for a number of
Kansas City florists during the several
years he was located here.
The William L. Rock Flower Co. pro-
vided the decorations and bouquets, all
being of unusual merit, for a large wed-
ding last week. Am. Beauty Roses, Val-
ley and plants were used in the home
decorations. The bridal bouquets con-
sisted of Ward Roses, Orchids and Val-
ley. M. Carter did the decorating for
the Rock Flower Store.
Among the florists who are in favor of
the formation of a trade society in
FERTILIZERS
Sheep, $3.50; Bone, $4.00; Blood, $8.00;
Tankage, $9.00; Acid Phosphate, $3.00; Nitrate
Soda, $8.00; Sulphate Potash, $7.00; Sulphate
Ammonia, $10.00; Kalnlt, $3.00.
Per Bag of 200 lbs. Cash with order.
HUDSON CARBON CO., Ballston Spa. N. Y.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Kansas City are included the following:
G. K. Parker, of the Geo. M. Kellogg
Flower & I*lant Co., W. H. Biederman,
H. Kusik, William Foith, G. C. Fields,
Alpha Elberfield, William L. Rock and
others. Efforts are being made to secure
a full representation before a meeting is
called. Some discussion has arisen as to
whether employees shall be allowed to be-
come members of the club. Sentiment
seems to be in favor of this step, and at-
taches of florists' establishments prob-
ably will be welcomed at meetings should
the organization go through as expected.
T. J. Noll & Co. have taken quarters
at 1109 Grand ave. and will engage in a
wholesale business. Mr. Noll is well
known in the Kansas City trade, having
been with Arthur Newell for the past ten
years. Noll & Co. will do a commission
business. The new firm will be ready
for orders about the middle of October,
though they are already selling to some of
the Kansas City florists. One icebox has
been installed on the second floor store-
room and another is expected in a few
days. The box will be of unusual size,
14ft. by Sft.
A new National cash register has been
added to the equipment of the Alpha
Floral Co. A cozy rest room has at-
tracted attention recently, and has made
the company even more popular than
formerly. A comfortable settee and writ-
ing table have been installed in one cor-
ner of the store. The rest room is almost
out of view, being obscured by overhang-
ing plants and flowers. A telephone is
handy and many shoppers are making a
practice of running in to spend a few
moments at the handsome establishment
of the Alpha Floral Co. This feature is
a gratifying one to Mr. Elberfield, presi-
dent of the company, who believes that
if the public will make his establishment
a rendezvous, business will increase in
consequence.
Several florists are talking of entering
the Manufacturers' Exposition to be held
at Convention Hall the week of Novem-
ber 3 to 8. Flowers themselves of course
are not a manufactured product, but
members of the trade take the view that
Kansas or Missouri grown flowers_ will
constitute appropriate displays. It is as-
serted that the public have not been edu-
cated to the right point in Kansas City
and it is believed that a display during
the exposition will do much towariT
demonstrating just what a big flower
center Kansas City has become. As a
result, several florists probably will ex-
hibit in November. K. C.
St. Louis
The C. Young & Sons Co. is making a
fine display of bulbs for Fall planting in
the Olive st. store windows, and reports
good sales in that line.
Our nurserymen are now preparing for
a brisk Fall season, and Weber & Sons,
Rothenherber, Schuette and Sanders re-
port some nice advance orders.
Geo. Waldbart has returned from his
annual European tour and reports hav-
ing had a pleasant time.
The Volkman Floral Co. is repairing
and repainting the store on Eastern ave.,
and the shop now has a more pleasing
appearance. The boys are daily visitors
to the wholesale market.
Our seed houses, the Schisler-Comeli
Seed Co., the Plant Seed Co. and the St.
Louis Seed Co. report they are enjoying
a very active Fall trade.
Grimm & Gorley are advertising m
the daily papers, specializing on the $1
box of two dozen assorted flowers, and
this seems to make a hit.
Prank McCabe of A. L. Randall Co.,
Arnold Ringier of the W. M. Barnard
Co. and Guy Revburn of A. Henderson
,<■• Cn . nil of Chicnrn are this week's
A-isitors.
Do not forget the October meetrag
of the St. Louis Florists' Club at
the usual place on Thursday the 9th.
Business of an important nature is
scheduled and a large attendance is re-
quested.
October 4, li)13.
The Florists' Exchange
759
THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD INSECTICIDE
For green, black, white fly, red spider, thrips
lealy bug and soft scale.
$1.00 per quart, $2.50 per gallon
For mildew, rust and bench fungi. I
ftain but cleanses the foliage.
75c. per quart, $2.00 per gallo
VERMINE
For sterilizing soil and all soil vermin.
$1.00 per quart, $3.00 per gallon
SCALINE
ri/M/GAJvr.
Let
$1.50 per quart, $4.50 per gallon
>ur products are used diluted with water at
strengths, as directed on cans.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
J quote you our prices to commercial grow-
ers in quantity.
APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals
MADISON, N. J.
Please mention the Egchange when writing.
TheH.A:Stooihofr,,Co:
Mount Vernon. N.Y
HASCO NICOTINE
40°-^ NICOTINE
FOR SPRAYING
EIGHT POUND CAN .... S12 TO
FOUR POUND CAN
ONE POUND CAN
:ion the Exchang
Green Files and Black Files too are
easy to kill with
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per baft of 100 lbs.
VVr.lc for free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street. NEW YORK
*»-Money refunded If not satisfied.
Beware of Imitations.
Greenhouses
LONG CYPRESS BARS A SPECIALTY
Send for Circular E
and prices
The A. T. Stearns
^= Lumber Co.^=
Neponset, BOSTON, MASS.
.CHELL
)P>^ GREEN HOUSE-
BOILER
Cast Iron Boilers Cause Freeze-out —
Kroeschell Boilers No Worry
I bought a No. 2 Boiler in 1902. Takes care of 7000 sq. ft. of glass— would
take care of :'ooo more. I have had a cast iron boiler, but it broke down
twice in four years, always in the coldest weather. It broke down Dec. 29. 1904
and I lost all my stock in consequence. I have now two No 2 and one No. 6
Kroeschell boilers and do not worry about their breaking down.
' ■ ^ GRANT NEWPORT, Cedar Rapids, la.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 470 W. Erie St., Chicago, III.
ition the Exchange TChe
Jules Bourdet is now taking orders for
Xmas delivery of Begonias Lorraine and
Cincinnati, of which he has an excep-
tionally fine lot ; also Cyclamen.
Fred Anthone, who started a store at
5642 Delmar ave. the first of August, is
moving to Goodfellow and the suburban
tracks, w-hich is a desirable location and
free from close competition.
David Geddes at the Scrugg-Vande-
voort store is advertising in the daily
papers the sale of bulbs for Fall planting.
The Valle-Hope Nelson nuptials was
one of our early Fall society events, and
brought out the best endeavors in the
floral art. The work was beautifully
executed by Kalisch Bros. Ed. Kalisch
of Kalisch Bros, has returned from Chi-
cago, where he was visiting friends for a
week.
Alex. Johnson reports a good transient
business at his store and a visit to bis
greenhouses shows everything in good
shape. His Carnations, Roses, Cyclamen
and Ferns are excellent.
The Milliken estate greenhouses have
a grand lot of Roses and Carnations, and
expect to have a large crop of Callas.
which they are growing for the St. Louis
market.
The Windier Wholesale Floral Co. is
having a good call for supplies, and its
counters are always filled with season-
able flowers.
The W. C. Smith Wholesale Floral Co.
is handling a fine grade of late Gladioli.
C. A. Kuehn has had an ample supply
of a fine grade of Valley. 0. K. S.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that Is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Business was fine last week, the kill-
ing frost of several nights ago making
away with the outdoor stock, which was
becoming extremely poor. The demand
for flowers has been heavy on account of
the stores having their Fall openings.
The florists' shops are all de<'ked out in
Fall flowers, plants and fancy bas-
kets. Indoor stock is coming on nicely.
Roses are fine and Carnations are good,
but the demand was far greater than the
supply last week. Carnations especially
went up to 3c. on Thursday and Friday.
The quality is improving right along.
Rose pink Enchantress have the longest
stems at present, but in another week or
so all will have fair stems. Lilies have
been scarce for the past two weeks; they,
too, have advanced in price and at times
the demand is quite heavy. Gladioli and
.\sters and Dahlias are all nearly gone.
'Mnms, although not plentiful as yet, are
Pie... mention the Exohange when writJng.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Rool Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
circulars DlLLfLfR. CA.SI\.E/ 1 US£ IVE^E^N JENNINGS BROS.
S. W. CORNER SIXTH AND BEIRK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Fleaae mention the Eicbgnge when writins.
GREENlToiJSE GLASS
H^e'ourpri.!^'™ SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago. lU.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
eeiratorles and all other purposes. Get our
figures before buying. Estimates freely given.
GLASS
NrnufrM'c cam i^-ie wooster st.
.(lUncn o oun new york
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MASTICA
Used for glazing greenhou;
Machines for using same, S1.25
on quantities of Mastlca furni
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreadcd, thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and up, guaranteed free lron:i splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT © DAVIDSON
217-23 Union Avenue, Brooklvn, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
$1.35 per gal.
. Special price
on application.
GEO. H. ANGERIV1UELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine St., ST. LOUIS. MO.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Furnished
>and Erected
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lenftths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will furnish
details and cut materials ready for erection.
Frank Van Assche, '"'a'»d" ^^i^''S,^lt"
JERSEY CITY. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
760
The Florists' Exchange
The Gutter that revolutionized greenhouse
building in 1900
resulting in the present condition of three-fourths of the house to pro-
ductive space, whereas before two-thirds was considered good. Our
older builders scoffed at the idea of connected houses, and at that time
were building 20 ft. houses, claiming that good quality stock could be
grown only in that size house. The 60 ft. house of today is a compro-
mise for the connected range and is the result of our endeavors to edu-
cate the grower to obtain all bench space possible
We have saved the grower thousands of dollars in the conversion of
useless space to productive bench space; by advocating the reform in
greenhouse building.
Let us figure on your requirements and save you money.
GARUND GREENHOUSE MFG. CO., Des Plaines, III.
^10 Hours Without firing
even in severely cold weather, is a common
experience with those growers who use the
Wilks Self-Feeding Hot Water Boilers
In the Coldest Weather Wilks Hot
Water Boilers Can Be Relied On
to keep the temperature even and continuous,
making night firing unnecessary. Made en-
tirely of steel; no cast iron sections to crack.
You should know more about them.
Send for catalogue.
!i.WilaMfc.Co.,1ilniF
f|lAS^PllTTY
Our Prices are the Lowest
I-. SOLOMON & SON
Established 1889 199-201 Wooster St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| ^LA/y6. S
Upon
C5TIMATC
J5C0UC5T
rVCQY TniNG
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Please meptJon the Exchange when writing.
6REENII0US[MAT[RIALi^tl0T-BEDSASH
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and D Qutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Right
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL.
in good shape and a ready market is
found for them. Roses are of excellent
quality and fine colors, especially the
Killarney. Sunburst and Ward have
I moved well the past week. Mrs. Russell
i is coming in nicely again, in limited
numbers. This Rose is becoming more
popular every day, due to its lasting
qualities. Valley has been very scarce,
several good orders having been canceled
on account of this, for there is nothing at
present that can take its place. The de-
mand for Am. Beauty Roses has also been
good the past week ; they are a little more
plentiful now than they were. They too
have advanced in price. The demand for
Palms was heavy last week, and some
firms had everything out in decorations
for Fall openings. Baskets of all kinds
are moving well and through the addition
of bulbs, which are now being placed on
sale, the general business has increased
a good deal.
One thing that is worthy of note in
this city at present is the supply of beau-
tiful foliage plants. On Newberry blvd.,
the entrance to Lake Park, is a huge
bed of King Humbert Canna ; it attracts
much attention through its beautiful
blooms. There are several large beds of
this variety at Forest Home Cemetery.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. reports
trade picking up wonderfully, with stock
very scarce and advanced in price. Its
Carnations are improved both in stems
and blooms. No Valley has been ob-
tainable for several days past.
The C. C. Poll worth Co. is cutting
some good yellow 'Mums, Roses and Car-
nations. Stock has been very scarce for
the past few days.
Gus Rusch & Co. are getting in a few
nice Dahlias which are cleaned up read-
ily. They report trade good.
.Tames Fox & Sons had a busy week
with outoftown decorations.
The Currie Bros. Co. has been busy
with weddings and funeral work the p.ist
week. The bulb trade has commenced in
earnest, keeping all on the jump. The
company has just received a very fine lot
nf baskets from The Burlington Willow
Ware shops, which are very attractive
for table and window decorations. At
the greenhouses some fine yellow and
white ".MTms are being cut. also some
fine .Vsparasrus plumosus and Sprengeri.
;\riss .lean Currie leaves on Wednesday
to spend the Winter in Seattle ; she will
sti'dv mrsic.
Mr. Ilolton's auto caught fire re-
centlv but fortunately it was fully cov-
ered bv insurance.
M. Farney called on the trade and re-
ports business good in his line.
M. O. S.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PEARCE
Telephone 662-M 203 Tremont Avenue, Orange, N. J,
ASTICi\
i^cenliousc^laanj
U5EITN0WL
F.O.PIERGEGO.
12 W. BROADWAY
NrW YORK
Mastlca is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ola^^
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Ne
York and
ibox
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer SL, BROOKLYN, N.V.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey CHg, New Jersey
Dedgner and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses —
Commercial and Private
Please mention the Exchange when writinp.
D REER'S
FLORIST SPECIALTIES
New Brand New Style
HOSE "RIVERTON',
Furnished in lengths
up to 500 feet without
The HOSE fortlieFLORIST
li-inch, per ft., 15c.
Reel ol 600 ft. ■• WHc.
2 Reels. 1000
feet - - ■■ 14c.
H-inch, ■• 13c.
Reels, 600 ft. " 12Hc.
Couplings furnished
HENRY A. DREER,
714 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
Summer in Winter
BY USING
Standard Greenhouse Boilers
One cent gets our Catalog
GIBLIN © CO., Utica, N. Y.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
PLANT CULTURE Tfo"
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
October 4, 1913.
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761
384 Pages Cloth Bound
Weighs over 2 lbs.
That
Moninger
Catalog
It's the
Most Valuable Book
ever sent out ^^
by a Greenhouse
Manufacturer
There are about 200 pages, showing different
items used by the greenhouse owner, from a hose
valve to the complete house. 100 pages tell about
the thousand and one problems that you are_con-
slantly up against. It answers your question
/ill be
The Book Cost Us $7,000.00
The express company charges us IS cents to deliver the book. The books cost 12 cent
each for the binding alone. The printing, cuts, type-setting, photographs, composing, etc..
cost about 65 cents each. So the books cost us almost 31.00. We expect to sell a great
quantity of goods and are quoting prices to get your order.
We Send It Free
book like this, for you need it. You can't afford to buy any
with us. Our business runs in such large volume, all over the
xtra value for your money. We are sending these large books so
:h the many hundred items we sell.
Write today for this Big New Book
John C. Moninger Co., Chicago
906 Blackhawk Street
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Baseball Team of the E. C. Ludwlg Floral Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
J The baseball club of the E. C. Ludwlg
] Floral Co. of 710 E. Diamond st, N. S..
has ended (ije season as the champion of
the Bullfi- and Allegheny Counties
League, winning eleven games out of thir-
teen pla.ved. DeForest W. Ludwig is
manager and Ed. E. Ludwig captain of
jthe team. In the accompanying illustra-
! tion E. C. Ludwig is noted at one end,
with DeForest W. Ludwig at the other.
The latter is now on his vacation among
the Connecticut Pines. The company is
I just completing a new greenhouse,
1 200x26ft., the heating system for which
J ia being installed by the Lord & Burn-
ham Co.
Greenhouse Building
Smith's Ferry, Mass, — Plans are un-
der way for a new greenhouse, to be
erected by Gallivan Bros, to cost .$3000.
Delavan, Wis. — Irving Wright has
purchased his father's greenhouses and
will conduct same during the coming
Winter.
WniTESViLLE, N. J. — P. A. Petersen
is erecting a greenhouse. The additional
demands made upon him during the past
year have been such that he was com-
pelled to enlarge his plant.
IFi' Zfr 3 Ft'
OAAA/I
Pull Out Proof
gJYJT'S all very well to
^^1 do a lot of big direct
*'~~-' talking about big di-
rect fire surfaces. But
proof-talk is the only talk
that really talks.
Here's a Burnham proof.
If you were strong enough
to grip each side of the fluted
direct fire surface on a Burn-
ham Boiler, say two feet
across, and pull it out
straight, you would have six
straight feet of the most di-
rect kind of direct surface.
That's one of the reasons
why the Burnham coal bills
are so reasonable.
Send for Handy Hand
Book and other reasons why
you should use Burnham
Boilers.
Lord and Burnham Company
SALES OFFICES •.
NEW YORK BOSTON
42d Si. Bids. Tremont BIdg.
CHICAGO ROCHESTER
Rookery BIdg. Granite BIdg.
FACTORIES— Irvineion. N, Y. Des Flai
PHILADELPHIA
Franklin Bank BIdg.
TORONTO
12 Queen Si., East
y To Your Interest
To know that we manufacture undoubtedly the
best ventilating machinery and greenhouse fittings
on the market. . .
We are in position to give your orders or inquiries
our prompt and careful attention.
Write and ask us for our catalog and prices, and
explain your requirements.
ADVANCE CO, Richmond. ln«.
Please mention the ExchanEe ■whe
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
By C. W. WARD. Send for Sample Pages PRICE, $3.50.
A.T. DELA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO., Ltd., 2 1, s ouane street NEW YORK
762
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780 Cast Iron Boilers
Shipped From Our Foundry
From January 1st to September 15th
llVERY once in a while you
hear it said that the *'Cast
, Iron Boiler has seen its day."
These figures certainly are most
conclusive proof to the contraiy.
. If these 780 boilers were all hooked
up together in one huge battery,
they would heat 1,608,985 feet of
radiation.
Puttingit another way, they would
heat to 60 degrees, whenit was zero
outside, 4,826,955 square feet of
glass, or a greenhouse 40 feet wide
and 18 miles long.)
As big as this sounds, it really is
but half the story, as in the next
60 days we will ship more boil-
ers than all the other months com-
bined.
Right on our shipping room floor
are several hundred more boilers,
all tested and ready for prompt
shipment.
If you are in a hurry, like every-
body is at this time of the year —
telegraph your order at our expense.
You can depend on depending
on Hitchings^& Co.
Hitchings and Company
NEW YORK OFFICE PHILADELPHIA OFFICE
1170 Broadway Pennsylvania Bldg., 15th and Chestnut Sts.
FACTORY
Elizabeth, New'Jersey
780
uU heat 158
uses 40 (set
le and 600 (eet
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M
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
l398-r408 Metropofitan Avenue, BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Metropolitan
Patent Wall
Construction
WITH a little extra cost
above wood and with less
trouble, anyone can put
up our Iron Wall Greenhouse by
bolting the different pieces to-
gether and securing roof bars for
any size glass to the iron side
plate and drip conductor com-
bined. Side bars are held securely
without the use of nails or screws.
To econoTiize wall plate may be
eliminate'^.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, Etc.
1 the Exchange when writing.
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
Floricultural Notes from Cornell
University
The floricultural work in the College
of Agriculture opened in earnest with the
beginning of class work on Thursday of
last week. Prof. E. A. White assumed
his duties as head of the department on
Sept. 15 and commenced the year's work
with a talk to the students at the weekly
seminar in floriculture on "Floricultural
Education." He followed the develop-
ment of the subject from the time it be-
gan to be taught in agricultural colleges
to the present. The scope of the work
was outlined and plans laid for strength-
ening along all lines the work given in
the University.
A large number of students have regis-
tered for courses in floriculture and the
prospects are bright for a prosperous
year.
Dr. A. C. Beal, who is in charge of the
investigational work of the department,
plans to begin quite soon a survey of the
greenhouse industry of New York.
A large number of registrations are al-
ready coming in for the short courses in
floriculture, which begin Nov. 11 and
close Feb. 13. This course is a most
valuable feature of the college work.
Aside from subjects which deal directly
with the culture of florists' crops, men
in these short courses may take sub.iects
in soils, plant diseases, plant breeding,
insects, landscape art, vegetable garden-
ing, and others of like nature whicli touch
closely the flower growers' work and in-
terests. These courses are being
strengthened yearly. They are especially
valuable for young men employed in
greenhouse establishments who have not
had educational advantages of a broader
nature.
Any one interested shotild send to the
secretary of the College of Agriculture,
Ithaca, N. Y., for an "Announcement of
Winter Courses" for 1913-14 or may
write to Prof. E. A. White of the de-
partment of floriculture.
Please mention the Exchange wh
^M PACIFIC
,'!f-.:COAST
LosAngeleSjCai.
The semi-monthly '
meeting of the
Pasadena Horticul-
tural Society on
Sept. 19 was a
record breaker in the acquisition of
new members Five were elected to
membeiship, as follows : Charles Winsel,
one of our progressive seedsmen and nur-
serymen, who is also president of the Los
Angeles Horticultural Society ; H. R.
Richards, superintendent of the flower
seed department of the German Seed Co. ;
Duncan ISIurdock, a landscape gardener;
Charles Clinkaberry ; F. A. Banks. The
question of making an exhibit at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Fran-
cisco, 1915, was discussed, and the secre-
tary of the Society was instructed to as-
certain ofBcially from the directors of the
exposition their attitude on the question
of charges for floor space. The State
voted $5,000,000 toward the support of
the exposition, and now there seems to
be a disposition on the part of the man-
agement to charge all the traffic will bear
for space in the buildings which are being
erected by the contribution of the electo-
rate of the State.
At the next meeting of the Los An-
geles Horticultural Society on Oct. 7th
a paper on the subject of "Landscape
Gardening on the Pacific Coast" is to
be read by W. Th. Goethe, a descendant
of the famous German poet. Of course
a subject like that will provoke anims ^-^d
discussion. There are many men in this
State who received thorough training in
the art of landscape adornment in the
East and in the British Isles, who have
brought their early training with tliem
and cling to it with the tenacity of life.
The idea that they are now residents of
a desert country, in its primitive condi-
tion, never seems to enter their heads,
and they attempt to reproduce the same;
scenic effects here as exists in the land i
of their nativity. The expense incident
thereto is enormous, and only the man
with a large bank account may indulge
in the luxury and, when he passes on
to the land from which no traveler ever
returns and his estate falls into the hands
of careless heirs who will not stand the
expense of the water, and the cost of
applying it during the long dry season
of the year, the Grass dies or maintains
a feeble existence, and the shrubs and
trees which are not adapted to the dry
atmosphere soon perish.
John Spence, who was for years super-
intendent of a large estate in Mexico.
left that unhappy country when the
Madero revolution broke out. coming to
this part of the State as superintendent
of the planting activities of the Cliiiio
Land & Water Co. until Sept. 20tli.
when he went to Gold Beach. Ore., m
take charge of landscape development
work there.
A hot wave swept over this State dnv-
ing the week ending Sept. Ifrth. Tlie
maximum was reached on the 17th. wlicn
the thermometer showed 104 to 111 de-
grees in different localities, with a low
relative humidity of 70. and because of
the dry atmosphere there was not a case
of prostration from the beat.
P. D. Barnhart
October 4, 1913.
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763
"KING IDEAL" BOILER
for GREENHOUSES
A square Sectional Cast Iron Boiler desipied especially for burning soft coal
so that it is
S MOKELESS
The King Ideal is a very practical heater, which costs a trifle
more than the old style rocking grate hard coal boiler, but it
SAVES ONE-THIRD OF THE SEASON'S FUEL BILL
Write for^the Bulletin No. 41 and find out why the King Ideal Boiler, like a
King" Greenhouse, is the most profitable investment you can make.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO.
26 KING'S ROAD NORTH TONAWANDA. N. Y.
"JUl the Sunlight JUl Day Houses"
Please mention the Escbange ^ hen writing.
LAND DRAIN TILE JA^'^S^ "Ix.
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many ZDdjttrdand 4tb repeat orders daiinspaBt
five yearB from oaere.Bbow reaolts. Send postal
for clrcalar and prlcea.
T»E CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
HiDiifutorers 613 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
St. Johns, Ore.
Flea
nentioD the Eiohange when
riting.
Evans Improved Challenge
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the most per-
fect apparatus in the maricet.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your orders
QUAKER CrrV MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
Pleage mention the Exchange when wrltliig.
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
Greenhouses §1^ Conservatories
NORTH TONANA/ANOA.N.Y.
HAMILTON, ONT.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY. ILL.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writlDg.
Readers will confer a favor upon us of
more than passing value If, wiien orderlna
stock of our advertisers, they will mention
seelna the advt. In The Exchanne.
Business is still slow. The weather is
good and a few good showers have lately
helped everything outdoors. Roses are
improving, and there are very good
Asters and choice Dahlias to be seen in
our city stores.
The latest outing of the Portland
Floral Society to Mr. PUkington's Nur-
sery at Durham was attended by over
eighty members. All were full of praise
of the good stock and the fine lunch
which Mr. Pilkington generously pro-
vided.
Harry K. Spalding, of Geo. Betz's
house in St. Johns, will grow general
stock, and plans to open a store on 4th
St. C. A. I?ruggemann will have charge
of the growing part of it. C. A. B.
Vancouver, B. C.
Business has picked up considerably
since last week. Bulb sales are large
and numerous. Several carloads of
Dutch bulbs were received by the trade a
few days ago.
The members of the profession in gen-
eral had a meeting last Friday at the
Progress Club. The effort to reorganize
failed completely, the different interests
being very antagonistic. Wm. Schauman
addressed the meeting in a prolonged
speech, at the end of which he recom-
mended the formation of an association
of all branches, to be affiliated with the
amateurs and to lead all horticultural af-
fairs.
The reconstruction of Brown Bros.'
greenhouses at Port Hammond is being
pushed very energetically.
Mr. Keffncr, the Coyent Garden Flo-
rist, has started to import large 'Mums
from Seattle and reports satisfactory re-
sults.
A Fall flower show is taking place at
the Victoria Fair this week. W. S.
—Our Advertising Columns-
Read for Profit! Use for Results!
"Why You Should Worry"
■
AST Summer our Boston office
iost a job because the customer
ihoughl our price was somewhat
ligh. He placed his contract with an-
other firm.
Our contract called for completion
not later than middle of September.
The work was not completed until
January.
In addition to endless worry and daily
exasperation, that owner lost the profits
on one entire crop.
He told us the other day that "although
he paid less for his house, it had already
cost him many hundred dollars more
than ours would."
You know that at best there is always
bound to be enough annoying things about
building that can't be controlled, so why
deliberately buy worry and trouble.when
the
house
I quite
you can get a firm like Lord & Burnham
to shoulder your troubles and build your
house for you ?
Not only build it the thorough e
ing way they build, but build it i
time specified it should be built.
When you compare figures, be.
mind that "What you pa^ foi
is one thing; what a house costs i
another."
You may pay more for our houses, but
no one denies they cost less in the end.
Orders for commercial houses placed
before January first, with the understand-
ing that they are not to be delivered un-
til March first, will be taken at special
Winter prices.
Next week more about these Special
Winter Work Prices.
kvhichE. Zuck&Sons. Erl
Lord & Burnham Company
SALES OFFICES:
NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO
42nd Streel Bids. Tremonl Bids Franklin BiinL Bids. Rookery Bids.
ROCHESTER TORONTO
Granile Bids. 12 Queen Slreet. Ea.l
FACTORIES:
Irvinslon. N. Y. De. Plaine., III.
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glassworks "KMSIrT^w"
Please mention the Exchange when wrltinff.
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
White- wash Spray-
log. Will not clog or get out of order.
Used in Leading Parks and Cemeteries.
RE3DE A McKENNX
614 — 60th Street, Brooklyn, New York
764
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October 4, 1913.
T"^^ HE saying, "A Lean Horse for a Long
_^___ Race," is as true as it is old.
MM} The U-Bar is the leanest of all the green-
house constructions.
Leanest, because it's made of the strongest
material ; with the least material needed to make
it strong.
The U-Bar roof bar and rafter are one.
Every roof bar is a steel rafter.
Every rafter is a steel and cypress roof bar.
Notwithstanding this rafter and roof bar com-
bination, the U-Bars are no larger than the usual
cypress bars used in other constructions.
Like the lean horse, the U-Bar frame is all muscle-
Not only is such a house, when built such a
way, decidedly more graceful and architecturally
attractive, but it's unequaled for productiveness.
The highest possible endorsement of the U-Bar
construction is that other concerns are trying in
every way to make their houses look like the U-Bar
houses.
So don't think that if a house has a curved eave
it's a U-Bar house.
If it's not built with the U-Bars, it's not a U-Bar
curved eave house.
Send for catalog. Or send for us. Or both.
U-BAR GREENHOUSES
PIERSON U-BAR CO i MADisoNAvt.ia
CANADIAN OFFICE -10 PHILLIPS PLACE MONTREAL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
S,|?;j Landscape Gardening, Paper No. 2 '^^^'^^ pi^anning. con-
STRUCTION AND l/PKEEP
tVe are a straight shoot and aim to grow Into a vigorous plant'
A "WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. J5
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, OCTOBER I J, J9J3
One Dollar per Annum
NOW READY
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS.
$1.50 per 100, $11.00 per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS
per 100, 828.00 per 1000.
13 cm. bulbs, S1.25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000; 14 c
Extra quality bulbs. 11 to 15 cm., 2000 to the c
, $3.00
LILIUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs, 7-9, $19.50 per case.
FREESIAS, Purity. S2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mamomth bulbs,
$1.60 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
CALLAS. Extra size bulbs, V/i to 2-in. diameter. $9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs. 2 to
2K-in. in diameter, $12.00 per 100.
Lilivinn Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We offer a selected stock of the original true Harrisii for early forcing. This stock was
grown from the original true type, and will be found splendid stock for earl^^ forcing, for
which purpose Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season.but
we are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make delivery
first shipment.
6 to 7-inch bulbs. 350 to the case, $5.50 per 100. S45.00 per 1000.
7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200 to the case, 9.00 per 100. 82.50 per 1000.
Full case lots at thousanci rates.
Extra Fine Specimen Ferns for Fall Trade
NEPHROLEPIS elegandsslma. 6-in. pots. 50c. each; 8-in.. $1.00 each; 10-in.. $2.00 to $2.50
NEPHROLEPIS magnlfica (The Lace Fern). 5-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Bostoniensis. 6-in. pots. 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Piersonl. 6-in. pots. 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS superbissima. 8-in. pots, $1.00 each.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisii form of Bostoniensis. The finest of all the plain-leaved type.
8-in. pots, $1.00 each; very large specimens, 10-in.. $4.00 and $5.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Killamey, Pink KlUarney, Richmond, Lady Hilllngdon and Killamey Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named var-
ieties. Strong grafted plants, in 3M- and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
NE>V YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Special Price on ff Iff Y Rl Iff ff^d
Cold Storage l^ffl^ ff ffJUff^ffJ^^
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. Only a few cases left.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM-suppy u^^^a
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
Write now and eet our quotations on Glganteums, Ma£nlficum and Dutch Bulbs for
1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will Interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII '"'r:^'
7-9, 200 to case, $15.00 per case.
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 800 to case $7.00 per 100, $17.60 per csae,
8-10, 226 " 8.60 " " 17.50 "
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
14 cm. up. 1,000 to the case, $1.60 per 100, $10.S0 per 1000
13 cm. up, 1,260 1.25 " " 9.00 " "
CHINESE LILIES. ^° ^""'' '" ^'"'"•as'Sfpe^iooo.'"''' *"'"' "" """''■
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
WM. F. HASTING CO., ISfr'A^rS. %:
MT SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX
Let Us Grow Your Rose
Stock To Order
LET us know now, how many
Plants of our winning varie-
ties you want, and we will
grow them to order for you.
You can come at any time and
see the plants as they are
grow^ing.
We begin December first
grafting stock for March ship-
ment.
Order your " satisfaction
Plants from Cromwell " now.
A.W.P1CR30CN
ir^c.
Kroc^wlll com.
t the Eschanee when
Miscellaneous Plants
We have the following ready for immediate shipment and will have in
stock from now on, so save this until you are in need of something.
100 1000 100
2-in. 2-in. 3-in.
ACALYPHA Macfeeana S2.00 $18.50 $3.00
ACHYRANTHES Emersoni 2.00 18.50 3.00
AGERATUM. 6 varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00
ALTERNANTHERA. 7 varieties 2.00 18.50
BEGONIA Vernon. Pink and white 2.00 18.50
Gloire de Chatelaine 4.00 35.00 6.00
CIGAR PLANTS, CUPHEA Platycentra 2.00 18.50
COLEUS, Golden Redder, Verschafieltii, etc 2.00 17.50 3.00
COLEUS, Brilliancy (for Christmas) 3.00 25.00 4.00
FUCHSIAS. In good assortment 2.00 18.50
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Extra strong 2.00 15.00 3.00
HELIOTROPE, Chieftain, Mad. Bruant 2.00 18.50 3.00
GERANIUMS. Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00
LANTANAS. 15 varieties 2.00 18.50
LEMON VERBENAS 2.00 18.50
MOONVINES, Noctiflora, Leari 2.00 18.50 3.00
PETUNIAS. Select double mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00
Single fringed, mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00
SALVIA, Bonfire, Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00
25 of one variety at hundred rate, 250 at thousand rate.
WHITE MARSH,
R. VINCENT, JR. & SONSCO.,"!i;!S
Pleaso mention the EKchanpe ■when writinR-.
-THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 785
766
The Florists' Exchange
FAIR OCTOBER MORN
L ILIUM GIGANTEUM
7 to 9. late dug bulbs S6.50 per 100; $60.00 per 1000
ST. DAVIDS HARRIS 1 1
A few cases left of
FREES IAS
Selected 80c. per 100; S7.50 per 1000
Purity, Queen of all $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
CANES
6 to 8 ft., $7.00 per 1000. 10 to 12 ft., $1.3.00 per 1000
SACRED LILIES
Jumbo Bulbs, baskets of 30 S1.25
WM.ELLIOn&SONS,
42 VESEY ST.
NEW YORK
1 the Eschang
-TO THE TRADE-
HENRY MEnE, Quedlinbiirg, Germany
^"^^"^^"' (Established in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale o£ all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas,
Radishes, Spinacii, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cmerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums. Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (miied), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz., $1.75 per )i oz., $1.00 per H oz- Postage paid. Cash
with order. , . . .. j j
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. 1 also grow largely
seeds on contract.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
iXrr ._ _x m..vj:<vl..<« Dnionia $12.00 per 1000; $100.00 per 10,000. Young
Offsets of Gladiolus Panama, tulbs of same, lU-m. and over, $12.00 per
100 ; $100.00 per 1000.
PltfllAllIC Niodoro Offsets. $5.00 per 1000 ; $40.00 per 10,000. Young bulbs of
UiaQIOIUS nldgard. same, lM-;n. and over, $5.00 per 100 ; $40.00 per 1000.
Gladiolus America. *-'°- ^^"^ °''"- '^o" p" ^°°° ■ ^^°-°° p^ io.o<»-
ALL STRICTLY TRUE TO NAME ASK FOR PRICE LIST
For prices on larger quantities, apply to
Sassenheim, Holland
piinrQ O PA Wholesale Bulb Growers
I and Gladiolus Specialists
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
— GREAT BARGAINS IN —
PAPERWHITE GRANDIFLORA NARCISSUS
1000 to the case, in well graded EXTRA size, to close out a special lot of fifty
cases, for bankers account. If interested, write for terms to
AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS p. o. bo« 752. 51 Barclay street, New Yoffc
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
Engflish Lot
just off ship.
Bricks thorough-
ly " Ron."
Highest Value.
VffligJian's Seed Store
25 Barclay Straat, NOW YORK
ntion the Exchange when writing.
dEED5
and
BULBS
W.C.Beckert
101-103 Federal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side)
MUSHROOM SPAWN
New Shipments just received
Wnglish, Finest Quality, $8.00 per 100 lbs
American, Pure Culture, $12.00 per 100 lbs.
WECBER & DON
Seed Merchants
114 Chambers St., NEW YORK
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Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT!
USE FOR RESULTS!
New Crop
Sweet
p
eas
Christmas or
Winter-Flowering
Our new crop ol Sweet
Peas has just arrived,
and we can fill orders
promptly. The germina-
tion and quality are of
the very best.
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True Christmas-Flowering
S>veet Peas
Mlb.
$0.50
.50
.50
.35
.50
Hlb.
$0.75
.75
.75
.60
Lb.
$1.50
1.50
1.50
1.00
.75 1.25 2.00
White. Pure white; fine, large flowers, borne pro- Oz.
fusely $0.20
Pink. Companion to the above 20
Meteor. Best Christmas red; splendid, large flowers .20
Florence Denzer. A splendid white 15
Le Marquis. A beautiful shade of violet, extra
fine 20
Mrs. Wm. Sim. The very best of all the pink
shades, highly recommended 25
Mrs. C. H. Totty. This is a very desirable color,
silvery sky-blue, shghtly later than the earhest
varieties 20
Mrs. E. Wild. Early flowering, brilliant red 20
Watchung. Early-flowering Christmas type, black-
seeded white 20
Blanche Ferry. Pink and white, same in color as the
old standard, popular Blanche Ferry, only of the
Christmas-flowering type 20
Mrs. Alex. Wallace. This variety is without a doubt
the peer of all lavender colors. Mrs. A. Wallace
is now so well known that further description is
unnecessary 25
S. & W. Co.'s Earliest White. A special white,
being notable for its long stems and purity of
flowers 25
S. & W. Co.'s Sunbeams. A splendid novelty in
Christmas-flowering Sweet Peas. Flowers are
very open and of a clear primrose yellow. Every-
one should try some of this variety this season 30
Snowbird. Black-seeded early white 20
Mrs. Dolansky. Early-flowering pure pink, or Prima
Donna 20 .50 .75 l.i
Our SWEET PEAS are all grown by a specialist, and for
quality cannot be better at any price.
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.50
.75
1.50
.75
1.25
2.00
.75
1.25
2.00
.85
1.50
2.50
.50
.75
1.50
Mignonette
S. & W. Co.'s Triumph. This Mignonette is one of the choicest H oz-
varieties for Winter forcing. In type similar to Allen's Defiance,
except that spikes are more compact and the individual florets are
much larger in size. Seed of this grand variety is grown in our
greenhouses and is saved from the best spikes. Plants grow from
2 to 3 feet high, producing flower-spikes up to 20 inches long.
Pkt. (about 1000 seeds), 50c $0.75
30-32 Barclay Street NEW YORK
PluM mentlgB th« Exohucc whan wittlns.
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
767
LILY OF THE VALLEY
Heavy, field-grown clumps for outside planting, $15.00 per 100
Princess of Wales Violets
Field-grown. $6.00 per 100, S50.00 per 1000
A. N. PIERSON, Inc., Cromwell, Conn.
nention the Exchange when
NARCISSUS THE REASONS
Paper White Grandiflora
Superior Quality Selected Bulbs
13-15 Centimeters
Per 100 $1.00
Per 1000 8.25
Per 5000 $8.00 per 1000
Cases contain 1250 bulbs.
Chinese Sacred Lilies
Per basket (30 bulbs) $1.25
100 1000
LUium Candidum $5.00 $45.00
Mammoth Freesias. French
grown 1.25 10.00
Kew Crop Mushroom Spawn
English MiUtrack 10 lbs., SOc; 25 lbs.,
S1.75; 100 lbs., $6.00
Mastica, for glazing. .Qt., 40c; gal. $1.35
Mastica Machine 1.25
Send your list of Bulb wants and avail yourself
of our special prices
Johnson Seed Co.
217 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds. $1.00; 1000
seeds, $1.50; 3^ pkt. 50c. Colors separate also.
PRIMULA Kewensis, Sweet Yellow. 25c.
PRIMULA malacoides. Giant Baby. 26c.
PRIMULA obconlca. New Giants. 50c.
CALCEOLARIA. Finest giants. Pkt. SOc.
CINERARIA. Large-Bowering, dwarf, miied,
1000 seeds, 50c.; H pkt. 2Sc.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
miied, 250 seeds, $1.00; }i pkt. 50c.
DAISY (BeUis) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; wlute, rose or mixed, pkt. 2dc.
FORGET-ME-NOT Triumphant. Ex. pkt. 25c.
IRISH SHAMROCK. True green. Pkt. 25c.
riAIIT PANCV 1^'>° I^' larEe-aowering
UInn ■ nino l ■ varieties, critically selected.
6000 seeds. $1.00; J^ pkt. 50c.; $2.50 per ounce. A
pkt. of Giant Mad. Perrct added to every order for
Pansy Seed. Finer than ever.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
SURPLUS
Sweel Pea Seed
For Immediate Delivery
The L. D. Waller Seed Co.
SPECIALISTS IN
Sweet Peas, Nasturtiums and
Small Flower Seeds
fpKn GUADALUPE, CAL.
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Our|Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT
USE FOR RESULTS
for the increasing popularity of the Antirrhinun
a cut flower are : Its adaptability to all occasions,
its wide range of color, its keeping qualities, and,
last but not least, the greatly improved varieties
offered. And the greatest of these is
NELROSE
the cut flower novelty of the year. Send for booklet
F.W.FLETCH[R&CO.,Auburnilale,Ma$s.'
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Ctias. C. Massie, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattituck, N. Y.; second vice-
president, W. F. Tlierkildson, Paines-
ville, O.; secretary (re-elected), C. E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. Wll-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC. — Sept. 29, S. S.
Piiiladelphia — Yokohama Nursery Co., 1
case Orchids. Sept. 30, S. S. Lapland —
Maltus & Ware, 570 pkgs. plants, 144
pkgs. trees, etc.: Lunham & Moore, 71
pkgs. plants, etc.; J. Roehrs & Co., 82
cases plants, etc.; C. B. Richards & Co.,
33 cases plants, 260 tubs trees; P. C.
Kuyper & Co., 129 cases plants; Bernard
Judae & Co., 8 cases plants; A. Golden-
berg, 30 cases plants; H. F. Darrow,
68 cases plants; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 28
cases plants: F. R. Pierson Co., 47 cases
plants: R. M. Ward & Co., 27 cases
plants. S. S. Noordam — Tice & Lynch,
8 cases bulbs; F. R. Pierson Co., 11
cases bulbs; H. H. Berger & Co., 3 cases
bulbs; C. D. Stone & Co., 7 cases bulbs;
P. Henderson & Co., 2 cases bulbs: Lun-
ham & Moore, 6 cases plants; A. Bald-
win & Co., 1 case bulbs: Vaughan's Seed
Store, 4 pkgs. bulbs: A. Murphy & Co.,
1 case bulbs: MacNift Horticultural Co.,
34 cases trees, etc.; A. T. Boddlngton, 7
cases bulbs; I. P. Roosa, 4 cases bulbs;
E. J. King, 78 cases bulbs: Bernard
Judae & Co., 14 pkgs. bulbs, etc.; W. T.
Collins, 15 pkgs. bulbs, etc.; W. E. Mar-
shall & Co., 2 cases bulbs. Oct. 2, S. S.
Olympic — O. G. Hempstead & Son, 5
cases plants: Maltus & Ware, 1 case
Orchids. Oct. 4, S. S. Adriatic — G. W.
Sheldon & Co., 300 bbls. grass seed;
Jacob & Mullen, 70 bbls. grass seed.
European Notes
Old Sol is dealing out a prize packet
just now, which would have been more
acceptable if we had received it last July,
at which time flannels and overcoats were
absolutely needed. Just how long this
hot and sunny spell will last it is not
possible to say, but it has done some
good to late crops which are growing on
cool, moist land, and also helped plants
for 1914 crops that are well established.
Would that all our Cabbages and Kales
were in this happy position !
In some of our northern districts
Sweet Peas have taken a new lease of
life and are just now a perfect blaze of
bloom. Unfortunately, it is now too late
for these plants to mature their seed.
If You Buy
One Hundred
or
One Million
Lily Bulbs
Buy the Best
Horseshoe
Brand
Giganteum
Is It
6/8 $16.00 per case of 400
7/9 7.50
7/9 18.00
8/10 10.00
8/10 23.00
100
300
100
250
LARGER SIZES SOLD
J^ot how cheap.
But how good
Ralph M. Ward
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET
NEW YORK
Fleaso mention the Exchange when writin?*
768
The Florists' Exchange
Wholesalers
We not only import the
largest quantity of bulbs to
America, but we carry in
stock and in season the most complete assortment
f r^ H °f bulbs for florists. We can fill your complete wants
^)I Stli promptly and from our own stock. We con-
stantly strive for early deliveries, but we do not
^^ ^ order any bulbs dug prematurely. Look out for
B>^ f T 1 V^ O early dug, weak forcing Lily bulbs. They will
^^ ^^ * *^ "^ not carry well in storage.
IN STOCK NOW, NEARLY ALL LEADERS
DUTCH HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, TULIPS,
As well as the following EARLY ITEMS : Per 1000
Hyacinths, White Romans, 11-12 (2500 to case) $23.00
Narcissus, Paper White, Star Brand, (1000 to case) 11.00
Narcissus, Paper White, Fancy, (1250 to case) 9.00
FREESIAS
FRENCH GROWN 100 lOOO
Jumbo, J^ in. and up S1.75 $12.00
Mammoth,}^ to 5i in.. 1.15 10.00
First QuaUty, %to}4m 85 7.50
CALIFORNIA GROWN
Choice, H to « in . 65 5.00
First QuaUty, f^ to M m 45 3.00
TRUE PURITY 100 1000
5^ in. to ?i in $2.50 $20.00
J^ in. and over 1.75 15.00
J^ in. to H in 1-50 12.00
NEW COLORED
Per 100 $7.00
WRITE FOR SPECIAL QUOTATIONS IN LARGE QUANTITIES
HARRIS 1 1
100 1000
7 to 9 in. (200 to case) $9.00 $85.00
FORMOSUM
Ten days in cold storage belore planting
bring them early. 100 1000
6 to 8 inch (350 to case) $4-00 $35.00
G IGANTEUM from cold storage
7-9 (300 bulbs to case) $12.00 per case
9-10 (200 bulbs to case) 16.00 per case
OTHER LILIES from storage
ALBUM, 8-9 in $9.00 per 100
RUBRUM, 8-9 in 6.00 per 100
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
_.__•— ^-^--k CUT SPRAYS. Book orders now for your holiday supply
BOAWIJwl/* We have it.
Nev. York VaUghafl'S $66(1 St0r6 Chicago
Please mention the Eiohmge when writing.
SPECIAL OFFER
HarrisiiLilies
7/9-in., $8.25 per 100.
Fine stock of all kinds of
Fall bulbs. Send for
wholesale catalogue today
James Vick's Sons
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FRBBSIA
100 1000
Refracta Alba. 5^ to H in. diam . . . t0.60 $4.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
5 to 7-in. circumference tS.OO $40.00
6 to 7-in. circumference 6.00 55.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
ROMAN HYACINTHS, 12-15 3.50 32.00
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandi-
flora, 13-15 1.25 8.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOG?
**Thm most reliable seeds"
53 Barclay St., (t lo New York
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FINEST YELLOW
GLADIOLUS
ON THE MARKET
The NIAGARA
From a host of testimonials we select the following:
Mr. Frank Banning, Richmond, Ind., Aug. 10, 1912
Dear Sir: Your Niagara is a magnificent Gladiolus. Color, size, form and
sturdiness put it in a class by itself. You certainly can justly be proud of it.
The E. G. HILL CO.
Largest bulbs, $100.00 per 1000; 2d size, $73.00; 3d size, $S0.00; 2S0iat
1000 rate. Largest bulbs, $12.00 per 100; 2d size, $10.00; 3d size, $8.00;
50 at 100 rate. BOGKIKG ORDERS KOW. WRIU rOR PRICES ON lAhGlR QUilMllllS
The Perkins"King Co. -west MentoV. ohio
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Narcissus Paper White
Grandiflora
13 ctm. bulbs (1250 to case)...$1.25 $8.50
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.50 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St., CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
J. BOLaiANO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
Established 1818. Write for our low Prices
Light, Pratt and ElUcott Streets
BALTIMORE, MD. wmBi
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The same remark applies to Pole Beans,
the plants of which are now covered with
a mass of succulent pods that would have
made the fortune of any marlset grower
in July or August, but have no interest
for the seedsman now. On the other
hand, Nasturtiums are benefiting consid-
erably and may be a fairly good crop
after all.
It is rumored that a well known Amer-
ican firm is about to open a branch some-
where in Britain. That's all right, but
what is the matter with Uncle Sam? Is
his back garden all built over?
The comparatively small amount left
by Robt. Sydenham Is a surprise to many.
EtTBOPEAN Seeds.
American Notes
Large as the bulb trade has been the
past week, more sales in every depart-
ment would have been made had it not
been for the continued warm weather
and the excessive rains that have ex-
tended generally over the entire country.
But the retail over-the-counter business
will come with the first frost. Yet
more bulbs have been disposed of this
month than in a corresponding time in
any previous year.
In regard to Roman Hyacinths, it is
very interesting to note that offers of
12 to 15 cm. size bulbs have this past
weels been made as low as $28 per 1000,
which most certainly bears out the con-
tention that short crop or no short crop,
the excessive rates asked early in the
season could not hold. A num'ber of
important shortages continue to de-
velop ; several varieties of forcing Tu-
lips are in this list, especially Murillo
and Couronne d'Or. The largest bulbs
of Purity Freesias are short, but there
are plenty of %in. and under.
The very strong demand that con-
tinues so steadily for both the named
varieties and mixtures of Darwin Tu-
lips is making them most difficult to
obtain in anything like laTge quantities.
Dutch Hyacinths in first, second, and
miniature sizes, are not very plentiful.
Paperwhite Narcissi still hold firmly in
price, although rumors continue to be
circulated that some large lots are soon
to be offered, but as yet nothing of the
kind has materialized. Just at present
there would seem to be more in New
York than elsewhere, Chicago, Philadel-
phia and Boston doing the buying. The
new Giant-flowering Crocuses are sell-
ing well, especially such sorts as Pallas,
Seipio, and Kathleen Parlow; but this
is really the first year that the price
has been reasonable.
Japanese Lilium formosum bulbs in
the Tin. to Sin. size and larger, are prac-
tically out of the market, but there are
still a few 6in. to Sin. size to be had.
It is, however, about the end of the
planting season, and as a rule these bulbs
are not put into cold storage. Another
week or two at the most should bring
in the new crop of Japanese Lilium gi-
ganteum bulbs. Of course every grower
wants the earliest possible delivery, but
they should be sure that the bulbs have
not been dug prematurely. Lilium Har-
risii bulbs, especially in the smaller
sizes, have not sold as rapidly the last
fortnight or so, as early in the season;
quite a surplus of the 5in. to Tin. size
has been reported.
Tlie auction sales of the past week
in the larger cities, have been well at-
tended and the prices obtained for
P'lants, nursery stock, and bulbs are
very satisfactory. Curiously, the com-
mercial growers have shown very little
interest in Roman Hyacinths the whole
season, buying instead, apparently, more
Paperwhite Narcissi and Lily of the Val-
ley.
The Seed Crops
During the past week consider-
able light has been thrown on the seed
crops m many ways. It is now posi-
tively known that the Sweet Corn seed
crop will not exceed the estimates al-
ready made of 50 to To per cent., and
will in all probability not exceed the
former figure in the final harvesting re-
turns. The States of Ohio and Con-
necticut will no doubt yield as high as
T5 per cent, of an average crop of seed,
but even if they do it will only help to
a small extent, as these two States,
while producing the very best in qual-
ity, do not yield in quantity, with full
crops, over one-quarter or so of the
■Sweet Corn seed of the country. It is
the States of Iowa, Kansas, and Ne-
braska that yearly return some three-
quarters of all the iSweet Com seed,
and this season the crop in that terri-
tory will not exceed, at the outside, halt
an average yield. But the best barom-
eter of all is the market price, and
when it is said that during the past
week some of the largest buyers have
been willing to pay |2.T5 to S3 per
bushel for future delivery, the shortage
of the growing seed crop is surely fully
emphasized. This price, which applies
to all the standard varieties right
through the Jist, such as Early Crosby,
Hickox'a Improved, Country Gentleman,
Stowell's Evergreen, etc., is fully 50c.
per bushel more than was asked three
weeks ago, at which time it will be re- ■
memibered that all dealers were advised
in this column to cover their wants in
the line of Sweet Com seed for the
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen, 98 Chambers St.,
Ne>v York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
769
ILILIUM CANDIDUM
AND OTHER SEASONABLE BULBS
The Lilium Candidum we have on hand is now in cold storage, therefore in perfectly dormant and sound condition. Planted noui in the open
ground or in pots, they will make their Winter growth — be very handy for Decoration Day or June weddings. We offer the following sizes till sold:
Lilium Candidum, 18/20 ctms,, 13.75 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Lilium Candidum, 20/22 ctms., $4.25 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
Lilium Candidum, 22/24 ctms., I4.75 per 100, $45.00 per 1000
All cold storage Lilium Giganteum sold. Still have on hand, however, the following:
LILIUM SPECIOSUM ALBUM— Cold Storage, 8- to 9-in., 225 bulbs in a case, $7-50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000, $12.00 per case.
SPIRAEA, or AST I LB E-(Coid storage)
100 1000 I Queen of Holland. One of the finest; grand florist's
Enormous spikes of pure white flowers. . . S6.00 $55.00 | variety, white $<
Gladstone.
1000
$75.00
THE GODFREV CAULA
A!-CALLA >ETHIOPICA
From the Guernsey Islands
(A New Source)
All in excellent condition, sound and free from disease.
The Godfrey Calla. Large bulbs, $7.50 per 100, $70.00 per 1000; First size, $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000; Mailing or Second size, $5.00 per
100, $45.00 per 1000.
y CALLA /ETH 10 PIC A-(Guernsey Grown)
I These bulbs have been selected with great care and are sound and free from rot and all with eyes.
'^ iJi to ij^ inches in diameter $5.50 per joo, $50.00 per 1000 I 2 to zYi inches in diameter .$10.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
i^ to 2 inches in diameter 7.00 per 100, 65.00 per 1000 | Monster Bulbs $16.00 per 100
ALL LESS 5 PER CENT. IF CASH ACCOMPANIES THE ORDER
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON,
Seedsman,
342 West 14th Street,
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NEW YORK CITY
Bidwell & Tobes
Gro^vers of
Gladioli
KINSMAN, OHIO
J mention the Exchange when writing.
LILIES
TO CLOSE OUT WE OFFER
Harrisii, fy\l. per case 335 bulbs $16.00
Formosa , 6x8. per case 400 bulbs. . . 12.80
Formosa , 7x9, per case 300 bulbs. . . 17.50
Formosa, 8x10, per case 225 bulbs.. 17.00
Multiflorum, 7x0, per case 300 bulbs 13..50
Scranton florist Supply Co.
SCRANTON. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON, MICH
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muslinielon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Com
Correspondence Solicited
Pleaae mention the Exohftnge when -vrltlaf.
coming iSprinp; season of 1914. Another
straw that shows how the market is
trending is tlie fact that the best brands
of State of Maine canned Corn have ad-
vanced very recently from 6.5c. to 90c.
per dozen. These are the things that
positively show the market. Good
judges of the situation feel that fur-
ther advances in Sweet Corn seed will
surely very soon materialize, and that
a price of $4 or more per bushel may
be reached before the first of the year.
It had 'been hoped that more encour-
aging advices might have come to hand
I during the past fortnight regarding the
I garden Bean seed crop, but such has
not been the case. In both the States
of New York and Michigan the severe
killing frosts of Sept. 13 and 14 settled
the matter, and no conservative grower
will at this time talk about over 50
per cent, of an average yield, and it
may not be that. Seedsmen and deal-
lers are extremeily anxious about the
final seed returns from this crop, so
much so that they are vei-y chary of
quoting prices for future delivery at
present. Tliere are no quantities of
seed of any moment carried over from
the last (1912) crop.
The situation as regards the garden
Pea seefl crop would seem to have some-
what improved, many growers feeling
that the early varieties, such as Alaska,
Oradus, No'tt's Excelsior, American
Wonder, may yield as high as 75 per
cent, of an average crop ; .while the
second early and late sorts, which have
he-en estimated previously at 75 per
cent., may be delivered on contract or-
ders very nearly in full, and surely as
well as 85 to 90 per cent. It will not
be long now before individual variety
returns will be forthcoming, which will,
of course, be eagerly awaited. One
thing, however, is now an assured fact
— there will he garden Pea seed enough
for all practical demands for the com-
ing Spring season of 1914. V.
BROOKr.YN. N. Y. — Trepel & Bershad
will open a floral shop on the southwest
corner of Bedford and Gates aves., to
cost $15,000.
Silver Pink
The new Snapdragon that yields from seed
more blossoms than any greenhouse plant.
Sow seed now for continuous crop of flowers
from Easter until July. Price of seed $1.00
per pkt.; 3 pkts., S2.50; 7 pkts., $5.00.
Splendid, well branched plants, October de-
livery, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 500 or
more at 1000 rate. Cash. Though we have
25,000 plants you had better order early.
G.S. RAMSBURG, Somersworth.N.H.
Exchange when writing.
PLANTS, BULBS and SQDS
It is our business to liave what you want
TRY US AND SEE
S.S.SKIDELSKYSCO.
1218 Betz Bld^. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Catalogue for the asking
Please mention the Exchaneo when writing.
CANNAS
We grow over one million and offer all the best
varieties for Fall and Winter delivery, ranging from
$7.00 per 1000 up.
For all other bulbs ask for our price list.
IMPERIAL SKD& PLANT CO. Grange, Ballimore, Md
I the Exchang
Burpee's Seeds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our New List
Gladioli
is now ready and will be
mailed on request.
It is a select list, as we
grow only those kinds
that come up to the
Flowerfield^tandard
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE EXCHAINGE— Btst Advertising Hedlnm
770
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Hichell's Intermediate Giant-Flowering
SWEET PEA-BLANCHE FERRY
SEED SOWN IN OCTOBER WILL PRODUCE FLOWERS MARCH 15th.
A novelty of extraordinary value to the florist. Seed sown in October will
commence flowering March 15th and continue through April and May. Three
to four extra large blooms are produced on long stems from 16 to 20 inches in
length. The culture of this variety is the same as all other Winter-flowering
sorts, except that it should be sown during the month of October Our seed is
original greenhouse-grown stock. Per oz. $1.00; $3.50 per ]4 lb.; per lb. $12.00.
Also all other popular varieties of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas.
MichelFs Giant Cyclamen Seed
New Crop. Quality Unsurpassed.
GERMAN-GROWN SEED
100 Sds. 1000 Sds.
Album. White $0.75 t6.00
ENGLISH-GROWN SEED
100 Sds. 1000 Sds.
Soft Pink
White with Red Base...
Brilliant Crimson
Salmon Pints
Mised Colors
I.OO 8.50
1.00 8.50
1.00 8.50
90 8.00
Roseum. Pink 75 6.00
Rubrum. Red 75 6.00
White with Red Base 75 6.00
Mixed Colors 60 6.00
Send for Our Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't received a copy.
Henry F. Michell Co. '!ij.aS,!'K"
Pansy Seed
(Newr Crop Seed)
SKND FOR SPECIAL CIRCULAR
WALTER P. STOKES, Seedsman, plHrD'lilfkfrVi.
Pleaae mention the Exchange wban writing.
JAPANESE and
GERMAN IRIS
10,000 Clumps
Must be sold at once. Finest
mixed varieties, $7.00 per 100,
$50.00 per 1000. Cash.
FOX HALL FARM
R. r. D. No. 2. NORFOLK. VA.
Please mention the Exchange •when writing.
BULBS
Plants and Roots
IN SEASON
f.W.O.Schniilz,PrinceBay,N.Y.
Importer and Exporter of
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ILH.Berfier&Co.
I Bulbs, Seeds, Bamboos,
Palm Seeds
70 WARREN STREET :: NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT. PARSNIP. RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRUf f & SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Orange, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Barney ) Late Managers of Schlegel &
J. M. Glcason ( Fottler Co.
Peter M. Miller J. p. A. Cuerineau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street, - Boston, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
(lias.Schwake&Co.,inc
Horticultural
Importers and Exporters
90-92 West Broadway, New York
Sole Agents for the United States and
Canada for
AUG. HOHMAN'S VAllEY fXPORT
HAMBURG
Established 1859
pAyCirC The Jennings Strain
Seed, grown from the very finest selected plants,
all large flowering, in great variety of fancy colors,
100 by mail, 60c.: by express, $3.50 per 1000:
3000 for SIO.OO.
The above are field-grown, strong, healthy
plants. Seeds of above strain, pkg. of 5000 seeds,
$1.00; 1 oz. $5.00.
Large plants for Winter blooming, $1.00 per 100;
ready last of October. Cash with order.
ED ICMMINPC ^^^^ Box 254,
. D. JCnnlHud soutuport, conn.
Grower of the Finest Pansles
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
C.J SPEELMANSSONS
Sassenheim
Holland
ASTERS
Herbert & Fleishauer
Aster Specialists
McMINNVILLF, OREGON
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
ST. PAtL, MINN.
ROMAN HYACINTHS
12x15 ctm.
2000 to a case; $25.00 per 1000.
HOSEA WATERER
I07 So. 7th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and aU GARDEN SEEDS
ONION SETS
Please mention the Exchange when writing
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prlcaa
New York Seed Trade
The shipping of bulbs in the filling of
the larger orders has probably readied
the hig'h-water mark and is now on the
ebb, but on account of the continued
moderate weather, during which some
Apple trees in the orchards and Cur-
rant bushes in the garden, encouraged
by the recent copious rains following the
dry w-eather, are blooming for the second
time this year, and w^hile many of the
bedding plants are still in the pink of
condition, the small counter trade of the
amateur grower of tulbs has scarcely
begun and is still to be reckoned with.
There appear to be no heavy surpluses
of any kinds of bulbs, and a few are on
the short side. This puts <the bulb dealer
in an excellent position as regards the
closing out of tile season's sales dp bulbs.
Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers St., are
beginning work on their 1914 catalog.
The new .store's counters and other fur-
nishings are soon to be installed. Grass
seeds and bulbs continue to be tbe larger
item of sales. The bulb display in the
window attracts much attention from
Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers sit., have
just received their second sihipment of
Sweet Pea seeds. The seeds look well,
but, as every one knows, the crop is
short. The bulb display in the windows
this week includes German and Spanish
Iris. All bulbs are reported to be meet-
ing with a large sale.
At H. H. Berger cSc Co., 70 Warren
St., it is reported that Ehitch bulbs of
all kinds are moving unusually well.
In the store windows of Peter Hen-
derson & Co., 37 Cortlandt St., there is
noted tills week a Dutch bulb garden in
which th« bulbs are planted ; there is
aJso a very interesting display of seed-
ling Dahlias. The catalog department
has already begun work on tie large
1914 catalo<^
At A. T.^Boddington's, 342 W. 14th
St., work is now going on three nights a
week in order to keep up with the neces-
sary shipments. All stock is reported
well to hand. There has been recently
received an invoice of Guernsey Callas,
which arrived in very fine condition ;
tWs shipment includes the Godfrey as
well as Ethiopdca Callas. Arthur T.
Boddington has gone to North Carolina
to inspect the Tuberose, Caladium and
Canna crops. H. A. Bun.yard is at his
desk again and, as he says, recovering
from his vacation. Charles Knight, who
held an office position at the Bodding-
ton store for tie last eight or ten months,
has taken a position as superintendent
with Mrs. W. Bayard Gutting at Oak-
dale, L. I.
At W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W. 23d
St.. an invoice of tlie forcing varieties of
Gladioli has arrived. These include
Bride, Queen of Holland, Peadh Blos-
som, Blushing Bride, etc. The sales of
Grass seed and bulbs thus far this sea-
son have been particularly heavy.
Maurice Fuld. of the Kniiglit & Struck
Co.. 1 Madison ave.. New York, and
Flushing, L. I., is now working on the
new catalog of this company, of whidi
he has recently become a stockholder and
vice-president. Mr. Fuld on Oct. 20 will
deliver a lecture on bulbs and their cul-
ture before the Research Club at Oxford,
NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO SOW
Winter Sweet Peas
AFTER THE 'MUMS
We have: Xmas Pink, Florence Denzer,
Watchung, Wallacea, Mrs. Totty, Mrs. Sim'
Mrs. Smalley, at S2.00 per lb. Pink Beauty,
S4.00 per lb. Zvolanek's Pink, S5.00 per lb.
Try some of the coming Winter Orciiid Sweet
Pea. We have still a few left, in Pink, White,
Light Pink, Dark Pink, Lavender, at S4.00 per H
oz.: mixture at S7.00 per oz.
If you need some of Summer or Late Sweet
Pea for inside or outdoors, we have: Frank Dol-:
by, Nora Unwin, Gladys Unwin, at S1.25 per
lb.; Pink Spencer, White Spenceer, Lavender
Spencer, King Edward Spencer, all true stock,
atSS.OOperlb. No better in U. S. A.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, LOMPOC. CAL
Please mention the Exchange when -wTiting.
Fottler, Fiske,
Rawson Co.
BOSTON, MASS.
Cold Storage
ULIUM GIGANTEUM
PLANTED NOW,
FLOWERS AFTER CHRISTMAS
Prompt shipments from our own Cold Storage
Plant. Let us quote our prices.
SEED
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
SANDER. Bruges, Belgium
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nisturtium Specialists
Wliolesale Growers of Full List of
Floiver and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange 'when writing*
October 11, 19)3.
The Florists' Exchange
771
Pa. "Hie Azaleas of the above named
firm have arrived, and the early Erica
plants for Christmas blooming are now
beins: shipped out.
The Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Bar-
clay St.. is this week making a very in-
teresting inside store display of the new
Peony-flowering and Cactus Dahlias.
The comprehensive display of bulbs is
continued in the store windows.
Auction sales are continued every
Tuesday and Friday at Wm. Elliott &
Sons, 42 Vescy St. This firm are now
making a special offer of Lilium gigan-
teum and Harrisii bulbs.
The MacNiff Horticultural Co. of 56
Vesey St., had a special auction sale of
Boxwood and evergreens from Holland
this week.
At Vaughan's Seed Store, 25 Barclay
St., bulbs are moving lively and Grass
seeds are meeting with a heavy sale.
Lilium multiflorum is being shipped out.
The stock of Lilium formosum, except in
the smaller sizes, is becoming short on
account of the heavy demand. The new
crop of L. glganteum is expected to
arrive soon. Hyacinth bulbs are selling
out closely and man.y varieties are al-
ready on the short side.
Shipments of Azaleas from Belgium
are now arriving at McHutohison & Co.'s,
17 Murray St. Importations in general
from Belgium are reported to be smaller
than usual this year. Good Valley pips
are in rather short supply, a fact which
will tend to the maintenance of the
present high prices.
Schedules on the assignment of William
Hagemann & Co., show liabilities of
$21,852 direct, and .$4.82fi contingent;
nominal assets of $19,200, and actual as-
sets, $6,803.
Alfred Emerich, representing Messrs.
Vilmorin. Andrieux & Co., Paris, France,
arrived in New York, Oct. 1, on S. S.
Olympic, and will pay his usual visit
to the seed trade throughout the United
States and Canada. During his stay in
this country his mail address will be
care of H. Frank Darrow, 26 Barclay St.,
New York City.
ia Seed Trade
Business was rather quiet last week,
there beang very little of importance to
mention. The multiflorum Lilies are
now in, and it is stated that bulbs of the
9x10 size are scarce, being fully 50 per
cent, short.
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., are holding
their mammoth Dahlia show at River-
view this week, a full description of
which will be found in another column.
They are also holding a fine display of
Dahlias in their store window which
is attracting much attention.
Hosea Waterer, who specializes in
high grade bulbs, finds a splendid de-
mand for this stock this season owing
to the general soarcit.v.
The Moore Seed Co. reports having
practically booked its entire supply of
bulbs for this season.
Walter P. Stokes is spending a few
days in well earned rest at his cottage
at Mt. Pocono.
At the store of the Johnson Seed Co.
an active demand for poultry supplies
of all kinds is reported. JIanager Wil-
liam J. Sherry of this company is spend-
ing two weeks at City Hall, doing jury
duty.
Philip Freud, of the Henry F. Miehell
Co., who .staged and directed the hand-
some Dahlia show at Gimbel Bros.'
store, conducted a similar show at At-
lantic City on Oct. 3 and 4 at D. B.
Edwards' Floral Hail. He r-eports hav-
ing booked orders while there for ship-
ment to Georgia, Florida, Texas and
other sections of the country, as visit-
ors at Atlantic City are registered from
all parts of the couutr.v.
Chicago Seed Trade
In all lines of the seed trade there is
a steady demand for all stock now of-
fered. Bulb stock is moving well, both
retail and wholesale. The sale of peren-
nials in many well known varieties has
also begi'n. Peonies. German Iris, and
other stock is now kept at many of the
seed stores and offered in attractive pack-
ages for immediate plnnling. hut tile .weds-
men do not look for any brisk demand for
this stock until after a good frost.
At Vauglian's Seed Store there is con-
tinued activitv in all lines of trade. The
retail trade has a good start and has
been increasing in volume. The whole-
Craig Quality Stock
Brings Business
Why Delay? Order Now
Look over the following list and send us your orders, lar^e or small. We appreciate them all.
CROTONS
The Croton, with its highly-colored foliage, is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
in the world, carrying at the present time for Fall
sales over 100,000 plants in over 400 varieties, all
of the very highest quality and brilliantly colored.
2H-in. pots, strong plants. 100 S20. 1000 $175.
4-m. pots, strong plants. 100 S30, 1000 S275.
5-in. pots, strong plants. 100, §50, S75 and SIOO.
6-in. pots, strong plants. Doz. §12, S15. $18 and $24.
7-in. pots, strong plants. Doz. S24, $30 and $36.
8-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Doz. $24,
$30 and $36.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Each $5, $6
and $7.50.
12-in. and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants.
Each $10, $15 and $20.
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
Croton punctata. One of the finest and most
satisfactory varieties for basket work and cen-
ters of ferneries. 2M-in. pots, $8 per 100, $75
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $20 per 100, $150 per 1000;
4-in. pots. $25 per 100, $225 per 1000; 8-in. pots,
made up, $18 and $24 per doz.
Croton Norwood Beauty. This variety is one of
the best of our seedlings, raised three years ago,
and we are now in a position to offer same in
quantity and at very reasonable prices. This
variety has an oak-shaped leaf and is brilliantly
colored red, yellow and orange. 4-in. pots,
heavy, $50 per 100; 6-in. pots, $18 per doz.
Crotons (Narrow Leaf Types) Dellcatlssima,
Golden Thread and Florence. These varieties
are indispensable for table decoration and we pre-
dict a great future for them as nothing surpasses
them for use in artistic arrangement. 4-in. pjots,
$30 per 100; 5-in. pots. $50 and $75 per 100;
6-in. pots. $12. $15 and $18 per doz.
New Seedling Varieties. 4-in. pots, strong plants,
$3 each, $30 per doz., $200 per 100; 6-in. and 7-in.
pots, larger plants, $3.50, $4 and $5 each.
DRACAENAS
There is no variety of foliage plant as attractive
as the highly-colored Dracaena. The small and
medium sizes can be used to great advantage in
making uis the popular Christmas baskets, while the
large specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any firm
in this country.
Dracaena Godse£Flana. Green and white leaf,
very hardy: fine for baskets. 2^-in. pots, $10
per 100; 3-in. pots, $15 per 100; 4-in. pots, $25
per 100.
Dracaena Massangeana. 4-in. pots, $7.50 per
doz., $50 per 100; 6-in. pots, $15 and $18 per doz.;
8-in. pots. $2, $2.50 and $3 each; 10-in. pots, $3.60.
$4 and $5 each.
Dracaena fragrans. Plain green leaf. 6-in. pots,
$6 and $9 per doz.; 8-in. tubs, $18 per doz.
Dracaena Bronze Beauty. 2H-in. pots, $12 per
100; 4-in. pots, $35 per 100; 5-in. pots, $50 per
100; 6-in. pots, $9 and $12 per doz.; larger speci-
mens, $1.50, $2, S2.60 and $3 each.
Dracaena Bapdstil. Long, broad foliage, cream,
red and orange. 6-in. pots, $1, $1.26 and $1.60
Dracaena amablUs. Green and pinkish white;
very fine. 3-in. pots, $35 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50
per 100; 5-in. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-in. pots, $12,
$15 and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Sanderlana. Small, light green leaves,
edged with creamy white. Fine for center of
fern dishes or basket work. 2H-in. pots, $15
per 100.
Dracaena Lord Wolseley. One of the very best
varieties for Christmas, being bright red in
color. 2-in. pots, $12 per 100; 3-in. pots, very
heavy, $26 per 100.
Dracaena strlcta grandls. Carmine-red leaves.
3-in. pots, $36 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50 per 100;
6-in. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.
Dracaena Sbepherdll. Carmine and green leaves.
3-in. pots, $35 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50 per 100;
5-in. pots, $9 per doz., 6-in. pots, $12 and $16
Dracaena Mandalana. Large, bright red leaf,
beautifully colored. 3-in. pots, $25 per 100; 4-in.
pots, $35 per 100; 5-in. pots, $75 per 100; 6-in.
pots. $12 and $15 per doz.
Dracaena de Smetlana. 4-in. pots. 50c. each;
6-in. pots. 75c. and $1 each; 6-ln. pots. $1.25 and
$1.60 each.
Dracaena BrazlHensIs (Rare). 4-in. pots. $35
per 100; 5-ln. pots. $6 and $0 per doz.
and $1S per doz
Dracaena Gullfoyleil (Rare). 4-in.
doz.; 6-in. pots. S9 per doz.; 6-in. p
and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Titworthli (Rare). 4-in.
doz.; 5-in. pots. $9 per doz.; 6-in. p
and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Seedlings. Some beautifi
many colors. 4-in. pots, $5 each.
Draceana indivlsa. Excellent as a decorative
plant. 6-in. pots, $20 per 100; 6-in. pots, $36
per 100.
PHOENIX Roebelenil. 6-in. pots. $1 and $1.26
each; 7-in. pots, S2 each; 10-in. and 12-in. tubs,
specimen plants. $5. $6. $7.50, $10, $12.60, $16
and $20 each.
PANDANUSVeltchU. Well-colored plants. 2M-
in. and 3-in. pots, S30 per 100; 4-in. pots, $6 per
doz., $45 per 100; 5-in. pots, $9 per cfoz., 870 per
100; 6-in. pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100; 8-in.
pots, $24 and $30 per doz.
ARAUCARIA eicelsa. 5-in. pots, 4 and 6 tiers,
$9 per doz., $70 per 100; 6-in. pots, $12 per doz.
ARECA lutescens. Perfect plants with rich, dark
green foliage. Our stock has been grown cool
and hard. It is in splendid condition and will
surely give satisfaction. 4-in. pots, made up, S26
per 100; 6-in. pots, made up, 26 to 28 in. tall, $12
per doz., $90 per 100; 8-in. pots, made up, very
heavy, 36 to 42 in. tall, $30 and $36 per doz.; 10-
in. pots, made up, very heavy, 60 to 66 in. tall, $4
ana $5 each; 10-m. tubs, made up, very heavy, 72
to 80 in. tall, $6 and $7.50 each.
KENTIAS Belmoreana and Forsterlana. 3-in.
pots, 4 to 5 leaves, $15 per 100, $140 per 1000;
6-in. pots, 3 plants, heavy. 18 to 24 in. tall. $9
and $12 per doz.
FICUS Chauverll. 6-in. pots. 18 in. high. $6. $9
and $12 per doz.; large plants. $1.50, $2 and $2.50
FICUS utUls. 6-in. Dots, 24 in. tall, $3 each.
FICUS pandurata. Our stock of this wonderful
plant this year is finer than we have heretofore
offered. It will surely give satisfaction. 6-in.
pots, 2H ft. tall, $2 each; 7-in. pots, 3 ft. tall, $2.50
each; 8-in. pots. 4 ft. tgll. $3 each; 10-in. and 11-
in. tubs, 5 ft. to 10 ft. tall, $4, $5, $6 and $7.60
each; branch plants, exceptionally fine, $2.50,
$3, $3.50, $4 and $5 each.
FICUS Cralgll. 6-in. pots, 18 to 24-!n. tall, $9
per doz.; large plants, $12 and $16 per doz.
150,000 NEPHROLEPIS— In Variety
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties; in fact,
we are the headquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to have every
variety of Nephrolepis in every size every day \
in the year. j
Nephrolepis elegantlsslma Improved. 23^-in.
pots, $6 per 100. $50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per
100; 6-in. pots. $6 and $9 per doz.; 8-in. pots, $12 i
and $15 per doz.; large plants, $1, $1.50 and $2
each; largest plants, $2. $2.50, $3 and $3.50 each.
Nephrolepis Scholzeli. 2\4,-ia. pots, $6 per 100,
$50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per 100, $180
per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy. $6 per doz., $45 per
100; 6-in. pots, very heavy, $9 per doz., $70 per
100; 8-in. M-pots, S12 per doz., $90 per 100; 10-
in. ?^-pots, $18 and S24 per doz.
Nephrolepis Amerpohli. 6-in. pots, $6 and $9
Nephrolepis todeaoldes. 2J^-in. pots, S5 per \
100, $45 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100, $180 I
per 1000; 6-in. pots. $50 per 100; 8-in. pots. $12 I
per doz.; 9-in. and 10-in. tubs, $18, $24 and $36 I
per doz. [
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis, Wm. K. Harris. The
finest variety for large plants, being a great im-
provement over the old Boston, 2>^-in. pots,
$6 per 100, $50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100.
$180 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per doz., $45 per
100; 8-in. pots. $12 and $15 per doz.; 11-in. tubs,
$2, $2.50. $3, $4 and $5 each.
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis Harrisli. A dwarf '
; of the Nephrolepis Harrisii and excellent in I
4-in. plants up. 2M-in. pots. $8
per 100. $50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100. $180
per 1000; 6-rn. pots, $6 per doz., $45 per 100;
8-in. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.
Nephrolepis Giatrasil. 8-in. pots, $15 and $18
per doz.
Nephrolepis elegantlsslma compacta. A dwarf
compact form of Nephrolepis elegantissima, each
plant making an ideal shape. 2M-\n. pots. $6
per 100, $50 per 1000; 6-in. pots. $6 per doz., $45
per 100; 8-in. pots. 312 per doz.
^^i^
Nephrolepis Scottii. Our stock is in superb con-
dition. 2>i-in. pots, $5 per 100, $45 per 1000;
4-in. pots, $20 per 100, $180 per 1000; 6-in. pots,
$6 per doz., $45 per 100; 6-in. pots, heavy, $9
per doz., $70 per 100; S-in. ?i-pots, $12 per doz.,
$90 per 100; 10-in. 3i-pots, $18 per doz.; 11-in.
tubs. $2, $2,50 and $3 each; 13-in. tubs, specimens
14, $5 and S6 each.
Nephrolepis Smithii. The greatly improved
Amerpohlii. It is a compact form, mucn finer
than Amerpohlii and does not break down in the
center. The fronds are carried on wiry stems.
This variety will have a wonderful sale up to a
6-in. pot. being particularly showy for basket
work. 2 Ji-in. pots. $10 per 100. $90 per 1000; 4-in.
pots. $25 per 100; 6-in. pots, S6 and $9 per doz.
Nephrolepis tuberosa plumosa. This beautifut
Fern is quite distinct from all of the other
varieties of the Boston Fern in so much that is
has been raised from the Japan species Nephro-
lepis tuberosa, which type is much hardier than
the exaltata. The fronds are long and narrow,
the pinnules beautiful plumose which are of light
color, giving the fronds a beautiful effect on ac-
count of the two distinct shades as well as its
graceful waviness, and will be found a great and
distinct addition to collection Ferns. 2>i-in.
pots, $15 per 100, $140 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $25
per 100, $225 per 1000.
Nephrolepis robusta (New). Place orders at
once for Nephrolepis robusta. The Silver Medal
Fern at the National Flower Show, winning over
all competition. We claim this variety to be the
finest ol all the crested Nephrolepis, being excep-
tionally fine in large sizes. It is the strongest
grower of all the Nephrolepis Ferns, never reverts
and every plant is symmetrical and salable in all
sizes. Delivery, August and September, 1913.
2)i-in. pots, strong plants, $20 per 100. $150 per
1000; 4-in. pots, strong plants, $50 per 100, $400
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. 3-in. pots, $7
per 100, $65 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $12 per 100. $110
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri. 4-in. pots, heavy, $12
per 100.
ADIANTUM hybridum. 3-in. pots, heavy. $10
per 100. $90 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per
100, $180 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $6 per doz.,
$45 per 100; 8-in. pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100;
11-in. tubs, $24 per doz.
ASPLENIUM avis nidus (Bird's Nest Fern).
Plants of exceptional quality. 6-in. pots, $12
and $15 per doz. A grand new dwarf Fern.
" TEDDY JUNIOR " Dwarf Roosevelt. Ready
for June 1st delivery. Fine young plants from
2>i-in. pots. 40c. each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per
100. $200 per 1000.
CYCLAMEN. This has been one of our specialties
for over twenty years. This year we grew up-
wards of 80.000 plants. In all of our experience
we have never seen a finer lot of plants. We are
growing our stock in new houses. They are ab-
solutely clean and perfect in every way. and not
to be compared with weakly-drawn stock offered
at less money. 4-in. pots. $25 per 100. $225 per
1000; 5-in. pots, $50 per 100, S460 per 1000;
6-in. pots, $76 and $100 per 100; 7-in. pots, $160
per 100. This will be profitable to anyone buy-
BEGONIA Glolre de Chatelaine. The most
beautiful of the Vernon type and Lorraine pink
in color. 3-in. pots, $10 per 100, $75 per 1000;
4-in. pots, $20 per 100, $150 per 1000; 6-in. pots,
$35 per 100.
GARDENIA Veltchil. 4-in. pots, very heavy, $20
per 100, $175 per 1000; 6-in. pots, very heavy, will
Bower early, $6, $9 and $12 per doz. Our stock
is unusually large and exceptionally fine.
GENISTA racenaosa . A large stock of well-grown
plants for growing on. 3-in. pots, heavy, $10
per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy. $20 per
100. $175 per 1000; 5-in. pots, heavy. $35 per
100. $300 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy. S50 per 100,
$400 per 1000; 7-in. pots, heavy. $75 per 100
larger plants, from $1 to $3 each.
HYDRANGEAS. The new French Hydrangeas.
All of the varieties here offered have been tested
by us under ordinary conditions as to their
adaptability to forcing for Easter. All have
proven themselves to be valuable additions. We
have over 40.000 strong plants in the following
varieties: Bouquet Rose, bright pink; Gene de
Vibraye. bright rose; La Lorraine, bright pink;
Mme. a Riveram, bright rose: Mme. E. Moult
liere, best white; Mme. Maurice Hamar, brigh.
pink; Mme. Renec Gaillard, large white; Souv-
dc Mme. E. Chautard, bright rose. 2K-in. pots,
$8 per 100, $75 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100,
SI75 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $50 per 100; larger
plants, 75c., $1, $1.60 and S2 each.
ROBERT CRAIG CO.,
4900 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BRANCH, NORWOOD, PA.
on the Eschanee when wrltlnK
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CARNATIONS
We offer an exceptionally fine lot of plants, field grown, planted
from two-incfi pots. Tliey are stocky and well branched, just right
for benching.
White Enchantress Benora
Beacon Pink Enchantress
Dorothy Gordon Brooklyn
Price $6.00 per 100.
PETER HENDERSON & CO.
35-37 Corflandt St., NEW YORK CITY
1 the Exchange when writing-
Carnation Plants
To clean up, we offer
fIRST CLASS PLANTS at
greatly REDUCED PRICES,
in thefollowing varieties.
Enchantress "> Price
White Enchantress ! at c-n mn
Rose Pink Enchantress f $4.50 per 100
White Perfection J $40.00 per 1000
The best stock; same as used for our own planting
PETER REINBERG
30 E,
Randolph St.,
Chicago, 111.
Please mention the EschanKe when writing.
Carnation Cuttings
Eureka. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Enchantress Supreme. S6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
Rosette. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Gloria (New). $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
Benora. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000
20.000 Chrysanthemum Stock Plants
Also 100,000 Chrysanthemum Cuttings when ready. "All varieties.
Westboro ] Conservatories and Worcester Conservatories
Henry F. Midgley, Prop. WorCeSter, MaSS.
Leonard C. Midgley, Prop. cWeStborO, MaSS.
Fleas9 mention tiie Excliange -whwi -writing.
CARNATIONS-Field-Grown Plants
Enchantress, First s
Rose Pink Enchantress, Fir
3.50 per 100
t size. . 5.00 per 100
3.50 per 100
rith order. Five per c
White Enchantress, Second s
Dorothy Gordon, Second size
Second size plants. 3 to
nt. discount on order of 5000
$3.50 per 100
■.e ... 3.S0 per 100
3.50 per 100
REYNOLDS © MACKAY. Brunswick Road, TROY, N. Y.
Bell Telephone, Troy 1315-J
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
Field-Grown
Per 100
Enchantress $5.00
White Perfection 5.00
JERUSALEM CHERRIES, $6.00 per
100; strong plants, full of berries.
Cash with order.
JAMES E. BEACH.
Bridgeport, Conn.
the Exchange when writing.
^'r'own Carnation Plants
5000 Enchantress 2000 Sangamo
4000 Queens
$35.00 and $40.00 per 1000
These plants are very healthy and free
from disease. Cash with order.
F. B. ABRAHS. Blue Point. N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
sale trade in bulb stock may be said to
be at its zenith. The opening of the sea-
son in the plant line, both from the
greenhouses and nursery department at
Western Springs, has commenced well.
J. C. Vaughan has been a busy man
since his return from his European trip
but found time to make some remarks re-
garding the conditions he noted there.
He states that the Swiss cities of Zurich,
Geneva, and others much frequented by
tourists from all over the world, are well
to the front with beautiful, uptodate,
well managed retail stores in prominent
localities. These stores compare favor-
ably with those of any other industry.
The attention given the invited guests
at the horticultural gathering, Floralies
d'Ete, Aug. 9 to 17, at Gand, Belgium,
was notable, and the Cercle Horticole
Van Houtte is entitled to great credit
for the completeness of its arrangements
for the convenience and entertainment of
the visitors. Our American horticultural
organizations might well profit by a
study of the program carried out there.
While in Paris, Mr. Vaughan noticed
in some of the best shops there, attrac-
tive bamboo stands for the purpose of dis-
playing cut Orchid blooms. These are
dyed in a color that will not be out of
harmony with any blooms that may be
displayed on them. There is a basket
formation at the base in which a potted
plant could be placed, the framework ris-
Letters Like
This by
Every Mail
The
Exchange
Do the Same
for You
"^^P«WN CARNATIONS
LIMESTONE LAND. NO STEM ROT.
500 Victory, $6.00 per 100 ; $55.00 per 1000.
1500 White Enchantress, $7.00 per 100; $65.00
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates. Cash, please.
Wells Fargo, United States and American Express.
JOHN F. SftBRANSKY, Kenton, Ohio
ing from the back of the basket not un-
like a trellis, with smaller baskets or
pockets at intervals, where Orchids could
be mossed and placed to good effect.
There are a number of different designs
and formations in the arrangement of
these stands, all of which are light and
graceful and something entirely new for
the purpose for which they are intended.
Mr. Vaughan has an assortment of these
in his office which he takes pleasure in
showing to his visitors.
At Winterson's Seed Store all bulb
stock is reported to be moving well.
Louis Winterson states that its trade
covers a wide expanse of territory. New
Orleans, La. ; Winnipeg, Man. ; Walla
Walla, Wash. ; were points to which
shipments were sent last week. Another
order is booked for shipment to Honolulu
the coming week. The demand for all
the standard varieties of forcing Tulips
is reported to be very strong, and the
holders of good stock in these items ap-
pear to have the advantage of the market.
No surpluses of bulbs of any kind are
yet in sight, so well and evenly are all
varieties of stock moving, with the best
part of the selling season still to come.
Shrubbery and perennials are going
' freely. Any medium sized shrub, nicely
balled and burlapped, that can be sold
for 50c. is easily disposed of at this sea-
son. This is the most attractive way to
offer them to the retail trade, as they
are handy to be carried along. Business
men in going to their homes in the
suburbs have been known to carry one
or two along with them at intervals and
plant them at their pleasure. A number
of sales of stock can be effected in this
way daily that would not be possible to
make under the ordinary conditions of
shrubbery sales and express shipments.
No special varieties need be used for
this purpose, as a well grown specimen
when presented to the customer in this
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CARNATIONS AND ROSTS
CHARLES H. TOTTT
MADISON - NEW JERSEY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysonihemums
and Fertiiene
ELMER D. SMITH © CO.
ADRIAN. MICH.
Please mention the Exchange when writlar.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Please mention the ExohangB when writing.
First Aid to Buyers
FALL PRICE LIST
BEST THINGS IN ROSES
<2flf I FFni F f LORAL COMPANY '\
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
October 11, 1913.
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773
ROSES
GRAFTED and OWN ROOT
Killarney Queen, Lady Hillingdon,
Double Pink Killarney, Maryland,
Killarney, Richmond, Bride, Brides-
maid, Kaiserin, La France.
Grafted, from 3-in. pots, $15.00 per 100.
Own Root, from 3-in. pots, $7.00 per
100; $60.00 per 1000.
Perle, Sunrise, Sunset:
Own Root, $7.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
White Perfection, $6.00 per 100,
$55.00 per 1000.
Winsor, White Winsor, Princess
Charming, Wodenethe, $5.00 per 100;
$45.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
Princess of Wales, strong, field clmnps,
6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000.
Miscellaneous
Plants p 00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots.$8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots. 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2M-in.
pots 3.00
POINSETTIAS, 214-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 3^-1°. pots. . . 5,00
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
Pleaj« mantlop the Exohmre when writJng.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Gliianteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 3-m. pots, $8.00 pel
100, $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
SatUf action Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
ntion the Exchange
Carnation Plants
GOOD, CLEAN STOCK
400 WINSOR $4.00 per 100
401) PINK ENCHANTRESS .5.00 per 100
The let for S'iO.flO. C:ish. pli'asc.
GEORGE W. R||!;SFII,nshkill-on-Hu(lson,H.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writinir.
Commercial Rose Culture Hoimet
Heavily lUus. Price. $1.50. Postpaid.
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
— * *— A
SELF-TIED
ROSE STAKES
"THE LOOP!
THE LOOP'S THE THING!"
Write for Price List C
-THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO.
Manufacturers of
Self-tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
form will always outsell a variet.v that
may be of greater merit, but lacking in
size and proportion of growth.
At A. Henderson & Co.'s business con-
tinues unabated, and there is a steady
movement of all stock. A. Miller and
Guy Reyburn are still on the road and
turn in good business daily. D. D. P.
Roy, who is now helping in the shipping
department, states that there is an in-
creased demand for all late flowering
Tulips.
J. C. Vaughan will be a delegate to the
eighth International Dry Farming Con-
gress to be held at Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oct.
27 to 31, to which duty he has recently
been appointed by Governor Dunne of
the State of Illinois.
Cleveland Seed Trade
Rain, rain, rain, was the program for
last week. Still the farmers cannot
complain rer.v much, that is, those who
have Potatoes unblighted cannot — for
with this staple now selling wholesale at
over a dollar a bushel, bushels are dollars
and these da.vs mean bushels. As yet
frosts have been confined to small areas
and a few weeks more will help out won-
derfully on what otherwise would have
been a short season for farm crops and
fruit.
Latest advices from the Pea and Bean
sections indicate a slight surplus of the
former and a decided shortage of the
latter. We have yet to see, however,
how the Fall rains have affected the Bean
harvest.
One thing is certain. We cannot look
for a big bulb business until the weather
conditions become more settled and kill-
ing frosts come. Today, Sunday, has
been an example of the best that Indian
Summer can offer; fine for lawns in the
making, but of no value to the seedsman
who sells bulbs.
C. E. Kendel has been appointed to
serve on the executive committee in
charge of the large Apple show to be
held in Gray's Armory next January,
backed by the fruit growing interests of
this State.
Man.v good orders have already been
taken for perennials and nursery stock
of all descriptions for Fall planting, and
our nearby nurserymen are busy filling
these for early shipment. They are re-
joicing, as rains at this season mean an
unusual amount of planting during the
next six or eight weeks.
The local office of the Dictaphone Co.
is featuring, for a few days, the large
ornamental design representing the trade-
mark of the Storrs & Harrison Co., of
Painesville, they being users and believ-
ers in that instrument. The ten foot
square sign is the work of W. F. Ther-
kildson, who made it for exliibit at the
Lake County Fair held in Painesville the
middle of September. Various seeds
were used in making the outline and let-
ters of the trademark and with such skill
that it has called forth much comment.
E. F. Sheap, of the S. M. Isbell Co.,
Jackson, Mich., and Daniel Carmichael,
of the J. M. MaCullough's Sons Co., Cin-
cinnati, were recent visitors. W.
St. L0UI.S, Mo. — Owing to the rapid
increase in business, the St. Louis Seed
Co. is moving into larger quarters where
it will hope to remain for some time.
Vice-president August H. Hummert re-
marked that it reminded him of the hen
and duck story which runs thus : When
a duck lays an egg .she just waddles off
as if nothing had happened. When a
hen lays an egg she makes a great noise.
The hen advertises. Hence the demand
for hens' eggs Instead oif ducks' eggs.
Moral : advertise and your business will
grow. W. M.
LotiisviLLE, Kt. — Considerable inter-
est was manifest in the trade when the
retirement of Frank Wood, to acquire an
interest in a large local paint concern.
EZ-
Carnation and
Chrysanthemum
Prices and Samples on Request
TIE
PRICES
1,000- 5,000, per 1.000 $1.50
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.25
11,000-60,000, per 1.000 1.00
1,000- 5,000. per 1,000 1.50
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.25
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.15
1,000- 5,000, per 1.000 1.75
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.50
11,000-50.000, per 1,000 1.25
1,000- 6.000, per 1,000 1.85
6,000-10,000, per 1,000 1.80
11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.50
WiHiams' Florist Supply House
Works, 189-195 Mohawk St.
Utica, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
don h,
100 1000
Pure White Enchantress S6.00 S55.00
White Perfection 6.00 6S.0O
Light Pink Enchantress 6.00 60.00
My!
ny letters telling of fine results from my last year's stock; tliis year r
grower who had stock in September says it is beating his own stoci
helped wonderfully this year.
100 1000
Rose Pink Enchantress S6.00 $60.00
White Wonder S.OO 80.00
Rosette S.OO 80.00
. per cent, off, cash with order. Othei
See FERN Advertisemenl.
A. A. GANNETT, Geneva, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when ^
To Close out we
Offer 1000
HARRY FENN
FIELD-GROWN.
).00 per 1000.
1000 A*s PAR AGLS PLLMOSUS, ii^^^Ful:
EDWARD J. TAYLOR, Greens Parms, Conn,
nention the Exchange when ^
Enchantress Supreme
DAILLEDOUZE BROS.
l[NOX and TROY AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
was known. Mr. Wood is of a generation
of seedsmen, being a son of the founder
of T. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va. To-
gether with Mr. Stubbs they formed the
Wood & Stubbs Seed Co. here and are
known everywhere south of the Mason
and Dixon line for large and honest deal-
ings. A long distance 'phone order for
100 bushels of Rye was placed, at 85c.
per bushel, for rush shipment during my
visit, and I understand this is not an
unusual occurrence, by any means. No
quotation or sample had been given.
W. M.
Catalogs Received
Brainard Nvu-sery Sc Seed Co., Thomp-
sonvllle, Conn. — Autumn Catalog of
Bulbs, Trees, Shrubs and Hardy Garden
Plants. Covers of white egg-shelled
paper, showing on the first page an
illustration of Narcissus Poeticus.
Tlio United States nursery Co,, Rose-
acres, Miss. — Fall. 1913, and Spring,
1914, Price List of Field Grown Roses.
Shrubbery. Perennials, Phlox, Peonies,
Japanese Iris and Cannas.
r. tc T. Nvirserles, Springfield, N. J. —
Fall Trade List, 1913, of Deciduous
Trees and Shrubs, Climbing Vines, Ever-
greens, Hardy Herbaceous Perennials,
Hardy Grasses and Fruits.
J. T. lovett, Little Silver, N. J. — Au-
tumn, 1913. Catalog of Berry Plants and
Grape Vines, Peonies, Phlox and other
Hardy Perennial Plants, Evergreen
Trees, Shrubs. Vines, Hedge Plants,
Roses and Garden Roots.
CARNATIOINS
f.D«RmRS$ONSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Please mention the Exchange when writine.
TO CLOSE OUT
Enchantress $4.00 per 100
White Enchantress. . 4.00 per 100
White Wonder 4,00 per 100
WHITE BROS., Medina, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c. Cash with order.
BELLAMY BROS., ^'k^Src^vtl^^W
Please mention the Exchantre wh.>n writine'.
ROOKD CARNATION CUTTINGS
For October Delivery 100 1000
ENCHANTRESS $2.25 $20.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2.25 20.00
VICTORY, red 2.25 20.00
COMFORT, red 2.25 20.00
ST. NICHOLAS, red 2.25 20.00
Bassett's Floral Gardens
B. S. BASSETT, Prop., LOOMIS, CALIFORNIA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Readers will confer a favor upon us of
more than passlna value if, when orderlna
stock of our advertisers, they will mention
774
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Palms Heacock's Fems
VVMOL,BSAL,E PRICE LIST
KENTIA FORSTERIANA
Leaves In. high Each' Per doz.
5 to 6 28 to 30 Sl.OO $12.00
.pot 6 34to36 1.60 18.00
MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Each
cedar tub. 4 plants in tub, 28 to 30 in. high $2.00
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 36 in. high 2.50
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 36 to 40 in. high 3.00
. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 40 to 42 in. high 4.00
. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 42 to 48 in. high 5.00
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 4 to 414 ft. high, heavy . 6.00
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5 ft. high, heavy 7.50
l2-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5 to 5>| ft 10.00
l2-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5H to 6 ft 12..50
j2-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 6 ft. high, heavy 15.00
l2-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 7 to 8 ft 20.00
COCOS WEDDELLIANA
In. high Per 100
to 10 JIO.OO
2!4-in. pot 10 to 12.
. 15.00
ARECA LUTESCENS Each
pot 3 plants in a pot 22 to 24 in. high S0.75
pot 3 plants in a pot 24 to 28 in. high 1.00
.pot 3 plants in a pot 36 in. high 2.00
tubs 3 and 4 plants in tub. .42 in. high 4.00
. tubs 3 and 4 plants in tub. .48 in. high 5.00
Home Grown,
Strong, Clean
and Well Established
n. pot 5 to 6 15 $0.40
.pot 6 to 7 20 to 22 75
.6to7....24 1.00
When in Philadelphia
be sure to look us up
n. pot 6 to 7.
.pot 6 to 7.
n. cedar tub .... 6 to 7 . .
. cedar tub .... 6 to 7 . .
n. cedar tub. . . .6 to 7. .
n. cedar tub.
. cedar tub.
. cedar tub.
n. cedar tub.
. cedar tub .
.28 to!
.6to7.
.6to7.
.6 to 7.
.6 to 7
...6 to 7.
1.25
1.50
2.00
.34 to 36 2.50
.36 to 38 3.00
.42 to 45 4.00
.45 to 48, very heavy 5.00
J 54, very heavy 6.00
2.00
4.60
9.00
12.00
16.00
18.00
30.00
36.00
48.00
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI Each
4-ft. spread $4.00
. 6-ft. spread 5.00
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.,
PHOENIX ROEBELENII Each
5-in. pot, nicely characterized $1.00
6-in. pot, 18 to 20-in. spread 1.60
7-in. tub, 18 in. high, 24-in. spread 2.00
Railway Station,
Jenkintown,
Wyncote, Pa.
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucaiias now. Ship by freicht and Mve heavy eiproi chargea.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect im every way.
e-m. pot planta, 6 leaves, 20-24 in $1.00 each.
0-m. pot plants, 6 to 7 leaves, 24-28 in $1.50 each.
if ad«-up planta_ _
' {"jsh. busty ■ •,• $2.60e«ch.
high, very bushy $3.75 cmtik.
■ high, very bushy $5.00 each.
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy made-up plants, grand stock for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub. 3 plants in a tub. 36 in. high $3.00 each.
tub, 3 plants m a tub, 36-40 in. high $3.50 each.
a tub, 40-44 in. high $4.00 each.
a tub, 44-48 in. high $5.00 each.
a tub, 48-64 in. high $8.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa.
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in high 45c. each.
3 tiers. 10-12 in, high 60c. each.
75c. each.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 i
3-in.-7-in. tub, 36 i
8-in.-8-in. tub, 42 i
8-in. tub, 3 pla
8-in. tub, 3 pla
8-in. tub. 3 plants i
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 i
DISH FERNS,
ASPARAGUS PI
All
, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
2)^-in.. $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
The Storrs & Harrison Co.,
PAINESVILLE
OHIO
FERNS
BOSTON and ROOSEVELT
For S-inch pots, $20.00 per 100.
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSfS, QUIDNICK, R. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I.
Please mention the Exchange when writins'
-Sup-
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
FERNSEORDISHES HATCHERI
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Flat
Ready now, all clean and healthy
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
^Vest Hoboken, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
S-lnoh, $6.00 per 100.
2%-lnch, J4.00 per 100.
Seedlings, $12.00 per 1000.
Greenhonse gxovn geed, $6.00 per 1000.
Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. Y.
HOLLY FERNS
From 3-in. pots, S6.00 per 100.
ASPIDIUM tsussemense. Fine, bushy plants.
R. G. HANFORD, NORWALK, CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BOOK of WATER GARDENING '^l
A. T. De La Mare Pig. ®, Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
J. Bolgiano & Son, Baltimore, Md. —
Bolgiano's Bulb Book, 1913. An inter-
esting feature of this catalog are the
plans shown in the Tulip and Hyacinth
departments of circular, half moon,
diamond, star, square and flag-shaped
beds, each one accompanied by informa-
tion as to the various varieties of bulbs
to plant to carry same out effectively.
M. Bice Co., Philadelphia, Pi
plement to the "Willing Helper,
supplement has been issued to give the
customers of this company an oppor-
tunity to buy the very newest supplies
without waiting for its salesman's visit.
It is replete with halftones of various
new baskets, pot covers, stands, gal-
vanized vases, ribbons and chiffons, etc.,
accompanied by explanatory price lists.
Vausfhan's Seed Store, Chicago and
New York. — Autumn, 1913, Catalog, of-
fering the usual select list of Bulbs for
Fall Planting, together with Biennials
and Hardy Perennials, Shrubs. Trees,
Vines, Fruits, etc. Consists of 56 pages,
bound in attractive covers, the front
cover showing various types of Tulips
printed in their natural colors, and the
back, Peonies Perfection, Felix Crousse,
Faust and Festiva Maxima, also in color.
Henry T. Mlchell Co., Philadelphia,
Pa.— Michell's Bulbs for Fall Planting.
1913. Well illustrated catalog of 96
pages, the first 36 of which are devoted
to a comprehensive listing of Bulbs, fol-
lowed by offerings of Flower and Vege-
table Seeds, Grass Seeds (accompanied
by a full page color plate showing two
lawn views, a golf course and a pasture
planted with Michell's various Grass
Seeds), Farm Seeds, Hardy Perennial
Plants, Shrubs, etc. Covers in colors
and embossed.
Montgomery, Ala.
Piloted by your local correspondent,
W. C. Cook, I made a tour of' the Pater-
son range of glass, or rather two ranges,
for the first place, which was built when
the surroundings were rural, has become
urban. Looking ahead, a splendid loca-
tion was secured with a view to remov-
ing the old place eventually out of the
cil:y and selling the ground for building
purposes.
The stock at both places is in the pink
FERNS
Buy now for your Fall trade. I have over
2000 in all. about one-half of which are the new
Whitmani compacta — the kind that does not
revert to the Boston frond. Order the large pot
stock early so it can be shipped by freight. Stock
is in fine condition and I guarantee every shipment
to please.
From Bench:
5-in. Whitmani compacta 25c.
5 and 6-in. Boston 25c.
5 and 6-in. Roosevelt 25c.
From Pots:
7-in. Boston 60c.
6-in. Roosevelt 50c.
6-in. Whitmani compacta 50c.
.5 per cent. o£f, cash with order. Otherwise
references.
A. A. GANNETT. GENEVA. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
of condition. 'Mums in all sizes are here
from single stems to an immense number
planted in pits and not disbudded. Many
of these plants are lifted and potted at
the time of ilowering and find a ready
sale at reasonable figures. I was sur-
prised when told that Carnations aver^
age T-5c., and Roses $1.50 per doz., but
not when I saw the quality of the stock.
I saw also an excellent display made by
the firm at the State Fair in progress,
and what is of interest especially to the
seedsmen was a hybrid Watermelon, a
cross between Kolb's Gem and Rattle-
snake that weighed 831bs., and there were
others exhibited by a colony of German-
American truck gardeners from Cullman
Co. contained in an exhibit of cereals,'
fruits and vegetables that rivaled any-
thing it has been my privilege to see
hitherto. W. M.
Birmingham, Ala.
Hugh Scales is of the opinion that the
proper place for the heavy man is at the
growing end, so has turned over the
store to a capable person and gives his
whole attention to the greenhouses. He
has as fine stock for the coming season
as one could wish. This section seems
peculiarly adapted to the hardy bloom-
ing Rose Reine Marie Henriette, also
Gloire de Dijon, and that lovely variety,
unapproached by any other in shape and
delicious scent, Marechal Niel. Radiance
is proving an excellent variety for out-
door planting. A grand climber for the
South is Antignon leptopus, with its
lovely pink racemes depending from the
deep green foliage. The Crimson Crepe
Myrtle, Camellia Japonica ; a grand bed
of -ilocasia illustris, and in front of the
Ctipitol a handsome specimen of the Ced-
rus Deodara, rarely seen in such perfec-
tion in this country. W. M.
Fort Worth, Tex.
Texas in general, and Ft. Worth in
particular, have been blessed exceedingly
with good rains in the past few weeks.
The fields and gardens have taken on
new life, and plant and seed customers
wish to start all over again. Trade has
been remarkably good with the florists,
and especially with the seedsmen, since
the rains. Some report an increase of
50 per cent, over last season. Outdoor
stock has brightened enough to make it
valuable for funeral and other work, and
the exceptional number of funerals and
weddings have kept all the clerks and
decorators busy. Carnations are arriv-
ing now in limited quantities ; the tlow-
ers are showing up nicely, but the stems
are rather short as yet. W. J. Baker.
Atlanta, Ga.
Wachendorff Bros, whose father laid
the foundation of what is now one of the
most profitably conducted businesses in
the South, attribute a large share of their
success to the good roads which allow
their patrons to visit their plant by auto.
It is a delight to walk through the place
and grounds, which are kept very attrac-
tive. Every advantage is taken of the
long outdoor season. W. M.
Charleston, W. Va.
On Oct. 1 the Winter Floral Co.
opened up for business under the man-
agement of H. F. Winter, for nine years
associated with Samuel Gregg in the firm
of the Charleston Cut Flower Co. Mr.
Winter has had a long experience in this
line and will no doubt build up a flour-
ishing business. The greenhouses of this
company will be located at Kanawha
Two-Mile, which is nearby.
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
775
FEKNS FOR FERN OlSHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2^-iDch stock in largest and best
urcrtment. S3.00 per 100, t2S.OO per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (Kin^ of Ferns). Strong,
clean, thrifty stock from 3-inch pots, S4.00 per
dol., $30.00 per 100; 4-inch, $6.00 per doz,
$45.00 per 100. Large specimens in 16-inch
oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread, in perfect condition,
$16.00 and $20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Strong, 2-inch
nock. $1.30 per doz.. $10.00 per 100. S-inch,
$8.00 per doz.
ADIANTUM REGINAE. An exceedingly pretty
Fern, resembling A. Farleyense. 2^-inch
stock. $1.20 per doz.. $9.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM AND GRACILLI-
MUM. Two best Ferns for cut fronds, strons,
bushy. 2}i-incl> stock, $3.60 per 100. $30.00 per
1000. Strong Seedlings, ready for potting, $1.00
per 100, $9.50 per 1000.
iiim^m
I hATC ten large bouses filled with Fern Seedlings
numbeiing several million plants, stock in very best
oondition, ready for potting; assortment of 15
best Fern Dish Varieties, undivided clumps, $1.00
per 100. J9.50 per 1000; $9.00 per 1000 id 10.000
Iota and 98.50 per 1000 in 20,000 lots.
Safe arrival and absolute satisfaction guaranteed,
or_ money_back. _ Smaller orders can be ihipped
PTERIS ANDERSONI. Queen of the Pteria
family. A distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variesatcd,
prettily undulated,
handsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes.
from a Tabic Fern to
a specimen House
Plant; a 35c. (irepaid
sample will tell the
rest. Strong 2H-
inch stock, $3.00 per
doz., $20.00 per 100;
3-inch, $4.00 per doz.,
$30.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. Strong
Seedlings ready for potting, $1.00 per 100, $8.50
per 1000.
Price list, comprising 50 best commercial Fctiu,
•> application.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
DREER'S Rentias
Our stock of Kentias this season is even greater than in former seasons and
of the same quality and good value that you are accustomed to receive from us.
Kentia Belmoreana
Doz. 100 1000
2Ji-inch pots. 4 leaves. 8 to 10 inches high $1 60 $10 00 $90 00
3 '• 5 ■■ 12 " 2 00 15 00 140 00
4 •' 6 ■■ 15 " 4 50 35 00
Each
5-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high $0 76
6 ■• 6 " 24 •• 1 00
6 " 6 to 7 •■ 28 to 30 " 1 60
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 " 36 to 38 " 3 00
Kentia Forsteriana— Single Plants
Doz. 100 1000
2Ji-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 12 inches high SI 60 $10 00 $90 00
3 " 4to5 " 12 to 15 •• 2 00 15 00 140 00
4 " 5to6 ■■ 15 to 18 •■ 4 50 35 00
Each
5-inch pots. 5 to 6 leaves. 24 inches high $0 76
28 to 30
34 to 36
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
6to7
6 to 7
6 to 7
1 00
1 60
2 60
3 00
4 00
.S " 5 00
5 ft. high 6 00
4 " 8 00
6 ■■ 10 00
7 ■■ 16 00
7 " 20 00
Kentia Forsteriana— Made-up Plants
3-inch pots. 3 plants in a pot. 15 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $16.00 per 100.
Each
7-inch tubs. 3 plants in a tub. 36 inches high $2 50
7 •• 3 " ■' 38 " 3 00
8 " 3 " " 40 to 42 " 4 00
8 ■■ 3 ■• " 42 to 45 " 5 00
8 ■■ 3 ■■ •■ 4 to 4J4 feet high 6 00
9 " 3 " " 4Hto5 •■ 8 00
10 " 3 ■• ■■ 5to5H " 10 00
12 ■■ 3 '■ ■' 5Hto6 '■ 16 00
13 " 4 " " 6Hto7 ■■ heavy 20 00
15 •• 4 " " 7 •• ■• 25 00
Made-up Kentia
ell as other seasonable stock.
HENRYA.DREER,lnc., m^Al^ st. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
The above prices are Intended for the trade only.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ferns, Araucarias
PPPNS and ■'"■nulas
M. r ^ M.^^^A. ^ ^_^ Our stocks ofthese plants are very fi:
BOSTON FERNS
From Bench All Sold
Assorted Table Ferns from 2% -In
pots, $3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Haying considerably increased mj
•took of same, I am in the position to
fill larger orders, at pricea as followB :
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doi., $40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
All express orders. Cash or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue - JERSEY CITY, H. J.
ention the Exc^hange when writing.
Boston ferns, ?&'.'oo*'pe?io^o^'
Roosevelt ferns, ?^&?e?"i(^a
WbJtnianiConipacta,^^roS!"«
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, ''"n}]Ss^'
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Our stocks ofthese plants are very fine this
year, no better can be bought for the money.
NEPHROLEPIS HarrlsU. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitmanl. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.
DISH FERNS. The best varieties only,
$4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconica. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chinensis. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 514- and 6-in.
pots, 3, 4, 5 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. SM-in- pots, fine plants,
40c. each.
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. Pot grown,
fine plants, $3.00 per doz.
DRAC^NA Fragrans, 5H in- pots, 50c.
each. Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROTHERS
f^d°Rlfn/lu^Alel'ue Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
Whltmani compacta, bench, 5-in., 25c.
Boston, bench, 5 and 6-in., 25c.
Roosevelt, bench, 5 and 6-in., 25c.
Whitman! compacta is the new Whitmani
that does not revert to the Boston leaf; a splendid
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2^-inch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE XXTRODTTCER
Amsterdam, New York
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Aisorted Ferns for dishes, {3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus. $3.00 per 100.
Kentias for centers. 10c each.
Kentia Belmoreana, 4 in., 25c. and 35c.; A>
, 60c. and 76c.
FIELD GROWN
CARNATIONPLANTS
Mrs. Mackey, a clear pink of the Winsor
shade; free and early, a good keeper: $6.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000.
MBINRV WESTOIN, Hempstead, IV. V.
) mention the Exchange when writing.
Full !
;ed on this
A. A. GANNETT, GENEVA, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Tklxchange-Alertand Up-to-date
SCOTTII FERNS
6-in. pot grown, nice clean plants,
$3.50 per doz.
HENRY ENGLER
4651 Lancaster Ave., PhUadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FBRNS
Assorted varieties ; strong, healthy
plants, from 234-in- pots, at $3.00 per
100, $26.00 per 1000.
I. J..
Pleu* mention the Exchanr* when mltlns.
776
The Florists' Exchange
Nursery Stock for Florists* Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years
\A/rite for our Wholesale List
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
English Manetti
ROSE STOCKS
Selected for Greenhouse Grafting
FALL DELIVERY
Our Stocks enjoy a National reputation.
Selected to grade % m/m. Best packing.
Write for prices, terms and full details.
Prices low this season.
THE IMPORT HOUSE
McHutchison ^ Co.
17 Hurray Street, New TorK
nention the Exchange wbe
SPECIAL LOW PRICES
CALiroRNiA Privet
Over a miilion in all grades
Berberis Thunbergii, Ornamental
Trees, Shrubs, Etc.
Write for list; it Ivill pay you
C.R.BURR ®, CO.. Manchester. Conn.
300 Acres Under Cultivation
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
NURSERY BANDS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Steel Box Strapping for Nursery Purposes
J^-inch, %-inch, 1-inch and wider, cut to any length
from 8 inches to 72 inches, at lowest possible prices.
Have, sometimes, bargain lots of steel strapping,
1-inch to 13^-inch wide, random lengths. Write us
covering your wants in steel bands.
American Steel Band Co.
888 PROGRESS STREET, ALLEGHENY, PA.
', mention the Exchange when writii
THE FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES
100 ACRES
TREES, SHRUBS,
EVERGREENS
VINES and ROSES
Send for
W. B. WHITTIER © CO.
DEAL
FINE STOCK of
RHODODENDRONS
KALMIAS and
ANDROMEDAS
Price List
FRAMINGHAM. MASS.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
CXEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, HoHand
FRUIT TREES •^*'"™^
GARDEN
In all shapes for Wall, Fences and Orchard Houses
PERGOLA ROSES g°Ln ROSES, Dwarf and Standard ^„V
PARTICULARS ON APPLIC\TION
Daring September and early October, our SMR. H. A. BARNARD %m
be in the United States
Address ;
Hotel Albert, University Place, NEW YORK CITY
He would be glad to hear from anyone interested
& CO., Royal Nurseries, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Mcfdx., [nglan
Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It wUI pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, T.'rL^rU'^'^ Robbinsville, N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
18 to 24-ineh, that is better
branched than any 2- to 3-ft.
stock you can buy but just a
trifle too short; while it lasts,
$20.00 per 1000, packed.
We can ship at once.
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO.
HIGHTSTOWN, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HARDY CHRYSANTtlEMUMS
and JAPANESE ANEMONES
Field-grown plants at $6.00 per 1 00
Phloxes, Larkspurs, Foxgloves,
Canterbury Bells
and a general assortment of
Herbaceous Perennials
Send for Trade List and Descriptive Catalogue.
The New England Nurseries Co.
Bedford, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Get Our New
Wholesale Catalog
Roses
Shrubs
JUST OUT jL/lCi
THE CONARD
^VEST GROVE
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Deciduous Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
Please mention the Exchange when i
Fruits ^ Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
Ak.. T. DeLaMare Printins and Putillshins Co., L,td
3 to 8 DaBB* Straat. Natv YorK
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
777
NURSERY
DEPARTMENT
QQNDUCTED ST
JOSEPH MEEHAN
AMEBICAIT ASSOCI&TIOIT OF HTUSSEB'SlffEN
President, J. B. Pilklngton, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland O.
Ulmus alata
{Subject of this week's illustration)
There are two cork barked or winged Elms native
here, the Ulmus racemosa and the U. alata, both of
which are strongly winged. The one of our illustration is
the U. alata, not as large a grower as the other, often
seen as but a large shrub, yet occasionally making a
good sized tree. The other, the racemosa, is more often
seen in cultivation in the colder States, as it is a native
of the Northern States; at least it does not grow in a
wild State in the South, which is the home of the alata.
There is a good deal of the racemosa in Michigan, or
was a few years ago, but perhaps between lumbering
. and fires there may not be so much of it today.
The U. alata, as small trees of it appear in Pennsyl-
vania when cultivated, is shown in our illustration. The
owner of this tree states that it has never been injured
in Winter, «hich may be because it is growing in good
soil and on quite elevated ground. The writer has seen
it a little injured in Winter when on low ground, but
this is to be expected, as in such locations the wood
does not ripen well before cold weather comes.
This winged Elm is always an attraction on a lawn,
the corkiness of the bark, as this winged state is some-
times termed, compensating for the lack of pretty flow-
ers, something Elms do not have. A visitor always pays
attention to such trees, because of their rarity in collec-
tions, there being really but few trees of this character
of a hardy nature. There is a winged Euonymus and the
two Elms mentioned, and of late the fhellodendron Ke-
geliana is getting into cultivation. It is a real cork
harked, hardy tree. The cork Oak will not endure our
Winters. We have to go to the South or to the Faciiic
States to see it thriving.
In Rhus Osbeckii there is a valued
Rhus Osbeckii ornamental Sumach, a native of Ja-
pan, which is distinct in appearance
j from any other of those used in our plantings. The
foliage partakes of the appearance of our native sorts,
glabra and typhina, but is heavier, and its flowers are
borne in the same way, in large, terminal panicles,
larger and heavier than ours, making a more desirable
display. It is a large shrub or small tree, an improve-
ment in many respects on our two native sorts men-
tioned. The flowers are small, but numerous, greenish
white, the panicle making an interesting appearance
when the flowers are expanded. English works mention
this species as a greenhouse one, but this must be from
lack of heat to ripen the wood in Summer, for with us
it is as hardy as our native sorts, caring nothing for
our zero Winters which it has to meet every year.
In height and habit of growth it is more like typhina
than any other, making a small tree, in time, of 15 to
20ft., and rarely bushy, unless treated to make it so.
In flowering it rather exceeds typhina in display, being
given a place in plantings because of this and its dense
foliage.
Osbeckii is considered but a variety of semi-alata
by some, of a hardier habit than the type. It is among
those of a non-poisonous nature. There are really but
few of the native sorts poisonous. Of the whole of the
Rhus family known, including native and foreign sorts,
the following are the poisonous ones: radicans (Toxico-
dendron), venenata and succedanea, the last one a
.TajJanese species.
Tlie following sorts, often seen in collections, can be
handled with impunity: glabra, aromatica, copallina,
typhina, Osbeckii, Cotinus, cotinoides, and all varieties
nf these.
Our Native ^^^ natural order Camelliaceae is rep-
Stuartias resented but by two genera in our coun-
try, the Stuartia and the Gordonia. The
Stuartia consists of but two species, the pentagyna
and Virginica, and in their wild state these are found
from Virginia to Florida. Both flower in late Spring
with us in Pennsylvania, and, while both are beauti-
ful when in bloom, the Virginica is far the handsomer
I of the two. Both have creamy white flowers, but what
places the Virginica first is the cluster of purple sta/-
rm-ns in the center of its flowers, something the flowers
of the pentagyna do not possess.
The flowers of Virginica are large, from two to
three inches in width, leading one to think of those
of the Gordonia, only they are not as handsome, all
things considered. If both large shrubs could be had
to supply seeds this species would not be so scarce as
it is. It is difficult to propagate from cuttings or lay-
ers, which accounts for its rarity. It is reputed as
being less hardy than pentagyna, but in the vicinity
of Philadelphia no trouble is experienced with either
of them in this respect.
Pentagyna is less difficult to obtain from collectors
than Virginica for which reason it is more frequently
seen in collections. Both should be had if possible,
especially as their period of flowering dilfers, the
pentagyna following Virginica by several weeks.
To those acquainted with the North
Koelreuteria China tree, Koelreuteria paniculata,
it is a surprise not to find it planted
oftener than it is, chiefly because of its beautiful dis-
play of flowers in July, a month in which so few trees
bloom. In catalogs it is listed as a tree, which it really
is, yet its spreading growth is not such as we associate
with a tree. Even when in a seed bed in nurseries and
the plants but 3ft. to 4.ft. high the most of them will be
branched, and when planted out singly, the same
branched growth is maintained. This leads nurserymen
ends. Maple flowers are not often mentioned as attrac-
tive, but those of the Striped Maple are. They are
large, yellowish green, in long clusters. When Autumn
is reached the foliage of the Striped Maple becomes of
a clear yellow color, sometimes of a red tint, at which
season it is most ornamental.
As will be well understood, as a beautiful small lawn
tree in Winter it has no competitor. The naked
branches show their striped bark to great advantage,
and, practically, it stands alone in this respect. The
only other Maple approaching it in character is the
Japanese species, Acer rufinerve, but this appears to
differ but little from striatum itself. Some say the
Japanese one makes a better Autumn display of foliage,
the leaves coloring to more lovely tints.
To the many gardeners who, evidently, are unac-
quainted with the Striped Maple, it can be well recom-
mended, more especially for Winter effect than for
Simimer.
The only other tree approaching it in beauty of bark
is the Gordonia pubescens; this has striped bark, but
not to the degree of the Striped Maple.
The Striped Maple is easily increased by seeds.
Gathered as soon as ripe and sown outdoors at once or
within a few weeks after, every seed may be expected
to germinate.
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Ulmus alata Cork Barked or Winged Elm
to pay particular attention to them when young, to
get a straight central shoot to them, the foundation of
a tree outlined. It has compound foliage and large
panicles of handsome yellow flowers, which are exceed-
ingly showy. Following the flowers, bladderiike pods
form, containing black, hard seeds, not unlike those of
the Canna, from which it is easy to get a crop of seed-
lings.
Where care is taken to get the Koelreuteria started
with a straight stem, it becomes a small tree eventually,
often 25ft. high and quite spreading.
The panicles of bladderlike seed pods are attractive.
When brown and ripe they have been mistaken for
clusters of flowers by persons at a distance who were
unacquainted with the tree.
Tu at ■ J Those of our nurserymen who visit
Xhe btriped European nurseries tell us the Striped
maple Maple, Acer pennsylvanicum, or A.
striatum, as it is sometimes called, is much more in
evidence there than in nurseries here. This statement
is strengthened by those who supply seeds, who say far
more are sold to European than to our own nurserymen.
The Striped Maple is a handsome tree, found over a
wide range of territory from Canada to well South,
even to the Carolinas, along the mountains. It is a
small tree on the average, though in particularly favored
places it has been found from 30ft. to 4-Oft. in height;
but 30ft. represents the height at which it is usually
found. Though worthy of admiration in many ways,
its chief attraction is its striped bark. This is formed
by lengthwise stripes of green and black, displayed by
its younger branches as well as by the older ones. The
foliage, too, is ample. The leaves are very large, thick,
and hardly divided at all, but are three lobed at the
Acer
Ginnala
When the Acer Ginnala was first intro-
duced, so much was said of its handsome
foliage that many were led to think it
was of the nature of many of the Japanese varieties,
having blood red and other handsome colored leaves.
In this they found themselves mistaken. The Summer
color of its foliage is of the usual green. It is in Autumn
that the red color appears, this Maple being one of the
handsomest of small trees or shrubs that add so much
to tlie Autumn display of our lawns. As the time comes
for the final ripening of its foliage, this Maple takes on
a deep orange scarlet color, and as both its growth and
foliage are unlike those of any other tree or shrub of
the season it is well to plant it for Autumn effect alone,
if for no other. Its leaves are three-lobed, the middle
lobe much longer than the others, the edges much ser-
rated.
What has added much to its popularity is its hardiness.
A native of Siberia, it can be safely planted in our cold-
est States. As it is but a large shrub at best, and its
foliage is attractive all Summer as well as especially so
in Autumn, it can be used where the Japanese Maples
are too tender to endure the cold. This is why nursery-
men tell us they find orders for it coming to them from
Manitoba and similar places where the intense cold of
Winter debars all but a very few trees and shrubs.
But in our own plantings here this Maple is in great
demand, and for the reason stated, it is almost alone in
its appearance and usefulness, and there are so many
situations in landscape plantings that it fits better than
anything else.
This Maple seeds abundantly, and the seeds, gathered
in Autumn and sown then, grow freely in Spring, so
that nurseries are usually well supplied.
778
The Florists' Exchange
V.6
'C HARDY NURSERY STOCK
^^^ offered by
G.W.VANGELDEREN,Boskoop, Holland
■ ROSES, Dwarfs or Standards, in all varieties
PlwtJt mentloa the Exchtng* when writing.
H. Den Ouden & Sqn
The Old Farm Nurseries
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Clematis, Roses, Hydrangeas, etc.
Write for complete Wholesale Catalogue -
Please menti on the Exohsnge when writing.
Northern Grown Nursery Stock
Fe Grow a G«neral Trees, SHrubs, Vines, Roses and
Aflsortment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
. Prices Reasonahle. Wholesale Trade List for tJie Ash'ng
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass.
Pleaaa mention the Exohange when writinC'
IV A Are in A. Positir**^ to quote prices on epecunen Krer-
TW O ttro 111 "^ 'r"**"OIl pre«iuth«twiU be decidedly .ttr«c-
«T» to anyooe who u BUYING TO SELL AGAIN. If you ue in the market for
■nythinc from Norwcy Spruce to the finer varieties of ETergreens, send in your lists
and we wol gtre you • figuie that will make you money.
P. H. GOOPSELL, 1905 Wesl farms Road, N. Y. City
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
500,000
California
PRIVET
2 years old
1000
2 to 2K feet, 8 to 12 branches,$20.00
6 to 7 branches 15.00
2 to 4 branches, 10.00
Packing free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands. N. J.
JOHN BENNETT, PROPRIETOR
Real Surplus of
2S,000
Norway Spruce
12-in. to 18-in. $18.00 per 100, $100 per 1000;
18-in. to24-in. S25.00 per 100, $150 per 1000;
24-in. to 36-in. $35.00 per 100.
20,000
HARDY PHLOX
60 kinds, $50.00 per 1000.
DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa.
ADOLF MULLER, Prop.
Please mention the Exchange when writing-
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jsine Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
p. O. No. 1, Hoboken, N. i.
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
'* Horticultural
Advertiser"
This is The British Trade Paper being read
weekly by all Horticultural traders. It js also
1 fay over 1000 of the best Continental hoi
Just Received From Our Holland Nurseries i
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spireaa
Japonica, LUlum Spedosum, Peonies,
Bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs,
Hydrangea in sorts. Clematis, and
H. P. Roses in the best sorts.
Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
LARGE PRIVET
The F. E. CONINE NUBSERY CO.
STRATFORD. CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
KOSTER & CO.
""«s»?Es. Boskoop, Holland
KOSTBR*S BLUE SPRUCE, aU sizes
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy varieties
Catalogue free on demand
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Annual subscriptic
cents. Money orders payable at
As the H. A. is a purely trade n
should, with the subscriptions,
their catalogue or other evidenci
to the nursery or seed trades.
)ostage, 75
i-owdham, Notts
edium applicants*
send a copy oi
that they belong
Address
Editors of the "H. A."
Chillwell Nurseries, Lewdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
Please mantfon the Eiohance when wrltiac.
ARATTCARIA Excelsa, 6-in., 60o.
DRACAENA Indivlsa, 2-in., 2o.
BEGONIA Luminosa, 3-in., 3o.
BEGONIA Vernon, 3-in., 3o.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa, 3-in., 5o.
Cash, or will exchange for Poinaettias,
2 or 3-in., or Asparagua Plumosus, 3-in.
ROSENDALE NURSERIES AND GREENHOUSES
Box 63 Schenectady. N. Y.t R. F. D. No. 1
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
lA^Uiam Turner Price $5.00
A.1.DelaMarePtg.SPub.Co.,2to8DuaneSt,N.Y.
California Privet
Per 1000
2 years old, 2 to 3 It $20.00
2 years old, IS to 24 in 16.00
1 year old, 15 to 24 in S.OO
Two miUion strong cuttings, 65c. per 1000.
Ampelopsis Veitchii Seed. Berberjs Thunbergii Seed.
Cash with order.
Frank IVIarra, liUle Silver, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Nashville, Tenn.
Another week has added to the smile
that has been broadening on the faces of
our florists. The weather has been ideal
and 'business has been all that could be
asked for. The State Fair has been in
session, and the people from out of town
have taken the opportunity to come in
and talk and look, as one salesman put
it. It means business later, just the
same.
There was an unusually good agricul-
tural display, but there were no classes
provided for florists, although there
was a good display of plants shown by
amateurs. In fact, there was a much
larger and better plant show than there
has ever been here before.
There has been a good bulb trade tihe
past week with those who were fortunate
enough to have their bulbs in stock.
There has been considerable complaint of
shipments delayed in transit.
We have had no frost as yet that
amounted to anything, and as there has
been rain, it ibegins to appear as though
there would be some DaJilias yet before
things freeze up.
Roses continue to increase in numbers
and in quality. The demand keeps
things fairly well cleaned up. They are
selling wholesale at about $8 for reason-
ably good stock. Am. Beauty are not
very plentiful.
Carnations are still scarce, though the
quality is 'better. There is no wholesale
price for the simple reason that there
is no one Who has enough for his own
use.
The seedsmen are having better busi-
ness than a week ago, and field seeds
are selling reasonably well. The gar-
deners are buying freely of Seven Top
Turnip and Spinach seed.
There seems to be an unusually heavy
Fall demand for evergreens (conifers)
of all kinds. These are being used more
each year for permanent bedding. Arbor-
vitaes and Retinisporas seem to be in
greatest demand, with Box and Euony-
mus close seconds.
The .7oy Floral Co. had several
good weddings the past week, and plenty
of funeral work.
Geny Bros, put a new Ford de-
livery car into commissdon the past week.
It is one of the best delivery cars we
have seen, the bed having been built to
order.
The city parks are still in the pink
of condition. The bedding Roses are a
blaze of color at present.
Haury & Sons are selling some of the
best Asters at present that we have erer
seen. M. W. B.
When I met Tom Joy of Joy & Son
he was wearing a jubilant smile, for the
first heavy rain of the season was falling
and it was hoped it would help the crop
of Solanum tuberosum, which was prac-
tically the only crop outdoors. Carna-
tions were housed early and proved the
wisdom of so doing. Chrysanthemums
are in every shape and stage of growth.
Roses ! Here we pause, for as Mr. Joy
joyously exclaimed, "We are tickled to
death, for our Roses were never in better
shape than at this time." Ferns in pans
were as finely grown stock as the writer
has yet seen, having that deep rich color
typical of perfect health. Three genera-
tions of Joy's have seen this place grow
from a modest vegetable garden to its
present size, and the red ".Toy" wagons,
with the simple word in script, are recog-
nized by everyone in town, and are a
splendid advertisement. Thos. Joy III
is a promising lad. and is at present first
assistant in the Beauty houses.
Geny Bros, are gradually removing
their former plant to the new location
and expect ere long to have everything
practically under one roof.
Mclntyre Bros, find the store a de-
cided advantage to their Fall business.
The Cumberland Seed Co. reports an
excellent season, notwithstanding the
drouth. W. M.
THE EXCHANGE— Alert; and lip.to-Date
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Also HOLLAND and BELGIUM STOCK, as
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, PALMS, ETC
WRITE FOR PRICES
Please mention the Exchange w
Gt
Quotations and Catalogs now ready Oi
all Bulba, Azaleaa, Rhododen^vns,
Roses, Lilacs, Palms, Etc
p Home CrmiBfcv
' Sasssnhehn, Holland
140 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Nlchelsen&Co.
Naarden, HOLLAND
RNODODENMONS, AZALEAS, ROSES,rCONt-
FBtS, BtHtWOOD, SPIRAEAS, PEONIES,;tETC.
PiflMe send list of wants. Catalogue oo'applioa-
Cron. AaicncaB address.
0 MAITUS S WARE, 14 Stone Stmt, New Yerii Gty
California Privet
100.000 One- Year, 12 to 20 in., $6.00 per 1000
50,000 Two- Year, 15 to 20 in., JIO.OO per 1000
ONE MILLION CUTTINGS
For cash with order ONLY
MARRY B. BDWARDS
UITTUE SIUVBR. IV. J.
Hlirs Evergreens
BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY
Complete assortment in large and small sizes
Price List now ready
TheD. Hill Nursery Co., lnc.DUNiSEl?'iLL.
Evergreen Specialists
Largest Growers in America
Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, ""A'S.SS'*'
ELIZABETH. N. J.
EBBINGE & VAN GROOS
FoninrlyTHE HORTICULTURAl CO.
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Hardy Nmnery Staok, Such a* H.P. ROSES
RHODODENDRONS,AZALEAS,CLEMATIB
BUXUS, CHOICE EVERGREENS, PEONIE*
Etc. Ask for catalog.
JACKSON & PERKINS CO.
NEWARK. NEW YORK
Wholesale Growers for the trade
TREES and PUNTS of all kinds
Send (or Uist
200,000
HYDRANGEA Paniculata Grandiflora
5-in. up to 4-ft. Prices lower than ever.
JAPAN and COMMON SNOWBALL, TULIP
TREE, STRAWBERRY TREE, large stock o(
assorted EVERGREENS, etc.
Send for special Fall offerings to the trade.
JENKINS & SON, WINONA. OHIO
Sole American Representative of: '
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing. j|
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbur^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seed
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
779
Some Excellent Stock
Carefully packed, liberal extras for early orders, ^qq
2H-ii>. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plants $3.00
4-m. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants 8.00
ZH-in- ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants 2.50
4-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large 6.60
6-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, large and bushy 12.50
4-in. CYCLAMENS, 8 colors 10.00
2^-in. PRIMUIjA obconica, fancy mixed 2.50
3-in. PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 4.50
SH-in. PRIMULA obconica, in bud and bloom 5.50
2H-'i»- CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 2.50
3H-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 7.50
2H-'n. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds 2.25
2H-in- SMILAX, large plants 2.00
SH-in- STEVIA 5.50
2H-in. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2.25
3H-in. PRIMULA Malacia 7.00
3M-'°. SNAPDRAGON, White, Pink or Yellow, large giant flowering. . 6.50
FERNS, Bostons, Piersoni, Elegantissima, etc. Large plants, a
bargain $10.00, $15.00 and 20.00
60,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady Campbell,
2H-iiich pots 2.50
Large Plants, 3l^-in. pots ". 3.25
2>4-in. DOUBLE ALYSSUM, to plant around Carnation beds for cut
flowers' 2.25
30,000 Extra Fine Field -Grown VINCAS, variegated and green.
Ready now. Order today and we will ship when you are ready. . . 5-00
4,000 Field-Grown DRACAENAS, for 6- and 7-inch pots 20.00
1,000,000 PANSY PLANTS g^°^
Mme. Perret for cut flowers, Odier, Orchid Pelargonium Flowering Mixed,
Masterpiece, etc., $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY
1000
$25.00
75.00
22.50
60.00
100.00
90.00
22.50
40.00
60.00
22.60
70.00
20.00
18.00
60.00
20.00
65.00
60.00
20.00
45.00
Plea<« mention th« Erohange when writiiig.
ORCHIDS
CUT BLOOMS of Cattleyas, Den-
droblums, Oncidiums, Cypripediums,
etc., at their season.
Quality second to none. Prices right.
Prompt delivery.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower FALL RIVER, MASS.
Houston, Tex.
ORCHIDS
Plants in Sheath
Finest Stock Second Season
Double Value
We sell no flowers. Write for prices.
freeman Orchid Co. ^A^r
G. L. FREEMAN, Manager
ORCHIDS
Freshly imported CATTLEYAS lablata, Dowl-
ana, GaskelUana, Trlatue and spedoslsslnia:
ODONTOGLOSSUM ferande; ONCIDIUM
•plendldum and blcallosum: LYCASTE Skln-
neri. etc. Write for Special List No. 61.
Our Catalogue of established Orchids is yours
for the asking.
LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J.
Fresh
Autumn
Importations
, GIGAS
ORCHIDS
C. TRIANiE C
Semi-established
C. Trlanse, C. LablaCa, C. GaskelUana,
C. Glgas, C. Mosske, C. Schroederae.
And all the best commercial Orchids.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DeBUCK, P. 0. Box 73 Secaucus, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchftnr* when writlnf .
Southern Texas and Louisiana, and
particularly in the locations of Houston
and I-'Uke Charles, have just experienced
the greatest amount o£ monthly rainfall
since May, 18S6. It occurred during the
latter part of September, and had the
month been one of 31 days, the record
as stated by the U. S. local weather bu-
reau would have been a rainfall of 16.67
inches for the half month, which was
rainy most of the time. AH the streets of
Houston were like a city of Venice,
water running through them like a mill
race, and all public utilities for a time
were put out of commission. The rain
has been so general that the Cotton crop,
which was comparatively poor, is now
further damaged, and all truck and mar-
ket gardens also greatly damaged. The
months of June, July and August were
practically without rain, so that the
moisture much needed during that time,
has now come like a flood.
News reaches me from the Forrestdale
Nurseries that Harvey T. D. Wilson,
who has heretofore been interested in
that company, has sold his holdings to
the present owner, Gus Eedetzki, who,
with the valued assistance of Manager
Boyle, will continue the business at the
salesroom on Main St. as heretofore. Mr.
Boyle is exhibiting some handsome speci-
mens of Dracienas in baskets fully 3ft.
high, which, interspersed with Palms and
Ferns, make a very attractive display,
greatly admired by all who visit the
store. Mr, Boyle has of late been un-
usually busy with a number of weddings.
The Moers Seed Co. at 707 Preston
ave. reports a fair share of the unusually
good business in all kinds of field and
garden seeds. The company has en route
a large assortment of flower seed for
Winter and Spring planting, which is ex-
pected to arrive any day. Onion sets
in some varieties are scarce, but the com-
pany is getting quite a large business
just now for all available varieties.
Many of the white Onion sets cannot be
had at all owing to an apparent scarcity
in this stock at the present time.
George M. Cosh is busy this week get-
ting all his houses covered with glass as
a means of protecting his 'Mums and
Carnations, which are coming on in un-
usually good style. A batch of yellow
single stem 'Mums are just coming fully
into bloom, and will sell rapidly at .$6
per doz., as they are strictly first-class
grade. Here is a house of 'Mums, about
4000 plants, that are going to prove as
Pansy Plants
My strain of Pansies is one of tlie best on the mar-
ket ; none better. Have over 1,000,000 good, strong,
stocky plants, $2.50 per 1,000; 5,000 for $10.00.
DAISIES (Bellis), FORGET-ME-NOTS, WALLFLOWERS,
GAILLARDIAS, SWEET WILLIAMS, HARDY PINKS
FOXGLOVES, COREOPSIS, CANTERBURY BELLS and
CALLIOPSIS. Strong plants, I2.50 per 1000; 5000 for
$10.00.
VIOLETS. Large field clumps. Princess of Wales, Cali-
fornia and Lady Campbell. $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Strong, field grown, ready for 4-in.,
3 to 4 ft., $5.00 per 100, I45.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Strong, field-grown plants, ready for
5- and 6-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
SMILAX. Strong, aj^-in., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides, ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren-
geri and CINERARIAS, Dwarf Prize. 23^-in., $2.00 per
100; 300 for I5.00.
PARSLEY. Double curled, from the field, $1.50 per 1000.
LETTUCE PLANTS. Big Boston and Grand Rapids. $1.00
per 1000, $8.50 per 10,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
PlBoae mention the Exchange when ■wTiting.
PANSY PLANTS
Now ready, S5.00
, pot grown, $25.00
HYDRANGEA Otaksa
per 100.
ENGLISH rVY. 3-in.. $70.00 per 1000.
J. WILLIAM COLFLESH'S SONS
53d St. and Woodland Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
Plaai* mention the Exohange when writing.
PANSY PLANTS
Of my largest flowering mixture of Show Varieties.
unsurpasseJquaiity, good size, stocky plants, S3.00
per 1000; 6000 lots, 82.50 per 1000. Fine, large
plants for Winter blooming, SS.OO per 1000; 500
at 1000 rate. !»
HARDY PHLOX, large one-year-old plants,
best colors, in bloom, $5.00 per JOO.j
GUSTAV PIIZONKA, PansyiFam.. R. f .[D,, BrtoTPa.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
money making as a mint, because every
flower will go at from $4 to $6 per doz.,
with customers calling for them really
faster than they can come into bloom.
Carnations will soon be coming in, and
will prove just as profitable, as far as the
stock can supply the demand.
Alex. Morrison, head gardener for the
estate of John H. Kirby, is showing
some unusually fine specimen bush plants
in 'Mums, also some as single stems,
quite as fine as any in the city. He has
come from his home in bonnie Scotland,
but not without bringing an abundance
of skill with him, as fully attested by
the beauty of the estate of which he has
full charge.
Mrs. A. L. Perring, wife of the land-
scape gardener who has charge of the
Sharpe estate has just returned from a
three months' sojourn in Devonshire,
England, after a pleasant visit among
relatives there. She reports a rather
tempestuous passage home on the S. S.
Mauretania, attended with the usual sea-
sickness. She says, however, America is
now quite satisfactory to her and for all
time in future. S. J. Mitchell.
New Britain, Conn. — Mrs. Elizabeth
K. Eggert has disposed of her greenhouse
business to R. B. Viets.
PANSIES
800,000
Brown's Giant Prize Pansy Plants
Mixed colors, $3.00 per 1000.
Also separate colors of
GIANT YELLOW
Same price. Cash with order.
PETER BROWN, i24BnbySL, Lancaster, Pa.
Pleoae mention the Exohange when writing.
Pansies
Fine, Stocky Plants
BEACONSFIELD, yellow and mixed
$3.00 per 1,000, f25.00 per 10,000
J. CONDON
734 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
Grown from the finest Giant Mixtures
$3.00 per 1000. Cash.
No order filled for less than 500.
JOHNLAPPE,Maspeth,L.I.,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
780
The Florists' Exchange
POINSETTIAS
Do not delay in getting your Poinsettia pans planted. There
is still time, if you will carry them fairly warm, to get nice salable
pans, but get them planted as soon as possible now. We have
the plants in prime condition and can ship promptly.
$5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
Field-Grown Carnation Plants are all sold.
Write us about Rooted Cuttings for early or late delivery.
BAUR & STEINKAMP car«a»o« Breeders Indjaiiapolis, Ind.
nention the Excha
PRIMULA MALACOIDES
THE GIANT BABY PRIMROSE
2M-inch, $3.00 per 100 3-inch, $5.00 per 100
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM
Bushy, well-grown plants, from 4-inch pots, $15.00 per 100; 5-in. 2oc. S^-'n. 35c.
Pel 100
PRIMULA, Chinese, 3-in $6.00
PRIMULA Obconica, 3-in 5.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, 2}4-in. 3.00
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 234-in.$3.00
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, 2J^-in. 5.00
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, 3-in. . . 7.00
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
Please mention the Escliange when writing.
— HYDRANGEA OTAKSA—
—.- i*^^'!^ POT-GROWN
Extra strong plants, the kind you want for Easter forcing, in 6-in pots
$3.00 per doz.
ASCHMANN BROS., 2nd and Bristol Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
FERNS
From Beach
Boston, Plersonl, Elegantlsslma, 4-m., lOc;
5-in., 12J^c.
AmerpohU and Whltmanl, S-in., Sc.:4-in., 12 H
DIGITALIS Gloxinlsflora and CAMPANULA,
from seed bed. S5.00 per 1000.
FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Assorted. 2}i.in., 2c.
GENISTA. 2!^ -in., 3c.
DOUBLE ALYSSUM, Giant. 2-ln., 2c.
500,000 PANSIES
GIANT, assorted colors in fine varieties, $2.50
per 1000, 5000 for JIO.OO.
DOUBLE DAISIES, SnowbaU and Longfellon,
S2.60 per lUUU, 5OO0 for $10.00.
FORGET-ME-NOTS and SWEET WILLIAMS.
»2.50 per 1000.
CARNATIONS. Second size, field grown; En-
chantress, Rose Pink and Victory, 33.00 per
100.
PRIMIIIA^ OBCONICA, wliite. pink,
r ttliW U LlA^. lavender ; BAB y and M ALA-
COIDES, $2.00 per lUO.
SNAPDRAGONS. F„l^°l^n':Y2■:go^A';
Cash, pleaae.
BYER BROS.,Clianil)e(sbafg,P«.
Fleue mention the Exohange when writlac*
Rooted Cuttings
GERANIUMS, Poitevine, Ricard, 100 1000
Nutt, Doyle and Rose $1.00 $10.00
COLEUS. 10 varieties 50 4 On
BEGONIAS, Flowering. Assorted.. 1.00 900
VINCA Variegata 75
AGERATUM, Stella Gurney ' isQ 4 QO
SNAPDRAGON, Giant White. . . 1 00
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERLIN. N. J.
RIGHT HERE IN
CONNECTICUT
Per 100
SMILAX. 2J4.in., strong. . .$2.00
SPRENGERI. 3-in., heavy.. 4.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 3-in.. 5.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 5-in, .15.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 6-in. .20.00
VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.50
GENISTA. 4-in 12.00
ASSORTED FERNS for ■
FERNERIES. 2M-in 3.50
CYCLAMEN. 4-in..$10 and 15.00
BRAINARD seedcompany
E*lflElDST. THOHPSONVIllf.CONN.
nention the Exchange when writing.
Chinese Primroses
Fine Colors, 4-in., 100, $6.00. Obconica,
giants, 3-in., 100, $4.00; 2-in., $2.00. Mala-
coides, 2-in., 100, $2.00. CINERARIAS,
3-in., 100, $3.50; 2-in., $2.00. You will be
pleased with tliese plants. Cash, please.
M S ETTFR Successor to J. F.RUPP,
HI. 4. t ■ I tn, SHIREMANSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
1 the Exchange when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
Primula
_ , . Per 100
Obconica, separate colors, 3-in. $5.00
Chinensis, separate colors, 3-in. 6.00
CYCLAMEN, separate colors, 3-in. 8.00
CYCLAMEN, separate colors, 4-in 15 00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri.. 2 i^«-in. 3 00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 335-in. 6 00
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri. 2 i^-in 3 00
FERNS for Fern Dishes, 2i4-in 3 00
SCRANTON flORISI SUPPLY COMPANY
Scrar»ton. Pa.
I^AMERICAN CARNATION Tslgg
A.T. De la Mare Pig. « Pub. Co., 2 to 8 Duane St, N.V.
U/ye WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Dahlias
Three Excellent Varieties
1'liere are some of us who simply refuse
to become discouraged, no matter liow
disappointed we might be with the re-
sults we have with the plants we grow.
There are, for instance, very few plants
one might mention of which more new
sorts are being put on the market than of
the Dahlia, and no matter how little suc-
cess we have with them, we are always
ready when it comes to filling out the or-
der sheet for the following Summer.
With most growers throughout the Mid-
dle West tile Dahlias have been very
unsatisfactory this past Summer. They
started out beautifully ; then came a hot,
dry spell, and all through August the
plants stood still. During the few cool
nights of early September they started
to get busy again, and were nicely set
with buds. A sharp frost around the
20th of last month finished most of them.
Some, in fact most, of them never had a
flower on. The only way we can tell
them apart is by the labels, and it is
always safe with Dahlias, if you want to
keep them true to name, to properly
label every one. When you happen to
get a few sorts to produce good flowers
and stems in a season like the past one,
you cannot help but think so much the
more of them. They surely deserve to be
recommended to others. Here they are :
Golden Wedding, Dorothy Peacock, Mrs.
Roosevelt. These three have flowered all
Summer, we might say, with us, in spite
of a temperature of 100 deg. in the shade
and no water for weeks. Of over 70 va-
rieties in the field they have done more
than all the rest to make us buy again
everything new that might be offered, or
recommended of the older sorts not as
yet grown by us. It matters not under
what heading you class a Dahlia ; the
most important characteristic of any is
tree blooming, when a variety does that
you can overlook a lot about stiffness,
stem, color or size, for all these are of
little use when a sort is a shy bloomer.
Rambler Roses
Get Beady With a Good Supply
Whether or not you have any Rambler
Roses on your own grounds, planted out
or in pots, you should get busy ordering
your requirements for next Easter and
for Spring sales now from your nursery-
man. When it comes to field grown
plants he can furnish better stock at a
lower cost than you can. He handles
thousands of them while you may have
several hundred. There is no advantage
in the small grower bothering with grow-
ing on his own Roses, except his pot
plants, and even these mean a whole lot
of care and attention. Look over the
list of Baby Ramblers ; there is hardly a
sort among them that is not desirable;
they are all good, easy to handle during
the Winter months and ready sellers
whenever offered. A plant in a 4in. pot
is just as desirable when in flower as
one in a Tin. or Sin. More and more of
them are disposed of every year, and
their popularity is going to keep right
on. Place your order for a nice lot of
field grown stock now. As soon as they
reach you, which will be about the end
of the month, pot them up in a good
stiff loam mixed with a liberal amount
of well rotted manure. Pot them firmly :
do not mind breaking a few pots, get
them solid. Give the plants a couple of ,
good soakings of water and a deep cold- '
frame up to the day after you have
cleaned up inside what is left over from
the Xmas rush. Get the plants in and
keep them in a 45 degree house until they
start to show life. By that time I will
remind you again of what is next on the
program.
To Make Tulips Pay
Get Started Big-Iit
Of all the fine Tulips we have to
choose from, that splendid forcer. La
Reine. is still one of the best; even for
late flowering there will always be a
place for it. Bulbs by the thousand can
be bought for less than one-half cent [
each, and where is there a retail grower
who can produce anything in the way of
flowers during the first three months of
the year more showy or useful than these
Tulips, and at less cost? As with all
other things, there is the greatest dif-
ference in La Reines as they are lying
tied up in bunches of 25 at the whole-
salers. The wholesaler himself does not
have to look at labels or tags in order to
tell you who's stock a certain lot is. He
can tell at a glance, and often one won-
ders whether there is not reaUy a dif-
ference in the quality of bulbs rather
than the way they are grown. When you
take time to trace matters up you will
iind the man behind the potting bench
is the cause. If you want to make money
out of Tulips, buy enough bulhs so as
to have a constant supply of them to
draw from from January up to May, so
many for each week. Plant the bulbs
just as early as possible. Make use of
good soil, with proper drainage in the
flats ; a depth of about Sins, of soil is
just right. See to it that the flats are
kept moist, not soaking wet, at all times.
Do not let zero weather strike them ; a
little frost is a good thing, but too much
is going to retard the growth of the roots
and only well rooted plants are fit to be
brought into heat in order to force them
into flower. When you have kept the
flats in a warm, dark place up to the
time the stems are as long as you want
them, get the plants used to the light.
A cool place is necessary to finish the
flowers before they go to the market. If
you do all this they will pay.
The Lilies
The Formosnms and the Harris!!
The L. formosums are out in a frame.
We notice the roots are making headway
and some of the tops are pushing their
way through the soil. That is the time
they should come out of those quarters,
for if you permit them to force their way
through five or six inches of the soil
which covers the pots, you are apt to
get long, lanky stems, and no one ever
needs to find fault with the formosums
on that account. It is usually the other
way. These early Lilies do not need to
go to the greenhouse for a while yet.
They are just as well off out in a frame
where you can put sash over them, but
remove them from their present quar-
ters; clean the tops of the plants off
nicely and let them have a sunny, yet
cool, spot. If you planted any Harrisii
for early Winter flowering, the plants by
this time are pot-bound enough and ready
to be taken into warm quarters or a
house of 60 degrees ; even running up as
high as 68 or 70 will be just the thing,
but what you want to watch in such is
that there is plenty of water to keep the
soil in the pots moist at all times, spray-
ing the foliage several times a day and
thus avoiding a dose of green fly. Good
Harrisii Lilies during December are as
popular as ever, and when you have good
pot-bound stock to start out with, sun-
shine and water will do the rest; that
is, if yours are healthy plants, and of
late we have not had nearly as much
trouble with disease as was the case a
few years ago. I do not know just who
to thank for that, but let us be thank-
ful anyway. Have you planted some
candidums outdoors? There is still time,
if you can get the bulbs.
Poinsettias
Seasonable Hints
With the Poinsettias, much, in fact
everything, depends on heat from now
on in order to be successful. The nearer
an even temperature you can keep the
houses the plants are in after this date,
the better; that is, as soon as the sun
goes down. The temperature for the pot
plants and made-up pans should be 60
degrees. If you go far enough South or
West where the Poinsettias thrive and
bloom outdoors, you will notice fine, well
colored bracts, but in most instances
poor foliage ; lack of water or too much
of it, either will have the same effect in
this respect, and you can grow far better
Poinsettias indoors on that account, for
here you have conditions under controL
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
781
Get Our New
Wholesale Catalog
CANNAS
JUST OUT
THE CONARD & JONK COMPANY
WE-ST GROVE, PA.
1 the Exchange whe:
Good Strong Stuff
at Make-Room Prices
2000 Pansy Seedlings. $3.50 for the lot.
Snapdragon Seedlings. Mixed, mostly
Silver Pink. Sl-'JU per 1000.
300 Irapatiens. 2-inch. 85.00 for the
1000 Rooted Cuttings of Ge
SS.OO. Cash with order.
500O S. A. Nutt. Rooted Cuttings for
Nov. 15th. delivery. SS.OO per 1000.
CORRY FLORAL CO., Corry, Pa.
Please mention the Excha.nge when writing.
Smilax Plants
Strong, bushy stock from 3-in.
pots, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per
1000.
2-in., very fine, $1.25 per 100,
$10.00 per 1000.
Can ship at once.
R. KILBOURN
CUNTON, N. Y.
ention the Excha
A TEW GOOD THINGS
=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. S3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA indlvisa. 3-in.. 15.00; 4-in., SIOJX);
5-in., S25.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2)i-in., »S.0O per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevine, Ricard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $2.00 per 100; 3-in..
»5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WIHTMANI FERNS. 3-in.. 10c.;
4-in., 15c.; .5-in., 25c.
VINCA variegala. 2-in.. 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, AIha Rosea and Sangulnea,
2}i-in. pot $1.78
OBCONICA t;laanlea, 2'4m. pot (The
Giant) 2.00
ASPARAGUS
and Sprengerl, 2^-in. pot,
$18.00 per 1000 2.00
VINCA varleg;.ta. Medium, held plants. $4.00
per 100.
ASI'IDlSTKA.ereei, UMVC!,,9.mch poLs, $1.00 each.
PANSY PLANTS, ghini nowerlne,$.'..5n per 1000.
Cish or C. O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNIflGHAM "^o^'^i"^
£^ American Carnation
PRICE. $3.i»0
A.T. DeLaMarePtg. & Pub. Co.
2 lo 8 Duane Sireel. New Yoi^
A splendid rule for growing Poinsettias
is to keep tile soil foirly moist at all times.
Go over the pots and pans before you
let them have the hose, and if you only
have a few dozen or hundred, why not
go to a little trouble and make use of
lukewarm water? I do not care how you
get it ; water of .3.5 or 40 degrees tempera-
ture is not the proper thing for Poinset-
tias. It is bound to cause yellow foliage.
Few plants are more sensitive than Poin-
settias— bear that in mind. There is
still time to get hold of some good, strong
2%in. stock and plant a good batch of
pans with them. The less you disturb
the ball of soil around the roots when
doing the planting, the better. Poinset-
tias are like Poppies in this respect and
object to having their roots disturbed.
If you are growing plants on benches and
the plants are in good shape, a tempera-
ture of 52 or 54 degrees is all that is
needed, but even for these avoid, if at
all possible, ice cold water.
White Hawk Tulip
A Grand Sort for Indoors
Tu the florist who has never grown
that splendid Tulip, While Hawk, let me
call his attention to it. While we thiqk
a whole lot of La Reine as a white forc-
ing sort, there are a number of other
good ones, and White Hawk is one. It
is one of the best pure white sorts, of
great size and substance. To get- it at
its best do not force it before the middle
of February. You should include it in
your list of desirable sorts ; the bulbs are
higher in price than those of La Reine.
but we figure on getting three times as
high a price for the flowers. For the
small retail grower it would not pay to
stock up too heavily with them, but a
few of them along with the standard
sorts will pay and will help to make a
more attractive display.
Stevia
Whenever I start to write about
Stevia I feel as if it was almost un-
necessary to do so, because it is found in
every greenhotise and is so well known
that everybody is acquainted with its re-
quirements since long ago. Yet many
plants full of valuable flow-ers go to
waste each year through having the
whole batch of plants come into bloom
all at the same time. In order to realize
the most out of Stevias, keep the stock
in as cold a house as you have, just
above the freezing point. If you are only
growing what you need yourself have a
small amount of plants come along in a
Carnation house. Whether the Chrysan-
themums are at their best or not, Stevias
can always be used to the best advantage,
but arrange it so that you can have them
extending over as long a period as pos-
sible. Do not leave the plants any longer
outdoors. The least frost will finish the
best of them in short order. We have
been caught with one lot already.
SIvubs for Forcing
Can Be Made to Pay
If you intend forcing some of the hardy
shrubs for early Spring flowering, now
is a good time to lift and pot some up.
Deutzia gracilis, a plant which has
been used for that purpose for half a
century, does best when grown in pots
during the Summer, yet if lifted now,
carefully potted and taken care of, good
results can be had with it and, to my
mind, far too few of these splendid plants
are grown by the retail grower. What
more graceful could you ask for than a
few sprays of Deutzias? No matter for
what you may use them, whether a fu-
neral, wedding or christening, it makes
but little difference. As Easter plants they
are ideal. There are but few of the
I Spring flowering shrubs such as Spirffias,
! Snowballs, Lilacs, Forsythias, Almonds,
Primus triloba, Weigela, Japanese Quince,
the Snowball Hydrangea and others,
W'hich cannot be brought into flower
around Easter, and while we do not
always get salable plants out of them,
the sprays or branches of flowers come
in most handy for the retailer. Do the
potting now. As with the Roses, pot
firmly and let the stock have a coldframe.
Keep them watered up to the time hard
freezing sets in. The plnnls will make
some root growlh belween now ;ind lliat
vhiih
ill make tin
Important Questions for
Florists to Consider
Does the selling of plants
j by department stores
I benefit the trade? Wil]
it bring prosperity to the
florists!' Is it right for
I wholesale growers to sell
to the department stores ?
We do not think it is.
We raise only first-class
stock and, therefore, we
protect the trade and
dump nothing into the
department stores, but
sell to the trade only at
! reasonable prices. The
BEST is the CHEAPEST.
Be successful and
buy the old 1912
importation of
Azalea Indica
iind give you betti'r results. I'ot >ip n
sufficient number. If any plants are left
over next Spring they can be planted out,
and in a tew years will develop into fine
Ma
._. Van der Cruyssen, Simon
, Niobe, De Schreveriana, Mme. Pctrich,
, 50c., 60c., 75c., Sl.OO, $1.25,
riy Pink and othc
$1.50 to S2.00.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GROW ARAUCARIAS,
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the importing, grow-
ing, and shipping of these beautiful plants, the
Araucarias — and we stil! hold the ground as a
leader today.
ARAUCARIA Escelsa. 5, 5>i, 514 and 6-in.
pots, 3, 4, 5 and 6 tiers, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years old,
12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25 and 30 in. high, 40c.
50c., 60c., 7Sc., $1.00, S1.25 and $1.50.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa Glauca and Robusta
compacta, large plants, 6 and 7-in. puts, $1.25,
$1.50 and $2.00.
BEGONIA LUMINOSA. 2'4-m., $5.00 per 100.
BEGONIA Glolre de Lorraine, 5ii-m.. 6-in. pots.
60c., 75c., Sl.OO to S1.50.
HYDRANGEAS. French varieties. As big as a
bushel basket, bright red and large, blooming
pure white, 6-in. pots, 35c., 50c.; Otaksa, pink,
5H-in., 6-in., 7-in., 25c , 35c., 40c., 60c., 75c.
HOLLY FERN, or CYRTOMIUM FALCATUM,
4-in., 20c.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings, 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in., 20c. to 25c., 3-in., 15c.
CYCLAMEN. Best strain, 4-in., 20c. to 25c.;
PRIMULA Cliinei
strain, only 4-in.,
ASPARAGUS Plun
100
and Obconlca. Good
i Nanus, 3-in., $6.00 per
CINERARIA Hybrida, 2M-in., 35.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM, 4-in., 15c.
Now is the time to buy Ferns while they are
cheap and good. We have Ferns to beat the band,
five houses filled with choice stock, not lifted from '
All goods must travel at purchaser's risk only,
want stock shipped In or out of
benches, but pot gnnvn .ill Smnmer. They will
not go back on you like lifted stock. Baskets of
Ferns are in demand, but Our Ferns are still more
in demand. Why? Because they are so nice and
big that baskets cannot hold them. Nephrolepis
Scottil, Scholzeli, Boston, Harrisil and that
so well-known and much admired crested Fern,
Wliitmani, 5>^, 6 and 7-in. pots; all look like
jewels; 30c., 35c., 40c., 50c., 60c., 75c.; worth double
the money. Don't miss the chance; try a few of our
bushel basket size Boston, Whitmani, etc.;
worth 81.50, now only 75c. Order them quickly
before it is too late. Next in rank comes the
beautiful Smithii, large 4-in., 25c.; 5}i-in., 35c.
Giatrasli, the so well-known weeping Fern that
has no equal, SJi. 5>,$, 6-in. pots, 25c., 35c., 40c.,
50c.
PTERIS WILSONI, 6-in. pans, 25c. per pan;
Albo-Uneata and Tsussemense, 6-in. pans, 25c.
per pan; with a Cocos WeddeUlana in center,
40c. per pan.
DISH FERNS. Good assortment, 2M-in., $4.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-in. pots. $3.00
per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 4-in., 10=. each.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2Va-in., $3.00 per 100.
4-in., 10c.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4i<;-in., 25 in. high, 25c.;
5M. 5H. 0 to 7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 to 60
in. high, 50c., 60c., 75c., $1.00, $1.26, $1.60,
$2.00 to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4M-in., made up of 3
plants, 20 to 25 ft. high, 35c.; 5K-6-in. pots,
single plants, bushy, 60c., 60c., 76c. to $1.00.
COCOS Weddelliana. 3-in., 15c.. 18c., 20c.;
4-in., 25c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots, made up of 3
plants to a pot, 2nc. to 25c.
We have a novelty in Jerusalem Cherries, called
Solanum Capsicastrum and Melvini, dwarf habit,
full of berries, 6-in. pans, 35c., 40c. and 50c.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber Plant). 5hi-'m.,
6-in. pots, 35t., 40c., 50c.; 4-in., 25c.
Cash wltb order, please. Please state If you
pots. All plants, K at 100 rate.
60DfR[Y ASCHMANN ^IZ%. PHIIADEIPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exobango when writing.
specimens again. If you have never
tried forcing shrubs, do so this year. It
will prove profitable.
In Propagating Ficus elastica
In propagating Ficus elastica b.v
"longueing," the ball of moss is very .apt
lo become dr.v through neglect, and then
considerable time is spent in getting this
back to its desired condition. One of
The Florsts' Exchange subscribers of-
fers a clever little idea of an easily made
device to control the watering. He takes
n piece of lieavv tinf.iil and makes a cup
shape .•uverint; Un- l\<- muss ball, Iraviiis
II,.. t..p
kI I.\
III.' h.
It the sli....l below the muss;
when the cup is filled, the water gradu-
ally leaks out by the time the moss has
absorbed enough moisture. P, M, R,
VINCAS
$5.00 per 100.
Dracsenas, 5- and" d-in^pots, $15.00
per 100.
Table Ferns, Asparagus Plumo-
sus. Asparagus Sprengerl, 2}.^-
lii. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Rooted Geranium Cuttings,
$1.25 per 100.
Cash with order.
Rowden&Milcheirtrr
I the Exohanire when writing.
The prices Adv
782
The Florists' Exchange
Wigmore Goliseum, largest in the world, where the Cleveland Flower
Show will be held Nov. 13 to 15, 1913
The Cleveland Flower Show of 1913
It has been our good fortune to re-
ceive, through the kindness of Knoble
Bros, of Oleveland, two photographs,
especially taken tor The BYorists' Ex-
change." of the building whioh is hence-
forth to be known as Wigmore's Col-
iseum, and in which will be held the
Cleveland Flower Show, Nov. 13, 14
and 15, 1913. Our photographs show
the exterior and the unfinished interior.
There are one hundred round columns
.spaced as shown in photograph of tlhe
interior. The floor area embraces 64,000
sq. ft., which is three times the iioor
space of the Central Armory, wjiere the
former sliow was held. The new col-
iseum is located on 13th St., and a spe-
cial entrance on Euclid ave. is toeing
built by the flower show committee,
which will be located between the store
of C. M. Wagner and the new mammoth
establishment oi^ Kinney & Gevan. The
"greenhouse" which the wholesale men
used on the float in tbe recent auto
parade, and vVhich was depicted in these
columns, will 'be erected as an entrance
feature of the Eudid are. doorway.
The slogan for the show is, "The Best
Ever," and a hustling lot of young blood
is on the executive force, S9 results are
expected. This will be the first exhibi-
tion to be held in this new, absolutely
fireproof ibuilding, ■whiclh was erected
originally as a garage to be used for car
storage purposes by people shopping in
the downtown districts and for the vari-
ous business men as storage for their
cars during the daytime. The section
in which the flower show is to be held,
when finished, will make as fine an ex-
hibition hall as can be desired, and it is
so large and spacious that the Cleveland
florists feel it will be a matter of con-
siderable interest to the trade all over
the country to be posted as to this fact.
Planning for the use of such a large
building it can he readily seen that the
Cleveland fraternity is figuring on some-
thing exceptionally fine, and that there
will be room enough to accommodate
every one having an article worthy to
be exhibited.
EixA Geant Wilson.
supplied with this flower; J. F. Sullivan,
in former years a heavy buyer of 'Mums,
will cut about 40,000 well assorted as
to varieties and size. John Breitmeyer's
Sons have still more of their own. Fred
Breitmeyer, at Mt. Clemens, also has
several houses of very promising clean
stock, and between him and Thos.
Brown's 50,000 blooms, will be a strong
race as to superiority of quality. This
rounds up the large local growers.
Large weddings and convention work
helped to make the past week fairly busy.
E. A. Fetters had a good wedding up in
Ann Arbor, Mich.
A well attended Club meeting brought
out many interesting discussions, chief of
which was the cost of renting Palms for
decorations. Apparently few florists
realize that this cost is based upon im-
mutable commercial principles. First of
all the value of plants in use, second the
interest on this invested amount, and
third, tlie wear and tear; in other words,
you have to figure to get back the origi-
nal amount invested because your Palms,
no matter how carefully taken care of,
will be a loss in a short time, which
necessitates a reinvestment at perchance
a higher cost than the prerious ones.
Last, yet by all means not the least item
of expense in renting Palms, is the cost
of hauling from your place of business
to the place where they are wanted. The
time of your driver and helper, wear and
tear on horse and wagon, or auto, which
ever it is, all have to be considered when
computing the cost of renting a dozen
Palms. A thorough study of this ques-
tion will do away with many now exist-
ing low priced offerings and put this part
of our business on a more solid footing.
The next meeting will be devoted to
the retailers, their pleasures and trou-
bles, and in view of the broadness of the
subject the president will assign the prin-
cipal features, like buying, selling, ad-
vertising, etc., to various members for
concise and yet thorough discussion of
these features. Feank Danzee.
Detroit, Mich.
The warm spell of weather through
\\'hich we are passing is bringing forward
a very fine lot of Dahlias, yet it softens
-the condition of cut Roses and does di-
minish the counter trade. It may seem
strange to put our ills up to the weather
man. nevertheless the above describes
local conditions and undoubtedly reflects
those of other cities.
Thos. Brown is at present the only one
^\•ho cait.s> wbite, yellow and lavend^er
"Mu'i's almost in size of show blooms and
he finds a ready sale for the few blooms
he does cut. These facts are the only
ones which, so to say, save his bacon ;
if there were more growers cutting such
size 'Jlums and. therefore, an increased
supply, it would bring about a heavy loss
lo growers, because for years back re-
tailers have observed that 'Mums do not
sell in quantity till colder days arrive.
The local market this year will be well
Elyria, Ohio
With the advent of October business
shows wonderful signs of improvement,
the Fall openings, weddings, and a good
run of funeral work favoring the retailer,
and the new Carnations and 'Mums in
goodly quantities brightening the pros-
pects of the wholesalers. The demand
for good Roses, Carnations and 'Mums
as yet is fully equal to the supply, and
bids fair to continue. Some Princess of
Wales Violets are seen in the stores,
while Asters and Gladioli are practically
over.
H. C. Knoble, of Knoble Bros., Cleve-
land, made a recent trip to this city, for
the-purpose of inspecting a large order of
Ferns which his firm has purchased of
the L. C. Hecoek Floral Co.
Mrs. Carek, of the firm of Carek &
Mecera, is en route home from Bohemia,
where she spent a short time.
William Copas is still on the sick list
and his condition shows very little sign of
improvement. Mr. Copas has a host of
friends who earnestly hope for his ulti-
mate recovery.
Copas Bros, expect to occupy their
new quarters on Cheapside in a short
time. They have been seriously handi-
capped for room in their present tempo-
rary location.
A new concern, with well known local
men at the head, was incorporated re-
cently under the name of the Horticul-
tural Selling Co., for the purpose of
handling nursery stock.
Louis Hennes of Amherst reports busi-
ness as being very good in his locality.
Mr. Hennes has just closed a prosperous
season with his vegetable side line, and
is prepared to give his undivided atten-
tion to his greenhouse work.
J. McL.
Columbus, 0.
The Block & Crane Floral Co. is the
title of a new retail store at 1834 N.
High St., opposite the University. C F.
Block has held the position of superin-
tendent of the city garden lots. George
Crane is a graduate of Ohio State Uni-
versity. E. Ludwig, formerly with the
Livingston Seed Co., has charge. The
opening window w'as very tastefully ar-
ranged with choice decorative plants,
fancy baskets and vases of Carnations,
university colors being selected for the
curtains.
The fashion show this week brought
special efforts from the florists in window
decorating. Harry Baltz was highly
commended for the Livingston window.
A special feature was the picture, with
Mrs. Ghas. Russell Roses arranged in a
neat basket with a black background,
being very effective. Fred Brownewell,
their decorator, was busy with an ex-
ceptionally elaborate wedding decoration
on that day. The Fifth Avenue Floral
Co., Graff Bros., and the Munk Floral
Co. were also in the line and each made
special efforts for the style show, which
was a great success.
The Cottage Rose Gardens are rapidly
filling their new range. Herman Kropp,
the proprietor, is very much pleased with
the construction.
Joe Hellenthal has reglazed his houses
since the hailstorm and has made other
improvements. His stock looks very
nice.
E. Jletzmeier has also repaired the
storm damage and has his houses well
stocked.
Lee Bibler, formerly with the Colum-
bus Floral Co., is now with the Art
Floral Co. H.
Dayton, 0.
Business last week showed a decided
improvement, and from now on we hope
to have a steady increase, as the cold
wealther has injured adl the outdoor
stock, such as Gladioli, Asters and Dah-
lias just when they were at their best,
but the Clirysanthemums are now com-
ing on rapidly to take their place. So
far the yellow are the first to appear,
but this week October Frost will be
ready to cut. Carnations have increased
in quantity and quality also. The Lily
crop is short at present. Roses are im-
proving steadily, the length of stem is
more satisfactory than for some time.
The appearance of bulbs on the market
reminds us that Fall is really here and
there is a brisk trade in these. Each
year finds a larger sale of Hyacinths
and Tulips. The public is catching the
idea of having flowers in bloom tor
f'hristmas, hence the popularity of the
Chinese. Lily and Narcissus bulbs for
house plants.
E. Jenkins, who for the past several
years has had considerable trouble with
high water damaging his property, has
finally decided to get out of the high
water district and recently purchased
a_ 47-acre farm seven miles north of the
city on the Covington Pike.
Miss Elberta Bngle, left lasit week for
a two weeks' visit with relatives at
Pittsburgh. Pa.
The Daytton Florists' Club omitted
their regular meeting last "Thursdav,
but called a meeting for Thursday, Oct.
0, the. first meeting of the season.
Ross Agett. representing the McCal-
lum Co., of Pittsburgli and Cleveland,
called on Dayton fiorists this week.
Mr. Tempke, of the W. W. Barnard
Co., Chicago, was in Daylton several
days of last week.
W. Horlacher, tells us that his gar-
den stock, of which he still had a good
supply, was alf destroyed by the recent
cold weather, but he hopes soon to have
a fine cut of Chrysanthemums.
Mrs. B. Hasehke, of Cambridge ave.,
met with quite a serious accident one
day last week by falling down the cel-
lar. Fortunately she escaped any broken
bones, but was considerably bruised and
was hardly able to be about for a week.
Mrs. Hasehke is now cutting/ Sweet
Peas and hopes in a few davs to have
Chrysanthemums ready for the market.
The Heiss Co. cut its first IHolets
this week, and has been cutting Chrys-
anthemums for abovt two weeks.
The Horticultural Society held their
regular monithly meeting last Wednes-
day at the Memorial Buidling, and en-
joyed essays on garden products, orchard
fruits, ornamental plants and floricul-
ture.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I. Schaeffer mo-
tored to Jamestown Sunday and spent
the day very enjoyably with friends.
Sir. Schaeffer tells us that he is plan-
ning to erect a new greenhouse.
Business is picking up with the
Miami Floral Co. The stock is coming
on in good .shape, Carnations are more
plentiful and the Roses are good with
lon.ger stems than for some time past.
This company supplied one of the local
churches with .500 white Roses last Sun-
day.
Mrs." .Tohnson, who has not been able
to resume business since the flood owing
to the great dama,ge done the building
she occupied, opened her store for busi-
ness last Saturday at 808 E. 5th st.
A. Miller, representing A. Henderson
& Co. of Chicago, called on the local
trade.
Mr. Anderson and brother Harry
spent several days of this week in Cin-
cinnati.
Herbert Bartholomew spent Sunday
in Franklin, O. K. B. Y.
i'liiii ill '!!/!."
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Wigmore Coliseum, Cleveland, O. Interior view of the section in which
the coming Flower Show will be housed Nov. IS^to 15, 1913
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
783
List of Advertisers
McClunie, Geo. C. 790
McConnell, Alex 791
McCray Refrigerati
Co.
.798
Abrams, F. B
; Co..
Adv,
Albert & Davidson . . ..sua
AUen.J. K 802
Amer. Importing Co.797
Am. Spawn Co 770
Amer S'eel Band Co..776
Amer. Wooden Ware
Mfg. Co., The 807
Anderson, J. F 775
Angermueller, Geo. H.810
AphineMfg. Co SOS
Appelgate Florist 7S9
Aschmann, Godfrey.. . 7S1
Aschmann Bros... 775-80
Bader &Co 766
Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, Ine SOS
Baer.JuUus 789
Baker The Florist 793
Baldwin, Florist 793
Barrett, the Florist. . .793
Barrows&Son, H. H.775
Bassett's Floral Gar-
dens 773
Baur & Steinkamp.. . . 780
Bay State Nurs., The.778
Beach, James E 772
Beaven, E. A 798
Beckert, W. C 766
Begerow Floral Co... .791
BeUamy Bros 773
Bennett, C. A 776
Berger Bros 805
Berger & Co., H. H ... 770
Berning, H. G 806
Bertermann Bros. Co.790
Bidwell&Fobes 769
Black, Chas 800
Black, Son & Co.. Jos.
.775
Engle, W. J. ,.
Engler, Henry .
Erne .!c Klingel 806
Eskesen. Frank N .... 775
Eslet.JohnG 797
Etter, M. b 780
Eyres Florist 789
FelthouseM,J. E 772
Field. H.W 792
Fiedler & Co.. A. G.... 789
Fletcher Si Co. F. W.767
Florists' Hail Ass'n ... 797
Flower Shop. The 792
Ford. M. C 801
Ford. Wm. P 802
Fottler. Fiske. Rawson
Co.
.770
Fox Hall Fai
Freeman Orchid Co. .779
Friedman Florist 789
Friedman. J.J 808
Fritz Faber Mfg Co..
The 797
Froment. H. E 803
Galvin. Thos. F 7S9
Gannett, A. A 773-74
Garland Greenhouse
Mfg. Co 809-10
Gasser Co., J. M 790
Gibbons. The Smilax
McHutchison & Co, . .776
McManmon, J. J. ...791
McManus, James 803
Menand, L 7S9
Metropolitan Material
Co 795-811
Mette, Henry 766
MichellCo., Henry F.770
Michelscn&Co 778
Michigan Cut Flower
Exchange 797
Michler Bros. Co 791
Midgley &Co 793
Millang, Chas 803
Miller. A. L 788
MiUs The Florist. Inc.791
Minge Floral Co.. The791
Minneapolis Floral Co791
Moninger Co.. John
.811
.798
H.
.776
Blackistone. Z. D...
Blackistone. J. Dan.. .789
Boddington. A. T 769
Bolgiano&Son.J 768
Bonnets Blake 803
Bonnot Bros 803
Bon Ton Flower Shop,
The 790
Howe, M. A 791
Brant Bros.. Inc 793
Brainard Nurs. & Seed
,780
Ma
Giblin&Co 811
Goodsell. P. H 778
Graham & Son. A.. ,790
Greater N. Y. Florists'
Ass'n ,.,803
Grcek-Amer. Florists'
Supply Co 798
Greup & Ploeger 776
Grey Co.. Thos. J 770
Griffin. F. W 790
Growers' Cut Flower
Moore. Hentz & Nash803
Mt. Gilead Pottery Co807
Mullanphy, Florist ... 793
Murray, Samuel 791
Myer, Florist 791
Nagel, Rudolf. 788
Nason. L. B 803
Nat'l Florists' Board
of Trade 798
Natural Guano Co , ,808
Neidinger, Jos. G 798
New England Florist
Supply Co 804
New England Nurs... 776
New York Stable Ma-
Rupp, John F 767
Russell, Geo. W 773
Russin&Hanfling..,,698
Ryerson, U. Cutler. . . 808
Sabransky, John F. . . 772
Salter Bros 793
Sambrook Bros 793
Sanders Son 770
Sauter.A 803
Sceery, Ed 792
Schling. Max 772
Schmidt.J.C 779
Schmitz. F. W. O..,.:770
Schuiz, Jacob 791
Schwake & Co.. Inc.,
Chas 770
Scott, John . . ._ 775
Scranton Florist Sup-
ply Co 769-80
Sealy, J. W. C 788
Sharp, Partridge & CoSll
Sheridan, W. F. 803
Siebrecht, Geo. C 803
Sicbrecht, Walter R.
Co.. Inc 803
Skidelsky St Co.. S. S .769
Slinn. B. S., Jr 803
Slinn, Clarence 803
Smith & Co.. E.D.... 772
Smith & Fetters Co..
The 790
Smith, P.J 803
Smith Co.. W.&T... 776
Solomon & Son. I 809
Soltau Fernery. B 775
Speelman & Sons. C.
,770
Callas 765-69
Calliopsis 779
Cannas,..', 769-SOl
Canterbury Bells, ,776-79
Carnations 772-73-
775-80-88-800
Carnation Cuttings, ,772-
773-75-80-88-800
Chrysanthemums, . 772-76
Chrysanthemum Cut-
tings 772-76
Cigar Plants 765
Cinerarias 774-79-801
Clematis 776-78-88
Cocos 774-88-801
Cold Storage Bulbs
769-70
Cold Storage Lilies
769-70
Cold Storage Lily of
the Valley 769-70
Coleus 765-80-88
Conifers 778
Coreopsis 779
771
sCo.
Co.
Co,
Gude Bros.
Gunther Bi
Guttman Flo
Co.
Breck-Robinson Nurs.776
Breitmeyer's Sons. J. .790
Brown. Peter 779-88
Bryan. Alonzo J 779
Buckbee. H. W 793
Bunyard, A. T., Flor-
,791
ist.
Burnett Bros ,
Burpee. W. A. & Co.. , 769
Burr&Co., C. R 776
Byam,E.J 793
Byer Bros 780
Caldwell The Woods-
man Co.,.., 797
California Florist, The793
Camp Conduit Co.,
The 811
Campbell Bros 800
Carbone Florist 789
Carnation Support Co.,
The,. 773
Champion & Co.. J.
N.
Chicago Carnation
Co.
Childs, John Lewis. . , 769
Chinnick, W. J 800
Christensen, Thos. P. .788
Clark Florist 793
Clay & Son 809
Colflesh's Sons, J.
Wm 779
Conard & Jones Co.776-
7S1
Condon, J 779
Conine Nursery Co.,
TheF.E 778
Coombs, Florist 790
Corrv Floral Co 781
Cotsonas cS Co., Geo.. 798
Cowee,W.J 796
Cowcn's Sons, N 811
Coyle. James 803
Craig Co.. Robt 771
Crouch. Mrs. J. W 789
Growl Fern Co 796
Crump. F. F 790
Cunnmgham. Jos. H..781
Cut Flower Exchange. 803
Dailledouzc Bros 773
Danker Florist 789
Darber Florist 793
Day Co.. W. E 793
Deamud Co.. J. B 806
DeBuck. John 770
DeKalbNurs 778
DeNave. Paul 779
Den Ouden & Sons,H.77S
DietschCo., A 811
Diller. Caskey & Keen
«U
Dillon, J. L 772
Dodd, Chas. H 811
Dorner cS Sons, Co. F.773
DoyleCo., Wm. E..,.7,S9
Dreer, Henry A., I nc..77.S-
807-10
Eagle Metal & Supply
Habermehl's Sons, J.
J 792
Hall & Robinson 791
Hanford, R. G 774
Harris, Chester 793
Harris, Ernest 7.88
Hart. Geo. B 797
Hatcher, John C....775-89
Heacock Co.. Jos 771
Hcinecken. Otto 778
HeissCo 790
Henderson & Co.. A...76S
Henderson & Co.. Peter
772
Henker, Bruno 800
Henshaw & Fenrich.. .801
Herbert & Fleishauer.770
Herr.A.M 788
Hews (S Co., A. H 807
Highland Park Green-
houses, The 790
HilfingerBros ,S07
Hill Co., The E.G.... 806
Hill Nursery Co., Inc..
TheD 778
Hillside Nurs 778
Hitchings cSi Co 812
Hollywood Gardens. . .793
Holm cS Olson 793
Holton & Hunkcl Co. .804
Home Correspondence
School 798
Horan, E. C 803
Horticultural Adverti-
Niessen Co., The Leo . 805
Noe, L.M 803
Orchid, The 792
Ouwerkerk, P 778
Palmer* Son, W.J... 789
Park Floral Co., The.. 790
Parker, John I ...789
Parkes Construction
Co 810
Parshelsky Bros 810
Patten, Helen F 793
Pearce. George 810
Peckham Floral Co..
The 788
Pelicano Rossi & Co. .793
Penn The Florist . . 788-89
Pennock-Meehan Co..
S. S 805
Perkins-King Co 768
Perry's Hardy Plant
Earn
Peters & Reed Pottery
Co.. The 807
Philips Bros 791
Pierces Co 789
Pierce Co.. F. O 809
Pierson, Inc.. A. N.76,5-67
PiersonCo.. F. R 765
Pine Grove Floral Corp
78S
Pittsburgh Cut Flower
Standard Pump & Ei
gine Co., The 809
Stearns Lumber Co.,
The A.T 810
Stokes, Walter P 770
Stoothoff Co., H. A ... 808
Storrs <S Harrison Co.,
The 774
StumppS Walter Co,
766
Sunlight Double Glass
Sash Co 810
Syracuse Pottery Co. ..807
Taylor, Edward J 773
Thompson & Co., C. B.
791
Thorburn & Co., J. M76?
Totty, Chas. H 772
Traendly & Schenck,799-
803
Travis Co., G. E 809
Van Assche, Frank 810
Van Gelderen, G. W. . 778
Van Kirk Flora! Co. . 788
Van Waveren, Gt. S
Kruijff 778
Vaughan*s Seed Store.
766-68
Vick's Sons, Jas..:... 768
Viereck, F, C 790
Vincent, R. Jr., & Sons
..765
Cut Flowers 796-97-
798-99-801-02-03-04-05
Cyclamen 771-73-
779-80-88-801
Dahlias 788-800
Daisies,, 779-80
Decorative Stock. , . .765-
767-69-70-71-72-73-74-
775 -76-78-79-SO-81-800
Digitalis 780
Dish Ferns. , , ,774-75-801
Dracaenas 771-75-
778-79-80-800-01
Evergreens 776-78
Farm Seeds 766-68-
769-70-79
Ferns 765-74-
775-80-88-800-01
Ferns in Flats 774-75
Ficus 771-76-88-801
Forget-Me-Not 779
Foxgloves 776-79
Freesias 765-66-68
Fruit Plants ■776-78
Fruit Trees 776-78
Fuchsias 766
Gardenias 771
Genista 771-80
Geraniums 765-73-
780-88-801
Geranium Cuttings
765-73-80-88-801
Gladiolus,, . .766-68-69-70
Hardy Perennials- . , ,778
Heliotrope 76.5-801
Herbaceous Plants.776-78
Hyacinths 765-68-70
Hydrangeas 771-75-
778-79-80-88-800-01
.770
.804
Co,
Pitzonka, Gu!
Plantlife Co SOX
Poehlmann Bros. C0...SO6
Pollworth Co.. C. C. ..804
Potter Floral Co 790
Pulverized Manure
Co 808
Quaker City Mach.
Co.
.809
Co.
.795
Ebbinge & Van Groos .778
Eble.Cha3 791
Edwards Folding Box
Edward. Harry B.
Eisele. C 788
Elliott & Sons, Wm. . . 766
Emmans. Geo. M 781
.778
Howard's Flower Shop7S9
Howard. J. W 808
Hudson Carbon Co. . . 808
Idlewild Greenhouses. 791
Igoe Bros 798
Imperial Seed & Plant
Co 769
Interstate Tobacco Co..
Inc .80S
Irwin. R.J 794-96
Isbell.S. M. & Co. ...769
Jackson & Perkins Co . 778
Jacobs. S. & Son 810
Jenkins & Son 778
Jennings. E.B 770
Johnson Seed Co 767
Johnston, T. J. & Co.. 792
Jones. H.T 778
Jones. Inc., Percy. . . .806
Kasting. Wm. F. Co., 765
Keller, John A 791
Keller Pottery Co,... 807
Keller Sons, J. B 793
Kervan Co., The 796
Kessler, Wm 802
Kilbourn, R 781
King Construction Co. 800
Koster&Co 778
KroeschellBros. C0....SO9
Kuebler, Wm. H 803
Kuhlmann, H. H 790
Lager & Hurrell 779
Lange, A 789
Lange, H. F. A 793
Langjahr, A. H 800
Langle. Richard 800
Lappe. John 779
Leedle Floral Co 772
Lemon Oil Co 809
Leonard Seed Co 770
Leuly. Emil 774
Low&Co..Stu..rt ,,.770
Littlefield Florist .... 793
Lord&BurnhamCo. SI2
Ludwig Floral Co.. E.702
Mader. Paul 773
Quidnick G'hous
Ramsburg, G. S 769
Randall, A. L. Co.... 806
Rawlings, Elmer 800
Reade & McKenna. . .811
Reed & Keller 798
Reimers, M. D 791
Reinberg, Peter... 772-806
Rentschler Floral Co. 791
Reynolds & MacKay.772
Rice Co., M 798
Riebe, F. C 788
Ritchy, F. W 78S
Robinsons Co., H.M.
796-97
Robinson Co. (Inc.)
H. M 802
Rolker S Sons, A , 766-807
Rosemont Gardens. . .791
Rosendale Nurs. S
G'houscs 778
Rosery Flower Shop,
The' .789
RoutzahnSeedCo. ...770
Rowden & Mitchell.. .781
Roval Glass Works. ..SIO
Rudolph, Max 790
Co.
Virgin, U. J
Walker, Wm 791
Waller Seed Co., The
L. D 767
WallisSCo., E. A....780
WardSCo., R. M....767
Warendorff. A 792
Watcrer. Hosea 770
Wax Bros 789
Weeber S Don 766
Welch Bros. Co 804
Wenk. Peter 788
Westboro Conserva-
tories 772
Weston. Henry 775
West View Floral Co.789
Wettlin Floral Co 780
Whilldin Pottery Co..
The 807
White Bros 773
Whittier S Co., W. B.776
Wietor Bros 806
WilksMfg. Co.. S...,811
Williams' Florist Sup-
ply House 773
Wilson. H. E 793
Wilson, R.G 7,89
Windier Wholesale Flor-
al Co 798
Wood Bros 773
Woodrow S MarketosSOS
Woodruff S Sons. S. D770
Worcester Conserva-
tories 772
Young S Co.. A. L. . ..802
Young Florist 793
Young. John 802
Young S Nugent 792
Zangen, O. V 795
Zimmer, Charles 800
Zvolanek, A. C 770
In
Ivy 765-79-88
Japanese Maples 776
Japonica 778
Jerusalem Cherrles.772-S8
Kalmias 776
Kentias. 771-74-75-88-801
Lantanas 765
Lilacs 778
Lily Bulbs 767-68
Lilies. .765-66-67-68-69
Lilium Album 768
Lilium Candidum, 768-69
LMium Formosum, 765-68
Lilium Giganteum, , .766-
766-67-68-70
Lilium'Harrisii, 765-66-68
Lilium Speciosum, 769-78
Lily of the Valley,, 767-78
776
\ Index TO Stock Advertised
Ma
,77s
no stock mentioned in same
Acalpha 765
Achvranthc..; 765
Adiantum, ,771-75-88-801
Ageratum 765-80
Afternanthera 765
Alyssum.. 780-800
Ampelopsis 773
Andromcdas 776
Anthcricum 7SS
Antirrhinum. 7ll7-ll!l-
779-SO-^K-MI()
Araucarias 771-71-
775-78-801
Areca 771-74-801
Asparagus 771-75-
778-79-80-88-801
be made to print belated
ifter 12 noon Wednesday.
; can be noted in the index,
Asplinium 771
Asters 770
Azaleas 776-78
Bay Trees 774
Ma
Maples
Mignonette 766
Mushroom Spawn. 766-
767-70
Narcissus. . .765-66-67-68
Nephrolepis. . . .765-71-75
Norway Maples 776
Norway Spruce.. . .776-78
NurserV Stock 776-78
Oak Trees 776-78
Orchids 779
Ornamental Shrubs. . , 776
Ornamental Tree^. . . .776
Palms 774-7.5-78
Pandanus 771-88
Pansies . .770-79-80-88-801
Peach Trees 776-78
Peonies 776-78
Petunias 765
Phlox 776-78-79
Phoenix. . , ,770-71-74-75
Poinsettias . 773-80-88-801
Primroses 779-80-801
Primulas 773-74-
775-79-80-800-01
Privet 776-78
Privet Cuttings, . 776-78
Rhododcndrnns, , 776-78
Rnsi-s 765-72-
773-76-78-800
Rubber Plant,.! 771-
775-88-801
S.^lvii.s 765
Sea.s.inahlc Stock .765-
766-67-69-70-7 1-72-73-
774-76-76-7S-79-S0-S1-
800
Seeds, , 766-67-68-60-70-78
Shrubs 776-78
Smilax 779-80-
788-96-97-98-801
Snapdragon 767-69-
779-80-88-800
Snowball 778
Spiraeas 769-78
Stevia 773-79-88
Sweet Peas 766-70
Sweet Pea Seed., ,767-70
Sweet William 779
Table Ferns, , ,774-75-801
Trees 774-76-78
Tulips 768-78
Vegetable Plants. . ..769-
776-79
Vegetable Seeds 766-
768-69-70-79
Verbenas 765-72-88
Vincas 780-800-01
Vines 776-78-88
Violets 767-73-79-800
Wallflowers 779
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine SOS
Aphis Punk 808
Artificial Flowers.. 796-97
Baskets 796-97-98
Boilers 795-809-11
Carnation Tier 773
Cattle Manur<.. 808
Chiffons ; 96-97-98
Clips 797
Crepe Paper 796-97
Cut Flower Boxes, 796-97
Cycas Leaves 796-97
Dagger Ferns 796-97
Decorative Evergreens
796-97
Directory of Retail
Houses 789-90-
791-92-93
Fancy Baskets.. 796-97-98
Fancy Ferns 796-97
Fertilizers 772-808-09
Florists' Letters. . .796-97
Florists' Supplies 796-
797-98
Flower Boxes 796-97
Flower Pots 807
Galax Leaves 796-97
Glass 795-810-11
Gold Letters 796-97
Glazing Points 810
Grates 809
Greenhouse Bldg 810-
811-12
Greenhouse Construc-
tion 810-11-12
Greenhouse Goods.. .810-
811-12
Greenhouse Material
810-11-12
Gutters 809-11
Heaters .809-10-11
Heating Appliances
809-10-11
Hose 795
Hot Bed Sash 810-11
Huckleberry Branches
796-97
Ice Boxes 798
Immortelles 796-97
Insecticides 808-09
Jardinieres 807
Laurel 796-97
Laurel Festooning. 796-97
Laurel Wreaths.. . .796-97
Lemon Oil 809
Leucothoe Sprays.. 796-97
Magnolia Leaves. .796-97
Manure SOS
Mastica 809-10
Moss.. 796-97
Nikoteen 808
Nikotiana 808
Nursery Bands 776
Pecky Cypress 811
Pipe 795
Pipe Fittings 795
Plantlife 808
Pots 807
Pumps 809
Pumping Engines. . . .809
Refrigerators 798
Ribbons 796-97-98
Rusous 796-97
Sash 810-11
Script Words 796-97
Sheep Manure 808
Sheet Moss 796-97
Shower Spravs 811
Sphagnum Moss.. . 796-97
Stakes 773-98
Supports 773-98
Tile 811
Tinfoil 796-97
Tobacco Dust 808
Tobacco Powder 808
Tobacco Stems 808
Toothpicks 796-97
Tree Tubs 807
Tubs 807
Vases 796-97
Ventilating Apparatus
809-10-11
Ventilators 809-10-11
Wants 794-95
Wax Roses 796-97
Wholesale Florists. . .801-
802-03-04-06-06
Wreaths 788-96-97
Cut Blooms Received
Seedling Dahlias
Some very excellent seedling .Show and
Decorative Dahlias have bi'i'ii sent to ua
by John Kiernan, 66 Rose .st, Freeport,
N. Y. Mr. Kiernan infunns us that al-
though he has only a limited area of
ground upon which to carry out his work,
he has had considerable success in the
raising of Dahlias from seed. The
blooms before . us indicate varieties of
merit, having excellent stems, stiff, erect,
wiry. Several of the colors are good and
bright, and if the habit ami free flower-
ing qualities are in harmonv with the at-
tributes we have here, the plants deserve
attention. Of course, something start-
ling as to color or in the characteristic
of the plant is nowadays essential if a
novelty is to command attention, and
Mr. Kiernan is on the right lines. There
is a very tine crimson scarlel. a clear at-
tractive yellow, a crimson and white
tipped one, a charmiing rose magenta
wbidi oug'ht to be particularly useful,
a lemon w^iite. a Jiandsome large white
Decorative flower. Nor sbould we omit
a good full golden chestnut. As desir-
able cut flowers these were the finest of
the set.
B.,uvardias 788
Boxwood 776-78
Bulbs. 766-67-68-69-70-78
California Privet. . 776-78
California Privet Cut-
tings 776-78
Davenport, Ia. — .T. W. Davis con-
templates the erection of an addition to
his greenhouse establishment.
EscANABA. Mien.— An addition, to be
100ft. X 20ft.. is being made to the green-
houses of C. Peterson & Sons. The build-
ing will be constructed of concrete, iron
and glas,«: in tlie interior, concrete
benches will take the place of the usual
wooden benches.
The Ne-w Dahlia — Queen of Hearts
R. C. Hart of Waklen, X. Y., brought
up to our office on Wednesday morning
some blooms of the new white Caotus
Dahlia, as named above. Allusion was
made to thi.« variety in our notes in t!he
New York Seed Trade last week, page
71s, in connection vvitii the di&plav by
Wm. Elliott & Sons. 42 Vesey st. This
firm intends to list it among the novel-
ties for 1914. The flower is of good
size, firm, strong yet refined, of a milk
white color and with an attractive yel-
low center.
CONTENTS Page
Albany Florists' Club, members of
the, and family of G. H. Snyder at
Rhinebeck, N. Y. (lUus.) 796
Blooms Received, Cut 783
Catalogs Received 773
Cliioo, Cal., Experimental Farm at 800
Chrysanthemum Crop, Finishing the 786
Cleveland Flower Show of 1913
(lUus,) 783
Clubs and Societies :
Elberon (N, J,) Hort. Soc. ; Lenox
(Mass.) Hort. Soc; Astoria Flo-
rists' Bowling Club; Oyster Bay
(N. T.) Hort. Soc 787
Dreer's Dahlia Show at Riverview
(Illus.) 785
Exhibitions, Coming 787
Ficus elastica Propagating 781
Florists' riub of Philadelphia 784
Forsythia Suspensa as a Climber. .. .792
Gardeners' National Convention ...786
Illinois Stale Fair. Awards at 788
Market, Review of tte 801
New York State Fair, at the (Illus.) 786
Kursery Dept. (Illus.) 777
Park Floral Co. Contradicts a Rumor. 798
Peony Symposium, That 786
Question Box 787
Readers' Views. Our:
Sweet Peas for March; Using Hy-
drocyanic Acid Gas; Hurrying
and Retarding Peonies 784
BetaUer, The (Illus.):
Floral Muffs; Flower Market of
Mexico City; Thoughts of a Suc-
cessful Florist; A Window in
Fort Worth, Tex 789-793
Peony Symposium, The 793
San Francisco Violet Situation ....810
Seed Trade Report 767
Trade Notes:
Montgomery, Birmingham. Fort
Worth, Atlanta, Charleston 774
Nashville 778
Houston 779
Detroit. Elyria, Columbus. Dayton. 782
Montreal, Pittsburgh, Worcester,
Buffalo, Syracuse 787
. Albany 796
Beacon 797
Kalamazoo 798
Louisville 798
Baltimore SOO
Washingti.n 800
Indianapolis SOD
Ballimore, Wasliin.qt.m. Indianap-
olis 800
Cleveland S02
New York 803
Boston 804
Philadelphia 8O.5
Chicago 806
Kansas City, St. Louis 807
Milwaukee SOS
San Francisco .....810
Tariff. The New 784. 786
Tropasolnm Pinnatum Andrews 793
Vincent, R.. Jr. & Sons Co., at
(Illus.) 785
'Week's 'Work, The:
Dahlias. Lilies, Poinsettias, Roses
Shrubs for Forcing. Stevia. Tu-
lips 780-781
784
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Florists' Club of Philadelphia
The Octolier meeting of the Florists' Club of Phila-
delphia was held on Tuesday evening, Oct. 7, and was
splendidly attended. For the annual election of offi-
cers to serve for tlie ensuing year, the candidates were:
F"or president, J. Otto Thilo'w and Adolf Farenwald;
for vice-president, George Burton; for secretary, David
Rust; for treasurer, George Craig. The ballot showed
a majority for J. Otto Thilow; the nominees for the
other 'offices receiving full count. Mr. Farenwald then
moved that the vote lie made unanimous for Mr. Thilow,
and this was done. President Thilow then made an ap-
])ropriate address, thanking Mr. Farenwald and the
Club for the honor shown him, and asked the co-opera-
tion of the committees and members in making the Flo-
rists' Club of Philadelphia one of the strongest in the
country.
Vice-President-Elect George Burton also made a few
remarks touching upon the welfare of the Club as did
Secretary David Rust. The auditing committee made
their report, showing tliat the Club was in a splendid
financial condition. The receipts of the evening were
the largest ever taken at one meeting, amounting to
over $300. The present list of members in good stand-
ing totals 390.
Fred Haliman moved that the Club, as an apprecia-
tion of Robt. Craig's work and many efforts for the
best interest of the Club since its beginning, be made
an active life member without dues and this was unani-
mously carried. Mr. Craig was not present. H. B.
Beattie was also made an honorary life member upon
motion of John Westcott.
There being no speaker listed for the evening, Chas.
Grakelow was called upon to give a few impressions of
his recent visit to Panama. Mr. Grakelow responded as
only he can, and it was tbe hit of the evening.
George Burton showed two \'ases of a new Rose a sport
of Maryland, of better form than that variety, of a
color similar to Pres. Carnot. It was highly commend-
ed by the novelty committee and won the admiration of
all present.
Duncan Macaw and Fred Copperthwaite were pro-
posed for membership.
Landscape Gardening
Robert B. Cridland's second paper on Landscape Gar-
dening will be published in our issue of Oct. 18. It will
be fully as interesting as was No. 1 of the series and
will deal with tlie planning, construction and upkeep of
lawns, whicli will also be \'ery fully illustrated by means
of drawings and halftones. The article will also include
notes on the construction of walks and drives.
The New Tariff
Tlie effect of - the new tariff on the business of the
florist, seedsman or nurseryman will be very light
indeed in so far as any reduction of duty on imported
stock is concerned. There is in the new act, however,
a great benefit accruing to the trade, which has been
brought about through the fact that the majority of the
classifications formerly in dispute are now cleared of
the ambiguities which formerly surrounded them, thus
rendering it a simple matter for both importer and
U. S. appraiser to understand the law and each other.
At the last moment, an important clause, liable to
misinterpretation, was inserted in Par. 215, on the re-
quest of the senators from the State of Washington.
This passed the Senate, Sept. 2. The clause reads:
"Provided, that all mature mother flowering bulbs im-
ported exclusively for propagating purposes shall be
admitted free of duty." This amendment was agreed
to under ■ Senator Shively's statement that the Depart-
ment of Agriculture held that the words used made a
sufficient definition to differentiate these bulbs from
the other bulbs mentioned in the paragraph. The effect
of this clause may be to open the way for considerable
litigation, athough it may be within the power of the
appraisers to formulate a decision that will control this
proviso; as it stands, it would seem a contradiction of
the tariffs in section 215, provided for bulbs.
We understand that the intent of this proviso was
to enable those starting up bulb farms in the United
States to procure their bulb stock free. So far, per-
haps, so good, but the clause is open to objection in
that it does not express its intention with sufficient
clearness, and will be subject, as aforesaid, to dispute,
as practically all bulbs imported for forcing purposes
are "mature mother bulbs." In view of the introduc-
tion of this proviso it might have been better to have
gone further and clearly expressed the fact that while
bulbs imported for forcing or for outdoor decorative
use were dutiable, bulbs imported for propagation solely
would be admitted free. Contehtions may come up in
this way: a city park may import 50,000 Narcissus to be
planted out, not for forcing, but with the combined
object in view of affording flowers and increasing the
bulbs. Will not the park authorities have the perfect
right to enter these bulbs as for propagating purposes?
Apart from this one ambiguity, the tariff, as it stands
is, so far as we can see, the best one that the nursery
and florist business has ever had, for in these two import
lines the greater portion of the errors, formerly pre-
\ailing in the classifications, have been cut out, due to
the arduous labors of the tariff committee of the
S. A. F. and O. H., in which work Messrs. Wm. A.
Gude of Washington and James McHutchison of
New York have been conspicuous. The only further
error lies in the removal of the words "four years old
or less" in the sentence covering , coniferous evergreen
seedlings, as here again is left cause for contention
between the appraisers and the importers. This latter
was one of the four amendments that the House did
not accept in the first instance. The Senate accepted
it, and at the time of the conference the Congressmen
objected to the clause and gained the point. The result
was probably a compromise, the Senate allowing the
word, "coniferous," to stay in upon the agreement of
the Congressmen to cut out the words, "four years old
or less. " This clause will now lead to litigation as to
the difference between, say, Koster Blue Spruce and
Picea pungens glauca. The former, being grafted,
would be dutiable at 15 per Cent, on a value of about $6
in 5ft. to 6ft. size, while the latter, being- a seedling,
would be duty free. Only an expert can tell the dif-
ference by their appearance.
It .will be remembered that under the old tariff*
(Payne Law) Hyacinths were scheduled at If3.50 per
thousand but for some time they have been dutiable
at 50c. jier thousand, as in the' first tariff these bulbs
were covered under a clause referring to Hyacinth
"clumps"; there being no such thing as Hyacintli
"clumps" the U. S. appraisers rendered tl>e decision
that Hyacinths should be classed as "buliis not other-
wise mentioned," and made them dutialile at 50c. per
thousand. Under the new law Hyacinth bulbs will
have to pay a duty of $2.50 per thousand without regard
to their first cost value.
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READERS^
VIEWS
Sweet Peas for March
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
In your Question Box of Sept. 27, page B88, I observe
that N. B., N. Y., is advised to sow Summer-blooming
Spencer Sweet Peas for March cutting. If N. B., N. Y.,
sowed the late Spencers at once he will scarcely be able
to get any flowers earlier than April 15, when Sweet Peas
are usually selling poorly. They never bloom really
early, even if sown in August ; and sowing then cer-
tainly means more work. But if he sows Winter flow-
ering Sweet Peas in November, after the 'Mums, he
will assuredly have blooms by March 1. He can either
sow the old grandiflora kinds, or tlie new Orchid-flow-
ering or Winter Spencers. A. C. V.
Using Hydrocyanic Acid Gas
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
It may interest you and your readers, Mr. Editor, to
know that cyanide, which is such a deadly poison, is now
purchasable in small metal trays, or boxes, for safe and
easy handling; and the grower who wishes to use the
cyanide as an insecticide in his greenhouses has only to
place these small boxes in a suitable basin of sulphuric
acid, and can get safely away before the acid eats
through the box and combines chemically with the cya-
nide.
These remarks have been aroused on reading the note
on page 688 of the issue of Sept. 27, answer to the en-
quiry of R. R. R., N. J. The invention, as described, i;
patented by Walter Voss & Co., Ltd., Carlton Works,
Millwall, London, E. C, England.
A New Subscribeb.
Hurrying and Retarding Peonies
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
I desire to add here what I should have said before,
and I think you will find these further hints of value.
First — Get the earliest kinds: Officinalis, Sarah Bern-
hardt, Achille, L'Esperance (called also Edulis superba)
and Grandiflora rosea. If you want to hurry up a
whole field put in the cultivator just as soon as possible;
let in the air and set the sunlight at work. >
Second — Plant your Peonies close together; fertilize
well with bonedust and cover with muslin. You can build
the walls of the enclosure with burlap. The muslin will
draw the heat like glass. This keejis off the late frosts,
often so fatal and gives you blooms when they are at
the highest price.
Retarding Blooms ^
Take for instance a row of Festiva maxima. You
want to enjoy them as long as possible. You have a
row, perhaps ten cods long or less. Let the ground
freeze solid. When it has frozen deep and solid put
no mulch on one end and that end will bloom first.
Then put on coarse manure. Put it on thicker and
thicker as you go toward the far end, where it may be
18in. thick. The mulch holds the frost; the plants must
take time to push up through the covering, and you can
retard the blooms at the farther end, two or three weeks.
As to Karl Rosenfield
I think Mr. Rosenfield is right. The trouble has been
that when people get a fine sort they cut it up, perhaps
every year, and so keep the roots so small they cannot
bloom. Some kinds, like Baroness Schroeder, will bloom
the first year. On the Thurlow grounds I saw a row in
full bloom the first year when there was hardly a blos-
som on other sorts beside them. But often you take a
large kind like Marechal Vaillant and you must give
it three or four years to come to its best. It cannot
bloom when a year old, and if it does, it will be a poor
sample, so if you have this kind, let it alone, give it
time, and it will multiply as fast from a clump as from a
single small root. You cut a Peony up too fine and it
gets discouraged and it takes a long time for it to
recover.
A Plea for the Iris
Bui the resplendent Iris is fast takini;' the place of
tlie Peonies with us. -'\t first tliey may show scant
bloom, but a day or two after, we have them by the,
thousands. We keep 180 kinds of Iris and, when people
see these in flower they gladly take them instead of
OctolHT 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
785
At R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co , White Marsh, Md.
nths ago, v
ras w
jodland.
The vie
w shows what
zer fitted t
o the
conditio!
s. (See
text, page 734)
Peonies for Memorial Day; wlien you compare the two,
especially when you have the splendid new sorts, you
need not wonder that wiien they stand side by side
people take the Iris.
York, Nell. C. S. Harrison.
The New Tariff Law
In effect Saturday, Oct. 4, 1913
Underw'd Payne
Law Law
Orchids, Palms. Azalea indica, and cut flowers,
f (reserved or fresh 25 pc adv 25 pc adv
y of the Valley pips. Tulips, Narcissus, Be-
gonia and Gloxinia bulbs SX M $1 M
Hyacinth bulbs, Astilbe. Diclytra and Lily of
the Valley clumps S2.50 M S2.50 M
Lily bulbs and Calla bulbs or corms _. . . S5 M S5 M
Herbaceous Peony, Iris, Kaempferi or Germanica,
Canna, Dahlia and Amaryllis bulbs SIO M §10 M
AU other bulbs, roots, root-stocks, corms and
tubers which are cultivated for their flowers
or foliage 50c M 50c M
All above: "Providtd, ibal all mature
mother flowering bulbs imported exclus'
ively Jot propagating purposes shall be
admitted free oj duly."
Stocks, cuttings or seedlings of Myrobolan
Plum, Mahaleb or Mazzard Cherry, Manetti
multiflora and Briar Rose, Rosa rugosa, three
years old or less SI M SI M
Stocks, cuttings or seedlings of Pear, Apple,
Quince, and the Saint Julien Plum, three
years old or less _. $1 M S2 M
Rose plants, budded, grafted or grown on their
own roots 4c each 4c each
Stocks, cuttings and seedlings of all fruit and
ornamental trees, deciduous and evergreen
shrubs and vines, and all trees, shrubs, plants
and vines commonly known as nursery or
greenhouse stock, not specially provided for
in this section 15 pc adv 25 pc adv
Immortelles 25 pc adv 25 pc adv
Peat Moss — per ton 50c.
Moss and Sea Grass, if manufactured or dyed. . . 10 pc adv
Potatoes (See provision in Free List below) Free 25c bu
Seeds, Castor beans or seeds, per bushel of 50
pounds 15c. 25c
Poppy seed, per bushel of 47 pounds 15c. 15c
Mushroom spawn and Spinach seed Ic lb. Ic lb
Canary seed Mc lb Free
Caraway seed Ic lb Free
Anise seed 2c lb Free
Beet (except Sugar Beet). Carrot, Corn salad.
Parsley, Parsnip, Radish, Turnip and Ruta-
baga seed 3c lb 4c lb
Cabbage. CoHard, Kale and Kohl RabI seed 6c lb 8c lb
Egg plant and Pepper seed . 10c lb 20c lb
Seeds of all kinds not specially provided for in
this section 5c lb Oc lb
Provided that no allowance shall be made for
dirt or other impurities in seeds provided for in
Barley— per bushel of 48 lbs 15c 30c
Buckwheat Free 15c
Corn or maize Free 15c
Oats. pcrbusliLl..r32 lbs 6c 15c
Rye Free 10c bu
Wheat (See provision in Free List belowl Free 25c bu
Beans and LtniiK, not specially provided for, per
bushel of 60 lbs 25c 45c
Peas — per bushel of 60 lbs 10c bu 40c bu
Straw 50c ton $1.50 ton
Teazles 15 pc adv 30 pc adv
Underw'd Payne
Unpolished cylinder, crown and common window
glass, not exceeding 150 square inches Kclb l^C lb
Above that and not exceeding 3S4 square inches. . Ic lb IJi^c lb
Above that and not exceeding 7:ii) square inches l^-gc lb
_ (Both bills provide that glass in the forms men-
tioned imported in boxes shall contain fifty
square feet, as nearly assizes will permit, and the
duty shall be computed according to the actual
v/cight of glass.)
FREE LIST
AtJrlcultural Implements
Plows, tooth and disk harrows, headers, harvesters, reapers, ngri-
cultural drills and planrcrs. mower';, horserakes. cultivating, threshing
machines, cotton gins, machinery for use in I lie manufacture of sugar,
wagons and carts, and all other agricultural implements of any kind
and description, whether spcci(icoIlv mentioned herein or not, whether
in whole or in parts, including repair parts.
Miscellaneous
Plants, trees, shrubs, roots, seed cane and seeds, im[>orted by the
Department of Agriculture or the United States Botanic Garden.
Wheat (shall be subject to a duty of 10c per bu. when imported
directly or indirectly from a country, dependency or other subdivision
of government which imposes a duty on wheat imported from the
United States).
Rye.
Buckwheat
Corn or Maize.
Fruit plants, tropical and i
tion or cultivation.
Hop roots for cultivation.
Moss, seaweed, and vegetable substances, crude
tured, not otherwise specially provided for in this section.
Potatoes (shall be subject to a duty of 10 pc adv when imported
directly or indirectly from a country, dependency, or other subdivision
of government which imposes a duty on potatoes imported from the
United States).
Seeds. Cardaraon, Cauliflower, Celery, Coriander, Cotton, Cum-
min, Fennel, Fenugreek, Hemp. Horehound, Mangel Wurzel, Mustard,
Rape, St. John's Bread or Bean, Sorghum, Sugar Beet and Sugar
Cane for seed; bulbs and bulbous roots, not edible and not otherwise
provided for in this section; all flower and grass seeds; coniferous
evergreen seedlings, all the foregoing not specially provided for in this
the contemplated duties on all classes of bulbs were
clearly defined and were acceptable. They were mostly
on a specific basis. At the last moment, a few addi-
tional lines were added to the schedule, to this effect:
'Provided, that all mature mother flowering bulbs im-
ported exclusively for propagating purposes shall be
admitted free of duty.' A blind man can see that this
additional clause upsets the entire bulb schedule and
makes each item subject to litigation, because the U. S.
appraisers cannot tell the difference in what are in-
tended for propagating or what for forcing purposes.
"The l)iil;ince of the tariff is clear and specific. Ever--
grocn .seedlings are now clearly defined as 'coniferous
evergreen seedlings,' and are free of duty. Rosa
rugosa grown from seed three years old or less, are
now dutiable at $1 per 1000, unquestionably. Now, no
importer will be obliged to pay ^i-O per 1000 as Roses
on seedlings of Rosa rugosa, , bought at $4* per 1000,
as under former tariffs.
"The tariff is not considered acceptable to Orchid im-
porters, but they protested too late. Apart from the
exceptions noted the advantage to florists in the new
tariff is not so much the sljght reductions in duty as
that the rates of duty are now definite, and the same
at all United States ports of entry."
i-tropical, for the purpose of propaga-
The New Tariff — Impressions of an Expert
In an interview with James McHutchison of McHut-
chison & Co., New York, on the new tariff law, that
gentleman expressed himself as follows :
"The new tariff" bill is considered quite acceptable to
florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and allied interests.
Duties on a specific basis have been maintained and
what few duty reductions were made are moderate.
"Undoubtedly the best feature of the new tariff', as
aft'ecting the trade, is the elimination of the absurdities,
errors in classifications and indefiniteness which has
existed in tariffs for the past twenty-five years, and
which were a joy to lawyers, but a source of con-
stant irritation and expense to importers. In fact,
it would appear as if previous tariffs had been made
not only bi/ the lawyers, but for the lawyers.
"As an example of this former method of tariff mak-
ing and citing one clause which has crept into the
new tariff, I need only say that up to a month ago.
Dreer's Dahlia Show at RiTerview
The Dahlia show held at the liivcrview place of
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., this year from Oct. 4 to 11 in-
clusive, omitting Sunday, has proved a most wonderful
success, and the interest evinced in this popular Fall
flower was most strikingly shown by the number of
visitors, who journeyed to Riverview to see one of the
finest exhibits of this beautiful flower held in the
vicinity of Philadelphia this season.
All roads led to Riverview. The visitors came on
foot, by train, trolley, automobile, motorcycle, and
carriage, not omitting a party of equestrians on Satui*-
day afternoon. When one takes into consideration that
Riverview is not so accessible to Philadelphians as if it
was on the Pennsylvania side, it makes it the more
manifest that the appreciation of the beautiful is
steadily increasing.
Dreer's issued 15,000 invitations for the event, besides
the advertising in the local daily papers, and the
opening day brought a crowd of people that was as-
tonishing, a considerable number of whom were of
the 61ite of Philadelphia society whose automobiles
were parked all over the spacious drives and spaces
around the greenhouses. Even as late as 5 p.m. motor
parties were still arriving. Dreer's had 'buses to meet
all trains at Riverton, and every train brought a
crowd.
The exhibit of cut blooms was held in the spacious
service shed, which had been divided in half by a large
board partition and in which were erected four long
tables rimning the entire length. Upon these the
^blooms were staged. The visitor was at once made to
feel at home by the cordial greetings extended by
Messrs. J. D. Eisele, J. Otto Thilow, and E. H.
Michel.
While this company has 836 varieties under trial and
cultivation, only the cream of these in their various
types were staged and labeled. The entire exhibit was
The H. A. Dreer Fall Flower Show at Riverview, N. J.
Exhibit of Dahli£
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beautifully arranged, and had a background of Kentias
and Cibotiums. The varieties Delice and Geisha Girl
were superb and formed the center pieces on separate
tables. While it would be monotonous and unnecessary
to attempt to enumerate and describe all of the va-
rieties shown, a few of the newer and rarer sorts are
worth mentioning. A small table at the upper end of
the shed was devoted to individual specimen blooms of
the new and rarer sorts that drew the admiration of
every one.
.Kalif, a new German Giant, is a magnificent red
that will undoubtedly make a name for itself, as will
also the Mahdi, an immense Decorative variety. Zep-
pelin, Decorative; Sweetbriar, Cactus; Neebelungen-
hort, Giant Cactus; Isabelle M. Hall, Decorative;
Hampton Court, Peony-flowering; Fort Hill, and Eten-
dard de Lyon, Cactus.
Among the others that were shown in superb form
were Alpenrose, Aurora, Catherine, Countess of Lons-
dale, Dreer's White, Eckford Century, Elise Crozy,
Flamingo, Gretchen Hein, Lawine, Maman Rozain, Mrs.
Roosevelt, Nerthus, Porcupine, Rheinischer Frohsinn,
Vater Rhein, Woden, anfl Wolfgang von Goethe. On
the side tables were also exhibited a fine display of
Phlox from Locust Farm, also a fine collection of Del-
phiniums, Buddleias, and Tritomas.
After viewing the indoor blooms, the visitors were
treated to a view of the 54 acres of Dahlias in the
open, comprising 836 varieties, the trip being made in
open 'buses, while others inspected the trial grounds
where ail the varieties are included. Fifteen plants
of each variety are here all labeled, being thus splen-
didly arranged for close observation and comparison.
The Skinner sprinkling system covers this section.
The 15 acres of Cannas here, of course, is another of
the chief features.
After having seen all that was to be seen, those
visitors who came by railroad were returned to River-
ton by station wagons which left on schedule time to
meet all trains.
To the majority of the visitors this place was a
revelation, not only as to the magnificence of the flow-
ers, but as to the extensive scale upon which every-
thing is produced. The educational and commercial
value of an exhibition like this is far reaching in its
effect. W. H. E.
Everything points to a big convention, and the com-
mittee cannot give assurance to those who decide on
the last day to attend the banquet that they can be
pro\ided for. Tickets to the banquet are $2.50. Sev-
eral men prominent in the horticultural world have al-
ready expressed their intention of being present, among
whom are some able afterdinner speakers; and with the
general program a gala night may be anticipated.
M. C. Ebel, Secretary.
Gardeners' National Convention
The annual convention of the National Association of
Gardeners will be held this year in New York City dur-
ing the Fall flower show of the Horticultural Society
of New York, which takes place Oct. 30 to Nov. 4. The
business session of the Association and the election of
officers for the coming year will occur on Monday, Nov.
3, at the American Museum of Natural History, in
which building the flower show is held. On the evening
of Nov. 3, the annual banquet of the Association will
occur at the Hotel Endicott, New York.
Members intending to attend the banquet should notify
any member of the following committee so that reserva-
tions may be made for them: Thomas W. Logan, Jen-
kintown. Pa. ; James Stuart, Mamaroneck, N. Y. ; Wil-
liam J. Kennedy, Chestnut Hill, Mass.; John F. Huss,
Hartford, Conn.; John W. Everett, Glen Cove, N. Y.;
John Canning, Ardsley, N. Y. ; Peter Duff, Orange,
N. J. and M. C. Ebel, Madison, N. J.
Finishing the Chrysanthemum Crop
The Chrysanthemum growing season is at this time so
well advanced that the crop may be said to be practically
secured. There is no particular details of culture that
could be now applied that would in any way enhance the
value of a crop that has not been properly cultivated
from the beginning.
To bring the crop to a full and satisfactory finish,
and make each plant produce the best that is in it, there
is still a period of watchfulness ahead. The disbudding
at this time should all be finished excepting in the case
of some very late varieties. After feeding has well be-
gun there is a tendency of many varieties to throw out
many suckers that at this season grow with great rapid-
ity, very much to the detriment of the parent plant.
These still require careful watching and should be re-
moved as quickly as they appear.
At this season many insect pests attack the foliage
of the Chrysanthemum, as green and black fly, cater-
pillars, and even grasshoppers where they can get' into
the houses. These cause much destruction and should
be watched carefully. Fumigating, spraying and even
hand picking are the best methods of warfare to be
made against these enemies at this time. The feeding
of the plants should be continued and every grower
Ivuows best how much or how little to use as well as the
intervals at which nourishment sliould be applied, the
condition of the plants and other local circumstances
best determining all this.
The cutting is the last feature in the finishing of this
crop, and while it may appear to be a matter of not
very much importance, it requires some skill, especially
where exhibition blooms are considered, to know the
proper time to cut. A familiarity with the different
varieties soon enables a grower to know just when to
cut. No variety should be allowed to reach its full ma-
turity on the plant before cutting. Blooms cut with a
tolerably hard center will open equally as well in water
in a cellar or ice-box as they will if allowed to remain
on the plant. Exhibition blooms are very much im-
proved by being cut and kept in water in a cool place
for a few days before exhibiting. Commercial blooms
are benefited in the same way, although it is not al-
ways convenient to allow them to remain cut so long
before marketing. Blooms for commercial use, cut the
evening before shipping and allowed to stand in water
all night, are in a good marketable condition.
Chrysanthemums cut from a warm greenhouse have
only a limited amount of moisture in their system and
would wilt quickly if disposed of in thiS condition. The
foliage and petalage of the blooms in many cases are
limp and flexible when newly cut, and need more mois-
ture to give them the desired stiffness. A night in a
cool place where the stems can be placed in a good sup-
ply of water, will fully accompUsh this. The difference!
in the foliage of a Chrysanthemum so treated, from onei
newly cut, is quite apparent to any one who has had j
experience in this matter, by even touching the foliage
in a dark room or cellar. J. Moktox.
At the New York State Fair
The accompanying photograph shows a- view of part<
of the flower show at the New York State Fair held.
at Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 8 to 13, and clearly demon-/
strates the need of a modern and ornate building for)
such purposes. ' *'
Owing to 40 cases of Smilax failing to arrive until r
Sunday n\orning, at the time exhibitors were busy get-
ting their exhibits in place, much of the contemplated
overhead decoration had to be abandoned. Under the
dome a ceiling of Smilax trimmed with purple Wis-
taria gave a wonderfully pretty effect. The picture
shows the right wing of the building, with the splendid
exhibit of James Vick's Sons' Asters to the left. In
the center are noted the groups of greenhouse and
stove plants of W. M. Edwards & Son and W. Me-
neilly & Sons, both of Syracuse. Some of the made-up
floral designs are to be seen on the table. On the right
are the exhibits of Arthur Cowee of Berlin, N. Y.,
.Jacob Tliomann & Sons of Rochester, N. Y., and the
competitive classes of Gladioli. H. Y.
View of a portion of the horticultural exhibits at the recent New York State Fair. {See text)
That Peony Symposium
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
I was much interested in the Peony symposium in
your issue of Sept. 27, and you are to be congratulated
on your enterprise in assembling so many views and
opinions. But these did not impress me as being the
last analysis.
It is easy to grow a few Peonies for pleasure, but
it is a very dift'erent thing to grow them with profit.
I keep about 13,000 blooming Peony plants and I ma-
ture the crop from them by ordinary field culture. I
am not a florist, I am a flower farmer, and want re-
sults. All the fantastic ideas about enriching the soil
with cow manure, phosphate and bonemeal are for
the amateur and experimenter, and for landscape work
and garden effects. For field culture it narrows down
to this: If a certain amount of fertihzer is applied to a
certain number of plants, will the increase of product
bring more money than the increased cost of produc-
tion? Follow the farmer. He knows how to grow Corn,
and any field that will grow a good crop of Corn will
do for Peonies in any climate where Peonies will grow.
Cultivation Methods and Varieties
it is not necessary to dig a trench as deep as the
Panama Canal and then fill it with all kinds of stuff
before planting, and there is no profit in this. If you
have to dig a large hole for each plant and then fill
it with compost you are simply adapting land to a use
for which it is not naturally fitted. Peonies will grow
and flower in the woods where the roots have no cover-
ing but the leaves. The roots do not go down; they
spread out and that is the reason why there must be
humus and moisture in the soil to grow them success-
fully. The roots are near the surface and readily re-
spond to top dressing and cultivation.
As to what are the best varieties there is too much
hair splitting as to their merits. The high sounding
names and fine descriptions are very misleading. Take,
for instance. Queen Victoria, Festiva and Festiva max-
ima—there is practically no difference between them.
Commercially, there is no substantial difference. I can
select a bloom from each of these varieties and I will
defy any expert to name them, so much are they alike.
The new hybrids are not as hardy, nor as free general
bloomers in the open field as the older ones, and as
I raise Peonies for profit I stick to the ones that pro-
duce results. But were I asked to pick the two best
for field culture I would name Faust, soft pink, and
Festiva, white.
It must be remembered that the price for Peony
blooms with the trade does not depend nearly so much
on variety as it does on the condition of the market.
A Peony for the open field must be extra hardy, strong
and vigorous, able to push its way out of the ground,
must be frost resisting and able to stand up against
the winds and the rains and endure the fatigue of
drought, extremes of temperature, and many hard-
ships. Any variety possessing these points, and that
combines the popular shades and tints, cream, canary,
salmon, soft pink and rose, will do for the open field.
1 have no trouble in growing Peonies that will flower.
My trouble begins when the shoots start to come through
the ground and ends only when the flowers are sold
in the city market. Ten per cent, of the buds are
ruined, or hijured, in pushing their way to the surface
from baked soil or other obstruction. I "attempt to over-
come this by spreading a light litter over the plants
in the Winter. This I get from the ground under the
Pine trees in the dense woods, the droppings from the
Pines, known in local vernacular as "Pine tacks."
(Concluded on page 793)
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Elberon (N.J.) Hort. Society
A Chrysanthemum exhibition will be
held by the above Society, Oct. 27, 28
and 29, at Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Lenox (Mass.) Hort. Society
We learn from George H. Instone,
secretary of this Society, that the grand
Fall exhibition will be held in the Town
Hall, Lenox, on Thursday and Friday,
Oct. 23 and 24. Schedules may be ob-
tained by writing to Mr. Instone.
Astoria Florists' Bowling Club
Report of the result on the opening
night, Oct. 2, 1913:
Etonaldson 184 180 187 136 233 145
Kessler 164 161 172 200 171 164
Miesem 143 171 184 173 157 150
Jacobscjn 169 137 136 157 206 120
Bdmistiin 127 119 159 119
Garbe 119 116 138 133 124 148
PHILIP F. KESSLER.
Oyster Bay (N. Y.) Hort. Society
The second annual Autumn show of
this Society was held at Oyster Bay,
Oct. 2 and 3, and proved a grand suc-
cess. So artistically were the exhibits
of all classes arranged that the judges
experienced difficulty in reaching de-
cisions. The Society offered a silver
cup for the best collection of Dahlias.
This was awarded to C. Hoyt of Oyster
Bay, whose exhibition of fifty varieties
of Bahlias afforded a beautiful display;
A. G. Hodenpyl won second. John
Lewis Childs of Floral Park offered a
silver cup for the best vase of Gladioli
shown by a school child, which prize
went to Ohas. Hicks, Jr., Oyster Bay.
H. C. Smith of Oyster Bay won special
cash prizes offered by Mrs. Fay Ingalls
for the best collections of yellow and
blue annuals and perennials. Beautiful
exhibits of excellent varieties of Roses
and annuals were made by some of the
prize winners. E. M. Townsend's note-
worthy exhibits of Decorative or Show
Dahlias also won him a number of
awards. The prize for the best speci-
men of Palm was won by Wm. L. Swan.
Bronze medals were awarded to school
children for table exhibits of flowers.
For the best collection of Dahlias, 25
varieties, silver and bronze medals were
offered by Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co.,
and won by E. M. Townsend, John A.
Garver second. For the best twelve
Cactus Dalilias, prize by Henry Dreer,
Inc., won by E. M. Townsend, H. C.
Smith second.
Montreal, Can.
The market was very ^ood last week,
a large amount of funeral work keeping
the stores busy. Roses are quite plenti-
ful but are moving at good prices. Car-
nations are very scaree for this time
of year, good grown stock bringing high
I>rice9.
Jos. Bennett of Lachine has a new
sport of White Killarney which looks
very promisiiiig. It is exceedingly dou-
ble and in color is a better pink than
tile ordinary Killarney. Mr. Bennett is
also growing some very fine Double
White Killarney which is being handled
Uv the Montreal Floral Exchange.
' Thos. Hill, of the Floral Exchange,
reports some heavy frosts on the South
iShore. This means an end to all out-
side stock.
G. Eon. late manager of tlie Lyon
Flower Co. of Paris, has opened up a
new flower store on West and Cather-
ine St. oalle<! The Flower Palace. This
is being conducted along the Parisian
style and Mr. Eon has expressed himself
as very well pleased with the business
done so far.
The stores are all busy and the sea-
son is starting in good sJiape. Evcrj'-
one is looking forward to a good year,
the recent tightening of money not be-
ing felt to any extent now.
Mount Royal.
The cut ilower trade has been fairly ac-
tive during the past week, and good stock
is not overabundaat, commanding stiff
prices. The cool spell of weather short-
ened the outdoor cut so that very little
cheap stock is in the market. As yet
we have had no frost, but too much rainy
weather. Dahlias are in their glory, and
it would be hard to get along without
them. Some fancy prices have been paid,
but they were worth it, as finer blooms
never were handled in our city. The
home grown crop is not of much account,
being so very shy in blooming, so we
must depend entirely on outside stock.
Roses are in fair shape, and high prices
are being asked. Carnations are in brisk
demand, but are mostly on short stems.
Some good Asters are being shipped in
at $2 per 100. Gladioli are about done.
The seedsmen are all ready for the
bulb trade, and the stock handled looks
excellent. W. C. Beekert is making a
fine window display of all sorts of bulbs,
and is already doing a fair business.
Quite a few of the growers are still
busy with improvements and new work.
The E. C. Ludwig Floral Co. is chang-
ing the conservatory at the back of the
store, so that it will have more working
room, which is so badly needed ; the
plants will be on the second floor. The
Lord & Burnham Co. have the contract.
The Ludwig Co. is also finishing up the
large greenhouses at its farm and erect-
ing a dam for a water supply.
The Pittsburgh Cut Flower _ Co. has
started a large greenhouse at its estab-
lishment in Bakerstown, and is finishing
up large soil sheds. The company is
cutting good stock at present and from
all indications will have a splendid cut
the coming Winter.
De Forest Ludwig is home from a two
weeks' trip East, and will be busy from
now on.
A. Hein, who has been growing plants
and cut flowers for the North Side mar-
ket for many years, has quitted his place
and accepted a position with the E. C.
Ludwig Floral Co., and will take charge
of the new greenhouse at Ludwig station.
A. Ringier of Barnard & Co., Chicago,
and Geo. S. Hampton, of the Henry F.
Mirhell Co., Philadelphia, were in town
during the week.
P. S. Randolph & Sons suffered quite a
loss a short time ago. Their large barn,
containing considerable feed, was burnt
to the ground.
A blooming Century plant at the
Phipps Conservatories in Schenly Park,
with a spike of about 15ft., is attracting
a good deal of attention.
E. C. Reineman.
Worcester, Mass.
II. F. A. Lange reports business as
very much improved. He is continually
booking orders for Fall wedding deco-
rations. Mr. Lange finds a great de-
mand this season for colonial bouquets
compo.sed of Gardenias and Orchids
Vt the artists' night of tne Musical
Festival the past week, Lange receivwl
two orders for bouquets to be presented
to Madame Sohumann-Heink. One of
t;hese -was made uD of Am. Beaut'
Roses, while the other was composed of
the new Roa:- ^'rs. Chas. Russell. There
were many novel decorations displayed
by Mr Lange at the baJiquet recently
"iven in honor of Chas. L. Allen, presi-
uemt of the new Bancroit Hotel, by the
ddning table was placed a large mound
representing the north star; at the left
of this was the horn of plenty display-
ing the colors of red, white and blue.
At the right the "group of Solomon.
These decorations were from original
designs by Richard Treirson. The de-
signs were later placed in the window
of Lange's store and attracted the at-
tention of the passersby. Mr. Lange
has received the contract to furnish the
holel with plants and cut flowers for
the coming year.
Edward G. Feingold reports business
as very good at the Union Station
Flower Shop. Transient trade remains
very good, while orders for Fall wed-
ding decorations are allso coming in.
Miss Agnes Holmberg is now witli the
Union Station Flower Shop.
Midgley & Co. have received orders
for decorations for several prominent
weddings within the next two weeks.
F. L. Midgley made the decorations
at the banquet of Bank Treasurers of
Arn-s!u-lmsetls held at the Hotel Ban-
croft last week. The Scarlet Carna-
tion, Eureka, was used with Salvia for
the table decorations, while the bouton-
nieres were also Eureka Carnations.
M. C. M.
Coming Exhibitions
{Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly
parti utars as to forthcoming exoibitions.)
Asbury Park, N. J. — Elberon Horticul-
tural Society of Elberon, N. J., will
hold a Chrysanthemum exhibition
here Oct. 27, 28 and 29. Anton Bauer
is secretary of the exhibition com-
mittee.
Boston, mass. — Chrysanthemum Show
of the Massachusetts Horticultural
Society, Thursday to Sunday, Oct. 30
to Nov. 2. Schedules may be obtained
of Wm. P. Rich, Secretary, 300 Massa-
chusetts ave., Boston.
Cliicag-o, m. — Twenty-second annual ex-
hibition of the Horticultural Society
of Chicago (Spring Flower Show),
March 24 to 29, 1914. For premium
lists and entry blanks address R. J.
Haight, Secretary, 536 South Clark
St., Chicago, 111.
Cliicag-o, " ru. — The annual show of the
Chrysanthemum Society of America
is to be held in the Art Institute, Nov.
5, 6 and 7. For schedules apply to the
Secretary, Charles W. Johnson, Mdr-
gan Park. Illinois.
Cleveland, O. — A flower show will be
held in Wigmore's Coliseum, under
the combined auspices of the Ohio
Horticultural Society and the Cleve-
land Florists' Club; $3500 is to be of-
fered as prizes. Schedules on applica-
tion to John D, Boddv, City Forester,
City Hall, Cleveland.
DobliB Perry, N. T. — Annual flower show
of the Dobbs Ferry Hort. Ass'n. to be
held in the Town Hall, Nov. 7 and
8. Schedules may be obtained from
Henry Kastberg, Secretary.
Holyoke, Mass. — The first annual flower
show of the Holyoke and Northamp-
ton Florists and Gardeners' Club will
be held at Holyoke, Nov. 6, 1913.
Zienox, Mass. — The grand Fall exhibi-
tion of the Lenox Horticultural So-
ciety will be held in the Town Hall,
Lenox, on Thursday and Friday, Oct.
23 and 24. Schedules niay be obtained
from George H. Instone, Secretary.
Mt. Kisco, N. T. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien,
Sec'y, Mt. Kisco, N. T.
New Tork, N. TT. — International Flower
Show to be held under the auspices
of the Horticultural Kaciety of New
York and the New York Florists' Club
in the New Grand Central Palace,
46th sL & Lexington ave., Mar. 21 to
28, 1914.
New York, N. Y. — Chrysanthemum Show
of the American Institute of the City
of New York, Engineering Building,
25 to 33 W. 39th St., New York. Sched-
ules on application to W. A. Eagleson,
Secretary, board of managers, 324 W.
23d St.
New York, N. Y. — The Horticultural So-
ciety of New York will hold its an-
nual exhibition in the American Mu-
seum of Natural History, Oct. 31 to
Nov. 4. The schedule covers Chrysan-
themums, as plants and cut flowers,
Roses, Carnations, Foliage and Deco-
rative Plants and Orchids. Schedules
may be obtained on application to
George V. Nash, secretary. New York
Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New
York City.
Pliiladelpliia, Pa. — Pennsylvania Horti-
cultural Society Chrysanthemum
Show, to be held during the week of
Nov. 3. Schedules may be obtained
of David Rust, Secretary, Horticul-
tural Hall, Broad St., below Locust,
Philadelphia.
Tarrytown, N. Y. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
Buffalo, N. Y.
The early part of the week was a
little quiet, no doubt caused by the in-
clement weather, though the ending was
quite satisfactory. The store windows
are decorated in genuine Autumn style,
nnd Dahlias and Chrysanthemums are
seen in grand display. There are still
Gladioli and Asters and a few other out-
door flowers, though the end is near.
'Mums are seen in pink, white and yel-
low, and some choice blooms were had
the pa.st few days. Roses continue to
improve each day, and Violets have now
Iwen added to the list, and the line of
Winter stock is nearly completed except
possibly for fancy 'Carnations. Bach day
brings on something new. There has
been nothing really scarce except a slight
shortage on giganteum Lilies. Aspara-
gus and greens have taken well.
We wish to Impress upon our readers that
all questions intended for this department
muse bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
fajth. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upp;r ones,
and of ail plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible, in addition to this, if stated
whether it be slirub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown, it would
often enable identification of specimens
difficult to determine otherwise.
(S7) Poroing: Late Piowerlner TuUpa
for Easter.— If late flowering Tulips,
such as Darwins, are potted up and kept
in a cool cellar until late Winter, can
they be brought into flower for Easter'
I have trouble in keeping my early bulbs
back for Easter when Easter comes late.
— C. E. G., Vt.
— The Darwin and other late flower-
ing Tulips may be forced, but should not
be brought in from where they are cov-
ered outdoors, or from the coldframe
before the middle of January. They
should then be grown cool, in a tem-
perature of 55 to 60 degrees. Some va-
rieties will flower in March and others
later. There should be no trouble in
timing them so as to have them in
bloom for Easter.
(SS) Besronias for Name. — J. F. v.. Pa.
— Nos. 1 to 6 are varieties of Begonia
Rex. This remarkable Himalayan spe-
cies has been hybridized with B. decora
and other species, the progeny being
varied, and many of them very orna-
mental. No. 8, heracleifolia nigricans;
10, manicata; 12, Dregei; 13, Weltonien-
sis; 14, picta; 15, incarnata; 16, echino-
sepala; 17, albo-caccinea; 18, ooccinea;
19, glaucophylla; 20, ricinifolia; 22,
probably Ingrarai, but too meagre a piece
to identify; 23, maculata. Of Nos. 7,
9, 11 and 21 we have insufficient ma-
terial to name by. The Coleus is at-
tractive.
(89) Rose Ijeaves Diseased. — En-
closed find a number of Rose leaves
which show a condition common to two
of our houses. We first noticed this
three weeks ago and it is only the lower
foliage that is affected. Will you kind-
ly tell us what it is and what the
remedy for same would be? — P. S., Pa.
. — Leaves were mostly dried up and
withered when received, but looked very
much as if the trouble was black spot.
See reply to W. F. E., Mass., in F. E.,
issue of Sept. 27, page 698. If you are
acquainted with black spot and know
that this is not your trouble, I would
advise sending fresh specimens of dis-
eased leaves, carefully packed, to your
nearest agricultural college experiment
station, or to Cornell Experiment Sta-
tion, Ithaca, N. Y. E. H.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Fall business is opening up well, and
the demand for cut flowers has been
quite heavy, especially as all outdoor
stock has been practically ruined. Some
days the market has been so completely
cleaned up that orders had to be declined.
The Jewish New Year caused a heavy
call for flowers. Funeral work has been
quite heavy. W. Boulton at Edwards
had over 20 pieces for a finn out of town,
and other florists have also been busy.
It is reported that a new flower shop
will be opened in the near future on
South Salina st.
Bellamy Bros, are making many im-
provements in their place. The exterior
is being painted, and concrete benches
are being built to replace the wooden
ones. All the stock is looking healthy
and as usual they will have a grand lot
of 'Mums later on. A large block of very
late ones should bring good money. Their
Carnations in the field were not injured
by the frost, but they still have some
good plants of White Wonder, Dorothy
Gordon, and the three Enchantresses.
Their sales this year have been very
heavy. H. T.
788
The Florists' Exchange
Memorial Day
Wreaths
IF BOUGHT
Under fhePenn
Guarantee will
Give Entire
Satisfaction
We were the originators
of this indestructible idea
and have improved the
design each season. They
are made up by our own
experts and are sold un-
der our unqualified guar-
..ntee that they will arrive in per-
fect condition, and remain in such,
not only over Memorial Day, but
almost indefinitely.
"Penn Quality" Special
Memorial Day Wreaths
$2.50
Made of genuine Southern Magnolia leaves and prepared "~r ' ~ j I
Natural Roses and Ferns. By this method the natural OrQCr tSrlV
beauty is retained for a long time. '
^^311 UrdCrS Slven special attention. We will ship, express paid, to all parts
_^^__^.^__^_ of New England. READY FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT.
Boston Repre-
sentatives of
Florists' Tele-
graph Delivery
Association
43 BROMFIELD
STREET
BOSTON
Telephones
838-839 Fort Hill
The above ajvt. is one of a series of paid advts. that Penn the Florist, of Boston, i
publib
ling
weekly, alternating in the four fionsls' papers, to become better acquainted with ihe flor
country. These advts. have been published daily in the different Boston papers. . Anv flo
iM lies
ring
to use same in his home town may do so without further consent. These advts. have b -en
• he m
of establishing our present great volume of business.
Please mention the Esehanee v hen writing.
Surplus Stock To Close
ASPARAGUS Plumosus i
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus i
F. C. RIEBE
At reasonable prizi
8, 2M-in., $2.50
8, 3-in., $4.00 per
1.. $2.00 per 100.
Jt from
$15.00
_. „ Id
CYCLAMENS, European Strain, in 5 colors,
2H-in.. $5.00 per 100: 3-in., $7.00 per 100; 5-
in.. extra large, S3.00 per doz.
STEVIA, 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
COLEUS, fine stocky plants, five or more branches,
10 varieties, 3-in., $5.00 per 100; try some and
Cash with order; no less than 26 at above prices;
samples by mail, add 10 cents.
WEBSTER, MASS.
ention tJie Exchange when writing.
FFRN^ FFRN^ Med Geranium Cuttings
I lllllLJ I LllllLj S1..50 per 100, S12.0n per 1000.
In 8 to 10 best and hardiest varieties, 'cool grown,
and will please the most critical buyer.
100 1000
From 2K-in. pots $3.00 $25.00
From 3-in. pots 6.00 55.00
From 4-in.pots 12.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus
From 2!,,' -in. pots, $3.00 per lOU, $25.00 per 1000
COCOS Weddelliana and KENTIA Belmoreana.
From 2'4-in. pots, just right for center of dishes,
$10.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM cuneatum. From 4-in. pots, $12.00
per lOIJ.
THOMAS P. CHRISHNSEN, Sliort Hills, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ENGtISH IVY
Field-grown, strong, bushy plants,
$6.00 per 100.
PETER WENK, Ozone Park, N Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Geraniu o Cuttings
Nutt, Buchner, 810.00 per 1000; Ricard,
Poitevlne, $12.00 per 1000. This price only good
till Oct. 15; after that $12.00 and $15.00 per 1000.
Strong, 3-in. stock of Poitevlne and Buchner,
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PANSIES. Get your order booked for Fall
transplanted stock; finest mixture, $10.00 per 1000.
Cash, pie
3 when writing.
()-in., heavy, 40c. Roosevelt,
VINCA Variegata, from field, 5c.; for 3-in. pots,
5c. ; for 2 '4-in. pots, 2c. Rooted Cuttings,
Sl.OI) per 100.
ENGLISH IVY, from field, strong, 6c.
DRACAENAS, 4-in., large plants, lOc; S-in.,
large plants, 20c. Cash with order, please.
J.W.C.SEALY, Lynbrook,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums
ROOTED CUTTINGS. $15.00 per 1000.
DA H T IAS Leading Cut-
>*■ ±J- i-t I >V J Flower Varieties
$4.00 to $8.00 per 100. Write for Price Ust.
VANKIRK FLORAL CO., Atco, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writine'
Alphonse Ricard, Berthe de Presilly, Beaute
Poitevine, Jean Oberle, J. Doyle. Mme. Buch-
ner, Mrs. Lawrence, Ornella, Peter Henderson,
S. A. Nutt.
CARNATION PLANTS
Extra fine, field-grown. Enchantress, $6.00
per 100, $50.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, .3-in., $5.00 per 100;
vourg clumps, grown for our own benching, $8.00
per 100.
BEGONIAS. Semperflorens and Rosieflora,
4-in.. $S 00 per 100.
The Peckham Floral Co.
R. F. D. 54 FAIRHAVEN, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when ^
ENGLISH IVY
FIELD-GROWN
$6. on per 100
A I Mil I FD Jamaica Avenue
. L. ITIiLLCn, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
=.4H
. pots, $1.60
PLANTS
Plants from 2H-ln- pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ANTHERICUM vlt-
tatum, SMILAX, FICUS repcns.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy Eng-
lish; PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS
ANTHERICUM vittatum.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Dwarf and tall, fine
bushy plants, 5-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
BOUVARDIAS. White, scarlet, pink, 4>iJ-in
pots, $1.00 per doz.
HYDRANGEAS. New French Varieties.
Plants from open ground, bushy. 1 doz. varieties,
$3.00. 12 varieties from 4-in. pots. $2.00 per doz,
12 varieties from 3-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. 4-in. pots, $1.00 pei
PANDANUS Veitchii. 4in. pots, 25c. each;
5-in. pots. 50c. each.
FERNS, Boston, Scottii, Whitmani. 4-in '
pots, $2.00 per doz.; 5-in. pots, $3.00 per doz.
FERNS. For dishes, fine varieties, 2M-in
pots, $3.00 per 100.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. Full of berri
in. pots, $2.00 per doz.
POINSETTIAS. Fine plants, 4-in. pot
per doz.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-in. pots, $2.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri Seedlings.
50c. per 100.
IVY, Hardy English. Strong plants, 4-in. pots.
$1.00 per doz.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4-in. pots, fine plants,
$2.00 per doz.
COCOS Weddellana. 3-in. pots. $1.50 per doz.
CLEMATIS Paniculata Seedlings. $1.00
per 100.
.... . r, ^ . P FICFI F nth and Westmoreland Streets.
Awards at Illinois State Fair **• ='*tLt, Philadelphia, pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready October 27.
Ricard, Poitevine, Anna Brown, new pink
$15.00 per 1000
S. A. Nutt, Bucliner, Doyle,
$12.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
PETER BROAN, I24 Ruby St., Lancaster, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
GERANIUMS
Safe Delivery Guaranteed
Per 1000
S. A. Nutt $10.00
Ricard and Poitevine 12.50
For delivery after November 1st, add $2.50
per 1000 to above prices.
ALBERT M.HfRR, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention ths Exohange when writing.
GERANIUMS c"m°.L1,
Ricard, Poitevine, Castellane, Perkins, Viaud,
Doyle. $15.00 per 1000.
Buchner, S. A. Nutt. $12..50 per 1000.
Casl, with order. ■
FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready ib October Orders booked dotv
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
(Special wire !o ibe Florists' Excbeinee)
The prizes awarded at this Fair, wiiieh
[I'Uk puite ai f*prmgfiekl, 111., Oci. 7,
were a,? follows :
ROSES
50 American Beauty. — 1, Poehlmann
Bros. Co., Morton Grove, ill.; 2, A. C.
CanHeld, Springfield, 111.; 3, A. C. Brown,
Spiing-lield, III. "
26 American Beauty. — 1, Poehlmann
Bros. Co.; :;, A. C. Canfleld; 3, A. C.
Brown.
e o., Maywood, lU.
50 Jardine. — 1, Janssen Seed and
Floral Co.
50 Bride. — 1, Janssen Seed and Floral
Co.
60 Pink Killarney, 50 Wliite Killarnes',
and 50 new variety, introduction of last
season. — 1, Poehlmann Bros. Co.; 2,
A. C. Canfleld; 3, A. C. Brown.
60 Kaiserin Aug. Victoria. — 1, A. T.
Hey Floral Co.; 2 and 3, A. C. Brown.
50 Maryland. — 1, A. T. Hey Floral Co.;
2, A. C. Canfleld; 3, A. C. Brown.
Best six varieties, 25 each. — 1, Poehl-
mann Bros. Co.; 2, A. C. Canfleld; 3,
A. C. Brown.
MISCELLANEOUS
Collection of Dahlias, 100 blooms. — 1,
Janssen Seed & Floral Co.; 2, F.
Janssen.
Collection 26 Dahlias. — 1, Janssen
Seed & Floral Co.; 2, F. Janssen.
Collection Hardy Perennials. — 1, A. T.
Hey Floral Co.
Collection of Asters. — 1, A. C. Can-
field; 2, Janssen Seed & Floral Co.; 3,
F. Janssen.
Best si.x Asters. — 1, Janssen Seed &
Floral Co.; 2, Poehlmann Bros. Co.
Collection of 50 Chrysanthemums, two
varieties. — 1, Poehlmann Bros. Co.; 2,
A. T. Hey Floral Co.; 3, F. Janssen.
Collection of 50 Chrysantliemums. —
1, A. C. Brown; 2, A. T. Hey Floral Co.;
3, Janssen Seed & Floral Co.
100 Valley. — 1, Poehlmann Bros. Co.;
' Display of cut Orchids. — 1, A. T. Hey
Floral Co.; 2, P. Janssen; 3. Poehlmann
Bros. Co.
CARNATIONS
50 While. — 1, Chicago Carnation Co.,
Joliet, 111.; 2. Poehlmann Bros. Co.; 3,
W. H. Gullett & Sons, Lincoln, 111.
50 Fresh Pink. — 1. Chicago Carnation
Co.; 2, Poehlmann Bros. Co.; 3, A. C.
Brown.
50 Light Pink. — 1, A. T. Hey Floral Co.
50 Dark Pink. — 1, Poehlmann Bros.
Co.; 2, Chicago Carnation Co.
.">0 Hose Pink. — 1, A. C. Brown.
50 Scarlet. — 1, Poehlmann Bros. Co.;
L\ Carr Co.; 3, W. H. Gullett & Sons.
60 Variegated. — 1, A. C. Brown.
50 White Enchantress. — 1, Chicago
■ ■" " W. H. Gullett & Sons;
ntion the Exchange when writin-^
A. C. Br
50
Chi,
. ago Carna-
n CO.; li, Poehlmann Bros. Co.: 3,
H. Gullett & Sons.
3est, vase 100. — 1, Poehlmann Bros.
.; 2, Chicago Carnation Co.; 3. A. C.
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
Adrian, Mich.
We leam from Elmer D. Smith & Co.
tliat tlipy are installing a new honlins'
svslem in tlicir plant, and are workin-i
nishl and day to complete same.
Geraniums ^7t^^
S. A. NUTT, $10.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, »10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing
Readers will confer a favor upon u
more than passing value if, when orde
stock of our advertisers, they will men
seeing the advt. in The Exchange.
October 1], Iili:i
The Florists' Exchange
789
Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists In good standing throughout the countiy can avail
chemselves of the advertisers' offers in this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser In these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Lee your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers of The Florists* Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within ihelr reach, forwarded them by mail,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extends, the usual commission being allowed.* While no
guarantee is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
in this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
eood standing will be admitted to this Department.
ALBANY, N. Y.
Not how Cheap,
But how Good.
Greenhouses: 744 Central Avenue
ber of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral designs delivered to
any part of Albany aod vicinity on tele
Personal attention given and satisfattion guaranteed.
^^Jliiyrv^^^^
ESTABLISHED 1842
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Write, Telephone er Telegraph. ALUORDERS GIVEN PROMPTkATTENTiON
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
ervice to out-of-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N.Y.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
Choice Cut Flowers for all occasions delivered promptly anywhere
Id Georgia. ' ^
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
331 N. Howard Street
c;M^
, BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
ccept wire orders* chsrges collect
eM^
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Carbone
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON, MASS.
Boylston St.
6 Beacon St.
illiamL Doyle Co., Inc. ??i
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
ill New England points. Retail orders placed with us
il ttention. 7 he delivery of flowers and plants to
iling steamers a specialty
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
" Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist "
We coyer all points in New
England
Membei of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSETTS
143 Tremont St.
ncrally located Florist Shop
Yours for reciprocity. ^
jr all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
— y' •-— .•••J •"■ uiiiiiB kfHuc oroer
fiattslAotonly, and delivering promptly
?t "odence, hotel. steamer and theatre
in Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Fulton St. and Greene Ave.
Phone. 6800-6801-6802 Prospect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
1 r'j"'"-?" j"^"!!"' " Brooklyn, New York. New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the countrv and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence.
^' Floral Muffs ^'
ELLA GRANT WILSON
Supply Advts. will be found on pa^es 796-98
Just at present there is a well defined wave of fashion
which demands a change in flower styles for brides and
bridesmaids, from tiie well tried and tested bouquet,
arm bouquets and sliower eifects, to the more formal
and conventional muffs, and we must be ready to catch
such vagaries of fashion, for tliey can make money for
tlie florist.
Floral muffs may be developed in several styles. They
;ire usually employed with a hat, trimmed with real
ni.wcrs ..r";i Ii.iii(li"ii. of Ih.- same flower. They are ap-
|)n.|.rLilr ami a IT In Ih.ar ia;ilil ])lace at a church cere-
iiiiiny, rsjurially a iianniiif; uialdhig. At a home affair
Uicy ale out ot |>iacc, liul Inr going to church, wliicli is
followed by a wedding breakfast, they are good form.
They are really more ap|)ropriate for the bridesmaids
to carry than for the bride, because they do not seem
to harmonize witii the bridal veil, but where the bride
wears a hat or lier traveling dress, the muff' idea is
correct.
Muffs are made in various ways. Some of satin or
tulles, some of velvets, and some of flowers.
For a Bride
A bride's muff' could be madi- of stiff net, lined with
wliite satin. Take wliite tidle and jiuff it over the cen-
ter with a triple ruffle of tulle, finishing the ends; now
eitlier make a negligent cluster of Roses and Valley or
a spray of Orchids and Valley, and attach it. The de-
velopment deiiends on the price charged. " A shower ef-
fect of Valley and No. 3 tulle ribbon, or even No.
3 will not be too heavy, with the customary knots
and with Valley caught in them. A real "furry" look-
ing muff could be made of white incurved Chrysantlie-
nmms set closely, or simulated bands of them, or of
white Roses, to give the effect of white fur bands. In
fact, white swansdown fur can be used to good ad-
vantage in this connection.
The h.it or bandeau should be of the same flowers,
PUffALO,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
W. J. PALMER a SON
Members Florists* Telegraph Association
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
_, • Flower* for Rarrard,
rlOWERoHOP R'x'cliffe and WeUesley
Colleges
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100.000 feet of glass
Flowers
CHICAGO,
ILL.
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Congress Hotel
Courtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
(BDRDSDRORO^TDo ®.
FOURTH STREET
There is no trade medium published that beg;ins
to equal the EXCHANGE in giving returns
to all of its advMtisers. Test it for yourself.
790
The Florists' Exchange
CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCLID AVENUE
.CLEVELAND,
OHIO
5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
•efully and promptly I
LFsuai discounts allowe<
Member of The^Florista' Telegraph^Delirery
SCOLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
IDAYTON,
OHIO
112 South Main
r FLORISTS Street
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S.A.F.
irark ^ioral Co.
1643 Broadway
proBiptiy filled. Usual disoonnta.
DENVER, COLORADO
J. A. Valentine, President.
Colorado, Utah, Western Neb-
raska and Wyoming poinu
reached by Ezpresa. Orders
Mambar of Tha Floriata' Taleftraph Delivery
and tills is why it makes it more appropriate for tlie
bridesmaids to carry. A wedding next week, where
muffs are to be used, will be made of yellow baby Chrys-
anthemums, yellow tulle and yellow satin ribbon which
forms the ruffle and gives the finishing touches, while
the wide center is soUdly formed of miniature Chrys-
anthemums. A bandeau of the same will accompany
these.
The modern florist must be a little bit of a milUner,
a dressmaker, an artist and a practical man of detail
and construction to evolve all the various trifles de-
manded of him by fashion. A fetching creation for a
Winter bride who was not going to wear a veil, as for
a second marriage, would be a large hat of white plush
trimmed with a cluster of lavender tinted Orchids, a
white plush muff with a cluster or spray of Orchids and
Valley arranged and fastened securely to the muff, with
or without the shower effect. This could be made high-
ly effective if carried out correctly — and if you had the
right bride to carry it out with !
MufI of White Violets
A muff of white Violets is exquisite. It is simple,
rich and elegant. In this case make it solidly of Vio-
lets. Pin the Violets close together upon a white satin
foundation, an intertwining of stiff net will help to keep
it in shape. Of course it is Uned throughout with
messaline silk or satin. In this case omit any shower
effect. "Tails" can be made of white Violets, and the
only "touch" that should be allowed is a small cluster
either of Orchids or Lily of the Valley.
Combinations
A pale blue muff of tulle and satin, with bands or
clusters of pink Rosebuds or pink tulle with Killarney
Roses. In fact, all the startUng combinations that are
now affected by the leaders of fashion can be used.
Even burnt orange 'Mums and dark blue satin, emerald
greens and vivid greens of all shades, can be combined
with white, pink, and yellow Chrysanthemums, or with
Roses and Valley. A cluster of lavender Orchids is
very good.
We are going to have a season in which the most vivid
colors conceivable will be used, and the florist must keep
up with the procession. Gold and silver will figure
largely in all "dressy" arrangements and will be used
in combination with all colors. A muff of silver tulle
and Lily of the Valley is very pretty.
Prices
Prices of muff's should be in accordance with the ma-
terial and labor involved. A reasonable way to arrive
at a price is to charge for materials at retail cost;
flowers for same likewise. Then charge for labor, and
now double the amount of the total for your profit and
overhead expense. Suppose your muff' took 1 yard of
wide satin or messaline silk, costing .$1; crinoline or
net and lining costing $1; 16 yards of tulle ribbon for
a double ruffle at 15e. per yard equals $2.40; labor in
making the muff, $1. Now for flowers: One dozen
white Killarney Roses $1.50; 50 Valley, $4; Ferns,
25c. This makes the cost $11.15. You should get $20
to $25 for such an article, to make a profit. A muff is
not a cheap affair if made properly, and if not made
properly had better not be made at all and the regular
bouquet substituted.
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic- Retailers should read the discussion on the cost o,
Ulars of its Handy Design Book for Solici- renting Palms given in the Detroit Newsletter of thi;
tors. Sells on sight. cheapest and Best Ever. week.
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
W« cover all Michigan points and large tections of Ohio. Indiana and
Canada. Retail ordera placed with us will receive careful attention
Deliveries to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of Tha Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Potter Floral Co.
EL PASO, TEXAS
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flower.
1^^**
Your Ordera Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greanbouaea, BENTON ST
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
Hartford, Conn.
-FLOWERS" 187 Main Street
Highland Park Greenhouses
m'SSSm" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towni of
Chicago, ai far ax Milwaukee
South and Southweat Terns and sailings from Galveatoo
Jr. J^. JC uhlmanTtt Siorist
2607 JACKSON ST.. S. W Phone, Hadley 1926-2330
252« WASHINGTON ST., 0pp. Glenwood C^^
S. W. Phone, Taylor 828-1081
Uptown, 919 CAPITOL AVE., S. W. Phone, Preaton 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, 8. A. F.
THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE
A Business Paper For Business Men
The Flower Market of Mexico City — See page 792
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
791
^ILLS^'^'-^'^i'^'- "^^g^GER STEAMSHIP SAIUNOS S?osemon/ Sardens ^^
/nc,
1 Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
We rcAch all Florida and Soath Georgia point*
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913 Grand Ave.
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LEXINGTON, KY.
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
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The Atherton Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets
Choicest Cut Flowers Personal attention given to out-of-town orders
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550 South Fourth Ave.
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LAWRENCE. MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
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MADISON. WIS.
Rentschler Floral Co,
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CAPITAL CITY GREENHOUSE CO.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
JOHN MONSON. Proprietor
Best Service to all Points in the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conceptlun St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
From New York
Minnetmha. . .
Europa
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Bergensfjord..
Columbia..
Niagara
Imperator.
Vaderland
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Kursk
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Madonna.
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Chicago
Athinai
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M. Washington.
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Rhein
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Alaunia...
Numidian.
Philadelphia
Pr. Oskar
Marquette.
Stampalia.
Haverford.
San Francisco
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W. B. PATERSON. Proprietor Corrsspondence Solicited
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personal •uperviaion of the proprietors.
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NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Delivenes throngboat the State
and to sU steamship docks in
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PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the mam estenshre Flonl and Steaaer Work in the State.
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1026 Chapel Street
Opposite Yale Collece
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Mower and Funeral work solicited.
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Thoughts of a Successful Florist
By Max Schling
There are in tlie United States many lju.sinesses that
are developing in almost every line fjuiter than our
own. The florists' business is developing, too, but what
is the differenee in the growth between our craft and
that of others? Some might say that flowers are a
luxury; but there are businesses that are much more
of a luxury and still they go ahead. It is not the fault
of the florists' business itself: it's the way the business
i.s run and the manner in wliich we treat the buying pub-
lic. Almost everywhere the salesman tries to sell the
goods which have got to be sold, regardless of the
needs of the patrons, regartlless very often of the stock
being suitable for the purpose or not. He may select
flowers for a certain order, then he looks at them again
wondering which flowers will keep the best and resolves
not to send them out, but to keep them back and to put
Ihe poorest into the order, and looks up to his employer
to get some praise. It is not every man who acts in
■iliis way, l)ut many do.
It is tlie same with plants. How many good salesmen
have we who know how to treat a plant, or how to utilize
it? Most of them have only a small knowledge of this
important part of the business. All the plants they
know can be put into four classes. Ferns, Palms, As'-
pidistras and hot house plants. The different varieties
of Palms are all Palms. The Ferns are often known
liy t-lie-public better than by the salesman. Of Aspidis-
tras there are green ones and white ones, that's all; and
hot house plants are anything that looks odd.
Yes, the man who puts conscientious work, intelli-
!l:ence, and ever ready courtesy and willingness into his
task, will achieve success. He must serve even the
smallest customer with the licst.
I have known places that rose rapidly whose managers
made it a jioint of honor never to sell tender plants for
a position where a hardy plant is required; or they would
not sell long stemmed flowers for short vases, because
the long stemmed flowers bring so much more; they
would not sell to a customer Pansies in pots for house
decoration without telling them that Pansy plants do
not last longer than a day; they would not sell Violets
in pots without telling the buyer that they would be
iiad by the next day; nor sell Roses or anjf other kind
of flower which had had an artificial life for several
days in the ice-box. But for the few flowers they lost
on account of their being left over, and which should
be destroyed instead of being sold, they were easily
repaid by the increased business, and the old flowers
were not really lost, for hospitals will gladly accept them.
It is not the idea to serve a customer simply by mak-
ing the sale. There should not be a sale made if the
patron wants to buy something else, perhaps other than
you possess. When a customer is trained to buy he
uo longer looks at the flowers as a luxury, but as a neces-
sity, and if he is trained to utilize flowers in the right
way, he will find that he can do much, in many instances,
with \ery little material, and will have constantly what
he would have otherwise only once in a blue moon.
By following this policy, it is not only that a man
«ill gain the confidence of one or of a few, but it be-
comes known that he takes as much interest in his pa-
trons as he takes in his flowers; that he does not want
his flowers treated worse than he would treat his cus-
tomers, and vice versa; and, lastly, one customer brings
two others. What is more, not only his business grows,
but he also makes a name for himself. This way is
open to all, and it rests on the divine injunction, "Do
unto others as you would that they should do to you."
The Flower Market of Mexico City
(jSee illustration pa(/e 790)
Mexico City is the capital of this Republic and a city
of over 500,000 inhabitants, including several large
suburban towns of 20,000 to 30,000 inhabitants each.
The city and surrounding towns are located in a splen-
did level vaUey, at an elevation of 7300ft., and in
]ilain sight are two extinct volcanoes, the highest over
r7,000ft., and both covered with eternal snow.
Mexico City is decidedly a city of contrasts, a few
\ery rich, but the great majority very poor. No city
of its size can boast of more automobiles, and still you
can see the great produce traffic of the city being
brought into its very heart on the festive and patient
burro just as it was hundreds of years ago. There is
no other city in the world where you can see such a
distinction between modern progress and primitive
poverty.
The flower trade of Mexico City would probably
compare in extent with a city in other countries of
say 30,000 to 50,000 inhabitants. Nearly all the flow-
ers brought into the city are sold at the flower market
and on street corners in small stands, just the same
as the vegetable trade is handled. There is a very
good trade in made up pieces, but nearly all are of
the style shown in illustration. I do not know of a
regutar organized flower store in the city, and of but
three or four small places where plants are sold.
There is no seed or nursery trade worth mentioning,
although a few foreigners are trying to build up a
business in a small way.
I believe if revolutionary conditions were eliminated
here a good big modern cut flower establishment would
pay well, but, at present, trade conditions are in a
bad way. For the past year a great many Americans
have been leaving the country, millions of dollars have
been lost, and investments, homes, and properties
abandoned. Wji. Beockway.
A Cecilian Vase of Flowers
(See illustrcitivn pmje 7K))
To quote the inscription on this photograph as it
came to us we will call it "Cecilian Vase." If we had
the naming of it we would call it a jardiniere. This
receptacle is shown filled with lavender Sweet Peas and
seven Marguerites. The latter stand out clearly above
the crowded mass of Peas, and have an individuality
all their own. The remaining flowers are too mucli
crowded together to show to good advantage. Their
good qualities are lost sight of by massing. The Sweet
Peas look like well grown, freshly cut blooms, and if prop-
erly arranged would doubtless have made a good im-
pression upon all. It seems like a wicked waste of good
material to use scant care or too great haste in making
up, either in filling an order, or for exhibit. Do not
waste good stock in making a poor show.
New Yorker.
New Orleans, La.
The receipt of a beautifully engraved card annoiniccs
the opening of The Orchid Store at Itl Carondelet St.,
on Monday, Oct. 6, 1913, by Messrs. Newsham & Scheuer-
mann.
San Francisco, Cal.
Mrs. R. E. Darbee of 103ii Hyde St., advises The Flo-
rists' Exchange that she has opened a retail de))art-
nient at above address in addition to her well estab-
lished and prosperous wholesale business, and is now in
|)Osition to supply flowers at home as well as abroad and,
for that reason, her card will in future be found in the
retail department of this paper.
A Window in Fort Worth, Tex.
The Baker Bros. Co. lias put in a special window
that is attracting much attention here. It is 10x18ft.
in size. In it is placed a white enameled tank of gal-
\'anized iron, made to fit the window exactly and sev-
eral inches deep. When it is empty one cannot dis-
tinguish between it and the regular wmdow floorine.
but when filled it will hold several hundred gallons of
water. The window has been arranged in diftercnt
ways. Last week it represented the ocean and a bath-
ing beach, with Cyperus and Araucarias for trees, fill-
ing the background. Propagating sand made an
excellent beach, on wliicli were the bathers. In the
water were several hundred gold fish of various kinds.
Small sailboats were placed .on the water, and an elec-
tric fan was concealed at the back of the window to
m;.ke them sail from one side of the tank to the other.
People came from a distance to see it, and altogether
it was quite a success. The window arrangements are
changed every week or ten days. W. ,1. B.
Tropseolum pinnatum (Andrews)
This is an interesting new Tropajolum hybrid, wliich
appeared spontaneously in the Botanical" Garden at
Berlln-Dahlem, Germany, as a seedling in 19^0, and is
supposed to be the issue of T. minus XT. peregrinum
(commonly but erroneously called T. canariense). In
any case it stands about midway between the two al-
leged parents, though inclining a little more to T.
minus. While a climber, the stems are not so slender
as those of T. peregrinum. The leaves may be called
Ivy shaped, variously indented, but always more deeply
than those of the common garden varieties, T. Lob-
bianura coming nearest to it, both in leaf and flower.
The petals of the hybrid are all of the same shape and
deeply indented at the edge. From the garden variety
of T. minus the progeny has inherited a red coloring
matter which appears in the stems, leaf stalks, and the
two upper petals, in the latter as a dark blood red spot
running out into parallel veins.
This new hybrid is decidedly worthy of the growers'
attention, because of its attractive foliage and rapid
climbing habit that makes it also a fine trailer, and the
unique form of its blooms. Added to this is a pro-
fusion of bloom unknown in the ordinary garden Tro-
poeolums. A single plant wiD cover within a short time
a space of 40 sq. ins., appearing a veritable mass of
bloom, with large flowers 2in. across and more. This
profusion is due to the fact that the plant makes little
seed, even with artificial fertilization, thus having more
material left for producing blooms, which is often the
case with hybrids. It atones for this defect by very
easy multipUcation from cuttings.
Various dwarf varieties have been obtained from
seed, which are graceful little plants for hanging bas-
kets, the leaves often measuring only one-half of an
inch, and the blooms being two-thirds of normal size.
— Oartenflora.
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That Peony Symposium
(Continued from page 786)
Fighting the Frost
1 l\ave never known a field of Peonies anywhere lluit
V as not injured by frosts and cold spells, particularly
in April. The injurj' from frosts can be nearly obviated
by the smudge, although this cannot be applied to a
Peony field as it can to an orchard where the trees are
2tft. to 30ft. apart. The only thing I have ever found
is the torch, such as is used in parades at night. Each
one of these will protect five plants from frost when the
temperature drops to 36 degrees. They are trouble-
some, and it requires 700 for an acre. They must be
set up, filled with oil and kept ready, then at three or
four o'clock in the morning on the night of the frost
they must all be lighted and this is a heavy business.
Afterward they must all be emptied and put away for
another year. I don't think it pays to do it, and I say
this after considerable experience.
Another way is the overhead spray system. This is
easily operated. A spray of water will keep the frost
from the plants; but this, too, is expensive. No crop
that comes on once a year can produce enough to war-
rant the expense, and particularly the Peony which,
at the most, must be transferred to other ground every
five or six years. In growing Peonies there must be
crop rotation, and this precludes a permanent structure
over them for either shade or water.
One of the curious effects of frost is to make each
si em assume the branching habit. A frost may not
kill the principal bud, yet it may be sufficient to cause
the cover to harden and thus retard the development
of the main bud, and a number of lateral buds rapidly
develop. I disbud, which frequently .causes the princi-
]ial bud to grow into a fairly good flower. While there
is a tendency with some varieties to branch, yet most of
it is caused by some injury done to the central bud,
which is formed under the ground. The lateral buds
seem to be the escape valve for the unexpended energy
of the plant.
The Cutting Season
Here begins May 9 to 15, and lasts sixteen days, dur-
ing which period we often cut 4000 blooms a day. A
rainstorm is sure to happen while the cutting is in
progress, and I have known it rain four days at a stretch
during this period. What do we do then? We cut
them "in the rain and do our best. Then what shall we
do with the blooms cut on Saturday that, if shipped,
will reach the market on Sunday? We employ negro
help. No negro will work on Sunday, and there are
always two Sundays in the cutting season.
In considering what is the proper state for cutting
it must be remembered that there are two types. In
one the bud is small when it comes out of the ground
and gradually progresses until it is a finished product.
In the other "the bud is large from the start. The latter
may be cut in tight bud, and are the ones suitable for
col9 storage. All of the reds must be cut reasonably
tight, or just as they begin to show color, as they are
of a rather delicate texture. Many of the large pink
varieties must be permitted to become quite open before
cutting, yet there is no uniform rule. The cold storage
is the otily method suitable for retarding the develop-
ment of the buds. It is not profitable to hold them
after Memorial Day,
Packing and Shipping
I have a concrete basin, 12ft. sq. attached to my pack-
ing house through which runs spring water with a tem-
perature of 48 degrees in May. The flower stems, to the
depth of five to seven inches, are allowed to set in this
water over night. Early in the morning the flowers are
liacked tight in wooden cases holding from one to five
hundred blooms and, in this condition, in reasonable
weather, they will travel .500 miles. It pays to ar-
range them tastefully in bunches of twelve, but when
the stems are 2i/,ft. to 3ft. long, we pack them in rows
without tying.
When I begin shipping I try various markets. I
send a shipment to each of several Northern cities, and
whenever I find the best conditions that is the place
where I send the most blooms. This may he in Cin-
cinnati one week, and in New York the next; but of
course there is always a widesj^read demand for Me-
morial Day. My crop is all in by that time, so that
I have a fortunate advantage over my Northern con-
temporaries.
Louisa, Va. Chaiii.es A. Gitchei.i..
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rioml DealCna ■ Svtt*Hy.
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ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West Fifth Stre«t
We fill orders lor the Twin Cities and for all points in the Northwest
The largest store m America. Large stocJc in great variety. Wiits,
/ire or phone. Open night and day.
Members o The Florists' Telegraph Deliver;.
m-
Impatiexs Hiiiizoun ai iia.— The firm of Vilmorin-
.Andrieux & Co., which showed Impatiens Herzogii
for the first time last year before the French National
Society of Horticulture! showed recently a white variety
of this fine plant, which ha,s the largest white blooms
of anv hot house Impatiens, being twice as large as
those "of the white I. Holstii and Sultani. The plant
is as vigorous and prolific as the type and comes freely
from seed; it may also he easily pro|),apated by cuttings.
It is a greenhouse plant, like the type. Its abundant
and nearly perpetual blooms are very effective. This
novelty received a C. of M. — Revue Horticole.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and Tldnlty.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Bastable Building
\^fJl'ti4/Vt'tM» to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
-"^^"^^^^ BurdettAve.&Hooslck8t.
TROY, N. Y.
Prompt delivery and careful ettentton t€
out-of-town orders.
TROY, N Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, N. Y.
UTICA, N. Y.
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
WAsnmGTOii
D. C.
l^tb and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros. Co.
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Mnnber* of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery
H. F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliverlea to all points in New England
125,000 square feet of glass.
Member of Che Florists' Telegraph DeUvery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
407 & 409 Main St
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WORCESTER, MASS.
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to equal the EXCHANGE in giving returns
to all of its advertisers. Test it for yourself.
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SITUATIONS WANTED
SEEDSMAN or TRAVELING SALESMAN
20 years' experience in Seed, Bulb and
Florist lines; open for immediate employ-
ment. Eastern States preferred. Best of
references. Address B. M. care The Florists'
Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By competent gardeni.T
and greenhouse man; wishes permanent position
on private or commercial place; 25 years' experi-
ence growing flowers, fruits, vegetables and general
greenhouse work; American, 45, strictly temperate;
best of references From former employers, regarding
character and ability; married, one child, 2 years.
Address Gardener. Box 582, Plantsville. Conn.
SITUATION WANTED— By salesman and deco-
rator, aged 30, 15 years' city experience in retail
line. Permanent position desired by steady work-
man. Please state full particulars and salary,
etc., in first letter. Address Decorator, P. O. Box
No. 32, Deal, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— On private or com-
mercial place to take charge; experienced in all
branches under glass and outdoors, Roses. Carna-
tions, Chrysanthemums, and bedding stock;
English, married, no family. S. Grigg, P. O. Box
87, Morristown, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— On private place, as
gardener or assistant gardener; 12 years' experi-
ence in growing all kinds of fruits and plants under
glass, hardy fruits and_ vegetables, herbaceous
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class grower of
cut flowers, pot plants; life experience in land-
scape gardening; aged 30, single, best of references;
good habits; desires permanent position to take
full charge of a private or commercial? place
Address B. A., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By expert grower oi
Carnations, "Mums, Violets, bulbs and general
line. Good wages expected. State particulars in
first letter. At present in charge of large range of
glass but wishes to make a change. Address B. F.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a first-class grower
of Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Palms,
Ferns, Lilies and general greenjiouse stock; have
had charge for last 12 years. Good references;
single, sober, can do all work connected with trade.
Address Wm. Kane, 219 E. 45th St., N. Y. C.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man, expe-
rienced in Carnations, 'Mums, pot and bedding
plants, as first assistant on commercial or private
place. State wages in first letter. Address B. D.
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener, with
life experience in every branch of the business,
under glass and outdoors; private or commercial
place; married. German, small family. L. Lat-
tacher. Box 385, Westwood. N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By life experienced
grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums and
bedding plants; middle aged, single, sober and
industrious. State wages. Address B, B. care
The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By life experienced
grower of Roses, Carnations, 'Mums, Christmas,
Easter and bedding plants; sober, and reliable;
marrifed, aged 26. Steady position preferred.
E. J. Messer. 34 Park St., Pittsfield, Mass.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator; life experience; capable of running
a store and handling help. Position in the South
or West preferred. Address J. F. W-, General
Delivery. Providence. R. I.
SITUATION WANTED— By grower of Roses.
Carnations, 'Mums, Easter ana Christmas stock,
also bedding plants; aged 28. State wages. Ad-
dress A. G.. care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a young expL-rlenced
florist where there is plenty of work. Address
B. E., care The Florists' Exchange.
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SITUATIONS WANTED
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator A-I references. Able to manage
a store. T. Hansen, 41 Magnee St., Rochester,
N. y.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man in
greenhouse, private or commercial; has had
practical experience- Victor Foster, Islip, L, 1.,
N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, aged 31.',
single; best grower of Roses, Carnations, Chrysan-
themums, vegetables. References. John Balint,
Box 64, Bcrnardsville, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By a young, single
man, aged 26; gardener and florist, experienced
in all branches; good references. Address J.
Frich, 7th St., Secaucus, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By designer, store man
grower, A No. 1 references. Victor Kozubow,
123 Railroad Ave., White Plains, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and salesman. Capable of taking charge.
Victor Schonsboe, 54 Beach St., Westerly, R. I.
HELP WANTED
SEEDSMEN WANTED
Men with experience in the retail seed business
to wait on customers and work around the store.
Give reference, state age, experience and salary
expected.
THE J. M. McCULLOUGH'S SONS CO.,
Clndnnatl, Ohio.
WANTED — Competent greenhouse man; Protes-
tant, for all-round work on retail place of 10,000
ft.; able to produce quality on a general line of cut
flowers and potted plants; must be sober, steady and
reliable, and able to handle help. No drinkei,
cigarette fiend or wanderlust need apply. State
wages; references. Lake Keuka Floral Co., Penn
WANTED— For gentleman's country place, two
miles from Wilmington, Del., a young married
man to take charge of 30 ft. greenhouse conserva-
tory, coldframes, and small vegetable garden.
State, with reference, knowledge of greenhouse
plants. Position can be filled by one who has had a
second gardener's place. §65.00 a month with
house. P. O. Box 10, Montchanin. Del.
WANTED— Competent gardener for place at
Bellehaven, Greenwich. Prefer man with wife
who can do simple cooking. Vegetable garden to
be put in. Ail year job for right party. Apply
WANTED— Working foreman and expert Ros^
grower, one capable of taking charge and pro-
ducing results on an up-to-date range. No others
need apply. Reference. Address B. G., care The
Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— Man to work in flower store; must be
a good designer, decorator, and know how to
wait on customers. Give reference and experience
in first letter. Address B. J., care The Florists'
Exchange.
WANTED— Middle-aged, steady, single man in a
small place. Grower of Geraniums and seed-
lings for cemetery trade. Can have a good homelike
position. For particulars address F. J. Shtahan,
cor. 11 and Cedar Ave., Darby, Pa.
WANTED— Young man as salesman and designer
in store. Must have good references. Wages
$16.00 per week. Address T. Malbranc, Johns-
town, Pa.
WANTED — At once, sober, experienced man,
retail store, advancement for right man. The
Golden Flower Shop, 59 Lafayette Ave., Bkyn.,
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
The right business opportunity
for the right man with small capi-
tal in the City of Buffalo. For
full particulars write to
Wm. F. Hasting Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
WOULD like to arrange with country norist to
send flowers twice a week to my house in New
York. Want to pav S.5.un per week. State
what you can do for this amount. Address B. N.
care The Florists' Exchange.
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STOCK FOR SALE
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-inch ex-
tra strong plants, $6.00 per 100, 550,00 per
1000; 2Ji-inch, $3.00 per 100, $26.00 per 1000.
See Cyclamen, Christmas Peppers, Cinerarias,
Ferns, Poinsettias and Primroses. Roman J.
Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, $1.00 per 100. $6.00 per 1000, $50.00
per 10,000. Collingdale Greenhouses, CoIIingdale,
Pa.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy. 4-in.
pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Nice plants from
flats, $2,50 per 1000. Jas. Marr, Wyandanch,
L. I., N, Y.
J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
COLD STORAGE
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
BULBS
Now is the time to plant and have them in bloom
in three months, when Lily flowers bring the highest
prices.
Especially packed mud-balled for cold storage
purposes. S15.00 per case of 200 S-10 inch bulbs.
Immediate ordering advisable, before they are all
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
BULB IMPORTERS
518 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
New Wboksak Bulb Catalog Ready
(Free, o/ c
Cold Storage
Lily of the Valley Pips
Will bloom in 20 days after planting. 250 for $5.00;
500 for $9.50; S18.00 per 1000; 2000 for $35.00.
Special prices for larger quantities
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
BULB IMPORTERS
518 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Send Jot our new Wholesale Bulb Calaloz.
American-Grown and Imported
Bulbs for Fall Planting
A full line now ready for shipping; the finest
Bulbs we have ever sent out. Send for price list.
Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers
TULIPS— Darwin and May Flowering. Prime
bulbs, leading named varieties. Write for
prices. Hoxsie Nurseries, Hossie, R. I.
CARNATIONS
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
100 1000
WHITE ENCHANTRESS $6.50 860.00
ENCHANTRESS, LIGHT PINK.. . . 6.00 55.00
WINSOR 6.00 50.00
MAY DAY 6.00 50.00
BOSTON MARKET 5.00 40.00
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York Clly.
FDR SALE— 2000 Mrs. C. W. Ward Carnation
plants, S60.00 per 1000; 3000 Pink Enchantress
S50.00 per 1000; 1000 Sangamo, S40.00 per 1000;
field-grown guaranteed stock, 12 to 14 shoots.
Will exchange for White Wonder, White Enchant-
ress and Pink Delight. Cash with order. Herman
Weiss, 103 W. 28th St., New York City.
EXTRA FINE, big Enchantress Carnation plants,
from field, SS.OO per 100. Cash with order.
Mr. R Ellis, Chittenango, N. Y., writes: "Re-
ceived plants which were extra fine, am very well
pleased with them. If every one would fill orders
to please like that we would all be better off."
M. J. Schaaf, Dansville, N. Y.
CARNATIONS— StronE. fnld-grown Enchantress'
S4.00 per 100. Cash. W. L. Jones, Nutley,
N.J.
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STOCK FOR SALE
CABNATIONS
BARGAIN in field-grown Carnation pi;
3000 Enchantress, 3000 Rose Pink Enchant
large, bushy plants, all strong and healthy; S
per 100, S35.00 per 1000. Special low pric-
more than 1000. Cash or satisfactory referi
John L. Lundsted, Passaic, N. J.
SOO CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown; extra
quality in White Enchantress. Rose Pink En-
chantress and Pink Winsor, 4c. for cash. J. M.
Collins, 18 No. Main St., Mechanicsville, N. Y.
CARNATIONS— 700 First Size, Brooklyn, to
close out, S4.00 per 100, fine plants; 150 Second
Size. S3.00 per 100, $30.00 for lot. Stafford Con-
StafTord Springs, Conn.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, 6 to 8
shoots, $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son. Westfield. N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS of Boston market
Carnations. Prices on application. Victor S.
Dorval Sons. Woodside, L. I., N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUM stock plants, Polly Rose,
Monrovia, now ready; Ivory, Bonnaflfon and
Enguehard later; $4.00 per 100 clumps. H. J.
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2M-in.. half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Christmas Peppers, Poinsettias,
and Primroses. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York City.
CROTONS
CROTONS— Just the thing for growing on for
Christmas and Easter sales. Extra strong
plants out of 2-inch pots. Standard varieties, well
colored. $5.00 per 100. Cash, please. Griffing
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink. Strong, 4-in., $15.00 per
100. See Asparagus, Christmas Peppers, Cine-
rarias, Ferns, Primroses and Poinsettias. R. J.
Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
CYCXAMEN— 3-lnch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Juliiu Roebra Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
DRACaOfAS
FOR SALE — Dracaena Indivisa, fine, healthy,
field-grown plants. 4-inch. 12c., 5-inch. 15c.. 6-
inch, 20c.. 7-inch. 25c. Trautman Bros.. Geneva.
N. Y.
FERNS
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomium
and Aspidium, 2>i-in., $3.00 per 100; strong, 3-in.,
S6.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2Ji-in., well es-
tablished, $10.00 per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2M-in.. strong
plants, $12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong. 3-in..
S7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2K-in., well established,
readv about Aug. 26, $4.50 per 100. $40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants,
$3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best of the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100.
$40.00 per 1000.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poinset-
tias, Primrose and Christmas Peppers.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
FERNS— Boston, well established, good healthy
color, pot grown, 4-in., 15c.; 5-In., 25c.; 6-in., 50c.;
7-in., 75c.; 8-in., $1.00. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Cash, please. John Beagle, 925 Capouse Ave..
Scranton. Pa.
COOLIDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill_ Ave.. Pasadena. Cal. Ferns
and Feijoa our specialty.
FERNS — Good, strong, Scottii, 5j2-in. pots; bound
to please. Cash with order. 35c. each. Samuel
V. Smith, 3323 Goodman St., Philadelphia, Pa.
GERANIUMS
GERANIUMS— Strong, 2,'.4-in. and 2}.i-in.; S.
A. Nutt, La Favorite, John Dovle, Jean Oberle;
$2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Josiah L. Young,
Watervliet, N. Y.
HYDRANGEAS
425 HYDRANGEA OTAKSA; have no rooi
them; extra nice, field-grown plants for b t
in. pots, 10c. , 15c., 20c. each. 25 extra large
for tubs, over 20 branches to the plant, 40c. t
each. The lot for $50.00; cash or reference. I
faction guaranteed. F. Langcbach, Norwich,
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.50-i
each. Large specimens, $5.00-$7.50 e
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
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STOCK FOR SALE
JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Fra Diavola. from
4-in. and 5-in. pots, loaded with berries and
blossoms, S6.00 and S7.00 per 100. Monadnock
Greenhouses, Kccnc, N. H.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Pot-grown, strong
plants, well berried, 4-in., SIO.OO per 100; $80.00
per 1000. Cash. F. Sokol, Worcester, Mass.
NTJESERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches S8.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota. and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY, HUNTSVILLt, ALA
250 EUCONYMUS JAPONICUS— 2 ft., $12.00
per 100; 3000 California Privet, 3 years, 2-2J..,
ft.. $15.00 per 1000; 2000 California Privet. 3 vears,
2M-3 ft.. $18.00 per 1000, cut back twice, all heavily
branched. 70 Dracaena Indivisa, 2-2H ft., ready
for 8 in. pots, $15.00 for lot. Crimson Rambler.
Perkins and Lady Gay. 3 years. $9.00 per 100.
These special prices are cash, no charge for packing.
Evergreen Nurseries. Long Branch, N. J.
100,000 CALIFORNIA PRIVET— All sizes up to
4 ft.. $12.00 per 1000 and up. 50,000 Berberis
Thunbergii, shrubs and vines, all sizes; get my
prices on your wants as stock is fine and must be
sold. Have also a few 1000 extra fine, clean
Violet clumps, in field, of Princess Wales. California
and double Lady Campbell. S5.0O per 100. 1000
fine Enchantress Carnation. $6.50 per 100. Cash,
please. Benjamin Connell, Florist. Merchant-
ville, N. J.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards. $7.50-$10.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.SO each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
CALIFORNIA PRIVET buyers will be surprised
at our quality and prices. Wholesale and retail.
Allow us to quote you prices. Jacob D. Mellinger.
R. No. 6. Lancaster. Pa.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
PALMS
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants.
$7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford. N. J.
PANSIES
Strong, field-grown plants, extra fine strain
$14.50 per 1000. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New
York City. s^
GIANT PANSIES— Good, strong, transplanted,
field-grown plants; best strains. Cassier, Tri-
mardeau, Bugnot, Masterpiece, Mme. Perret,
Odier, Orchid Flowering, $3.00 per 1000. W. W.
Macker, Dighlon, Mass.
PEONIES
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure " gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony,
then send for " Peonies for Pleasure."*
We also issue a special wholesale price list of
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY
The Largest Rose Growers In the World.
Box 23 Springfield. Ohio.
PEONIES 't'sr
We have a surplus of Peonies and we are deter-
mined to move them. Choice sorts, such as
Dellcatlssima, Festiva Maxima, Floral Treas-
ure, Livingstone, Richardson's Dorchester,
etc., at 8 cts. per stem. Standard sorts at 6 cts.
Terry's Seedlings, mixed, single and double, 4 cts.
Not less than ten stems of a kind at these prices.
We can furnish any size clumps wanted. Wc grow
all our own Peonies and guarantee them to be true
to name. Write for complete list of over 300
Henry field Seed Co., Shenandoah Jowa
PEONIES— Queen Victoria, white; Louis Van
_ Houtle, dark crimson, and a very early light
pink. Write for our special prices. Geo. Peters
& Sons, Franklin St. and Graham Ave, Hempstead,
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STOCK FOR SALE
POmSETTIAs'^
POIINSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
2^-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
S7.00 per 100. 860.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2K-inch, S5.50 per 100. $50.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus. Cyclamen. Cinerarias, Christ-
mas Peppers. Ferns and Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN. 71 W. 23d St.. New York. N. Y.
PRIMULAS
PRIMROSBS
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obconlca, giant-
flowering, from best strains, in all colors.
Strong, 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St.. New York. N. Y.
PRIMULA Chinensis Fimbriata. Defiance. Kar-
funkelstein, La Duchesse. best Christmas varie-
ties. 3-in. stock. $5.00 per 100; 2M-in.. S3.00 per
lOOj Star Primroses. 2>i-in., S3.00 per 100.
Henry Schmidt. Church Lane. P. O.. Weehawken.
N.J.
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 2M-in. pots, ready
to shift, grown from my own seed, selected from
the best colored plants, 82.00 per 100, cash; fine
stock. Geo. A. Relyea. Orchard PI.. Poughkeepsie.
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
roses, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. W.
M"Uer, Shiremanstown, Pa
PRIMULAS— Malacoides. 3-in.. ready for 4-in.,
.SS.OOperlOO. ChinesePrii
best strain, S2.00 per 100.
houses. Keene, N. H.
FOR SALE— Primula Malacoides. in 2Ji and 2H-
in. pots; strong plants ready for shift. S2.50 per
100. Jos. Peirce. 49 Cottage St.. New Bedford,
ROSES
Monadnock Gr.
ROSE PLANTS— Lady Hillingdon. Brides, 2J^
in.. S3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000; Pink Kil-
iarney. 3-in.. $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000; 260
plants at the thousand rate. Brant Eros.. Inc..
Utica. N. Y.
SEEDS
GIANT PANSIES
Sow now I Special Florists' Mixture; Trim-
ardeau Selections, mixed, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $4.00.
Trimardeau, fine mixed varieties, tr. pkt. 25c.. oz.
$1.50. Cassier's Giants Improved, splendid mix-
ture, tr. pkt. SOc. oz. $5.00. Trimardeau sorts as:
Bronze Colors. Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field, Purple, Pure White. Yellow with eye. White
with eye. Each variety separate, tr. pkt. 30c.. oz.
$2.00. My catalogue has also other
O. V. Zangcn. Seedsman. Hoboken. N. J.
SNAPDRAGONS
SNAPDRAGONS
Ramsburg's Silver Pink
Well rooted plants, out of small pots,
$3.50 per 100
W.& H.f.EVANS, Rowlandville, Philadelphia, Pa.
RAMSBURG SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS—
2j2-in. pots, good, strong stock, 83.00 per 100.
Asparagus Sprengeri and Plumosus. strong, 3-in.
$3.00 per 100. Sunny Side Greenhouses, R. F. D.
No. 7, Schenectady, N. Y.
SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, field grown, strong
plants, $7.00 per 100; easily transplanted.
White Bros., Medina. N. Y.
STEVIA— Fine, bushy plants. 4-in. pots. $6.00
per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea. Orchard PL.
Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
VDTCAS
VINCA MINOR— Hardy Myrtle, perfectly hardy;
Evergreen Vine, useful for growing under trees
where grass will not grow, for binding banks to
prevent washing; strong nursery grown plants;
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; rooted lavers. .?1.50
per 100, $10.00 per 1000. E. Y. Teas, Ccntcrville,
Ind.
nOLETS
VIOLETS— Governor Herrick, extra large clumps,
clean and healthy, $5.00 per 100. Cash with
order. C. W. Moeckel, Fitchburg, Mass.
VIOLETS— Field-grown plants, fine stock; Camp,
bell and M. Louise; $5.00 per 100. W. C. Pray-
Dobbins. N. J.
Continued to Next Column
STOCK FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS
SPECIAL OFFER
of Surplus Stock
TO MAKE ROOM
Cltater's Double Hollyhocks. Newport Pink.
Salmon, Rose. Scarlet, Maroon, White, Yellow.
Mixed.
Single Mixed Hollyhocks, Semi-Double
Alleghany Mixed Hollyhocks.
Price, any of the above, $4.00 per 100; per
1000. 837.00
25 of a color or kind at 100 rate. 250 at 1000 rate.
GERMAN IRIS
Nme separate named varieties. Per 100, $3.50:
$30.00 per 1000.
Mixed. Per 100, 83.00; 825.00 per 1000.
25 of a kind or variety at 100 rate. 2.50 at 1000
rate.
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
518 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
FINE BOSTON AND WHITMANI FERNS—
_ Ready for 5 and 6-in. pots. 825.00 per 100.
Indivisa out of 4-in. pots. 810.00 per 100.
Paul J. Burgevin. Florist,
ENGLISH IVY— Strong, bushy plants, 3 to 4 ft.
long, 85.50 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. California
Pnvet. bushy. 2I2 to 3 ft.. 81S.00 per 1000; 3 to 4
ft., 822.00 per 1000. Cash, please. Jas. Ambacher,
West End, N. J.
PANDANUS UTILIS— In light square tubs.
Open grown, ready for shifting into 10 and 12
inch tubs. Extra fine, well furnished, 82.50 each;
-823.00 per ten. Cash, please. Grifiing Brothers,
Miami, Fla. ^
AMPELOPSIS VElTCHll— Largest stock of
2-year transplanted in the United States. All
up to strong 3ft. plant. Send for prices
MYRTLE— Vinca Minor; clumps that can be
divided up into 3 to 5 plants, 83.50 per 100, $30.00
per 1000. Cash with order. E. K. Baumann,
State College, Pa.
FOR SALE — Good stock, Adiantum Croweanum,
3H-in.. $10.00 per 100. Silver Pink Snapdragon,
3H-in., $5.00 per 100; 2H-in.. 84.00 per 100.
P. R. Quinlan. Syracuse. N. Y.
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA MAJOR— $5.00
per 100. Hogan, Kooyman & Co., 355 I2th St.,
Oakland, Cal.
FOR EXCHANGE
CARNATIONS— 1000 field-grown. Queen. Law-
son. 83.50 per 100; 500. 2H-in. pots. Shasta
Daisy. 82.50 per 100; in exchange for Geraniums.
Ricard. Rose. Cecil Brunner. or Testout. Mish's
Lebanon Greenhouses. Lebanon, Pa.
STOCK WANTED
A small advertisement in this department
will quickly secure for you any stock needed
in Plants, Bulbs, or Nursery Stock.
WANTED— Strong, Boston Ferns, or var
from bench or 2i'2-in- pots. Send sample;
price per lOUO. D. M. McKenzie, 36 Adams .
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
Pecky Cypress
We can offer very reasonable prices on
Pecky Cypress. If in ttie market for any,
kindly communicate with us before buying
elsewhere.
Vr REirU 1429 Metropolitan Avenue
. C. BCIbn, Brooklyn, N. Y.
500 BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wrough
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers. 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler
FOR SALE— One large size Morel
$225 will sell for $100. F. Fall'on.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 incli. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Metal & Supply Co.
Jobbers In Wrought Iron and Steel Pipe
Roebling and Nortli 11th Streets
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Continued to Xext Column
m:
ForSale
PIPF ^^^' *>'^ek, guaranteed In full
1 If L lengths: 2-ln., 75ic. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled for
rrlgatlon purposes.
SKOND-HAND PIPE ^^g^^
2Hc.; Ui-in.. 3Hc.; IH-in.. 6c.; 2tin..5Kc.'per'ft!
Hot-Bed Sash-Double Light Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1.65
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from $1.00 up.
n A€€ '^'^" ^ ""'' ^ double-thick greenhouse
.ULAJJ elass. all sizes. Prices on request.
DHII FDC Y"^^. '"ee stock, new and second-
DUILLnA '"'°''- '^'«° Radiators, Valvea,
""■■■■■""' Fittings, etc.
HftCF NON-KINK. lOc.a foot, in 25 and 50
IIUjL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. BROOKLYN, N. Y.
MATS— We make the most practical hotbed
and coldframe Mats on the market. Send
for circular. Watts Bros.. Kerrmoor. Pa.
FOR SALE — Boynton. ten section boiler. Perfect
condition. Joseph Wood, Spring Valley. N. Y
FOR SALE OR RENT
fo^saiForTease
90,000 feet of glass, well stocked and in good
shape. Business established thirty years; situ-
ated in Alexandria, Va., six miles from Washing-
ton, D. C. Will be disposed of on very easy terms
to responsible parties, owner not needing to work
any longer. Apply to
J. LOUIS LOOSE
1349 R. Street WASHINGTON. D. C.
FORSALE
Six glass houses with Hitchings boilers
and heating pipes. One house is 143 ft.
long and nearly new.
EMIL UEULY
328 Summit Ave., W. HOBOKEN, N. J.
FOR SALE — Greenhouse and property on Union
Ave.. Mt. Vernon. N. Y.; almost an acre of
ground; 5 greenhouses, potting sheds, show room;
2 blocks from station. 14 miles from New York
City; train and trolley service. All improvements.
Address H. C. or Arthur Dummett, Mt. Vernon
N. Y.
FOR RENT— Up-to-date range of houses, 35.000
ft., m Maryland close to Baltimore; good market
for anything you raise. State in your first letter
what you would be wilhng to pay yearly; no other
■ ■■' :ssB.H.. care The Florists'
FOR SALE— 7-room house, cellar and attic, im-
proved; 4 greenhouses; about 500 hot bed sash,
land 200 ft. front on Juniper Ave. New York and
Queens county car passes door. Otto Gross,
Juniper Ave.. Maspeth, L. I.. N. Y,
FOR SALE— Greenhouses, 14.000 ft. of glass,
stocked with Carnations and Pompons. There
is 60-ton coal in shed, also IVj acres land. Ad-
dress Florist. Box 56, R. F. D. No.l, South Holland.
FOR SALE— Retail florists' business in residential
district near New York, doing good business;
may be increased. Address B. C, care The Flo-
rists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— Florist store; good reason f<
ficing same; snap for somebody; look
convince yourself. Florist, 2336 Jamaic
Richmond Hill, N. Y.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS
WANTED TO BUY— Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists' Exchange.
PUBLICATIONS
THE PACIFIC GARDEN— A monthly iournal
devoted exclusively to floriculture and semi-
tropic fruit growing. Authority for Pacific Coast
Cultural articles. $1.00 a year, 10c. a copy.
Advertise Your Stock For
Sale in this column
796
The Florists' Exchange
Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
150,000 Cut Flower Boxes
to be sold in October at the following low
prices. Order now, while low prices prevail.
Sizes
i 16
cl8
t20
£22
Price List of Florist Boxes
No.
Per 100
Sizes Manila Green Mi
18 X 5x3 $1 .50 SI .65
St Gray
$1.80
8.
12.
16
21 X 5X.3H
24 X 5x3M
28 X 5x33^
21 x 8x5
1.65 1.85
2.15 2.35
2.65
2.10
2.50
2.90
<i
2.65 2.90
30 X 5 X 3'2 2.85
3.00
(,
24 X 8x5 3.00 3.20. .
3.50
7.
1R
28 X 8x5 3.30 3.50
30 X 8x5 4.00
3.75
4.75
15
36 X 8x5 5.00 5.50
30 X 12 X 6 5.80 6.20
5.75
6.50
11
36 X 14 X 6 7.00 7.50 . .
14
36 X 12x6 6.85
Bouquet Boxes
19 X 9 X 8 Manila $4.75
19x9x8 MistGrav 5.00
16!
IS -<
^reath Boxes
Manila
x7 $5.00
X 8 6.00
Violet Boxes
No. Sizes
1 8 x5x4
2 919x6x5
3 10 x7x6
4 12 x8x7
=cr 100
$1.60
1.90
20 3
22}
X 9 7.00
X 9 8.00
2.50
3.00
PRINTING— 300 and over, one copy, one color ink— NO CHARGE
Less than 300, a charge of 50 cents
Henry M. Robinson & Co.
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies
Hardy Cut Evergreens
Boston, Mass.
OUR NEW STORE
2 Winthrop Square 32 Otis Street
Telephones
Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill. 25290
nention the Exchange whei
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild Smilax, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Caiibage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock, Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
Fleaae mention the Exchange when wrltlnf.
The Kervan Co. "^Kr^'"
WHOLESALE »'" ™™
T^m^mma^m
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
ClTf LOWER BOXES
<A nnn »- tif wa nnn. »m ^n
EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CD 1
MANUFACTURERS 1
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1
Manufactured by
W.J. COWEE. Berlin, N.T.
Samples free. For sale by dealers
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Plea<:p mPTitinn the ExohnTiee when Twritinp-
FLORAL DESIGNS DE LUXE ^^'J^f
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. S Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
Place Your
Orders for
Fancy or Dagger Ferns
with us now and save money. , 75 cents per 1000. Discount on large orders.
Use our LAUREL FESTOONING for all decorations; made fresh daily from
the woods. 4c., 5c., and 6c. per yard.
FINE BRONZE or GREEN GALAX, $1.00 per 1000.
SPHAGNUM MOSS, 75c. per large sack; 12 bbl. bales, $5.00.
BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 35c.
PINE, by the lb., 8c.; tine quality.
SOUTHERN SMILAX, 50-lb. cases, $5.00.
Order in advance and have Iresh stock.
JIU Kinds of Evergreens
Cro^A/l Fern Co.
MILLINGTON, MASS.
Telegraph Office: New Salem.'Mass.
Albany, N. Y.
Business has been very good owing to
the Jewish holidays and the celebration
in our Catholic churches known as the
Rosary Sunday. Cut flowers were in de-
mand, especially Roses ; corsage bouquets
and plants were the leaders. Funeral
work also made a very good showing.
Ovr florists who are handling bulbs, as
also our seedsmen, report quite a rush in
this line and by the way orders are com-
ing in a shortage of certain sorts will
surely be found.
The Rosery, Steuben st, has had a
busy week with a sale of two year, old
Kentia Palms. They claitn they sold
about 1000 plants, having advertised
their sales in all local evening and morn-
ing papers. They also had a rush on
funeral work, not only through orders for
local towns but outoftown through the
Telegraph Association. We are glad to
mention that Edward Tracey is back in
the store again after an illness of two
weeks.
H. G. Byres, No. Pearl st., is regain-
ing his health very rapidly and is now
al)le to be at business after his long ill-
ness all Summer. He has' several large
weddings booked for ne.xt week. His
funeral work is keeping up wonderfully,
far ahead of any previous year, and flow-
ers of all kinds have been selling well,
.lohn Jloran. who is spending his vaca-
tion in Bermuda, is having a fine time.
F. A. Danker, Maiden la., has returned
from his hunting trip in Nova Scotia.
He certainly had a very lucky and pleas-
ant trip, and the same applies to his
fellow florists who were in the party.
They liagged a moose and also had a
bear to divide among them. During his
absence business was very good ; it was
under the direction of Frank Bilson. His
show windows are beautifully decorated
with 'Mums of Pacific Supreme, Smith's
Advance and Goldenrod. He also has
a very fine display of artistic baskets;
these contain Orchids, Gardenias, Roses
and Valley. He has booked a number of
orders for Fall wedding decorations, and
expects also a new supply of Japanese
and other species of goldhsli, shortly.
Holmes Bros., Steuhen St., are making
some very extensive alterations in their
flower establishment. They are also put-
ting in their window a tile floor of the
latest pattern. They have also received
a shipment of Azaleas, I'alms and plants
for Easter forcing. Their Dutch bulbs
have arrived and have been planted.
'Mums are coming into flower and they
expect soon to cut some Pacific Supreme,
Smith's Advance and Goldenrod at their
greenhouses on the western Plank road.
Whittle & Riggs, Hudson ave., have
almost completed their flower shop deco-
rations, using white Birch bark as a cov-
ering all around the side walls, also the
gallery over the store, making a very
attractive showing. Whittle & Riggs arc
doing their own work. They report busi-
ness very good in all branches of floral
work. Mr. Whittle has taken a short
trip to New York City.
.Tohn J. Berberick, Second ave., has
had a rush on funeral work' this week.
His cut flower tr.'ide has been very good
owing to the Jewish New Year, and
other church doings. He also has re-
ceived shipments of A^iolets from his
grower and they .sold at sight, being the
first of the season. He expects to have
them shipped right along, as the public
seems to want '\'iolets and 'Mums at this
time of the year.
The Albany Cut Flower Exchange is
busy these days. They receive calls daily
for Carnations and 'INlums not only from
the local trade but outoftown as well.
■These being scarce, they have to limit the
quantity supplied on their orders. They
are unable to get enough to fill their or-
ders in full. Shipments of Valle.v and
Violets have also been received.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Albany Florists' Club was held on Thurs-
Menibir-^ ol ilu \l!i iii\ Iloiisis Club, also ih
Khmcbeck, N. Y.
family of .1. U. Snvtlcr at
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
797
We have just received a large importation
of the finest prepared
CYCAS LEAVES
QUALITY Al
These prices are for the month of October.
Order now.
Per 100
4x8 inch $1.75 | 24 x 28 inch $4.75
,^^]l ;; 2.25 28x32 " 5.75
12 X 16 " 2.75 ,T ^ 2A .1 A 7S
16 X 20 " 3.25 •>'* X ^o *••'"
20 X 24 " 3.75 I 36 x 40 " 7.75
HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO.
Wholesale Commission Florists
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies. Hardy Cut Evergreens.
OUR NEW STORE ^^ ^^ ^^ a^ ^^ ^ ■ ^ ^ a ^^ ^^
' ^r^s-sSe-r BOSTON, MASS.
Telephones: Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618. Fort Hill, 25290
The Florists' Pleasure
n Patent I , I ^\ Kpld.For fa
#1 M Ba #1
Bull Dog Paper Clips
ally used by them for fastening their
Simple - Quick: - Cheap
Sample box sent FREE per parcel post to
Wholesale Flo
and Supply Ho
The fritz-Tabcr Mfg. Co , New Bedford, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Southern Wild Smilax
Any quantity, prompt shipment.
S2.50 per case.
Perpetuated and Natural Sheet Moss
CALDWELL Tlie Woodsman Co.
Evtrytbing in Southern Evergreens
BVERaREEIV, AUABAIVfA
Please mention the Exeliance when wriUnir.
ARecordToBePreiidOf
The Florists' Hall Association has paid 2000
losses amounting to a total of $283,000.00
For full particulars address
JOHN G. ESLER,'SaddleRiver,N.J.
Please mention the Exoh&n^e when writluK-
WIRE DESIGNS
PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let US quote you on your next order. If it's made
of wire we can make it.
GEORGE B. HART, Mmufadtrer
24-80 Stone Street, ROCHESTER, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MICHIGAN
CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE
INCORPORATEn
Wholesale G)ininission Florists
Dealers in Fancy Ferns
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our Advertising Columns
._ READ FOR PROFIT
^ USE FOR RESULTS ^
day, Oct. 2, at the Albany Cut Flower
Exchange, which will in future be the
regular meeting place. President Pred
Henkes was in the chair. G. E. Kopper
of Schenectady and Chas. Doebele of Wa-
tervliet were elected to membership. The
flower show and publicity committee re-
ported progress. Two nominating com-
mittees were appointed, linown as the
regular and the opposition, to consist of
three members each. These committees
at the November meeting are to present
separate tickets to be voted upon at the
December meeting. On the "regular,"
Pres. Henkes appointed Fred Goldring,
Thos. Tracy and Louis H. Schaefer, and
on the "opposition," John Haggerty,
F. R. Bilsan and Edw. Tracey. Short
talks were made by Mr. Sanders and
Louis H. Schaefer. Twenty-two mem-
bers were present. After the meeting
Thos. Tracy, manager of the Albany Cut
Flower Exchange, invited the members
to a "spread" at which all helped them-
selves. Remarks for the good of the Club
were made, entertaining stories told and
then the eleventh hour was near.
-At the last two meetings announce-
ment had been made of a visit on Sun-
day, Oct. 5, to the grounds of J. N. Sny-
der at Rhinebeck, N. Y., on Mr. Snyder's
invitation. About twenty members
agreed to go : some went by train, others
in autos. On arrival at Mr. Snyder's
place the members inspected his many
Violet houses, which are filled with as
fine a stock of Violet plants as is to be
found in the State. The plants are all in
healthy condition. After the inspection
the party took to the autos and paid a
visit to the Astor estate, which consists
of 3500 acres of land, one hundred in cul-
tivation of vegetables and flowers. John
Proctor, the gardener, took the visitors
in charge and showed them all through
the greenhouses and outdoor gardens. On
return to Mr. Snyder's home the party
found the ladies of his family had set a
very elaborate table of everything good to
eat, and the meal was enjoyed by all.
Louis H. Schaefer was requested to take
the part of speech-maker, and he thanked
Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, on behalf of the
Club, for the kind invitation and hospi-
tality shown the members present. After
the feast the members made the trip back
to Albany, with fond recollections of the
trip to Rhinebeck. L. H. S.
Beacon, N. Y.
The annual children's garden contests
encouraged by Benj. Hammond, secre-
tary of the American Rose Society, closed
Oct. 3 for this season, and prizes were
awarded the winning children in tbe
Home Grarden Brigade. Many of the
prizes consisted of bank hooks showing
an initial deposit of $1, $2 or .$3, and
formed splendid prizes for children. The
Home Garden Brigade, under Mr. Ham-
mond's direction, has now for six years
done excellent work in encouraging a
love of flowers and plants.
AMBIICAN IMPORTING CO.
219 S. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO, ILL.
Gold Letters peMoo
1J4 inch (No. 1) $0.45
1 inch (No. 2) .40
M inch (No. 4) '..;'.. '35
Purple Letters Perioo
IM inch (No. 100) $0.55
34 inch (No. 30) 45
The Latest! Mother-of-
Pearl Letters
IM inch (No. 1000) $0.60 per 100
Patent Black Rubberized
and dnbossed Letters
IM inch (No. 150) $3.50 per 1000
Compartment box free with orders for 1000 letters
E^mbossed Paper
Scriptwords
Gold and Purple
Two and a half cents per word. We have in stock words like
Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Son, Daughter, Husband, Wife, Baby,
At Rest, Asleep, Dear and many others.
Magnolia Leaves
Red, Bronze, Green
Finest quality in the United States. Hampers of 1000 leaves @
$1.25 F. O. B. Cliicago or Baltimore.
Metal Funeral Designs
A Good assortment of 8 (oval and round) Wreaths, decorated with
Forget-Me-Nots, Tea-Roses, etc., for $5.00.
Wire Floral Designs
We allow on regular list prices 25% off. Try us ! !
Wax Roses, Artificial
Capes, etc.
Too numerous to mention details, but we can attend to any of your
wants in this Une.
Aztec Pottery
One of the largest factories in this country requested us (The New
Florist Supply House) to specialize their goods. SOMETHING NEW—
Finest decoration for your store. This means quick and satisfactory sales
for you. Our 21-piece $5.75 assortment will prove a Revelation in Pottery.
Cycas Leaves
None Better! None Better!
Sizes Per 100 Same Size Per 100
12 inches $2.00 prices 32 inches $5.00
16 " 2.50 applyfor 36 " 6.00
20 " 3.00 smaller 40 " 7.00
24 " 4.00 quantities 44 " 8.00
28 " 4.50 also 48 " 9.00
Japanese CKida Baskets
New numbers added to our line every week now. Ask for our $5.00
assortment.
AMBiIMN IMPORTING CO.
The New Florist Supply House
219 So. Dearborn St.. CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
798
The Florists' Exchange
Less Ice With Better Results
The McCray System of Refrigeration, which insures a per-
fect circulation of cool, dry air, will not only reduce your
ice bills, but will keep your stock in the best condition —
fresh, fragrant and attractive.
McCray Refrigerators
Are made so as to display your flowers to the best advan-
tage. They can be lined with white enamel, opal glass, tile,
mirrors or marble to suit your convenience. Write for our
beautiful Free Catalog No. 72, which shows refrigerators
for florists, both stock and built-to-order, in all sizes and
style.
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO.
567 Lake Streef Kendallville, Ind.
NEW YORK OFFICE
McCray BIdg., 7-9 W. 30<h SI.
JOS.G.NEIDINGER,Florists'SuppIics
1515-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE. PHILADELPHIA. PA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
M.RICE CO.
UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
FLORIST SUPPLIES
Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Ezohange when writing.
REED & KELLER
122 W. 25ffa Streef
NEW YORK
FLORISTS* SUPPLIES JJ,7^^FS«^8g|
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Model
Carnation and Tomato Supports;
GalTanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Sobbish Burners,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
Wriu Jm Compfatt Cuafefiu
IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metropolitaii Ave., BROmYN, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Eichange when writing.
Landscape Gardening
A course for Gar-
deners, Florist* and
Home-makers, taught
by Prof. Craig and
Prof, Beal of CorneU
University.
Progressive Florists
recognize the growing
importance of a knowl-
edge of Landscape Art.
K Gardeners who un-
derstand up-to-date
methods and practice
are in demand for the best positions.
A knowledee of Landscape ^Gardening
b indispensable for those wiio would have
the pleasantest homes. -^ -*•
250-page Catalog free. Write today.
The Home Correspondence School
Dept. F. E., Sprinftfield. Mass.
George
Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 2Sth SL, NEW YORK
GREENS of Every Kind
Anf! FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
56 Pine Street, NEWTORK
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GREEK-AMERICAN
Florists' Supply Company
127 West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A large and complete line of Standard Supplies
and Novelties.
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) mention the Exchange when i
Southern Wild Smilax
Any quantity, prompt shipment.
$2.50 per case.
Perpetuated and Natural Sheet Moss
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Saievoom
184 West 28th Street, NEW YORK OITT
Telephone 3053 Madison Square
^nd'?mpo'S?"o. Willow and fancy Baskets for florists
Dealera In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
4^0ur Spedaltiea: Wheat Sheavea and Baakett
GIBBONS
THE SMILAX MAN
Can 'make shipments of
Smilax after Sept. 1.
RED LEVEL, - SLABXNX
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Fruits ^ Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A. T. D© L,a Mar© Printing and PubHshi ng Co., Utd.
3 to S Duane Streat, Raw 'TorK Hi
Louisville, Ky.
With the Fall social season in full
swing, the usual number of weddings and
ideal weather, not to mention the pres-
ence in the city of thousands of outof-
town visitors drawn by the Perry Cen-
tennial celebration, business with Louis-
ville florists last week was as good as
could possibly be desired. Stocks are do-
ing well, and there is nothing lacking to
make conditions all that could be wished.
Mrs. M. D. Reimers is displaying in
her big Fourth ave. window a Kurtzmann
piano, which is drawing even more atten-
tion than the similar display which she
had during "Made-in-Louisville" week.
This instrument is unique in that it is
enameled in pure white, the trimmings
and lettering being in brass and gold.
Surrounded by Palms and plants, it
makes a really beautiful display, and the
florist is very proud of it. The instru-
ment was made for W. E. Pilcher, a
Louisville organ manufacturer who or-
dered it for his 14-year-old son.
Jacob Schulz furnished the decora-
tions within the past week or so for a
number of dinners at the Pendennis Club,
occasioned by the number of visitors in
the city to the races and the Perry Cen-
tennial. At one dinner, besides the table
decorations, the Schulz shop furnished
fourteen handsome corsage bouquets, and
for another, twelve.
Miss Emma Pulford, who is in charge
of the cut flower department of the Stew-
art Dry Goods Co., is much pleased with
the volume of business which is develop-
ing. The cut flowers for the department
are all sent from Chicago.
Fred Haupt has been getting his share
of the big volume of business which has
been going around recently, and this
share, as usual, is a rather large one.
Mr. Haupt furnished the decorations for
the formal opening of one of the hand-
somest jewelry shops in the city, that of
James K. Lemon & Son, and for the open-
ing of one of the big hardware stores.
Another rather unusual order was for a
huge basket of Am. Beauty Roses pre-
sented by the champion Milwaukee base-
ball team while in Louisville, to the owner
of the team, who happens to be a woman.
Henry Schnatz, chief clerk of the Haupt
organization, returned recently from a
three weeks' vacation. He has been with
Mr. Haupt for 27 years and is his right
hand man.
The William Walker Co. has been
handling a nice volume of business re-
cently, the only trouble being that novelty
stocks are rather scarce. People soon
get tired of Roses, Carnations, and all
of the usual flowers, according to Miss
Edith Walker, and it takes novelty goods
to please them. Marigolds are doing
nicely, and it is upon these that the chief
reliance of the Walker shop is placed in
this respect.
An unusually handsome corsage bou-
quet of Violets, Orchids and Sunburst
Roses was prepared by Mrs. M. D. Reim-
ers for the young lady who led the grand
march at the Centennial Ball last week
with Governor McCreary.
A number of florists are placing in all
boxes of flowers sent out small printed
For thie Southwestern Marl^et
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
_10-inch silk chiffon special at 10c. per yard.'ftThia
is fancy goods at a very low figure. All colors.
Windier Wholesale Flora! Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
slips, furnished by the organization
which is fighting for the million-dollar
school bond issue to be voted on Novem-
ber 4, urging the women of the city to
register, in order to enable them to vote
at the election.
At the recent meeting of the Kentucky
Society of Florists, held last week at the
home of Robert Miller, a committee was
appointed to see the Kentucky State
Fair Board with a view to making ar-
rangements for better floral exhibits next
year, which will necessitate more com-
plete accommodation than has heretofore
been offered. The florists have never had
good space offered, and this has resulted
in much poorer displays than would
otherwise have been made. The next
meeting of the Society will be held on
Nov. 5 at the home of Anders Rasmussen,
the New Albany, Ind., grower.
Local stocks are so good just now, ac-
cording to August R. Baumer, secretary
of the Kentucky Society of Florists, that
he is using very little else, in marked
contrast to the condition prevailing a few
weeks ago, when practically everything
came from Chicago. Dahlias are com-
ing in nicely, and Chrysanthemums are
also doing well, although the supply is
not steady as yet. The first single Vio-
lets of the season were offered by the
Baumer shop during the past week, this
popular flower being seen also at one or
two other shops.
S. S. Skidelsky, of S. S. Skidelsky &
Co. of Philadelphia, was in Louisville
last week with an attractive showing of
bulbs, and handled an unusually good
business with local florists. G. D. C.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Business shows some signs of improve-
ment, and we are hoping before long to
see things moving briskly. Indoor stock
is now taking the place of outdoor
blooms, and in a few days the 'Mum sea-
son will be in full blast. Carnations are
coming along nicely and so are Roses.
Shipping and funeral work are about the
average.
The Kalamazoo Floral Co. has made
a change in its organization, by which
William Van Peenan takes over the real
estate and greenhouses, while G. De
Graff retains the store, which he will
operate himself under his own name and
management, buying his flowers and
stock wherever he wills. Mr. De Graff
has overhauled the store and engaged an
experienced lady florist to assist him, and
reports business under the new system
to be quite encouraging.
Fisher's started their week end sales
on cut flowers last Saturday.
G. Van Bochove & Bro. have bought
another auto for delivering purposes,
finding this kind of transportation a ne-
cessity for their extensive shipments.
The two brothers now own and operate
for business and personal use five autos,
which indicates some success in business.
This is the week of the Southwestern
Michigan State Fair, but as these fairs
have got to about the same level as a
carnival, neither the nurserymen nor the
florists make displays or compete for the
prizes offered as they used to a few years
back. S. B.
The Park Floral Co. (Denver) Con-
tradicts a Rumor
I notice a news Item in one of the
trade papers referring to a controversy
between the Park Floral Co. and the
State Land Board, making it appear that
we are largely in arrears for rent. The
correspondent is probably justified_ in
drawing such a conclusion from articles
published in the daily press, but the fact
is that this is entirely a legal contro-
versy involving the right of the Land
Board to increase our rental arbitrarily
under a lease which does not expire until
1926. The Pabk Flohal Co.,
J. A. Valentine, Pres.
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
799
Special for Flower Shows
To Retailers who make a Special Feature of giving
Flower Shows in their Stores
We would call your attention to the different varieties of flowers on this page. We are
in a position to furnish you with exhibition specimens of Roses^ OrchidS^ Chrysanthe-
mums and Carnations, for your Shows, in any quantity and of such quality that they
will make your Shows such that they cannot be excelled.
A Grand Rose, Orchid, Chrysanthemum and Carnation Exhibition
EVERY DAY
We invite every retail florist, especially those who visit the New York Wholesale
Market daily, to inspect our display of high class and novelty Roses, our superb collection
of Orchids, our collective shipments of all the best varieties and finest quality Chrysan-
themums, and daily picked
CARNATIONS
Our prices are so regulated as to suit every Storeiceeper* The following list will
give you an idea of what you can get from us every day in
ROSES
Mrs. Aaron Ward Lady Alice Stanley JVIrs. Taft
Sunburst J. L. Mock Radiance
Lady Hillingdon Mrs. Geo. Shawyer Mme. Abel Chatenay
Richmond My Maryland Milady
White and Pink Killarneys
Our stock is not packed in ice and has that clean and velvety
finish which is so much admired by critical purchasers.
Tekphom or Wire if you cannot come, but a daily attendance at our store will pay you.
TDAHMniV ft. CPUrMPK Wholesale Florists
I IIHLIlllLI <X dlinLlllllly 131 west 28th street, New York City
PHONES 798-799 MSDISON SQUARE
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
800
The Florists' Exchange
The Best Dahlias
TELEPHONES, 4626-4627 MADISON SQUARE
arriving in New York City can be found daily at our store in very large
supply. Inspection invited.
Roses and Carnations of Quality
Room always for more first-class stock.
ALFRED H. LANGJAHR, 130 West 28th St., New York
Please mention the Exchange TO'hen writing.
Field-Grown Carnation Plants,
Enchantress and Winsor.
$6.00 per 100.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Field-grown, $10.00 per 100.
FUNKIAS. Field-grown, large clumps, $25.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGON. Giant Light Pink, color of Enchantress, a good grower
and a good seller. S-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Buxton's Pink,
2Ji-in., $4.00 per 100.
FERNS. Scottii, Scholzeli and Tarrytown, extra heavy, 6-in., 50c.
each; 8-in., $1.00 each. Scottii, 4-in. $20.00 per 100; 3-in. $10.00 per
100; 2M-iu. $5.00 per 100.
CAMPBELL BROS., - - PENLLYN, PA.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
ACHIUUEA
Award of Merit. Royal Hort. Soc, 1913
Award of Merit. Glasfiow Hort. Soc, 1913
Award of Merit, Nat. Hardy Plant Soc, 1913
First Class Cert. Royal Caledonian Soc, 1913
A new, hardy plant of very great merit. Flow-
ers over one inch across, purest white, very fluS^y;
a great advance on the old Pearl.
Suong, field-grown stock, $2.25 per doz.,
S13.50 per 100
Gardener's Magazine. — Best white Achillea to date.
Tbe Garden. — Certainly a great improvement on
the old Pearl.
Nurseryman & Seedsman. — As the best Achillea
obtainable it deserves the commendation it has
received and in drawing our readers' attention
to it again we feel we are drawing their atten-
tion to a good thing.
Fehon & Son, Court Florist.— Yout Achillea is the
richest, whitest and choicest padding I have ever
used. It is a great boon to us florists.
Irwin Lynch, Esq., Botanic Gardens, Cambridge. —
Remarkably fine Achillea; finer than 1 have seen
References or cash required from unknown
correspondents.
Illustrated i
ular on demand.
Perry's Hardy Plant farms, Enfield, Middx., England
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
VINCAVARIEGATA MAJOR
Fine field-grown clumps, $30.00 to $40.00 per
1000. Strong, selected, field-rooted layers, $10.00
per 1000.
Send for graded list.
W. J. ENGLE, R.D.No.8.DAYrON. 0.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Gianf Double Alyssum
The cut flower variety. All strong, topped back,
2-in.. S2.00 per 100.
LUPINES, Pink Beauty and Pure YeUow. A
money-making cut Bower plant.2-in.,$2.00 per 100.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Good, strong plants for
growing on, 2-in., S3.00 per 100.
For other stock, see adv. Sept. 6th.
flHER RAWIINGS, Wholesale Grower, OIHN.N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writlpg.
Primula Malacoides
PRIMULA FORBESII fA'-Jr^.
CHAS.ZIMMER,WestCollingswood,N.J.
Three Miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
15,000 Violet Plants
Uatle Koolse, Farquhar, Xa Fxaao*,
FrincasB of 'Wales. Strong, healtfay,
field-grown plant& J6.00 per 100, $4C.OO
per 1000.
DDIlUn UENVCD North street,
DnUnU nCn l\tn, WHITE PUUNS.N.Y.
Please mwition tha Eioh>nr« wh,« writing.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS
Beadr Sow
Ritra strong Prlncegs of 'Wales, %l.tt
per 100; pood medium plants, $3.00 p»r
100. Extra strong California, J4.00 p«r
100; good No. 2, J2.B0 per 100.
Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Pleaa* mention the Exohanffo when wxitlBC.
20,000 Violet Plants
Extra fine, strong, healthy, field-grown plants of
Marie Louise, Farquhar, Princess of Wales and
La France, «5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
RICHARD LANGLE,whi¥£^p^lIS=s"n. y.
Please mention the Exchange when writlBc.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.OHINNICKJRENTON,N.J.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing,
Baltimore, Md.
The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. has had
possession of the Florists' Exchange
since Sept. 15. The company has re-
iained all the old employees except L. B.
Glick, who has gone with the Leo Nies-
sen Co.'s Baltimore branch, this company
having opened a local branch at 5 W.
Center st. on Sept. 30. Manager J. J.
I'eri-y of tihe iS. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.'s
Florists' Exchange states that the en-
tire building will be occupied for busi-
ness a little later on when a full line of
supplies will be added.
Stevenson Bros, are much interested in
a sport of Killaruey of which they have
now quite a good stock.
Lohr & Fritze have a sport of Double
White Killamey, very double and a clear
pink.
The Dahlia show at R. Vincent, Jr. &
Sons Co., at White Marsh, was a grand
affair, and there was a large crowd on
hand every day last week. This Dahlia
farm was more fortunate than other sec-
tions, in that they had sufficient rains to
produce good crops. J. W. P.
Fall trade opened up with more activ-
ity this year. Business at the wholesale
houses has been satisfactory and the re-
tailers were busy. A shortage of flowers
was felt. Plants are noticed in many
windows and are sold freely. Roses and
Carnations are holding their prices
pretty well ; the latter are somewhat
scarce. Dahlias as well as Cosmos are
still plentiful. 'Mums are making their
appearance fast and a great quantity is
being grown this season. Greens are in
good supply.
During the Dahlia and Canna Show
last week on the grounds of Richard Vin-
cent, Jr. & Sons Co., the large 40ft. new
concrete smokestack was struck by
lightning ; after examination Lt was found
to be but slightly damaged.
A trip to Louis Strurz's place at West-
port found everything in tiptop shape.
He has 8000 'Mums showing their best
and his Carnations are in good shape.
His houses are undergoing considerable
repair.
During the severe storm of a week ago
last Thursday the home of Patrick
Hanan, on the nursery farm of Isaac H.
Moss. Belona ave., Govanston, was
struck by lightning and set afire. The
ten year old daughter of Mr. Hanan was
shocked and the rest of the family badly
frightened. An alarm was sounded and
the firemen soon extinguished the blaze.
The next meeting of the Gardeners and
Florists' Club will take place in the Club
rooms, St. Paul and Franklin sts., next
Monday night. It will be a meeting of
interest not only to the retailer but to
all who attend. "Publicity" will be the
main topic. Interesting talks will be
given on this subject by good speakers.
The Sunday Evening News hereafter
will publish editorials on flowers, bulbs,
plants, etc., for the advancement of the
welfare of the trade.
The end of the great seventh annual
Dahlia and flower show, held last week
at Vincent's Dahlia and Canna Farms,
Cowenton, Md., seventeen miles out on
the B. ,& O. K. R.. marked the close of
the most successful show yet held. Ten
thousand people visited the farms. The
weather was not all that could be ex-
pected, still, many were satisfied to brave
a drenching rather than miss the show.
There were 100,000 flowers and over 350
varieties artistically arranged in the ex-
hibition hall. It was the largest show of
its kind yet held in this country.
Samuel Feast & Sons, Charles st,
showed a large window of Begonias.
J. Bolgiano & Son offered thousands of
choice Ferns and met with quick sales.
Griffith & Turner Co. is nearly com-
pletely cleaned out of bulbous stock. A
very satisfactory business was done.
Bmmert, Righter & Bain have opened
a field seed and horse feed supply house
at Green and Saratoga sts.
Pierce & Co., at their N. Charles st.
store, had a catchy window displaying a
number of telephones, and a large sign
reading, "Call Mt. Vernon 3410 for flow-
ers. We deliver fresh cut flowers, city or
suburbs, sent by parcel post within 300
miles." They are also running a catchy
car advertisement. Business at the West
Baltimore st. store is steadily increasing.
Miss Minnie Seideleich has taken a posi-
tion at the Charles st. store and Sliss
Muth is at the branch store.
Business at the establishment of the
Liberty Florists, 124 Liberty St., has
been flourishing. Last week many orders
were sent out, particularly funeral. They
had quite a call for Magnolia leaves with
natural flowers, which make up very at-
tractively. This firm is showing a win-
dow of Laurel foliage with Cosmos, Dah-
lias and Golden Glow 'Mums set abont.
The interior of the store was decorated
with banks of Ferns and Palms, to match
the window,
Tuesday_ week was opening day at
the Leo Niessen Co., Centre and Charles
sts. Many of the trade paid their re-
spects to the enterprising new firm.
There are two large rooms well adapted
for the business, and a spacious office.
There is also a new large five ton re-
frigerator to take care of the cut flowers.
Large zinc lined tables are set about the
store. There is shown some very fine
stock of Orchids, Am. Beauty Roses,
with Radiance, Maryland, Sweetheart,
Queen Killamey, Sunburst, Lady Hill-
ingdon. Valley was in great quantity.
Carnations were not plentiful. There
were also some fine sprays of green
Leucothoe. Gardenias were extra fine,
also the Snapdragon. In fact, the con-
cern has all a storekeeper could ask for,
and is showing flowers that Baltimore
has been looking for. N. E. McKissick
is the manager, and L. I. Glick, of the
local Exchange, has taken a position with
the firm.
Business at the local Florists' Ex-
change has been on the rush, and many
of the trade have been continually in-
quiring for flowers. J. J. Perry is the
manager and is able to be about. The
trade is hard after him at tlie Exchange.
He is well liked and no doubt will stead-
ily increase the business. J. L. T.
Washington, D. C.
Ideal weather for this season of the
year finds improvements all along the
line. Stock is stlU scarce, especially
Roses and Carnations, which clean up
daily. 'Mums are becoming better every
day. Dahlias are very plentiful. Cos-
mos have not commenced to come in as
yet ; very few have been cut to date. A
number of small weddings have taken
place within the past two weeks.
Gude Bros. Co. did the work at the
Laurel, Md., race track same as last
year. The word "Laurel" was arranged
with red Ruscus and evergreens.
A local shoe house, one of the largest
advertisers in this city, had a sale this
week and with each pair of ladies' shoes
gave a bouquet of Roses. Gude Bros. Co.
furnished the bouquets, using in all
30,000 Roses. The company has been
cutting Smith's Advance, Unaka, and
October Frost 'Mums up to date.
The Florists' Club will meet Oct. 7.
Chas. H. Totty has sent some 19 varie-
ties of 'Mums of French importation
which are wonders and will be revela-
tions to some of the growers for outside
'Mums.
About 50 people from Washington at-
tended the Dahlia show at R. Vincent,
Jr. & Sons Co., Sept. 30.
N. Cutler Ryerson of Newark, N. J.,
was in town wearing his best smile and
reported a tiptop business.
Leapley & Meyer had their wagon
overhauled, and it is a good looking
wagon sure enough. They report a very
good business for the past week. Fern
and Palm sales are on the wane.
Miss Mildred Palmer, daughter of
W. J. Palmer of Buffalo, N. Y., is at-
tending one of Washington's finest
schools this Winter. O. A. C. O.
Indianapolis
Morgan Swope, of the Reeser Plant
Co., Springfield, O., is showing an ex-
cellent line of Ferns, which have taken
well in this community.
The State Florists' Association will
hold its October meeting on Tuesday
next at the office of the Smith & Young
Co. A committee composed of Homer
Weigand, E. G. Hill and Irwin Berter-
mann is to report on the advisability of
holding a flower show in 1914.
There has been a lively scramble for
Chrysantihemnms during the last ten
days. The early varieties are not being
grown by many in this vicinity, and
most of them are being shipped in.
Sam Seligman, of Wertheimer Bros.,
New York, spent the holidays in Indian-
apolis.
Fall business seems to be bringing
with it more telegraph orders. There is
no doubt but what the constant agitation
by the Florists' Delivery and tbe re-
tailers themselves is having a telMng
effect upon tbe public. A continued ef-
fort of this kind will surely bring the
florists a revenue in the near future.
Albert Kemiw is cutting some of the
best Carnations in this vicinity, and
has no trouble in disposing of tihem.
The Smith & Young Co. is making
an extreme effort to land on some con-
signments of Chrysanthemums. It takes
a better hunter to find these than it does
to find any other kind of game at this
season.
Lester Benson is having a series of
Fern sales these days. He reports much
success.
Tomlinson Hall Market is rather de-
pleted just now. The heavy frosts have
taken many of the garden flowers and
the rest are readily accepted by the
store men at good prices. Mrs. Hurley,
one of the best known standholders, in-
tends selling her stand and moving to a
faTm near Martinsville, Ind.
Mrs. Brandlein looks much the better
for her trip to Europe.
Autumn foliage is seen at all stores
and is i>eing used extensively by the flo-
rists for store decorating. It certainly
outlasts Smilax or any other form of
foliage, and is beautiful in combination
with Chrysanthemums and other flow-
ers. L B.
Experimental Farm at Chico, Cal.
A correspondent who has been visiting
the Sacramento Valley (Cal.) recently,
observes that the United States Exp.
Farms at Chico, Cal., are exceedingly in-
teresting, and continues by saying : "I
spent many days in that neighborhood
and am deeply impressed by the good
work the Government is doing in the way
of introducing new varieties of fruit and
ornamental stock in their endeavor to
educate the farmers. A splendid lot of
earnest workers are in charge."
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
801
Chrysanthemums
All the Leading Varieties in Season.
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please mention the Eschange
Our usual large supply of CamatiOllS
American Beauties
Tea Roses, Double Violets
are the best in this market.
Phones — 3870-3871 Madison Square
M. C. FORD
%VHOL,BSAL,B FLORIST
121 West 28th Street
NEW YORK CITY
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NEW YORK, Oct. S.— The weather
conditions of a week ago are in a large
measure being repeated today, and the
wholesale cut flower market is experi-
encing the same depression in the mat-
ter of sales, and from the outlook at
this writing there will be a large quan-
tity of stock carried over in the ice-
boxes tonight to be disposed of tomor-
Am. Beauty Roses are in large supply
and they are not moving very freely.
The tendency is toward lower prices,
and in fact they are selling for a lower
figure today than they were the first
two days of the week. Special grade
blooms are realizing from 10c. to 20c.
each, and fancy grades 8c. to 12c. Other
grades are selling at corresponding
prices. Tea Roses of all kinds are com-
ing in abundantly, and the number of
those belonging to the higher grades are
appearing in larger numbers. Top grade
blooms in general today are selling for
about the following prices; All the Kil-
larneys, My Maryland, Richmond, Lady
Hillingdon, Bride and Bridesmaid, 5c.
each; Eulgarie, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer,
Sunburst, Milady, J. L. Mock and Mrs.
Charles Russell, 8c. each ; Mrs. Aaron
Ward, 10c. Bottom grade Tea Roses of
all varieties are selling at about 75c. to
$1 per 100.
Carnations, as might be expected,
show an increasing supply, and are
meeting with a rather slower demand
apparently than that of last week. The
culls and inferior grade blooms are sell-
ing at from 50c. to 75c. per 100, medium
grades at from $1 to $2, and fancy
grades at J2 to $2.50 per 100.
The supply of Cattleya Orchids is
large and increasing daily, but the de-
mand for these is disappointingly small.
Accumulations are noted with all whole-
salers who handle this aristocratic
flower. The general range of price
today is from 15c. to 30c. each, and
while a few sales of limited numbers
of choice flowers are reported at 35c.
each, considerable sales on the other
hand are reported at $10 per 100. The
market is well supplied also with On-
cldium blooms, which are moving slowly
at 2c. per flower. Gardenias continue to
be, as far as the supply and demand is
concerned, an inconsequential factor.
Lilies for the first two days of the week
showed an advance of $1 to $2 per 100
In price, but today, though $6 to $8 per
100 is the asking price and sales are
made at those figures, there appears to
he a tendency toward a decline to the
prices of last week. Lily of the Valley
Is in much larger supply and there has
been no corresponding increase In the
demand, consequently the range of price
this week is from $2 to $3 per 100. and
much good Valley is selling at $2.50.
Chrysanthemums have now come to be
the dominant flower in the market, and
they can be had all the way from the
bunched blooms at 50c. per doz., up to
the exhibition blooms at $5 to $6 per
doz. The general range of commercial
blooms, however, are selling at from $1
to $3 per doz. Dahlias have somewhat
recovered from the heavy storm of a
week ago. and are arriving again in
large numbers, but are moving only at
low prices. Manv are disposed of in
500 to 1000 lots at about 50c. per 100.
and even the choicer blooms with dif-
ficulty realize from $1 to $1.50. Violets,
both double and single, now have their
place again in the market. They are not
moving quite as well as last week.
In other flowers there are noted Bou-
vardia. both in the white and colored
varieties: yellow Daisies: a few late
Gladioli: and a very limited supply of
Sweet Peas. Cosmos still holds its
place, and Celosia and other miscellane-
ous stock are abundant.
As regards greens, boughs of Oak
foliage are at present most in demand,
and all inside greens, such as Aspara-
gus. Smilax and Adiantum are moving
slowly at quoted prices.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 7.— A strong
demand and a light supply are features
of the present wholesale rharket. Busi-
ness is splendid, everything is moving
well, there being practically no sur-
pluses and all the wholesalers reporting
a. complete cleanup last Saturday. The
market this week opened up strong.
American Beauty Roses have tight-
ened up a trifle, but with no advance in
nrice. White Poses were much sought
for last week, all other grades also mov-
ing well, the supply not being very
heavy.
Noteworthy in the market are the
Carnations ; 3c. and 4c. is the general
nrice for ordinary stock. Gorgeous is
bringine: 5c. It has been several years
since Carnations hnve touched these
figures at this time of the year.
There are plentv of Cattleyas about;
they are selling at from $2 to $5 per
doz. Gardenias are sellintr fairly well
at $2 and $3 per doz. Lilies clean up
fxcellently at $1.50 to $2 per doz. Val-
ley is selling up clean.
Chrysanthemums are in cood demand;
thp Intpst arrivals are Polly Rose. Pa-
cific, T'naka : this variety is proving a
poor shipppr. Some of the first Chryso-
lora brought $3 and $4 per doz.; they
were exceptionally fine. The general
price on 'RTums is from $1.50 to $3 per
doz. Dahlias are arriving In enormous
As We Said Before
We Are Ready For All Comers
In *lVf urns, Carnations, Roses,
etc.; etc. We have a good stock
from the finest growers of New Jersey
and New York. A complete line of
all seasonable Cut Flowers.
Violets are improving every day.
Soutiiern Asparagus (not the
dropping kind), etc., etc. We have room
for more, but it must be good stock.
Henshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 325-S582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Open 6.30 A.M. Sunday, 8 to 12
Fle&BO mention the Exchange when writin?.
quantities and are selling excellently; it
certainly has been a splendid Dahlia
season. The supply of Snapdragon is
increasing; the best is bringing 50c. per
doz. Violets are moving well. Bou-
vardia has been added to the list. Cos-
mos, Eupatorium and Phlox are in good
supply. .
Asparagus and Adiantum are m fair
demand.
CHICAGO, Oct. 7. — ^During the past
week there has been a marked increase
in the demand for all varieties of stock
this market could supply. At this writ-
ing there is no stock in oversupply.
Trade conditions are good: all stock is
moving at fair prices so that there is
very little left over at the close of each
day's business. The supply of all
stocks increased during the past week
from what had been received for two
week's previous. The demand for this
stock increased accordingly so that a
larger business was accomplished on
what might be called a tight market.
The shipping trade is good, while an
improvement in the local demand is par-
ticularly noticeable at this time. The
conditions for the present week are
good; there will be enough stock to meet
all demands but the season of cheap
surpluses has passed for the present.
Am. Beauty Roses are in a better sup-
ply than one week ago. There is now a
good cut in short and medium grades
for which there has been a growing
demand for some time past. The de-
mand for the best grades has been
limited so that special stock at fair
prices could always be had. With the
larger supply of short and medium
grades which the growers promise this
market will be fully supplied from now
killameys are coming In well this
week : there is enough to supply the
trade in all grades of stock; in fact, it
is the only Rose on the market at this
time that there is a good supply of.
In all the other Roses the new and
choicer stock is still a little shy in sup-
ply from what the trade could use.
Without specializing good stock of all
these newer varieties brings the best
prices but there is not enough to meet
the increased demand for this higher
grade. All prices have been steady at
former quotations there being only such
changes as the conditions of the various
stock offered would justify.
There is a steady increase in the de-
nd for Carnatii
Id better quality
is now coming in as the season ad-
vances. There is no more of the best
grades of stock than can be used, all
of which sells for a good price. In the
shorter stock there is a good deal on
the market that does not appeal very
much to the buyers and, for this reason,
does not move very well. All fancy
stock has been selling the past week for
$3 per 100. The poorer grades have
been sold at various prices, according to
how they appeared to the purchasers.
Chrysanthemums still come in rather
slow; there could be a good deal more
of this stock sold now than the dealers
have to offer. Only the extra early va-
rieties have so far been on the market
and these are not grown as extensively
this season. By the end of the present
week the early varieties in all the stand-
ard sorts will be in, which will much
alter conditions. Prices for the past
week varied from $2 to $3 per doz.;
some extra fancy Golden Glow has been
sold for $4. .^ , , , ,.,
Orchids are more plentiful but, like
all other stock on the market, there is
no more than can be sold daily. There
are a good many Cattleyas, both from
local as well as Eastern growers; the
supply of Oncidiums has been larger the
past week than that of any other va-
riety. Prices for all varieties continue
about the same.
Violets are now showing themselves
on the market; there is a limited amount
of stock home grown but the bulk of the
supply comes from the Hudson River
growers. The weather has been too
warm the past week to dispose of Vio-
lets to the best advantage and, with
cooler weather, the growers will realize
better prices. The best price so far this
season has been 75c. per 100, but a good
manv more have been disposed ot at
50c. per 100 than any other price. East-
ern shipments have, so far, not come
through in the best ccnditlon.
Gladioli are about gone; there are
only a few red varieties on the market
which are selling at $4 per 100.
Asters are still on the market but
the good ones are all gone; some of the
dealers here are looking for growers
who can supply this market with a good
late crop; there has been a demand for
good stock, the last two weeks that
could not be supplied.
Some Callas on the market the past
week sold at $2 per doz. Lily of the
802
The Florists' Exchange
A. L Young & Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
i^SHIP TO US. MORE ROSES WANTED.
DEAR MR. GROWER:
ANTICIPATION and REALIZATION
The former, the proverb says, is the greater, but we can prove
the reverse is the case. All consignments receive our own
personal care and attention when received, and the same when
selling. We are on deck, every day with both feet from 7 a.m. to
6 p.m. Try us and see. There's a reason.
54 West 28th Street ssss MAmsoriQUARE
New York
CHRYSANTHEMUMS,
Bouvardia, Carnations, Roses,
Lilies and Lily of the Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
107 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Wholesale
Florist
Telephone 5335 Madison Square
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street. NEW YORK CITY
Telephone!, ts-asio Madison Sq.
Grower and Retailer
Are You Satisfied?
If you are nott try us and
you will always be satisfied.
Valley is not any too plentiful but
there is enough to meet the daily re-
quirements. Easter Lilies are still a
bit shy but were coming in more freely
during the past few days.
There is still some Cosmos on the
market as well as Marigolds, Mignon-
ette, and many small lots of shrub and
perennial stock. The first greenhouse
grown Sweet Peas came in this week.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 6. — Business is
fairly good. Good stock of all kinds is
scarce. Chrysanthemums are slow in
coming in this season; thus far Golden
Glow, Smith's Advance, a few Unaka
and Pacific are the only ones in this
market. A few of the best Glow have
brought $3 per doz. Carnations are
light.
The
fair
ply of Cattleyas, Am. Beauty Roses
and Valley. Local Dahlias are not near-
ly up to the standard in quality or sup-
ply; the long dry spell early in the sea-
son is supposed to be the cause. The
Aster season is entirely over so there is
really very little outside stock to be
had. After one more week we may ex-
pect 'Mums to arrive in larger quanti-
ties. A few Violets are arriving daily.
Greens are plentiful. J. W. P.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6.— Business for the
past week has been good; the only thing
is a shortage of flowers of all Kinds, and
for that reason the prices have ad-
vanced a little
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. COAN. Manager
129 West 28th Street
NEW YORK
William Kessler,
113 West 28th Street
NENA/ YORK
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Wholesale Florist and Plantsman
A LARGE SUPPLY of splendid LILIES, 'MUMS, and all
Seasonable Flowers.
A greind opening for a few good Rose Growers.
please mention the Exchange
JOHN YOUNG
WHOLESALE
FLORIST ^
^ir.trt. New York City
Tel.. Madli
Jqu
have been
Guttman Flower Growers Co.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
Consignments Solicited
I Square, 1912.
in freely and the demand is good for
same at prices rang-ing- from 75c. to $4
per doz. Killarney, Richmond, W^ard,
bunburst, have been somewhat scarce
and the demand excellent at prices rang-
ing from 2c. to Sc.
Carnations have been scarce and the
call more than the supply, prices being
3c. to 4c.
Gladioli are about over, and prices re-
main the same at 3c. to 4c. Valley is
good and demand good at $3 and $4
per 100. Tuberoses are still available
at $3 per 100. Lilies are a strong fac-
tor at $12.50 per 100. Asters are gone.
Violets are poor and with no substance
on account of the bad weather.
Dahlias are scarce and prices remain
at $4 per 100. Cosmos are fairly good,
as is the demand for same at $1 per 100.
Greens are plentiful at low prices.
O. K. S.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 6.— Periods of
warm weather caused a cessation of the
counter trade, but the other lines of
work readily took all the good stock
offered.
Local Roses are plentiful at from $12
to $15 per 100, but are far from the
quality of those shipped in at $6 to $10
per 100. Am. Beauty Roses are elegant
at $5 to $25 per 100. Yellow Chrysolora
and October Frost Chrysanthemums are
shipped at $2 to $3 per doz. A few
small ones, which sell exceedingly well,
are received at 50c. to $2 per doz. Sin-
gle Violets have made their appearance
at 50c. per 100, as have the doubles at
60c. to 75c. per 100. Cattleyas at 15c.
to 20c. each, and Gardenias at 5c. to
10c. each are quite numerous. Beautiful
Cosmos is received at 15c. to 25c. per
bunch, wholesale. Large vases of Tri-
toma Pfitzeris are a grand setting for
Autumn windows, and are surely of fine
quality. Lilium rubrum are well liked
by the salesmen at $5 to $7 per 100.
Lilium giganteum are nearly out of the
market; the few received are well taken
at 12c. to 15c. each. Good Carnations
are no longer a rarity. Retailers' prices
have advanced to 50c., 60c. and 75c.
per doz. The last of the Michigan As-
ters are at hand; the public, of course,
have become accustomed to these and
will not forget them until the middle
of the 'Mum season. I. B.
Clevelandy 0.
Willard Calhoun has built a new front
to his store at 13,226 Euclid ave. One
large plate glass window takes the place
of two small ones, and makes a great im-
provement.
Fred W. GriflRn has been improving his
front by painting up, and now it stands
out handsomely from the other stores, in
the block.
The formal opening of the Cleveland
Plant and Flower Co. will occur about
Oct. 15. O. C. Barber's famous farm of
2,000 acres at Akron, with his new
ranges of glass, will send largely to this
house. Crotons will be a specialty, as
will Orchids in variety. Among the
Roses promised are Sunburst, Mrs. Chas.
Russell, Milady, and Radiance.
"Wild Flowers Fresh Every Day'* ;
"A Bit of the Woods in a Euclid Ave.
Shop,'* sounds well, does it not? Hear
the rest of it : "A young woman who
loves the big outdoors originated the idea
of gathering clusters of Goldenrod and
Asters, ptall G-rasses, and red and yellow
leaves, with maybe a branch of scarlet
berries or Hawthorn tips and sending
them in fresh every morning.'* No, this
is not a florist's shop ; it is a book store.
Why do not our florists push these? Spe-
cial sales of wild flowers would be a
drawing card.
A ladies' floral club is in process of
formation here. Ella Grant Wilson.
TELEPHONES— 167 uid 4468 Madison Squ
J. K. ALLEN,
106 WEST 38th ST., ISBW YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
e:stabli5hed isst
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flo^vers
Growers contemplating changes in tlie disposition of tlieir stock
sliould try shipping to us, where with our increasing trade top
prices are always obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Plc&ta mention tk* Exotaasr* wb«a vrltug.
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
803
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1203-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to.
Give us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT nOWER EXCHANGE FLOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
OpenAllDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres. Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
in Cut Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
Wholesale Commission Dealer in
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel.4591Maia BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones {IJ*^} Madison Square
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28th Street, New; Yorit City
Telephone, 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
. .■'"' "<L^5gror VALLEY -^'^^i%.^o
CAROCNIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. /.S^LTo":? 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
Vr r» I FTC CARNATIONS
k yj 1j S^ I a AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Frank 11. Tr;
Charles Schenck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholesale Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists |
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK I
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sou
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, New York, Oct. 8, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
10.00 to 20.00
8.00 to 12.00
5.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 3.00
to 1.00
CARNATIONS—
" Extra
Standard J Pink
No. 1
Varieties 1 Red
No. 2
LVellowandvar....
No. 3
.75 to 5.00
.75 to 5.00
.75 to 5.00
.75 to 5.00
.75 to 5.00
.75 to S.OO
4.00 to' 5.00
3.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 2.00
.75 to 1.00
.75 to 8.00
.75 to 8.00
.75 to 8.00
1.00 to 10.00
.25 to .50
.50 to 1.00
.10 to .20
Grades of Sfd S R<,J
Varieties.) L?Sow -and Var.'. I !
Chrysanthemums, per doz
Lady Hillingdon
to 1.00
Bricle & Maid, Special .
Hyacinths
No. 1
No. 2
Auratum
Lily of the Valley .
Orchids. Cattleyas
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Asparagus, Plunnosus, bunches
Smilax, per doz. strings
Daisies
Dahlias
.50 to 1.60
1.00 to 1.25
.60 to .75
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches
Violets, double
.25 to .35
single
.25 to .35
to
WALTER F, SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3552-3553 Mad. Sq. 131 and 153 West 28th St.. NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
THE HOME OF THE LILY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
Setting Jlgent for Largest Growers
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
Pleu* Mtntlon tb« Exchange wh«n wtHIbc*
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, ^^
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {jgM I Madison Scuare 54 WCSt 28th St., NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones! Jt«i } Madison S<,u. re Qut FlOWCrS Sit WholeSalC
Pleai« mention the Exohange when wrltlnv.
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St. , NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Walter R. Siebrecht Co. Inc.
WHOlESniE COMMISSION FLORISTS
114 West 28th Street, New York
'PHONE 1245 MADISON SQUARE
FaciUties for the Handling of your, Stock
UNSURPASSED
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Louis M.Noe louisA. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Ir., Manager. Tel. 756kMad. Sa.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W 26th St., NEW YORK
Pleago mention the Exchange when wrltin*
Single and Double Violets
A SPECIALTY
Shipping orders given personal atten-
tion and satisfaction guaranteed.
CLARENCE SLINN. Wholesale Florist
103 W. 28th SI..N. Y.CIIy, Phone 6973 Mad. Sq
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
The schedules of the Horticultural
Society of New York sho-winp; the classes
and premiums for the exhibition to be
held in the American Museum of Natu-
ral History, Central Park West and
77th St., from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, are
now being sent out. These schedules
offer prizes for exhibits in Chrysanthe-
mums, both plants and cut floTvers in
the various classes, also for Rose and
Carnation blooms, foliage and decorative
plants and Orchid plants and blooms.
The number of prizes offered is large,
and the prizes themselves of sufficient
amount to attract exhibitors.
M. C. Ford, 121 W. 28th St., is re-
ceiving his usual large supply of fine
Carnations and American Beauty Roses,
and some of the finest 'Mums now ar-
riving in the market.
There are noted at P. J. Smith's, 49 W.
2Sth St., this week some unusually hand-
some blooms of Chrysolora and Beatrice
May 'Mums from Kramer Bros., Farm-
ingdale. L. I., N. Y. Henry Blume,
formerly engaged in the retail florists'
business on Third ave. in this city, has
joined Mr. Smith's sales force.
Russin & Hanfiing are now occupying
their large and well equipped new store
at 1.S4 W. 28th St. This property the
firm acquired several months ago. the
building on which they have in a large
measure rebuilt so that it might be fit-
ted for their very large and increasing
florists' supply business. The store is
splendidly located for the transaction of
the business in which they arc engaged.
The building itself has four stories and
a basement. It has a frontage of 2oit.
and a depth of 100ft., and is furnished
with a full glass front. Tlie entire mam
floor is used as a salesroom, and the
fir.st floor is used for display of samples ;
on the third floor is the shop. The
fourth floor is used as a stock depart-
ment, and the basement is used for the
storage of stock. Russin & Hanfling
are to be congratulated on the acquire-
ment of property so favorably located.
At W. P. Ford's, 107 W. 28th St.,
there are noted this week some fine
Gloria, October Frost and Polly Rose
'Mums. The Killarney Roses seen there
arp also of excellent quality.
John Young, 53 W. 2Sth St., is re-
ceiving a large regular supply of Cat-
804
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WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBURGH CUT
FLOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PITTSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
tleya labiata and Oncidium varicosum
Orchids.
There is noted this woek at A. H.
Langjahr's, 120 W. 28th St., some of the
finest Dahlias which have been seen in
the city this season. The Maryland
Roses which he is receiying are also of
fine quality.
Wm. Kessler, 113 W. 28th st., is of-
fering this week some fine branchy red
Carnations in pots, and well covered with
l>looms.
Some of the first Sweet Peas seen in
the market this season were noted re-
cently at the store of Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, 34 W. 28th St.
Some fine long-stemmed Princess of
Wales Violets, with the true Violet fra-
grance, seen at George Siebrechfs, 109
W. 2Sth St., are a reminder of the fact
that the Violet season is coming into full
swing again. The Mrs. C. W. Ward
Carnations seen at the same store are
also fine.
At A. L. Young & Co., 54 W. 2Sth St.,
are noted this week some fine Chrysolora
and Polly Rose 'Mums.
It is expected at this writing that the
opening of the fine new store of Thomas
Galvin, will take place on Friday, Oct.
10.
A full line of Chrysanthemums of ex-
hibition quality and also of the new
Roses is seen every day at the store of
Hcnshaw & Fenrich. 51 W. 28th st.
Among the recent callers in this city
were: W. P. Craig, Philadelphia, Pa.,
S. .T. Reuter, Westerly, R. I., and E.
Allan Peirce, Waltham, Mass.
Tile next meeting of the New York
Florists' Club will be held in the Grand
Opera House, 8th ave. and 23rd st.,
Monday, Oct. 1.3, at 7.30 p.m. John
Miesem, chairman of the exhibition com-
mittee, will be on hand to help properly
stage e.xhibits of Dahlias or any other
seasonable flowers or new plants.
Traendly & Schenck, 131 Wes,t 28th
St., are makins a special offer of exhibi-
tion blooms of Roses, 'Mums. Carnations,
and Orchids, to retail flori!?ts for their
Autumn store shows, in a full page advt.
this week.
Boston
The sunless and continuous wet
weather has caused general discontent
among all branches of the trade. The
grower is complaining because he has so
few flowers to cut at this time when
prices are good ; the wholesalers and
salesmen because they cannot get the
goods to sell, and the retail men because
they have to pay high prices on account
of flowers of all kinds being short in
supply. Everyone is hoping for better
weather and better business in a few
days. The fact of the matter is, if busi-
ness was good there would not be enough
flowers to fill the demand.
A ride in the country at this time is
an education in color arrangement. The
hills and dales of Massachusetts are ar-
rayed in their most glorious attire. The
trees and shrubs, with their beautiful
Autumnal foliage are exceptionall.y
brightly colored this season. Florists
who wish to know how Nature arranges
and blends her colors will be well re-
paid if they will take a trolley or steam
car ride into the country before the leaves
begin to fall.
The American Bankers' Association is
holding its convention in this city, and
most elaborate preparations are being
made to entertain them. Money is being
spent lavishly and many of the large
banking houses have elaborate decora-
tions of plants and flowers, and the em-
ployees in some of the retail stores had
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
SPBCIAUTIBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
226 Devonshire Street
ftod &B etb«r ssasonaUe flawers In oaanlSty Fleaie mention the Exobange whan writliif.
Fleate mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Providence Boston
Oct. 6, 1913 Oct. S, 1913
15.00 to 20.00
8.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 8.00
to . . .
to . . .
2.00 to 8.C
to . . .
1.00 to 1.26
25.66 to 50.00
to . . .
to . . .
to . . .
6.00 to 8.t
3.00 to 4.t
to . . .
to . . .
4.66 to 'e.bo
15.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 12.00
4.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 8.00
1.00 to 1.25
'.'..'. to 56.00
30.00 to 35.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 3.00
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
No. 1.'. '.'.!!!!!
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Riciimond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
(-White
Standard I Pink
Varieties 1 Red
LYellowandvar..
♦Fancy PWhite
(•The high. J Pink
est gr.adeB of l Red
Bta'dvarB.) LYellowandvar..
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz . ,
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums. ......
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevla
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
" single
Detroit Cincinnati MUwaultee
Oct. 5, 1913 Oct. 7, 1913 Oct. 4, 1913
30.00 to 35.00
25.00 to 30.00
25.00
15.00
to 6.00
7.00
20.00 t
6.00 t
3.00 1
3.00 1
3.00 t
3.00 t
3.00 to 6.00
to 5.00
to 6.00
to 1.50
to 2.00
to 2.00
to 2.00
to ... .
to 3.00
to 3.00
to 3.00
3 to 4.00
.to
. to 1.50
2.00 t
3.66 t
20.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 15.00
4.00 to 8.C
2.00 to 6.C
2.00 to 6.C
2.00 to 6.C
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
15.00 to 25.00
15.00 to 25.00
2.00 to 3.00
50.00 to 60.00
6.00 1
.to ....
6.00
8.00
1.00
to
25.00 to 35.00
25.00 to 36.00
to 2.00
to
to
to
to 1.00
to 1.00
to 1.00
to ... .
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to 3.00
to
to
.... to
to
,0.00 to
2.1)0
4.0U
to
.... to
.... to
.... to
to
! ! ! ! to
"2.40
to
to
TEL. FORT HILL 3469
Open 6 A. M.— 7 P. M.
New England Florist Supply Co.
Cut Flower Orders Given Prompt Attention
276-278 Devonshire St., BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
to work all Sunday to complete their
floral decorations. Seyeral thousand
bankers are here already, and quite a
number of our large retail stores have
booked orders from hotels that will keep
them busy all the week. More power to
them ! Business needs a boost now when
there is very little else going on.
About a year ago a number of leading
florists of this city assembled and formed
a club called the Boston Retail Florists'
Club. The object of the Club is the pro-
motion of the general welfare of the re-
tail florist and harmony brought about,
also to better the retail conditions.
Monthly meetings were held during the
past year, all of which were instructive
and sociable. The first meeting of this
season was held on Oct. 7, at the Ameri-
can House. The entertainment commit-
tee arranged for a banquet and enter-
tainment for that evening, free to all
members. This is a Club that should in-
terest every retail florist, large or small,
in the city, and all are cordially invited
to join. The officers of the Club are :
Henry Penn, president ; Henry Comley,
vice-president ; Julius Ziun, treasurer,
and Benj. H. Green, secretary.
It does not need a lot of material to
make an attractive window display if
a person has the knack for artistic ar-
rangement. This was brought vividly
to the writer's mind one day of the pres-
ent week while examining Carboue's win-
dow on Boylston st. Probably not one-
half the material that was used in some
of the other retail windows was used in
this display. A bunch of yellow Oncid-
ium, in another corner a brightly colored
Croton, a bunch of yellow 'Mums some-
where else, pink Cyclamen plants in the
foreground and yellow 'Mums in the
back, fancy baskets and ornamental vases
and statuar.y, make an arrangement
which attracts crowds of spectators.
Leonard Cousins of Concord Junction
is sending to the Boston Flower Bxc.
some very nice Carnations of the varie-
ties Beacon and White Perfection.
The annual meeting and banquet of the
stockholders of the Boston Flower Exe.
is to be held in the new American House
on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m.
The Halifax Garden Co. has rented
stalls No. 29, 30 and 31 at the Boston
Flower Exc, and Alfred Walsh is sales-
man. The company is sending him a
good supply of Roses and Carnations.
Mann Bros, of Randolph are fortunate
in haying a good cut of Liliura longi-
florum at this time when there is a good
demand for them and prices are good.
Pot 'Mums are at least two weeks
HOITON & HUNKEL CO.
Wholasale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange wiien writing.
earlier than they were a year ago. Wm.
H. Elliott is disposing of neat, well
grown and profusely flowered plants in
seyeral varieties at his wholesale rooms
on Park st. There is good demand for
them. These plants are grown at his
Brighton establishment and show care-
ful culture. From the same place Ameri-
can Beauty, Kaiserin and Bulgarie Roses
of good quality are shipped.
Henry Comley is displaying in his win-
dow this week the flowers of Amaryllis
Belladonna, Lapageria, white and red,
sprays of Buddleias, Cattleyas and On-
cidiums.
On Oct. 6 the Tremont st. store of
Thos. F. Galvin was draped with Ameri-
can flags in honor of the convention of
the Bankers' Association. The store
windows were artistically arranged with
good seasonable flowers and plants which
included mounds of Lilium longiflorum,
groups of Crotons, and large bunches of
Oncidiums and Cattleyas. They are
quite busy with decorations at hotels and
banking bouses.
Jacob Hirsch, assistant salesman to
J. M. Cohen at the Co-operative Flower
Market, has just returned from his
honeymoon. He was married on Sept. 21
and spent his honeymoon in Philadelphia
and New York.
Probably the largest cut of 'Mums ar-
riving comes from the Mishawum Green-
houses to J. M. Cohen at the Co-opera-
tive Market. He averages 150 dozen
daily from them. The varieties being
cut are Smith's Advance and Golden
Glow.
Penn the Florist is very busy. He has
had the lion's share of the decorations at
the large banking houses this week. In
one bank he used five loads of large Bay
trees and eight cases of Southern Smi-
lax. He decorated three of the largest
banks in the city, which took a lot of
flowers and plants.
Every ship that arrives from Europe
is bringing novelties and other useful ma-
terials that are used in the trade, to the
progressive establishment of Henry M.
Robinson & Co. at Winthrop sq. When
a person enters this large establishment
and sees the accumulation of all kinds of
supplies, he wonders where it can all be
used. If there are goods always ar-
riving, there is just as much being sent
out all over the country. The men in
charge of the supplies are always on the
alert for novelties, and if anything new
in vases, basketry or anything else is
brought forth in Germany, France or
any other European country, it very soon
finds its way to this establishment. They
are not only handling the best of supplies
but also the very highest grades of flow-
ers from the best growers in New Eng-
land.
Harry Quint, who began business
about a year ago on Tremont St., is quite
pleased with his first year's business. He
keeps an attractive window display and
receives good patronage.
Frank P. Putnam of Tewksbury is
sending to the Boston Flower Exc. very
good Carnations, which include such va-
rieties as Beacon, White Enchantress
and Pink Delight.
John McKenzie of North Cambridge is
spending his vacation at Montreal, Can-
ada. He left on Monday, Sept. 29 and
is to return in one week.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Horticultural Club of Boston was held at
the Parker House on the evening of Wed-
nesday, Oct. 1. Eber Holmes of the Mon-
trose Greenhouses and E. O. Orpet were
guests.
The preliminary schedule of the Massa-
chusetts Horticultural Society for the
year 1914 has been issued and copies may
be had on application to Wm. P. Rich,
secretary. Horticultural Hall, Boston.
The next meeting of the Gardeners and
Florists' Club will be held on Oct. 14
at Horticultural Hall. The speaker will
be M. C. Ebel of Madison, N. J. Ex-
hibits of seasonable flowers or novelties
will be appreciated for the exhibition
tables. R. C.
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
805
-THE Leo Niessen Co.^
Chrysanthemums, doz. $1.50-$3.00
White, yellow and pink we can furnish in quantity, but large orders
should be placed in advance. The early 'Mums this year are of excellent
quality.
Headquarters for Good Roses
There is a good supply and quahty is all that can be desired.
Prices are moderate and all grades show good values. Pink Killarney
are of splendid color and longer stems. White Killarney are more
plentiful. Aaron Ward and Sunburst we can supply in quantity.
Irish Fireflame is coming in stronger and you can depend on us to
fill your order for this novelty.
Beauties are of splendid quality and you will find here the best
supply in this market, mostly the three top grades.
Sphagnum Moss
5 Bbl. Bale $2.00
Six 5 Bbl. Bales $11.00
Full size bales. Fresh clean
Moss. Try a sample bale.
You will find it the best you
ever used.
Greens
Dagger Ferns . . .
...1000 $1.50 1
Green Galax
. . . 1000
1.00
Green Galax. . . .
...Case
7.50
Bronze Galax. . .
. . . 1000
1.50
Bronze Galax. . .
...Case
12.50
Leucothoes ....
..100
.75
Mex. Ivy
. . . 1000
7.50
N. W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets
^PHILADELPHIA, PA.-^
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore
Buffalo
Oct. 6, 1913
Oct. 8, 1913
25.00 to 30.00
jg
15.00 to 20.00
.... to ....
10.00 to 12.50
to
6.00 to 8.00
.to
3.00 to 7.00
2.00 to S.OC
3.00 to 7.00
3.00 to 7.0C
3.00 to 6.00
3.00 to 7.0C
3.00 to 7.00
4.00 to S.OC
3.00 to 8 00
3.00 to 7.0C
3 00 to 6.0C
3.00 to S.OC
3.00 to 5.00
3.00 to 7.0C
to
.... to ... .
3.00 to 6.0C
3.00 to 5.0C
.... to ... .
4.00 to 6.0C
.... to 1.00
.... to ... .
2.00 to 6.00
to
.25 to .50
to
.25 to .50
.... to ....
to
.... to ... .
to ... .
to
8.00 to lO.OO
to
.... to 1.5C
1.00 to 1.5C
.... to 2.0C
1.00 to l.SC
1..50to 2.0C
1.00 to 1.5C
1..50to 2.0C
1.00 to 1.5C
.... to 2.0C
to
. . . . to . . .
1.50 to 2.0C
to
1.60 to 2.0C
.... to ... .
1.50 to 2.0C
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
to
.75 to l.OC
1.50 to 3.0C
to
to
.10 to .15
.... to 2.0C
.... to .IC
.... to l.SC
1.00 to 1.5C
3.00 to 5.0C
to
10.00 to lo.OC
S.OO to lO.OC
.... to ....
.... to 4.0C
.... to ... .
to
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
to
to
6.00 to 6.0C
.50 to .6C
to
.10 to .15
to
.... to ... .
.... to
to
.... to 2.40
.... to 1.80
.... In ... .
to
.... to ... .
.... to ....
to
.40 to ..50
NAMES AND VARIETIES
hes
all col.
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
" Extra
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney...,
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plu:
Sprengeri, bunchi
Asters
Bouvardias
Callas
Carnations, Inf. gradi
{White..
Pink. . .
Red
Yell
■Whit(
Pink
Red
.Yellow
Daffodils
Dalilias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz..
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansles
Smllaz (per doz. strings). ...
Stevia
Sweet Peas (p
Violets, doubft
LY
♦Fancy fV
(•The iilgh-J P
estKradM of"i p
.tan'd vara.) l^
■bunch).
Phila. Pittsburgh St. Louis
Oct. 6, 1913 Oct. 8, 1913 Oct. 8,1913
20.00
15.00
10.00
4.00
2.00
2.00
2.66
2.00
2.00
.75
1.00
35.00
35.00
1.00
2.00
1.56
2.00
2.00
2.00
25.00
36.66
1.86
25.00
17.50
12.50
, 6.00
I S.OO
. 1.00
4.00
. 50.00
i 60.00
i 2.00
. 3.00
'2.00
, 3.00
i 3.00
. 3.00
15.00 to 20.00
10.00 to 12,00
6.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 4.00
3.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 8.00
.... to .
to .
3.66 to '
3.00 to
1.00 to
4.00 to
40.00 to 6
2.00 to
1.00 to
to .
.... to .
50.00
': 56.00
i '2.40
1.50 t
1.60 t
1.50 t
3.00
1.60
1.60
1.60
25.00
25.00
1.50
50.00
o 50.00
3.00
0 1.60 I
o '4.06
Berger Bros,
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers J^^t,
North 13tfi Street, PHIIADEIPHIA, PA.
I Plnage mention th« EsohftOR* wli«a wrltlac.
Philadelphia
Verily, the Dahlia is disputing the
field with the Chrysanthemum as a show
flower, and its popularity has been much
enhanced this Fall by the numerous ex-
hibits liven of it in this city. Starting
with the annual show of the Pennsyl-
vania Horticultural Society, tlien the
John Wanamaker show, the Henry F.
PLUMOSUS
Probably no firm in the
East has a better or more
regular supply of Plumosus
bunches right through the
year than we have — clean,
well-grown stock, twenty-
five fronds to the bunch.
50c. per bunch. Special
prices in quantity and, on
season contracts. Write us
for further particulars. We
can save you money on your
yearly Plumosus bills.
DAHLIAS
Second to none in
quantity and quality ;
can be shipped direct
from the Dahlia Farms
on a day's notice. S2.00
andSS.OOperlOO. Some
especially fine novelties
at S4.00 per 100.
CATTLEYAS
Extra 4.00 25.00
First 2.50 15.00
Firsts are perfect flowers;
small size. Special prices in
large quantities.
VALLEY
Extra Long Special,
S5.00 per 100; Special,
S4.00 per 100; Extra, 83.00
per 100.
GARDENIAS
Special, S3.00 per doz.
Headquarters for Greens
WILD SMILAX. S6.00 per case.
BRONZE GALAX. S2.00 per 1000.
GREEN GALAX. Sl.OO per 1000,
S7..50 per 10,000.
GREEN LEUCOTHOE. New crop,
Sl.OO per 100, S7.50 per 1000.
AUTUMN FOLIAGE. 50c. per bunch.
GREEN SHEET MOSS. $3.50 per
ASPARAGUS STRINGS. 50c. each.
ASPARAGUS and SPRENGERI
bunches, 50c. each.
SMILAX. 20c. per string.
CUT HEMLOCK. S2.50 per bundle.
HARDY DAGGER FERNS. Best
quality, large fronds. ' S1.50 per 1000.
SPHAGNUM MOSS. Burlapped. 10-
bbl. bales. S3.75 each; 5-bale lots
S3.50 each; 10-bale lots. S3.25 each
BUSINESS HOURS, 7,30 A. M. TO 6 P. M.
S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.
?Uai,.*<
Philadelphia
1608-20 Ludlow Street
Baltimore
Franklin and St. Paul Sts.
New York
117 West 28th Street
Washington
1216 H Street
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Jlichell Co. show, the Gimbel Bros, show,
followed up by tlae immense exhibit of
Henry A. Dreer, Inc., at Eiverview this
week, besides numerous other private
shows, all of these have certainly given
an impetus to the Dahlia, the value of
which is not all to be reckoned in dol-
lars and cents.
Rodman Eisenhart, the Violet expert,
is sending in some of his first pick of
the season. They are unusually fine for
so early in the Fall.
The Florex Gardens of North Wales
are beginning to cut some very fine Snap-
dragons from their new house, erected
last Spring.
Adolph Farenwald is well pleased so
far with the performance of Rose Mrs.
George Shawyer, the only novelty he is
trying out in the Rose line this year.
Some of the finest Unaka Ohrysanthe-
mums arriving in this market are com-
ing from William Swayne's place at Ken-
nett Square. His Pacific Supreme will
be ready to cut this week. His Snap-
dragon are also very fine.
One of Berger Bros.' growers has the
growing of Chrysanthemum Octobei
Frost and Yellow Frost down to a
marked degree.
While the world's series is taking place
this week, we know of three members of
the profession who were fortunate
enough to secure seats for every game in
Philadelphia without having to mort-
gage their homes. The lucky individuals
are Harry Bisele of the Leo Niessen Co.,
Edward Mayo of the S. S. Pennock-
Meehan Co., and James Boyle of the
Robt Craig Co. These three were among
the 50 men winning the Philadelphia In-
quirer contest, entitling them to admis-
sion to every game and all expense
thereto.
Recently in town were A. Begerow of
Newark, N. J., Chas. F. Hale, East Or-
ange. N. J. ; J. Cannon, and Baldwin
the Florist, both of Scranton, Pa.
On Broad St., not many miles soufli
of Walnut, there has been completed
what many believe to be a French salon.
It is a flower shop, and will be formally
introduced to the trade on Oct 13.
H. Weiss & Son, of Hatboro, are send-
ing in some splendid Carnation Gorgeous
to the Leo Niessen Co., which are bring-
ing record prices for this time of the
year.
Alfred M. Campbell of Collingsdale has
grown a fine lot of Chrysanthemums out-
doors in frames this year. He will cut
some excellent Pacific Supreme if tlie
frost does not intervene.
We noticed the first Polly Rose Chrys-
806
The Florists' Exchange
^a^nl^es^r-^ ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
HEADQUARTERS FOR
AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES
30 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO, ILL.
Please mention the Ezcbanee when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Qiica^o's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything for the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Denvery in the North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
I. L. MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Please mention the Exchange -when writJBE.
E. CHILL CO.
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
72-74 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO
Greenhouses, Morton Grove, III.
Flee mention the Exohanffe when writing.
anthemums of the season at the S. S.
Pennock-Meehan Co.
Chas. Baxter is making some fine
Dahlia window decorations at Pennock
Bros.' store.
S. S. Skidelsky & Co. recently received
a very interesting letter from W. Wells,
the renowned Chrysanthemum and Car-
nation expert of England, in which he
speaks in the highest terms of the new
Carnation Philadelphia, which he is dis-
seminating in England in conjunction
with S. S. Skidelsky & Co., who are
placing it on the market this Pall.
The M. Rice Go. has begun doing night
work in an endeavor to keep up with
its orders.
The first Chrysolora Chrysanthemums
of this season were noted at Edward
Reid's.
H. Bayersdorfer & Co. have a new
novelty ^ in basque ware called the
"Brownies." It is a table favor provided
with a flower holding receptacle.
Percy Uttermehl, formerly with Jacob
Becker, is now with Frank M. Ross at
his 60th St. store.
Chicago
Jos. L. Raske, proprietor of Raske's
Flower shop, 170 W. Jackson blvd., has
offered the use of the large room at the
rear of his store that he has recently se-
cured as a work room as a meeting place
for the Retail Florists' Association, the
next meeting of which will be held there.
The Garl.nnd Greenhouse Mfg. Co. is
exhibiting this week at the Market Gar-
deners' Convention, which is being held
in Toledo. O., one of its iron trussed
frame greenhouses. Geo. M. Garland is
there representing his company.
C. W. Johnson, secretary of the Chrys-
anthemum Society of America, states
that there are a good many inquiries
from growers in the Eastern States for
particulars regarding the annual exhibi-
tion of the Society to be held in the Art
Institute, November -5, 6, and 7. The
probability is that there will be good
competition at the forthcoming show
from the best growers all over the coun-
try.
Jacob Russler. at Morgan Park, con-
tinues to conduct the greenhouses at that
place. The trustee has been unable to
make a satisfactory sale of the property
so that Mr. Russler has been permitted
to run it to the best advantage for the
creditors. Only a portion of the green-
houses will be operated this Winter
owing to the difficulty in getting help in
that section.
Emil Reichling, general superintendent
of the Peter Reinberg greenhouses on
Eoby St., has that mammoth establish-
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER. Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO. ILL.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writliig.
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, Oct. 7, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz.
36-inch stems "
30-inch stems "
24-inch stems "
20-inch stems "
18-inch stems "
12-inch stems "
White and Pink KlUarney.
Specials
Medium
Klllamey Queen
Milady, special
Medium
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Medium
Short
Mrs. Chas. RusseU, special. . ., . . . .
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Medium
Short
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taft, special
Ued\^^m.'.'.'.V^'.'.V/^'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
Short
Adiantum
Asparagus, bunch. . ._
" Sprengeri
'* Strings
.75 to
.25 to
.35 to
50.00 to
3.00
2.60
2.00
1.50
1.00
8.00
B.OO
4.00
3.00
6.00
8.00
4.00
6.00
2.00
8.00
6.00
6.00
4.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
3.00
8.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
3.00
1.00
CARNATIONS— .titUE.fc.ttt; k
"standard^ /S!;L"
Varieties i £'">
Grades of Sfd S ^^ink.
Varieties.) „,„^. I Red..
Asters, common
Chrysanthemums per doz.
Coreopsis
Cosmos, 25c. per bunch
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, hardy per 1000
Gaillardias
Galax Leaves per 1000
Gardenias, per doz
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays
LlUum LongUSorum
Lily of the Valley
Onddium Varicosum
Orchids — Cattleyas per doz
Shasta Daisies
Smilai
Sweet Peas
Violets
1.50 to 2.00
1.60 to L 2.00
1.50 to . 2.00
2.50 to 3.00
2.50 to 3.00
2.50 to 3.00
.50 to 1.00
2.00 to 3.00
.50 to .75
1.00 t
3.00
...to .50
1.00 to 1.50
...to 1.00
...to 1.25
... to 4.00
to 4.00
to 1.00
10.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 4.00
to
7.50 to 9.00
.50 to 1.00
15.00 to 20.00
.75 to 1.00
.50 to 1.00
PINK WONDER „:es.r
Price, $1.00 per bottle, delivered free by Parcel Post. Directions for use on each package.
I R nFAMlin rO wholesale florisfs
«f» U* LrE^/4lT||Jl.V V>Vr«9 leo No. \A/abaBh Ave.
" THE BUSIEST HOUSE IN CHICJiGO "
Plesse mention ths Brohange when writing.
ment in splendid condition. The Rose
crop is all looking well and heavy cuts
are assured from the present time on.
The benches of Milady, Mrs. Shawyer,
and Mrs. Russell are worth a trip out
there to see. No variety, in the opinion
of Mr. Reichling, will ever displace the
American Beauty from the position it
now holds on the cut flower market, as
weU as in public esteem.
The next regular meeting of the Chi-
cago Florists' Club will be held at the
La Salle Hotel, Thursday evening, Oc-
tober 9. Walter S. McGee will read a
paper on fertilizers so far as they relate
to the florist trade.
Clifford Pruner and A. F. Longren,
two of the Poehlmann Bros. Co.'s well
known salesmen, were in the city over
Sunday, having come in from the neigh-
borhood. Business in all the large cities
of the West is reported to be good.
One of the notable weddings of the
past week was that of Louis J. Comiskey,
son of the "Old Roman." Charles A.
Comiskey, owner of the White Sox, to
Grace Elizabeth Reidy. The bride's bou-
quet was a very elaborate one, being the
work of Tom McAllister at Lange's. A
great many baseball fans witnessed the
wedding at the bride's home on W. Jack-
son blvd.
Fred Jerome of the American Import-
ing Co., 219 South Dearborn St., states
that the trade is taking well to the
mother of pearl letters that his house
has recently placed on the market. There
are several other specialties for the flo-
rist trade that this house will soon in-
troduce.
The State Fair at Springfield was
opened on Friday, Oct. 3, and will con-
tinue until the 11th. Tuesday, the 7th,
was Rose and Carnation day, in which
classes there were several competitors
from this city.
Mrs. Harry Philpott of Winnipeg, who
has been on a two weeks' visit to Mrs.
A. T. Pyfer at Joliet, returned to her
home in Canada on Wednesda.v.
A. T. Pyfer of the Chicago Carnation
Co. left Monday night for Springfield,
where his company has seven entries of
Carnations comprising most of the prin-
cipal classes.
Harry Menheim of Hoerber Bros, was
released from jury duty Monday and is
glad to be back at his place of business
again. Wm. Kyle and Chas. Klehm are
serving on the jury the present week.
The J. B. Deamud Co. received its
first greenhouse grown Sweet Peas on
Monday, Oct. 6 ; the Peas have long
stems and are very good for this early
in 6he season.
A. T. Pyfer, of t!he Chicago Carnation
Co., received a letter Monday, from Wm.
Wells, Merstham. Surrey, Eng., in which
that gentleman gives an interesting re-
view of all Carnations of American ori-
gin that he is now growing on his place.
He states that The Herald has just be-
gun blooming and is well liked. All the
Engldsb growers are talking about our
American Carnations and are watching
with a good deal of interest their de-
velopment over there. Most of the va-
rieties from this side now being tried
are not sufficiently advanced to have
their merits fully reported on, so that
n.G.BERNING
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Stred
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleaie mention the Eiohange when writlM'
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL=
PIPBSB TT,»T,*?r,T, +Vo T'tr'^p-n-'^ wT,«>Ti wr-tinR,
Importers and Jobbers of Florist SuppUet^
Percy Jones, i°«-
Wholesale Commission Florists
56 East Randolph St., Chicago
H. VAN GELDER, President
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writiUK.
ERNE & KLINGEL
Wholesale Florists
and Supplies
TO-BAK-IME
30 Bast Randolph Street
CHICAGO
a more reliable review of all these va-
rieties is promised for later on.
Erne & Klingel state they had the
bes.t day's business last Saturday that
itJhey had since last Spring. All stock
was in demand, and everything cleaned
up well. There has been a larger de-
mand for Chrysanthemums than could
be supplied the past week.
Gus Alles at Weitor Bros, stajtes that
their business is now in fine shape ; their
Roses and Carnations are coming id*
strong and their shinping trade is good.
Their first Chrj-santhemums will be
ready for cutting next week, as the extra
early varieties are not grown.
Tim Matchen at Peter Reinberg's re-
ports that they have had a good trade
on field grown Carnations, the bulk of
the stock being now about all disposed
of.
There was a meeting Tuesday evening
of the committees appointed by the Chi-
cago Florists' Club and the Cook County
Florists' Association to consider the mat-
ter of the affiliation of both clubs.
President French of the Chicago Club
had appointed Geo. Asmus, Aug. Poehl-
mann and C. L. Washburn. Pres. Kohl-
brand of the. Cook Co. Association had
named the trustees of the Association.
The action taken by these committees
will be reported at the next regular meet-
ings of their respective organizations.
The Chicago Flower Growers' Assi>
elation held its regular quarterly meet-
ing of stocfcholders last Wednesda.v.
M. Fink, the superintendent of the ship-
ping department, reports the arrival of
the first single Violets of the season.
Edgar F. Winterson, Jr. returned
from his Imdal tour Tuesday and li:is
commenced housekeeping on West Polk
St. His many friends were glad to see
him back a.t his place in the store this
week where he was the recipient of many
congratulations.
E. E. Pieser is back at his place of
business at Kennicott Bros. Co. after
an extended visit to relatives in Canaila.
He reports a splendid time under the
most favorable conditions. He has not
been back sufficiently long to get a line
of the market situation, hut states tlmt
while stock is aj>it short tliere is always
an uncertainty in conditions; some days;
plenty and other days not enough.
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
807
FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
POT MAKERS
FOR
M* TBABS
Writa for Catalogue and. Discounts
A. H. HEWS &, CO., Inc.
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pearson Street
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Estabiiabed 1765
John Ryken, who formerly traveled for
H. M. Hardyzer of Boskoop, Holland,
was in the city during the past week. He
states that he is now going into the nur-
sery business on a large scale to raise
fruit seedlings for the wholesale trade.
For this purpose he has secured 160
acres of land well adapted to that pur-
pose at Wapato, Wash. This he states
is a small settlement with a population
consisting of about 400 white people and
1200 Indians. He is very much pleased
with the climate in that section for the
growth of all nursery stock. He has had
experience in this country and Holland
in this business and has a strong back-
ing from the other side that will en-
able him to work up immediately a large
industry in this particular line of trade.
Kansas City, Mo.
Mexico from Pike County on a change of
venue. The plantifE is a brother of
President Edgar W Stark.
The Kinsley Floral Co. of Kinsley,
Kan., has completed a new greenhouse,
50ft. by 24ft. One end of the building
will be used for offices. With the old
greenhouse, the company now has avail-
able 2500 sq. ft. of space and is thinking
of adding more. The old greenhouse will
be used exclusively for Carnations, the
company planning to specialize in that
line. Mixed plants will be grown in
the new house. K. C.
The united fashions show provided the
feature of the week in florists' circles
of Kansas City. Practically every store
of importance in the retail business dis-
trict was decorated for the occasion, and
florists reaped a harvest from this work.
In other respects, the affair was a little
disappointing to members of the trade.
Few of the thousands of visitors to
Kansas City invested in flowers to any
great extent. However, the week is re-
garded as a distinct success by florists,
who in most instances did a rushing
bu.'iiness.
Stock is now coming in more freely,
though the shortage has not been totally
relieved. Carnations are arriving rather
slowly. Chrysanthemums are drifting in
and will be ready in quantities in another
week or ten days. Southern Smilax is
beginning to appear and is being re-
ceived gratefully by florists.
The "open all night" policy of the
Alpha Floral Co. proved a boon to many
residents of Kansas City who were ma-
rooned in the business district on the
opening night of the fashion show.
Scores of automobiles, street cars and
other vehicles were jammed in the
streets, unable to move. Many women
rested in flower stores in the business
district.
Arthur Newell secured the decorating
work for the fashion show for the win-
dows of Rothschild's, probably the most
important men's furnishing store in the
city. About 200 Palms were used, with
fifteen cases of southern evergreens and
flowers of various kinds. The decora-
tions at Rothschilds' were unusually
meritorious and that establishment is
conceded to have an excellent chance of
capturing the silver cup offered for the
best windows. The awards will be made
during the next week or two.
Henry Kusik, one of the well known
wholesalers of this city, has returned
from a visit to Chicago. Mr. Kusik
looked over the market in the Windy
City and announced that he expected to
have plenty of stock in the near future.
A fact not generally known to the
trade is that Patrick Larkin, florist of
Kansas City, also is secretary of the po-
lice commission. Mr. Larkin is promi-
nent in political and other circles, and
received the appointment about six
months ago.
The wedding window of the William L.
Rock Flower Co. was a feature of the
fashion show decorations. A figure of a
bride, attired for a wedding, was in-
stalled in the windows, with the usual
Orange iDlossoms and other flowers.
As the result of a decision of the cir-
cuit court at Mexico. Mo., the Stark
Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co.. of
Txiuisiann. Mo., will continue in business
as a million-dollar corporation, the suit
of William P. Stark, a stockholder,
against President Edgar W. Stark and
other officers, being decided in favor of
the defendants. William P. Stark al-
leged that the company had been mis-
managed and asked that a receiver be
appointed. The case was taken to
St. Lotus
A visit to the old established concern
of Wm. Schray & Sons finds everything
in the best of condition. They are par-
ticularly strong on well grown pot
'Mums, are well as a house of excellent
cut ones, which they grow for their own
use only. Their pot grown stock is very
uniform in size and shape and as clean
stock, well disbudded, one would care to
see. For Christmas stock they have a
grand lot of Poinsettia, Begonia Vernon,
and this last week they received their
first consignment of Azaleas, which look
splendid. They are particularly strong
on decorati\'e house plants in the way
of Pandanuses, Dracieuas, Araucarias,
etc., which are in fine, healthy condition,
as well as thousands of toble Ferns,
which they grow for their retail store
trade. They are now housing their stock
plants for their immense Spring ti-ade.
including Geranium, Lantanas and such
other things t^hat go to make, up a gen-
eral assortment.
A visit was also made to the estab-
lishment of Jules Bourdet, who grows
potted plants by the hundred thousands.
A large number of pot 'Mums were seen,
and though not large plants were clean,
healthy and well shaped, as well as 5 or
tj Iwndies of 'Mums for cutting, which
looked nice. His Cyclamen show to
some extent the effects of -the terrific
heat this Summer, but now are begin-
ning to grow again. His Poinsettias are
superb, and he has a great number both
in pots and for cutting purposes, as well
a.s a house of Begonia Lorraine which
are the finest the writer has ever seen.
The St. Louis Co. Plant and Cut
Flower Growers' Ass'n meeting was held
a-t the usual meeting place last Wednes-
day evening. Nothing transpired of any
great importance other than a pleasant
meeting with something like 40 in at-
tendance.
Harry Shaad, formerly with Conrad
Bergerstmann on Soath Grand ave., has
opened a store of his own at Cherokee
and Iowa sts. We wish him success.
Carl Beyer's place on South Grand
ave. is very attractive to the eye, as he
has the ground adjoining his store all
terraced and filled with flowers. Plis
greenhouses are W'ell stocked with desir-
able store plants and Ferns.
W. S. Wells, formerly connected with
Shaw's Garden, has branched out in
business for himself and has purchased
the Ostertag store at Sarah st. and
Chateau ave.
Rnht. Thomson & Co. are building two
small greenhouses for C. H. Howard at
Chamberlin and Belt aves., same to be
used by Mr. Howard as an instructive
place for pupils of the Princippa School,
of which he has been a great benefactor
and a leading worker.
These two temporary greenhouses will
stand this year only, and will next year
be followed by a modern conservatory
on the same site.
Fred Westerman, formerly with F. H.
Weber, and still later with the Bourdet
Floral Co., has joined the force at
Scruggs- Yandervoort under David Ged-
des.
Miss Mary Ricfhardson, formei-ly with
Jno. Barnard, is now with the Bourdet
Floral Co.
The Ladies' Home Circle met at the
home of Mrs. Emil Sehray on the south
side, Wednesday, Oct. 8.
DREER'S "RIVERTON SPECIAL" P<an^ Tub
.......ufactured for — ..
cheapest. Painted green
20 18
30 16
t 4014
50 12
60 10
_ 70 9
vely. The best tub ever introduced. The
vith electric welded hoops. The four largest si:
No.Diam.Each Doz. —
0 20 in. $1.45 816.00 $130.00
. 1.30 14 00 115.00
. 1.00 11.25 92.00
,. .65 7.00 56.00
,. .45 5.00 40.00
1. .38 4.00 32.00
. .30 3.50 28.00
icatest, lightest and
drop handl
HENRY A. DREER,''^"f;.;^u'ppi,El"^''- 71^ Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the ExohaPEQ when writing^
Arc You Getting the Best Prices in Your Town?
You will agree that healthy clean stock brings the best figures and that such
stock can only be grown under best conditions with the better grade of materials.
AVHY NOT GKT THE BEST?
Whilldin Porous Pots Promote Healthy Plants
THf WmilDIN POTTfRY CO, '"^L^IiZn'^fendfr u' 713-19 \Miarton SL, Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when 'writing.
THE BEST POTS
You will learn the secret of our eeer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE ML GILEAD POHERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
^^hs FLORISTS' RED POTS s^e^s
Just the kind you want at your binches. You[ can't beat them in ar.y »:
MOSS AZTEC WARE
Ask about our new line, consisting of Jardlnlere6,'Fern Pans,
Vases, etc. IT'S THE HIT OF THE SEASON.
Complete line shown in Chicago by C. A. Wooley, 180 N. Dearborn Street
THE PETERS & REED POHERY CO., south ^zanes.iii.
Please mention the Exchange when 'writing.
STANDARD FLOWER POTS
1000 3-inch $5.00
800 3H-inch 6.80
500 4-inch 4.50
466 4H-inch 6.24
320 5-inch 4.61
Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade.
HIUPirSQER BROS., Pottery, RORT ED'W^ARD, IN. Y
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 51 Barclay Street, New York City, Agents
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
2000 Ifi-inch S6.00
1500 2-inch 4.88
1500 2Ji-inch 6.25
1600 2H-inch 6.00
Price per[crate as follows :
210 6M-inch t3.78
144 6-inch 3.16;
120 7-inch 4.20
60 8-inch 3.00
Red Standard Pols
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this FALL to
stock your greenhouses.
Tbinii of us. Write us. Tiy us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
215-223 PearlSt.. NORRISTOWN.PA.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Write for Catalogue.
[ tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
l"SyracuseRedPots"|
With new and improved
machinery we can supply
your wants to better
advantage than ever.
Special discounts on
large orders.
I Syracuse Pottery Co. J
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
American Wooden-
Mfg. Co.
Toledo. Ohio. U. S. A.
Pleafle mention the Exobange when writing.
Fruits and Vegetables Under Glass
By WM. TURNER
Size n% xWU in., 256 pages and cover; 66
splendid halftone illustrations: handsomely
bound in cloth. Price, postpaid, $5.00.
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
808
The Florists' Exchange
PULVERIZED OR SHREDDED
CAHLE MANURE
ROSE AND PLANT GROWERS
Now is the time to get Cattle Manure into your bench and pot-
ting soil. Its peculiar action and effect cannot be had with any-
thing else. Splendid quality being packed right now. Order today.
THE PULVERIZED IMANIRE CO.,
^Lgiiiaj-jaaiy
'llflNlIRES
PULVERIZED
SHEEP MANURE
CARNATION GROWERS
Can't afford to make beds or set plants without it. Wizard
Brand 15 pure, full strength, weed seeds killed, uniform and reliable.
Ask your Supply House for Wizard Brand or write us direct.
u union stoch Yords, CHICAGO
Please mention the Exchange when wrltinif.
Nl Lf /^ TT CT CT IVI T'^'^ ™°^* effective and economical material there is for Spraying Plant
i "^ V^ I ^H ^^ I ^ and Blooms. Skillfully extracted from Tobacco and carefully refined
30% Strenuth 't is clean and eaay to apply. FuU pint bottles, $1.50.
A C3 ^1 I ^2 E3 I J IVI VC Specially prepared for fumigating closed houses. It vaporizes the
'^ I ■ ■ I <^^ 1 V^ I ^ rX Nicotine evenly and without waste. Nothing keeps a house free
40% »ti-eneth f"^"™ Aphis so cheaply. One dozen sheets, 60 cents.
PRICES ON DIFFERENT SIZED PACKAGES ON APPLICATION
Guaranteed under the Insecticide Act of 1910, U. S No 46
Prepared by THE NICOTINE MFG. CO., Sf. Louis, Mo.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Well Rotted Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
273 .Washington St., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
wM ' '^^^T^^y^ggBi|S^H
^a '' vS^aBSpMa
^Rsf^H^^^^^^^^HH
PURE SHEEP MANURE, ground from
the dung balls on the fleece; there is
some short wool in it, JI.OO per 100 lbs.,
J16.00 per ton. F. O. B. cars. Send
postal for sample.
LEAF-MOLD, two-bushel bags, 75 cents.
J. W. HOWARD
328 Broadway
SOMERVILLE, (Winter Hill), MASS.
Green Flies and Black FUea too are
easy to kill with
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Powder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write for free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street, NEW YORK
j|9~Money refunded if not satisfied.
Beware of Imitations.
the Exohanse when writing.
PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale. Black and Green
Fly, Thrips, Red Spider, etc.
PLANTLIFE
ket. Com
be used to
lent fertili
nd insects
;ides c
Lcha
refined tobacco dust, it can
th the soil, acting as an excel-
:e same time destroying
1 the ground before they
;h the plant.
PLANTLIfl^^^^^;:^-!
greenhouses of msects
by dusting on plants. When dry, use for
dusting about once a week.
PLANTLIFE ,„ ,
vegetable, and posi-
tively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
leaves.
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
Bag of 100 Ibs.,_S3.50. Let us
quote you prices in quantity.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
2S1 East 66th St., New York
In the Greenhouse
The best fertilizer for greenhouse or out-
door use, for carnations, roses, chrjjsanthe-
muins and violets, or potted plants, is Sheep
Manure, and to be certain oi the best — full
strength— ^et
SHEEP'S HEAD SHEEP MANIRE
Guaranteed high percent-
age of nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash.
Weed seeds kUled. Will
not cauBe black spot.
Hasten maturity, quicken
tlie budding and stiffen
the stems. Write for
booklet and prices.
FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb.,i\i»°,
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. i^'iZ
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. ,i\™
TOBACCO STEMS,50c.,r.hlL
Spedal Prices in Tons and Carload Lots.
J J fRIFDMAN 2SS-289 Metropolitan Ave.,
J. J. iniLumnn, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writjng
W. S. Wells will read a pamphlet en-
titled "Decorative Perns" at the October
meeting of the Club. Tlie meeting will
open promptly at 2 o'clock provided
there are enough to make a quorum, as
heretofore .the meetings opened too late,
and for that reason our St. Louis County
friends were compelled to leave before
the meeting was half over.
The Metropolitan Ploral Co. staged
the decorations at tihe auto show, which
were elaborate and called for the use of
a quantity of Smilax, Autumn foliage,
Goldenrod and 'Mums.
Geo. Waldbart's store always presents
a tidy appearance, and you will never
find the boys idle, as there is something
going on at all times.
Mrs. M; M. Ayers reports she has
booked several nice wedding orders for
November.
Grimm & Gorly advertised corsage
bouquets for the VeWed Prophets' ball,
which event formally opened the social
season for 1913-1914.
The MuUanphy Florists opened their
mammotlh downtown store at Ith and
Locust sts. on Oct. 1. Among the open-
ing features was the giving away free
of 25,000 Roses and 10,000 Carnations,
for which event they used the columns
of the daily papers very freely
The Windier Wholesale Ploral Co. as
a Veiled Prophet special had a fine
line of choice Roses. A'alley and Orchids
to offer to the trade.
The W. C. Smith Co. is handling some
nice Dahlias received from its Kirkwood
and Webster growers.
C. A. Kuehn has some nice Harrisii
Lilies, Valley and Mai-yland Roses.
Henry Berning carries a select grade
of American Beauty Roses at all times.
Geo. Angermuller reports clearances
daily of all good seasonable flowers.
O. K. S.
Milwaukee, Wis.
The bright Summer weather of the
past week brought about a plentiful sup-
ply of stock, which was met by a volume
of business that spoke well for the early
Autumn trade. While now there are
large quantities of Roses cut, there are
few left when the stores close for the day.
'Mums have not yet caught up with the
demand and for the better grades the
growers now cutting receive excellent re-
turns. The cut of 'Mums during the
month of September was below that of
last year, and those growers who were
able to turn in first grade flowers have
found the returns above the average.
Am. Beauty Roses have been in good de-
mand, but the heavier orders have been
for the shorter length. It has been about
^Mollana
For fumigating, NIKOTIANA can be
applied by painting or pouring it on steam
pipes, or by vaporizing in small pans over
lamps.
Fumigating with liquid prevents filling
the house with smoke as do tobacco dust,
stems or paper — which is injurious to
foliage and blooms. Fumigating with
NIKOTIANA simply emits fumes which
destroy the insects.
Compare the relative efficiency and cost
of NIKOTIANA with the higher priced
nicotines and you will find NIKOTIANA
the most economical.
$1.60 per quart, $4.50 per gallon.
For sale by seedsmen and florists' supply
houses.
Aphine Manufacturing Co.
Manufacturers of Agricultural
Chemicals.
MADISON, N. J.
Aphine— Fungine — Vermine— Scaline
Fleage mention the Exchange when writing.
TheH.A:5toothofr,Co.
Mount VeVnon. NY
HASCO NICOTINE
40% NrCOTINE
FOR SPRAYING
EIGHT POUND CAN .... $12.50
FOUR POUND CAN $6.50
ONE POUND CAN $1.75
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERTILIZERS
Sheep, S3.50: Bone, S4.00; Blood, $8.00;
Tankage, $5.00; Acid Phosphate, $3.00; Nitrate
Soda, $S.O0; Sulphate Potash, $7.00; Sulphate
Ammonia, $10.00; Kalnlt, $3.00.
Per Bag of 200 lbs. Cash with order.
HUDSON CARBON CO., Balbton Spa. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TOBACCO STEMS
FRESH and STRONG
Bales7250 lbs.;' 75 cents 100.
Full line Florists' Supplies
U. CUTLER RYERSON
lOS 3d Ave., IVewarte, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
809
" THERE IS NOTHING LIKE
CLAY'S
(The Fruit Gtowct, London)
CLAY'S FERTILIZER
Is the World -Renowned Plant Food
SAFE SURE ECONOMICAL
It is supplied by the leadiim Nursery and
Seed Firms, including the following: New
York — Arthur T. Boddington, Burnett
Brothers, William Elliott & Sons, Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNiff Horti-
cultural Co.. W. E. Marshall & Co..
Stumpp & Walter Co.. J. M. Thorburn &
Co.. Vaughan's Seed Store, Weeber &
Don. Rochester — James Vick*s Sons.
Chicago — Vaughan's Seed Store. Bos-
ton—Joseph Breck & Sons Co., R. & J.
Farquhaj & Co., Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co., Thomas J, Grey Co. Philadelphia-
Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michell Co.,
Hosea Waterer. Pittsburgh — W. C
Beckert.
Manufactured by
CLAY ®. SON
Stratford* London, England
i mention the Exchange when writing.
iCiW 1 ImIUu nopojsom
^^^—Guaranleed under the Insectici
^^" Act, 1910. Serial No. 321.
Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Biack and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Cw"na_tions, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
Slant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
ave used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute wilb water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint, 25c.; Pint, 40c.; Quart. 75c.;
H Gallon, $1.25; Gallon, $2.00; 5 Gallon
Can. $9.00; 10 Gallon Can. $17.50.
Directions onpackage. ForsalebySeedBmenand
FloriBtB' Supply Houses. If you c-annot obtain
thle from your Supply Honse, write ub direct.
UEIVlOrN OIL COMRArSY.DeptJ
420 W. Lexington St., Baltimore. Md.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
12 W. BROADWAY
NCW YORK
Mastica is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty beoomea
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without brealcing of other glass aa
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Evans Improved Challenge
Roller bearing, self-oiling de-
vice, automatic stop, solid link
chain, make the IMPROVED
CHALLENGE the most per-
fect apparatus in the market.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your orders
QUAKER CITY MACWNE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
the Exchange when writing.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
KrO^ green H0U5E''
'^ BOILER
BOUGHT A KROESGHELL FIRST
I want to tell you how well your No. 2 Kroeschell Boiler has taken
care of my greenhouses this winter with an outside temperature of 18 de-
grees below zero. ^
I have never had to get up nights, and in some of the very coldest
weather I have found the temperature in the greenhouses only 2 degrees
lower than when I left it at night. ">-e''-c=
F. E. SELKREGG, North East, Pa
KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 470 W. Erie St , Chicago, III.
fiAS^PHTTV
Our Prices are the Lowest
I.. SOLOMON & SON
Estsblished 1889 199-201 WoDSter St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exrhange -when writing.
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded, thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and up, guaranteed free from splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
AIAERT ® DAVIDSON
217-S Union Avenue. Brooklyn, New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
impossible to supply the requests for the
medium and short grades, but there have
been enough of the grades above 36in.
The general, average quality is excellent,
large flowers and fine color. Of Killar-
neys, there are more being cut than at
any time since Spring. The prices have
not declined to any great extent on ac-
count of the excellent demand that is
cleaning up the receipts in good shape.
Out of town orders are increasing rapidly,
and in the city the Fall wedding season
is on. Killarneys are in larger supply
than the White Killarneys, but there are
enough of the latter to go around. Rich-
monds are selling well and are being cut
freely. Yellow Roses are good property
and are allowed to remain in the ice-
boxes only a very short time ; Sunburst
and Aaron Ward are the two varieties
being cut. Mrs. RusseU is one of the
most popular of the new Roses. Carna-
tions show much better quality since the
bright weather set in, and in both stem
and flower the market affords a good
grade of stock. Lilies are selling well,
but there is no unusual demand for them.
Valley has been in special demand for the
past few days and there has been the
same diSiculty in filling orders. Green
goods of all kinds are more plentiful now.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. reports a
great improvement over last week's busi-
ness. The company was kept busy the
forepart of the week with out of town fu-
neral work. Some very fine Irish Fire
Flame, one of the new Roses, is being cut
and bids fair to become popular.
Gust. Rusch & Co. say trade is good.
They are receiving some fine Carnations
and medium length Killarneys, for both
of which the demand is good.
The 0. C. PoUworth Co. is getting
some fine Lilies again and some 'Mums,
the demand for which was not so great
last week.
The Currie Bros. Co. had an excep-
tionally busy week. Urban funerals
and weddings seemed to predominate.
There were quite a number of extra
Roses needed on account of the Jewish
holidays, Wednesday and Thursday. At
the greenhouses, located at State and
27th sts., some fine Valley and 'Mums
are being cut.
Mrs. Freytag, a southside florist, re-
ports trade as splendid. She is install-
ing some new boilers in her greenhouses.
Among the visitors who called on the
trade this week was Mr. Reid of
Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, who re-
ported trade very good. Richard Parke,
with A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, said
business is exceptionally good in his line,
and that there is a big demand for Rus-
cus and all Idnds of prepared leaves for
the Xmas trade.
King Automatic Air Valve
FOR
Hot Water Heating
This httle valve will keep your hot
water system absolutely free from air.
Place one on the high point of the coils
and your air troubles will be over. Price
$2.00 each, charges paid.
KING CONSTRUCTION CO. .o^A'Z'Zir.. .. v
Makers of King Iron Frame Greenhouses
!LJs To Your Interest
To know that we manufacture undoubtedly the
best ventilating machinery and greenhouse fittings
on the market.
We are in position to give your orders or inquiries
our prompt and careful attention.
Write and ask us for our catalog and prices, and
explain your requirements.
ADVANCE CO, Richmond, md.
Des Plaines, 111., Oct. 1, 1913.
The largest growers in the country have equipped their
places with the Oarland gutter. Seven miles of greenhouse
gutters in one place, six miles in another, and many more
sm^^er amm.n s.
one hundred miles of this gutter is now in use. and the
continues to increase. The above figures should be
t to show that the gutter has met with success and
1, having been tried out for over twelve ye
^vAji/^
the inauguration of the Garland gutter, other su
-....v^v^o have been offered and met with ready sale, owing
the prices of the inferior makes. The galvanized
usting out, and the people who offered
e the ' <■' • ■
r r L " .-'^ .- "^" oc^w.^ „a^ ,,« dis-
— ,le oi that make in consequence,
few years more the steel gutter which is being extensively
--- ./111 begin to rust out, resulting the same as the previous
entioned galvanized gutter.
Profit by the experience of others, and do not invest your
oney in short-lived gutters. The cast iron heat treated
Jttcr Will last indefinitely.
GARLAND GREENHOUSE MFG. CO.
Des Plaines, III.
Send us your inquiries for greenhouses complete. We
anufacture everything.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know how much that Is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
sio
The Florists' Exchange
Greenhouses
LONG CYPRESS BARS A SPECIALTY
Send for Circular E
and prices
The A. T. Stearns
Lumber Co.=^
BOSTON, MASS.
Made of Sunlight Double Glass Sash
This greenhouse is 11 x 12 feet, glazed top and sides, with the
famous Sunlight Double Glass Sash. 8 Standard Sash (3x6 ft.) form
the roof and 8 **Pony" Sash (34M x 383-21". ) form the sides.
The double glass principle
The Double Glass principle with
the ^s" air space between the two
layers of glass make it seldom nec-
essary to heat this greenhouse even
in the coldest weather.
Itisshippedready-made in sections.
The sash are easily removable to
use in season on hot-beds and cold-
frames. Thus the sash do double
duty — first on a greenhouse work
and Cold-trames
room in which seed are sprouted and
the tiny plants set out in flats, and
then, when needed, on the hot-beds
or cold-frames outside.
But whether you need the Rreenhouse
or not you mu3t have sash, if you want
early garden crops or flowers.
Best and most economical
The Sunlight Double Glass Sash are in-
comparably the best and the meat econ-
omical of time and labor. They eliminate
mats and shutters. They make earlier,
stronger and more profitable plants.
Get our free catalog, with prices
on our sash, either single or double; also
on this greenhouse. Enclose 4c and ask
for Prof. Mas-
sey's booklet on
hot-beds and ,, ,„,„,„,- ^. ,,-,-. ,„„„
cold-frames if WJI^^^Id^F^Ss^s,
you need advice.
Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co.
The Hot-Bed, Cold-Frame and Greenhouse People
934 E. Broadway, Louisville, Ky.
Greenhouses Materials.
Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OP
Greenhouses ^M Conservatories
NORTH TONA>VANDA,N.Y.
HAMILTON, ONT.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FurnUhed
>and Erected
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Mined to any detail furnished or will furnish
details and cut materials ready for erection.
Frank Van Assche, "T, fe""^^"'
JERSEY CITY. N. J.
Flease mention the Exchange when writinc.
Henry Doubleford, a northside florist,
passed away last Tuesday, and was
buried on Thursday morning. He was
very well known, as he had worked for
quite a number of the florists before he
started in business for himself.
Philip Kremer, Paul Sehultz and John
Schmidt spent Sunday at Amy Lake,
Wis. M. O. S.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
S. Jacobs & Sons
Established I87| PLANS. S
Upon
C5TIMATC.
ecOUCSTj
nvcQY TniNG
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brook^, N. Y.
PleMfl mentien the Exchange when writing.
San Francisco, Cal.
The General Floral Supply Co., Inc.,
has just opened a wholesale establish-
ment at 3.5 to 37 Lick place, and will
handle a complete line of cut flowers,
baskets, designs, evergreens, etc. The
officers of the firm are J. M. Perusina,
secretary and treasurer, and S. T. Beatie,
president.
The San Francisco Violet Situation
In our issue of Sept. 13, page 601,
reference was made to a movement
which was reported had been under-
taken with ihe intention in view of
controlling the entire crop of Violets
for the approaching season. A corre-
spondent writes us of the effect which
this movement is having upon the local
market as follows : "The price being
paid now is considerably in advance of
that of last season and for the Winter
it is believed very high prices will pre-
vail, esfpeciially about the holiday times.
The San Francisco florists, bowever, are
resisting these high prices and are not
carrying Violets in stock, with the re-
sult that large quantities of Violets are
being dumped every day. A few street
peddlers are said to be using some of
these flowers but, as the outoftown de-
mand grows, it is not likely this class
will handle many in San Francisco, the
majority of the stock going to venders
in other cities where the people will
not be so incensed over the high prices
as in San Francisco itself, where Vio-
lets seem to be as necessary to the
average citizen as is bread. Some of
(the older Violet shippers, while they
have been put out of business temporar-
ily, are cbuckling to themselves, for none
of them made money and many of them
lost out heavily shipping Violets last
season, competition being very keen, and
tihe florists, taking advantage of this, dis-
counted their bills until absolutely no
profit remained. Judging from the pres-
ent outlook this will not be the case
this season."
WE FURNISH
Blue Prints
AND
Estimates
on all kinds of
Greenhouse Work
Tell us your wants
Garland Greenhouse Mfg. Co.
Des Plaines, 111.
GLA88
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at_Rock Bot-
tom Prices.
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Havemeyer St, BROOKLYN, M.Y.
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
lil^'^-lglpl
irii
l^liaa^i^BiiiHiigiM^it
Wi
Produdnit appllancea
Pearce-built Greenhouse
^ GEORGE PESRCE
Telephone 662-M ZOSlTremont Avenue, Orange, N. J
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GLASS
In all sizes and qualities, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glassworks "R^M^SRlt^"
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses. $1.35 per gal.
Machines for using same, SI. 25 each. Special price
on quantities of Maatica furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
Wholesale Florist
1324 Pine S<., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Pleai* mention the Exehange when writinc.
THE EXCHJtll6E— Bd Mvtrl^ifeMJdiiii
October 11, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
811
Specimen Plans
MODERN HEATING SYSTEM
are given in the new catalogue
of all steel
WILKS HOT WATER BOILERS
The self-feeding feature
keeps an even and con-
tinuous fire for 12 hours
and longer without any
attention. This makes
night firing unnecessary
Write today for Your Copy of our
Catalogue. It's Free.
S. WILKS MFG. CO.
3501 SHIELDS AVENUE, CHICAGO
nention the Excha
Gr[[nhous[ Material •^I1ot-B[dSash
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and U Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Right
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL.
1 the Exchange when writing
Greenhouse GLASS
K^JVufpyr^'"" SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, III.
Please mention tho Ezohange when writing.
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Rool Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pleaae mentlop the Exohange whan writing.
GIBLIN GREENHOUSE BOILERS
CAST IRON, STEAM AND WA^ER
^o-^'Si^JeSiJt^-tfve^ GIBLIN © CO., Utica, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
White-wash Spray-
ing. Will not clog or get out of order.
Used in Leading Parks and Cemeteries.
RESDE A McKENNS
614 — 60th Street, Broolclyn, New York
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
servatories and all other purposes. Get our
figures before buying. Estimates freely given.
GLASS
NEW YORK
Fl«ai« mention tK» Ezohuiffe when writing.
Charles H. Dodd
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey Clly, New Jerseg
Designer and Builder of
Modem Greenhouses-
Commercial and Private
LAND DRAIN TILE m?.'3'^^ Tou
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many 2nd, Srd and 4tb repeat orders daring past
five yeari from users, abow results. Send postal
for circular and prices.
Tne CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
Handutnien 613 Euclid Avenue, Clflveland. Ohio
Fleu« mention the Exohuife when writing.
384 Pages Cloth Bound
Weighs over 2 lbs.
That
Moninger
Catalog
It's the
Most Valuable Book
ever sent out
by a Greenhouse
Manufacturer
There are about 200 pages, showing different
items used by the greenhouse owner, from a hose
valve to the complete house. 100 pages tell about
the thousand and one problems that you are con-
stantly up against. It answers your questions. There
book than m any other catalog we ever saw. It will be
The Book Cost Us $7,000.00
The express company charges us 18 cents to deliver the book. The books cost 12 cent
each for the binding alone. The printing, cuts, type-setting, photographs, composing, etc.,
cost about 65 cents each. So the books cost us almost Sl.OO. We expect to sell a great
quantity of goods and are quoting prices to get your order.
We Send It Free
You ought to have a book like this, for you need it. You can't afford to buy any
material until you talk with us. Our business runs in such large volume, all over the
country, we can give you estra value for your money. We are sending these large books so
you will get acquainted with the many hundred items we sell.
Write today for this Big New Book
John C. Moninger Co., Chicago
906 Blackhawk Street
Please mention the Exchange when i
METROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
PATENT IRON
GUHEA
/~\NE of the features of this
Gutter is that it can be
put up in wrought iron
any lengths (without boring
holes), by bolting the Gutter
together and screwing clip
to the roof bars, for any size
glass.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, etc.
F. E.— ALIVE AND UP-TO-DATE
812
The Florists' Exchange
October 11, 1913.
A Frank Statement
m
the
AVE you ever tried to work
in your office when the
masons were fixing the ceil-
ing, the carpenters repairing
floor, and your stenographer
was pawing over the papers on your
desk trying to find a "lost, strayed
or stolen" important paper?
If you have; you know exactly
what a tremendous handicap our
Irvington factory has been working
under all this Summer. We simply
had to double the size of our factory.
You growers made us do it because
you treated us so liberally with
your orders.
To carry on our usual business,
take care of this year's increase and
have first one department and then
another of the factory all torn up or
shifted about; has been a problem which
makes trying to work in your upset office
look like a circle with the rim knocked off.
Very naturally some of our orders have
Lord and Burnham Com
been a bit delayed. Most of our
customers have been mighty nice
about it; they recognize that it is
not always possible to run every-
thing on schedule time even in their
own business.
From now on, however, things will
run along smoothly andour deliveries
will be made with a promptness
that will be particularly pleasing to
you all. Send in your orders or
have one of our men come to see
you. You can't afford not to have
L. & B. estimate on any green-
house job you may have — not
alone as to figures, but to have the
knowledge that behind those fig-
ures stands the L. & B. guaran-
tee. The gucirai^ee that really does
guarantee.
pany
Selling Methods Used 5000 Years Ago
Why We Don't Follow Them
those days, thousands of
years ago, when sun-baked
brick was used in Egypt, it is
told that when a man wanted
to sell his house it was the
custom to send to the market
place a brick from the house
as a sample of the house itself.
In the landing of a recent
hard fought job, one of the
arguments we were con-
fronted with was: "Here is
this concern, they submit samples of two dif-
ferent kinds of wood they propose to use ; how
do we know what kind you will use ?"
Our answer to which was : "Would you
buy a house from only seeing a brick ?"
We don't sample our houses because such
a thing is laughably impossible.
Even if it were possible, we
wouldn't. Our years of reputa-
tion stand back of our houses
as a guarantee.
There's no better guarantee
to be had than the evidence
of work well and lastingly done
for our hundreds of customers.
The Government guarantees
the worth of its paper money
by depositing in the Treasury
its equal in gold or silver.
But there's nothing back of its gold and silver but the value of the
metal.
We stand back of our work.
Back of that stands our reputation for good work.
In front of this you stand, knowing that you can depend on depending
on Hitchings. Send for commercial catalog. " We go anywhere for
business."
Hitcnltis's ^ Coitipair
NEW YORK OFFICE
1170 Broadway
PHILADELPHIA OFFICE
Pennsylvania BIdg., 1 5th and Chestnut Sts.
Factory, ELIZABETH, N. J.
"^iiwmxi^^W-tw^^^ *-
I the Exchange when writing.
Landscape Gardening', Paper No. 2-Lawns: Planning, Construction, Upkeep
"We ara a. ttralght thoot aad aim <• gram Into a olgormum pimnt
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORBTS. NURBTOYMEN, SEEDSMEN AND THE TRADE IN OENERAL
/OL. XXXVI. NO. J6
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, OCTOBER t8, J9J3
One DoUiur per Annum
NOW READY
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. 13
*1.50per 100. Sll.OO per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS. Eitra quality bulbs. 11 to 15
per 100, S2S.00 per 1000.
bulbs, $1.25 per 100, S9.00 per 1000; 14 cm. bulbs.
, 2000 to the
,$3.00
LiLlUM GIGANTEUM. Cold Storage. Case 300 bulbs, 7-9, $19.50 per case.
FREESIAS. Purity. $2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. French-grown, mamomtb bulbs,
CALLAS" E^a*s?if bSSs! W" to 2-m. diameter. $9.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs. 2 to
2H-in. in diameter, $12.00 per 100.
Lilivim Harrisii
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
We offer a selected stock of the original true Harrisii for early forcmg. This stock was
grown from the original true type, and wiU be found splendid stock for early forcing, for
which purpose Harrisii is so valuable. The crop is much shorter than usual this season, but
we are still in position to supply a nice lot of selected stock, and can make delrvery
first shipmen
6 to 7-inch bulbs. 350 to thi
7 to 9-inch bulbs, 200
Full case lots
the.
ase. $5.50 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
jse. 9.00 per 100, 82.50 per 1000.
: thousand rates.
Extra Fine Specimen Ferns for Fail Trade
NEPHROLEPIS elegandssima
NEPHROLEPIS magnlflca (The Lace Fern). 5-i
NEPHROLEPIS Bostonlensis. 6-in. pots, 50c. e
NEPHROLEPIS Piersonl. 6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS superbisslma. 8-in. pots, $1.00 each
NEPHROLEPIS HarrisH form of Bostoniensis. Th.
8-in. pots, $1.00 ■ ' ■-.«--
6-in. pots. 50c. each; 8-in., $1.00 each; 10-in., $2.00 to $2.50
;, 50c. each.
iu.u. ^. ..-« of ^' *^e plain-Ieavcd type.
ery "large specimens, lO^in.. $4.00 and $5.00 each.
WINTER-FLOWERING ROSES
White Klllamey, Pink Killarney, Richmond. Lady Hmingdon and KUlamey Queen.
We have a small surplus over and above our own requirements of the above-named var-
ties. Strong grafted plants, in 3yi- and 4-in. pots, which we can supply as long as unsold.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NE>V YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Please mention the Eschanee when writing-.
ffi.J;ir LILY BULBS
Now is the time to plant cold storage stock. We guarantee
our bulbs. Only a few cases left.
LILIUM GIGANTEUM-suppiy umitec
9-10, 200 to case 17.50 per case
Write now and get our quotations on Clganteums, Magnificum and Dutch Bulbs for
1913 Fall delivery. Our prices will Interest you.
LILIUM HARRISII
7-9, 200 to case, $15.00 per case.
For immediate
Delivery
LILIUM FORMOSUM
Immediate Delivery
7- 9, 800 to case »700 per 100, $17.50 per oMe,
8-I0I225 •■ 8.50 " " 17.60
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
i4 cm. up, 1,000 to the case,. .
13 cm. up, 1,250
.$1.50 per 100, $10.60 per 1000
1.25 " " 9.00 "
^-•ww w»iipcir » If Tire 30 Bulbs to basket. 4 baskets to bale. $3.60 per bale.
CtlIIN£.S»C< L<lL(ll^o» S28.00 per 1000.
All the above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order.
lifU C IIACTIIIP PA 383-387 ELUCOH ST.,
Iim. r. lUIOllllU llU., BUFFALO, N. Y.
ition the Exchange when writing.
A Want Ad.
EITHER we have
been particu-
larly fortunate
in selecting favorites
and winners in Roses,
Carnations and 'Mums,
or "Satisfaction Plants
from Cromwell*' have
gained the confidence
they merit; as each
year, in spite of in-
creasing our stock, w^e
are frequently not
able to fill our orders.
It's hard to guess
right. You know that.
So if you will let us
knou) now what you
want, we can grow the
plants you want.
Your can come here
and see your identical
plants before they are
shipped.
It's to your advan-
tage, just as much as
to ours.
We shall look to
hear from you.
A.CS.PieR30N
INC.
'CROCowcLC com.
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R. VINCENT, JR. & SONSCO.,"r>y!;SI!l
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SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX -THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 855'
Miscellaneous Plants
We have the following ready for immediate shipment and will have in
stock from now on, so save this until you are in need of something.
100 1000 100
2-in. 2-in. 3-in.
ACALYPHA Macfeeana $2.00 $18.50 $3.00
ACHYRANTHES Emersoni 2.00 18.50 3.00
AGERATUM. 6 varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00
ALTERNANTHERA. 7 varieties 2.00 18.50
BEGONIA Vernon. Pink and white 2.00 18.50
Gloire de Chatelaine 4.00 35.00 6.00
CIGAR PLANTS, CUPHEA Platycentra 2.00 18.50
COLEUS, Golden Redder, VerschaffeltU, etc 2.00 17.50 3.00
COLEUS, Brilliancy (for Christmas) 3.00 25.00 4.00
FUCHSIAS. In good assortment 2.00 18.50
HARDY ENGLISH rVY. Extra strong 2.00 15.00 3.00
HELIOTROPE, Chieftain, Mad. Bniant 2.00 18.50 3.00
GERANIUMS. Standard varieties 2.00 18.50 3.00
LANTANAS. 15 varieties 2.00 18.50
LEMON VERBENAS. 2.00 18.50
MOONVINES, Noctiflora, Leari 2.00 18.50 3.00
PETUNIAS. Select double mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00
Single fringed, mixed 2.00 18.50 3.00
SALVIA, Bonfire, Zurich 2.00 18.50 3.00
25 of one variety at hundred rate, 250 at thousand rate.
WHITE MARSH,
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COLDFRAME MATS
Quilted Burlap... $1.20 each; $14.00 doz.
Straw, marline tied.. 1.50 " 17.00 "
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
7 to 9, late dug bulbs, S6.50 per 100, S60.00
per 1000.
ST. DAVIDS HARRISII
A few cases left of
5 to 7, strong bulbs, no shellers, 400 to case,
$5.00 per 100
7 to 9, strong bulbs, no shellers, 200 to case,
$10.00 per 100
FREESIAS
Selected $0.80 per 100; $7.50 per 1000
Purity, Queen of all 3.00 per 100; 25.00 per 1000
SACRED LILIES
Jumbo Bulbs, baskets of 30 $1.25
12 ft.. 13.00
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., New York
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-TO THE TRADE-
HENRY MEnE, QuedGnburg, Germany
^^^"^^^ (Established in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and EARN SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas,
Racfishes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters. Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, GIoxii
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious
etc. Catalogue free on_appIi_cation.^
, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz., »1.75 per 34 oz., $1.00 per H oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order. ... j j
All seeds oflFered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
seecL on contract.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and aU GARDEN SEEDS
la au UAKUiiiN SBisus -^^^^ ^m B ■■m
LEONARD ^^^...^m^o
ONION SETS
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GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for PrlCM
^MANETTI ROSE STOCKS
For grafting or budding. Due at our port in November; early orders booked
now. Original cases of 5000 delivered, duty paid, f. o. b. New York, for $50.00.
10,000 lots at $9.50 the 1000. 3% allowed for prompt cash. Size to caliper
abiout 5-8 mm.
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS p. O. box 752. 51 Barclay street. NcW York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bulb Bargains
0*111 GODFREY. First size, $5.00
GODFREY. First size
per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
- "■■ — " H-m.and^
CALIA . ^^^^^
rnLLolA $10.00 per" 1000,
CO EEC I A PURITY. 51-in. and over.
rnEEolH $15.00 per looo.
Ul I II M CANDIDUM. $4.00 per 100,
L I U III $35.00 per 1000.
We allow 5?t for cash with order.
MOORE SEED CO.
125 MARKET ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Bidwell & Fobes
GroNvers of
Gladioli
KINSMAN, OHIO
please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES '" SS."
Seed, grown from the very finest selected plants,
ail large flowering, in great variety of fancy colors,
100 by mail, 60c.; by express, $3.50 per 1000;
3000 for $10.00.
The above are field-grown, strong, healthy
plants. Seeds of above strain, pkg. of 5000 seeds,
$1.00; 1 oz. $5.00.
Large plants for Winter blooming, $1.00 per 100;
ready last of October. Cash with order.
ED irUillUPC Lock Box 254,
. D. JtnnlHUd SOUTHPORT, CONN.
Grower of the Finest Panslea
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
MUSHROOM SPAWN
New Shipments just received
UJnglish, Finest Quality, $8.00 per 100 lbs
American, Pure Culture. $12.00 per 100 lbs.
>VEEBER & DON
Seed Merchants
114 Chambers St., NEW YORK
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favor upon us of
; If. when ordering
, they will mention
Freesia Purity
PURITY FREESIA, 10,000 1st size bulbs,
$12.00 per 1000.
^/umpp^(mlter&
30 and 32
Barclay St.
New York
ntion the Exchange when writing.
Offsets of Gladiolus Panama. "i^^^rj^^rr.l^^^lTZ
100 i $100.00 per 1000.
PloiliniliC lliacrora Offsets, $5.00 per 1000; $40.00 per 10.000. Young bulbs of
UiaOIOIUS Riagard. same, 15i-ln. and over. $5.00 per 100 ; $40.00 per 1000.
Gladiolus America. ^-In. and over. $9.00 ?« 1000 ■. $80.00 per 10.000.
ALL STRICTLY TRUE TO NAME ASK FOR PRICE LIST
For prices on larger quantities, apply to
BADER & CO-arGSu'ste^ra^I^s SassGnheiiii, Holland
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Our Motto: THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS
Chas.Schwake&Co.,inc.
Horticultural
Importers and Exporters
90-92 West Broadway
New York
Japanese and Chinese Lilies.
Hohmann's Lily of the Valley
French and Dutch Bulbs.
Holland and Belgium Plants,
etc.
Write for quotations
ention the Exchange when writing.
SPECIAL OFFER
Harrisii Lilies
7/9-in., $8.25 per 100.
Fine stock of all kinds of
Fall bulbs. Send for
wholesale catalogue today
James Vick's Sons
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Our New List
Gladioli
is now ready and will be
mailed on request.
It is a select list, as we
grow only those kinds
that come up to the
Flowerfield Standard
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y.
FRBBSIA
100 1000
Refracta Alba. J^ to Ji in. diam. . .$0.60 $4.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
5 to 7-in. circumference $5.00 $40.00
6 to 7-in. circumference 6.00 66.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 9.00 85.00
ROMAN HYACINTHS, 12-15 3.50 32.00
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandl-
flora, 13-15 1.25 8.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOG?
**Th9 most reliable seeds'*
53 Barclay St., <t i6> New York
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
English Lot
just off ship.
Bricks thorough-
ly " Run."
Highest Valtie.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25BardayStrMt, NBV VOBK
October 18, 1913.
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813
Silver Pink
Snapdragon
By sowing seed now you can have blossoms in
profusion from Springtime until July, being heaviest
at Memorial, when "flowers are flowers." There is
no plant that will equal Silver Pink for blossoms and
profit. Our free cultural directions make growing
simple.
Price of seed, Sl.OO per pkt.; 3 pkts., S2.50; 7 pkts.,
$5.00. Cash.
Prepare to fill empty space.
G.S. RAMSBURG, Somer$yvorth,N.H.
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NARCISSUS
Paper White Grandifiora
Superior Quality Selected Bulbs
13-15 Centimetera
Per 100 $1.00
Per 1000 8.25
Per 5000 $8.00 per 1000
Cases contain 1250 bulbs.
Chinese Sacred Lilies
Per basket (30 bulbs) $1.25
100 1000
LUium Candidum $5.00 $45.00
Mammoth Freesias. French
grown 1.25 10.00
New Crop Mushroom Spawn
English Milltrack 10 lbs., 80c; 25 lbs.
$1.75; 100 lbs., $6.00
Mastica, for glazing. .Qt., 40c; gal. $1.35
Mastica Machine 1 .25
Send your list of Bulb wants and avail yourself
of our special prices
Johnson Seed Co.
217 Market St., PHILADELPHIA PA.
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XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds, Sl.OO; lOOO
seeds, SI. 50; 3^ plvt. 50c. Colors separate also.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
mixed, 2.50 seeds, Sl.OO; ii pkt. 50c.
DAISY (Bellls) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
IRISH SHAMROCK. True green. Pkt. 20c.
SMILAX. Large pkt. 20c., oz. 35c.
GIANT PANSY. TaHeti^Tcrit'rafytereS
6000 seeds, Sl.OO; J^ pkt. 50c.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
lOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
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BULBS
Plants and Roots
IN SEASON
fJ.O.Sclimilz,PrinceBay,N.Y.
Importer and Exporter of
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
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Narcissus Paper White
Grandifiora
100 1000
13 ctm. bulbs (1250 to case)...$1.25 $8.50
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.50 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St., CHICAQO
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THE HATTER
does not buy new styles to cover heads — any old
hat will do that. He buys new styles to create
sales and increase profits. For the same reason
the wise florist will buy stock of
NELROSE
f.W.rL[TCnER&CO.,Auburndale,Mass.
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AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massie, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattltuck, N. T. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Therklldson, Palnes-
viUe, O.; secretary (re-elected), C. E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. Wil-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC. — Oct. 7, S. S. Minne-
halia — G. W. Sheldon & Co., 165 bags
seed; Daniel Bacon, 9 sks. seeds; D.
Cooke, 2 cases bulbs. S. S. Uranium —
P. Ouwerkerk, 15 cases trees; R. P.
Lang, 18 cases bulbs. S. S. New York. —
O. G. Hempstead & Sons, 1 pkg. plants,
4 cases plants: Hussa & Co., 1 case
plants: Maltus & Ware, 6 pkgs- Orchids,
etc. Oct. 8, S. S. Vaderland — A. Rolker
& Sons, 56 cases plants; Lunham &
Moore, 107 pkgs, plants; B. S. Barnes,
404 pkgs. plants; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 53
pkgs. plants; H. F. Darrow, 76 cases
plants; O. G. Hempstead & Son, 450 tubs
Bay trees; R. M. Ward & Co., 37 cases
plants; Bernard Judae & Co., 12 cases
plants: H. F. Darrow, 40 cases plants;
J. Roehrs & Co., 29 cases plants; Mc-
Hutchison & Co., 69 pkgs. trees, 149
pkgs. plants; C. P. Smith, 33 cases
plants; H. Langeler, 119 cases plants;
A. Goldenberg, 29 cases plants; Minne-
apolis Floral Co., 4 cases plants;
Vaughan's Seed Store, 10 cases plants;
A. Schultheis, 52 cases plants: C. S.
Richards & Co., 27 cases plants; Maltus
& Ware. 27 tubs trees, 591 cases plants;
J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co., 216 cases
plants: Lunham & Moore, 97 cases
plants. S. S. Albingia — Hussa & Co.,
GO cases plants. S. S. Parlma — O. G.
Hempstead & Son, 1 box Palm seed.
S. S. Ryndam — Funch, Edye & Co.,
2 cases bulbs: J. Krug, 40 cases bulbs;
H H. Berger & Co., 3 cases bulbs; R. P.
Lang, 48 cases trees, etc.; P. C. Kuyper
& Co., 14 cases bulbs, etc.; H. Langeler,
5 cases bulbs; J. Roehrs & Co., 120 cases
trees, etc.; H. P. Darrow, 3 cases plants;
C. P. Verkruzen, 3 cases trees, etc.; Mi.
Horticultural Co., 28 cases trees etc.;
C. F. Smith 31 cases trees, etc.; P. Hen-
derson & Co., 2 cases bulbs*, Vaughan's
Seed Store, 53 cases trees, etc. ; F. B.
Vandegrift & Co., 6 pkgs. bulbs; Lun-
ham & Moore, 20 cases shrubs, etc.;
J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co.. 14 cases
bulbs; R. F. Lang, 10 cases bulbs, etc.;
F. B. Vandegrift & Co., 20 cases bulbs,
etc.; C. J. Smith, 13 cases shrubs:
Knauth, Nachod &,Kuhne. 300 bags
roots; Maltus & Ware, 411 pkgs. shrubs,
etc.; C. B. , Richard & Co., 60 pkgs.
IF YOU KNEW
all that we know about Horseshoe
Brand Giganteum you would be
sure to buy them. Because —
They are produced from the
best seed bulbs in the world.
They are cultivated with the
greatest care and are handweeded
to prevent injury to the bulb.
The flowers are disbudded
from the plant before blooming
time. This preserves the strength
of the bulb.
They are not dug until after
they are ripe. So they will re-
spond to forcing readily.
They are packed by experi-
enced men, suitable for Cold
Storage purposes if required.
There are no Lily bulbs of better
quality anywhere.
PRICES AS FOLLOWS:
Size 6-8
" 7-9
" 7-9
" 8-10
" 8-10
A^of how cheap,
But hoiv good
$16.00 per case of 400
7.50 " " " 100
18.00 " " " 300
10.00 '• " " 100
23.00 " " " 250
Ralph M.Ward
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET
NEW YORK
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Wholesalers
We not only import the
largest quantity of bulbs to
America, but we carry in
f ^ ^ stock and in season the most complete assortment
^^T S% I I °( bulbs for florists. We can fill your complete wants
^-'^ **** promptly and from our own stock. We con-
^^fc ^ 4 stantly strive for early deliveries, but we do not
W^k 1 1 I B^ ^% order any bulbs dug prematurely. Look out for
^■^ *" **i^W^ early dug, weak forcing Lily bulbs. They will
not carry well in storage.
IN STOCK NOW. NEARLY ALL LEADERS
DUTCH HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS and TULIPS.
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
Drf-VYlXrOOO ^UT SPRAYS. Book orders now for your HOLIDAY
DKJ^m IT \J\JiJt supply. We shall have it, and of No. i quality.
!!»M VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE ^^m
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writtng.
ROMAN HYACINTHS
12x15 ctm.
2000 to a case; $25.00 per 1000.
HOSEA WATERER
107 So. 7th St., Rbiiladelphiia, Pa.
LILIES
TO CLOSE OUT WE OFFER
HarrlsU, 6i7, per case 335 bulbs $16.00
Formosa,6x8, per case 400 bulbs... 12.80
Formosa, 7x9, per case 300 bulbs. . . 17.50
Formosa, 8x10, per case 225 buUjs.. 17.00
MulUflorum, 7x9, per case 300 bulbs 13.60
Scranton florist Supply Co.
SCRANTON, PA.
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SURPLUS
Sweet Pea Seed
For Immediat* Delivery
The L D. Waller Seed Co.
SPECIALISTS IN
Sweet Peas, Nasturtiums and
Small Flower Seeds
ration GUADALUPE, CAL.
Foftler, Fiske,
Rawson Co*
BOSTON, MASS.
Cold Storage
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
PLANTED NOW,
FLOWERS AFTER CHRISTMAS
Prompt shipments from our own Cold Storage
Plant. Let us quote our prices.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
1 the Exchange when writing.
Let us quote you our
wholesale prices on
FIRST CLASS Vege-
table and flower seeds
that produce results.
WALTER P. STOKES
»EEDd
and
BIJLBd
W.CBeckert
I0I-I03 Federal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (Nortli Side)
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GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SPEELMAN^SONS
Sassenheim - - Holland
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Ihebichange— Alert and Up-to-date
THE PRICES ADVERTISED IN THESE COLUMNS
ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
J. BOLCIi»IO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
Established 1818. Write for our low Prices
Light, Pratt and Elllcott Streets
BALTIMORE, MD.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
shrubs, etc. ; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 15
pkgs. plants, etc. Oct. 9, S. S. P. F.
Wilhelm — C. Wurttenberser, 3SS bags
seed; R. P. Lang, 4 do. plants. S. S.
Pres. Lincoln— J. Spero & Co., 12 pkgs.
bulbs, etc. Oct. 10, S. S. Banan — Maltus
& Ware, 36 cases plants. S. S. Majestic
— O. G. Hempstead & Son, 1 ease plants;
Maltus & Ware, 7 cases plants.
European Notes
Everybody that is anybody is busy
pheasant shooting just now, and fortu-
nately birds are plentiful and strong on
the wing, so that there is good value for
the money.
The continued hrilliant weather en-
abled the farmers, and growers to get
all their crops under shelter before the
sport began so that there is now a fair
field and no favor. What has this got
to do with seed growing? you will say.
Well, everything just now, for the dry
stubble beneath the feet and the blue sky
overhead have completely checked our
transplanting and permitted us to pass
otherwise idle hours in company with
the gun.
Where the land can be ploughed it is
turning up as dry as a chip ; in this we
see the reason why our plants that were
put out during the early September
showers make so little progress ; in fact
they appear to be quite at a standstill,
and, at present, there is no promise of
rain.
Threshing our Peas confirms anticipa-
tions of very serious waste in picking.
Rarely, if ever, have vermin been so
active or destructive as they have been
this season. Fortunately, the Peas that
are sound are in excellent condition, so
in this we have some consolation. Broad
Beans, while not so large as we should
like, are of a much better color than
they were last year, and for this we are
grateful. Onion bulbs are quite a glut
in our markets again this year ; as, how-
ever, they are well matured and dry,
any surplus will go to make an excellent
preparation for next year's seed crop.
European Seeds.
American Notes
The continued rainy and cloudy
weather, that almost every part of the
country reports as so persistently pre-
vailing during the past w^eek, would
seem to have had little or no effect in
curtailing the enormous business in Au-
tumn planted bulbs which is this season
being enjoyed. The warm weather con-
ditions, that the month so far has ex-
perienced, have hindered no sale with
the exception of the home flower gar-
den retail trade, which no seedsman looks
for in any great volume until hard
frosts do away with all outdoor bloom.
It has been a wonderful month of bulb
selling so far, shortages are now in every
direction very marked, and on the other
hand, there are few if any surpluses.
A custom seems to he gaining ground
this year, of the larger seedsmen and im-
porters asking the dealers to specify
their bulb needs, and then quoting on
the items needed ; this plan would so
far appear to be having the desired ef-
fect of holding market prices firm. The
large holders of what bulbs there are,
do not as yet manifest the least anxiety
as to their disposal.
During the past tew days the demand
for mother bulbs of double-nosed Van
Sion Narcissus has taken practically all
from first hands and at advanced prices,
but it should be remembered that our
Dutch friends did not deliver this year
over 65 per cent, on this item. Paper
NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO SOW
Winter Sweet Peas
We ha
Watchung, Wallaces, Mrs. Totty, Mrs. Sim*
Mrs. Smalley, at S2.00 per lb. Pink Beauty,
$4.00 per lb. Zvolanek's Pink, $5.00 per lb.
Try some of the coming Winter Orchid Sweet
Pea. We have still a few left, in Pink, White,
Light Pink, Dark Pink, Lavender, at $4.00 per )?
oz.; mixture at S7.00 per oz.
If you need some of Summer or Late Sweet
Pea for inside or outdoors, we have: Frank Dol-
by, Nora Unwin, Gladys Unwin, at $1.25 per
lb.; Pink Spencer, White Spenceer, Lavender
Spencer, King Edward Spencer, all true stock,
at $3.00 per lb. No better in U. S. A.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, LOMPOC. CAL.
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JAPANESE and
GERMAN IRIS
10,000 Clumps
Must be sold at once. Finest
mixed varieties, $7.00 per 100,
I50.00 per 1000. Cash.
FOX HALL FARM
R. F. D. No. 2. NORFOLK. VA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ASTERS
If you want the finest quality of seed grown, get
in touch with
Herbert & Fleishauer
Aster Specialists
McMINNVILLE, OREGON
please mention the Exchange when writing.
CANN AS
We grow over one million and oflFer all the best
varieties for Fall and Winter delivery, ranging from
$7.00 per 1000 up.
For all other bulbs ask for our price list.
IMPERIAL SEED S PLANT CO. Grange, Baib'niore, Md
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and
GARPEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S.D.WOODIttl!T & S0NS,82DeyStmt, NEW YORK
and Orange, Conn.
Pleaaa mention the Exohange when writing.
Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT \
USE FOR RESULTS ^ I
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS. Seedsmen. 98 Chambers St.. ,^^XRy New York
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
October 18, 1913.
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LILIUM CANDIDUN
AND OTHER SEASONABLE BULBS
The Lilium Candidum we have on hand is now in cold storage, therefore in perfectly dormant and sound condition. Planted now in the open
ground or in pots, they will make their Winter growth^be very handy for Decoration Day or June weddings. We offer the following sizes till sold:
Lilium Candidum, 18/20 ctms., $3.75 per 100, $35.00 per 1000 Lilium Candidum, 20/22 ctms., $4.25 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
Lilium Candidum, 22/24 ctms., $4.75 per 100, $45.00 per 1000
All cold storage Lilium Giganteum sold. Still have on hand, however, the following:
LILIUM SPECIOSUM ALBUM — Cold Storage, 8- to 9-in., 225 bulbs in a case, $7.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000, $12.00 per case.
SPIRAEA, or AST I LB E-(Coid storage)
1000
$55.00
Queen of Holland.
variety, white ....
One of the finest; grand florist's
1000
$75.00
Gladstone. Enormous spikes of pure white flowers. . . $6.00
THE GODPREV CAUUA
Also C A LLA /ETH I O PI C A "^ °"^ '11 S:^%^^Z '''""'*'
All in excellent condition, sound and free from disease.
The Godfrey Calla. Large bulbs, $7.50 per 100, $70.00 per 1000; First size, $6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000; Mailing or Second size, $5.00 per
100, $45.00 per 1000.
CALLA /ETHIOPICA-(Guernsey Grown)
These bulbs have been selected with great care and are sound and free from rot and all with eyes.
iM to i}4 inches in diameter $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 I 2 to 2}^ inches in diameter $10.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
1% to 2 inches in diameter 7.00 per 100, 65.00 per 1000 | Monster Bulbs $16.00 per 100
ALL LESS S PER CENT. IF CASH ACCOMPANIES THE ORDER
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON,
Seedsman,
342 West 14th Street,
NEW YORK CITY
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Please mention the Exchange when writing.
White Narcissi still hold very firm, and
this in the face of some known large
lots yet to be disposed of, but the de-
mand continues unabated and in no di-
rection is there the least tendency to
shade rates. Japanese Lilium longi-
florum multiflorum bulbs arrived last
week and the holders are busy filling the
advance orders for them ; the larger sizes
are in short supply, as has all along
been expected would be the case. Dutch
Hyacinths are getting shorter in supply
every day and in all varieties and mix-
tures. Many firms have this past week
reported their supplies of Darwin Tu-
lips as being about exhausted : some of
the larger seedsmen still have fair stocks
but are not pressing them for sale ex-
cept in a retail way. Roman Hyacinths
are now about cleaned up for the season,
and certainly to the satisfaction of all
concerned : they made their full share of
trouble this year. In single forcing Tu-
lips several shortages are developing,
especially Keizerskroon, Pottebakker
White and Pottebakker Yellow ; the
same may be said of the Cottage Garden
Tulips, particularly Inglescombe Scar-
let. A strong demand has developed for
the new "Poetaz hybrids" Narcissi, the
cross between Poetieus ornatus, and the
Polyanthus type, and very hardy ; but
owing to the small quantities obtainable
in Holland this year very few of the
orders for these can be filled. So much
for the short items in bulbs this week.
As for surpluses, quite a few Lilium
candidum bulbs in good condition and
large_ sizes are still to be had ; Lilium
Harrisii in the 5in. to Tin. size continue
to be plentiful, as do also the smaller
sizes in Freesia bulbs.
The Seed Crops
On the whole, the advices received
this past week regarding the seed crops
have been somewhat more encouraging.
The California Lima Bean seed crop is
now estimated at from 50 to 8.5 per cent,
of an average, according to the variety.
The greatest^ shortages will be in the
dwarf varieties, which is most unfortu-
nate as these are always in much larger
demand than the Pole sorts. But when
it is remembered that the early estimates
made for this important vegetable seed
crop were for less than half this quan-
tity, present figures look quite large.
The two very important varieties, Bur-
pee's Improved Bush Lima and Fordhook
Bush Lima, are reported each as about
half a crop of seed ; these shortages will
cause much inconvenience, as both sorts
are always _in strong demand by truck-
ers and marlset gardeners. Dreer's Bush
Lima is also about 50 per cent, of a
crop. The Pole varieties, such as King
of the Garden, Large White, Challenger,
etc.. will do much better, .some of these
yielding almost full crops of seed. On
the whole, this would seem a pretty gocfd
showing, when it is remembered that
the acreage planted was somewhat re-
stricted on account of the shortage last
Spring of suitable seed stocks.
Regarding the crop of Sweet Corn
seed, somewhat better reports have come
in the past few days ; it iiegins to look
as if the State of Neljraska would yield
much more seed than has all along been
expected and that the Connecticut and
Ohio crops are turning out better also.
Should this prove to be the fact, it will
much help the final figures. Neverthe-
less, sales of round lots have continued
to be made for future delivery at $2.75
to $3 per bushel, which price clearly
shows that the buyers believe as they
did two weeks ago that there is to be a
short crop of Sweet Com seed. Both
these points of view are given to throw
all the light that is possible on the
situation. But in any case with all the
improvement noted and allowed, a final
yield of fi5 to 75 per cent, of an average
crop would seem to be all that can be
expected.
The advices received last week regard-
ing the Garden Pea seed crop continue
to substantiate what has already been
reported in this column ; the early va-
rieties, such as Alaska and other can-
ners' sorts will be somewhat short ; but
the medium and late sorts will be very
nenrly, if not quite, full deliveries. The
Garden Bean seed situation has changed
little since previously mentioned, and it
will be some weeks yet before much
more is known for the reason that Beans
are so much later than Peas in being
thrashed and finally estimated ; but the
very best opinion at the moment is that
the crop of seed as a whole will not ex-
ceed half of an average one. Garden Bean
prices are expected to range from .fl to
$1.50 per bushel more than last year :
as yet no seedsman or grower wishes to
mention price, but more will soon be
known. V.
New York Seed Trade
Most of the seed stores of 'this city on
Monday of this week, Columbus Day,
closed either at noon or early in the af-
ternoon. Just at this time, when Dah-
lia blooms are at their very best, dis-
plays of this flower are noticeable in
many of the store windows. The bulb
trade is moving steadily along, and no
one seems to be complaining of a lack
of business in that line. The counter
demand for bulbs is beginning, but is
by no means in full swing, and the un-
timely, or rather in this case the timely,
frost, is the necessary factor for stimu-
lating the sale of bulbs for outdoor plant-
ing.
At A. T. Boddington's, 342 W. 14th
St., night work is continued, necessitated
by the numerous large orders which are
daily coming in. Mr. Boddington has
returned from his North Carolina trip
and reports that the Canna and Tube-
rose crops are looking well. Harry A.
Bunyard is suffering from a severe at-
tack of grip, or as he says, is still re-
covering from his vacation ; nevertheless,
he may be found every day at his desk.
The Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32
Barclay St.. this week is making a not-
able window and also inside display of
fine decorative plants, including " the
Japanese Dwarf Cedars. The display of
Dahlia blooms of the newest and hand-
somest varieties continues to be kept up
daily within the store, and this week
there is noted an especially fine display
of blooms of the double and single tuber-
ous rooted Begonias.
For McHutchison & Co., 17 Murray
St.. there arrived last week .525 pkgs.
of Belgium stock, consisting largely of
Azaleas, Palms and Bay Trees. The
Holland stock, consisting chiefi.v of
Peony roots, is arriving this week.
Ralph M. Ward & Co., 71 Murray St.,
received a large shipment of Paper
White Narcissus on the S. S. Canada
from France on Tuesday of this week.
Every one at Vaughan's Seed Store,
25 Barclay St., is extremely busy with
bulb orders. The Dutch bulbs are sell-
ing up very closely, but at this store
there is still a good assortment reserved.
There arrived this week on the S. S.
Rotterdam a large invoice of Dutch Hya-
cinths. Narcissus and bulbs. A shipment
of Lilium giganteum is now on the way
over, and is expected to arrive at an
early date.
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay St.,
report an excellent business in all kinds
of bulbs, but that, as is the case appar-
ently in all the seed stores, the counter
and mail order trade in bulbs for out-
side Fall planting has hardly begun.
A. M. Kirby. of Peter Henderson &
Co., 37 Cortlandt St., returned this week
from a vacation of several weeks,
the latter part of which he spent in the
Pocono Mts.. Pa. A splendid showing
of Dahlia blooms in all the different
classes is noted in the store windows of
this firm this week.
Burnett Bros., of 9S Chambers St.,
report that their new location is already
bringing an increased counter trade.
Advance orders for Valley are coming in
freely. A full line of pruning imple-
ments and garden tools is now carried
by this firm.
Weeher & Don. 114 Chambers St., are
featuring in their windows this week
the Sedum Sieboldi and Ligustrum ovali-
folium for Fall planting. An increased
counter trade in Tulips and other bed-
ding hullis has been stimulated by the
cooler weather. Bulhs and other bed-
ding stocks, as regards many varieties,
are already running low. Hardy Nar-
cissus with this firm hasbeen in great
demand this year. An invoice of the
Four-leaved Clover bulbs, Oxalis repens
atropurpurea, is expected to arrive in
about ten days, a bulb which this firm
is featuring and for which a number of
orders have already been booked.
The auction sales of Evergreens and
Palms at the MacNiff Horticultural Co.,
56 Vesey st.. were well attended on
Tuesday and Friday of this week.
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The Florists' Exchange
Michell's Intermediate Giant-Flowering
SWEET PEA-BLANCHE FERRY
SEED SOWN IN OCTOBER WILL PRODUCE FLOWERS MARCH 15th.
A novelty of extraordinary value to the florist. Seed sown in October will
commence flowering March 15th and continue through April and May. Three
to four extra large blooms are produced on long stems from 16 to 20 inches in
length. The culture of this variety is the same as all other Winter-flowering
sorts, except that it should be sown during the month of October. Our seed is
original greenhouse-grown stock. Per oz. $1.00; $3.50 per J4 lb.; per lb. $12.00.
Also all other popular varieties of Winter-flowering Sweet Peas.
Michell's Giant Cyclamen Seed
New Crop. Quality Uusurpassed.
GERMAN-GROWN SEED
Pure White $1.00 18.50
Soft Pink 1.00 8.60
White with Red Base 1.00 8.50
Brilliant Crimson 1.00 8.50
Salmon Pink 1.00 8.50
Mixed Colors 90 8.00
100 Sds. 1000 Scls.
Album. White $0.75 S6.00
Roseum. Pink 75 6.00
Rubrum. Red 75 6.00
White -with Red Base 75 6.00
MUed Colors 60 5.00
Send for Our Wholesale Catalogue if you haven't received a copy, j
Henry F. Michell Co. "piSLfTa"
nention the Exchange when wrltiDg;.
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesate Growers of Full List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Fleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
SEED
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
SANDER. Bruges,
And 258 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Barney
J. M. Gleason
Peter M. Mille
(^ Late Managers of Schlegel &
bttler Co.
J. P. A. Cu
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street, - Boston, Mass.
I the Exchange when writing.
p.u.
Watch for our Trade Mark
.mped on every brick of Lambert's
Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with illustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
TradTMark AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
IradeMark g^ p^jj^^ MINN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Burpee's Seeds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. MICH
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN. CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash. Watermelon, Sweet Com
Correspondence Solicited
Please mention the Exchange when ■vriting.
ILII.Berger&Co!
Bulbs, Seeds, Bamboos,
Palm Seeds
70 WARREN STREET :: NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Get Our New
Wholesale Catalog
CANNAS
JUST OUT
THE CONARD.& MS COMPANY
WEST GROVE, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
At Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey St.,
there were large sales on Tuesday and
Friday of Bay trees, Ficuses and Ferns.
W. Atlee Burpee, of Philadelphia, Pa.,
was in town on Thursday of this week.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
Last week was raither dull as to retail
trade and several of the seed houses at-
tribute the general business slack to the
world's baseball series, which kept the
entire city interested until Saturday.
Bulb business is, however, still the promi-
nent factor, and with the arrival of
frost will undoubtedl'y make for a gen-
eral clean up.
At the store of the Johnson Seed Co.
the splendid and varied display of bulbs
has done much to increase the retail or-
ders. The display is well arranged and
attracts the attention of the passerby.
At the Moore Seed Co. Clarence
Moore states that the company is sold
out completely of Hyacinth bulbs and
the demand for Tulips has almost ex-
hausted the supply of some varieties.
At the Stokes Seed Store Francis
Stokes and Fred Cowperthwaiite are hard
at work making up the trade catalog
for the coming year.
.1. Otto Thilow, of Henry A. Dreer,
Inc., states that the firm's Dahlia show
held at Eiveryiew last week was success-
ful be.vond all expectation, and the num-
lier of people who were to be seen there
daily, was surprising. A small sized
show is being held in the store windows
this week, featuring the most prominent
varieties of Daiilias.
The Henry F. Michell Co. is working
three nights a week on its bulb orders.
It also reports excellent sales of Sweet
Pea seeds.
Chicago Seed Trade
The wholesale bulb trade continues
unabated, there being hai-dly any item
of seasonable stock that is not in strong
demand.
Dutch Hyacinths in first an<l second
sizes, as well as miniatures, are in such
demand that they will clean up before
the season of bulb selling is over. Dar-
win Tulips in both the named varieties
and in mixtures have for several years
I MdlowPaperWhite l
(Narcissus Soliel d'Or) French Grown
These can be forced the same as Paper Whites and
brought into flower for Christmas if planted NOW.
Price, $1.75 per 100; $15.00 per 1000.
Case containing 1400 for $18.00.
Wholesale Fall Catalogue of Bulbs upon request.
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past been growing in popular esteem.
'There have been more of these sold this
season up to the present time than in
the corresponding period in any previous
year. The dealers as a rule had not
fully prepared themselves for this de-
mand, for which reason all of the Dar-
win 'rulips are now difficult to secure in
anything like large quantities. Forcing
Tulips have been selling so well that
shortages of many of the leading varie-
ties are looked for before the planting
season is over. The demand has been
strong this season for such varieties as
Muriilo, Couronne d'Or, Keizerskroon,
Rose Grisdelin, and White Hawk. The
demand for TNTiite Hawk is particularly
noticeable, as florists are realizing that
it is one of the best pure white sorts of
great size and substance.
The retail trade continues in moderate
volume ; only a few brisk days of busi-
ness have been enjoyed over the counter
so far. There has been some rain as
well as some cool mornings, but not
enough to stimulate the small buyers
into activity. ITi-ida^ Oct. 10, was one
of the warmest October days on record,
tne highest temperature being S3. Frost
and cooler weather are forecasted for the
coming week.
The Leonard Seed Co. reports that
the Fall shipments of Onion sets are
larger this season than ever before. This
is a good indication that the demand will
be strong until the season's crop is all
disposed of. New crop Peas are being
shipped out as quickly as they are re-
ceived from the growers. A large force
of employees is employed in the ware-
houses picking over the crop before ship-
ping. Mr. Clark has just returned from
a trip throu^^h Michii-an, and reports that
the Cucumber and Radish crops in that
State will give a good yield.
At Vaughan's Seed Store a large stock
in bulbs is moving daily. The demand
for bulbs in all leading varietiesis far
ahead of any demand on record in pre-
vious years. New purchasers and new
fields for development open up annually,
using a larger stock of bulbs each suc-
ceeding year. Carl Cropp says that the
business in the shipping of Peonies,
perennials and all varieties of nursery
stock is now on with full force at the
nurseries and greenhouses at Western
Springs. For the past two weeks a
night shift has been at work packing or-
ders. With a good open Fall for outdoor
work, a large business in nursery stock
will be accomplished this season.
At Winterson's Seed Store everyone
is busy with the wholesale and retail
trade. All stock is moving well, with
no surpluses of anything in sight. The
season promises to be the best on record
in the sale of all bulb stock.
At A. Henderson & Co.'s, business
continues good in the sale of all bulb
stock. Their shipping season appears to
be now at the high water mark. .-Azaleas
are due next week, of which stock this
house handles a large quantity.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.(^INNICK,TRENTON,N.J.
FleoBe mention the Exohange when ■writing.
15,000 Violet Plants
Marie Louise, Farquhar, La France,
Princess of Wales. Strong, healthv,
field-grown plants. $5.00 per 100, S45.00
per 1000.
BDIIMn UCMI^CD North street,
nUnU nEniVLn, WHITE puiNs. N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS
Ready Now
Extra strong Princess of Wales, S5.00 per 100;
good medium plants. S3.00 per 100. Extra strong
California, S4.00 per 100; good No. 2. S2.50
per 100. Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing-
20,000 Violet Plants
Extra fine, strong, healthy, field-grown plants of
Marie Louise, Farquhar, Princess of Wales and
La France, «5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
■ WHITE PLAINS* N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ours have never been surpassed. We ofTer
Our Own strain — Masterpiece, Mme. Perret,
Trimardeau, Lord Beaconsfield, Emp. Wil-
liam, King of Black, Snow Queen. Yellow Gem,
Belgian Striped, Gold Margined, Silver Edged,
Havana Brown, Mahogany colored. Yellow
with Eye, White with Eye, and others. Labeled,
your selection, S3.00 per 1000. Our selection. S2.50
per 1000. 5000 for SIO.OO. For Double Alyssum,
Lupines and Dracaenas, see last week's adv.
ELNER RAWLlNGS.Wholesale Grower.OLEAN.N.Y
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
AT
HAND
Asparagus forcing Season
Get ready for the holidays by planting your forc-
ing Asparagus roots in your greenhouses. I am
the only party handling them in this country.
These are genuine six-year-old roots and full of
forcing eyes. Can ship at once by the thousand .
WARREN SHINN, woodbury, n. j.
Forcing Root Specialist.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $5.00
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
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THE PHIL.ADEL.PHIA PINK IS THE ONE
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is the ideal rose pink Carnation in every respect (color, productiveness, size of bloom, non-split-
ting calyx, length of stem, etc.), we state the plain, unvarnished truth.
But we do not want you to take our word for it. Investigate for yourself before you place the
order. We want you to see it growing. Come to Detroit at any time during the season and see
for yourself about thirty-five thousand plants — as clean, as vigorous, and as perfect as any you ever
had the good fortune to have on your own place.
Philadelphia is a producer superior to many and second to none. Its color is of that
shade of rose pink which sells at sight and which your average lady customer would designate as
"perfectly lovely."
Place your order early to insure early delivery, and remember that you reserve the right to
cancel it if, upon seeing the Philadelphia growing, you conclude it is not up to your expectations.
Note .—.Any Florist Club or individual wishing sample blooms can have them by addressing a
postal to the Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
Prices : $12.00 per 100, [$100.00 per 1000 ; 2500 at $95.00 per 1000, 5000 at $90.00 per 1000.
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=YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosus.
DRACAENA Indlvlsa. 3-
6-in., $25.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2Ji.jii . $5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poitevlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., S2.00 per 100', 3-in.,
»5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., 10c.;
4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c.
VINCA variegata. 2-in., 2c. each; 3-in., $5.00 per
100.
Ca^h with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Exchane:© when writing.
CYCLAMEN
Splendens GIganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from S-in. pots, $8.00 per
100. $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Chinensis fimbriata
From 2H-in. pot. $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000
Satisfaction Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
The W. W. Barnard Co. reports good
trade in all lines of Fall stock. Arnold
Ringier has been absent for several days
on a trip 'through all of the large cities
of the East.
At the Hollenbach store on Lake st.
the receiving and storing of Onion sets
has been receiving attention for some
time past. Chas. Hollenbach states that
all dealers in sets have a splendid season
ahead of them.
Petaluma, Cal. — W. J. Hickey, real
estate dealer, lias purchased the seed and
flower business of M. Vonsen and will
conduct this branch in connection with
his real estate business.
HoNEOYE Falls, N. Y.— The B. F.
Dibble Seed Co. has completed a large
addition to its seed warehouse in High
St. which doubles the available floor
space. The building is of concrete blocks,
40x50ft., and one stQry high.
Wading River, N. Y.— E. S. Miller
has sold his immense Gladiolus bulb busi-
ness to John Lewis Childs of Floral
Park, N. Y. Mr. Miller has not yet
fully decided whether he will give up
the Gladiolus business entirely ; it is
possible that he will grow two or three
acres under contract for Mr. Childs. He
will continue his vegetable seed and fruit
business, in which lines he is also an
expert.
We Specialize in
Carnations
Chrysanthemums
Geraniums
Poinsettias
Let us quote you on Rooted Carnation
Cuttings, or two-inch Geranium plants
Baur &. Steinkamp
Carnation Breeders
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Good Strong Stuff
at Make-Room Prices
2000 Pansy Seedlings. $3.50 for the lot.
Snapdragon Seedlings. Mixed, mostly
Silver Pink. $1.50 per 1000.
300 Impatiens. 2-inch. $5.00 for the
1000 Rooted Cuttings of Geraniums.
$S.00. Cash with order.
5000 S. A. Nutt. Rooted Cuttings for
Nov. 15th. delivery. S9.00 per 1000.
CORRY FLORAL CO., Corry, Pa.
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ention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysanihemums
and Fertllene
ELMER D. SMITH © CO.
Floral Designs de Luxe ^^^S^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to R Duane Street, New York
Catalogs Received
Olaf J. 'WingTen, T.a Ponner. Wash. —
Autumn, 1913, Catalog of Choice Bulbs.
liUdwigr Floral Co., Pittsburgh, Fa. —
Catalog of Floral Emblems and Lodge
Designs.
Knlg-ht 85 Struck Co,, Flushing, N. T.
— Catalog of 1913 crop "Heatherhome"
Sweet Peas.
John Connon Co.. Ltd.i Hamilton, Ont.
— Wholesale Price List for Fall, 1913, of
Flowering and Decorative Plants, Trees.
Roses, Slirubs, Vines and Perennials.
PoreBt Nursery & Seed Co., MclMinn-
ville, Tenn. — Wholesale trade list. Fall,
191.1. This company also sends a leaflet
dealing with "Kudzu" as a forage plant.
Hjalmar Hartmann & Co,, Copen-
hagen, Denmark, (Loechner & Co., New
York, U. S. Agents) — Surplus Offer of
Danish Seeds, Crop of 1913.
NOLLERS DEUTSCHE
GARTNER-ZEITUNG
Jst die verbreiteste und gelesenste gdrtnerische
Fachzeitschrift in deutscher Sprache
Herausgegeben von LUDWIG MOLLER
Chefredakteur, WALTER DANHARDT
ERSCHEINT WOCHENTLICH EINMAL
ABONNEMENTSPREIS; fur das Inland jahrlich lo Mark, halbjahr-
lich 5 Mark; ftir das Ausland jahrlich 12 Mark, halbjahrlich
6 Mark.
Abonnements-Anmeldungen sind an LUDWIG MOLLER,
Geschaftsamt fiir die Deutsche Gartnerei in Erfurt, zu richten.
Wirksamstes Insertionsorgan.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange arc
for THE TRADE ONLY.
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— (!) — (fe — d) — ih-THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO.
' Manufacturers of
SELF-TIED
ROSE STAKES
"THE LOOP!
THE LOOP'S THE THING!"
Write for Price List C
Self-tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE,
INDIANA
Carnation Cuttings
Eureka. $6.00 per 100. SSO.OO per 1000
Rosette. $6.00 per 100. $50.00 per 1000
Benora.
Enchantress Supreme. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
Gloria (New). $12.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000
J.OO per 100. $40.00 per 1000
20.000 Chrysanthemum Stock Plants
Also 100,000 Chrysanthemum Cuttings when ready. All varieties.
Westboro Conservatories 3„(j Worcester Conservatories
Leonard C. Midgley. Prop. WeStborO, MaSS.
Henry F. Midgley. Prop. Worcester, Mass.
Carnation Plants
receiving many letters telling of fine results from my last year's stock; this year my stock is e\
Syracuse grower who had stock in September says it is beating his own stock now. My j
helped wonderfully this year.
bett( _
and growing conditio:
; and irrigatit
100 1000
Pure White Enchantress gS.OO SSO.OO
White Perfection 5.00 •'^0.00
Light Pink Enchantress 5.00 50.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00 65.00
Cash with order or reference.
Also get prices on 6-in. Cycla
100 1000
White Wonder $7.00 $70.00
Rosette 7.00 70.00
Gloriosa 7.00 70.00
C. W. Ward 5.00 50.00
See FERN Advertisement.
A. A. GANNETT, Geneva, N. Y.
Please mention the Exch:
Carnations, 1st Size, Rlse^PinrEnSantress
$5.00 per lOO
Bargains, 2d Size, $3.00 per 100
3, -4 and S Shoots
Enchantress, Rose Pink Enchantress, White Enchantress, White Petfecticn
CASH WITH ORDER
FARNAM P. CAIRO, - = TROY, N. Y.
CARNATIONS-Field-Grown Plants
„ ^ A BARGAIN. GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY.
Encllantress, First size $5.00 per 100 | White Perfection, Second size $3.50 per 100
Second size 3.50 per 100 White Enchantress, Second size . . . 3.50 per 100
Rose Pink Enchantress, First size. . 5.00 per 100 Dorothy Gordon, Second size 3.50 per 100
Second size 3.50 per 100 | Second size plants, 3 to 5 shoots.
Cash with order. Five per cent, discount on order of 5000
REYNOLDS © MACKAY, Brunswick Road, TROY, N. Y,
GLORIA
If you are looking for a
good, lively, free blooming
pink Carnation, you will
find Gloria very profitable.
Healthy, well-rooted Cut-
tings. Ready in December
and later. $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000.
H. W. FIELD
Northampton, Mass.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c. Cash with order.
^,^ Carnation Plants
5000 Enchantress 2000 Sangamo
4000 Queens
$35.00 and £40.00 per 1000
These plants are very healthy and free
from disease. Cash with order.
F. B. ABRAMS, Blue Point, N. T.
Enchantress Supreme
DAILLEDOUZE BROS.
LENOX and TROY AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNilTIONS
r.MttNEKSSHNSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
) mention the ExrhaTige when •writing.
TO CLOSE OUT
Enchantress $4.00 per 100
White Enchantress . . 4.00 per 100
White Wonder 4.00 per 100
WHITE BROS., Medina, N.Y.
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Carnation Plants
GOOD, CLEAN STOCK
400 WINSOR t4.00 per 100
400 PINK ENCHANTRESS 5.00 per 100
The lot for $30.00. Cash, please.
GEORGE W. RllS!;FII,nshkiikn-Hudsfln,N.Y.
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ROOTED CARNATION CUHINGS
For October Delivery 100 1000
ENCHANTRESS $2.25 $20.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2.25 20.00
VICTOR V, red 2.25 20.00
COMFORT,red 2.25 20.00
ST. NICHOLAS, red 2.25 20.00
Bassett's Floral Gardens
B. S. BASSETT, Prop., LOOMIS, CAUFORNIA
Please mention the ExchaJige when writing.
Karl W. Heiser, Hamilton, O. — ^Price
List of Plants. Bulbs and Shrubbery.
P. C. Heinemann, Erfurt, Germany.
■W. A. Toole, Baraboo, Wis. — Whole-
sale Price List for Fall of 1913, of
Toole's Hardy Plants.
The J. Chas. SIcCnIlongli Seed Co.,
Cincinnati, O. — Fall catalog- of bulbs,
nursery stock, seeds and supplies.
Watkins & Simpson,, litd., London,
Bng. — Illustrated Catalog of Novelties
and Specialties in Vegetable and Flower
Seeds.
McHntcIiison & Co., New York. — Cir-
cular on Raffia, natural and colored,
with price list, from this importing
house.
The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove,
Pa. — Fall Trade List, 1913, of Roses,
Cannas, Shrubs and Miscellaneous
Plants.
General SwediBh Seed Co., Svaloef,
Sweden, (Loechner & Co., New York,
sole agents). Fall, 1913, Catalog of
Pedigreed Svaloef Seed Grain.
Archlas' Seed Store, Sedalia, Mo. — Au-
tumn and Winter 1913 Catalog of Bulbs
and Plants, Seeds for Fall Planting,
Fruit Trees, Goldfish, Birds, Cages,
Plant Stands, Supplies, etc.
Perry's Hardy Plant Parm, Enfield,
England. — Autumn Catalog No. 165, con-
taining a select list of Border and Rock
Plants adapted for Autumn planting;
Catalog No. 153 on Delphiniums; Cata-
log No. 154 on Bulbs and Tubers.
P. J. Berckmans Co., Inc., Augusta,
Ga. — Catalog for 1913-1914, of Frtiits,
Deciduous Shrubs, Hardy Perennial
Plants, Deciduous Trees, Evergreens
Climbers and Trailers, Ornamental
Hedge Plants and Grasses, Coniferous
Evergreens, also a Sub-Tropical Depart-
ment of Fruit-Bearing and Sub-Tropical
Trees and Plants.
v. I^emolne 8e Sons, Nancy, France.' —
Autumn Catalog, 1913, containing lists
of hardy plants, choice shrubs, green-
house specialties, etc. Among the plant
novelties are Hydrangea hortensis Lak-
me, with large white heads of bloom;
Deutzia crenata erecta. and a notable
Clematis called Campanile. This is Ett-
ter the style of C. Davldiana, with pale
blue spikes, is herbaceous, and grows
3i^ft. high.
PiTTSFiELD, Mass. — John White, one
of Pittsfield's oldest florists, has retired
from active business after 40 years at
his greenhouses on New West St., and
has leased the establishment to Thomas
Moore, who has been in his employ for
22 years. Mr. White intends to travel.
ROSES
GRAFTED and OWN ROOT
Eillarney Queen, Lady HilUngdon,
Double Pink Killarney, Maryland,
Killarney, Richmond, Bride, Brides-
maid, Kaiserin, La France.
Grafted, from 3-in. pots, $15.00 per 100.
Own Root, from 3-iii. pots, $7.00 per
100; $60.00 per 1000.
Perle, Sunrise, Sunset:
Own Root, $7.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
White Perfection, $6.00 per 100,
$55.00 per 1000.
Winsor, White Winsor, Princess
Charming, Wodenethe, $5.00 per 100;
$45.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
Princess of Wales, strong, field clump
6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000.
Miscellaneous
Plants p., ,00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-m. pots.$8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-m, pots. 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2}i-in.
pots 3.00
POINSETTIAS, 2.14-in. pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 3J^-in. pots. . . 5.00
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
First Aid to Buyers
FALL PRICE LIST
BEST THINGS IN ROSES
<:3ifl FFni FfLORAL COMPANY A
^-JiLLL LULL ^sp^^lKo^lEl■D■oHlo J
Please mention the E»nhange whe'
Best Equipment in United States
Field Grown Stock and Young Roses.
Own Roots.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CARNATIONS AND ROSES
CHARLES H. TOTTT
MADISON • NE\V JERSEY
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
821
EZ-
Carnation and
Chrysanthemum
TIE
Prices and Samples on Request
PRICES
5 6 in. 1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 J1.50
6 m. 6.000-10,000. per 1.000 1.25
6 in. 11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.00
7 in. 1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 1.50
7 in. 6.000-10.000. per 1,000 1.25
7 in. 11,000-50.000, per 1,000 1.15
Sin. 1,000- 5,000, per 1,000 1.75
8-in. 6,000-10.000, per 1,000 1.50
Sin. 11.000-50,000, per 1,000 1.25
9 in. 1,000- 5.000, per 1,000 1.85
9-in. 6,000-10,000. per 1,000 1.60
9-in. 11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.50
Williams' Florist Supply House ""K'n^K"
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
PANSIES
800,000
Brown's Giant Prize Pansy Plants
Mixed colore, S3.00per 1000.
Also separate colore of
GIANT YELLOW
Same price. Cash with order.
PET[R BROWN, iMMi^. Lancaster, Pa.
Pleaie mention the Exohange whan writtnt.
Pansies
Fine, Stocky Plants
BEACONSFIELD, yellow and mixed
$3.00 per 1,000, 125.00 per 10,000
J. CONDON
734 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
Grown from the finest Giant Mixtures
$3.00 per 1000. Cash.
No order filled for less than 500.
JOHNLAPPE,Maspeth,l.l.,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSY PLANTS
Of my lareest flowering mixture of Show Varieties,
unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky plants, $3.00
per 1000; 5000 lots. $2.50 per 1000. Fine, large
plants for Winter blooming, »5.00 per 1000; 600
at 1000 rate.
HARDY PHLOX, large one-year-old plants,
best colors, in bloom, t5.00 per 100.
GUSTAV PIIZONKA, Pansy Fam.. R. f. D., Bfistol, Pa-
Pleaae mention tiie i:.]icimnge when writing.
Vinca Variegata
To Clear Out
Fine field clumps at $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per
1000.
Field Rooted Layers were never better. $1.00
per 100, $10.00 per 1000, $27.00 per 3000. Try
a sample order.
W. J. ENGLE,So.''8 Dayton, Ohio
Pie
I the Excha
DRACAENA IndivUa, 2-in., 82.00 per 100.
ENGLISH rVY, 2-in.. $2.50 per 100.
FOXGLOVE, from coldframe, $4.00 per 100.
CAMPANULA, from coldframe, $4.00 per 100.
CLOVE PINKS, from coldframe, $2.50 per 100.
ORIENTAL POPPY, from coldframe, $3.00 per
100.
field, all
ROSENDAIE NURSERIES AND GREEfiHOUSES
'T'HAT subscription to F. E.
^ you have been thinking of
taking out for a brother florist.
Why not send it in now.
Montgomery, Ala.
After a two days' rain, the weather
has taken somewhat of a Summer turn.
Once in a while we get a cool night, but
the day temperatures are around the
eighties. Usually oyr first frosts come
in the early part of October, but there
has been no sign as yet, this year.
Business is somewhat erratic — rushing
at times, then nothing doing. The Fair
brought quite a number of visitors to
the city, but they were not of the flower
buying kind. The Fair itself was not
up to .its usual standard, but was a suc-
cess financially and all the premiums
were paid.
In the floral line, Rosemont Gardens
were the only exhibitors and captured
all the prizes, including the one for best
decorated booth. Roses from the open
ground are flne,- excelling the indoor
stock. Radiance is exceptionally good.
'Mums have made their appearance
and are finer than in any previous year,
readily fetching .$4 per dozen. In yel-
lows, Donatello is first, followed by Jlon-
rovia, Chrysolora, King of Italy, and
Applcton. Unaka is the best and earli-
est Pink. In whites, we have Virginia,
Poehlmann, Touset and Robinson in the
order named. These varieties come in
at about one week apart and just fill
the bill for this section. Roses are in
abundance : Carnations just enough to
satisfy present demands, while Violets
are more plentiful.
Dahlias have not proved satisfactory
so far, and will no doubt be replaced by
the Mammoth Double Zinnias which are
superb in this hot climate.
Bulbs are about all in, and opening
sales are good.
The next great event will be the In-
stallation of the new Shriners' temple,
which takes place Oct. 30, and will be
marked by a large parade, ceremonies at
the Opera House, with a banquet at the
Auditorium for one thousand persons.
Paterson has the order for the decora-
tions, which will be elaborate.
Walter Mott. representing Ham-
mond's Inseeticides, etc., was a recent
visitor. W. 0. C.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Remarkable progress has taken place
in all lines of business since the fire of
several years ago. This inviting city is
the key to the State, and even the most
casual observer cannot fail to be favor-
ably impressed with the finely paved
streets, handsome buildings and well-
kept gardens. .The fiorists have kept in
line, Mills, The Florist, Inc., taking the
lead with a tlioroughly uptodate place.
Good prices are obtained, Carnations
selling at 75c. per doz., Roses at $2.50
and so on, in October.
The Grifiing Bros. Co.. which owns
several nurseries and depots through the
State, has removed its offices out of town
and in place of tiem will conduct a
bureau of information with a capable
representative in charge. The company
will also carry a line of everything per-
taining to the orchard and garden, thus
being enabled to supply the wants of
its city patrons direct. This will fill a
long felt want, for, although, there are
some first-class seed houses here, none
carries a line of garden requisites.
T. B. Grace, for many years connected
with Mills Greenhouses, has taken over
the cit.T plant and is conducting same in
connection with landscape work, for
which he has several good contracts.
Pansy Plants
My strain of Pansies is one of the best on the mar-
ket ; none better. Have over 1,000,000 good, strong,
stocky plants, $2.50 per 1,000; 5,000 for $10.00.
DAISIES (Bellis), FORGET-ME-NOTS, WALLFLOWERS,
GAILLARDIAS, SWEET WILLIAMS, HARDY PINKS,
FOXGLOVES, COREOPSIS, CANTERBURY BELLS and
CALLIOPSIS. Strong plants, $2.50 per 1000; 5000 for
$10.00.
VIOLETS. Large field clumps, Princess of Wales, Cali-
fornia and Lady Campbell. $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Strong, field grown, ready for 4-in.,
3 to 4 ft., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Strong, field-grown plants, ready for
5- and 6-in. pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
SMILAX. Strong, 2}/^-'m., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides, ASPARAGUS Plumosus and Spren-
geri and CINERARIAS, Dwarf Prize. 2j^-in., $2.00 per
100; 300 for $5.00.
PARSLEY. Double curled, from the field, $1.50 per 1000.
LETTUCE PLANTS. Big Boston and Grand Rapids. $1.00
per 1000, $8.50 per 1 0,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
POINSETTIAS
Do not delay in getting your Poinsettia pans planted. There
is still time, if you will carry them fairly warm, to get nice salable
pans, but get them planted as soon as possible now. We have
the plants in prime condition and can ship promptly.
$5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
Field-Grown Carnation Plants are all sold.
Write us about Rooted Cuttings for early or late delivery.
BAUR & STEINKAMP camationBree^^s Indiaflapolis, Ind.
Tiention the Enchange whe
TWO MILLION
COLEUS
Rooted Cuttings Grown in a Season
Why not try us, as we only grow Coleus
Cuttings, and grow them all year round?
That's why we are the only and largest
and best Coleus Specialists in the world.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
$4.00 per 1000
Verachaffeltll, Qolden Bedder, Queen
Victoria, Firebrand and all other lead-
ing varieties. Qood, strong, clean,
well-rooted cuttings. Cash with order.
C. SCHULZE®SON
(ESTABLISHED 1875)
261-275 Uwrence St, FLUSHING (L. I.), N. V.
A. NAHLIK, PROP
VINCAS
$5.00 per 100.
Dracaenas, 5- and 6-in pots, $15.00
per 100.
Table Ferns, Asparagus Plumo-
sus, Asparagus Sprengeri, 2 J^-
in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Rooted Geranium Cuttings,
$1.25 per 100.
Cosh with order.
Rowden& Mitchell
Wallingford
Conn.
Rooted Cuttings
GERANIUMS, Poitevine, Rlcard, 100 1000
Nutt, Doyle and Rose $1.25 $12.00
COLEUS. 10 varietii^ 50 4.00
BEGONIAS, Flowering. Assorted. . 1.00 9.00
VINCA Variegata 75
AGERATUM, Stella Gumey 50 4.00
SNAPDRAGON, Giant White 1.00
E. A. WALUS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
822
The Florists' Exchange
Palms Heacock-s Fcms
WHOUBSAUB PRICE LIST
KENTIA FORSTERIANA
Leaves In. high Each Per doz.
pot 5 to 6 28 to 30 SI.OO $12.00
pot 6 34to36 1.50 18.00
MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Each
. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 28 to 30 in. high $2.00
. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 36 in. high 2.50
. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 36 to 40 in. high 3.00
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 40 to 42 in. high 4.00
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 42 to 48 in. high 5.00
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 4 to 4)^ ft. high, heavy . 6.00
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5 ft. high, heavy 7.50
12-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5 to 5M ft 10.00
12-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5M to 6 ft 12.50
l2-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 6 ft. high, heavy 15.00
12-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 7 to S ft 20.00
.10
Per 100
tolO $10.00
to 12 15.00
ARECA LUTESCENS Each
3 plants in a pot 22 to 24 in. high S0.75
3 plants in a pot 24 to 28 in. high 1.00
. ,_ 3 plants in a pot 36 in. high 2.00
,. tubs 3 and 4 plants in tub. .42 in. high 4.00
.tubs 3 and 4 plants in tub . .48 in. high 5.00
Home Grown,
Strong, Clean
and Well Established
5 to 6 15 $0.40
.pot 6 to 7 20 to 22 75
.pot 6 to 7 24 1.00
2.00
4.50
9.00
12.00
15.0n
18.00
30.00
36.00
48.00
IVhen in Philadelphia
be sure to look us up
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEl Each
4-ft. spread $4.00
.5-ft. spread 5.00
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.,
.26 1.25
.28 to 30 1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
.42 to 45 4.00
.45 to 48, very heavy 5.00
.48 to 54, very heavy 6.00
5 ft., very heavy 8.00
. 6 ft., very heavy 10.00
PHOENIX ROEBELENII Each
5-in. pot, nicely characterized $1.00
6-in. pot, 18 to 20-in. spread 1.50
7-in. tub, 18 in. high, 24-in. spread 2.00
Railway Station,
Jenkintown,
Wyncote, Pa.
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarias I
Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
Made-up plants.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 i
3-in.-7-in. tub, 36 i
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 i
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy
7-in. tub, 3 plants ■ ' ~"
7-in. tub, 3 plants
g-in. tub, 3 plants
8-in. tub, 3 plants
S-in. tub, 3 plants
. high, bushy $2.50 each.
. high, very bushy $3.75 each.
. high, very bushy $5.00 each.
up plants; grand stock for sale or decorating.
b, 36 in. high $3.00 each.
tub, 36-40 in. high $3.50 each.
tub, 40-^4 in. high $4.00 each.
tub, 44^8 in. high $5.00 each.
na tub, 48-54 in. high $6.00 each.
DISH FERNS.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus
S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
H-in., S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., ''^'^S""^
FERNS
Assorted Varieties for Fern Dishes
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
David Shannon
3380 Fort Hamilton Ave.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing:.
Nashville, Tenn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
the Leading and Best Varieties
In 8 to 10 best and hardiest varieties, cool grown
and will please the most critical buyer.
100 1000
From 2K-in. pots $3.00 $25.00
From 3-in. pots 6.00 55.00
From 4-in, pots 12.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus
From 2K-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 1000
COCOS Weddelliana and KENTIA Belmoreana.
From 2 '4-in. pots, just right for center of dishes,
$10.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM cuneatum. From 4-in. pots, $12.00
per 100.
THOM\S P. CHRISTENS[N, Short Hills, N J.
Please mention the Exchange when writin-.
110 Clumps in each Flat
Ready now, all 'clean and healthy
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
\A/est Hoboken, N. J.
Please mention the Exohan^ when writinf .
FLORAL DESIGNS DE LUXE ^S'f^f
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. ® Pub. Co., 2 Duane St., New York
At last we liave a fair supply of good
Chrysanthemums, especially in the white
and pinli colors. Yellows are still scarce.
There was a pretty good rain last week,
but there has been no frost as yet and
there is none in sight. Dahlias have
been coming in freely the past few days,
and they are selling readily, though they
are not far enough ahead of the Chrys-
anthemums. Delice, Lonsdale, and
Bridesmaid are the most desired, though
a small, coppery orange pompon is a
good seller. Carnations are arriving in
quantity from all of the growers now'and
are of good quality. They are selling
well at .$.3 to $4 per lOO. Roses are
more plentiful than we have seen them
for a long time, and all the varieties are
here together. There is some surplus
and the mixed and short stemmed are
selling as low as $S. We saw the first
really good Fireflame this week; they
are all cleaned up, as they are a novelty.
They are good growet-s and free bloom-
ers ; the color is very attractive, but a
sira-le Rose is not appreciated here.
Bulbs are selling even better than they
did a year ago, and that was our ban-
ner year here. While all the sbipni'^nts
are not in as yet. Herman Rynveldt, of
jRynveldt & Sons is in town and is book-
ins- hp!ivv orders for next season.
Mclntyre Bros, are cutting some very
good Pearl Roses. Their windows pre-
sent an attractive anpearance, being ar-
ranged with bulbs of all kinds. The
.salesroom is filled with Ferns this week.
The ,Toy Floral Co. is cutting some
fine Smi-th's Advance 'Mums. This va-
riety is a winner here.. The size is
large and there is plenty of stem with
foliage right, up to the bloom.
M. W, B.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2',4-in. stock, in largest and best
assortment, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. In '
6000 lots, $22.00 per 1000.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. Excellent 2M-in. stock,
right size for center plants, $1.30 per doz., $10.00
per 100, $95.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEl (King of Ferns). Strong,
clean, thrifty stock, in any quantity, all rejidy
for larger pots, 3-in., $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per
100; 4-in., $6.00 per doz., $45.00 per 100; 5-in.,
$9.00 per doz., $70.00 per 100. Extra large
specimens in 16-in. oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread,
$20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Stock in first-class
condition, 3-in., $3.00 per doz., $20.00 per 100;
4-in., $5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. Strong, well-grown,
ZH-ia. stock, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000;
4-in., $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
PTERIS ANDERSONI.
Queen of the Pteris
family. A distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
handsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
able
all
from a Table Fern to
Plant. Strong, 2'4-
in. plants, $1.50 per
doz., $10.00 per 100.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
FERNS
Plersonl. 3-in. 6c., 4-in. 10c. Boston, EI egan-
tisslma, Scholzeli, Scottii, Amerpohli Run-
ners, $1.25 per lUO.
DIGITALIS GlosinteSora and CAMPANULA,
from seed bed, $5.00 per 1000.
FLOWERING BEGONIAS. Assorted. 2ii-m., 2c.
GENISTA. 2K-in., Sc.
DOUBLE ALYSSUM. Giant. 2-in.. 2c.
500,000 PANSIES
DOUBLE DAISIES, Snowball and Longfellow,
$2.50 per 1000, 5000 for $10.00.
FORGET-ME-NOTS and SWEET WILLIAMS.
$2.60 per 1000.
CARNATIONS. Second size, field grown; En-
chantress, Rose Pink and Victory. $3.00 per
100.
COIDES, $2.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGONS. Por2*;^n'.'.V2"oV^V
100.
Cash, please.
BYER BROS.,Cliamliersbii^,Pi.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Smilax Plants
Strong, bushy stock from 3-in.
pots, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per
1000.
2-in., very fine, $1.25 per 100,
$10.00 per 1000.
Can ship at once.
R. KILBOURN
CLINTON, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ooston iGrns, loo. $30.00 per 1000'
Roosevelt Ferns, ?S'oo?e?"i(]gS'
WhillllaniColnpac^a,^^o8^S
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, ^^^Hk^'
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
I
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
a23
FERNS
BOSTON FERNS
From Bench All Sold
Axiorted Table Ferns from 2%-la.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having considerablj increased mj
stock of same, I am in the position to
fill larger orders, at prices as follows :
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home deliyery in flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clamps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
•per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots,
$6.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
All express orders. Cash or satisfactorj
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue - JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Ferns, Araucarias
and Primulas
Our stocks of these plants are very fine this
year, no better can be bought for the money.
NEPHROLEPIS HarrisU. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitmanl. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.
DISH FERNS. The best varieties only,
$4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconica. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chinensis. The finest strain.
4-in., ready to shift into 6-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5J^ and 6-in.
pots, 3, 4, 5 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. 5H-in. pots, fine plants,
40c. each.
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. Pot grown,
6-in., fine plants, $3.00 per doz.
DRACiSNA Fragrans, 5H in. pots, 50c.
each. Ouih with order.
ASCHMANN BROTHERS
Second and Bristol Sts..
and Rising Sun Avenue
Please mention the Escha
hia, Pa.
e when writing.
FERNS
Assorted varieties ; strong, healthy
plants, from 2>i-in. pots, at $3.00 per
100. $25.00 per 1000.
. N.J.,
Plefci* mention the Eichonga when writinr.
HOLLY FERNS
From 3-in. pots. 86.00 per 100.
ASPIDIUM tsussemense. Fine, bushy plants.
1.. 6c.
DRACAENA Sanderil. V
green, for centers. 12c.
legated, white and
R. G. HANFORD, NORWALK, CONN.
Please mention the Eichanito when writlnB.
HATCHERI
S-lnch, $6.00 per 100.
2M!-lnch, J4.00 per 100.
Seedlln^B, J12.00 per 1000.
Oreenhoaae grown seed, J6.00 per 1000
Wm. Ehmann. Corfu, N. Y.
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
Dreers Kentias
Our stock of Kentias this season is even greater than in former seasons and
of the same quality and good value that you are 'accustomed to receive from us.
Kentia Belmoreana
Doz. 100 1000
2>i-inch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 inches high II 60 tlO CO $90 00
3 '■ S " 12 " . . : 2 00 15 00 140 00
4 " S •■ IS ■• 4 50 35 00
Each
5-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches high $0 76
6 " a ■• 24 ;■ 1 00
6 ■■ 6 to 7 '■ 28 to 30 '" 1 50
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7 " 36 to 38 " 3 00
Kentia Forsteriana— Single Plants
Doz. 100 1000
.»1 50 tlO 00 t90 00
. 2 00 16 00 140 00
4 " 5to6 " 15 to 18 " 4 50 35 00
Each
5-inch pots, 5 to Cleaves, 24 inches high SO 75
48
1 00
1 60
2 50
3 00
4 00
5 00
4H to 5 ft. high 6 00
5 to 5H " 8 00
6H to 6 ■' 10 00
6Hto7 " 15 00
7 " 20 00
Kentia Forsteriana— Made-up Plants
6 to 7
6 to 7
6 to 7
} plants i
iplan
high, J2.00 per doz., $16.00 per 100.
Each
tub, 36 Inches high $2 50
3 00
40to42 ■■
42 to 45 •■
4 to4H feet high.
4H to 5
6 toSH
6H to6
6J^ to 7
. 6 00
. 8 00
.10 00
15 00
.20 00
.25 00
Made-up Kentia
s other seasonable stock.
HENRYA.DREER,lnc., ches^I^St st PHILADELPHIA, PA.
The Above prices are Intended for the trade only.
ention the Esr
FERNS
Buy now for your Fall trade. I have over
2000 in all, about one-half of which are the new
Whitman! compacta — the kind that does- not
revert to the Boston frond. Order the large pot
stock early so it can be shipped by freight. Stock
is in fine condition and I guarantee every shipment
to please.
25c,
5 and 6-in. Boston 25c.
5 and 6-in. Roosevelt 25c.
From Pots:
7-in. Boston 60c.
6-in. Roosevelt 50c.
6-in. Whitman! compacta 50c.
5 per cent, off, cash with order. Otherwise
references.
A. A. GANNETT, GENEVA. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
BOSTON and ROOSEVELT
For 5-inch pots, $20.00 per 100.
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDMCK, R.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I.
Please mention the Eaohange when writlpg.
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Assorted Ferns for dishes S^^.On per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus, S3.00 per 100.
Kentias for centers, 10c. each.
Kentia Belmoreana, 4-in.. 25c. and 35c.; d-in.,
50c. and 75c.
HENRT WESTON. "^T^'!'^*'''
Asparagus Plumosus
2r>c., 3."ic. and ."jOc. per bunch of 25 fronds.
Special prices on season contracts
HENRY V.SHAW, Red Hook, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus Hatcheri
Unequaled for Decorative Beauty
and Production
Extra strong, pot bound, 2J^-inch plants, $5.00 per 100.
ADDRESS THE INTRODUCER
Amsterdam, New York
1000
Asparagus Plumosus
4-inch pots, $8.00 per 100.
EDW. J. TAYLOR, Greens Farms, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CFDNC Scholzcli, Heavy, from (3-in., 40. ; 5-in..
rCnnO 30c..4-in., lOc ;2i^-in.,3c. Whitmani,
6-in.. heavy. 40c. Roosevclt,6-in., 30c.
VINCA Varjeaata, from field, 5c.; for 3-in. pot
5c.; for 2>^-in. pots. 2c. Rooted Cuttings
.51.00 per 100.
ENGLISH IVY, from field, strong. 6c.
DRACAENAS, 4-in., large plants. lOc; 5-in
large plants, 20c. Cash with order, please.
J.W.C.SEALY, Lynbrook.N.Y.
ntion the Exchange wbe
Tiling.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD AND EAST 45th STREET
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SCOTTM FERNS
6-in. pot grown, nice clean plants,
$3.50 per doz.
HENRY ENGLER
4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
1 the Exchane:e when writinp.
824
The Florists' Exchange
Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES. SHRUBS. EVERGREENS. ROSES.
CLEMATIS. PEONIES. HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
®^ Years Write for our >Vholeeale 1.1st
lOOO Aores
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
Good, strong, 2-year-old
18 to 24 inch, $12.00 per 1000. 2 to 3
feet, S15.00 per 1000.
Send cash with the order; then we will*
pack free of charge.
We have everything in the nursery
line and if you will state what yon are in
need of we will be pleased to name yoil
attractive prices. Address:
LANCASTER COUNTY NyRSERIES
R.r. D. No.7. LANCASTER, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SPECIAL LOW PRICES
CALiroRNiA Privet
Over a million in all grades
Berberis Thunbergii, Ornamental
Trees, Shrubs, Etc.
Write for list; it 'i»ill pay you
C.R.BURR © CO.. Manchester. Conn.
300 Acres Under Cultivation
^ Please mention the Exchange when writing.
v.e
'C HARDY NURSERY STOCK
m^ ofTered by
G.W.VAN GELDEREN, Boskoop, Holland
I RHODODENDRONS, Select varieties our specialty.
Pleaae mantion the Exohange when wriHny.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
GREUP&PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
Pleas* mention tho Exoh&nge whe^rrinngT
Otto tieinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinburg (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seed
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spiraeas
Japonica, Liliun Speciosum,
Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot-
Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in
sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses
in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
Also HOLLAND and BELGIUM STOCK, as
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, PALMS, ETC
WRITE FOR PRICES
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
EBBINGE & VAN GROOS
Fwimrly THE HOIITKIILTUIIM. CO.
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Hardy Narsery StMk, Sach aa H.P. ROSES
■ HOOODEN0RONS.AZALEA9,CLCMATIS
Buxus.CHoicr evcRCReeNs,peeNiea
Etc. Aak lor ealalaa.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, "Sl;r,i:H- Robbinsville, N.J.
EXTRA LARGE TREES
Norway, Sugar, Silver and Schvvedleri Maples; Linden and Poplar Trees; from
2- to 10- inch caliper .Colorado Blue Spruce and other kinds of Evegreens, up to
15 ft. in height. Also a fine lot of Standard and Bush Privet.
These trees must be seen to be appreciated. To reach place from Newark, N. J.,
take Springfield, or Broad Cars. Land must be cleard for building lots.
CHAS. MOMM & SONS, Irvington, N. J.
THE FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES
MO ACRES
TREES, SHRUBS,
EVERGREENS
VINES and ROSES
Send for
W. B. WHITTIER ® CO.
DEAL
FINE STOCK of
RHODODENDRONS
KALMIAS and
ANDROMEDAS
Price List
FRAMINGHAM. MASS.
500,000
California
PRIVET
2 years old
1000
2 to 21^ feet, 8 to 12 branches,$20.00
6 to 7 branches, 16.00
2 to 4 branches 10.00
Pacldng free. Cash with order.
Hillside Nurseries
Atlantic Highlands. N.J.
JOHN BENNETT, PROPRIETOR
the Exchange when writing.
California Privet
18 to 24-inch, that is better
branched than any 2- tc 3-ft.
stock you can buy but just a
trifle too short; while it lasts,
$20.00 per 1000, packed.
We can ship at once.
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO.
HIGHTSTOWN, N. J.
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Erergreen and Deolduons Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaoeoug Perennials and
Bedding Plants
English Manetti
ROSE STOCKS
Selected for Greenhouse Grafting
FALL DELIVERY
Our Stocks enjoy a National reputation.
Selected to grade ^ m/m. Best packing.
Write foi prices, terms and full details.
Prices low this season.
THE IMPORT HOUSE
McHutchison 9 Co.
17 Hnrrar Streat, New TorK
please mention the Exchange when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are tor THE TRADE ONLY.
200,000
HYDRANGEA Panlculata Grandlflora
6-in. up to 4-ft. Prices lower than ever.
JAPAN and COMMON SNOWBALL, TULIF
TREE, STRAWBERRY TREE, large itock of
worted EVERGREENS, etc.
Send for special Fall offerings to the trade.
JENKINS & SON. WINONA. OHIO
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
825
AlCBBICAir ASSOCIATIOir 07 XUUSBMTtSjai
President, J. B. Pllklngton, Portland. Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Hochester, N. T. ; treasurer, Peter Toungers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland O.
Catalpa Bungei as an Arbor Tree
(Subject of this week's illustration.)
Catalpa Bungei, as it has come to be known in nur-
series, is pretty well understood to be but a dwarf form
of C. bignonioides, in no way representing Bungei, a
sort which does not appear to be in cultivation here.
This dwarf form is so useful in so many ways that
nurserymen find a ready sale for the trees when they
have them good in sTiape, and the heads supported on
straight trunks. Often they are found planted one on
each side of a path, a position they fill well. Another
way in which they are seen to advantage is in lining an
avenue, though it is not all avenues that admit of a
round headed tree like this Catalpa to be used to ad-
vantage.
As a single specimen, planted so as to form an arbor
in time, it is excellent. The one in our illustration is
of this nature. It has been worked on a stem tall
enough to admit of anyone walking erect under it, be-
ing 7ft. tall. It is already of ample width to admit of
affording a good retreat from the sun of a hot day, and
the foliage is so dense that the sun's rays cannot pene-
trate it. Many trees are called Umbrella trees because
of the resemblance of their growth to one, but no tree
deserves the name better than this Catalpa.
It is readily increased by budding or grafting. To
secure straight stocks is imperative, in order to make
satisfactory sales. These can be secured by using C.
speciosa, which is naturally a tall forest tree, and in
two or three years from seed will yield stocks of full
size for working. If cut back to the ground two Springs
in succession, there will result, by the close of the Sum-
mer following, a stock of ample size.
The question is often asked whether this Catalpa ever
flowers, but no one has recorded its flowering. They
have been grafted into large trees of common Catalpa
without resulting in flower. Considering the uses it is
put to, such as for an arbor, its non-flowering is no
lo.'^s, as the "beans," which would follow the flowers, would
not be ornamental.
Xespedeza
Those who make a study of such matters
S'ebold' "'^ aware that the pretty, shrublike
plant, Lespedeza Sieboldi, still known to
many as Desmodium penduliflorum, is really a herb-
aceous plant, and not a shrub at all. In this respect
it is not alone. There are several other such plants
which, though herbaceous, are useful to plant as shrubs,
their growth resembling much that of real shrubs.
This Lespedeza starts from the ground in Spring,
making numerous slender shoots which, in strong plants,
may attain a height of 6ft., but those of 3ft. to 4ft.
are oftener seen. The flowers appear in August and
September, and are of a rosy purple color, pea shaped,
and in great abundance.
There is a white flowered one going under the name
of Desmodium Japonicum, which flowers at the same
time as the other. It diifers in other respects in mak-
ing fewer shoots, these being stouter and more erect
than those of the Sieboldi.
Both of these shrubby growing plants are increased
by dividing and by cuttings. The cuttings are made
from the half-ripened shoots in Summer. They root,
and though the tops die down, as all herbaceous plants
do, there is a live crown left, which forms a nice plant
when Spring returns.
rio n ta • Because of its September blooming
MaTt^anthuB f.f /j^f ^T " ""t"' r '"• ''l "•"'*"-
.u»i.«».»u.,uuB ji^ijj ^j^i^ flower.s, the Caryopteris is
still listed in catalogs among desirable shrubs, notmth-
standing it is not hardy except in States south of Penn-
sylvania. Wherever freezings are severe in Winter it is
killed to the ground, often root and branch, but when
protected well it gets through safely. Freezing in a dark
shed or cellar does not hurt it even when such freez-
ing is quite severe.
This shrub is so admired for its many merits and is
so easily increased from cuttings, that it is the practice
of many who have it to keep a plant or two of it always
in pots. These plants, started into growth early in
Spring, give cuttings which root quickly, and as growth
is rapid nice plnnts result by the time the planting
sea.son arrives. These young plants make a growth of
about 3ft. and bloom profusely in September. When
in flower a great display is niade, as the flowers are
in clusters, much as Verbenas are, coming in pairs all
along the upper portion of the shoots. It belongs to
the same natural order as the Verbena, hence its com-
mon name. Verbena shrub, is not inappropriate, espe-
cially, too, as its foliage has much of the Verbena
appearance.
Nicholson mentions it as a herbaceous plant, but this
it is not, as the behavior of plants in pots and those
grown outdoors where hard freezings do not occur,
proves.
This Caryopteris is a native of China, and was form-
erly known as Mastacanthus Sinensis. The preserva-
tion of , a plant in pot over Winter should not be
overlooked.
Akebia Those unacquainted with Akebia quinata
O 'na,ta, '^^" '"'^^ "° '^*'' "*"* ** handsome vine
<q{uinaia jj j^ jj. jg ^^ ^.^^.^ ^ardy, has such beau-
tiful foliage, is so free from disease and insect pests;
grows so rapidly, and is yet so slender and graceful that
it is hard to think of another climber to equal it. Be-
sides this, it is one of the earliest to come into leaf and
flower. The flowers are purplish brown in color and de-
lightfully fragrant, in slender racemes, the lower ones
pistillate, the upper ones staminate and much smaller
than the others.
It is rare that a vine fruits, but when one does, it
presents a most interesting sight. In appearance the
fruits are not unlike a young Pawpaw. When ripe they
burst open in three divisions, displaying numerous small
seeds in a pulpy mass. It is so uncnmnnn to find one
smooth shelled would have had the Pavia flava, rubra and
parviflora.
The one of our notes is a native of the Southern and
Western States, making a tree of fine appearance and
particularly pleasing when in flower. The blossoms are
yellow, borne on large panicles, expanding in May, at
which time the tree attracts much attention.
The shoots of this Buckeye are not as heavy as are
those of the true Horse Chestnut, having the slim ap-
pearance of the Buckeyes, a name the Pavias were
once known by.
The foliage of this species consists of from 5 to 7 leaf-
lets, and when Autumn comes it takes on a pleasing
color.
In nurseries aiming to carry a general stock this tree
may be found for sale, but it is not at all well known.
There is no reason why it should be scarce, as it seeds
freely, and every one of these seeds, kept from becom-
ing dry and sown as soon as possible after ripening,
may be looked for to grow.
Among the numerous Oaks of the
United States there is a group
known as the Chestnut Oaks, be-
cause of the resemblance of their foliage to the well
known Chestnut tree Castanea Americana. This group
has been variously considered by botanists, some mak-
ing them all Quercus Prinus and varieties, others mak-
ing separate species of them. At the present time they
are mostly listed separately under the names of Q.
Prinus, Q. Castanea and Q. Michauxi. The Q. Prinus
is commonly known as Rock Chestnut Oak, while Cas-
tanea is known as Chestnut Oak only, and Michauxi is
The Rock Chest'
nut Oak
Catalpa Bungei as an Arbor Tree
fruiting that much is made of it when this occurs. It
has been contended that age and condition have nothing
to do with its fruiting, but it appears to depend more
on the individual characteristics of the plant. Further,
it is said that plants raised from a fruiting one can be
depended on to fruit, but of this we know of no examples.
The plant is easily increased from either cuttings or
layers, so it could easily be tested whether or not the
fruiting character is inherited.
The ^Vkebia is perfectly hardy, even at Chicago, a fa^t
which rather surprises gardeners from England, where
it is sometimes grown in a conservatory, but only in the
more northerly coimties or sections.
, 1 ^" "'"^ estates here one is apt to find
PI " "^ the interesting tree, ^I'E.sculus flava, com-
^^ monly called the Yellow Buckeye. It is
not a shrub, but a large tree, growing to a height of
50ft. and over.
At one time the smooth husked Horse Chestnuts were
kept distinct from those having prickly husks, under
the botanical name of Pavia, but at the present time all
are cla.ssed in ^Esculus, excepting in some nursery lists,
where they are still kept apart. It is a pity they are
not kept distinct by all, as the difference in the shells,
one prickly and the otlier smooth, affords an easy method
of distinguishing them. In the prickly shelled class
there would have been the /Esculus Hippocastanum and
its varieties; the -E. glabra and JE. rubicunda; and the
the Cow Oak. While all have Chestnutlike fohage, it is
I he Rock Chestnut Oak that resembles the Chestnut
most. To see a tree of it standing alone on a lawn,
those who take it to be a Chestnut can well be excused,
so much alike is the foliage of the two. Considering
that this tree is always found in rocky elevations, it is
well named Rock Chestnut Oak, and when it, the Cas-
tanea and Michauxi were all considered as varieties,
this one was known, as it still is to some persons, as
Quercus Prinus montana.
To see this Oak in its splendor of growth it should
be planted on a lawn where ample room to spread can
be given it, as it forms a large spreading tree in such
situations. Its foliage is exceedingly handsome; large,
glossy and really finer than that of the common Chest-
nut tree.
Why certain trees are found in certain localities only
has always puzzled the thoughtful. Here is this Rock
Chestnut Oak, for instance, always found wild on rocky
heights, and the Pin Oak always on low ground. If they
would not thrive in any other situation the explanation
would be easily found, but this is not the case. The
Rock Chestnut Oak, for instance, can be planted in any
fair position on a lawn and will thrive, and the same
niav be said of the Pin Oak.
Those unacquainted with the Rock Chestnut Oak will
find it one of the handsomest of lawn trees.
826
The FloristsV Exchange
Northern Grown Nursery Stock
y^e Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Aflsortment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
. Prices Reasonable. vV hole tale Trade List for tke Asim§
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass„
Pleaaq mention the Exohanye when wiitJBf.
- H. Den Ouden & Son -
The Old Farm Nurseries
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Clematis, Roses, Hydrangeas, etc.
Write for complete Wholesale Catalogue -
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
UTa ni-A ir\ a T^f\d-tif\rk to quote prices on specimen Evcr-
»» «3 are in a rUblilUIl greens that will be decidedly
attractive to anyone who is BUYING TO SELL AGAIN. If you are in the market
for anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, send in your
lists and we will give you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. Cty
Please mention the Eaohange when writing.
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS
and JAPANESE ANEMONES
Field-grown plants at $6.00 per 100
Phloxes, Larkspurs, Foxgloves,
Canterbury Bells
and a general assortment of
Herbaceous Perennials
Send for Trade Lbt and Descriptive Catalogue.
The New England Nurseries Co.
Bedford, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Real Surplus of
25,000
Norway Spruce
12-in. to 18-in. JIS.OO per 100, $100 per 1000;
IS-in. to 24-in. 825.00 per 100, »150 per 1000;
24-m. to 36-in. $35.00 per 100.
20,000
HARDY PHLOX
60 kinda. $50.00 per 1000.
DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa.
ADOLF MULLER, Prop.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writine.
KOSTER & CO.
""'^T/A. Boskoop, Holland
NURSERIES,
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all slzea
RHODODENDRONS, select hardy Tarletlea
Catatogyt Jree on demand
Please mention the E^tchange when writing.
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
" Horticultural
Advertiser "
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Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
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Roses
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Michelsen & Co*
Naarden, HOLLAND
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Roses, Conifers,
Boxwood, Spiraeas, Peonies. Etc.
Please send list of wants. " Catalogue on appli-
cation. American address,
c/o MALTUS & WARE, 14 Stone Street, New York Gly
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California Privet
Per 1000
2 years old, 2 to 3 ft $20.00
2 years old. 18 to 24 in 15.00
1 year old. 15 to 24 in 8.00
Two million strong cuttings, 65c. per 1000.
Ampelopsis Veitchii Seed, Berberjs Thunbergii Seed.
Cash with order,
Frank Marra, Little Silver, N. 1.
California Privet
100,000 One- Year, 12 to 20 In,, S6.00 per 1000
50.000 Two-Ycar, 15 to 20 in., $10.00 per 1000
ONE MILLION CUTTINGS
For cash with order ONLY
MARRY B. EDWARDS
uixxuE siuviai*. IN. a.
^ hinese Primroses
Fine Colors, 4-in .. 100, $6.00. Obconica,
giants, 3-in., 100, $4.00; 2-in., S2.0(}. Mala-
coides, 2-in., 100. $2.00. CINERARIAS,
:i-in.. 100, $3.50; 2-in., $2.00. You will be
pleased with these plants. Oish. please.
MC FTTFR Successor to J. F. RUPP,
. O. C I I Cn, SHiREMANSTOWN. PA.
The Home of Primroses.
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Gt. van WAVEREN & KRUIJFF
ivlsh to ca.U the attention of the trade to the fact that
MR. JOHN VAN AALST is now manager of the Philadelphia Branch House
Mr. Louis Berger has no further connection with the firm
The ofifices have been removed to Your inquires for Dutch Bulbs are
200 WALNUT PLACE eamestl
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Loubville, Ky.
Fred Haupt celebrated an important
event on Oct. 9, the reaching of the half
century milestone in his successful
career. INIr. Haupt does not look his
50 .years, but inasmuch as he admits his
age there as no room for controversy.
Business has been good with tlie Haupt
shop recently, the past w'eek finding about
an equal demand for flowers, for wed-
dings and funerals. The marriage of
Thomas Tuiey, secretary of the Louis-
ville Cotton IMills Co.. and Miss Betty
Watkins called for five lar£;e bouquets
of pink Roses from Haupt's for the
bridesmaids, a shower bouquet of Lily
of the Valley for the bride, a large bunch
of white Chrysanthemums for the maid
of honor, and elaborate church decora-
tions of Palms, Smilax, and Chr,vsanthe-
mums.
Miss Alice J. Miller furnished an ex-
ceptionally handsome design for the Al-
bright funeral last week, in the form of
a 27in. wreath of Magnolia blossoms and
Am. Beauty Roses, surmounted by a
white dove holding an Am. Beauty Rose.
J. B. Stuessy & Sons of the Bast End
Floral Bazaar, ar« preparing for the
Winter season by putting in new all
concrete walls around their greenhouse,
ir'>xl20ft., and a new Wilkes hot water
heating s.ystem to furnish the necessary
warmth during the cold weather. Tlie
firm grows only bulbous plants in the
greenhouse, all cut flowers coming from
local growers or from Chicago.
Anders Rasmussen, the New Albany,
Ind,, grower, is taking an active part in
the New Albany centennial being held
in that town this week in celebration
of the fact that it has rounded out a
hundred years of existence. The floral
decorations in the city are particularly
handsome, and Mr. Rasmussen promised
his Louisville friends in the trade that
this department of the celebration would
be tar superior to that of the Perry Cen-
tennial celebration held in Louisville.
Boone Gardiner, of the Kentucky Nur-
sery iCc, near Louisville, recently dis-
posed of five acres of his 70 acre tract
at the very respectable price of $1800
an acre. His place is located on the
Bardstown rd.. only a short distance
from the city limits, and the property is
becoming valuable tor residence pur-
tioses. Mr. Gardiner will devote the
money derived from the sale to various
improvements around his place. He has
just completed a handsome twelve-room
residence, and will move in shortly.
Stock is flourishing and business is good
with the nursery company.
Henry Fuchs, Fourth ave., is ratiher
short of help in his shop just now, on
.Tccount of the illness of Miss Emma
Miller, his assistant. Miss Miller is im-
proving, however, and hopes to be back
shortly. Funeral work and the general
demand for cut flowers has been very
good recently with Mr. Fuchs.
.Tacob Schulz has made numerous im-
provements at his retail establishment on
Fourth ave. recently, including a con-
crete pit for the sectional boilers, a lot
of new piping for the greenhouse, and an
office room. Mr. Schulz is about ready
to turn on the steam, which has been
unnecessary during the warm weather
which prevailed during the early part of
the month. The Schulz mailing' card for
October is out, announcing attractive
bargains in flowers. George Schulz. in
charge of the store, has found himself so
busy that he has had to give up bowling,
his favorite amusement. He was a mem-
ber of the Manhattan team during the
three consecutive years that it won the
championship of the city.
Business has been fairly active re-
cently with Mrs. C. B. Thompson, wed-
ding and funeral work accounting for
p'list of the demand during the past
week. Cosmos and Dahlias are now the
best stock. Chrj'santhemums not being
very good as yet. and rather scarce.
Final settlement with its creditors will
be made the latter part of this week by
the Nanz & Neuner Co., and in the
meantime work at the greenhouses is
going forward nicely. Several of the
PRIVET
CALIFORNIA. Two years, well branched, 15
to 20 in., 3 or more strong branches, SI. 60 per 100,
SIO.OO per 1000; 20 to 30 in., 4 or more strong
branches, $2.00 per 100, S15.00 per 1000; 2 to 3 ft.,
6 or more strong branches. S3.00 per 100, S25.0O
per lOOO; 3 to 4 ft., S or more strong branches, heavy,
selected, $4.00 per 100.
IBOTA. Perfectly hardy, well branched, 18 to
24 in., $2.50 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., heavy, $3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000
REGELIANUM. Hardy, well branched, IS to
24 in., $3.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., strong, $4.00 per
100.
AMOOR RIVER. As hardy as California and
nearly evergreen, IS to 24 in., $2.50 per 100, $20.00
per 1000; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00 per 100, S30.00 per 1000:
3 to 4 ft., heavy, selected, $5.00 per 100. All
A No. 1 stock. Well packed, free.
CHAS. BLACK. Hightstown. N.J.
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Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
aiRAM T. JONES, ""AlS.SS"'
ELIZABETH, N. J.
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Hiirs Evergreens
BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY
Complete assortment in large and small sizes
Price List now ready
I
•DUNDEE, ILL.
Evergreen Specialists
Largest Growers in America
Jamaica,
N.Y.
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Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
URGE PRIVET
The F.E.CONINE NURSERY CO.
STRATFORD. CONN.
PleaBB mention the Exchange when writing.
ENGUSH IVY
Field-grown, strong, bushy plants,
$6.00 per 100.
JOSEPH WAdim,
Catharine Street Tel. 826-J. Jamaica
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ENGLISH IVY
FIELD-GROIA'N
$6.00 per 100
A I M 1 1 I F D Jamaica Avenue
. L. iniLLLH, Brooklyn. N. Y.
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[NGLISH IVY
Field-grown, strong, bushy plants,
S6.00 per 100.
PETER WENK, Ozone Park, N. Y.
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CYCLAMEN
Have some very fine plants from late
sowing, finest giant strain, ready to shift
from 23-2-in- pots, short and stocky S5.00
per 100.
Please mention the Exchange whe:
October 18, 1913;
The Florists' Exchange
827
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA
FOR EASTER AND DECORATION DAY
Fine Plants, 6-iiich, pot-grown, 7 to 10 branches, $25.00 per 100
NANETTI ROSE STOCKS
Florist grade, especially selected, smooth and well rooted. English or French
POT LILACS— Home Grown
Marie Le Graye, Charles X, Ludwig Spaeth, 60c. each
Roses, Spiraeas. Shrubs, Vines, Perennials
SEND FOR LIST
JACKSON di PERKINS CO.
Wholesale Growers and Importers. NEWARK, NEWYORK
nention tbe_Exnha.
Hooted Geranium Cuttings
$1.50 per 100. »12.00 per 1000.
Alphonse Ricard, Berthe de Presllly, Beaute
Foltevlne, Jean Oberle, J. Doyle, Mme. Buch-
ner, Mrs. Lawrence, Ornella, Peter Henderson,
S. A. Nutt.
CARNATION PLANTS
Extra fine, field-grown. Enchantress, $6.00
cer 100, $50.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-m., $5.00 per 100
young clumps, grown for our own benching, $8.0
P«r 100.
BEGONIAS. Semperflorens and Rosaflora,
4-m.. $8.00 per 100.
The Peckham Floral Co.
It. F. D. H FAIRHAVEN, MASS.
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GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready October 27.
Ricard, Poitevine, Anna Brown, new pinl
$15.00 per 1000
S. A. Nutt, Buchner, Doyle,
$12.00 per 1000. Cuh with order.
PETER BROWN, 124 Ruby St., Lancaster, Pa.
Fleai* mmtlon tha Ejohange yhen writing*
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Beady in Ootober Orden booked now
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
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Rooted Geraniuon Cuttings
Nutt, Buchner, $10.00 per 1000; Ricard,
Poitevine, $12.00 per 1000. Tliis price only good
tiU Oct. 15; after that $12.00 and $15.00 per 1000.
Strong, 3-in. stock of Poitevine and Buchner,
$3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
PANSIES. Get your order booked for Fall
transplanted stock; finest mixture, $10.00 per 1000.
Cash, pie,---
GERANIUMS c'L'Htl.
Ricard, Poitevine, Castellane, Perldns, Viaud,
Doyle. $15.00 per 1000.
Buchner, S. A. Nutt. $12.60 per 1000.
Cash with order.
FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa.
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Geraniums ^iS^^
8. A. NUTT, $10.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, $10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
55 Hudson St., Lynn. Mass.
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GERANIUMS
Grown Right Rooted Right Packed Right
Safe delivery guaranteed to any point reached
within fifty hours. Per 1000
S. A. NUTT $12.60
RICARD and POITEVINE 15.00
ALBERT M. HERR, '^'^^Sl!™''
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older houses have been torn down, as
planned by Manager D. E. Weller some
time ago, and new ones will be erected.
The company's growing stocks are doing
very well, and it has not drawn upon
Chicago to any great extent recently.
Mrs. E. G. Reimers cut her first Chrys-
anthemums last week, and they were un-
usually good for early season blossoms.
Carnations are also good at this shop.
The new heating system works nicely,
steam having been used on two cold
nights recently.
Herbert Walker, of P. Walker & Co.,
is spending a good deal of his time at
the greenhouses, supervising the over-
hauling which is being done preparatory
to the Winter season. Stocks are doing
w«ll. and business is fairly good.
The Dow Wire & Iron Works, of
Louisville, is conducting a street ear ad-
vertising campaign on its line of wire
flower stands. The company sells con-
siderable wire and framing material to
the local trade, and its stands are in
hisrh favor.
John Corbett. a well known florist of
Mt. Sterling, Ky.. died recently at his
home in that city, at the advanced age
of 74 years. He had been in poor health
for some months, death being caused by
a complication of diseases. He was very
popular in his home town, and his death
was a matter of deep regret to a large
number of friends.
The Warren County Strawberry Grow-
ers' Association met recently at IJowUng
Green. Ky.. and gave the board of di-
rectors power to make a contract for
plants for next .year, to the number of
three to four million. It is said that
the Chattanooga Nursery Co.. of Chat-
tanooga. Tenn., will get the contract.
G. D. C.
Houston, Tex.
Since the flooding rains all over the
Gulf Coast country, all truck gardeners
and nurserymen, who had fine Fall pros-
pec;ts, must now plant again, and the
local seedsmen are extremely busy.
Ernest ,'^chwenke. the head seedsman
for the Reichard & Schulte C-. has been
burning midnight oil to keep up with the
business, as well as in much work neces-
sary in getting out the new catalog, to
be ready about December. The pros-
pectus promises a much larger venture
than ever before, with a very attractive
catalog cover, and more than 2.1,000 cop-
ies will he necessary to cover the field
which this concei-n covers. Mr. Schwenke
said : "We are also adding some fine
va-rieties of goldfish to our line, and a
very complete stock of canary birds has
been arranged for. so that even more
than the usual stock of a seed house can
be found here."
The Dirken Floral Co., in the expan-
sion of its business, has been most for-
tunate in securing the services of .Joseph
A. Graham to take charge of its land-
scape gardening department. Mr. Gra-
ham is well known to the majoriti^ of
the profession about New York City,
where he has given several years of his
time to the business, but his tho;rough-
ness in execution evidently had its in-
ception at Fifeshirp. Scotland, the land
of his boyhood nnd apprenticeship. Mr.
Ornhnm had been for n time in the em-
ploy of the Forrestdale Nurseries here,
nnd in taking his new position a larger
field for his professional usefulness is
promised.
Warm weather has come about again
to an abnormal excess for October, and
the 'Mum growers are silently wishing
\ for cooler weather in which to bring out
their flowering buds. George Cosh was
of the opinion that he must soon give
LILY OF THE VALLEY
Heavy, field-grown clumps for outside planting, $15.00 per 100
Princess of Wales Violets
Field-grown. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
HARDY ROSES
We offer Antoine Rivoire, one of the finest bedding
Roses, in strong, field-grown plants on Manetti.
Tiie quality of this stock will please your retail trade.
$12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
WANTED
350 3=year=oId Pield-Qrown
SILVER MOOIN
A. N. PIERSON, jnc,, Cromwell, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange
his flourishing plants a treatment of
cyanide, as there is a possibility of in-
sects taking hold. However, cooler
weather will do much to tone up the
growth, and give the Brazos Hotel Green-
houses the excellent quality of flowers
for which they have a reputation.
Mrs. H. H. Kuhlmann, of the Kuhlmann
Floral Co.. with her son and daughter,
have spent about a month touring parts
of Western Texas in their automobile.
They are due to return home, but the
washouts and bad roads have held them
hack so that return in their car at this
time is impossible. The business, how-
ever, in the meantime in charge of Miss
Etta B. Richards, is going on just the
same, with a nice demand for Crinums,
Lilies, and an excellent grade of Tube-
roses. Cosmos and Roses from the com-
pany's own field grown stock. The stock
of 'Mums at the Washington St. place
is in a flourishing condition, better per-
haps than ever before, and cut blooms of
the earlier varieties are now being sold
at good prices. The Kuhlmann Co. is
going in heavily on all classes of bulbs
this season, some 10,000 now being
planted, and more later on. The com-
pany for some time past has made a
specialty of Lilies in quantity and va-
riet.v which has stood it often in good
stead, when other flowers were scarce.
A good trade in choice Paper Whites at
?,^Q., and select White Romans at fiOc
per dozen, is being en.ioyed. with Har-
risii Lilies and other bulbs being called
for in good demand for Fall planting.
S. J. Mitchell.
RIGHT HERE IN
CONNECTICUT
Per 100
SMILAX. 2H-in-, strong. . .$2.00
SPRENGERI. 3-in., heavy.. 4.00
DRACAENAIndivisa. 3-in. . 5.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 5-in. .15.00
DRACAENAIndivisa. 6-in.. 20.00
VINCA Variegata. 3-in 3.50
GENISTA. 4-in 12.00
ASSORTED FERNS for
FERNERIES. 2M-in 3.50
CYCLAMEN. 4-in..$10 and 15.00
Mmm) SEEDCOMPANY
ENFIEIDST. THOMPSONVILl[.CQNN.
ntion the Exchang
Newport, R. I.
Funeral work the past week kept the
florists unusually busy, and used up
nearly all the available material. Out-
door flowers, and especially Dahlias,
which have been doing unusually well,
were severely damaged b.y the storm on
the first of this week.
Paul Volquardsen. who has been at
the Newport Hosriital for several weeks,
is now at home, his eyesight almost com-
pletely gone, and no hope whatever being
given for its recovery.
Ale3C. MaoL.
PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, Alba Roaea and Sangulnea,
2)i-in- pot »l-^8
OBCONICA Cigantea, 2)i-in. pot (The
Giant) 2.00
ASPARAGUS
Plumoaua and Sprengerl, 2)i-in. pot.
$18.00 per 1000 2.00
VINCA variegata. Medium, field plants, $4.00
per 100.
ASPIDISTRA, green leaves, &-inch pots, $1.00 each.
PANSY PLANTS, giant flovrering,$2.50 per 1000.
Cash or C. O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM "''oT."''
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PLANT CULTURE X?
828
The Florists' Exchange
DON'T FORGET
Godfrey Aschmann's Stock and Prices Have No Equal
Azalea Indica
Force Now for
Christmas
The plants adaptable fi
Christmas are Deutsche Perl
pure double white; Vervaii'
ana, rose variegated; Simo
Mardner, double pink; Whi _
Vervfleneana, Pharilde Mathilde,
double variegated, and Mme,
Petrich, best early double
pink, 50c., 75c., Sl.OO. S1.2S
GIVE HIM A TRIAL
For Easter
The • well-known standard
varieties. Mme. Van der Cruys-
sen, Niobe, pure double white;
de Schreveriana, double varie-
gated; Empress of India, Simon
Mardner, Vervseneana, Paul
Weber and others, 50c.. 75c.,
Sl.OO, $1.25 and $1.50.
" Our eye is '
As soon as we look
$1.00 or more, you ■ . _ _ _
references — only cash. For duty, freight.
r less. Of
ortkey with imported good:
NOW IS THE TIME TO GROW ARAUCARIAS.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the importing, grow-
ing, ant! shipping of these beautiful plants, the
Ajaucarias — and we still hold the ground as a
leader today.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. 5, 5}i, 5H and 6-in.
pots, 3, 4. 5 and 6 tiers, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years old,
12. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25 and 30 in. high, 40c.
SOc, 60c., 75c., $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50.
ARAUCARIA Excelaa Glauca and Robiuta
compacta, large plants. 6 and 7-in. pots, $1.25,
tl.SO and $2.00.
BEGOMA LUMINOSA. 2Ji-
3Ji-in.. $6.00 per 100.
BEGONIA Glolre de Lorraine, SH-i:
60c., 75c., $1.00 to $1.50.
BEGONIA Orange Queen. 2K-in.. 5c.
HYDRANGEAS. French varieties. As big as a
bushel basket, bright red and large, blooming
pure white, 6-in. pots, 35c., 50c.; Otaksa, pink,
5K-in., 6-in., 7-in., 25c., 36c., 40c., 50c., 75c.
HOLLY FERN,
4-in., 20c.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings, 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in.. 20e. to 25c, 3.!n., 15c.
CYCLAMEN. Best strain, 4-in., 20c. to 25c.;
S-in., 35c.
PRIMULA Chlnensls and Obconica.
' We _ __
know what we can charge" for it. If you o^..„ „o
Azalea worth the money. The government will r
- "'- — - have to pay 50 to 60 per cent.; therefon
better rule.
60c., 75c.,
accept
, $4.00 per 100;
..pots.
r CYRTOMIUM FALCATUM,
Good
CINERARIA Hybrida, 2K-in.. $5.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM, 4-in., 15c.
Now is the time to buy Ferns while they are
cheap and good. Remember, all pot-grown. Be-
ware of cheap Ferns lifted from benches. They will
go back on you. as sure as fate. We have Ferns to
beat the band, five houses filled with choice
stock, not lifted from benches, but pot-grown
all Summer. They will not go back on you like
lifted stock. Baskets of Ferns are in demand, but
Our Ferns are still more in demand. Why? Because
they are so nice and big that baskets cannot hold
Nephrolepis Scottii, Scholzell, Boston, Har-
risii and that so well-known and much admured
crested Fern, Whltmanl, 5H. 6 and 7-in. pots;
all look like jewels; 30c., 35c., 40c., 60c., 60c., 75o.;
worth double the money.
Don't miss the chance; try a few of our bushel
basket size Boston, Whitman!, etc.; worth
$1.50, now only 75c. Order them quickly before
it is too late.
Next in rank comes the beautiful Smithli, large
4-in., 25c.; S)i-in., 35c.
Giatrasli, the so well-known weeping Fern that
has no equal, 5Jf . 5H, 6-in. pots, 25c., 35c., 40c.,
SOc.
PTERIS WILSONI, 6-in. pans, 25c. per pan;
Albo-iineata and Tsussemenae, 6-in. pans, 25c.
per pan; with a Cocoa Weddelliana in center.
DISH FERNS. Good assort-
ment, 2H-in., $4.00 per 100;
3-in., $6.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2H-
in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000; 4-in., 10c. each.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2H-
in., $3.00 per 100; 4-in, lOc.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4H-in.,
25 in. high, 25c.; 5M, SH. 6
to 7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30, 35,
40 to 60 m. high, SOc, 60c..
75c.. $1.00. $1.25, $1.50,
$2.00 to S2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4ii-
in., made up of 3 plants, 20
to 25 ft. high, 35c.; 5M-6-
in. pots, single plants, bushy,
50c., 60c., 75c. to $1.00.
COCOS Weddelliana. 3-in.,
16c., I8c., 20c.; 4-in., 25c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots,
made up of 3 plants to a
pot, 20c. to 25c.
We have a novelty in Jeru-
salem Cherries, called Solanum
Capsicastrum and Melvini,
dwarf habit, full of berries,
6-in. pans, 35c., 40c. and 60c.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber
Plant). 6H-in.. 8-in. pots,
35c., 40c., 60c.; 4-in, 25c.
t travel at purchaser's risk only. Cash with order, please. Please state If you
want stock shipped In or out of pots. All plants, 35 at 100 rate.
U/>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
GODFREY ASCHMANN
1012 West
Ontario St.
PHIIADELPtllA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Salvia Azures Grandiflora
A Most Desirable Ferenjilal
There is hardly anything now in the
hardy border more attractive than Salvia
azurea grandiflora. As the name indi-
cates, it is blue, and while we have any
amoiint of yellow, white, and brown
shades to please the eye, there are hard-
ly any blue to speak of. This Salvia
grows about 5ft. to 6ft. in height, and
when staked up properly and massed,
is a splendid thing. Anyone in search
of a late flowering blue perennial should
get hold of this plant, for though it is
not new. we see but little of it. Again,
when we do see it, often no attention
has been paid to having it staked up
properly, and this is absolutely necessary
in order to get the best out of the plant.
There are two ways of getting stock.
First and easiest is to get some pot
grown plants, and the other and by far
the cheapest method is to purchase a
dollar's worth of seed now. That will
give you about half an ounce, maybe
more than you want. If sown indoors
now it can be grown on, and the stock
will flower nicely next Fall. The list
of perennials is a long one, and yet
there are just a few varieties which we
might call much better than the average.
The florist with limited space cannot
very well afford to try sorts that are
doubtful: but whenever we do get any
thing new to us which is good, it surely
deserves to be recommended.
Crops to Follow 'Mums
Plan in Good Time for Them
It is a continuous looking and plan-
ning ahead with the florist. We are
always getting ready, and a certain crop
is hardly in bud when we have waiting
on the side bench other stock to take
its place whenever room can be had.
.It is a never ending looking forward.
Our interest in a bench of Chrysanthe-
mums ceases the minute the flowers are
ready to cut, for we realize that they
don't belong to us any longer. Returns
is what we want, so. let the man who
is willing to bu.v, enjoy them the few
more days the flowers will last. As soon
as we can get rid of our bench of beauti-
ful Chrysolora 'Mums, the "Snaps" can
be planted. The whole is a cold-blooded
business projrosition when you are
obliged to grow for the money there is
in it, and these notes are intended to
wake up some one who might forget him-
self long enough admiring a house of
fine seasonable flowers and thereby for-
get thinking of what is to follow ! Every
minute counts and no bench at this time
of the year can be allowed to remain
empty. Plan and think and get ready,
and the quicker a house is emptied, the
benches and walks cleaned and replanted,
the better for everybody. Sweet Peas,
Snapdragons. Stocks, Slarguerites, single
Violet, Mignonette and Pansies, form
just a part of the many desirable things
.Tou might follow up with after the
'Mums. AU of these are good sellers,
especially if you can retail them direct.
Oriental Poppies
Now is a Good Time for Sowing
Of all the many perennials we have
with us in bloom during the early Sum-
mer, hardly any of them are more showy
than the Oriental Poppies. True, they
only last a short time and they are al-
most worthless during the Summer
months after_ flowering, for even their
foliage will die down and thereby every
trace of the plants is gone for at least
two months, yet for all that they are
charming subjects, and can even be used
to good advantage as cut flowers. The
only stipulation is that they must be
cut when the buds begin to show color.
Place them then into the cooler for a
few hours, after which, when the stem
IS well saturated with water, bring'them
to as hot a room as you like. Thev will
then open up nicely, and when displayed
properly, form a beautiful .decoration.
The great trouble in sowing Oriental Pop-
pies outdoors is to transplant the seed-
lings and make them live. Thev hate to
be disturlwd when planted outi and we
have always more or less trouble with
them; therefore, of late years we sow
indoors just about this time of the year,
pot up the little seedlings, and keep
them shifted. Repot during the Winter
months and they will keep on growing,
and fine large stock in 5in. pots will be
the 1-esult. Some of these plants will
give a few flowers the first Summer, but
one really has to wait until the second
season before they are at their best.
The seeds are very small and should not ,
be covered. They germinate in a few
days, and the seedlings do best in a
cool house. The scarlet sort, Papaver
orieatale, is the best of its class, for a
Poppy wants to be red in order to be
called a Poppy, and yet Princess Vic-
toria Louise is a grand sort of a salmon
pink color.
[The charming hj'brid variety Mrs.
Perry, with medium sized salmon flow-
ers, is another that we can w'armly rec-
ommend. It was raised by Amos Perry,
Hardy Plant Nurseries, Enfield, Eng-
land.—Ed.]
Tulips for Cut Flowers Outdoors
The Sarwlns and Cottae^e Tnlips as
Money Makers
This is just a reminder about planting
plenty of late flowering Tulips this Fall
for your own use next Spring. We all
know there is a time from the middle
of May on, that outdoor flowers are still
not plentiful, and customers are asking
for something besides Roses or Carna-
tions. They are tired of anything com-
ing from the greenhouses. It is outdoor
flowers they want. They are not very
particular as to what you offer so long
as it comes from outdoors, and it is here
that the Darwin and Cottage Tulips
come in for a full share of recognition.
Nothing finer or more Spring like can
be had. and moreover they are excellent
cut flowers and good keepers. A few
thousand ot them, planted out in rows,
will surely bring good returns ; and if
you plant them so as to make it pos-
sible to cover ithem with hotbed sash or
shade frames as the case may be, in
order either to force themi into flower a
little, or hold them back, their flowering
period can be extended for quite some
time. Get solid colors : white, pink, red
and yellow. They are all good. Plant
deep in mellow soil, and after planting
put a good mulch over the rows, not
that they are not perfectly hardy, but
in localities where the thermometer goes
down many degrees below zero, a good
covering never hurts any bulbs we plant.
Now is the time to purchase and plant
whatever you intend growing on, and
there is nothing gained by waiting. Some
hold that not much benefit is obtained
by planting any of the Dutch bulbs too
early, but I never found that we lost
anything by it.
Carnations
For Beddingr Out Next Springr
If you should happen to have many
small Carnation plants in the field, you
might aonsider potting up a fair sized
batch and Winter them in a deep cold-
frame. This can be done nicely, and
those plants, if planted out next May,
will fiower all Summer, and there are
always plenty of customers who are
ready to pay a fair price for such plants
if they can be assured that they will
give them flowers. Another way, if you
have call for Carnation plants in Spring
for bedding out, is to propagate now
from the indoor stock. If this is done,
good plants can be had by May, in 4in,
pots with 6 to S fair sized shoots ; but
they will not compare with the stock
that is carried over. They might have
larger flowers and better stems, but they
are not so anxious to bloom, and your
customer is more concerned about that
than the long stem or the 4in. individual
flowers. If you intend carrying plants
over for next Summer outdoors, and
have no frames to do it in, let them have
a cool house. A Carnation house would
be too warm. One where the tempera-
ture does not go over 45 degrees is bet-
ter. Do not let them flower during the
Winter, but keep them pinched back.
About seven or eight years ago we had
a lot of field Carnations left outdoors.
They were mostly I/lzzie McGowan and
Marquis, two excellent varieties for
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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their day. A lot of Oak leaves had gath-
ered around the plants and this protec-
tion, coupled with an unusually mild
Winter, carried the plants over in excel-
lent shape, and they were a mass of flow-
ers all the Summer. But this was the
only time in many years that this hap-
pened. But whenever we pot up small
stock and carry the same over in frames,
we have no trouble, even through the
coldest Winter.
Cyclamens
The Care of the Xmas Stock
Up to the light with the plants intended
for Christmas. To keep them in a shady
place means to hold them back. You
don't want the plants to keep on send-
ing up new leaves, b-ut want the buds to
make headway from now on. Let them
push their way up toward the leaves,
for to have them stay near the base of
the plants will bring you no reward.
Sunshine is necessary and a Carnation
house is just the place for them. Set
them on a sunny bench — I don't care
how far from the glass, that doesn't mat-
ter in the least, as long as the spot they
are on is sunny and airy. And do not
give up spraying (the plants, as their
thick fleshy leaves enjoy it. They will
grow quite a little yelt before the holi-
days, and increase in size considerably.
Keep them free from green aphis, and
if the pots have good drainage, the plants
are in want of water every day. Keep-
ing the soil moist and spraying the foli-
age lightly will keep away red . spider
more than anything else, and there is
no need of fearing that spraying might
injure the buds or cause -the plants to
damp off.
Canterbury Bells
Give Them. Proper Winter Protection
There are two ways of growing on
Canterbury Bells if you intend getting
them to flower indoors during early
Spring, namely, field and pot culture.
Of the two, pot culture is the best, and
while you won't obtain quite as large
specimens with the pot plants, the latter
are far better for early blooming. Just
how large plants you can grow on de-
pends on how early you sow the seed
and the care the plants get during Sum-
mer. If you have pot stock on hand
now, and they are in need of another
shift, let them have iit, and as good a
plan as any is a coldframe for the next
six weeks. Keep the plants watered
and protected with sashes. They can
stand cold and while it is not necessary
to have them frozen stiff, if the soil in
the pots getts a little stiff no harm is
done, and to have them in a coldframe
up to the middle of Decemlier is surely
better than to attempt carrying them
along indoors. Every corner is occupied
at this time, and besides, the Canterbury
Bells detest heat. In any case let them
have the coolest house you have, and do
not give them anything over 45 degrees
at night until February. If they are in
a coldframe, you can put a good layer
of dry leaves between the pots and cover
with a sash. If you wish to pot any
of them up during the Winter or in
early March, you can do so. They are
ready to go ahead then, no matter
whether in pots or planted out, and it
given enough water, they will soon start
into growth. If kept too warm for just
a few days, they are liable to damp off.
The retail grower should always have a
good stock of Canterbury Bells on hand,
for they are a good thing 'to carry. More
and more are people getting acquainted
with them, and the more they see them
the more will they want them.
Syracuse, N. Y.
The supply of home grown stock still
keeps very short, though Carnations are
coming in better, but not sufficient to
meet the demand. "\^ery few 'Mums are
seen in the stores, and will not come in
for two weeks yet. Everybody seems to
be in the same Ix>a;t. for in past years
there has been no call till the Aster
crop was over, therefore the growers
have not attempted to produce many
early Chrysanthemums. The call for
funeral work has been quite heavy, with
orders well distributed.
_ Philips & Kroncbor have their addi-
tions enclosed and will erect benches as
time permits. They do a large business
in bulbs, and furnish and plant by con-
tract. Thftir Carnations are a fiiie lot.
giving some good flowers which find a
ready sale. H. T.
Craig Quality Stock
Brings Business
Why Delay? Order Now
Look over the following list and send us your orders, lar^e or small. We appreciate them alL
CROTONS
The Croton, with its highly -colored foliage, is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
in the world, carrying at the present time for Fall
sales over 100,000 plants in over 400 varieties, all
of the very highest quality and brilliantly colored.
2>'^-in. pots, strong plants. 100 $20, 1000 $175.
4-in. pots, strong plants. 100 $30, 1000 $275.
5-in. pots, strong plants. 100, $50, $75 and $100.
6-in. pots, strong plants. Doz. $12, $15, $1S and $24.
7-in. pots, strong plants. Doz. $24, $30 and $36.
8-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Doz. $24,
$30 and $36.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Each $5, $6
and $7.50.
12-in. and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants.
Each $10, $15 and $20.
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
Croton punctata. One of the finest and most
satisfactory varieties for basket work and cen-
ters of ferneries. 2H-in. pots, $8 per 100, $75
per 1000; 3-in. pots, $20 per 100, $150 per 1000;
4-in. pots, $25 per 100, $225 per 1000; 8-in. pots,
made up, $18 and $24 per doz.
Croton Norwood Beauty. This variety is one of
the best of our seedlings, raised three years ago,
and we are now in a position to offer same in
quantity and at very reasonable jirices. This
variety has an oak-shaped leaf and is brilliantly
colored red, yellow and orange. 4-in. pots,
heavy, $50 per 100; 6-in. pots, $18 per doz.
are indispensable for table decoration and we pre-
dict a great future for them as nothing surpasses
them for use in artistic arrangement. 4-in. pots,
$30 per 100; 6-in. pots, $50 and $75 per 100;
6-in. pots, $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
New Seedling Varieties. 4-in. pots, strong plants,
$3 each, $30 per doz., $200 per 100; 6-in. and 7-in.
pots, larger plants, $3.50, $4 and $5 each.
DRACAENAS
There is no variety of foliage plant as attractive
as the highly-colored Dracaena. The small and
medium sizes can be used to great advantage in
making u|} the popular Christmas baskets, while the
large specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more_ Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any firm
in this country.
Dracaena Godsefflana. Green and white leaf,
very hardy; fine for baskets. 2J4-in. pots, $10
per 100; 3-m. pots, $15 per 100; 4-in. pots, $25
per 100.
Dracaena Massangeana. 4-in. pots, $7.60 per
doz., $50 per 100; 6-in. pots, $15 and $18 per doz.;
10-in. pots, $4 and $5 each.
Dracaena fragrans. Plain green leaf. 6-in. pots.
$6 and $9 per doz.; S-in. tubs, $18 per doz.
Dracaena Bronze Beauty. 2^-in. pots, $12 per
100; 4-in. pots. $35 per 100; 5-in. pots, $50 per
100; 6-in. pots, $9 and $12 per doz.; larger speci-
mens, $1.60. $2, $2.50 and $3 each.
Dracaena Bapdstll. Long, broad foliage, cream,
red and orange. 6-in. pots, $1, $1.25 and $1.60
each.
I>racaena amabUls. Green and pinkish white;
very fine. 3-in. pots. $35 per 100; 4-in. pots. $60
per 100: 6-in. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-in. pots, $12,
$16 and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Sanderiana. Small, light green leaves,
edged with creamy white. Fine for center of
fern dishes or basket work. 2}^-in. pots, $15
per 100.
Dracaena Lord Wolseley. One of the very best
varieties for Christmas, being bright red in
color. 2-in. pots, $12 per 100; 3-in. pots, very
heavy, $25 per 100.
Dracaena stricta ftrandls. Carmine-red leaves.
3-in. pots, $36 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50 per 100;
6-in. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.
Dracaena Shepherdll. Carmine and green leaves.
3-in. pots, $36 per 100; 4-in. pots, $50 per 100;
6-tn. pots, $9 per doz., 6-in. p>ots, $12 and $16
per doz.
Dracaena Mandaiana. Large, bright red leaf.
beautifully colored. 3-in. pots, $25 per 100; 4-in.
pots, $36 per 100; 6-in. pots, $75 per 100; 6-in.
pots. $12 and $15 per doz.
Dracaena de Smetlana. 4-in. pots, 50c. each;
5-in. pots, 75c. and $1 each; 6-in. pots, $1.26 and
$1.60 each.
Dracaena BraziUensls (Rare). 4-in. pots, $35
per 100; 6-in. pots, $6 and $9 per doz.
Dracaena Mme. Wlnkleman (New). 6-in. pots.
$12, $15 and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Gladstone (Rare). 4-in. pots, $6 per
doz.; 5-in, pots, $9 per doz.; 6-in, pots, $12, $15
and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Guilfoyleli (Rare). 4-in. pots, $6 per
doz.; 5-in. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-in, pots, $12. $16
and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Titworthii (Rare). 4-in. pots, $6 per
doz.; 5-in. pots, $9 per doz.; 6-in. pots, $12, $15
and $18 per doz.
Dracaena Seedlings. Some beautiful varieties in
many colors. 4-in, pots, $5 each.
Draceana indlvisa. Excellent as a decorative
plant. 5-in. pots, $20 per 100; 6-in. pots, $35
per 100,
PHOENIX Roebelenll, 6-in. pots. $1 and $1,25
each; 7-in. pots, $2 each; 10-in. and 12-in. tubs,
specimen plants, $5, $6. $7.60. $10, $12.60, $16
and $20 each.
PANDANUSVeltchU. WeU-colored plants. 2H-
in. and 3-in. pots, $30 per 100; 4-in. pots, $6 per
doz., $45 per 100; 5-in. pots, $9 per doz,. $70 per
100.
ARAUCARIA excelsa, 5-in. pots, 4 and 5 tiers*
$9 per doz., $70 per 100; 6-in. pots, $12 per doz,
ARECA lutescens. Perfect plants with rich, dark
green foliage. Our stock has been grown cool
and hard. It is in splendid condition and will
surely give satisfaction. 4-in. pots, made up, $25
per 100; 6-in. pots, made up, 26 to 28 in. tall. $12
ger doz., $90 per 100; 8-in. pots, made up, very
eavy. 36 to 42 in, tall. $30 and $36 per doz.; 10-
in, pots, made up, very heavy, 60 to 66 in. tall, $4
and $5 each; 10-in, tubs, made up, very heavy, 72
to 80 in. tall, $6 and $7.50 each.
KENTIAS Belmoreana and Forsteriana. 3-in,
pots. 4 to 6 leaves, $16 per 100, $140 per 1000;
6-in. pots, 3 plants, heavy, 18 to 24 in. tall. $9
and $12 per doz.
FICUS Chauveri!. 6-in. pots, 18 in. high. $9 and
' $12 per doz.; large plants, $1.50. $2 and $2.50each.
FICUS Utills. 6-in. pots. 24 in. tall, $3 each.
FICUS pandurata. Our stock of this wonderful
plant this year is finer than we have heretofore
offered. It will surely give satisfaction. 6-in.
pots, 2H ft. tall, $2 each; 7-in. pots, 3 ft. tall. $2.60
each; 8-m. pots. 4 ft. tall. $3 each; 10-in. and 11-
in. tubs. 6 ft. to 10 ft. tall, $4. $5. $6 and $7.60
each; branch plants, exceptionally fine. $2.50,
$3. $3.60. $4 and $5 each.
FICUS CralgU, 6-in. pots. 18 to 24-in. tall, $9
per doz.; large plants, $12 and $15 per doz.
150,000 NEPHROLEPIS— In Variety
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties; in fact,
we are the headquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to Iiave every
variety of Nephrolepis In every size every day
In the year.
Nephrolepis elegantlsslma Improved. 2>^-in.
pots, »6 per 100, »50 per 1000; 8-in. pots, J12 and
»15 per doz.; large plants, »1. $1.50 and $2 each;
largest plants, $2, $2.60, $3 and $3.60 each.
Nephrolepis Scholzell. 2>^-in. pots, $6 per 100,
160 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per 100, $180
per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $6 per doz., $46 per
100; 6-in. pots, very heavy, $9 per doz., $70 per
100; 8-in. M-pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100; 10-
'l-pots, $18 and $24 per doz.
olei • ■
. pots, $6 and $9
Nephrolepis Amerpohll.
Nephrolepis todeaoldes. 2>i-in. pots, $6 per
100, $45 per 1000; 8-in. pots. $12 per doz.; 9-in.
and lO-in. tubs, $18, $24 and $36 per doz.
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis, Wm. K. Harris. The
finest variety for large plants, being a great im-
provement over the old Boston. 2^-in. pots,
$6 per 100, $50 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per doz.,
$45 per 100; S-m. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.;
11-in. tubs, $2, $2.60, $3, $4 and $5 each.
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis Harrisll. A dwarf
type of the Nephrolepis Harrisii and excellent in
all sizes from 4-in. plants up. 23^-in. pots, $8
per 100, $50 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per doz., $45
per 100; 8-in. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.
Nephrolepis Glatrasil. 8-in. pots, $15 and $18
Nephrolepis elegandssiina compacta. _ A dwarf
compact form of Nephrolepis elcgantissima, each
plant making an ideal shape. 2K-in. pots, $6
per 100, $50 per 1000; 8-in. pots, $12 per doz.
Nephrolepis Scottli. Our stock is in superb con-
drtion. 2ii-iD. pots. $5 per 100, $45 per 1000;
4-m. pots, $20 per 100, $180 per 1000; 6-in. pots,
$6 per doz., $45 per 100; 6-in. pots, heavy, $S
per doz., $70 per 100; 8-in. Ji-pots, $12 per doz.,
$90 per 100; 10-in. Ji-pots, $18 per doz.; 11-in.
tubs, $2, $2,60 and S3 each; 13-in. tubs, specimen,
$4, $5 and $6 each.
Nephrolepis Smlthil. The greatly improved
Amerpohlii. It is a compact form, much finer
rpohlii and does not break down in the
carried on wiry stems.
than An
center. The fronds ;
This variety will have a wonderful i„.^ .,, ™ .
6-m. pot, being particularly siiowy for basket
up to a
work. 2K-in. pots, $10 per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in.
pots, $26 per 100; 6-in. pots, $6 and $9 per doz.
Nephrolepis tuberosa plumosa. This beautiful
Fern is quite distinct from all of the other
varieties of the Boston Fern in so much that is
has been raised from the Japan species Nephro-
lepis tuberosa, which type is much hardier than
the exaltata. The fronds are long and narrow,
the pmnules beautiful plumose which are of light
color, giving the fronds a beautiful efifect on ac-
count of the two distinct shades as well as iu
graceful waviness, and will be found a great and
distinct addition to collection Ferns. 2W.in
pots, $15 per 100, $140 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $26
per 100, $225 per 1000.
Nephrolepis robusta (New). Place orders at
once for Nephrolepis robusta. The Silver Medal
Fern at the National Flower Show, winning over
all competition. We claim this variety to be the
fanest of all the crested Nephrolepis, being excep-
tionally fine in large sizes. It is the strongest
grower of all the Nephrolepis Ferns, never reverts
and every plant is symmetrical and salable in all
sizes. Defivery, August and September, 1913.
2Ji-in. pots, strong plants, $20 per 100, $160 per
1000; 4-in. pots, suong plants, $50 per 100, $400
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS plumosus
per 100, $65 per 1000; 4-in
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Hatcherl.
per 100.
ADIANTUM hybridum.
per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-i
100, $180 per 1000; 6-in. pots", heivy, $6'p« doz"
$46 per 100; 8-in. pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100:
11-in. tubs, $24 per doz.
ASPLENIUM avis nidus (Bird's Nest Fern).
Plants of exceptional quality. 6-in. pots, $13
and $15 per doz. A grand new dwarf Fern.
" TEDDY JUNIOR " Dwarf Roosevelt. Ready
for June 1st delivery. Fine young pknts from
iii-'"- pots. 40c. each, $3.50 per doz., $26 per
100, $200 per 1000.
CYCLAMEN. This has been one ol
for over twenty years. This yea
wards of 80,000 plants. In allof
we have never seen a finer lot of plants,
growing our stock in new houses. They
> pots, heavy. $13
specialties
: grew up-
experience
We.
^ _.e«b-
lutely clean and perfect in every way, and not
to be compared with weakly-drawn stock offered
at less money. 4-io. pots, $26 per 100, $225 per
1000; 5-in. pots, $50 per 100, $450 per 1000-
6-in. pots, $76 and $100 per 100; 7-in. pots, $180
per 100. This will be profitable to anyone buy-
ing now.
GARDENIA Veltchil. 4-in. pots, very heavy, $20
- - 100, $175 per 1000; 6-in. pots, very heavy, will
ind $12 per doz. Our stock
id exceptionally fine.
GENISTA racemosa. A large stock of well-grown
plants for growing on. 3-in. pots, heavy, $10
per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per
100, $176 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $36 dm-
100, $300 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $50 per 100.
$400 per 1000; 7-in. pots, heavy, $75 per 100
larger plants, from $1 to $3 each.
HYDRANGEAS. The new French Hydrangeas.
All of the varieties here offered have been tested
by us under ordinary conditions as to their
adaptability to forcing for Easter. All have
Eroven themselves to be valuable additions. We
ave over 40,000 strong plants in the following
varieties: Bouquet Rose, bright pink; Gene de
Vibraye, bright rose; La Lorraine, bright pink;
Mme. a Riveram, bright rose; Mme. E. Moul-
liere, best white; Mme_. Maurice Hamar. bright
pink; Mme. Renee Gaillard, large white; Souv-
de Mme. E. Chautard, bright rose. 2^-in. pots,
$8 per 100, $75 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $20 per 100.
$175 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $50 per 100; larger
plants, 76c., $1, $1.60 and $2 each.
ROBERT CRAIG CO.,
4900 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BRANCH, NOR>VOOD, PA.
PluM mtntlon tha EzohuiK* whan writlar*
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The Florists' Exchange
More Excellent Stock
Carefully packed, with liberal extras for early orders.
n. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plan
ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large pla
n. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, i '
100 1000
.$3.00 $25.00
- "" 75.00
2.50
2H-i
22.50
60.00
22.50
50.00
25.00
70.00
20 00
90.00
25.00
18.00
20.00
45.00
25.00
25.00
,-111. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large 6.50
2K-in. PRIMULA Obconlca, fancy mixed ^-O"
3W-in. PRIMULA Obconica, fancy mixed, in bud and bloom o.^o
2!^-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 3.00
3K-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, excellent stock 7.60
2J^-in. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds J-^^
4-in. BEGONIA, Flowering, 8 varieties 10.00
2V^-in. BEGONIA, Flowering, 4 varieties 3.00
2i<;-in. SMILAX, large plants 2.00
, CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2.25
, CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 5.00
2-.ii. MARGUERITES, White and Yellow 2.75
i-m. MARGUERITE, Mrs. Sanders , 3.00
ARAUCARIA Excelsa, extra fine stock, 75c., Sl.OO and $1.50 each.
RUBBER PLANTS. Fine A No. 1 stock, 50c. each.
AZALEA Indica, 60c., 75c., $1.00 each.
ASPIDISTRA. Green plants, 50c. each.
ASPIDISTRA. Flowering varieties, Sl.OO each. .
FERNS, Bostons, Piersonl, Elegantissima. etc. Large P'-li^gtargam^.^^. .^^^
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady Campbell, 2M-in. pots 2.50
Large plants. 33.2-in. pots • • .' ■; i' ■, i, ?'of
2ti-in DOUBLE ALYSSUM, to plant around Carnation beds for cut flowers 2.25
30.000 Extra Fine Field-grown VINCAS, variegated and green. Ready now.
Order today and we will ship when you are ready 5.00 45.00
4 000 Field-grown DRACAENAS, for 6 and 7-in. pots 20.00
1,000,000 PANSY PLANTS gg^^
Mme Perret for cut flowers, Odler, Orchid, Pelargonium Flowering Mixed, Masterpiece,
etc., $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10.000. . ,,..„„=„
100,000 2ii-\a. GERANIUMS, ready soon, m twenty leading standard varieties. $2.50 per 100,
llfo^aif "blSnce of other stock such as FUCHSIAS, HELIOTROPES, PETUNIAS, etc..
etc.. including millions of Canna Bulbs in all varieties. Correspondence solicited. Orders booked
for future defivery if desired.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY
22.50
30.00
20.00
Pleaae mention tlie Eacchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
CUT BLOOMS of Cattleyas, Den-
droblums, Oncidlums, Cypripediums,
etc., at their season.
Quality second to none. Prices right.
Prompt delivery.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower FALL MVER, MASS.
ORCHIDS
Plants in Sheath
Finest Stock Second Season
Double Value
Write for prices.
RIVER
freeman Orchid Co. "!;,'-Ars^
G. L. FREEMAN, Manager
Washington, D. C.
We are now having some real cool
weather after a week of the Midsummer
kind, apd it is hoped that it will stimu-
late business. The wholesale houses now
iiave stock .galore of all kinds, but sales
are slow. Cosmos and Dahlias are a
glut, while 'Mums are coming in with a
rush, yet sell fairly well.
Z. D. Blackistone is running a Dah-
lia Show this week.
Capt. Adolphus Gude and Capt. F. H.
Kramer of the Minuet have returned
from abroad and are looking splendid.
They had a fino time and missea nothmo-.
They took several thousand miniature
American flags with them, and on sev-
eral occasions the two captains would
go into a concert hall to distribute the
fiags, and before they left the entire as-
sembly would be waving American flags,
and the orchestra playing the Star Span-
gled Banner.
Chas. Meehan was in town looking
over things this week.
The Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Asso-
ciation of Washington will hold its an-
nual show the first week in December.
The Conservatory of F. H. Kramer at
916 F. St. will be used as an annex :
the cats will !be shown there. He is
arranging for some novel decorations as
all visitors will have to pass through
his store to see the show.
O. A. C. O.
ORCHIDS
We grow and sell Orchids exclusively.
We have them in all stages of development from
the dormant imported plants to those in sheath
and spike. Catalogue on application.
LAGER & HURRELL
SUMMIT, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange -when writing.
Fresh
Autumn
Importation
ORCHIDS
C. TRIANiB C. GIGAS
Semi-estalilished
C. Trian», C. Lablata. G. Gaakelllana,
C. Gi&as, C. Moaslse, C. Schroederae.
And all the best commercial Orchids.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DeBUCK, P. 0. Box 73 Secaucus, N. J.
f lea«« mention th» EychMif when writinf .
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Some activity was shown the past
week in the cut flower trade, and as
stock is rather short, prices naturally
advanced. Roses. Carnations and 'Mums
are bringing good returns, while Dahlias
and other outdoor stock are more rea-
sonable. Carnations are scarce, Roses
equal to the demand, and 'Mums coming
in very slowly. Dahlias are yet abun-
dant and of fair quality,_ though home
grown are beginning to arrive. Ilowever,
they will hardly last long, as frost may
appear at an.y time. Some fine Cosmos
is also to be seen. Wedding orders are
becoming more numerous, and the bal-
ance of the month of October promises
well. Bulb and seed trade was quite
active the last few days, but it will take
some cold weather to cause the bulbs to
sell freely. Last week was like Sum-
mer, with the thermometer in the eigh-
ties. The writer spent most of the week
at North East, near Buffalo, N. Y., and
found vegetation much greener than in
our locality. Tomatoes and Cantaloupes
were still in the field and of fine flavor,
while a bed of single, fringed and blotched
Petunias with very large flowers, was in
fine shape and one mass of bloom.
Earl Hunkle, a cut flower designer,
who has been with the B. C. Ludwig
Floral Co. for seven years, has been
quite ill the past few weeks and is yet
confined to the house.
Aug. Sehweiger, one of our old time
florists whose place is in West View,
celebrated his golden wedding last week
in good old German style. Mr. Sehweiger
has five children at home, all grown up,
and not one married. A new greenhouse
is under way, 30ft.xl50ft., which will
be quite an addition to his establishment.
L. J. Seiger, representing Robert
Craig Co. of Philadelphia, is spending a
few days in town.
A. Miller, representing A. Henderson
& Co. of Chicago, was a visitor.
B. D. Elliott, of the John Bader Co.,
accompanied by wife and child, took an
auto trip to Bediford Springs in the Alle-
gheny Mountains.
Samuel MoClements, of (Randolph &
McClementS; is one of the workers for
the East Liberty Exposition which will
be held from Oct. 22 to Nov. 1, in the
Motor Square Garden, and a most suc-
cessful week is expected.
The E. C. Ludwig Floral Co. is ex-
hibiting in its store window the hand-
some large loving cup awarded to it
at the recent celebration of Allegheny
County's 125th year, for having the best
decorated auto truck in the parade. This
took first prize.
E. C. Reineman.
New Orleans
Probably the finest display of the
floral decorator's art ever seen in the
South was arranged at the formal open-
ing of the Orchid Store, 141 Corondelet
St. on Monday, Oct. 6. The interior of
the store was banked on both sides with
Palnis, Ferns and other decorative
plants, while the walls and ceiling were
elaborately arrayed in wild Smilax,
Near the entrance was an exhibit of a
dining table having Cattleya Boweringi-
ana and Valley, with strings of Smilax
draped artistically around. The table
was set with plates, silver-ware and
linen, making it quite realistic. In the
center of the store was a huge basket of
Am. Beauty Roses. The window, which
is 8ft. deep, admitting of elaborate deco-
ration, was the admiration of every
passer-by. The background was banked
with Cattleya Boweringiana and Adian-
tum, producing a beautiful color effect.
Toward the front were ^ases of Roses
Mrs. Russell, Milady, Mrs. Geo. Shaw-
yer. Sunburst, Pres. Taft and Mrs. Aaron
Ward. One corner was devoted to Mor-
rocco ware and other lines of jardinieres.
The new refrigerator, of which every
piece of woodwork is Louisiana Red Cy-
press, covered with white enamel, was,
a plea.sing contrast to the green plants.-
This is 9ft. wide, by 8ft. high, by 3ft.
deep, and is lined with cork; the floors
are of white tile ; the baseboard of white
marble. It was manufactured by a local
refrigerator builder at about half what
an Oak one, with inferior lining, would
cost. The manufacturer has made quite
a name as a florists' refrigerator manu-
facturer, having built about half a dozen
for different floral firms in town, all of
whom are well pleased. While personal
invitations were sent out, the .general
public was also made welcome, and re-
freshments were served throughout the
day. Each la'dy guest was presented
with a corsage of Carnations, and each
gentleman with an Orchid boutonniere.
Ai S p.m. the members of the New Or-
leans Horticultural Society were the
guests of Messrs. Newsham and Scheuer-
mann, the proprietors. Refreshments
were again served, and congratulations
were received. Henry Scheuermann,
who was formerly store manager for the
Metairie Ridge Nursery Co., is in charge
of the store end of the business.
Jas. A. Newsham, who has an interna-
tional reputation as an Orchid special-
ist, is in charge of the nursery.
Rebiks.
Montreal, Caik
The market was exceptionally busy
last week, quantities of stock coming in.
Carnations are coming along nicely but
are not over plentiful as yet.
The Montreal Floral Exchange, Ltd.,
is now in its new quarters at 140 Mans-
PLANTS
Plants from 2H-ln. pots, }},0e per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ANTHERICUM vlt-
tatum, SMILAX, FICUS repens.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy Eng-
Ush; PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS,
ANTHERICUM idttatum.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Dwarf and tall, fine
bushy plants, 5-in. pots, Sl.OO per doz.
BOUVARDIAS. White, scariet, pink, 4Ji-in.
pots, $1.00 per doz.
HYDRANGEAS. New French VarietJe*.
Plants from open ground, bushy, 1 doz. varieties,
$3.00. _ 12 varieties from 4-in. pots, $2.00 per doz,
12 varieties from 3-in. pots, $1.00 per doz-
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. 4-in. pots. $1.00 per
PANDANUS Veitchii. 4-in. pots, 25c. each;
5-in. pots, 50c. each.
FERNS, Boston, Scottll, Whltmanl. 4-in.
pots. $2.00 per doz.; 5-in. pots, $3.00 per doz.
FERNS. For dishes, fine varieties, 2H-in.
pots. $3.00 per 100.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. Full of berries, 4H-
in. pots. $2.00 per doz.
POINSETTIAS. Fine plants, 4-in. pots, Jl.SO
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-in. pots, $2.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri SeedHngs. Strong.
50c. per 100.
IVY, Hardy English, Strong plants, 4-in- pots,
$1.00 per doz.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4-in. pots, fine plants,
$2.00 per doz.
COCOS Weddellana. 3-in. pots, $1.50 per doz.
CLEMATIS Panlculata Seedlings. $1.00
per 100.
Please mentiop the Exchsage when writiag.
Primula Malacoides
$20.00 per 1000.
CHAS.ZIMMER,WestCollingswood,N.J.
Three Miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of R0S6S,
Carnations and Verbenas
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writtng.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
fidd St., where it has ample space for its
increasing business. The refrigeration
was installed by the Johns-Manville Co.
and is giving entire satisfaction. The
Exchange is handling immense quantities
of stock, and its shipping business is
increasing daily. Last week there were
noticed several large shipments leaving
for Quebec, Ottawa, Sherbrooke, Brock-
ville, etc.
Miss Amy Campbell, of Campbell's.
Florists, has returned from a two months'
tour through the Canadian West, return-
ing bv way of Chicago.
F. J. McKenna, of P. McKenna &
Son. reports an unusual quantity of fu-
neral and wedding work for the past
week, keeping their staff continually
bus.y.
W. C. Hall has installed boilers at
his new place in Montreal, West, and
reports everything progressing nicely,
iS. S. Bain is receiving a quantity of
excellent Richmond Roses from his plant
at Verdun. Mr. Bain must have some
secret process of growing Richmonds, as
he gets them far above the usual quality.
The Montreal Florists and Gardeners'
Club held its monthly meeting at the
Montreal Floral Exchange on Monday,
Oct. 0. The question of amalgamating
the Club with the Montreal Horticultural
Society, which has a grant from the
Provincial Government, was brought up
and placed in the hands of the execu-
tive committee, consisting of Wm. Cot-
ter, Walter A. McCulloch, J. Travis,
D. McDonald, GTeo. Pascoe and T. Gil-
lespie, for consideration of the advisabil-
ity of such a move. Mount Rotal.
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
831
Mammoth Auction Sale of
BOXWOOD
on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1913
at Eleven O'clock A. M. at
56 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK
Size of Boxwood Plants from 12 inch to 5 foot Pyramid
= ALSO =
Local Consignments of Decorative Palms. Ferns, Dracaenas, etc., and
Assorted Evergreens. French and Dutch Grown Bulbs
Do not miss this Mammoth Sale
The MacNiff Horticultural Co.
56 Vesey Street, Ne^v York
the Exchange when writing.
Albany, N. Y.
Trade in this city is improving every
week in the flower line, especially in cut
flowers. 'Muras are beginning to come
in more plentifully, and the price is
not as high as when they first appeared.
It seems the public is^ bound to have
them and bouquets of Violets and Roses,
which are worn by our ladies daily. The
same applies to Palms, Ferns and other
pot plants. We had some hot days last
week which put a check on the bulb
trade, but funeral work has kept right
on.
F. A. Danker, Maiden lane, reports
funeral work very good. He also has a
dinner decoration at the Albany Country
Club House. The interior will l>e deco-
rated with Palms, 'Mums, Ferns and
Southern Smilax, and table decorations
of 'Mums and Roses. He has a very
fine display of large Croton plants, 4ft.
to Sft. hiffh, with a very fine lot of Or-
chids and Polly Rose and Goldenrod
'Mums.
The Rosery, Steuben st., is rushed in
the plant and cut flower line. Its auto,
which is very highly decorated, seems to
he a great attraction when passing
through (he streets. It has also had
■jome large designs in funeral work.
Henry P. Schaefer has returned to this
store.
H, G. Eyres, N. Pearl st., has a rush
• f weddings on this week. At the Hatch-
Tvosengarden wedding at the Ten Eycke
'■allroom. the main feature will be fif-
ifen separate tables, every one arranged
with special centerpieces of Ferns and
Roses. The walls and entrance will be
banked with Palms, Southern Smilax
and 'Mums. The bride's bouquet will be
nf shower type of Rride Roses and Val-
le.v. At the Stuart- Walker wedding, at
the home of the bride, the decoration
« ill consist of Palms, Ferns, Smilax and
.\sparagus plnmosus. The upper part^ of
f'e house will be decorated in pink
Ro.ses, and the entrance, reception and
dining rooms, in pink, white and vollow*
'Mnms. with the walls and staircnse in
Southern Smilnx. The Oodfre.v-Town-
send wedding will take place at St.
Peter's Episcopal Church. The decora-
tions will consist of Palms and Ferns on
the altar, with white 'JIums. The re-
ception decoration at the bride's home
will consist of Palms. Ferns, Southern
'Smilax, pink and yellow 'Mums ; while
the table decorations will be very choice
and elaborate centerpieces. John Moran
has returned from his trip to Bermuda,
and states that it is a wonderland, par-
ticularly the fields of Lilies.
'The Albany Cut Flower Exchange.
Maiden lane, had an extra rush on last
week. Although Carnations were scarce,
they managed to supply their trade.
Roses were plentiful and sold, very well.
This firm are receiving some large ship-
ments of Goldenrod. Pacific Supreme.
Polly Rose and Smith's Advance. 'Mums,
V.illey and Violets seem to he in de-
mand. They are receiving shipments
right along.
The Broadway Florists, Broadway,
have been very busv with funeral work,
and have been compelled to work at night
in order to keep up with their orders.
I Their cut flower trade has been very
good ; in fact, better than last year's at
this time. Plants also are selling well.
Louis Menand, Cemetery ave.. reports
good sales of cut flowers for cemeter.v
decorations. He is also booking many
orders for planting out bulbs on groves
and cemetery lots. He is putting up
j another modern greenhouse. 1.50ft.x,Wft.,
which he intends to use entirely for
Roses. His place has continued to in-
crease from year to year until now it
is almost a city of greenhouses.
Fred Goldring of Slingerlands has a
staff of ten men at his greenhouses plant-
i ing Fall bulbs, Azaleas and other plants,
getting ready for Christmas and Easter
trade. He is also ctitting a quite large
lot of 'Mums and Roses daily for his
local florist. He has his Carnations all
in and is cutting some blooms of tbe
leading sorts.
W. C. Gloeckner, State St.. has re-
ceived his .shipments of Dutch bulbs, also
the Dutch bulbs for our city park order,
en which Mr. Gloeckner was the lucky
bidder.
George H. Dicks, representing Cooper.
Taher & Co., London, England, visited
Ihe trade of Troy and Albany last week.
L. H. S.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Had not a wind and rain storm come
upon us and changed the weather con-
ditions, it looked somewhat as though the
month of July had returned. The hot
spell showed its effects on business in
general, and caused a loss to growers and
the trade. Roses could not be held in
bud, but came into the market fully
opened, while stock on other lines showed
the effect of the heat.
Da.hlias were received in bad shape,
and the buyers were not speculators.
Some kinds shed all their petals in tran-
sit, and only the best had a sale. There
was a supply of Asters and other out-
door stock which helped to block up the
market.
Lilies are coming on more plentifully,
also 'Mums and Violets. The latter are
not much in demand, thougii the blooms
are good.
Valley. Orchids, and wedding stock
are plentiful and Carnations are likewise
increasing in quality. Some excellent
Mrs. Ward. Enchantress and White Per-
fect ion are on the market, and these
have taken well. There is also a fine
lot of Snapdragon, and sales have been
goofl. There has been no shortage of
anj thing, only a coo'er tem-perature is
looked for.
Our Eastertide florist, Teddy, who is
well known to the trade, is confined to
his home i>.v illness.
Geo. Erckert, of the Elmwood Floral
Co., was successfully operated on Mon-
day for appendicitis, and the latest re-
port is that George is doing well.
W. H. Eiss is still confined at the Gen-
eral Hospital, tliough we are pleased to
hear that he is rapidly improving.
.T. Benson Stafford, w^ho has moved
his flower shop from Main st. to the
ground floor of the Root Bldg., on Chip-
pewa St., proves his sense of the artistic
by his dainty new shop. Upon entering
the store, the effect is that of an Italian
garden. White Pergolas run along the
sides, and green lattiice, upon which are
trained flowering vines, hide the walls.
The ceiling is painted in light blue, giv-
ing the effect of a cloudless sky and the
illusion is carried further by the addi-
tion of seats and plants in abundance.
Mr. Stafford is the medium by which
many new and fascinating patterns of
Fern dishes, and table centers
in pottery have been introduced to Buf-
falo. His style of arrangement of the
French corsages and gift bouquets is
most distinctive, and the combination of
colors most daring. His first introduc-
tion was the combination of flowers and
real feathers for corsage and bridal bou-
quets, and he created the new bridal scarf
that has been introduced this Fall ; also
the velvet butterfly, in the corsage. Tbe
Japanese garden and the Sicilian garden
for the dinner table were also first pre-
sented by Mr. Stafford. On the opening
day, the window of his new shop was
pronounced "a symphony." On this oc-
casion he introduced the latest London
fashion by issuing invitations for a for-
mal tea. This novelty proved a great
success, and the combination of music,
tea, and flowers could not have been
surpassed. Rumor has it J;hat within a
short time, a tea garden in connection
with his floral art shop will be had, in
which event something ahead of the New
York idea may be looked for.
B. C. B.
Detroit, Mich.
Last week's hot weather is broken,
and a healthier business tone will pre-
vail with the arrival of cooler weather.
The bad effect on trade of the former
could be seen by the efforts of whole-
salers to job lot Roses, inducing several
retailers to hold special sales. ^\1iile this
was successful in several instances, yet
a great man,y Roses had to go to the
dump. For this week we see various
large social functions and a general re-
vival of counter sales, which will bring
about steadier prices.
Next Jlonday we expect a very large
attendance .Tt tbe Club meeting, which
will be retailers' night, and various mem-
bers will give infoi-mal talks pn various
subjects such as buying, selling, adver-
ti.sing, expenses, calculating funeral de-
signs, etc. This will bring out the views
of various members and be very instruc-
tive to all. Frank Danzer.
832
The Florists' Exchange
Heating Queries
Conducted by John McArthnr
Mgr., Heating Dcpt., Hitchings & Co.
Subscribers asking questions for
Heating Problems must be particular to
give the following: Length, width, height
at ridge, height at eaves, glass on sides,
glass on ends, position of house as re-
gards points of compass, grade of house,
location of boiler pit, size of boiler pit,
depth of boiler pit, size and location
uf chimney, temperature desired in each
house, whether steam or hot water is
used for heating, number of pipes and
size in each house, dimension and posi-
tion of benches, location of doors. The
above information I must have before I
can answer any definite question re-
garding any heating plants already in-
stalled.
If the inquiry is for proposed new
house or houses, send full measure-
ments of the houses as desciibetl above,
including glass, proposed location of
boiler pit, proposed location of chimney,
position of house as regards points of
compass, number and position of the
benches, temperature required of, pur-
poses for which the houses are intend-
ed ; whether steam or hot water heat is
desired.
Will you please tell me how many
2in. pipes I would require to heat a
house loOft. long, 6ft. to gutter, 12ft.
to ridge, glass ends, and 3 ft. glass on
sides, to 52 deg. when the temperature
is at zero, for Sweet Peas? The house
runs east and west. I enclose a little
sketch to show the position of the boiler
and pipes. — G. F., N. T.
— You do not give the width of the
house, but as you say it is 6ft. to the
- gutter, and 12ft. from floor to ridge, I
have assumed that the roof glazing bars
have a pitch of 6in. to the foot, which
would be 13ft. 6in. long each side of the
ridge and with 3ft. of glass on each
vertical side, both ends of house glazed
and exposed, and 3ft. of walls below the
vertical glass, the house would have
equivalent to 5442 sq. ft. of exposed
glass surface and would require 2515
lin. ft of 2in pipe, to maintain a tem-
perature of 52 deg. at night when the
mercury outside is at zero, that is, if
the house is heated with hot water. I
notice from your sketch that you in-
tend to use a 3i^in. main. This size
main would be too small. It will re-
quire a 4in. main.
Kindly tell me how much piping will
be necessary for steam heating the two
houses shown in the enclosed photo-
graph. Length, 145ft.; height to ridge,
13ft.; on each side, 3ft. of boards and
3ft. of glass, on west side, 3ft. of boards.
Each house has five raised benches, and
are for Rose growing with temperature
at 60 deg. at zero. The boiler is aoft.
away and 3ft. lower than bottom of the
houses. The steam leaves the boiler in
a 4in. main for 16ft., then the pipe is
reduced to 3in. The main is carried
under the ground in a box filled with
ashes. I have also an upright boiler
that is used for running a steam pump,
rated at seventeen horsepower. Would
it be suthciently large for those two
houses? What causes water at times to
be raised out of the boiler with the
steam and fill the supply pipe? Wliat
will prevent it? — M. J. McC, D. C.
— The photo referred to shows two de-
tached greenhouses, each 23ft. wide and
145ft. long with 3ft. of glass on the east
vertical side. There is 3ft. of wall
below the vertical glass on east
side, and the west vertical side has a
4ft. wall, but no glass, both ends of
house being glazed and exposed. I fig-
ure that the glazing bars each side of
ridge are about 14ft. 6tt. long. As 5
sq. ft. of exposed wall surface is equal
in cooling power to one sq. ft. of glass,
each house has equivalent to 5052 sq. ft.
of exposed glass surface, and to main-
tain a temp, of 65 to 60 deg. at night
when mercury outside is at zero, will
require about 16S4 ft. of lliin. steam
pipe, which would call for about 12
lines on each house. I would arrange
the pipes as follows: A 31n. steam main
should enter the north end of each
house. Carry this main to within 2ft
or 3ft. from ridge of house and with a
down grade of about lin. in every 10ft.
let this main run to the south end of
each house, where it can connect to the
various lines of l>/iin. pipe. The IViin.
coils should grade down from the south
end to the north end of houses at least
lin. in every 12ft., or 14ft. Place an
automatic air vent at the lowest end
of each Sin. steam main, also at the low
end of the 114in. coils; and both ends of
steam coils should be valved for control
of temperature. A 4in. steam main
should be carried from the boiler to the
point where the Sin. main is taken off to
heat the east house, where it can be re-
duced to Sin. to heat the westerly house.
Tour present 3in. main is too small for
both houses. The Upright Tubular you
mention as 17 horsepower is too small
for heating both houses. To heat the
houses economically your boiler power
should be not less than 30 horsepower.
As to your question of why the water at
times is raised out of the boiler with
the steam, and filling the supply pipe.
It IS undoubtedly caused by the steam
leaving the boiler at too great a ve-
locity. If you have at present only one
4in. steam outlet on the boiler, it can
be remedied by making the steam out-
let on the boiler larger, or by taking
two, or better still three, 4in. outlets
and connecting them all to the 4in. main
on top of boiler. This will reduce the
velocity of the steam leaving the boiler
and thus keep a steadier water line.
Can you please help us to figure out
our heating problem? We enclose a
sketch plan of our house and some data.
— iVI. E., Pa.
— Subscriber's sketch shows two even
span greenhouses running east and west,
with a workroom between the houses.
House A is IGft. long x 16ft. wide; the
e-xposed glass and it's equivalent is 40S
sq. ft., and will require 136 sq. ft. of
radiation for a temperature of 55 to 60
deg. at night when the mercury outside
is at zero. This amount of radiation is
equal to 217 lin. ft. of 2in. pipe, or 272
ft. of 11^ in. pipe. House B is 24ft. long
-x 16ft. wide and the workroom is 16ft. x
22ft. There is no partition between the
workroom a,nd house B. I figure the
workroom and house B will require 318
sq. ft. of radiation, which is equal to
510 lin. ft. of 2in. pipe, or 636 lin. ft.
of 1^4 in. pipe, wiiich should give a tem-
perature of 50 to 55 deg. at night when
meronry outside is at zero. The present
2y2in. and 3in. flow mains are of ample
size and need not be changed, but the
return mains from each house should
be the same size as flow mains. If the
houses are piped as above, the total
radiation on the boiler, including the
mains, would be about 600 sq. ft, and
allowing 25 per cent, surplus boiler ca-
pacity, would call for a boiler having a
greenhouse rating of about 625 sq. ft.,
and it would be advisable for you to
add one additional section to your boiler.
Milwaukee, Wis.
A decided change for the better has
taken place during the past week, and
the receipts are much ahead of those
of tlie two preceding weeks. The week
started out with a brisk business, and
kept it up each day, including a good
Saturday's counter trade in bulbs. The
supply of Roses has been large and
steady, yet the market is well provided
with Killarney, White Killarney, Kich-
mond and Am. Beauty. The latter es-
pecially, has been in good demand. Kil-
larneys are excellent property, and while
there are plenty, they sell fast and bring
^•;^tisfactory returns. The White Kil-
larneys have not been in such a demand
this week. Mrs. Roosevelt and Firefly are
being cut with larger stems, and the qual-
ity is fine. The yellow Roses are he-
coming extremely popular, and there are
splendid crops of Sunburst. It is in
better supply than any of the other
novelties, and the improvement in the
qu.ality in the past week has been a mat-
ter for general comment.
Carnations are much better, both in
flower and stems, and the demand is good.
Valley is more plentiful, but Harrisii
Lilies are not over plentiful and tlie
price holds firm. Violets are in the mar-
ket, but the quality is nothing to boast
about. Pansie? and Sweet Peas are of
rather short stem, but both sell well.
Bouvardia is also on the market and
fetches quite a stifl: price. Then there
has not been enough 'Mums to satisfy
the demand, owing lo the backwardness
of the crops. The prices advanced on
the large yellow ones, they being scarcer
than the white. The pink and white
Snapdragons are on sale again, though
with short stems, but fair flowers came
in very handy for table decorations.
.\ fine lot of ornamental plants and
Cyclamens have been on the market the
past week, and have had a ready sale.
Smilax seems to be very scarce ; still,
other greens are more plentiful, especi-
ally Asparagus plumosus.
Holton & Hunkel are more than
pleased with this week's work. Stock
has been better and more plentiful, the
long Beauty Roses being in great de-
mand, and they were able to fill all or-
ders. They are cutting some elegant yel-
low 'Mums which are disposed of quick-
ly. Their Sunburst is worthy of note,
the flowers elegant and on fine stiff
stems. The only shortage was Rich-
mond Roses the past few days. Violets,
both single and double, are in, but do
not find a ready sale.
Cus Rusch Co. has cleai-ed up from
day to day. They are getting in some
Sweet Peas, but with very short stems
which help out, however, in the shower
bouquets. They are also getting in some
very fine Swainsonia, which was so
scarce a day or two ago ; also Snap-
dragons, which are fine. I
C. C. PoUworth Co. is cutting some
fine 'Mums in pink and white, both of
which sell well, though high in price.
Currie Bros. Co. has been busy with
weddings and decorations, using white
Roses, Valley and several hundred Am.
Beauty. At their seed store on Broad-
way they have been exceptionally busy
with the bulb trade, having sold out of
some varieties already. They have got-
ten out some pretty little framed wictures
of the flowering bulbs and have placed
these in their show windows, which are
very attractive.
Walter Mass Co. reports business
flourishing, and has just bought a tour-
ing car.
B. Macy, of Holton & Hunkel, will
leave shortly for Rochester. N. Y., his
former home, to engage in the florist
business with Keller Bros.
The Misses Currie, who have been
visiting in Scotland and Norway the past
two years, will sail for home on Satur-
day. Mr. and Mrs. William Currie will
spend Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
T. Marshall, at Ripon. WMs.
S. Seligman. of Wertheimers, called
on the trade Friday and reports trade
good everywhere. M. O. S.
St. Paul, Minn.
Business, which has been dull and
quiet during the past few weeks, is now-
brightening up, and the demand in many
cases is in excess of the supply. The
week end saw many empty iceboxes.
Chrysanthemums are coming in increas-
ingly, and the growers are getting $2
for the run, while choice blooms bring
$2.50 and $3. The supply of Roses has
been steady. Am. Beauty, Killarney,
and White Killarney, medium stems, pre-
dominating. The stores are cleaning up
well on these, at a good profit. Valley
is also in good demand at $1 to $1.50;
Carnations. U to .$1..50; Gladioli and
Sweet Peas are finished. Lilies and
Daisies are scarce, and the price is
firm.
Seedsmen report a good trade in bulbs,
especially in the wholesale and florist de-
partments. Catalog business is being
rather slow, probably on account of the
extremely fine weather. Everything,
harring such as Cannas. Gladiofi. and
Sweet Peas, is in full bloom, the frost
up to the present having been very light
and not enough to cut off the tenderest
annual.
L. L. May & Co. purchased the entire
collection of Cannas which were exhibited
at the Convention. Minneapolis. The col-
lection includes about 30 varieties which
are the cream of the latest introductions
as well as some of the finest of the stan-
dard sorts.
^ Holm & Olson, St. Paul, secured a very
nice collection grown by the Vaughan
Seed Store, Chicago, III.
Among the visitors last week were
Thos. W. Chisholm, representing the
Braslan Seed Growers' Co., San Jose,
Cal. ; A. L. Deal, of W. W. Johnson &
Son. Ltd., Boston, England.
Mr. Chisholm has visited Italy, France,
Belgium, and Great Britain, and his re-
ports on the crops in these countries are
not encouraging to the seedsmen who
h.ive not their contracts made for 1913.
Carrot, Turnip, Rutabaga, and Beet, are
very poor, while Onions of the flat type
have been a failure in Italy and France.
This type is mostly used here. B
Cleveland, 0.
A Tax on Crops Under Glass
At the Florists' Club meeting, Oct. 13,
a communication was received from the
ispringfield (0.) florists, stating that
they w_anted the Cleveland florists to help
them fight the tax on growing crops un-
der glass. The letter was written by
Geo. H. Miller, and though there was a
small attendance, $100 was raised to help
them; $200 will probably be subscribed
when all of the members are present. A
good lawyer will be employed, and the
plea will be that flowers are "a growing
crop," and not "merchandise," as the
tax board is now listing them. The
growers claim that they should be taxed
on the basis of growing crops as the
farmer is taxed. The question is one
that affects every grower of cut flowers,
and every one should put his shoulder to
the wheel, or in other words, put his
hand in his pocket, and help the general
cause. Ella Grant Wilson.
Portland, Ore.
Great activity is noticeable among the
growers and retailers in our Rose city.
Everybody seems to have something spe-
cial up his sleeves. "It's for the show,"
IS what I hear wherever I go. It is our
second annual 'Mum show, and of
course "Everybody's doing it," to make
this one outshine the first.
There is a decided improvement in the
trade, with stock of quantity and quality
except Carnations, which are rather
short. 'Mums are not yet at their best
but plenty are to be found in our local
stores.
A Dahlia show was held successfully
m the old Library Building. Gill Broth-
ers had beautiful displays, while Bahn
& Herbert took second. C. Ruess at
Salem, took first for a general dSplay
ot greenhouse plants
byVrfl-ocZ"' """'^ ^""^ '"'^° 05'=°'^''
„?" ^j^'a^',?'^° conducted a store at Sec-
ond and Alder St., has inoved to his new
quarters at Washington St., near he fe-
mous Hazelwood. He is ' well pfeased
with his new location.
Harry K. Spalding, a new member in
our trade, although well known through
"fn^^^^n'de. Nursery, secured a lease
at the iMajestic Theater entrance f o7 a
'flower stand. He will, after this he
known as the "Theater Florist" '
Our main thoroughfare, Washington
St has now five flower stores and stan£
Mr. Miche, superintendent of city
parks caused a big;^ stir by discovering
a gold vein in one of the east side parkf
The discovery was made while excavati^
1° claim "^^^^i,- ^^" i= ^ chance to stake
a claim, for the ore was tested, and, lis-
ten!^ gave SlTSO^o^on. ^HurrVto
" Everything for the Greenhouse "
This is tie title of a most excellent,
b^ V t,f1 seemingly replete illustrated
book that has just been published by
the John C. Moninger Co., Chicago, Dl
It IS, of course, the firm's catalog
though gotten up as a first class, strong-
ly bound volume, and reaches 3&1 pages,
Oin. by 9in. m size. It enumerates
describes, and in most instances iuS
trates in pictorial form, "everything for
the greenhouse." First of ail we are
taken, by means of text and picture, on
a tour through the John C. Moniiger
Co.s works at Chicago, and then there
are illustrations of some of the green-
houses, large and small, that the firm
fh^ w?';''^'^--D°°« °f tl^ese views is of
the Wietor Bros.' establishment at Chi-
cago the third largest of its kind in the
world; and there are other examples
from most of the States in the Union.
denlinl' w;t,,°° "•^- ^«=<^''™s Or chapters
aeaiing with semi-iron houses with useful
plans and diagrams, and with construc-
tion details. Herein we have gearing
and ventilation discussed, eave plates,
gutters, purlins and astragals, ridges and
„ A 15'"''^' f^° ''^« types of sash bars
and fittings for walls. The whole ques-
tion of heating is gone into in a later
section, and also, of course, the provision
of benches and stages. The owner or
manager of a plant growing concern
will find this handy volume exceedingly
valuable, for not only is it a well com-
piled catalog and reference work, but
It also contains a vast amount of useful
tabular data. There are tables dealing
with the pressure of water at different
heads, tables of other weights and capa-
cities of given quantities of water; also
of barometric pressure, friction of water
in pipes, quantity of piping required
tor a given cubical area, and so on. It
IS a book everyone interested in the
growing business and in plant house
construction should have on his desk
American Carnation Society
Begistratioos
Chicago Carnation Co., Joliet 111
Peerless Pink— Parentage, Alvin'aX Bea-
con. Color cerise pink, lighter than
Lawson. Size, 3 to 31/2 in. Ideal upright
growth, thin wiry stems. Very early Ind
exceptionally free. Strong calyx.
E. H. Blameuser, Niles Centre 111
Joy— Parentage, Viotoryxred seedling
Color, scarlet. Size, 2% in. Stron^
grower. Early and very free bloomer.
Strong calyx and good stem.
A. F. J. BAUR, Secy.
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
833
List of Advertisers
Abrams, F. B.
: Co..
.S20
Adv_
Albert &. Davidson. ...863
Allen. J. K 854
American Fruit Pub.
Co.. Inc.... 826
Amer. Importing Co.S48
Am. Spawn Co 818
Amer. Wooden Ware
Mfg. Co., The 859
Anderson, J. F 822
Angermueller, Geo. H.S63
AphineMfg. Co 861
Appelgate Florist 839
Ascbmann, Godfrey... 828
Aschmann Bros. . . 823-52
Bader liCo 814
Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, Inc 855
Baer, Julius 839
Baker The Florist 843
Baldwin, Florist 842
Barrett, the Florist. . .843
Barrows & Son, H. H . 822
Bassett's Floral Gar-
dens 820
Baur & Steinkamp.819-21
Bay State Nurs., The.826
Beaven, E. A 851
Beckert, W. C S16
Begerow Floral Co... .841
BeUamy Bros 820
Bennett, C. A 824
Berger Bros 857
Berger&Co., H. H...81S
Berning, H. G 858
Berterraann Bros. Co.840
Bidwell* Fobes 814
Black, Chas 818-26
Black, Son & Co., Jos.
.824
Elliott & Sons, Wm.. .814
Emmans.Gco.M 819
Engle, W. J 821
Engler, Henry 823-26
Erne & Klingel 858
Eskesen, Frank N 823
Esler, JohnG 851
Etter, M.S 826
Eyres Florist 839
Felthousen, J. E 830
Field, H. W 820-42
Fiedler & Co., A. G.... 839
Fletcher & Co. F. W 815
Florists' Hail Ass'n ... 851
Flower Shop, The. . . .842
Ford, M. C 853
Ford, Wm. P 8,M
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co.
H
Blackistone, Z. D 843
Blackistone, J. Dan.. .839
Boddington, A. T.. 817-18
Bolgiano & Son, J 816
Bonnet & Blake 855
Bonnot Bros 855
Bon Ton Flower Shop,
The 840
Howe, M. A 841
Brant Bros., Inc 843
Brainard Nurs. & Seed
Fox Hall Farm 816
Freeman Orchid Co. .830
Friedman Florist 839
Friedman, J. J 861
Fritz Faber Mfg Co.,
The 850
Froment, H. E 855
Calvin, Thos. F 839
Gannett, A. A 820-23
Garland Greenhouse
Mfg. Co 861-63
Gasser Co., J. M 840
Gibbons, The Smilax
Man 851
Giblin&Co 863
Goodsell, P. H 826
Graham & Son, A... 840
Greater N. Y. Florists'
Ass'n 855
Greek-Amer. Florists'
Supply Co 861
Greup & Ploeger 824
Grey Co., Thos. J.... 81S
Griffin, F. W 840
Growers' Cut Flower
Co.
Gude Bros. Co
Gunther Bros
Guttman Flower Gr
Co.
.827
Breck-Robin:
Breitmeyer's Sons, J.. 840
Brown Bros & Co 843
Brown, Peter 821-27
Bryan, Alonzo J 830
Buckbee, H. W 843
Bunyard, A. T., Flor-
Bu
;Br<
.841
Burpee, W. A. & Co... 818
Burr&Co.,C. R 824
Byam.E.J 842
ByerBros 822
Caird, Farnam P 820
Caldwell The Woods-
iCo.
.851
California Florist, The842
California Rose Co. . .820
Camp Conduit Co.,
The 861
Campbell Bros 852
Carbone Florist 839
Carnation" Support Co.,
The
Chicago Carnation
.820
Co
.S.5S
Chads, John Uw is... 814
Chinnick, W. J 818
Christensen, Thos. P. .822
Clark Florist 843
Clay &Son 800
Conard & Jones Co.818-
826
Condon, J 821
Conine Nursery Co.,
The F. E 826
Consumers Fertilizer
Habermehl's Sons, J.
J 842
Hall & Robinson 841
Hanford, R. G 823
Harris, Chester 843
Harris, Ernest 827
Hart, Geo. B 851
Hatcher, John C....823-39
Heacock Co., Jos 822
Heinecken, Otto 824
HeissCo 840
Henderson & Co.. A... 815
Henker, Bruno....... 81S
Henshaw & Fenrich.. .853
Herbert & Fleishaucr.KlG
Herr, A. M .^27
Hews & Co., A. H ,S69
Highland Park Green-
houses, The 840
HilfingerBros 8.')9
W. T. Hillborn 852
Hill Co., The E.G.... 859
Hill Nursery Co., Inc.,
TheD 826
Hillside Nurs 824
Hollywood Gardens. ...843
Holm & Olson 843
Holton & Hunkel Co.. 856
Home Correspondence
School 8.50
Horan, E. C 855
Horticultural Adverti-
ser 820
Howard's Flower ShopS39
Howard, J. W 860
Hudson Carbon Co.. . 860
Idlewild Greenhouses. S4 1
IgoeBros 851
Imperial Seed & Plan
Co.
.810
Co.
Coombs, Florist 840
Corry Floral Co 810
Cotsonas & Co., Geo.. 851
Cowee,W.J 851
Cowen's Sons, N 803
Coyle, James 8.55
Craig Co., Robt 829
Crouch, Mrs. J. W 839
Crowl Fern Co 8.50
Crump, F. F .840
Cunningham, Jos. H..827
Cut Flower Exchange. 855
Dailledouze Bros 820
Danker Florist 839
Darbcr Florist 842
Day Co., W. E 843
DeamudCo.,J. B 8.58
DeBuck, John 830
DeKalbNurs 826
De Nave. Paul 830
Den Ouden & Sons,H..S26
DietschCo., A 803
Dillcr, Caskey & Keen
863
Dillon, J. L S.!0
Dolansky, I.J .8.56
Dodd, Chas. H 862
Dorncr & Sons, Co. F.S20
DoyleCo.. Wm. E....8:i9
Dreer. Henry A., Inc.. 823-
62
Eagle Metal & Supply
Interstate Tobacco Co.,
Inc 800
Irwin, R.J 844-45
Isbell,S. M. &C0....8I8
Jackson & Perkins Co . 827
Jacobs, S. & Son ,861
Jenkins & Son 824
Jennings, E. B 814
Johnson Seed Co 815
Johnston, T. J. & Co.. 842
Jones, H.T ,826
Jones, Inc., Percy 858
Jones The Holly
Wreath Man .849
Kasting, Wm. F. Co.. 813
Keller, John A 840
Keller Pottery Co 859
Keller Sons, J. B 842
Kervan Co., The 861
Kessler, Wm 8.54
Kilbourn, R... 822
King Construction Co. 863
Koster & Co 826
Kroeschcll Bros. Co... 801
Kuebler, Wm. H 8.55
Kuhlmann, H. H 840
Lager & Hurrell 8.30
Lancaster County
Marra, F 826
Martin & Forbes Co. . 842
May, L. L. & Co 858
Mac NilT Hort. Co.,
The 831
McClunie, Geo. G.., 840
McConnell, Alex 841
McCray Refrigerator
Co 851
McHutchison & Co. . .824
Mclntyre, John W. . .857
McManmon, J. J. ...841
McManus, James 855
Menand, L ..839
Metropolitan Material
Co 845-62
Mette, Henry 814
Michell Co., Henry F.818
Michelsen & Co 826
Michigan Cut Flower
Exchange 850
Michler Bros. Co 840
Midgley & Co 843
Millang, Chas 855
Miller, A. L 826
Mills The Florist, Inc.840
Minge Floral Co., The841
Minneapolis Floral Co841
MoIIers Deutsche Gart-
ner Zeitung 819
Momm & Sons, Chas. 824
Moninger Co., John
C 862
Moore, Hentz & Nash855
Moore Seed Co 814
Mt. Gilead Pottery Co859
Mullanphy, Florist. . .843
Murtay, Samuel 840
Myer, Florist 842
Nagel, Rudolf 827
Nason, L. B 8.56
Nat'I Florists' Board
ofTrade 851
Neidinger, Jos. G 850
New England Florist
Supply Co 856
New England Nurs... 826
New York Stable Ma-
nure Co 860
Nicholas, John S 842
Nicotine Mfg Co., The
860
NiessenCo.,TheLeo.857
Noe.L.M 855
Orchid, The 842
Ouwerkerk, P 824
Palmers Son, W.J... 839
Park Floral Co.. The.. 840
Parker, John! ...839
Parkes Construction
Co 861
Parshelsky Bros 863
Patten, Helen F ,843
Pearce, George 862
Peckham Floral Co.,
The 827
Penn The Florist 839
Pennock-Meehan Co.,
S.S 857
Peters & Reed Pottery
Co., The 8.59
Philips Bros 841
Pierce & Co 839
Pierce Co., F. O ,862
Pierson, Inc., A. N.813-27
PiersonCo.. F. R 813
Pierson U-Bar Co. . , .864
Pine Grove Floral Corp
827
Pittsburgh Cut Flower
Co 8,56
Pitzonka, Gustav 821
PlantlifeCo 860
Poehlmann Bros. C0...S58
Pollworth Co., C. C ..8.56
Potter Floral Co ,840
Pulverized Manure
Co 800
Quaker City Mach.
Co 861
Quidnick G'houses. ... ,823
Ramsburg, G. S 815
Randall, A. L. Co. . . . 8,58
Rawlings, Elmer 818
Reade&McKenna...,861
Reed&Keller 851
Reimcrs, M. D 810
Reinberg, Peter 8,=8
Rentschlcr Floral Co . .84 1
Reynolds & MacKay.820
RiceCo.,M 851
Riebe, F. C 852
Ritchy, F. W 827
Robinson* Co., H.M.
860-51
Robinson Co. (Inc.)
H. M 8.54
Rolkcr&Sons, A..8I4-,59
Rosemont Gardens. . .841
Rosendale Nurs. &
G'nous^ .821
Rosery Flower Shop,
The 839
Roth Flower Co., Wm.
L 840
RoutzahnSeedCo. . ..818
Rowdeii & Mitchell.. .821
Royal Gloss Works. . .863
Rudolph, Max 840
Rupp, John F 815
Russell, Geo. W 820
Russin(SlHanfling....851
Ryerson, U. Cutler. . . 860
Salter Bros 842
Sambrook Bros 843
Sander&Son 818
Sauter.A 8.55
Sceery, Ed 842
Schling, Mai 842
Schmidt, J. C 821
Schmitz, F. W. 0 815
Schulz, Jacob 840
Schulze & Son, C 821
Schwake & Co., Inc.,
Chas 814
Scott, John 823
Scranton Florist Sup-
ply Co 816
Sealy, J. W. C 823
Shannon, David 822
Sharp, Partridge & CoS62
Shaw, Henry V 823
Sheridan, W. F 8S6
Shinn, Warren 818
Siebrecht, Geo. C 855
Siebrecht, Walter R.
Co., Inc 855
Skidelsky & Co., S. S .819
Slinn, B. S., Jr 855
Slinn, Clarence 8.55
Smith & Co., E.D... .819
Smith & Fetters Co..
The 840
Smith, P.J 855
Smith Co., W. &T...824
Solomon & Son, 1 863
Soltau Fernery, B 823
Speelman & Sons, C.
J 816
Standard Pump & En-
gine Co., The 863
Stearns Lumber Co.,
The A. T 861
Stokes, Walter P 816
Stoothoff Co., H. A . . . 860
Storts & Harrison Co.,
The 822
StumppcS Walter Co.
814
Syracuse Pottery Co...S59
Taylor, Edward J 823
Thompson & Co., C. B.
841
Thorburn & Co., J. M814
Totty, Chas. H 820
Traendly & Schenck. .856
Travis Co., G. E 861
Van Assche, Frank... .862
Van Gelderen, G. W. .824
Van Waveren, Gt. &
Kruijff 826
Vaughan's Seed Store.
814-16
Vick's Sons, Jas 814
Viereck, F. C 840
Vincent, R, Jr., & Sons
.813
Co.
Virgin, U.J
Wachtel Joseph 826
Walker, Wm .841
Waller Seed Co., The
L. D 816
Wallis&Co.. E. A....,S21
Warburton Florist 840
Ward&Co., R. M....S15
Warendorff, A 842
Watercr. Hosea 816
Wax Bros 839
Weeber &Don 814
Welch Bros. Co 856
Wenk, Peter 826
Westboro Conserva-
tories 820
Weston, Henry 823
West View Floral Co.839
Wettiin Floral Co 862
Whilldin Pottery Co.,
The 859
White Bros 820
Whittier & Co., W. B.S24
Wietor Bros..; 858
Williams* Florist Sup-
ply House 821
Wilson, H. E 842
Wilson, R. G 839
Windier Wholesale Flor-
al Co 851
Wood Bros 820
Woodrow & Marketos855
Woodruff & Sons. S. D816
Worcester Conserva-
tories 820
Young & Co., A. I 854
Young Florist 843
Young, John 8.54
Young & Nugent 842
Zangen, O. V 845
Zimmcr, Charles 830
Zvolanek, A. C 816
Nur,
.824
Ebbingc & Van Groos.824
Eble, Chas 841
Edwards Folding Box
Edward, Harry B.
Ehmann Wm
Eisele, C
Lange, A 839
Unge, H. F. A .843
Langjahr, A. H 8.52
Langle, Richard 8)8
LappcJohn 821
Lcedle Floral Co 820
Lemon Oil Co .860
Leonard Seed Co 814
Uuly, Emil .822
Littleficld Florist 843
Lord & Burnhnm Co.. 863
Ludwig Floral Co., E.842
Mader, Paul 819
I Index TO Stock Advertised |
stock mentioned in same can be noted in the index.
Acalpha 813 Araucarias 822-23-
Achyranthes 813 828-29-30
Adiantum 822-28-29 Areca 822-28-29
Agcralum 813-21 Asparagus 818-19-
Afnrnanthera . .813 820-21-22-23-27-28-29-
Alys.ium.. ,822-30 830-52
Amptlopsis 820 , ,. . „„„
An.rromedas 824 Asplmuim 829
A"tMnZ::::::si5-l9- Azaleas 824-26-28-30
821-22-8T-62 Bay Trees 824-26
Begonias 813-19-
821-22-27-28-30
Bcrberis 824
Bleeding Heart 824
Blue Spruce 826
Bouvardias 830
Boxwood 824-26
Bulbs. 813-14-16-16-17-18
Buxus 82-1
California Privet. .824-26
California Privet Cut-
tings 824-26
Callas... 814-17
Calliopsis 821
Cannas 816-18
Canterbury Bells. .821-26
Carnations 813-19-
820-21-22-27-30-62
Carnation Cuttings. .813-
819-20-21-22-27-30-52
Chrysanthemums 813-
819-20-26
Chrysanthemum Cut-
tings 813-19-20-26
Cigar Plants 813
Cmerarias 821-28-30
Clematis 824-26-30
Cocos 822-28-30
Cold Storage Bulbs
813-14-16-16-17
Cold Storage Lilies
813-14-15-16-17
Cold Storage Lily of
the Valley .813-14-
816-16-17
Coleus 813-21-52
Conifers 826
Crotons 829
Cuphca 813
Cut Flowers 848-
849-50-51-53-54-55-66-
867-58
Cyclamen 819-26-
827-28-29-52
Daisies 821
Decorative Stock. . . .813-
814-15-16-17-18-19-20-
821-22-23-24-26-27-28-
829-30-52
Digitalis 822
Dish Ferns 822-2.3-28
Dracaenas 819-21
823-27-29-30
Evergreens 824-26
Farm Seeds 814-16-18
Ferns 819-22-
823-27-28-30-50-52
Ferns in Flats 822-23
Ficus 823-28-29-30
Forget-Me-Not.. . .821-22
Foxgloves 821-26
Freesias 814
Fruit Plants 824-26
Fruit Trees 824-26
Fuchsias 813
Gardenias 829
Genista 822-27-29
Geraniums 813-19-
821-27-30
Geranium Cuttings
813-19-21-27-30
Gladiolus 814-16
Hardy Perennials. . 824-26
Heliotrope 813-28-30
Herbaceous Plants.824-26
Hyacinths 813-14-16
Hydrangeas 823-24-
826-27-28-29-30-.52
Iris 816
Ivy 813-21-23-26-30
Japanese Maples. . 824-26
Japonica 824
Jerusalem Cherries. ..830
Kalmias 824
Kentias. .822-23-28-29-30
Lantanas 813
Lilacs 824-27
Lily Bulbs 813-
814-15-16-17
Lilies.. 813-14-15-16-17-24
Lilium Album 813
Lilium Candidum....813-
814-17
Lilium Formosura. . . .813
Lilium Giganteum. . .813-
815-16
Lilium Harrisii.... 813-14
Lilium Speciosum.. 817-24
Lily of the Valley.. 814-27
Manetti 814-24-27
Maples 824-26
Mushroom Spawn. 814-18
Narcissus.813-14-15-16-18
Nephrolcpis. 813-23-28-29
Norway Maples .. . 824-26
Norway Spruce.. . .824-26
Nursery Stock 824-26
Oak Trees 824-26
Orchids 830
Ornamental Shrubs . .824-
Ornamcntal Trees. 824-26
Palms 822
Pandanus 829-30
Pansics 818-19-
821-22-27-30
Peach Trees 824-26
Poinics 824-26
Petunias 813-30
Phlc.x 821-26
Phoenix 822-23-29
Poinscttias 819-20-
821-28-30
Primroses 826-27-30
Primulas 821-22-
823-28-30-52
Privet 824-26
Privet Cuttings.. . .824-26
Rhododendrons. . .824-26
828-29-30
Salvias 813
Seasonable Stock 813-
814-15-16-17-18-19-20-
821-22-23-24-26-27-28-
829-30-.52
Seeds 814-1.5-16-18
Shrubs 824-26-27
Smilax 821-22-
827-30-50-51
Snapdragon 815-19-
821-22-27-62
Snowball 824
Spiraeas 817-24-26
Stevia 820-30-62
Sweet Peas 816-18
Sweet Pea Seed.. . .816-18
Sweet William 821-22
Table Ferns 822-23
Trees 824-26
Tulips 816-24
Vegetable Plants 821
■■ " Is 814-
816-18
Verbenas 813-30
Vincas 8^1-23-27-30
Vines 824-26-27
Violets.. .818-20-21-27-30
Wallflowers 821
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine 861
Aphis Punk 860
Artificial Flowers 848
Auctions 831
Baskets 848-51
Boilers. ...845-61-63
Carnation Ties 821
Cattle Manure 860
ChilTons 851
Clips 850
Crepe Paper 851
Cut Flower Boxes 851
Cycas Leaves 848-51
Decorative Evergreens
851
Fancy Baskets 850
Fancy Ferns 850
Fertilizers 819-60
Florists' Letters 848
Florists' Supplies 848-
849-50-51
Flower Boxes 851
Flower Pots 859
Galax Leaves 850
Glass 845-62-63
Gold Letters 848
Glazing Points 862
Grates 861
Greens 849-51
Greenhouse Bldg. ...861-
862-63-64
Greenhouse Construc-
tion 861-62-63-64
Greenhouse Goods. . .861-
862-63-64
Greenhouse Material
861-62-63-64
Gutters 861-63
Heaters 861-63
Heating Appliances
861-63
Holly Wreaths 849
Hose 845-62
Hot Bed Sash 863
Huckleberry Branches
850-51
Ice Boxes 851
Insecticides 860-61
Jardinieres 859
Laurel 850
Laurel Festooning. . . .850
Laurel Wreaths 850
Lemon Oil 860
Leucothoe Sprays. . . .851
Magnolia Leaves. .848-61
Manure 860
Mastica 862-63
Mats 814
851
Cut Flowers Received
Three New Dahlias
From Nathan A. Miller, Dahlia grower,
Branford, Conn., we have received cut
stems of three notable Dahlias, namely,
the yellow and crimson Collarette vari-
et.y Souv. de Ohaliane, which won first
prize in its class at the New Haven Co.
Hort. Society's exhibition on Sept. 17,
when shown by him. Mr. Miller also
sends a seedling of 1912 which he is
naming Yankee. The flower is of the
most brilliant crim.son and ypllow, of
good size and having a rich, deep orange
boss or disc. Well grown, smooth flow-
ers of ^ this variety must be highly effec-
tive either for vases or in the garden.
The stems are stiff, yet graceful and up-
right. The last of the trio is a nice white
single with orange center, wrhich is also
a seedling and is named Utility. These
are each free flowering and highly
thought of by Mr. Miller.
Business Changes
Baltimore, Md. — Roland Bolgiano,
who has been in partnership with Chas.
.1. Bolgiano in the firm of J. Bolgiano &
Son. has retired from the business.
CONTENTS
Page
Mo
Nikol
Nursery Bands. .. .824-26
Pecky Cypress 846
Pipe 845-63
Pipe Fittings 845-63
Plantlife 860
Pots 859
Pumps 863
Pumping Engines. . . .863
Refrigerators 851
Ribbons 851
Ruscus 861
Sash 863
Script Words 848
Sheep Manure 860
Sheet Moss 851
Sphagnum Moss 851
Stakes 820-61
Supports 820-61
Tile 861
Tinfoil 861
Tobacco Dust 860-61
Tobacco Powder.. .860-61
Tobacco Stems. . . .860-61
Toothpicks 851
Tree Tubs 859
Tubs 869
Vases 850-61
Ventilating Apparatus
861-62
Ventilators 861-62
Wants 844-45
Wax Roses 848
Wholesale Florists.. .863-
854-65-56-57-58
Wreaths 846
American Carnation Society, Regis-
tration 832
.American Gladiolus Society 834
Business Changes 833
Business Troubles 833
Catalogs Received 819
Clulis and SocietieB:
Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Hort. Soc; Cal-
ifornia Assoc, of Nurserymen:
Lenox (iVIass.) Hort. Soc; New-
port (R. I.) Hort. Soc. ; West-
chester (N. Y.) and Fairfield
(Conn.) Hort. Soc.; Tuxedo (N.
T.) Hort. Soc; Conn. Hort. Soc;
Elberon (N. J.) Hort. Soc. 850, 851
N. J. Flor. Soc 847
Cut Flowers Received S33
Exhibitions, Coming 847
Forsythia Suspensa as a Climber 843
Gardeners and Florists' Club of Bos-
ton 834
Greenhouse, Everything for the.... 832
846
Heating' Queries S32
Iiandscape Gardening* (Illus.)
Lawns, Tlieir Planting, Construc-
tion and Upkeep 836-838
market, Beviews of the 853, 854
Montana Florists and Nurserymen's
A,ss'n 835
Montana State Fair 838
New York Florists' Club 834
N. Y. and N. J. Ass'n. of Plant Grow-
ers, Tour of Inspection of 866
Nursery Dept, (Illus.) 825
Patent Suit Decision 847
Peony Symposium, Our 834
Pest, Another Serious, Enters
America S35
Propagation. Seasonable 835
Publications Received 851
Beaders' Views, Our:
The Maidenhair Tree; Ivy Poison.. 835
Betailer, The, (Illus.)
Bargain Idea in the Flower Busi-
ness; Plans for a Small Flower
Shop; New Shop of Chas. Henry
Fox S39-S43
S. A. P. and O. H., Department of
Plant Registration 848
Seed Trade Beport 815
Sun on Fresh Varnish, Effect of. ...843
Trade ITotes:
Montgomery, Jacksonville
Nashille
LouislIIe
Houston, Newport
821
822
826
827
829
New
Syr
Washington. Pittsburgh
Orleans, iVIontreal osu
Albany, Buffalo, Detroit 831
Milwaukee, St. Paul, Cleveland,
Portland |32
Baltimore 846
New Haven. Hartford, Ti^oicester,
Woonsocket 847
Forth Worth. Rochester, Taunton,
New Bedford , S4S
St. Louis. Cleveland, Indianapolis. .852
New York S5S
Boston 856
Philadelphia 867
Chicago
Kansas City, Elyria, S,n
Final
Francisco,
P. Ouwerkerk's New Address
r. Ouwerkerk, formerly of ihc address
P. O. No. 4, Iloboken, N. J., has now
changed this to 210 Jane St., Weehawken
Heights, N. J.
Week's Work, The:
Salvia. Azurea GrandiHora; Crops
to Follow 'Mums; Oriental Pop-
pies; Tulips for Cut Flowers Out-
doors: Carnations: Cyclamens;
Canterbury Bulbs 828-829
834
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Gardeners and Florists' Club of Boston
The monthly meeting of the Gardeners and Florists'
Club was held at Horticultural Hall on Tuesday even-
ing, Oct. 14. The attendance was the smallest of the
year, owing to the inclemency of the weather.
Wm. Downs reported on the Landscape Gardening
Class, saying that those who attended the classes during
the Winter did excellent work, and in order that the class
be resumed this year there must be at least 30 names
to begin with.
Resolutions were read and adopted on the death of
the late J. M. Gleason.
W. N. Craig reported on the field day held at R. & J.
Farquhar & Co.'s Dedham Nurseries, and William J.
Kennedy read a report on the picnic.
M. C. Ebel of Madison, N. J., read a paper entitled:
"Who is the Real Gardener," which was much appre-
ciated and freely discussed.
On the exhibition tables was a handsome collection
of outdoor early flowering Chrysanthemums from Chas.
H. Totty, of Madison, N. J. Mr. Totty, who was present
at the meeting, gave an interesting talk on the merits
of these early flowering 'Mums, recommending them to
the trade and gardeners for early Fall work.
Peter Fisher showed a fine vase of Gorgeous, his new
Carnation. He also exhibited a handsome vase of an-
other new pink variety named Alice. This made a most
handsome vase of flowers and it is undoubtedly a com-
ing variety judging from its looks so early in the sea-
son as this.
After recess a motion was made by Thomas Westwood
to send a letter to the Mayor of Boston regarding
the many dead trees left standing on the streets, and
asking him to see that they are eliminated. The sec-
retary was instructed to send such a letter. A discus-
sion on injurious insects and their destruction brought
the meeting to a close. R. C.
Diir Ponnv ^vmnnsiiim "'^ annual convention of that organization in New York
wur reuiijr oyiu|iusiuui ^^^ ^^ ^^^ American Museum of Natural History on
Analysis oi the Varieties Nov. 3, on the evening of which date wiU be held the
annual banquet, tickets for which are $2.50.
Upon an analysis of the replies to our questions as to c. B. Weathered, chairman of the entertainment com-
the best varieties of Peonies for the cut flower market mittee, made a final report on the banquet held in April
and for garden decoration, the following is the result: of this year and read a list of subscribers to the guar-
• 1 IT • *• antee fund. It was moved that this list be spread upon
Best Commercial Varieties tj,e minutes. It was also moved that the oalance left on
Name Description Votes hand after all the expenses of the banquet had been
1.— Couronne d'Or, semi-dbl., white; late bloomer 9 I'^j'' should be retained by the Club for the use of the
Felix Crousse, fuU dbl., briUiant flame red, mid- entertainment committee at a future function Speak-
season 9 '"^ "t the Spring Flower Show, to be held m New \ork
Festiva Maxima; ' full ' dbl.', " white', ' 'center' 'shaded '" March next. Secretary Young reported that the Guar-
carmine; medium early. 9 \" f^^"""* ^ad reached the sum of $7100, leavmg $2900
2.-Duchesse de Nemours, deep pink, early bloomer; still to be secured. In the trade section over $5000
sood double 8 worth oi space has been sold so tar, and advertising in
Edulis 'Superba,' 'dark 'pi'n'k';' 'e'arly ! '.'.:'.'.:'.:'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.S l^!nn°"''A?u'' P^S/^" V= been secured to the total of
3.-Monsieur Jules Elie, an early silvery pink 7 ,*150"- Others who spoke on the subject were: C. H.
4.-Madame de Verneville, rosy white, with sulphur wh. ^^% ^m. Duckham M C. Ebel and W. A Manda.
ffuard petals -^ j ' r ^ jy[j._ jotty addressed the Club in the endeavor to arouse
mI rie Lemoine, 'a 'v'e'r'y 'l^te 'creamy' white '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.5 \ S'-'^ater enthusiasm and stated his conviction that the
Grandiflora, late, bright flesh pink 5 show would be the greatest success ever, provided the
5.-Baroness Schroeder, flesh, changing to white; vig. "^™^;^[\°^ the Club worked earnestly m its behalf,
and excellent ' ' » » " ^ The Club warmly applauded his remarks. The corn-
Livingstone, A fine late 'fiow'e'r' of 'si'wery 'pink! '.'.'.A '^"f,'^ «" '''^^'"^^ announced that a trip of inspection
Monsieur Dupont, ivory wh. with lively carmine T"!^ n'' made to the establishment of W. A. Manda,
border on central petals 4 ^""th Orange, N. J., on Friday, Oct. 17.
5. — Delicatissima, a clear delicate pink, vigorous 4 The Exhibition
Venus, light rose pink; midseason 4 j • . ui^-i j^ ,., a
6.-Claire Dubois, ivory white, petals edged carmine... 3 , °^j''^'*^' ^""^^ ^^ ^" imposmg exhibit of W A.
Delachie, semi-dbl., dark red ; midseason 3 ?^?"^.^^ "«^^^ Polypodmm were the chief features of the
La Tulipe, semi-dbl., almost white; midseason 3 4^" a m' ?''T'^?u^r^^ ' ^xf t "'^.f". ■ A^ L^T'
Modiste Guerin, bright rose pink; midseason 3 W. A Manda, South Orange, N. J filled just half the
„ „ . , , ° , . J , , Tj length ot the hall, part of the display consisting ot
The following had two votes each: Adolphe Rosseau, ^.^j Dahlias, the remainder being Ferns and ornamental
Avalanche, Duke of We lington, Gen 1. Bertrand, Jeanne p^j pj^^ts. Mr. Manda also handed to each member
d Arc, Mme. Emile Galle, Prince de Tahndyke, Queen present a huge, handsome bloom of his crimson Deco-
Victoria, Sarah Bernhardt, Umbellata rosea and Whit- native Dahlia, Mrs. A. Du Port. He had also Gertrude,
Icyi. The remainder had only one vote each. ^ Decorative flower of medium size and of a most pleas-
Best Varieties for Home Grounds '"S rosy pink. Each of these, and Seedling No. 5, a fine
. . double, received a premium certificate. The chief award
Name Description Votes ^f j^e evening, however, was accorded to Mr. Manda
1. — Festiva maxima, white, center carmine; medium for his Polypodium Mandaianum, namely, the Club's
early 9 silver medal. The fronds were ijeautifully developed,
2. — Couronne d'Or, a late blooming semidouble white. . .8 several feet in length, and the pinnules were much
3. — M. Jules Elie, an early silvery pink 7 fringed and crested, giving the plant a quite plumose
4. — Grandiflora, late, bright flesh pink 6 effect. There were slJCCimcns on rafts and in baskets
5. — Duchesse de Nemours, deep pink, early, a fine dbl.. .5 for hanging. Other good and new subjects were the
Edulis Superba, an early dark pink 5 Glory Fern, Adiantum Farleyense gloriosum, which
Felix Crousse, midseason; a brilliant red 5 thrives in a comparatively cool house. This novelty
Jeanne d'Arc, large soft pink; midseason 5 originated in Holland and was certificated about two
C. — Avalanche, milk white, with creamy center 3 years ago in London, Eng., under the name Glory of
Eugene Verdier, salmon pink, changing to clear Noordjik, which name was afterward changed to gloriosa,
pink 3 and the popular name Glory Fern was also adopted.
Marie Lemoine, a very late sulphur white 3 A vote of thanks was given. Highly commended was
Modeste Guerin, bright rose pink; midseason 3 accorded to Nephrolepis tuberosa plumosa, a stocky,
Mme. Ducel, silvery pink, flushed salmon; vig., upright growing Fern, the pinnae being foliose or crest-
dwf., midseason 3 ed, at their tips; and honorable mention to Polystichum
The following had two votes each: Baroness Schroe- varium, while Draca-na Rothiana and Manda's Golden
der, carnea elegans, Claire Dubois, J. Kelway, Prince Privet received votes of thanks. The Dracaena has broad
de Talindvke, Mme. Emile Lemoine, Mme. de Verneville, recurving, smooth green leaves with silvery lined edge,
Milton Hill, Queen Victoria, Sarah Bernhardt, La Tulipe, and the foliage clothed the stems from the pot upward.
Therese and Venus. The remainder had only one vote 'J^he smallest plant was 20in. high and was growing in a
each. 4-in. pot ! Asparagus elongatus and the border Oxeye
Daisy, Leucantheraum nipponicum, each from Mr.
Manda, also received votes of thanks, as did the display
New York Florists' Club ^\^ ^'^°'f> , ^ ,w k ,^ k v^, a * <u
A small Geranium plant that had been lifted from the
Despite the fact that it was the night of a holiday, open and potted, came from A. N. Kinney, Fort Wash-
the October meeting of the New York Florists' Club, ington ave., W. 198th St., New York City. This he
lield in its rooms. Grand Opera House Building, 93d calls Mme. Kinney and is a bright double-flowered sport
St. and 8th ave., on Monday evening, Oct. 13, was a from S. A. Nutt. It is free and keeps its foliage well,
representative one in point of attendance. President (Vote of thanks).
Wm. H. Siebrecht occupied the chair. The exhibition Charles Weber, Lynbrook, L. I., received a vote of
of the evening was very fine and filled the center of thanks for a collection of Dahlias, and the same was
the room, the exhibit of Polypodium Mandaianum being given to .Jas. Beale, N. Y. City, for a vase of the charm-
especially noteworthy. ing pink Decorative Dahlia Delice.
Following the reading of the minutes of the last meet- Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J., specialized in new
ing, Patrick O'Mara, chairman of the committee on early and flowering 'Mums, both the larger and smaller
resolutions on the death of Julius Roehrs, Sr., made his types. Here were several of the varieties that have
report and also read a letter from Alex. McConnell, in proved to be favorites in England and on the Con-
wliich that gentleman spoke of his great sense of loss tinent, notably La Pactole, a medium sized golden bronze,
in the death of Mr. Roehrs. W. F. Sheridan presented which, however, was passed by the adjudicating commit-
suitable resolutions on the death of the late John P. tee. The exhibit as a whole obtained a vote of thanks,
Nugent, Sr. Both resolutions were spread upon the with highly commended to Cranford YeUow, a splendid
minutes. market .Japanese, of soft yellow color, and to Chaldon.
The following, nominated at the September meeting of Other varieties deserving of special mention were Petite
the Club, were elected to membership: Geo. V. Nash, l/ouise, mauve pink with creamy center, a graceful
Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, N. Y.; J. P. Dahlborn, flower; Fedora, chestnut. Glacier, an early white, and
Weehawken, N. J. Cranford Pink.
The following were nominated for election at the No- Head's Bergenfield Nurseries, Bergcnfield, N. J., ob-
vember meeting: R. C. Fontaine, New York City; Jos. tained a highly commended card and special mention
Bischamp, Flushing, N. Y. ; Herbert Brown, Richmond, lor Dahlias. They had early 'Mums, and several types
Va. ; Manuel M. Volt, New York City; Andrew Cova, of Dahlia including some of the latest spidery Cactus
New York City; Anthony Hankey, Hackensack, N. J.; varieties of Stredwick's (England). The bestthree of
Otto MuUer, Woodside, L. I., N. Y. ; Fred H. Dressell, these were Golden Wave, soft yellow; America, bronzy
Jr., Weehawken, N. J.; F. A. Danker, Albany, N. Y. ; orange pink, and Fred Wenham, soft rose. They also
Geo Barker, New York City; J R. Lewis, New York staged Peony-flowered seedlings of their own, together
City. with Hortulanus Fiet, a large salmon pink Decorative,
The resignation of U. Cutler Ryerson, Newark, N. J., very distinct. Princess Juliana, pure white; and a grand
was accepted. A communication was read from the upright Cactus of medium size but sprightly form.
National Association of Gardeners, drawing attention to named Sunlight, colored chestnut and clear yellow.
October ]8, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
835
Seasonable Propagation
By Joseph Meehan
With the coming of October there is much to be
considered in the line of propagation of stocli. It is
not so much propagation itself as it is the preparation
of it. Nurserymen have to consider the propagation
of stock of all kinds, and one of the first things will
he fruit trees, as many of these have to be purchased
from European firms, to whom orders must be sent in
good season.
Stocks for Fruits
Though many of these stocks are now grown here as
satisfactorily as abroad, the importation of them has
been such a practice for years that it is stiU large.
Pear, Apple, Plum, Cherry and Quince are still im-
ported in large lots, and, as aforesaid, now is the time
to place ail such orders whether the stocks are required
for Fall or Spring use. Whenever grafting of fruit
stocks is to be done during tlie Winter months, as is
largely the practice, stocks should be on their way by
the close of the year, that grafting may be started with
the opening of the New Year. Nurserymen also have
choice shrubs, etc., they wish to increase quickly, and for
this purpose require stocks on which to graft indoors in
Winter. Such stock should be secured before Winter
prevents it.
Sowing Seeds of Fruits
In comiection with fruits and their propagation, there
is the matter of sowing their seeds, a subject which re-
quires consideration at this time. Seeds of all the kinds
already named should be obtained now, and either be
sown at once or kept in good condition under cover
for sowing in Spring. Tills "good condition" means
that the seeds shall be in the same state of forwardness
as they would be had they been sown outdoors in
Autmnn. There is nothing more than this called for.
The outdoor seeds have absorbed a certain amount of
moisture to swell their coats, so that with the opening
days of Spring germination commences. Therefore mixing
them with damp soil and placing them in a cold build-
ing should result the same as if they had been sown
outdoors in Autumn. Seeds so treated indoors must
be sown outside in the very earliest days of Spring.
This is the time, in October and November, to secure
a supply of these fruit seeds. In getting these see
that they are of fresh crop and sound.
Seeds of Trees and Shrubs
In the line of ornamental deciduous trees and shrubs,
what has been said of the treatment of fruit seeds ap-
plies also to those of ornamental character. Treat
them the same way. While it is true that there are
certain kinds, the seeds of which may be kept dry until
Spring and will succeed well if sown then, it is equally
u'ue that Nature sows all lier seeds in .\utumn, when
tliey fall from the trees to the ground as soon as ripe.
.Many sorts may be kept dry indoors until Spring and
then sown, because of the difficulty of sowing them in
Autumn as Nature does, and this applies especially
to evergreens of a coniferous nature.
Procure Grafts and Cuttings
With the falling of the foliage the cutting of a supply
of shoots for grafting and for cutting-making should
be considered. This need not be done until after New
Year, but it may be done any time before, and it
is usually much more pleasant to do it before snows
and freezings occur. In numerous nurseries it is com-
mon to propagate many trees and shrubs by layering
them. Where this has been done the layers are better
taken off now, sorted, and heeled in safely, indoors
])referably, so that they can be reached easily in Win-
ter. Many of these layers may be so well rooted as to
admit of their being sold at once, instead of being
planted out in Spring for further growth.
Labeling
Closely related to propagation is the labeling of
stock. There Is such a similarity of appearance in many
trees and shrubs that when the foliage has fallen it is
impossible for many persons to tell one tree from an-
nlhcr. This makes labeling of the utmost importance,
for without it one may be propagating something he
does not want at all. Therefore see to it that all stock
is perfectly labeled; before the leaves have fallen is
the best time.
Increasing Evergreens
Evergreens may lie considered apart from deciduou.s
stock, requiring, "as they do, different treatment. They
may be i>ropagated through the Winter to good advan-
tage. As soon as Winter sets in cuttings may be taken
from them, placed in boxes of sand, and the boxes then
given room in a warm greenhouse; well rooted little
plants will result by Spring. This method of propa-
gation may be continued well into Winter, even to mak-
ing cuttings as late as February, but it is much better
to have them all made by New Year as the young plants
which result are so much the stronger for it. What has
been said of evergreen cuttings has reference chiefly
to those of a coniferous nature, but broad-leaved and
all others may be treated in the same way, and good
results looked for.
Propagating Herbaceous Plants
Herbaceous plants are now a prominent feature in
many nurseries. There are many ways of increasing
these plants, such as by dividing, cuttings and seeds.
When dividing is considered, many of the plants may
be so treated in Autumn, especially where Winters are
not severe or when hard freezings may be ameliorated
by heavy mulchings of the plants before the freezings
set in. In this way, by doing the dividing now, it saves
nmch labor in Spring, when so much work of all kinds
is pressing.
When propagation under glass in Winter is meditated
the plants should be taken under cover before Winter
sets in. Those from which green wood cuttings are to
be taken should be started into growth, from which
cuttings may be had in ample time for them to root and
form strong little plants for selling in Spring. This
method of propagation of herbaceous plants is well
understood by many, but there are some growers who do
not think of this way of increasing their plants.
The increasing of herbaceous plants from seeds may
well be considered in Autumn and early Winter. Be-
sides the outdoor sowings of many perennials there is
the sowing of seeds indoors as well, from which great
numbers of plants become available for Spring sales.
When sown early, so that the resulting seedlings are
well established by Spring, those of a biennial nature
flower the first season after planting, a gain customers
much appreciate. The pot grown seedlings of all kinds
are so much more satisfactory for shipping purposes
than those from freshly divided plants, that it is well
worth having them for the purpose.
Oliscellaneous and Rare Plants
Among miscellaneous propagating is that of rare
plants to be increased by grafting. Stocks for this
purpose should be secured now and placed under cover.
These plants should be potted and started into activity
a short time before grafting, that the same conditions
may prevail as are required for outdoor grafting in
Spring.
There are many trees and shrubs which root well from
green wood cuttings, of which plants could be taken to
a greenhouse, and placed in heat, to give the growth
for the purpose. Florists could often get a good stock
of plants for forcing purposes in this way, taking those
that are mostly in demand in pots for Christmas, Easter
and like occasions.
So great is the demand for Privet for hedging that
beginners in the nursery line often ask how to propa-
gate it to the best advantage. At this season of the
year hard wood cuttings are to be considered. Cut the
shoots when the leaves have fallen, making lengths of
them of about 6 to 8 inches, tie in bundles, and bury up
outdoors or in a cold cellar till Spring, then setting
them out in nursery rows. Every one may be expected
to grow.
Soft wood cuttings are made from half-ripened shoots
in Spring, rooted in a greenhouse. The lower leaves
should be cut off, in the usual way of making such
cuttings. If desirable a few strong plants can be
potted, placed in the greenhouse and forced into growth
in Winter, from which innumerabe cuttings could be
had very soon, and which should result in a fine lot of
young plants by Spring.
Florists and Nurserymen's Ass'n, Montana
The annual meeting of tiie h'lorists and Nurserymen's
Association of Montana was held on Sept. -5 at Helena.
As many of the florists and nurserymen from different
parts of the State were attending the Montana State
Fair, which was then in progress, there was a large and
representative gathering. After several matters of local
importance were discussed and disposed of the question
of a permanent horticultural building at the State Fair
grounds was introduced, several of the visiting florists
saying that if better accommodation for the exhibition
of plants and flowers was provided, they would bring
more exhibits. A committee was appointed to see the
Governor of the State and the State Fair directors with
a view to getting a suitable building.
The following officers were elected to serve during the
ensuing year: President, M. Kranz, Great Falls; Vice-
President J. P. Ring, Helena; Sec. and Treas., E. Cal-
mettes, Helena.
After the meeting adjourned, the members were very
hospitably entertained at dinner by Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Mills of the State Nursery Co., who also provided auto-
mobiles to convey the members to the State Fair.
J. P. It.
OUR
^w^ READERS*
VIEWS
The Maidenhair Tree
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
So handsome and valuable a tree as this, and one that
flourishes in the Eastern United States, deserves to be
planted much more freely, and for that reason I was
glad to see Joseph Meehan's notes in your issue of last
week. In the New York parks it proves to be one
of the most distinctive of the arboreal subjects, yet
strangely, it is comparatively unknown.
As a street tree it is also to be commended. The
habit is upright yet branching, and a pyramid, 40ft. to
(iOft. high, is stately, handsome, and decorative. Of
course, it is not evergreen ; but the leaves in Summer and
.4utumn are very pretty, albeit, not large; they resem-
ble, indeed, a greatly magnified leaflet or pinnule of the
Fern after which it takes its popular name. The bo-
tanical name is Ginkgo biloba (Syn., Salisburia adianti-
fola). J. Hahpeb.
Ivy Poisoning
Editor The Florists' Exchange.
In reply to the inquiry of N. R. O., Pa., for a cure
for Primula obconica poisoning, I will say from personal
experience that grain alcohol will cure it every time.
About fifteen years ago we had a customer who was
poisoned by Primula, and she was in very bad condition.
in looking up an article in the New York Sun, I saw
an extract from the London Lancet stating that it was
the only cure that was satisfactory, and that the best
physicians were all using it with certain results. A
great many physicians in New York and other cities
have used it with best results. Just bathe the parts af-
fected as often as irritation occurs.
As for Poison Ivy in the year 1911 Mrs. Brower was
covered from head to foot with Poison Ivy, and we called
in the village physician; he gave her the prescription
you will find below; it was a perfect cure and we told
lots of Summer campers and residents about it. They
all used it and it cured every case:
The prescription is:
Ac. Carbol, Par. 5ii
Mentholis, Or., xx
Alboline, Liq. 5r
Ox. Zinc, .5ri
Aq. Calcis, Oi'r
I hope this will help some of your suffering readers.
New York Rene Beowee.
Another Serious Pest Enters America
Eelivorm in Onions
It has recently been discovered by investigators in
the Bureau of Plant Industry that the Onion nematode
or eelworm, a pest long since known to do great dam-
age in Europe, Africa and AustraMa, to Onions, Hya-
cinths, Rye, Oats, Potatoes, Lucerne, etc., not only ex-
ists in the United States, but has already begun its
career of devastation, in accord with its old scientific
name, Tylenchus devastatrix. Onion seed is subject to
attack as soon as it germinates. The plants become
affected when quite young, producing twisted and swollen
leaves. Later the bulb swells considerably at its upper
end and becomes soft and puffy. Thereupon sphtting
takes place and the whole bulb rots away. The worms
are seldom over one-twentieth of an inch long and are
very slender and transparent, so that their presence is
not" generally detected by the naked eye and the grower
therefore often remains in ignorance of the cause of his
losses. In the case of very valuable bulbs which must
be grown in infected soil, numerous and shallow injec-
tions into the soil of carbon bisulphide or formalm
solution, repeated at intervals of a week or 10 days, may
prove beneficial. Such treatment, however, would be
justified only in the case of unusually valuable plants
and should be applied only by an expert. This nema-
tode pest will not thrive where the Winters are severe
and in this country it is to be feared most on the Pa-
cific Coast and in the Southern States. It is likely to
invade greenhouses anywhere in the country if given op-
portunity. Steam heating the soil of greenhouses is
an efficient method of killing tlic nematodes.
836
The Florists' Exchange
Landscape Gardening
The Second Paper^on
Lawns, Their Planting, Construction and Upkeep, With a Few Notes on
Walk and Drive Construction
By Robert B. Cridland, LandscapeJArchitect
No single feature connected with tlie landscape de-
velopment of a property is so important as tlie lawn.
I speak here of a lawn principally in the sense of an open
grass plot, not in the composite sense of turf and plant-
ings that we often think of when the term lawn is used.
Possibly the old English term greensward would be a
better word to use to describe lawn in its single mean-
ing, and I may revert to its use occasionally to keep
the thought fixed.
The lawn is the base that we must work on to make
a pleasing landscape picture. It is the central feature
and requires strict attention to all details. It is the
element in landscape gardening that continually lends or
takes. It is framed by pleasing shrubbery borders and
in turn frames lovely vistas. Made perfectly level and
hedged in tightly with border plantings, the whole prop-
erty looks cramped and contracted. Given gentle slopes
and slight depressions and allowed to run off here and
there, a feeling of expanse is created. A house set
lower than the street level ma'y, by care in the lawn gra-
ding, be made to appear much higher than it is. in these
and in many other ways does the lawn enter largely into
the best landscape development.
Preliminary Preparations
Good greenswards are not often met with, and the
majority of failures may be traced to lack of fore-
thought in the making, that is, lack of forethought in the
physical construction. Too often soil and seed alone
enter into the question and no thought of drainage or
future upkeep. Such lawns are never a success and
can never be improved unless torn up and a fresh start
made. Let us look well, then, to a right beginning, so
that our finished lawn will be a unison of the proper re-
lation to house, best drainage and construction, proper
seeding and ease of upkeep. In order to do this it is
essential that we familiarize ourselves thoroughly with ail
existing physical conditions before the work is started.
Before the excavation of the cellar is made, all the top
soil, which extends to a depth of from 4in. to 12in.
should be removed and stacked in convenient piles for
future use. It is well, too, to remove the surface soil
for a distance of 10ft. to 15ft. beyond the lines of ail
the buildings. Working about the house destroys all the
soil close by. These important features are often over-
looked, for, as a general rule, the landscape gardener is
not called in for advice until the residence and other
buildings have been completed. Very frequently, there-
fore, houses are not properly situated as regards the
elevation of the floor level above the surrounding grades
of the ground. It has been the author's experience that
a large percentage of residences have been set entirely
too low. It is very much better to err in the opposite
direction, as height may be overcome by a proper plant-
ing at the base of the house in case there is not sufficient
amount of soil available to make the necessary fill.
The Lawn in Consideration with the House
The lawn surface around the house should have a mini-
Dium slope ot half an inch to the foot, and care should
ue taken to see rnai ihe subgraae has a smiilar incunu-
tion. JNo matter now great ine suriace siupe away Irom
me house is, it the uiu natural graac piicnes toward tne
foundation wails, the water percolates through the new
nil and runs down the foundation walls to the cellar,
buch a condition may also be overcome by filling in
around the house with a stitf clay if available, this to be
thoroughly tamped or, still betier, puddled. This sub-
graae snouid have a slope of at least two inches lo tne
loot for a distance of 4ift. from the foundation wans.
Ueyond that it may be reduced to half an inch to tne
foot.
Occasionally the groimd fails away enough to have a
point lower tnan the cellar fioor. in such instances it is
a wise precaution against a damp cellar to introduce a
am. or -tin. agricultural tile around the base, laid with
open joints and half collars placed over each joint to
prevent the soil from falUng in and clogging the ori-
iiee. Where drive and walk drains exist, tnis fine of pipe
may be connected with that system.
Ueuerally speaking, the surface beyond the buildings
may be left as found, so far as the contour of the ground
IS concerned; the exception being small properties where
It is possible to modify all lines of grade to suit the
liouse without entailing too great an expense. On larger
properties it is only necessary to soften steep depres-
sions or humps by lengthening the slopes, provided, of
course, that the surface water may be drained off.
Where depressions are large and the work entailed to
carry the surface water oft' over the surface is too ex-
tensive, a catch basin should be provided. Krom this
the drain may be projected to a lower point of grade or
to a small well. Such a well should be about 3ft. in
diameter and 4ft. deep, this to be filled with stone to
within 12ins. of the top, over which, place the top soil.
Draining to such a well is preferable to running it out on
the surface. Drainage to a well spreads by seapage
over a large area. In case sewers have been installed
it is much better to connect with them, but extreme care
should be taken to see that the line of pipe is properly
trapped to prevent sewer gas from backing up in the
pipe lines.
Houses Belo'w the Road Line
Quite frequently topographical conditions are met with
that make it necessary to set the house below the grade
of the pavement. In such case, the site selected should
be just as far back from the property line as practicable,
and the slope from the house to a point one-fifth, to
one-third, the total distance from the house to the prop-
erty line, to be made rather sharp, with the longer
slope from the property line to the established low
point. This treatment will lift the house up and is
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much more pleasing than a grade with the longer slope
falling from the house.
Should the point of grade at the house and at the
pavement be on the same level and providing the house
is located well back from the property line, the appear-
ance will be greatlj' enhanced by making a depression
between the house and the street. To do this the eleva-
tion of the ground at one side must be below the lowest
point of depression. It is very apparent that a lawn
graded to such a profile would give a sense of distance,
M'hile, on the other hand, a convex line would tend to
shorten the distance.
Terraces
When to introduce terraces is a problem that requires
careful consideration. On a ground slightly undulating,
wjiere the surface slopes are rather gentle, the effect is
more pleasing if the lawn rolls right up to the walls of
the house. On more rugged ground where there is a
great variation in levels between the various corners of
the house, a level plateau surrounding the house is
better.
The width of the terrace will depend somewhat on the
size of the building and the lot. Ordinarily a terrace
should not be less than 14ft. and if there is a paved
terrace or a porch, the turf terrace, being of different
texture, should be at least one-third greater in width.
It is very unsatisfactory to have a terrace of greater
breadth than the remaining area between the bottom of
the slope and the line of the property. Where a con-
dition exists where the space is not great enough to treat
it in this manner it is much more advisable to have the
slope extend from the plateau at the house to the prop-
erty line by a gentle inclination.
The surface should slope at least half an inch to the
foot, and the slope from the terrace to the surrounding
lawn grade should not be steeper than 1ft. to 2ft.,
and one to three is much preferable, as the grass is
more easily cut on such a slope than one with a sharper
inclination. The slope should always be uniform and
the Une next to the house should be parallel to the
building, while the bottom line of the terrace may vary
according to the slope of the lawn abutting. When close
tn the house, where straight lines predominate, it is best
to have the two fines of the terrace well defined. A
terrace along a property line may be graded to convex
surface at the top, and at the bottom it may be given
a concave surface, thus losing the steeper grades into
the more gentle ones at top an dbottom. (See sketches
on next pages.)
Where hedges are to be planted at the top of a ter-
race, or the bottom, which is the right place for them,
the lines should lie derided. When a hedge is to be planted
- at the bottom of a slope along the property line,
the toe of the slope should be at least 3ft. back from the
line. This will provide a level space to stand and trim
the hedge with inucli more comfort than standing on a
slope. The plants, too, will thrive better. Slopes should
always be sodded \\-iiere a good clean turf is procurable.
While tlie liuilding is in course of construction, the
soil will become very much compacted by the teams and
mechanics, a condition wiiich is rather bad for sustain-
ing grass. All the areas which have been trodden down
hard should he loosened up before the surface soil is re-
placed. Better turf can usually be grown on soil that
is broken up to some depth.
When the grading is being done, it is well to take ac-
count of the nature of the soil and ascertain what treat-
ment may be necessary for the production of a satisfac-
tory stand of grass, tf the soil is of a sandy or gravelly
nature or if it is lacking in humus, barn yard manure
should be spread and thoroughly assimilated with the top
* The first of this series of papers w^hich dealt with
Walks, Drives and Entrances, appeared in The Florists'
Exchange of September 20.
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
837
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the: M.ootJ"Er.'-
Iiouse and sow at the rate of 100 lbs. to the acre [as a
minimum, but double the quantity if you wish a thick
lawn quickly. — Ed.] A mixture of Blue Grass, Red Top
and Rhode Island Bent with a small proportion of Red
r'escue and Crested Dogstail makes a good seed. Where
desired. White Clover may be added, but only in Spring
sowings.
A calm day should be chosen for the seeding, other-
wise it is hard to get an equal distribution. After sow-
ing, the seeding should be covered to a depth of about
a quarter of an inch. This may be done by raking the
surface lightly. The ground should then be rolled with
a light roller. When the young grass is about I'/sin.
Iiigh, it should be rolled again and the first cutting
made when about 2in. high. The machine should be set
quite high for the first cutting and all bare and thin
places should be promptly reseeded.
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soil. Should the soil be of a stiff, clayey nature, equal
parts of sand and manure should be mixed through the
top soil. This will make the soil more porous and the
rain and air will reach the roots of the grass. An-
other point to look to, at this time, is the digging and
preparation of holes for any trees or specimen shrubs
that it is planned to locate on the lawn. Such work
can be done to much better advantage now than if left
until after the rolling and seeding.
The Making ol the Lavrn .
Now that the rough work is out of tlie way, drainage
attended to, grades establislied a]id terraces built,
the question of the real making of the new lawn con-
fronts us. The changed conditions make it necessary to
provide new soil close to the house, and on properties
of small dimensions it may be necessary to resurface
the entire area. Wherever fill is needed, just as good
soil as can be procured should be used, and at least 4in.
of good top soil provided for the surface.
If the old turf needs remaking, it should be dug or
plowed to the depth of a spade, the soil being turned well
over, stones and weed roots removed and large clods
broken up.
Manuring and fertilizing is an important question.
Experts claim that one ton of grass removes from the
soil 34 lbs. of nitrogen, 36 lbs. potash, and 17 lbs. phos-
phoric acid. It is largely these substances, therefore,
that must be provided. Stable manure, if obtainable, is
very satisfactory. Apply at the rate of one load per 100 sq.
yds. and dig or fork it into the soil. Care should be ex-
ercised to see tliat the manure is not buried too deeply.
else it will not be within reach of the new young grass:
im. is a fair average depth. A good commercial fer-
tilizer, containing 4 per cent, nitrogen, 8 per cent, phos-
phoric acid and 10 per cent, potash, will be found to
give very satisfactory results. This should be applied
at the rate of 10 lbs. per 100 sq. yds. and raked in.
Fertilizers that are highly soluble should not be used
on sandy soils, as they will quickly dissolve after rain
falls, wash beyond the reach of the roots and be
wasted. This same would apply to all commercial fer-
tilizers applied in a wet season or in a time of drouth.
In one case they are washed away, and in the other
they lie about the surface and waste.
After manuring, the ground should be prepared to
receive the seed. It should be carefully gone over with
an iron toothed rake and all large stones removed, clods
broken and weed roots taken out, then rolled and raked
until the surface becomes firm and fine. It should be
so firm that walking over it leaves no foot prints. The
spaces along the walks and drives should be sodded to
maintain the edge. It is well, too, to sod the space
directly against the house, as this will prevent any
soiling of the wall surfaces from splashing.
Time of sowing and the best seed are subjects of
great importance. Unless we look well to them we may
have our trouble in the manuring and preparation of
the ground set to naught. Spring and Fall are the
best seasons for sowing, preferably the months of April
and September. Lawns seeded late in the Fall should
be given a mulch as a winter protection.
Purchase seed of the highest grade from a reliable
r ^'Keeping the Lawn Healthy
The lawn having been thoroughly established, it is
very essential that careful and systematic attention be
given to the maintenance, otherwise it will deteriorate
very quickly. Weeds are always a menace, and, linked
with J<'all Grass, should be continually fought against.
Newly made lawns often contain many weeds of an
annual nature which disappear after a few cuttings.
The perennial weeds are persistent and can only be
effectively removed by hand. The Dandelion and Plan-
tain are exceedingly troublesome and must be removed,
root and top. This may be done with a sharp chisel or
a three jironged fork. Weeding forks for this purpose
are to be had at all seed stores, and boys can usually
be had to do this work at the rate of a few cents per
hundred.
During moist weather, when the grass is making vig-
orous growth, it should be cut about once in a week
and an occasional rolling will help greatly to keep the
surface firm. Grass does poorly on a loose surface.
In hot, dry weather, the blades in the machine should
be raised so that the grass will be left of sufficient
length to afford some protection to the roots. Too
close cutting during Midsummer weakens the turf and
makes it more susceptible to the inroads of Fall Grass.
Every Spring a fertilizer should be applied that will
supply, per acre, 100 lbs. of potash and 50 lbs. of avail-
able phosphoric acid. Apply at the same time a top
dressing of 300 lbs. of nitrate of soda. The nitrate
should be applied again at the end of June, using 100
lbs. to the acre.
It is possible sometimes to renovate a worn out lawn
without entirely remaking, by top dressing with a com-
post consisting of equal parts of soil and manure, to
which about 10 jaer cent, of tankage has been added.
Such a top dressing is recommended also for lawns
made on shallow soils.
In the Southern States it is quite impossible to es-
tablish a permanent greensward that will look well at
all seasons. The only Grass that will succeed with any
degree of satisfaction is the Bermuda (Capriola dac-
tylon). This Grass dies to the ground in the Winter,
but is good during the Spring, Summer and Autumn.
I. awns of this Grass are made by cutting up the roots
of old plants and setting the small tufts of root about
Where the ground is slightly undulating, the aspect is most pleasing if the
surface is unbroken to the base ol the house, wltli only sufficien t slope to drain off
the surface water. The view illustrates the charm of a lawn treated in this
manner.
1 hjs louse is located on ground where the slope was so great that it was necessary
to have a high terrace at one end, and run out to meet the natural grade at the
other It is always best to have a terrace as wide as practicable under such
conditions, so that the end of the residence at the low point of the slope will have
a more substantial setting.
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Sometimes it is necessary to raise the grade on ground where large trees are
established. A fall of a foot or more of soil over the roots of a tree will kill it very
quickly. Such trees may be preserved by building a dry retaining wall, with a
diameter at least 2ft. greater than the trunk. The illustration shows a novel
way of treating a clump of trees where walling up was necessary. A depression
was left around the trees, and planted with native Rhododendrons and Kalmias.
Bin. apart, mulching with well rotted manure. For Win-
ter effect on the terrace close to the house, English
jierennial Rye may be sown.
Construction of Walks and Drives
Walks and driveways are features which should be
built with a view to permanency, and the first cost of
a properly constructed walk or road should not be con-
sidered prohibitive unless equal consideration is given
to the expense of maintaining a poorly constructed one.
For walks, cement makes a good, permanent material
and eliminates any upkeep, care, or expense. For heavy
soils, a foundation of cinders Sin. deep is recommended.
This may be reduced to 6in. or less on light and sandy
soils. Three inches of concrete and lin. of cement fin-
ish makes a durable walk.
Well kept macadam walks entail more care than ce-
ment, but are a little more pleasing in a lawn. Use
Sin. of SVain. crushed stone, Sin. of IVa'"' stone and lin.
of %in. stone. Roll to a hard and even surface and
then cover with dust. Quarry spawls may be used for
the 2y2in. stone if securable near at hand, and the cost
is therefore materially reduced.
On small properties the cement driveway is advisa-
ble and superior to any other. Often two cement tracks,
with sod between, will take care of all traffic and ap-
parently reduce the space taken up by the drive. The
best driveways built today are those that are known
as telford roads. These are usually constructed of
l^ins. of stone overall. An Sin. foundation is provided
of hard quarry stone, laid on edge, with the longest di-
mension placed at a right angle to the side line of the
drive. After the stones are placed they should be gone
over with napping hammers and made fairly even by
breaking off the irregular edges. The pieces of stone
broken off should be used to fill in the chinks. On this
should be placed Sin. of IVjin. stone. Then a light cov-
ering of %in. stone may be placed as a binder, and fin-
ished with clean breaker dust. The drive should be
it sliould be constantly wetted until a wave of water
appears in front of the roller. All roads are much more
pleasing and serviceable when defined by a curb or
gutter. Tliis is only necessary, however, when the area
over which the surface water gathers is great enough
to warrant the introduction of such a feature.
The rubble gutter, built of quarried stone laid on
edge, is very suitable for suburban or country districts.
It is much more rustic in appearance than cement,
though there is an objection that the grass and weeds
grow up through the interstices. Where stone is laid
on a good foundation of clean cinders, 13in. or ISin.
deep, the joints may be grouted with Portland cement
mortar, using two parts sand and one cement. This
grouting will overcome the Grass and weed growth be-
tween the stones.
Roads for Automobile Traffic
The automobile is a new factor to be reckoned with
in the construction of drives, as we find the water
bound roads are not nearly so satisfactory when sub-
jected to the wear and tear of motors. The bitulithic
macadam driveways are becoming more and more neces-
sary. The construction of such a drive Is similar in
every respect to that described, only that the asphaltic
]>roduct is poured over the surface and penetrates
through to upper courses of stone. On this the screen-
ing is spread and rolled. In some localities it is im-
possible to secure a stone with any adhesive qualities.
Where such a condition exists, run a cement grout over
the surface consisting of one part Portland cement to
three parts of sharp sand. Over this place a thin layer
of the dust and go over with a splint broom, thus
roughing up the surface to prevent skidding of motors
or horses slipping. Most of the driveways in Atlanta,
Ga., are of this character. The cement gutter on either
side and the roughened surface between make a pleas-
ing contrast as well as a good practical drive. It will
stand a considerable amount of traffic without unravel-
ing or costing anything for maintenance.
T& cS"..)-o f=-sr f=-f^ o/^ -^JAE- -ret r' ar^ t^tr..
I31VOE ^o F='fSoT='^-tSTT" l_)/NErVC~^^H^ys TYKE:
!7Ls'"T>-Alc~'^ I="T5-o/--i Potto /^ of=^ «^J-oF-S"
rolled before and fater
placing the %in. stone.
The roller must not weigh
less than six tons. The
%in. stone and dust
should never be mixed
together, as the dust will
work through and the
stone find the surface,
making it rough and
troublesome. When roll-
ing the finshed surface.
State Fair of Montana
The eleventh annual State Fair of Montana was held
at Helena, Sept. 22 to 27 inclusive, and from every point
of view it was most successful. There were larger pre-
miums and better exhibits, also increased patronage.
The vegetable display was truly wonderful, embracing
Tomatoes, Egg-plants, Peppers, Sweet Potatoes and
Cauliflowers which were supposed to be impossible of
cultivation in this State, owing to the short, dry Summer.
The fruit exhibit excited the wonder and admiration
of all visitors, and included Apples, Pears, Peaches,
Plums, Cherries, Grapes, Cantaloupes and Watermelons,
the two latter being exhibited in large quantities.
In the floricultural department the space was inade-
quate to show the many beautiful exhibits made by
amateurs, which, considering the small amount of room
allotted to them, were very artistically arranged. The
exhibits in the professional class were also crowded, and
on that account many florists refrained from sending in
exhibits, but signifying their intention to compete next
year if better accommodation is provided. In the pro-
fessional class, premiums were given for the best display
of decorative plants to occupy a space of 150 sq. ft.
also best single Palm, best display of Palms, best single
Fern, best display of Ferns, largest and best display of
cut flowers, best collection of Roses, of Carnations and
of Lilies.
The State Nursery Co. of Helena, had a large and
magnificent array of plants and cut flowers, and were
awarded first premiums in each lot. The Columbia
Gardens of Butte sent a very beautiful exhibit (not for
competition), which included a pair of splendid Orange
trees loaded with fruit, with cut Carnations and Lilies,
and a very large assortment of Pansies, which for size
and color could not be excelled. J. P. R.
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October 18, 1913.
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Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
Florists in good standing thioughout the country can avail
themselves of the advertisers* offers in this Department and
accept, without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities for extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
sidered by the publishers ot The Florists' Exchange as being
responsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
any given point within their reach, forwarded them by mail,
telegraph or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extends, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
in this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing wit! be admitted to this Department.
Albany, N. Y.
graphic order. Personal
Not how Cheap, But how Good.
Member of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowera or floraj designs delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele
1 given and satisfaction guaranteed.
ESTABLISHED 1842
ALBANY. N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Rural and St. Agnes
Cemeteries Ave.
Write. Telephone er Telegraph. AUlORDERS GIVEN PROMPT.ATTENTION
^^JlUrn/^^n^
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
ervice to out-of-town orders
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N.Y.
Betab. 187» SCHENECTADY. N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
OicMce Cut Rowers for all occasion* delivered promptly anywhere
in Georgia.
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
32! N. Howard Street
, BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We accept wire orders, charges collect
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL MGHT
Caitone
Member of The Florists' Teh
iHamE. Doyle 0)., Inc. H
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON, MASS.
Boylston St.
6 Beacon St.
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
We cover all New England points- Retail orders placed with us
receive careful .ttention. The delivery of Sowers and plants to
Boston'sailing steamers a specialty
The Bargain Idea in the Flower Business
By G. D. Grain, Jr.
Supply Advts. will be found on pages 848-49-50-51
Those who have realized the futility and the menace
of price-cutting may be misled by the heading of this
article into believing that it is to be an apology for
tlie man whose only idea of the way to get business is
to cut the price. Such a system is obviously unintelli-
gent, and is the last resort of the blunt mind which
cannot see that the road to trade runs in a more
sensible and direct line.
Merely to cut prices is a confession of business fail-
ure; because it is an acknowledgment that the man
who is doing the selling has not the ability to get a
l)rice that carries a profit. And since the necessity of
getting profits along with the price is generally real-
ized, the folly of the florist who cuts prices down to
the bone, eliminating the possibihty of making the
])rofit to which he is entitled, ought to be well under-
stood.
But it must be realized, on the other hand, that this
is the day of the bargain. The big department stores
win most of their trade by advertising bargains in
this, that, and the other section. Most of the goods
advertised by reputable houses are real values, too, and
licit imitations sold at a figure above the price they
really ought to carry. This does not mean that the
drygonds merchant is a philanthropist, who has tied
lip his capital for the enjoyment of giving the people
of liis community goods at around cost; far from it.
BOSTON. MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
" Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist "
We cover all pointa in New
England
Membe. of The Florists' Telefttaph Delivery, S. A. P.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSEHS
143 Tremont St.
entrally located Florist Shop
Yours for reciprocity.
■" '-"'■er all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BROOKLYN. N. Y.
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Eveiy facility for filling trade order
satisfaetonly and delivering promptly
at rendsnce, hotel, steamer and theatre
m Brooklyn. New Yort and vicinity.
TeL 1768 Prospeat
Basket of white Chrysanthemums and Am. Beauty
Roses presented to a Washington (D. C.) ball player
By Blacfcistone, Washington, D. C.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Fulton St and Greene Ave.
Phone. 6800-6801-6802 Proqiect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
1 P'j"^" anywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the countrv an
delrvered at theatre, hotel, steamer "» ,— .:J— '
sidence.
PuffAio,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
W. J. PALMER A SON
Members Florlsta' Telegraph AssoGlatlon
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
, _, _ Flowers (or Rarrard,
ILOWEROHOP •»»<"="«« and Welleeley
CoIle£es
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of <;Uas
Flowers
CHICAGO,
ILL.
522 So. Michigan Ave.
CongTess Hotel
Courtesies Extended to ail Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
©Qft^CgOraRO/^irD, ®
9 vsyo
FOURTH STREET
Have you a copy of the Florists' Exchange
I Design Book?
Most retaUers can't get along without It.
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CINCINNATI. OHIO
11 West 12th Street
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
(g[L[iW[i[L^ffiQ[B)
EUCLID AVENUE
CLEVELAND,
Juji0mv^. ^ OHIO
• • 5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Members of The Florists'^Telegraph Delivery, S.A.F.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled.
Personal attention given. Usual discounts allowed
Member of The Florists' Telefiraph Delivery
COLUMBUS,/
OHIO
172 East Town Street
DAYTON,
OHIO
112 South Main
FLORISTS Street
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery, S.A.F.
©», DENVER, COLORADO
ff\ . «y . y /* J, A. Valentine, President.
If^ark floral \J0, Colorado. Utah. Wertem Neb-
raska and Wyoming pointa
1643 Broadway reached by Express. Order,
promptly filled. Usual discoonts.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvecy
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gratiot
Avenue
W* oorar aII Michisftn pointa and large sections of Ohio, Indiana and
Canada. Retail orders placed with us will receive careful attention.
Deliveriea to Northwestern University and all North Shore towns
Members of The FlorUts' Telegraph DeUvery
Potter Floral Co.
EL PASO, TEXAS
FALL RIVER
MASS.
35 NO. MAIN STREET
ORDERS EXECUTED FOR
' S. E. Mass., Newport and R. I. Points
Oa the uthur liaiici, however, he gets them coming his
way by hoiuing oui, as an inaucement, the prospect of
L'uyiiig certain gooHs at prices which make them sure-
enougn bargams.
The manager of a "big department store told the
writer not long ago that every piece of goods sold in
Ins store had to carry a gross margin of 33 1-3 per
cent. That is to say, his cost of doing business was
over 30 per cent, of sales, so that, ohviously, if his
margin over cost was not fully a third, the chances
tor net proiits would be rather slim. This requirement
had to ue put in harmony with the necessity of offer-
ing special values and leaders, as well as the low
prices caused by the end of the season sales, which
were intended lo sweep out a stock of unseasonable
goods and prepare the way for the new season.
The analogy between this business and that of the
flower merciiant is close enough. He can afford to
sell certain goods at cost, if certain others are sold
at hgures considerably above cost, and if the average
margm of proht is held up, as in the case of the de-
pariment store, to say 33 1-3 per cent. It is by no
means incumbent upon him to lose money merely be-
cause certain items are sold cheaply, but the leaders
can help to sell goods and the lack of profit on them
can be made up by sales on other lines at standard
prices.
There is still another point of similarity between the
condition of the man selling women's garments, for in-
stance, and the florist. The latter knows that he has
perishable stock on his hands; but the dealer in women's
ready-to-wear is up agauist much the same sort of
proposition. The styles may change overnight and
leave hnu with a lot of goods that are practically worth-
less. Ko he simply must sell in the season, to avoid
a serious depreciation through carrying over garments
that may be obsolete by the time the season is favor-
able again. The merchant in the garment field has
therefore learned how to cut prices discriminatingly,
using the reduced quotations at the end of the season
to sweep his shelves entirely clear.
Yet there are florists who, knowing that they have
a big oversupply of certain goods on hand, permit them
to be aljsoluteiy and completely wasted. Of course,
a sort of defense miglit be put up for this policy by
saying that it w'ould weaken the whole market to offer
the flowers at a reduced figure; but the common sense,
practical view to take of it is to get out of the stock
whatever value there is in it; and that usually means
making a bargain offering.
There is a certain florist in a large Middle Western
city who has a big greenhouse situated several miles
from his down town store. He is uptodate in many
respects, using motor delivery and other modern equip-
ment. He brings to his shop wliatever stock is ripe
for cutting at the greenhouse. Not long ago he de-
plored, as one of the weaknesses of the flower busi-
ness, the fact that so much stock spoils without being
sold.
"Only recently," he said, "we had a lot of Carna-
tions coming to maturity, and trade was so slow that
ive simply had to throw away any number of them!"
Imagine a real merchant looking at the situation
from that standpoint ! Think of a man who knows any-
thing about seUing goods standing idly by and witnessing
a total loss on certain stock which has an intrinsic value
that is appreciated by the pubUc! Consider the point
of view which fails to see in this not merely a possi-
bility of reahzing something out of the stock, but of
making a real selling argument out of it!
What that florist should have done was to advertise
the fact that he had an oversupply of Carnations. A
statement of the true situation is always proper, be-
cause talking about bargains without giving a reason
lor them is sure to make the public distrustful. But,
starting with a statement of the necessities of the case,
tlie florist could ]ioint out the fact that he could sell
Carnations much cheaper than usual, and that the pub-
lic should take advantage of the opporttmity to buy
at the reduced figure.
Such an advt. properly displayed in the local news-
papers would start buying. Reduced prices in practi-
cally every line encourage consumption; and in the
case of a" product Uke flowers, which are a distinct
luxury looked at from the popular standpoint, the
addition of business is practically as certain as that
two and two make four. Consumption is sure to be
stimulated, and the florist will move the stock for which
liis market has been inadequate. He will get money
imt of the otherwise worthless line of goods, and he
will .ittrnrt liusiness for the other fines which he car-
ries in stuck for the same reason that when the dry-
iiiiids stnre advertises bargains in the cloak and suit
t sells more goods in the laces and em-
isions; people come in, buy the goods
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhoiuea, BENTON ST
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
HARTFORD.CGNN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers inlFIowers
Your Orders Solicited
Hartford, Conn.
1S7 Main Street
Highland Park Greenhouses
MaSdw" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towni of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southwest Teiaa and sallinfts from GalTWton
»/K Jr. JiuAimannj Jflortsi
2607 JACKSON ST.. S. W Pione, Hadley 1926-23S0
252« WASHINGTON ST., Opp. Glenwood CemetOT
S. W. Phone, Taylor 628-1081
Uptown. 919 CAPITOL AVE.. S. W. Phone, Prenon 7741
HOUSTON, TEXAS
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Prompt and efficient service rendered points in lliinois, Ohio, sad
Indiana. Bertermann's flowers excel
Members of The Florists' Telegraph DeUvery, S. A. P.
^he Florist f m.
36 West Forsyth Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
miLs
We reach all Florida and South Georgia poinU
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The Florists' Telegraph DellTerj
<^&««€£^
J^H^'S
Members of The
ists' Telegraph DeUvery
Kansas City,
MO.
±loWers
LEXINGTON, KY.
^ A. Kkl
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
■Will tak« care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. REIMERS
The Atherton Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets
Choicest Cut Flowers Personal attention given to ont-of-town orders
lirui(k-v__. . , . .
offered iit liargain prices — and see others which they
want.
The objection to the course outlined is, of course,
that while more Carnations would be sold, the profits
realized on the smaller quantity, sold previously at
the usual prices, would be lost. This, however, is
simply a question calling for the use of a little arith-
metic. If 25 per cent, of the stock is sold at a profit,
and 75 per cent, is a total loss, it is obvious tliat the
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave
Persona! attention given to order, for Louisville and .urroonding terri-
tory. A fine stock of flowers always ready. Dehvery faabties perfect
Member of The Florists' Teleerapb Delivery
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its new Design Book for Solici-
tors. Sells on sight. a.e.pe.t and Best Ever.
October 18, 1913.
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SS2 Failli Am.'
'o<^
LouisviUeM;f
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
61S South Fourth Ave.
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.Floral Ordera Promptly Filled for
LOWELI., MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VIOINITY
t Prescott St.. LOWELL, MASS
MADISON. WIS.
Rentschler Floral Co.
FToi-merly
CAPITAL CITY GREENHOUSE CO.
BEST SHIPPING FACILITIES FOR WISCONSIN
'VIE NEVER SLEEP"
Idlewild Greenhouses "te
. Both Phones 1738 Night Phone 4150 Main
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points In the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Ck>nceptlun St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
!^osemont Sardens ■^^""'^
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W. 8. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Members of The Ploristj' Telegraph Delivery
condition is worse than if 90 per cent, were sold at a
figure covering cost, even ttiougli no profit wliatever
was realized. The net loss would be greatly reduced.
The fact that higlier prices were charged for the 25
per cent, does not change the results, which is a big
loss on the total amount of goods carried in stocic. Nor
does this view of the situation take into account the
amount of business brought in and handled on a profit-
able basis.
Another possibility of the flower trade which is being
used by a good many wise dealers is an adaptation of
the plan applied by the hotel or restaurant Iseeper
who advertises table d'hote meals. The latter can de-
termine much more accurately how much of each liind
of food to buy if he knows that every one of his cus-
tomers will require a portion of each ; while if they
order from the card he must speculate, as it were, in
a variety of foods, and possibly lose money on some
because of tliere being no call for them.
The flower dealer is in the same condition, as a rule.
He stocks up witli a full line of flowers, some grown
by himself and others bought on the outside. He
buys staples as much as he can, but largely is specu-
iating because he cannot anticipate his wants exactly.
The result is that, like the hotel man, he frequently
lias to suft'er losses because of the failure of the
public to buy aU of the stock of every line carried.
The plan suggested is to offer combinations of flow-
ers to the public at a fairly low price. One florist in
an Ohio Valley city has made a specialty of one
dollar boxes of flowers, which have become widely
known in his community. He simply uses the tag ends
of stock from various lines, and is able to make an
unusually handsome showing by giving each purchaser
a number of varieties. At the same time he cleans
up his stocks nicely, and has reduced his losses through
deterioration to the minimum. And the people who
have got in the habit of buying his specials in this
way likewise come back to him when they want regu-
lar work do ; in which the prices are higher and the
jirofits larger.
The big demand of the present, from the standpoint
of the flower business, is to popularize the use of flow-
ers. Instead of having most of the pubhc buy flowers
only for funerals or weddings, or special occasions,
teach people that they can be had economically; that
occasional bargains are offered which enable anyone
to gratify his tastes in this direction. The result is
sure to be the training of thousands to the use and
enjoyment of flowers who would never enter a florist's
shop under ordinary conditions; and while some of the
business will be handled on a close margin, in the
end it will make for bigger profits to every depart-
ment of the trade.
Plans (or a Small Flower Shop
Hereunder we publish another description of a small
flower store, another letter having appeared in the issue
of Oct. 4:
The Primrose Flower Shop is 20x+0ft. ; bulk window in
center, S'/yXlOVL'ft., and in copper moulding with holes
communicating with the outside air to prevent steara-
iTig, but this has not been quite successful. The floor
MONTREAL, CAN
825 St. Catharine St., W.
Fresh flowers and best serrice.
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Delfvenea throughoat tbe State
uid to all steAnuhip dodci in
Hoboken, N. J., and New York.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
We do the most extensive Floral and Steamer Work ia the Stttte.
NEW ORLEANS,
LA.
«^|0|»Jg^l21 Baronne St.
838
TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 East 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RUl t
We Guarantee SatisfactloD
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST 48th Street
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NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
Primrose Flower Shop, Ardmore, Pa. (see text)
842
The Florists' Exchange
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
Choicest cut flowers and designs for
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a specialty. Wire me your orders
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
rr^fliigM
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in the theatre district and also have exceptional facilities foi
ieliv^ing dowers on outgoing steamers. Wire us your orders; they
will receive prompt and careful attention
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLING
22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
European Orders Executed
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery
** If we say it« we i/vlll do it "
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC worb:er in flowers prices reasonabli
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveriei as ordered io
Holyoke, Amherst, Greenfield and Ware
PASADENAy CAL.y Colorado street
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A 11^ V-^1 V/lllvl Ordenpiomptly
Edward Sceery
Member of The Florlsn' Telegraph Delivery
paterson
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
of the window is of cement, marked off in squares. The
front has two entrances but only one is used. The
other is simply put there with a view to affording an
entrance for the upper floors which will be added in
the future.
All the furnishings are steel gray and dark green.
The store is rough plastered, and left in its natural
color, while all woodwork is green. The ribbon closet
lias shelves above and at each side and there are draw-
ers below, attached to the east wall. In front of this
is a table (no counter), with cash register at one end,
and paper roll at the other. This table has two big
drawers that can be opened from either side to hold
the wax paper. The west wall is fitted up with a small
writing desk (as illustrated), and here also is the re-
frigerator and a 5ft. counter with two drawers. The
space underneath is for pulp vases. This counter, be it
noted, is placed with its end against the wall.
The back or south end of the store is finished with a
little office, the enclosure being nothing else than gas-
piphig painted green. The stairway leading into cellar
is similarly enclosed. A seed case, 8ft. long, with twenty
compartments, to hold seeds and bulbs, is placed along
this landing.
A green wicker table in the center of the store usually
holds a small floral decoration, and together with the
self-watering flower-boxes (painted green), and self-
watering vases (stone gray), it gives the whole place
a very pleasing appearance. The store, with fixtures,
probably did not cost me more than $2,.500. I had to
design all my own things, even to the building of the
seed-case. The cement floor of the window, which I was
told would be "quite impracticable" by the builders,
works admirably and cost only .flS.
NoEA R. Ohl.
New Shop of Chas. Henry Fox
Charles Henry Fox, whose versatility in the floral art
is renowned, has achieved the crowning success of his
career in the store and business place that he recently
opened at 231 So. Broad st. and which his professional
brethren were invited to inspect on the evening of Colum-
bus Day, Oct. 13.
The store has been arranged and adapted to meet
every requirement for the expeditious handling of cut
flowers, and is in this respect the most complete store
to be found in Philadelphia. While Mr. Fox in his
former places was rather inclined to darker tones in
his store settings and color schemes, the new "Sign of
the Rose" was a complete surprise to his friends. The
store itself is carried out in the style of Louis XVI
in high and low shades of white, and the entire decora-
tive scheme is in keeping with this period. Mirrored
French windows make for a spacious effect that doubly
enhances a long wall space opposite a beautiful show-
case. The case is divided into two compartments divided
by a mirrored door, in fact mirrors are used to ad-
vantage throughout the entire store. The case is beau-
tifully lighted, and one compartment is most ingeniously
arranged with a tank of flowing water containing per-
forated vases for Am. Beauty Roses and other long
stemmed flowers. A magnificent crystal chandelier
sparkles and with the wail sconces briUlantly illuminate
the shop.
To the rear of the store are the soundproof tele-
phone booths, the ribbon case, the office, and to the rear
of this, Mr. Fox's private sanctum. Then come the
studio, the work room, packing room, conservatory, the
box room, cooling room, storage compartment and the
garage, all on one floor.
The cellar is given over to the heating plant, and the
automatic ice machine; this is a most ingenious cooling
sm^f^
PHILADELPHU.
PA.
Billboard advertisement of the Jones-Russell Co., Cleveland, O. The sign is 9x16 ft.
(See Cleveland news letter)
pinsfiao,i
MASS. I
Prompt deliverlea throughout the BerkslUrea, Lenox, Lee,
Stockbrld&e and Western Massachusetts.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Portland, Oregon ""j^tI"
S^nAnSrdt" iMariin & fopDcs Co.
In this Territory by 347 WASHINGTON ST.
~5fl«iisft
PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Flowers delivered promptly in
' , J ;r riowera aeuvereo prompuj
Koctaester and rarrovnding tezTitory. Complete line always ready
Members of The Floriata' TeleSraph DeliTecy.
Salter Bros. "^"T"
FLOHJSTS
N.Y.
38 Mam St, West
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ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street, East
Flowers and dengna delivered
promptly ia Rochester «nd all
Western New York towns.
:^y
IBED .
ROCKFORD, ILL.
Quick service to
Illinois. Wisconsin,'
Indiana and Iowa Points
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BYAM, The Florist
California Flowers '".rvJSSSfS^"
VICINITY
WRITE OR WIRE
siSTin THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST '^J-
M4-4« GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
STEAMER SAILINGS
JuUua
iSTABLISHCD I8}0
fLOmST
SAN FRANCISCO,
CAL
1036 Hyde Street
in supply vou wilh
flowers at wholesale or re-
tail, any quantity and best quality. At retail, the best put up in
daintiest boxes and delivered anywhere. Try a S5.00 box of our Violets
or Chrysanthemums, after October 1st put up for a five-day journcy.
Wire us or write us your orders to be delivered in and about San
SCRANTOt!
Scranton's Leading
Florist
Currecl Arrangement]
Immediate deliveries in WilkeS'
Baire, Pittston, Carbondale. and all
Northeastern Pennsylvania Town?.
October IS, li113.
The Florists' Exchange
843
SCRANTON, PA.
124 Washington Avenue
Talipfcoaa «r tdeorapbic orden for any dty or town in Northeastern
PiBa^hrania will receive prompt execotion. Usual disconnt. 'Phone
K*. S4fi4« OB either Bell or Consolidated 'phones.
Members of The Floiiata' Telegraph DellTcry.
I HOLLYWOOD GARDENS
Seattle and Northwest
1S34 Second Avenue
Members of The FEorlats' TeleSraph DellTety, S. A. P.
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
Y
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ST. LOUIS, MO-
1406 OUve Street
Ost-of-town orden vill receive
prompt asd cftrefvl attvation.
Wire u yoar orders.
Leag DiBtAQce PboDea ^^j
Bell, frier 1104 /^^
lia., diatral 4131 A«^S^
MlmH^lorisi
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3520 North Grand Ave
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All ordera by Tel^raph or
Tel^hono aioat earafoUy esocatod at once.
Flwal DMiftna a Spodalty.
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ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West Fifth Streei
We fill orders for the Twio Cities and for all points in the Northwest
The largest store in America. Large stock in great variety. Wrrt«
rire or phone. Open night and day.
MemberB o The Florists* Telegraph Delivery.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Onondaga Hotel
We will carefully execute orders foi Syracuse and Tldnlty.
Supply Advts. will be found on pages 848-49-50-51
system. When the temperature in the show case rises
to 45 degrees, the motor starts running until the tem-
jierature drops to 40 degrees when it shuts off. The only
attention necessary is the filling of two oil cups weekly.
I'he case and machine were installed by the Standard
Refrigerator Co.
About 75 guests partook of Mr. Fox's hospitality.
Supper was served at 7.30 in the grill room of the Ke-
■pubiican Club on the second floor of the building occu-
jjied by Mr. Fox. After inspecting the building the
party assembled in the studio, where speeches were made
and toasts were given to a brilliant future for the "Sign
of the Rose" and its proprietor.
Chas. Fox, Sr., and Commodore John Westcott were
the life of the party, and related reminiscences on the
times when the Philadelphia florists' business was in its
infanc}'. The party disbanded at a late hour, after an
evening that was thoroughly enjoyed by all. W. H. E.
Effect of Sun on Fresh Varnish
Among the varied directions that have been given for
the care of the varnish on a new car or on any wood-
work, says Motor World (New York), little attention
has been paid to the harm that may result if a newly
finished body is left standing for any time in the sun.
Fresh varnish is extremely sensitive to heat, and if a car
is left in the direct rays of the sun the finish is Ukely
to become dull in very short order. The only remedy
in such a case is complete revarnishing, for there is
nothing that will restore the luster that has been lust.
Forsythia suspensa as a Climber
Forsythia sus])ensa may be trimmed to great advan-
tage as a climber, to cover walls, trellises or arches,
etc. While the young plants grow slowly the first few
years, they make up later on and flourish in any local-
ity. Although the blooms are small, they come in great
profusion, covering the plant with their pure, brilliant
yellow heils cvcji before the Peaches bloom, and arc
exceedingly effective in a mass. With correct treat-
ment, this Forsythia does not become bare below, which
is a great advantage for a climber, and it may be
trimmed like a Hawthorn hedge. It is free from dis-
ease and quite hardy. The view commonly held that
it grows only to a height of 10ft. is erroneous, for a
planting made by the writer about 8 years ago, has
now attained a height of more than 23ft., and may
grow much taller. — Moeller's Deutsche Oaertner-Zei-
tvnff.
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Russia
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W. 19th St., N.Y,
W. 14th St., N.Y,
17th St., Hoboken
W. 23d St., N. Y.
31st St., Bkyn.
W. 34 th St., N.Y.
W. 16th St., N.Y.
W. 19th St., N.Y.
1st St., Hoboken
W. 24th St., N.Y.
W. 15th St., N.Y.
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W.21stSt.. N. Y.
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14 No. Wharves
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SYRACUSE, N. Y.
; Bastable Building
Special attention given
to out-of-town orders
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO OROBRS PROMPTLY FILLED
Burdett Ave. & Hooslck 8t .
TROY, N. Y.
Prompt delivery and careful attention to
out-of-town orders.
TROY, N Y.
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, N. Y.
!^aker, XJhe florist
UTICA, N. Y.
SSrani brothers, Snc.
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
funeral Smbtcms
Cut flowers
^rown ^ros* & Co.
LIMITED
Florists, cNjirserymen and Seedsmen
48 HASTINGS STREET, E.
VANCOUVER, B. C.
Bulbs Seeds
WASHINGTON
D. C.
Ittb and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros, Co.
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Member* of The Florists' Telegraph DeUTery
H. F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
Deliveries to all points In New England
125,000 square feet of glass
Member of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery
WORCESTER,
MASS.
FLCWSI". 4»' * *<" Main St.
Honolulu
WORCESTER, MASS.
844
The Florists' Exchange
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advertisements of Stock for Sale, Stock Wanted,
Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, or other Wants;
also of Greenhouses. Land, Second-hand Materials,
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Copy must reach New York office, Nos. 2 to 8
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night to secure insertion in issue of following
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advertise under initials may save time by having
the answers directed care our Chicago representa-
tive, James Morton, Room 307.143 No. Wabash Av
SITUATIONS WANTED
Landscape Gardner and [ngineer
Energetic and competent; long experience with
American and foreign architects; wants charge of a
good landscape department to start at once or
next Spring. Is an artist in all branches of land-
scape work; can draw plans and survey, etc.
Address G. J., Box 1S3. Summit. N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By florist and land-
scape gardener, capable of taking full charge;
single man, aged 23. Reference from present
employer. State salary and full particulars in
first letter. Only those who want an honest,
sober and industrious man need answer. Address
Florist. 107 N. Florida Ave.. Atla^ic City, N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By man experienced
growing Roses. Carnations, 'Mums and bedding
plants, also in forcing vegetables under glass;
single, 29 years of age; best of references; able to
take charge. Give wages, etc., in first letter.
Address C. T., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener, with
life experience in every branch of the business,
under glass and outdoors; private or commercial
place; married. German, small family. L. Lat-
tacher. Box 301, Woodmcre, L. I., N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and decorator; life experience; capable of running
a store and handling help. Position in the South
or West preferred. Address J. F. W.. 68 Windsor
St.- Fast Providence, R. I. ___^
SITUATION WANTED— By head gardener]
single, aged 37; thorough experience in al^
branches; first-class private place or institution
preferred; best of references. Address C. P., care
The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, German'
aged 26; 12 years' experience growing Roses'
Carnations, Chrysanthemums and greenhouse
stock; private or wholesale place. References.
Address C. J., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By single man. aged 29;
experienced greenhouse man, capable of taking
charge; best of references. Please state wages and
particulars. Address C. R., care The Florists'
Exchange.
liddle-
Carnations, 'Mums and bedding ' plants; single,
sober. State wages. Address C. A., care The
Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— In commercial^ green-
house; 7 years' experience; Carnations, 'Mums,
Ferns, Easter and Christmas plants; total abstainer,
aged 24, single, references. Address C. L., care
"i ne Florists' Exchange.
SnUATION WANTED— By gardener, aged 32,
single; best grower of Roses, Carnations, Chrysan-
thenums, vegetables. References. John Balint,
l^ox 64. Bcrnardsville. N. J.
SITUATION WANTED— By young man, experi"
cnced in Carnations, Roses. Mums, pot plants.
etc.. as grower on commercial or private place.
Address C. B., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By a young man in
greenhouses, private or commercial, 10 years'
experience. Good references. Address C. N.,
care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By young lady, age
24. in flower store as' first-class saleslady and
designer. Address C. G., care The Florists'
Exchange,
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class designer
and salesman. Capable of taking charge.
Address C. S., care The Florists' Exchange.
HELP WANTED
Continued to Next Column
HELP WANTED
WANTED
Two First -Class Salesmen
AND
Two First -Class Salesladies
Who understand the business for
Plants and Cut Flowers; live people
only need apply. Send recommen-
dation and all particulars with salary
in first letter.
KRAMER FLJSfsT Washington, D. C.
SEEDSMEN WANTED
Men with experience in the retail seed business
to wait on customers and work around the store.
Give reference, state age, experience and salary
expected.
THE J. M. McCULLOUGH'S SONS CO.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
WANTED
Young man about 25 years of age in
retail seed business; must be experienced
as salesman inside.
Send copies of references and state
salary expected . Address C . E . , care
The Florists' Exchange^ ___^
WANTED — Competent greenhouse man; Protes-
tant, for all-round work on retail place of 10,000
ft.; able to produce quality on a general line of cut
flowers and potted plants; must be sober, steady and
reliable, and able to handle help. No drinker,
cigarette fiend or wanderlust need apply. State
wages; references. Lake Keuka Floral Co., Penn
Yan, N. Y
WANTED — For gentleman's country place, two
miles from Wilmington, Del., a young married
man to take charge of 30 ft. greenhouse conserva-
tory, coldframes, and small vegetable garden.
State, with reference, knowledge of greenhouse
plants. Position can be filled by one who has had a
second gardener's place. S55.00 a month with
house. P. O. Box 10. Montchanin, Del.
WANTED — Competent designer, sober and willing
for Brooklyn retail store. Wages S12.00. State
experience and give references. Address C. D.,
care The Florists Exchange.
WANTED— Married man for night Breman; one
having some experience in greenhouse work;
steady position. Call or write, E. C. Hopping,
Florham Park, near Madison, N. J.
WANTED AT ONCE— Young man for Rose
section; must be experienced man. Send refer-
ences and state wages, etc., in first letter. Address
C. O., care The Florists' Exchange.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
The Florists' Exi
by a bright*
: a first-class designer
nity to acquire an
L established business that is capable
development. Address C. M., care
STOCK FOR SALE
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-lnch ex-
tra strong plants, S6.00 per 100. $50.00 per
1000; 2X-inch. $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000.
See Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Ferns, Poinsettias
and Primroses. Roman J. Invin, 71 W. 23d
St., New Yorj^ity._
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Extra
strong, $1.00 per 100, $6.00 per 1000, $50.00
per 10,000. Collingdale Greenhouses. Collingdale,
P«^
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy. 4-in.
pots, S6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Rclyea.
Orchard PL, Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Fine plants. 2 in..
$2.00 per 100; 3 in., $3.00 per 100. Jewett City
Greenhouses, Jewett City, Conn.
BEGOXIAS
BEGONIAS— Gloire de Lorraine, 2H-in.. $14.00
per 100; strong. .5-in. pots, $60.00 per 100. R.
J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
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STOCK FOR SALE
BULBS
COLD STORAGE
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
BULBS
Especially packed mud-balled for cold storage
purposes. S15.00 per case of 200 S-10 inch bulbs.
Immediate ordering advisable, before they are all
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
BULB IMPORTERS
518 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
New Wbo'.esale Bulb Calalos Readv
{.Free, ol course)
Cold Storage
Lily of the Valley Pips
Will bloom in 20 days after planting. 250 for $5.00;
500 for $9.50; S18.00 per 1000; 2000 for $35.00.
Special prices for larger quantities
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
BULB IMPORTERS
518 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Send for our new Wholesale Bulb Cataloi.
American-Grown and Imported
Bulbs for Fall Planting
A full line now ready for shipping; the finest
Bulbs we have ever sent out. Send for price list.
Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers
TULIPS — Darwin and May Flowering. Prime
bulbs, leading named varieties. Write for
prices. Hoxsie Nurseries, Hoxsie, R. I.
CARNATIONS
CARNATION CUTTINGS
New varieties of best commercial value.
December, January and February deliveries.
Place your order now to insure early delivery.
Stock guaranteed.
100 1000
Enchantress Supreme $6.00 $50.00
Gloria, best pink 12.00 100.00
Matcliless, white 12.00 100.00
Philadelphia, pink 12.00 100.00
Princess Dagmar 12.00 100.00
Dorner's Red Champion 12.00 100.00
STANDARD VARIETIES
Pink Delight $5.00 $40.00
Gloriosa 4.00 35.00
Beacon, selected stock 3.50 30.00
THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES— $3.25 per
100, $25.00 per 1000:
White Wonder, White Enchantress, White
Perfection, White Winsor, Mrs. C. W. Ward,
R. P. Enchantress, Enchantress, Winsor,
D. Gordon, Harlowarden. 250 of one variety
only at thousand rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23rd St., New York City.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS
Strong, clean, healthy plants
100 1000
WHITE ENCHANTRESS $6.50 $60.00
ENCHANTRESS. LIGHT PINK.... 6.00 55.00
ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS 6.50 55.00
WINSOR 6.00 50.00
MA\' DAY 6.00 50.00
BOSTON MARKET 5.00 40.00
HARLOWARDEN 6.50 60.00
WHITE PERFECTION 6.00 55.00
250 of one variety of above at 1000 rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS— 400
Lords and 350 Oueen, extra strong, 3J-^c., the lot
for $25.00. John E. Hand & Son, Center Moriches,
L. I., N. Y.
SURPLUS— 250 Mrs. C. W. Ward, good, medium'
healthy plants, $3.00 per 100; S6.00 for the lot!
Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, 6 to 8
shoots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son, Westlield, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN PLANTS of Boston market
Carnations. Prices on application. Victor S.
Doi^al Sons, Woodside, L. 1., N. V.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Slock plants. October
Frost, Early Snow. Monrovia, Pacific Supreme,
Enguehard, Bonnaffon, Minnie Bailey and Black
Hawk, $3.00 per 100 clumps. Cash with order.
J. B. Goostrey. White Horse Pike. Magnolia, N. J.
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STOCK FOR SALE
CHRTSANTHEKUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUM stock plants, Polly Rose,
Monrovia, now ready; Ivory, Bonnaffon and
Enguehard later. S3.00 per 100 clumps. H. J.
Rolfe, Hammonton, N. J.
CINERARLAS
CINERARIAS— 2K-in., half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. See Asparagus, Cyc-
lamen, Ferns, Poinsettias, and Primroses. R.
J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
CROTONS— Just the thing for growing on for
Christmas and Easter sales. Extra strong
CYCLAMENS
CYCLAMEN — Giant flowering, grown Irom best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white
with eye and best pink. Strong, 4-in., $15.00 per
100. See Asparagus. Cinerarias, Ferns, Prim-
roses and Poinsettias. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York, N. Y.
CYCLAMEN— 3-lnch pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
DAHLIAS— Field clumps in ..
heavy stock. Cheap for cash. Send for list.
W. A. Finger. HicksviUe. N. Y.
Dlt&CJESAS
FOR SALE— Dracaena Indivlsa, fine, healthy,
field-grown plants, 4-inch, 12c.. 5-inch, 15c., Ti-
inch, 20c., 7-inch, 25c. Trautman Bros., Geneva,
FERNS
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtomium
and Aspidium. 2}i-\n., $3.00 per 100; strong, 3-in..
$6.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2K-in., well es-
tablished, $10.00 per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2Ji-in., strong
plants, $12.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in..
$7.00 per 100. $65.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2M-in., well established,
readv about Aug. 25, $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants.
$3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best of the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poinset-
tias, Primrose.
Send for complete catalog.
R. J. IRWIN. 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
FERNS — Boston, well established, good healthy
color, pot grown, 4-in., 15c.; 5-in., 25c.;6-in., 50c.;
7-in., 75c.; 8-in., $1.00. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Cash, please. John Beagle, 925 Capouse Ave.,
Scranton, Pa.
COOLIDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS. Colo-
rado St. and Hill Ave,, Pasadena, Cal. Ferns
and Feijoa our specialty.
FERNS— Good, strong. Scottii. 5,U.in. pots; bound
to please. Cash with order. 35c. each. Samuel
V. Smith. 3323 Goodman St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
GARDENIAS
G A RD EINI AS
Extra selected. 4-in. pot plants. $25.00 per 100,
R.J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23rd St., New York City.
GERANIUMS
GERANIUMS— Strong. 2j4-in. and 2J.4-in.; S.
A. Nutt. La Favorite, John Doyle. Jean Oberic;
$2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. josiah L. Young.
Watervliet, N. Y.
HYDRANGEAS
FRENCH HYDRANGEA
FIELD GROWN
Madam Moulliere, white; Montrose, pink;
Bouquet Rose, pink; Plants, 4 to 6 branches,
817.50 per 100; 6 to 10 branches, $22.50 per 100;
6-inch, pot grown, S5.00 per doz., S35.00 per lUO.
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA
6-inch, pot grown, 4 branches. $15.00 per 100;
5 to 6 branches. $20.00 per 100; 7 to 10 branches.
$25.00 per 100; field-grown plants. 1. 2. 3. 4 3,
fronds, at 6c.. 9c., 12c., and 15c. each.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23rd St., New York City.
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— All plants sold. Not
enough stock to fill orders received. F. J.
Langenbach. Florist, Norwich. Conn.
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.50-$3.50
each. Large specimens, $5.00-$7.50 each.
Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J.
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October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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STOCK FOR SALE
GERMAN IRIS — 3 eye divisions, Madam Cliereau,
$5.00 per 100; Parisiensis, early purple, $2.00 per
100; Augustifolia. cream, S2.00 per 100; Silver King,
$2.00 per 100. The Imlay Co., Zanesville, Ohio.
150 ENGLISH IVIES— Extra, large plants, 0-S It.,,
5-10 vines, in 6-in. and 7-in. pots, S6.00 per doz.
Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y.
XEBVSALEM CHERRIES
JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Pot-grown, strong
plants, well berried, 4-in., $10.00 per 100; SSO.OO
per 1000. Cash. F. Sokol, Worcester, Mass.
NURSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches $8.00
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY JUNTSVIIIE,AIA
100,000 CALIFORNIA PRIVET— All sizes up to
4 ft., $12.00 per 1000 and up. 50,000 Berberis
Thunbergii, shrubs and vines, all sizes; get my
prices on your wants as stock is fine and must be
sold. Have also a few 1000 extra fine, clean
Violet clumps, in field, of Princess Wales, California
and double Lady Campbell, $5.00 per 100. 1000
fine Enchantress Carnation. $6.60 per 100. Cash,
please. Benjamin Conncll, Florist, Merchant-
ville, N. J.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-$10.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
CALIFORNIA PRIVET buyers will be surprised
at our quality and prices. Wholesale and retail.
Allow us to quote you prices. Jacob D. Mellinger,
R. No. 6. Lancaster, Pa.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ord, N. J.
PALMS
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. Julius Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
PANSIES
PANSIES
Strong, field-grown plants, extra fine strain,
S4.50per 1000; $2.50 per 500; $1.50 per 250. R.
J. Irwin. 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
GIANT PANSIES— Good, strong, transplanted,
field-grown plants; best strains. Gassier, Tri-
mardeau, Bugnot, Masterpiece. Mme. Perret,
Odier. Orchid Flowering, S3.00 per 1000. W. W.
Macker. Dighton, Mass.
PEONIES
FOR PLEASURE."
This book of " Peonies for Pleasure *' gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
s simply a red, white and pink Peony,
Peonies for Fall sales. 1913. Send for both of the
booklets.
to Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY
The Largest Rose Growers in the Worid.
Box 23 Springfield, Ohio.
PEONIES— Queen Victoria, white; Louis Van
Houtte, dark crimson, and a very early light
pink. Write for our special prices. Geo. Peters
& Sons, Franklin St. and Graham Ave., Hempstead,
N. Y.
PEONIES— 3 to 5 eye di^
$0.00 per 100; Que
Festiva Maxima,
S'J.UU per luu; yucen Victoria, $6.00 per 100;
Rosea, early pink, $4.00 per 100; Humen Rosea,
late, $6.00 per 100. The Imlay Co., Zanesville,
Ohio.
PHLOX
PHLOX— Hardy, field-grown, Joan dc Arc,
Struthers, Eclaireur, Bouquet Fleuri, Sunshine,
Pantheon, Bridesmaid, $3..W per 100; $30.00 per
820.fX) per 1000,
Little Silver, N. J.
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STOCK FOR SALE
"""""'^OINSETTIAS
POIIVSETTIAS
" THE TRUE RED ONES "
2Ji-inch pots, selected stock, ready now.
$7.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
For July 1st and later delivery.
2Ji-inch, $5.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000.
Well grown stock. Satisfaction assured.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Ferns and
Primroses.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
PRIMITLAS
PRIMROSES
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obconica, giant-
flowering, from best strains, in all colors.
Strong, 3-in., $5.00 per 100.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
Defia
Kar-
PRIMULA Chinensis Fimbria
funkelstein. La Duchesse, best Christmas varie-
ties, 3-in. stock, $5.00 per 100; 2ii-m., S3.00 per
100; Star Primroses, 2Ji-in., $3.00 per 100.
Henry Schmidt, Church Lane, P. O., Weehawken,
N.J.
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 2K-in. pots, ready
to shift, grown from my own seed, selected from
the best colored plants. $2.00 per 100, cash; fine
stock. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
MILLER-S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
roses, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. Cash, please. J. W.
M"ller, Shiremfi "
PRIMROSES— You will need them for Christmas.
Double white, strong plants, 4c. to 6c. Levant
Cole, .SO Wcndall St.. Battle Creek. Mich.
PRIMULA Obconica, Gigantea, Fimbriata and
Arendsi, about 500, 3-in. pots, good plants, $4.00
per 100. Cash, please. Good assortment of colors.
Geo. A. Halladay, Bellows Falls, Vt.
ROSE PLANTS— Lady Hillingdon, Brides, 2H
in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; Pink Kil-
larney, 3-in., $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000; 250
plants at the thousand rate. Brant Bros., Inc.,
Utica, N. Y.
SEEDS
Sow now I Specia
ardeau Selections, m
Trimardeau, fine mixe
$1.50. Cassier's Gla
ture, tr. pkt. 50c., oz.
Bronze Colors, Goldei
GIANT PANSIES
Florists' Mixture; Trim-
xcd, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $4.00.
i varieties, tr. pkt. 25c., oz.
Lts Improved, splendid mix-
$5.00. Trimardeau sorts as:
Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons-
field, Purple, Pure White, Yellow with eye. White
with eye. Each variety separate, tr. pkt. 30c., oz.
$2.00. My catalogue has also other varieties.
O. V. Zangen, Seedsman. Hoboken. N. J.
ASTERMUM SEEDS— White, pink and lavender,
mixed. 65c., trade pkt. containing about 1000
seeds. Ready now. J. T. Vavrous, Lebanon, Pa.
SNAPDRAGONS
RAMSBURG SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS—
2M-in. pots, good, strong stock, S3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Sprengeri and Plumosus, strong, 3-in.
$3.00 per 100. Sunny Side Greenhouses, R. F. D.
No. 7, Schenectady, N. Y.
SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, field grown, strong
plants, $7.00 per 100; easily transplanted.
White Bros., Medina, N. Y.
VINCA MINOR— Perfectly hardy. Evergreen
Vine, useful for growing under trees where grass
will not grow, for binding banks to prevent washing;
strong transplanted plants which may be divided;
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Rooted layers,
$1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. E. Y. Teas,
Centerville, Ind.
VIOLETS
VIOLET PLANTS — 40,000 strong, field-grown
Princess of Wales and La France, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. White Plains Nurseries, 92
Railroad Ave., White Plains, N. Y.
VIOLETS — Field-grown plants, fine stock; Camp,
bell and M. Louise; $5.00 per 100. W. C. Pray-
Dobbins, N. J.
MISCELLANEOUS
AMPELOPSIS Veitchii, Boston Ivy, all trans-
planted; 3 year, heavy rooted, 2 to 3 ft. tops.
$7,00 per 100; 18 to 24 in. tops, S5,00 per 100,
Short tops, heavy roots, $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per
1000; 2 year, heavy, 2'/^ to 4 ft., $6.00 per 100; 2
to 3 ft., $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; IS to 24 m,,
good, 50 for $2.00, by mail: $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000 by express. All well graded, strong
rooted stock. Chas. Black, Hightstown, N. J.
FOR SALE — All strong, healthy stock; Asparagus
Sprengeri, 3H-in., $6.00 per 100; S-in., $15.00
per 100; Asparagus Plumosus, 3-in., $6.00 per 100;
Cyclamen, 5-in,, strong, healthy plants, 6 colors,
$25,00 per 100; Jerusalem Cherries, pot-grown, well
berried, 5-in., $15.00 per 100; Chrysanthemums,
in pots, 1, 2, 3 and 4 blooms, 25c., 50c.. 75c. and
$1.00. Cash, please. Van Hoven & Langenbcrg,
Garfield, N. J.
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STOCK FOR SALE
kiscellaneoub'
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— For Easter and Deco-
ration Day; fine plants, 6-in., pot grown. 7 to
10 branches, $25.00 per lOO. Manctti Rose Stock,
:ia!ly selected, smooth and
FOR SALE— Narcissus. Daffodils, Jonquils in
mixture for outside planting; contains the best
sorts in cultivation, 15c. per doz„ Sl.OO per 100,
~ ■ ■ 1 Bulb Farm, R, 3, Peters-
FINE BOSTON AND WHITMANI FERNS—
Ready for 5 and 6-in. pots, 825.00 per 100.
Dracsna Indivisa out of 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100.
Cash with order. Paul J. Burgevin, Florist,
North Regent St.. Port Chester, N. Y.
ENGLISH IVY— Strong, bushy plants, 3 to 4 ft.
long, $5.50 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. California
Privet, bushy, 2'A to 3 ft., $18.00 per 1000; 3 to 4
ft., $22,00 per 1000. Cash, please. Jas. Ambacher,
West End, N. J.
PANDANUS UTILIS— In light square tubs.
Open grown, ready for shifting into 10 and 12
inch tubs. Extra fine, well furnished, S2.50 each;
S23.00 per ten. Cash, please. GrilTing Brothers,
Miami. Fla.
ALTHERNANTHERA BRILLIANTISSIMA—
Brightest red, strong Rooted Cuttings, S5c. per
100; $7.00 per 1000; prepaid. Terms: Cash. W.
F. King, Little Silver, N. J.
STRONG ROOTED CUTTINGS of double white,
sweet-scented Petunia, Mrs. Perrett; and double
white Marguerite, Mrs. Saunders; 90c. per 100, by
mail. F. W. Langenbach, Norwich, Conn.
MYRTLE— Vinca Minor; clumps that can be
divided up into 3 to 5 plants. $3.50 per 100, $30.00
per 1000. Cash with order. E. K. Baumann,
State College, Pa.
FOR SALE— Good stock, Adiantum Croweanum,
3H-in., $10.00 per 100. Silver Pink Snapdragon,
3H-in., $5.00 per 100; 2i4-iT:., $4.00 per 100.
P. R. Quinlan, Syracuse, N. Y.
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA MAJOR— $5.00
per 100. Hogan, Kooyman & Co., 355 12th St.,
Oakland, CaL
VEGETABLE PLANTS
VEGETABLE PLANTS— Indoor Grand Rapids
Lettuce, transplanted, $2,50 per 1000. Andrew
Akers, Johnstown, Pa.
FOR SALE OR RENT
FOR SALE— On account of sickness of owner,
greenhouse plant and small farm. 9000 ft. glass,
all just planted with leading varieties of Carnations;
field of 4000 best varieties of Peonies; about 10.000
hardy shrubs; houses in good order; new boilers
with capacity of double the glass; gasoline engine,
3 tanks, 9-room house in good order; barn, fine
chicken house, stone and glass; tools of all kinds,
horse, wagon and everything on place, except
household furniture. A big money maker for a
live man. 83'^ acres of good land, 3 miles from
station, fine state roads. Price §6,500, half cash.
Possession at once. Will show property to good
buyer. Applv to Wm. Kessler. 113 W. 2Sth St.,
New York City.
FOR SALE
Six glass houses with Hitchings boilers
and heating pipes. One house is 143 ft.
long and nearly new.
EMIU UEUUV
53S Summit Ave.. W. HOBOKEN, N. J.
FOR SALE~3 greenhouses, 2 built this Summer,
in center of town, mostly retail business. Green-
houses on leased land with option to buy and six
years' lease. Houses are planted with Carnations,
'Mums, etc. Bulbs for season are planted. Every-
thing on place, just step in and see business. Good
reason for selling. The best opportunity for a
man who wants to start in business for himself.
Price S3000. Apply to Carl Petersen, 79 Central
Ave., Flushing, N. Y.
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PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Meta!& Supply Co.
Jobbers in Wrought Iron and Steel Pipe
Roebling and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
ForSale
PIPE
New, black,
lengths: 2-ln.,
guaranteed li
7^c. per foot.
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled for
Get our prices on black and galvanized fil-
ings, als
rrlgation purposes.
SKOND-HAND PIPE _ ^^ ^ .,
2Kc.: l«-in., 3Mc,; I'A-m.. 5c.; 2-m.. 5Hc.'per'f't!
Hot-Bed Sash-Double liGHT Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1.65
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete,
from $1.00 up.
n AC? '^''" * "'"' ^ ''ouble-thick greenhouse
ULnJu elass, all sizes. Prices on request.
D(\H FDC Very large stock, new and second-
DulLLIliI '""'^- Also Radiators, Valves,
l/VILLlia Fittings, etc.
II Arc NON-KINK, 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
IIUJL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave., BROOiaYN, N. V.
FOR SALE OR RENT
FOR SALE — A landscape garden and general
contract business, together with tools, stock
and unfinished work on hand. Good will and
interest; well established business in Westchester
Co.. N. Y. Good opportunity for good gardener
Address C. F., care The FIorists'_ Exchange.
FOR SALE— Greenhouses7 14,000 ft. of glass.
- eked with Carnations and Pompons. Therp
M!
i Flori
il in shed, also Hi acrei land. Ad-
Box 56, R. F. D. No.I.South Holland,
FOR SALE — Retail florisu' business in residential
district near New York, doing good business;
may^ be increased. Address B. C, care The Flo-
rists Exchange.
FOR SALE— Retail store, well established, big
thoroughfare, cheap_ rent. Reason for selling
FOR SALE — Must vacate at once and sell contents
of fine furnished flower store, stock, fi,Ytures,
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
Pecky Cypress
We can offer very reasonable prices on
Pecky Cypress. If in the market for any,
kindly communicate with us before buying
elsewrhere,
VP RPIPU I'^^g Metropolitan Avenue
■ C, nCiUn, Brooklyn, N. Y-
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers, 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler
Good condition, cheap. L Sue:
Ridgewood Ave., Newark, N. J.
FOR SALE — One large size Morehead steam trap
in use less than 12 months, good as new, cost
S225 will sell for 8100. F. Fallon, Roanoke. Va.
MATS — We make the most practical hotbed
and coldframe Mats on the market. Send
for circular. Watts Bros., Kerrmoor, Pa.
FOR SALE — Florist wagon and horse, in good
condition; a bargain. M. Loos, 504 Tenth Ave.,
N. Y. City.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS
WANTED TO BUY—Complete greenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
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Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J.
Visiting the establishment of Charles
H. Totty, on Oct. 3, a representative, of
The Florists' Exchange found,
though it was, of course, too early for
the full flush of the Chrysanthemums,
much that was interesting in the new
Tarieties, and was ahle to no'te the
prospects for the weeks to come. As
regards the
Outdoor Growing Double Early
Chrysanthemums
they are several weeks late in bloomin;.;
this year, owing to the unusual condi-
tions of the Summer season. However,
most are now in bloom, and of the new
varieties the following were noted grow-
ing in the open, some in bush form for
lifting inito pots, and others disbudded
for cutting : La Cygne, a handsome
early w^hite ; H. H. Crane, a very fine
crimson ; A. Barham, a good bronze ;
Evelyn, another good crimson ; Man-
darin, a crimson with yellow reflex ;
W. A. Hobbs, a handsome deep pink ;
Firefly, a crushed strawberry of fine
form ; Balfour MelTille, a good bronzy
yellow : Hector, a lovely light pink with
long narrow drooping petals ; Mme. A.
Nonin. a large handsome lavender pink ;
Cranford, considered the largest and
finest yellow in the early flowering sec-
tion ; Chaldon, an attractive medium
red; Chatilionaise, a lemon 5'ellow ; and
Miss F. Collier, a pretty waxy w'hite.
Of the 1912 introductions, the follow-
ing are now in bloom, and like the new
varieties above enumerated are now be-
ing cut for market : Carrie, a beautdful
deep yellow ; Charles Jolly, rosy pink ;
Crimson Pride, a crimson tipped with
gold ; Dora Blick, a very predty rose
pink : Helena, a very pretty saffron
yellow, the earliest of all yellows ; and
L'Argentuillais, a deep chestnut. Many
of these varieties are producing 5in.
blooms, and it would appear that these
and other older introductions of these
Anglo-French varieties will displace
nearly, or quite, all of the other early
outdoor flowering 'Jfoims.
It is too early to observe the blooms
of the several Caprice varieties, but a
large block of the plants now growing
in the open, as well as some already
potted up and in the greenhouse, are
fine, well shaped, bushy plants, well
covered with buds and are very promis-
ing, and it is hoped that they may be
oibserved later when in full bloom. In
the greenhouse, about eight varieties of
The Wells-Totty-Pockett Set
for distribution in '1914 promise to be 1
even better than in other years, as far
as can be judged in their present state
of development. Among these there are
a few sufficiently advanced in bloom to
be noted at the present time, namely, a
very fine yellow variety, a handsome
white variety, which it is believed will
make un for the disappointment experi-
enced with the white variety Queen
Mary ; a promising crimson variety, and
one of a violet purple shade. The others
in this set are not sufficiently in bloom
for observation, and the writer hopes
to be able to see the entire set again.
The several varieties now partly in
bloom, of the
1913 WelU-Totty-Pockett Set
appear, as far as can be observed at
present, to be likely to sustain their
reputation. Among these were noted
Mrs. G. 'W. C. Drexel, an incurved
pink; Gertrude Peers, which resembles
Fockett's Crimson ; Miss Clara Bang-
hart, a bright chestnut, and Mrs. 'WU-
liam B. Tricker. an Enchantress shade
of pink. Passing from the outside
'Mums, and a large block of hardy As-
ters of various shades of blue, and from
the inside 'Mums, the visitor, of course,
take_s a look at the
Roses and Carnations
In this range he sees the new white
sport of Rose Maryland, of which it is
too early to say much now, except that
it is looking very thrifty, and is well
covered with buds ; two full houses of
that splendid Rose, Sunburst, in excel-
leiLt shape ; and last, hut not least,
seven full houses of wonderfully good
plants of the popular Mrs. George
Shawyer. Among these are the original
three year old plants, still in good con-
dition, and most important of all, in
\'iew of recent discussions, all of these
Sbawyers are entirely free from any
trace of mildew, and apparently can be
kept so, if properly grown.
In Carnations, the writer saw in ex-
cellent condition the new variety En-
chantress Supreme, the fine red variety
Commodore, Northport, which carried
off so many prizes in the pink Oarna-
I ion class last season ; also Brooklyn,
Rosette, and Wodenethe.
Baltimore, Md.
Credit is due, and has been extended,
to August Eberhart, W. Baltimore St.,
for making a record in erecting a com-
mercial greenhouse. The old houses were
torn down Sept. 1, and Mr. Eberhart
started laying off for a new house to
measure 53ft. Tin. ib.y 80ft., and 21ft.
high, steel construction and concrete
walls ; side glass 16in. by 20in. and roof
glass 20in. by 20in. He. and tour men,
put up a concrete wall, starting .S..30
p.m. and finishing 3 a.m. the next morn-
ing, ready for the carpenters to work on
of the latter, having 1% acres, and cut
3000 bunches Saturday.
Mrs. Frederick Seideleich had a
catchy stall of bunches of Dahlias, Cos-
mos and Zinnias in each of which a
large business was done.
■ Mrs. Sarah Montgomery reported
trade excellent at her stall of Cosmos
and Dahlias.
George Cook was there with his usual
large cut of choice Dahlias. He has
about 3 acres and reports better and
quicker sales all along.
James Glass had the largest stall,
showing a large collection of choice
plants and cut flowers, and business
with him also proved satisfactory.
H. Walters had choice Dahlias and pot
plants.
Chas. Cook likewise had quite an at-
tractive stall, and showed some fine
Golden Glow, Smith's Advance 'Mums,
Carnations and Dahlias.
Miss Mary Stoll reports designs go-
ing slow.
Harry Quick exhibited a very large
collection of choice Ferns, Carnations,
and Dahlias.
Peter Eberhart had Dahlias and Tube-
roses.
Harry Klein's stall was a fine one,
showing Smith's Advance. Golden Glow,
Dahlias. Roses, Snapdragons and Ferns.
Harry Ekas displayed stalls of Dah-
lias. Tuberoses, Ferns, Carnations and
pot plants.
Stalls of pot plants. Cosmos, Roses,
Hunting in the Wilds of New Brunswick
Besides the guides, one at each end. are
H. J. Scales. Atlanta. Ga.; Wallace R. P
party spent two weeks during Septei
n, from left to right : F. A. Danker, Albany, N. Y.;
in. Cromwell, Conn.; R. J. Irwin, New York. The
r hunting and fishing. — See New York News Letter
the next day. It took the carpenters
three days to make the forms for the
Willis. Mr. Eberhart then completed the
walls in six and one-half hours. A string
of electric lights was attached along the
I cuse to furnish light so the men could
work right along without hitch. The
wnll was 92ft. long. 6ft. high. Sin. wide.
Twelve thousand 'Mums, and a bench
"f Stevia and Asparagus, were planted.
The improvement will be a benefit not
only to Mr. Eberhart but to the neigh-
borhood as well. The house will cost
.$2."i00 and was to be finished Oct. 15.
The trade will see that this year some
of the farmers will offer Immortelle
wreaths in the streets. There are many
who have discontinued the use of stalls
they have in the markets, and have made
street routes instead. They grow their
flowers and find it an easy matter to
dispose of them to their customers. They
have also taken up the idea of offering
wreaths to their customers during the
holidays. It is a question whether the
farmer realizes a profit, in view of the
hish price of Immortelles.
There were flowers galore in Lexing-
ton Market last Saturday, and the stalls
were a beautiful sight. A very satis-
factory business was done and nearly
everyone sold out completely. On Harry
Eberhart's stall there were fine Roses,
Carnations. Dahlias, Boston Ferns and
Asparagus in pots, backed up with deco-
rative plants. Heavy sales were regis-
tered in Perns and various pot plants.
Mrs. E. Silzie, as usual, displayed a
stall of solid Cosmos.
Henry Seideleich had a show of Dah-
lias and Cosmos. He is a large grower
Dahlias and Ferns were shown by W.
Myers.
Fred. Michael showed Dahlias and
Cosmos, having 2 acres of the latter.
Wm. Lutz had on sale the largest Cox-
combs yet seen here, also thousands of
Dahlias.
J. E. Morgan had an exceptionally
large supply of Bridesmaid, Golden Gate
and Pearl Roses, with 'Mums and Cos-
mos. He is a very heavy handler of cut
flowers.
T. Walter Gray had a miscellaneous
stock of pot plants and cut flowers, and
reports business very good. He is erect-
ing a new cottage on his place at Ca-
tonsville. Many of the fanners had a
large amount of Dahlias bunched, and
loose, on their stalls.
Geo. P. Lurssen, 612 N. Fremont ave.,
has my idea of an attractive window
rlisplay. The ceiling of the window last
week was worked out in Autumn foliage,
also many bright electric lights. 'The
sides were the same, vpith large Palms
on the end, and Ferns banked here and
there. Pancy baskets hung from the
store ceiling, while large vases of differ-
ent colored 'Mums were set about. The
window was not overcrowded, and the
get up made a display that was attrac-
tive and was admired by large crowds of
spectators.
J. J. Cummings. 1133 W. Baltimore
St., has also had some very fine windows
recently, the bright light at night adding
to the lieaut.y.
Fred. Fauth. Woodlawn, Md.. is erect-
ing a new house, 26y2ft. by 112ft., 16in.
by 18in. glass. The house has three
drops, on account of the slope, and is
all of wooden construction with the ex-
ception of the center post which will be
of steel. He is also building a new
boiler shed, 40ft. by 25ft., and erecting
a 40ft. steel smokestack, 22in. in diam-
eter; this will have a concrete base
A thirty h.p. steam boiler will be in
operation. Mr. Fauth is building an
office as well. He has three other
houses planted in 'Mums, Carnations,
Callas, Stevia and miscellaneous plants,
and 3 acres of Dahlias, and finds ready
sales, making a trip to the city every
day, and Sundays occasionally, some-
times carrying over a thousand blooms
at a time. Edward Fauth, his brother,
succeeded the late Madam Stewart on
Pennsylvania ave.
John Leppert, Woodlawn, Md., took
1000 Dahlias to the city last Tuesday.
He is a farmer and goes through the
country buying up fiowers and then
wholesaling them.
Eugene L. Newton, one of the partners
of the Wallhrook Flower Store, is seek-
ing about 3 acres of land on which to
erect greenhouses. He prefers the vicin-
ity of Franklintown. Business has been
steadily increasing, and Mr. Newton has
had considerable experience in the green-
house line. He will grow many of the
cut flowers, and no doubt will secure
many boarders, as the location of the
store is an ideal one, there being no op-
position.
A Talk on Fubliclty.
The regular meeting of the Gardeners
and Florists' Club took place on Mon-
day night at the club rooms, St. i?aul
and Pranklin sts. President Wm. Johu-
tion was in the chair, and there was a
large gathering. The meeting was of
interest to all present, the grower and
retailer in particular. The latter should
have attended in large numbers as here
was a chance to hear a talk on Publicity.
'Che meeting started at the usual time,
and there was not a dull moment during
:he entire session. President Johnson
made a few remarks, then introduced
J. Thomas Lyons, who gave the address.
He worked out every detail of advertis-
ing and explained the im;portance of fol-
lowing up publicity. H^ urged the re-
tailers and growers to make their es^
lablishments advertising mediums first,
before taking up newspaper advertising,
and spoke of cleanliness, especially
where ladies come to buy. He recom-
mended spending $200 to make the store
look uptodate. He referred to only one
man in the club who had a flower in his
buttonhole, an 1 insisted on the members
always wearing a flower to encourage the
public. He said there are two kinds of
customers, the desirable and the unde-
sirable. 'The desirable are always satis-
fied, and the undesirable always grum-
b.ing. "Drop them, and pay attention
to the desirable trade."
He also refeired to the brides. The
retailer fills the order, and then forgets
it. A better plan would be to make a
note of the fact that you executed this
order Oct. 13, 1913, and then next year,
Oct. 13, 1914, make up a bunch of
flowers and send to her with a card,
stating, "First anniversity of your wed-
ding."
Mr. Lyons brought out many good
hints, and his speech was much appre-
ciated. A rising vote of thanks was
given. The president made some further
remarks, while Richard Vincent, Jr.,
White Marsh, Md., gave a short address.
R. L. Graham, who likewise spoke, said
Mr. Lyons' speech was the best he ever
heard in his 25 years' connection with
the club, and he has been in the florist
business since 1876. Other speakers
were Jas. T. Hamilton and E. A. Seide-
witz. who thrilled the hall.
The report of the Show committee
was read ; .$100 was appropriated by the
club to help the horticultural society for
the Fall shoi^. The question .of lady
judges was then brought up. but it was
decided to get competent, experienced,
outoftown men to act. The treasurer's
report was also read and showed the
club in very good standing, which was
encouraging. The president appointed
R. L. Graham to represent the club at
the next meeting of the Farmers' League
at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Nov. 20.
Mr. Moss offered an amendment to the
bylajs-s to increase to •f25 a year the
salaries of the flnancial secretary, secre-
tary, treasurer and librarian. The topic
of the next meeting will also be adver-
tising. The Question Box was interest-
ing throughout, after which the Bums
Trio gave an entertainment which kept
the members in laughter. Some good
October IS, 1913.
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singing and piano feats were accom-
plished, and the jclies were well made
up. Everyone certainly did appreciate
coming to the meeting and were well
repaid.
If you are interested in your business,
and want to get wise, come to the next
meeting. J. McL.
New Haven, Conn.
Business was fairly brisk during tihe
past week, and considering the unfayor-
able weather, there was a plenteous sup-
ply of flowers of excellent quality. Judg-
ing from the magnificent displays seen
in all the stores toward the latter part
of the week, Dallias did not seem to
have suffered so much from the rain
after all. Early 'Mums are good, but
until outdoor flowers are fewer there will
not be any appreciable demand. Wed-
ding decorations and funeral work were
potent factors in the business of the
week.
Robert O. Johnstone has a fine healthy
lot of 'Mums growing in his greenhouses
at present. This year Mr. Johnstone has
found it expedient to limit his stock to
four varieties, namely, Dr. Enguehard,
pink ; A. Lorent, white ; Major Bonnaf-
fon, yeUow ; and Col. Appleton. He has
also a fine serviceable lot of plants in
6in. pots. Carnations are making clean,
healthy growth and beginning to show a
profusion of buds. Ferns, recently pot-
ted, are also in fine condition, as are a
lot of Jerusalem Cherries of both the
conical and round fruited varieties.
The Myers Flower Shop had charge
of the decorations at the Hosted wedding
in West Haven on Oct. 11. For that
date, good sales of Am._ Beauty Roses
were also recorded. Besides the beauti-
ful assortment of Dahlias, some fine
'Mums, received from Joseph Sokol, were
noted ; while a display of baskets of pre-
pared Heather and Thistles formed a
sp,ecial feature in the window decoration
and found a ready sale.
Ohas. Munro had charge of the deco-
rations at the StrongJChatfield wedding,
consisting chiefly of Palms, Southern
Smilax, white Dahlias, and Pink Kil-
lamey Roses. The bridal bouquets were
of Lilies of the Valley and white and
pink Roses. On Saturday night the
store was very attractive with 'Mtims,
Roses, Violets and Cattleyas. At the
greenhouses in Townsend ave. two houses
of Roses are in bloom and 'Mums are
showing up well. The daily cut from
the early varieties, such as Unaka,
Smith's Advance, Glory of the Pacific,
and_ Golden Glow is 750. Pompon va-
rieties grown in pots and boxes are es-
pecially attractive and will find a ready
sale in the near future.
Champion & Co. arrayed a very at-
tractive Dahlia display at their store on
Saturday, with a fine selection of blooms
received from W. F. Jost, East Haven.
The interest manifested by the public
was jndeed gratifying, the people crowd-
ing the tables during the day. The va-
rieties noted were Rev. D. Williams,
Sebastopol, Mrs. H. J. .Jones, Emily,
Lavine, Kriemhilde, Dorothy, Mrs. F.
Grinsted, Papa Channel, Countess of
Lonsdale, Spirale, Gold Medal, Grand
Duchess Marie, Black Prince, Pink
Beauty, Australian, Mrs. Becker, Crepus-
cule,. Rev. Arthur Bridge, Candour,
Frau E. Rottenhauser and Floradora.
Business is reported very good. Very fine
blooms of Unaka, October Frost, and
Smith's Advance received from Park
Garden Flower Shop, Bridgeport, were
noted. John N. Champion, the genial
head of the firm, has been appointed com-
modore of the New Haven Yacht Club.
The Dahlia gardens of Nathan A.
Miller, Branford, are at present a glori-
ous sight, and are being visited daily
by admiring crowds. Although these
gnrdens are "far from the madding
crowd," and with no means of irrigation,
it is amazing how the plants respond to
Mr._ Miller's dry cultivation. Exhibition
varieties are not grown to any extent, the
aim of the proprietor being to grow
those best suited for a Summer seaside
resort, and best adapted for garden dis-
play, cutting and house decoration. In
a paiteh of Singles, some truly magnifi-
cent Tarieties are seen, especially notable
being a white which Mr. Miller' has well
named Utility. Yankee, a red streaked
yellow, with golden disc, while a seed-
ling from Reve d'Or is also worthy of
special mention, and Sarah May Miller,
a vivid dazzling scariet. A 16ft. bed ad-
joining the residence is planted in the
center with Success, a yellow Cactus,
and edged with Mrs. Ferdinand Jeffries,
a fine crimson, and has a pleasing effect
from the roadway. Sweet Briar is a
beautiful pink Cactus and one of the
finest for the home garden. A collarette
named Souvenir de Chabanne, yellow,
blotched red, stands prominent among
the others. Auburn Beauty (Cactus)
reminds one of the glorious Fall, and is
really the best Autumn shade in the se-
lection. One finds it extremely difiiciilt
to distinguish between the white varie-
ties Snowdon, Candour, and Prima
Donna. Garden Cactus varieties are the
predominating feature, and the selection
is one of the finest it has been the
writer's privilege to see. Mr. Miller in-
tends to vacate his present place next
month, and will reside in his new home
at Shore View Heights, Indian Neck,
where he will continue his business of
growing and importing Dahlias on a
more extensive scale. J. K.
Hartford, Conn.
Business was rather quiet last week ;
stock was scarce, especially Carnations.
There seems to be a scarcity of yellow
and white 'Mums.
John Coomhs of Main st. has been
quite busy ; in fact he had about all the
good wedding orders, including the Ives-
Barnes wedding in the Baptist Church
in Bristol on Oct. 1. The church was
decorated with Palms, Ferns and white
'Mums. At the altar there was a floral
arch of Asparagus and white 'Mums.
The bride's bouquet was made of Lily of
the Valley and Gardenias. Another was
the^ Howe-Hayden house wedding for
which the house was decorated with
Southern Smilax, Palms, and pots of
Adiantum ; the center piece was com-
posed of Pink Killarney Roses and yel-
low 'Mums.
Among the large weddings of the past
week there was none so beautiful as the
Dunham wedding at the Asylum Cong.
Church. The color scheme was white
and gold. Yellow 'Mums were used,
also Autumn foliage. Palms and Ferns.
The bridal bouquet was made of Lily of
the Valley and white Orchids and was
made by Spear &_McManus of Asylum
St. The decorations were by John
Coombs of Main st.
The Bon Ton Flower Shop has a new
Ford auto delivery truck, and it is a
beauty. Business at this store is pros-
pering.
At the Main st. store of Geo. G. Mc-
Clunie, of 187 Main st. South, they
have been very busy the past week with
wedding and funeral work. For Tues-
day he had seven different bridal bou-
quets, all of Lily of the Valley in Shower
effect, beside numerous bridesmaids bou-
quets of My Maryland_. Mrs. A. Ward,
Mrs. Russell, and Milady, the fine new
red that A. N. Pierson of Cromwell is
featuring this reason.
At Helen F. VThiting's place at West
Hartford, some nice 'Mums and Carna-
tions are being cut. The Roses are be-
ginning to come in fine ; the Bostons and
other stock is looking well, showing the
excellent care that the manager of this
establishment, Chas. Peterson, bestows
on them.
At the Edw._ Welch store on Asylum st.
they are showing some good 'Mums, and
the large show windows have been filled
the past week with some of the very
fine stock grown at the Annawan st.
greenhouses. Their Carnations have
been coming along nicely. The stems
have begun to lengthen, and with the
very fine slock of plants that they have
such as Boston, Palms, etc., also the
blooming flowers, the Asylum st. store
looks attractive. G. G. McM.
Worcester, Mass.
Forbes & Forbes are constructing a
new Stearns house, ]00ft.x25ft., at their
conservatory on Blithewood ave. It is
expected that it will be completed and
ready for Carnations about the middle
of November. This will make two
houses of Carnations and one of Violets.
The stock of both varieties is in first-
clnss shape, and everything points to a
very successful season.
The Worcester County Horticultural
Society held its Fall banquet on Thurs-
da.y, Oct. 9, at Horticultural Hall, A
large number of the members of the So-
ciety were present. Xhe principal speak-
ers were J. Lewis Ellsworth of the State
Board of Agriculture, and W. D. Ross,
president of the Worcester County Agri-
cultural Society, and president of the
Ross Co., wholesale and retail seedsmen
of Worcester County. The banquet was
followed by an excellent exhibition o£
fruit and vegetables, and was largely at-
tended.
The next and last exhibition of the
year will be the 'Mum Show which will
be held on Nov. 6 and 7. In previous
years it was held only for one day, but
owing to the increase of number of mem-
bers and the growing enthusiasm, it was
decided to add another day to the length
of time. M. C. M.
Conung Exhibitions
Asbury Park, N. J.— Elberon Horticul-
tural Society of Elberon, N. .J. will
hold a Chrysanthemum exhibition here
Oct. 27, 28 and 29. Anton Bauer is
secretary of the exhibition committee.
BaltimoTe, Md. — Maryland Week Ex-
hibition, under the auspices of the Mary-
land Stare Horticultural Society, in con-
nection with other associations, Nov 17
to 22, 1913. at Fifth Regiment Armory.
Boston, Mass. — Chrysanthemum Show of
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society,
Thursday to Sunday. Oct. 30 to Nov. 2.
Schedules may be obtained of Wm. P.
Rich, Secretary, 300 Massachusetts ave.,
Boston.
Chicago, 111. — Twenty-second annual ex-
hibition of the Horticultural Society
of Chicago (Spring Flower Show), March
24 to 29, 1914. For premium lists and
entry blanks, address R. J. Haight,
Secretary, 536 South Clark St., Chicago,
Chicago, ni. — The annual show of the
Chrysanthemum Society of America is
to be held in the Art Institute, Nov.
5, 6 and 7. For schedules apply to the
Secretary, Charles W. Johnson, Morgan
Park, Illinois
Cleveland, O. — a. nower show will be
held in Wigmore's Coliseum, under
the combined auspices of the Ohio Horti-
cultural Society and the Cleveland Florists'
Club; $3500 is to be offered as prizes.
Schedules on application to John D
Boddy, City Forester, City Hall, Cleve-
land.
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. — Annual flower show
of the Dobbs Ferry Hort. Ass'n, to be
held in the Town Hall, Nov. 7 and 8.
Schedules may be obtained from Henry
Kastberg, Secretary
Holyoke, Mass. — The first annual flower
show of the Holyoke and Northamp-
ton Florists and Gardeners' Club w5l
be held at Holyoke, Nov. 6, 1913.
Lenox, Mass.— The grand Fall exhibi-
tion of the Lenox Horticultural So-
ciety will be held in the Town Hall,
Lenox, on Thursday and Friday, Oct.
23 and 24. Schedules may be obtained
from George H. Instone, Secretary.
Madison, N. J. — Eighteenth Annual Flower
Show of the Morris County Gardeners'
and Florists' Society, in the Assembly
Hall, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.,
and Wednesday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. A first prize of $75, a second, .S50.
and a third, $25, will be awarded as
Madison Special Prizes for a collection in
vegetables in 12 distinct kinds, beauty of
arrangement to count, on table space of
6ft. by 4ft., open to all.
Mt. Klsco, N. Y. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall, Oct. 31 and
Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien, Sec'y,
Mt. Kisoo, N. Y.
New York, N. Y. — International Flower
Show to be held under the auspices
of the Horticultural Society of New
York and the New York Florists' Club
in the New Grand Central Palace, 46th
St. & Lexington ave., Mar. 21 to 28.
1914.
New York, N. Y.— Chrysanthemum Show
of the American Institute of the City
of New York, Engineering Building,
25 to 33 W. 39th St., New York, Nov. 6, 6,
7, Schedules on application to W. A.
Eagleson, Sec'y, board of managers, 324
W. 23d St. -^r-r^-" --^c— -3
New York. N. Y.— The Horticultural' So-
ciety of New York will hold its annual
exhibition in the American Museum
of Natural History, Oct. 31 to Nov. 4.
The schedule covers Chrysanthemums,
as plants and cut flowers, Roses, Carna-
tions, Foliage and Decorative Plants and
Orchids. Schedules may be obtained on
application to George V. Nash, secretary,
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park,
New York City.
Philadelphia, Pa.— Pennsylvania Horti-
cultural Society Chrysanthemum Show
to be held during the week of Nov. 3
bchedules rnay be obtained of David Rust
Secretary, Horticultural Hall, Broad st.
below Locust, Philadelphia.
Rochester, N. Y.— The fourth flower show
of the Rochester Jlorists' Association wiU
1 01 o '^^i-" C-onvention Hall, Nov. 4 to 8,
1913 H. B Stringer, Sec'y, 24 Stone St.,
Rochester, N. Y. '
Stamford, Conn.— Exhibition of the West-
chester (NY.) and Fairfield (ConnO
Hort. Soc, Nov. 7 and S. J. B. McArdle,
aec y, Ureenwich, Conn.
Tarrytown N Y.-Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticultural
Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to 6 E
Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
Tuxedo Park. N. Y.— Annual exhibition of
the Tuxedo Horticultural Society, Oct
24 to 26. Frederick Bentley is manager
of the exhibition. AU entries must be
received by him three days before the
exhibition.
Woonsocket, R. I.
Florists here are much disturbed by
the practice here of offering "spiritual
bouquets" upon the death of a resident.
At a recent funeral, after a list of floral
tributes noted, "followed mention of
spiritual bouquets" offered by numer-
ous friends of the deceased. These
spiritual ' tokens of sympathy and love
consist of prayers by the clergy, the
money which would otherwise be spent
in floral remembrances being diverted to
the church. j_ 5j_ j_
Patent Suit Decision
.u^?>^P'^''^-°<=Ll''' "^e patent suit of
the Quaker City Machine Co. against the
Advance Co., both of Richmond, Ind ,
was decided in favor of the former. The
suit inolved a double-acting arm which
had been patented by the Quaker City
Machme Co. Every claim of the patent
was sustained and a perpetual injunction
was issued against the Advance Co. mak-
ing, or causing to be made, or to sell,
any more of the double-acting arms in
the future.
New Jersey Fioricultural Society
A regular meeting of the above So-
ciety was held in Lindsley Bldg., 240
Main St., Orange, N. J., President Drews
in the chair and twenty-seven members
present. This will be the last meeting
held in this building, as the Society has
rented the Jr. O. U. A. M. hall, corner
of Main and Park St., Orange, N. J.,
which will be opened on Nov. 3 with a
Chrysanthemum and vegetable show.
Schedule may be had on application to
the secretary. All regular meetings of
the Society will be held on the first Mon-
day in the month in the new hall, in-
stead of on the second Friday. The
awards were as follows : Cattleya labiata
from Mr. Wm. Barr, 87 points; Vase of
Carnations from Mrs. Chas. Hathaway,
68 jHjints ; vase of cut flowers and Vio-
lets, same exhibitor, 65 points ; vase of
Eosesfrom Sydney and A. M. Colgate,
85 points ; vase of Carnations, same ex-
hibitors, 75 points ; vase of Roses (for
Lord & Burnham prize), same exhibitors,
80 points ; and another vase of Roses,
from A. C. Van Gaasbeck, 82 points.
The exhibits, not for competition, in-
eluded Cattleya aurea and L. C. hybrid,
from Joseph A. Manda, vote of thanks;
Chrysanthemum Mr. Geo. Bink, from
Mrs. Chas. Hathaway, vote of thanks ;
eight vases of Dahlias in S vars., A. C.
Van Gaasbeck, special mention ; and a
vote of thanks for a vase of Peony-flow-
ered varieties. Vase of Gladiolus from
Essex Co. Country Club, also vase of
Dahlias Drcer's Wlite, Cuban Giant,
each a vote of thanks.
Deitkich Kindsgrab, I
Joseph A. Manda, ?Judges.
John L. Collins, J
Geo. W. Stbonq.
216 Main St., Orange, N. J.
Fall River, Mass.
Florist Warburton has a new Rose
called Sport, and a full description will
be given later.
O. H. Sullivan, for 25 years with F.
Buflington, has succeeded him at the
Main st. store, but Mr. Buflington will
still retain the greenhouses. J. M.
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Fort Worth, Tex.
Everyone in the trade is now back at
home and settled down for the Fall and
Winter work. For the opening of the
season, trade is excellent. Particularly
has this been true this past week.
J. E. McAdam is building a new green-
house in which he will grow cut flowers
of different kinds.
Baker Bros. Co. has in the course of
construQtion a new range of concrete
and steel houses. When this has been
completed this firm will have one of
the most uptodate ranges of greenhouses
in the State. There will be practically
no wood used. It is Mr. Baker's inten-
tion to build steel and concrete houses
in place of the present wooden buildings,
as soon as the opportunity offers. A
'busy week in all lines is reported by
the firm, particularly in connection with
many fine weddings. This, while not
equal to the trade in April or June, is
the best Mr. Baker has known for Fall
business.
Reports of good business are also made
by John McAdam and the Drumm Seed
& Floral Co. The increase is attributed
principally to the good rains which con-
tinue, and which are putting everyone
in high spirits. Crinum amabile, which
is grown in this locality considerably, is
blooming now in profusion. From a
little patch, about 30ft. by 75ft., I saw
a two horse wagon load of blooms cut
at one time. These flowers work up
well in decorations and are good for_ fu-
neral work, but are a little too brittle
for shipping. Tuberoses are coming in
in fine shape now, and many of the sin-
gle varfeties have spikes bearing a string
of blossoms 14in. to 16in. long, and are
, very lasting, sometimes holding up as
long as 24 hours out of w^ater and un-
packed. 'Mum stock is not up to the
standard for the season, but with the
cool weather, these flowers are improv-
ing. Carnations are getting better and
will soon be all right for all purposes.
George Kennedy reports his houses in
readiness and his stock in good condi-
tion for a busy season. W. J. Bakek.
Rochester, N. Y.
We have had a week of very warm
weather here, which has somewhat de-
moralized business. Carnations, Chrys-
anthemums, and Violets have increased
in quantity, tfhe latter showing the ef-
fects of the unusual weather. The gen-
eral business, however, can be said to
be good.
A very pleasantly and enthusiastic
meeting of the decoration committee took
place at the residence of John Dunbar,
Friday evening, Oct. 10. Charles H. Vick,
chairman of the general committee for
the flower show, presiding. It was shown
that the work of formulating plans for
■the fourth flower show were well under
way, and that Wm. Pitkin, Jr., who
drew up the plans for the last show, has
very kindly consented to lend his serv-
ices again this? year. The general ar-
rangement will be on an entirely differ-
ent plan, a sketch of which will be ready
in a short time. The list of exhibitors
who have already consented to exhibit
is a large and comprehensive one, and
the committee is unanimous in the opin-
ion that the prospects for a a very suc-
cessful show are bright. It was an-
nounced that the Rochester Railway and
Light Co. would extend, as in the past,
its help and interest by having electric
signs placed at prominent points adver-
tising the show. The sympathy of the
committee was extended to Charles H.
Vick who had that afternoon received
the sad news of tie death of his brother
in Neiw York, but who, loyal to the in-
terests of the Association, did not allow
this sad event to prevent him from being
in attendance. Refreshments were very
graciously served by Mrs. Dunbar.
Work on the building now under
course of erection for George B. Hart
has been held up for some time due to
the non-arrival of some important parts
of the structural steel work. The latter
is now to hand, however, and the work
is being pushed along as quickly as pos^
sible.
Visitors for the past week were Wil-
liam Baumlake, P. J. Vervloet, A. Zurk-
man, A. A. Arnold, and F. E. Fryer.
William Galentine will start imme-
diately to glaze his new house. He pro-
poses to plant part of the house with
Carnations for the present, following
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Scriptvi^ords
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Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Son, Daughter, Husband, Wife, Baby,
At Rest, Asleep, Dear and many others.
Magnolia Leaves
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Metal Funeral Designs
A Good assortment of 8 (oval and round) Wreaths, decorated with
Forget-Me-Nots, Tea-Roses, etc., for $5.00.
Wire Floral Designs
We allow on regular list prices 25% off. Try us ! 1
Wax Roses^ Artificial
Capes^ etc.
Too numerous to mention details, but we can attend to any of your
wants in this line.
Aztec Pottery
One of the largest factories in this country requested us (The New
Florist Supply House) to specialize their goods. SOMETHING NEW —
Finest decoration for your store. This means quick and satisfactory sales
for you. Our 21-piece $5.75 assortment will prove a Revelation in Pottery.
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16 " 2.50
20 " 3.00
24 " 4.00
28 " 4.50
Japanese Chida Baskets
New numbers added to our Une every week now. Ask for our $5.00
assortment.
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Same
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Size
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$5.00
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36 "
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smaller
40 "
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quantities
44 "
8.00
also
48 "
9.00
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witli bedding stock. Owing to the ex-
tremely long period o£ dry -weather there
is a scarcity of water on this place
which, if it continues, will be a serious
setback.
A special meeting of the Rochester
Florists' Ass'n., called for the purpose of
discussing the flower show, was held at
the store of James Vick's Sons on Oct. 2.
About 40 members were in attendance ;
President Dunbar was in the chair. The
report of the general committee was re-
ceived, and after careful consideration it
was decided that a flower show would be
held the first week in November. It was
pointed out by the president in his open-
ing address that the Association had
voted some months ago to hold a flower
show, and that it was morally bound to
keep its promise with the community.
A visit to the establishment of David
Scott, of Corfu, N. Y., made by your
correspondent three weeks ago. found
everything about the place in its usual
shipshape condition. The plant, con-
sisting of 45,000ft. of glass, was up to
a short time ago operated under the name
of the William Scott Co. in conjunction
with the retail store situated in Buffalo,
but they are now operated as separate
concerns, the plant at Corfu being under
the personal supervision of David Scott.
Chrysanthemums, Carnations, Sweet
Peas, Snapdragons and Narcissi are the
main crops ; the latter have been a spe-
cialt.v for some time, shipments being
made to all the important markets in
the country, and this year more than ever
are being grown to keep up with the .de-
mand. The Chrysanthemums are in fine
condition and will be cutting in quantity
in a short time, which will be followed
by Sweet Peas, another product which
Mr. Scott has specialized in for many
years with marked success. The stock
is disposed of largely through the retail
store in Buffalo and through George B.
Hart of Rochester.
I. Cubelier has engaged in the flower
business at Ontario, N. T. ; he will grow
a miscellaneous stock for retail trade.
H. B. S.
Taunton, Mass.
Mr. Willard, of the Taunton Green-
houses, claims that the demand for Lilies
is becoming greater every year in this
section, and they are devoting more space
to their culture than formerly.
J. M.
New Bedford, Mass.
Business is still good, with plenty of
funeral work. Carnations are of fine
quality, bringing 3c. to 4c. each. Chrys-
anthemums are from 5c. to 12c. ; Roses,
4c., 6c., and 8c. ; Violets. 40c. per 100.
For the past two weeks we have had
very little sunshine, which accounts for
stock being scarce and prices high.
H. V. Soule is cutting some extra fine
Violets, which are soon snapped up by
the trade.
AVm. P. Peirce has finished remodeling
his greenhouse and installing a new
boiler. He intends to have this for a
show house during the holidays.
A. B. Hathaway is busy constructing-
his greenhouses and new oflice. which is
nearly completed. He, however, thinks
his greenhouse will not be finished in
time to start any good crops.
Jos. Peirce had quite a large wedding:
order, which took most of his time dur-
ing the holiday.
Fred Hunt, of H. V. Soule, has ac-
cepted a position outofitown.
Wm. H. Davenport is cutting a good
supply of 'Mums.
Harvey Bri_ggs, of Dighton, was here,
looking up his customers for Violets.
F. R.
S. A. F. and 0. H.
Department of Plant Registration.
Henry Krinke & Son. St. Paul. Minir^
submit for registration the following
Fern, described below. Any person ob-
jecting- to the registration or to the use
of the proposed name is requested to
communicate with the secretary at once-
Falling to receive objection to the regis-
tration, the same will be made three
weeks from this date.
Name: Pteris Krinkeii.
Description: The Fern is a 1911 seed-
ling sport from Pteris Adiantoides. The
leaves are much more divided ancJ
longer. It hangs over the pot in the
plants of usual size and it groT^s mucTs
quicker than the parent kind.
JOHN TOUN'G, Secretary.
3etober 18, 1913.
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prices. Order now, while low prices prevail.
Price List of Florist Boxes
No.
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8.
12.
16.
5.
17.
19.
Per 100
Sizes Manila
.18x 5x3 $1.50.
.21 X 5x3^^ 1.65.
.24 X 5x3H 2.15.
.28 X 5x3H 2.65.
.21 X 8x5 2.65.
,30 X 5x3H 2.85.
- .... 3.00.
.... 3.30.
.... 4.00.
... 5.00.
.... 5.80.
.... 7.00.
.... 6.85.
Green Mist Gray
$1,65 $1.80
24 X 8x5
7 28 X 8x5
18 30 X 8x5
15 36 X 8x5
13 30 X 12x6
14 36 X 14x6
1.85.
2.35.
2.90.
3.20.
3.50.
5.50.
6.20.
7.50.
2.10
2.50
2.90
3.00
3.50
3.75
4.75
5.75
6.50
.36x12x6
Bouquet Boxes
19 X 9 X 8 Manila $4.75
19 X 9 X 8 Mist Gray 5.00
Wreath Boxes
Violet Boxes
.9M
.10
.12
x5x4 $1.60
x6x5 1.90
x7x6 2.50
x8x7 3.00
16x16x7 $5.00
18 X 18x8 6.00
20x20x9 7.00
22x22x9 8.00
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Use our LAUREL FESTOONING for all decorations; made fresh daily from
the woods. 4c., 5c., and 6c. per yard.
FINE BRONZE or GREEN GALAX, $1.00 per 1000.
SPHAGNUM MOSS, 75c. per large sack; 12 bbl. bales, $5.00.
BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 35c.
PINE, by the lb., 8c.; fine quality.
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Nassau Co. (N. Y.) Horl. Society
The annual Dahlia show of this So-
ciety was held at Pembroke Hall, Glen
Cove, N. T., on Oct. 8, and was a great
success. Both in numbers and quality
of exhibits displayed, this year's exhibit
far exceeded that of any previous year.
The Dahlias exhibited by Mrs. E. M.
Townsend, Oyster Bay; and Slsson &
Thurston, Newport, R. I., were the chief
features of this section; while the col-
lections of vegetables staged by H. C.
Smith. Oyster Bay; A. G. Hodenpyle, Lo-
cust Valley; and Mrs. H. L,. Pratt, Glen
Cove, were conceded by many to be the
best seen at any of this Society's shows.
Mrs. B. Stern's special prize of a silver
cup for collection of fruit brought out
a large entry. John F. Pratt, Glen
Cove, was awarded first, and had a fine
display of over 50 varieties. Mrs. R. J.
Maxwell, Glen Cove, had a meritorious
exhibit of Helianthus Maximillana
which showed up beautifully in the ar-
tiflcial light. C. H. Totty, Madison,
N. J., had on exhibition a table of early
flowering outdoor Chrysanthemums.
The attendance was very good, and the
management deserves much credit for
this successful event. In the evening,
the regular monthly meeting was held,
and all arrangements for the Chrysan-
themum show on Oct. 28 and 29 were
gone over.
Dahlias, 50 vars. — 1 (silver cup do-
nated by H. A. Dreer, Inc.), E. M. Town-
send, Oyster Bay (gdr. J. Duthic).
Dahlias, Peony-flowering, 12 vars. — 1
(cash donated by E. J. Brown), Mrs.
E. M. Townsend; 2, H. J. Pratt (gdr.
F. O. Johnson).
Dahlias, Cactus, 12 vars.- — 1 (cash do-
nated by E. Westlake) — Sisson & Thurs-
ton, Newport, R. I.; 2, Mrs. E. M. Town^
send.
Yellow Dahlias, 12 flowers — 1 (do-
nated by L. B. Ortlg), Mrs E. M. Town-
send.
Collection of outdoor Roses — 1 (silver
cup donated by E. M. Townsend), H. S.
Ladew, (gdr. J. Adler) ; 2, John T.
Pratt.
Collection outdoor flowers — 1 (cash
donated by A. Wilson), H. W. Bucknall
(gdr. G. Barton); 2, H. V. Hester (gdr.
H. Boettcher).
Collection of Vegetables — 1 (cash do-
nated by A. G. Hodenpyle), H. C. Smith
(gdr. A. Walker); 2, Mrs. H. L.. Pratt.
Twelve varieties Vegetables — 1 (sil-
ver cup donated by Stumpp & Waiter
Co.), A. G. Hodenpyle (gdr. F. Palroc-
cia) ; 2, Mrs. H. L. Pratt.
Six varieties Vegetables — 1 (cash do-
nated by W. E. Marshall & Co.), Mrs.
J. H. Ottley.
Best collection of Salads — 1 (cash do-
nated by A. T. Boddington), A. G. Hod-
enpyle; 2, F. S. Smithers.
Fruit, best collection — 1 (silver cup
donated by Mrs. B. Stern), J. T. Pratt
(gdr. Ferguson); 2, Mrs. H. L. Pratt.
JAMES MACDONALD, Cor. Sec'y.
California Assoc, of Nurserymen
The third annual convention of this
Association was held in the Fresno
Hotel, Fresno, California, on Octo-
ber 16, 17 and 18, when an interest-
ing'and varied program was presented,
treating on subjects pertaining to the
rural development of the State, and the
two expositions of 1915.
Lenox (Mass.) Hort. Society
The regular mOnthly meeting was held
in the Town Hall, Lenox, on Saturday
evening, Oct. 4. Pres. McConnachie oc-
cupied the chair, and there was a large
attendance. A diploma was awarded to
Chas. H. Totty of Madison, N. J., for a
collection of outdoor early flowering
'Mums. Mr. A. J. Loveless gave a very
interesting account of his recent trip to
Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and of
the landscape in general. Especial men-
tion might be made of the Sweet Peas,
as Mr. Loveless said they were the fin-
est he had ever seen. Mr. A. H. Win-
gett. Inspector for the State Board of
Agriculture, also gave a very interest-
ing talk on his visit to Worcester
(Mass.) Agricultural Fair, and con-
gratulated the Society upon the exhibi-
tion. It was voted to affiliate with the
(Chrysanthemum Society of America.
The coming Fall exhibition on Oct. 23
and 24 was freely discussed, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen have accepted the in-
vitation to officiate as judges: Robt.
Tyron, Convent, N. J.; H. B. Vyse, Mor-
ristown, N. J.; Jas. Ballantyne. Ridge-
field, Conn.; and J. Everett, Glen Cove,
L. I. In addition to the Society's prizes,
the following gentlemen, seedsmen and
others, have generously donated special
premiums: A. H. Hews & Co., Giraud
Tester, Julius Roehrs, Pierson U-Bar,
Lord & Burnham Co., Messrs. Scott
Bros., C. H. Totty, Wm. C. Klienhentz,
Chrysanthemum Society of America,
Hitchings & Co., A. T. Boddington, W. E.
Marshall & Co., Frank Howard, Peter
Henderson & Co., Henry Mlchell & Co.,
R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Fottler, Fiske &
Rawson, Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Elmer D.
Smith, Bon Arbor Chem. Co., Jos. Breok,
Knight & Struck.
JOHN MAIR, Asst. Sec.
Newport (R.I.) Horticultural Society
The regular meeting was held on
Tuesday evening, Oct. 14, President An-
drew S. Meikle presiding. A report m
regard to the ball held recently, was
submitted, and showed that after meet-
ing all- expenses therewith, a balance of
something like $285 was added to the
Society's exchequer, which it is under-
stood goes into the lecture fund. The
sum of $25 was voted for the New Eng-
land Fruit Show in November. The
John Lewis Childs silver cup awarded
at the Sept. show, was handed to the
winner, Dennis Foley, gdr. to E. Rollins
Morse. David Roy and Arthur Grlffln
were elected to membership. James
Robertson and William Gray were ap-
pointed as a subcommittee to confer
with representatives of the Garden As-
sociation to draw up plans for a course
October 18, 1913.
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any point in the United States & Canada.
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RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
lO-itich silk chiffon special at 10c. per yard. This
is fancy goods at a very low figure. AH colors.
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34-80 Stone Street, ROCHESTER, N. Y
of lectures to be given during the Win-
ter. A discussion took place on the
question, What constitutes an amateur?
In forthcoming shows the amateurs are
to be given more consideration than
ever; the executive committee is to take
up that matter at its next meeting-.
ALEX. MACLELLAN.
Westchester (N* Y.) and Fairfield
(Conn.) Horl. Society
The monthly meeting was held in
Dorans Hall, Greenwich, Conn., Oct. 10,
Pres. Robt. Williamson in the chair.
The report of the Pall show committee
proves that everything is now arranged
for the coming event to be held in Stam-
ford, Conn., Nov. 7 and 8, A very at-
tractive schedule has been got together
with classes for all. We are therefore
hoping to make this the best show ever
held by the Society.
The prizes offiered by Thos. Head of
Bergenfield, N. J., for Dahlias, brought
out some extensive exhibits of wonder-
ful size and color, notably those staged
by P. W. Popp, whose exhibit was a
show in itself. The prizes were
awarded as follows: Cactus, 1, P. W.
Popp with 62 vars.; 2, A. Whitelaw.
Decorative, 1, P. W. Popp, with 40 vars.;
2, Alex. Marshall. Collarette, 1, P. W.
Popp, with 14 vars.
The following exhibitors received hon-
orable mention: Dehn & Bertalf, for col-
lection of ornamental trees, shrubs and
Grasses; P. W. Popp, for 'Mum White
Gloria; Thos. Head, Bergenfifeld, N. J.,
for Dahlias for distribution in 1914;
Dehn & Bertalf, for everbearing Rasp-
berry St. Regis; J. B. Roy, for Ne-
phrolepis exaltata Whitman!; C. H.
Totty, Madison, N. J., for collection of
hardy 'Mums. J. Guermonsprey received
highly commended for collection of Cac-
tus Dahlias; Thos. Regan, vote of
thanks for Carnation California Giant;
J. B. Andrews, do. for Arctotis grandis;
A. Breschkki, do. for new French Hy-
drangeas. A. Whitelaw's prize for Ap-
ples was won by James Troy with Wolf
River; 2, Geo. Wright, with King. A
prize is offered at next meeting for
eighteen Carnations, six vars., three of
each. OWEN A. HUNWICK.
Tuxedo (N.Y.) Horticultural Society
A special meeting was held on
Wednesday evening, Oct. 8 presided over
by James MacMachan. A feature of the
meeting was the discussion on the final
schedule which is expected to be com-
pleted within a week. The show will be
held at the Tuxedo Park Club House,
in the large hall, Oct. 24. 25 and 26.
Without a doubt this will be the largest
exhibition ever held here. For schedule,
apply to the secretary, Jos. A. Beevar,
Tuxedo Park, N. Y.
Connecticut Horticultural Society
The Connecticut Hort. Society held its
bi-monthly meeting in the Society's
rooms in the County Bldg., on the even-
ing of Oct. 10. There was a large at-
tendance, in fact larger than at any
meeting for a long time, it being seed-
ling Gladiolus night. There was an
elegant exhibit by two of the most
prominent members, President John
Huss and Niel Nelson. The exhibit was
one of the best seen In Hartford in a
good many years. There were six
classes of the seedlings. Pres. Huss,
who presided at the meeting, gave the
members a short talk on Gladiolus
planting. Mr. Huss showed how the
Gladiolus can be raised from a small
cutting, kept under glass. He empha-
sized its beauty as an Autumn flower,
and urged that it be taken up for ex-
perimental culture by the amateur mem-
bers of the Society. The judges de-
cided to give both of the exhibitors a
cultural certificate. One new member
was elected, James D. Adams. It was
announcd that there would be an ex-
hibit of vegetables and fruit at the next
meeting. GEO G. McCLUNIE.
I Elberon (N. J.) Hort. Society
The monthly meeting was held in
I Firemen's Hall, Elberon, on October 6,
with President George Masson presiding.
We have just received a large importation
of the finest prepared
CYCAS LEAVES
QUALITY Al
These prices are for the month of October.
Order now.
4x 8 inch $1.75
8x12 " 2.25
12 X 16 " 2.75
16 X 20 " 3.25
20x24 " 3.75
24x28 inch $4.75
28 X 32 " 5.75
32 X 36 " 6.75
36 X 40 " 7.75
HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO.
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Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies. Hardy Cut Evergreens.
OUR NEW STORE
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32 Otis Street
Telephones : Main, 2439-2615-2617-2618. Fort HUI, 25290
BOSTON, MASS,
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WHOLESALE "E" '™''
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild SmiUx, Freah Cut Palmetto
and Cftbbage Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock. Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
and sizes.
reen and Bronze
Dry Green Sheet. Lump and Spanish Mosses.
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss, Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
RICE CO.
UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
FLORIST SUPPLIES
Philadelpi-ila, Pa.
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Southern Wild Smilax I WIRED TOOTHPICKS
Any quantity, prompt shipment.
$2.50 per case.
Perpetuated and Natural Sheet Moss
CALOWfXL Tbe Woodsman Co.
EfCTytbing in Soutbern Evergreens
BVKRaRfSEIN, ALABAMA
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There was one application for member-
ship.
The judges of the exhibits were Harry
A. Kittely, Anthony Bauer and Chas. De
TVllde. Their decisions were: George
Masson, for Dahlias, 90 points; Chas. O.
Duncan, for Apples, 80; and W. R. Sey-
mour for Gardenias, 70. A certificate of
culture was awarded to George Masson
for a large display of Dahlias. The
coming Fall show, which will be held m
the Casino at Asbury Park, Oct. 27 to
29, was the chief business of the even-
ing. Schedules, with a premium list of
.$1000, have all been mailed to past ex-
hibitors and will be sent to anyone upon
request. The show promises to surpass
all other shows which the Society has
held. A very Interesting and instruc-
tive paper was read by George Masson
on the •- ■ " " " ••
Publications Received
"Kafir as a Grain Crop," by Carleton
P. Ball and Benton E. Rothbeg. Farm-
ers' bulletin, B52, U. S. Dept. of Agri.
Kafir varieties were introduced into the
United States from southeastern Africa
in 1876. They were first introduced
into the Great Plains area about 25 years
ago, when the rapid settlement of the
dry lands created a demand for drousrht-
resistant crops, and have since held first
place among the Sorghums grown. This
useful bulletin gives descriptions of the
varieties with illustrations, and notes on
cultivation, curing, threshing, storing,
yield and uses.
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N.T.
Samples free. For sale by dealers
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Southern Wild Smilax
Any quantity, prompt shipment.
$2. .SO per case.
Perpetuated and Natural Sheet Moss
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
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A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists' Hall Association has paid 2000
losses amounting Co a total of $283,000.00
For full particulars address
JOHNG.ESLER,SaddIeRiver,N.J.
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CUT FLOWER BOXES
EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO
832
The Florists' Exchange
lA AAI^H A {\tt QTTDITDIOP ^o mildew, but that green,
T3m^T|'v OV;ril.KIVIV. ^^.j^p ^^^^^^^ ^^ich makes
JllUyJHM QUALITY : : - r^'T TT^ '"I T
■ ■ ^F ^F ^Bl ^V ^ well colored large heads.
Such Roses indeed as the Rose connoisseur is always seeking.
ALFRED n.LANGJAHR,
Telephones:
4626-4627 Madison Square
130 West 28th St., New York
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THE GIANT
BABY PRIMROSE
PRIMULA MALACOIDES BABY PRIM
2M-inch, $3.00 per 100; 3-inch, $5.00 per 100; 4-mch, $8.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM
Bushy, weU-grown plants, from 4-inch pots, $15.00 per 100; 5-in. 25c., 5H-in. 35c.
Pel 100
PRIMULA, Chinese, 3-in $6.00
PRIMULA Obconica, 3-in 5.00
PRIMULA Obconica, 4-in 10.00
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Plumosu8,2J4-in.$3.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri,2}i-in. 3.00
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri,2H-in. 5.00
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, 3-in. $7.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
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Surplus Stock To Close
At reasonable pri:
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 2H-m.. S2.S0
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumoaua nanus, 3-in., $1.00 per
100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2H-in., »2.00 per 100.
*18.00 per 1000.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS, cut from
benches, suitable for 4 and 5-in. pots, $15.00
per 100.
F. C. RIEBE
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long as unsold
CYCLAMENS. European Strain, in 5 colors.
2J^-in., 85.00 per 100; 3-in., $7.00 per 100; 5-
in., extra large, $3.00 per doz.
STEVIA, 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
COLEUS, fine stocky plants, five or more branches.
10 varieties. 3-in., $5.00 per 100; try some and
WEBSTER. MASS.
Field-Grown Carnation Plants,
Enchantress and WInsor.
$6.00 per 100.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Field-grown, $10.00 per 100.
FUNKIAS. Field-grown, large clumps, $25.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGON. Giant Light Pinl£, color of Enchantress, a good grower
and a good seller. 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Buxton's Pinlc,
2M-m., $4.00 per 100.
FERNS. Scottii, Scholzeli and Tarrytown, extra heavy, 6-in., 50c.
each; 8-in., $1.00 each. ScottU, 4-in. $20.00 per 100; 3-in. $10.00 per
100; 2M-in. $5.00 per 100.
CAMPBELL BROS., - - PENLLYN, PA.
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St. Louis
The Ladies' Home Circle met at the
home of Mrs. Emil Schray last Wednes-
day, ail3 the afternoon was spent in card
playing and musical entertainments very
enjoyably. All were present, with the
exception of ilrs. Steidle, Mrs. Meyer
and Mrs. LBerning.
Tlie St. Loui.s FIorLsts' Club held its
October meeting at the usual place. The
feature of the afternoon was the illus-
trated and interesting talk on "Decora-
tive Ferns." by Mr. Wells, formerly of
the Shaw Garden. The delinquent mem-
bers who have not paid last year's dues
were given one more month in which to
pay. Quite a lengthy talk was heard
■on the prospect of a Spring flower show,
and this will be finally voted upon at
the next meeting of the Club.
A representative of the Shaw Garden
assured the members that the Shaw prizes
•would be given, as well as support from
the St. Louis parks. The proposition
now stands a very good chance of going
through. The publicity comimittee will
Tender support in the matter. Applica-
tions for membership were receiv^ by
the Club from M. Carter, manager of the
Nicotine Co. of this city, and Philip
Goebel of Kirkwood, Mo.
Chas. Wright, formerly connected with
Mrs. Schoenle on South Grand ave., has
•opened a very pretty flower store at
Warne and Plorrisand ave., which is
adjacent to our largest cemeteries. ■
A very hard hail storm struck us last
"Wednesday morning, but fortunately the
stones were small. The only loss re-
ported so far was that of Alex. Wald-
bart, who lost about 50 lights.
C. Young & Sons have a fine lot of
'Mums, both as pot plants and as cut
blooms for their large retail trade.
We regret to announce the death of
Adolphus Busch, president and sole owner
of Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co., the
largest in the world, at his home in
Germany. He was a great lover of flow-
ers, and his death will be felt keenly by
many florists in this city, as he was a
very liberal patron. His burial will be
here, Oct. 26, which date will undoubt-
edly call for an immense display of flow-
ers.
The Mullanphy Flower Co. is expend-
ing its skill in lavish window displays
at its 7th and Locust st. store. 'These
exhibits are adimired by the passing thou-
sands daily.
Fred C. Weber had a beautifully ar-
ranged window which was quite in keep-
ing with the auto show held this week.
Arthur F. Waldman, of Hamilton &
Delmar, says advertising the fact that he
caters for the making and care of lawns
has brought him some new business.
W. ('. Smith Co. is receiving daily
some Al Valley, as well as some fine
Roses from Werner Bros., Clayton, Mo.
Geo. H. Angermuller has been receiv-
ing some fine Am. Beauty Roses and
Orchids from his Illinois growers.
Tlie Windier Co. handles some nice
Dahlias received from Joe Norman at
Kirkwood, Mo.
— HYDRANGEA OTAKSA—
POT-GROWN
Extra stlrong plants, the kind you want for Easter forcing, in 6-in. pots,
$3.00 per doz.
ASCHMANN BROS., 2nd and Bristol Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Look! Look!! Look!!!
5000 Extra Fine Field-grown VINCAS,
at $5.00 per 100. Cash with order.
\V. T. HILLBORN, Florist
NEWTOWN, BUCKS CO., PA.
Kalisch Bros.' store presents a busy
appearance, and a nice lot of potted
plants and cut flowers is always on hand.
'They have just put in a complete line of
bulbs, for which they have an ever in-
creasing sale.
Jno. Houlihan, our well known land-
scape gardener, keeps a squad of men
bus,y all the time, trimming and dressing
lawns, which work he does more of than
any other man in the city.
Sanders'' Nurseries have some nice pot
and cut 'Mums for the Fall trade.
Grimm & Gorly were very busy mak-
ing corsage bouquets for the Veiled
Prophet ball.
Tile Nicotine Mfg. Co. is now located
in its new factory. 117 North Main St.,
in this city, where the space is four
times as great as dn the old establish-
ment, and here it has installed new ma-
chinery which it is ho-ped will quadruple
the output of the house. It is now hoped
that the increasing business of the house
will be satisfactorily dealt with and that
the company will soon be able to over-
take all its orders.
Cleveland, 0.
A number of the women florists of the
city met at the home of Mi>s. Ella Grant
Wilson on Monday. Oct. 6. to formulate
plans to form a Women's Florists' Club.
A temporary chairman was chosen and
the following committee appointed on
organization : Miss Schmitt, Miss Cath-
erine O'Connor and Mrs. Lincoln Brown,
who will report further on next Monday
evening at the same place. Considerable
enthusiasm was expressed. Light re-
freshments were served.
From Oct. 6 to 11th the merchants on
West 25th St. from Kinkle ave. to the
Nickle Plate Ridge held a business car-
nival. G. W. Mercer is in this belt,
and decorated his store with flags,
Southern Smilax and especially arranged
windows and stores.
The bad check swindle was worked
on A. C. Fox, florist of 106(M Helena
ave., but the man was caught when he
attemrpted to pass a check on the Al-
brecht Co.
The 'members of the show committee
are hustling, developing the entrance and
the planting of the Euclid ave. frontage.
The Storrs & Harri-son Co. of Paines-
ville has donated to the Florists' Club a
carload of evergreens, which the boys
are using to beautify the approach to
the building. The model greenhouse has
also been donated to the Club by the
.John C. Moninger Co. of Chicago, and is
being used as the central feature to at-
tract the crowds. All indications point
to a fine show.
The Jones & Russell Co. is doing bill-
board advertising on a large scale, and
is using high art freely. One of the
signs (shown elsewhere in this issue),
some 9xl6ft., depicts a scene of a gon-
dola with three girls, one dressed in yel-
low, one in pink and one in blue, picking
Water Lilies. .
Mrs. Lincoln Brown says she has the
order for a wedding decorataon in Lo-
rain on Thursday and the Misses O'Con-
nor had three wedding orders recently.
E. G. W.
IndianapoUs
That the Pall flower season is here is
clearly evidenced at all the flower stores.
Beautiful varieties of Roses, iChrysan-
themums and other select stock show
that there is sufficient trade once more
to handle a full line of this stock.
'Some ten members attended the Octo-
ber meeting of the .State Florists' Asso-
ciation of Indiana. A. F. J. Baur, Her-
man Junge, Glen Elder, Irwin Berter-
mann and others discussed the advisa-
bility of holding a fiower show. Some
were in favor of a Spring, others a Fall
'Show, but the general opinion swerved
strongly toward a Rose or a Carnation
meeting of national character. E. G.
Hill attended the meeting and was of-
fered the chair as a special honor.
The Smith & Young Co. offers the
most desirable location for the monthly
meetings, but long and loud protest was
made over the menu which was not fully
up to expectations.
H. Vwort, of Amsterdam, Holland,
was a recent visitor.
Alfred 'Brandt has installed a new
power press in the basement of his flower
store. He is adding much flower litera-
ture to his equipment.
Walter Bertermann and Herman ;
Junge , visited the New Castle growers
via automobile last week. They reported
the crops there as being in excellent
condition and the many new varieties
of Roses as a distinct pleasure, from
the retailers' standipoint. Tlie iSouth
Park Floral Co. is particularly equipped
with this line of stock. Peter Weiland
has his usual quantity of Sweet Peas,
Roses and Chrysanthemums. Mr. Ditt-
mann has some fine Am, Beauty Roses.
It was decided at the October meeting
of the State Florists' Association that
the Richmond fiorists be visited in No-
vember and the New Castle trade re-
ceive a visit in December. Invitations
from both cities were read and accepted.
Homer Weigand, who has been on the
sick list with rheumatism, is reported
much improved.
Mr. Hite, the Brightwood Florist, is
cutting his usual fine lot of early Chrys-
anthemums.
E. A. Nelson, our prominent florist,
w.as done an injustice in a recent news-
paper article concerning his business af-
fairs, Mr. Nelson is well liked in^ this
communit.v. and a lioost is always wished
him instead of undeserving treatment.
Bertermann Bros. Co. is sending out
announcements for a Fall exhibition,
Nov. 4 and .5. These occasions have been
held several times heretofore by this
company with satisfactory results.
Messrs. Roepke have their flower store
on E. Washington St., well under way
and expect to do business before the'
holidays. I. B.
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
853
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Chrysanthemums
All the Leading Varieties in Season.
•X-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our usual large supply of CamatlOnS
American Beauties
Tea Roses, Double Violets
are the best in this market.
Phones— 3870-3871 MadUon Square
M. C. FORD
: WHOUESALrE PUORIST :
121 West 28th Street - NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.— The cool weather
thus far has not given that activity and
snap to the wholesale cut flower business
which might reasonably be expected in the
middle of October. The volume of stock ,
arriving in the market is naturally gradually
increasing, but the demand for this does
not seem to keep pace with the increased
supply. Though prices are not high at
the present, for the season of the year,
conditions would not be considered bad
if stock could be cleaned out daily at the
prevailing price, but this cannot be done;
consequently accumulations occur; and this
accumulated stock, after a day or two; has
to be sold at a price much lower than that
Quoted on that grade, and average returns
are consequently low.
Am, Beauty Roses are in seasonably full
supply; the demand for these is fairiy good.
Special grade blooms are selling at from
10c. to 20c. each, and sales in small trans-
actions are reported at a somewhat higher
figure; the other grades are realizing cor-
responding prices. Tea Roses of all grades
are plentiful, in fact the supply is more
than adequate to meet the present demand.
The tendency on prices of all the old and
newer varieties of Roses today is down-
ward. Top grade blooms of the different
varieties of Killarney, My Maryland,
Richmond, Lady Hillingdon, Brides and
Bridesmaid are i^elling at from 4c- to 5c.
each, the for'mer price prevailing; Bulgarie
and Mrs. George Shawyer are selling at 6c.;
Sunburst, Mrs. Aaron Ward and Milady
at Sc; Mrs. Charles Russell at 10c. to 12c.
The bottom grade Tea Roses of all grades
are selling at from 50c. to 756. per 100.
Carnations are in seasonable supply, and
are moving rather slowly, overshadowed no
doubt by the Chrysanthemums. Splits and
culls are selling at from 50c. to 75c.; medium
grades at from $1 to $1.50, and fancy grade
blooms at from SI. 50 to $2; occasional sales
of choice blooms in small transactions are
reported at a little higher figure.
Cattleyas are plentiful, and the demand for
these seems to be at a standstill. It does not
show that increase which might be expected
as the season advances. Today the top
grade price for the finest blooms is 25c., and
inferior blooms are selling at from 10c. to
15n. each. Lihes are only a moderate sup-
ply, and the demand for them seems to be
curtailed on account of the large influx of
white 'Mums; they are selling today for S6
per 100. Lily of the Valley is a moderate
quantity, and is moving slowly. The general
range of price is from SI. 50 to $2.50 per 100,
though occasional sales are reported at S3-
The supply of Gardenias is gradually in-
creasing, but they do not seem to be greatly
sought for; they are realizing from SI to
SI.. 50 per doz.
Chrysanthemums continue to be the
dominant flower in the market, even more
so than last week. The supply is exceed-
ingly large today, and the demand for these
is not sufficient to absorb the supply. Prices
are ranging from S2 per 100 for small flowers,
loose or in bunches, to S3 per doz. for the
finest blooms of the comimercial varieties;
and small sales of exhibition blooms occa-
sionally take place at S4 per doz.
The supply of Bouvardia is increasing, and
its quality has greatly improved. It is
selling at froni 20c. to 50c. per bunch. As
for Dahlias, no one any longer cares for
them; the very best realize, with difficulty,
from 75c. to $1 per 100. The medium grades
are selling anywhere from 20c. to 50c.. and
the inferior stock, and- in fact much of the
medium grades, remain unsold and go to
waste. Violets are moving very sluggishly
at almost unquotable prices; the general
range being from 10c. to 25c. per 100. A
few Daisies are coming in, but they are a
small factor thus far. There is plenty of
Cosmos at 5c. to 6c. per bunch and Tritomas
at about SI per 100 when sold, V>ut the
demand for these is small.
As regard Greens, the Southern Asparagus
which is arriving freely seems to be over-
shadowing, in a measure, the greenhouse-
grown stock, and crowding it hard in the
market. Adiantum shows an increase, all
of which is selling in sympathy with the
general tone of the market at quoted prices^
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14.— There has
been a rather decided reaction within the
past week over our previous report. It is
hard to say whether the demand is less or
the supply is greater, but business lacks
the telling punch.
American Beauty Roses are plentiful
and are moving fairly well. Other Roses
are increasing; whites are again arriving
more plentifully. All other varieties are in
adequate supply. Short stock is hard to
move.
Like "Those who go down
to the sea in ships"
We are up against nature and just
recently nature hasn't been over
kind to Grower, Retailer, or your
humble servants.
Jack Frost is hovering near, how-
ever, and we may look for better
times. There is no better place to
look, Mr. Grower and Mr. Retailer,
than here.
tlenshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 32S.5582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
Open 6.30 A.M. Sunday, 8 to 12
Carnations are in heavier receipt; prices
are easier than a week ago, and 3c. is the
top figure.
Cattleyas are in heavy supply; they are
moving sluggishly and prices are rather
uneven. There is a limited demand (or
Gardenias, of which the supply is also
limited. Lilies are one of the strong features
of the market; they are in brisk demand at
SI. 50 per doz. Valley is plentiful, but the
demand is not particularly strong.
The arrivals of Chrysanthemums have
increased considerably, and prices have
weakened; they fail to clean up, the very
finest Chrysolora bringing S3 per doz.
Dahlias are in enormous receipt and the
commission men eagerly await the coming
of Jack Frost to clear the decks for the
'Mum invasion, that periodically appears
about No V. 1 . Cosmos are almost impossible
to sell; they are a glut. Violets, Bouvardias
and Snapdragon are in ample supply.
BOSTON, Oct. 14. — With the continuous
dull, foggy weather, flowers such as Roses and
Carnations are off color. Business during the
early part of last week was rather good, but
on Friday and Saturday slackened up be-
cause of the Jewish holiday on Saturday,
this Monday also being a holiday. Very
few flowers were needed for these occasions.
Tuesday, Oct. 14, is the worst so far this
season; rain and sleet all day, so very little
business was done.
Roses are in good supply; many of them
are mildewed. Prices remain much the
same as a week ago. Mrs. Russell is in fine
demand, and excellent flowers are seen in the
leading retail stores. American Beauty is
of good quality and in fair supply. Kil-
larney Queen is a favorite and is in good
demand. There is a plentiful supply of
Hillingdon and Ward Roses, which are
always in demand.
Carnations are steadily improving, having
longer stems and better flowers. Prices are
holding well at from S2 to $4 per 100.
Violets have been in good demand during
the larger part of the week. The price
runs from 35c. to 50c. Lilies are not over
plentiful, and are selling well at $10 to $12
per 100. 'Mums are much more plentiful,
and their quality is good. Yellow varieties
are the cheapest, pink kinds selling the best.
No disappointments
Unaka is plentiful and in gqod demand.
Golden Glow is almost over, and Smiths'
Advance is the best white in sight at this
time. ... I . „
Orchids are plentiful; this is especially
true of Cattleya labiata, but there is a good
call for them. Oncidium Rogersii is in
good supply and sells readily. Gardenias
are not over plentiful, but there is just about
enough to fill the demand.
There are still a few Gladioli, and Marguer-
ites are just beginning to be sent in. Snap-
dragon in small quantities are arriving.
There is a plentiful supply of greenery of all
kinds. Pot plants are selHng well; this is
especially true of Ferns and 'Mums. R. C.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14.— The past week
was one of light demand, with a fair supply
of stock. The shipping trade is reported as
only moderate, and the local trade below
the average. The present week has made a
better start. . , . , ^u
Am. Beauty Roses are in fair supply, the
strongest demand being for short and
medium grades. The market is "long on
long, and short on short." Some fancy
stock has sold as high as .$4 per doz. during
the week, but the prevailing price is $2 to
$3 per doz. Killarneys in both Pink and
White are now plentiful and Richmonds are
also arriving in good quantities; but the
demand for Milady and- Bulgarie has been
considerably ahead of the supply for some
days past. Yellows are wanted, and the
consignments are getting better as the
season advances. Mrs. Ward and bun-
burst are the most popular and are used
extensively in the window displays.
Carnations are moderately plentitul, tne
best grades having a good sale. The stocK
in general shows an improvement in quality,
but there is still a good deal of rather short
stock that moves slowly. Growers who
planted their stock early are reaping a har-
vest now. Later, when the Pompon Mums
come in, the demand will not be quite so
keen. The best stock is now selhng for M
per 100, the lower grades beinging from $1
to $2, according to condition. "
'Mums are plentiful and selhng at good
prices; some Chrysolora have gone as high
as $4 per doz. Poor stuff is not much in
demand.
854
The Florists' Exchange
A. L Young & Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
■•^"SHIP TO US. MORE ROSES WANTED.
DEAR MR. GROWER:
"WHO'S WHO—JiJiTi WHY"
WE are not the fellows who put the salt in the ocean ! We did not
put the thorns on Roses! WE would rather have them off. WE would
try and grow thornless ones if WE were Wizards.
WE will give a thousand and a whole lot more to any grower who
will originate for us good thornless stemmed Rose plants.
How about the Roses with thorns; have you any to sell? Write at
once for information about our new way of doing business. Try us
and see. There's a Reason.
54 West 28th Street ssss ^^S'Iquare
New York
Please mention the Exchange when i
CHRYSANTHEMUMS,
Bouvardia, Carnations, Roses,
lilies and Lily of the Valley
WILLIAM P. rORD
whoie.aie iQj West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Telephone 5335 Madison Squ
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street. NEW YORK CITY
Telephones, 13-SSlo Madiion Sq.
Grower and Retailer
Are You Satisfied?
If you are not, try us and
you will always be satisfied*
Pleaae mention the Exchange when -wrtttny.
Easter Lilies are in good supply and meet
with a steady demand. Lily of the Valley
is now also more abundant, with a firmer
demand.
Violets are now arriving in quantity from
the Eastern growers, as well as the single
varieties grown in this section. There is a
general complaint among all the dealers of
the bad condition of the Eastern stock.
Some shipments were entirely unfit for sale.
The demand for Violets is not very keen,
consequently only the very best sell, while
the remainder is sold for very little or has to
go to waste.
In Orchids, Cattleyas are most wanted
with only a fair supply. Oncidiums are
plentiful, although there has never been
more on the market than could be disposed
of. Snapdragons are now coming in and
good greenhouse-grown stock with fairly
good spikes in both pink and yellow. Some
of this is as good as is usually found on the
market during the early Spring months,
and selling at from 35c. to 50c. and 75c, per
bunch.
There are some Asters on the market, but
the quality is poor, the demand now being
for other stock. There is also a fair supply
of Gladioli, chiefly of the red varieties, that
still command a fairly good sale. Cosmos
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
, \Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. CQAN, Manager
129 West 28°th Street
NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
William Kessler,
113 West 28th Street
NEW YORK
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Wholesale Florist and Plantsman
A LARGE SUPPLY of splendid LILIES, 'MUMS, and all
Seasonable Flowers.
A grand opening for a few good Rose Growers.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
JOHN YOUNG
WHOLESALE
FLOJOST J-
53 West
28fh street
Tel.. Madlt
New York City
iirfijon Squa'e, 736S
Guttman & Raynor, inc.
A. J. GUTTMAN. President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
lignments Solicited
e. 1P12.
1 mention the Exchange when writing-.
is quite plentiful; and the supply of all
green stock, with the exception of Smilax,
is good. The first of the new crop of Box-
wood is now to hand.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.— Business for the
past week started out in excellent fashion
on account of the Veiled Prophet ceremonies
and the opening of the auto show which
called for an extra amount of Orchids,
Valley, Roses, 'Mums and American Beauty
Roses; but it just lasted until Wed., and
from then on business was very quiet, with
a large amount of everything on hand.
American Beauty Roses have been coming
in steadily, and with a good demand for the
medium grades, the prices ranging from 6c,
to S3 and S4 per doz. Killarneys, Rich-
monds and Sunbursts have been a steady
supply, with a rather dull demand, the prices
ranging from Ic. to 6c.
Carnations are more plentiful and the
demand just ordinary at S2 to S2.50.
Dahlias are a heavy supply, but the de-
mand is just ordinary, prices ranging from
Ic. to 3c. Cosmos is a glut, and sells at
almost any price, the best bringing 25c. per
50 spikes. Valley is good, and in keen de-
mand, prices ranging from S3 to S4 per 100.
Orchids are plentiful and sell slowly
at $3 per doz. Violets are good and the
demand the same at 400. per 100. Greens
are somewhat scarce anS the demand good
Lilies are excellent and are asked for at
$10 per 100; while 'Mums are available in all
colors in medium grades at $1 to $3 per doz.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 13.— Bright, crisp
weather added materially to last week's
sales. Stock of all kinds was plentiful and
at the fair prices, and the counter trade
consumed everything that was first-class.
Chrysanthemums were in most demand and
sharp dealing was often necessary to obtain
a sufficient quantity of them; 8c. to 25c.
were the prevailing prices. October Frost,
white Chrysolora, yellow TJnaka, and pink
were the most acceptable early kinds.
Many fine specimens are sent in from the
surrounding towns. In fact, most of our
best Chrysanthemums come from a distance.
Carnations, too, were in excellent demand
and many times ruled y^c. higher than
during the preceding week. Prices remain
firm from S1.50 to $3 per 100. The supply
of Roses was taken as an accepted fact;
there is tio trouble in obtaining an almost
unliibited quantity of anything in one
color. The quality of Roses received so
far this Autumn certainly surpasses that of
former years, at prices no higher and in
many instances not as high. Select long
stemmed stock brings S6 to SS per 100;
medium grade, S4 to $5 per 100; short, $2
to $3 per 100. Irish Fireflame, the new
single Rose, is very nice to have on a busy
day, but there is a loss sustained when
business is not brisk and only staple goods
are called for. J. L. Mock is a fairly good
Rose this season and is much liked because
of its keeping qualities, at S6 to $10 per 100;
but of course this Rose will not stay with us.
A few Rostand show the fine qualities of this
late introduction, but the growers' complaint
of unproductiveness must be dealt with.
American Beauties are in grand condition
at from $20 to S35 per 100 for the first time
in many months. Giganteum Lilies were
not sufficient to fill the demand. Prices
have risen to from $12.50 to $15 per 100.
Cattleyas are being received at from 35c.
to 50c. each; Gardenias at 5c. to lOc. each,
and single Violets, 35c. to 50c. per 100. The
late crops of Cosmos have -ndthstood the
frost, and from, now on there should be a
magnificent supplv until heavy frosts set in.
I. B.
TELEPHONES— 167 &nd 4468 Madison Squ
ESTABLISHED 1887
J. K. ALLEN,
106 WEST 38th ST., INB'W YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Growers contemplating changes in tlie disposition of tlieir stock
sliould try stiipping to us, wliere witli our increasing trade top
prices are always obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
PUnae m«ntloD the ExchaAir* wbva wrttuic.
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
835
G. H. Blake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones: 1293-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefuliy attended to.
Give us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
£UT flOWER EXCHANGE flOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
,, OpenAUDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D.Y. Mellis, Pres.
Robt. G. Wilson, Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Comznlssion Dealers
in Cut Flowers and Supplies
162 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Conalgnments of choice flowers solicited
William H. Kuebler
Wholesale Commission Dealer in
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel.4591Main BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones | |J*^ | Madison Square
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28tfi Street, New Yorit City
Telephone* 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
a
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MADISON SQUARE
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
V ■'**' "i°R5groF VALLEY ^^^O^^n^AND .
GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. /.VlTo'SS 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
WholesalB FloHsi
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
Vf r» I IT X Q CARNATIONS
I \J iu S^ i. O AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schenck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholeaale Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sau
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, New York, Oct. 15, 1913
Prices quoted are
by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
12.00 to
10.00 to
8.00 to
4.00 to
2.00 to
20.00
15.00
10.00
6.00
3.00
1.00
4.00
5.00
5.00
4.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
6.00
6.00
8.00
8.00
.60
1.00
.20
■■.50
■■.75
1.25
.75
CARNATIONS—
.50 to .75
^ rWhite
1.00 to 1.50
Standard J Pink
Varieties 1 Red
No. 1
LYellowandvar....
♦Fancy fTVhite
No. 3 ....
.50 to
.50 to
.75 to
.50 to
.75 to
.75 to
4.00 to
3.00 to
2.00 to
1.00 to
.50 to
.75 to
Grades of Sfd S R^d
Varieties.) L?3o;; ^and ■yar.; 1 !
White Killarney
Richmond
Chrysanthemums, per doz
Gardenias, per doz
Iris
to
Extra .■.■.■.■.■::::::;
.... to 6.00
No. I
No. 2
Prince de Bulgarie
Lily of the Valley
i.soto 3.66
.75 to
1.00 to
.25 to
.50 to
.10 to
Orchids, Cattleyas
10.00 to 25.00
Mrs. Aaron Ward
.. .. to 2.00
Asparagus. Plumosus, bunches
Smllax, per doz. strings. . .-.
.75 to 1.00
.20 to
Daisies
Sweet Peas, per doz. bunches
Vielets, double
DahUas
.25 to
1.00 to
.60 to
.10 to .25
.10 to .25
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.. .
to
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3532-3535 Mad. Sq. 151 and 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P.J.SMITH
THE HOME OF THE LILY
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
Setting Jlgent for Largest Growers
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, IB^--
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {i°g|} Madison Square 34 WeSt 28th St.. NEW YORK
EDW. C, HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {i«^}Madi.„nSc,uare ^Ut FlOWCrS HI WholeSalC
Plea«e menclon the ExobanKO when wrltlac.
Pleats mantlon the Exoh&nff* whan wrltinc.
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St. , NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Valley, Roses, Violets and Carnations
Walter R. Siebrecht Co. Inc.
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
114 West 28th Street, New York
'PHONE 1245 MADISON SQUARE
Facilities for the Handling of your Stock
UNSURPASSED
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Louis M.Noe LouisA. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Jr., Manager. Tel. 75Mlad. s*.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W 26th St., NEW YORK
Please mantion the Exchange when writJng
Single and Double Violets
A SPECIALTY
Shipping orders given personal atten-
tion and satisfaction guaranteed.
CLARENCE SLINN. wholesale Florist
103 VI. 28lh St., N. Y. Clly, Phone 6973 Mad. Sq
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
J. C. 'Silbert, representing the Henry
M. Robinson Co., of 55-57 W. 26th St.,
left the city on Tuesday o£ this week
for a ten days' business trip through
New York State and New England.
Some very fine Chrysolora 'Mums and
Silver Pinl5 Antirrhirfum are noted at
the store of Badgley, Riedel & Meyer,
34 W. 28th St., this week.
Tlie Southern Asparagus whicli, by
the way, has been in the New York
flower market nearly all Summer, is
now arrivina: in large quantities, and is
of such quality that it is becoming an
increasingly dangerous rival of the
Northern grow^n greenhouse Asparagus.
Wallflowers, some of the first of the
season, and some extra fine Mrs. C. W.
Ward Carnations are noted at Walter
K. Siebipchr's. 114 West 28th St.
Lord & T.Tylor, when their new Fifth
ave. store is finished, probably about
Jan. 1. 1914. will open a flower depart-
ment therein, which will be under the
management of W. W. Burnham.
Herman Bershad has recently made
very l.Tige alterations in his store at Bed-
ford and Gates aves., Brooklyn, which
render the store more convenient and at-
tractive than ever.
Some extra fine Beatrice May 'Mums
were noted this week at the store of
Herman Weiss, 103 W. 28th st.
Henry Lustgarten is moving into his
new house which he has been building
at Mnnhassett, L. I., N. Y.
A full line of the newer varieties of
Roses, including Mrs. Charles Russell,
and alsn of Carnations, including Mrs.
C. W. Ward, are daily arriving at the
H. M. Robinson Co.. 55-57 W. 26th st.
A large increase in business is reported
at the new quarters.
Alex. M. Westwood, Arcade Store, No.
.3 Penn. R. R. Terminal, 32d St. and
Seventh ave. reports an excellent and in-
creasing business which was especially
brisk during the recent world's cham-
iiionsliiii h.Tseball games.
Walter F. Sheridan. 1.31 W. 2Sth »t.,
in aiMilinn to his usual supply of the
older varieties, is receiving this season
a fine line of the newer Roses, such as
iSnnburst. Mi's. George Shawyer, Mrs.
Ch.irles Russell. Milady and Jonkheer
.T. L. Jlock.
856
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBURGH CUT
nOWER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PITTSBURGH, PA.
. Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The florist store bearing the sign
"Onaway Florist," 903 Seventh ave.,
was re-opened on Oct. 14, having been
closed for the Summer months.
Max Schling. 22 W. 59th St., is ex-
pecting from Europe a large importa-
tion of rare plants, the cut blooms and
foliage of which will probably be ex-
hibited at the International Flower
Show, which will be held in the New
Grand Central Palace in this city March
21 to 28, 1914. Mr. Schling takes much
interest in this show, and appears to
be going to considerable expense to con-
tribute to its success. On Oct. 22 Mr.
■Scbling will execute a large wedding
decoration order at Port Chester, N. Y.
The marriage will be celebrated in a
Summer house, which will present a
tropical forest scene. One hundred and
sixty-five running feet of boxes are now
being filled in preparation for this deco-
ration. In these are used Crotons. Ma-
rantas. Orchids, Ferns and other choice
plants. Pots of Cypripedium Orchids
will also be used. On the walls of the
Summer house and the ceiling there will
be festoons of green vines, into which
will be tied Sunburst Roses and On-
cidium Orchids. The bride will carry a
bouquet of Orange blossoms and Lily of
the Valley, and the bridesmaids pink
Bouvardia and Cypripedium Orchids.
Among the recent callers in this city
were James Wade, manager of the es-
tate of the late Lemuel Ball, Wyomis-
sing. Pa., R. Vincent, Jr., White Marsh,
Md., and W. R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.
Wallace R. Pierson was in camp in
New Brunswick, Canada, from Sept. 15
to Oct. 4. with Roman J. Irwin of this
city, Fred A. Danker of Albany, N. T.,
and H. J. Scales of Atlanta, Ga. Three
guides and a cook formed the retinue.
Their camp was located 22 miles out
from Chatham, N. B., and was 11 miles
from their nearest neighbor. The camp-
ers saw only seven men while in camp.
The results of their hunting were four
moose, one caribou, and one black bear.
In one afternoon's fishing Messrs. Pier-
son and Irwin caught 20 trout, each
weighing up to one pound. The price of
receiving mail and papers when in camp
was a mere matter of six dollars each
time.
Frank H. Vick, landscape gardener,
having charge of the grounds surround-
ing Government buildings in New York
City, died Oct. 10 at the age of 61 years
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
H. S. DeMott, 44 Irving Place, Rock-
yille Centre, L. I. He was bom and
educated in Rochester.
A Tour of Inspection
The Fall inspection tour of the Long
Island esta.blishments of the New York
and New Jersey Association of Plant
Growers, Inc., will take place on Tues^
day, Oct. 28. The party will start from
the secretary's office at 9 a.m. Members
and itheir friends are requested to arrive
not later than that hour. An inclosed
Fifth Avenue stage coach of the latest
type has been engaged, so that the party
will not suffer from cold, rain, or dust.
Wm. H. Siebeecht. Jk., Sec'y.
Queens Plaza Court, Bridge Plaza,
Long Island City, N. Y.
Pbotidence, R. I. — The Miltonia Con-
servatory is the name of a new company
established for the purpose of importing
and growing Orchids. Daily cuts of fine
Cattleyas and assorted Orchids are made
and many newly imported plants are
shipped throughout the country.
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BRaS. CO.
SPBCIXUTIBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
and an otb«r BttaBonahle flowers in oaantity
226 Devonshire Street
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Providence
Oct. 15, 1913
Boston
Oct. 14, 1913
NAMES AND VARIE'nES
Detroit
Oct. IS. 1913
Cincinnati
Oct. 16, 1913
Milwaukee
Oct. 11, 1913
15.00 to 20.00
15.00 to 25.00
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
30.00 to 35.00
20.00 to 25.00
25.00 to 35.00
S.00tol2.0C
Estra
25.00 to 30.0C
15.00 to 20.0C
3.00 to 6.0C
4.00 to 8.00
No. 1
20.00 to 25.00
6.00 to 15.00
10.00 to 15.00
4.00 to 8.00
No.2
2.66 to 8.6o
2.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 8.00
Killarncy
3.00 to 6.00
3.00 to 7.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 8.0C
White KUIarney
to
to
Bride and Bridesmaid
3.00 to 6.0C
2.00 to 6.0C
.... to ... .
2.00 to 8.0C
K.A.Victoria
3.00 to 6.0C
2.00 to 6.0C
to
2.00 to 8.0C
.... to . .
My Maryland
2.00 to 6.0C
2.00 to 8.0C
Richmond
3.00 to 6.0C
2.00 to 6.0C
3.00 to 5.00
. . . . to . . .
Perle
to
to
to
to
.... to
Double Pink Killamey
to
to
to
2.00 to 6.00
2.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 5.00
4.00 to 6.00
2.66 to 6.00
to
3.00 to 10.00
1.00 to 1.25
1.00 to 1.25
Adlantum
1.00 to 1.50
.... to l.OC
.... to 1.00
to
to
Antirrhinums
to
1.00 to 2.0C
to 1.00
.... to 50.0C
Asparagus, Piumosus, bunches
1.00 to 3.00
15.00 to 25.00
.... to 25.00
.... to 40.0C
1.00 to 3.00
15.00 to 25.00
to 25.00
1.00 to 2.0C
Asters
1.00 to 2.00
to
to
Bouvardlas
.... to .35
to
to
Callas
to 12.50
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to l.SC
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
1.50 to 2.50
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
(•White
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
to
1.00 to 2.00
Standard J Pink
to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 1.50
Varieties 1 Red
1.00 to 2.00
to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 1.50
L Yellow and var..
to
2.00 to 4.O0
•Fancy rWhite
2.00 to 3.00
to
.... to 3.00
to
2.00 to 4.0Q
(•The hlBh-1 Pink
2.00 to 3.00
to 3.00
to
2.00 to 4.O0
est grades of] Red
Bta'dvars.) Lvellowandvar..
2.00 to 3.00
to 3.00
to
to
.... to ... .
Daffodils
to
to
to
to
Dahlias
2.00 to 4.00
1.50 to 3.00
to
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
Daisies
to 1.00
to .15
to
Ferns, Hardy
.... to 1.50
.... to .15
to .15
.... to .15
.... to . .
Galax Leaves
to .10
to
.... to ... .
Gardenias (per doz.) ....
.... to ... .
to
Gladiolus
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to 3.00
.... to ... .
. . to .
Iris
to
6.00 to 8.00
8.00 to lO.OC
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
.... to 12.50
12.50 to 15.00
12.00 to 15.00
3.00 to 4.0(1
Lily of the Valley
3.00 to 4.00
to
Mignonettes, ordinary
. . . ^to ....
.... to ... .
fancy
to
to
to
Narcissus
to
4.00 to 6.00
25.00 to 50.00
Orchids — (^ttleyas, per doz. .
to .40
to
.... to ... .
Cypripediums
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
Dendrobiums
to
to
Pansies
to
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
Smllax (per doz. strings)
....to 1.50
to 1.50
to 2.40
to
Stevia
.... to ... .
.... to ... .
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
to .15
to
.... to ....
.35 to .50
.... to ... .
.35 to .50
" single
to .50
to
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TEL. FORT HILL 3469
Open 6 A. M.— 7 P. M.
New England Florist Supply Co.
Cut Flower Orders Given Prompt Attention
276-278 Devonshire St.. BOSTON, MASS.
Please mention the ET^hange when wn'tine-
ORCHIDS and GARDENIAS
SEXD FOR OUR WEEKLY PRICE LIST
T. J. DOLANSKY f. J. DOIANSKY, Boston flower Exchange
LYNN, MASS. 1 Winthrop Square, BOSfON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange whe
Boston
Busmes-s is not as good as it should
be at this season ; probably this can be
accounted for by the exceptionall.y warm
weather we have had lately. Many of
the people who are the largest purchasers
of flowers have not yet returned from
their countr.y homes. However, mid-
October brings with it a suggestion of
the abandonment of country houses an(]
suburban life and daily now houses on
the most fashionable streets are being
opened up foe the season. This will
mean an increase of business, that i^:.
if we get,.a good hard night's frost soon
because a number of the people return-
ing to tte city have flowers sent to them
from their country gardens.
The convention of the American Bank-
ers* Association, which has just been
brought to a close, in this city was one
of the best that have been held here for
several years. There was hardly any
business of any kind in the city but prof-
ited by the delegates being here. They
spent money lavishly and the bankers
and city business men of the city spent
money liberally entertaining. The retail
florists were well patronized, besides se-
curing the large decorations at the banks
and other large business houses.
I The committee on nominations of the
I Massachusetts Horticultural Society has
posted its lists of candidates for the vari-
ous offices for the year 1914. to be voted
upon at the annual meeting on Nov. 15.
The list is as follows : President, .John
K. M. L. Farquhar ; vice-president, Wal-
ter Hunnewell : trustee (for one year),
P. Lothrop .4mes ; trustees (for three
years), E. B. Dane. S. M. Weld, W.
Wheeler, B. B. Wilder; delegate to State
Board of Agriculture, N. T. Kidder;
HOLTON & mWi CO.
Wholssale
FLOMSTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
nominating committee, H. A. Clark,
Philip Dexter, A. H. Fewkes, F. S.
Mosley. J. L. Smith. In accordance
with the by-laws of the Society, two
weeks are allowed for any further nomi-
nations should any be desiretl.
Dorchester is to hold a flower day
next Sunday for the benefit of the Dor-
chester district nurse, the Dorchester
House and the Dorchester free dispen-
sary. Flowers will be sold all over the
district and if we should happen to get
a sharp frost before then most of the
flowers would have to be bought in the
city, and this would help business ma-
terially.
John McKenzie has just returned from
Montreal, where be was visiting the
trade. He has just received 80 cases
of Azaleas, including several cases of
new varieties. He is growing very few
Carnations this .year, and is devoting his
houses to Begonia Gloire de Lorraine,
Primroses, Cyclamens, Azaleas and
other kinds.
Duncan A, Robinson, the new mana-
ger of the Flower Growers' Sales Co.,
says that the company's business is pick-
ing up wonderfully of late. Thos. Ro-
land of Nahant is sending the company
excellent Roses, which are grown in his
new houses at Revere, of the varieties
Mrs. Shawyer, Pink and White Kil-
larney and Mrs. Aaron Ward. Peirce
Bros, are sending the company Pink
and White Killarney and Hillingdon,
of .good quality. Renter & Sons are
sending in fine 'Mums, also very good
Roses. Chas. Holbrow of Brighton is
also sending the company fine Pink and
White Killarney and very nice Rich-
monds. Wilfred Wheeler of Concord
sends a good cut of Carnations daily.
The Pinks and 'Mums which Anderson
Bros, of Woburn are sending to the
Co-operative Market are of high grade.
Sydney Hoffman has an elaborate
flower and plant stand at the large de-
partment store of Jordan, Marsh & Co.
On Saturday, Oct. 11, he had a special
sale of Violets ; with every bunch of
Violets that was sold he gave a silver
penholder. The price of the bunch was
.tOc. Over .30.000 bunches were sold.
Most of the Violets came from Wm. Sim
of Cliftondale.
One of the nicest decorations we noted
while the bankers were in the city was
that of the Buick auto store on Massa-
chusetts ave. The windows were stun-
ningly effective with bronze dwarf Chrj-Sr
anthemums, which were very finely flow-
ered. Throughout the interior of the
store were large vases of yellow, pink
and white 'Mums.
Geo. W. Ayer of Reading is sending
very good Violets to the Co-operative
Market : their finality attracts attention,
and consequently they find a ready sale.
The Carnation houses of D. F. Hut-
chinson & Sons of Lexington took very
well and are producing a satisfactory lot
of flowers.
A. G. Cartwright of Waltham is cut-
ting a fine crop of Roses. His Pink and
White Killarney are well grown and his
Richmond are also superior.
At the last vegetable exhibition of the
JIassachusetts Hort. Society, which was
held on Oct. 4 and 5, R. & J. Farquhar
& Co. received a first-class certificate of
merit for a new single white hardy
Chrysanthemum from Corea.
J. 'Streitert & Son of East Bridge-
water are sending good Roses to the Co-
operative Market. Their Unaka 'Mums
are of good quality and sell readily. They
are first in the market with Callas.
At Penn's on BromfieM st. they are
very bus.y with wedding orders. Their
bri(3al shower bouquet is in great de-
mand, and on Monday, Oct. l.S, they
had eight orders for this week.
The meeting on Oct. 7 of the Boston
Retail florists' Club was well attended
by the member.5. There was a liberal
banquet and after the dinner Henry
Penn, president, spoke on the object of
the Club. He said in part that the main
aim of the club was to get all fiorists
I
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
857
/-The Leo Niessen Co.-<
Chrysanthemums, doz. $1.50-$3.00
White, yellow and pink we can furnish in quantity, but large orders
should be placed in advance. The early 'IVIums this year are of excellent
quaHty.
Headquarters for Good Roses
There is a good supply and quality is all that can be desired.
Prices are moderate and all grades show good values. Pink Killarney
are of splendid color and longer stems. White Killarney are more
plentiful. Aaron Ward and Sunburst we can supply in quantity.
Irish Fireflame is coming in stronger and you can depend on us to
fill your order for this novelty.
Beauties are of splendid quality and you will find here the best
supply in this market, mostly the tliee top grades.
Sphagnum Moss
5 Bbl. Bale $2.00
SixSBbl. Bales $11.00
Full size bales. Fresh clean
Moss. Try a sample bale.
You will find it the best you
ever used.
Greens
Dagger Ferns 1000 $1.50
Green Galax 1000 1 .00
Green Galax Case 7.50
Bronze Galax 1000 1.50
Bronze Galax Case 12.50
Leucothoes 100 .75
Mex. Ivy 1000 7.50
N. W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets
^PHILADELPHIA, PA.-
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore
Buaalo 1
Oct. 15, 1913
Oct. IS.
1913
25.00 to 30.00
.... to
15.00 to 20.0C
.... to
10.00 to 12.6C
.... to
a.OOto 8.0C
.... to
3.00 to 7.0C
2.00 to
K.(W)
3.00 to 7.0C
3.00 to
7.(10
3.00 to 6.0C
3.00 to
7.00
3.00 to 7.0C
4.00 to
M.(K)
3.00 to 6.0C
3.00 to
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3 00 to 6.0C
3.00 to
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.25 to .5C
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1.00 to
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.... to 2.0C
1.00 to
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1.50 to 2.0C
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1.60 to 2.0(
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1.60 to
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NAMES AND VARIETIES
loses — A. Beauty, fancy — sp
No. 1.' .'.'.'.'.'.!!
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Riciimond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
: dc Bulgarie
Adiantui
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardias
Callas
Carnations, Inf. graded, oil col.
f-White
Standard J Pint
Varieties 1 Red
1^ Yellow and var. .
•Fancy Pwhite
(•The high- J Pink
est grades otS r^j
«tan'd yar.,) Lvellowandvar. .
Daflodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harrisii and Longi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordinary
" fancy
NardsBUS
Orchids — Cattleyaa, per doz...
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansles
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Steria
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
" single
Phlla. Pittsburgh St. Louis
Oct. 16, 1913 Oct. 13, 1913 Oct. 15, 1913
20.00
15.00
10.00
4.00
2.00
2.00
2.66
2.00
2.00
.76
1.00
35.00
35.00
1.00
2.00
V.66
2.00
2.00
2.00
25.00
. 17.60
i 12.50
8.00
8.00
8.00
6.00
8.00
1.00
4.00
50.00
50.00
2.00
3.00
'2.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
20.00
13.00
6.00
2.00
3.00
3.00
25.00
:o 15.00
10.00
4.00
0 10.00
o 10.00
to .
8.00
o 10.00
1.26
6.00
60.00
3.00
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1.00
to 3.00
3.00
3.00
o 50-00
o 26.60
25.00
25.00
1.50
:o 50.00
50.00
3.00
1.60
1.60
1.60
Beroer Bros JOHN W. MclNTYRE
*'^*^^* ^'^ V»J« WHOLESALE FLORIST =^
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers ,J;^
Nortk 1301 Street. PHIUDOTHIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Consignments of Good Flowers
Solicited
1713 Ranstead St., Philadelphia
Pleaso mention the Exchange when writing-.
1914 NEWSi
Killarney
Brilliant
The sensational new Killarney Sport
which will be introduced next year. About
twice as double as Single Killarney, muehT
larger flower and of a darker brilliant shade
of pink. By far the best introduction of
any Rose of receqt years. Booking orders
now.
Doz. 100 SCO 1000
Grafted - - S7.50 $35.00 $150.00 S300.00
Own Root - 6.00 30.00 125.00 250.00
Delivery during March.
Also Scions for grafting in 1000 to 5000
lots at $200.00 per 1000. Special prices on
larger quantities. Delivery during January.
MATCHLESS
The splendid new White Carnation for 1914. Booking orders now. Deliveries
can be made in T)ecember, 1913, on the early orders. $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000.
We are also booking orders for ROOTED CUTTINGS of Gloria (the
brightest pink) at $12.00 per 100, $100 00 per 1000; Wm. Eccles, Lady North-
cllfie and Enchantress Supreme for early delivery at S6.00 per 100, $50.00 per
1000 ; Pink Delight, $40.00 per 1000; other varieties, $25.00 and $30.00 per 1000
We guarantee not only the quality of our plants but their safe delivery by express.
not receive your copy advise i
BUSINESS HOURS FROM 7.50 A. M. TO 6.00 P. M.
S. S. Pennock-Meeiian Co.
Ths Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
Philadelphia New York
1608-20 Ludlow Street 1 1 7 West 28th Street
Baltimore Washington
Franklin and St Paul Sts. 1 2 1 6 H Street, N. W.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
to come together once a month and talk
over their grievances ; also to point out
ways to better the business. He said
if all the florists would not join the
Club, the purpose of the organization
would be frustrated. The betterment of
all large and small retailers was the
idea, and a committee was appointed to
visit all retail florists and ask them to
join the Club.
Welch Hms. Co., in addition to a very
fine lot of all the leading Roses, is han-
dling some nice Amaryllis Belladonna.
H. M. Robinson & Co. report good
Ibusiness for the week, in spite of the
unpleasant weather. They are receiving
e.N'cellent Roses of all the leading and
choicest varieties, although the damp,
foggy weather has made Roses a little
bit off color.
The Boston Florists' Supply Co., al-
though a young firm, is doing a nice
business. - It is handling a nice grade
of flowers as well as supplies.
With Saturday being the Jewish Holy
Day, the day oi atonement, and Monday
being Columbus Day, business received
quite an impetus. Very few flowers of
any kind were used as decorations or
otherwise in honor of the great dis-
coverer. The florists should in some
way try and impress on the hundreds of
thousands of people who parade the
streets the idea of wearing a flower of
some kind as a token of respect to this
great adventurer.
The well grown 'Mum plants of Wm.
H. Elliott are selling very briskly this
season..
The Chrysanthemum show of the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society will
he held on Oct. 30, and Nov. 1 and 2.
Besides Chrysanthemums there are lib-
eral prizes offered for Orchids, foliage
and flowering plants. Palms and Be-
gonias.
The biennial New England fruit show
will be held at Horticultural Hall Nov.
12 to 10. This is a good opportunity for
nurserymen throughout the country to
show their goods. R. C.
Philadelphia
Frank P. Gaul has closed up his store
at 17 So. 13th St. A creditors' meeting
found liabilities amounting to $4100,
with assets unknown.
Alphonse Pericat has a fine cut of Cat-
tleya labiata coming on ; he is now cut-
ting some nice blooms of >this variety, be-
sides some hyibrid Ljelias.
August Doemling is cutting his first
crop of Milady Roses ; they are showing
up in good shape.
George Burton at Wyndmoor has his
American Beauty Roses in finer shape
than ever this year, both at the Queen
St. place and at the John Burton place.
The two new houses erected this Spring,
one at each place, are planted to Am.
Beauty Roses that are running up to
flowering shoots with almost the freedom
of Teas. Tlie Queen st. place is entire-
ly in Beauties, with the exception of
one small house of Melody and a bench
of llr. Burton's sport of Maryland, as
yet unnamed. From all appearances the
newcomer will make a name for itself;
the color is similar to that of Bulgarie,
but the bloom is of far better shape, of
the Maryland type. The foliage is splen-
did. Mr. Burton showed the writer one
of the two year old plants carrying by
actual count 60 buds, the majority being
firsts. This Rose was shown at the
last meeting of the Philadelphia Florists'
Club, and excited much comment:. Mr.
Burton will probably register it under
the name of Aurora or Daybreak.
A house of Cattleya Orchids here is
coming along in excellent shape. At the
.Tohn Burton place, ,which is now con-
ducted by George -Burton, most of the
glass is -in Beauties with the exception
of a few houses in Pink and White_ Kil-
larney, and a fine house of Cypripediums,
that are now showing a splendid lot ctf
buds. A new packing shed is one of
the improvements noted, and a new
autocar delivery will he added within
the coming week, vjherehy the stock will
he delivered in Philadelphia every morn-
ing at 7 o'clock.
858
The Florists' Exchange
^^n^L'^Ti'''-' ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
50 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO, ILL.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything for the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 £ast Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
1 t^e Exchange
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for DeHvery in the North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L. I. MAYS CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO, ILLo
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mentioD the Exchange when writing.
Eft HILL CO ^1^^'^^^'^ '''''^^^ ^^ ^"^ ^i^^^**^' ^'''^^s^' ^^^- ^^' ^^^^
■ ^mB IBIfc"" ^r^^B Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
Please mention the Exchange when writine.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
72-74 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO
Greenhouses, Morton Grove, III.
Flease mention the Exchange when writing.
At the Alfred Burton range the entire
place is in Beauties, with the exception
of one ttouse of Bulgaiie and a fine house
of Orchids, principally Labiata and
Trinnfe. The Beauties were in excellent
■shape, all grown in solid beds, while at
Geoi'S'e Burton's the raised bench meth-
od is employed.
At Jlyers & Samtman. Wyndmoor.
American Beauty Roses predominate :
their appearance leaves nothins: to be
•desired. In the Teas, a big bloclc of
"Hilda"' \\as in various stages of crop.
Double Pink and White Killarney were
a sea of buds, while in yellow the plant-
ing of Sunburst has been increased to
an additional house. A house planted
to a pink vaj-iety tinder number 90 was
excellent; in appearance it is very simi-
lar to Jonkbeer J. L. Mock. A larse
l)acking shed and cooling room is bein ;
built, the (iincrete foundation of which
IS compl-eted.
Chicago
At a meeting of tlie executive com-
mittee of the Horticultural Society of
'Chicago held Friday, Oct. 10, all mat-
ters pertaining to the advertising of the
annual exhibition of the Chrysanthemum
Society of America to be held here Nov.
5, 6 and 7 were agreed upon. Posters,
postals, and other advertising matter will
'be used. Inserts will be furnished for
all mail matter leaving the city that
will reach the trade. The premium list
IS now in the hands of the printer and
will be ready soon.
Harry C. Rowe has his new icebox
installed, and it adds much to the an-
, pearance of his business house. He
states that he is satisfied with the start
lie has made, as trade bas been picking
Tip well during the past two weeks.
A. T. Pyfe'r states that the flower
show at the State Fair at Springfield this
■season compares favorably with the show
of last year. The pot plant exhibit was
excellent. In Ferns some of the largest
specimens ever shown were staged by
AV. H. Gullett & Son, Lincoln. III.
There were not as many entries of cut
flowers as there were last year. In Car-
nations there were from 3 to 5 entries
in each class. In Roses. 3 to 4 entries
In the various classes. The Dome build-
ing of exhiljitinn was a most excellent
■place for the floral displays. The com-
•Petition in table deoor*ations, baskets, and
designs was as good as any ever seen in
any Chicago show. The premiums of-
fered were liberal, which was an induce-
ment to bring out good competition. The
attendance was good all through the
various days of the Fair. Wednesday,
Oct. 8. was a record breaker in the point
of attendance.
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz.
36-inch stems "
30-inch stems "
24-inch stems "
20-inch stems
18-inch stems "
12-inch stems : "
White and Fink Killarney.
Specials
Medium!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Short
Killarney Queen
Milady, special
Medium
Mrs. Aaron Ward.
Medium
Short
Mrs. Chaa. Russell, special
Medium
My Maryland, special
Medium
Richmond, special
Short...!!!!!!! !! . . .
Sunburst
Melody
Mrs. Taf t, special
Fancy
Medium .•
Short
Adlantum
Asparagus, bunch
" Sprengeri.
" Strings
8.00
6.00
4.00
3.00
6.00
8.00
4.00
6.00
2.00
8.00
6.00
6.00
4.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
3.00
8.00
4.00
3.00
1.00
CARNATIONS—
tandard fej''^' '
'arieties <|^P-J'--;
Fancy fwhite.
(*The Highest j _. ,
Grades of Sfd ^ Pink.
Varieties.) [Red
Boxwood 15c. per lb
Chrysanthi
Chrysanthemums, fancy
Coreopsis
Cosmos, 25c. per bunch. . .
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, hardy, per 1000
Gaillardias
Galax Leaves, per 1000
Gardenias, per di
Gladiolus
Hydrangeas, 35c. per bunch
Leucothoe Sprays
Lilium Longiflorum
Lily of the Valley
Oncidium Varicosum .
I Orchids — Cattleyas per doz
Shasta Daisies
Smilax
j Snapdragons, bunch .
. Sweet Peas
1 Violets
1.50 to 2.00
1.50 to 2.00
1.50 to 2.00
2.50 to 3.00
2.50 to 3.00
2.50 to 3.00
1.00 to 3.00
.SO
1.00 to 1.50
...to 1.00
...to 1.25
... to 4.0U
...to 4.00
to 1.00
10.00 to 12.00
3.00 to 4.011
7.50 to 9.110
.50 to 1. 00
15.00 to 20.0n
HllNlV TT OlNUER Pink flower Color
Price, $1.00 per bottle, delivered free by Parcel Post. Directions for use on each package.
JR HFAIVIIinCn WHOLESALE FLORis rs
• ■'• 1^I-**1^HJ1^ \^\J«9 160 No. Wabash Ave.
"THE BUSIEST HOUSE IN CHICAGO"
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The store of A. Lange, 25 E. Madison
St., presents a handsome appearance this
week as a good many novelties in plants
are on display. The variegated Ficus
elastica or rubber plants are attracting
much attention. Polypodium Mandai-
anum and Dracfena Rothiana are plants
not often seen here. A number of plants
of Baby Rambler Roses in assortment
and some plants of the new French Hy-
drangeas, all well bloomed, are interest-
ing. Vases of Rosa rugosa laden with
clusters of beautiful crimson heps are
seasonable and prove to be of great in-
tei'Pst 10 the visitors.
Sam Seligman. representing Wert-
heimer Bros., New York, spent the
greater part of last week in the city.
The commission hojises report an in-
creased demand with good supply; their
shipping trade has been for the best
grade of Roses. Sales of novelties, early
'Mums, and first Violets, as well as a
variety of foliasre sprays for baskets,
bave been especially 2'ood. The retail
trade shows signs of lots of hustling as
a good many of the city people have re-
turned to tiieir homes. This means the
^-■ntertainment of their friends, which
causes an activity in trade circles that is
well known to the florists.
Geo. E. Whitney, of the Garland
Greenhouse Mfg. Co. reports that it has
secured some good contracts for green-
house construction recently. Tlie fac-
tory is now turning out material in both
wood and iron for this purpose. A num-
ber of estimates and blue prints have
been recently submitted to prospectiye
builders, so that the company feels that
a busy season is ahead.
The Poehlmann Bros. Co. is receiving
the congratulations of its friends on the
good showing made at the State Fair.
Its Am. Beauty Roses, Orchids. Chrys^
anthemums and Lily of the Valley ex-
hibits were all good. Eleven first, five
second, and one third prize was a credit-
aide sho\\'ing.
The Chicago Carnation Co. made a
splendid record for itself, securing four
first and three second prizes out of seven
entries. The new Carnations Peerless
Pink, to be disseminated this season, was
on exhibition and was the center of at-
traction.
The Chicago Flower Growers' Ass'n
is now receiving some fine Am. Beauty
Roses from the greenhouses on Wellworth
Farm. .1. F. Kidwell states that all the
new Poses that are s^rnwn there are
p"nving to be an acnuisition ^o the trade.
What these new varieties will do during
the short days of the next few months
will have a eood deal to do with their
future usefulness as paying commercial
varieties. John Walsh rf the shipTiiuT
department was in the University Hos^
pital for a few days last week, where he
had his tonsils removed.
The regular n^ontbly meetinT of the
Cook County Florists' Ass'n will bo held
Thursday eveninEr. Oct. If! at the Tavern
on W. Washington St. A large attend-
ance is desired as business of import-
ance will come up for the consideration
of the members.
II.G.BERNiN6
Wholesale
Florist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
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WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILLo
Importers and Jobbers of Florist Supplies
Percy Jones, ti«^
Wholesale Commissior Frorists
56 East Randolph St., Chicago
ERNE & KLINGEL
Wholesale Florists
and Supplies
TO-BAK.INE
30 Bast Randolph Street
CHICAGO
Please mention the Eichange_when_WTitins:j
The Lake Geneva (Wis.) Dahlia Show
was held on Sat., and was well attended,
a number in the trade going up from
this city. The principal exhibitors were
A. J. Smith, gdr. to J. J. Mitchell;
R. J. Sampson, gdr. to E. F. Swift; R.
Beckwood, supt. for Mrs. S. W. AUer-
ton, exhibited some fine Roses, and Wm.
Longland, supt. for C. L. Hutchison,
had an extensive exhibit of Dahlias that
embraced many of the newer varieties,
making in all, a handsome display. That
of R. J. Sampson, gdr. to E. F. Swift,
consisted of two excellent tables com-
prising all that is choice and meritorious
in the Dahlia family.
■The examining committee, appointed
by the Chrys. Soc. of America to ex-
amine the new 'Mums for the ensuing
year have already commenced their work
of the season. Two shipments from East-
ern raisers came in Sat. The committee
for this city consists of J. B. Deamud,
E. O. Orpet, and D. A. Robertson. These
new varieties can always be seen at the
store of the chairman, J. B. Deamud, 160
North Wabash ave.
The private gardeners on the Lake
Geneva, Wis., estates are going to make
a reputation for themselves at the forth-
coming Chrysanthemum show. It is
stated that several of them ■n'ill be strong
on both show plants and exhibition
blooms. This is very gratifying to the
members of the Horticultural Society of
Chicago.
T. E. Waters of the Poehlmann Bros.
Co. was busy Monday entertaining sev-
eral visitors. After going through the
wholesale market and some of the lead-
ing retail stores, a trip by auto, was made
to the greenhouses at Morton Grove. The
Misses Harris and Irby of the Flower
Shop, Memphis, Tenn., and Paul M.
Palez of Little Rock, Ark., were in the
party. . .
Percy Jones, Inc., is now mailing a
weekly price list of his cut flowers and
supplies. II. V.an Gelder, president of
this company, states that its business
shows a healthy increase each month.
There is an increasing demand for fancy
Chrysanthemums, new Roses, and Vio-
lets. . „ „
Erne & Klingel state that their Fall
shipping season has opened well. The
October IS, 1!113.
The Florists' Exchange
859
FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
Write for Catalogue and Discountt
A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc.
POT MAKERS
FOR
14« YEARS
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFACTURERS
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pearson Street
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established 1765
demand for good 'Mums is becoming wide-
spread. Xew customers are being added
each week. In addition to their trade in
cut flowers, and the standard lines of
supplies, they are also booking orders
for nursery stock for the Otto Wittbold
Nursery of Edgebrook.
The new red Carnation raised by E. H.
Blameuser of Niles Center, 111., will be
disseminated this season by the A. L.
Randall Co. This company has been
handling the blooms for some time, and
states that the variety is one of the best
shippers. It is described as a strong
grower, early, very free, and continuous,
with strong calyx and good stem. Rooted
cuttings will be ready in January.
Sullivan Bros., of the Woodlawn
Flower shop, 871 E. 63 st. states that
business in their section has opened up
good. They have been busy with both
wedding and funeral orders during the
past two weeks.
The A. L. Randall Co. is constantly
adding new shades of color in Ruscus to
all the staple colors already on the mar-
ket. The latest is an old gold or Hal-
lowe'en shade that is becoming quite pop-
ular. Carl Thomas has returned from
a visit to his Summer home in West
Springfield, Pa., and is again at his post
in the cut flower department.
Giis AUes, of Weitor Bros., states that
their Rose crops are now strong. There
is a heavy cut of Am. Beauty for the im-
mediate trade. They are so well pleased
with the new Rose Mrs. Russell that a
large supply of this will be propagated
for the next season.
CUcago Florists' Clnli
The regular monthly meeting of
the Chicago Florists' Club was held
Thursday evening, Oct. 9, at the La Salle
Hotel, President French presiding. The
committee on the recent picnic made a
report, but owing to the fact that there
were still some matters incomplete, the
final report had to be deferred until a
later meeting. T. E. Waters, of the
good-of-the-club committee, made a re-
port regarding ' the proposed arrange-
ments for a ladies' night to be given at
the next meeting, which will be held on
Nov. 6, at which time the exhibition of
the Chrysanthemum Society will he held
in this cit.v. After some discussion it
was decided to omit the banquet feature
of the meeting and give instead a buffet
luncheon and dance. On motion of Geo.
Asmus, C. W. Johnson of Morgan Park,
secretary of the Chrysanthemum Society,
was added to the committee on arrange-
ments. The secretary was instructed to
invite the members of the Chrysanthe-
mum Society to join with the Club in
the evening's entertainment on Nov. 6.
Tickets for the occasion can be had from
the committee at the nrice of $1 each.
All florists residing outside of a radius
of .50 miles from Chicago will be guests
of the Club without charge. Geo. Asmus,
as one of the committee appointed to
confer with a similar committee from the
'Cook County Flori.'sts' Ass'n. regarding
the consolidation of both hodies. made a
favorable report. There appears to be
a desire on the part of the majority of
the members of both organizations that
they should get together for the general
welfare of all concerned. As neither of
the organizations would in all probabil-
ity be willing to surrender its name it
was proposed tJiat the.v should unite un-
der the name of the Chicago and Cook
County Florists' Olub. The committee
reported also that some changes in the
by-laws would be necessary in the event
that both bodies should agree to get to-
gether. The report seemed to be agree-
able to all present, and by a vote of the
Club the committee was instructed to
continue and bring all the details to a
conclusion as early as possible. It was
desired that this be done before the an-
nual election of oflicers in January next.
Walter S. McGee gave a talk on fertili-
zers and insecticides that was much en-
joyed. The usual refreshments were
served.
Kansas City, Mo.
Both demand and supply improved to
a marked extent last week. Dahlias
have made their appearance in numbers.
Carnations, American Beauty Roses and
n'any other favorites also have appeared
on the scene.
Miss J. E. Murray, one of the few
women florists of Kansas City, takes a
rather unusual view of the situation.
She says : "When stocks are small and
confined to a few varieties, the public
loses its interest in flowers to a great
extent. On the other hand, when the
stocks begin to come in in large quanti-
ties, and with a wide variety, the general
public awakens to the fact that it is
time to invest. In other words, supply
governs demand largely, instead of the
reverse, as imagined by many florists."
The stock show was a feature of social
activities during the past week, and
helped florists more ^ than a little. It
proved more of a stimulant on demand
than was anticipated.
"Jewctt, the Florist," who happens to
be Mrs. Jewctt, one of the feminine
members of the Kansas City trade, is
not enthusiastic over hotel locations.
This question, one of long standing, has
Veen given numerous trials by the trade.
Mrs. Jewett now occupies a stand at a
well known hostelry at Eleventh and
Grand ave. She has arrived at the
conclusion that few florists can operate
a stand profitably where the hotel trade
must be depended on exclusively. Mrs.
Jewett's location fronts on the street and
she secures a good-sized volume of busi-
ness from outside sources.
The Apollo Flower Store, conducted
by Theodore Pepper, is finding the Fall
trade opening up unusually vigorously.
The Apollo Flower Shop occupies what
is considered to be one of the best busi-
ness locations in this city. It is on
Eleventh St., just off Main. Eleventh
St. connects Main and Walnut, the two
main business arteries, and probably is
the most extensively-traveled street in
Kansas City, as far as the shopping pub-
lic is concerned. Mr. Pepper pays an
extremely high rental, but does a busi-
ness which justifies it. His brother,
.Tames Pepper, is expected to return
from the Balkan war next January.
The Peppers are a Greek family and one
member left for the scene of the fighting
a year or so ago. He acquitted himself
with honor and will probably re-enter
the fiower business. He will be con-
nected with either the Apollo Flower
Shop, or the Owl Flower Store, located
at Tenth and Walnut sts., and conducted
by George P. Pepper, a third brother.
Florists of Kansas City were consider-
ably disturbed when the order, "No flow-
ers/' was published following the death
of the wife of the owner of one of Kan-
sas City's daily papers. The policy of
no flowers was adopted at the specific
wish of the deceased, it was stated. This
case was the first of the kind noted in
Kansas City,, and is not likely to be re-
peated for some time, according to flo-
rists who commented' on the affair.
A new firm has been formed at Beloit,
Kans.. and has taken over the w'ell known
Concordia greenhouses there. R. L.
Lampes and his son, former owners, have
left for California, where they probably
will embark in the same line of business.
The new owners are practical florists and
expect to a.dd several thousand square
feet of glass during the next year. The
firm is composed of Harry L. and L. G.
Hunt and R. Kapser.
Mrs. C. C. Bo.vd. mother of J- H.
Boyd, owner of a greenhouse on the
Spring Branch rond, near Kansas City,
is in a dnngrmiis i-nndition as the re-
sult of iniiirir^ wiislninod at the green-
I house, Srii(TciIcliim lind been placed in
the house, during llie course of renairs.
i Mrs. Boyd, being unaware of the altera-
tions, entered the greenhouse and struck
1 her head against the bars. She is rest-
THE BEST POTS
You will learn the seael of our eeer maeasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY - Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
WHILLDIN STANDARD POTS ARE POROUS.
POROUS POTS PROMOTE HEALTHY GROWTH
WE PROMISE TO, AND DO, SHIP ALL ORDERS THE SAME OPDFP
DAY ORDER IS RECEIVED, UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED. V^«Vl-'«-rIV
WHILLDIN STANDARD POTS
THE WHILLDIN POTTERY CO.,
713-19 Wharton Street. PHILADELPHIA. PA.
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STANDARD FLOWER POTS
1000 ready packed crates of Standard Flowe
Pots and Bulb Pans. Can be shiijped at
hour's notice. Price per <
2000 l?i-inch $6.00
1500 2-inch 4.88
1500 2M-inch 5.25
1600 2H-inch..
follows :
210 6H-inch $3.78
144 6-inch 3.18
120 7-inch 4.20
60 8-inch 3.00
1000 3-inch $5.00
800 3)^-inch 5.80
500 4-inch 4.60
466 4H-inch 5.24
320 5-inch 4.51
Our Specialty, Long Distance and Export Trade.
HIUFfllVaER BROS., Pottery, PORT EDWARD, IN. Y,
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 51 Barclay Street, New York City, Agents
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Kt^bs FLORISTS* RED POTS st^^s
Jusf the kind lou want at your benches. Youfcan't teat INml in iry »a
MOSS AZTEC WARE
line, consisting of Jardinieres, Fern Pans,
IT'S THE HIT OF THE SEASON.
Complete line shown in Chicago by C. A. Wooley. 180 N.Dearborn Street
THE PETERS & REED POTTERY CO., s.uth^zanesvute
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Write for Catalogue.
Tree Tubs and Brass
Hoop Jardinieres
prevents
stave foot
bottom from
■. No chance for water
to collect and rouhe floor.
Tlie^ American Wooden -
ware Mfg. Co.
Toledo. Ohio, U. S. A.
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ing easily and tlie best is "hoped for by
her numerous fri«nds. K. C.
FiNDLAY, O. — George Palmer who has
been associated with J. J. Waaland in
the business of J. J. Waaland & Co.,
has purchased full interest in the estab-
lishment. Mr. Waaland expects to en-
gage in the florist business in another
city.
Elykia, O. — The Horticultural Selling
Co. has been incorporated with a capital
stock of $10,000 to deal in shrubs for
landscape gardening. The principal
stockholders are W. P. and C. D. Bates,
D. Y. Robertson, S O. Weldon and A. E.
Lawrence.
Red Standard Pots
Look ahead and see where
you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are go-
ing to spend this FALL to
stock jour greenhouses.
Tliink of us. Write us. ]\) us.
THE KELLER POTTERY CO.
213-225 Pearl St.. NORRISTOWN, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
rSyracuseRedPots",
San Francisco, Cal.
As the season advances business is
gradually growing better. The same
might be said of the flower stock. Chrys-
anthemums are now arriving in goodly
quantity and of excellent "uality. Th«re
will not be the oversupply of 'Mums this
vear there was a year ago, and the price
undoubtedly will on tlie whole stand
higher. Owing to the dryness of the sea-
son the entry of Violets is somewhat
slow ; the flowers are not fragrant, nor
are they strong. Merchants in every
line of husiness would welcome the ram.
A gradual improvement may be seen in
Roses : especially popular are Mrs. Taft
and Am. Beauty. The latter at this
With new and improved
machinery we can supply
your wants to bettei
advantage than ever.
[Syracuse Pottery Co.
SYRACUSE. N. Y.
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Bf American Carnation
PRICE. $3.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. C©
3 lo 8 Duano Sireel. New fosf-
860
The Florists' Exchange
NIKOTEEN
30% Strontrth
APHIS PUNK
The most effective and economical material there is for Spraying Plant
and Blooms. Skillfully extracted from Tobacco and carefully refined
it is clean and easy to apply. FuU pint bottles, $1.50.
Specially prepared for fumigating closed houses. It vaporizes the
Nicotine evenly and without waste. Nothing keeps a house free
40% Streneth hom Aphis so cheaply. One dozen sheets, 60 cents.
PRICES ON DIFFERENT SIZED PACKAGES ON APPLICATION
Guaranteed under the Insecticide Act of 1910. U. S. No. 46
Prepared by THE NICOTINE MFG. CO., St. Louis, No.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Mak-Gro?^!!^^ Plant Food
For Florists and General Greenhouse Work
A Scientific, Improved, Concentrated, Quick Acting,
Complete Fertilizer made in Nort'Acid Granular Form
from the highest grade materials obtainable.
Especially adapted to
Greenhouse Work
Vegetables ♦ Flowers • Fruits
Special Formulas for General and Special Greenhouse Crops;
prepared by men who have made a life study of Greenhouse Work —
not only in this country but abroad.
The services and advice of our experts are at
your disposal on all matters pertaining to your
Greenhouse problems.
Mak-Gro Odorless Plant Food
is put up in various sized packages, and sold in lots of
from one pound to carloads.
The one-pound cans and small packages make a
splendid side line for Florists having their own stores.
Write us for exceptional dealer's proposition.
Consumers Fertilizer Co.
Dept. 6, LONG ACRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY.
Well Rotted Horse Manure
DRIED AND GROUND
For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
Sold by
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO.
2?3 Washington St., JERSEY aXY, N. J.
Descriptive
Folder and
Prices upon
Application.
"TIP-TOP" Brand
Tobacco Poivder
For Fumigating or Dusting
$4-00 per bag of 100 lbs.
Write for free samples
Remittance with order
INTERSTATE TOBACCO CO., Inc.
212-214 East 99th Street NEW YORK
JI^Money refunded if not satisfied.
Beware of imitations.
the Exotaan^e when wrltlns.
TOBACCO STEMS
FRESH and STRONG
Bales. 250 Ibs.M75 cents 100.
FuU line Florists' Supplies
U. CUTLER RYERSON
I08 3d Ave., Newai-Ic, IV. J.
-SPECIAL-
PHOSPHORUS
52.00 per 100 lbs.
A Safe Fertilizer for Flowers and Plants
Hudson Carbon Co.
BALLSTON SPA. N. Y.
Davidge's
PURE SHEEP MANURE* ground from
the dung balls on tlie fleece; there is
some short wool in it. $1.00 per 100 lbs.,
»ie.00 i>er ton. F. O. B. cars. Send
postal for sample.
LEAF-MOLD, two-bushel bags, 75 cents.
J. W. HOWARD
328 Broadway
SOMERVILLE, (Winter Hill), MASS.
9t&k4
NDODOR IPl^Jll^ 1 ImIIU!! no poison
^^^^^juaranteed under the Insecticide^^^^^
^^" Act. 1910. Serial No. 321. ^^™
Save your plants and trees. Just the
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use.
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White
Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Black and Green
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes,
Conations, etc., without injury to plants
and without odor. Used according to direc-
tions, our standard Insecticide will prevent
ravages on your crops by insects.
Non-poisonous and harmless to user and
plant. Leading Seedsmen and Florists
nave used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves mange. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint. 25c,; Pint, 40c.; Quart, 75c.;
H Gallon, $1 .25 ; Gallon, $2.00 ; 5 Gallon
Can, $9.00; 10 Gallon Can. $17.50.
Directions onpackage. ForsalebySeedBmenand
Florists' Supply Houses. If you eannot obtain
this from your Supply House, write ue direct.
UEMON OIL COMPAINY. DeptJ
420 W. Lexington SL, Baltimore, Md.
Please
ntion the Exchange when i
^fc~ > ' 11 ■ ' It*
hflNURES
Uneqnaled for GreeiAoiue and
Landscape Fertilizing
The Pulverized Manure Co.
34 UNION STOCK YARDS
CHICAGO
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PLANTLIFE
THE BEST INSECTICIDE
ON THE MARKET
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and
Green Scale, Black and Green
Fly, Thrips, Red Spider, etc.
|k| AlklTI lEC ^a^ several advan-
PLANTLIrE sft'^i3-n\Tilnir-
ket. Containing refined tobacco dust, it can
be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
lent fertilizer, at the same time destroying
worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
PlAINTllFEJecfp^?">s
greenhouses ol insects
by dusting on plants. When dry, use for
dusting about once a week.
■kl AlUTI'flCC contains no chemicals
vian I Lire -^issf^a'^/^t
tively will not injure the most delicate plant;
unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
leaves.
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
Bag of 100 lbs., $3.50. Let _ us
quote you prices in 3uantity.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St, N«w York
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TheH.A.5toothofF.C°.
Mount Vernon, NY
HASCO NICOTINE
40% NICOTINE
FOR SPRAYING
EIGHT POUND CAN .... $12.50
FOUR POUND CAN $6.50
ONE POUND CAN $1.75
Please mention the Exchange when writipg.
" THERE IS NOTHING LIKE
CLAY'S
(Tbe Fruit Grower, London)
CLAY'S FERTILIZER
Is the World-Renowned Plant Food
SAFE SURE ECONOMICAL
It is supplied by the leadins Nursery and
Seed Firms, including the following: New
York — Arthur T. Boddington.^Bumett
Brothers, William Elliott & Sons, Peter
Henderson & Co., The MacNiff Horti-
cultural Co.. W. E. Marshall & Co.,
Stumpp & Walter Co.. J. M. Thorbum 4
Co., Vaughan's Seed Store. Weeber &
Don. Rocheater — ^James Vick*s Sons.
Chicago — Vaughan's Seed Store. Bos*
ton— Joseph Brecfc & Sons Co, R. & }.
Farquhar & Co.. Fottler, Fiske. Rawaon
Hosea Waterer. PittaburSh— W. C.
Beckert.
Manufactured by
CLAY ta SON
Stratford* London. England
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October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
861
An infallible remedy for mildew on Roses, Chrysan-
themum and Carnation rust, bench rot and various
other blights which affect flowers, fruits and
vegetables.
It is applied by spraying the foliage. Fungine
being readily soluble in water, contains no sediment;
and, unlike Bordeaux and lime and sulphur, will
not stain but cleanses the foliage.
Fungine is an excellent fungicide for greenhouse
plants.
75c. per quart, S2.00 per gallon; 10-gaI. keg §15.00
VERMINE
A soil sterilizer and vermicide for cut, eel, wire
worms, root maggots, and all vermin working under
the soil. It is applied by thoroughly soaking the
ground with one part Vermine to 400 parts water,
and is not injurious to vegetation. An excellent
sterilizer, more economical and less laborious than
sterilizing with steam and hot water pipes.
Sl.OO per qt., S3.00 per gal.; 5-gal. keg, §12.50.
FOR SALE BY SEEDSMEN
MANUFACTURED BY
Aphine Manufacturing Co.
Manufacturers of Agricultural
Chemicals.
MADISON. N. J.
NIKOTIANA-APHINE-SCALINE
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FRIEDMAN'S BEST
TOBACCO POWDER, 3c.lb.iL\^°^
TOBACCO DUST, 2c. lb. iS:iZ
TOBACCO DUST, Ic. lb. itlZ
Spedal Prices In Tons and Carload Lota.
BROOKLYN, N.Y.
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Parkes Construction Co.
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OP
Greenhouses and Conservatories
NORTH TONA>VANDA, N.Y.
HAMIUTON, ONT.
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Evans Improved Challenge
Roller bearing, self-oiling de-
CHALLENGE the most per-
fect apparatus in the marVet.
Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your ordera
QUAKER CrrV MACHINE CO.
RICHMOND, INDIANA
the Exchange when writing.
LAND DRAIN TILE m2Sd1Si?J«
TILE BOTTOMS. Any quantity
TILE BENCHES. Any quantity
TILE for WALLS and PARTITIONS
Many 2ikl, Srd and dth repeat ordere daring pajt
Ave years rrom users, abow resalta. Send postal
for clrcalar and prices.
THC CAMP CONDUIT COMPANY
MAUiIutu-erB 613 Euclid Avwiue, Clavetand, OhI*
' the Exohangg when writing.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
iQrediouses
LONG CYPRESS BARS A SPECIALTY
Send for Circular E
and prices
The A. T. Stearns
= Lumber Co.=
Neponset, BOSTON, MASS.
K'rOI' green house""
l^"^ BOILER
SHOWER
SPRAYERS
Unequaled tor
Lawn, Tree or
Wlilte-wash Spray-
ing. Will not clog or get out of order.
Used in Leading Parks and Cemeteries.
RESDE & McKENNS
614 — 60th Street, Brooklyn, New York
the Exchange wh
writing is at the acme of peifeetion.
Cattleyas are as scarce as ever; in fact,
San Francisco florists could dispense
triple the supply that growers are fur-
nishing. Retailers are favored with a
tew potted plants at this writing, and
they are a very weclome commodity.
Cyclamen are particularly good, and are
fine sellers. Celestial Peppers are
also an attractive flower shop article.
Business conditions on the whole might
be reported as being very good, with in-
dications of still more prosperity.
The Hortenzia Society of Oaltland en-
joyed a pleasant outing at Tippers gar-
dens at Fruitvale. The day was given
to games and amusements, with a lot
of good things to eat and drink.
In ;San Francisco the attention of
growers and florists alike is turned
toward making the flower show, to be
given under the auspices of the Pacific
Coast Horticultural Society, a great suc-
cess. A premium list has been issued
and the programs are in press. It is
reported that a delegation of the leading
Los Angeles growers and florists will
visit San Francisco in a body.
The California Association of Nur-
serymen will convene at Fresno next
week to discuss matters of horticultural
interest throughout the State, and it is
expected that there will be a good at-
tendance to take up this work.
W. A. H.
Los Angeles, Cal.
The seed and Dutch bulb trade is
boomiing hereaborats. Morris and Snow
Seed Co. were the first to get a car-
load of bulbs, followed by The Germain
Seed Co. All stock came through in
fine condition except Crocuses, whidh
were considerably damaged by rot. When
we get enough people on this coast to
cultivate the fert.ile soil of the various
sections adapted to the requirements of
Cast Iron Boilers Waste Fuel
Kroeschell Boiler is heating 15,000 sq. ft. of glass, and it would take care of
ny temperature frora 55 d^rees to 70 degrees, and have
Your 1
5.000 ft. ro
had no trouble to keep proper temperatures even in the coldest weather.
Your boiler has given entire satisfaction, and we use gas for fuel. We are more than
pleased especially with your piping plan, which, in our opinion, is perfect. We have almost
45,000 sq. ft. of glass and use three (3) boilers.
We can heat the 15,000 ft. connected to the KROESCHELL boiler with 25% less gas
than used with either of the CAST IRON boilers, and with a great deal more satisfaction.
We shall be glad to have any prospective customer inspect our new range.
Yours very truly,
COVINGTON SEED CO.
KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 470 W. Erie St., Chioigo, III.
S. Jacobs & Sons
EtUblished I87| /^A/Vv5- 3
Upon
ns>TiM/\rc.
}3C0UC5t,
CVCQYTniNG
1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the n^^lifcTije when writing.
■gcst growers in the c
th the Garland gutter,
place, six miles
es. ///., Oct. 1. 1913.
juntry have equipped the
Seven miles of greenhouj
n another, and many moi
^ciAf
Des Plai
Tlie la
places w
cutters i„ ^
smaller amounts.
er one hundred miles of this gutter is now in use, and the
;i.iand continues to increase. The above figures should be
ifficient to show that the gutter has met with success and
.roval, having been tried out for over twelve years.
_ince the inauguration of the Garland gutter, other sub-
stitutes have been offered and met with ready sale, owing to
prices of the inferior makes. The galvanized gutters are
' rusting out, and the people who offered same had to dis-
tinue the sale of that make in consequence. .
_ 1 a few years more the steel gutter which Js being extensively
used will begin to rust out. resulting the same as the previous
mentioned galvanized gutter. .
Profit by the experience of others, and do not invest your
money in short-lived gutters. The cast iron heat treated
gutter will last indefinitely.
GARLAND GREENHOUSE MFG. CO.
Des Plaines, III.
Send us your inquiries for greenhouses complete. We
manufacture everything.
PRICES ADVERTISED ARE FOR THE TRADE ONLY
862
The Florists' Exchange
384 Paftes Cloth Bound
Weighs over 2 lbs.
That
Moninger
Catalog
It's the
Most Valuable Book
ever sent out
by a Greenhouse
Manufacturer
There are about 200 pages, showing different
items used by the greenhouse owner, from a hose
valve to the complete house. 100 pages tell about
the thousand and one prdblems that you are con-
stantly up against. It answers your questions. There
this book than in any other catalog we ever saw. It will be
Winter.
The Book Cost Us $7,000.00
The express company charges us IS cents to deliver the book. The books cost 12 cent
each for the binding alone. The printing, cuts, type-setting, photographs, composing, etc.,
cost about 65 cents each. So the books cost us almost $1.00. We expect to sell a great
quantity of goods and are quoting prices to get your order.
We Send It Free
e this, for you need it. You can't afford to buy any
Our business runs in such large volume, all over the
: for your money. We are sending these large books so
ny hundred items we sell.
Write today for this Big New Book
John C. Moninger Co., Chicago
906 Bl&ckhawk Street
y To Your Interest
To know that we manufacture undoubtedly the
best ventilating machinery and greenhouse fittings
on the market.
We are in position to give your orders or inquiries
our prompt and careful attention.
Write and ask us for our catalog and prices, and
explain your requirements.
ADVANCE CO, Richmond jn<l.
Greenhouse GLASS
SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO., Chicago, III.
Please mentton the Eichange when writing.
Charles H. Dodd
D RCER'S
FLORIST SPECIALTIES
New Brand New Style
HOSE "RIVERTON'.
Furnished in lengths
up to 500 feet without
The HOSE fortlie FLORIST
*^-inch. per ft., 15c.
iloloOOft. " 14 He.
2 Reels. lOOO
14c.
feet
H-inch,
Reels. 500 ft. " .12^0.
Couplings furnished
HENRY A. DREER,
714 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia. Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
576-580 Ocean Avenue
Jersey ciry. New Jersey
Designer and Builder of
Modern Greenhouses-
Commercial and Private
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
M
METROPOLITAN
PATENT IRON
GUHER
/^NE of the features of this
Gutter is that it can be
put up in wrought iron
any lengths (without boring
holes), by bolting the Gutter
together and screwing clip
to the roof bars, for any size
glass.
Get our prices, circulars and plans on Louisiana
Cypress, Heating, Ventilating, Bench Materials,
Hot-Bed Sash, Glass, etc.
Furnished
Vand Erected
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Frank Van Assche, ^"SSS S;igh?"s?re"^t'-
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Eichange when writing.
the dilTerent classes of bulbs, which are
iniported from Holland by the car load,
then, and not until then, will the State
come into its own from a financial stand-
point. As good Roman Hyacinths, Nar-
cissi, Crinums, Amaryllis, and every
other class of hardy bulbs may be grown
here to as great a degree of perfection
as in Holland, and I believe with less
expense, in spite of tjhe extra cost of
labor involved.
An excellent method of educating the
buying public in a knowledge of the dif-
ferent species and varieties of bulbs of-
fered for sale : Our seedsmen have life
size colored plates hung np over their
stock, but to educate an entire com-
munity away from their early training
is a difficult thing to do. The majority
of the residents of tlris coast are from
the East, where very many plants which
will not endure the climate, are hardy
here ; and to get gardeners, even profes-
sionals, to try things that are new and
strange to them is uphill work. Ixias,
iSparaxis, Vallotas, Crinums, Pancrati-
ums, Babianas, Tritelias, Dierama,
Zephyranthes, Anomatheca, Cyclamens,-
Gloriosa — all are hardy and all do well
if planted in proper locations.
Tlie Germain Seed Ck). is installing a
system of pneumatic tubes in its store
for the transmission of orders and of
cash from the counter to the cashier and
the various shipping departments, doins;
away with the present system of trol-
leys used for that purpose. This com-
pany hand pick all Pea and Bean seed
before sending it out to their customers.
At present there are fifteen women and
girls on the job picking Peas, which will
be used for planting this Fall for the
Winter crop, after which this same force
is put to pick Beans for Spring planting,
which begins about March 1. At present
the firm has 100 employees on the pay
roll. When the busy season comes, fifty
additional men and women will be em-
ployed. I make this statement that read-
ers in the East may know that we are
making some headway in developing this
coast.
A STIC A
r'eenliousc^laan^
USE IT NOW,.
F.O.PIERCECO.
12 W. BROADWAY
NrW YORK
Mastica Is elastic and tenacious, admits of
expansion and contraction. Putty becomes
hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily
removed without breaking of other glass as
occurs with hard putty. Lasts longer than
putty. Easy to apply.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
Free from rot
Producing appliances
Pearce-built Greenhouse
GEORGE PEARCE
Telephone 662-M 203 Tremont Avenue, Orange, N.J,
Please mention the Exchange when writing'.
October 18, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
863
King Automatic Air Valve
FOR
Hot Water Heating
This little valve will keep your hot
water system absolutely free from air.
Place one on the high point of the coils
and your air troubles will be over. Price
$2.00 each, charges paid.
KING CONSTRuUlON CO. north tonawanda, n. y
Makers of King Iron Frame Greenhouses
The Jennings Improved Iron Gutter
Patent Iron Bench Fittings and Rool Supports. Ventilating
Apparatus, Improved Vaporizing Pans for Tobacco Extracts, Etc.
W. CORNER SIXTH AND BERK STS., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WE FURNISH
Blue Prints
AND
I^stimates
on all kinds of
Greenhouse Work
Tell us your wants
Garland Greenhouse Mfg. Co.
Des Plaines, 111.
GLA^d
For Greenhouse and Hot-Bed Sashes
Our prices can be had by mail, and it will
pay you to get them.
We carry the largest stock of Specially
Selected Glass in Greater New York and
can supply any quantity from a box to a car-
load on a one-day notice, and at Rock Bot-
tom Prices.
PARSHELSKY BROS., Inc.
215-217 Hsvemeyer St, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
NEW YORK
Summer in Winter
BY USING
Standard Greenhouse Boilers
One cant Beta our Catalog
GIBLIN ®. CO., Utica, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GLASS
In all sizes and quaCties, for all purposes;
in single and double thickness. From ten
boxes up, at wholesale prices; large stock
always on hand.
Royal Glassworks 'V^\Z^^'-
For Greenhouses, Graperies, Hot-Beds, Con-
serratoiies and all other purposes, (iet our
figures before buying. Estimates freely given.
GLASS
Our Prices are the Lowest
L.. SOLOMON & SON
Establislied 1889 199-201 Wooster St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A new member has been added to the
firm of Morris & Snow Seed Co. A boy
arrived at the home of the junior mem-
lier of the firm, D. P. Reichard, about a
month ago.
Passing the Pasadena flower store
known as The Orchid, I was attracted
by the unique decoration made of Pam-
pas plumes. They are set in rows lead-
ing to (the rear of the room, giving the
passage way the appearance of a long
walk several times its actual length. At
tihe end of the walk appears the dee box,
artistically arranged with flowers and
brilliantly illuminated. The effect is
charming and attractive.
P. D. Babnhaet.
Vancouver, B. C.
Cut flowers are beginning to be
scarce, and on several occasions the
shortage of Carnations has been keenly
felt. The local trade has to depend on
shipments from the States, as the large
firms here grow only for their own use.
It seems as though there were a fine
opening here for a wholesale grower -who
would go in tor supplying the trade
with good stock, and it is hoped that
some enterprising individual may under-
take this soon.
Carnations are now selling from 75c.
to .$1.2.5: Roses from .$1 to ?3; 'Mums
from .fl to H: Valleys 75e. and $1 per
dozen : Violets are 25c. per bunch ; and
a few Asters obtain 50c. per dozen.
Greens are very scarce, and no local
Smilax is to he obtained.
A. E. Heffner, the Covent Garden
Florist, who handles high nriced stock
from Seattle, reports a satisfactory in-
crease of business lately.
Mjss M. Flagg also reports from The
Rosery a very good business during the
last fourteen days.
The botanical section of the B. C.
Mountaineering Club has completed a
great deal of interesting work in the
local mountains, and those who attended
the Summer camp in the region north of
Onrilmlrli Jloimtains had a rare oppor-
tunity to study the Alpine flora and the
.ndaption of plants for life in those alti-
tudes. Arrangements for the Winter's
unrk have just been completed. Follow-
ing the practice oil the past two years
it has been decided to have classes in
botany throughout the Winter. These
win again be conducted by the provin-
cial botanist, Mr. J. Davidson, F. L. S.,
and will be held every Tuesday at 7.30
p.m., beginning Oct. 7, in the Board of
School Trustees' BIdg. W. S.
Iron Frame Hou.=p ,;e,t^ ] I , ] \\ 1 i te Rr-ading Mass
"Don't Wants"
I^^FTER you sort out what you don't
k4 V Tvant in a greenhouse construc-
[Uj^jj tion; what you do Want is simple.
You don 'l want a house that is
going to deteriorate rapidly; you don't
Want a house that is structurally weak.
You don *t want a house where strength
has been sacrificed to the danger point
simply to secure a few extra degrees of
light. A cerlain amount of light is neces-
sary, but it is better to have good living
plants in a substantial house than it is to
have good plants ruined in a poorly
constructed house.
You do want the L. & B. sectional
iron frame construction, because it is
designed on the same safe and sound prin-
ciples that are claimed as being superior
by leading steel construction engineers.
You don 't Ti}ant to allow the " style
in columns " to lead you into leaving too
many out, so that when the winds begin
to bump your house, you'll wish you
had left more in.
You know that you don't want to
allow lower prices on materials to blind
you to the fact that it costs more to erect
such materials.
You do want to compare very care-
fully other specifications with ours.
You don't want to think you are get-
ting a price on our kind of house and wake
up to find it's on quite a different one.
You don 't want to be compelled to
watch like a cat does a mouse, every bit
of material that goes into your house for
fear it might not be right.
You do Toant to feel that if anything
is not right, that it will promptly and
cheerfully be made right.
You don't want to feel after your
house is up, that it don't quite notch up
with your neighbors.
You do want to feel that you have the
most practical, most reasonable, most up-
to-date house money will buy and that
once it's up, it's up to stay up for years
and years to come.
You do want an L.&B . house, because
you are sure you can be sure of them.
Lord and Burnham Company
SALES OFFICES :
NEW YORK.42d St.Blds. BOSTON.Trc mont Bids. PHILADELPHIA.Franklin Bl.Blds.
CHICAGO. Rookery Bids. ROCHESTER. Granite Bids. TORONTO. 1 2 Queen Si.. Ea.i
FACTORIES— Irrinslon. N. Y. Des Plaines. HI.
Greenhouse Material ^Hot-BedSash
t
of Louisiana Cypress and Washington Red Cedar
Greenhouse Hardware and Posts. Patent V and IT Gutters
Our Grade Invariably the Best, Our Prices Right
A. DIETSCH CO., 2638 Sheffield Aveaue, CHICAGO, III.
The HIGH PRESSURE
FROM A
STANDARD PUMP
will save HALF THE EXPENSE OF WATERING.
You know liow much that Is
DEEP WELL, gas, gasoline, SUCTION LIFT
and electric pumps.
Please mention the Excha
MASTICA
Used for glazing greenhouses. $1.35 per gal.
Machines for using same, $1.25 each. Special price
on quantities of Mastlca furnished on application.
GEO. H. ANGERMUELLER
IVholesala Florist
1324 Pine S<., ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exchaniro when writing:,
jmm
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreaded, thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and upj guaranteed Iree from splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT (H DAVIDSON
217-29 Union Avenue. Brooklyn. New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
864
The Florists' Exchange
October 18, 1913.
en aril
AN'T you remember when your grand-dad used to hold
you on his knee and let you look at his watch and
listen to its tick?
What a big, thick heavy watch it was: So thick that it
bulged out his pocket.
As a curiosity those old watches are interesting, but you or
I wouldn't think of carrying one.
The watches of today are smaller, thinner, and far better
time keepers.
U-Bar greenhouse construction, with its light, graceful,
enduring frame of all steel U-Bars, taken in comparison with
other curved eave constructions, is like comparing this thin,
finely made Elgin watch of yours with your grand-dad's heavy,
clumsy one.
Although the U-Bar is by far the lightest of all c instructions,
none is any more enduring.
If then, you get extreme lightness, unequaled attractiveness
and undisputed endurance, you certainly have the ideal house.
Just such a house is the U-Bar.
Send for catalog. Or send for us. Or both.
U-BAR GREENHOUSES
PIERSON U-BAR CO i madisonave.tw;
CANAIMAN OFFICt-10 PHILLIPS PLACE MONTREAL
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
"IDe arc a straight shoot auti aim to grow into a vigorous pimnt"
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OF INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDKWEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. t7
INEW YORK AND CHICAGO, OCTOBER 25, J9J3
One DoIIaf per Annum
We offer for iir
mediate delivery
fine stock of
AZALEAS
The Best Commercial Varieties
Assorted like Vervaeneana, Vervaeneana Alba, Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Paul Weber,
Simon Mardner, Pharailde Mathllde, Mme. Petrick, Mme, Jos. Vervaene, etc., etc.
Plants 12-14 in. in diameter, S9.00 per dozen, $65.00 per 100.
14-16
16-18
18-20
12.00
18.00
24.00
Dwarf or Miniature Azaleas
Firefly, or Hexe and Chas. Enckc. S4.80 per dozen, S35.00 per 100.
LILIUM Harrisil. We still have a few thousand bulbs left, which
low price to close out stock, as long as stock remains unsold. Il
in prime condition. 7-9 inch bulbs, 200 to th
e will supply at a specially
; fine stock, and bulbs are
ase; five-case lots, $14.00
case, S15.00 per (
LILIUM Giganteum. Cold Storage. Plant November 1st to 15th for February flowering.
7-9 inch bulbs, 300 to the case, 818.00 per case.
LILIUM Giganteum. New Crop. 7-9 inch bulbs, 300 to the case, $15.75 per case.
LILIUM Longlflorum Multiflorum. 7-9 inch bulbs, 300 to the case, $15.00 per case.
LILIUM Candidum. 20-22 cm. bulbs, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
NARCISSUS PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA. 13 cm. bulbs, $1.25 per 100, S9.00 per 1000;
14 cm. bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $11.00 per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS. 11-15 cm. bulbs, 2000 to. the case, S3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
FREESIAS, Purity. Special price to close out. $10.00 per 1000.
FREESIAS, French-grown, Mammoth. Hm. up. S7.50 per 1000.
BERMUDA BUTTERCUP OXALIS. Special price to close out. $7.50 per 1000.
SPANISH IRIS. Named sorts. $5.00 per 1000.
Extra Fine Specimen Ferns for Fall Trade
NEPHROLEPIS Elegantissima. 6-in. pots, 50c. each; 8-in., $1.00 each; 10-in., $2.00 to
$2.50 each.
NEPHROLEPIS Magnlflca (The Lace Fern). S-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Elegantissima Compacta. 3!4-'m. pots, 25c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Bostoniensis. 6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Picrsoni. 6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Superbissima. 8-in. pots, Sl.OO each.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisil form of Bostoniensis. The finest of all the plain-leaved type.
8-in. pots, $1.00 each; 10-in., $2.00 each; 12-in., $4.00 and $6.00 each.
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NE>V YORK
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
Please mentiou the Exchange when writing.
Lily Bulbs
Lilium Fortnosum
8-lO-in., 225 to c
9-10-in., 200 to c
100 1000
$7.00 $60.00
. 8.60 80.00
.10.00 90.00
Auratum
Giganteum
100 1000
.$6.00 $60.00
. 8.00 70.00
. 9.00 86.00
. 10.00 95.00
Magnificum
AU above Lilies in full (
-9-in., 200 to ci
i lots at lOOO
CHINESE LILIES
30 bulbs to basket, 4 baskets to bale,
$3.60 per bale, S28.00 per 1000.
AZALEAS
of the ' 'lowing varieties: Vervaeneana,
Madai) 'Van der Cruyssen, Empress of
India, ^»e Schryveriana, Simon Mard-
ner, Lmwellyn, Niobe and Mme. Pet-
rick. J
12-1 -in., $7.50 per doz.. S55.00 per 100.
14-1 .-in., $9.00 per doz., «70.00 per 100.
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
n. up. 1000 to the i
n. up, 1260 to the <
100 1000
.$1.50 $10.00
. 1.26 8.60
SPIRAEA
Gladstone. $1.25 per doz., $7.00 per^lOO .
HYBRID ROSES^
360 Magna Charta. 360 Jacks.
Nothing less than 4 to 6 shoots to plant,
$16.00 per 100.
WM. F. KASTING CO., ^?f'a?o?}J. ^.
Please mention the Exchange when writlnR'.
Farleyense Ferns
For Table Decoration
c
)s, Bne linen and glear
' that society doings
e pot plants in v;
a sample order of
afaction Plants fro:
uld wish for.
le cut fronds
ind get a Unt
A.(j.Pt&R30N
^^^CROMWCLC com.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
One-Half Million
ready for immediate shipment,
and a continuous propagation go-
— ing on of the leading varieties,
such as NUTT, RICARD, BEAUTE POITEVINE, BERTHE
DE PRESILLY, JEAN VIAUD, COL. THOMAS, E. H.
TREGO, MAD. RECAMIER, EDMOND BLANC, ETC.
Our Standard list contains over 100 of the very best varieties.
We do not send out Rooted Cuttings.
We offer good 2-inch stock, $2.00 per 100; $18.50 per 1000
3-inch stock, 3.00 " " 25.00 " "
PETUNIAS
Double and Single, fringed, mixed colors, propagated from select stock,
now in fine shape.
2-inch, $2.00 per 100; $18.50 per 1000
3-inch, 3.00 " " 25.00 " "
See Issue of October llth for List of Miscellaneous Stock.
Will have an immense stock of Canna and Dalilia Eoots to offer.
R. VINCENT, JR. & SONSCO.,"":[|yir''
Please mention the ExchanRie when writinff.
SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX— THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 885'
866
The Florists' Exchange
Illinois Canes
Bamboo Canes. 6-8 ft. . .
Bamboo Canes. 10-12 ft.
FREESIAS, Purity
FREESIAS, Selected
LILIUM Giganteum. 7-9 in
SINGLE TULIPS, Belle Alliance. .
SINGLE TULIPS, Cottage Maid.. .
SINGLE TULIPS, Yellow Prince. .
SINGLE TULIPS, La Reine . .
NARCISSUS, Von Sion, selected. . .
NARCISSUS, Von Sion, double nose
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandi
flora
IK SINGLE HYACINTHS in colors. . .
1000
$7.00
13.00
100 1000
$2.50 $20.00
.80 7.50
6.50 60.00
1.40 12.00
7.00
7.00
5.00
1.50 13.50
2.50 20.00
.80
1.25 9.00
2.50 22.00
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing
-TO THE TRADE-
HENRY MEnE, QuedlJnburg, Germany
(Established in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and EARN SEEDS
Specialties: Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas
Radishes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias. Carnations Cinerarias Gloxinias
Larkspurs. Nasturtiums. Pansies, Petunias. Phlox. Primulas. Scabious. Stocks. Verbenks, Zinnias!
etc. Catalogue tree on application.
HENRY METTES TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
"' „,!f "J'^"' '" ^^^ "°^''^* *^"^^ P^^ °^-' *^'^^ P" ^ °^- ^^-^^ P^^ ^ ''2* Postage paid. Cash
; grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
ne. of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
Please mention the Exchange when writine.
— BUXUS ARBORESCENS —
In Pyramid and Bush Forms, Perfect Shapes.
From the Terra Nova Nurseries, Holland. Write now for their special offer,
this Fall or next Spring shipment, to
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS p. o. box 752. 51 Barclay streiT. Ncw York
ONION SETS
GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Please mention the ExchaJEe when writing. * "' Prtcea
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
English Lot
jost off ship.
Bricks thorough-
ly " Ron."
Highest Value.
Vaughan's Seed Store
25 Barclay Street, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when, writing.
HYACINTHS
Separate Colors or Mixed
Excellent bedding or forcing stock.
S2.I0 per 100, $20.00 per 1000.
TULIPS
FUME MIXED. 70c. per 100, $6.00 per
1000.
SUPERFINE MIXED. 80c. per 100
S6.50 per 1000.
Large quantities of all leading kinds.
The above stocks come from the most
reliable grower m Holland. Quality, the
best that can be procured.
Let us have your order.
JAMES VICK'S SONS
Rochester, New York
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The Prices are Advertised in the Florists' Exchange
for THE TRADE ONLY.
Freesia Purity
PURITY FREESIA, 10,000 1st size bulbs.
$12.00 per 1000.
^/um^^(mlkf&
30 and 32
Barclay St.
New York
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
ROMAN HYACINTHS
12x15 ctm.
2000 to a case; $25.00 per 1000.
HOSEA WATERER
107 So. 7th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Our Motto: THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS
Chas.Schwake&Co.,ina
Horticultural
Importers and Exporters
90-92 West Broadway
New York
Japanese and Chinese Lilies.
Hohmann's Lily of the Valley
French and Dutch Bulbs.
Holland and Belgium Plants'
etc.
Write for quotati<
Offsets, tS.OO per 1000 \ t40.00 per 10,000. Young bulbs of
same, IJi-in. and over, $5.00 per 100 ; $40.00 per 1000.
Offsets of Gladiolus Panama. Z^im-'^^^'.rio:^..!^''^
100 : JIOO.OO per 1000.
Gladiolus Niagara
Gladiolus America, s-'"- "■^'^ °^"- js"" ^^ looo ; tsooo ^^ 10.000.
ALL STRICTLY TRUE TO NAME ASK FOR PRICE LIST
For prices on larger quantities, apply to
BADER & CO.arGSu"stpe:rs:i Sassenheliii, Holland
FREESIA
100
1000
Refracta Alba, J^ to 3^-inch
diameter
$U.6U
$4.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100
1000
5 to 7-in. circumference
$4.00 $35.00
6 to 7-in. circumference
5.00
40.00
7 to 9-in. circumference
7.50
70.00
Roman Hyacinths, 12-15
300
28.00
Narcissus, Paper Wiiite
1
Grandifiora, 13-15
1.25
8.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS* CATALOGUE?
**Th9 most reliable seeds"
53 Barclay St,, (t i7) New Yorfc
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NARCISSUS
Paper White grandifiora multiflora .
Mammoth Bulbs, 1000 per case, $10.00
>VEEBER & DON
Seed Merchant!
114 Chambers St., NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our New List
Gladioli
is now ready and will be
mailed on request.
It is a select list, as we
grow only those kinds
that come up to the
Flowerfield Standard
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
FLOWERFIELD, L. L, M. V.
Please mention the Exohange when writliig.
ASTERS
Herbert & Fleishauer
Aster Specialists
McMINNVILLE, OREGON
please mention the Exchange when writing.
October J.5, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
867
Silver Pink
Snapdragon
By_ sowing seed now you can have blossoms in
profusion from Springtime until July, being licaviest
at Memorial, when "flowers are flowers." There is
no plant that will equal SUver Pink for blossoms and
profit. Our free cultural directions make growing
simple.
Price ol seed, $1.00 per pkt.: 3 pkts.. 82.50; 7 pkts..
»5.00. Cash.
Prepare to fill empty space.
G.S. RAMSBURG, Soniersworlh,N.H.
Exchange when writing.
NARCISSUS HOW?
Paper White Grandiflora
Superior Quality Selected Bulbs
13-15 Centimeters
Per 100 $1.00
Per 1000 8.25
Per 5000 $8.00 per 1000
Cases contain 1250 bulbs.
Chinese Sacred Lilies
Per basket (30 bulbs) $1.25
100 1000
LUium Candidum $5.00 $45.00
Mammoth Freeslas. French
grown 1.25 10.00
New Crop Mushroom Spawn
English Milltrack 10 lbs., 80c; 25 lbs.
$1.75; 100 lbs., $6.00
Mastica, for glazing. .Qt., 40c; gal. $1.35
Mastica Machine 1.25
Send your list of Bulb wants and avail yourself
of our special prices
Johnson Seed Co.
217 Market St., PHILADELPHIA PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Finest grown Single
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds, SI.OO; 1000
seeds, $1.50; 3^ pkt. 50c. Colors separate also.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds, Sl.OO; 'A pkt. 50c.
DAISY (Bellls) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
IRISH SHAMROCK. True green. Pkt. 20c.
SMILAX. Large pkt. 20c.. oz. 35c.
CINERARIA. Best large fl. dwf., 50c. per 1000.
GIANT PANSY. Ta'rietiiT'critiXlXtSg
6000 seeds, $1.00; K pkt. 50c.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BULBS
Plants and Roots
IN SEASON
f.W.O.Schmitz,PrinceBay,N.Y.
Importer and Exporter of
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Narcissus Paper White
Grandiflora
100 1000
13 ctm. bulbs (1260 to case)...$1.2fi $8.60
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.60 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St., CHICAQO
Fleaie meDtioo the EzobanffS when wrltlnr.
NELROSE
winner of the Silver Cup for Best Cut Flower
Novelty, at th,e International Show, is surely one
of the things you must have to be up-to-the-minute
f.W.rLtTCII[R&CO.,Auburndale,Mass.'
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AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Maaale, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president. J. M.
Lupton, Mattituck, N. T.; second vice-
president, W. F. Therklldscn, Palnes-
ville, O.; secretary (re-elected). "
IMPORTS, ETC., Oct. 14, S. S. Mont-
serrat — Maltus & Ware, 2 cases plants.
S. S. Minnewaska — Maltus & Ware, 3
cases plant wash. S. S. Kursk — Schulz
& Ruekgater, 177 bags Coriander seed.
S. S. Cameronia — J. M. Thorburn & Co.,
30 bbls. Grass seed. S. S. St. Paul — A.
Rolker & Sons, 2 cases plants; Mr.
Lang, 3 cases bulbs; A. J. WoodrutC &
Co., 2 pkgs. bulbs, etc. Oct. 15, S. S.
Tenadores — Lager St. Hurrell, 1 bskt.
plants. S. S. Madonna — R. M. Ward &
Co., 54 cases bulbs; J. L. Lemo, 3 cases
seed. S. S. Rotterdam — J. M. Thorburn
& Co., 6 cases bulbs; Vaughan's Seed
Store, 7 cases bulbs; R. P. Lang, 4 pkgs.
bulbs; Stumpp & Walter Co.. 20 cases
bulbs; E. J. King, 36 cases bulbs; Tice
& Lynch. 7 cases bulbs; MacNiff Hort.
Co., 39 pkgs. trees, 3 cases bulbs, etc.;
W. F. Collins, 6 pkgs. bulbs, etc.; H. H.
Berger & Co., 2 cases bulbs; McHutchi-
son & Co., 12 cases trees, etc.; Randolph
Hudson & Co., 180 bags seed; F. B.
Vandegrlft & Co., 42 bags seed; Knauth,
Nachod & Kuhne, 3 cases bulbs; J. W.
Hampton, Jr. & Co., 20 pkgs. bulbs, etc.;
Maltus & Ware, 56 cases bulbs, 282 pkgs.
trees, etc.; P. C. Kuyper & Co., 9 cases
shrubs, 31 do. bulbs; Vaughan's Seed
Store, 6 cases trees, etc. S. S. Virginia
— F. L. Kraemer & Co., 20 bbls. roots.
Oct. 16, S. S. Oceanic — J. Roehrs & Co.,
2 cases plants. Oct 17, S S. Jan Van
Nassau — Suzarte & Whitney, 804 pes.
Boxwood, 1 pkg. seeds; H. Becker & Co.,
1 bag seeds. Oct. 18, S. S. Kroonland —
A. Rolker & Sons, 71 pkgs. plants; Lun-
ham & Moore, 2 cases plants; Yokohama
Nursery Co., 11 cases plants; R. M.
Ward & Co., 19 cases plants; J. Roehrs
& Co., 148 pkgs. trees, etc.; G. A. Hayes,
plants; Bernard Judae & Co., 1
ith.
plant .
cases plants;
plants; Lun-
plants, 2 pkgs.
plants; _
Stumpp & Walter Co.,
Loechner & Co.. 45 c;
ham & Moore, 26 cas( . , . _
plants; H. P. Darrow, 46 cases plants;
McHutchison & Co., 136 pkgs. plants;
Gude Bros. Co., 8 cases plants; Maltus
& Ware, 639 pkgs. plants; P. C. Kuyper
& Co., 157 cases plants. S. S. H. Du-
mols — L. Burke, 3 cases plants. S. S.
If You Want
First Class Lilies
Next Easter
Buy
Horseshoe Brand
Giganteum
Size 6-8 - - - $16.00 per case of 400
" 7.9 .. . 18.00 " '• " 300
" 8-10 - - - 23.00 " " " 250
" 9-10 - - - 22.00 " " " 200
Baby Cases
Size 7-9
" 8-10
$7.50 per case of 100
10.00 " " " 100
If you wish us to store them for
you, Cold Storage charges are 15c.
per case per month extra.
Send us your order. Buy now
for Cold Storage dehveries during
1914.
Ralph M. Ward
& Company
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET
NEW YORK
^ot hotv cheap.
But how good
The Best Lily Bulbs in the World
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writinj.
868
The Florists' Exchange
Wholesalers
of all
Bulbs
We not only import the
largest quantity of bulbs to
America, but we carry in
stock and in season the most complete assortment
of bulbs for florists. We can fill your complete wants
promptly and from our own stock. We con-
stantly strive for early deliveries, but we do not
order any bulbs dug prematurely. Look out for
early dug, weak forcing Lily bulbs. They will
not carry well in storage. Vaughan's High Grade Giganteum ready.
IN STOCK NOW. NEARLY ALL LEADERS
DUTCH HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS and TULIPS.
■Q^-vYlVr^f^n CUT SPRAYS. Book orders now for your HOLIDAY
D\J.Awy KJSJUt supply. We shall have it, and of No. I quality.
mm VAUGHAN'S SEID STORE ^!>m
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
Please mention the Exohufffl when writing.
PANAMA AND NIAGARA
Are Winning Gladioli Wherever Exhibited
One of our customers, MR. MADISON COOPER of Calcium, N. Y., writes—
"I took six out of seven first prizes offered in the Amateur Gladiolus Classes at
our State Fair, and both Panama and Niagara helped me to do this."
Every Up-to-Date Grower or Dealer Needs These Grand Varieties. Boolting Orders Now,
Panama, largest bulbs, $200.00; 2nd size, $150.00 3rd size, $100.00 per 1000.
Niagara, " " 100.00; " 75.00; " 50.00
250 at 1000 rate
THE PERKINS-KING CO.
BOX 91
WEST MENTOR, OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bidwell & Fobes
Growers of
Gladioli
KINSMAN, OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Bulb Bargains
CAUA
$12.50 per 1000.
CANDIDUM. it
$35.00 per 1000.
We allow 5 56 for cash with order.
MOORE SEED CO.
125 MARKET ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
and
BULBS
W. C. Beckert
I0I-I03 Federal Sireel
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side)
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Pleaaa mention the Exohange when writing.
'o'™ GlADIOll BUIBS
1800 Mixed (all leading named varieties).
1400 Light and White.
1000 Mixed Red.
120O Baron Hulot.
1600 Mrs. Francis King.
W. C. DOUGLASS, Cohocton, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
LILIES
TO CLOSE OUT WE OFFER
HarrlsU, 6i7, per ca
Formosa, 6zS, per c
Fornaosa, 7x9, per c
Formosa, 8x10, per ca:
Multi^orum, 7x9, per
335 bulbs.... $18.00
:e 400 bulbs... 12.80
e 300 bulbs... 17.50
Lse 225 bulbs.. 17.00
se 300 bulbs 13.50
Scranton florist Supply Co.
SCRANTON, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when wTiting.
CANNAS
We grow over one million and offer all the best
varieties for Fall and Winter delivery, ranging from
$7.00 per 1000 up.
For all other bulbs ask for our price list.
IMPERIAL SEED &PL4Nr CO. Grange, Baltimore, Md
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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2 (Narcissus Soliel d'Or) French Grown
These can be forced the same as Paper Whites and
brought into flower for Christmas if planted NOW.
Price, $1.75 per 100; $15.00 per 1000.
Case containing 1400 for $18.00.
Wholesale Fall Catalogue of Bulbs upon request.
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moralizing ; let us come to business which
more befits a trade journal. On the
whole, we have reason to be fairly well
contented with conditions at present
existing, except in the extreme South
where persistent rains hinder the ripen-
ing up of late crops and the work of
cleaning up crops already under cover.
Tomatoes, Peppers, Egg Plant and other
seeds of a similar character are having a
rather rough time just now, and in any
case the crop of Peppers will be small.
A few flower seeds, including Cypress
Vine and Centaurea candidissima are so
short that famine prices are demanded
for them, but some of the commoner an-
nuals have done very well. Soup Celery
is easier, but it looks as if Parsley would
realize high prices again this year; the
plain leaved variety must in any case
be dear.
Some ominous rumors are afloat from
your side regarding the home manufac-
ture of absinthe being the prime cause of
the extraordinary demand for officinal
seeds which has sprung up since the im-
portation of the manufactured article
into your country was prohibited. The
writer sincerely hopes that the rumor is
baseless.
EuEOPEAN Seeds.
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
Established 1818. Write for our low Prices
Light, Pratt and Ellicott Streets
BALTIMORE, MD.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Caribbean — L. D. Crossmond, 1 box Lily
bulbs, S. S. Almirante — Maltus & Ware,
18 pkgs. plants. S. S. Waldersee — W. P.
Snyder, 26 bags seed: Muller Schall &
Co., 500 bags seed. S. S. Philadelphia
— Maltus & Ware, 6 crts. Orchids, 2 do
plants. Oct. 20, S. S. Amerika — Lazard
Freres, 100 bags seed; Sohulz & Ruck-
gaber, 1250 bags seed; Brown Bros. &
Co., 600 bags seed. S. S. Cedric — Nun-
gasser — Dickinson Seed Co., 400 bbls.
Grass seed: Maltus & Ware, 2 cases
plants: Reed & Keller, 1 case plants.
S. S. St. Louis — O. G. Hempstead & Son,
2 cases plants: Maltus & Ware, 10 cases
plants.
European Notes
The final passing of your new tariff
bill is naturally a subject of great inter-
est to the producers of European seeds,
and, while we freely admit that it is a
matter which concerns the American peo-
ple more than all the rest of the world
put together,^ we cannot affect to regret
that the duties have been lowered con-
siderably, and that the wise principle of
assessing these duties on a specific basis
has been maintained.
The international exchange of com-
modities is increasing every day, and a
considerable set off to the amount which
the American people pay for European
seeds is to be found in the increasing
importation into Europe of American
grown seeds in which Garden Peas,
Onion, Lettuce and Sweet Peas figure
very largely.
This is quite as it should be. Inter-
national commerce is a powerful means
of promoting international harmony, and
what is true of commerce generally, is
especially true of that comparatively in-
significant branch of the world's trading
which consists in the production and
handling of seeds. Merchant princes may
ignore our existence, but an intelligent
and honorable seedsman is one of the
greatest benefactors of his fellow men.
"Beauty and Use" is his motto ; there
cannot be a nobler ideal.
And now, Mr. Editor, a truce to
American Notes
Another week of splendid bulb selling
has to be recorded. Not in many years
have there been such large sales in Oc-
tober, and it is certainly well worthy of
special note. The retail trade is not yet
very strong, for the reason that hard
frosts still, in many sections, have not
been recorded. Such plants as Salvias,
Ageratum, Geraniums, Cosmos, etc., are
in full bloom around Chicago, New York,
Philadelphia and most of the Eastern
cities. Boston and Pittsburgh are the
exceptions where the bulb selling is at
its height. West of Chicago since Sept.
25, all tender outdoor plants have been
killed, and trade is correspondingly ac-
tive. As yet the large holders of bulbs
are not forcing matters ; in fact, they al-
most, without exception, report that they
are receiving as many orders as they can
comfortably fill, and are even still obliged
to work nights to keep up with the un-
precedented rush of buying. Every day
more shortages throughout the list keep
coming to light. In single named Tulips
many and very important varieties are
very difficult to obtain ; especially such
sorts as Cottage Maid, Duchesse de
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen, 98 Chambers St., 6i^'Sa"SS5.y New York
Plaaso mention the Exohanffe when writing'.
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
869
Seasonable
Flower Seeds
FOR THE FLORIST
Asparagus Hatcheri Seed
NEW CROP JUST RECEIVED
100 Seeds $1.00
500 Seeds 3.25
1000 Seeds. 6.00
Special prices on larger quantities.
Antirrhinum Seed
MICHELL'S GIANT STRAIN.
Tr. pkt. Oz.
Giant Salmon Pink S0.30 $2.00
Giant Pink 20 .60
Giant Scarlet 20 .60
Giant Striped 20 .60
Giant White 20 .60
Giant Yellow 20 .60
Giant Mixed 15 .50
Cyclamen Seed
MICHELL'S GIANT STRAINS
ENGLISH-GROWN SEED.
100 seeds 1000 seeds
Pure White $1.00 $8.50
Soft Pink 1.00 8.50
White with Red Base 1.00 8.50
Brilliant Crimson 1.00 8.50
Salmon Pink 1.00 8.50
Mixed Colors 90 8.00
GERMAN-GROWN SEED.
100 seeds 1000 seeds
Album, white $0.75 $6.00
Roseum, pink 75 6.00
Rubrum, red 75 6.00
White with Red Base 75 6.00
Mixed Colors 60 5.00
Stock Seed
EARLY-FLOWERING NICE
Tr. pkt Oz.
Beauty of Nice, delicate pink.. $0.50 $2.00
Victoria, white 50 2.00
Queen Alexandra, lavender. . . .60 2.00
Crimson King 50 2.00
Abundance, carmine rose 50 3.00
Mme. Rivoire, pure white 50 3.00
Send for our Wholesale Catalogue
of Bulbs and Seeds, if you haven't
received a copy.
HENRY F.MICHELL CO.
Flower Seed Specialists
Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Iris Kaempf eri
$6.00 per 1000, $50.00 per 10,000.
12 varieties, S15.00 per 1000.
Delphiniums
$20.00 per 1000. Special prices
in variety.
0. ZEESTRATEN & SONS
Oegstgeest, htollancl
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Let us quote you our
wholesale prices on
FIRST CLASS Vege-
table and flower seeds
that produce results.
WAITER P. STOKES
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Bamey 1 Late Managers of Schlcgel ft
J. M. Gleason ) Fottler Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Cuerineau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street, - Boston, Mass.
Please mention the Exchanee when writing.
Parma, Keizerskroon, La Reiue, Queen
Victoria and Pink Beauty. In the late-
flowering Tulips practically all kinds and
varieties are now a short supply, espe-
cially the Darwins. There will not be
nearly enough of any of these to meet
the retail demand. At Boston and the
East there would seem to have been a
larger call for these Tulips than in other
sections. In special varieties of Narcissi,
many of the single trumpet sorts are
limited, including Emperor, Empress,
Victoria and Sir Watkin. Mother bulbs
of double-nose Von Sions can no longer
be supplied by many firms ; but Paper-
white Narcissi would seem to be offered
somewhat more freely and in larger quan-
tities ; but the price holds firm. Phila-
delphia and Boston are again buying this
week ; but Chicago and New York have
plenty for all demands. It is worthy of
mention that at the auction sales Paper-
white Narcissi brought $1 per 100 bulbs,
in small lots. The strong demand for all
varieties of Dutch Hyacinths, in both
the named varieties and mixtures, still
continues ; but stocks of any quantity are
now most difiicult to find at any reason-
able price. Japanese Lilium longiflorum
giganteum bulbs, so eagerly awaited, are
beginning to arrive. As Easter is not
until April 12 next year, many growers
prefer not to start the bulbs yet, but to
take them a month or so later from cold
storage. The larger sizes are now re-
ported as a limited quantity. As regards
bulb surpluses, this week there have been
very few reported, and it does now most
certainly seem as if everything would be
well cleaned up before the end of the
season.
Tile Seed Crops
There have been very few changes
reported during the past week. Growers,
seedsmen, and dealers alike, however,
now feel that in a general way the ap-
proximate final seed harvesting returns
will be in line with what has already
been outlined. There would seem to be
some little question as to how great the
shortage in Sweet Corn seed will even-
tually be, but continued sales for future
delivery at .$2.75 per bushel cannot mean
anything but a more or less short seed
crop on this item.
Advices regarding Garden Peas con-
tinue to confirm fully all previous esti-
mates. On the whole, there will be ample
of most varieties for all requirements.
Garden Beans are the real short item,
and as yet only a few scattered reports
have estimated over half a crop. Small
seeds (not Beans, Corn, or Peas) will
very soon now be far enough along to
enable us closely to estimate the final out-
come, which in most cases would even
now be indicated as very fair.
The annual October meeting of the di-
rectors of the Wholesale Seedsmen's
League took place in New York this
week, and marked a most important turn-
ing points in the plans and arrangements
which all seedsmen are even now begin-
ning to make for the Spring season of
1914. At this yearly meeting the value
question of all garden seeds is always
fully discussed and approximately ar-
ranged, and their findings are eagerly
awaited, for they closely reflect the real
market values. V.
The £ate Wm. Senry T/Lavle
At the October meeting of the
Board of Directors of the American
Wholesale Seedsmen's I.ieague the follow-
ing minute was adopted in reference to
the death of William Henry Maule.
Baenet Landeeth,
Secretary Wholesale Seedsmen's League.
It Is with sorrow that we record
the sudden death on Sept. 3. 1913, of
Wm. Henry Maule. Doin^ exclusively a
business with planters, Mr. Maule's firm
was not a member of the Wholesale
Seedsmen's League. Mr. Maule was.
however, one of the original members
of the American Seedsmen's Protective
Association, out of which this League
was formed. He was always active in
co-operation with the League's efforts
for the betterment of the seed trade.
It Is fitting, therefore, that we should
adopt the following resolutions:
Resolved, That by the sudden death of
Wm. Henry Maule. the seed trade has
lost one of Us most progressive, useful
and distinguished members. The Whole-
sale Seedsmen's League have lost the
sound counsel and hearty co-operation
of one with whom it was ever a pleasure
to consult.
Wm. Henry Maule was a big hearted,
whole souled man and, as a faithful,
loyal friend, he will be greatly missed
by a wide circle.
It Is our earnest hope and belief that
the splendid seed business which he
built up may long continue under his
Co=partnership Notice
Retirement of Partner
Notice is hereby given that Roland Bolgiano
has this day retired and ceased to be a partner
in the co-partnership of J. Bolgiano & Son.
(Signed) ROLAND BOLGIANO
CHARLES J. BOLGIANO
Baltimore, Md., U. S. A.
October 3d, 1913
Contiauaoce of Business
The business of J. Bolgiano & Son will be
continued without interruption by Charles J.
Bolgiano for his individual account, and all
debts due or claims against the former part-
nership should be presented to him.
(Signed) J. BOLGIANO & SON
By CHARLES J. BOLGIANO
name
just
1 the fine new building- he had
npleted. and will remain an
icu, iiiiu will idufctiii an en-
...o .......iorial to his ability and in-
tegrity of character.
. .Resolved, That a copy of these minutes
be sent to his family with expression
of our deepest sympathy.
New York Seed Trade
The seed trade at this time is neither
"hay nor grass." The bulb trade, which
began early and has been very active
for the past two months, has decreased to
such an extent that night work in the
shipment of bulb orders is no longer
necessary. On the other hand the seed
trade is not yet begun. According to the
general reports the outlook for a good
supply of seeds of the various kinds is
better than it has been for several years,
although there are some pronounced
shortages, so the seedsmen apparently
will be spared any particular worriment
along these lines. An important feature
at the various stores now is the prepara-
tion of the 1914 annual seed catalogs.
McHutchison & Co., 17 Murray St., are
mailing to the members of the trade cop-
ies of a tariff card showing the new rates
which went into effect Oct. 3. This card
is arranged for easy reference, and may
be hung up by means of the silk cord with
which it is provided. The object of this
firm in sending out these cards is to
post the trade on the import rates under
the new tariff. This card gives a classi-
fied arrangement of the stock, and under
the different classifications gives the full
names of each item. It will certainly be
very valuable for reference, and in as
much as it can be had for the asking, one
of these cards should hang in the office
of every member of the trade.
Burnett Bros., of 98 Chambers St.,
report the booking of many orders for
their famous Dresden brand of cold stor-
age Valley. Bulbs of all kinds are clean-
ing up well, and work on the 1914 cata-
log has already been started.
Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers st., re-
ceived on Friday of last week an invoice
of Gladiolus Colvillei alba. The Bride,
Blushing Bride and Peach blossom from
the Holland growers. Lilium Henryi,
pAMCirC The Jennings Strain
Seed, grown from the very finest selected plants,
all large flowering, in great variety of fancy colors,
100 by mail, 60c.; by eapress. 83.50 per 1000:
3000 for 510.00.
The above are field-grown, strong, healthy
plants. Seeds of above strain, pkg. of 5000 seeds.
»1.00: X oz. $5.00.
Large plants for Winter blooming, $1.00 per 100;
ready last of October, Cash with order.
ED ICIIUIIIPC ^o^ Box 254.
. D. JCimiHud SOUTHPORT, CONN.
Grower of the Finest Panslea
Please mention the Exchange when -writing,
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
We expect from our collector a fresh harvest.
Price on application.
SANDER. Bruges, Belgium
And 358 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when 'writing.
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SPEELMANSSONS
Sassienheitn
Holland
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP. RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S. D. WOODRlffF S SONS, 82 Dey Street, NEW YORK
and Oranfe, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when wrltlof .
Our Advertising Columns
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870
The Florists' Exchange
WE NEED THE ROOM
Buy Now for Thanksgiving Trad
Per 100
..120.00
. . 60.00
. . 75.00
. . 85.00
BEGONIA Gloire de Lorraine, 4-inch Azalea pans
6-inch standard pots
63^-inch standard pots
BEGONIA Gloire de Cincinnati, 6H-inch pots
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 6-inch pots ^.00 ar
CYCLAMEN, 3H-inch pots
Pit d. z.
id 16.00
.. 2.00
.. 6.00
.. 9.00
. . 12.00
Per 100
. 120.00
. 50.00
5-inch pots
6-inch pots
6}^-inch pots, in bloom
POINSETTIAS, 3>^-inch pots
6-inch pans
PRIMULAS, 33^-inch pots
Per doz-
..$1.50
.. 2.50
.. 3.00
les, etc.
5-inch pots
GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt and Poitevine, 5-inch pots.. .
AZALEAS, all sizes. PALMS, MIXED FERNS, for disi
All A No. 1 Stock
TERMS : CASH, OR SATISFACTORY REFERENCES
WILLIAM W. EDGAR COMPANY
WAVERLEY, MASS.
nention the Exchange when writing.
Fottler, Fiske,
Rawson Co.
BOSTON, MASS.
Cold Storage
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
PLANTED NOW,
FLOWERS AFTER CHRISTMAS
Prompt shipments from our own Cold Storage
Plant. Let us quote our prices.
Please mention the Eschanpre when writing.
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON. Mica.
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN, CUCUMBER* TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash. Watermelon, Sweet Corn
Correspondence Solicited
Pleaae mention the Exobange when -yritlinr.
Burpee's ^ds
PHILADELPHIA
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
Please mention the Exchange when writing:.
H.H.Bcrfier&Co.
6ulbs,Seeds, Bamboos,
Palm Seeds
70 WARREN STREET :: NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TheExchange— Alert and Up-to-date
DUJARDIN a, LODWICK, INC.
348 Washington St., IVew York
Wholesale Importers for the trade of
BELGIAN HOTHOUSE PLANTS : Azaleas, Araucarias, Bay Trees, Palms, etc.
FRENCH, HOLLAND JAPAN and other bulbs.
A complete line of Nursery Stock: Boxwood, Evergreens, Roses, Stocks, etc.
Catalogues and prices free on request. Kindly submit us your list of wants.
Please mention tie Exchange when writing.
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Full List of
Flower and Garden Seeds
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Krameri, Brownii and giganteum arrived
from Japan on Monday of this week. An
increased activity in the sale of bedding
Tulips is reported.
The window display in the fine, large,
new store of the Stumpp & Walter Co.,
at 30-32 Barclay St., is attracting much
attention. This week there is noticed in
the window where the bulbs are displayed
a clever advertisement in the form of an
old-fashioned windmill the sails of which
are moved by electricity. On the sails are
given the names of four of the leading
bulbs now for sale, namely Hyacinths,
Tulips, Narcissi and Crocuses. In this
same window and also within the store
there is a display of fine decorative
plants, such as Palms, Pandanus, Dra-
caenas and Ferns. The bulb trade, which
has been very active with this company,
is now coming to the point where the
employees are catching up with the or-
ders and night work is discontinued.
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 53 Barclay St.,
continue to offer one of the fullest lines
of bulbs seen in the city. In addition to
these they are featuring Peony roots this
week. It is reported that the sales of
bulbs during this season with this firm
have been excellent, and all the bulb stock
is selling up closely. The 1914 catalog
is now being written and it is expected
that it will be published in December.
A display of Cactus and Decorative
Dahlias is noted at Vaughan's Seed Store,
25 Barclay st. this week. Peony roots
and Palms are also featured in the win-
dow, and one of the largest and most
complete displays of bulbs in the city
may be seen within the store.
On Tuesday of this week Wm. Elliott
& Sons, at 42 Vesey St., offered at auction
a fine collection of foliage plants, suitable
for indoor use and nursery stock. As the
season advances the sales at the auction
rooms of this firm are becoming more ac-
tive.
Peter Henderson & Co., 37 Cortlandt
St., are featuring this week in their win-
dows Chrysanthemums, and are continu-
ing what has been, and is now, a very in-
teresting and meritorious display of seed-
ling Dahlias in the Peony-flowered and
Decorative classes. This Dahlia display,
which, by the way, has been going on here
for several weeks, though not on a large
scale, has been made very attractive to
those who are looking for the new varie-
ties. A Dutch window garden planted
with Holland bulbs, in charge of a Dutch
boy and girl, continues to attract the at-
tention of those who are interested in the
bulb line, and for those who are farmers,
rather than florists or horticulturists, the
display of field Corn in the windows and
the very large display inside the store of
a large number of varieties of Squashes
and Pumpkins serve as attractions.
The arrival of an invoice of Gladiolus,
Colvillei and other Nanus types, and
Peony roots, is reported at Arthur T.
Boddington's, 342 W. 14th st., this week.
Every one at this store is busy with gen-
eral orders, but the w-ork is so well in
hand that night labor is discontinued.
California vegetable seed and Sweet
Pea seeds have already arrived at the
store of W. E. Marshall & Co., 166 W.
23d St. The 1914 catalog of this firm is
now in preparation.
The arrival of 185 cases of Lilium gi-
ganteum for Roman J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d
St., is reported on Monday of this week.
These were immediately reshipped in the
filling of orders which had already been
booked. The shipping out of the Azalea
stock, which had previously arrived, was
finished this week.
The MacNiff Horticultural Co., 56
Vesey St., is offering at its auction sales
this week a large quantity of Holland
stock, such as Rhododendrons, Roses,
Boxwoods. Bay Trees and large ever-
greens, which recently arrived.
Arthur Holland of R. and J. Farqu-
har & Co. of Boston, Mass., and George
Watson, Philadelphia, Pa., were in town
this week.
George H. Dicks, representing Cooper,
Taber & Co., of London, England, who
has been in the country since early July,
sailed for home on the S. S. Mauretania,
Oct. 22. During his stay Mr. Dicks has
visited practically every center of im-
portance in the United States and Can-
ada, except the Pacific Coast and Gulf
cities. Communications intended for Mr.
Dicks should now be addressed to the
London ofiice.
Pluladelplua Seed Trade
Business was rather dull last week in
the seed trade here, the only item that
is moving to any extent being bulbs.
The retail trade on these, however, to
date has been rather quiet, which fact
is principallvjue to the warm weather
we have been having.
At the store of Henry A. Dreer, Inc..
beside the beautiful dis'play of Dahlias,
the store has been showing this week a
magnificent variety of Apples and Pears
from Bloomfield, from the George C.
Thomas, Jr., Estate at Chestnut Hill.
This firm will early next year erect a
new six-story warehouse at the rear of
the present place.
Gt. van Waveren & Kruijff, formerly
of 140 No. 13th St., are now located at
200 Walnut place, with John Van Aalst
as manager of the Philadelphia Branch
House.
The Henry P. Michell Co. is busily
engaged in forwarding Lily bulbs to the
florist trade. The company has this
week received its last shipment of multi-
florum Lilies ; the giganteums are ex-
pected within another week. I. Rosnos-
key is on his southern trip.
At the Johnson Seed Co. there has
been a perceptible increase in the retail
counter trade, especially in the bulb
Ime. WUliam J. Sherry is again at the
store after two weeks of jury duty.
NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO SOW
Winter Sweet Peas
AFTER THE 'MUMS
We have: Xmas Pinl£, Florence Denzer,
Watchung, Wallacea, Mrs. Totty, Mrs. Sim*
Mrs. Smalley, at S2.00 per lb. Pinlt Beauty,
$4.00 per lb. Zvolanek's Pinli, $5.00 per lb.
Try some of the coming Winter Orchid Sweet
Pea. We have still a few left, in Pink, White,
Light Pink, Dark Pink, Lavender, at $4.00 per M
oz.: mixture at $7.00 per oz.
If you need some of Summer or Late Sweet
Pea for inside or outdoors, we have: Frank Dol-
by, Nora Unwin, Gladys Unwin, at $1.25 per
lb.; Pink Spencer, White Spenceer, Lavender
Spencer, King Edward Spencer, aU true stock,
at $3.00 per lb. No better in U. S. A.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, LOMPOC, CAL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mart
-. _ stamped on every brick of Lambert's
1^ Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with iliustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufacturers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
.._ AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
20,000 Violet Plants
Extra fine, strong, healthy, field-grown planti of
Marie Louise, Parquhar, Princess of ^^lea and
La France, $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
■ WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.
Pleaae mention the Eaohame when writtflg.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy in
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.CHINNICKJRENTON,N.I.
Pleaee mention the Exohange when writing,
FIELD-GROKN PLANTS
Ready Now
Extra strong Princess of Wales, $5.00 per 100;
good medium plants, $3.00 per 100. Extra strong
California, $4.00 per 100; good No. 2, $2.50
per 100. Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
15,000 Violet Plants
Marie Louise, Farquhar, La France,.
Princess of Wales. Strong, healthy,
field-grown plants. S5.00 per 100, $45.00-
per 1000.
DnUNO HlNKER, white plains. N.Y;.
Please mention the E^tchange when writing.
Readers will confer a favor upon us of
more than passlna value If, when orderlnoi
stock of our advertisers, they will mentlom
seelPQ the advt. in The Exchanqe.
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
871
LILIUM CANDIDUM
AND OTHER SEASONABLE BULBS
The Lilium Candidum we have on hand is now in cold storage, therefore in perfectly dormant and sound condition. Planted now in the open
ground or in pots, they will make their Winter growth — be very handy for Decoration Day or June weddings. We offer the following sizes till sold:
LILIUM CANDIDUM, 18/20 ctms., $3.75 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. LILIUM CANDIDUM 20/22 ctms., $4.25 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
LILIUM CANDIDUM, 22/24 ctms., $4.75 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
All cold storage Lilium Giganteum sold. Still have on hand, however, the following:
Lilium SpCCiOSUin Alijimi— CoW storage, S- to 9-in., 225 bulbs in a case, $7-50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000, $12.00 per case
SPIRAEA, or ASTILBE
Gladstone. Enormous spikes of pure white flowers. . . $6.00
1000
$55.00
Queen of Holland.
variety, white . . . .
(Cold Storage)
One of the finest; grand florist's
1000
$75.00
CALLA >ETH lOPICA (Guernsey Grown)
These bulbs have been selected with great care and are sound and free from rot and all with eyes.
ij^to i}4 inches in diameter $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 1 2 to 2J4 inches in diameter $10.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
1% to 2 inches in diameter 7.00 per 100, 65.00 per 1000 | Monster Bulbs $16.00 per 100
ALL LESS 5 PER CENT. IF CASH ACCOMPANIES THE ORDER
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON,
Seedsman,
342 West 14th Street,
NEW YORK iCITY
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Please mentioii the Exohange when writing. -
The Moore Seed Co. reports business
satisfactory, bulbs of course being the
main item. Poultry supplies are also
meeting an increasing demand.
The Stokes Seed Store is featuring a
splendid lot of Ferns and decorative house
plants from Walter P. Stokes' green-
houses at Moorestown, N. J.
Chicago Seed Trade
All of the seed houses that do a re-
tail trade were busy last week. The rain
and the cool weather have stimulated the
demand for bulbs and all other stock usu-
ally planted at this season. The whole-
sale trade shows no abatement; the ar-
rival of large importations of Azaleas and
giganteum i,,ilies gives much work to do
for the shipping forces of all houses
handling this stock.
There is still a strong demand for sea-
sonable bulbs from dealers in many sec-
tions of the country. Seedsmen and other
dealers in many of the smaller cities, who
import their own stock and at some sea-
sons have surpluses to offer, are now
looking to this market for additional
stock to fill the remainder of their season 1
with. It is unusual for a condition like [
this to arise, and as the result these re- i
quirements can only be partially sup-
plied. The seedsmen that are fortunate
enough to be well supplied with the stan-
dard varieties of stock feel that they
have good property and have no anxiety
to dispose of them quickly. Other deal-
ers who have smaller supplies prefer to
hold their stock for their retail trade
than to dispose of it now at wholesale.
The best part of the retail season is still
• to "come, and should the ground remain
open so that the planting season may be
prolonged until a moderately late period,
it will take much stock to supply the
small buyers until the season closes.
Vaughan's Seed Store was a busy place
last week. The retail trade is keeping
a number of salespeople constantly on
the move. At the West Side warehouses
Ed. Goldenstein is busy with bulb orders
and has a number of well trained assist-
ants getting out and packing orders. It
has been a wonderful season for bulb
selling, and knowing some short time
ago that several shortages were in sight
it was necessary to cable for more stock.
This additional importation was due to
reach Chicago on Oct. 20, when sufficient
stock would be on hand to meet the in- j
creased demand. One carload of Lilium
giganteum was received last week ; the
stock is reported to be in excellent con- !
dition. Two carloads of Azaleas also '
arrived ; the plants look fine.
At Winterson's Seed Store the demand i
continues steady. Bedding Tulips are in
more general demand than ever. John
Degnan states that the general public
as well as the trade at large have felt
the publicity that has been given to all
lines of horticulture. Bulbs have been
well featured in many leading publica-
tions of late so that it would be unfair
not to attribute at least a portion of the
increased demand to this particular
source.
Chas. HoUenbach states that Onion sets
are showing advances all the time. Ow-
ing to the increase in price this season of
the crop, the growers feel that the deal-
ers should not reap all the profit. For
this reason all the Onion set dealers that
operate in the Chicago district were in-
vited to attend a meeting on Oct. 18, at
Riverdale, 111., by the growers in that
section. The purpose of the meeting was
to enable the growers and the dealers to
have a better understanding with each
other. The growers, knowing the present
market condition, desire to know why
the dealers should not pay more money
for the crop, and desire also a better un-
derstanding regarding the growing price
for the next season's crop. The price of
Onion sets is quite unsteady at present;
some houses are offering them this week
at $1.60 per bus. for white and $1.50
for red and yellow. Other dealers are
offering them at $2 for white and $1.75
for colored. These are prices for October
delivery. November prices will be higher
with a probable advance each month as
the season progresses.
Business at the store of A. Henderson
& Co. continues good. The Dutch bulbs
are selling up closely, but there is still a
good assortment in reserve. Two car-
loads of .Vzaleas were received last week
and one car of Lilium giganteuin. The
Azaleas were shipped on arrival direct, in
case lots to the customers of this house.
The W. W. Barnard Co. has put in a
handsome window this week ; it shows a
miniature landscape effect with house,
shrubbery and walks. Green sheet moss
is used to represent the lawn, in which
the beds are laid out, all of which are
aglow with splendid reproductions of 'Tu-
lips, Hyacinths and Daffodils of artificial
mold.
Crop Report from Denmark
Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., Copen-
hagen, report all the crops of the Danish
specialties, such as Cabbage, Cauli-
flower, Sprouts, Carrots, garden Beets and
garden Turnips, as well as Parsley, Rad-
ish, Spinach, Turnips and Mangels, and
Carrots for cattle feeding, are splendid.
The plants had favorable weather during
the entire season, particularly during the
month of September, which was the finest
one they had for many years. The seeds
had ample time for their development, are
well ripened and look healthy and plump.
Sowing Sweet Peas in Autumn
The results of sowing Sweet Peas in
Autumn (October) in England, have
proved so satisfactory in yielding more
vigorous plants and earlier, better bloom-
ing, that the seeds for the trials for next
year, to be held by the N. S. P. S. at
the Burbage Exper. Station, Leicester-
shire, will all be sown during the present
month. We believe this is the first time
this has been done.
Catalogs Received
S. Bide & Sons, ltd., Farnham, Surrey.
England. — Catalog of Gold Medal Sweet
Peas.
Cr. D. Black & Co., Independence, la. —
Price List for 1913-1014 of Propagating
Stock for Gladiolus growers only.
Henk Dirken Floral Sc Nursery Co.,
Inc., Houston. Tex. — Catalog for 1913-
1914 neatly gotten up and in detail, cov-
ering Bulbs and Bulbous Stock, Fansies
and Seed; Roses, Ornamental and Decid-
uous Trees, Decorative Plants, Flower-
ing Shrubs, Evergreens, Palms. Indoor
Pot Plants, Rhododendrons, Hydrangeas
and Camellias. A section covers Land-
scape gardening, standard insecticides,
laving out of private and public grounds,
S. A. F. and 0. H.
Department of Plant Kegistration
The R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., of
White Marsh, Md., submits for registra-
tion the following Cannas, described be-
low; Any person objecting to the regis-
tration or to the use of the proposed
names, is requested to communicate
with the Secretary at once. Failing to
receive objeotlons to the registration,
the same will be made three weeks from
this date.
Jessica. — A beautiful shade of rose
carmine; flowers are large, trusses enor-
mous, freely produced throughout the
entire season; dark bronzy green foliage;
height about 3%ft. Seedling of Wm.
Saunders. . ,. ,, .a «
Benivolla. — A brilliant rich shade or
Lincoln red; flowers are beautifully
formed and borne in great profusion;
dark, rich green foliage showing a tinge
of bronze; dwarf grower. Seedling of
Wm. Saunders.
Horatio. — Large waxy flowers of beau-
tifully formed petals; brilliant crimson
scarlet, edged with bright golden yellow,
vellow throats, spotted red; foliage
dwarf, robust, of good texture, deep rich
green. Seedling of Wm. Saunders.
lafew. — Medium to large flowers in
large trusses, which are profusely pro-
duced. The foliage is very dark medium
green overlaid with a bronze sheen;
dwarf sturdy grower orange scarlet.
Seedling of Wm. Saunders.
Gonzaho. — ^Brilliant carmine, large
flowers of waxy petals, enormous
trusses, luxuriant, dark, bronzy green
foliage, grows about 3 1/2 ft. high. Seed-
ling of Wm. Saunders.
Meroutio. — Intense vermilion scarlet,
shading to pink at the base of petals,
golden yellow at edge. The foliage is a
clear, rich green about 3ft. hi^h; an ^rly
and continual bloomer. Seedling of ^Vm.
Saunders. ^^^^ youNG, Secretary.
Oct. 18, 1913.
A New Rose
A new Rose registered by George Bur-
ton of Wyndmoor, Philadelphia, Pa., is
filed with the American Rose Society. It
is a very distinct sport from Maryland,
first discovered in 1910, and now filed for
the first time.
Benjamin Hammond, Secretary.
Beacon, N. T.
872
The Florists' Exchange
IT WILL PAY YOU TO keep in touch with the NEW CARNATION
Comes into Flower EARLY
in September,
with long stemmed blooms
that bring
Highest Market Prices
((
GORGEOUS
f9
Habit of Plant is
IDEAL
Strong, Vigorous Grower
PERFECTLY HEALTHY
Watch its record at Florist Qub ; Meetings and Exhibitions, or better still, GO AND SEE IT GROWING
PACIFIC STATES. MARTIN © FORBES CO., Portland, Oregon
SONS CO., Hatboro, Pa.
Ellis, Mass.
EASTERN STATES,
H. M. WEISS ®.
PETER FISHER,
Price— TO TRADE ONLY
ROOTED CUTTINGS FROM SAND:— Per 100,_ $10.00, 50 @ 100 rate; per 1000, $100.00
No order filled for less than 50 cuttings and no discount from above price, irrespective of quantity bought. SEND for
descriptive circular to either of the above firms, and ENCLOSE YOUR BUSINESS CARD.
y:SS'Watch the square spaces in this ad. each week'Sl^
i when writing.
Carnation Plants
I &m receiving many letters telling of fine results from my last year's stock; this year my stock iS even
better. One Syracuse grower who had stock in September says it is beating his own stock now. My
and growing condition
Pnre White Enchantress $5.00 $50.00
White Perfection 5.00 .=;0.00
Light Pink Enchantress 5.00 50.00
Rose Pink Enchantress 6.00 65.00
d irrigation has helped wonderfully this year.
--- 1000 J' J' jDQ jggg
White Wonder $7.00 $70.00
Rosette 7.00 70.00
Glorlosa 7.00 70.00
C.W.Ward 5.00 50.00
Cash with order or reference. See FERN Advertisement.
Also get prices on 6-in. Cyclamen.
A. A. GANNETT, Geneva, N. Y.
the Exchange when writing
Carnation Cuttings
Eureka. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Enchantress Supreme. $6.00 per 100, $60.00 per 1000
Rosette. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000 Gloria (New). $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
Benora. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000
20.000 Chrysanthemum Stock Plants
Also 100,000 ChrysEinthemum Cuttings when ready. All varieties.
Westboro Conservatories .„a Worcester Conservatories
Leonard C. Midgley, Prop. WestborO, MaSS.
and
Henry F. Midgley, Prop. Worcester, Mass
CARNATIONS-^ieW-Grown Plants
A BARGAIN. GET YOUR'ORDER IN EARLY. K
Enchantress, I^rst size $5.00 per 100 | White Perfection, Second size $3.50 per 100
Second size 3.50 per 100 White Enchantress, Second size . . . 3.50 per 100
Rose Pink Encliantress, First size. . 5.00 per 100 Dorothy Gordon, Second size 3.50 per 100
Second size 3.50 per 100 I Second size plants, 3 to 5 shoots.
Cash with order. Five per cent, discount on order of 5000
REYNOLDS © MACKAY, Brunswick Road, TROY, N. Y,
GLORIA
If you are looking for a
good, lively, free blooming
pink Carnation, you will
find Gloria very profitable.
Healthy, well-rooted Cut-
tings. Ready in December
and later. $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000.
H. W. FIELD
Northampton, Mass.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, rtrong, from
pots, 8c Cash with order.
TO CLOSE OUT
ENCHANTRESS, S4.00 per 100
WHITE BROTHERS
MEDINA, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CARNATIONS
F.MRNERSSONSCO.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnation Plants
GOOD, CLEAN STOCK
400 WINSOR $4.00 per 100
400 PINK ENCHANTRESS 6.00 per 100
The lot for $30.00. Cash, please.
GEORGE W. RySSHL,fislikilkn-Hiidson,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Readers will confer a favor upon us of
more than passing value if, when orderlnq
stock of our advertisers, they wlil mention
seeing the advt. In The Exchange.
ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS
Good strong stuff, well-rooted, for November
Shipment. 100 1000
Enchantress S2.00 S18.00
W. Enchantress 2.00 18.00
R. P. Enchantress 2.00 18.00
Herald 5.00 45.00
Cash with the order.
CORRY FLORAL CO., Corry,Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Houston, Tex.
Henk Dirken, who arrived in the city
this week from his four months' trip to
Holland in the interest of the business of
the Henk Dirken Floral Co., reports a
satisfactory business, and a pleasant
voyage on the S. S. Chemnetz back to
Galveston, with the exception of unusual
storms on the Atlantic which extended
the voyage to 22 days at sea. Mr.
Dirken has made valuable business con-
nections at Haarlem, Boskoop, Ouden-
bosch and Ghent, from which sources he
will continue to secure his stocks of bulbs
and plants, to be imported direct to Gal-
veston, at a great saving over former
methods of getting stock to Texas. In
discussing the situation in Holland, Mr.
Dirken said ; "The bulb crop is the worst
Holland has had for years, due to a very
extended hailstorm that visited two-
thirds of the country last April, so that
much of the stock has been ruined. In
consequence bulbs are comparatively
scarce, especially of light blue Hyacinths.
There is no doubt that bulb prices are
going much higher for this reason, and
florists should get in their supply as
quickly as possible, for I do not believe
there are going to be bulbs enough this
Winter to supply all, regardless of any
advance in price. I am taking a chance
this season and importing some plants
and decorative stocks that have never
been grown in Texas before, which I am
doing because of the opinion of Holland
growers, that such stock favored hot
climates, and we expect it to do well
here. In regard to the duty we will pay
on our importations, I find in striking
an average for the various stock, that
there will be little difference in the pres-
ent tariff rates and the old rates. Much
of the stock we have secured will come
on later, for the reason that Holland has
had a very wet and cold season, so that
plants cannot with safety be taken up
from the nursery row and brought here
at this time." Mr. Dirken looks the pic-
ture of health, and says he will make a
trip each Summer back to the land of
bulbs, windmills and wooden shoes, but
that he is always only too glad to get
back to America, the land of good busi-
ness opportunities and advantages.
The Robert Kerr Floral Co. had its
reception and formal opening this week
in its new store at Main st. and McKin-
ney ave. The location, being very cen-
tral, is most desirable in every way, and
Mr. Kerr has spent a great deal in fitt-
ing up this corner to make it second to
none in attractiveness. He is a believer
in the idea that pretty flowers need an
attractive background, so that with much
plate glass, and with a plan of white,
green and gold in trimmings he has dis-
played considerable taste. At the open-
ing hour, 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a
large crowd of ladies had assembled at
the doors ready to gain admittance, and
ROSES
GRAFTED and OWN ROOT
Killarney Queen, Lady Hillingdon,
Double Pink Killarney, Maryland,
Killarney, Richmond, Bride, Brides-
maid, Kaiserin, La France.
Grafted, from 3-iii. pots, $15.00 per 100.
Own Root, from 3-in. pots, $7.00 per
100; $60.00 per 1000.
Perle, Sunrise, Sunset:
Own Root, $7.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
White Perfection, $6.00 per 100,
$55.00 per 1000.
Winsor, White Winsor, Princess
Charming, Wodenethe, $5.00 per 100;
$45.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
Princess of Wales, strong, field clump
16.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000.
Miscellaneous
Plants p.,,00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots.SS.OO
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots. 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2M-m.
pots 3.00
POINSETTIAS, 2M-in- pots 6.00
STEVIA Compacta, 3 J^-in. pots ... 5.00
WOOD BROTHERS
FISHKILL, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when ■writing.
Enchantress Supreme ,
DAILLEDOUZE BROS.
LENOX and TROY AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROOTED CARNATION CUHINGS
For October Delivery 100 1000
ENCHANTRESS $2.25 $20.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2.25 20.00
VICTORY, red 2.25 20.00
COMFORT, red 2.25 20.00
ST. NICHOLAS, red 2.25 20.00
Bassett's Floral Gardens
B. S. BASSETT, Prop., LOOMIS, CALIFORNIA
Please mention the Exchangs when writing.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of RoseS,
Carnations and Verbenas
Please mention the Exohanpe when wiitliig.
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
873
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li WHAT EVERY CARNATION GROWER
really needs
TRUE ROSE PINK CARNATION I!
THE PHII-ADEL.PHIA PINK IS THE ONE
PHILADELPHIA
II When vye
I| say that
is the ideal rose pink Carnation in every respect (color, productiveness, size of bloom, non-split-
ting calyx, length of stem, etc.), we state the plain, unvarnished truth.
But we do not want you to take our word for it. Investigate for yourself before you place the
order. [Ve want you to see it growing. Come to Detroit at any time during the season and see
for yourself about thirty-five thousand plants — as clean, as vigorous, and as perfect as any you ever
had the good fortune to have on your own place.
Philadelphia is a producer superior to many and second to none. Its color is of that
shade of rose pink which sells at sight and v^hich your average lady customer would designate as
"perfectly lovely."
Place your order early to insure early delivery, and remember that you reserve the right to
cancel it if, upon seeing the Philadelphia growing, you conclude it is not up to your expectations.
Note:—Jlny Florist Club or individual wishing sample blooms can haue them by addressing a
postal to the Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 58 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
Prices : $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 ; 2500 at $95.00 per 1000, 5000 at $90.00 per 1000.
1218 BETZ BUILDING
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
II
II
S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.,
HnilllS:
:::lllllm
from tMs time till 10 o'clock at night
the admiring visitors came in a continued
stream. Mr. Kerr and his corps of sales-
ladies were busy inviting registration of
all the guests, and giving out pretty sou-
venirs of potted Asparagus plumosus or
cut flowers. The interior was suggestive
of all manner of floral decorations, in-
cluding ideas for weddings, brides' bou-
quet!^, and samples of made up floral de-
signs, A most successful business surely
awaits this investment, which is the sec-
ond of a line of salesrooms which Mr.
Kerr has opened to the Houston floral
trade.
The I. M. Johnson Co., which handles
decorative shrubbery and does landscape
work, has opened up a new stand at the
corner of Main st. and Rusk ave., where
it will display a great variety of shade,
fruit and decorative trees. The company
is getting much of its stock from Port
Arthur nurseries, and promises to show
some Camphor trees in a finer condition
of growth than has ever been seen here.
J. S. Wright, formerly of New York and
before that of England, is a valued addi-
tion to this firm. Ho comes from a line
of ancestry in England all of whom were
closely identified with landscape archi-
tecture, so that his profession is a heri-
tage. The Johnson Co. is commencing
on a large job of about ten acres belong-
ing to the estate of the late Sam Allen
near Harrisburg, which promises to be
metamorphosed into beauty, as taken
from the wild woodlands and prairie sur-
roundings.
Mr. Cheeseman, representing Vaughan
& Son, has just paid Houston florists his
semi-annual visit, resulting in a very
good business for his firm. There was a
time, some five years ago, when northern
wholesalers did not consider the Texas
field for trade of sufficient importance to
venture their traveling men here, but
now the situation is vastly different, for
most of the leading houses are repre-
sented here two or three times each year.
S. J. Mitchell.
Los Anoeles. Cal. — The Imperial
Valley Seed and Plant Co. has been in-
corporated with a capital stock of
$25,000. Directors: O. T. Reo. W. W.
Cawthnrnp. P. E. Nelson, O. W. Seas-
trom. F. H. Ford, M. L. Germain and
Manfred Meyberg.
*— (fe — (b— f-
SELr-TIED
ROSE STAKES
"THE lOOP!
THE LOOP'S THE THING!"
Write for Price List C
THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO.
Manufacturers of
Self-tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
Nashville, Tenn.
Another week has passed without frost
and, as a result, the Dahlias are the best
we have ever seen in this city. The great
improvement in this flower the past few
years has been wonderful and those who
have the later varieties are finding them
good sellers.
There has been plenty of rain of late
and, as a result, things are making a good
late growth. This is of no benefit to the
trade except that it gives a more buoyant
tone to trade.
Roses are abundant and the prices are
not as high as they are usually at this
time. Short stems and mixed are selling
as low as $3 per 100. The trade is well
pleased with the new Rose Fire Flame ;
it is a free bloomer and seems to grow
exceptionally well. Kaiserins are as fine
as I have ever seen them. There is an
exceptionally large percentage of long
stemmed American Beauty Roses on the
market at present.
Violets are coming in in fair quanti-
ties. Tliey are short stemmed but other-
wise good. Chrysanthemums are coming
in more freely now, and the quality is
good ; there are not enough to supply the
demand yet. It will be two or three
weeks, judging from the looks of the
plants in the houses, until there is a
really heavy supply.
The seed trade is picking up a little,
especially on field seeds and bulbs. The
trade in trees and shrubbery is beginning
and promises to be good this Fall. The
demand for dwarf evergreens is growing
in this city ; none of our growers have a
EZ-
Carnation and
Chrysanthemum
Prices and Sampli
TIE
1. 1.000- 5.000, per 1.000 J1.60
1. 6,000-10.000, per 1.000 1.25
1. 11.000-50,000. per 1,000 1.00
1. 1,000- 5,000. per 1.000 1.50
1. 6,000-10.000, per 1,000 1.25
1. 11,000-50.000, per 1,000 1.15
1. 1.000- 5,000, per 1,000 1.75
1. 6.000-10,000, per 1,000 1.50
I. 11,000-50,000, per 1,000 1.25
.. 1,000- 5,000, per 1.000 1.85
.. 6,000-10,000. per 1,000 1.60
I. 11.000-50,000. per 1.000 1.50
Williams' Florist Supply House
Works, 189-195 Mohawk St.
Vtica, New York
CARNATION PLANTS
100 1000
3000 extra fine, field -grown Enchant-
ress $6.00 S50.00
3000 second size, Enchantress, White
Enchantress, C. W. Ward and
White Perfection 3.50 30.00
ASPARAGUS Sprenaeri, 3-in 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, young
clumps grown from our ow
ing.
BEGONIA semperflo
s.oo
bloom. 4-in 10.00
10,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Stock plants in best commercial varieties.
THE PECKHAM FLORAL CO.
R. F. D. 165 FAIRHAVEN, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
We Specialize in
Carnations
Chrysanthemums
Geraniums
Poinsettias
Let us quote you on Rooted Carnation
Cuttings, or two-inch Geranium plants
Baur & Steinkamp
Carnation Breeders
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
874
The Florists' Exchange
More Excellent Stock
Carefully packed, with liberal extras for early orders.
2l4-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plants S3.00
4-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants 8.00
2M-m. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants . ' ' 2 50
4-in. ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, extra large 6 80
21^-in. PRIMULA Obconica, fancy mixed .' ' " .' 2.60
3K-in. PRIMULA Obconica, fancy mixed, in bud and bloom 5.25
2M-m. CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed. . 3 00
3M-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, excellent stock .'..". 760
2M-in. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds ' ' 2 25
4-in. BEGONIA, Flowering, 8 varieties 10 00
2H-in. BEGONIA, Flowering, 4 varieties '.['.[[['.[['.[['. 3.00
2H-in. SMILAX, large plants ' 2 00
2J^-in. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2 25
3H-in. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 5 00
2>4-in. MARGUERITES, White and Yellow 2 75
2M-in. MARGUERITE, Mrs. Sanders 300
ARAUCARIA Excelsa, extra fine stock, 75c., Sl.OO and S1.50 each.
RUBBER PLANTS. Fine A No. 1 stock, 60c. each.
AZALEA Indlca, 60c., 75c., $1.00 each.
ASPIDISTRA. Green plants, 50c. each.
ASPIDISTRA. Flowering varieties. Sl.OO each.
FERNS, Bostons, Plersonl, Elegantissima, etc. Large plants, a bargain
^ , SIO.OO, S15.00 and 20.00
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady Campbell, 2>^-in. pots. . . . 2 SO
Large plants, 3J^2-in. pots 3 25
2Ji-in. DOUBLE ALYSSUM, to plant around Carnation beds for cut flowers.' .' ' .' ' ' 2.25
30,000 Extra Fine Field-grown VINCAS, variegated and green. Ready now.
Order today and we will snip when you are ready 5 00 45 00
4,000 Field-grown DRACAENAS, for 6 and 7-in. pots ! 20.00
1,000,000 PANSY PLANTS gg^°^
Mme. Ferret for cut flowers, Odier, Orchid, Pelargonium Flowering Mixed, Masterpiece
etc., 83.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000. <»., . .a»i<=ip.<=i.e,
100.000 2M-in. GERANIUMS, ready soon, in twenty leading standard varieties, $2.50 per 100,
$22.50 per 1000,
Also an abundance of other stock such as FUCHSIAS, HELIOTROPES, PETUNIAS, etc..
etc.. mcluding millions of Canna Bulbs in all varieties. Correspondence solicited. Orders booked
lor iuture debvery if desired.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHIWCTOW, NEW JERSEY
1000
S25.00
75.00
22.50
60.00
22.50
60.00
25.00
70.00
20 00
90 00
26.00
18.00
20.00
45.00
125.00
26.00
22.50
30.00
20.00
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
CUT BLOOMS of Cattleyas, Den-
drobiums, Oncidlums, Cypripedlums,
etc., at their season.
Quality second to none. Prices right.
Prompt delivery.
PAUL DE NAVE
OrchidGrower FALL RIVER, MASS.
ORCHIDS
FRESH FALL COLLECTIONS
JUST ARRIVED
Cattleya Glgas. August flowering type.
Cattleya Gigas Sanderiana. Mam-
moth flowering type.
Cattleya Labiata. Special Collection;
in flowering season for dark types, dor-
mant leads, well leaved.
We are booking orders for all Spring
growing types; early delivery. Send for
catalogue. Also potted plants.
freeman Orchid Co/^^s"."
G. L. FREEMAN, Manager
good stock of these, though some are grow-
ing them on as fast as they can.
Joe Brown, proprietor of Lisehey's
gardens, is gaining in health and is able
to look after business although he is yet
far from well.
Haury & Sons' Carnations are a little
backward, as their new houses were fin-
ished so late in the season, but other
flowers are fine. They are looking for the
best winter's business they have ever had.
Things were never looking better at the
Geny greenhouses than now; their Car-
nations and Roses are especially thrifty
and the picture of health.
Mr. Joy is rejoicing in the late Fall as
the company has about thirty acres of
Potatoes wliich were held back by the
drouth but which bid fair to make good ;
Mr. Joy says there is no crop so good to
change their ground as Potatoes.
I saw Mr. Corbitt's Canna and Dahlia
field this week and the plants are cer-
tainly looking fine ; the greenhouses never
looked better than now. Mr. Postma, whn
has charge of these houses at present, is
getting a good trade. M. W. B.
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
ORCHIDS
We grow and sell Orchids exclusively.
We have them in all stages of development from
the dormant imported plants to those in sheath
and spike. Catalogue on application.
LAGER & HURRELL
SUMMIT. N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Autumn
Importations
ORCHIDS
C. TRIANiE C. GIGAS
Semi-established
C. Trlanse, C. Labiata, C. Gaskelllana,
C. Glgas, G. Mosste, C. Schroeders.
And all the best commercial Orchids.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DeBUCK, P. 0. Box 73 Secaucus, N. J.
1 the Exchange when WTiting.
Louisville, Ky.
Wedding business last week kept
Louisville florists busier than for some
time ; and a marked change in the
weather has also made things seem more
like the Winter season. After a period
of ideal Fall weather, cold rains have put
an end to the Indian Summer, and heat
is now turned on in most of the green-
bouses.
The Schulz Flower Shop recently fur-
nished the decorations for the Thornton-
McDougall wedding at Bedford, Ind..
flowers for the bride, the maid of honor
and four bridesmaids, besides the church
and home decorations, being included.
Pink Chrysanthemums were used for the
maid of honor, and the same for the
bridesmaids, while the bride had a
shower bouquet of Lilies of the Valley
and white Roses. Several large dinners
at the Pendennis Club were furnished
with floral decorations by Schulz last
week. Lilies and Orchids being used.
S. E. Thompson is still offering his
Saturday special of a dozen Maryland
or Killarney Roses for 25c. Chrysanthe-
mums are coming in nicely at this shop,
as elsewhere in Louisville, and should be
in full blast by the end of this week.
Funeral work has called for many flow-
ers recently.
Mrs. C. B. Thompson's wrist, which
was in,iured by a fall in New York dur-
\A/E OFFER
Home-Grown Pot Lilacs
FOR FORCING
SrOCKY, WELL-SHSPED AND WELL-BUDDED
Varieties: MARIE LEGRAYE, CHARLES X, MICHAEL BUECHNER
PRICE, 50 CENTS EACH
Florists who have not seen the comparative results of home-grown and imported
stock, should try some of these plants. READY NOW
Jackson ^ Perkins Company
NEWARK (Near Rochester) NEW YORK STATE
Please mention the Exchange tghen writing.
ing her vacation, is still giving her a
good deal of trouble, although the acci-
dent was two months ago. The new
Roosevelt Dahlias are making a hit at
Mrs. Thompson's, being especially attrac-
tive when used in funeral designs. Mrs.
Thompson says that they do not keep
well, however, and are not of much use
except for the purpose indicated.
August Baumer is having the interior
of his big shop in the Masonic Building
redecorated. The color scheme will be
white and green, giving a cool and at-
tractive effect. The walls will be in
green, the tiling and pillars white.
A window dressed in Autumn leaves
and the Fall colors of crimson and gold
is attracting much favorable comment at
Mrs. M. D. Reimers' shop. Tree bark
and leaves are freely used, and the ef-
fect is extremely good. Mrs. Reimers
adopted a new idea among florists in
Louisville, that of tinting baskets used
for flowers in appropriate colors, and this
has made a hit among flower purchasers.
Anders Rasmussen, Jacob Schulz, Her-
bert Walker and H. Kleinstarink made
up a party which took a very en.ioyable
automobile trip, occupying several days,
through the Bluegrass this week._ Rich-
mond, Lexington, New Castle, Winches-
ter and other towns in this beautiful part
of Kentucky were visited by the florists.
Work is picking up nicely at the Nanz
& Neuner shop, and indications are that
it has not suffered by the recent bank-
ruptcy case, the clientele which the store
has served for many years still preferring
to get flowers there rather than anywhere
else in the city.
The opening of the new Barney depart-
ment store at Fourth and Market sts.
last week made business for the florists,
several of whom had orders for handsome
designs sent by various business houses
as indications of their goodwill and
friendship for the new concern.
Fred Haupt handled the decorations
for a big wedding at Harrod's Creek, a
Louisville suburb, last week, one un-
usual feature being the arrangement of
a tent, measuring 6.5ft. x 30ft.. as the
dining room. It was hanked with red
leaves, 'Mums and Smilax, and an ex-
tremely unusual and effective result was
produced. The wedding ceremony was
performed outdoors, under a big Oak
banked with flowers, the whole being an
ideal Autumn wedding, which the mild
weather made possible. Mr. Haupt fur-
nished the bouquets carried by the bride
and bridesmaids, the latter carrying Am.
Beauty Roses and the former Lily of the
Valley and Orchids. G. D. C.
Columbia, S. C.
The Rose Hill Greenhouses have com-
pleted their new and attractive store at
1544 Main st. A large space in the back
is wired off for storing b\dbs. while spe-
cial seed hins are built along the wall.
There is also considerable space devoted
to pots and the other equipment that goes
to make up a well regulated store. A
nice assortment of good Roses were being
offered last week, along with a variety of
not plcints and hardy shrubbery of various
kinds. This firm is handling a larsre
ouantitv of Winter flowering plants with
the full expectation of a big Winter trade
nlnng that line, and to sell at the State
Fair. Oct. 27 to 81, inclusive. Their
large and varied nursery stock is still
being used extensively for beautifying
homes around the rapidly growing town
of Columbia and its suburbs. They re-
port business as being excellent.
Jas. L. Caeeert.
ANNOUNCEMENT
TO THE TRADE
We have prepared a Duty
Card, giving the rates of Duty
upon Greenhouse Plants, Nur-
sery Stoeh, Bulbs and Seeds,
under the new Tariff: it is just
the thing to hang up on your
office wall for quick reference.
It will be mailed gratis to all
Florists, Nurserymen or Seeds-
men who write for it on their
business stationery and state
the class of stock they usually
import from Europe.
McHUTCHISON & CO.
"r/ie Import House"
17 Murray St. NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TWO MILLION
COLEUS
Rooted Cuttings Grown in a Season
Why not try us, as we only grow Coleus
Cuttings, and grow them at) year round?
That's why we are the only and largest
and best Coleus Specialists in the world,
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
$4.00 per 1000
Verschaffeltii, Oolden Bedder, Queen
Victoria, Firebrand and all other lead-
ing varieties. Qood, strong, clean,
well-rooted cuttings. Cash with order.
C. SCHULZE®SON
(ESTABLISHED 1875)
261-275 Lawrence St., FLUSHING (I. L), N. V.
A. NAHLIK, PROP
Please mention tlie Exchange v hen writintr.
VINCAS
$5.00 per 100.
Dracaenas, 5- and 6-in pots, $15.00
per 100.
Table Ferns, Asparagus Plumo-
sus, Asparagus Sprengeri, 214-
in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Rooted Geranium Cuttings,
$1.25 per 100.
Cash with order.
Rowden&MitcheirS""*
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Our Advertising Columns
READ FOR PROFIT _
USE FOR RESULTS
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
875
Washington, D. C.
We are experiencing tlie first real cool
weather of the season. Business is more
brisk ; a few weddings this week have
been a help, and several national bodies,
and one German society, also the Daugh-
ters of Isabella, placed wreaths on
Washington's tomb at Mt. A^ernon. The
Veiled Prophets' ladies called for a num-
ber of flowers so that all the florists had
some trade of a special nature.
J. N. Small had charge of decorating
the ball room at the New Willard, while
Wm. F. Gude decorated the tables. Thou-
sands of Roses, made up in corsages,
were given to the ladies.
Joe Gaudy, representing Henry Dreer,
and Sid Bayersdorfer, were in town this
week.
A talk on flower stores abroad, and the
handling of stock, will be an interesting
feature of the next Club meeting, and
should be attended to by every store man.
O. A. C. O.
Baltimore, Md.
The floral committee of the Baltimore
Florists' Club is planning unique and
elaborate decorations for the center of the
armory building during Maryland Week,
Nov. 18 to 22. at the Fifth Kegiment
Armory, as that organization of enter-
prising men does not intend to be be-
hind the other associations which go to
make up the great and combined exhibi-
tion under the aegis of the ilaryland
State Horticultural Society at this, its
annual meeting and exhibition, on the
executive board of which Society will be
found the names of several members of
the Florists' Club. Monday night next,
Oct. 27, will be club meetiug night and a
large attendance is looked for on account
of the interest in the coming show.
George Personette is running a catchy
advertisement in one of the leading thea-
ter programs, offering his special $1
boxes on Saturdays, at his two stores,
one at 948 N. Gay St., the other at 807
Columbia ave. Mr. Personette also
makes a specialty of funeral and lodge
Henry Walhoel is now in the employ
of Charles Seigwart Carroll, Old Freder-
ick rd.
Wm. Keir, Pikesville, is using an at-
tractive lithographed postcard to further
push his business.
John Eberhart on the Shell rd., Frank-
iintown, has completed an artesian well
which was put down through 51ft. of solid
rock. The well has a flow of twenty gal-
lons of water to the minute and an upto-
date water system will be installed.
The A. J. Tormey range at Garrison
ave., Arlington, is now under the charge
of Edward Flowers.
Geo. Somers has leased about ten acres
on the Hart B. Holton farm, Dogwood rd.
He will grow bulbous stock and pot
plants, principally, for the West Arling-
ton trade, in the five greenhouses there.
In this city we are still enjoying good
old Summer time weather. At present
writing Jack Frost has not made his ap-
pearance, although many had an idea he
would show up last week and quite a
large cut of outdoor blooms was made,
then held back. The market trade has
made the store trade somewhat dull, as
there is a glut of flowers, especially Dah-
lias and Cosmos. Roses are coming in in
large quantity and bring all kinds of
prices. Some were bought as low as fif-
teen cents per dozen ; other stores were
asking up to $1.00 for the same quantity.
Dahlias and Cosmos went begging. Lily
of the Valley and Orchids are in good
supply. Carnations are coming a little
better but are not yet plentiful. Grow-
ers are beginning to cut 'Mums heavy.
The Suiidiii/ Evening Neivs published
in its floral column an interesting hint re-
ferring to the floral designer, and in the
story went back to the brides of colonial
times. "Chrysanthemums" was also a
subject, covering the story from the raiser
to the buyer. This column also treated
on the Boston and Maidenhair Ferns, re-
ferring to their care and raising. The ob-
ject of this department is to stimulate the
growth and use of flowers in the home,
in general. Florists around Baltimore
should assist the Sjmday i^eivs in its
crusade to the best of their ability.
Chas. E. Smith & Co. are advertising
wedding bouquets.
Edwin Seidewitz is running an ad-
vertisement, "A Word to the Flower
Buyers," which is making a hit.
J. L. T.
Craig Quality Stock
Brings Business
Why Delay? Order Now
Look over the following list and send us your orders,
large or small. We appreciate them all
CROTONS
100,000 plant:
of the very highest quali
23;^-in. pots, strong pla:
4-in. pots, strong planl
5-in. pots, strong pU
The Croton, with its highly-colored foliage, is
indispensable during Fall and Winter. We have
the largest and most complete collection of Crotons
-Id, carrying at the present time for Fall
n over 400 varieties, all
' and brilliantly colored.
s. 100 S20, 1000 $175.
100 $30, 1000 $275.
100, $50, $75 and SIOO.
6-in, pots, strong plants. Doz. $12, $15, $18 and $24.
7-in. pots, strong plants. Doz. $24, $30 and $36.
8-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Doz. $24,
$30 and $36.
10-in. pots, made-up beautiful plants. Each $5, $6
and $7.50.
12-in. and 14-in. tubs, made-up beautiful plants.
Each $10, $15 and $20.
Every retail store and grower should feature
Crotons this Fall and Winter. We know our stock
will please you and your customers.
Croton punctata. One of the Bnest and most-
satisfactory varieties for basket work and cen-
ters of ferneries. 2»^-in. pots. $8 per 100, $75
per 1000; 3-in. pots, S2D per 100, $150 per 1000;
4-in. pots, $25 per 100. $225 per 1000; 8-in. pots,
made up, $18 and $24 per doz.
Croton Norwood Beauty. This variety is one of
the best of our seedlings, raised three years ago,
and we are now in a position to offer same in
quantity and at very reasonable prices. This
variety has an oak-shaped leaf and is brilliantly
colored red, yellow and orange. 4-in. pots,
heavy, $50 per 100; 6-in. pots, $18 per doz.
Crotons (Narrow Leaf Types) DeUcatlsslma,
Golden Thread and Florence. These varieties
are indispensable for table decoration and we pre-
dict a great future for them as nothing surpasses
them for use in artistic arrangement. 4-in. pots,
$30 per 100; 5-in. pots, $50 and $75 per 100;
6-in. pots. $12, $15 and $18 per doz.
New Seedling Varieties. 4-in. pots, strong plants,
$3 each, $30 per doz.. $200 per 100; 6-in. and 7-in.
pots, larger plants, $3.50. $4 and $5 each.
DRACAENAS
There is no variety of foliage plant as attractive
as the highly-colored Dracaena. The small and
medium sizes can be used to great advantage in
making up the popular Christmas baskets, while the
large specimens have always been in great demand
for decorative purposes. We are now growing
more Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any 6rm
in this country.
Dracaena Godsefflana. Green and white leaf,
very hardy: fine for baskets. 2>i-in. prats, $10
per 100; 3-in. pots, $15 per 100; 4-in, pots, $25
per 100.
Dracaena Massangeana. 4-in. pots, $7.50 per
doz., $50 per 100; 6-in. pots, $15 and $18 per doz.;
10-in. pots, $4 and $5 each.
Dracaena Bronze Beauty. 2^-in. pots, $12 per
100; 4-in. pots. $35 per 100; 5-in. pots, $50 per
100; 6-in. pots, $9 and $12 per doz.; larger speci-
mens, $1.50, $2. $2.50 and $3 each.
Draceana indlvlsa. Excellent as a decorative
plant. 5-in. pots. $20 per 100; 6-in. pots, $35
per 100.
PHOENIX Roebelenll. 6-in. pots, $1 and $1.25
each; 7-in. pots, $2 each; 10-in. and 12-in. tubs.
specimen plants. $5, $6, $7.50, $10, $12.50, $15
and $20 each.
PANDANUSVeltchU. Well-colored plants. 2H-
in. and 3-in. pots, $30 per 100; 4-in. pots, $6 per
doz., $45 per 100.
ARAUCARIA ezcelsa. 5-in. pots, 4 and 5 tiers.
$9 per doz.. $70 per 100; 6-in. pots, $12 per doz-
I ARECAlutescens. Perfect plants with rich, dark
green foliage. Our stock has been grown cool
and hard. It is in splendid condition and will
surely give satisfaction, 4-in. pots, made up, $25
per 100; 6-in. pots, made up. 26 to 28 in. tall. $12
Eer doz.. 890 per 100; S-in. pots, made up, very
eavy. 36 to 42 in. tall. $30 and S36 per doz.; 10-
in. pots, made up, very heavy, 60 to 66 in. tall. $4
and $5 each; 10-m. tubs, made up. very heavy, 72
to 80 in. tall. $6 and $7.50 each.
KENTIAS Belmoreana and Forsteriana. 3-in.
pots. 4 to 5 leaves, $15 per 100. $140 per 1000;
6-in. pots. 3 plants, heavy, 18 to 24 in. tall, $9
and $12 per doz.
FICUS Chauverii. 6-in. pots. 18 in. high. $9 and
$12 per doz. ; large plants, $1.50. $2 and $'2.50 each.
FICUS utilis. 6-in. pots. 24 in. tall, $3 each.
FICUS pandurata. Ourstock of this wonderful
plant this year is finer than we have heretofore
offered. It will surely give satisfaction. 6-in.
pots. 2H ft. tall, $2 each; 7-in. pots, 3 ft. tall, $2.50
each: 8-in. pots, 4 ft. tall, $3 each; 10-in. and 11-
in. tubs. 5 ft. to 10 ft. tall. $4. $5, $6 and $7.50
each; branch plants, exceptionally fine, $2.50,
$3. $3.50. $4 and $5 each.
FICUS Craifiii. 6-in. pots. 18 to 24-in. tall, $9
per doz.; large plants. $12 and $15 per doz.
150,000 NEPHROLEPIS
IN VARIETY
We are the largest growers of Nephrolepis Ferns
in the country, in the following varieties; in fact,
we are the Iieadquarters for them. The demand
increases each year, and it is our aim to have every
variety of Nephrolepis in every size every day
in tiie year.
Neplirolepls elegantlssima improved. 2>^-in.
pots, $6 per 100, $50 per 1000; S-in. pots. $12 and
$15 per doz.; large plants, $1, S1.50 and $2 each;
largest plants, $2, $2.50, $3 and $3.50 each.
Nepiirolepis Scliolzeli. 2K-in. pota, $6 per 100,
$50 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per 100, $180
per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $6 per doz., $45 per
100; 6-in. pots, very heavy, $9 per doz., $70 per
100; 8-in. Ji-pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100; 10-
in. ^-pots, S18 and $24 per doz.
Nephrolepis Amerpohli. 6-in. pots, $6 and $9
Nepiirolepis todeaoides. 2^-in. pots, $5 per
100, $45 per 1000; 8-in. pots, $12 per doz.; 9-in.
and 10-in. tubs, $18, $24 and $36 per doz.
Nepiirolepis Bostoniensis, Wm. K. Harris. The
finest variety for large piants, being a^reat im-
provement over the old Boston. 2)i-in. pots,
$6 per 100, $50 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per doz.,
$45 per 100; 8-in. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.;
11-in. tubs, $2, $2.50, $3, $4 and $5 each.
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis Harrisii. A dwarf
type of the Nephrolepis Harrisii and excellent in
all sizes from 4-in. plants up. 2>i-in. pots, $8
per 100, $50 per 1000; 6-in. pots, $6 per doz., $45
per 100; 8-in. pots, $12 and $15 per doz.
Nephrolepis Giatrasll. 8-in. pots, $15 and $18
per doz.
Nephrolepis ele^antissima compacta. ^ A dwarf
compact form of Nephrolepis elegantissima, each
plant making an ideal shape. 2K-in. pots, $6
per 100, $50 per 1000; 8-in. pots, $12 per doz.
Nephrolepis Scottii. Our stock is in superb con-
dition. 2>i-in. pots, $5 per 100, $45 per 1000;
4-in. pots, $20 per 100, $180 per 1000; 6-in. pots,
$6 per doz., S45 per 100; 6-in. pots, heavy, $9
per doz.. $70 per 100; 8-in. %-pots, $12 per doz.,
$90 per 100; 10-in. 5i-pots, $18 per doz.; 11-in.
I ubs, S2, $2.50 and $3 each; 13-in. tubs, specimens
$4, $S and $6 each.
Nephrolepis Smithii. The greatly improved
Amcrponlii. It is a compact form, much finer
than Amerpohlii and does not break down in the
center. Tne fronds are carried on wiry sterna.
This variety will have a wonderful sale up to a
6-in. pot, being particularly showy for basket
work. 2ii-\a. pots, $10 per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in.
pots, $25 per 100; 6-in. pots, $6 and $9 per doz.
i of the Boston Fern
has been raised from the Japa
lepis tuberosa, which type is i
the exaltata. The fronds are
the pinnules beautiful plumose
color, giving the fronds a beai
graceful \
of the
lucb hardier than
long and narrow,
which are of light
itiful effect on ac-
4-in. pots, heavy, S13
i will be found a great and
distmct addition to collection Ferns. 2]ri-m.
pots, $15 per 100, $140 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $26
per 100, $225 per 1000.
Nephrolepis robusta (New). Place orders at
once for Nephrolepis robusta. The Silver Medal
Fern at the National Flower Show, winning over
all competition. We claim this variety to be the
finest of all the crested Nephrolepis, being exceii-
tionaily fine in large sizes. It is the strongest
grower of all the Nephrolepis Ferns, never revert,
and every plant is symmetrica! and salable in all
sizes. Delivery, August and September, 1913.
2]4-'m. pots, strong plants, $20 per 100, $150 per
1000; 4-in. pots, strong plants, $50 per 100, $400
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS plumosus nanus. 3-in. pots, $7
per 100, $65 per 1000; 4-in. pots, $12 per 100, $110
per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri.
per 100.
ADIANTUM hybridum. 3-in. pots, heavy, $10
per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in. pots, heavy, $20 per
100, $180 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy, $6 per doz.,
$45 per 100; 8-in. pots, $12 per doz., $90 per 100;
11-in. tubs, $24 per doz.
ASPLENIUM avis nidus (Bird's Nest Fern).
Plants of exceptional quality. 6-in. pots, $12
and $15 per doz. A grand new dwarf Fern.
"TEDDY JUNIOR" Dwarf Roosevelt.
Ready now. Fine young plants from 2>i-in.
pots. 40c. each. $3.50 per doz.. $25 per 100.
$200 per 1000.
CYCLAMEN . Thishas been oneof ourspecialtie*
for over twenty years. This year we grew up-
wards of 80.000 plants. In all of our experience
we have never seen a finer lot of plants. We are
growing our stock in new houses. They are ab-
solutely clean and perfect in every way. and not
to be compared with weakly-drawn stock offered
at less money. 4-in. pots. $26 per 100. t226 per
1000; 5-in. pots. $50 per 100. $450 per 1000:
6-in. pots. $76 and $100 per 100; 7-in. pots, $160
per 100. This will be profitable to anyone buy-
ing now.
GARDENIA Veitchii. 4-in. pots, very heavy,
$20 per 100, $176 per 1000; 6-in. pots, very heavy,
will flower early, $6, $9 and $12 per doz. Our
stock is unusually large and exceptionally fine.
GENISTA racemosa. A large stock of well-
grown plants for growing on. 3-in. pots, heavy,
$10 per 100, $90 per 1000; 4-in.pots, heavy, $20
per 100, tl76perlOOO;5-in. pots, heavy, $35 per
100, $300 per 1000; 6-in. pots, heavy. $50 per 100.
$400 per 1000; 7-in. pots, heavy, $76 per 100.
larger plants, from $1 to $3 each.
HYDRANGEAS. The new FrenchH ydrangeas.
AU of the varieties here offered have been tested
by us under ordinary conditions as to their
adaptability to forcing for Easter. All have
proven themselves to be valuable additions. We
have over 40,000 strong plants in the following
varieties: Bouquet Rose, bright pink; Gene de
Vibraye, bright rose; La Lorraine, bright pink;
Mme a Riveram, bright rose; Mme. E. Mpul-
liere? best white; Mme Mauri'ce Hamar, bright
pink- Mme. Renee Gaillard, large white; Souv.
de Mme. E. Chautard, bright rose. 2Ji-in. pot.,
$8 per 100, $75 per 1000; •4-in. pots, $20 per 100.
$175 per 1000; 6-in. pots. $50 per 100; large,
plants, 75c.. $1. $1.60 and $2 each.
DADCDT ADA IP l*A ^^o® mirket street
KUbtnl tllAlu tUv PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BRANCH, NORNA/OOD, PA.
876
The Florists' Exchange
Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FR.UITS.
S7 Years
>Vrito for our Wholesale List
lOOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
Geneva^ N. Y.
Please mention the Exohanpe when writing.
P.OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. I.
Just Received From our Holland
Nurseries:
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spiraeas
Japonica, Lilium Speciosum,
Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot-
Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in
sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses
in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
SPECIAL LOW PRICES
CAuroRNiA Privet
Over a million in all grades
Berberis Thunbergii, Ornamental
Trees, Shrubs, Etc.
Write for list; it ")»/// pay you
C.R.BURR <a CO.. Manchester. Conn.
300 Acres Under Cultivation
. . Please mention the Exchange when writing.
V.6
'C HARDY NURSERY STOCK
^^V offered by
G.W.VANGELDEREN,Boskoop, Holland
■ CONIFERS and EVERGREENS of all kinds '
Pleftfle mention the Exohmgg when writing.
H. Den Ouden & Son
The Old Farm Nurseries
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Clematis, Roses, Hydrangeas, etc.
Write for complete Wholesale Catalogue -
Pleage mention the Exohajige whan writtag.
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
WhltehaU Bldg. 17 Batterj' Place
NEW YORK
Sole AmericaD Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halsienbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants
EL Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the VaUey, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbor^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seed
Also HOLLAND and BELGIUM STOCK, aa
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, PALMS, ETC
WRITE FOR PRICES
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PERRY'S^i^
ACHILLEA
Award of Merit, Royal Hort, Soc, 1913
Award of Merit, Glasgow Hort. Soc, 1913
Award of Merit, Nat, Hardy Plant Soc., 1913
First Class Cert. Royal Caledonian Soc., 1913
A new, hardy plajit of very great merit.
Flowers over one inch across, purest white, very
fluffy; a great advance on the old Pearl.
Strong, fied-grown stock, $2.25 per doz.,
$13.50 per 100
Gardener's Magazine. — Best white Achillea to
Tbe Garden. — Certainly a great improvement
on the old Pearl.
Nurseryman & Seedsman. — As the best Achillea
obtainable it deser\'es the commendation it
has received and in drawing our readers'
attention to it again we feel we are drawing
their attention to a good thing.
Fehon & Son. Court Florisl.~Y oar Achillea is
the richest, whitest and choicest padding I
have ever used. It is a great boon to us
florists.
Irwin Lyncb, Esq.. Botanic Gardens, Camb-
ridge.—Remarkably fine Achillea: finer than
I have seen before.
References or cash required from unknown cor-
respondents. Illustrated circnlar on demand.
Perry's Hardy Plant farms, ""/NcwNr""
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
California Privet
Berberis Thunbergil
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergil, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT, V.!;;^,!:'^'' Robbinsville, N.J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
EXTRA LARGE TREES
Norway, Sugar, Silver and Schwedleri Maples; Linden and Poplar Trees; from
2- to 10- inch caliper .Colorado Blue Spruce and other kinds of Evegreens, up to
15 ft. in height. Also a fine lot of Standard and Bush Privet.
These trees must be seen to be appreciated. To reach place from Newark, N. J.,
take Springfield, or Broad Cars. Land must be cleard for building lots.
CHAS. MOMM & SONS, Irvington, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Gt. van WAVEREN & KRUUFF
tvish to call the attention of the trade to the fact that
MR. JOHN VAN AALST is now manager of the Philadelphia Branch House
Mr. Louis Berger has no further connection with the firm
The offices have been removed to Your inquires for Dutch Bulbs ar
200 WALNUT PLACE earnestly requested
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask tor Catalogue
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete assortment of
Evergreen and Declduons Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
[nglish Manetti
ROSE STOCKS
Selected for Greenhouse Grafting
FALL DELIVERY
Our Stocks enjoy a National reputation.
Selected to grade 5^ m/m. Best packing.
Write foi prices, terms and full details.
; low this
THE IMPORT HOUSE
McHutchison ® Co.
17 Hurray Street, New TorK
Please mention the Exchange when writing,
H[DG[ PLANTS
FOR EVERY CLIMATE
California Privet. Amurense Privet, Amoor
River North Privet, Ibota PrK-et, Regelianum
Privet, Chinese Privet, Spiraea Van Houttei and
Berberis Thunbergii.
Ask for trade list
Southside Nurseries
CHESTER, VA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.^
ention the Exchange when writing.
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
877
A NURSERY
.DEPARTMENT,
CONDUCTED 8T
JOSEPH MEEHAN
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AICEBICAK ASSOCLATION OF VjraSSKYVUSXI
President, J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry E. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Rochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held In
Cleveland O.
Sophora Japonica Pendula
(Subject of this week's illustration.)
Probably because of its taking more years to perfect
its weeping appearance than many weepers do, this form
of Sophora Japonica is not seen as often as many other
drooping kinds are. As it possesses uncommon charac-
teristics as a weeper, both in its foliage and style of
growth, it can be well recommended for many positions.
As our illustration shows, thfre ^^— ^^^^^^^—
is a lack of regularity of growth
in the specimen. This may prove
just what is desired by many
planters, especially those who dis-
like too much formality. At any
rate, those who prefer a regular-
ity of outline could secure it with
such a specimen. Pruning could
soon bring it into an even shape
by cutting awaj' some branches
and shortening others; but many
planters prefer an irregular shape
for positions such as this tree oc-
cupies. The glossy green foliage
makes it rather more desirable
than other weepers of a legumin-
ous character, such as Robinia
and Laburnum, for instance; and
when grafted at a height of 7t't. to
8ft., as it should be, it forms, in
time, a handsome arbor.
Sophora Japonica and its weep-
ing form prove the only ones
adapted for general planting in
this country unless in the warmer
parts, where the S. affinis and S.
^ecunditlora, Texan kinds, would
thrive, and in the Pacific States
where some of the lovely Austra-
lian species would flourish.
As in its normal form, Sophn?- i
Japonica does not flower imtil af-
ter many years of growth, and it
is uncommon to see the weeping
variety in bloom. The flowers are
cream white, in terminal panicles,
appearing in Midsummer.
Ti ^-c I In the natural order
Beautiful stvracacea=a are
Stypaxesl ^^^^ ^f our prized
flowering trees and shrubs. Sym-
plocos, Halesia, Pterostyrax and
Styrax are all included in it, and
all are noted for their handsome
flowers. The Styraxes consist of — ^^^^— ^^— ^^—
several species native here, but are best known through
two species of Asiatic origin, S. Obassia and S. Japonica.
The former is a small tree of upright growth, with large,
handsome leaves and racemes of white flowers. The
leaves are Sin. and over, in diameter, while the drooping
racemes are fiin. in length, the flowers appearing in
June.
S. Japonica is better known, being more bushy in
growth and so profuse of flowers. The flowers are clus-
tered along the branches on long stems, all hanging
downward, and being white, have a Cherrylike appear-
ance. There are so many of them that the foliage is
almost hidden while the flowers last. Its bushy growth
fits it for planting in situations different from what the
Obassia requires.
Of the two native sorts found here and there in col-
lections, Americana and grandifolia, the former is a
weak grower with few flowers, while grandifolia, on the
contrary, has large leaves and large flowers, white in
color, as are those of all Styraxes, and is altogether
worthy a place in a collection of flowering
shrubs.
As aforesaid, the Pterostyrax is in the same natural
order, and is represented by the species hispidum. It
is a beautiful small tree, the flowers white, in pendulous
racemes of over 6in. in length. The foliage is ample,
the leaves being iin. or more in diameter and of a light
green color. Tt seeds freely, and as young plants are
quickly raised, it seems strange that so few nurseries
appear to have it for sale.
a Tvr IT ■*• ^ nurseryman tells of having set
n ™°°"*^™""'S out several Oak trees along the
Oak Tree boundary of his grounds, in the hope
of securing acorns from them for sowing purposes.
One of these trees, a Ked Oak, has never borne an
acorn while other species have done so for several years
past. The Ked Oak is at some distance from the other
trees. If of bearing age, as it may be supposed to be
the trouble may come through the fertile and infer-
tile flowers expanding at different times, rendering
fertilization impossible. The male flowers are distinct
from the female, as is the case with many other trees
and bushes. In these instances sometimes one class of
flowers expands before the others, in which case, unless
pollen comes from some other source, there can be no
acorns formed.
The Chestnut, Walnut, Hazelnut and many other
trees and shrubs are of this nature; and when the
facts of the sexes of flowers are understood, it is wise
to plant two or more of the same trees near each
other that the pollen of one may aid the other.
Growers of flower seeds understand this, and are
careful that even rare plants are set more than one in
a place, for even when perfect flowers are borne the
pollen from another plant has often proved essential to
obtain perfect seeds.
Sophora Japonica pendula
Di- U4 D £ From The Rural Neiv Yorker we
nu t .'■°°' make extracts from an article on "Hv-
l/hestnuts ^^-^^ Chestnuts," resulting from a visit
made to the former home of Dr. AValter Van Fleet,
Little Silver, N. J. The notes are very timely, as show-
ing that every known species of hardy Castanea is more
or less subject to blight, excepting that the Chinquapin,
C. pumila, is not so reported. An interesting feature
of the notes is that hybrids between the Chinquapin and
tlie Japanese or Chinese sorts show no infection what-
ever, while their growth and fruiting are quite satis-
factory.
"The result of our examination of these trees showed
that our native Chestnut and its hybrids, with all Euro-
pean and Oriental species, appear to be extremely sus-
ceptible to the disease, not one escaping infection and
many being entirely destroyed. The Euronean species,
C. vesca, is considerably less affected, but practically
all the varieties of European blood and their hybrids
siiow traces of injury, and, some individuals are con-
siderably injured. The Virginia Chinquapin hybrids are
susceptible to the disease to a still less extent, not over
30 per cent, being injured, and many individuals, espe-
cially those with Oriental blood, show no infection what-
ever, an exception being the Rush Chinquapin, supposed
to be a natural cross between C. pumila and C. Ameri-
cana. Two specimens are growing vigorously with no
evidence of the disease. The Oriental Chestnuts and
their hybrids seem to be by far the most resistant, a»
only a "small per cent, showed injury. The great ma-
jority remain entirely unharmed, although they have
been continually exposed to the disease for^^six years,
being surrounded with dead and dying trees."
Among the many native Oaks found in
The Willow modern plantings, there is one, the Wil-
Oak igy, Oak, Quercus PheUos, not so often
seen. Nurserymen give, as a reason, the difficulty of
transplanting it successfully, classing it as perhaps the
most troublesome of aU Oaks in this respect. I'requent
transplanting when young, and close pruning when
planted, are recommended for it. Its name. Willow
Oak, is applied to it because of the foliage resenibhng
that of Willow. But in the stiffness of its branches it
is far from resembling a Willow, as they are exceedmg y
stiff and hard. Were it not for its acorns there woiiW
be nothing about it to suggest an Oak tree; neither its
growth nor its leaves have any resemblance to one, so
that as an Oak there is Uttle call to plant it.
It is pretty when young, and as a curiosity among
Oaks it calls for a place in collections. The species is
classed as Southern, for though found in Pennsylvania,
it is only in its southern boundary. From there to
Florida it is common. Besides its more common name,
in New Jersey, Maryland and Ddaware it is known as
Peach Oak. In its wild condition it becomes one of
our largest trees.
Those who object to the large size at-
Catalpa tained by the Catalpa bignonioides and
Kaempferi ^^^ q speciosa, would find in the C.
Kaempferi a small growing one which would Possibly
suit them. It is a smaU tree compared with either of
the others, of more slender growth throughout. It
gains a height of perhaps 30ft. in time, but its flowery
ing commences when it is much smaller. The flowers
do not differ greaUy in color from the others mea-
tioned, but thev are smaller, as are the panicles The
seed pods are singularly distinct, bemg longer and thin-
ner than any others, appearing almost Uke a cluster of
green strings in Spring.
There is to the foliage of the tree a purplish tmt
which quite distinguishes it from any other. Nursery-
men can pick it out from other species by the color of
the leaves, though the purple is but slight and is not
noticed very much unless when growing close to an-
°*This^^'''the Catalpa that experts have claimed hybrid-
izes so much with the speciosa and bignomoides, but
when the scarcity of Kaempferi in collections is recog-
nized one wonders how all the hybridization comes about
In Pennsylvania, where the speciosa has been planted
o a largJ extent, it would be hard to ^d %K»mpfe«
near a speciosa, as it is only seen here and there as a
lawn tree.
It is well known to every one familiar
Popular ^yi^j, trees, that in Birches there are many
Birches qualities of much value for the planting
of lawns There are three of them which are particular-
ly valued for the beauty of their bark. These are the
Red Birch, Betula rubra; the Yellow Birch, B. excelsa;
and the White Birch, B. papyracea, all ".1*1^%°^*^
United States. The Red Birch iscaUed River Birch as
xv'ell as Red, because it is usually found Iming the banks
of streams, its branches often extending far out over the
water. In its young stages the bark is of a WacWsh
color, later turning to red. These ™'°':^' °;'>"g'f „??*^
the green of the foliage and often with that of other
rees and the verdure of lawns, form a pleasmg con-
trast. The interest is added to because the bark peels
off in transverse sections, and so, bemg sustained from
fallin.' at once to the ground, gives a unique appearance
to thi whole tree not at all detracting from the orna-
mental character, but adding to it '•'■'*er. As it grows
wild it is often found in bush shape, though of tree siz^
several shoots having started from the base when the tree
was young. .
The YeUow Birch is well named, its bark being of a
pronounced yellow color throughout its various stages.
It makes a ikrge tree and is not of the bushy growth of
the Red Birch, neither is it found in the ""n'ty of
rivers. Its peculiarity is its yellow bark, which also
peels off in transverse sections, and thus is not detached
from the trunk and branches for some time after the
peeling. Though fairly abundant in its .-ild cond't'on
it has not been cultivated in nurseries to the extent of
the other which has been to the loss of those who admire
handsome trees. . , .. (..-j.
The White Birch, B. papyracea, does not shed its bark
to the extent of the two aforementioned, and when it
does it fs not so noticeable because the ""der bark dis-
nlaved at the time is also of a whitish hue. The greatest
?trk.pin- is generally done by children, who delight m
hl'^nt^re^ti'ng work. This white barked Birch ,s^
rival of the European species, Betula alba As regaros
the color of the bark, one is as good as the other but
as our native one, papyracea, has <!';"«. b"j* ^ark on
its young branches, there is a contrast with the white of
the olde? ones which is pleasing, added to which is the
fact that the leaves of papyracea are much larger than
those of alba, making it a fine shade tree as well.
878
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THE FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES
100 ACRES
TREES, SHRUBS,
EVERGREENS
VINES and ROSES
Send for
W. B. WHITTIER © CO.
DEAL
FINE STOCK of
RHODODENDRONS
KALMIAS and
ANDROMEDAS
Price List
FRAMINGHAM, MASS.
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Northern Grown Nursery Stock
We Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Assortment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
, Prices ReasonahJe. \(/%olesale Trade List for tJte Asltine
THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass„
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IXTa skt>A i-r^ » ¥'<-tci'#'i<-k*-t to quote prices on specimen Ever-
»» C are lll a X^UblllUIl greens that will be decidedly
attractive to anyone who is BDTING TO SELL AGAIN. If you are in the market
for anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, send in your
lists and we will give you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. Oty
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THE AMERICAN CARNATION
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California Privet
for This WeekOnly
Order Quick
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Good and Bushy
Per 1000
10-in $4.00
'IS-m 8.00
> 18-in 10.00
>24-m 12.00
3 ft 14.00
12
20 i
»6.00 per 1000
) 20 in., $10.00 per 1000
ONE MILLION CUTTINGS
For cash with order ONLY
MARRY B. fSDWARDS
UlTTUe SILVRR. IV. U.
KOSTER & CO.
"glisXs. Boskoop, Holland
KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE, all (izes
KHODODENDRONS, select hardy tarletiea
Catatogve Jree on demand
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Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, ""A"J'„SSS'*'
ELIZABETH, N. J.
1 year, 4 t
1 year, 10
2 year, 10
2 year, 18
2 year, 2 t
3 year. 3 to 4 ft §2.00
3 year, 4 to 5 ft 2.50
Cash with order
Not good after Nov. 1st, 1913.
Lancaster County i^urseries, iancasier. Pa
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PRIVET
CALIFORNIA. Two years, well branched, 1.5
to 20 in., 3 or more strong branches, SI. 50 per 100,
SIO.OO per 1000; 20 to 30 in., 4 or more strong
branches, $2.00 per 100, S15.00 per 1000; 2 to 3 ft..
6 or more strong branches, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000; 3 to 4 ft., 8 or more strong branches, heavy ,
selected, $4.00 per 100.
IBOTA. Perfectly hardy, well branched, 18 to
24 m., 82.60 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., heavy, $3.00 per
. 100, S25.00 per lOOO
REGELIANUM. Hardy, well branched, 18 to
24 in., $3.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., strong. $4.00 per
AMOOR RIVER. As hardy as California and
nearly evergreen, 18 to 24 in., $2.50 per 100, $20.00
per 1000; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00 per 100. S3O.0D per 1000;
CHAS. BLACK, Higlitstown, N.J.
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tion the Exchane
Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
LARGE PRIVET
The F. E. CONINE NURSERY CO.
STRATFORD. CONN.
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California Privet
18 to 24-mch, that is better
branched than any 2- U 3-ft.
stock you can buy but juBt a
trifle too shorl; while it lasts,
$20.00 per 1000, jEtlcd.
We can ship at once.
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO.
HIGHTSTOWN, N. J.
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California Privet
Per 1000
2 years old, 2 to 3 ft $20,00
2 years old, 18 to 24 in 15.00
1 year old, 15 to 24 in g.oo
Two million strong cuttings, 65c. per lOOo!
impelopsis Veitchii Seed. Berberis Thnnbereii Seed.
Cash with order.
Frank Marra, little silver, N. J.
Fruits S, Vegetables Under Glass
WM. TURNER. Price $5.00
A. T. D© La Mare Printing and Rubllshlng Co., Utd.
2 to 8 Duane Street. New York
Nursery Stock for Lining Out
50,000 BERBERIS THUNBERGII. 1 yr., 9-15 in.
Althaea. 3 yr., trans., S3 per 100.
Eunonyus radicans. 1 yr., broad leaves, $8
per 1000.
English Ivy. 1 yr.. Rooted Cuttings, $8 per 1000.
English Ivy. Field grown, S4 per 100.
Honeysuckle Halliana. 1 yr.. Rooted Cuttings,
SS per 1000.
Honeysuclile Halliana. 2 yr., $25 per 1000.
Retinispora plumosa aurea. 1 yr., 8-12 in., $20
per 1000; 3 yr., SIO per 100.
Japan Maple Purpurea. 4 yr., trans., $12 per 100.
Norway Maple. 2 yr., 10-24 in.. $3 per 1000.
Red Maple. 2 yr., 10-20-in., $6 per 1000.
Privet Ibota. 2 yr., 18-30-in., $1.60 per 100.
Rosa multiflora. 1 yr., 10-15-in., $5 per 1000.
Spiraea Bumalda. 2 yr., trans., $15 per 1000.
Tritoma Pfltzeri. 3 yr., trans., $4.50 per 100.
Vinca minor. 2 yr., trans., $3.50 per 100.
Sambucus nigra. $5 per 100.
B. A Bohuslav & Son, Nursery, Newport, R.I.
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Charleston, S. C.
Chas. T. Mcintosh & Son believe theirs
can claim to be one of the oldest seed
houses in the South, the business hav-
ing been established in 1S39, by John
Thomson & Co., in the same building as
now occupied. John Thomson, the
founder, landed in this country with the
late Peter Henderson, and came to
Charleston from New York. It is inter-
esting to note the extent of business done
here so far back as 1S7S, as witness the
following order of April 2, for import
seeds : 4001bs. Yellow Red Top Swedish
Turnip; 151bs. White Red Top Swedish
Turnip ; .51bs. Dale's Hybrid Red Top
Swedish Turnip ; lOlbs. Yellow Aberdeen
Turnip ; oOlbs. Large Norfolk Turnip ;
51bs. Yellow Maltese Turnip ; 31bs. Kohl-
rabi lib. Asiatic Cauliflower. All the
seeds did not germinate even at that
time, as the fact is mentioned that one
ounce of Pansy seed failed to come up.
While the demand has changed,
scarcely any of the varieties popular at
that time being now called for, there is
a more varied stock grown, and prices
rule about the same for high grade seed.
William Mcintosh succeeded the Thom-
son firm, and in turn is again suceeded
by his son Charles, who has as partner
his son Charles, Jr. W. M.
Savannah, Ga.
A. C. Oelschig & Sons are very opti-
mistic as to the future demand for deco-
rative stock. For over a quarter of a
century they have made a specialty of
Ficus elastica from cuttings, and this year
were compelled to refuse an order for
4.000 plants, being unable to devote more
space to their needs. I met the veteran
head of the firm with a big armful of
Poiusettias he had just lifted outdoors,
and was intending to pot them up for
Xmas, fine big plants with several shoots,
intended for decorative work. I under-
stand he is a double grandpa, both of the
boys having married and are the proud
fathers of sons, so there is little likeli-
hood of the business falling into the
hands of outsiders, for a few generations
at least.
A. W. Richardson is tearing down and
practically rebuilding his entire green-
house ranges and is erecting now boilers
and expecting to be in good shape before
severe weather, if any, arrives. This is
what is termed the temperate zone, as
Jno. Wolf says, where it is neither too
hot nor too cold. We have only to start
up a wood fire after midnight to take the
chill off the houses, and the job is done.
He is building two houses, each 54ft. x
300ft., of iron, to be begun just so soon
as he can get ready. This gives him a
5 acre establishment, which is all neces-
sary for the big shipping, as well as local
trade. His entire stock is in splendid
shape. W. M.
Columbus, Ga.
C. A. Williams is in charge of the
greenhouses and grounds at Wildwool
Park. A general retail business is con-
ducted. Roses, Carnations and Clirysan-
themums being grown very well.
J. T. Keheley has liousht out his
partner and is running the business aaain
under his own name. A fine lot of Rose
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, also Chrys-
anthemum October Frost, the latter
;;rown in frames outside, two and three
Inuls to a plant, were noted as being ex-
ceptionally fine. W. M.
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Roses
Shrubs
fir JUST
■-•*'• OUT
THE CONARD& JONES CO.
WEST GROVE, PA.
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Real Surplus of
25,000
Norw^ay Spruce
12-in. to 18-in. $18.00 per 100, $100 pep 1000;
18-in. to24-in. $25.00 per 100, $160 per 1000;
24-in. to 36-in. $35.00 per 100.
20,000
HARDY PHLOX
60 kindg, $50.00 per 1000.
DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa.
ADOLF MULLER, Prop.
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Hiirs Evergreens
BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY
Complete assortment in large and small sizes
Price List now ready
TheD.HillNurseryCo.lncDUNiSEriLL.
Evergreen Specialists
Largest Growers In America
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Michelsen & Co*
Naarden. HOLLAND
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Roses, Conifers,
Boxwood, Spiraeas, Peonies, Etc.
Please send list of wants. Catalogue on appli-
cation. American address,
c/o MALTUS & WAR[, 14 Stone Street, New York City
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ENGLISH IVY
Field-grown, strong, bushy plants,
$6.00 per 100.
PETER WENK. Ozone Park, N. Y.
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Look! Look!! Look!!!
5000 Extra Fine Field-grown VINCAS,
at $5.00 per 100. Cash with order.
W. T. HILL BORN, Florist
NEWTOWN, BUCKS CO., PA.
CYCLAMEN
Have some very fine plants from late
sowing, finest giant strain, ready to shift
from 2J-^-in. pots, short and stocky $5.00
per 100.
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Ciiinese Primroses
Fine CoIors,4-in.. 100. $6.00. Obconica,
giants, 3-in., 100, $4.00; 2-in., {2.00. Mala-
coldes, 2-in., 100, »2.00. CINERARIAS,
3-in.. 100, $3.50; 2-in., $2.00. You will be
pleased with these plants. Cash, please.
MC C TTFR Successor to J. F. RUPP.
. O. C I I tn, SHiREMANSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
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Floral Designs de Luxe ^^m
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 lo S Ouane Street. New York
October Jo, 1013.
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879
RIGHT HERE IN
CONN[aiCUT
Per 100
SMILAX. 2H-iQ-, strong. . .$2.00
SPRENGERI. 3-in., heavy.. 4.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 3-in.. 5.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 5-in.. 15.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 6-in. .20.00
VINCA Variesata. 3-iD 3.50
GENISTA. 4-in 12.00
ASSORTED FERNS for
FERNERIES. 2J4-in 3.50
CYCLAMEN. 4-in..$10 and 15.00
DDAIMADn '^"'^^^■^Y AND
dKAINAKu seedcompany
ENnElDST. THOMPSONVILICCONN.
Chrysolora
STOCK PLANTS, $5.00 per 100.
Boston Ferns
2-inch, $2.00 per 100.
GUSTAV OLSON
Florist WOBURN, MASS.
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PANSIES
800,000
Brown's Giant Prize Pansy Plants
Mixed colors, $3.00 per 1000.
AIao separate colors of
GIANT YELLOW
8ame price. Cash with order.
PETER BROWN. i24Ruby St., Lancaster. Pa.
Pleaae mentlop the Exohmye when writing.
PANSY PLANTS
of my largest flowering mixtures of Show Varie-
ties, unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky, extra
fine plants, S3.0t) per 1000; 5000 lots, S2.50 per 1000.
Large, bushy plants, coming in bud, for Winter
blooming,S5.nO per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. BELLIS
(Daisies), Lonfifellow and Snowball, fine.
strong plants ?2.5lt per lOOU.
R. F. D.. BRISTOL. PA.
PANSIES
Grown from the finest Giant Mixtures
$3.00 per 1000. Cash.
No order filled for less than 500.
JOHNLAPPE,Maspeth,L.I.,N.Y.
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Primula Malacoides
Fine Stronfi Stock. O.it of 2H-incli pots, $3.00
piT lllll; $211.11(1 PIT mill)
PRIMULA FORBESll^»p,?-;S§S:
CHAS.ZIMMER,WestCollingswood,N.J.
Three Miks from Pliiladclphia
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Providence, R. 1.
Business during the past two weeks
has been increasing. Many early wed-
dings have been a help to the florist, and
there has also been a noted increase in
the demand for cut flowers. Carnations
are more plentiful and of better quality.
J. A. Budlong & Son Co. has a fine
crop of Chrysanthemums and Roses com-
ing on at its Auburn plant establish-
ment and although the crop of Roses at
present is not enormous, it has a fine
showing for the near future, just in time
to take place when 'Mums are decreas-
ing.
E. E. Howard, Auburn, R. I., will have
a handsome house of 'Mums ready in
about a week, and another of Carnations
which he is cutting from at present.
Mathew Macnair has a fine display of
Dahlia blooms in his two stores at pres-
ent, including some very choice single
sorts, as well as the double varieties.
Wm. Hay, Oaklawn, R. I., is cutting
a good crop of Roses.
'T. O'Connor has a tine window display
in his show windows.
Wm. C. Pratt & Son, Long Meadow,
R. I., will, in the near future, erect a
greenhouse 41ft. x 100ft. Messrs Pratt
devote their greenhouse space mostly to
Carnation growing, and aim for quality
in preference to quantity.
F. Macrea & Sons are cutting a fine lot
of Lilium giganteum. Carnations and
Roses,
Wm. J. Stewart, Boston, Mass., was
in town Friday.
Wm. Crompton, East Greenwich, was
a visitor recently.
Joseph Kopelman contemplates erect-
ing a new house on Oaklawn Plant in
the Spring.
Thos. Curley is doing considerable Fall
work at the Normal School grounds ; and
D. W. McCoid has been busy with out-
side work recently.
Burke Bros, are doing extensive work
on their father's former estate, giving up
most of their vegetable gardens and
planting the place with shrubs. Many
thousand dollars worth of shrubs will be
used.
Ross Bros., Worcester, Mass., have a
fine display of Pall bulbs, while their
Pall catalog is very attractive.
Eric Bonevier, who was at the R. I.
Hospital for several weeks, returned
home and suffered a relapse. He was
again taken to the hospital where he is
slowly recovering.
Miss Florence Willard, Moss ave., has
the entire decoration for the wedding of
Jliss Mumford, daughter of Judge Mum-
ford of this city. The decorations will be
elaborate — among the finest seen in
l?rovidence in many moons.
H. C. N.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Cut flowers are not over plentiful ;
outdoor stock is still in evidence. Dah-
lias and Cosmos are in fine shane, as
we have had no frost as yet, and they
are in fair demand. 'Mums are coming in
slowly ; prices range from 3c. up to
10c. for average blooms. Roses from
2c. up, quality good. Carnations scarce
at 2c. up. Lilies are not very abundant
and bring 15c., a good price. Dahlias
are somewhat cheaper, as homegrown are
lilooming well at present. Cosmos is fine
this year : the finest ever seen in our
markets is Lady Lenox. Violets are
not in much demand. Business was fair
the past week, mainly wedding orders.
W. C. Bockert, the North Side seeds-
man, reports a splendid bulb trade so
far; the bulk of wholesale bulb orders
nre all filled and counter trade is active.
He is already short in some line of bulbs
and expects to clean up stock better than
in any previous year. The window display
Ihe last few days was very attr.active,
consisting of some of the best varieties
of R. Vincent, Jr. & Son's Co.'s Dahlias
from White Marsh, Md.. also blooming
bulbs of Autumn Crocus (Colchicum
speciosum).
David Fraser is making a good display
nt the conservatories of H. Frick on
Penn. ave., where the 'Mum show is open
for visitors.
Joe Thomas of Greensburg, Pa., makes
several trips weekly by auto truck from
his place to the city, bringing in plants,
principally Perns, which find a ready
sale.
J. J. Goud.v, of H. A. Dreer, Inc., of
Pliiladelpliia, was a visitor the past
week. E. C. R.
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LILY OF THE VALLEY
Heavy, field-grown clumps for outside planting, $15.00 per 100
Princess of Wales Violets
Field-grown. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000
HARDY ROSES
We offer Antoine Rivoire, one of the finest bedding
Roses, in strong, field-grown plants on Manetti.
The quality of this stock will please your retail trade.
$12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
ARDISIAS For Growing On
Nice 4-inch stock in excellent growing condition. Should make good
plants for Christmas, 1914. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
WANTED
3SO 3=year=oId Pield-Qi-own
SILVER MOOIN
A. N. PIERSON,inc., Cromwell, Conn.
ention the ExchaJ^ge whe:
FERNS A fEW GOOD THINGS
Plersoni, Elejantissima, 3-in.. 6c.; 4-in., 10c.
Amerpohll, :!-in., Sc. Boston, Elegantlsslma,
Plersoni Runners, SI. 25 per 100. ASPARAGUS
Plumosus Nanus and Sprengeri, 2'i-in., S2.00
per 100.
500,000 Pansies
Giant, assoi^ed colors in fine variet
per 1000; 5000 for SIO.OO.
ROOTED CUTTrNGS
PARIS DAISY, Giant yellow, whi
100.
WEEPING LANTANAS, 75c. per 100
PRIMULAS. Obconica, white, pink, lavender;
Baby and Malacoides, $2.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGONS. Giant white and red. 2M-
in., S2.no per 100.
DIGITALIS Gloxiniaeflora and CAM-
PANULA, from seed bed. SS.OO per 1000.
FLOWERING BEGONIAS, assorted, 2ii-\a.,
2c.
GENISTA, 2M-in.. .3c.
DOUBLE ALVSSUM, Giant, 2-in., 2c.
Cash, please.
BYER BROS., Chambersburg, Pa.
piQiso mention tlic Exchange when wntine.
Ciirgsanihemums
and Fertllene
ELMER D. SMITH ©CO.
ADRIAN, MICH.
Pleaae mention the Egohange when writing.
DRACAENA Indivisa, 2-in., S2.00 per 100.
ENGLISH IVY, 2-in.. $2.50 per 100.
FOXGLOVE, from coldframe, $4.00 per 100.
CAMPANULA, from coldframe, $4.00 per 100.
CLOVE PINKS, from coldframe, $2.50 per 100.
ORIENTAL POPPY, from coldframe, S3.00 per
100.
1000 GERANIUM Stock Plants, from field, all
of the best sorts. SIO.OO the lot.
ROSENDAIE NUIiStRlES AND GREENHOUSES
Box 63 Schenectady, N. Y., R. F. D. No. 1
Please mention the Exchanco when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
YOU WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosua. $3.00 per 100.
DRACAENA Indivisa. 3-in., $5.00; 4-in., tlO.OO:
6-in.. $26.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-ra.. $5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in., $3.00 per 100; 3-in.,
$6.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS. 3-in., lOc.;
4-in., 16c.; 6-in., 26c.
VINCA varietata. 2-in.. 2c. each; 3-in., $6.00 per
100.
Cajh with order.
GEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Eiohang* when writing,
PRIMROSES
Per 100
OBCONICA, Alba Rosea and Sangulnea,
2>i-in. pot $1.78
OBCONICA Glgantea, 2>i-in. pot (The
Giant) 2.00
ASPARAGUS
Plumosus and Sprengerl, 2>^-tn. pot,
$18.00 per 1000 2.00
VINCA variegata. Medium, field plants, $4.00
per 100.
ASPIDISTRA, green leaves. 9-inch pots, $1.00 each.
PANSY PLANTS, giant aowering, $2.60 per 1000.
Cash or C. O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM "^i^r
Please mention tlie E»clmnge when writing-.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOLSEN
SCHENECTADY, IS. V.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
TBI EXCHUNGE— ^'c'^ and ip.to-Date
880
The Florists' Exchange
Surplus Stock-Bargain Prices
ON CARLOAD LOTS
Per 1000
50,000 CALIFORNIA PRIVET. 1 yr., 2 ft. high, 3 to 6 branches $15.00
40,000 CALIFORNIA PRIVET. 2 yr., 3 ft. high, 5 to 8 branches 30.00
This is nice, clean stock. The 2-yr.-old was cut back to ground last
Spring.
1000 SILVER MAPLES. 2-2J4-in. cal., 13-15 ft. high. Each 75c.
These are straight and .smooth
10,000 SHRUBS Each
DEUTZIA crenata fl. plena, 4-5 ft $0.10
SPIRAEA Van Houttei, 3-4 ft 10
FORSYTHIA viridissima, 4^5 ft 10
CYDONIA Japonica, 2-3 ft 08
TAMARIX Afrlcana, 4-5 ft 05
WEIGELA rosea and variegata, 2J^3 ft 08
WEIGELA rosea and variegata, 3-4 ft 10
5000 IRIS, German and Japan, mixed colors, 6-eye clumps. .......... .03
5000 PHLOX, hardy. Good varieties, pink, white, red, white with
pink eye, field clumps 05
1200 LILY OF VALLEY CLUMPS 03
LILY OF VALLEY, larger 06
500 HEMEROCALLIS, Golden Day Lily, large clumps 10
500 HELENIUM Autumnale, clumps 15
700 FUNKIA variegata, 1-yr. clumps 05
2000 HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Pink and blue from field:
Large plants, 12-18 shoots 25
6-10 shoots 12
300 YUCCA, 5-yr. clumps, very large 15
2000 'MUMS, Pompon, hardy, in variety, clumps 10
500 STONECROP Sieboldi:
2-inch pots 05
3-inch pots 08
F.O. B.,L. I. freight station, or Adams Express. Packing at cost. Terms
WOOD, HARMON & CO., Nursery Department
Church Ave. and E. 58th St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Our Specialty AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII
We have a finer field-grown stock in 2 and 3 yr. plants than usual. 3 yr., XX, very long
tons. $12.00 per 100; 3yr.. X, S8.50 per 100. 2 yr., No. 1, $6.00 per 100; 2 yr.. No. 2, $4.00per 100.
CLEMATIS paniculata. 2 yr.. No. 1, $5.00 per 100; 3 yr.. No. X, $6.00 per 100.
WISTARIA, True Chinese Sinensis. Blue, 1 yr., 18-24 in., $6.00 per 100; 24-3 yr., 4-5
ft., high bush form, 60c. each; 24-6 yr., 15-25 ft., runners, 60c. -^
GOLDEN LEAF HONEYSUCKLE. $6.00 per 100. . „ , , ,
CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Extra Fine. 2 yr., 12-18 in., 3-5 strong branches, S1.50 per 100,
$12 00 per 1000; 18-24 in., 4-8 strong branches, $2.00 per 100, $17.00 per 1000; 2-3 ft.,
6-10 branches, $3.00 per 100, $22.00 per 1000; 3 and 4 yr., good, thrifty, live stock, 3-3"^
ft 6-8 branches, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3^ ft., heavy, S3.60 per 100, $30.00 per
1000- 4-6 ft., heavy, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 5-6 ft., hght, $7.50 per 100; 6-6 ft.,
heavy, $14.00 per 100.
BALL PRIVET. Compact, well sheared stock. 18 by 18 m., 40c. each; 18-24 by 18-24,
60c. each; 2 ft. by 2 ft., 75c.; 2^ by 2H. $1.25 each. ^ , , ,
STANDARD PRIVET. 4-5 ft. stems, 18-24 m. heads, $1.00 each; 4-5 ft. stems, 2-2}i ft.
heads, $1.50 each; 5-6 ft. stems, 2-2M ft. heads, $2.00 each.
BUSHY, WELL FURNISHED SHRUBS
DEUTZIA Cren., CLETHRA Alnl., SPIRAEA Aurea, SPIRAEA Van Houttei, Varle-
gata ALTHEA, FORSYTHIA Vir., 18-24 in., 81.00 per 10, S8.00 per 100.
These Shrubs in larger sizes, priced on application. Packing free on all cash orders.
RED BANK NURSERIES, 331 Broad St., Red Bank, N. J.
The JAMES McCOLQAN BUSINESS
PRIMULA MALACOIDESBA^?\g{^^R^osE
ZM-inch, $3.00 per 100; 3-inch, $5.00 per 100; 4-ineh, $8.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM
Bushy, well-grown plants, from 4-lnchpots, $15.00 per 100; 5-in. 25c., 5J^-in. 35c_
Pet 100
PRIMULA, Chinese, 3-in $6.00
PRIMULA Obconica, 3-in 5.00
PRIMULA Obconica, 4-in 10.00
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Plumosus,2M-in.$3.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2 i^-in. 3.00
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, 2 J^-in. 5.00
ASPARAGUS Hatcheri, 3-in. $7.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Homell. N. Y.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CARNATIONS AND ROSES
CHARLES H. TOTTT
MADISON - NEW JERSEY
Pleu* mttntlon the Ezohaoffe when writlnc.
HONE OF PSNSIES
Our strain has never been surpassed.
Strong, field-grown, $2.S0 per 1000; 6000 for
$10.00. For labeled sorts see last week's advt.
Per 100
DRACAENA Indivisa. Strong, 2-in $2.00
ALVSSUM, Giant Double. 2-in 2 00
LUPINES. Pink and yellow. 2-in 2 00
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Grant and Bucliner.
U/>e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
2-in.
1.75
ELMER RAWLINGS.Wholesale Grower.OLEAN.N.Y.
Pleue mention tlie Exoliange wlien writing.
Begonia Cincinnati
Tbe Clinstmas Stock
There is hardly any use in trying to
offer cultural suggestions at this late
date in regard to these Begonias. By
this time the plants are either in good
shape, or they are poor. If the latter is
the case, no man living can make any-
thing out of them for Christmas week,
but let us hope they are good, and if so,
they are still growing on nicely, for this
variety differs quite a little from the Lor-
raines in regard to heat. It has a more
robust constitution. A fairly moist at-
mosphere and a sunny bench, good drain-
age and plenty of water, suit it. These
Begonias are among the best flowering
plants we have to offer for Xmas, and
more than ever will be sold this year. Do
not worry about some of your customers
complaining about the poor keeping qual-
ity of similar Begonias you sold last
year. While the Cincinnati is by far a
better house plant than some, you are not
selling them as such ; the plants should
be at their very best on Xmas day to
cheer up the one who gets them and that
ought to be enough for anybody.
Early Bulbs
How to Qet the Most Out of Them
With the florist, as soon as 'Mums
start practically everything else has to
take a back seat. We have 'Mums now
from the small button variety to the large
Sunflower size. That means you can
suit practically every taste and pocket-
hook, and whenever a customer can select
from a good assortment, it means a sale
of 'Mums in preference to almost any-
thing else, and if we just happen to be
blessed with a good crop of Roses or
Carnations, there is occasionally trouble
in disposing of them at a fair price. It
is on that account that we plan, and try
to arrange as far as possible to let the
"Queen of Autumn" have the stage
largely to herself. Yet the Paperwhite
Narcissus and the Roman Hyacinths, two
important flowers to the retail grower,
also find a market. The earliest planted
Paperwhites, however, can be had in
bloom easily by the early part of Novem-
ber, but if you have plenty of 'Mums on
hand, go slow now. A good way is to
have a number of flats ready to be placed
in heat where, if you wanted them in a
hurry, you could get them in a few days.
Plants in flats, with about Sin. to lOin.
of growth and the buds near the tips of
the leaves, can be held at standstill for
a good many days in a cold house or
frame. It is well to let a certain number
of flats get that far and have them ready
to push as needed. With the Romans we
might say the same. Hold them back a
little just before they are ready to open
up; that's the way to get the most out of
them, and better than to let the flowers
open and then try to retard them.
Cannas
A Good New One. 'Wintering Stock
Have you made any notes on the newer
Cannas? During the recent unusually
hot and dry Summer, we were quite im-
pressed with some of the newer sorts, and
one in particular, which, while planted
on a private ground in good soil and
given every care possible, was so much
superior to all others that it deserves
special mention. Even now, this vari-
ety, Mrs. Alfred F. Conrad, is brighten-
ing up the show border with heavy heads
of charming salmon pink flowers. I
counted on one stalk six flower spikes
loaded with blossoms. Do not let the
Canna roots you intend storing, remain
out until touched by frost or till the
ground is soaking wet ; get at them as
soon as the tops are frozen and lift with
a nice ball of soil. Place them under
the Carnation bench, that is, if you have
no better place. When there are not
many to store, it is often more difBcult
to keep the varieties separate than when
thousands of one kind are handled. The
roots do not want any water while under
the_ benches, but being surrounded by
moist soil does not hurt them a bit. It
helps to keep the eyes plumb and in good
shape.
The Azalea
One of the Plants Easy to Handle
These cannot be successfully grown
without much attention and only the man
who specializes on them can hope to get
the desired results. However, some varie-
ties give but little trouble, and the time
we have them on hand is comparatively
short before they are ready for the store.
These are the ones that deserve the at-
tention of the man with a limited amount
of glass. Why insist on trying to grow a
plant which requires great care? Give
it up and devote more time to those that
are easier to handle. The Azalea comes
to us at this time of the year from Eu-
rope, ready grown. From now on, it re-
quires nothing but a cool house or deep
frames, that is, if you want flowering
plants for the end of January and later.
Get a good assortment of sizes ; a plant
which can be retailed for $1 or $2 can
be sold anywhere, and when a customer
gets one just partly open, and the plant
has not been forced too much, it will keep
on flowering. After taking the imported
plants from the boxes, shake off the de-
cayed foliage and place the plants in a
tub of water for about 4 to 6 hours.
Then when you pot the stock, use a
small sized pot. If the ball, for instance,
does not go comfortably into a 6in. pot.
Cut away an inch or so, rather than
make use of a Tin. or Sin. pot in which
the plant looks lost.
The Carnation House
If the Carnation plants are not clean
now, they won't be all Winter. They do
not clean themselves so we have to get
the stock in good shape and keep it so.
Because a Carnation plant has a number
of bad leaves at the base or lower part,
the plant may not be sick, but you are
not encouraging it to remain healthy. I
should clean the stock as soon as pos-
sible ; but do not throw the leaves below
the bench. That sounds awful, and yet
it is still practiced in places. Disbud-
ding, and removing the small side shoots
on the flowering stem, if any, are impor-
tant matters to attend to. Every one of
the buds surrounding the main one, if
allowed to remain, will draw nourishment
from the plant which ought to go to-
ward developing the flower. Keep the
stock clean, disbudded, tied up properly,
and you have a right to expect a nice
strong stem, holding up a large flower.
This also presupposes a proper tempera-
ture. In a cool one you are more apt
to get strong stocky growth. The Car-
nation is not a warm house plant, and
while you must keep it near the 50 deg.
point in order to make the growing pay,
the minute you get above that, go care-
ful. A weakened condition of a Carna-
tion plant, caused by too much heat, is
hardly ever overcome later in the season.
Toward Spring it doesn't matter so
much, but at this time of the year keep
the house a little too low, rather than too
high. Watch the thermometer, and also
avoid soaking the benches.
Feeding Carnations
The stock now is full of life, and ready
to do business in the way of giving us
the desired stems, and tbe good sized
flowers. When we look closely we notice
that Enchantress is holding up her own
as much as ever against the newcomers,
not to say that some of them might ulti-
mately replace her. It is from now on
that you expect to get returns from the
benches, and if you have good stock on
hand, these returns depend more than
anything on the way the plants are taken
care of. The mistake is made by many
of feeding the plants because they are
making a good growth and are sending
up flowering stems. Remember, the days
are getting shorter, and while you expect
to cut a good number of flowers before
Jan. 1, forcing or feeding is sometimes
risky. In most cases there is enough
plant food in the soil of the benches to
do until the days get longer again. Keep
the surface of the soil for the present
lightly cultivated ; give the air and sun
a chance to keep it sweet; and go slow.
Experiment a little on your own : let a
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
881
PLANTS
Plants from 2li-ln. pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ANTHERICUM vit-
tatum, SMILAX, FICUS repens.
Plants from 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy Eng-
Ush: PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS,
A>fTHERlCUM vittatum.
STEVIAS, Variegated. Tall, fine, bushy plants.
5-in. pots, SI. 00 per doz.
HYDRANGEAS. New French Varieties.
Plants from open ground, bushy, 1 doz. varieties,
13.00. 12 varieties from 4-in. pots, 32.00 per doz.
12 varieties from 3-in. pots, Sl.OO per doz.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. 4-in. pots, Sl.OO per
doz.
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Field-grown plants,
3 to 4 stems, SI. 50 per doz.; 5 to 6 stems, S2.0C per
doz.; 6-8 stems, S3.00 per doz.
FERNS, Boston. 4-in. pots, S2.00 per doz.;
6-in. pots, S3.C0 per doz.
FERNS. For dishes, fine varieties, 2H-in.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. Full of berries,
4M-in. pots, S2.00 per doz.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri. 2-in. pots, $2.00
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri Seedlings. Strong,
50c. per 100.
IVY, Hardy English. Strong plants, 4-in.
pots, Sl.OO per doz.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4-in. pots, fine plants,
J2.00 per doz.
CHINESE PRIMROSES and CINERARIAS.
3-in. pots, fine plants. S4.00 per 100.
MOSCHOSMA. 4-in. pots, Sl.OO per doz.
DAISIES. White Paris and yellow. 2K-in.
pots, S3.00 per 100.
DAISIES, Mrs. F. Sanders, 2H-in. pots, S4.00
per 100.
ROOTED GERANIUM CUTTINGS. From
soil; the best commercial varieties, assorted, Sl.OO
per 100, S8.00 per 1000.
CLEMATIS Panlculata Seedlings. Sl.OO
per 100, $8.00 per 1000.
CriCn E 11th and Westmoreland Streets,
• tlOtLt, PHILADEIPHIA. PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Q
Get Oar Ne^
Wholesale
^ Catalog
JUST OUT
■^s
1 heCionard&Jones Co.
WEST GROVE, PA.
Please mention the Eiohaiige when writing,
Dracaena Canes
ORDERS BOOKED FOR
Tennlnalls, Fragrans, Massangeana.Lindenl*
Amabllis, Baptist!, Shepherdl, Youngll, Lord
Wolseley, Marguerite Story, Guilfoylei, Glad-
stone!, Imperialls, Knerkli, Origlnalls, Stricta
£randia, Regina, Titsworthli, Gracilis, Brazll-
eosls, Godseffiana, Superbum, Sanderlana.
20O ft. of Terminalis for immediate delivery, (iii 15c.
Colin Campbell, "^ew^tl'^^t^
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Good Strong Stuff
at Make-Room Prices
2000 Pansy Seedlings. $3.50 for the lot.
Snapdragon Seedlings. Mixed, mostly
Silver Pink. J1.60 per 1000.
300 Impatlens. 2-inch. 15.00 for the
lot.
1000 Rooted Cuttings of Geraniums.
$8.00. Cash with order.
SOOO S. A. Nutt. Rooted Cuttings for
Nov. 15th. delivery. $9.00 per 1000.
CORRY FLORAL CO., Corry, Pa.
lention the Exchange when i
iting.
$7.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS. S. A. Nutt, in 3-in. pots, $3.50
per 100.
GERANIUM CUTTINGS, S. A. Nutt and others,
$1.26 per 100.
VINCA variegata. In 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100.
COLEUS. In 2.in. pots. $2.00 per 100.
Cash with order.
m. ). fRfDMICK, ^■"'It';'""'' Schenectady, N.Y.
Pleaso mention the Exchange when writing.
THE EXCHANGE— Btsi Advertising Medlam
part of a bench have fertilizer, keep a
record of how much you put on, and have
another part without any, then note the
difference.
A Few Good Narcissi
And a Plea for Darwin Tulips
Of the many flowers we grow from
bulbs, the average florist hardly ever
taites time to consider any other than the
stereotyped list of such as have been used
for forcing as long as we can remember.
Granted that the half dozen sorts of Tu-
lips we make use of, or the double Von
Sion and Golden Spur Narcissus are
surely among the most important of all
in their respective classes, yet there are
others and we should recognize some of
them, at least, more than we do. Among
the Narcissi there are three I like to call
attention to which will be found most
desirable sorts for late flowering in par-
ticular. The way we use them is in lOin.
bulb pans. As such they make most ef-
fective subjects, and often find ready
sale, or you can cut them and their last-
ing qualities beat most of the other.
Here they are : Narcissus Leedsii, Mrs.
Langtry, Incomparabilis Stella, and
Barrii Conspicuus. These can be bought
for about .$6.50 to $7 per 1000, and ought
to be planted freely by every retail
grower. I know there are a lot of other
splendid sorts, but why not go ahead and
each year try a few. Have you also pro-
vided for a good number of Darwin Tu-
lips in pans? You couldn't have any-
thing finer for next Easter.
Flowers for the Retail Grower
Some 'Wliicli it Would Not Pay the
Iiarge Grower to Handle
The man who retails the stock he
grows can always dispose of certain
things in the plant line, as well as cut
flowers which would never find a buyer
on the wholesale market. Often the little
odds and ends, as we might call them,
bring better returns than some of the
standard stock occupying the benches.
There are the Sweet Alyssums along the
Carnation bench. Two or three dozen
plants distributed along the edge of a
100ft. bench mean that you can cut flow-
ers from them all through the Winter.
Whenever you are asked to make up a
floral design in the way of a pillow,
wreath, cross, or other shape, in most
cases the Sweet Alyssum comes in most
useful. The large retail florists located
on Broadway, Michigan, or Euclid Ave.,
may not want to hunt for them, but the
outoftown florists can often save other
more valuable flowers and make use of
the Alyssum. Then we have the little
Forget-me-not, which can also be planted
out along the benches ; or if you have
space on a side bench, a few plants will
pay you wt^ll. Hardly ever have we a
funeral design to arrange without being
able to use to great advantage a few
sprays of this little flower. A third valu-
able plant for cut flowers is the double
red and yellow Nasturtium. You have a
place, may be at the end of a Carnation
house, where one or two of these plants
could be planted, allowing them plenty of
head room. They grow about 12ft. to
15ft. up a purline support, and then
along the purline or some wires. One
plant, given proper room, will furnish
hundreds of flowers during the Winter
and early Spring. Arrange it so that
you do not get a lot of short stems or
crooked ones, which means keeping them
away from the glass. Very few of them
will be left on your hands.
80,000 Dahlia Blooms
The directors of an institution for the
blind in Maryland recently distributed
80,000 Dahlia blooms, the advertised fea-
ture of the meeting held being that every
visitor would be given a flower ; no charge
would be made for same, but any one
wishing to give a donation to the funds
of the institution, would be privileged to
pay for the flower. In this way, from
one cent to one dollar was given for a
bloom, and the institution realized hand-
somely on its effort, the money so ob-
tained being placed in a fund for the
education of the blind.
Ceeve Coefk, Mo. — Henry J. Kett-
mann reports having lost 4246 sq. ft. of
glass on Oct. 8, in a hailstorm, which
lasted for fifteen minutes. He states that
the hail was the largest he ever saw.
DON'T FORGET
Godfrey Aschmann's Stock and Prices Have No [qual
Azalea Indica
GIVE HIM A TRIAL
pla
Force Now for
Christmas
The plants adaptable for
Christmas are Deutsche Perle,
pure double white; Verva;ne-
ana, rose variegated; Simon
Mardncr, double pink; White
Vervancana. PharUde Mathilde.
double variegated, and Mme.
Petrich, best early double
pink, 50c., 75c., Sl.OO, $1.25
and S1.50; have none less. Of
Mme. Petrich we have no 50c.
For Easter
The well-known standard
varieties, Mme. Van der Cruys-
sen, Niobe, pure double white;
de Schreveriana, double varie-
gated; Empress of India, Simon
Mardner, Vervteneana, Paul
Weber and others, 50c., 75c.,
$1.00, S1.25 and S1.50.
" Our eye is c
As soon as we look
$1.00 or more, you ' „ .
references — only cash. For duty, freigh'
not monkey with imported goods.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GROW ARAUCARIAS.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the importing, grow-
ing, ana shipping of these beautiful plants, the
Araucarias — and we still hold the ground as a
leader today.
ARAUCARIA Escelsa. 5, 5J^, 5>^ and 6-in.
pots, 3. 4, 5 and 6 tiers, 2, 3. 4 and 5 years old,
12, 14, 16, 18. 20, 22. 25 and 30 in. high, 40c.
50c., 60c., 75c., $1.00. $1.25 and $1.50.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa Glauca and Robusta
compacta, large plants, 6 and 7-io. pots, $1.25,
$1.50 and $2.00.
BEGONIA LUMINOSA. 2>i-m., $4.00 per 100;
Z%-in., $6.00 per 100.
BEGONIA Gloire de Lorraine, S^-in., 8-in. pots,
60c.. 75c., $1.00 to $1.50.
BEGONIA Orange Queen. 2K-in., 5c.
HYDRANGEAS. French varieties. As big as a
bushel basket, bright red and large, blooming
pure white, 6-in. pots. 35c., 50c.; Otaksa, pink,
5>^-in., 6-in., 7-in., 25c.. 35c., 40c., 50c.. 75c.
HOLLY FERN, or CYRTOMIUM FALCATUM,
4-in., 20c.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings, 4-in., $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in., 20c. to 25c., 3-in., 15c.
CYCLAMEN. Best strain, 4-in., 20c. to 25c.;
5-in., 35c.
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obcooica. Good
strain, only 4-in.. 10c.
'We
know what we ci
Azalea worth thi
?e have^to pay 50 to
-s aj better rule.
charge for it. If you sendDus SOc, 75c.,
government will not accept
CINERARIA Hybrida, 2^-m., $5.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM. 4-in.. 15c.
Now
: the
_ __ buy Ferns while they are
cheap and good. Remember, all pot-grown. Be-
ware of cheap Ferns lifted from benches. They will
go back on you. as sure as late. We have Ferns to
beat the band, five houses filled with choice
stock, not lifted from benches, but pot-grown
all Summer. They will not go back on you like
lifted stock. Baskets of Ferns are in demand, but
Our Ferns are still more in demand. Why? Because
they are so nice and big that baskets cannot hold
Nepbrolepis Scottii, Scholzeli, Boston, Har-
risii and that so well-known and much admired
crested Fern. Whitmani, 5H. 6 and 7-in. pots-
all look like jewels; 30c., 35c., 40c., 50c., 60c., 75c.;
worth double the money.
Don't miss the chance; try a few of our bushel
basket size Boston, Whitmani, etc.; worth
S1.50. now only 75c. Order them quickly before
too late,
Next
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Glatrasll, the so well-known weeping Fern that
as no equal, 5^. 5H. 6-in. pots. 25c., 35c., 40c.»
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PTERIS WILSONI, 6-in. pans, 25c. per pan;
Albo-Uneata and Tsuasemense. 6-in. pans, 35c.
per pan; with a Cocos Weddelllana m center,
40c. per pan.
DISH FERNS. Good assort-
ment. 2M-in., $4.00 pel 100;
3-in., S6.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosua. 2H-
in. pots. $3.00 per 100. $26.00
per 1000; 4-in.. 10c. each.
KENTIA Forsterlana. 4 H-in.,
25 in. high. 25c.; 5M. 5M. 6
to 7-in. pots, 20, 25. 30. 35,
40 to 60 in. high. SOc, BOc.,
75c.. $1.00. $1.25, $1.60,
$2.00 to $2.50.
KENTIA Belmoreana. iH-
in., made up of3 plants. 20
to 25 ft., high, 35c.: 6M-6-
in. pots, single plants, bushy,
SOc, 60c., 75c. to $1.00.
COCOS Weddelllana. 3-!n.,
16c., 18c., 20c.; 4-in.. 25c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-i
made up of 3 plants to
pot, 20c. to 25c.
We have a novelty in Jeru-
salem Cherries, called Solanum
Capsicastrum and Melvini,
dwarf habit, full of berries,
6-in. pans. 35c., 40c. and SOc.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber
Plant). 5^i-in.. 6-in. pot»,
36c.. 40c., 60c.; 4-in., 26c.
Pleaie ■tate If you
All ftooda must travel at purchaser's risk only. Cash with order, pi
want stock shipped In or out of pots. All plants. 28 at]IOO rate.
GODFREY ASCHMANN
1012 West
Ontario St.
PHI[AD[LPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipperjof Pot Plants
Pleut msBtlon tto Exohuf* whan ■wiUiat.
882
The Florists' Exchange
Palms Heacock-s Fcms
WMOLESAUS F>RICB LIST
KENTIA FORSTERIANA
Leaves In. high Each Per doz.
ot 5 to 6 28 to 30 tl.OO $12.00
ot 6 34to36 1.50 18.00
MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Each
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 28 to 30 in. high $2.00
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 36 in. high 2.50
. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 36 to 40 in. high 3.00
. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 40 to 42 in. high 4.00
. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 42 to 48 in. high 5.00
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub. 4 to 4M ft. high, heavy . 6.00
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5 ft. high, heavy 7.50
l2-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5 to 514 ft 10.00
l2-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 5H to 6 ft 12.60
l2-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 6 ft. high, heavy 15.00
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 7 to 8 ft 20.00
COCOS WEDDELLIANA
In. high Per 100
.pot 8 to 10 $10.00
. pot 10 to 12 15.00
ARECA LUTESCENS Each
pot 3 plants in a pot 22 to 24 in, high $0.75
pot 3 plants in a pot 24 to 28 in. high 1.00
pot 3 plants in a pot 36 in. high 2.00-
tubs 3 and 4 plants in tub. .42 in. high 4.00
tubs 3 and 4 plants in tub. ,48 in. high 5.00
Home Grown,
Strong. Clean
and Well Established
IVhen in Philadelphia
be sure to look us up
cedar tub . . .
cedar tub. . .
.cedar tub. . .
.cedar tub. . .
cedar tub. . .
r tub. . .
6to7....24 1.00
6 to 7.... 26 1.25
6 to 7 .... 28 to 30 1.50
30 2.00
34 to 36 2.50
36 to 38 3.00
42 to 45 4.00
45 to 48, very heavy 5.00
.6to7
.6 to 7
.6to7
2.00
4.50
9.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
30.00
36.00
48.00
.6 to 7.
.6to7
.6 to 7.
3 54, very heavy 6.00
5 ft., very heavy 8.00
. 6 ft., very heavy 10.00
Each
$4.00
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.,
PHOENIX ROEBELENII Each
5-in. pot, nicely characterized $1.00
6-in. pot, 18 to 20-in. spread 1.50
7Mn. tub, 18 in. high, 24-in. spread 2.00
Railway Stafion,
Jenkintown,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wyncote, Pa.
Ferns, Crotons, Dracaena Sanderi
40,000 fine, bushy Ferns in 2-in. pots, the best and harcUest varieties. CYR-
TOMIUM falcatum ; PTERIS Wilsoni, cretica-albo, Wimsetti, adiantoides,
etc.; a good assortment, $3.00 per 100, If shipped in pots, $3.50 per 100. ASPID-
lUM tsussemense, 3-in. pots, 6c.
POLYPODIUM aureum and aureolata, 3-in., 6c.
CYRTOMIUM Rochfordianum, the new crested Holly Fern; large, bushy
plants, 4-in, pots, 12o,
DRACAENA Sanderi, prime stock, 2-in., 12c. CROTONS, first-class stock,
clean, and well grown, the newer and better varieties, well colored, 25c., 30c.,
35c., 40c. and 50c.
STOCKS, nice plants, 3-in. pots, Beauty of Nice, Princess Alice, Creole,
etc., 5c. Our packing is done with the greatest care, and extra plants are
sent with every order.
R. Q. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
FERNS
BOSTON and ROOSEVELT
For 5-inch pots, $20.00 per 100.
QUIDNICK GREENHOUSES, QUIDNICK, R. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I.
Please meptioD the Exchange when writing.
Smilax Plants
Strong, bushy stock from 3-in.
pots, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per
1000.
2-in., very fine, $1.25 per 100,
$10.00 per 1000.
Can ship at once.
R. KILBOURN
CLINTON, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
Assorted varieties ; strong, healthy
plants, from 2Ji-in. pots, at $3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000.
I. J.,
fERNS FK
Pleaiie mention the Excha
In 8 to 10 best and hardiest varieties, cool grown,
and will please the most critical buyer.
100 1000
From 2ii-in. pots $3.00 825.00
From 3-in. pots 6.00 55.00
From 4-in. pots 12.00
ASPARAGUS Pluinosus Nanus
From 2H-'n. pots, 83.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000
COCOS WeddelUana and KENTIA Belmoreana.
From 2 J^-in. pots, j ust right for center of dishes,
SIO.OO per 100.
ADIANTUM cuneatum. From 4-in. pots, $12.00
per 100.
THOMAS P. CHRISTENSEN, Short Hills, N. i.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD 'AND EAST 45th STREET
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK
Pleaae mention the Exohange when writing.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are
for THE TRADE ONLY.
Boston rcrns, ioo,Wo.bo per looo'
Roosevelt ferns, ?^mbo^?°i(JSS'
WhitnianiConipacta,^roS!^,i^SS
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
HENRY H. BARROWS & SON, "^^l^s"^'
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Assorted Ferns for dishes. S3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus, S3.00 per 100.
Kentias for centers. 10c. each.
Kentia Belmoreana, 4-in., 25c. and 35c.; 5-in.,
50c. and 75c.
BENRY WESTON, "=^^s^.='^°-
1000
Asparagus Plumosus
4-inch pots, $8.00 per 100.
EDW. J. TAYLOR, Greens Farms, Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus Plumosus
25c., 35o. and 50c. per bunch of 25 fronds.
Special prices on season contracts
HENRY V.SHAW, Red Hook, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
Floral Designs de Luxe ""^^f^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
J to 8 Duane Street, New York
Troy, N. Y.
Business in this city is certainly active
in every branch of the iiorist line. Fu-
neral work is the leader. 'Mums, Violets,
and in fact, all sorts of cut flowers seem
to be in demand, while plants and bulbs
are also selling briskly. Our outoftown
growers keep the florists well supplied
with Carnations, Roses, 'Mums and
Lilies, prices seeming to run on a fair
basis. Wedding and Fall opening deco-
rations in our stores seem to be continu-
ous.
Mulholland Bros., 3d St., report an
extra fine trade in funeral work for the
last two months, running at an average
of ten designs and over daily. Their cut
flower and corsage trade is very good; in
tact, better than in any other year since
they have been at this stand. Last week
they had an extra rush on Violets and
'Mums, and also installed a new refrig-
erator, Sft. wide by Sft. high, with a front
made entirely of glass. It makes a very
fine showing in their store. McCray of
Indiana furnished it.
Sambrook Bros., 413 Fulton st., have a
very fine display of 'Mums, grown at their
Watervliet greenhouses, of Polly Rose,
Cbrysolora, Smith's Advance and Golden
Rod. They are also cutting some very
fine Carnations and Roses at John Sam-
brook's greenhouses, Berlin, N. Y. Fu-
neral work, they claim, is very good, and
plants seem to be in steady demand.
H. L. Menand, 464 Fulton St., says he
has had one of the best business months
on record. Plants, Ferns and other pot
plants for indoor decoration sold very
good. He was compelled to call on the
Menand greenhouses at the Rural Ceme-
tery to help him to supply his customers.
His dollar box sales on Saturday night
started off very good, and he will turn
out this package regularly every week
hereafter.
H. W. Gordinier Co., River St., has a
very fine display of Hyacinths, Tulips
and Narcissi, also other kinds of bulbs for
indoor and bedding planting. Bulbs are
selling freely, but the real counter trade
has not begun .vet, as there has not been
any frost. Quite a few orders are com-
ing in from outoftown growers, and
preparations are also being made for the
Spring seed trade. Catalogs are being ar-
ranged and shipments of Peas, Beans and
Corn are coming in. They have enjoyed
a good business in all branches, and are
now looking forward to a fine bulb and
seed trade.
Samuel R. Hansen, 8th ave. and 14th
St., is a busy man, not only in all kinds
of funeral work, but in his cut flower
and plant trade as well. He is running
very good on potted 'Mums, which are
selling at sight. Some very good orders
for bulbs for planting in cemetery plots
are also being received. Mr. Hansen's
greenhouses are filled up with Carnations,
'Mums, Palms, Ferns ; in fact, all sorts
of pot and bedding plants.
Jas. G. Barrett, Burdett ave., has had
quite a few wedding decorations this past
week. The Chapin-Sleicher wedding, at
the home of the bride on First St., was
decorated with Palms, Ferns and 'Mums
of pink and white, the halls and entrance
with garlands and Southern Smilax and
yellow 'Mums, making one of the finest
decorations of the season. At the Bush-
nell-Freeman wedding at the bride's home
on Second St., the large parlor at one
end was decorated with a bower of white
'Mums and Palms, under which the cou-
ple were married. The reception room
walls were decorated with white Roses
and 'Mums, with ropes of Laurel as
streamers. The library was bedecked
with yellow 'Mums, Palms, Ferns and
Smilax ; and the table pieces of Lady
Hillingdon Roses and Maidenhair Ferns.
At the Caney-Wheeler wedding an aisle
was formed of flower posts of white and
yellow Roses, with Palms and Southern
Smilax in loops from post to post. The
above decorations were all planned and
managed by Mr. Barrett. He has also
received his shipment of Dutch bulbs and
plants.
Reynolds & McKay, of Brunswick rd.,
have had a very good sale of Carnation
plants this Fall. They have also planted
about ten thousand in their greenhouses.
'These are for cut blooms of the leading
sorts, though they liave still quite a stock
of field grown plants on hand.
We are sorry to state that the wife of
Fred Henkes, Newtonville, is very ill.
His many friends and fellow florists are
hoping for her speedy recovery.
L. H. S.
October 25, 1913.
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2K-in- stock, in largest and best
assortment, S3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000. In
6000 lots, S22.00 per 1000.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. Excellent 2M-in. stock,
right size for center plants, S1.30 per doz., SIO.OO
per 100, S95.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). , Stroiig
clean, thrifty stock, in any quantity, all ready
for larger pots, 3-in., S4.00 per doz., $30.00 per
: 100- 4-ln., S6.00 f«» doz., S45.00 per 100; 6-in.,
$9.00 per doz., $70.00 per 100. Extra large
specimens in 16-in. oaken tubs. 10 ft. spread,
$20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Stock in first-class
condition, 3-in., $3.00 per doz., $20.00 per 100;
4-in., $5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. Strong, well-grown,
2K-in. stock, $3.60 per 100, $30.00 per 1000;
4-iii.. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
PTERIS ANDERSONI.
Queen of the Pteris
family. A distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
handsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant. Strong, 2i4'
in. plants, $1.50 per
doz., $10.00 per 100.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short Hills, N. J.
Pern Specl
Please mention the Exchangi
when writing.
Ferns, Araucarias
and Primulas
Our stocks of these plants are very fine this
year, no better can be bought forthe money.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisil. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, 60c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitman!. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.
DISH FERNS. The best varieties only,
$4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconica. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to siiift into 5-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chlnensls. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into S-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5M- and 6-in.
pots, 3, 4, 5 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. 5}^-in. pots, fine plants,
40c. each.
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. Pot grown,
6-in., fine plants, $3.00 per doz.
DRACi^NA Fragrans, 5K in. pots, 50c.
each. Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROTHERS
Philadelphia, Pa.
Second and Bristol Sts.,
and Rising Sun Avenue
Please mention the Exchange when writini
SCOTTII FERNS
6-in. pot grown, nice clean plants,
$3.50 per doz.
HENRY ENGLER
4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
FERNS
ROOSEVELT or BOSTON. 5-in., from bed.
20c.; 6-in., from bed, 25c.
WHITMANI COMPACTA. Strong plants,
5-in.. from bed, 3.5c.
A. ELLERY BRiGGsVoiGHTON, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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883
DREER'S Rentias
Our stock of ' Kentias this seas°n is even greater than in [former seasons and
of the same quality and good value^that you are accustomed Jto receive from us.
Kentia Belmoreana
2>^-inch pots, 4 leaves,
Doz. 100 1000
. 10 inches high $180 tlO 00 »90 00
2 00 15 00 140 00
4 " 6 ■• 15 " 4 50 35 00
Each
5-inch pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 18 to 20 inches _high tO 75
24
28 to 30
1 00
I 50
3 00
Kentia Forsteriana— Single Plants
ch pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 12 inches high..
4 to 5 " 12 to 15
5 to 6 " 15 to 18
5-inch pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 24
7-inch tubs, 6 to 7
8 " 6 to 7
8 " 6 to 7
10 " 6 to 7
4K to 5 ft. high.
5 to SVi "
5H to 8 ■'
6H to 7 ■'
Doz. 100 1000
.tl 50 $10 00 $90 00
. 2 00 15 00 140 00
. 4 50 35 00
Each
$0 75
1 00
1 50
2 50
3 00
4 00
5 00
6 00
8 00
10 00
15 00
20 00
Kentia Forsteriana-Made-up Plants
i pot, 15 inches high, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per^OO.
. tub, 36 inches hi>!h
3-inch pots, 3 plants i
7-inch tubs, 3 plants i:
Each
$2 50
3 00
40to42 ■■ - ■ 4 00
42 to 45 •■ "■ 5 00
4 to iH feet high 6 00
4H to 5 " ° ""
5to5}^ ■■
5Hto6
6}4 to 7 " heavy
8 00
.10 00
.16 00
.20 00
.25 00
Made-up Kentia
} other seasonable stock.
HENRY A.DREER, Inc., cHEsIiiuT si PHILADELPHIA, PA.
714
CHESTNUT
The above prices are Intended for the trade only.
FERNS
BOSTON FERNS
From Bench All Sold
Assorted Table Ferns from 2%-iin.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having considerably increased my
stock of same, I am in the position to
fill larger orders, at prices as follows:
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lota.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Phoenix Roebelenii
Prom 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100; from 4-in. poU,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $300.00
per 1000.
All express orders. Oarfi or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
JERSEY CITY. H. I.
Surplus StocR To Close
At reasonable prices
2H-in., $2.60
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 3-in.. $4.00 per
100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2H-in., $2.00 per 100,
$18.00 per 1000.
BOSTON and WHITMANI FERNS, cut from
benches, suitable for 4 and 5-m. pots, $15.00
per 100.
F. C. RIEBE
long as unsold
CYCLAMENS. European Strain, in 5 colors*
2>4-m., $5.00 per 100; 3-in.. $7.00 per 100; 5-
in., extra large, $3.00 per doi.
STEVIA. 3-in.. $4.00 per 100.
COLEUS, fine stocky plants, five or more branches,
10 varieties. 3-in., $5.00 per 100; try some and
Cash with order; no less than 25 at above prices;
samples by mail, add 10 cents.
NA/EBSTER, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNSEORDISHES
In Flats
All the Leading and Best Varieties
110 Clumps in each Flat
Ready now, all dean and healthy
Terms on application.
EMIL LEULY, 528 Summit Ave.,
West Hoboken, N. J.
Pleaie mention tka Exohange when writtog.
199 Grant Avenue - JERSEY CITY. H. I. _^ — \ «^ ^ y ^\
DAPHNE ODORATAFLRNS
The laraest stock of this delightfully fra-
grant, old-fashioned favorite in the United
States. Fine plants. Just right for Christ-
mas. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00 each.
R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
Please mention the Excliange when writing.
The Prices Advertised in the Florists' Exchange are
for THE TRADE ONLY.
Assorted Varieties for Fern Dishes
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
David Shannon
3380 Fort Hamilton Ave.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
Buy now for your Fall trade. I have over
2000 in all, about one-half of which arc the new
Whitman! compacta — the kind that does not
revert to the Boston frond. Order the large pot
stock early so it can be shipped by freight. _ Stock
is in fine condition and I guarantee every shipment
to please.
From Bench:
5-in. Whltmanl compacta 25c.
5 and 6-in. Boston 25c.
5 and 6-in. Roosevelt 25c.
From Pots:
7-in. Boston 60c.
6-in. Roosevelt 50c.
6-in. Whltmanl compacta 50c.
5 per cent. o£F, cash with order. Otherwise
references.
A. A. GANNETT, GENEVA, N. Y.
Please mention the Ejichange when writing.
1 5-in.,
. Ma
6-in., heavy, 46c. Roo8evelt,6-in.. 30c.
VINCA Variegata, from field. 5c.; for 3-in. pot
5c.; for 2H-m- POts, 2c. Rooted Cuttings
SI. 00 per 100.
ENGLISH rVY, from field, strong, 6c.
DRACAENAS. 4-in., large plants, lOc; 5-in
large plants, 20c. Cash with order, please.
J.W.CSEALY, Lynbrook.N.Y.
Please mention the Eschgnge when writing.
Readers will confer a favor upon us of
more than passlna value If, when orderlnn
stock of our advertisers, they will mention
seeing the advt. In The Exchanqe.
884
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Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucarias now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Behnoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in Sl.OO each.
6-in. pot plants. 6 to 7 leaves, 24-28 in 81.50 each.
Made-up plants.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy $2.50 each.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 36 in. high, very bushy S3.75 each.
3-in.-S-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy S5.00 eacli.
KENTIA Forsteriana. Heavy made-up plants; grand stock for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high S3.00 each.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36-40 in. high $3.50 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-44 in. high $4.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 44-i8 in. high $5.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 48-54 in. high $6.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa.
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in. high 45c. each.
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each'
DISH FERNS. AU varieties, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2}^-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
The Storrs & Harrison Co.,
PAINESVILLE,
OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Field-Grown Carnation Plants, ^TeXTioo'"''^'"""
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Field-grown, $10.00 per 100.
FUNKIAS. Field-grown, large clumps, $25.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGON. Giant Light Pink, color of Enchantress, a good grower
and a good seller. 3-in. pots, $10.00 per 100. Buxton's Pink
2M-in., $4.00 per 100.
FERNS. Scottii, Scholzeli and Tarrytown, extra heavy, 6-in 50c
each; 8-in., $1.00 each. Scottii, 4-in. $20.00 per 100: 3-in. $10.00 oer
100; 234-in. $5.00 per 100. ^
CAMPBELL BROS., - - PENLLYN, PA.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
CYCLAMEN
Splendena Glganteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 3-in. pots, $8.00 per
100. $75.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA ChiiKnsis fimbriata
SatUfactlon Guaranteed
PAUL MADER, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
^^.aUf^^^^^
Best Equipment in United States
Field Grown Stock and Young Roses.
Own Roots.
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
Rooted Cuttings
GERANIUMS, Poitevine, Ricard, 100 1000
Nutt, Doyle and Rose $1.25 $12.00
COLEUS. 10 varieties. Golden Bed-
der, Verschaffeltli, Victoria, Fire-
brand 50 4.00
BEGONIAS, Flowering. Assorted.. 1.00 9.00
VINCA Variegata 75
AGERATUM, Stella Guraey 50 4.00
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
Please mention the Eschange when writuig.
First Aid to Buyers
FALL PRICE LIST
BEST THINGS IN ROSES
^<Hf I FFni F f LORAL COMPANY A
^^■^^l-L. LULL ^spRlN(;^lI:LD■oHlo J
Please mention the Exrhnng** TT7hen writinp-.
HATCHERI
S-lnch, $6.00 per 100.
2%-inch, $4.00 per 100.
SeedUngn, (12.00 per 1000.
Oreenlionse grown seed, $S.00 per 1000.
Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New Haven, Conn.
Although not yet opened up to its usual
activity, business is increasing consid-
erably. Transient trade has improved,
and wedding decorations and funeral
work have used up a large supply of
flowers. All the stores had a goodly share
of the work. Now that choice 'Mums are
plentiful in the market, Dahlias are los-
ing their glamour. Pot plants of 'Mums,
in baskets are selling well, as also are
small Palms and Ferns. Carnations are
coming on better and the stems are get-
ting longer. Choice Roses of nearly all
the newer and standard varieties are also
plentiful, and good prices are obtained.
Alfred D. Ostermann had a busy day
on Saturday. For the funeral of Mrs.
Wm. Ray, he sent out eleven pieces, not-
able amongst them being a large cross,
and a 6ft. wreath of Lilies, Cattleyas and
'Mums. From his grounds in Ellsworth
ave. he is cutting some fine Glory of Pa-
cific grown in the open. Good sales of
plants are reported. Mr. Ostermann is
in the real estate business at present, and
is erecting a large four family apartment
house, filled with all modern improve-
ments on Ellsworth ave.
Slocombe Bros, are at present cutting
a fine crop of Violets. This year they
are devoting their large house to Sweet
Peas and Freesias exclusively.
The Doolittle Floral Co. is busy erect-
ing a new greenhouse in its grounds in
Sherman ave., while the new cut flower
cellar is also nearing completion. The
Rose houses of the concern are looking
fine, as the plants are making luxuriant
growth. The average daily cut at pres-
ent is 400 blooms. 'Mums are particu-
larly good, especially the blooms of Pa-
cific Supreme, Chrysolora and Early
Snow. Noteworthy too, is a batch of
Cyclamens in 6in. and Tin. pots, remark-
able for their healthy growth, and a
credit to Mr. Kelsey. At the store, busi-
ness is very good, for as many as 250,000
bulbs will be forced this year. Mr. Kel-
sey visited the greenhouses of A. N. Pier-
son, Inc., Cromwell, on Oct. 18, and re-
ports everything in excellent condition in
that large establishment.
Champion «& Co. had charge of the
decorations at the Blakeslee and Fleet-
wood weddings in Dwight Place Church.
Palms and Bay trees were extensively
used, and the predominating fiowers were
yellow Chrysanthemums. The bridal
bouquets were of white Roses and Lilies
—HYDRANGEA OTAKSA—
POT-GROWN
Extra stJrong plants, the kind you want for Easter forcing, in 6-in. pots,
$3.00 per doz.
ASCHMANN BROS., 2nd and Bristol Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
of the Valley. On Oct. 16 there was
noted some splendid blooms of Chrysolora
'Mums, and a choice consignment of Mrs.
Shawyer Roses received from A. N.
Pierson. The firm recently acquired the
services of W. J. McManus, late of Hart-
ford.
The store of the S. H. Moore Co. looked
very attractive on Oct. 18, with a pleas-
ing and artistic arrangement of baskets
of Chrysanthemums, Lilies, Cattleyas,
Crotons and large vases of Chrysolora
and Pacific Supreme, also 'Mums taste-
fully intermingled with Autumn foliage.
During the week the firm executed a vast
amount of funeral work.
The Myers Flower Shop reports busi-
ness good. On Saturday there was a
special sale of week-end flower boxes,
which sold briskly. A fine assortment of
Goacher's Crimson 'Mums which harmon-
ized well with the pergola of Autumn
foliage, attracted much attention and was
greatly admired.
Chas. Munro has received his first large
shipment of Azaleas ; all fine, clean,
stocky plants. He has been busy refur-
nishing the Hotel Taft with Palms, and
refilling the window boxes. Last week
he executed two large wedding decora-
tions, the Beer's wedding at Guildford,
and the Thompson-Campbell wedding,
Whitney ave. Palms, Southern Smilas,
yellow and pink 'Mums were chiefly used.
On Oct. 18 some very fine vases of Mi-
lady Roses were noted.
James Bruce has been busy with fu-
neral work. His first batch of Paper-
white Narcissus are now on the benches,
while Primulas and Cyclamens are seen
in fine shape. Roses are coming in again,
but unfortunately Carnations are not so
good as he would like to have them at
this period.
The regular meeting of the New Haven
County Hort. Soc. was held at 400 State
St., on the evening of Tues., Oct. 14.
President Howard P. Brook occupied the
chair. It being Ladies' Night, a large
attendance of the members and their
lady friends were present. There was a
splendid exhibit of Dahlias which was
much admired. After the routine busi-
ness, John H. Slocombe gave a very in-
teresting talk on the Dahlia, giving a
brief history of the evolution of that
flower, which proved very edifying. He
was followed bv Nathan A. Miller, Her-
bert F. Clark, "W. J. Rathgeber, Alfred
Doty, Ed. McGuire, and Joseph E. Weh-
ner, who also gave interesting and racy
speeches. The committee on awards gave
Nathan A. Miller a certificate of merit
for single seedling Yankee, 1912 ; James
Bruce also receiving one for his 1911
pink seedling Cactus Alice Taylor. Di-
plomas for superior culture were awarded
the Howard P. Brook Co., Herbert F.
Clark, Joseph E. Webner, and B. G.
Leeper. S. H. Ward received an award
of recognition for a white Peony-flowered
seedling, and John H. Slocombe honor-
able mention for a magnificent display of
1913 seedlings. Special mention was
given Walter Shaw for white Single
Dahlias which he named "U. B. Q."
Songs were rendered by James Hannon
and recitations by Nathan A. Miller.
T. K.
Lowell, Mass.
J. J. McManmon h.is a large wedding
decoration on hand. At the bridal resi-
dence one room is being festooned with
^Southern Smilax and white Chrysanthe-
mums, another with pink Cosmos and
Autumn foliage, and a third with Pink
Killarney Roses and Smilax. The bride
will carry a shower bouquet of Lily of
the Valley, and the bridesmaids arm bou-
ouets of Pink Killarney Roses. Mr. Mc-
Manmon has a range of over 40,000
sq. ft. of glass, in which he grows miscel-
laneous stock besides forcing over 50,000
bulbs each year. Adjacent to this is his
nursery, which covers over 100 acres, 50
acres of which are fully stocked with
ornamentals, trees, shrubbery, etc.
J. M. J.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready October 27.
Ricard, Poitevine, Anna Brown, new p!n
$15.00 per 1000
S. A. Nutt, Bucliner, Doyle,
$12.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
PHER BROWN, 124 Ruby St., Lanaster, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Exoban^e when writlziK.
GERANIUMS
S. A. NUTT. Rooted Cuttings. $1.00 per 100,
SIO.OO per 1000.
BEAUTE POITEVINE and others. $14.00 per
1000.
Cash with order.
ERNEST HARRIS, Delanson, N. Y.
■Pleise mention t>'e Exnhatip-e when ■writin".
GERANIUMS
Grown Right Rooted Right Packed Right
Safe delivery guaranteed to any point reached
within fifty hours. p^j. ^qqq
S. A NUTT $12.50
RICARD and POITEVINE 15.00
ALBERT M. HERR, '^^^pl!"«.
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Geraniums iv:^^
S. A. NUTT, tlO.00 per 1000.
SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGON, $10.00 per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
35 Hudson St., Lynn, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS c%:.°,'.
Buchner. S. A. Nutt, $12.50 per 1000.
Cash with order.
FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
25,000
GERANIUMS
Well Rooted Cuttings. S. A. Nutt, $12.00 per
1000; Buchner, Ricard, Poitevine, $13.00 per
1000. Cash, please.
W.RUMMLER,'ire;-'Carl$tadt,N.J.
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ROOTED GERANIUM
CUTTINGS
Ready Now
Nutt. SIO.OO per 1000.
Ricard. 3-in., in bloom, $3.00 per 100.
COLEUS. 2-in.. $1.75 per 100.
J. E. DOERRER, Columbia. Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Geraniunn Cutting's
Nutt, Buchner, SIO.OO per 1000; Ricard,
Poitevine, $12.00 per 1000. This price only good
till Oct. 15; after that $13.00 and $15.00 per 1000.
Strong, 3-in. stock of Poitevine and Buchner,
$3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
PANSIES. Get your order booked for Fall
transplanted stock; finest mixture, $10.00 per 1000.
Cash, pie.
Plei
nention the Exchange when
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October 35, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
885
j List of Advertisers j
Advance Co 914 Edward, Harry B 878
Albert & Davidson . . ..915 thjnann W m 884
AUen. J. K .904 Eisel
Amer. Importing Co.898-
901
Am. Spawn Co 870 Engler. Henry
Amer. Wooden Ware Erne & Klmgei . .
Mfg. Co., Tlie 909 Eskesen, Frank N
Anderson. J. F 883 Esler, John G. .. .
Angermueller. Geo. H.899 Etter, M. S
ApEineMfg. Co 911 Eyres Florist 891
Mader, Paul 884 Royal Glass Works. . .914 Asters 866 Roses 86.5-72-
Marra, F 878 Rudolph, Max 892 Azaleas 865-70-74-76 876-78-79-80-84
Martin & Forbes Co. 872- Rummler, W 884 Bay Trees 876-78 Rubber Plants 874-
94 Rupp.JohnF 867 Begonias 870-73-74- 875-81-83
May,L.L.&Co 908 RusseJI, Geo. W 872 879-81-84 Seasonable Stock 865-
McClunie. Geo. G....S92 Russin & Hanfling. . . . 899 Berberis 876-78 869-70-72-73-74-75-78-
McConnell. Alei 894 Ryeison, U. Cutler. . .910 Bleeding Heart 876 879-80-81-82-83-84-902
McCray Refrigerator Salter Bros 895 Blue Spruce 878 Seeds. . . .865-67-68-69-70
Co 899 Sambrook Bros 895 Bojcwood 868 Shrubs 876-78-80
„„. ' c ,,, „„„ McHutchison & Co874-76 Sander & Son 869 Bulbs.865-66-67-6S-69-70- Srailax 874-79-
EUiott <S Sons, Wm... 866 McI ntyre. John W ... 907 Sauter.A 905 871 881-82-99-900-01-02
Geo.M.. 879 McManmon, J. J. . . .893 Sceery, Ed 894 BuJius 866 Snapdragon. 867-69-81-84
"""■ %^i McManus, James 905 Schling, Mai 894 California Privet.. 876-78- Spiraeas 871-76-78-80
■ • ■ SS Menand, L 89 1 Schmidt, J. C 902 880 Stevia 865-72-81-83
•••SSr Metropolitan Material Schmitz, F. W. 0 867 California Privet Cut- Sweet Peas 870
•■■oiJi Co 897-913 Schuiz, Jacob 893 tings 876-78-80 Sweet Pea Seed 870
Mette, Henry ^.866 Schulze & Son, C 874 Callas 868-71 Sweet William .
Florists' Hail Association
The change o£ rate on glass insurance
against hail will go into effect Nov. 1,
1913. The new rate will be 15c. per
100 sq. ft. on single thick, while the rate
on double thick will remain the same as
before, which was 6c. per 100 sq. ft.
John G. Eslee, Secretary.
Aschmann, Godfrey.. .881 Felthousen, J. E.
Aschmann Bros. . . 883-84 Field, H. W 872-94
Bader & Co 866 Fiedler & Co., A. G... . 891
Badgley. Riedel & Fisher, Peter
Baer, Juljus 892 Florists* Hail Ass'n
Baker The Florist 895 Flower Shop, The
Baldwin, Florist 895 Ford, M. C
Barrett, the Flc
Michigan Cut Flower Scott, John . . .^ 1
Excnange 901 Scranton Florist Sup-
,,, Michler Bros. Co 893 ply Co i
CI . k * r- cwIrt Midgley&Co 895 Sealy, J. W. C I
Fletcher a Co, ?■ W 867 Millang, Chas 905 Shannon, David U. _,
tal MiUsTheRorist, lnc.893 Sharp, Partridge & Co912 Chrysanthemums.. . S7
SS? Minge Floral Co., The893 Shaw, Henry V 882 „ . 872-73-79-,
rora, m. 1-. 903 Minneapolis Floral Co893 Sheridan, W. F 905 Chrysanthemum Cut-
Ford, Wm. P. .^. ... .904 M„m„,»c;„„, rh«, 876 Siehr«-ht. Geo. C 905 . .tmgs ,.. 870-72-73-79-
Canterbury Bells 902 Tulips.
Carnations 872-73- Vegetable Plants..876-902
880-84-902 Vegetable Seeds . . .866-63-
Carnation Cuttings. .872- 869-70
873-80-84-902 Verbenas 872-81
Vincas.874-78-79-81-83-84
Vines 876-78
Hail Insurance in Pennsylvania
Replying to the recent inquiry of a
reader, John G. Esler, secretary of the
Florists' Hail Ass'n, states that any flo-
rist in Pennsylvania can secure hail
insurance without paying commissions by
applying to the secretary of the F. H. A.
at Saddle River, N. J.
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
i& Sons, Chas. 876 Siebrecht, Geo. C.
Co.
.870
Walter
dens 872 Frederick, Wm. J . .
Baur & Steinkamp . . ..873 Freeman Orchid Co
Bay State Nurs., The.878 Friedman Florist o»^ Mt. Gilead Pottery Co909 Slinn; CI.
Heaven, E. A 900 Friedman,J.J 910 R;r..n u.. t7i — :..» qq=; c™:*i. a
Beckert, W. C. . . .
Begerow Floral Co
874-78-81-902
^u ...t ouu Clematis 876-80-81
Hentz & Nash905 Skiddsky & oj.', S.S '.873 Cocos. 881-82-83
Moore_Seed_Co. . . .,.868 Slinn, B, S., Jr 905 ^'l6|'6r6f!68^69-70-71 Apto^^ -, ^H
Fritz-Taber Mfg. Co.,
.900
Mullanphy, Florist
ouu Murray, Sami
Saimy B^osT; .: . ; . , S72 Proment, H. E .905 ^y^l P'°"=ff
BSrSett.C.A 876 Galvin.Thos F... 891 S^gd Rudolf.
Berger Bros 907 Gannett, A. A 872-83
Berger & Co., H. H ... 870 Garland Greenhouse
Berning, H. G 908 ^ Mfg. Co. . . . . . .913-14
Bertermann Bros. Co. 893 Gasser Co., J. M 892
Bidwell cS Fobes 868 Gibbons, The Smilas
Black. Chas 870-78 Man 901
Black. Son & Co., Jos. Giblin & Co 913
H. .878 Goodsell, P. H 878
Blackistone, Z. D 895 Graham & Son^ A
ith&Co., E. D....!
893 Smith & Fetters Co.,
894 The I
884 Smith. P. J I
ithCo., W. ST..
MISCELLANEOUS
Cold Storage Lilies AP^ P" ,_,
865-66-67-68-69-70-71 Artihcial Flowers..
Cold Storage Lily of
the Valley..
. 876
Nason, L. B.. .
Nat'l Florists* Board
of Trade 899 Soltau Fernery. B
Natural Guano Co. . .910 Southside Nurseri
Neidinger, Jos. G 899 Speelman & Sons
New England Florist J 869
Supply Co 906 Standard Pump & En-
New York Stable Ma- gine Co.. The 913
nure Co 910 Standard Thermometer
Nicholas. John S 894
Baskets.
.^^ ,^^j 866-76-80 Boilers 897-913-14-16
Coleus .'874-81-83-84 Carnation Ties 873
p., Crotons 875-82 Catde Manure 910
tii Cut Flowers 898-99- Chiffons 900
900-01-02-03-04-05-06- Chps . ■• 900
907-08 Crepe Paper 900
Cyclamen 869-70- Cut Flower Be
Co.,
Blackistone. J D?n 891 Greater N. Y. Florbts^ NicotineMfg Co.. The Steams Lu,
Boddington. A. T.. 868-71 Ass n .....auo *= q,. The A T
BohusIav&Son,B.A.S78 Greek-Amer. FIor.sts__ Ni^sen Co.. The Leo . 907 Stokes. Walter P. .. .
.L. M 905 StoothoffCo..H. A..
. Gustav 879 Storrs & Harrison Co.
The
Tkerk, P 876 Stumpp & Walter Co
912
Bolgian
& Son. J. .868-69 Supply Co 901
Bonnets Blake 905 Greup & Ploeger 876
BonnotBros 905 Grey Co., Thos. J 869 ri..„L;j ti,.
BoS Ton Flower Shop. Griffin. F. W 892 0^.';|>!i3=
The 892 Growers' Cut Flower
Bowe. M. A 893 Co. !
Brant Bros., Inc 895 Gude Bros. Co :
Brainard Nurs. & Seed Gunther Bros. !
Qfi 879 Guttman & Raynor,
Breck-Robinson Nujs.876 _ Inc. . . ._ ... .^. . . . . .^.i>v« paShdsky Bros. 914 Thompson & Co.. C. B.
Palmer & Son, W. J
Park Floral Co.. The. .892 Sunheht Double Glass
Parker, John I . . .891 Sash Co 914
Parkes Construction Syracuse Pottery Co...
Co 912 Taylor, Ed'
875-78-79-80-81-83-84 Cycas Leaves 898-901
Daisies 881-902 Dagger Ferns. 899
Decorative Stock 865- Decorative Evergreens
869-70-72-73-74-75-78- ^ „ 898-99-900-01
879-80-81-82-83-84-902 fancy Baskets 899
Dish Ferns. .870-81-83-84 F'in9X ^<^'^ X.X^??
Dracaenas 874- Fertilizers 910-11
875-79-80-81-82-83-902 F orists LettH;s .901
Evergreens 876-78 Florists Supplies ^.^98-
Farm Seeds..866-68-69-70 ^, „ *^^"^"r;Si
Ferns 865-70- F ower Boxes 90O
874-79-81-82-83-84 Flower Pots 909
Ferns in Flats 883 Fungme 911
Ficus 874-75-81-83 Galax Leav<s .899
Forget-Me-Nots 902 Glasi 897-912-13-14
Foxgloves 879-902 '^"'■' ' -"-" °"'
,u» .„.w ■..- Gold Letters 901
'2 FreKi^"'. ! .865-66-67-61 Glzaing Points 914
S"^'^''^""'r^" *""i"Sno Hnk-r™-h['<. <;/.,no I Farshelsky Bros yi4 l nompson a: I.-0.. v.. r>. Fruit Plants 876-78 Grates 915
BrertmeyersS„ns,J..892 Habermehl s Sons. J . patten. Helen F 895 893 prnkTre^ 876-78 Greens 899-901
Bnggs. A. Ellery 883 J j -A' ; •. — ■ ||* Pearce. George 913 Thorbum & Co.. J. M866 PucliiaL 874 Greenhouse Bldg. .. .912-
BrownBros&Co... 89o Hall &Rob.ngjn .... 893 p^^hara Roral Co.. Totty. Chas. H 880 GwSas 875 913-14-15-16
Brown. Peter.. 879 84 Hanford RG. ... 88^83 ^^3 -praendly & Schenck. .905 gSS .875-79 Greenhouse Construc-
Bryan. Alonzo J 874 Harris, Chester 895 p^„„ ^he Florist 892 Travis Co.. G. E 915 cSwims.; ! ! ! ! ! '865- tion.. . .912-13,14-15-16
Pennock-Meehan Co.. Van Assche, Frank.. . . 915 870-73-74-79-80-81-84 Greenh.
S. S. .907 Van Gelderen. G. W. .876 Geranium Cuttings. .865.
Perkins-King Co, ''" ., i.. -- /^. ». . _ «.
is, Cheste
Bu'ckbee. H. W 895 Harris. Ernest .'.
Bunyard, A. T., Flor- Hart, Ge.
Hatcher, John C 891
Burnett Bros 868 Heacock Co., Jos 882
Burpee, W. A. & Co.. . 870 Heinecken, Otto 876
Burr & Co.. C. R 876 Heiss Co 892
Byam. E. J 895 Henderson & Co.. A.. . 867
ByerBros 879 Henkcr. Bruno 870
Caldwell The Woods- " — ■■— *■ ■'-
Perry's Hardy Plant Vaugh,
.876
Henshaw & Fenrich.. .903 n,.,. - „
Herbert & Flcishauer.866 Philips Bros
California Florist. The895 H< .
CaUfomia Rose Co ... 884 Hews & Co.. A. H. ... 909
Camp Conduit Co.. Highland Park Green-
.912
SCo
Pierce Co.. F, O. . .
Pierson. Inc.. A. N.
Pierson Co.. F. R..
Pine Grove Floral Corp
^,_^^_^_ , ^_..^^ 913-14-15-16
— -Ct-* „„ ""87'(W3^4-79-S0-Sl54 Greenhouse Material
... 876 Gladiolus 866-68-69 _ 912-13-14-15-16
Seed Store. Hardy Perennials. . 876-78 Gutters . ,913
Heliotrope 874-81 Heaters. . . . . . , . . .912-13
-- . -,. ^^y. -n Heatine Aopuances
IIU..C ^„^^^ . 912-13
Vincent. R. Jr.. & Sons HyaSuhsT!''.'.'. 865-66-68 Hosi
,Co 865 Hydrangeas.
houses. The.
Campbell Bros 884 HiUbom. W. T
SrZlJfFfe^:::;.-:!!! SfifS"::lr/E:G;;:.1g| pi«sburgh cut fw;
Carnation Support Co.. HiU. Nursery Co
TheD.
g78 Pitzonka. Gustav. .
Plantlife Co
.90S Hollywood Gardens. ..895
Childs. John Lewis. . . 806 Holm & Olson . ...... 895
Chinnick. W. J 870 Holton & Hunkel Co. .906
Christensen, Thos. P. .882 Home Correspondence
Qark Florist 895 School.... 900
Clay & Son 911 Horan, E. C .905
.878 8"''^'
Vick's Sons, Jas 866 Herbaceous Piants".876-78 Heating App&
Viereck, F. C.......^. .892 Honey! "'
" __^""^ """ HorBed'Sash.897-912-13
914 Virgin. U.J 893 "■' ■'° 87'6-S0-81-83-84 HucUebeny Branches
5-1? Walker.Wm 893 Iris 865-69-80 SW
""■"^ Wallis & Co.. E. A ... . 884 Ivy 878-79-81-83-902 jce Bqxt^ . .899
wLburton Florist.. . .892 Japanese Maples....876-78 ^f «t'.<="l^ "I'l-.l',
Ward&Co..R.M....867 Japomca. .^. . . 876 J^dii
Warendorff. A 894 Jerusal.
Waterer. Hosea 866 Kalmia
''" Wax Bros 892
81" Weeber & Don
1 Bros. Cp...90S ^^-^^ 4 gons Co.'.H.
..„.„..„... ^881 Laurel ..
878 Laurel Festoomng.
lacunas...' 875-81-82-83-84 Laurel Wreaths. . .
Lilacs 874-76 Lemon Od.
Lily Bulbs 865-66-67- Leucothoe Sprays .
Co.878- Horticultural Adverti-
Conard & Jt
Conine Nursery Co., Howard's Flow'erShop892 S*""iHyi' 9- n'
TheFE 878 Howard, J. W 910 Randall, A. L. Co
Consumers FertUizer Hudson Carbon Co.. .910 S'^J'TiurK ^^„
Co 811 Idlewild Greenhouses. 893 Reade & McKenni
- ■ -- IgoeBros 899 ^'tll'i^u
Imperial Seed & Plant £'?<' * '^rf''^ ■
Co 868 Reimers. M^ D.
_ _ nbs. Florist
Corrv Floral Co. . .872-81
Cotsonas & Co.. Geo. . 901
Cowee.W.J 900
Cowen's Sons, N 912
Coyle, James 905
Craig Co.. Robt 875
Crouch, Mrs.J.W 892
Crowl Fern Co 899
Crump, F. F
Cunninghai
Cut Flower
70-71-76 Magnolia Leaves,
Potter Floral Co 892 wdch Bros. O,'. '. .' .' .' .'906 UIies.865-66-67:68-70-71- Manure 910
Pulvenzed Manure vir„it p-„ gyc 876 Mastica |i»
Co 910 wIstLro Conserva- Lilium Candidum.. . .865- Moss 899
Quaker City Mach. S*^ 872 867-68-71 N.koteen 911
Co. 912 wStot Henry .■.■.•.: y.lU Lilium Formosum 865- Ni^otia^ ..... .91
:k Chouses.. ..882 West View Floral Co.891 , .,. 868 Kfcky t,ypress.. , _^^_.»i^
Wettlin Floral Co.... 880 Lib
Whilldin Pottery Co., , ...
The 909 L'l'
White Bros 872 , ...
Whittier & Co., W. B.878 f-i i— ^,
Wietor Bros 908 Lily of the Valley.
1 Giganteum.
.900
Williams* Florist Sup-
Pipe 897-915
6-67-70 Pipe Fittings 897-915
iHarrisii 865- Plantlife 910
866-68 Pots 909
I Speciosum.. 871-76 Pumps. 913
■ ....866- Pumping Engines. ...913
879-80 Refrigeratr--
Interstate Tobacco Co., 5<^"""'[?* Cf "=^V >^ ' ' cnS ply House 873 """f"' sVb 78 SO
. Inc...... .,,910 S-''!i'=,lik';'?li9f:'l?? w|son,H.E 895 ^^apte . .^.;876-78-80
Manetti 876 Ribbons 900
,R. J 896-97 Reynolds AMacKay. 872 Wilson, R. G
IsbelLS. M. &CO....870 gi^Co^-^?'
Jackson & Perkins Co. 874 S!'"?' •'^C. .
Jacobs, S. & Son 912 5"S''%,'^- ^
... 892 Jennings, E. B 869 Rock FI(
H..879 Johnson Seed Co 867
Exchange. 905 Johnston, T. J. & Co.. 895
.892
hroom Spaw
: Co., Wm.
Ruscus 899
Sash 897-912-13
867 70 Scaline 911
Windier Wholesale Flor- ^^^j^^^ 865-66-67-68 Script Words 901
»'Co. 900 Nephrolepis.... 865-75-83 SheepM,
Bros ...87^ M„™..„ lU,
.910
Robin
uaiiicaouze Bros..:.. 872 Jones, H. T o,„ „ ,.
Danker Florist 891 Jones. Inc.. Percy. .. .908 R°5 .,
DayCo..W.E 895 Kasting. Wm. F. Co..865 _ «• M
Darbce Florist 895 Keller. John A ... ,
Deamud Co.. J. B 908 Keller Pottery Co .... 909
DeBuck, John 874 Keller Sons. J. B 896
DeKalbNurs 878 Kervan Co.. The 899
DeNave.Paul 874 Kessler. Wra 904 R'Hf>' Fl
Den Ouden & Sons.H.876 Kilboum. R... ~"~
DictschCo.,A 912 King Constructi
Diller, Caskey & Keen "' ' "
&CO..H.M.
900-01
Co. (Inc.)
913 Kroeschell Bros. Co.. . 9 14
Dillon. J. L 872 Kuebler. Wm. H 905
Dodd. Chas. H 913 Kuhlmann. H. H 892
Doerrcr, J. E 884 Lager & Hurrell 874
Dolansky. F. J 906 Lancaster County
Domcr & Sons. Co. F.872 Nurs
Douglass. W. C 868 Lange, A
DoyleCo., Wm. E....891 Lange, H. F. A
Dreer, Henry A., Inc..833- Langjahr, A. H
909-14 Langle, Richari
Dujardin & Lodwick, Lappe, Johi
Zau ir'-lin Norway iviaples... 876-78 Sheet Moss 899
Wood, Harmon & Co. 880 N^^^vay Spruce. ... 876-78 Shower Sprayers 914
Woodrow S Marketos905 ^^^^J^ g^^^^ g^g.^g Sphagnum Moss. . 899
Woodruff & Sons. S.D869 Oak Trees 876-78 Stakes 873-99
Worcester Conserva- Orchids 874 Supports 873-99
„u, tones 872 Ornamental Shrubs876-78 Thermometers 913
S' 'J'"J'""'"SnS Rolker & Sons A 86W09 Young & Co., A. 1 904 Ornamental Trees..876-78 Tile... 91-
■'o'-'A., 893 g°i^" ntCaVdcns 893 Young Florist 895 Palms 870-82 Tinfoil... ^^^899
R^nXl, Nurs & Young.John 902 Pandanus 875 Tobacco Dust ... .910-11
rKn«^ 879 Young S Nugent 894 Pansics 869-74-79- Tobacco Powder.
osery Pfowershop-. Zangen, O. V 897 ^ . _ 8«0-81-|76^§i ?°^SS""" '
„„^ The 891 Zeestrater & Sons. G. .869 Peach Trees 876-78 Toothpicfci
Co'Sfl RoutzahnSeedCo. ...870 Zimmer, Charles 879 Peonies ...876 Treelubs ^^
KosierS &,::::.■: "^^^878 Rowden & Mitchell.. .874 Zvolanek, A. C 870 Pg^-as- ....... .|65-74 Tubs.^^..^^.^^.^.^. ...
910-U
910-11
. . .900
Index to Stock Advertised I
895 While every effort will be made '
902 advertising copy received aftei
Phoenix..... 869-75-82-83 ^JS'Jo'Ji
Poinsettias. .870-72-73-81 Ventilators 912-13-14
Primroses. . .874-78-79-81 Vcrmine ■ ^.911
Primulas 870-74- Wants 896-97
879-80-81-83-84-902 Wax Roses 899
Privet 876-78-80 Wholesale Florists
Privet Cuttings. 876-78-80
Rhododendrons.. .876-78
.870 Uedle Floral Co.
Eagle Metal & Supply
884 Adiantum... 875-81-82-83 Araucarias 874-75-81-
..... ....™. _ .-„^„.. . 911 Ageratum 884 883-84
Co S97 Leonard Seed Co 866 Alyssum 874-80 Ardisias 879
Eble. Chas 893 Leuly. Emil 883 Ampelopsis 872."" ' °" °
Edgar Co.. Wm. W., 870 Littlefield Fli ' — - . . .
Edwards Folding Box Lord & B
rist 895 Andro
„ amCo..916 Anthcric
Co 900 Ludwig Floral Co.. E.894 Antirrhir
Patkrson, N. j. — James Smith has
started in the retail business for himselt
<.,o » - i!RQ79 7i at 113 Market st. Mr. Smith was for;
878 Asparagus..... 86M2-73- ^^^^^ ^^ gtoutenborough & Smith, 22,
,867-69-81-84 884-902 Market st.
iliZ,:A^:--Sif2.fi at m Market st.
Edible Puffballs
A correspondent who wrote to the
TJ. S. Dept. of Agriculture relating to
Puffballs. received the following informa-
tion regarding them : "All Puffballs are
edible so long as the interior portion re-
mains perfectly white. If the slightest
trace of yellow follows the knife in slic-
ing it, reject the specimen, for although
not poisonous it would probably cause
an attack of indigestion. Puffballs can
be cooked in anyway suitable for Mush-
rooms or are fine prepared raw for a
salad."
CONTENTS Page
A Plea for More Diversity 888
Amongr tile Growers:
W. A. Manda, Inc.; Brown Bros. &
Co.. (Illus.): Mt. Greenwood
Cemetery Ass'n.; Frank J. Do-
lansky, Cottage Gardens Co. 886, 887
Business Troubles 904
California Notes 913
Catalogs received 873
C. S. A. Examining Committee Re-
ports 888
Clubs and Societies:
R. I. Hort. Soc; R. I. F. and G.
Club; New Orleans Hort. Soc.;
Paterson (N. J.) Flor. Soc.) 899
Critchell, Mrs. C. E. (Portrait) ..'. .889
Dahlia Blooms, 80,000 881
Denmark, Crop Report from 871
English Horticultural Notes 889
Exhibitions, Coming 890
Florists and Examinations 888
Florists' Hail Ass'n 885
Flowers Still in Bloom 887
Greenhouse Building 901
Hail Insurance in Pennsylvania 885
Heating Queries 890
Market, Bevlew of the 903
Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 877
Obituary:
Ever, John B. ; Pierce. EMward Le-
"Roy 889
Question Box 887
Questions Exchau^e Readers are
Asked to Solve 890
Readers' Views, Our:
Two- Year-Old Carnations; The
Old Time Carnations 889
RetaUer. The (Illus.)
Hallowe'en for the Retail Florist;
A New Rubber Flower Holder;
How's Business? 891-895
Review of Books 888
Rose, A New 871
Rose Test Gardens 888
Schizanthus Wisetonensis. Culture
of 890
S. A. F. and O. H.. Registration 871
Seed Trade Report 867
Seedling Briars, An Experiment with. 888
Stray Notes from Great Britain 889
Sweet Peas In Autumn, Sowing 871
Trade Notes:
Houston 8 /^
Nashville 873
Louisville. Columbia S74
Washington, Baltimore 876
Charleston. Savannah, Columbus. . S7S
Providence. Pittsburgh 879
■proy
New Haven, Lowell 884
Syracuse ^- ' ■ .V ' '^^ y
Rochester, Albany. Detroit, Buf-^^^
Clevelaiid,' Elyria •••■.,■•■ ,: • -S^S
Worcester, Scranton, Indianapolis 900
Kalamazoo j" J
Hartford ""s
New York J"=
Boston ..., 2"°
Philadelphia, Chicago 908
Kansas City .•■•■.; JJV
Milwaukee, St. Paul 911
San Francisco, Seattle 91^
Los Angeles ■ 914
Trade Notes. General ^Oi
■Week's ■Work, The: . ^ , „ ,.
Begonia Cincinnati; Early Bulbs;
Cannas; The Azalea; Feeding
Carnations; The Carnation
- House; Flowers for the Retail
Grower **"• ****!
886
The Florists' Exchange
AMONG THE GROWERS
W. A. Manda, Inc., So. Orange, N. J.
claims to iave the largest area under
glass, and some may say, "Well, they
may have it in B. C, biit I am from
Missouri ;" in reply to whidh I may say:
"Don't miss the next Pacific Nursery-
men Assoeiajtion's couTention. Oome to
^'aneouver ; you will never be sorry for
I it"
From a cross house, almost 1000ft.
long, twenty-six houses from 200£t. to
260ft. long, branch from the north end.
At the south end, near the Eraser River,
the boilers and the large oil tank are
located. The oil is pumped by a special
pipe line from tank boats, making fast
at Brown's landing. Most of the ground
from the boiler house for 200£t. on both
sides is intended for the erection of new
greenhouses in coming years. At the
north end of the greenhouses is a large
packing shed, a propagating house and
one boiler for wood firing. This section
burned down recently, and is beinj
In response to the invitation of W. A.
Manda, at the last meeting of the New
York Florists' Club, the committee of
awards, with other officers and a large
number of members, paid a visit to South
Orange to view the new Dahlias and
other plants of which this establishment
has made a specialty.
On_ arrival of the 1.03 p.m. train from j rebuilt and enlargedr" Tie "area" under
" ss is utilized for growing cut fl<
Hoboken, the party journeyed to the
home of Mr. Manda, where a luncheon
was served, after which the members pro-
ceeded to the establishment to see the
three new varieties of Dahlias which
were put up for award, beside other seed-
lings which will be heard from later.
After inspecting the Dahlia field, the
party went through the thirty-one green-
houses.^ the lion's share of the admira-
tion being bestowed upon the large house
filled with Polypodium Mandaianum,
which is being grown in all sorts of
receptacles, and on Tree Fern trunks,
baskets and bark. Other new Ferns
were admired, besides the huge collec-
tion of specimen Palms which fills one
large conservatory 35ft. high, all by
themselves. In the Orchid house a large
supply of flowers is promising for the
Winter, while quite a large number were
in bloom, including many hybrids.
After visiting the greenhouses, the
nursery was then reviewed, especially
the Boxwood garden and the evergreen
garden, the party then returning to the
house to get their overcoats and proceed
to their various destinations. It was a
happy gathering and all were pleased
with the outing and favorably impressed
with the great collection and its diversity.
Brown Bros. & Co., Vancouver, B. C.
The courtesy of J. Brown, Sr., of
Brown Bros. & Co., gave me the pleas-
ure, last week, of a fine auto ride of
thirty miles through pretty and well
settled districts between here and New
Westminster, and thence through beau-
tiful stretches of virgin meadows and
woodlands over to Port Hammond. To
my utter astonishment I was brou^t
to face with the largest greenhouse es-
tabli^ment west of Chicago. Now, I
know that Portland, and also 'Frisco,
and greens, as Roses, Carnations, Lilies,
bulbs, Chrysanthemums, etc., and some
bedding plants in season. Practically
all is used for Brown Bros.' stores alone.
In the grounds of about 40 acres, lots
of perennials. Dahlias, Gladioli, Roses,
and shrubs are planted. Over one acre
was recently set with Dutch bulbs for
cutting purposes in the Spring. The
place is only four years old and addi-
tional acres will be put under cultiva-
tion after clearing, this Fall. The sur-
rounding country is very beautiful at
Hammond, and with a fine river near,
Mt. Baker and Mt. Rainier to the south-
east, and high mountains all along the
north side, one might be content to live
there if it wasn't so far away from
Vancouver and its city life !
Wm. SCHAtlMANN.
Mount Greenwood Cemetery Ass'n
The greenhouses in connection with
the Mount Greenwood Cemetery Asso-
ciation at Morgan Park, 111., are very
interesting at the present time. W. N.
Rudd, the welI-kno\^^l horticulturist, is
president of this association, and 0. W.
Johnson, secretary of the Chrysanthe-
mum Society of America, is the superin-
tendent of the greenhouses. About
40,000 sq. ft. of glass is operated by
this association for the production of
plants and cut flowers for the use of the
cemetery. The plant stock is all dis-
posed of on the premises, and the stock
in cut flowers, principally Carnations
and Chrysanthemums, that is not sold
to the patrons of the cemetery, finds its
way to the wholesale market in Chicago.
Carnations are most extensively grown
of all cut flower products. Next in
importance is Chrysanthemums. These
are made a specialty by Mr. Johnson
who has now under way a
fine lot of commercial flow-
ers as well as a fine show-
ing for exhibition blooms.
In Carnations however, it
will be interesting to know
that out of all the well
known varieties in com-
merce at the present time,
only one named variety is
grown, namely. Rosette.
There are several large
greenhouses devoted to
fifty-six two year old seed-
lings that have a wonder-
ful range of color and
many fine characteristics.
In this lot of seedlings
there is a range of color
from purest white to the
darkest crimson, including
all the shades of pink. A
few handsome salmon
pinks look very promising.
A White Enchantress, is
well liked, especially so on
its excellent blooming quali-
ties during warm weather.
I >ne section of this variety
was benched on July 20,
and is now well in bloom.
The Carnations have to be
thrown out early in the
Spring so as to make room
for the growth and propa-
gation of bedding plants
for Summer use. Mr. John-
son states that 158,000 bed-
..v,'^''?v,'''P P',?"i''® shows the planting of Dutch bulbs ding plants were raised and
nfVrr,^n'";i,.„5°''.f'^^r-^, S^"" P"'"POses, OH the grounds disposed of last season. A
?ho?o^g°rZh^/h°o^ws*th^e''-blfSt™°^^en?ouSe rS|e Telf ^'T "' C.vpripediums was
of Chicago, that of Brown Bros & Co Ltd at lS.m looking well and gave
mend, B. C. The house dividing the range in the cen' P^^'^e of a good crop of
ter IS nearly 1000ft. long. A description of this nlapn blooms during the coming
IS given on this page. ^ Winter.
Next to the Carnations, the Chrys-
anthemums are well grown. Some good
commercial stock is now about ready for
cutting in such varieties as Polly Rose,
Pacific Supreme, and Chrysolora. The
extra early varieties are not grown, as
they come into competition with late
Summer flowers and are not (fully ap-
preciated ; neither do they bring suffi-
cient returns to justify tlheir growth
on a large scale.
Owing to the fact that the greenhouse
benches are filled with bedding plants
until late in the season, the growth of
exhibition blooms is carried on in pots
exclusively. To grow exhibition blooms
on benches, the planting should be done
early in May. This is at a time when
the sale of bedding stock is well on,
so that it would not he possible without
some loss to give bench space so early
to Chrysanthemums. By the middle of
June the bedding plant season is well
on the wane and then there is plenty of
available room for growing Chrysanthe-
mums for commercial use.
The plants for exhibition blooms have
been grown on from March cuttings,
and were in such a starte of development
as to be ready for their fiowering pots
in June. These are all now in Sin.
pots, which was the last shift they re-
ceived in June and have stems of great
substance, many of them, according, to
varieties, being from 7ft to 8ft. in
height. By tliis time these plants have
a well established root action and can
stand a reasonable amount of feeding
to the finest advantage.
The varieties grown by this associa-
tion have been carefully selected as the
best money makers, from a long experi-
ence in 'Chrysanthemum culture for
commercial use and are as follows :
Polly Rose, Pacific Supreme, Gloria,
iChrysolora, Robt. Halliday, Pink and
White Ivory, Donatello, and Chas.
Bazer.
Among the mamy exhibition varieties
grown, the following were noted :
Smith's Advance, Glenview, Mary
Donellan, Wm. Turner, Pockett's Crim-
son, Mrs. David Syme, Ununda, Neo-
mah and Mrs. Wm. Duckham. Pom-
pons come in for a large share of atten-
tion, but only a very limited number of
varieties are grown.
Frank J. Dolansky, Lynn, Mass.
The Exchange representative visited
the establishment of Frank J. Dolansky
of Lynn, Mass., on Columbus Day, Oct.
13. The place is different to any other
in the vicinity of Boston, that is, in the
variety of plants grown in this large
uptodate and most progressive establish-
ment. The first thing that impresses one
is the neatness, cleanliness, and especi-
ally the systematic arrangement of all
the different plants; and these are grown
in large blocks.
There are three houses of Poinsettias
which are excellent models. Most of the
plants have had their final potting and
are in all sizes of pans from 5in. to
lOin. There are three plants in a pan,
and small ones of Asparagus plumosus
are used for greenery and an under-
growth. If everything goes well they
will surely make fine Christmas stock.
There are 10,000 Poinsettias, and this
is undoubtedly the largest lot in this
-vicinity.
Another large house is devoted to Car-
nations, the flowers of which are mostly
used at Mr. Dolansky's store in the
city of Lynn. The varieties are White
Wonder, White Enchantress, Pink De-
light, Benora and Rosette. The three
Rose houses likewise look well, and the
Iplants are producing good flowers of
Killarney, Double White Killarney, Mi-
lady, and Mrs. Aaron Ward.
"The^ crops mentioned are, as one might
say, side issues and what the establish-
ment is particularly noted for is Gar-
denias and Cattleyas. Three houses of
Gardenias are grown, and without the
slightest exaggeration they could not
possibly be better stuff. The stock is
raised annually from cuttings and
planted in a few inches of soil on raised
benches, and then transplanted so as to
flower in succession. At this time the
plants are producing a nice crop of
bloom. In another house they are show-
ing flower buds, which will be in good
condition for Christmas. For healthi-
ness and vigorous growth — no yellow tips
or leaves, all in perfection — ^the writer
never saw any Gardenias to equal them.
For they are not an easy crop to man-
age. However, Mr. Dolansky, with pa-
tience and perseverance, has found out
the secret and finds no difficulty in pro-
ducing the flowers that pay.
Cattleyas are grown in very large
batches, five houses being devoted to
them. The cleanliness, vigorous healthy
growth and the profusion of flowers at-
test that the location, food requirements,
and attention are all suited to them. The
reader will get a much better idea of the
space devoted to them when the number
of each kind is specifled. There are
4900 Cattleya Trianas, 2900 C. Mossise,
210O C. labiata, 500 C. Gaskelliana, 400
C. SchrcEderse, 500 C. speciosissima, and
200 C. Mendeli. Other kinds of com-
mercial Orchids are only grown in small
lots.
The greenhouses are situated on a ris-
ing hill, and the Orchid houses are ter-
raced one above the other. The advan-
tage of this is that the plants get a bet-
ter circulation of air and plenty of light.
A block of five new greenhouses has been
built this past Summer, all of which are
to be devoted to Orchids.
This place is quite convenient to Bos-
ton and well worth visiting as there are
things of interest at all times of the
year. R. c.
Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, L. I.
A visit to the extensive nursery of
125 acres owned by the Cottage Gar-
dens Co., Queens, L. I., is always
fraught with interest and instruction.
This establishment is one of the most
complete in this section of the country
and supplies many of the large private
gardens with much of the evergreen and
ornamental shrubbery material for plant-
ings. This side of the business has been
developed in comparatively recent years
and is being steadily improved. Mr.
Brown, the manager of the establish-
ment, has paid several visits to English
and European nurseries, and is con-
stantly testing the value and hardiness
of certain plants, by which means he is
enabled to speak with authority of all
his stock, and to advise his customers
in their purchases. One of the more
recent of these is the dwarf, com-
pact growing Cupressug Forstekiana,
which was obtained in Holland. This is
regarded as an excellent little evergreen
for the front of a shrubbery, or perhaps
for the furnishing of part of the rock
garden. The beautiful Aucuba .laponica
variegata which is regarded in England
as the best smoke-resisting shrub for
towns, has been planted in a sheltered
ravine, but though the shrubs were cut
to the ground in the Winter, they were
not quite killed, and have made good
growth again.
Evezgxeena
But Mr. Brown does not believe in
cultivating subjects that reqtiire protec-
tion all the time, nor those of doubtful
hardiness. The trade and the retail
growers, however, owe something to the
Cottage Gardens for the trouble they
have been to in discovering reputable
hardy varieties. As an instance, the list
of thoroughly tested hybrid Rhododen-
drons amounts to some thirty kinds,
among them being delicatissimum with
ample, handsome foliage which, if it
never flowered at all, would still be well
worth having. Others include Caracta-
cus, C. S. Sargent, Everestianum, H. H.
Hunnewell, purpureum elegans, F. D.
Godman, Lord Roberts, and Parson's
Gloriosum, while the native species,
maximum, catawbiense, and punotatum
are, of course, grown in quantity, and
there is an abundant selection of fine
bushy plants. The stock is all healthy-
looking and well set with flower buds.
Altogether the number of two, three, and
four year old Rhododendrons at Cot-
tage Gardens is .50,000. They are grown
under the semi-shade of Norway Maples
which are set rather widely apart, the
site 'being rising land.
Shrubs like the English Holly, Ivy,
Yew and common Bay which so often
get cut in the colder sections of the
country, are recommended to be planted
first of all in a place where some amount
of shelter can be guaranteed, but more
important still, where the Winter sun
will not strike them. A north or east
aspect is regarded as best The sun,
striking upon the frozen tissues, causes
them to rupture and thus damages the
growths.
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
887
Thousands of ornamental evergreens
are propagated annually by seeds, cut-
tings, or grafts, the latter being
the finer forms of Cypress upon seed-
lings of Retinispora (syn. Cupressus)
obtusa ; or the finer Lilacs on the com-
mon species. One span-roofed glasshouse
that used formerly to be utilized as a
store for Fall imported stock, is now
largely devoted to propagation purposes,
the sand benches never being without
(heir complement of evergreen cuttings.
These are removed to coldframes when
rooted, and placed in the open air_ as
early in the Spring as soon as possible
after the frosts are over.
Some of the Stock
Some of the subjects that deserve spe-
cial mention are the Retinosporas, which
have iformed shapely pyramids up to
8ft. and 9ft. high and embracing such
kinds as pisifera and its yellow form ;
also filifera, the Whipcord Cypress ; ob-
tusa in several forms, with plumosa and
squarrosa in two or three varieties. The
Japanese Umbrella Pine also furnishes
a good ornamental small evergreen for
the Long Island estates and other places
along the Atlantic seaboard, especially
southward. So does the Japanese Holly,
Ilex crenata. which grows into a bush
4ft to 6ft. high. Osmanthus aquifolius
is somewhat similar in its appearance
and characteristics, while other useful
subjects are found in Mahonia aquifolia
and M. Japonica. And of course our
American Holly, Ilex Opaca ought to be
mentioned. The fine-leaved Box in pyra-
midal form, also as standards with
rounded or balloon heads, and as branch-
ing bushes, are each grown liberally and
add to the diversity of the selection.
Among the Fir tree family the choice
centers upon the rather handsome and
still little known Servian Spruce, Picea
Ormorica ; the lovely Colorado Spruce,.
P. pungens ; the varied forms of Norway
Spruce, P. excelsa, and others. The
Junipers, too, are a host in themselves,
embracing the very hardy and very orna-
mental J. Canadensis aurea ; J. Chinen-
sis (or Sinensis), and the upright Red
Cedar, J. Virginiea and its metallic
leaved variety, glauca. Nor can the
useful, spreading Savins be overlooked,
for they are particularly noteworthy and
desirable.
Gryptomeria Japonica succumbs to the
frost, but its near ally, C. Lobbi com-
pacta, can be relied upon in all but the
most severe Winter, and is an elegant
tree. So, too, the three Cedars, Atlan-
tica, Deodora and Libani can generally
be regarded as safe plants in the Long
Island and littoral sections, though prob-
ably not generally hardy more than 100
miles north of New York. In the Doug-
las Fir, with Abies cephalonica, concolor
and Nordmanniana, we have other mag-
nificent trees which are always good, and
which should be largely planted ; while
among the dwarfer subjects again, the
Oriental Arborvit*, particularly Biota
orientalis aurea, and B. o. elegantissinia,
are splendid evergreens, of the greatest
value to the planter and landscape gar-
dener.
Quite the best of the Pines are the
Austrian, the White, P. strobus, and
resinosa. though there are also the
Scotch, P. sylvcstris, and the Himalayan,
P. excelsa ; also the Korean and Dwarf
Mountain Pine.
Deciauona SulijeotB
From the foregoing it will be gathered
that the representation of choice and re-
liable stock in this line is wide and
varied. It is equally so with the decidu-
ous trees, particularly among the Oaks,
Acers, Birches, Chestnuts, Catalpas,
Sweet Cum, Dogwoods, Sophora Japon-
ica, Flowering Ash, Fraxinus Ornus,
Maidenhair-tree, Magnolias, Cherry, Pop-
lar, Flowering Crabs, Elms and Lindens.
One could not but admire the rich crim-
son and purple coloring of the Dogwoods,
the L/iquidambar, the Scarlet Oak, Quer-
cus coccinea, and the deep purple of
Prunus Pissardi and Acer niatanoides
Schwedleri. The fine foliage of the
Pin Oak. Qucrcvis palustris ; Weir's form
of the Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum
Weiri; and of Young's Weeping Birch,
Betula Toungi pendula, was another
feature that attracted our attention, and
more ought to be made of these graceful
subjects. There is possibly no faster
growing tree, than the Silver Maple,
though for this reason the nurseryman
rather objects to it, his reason being that
it gets big too quickly and therefore not
always easily sold. Then the fine leaved
Japanese Maples are a host in them-
selves, and if set where they are screened
somewhat from cutting winds in Spring
or away from the direct rays of the
morning sun in Winter, they certainly
flourish.
Tbe Carnations
Much more might be written about
the trees and shrubs at Queens, but we
must conclude with a reference to the
ICarnations in several large houses.
The wonderful new white variety Match-
less, so finel.v Clove scented, was an eye-
opener. The blooms average 3^in. to
4in. across, are compact yet elegant, the
petals deeply and distinctly notched but
not too much so, with the center well
built up. It is absolutely a non-splitter,
and when fully opened is of a snowy,
lustrous whiteness. The stems are long
and wiry, while the habit of the plant
is sturdy and free blooming. Matchless
resulted as n direct cross between Alma
Ward and White Perfection and will be
remembered as having won the gold
medal at the International Show in New
York, April 12 to 19 last.
Two houses, each of 16,000 plants are
filled with it ; while the other chief fa-
vorite! here is Mrs. C. W. Ward. The
cut. chiefly from these two varieties,
averaged 8,000 to 10,000 blooms per day,
and cutting begins any time from the
latter part of August. The houses are
practically never empty of Carnations,
for when the present crop of plants is
cleared out in June next year, the whole
structures are cleaned, the soil in the
benches renewed, and the new crop of
Winter rooted stock is planted. The
larger houses are 340ft. long by 50ft.
wide, and there are eight beds in the
house. All the houses were built by
Lord & Bumham Co., and are heated by
high pressure steam boilers.
No fertilizers are used in the soil, but
topdressing and liquid feeding begins
early. The first surface application has
already been given, consisting of pulver-
ized sheep manure, some soot and bone
flour. Nico-fume liquid is used as a
fumigant. and about six or eight lamps
are sufficient, set down in the center of
the house.
Beacon. Vivid and Enchantress are
also relied upon. Beacon is such a free
grower and is^ still excellent as to color
and form ; while Vivid, a seedling raised
here and not vet sent out, is remarkable
for its early flowering and most attrac-
tive color. The name well describes its
orange scarlet blooms. Plants from the
earliest batches of cuttings are planted
in June and come into bloom by Aug.
l.^i. From that date until Christmas they
yield a heavy, regular supply of first-
class blooms which, at the latter date,
have fetched as much as S1.5 per hun-
dred. After the end of December the
plants are regarded as past and can be
cleared nut to make room for another
crop. The plants and flowers at the
present date are in excellent condition,
and the variety certainly has merits that
ought to mnkp it highly useful to other
sTowers. Both indoors and out, the Cot-
tage Gardens are splendidly maintained,
and replete with good things.
J. H. D.
Flowers Still in Bloom
Among the flowers still blooming in the
open borders in New York Botanical
Garden at the Bronx, are Ageratums,
African Marigolds, blue Lobelia, Lychnis
coronaria, Stocks, Gomphrena globosa,
Viscaria coeli-rosea. Verbenas, Tagetes
pumila, Stokesia cyanea alba. Cosmos bi-
pinnatus, Celosias. both the plumose and
the crested or Cockscomb forms ; Koeniga
maritima. Tuberoses. Dianthns Hedde-
wigii, Violas, Helichrysums. Phlox pani-
culata (pretty much faded), and Salvia
splendens. Among the more showy foli-
age subjects are Coleus Bluraei in several
varieties. Sanlolina chamcecyparissus,
and Centanrea gymnocarpa. Cannas are
a feature in one of the beds, while a
showy Polygonum, probably P. molle,
in the herbaceous garden, might he much
more largely employed. At Prospect
Park. Brookl,vn, there is quite an ad-
mirable outdoor show of Water Lilies, in-
cluding NvmphfPa stellata. The Water
Poppy, Hydrocleys nymphoides, also
adorns the water with its soft primrose-
sulphur flowers; and there are still a few
Roses. The woods are splashed in gold
and crimson by the leaves of Acer rub-
rum and Nyssa sylvatica — these particu-
larly.
We wish to Impress upon our readers that
all questions intended for this department
must bear the name of the sender, not necessa-
rily for publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith. We will endeavor to answer all ques-
tions submitted to us by subscribers, but we
cannot recognize anonymous communica-
tions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PLANTS
When sending specimens for names, cor-
respondents should send some lower leaves
of herbaceous plants, as well as upp .'r ones,
and of all plants, flowers and seed vessels.
If possible, in addition to this, if stated
whether it be shrub, tree, herbaceous, wild
or cultivated, location where grown, it would
often enable identification of specimens
difficult to determine otherwise.
(91) Cratseg-us tomentosa. — I wonder
whether, in the past issues, Mr. Meehan
has told anything about CratsBgus to-
mentosa? I had a spray of the fruit
recently from IVTt. Kisco, and it seems
to me to be the showiest of the native
Haws. I wish to know whetlier it is
easily raised from seed, and whether it
is slow in reaching the fruiting age. —
(Mrs.) E. T. R.
— Mr. Meehan has not dealt with the
Cratsegus for some considerable time,
but "will do so ere long. You are right
in regarding C. tomentosa as one of the
most handsome or showy of the Haw-
thorns. Its reddish-orange berries are
attractive. Trees from six to eight or
nine years old begin to flower and fruit,
and to raise seedlings you could deal
with them as with Peaches or Plums,
namely, place the stones now in trays
or boxes of moist sand and set these
in a moderately warm house or shed, of
course keeping the sand always moist.
By Spring the seeds will be germinating
and can then be put out in the open soil
in lines. Place the seeds 2in. to Sin.
apart and about 2iAin. deep. A light
mulch would assist the young seedlings
during the Summer. They would re-
quire to be lifted and transplanted the
following Spring.
(92) How to Treat Stocks. — I have a
greenhouse 100ft. x 12ft., which is at
present filled with late Asters. I have
a fine patch of columnar white and pink
Stocks in readiness to take their place.
Which would be the most profitable way
to grow them? Can I plant them now,
let them make all growth possible be-
fore severe weather sets in, then mulch
them and keep dormant until two months
before Easter? Or would it be better
to give them the heat and bring them on
for Christmas? An old experienced
grower of Stocks tells me that during
the short days Stocks will not move
much even with the best of treatment,
and all fuel expended is thrown away.
—J. P. A., N. T.
— If skillfully handled, probably good
results may be obtained from the Stocks
by either method. If, however, there
should be a warm spell for several days
in the Winter, as is not infrequently the
case, it is a question whether these
Stocks, if in a greenhouse, can be kept
dormant, and if they should begin to
grow, they would probably be damaged
by the cold weather which followed. We
should be inclined to give them the
gentle heat, and so get them on to a
finish, and follow them with some other
crop, and so keep things moving. An-
other way would be to plant them now
in a good coldframe, where you would
have better control over them as re-
gards keeping them dormant, and then
bring them into the greenhouse when
you really get ready to force them; but
Stocks will not bear hard forcing.
(93) Cannas In Flower Bed, — Last
Spring I dug out a border for a cus-
tomer which was overgrown with Rud-
beckia. Ten years ago this bed had been
filled with Cannas, and none had been
planted or seen there since. The ground
was spaded deep, fertilized, and set with
Verbenas. Early in the Summer. Cannas
began to show, and several dozen plants
were pulled out and a few left to grow.
Is not this rather an unusual occurrence?
— C. D., Conn.
— The record Is very interesting and
would seem to prove that the hard seeds
of the Cannas had lain buried all those
years without germinating. The deep
digging again brought them under the
influence of the sun, air and moisture,
hence the result. This Is only a sur-
mise, but we think it Is the correct so-
lution. The Canna seeds are popularly
called Indian Shot, owing to their
roundness and hardness.
(94) Carnation Plants Diseased. — I
have about 2000 Carnation plants, of
which I am sending you a sample. I
planted them about Aug. 20 and they
were looking well. We had a rainy
week about three weeks ago, and the dis-
ease started about that time. I would
be very glad if you could tell me what
would stop this. — J. B., Conn.
— It would have been better to have
submitted an entire plant for examina-
tion, but judging from the small
branches sent, we should say that your
Carnations are suffering from branch
rot, sometimes also called "die back."
There is little, we fear, that you can do
except to pull up and destroy the plants
most affected, and the affected branches
of the others. Keep the soil stirred
often on the benches; give them air, and
water judiciously. Perhaps under care-
ful handling some of these plants may
later come again into fairly good condi-
tion.
(95) Bose Cuttingrs from Ploweringr or
Blind Wood? — Would you kindly Inform
me in your next Issue, when taking Rose
cuttings, whether the blind wood or the
flowering wood is the best to take? —
J. J. C. Md.
— Blind wood, that is, wood without a
flower bud, is generally used in making
Rose cuttings. It should be in about
the same condition as the wood next to
the flower when it is cut and preferably
should have a "heel" at the base.
(96) Cauliflower not Heading. — My
Cauliflowers, of the Snowball variety,
started in pots in the first part of July,
were planted in frames when they were
fit. I put plenty of cow manure in the
soil and gave them sufficient water. They
have done well, and the plants are in
good condition, but have not started to
head. I am keeping them on the dry
side lately to see if that will make any
difference. Please advise me what to
do. I raised a fine lot of Cauliflowers
In this same frame the last two Springs.
— E. L.., Conn.
— As far as can be determined from
the information given, there is nothing
for the inquirer to do but to wait till
the CauIIfiowers reach that point in
their growth when It is time for them to
form heads, and the faster they grow
the sooner they will reach that point,
and the finer their heads will be. Do
not try to stop their growth and dwarf
them.
(97) Wlien to Plant Iillium glgrantenm
for Baster. — When should I pot Lllium
giganteum to root them cool and have
them in bloom for Easter. — F. W. B., Pa.
— Pot up the Lillum giganteum now,
especially as you intend to grow these
cool. After they are well rooted, and
have been brought into the greenhouse,
you can watch their development, and
regulate the temperature so as to bring
them into bloom at Easter.
(98) 'arum I^eaves Tuming bellow. —
We are sending some diseased leaves
from our Dr. Enguehard Chrysanthe-
mums. What causes this disease? We
have put new soil in this bench (solid),
and well rotted manure. This trouble
is not on all plants, but mostly on those
on the edges of the bench; even here,
there will be one ' plant with leaves
turning all yellow, or dried up, and all
around this plant the others are healthy.
Does this disease spread; if so, what
can be done to check it? — C. M., N. J.
— The leaves are fungoid, which dis-
ease generally attacks the foliage dur-
ing muggy weather, or a very heavy
mulch of stable manure could also
cause it. The benches being solid are
apt to be overwatered, either with clear
water or liquid manure. Some varieties
are more susceptible than others, but I
am at a loss to understand why most
of the plants near the edge of the bench
are affected, as they receive more light.
It is certain they have either been over-
watered or overfed. It could also be
caused by cuttings taken from diseased
stock plants, making it a constitutional
disease. This disease spreads very
quickly in wet weather or damp nights,
and the only prevention is to spray with
"Funglne," or blow some air slacked
lime between the foliage. This will un-
doubtedly check it. Be very careful to
see that the top ventilators are left open
night and day, and a temperature of 4R
deg. or 60 deg. maintained with the aid
of a little artificial heat. W. E. T.
(99) 'Mum Bnds Rotting. — Can you
tell why my Chrysanthemum buds are
rotting after being half developed? —
T. B. O.
— In some instances the rotting oc-
curs through over-exuberance of
growth, due to feeding the plants too
liberally after they are housed, coupled
with a rather warm and close, moist
temperature. More air. probably, should
have been admitted and a drier atmos-
phere maintained. In the case of those
buds that had begun to expand, it ap-
pears to be that moisture has soaked
into them and so caused the injury.
888
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Florists and Exaiiunations
After our recent advocacy of a course of tuition at a
college where floriculture and general gardening are
taught both in a practical and theoretical manner, we can
scarcely agree with the writer of the subjoined para-
graph, which we cull from an English contemporary,
where the same educational forces are at work in re-
gard to horticultural education as in our own coxmtry.
It is our firm belief that the practice of horticulture
and its allied branches is becoming every day more scien-
tific; that is to say, more and more dependent upon the
results of fcientiftc research and discovery, and surely
it must give a man greater confidence and power if he
has had a term or two at a school or college where the
subjects in which he will be engaged in the earning of
his livelihood, are specialized. He gets a grasp of first
principles and upon this scientific bedrock can build
surely. Undoubtedly, above all, he must have practical
experience: that is taken for granted, but if he under-
stands plant physiology, the principles of (so-called)
agricultural chemistry, the habits and structure of in-
sect pests, and the life history of fungi, and other such
things, he is surely a better man at his business, or at
all events a more intelligent man at it, than he who
practices empirically. For these reasons we still advo-
cate a collegiate training where it is possible. Never-
theless, we give the other side a hearing. The writer,
we assume to be William Robinson, now well over
seventy, whose name is known all over the world as the
author of The English Flower Garden-
this movement for bringing gardeners into the crowd
of examinations which are now held in many walks of
life with very doubtful results. By apprenticeship and
journeymansliip is the only way to learn gardening.
Colleges and schools are well enough for chemists,
doctors, lawyers, and other technical professions, but
gardening is a work of observation in the open air. and
purely practical. There is so much to learn, and so
much variety to be studied from actual things, that
little time could be spared from it for passing paper
examinations and storing the memory with facts that
have little to do with the work of life. We advise
young men to have nothing to do with these examina-
tions, and employers would be right In taking no notice
of certificates got by them. An inferior class, with a
faculty for memorizing boolcs only, will arise. Many
of the best growers would not be able to pass any
examination, nor would they be any the better for it
if they could. As well teach a sailor to sail a ship by
examination as teach gardening, which is learnt by
work and observation."
A Plea for More Diversity
It is quite true that the safest plan for the cut flower
producer to adopt is to cultivate only those subjects
that he has learned to be famihar with. He must first
and foremost make sure of earning his bread and butter;
but is it not possible for some of our successful growers
to keep testing perfectly new plants, or at all events
plants that are at present unknown to all save learned
cognoscenti ?
Over and over again we have seen a nursery firm
achieve a notable hit by having hunted up an old but
meritorious flowering subject, and having cultivated it
to the greatest perfection, presented it for the verdict
of the public. Such a plant as the Lion's-ear, Leonitis
Leonurus, comes to mind. It has upright spikes of red-
dish orange flowers not unlike Justicia carnea, and the
leaves are linear. Another plant that deserves attention
and which might be tried alongside the Stevias, is the
New Zealand Veronica Hulkeana. This is more herbace-
ous than shrubby; at any rate, it is only sub-shrubby
as a pot plant, and cuttings taken about June furnish
beautifvd flowering stock in Sin. and 6in. pots for the
late Winter and early Spring display. The flowers are
pale lavender grey, a very uncommon shade, and, like
those of most of the shrubby kinds of Veronica, they are
small, but are borne in long, arching, graceful panicles.
The inflorescences are more light, feathery looking and
graceful than those of the Stevias, and last reasonably
weU when cut. It is, however, as a conservatory plant
when grouped in a mass, that it is so effective, therefore
let it be tried by some of our florists. A big vase of
it in a retail store would certainly cause comment, and
surely if we are to foster the love of flowers among the
people, we must strike out into new lines. There is a
great danger of tiring one's customers when the changes
are rung all the time on Carnations, Chrysanthemums,
Roses, Violets and Lilies. These will never be dis-
placed: that is not the argument; but variety is the main-
spring of successful enterprise in floriculture and in the
retail florist's business.
Other plants, old as well as new, might be mentioned.
Some of these are direct introductions from foreign
countries, as the pretty pale blue flowered East Afri-
can Erlangea tomentosa, which we illustrated and de-
scribed in our Convention Number, Aug. 9, page 290.
The same remark applies to Eupatorium Raffilli. Mark
you, these must be thoroughly well grown. Weedy pro-
ductions will only create ridicule. Then among the bet-
ter known things there is Calceolaria Clibrani, the most
graceful Calceolaria in existence. Plants of this in Sin.
pots, with branching stems of its lovely yellow pouched
flowers, will last for five weeks in a dwelling room, if
given proper attention. Why not adopt it as a decora-
tive subject? At all events it would be a safe thing
during all the time that the weather remains compara-
tively free from hard frosts. Its white flowered coun-
terpart. Calceolaria Veitchii, which may still be re-
garded as more or less of a novelty, would be equally
striking and useful; and a dozen other subjects that
could be named might be discussed here, but perhaps
we have pleaded the matter sufficiently for the present.
Rose Test Gardens
The executive committee of the American Rose So-
ciety held its meeting for October, and following out
the instructions of the regular meeting of the Society,
held at Minneapolis, relative to the adoption of plans
and rules for Rose Test Gardens at Washington, D. C,
Ithaca, N. Y., Minneapolis, and New Brunswick, N. J.,
took up the correspondence and plans pertaining to this
work.
Mr. Theodore Wirth, President-elect of the S. A. F.,
sent on a carefully drawn layout or plan. Mr. John
Cook of Baltimore; Dr. A. C. Beat of Cornell Univer-
sity; and Mr. M. A. Blake, horticulturist of the Agri-
cultural Station of New Jersey, submitted suggestions
as to what they could do toward starting and caring
for the Rose Test Garden. These matters were care-
fully gone over. President W. R. Pierson submitted a
set of rules for the practical working of the Test Gar-
den, and these were considered section by section, and
submitted for suggestion or amendment.
The proposed extension of membership and afiBlia-
lion with local societies was reported to be receiving
commendation. The effort to obtain an accurate list of
all Roses originated in America is being taken up with
interest, rei)orts having come from California, Canada,
and widely separated sections.
Premium list for the Spring exhibition, which is to
lie held in New York City the last of March, 1914, will
lie taken up and issued without delay.
The National Rose Society of England, in its annual
report, gives recognition to the members of the Ameri-
can Rose Society who were present at its exhibition.
Ex-President Adolph Farenwald, and Mr. E. G. Hill,
are finely photographed therein.
More members have paid in the membership fee for
1913 than in any one year before, which is what we need.
"Come thou with us and we will do thee good."
The Annual Bulletin for 1913 will be an interesting
\olume. Benjamin Hammonu, Sec'y.
Beacon, N. Y.
C. S. A. Examining Committee Reports
Reports made by the committees of the Chrysanthemum
Society of America are as follows:
At Chicago, Ilt,., Oct. 11.— By H. Weber & Sons Co.:
Sport of Glory of Pacific — color, pinkish white; type,
Glory of Pacific; 86 points commercial.
At New Yoek, N. Y., Oct. 11.— By Chas. H. Totty: J.
5 — Color, chestnut bronze; type, Japanese; 85 points
commercial; 86 points exhibition.
At Cincinnati, O., Oct. 11.— By H. Weber & Sftns Co.:
.Sport of Glory of Pacific — color, blush white; type.
Glory of Pacific; 82 points commercial.
Morgan Park, 111. Chas. W. Johnson, Sec'y.
An Experiment with Seedling Briars
On the occasion of the visit of the Horticultural Edu-
cation Association to Burbage Experimental Station,
Leicestershire, Eng., says the Journal of Horticulture,
great interest was shown in an experiment in progress
in regard to stocks of seedling Briars for Roses. On
one side of a walk there was a large block worked on
selected stocks showing great uniformity of growth ; 75
percent, of the buds inserted on these had grown. On
the other side the stocks had been raised in the usual
way, and the plants showed great variety in the vigor
and habit of growth, some being strong and erect, others
weak and pendulous, and it can be easily imagined that
Roses of standard varieties worked on the latter stocks
could not be very satisfactory; moreover, only 25 per
cent, of the buds inserted on these mixed stocks had
grown. This perhaps illustrates well what Major Hurst
is attempting to do with nursery stocks generally, viz.:
raise pure breeds of vigorous types so as to eliminate the
present uncertainty. With this great object in view the
usual nursery trade stock is being gradually sold out
to make room for experimental work.
Review of Books
Notes on Experi.iiental Houticuiture, by A. Petit,
Professor in the National School of Horticulture,
France; chief of the Laboratory of Horticultural
Research ; 1 vol. IGmo. 236 pp. Horticultural
Library 26 rue Jacob, Paris. Price 3 for 50c.
Mr. Petit has collected records of scientific work on
various horticultural questions of current practical in-
terest. Researches of this nature are very interesting.
They may lead in certain cases to the correction of defec-
tive methods; more frequently, without doubt, they tend
to explain and endorse traditional practices, but in ex-
plaining them they make them clearer and permit of
their modification as required, so as to adapt them
judiciously to circumstances. Mr. Petit has studied,
especially, the influence of some cultural operations
on the nightly chilling of vegetables, and the forma-
tion of white frost; the use of coldframes; the influ-
ence of the protection from the sun on their produc-
tivity; the practice and influence of watering; the effect
of nitrification in sour soils ; the employment of or-
ganic and mineral manures; planting out and trans-
planting; the destruction of various hurtful insects,
etc. This work has been given a prize by the National
Horticultural' Society of France (Joubert de I'Hiber-
derie prize).
Monograph on the Genus Primrose, by S. Mottet,
Chief of the Experimental Farms of Messrs. Vil-
morin-Andrieux & Co.; 1 vol., 16 mo., 106 pp., with
diagrams and 16 photogravures, besides the text.
Horticultural Library, Paris; price 2 fr.
The Primrose species holds an important place in
our gardens, and has been considerably enriched during
these latter years, thanks, on the one hand, to the
journeys of exploration which have resulted in discover-
ing a great number of species of considerable interest,
and on the other hand by the efforts of the horticultur-
ists who have created hybrids and improved forms,
much superior to the type formerly known. Mr. Mot-
tet's excellent monograph comes just in time to make
the lovers of these pretty plants acquainted with the
recent acquisitions, and to bring themselves uptodate
on this very extensive genus. While it is very exact
and in strict conformity with scientific classification,
it is also full of valuable and practical information, the
author having been one of the first in France to culti-
vate the best varieties and the fine Chinese introductions.
The National Hort. Soc. of France has, moreover,
awarded a gold medal to this study which was presented
at its last annual congress.
October 25, 1913.
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889
Stray Notes from Great Britain
By T. A. Weston
Carnations and Roses
AUwood Bros, gained an A. M. with tlie Californian
Carnation Fairmount, tlie best true mauve in sight.
The new American Yellowstone failed to win, but All-
wood's are sure it will be in the running when it once
gets into proper form. Yellow Prince, another of
Dorner's, is also coming out strong. Stuart Low &
Co. gained an A. M. for Salmon King, a taking salmon
cerise, very free and of typical commercial build.
Stuart Low & Co., by the way, have gone in heavily for
Gorgeous.
The new perpetual Rambler Rose Moonlight won an
A. M., and it was as fine as it was when shown some
months ago.
Wm. Wells & Co. gained an A. M. for their early
flowering Chrysanthemum Olive, a rich crimson with
golden reverse, quite promising for outdoor work, as it
is very free.
The new yellow Chrysanthemum Moneymaker, which
has gained a F. C. C, is distinctly good, while Framtield
Early White has also been well shown. This new white
has pleased everj' one for it does well indoors or out,
and while not large, it is very free, and is of shapely
build. Messrs. Wells have displayed Golden Diana, a
fine open ground early, which gained a F. C. C. It was
raised by Mr. Todd of Edinburgh, for whom Wells &
Co. staged it. The only other novelty was Mrs. R.
Hamilton, an intense golden yellow incurving Jap. with
broad floret, shown by Lowe and Shawyer, and may be
reckoned as a line commercial 'Mum.
Tlie Monro cup, valued at 50 guineas ($250), which
will be competed for at the December Show of the Per-
petual-flowering Carnation Society, is very fine, and is
offered for the best twelve vases of Carnations, twenty-
five blooms of each, to be judged from quality and
variety.
Uptodate, Oct. 10, no frosts have been recorded and
during September and the first week of October we had
more sunshine than in any other period during the year.
A huge exhibit of Chinese shrubs, totalling several
hundred plants, was shown by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs,
all raised from seed found by E. H. Wilson. Many of
the examples were obtained through the kindness of
Prof. Sargeant. Some of these shrubs were interesting,
but few, we imagine, are of real commercial value. An
award of merit was given to Paulownia tomentosa lan-
ata, a highly decorative deciduous shrub with huge downy
foliage. Only one other species of Paulownia is known,
l)ut whether the new comer is also blue flowered I cannot
state. A. F. C. C. was awarded to Symphoricarpus
mollis, also shown by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, this being
a very pendulous form of the popular Snowberry. The
berries were extra large and slightly wrinkled, the
branches literally smothered.
Among other subjects that were certificated were Col-
larette Dahlia Carl Beckstadt, scarlet and yellow; Of-
fenbach, Decorative, large yellow, each from J. B. Rid-
ing, Chingford; The Quaker, pale pink Cactus, from
Stredwick, and Helianthu^ speciosus, which ought to be
good for breeding purposes.
Carnation Yellowstone was again put up by AUwood
Bros., and this time it gained an A. M., as did Geo.
Clarke's salmon sport from Scarlet Glow, named Queen
Alexandra. This fine salmon pink is looked upon by
many as being a first-class thing, for it is Scarlet Glow
all over, save in color. We are looking forward to see-
ing Matchless, but rumor says it will come a bit pink.
(Only occasionally, when the flowers begin to open, but it
disappears as they expand. Ed.] Our own Snowstorm also
has this tendency, although it is a magnificent flower.
In regard to early flowering Dutch Hyacinths, I might
mention that last season one or two Covent Ciarden men
were bringing in large flowered forms long before the
New Year, clear proof that these Hyacinths really can
tie forced a long way ahead of ordinary bulbs. The
Sweet Pea crop over here has again turned out very bad.
English Horticultural Notes
A Fine New Apple
At this meeting James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea,
exhibited dishes of their recently introduced dessert Ap-
ple, St. Everard. This 1 regard as the finest flavored
Apple that is at present grown in the British Islands,
hut it is too early to speak as to its cropping capacity
or grdwth. It might well, however, be given a trial by
some of our American growers.
Somethings Better^ in^Asters
The Horticultural Advertiser describes T. S. Ware's
(Feitham) new perennial Aster, Amellus Beauty of
Ronsdorf as "quite a remarkable advance" on others of
its section, the flowers being very large and bright mauve
blue. In England, the variety Climax has been the best
for cut flowers at this time of year and is much used
by florists.
Clirysanthemunis and Carnations
Awards have been made in favor of the following:
Chrysanthemum Olive (Wells), brighter than Goacher's
Crimson; also Golden Firebrand, fine for market; Car-
nation Salmon King (Stuart Low & Co.), clear salmon
red, with Clove scent; Carnation Fairmount, (Allwood
Bros.), the best of the rather dingy heliotrope varieties.
The new polyantha Rose Moonlight, of perpetual flow-
ering character, with small cream color, almost single
flowers, received a certificate.
Among the best of the large flowered Gladioli noted
at Barr's nurseries were; America, La Nuit, Sulphur
King, Klondyke, Carnival, Negro Prince, Peace, Prim-
ulinus (wild form). La Luna, Intensity, Exonia, Peach
Blow, Ariadne, Golden West, Dawn, Safrano, Princeps,
Jessie, M. Jarry Delogets, Fille de Champ, and Fille de
France.
Mrs. Charles E. Critcheli of Cincinnati, Ohio
President, Ladies Society qf American Florists
A $376 Cup for Dahlias
At a meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society in
London, Sept. 23, a 75 guinea ($375) cup was oft'ered
as the chief premium for a competitive display of Dahlias
whose first and best characteristic was their beauty and
value for decoration, particularly for garden effect.
Such a notable prize has never before been oifered here,
and it may easily be imagined that the keenest interest
was aroused. The cup, I may say, was presented to the
Society by an enthusiastic amateur of Dahlias, Reginald
Cory of DufFryn, Cardiff. The contest was a keen one
and resulted in the triumph of Carter Page & Co., of
London Wall, E. C.
It would be of but little interest to the American
reader to describe the exhibits in detail; but it should
be observed that a stipulation governing the competition
was that all the flowers were to be shown without wires
or any other artificial support. Among the varieties
specially mentioned by the reporters were the following:
Cactus — Amos Perry, scarlet; Sweetbriar, pink; Mrs.
Douglas Fleming, white; Mrs. F. Caton, scarlet; Snow-
don, white; Vivid, bright red; Honesty, white and blush;
Red Ensign and Brentwood Yellow. Decorative — De-
lice, Duffryn, white; Aphrodite, white, a gem; and Thais,
white, with painted florets. There were also Barlow's
Bedder, a most telling red decorative pompon, and some
very attractive new Collarettes which are at the moment
the most popular of the types of the Dahlia in England.
Dobbie & Co., Edinburgh, are leaders in exhibiting
them, and staged Frogmore, Princess Louise, Balmoral,
Holyrood, Prince of Orange and H. Farman.
Messrs. Warnaar & Co. sent over a number of new
Decoratives and Paeony flowered varieties, including
Zeppelin, pale mauve, decidedly pretty, and Miss Roose-
velt, mauve and white. Messrs. Burrell & Co. staged
new Cactus, including Homere, Cygnet, yellow striped
red, and Herod, a very distinct rosy tint. Messrs. Stredj-
wick also staged new cactus, Dorothy Hawes, Magnifi-
cent, orange, of quaint spidery form, and Sovereignty,
bright yellow.
I learn that the Orchid committee of the R. H. §.
has recommended the compilation of a new "Hybrid
Orchid Register" in which the name and parentage of
all new Orchids will be recorded. First, however, the
name and parentage is entered on a registration form
which is placed before the committee, and if the name
is in order, the matter goes forward. This will help
regulate the nomenclature which has certainly not al-
ways been according to the rules of the Botanical Con-
gress of Rome. The Lynx.
OUR
READER]S^|
Two-year-old Carnations
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
I noticed in a recent issue of The Exchakge an article
on carrying Carnations over for two years. We grow
here about 50,000, and carry half of them over for two
years, with good results.
Helena, Mont. John P. Ring.
The Old-Time Carnations
Editor The Florists' Exchange:
Seeing your request, in the issue of Sept. 27, p. 678,
for information about a list of Carnations, I wish to give
what little information I have. Both Hon. Wm. Mc-
Kinley and Mrs. Wm. McKinley were John Thorpe's
seedlings. I remember very well when he showed them
and asked me for a name. Later he showed them to me
again and one was labeled Hon. Wm. McKinley. Mrs.
McKinley was a later introduction. I cannot say posi-
tively, but I think that Helen Dean, Scarlet Wave,
Queen of the West, Mrs. Carnegie and James Dean were
also some of John Thorpe's flowers. He had a large batch
of seedlings which he had crossed with well known varie-
ties, and I was much interested in the outcome of the
seedlings. I had the pleasure in those days of learning
much of plant life from "Uncle John," and remember
some of the other varieties being in his greenhouses,
notably Diana and Evening Star. I think Flamme was
in a collection he got abroad; where, I do not remember.
Silver Ball also sounds familiar. I may be mistaken but
I think John Thorpe named it among the 200 seedlings
that were tested out at that time. I seem to recall sev-
eral other names, but as I am not sure, will not men-
tion them. Possibly Mr. John Bachelor could tell us, as
he was a business partner with Thorpe & Bachelor at
that time. Eila Grant Wilson.
[ (0bituar^
John B. Byer
John B. Byer, a member of the firm of Byer Bros.,
Chambersburg, Pa., died Oct. 4th in that city, at the
age of 83 years. Chas. A. Byer, the surviving part-
ner, will continue the business imder the same name.
Edward LeRoy Pierce
Edward I^eRoy Pierce, president of A. H. Hews &
Co., Inc., of Caml3ridge, Mass., well known manufacturers
of pots, died in the New England Sanitarium at Melrose,
Mass., on Friday, Oct. 17, after a long illness. Mr.
Pierce was born in Barre, Mass., 36 years ago. He en-
tered the employ of A. H. Hews about thirteen years
ago fresh from the Worcester Polytechnic school. After
Mr. Hew's death and the formation of the corporation
in 1904i he was made vice-president, and in 1910 he suc-
ceeded to the presidency. Mr. Pierce was master, of
Charity Lodge, F. and A. M., to which office he was
elected last Winter, although his poor health permitted
him to attend but few meetings. A widow, a mother and
a brother survive. Interment was at Mount Auburn
Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 19. Numerous handsome
floral pieces marked the regard of friends who mourn
his loss. R. C.
890
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Questions Exchange Readers
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tainable from among our army of readers,
the result of practical test. "We are going
to insert here all kinds of questions in
the expectation that they will fall under
the eyes ot some one who will be able
and willing to send in an answer. If the
tradewill show theirinterest, this Depart-
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valuable features of the weekly issue.)
Tornado Insurance
P. R. Q., N. Y., desires the names of
reliable companies who will write tor-
nado insurance on greenhouses ; also the
rates. Would like to hear from readers
in reply to this question as, if this
form of insurance can be obtained at a
reasonable rate, there are undoubtedly
a number of proprietors of ranges who
would be glad to make themselves se-
cure against tbis destructive agency
which, as a rule, where it strikes leaves
nothing tangible behind it.
Asparagus elongatus
Where can I procure seeds or plants of
Asparagus elongatus? I cannot find this
variety advertised in any of the catalogs.
Will any reader whose eye catches this
question and who knows where either
seeds or plants are obtainable help out
the questioner? — H. E. S., N. J.
— Plants of this species were exhibited
by W. A. Man(ia, Inc., South Orange,
N. J., at the meeting of the N. Y. Flo-
rists' Club on Oct. 13.
Is There a Good White Cactus Dahlia ?
I would like to ask your readers if
any one tias discovered a real good white
Cactus Dahlia, one which has long stems,
good form, and is a very free bloomer.
There are several varieties which have
at least one of these good points, but I
have not observed any which has them
all. I. S. Hendbickson, N. Y.
Preserving Ferns for Decorations
How are the Ferns so much used in
artificial decorations prepared, to be ever-
lasting and not brittle? — G. L., N. Y.
— As far as the writer knows, Ferns
and sprays and blooms of other herbace-
ous and woody plants are prepared so as
not to be easily broken, and to be "ever-
lasting," or at least to last a long time,
in several countries of continental Eu-
rope, but not in America.
We would be glad to hear from any of
our readers who can give any informa-
tion in regard to the process of preserv-
ing fronds of Ferns and other sprays of
foliage.
Orchids Under Smoked Glass
Kindly give me your opinion on grow-
ing Orchids under smoked glass. Which
is the best glass for growing Orchids
under, smoked or clear glass? — F, S.,
N. J.
— We have never heard of smoked
glass tor Orchids and certainly cannot
recommend you to try it unless as an ex-
periment, in a small way, during the hot
spell of July, August or September. If
you resolve to try, please let us know the
result. But we can assure you the best
growers allow some of their plants as
much direct sun as possible, particularly
Cattleyas and Laelio-Cattleyas. Some of
the finest Winter flowers from these
plants that we have seen have been from
specimens whose leaves looked almost
scorched — quite brown, in fact. The best
method, however, for the person who may
not be thoroughly experienced in the cul-
tivation of Orchids generally, would be
to fix up lath roller blinds or reed blinds.
These can be rolled and unrolled expe-
ditiously. A rough and ready means of
shading is to use lime wash, or any of
the proprietajry compounds. Clear sheet
glass is the best for Orchid houses ; cer-
tainly not smoked glass nor green glass.
Growing Summer Roses
Kindly give some information on grow-
ing Summer Roses for profit. Is there
a good market, and for what sorts? How
many salable blooms could one expect to
cut in a season from each sort? Give
average price (wholesale). What is the
best time for planting (outdoor culture)
the everblooming teas? and how far
apart, or how many to the acre, for com-
mercial purposes? — A Subsckibeb, Pa.
— This depends on conditions that can
best be found out locally. If Roses are
scarce in Summer with you, you could
probably work up a good trade in your
section. The Hybrid Teas would prob-
ably be most profitable : Mrs. Aaron
Ward, Killarneys (Pink and White),
Richmond, My Maryland, Wellesley, Mi-
lady, and others. Find out what kinds
do best in your locality. These require a
lighter and warmer soil than the Hybrid
Perpetuals. If you want to include
H. P.'s try Gen'l Jacquimenot, Ulrich
Brunner, Margaret Dickson, Magna
Charta, and Mme. Gabriel Luizet. If
Tea Roses are hardy in your locality try
The Bride, Bridesmaid, Christine de
Noue and Golden Gate. These may be
planted as soon as the land can be
worked in the Spring. The soil must
be good and well prepared. Set the
plants ISin. apart and 3ft. between the
rows. You could thus plant 4000 to 5000
plants In half an acre. Write to the
large growers who advertise in The Flo-
EiSTs' Exchange for prices. If you
could buy plants of Hybrid Teas from
greenhouse benches about April 1, they
would probably be the most profitable.
The plants, with the labor of planting
and caring for them, would probably
cost you about $600, depending on where
you buy and how much you pay out for
labor. An acreage return of 2oc. from
each plant would give you from $1000
to $1200. This would depend on your
success in growing and marketing your
product. You might not make so much
the first season, but your plants would
be good for a number of years, with care,
and if you buy good plants to begin with,
even at an increased cost over inferior
stock, it would be a good investment.
There would be little expense other than
that of labor after your first investment
for plants, so that there would be a
greater margin of profit after the first
year. E. H.
(90) Palms Diseased. — Enclosed find
leaf of Phoenix Canariensis. A great
many of my little Palms are affected as
is this sample. What is it and how can
I get rid of it? — R. P., Fla.
— The Palm leaf when received was
rather dry, and not in very good condi-
tion to determine just what the trouble
is with which it is affected. It is sug-
gested that these young Palms be thor-
oughly washed with Aphine or Lemon
Oil Insecticide or Fir Tree Oil.
Culture of Schizanthus Wise-
tonensis
WiU you kindly oblige me with cul-
tural directions as to how to grow
Schizanthus Wisetonensis for pot cul-
ture? I have a fine lot of seedlings
ready to pot. As the culture of this
plant is new to me, I would like to know
if it likes full sun, and what temperature
it requires during the Winter. — M. H. R.,
III.
— Schizanthus Wisetonensis for early
Winter blooming should be sown in early
June, and given liberal treatment by
potting on when necessary. An Sin. pot
should be large enough for the flowering
stage. Drain the pots well and use a
generous amount of well decayed manure
in the soil, and when the plants are pot
bound a liquid manure should be given
once, and later when in bloom, twice a
week, made from a peck of blood and
bone fertilizer, with cow or sheep ma-
nure, soaked in a bag, with half a peck
of wood ashes to a barrel of water. A
night temperature of 50 to 55 degrees
suits these plants and they need the best
position the house affords for light and
air. For blooming in late Winter and
early Spring sow in September. Always
procure the best strain obtainable, which
will have a large proportion of delicate
shades of color, including white, pink and
crimson ; in good strains the purple pinks
have been almost eliminated.
W. G. GOMEKSALL.
Syracuse, N. Y.
chid house. The firm also hopes to ex-
tend its glass area in the near future. In
laying their plans, the future was kept
well in sight, so that any additions wiU
not interfere with the present structures.
I Much attention was given to many de-
I tails that are often overlooked. For in-
I stance, rooms for storing fertilizers, flow-
ers, boxes, etc., are provided so that they
have a thoroughly compact establishment.
All the stock is in splendid shape and re-
flects great credit on Harold Brown, who
is in charge. The large blocks of 'Mums
are splendid, there being fine flowers of
Chrysolora and Pacific Supreme, while
for later cutting there are White Chad-
wick, Eaton, Enguehard, Bonnaffon,
White Bonnaffon, and many others. The
last named are the finest the writer has
has ever seen, (tarnations are largely
grown and quite a good crop of fine flow-
ers are being picked from the first
planted. Enchantress and its sports are
mainly relied upon, though some of the
newer sorts are being tried. Winter
Sweet Peas are another feature, the first
crop just coming in, and will be followed
in succession all through the Winter. Poin-
settias are also very largely grown, and
are in all sizes. A large number of pans
are already tilled. Violets are being
planted and have lots of buds on them.
The plants are remarkably good consid-
ering the former dry weather. In addi-
tion to all this there are large blocks of
Ferns, Azaleas and Cyclamens, while
about 30,000 Lilies are grown during the
season, besides an immense stock of
The establishment of the Baker Floral
Co. of Syracuse, N. Y., is situated about
five miles from the center of the city, on
the Rockwell Springs rd., which is one
of the most fertile spots in this vicinity.
The Baker Floral Co. has purchased a
large tract of land on which it has al-
ready erected two houses, 20Oft. long by
40ft wide, a lean-to 100ft., and an Or-
Coming Exhibitions
(Secretaries are requested to forward us promptly
particulars as to forthcoming exhibitions.)
Asbury Park, N", J. — Chrysanthemum
exhibition of the Elberon Horticul-
tural Society at Elberon, N. J., Oct.
27, 28 and 29. Anton Bauer is secre-
tary of the exhibition committee.
Baltimore, Md. — Maryland Week Ex-
hibition, under the auspices of the
Maryland State Horticultural Society,
in connection with other associations,
Nov. 17 to 22, 1913, at Fifth Regi-
ment Armory.
Boston, Mass. — Chrysanthemum Show
of the Massachusetts Horticultural
Society, Thursday, Oct. 30, to Sunday,
Nov. 2. Schedules may be obtained
of Wm. P. Rich, Secretary, 300 Massa-
chusetts ave., Boston.
Chlcag'o, HL — Twenty-second annual ex-
hibition of the Horticultural Society
of Chicago (Spring Flower Show),
March 24 to 29. 1914. For premium
lists and entry blanks, address R. J.
Haight. Secretary, 536 South Clark St.,
Chicago, 111.
Chicag'o, HI. — Annual show of the
Chrysanthemum Society of America
in the Art Institute, Nov. 5, 6 and 7,
For schedules apply to the Secretary,
Charles W. Johnson, Morgan Park,
Illinois.
Cleveland, O. — Flower show under the
combined auspices of the Ohio Horti-
cultural Society and the Cleveland Flo-
rists' Club, in Wigmore's Coliseum,
Nov. 13 to 15; $3500 is to be offered
as prizes. Schedules on application to
John D. Boddy, City Forester, City
Hall. Cleveland.
Dobbs Perry, N. Y. — Annual flower show
of the Dobbs Ferry Hort. Ass'n., in
the Town Hall, Nov. 7 and 8. Sched-
ules may be obtained from Henry
Kastberg, Secretary.
Holyoke, Slass. — First annual flower
show of the Holyoke and Northamp-
ton Florists and Gardeners' Club at
Holyoke, Nov. 6.
Iienoz, Mass. — Fall exhibition of the
Lenox Horticultural Society, in the
Town Hall, Lenox, on Thursday, Oct.
23 and Friday, Oct. 24. Schedules
may be obtained from George H. In-
stone, Secretary.
Madison, N". J. — Eighteenth Annual
Flower Show of the Morris County
Gardeners and Florists' Society in the
Assembly Hall, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2
p.m. to 10 p.m., and Wednesday, Oct.
29 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. A first prize of
$75, a second, $50, and a third, $25,
will be awarded as Madison Special
Frizes for a collection of vegetables
in 12 distinct kinds, beauty of ar-
rangement to count, on table space of
6ft. by 4ft., open to all.
Mt. Kisco, N. Y. — Eleventh annual ex-
hibition of the Northern Westchester
County Horticultural and Agricultural
Society at St. Francis Hall. Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 and 2. M. J. O'Brien, Sec'y,
Mt. Kisco, N. Y.
New York, K". Y. — International Flower
Show to be held under the auspices
of the Horticultural Society of New
York and the New York Florists' Club
in the New Grand Central Palace, 46th
St. & Lexington ave., Mar. 21 to 28,
1914.
New York, N. Y. — Chrysanthemum Show
of the American Institute of the City
of New York, Engineering Building,
25 to 33 W. 39th st., New York, Nov.
5. 6, 7. Schedules on application to
W. A. Eagleson, Secretary, board of
managers, 324 W. 23d st.
New York, N. Y. — Annual exhibition of
the Horticultural Society of New York
in the American Museum of Natural
History, Oct. 31 to Nov. 4. The sched-
ule covers Chrysanthemums, as plants
and cut flowers, Roses, Carnations,
Foliage and Decorative Plants and Or-
chids. Schedules may be obtained on
application to George V. Nash, secre-
tary, New York Botanical Garden,
Bronx Park, New York City.
Philadelphia, Pa. — Chrysanthemum show
of the Pennsylvania Horticultural So-
ciety, to be held during the week of
Nov. 3. Schedules may be obtained of
David Rust, Secretary, Horticultural
Hall, Broad st. below Locust, Phila-
delphia.
Philadelphia, Pa. — Annual exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci-
ety at Horticultural Hall, Nov. 4, 5,
6 and 7 of Chrysanthemums, miscel-
laneous plants, Roses, Carnations, etc.
Schedules may be obtained of David
Rust, Secretary Horticultural Hall,
Philadelphia.
Rochester, N. Y. — Fourth flower show of
the Rochester Florists' Association
in Convention Hall, Nov. 4 to 8. H. B.
Stringer, Sec'y, 24 Stone st., Roches-
ter, N. Y.
Stamford, Conn. — Exhibition of the
Westchester (N. Y.) and Fairfield
(Conn.) Hort. Soc, Nov. 7 and 8.
J. B. McArdle, Sec'y, Greenwich,
Conn.
Tarrytown, N. Y. — Fifteenth annual ex-
hibition of the Tarrytown Horticul-
tural Society, at Music Hall, Nov. 4 to
6. E. Trethewey, Corresponding Sec'y.
Tuxedo Park, N, Y. — Annual exhibition
of the Tuxedo Horticultural Society,
Oct. 24 to 26. Frederick Bentley is
manager of the exhibition. All en-
tries must be received by him three
days before the exhibition.
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Mgr., Heating Dept., Hitcbings & Co.
Subscribers asking questions for
Heating Problems must be particular to
give the following: Length, width, height
at ridge, height at eaves, glass on sides,
glass on ends, position of house as re-
gards points of compass, grade of house,
location of boiler pit, size of boiler pit,
depth of boiler pit, size and location
of chimney, temperature desired in each
house, whether steam or hot water is
used for heating, number of pipes and
size in each house, dimension and posi-
tion of benches, location of doors. The
above information I must have before I
can answer any definite question re-
garding any heating plants already in-
stalled.
If the inquiry is for proposed new
house or houses, send full measure-
ments of the houses as described above,
including glass, proposed location of
boiler pit, proposed location of chimney,
position of house as regards points of
compass, number and position of the
benches, temperature required of, pur-
poses for which the houses are intend-
ed ; whether steam or hot water heat is
desired.
Heating* by Means of a Plue, — I am
preparing to build a greenhouse, to be
heated with the old fashioned flues, size
20ft. X 70ft. Would you advise a chim-
ney at each end? Could you also inform
me where to buy crate and water back?
—J. F., N. Y.
— To heat a greenhouse 70ft. x 20ft.
with the old fashioned flue system, it
would be necessary to use a furnace or
fire place at each end of the greenhouse
to equalize the temperature. The size of
flue should be about lOin. wide, and from
14in. to ISin. high. The grate bars and
furnace fronts can be purchased from
manufacturers of greenhouse heating
apparatus who advertise in The Florists'
Exchange. Should you decide to heat
the greenhouse partly by flue heat and
partly by hot water pipes, which is pre-
ferable to the all-flue system, the best
and most simple style of boiler for the
purpose is the arch or saddle boiler.
This style forms the sides and crown of
the fire place and rests on brick walls
which form the ash pit, and is manufac-
tured by Hitchings & Co., of Elizabeth,
N. J. It can be set at one end of the
greenhouse and the flue carried up one
side of the house. The other side of the
house can be heated by hot water pipes
which connect to the boiler. If the
house was heated entirely by hot water
pipes to a tem.perature of 55 deg. to
60 deg., it would require about 744 sq. ft.
of radiation, but if heated with part flue
and part water pipes, the proportion of
pipes is about one third less than would
be required to heat with pipe alone.
October 35, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
891
Directory of Reliable Retail Houses
!__
Florists in good standing thioughout the country can avail
themselves of the advertisers' offers in this Department and
accent without hesitation, orders from their local customers,
transmit them to an advertiser in these columns, and thus
avail themselves of the opportunities tor extension of trade
which are open to all. Let your customers know you fill orders
by telegraph to any part of the country.
The retail firms advertising under this heading are all con-
.ildered by the pubUshers of The Florists' Exchange as being
KSDonsible, and will accept and fill orders for Flowers, Plants
and Floral Designs for Steamer Orders, departing Trains, or
anv aiven point within their reach, forwarded them by tnail,
tilearaoh or telephone in the respective districts to which their
trade extends, the usual commission being allowed. While no
guarantee is expressed or implied by this paper as to the satis-
factory fulfilment of orders to parties whose names appear
in this Directory, we will state that only concerns of known
good standing will be admitted to this Department.
graphic order.
Albany, N. Y.
Not how Cheap, But how.Good.
Member of the Florist Telegraph Delivery
ALBANY, N. Y.
11 North Pearl Street
Cut flowers or floral desi^u delivered to
any part of Albany and vicinity on tele-
Personal attention given and satisfaction guaranteed.
^^ * Rural and St.^
ESTABLISHED 1843
ALBANY, N. Y.
Florist and Nurseryman
Rural and St.^ Agnes Cemeteries Ave. l
Write, Telephone or TelegraphT ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
ALBANY, N. Y.
23 Steuben Street
The best flowers and prompt
service to out-of-town orders.
Leading Florist
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
West View Floral Co.
Choice Cat Flowers for all occasions delivered promptly anywhere
in Georgia.
BALTIMORE AND
VICINITY
J. DAN BLACKISTONE
321 N. Howard Street
J»r0^
, BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
902 So. Charles St.
BALTIMORE, MD.
and all Southern Points
509 No. Charles Street
We acceptlwire orders, charges collec
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
WOODWARD BLDG
"Purity at Parker's"
OPEN ALL I«IGHT
BOSTON
Massachusetts
342 Boylston Street
Member o( The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
William E. Doyle Co., Inc. H
BOSTON, MASS.
Boylston St.
6 Beacon St.
Hallowe'en for the Florist
By Ella Grant Wilson
Hallowe'en Windows
We must attract and hold the public, and a symbolical
window display supplies the means. The surprise boxes,
and Hallowe'en boxes here described, supply the means
to pay tor the publicity cost. The sketch of the window
illustrated shows the overhead forest idea, made of pre-
pared Oak and Elm branches in the Autumn colors.
The trunk of the tree could be made of Birch bark and
cork would help give the characteristic wild develop-
ment of some stumps. The central feature is the doll
witches stirring their gruesome kettle of enchantment.
The fire under the kettle is produced by a couple of in-
candescent lamps hidden beneath some twigs, while the
tripod is formed of the witches' brooms, fastened to-
gether by yellow ribbon. The moon shines through the
trees, and casts a mellow light over all.
Pumpkin jack-o-lanterns are suspended from the trees,
and a large Pumpkin overflows with flowers in one corner,
in the other a Pumpkin on a tripod filled with Gail-
lardias and Sunflowers. A Savoy Cabbage, with a dus-
ter of red Roses occupies the left front of the window;
a fence, the background, with the proverbial black cats
on their native heath, while the church clock in the back-
ground proclaims the witching hour of midnight. Small
pumpkin lights finish the lower edge of the window,
and reflect their Ught backward so as to illuminate the
witches in their incantations.
A feature of this window could be a timed electric
switch, which would give three minutes with the lights
on, and then darkness for a minute. This would hold
the attention of the passerby long enough to make him
curious.
"Come in and See the Ghost"
To supply a subject for this invitation, a ghost may
be erected "inside the store near the front window so
as to entice the crowd to see the flowers.
Hallowe'en Decorations
Hallowe'en decorations should embody the "spirit of
mischief." The elves are out in force. Pranks are the
order of the day, or rather night, for the witching hour
of midnight of Oct. 31 is the fateful time. Spooks,
hobgoblins, witches with brooms, black cats and bats,
owls, Pumpkins, Cabbages, Corn husks and Bittersweet
are all good, decorative material.
Orange and black are the magical colors. You can
run riot with them and not be overdone. Crape papers
are now made in a large variety of designs for this
special purpose, and are a great helji to the decorator.
Cards to be enclosed with boxes of flowers are also
designed, including, too, witches, cats, and brownies. Al-
most every book store, every stationery store, and every
department store make a specialty of supplying ma-
terials for Hallowe'en frolics.
Now, why don't the florists wake up and get this busi-
ness, whicli naturally belongs to them? Do they con-
sider it too small? Do they reahze that small profits
wiU roll into larger ones? Look at the Woolworth
building, all made by 5c. and 10c. sales. We are com-
ing to it. We should be the natural, the logical outlet
for this business. We are decorators, and as such this
business should be ours. I believe the florist store of
the future will have departments, each in charge of a
salesman or saleswoman like other stores. Specialists
will have their departments, and attend wholly to them.
Special Departments
The article in The Florists' Exchange, Oct. 11,
p. 793, by Max SchUng, on "Thoughts of a Successful
Florist," says: "There are in the United States many
businesses that are developing in almost every hue
faster than our own." We ask why? and the answer
is, because we are not following the trend of the times.
We are not waking up to our opportunities. We are
content to walk in a treadmill of routine. As one re-
tailer expressed it, "We sell flowers, not gimcracks."
Yes, but we have to use gimcracks to decorate with, so
why not sell them, and keep this business, and add to
our present facilities, and bring in new customers. Do
you not believe that candle shades, paper pumpkins,
jack-o'-lantern, crepe paper and cards, could be made
BOSTON, MASS.
124 Tremont Street
Ve cover all New EnBl.nd points.
arcful attention. The delivery
L specialty.
Supply Advts. will be found on pages 898-99-900-1
>= "Come in and see the Ghost!':,
Design for a Hallowe'en Window
892
The Florists' Exchange
BOSTON, MASS.
37-43 Bromfield St.
" Penn, the Tele-
graph Florist "
New
Member of The Florists' Tele£taph Delivery, S. A. F.
BOSTON
MASSACHUSEHS
143 Tremont St.
Dtrally located Florist Shop.
Yours for reciprocity.
r all points in New England.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
BROOKLYN, N. Y,
15 and 17 Putnam Avenue
Evei^ facility for filling trade ordeis
satisfactorily, and delivering promptly
at retideace, hotel, eteamer and theatre
in Brooklyn, New York and vicinity.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Fulton St and Greene Ave.
Phone. 6800-6801-6802 Proipect
Branch Store
339-347 GREENE AVENUE
Phone, 3008 Prospect
Deliveries snywhere in Brooklyn, New York, New Jersey and Long
Island. Trade orders cared for from all parts of the country and
delivered at theatre, hotel, steamer or residence.
pUffALO,N.Y.
304 MAIN ST.
W. J. PALMER ^ SON
Members Florists* Telegraph Association
CAMBRIDGE,
MASS.
Flowers (or Harvard,
Radcllffe and Wellesley
Colleges
RowerShop
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Office, 807 Market St.
The Leading Florist
100,000 feet of glaas
Flowers 'Tu™'
522 So. Michigan Ave.
Coolness Hotel
Ckkurtesies Extended to all Florists
CHICAGO,
ILL.
25 E. Madison St.
JULIUS BAER
©D[i«(@DRgra^TrDc ®o
FOURTH STREET
CINCINNATI, OHIO
11 West 12th Street
All orders for Middle West promptly
attended to.
THE J. M. GASSER COMPANY
EUCLID AVENUE
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
^ *^' 5523 EUCLID AVENUE
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S.A.F.
The Florists' Exchange is the Best
Advertising Medium.
dC^MJmSjm
an attractive and paying proposition? Think of it,
jou uptodate men. You could put tiie department in
ciiarge of a young woman, who does not need to be
classed as experienced help, so the cost need not be
so great, and I am much mistaken if it would not draw
into the store new faces, who would be attracted to
your other features.
Surprise Boxes
Hallowe'en boxes of flowers with an assortment of
Hallowe'en cards, specially selected, would form part
of the special department I referred to, and the extra
business brought in should pay the young woman her
salary. Though the cash returns for the first year or
two may not be a large item, the opportunity for pub-
licity must not be overlooked. The surprise box should
contain, beside the flowers, a toy black cat or some
such feature, wrapped in orange paper tied wth black
ribbon.
House Decorations
These must be typical. The superstitions of Hallowe'en,
with its quaint customs and mystic tricks, affords much
scope to the ingenious decorator. Besides, there is
now such a wealth of material that it is easy to create
and hold interest. Corn on the ear, with the husks
stripped back and colored a brilliant glistening red,
could be made into garlands, the red ears clustered as
a central feature, over doorways and arches. Corn
stalks may be stacked in corners, with hollow Pump-
kins grinning from mantels, corners, bookcases and
every place possible.
Bittersweet vine, with its red berries, makes an ideal
material for decorating the house for such an occa-
sion, and an old fashioned barn furnishes an ideal set-
ting. For a doorway, a hanging portiere of apples,
strung on strings of different lengths, with the guests
trying to bite at the ones farthest away from them
produces much diversion. The blarney stone is still
another feature that can be introduced and placed in a
difficult position. A large flat white stone, laid on green
moss, and surrounded by Ferns, and Bittersweet ber-
ries, would do nicely. The tradition is that any one
succeeding in finding and kissing this stone (upon which
the fairies had laid a spell) blindfolded, would be ever
after jolly and amiable.
Autumn leaves of Maple make a beautiful decoration,
and where not entirelj' gone by Oct. 31, they might be
used. Where they cannot be obtained, the foliage and
prepared branches of the Elm, Oak and other trees are
utilized, and these will make an immediate effect, at a
mininmm cost.
Dinner Table Decorations
Dinner table decorations are seldom elaborate, though
the symbolical touch must be evident. Savoy Cabbage,
vv'ith the leaves turned back showing the heart of light
delicate green, and in fact resembling a great green
Rose, with a few Roses arranged in a crescent spray,
and leaves of Maidenhair in conjunction can be ar-
ranged very quickly and sold reasonably. As Hal-
loM'e'en represents mysticism, this is the idea to elabo-
rate. A Pumpkin made into a coach, with a witch
brandishing her broom, having a center piece of 'Mums,
v;ith black cats stealing out from under the flowers,
is given as a suggestion. Bats flying over the table,
or fluttering over a center piece of flowers, might also
be tried. The electric lights should be shaded with
globes of Pumpkins, or even orange crape paper, and
decorated with witches, black cats, or any other weird
figure.
A ghost party could have as a center piece a- ghost-
ly doll in white, rising from amon^ white Chrysanthe-
mums; black cats stealing away with blazing eyes, from
the lights within them; black covers over the lights, and
with ghosts here and there. Have very little light
throughout the house — just glimmers of candles — and
with a jolly young crowd, and plenty of ghost stories, the
evening will be a (ghostly) success.
A New Rubber Flower-Holder
This decorative age has brought out many forms of
flower holders for keeping blooms in place when set up
in bowls and broad vases. Some are made of lead,
others of glass, while many are a mixture of wires at-
tached to a solid base. The best thing I have seen,
however, is the "Midland" support, invented by J. A.
Midland of North View, Bristol, England. Formerly
a professional gardener, he had to decorate his employ-
er's tables, using a large silver bowl which he was told
nmst not be scratched. The various arrangements on
the market were eminently suited to make the bottom
of the bowl like a baseball ground on a wet day, and
to overcome this scratching trouble, the harassed deco-
rator tried many things, and eventually evolved a coni-
cal rubber arrangement with flat sucker feet. The cone
is perforated so that the flower stems, when pushed in,
are gripped as in a vise. The sucker feet grip on the
bottom of the bowl so tightly that one may seize hold
of the flowers and lift the lot, bowl and all. If knocked
o\'er, the flowers are not disarranged so that the water
can be poured off and replaced without trouble. The
largest size costs but 2s. 6d. (60c.). T. A. Westok.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
5711 EUCLID AVENUE WHOLESALE and RETAIL
CLEVELAND,
OHIO
735 EUCLID AVENUE
COLORADO SPRINGS,
COLORADO
Telegraphic orders will be carefully and promptly filled.
Personal attention given. Usual discounts allowed.
Personal attention given.
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Deliveiy.
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
172 East Town Street
DAYTON,
OHIO
FLORISTS "' S""**^ ^^'° S*"«
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery, S.A.F.
E^B DENVER, COLORADO
^^^L ^t^w^i /*« ■*• *• Va'enttae, President.
•^ ftrK »nOrat K^O, Colorado, Utah, Western Neb-
1643 Broadway JS^ed^? ^^^ &.
promptly filled. Usnal ditooiint*.
Member of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery.
DETROIT, MICH.
Broadway and Gradot
Avenue
W« oorer all MichiKsn points and large
Canada. Retail orders placed with us
Deliveries to Northwestern University
. of Ohio, Indiana and
ill receive careful attention
id all North Shore towns.
Members of The Florists* Telegraph Delivery.
Potter Floral Co,
EL PASO, TEXAS
FALL RIVER
MASS.
36 NO. MAIN STREET
ORDERS EXECUTED FOR
E. Mass,, Newport and R. I. Points
HARTFORD, CONN.
526 Asylum St.
Artistic Workers in Flower.
Your Orders Solicited
HARTFORD, CONN.
Store, 752 Main St.
Greenhouse*. BBrfTON ST
GEORGE G. McCLUNIE
Hartford, Conn.
•FLOWERS"
187 Main Street
llighland Park Greenhouses
w'SSdM*" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
Deliveries in any of the North Shore towns of
Chicago, as far as Milwaukee
South and Southweat Texas and sailings from GalvestoD
J^. J^, JtuJi/mannj florist
2607 JACKSON ST., S. W Phone, Hadley 1926-2330
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Readers will confer a favor upon us of more than
passing value If, when ordering stock of our advertisers,
thsy will mention seeing the advt. In the Exchange.
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
893
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
241 Massachusetts Ave.
Uiinoii, Ohio, and
Members of The FlorisU' Telegraph Delivery, S. A. F.
CtJIJJ J O The Florist.
0/ ri I I ^t -^Vj/ ^^ ^^* Forsyth Si
We reAcb all Flori<Ja and Sooth Georgia points.
f Inc.
Street
JACKSONVILLE, FLA,
KANSAS CITY, MO.
913 Grand Ave.
ALL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION
Member of The FlorlsU' Telegraph OellTery.
^jimi'eeVa^
J^l<'S
Members of The
Florists' Telegraph Delivery
Kansas City,
MO.
±loWers
LEXINGTON, KY.
^ A, lilSIL
EAST SIXTH STREET
LEXINGTON, KY.
Will take care of all orders for Central Kentucky
M. D. R£IM£KS
l.(D(MaiWa[L[Lll, IKV-
The Atherton Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets.
Choicest Cut Flowers. Personal attention given to out-of-town orders.
LOUISVILLE, KY.
550 South Fourth Ave.
1 ^ven to orderti for Louisville and lujTounding terri.
fine stocli of flowers always ready. Delivery facilities pe.'fect
Member of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
LOUISVILLE,
KY.
615 South Fourth Ave.
B^;
Floral Orders Promptly Filled for
LOWELL, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
NASHUA, N. H.
and VICINITY
St.. LOWELL, MASS
MADISON. WIS.
Rentschler Floral Co.
CAPITAL CITY GREENHOUSE CO.
BEST SHIPPING FACILITIES FOR WISCONSIN
"IVf HEVER SLEEP'
Idlewild Greenhouses ""'ZT',
^ Both Phones 1738 Njftht Phone 4150 Main ^
The
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
JOHN MONSON, Proprietor
Best Service to all Points In the Northwest
MOBILE, ALA.
9 North Conception St.
CAREFUL ATTENTION
GIVEN ALL ORDERS
How's Business?
"How's business? Nothing doing."
"I should worry," comes the answer from Harry, the
buyer of the big store on the avenue, while his friend
Joe, who has a small store on the outskirts and who
just came in, adds: "It's tough!"
Frank lounges up and says: "What are you fellows
kicking about? If you had to work under glass, as I
do, you would have some reason to grumble. Uee! I
wish I had your jobs! You ought to try setting glass
with the sun beating down on you, and the thermometer
running loose around 100 degrees. Say, out at my place
it ran 110 to 115 degrees under the glass almost all of
last week! Talk of the other place! Gee whiz! it's bad
enough here, and getting up on glass roofs and replac-
ing glass and painting these days is blistering hot,
believe me! 1 wish some of these dames that 'do so
love flowers' could enjoy them as / do."
"Well," said John, who runs a concession at one of
the amusement parks (where they throw balls at babies
and win flowers to give to the girls), "how'd you like
my job? Yelling all the time, 'Step up, gentlemen,
liere's your babies ! Three throws for five cents ! Ah,
there you are! That's the way to do it. Well, lady,
liere's your flowers.' My, but I get tired of it, being
a monkey all the time."
"Well," said Joe, he of the small store on the out-
skirts, "I don't have glass to set, or girls to holler at,
but, if you think it's a cinch to do aU the work alone,
sweep out the store, hustle the stock, answer the tele-
phone, and then jump for orders, or rather, jump for
the stock to fill the orders with — well ! Say, why do you
suppose women will wait until 11 a.m. or 13 noon to order
flowers for a 2 p.m. funeral, and they knew perfectly
well the day before that they would want flowers? Oh!
saj', I say, why do they do it?"
"Oh," says Frank, "they didn't want you to get moss
grown."
"Huh, moss grown! you'd get moss grown jumping
around the way I have to."
"Now, boys," said Harry of the avenue store, "you've
nothing on me. If you think it's fun taking care of
some of these 'dames' you spoke of, you got another
guess coming. Say, I had one stop out in front of the
store, in the swellest limousine outfit; as she blew in
I met her at the door with my blandest manner, pre-
pared to book at the very least a dinner or a luncheon
order. 'Is Mr. S. in?' she said, inquiring for 'his nibs.'
I confessed that he was not, was away on his vacation.
What could I do for her? She was very particular about
her work, she said. Did I think I could do it for her?
S^osemoni Sardens ^''"'"*
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
W. B. PATERSON, Proprietor Correspondence Solicited
Member, of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
MONTREAL, CAN.
825 St. Catharine St., W.
We grow the bulk of our stock, and all orders are filled under the
personal supervision of the proprietors.
fresh flowers and best service.
PHILIPS BROS., 938 Broad Street
NEWARK, N. J.
946 Broad Street
Deliveries throQgliout the State
and to all steamship docks id
Hoboken. N. J., and New York.
t e»ten«ive Floral and Steamer Work in the Staie
NEW ORLEANS,
'rTOflStl^l Baronne St.
^^^ VK-t St
o»*
TEXAS. LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
ORDERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN HEART OF
NEW YORK CITY
6 East 33d Street
Telephone 6404 Madison Sq.
Our Motto: THE GOLDEN RUl F
We Guarantee Satlsfacdou
NEW YORK
413 Madison Avenue at
FLORIST 48th Street
Supply Advts. will be found on^pages 898-901
Above is shown a porch decoration for the Fish-Ballard wedding at the residence of J. M. Studebaker,
South Bend, Ind.,.Sept. 27 last
As will be noted, Oak leaves and festoonings of Ampelopsis Veitchii were principally used. In the
picture the altar has been removed in order that the background might be shown. The decoration was
by Frank M. Ryan of South Bend.
894
The Florists' Exchange
At the R.Vincent, Jr. & Co. Dahlia Exhibition,
White Marsh, Md., Sept. 30 to Oct. 4
A 4ft. wreath with a lyre in the center, made of
Dahlia A. D. Livoni. The blooms encircling the lyre
and composing the wreath were Minnie West, Delica-
tissima, Gloire de Lyon, Mrs. Oliver, Lawine. (See p.
734, issue of Oct. 4.)
NEW YORK
611 Fifth Avenue
unlcnolVB
'Oh, well,' she says, 'perhaps you'll do. I want a cor-
sage of Daisies, something careless, about 10 cents'
worth, please.' You ought to have seen 'the bimch'
grinning at me in the back of the store. Say, this
business is not what it is cracked up to be. You think
us fellows just coin money. You ought to tackle the
job and then you'd find out. Yes, with rents running
^500 to $800 per month. How would you like that,
Tony?"
Tony was the arcade florist. "Ah! I like him not
so much," said Tony, "I like him so — cash — not so much
money for rent, not so much him expenses. Daisies, no
good ! Carnations, he better."
They all laughed, for everyone knew that Carna-
tions were generally Tony's whole stock in trade. Prices
had to be remarkably low to tempt Tony into taking a
flyer on any other kind of stock. George coming in
just tlien, everyone turned to him.
"What's these white Glads worth?" asked Harry. "Got
any pink ponds? Got any yellow? These the best
Sweet Peas you've got? Got any long Beauts? How
much? Whewl You edways make me dance to music.
Well, I've got to have them this time, but look out,
next time it's my turn. All right, I'll take them. Send
them right over."
George, turning to Joe, who had been handling over a
jar of Carnations, "What do you want, Joe?"
"How much are these?"
"Two cents," replied George.
"Haven't you got any one cent stock?"
"Yes, over there, on that table, that one marked No.
16. Yes, that's it."
"How many in the lot?"
"Oh, about 300."
"All right, I'll take them; just add about 500 fancies,
3 Srailax and 200 white Sweet Peas."
He was disposed of, paying for his flowers and tak-
ing them with him.
Tony came next. "How much him, eh?" pointing to a
tub of Carnations.
"$7.50 per 1000," said George.
"Oh, that's too much, too much! I'll give you $5 for
him."
"Oh, go along," says George, "don't you think it
costs anything to grow flowers?"
"All right," says Tony, "I don't want him," and he
edges toward the door. As he seems about to leave,
George looks down the aisle of loaded tables and yells,
"AU right, you robber! Take them," at the same time
grabbing them up and hastily but neatly transforming
them into a bundle. "Here you are, and it's a bargain
too. If it weren't so blamed hot I wouldn't let you have
them."
Frank said: "Gee! why you told Harry those were
worth three cents."
"Now, you hold your mouth and keep mum. If you
know where your bread is buttered you'll forget it,
did you hear?"
Meanwhile John had been poking his fingers first into
this crock and then into the other one. He began to
set them down on the floor. There were six or eight
tubs, each containing from 500 to 1500 flowers; some
Roses, some Carnations, some Asters. "How much for
the lot?" he asked.
"How many are there?" asked George, making a rapid
inventory of the lot.
"Give you $10 for the bunch."
"Oh no, you won't. That lot is worth $20."
"Give you $15."
"No."
"I'll split the difference— $17.50, all right?"
"Get lot, $17.50," quotes George to his bookkeeper.
"$17.50 for 4,000 to 5000 good blooms."
"What's the answer?" says Frank.
"Forget it," says George. Anon.
New Flower Shops
SiBNET, O. — Harry Van De Grift has opened a flower
shop on North Ohio ave. It is called "The Flower Shop."
New Orleans, La. — "The Orchid Shop," under the
management of J. A. Newsham and Henry Scheuermann,
was opened on Monday, Oct. 6, at 141 Carondelet st.
New Haven, Conn. — Chas. M. Myers, who has been
connected with J. N. Champion for the past ten years,
has opened a flower shop at 936 Chapel st.
At theR. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. Dahlia Exhibition, White Marsh, Md., Sept. 30 to Oct. 4
Showing one of the immense cornucopias, 15ft. long and Bft. high, made up of Dahlias. Golden West
was used in the body of the design, with an edgingof Jack Rose and a framework of Dellce and Wm
Agnew. (See p. 734, issue of Oct. 4.)
NEW YORK
609-611 Madison Avenue
CboicesC cat flowers and designs foi
all occasions. Steamer and theatre
flowers a specialty. Wire me your orderi
NEW YORK
John S. Nicholas
Florist and Fruiterer
New Grand Central Terminal Station
§fcw^^^0^
NEW YORK
42 West 28th Street
We are in ' the theatre district and also have exceptional fadlitie* foi
d<divflriiijg flowers on outgoing steamers. Wire ui yoor orders; the>
will receive' prompt and careful attention
ORDERS FOR
NEW YORK
WIRE OR PHONE TO
MAX SCHLINC
22 West 59th Street, adjoimng Plaza Hotel
Best Florists in the States as References
European Orders Executed
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
**If we say it, we will do it'*
A. WARENDORFF
ARTISTIC WORKER IN FLOWERS PRICES REASONABLI
1193 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY
MY ONLY STORE ACCOUNTS INVITED
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
Smith College Florist
Immediate deliveries as ordered in
Holyoke, Amheist, Greenfield and Ware
PASADENA, CAL.,
The Orchid
13 EAST
COLORADO STREET
Also all
Los Angeles
Edward Sceery
PATERSON
and
PASSAIC
New Jersey
Member o(:The Florists' Telegraph Delivery
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PHILADELPHIA,
PA.
PinSflELD,
MASS.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
710 East Diamond St.
(North Side)
Courtesies extended
to the trade
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Portland, Oregon ^j^st^
Martin & ForDcs Co.
347 WASHINGTON ST.
Careful Attention
Given to AU Orders
In this Territory by
Supply Advts. will be found on pages 898-99-900-1
October 25, 1913.
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PROVIDENCE,
R.I.
171 Weybosset St.
PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SAILINGS
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
25 Clinton Avenue, North
Rocheater and eurroundhig" territory.
Members of The Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
Stcr Bros. «^"T«'
From N«w York
Verona
Minnetonka....
Olympic
Graf Waldersee .
California
Chicago
Athinai
Potsdam
Kr. Wilhelm....
FLORISTS^
38 Main SU West
MM
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
88 Main Street, East
Flowen and designs delivered
promptly in Rochester and all
Western New York towns.
Finland.
:^.^
ROCKFORD, ILL.
%/^ Quick service to
Illinois. Wisconsin.
Indiana and Iowa Points
M. Washington,
Fr. der Crosse, .
Baltic
Philadelphia...,
Caledonia
Carmania
Geo. Washingto
Imperator
Patricia
Berlin
Rome, N. Y.
B. J. BY AM, The Florist
California Flowers
San Guglielm
Majestic. . . .
Stampalia.. .
La Touxaine.
Minneapolis.
New Amsterdam.
Pr. di Piemontc.
Lusitania
Zeeland
La Lorraine
STEAMER SAILINGS
For SAN FRAflCtSCO
and VICtNITT
WRITE OR WIRE
ESTABUSfiED 1890
Ei"p?t"eL THE CALIFORNIA FLORIST 'f^e.?
344-44 GEARY STREET and HOTEL ST. FRANCIS
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO,
CAL
1036 Hyde Street
tail, any quantity and Jbest quality. At retail, the best put up in
daintiest boxes and delivered'anywhere. Try a $5.00 box of our Violets
or Chrysanthemums, after October 1st put up for a five-day journey.
Wire us or write us lyour orders to be delivered in and about San
Francisco.
Kronp. Cecilie.
Campanello. . . ,
Taormina
Ultonia
SCRANTON
Scranton'8 Leading
Florist
Correct Arrangement
Immediate deliveries in Willces- Franconia
Barre. Pittston. Carbondale, and all
Northeastern Pennsylvania Town?
K'n Aug. Victoria
New York
Bremen
Oceanic
Cymric
Columbia
Venezia
Minnehaha. .. .
Armenia
Kr. Wm. der Gr
Noordam
Lapland
La Savoie. ....
Celtic
Cameronia. . . .
Pretoria
Pr. Fr.WmV.'. ;
Pr. Irene
Olympic
America
., ^ ^ or/?. ,/^ SCRANTON, PA.
"S^zMj^^i^ ^2^ Washington Avenue
Telephone or telegraphic orders for any city or town in Northeastern
Pennsylvania will receive prompt execution. Usual discount. 'Phone
No. 2454 on either Bell or Consolidated 'phones.
Members of The Florists' Telefiraph Delivery.
Czar
Rochambeau. . .
Minnewaska. . . .
Themistocles. . .
Kr.Wm.II
Ryndam
Mauretania
La Provence.. . .
Vaderlaud
HOLLYWOOD GAItDENS
From Baltimore
Seaittle amd Northwest
1534 Second Avenue
Members of The Florists' Telearaph Delivery, S. A. F.
Y
oungs
ST. LOUIS, MO.
1406 Olive Street
Prom Boston
Bohemian
Canopic
. Central 4131 *(,*it^""
/^
mi^^Msi
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
3520 North Grand Ave.
Hamburg..
Numidian.
Anglian...
Cretic
All orders by Telegraph •
Telephone most carefully executed at one
Floral Designs a Specialty.
Winifrcdian..
Devonian.,..
Ultonia
Parisian
Cambrian . . .
^^mnjM
ST. PAUL, MINN.
20-22-24 West FUth Streei
We fill orden for the Twin Gtiea and for all pointa in the Northwest
The largest store in America. Large stock in grest variety. Write.
wire or phone. Open night and day.
Members of The Florlats' Telegraph DellveiT-
Write The Florists' Exchange for partic-
ulars of its Book of Floral Designs de Luxe.
The most elaborate work ever published.
Now Ready.
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Stampalia
Haverford
San Franciaco
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1st St., Hoboken
W. 24th St., N.Y,
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30, Bkyn.
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it., Hoboken
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Pier 22, Bkyn.
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Kristiania
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London
Hamburg
Bremen
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Liverpool
Hamburg
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SYRACUSE, N. Y,
Onondaga Hotel
Wo will carefully execute orders for Syracuse and Ttcinlty.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Bastable Building
Special attention given
to out-of-town orden
TOLEDO, OHIO
Helen F. Patten
MICHIGAN AND OHIO ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
nrrctf the 9U^ui
Burdett Ave. & Hoosick St ,
TROY, N. Y.
Prompt delivery and careful anention to
ont-of-towD orders.
TROY, N Y^
413 Fulton Street
Established 1870
Utica, N. Y.
^aker, Tjhe florist
UTICA, N. Y.
iSrant SSroi/ierSj Snc,
100,000 Square Feet of Glass
19 No.
53 So. 1
24NoV
56 So. \
53 So. \
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19 No.
65 So. '
63 So. \
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1st Street 1
1st Street [
1st Street )
funeral Smblems
Cut flowers
Nap.-Gen.
Liverpool
Glasgow
Antwerp
Liverpool
Hamburg
Nap.-Gen.
Antwerp
Liverpool
Hamburg
Honolulu
Japan
China
^rown ^ros. & Co.
LIMITED
Florists, cHiirserymen and Seedsmen
48 HASTINGS STREET, E.
VANCOUVER, B. C.
Bulbs 8eeds
WjISHINGTON
D. C.
Mtb and H Streets
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Gude Bros. Co.
Florists
1214 F. STREET, N. W.
Mwnber, of The Florlats* Teleftraph DeliTery.
H. F. A. Lange
WORCESTER, MASS.
DeliTeriea to all points In New England
125,000 aquare feet of glass.
Member of Che Florists' Telegraph Delivery.
WORCESTER,
?T^^^^,t,^ MASS.
WORCESTER, MASS.
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Situation Wanted as Seedsman
npetent to take charge of a
and Bulb department; wishes
;h concern, where a trustworthy,
hustler is wanted; married, 32, life
Please address Seedsman, care The
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nd E_£ _
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with Cyclamen, Lorraine type Begonias, Oranges,
pot Roses and Orchids; single, 16 years' experience;
able to take charge; first-class reference; a hustler
who can give good results. Moore, 638 State St.,
who can give good r
Bowling Green, Ky.
SITUATION WANTED— By gardener and florist;
intelligent, neat, honest, sober man; married, no
children; thoroughly experienced in greenhouse and
outside gardening, good horse rider; private or
commercial place. Best references as gardener and
head gardener. August B. Dupera, 520 E. 77th
St., Apt. 5, New York City.
SITUATION WANTED— As superintendent or
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of 24 years' service on 3 places only; 40 years of
age, married, no children. Address D. C., care
The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By married man,
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branches, under filass and outdoors, best
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L. I., N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED— By first-class grower of
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good habits; desires permanent position to take
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Address D. K.. care The Florists* Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— Bj; man experienced
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single, 29 years of age; best of references; able to
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Address C. T., care The Florists' Exchange.
SITUATION WANTED— By Scotchman, 26; as
greenhouse foreman or take charge of section;
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SITUATION WANTED— By young man with few
years' experience in general line; wishes position
in greenhouse, nursery or store, where he can learn
more about the business. Address D. P., care The
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SITUATION WANTED— By experienced grower
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and bedding plants; middle aged, single, sober,
industrious. State wages. Address D. M., care
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The Florists' Exchange,
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Men with experience in the retail seed business
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THE J. M, McCULLOUGH'S SONS CO.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
WANTED
Young man about 25 years of age in
retail eeed business; must be experienced
as salesman inside.
Send copies of references and state
salary expected. Address C. E., care
The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED
UP TO DATE GROWER
Wages $90.00 per month. Would prefer Eastern
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WANTED — For gentleman's country place, two
miles from Wilmington, Del., a young married
man to take charge of 30 ft. greenhouse conserva-
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State, with reference, knowledge of greenhouse
plants. Position can be filled by one who has had a
second gardener's place. S56.00 a month with
house. P. O. Box 10, Montchanin, Del;
WANTED
DESIGNER and STOREMAN
One who has had experience in buying and taking
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Address D. O., care The Florists* Exchange.
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trade, quick worker, temperate and reliable.
State particulars in regard to ability, wages ex-
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Olm, Bath, Maine.
WANTED — On private place, greenhouse assistant
Wages S50.00 per month; must be of good
character and willing to do anything needed.
French preferred. Write, with experience, to
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WANTED— At once, a capable man to take charge
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having some experience in greenhouse work;
steady position. Call or write, E. C. Hopping,
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ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— 3-mch ex-
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1000; 2K-incli, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000.
Roman J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS— Fine, 3-
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son, Rosemound Greenhouse, Greensboro, N. C.
Continued to Xext Column
HELP WANTED
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ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS SEEDLINGS— Ertra
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per 10,000. Collingdale Greenhouses, Collingdaie,
Pa.
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI— Extra heavy, 4-in.
pots, $6.00 per 100. Cash. Geo. A. Relyea.
Orchard PL, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Greenhouses, Jewett City, Conn.
BEGONIAS
Begonia Gloire de Lorraine
Strong, 3-in., $22.50 per 100; 2H-in., $14.00 per
100; strong, 5-in., 50c. each. Begonia Chatelaine,
3-in. pots, S7.00 per 100. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d
St., ^Sew York City.
Cold Storage
Lily of the Valley Pips
Will bloom in 20 days after planting. 250 for $5.00;
500 for $9.60; $18.00 per 1000; 2000 for $35.00.
Special prices for larger quantities
HENRY F. MICHELL CO.
BULB IMPORTERS
518 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Send for our new Wholesale Bulb Calaloi.
American-Grown and Imported
Bulbs for Fall Planting
A full line now ready for shipping; the finest
Bulbs we haT?e ever sent out. Send for price list.
Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, Va.
America's Largest Bulb Growers
CARNATIONS
CARNATION CUTTINGS
New varieties of best commercial value.
December, January and February deliveries.
Place your order now to insure early delivery.
Stock guaranteed.
100 1000
Enchantress Supreme $6.00 $50.00
Gloria, best pink 12.00 100.00
Matchless, white 12.00 100.00
Philadelphia, pink 12.00 100.00
Princess Dagmar 12.00 100.00
Dorner's Red Champion 12.00 100.00
STANDARD VARIETIES
Pink Delight $6.00 $40.00
Gloriosa 4.00 35.00
Beacon, selected stock 3.50 30.00
THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES— $3.00 per
100, $25.00 per 1000:
White Wonder, White Enchantress, White
Perfection, White Winsor, Mrs. C. W. Ward,
R. P. Enchantress, Enchantress, Winsor,
D. Gordon, Harlowarden. 250 of one variety
only at thousand rate.
R. J. IRWIN, 71 W. 23rd St., New York City.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS— Strong, clean,
healthy plants. White Enchantress, $6.50 per
100, $60.00 per 1000; Enchantress, light pink, S6.00
per 100, $55.00 per 1000; Rose Pink Enchantress,
$6.50 per 100, 855.00 per 1000; Winsor, $6.00 per
100, $50.00 per 1000; May Day, $6.00 per 100,
$50.00 per 1000; Boston Market, $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000; Harlowarden, S6.50 per 100, $60.00
per 1000; White Perfection, $6.00 per 100, $55.00
per 1000. 250 of one variety of above at 1000
rate. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
CARNATION PLANTS— Enchantress, light pink,
and Winona; strong, healthy, from freld; $3.00
per 100, cash, while they last. M. J. Schaaf,
Dansville, N. Y.
FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS-^00
Lords and 350 Oueen, extra strong, 3Mc., the lot
for $25.00. John E. Hand & Son, Center Moriches,
L. I., N. Y.
CARNATION PLANTS— Field-grown, 6 to 8
shoots, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. J. H.
Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y.
CHRYSANTHEmUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS— Stock plants, October
Frost, Early Snow, Monrovia, Pacific Supreme,
Enguehard, BonnalTon, Minnie Bailey and Black
Hawk, $3.00 per 100 clumps. Cash with order
J. B. Goostrey, White Horse Pike, Magnolia, N. J
CLUMPS of Smith's Advance and Unaka, S20.00
per 1000; S2.50 per 100. Chas. M. Weaver,
Ronks, Pa.
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STOCK FOR SALE
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS— Polly
Rose, Monrovia, Ivory, BonnafFon, Engueharci,
H. J. Rolfe, Hammonton,
CINERARIAS
CINERARIAS— 2ki-in., half dwarf, very best
strain, $3.00 per 100. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d
St., New York City.
CYCLAMENS '
CYCLAMENS— Strong 3-in., $8.00 per 100, $75.00
per 1000. Giant flowering, gro\vn from best
seed obtainable, pure white, bright red, white with
eye and best pink. Strong, 4-in., $15.00 per 100-
extra strong, S-in., $25.00 per 100. R. J. Irwin,
71 W. 23d St., New York City.
CYCLAMEN — 3-lncb pots, very finest strain,
$10.00 per 100. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford. N. J.
DAHLIAS— Field clumps in
heavy stock. Cheap for cash. Send for list.
W. A. Finger. Hicksville, N. Y.
FERNS
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES, extra fine, well
established, in all varieties, including Cyrtoniium
and Aspidium, 2M-in., $3.00 per 100; strong, 3-!n.,
$6.00 per 100.
KENTIA BELMOREANA. 2'A-m., well es-
tablished, $10.00 per 100.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. 2}i-in., strong
plants, $12.nn per 100.
ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. Strong, 3-in.,
$7.00 per 100, $6.1.00 per 1000.
SCOTTII FERNS. 2)i.ln., well established,
ready about Aug. 25. $4.50 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
BOSTON FERNS, well established bench plants,
$3..';0 per 100. $30.00 per 1000.
ROOSEVELT FERNS, best of the Boston type;
fastest grower, makes more fronds and more com-
pact plant. Strong bench plants, $5.00 per 100,
$40.00 per 1000.
See Asparagus, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Poinset-
FERNS — Boston, well established, good healthy
color, pot grown, 4-ir., 15c.; .5-in., 25c.; 6-in., 50c.;
7-in., 75c.; 8-in., Sl.On. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Cash, please. John Beagle, 925 Capouse Ave.,
FINE BOSTON AND WHITMANI FERNS—
Ready for 6 and 6-in. pots, $25.00 per 100.
DracEna Indivisa out of 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100.
Cash with order. Paul J. Burgevin, Florist,
North Regent St., Port Chester, N. Y.
BOSTON FERN RUNNERS— Good stock, $10.00
per 1000. Nephrolepis Davallioides Fercans,
strong runners, $2..50 per 100. Cash with order.
Little River, Fla.
COOLIDGE RARE PLANT GARDENS,
rado St. and Hill Ave.. Pasadena, Cal.
and Feiioo our snecialtv.
GARDENIAS
GARDENIAS — Extra selected, 4-in. pot plants,
$25.00 per 100. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St.,
New York City.
GERANIUMS
GERANIUMS— Strong, 2M-in. and 2H-in.; S.
A. Nutt. La Favorite, John Dovle. Jean Oberle;
$2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. Josiah L. Young,
N. Y.
GERANIUMS— Strong, 2-in.; Poitevine, Ricard.
S. A. Nutt, Buchner, Castellane. Viand, Doyle
and all other varieties, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per
1000. Rooted Cuttings, prices on application.
R. J. Irwin. 71 W. 23d St.. New York City.
GERANIUMS— 5000 Rooted Cuttings of Nutt,
Ricard and Poitevine. $10.00 per 1000: ready
now'. Cash, please. Chas. H. Rice, Rochelle
Park, N. J.
HYDRANGEAS
FRENCH HYDRANGEA— Field grown. Madam
Moulliere, white; Montrose, pink: Bouquet
Rose, pink; Plants, 4 to 6 branches, $17.50 per 100;
6 to 10 branches, $22..50 per 100; 6-inch pot grown,
$5.00 per doz.. 835.00 per 100. Hydrangea
Otaksa, 6-inch, pot grown, 4 branches, $15.00 per
100; 5 to 6 branches. 820.00 per 100; 7 to 10 branches
825.00 per 100; field-grown plants, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
fronds, at 6c.. Oc., 12c. and 15c. each. R. J.
Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New York City.
HYDRANGEAS— In pots and tubs, $1.5l)-$3.50
each. Large specimens. $5.00-.?7..';0 each.
Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J.
GERMAN IRIS— 3 eye divisions. Madam Chereau
$5.00 per 100; Augustifolia. cream, $2.00 per
100. The Imlay Co., Zanesville, Ohio.
Rochelle, N. Y.
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October 2.5, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
897
STOCK FOR SALE
"^'"'^ERUSALEM CHERRIES
JERUSALEM CHERRIES— Pot-grown, strong
plants, well berried, 4-in., SIO.OO per 100; S80.00
per 1000. Cash. F. Sokol, Worcester, Mass.
NTIRSERY STOCK
CALIFORNIA PRIVET
Per 1000
12 to 18 inches SS.OO
18 to 24 inches 10.00
2 to 3 feet 12.50
3 to 4 feet 20.00
Also A. R. North, A. South, Ibota, and other
PRIVET in variety. Also Figs, Shade Trees,
Hardy-flowering Shrubs. Write for prices.
OAK LAWN NURSERY JIINTSVIIIE,A1A
100,000 CALIFORNIA PRIVET— All sizes up to
4 ft., S12.00 per 1000 and up. 50,000 Berberis
Thunbergii, shrubs and vines, all extra fine; get
my prices. 50,000 shrubs and vines for lining out,
low. Hydrangea Otaksa for 5-in. and 6-in., from
field and 4-in., from pots. English Ivy, 4-in., long
tops. Japanese Maples, purple leaved, four year
old, 18 to 24-in., nice little trees, 35c. A bargain.
Benjamin Connell, Merchantville, N. J.
BERBERIS THUNBERGII— 2-yr. transplanted,
well branched, $7.00 per 100; 12 to IS-in., fine'
$5.00 per 100; S40.00 per 1000, as good as the best;
no charge for packing. Chas. Black, Hightstown,
N.J.
LAURUS CERASUS BUSH— 35c.-$1.00 each.
Standards, $7.50-S10.00 each. Pyramids,
$5.00-$7.50 each. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ford, N. J.
BAY TREES and BOX TREES all sizes. Write
for special list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther-
ord, N. J.
PALMS
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS— Fine large plants,
$7.50-$35.00 each. JuUus Roehrs Co.,
Rutherford, N. J.
PANDAMUS
50,000 PANDANUS
PANDANUS Utilis. SeedUngs, ready for 3-in.
pots, $4.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 4-
ra. pots. $20.00 per 100; 5 and 6-in. pots, .50c. each;
7, 8 and 10-in. pots, SOcts.. $1.25 and $2.00 each.
PANDANUS Veitchii. Nicely colored 3-in. pot
plants, $10.00 per 100; 4-in. pot plants, ready for
6-in., S20.00 per 100; 8 and lO-in. pots, $1.00 to
$2.00 each; large tubs, not colored good, $2.00 to
PANDANUS Veitchii. Bench and open grown
plants, ready for 5 and 6-in. pots, nicely varie-
gated, $10.00 per 100. Size for 8 and 10-in. pots,
$15.00 per 100.
PANDANUS Veitchii. Suckers. I am booking
orders now for Winter and Spring delivery, nicely
variegated and partly rooted, $5.00 per 100. Nice
suckers without color but will color when growth
starts. $3.00 per 100.
Pandanus all need a warm house, especially after
potting off.
Cash with order.
J. J. SOAR LITTLE RIVER, FLA.
PANSIES
GIANT PANSIES — Good, strong, transplanted,
field-grown plants; best strains. Gassier, Tri-
mardeau, Bugnot, Masterpiece, Mme. Perret,
Odier, Orchid Flowering, $3.00 per 1000. W. W.
Macker, Dighton, Mass.
PANSIES — Strong, field-grown plants, extra fine
strain, $4.50 per 1000; $2.50 per 500; $1.60 per
250. R. J. Irwin, 71 W. 23d St., New York City,
FOR PLEASURE.'.
This_ book of " Peonies for Pleasure " gives in-
formation on Peony history, soil and plants to
use, how and when to plant, fertilizers and how to
apply, and describes the most extensive planting of
really valuable Peonies ever gathered together under
the sun; describes the old and new as well as the
plebeian and aristocrat of the Peony family. If
you want information on the plant that stands next
to the Rose in beauty, that is practically known to
the amateur as simply a red, white and pink Peony,
Peonies for Fall sales, 1913. ■ Send for both of the
booklets.
Our catalogue of everything you need mailed on
application. Write for it today.
THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY
The Largest Rose Growers in the World.
Box 23 Springfield, Ohio.
PEONIES— Queen Victoria, white; Louis Van
Houtte, dark crimson, and a very early light
pink. Write for our special prices. Geo. Peters
PEONI ES— 3 to 5 eye divisions. Festiva Maxima
$9.00 per 100; Queen Victoria, $6.00 per 100;
Rosea, early pmk, $4.00 per 100; Humea Rosea,
late, $6.00 per 100. The Imlay Co.. Zanesville,
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STOCK FOR SALE
PHLOX
Bouquet Fleuri, Sunshine,
Pantheon, Bridesmaid, $3.50 per 100; $30.00 per
1000. Mixed, all choice varieties; $2.50 per 100;
per lOUO.
Silver. N. J.
POINSETTL&S
POINSETTIAS— " The true red ones." 2K-inch
pots, selected stock, ready now. S7.00 per 100,
$60.00 per 1000. For July 1st and later delivery.
2i<i-inch, $5.50 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Well
grown stock. Satisfaction assured. R. J. Irwin,
71 W. 23d St., New York, N. Y.
PRIMCLAS
PRIMULA OBCONICA— Strong, 2M-in., ready
for 4-in., $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. Prim-
ula Chinensis and Obconica, giant flowering, from
best strains, in aU colors, strong, 3-in., $5.00 per
100. Primula Chinensis, strong, 5-in. pots, ready
to bloom, in five colors, $15.00 per 100. Primula
Malacoides, 2M-in., $3.00 per 100. Primula
Kewensis, 2M-in., $4.00 per 100. R. J. Irwin, 71
W. 23d St., New York City.
PRIMULA Chinensis Fimbriata, Defiance, Kar-
funkelstein. La Ducbesse, best Christmas varie-
ties, 3-in. stock, $5.00 per 100; 2M-in., $3.00 per
100; Star Primroses, 2}i-m., $3.00 per 100.
Henry Schmidt, Church Lane, P. O., Weehawken,
N.J.
PRIMULA MALACOIDES— 2 Ji-in. pots, ready
to shift, grown from my own seed, selected from
the best colored plants, $2.00 per 100, cash; fine
stock. Geo. A. Relyea, Orchard PI., Poughkeepsie,
MILLER'S GIANT OBCONICA PRIMULA—
Strong, 3-in., $4.00 per 100. Malacoides Prim-
PRIMULA Obconica, Gigantea. Fimbriata and
Arendsi, about 500, 3-in. pots, good plants, $4.00
per 100. Cash, please. Good assortment of colors.
Geo. A. Halladay, Bellows Falls, Vt.
SEEDS
GIANT PANSIES
Sow now I Special Florists* Mixture; Tri
ardeau Selections, mixed, tr. pkt. 50c., oz. $4.00,
Trimardeau, fine mixed varieties, tr. pkt. 25c., oz
$1.50. Cassier's Giants Improved, splendid mix
ture, tr. pkt. 60c., oz. $6.00. Trimardeau sorts as
Bronze Colors, Golden Pure Yellow, Lord Beacons
field. Purple, Pure White, Yellow with eye. Whiti
with eye. Each variety separate, tr. pkt. 30c.. oz
$2.00. My catalogue has also other
O. V. Zangen, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J
ASTERMUM SEEDS— Whhe, pink and lavendei
SNAPDRAGONS
RAMSBURG SILVER PINK SNAPDRAGONS—
2i/^-in. pots, good, strong stock, $3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Sprengeri and Plumosus, strong, 3-in.
$3.00 per 100. Sunny Side Greenhouses, R. F. D.
No. 7, Schenectady, N. Y.
SNAPDRAGONS— Silver Pink, field grown, strong
giants, $7.00 per 100; easily transplanted,
ite Bros., Medina, N. Y.
VIOLET PLANTS^O.OOO strong, field-grown
Princess of Wales and La France. $5.00 per 100.
$45.00 per 1000. White Plains Nurseries. 92
Railroacf Ave.. White Plains. N. Y.
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE
COSMOS, Giant Pink, SOc. per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosa, 2}4-in. pots, $2.00 per
100.
TABLE FERNS, assorted. 2i4-'m. pots. $2.00 per
100.
CELESTIAL PEPPERS. fine,_ field-grown plants,
loaded with Peppers, just right for 5-in. pots,
$12.00 per 100.
NOTT PLAl>rr CO.,
Columbus Ave., Meriden, Conn.
AMPELOPSIS Veitchii, Boston Ivy. all trans-
^ planted; 3 year, heavy rooted. 2 to 3 ft. tops.
$7.00 per 100; 18 to 24 in. tops. $5.00 per 100.
Short tops, heavy roots. $3.00 per 100. $25.00 per
1000: 2 year, heavy. 2!^ to 4 ft.. $6.00 per 100; 2
to 3 ft.. $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000; 18 to 24 in.,
good, 60 for $2.00. by mail; $3.00 per 100. $25.00
per 1000 by exjjress. All well graded, strong
rooted stock. Chas. Black. His
N. J.
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA MAJOR— $5.00
per 100. Hogan, Kooyman & Co., 356 12th St.,
Oakland. Cal.
FOR SALE — All strong, healthy stock; Asparagus
Sprengeri, 3H-in., $6.00 per 100; 5-in.. $15.00
per 100; Asparagus Plumosus. 3-in.. $6.00 per 100:
Cyclamen. 5-in.. strong, healthy plants, 6 colors,
$25.00 per 100; Jerusalem Cherries, pot-grown, well
berried. 5-in., $16.00 per 100; Chrysanthemums.
in pots. 1. 2. 3 and 4 blooms. 2.5c.. 50c.. 75c. and
$1.00. Cash, please. Van Hoven & Langenberg.
Garfield. N. J.
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STOCK FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS ~^
500 MIXED GERANIUMS. 3 and 3}4-ln., .3c.;
200 Mixed Geraniums. 2M-in., Ic: 200 Mixed
Sweet-scented Geraniums. 2'A and 3-in.. 2c.; 100
Jacob's Ladder, variegated, 3-in.. 2c.; 100 German
Ivy. 3-in.. 2c.; 200 Sun Pinks, 2'A-m., large, 2c.;
200 Diana 'Mums, 3M-inl. budded, 4c.; 200 Calla
Lilies, S'A-in., 3c., 2li-m., 2c. Chas. Newell,
West Newbury, Mass.
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA— For Easter and Deco-
ration Day; fine plants, 6-in.. pot grown, 7 to
10 branches, $25.00 per 100. Manetti Rose Stock,
florist grade, especially selected, smooth and well,
rooted. Enlgish or French. Jackson and Perkins
Co., Newark, N. Y.
SPHAGNUM MOSS— 1000 5-bbl. bales, ful'
size, fresh and clean, $1.60 per bale, f. o. b-
Trenton, N. J. Try sample bale. Goeller Bros.,
Inc., Florists and Seedsmen, 159 Hamilton Ave.,
Trenton. N. J.
ALTHERNANTHERA BRILLIANTISSIMA—
Brightest red. strong Rooted Cuttings. 85c. per
100; $7.00 per 1000; prepaid. Terms: Cash. W.
F. King. Little Silver. N. J.
STRONG ROOTED CUTTINGS of double white,
sweet-scented Petunia. Mrs. Perrett; and double
white Marguerite. Mrs. Saunders; 90c. per 100. fay
mail. F. W. Langenbach. Norwich, Conn.
MYRTLE— Vinca Minor; clumps that can be
divi<led up into 3 to 5 plants, $3.50 per 100, $30.00
per 1000. Cash with order. E. K. Baumann.
State College, Pa.
FOR SALE— Good stock, Adiantum Croweanum-
3>^-in., $10.00 per 100. Silver Pink Snapdragon-
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE— A few thousand
214-m. pots, nearly new. at $2.50 per 1000. in
exchange for small^ Asparagus Sprengeri or larger
size pots. W. A. Knott, Cape May, N. J.
VEGETABLE PLANTS
VEGETABLE PLANTS— Indoor Grand Rapids
Lettuce, transplanted, $2.60 per 1000. Andrew
Akers, Johnstown, Pa.
STOCK WANTED
A SALESMAN in the Boston Flower Exchange,
32 Otis St., would like Roses or Carnations
on commission. Address W. J. Thurston,
SUNDRIES FOR SALE
Pecky Cypress
We can offer very reasonable prices on
Pecfcy Cypress. If in the market for any,
kindly communicate with os before buying
ebewhere.
VV RFIPII 1429 Metropolitan Avenue
. C. nClbn, Brooklyn, N. Y.
500 BOXES second-hand glass, different sizes.
1000 ft. 4-in. cast pipe; 4000 ft. 2-in. wought
pipe. 2 L. & B. boilers. 1 No. 17 Hitching's boiler
Good condition, cheap. I. Suessermann, 104
Ridgewood Ave.. Newark, N. J.
FOR SALE — One large size Morehead steam trap
in use less than 12 months, good as new. cost
$225 will sell for $100. F. Fallon. Roanoke. Va.
MATS— We make the most practical hotbed
and coldframe Mats on the market. Send
for circular. Watts Bros.. Kerrmoor, Pa.
FOR SALE — Florist wagon and horse, in good
condition; a bargain. M. Loos. 604 Tenth Ave..
N. Y. aty.
FOR SALE— 3 greenhouses. 2 built this Summer,
in center of town, mostly retail business. Green-
houses on leased land with option to buy and six
years' lease. Houses are planted with Carnations.
Mums. etc. Bulbs for season are planted. Every-
thing on place, just step in and see business. Good
reason for selling. The best opportunity for a
man who wants to start in business for himself.
Price $3000. Apply to Carl Petersen, 79 Central
Ave., Flushing, f5. Y.
PipeBargains
We can offer very reasonable prices on
New Pipe, sizes 1 to 2 inch. If in the
market for any quantity, kindly commu-
nicate with us before buying elsewhere.
Eagle Meta!& Supply Co.
Jobbers In Wrought Iron and Steel Pipe
Roebllng and North 11th Streets
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
ForSale
PIPE
New, black, guaranteed In full
lengths: 2-in., 75^c. per foot.
Get our prices on black and galvanized fit-
tings, also pipe cut to sketch or drilled for
rrigatlon purposes.
SECOND-HAND PIPE gj^&i!
2Hc.; 1^-in., S'Ac; IM-in.. 6c.; 2^in.. 5Hc.' per' ft!
Hot-Bed Sash-Doubl[Iight Sash
Painted and glazed complete, from $1.65
up. Second-Hand Sash, Glazed complete.
Jrom $1.00 up.
ri iCP New A and B double-thick greenhouse
ULri33 glass, all sizes. Prices on request.
DAII FDC y^y. ■'"■6= stock, new and second-
DulLLIlJ '">'"'• Also Radiators. Valves,
l/VILLIIU Fittings, etc.
UACC NON-KINK. 10c. a foot, in 25 and 50
III/jL foot lengths.
Prices net cash, subject to change.
ETROPOLITAN
ATERIAL CO.
1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave.. BROOKLYN, N. Y.
FOR SALE OR RENT
M!
FORSALE
Modern Greenhouse
Plant
Every foot of glass planted in
marketable stock. Carnations,
Winter and Summer Roses, 'Mums
and Asparagus. All stock grown for
wholesale markets; regular ship-
ments are now being made to
Indianapolis and St. Louis and
other points. If you are interested
write for price and location, Address
T. J. LUDWIQ
2270 N. High St., COLUMBUS, 0.
FOR SALE OR LEASE
90,000 feet of glass, well stocked and in good
shape. Business established thirty years; situ-
ated in Alexandria, Va., six miles from Washing-
ton, D. C. Will be disposed of on very easy terms
to responsible parties, owner not needing to work
any longer. Apply to
J. LOUIS LOOSE
1349 R Street WASHINGTON, D. C.
FOR SALE — A landscape garden and general
contract business, together with tools, stock
and unfinished work on hand. Good will and
interest; well established business in Westchester
Co., N. Y. Good opportunity for good gardener.
Address C. F., care The Florists' Exchange.
FOR SALE— Retail florists' business in residential
district near New York, doing good business:
may be increased. Address B. C. care The Flo-
rists' Exchange.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS
WANTED TO BUY— Complete g;reenhouses
to dismantle and greenhouse material of
every description. All dealings cash. Address
Reliable, care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED— 5 or 6 greenhouses with 5 to 10 acres
of land, within 30 miles of Boston. State terms
in first letter. Address D. F., care The Florists*
Exchange.
WANTED— Second-hand florist's Ice Box with
glass front. Give description and state price.
Address D. A., care The Florists' Exchange.
WANTED — Second-hand copy of Bailey's Ency-
clopedia of Horticulture in good condition. Ad-
dress D. R., care The Florists Exchange.
PUBLICATIONS
THE PACIFIC GARDEN— A monthly journal
devoted exclusively to floriculture anci semi-
tropic fruit growing. Authority for Pacific Coast
Cultural articles. $1.00 a year, 10c. a copy.
Pasadena, Cal.
898
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MAGNOLIA
Best Quality CI 25 ^ hamper
''Enough Said" ^1.^^ of thousand
LEAVES
Just -Received, Our FALL IMPORTATION of
CYCAS LEAVES
Boys, THEY are Beauties. Superior quality cannot be had. Our Spring shipment gained
us a reputation of having QUALITY UNSURP.ASSET>
bizes
12 inches.
16 " .
20 " .
Per 100 Sizes Per 100 I Sizes
. . .$2.00 24 inches $4.00 32 inches
. . . 2.50 28 " 4.50 | 36 "
. . . 3.00 I Same prices apply for smaller quantities also
Per 100
..$5.00
. .. 6.00
40 inches.
44 " .
Per 100
...$7.00
. .. 8.00
. .. 9.00
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO., 219 south Dearborn Street CHICAGO, ILL.
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Rochester, N. Y.
The past week's business was generally
good, the latter part finishing up with a
scarcity of stock, particularly Carna-
tions, which have shortened considerably
since the colder weather set in. Chrysan-
themums are plentiful and very good.
Roses, though not overplentiful, are meet-
ing with but fair demand, those that can
be used up for funeral work being most
sought for. Violets are considerably off
color, due to the warm weather of some
days ago, and the calls for this stock
have fallen off to a marked degree in com-
parison with a week or two ago. Valley,
too, has been rather overplentiful owing
to fewer weddings. However, it can
safely be said the conditions are still good
and in keeping with those of other years.
H. P. Neun has just returned from an
eight day trip through the West, touch-
ing Detroit, Chicago, Des Moines
(Iowa), and other points. He reports
business in a flourishing condition.
George Hampton, of Philadelphia, was
a visitor this week and brought along
with him a few sample flowers of the new
Carnarion Philadelphia, a promising look-
ing pink of pleasing shade, borne on long
stiff stems which were in good condition,
despite the tact that they had been in a
grip from Saturday to Monday.
Charles Suhr is cutting some excellent
Chrysanthemums, Chrysolora and Ermine
proving to be fine early yellow varieties.
A quantity of Comelita are also grown on
this place, but do not seem to come nearly
so uniform in size as the former.
Otto Gross is bringing in some very
fine Cosmos which sell readUy. The
stock is from plants put out in the
Spring, which is remarkable from the
fact that the killing frosts we have liad
have not affected it, as in this section
Cosmos rarely survives the early frosts.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Rochester Association was held on Mon-
day Oct. 13, President Dunbar presiding.
The attendance was good, in fact, Mr.
Dunbar remarked that since his term of
office began two years ago, he did not
recall such a splendid turn out, and that
the interest thus manifested augured well
for the future. The business was mainly
in connection with plans and arrange-
ments for the flower show. Charles H.
Vick, chairman of the general committee,
reported that the various committees
were working in harmony, and that they
had the most important matters well in
hand. Much regret was occasioned over
the fact that owing to very pressing busi-
ness engagements, F. J. Keller, chairman
of the decoration committee, and W. L.
Keller, of the finance committee, were
forced to tender their resignations as it
was impossible to devote the time neces-
sary for the work. The vacancies were
filled by Felix Alberts and W. H. Dil-
dine respectively. George Arnold gave a
very instructive talk on Asters, and the
results of the many experiments which
have been going on this past Summer in
an effort to locate the causes, and find a
remedy for, the various diseases and in-
sect foes of this flower.
H. B. Stkinger.
Albany, N. Y.
Trade here continues brisk, and our
florists have no complaint to make.
When they are not busy with funeral
work, they are rushed with orders for
cut flowers. Palms, Ferns and bulbs.
H. G. Eyres, N. Pearl St., is showing
some fine 'Mums of all early sorts. These
seem to attract the attention of people
passing the store. He reports business
as very good.
The Rosery, Steuben St., has had an-
other Palm sale. Several thousand
plants were disposed of this week. They
have also had a good run on cut flowers
and funeral work. Dutch bulbs, of which
they have a large assortment, are selling
fast.
F. A. Danker, Maiden la., has a fancy
circular which he heads, "Fall Announce-
ment." It shows an open entrance to a
greenhouse, inviting in the customers to
see the magnificent display of newer va-
rieties of 'Mums, also fancy kinds of
baskets and plants. Mr. Danker is send-
ing out these announcements to his cus-
tomers, and orders coming in as a result
of this advertisement are keeping him
busy. As a further advertisement, he is
displaying some fine designs on the main
streets in various parts of the city.
The Albany Cut Flower Exchange,
Maiden la., is daily receiving some large
shipments of 'Mums of all sorts, also
Roses, Carnations and Violets. These
are being cleaned up right along.
Wm. Hannell, Shaker rd., is cutting
some fine specimens of Chrysolora, Polly
Rose, Smith's Advance and Goldenrod
'Mums. His Roses, Lilies and Carna-
tions are choice and are in demand by our
city florists.
The next regular meeting of the Albany
Florists' Club will be held on Thursday,
Nov. 6, at the Albany Cut Flower Ex-
change. AH members are requested to
attend, as nominations of officers for
1914 will be in order. L. H. S.
Detroit, Mich.
A well attended Club meeting was
devoted to speaking informally on mat-
ters pertaining to the retail business.
Many valuable pointers were brought^ out
by Mr. Fetters, who spoke on buying ;
Mr. Sullivan on selling ; and Mr. Breit-
meyer on expenses. Mr. Hugo Schroeter
also spoke very interestingly on decora-
tions. As Mr. Sullpivan well stated, it is
discussions like these that bring about
the real benefits of a club, and at the
next meeting we shall hear of the ex-
penses of growing the goods we sell.
Mr. .1. F. Sullivan has been advised
that ten cases of bulbs shipped to him
by C. Knir & Sons have been burned
on the steamer Volturno. Another mis-
hap to this gentleman we regret to re-
port is the fact that burglars broke into
his store Friday night, broke the cash
register, helping themselves to the loose
change therein. The same burglars also
entered a woolen mills store next door,
but they were captured there. F. D.
Buffalo, N. Y.
The store windows are artistically
decorated in Autumn style, and 'Mums
are shown in many varieties. Dahlias,
too, are seen in fine form, some excellent
Cactus, such as Kriemhilde, making a
good showing. Pompons in colors, and
other flowers make up well, and with a
special bargain sign in the center of the
windows on Friday and Saturday there
was an attractive display in many win-
dows. Everything was in the best of
supply, and the trade had little or no
difficulty in securing anything that was
in season,
Roses continue fine in all grades and
varieties. Am. Beauty is plentiful, and
Violets are in oversupply. Valley is ex-
cellent and there is enough of it. Such is
the situation throughout the whole mar-
ket.
There have been a number of weddings,
and floral work was heavy. The long
looked for clearing began on Saturday
with a heavy wind storm and rain. The
cemetery florists, as a result, were light
buyers. Colder weather is predicted, and
it is hoped that better conditions will
soon exist.
After extensive alterations, the Lenox
Flower Shop will soon reopen at its new
quarters, 584 Main st. Mr. Altman is
quite satisfied with the business at the
temporary store. The Lenox special
sales on Saturdays are on, and are prov-
ing a success.
W. J. Smith of the East st. greenhouse,
has been sending fine Chrysolora 'Mums
to the wholesale market, and they were
of the Smith quality.
Edward Stroh has returned from At-
tica after a long stay among the Carna-
tion and Rose plants. The Main st. store
is having some elegant window displays,
and all the stock was grown at the Attica
houses.
Anthony Wean, well known to the
trade, died after an illness of many years,
the greenhouses and store having been
conducted by Mrs. Wean and daughter.
E. C. B.
The Florists' Exchange
899
Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
RUSSIN & HANFLING
Office and Salearoom
1S4 West 38th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Telephone 3053 Madison Square
"nd'CpSAV Willow and fancy Baskets for florists
Dealers Id FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
JVT'Our Specialties: Wheat Sheaves and Baskets
Rhode Island Hort. Society
The regular monthly meeting took
place Wednesday evening. Oct. 16. when
there was a good attendance. The lec-
ture given by H. L. Madison on "R. I.
Wild Flowers and Where They Grow."
illustrated by stereopticon views, was
fine, and received much comment. Mr.
Thomas, of Kingston College, was to
have lectured that evening, but an ex-
change was made. Prof. Thomas will
deliver his lecture at the January meet-
ing. H. C. N.
Rhode Island F. and G. Club
The regular monthly meeting took
place on Oct. 20 with President Apple-
ton in the chair, also Secretary Wm. B.
Chappell in his accustomed place. Rou-
tine business was transacted, after
which a general discussion waged.
Much interest is shown in the coming
Chrysanthemum show. H. C. N.
Paterson (N. J.) Floricultural Soc
The Paterson Floricultural Society
held a banquet in Crawford's Restau-
rant, Paterson, N. J., on Monday even-
ing, Oct. 20. The tables and room were
well decorated for the event. A number
of prominent men spoke at the dinner,
including the Mayor, and much encour-
agement was given the idea of holding
a local flower show. The members of
the Societv greatlv enjoyed the evening,
and feel that results will follow.
C. H. RICE.
New Orleans Horl. Society
The regular monthly meeting was held
on Thurs., Oct. 17, in the Association of
Commerce Building, and there was a
good • attendance. President P. A.
Chopin was in the chair, with Secretary
Pauter at the desk. The subject of the
special exhibition was a Fern; the win-
ners being determined by a secret ballot.
First prize was awarded to Richard
Eichling, manager of V. J. Virgin's Nur-
sery, who had Davallia fijiensis in a
121n. tub: second prize to P. A. Chopin
for Cibotium Schiedei; and the third to
Max Scheinuk with Nephrolepis daval-
lioides furcans. The subject of next
month's sp. exhibition will be a vase of
three 'Mums of one variety; each grow-
er entitled to one entry only.
Some discussion was brought up about
some of the trade papers accepting sub-
scriptions promiscuously, regardless of
whether or not the subscribers were
bona fide members of the trade. The
result of this is that many buyers who
were once good customers of the local
growers are getting plants and other
stock at wholesale rates. It was sug-
gested that the local representatives of
the different trade papers write and re^
quest their papers to call for a reference
from any one whom they have any doubt
about.
The report of the finance committee
was then read and showed the Society
to be In a prosperous condition. The
committee was discharged, and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed by the
president to serve for the ensuing year;
'r^l_1 .:i ■Cii..Ui;v,rr r"loii,-lQ dr\r aud RlCh-
' REEKS.
PittsBeld, Mass.
Max Engplmann. who started in as a
bo.v 15 years aso with T. I. Drake, will
now succeed Iiini. He will conduct 'the
business under the name of the Drake
(;r,..-nhonsn«. .T. M. 3.
Wholesale and Retail Florists
You both will profit by using McCray Refrigerators. Don't cut
down prices because of spoilage. Stop the spoilage. Our patented
refrigeration will keep your stock fresh because of the perfect cir-
culation of cold, dry air.
McCray Refrigerators
Are made not only in stock sizes but are built-to-order to suit your
requirements. Write to-day for our Free Catalog No. 72, which will
give you ideas to help you add to the attractiveness of your estab-
lishment.
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO.
667 Lake Streef Kendallville, Ind.
CHICAGO OFFICE NEW YORK OFFICE
^^W
1 B ' 9H '1 ^^n
S5 Wabash Avenue McCray BIdg., 7-9 W. 36th SI.
ntion the Exchange when i
Do Not Let The Accounts Owin^
You Remain Longer Unpaid
Send them to us at once. We are prompt,
energetic and reasonable, and can reach
any point in the United States & Canada.
NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE
S6 Pine Street, NEWYOBK
Pleagfl mention the Exolimg« when writiac*
Elyria, Ohio
Business is quite brisk at present with
a generous suppl.v of all cut flowers ex-
cept Lilies, which are hard to procure.
The Callas, which are now with us again,
help much in this respect, however. Car-
nations are good in quality and Princess
of Wales Violets are excellent. Chrys-
anthemums are upon the market in quan-
tity, but the warm weather and the abun-
dance of such outdoor flowers as Snap-
dragon. Dahlias and Cosmos, make this
sale rather slow.
Leo Smallwood, of the Smallwood
Greenhouses, Ridgeville, was married to
Miss Baye Kuchenrither of Elyria last
Tuesday morning,
L. C. Hecock made a business trip to
Detroit last week. He reports having
seen a fine lot of growing stock in the
vicinity of that hustling city.
Copas Bros, are now snugly fixed in
their new quarters on Cheapside. Their
present store room is very good, having
a broad show window and spacious floor.
The room in the rear, intended for the
work of making up and designing, is a
good feature.
W. A. Cook of Oberlin is in the mar-
ket with a fine lot of Chrysanthemums.
Alvin Jones did the growing and is justly
proud of his crop. J. McL.
Cleveland, 0.
Frank Schoen and Frank Friedley,
who bought out the Jas. Eadie Co., and
are continuing the business under that
name, held their first opening Oct. 15.
The store has been newly fitted up and
some changes made for the better. Your
correspondent saw several cards on hand-
some baskets from the Ohio Cut Flower
Co., The Florists' Exchange, Smith &
Fetters and the Ohio Plant and Cut
Flower Co. A fine stock of flowers were
on display.
On the same date, and only a few doors
away, occurred the opening of a new
seven story department store, A large
number of presentation baskets and cut
flowers kept nearly all the downtown flo-
rists hustling for the day.
The Flower Show
Plans are working out. The space in
front of the building, facing Euclid ave.,
has been planted to evergreens. T^arge
billboards have been erected, 3ft. x 12ft.;
500 pennants and 5000 posters are being
distributed. Those desiring premium lists
should apply to .John Bortdy, city forest-
er. City Hall. A meeting of the com-
mittees in charge was held Monday, Oct.
20, to finish up some details. E. G. W.
Place Your
Orders for
Fancy or Dagger Ferns
with us now and save money. 75 cents per 1000. Discount on large orders.
Use our LAUREL FESTOONING for all decorations; made fresh daily from
the woods. 4c., 5c., and 6c. per yard.
FINE BRONZE or GREEN GALAX, $1.00 per 1000.
SPHAGNUM MOSS, 75c. per large sack; 12 bbl. bales, $5.00.
BRANCH LAUREL, large bundles, 35c.
PINE, by the lb., 8c.; fine quality.
SOUTHERN SMILAX, 50-lb. cases, $5.00.
Order in advance and have fresh stock.
Mil ICinds of Evergreens
Cro^vl Fern Co.
MILLINGTON, MASS.
Telegraph Office : New Salem.'Mass.
the Exchange when writing.
The Kervan Co. """^.n™ "•
WHOLESALE "™ ™"*
ALL DECORATING EVERGREENS—
Southern Wild SmiUz, Fresh Cut Palmetto
and Cabbaxe Palm Leaves, Fresh Cut Cycas,
Hemlock. Laurel, Spruce and Box Wood
Branches, Ropings made on order, all kinds
and sizes.
FancT and Dagger Ferns, Green and Bronze
Galax and Leucothoe Sprays, Spbaonum,
Dry Green Sheet, Lump and Spanish Mosses.
Painted Palmetto, Dyed Sheet Moss. Cocoa
Fibre Birch and Cork Barks, etc.
All Decorating Material in Season.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
JOS.G.NEIDINGER,Florists*SuppIics
1515-15 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
M.RICE CO
UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
FLORIST SUPPLIES
' Philadelphia,
Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The Model
Carnation and Tomato Supports;
Gakanized Wire Rose Stakes and
Tyin^ Wire; Robbish Bnmers,
Shrub Protectors, Tree Guards,
Lawn and Flower Bed Guards,
)Vritc Jot CoutpUtt CauUogvt
IGOE BROS.
61-73 Metropotitaii^Ave., BROOKIYN, N. Y.
Fleaaa mention the Exohango wh«n wrltlAK,
WIRE DESIGNS
PRICES RIGHT— QUALITY RIGHT
Let us quote you on your next order. If it's made
GEORGE B. HART, Manufadvref
24-30 Stone Street, ROCHESTER, N. Y
PREPARED ADIANTUM
(Or Maidenhair Fern)
Extra fine quaKty, $6.00 per 100
25 to a package. Try a sample lot.
Geo. H. Angermueller, ^Ye'r".'"
1324 Pine Street, St, Louis* Mo
Please mention the Escliange when writing.
900
The Florists' Exchange
Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
150,000Cutnower Boxes
io be sold in October at the following low
prices. Order now, while low prices prevail.
Price List of Florist Boxes
10....
. ... 18 X
8 ..
...21 X
12
....24x
16
....28x
5
..21x
17
....30x
6
'. . . .24 X
7
....28x
18. . . .
....30x
15
. ...36x
13
. ..30x
14
. ...36x
19....
...36 X
Per 100
Izes Manila
5x3 $1.50.
5x31^ 1.65.
5x31^ 2.15.
5x31^ 2.65.
.$1.65.
. 1.85.,
. 2.35.
8x5
5x3^.
8x5 .
8x5 .
8x5 .
8x5 .
2.65.
2.85.
3.00.
3.30.
4.00.
5.00.
2.90.
3.20.
3.50.
.. 5.50...
30x12x6 5.80 6.20...
36 X 14x6 7.00 7.50...
36x12x6 6.85
Bouquet Boxes
19 X 9 X 8 Manila $4.75
19 X 9 X 8 Mist Gray 5.00
$1.80
. 2.10
. 2.50
. 2.90
. 3.00
. 3.50
. 3.75
. 4.75
. 5.75
. 6.50
Wreath Boxes
Violet Boxes
No. Sizes Per 100
1 8 x5x4 $1.60
2 9^x6x5 1.90
3 10 x7x6 2.50
4 12 x8x7 3.00
16x16x7 $5.00
18x18x8 6.00
20x20x9 7.00
22x22x9 8.00
PRINTING — 300 and over, one copy, one color ink— NO CHARGE
Less than 300, a charge of 50 cents
Unknown customers, please give reference, or cash with order
Henry M. Robinson & Co.
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies
Hardy Cut Evergreens
Boston, Mass.
OUR NEW STORE
2 Wlnthrop Square 32 Otis Street
Telephones
Main. 2439-2616-2617-2618 Fort Hill, 25290
The Florists* Pleasure
Bull Dog Paper Clips
Universally used fay them for fastening their
packages.
Simple ■ Quick: - Cheap
Sample box sent FREE per parcel post to
Wholesale Florists and Supply Houses.
The Irib-Taber Mfg. Co., New Bedfoi^, Mass.
For the Southwestern Market
RIBBONS and CHIFFONS
10-inch silk chiffon special at 10c. per yard. This
is fancy goods at a very low figure. All colors.
Windier Wiioiesaie Fiorai Co.
1310 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
Landscape Gardening
A course for Gar-
deners, Florists and
Home-makers, ^ taught
by Prof. Craig and
Prof. Beal of Cornell
University.
Progressive Florists
recognize the growing
importance of a knowl-
edge of Landscape Art.
Gardeners who un-
derstand up-to-date
methods and practice
are in demand for the best positions.
A knowledge of Landscape Gardening
is indispensable for those who would have
the pleasantest homes.
250-page Catalog free. Write today.
The Home Correspondence School
Dept. F. E.. Springfield. Mass.
CUT FLOWER BOXES
EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO
MANUFACTURERS
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
REED & KELLER
122 W. 25tb Stree
NEW YORK
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
WIRED TOOTHPICKS
10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50
Manufactured by
W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y.
Samples free. For sale by dealers
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Southern Wild Smilax
Any quantity, prompt shipment.
$2.50 per case.
Perpetuated and Natural Sheet Moss
E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Worcester, Mass.
Business is reported as very good at
tlie H. F. Littlefield uptown and Protec-
tive Union stores. At the latter shop
Walter Heron, manager, has booked sev-
eral orders for wedding decorations and
also for dainty Hallowe'en parties. The
new Rose Hadley is very popular and in
great demand. There has also been a
steady rush of funeral work during the
past few days.
Midgley & Co., Main st, have several
weddings on for this week. At the Gar-
land-Evans wedding the home will be
decorated with the new Milady and Lady
Hillingdon Roses ; yellow 'Mums will also
be used. At the Green-Lowell wedding,
the home will be decorated with Palms,
Ferns and Smilax, together with an
abundance of Milady, Ward and Mary-
land Roses; Eureka Carnations with
Asparagus plumosus will also be used in
decorating.
A. E. Adams, Belmont St., is complet-
ing a successful season with Gladioli and
Dahlias. Before the recent rains thou-
sands of blooms could still be seen. This
was Mr. Adams' second season since in
business for himself ; so satisfied is he that
plans are now being made on a much
larger scale for the coming year. '
Together with Gladioli, Mr. Adams I
will raise Dahlias. He has at present
about 30,000 hills. During the coming
season he will also raise Phlox, Peonies
and Iris. M. E. M.
Carnations that I saw in the store were
of fine quality, and the texture of the
foliage is assurance that the stock at
the extensive greenhouses is in most ex-
cellent condition.
A new business has been established
about a block above the Williamsport
Floral Go. on Fourth st. Hester & Har-
din is the firm name. R. V. Hester was
formerly with the S. S. Pennock-Meehan
Co. of Philadelphia. R. H. Hardin is
from Indiana. These young men have-
a magnificent store, and because of spe-
cial interest in the town had the store
beautifully decorated. They had taken
special pains to secure some of the John
Wanamaker beautiful pink Dahlias^
which were prominently displayed in
their show window, presumably out of
honor and respect to Mr. Wanamaker,
wTio was in attendance at the conven-
tion ; and at the same time it also added;
mucli to their window effect. They also-
had on display some of Peacock's Dah-
lias, which were among the most beauti-
ful specimens of their kind I have ever-
seen. Their show windofw is very large
and deep, giving opportunity for most
pleasing arrangements. These gentlemen^
do not have any glass but depend on the
market for their supply, and by the look.
of their stock evidently know where an*
how to buy.
I did not have the pleasure of seeinS"
my old friend, Harry Chaapel. Hi»-
stock of seed and bulbs is always well'
displayed, being situated on Third St..
in a community where there is a large-
demand for his wares. Mr. Chaapel has-
been with the Jerome B. Rice Seed Co.
for a number of _years, and is away from*
his business during the dull season.
Williamsport has quite a number of
suburban towns and is the center of a
good gardening and farming district, and-
is surrounded by mountains which makfr
the landscape scenery very pleasing, withi
the west branch of the beautiful Susque-
hanna River which floWs close to the
city. G", R. G.
Scranton, Pa.
I had occasnon to take a trip over to
Williamsport one day recently, and
while there called upon some of the flo-
rists and found all their windows nice-
ly decorated, showing special interest on
account of a large State Sunday School
convention being held there.
At Evenden Bros.' salesroom on Pine
st. I saw some fine Chrysanthemums,
Dahlias and Roses. I did not have time
to get out to their greenhouses, which
are quite extensive, being among the me-
dium sized establishments of the State so
far as glass is concerned. They grow a
quantity of cut flowers, show window
and spring stock. I was informed by
their genial clerk in the salesroom that
everything at the greenhouses is in ex-
cellent coiidition. Evenden Bros. do_ a
quite extensive wholesale trade outside
of their retail business in and around
Williamsport. The firm is among the
oldest business houses in the trade in
this State, their father having started
in the business along in the '50's.
I inquired for my friend B. E. Gor-
man, but found, to my surprise, he had
sold out to the Williamsport Floral Co.,
which has a salesroom on Fourth St.
Tile company ip composed of T. G. Ward.
P. A. Derr and B. F. Gane. I did not
have the pleasure of meeting these gen-
tlemen. I understand that Mr. Gane
was very much interested in the conven-
tion being held there and took part in
the mammoth parade which was held on
the evening of the 9th. Mr. Derr, they
tell me. is the practical man in the busi-
ness. The Roses, Chrysanthemums, and
Indianapolis
The suit of the Advance Company vs.
the Quaker City Machine Works has been
appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals
at Chicago. Messrs. Jones and Evans
were in the city last week looking dili-
gently after their respective interests.
John Evans is to dedicate a new
building in Richmond, Ind., the first of
November. It is to be a permanent struc-
ture which will be a credit to his home
town.
S. T. Hitz, the Brightwood florist, is
completing two large houses.
Messrs. Bommersbach and Rockwood
of Decatur, 111., visited here last week.
Mr. Bommersbach is looking for an effi-
cient manager for his Decatur store.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peterson and fam-
ily motored up from Cincinnati last Sun-
day ; they took in the interesting parts
of Indianapolis, visited some of the flo-
rists, and started back on their return
trip.
The Chrysanthemum season promises
to be an unusually good one. Some of
the early houses are cleared already, and
little trouble will be experienced in
wholesaling the flowers this year.
John Grande is bringing in the first
Chrysanthemum plants of the season ;
he has a large stock which is readily
marketed.
Smith & Young Co. reports a good
wholesale trade. Shipments are heavy
and not a great deal of trouble is ex-
perienced in moving the better grade of
flowers. Prices rule as good as could be
expected.
Edward Bertermann has been on the
sick list for a few days but is again able
to be about.
Clarence Thomas, of Bertermann s
force, has been busy with home decora-
tions of late. I. B-
Readers wilt confer a favor upon us of
more than passing value If, when orderlna
stock of our advertisers, they wilt mention
seeing the acJvt. In The Exchange.
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
901
Reliable Supplies for both Wholesale and Retail Florists
SPECIAL GOLD LEHER BULLETIN
GREAT PRICE REDUCTION
New Tariff
Order Now
Script Words, Gold
$3.00 per 1000
Gold
No. 4,
No. 1
(Actual size)
(ACTUAL SIZE)
$1.50 per 100 words \ Script Words, Purple
1. Gold Letter, at
1 Size. Patent Black Letters, at
Size. Purple Letters, at ---...
Size. Mother-of-Pearl Letters, at - - - . .
Gold Letters, at ------- -
These prices pertain to any quantity
Compartment Letter Box free with eacli looo letters (of course)
Si. 50 per loo zuords
3.00 per 1000
3.00 per 1000
4.50 per 1000
3.50 per 1000
2.00 per 1000
AMERICAN IMPORTING CO.
219 S. Dearborn Street
CHICAGO, ILL.
i mention the Exchange whe
Southern Wild Smilax
Any quantity, prompt shipment.
$2.50 per case.
Perpetuated and Natural Sheet Moss
CAISWEXL The Woodsman Co.
Eferytbing in Soutbem Evergreens
BVEROReEIN. ALABAMA
PIe>ie mention the Exohaage when writiaK.
Cotsonas & Co.
127 West 2gth SL, NEW YORK
GREENS of Every Kind
A-d FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Kalamazoo, Mich.
George
I — 1202 Madison Square
I the Exchange when writin
A Record To Be Proud Of
The Florists* Hall Association has paid 2000
losses amounting to a total of 9283,000.00
For full particulars address
JOHN G. ESLER,SaddleRiver,N.J.
Pleaae mention the Eaohange when writJny.
GREEK-AMERICAN
Florists' Supply Company
127 West 28th St., New York City
TELEPHONE, 1202 Madison Square
A larKC &nd complete line of Standard Supplies
and Novelties.
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The weather of the past two weeks
has been so fine and bright that outdoor
activities put a crimp in the social affairs
that we usually expect at this time, con-
sequently we do not find so much activity
in the cut flower business.
All the same, the shipping trade is said
to be brisli, and lots of Roses are sent
out daily from Van Bochove & Bros., i
who are now cutting large quantities.
Fisher Co. had an order for 10,000
Carnations from Battle Creek last week
as well as several good sized orders for
funeral pieces j
De Graff says business comes along
nicely, and hopes for a continuance.
Mr. Jackson, of the Central Nursery
Co., has a nice lot of young Carnations,
as fine as any ever raised at his place, i
He also makes the bedding plant trade
one of his leading lines, and already has
a big lot of stock plants housed for the
season. As in the case of the rest of us,
the drouth and the heat, of the past Sum-
mer hurt his outdoor Fall flowers, and
this part of his business did not amount
to much this season.
The suburban grower is not doing
much just now as nearly all the gardens
are full of flowers in bloom, and al-
though there is plenty of time for cold
weather, we really need a sharp frost
or two to liven up business, as well as
to regulate the cut of flowers.
Julius Romein, a florist who has
worked around town for several years in
various flower stores, has gone to Ann
Arbor University to study forestry and
landscape gardening, and expects to stay
there two years to complete the course.
The bulb trade is again with us, and
the storemen in town seem to be pushing
this line a little harder than usual.
We have just received a large importation
of the finest prepared
CYCAS LEAVES
QUALITY Al
These prices are for the month of October. Order now.
Per 100 I p j„„
l^ll'^lf*^ 51-75 24x28 inch $4.75
12 X 16 " 2.75 M** ^ 32 5.75
16x20 " 3.25^2x36 " 6.75
20 X 24 " 3.75 | 36 x 40 " 7 75
HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO.
Wholesale Commission Florists
lorters of Florist Supplies. Hardy Cut Evergreens.
BOSTON, MASS,
Manufacturers and Importers of Florist Supplies. Hardy Cut Evergreens
OUR NEW STORE
2 Winthrop Square
32 Otis Street
Telephones: Main, 2439-2616-2617-2618. Fort HUl, 25290
S. B.
Greenhouse Building
Wtomissing, Pa. — B. H. Farr is hav-
ing an addition erected to his greenhouses
on Garfield ave.
MICHIGAN
CIT FLOWER EXCHANGE
INCORPORATED
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Dealers in Fancy Ferns
38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
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Can make shipments of
Smllaz after Sept. 1.
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Autumn, of Harvests,
and Thanksgiving.
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PANSY PLANTS
Large, transplanted plants in bud and bloom, $1.00 per 100, S8.00 per
1000. Seedlings, $2.50 per 1000. Best strain, none better.
DAISIES (Bellis), FORGET-ME-NOTS, WALLFLOWERS, GAILLAR-
DIAS, SWEET WILLIAMS, HARDY PINKS, FOXGLOVES, COREOP-
SIS, CANTERBURY BELLS and CALLIOPSIS. Strong plants, $2.50
per 1000; 5000 for $10:00.
VIOLETS. Large field clumps. Princess of Wales. $5.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Strong, field grown, ready for 4-in., 3 to 4 ft.,
$5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Strong, field-grown plants, ready for 5 and 6-in.
pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
SMILAX. Strong, 2i^-in., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides, ASPARAGUS Sprengeri and CINERARIAS,
Dwarf Prize. 2;4-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00.
PARSLEY. Double curled, from the field, $1.50 per 1000.
LETTUCE PLANTS. Big Boston and Grand Rapids. $1.00 per 1000,
.S8.50 per 10,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
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St Louis
The St. Louis Retail Florists' Ass'n
called a special meeting for last Monday
evening. Oct. 20, and some very impor-
tant things were to be discussed.
Chas. J. Bleekert, the Labadie ave. flo-
rist, has booked a number of small or-
ders for Fall planting, and Chas. J. B.,
Jr., who manages the floral business,
states that trade has been all that could
be desired.
Albert Senger, on Lexington ave., has
a choice lot of cut and pot 'iVIums, for
store trade, which are in elegant shape,
as well as a batch of nice Poinsettias.
Ferns, and Cyclamens. Mr. Senger has
practically rebuilt the place in the last
three years, having taken it from Henry
Felter. His establishment consists of
seven modern 100ft. houses which are
kept in perfect condition and are always
full of seasonable plants.
Grimm & Gorly will open a branch
store in East St. Louis, but the exact
location is not known at present. The
move ought to be a good one. as there
is very little competition. Their special
for this week is cboice Am. Beauty Roses.
The publicity committee of twentv-five
will meet Sept. 20, at the Windier Floral
Co.'s store to discuss the coming Spring
flower show, as well as to endeavor to
raise funds to push the Fall and Winter
campaign.
Mr. Bender, the University City land-
scape gardener, reports considerable work
ahead in his line, including the new sub-
division adjacent to the Midland Country
Club.
C. A. Kuehn has a fine choice of cut
flowers, especially of choice A'alley, Lil-
iums. Koses, and 'Mums, which are his
specialties.
Harry Young and Theodore Miller re-
turned Saturday evening from a flying
trip to Chicago, Ft. Wayne and Indian-
apolis.
Henry Berning is strong on choice
Am. Beauty Roses and 'Mums.
W. C. Smith Co. is handling the best
Dahlias in the market, and these com-
mand good prices.
H. J. Weber & Sons' Nursery Co. is
busy with local and shipping orders which
are now going out .in record time. This
was retarded to some extent by the warm
weather and the absence of frost.
Geo. Waldbart's new Ford delivery
car is a little beauty, and attracts a
good deal of attention. This car will do
all the light delivery, and will take the
place of the large car when business is
quiet.
C. B. De Weever reports good sales
of hardy Roses, which he grows by the
thousand at his nlace on Oliver st. road.
Rudolph Strehle at 4407 Tennessee
ave., is busy on outside work, especially
in the south and west ends'. He has
.iust completed a large job for the I^evy's
brewery.
Ellison Floral Co. reports it has
booked several large wedding orders for
early in November.
Geo. H. Angermuller is handling a
select grade of Am. Beauty Roses in all
lensths.
Jno. W. Boerm, at Euclid and Del-
mar ave., is making some nice window
displays in brackets filled with flowers.
The Windier Co. has received some
new Oak sprays in a variety of colors.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19. — Business in the
past week has been only fair. The
warm, sunshiny days do not altogether
tend to increase sales. IMany gardens
are plum full of Cosmos and Dahlias.
The only thing now to give business a
good uniform start is a killing frost.
Some few weddings and funeral work
provide about all there is for decorative
material at present. Am. Beauty Roses
have been coming in steadily, and of
fairly good quality at prices ranging
from 10c. to $3.50 per doz. Killarneys,
Richmond and Sunburst are plentiful,
and the demand fair at from 2c. to 6c.
Carnations are in fair supply and de-
mand at prices ranging from l^/^c. to
21/^0. with a few choice ones going at 3c.
Lilies are not overplentiful and the ue-
mand is good at ]2i^c.
Gladioli sell at 3c., but are decreasing.
'Mums are fairly plentiful, especially
in the medium grades which sell at from
6c. to 20c,, with a good lively demand.
The better stuff brings $3 per doz., but
the quantity is rather limited. Cosmos
and Dahlias go at any price, there being
an endless supply of them. Valley is
strong at $4 per 100; Orchids slow at
S4 to $6 per doz., while greens are plenti-
ful. O. K. S.
Hartford, Conn."
The trees and shrubs all have their
Fall foliage, but although there have
been some pretty cold nights, we have
not had many severe frosts. Trade has
l>een fair, although it has been hard to
know just what to carry. 'Mums have
not been plentiful, yet they seem to be
what the trade is looking for. Carna-
tions and Roses have been good, with
just a sprinkling of common stock.
While John Coombs seemed to have
all the wedding decorations last week,
it is just the other way this time. He
has been having all the funeral work.
On Oct. 21, he made a beautiful blanket
of Orchids and Valley which proved the
excellent taste of Mr. Olmstead, his head
man.
At Linden's store on Main st. (Gus.
DeFlong) they have been quite busy
with wedding work, and decorations for
teas. The general cut flower trade has
been exceptionally good, and the firm is
erecting a very pretty background to the
large show window which will add a
good effect.
Edw. Welch of Asylum st. had also
a good window display, showing some
of the very fine Chrysanthemums grown
by himself, also the old fashioned Ar-
timisia and other fine stock.
Edward Gilbert, formerly with the
Quality Flower Shop, but more recently
with the Bon Ton, has severed his con-
nection with that firm and is now with
George G. McClunie, 187 Main st.
Wallace W. Thompson of West Hart-
ford has been cutting some fine Violets,
both doubles and singles. His Milady
and double White Killarney Roses are
also coming along very well, but he can-
not get enough to fill his orders.
Our old friend. C. K. Swenson. is
with us again with some of that extra
fine stock that only "C. K." knows how
to grow, and the 'Mums and Carnations
are elegant specimens, His very able
foreman, F. D. Ranney, has the right
idea.
At the Cedar Hill greenhouses they
are busy all the time. The Fall bulb
trade has been exceptionally heavy this
season, and their Boston Ferns are hard
to beat, while the funeral and wed-
ding work has been on the increase. The
stock of 'Mums and Easter Lilies is
coming along fine, while the Adiantum
are selling rapidly.
The Park Dept. of the city of Hartford
is beginning to clean up its flower beds
in readiness for planting of bulbs and
other stock.
G. William McClunie of Church st,
manager of the McClunie Floral Co., has
been very busy with funeral work. Hia
special wreath is certainly a very clever
idea. G. G. McG.
General Trade Notes
Keaenet, Neb. — Davidson Bros, of
Holdrege, Neb., have purchased the in-
terests of H. S. Thompson, who for the
past two years has managed the Kearney
Floral Co., and are now the sole owners
of the enterprise. J. E. Charleston, who
has been an assistant of Mr. Thompson,
will take over the management of the
business. Mr. Thompson has not an-
nounced his future intentions, but will,
in all probabilit.v, engage in some other
line of business in Kearney.
Bareytown. N. T. — ^The suit brought
against John T. Withers of Jersey City,
N. J., by Cornelia Cruger and Catherine
Cruger has been decided in their favor
to the extent of $5520. The suit was to
recover for goods sold and money loaned
the defendant. The defendant was for-
merly an agent for the plaintiffs, who
traded under the name of the Shatemuc
Nurseries, and their suit arose from a
dispute over a final accounting, the de-
fendant alleging a set-off.
Natick, Mass. — Chamberlain & Gage
will remove about Nov. 1 to Wellesley,
Mass., where they have leased a 40 acre
farm for a period of years.
Detkoit. Mich. — Carl A. Schmidt,
Lewis Jarrendt and William Reuther
formed a partnership and have opened a
flower shop on North Saginaw st.
Ceookston, Minn. — Messrs. Johnson
and Hetler of the Queen City Green-
houses have leased the building formerly
occupied by the Times on Second st. and
mil maintain downtown salesrooms,
where a big stock of plants and flowers
will be carried.
St. Albans, Vt. — The long established
florist business of George Cooke on South
Main st. has been sold to Chas. Kennedy
and Dennis Ledoux. Mr. Kennedy has
been in the employ of Mr. Cooke for
several years and Mr. Ledoux has also
had experience in floricultural and hor-
ticultural lines. Mr. Cooke has been
in San Diego, Cal., for the past two
months. He went there for the benefit
of his health, which has improved
greatly.
JOHN YOUNG
53 WEST 28th STREET
Consignments Solicited NEW^ YORK
RECEIVING DAILY. THE CHOICEST STOCK IN AMERICA
CATTLE YAS : ONCIDIUMS : GARDENIAS : VIOLETS
LILY OF THE VALLEY : LILIES : CARNATIONS
And ROSES, including all the Novelties and Leading Standard Varieties
I wish to assure my friends throughout the country that all orders to be shipped, or orders
for delivery in New York and vicinity, will receive my personal attention.
Please mention the Eiohang-e when writing.
October -25, 1913.
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Chrysanthemums
All the Leading Varieties
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
All Choice Stock from the Most Prominent Growers
M. C. FORD
WHOLBSAL,B FLORIST
121 West 28th Street - NEW YORK CITY
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22.— All of this week,
so far, conditions in the wholesale cut
flower market have been indescribably
bad, and today there is no improvement.
It is a sacrifice market; prices have gone
to pieces. The worst feature of the
market is that a g^reat deal of the stock
arriving cannot be sold at any price,
and this statement is true not only of
the leading items of stock, but of nearly
the whole list of flowers arriving in the
market. In short, the present supply
is greatly in excess of the demand, and
no amount of sacrifice in the prices
suffices to stimulate sales.
Am. Beauty Roses are in lar^e supply
and are moving slowly. Special grade
blooms are selling in general at from
10c. to 15c. each, and fancies at from
8c. to 10c. , with other grades at corre-
sponding prices. It is true that in small
transactions choice selections of specials
occasionally realize 20c. each. Tea
Roses are in abundant supply, and as
they, as well as all other flowers, are
now in competition with the extremely
large supply of Chrysanthemums in all
colors, they are moving very slowly in-
deed. The prices quoted are for actual
sales, but so many of the top grade
blooms remain unsold that they have to
be held over and finally disposed of in
job lots at the prices of the lowest
grades. It is impossible in the price
list to give any very adequate idea of
average returns. Top grade blooms are
selling for about the following figures:
All of the Killarneys, My Maryland.
Lady Hillingdon, Brides and Bridesmaid
at 3c. to 4c. each; Richmond, Bulgarie.
Mrs. Shawyer, Chatenay and Sunburst,
5c. to 6c. each; Mrs. Aaron Ward, Mock
and Milady. 6c. to 8c. Bottom grade
Tea Roses of all varieties are selling at
about 50c. per 100. In the frantic ef-
fort to make some sort of a clean-up
of Tea Roses, they are disposed of,
when possible, in job lots, including all
grades at 50c. or less per 100.
The supply of Carnations is large, and
though the demand for these appears to
be a trifle better than for Roses, never-
theless they are suffering as regards
prices, in general sympathy with the
bear conditions in the market. The gen-
eral range of price is from 50c. to $1.50
per 100.
Cattleya Orchids continue to be in
plentiful supply. The demand is a little
better than last week, but there is no
advance in prices. Top grade blooms
are realizing In the smaller sales 25c.
each, but in the larger transactions $10
to $15 per 100 Is the going price. Few
Gardenias are seen, but they are cer-
tainly not needed; the best of those ar-
riving are selling at around the $1 per
doz. figure. Longiflorum Lilies are only
in moderate supply, but even this is too
large, and as the demand for them is
extremely small, on account of the flood
of white 'Mums now in the market, the
price is steadily declining, and today
they are selling at from $4 to $5 per
100. Lily of the Valley is in fair sup-
ply, and is meeting with a moderately
good demand; in fact, its position in the
market this week is perhaps better than
any other flower on the list. The best
blooms are selling for $3 per 100, anfl
the bottom grade blooms at from $1 to
$1.50.
Now we come to Chrysanthemums,
which in a certain sense are the cause
of all the present troubles in the market.
They are arriving in all grades and va-
rieties, from the little Pompons up to
the immense exhibition blooms, by
wagonloads, a supply that is away above
the normal demand. It is. as regards
this flower, certainly a buyer's market,
and he carries away the blooms at about
his own price. Splendid commercial
blooms of the largest size and the finest
nuality are selling today at $1.50 per
doz., and $1 to $1.25 buys very fine flow-
ers. A few exhibition blooms in small
transactions are sold at $2 to $2.50 per
doz., but such sales are very exceptional.
As for the rest of the list of 'Mums, the
range of price is anywhere from 10c. to
$1 per doz. There is plenty of Bouvar-
dia, and it is not moving at all, except
that of the highest grade, which is sell-
ing at from 40c. to 50c. per bunch, while
the lower grades are begging for buyers
at 10c. to 15c. per bunch. Dahlias are
still arriving, but they stand little
chance at any price in comparison with
the 'Mums at the present prices.
In miscellaneous stock, the market is
well supplied with fine pink and white
Cosmos and Tritomas. and so forth. The
supply of Sweet Peas, unfortunately,
also IS increasing, just when they are
not needed. Violets are a drug in the
market. In small sales a few of the best
singles and doubles sell at 25c. per 100;
the others at about $1 per 1000, or are
consigned to the barrel.
As for greens. Oak leaves and Aspara-
gus largely control the market, especial-
ly the Oak foliage, and Adiantum and
Smilax are meeting with a very small
lilate.
American Beauty Roses are plentiful
In all grades, 20c. to 25c. is top figure
on the very best. In Tea Roses the
That Cold Wave
got lost or was turned into wind and
water. It's safe to say, though, that be-
fore this goes to press there will be
seasonable weather and business.
We are prepared for both with a
complete line of cut flowers that can't
be beaten in this market. Our stock
will take care of all orders and our
orders will take care of
More Good Stock
tlenshaw & Fenrich
Wholesale Florists
51 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Phones 325-S582-5583 Madison Square
Growers desirous of making a change will find our
records interesting.
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to
Opea 6.30 A.M. Sunday, 8 to 12
No disappointments
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supply is plentiful in all colors and
grades, pink ones especially are mov-
ing slowly and Richmond are also hard
to move.
Carnations are increasing and are
moving well at from $1 to %% per 100;
the quality is excellent.
Orchids have been in oversupply,
thev were hawked on the street last
Saturday. They are starting to shorten
up and prices will probably stiffen in
another week. Valley has been over-
abundant, the street sellers were handl-
ing it the latter part of the week.
Chrysanthemums are moving slowly;
they are arriving heavily. Chrysolora
is the best seller, |2.50 per doz. is the top
price. Giganteum Lilies have slowed up
a trifle owing to the Influx of the Chrys-
anthemums. Dahlias are hard to move,
as are also Cosmos and all the other out-
door stock. Violets are not cleaning up.
Snapdragon is increasing, but is not
meeting a very strong demand. Callas
are now arriving in limited quantities.
Greens are hard to move.
BOSTON, Oct. 21. — In spite of the dis-
agreeable weather business is improv-
ing— the demand for flowers and plants
is on the increase. The Chrysanthemum
is the great feature in markets and
stores and the quality of the flowers
is unquestionably good. The varieties
now being cut are Smith's Advance, Hal-
liday, Unaka. Chrysolora, Glory of Pa-
ciflc and Polly Rose. These varieties
are being sold at $1 to $2 per doz. Pom-
pons are being offered and sell readily.
Roses are quite abundant but prices
are holding well and good quality stock
sells readily. There is a large supply of
Pink and White Killarney, and these
can be found in all grades, with prices
ranging from .?1 to $10 per 100. Kil-
larney Queen is in fine supply and
bought freely at $3 to $12 per 100,
Ward is plentiful and is always a good
seller at $1 to $8 per 100. Hillingdon
is rather poor in quality and goes at
$1 to $4 per 100. Richmond is of nice
quality and the various grades run from
$2 to $12. Christie Miller is not over-
plentiful at this time and sells all the
way from $1 to $12 per 100. Mrs. Taft.
$2 to $S. Cardinal has an excellent
call at $6 to $12. .Sunburst is a favorite
and in good demand at $6 to $10. Amer-
ican Beauty is not plentiful and prices
have changed but little for several
weeks.
Carnations still have short stems and
the dull, wet weather has affected the
color of the flowers. Pink Delight,
White Enchantress, White Wonder and
Benora seem to be doing as well as any.
The split and inferior flowers sell from
$1 to $1.50: better grades run from $2
to $3 per 100. Small quantities have
been sold as high as $4 per 100.
There is a good demand for Lilies with
a fair supply; prices run $8 to $12 per
100. There is quite a good supply of L.
speciosum and it sells readily. Lily of
the Valley is of excellent quality at $2
to $4.
Gardenias are slightly more plentiful
and are selling from $1.50 to $3 per doz.
Violets are in large supply; quality good,
price 30c. to 60c. per 100.
Orchids, especially Cattleyas, are plen-
tiful. There is also a liberal supply of
Oncldium varicosum Rogersii. Cosmos,
both white and pink, is of flne quality
and sells well. Sweet Peas are very
scarce and the few which reach the mar-
ket sell readily at 76c. to $1 per 100.
Lots of miscellaneous flowers are being
offered.
Plant trade is good. Boston Ferns are
in excellent demand. Crotons are bought
freely this Fall. Well fruited Oranges
sell readily. Cyclamen are being offered
already and Begonias Gloire de Lorraine
and Glory of Cincinnati, are selling well.
Plant trade is much better than it was
at this time a year ago. R. C.
CHICAGO. Oct. 21. — The story of the
past week's trade has not changed very
"^uch. In a general way business may
be said to be decidedly slow with many
of the wholesalers. A few of the houses
report good trade, but not what it
might be for this season. The ship-
ping is regarded as fair, but the local
trade is not as strong as customary tor
this month. The stock in general is
not as good as it was this time a year
ago. the extremely warm Summer being
blamed for this, particularly on chrys-
anthemums and Carnations. There ap-
pears to be sufficient stock on the mar-
ket for the demand. With all the deal-
ers the problem is now how to dispose
of stuff The 'Mum crop is increasing
every day, and unless the demand picks
up considerably, it will be diflicult to
sell at an advantage. . , .
Am. Beautv Roses are in fair supply
and the longer lengths continue to come
to the market in larger quantities than
the shorter grades. The demand in a
general way runs chiefly for medium
stemmed stock, so that the consequence
is that this medium stock is rarely in
oversupply at this season. The price
of Am. Beauties appears to continue un-
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A. L Young & Co.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
54 West 28th Street 3S5» ^'Zo7Iq»are New York
DEAR MR. GROWER:
DON' T WORRY-IT WON' T LAST— NOTHING DOES
Did you ever look at the hair on the
heads of Wholesale florists ? Most all
gray unless bald=headed. They worry
a great deal for fear they'll get stuck.
It does not happen very often with us—
Try us and see. There's a reason.
the .hixchaiige when ^
CHRYSANTHEMUMS,
Bouvardia, Carnations, Roses,
Lilies and Lily of the Valley
WILLIAM P. FORD
«'*»'""" 107 West 28th Street, NEW YORK
Tel^hone 5335 Madison Square
Please mention the Exchange whe
Henry M. Robinson Co.
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CITY
Telephonea, IZ-SSto Madison Sq.
'MUMS
Do you want to buy or sell?
Communicate with us*
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changed — $3 per doz. is the highest price
paid for the best stock. Killarney Roses
are plentiful, both pink and white. In
the best grades, the supply may be said
to be only fair, the bulk being in the
medium and short stock. There is,
however, enough to meet all the demand.
Some short stock, that was a little off
color, sold at a very low rate in lots
of 1000. Specials have sold the past
week at from $6 to $8 per 100. Good
short stock brings from $3 to $4 per
100. Richmonds are now in good
quantity and are selling well at about
the same price as Killarneys. Mrs.
Aaron Ward is of good quality, special
long stemmed going as high as $8 per
100. The demand for the new Roses
continues stronger, Mrs. Russell and
Milday being favorites. Good stock of
Milady has sold the past week for $10
per 100.
The 'Mum crop thus far has not been
exactly to the liking of the dealers.
There has been a good demand for sev-
eral weeks past for all the earlies, but
the supply was hardly up to the require-
ments. A great deal more could have
been made out of this crop if the
market was better supplied. The sec-
ond early and the mid-season ones will
be in during the next ten days which
will make a large supply. The earlies
were late this season, and will not get
GROWERS' CUT FLOWER CO.
Cut Flowers at Wholesale
J. J. CQAN. Manager
129 West 28th Street
NEW YORK
; Exchange n
William Kessler,
113 West 28th street
NEW YORK
Telephone 2336 Madison Square
Wholesale Florist and Plantsman
A LARGE SUPPLY of splendid LILIES, 'MUMS, and all
Seasonable Flowers.
A grand opening for a few good Rose Growers.
Please mention the Exchange whei
Guttman & Raynor, inc.
A. J. GUTTMAN, President
Wholesale Florists
102 West 28th Street, New York City
18 Years* Experience. Consignments Solicited
Tel. Madison Square, 1912.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
the best advantage. Chrysolora is now
coming in strong, and there is a good
supply of it with most of the dealers. The
stock is good, and brings the top price
at the present time. In dozen lots it is
selling at $3 for the best. Some houses
are selling in lots of 100 for $20.
Pompons are selling at from 50c. to 75c.
per bunch of one dozen sprays.
Carnations are going well but there
is not enough to meet the demand. It
is the general impression that this crop
is scarcer at this time than it ever has
been at any corresponding period.
While the stock is scarce, there is no
change in price from last report.
Violets are now quite plentiful ahd all
the Eastern shipments are arriving in
better condition than they did earlier in
the season but the demand continues
slow.
Lilies are in good supply, with no
change in price. The stock of Lily of
the Valley is satisfactory; some grow-
ers are offering "Special Valley" at $5
per 100, and made numerous sales at
this price where extra quality stock
was desired.
Orchids are in sufficient supply for all
the demand there has been for them for
the past week. As the season advances
there appear to be more varieties com-
ing in. Cattleyas are most in demand,
good stock selling at 56 per doz. Some
white Dendrobiums have been sold at
from $4 to $5 per doz. Cypripediums
are now coming in and are selling at
$3 per doz. Oncidiums in large yellow
jprays haj/e been selling at $4 per 100
Southern Smilax is now kept in stock
by all the dealers, and is selling at $5
per case of 50 lbs.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 20. — Counter
trade has held its own better than any
other line during the last few days.
Cooler weather has caused a snappy
trade, particularly in Chrysanthemums,
Violets and bright colored flowers. The
supply of all kinds of first class stock
is ample and prices generally keep close
to the market quotations. Homegrown
and shipped Chrysanthemums are be-
coming more plentiful and the buyers
more critical as the season advances.
The best Chrysolora, Halliday and Touset
and other choice varieties bring $3 and
$4 per doz. for the very largest grade
and $1.50 to $2 for the medium kinds.
Retail prices range from $1 to $6 per
doz. A few beautiful Pompons are seen
which sell readily at . 35c. to 50c. per
bunch.
The quality of Carnations is good
enough to satisfy everyone at $3 per
100 for the finest grades. A majority
are wholesaled, however, at ?2 to $2.50
per 100 and retailed at 50c., 60c. and
7&C. per doz. Home-grown single Vio-
lets are very much in demand with
cooler weather, at 25c. to 35c. per bunch
of fifty. Home-grown Cattleyas are also
in elegant condition at 25c. to 35c. each.
Special Killarney Queen Roses are be-
ing- shipped in at $10 to $12 per 100.
This Rose is certainly without a peer at
this season of the year. Some good Sun-
burst are being received, too, at $6 to $8
per 100 and Ward at $4 to $5 per 100.
American Beauty are in elegant condition
at $5 to $35 per 100 wholesale, and $2
to $9 per doz. retail.
Some of the stores are showing beauti-
ful vases of Tritoma Pfitzeri. , The late
Cosmos arrived about two weeks
ago and there has been a steady sale of
the same, but the present freezes will
no doubt cut short the supply as it will
all other forms of garden flowers. Spe-
cial Lily of the Valley is plentiful at $2
to $3 per 100. Lilium giganteum are
scarce at $12 to $15 per 100. The first
Chrysanthemum plants at 25c. to ?1 each,
and Cyclamen, are the first edition the
conservatories have had for many
months. It will be sometime before the
plant line regains its normal course, but
the early arrivals are certainly welcome.
I. B.
Business Troubles
WiNCHENDON, MaSS. W. W. Rhu-
land has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
Liabilities are $5135 and assets $200.
Readers will confer a favor upon us of
more than passing value if, when orderinq
stock of our advertisers, they will mention
seeinq the advt. In The Exchanqe.
TELEPHONES— 167 and 4468 Madison Square
ESTABLISHED 1887
J. K. ALLEN,
I06 WEST 38th ST., ISEW YORK
BEST MARKET ON 28th ST.
Wholesale Commission Dealer in Cut Flowers
Growers contemplating changes in tlie disposition of tlieir stock
stiould try shipping to us, where urith our increasing trade [top
prices are always obtained.
WE WILL BE GLAD TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU
Please mention tlie Exchange when writing.
■October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
905
C. Bonnet C. H. Blake
Bonnet & Blake
Wholesale Florists
130 Livingston St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Telephones; 1293-4 Main
Out-of-town orders carefully attended to,
GWe us a trial.
CutFlower Exchange
Sixth Avenue and 26th Street
COOGAN BUILDING, NEW YORK
•Open every Morning at Six o'clock for the Sale
of Cut Flowers.
Wall space for advertising purposes for Rent.
V. S. DORVAL, Jr.. Secretary
BoNNOT Brothers
Wholesale Florists
55-57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER [XCHANG[ FLOOR, COOGAN BLDG.
Open Al IDay. Consignments Solicited.
Telephone 830 Madison Square
D. Y. Mellis, Pres. Robt. G. WUson. Treas.
GREATER NEW YORK
FLORIST ASSOCIATION, Inc.
Wholesale Commission Dealers
In Cut Flowers and Suppliea
162 Livingston St, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
GEORGE W. CRAWBUCK. Manager
ESTABLISHED 1888
GUNTHER BROS.
Wholesale Commission Florists
110 West 28th St., New York
Telephone 551 Madison Square
Consignments of choice flowers solicited
William K. Kuebler
V/hoIesale Commission Dealer in
CUT FLOWERS
28 Willoughby Street
Tel.4591Maln BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Charles Millang
Wholesale Florist
55 and 57 West 26th Street
NEW YORK
Telephones | |jj^^ | Madison Square
L. B. NASON
Wholesale Florist
116 West 28tli Street, New Yori( City
Telephone. 2315 Madison Square
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED
WHOLESALE FLORIST
55 West 2Stli Street, NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 8946 MAOISON SQUARE
HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY
^"' "<L°R2gror VALLEY ^'-^o^N^n.ANo
CARDCNIAS, DAISIES, ROSES, CARNATIONS
JAMES McMANUS. ;,VLTo°5S 105 W. 28th St.. New York
B. S. SLINN, JR.
WholesalB FloHsi
55 and 57 West 26th St., New York
VI /-» r IT T C CARNATIONS
I \J 1j ML, I O AND ROSES
Shipping orders receive prompt attention.
Telephone 3860 Madison Square
WOODROW & MARKETOS
WHOLESALE
Plantsmen and Florists
41 West 28tli St, NEW YORK
Frank H. Traendly
Charles Schenck
TRAENDLY & SCHENCK
Wholeaalo Florists
131 & 133 West 28th Street, New York
and Cut Flower Exchange
Telephones: 798 & 799 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
JAMES COYLE
Formerly Manager for H. E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
101 West 28tti St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 7416 Madison Square
Consignments Solicited
Horace E. Froment
WHOLESALE FLORIST
57 WEST 28th STREET Telephones. 2200 and 2201 Madison Sou
NEW YORK
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers, New York, Oct. 22, 1913
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
ROSES—
10.00 to 15.00
8.00 to 10.00
e.UOto 8.00
3.00 to 5.00
1.00 to 2.00
to .50
CARNATIONS—
rWhite
" Extra
.75 to 1.00
No. 2
L Yellow and var
.50 to 4.00
.50 to 4.00
.50 to 4.00
.50 to 4.00
.50 to 5.00
.60 to 4.00
3.00 to 4.00
2.00 to 3.00
1.00 to 2.00
.50 to 1.00
(♦The Highest J Pink
1.00 to 1.50
Grades of St'd < RgJ
White Killarney . .
Varieties.) I^YeUow and Var. . . .
.... to 2.00
Chrysanthemums, per doz
Lady Hillingdon
1.00 to 1.50
4.00 to 5.00
No. 1
Prince de Bulgarie . .
.60 to 6.00
.50 to 6.00
.50 to 6.00
1.00 to 8.00
.25 to .50
.50 to 1.00
.10 to .20
Lily of the Valley
1.50 to 3.00
10.00 to 25.00
Mrs. Aaron Ward
20. 00 to 25.00
Asparagus. Plumosus, bunches
Smllax, per doz. strings
.10 to .50
Dahlias
.25 to .75
1.00 to 1.25
.60 to .75
.10 to .25
single
.10 to .25
Galax, green and bronze, per 1000.. .
WALTER F. SHERIDAN
Wholesale Florist
Tel. 3532-3533 Mad. Sq. 131 and 133 West 28th St., NEW YORK
ALL VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON
P. J. SMITH
THE HOME OF THE LILY
Selling Mgent for Largest G
Successor to JOHN I. RAYNOR
Wholesale Florist
A full line of Choice Cut Flower Stock for all purposes, by the 100, 1000 or 10,000
49 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY
BADGLEY, RIEDEL & MEYER, ^^
WHOLESALE FLORISTS. Consignments Solicited
Telephones {jS^n Madison S<,uare 34 WCSt 28th St., NEW YORK
EDW. C. HORAN
55 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephones {}t«^}Mad.sonscu.re Cut Flowcrs dA, Wholcsalc
Pl«««« MemtloB th« ExobftOf • wbfo wrlttec>
Fleu* mention the Exohang* wb«m wrltiac.
George C. Siebrecht
Wholesale Florist
109 West 28th St., NEW YORK
Telephone, 608-609 Madison Square
The best source of supply in the city.
Orchids, Va!liy, Rases, Violets and Carnations
Walter R. Siebrecht Co. inc.
i>^^> WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
114 West 28th Street, New York
'PHONE 1245 MADISON SQUARE
Facilities for the Handling of your Stock
UNSURPASSED
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Louis M.Noe Louis A. Noe
WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS
Mathew Sampson, Jr., Manager. Tel. 756Mad. S«.
American Beauties a Specialty
THE NEW YORK
CUT FLOWER CO.
55-57 W 26th St., NEW YORK
FleaBO mention the Exchange when writing.
Single and Double Violets
A SPECIALTY
Shipping orders given personal atten-
tion and satisfaction guaranteed.
CLARENCE SLINN. Wholesale Floritt
t03W. 28thSi.,N. Y.Clty, Phone 6973 Mad. Sq
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
New York
The beautiful new store of Thomas
Galvin, Inc., at 46th st. and Fifth ave.,
has had its opening. The new Galvin
building in which this store is situated
is of the colonial type of architecture.
It is .five stories in height, with a front-
age on the avenue and a still larger
frontage on 46th st. The Galvin flower
store for the present occupies the corner
on the main floor. It is one, of the most
beautiful flower stores in this country ;
the woodwork is in the style o£ the
Adams period and the decorations, which
were executed by the Tiffany Studios,
are in the style of the Wedgewood period.
The harmony of the style of good work
and of the decorations is perfect and
the general effect is very striking. The
store fittings are elegant and in keeping
with its general finish and decorations.
In the basement there is a Brunswick
refrigerating plant, furnishing the neces-
sary refrigeration for the store, and also
a box for extra stock of flowers and room
for the storage of boxes and supplies
necessary for the business. The fifth
floor, at the top of the building, will also
be occupied as an annex to the flower
shop on the main floor. Here there has
been erected a beautiful U-Bar green-
house, eOxSOft., in the rear of which
there will be an. Italian garden, and a
make-up room. This department on the
fifth floor, which is to be called the
Jardin d'Or, will he opened later in the
season.
Philip Kessler, John Donaldson, John
Miesem, Victor Dorval and Messrs.
Garbe, Jacobsen, and Dorhaeter, went by
invitation to Chappaqua, N. Y., on
Thursday of last week to visit Wm. H.
Siebrecht. While there they of course
inspected the bouses of Acacia pubescens,
of which Mr. Siebrecht is a famous
grower. Mr. Siebrecht also took his
guests to visit the fine private estate of
Pres. Bristol of the New York and West-
ern Insurance Co., at Chappaqua. As a
souvenir, each of the guests received
from Mr. Siebrecht. two boxes of honey,
and each a barrel of Apples, picked from
Mr. Siebrecht's orchard, which he for-
warded to the guests by express prepaid.
Last but not least an excellent _ dinner
and supper were served, of which the
906
The Florists' Exchange
WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS
and FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
C. C. POLLWORTH CO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PITTSBURGH CUT
FLOW£R COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROWERS
121 Seventh St., PITTSBURGH, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
guests partook with the relish that was
given them by the fine air of the Chap-
paqua region.
Mrs. Kaysis, the florist of Cortland st.
and West Broadway, is again seen in
the wholesale cut flower district as a
buyer, having recovered from a recent
paral.vtic stroke.
^ Jonathan Nash, of Moore. Hentz &
Nash, who recently returned from a trip
among the several s-rowers of this firm,
reports the stock all around in the sev-
eral growing establishments to be in ex-
cellent condition. The wife of Richard
Cantiilion, salesman for Moore, Hentz &
Nash, 56 W. 26th st., is now recovering
from a very severe attack of ptomaine
poisoning.
James McManus, of 105 W. 2Sth st.,
is receiving a supply of fine Lily of the
Valley, and a large cut of ICillarney
Roses of excellent quality. As for Or-
chid blooms, Mr. MeManus as usual has
one of the largest and most comprehen-
sive supplies of fine blooms in the whole-
sale market.
, H. M. Robinson of Boston, Mass. was
in town on Tuesday of this week. Mr.
Robinson is starting on a trip South,
during which he will visit the Panama
Canal.
Max Schling, of 22 W. 29th st., was
particularly busy on Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday of this week. On Sunday
he executed an order for the floral deco-
rations at an engagement dinner at the
ibavoy Hotel. He also furnished the
flowers for the Rothschild-Schuster wed-
ding at Sherry's. In the line of funeral
work he furnished a blanket of Orehid;^
aad Valley for the funeral of the late
W. H. Eley. on Monday forenoon, and
also several large standing wreaths and
crosses The floral decorations for the
Saks-P aut wedding, which took place in
the ballroom of the Plaza Hotel on Mon-
day evening of this week, and for the
dinner which followed, were among the
finest executed at any wedding in this
*J,-^u ,,'■ '^'^°^ " ^^^- -At one end of
the ballroom there was erected a canopv
ot wild Snulax and Enchantress Carna-
'5°\ '^ canopy was flanked on either
side by large Palms, at the base of which
Mere were two very large princess bas-
kets filled mth Enchantress Carnations,
- ■! °^"\i^ Valley and Oak leaves. The
posts of the aisles leading to the canopy
were twined with greenhouse Smilax,
and each surmounted by a cluster of Car-
nations Lily of the Valley and Ferns.
Xhe entire hallway on either side on the
floor where the ballroom is situated was
decorated profusely with branches of Oak
fn^r'i ^.?,'' the arches overhead fes-
tooned with Southern Smilax. A screen
of Southern Smilax and Taft Roses shut
olt the alcove connected with the ball-
room reserved for the immediate friends
of the family. In the lounging room
wnere the wedding dinner was given
each of the tables was decorated by small'
princess baskets filled with Carnations,
l^ily of the Valley and Asparagus, The
marble vases at different points in the
room were filled with Palms and the
blooms of .yellow and bronze Dahlias.
Ihe railing separating the orchestra
trom the body of the room was covered
with a roping of Oak leaves and yellow
and bronze Dahlias. The bride carried
a shower bouquet of Orange blossoms
and Lily of the Valle.v. the bridesmaids
shower bouquets of Nesbit Roses and
pink Bouvardia, the matron of honor a
cluster of Sunrise Roses, pink Bouvardia
and Pansies.
The Roses, Carnations and Chrysan-
Hiemums which are arriving daily at
Traendly & Schenck's, 131 W. 2Sth st
are so numerous and of such excei-
BOSTON, MASS.
WELCH BROS. CO.
SP8CIAL.TIBS
CATTLEYAS
GARDENIAS
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
LILY OF THE VALLEY
and all other sgaaonabla flowers in qnanHty
226 Devonshire Street
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
15.00
8.00
4.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
1,00
1.50
1.60
1.50
1.S0
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
20.00
:o 12.00
6,00
8.00
S.OO
8.00
S.OO
8.00
1.25
to 2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
.... to
.... to ....
.... to
Boston
Oct. 22, 1913
15.00 to 25.00
8.00 to 12.0C
4.00 to 8.0C
to
2.00 to 8.0C
2.00 to 8.0C
to
2.00 to 8.00
2.00 to 8.00
to
to
2.00 to 6.0C
2.00 to 8.0C
1.00 to 1.25
. . . . to . . .
.... to 50.0C
.... to 40.0C
1.00 to 2.0C
. . . . to , , , .
to
1.00 to 1.5C
1.00 to 1.5C
1.00 to 1.5C
1.00 to 1.5C
1.00 to 1.5C
2.00 to 4.0C
2.00 to 4.0C
2.00 to 4.00
.... to ... .
! ! ! ! to .' ! ; !
to
to
to
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 4.00
25.66 to 56.00
.... to ....
to
to
to
to
.35 to .60
to
to
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl,
" Extra
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarney.
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adlantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus, bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardlas
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
(-White
Standard J Pink
Varieties | Red
L Yellow and var. .
♦Fancy PWhite
(•The high- J Pink
est gradeB of 1 Red
sta'dvarg.) Lvellowand var..
Daffodils
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris
Lilies, Harris!! and Long!
Lily of the Valley
Mignonettes, ordinary
" fancy
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz. .
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Pansies
Smilax (per doz. strings)
Stevla
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
single
Detroit Cincinnati Mllwaulcee
Oct. 22, 1913 Oct. 22. 1913 Oct. 18, 1913
30.00 to 35.00
25.00 to 30.00
20.00 to 25.00
6.00 to 15.00
3.00 1
3.00 1
3.00 t
3.00 t
3.00 to 5.00
4.00 to 6.00
1.00 to 1.50
to .
to .
to 12.50
to .
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
1.00 to 2.00
2.66 to 3.60
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to 3.00
2.00 to 4.00
to ... .
to 1.50
to
to ... .
2.00 to 3.00
. . . to . .
. . . to . .
. . . to . .
. . . to 1.60
- . . to . .
... to . .
. . . to . .
20.00
15.00
10.00
4.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
. 25.00
20.00
15.00
8.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
1.00
2.00
25.00
25.00
2.00
1.00
25.00
25.0U
6.00
8.00
1.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
' 3.00
3.00
3.00
New England Florist Supply Co.
Sphagnum Moss, per bale, $2.00 and $3.50
276-278 Devonshire Street,
BOSTON, MASS.
Telephones : '^^'^'^^'i^^^^ Open 6 a m. f o 7 p.m.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Orchids and Gardenias
SEND FOR OUR WEEKLY PRICE LIST
FRANK J. DOLANSKY
LYNN, MASS. Boston Address: 1 Winthrop Square
lent quality as to elicit tie friendly com-
ment not only of uuyers but also of rival
wholesalers.
J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., is offer-
ing this week some excellent, bufeh plants
of Chrysanthemums in pink and white
varieties.
Mr. and Mrs. Appelgate of 1.5 Putnam
ave. returned early this month from their
seashore cottage at Brevent Park, At-
lantic Highlands, N. J., where they have
been summering. The window at Appel-
gate's store as usual is a seasonable one;
in it there is an elaborate and tasteful
display of Chrysanthemums, Cosmos and
Oak leaves. The store front also, which
is no small matter in a florist store,
and which all too often is left bare and
unattractive, is furnished with Bay
trees and Evergreens.
The store of the Greater New York
Florists' Association at 162 Livingston
St. has been greatly improved by the
recent changes and modem equipment.
A large icebox of the best type, reaching
across the entire rear of the store, has
been installed and is in use. The office,
which has been moved up to the first
floor, is much larger and finer than when
it occupied the rear of the main floor.
The Association is now receiving a full
line of all seasonable 'Mums, all the old
and new varieties of Roses, and all other
Autumn blooms.
R. G. Wilson, Fulton st. and Green
ave. and also 339-347 Green ave., Brook-
l.vn, so far during October has been very
busy with wedding decorations, executing
orders for one or more every day last
week.
H. W, Wippermann of Nostrand ave.
and Herkimer St., Brooklyn, reports that
he has been unusually busy so far this
Autumn, with outside planting and land-
scape work.
HOLTON & HIINKEL CO.
Wholesale
FLORISTS and FLORISTS' SUPPUES
Manufacturers of WIRE DESIGNS
462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Phone— Main 874. P. O. Box— 103
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A. N. Kinney, Fort Washington ave.,,
W. IQSth St., had the decorations for the
recent electrical exhibition.
Frank Dolansky of Lynn, Mass., was
in town recently.
Boston
Although the weather for the past
month has been the most disagreeable^
with rain and fog, that almost anyone
in the trade remembers, and the worst
for the production of good flowers, ia
spite of all these drawbacks the modern
grower, Avith his new appliances and bet-
ter methods of controlling mildew and
such like diseases, is shipping to the mar-
kets the highest grades of flowers, espe-
cially in the way of Roses.
Business has been good and retail
stores have had a pleasing amount of
work all week.
W. H. Elliott has added a handsome
new 4 cylinder Buick auto truck to his-
equipment. This car is used for his gen-
eral work among the city trade for de^
livering flowers and plants. The pot
'Mums, ot which Mr. Elliott makes a
specialty, are just as well grown as they
have been in previous years. The early-
flowering kinds are all sold out, and the
midseason varieties, such as Mrs. Robin-
son and Harry Parr are being cut. There
is an excellent demand for these plants;
The Roses received at the salesrooms are
of fine quality and include such varieties
as Killarney, White Killarney, Christie-
Miller, Hillingdon, Killarney Queen, Mrs.
Taft and Ward.
Henry Comley, on Park st., is using
Polypodium Mandaianum largely in his
window decoration, and says that this is
an excellent Fern when cut; the large
fronds are decorative and have excellent
keeping qualities. Nerines have been a
feature in his window for the past week,
also flowers of Bouvardia Humboltii.
The latter has not been a paying propo-
sition to the grower, and has been less
and less grown. However, Mr. Comley
liked the flowers so well that he made
an agreement with a grower to take all
the blooms that he would grow of this va-
riety. Consequently he has a good supply
of this charming flower.
The window in the new store of Thos,
F. Galvin, on Tremont St., has been very
attractive lately, and the decoration is
changed daily. On Saturday, Oct. 18,
there was noted a pleasing arrangement
consisting of Boston Ferns for greenery
in the background, with in front of these
a mound of yellow 'Mums. To the left
was a large bank of Lilies, and on the
right Callas. The other window was
tastefully arranged with foliage and flow-
ering plants. Business of late has beed
excellent, and a large number of decora-
tions were executed for the recent con-
vention of the American Bankers' Asso-
ciation.
Norris Comley of Lexington, in addi-
tion to his cut of 'Mums, is sending to
the market well grown 'Mum plants,
which include many of the early kinds.
His Halliday 'Mums are as good as any
seen this season.
Wm. S. Grassie of Waverley has had
good success with his 'Mums and is mar-
keting at the Boston Flower Exchange
some very fine flowers.
The Flower Growers' Sales Co. has
given up its salesrooms on Park St., and
the growers who so tenaciously stood by
the Company through its adversities have
procured separate stalls at the Boston
Flower Exchange.
The decoration in one of Penn's win-
dows this week is drawing a lot of atten-
tion. One whole window is given over to
an artistic and interesting exhibit of Ca-
nadian grains. The exhibit was staged
by the agent of the Canadian government
and the principal object of the display
is to draw public attention to the many
useful grains that are grown in the far
West. The arrangement is in the way
of a large mantel decoration. The sides
of the mantel are draped with .the straw
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
907
•The Leo Niessen Co.-
Chrysanthemums
Per 100
The Best 118.00 125.00
Good Stock 12.00 15.00
Medium Stock 8.00 12.00
We have such a large supply of 'Mums to select from, that we can
positively assure you of the best maiket value. All the season's best
varieties in white, pink, and jeUow.
Chrysanthemum Pompons
I3.00-S5.00 per dozen bunches.
A large assortment of all the best colors and varieties. Include a
dozen bunches in your next order; you will find them very desirable
for basket and table work.
Beauties
The cut now consists mostly
of the three top grades. You
will find none better in this
market and we would be pleased
to have you make a comparison
at any time.
Cattleyas
Per dozen.... $6.00
rar uozeii . . . .jsu.ol/
Per 100 40.00
Gardenias, per doz. $2.00-$3.00
Cypripedium, per doz. $2.00
Snapdragon, pink, per 100,
$6.00-$8.00
N. W. Cor. 12th and Race Streets
^PHILADELPHIA, PA.-
Wholesale Prices of Cut Flowers
Prices quoted are by the hundred unless otherwise noted
Baltimore Buffalo
Oct. 22, 1913 Oct. 22, 1913
25.00
15.00
10.00
6.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3 00
3.00
to 30.00
to 20.001
to 12.50'
to 8.00
to 7.00 2.00
to 7.001 3.00
to 6.00' 3-00
to 7.00 4.00
to 6 00 3.00
to 6.00, 3.00
to 5.00 3.00
3.00 to 6.00
to
.... to 1.00
2.00 to 6.00
.... to .
8.00 to 10.00
to 1.50
to 2.00
1.60 to 2.00
1.60 to 2.00
.... to 2.00
.... to ..
.... to . .
to . .
to . .
to . .
.75 to 1.00
.10 t
. to .
.15
10.00 to 16.00
6.00 to 6.00
NAMES AND VARIETIES
Roses — A. Beauty, fancy — spl.
Extra
No. 1
No. 2
Killarney
White Killarncy....
Bride and Bridesmaid
K. A. Victoria
My Maryland
Richmond
Perle
Double Pink Killarney
Mrs. Aaron Ward
Prince de Bulgarie
Adiantum
Antirrhinums
Asparagus, Plumosus. bunches
" Sprengeri, bunches
Asters
Bouvardias
Callas
Carnations, Inf. grades, all col.
(-White
Standard J Pink
Varieties 1 Red
LYellow and var . .
♦Fancy pWhite
(•The hlBh-J Pink
est grades ot^ R^d
DatfodUs
Dahlias
Daisies
Ferns, Hardy
Galax Leaves
Gardenias (per doz.)
Gladiolus
Iris ,. ;. ;
Lilies, Harrisii and Lcngi
Lily of the Valley
Mignonette, ordinary
Narcissus
Orchids — Cattleyas, per doz...
Cypripediums
Dendrobiums
Panales
Smllax (per doz. strings)
Stevla
Sweet Peas (per bunch)
Violets, double
■■ single
Phila. Pittsburgh St. Louis
Oct. 20, 1913 Oct. 20. 1913 Oct. 22, 1913
20.00
15.00
10.00
4.00
1.00
1.00
2.66
1.00
2.00
1.00
35-00
35.00
25.00
17.50
12.50
8.00
i 8.00
8.00
i '8.00
, 8.00
8.00
8.00
10.00
1.00
4.00
■ 50.00
50.00
'3.00
1.50
3.00
3.00
3.00
20.00 to 25.00
12.00 to 15.00
8.00 to 10.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 8.00
3.00 to 8.00
4.00
4.00
1.00
4.00
30.00
2.00
• 40.00
i 15.00
. 50.00
o 10.00
o 10.00
1.26
6.00
o 40.00
3.00
1.50
to 2.00
2.00
2.00
'3.06
3.00
3.00
4.00
1.50
1.25
1.25
.0 15.00
4.00
3.00
o 20.00
2.00
2.00 to 5.00
2.00 to 4.00
25.00 to 50.00
25.00 to 50.00
1.60 to 3.00
to ..
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
1.00 to 1.50
2.00 to 4.00
Berger Bros.
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
Choicest Seasonable Flowers J;^,^
North 13Ui Street, PHIIADELPHIA. PA.
1 the Exchange whe
JOHN W. MclNTYRE
== WHOLESALE FLORIST =
Consignments of Good Flowers
Solicited
1713 Ranstead St., Philadelphia
Please mention the Ejcchange when writing.
BONNAFFON
Our first cuts of these su-
perb, all-round Chrysanthe-
mums will be ready week ot
October 27th, and splendid
flowers they will be, well
grown every one of them, al-
most eyJiibition blooms.
$2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 per doz.
Plenty of other varieties —
pinks, whites and yellows,
$1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and
$3.00 per doz.
POMPONS
$2.50 per doz. bunches;
$15.00 per 100 bunches.
Write for our special on
Pompons; choice varieties,
quite a number of them
novelties.
CATTLEYAS GARDENIAS •="-*■
Doz. 100
Special $6.00 $40.00 If A fl I P V Special, $4.00 per
Extra 4.00 25.00 , V ALLt I ^°°' ^''*'''''' ^^'^^
First. 2.50 15.00: •'■■-*-*-■ per 100.
The third grade quoted are perfect t /I /^l EaTC Hudson River
flowers but small size. Special prices ' y ll/Ll" |3 Doubles, 50c.
in large quantities. I per 100.
Headquarters for Greens
WILD SMILAX. So.OO per
BRONZE GALAX. S2.00 per 1000.
GREEN GALAX. Sl.OO per 1000,
S7.50 per 10,000.
GREEN LEUCOTHOE. New crop,
Sl.OO per 100, S7.50 per 1000.
AUTUMN FOLIAGE. 50c. per bunch.
GREEN SHEET MOSS. S3.50 per
bag.
ASPARAGUS STRINGS. 50c. each.
ASPARAGUS and SPRENGERI
bunches, 50c. each.
SMILAX. 20c. per string.
CUT HEMLOCK. S2.50 per bundle.
HARDY DAGGER FERNS. Best
quality. large fronds. S1.50 per 1000.
SPHAGNUM MOSS. Burlapped, 10-
bbl. bales, S3.75 each; 5-bale lots,
S3.50 each; 10-bale lots. S3.25 each.
MEXICAN IVY. Sl.OO per 100; $7.50
per 1000.
Ribbons ®. Supplies ^Zl^ rty'^liZoTrl^Zl
one of our new Catalogues, advise us and we will mail you a copy promptly.
BUSINESS HOURS FROM 7.30 A. M. TO 6.00 P. M.
S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.
The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia
Philadelphia New York
1608-20 Ludlow Street 1 1 7 West 28th Street
Baltimore Washington
Franklin and St. Paul Sts. 1 2 1 6 H Street, N. W.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
and grain attached, showing the large
lieads of Oats, Wheat and Barley as
grown in that fertile land. The center-
piece is a large clock. The dial is made
of small grass seeds and the hours are
marked by the larger cereals. On the
front of the dial in good large letters are
words to the effect that flowers are sold
at any old time. This display makes an
attractive advertisement not only for the
Canadian government but also for the
man with the original ideas, Penn the
Florist. There has been an exceptionally
heavy call the past week tor Penn's
bridal bouquets ; on one day he sent six-
teen of them out.
Thos. Roland is sending to the Boston
Flower Exc. excellent Roses from his new
large Lord & Burnham Co. house at
Revere. The varieties being cut now
are Pink and White Killarney, Rich-
mond, Mrs. Chas. Rus.5ell and Mrs.
Shawyer. The other large greenhouse at
Revere is devoted to Sweet Peas, and the
plants are looking well and will be in
flower for Thanksgiving. The plant
business has opened up better than a year
ago. and Cyclamens, Crotons, Oranges in
fruit, Dracasnas terminalis and Godsef-
fiana are all selling well.
We noted on Oct. 20 at the store of
Welch Bros. Co. on Devonshire st. a re-
markably fine lot of Lily of the Valley,
also good grade Carnations, Roses and
'Mums. Business here has improved very
much in spite of the wet and disagree-
able weather.
David Duncan of Arlington devotes his
greenhouses mostly to Boston Ferns and
Asparagus, and is shipping excellent Bos-
ton Perns to the Co-operative Market.
About the only Sweet Peas which are
received at the Boston Flower Exc. now
come from Fred Bell of Stoughton and
are of good quality.
A. A. Pembroke of Beverly is in the
market again with nice Carnations. Indi-
cations are that he will have just as good
success with his Carnations as he had
last year. The varieties being cut now
are White Wonder, Pink Delight, Benora
and Rosette.
Edw. Wood of Lexington has sold his
greenhouse and the land adjoining the
houses.
John Foot of Reading is cutting very
nice Bouvardia Humboltii and good Car-
nations.
John Barr of Natick is sending to the
Co-operative Flower Market some fine
908
The Florists' Exchange
^^r^L'^S'''-' ROSES AND CARNATIONS
PETER REINBERG
Wholesale Cut Flowers
30 East Randolph Street. CHICAGO. ILL.
Please mention the Eicbange when writing.
A. L. RANDALL COMPANY
Chicago's Largest Wholesale Cut Flower and Supply House
Everything for the Florist, Grower and Nurseryman
66 East Randolph St. Long Distance Telephone, Central 1496
nention the Exchange when writing
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Send us Your Orders for Delivery in the North-
west Which Will Have Our Best Attention
L. L. MAY & CO., St. Paul, Minn.
FLORISTS
Chicago Carnation Company
A. T. PYFER, Manager
30 East Randolph Street - CHICAGO. ILL.
I the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exohang'e when writing.
EG HILL CO Wholesale Prices of Cut flowers, Chicago, Oct. 21, 1913
■ ^wB ■■■■■■■ ^F^^> Prices auoted are bv the hundred unless otherwise noted
Wholesale Florists
RICHMOND. IND.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
POEHLMANN BROS. CO.
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF AND DEALERS IN
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone
Ordeii Grven Prompt Attention
72-74 East Randolph Street • CHICAGO
Greenhouses, Morton Grove, 111,
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
"The Busiest House in Chicago"
J.B.DEAMUDCO.
Wholesale Florists
160 North Wabash Avenue
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnations ; the varieties Beacon and
Mrs. Cheney are quite noticeable.
Much regret is felt among the trade
upon the death of Bdw. LeRoy Pierce,
President of the A. H. Hews Co., which
occurred on Friday, Oct. 17. Details
will be found in the obituary column of
this issue.
Carl Everberg of Woburn has had good
success with 'Mums this season, and the
flowers he is cutting of Golden Glow are
especially nice.
Lewis E. Small of Tewksbury has al-
ways had good luck with his Bachelor's
Buttons, and this season is no exception.
He has an excellent crop of good flowers
which sell readily. His Carnations are
also of good quality.
The Boston Co-operative Market will
have its annual meeting and banquet on
Saturday evening, Nov. 1, at the Qulncy
House.
The plants in the Carnation houses of
Wm. R. Nicholson of Framingham look
attractive, and if appearance counts for
anything there will be a heavy crop of
flowers cut this Winter. He grows very
fine 'Mums and is cutting excellent flow-
ers of such varieties as Monrovia, Unaka,
Polly Rose and Chrysolora.
The New England Florists' Supply Co.
is doing a nice business and has just re-
ceived a consignment of European goods
for Christmas.
H. M. Robinson & Co. state that in
spite of the disagreeable weather they
have been on the pump all the time to
keep up with their orders. They are
handling excellent Roses of the varieties
Mrs. Chas. Russel. Killarney Queen, Mrs.
Ward and Ladv Hillingdon.
The demand for bulbs at the seed stores
has been exceptionally heavy, and many
varieties are sold out already. R. C.
Grand Junction. Colo. — Don C.
Piatt, for several years manager of the
Grand Floral Co., has leased his place
of business to F. X. Goeschl. who re-
cently came here from Denver. Mr.
Goeschl expects to make a specialty of
designing, decorating and landscape gar-
dening in connection with his new busi-
ness.
ROSES — American Beauty
Specials per doz.
to
to
to
6.00 to
3.00
2.60
2.00
1.50
1.00
.76
.50
CARNATIONS—
<;t.„J„j fwhite
1.50 to 2.00
Varieties 1 ^'eT.-.;: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i !
1.50 to 2.00
1.50 to 2.00
f**^^"wLh..t fwhite
Grades of St'd S ?'"«
White and Pink khiarney.
5c. per lb.
'doz
Fancy
6.00 ; Boxwood ]
4.00 ; Chrysanthemums, comm
3.00 i pet
6.00 Chrysanthemums, fancy
Medium
to
1.00 to 2.00
4.00 to
8.00 to
4.00 to
6.00 to
o 75. Bu.
Medium
6.00
8.00
6.00
3.00
8.00
6.00
6.00
4.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
3.00
8.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
3.00
Mrs. Aaron Ward, special
Medium
... to .50
to
Ferns, hardy,
.per 1000
Mrs. Chas. Russell, special
Medium
Galax Leaves,
.per 1000
2.00 to
to
Lily of the Valley
Medium
to
to
doz
4.00 to
4.00 to
^
Melody
Smilas
.75 to 1.00
Medium
Violets
.75 to
.25 to
.35 to
50.00 to
1.00
.35
.60
60.00
Philadelphia
Chas. Grakelow gave his annual enter-
tainment this year at Turner's Hall on
Thursday evening, Oct. 16. Over 210
guests were present, including a fair
sprinkling of the trade who thoroughly
enjoyed Mr. Grakelow's Bohemian gath-
ering.
The sale of the effects of the store and
business of Frank Gaul was held on Mon-
day. Oct. 20. and the amount realized on
the sale was considerably above expecta-
tions.
Recent outoftown visitors were : R. T.
Brown of the Cottage Gardens Co.,
Queens, L. I.. N. Y. Mr. Hobbs of Mann
& Brown, Richmond, Va. : Mr. 'RTiipp. of
Milles the Florist. Jacksonville. Fla. ;
Mr. Lawrence. Atlanta, Ga. ; Chas. L.
Dole. Lockport. N. T. : Mr. Butler of
Butler_& Son, Niagara Falls, N. T.
William Didden's Chrysanthemums are
exceptionally fine this year; his Chryso-
lora are among the best coming into
Philadelphia.
Emil Lieker of Lansdowne is bringing
in top grade Carnations daily in his Ford
oar. He is cutting Gloriosa, Delight,
White Enchantress, Rosette and the two
Wards.
Raymond Brunswick, of the M. Rice
Co., reports the busiest month of Octo-
ber the house of Rice has ever had and
the month is not yet over.
William P. Craig is on a western trip.
Robt. Scott & Son of Sharon Hill are
recent purchasers of an autocar.
Julius Wolff has several houses of fine
Poinsettias this year that are uniform in
size. His Orchids are looking well. He
is cutting excellent spikes of Cattleya
labiata. Several houses of Chrysanthe-
mums showed a promising lot of buds on
all of the leading varieties.
We recently dropped in at .John West-
cott's place, but as was to be expected,
the Commodore was down at Waretown.
All hands are busy here propagating a
general line of Spring stock, to which this
place is devoted for the adjacent ceme-
tery trade. A house of Carnations is
the only cut flower stock grown.
Manager J. H. Brown of the Laurel
Hill Greenhouses has grown some ex-
ceptionally fine Chrysanthemums this
year. One house of Chadwicks was in
superb shape. A fine lot of Crotons are
also a feature here. It would not be at
all surprising to hear of a new range of
modern glass being erected here within
the near future.
William H. Westeott of Roxborough is
cutting some excellent Early Snow Chrys-
anthemums, his Carnations are also doing
well, especially White and Pink Enchan-
tress and White Wonder.
At the Mary A. Alburger greenhouses
there was noted a general line of well
grown stock, among which was a nice
house of Chrysanthemums and Stevias.
The Robt. Craig Co. is tuning up its
Christmas specialties in splendid style,
especially the Cyclamens .and Poinsettias.
Robt. A. Craig states that the new Fern,
Teddy Junior, is without question the
coming Fern, as it has all the desirable
qualities for the making of an ideal
Nephrolepis.
The Leo Niessen Co. states that ship-
ping business within the past week has
been far in excess of local trade.
The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. has re-
cently installed a special glass case for
the keeping of Orchids, it being found
that they keep better in a moderate tem-
perature than in the icebox.
H. Bayersdorfer & Co. have received
their first importation of this year's stock
of Moss wreaths for Christmas. They
are being shipped out as fast as they
arrive.
"How have the mighty fallen !" Or-
chids and Valley, the aristocrats of flow-
erdom, were being peddled on the streets
last Saturday.
P. M. Read, of the Whillden Pottery
Co., reports an active demand for 6in.
pots owing to the fact that the majority
of the florists are now receiving their
Lily bulbs.
H.G.B[RNIN6
Wholesale
riorist
1402 Pine Street
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
WiETOR Brothers
WHOLESALE GROWERS OF
CUT FLOWERS
All Telegraph and Telephone Orders
Given Prompt Attention
152 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL=
Please mention the Exchane-e when writing.
Importers and Jobbers of Florist Snppllea
Percy Jones, i"«^
Wholesale CommissiGn Frorists
56 East Randolph St„ Chicago
ERNE & KLINGEL
Wholesale Florists
and Supplies
TO-BAK-INE
30 Bast Randolph Street
CHICAQO
Please mention the £xchan^ejwheQ_WTitiiip^
Diller, Caskey & Keen have had an
excellent demand this past Summer for
their famous bench fittings and other
greenhouse appurtenances.
A handsome window display at the
Bellevue-Stratford store of the J. J.
Habermehl's Sons this week consisted of
an immense basket and vase of Chryso-
lora Chrysanthemums. entirely sur-
rounded with Boston Ferns.
Bob Stewart, with T. Nielson Geiger,
is making some fine window decorations
that display marked artistic ability in
the harmonious blending of colors.
Emile Leiache of Summerdale, N. J., is
cutting excellent Cosmos in quantity.
His Violets are also very good.
William J. Baker's visits to the flower
mart are so few and far between that
they should be chronicled in bold face
type.
John W. Mclutyre, 1713 Ranstead St.,
is actively preparing for the Fall and
Winter campaign.
Beside Easter Lilies, Berger Bros., are
now receiving some very good Callas for
so early in the season.
Among the excellent Roses being sent
in from Roeloefs by the Joseph Heacock
Co., is Radiance. The company has had
a fine cut of this variety.
We have been informed that Joseph A.
Cannon, who it will be remembered was
with Julius Wolff and ,T. J. Habermehl's
Sons for some years, has opened up a
first class flower store at 216 Adams ave.,
Scranton, Pa. The opening took place
on Oct. 15. It is stated that Mr. Can-
non's decorative skill was well displayed
on the occasion.
Chicago
Harry B. Philpott came down from
Winnipeg last week to be present at the
meeting of the Cook County Florists' As-
sociation on Thursday evening last. He
will remain in this section for some time
and expects to be present at the Chrysan-
themum Show next month. He will also
attend the show at Cleveland to be held
the week following the Chicago show.
The American Importing Co., 219
South Dearborn st. states that the new
tariff has reduced the duty on baskets
from 60 per cent to 25 per cent. This
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
909
FOR "POT LUCK" TRY US
HEWS STANDARD POTS
POT MAKERS
FOR
14» TEARS
IVrita for Catalogue and Discounts
A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc.
WORLD'S
LARGEST
MANUFAGTUR ER S
LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y., Pearson Sireel
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Established I76S
company has a large supply on the way
that will come in under the new tariff
schedule, and expects to offer to its trade
very soon a line of fine stock in bas-
kets at low prices. Frank Fisher is
now covering the Eastern territory in
the interest of this house.
A. F. Longren with the Poeblmann
Bros. Co., is just in from a trip to vari-
ous points down the State. He states
that the trade in Danville, 111., are very
much enthused over the fact that the
next meeting of the Illinois State Flo-
rists Ass'n will be held there early next
year. President Loveridge of the Asso-
ciation has signified his intention to in-
vite the Indiana State Florists' Ass'n to
meet at the same time.
A. C. Rott of Joliet was in the city
Saturday, calling on the wholesale trade
and making many purchases. He is pre-
paring to give a Chrysanthemum show in
his store just as soon as he can get suf-
ficient high class stock to justify his
doing so. He has given a display of this
kind every season that has been so much
enjoyed that his customers look forward
to it.
A visit to the greenhouses of Hoerber
Bros., I)es Plaines, showed an excellent
crop of Roses well under way. Cutting
on a much heavier scale will begin next
week. The new houses are looking well
and the stock in these gives much prom-
ise of large cuts a little later. Their
houses of 'Mums are looking well ; the
cutting of PoUy Rose, Clementine Tou-
set, Robert Halliday, Crocus, and Early
Snow had just begun. Wm. Dittman,
the foreman, showed several benches of
Chadwick and later varieties that looked
well and will be in the market in due
time.
Geo. Sykes of the Lord & Burnham Co.
states that the work in the greenhouse
line shows no abatement. Some good or-
ders are received constantly that keep a
large force of help busy in the office of
this company in the Rookery building.
Work on the conservatory at Garfield
Park, Indianapolis, for the park system
of that city, has just been completed.
Some of the new contracts that have been
secured recently include a curved eave
iron frame house for the State Univer-
sity, at Athens O. ; an ornamental con-
servatory for N. Nelson Leonard, Bunc-
ton, Mo. ; a handsome conservatory for
the private use of S. T. Douglas, Grosse
Point, Mich.
The funeral of the late Adolphus
Busch, which will be held in St. Louis on
Oct. 26, will be an occasion that will call
for a great many flowers. The wholesale
as well as the retail trade will be called
upon to furnish considerable high class
stock. Friends and business associates
of the deceased in this city have already
placed some fine orders with local re-
tailers. A. Lange has an order for a
casket cover of Valley and Orchids that
will be designed to make it one of the
handsomest pieces of the kind that ever
went out of this city. Several other
handsome orders are booked for elaborate
pieces by this house. Mr. Lange has
signified his intention of sending Wm.
Wolk to St. Lonis with this shipment to
see that it is properly delivered and care-
fully unpacked.
The Chicago Flower Growers' Ass'n
complains that stock is not arriving as
rapidly as it was this time a year ago.
Carnations especially are coming in be-
low the average in supply for this time
of the year. This house has now a cou-
ple of well filled tables of Boston Ferns
and well berried Solanums and Christ-
mas Poppers that find ready sale, for
many cut flower buyers generally take
a ff'W pots along.
Philip McKeo of the .T. C. Moninger
Co. reports an encouraging distribution
of its book : "Everything for the Green-
house." The system of sending the book
out by express is working well, as the
company gets a receipt for every book
so delivered. The express company has
agreed to, pay the company .$1 for each
book that is lost in transit. This makes
it a safe matter to get the book into the
hands of all interested.
Frank Oechslin has received a car load
of Azaleas in splendid condition. Mr.
Oechslin is also a large grower of 'Mums
in pots for commercial use. These are
now coming in Avell and several good spe-
cimens from his greenhouses are to be
seen at the leading retail stores in the
city.
A new organization of the Foley Manu-
facturing Co. is expected in the near fu-
ture. What is regarded as an important
real estate transaction was the transfer
of the property of this company to Ar-
thur Gourley who is also member ni the
company, for the consideration of $146,-
250.
Lubliner & Trinz are putting the finish-
ing touches on their new store at 41 S.
Wabash ave. It will be a handsome
store, with ample room to handle a large
amount of trade. They expect to move
in next week.
Sol Garland, at Des Plaines, states that
the early 'Mums are late this season, and
the later ones are coming on a little
ahead of time. His Goldenglow, which he
regards as the best early money maker,
is now at its best, and will continue so
for some time longer. Timothy Eaton
and M. Bounaffon, regarded as mid-
season and late, are well advanced
and will be ready for cutting before his
early ones are gone.
The J. B. Deamud Co. is receiving
some fine Chrysolora this week, but the
stock sells almost as quickly as it reaches
the store. There is also some good Mon-
rovia coming in. as well as Polly Rose,
each of which is in good demand. The
'Mum stock as a rule is not coming in
sufficiently to suit many of the dealers.
T. E. Waters, chairman of the com-
mittee for the lunch and dance at the next
meeting of the Chicago Florists' Club, is
pushing all arrangements along nicely.
Tickets will be printed this week, and
other of the preliminary matters attended
to in due time. John Enders will be
master of ceremonies and is giving his
best attention.
Weiland & Risch report that the mar-
ket is unusually tight tor this season, but
have been able to keep all their customers
supplied with but little difliculty. The
late planting of Carnations, which was
followed by very warm weather, is con-
sidered by many as the principal cause
of a shortage of this stock at the present
time.
What is now regarded as the latest
"stunt" in the wholesale market, hap-
pened Sat, Oct. 18, when a stranger who
appeared to be well posted in the cut
flower business, went into the wholesale
house of A. L. Randall Co. and asked for
100 Am. Beauty Roses for a local dealer,
stating thnt he had recently entered his
employ. The Roses were quickly given
him, t>ut as the dealer for which he
stated had no account there, he was asked
for a check or cash. Not being able to
give either, he asked that they send a
messenger along with him and the dealer
would send the money. On reaching the
foot of the steps leading up to the store
of the party for which the flowers were
represented to he for, he met a party
who engaged him in a very interesting
conversation. Being so engaged, he
handed the ticket to the messenger, ask-
ing him to take it up stairs where it
would be paid. No one up stairs knew
anything about the ticket, and of course
it was not paid. When the messenger
came down the man and the Am. Beauty
Roses had disappeared. All the retail
shops where these flowers could be dis-
posed of were watched, and later in the
day the party was finally arrested at the
nut flower stand of .Johnson & Chronis, in
The Pair, where he was trying to sell
them. His trial came up Monday morn-
ing, when he was given a sentence of six
months in jail. On recommendation of
Frank .Tohnson and others of the A. L.
Randall Co., the judge made the penalty
DREER'S "RIVERTON SPECIAL" Plan^ Tub
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Each Do_
0 20 in. S1.45 S16.00 $130.00
20 18 in. 1.30 14 00 115.00
30 16 in. 1.00 11.2.5 92.00
40 14 in. .65 7.00 56.00
5012 m. .45 5.00 40.00
60 10 in. .38 4.00 32.00
70 9 in. .30 3.50 28.00
iduced. The neatest, [ightt
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You will learn the secret of our ecer increasing trade if you
will write us for free samples and price list.
THE MT. GILEAD POTTERY COMPANY - Mt. Gllead, Ohio.
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Arc You Gelling Ihc Bcsl Prices in Your Town?
You will agree that healthy clean stock brings the best figures and that such
stock can only be grown under best conditions with the better grade of materials.
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500 4-inch 4.50
456 4H-inch 6.24
320 6-inch 4.61
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1600 2-inch 4.88
1500 2)i-inch 6.26
1500 2H-inch 6.00
Price per
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144 6-inch 3.16
120 7-inch 4.20
60 8-;nch 3.00
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Tree Tubs and Brass
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The extension stave foot
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Red Standard Pots
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H you can get THE BEST POT
for your money you are 'go-
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Its advs. quote wholesale prices. For
that reason It should be treated with care.
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will be seen by outsiders, nor should they
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a purchaser not In the trade may seek to
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For MULCHING it cannot be equaled, as
it is nutritious, immediate, convenient and odorless.
Saves LABOR in preparing compost piles —
always ready for mixing with soil for potted plants
or soil for benches.
It also makes a rich Liquid Manure.
Promotes rapid, steady growth.
Put up in bags, 100 lbs. each.
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PLAiNTLIFE
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be used to mix with the soil, acting as an excel-
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worms and insects in the ground before they
have a chance to reach the plant.
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unlike most insecticides, it will not spot the
Put up in bulk for greenhouse men;
in packages for retail trade.
Bag of 100 lbs., $3.50. Let us
quote you prices in ijuantity.
THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY
251 East 66th St., New York
PURE SHEEP MANURE, ground from
the dung balls on the fleece; there is
some short wool in it, $1.00 per 100 lbs..
$16.00 per ton. F. O. B. cars. Send
postal for sample.
LEAF-MOLD, two-bushel bags, 75 cento.
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328 Broadway
SOMERVILLE, (Winter Hill), MASS.
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In the Greenhouse
The best fertilizer for greenhouse or out-
door use, for carnations, roses, chrysanthe-
mums and violets, or potted plants, is Sheep
Manure, and to be certain of the best — full
strength — get
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Weed seeds kUled. Will
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For Fumigating or Dusting
$4.00 per bag of 100 lbs.
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4S"Money refunded If not satisfied.
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Davidge's^
Special Phosphorus
$3.00 per 100 lbs.
A safe fertilizer for Flowers and Plants
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a six months' parole, which will cause him
to report to the judge his actions each
week for that time. He stated that he
had been in the employment of Henry
Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich., for the past
four years.
Miss Ethel Anderson, for some time
past employed as cashier at the store of
A. Lange, 25 East Madison St., resigned
her position on Saturday last to get mar-
ried. The wedding will take place on
Oct. 31, when she will become Mrs. Thos.
Reid.
The first blizzard of the season swept
over this city Tues. morning, Oct. 21.
Snow commenced falling at 4 a.m. The
patrons of the elevated lines suffered con-
siderable inconvenience in getting into
the city, the snow being several inches
deep in many places. Stock coming to
the market by trucks and wagons was
several hours late and delayed the open-
ing of the day's business at many of the
wholesale houses.
Cook County Florists' Association
The regular meeting of the Cook
County Florists' Ass'n was held on Oct.
16, at the Tavern on W. Washington St.
President Kohlbrand presided over a
large and enthusiastic meeting. The
chief interest in this meeting was the re-
port of the committee appointed by the
president to confer with the committee
from the Chicago Florists' Club regard-
ing the amalgamation of both clubs. .-V.
Henderson and W. J. Keimel of this com-
mittee were present and made their re-
port. A letter from H. N. Bruns, who is
also a member of this committee, was
read recommending the union of both
clubs, he being unable to attend the meet-
ing and make his report in person. The
report of this committee appeared to be
in favor of both clubs getting together,
A. Henderson stating all tlie details that
both committees arrived at regarding the
consolidation. On motion of Harry E.
Philpott it was moved and carried that
the report be received and the committee
discharged with a vote of thanks. This
placed the matter before the Association
for action. It was evident that the re-
port of the committee was not favored
by the majority of the members present.
To place the matter fully before the
meeting A. Henderson asked that a vote
be taken of the members present to see
how many were in favor of amalgama-
tion and how many opposed. This vote
was finally taken, all members voting.
The result of this ballot showed that 36
votes were cast, 8 of which were in favor
of amalgamation and 28 against. The
result of this vote put an end for the
time being to what was regarded by
many as a splendid opportunity for both
clubs to unite and work as one body for
the general interest of the trade in this
city. On motion it was decided to in-
struct the trustees of the Association to
get up a suitable letter to the President
of the Chicago Florists' Club, notifying
him that the members of the Association
decided by a majority vote that they were
not in favor of amalgamation.
An invitation from the Chicago Flo-
rists' Glnb was read inviting the mem-
bers of the Association to be present at
a ladies' night on Nov. 6. A letter from
President Rudd of the Chicago Horticul-
tural Society to President Kohlbrand was
read, asking the co-operation of the mem-
bers of the Association in entertaining
visitors to the exhibition of the National
Chrysanthemum Society, to be held in
this_ city beginning Nov. 5. Otto Goerish,
chairman of the sports committee, was
allowed $50 to aid in making the neces-
sary arrangements in getting up a dance
for the Association some time next
month. Harry E. Philpott agreed to do-
nate a silver cup to the sports committee
to be awarded to the bowler making the
highest score in the bowling club of the
Association this season. Three new
members were elected to membership in
the Association, and the applications of
four others were received. Refreshments
were served.
Kansas City, Mo.
With stock coming in more briskly, the
situation here is highly satisfactory to
the trade. Carnations are coming well,
while Roses are more plentiful than for
some time past. Chrysanthemums are
arriving freely and, as far as stock is
concerned, there is little room for com-
plaint. Demand has kept pace with the
movement of stock and is improving
steadily. Snappy days recently arrived,
terminating a stretch of weather that was
beautiful to look upon, but hardly satisfac-
tory to florists. Indoor functions will be
more numerous than they have been for
some time, and the use of flowers will ex-
pand accordingly.
While none of the Kansas City depart-
ment stores has as yet invaded the flower
field, one of the leaders has made an in-
novation in the shape of Saturday sales
of flowers. Emery, Bird & Thayer, oper-
ating one of the largest of the Kansas
City department stores, are selling Chrys-
anthemums at 15c. each on Saturday.
The Kansas City trade is at a loss to
understand how this can be done at any
profit, with 'Mums exceptionally high in
price at present. It is not believed that
the department store folk are attempting
to make any money on the proposition.
It is assumed, therefore, that the sale of
flowers is being undertaken merely to at-
tract the public to the store. The trade
is not particularly opposed to this plan,
several of the Kansas City florists hav-
ing adopted the Saturday bargain day
habit. The sale of 'Mums at 15c. is
likely to cause residents of Kansas City
who have hitherto regarded flowers as a
needless luxury to purchase them, with
the probabilities favoring a continuation
of this custom. Acting on the same
theory, florists are in many instances
making special rates for Saturday, and
the educational campaign is bearing good
results. The invasion of the department
store is not regarded as likely to hurt the
trade at large.
Patrick Larkin, secretary of the Kan-
sas City board of police commissioners,
and one of the leading florists of Kansas
City, was injured recently when his auto-
mobile "turned turtle," pinning him be-
neath. Mr. Larkin's injuries are not as
serious as was feared at first, and he is
getting along nicely at the German hos-
pital. Mr. Larkin has not given his ac-
tive attention to business for some time.
Ernest E. Moore will continue in charge
of the store at Twelfth and Walnut sts.
A recent visitor was John B. Barnard,
until recently with Grimm & Gorly,
leading St. Louis florists. Mr. Bar-
nard has resigned his old place and prob-
.nbly will connect with one of the Kansas
City florists.
Samuel Murray has attracted attention
recently through the display of a genuine
tree Fern, said to be the first ever shown
in Kansas City. Mr. Murray imported
the Pern from England, and has installed
it where it is in view of passersby. It is
said to be worth about $100.
Business has been unusually brisk re-
cently with the Harden Seed Co., which
also does a flower business at its estab-
lishment on Grand ave. R. L. Harden,
head of the company, is one of the oldest
florists in this section, having been in
the business for nearly a score of years.
Mr. Harden at one time was a wholesaler
of St. .Joseph, Mo., selling out several
years ago to take up business in Kansas
City. He is a former partner of Arthur
Newell, whose place at Tenth st. and
Grand ave. is highly popular. Mr. Har-
den reported that seed had moved actively
during the past month.
The three-months old establishment of
Golmis & Giokaris, at Twelfth and Main
sts., is doing nicely. The shop is in the
heart of the theater district and its loca-
tion is proving admirable in every re-
October 25, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
911
Pall Spraying
trees, evergreens, and all
hardy stock susceptible to scale and other insects
should be thoroughly sprayed before freezing
weather sets in.
SCALINE
Will cleanse your trees and shrubs of San Jose,
oyster shell and other hard scale, red spider, larvae
of the aphis, ^ub of the locust borer, and other
SCALINE
Is composed of a high grade of petroleum and the
properties of the well-known fungicide, lUNGINE;
mixes readily without agitation; is used at a strength
of one part to twenty parts water; containing no
sediment, can be applied through the finest spray
nozzle, and requires no drenching of the plants, but
simply misting them, to get effective results.
Gal.. $1.50; 10 gals., $10.00; 50 gals.. $37.50.
We answer inquiries.
Aphine Manufacturing Co.
Manufacturers of Agricultural
Chemicals.
MADISON, N. J.
MPHINE FUNGINE
NIKOTIANA VERMINE
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(Tbt Fruit Grower, London)
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It is supplied by the leadinR Nursery and
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Stumpp & Walter Co.. J. M. Thorburn &
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Chicago — Vaughan's Seed Store. Bos-
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Farquhar & Co.. Fottler. Fiske, Rawson
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Henry A. Dreer, Henry F. Michcll Co.,
Hosea Waterer. Pittsburgh— W. C
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ECTICI
ider the I
^^^ Act, 1910. Serial No. 321. ^^
Save your plants and trees. Just thi
thing for greenhouse and outdoor use
Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and Whit-
Scale. Thrips, Red Spider, Black and Greei
Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on Rose Bushes
Carnations, etc., without injury to plant
Used accordiRR
standard Insecticide will prevent
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Non-poisonous and hai
Leading Seedsn
ravages <
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used it with wonderful results.
Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas
on Dogs and all Domestic t^cts. Excellent
as a wash for dogs and other animals.
Relieves man^c. Effective where others
fail. Dilute with water 30 to 50 parts.
H Pint, 25c.; Pint, «c.; Quart, 75c.;
H Gallon. $l.25;Gallon,$2.00;5Gallon
Can, $9.00; 10 Gallon Can. $17.50.
Directions onpackatte. ForBalebySpedanienand
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this from your Mnpply HonBe, write us direct.
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NIKOTEEN
30% Streneth
APHIS PUNK
The most effective and economical material there is for Spraying Plant
and Blooms. Skillfully extracted from Tobacco and carefully refined
it is clean and easy to apply. Full pint bottles, $1.50.
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THE NICOTINE
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MFG. CO., St. Louis, No.
spect. Though a young establishment, in-
dications are that it will prove one of
the most popular, the only possible draw-
back being lack of space.
The Alpha Floral Co. has adopted a
unique method of advertising its Satur-
day special sale. The placard usually
posted by florists has given way at the
Walnut St. establishment to a sign made
of flowers. Small stock is cunningly in-
terwoven to form the necessary lettering
and the arrangement has proved highly
successful in attracting the desired atten-
tion.
A. F. Barbe, whose greenhouses on
East Fifteenth st. are among the largest
in the vicinity of Kansas City, has com-
pleted improvements and is ready for the
Winter. The grower, who does both a
wholesale and retail business, has con-
creted several hundred square feet of
walks recently. There is yet much of
this work to be done, but it will be held
over until Spring. Mr. Barbe owns
twelve greenhouses. He will have 5000
Ferns for Spring and is cutting for the
present many handsome Chrysanthemums
and other stock. K. C.
St. Paul, Minn.
We are now getting our share of the
hard weather that has been prevailing
in the Northwest during the past week.
This will finish up the outdoor supply,
and good prices will follow for indoor
stuff, as supplies from various sources
are not plentiful. 'Mums are selling
W'ell, Smith's Advance, Unaka and
Golden Glow being the leaders, $3 being
an average price. Carnations are mov-
ing freely, while Roses are bringing good
prices, especially Am. Beauty with good
stems. These, however, are scarce. Kil-
larneys are in good demand, also Lily
of the Valley, which is now fairly plen-
tiful. Home grown Violets are on the
market at 75c.
Holm & Olson's store on 5th sL has
attracted much attention during the past
week, their unique display of dwarfed
Japanese evergreen Pines, tastefully ar-
ranged in their east window, being a
new departure by this progressive firm.
These have been imported direct from
Japan, and the species is Thu.va obtusa.
The ages of the plants exhibited range
from 10 to 100 years. The prices
ciuoted are from $2 to $6 each. In addi-
tion, they are making a very fine show
of the best and newest varieties of Cat-
tleya, Dendrobium. Oncidium and Odon-
toglossum skillfully arranged among
Ferns and other plants.
St. Faol's 7l0TlstB' Clnb
The city florists of St. Paul met
on Oct. 14, in the establishment of O. R.
Eckhardt & Co., wholesale florists, 31S
Minnesota St., and formed an organiza-
tion to be known in future ns the St.
I"aul Florists' Club. The -club has for
its interests the "City beautiful," and in-
tends to make every effort to have St.
Paul one of the most beautiful cities of
the West. The constitution and by-
laws were drawn up and signed. Frank
Gustafson, of the St. Pauf Floral Co.,
was elected president, and O. R. Eck-
hardt, vice-president ; Charles R. Full-
berger, secretary; and M. C. Hanson,
treasurer. Committee: Gus. Colberg,
W. Swanson, and Larsen. Membership
.TS enrolled to date is forty-three, and it
is expected that at the next meeting,
thirty or more will be added. This meet-
ing will he held on Oct. 28 at S p.m. in
O. R. Eckhardt's, .318 Minnesota st., and
.Til interested should attend and join.
Afeeting.s will be held monthly, and the
s^ocial side will not be overlooked. A
tiowling club and other sports to hold
and interest the members, is being or-
ganized.
Among the convalescents are C. Vogt
and T. W. Topel, both of whom are get-
ting strong after serious illnesses. Their
fellow florists wish them a speedy re-
covery, and hope to see them soon in
their accustomed places. B.
Mak-Gro2^^^ Plant Food
For Florists and General Greenhouse Work
A Scientific, Improved, Concentrated, Quick Acting,
Complete Fertilizer made in Non-Acid Granular Form
from the highest grade materials obtainable.
Especially adapted to
Greenhouse Work
Vegetables • Flowers ♦ Fruits
Special Formulas for General and Special Greenhouse Crops;
prepared by men who have made a life study of Greenhouse Work —
not only in this country but abroad.
The services and advice of oar experts are at
your disposal on all matters pertaining to your
Greenhouse problems,
Mak-Gro Odorless Plant Food
is put up in various sized packages, and sold in lots of
from one pound to carloads.
The one-pound cans and small packages make a
splendid side line for Florists having their own stores.
Write us for further particulars.
DEPT. 6
Consumers Fertilizer Co.
Dept. 6, LONG ACRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Trade has befn holding up well. Fu-
neral work has been pleotiful, with some
wedding and other decorations, with an
abundant supply of Roses and Carna-
tions, and an ever increasing number of
'Mums, the market is able to take care
of all orders, 'Mums have been slow in
reaching the market this season, but the
bright weather of the last few days has
brought big cuts and there now are plenty
to satisfy all the calls. Strange as it
may seem, it is the same complaint every
season, that the 'Mums do not keep well.
When a customer pays $6 and $8 per doz.
for flowers, he certainly wants something
to show for the money and something
that will last. Roses have not shown the
decline that might have been expected,
and there are big cuts coming into the
market daily. The supply of 'Mums has
more than doubled since last report. The
arrival of Touset has added pink to the
list of available colors. All grades can
be found, and the larger and finer flowers
ai^e being cut in greater numbers. The
prices of ten days ago have suffered with
the increase in the supply, although fancy
stock still brings good returns. Am.
Beauty Roses in the longer length of
stem are plentiful and they can be had
at a reasonable price. The shorter ones
are quickly disposed of; the buds are good
and the color fine. The cloudy weather
has caused some trouble with Killarney,
and with many growers the flowers cut
lately have been somewhat off color.
There are plenty coming in the market
in all length of stem, but the longer ones
are scarcer than the others. White Kil-
larney Roses show good quality, and
there are enough to fill all orders, the de-
mand being greater this week for fu-
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neral and wedding orders. Richmond
was not so plentiful this week. Yellows
remain popular and in Ward and Sun-
burst the market cleans up readily. Bul-
garie also is a fine selling Rose. Car-
nations are being cut more heavily, and
the stems of the majority are as long as
there is any need for. The flowers are
of pretty good quality, although the heat
of the past week or so resulted in some
complaints of soft stock. Valley has a
good demand but is rather scarce. Lilies
are in fair supply, also Callas, which are
in demand for funeral work. Violets are
a little better this week and sell fairly
well. Cattleyas are more plentiful, the
call for these has been good for corsage
work.
The Holton & Hunkel Co. report stock
plentiful, with the exception of Enchan-
tress Carnations. There is a large de-
mand for long stemmed Am. Beauty
Roses, and 'Mums. Violets are improving
and sell fairly well.
Gus Rusch & Co. clean up every day
on their miscellaneous stock, such as cut
Cyclamen blossoms and small 'Mums,
which are used mostly for table decora-
tion.
The Currie Bros. Co. had an excep-
tionally busy week, mostly with funeral
work and orders for several outoftown
Masonic funerals. The force was kept
busy all day Sunday making designs, and
large sprays of Am. Beauty Roses, Lilies
and 'Mums for the funeral on Monday
of the late Alfred Dawson, who died in
London, Eng.
The McKenny Co. had an unusual
quantity of funeral work last week.
At Forest Home Greenhouses there is
a fine display of Begonia Triumph de
Stuttgart, now in full bloom. From the
reputation of a Winter plant last year,
this beautiful Begonia promises to be an
excellent house plant. The stock of
plants referred to is grown in the open
garden during Summer and taken up and
planted in Bin. pots early in the Fall.
They are as easy of cultivation as a Ge-
ranium.^ and should be very valuable to
the florists for Winter use.
Aug. Wagner of Oconomowoc called on
the trade last Thursday. He is cutting
some fine Callas, also some Violets, but
these are not good in color, being too
pale. He says the bees have destroyed
his whole bench of Enchantress Carna-
tions by eating the buds.
Mrs. Hinchliff, of Racine, called on the
trade recently, getting bulbs and ideas
for Hallowe'en parties. M. O. S.
Seattle, Wash.
S. Enomoto of the E. Enomoto Nur-
sery Co., of Redwood City, Cal., Jias
been in the city soliciting orders for
'Mums, which are coming through in
fine shape. This is the first year this
concern has catered to long distance
shipments. He has also been to Spo-
kane.
Ira Wilson of The Bryn Mawr Green-
house Co., has ventured into the retail
business, and has purchased The Cres-
cent Florist from Messrs. Gust &
Rhoadcs. He is located at Seattle's busi-
est corner, and should do well. He has
the best wishes of the craft.
A. B. Mattieson of Brighton is now
the heaviest cutter of Carnations, bring-
ing into the neighborhood 2000 a week.
With this exception. Carnations in gen-
eral are very backward.
A trip to the East Seattle Floral Co.
found everything in tiptop shape, with
good prospects for a steady cut of Car-
nations and 'Mums. Especially good at
this establishment are Victory, red, Mr.
IStuber being one of the few growers to
handle it.
Victor Johnson, formerly with San-
dahl & Son, has acquired control of the
Capital Hill Floral Co., and is hard at
work making preparations for the com-
ing season. He is ably assisted by his
son, of late with the L W. McCoy Co.
at Soutlj Park.
Florists' Club meetlngr
Tuesday evening, Oct. 14, the flo-
rists held their regular monthly meeting
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
The attendance was unusually large.
Election of ofiicers for the coming year
brought out very nearly all the members.
After the regular routine of business,
the election was held with the following
results : President, Thos. Wylie, re-
elected ; Vice-President John Holze (in
whose favor Felix Rosais retired) ; sec-
retary and treasurer, Fred. W. Gust,
elected to succeed A. E. Matthieson.
Executive committee : Carl Melby, 'Thos,
V. Rhoades, Ira Wilson and J. J. Bon-
nell. After the election, the following
were elected to membership : Gus. V.
Peterson, Mr. Rowe and J. W. McNett.
J. J. Bonnell gave a very interesting
talk, telling of his observations of the
wholesale markets abroad on his very
recent trip, and compared the methods
of disposing of both cut flowers and
plants as well as nursery stock.
The Violet question (peddling Violets
on the streets), again came up for dis-
cussion, which was very animated, with
the result that a special committee was
appointed to look into the matter.
Upon Pres. Wylie's suggestion, the
executive committee has been busy on
the bulb proposition, with the idea of
all the growers and buyers of bulbs get-
ting together with their bulb orders and
ordering them to be shipped in carload
lots and so cut down freight rates. All
those present also pledged themselves not
to buy from Holland representatives who
solicit the department store trade.
A game of Ten Pins, then a Dutch
lunch closed the session. F. W. G.
San Francisco, Cal.
During the entire week the attention
of the retailers has been concentrated as
much upon the flower show as on the
store trade. Although this annual Fall
flower show was a few days earlier this
year, the quality of the flowers exhibited
was as fine as ever before. 'Mums are
at the acme of perfection. They have
dropped in price considerably, but there
is very little danger of an oversupply.
Carnations are improving nicely, and new
Roses are coming in splendidly. Milady
is particularly good, and Mrs. Taft also
holds a first place. Cattleyas are advanc-
ing quickly, but are still a short, supply.
Phalsenopsis, which are needed for deco-
rative work and for bridal bouquets, are
at a high premium, and Gardenias almost
unprocurable.
On the first day of the show everything
was in readiness at 1 a.m. at the Norman
Hall, Fairmont Hotel, for the entrance
of the many thousand patrons. Grouped
about the great center mass of tropical
Tree Ferns and delicate Orchids are
masses of wonderful Chrysanthemums,
striking Dahlias, quantities of Roses and
tuberous Begonias of marvelous hue and
form. There are great banks of varied
Ferns, rare Palms and greenhouse plants,
delicate Lilies of the Valley and a host of
lovely blossoms of high degree from the
great peninsular estates.
Among the exhibits of special merit
were a collection of tuberous Begonias
from the gardens of Chas. Templeton
Crocker, grown by Wm. Munro.
The Panama-Pacific International Ex-
position exhibited a striking group of
Bougainvilleas massed against the south
wall, an exhibit full of significance. Mr.
Donald McLaren, who had the exhibit in
charge, was given much praise for the
rich arrangement.
From the Golden Gate Park, Mr. John
McLaren exhibited some of the city's
rarest greenhouse plants. .
Mr. H. Plath of Ocean View showed
his usual fine collection of Ferns.
The MacRorie-McLaren Company's ex-
hibit, which is probably the finest group
ever displayed on the Pacific Coast, con-
tained a waterfall and river surrounding
a jungle which fairly blazed with Cattle-
yas, Oncidiums, Phalsenopsis and Or-
chids of every description. The firm was
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awarded the Flood Trophy Cup, also the
Society's grand cup for the best general
exhibit.
The other prize winners were as fol-
lows : George H. Young, first for collec-
tion of 'Mums ; William H. Crocker, cer-
tificate of merit for special exhibit of
vegetables ; George A. Pope, second prize
for perennials ; Jlrs. F. M. Smith, first
for best specimen bushgrown 'Mums ;
Mrs. Irene Vaughn, special mention for
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California Notes . ^
This season I have tried for the first
time the graceful Ipoma?a Purga, which
came under the name Exogonium Purga.
Two plants have been used in the experi-
ment, the one planted in full sun, the
other in shade, the first named has made
a remarkable growth, while the other is
a feeble specimen only showing character
in its foliage, which is a silvery white be-
cause of the white tomentum on the leaf
and stem. The flowers are borne on long
pedicles well beyond the foliage, and are
as large as those of Iponicea Learii, rose
purple color. It is an interesting plant,
well worthy a place in our gardens.
The novelty Ipomoea Quamoclit hy-
brida, sent out by Dreer's this season, is
one of the most attractive annuals that
has come under my observation. Annual
vines do not meet with much favor on
this coast, for the reason that there are
so many perennials of superior excell-
ence, but this new candidate for public
favor should be found in every collection
of plants because of the beautiful lacini-
ated foliage and brilliant red flowers.
One of the difiiculties gardeners have had
to overcome was to find a plant that is
suitable for shaded locations, yet does well
on a limited amount of water. Pachy-
sandra terminalis was introduced several
years ago and it proved worthless. Eng-
iist Ivy does fairly well, so also the
Vincas. Two seasons' trial of Ajuga rep-
tans shows its superiority over anything
else. It is a creeper of dense habit, cov-
ering the ground completely with its dark
glossy foliage, not over Sin. high. The
flowers are dark blue, produced very
sparingly, the plant rooting at every
joint. Bailey says that it is a native of
Europe. It would be interesting to know
of what part. [In Gt. Britain it is re-
garded as one of the most pernicious
weeds in lawns, and is abundant every-
where in a wild state. Albeit, it is
pretty. — Ed.]
Another plant of similar habit, though
different in appearance, is Veronica ru-
pestris, a plant that is superior to any
other I have yet seen on this coast as a
ground coverer in full sun. Bailey says
of it : "apparently not V. rupestris of the
botanists." Lippia repens is quite as
drouth resisting, but under the same con-
ditions it becomes faded, the Veronica
remaining a dark green. The flowers are
borne on stems Gin. tall, and when in full
bloom a plot of the plant presents a
pretty blue appearance.
Sphaeralcea vitifolia is a densely um-
brageous, evergreen shrub, belonging to
the Hibiscus tribe of plants, which is one
of the desirable subjects in landscape
work in this part of the State where wa-
ter is abundant. The flowers are dark
red, borne in great profusion from about
July 1, until the middle of December. If
the top does freeze off as it did last Janu-
ary, the new growth appears as soon as
the warm days return.
Belonging to this same family is a
tree which is a glorious sight in the latter
part of Summer. The large double flow-
ers, first pink, then red, change in color
during the day. They last but two days,
in this respect differing from most flow-
ers of the tribe which endure but a day.
Its name is Hibiscus mutabilis, a native
of India. As a foliage plant of gorgeous
appearance during the Summer months,
Strobilanthes Dyerianus can be named.
If frozen to the ground as was the case
last Winter, it comes up from the root
again, beautiful as ever. S. callosus will
endure more cold than the one just
named, and when grown in partial shade,
is one of our most floriferous evergreen
shrubs, attaining a height of 3ft. The
flowers are pale blue.
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- gutter which is being extensively
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mentioned galvanized gutter.
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The Chrysanthemum show, or as the
promoters are pleased to call it, festival,
which was announced for Oct. 17, has
been postponed one week to Oct. 24, on
account of the backward condition of the
flowers. Unlike any other flower show
that has been held in this town since I
have been a resident, the money neces-
sary to meet e-\penses was provided be-
fore the announcement of the show was
made public. There will be a charge of
25c. admission, except on the first night,
admittance to which will be by invita-
tion only. A program will be given,
music by two hundred trained voices,
speeches on the subject of municipal art,
of the possibilities yet undreamed of in
floriculture, arboriculture, and the adorn-
ment of this Southland with trees, flow-
ering shrubs, vines, and herbaceous
plants. The promoters have in mind the
idea of making an annual display of
Chrysanthemums part of the civic life of
the community, the same as the Tourna-
ment of Roses, and the semi-annual
flower shows of The Pasadena Horticul-
tural Society have become part of the
social and civic life of that beautiful city.
The exhibition will continue until Nov.
12. Dr Norton F. W. Hazeldine, a resi-
dent of Los Angeles since 1879, is the
secretary, with office at 928 L. A. In-
vestment Bldg.
The first of October, typical California
climate returned, and we are having
weather that makes life a joy, and should
fill the heart of every resident of South-
ern California with gratitude. Balmy
days and cool delightful nights are bring-
ing outdoor grown Chrysanthemums to
a degree of perfection which is hard to
beat, even in the best regulated green-
house. Muslin covers are used to keep
the flowers free from dust, and a possible
scorching they might get should a breeze
from the desert blow this way. Some of
the finest, both in flower and foliage, that
I have seen this season, are grown by
J. B. Feldman in Pasadena, without any
protection whatever.
A question arose in the minds of the
flower show committee whether or not to
postpone the Pasadena show two weeks
on account of the lateness of the Chrys-
anthemum crop, but it has been fully
decided to have it on the dates first an-
nounced, October 23 to 25, inclusive, at
the Hotel Maryland.
The last meeting of the Los Angeles
Horticultural Society was well attended,
and the subject, "Landscape Gardening
on the Pacific Coast," was very ably
treated by Mr. Goeth. Mr. Winsel,
President of the Society, said that it
was the best presentation of the subject
that he has yet heard.
Olaf Danesboe, superintendent of the
gardening activities of the S. P. Rail-
way Co. in this State, also gave an in-
teresting talk on the same subject, di-
recting the attention of his hearers to
the Gillespie estate near Santa Barbara.
It is a place worth crossing the continent
to see. The Palms growing there are
rare and beautiful, and in quantity suf-
ficient to make a show.
Antone Soethout of Hollywood, just
back from a trip north, gave his im-
pressions and observations of nurseries
and greenhouses around the Bay. There
is no place like home, and he failed to
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Cheaper Coal Quickly Pays for
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They have interlocking fingers which
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stationary grates and the high class rocker
grates.
They will meet your requirements. They
will accomplish results not anticipated by
many operators.
They will keep the fire down near the
grates and the cinders will burn to a
minimum.
They will fit any furnace. No cutting
or drilDng is required in installing them.
The Travis Rocker Grate method of
handling a coal fire is undisputed. For
prices give size of your furnace.
G. E. Travis Co.
HENRY, ILLINOIS, U. S. A.
' see anything equal to those in this part
of the State.
Requests were received from the
Women's Clubs of Hollywood and Monte-
bello for assistance from the Society to
direct the affairs of the shows to be held
in those progressive communities.
James Taylor, superintendent of the
Laughlin estate, and Mr. Childs, were
directed to render what assistance they
could toward making the Hollywood
show a success. H. J. Gilbert, Winsel's
foreman at the nursery, is to take a truck
load of Palms and arrange that part of
the decoration. Jacob Dietrich and
Charles Winsel will assist the Mon'te-
bello ladies.
A mistake was made in interpreting an
order of Morris & Snow Seed Co. for
3000 seeds of the new Freesia Hybrida
Ragionieri by the house in Holland from
whom they get their stock ; they received
that number of bulbs, the difference in
the cost being a matter of seventy dol-
lars. Happily from later news which
reached us. we learn that the bulbs were
disposed of to plant enthusiasts as soon as
they were informed that such stock was to
be had in this market, which is evidence
that novelties in plant life could be sold in
large quantities, and at good prices, if our
nurserymen and seedsmen were to feature
them annually, both in their catalogs and
I in leaflets prepared during the year, call-
I ing the attention of gardeners to the fact
1 that such things might be had. _ Plow-
I ing and planting never cease in this part
I of the world. Freesias are up, and if
I present favorable climatic conditions con-
! tinue, they will be in bloom in the open
by Dec. 1.
Wm. Feldgate, a gardener of Sierra
Madre, planted some Fotler's Brunswick
Cabbage seed, .Tune 12, and on Oct. 8
brought a specimen head into the seed
store of Charles Winsel from whom he
bought the seed, which weighed lllbs.
Carrots from seed, sown at the same
time, weighed IVilbs. each. The impres-
sion prevails in the minds of gardeners
hereabouts that it is folly to plant Cab-
bage so late in the season. Here was a
demonstration that the opinion is errone-
ous. Market gardeners are now planting
their crops of Cabbages and Cauliflowers
for sale next March and April. Mr.
Feldgate has received a consignment of
Sweet Pea seed from Burpee to try in
the peculiar soil of that part of the coun-
try. It is known as decomposed granite,
so porous that wjiter percolates through
it as through a sieve. These Sweet Peas
are to be grown for exhibition at the
Spring flower show of the Pasadena
Horticultural Society. The seed house
could not have made a better selection
among gardeners in this part of the State
to give their seed a test.
A lady of more than ordinary attain-
ments in the gardeners' art, just home
from England, was astonished at the
size and the number of blooms on a stem
of Sweet Peas that she saw over there,
and on inquiry learned that they were
from California grown seed. Nothing
daunted, she bought seed in England to
plant in her Los Angeles garden. The
thought of the dry atmosphere never en-
tered her head ; moreover, the brilliant
sunlight at times, when the flowers are
at their best, scorches the petals. This
thought leads me to remark that the
printer made me say in Florists' Ex-
change, page 762, Oct. 4. that the hu-
midity on the hot day last September was
70 per cent, when it should have read
7 per cent. A difl'erence of 63 per cent,
in moisture in the air makes a great dif-
ference in physical comfort to the indi-
vidual who has to endure the heat.
The first lot of Violets to appear in
this market was brought to the Lichten-
berg store on Oct. 6. Inferior in size,
and without odor, they retailed for 25c.
a bunch, because they were Violets. Be-
fore long these flowers will pour into this
market by the wagon load, and sell at
prices that will permit everybody to use
them in great quantities in every con-
ceivable way. Should the season be a
rainy one. the plants grow wonderfully
luxuriant in the open without protection
of any sort.
George Eischen, of Montebello. is
bringing in some fine Zinnias, both as
to form and color, which find a ready sale
at the Flower Shop of J. W. Wolters on
Hill St. This same store sells quantities
of Statice, mostly S. sinuata. "The most
magnificent of this genus of plants is S.
macrophylla, yet it is little known among
gardeners here. For decorative purposes,
where blue is used, I do not know its
equal, and it will retain its beauty for
months after cutting.
H. N. Gage Co., Inc., florists and nur-
serymen, 586% South Broadway, is erect-
ing a house 175ft. x 16ft. at their Monte-
bello place, for forcing Dutch bulbs and
Freesias. Indoors and out, they will
plant two million of all sorts of flowering
bulbs for the cut flower trade the coming
season.
Aaron F. Ward, the Sierra JIadre nur-
seryman, has built an uptodate green-
house. 66ft. X 26ft., designed for propa-
gating purposes. He has quite a collec-
tion of plants suitable for this climate,
and plans to enlarge the list.
The Germain Seed Co. has leased 10,-
000 additional sq. ft. of floor space in the
rear of its store, facing on 4th st.
Tom Wright is bringing in from his
growing establishment, superb Chrysan-
themums White Cloud, White Queen and
Appleton. The Roses are also very fine ;
indeed, it is not possible to grow the
queen of flowers better than those pro-
duced at his houses. Gardenias are now
eoming in as well. The plant he grows
as Gardenia, however, is, without a doubt
Tabemiemontana eoronaria.
P. D. Baknhakt.
Weighs over 2 lbs
That
Moninger
Catalog
It's the
Most Valuable Book
ever sent out
by a Greenhouse
Manufacturer
There are about 200 pages, showing different
items usfd by the greenhouse owner, from a hose
valve to the complete house. 100 pages tell about
the thousand and one problems that you are con-
stantly up against. It answers your questions. There
is more useful information in this book than in any other catalog we ever saw. It will be
worth while reading during the Winter.
The Book Cost Us $7,000.00
The express company charges us IS cents to deliver the book. The books cost 12 cent
each for the binding alone. The printing, cuts, type-setting, photographs, composing, etc.,
cost about 65 cents each. So the books cost us almost $1.00. We expect to sell a great
quantity of goods and are quoting prices to get your order.
We Send It Free
You ought to have a book like this, for you i
material until you talk with us. Our business ru
country, we can give you extra value for your money,
you will get acquainted with the many hundred items
You can*t afford to buy any
ch large volume, all over the
sending these large books so
Write today for this Big New Book
John C. Moninger Co., Chicago
906 Blackhawk Street
1 the Exchange wbe
Greenhouses MateriaiSand E^^f^d
IRON or WOOD SASH BARS
In all lengths up to 32 feet.
Milled to any detail furnished or will furnished
details and cut materials ready for erection.
Frank Van Assche, ^-JT S:ii;>^'i^^'-
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exohanpe when writing.
ISE
Wrought Iron Pipe for Sale
Rethreadcd. thoroughly overhauled, 14-foot lengths
and up. guaranteed tree from splits or holes.
It will pay you to correspond with us.
ALBERT (SI DAVIDSON
217-23 Union Avenue, Brooklyn. New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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October 25, 1913
Screens and Fire Travel
St
IRE travel in a boiler is like screens in a filter.
The screens take out the dirt and impurities.
The fire travel screens out all the possible heat.
One means better health. The other, more heat from
less coal.
We have this year shipped 1033 boilers from January
first to October first.
ship yours?
'^ki-
UUte^ ^ff^ ^Ul^ ^^y}^
'"^^^^^^^aLmujwwtuHm^^
NEW YORK OFFICE
1170 Broadway
Hitcrvitvsfs^ GDiTipariv*
PHILADELPHIA OFFICE
Pennsylvania BIdg., 1 3th and Chestnut Sts.
Factory, ELIZABETH, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
A lOOO-foot L. & B. Ir<
■ at the Waban Rose Conservatory, Natick, Ma
The Relation of Light to Greenhouse Culture
Being extracts from a series of experiments made by the Mass. Agricultural Experiment Station.
In July the Mass. Agricultural Experiment Station published a Bulletin making public for the first time the results of a series of exhaustive experi-
ments conducted by them for the past few years. Many of the results are so intensely vital to greenhouse owners and prospective builders, that we
have made selections here and there from the'Jtext and are giving them below.
1 . Lack of light is responsible for many green-
house diseases.
2. The old type of greenhouse was crude in
construction, especially as regards light. The
modern tendency is to build larger houses; to use
stronger material, casting less shade; and to use
larger and better quality glass.
3. Large houses can be constructed relatively
more cheaply and managed more easily be
there is a less rapid change of atmospheric
ditions/etc. ^ This helps tojeliminate many green-
house troubles.
4. Morning light is more intense than afternoon
light, our experiments showing a difference of 10
per cent, and ranging as high as 30 per cent, for
some houses.
5. The location of a house as regards points of
the compass has a bearing on the practice of syring-
ing plants, the yield of the crop, and to a certain
extent on fungus infection.
6. To obtain the best results in a house running
East and West, the house should be from 15 to 30
degrees north of East. This enables the plant to
take advantage of the more intense morning
light and the crop can be syringed w^ith less dan-
ger from infection.
7. There appear to be no important differences
in the light in a greenhouse at different distances
from the glass, practically the same light being
obtained at 3 feet as at 30 feet.
The Bulletin covers 40 pages. You should read it — every word from cover to cover. The Experiment Station will gladly send you a copy on appUcation.
q-]«, nffl.^. J NEW YORK
Sales Oaices . j 42a St. BIdg.
Lord and Burnham Company
Please mention the ExohanKO when writine.
A WEEKLY MEDIUM OP INTERCHANGE FOR FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSVIEN AND THE TRADE IN GENERAL
VOL. XXXVI. NO. J8
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, NOVEMBER J, J9J3
One Dollar per Annum
We offer for in
mediate delivery
fine stock of
AZALEAS
The Best Commercial Varieties
Assorted like Vervaeneana, Vervaeneana Alba, Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Paul Weber,
Empress of India, Pharailde Mathllde, Mme. Petrick, Mme. Jos. Vervaene, etc.. etc.
Plants 12-14 in. in diameter, $9.00 per dozen, J65.00 per 100.
" 14-16 " 12.00 " 75.00
" 16-18 " 18.00 "
" 18-20 " 24.00 '■
Dwarf or Miniature Azaleas
Firefly, or Hexe. S4.80 per dozen. $35.00 per 100.
LILIUM Harrisll. We still have a few thousand bulbs left, which we will supply at a specially
low price to close out stock, as long as stock remains unsold. It is fine stock, and bulbs are
in prime condition. 7-9 inch bulbs, 200 to the case, $15.00 per case; five-case lots, $14.00
LILIUM Giganteum. Cold Storage. Plant November 1st to 15th for February flowering.
7-9 inch bulbs, 300 to the case, $18.00 per case.
LILIUM Giganteum. New Crop. 7-9 inch bulbs, 300 to the case, $15.75 per case.
LILIUM Longlflorum Multiflorum. 7-9 inch bulbs, 300 to the case, $15.00 per case.
LILIUM Candidum. 20-22 cm. bulbs, S5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000.
NARCISSUS PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA. 13 cm. bulbs, $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000;
14 cm. bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $11.00 per 1000.
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS. 11-15 cm. bulbs, 2000 to the case, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000.
FREESIAS, French-grown, Mammoth. ?<in. up. $7.50 per 1000.
BERMUDA BUTTERCUP OXALIS. Special price to close out. $7.50 per 1000.
SPANISH IRIS. Named sorts. $5.00 per 1000.
Extra Fine Specimen Ferns for Fall Trade
NEPHROLEPIS Elegantlssima. 6-in. pots. 50c. each; 8-in., $1.00 each; 10-in.. $2.00 to
$2.60 each.
NEPHROLEPIS Magnlflca (The Lace Fern). 5-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Elegantlssima Compacta. 3H-in. pots, 25c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Bostonlensis. 6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Piersoni. 6-in. pots, 60c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Superbissima. 8-in. pots, $1.00 each.
NEPHROLEPIS Harrisll form of Bostonlensis. The finest of all the plain-leaved type.
8-in. pots. $1.00 each; 10-in., $2.00 each; 12-in., $4.00 and $5.00 each.
F. R. PIERSON CO.,
TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON
NE>A/ YORK
Safe and Sane 'Mums
Up here at Cromwell we do a lot of experi-
menting with our *Mums.
One branch of our business is the grow-
ing of theni for cut flowers.
It gives us a splendid opportunity to try different
varieties out, so that when we offer plants for sale
you can depend on their being the safe and sane
kinds.
Varieties that are safe for us are safe for you.
The varieties that we offer are grown in suffi-
cient quantities, so that you can depend on getting
just w^hat you order — no substitutes.
Our new Catalog will describe about one hun-
dred of the best varieties. Send for it.
Why don't you take a holiday and come up to
Cromwell when the 'Mums are in bloom and see
just how^ the different varieties act? Then you
can order what plants you will want.
Cromwell is 10! miles from New York; 27
miles from New Haven; 14 miles from Hartford;
3 miles from Middletown, and 1 10 from Boston,
A.Cj.Pt&RSON
^^^cfto^owccc com.
Please mention the Exohan^e when '\
Please mention the Exchange when writing:.
Lily Bulbs
Lilium Formosum
7-9-in., 300 to c:
8-10-in., 226 to c
9-10-in., 200 to i
100 1000
.$7.00 $60.00
. 8.50 80.00
. 10.00 90.00
Auratum
Giganteum
7-9-in., 300 to ca
8-9-in., 250 to ca
8-10-in.. 225 to c
9-10-in.. 200 to c
100 1000
$6.00 $50.00
. 8.00 70.00
. 9.00 85.00
. 10.00 95.00
Magnificunm
100 1000
•9-in.. 200 to case $5.50 $60.00
; lots at 1000 rate.
CHINESE LILIES
30 bulbs to basket, 4 baskets to bale,
$3.60 per bale, $28.00 per 1000.
AZALEAS
of the following varieties: Vervaeneana,
Madam Van der Cruyssen, Empress of
India, De Schryverlana, Simon Mard-
ner, Llewellyn, NIobe and Mme. Pet-
rick.
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA
100 1000
.$1.60 $10.00
. 1.25 8.60
SPIRAEA
Gladstone. $1.25 per doz.. $7.00 per.lOO
HYBRID ROSES
350 Magna Charta.
Nothing less than 4 to
$16.00 per 100.
360 Jacks
hoots to plant.
WM. F. KASTING CO., ifSII'ALr". %:
Please mention the Exchange when writinp:.
GERANIUMS
One-Half Million
ready for immediate shipment,
and a continuous propagation go-
— ing on of the leading varieties,
such as NUTT, RICARD, BEAUTE POITEVINE, BERTHE
DE PRESILLY, JEAN VIAUD, COL. THOMAS, E. H.
TREGO, MAD. RECAMIER, EDMOND BLANC, ETC.
Our Standard list contains over 100 of the very best varieties.
We do not send out Rooted Cuttings.
We offer good 2-inch stock, $2.00 per 100; $18.50 per 1000
3-inch stock, 3.00 " " 25.00 " "
PETUNIAS
Double and Single, fringed, mixed colors, propagated from select stock,
now in fine shape.
2-inch, $2.00 per 100; $18.50 per 1000
3-inch, 3.00 " " 25.00 " "
See Issue of October llth for List of Miscellaneous Stock.
Will have an immense stock of Canna and Dahlia Roots to offer.
R. VINCENT, JR. & SONSCO.;"jr.«Ell.r
the Exchange when writing.
SEE CONTENTS AND INDEX— THIS WEEK IT'S ON PAGE 955
918
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Illinois Canes
Bamboo Canes. 6-8 ft
Bamboo Canes. 10-12 ft.
1000
$7.00
13.00
100 1000
$2.50 $20.00
.80 7.50
FREESIAS, Purity
FREESIAS, Selected
LILIUM Giganteum. 7-9 in
SINGLE TULIPS, Artus
SINGLE TULIPS, Cottage Maid.. .
SINGLE TULIPS, Chrysolora
SINGLE TULIPS, La Reine
NARCISSUS, Von Sion, selected. . .
NARCISSUS, Von Sion, double nose
NARCISSUS, Paper White Grandi-
flora 1.25 9.00
SINGLE HYACINTHS in colors. . . . 2.50 22.00
6.50
.70
1.50
2.50
60 00
6.00
7.00
6.50
5.00
13.50
20.00
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey St., New York
HENKY METTE, Quedl'mburg, Cennany
•""^"■^^^ (Established in 1787)
Grower and Exporter on the very largest scale of all
CHOICeveGETAfBLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS
Speclaitles: * Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kobl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, Peas,
Racusbes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations, Cinerarias, Gloxinias,
Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansies, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas, Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias,
etc. Catalogue free on application.
HENRY METTE'S TRIUMPH OF THE GIANT PANSIES (mixed), the most perfect and
most beautiful in the world, $6.00 per oz., $1.75 per ]^ oz., $1.00 per H oz. Postage paid. Cash
with order.
All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own vast grounds, and are
warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also grow largely
aeet^ on contract.
BEANS, PEAS, RADISH,
and all GARDEN SEEDS
la ail UAKUbiM SE-iiua . -^^ ^^ g^ M^mM
ONION SETS
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GROWERS FOR THE TRADE
Write for Prices
■BOX-
BUSHES; BALL SHAPES; PYRAMIDS, round shapes and square shapes;
STANDARDS low and STANDARDS high stems, all in perfect forms.
NONE better: spring 1914 DELIVERY; ORDER NOW.— Address
AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS P.O. box 752. or 51 Barclay street NCW YOrk
Our New List
Gladioli
is now ready and will be
mailed on request.
It is a select list, as we
grow only those kinds
that come up to the
Flowerfield Standard
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS
FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. V.
HYACINTHS
Separate Colors or Mixed
Excellent bedding or forcing stock.
S2.10 per 100, $20.00 per 1000.
TULIPS
VOc-per 100, $6.00 per
per 100,
FINE MIXED
looo:
SUPERFINE MIXED.
$6.50 per 1000,
Large quantities of all leading kinds.
Tlie above stocks come from the mos
reliable grower in Holland. Quality, th,
best that can be procured.
Let
JAMES VICK'S SONS
Rochester, New York
PLANTS, BULBS and SSDS
It is our business to liave wliat you want
TRY US AND SEE
S.S.SHIDELSKYQCO.
1218 Betz Bld^. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Catalogue for the asking
PleaBe mention the Exchange when writing.
NARCISSUS
Paper White grandiflora multiflora
Mammoth Bulbs, 1000 per case. $10.00
WEEBER & DON
Seed Merchants
U4 Chambers St., NEW YORK
Silver Pink
Snapdragon
By sowing seed now you can have bio;
profusion from Springcim* until July, being heaviest
al Memorial, when "flowers are flowers." There is
no plant that will equal Silver Pink for blossoms and
profit. Our free cultural directions make growing
Price of seed. Sl.OO per pkt.; 3 pkts., $2.50; 7 pfcts.,
$5.00. Cash.
Prepare to fill empty space
G.$. RAMS6URG, Somer$wortli,N.H.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Offsets, $5.00 per 1000 ; $40.00 per 10,000. Young bulbs of
same, IJ^-'n. and over, $5.00 per 100 ; $40.00 per 1000.
Offsets of Gladiolus Panama. ^^^ T^IZ'-'hT.:^ oT.u^Z
100 i $100.00 per 1000.
Gladiolus Niagara.
Gladiolus Amorica. ^''^- »"<• °'"^- *^-^ '»" i""" ; »8o.oo per 10.000.
ALL STRICTLY TRUE TO NAME ASK FOR PRICE LIST
For prices on larger quantities, apply to
BADER & CO.aKr.u"ste^^^^^^^ Sassenheim, Holland
Our Motto: THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS
Chas.Schwake&Co.^inc
Horticultural
Importers and Exporters
90-92 West Broadway
New York
Write lor
Japanese and Chinese Lilies.
Hohmann's Lily of the Valley
French and Dutch Bulbs.
Holland and Belgium Plants'
etc.
DUJARDIN «; LODWICK, INC.
348 Washington St., New York
wholesale Importers for the trade of
BELGIAN HOTHOUSE PLANTS: Azaleas, Araucarias, Bay Trees, Palms, etc.
FRENCH, HOLLAND JAPAN and other bulbs.
A complete line of Nursery Stock: Boxwood, Evergreens, Roses, Stocks, etc.
Catalogues and prices free on request. Kindly submit us your list of wants.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
We specialize in
DANISH
Cabbage, Cauliflower and
Grown by Root Seed
HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO.
Copenhagen
NEW ZEALAND
Grown by Garden Peas
F. COOPER Ltd. Wellington, N. Z.
SWEDISH
Grown by Seed Grain
The GE^fERAL Swedish Seed Co.
Svaloef
NEW CROP
MUSHROOM
SPAWN
^^nB^Ml just off ship.
wHHRH^^^ Bricks thorough-
^HW^nflv ly"Rua."
Vaughan's Seed Store
! 25 Barclay Street, NEW YORK
These three concerns are the
foremost in their Une in their
respective countries.
Ask for Price List and information.
LOECHNLR & CO., 11 Warren St., N. Y.
and
BIJLB5
BldweiJ & Fobes
GroNvers of
Gladioli
KINSMAN, OHIO
W. C. Beckert
I0I-I03 Federal Street
PITTSBURGH, PA. (North Side)
November 1, 1913.
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TEXAS FLORISTS, ATTENTION
ROMAN HYACINTHS, 12/15, $30.00 j PAPERWHITE GRANDIFLOBA,
per 1000. I 13/up, $10.00 per 1000.
Terms: Net cash with order. F. O. B. HOUSTON, TEXAS
N.B.— Hold neit season's orders for BULBS and PLANTS until our Mr. Henk Dirken calls on you
about the .middle of April.
HENK DIRKEN FLORAL & NURSERY CO. Inc., Importers, „SiijS^':^%^^,
' mention the Exchange when writing
TEXAS
NARCISSUS
Paper White Grandiflora
Superior Quality Selected Bulbs
13-15 Centimeters
Per 100 $1.00
Per 1000 8.25
Per 5000 $8.00 per 1000
Cases contain 1250 bulbs.
Chinese Sacred Lilies
Per basket (30 bulbs) $1.25
100 1000
LUium Candidum $5.00 $45.00
Mammoth Freesias. French
grown 1.25 10.00
New Crop Mushroom Spawn
EngUsh Milltrack 10 lbs., 80c; 25 lbs.
$1.75; 100 lbs., $6.00
Mastica, for glazing. .Qt., 40c; gal. $1.35
Mastica Machine 1.25
Send your list of Bulb wants and avail yourself
of our special prices
Johnson Seed Co.
217 Market St., PHILADELPHIA PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
XXX SEEDS
CHINESE PRIMROSES. Fmest grown Single
and Double Mixed. 600 seeds, Jl.OO; 1000
seeds, $1.50; H pkt. 50c. Colors separate also.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. Finest giants,
mixed, 250 seeds, 81.00; H pkt. 50c.
DAISY (Bellls) Monstrosa. Monstrous giant
flowering; white, rose or mixed. Pkt. 25c.
IRISH SHAMROCK. True green. Pkt. 20c.
SMILAX. Large pkt. 20c.. oz. 35c.
CINERARIA. Best large fl. dwf., 50c. per 1000.
8000 seeds, $1.00; M pkt- 50c.
CASH. Liberal extra count.
JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Bulb Bargains
CAUA
$35.00 per 1000.
We allow 5* Tor cash with order.
MOORE SEED CO.
125 MARKET ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pleaat meptlon the Exchange when writing.
BULBS
Plants and Roots
IN SEASON
f.W.O.Schmitz, Prince Bay,N.Y.
Importer and Exporter of
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS
ntion the Exchange whe
Floral Designs de Luxe ^m
A. T. DB LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
3 to 8 Duane Street. New York
NELROSE
It
BRIGHT SILVERY ROSE
not the
. . beautiful color alone — nor the
fine habit — nor the ease of growing and propagat-
ing— nor the prizes it Has won — nor its usefulness
as a bedding plant, that makes NELROSE the
best Antirrhinum yet introduced, but it is the
combination of all these in one variety. Write
for booklet.
F. W. Fletcher & Co.
Aubumdale, Mass.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PLANT CULTURE Ti
AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
President, Chas. C. Massie, Minneap-
olis, Minn.; first vice-president, J. M.
Lupton, Mattltuck, N. T. ; second vice-
president, W. F. Therklldson. Palnes-
ville, O.; secretary (re-elected), C. E.
Kendel; assistant secretary, S. F. Wll-
lard, Jr., both of Cleveland, O.
IMPORTS, ETC. — Oct. 20, S. S. Fin-
land— A. Rolker & Sons, 70 oases plants;
J. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co., 7 cases
plants, 16 pkgs. plants, etc.; O. G.
Hempstead & Sons, 14 cases plants;
Loechner & Co., 40 cases plants;
Vaughan's Seed Store, 43 cases plants;
P. C, Kuyper & Co,, 9 cases plants; Lun-
ham & Moore, 69 cases plants; R. M.
Wood & Co., 164 cases plants; P. Hen-
derson & Co., 4 cases plants; J. Roehrs
Co., 20 cases plants; Bernard Judae &
Co., 4 cases plants; Stumpp & Walter
Co., 15 cases plants; H. F. Darrow, 28
cases plants; C. F. Smith, 78 cases
plants; Maltus & Ware. 536 cases plants,
etc.; McHutchison & Co., 73 cases plants,
182 pkgs. plants, etc.; H. Langeler, 140
cases plants; A. Schultheis, 16 cases
plants; E. D. Sharpe, 1 case plants. S. S.
AUemannia — DeLima, Cortissoz & Co., 1
box plants. S. S. Kristianiafford — J. Grib-
bot, 3 pkgs. plants. S. S. Minnetonka —
Harrison & Crosfield, 105 bags seed; Tlce
& Lynch, 171 pkgs. seed; R. J. Godwin's
Sons, 96 pkgs. seed. Oct. 22, S. S. Fried-
rich der Grosse — O. G. Hempstead &
Son, 2 cases roots. S. S. Buffalo —
Stumpp & Walter Co., 40 bags roots;
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 40 bags roots.
S. S. Potsdam — Nungesser, Dickinson &
Co., 76 bags seed; E. T. King, 9 cases
bulbs ; Lunham & Moore, 4 cases trees,
etc.; F. A. Havemeyer, 4 cases bulbs;
H. Langeler, 14 cases bulbs; P. Hen-
derson & Co., 12 cases bulbs; McHutchi-
son & Co., 44 cases trees, etc.; D. Heyde-
mann, 6 cases trees, etc.; MacNiff Hort.
Co., 3D cases trees, etc.; C. D. Stone &
Co., 2 cases bulbs; W. Elliott & Sons,
4 cases bulbs; W. F. Collins, 9 cases
bulbs; C. F. Smith, 104 cases trees, etc.;
Vaughan's Seed Store, 18 cases trees,
etc.; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 8 cases
shrubs, 90 bags seeds; Bernard Judae &
Co., 1 case shrubs; W. Elliott & Sons, 2
cases bulbs; J. Roehrs Co., 4 cases trees,
etc.; Bolte Bros., 3 cases bulbs; Cran-
dell, Pettee & Co., 100 bags seed; O. G.
Hempstead & Son, 3 bags seed; Stumpp
& Walter Co., 2 cases bulbs; P. C. Kuy-
per & Co., 19 cases bulbs, etc., 76 cases
trees, etc.; Maltus & Ware, 60 cases
plants. 51 cases bulbs, 210 cases trees,
etc. Oct. 23, S. S. Olympic — Maltus &
Ware, 3 cases plants; R. F. Lang, 2
cases live plants. Oct. 24, S. S. Santa
Marta — Maltus & Ware, 23 cases plants.
.S. S. Monterey — L. L. Spellman, 1490
bbls. Sisal Grass; W. J. Smith. 160 bbls.
Sisal Grass.
Horseshoe Brand
Giganteum
Size 6-8 $16.00 per case of 400
"7-9 18.00 " '• " 300
" 8-10 23.00 " " " 250
" 9-10 22.00 " " " 200
Baby Cases
Size 7-9 - $7.50 per case of 100
" 8-10 10.00 " " " 100
If you wish us to store them for you, Cold
Storage charges are 1 5c. per case per month
extra.
Send us your order. Buy
now for Cold Storage de-
liveries during 1914.
Ralph M. Ward & Co.
THE LILY HOUSE
71 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK
A[ot how cheap,
TBut how good
The Best Lily Bulbs in the World
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writioK.
920
The Florists' Exchange
W^T^ ^ ^ We not only import the
W holesalers teLrKfri^f^iS
f ^ ^ stock and in season the most complete assortment
■ jT ^\^l I of bulbs for florists. We can fill your complete wants
^_ ****• promptly and from our own stock. We con-
T^ < 9^ stantly strive for early deliveries, but v^e do not
J j| %Jl I i^ ^^ order any bulbs dug prematurely. Look out for
^^ early dug, weak forcing Lily bulbs. They will
not carry well in storage.
IN STOCK NOW, NEARLY ALL LEADERS
VAUGHAN'S HIGH GRADE GIGANTEUM READY
DUTCH HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS and TULIPS.
SPIRAEA and LILY OF THE VALLEY due to
arrive next week
'm^'V'U/'OOrfc CUT SPRAYS. Book orders now for your HOLIDAY
*-■*-'■*» »» V/ Vrl^» supply. We shall have it, and of No. i quaUty.
i^^m VAUGHAN'S SEEK STORE cju^
WRITE FOR OUR FLORISTS' FALL BULB LIST
Fleue mantlon tb« Exohanf* when writbif ,
Finest Yellow
GLADIOLUS
on the Market
THE NIAGARA
First in Color, Size, Form and Sturdiness. You need it in your
business. Write for Prices to
THE PERKINS-KING CO., West Mentor, Ohio
Please mention the Exchange when -writing:.
Iris Kaempf eri
$6.00 per 1000, $50.00 per 10,000.
12 varieties, $15.00 per 1000.
Delphiniums
$20.00 per 1000. SpecLiI prices
in variety.
G.ZEESTRATEN & SONS
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SURPLUS
Sweet Pea Seed
For Immediate Delivery
The L. D. Waller Seed Co.
Prices on application. GUADALUPE, CAL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
European Notes
GARDEN SEED
BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP. RADISH and
GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other items
of the short crop of this past season, as well as a
full line of Garden Seeds, will be quoted you
upon application to
S.D.WOODRUff & S0NS,82DeyStre(^ NEW YORK
and Orange, Conn.
Pleaaa mention the Exohango when wrltfaK.
Thomas J. Grey Co.
A. F. Barney ) Late Managers of Schlegel A
J. M. Gleason ( Fottler Co.
Peter M. Miller J. P. A. Cuerineau
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
32 South Market Street, - Boston, Mass.
Please mention the Escbange when writing.
Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner Price $3.00
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
Life is still worth living, Mr. Editor,
for there appears to be a most amiable
conspiracy on the part of the clerk of
the weather to make amends for his mis-
deeds in the Summer by putting off the
evil days of Winter as long as he pos^
sibly can. The day just closing has been
simply perfect, and as we have now had
sufficient rain to make the land workable,
our plowmen are able to get the fields
into good shape for transplanting Tur-
nips and Swedes before the dark days
set in.
The threshing of last season's crops
proceeds apace, but we view the results
with very mixed feelings. Some of the
stronger Beets and the early Turnips
(white fleshed varieties) are finishing up
decidedly better than we anticipated, but
the yellow fleshed Turnips show a con-
siderable falling off. These have been a
drug for several years, and the prices ob-
tained were below cost, but already they
are easily fetching 30 per cent, above
last year's figures. Peas do not please
us at all, especially extra earlies such
as Alaska and Bountiful. Some of the
largest growers report miserable results
so that there is a very active demand in
consequence.
The heavy seed market shows signs of
activity. Grasses are not fine but Clovers,
especially red and Alsike are coming for-
ward in first rate style. The conditions
for harvesting and threshing these Clov-
ers have been ideal this season.
EuBOPEAN Seeds.
American Notes
The past week has at last seen those
real heavy frosts, which have for so
long been expected ; and the much be-
lated retail _ over-the-counter trade in
bulbs has, in consequence, much im-
proved. Of course the larger portion of
the wholesale orders in this line have
now been executed, but filling in require-
ments- to keep stocks complete with the
dealers make up a goodly daily business
and is reducing the remaining bulbs very
rapidly with the seedsmen. There are
not many bulbs left in first hands in
any direction, and holders are not forc-
ing these stocks at all, as the general
feeling is that the continuing steady and
legitimate demand will very easily and
soon clean up all good stocks without
the least cutting of rates. It is a no-
ticeable fact that not for many seasons
have so few surplus bulb stocks been
advertised for sale. Shortages in bulbs
ar« now many ; it is difficult to obtain
late flowering Tulips in any quantity,
also many named varieties of iSJarcissi ;
Dutch Hyacinths of a large number of
the most popular sorts are gone entirely.
Mixtures are more plentiful in all bulbs
than the named varieties and separate
colors, and this fact is certainly well
worth noting, as for years just the exact
opposite has almost always been the
case as the beginning of the end of the
season begins to loom up — but buyers
now want special sorts and shades of
practically everything, and "mixtures"
are not having the easy time as of old.
The trade is now in receipt of first
shipments of Japanese Lilium longi-
florum giganteum bulbs, and are reship-
ping to customers just as fast as is pos-
sible all that are not destined for cold
storage. There continues to he quite
large offerings, and at extremely low
rates, of the smaller sized bulbs of Lilium
Harrisii. The next bulb arrivals will
i>e the hardy Japanese Lilies, the aura-
tums and the speciosums. While seeds-
men very much like to obtain these in
time to have their customers make plant-
ings of them before the ground freezes
finally for the Winter, still there has
been so much trouble in the past from
uuripened and improperly matured ship-
ments of the bulbs, that all concerned
prefer to wait until absolutely sound
stock can be obtained, which is usually
not before Nov. 15. In explanation, be
it said that last year several of the early
shipments of these hardy Japanese
bulbs, arriving as early as Oct. 15, were
so very unsatisfactory that much dam-
age resulted from the sales of them and,
therefore, no more of this very early
dug stock will be countenanced by those
seedsmen who have had this experience.
The Seed Crops
Some of the larger seed growers
and wholesale seedsmen are already quot-
ing prices for various varieties of seeds
from the crop now being harvested, which
surely gives a good cue to what the
trend of market values for the coming
season of 'Spring seed selling of 1914
wiU be. As has all along been expected
would turn out to be the case. Onion
seed is to be somewhat higher in price
than a year ago. The blight in Con-
necticut and Massachusetts, as well as
the dry weather in Ohio and California,
was so severe that the general crop of
seed was reduced at least 50 per cent.,
with the result that standard varieties
are now held at $1 to $2 per pound,
with Bed Wethersfield at $1 and Red
Globe -Southport at $1.50 to $1.75 per
pound; this is some 25c. to 50c. more
than a year ago. But even as low rates
as these are only possible this season
from the fact that large quantities of
seed were carried over from the crop of
1912. There will be enough for aU legiti-
mate seed requirements. Beet seed,
on the other hand, is being offered as
low as .50c. per pound for the standard
varieties, about 25 cents less than last
season's rate. Salsify will be a very
short item ; some growers are only tak-
ing deliveries of 10 per cent; surely
^.Z5 or so per pound for the Mammoth
bandwich Island will not be considered
excessive.
The perennial question, How much
French-grown Golden Self-Blanching
Celery seed will be my share? is now in
order— the usual deliveries of 10 to 15
per cent, are looked for. Today those
fortunate enough to have a little seed
consider it worth at least $15 per pound
as against two-thirds of that rate last
year but as everyone always contracts
tor from four to six times what thev
expect to get of this item, our French
tnends govern themselves accordingly
knowing full well our method of "over-
ordenng" as they call it. Some late
reports ^ on Carrot seed outline a good
crop, with prices down considerably from
last year; but here also a goodly quan-
tity of seed was carried over from the
fast crop. Pepper seed, and in all the
MICHELL'S
Flower Seeds
and BULBS
Asparagus Hatcheri Seed
NEW CROP JUST RECEIVED
100 Seeds $x.oo
500 Seeds 3 ok
1000 Seeds '.'.'.'.'.'.'. t.QO
Special prices on larger quantities.
Cyclamen Seed
MICHELL'S GIANT STRAINS
ENGLISH-GROWN SEED.
„ „„ , 100 seeds 1000 seeds
P>«? White $1.00 Jg.50
Soft Pink 1,00 gso
White with Red Base 1.00 8 50
Brilliant Crimson 1.00 8 50
Salmon Pink 1.00 sisO
Mixed Colors 90 8.00
GERMAN-GROWN SEED.
100 seeds 1000 seeds
Album, white $0.75 $6.00
Roseum, pmk 75 g.OO
Rubrum, red 75 5 00
WUte with Red Base 76 6 00
Mixed Colors 60 sioo
Stock Seed
EARLY-FLOWERING NICE
Beauty of Nice, delicate pink.. $0.50 $2 00
Victoria white 50 2.00
Uueen Alexandra, lavender. . . .50 2 00
Crimson King so 2.00
Abundance, carmine rose 60 3.00
Mme. Rivoire, pure white SO 3.00
Forcing Gladiolus
FINE PLUMP BULBS. READY NOW.
Blushing Bride, blush pi^',
blotched dark pint 65 5 25
NePlus Ultra,bright scarlet..'.'.' l!oO 8 50
Peach Blossom, pink 95 3 50
Send for our Wholesale Catalogue
of Bulbs and Seeds, if you liaven't
received a copy.
HENRY F.MJCHELL CO.
Flower Seed Specialists
518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Flease mention the Exchangre when writing-.
Narcissus Paper White
Grandiflora
13 ctm. bulbs (1250 to case)...$1.25 $8.fi0 I
14 ctm. bulbs (1000 to case)... 1.60 10.00
A. Henderson & Co.,
369 River St., CHICAGO
Please mention the Eichajiira wb«Ti wWH...
PANSIES ^'"^ ''^""'"^^ ^^"^°
Seed, grown from the very finest selected plants,
ah large flowering, m great variety of fancy colors.
iooo'fjr sfo.bo'"''= ''" ^^"^'- ^'-'^ »" lOO"'
The shove are field-grown, strong, healthy
fe'l ol.is.W.'^"" '""^- P'^- °f ^"OO '^'^■
Uirge plants for Winter blooming. $1.00 per 100-
ready last of October. Cash with order.
E. B. JENNINGS soiA-°H%»R°f^!*6NN.
Grower of the Finest Pansles
Please mention the Exchange when writing-.
Flower and Vegetable Seeds
BURNETT BROTHERS, Seedsmen, 98 Chambers S^ ,S'SISS„ New York
Fleau mentloii tlia Ezohann whan vritliv.
November 1, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
921
NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO SOW
Winter Sweet Peas
AFTER THE 'MUMS
We have: Xmas Pink, Florence Denzer,
Watchung, Wallacea, Mrs. Totty, Mrs. Sim*
Mrs. SmalUy, at S2.00 per lb. Pink Beauty,
44.00 per lb. Zvolanek's Pink, $6.00 per lb.
Try some of the coming Winter Orclild Sweet
Pea. We have still a few left, in Pink. White,
Light Pink, Dark Pink, Lavender, at $4.00 per H
t$7.00 per
If you need some of Summer or Late Sweet
Pea for inside or outdoors, we have: Frank Dol-
by, Nora Unwin, Gladys Unwin, at $1.25 per
lb.; Pink Spencer, Wliite Spenceer, Lavender
Spencer, King Edward Spencer, all true stock,
at $3.00 per lb. No better in U. S. A.
ANT. C. ZVOLANEK, LOMPOC, CAL
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FREESIA
100 1000
Refraota Alba, J| to J^-inch
diameter S0.60 $4.00
LILIUM HARRISII
100 1000
5 to 7-m. circumference $4.00 $35.00
6 to 7-iii. circumference 5.00 40.00
7 to 9-in. circumference 7.50 70.00
Roman Hyacinths, 12-15 3.00 28.00
Narcissus, Paper White ^
Grandiflora, 13-15 1.25 8.00
HAVE YOU OUR FLORISTS' CATALOGUE?
"Thm most reliable seeds**
55 Barclay, St., (t i7) New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
OUR SPECIALTY
GLADIOLUS
STRICTLY WHOLESALE
Send tor] our Catalogue, now
ready, for^lowest prices.
de Ruijter and tlogewoiiing
Noordwijk, Holland
H.H.Berger&Co.
Bulbs, Seeds, Bamboos,
Palm Seeds
70 WARREN'STREET :: NEW YORK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Watch for our Trade Mark
stamped on every brick of Lambert's
^ Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn
Substitution of cheaper grades is
thus easily exposed. Fresh sample
brick, with iUustrated book, mailed
postpaid by manufactuiers upon
receipt of 40 cents in postage.
Tr«d= Mark AMERICAN SPAWN CO.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
FleaBe mention the Exohange when writing.
J. BOLGIANO & SON
Wholesale field and Garden Seeds
Established 1818. Write for our low Prices
Light, Pratt and Elllcott Streets
BALTIMORE, MD.
the Exchange when writing.
standard varieties, will be a short crop.
Dwarf sorts of Lima Beans are in very
short supply, but Pole Limas are ex-
ceedingly plentiful ; in this connection it
will be remembered that Fordhook Bush
Lima and Burpee Improved Bush Lima
were both very scarce last Spring, the
former bringing $15 per bushel and the
latter almost as much — it will, no doubt,
be the same thing again this year. Nest
week the current rates for garden Pea
seed and Sweet Corn will be fully re-
ported, and that for garden Beans just
as soon as the harvesting of the seed is
a little further advanced. V.
New York Seed Trade
The seedsmen of this city are much
aroused by the proposed change of the
Post Office Department, by which seed
catalogs, which are now sent as third
class matter at the rate of le. for each
two ounces, would be sent by Parcel Post.
The change, it is unnecessary to say, is
opposed vigorously by all seedsmen, not
only on the ground of increased cost for
postage, but also for the reason that it
would involve the necessity of increasing
the clerical force, for the sending out
of the catalogs. It is hoped and believed
that the vigorous opposition of all seeds-
men and others who sent out catalogs
will cause this proposed change to be
abandoned.
'Shortages in Tulips, Hyacinths and
other bulbs of very many varieties are
reported as appearing at all the seed
stores of this city. It has been, it is
said, an extremely active season for Hya-
cinths, in fact all varieties of bulbs have
moved unusually well.
At the plant auction sales in this city,
business which at the opening of the
season was rather slow, showed an in-
creased activity last week, and better
prices were obtained for the stock sold,
and the outlook, it is reported by those
who are engaged in this business, is very
good for the weeks to come.
Burnett Bros., 98 Chambers St., will
open a poultry department in their new
store, carrying a full line of uptodate in-
cubators, and other poultry supplies.
Stumpp & Walter Co., 30-32 Barclay
St., this week in the spacious windows
of their new store are featuring poultry
supplies, dog foods and bulbs. Within
the store they are keeping up the display
of fine ornamental plants, suitable for
conservatory purposes.
Vaughan's Seed Store, 25 Barclay St.,
is making in their windows this week an
interesting display of Squashes, Pump-
kins, Gourds and other garden and field
vegetables. The store force is still busy
handling the bulbs. They are now ship-
ping out the Lilium giganteum bulbs, two
carloads of which have already arrived,
which are in excellent condition ; another
large invoice of these bulbs is expected
this week.
At Wm. Elliott & Sons, 42 Vesey st.,
the auction sales last week showed an
increased activity. This week they are
offering Rhododendrons, Roses, Conifers
and bulbs.
At J. M. Thorbum & Co., 53 Barclay
St., bulbs are still the principal item of
business. The sales of the season have
been extremely large.
Weeber & Don, 114 Chambers St., are
exhibiting in their store windows this
week, four silver cups, which they are
offering for the best collection of vege-
tables at the Mt. Kisco, Dobbs Ferry,
Poughkeepsie and Oyster Bay Autumn
shows. Counter trade in bulbs at this
store is reported to be quite brisk.
At the MacNiff Horticultural Co., 56
Vesey st., business last week in the auc-
tion line is reported to have been better
than at any previous week this season.
The sales of Rhododendrons, Roses and
other Holland stock were large. On
Tuesday and Friday of last week, there
were offered at auction some very large
specimen Palms from the John Eyerman
Estate at Easton, Pa., also Conifers,
Roses, Rhododendrons and bulbs. Next
week the usual Tuesday auction sale, as
that day is Election Day, will be post-
poned until Wednesday, the following
day.
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These can be forced the same as Paper Whites.
Price, $1.25 per 100; $10.00 per 1000.
Wholesale Fall Catalogue of Bulbs
upon request.
ARTHIR T. BODDINfiTON, sccdsniin,
342 West 14th Street, New York City
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Fottler, Fiske,
Rawson Co.
BOSTON. MASS.
Cold Storage
LILIUM GIGANTEUM
PLANTED NOW.
FLOWERS AFTER CHRISTMAS
Prompt shipments from our own Cold Storage
Plant. Let as quote our prices.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Arthur T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th st.,
returned the first of this week from
Lenox, Mass., where he had been attend-
ing the flower show.
At Noll's Seed Store, 29 Hudson Ter-
minal Concourse, a good Pall business in
bulbs is reported.
One of the most artistic window dis-
plays of Squashes and Pumpkins prob-
ably ever staged in this city, may be seen
this week at the store of Peter Henderson
& Co., 37 Cortlandt st. These Pumpkins
and Squashes are not shown in a hit or
miss fashion, but are nicely arranged
against a background of field Corn on the
stalk, Oak branches and Wistaria in
bloom. In the companion window may be
seen a Dutch cottage in front of which is
the Dutch man and maid looking at a fine
collection of blooming 'Mtims in pots; in
short this window depicts a Holland
season.
Philadelphia Seed Trade
The slight frost we had last week was
not sufficient to kill off anything but the
tenderest plants, consequently retail busi-
ness has hardly made its presence felt
as yet.
Mr. W. Atlee Burpee is visiting his
two sons at Cornell University, they hav-
ing entered the Agricultural Department
there this Fall.
The sympathy of the trade is extended
to James Davidson of Henry A. Dreer
Inc., on the death of his wife.
Philip Frend, of the Henry F. Michell
Co., has a capital window display
this week, featuring popcorn for Hal-
lowe'en, showing a little girl roasting the
Corn over a fire. The settings and ar-
rangement are very well carried out and
attract comment. Retail counter trade
is showing a marked increase within the
past week. Paul Richter comments upon
the remarkable business in bulbs this
Pall, the demand being unprecedented
in the history of their business.
Max Feirstein, of the Moore Seed Co.j
has just returned from a three months
trip through the West and Middle West
and reports very favorably on the flo-
rist business in these sections.
LILIES
TO CLOSE OUT WE OFFER
HaiTlsU, 6i7, per case 335 bulbs tl6.00
Formosa, 6i8. per case 400 bulbs... 12.80
Formosa, 7i9, per case 300 bulbs.. . 17.60
Formosa, 8il0, per case 225 bulbs.. 17.00
Multlflorum,7i9,percase300bulbs 13.50
Scranton florist Supply Co.
SCRANTON, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Let^us'quote you our
wholesale prices on
FIRST CLASS Vege-
table and flower seeds
that produce results.
WAllER P. STOKES
2t9 Market street
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange whe
ASTERS
If you want the finest quality of seed grown, get
in touch with
Herbert & Fleishauer
Aster Specialists
MCMINNVILLF, OREGON
Please mention the EachaJge when writing.
ASTER SEED
NEW CROP NOW READY
Bodger's Giant Branching Comet Type, in
popular colors. Best Aster for general use.
Correspondence solicited on Asters and
otlier Flower Seed.
JohnBodger&SonsCo.
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
CANNAS
\ye grow over one million and offer all the best
varieties for Fall and Winter delivery, ranging from
$7.00 per 1000 up.
For all other bulbs ask for our price list.
IMPERIAL SEED S PLANT CO. Grange, Baltimore, Md.
Pleaae mention the Eachange when writing.
Book of Water Gardening ^^^^
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
3 to 8 Duane Street, New York
922
The Florists' Exchange
SHAMROCK SEED
From the Ould Sod
sow NOW to make good plants for St. Patrick's Day.
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, Seedsman, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y.
the Exchange when i
\ME. GRO\V
PEAS and BEANS
FOR THE TRADE
Price List for crop 1913 now ready. Strictly
First Class Stocks, suited to critical market
gardeners* trade. Michigan-grown — non-irrigated^
Let us quote you.
F. G. JOHNSON & CO., Harrisville, Michigan
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROUTZAHN SEED CO.
Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Sweet Pea and Nasturtium Specialists
Wholesale Growers of Full List of
Floiver and Garden Seeds
PleaBc mention the Exchange when writlnS'
S. M. ISBELL & CO.
JACKSON, MICH
Contract Seed Growers
BEAN. CUCUMBER, TOMATO
Radish, Muskmelon, Squash, Watermelon, Sweet Corn
Correspondence Solicited
Pleaae mention the Exchange when -rritinc.
SEED
PHOENIX ROEBELENII
We expect from our collector a fresh harvest.
Price on application.
SANDER. Bruges, Belgium
Burpee's Seeds
PHILSDELPHIS
Blue list of Wholesale Prices mailed
only to those who plant for profit.
please mentioii the Exchange when writing.
GLADIOLUS
Prices now ready
CJ.SPEELMAN^SONS
Sassenheim
Holland
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
15,000 Violet Plants
LA FRANCE, PRINCESS OF WALES
Strong, healthy, field-grown plants. $5.00
per 100, $45.00 per J 000.
BnllNO HlNKcR, WHIT°E PLAINiriJ.Y.
please mention the Eschange when writing.
20,000 Violet Plants
Extra fine, strong, healthy, field-grown plant* of
Marie Louise, Parquhar, Princess of Wales and
La France, $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per 1000.
■ WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when vrrlting.
Violets— Violets
Marie Louise, clean and healthy m
every way, 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100,
$45.00 per 1000. Cash with order.
W.J.(»IINNICKJRENTON,NJ.
Please mention the Exohanff. when wrltinc
Business at the store o£ the Johnson
Seed Co. is keeping up steadily, the re-
tail trade in bulbs showing a daily in-
crease.
Poultry supplies and sundries are also
moving well.
H. Walter P. Stokes' bulb orders are
keeping all the hands busy in the filling
of both wholesale and retail orders.
Chicago Seed Trade
The snow storm of Tuesday, Oct. 21,
was the earliest October snow on rec-
ord since 1S69. In that year the first
snow was recorded on Oct. 18, but a
very much lighter snow than the one of
the past week. This snow and frost has
given an impetus to all lines of trade,
so that an active week of bulb selling
has been experienced by all the deal-
ers.
The retail as well as the wholesale
trade is now strong, so that the sales for
October will show an advance in the bulb
trade that heretofore has never been ac-
complished. The holders of all bulb stock
in this city^ look upon the situation only
with equanimity. There will be no sur-
plus stock to offer at reduced prices that
would mitigate against their profits. The
only anxiety felt by the dealers is that
should this splendid demand continue for
some time longer, where can the stock
be secured to supply it?
At Vaughau's Seed Store a great busi-
ness week has been reported. Bulb stock
has been shipped at retail and wholesale
to points far and near — all over the coun-
try. The amount of business transacted
the past week takes precedence in point
of volume over any corresponding week
in seasons past.
The harvesting of the crop of Gladioli
corms has kept a large force of the em-
ployees of this house busy for some time
past. Something new in the harvesting
of this crop has just been installed by Mr.
Vaughan on his Gladioli farms. On his
farm at Homewood, 111., and on the Mich-
igan farm, are now in operation two gra-
ders that rapidly facilitate the heretofore
tedious operation of assorting the differ-
ent sizes of the bulbs. These machines
are the same as are used to a large ex-
tent in Holland in grading the different
sizes in Tulips and Hyacinths. They
work equally well in the grading of the
Gladioli crop. The hoppers that first re-
ceive the bulbs are gutta-percha lined,
and all other parts of the machinery
through which the bulbs travel are lined
with soft material to prevent the bulbs
from bruising. The various sizes from
the first bulbs _ to the smallest bulblets,
are graded with great exactness and
dropped into the different receptacles in-
tended to receive them.
Onion sets have begun to move well
for so early in the season. Several car
loads have been forwarded to the buyers
the past week. The dealers who get their
supply from this market are calling for
earlier shipments than usual, which will
cause the October shipments of this sea-
son to be away ahead of former records.
Cable advice from Hamburg quotes
Lily of the Valley pips four marks per
thousand lower than the unprecedentedly
high price of last year. The jobbers and
buyers over there are, however, not as
yet all in accord with prices, so that fully
one-halt of the crop has not as yet
changed hands. Whether they will all
agree on this price is a matter that re-
mains to he seen.
A message from Springfield, 111., dated
Oct. 24, announces the fact that Gov.
Dunn has appointed John C. Vaughan of
Chicago, a member of the State Art Com-
mission to succeed Jens Jensen, resigned.
At Winterson's Seed Store, business is
reported to be very good. Night work
had to be resorted to during the past week
to keep up with the orders for bulbs and
other seasonable stock. Louis Winter-
son, for many years connected with this
PANSY PLANTS
Large, transplanted plants in bud and bloom, $1.00 per 100, S8.00 per
1000. Seedlings, $2.50 per 1000. Best strain, none better.
DAISIES (Bellis), FORGET-ME-NOTS, WALLFLOWERS, GAILLAR-
DIAS, SWEET WILLIAMS, HARDY PINKS, FOXGLOVES, COREOP-
SIS, CANTERBURY BELLS and CALLIOPSIS. Strong plants, $2.50
per 1000; 5000 for $10.00.
VIOLETS. Large field clumps, Princess of Wales. $5.00 per 100, $45.00
per 1000.
HARDY ENGLISH IVY. Strong, field grown, ready for 4^in., 3 to 4 ft.,
$5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000.
DRACAENA Indivisa. Strong, field-grown plants, ready for 5 and 6-in.
pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000.
SMILAX. Strong, 2M-in., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000.
PRIMULA Malacoides, ASPARAGUS Sprengeri and CINERARIAS,
Dwarf Prize. 2}^-in., $2.00 per 100; 300 for $5.00.
PARSLEY. Double curled, from the field, $1.50 per 1000.
LETTUCE PLANTS. Big Boston and Grand Rapids. $1.00 per 1000,
$8.50 per 10,000.
J. C. SCHMIDT
BRISTOL, PA.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
company, has severed his connection with
the house. John Degnan states that their
recent advertising in the Chicago Trib-
U7te has been the cause of adding many
desirable customers to their retail de-
partment.
A Henderson & Co. report all bulb
stock selling fast. There seems to be
no cessation for the orders are coming
in daily. Stock of all kinds is shorten-
ing up.
Tulips, in best forcing and bedding
varieties, have had an unprecedented
sale, so much so that they are now all
on short supply. The Darwin and all
single late flowering Tulips have sold
well. Narcissi Von Sion, Emperor, and
Empress have been in good demand ever
since the bulb season opened. There is
a large demand for Gladiolus Colvilli
types, for immediate trade. Peach Blos-
som and Blushing Bride appear to have
preference.
The Leonard Seed Co. is now offering
its new type Narrowgrain Evergreen
Corn to packers. This is a variety that
S. F.^ Leonard of this company has been
working on for years, so that he has now
produced a new type of Evergreen Corn
so much wanted by canners. The long
narrow grain contains a large per cent,
of sugar from which the starch has been
practically eliminated. The stalks are
tall and large, making a strong and vig-
orous growth that greatly pleases the
farmer. The ears are also large, and
the yield very heavy per acre. One can-
ner who had a limited quantity of this
Com the past season, writes: "The price
is no object for such a Corn as your
Narrowgrain type. Book us 25 bushels
at once. We do not wish to plant any
other."
A meeting of the Onion set dealers
and growers operating in the Chicago
district is announced for Thursday eve-
ning, Oct. 30, at Sherman House in this
city. Matters of interest to both grow-
ers and dealers will be brought up for
consideration.
HNE STOCK
Plants ready for immediate shipment
GERANIUMS
S. A. Nutt 100 1000
2M-in S2.25 $20.00
3-in 4.00 35.00
4-in 6.00
DRACAENA INDIVISA lOO
S-in $30.00
6-in 30.00
SMILAX. 3 i
5.00 45.00
100 per 1000.
A\AGNUS PIERSON, Cromwell. Conn.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PIELD-GROWN PLANTS
Ready Now
Extra strong Princess of Wales, $5.00 per 100;
good medium plants, $3.00 per 100. Extra strong
California. $4.00 per 100; good No. 2, $2.50
per 100. Packed securely.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRIMULAS
100
CHINENSIS delicata, bright pint, 2-iii $2.00
CHINENSIS, mixed, 2-in 2.00
OBCONICA gigantea, pink, blue or mixed
2-in 2.00
Cleveland Seed Trade
Our retail trade has been rather quiet
for the past two or three weeks, the sale
of seeds being practically nil. Such sea-
sonable items as hardy perennials, nur-
sery stocks and bulbs, both for forcing
and outdoor planting, have been steady
and very satisfactory.
Up to the 20th, October had given us
very seasonable weather with no killing
frosts, but with plenty of rain, making
It ideal for transplanting in all lines.
Then we noticed a sudden change. Storm
warnings were sent out by the weather
bureau and by Tuesday morning condi-
tions were so bad that no vessels left this
port. There was a marked drop in tem-
perature accompanied by a gale and snow
flurries. By noon the thermometer was
at 32 degrees and the interurhan cars
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2H-in 2.00
MBERT WM. BOERGER, Gardenville, New York
please mention the Exchange when writing.
Rooted Cuttings
GERANIUMS, Poitevine, Ricard, 100 1000
Nutt, Doyle, assorted $1.00
COLEUS. 10 varieties. Golden Bed-
der, VerschafleltU, Victoria, Fire-
brand SO 4.00
ROSE GERANIUMS 1.00
VINCA Variegata 75
AGERATUM, Stella Gumey 50 4.00
E. A. WALLIS & CO., BERLIN, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
SNAPDRAGON
COLEUS. Red and yell
CARNATIONS. Send I
for
Good Cuttings, well rooted and packed:
Plumosus. $25.00 per 1000.
Sprengeri. $15.00 per 1000.
ALBERT M. HERR, Lancasler Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
The prices Advertised In the Florists'
Exchange are for THE TRADE ONLY.
November 1, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
923
Trade List
Plants from 2H-ln- pots, $3.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, ANTHERICUM vlt-
tatum, SMILAX, FICUS repens.
Plants from 3-ln. pots, $4.00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri; IVY, Hardy Eng-
Ush; PASSION VINE, LEMON VERBENAS,
ANTHERICUM vittatum.
HYDRANGEAS. New French Varieties.
Plants from open ground, bushy, 1 doz. varieties,
13.00. 12 varieties from 4-in. pots, S2.00 per doz.
12 varieties from 3-in. pots, Sl.OO per doz.
HYDRANGEA Otaltsa. Field-grown plants,
3 to 4 stems, $1.50 per doz.; 5 to 6 stems, $2.00 per
doz.; 6-8 stems, $3.00 per doz.
IVY, Hardy English. Strong plants, 4-in.
pots, $1.00 per doz.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 4-in. pots, fine plants,
42.00 per doz.
CHINESE PRIMROSES and CINERARIAS.
3-in. pots, fine plants, $4.00 per 100.
MOSCHOSMA. 4-in. pots, $1.00 per doz.
DAISIES. Wliite Paris and yellow. 2H-in.
pots. $3.00 per 100.
DAISIES, Mrs. F. Sanders, 2>4-in. pots, $4.00
per 100.
CLEMATIS Panlculata Seedlings. $1.00
per 100, $8.00 per 1000.
EUONYMUS, golden variegated. 3-in. pots,
J5.00 per 100,
EUONYMUS, radicans variegated. 3-in. pots
J5.00 per 100.
JERUSALEM CHERRIES. 4-in. pots, full of
berries, 10c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 3-in. pots, strong,
t5.00 per 100.
FORGET-ME-NOT, Winter-flowering. 2H-
in. pots, S3.00 per 100.
DRAC^NA Indivisa. 3-in. pots, S4.C0 per 100,
DRAC.-ENA Indivisa. 4-in. pots.Sl.CO per doz.
CFI&FI F llth & Westmoreland Sts,
* L.I9I-I-L) PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Please mention the Exchange when
GERANIUMS
ROOTED CUTTINGS
Ready October 27.
Rlcard, Poltevine, Anna Brown, new pin
$15.00 per 1000
S. A. Nutt, Buchner, Doyle,
(12.00 per 1000. Cash whh order.
PETER BROWN, 124 Ruby St., Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Eachajige when writing.
GERANIUMS
ROOTED cuTTirsas
S. A. Nutt, $10.00 per 1000; Poltevine, and
others, $15.00 per 1000.
VINCA variegata, 3-in. pots, $30.00 per 1000.
Ca5h with order.
ERNEST HARRIS, DELANSON,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS
Grown Right Rooted Right Packed Right
Safe delivery guaranteed to any point reached
within fifty hours. p^ 1000
S. A NUTT $12.50
RICARD ano POITEVINE 15.00
ALBERT M. HERR, ■^^Va^^^"-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
GERANIUMS c^ZU
Ricard, Poltevine, Castellane, Perkins. Vlaud,
Doyle. $15.00 per 1000.
Buchner, S. A. Nutt. $12.50 per 1000.
Cash with order.
FRED. W. RITCHY, Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROOTED GERANIUM
CUTTINGS Srw^^
Nutt. $10.00 per 1000.
Ricard. 3-in., in bloom, $3.00 per 100.
COLEUS. 2-ln.. $1.75 per 100; Rooted Cuttings
5llc. per 1011.
HELIOTROPE. R.jotcd Cuttings, SOc. per 100.
J. E. DOERRER, Columbia. Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Geraniums ^'s^^
8. A. NUTT, 110.00 per 1000.
8ILVKR>PINK SNAPDRAGON. tlO.OO per 1000
Pine Grove Floral Corp.
JiS Hudson St., Lynn, Mass.
e mention the Exchange when wrltlnit.
came in covered with snow. Findlay had
a couple of inches, and reports from Men-
tor and Madison indicate a fall of from
four to six inches, some of which re-
mained on the ground until noon Thurs-
day, and we experienced the first of the
"Squaw Winter." Things looked bad for
the Celery until nightfall, when the winti
subsided and the mercury rose a few de-
grees. Still, crops would have been in a
bad way had not Wednesday morning
been cloudy and showery. Although
some damage resulted, conditions are not
so bad as at first thought, although fruit
trees have been broken, and such truck
crops as Peppers and Tomatoes cut short.
The Fall blooming plants, such as Dah-
lias, Cosmos and Salvias, which a week
ago were so inviting, are now things of
(he past and bulb planting has begun in
earnest. Sales have also jumped in the
last few days, and shortages are show-
ing up in several lines. English and
Spanish Iris are almost exhausted. Blue
Hyacinths in all shades are scarce, as
are the Narcissus Incomparabilis, Sir
AVatkin and Empress. Among the Tu-
lips, the Darwins have proven excellent
sellers, justifying the wide advertising
given them.
Preliminary Gladiolus lists from Dutch
and home growers continue to arrive,
and from them one can begin to size up
the market. The forecasts of some of
our growers that the prices of many
sorts would be much lower than last
year are borne out, particularly with
America, Augusta and other sorts that
our Dutch friends are growing in quan-
tity.
H. Langeler, representing Van Wav-
eren & iSons, was in town during the past
week. He reports a good business, and
is optimistic over his western trip. Other
recent visitors have included Arnold
Ringier, of the W. W. Barnard Co.. Chi-
cago, and Max Fierstein, of the Moore
Seed Co., Philadelphia.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., is to be
complimented on the splendid planting of
Evergreens and shrubbery, which is to
serve as an entrance to Wigmore Hall,
where the big flower show is to take place
Nov. 13, 14 and 15. Being located on
such a conspicuous part of Euclid ave.
it will certainly attract more than pass-
ing notice, and will no doubt amply re-
pay them for their efforts in advertising,
as the planting is to remain until the
poultry ^ow is over. W.
Columbus, O. — The J. Wilder Seed
Co., capitalized at $10,000, has been in-
corporated by Walter C. Renaker, Wil-
liam J. Rahe and Walter Schmitt.
HiLLEGOM, Holland. — C. Keur &
Song lost a number of cases of plants and
bulbs, shipped per the steamship Vol-
turno, which was recentl.v destroyed by
fire on its way across the Atlantic Ocean.
Toledo, O. — Henry Hirsch, formerly
seed merchant at Archbold, O., has
leased the building at 152-56 South Erie
St. for five years, and will open a whole-
sale seed store. His Archbold store was
wrecked in the fire that destroyed almost
half of that village on Aug. 30. Mr.
Hirsch plans to rebuild with the other
property owners of Archbold. but will es-
tabli-sh his head quarters in Toledo, using
the Archbold buildings as storage ware-
houses.
I
A Special Trial of Dahlias
Seven thousand roots of Dahlias were
planted in the first week in June in the
private gardens of Reg'd Cory, Duffryn,
near Cardiff, England, this year. The
test was made in order to discover which
were the best decorative varieties, and
consignments were oblained frn*m many
firms in England and on the Continent.
We should have liked American growers
■to have been represented as w^elJ. but evi-
dently they were not invited. We sug-
gest that in future the American types
be tested side by side with those of Eu-
rope, as undoubtedly there must be sev-
I eral tip-top things here that would rank
I in the first class anywhere.
To encourage an early start, firms were
asked to forward pot roots or plants
early, says an exchange. Generally speak-
i ing this was followed, and pot tubers
' commenced to arrive the first week in
March and small green plants at the
I end of that month. A few. however,
' came along late, notably the French con-
signment, with the inevitable result that
' not a plant which arrived later than the
last week of May was ready to be judged.
I when the jndging took place. Sept. 3 and
4. This alone should convince growers
LILY OF THE VALLEY
Heavy, field-grown clumps for outside planting, $15.00 per 100
Princess of Wales Violets
Field-grown. $6.00 per 100, S50.00 per 1000
HARDY ROSES
We offer Antoine Rivoire, one of the finest bedding
Roses, in strong, field-grown plants on Manetti.
The quality of this stock will please your retail trade.
$12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
ARDISIAS For Growing On
Nice 4-inch stock in excellent growing condition. Should make good
plants for Chiistmaa, 1914. $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000
A. N. PIERSONjnc, Cromwell, Conn.
Please mention the Eschq^pge when writing.
Surplus Stock To Close
long I
old
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 2<^-in.. t2.S0
per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus nanus, 3-in., $4.00 per
100.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2}^-in., $2.00 per 100,
$18.00 per 1000.
BOSTON and WHITMAN! FERNS, cut from
benches, suitable (or 4 and &-in. pots, $15.00
per 100.
F. C. RIEBE
CYCLAMENS, European Strain, in 6 colors,
2>i-in . $5.00 per 100; 3-in., $7.00 per 100; 5-
in., extra large, $3.00 per doz.
STEVIA, 3-in., $4.00 per 100.
COLEUS, fine stocky plants, five or more branches.
10 varieties, 3-in.. $5.00 per 100; try some and
Cash with order; no less than 25 at above prices;
samples by mail, add 10 cents.
WEBSTER, MASS.
Please mention the Exchange when writing
that, to get the best out of a Dahlia it
is necessary to have fine healthy plants
ready to put out the first week in June.
All the roots and plants were immediately
attended to on arrival and potted on as
required, and with the exception of the
late comers every plant was growing
nicely in Gin. pots and upwards, accord-
ing to their particular requirements at
planting time.
The planting tooli place' the first and
second weeks in June. Nearly 1,000 va-
rieties were grown for the official trial,
and comprised all types. Approximately
2.30 varieties of Cactus, 200 Peony-fld.,
150 Collarettes, 100 Decorative, 100 Sin-
gle, 60 Pompon, 50 Show and Fancy, and
smaller quantities of Pom Cac, Stars,
Giant Singles, Bedders, Parisien Sin-
gles, Jlignon, and Anemone-flowered.
Each type was as far as possible kept
together, and all labeled to number, the
name and sender only being divulged
after judging had taken place. The best
varieties included those named on page
889, issue of October 25, together
with the names of the Peony flowered
kinds, as Turner, Holman Hunt and the
new John Green ; also Titian, Liberty,
London, Ladysmith, Mannheim. King
Leopold, Kimberley and Paul Kruger.
The best Giant Decorative kinds were
ISouv. de Gus. Douzain, Le Grand Mani-
tou, Brentwood Yellow, F. Grinstead,
Mme. A. Nonin, Mont Rose. Papa Cher-
met and Ulysses. Of the smaller Deco-
rative blooms the best were Kaiserin A.
Victoria, Perle de la tete d'Or, Princess
Juliana, Delice, Charming, Harmony and
Loveliness.
Rooted Geranium Cuttings
Nutt, Buchner, $10.00 per 1000; Ricard,
Poltevine, 812.00 per 1000. This price only good
till Oct. IS; after that $12.00 and $16.00 per 1000.
Strong, 3-in. stock of Poltevine and Buchner,
$3.00 per 100. $26.00 per 1000.
PANSIES. Get your order booked for Fall
transplanted stock; finest mixture, $10.00 per 1000.
Cash, pie:
25,000
GERANIUMS
Well Rooted Cuttings. S. A. Nutt, $12.00 per
1000; Buchner, Ricard, Poitevlne, $13.00 per
1000. Cash, please.
W.RUMMLER/ltref-'Carlstadt.N.l.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Primula Malacoides
Fine Strong Stock. Out of 2H-inch pots, $3.00
per 100; $20.00 per 1000
PRIMULA FORBESII &'pe?iS?o:
CHAS. ZIMMER, West Collingswood, N. J.
Three Miles from Philadelphia
Please mention the Exohange when writing.
Catalogs Received
Head's Berg'enfleld ITurseries <Thos.
W. Head, proprietor), Bergenfleld, N. J.
— Catalog of Dahlias and Price List.
1914.
Howard and Smith, Los Angeles, Cal.
— Catalog of bulbs. {Illus.), including
Sweet Peas, Pansles and other favorite
subjects.
Chinese Primroses
HneColors,4-in.. 100, $8.00. Obconica,
glanta, 3-in.. 100, $4.00; 2-in., $^00. Mala-
ioides 2-in.; 100, $2.00. CINERARIAS,
3-in.. 100, $3.60; 2-in.. $2.00. You wiU be
pleased with these plants. Cash, please.
■I c CTTCD Successor to J. F. RUPP,
HI. O. 1 1 I CK, SHIREMANSTOWN, PA.
The Home of Primroses.
;ntion the Excbanse whe:
Our Advertising Columns
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The Florists' Exchange
IT WILL PAY YOU TO keep in touch with the NEW CARNATION
A SPLENDID
SHIPPER
AND KEEPER
(<
GORGEOUS
f9
Few "Color Ejiperts"
care to commit
themselves in de-
scribing it.
Watch its record at Florist Qub Meetings and Exhibitions, or better stiU, GO AND SEE IT GROWING
PACIFIC STATES. MARTIN © FORBES CO., Portland, Oregon
EASTERN STATES. H. M. WEISS © SONS CO., Hatboro, Pa.
PETER FISHER, Ellis, Mass.
Pi-ice— TO TRADE ONLY
ROOTED CUTTINGS FROM SAND:-Per 100. $10.00, 50 @ 100 rate; per 1000. $100.00
No order filled for less than 50 cuttings and no discount from above price, irrespective of quantity bought. SEND for
descriptive circular to either of the above firms, and ENCLOSE YOUR BUSINESS CARD. ^ ■' ^
^^"Watch the square spaces in this ad. each UJeefe"^
SELr-TIED
ROSE STAKES
"THE LOOP!
THE LOOP'S THE THING!"
Write for Price List C
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THE CARNATION SUPPORT CO.
Manufacturers of
Self-tying Carnation Supports and Rose Stakes
(PATENTED)
CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA
EZ-
Carnation and ^Tp ¥ W^
Chrysanthemum \ Y f^
Prices and Samples on Requ
Williams' Florist Supply House
1. 1,000- 5.000. per 1.000 J1.50
1. 6,000-10.000. per 1.000 1.26
1. ll.OOO-.TO.OOO. per 1.000 1.00
1. 1.000- 5.000. per 1.000 l.SO
.. 6.000-lU.OOO. per 1.000 1.25
. 11.000-50.000. per 1,000 115
. 1.000- 5.000, per 1.000 1.75
. 6.000-10,000. per 1.000 1.50
. 11,000-50,000. per 1,000 1.25
I. 1.000- 5,000, per 1.000 1.S6
",000-10.000, per 1,000 l.fiO
,000-50.000. per 1.000 1.60
Works, 189-195 Mohawli St.
Utica, New York
Carnation Plants
k-J.?™ receiving many letters telling of fine results from my last year's stock; this year my stock i^ even
better. One Syracuse grower who had stock in September says it is beating his own stock now Mv soil
«nd growing conditions are fine and irrigation has helped wonderfully this year
PROTECTED FROM FROST
/ill be protected
No. 1 No. 2
1000 1000
$45.00 $30.00
60.00 40,00
linarily hit this locality until after Nov. 1st. Stock
Stock can be held short time if deposit is made.
No. 1 No. 2 I
1000 1000
Pure White Encliaiitress..$45.00 $.30.00 Rose Pink Encliantress
Wliite Perfection 45.00 30.00 Wliite Wonder
Ligiit Pinli Encliantress. 45.00 30.00 ! Rosette 70.00 50.00
Any number at 1000 rate. Cash with order or reference. See FERN Adtertisemml.
Also get prices on 6-in. Cyclamen.
A. A. GANNETT, Geneva, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Carnations ca™onplants
Encliantress and Rose Pink En-
chantress, the big healthy kind, $4.50
per 100.
Bargains, 2d size — 3, 4 and 5 shoots.
Enchantress, Rose Pink and White
Perfection, $3.00 per 100.
Cash with order
3000 extra fine, field-grown Enchant-
ress S6.00 I
3000 second size. Enchantress, White
Enchantress, C. W. Ward and
White Perfection 3.50
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, young
clumps grown from our own bench-
5.00
, 10.00
10,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Stock plants in best commercial varieties.
a-^ -^ -^ ^ - oiocK Plants in Dest commercial varieties
rarnam P. Laird the peckkam floral ca
TROY, N. Y.
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R. F. D. 165 FAIRHAVEN, MASS.
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Our Advertising Coiumns
READ FOR PROFIT!
USE FOR RESULTS!
Fort Worth, Tex.
The first frost of the season appeared
on Oct. 20; it was very light, but suf-
ficed to kill the most tender foliage, and
to cause the florists who have not got
their glass on yet to get a hustle on.
There are three or four firms in Ft.
Worth that have been held up on account
of a shortage in glass. It is now arriv-
ing, however, and in all likelihood every-
thing will be O. K. before we have a real
killing frost.
Carnation stems are lengthening, and
these blooms will soon be in good condi-
tion to offer for sale. 'Mums are just
beginning to make a good showing, and
there will probably be some good home-
grown stock on the market next week.
Violets are also coming on, but as yet are
not good enough to offer for sale. Out-
door Roses are now blooming in profu-
sion, the slight frost did not seem to af-
fect them except to tinge the outer petals.
Chatenay, Am. Beauty, Kaiserin and
White Cochets are as fine as are usually
seen in the house.
Trade has been brisk, especially in the
cut flower line, and as the Fall advances,
with the approach of the big Southwest-
ern Stock and Horse Show, to be held
here in November, things promise to be
pretty lively. W. J. Bakek.
Webster, Tex.
All the Webster fruit farms have had
much needed rains which have put all
nursery stock in splendid condition. This
place, being easily tributary to Houston
and Galveston trade, lying about half
way between the two cities, is enjoying
already a good business in Citrus trees
of all kinds and much decorative stock
for the landscape gardeners.
There are many nurseries here, mostly
operated by Japanese, and they are meet-
ing with a great deal of success. Tlie
Saibara Nurseries, at Webster, wlio hnve
also a Houston office at 905 Scanlan
Bldg., is probably the largest, bavin?
growing stock covering about 100 acres.
They are a large concern, with branch
houses and nurseries at Deming, N. M ,
Big Point, Miss., and Mobile. Ala. Mr.
Saibara has just got out his new cataloi
which shows all nursery trees that can
be grown in our (Southern climate, in-
cluding Pecans, Figs, Apples, Plums,
Camphor. Mr. R. M. Morgan, who has
charge of the Houston office, says that
he has large orders now in hand await-
ing a little later dates for sending out
the goods. So that prospects for shipning,
even now. are most encouraging. They
will send Kumquats to many northern
cities, which, when fruited makes a most
valued addition to a drawins: room or
conservatory. S. J. M.
GLORIA
If you are looking for a
good, lively, free blooming
pink Carnation, you will
find Gloria very profitable.
Healthy, well-rooted Cut-
tings. Ready in December
and later. $12.00 per 100,
$100.00 per 1000.
H. W. FIELD
Northampton, Mass.
We Specialize in
Carnations
Chrysanthemums
Geraniums
Poinsettias
Let us quote you on Rooted Carnation
Cuttings, or two-inch Geranium plants
Baur & Steinkamp
Carnation Breeders
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Enchantress Supreme
DAILLEDOUZE BROS.
UNOX and TR'^Y AVL, BROOKLYN, N. V.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ROOTED CARNATION CUHINGS
For October Delivery 100 1000
ENCHANTRESS J2.25 $20.00
WHITE ENCHANTRESS 2.25 20.00
VICTORY, red 2.25 20.00
COMFORT, red 2.25 20.00
ST. NICHOLAS, red 2.25 20.00
Bassett's Floral Gardens
B. S. BASSETT, Prop., LOOMIS, CAUFORNIA
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FIELD-GROWN
CARNATION PLANTS
\MPELOPSIS VEITCHII, strong, from
pots, 8c. Cash with order.
BELLAMY BROS., ^i%^lll''il\^M"
Please mention the Eichanpe when writing.
CARNATIONS
F.DORNERSSONSCe.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
ntion the Exchange whe
TO CLOSE OUT
ENCHANTRESS, 14.00 per 100
WHITE BROTHERS
MEDINA, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
' William Turner Price $5.00
A. I.DeUMarePtg. &Pub. Co., 2 to8 DuaneSt , N. Y-
November 1, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
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WHAT EVERY CARNATION GROWER --"- r'^ TRUE ROSE PINK CARNATION H
[j When we
JI say that
THE PHILADELPHIA PINK IS THE ONE
PHILADELPHIA
is the ideal rose pink Carnation in every respect (color, productiveness, size of bloom, non-split-
ting calyx, length o{ stem, etc.), w^e state the plain, unvarnished truth.
But w^e do not want you to take our word for it. Investigate for yourself before you place the
order. We want you to see it growing. Come to Detroit at any time during the season and see
for yourself about thirty-five thousand plants — as clean, as vigorous, and as perfect as any you ever
had the good fortune to have on your own place.
Philadelphiai is a producer superior to many and second to none. Its color is of that
shade of rose pink which sells at sight and which your average lady customer would designate as
"perfectly lovely."
Place your order early to insure early delivery, and remember that you reserve the right to
cancel it if, upon seeing the Philadelphia growing, you conclude it is not up to your expectations.
Note .—Any Florist Club wishing sample blooms can have them by addressing a
postal to the Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 58 Broadway, Detroit, Mich.
Prices : $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 ; 2500 at $95.00 per 1000, 5000 at $90.00 per 1000.
1218 BETZ BUILDING
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
I S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO.,
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TWO MILLION
COLEUS
Rooted Cuttings Grown in a Season
Why not try us, as we only grow Coleus
Cuttings, and grow them atl year round?
That's why we are the only and largest
and best Coleus Specialists in the world.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
$4.00 per 1000
Verschaffcltii, Qolden Bedder, Queen
Victoria, Firebrand and all otlier lead-
ing varieties. Good, strong, clean,
well-rooted cuttings. Casii with order.
C. SCHULZE®SCN
(ESTABLISHED 1875)
261-275 Uwrence St, FLUSHING (L. I.), N. Y.
A. NAHLIK, PROP
Please mention the Eachanpe when writing.
Bedding Plants
AND
Rooted Cuttings
IN THEIR SEASON
J. E. FELTHOUSEN
SCHENECTaOY, N. V.
J. L. DILLON
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Wholesale Grower of Roses,
Carnations and Verbenas
Nashville, Tenn.
ntlon the Exohan^e whe:
Readers will confer a favor upon us of
more than passlnq value If, when orderlna
stock of our advertisers, they will mention
seelna the advt. In The Exchanfle,
Business has not been very heavy the
past few days as it has rained most of
the time. Frost has destroyed the out-
door flowers and this will mean a picking
up in business, at least so all hope. One
noticeable thing about the market at
present is the lack of novelty. True,
there is a wider range of Roses than in
former years, but we see no Cosmos or,
in fact, anything except Roses, Carna-
tions and 'Mums. Carnations are not
much in evidence at present, but as every
one wants 'Mums they are not missed.
The supply of Chrysanthemums is com-
ing in rapidly and they are cleaning up
well. There seems to be a scarcity of
really good yellows. Our growers are
afraid of the early yellows as none of
Ihera seem to do extra well here. There
will be fewer Pompon 'Mums here this
year than last. Their popularity seemed
on the wane last season.
Tree planting seems to be on in earn-
est now. Most of the trees here are set
with a guarantee to live and as they
didn't live this Summer they are being
replaced.
There seems to be a shortage of Privet
and all kinds of ornamental hedge plants
this season.
Mclntyre Bros, have their new place
in tip top condition, and seem to be quite
busy this Fall. They have never been
in better condition to handle their busi-
ness than they are this season. Their
plant room is well filled with Palms and
ITerns.
The Joys are digging their Potatoes;
they have never gotten entirely over the
old gardening habit. Their Fire Flame
Roses are in full crop ; these are of good
color and very free, but are not good
sellers.
Mr. Wayne, our genial street commis-
sioner, has his houses in good condition
this Fall. He began by growing a few
plants for his own pleasure, then built
line good house, has added to it, and now
bills fair to become a full fledged florist,
lie certainly knows how to grow plants.
The Dutch bulb vendors are again in
I he land and they are coming so thick
nnd fnst that we wonder who pays all
the Ijills. for they certainly cannot all
Carnation Cuttings
Enchantress Supreme. $6.00 per 100, 150.00 per 1000
Gloria (New). $12.00 per 100. $100.00 per 1000
$5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000
20.000 Chrysanthemum Stock Plants
Also 100,000 Chrysanthemum Cuttings when ready. All varieties.
Westboro Conservatories -„j Worcester Conservatories
Leonard C. Midgley. Prop. WeStbOfO, MaSS. Henij F. Midgley. Prop. Worcester, MaSS.
CARNATIONS-F»eld-Grown Plants
A BARGAIN. GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY.
Enchantress, First size $5.00 per 100 I White Perfection, Second su
Second size 3.60 per 100 White Enchantress, Second
RosePlnkEnchantress, First size.. 5.00 per 100 Dorothy Gordon, Second si2
Second size 3.50 per 100 I Second size plants 3 to
Cash witit order. Five per cent, discount on order ol 50UU
REYNOLDS ®. MACKAY, Brunswick Road, TROY, N
Bell Telephone, Troy 1315- J
Please mention the Exchange when writliig.
$3.50 per 100
e . . . 3.50 per lOO
3.50 per 100
get business. Several were in town
again last week.
Joe Brown, proprietor of Lischey's
Gardens, continues to improve. We
heard rumors of his selling out, but it
now looks as though he might be able
to stay at his post for some time to
come. His houses are again in good con-
dition for the Winter. M. W. B.
Columbia, S. C.
Rose Hill Greenhouses consist of an
uptodate range of glass, and a thoroughly
equipped store located in the centre of
the city. Martin and Abram Stork are
the owners of this flourishing concern,
and while one is busy during the day
handing out the coin of the country from
a bank nearby, the other is kept busy
superintending the business. A recent
addition of a complete set of the Walker
seed cases has greatly added to the ap-
pearance of the store, and are considered
the handiest yet made. A fine grade of
Roses and early Chrysanthemums was
being cut at the time of my visit.
W. M.
CHRYSANIHIMUMS
CARNATIONS AND ROSES
CHARLES H. TOTTY "
I MADISON - NE>V JERSEY
I Please mention the Ezohange when writing.
Chrysanihemums
and Feriliene
ELMER D. SMITH © CO,
ADRIAN. MICH.
Pleaae mention the Exchange when writing.
Commercial Rose Culture Holme*
Heavily Illus. Price. J1.50. Postpaid.
926
The Florists' Exchange
More Excellent Stock
Carefully packed, wiih liberal extras for early orders. ^^^ ^^^
2H-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, nice plants $3.00 $25.00
4-in. ASPARAGUS Plumosus, large plants 8.00 "' ""
2H-m. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, nice plants 2.50
4-iii. ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, extra large 6.50
2M-in. PRIMULA Obconica, fancy mixed 2.50
3M-in. PRIMULA Obconica, fancy mixed, in bud and bloom 5.25
75.00
22.50
60.00
22.50
50.00
25.00
70.00
20 00
90.00
25.00
18.00
20.00
45.00
25.00
25.00
CHINESE PRIMROSES, 30 varieties, mixed 3.00
3)4-in. CHINESE PRIMROSES, excellent stock 7.50
2H-in. BEGONIA Vernon, 3 kinds 2.25
4-in. BEGONIA, Flowering, 8 varieties 10.00
2H-in. BEGONIA, Flowering, 4 varieties 3.00
2H-in. SMILAX, large plants 2.00
2H-in. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 2 25
3K-in. CINERARIAS, fancy mixed 5.00
2K-in. MARGUERITES, White and Yellow 2.75
2H-in. MARGUERITE, Mrs. Sanders 3.00
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa, extra fine stock, 75c., $1.00 and $1.50 each.
RUBBER PLANTS. Fine A No. 1 stock. 50c. each.
AZALEA Indica, 60c., 75c.. Sl.OO each.
ASPIDISTRA. Green plants, 50c. each.
ASPIDISTRA. Flowering varieties, Sl.OO each.
FERNS, Bostons, Piersonl, Elegantlsslma, etc. Large plants, a bargain
SIO.OO, $15.00 and 20.00
50,000 VIOLET PLANTS. Marie Louise and Lady CampbeU, 2H-in. pots 2 50 22.50
Large plants, S'A-in. pots 3.25 30.00
2M-in. DOUBLE ALYSSUM, to plant around Carnation beds for cut flowers 2.25 20.00
30,000 Extra Fine Field-grown VINCAS, variegated and green. Ready now.
Order today and we will snip when you are ready 5.00 45.00
4,000 Field-grown DRACAENAS, for 6 and 7-in. pots 20.00
READ
NOW
Mme. Perret for cut flowers. Odler, Orchid, Pelargonium Flowering Mixed, Masterpiece,
etc., $3.50 per 1000, $30.00 per 10,000.
100,000 2M-in. GERANIUMS, ready soon, in twenty leading standard varieties, S2.50 per 100,
822.50 per 1000.
Also an abundance of other stock such as FUCHSIAS, HELIOTROPES, PETUNIAS, etc..
etc., including millions of Canna Bulbs in all varieties. Correspondence solicited. Orders booked
for future delivery if desired.
ALONZO J. BRYAN, Wholesale Florist
WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY
Best Equipment in United States
Field Grown Stock and Young Roses.
Own Roots.
FleaBe mention the Exchange when writing.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
CUT BLOOMS of Cattleyas, Den-
drobiums, Oncidiums, Cypripediums,
etc., at their season.
Quality second to none. Prices right.
Prompt delivery.
PAUL DE NAVE
Orchid Grower FALL RIVER, MASS.
PANSY PLANTS
of my largest flowering mixtures of Show Varie-
ties, unsurpassed quality, good size, stocky, extra
fine plants, S3.00 per 1000; 5000 lots, S2.50 per lOOO;
Large, bushy plants, coming in bud, for Winter
blooming, S5.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. BELLIS
(Daisies) , Longf ellow and Snowball, fine,
strong plants S2.50 per 1000.
Houston, Tex.
ORCHIDS
FRESH FALL COLLECTIONS
JUST ARRIVED
Cattleya Gigas. August flowering type.
Cattleya Gigas Sanderiana. Mam-
moth flowering type.
Cattleya Lab'lata. Special Collection;
in flowering season for dark types, dor-
mant leads, well leaved.
We are booking orders for all Spring
growing types; early delivery. Send for
catalogue. Also potted plants.
FALL RIVER
MASS.
freeman Orchid Co.'
G. L. FREEMAN, Manager
The 'Mum season and cooler weather
are coming in nicely togeth-er, -with a cold
wave from the north that will almost
bring a frost to the Gulf Coast. All the
florists are looking particularly cheerful
at fine prospects, with a great business
season just coming on, and the very
finest prospects for home grown flowers
to fill almost all orders.
At the Brazos Hotel Greenhouses
*jMums are daily being picked and at-
tractive vases meet an almost immediate
sale. They are getting in early to mid-
season varieties such as Comeleta, Oc-
tober Frost, Polly Rose, Pacific Su-
preme. Virginia Pullman, Col. Appleton,
A. J. Balfour, and both White and Yel-
low Bonnaffon. These readily bring $4
to $6 per dozen.
T-exas is going to be a great field for
football this season, with its numerous
colleges, so that as 'Mums are the adopted
football flower here, it is expected that
all Houston's available stocks will be
cleaned out early next month. Then
there is a greater number of weddings
booked than usual at this season, so that
if they do not speak in time white
'Mums which they will require will be at
a premium.
Kerr, the Florist, is quoted as saying:
"We have an amazingly large bunch of
weddings for November, with more book-
ings still coming in, and they are not
from personal solicitation either. All we
do is to mail out literature, with a little
judgment, and answers come in over the
'phone for our suggestions." "Of course,"
continued Mr. Kerr, "it will require a
great many flowers to flll requirements,
but our 'Mum houses are a blaze of
blooms, and so we'll have the goods."
The new store of the Kerr people is most
attractive with 'Mums, Carnations, and
Roses, and their first week of business
here was most gratifying.
On our paying a visit to our friend
Dirken. of the Dirkeu Floral and Bulb
Co., we found the entire store piled up
with packages of bulbs ready for the
express wagons to call and convey them
as far as a radius of four to five hundred
miles. Mr, Dirken was smiling as he
worked, directing' his help. He was mak-
ing a very careful selection of stock that
every customer should be more than
pleased with. We noticed packages ad-
dressed to New Orleans and other points
in Louisiana, also in Texas to Ft. Worth,
Dallas, Waco, -San Antonio, Austin,
Denison, Sherman, Waxahachie. Brown-
wood, Temple, Bonham, Paris, Marshall,
Jacksonville, Galveston. "And then,"
said Mr. Dirken, "when we begin to pack
up stock for tomorrow's shipping, you
will notice many other cities wanting our
bulbs." "And I must wire our agent,
McHutchinson of New York, to send on
at once more stock, because tiie trade is
coming faster than we had expected up
to this time."
The Kuhlman people are right in the
midst of a few of their wedding orders.
Mrs. Kuhlman remarked : "We no sooner
get through with one wedding than an-
other comes, so that I believe the record
for weddings this Fall is going far above
the average. We have a lot more booked
for next month, and one for January
that will be a hummer."
The Houston Floral Co.^ is keeping
well up witli the busy stride too, for
orders are much increased over any of
several months past, and the firm has
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ORCHIDS
We grow and sell Orchids exclusively.
We have them in all stages of development from
the dormant imported plants to those in sheath
and spike. Catalogue on application.
LAGER & HURRELL
SUMMIT, N. J.
Pleaae mention the Eiohange when writing.
ORCHIDS
Fresh
Autumn
Importations
C. TRIANiB C. GIGAS
Semi-established
G. Trians, C. Lablata, C. Gaskelllana,
C. Glgas, C. Moaslse. C. Scbroederse.
And all the best commercial Orchids.
Most reasonable prices. Write to
JOHN DeBUCK, P. 0. Box 73 Secaucus, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when. writing.
ROSES
GRAFTED and OWN ROOT
Eillarney Queen, Lady Hillingdoni
Double Pink KUIarney, Maryland,
Killarney, Richmond, Bride, Brides-
maid, Kaiserin, La France.
Grafted, from 3-in. pots, $15.00 per 100.
Own Root, from 3-in. pots, $7.00 per
100; S60.00 per 1000.
Perle, Sunrise, Sunset:
Own Root, $7.00 per 100.
CARNATIONS
Field-Grown
White Perfection, $6.00 per 100,
$55.00 per 1000.
Winsor, White Winsor, Princess
Charming, Wodenethe, $5.00 per 100;
$45.00 per 1000.
VIOLETS
Princess of Wales, strong, field clumps,
$6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000.
The new downtown store of Kerr, the Florist, Houston, Tex.
Miscellaneous
Plants pe,,,K)
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 4-in. pots.$8.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 3-in. pots. 5.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri, 2M-in.
pots 3.00
POINSETTIAS, 2li-m. pots 6.00
STEVIACompacta, 3M-in.pota... 5.00
WOOD BROTHERS
riSHKILL, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
800,000
Brown's Giant Prize Pansy Plants
Mixed colors, $3.00 per 1000.
Aiflo separate colors of
GIANT YELLOW
Same price. Cash with order.
PETER BROWN, mRub^ Lancaster, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PANSIES
Grown from the finest Giant Mixtures
$3.00 per 1000. Cash.
No order filled for less than 500.
JOHNLAPPE,Maspeth,L.I.,N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
November 1, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
927
RIGHT HERE IN
CONICTICUT
Per 100
SMILAX. 2i^in., strong. . .$2.00
SPRENGERI. 3-m., heavy.. 4.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. S-in.. 5.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 5-in.. 15.00
DRACAENA Indivisa. 6-in.. 20.00
VINCA Variegata. S-in 3.50
GENISTA. 4-m 12.00
ASSORTED FERNS for
FERNERIES. 2l4-in 3.50
CYCLAMEN. 4-m..$10 and 15.00
6RAINARD
DinELDST. THOMPSONVIllf,CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Chrysolora
STOCK PLANTS, $5.00 per 100.
Boston Ferns
2-inch, $2.00 per 100.
GUSTAV OLSON
Fforist WOBURN, MASS.
VINCAS
$5.00 per 100.
Dracsenas, 5- and 6-in pots, $15.00
per 100.
Table Ferns, Asparagus Plumo-
sus. Asparagus Sprengerl, 2)4-
in. pots, $3.00 per 100.
Rooted Geranium Cuttings,
$1.25 per 100.
Cash whh order.
Rowilen& Mitchell
Wallingford
Conn.
A FEW GOOD THINGS
=YOy WANT=
ASPARAGUS Plumosua. 13.00 per 100.
DRACAENA Indivisa. 3-in.. tS.OO; 4-ia.. tlO.OO;
6-m., $26.00 per 100.
REX BEGONIAS. 2>i-in., »5.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Poltevlne, Rlcard, Per-
kins and Buchner; 2-in„ (2.00 per 100; 3-iii..
»5.00 per 100.
BOSTON and WHITMAN! FERNS. 3-m, 10c;
4-in„ 15c.; 6-in.. 25c.
VINCA varleiiata. 2-m, 2c. each: 3-in„ »5.00 per
100.
Cash with order.
CEO. M. EMMANS, Newton, N. J.
ntlon the Excha
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DO NOT MISS
Cleveland s Big Flower Show
November 13, 14 and 15
TO BE HELD IN THE
New Wigmore Coliseum
THE SEASON'S NOVELTIES IN
Roses, Carnations and Chrysanthemums
WILL BE THERE
For Premium List write
I
JOHN BODDY, City Hall. Cleveland. Ohio f
I the Exchange whe:
CYCLAMEN
Have some very fine plants frona late
sowing, finest giant strain, ready to shift
from 2H-in. pots, short and stocky, $5 00
per 100. 4r-in. stock, $15.00 per 100; S2.00
per doz.
H[NRY ENGlfR, "^'li^^^t Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
PRIMROSES
Pet 100
OBCONICA, Alba Rosea and Sanftulnea,
2H-m. pot »1.W
OBCONICA GUantea, 2}i-'m. pot (The
Giant) 2.00
ASPARAGUS
Plumosua and Sprenfteii, 2K-in. pot.
J18.00 per 1000 2.00
VINCA Taileftata. Medium, Eeld plants, t4.00
per 100.
ASPIDISTRA, green leaves, 0-inch pots, SI. 00 each.
PANSY PLANTS, ftlant flowering, t2.60 per 1000.
Cash or C O. D.
JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM '"^„"|*!'''
Plsas. mention the Exchange when writing.
mostly its own stock in sufficient quan-
tity to draw from, so that shipped-in
stock will not become necessary. Some
florists are planting their Sweet Peas,
but good stock in seed seems not so eas-
ily available just now, and good varieties
in seed would find a ready market here
at present. S. .7. Mitciieix.
Baltimore, Md.
Miss Hilda Hildesheim, the 19-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Frances Hildesheim of
Shell road, who has a stall in the Lex-
ington market, was injured in a col-
lision last Saturday night when a car
of the Curtis Bay line collided with the
wagon. Miss Hildesheim's right leg was
broken.
On Tuesday last the police department
had in its possession a box containing
100 white Carnations, which was found
at Center and Howard sts., in the heart
of the theatre district.
John MeCormick of Catonsville, has
his range of greenhouses in tipitop shape,
heavily stocked, and reports business at
the store keeping up well.
Otto Guerth, W. Baltimore St., reports
business at his store somewhat slow.
Wm. Ekas is again employed with his
uncle, Harry Ekas, of Frederick rd.
John Eberhart, Franklintown, reports
a heavy cut of his Cnrn.alinns planted
Sept. 24th, and sintcs Hint he cut over
1000 Wmdsor and Enchantress. The
house is 35x02ft.
John Cook, of the Roserie, has another
beautiful new red Rose which he has not
yet introduced. Business at the store
is keeping up well, and the force is now
planting bultious stock. A fair season
is looked for.
Gardeners and Plorists' Club
Tlif rcKular meeting of this Club
was held in the Club's rooms, Franklin
.nnd St. Paul sts.. with Pres. Wm. John-
s..n in the chair. Over 1.50 members
were present. Leo Niessen and Wm. E.
McKissick were elected to membership,
and Samuel S. Ponnock and Cliarles E.
Meehan of Thiladelphia vi'ere proposed.
PRIMULA MALACOIDESBAi?"pg{ffisE
2K-inch, $3.00 per 100; 3-inch, $5.00 per 100; 4-mch, $8.00 per 100.
CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM
Bushy, well-grown plants, from 4-inch pots, $16.00 per 100; 5-in. 25c., 5H-in. 35c.
Pel 100
PRIMULA, Chinese, 3-in $6.00
PRIMULA Obconica, S^-in 6.00
PRIMULA Obconica, 4-in 10 00
Per 100
ASPARAGUS Plumosus,2M-in.$3.00
ASPARAGUS Sprengeri,2M-in- 3.00
ASPARAGUS Hatclieri, 2H-in. 6.00
ASPARAGUS Hatctieri, 3-in. $7.00 per 100.
Wettlin Floral Co., Hornell. N. Y.
please mention the Exchange when writing.
The salaries of the secretary and the
financial secretary were increased to $50
a year, and those of the chairman and
librarian to $2.5 a year. Chairman Rob-
ert Halliday of the Fall show, to be
held from Nov. IS to 22. reported prog-
ress, and will give a full report at the
next meeting of the Club. Harry Quick
exhibited Northport and Enchantress
Supreme Carnations, and Fairy Queeu
Pompon Chrysanthemums. Entry Wanks
for the show may l>e had of Harry
Quick, and entrees must be made by the
time stated upon the blanks. Ed. Kress
displayed his red Kose. James Hamil-
ton, Mathias Thau and H. J. Quick
.spoke on the subject of hail insurance,
and urged those present to insure.
Nearly two hours' time was spent dis-
cussing publicity, and Leo Niessen gave
an interesting talk on that subject.
Isaac H. Moss spoke on the possibility
of getting together a fund of $500 for
newspaper advertising, which fund was
immediately started. The following Pub-
licity Committee was appointed : G. O.
Brown, chairman ; N. F. Flitton, Isaac
H. Moss, J. J. Perry and James Hamil-
ton. J. L. T.
Augusta, Ga.
Both the Willett Seed Co. and Alexan-
der Seed Co. express themselves as being
well pleased with the season's business.
There has been a remarkable absence of
bugs through this section, which produces
the finest grade of cotton.
P. J. Berckman's Sons' Co. is still in
the van with its famous strain of Georgia
Peaches, and the export trade is steadily
increasing. " • ^1-
CYCLAMEN
Splendens Glftanteum Hybrids
In five true colors from 3-m. pots, S8.00 per
100, $75.00 pel 1000.
PRIMULA Chincnsis fimbriata
From 2H-in. pot. t3.00 per 100, 125.00
per 1000
Satt«factk>n Gnarantaed
PAUL MADER, Cast Stroudsburg, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when ^
PRIMROSES
Chinese and Obconica, extra fine large plants,
nixed colors, 21^-in., S2.00 per 100; 4-in., $6.00
CYCLAMEN. 5-in.. $15.00 per 100.
FERNS. Whitmani, S-in.. 15c.
SAHUEl WHIITON, 232 Churchill Ave., Utica, N. Y-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
DRACAENA Indivisa, 2-in.. $2.00 per 100.
ENGLISH IVY, 2-in.. $2.50 per 100.
FOXGLOVE, from coldframe, $4.00 per 100.
CAMPANULA, from coldframe, $4.00 per 100.
CLOVE PINKS, from coldframe. 82.50 per 100.
ORIENTAL POPPY, from coldframe, $3.00 per
1000 GERANlirM Stock Plants, from field, all
of the best sorts, $10.00 the lot.
ROSENDAIE NURSfRKS AND GREEflHOUSfS
Box 63 Schenectady. N. Y., R. F. D. No. I
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
TheExchaiige-Alert and Up-to-date
928
The Florists' Exchange
Nursery Stock for Florists' Trade
FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, EVERGREENS, ROSES,
CLEMATIS, PEONIES, HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND SMALL FRUITS.
67 Years \Vrite for our \A/holeaale List
OOO Acres
W. & T. SMITH COMPANY,
SPECIAL LOW PRICES
CALiroRNiA Privet
Over a million in all grades
Berberis Thunbergii, Ornamental
Trees, Shrubs, Etc.
Write for list; it %ill pay you
C.R.BURR (Ei CO.. Manchester. Conn.
300 Acres Under Cultivation
^ PleoBejnentionJhe Exchange when writing.
California Privet
Berberis Ttiunbergii
I have the largest stock of California Privet in the country.
I also offer Berberis Thunbergii, Norway Maples, Norway
Spruce, Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots.
It will pay you to get my prices. The stock will please you.
C. A. BENNETT,
RobbinsvlIIe
Nurseries,
Robbinsville,N.J.
ention the Exchange when
The National Nurseryman
The official organ of the American Asso-
ciation of Nurserymen. Circulated among
the trade only. Pubhshed monthly.
Subscription price, one dollar per year
in advance.
Foreign subscriptions, one dollar and
fifty cents per year, in advance.
Sample copies free upon application
from those in the trade, enclosing their
business card.
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN
PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc.
218 Livingston Bld^., Rochester, N. Y.
1 the Exchange when writing.
Mlcheisen & Co.
Naarden, HOLLAND
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Roses, Conifers,
Boxwood, Spiraeas, Peonies. Etc.
Please send list of wants. Catalogue on appli-
cation. American address,
c/o MALTUS X WARf, 14 Stone Street, New York City
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
English Manetti
ROSE STOCKS
Selected for Greenhouse Grafting
FALL DELIVERY
Our Stocks enjoy a National reputation.
Selected to grade y, m/m. Best packing.
Write for prices, terms and full details.
Prices low this season.
THE IVIPORT HOUSE
Mc Hutchison 't Co.
17 Murray Street, New YorK
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Evergreens
Suitable for Tubs
HIRAM T. JONES, "TJ-rsS™*"
ELIZABETH, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Geneva, N. Y.
California Privet
18 to 24-inch, that is better
branched than any 2- to 3-ft.
stock you can buy but just a
trifle too short; while it lasts,
$20.00 per 1000, packed.
We can ship at once.
JOS. n. BLACK, SON & CO.
HIGHTSTOWN, N. J.
Our Specialty AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII
We have a finer field-grown stock in 2 and 3 yr. plants than usual. 3 yr., XX, very long
tops, S12.00 per 100; 3yr., X. $8.50 per 100. 2 yr.. No. 1, $6.00 per 100; 2 yr.. No. 2, S4.00per 100.
CLEMATIS paniculata. 2 yr., No. 1, $5.00 per 100; 3 yr.. No. X,
WISTARIA, True Chinese Sinensis. Blue, 1 yr., 18-24 in., S6.00
ft., high bush form, 60c. each; 24-5 yr., 16-25 ft., runners, 60c. each.
GOLDEN LEAF HONEYSUCKLE. $6.00 per 100.
CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Extra Fine. 2 yr., 12-18 in.. 3-5 strong branches, $1.50 per 100,
$12.00 per 1000; 18-24 in., 4-8 strong branches, $2.00 per 100. $17.00 per 1000; 2-3 ft.,
6-10 branches, $3.00 per 100, $22.00 per 1000; 3 and 4 yr., good, thrifty, live stock, 3-3}^
ft., 5-8 branches, $3.00 per 100, S25.00 per 1000; 3-4 ft., heavy, S3.60 per 100, $30.00 per
1000; 4-5 ft., heavy, $6.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000; 5-6 ft., light, $7.50 per 100; 5-6 ft.,
heavy, $14.00 per 100.
BALL PRIVET. Compact, well sheared stock. 18 by 18 in., 40c. each; 18-24 by 18-24,
50c. each; 2 ft. by 2 ft., 75c.; 2K by 2)4. $1.25 each.
STANDARD PRIVET. 4-5 ft. stems, 18-24 in. heads, $1.00 each; 4-5 ft. stems, 2-2)i ft.
heads, $1.50 each; 5-6 ft. stems, 2-2]4 ft. heads, $2.00 each.
BUSHY, WELL FLRNISHED SHRUBS
DEUTZIA Cren., CLETHRA AIni., SPIRAEA Aurea, SPIRAEA Van Houttel, Varie-
gata ALTHEA, FORSYTHIA Vlr., 18-24 in., $1.00 per 10, $8.00 per 100.
These Shrubs in larger sizes, priced on application. Packing free on all cash orders.
RED BANK NURSERIES, 331 Broad St., Red Bank, N.J.
The JAMES McCOLQAN BUSINESS
KB
'S
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
G.W.VAN GELDEREN, Boslioop, Holland
ROSTER'S BLUE SPRUCES in all sizes
H. Den Ouden & Son
The Old.Farm Nurseries
Clematis, Roses,
BOSKOOP, HOLLAND
Hydrangeas, etc.
Write for complete Wholesale Catalogue ■
Otto Heinecken
Horticultural Agency
Whitehall Bldg. 17 Battery Place
NEW YORK
Sole American Representative of:
J. Heins Sons, Halstenbek (Germany)
Fruit Tree Stock, Forest Trees,
Hedge Plants
E. Neubert, Wandsbek (Germany)
Lily of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing.
A. Keilholz, Quedlinbur^ (Germany)
High Grade Vegetable and flower Seed
Also HOLLAND and BELGIUM STOCK, as
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, PALMS, ETC
WRITE FOR PRICES
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HEDGE PIANTS
FOR EVERY CLIM/ITE
California Privet. Amurcnse Privet, Amoor
River North Privet, Ibota Privet, Reeelianum
Privet, Chinese Privet, Spiraea Van Houttei and
rJerbens Thunbergii.
Ask for trade list
Soufhside Nurseries
CHESTER, VA.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Real Surplus of
2S,000
Norway Spruce
12-in. to 18-in. S18.00 per 100, »100 per lOOOj
18-in. to 24-iii. $25.00 per 100, $150 per 1000;
24-in. to 36-in. $35.00 per 100.
20,000
HARDY PHLOX
60 Mnda, $60.00 per 1000.
DeKalb Nurseries, Norristown, Pa.
ADOLF MULLER, Prop.
Please mention the Exchajige when writing.
Large Evergreen and
Deciduous Trees
LARGE PRIVET
The F. E. CONINE NUBSERY CO.
STRATFORD. CONN.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ENGLISH IVY
Field-grown, strong, bushy plants,
$6.00 per 100.
PETER WENK, Ozone Park, N. Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing'.
November 1, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
929
NURSERY ^
DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTED Vt
JOSEPH MEEHAN
A Foe of the
San JoBe Scale
ASCEBICAK ASSOCIATIOK OF ZTCSSEKTICEir
President, J. B. Pilkington, Portland, Ore.; vice-presi-
dent, Henry B. Chase, Chase, Ala.; secretary, John Hall,
Eochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, Peter Youngers, Geneva,
Neb. Thirty-ninth Annual Convention will be held in
Cleveland, O.
Castanea sativa (Vesca)
(Subject of this week's illustration.)
The Spanish Chestnut, as the European species is gen-
erally called, is well defined as different from ours, the
C. Americana. There are so many importations of the
nuts from Italy that in commerce here importers call them
Italian Chestnuts. They are all of one kind, no matter
under what name they pass, there being but the one
species native to Europe. While the nuts of the Spanish
sort are larger than those of our native one, Americana,
they are less sweet, possessing little sweetness, in fact,
but their large size always attracts many.
The tree has an appearance distinct from ours. The
illustration is a fair representation of many to be seen
here. It is more apt to branch low, the growth is more
spreading, the leaves shining and long, and leaf stalks
yellowish in color. Then there is a sturdy and a less
free growth, the shoots thicker in proportion to their
length than with ours, and the buds on them are rounder.
These descriptions are given to assist those who are
unable to tell readily the difference between the two
species without tlie nuts. Some assert that the Spanish
variety flowers earlier in Spring than does our native
one, but this the writer has not verified.
Because of its habit of growth, so unlike most other
trees, it is a favorite for planting on grounds of large
extent, and it is hardy over most all portions of the
Middle States.
Numbo and Paragon are varieties of the Spanish
Chestnut, prized for their very large nuts. They do
not differ in flavor from the parent in this respect
Agricultural papers are having much
to say, of late, regarding an enemy
of San Jose Scale, which exists, it
is said, in the shape of a parasite. This lives on the
scale, practically freeing the trees on which it had found
lodgment. The presence and usefulness of this parasite
appears imdisputed. It is claimed it bores through the
coat of the scale, existing on what it finds.
It appears to us that this discovery will be of little
use to those who may find scale on their trees. They
will desire to spray the latter, lacking faith in the
ability of the parasite to do the work for them. The
benefit may come from faith in the parasite finding
other injurious insects to live on so that it may always
be on hand to devour the San Jose Scale should any ap-
pear on the trees. When one finds injurious scale on
one's trees, one cannot afford to wait to see if a parasitic
enemy is after it. Fearing a disappointment, one has
to spray at once. Should scale disappear from our trees,
from whatever cause, we would all be thankful, but we
must not cease spraying while the enemy is visible.
In California, fruit growers have had help from in-
sects in ridding their trees from this scale in a species
of Ladybird, and even the common species of this insect
found in the East is credited with doing good work for
us in the same way.
Spraying has been the surest means of ridding trees
of insect pests, but without doubt it has destroyed many
useful ones at the same time. This may happen again
should later sprayings catch the parasite mentioned as
now doing good work in destroying the scale. It is a
good time to spray for scale as soon as the leaves fall
from the trees in Autumn.
From a note in a daily news-
Retarding' Growth j,ppp of l^g^ January it ap-
by Means.of Ice peared that in an orchard be-
longing to W. F. Thomas, Washington, D. C, the buds
of certain trees that had been ice-packed, remained dor-
mant during a two days' hot spell, while other trees not
treated in this way burst into activity, and were caught
by the later frosts. Fifteen cents a tree is all it cost
to have them packed round with ice.
This is in line with the practice of the Orange growers
in Florida and California in building fires in their or-
chards to produce heat and smoke to prevent the freez-
ing of the trees. If enough heat can be created, the ob-
ject is accomplished. In the same way, if sufficient cold
can he created to encircle the branches of Apple trees
by the use of sufficient ice, the buds can be retarded.
Some twenty or more years ago a discussion of this
subject took place in the horticultural papers of the day
caused by the advocacy of the piling of snow around
orchard trees to retard the buds. The late Samuel Mil-
ler was in favor of it. It was shown by the opposition
that so far as the roots of such trees were concerned,
the temperature had little to do with it. The soil might
be frozen, but if there was warmth around the branches,
the buds would expand irrespective of the temperature of
the soil. This was illustrated by reference to the many
known cases of branches of vines finding their way into
greenhouses and being in full foliage in the depth of
Winter, while all outside branches would be entirely
dormant.
It would seem that the application of ice to the ground
or even to the trunk of a tree would have no effect in
retarding the buds, but that it depended on the reduc-
tion of temperature about the branches. This is, per-
haps, what Mr. Thomas attempted to do.
It is now so well understood that
Protecting «igs pjgg ^^^ j,g grown outdoors in the
in W^inter North, by protecting them in the
Winter, that there are many persons who now enjoy the
pleasure of eating ripe fruit from their own trees. The
tree is not hardy where freezings are severe. Even at
Philadelphia when well protected by dwellings it gets
killed back, usually to the ground, but when in well
sheltered sitiiations near large bodies of water, they
have been known to survive the cold. Such a place is
Cape May, New Jersey, which has the ocean on one side
of it, the Delaware Bay on the other, and there we are
told the Fig needs no Winter protection. In other situ-
ations, less favorable, protection is imperative. This may
Sometimes it is allowed to lie too long on the ground
in its thick, moist hull, until the kernel goes through
a change that makes it both unpalatable and unhealthy,
causing many persons to form an idea that the nut is
strong and hard to digest. But it should be gathered
immediately after it ripens, and not allowed to remain
in the hull. It is advisable to gather it from the tree.
As soon as it is ripe take it off and dry it quickly, and
then it is a very different nut from what it is com-
monly found to be.
The kernel is white and delicious, with no strong
flat taste, and has a deUcate flavor hardly surpassed
by any nut. Then, when so treated, there are little
cracks in the hard shell that make it easy to crack out
the kernels. These little cracks are caused by the
sudden drying.
Those not in the business have no idea of the great
number of bushels of these nuts used by confectioners
and others. Hundreds of bushels are disposed of by
single firms, and European foresters call on us every
season for quantities of them for sowing purposes.
Fortunately there is usually an abundant crop of these
nuts every year.
_, When in flower in July and August, the
Irumpet beauty of the Trumpet Vine, Tecoma
Vines radicans, is so acknowledged that one
wonders that it is not more often planted. Chief ref-
erence is made to the native species, radicans, but there
are others of great merit as well. Tecoma radicans is
the one wild in our woods from Pennsylvania south-
Castanea vesca
Spanish Chestnut
be done by strawing, or piling leaves or material
about it, to break the cold; but a sure way is to dig
around the tree, throwing it over to the ground, bury-
ing it with six to nine inches of soil. This will ensure
the safety of the shoots. In fact, a very shght cover-
ing of soil is sufficient, as when frozen underground, in-
jury does not result as it would were it exposed to sun
and air.
When the burying is anticipated, it is well to plant
the Fig where it can be thrown over without hindrance.
The method is to dig down on one side of it, severing the
roots on that side, then forcing the branches over on
the other side on which the roots have not been cut. In
this way the branches can be brought so close to the
ground that but little mounding of the soil is required
to cover them. The root portion will take the most.
On the return of Spring, the soil is removed, the tree
straightened up, and soon the buds will burst.
In the milder portions of the North, two crops may
be looked for. The first comes from the embryo buds
already formed, the second from the new growth made.
The second crop ripens in late September. When one
has room to allow for the covering in Winter, and does
not mind unsightly lines, it is possible to enjoy fruit
from your own Fig tree.
_„ e tu ^^ ^^^ ^^^ number of The Gardeners'
2i" 1 w 1 t Monthly a writer says of the Black
Black Walnut ^y^^i^yj^ Juglans nigra, that its nuts
may be greatly improved by proper treatment. It is
commonly left too long in the hull after it is ripe.
ward, found ascending the trunks of trees often, its
terminal clusters of red scarlet flowers brightening up
the woods most effectively.
In recent years a golden yellow flowered variety of it
has appeared in coUections, having been discerned in
Texas. It is a beauty. The color is yellow as it appears
at first, becoming of a golden yellow as the flowers age.
Florists who do not add this to their collections are
missing sofnething. It is good and is as vigorous a
grower as the type, T. radicans.
The Chinese species, grandiflora, is an excellent sort
and very showy when in flower. Its color is orange red
though the published descriptions mostly fail to describe
the color as it should be. Wood's Botany, for instance,
says, "flowers of a nice scarlet"; Nicholson says "scarlet";
Bailey, "orange scarlet," which is about right. But
when Wood and Nicholson say of it that the flowers are
shorter and broader than radicans, they are correct.
Practically there is no ttibe to the flowers, such as ex.-
ist in the others named, and the mouth of the flower is
as much as 4in. in diameter, while 2in. would represent
the others. The color, the large flower, and the lack
of tube readily distinguish it from the others, as well
as its free and abundant blooming.
All these species of Trumpet Vines are readily in-
creased from root cuttings as well as from seeds.
Whether the yellow flowered variety of radicans would
come true from seeds we do not know. T. grandiflora is
often grafted on the roots of radicans, in which case the
roots could not be used to propagate it by root cuttings.
930
The Florists' Exchange
EXTRA UARQB TREES
Norway, Sugar, Silver and Schwedleri Maples; Linden and Poplar Trees; from
2- to 10- inch caliper .Colorado Blue Spruce and other kinds of Evegreens, up to
15 ft. in height. Also a fine lot of Standard and Bush Privet.
These trees must be seen to be appreciated. To reach place from Newark, N. J.,
take Springfield, or Broad Cars. Land must be cleard for building lots.
CHAS. MOMM & SONS, Irvington, N. J.
^ Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Northern Grown Nursery Stock
Fe Grow a General Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and
Assortment of Herbaceous Perennials, Etc.
■ ". Prices Reasonaljle. "Wholesale Trade List for the Asking
TBE BAY STATE NURSERIES. North Abington, Mass.
Pleaaa mention the Exohan^ when writlnc.
Gt. van WAVEREN & KRUIJFF
•wish to call the attention of the trade to the fad that
MR. JOHN VAN AALST is now manager of the Philadelphia Branch House
Mr. Louis Berger has no further connection viith the firm
The offices have been removed to Your inquires for Dutch Bulbs are
200 WALNUT PLACE earnestly requested
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
THE FRAMINGHAM NURSERIES
JOO ACRES
TREES, SHRUBS,
EVERGREENS
VINES and ROSES
Send for
W. B. WHITTIER © CO.
DEAL
FINE STOCK of
RHODODENDRONS
KALMIAS and
ANDROMEDAS
Price List
FRAMINGHAM. MASS.
HARDY NURSERY STOCK
Such as HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS,
CLEMATIS, BOX, EVERGREENS, PEONIES, etc. Ask for Catalogue
GREUP & PLOEGER, Boskoop, Holland
Pleaie mention the Exchange when writing.
We are in a Position
to quote prices on specimen Ever-
- • '-' "■™" '^ -»» ^-p ^ -^^^M^M-K^^^ greens that will be decidedly
attractive to anyone who is BUYING TO SELL AGAIN. If you are in the market
for anything from Norway Spruce to the finer varieties of Evergreens, send in your
lists and we will give you a figure that will make you money.
P. H. GOODSELL, 1905 West farms Road, N. Y. City
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
BRECK-ROBINSON
NURSERIES
LEXINGTON, MASS.
BOSTON, MASS.
A large and complete aaaortment of
Evergreen and Deolduons Trees,
Shrubs, Roses, Vines,
Herbaceous Perennials and
Bedding Plants
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
P. OUWERKERK
216 Jane Street
WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, N. J.
Just Received From our Holland
Nurseries :
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spiraeas
Japonica, Lilium Speciosum,
Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot-
Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea in
sorts, Clematis, and H. P. Roses
in the best sorts.
PRICES MODERATE
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Nursery Stock for Lining Out
50,000 BERBERIS THUNBERGII. 1 yr., 9-15 in.
Althaea. 3 yr., trans., 33 per 100.
Eunonyus radicans. 1 yr., broad leaves, $8
per 1000.
English Ivy. 1 yr.. Rooted Cuttings, S8 per 1000.
English Ivy. Field grown, S4 per 100.
Honeysuckle Halllana. 1 yr.. Rooted Cuttings,
S8 per 1000.
Honeysuckle Halllana. 2 yr., S25 per 1000.
Retinlspora plumosa aurea. 1 yr., 8-12 in., $20
per 1000; 3 yr., SIO per 100.
Japan Maple Purpurea. 4 yr., trans., S12 per 100.
Norway Maple. 2 yr., 10-24 in., $3 per 1000.
Red Maple. 2 yr., 10-20-in., S6 per 1000.
Privet Ibota. 2 yr., 18-30-in., S1.60 per 100.
Rosa multlflora. 1 yr., 10-15-in.. S5 per 1000.
Spiraea Bumalda. 2 yr., trans., S15 per 1000.
Tritoma Pfitzeri. 3 yr., trans., S4.50 per 100.
Vinca minor. 2 yr., trans., S3.50 per 100.
Sambucus nigra. S5 per 100.
B. A Bohuslav & Son, Niinery, Newport, R.I.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PRIVET
CALIFORNIA. Two years, well branched, 15
to 20 in., 3 or more strong branches, $1.50 per 100.
$10.00 per 1000; 20 to 30 in.. 4 or more strong
branches, $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 1000; 2 to 3 ft..
°1 „'?'"''= strong branches, $3.00 per 100, $25.00
per 1000; 3 to 4 ft., S or more strong branches, heavv .
selected, $4.00 per 100. "eavy,
IBOTA. Perfectly hardy, well branched, 18 to
msbf.'ob'pe-r-ldS'-' ' " ' ''■■ '^^'- «='-°° P-
REGELIANUM. Hardy, well branched 18 to
24 in., $3.00 per 100; 2 to 3 ft., strong, $4.00 per
AMOOR RIVER. As hardy as Ca'ifornia and
nearly evergreen. 18 to 24 in., $2.50 per 100, S20.00
per 1000; 2 to 3 ft., S4.00 per 100, S30.00 per 1000-
3 to 4 ft., heavy, selected, $5.00 per 100. All
A No. 1 stock. Well packed, free.
CHAS. BLACK, Hightstown, N.J.
Please mention the Exchs
F. E.— ALIVE AND UP-TO-DATE
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA
POR ESSTER AND DECORATION DAY
Fine Plants, 6-inch, pot-gi-own, 7 to 10 branches, $25.00 per 100
MANETTI ROSE STOCKS
Florists' grade, especially selected, smooth and well rooted. English or French
POT LILAC— Home Grown
Marie Le Graye, Charles X, Ludvdg Spaeth, 60c. each
Roses, Spiraeas. Shrubs, Vines. Perennials
SEND FOR LIST
JACKSON ®. PERKINS CO.
Wholesale Growers and Importers.
NEWARK, NE:>V YORK
Roses, Cannas
and Shrubbery
Write for Prices
The Conard ®. Jones Co.
WEST GROVE, PA.
Plaaie mention the Eichang* when writlin.
Louisville, Ky.
Weddings have been responsible for
most of the business among the florists
during the past week, one, in particular,
which is of more than local interest, hav-
ing resulted in orders for a number of
members of the trade. This wedding was
that of Credo Harris, the author, and
Miss Maud Blanc, of Louisville. Jacob
Schuiz furnished the decorations for an
elaborate dinner given to the couple at
the Pendennis Club by Thurston Ballard,
Ward Roses being used for the table,
while corsage bouquets of Orchids and
Ward Roses (and boutonnieres for the
men), were also furnished. Mrs. M. D.
Reimers had the work of decorating the
residence of Miss Blanc's parents, whei'e
the wedding was solemnized. Autumn
colors predominated, wild Smilax and As-
paragus, with Autumn leaves and Palms,
being used. The bride carried a bouquet
of white Orchids and Lilies of the Valley,
the maid of honor one of Bulgarie and
Ward Roses, while the four bridesmaids
had white Chrysanthemums. Earlj[ Vio-
lets are coming on nicely at the Reimers'
shop, and prospects for business are ex-
cellent in every respect. Cut flowers
have been in fair demand lately.
The cut-flower department of the
Stewart Dry Goods Company has been
trying the experiment of delivering flow-
ers to suburban points by means of the
parcel post, and while it has worked very
well in a number of cases, considerable
dissatisfaction has been created in others
where it did not work so well. Any de-
lay, of course, or any undue exposure to
heat, is fatal, and inasmuch as these
things are always 'likely to occur with
mail, the company is not entirely satis-
fied with the operation of the parcel post
as a delivery agent.
The extremely bad weather which has
prevailed for the past ten days has af-
fected stock badly, according to William
Walker, the cold weather coming too sud-
denly for the trade. Collections have
been somewhat slow, but this is nothing
unusual in Louisville. Chrysanthemums
are coming in fairly well, the late stock
looking especially promising.
David E. Weller, of the Nanz & Nen-
ner Company, was out of the city on a
business trip last week. The company
has been handling a good volume of busi-
ness since it settled back into the har-
ness, its orders from out in the State
being especially good. Stocks are doing
nicely, and indications are that there
will be plenty of goods for the usually
active Winter trade.
A big window full of pink and white
'Mums at the shop of F. Walker & Com-
pany attracted a good deal of attention
last week, as these handsome flowers' are
always popular. Kingsley Walker, son
of Herbert Walker, who was injured last
Summer while exploring a well at the
company's establishment, had another
piece of ill-luck last week, when he ate
some chicken soup which evidently con-
tained poisonous matter. For a time he
was in a serious condition, but prompt
medical attention brought him around.
The partv of florists who motored
though the Bluegrass section of Kentucky
and to Cincinnati last week, had a very
enjoyable and profitable trip, according to
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
All Nurserymen
Seedsmen and Florists
Wishing to do business with
Europe should send for the
'' Horticultural
Advertiser"
This is The British Trade Paper beine read
weekly by all Horticultural traders. It is also
tftken by over 1000 of the best Continental houses.
\nnual subscription to cover cost of postage, 75
cents. Money orders payable at Lowdham, Notts
fiM the H. A. is a purely trade medium applicants
should, with the subscriptions, send a copy ol
their catalogue or other evidence that they belong
u> the nursery or seed trades. Address
Editors of the "H. A."
Chillwell Nurseries, Lowdham, Notts.
European Agents for
THE AMERICAN CARNATION
California Privet
Per 1000
2 years old, 2 to 3 ft t20.00
2 years old, 18 to 24 in 15.00
1 year old, 16 to 24 in 8.00
Two million strong cuttings, 65c. per 1000.
Ampelopsis Veitchii Seed. Berberis Thuabergii Seel
Cash with order.
Frank Marra, little Silver, N. J.
Hiirs Evergreens
BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY
Complete assortment in large and small sizes
Price List now ready
Box 405
•DUNDEE. ILL.
Evergreen Specialists
Largest Growers In America
200,000
HYDRANGEA Panlculata Grandiflora
5-in. up to 4-ft. Prices lower than ever.
JAPAN and COMMON SNOWBALL, TULIP
TREE, STRAWBERRY TREE, large stock of
assorted EVERGREENS, etc.
Send for special Fall otferings to the trade.
JENKINS & SON, WINONA, OHIO
Please mention the Exchange when -writing.
Dr3C36n3 CfliiGS 4C""'°'i"'?^
■ri MWHWiiH ^^Hiiww j,f Terminalls,
Fragrans, Massangeana, Lindenl, AmabUis,
Baptiatl, Shepherd!, Youngli, Lord Wolseley,
Marguerite Story, Guilfoyiei, Gladstone!, Im-
perialis, Knerkil, Origlnalis, Strlcta grandis,
Reglna, Tltsworthii, Gracilis, BrazUensis.
Godseffiana, Superbum. Sanderlana.
C0llNCAMPB[ll,^^=4lir New York
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
First Aid to Buyers
FALL PRICE LIST
BEST THINGS IN ROSES
S7.00 per 100.
GERANIUMS, S. A. Nutt, in 3-in. pots. J3.50
per 100.
GERANIUM CUTTINGS, S. A. Nutt and others.
S1.25 per 100.
VINCA variegata. In 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100.
COLEUS. In 2-in. pots, $2.00 per 100.
Cash with order.
WM. I. fREDtRICK, ^He|derhnrg Scheredady, N. Y.
Fleaso mention the Exchange when writing.
November 1, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
931
FERNS FOR FERN DISHES. Bushy, healthy,
full grown, 2i4-in. stock, in largest and best
assortment, S3.00 per 100. S2S.00 per 1000. In
6000 lots. $22.00 per 1000.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA. Excellent 2K-in. stock,
right size for center plants, S1.30 per doz., SIO.OO
per 100. S95.00 per 1000.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI (King of Ferns). Strong
clean, thrifty stock, in any quantity, all ready
for larger pots, 3-in., S4.00 per doz., S30.00 per
100; 4-in., S6.00 F«r doz., S45.00 per 100; 5-in.,
$9.00 per doz., S70.00 per 100. Extra large
specimens in 16-in. oaken tubs, 10 ft. spread,
$20.00 each.
ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. Stock in first-class
condition, 3-in., S3.00 per doz., $20.00 per 100;
4-in., $5.00 per doz., $40.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. Strong, well-grown,
2Ji-in. stock, $3.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000;
4-in., $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100.
PTERIS ANDERSONI.
Queen of the Pteris
family. A distinct,
beautiful new Fern,
richly variegated,
prettily undulated,
handsomely crested,
strong in growth,
compact in habit, ad-
mirable in all sizes,
from a Table Fern to
a specimen House
Plant. Strong, 2M-
in. plants, $1.50 per
doz., $10.00 per 100.
J. F. ANDERSON, Short H'llis, N. J.
F'et-n Specialist
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
BOSTON FERNS
From Bench All Sold
Assorted Table Ferns from 2i/i-ln.
pots, $3.00 per 100.
Fern Seedlings a Specialty
ALL GOOD CLEAN STOCK
Having ennsiderably increased my
stocli of same, 1 am in the position to
fill larger orders, at prices as follows :
Packed for shipment per express, $1.00
per 100 ; Clumps, $9.50 per 1000, $8.50
per 1000 in 10,000 lots.
Or for home delivery in flats, $1.25 per
flat (110 clumps) ; 50 or more, $1.00
per flat.
Plioenix Roebeienii
From 5-in. pots, well rooted, $6.00 per
doz., $40.00 per 100; from 4-in. pots,
$5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100, $3(J0.O0
per 1000.
All express ord«r.s. Cash or satisfactory
reference with order.
B. Soltau Fernery
199 Grant Avenue - JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
ALL THE LEADING
FERNS
and
Asparagus Plumosus
for dishes, from 2i/^-inch pots at
$3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000.
Strong, healthy and clean.
EMIL LEULY
528 Summit Ave., West Hoboken, N.J.
Please mention the Exchange whf;n writing.
I^ American Camatioo
PRICE. $3.30
A. T. De La Mare Ptg. & Pub. Co.
a lo S Duana SlraaU Naw Toa^
You Can Only ^
Large Specimen Plants of Cocos Weddelliana
Our stock of Cocos Weddelliana this season is larger and better than ever.
We are at present devoting nearly an acre of glass to this variety alone.
2M-in. pots, 6 inches tigh. . .$1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100; $90.00
per 1000
3-in. pots, 8 to 10 inches high... $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100;
$140.00 per 1000
5-in. pots, splendid plants, IS to 24 inches high $0.75 each
7-in. pots, specimen plants, .30 to 36 inches high 2.50 each
9-in. pots, specimen plants, 36 inches high 5.00 each
Phoenix Roebeienii
The growing popularity of this pretty, graceful, hardy
Palm has induced us to greatly extend our cultures of
same, and we are now in position to give exceptional
values. You can recommend Phoenix Roebeienii to
your customers as the best of all house plants ; it will
positively outlast all other varieties.
4-in. pots, nicely characterized plants. .$6.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100
Each
5-in. pots, 15 inches high, 18-inch spread $1.00
6-in. pots, 13-2 feet high, 2-foot spread 2.01)
8-in. tubs, 2 feet high, 2-foot spread 3.00
10-in. tubs, 2 to 2]/^ feet high, 2>2-foot spread 5.0o
10-in. tubs, 2]^ feet high, 3-foot spread 7..")0
12-in. tubs, 3 feet high, 4-foot spread lO.OO
cocos WEDDELLIANA
For best values in Kentias as well as all other seasonable stock, see our current Wholesale List
HENRY A. DREER, Inc., 714 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE ABOVE PRICES ARE tNTENDED FOR THE TRADE ONLY
tion the Excha
Herbert Walker, one of them, in spite of
the wet weather. The greenhouses of
A. J. Peterson, at Cincinnati, especially
impressed the Louisville men, the con-
crete t)enches and natural gas heat being
conspicuous features. Thirty-cent natu-
ral gas at Cincinnati explains the latter,
and as a pipe line will soon bring this
cheap fuel to Louisville, the florists may
have a chance to try it.
A small Banana tree which is being ex-
hibited by Henry Fuchs has attracted
much attention recently. Mr. Fuchs grew
the tree, which is about 10ft. high, at
Lagrange. It has a small bunch of Ba-
nanas on it, which Mr. Fuchs will en-
deavor to bring to maturity in his green-
house.
Mrs. C. B. Thompson sent eight or ten
large pieces to Norton, Va., which is in
the mountains near the Kentucky border,
for a funeral last week. All were large
and expensive, one bunch of Lilies com-
ing to .$25. Mrs. Thompson's Fourth
avenue greenhouse man, John McMichael,
has been very ill for several weeks, but
is improving somewhat.
Business has been exceptionally good
of late with Fred Haupt, three casket
covers in one day indicating the volume
of trade handled. Outoftown shipments
have been large, and the demand for cut
flowers indicates that the social season is
opening up actively.
Joseph N. Zetter has been appointed
nurseryman at the Louisville tree nur-
sery, which is being developed under the
direction of the State Board of Forestry.
G. D. C.
Washington, D. C.
At this writing most of the florists
have a number of funeral orders, and
with weddings this should be a pretty
ibusy week. Stock has shortened up
some ; 'Mums are not so plentiful as they
were last week, especially the smaller
ones. Good 'Mums bring .$15 and $20
per 100. Violets are selling, but only
the double ones are to be had up to this
time. The stores are putting in window
decorations for Hallowe'en. Jack-o'-
lanterns, camp kettles, and all those
things pertaining to Hallowe'en are to
be seen in difl:erent windows.
The Agriculture Department opened
its annual Chrysanthemum show on
Oct. 29th.
The Florist's Club will give an oyster
roast on Nov. 4 in honor of Theo. Died-
rich, Fred. Kramer and Adolphus Gude,
who have just returned from abroad, in
the Eagle's Hall. A special effort is
being made by the committee, which con-
sists of Edw. Schmid, B. C. Mayberry,
and Geo. Dalglish, to make this the ban-
ner meeting of the .year.
There is a movement on foot among
some of the store men to find a way to
shut off the street fakers, who have
stands on the corners in the uptown dis-
tricts. There will be a meeting called
in a few days and the matter may be
brought up at the next meeting of the
Club.
Walter Mott, representing Benjamin
Hammond of Beacon, N. Y., was in town
this week. Mr. Sonnenvelt, the bulb
man, of Sas.senheira, Holland, with his
bride, stopped over last week on their
way south.
Miss Nellie Breuninger, of Gude Bros.
Go. has just returned from a trip to
New York.
E. P. Rodman, who has been located
at Berkeley Springs, W. Va., is back in
Washington doing landscaiJe work.
O. A. C. O.
Ottawa, III. — At the large green-
house establishment of the Davis-Harri-
son Co., 220 panes of glass were broken
by hail recently. About $85 worth of
glass and $65 worth of plants were de-
stroyed at Lohr Bros, greenhouses.
Xenia, O. — J. J. Lampert, of the
Lampert Floral Co. has retired from the
wholesale business, turning his large
greenhouse establishment over to his two
sons, George and Harry. He will devote
full attention to his retail business in
North King st.
Ferns, Araucarias
and Primulas
Our stocks of these plants are very fine this
year, no better can be bought for the money.
NEPHROLEPIS HairlsU. The improved
Boston, very fine, 8-in. pots, $1.00 each;
6-in. pots, 50c. each.
NEPHROLEPIS Whitmanl. 6-in., very
heavy, 50c. each, $5.00 per dor.
DISH FERNS. The best varieties only,
J4.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Obconica. The finest strain,
4-in., ready to shift into 5-in. pots,
$10.00 per 100.
PRIMULA Chlnensis. The finest strain.
4-in., ready to shift into 6-in. pots,
$8.00 per 100.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5>^ and 6-in.
pots, 3, 4, 6 tiers, 50c., 60c., 75c. each.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus. 10,000
of them, very strong, 3-in. pots, $5.00
per 100.
FICUS Elastica. 6H-in-pots, fine plants,
40c. each.
HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. Pot grown,
6-in., fine plants, $3.00 per doz.
DRACiENA Fragrans, 5H •"■ POts, 50c.
each. Cash with order.
ASCHMANN BROTHERS
^dX^i's^J^'Alei^ue Pliiladelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
'■-Iv-lTkl^TC Scholzell, Heavy, from 6-
r r K l\ ^ in.. 40c.: S-in., 30c.; 4-in.,
* M-lW%.l^tJ lOc: 2Ji-in., 3c.
VINCA varlegata, from field, 5c.; for 3-in. pots,
fie: for 2M-in. pots, 2c. Rooted Cuttings
$1.00 per 100.
ENGLISH IVY, from field, strong, 6c.
DRACAENAS, 4-in.. large plants. lOc; 6-in.,
large plants. 20c. Cash witn order, please.
J.W.C.SEALY, Lynbrook.H.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
932
The Florists' Exchange
Prepare for Thanksgiving
Don't Forget! Godfrey Aschmann's
Stock and Prices Have No Equal
GIVE HIM A TRIAL
JeS"LOOK! Yours and every
other florist's favorite, the
Azalea, Mme. Van der Cruys-
sen. We are well supplied with
this standard variety and can
meet all demands. 6.000
ready for shipment, as round
as an apple, 50c., 60c., 75c.,
$1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and 32.00,
Azalea Indica
Our new importatio
Ghent, Belgium, j pe
Marquette, is in * no\
plants are inlfirst clasi
tion, round as an apL
full of buds, g -^ ti,^ ^ ,
Force Now for
Christmas
The plants adaptable for
Christmas are Deutsche Perle,
pure double white; Vervasne-
ana, rose variegated; Simon
Mardner, double pink; White
Vervasneana, Pharilde Mathilde,
double variegated, and, Mme.
Petrich, best early double
pink, 50c., 75c., Sl.OO, $1.25
and,;$1.50; have none less. Of
Mme. Petrich we_have no 50c.
For Easter
The well-known standard varieties, Mme. Van der Crayssen, best double pink ; Niche, pure double white;
de Schreveriana, double variegated; Empress of India, Simon Mardner, Apollo, double red; Vervaneana,
Paul Weber and others, 60c., 75c., 81.00, $1.26 and $1.50.
" Our eye is our measurement." " We never fail in our eye measurement" is a better rule.
As soon 85 we look at a plant we know what we can charge for it. If you send us 50c., 75c.,
$1.00 or more, you will receive an Azalea worth the money. The government will not accept
: have to pay 50 to 60 per cent.; therefore.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GROW ARAUCARI AS.
ARAUCARIA Eicelsa. Our specialty. For the
past 25 years we have led in the importing, grow-
ing, and shipping of these beautiful plants, the
Araucarias — and we still hold the ground as a
leader today.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa. 5, 5}^, 5M and 6-in.
pots, 3, 4, 5 and 6 tiers, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years old,
12. X4, 16, 18. 20, 22, 26 and 30 in. high, 40c.
5Qc., 60c., 76c., $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa Glauca and Robusta
compacta, large plants, 6 and 7-in. pots, $1.25,
$1.50 and $2.00.
BEGONIA LUMINOSA. Have a house full. 2M-
in., $4.00 per 100; 35i-in., $6.00 per 100; 4-in., 10c.
BEGONIA Glolre de Lorraine, 8>i-in., 6-in. pots,
60c.. 75c., Sl.OO to $1.60; 3-in. 15c.
BEGONIA Orange Queen. 2>i-in.. 5c.
HYDRANGEAS. French varieties. Bright red
and large, blooming pure white. 6-in. pots. 35c..
50c.; Otalfsa, pink, 5H-in., 6-in., 7-in., 25c., 35c.,
40c., 50c.. 75c.
HOLLY FERN, or CYRTOMIUM FALCATUM,
4-in.. 20c.
HELIOTROPE. Blue. To plant in benches for
cuttings. 4-in.. $7.00 per 100.
POINSETTIA. 4-in.. 20c. to 25c.. 3.in.. 15c.
POINSETTIA. 6H-in.. with Asparagus pk
• ■ . 40c.; single. 5^-' ""
cheap and good. Remember, all pot-grown. Be-
ware of cheap Ferns lifted from benches. They will
go back on you, as sure as late. We have Ferns to
beat the band, five houses filled with choice
stock, not lifted from benches, but pot-grown
all Summer. They will not go back on you like
lifted stock. Baskets of Ferns are in demand, but
Our Ferns are still more in demand. Why? Because
they are so nice and big that baskets cannot hold
Neplirolepis Scottii. Scbolzeli, Boston. Har-
risii and that so well-known and much admired
crested Fern, WhitmanJ, 5H, 6 and 7-in. pots;
all look like jewels; 30c., 35c., 40c., 50c., 60c., 75c.;
worth double the money.
Don't miss the chance; try a few of our bushel
basket size Boston, Whltmani, etc.; worth
S1.50, now only 75c. Order them quickly before
late
Next in rank c
4-in„ 25c.; i'/i-'
Giatrasii, the
has no equal, 5K. SH, 6-
60c.
PTERIS WILSONI, 6-in. pans. 26c. per pan;
Albo-Uneata and Tsussemense. 6-in. pans, 25c.
imes the beautiful Smithii, large
1., 35c.
3 well-known weeping Fern that
■ " " 'n. pots, 25c., 35c., 40c.,
CYCLAMEN. Best strain. 5-in., 35c.
PRIMULA Chinensis and Obconica.
strain, only 4-in.. 10c.
CINERARIA Hybrida, 2M-in.. $3.00 per 100;
. Cocos Weddelllana i
DISH FERNS. Good assortment. 2H-in., $4.00
per 100; 3-in.. $6 00 per 100.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2>^-in. pots. $3.00 per
100. $25 00 per 1000; 4-in.. 10c. each.
ASPARAGUS Sprengerl, 2H-
in.. $3.00 per 100; 4-in.. 10c.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 7-in.
pots, made up of 1 large
sized plant in center. 20 to 60
inches high, 3 smaller sizes
around, $3.00; worth $5.00.
KENTIA Forsteriana. 4J4-in..
26 in. high. 25c.; 5H. 5H, 6
to 7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30, 35,
40 to 60 in. high, 50c., 60c.,
75c.. $1.00. $1.25. $1.50.
$2.00 to $2.50; 5>i-in. pots,
made up of 3 plants, 36c.;
6-in. pots, made up of 3
plants, 75c.
KENTIA Belmoreana. 5-in..
made up of 3 plants. 20
to 25 ft. high. 35c.; 5>^-6-
in. pots, single plants, bushy,
60c., 60c., 75c. to $1.00.
COCOS WeddelUana. 3-in..
16c., 18c., 20c.; 4-in., 25c.
ARECA lutescens. 4-in. pots,
made up of 3 plants to a
pot, 20c. to 25c.
We have a novelty in Jeru-
salem Cherries, called Solanum
Capsicastrum and Melvini.
dwarf habit, full of berries,
6-in. pans. 36c.. 40c. and 60c.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber
Plant). 5H->n.. 8-in. pots,
35c., 40c., 60c.; 4-in., 25c..
7-in. pots, 75c.
risk only. Cash with order, please. Please state if you
t travel at purcb:
want stock shipped in or out of pots. All plantt, 25 at]IOO rate.
GODfREY ASCHMANN ^AZ%. PHIIADHPHIA, PA.
Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper of Pot Plants
Plain msntlon th* Enhaag* when wittlas.
U/)e WEEK'S WORK
By FRITZ BAHR
Mignonette
Feeding- the Plants
If any plant loves a cool house it is the
Mignonette. One can grow it in a Car-
nation temperature, but nothing in the
way of a good flower spike can be ex-
pected here. A cool airy house, rather
moist atmosphere, and plenty of sun is
what the plants want in order to do their
best, and the soil they are in is just as
important. You cannot get the heavy
stalks in a poor sandy loam, but mix that
with a good heavy dose of well decom-
posed manure and you will get results.
If you should happen to have stock of
Mignonette at this time spindly or weak,
you can attribute this to one or all of
three things — too warm quarters, poor
drainage, or not rich enough soil. I
would not suggest feeding Carnations at
this time, but a good mulch for the Mig-
nonette, if the soil is not just what it
ought to be in regard to nourishment,
wiU surely be of great benefit. Feeding,
when not overdone, will help to create the
long flower spike. Mignonette is an aw-
ful feeder, and you can quickly notice
the difCerence between the plants which
had all they wanted, and those that were
grown without extra care. This is grow-
ing time, which means that any stock
left unsupported for any length of time
will be ruined if allowed to break down,
no matter how fine and large the flowers.
They are worthless on a crooked stem. At-
tend to the disbudding and the removal of
the side growth along the stems forming
the flower buds. If not attended to, this
growth will, in a few days, get the best
of you. It should be removed when very
small, otherwise you cannot help but do
a lot of damage to the leaves. For good
returns it pays every retail florist to
grow a batch of plants tor small flower
spikes, such as can be made use of to put
two or three of them along in a box of
Roses or Carnations without charge. In
order to get these, the plants should be
pinched so as to get instead of 3 or 4
spikes, 12 to 1.5 of them. If you have not
given this method a trial, do so this year.
I am sure you will like it,
Christmas Azaleas
start Them in Plenty of Time
We never have as good success with
carried-over Azaleas for early flowering
as we do with those freshly imported
from Belgium, and have given up try-
ing to^ make use of anything of late years
for Xmas use. The ones intended for
Xmas are potted up and placed into a
cool, shaded house or frame for at least
ten days in order to give them a chance
to get over the shock of having been
boxed up for weeks. Get them gradually
used to light, air, and sunshine : after
that they can go into a house of 55 degs.,
and daily spraying is of great benefit, in
fact, has to be attended to if you want
the plants to keep their leaves. More
heat will be required for them later, but
it is well not to give too much for the
first few days ; also take care and look
well over the stock you are going to
force. There are always plants that are
further advanced than others in regard
to the size of their buds. Pick out the
largest, as they are bound to be the easi-
est to get into flower. Everyone of us
can^ dispose of a good number of Azaleas
during the holidays, no matter where we
miglit be located. Azaleas are favorites
with almost everybody. Ilexe or Firefly
is excellent indeed, nothing finer for
made-up baskets, hampers or pans. We
hardly ever have enough. Even as single
plants it is a splendid thing, whenever a
customer wants a small plant for any
particular purpose. Among the other va-
rieties mostly used for Xmas flowering,
Mme. Petrich, with its beautiful double
pink blossoms, is a fine sort. The grand
old standby, Deutsche Perle, is as popu-
lar as ever as a white, and is a great
seller when displayed among a lot of
Poinsettia pans. Another very good
one — double pink — is Simon Mardner.
This is a splendid forcer, and grown ex-
tensively for the holidays. Get at the
selecting of the stock at once, as every
day counts, and a good way is to be
ahead a few days and harden the plants
off a little before selling them.
Violets
Cultural Notes for November
Violets in good shape by Nov. 1 have
a better chance to remain that way all
Winter than they had six weeks ago, for
we are now nearing real Winter condi-
tions where the matter of temperature,
moisture of the house and the benches,
are more under the control of the grower
than they were for months previous. The
dreaded fungus or Violet disease which
has ruined many promising looking lots
of plants is far easier prevented than
cured, so make every effort to prevent
the spreading of a spotted leaf. Any
leaf, no matter how large or glossy, if it
has the least spot, is better outside of
the house than inside. The plants of
Marie Louise, from this time on, are
bringing in money. There is not much
growth noticeable for some weeks, and to
avoid excess moisture over night in the
house, is always a safe plan. Nor
should the benches be kept wet. Keep
the soil fairly moist for a Violet does not
want a dry soil at any time. The only
way is to keep one's eyes open and get
acquainted with the requirements of the
plants. Light cultivation of the soil be-
tween the plants is always a good thing,
keep the surface stirred up, and at the
same time examine the soil and find out
in just what shape it is. One cannot
always tell by looking at it. Do your
watering early in the day, and don't al-
low the sun to heat the houses for two
or three hours before you think of giving
air. Violets must have ventilation.
Outdoor Roses
£arly Spring Planting Best
But very few retail growers do busi-
ness without being called upon to furnish
and plant Hybrid Perpetual Roses for
customers, for these are made use of as
much as ever for beds and borders, and
this will always be the case, no matter
how disappointing they often are. For
instance, there are many localities in this
great country of ours where a Paul Ney-
ron, John Laing, or an Ulrich Brunuer
will bring a half dozen of good flowers
during the latter part of June, and that
will be all, except a lot of caterpillars and
insects of every description. You can*t
say that of Killarney or Gruss an Tep-
litz, a Cochet or Richmond. They grow
and flower all Summer, even if they are
not as desirable on account of lack of
hardiness. But it is not this fact I want
to call attention to this time but rather
to suggest to those who intend planting
out stock this Fall, to wait if possible
until early Spring, especially if you are
located where a severe Winter is the rule.
What is gained by waiting until you can
get dormant stock from the nursery man
this Fall and plant the same in cold
ground? It will have no chance to get
established before real Winter weather
sets in and the plants wont improve. A
better way is to prepare a good bed now
for the Roses, dig the soil they are to go
in, and add a liberal amount of manure.
Get the soil in good shape, and plant as
early in Spring as you can. Roses
planted early, cut back properly, and the
beds kept cultivated, will flower in most
cases the first season and do better than
such as have been planted late the Fsill
previous and have been exposed to wind
and weather. No matter whether East
or West, H. P. Roses should be protected
in some way during Winter, especially
budded stock.
Chrysanthemums
■Wintering' the Stock Plants
We are right in the midst of the Chrys-
anthemum season. The early ones are a
thing of the past already ; the midseason
ones are at their best, and the late ones
are showing color. Even some of the
latter are half open, and it will not be
long before it will seem a relief to get
rid of the last one, just as much as it was
a pleasure to behold the first. What in-
terests the average retail grower now
most, is to get suggestions in regard to
the care of the stock plants for next sea-
son. The old way is not practiced any
longer. The good grower pays as much
attention to the stool of the plants he
November 1, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
933
FERNS
FROM BENCH
Plersoni, Elegantlsslma, 3-in., 6c.; 4-in.. 10c.
Amerpohli, 3-in., 8c. Boston, Elegantissima,
Plersoni Runners, SI. 25 per 100. ASPARAGUS
Plumosus Nanus and Sprcngerl, 2}4-in., $2.00
per 100.
500,000 Pansies
Giant, assorted colors in fine varieties, S2.50
per 1000; 5000 for SIO.OD.
ROOTED CUTTINGS
PARIS DAISY, Giant yellow, white, Sl.OO
per 100.
WEEPING LANTANAS, 75c. per 100
FEVERFEW, Gem. Sl.OO per 100, 89.00 per
1000.
PRIMULAS. Obconlca, white, pink, lavender;
Baby and Malacoides, S2.00 per 100.
SNAPDRAGONS. Giant white and red
in., S2.00 per 100.
DIGITALIS Gloxinlaeflora and CAM-
PANULA, from seed bed, S5.00 per 1000.
FLOWERING BEGONIAS, assorted, 2}i-in.,
2c.
GENISTA, 2}i-in., 3c.
DOUBLE ALYSSUM, Giant, 2-in., 2c.
MOONVINES. 2K-inch, 3c.
Cash, please.
BYER BROS., Chambersburg, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing-.
FERNS
"Southampton, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1913.
" Mr. A. A. Gannett,
" DecT Sir; The Ferns you sent me were the
best I ever saw for the price. I have written to
two of my friends up the Island to tell them about
the stock you are sending out. Thanking you very
much for the same.
"Yours respectfully."
(Name given on request.)
MY FERNS ARE GREAT VALUE FOR THE
MONEY
They occupy my propagating benches and must
be closed out at a sacrifice to clear the benches.
Satisfaction absolutely guaranteed. Whitmani
compacta is a bushy Fern, handsomer than the
old Whitmani and does not revert to the Boston
From Bench
5-in. WHITMANI compacta, 25c.
5 and 6-in. BOSTON, 25c.
SCOTTII, short, bushy, 25c., 35c.
From Pots
7-in. BOSTON, 60c.
6-in. ROOSEVELT, 30c., 40r.. 50c.
6-in. WHITMANI compacta, 40c., 50c.
5 per cent, off, cash \\ith order; otherwise refer-
See Carnation Advt.
Get prices on 6-in. Cyclamen.
A. A. GANNETT, GENEVA. N. Y.
Please mention the Eichange when writing.
fERNS fERNS
In 8 to 10 best and hardiest varieties, cool grown,
and will please the most critical buyer.
100 1000
From 2Ji-in. pots J3.00 »2S.0D
From 3-in. pots 6.00 55.00
From 4-in. pots 12.00
ASPARAGUS Plumosus Nanus
From 2>i-in. pots, S3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000
COCOS WeddelUanaand KENTIA Belmoreana.
From 2^-in. pots, just right for center of dishes,
$10.00 per 100.
ADIANTUM cuneatum. From 4-in. pots, $12.00
per 100.
THOMAS P. CHRISUNSEN, Short Hills, N. i.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
FERNS
ROOSEVELT or BOSTON. S-in., from bed,
20c.; 6-in., from bed, 2.5c.
WHITMANI COMPACTA. Strong plants,
6-in., from bed, 35c.
Cash with order.
A. ELLERY BRIGGS, DIGHTON, MASS.
Please mention the Ezchanpe when writine.
SCOTTII FERNS
6-in. pot grown, nice clean plants,
$3.50 per doz.
HENRY ENGLER
4651 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Eachange when writing,
^AMERICAN CARNATION r3"5S
A.T. De la Hare Ptg. & Pub. Co., 2 to 8 Duane SL. NX
Palms Heacock's Fcms
WMOUBSAUB F>RICB LIST
KENTIA FORSTERIANA
Leaves In. high Each Per doz.
5 to 6 28 to 30 $1.00 $12.00
6 34 to 36 1.60 18.00
MADE-UP KENTIA FORSTERIANA Each
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 28 to 30 in. high $2.00
' ■ ■ ■ n tub, 36 in. high 2.50
n tub, 36 to 40 in. high 3.00
n tub, 40 to 42 in. high 4.00
ub, 42 to 48 in. high 5.00
n tub, 4 to 4"^ ft. high, heavy . 6.0O
n tub, 5 ft. high, heavy 7.50
n tub, 5 to 6^ ft 10.00
n tub, 5H to 6 ft 12.60
n tub, 6 ft. high, heavy 15.00
cedar tub, 4 plant
:edar tub, 4 plants
:edar tub, 4 plant!
ledar tub, 4 plant;
9-in. cedar tub. 4 plan
9-in. cedar tub, 4 plant!
12-in. cedar tub. 4 plant!
12-in. cedar tub, 4 plant!
b, 4 pla:
cedar tub, 4 plants in tub, 7 to 8 (t.
COCOS WEDDELLIANA
In. high
.pot 8 to 10
pot 10 to 12
.20.00
16.00
ARECA LUTESCENS Each
3 plants in a pot 22 to 24 in. high $0.75
pot 3 plants in a pot 24 to 28 in. high 1.00
pot 3 plants in a pot 36 in. high 2.00
tubs 3 and 4 plants in tub. .42 in. high 4.00
tubs 3 and* plants in tub. .48 in. high 6.00
KENTIA BELMOREANA
Leaves. In. high Each Per doz,
.8 to 10 $1.60
Home Grown,
Strong, Clean
and Well Established
.12,
When in Philadelphia
be sure to look us up
.pot 6 to 7.
.cedar tub 6 to 7. .
iartub 6 to 7..
:edar tub. . .
n. cedar tub. . .
. cedar tub. . .
. cedar tub . . .
.cedar tub. . .
.$0.40
.20to22 75
.24 1.00
.26 1.25
..28to30 1.50
.30 2.00
.34 to 36 2.50
.36 to 38 3.00
.42 to 45 4.00
.45 to 48, very heavy 5.00
> 54, very heavy 6.00
2.00
4.50
9.00
12.00
15.00
18.00
30.00
36.00
48.00
.6 to 7.
CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI
■ fb 4-ft. spread 84.00
• tub 5-ft. spread 5.00
JOSEPH HEACOCK CO.,
PHOENIX ROEBELENII Each
5-in. pot, nicely characterized $1.00
6-in. pot, 18 to 20-in. spread 1.60
7-m. tub, 18 in. high, 24-in. spread 2.0O
Railway Station,
expects to get his next year's supply of
cuttings from, as is necessary to retain
them in perfect condition. You haven't
a bench in your best house too good to
be used for them during tlie Winter
months. No growth is wanted, and yet,
a damp cold place, nor one dry and hot,
can be of benefit to the roots. As soon as
the flowers are cut and you are through
with a sort from which you wish to select
a certain amount of stock, pick out the
number of plants you want and plant
rather closely in the bench. Where the
plants are to remain over Winter, label
them properly, and give a thorough soak-
ing. After that, no more water is re-
quired except when the soil the plants
are in becomes dry, which will not be
very often in a cool house, and with the
plants at a practical standstill. Do not
select any you are not sure of wishing
to grow any longer, nor leave the old
cut down plants a minute longer in the
bench than is necessary. The space they
occupy is by far too valuable to have it
remain unoccupied.
Berried Plants
Ardlsias and Peppers
It would be folly for the small grower
who has so many things to attend to in a i
limited space, to attempt to grow on his
supply of Ardisias, on account of the
long period required to handle them be-
fore they are ready to be sold, the care
they require, and the comparatively small
number sold by the average man. It
does not pay to bother with them at all,
unless you make a specialty of them, and
do the growing on a large scale. Ar-
disias are perhaps the most desirable of
all the berried plants for Xmas, but are
often considered too expensive for the
customer with moderate means. If you
are going to carry a stock for the holi-
days, the present is a pood time to get
your wants supplied. There is no risk
in carrying the plants along from now
onward. A Carnation house tempera-
ture will do nicely ; they do not want a
warm house ; they love moisture, and
should receive a good spraying daily and
sufficient space to allow them to develop.
All of the Xmas Peppers, no matter what
variety or sort you grow, should have
sunshine from now on, in order to color
the fruit nicely for the holidays. Plants
with well colored fruit and foliage that are
not up to what they ought to be, will sell
quicker than the bushiest plant full of
green fruit. Most florists grow their own
stock of Peppers, for they are so easily
handled, but if you are short, the present
is a good time to get stock. They are easily
shipped, almost any distance, and cheaper
now than next month. By having them
on hand there are always some of the
plants further advanced than others, and
by having such in the showhouse or store
frequently, they take the fancy of some
customer, and they can be disposed of
long before Xmas. More plants than
ever will be disposed of this year, and
you can sell any that are left over from
Xmas.
Covering Hardy Plants
It is far too soon to think of covering
any of the herbaceous stock yet awhile.
Frequently there is as much damage done
by too heavy a covering as by no cover
at all, but there is hardly a plant in the
hardy border that cannot stand the freez-
ings we are liable to get up to the first
week in December, and as soon as the
Winter has set in for good, get at the
coverings, but do not pile on a lot of
green manure or other wet or moist ma-
terial on a lot of Foxgloves, Coreopsis,
Pansies, Bellis, Anchusas or Pyrethrums
before the ground is slightly frozen, but
even then a mistake is made if one uses
.Tnything but dry material. Evergreen
bows laid over the beds, and dry leaves
between them, form ideal covering for
almost anything. Avoid anything which
is liable to rot the plants by lying heavy
on them. We have no evergreens to
draw from here so the next best thing is
brush of almost any kind. If the weather
is very severe, a light covering of straw
manure on top of the dry leaves is a good
thing, but do not do it otherwise. Much
damage is done each year by. careless
covering. There is more to do than sim-
ply spreading a thick layer of manure
over the top of a Phlox, Delphinium,
Aquilegia or Peony. To the plants that
retain a part, or all, of their leaves, de-
cay is bound to follow. The tops of the
Peonies can be removed now, and a
mulch of half rotted stable manure ap-
plied over the rows where the roots are.
This will not only protect the frost from
getting in too deep, but will act as a
fertilizer by next Spring, as soon as the
tops begin to break through the soil.
What's left of the manure can be spaded
or forked in around the plants.
Wyncote, Pa.
Smilax Plants
Strong, bushy stock from S-in.
pota, $2.25 per 100, $20.00 per
1000.
2-in., very fine, $1.25 per 100,
$10.00 per 1000.
Can sbjp at once.
R. KILBOURN
CLINTON, N. Y.
PlaagB mention the Exchange when writing.
Asparagus Plumosus
25c., 35c. and 50g. per bunch of 25"fronds.
Special prices on season contracts
HENRY V.SHAW, Red Hook, N.Y.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
HATCHERI
S-inch, $6.00 i>er 100.
2H-inch, {4.00 per 100.
SeedUntrs, SIS.OO per 100».
Qreenhonse ^own leed, $6.00 per lOCO.
Wm. Ehmann, Corfu, N. T.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Fruits & Vegetables Under Glass
William Turner ; Price $5-00
A. T. DE LA MARE PTG. & PUB. CO.
2 to 8 Duane Street, New York
FERNS
BOSTON and ROOSEVELT
For 6-ineh pots, $20.00 per 100.
QIIIDNICK GRfENHOUSfS, QUIDNICK, R. I.
J. H. GUSHING, PROP., P. 0. Anthony, R. I.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
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934
The Florists' Exchange
IMMORTELLES
WE SHOULD WORRY
You need not worry if Immortelles cost $1.00 per
bunch. Neidinger's Original Japanese Frieze
Chenille is a substitute that can be used in place of
Immortelles without the substitution being noticed.
This is one of the many Neidinger Useful Origi-
nalities. The enormous increase in the price of
Immortelles put Neidinger on the lookout for a sub-
stitute, and here it is.
No. 2 Japanese Frieze Chenille, put up in rolls
containing 60 yards each. Price per roll, 80 cents.
This is the
in universal d
The color
usually seen.
INOTICE
medium width size that is so scarce this season and
emand.
is the true Christmas red, not that faded shade
Try a sample roll and be convinced.
The House of Merit
JOS. G. NEIDINGER,
1513-15 Germantown Avenue
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
FLORISTS' SUPPLIES
Seasonable Stock
Buy Palms and Araucaxias now. Ship by freight and save heavy express charges.
KENTIA Belmoreana. Single plants, perfect in every way.
6-in. pot plants, 6 leaves, 20-24 in Sl.OO each.
6-in. pot plants, 6 to 7 leaves, 24-28 in $1.50 each.
Made-up planta. „„ „„ ,
3-m.-7-in. tub, 30 in. high, bushy S2.50 each.
3-in.-7-in. tub, 36 in. high, very bushy S3.75 each.
3-in.-8-in. tub, 42 in. high, very bushy S5.00 each.
KENTIA Forateriana. Heavy made-up plants; grand stock for sale or decorating.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36 in. high S3.00 each.
7-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 36-40 in. high $3.50 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 40-^4 in. high 84.00 each.
8-in. tub, 3 plants in a tub, 44-^8 in. high S5.00 each.
8-in. tub. 3 plants in a tub, 48-64 in. high S6.00 each.
ARAUCARIA Excelsa.
2 and 3 tiers, 8-10 in. high 45c. each
3 tiers, 10-12 in. high 60c. each
3 and 4 tiers, 12-14 in. high 75c. each
DISH FERNS. All varieties. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
ASPARAGUS Plumosus. 2M-in., $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000.
The Storrs & Harrison Co., ''^'^S'^'^"
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Field Grown.
Enchantress and Wlnsor.
14.50 per 100.
Carnation Plants
HYDRANGEA Otaksa. Field-grown, $10.00 per 100.
FUNKIAS. Field-grown, large clumps, $25.00 per 100.
FERNS. Scottii, Scholzeli and Tarrytown, extra heavy, 6-in., 50c.
each; 8-in., $1.00 each. ScottU, 4-in. $20.00 per 100; 3-m. $10.00 per
100; 214-in. $5.00 per 100.
CAMPBELL BROS., penllyn, pa.
Pleaae mention the Exobango when writing.
HOME OF PSNSIES
5000 for
SIO.06. ° For lalseled sorts see (ast week's advt.
Per 100
DRACAENA Indivlsa. Strong. 2-in $2.00
AL"VSSUM, Giant Double. 2-in 2.00
LUPINES. Pink and yeUow. 2-in 2.00
GERANIUMS, Nutt, Grant and Buchner.
2-m 1.75
ELHEB RAWLINGS.Wholesale Grower.OLEAN.N.Y
Pleaie m.ntiQn tha Exohange when writing.
THE HOME OF THE
SCOTTII FERNS
JOHN SCOTT
RUTLAND ROAD7AND BAST 4Btb STRSBT
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
FlBM. mwitioD til. Exohanff. when wrlUng.
Boston ferns, \^!ms^^i^.
Itoosevell ferns, ?^aSte
Wlljtma^iCompacta,^^oo^$!§:8S
per 1000. 250 at 1000 rates.
KNRY H. BARROWS & SOW, ""^Sj^'
FERNS
Assorted varieties ; strong, healthy
plants, from 2}^-in. pots, at $3.00 per
100. $25.00 per 1000.
N. mm, MADISON. N.J.,
Pleu« mention the Exohanre whim wiltiiiK.
Ferns, Crotons, Dracaena Sanderi
40,000 fine, bushy Ferns in 2-in. pots, the best and hardiest varieties. CYR-
TOMIUM falcatum ; PTERIS Wilsoni, cretica-albo, Wimsetti, adiantoides,
etc. ; a good assortment, $3.00 per 100. If shipped in pots, $3.50 per 100. ASPID-
lUM tsussemense, 3-in. pots, 6c.
POLYPODIUM aureum and aureolata, 3-in., 6c.
CYRTOMIUM Rochfordianum, the new crested Holly Fern; large, bushy
plants, 4-in. pots, 12c.
DRACAENA Sanderi, prime stock, 2-in., 12c. CROTONS, first-class stock,
clean, and well grown, the newer and better varieties, well colored, 25c., 30c.,
35c., 40c. and 50c.
STOCKS, nice plants, 3-in. pots. Beauty of Nice, Princess Alice, Creole,
etc., 5c. Our packing is done with the greatest care, and extra plants are
sent with every order.
R. G. HANFORD, Norwalk, Conn.
the Exchange when
— HYDRANGEA OTAKSA—
POT-GROWN
Extra stfrong plants, the kind you want for Easter forcing, in 6-in. pots,
$3.00 per doz.
ASCHMANN BROS., 2nd and Bristol Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
PALMS FERNS and
ASPARAGUS
Assorted Ferns for dishes. S3.00 per 100.
Asparagus Plumosus, S3.00 per 100.
Kentias for centers, 10c. each.
Kentia Belmoreana, 4-in., 25c. and 35c.; 5-in.,
50c. and 76c.
BENRT WESTON. «=T1,!^*^-
Please mention the Exchange when writing.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Weather conditions were unfavorable
for a heavy week's business, though quite
satisfactory to the trade. Weddings and
social functions were not numerous, .but
considerable floral work was on. The
retail merchant had his own way as to
purchasing, as the market was well sup-
plied with everything except Carnations.
Plenty of Valley and other corsage stock
was to be hnd. Rose Cecile Brunner is
seen in quantity and quality now at the
wholesale stores, but sales have not been
quite as large as were expected. It
should be a favorite in the Winter
months. Bon Silene and Safrauo are
still in demand and in excellent Winter
condition.
■ The quality of Am. Beauty has fallen,
Milady is seen with excellent stem and
color and preferred to Am. Beauty.
There are a few Shawyers, also Russells,
but of short stems. These two varieties
should command good sales.
There has been a good supply of
'Mums, including Robt. Halliday, Pacific
Supreme, White Cloud. There are more
Pompons coming in daily, and the yel-
low and pinks have taken well, also
Lilies and Callas. Asparagus is a little
short liut there are plenty of other
greens.
H. C White, of Niagara Falls, is seen
daily at the wholesale stores and he re-
ports a good Fall trade.
Andy Fisher, of the R. M. Rebstock
Co., is reported on the sick list.
A. J. Reichert has bad his hands full
with decorations and Fall openings.
Chas. White, of White Bros., Medina,
was a recent caller and reports a good
trade in the retail stores in Medina,
Middleport, Gasport, and at the A. T.
^'ick establisbment at Albion, which was
recently added.
Geo. Paschka, formerly at Genesee
and Reed St.. has taken new quarters at
Genesee and Fillmore ave., the store
having been remodeled. George reports
trade good since the new move.
Leo Neubeck, well known in the whole-
sale market, is looking for the fellow
who deliberately took away his motor
c.vele without consent, and which, up to
the present, has not been returned. The
machine was left at Main and Huron
St. for five minutes while Leo was doing
some business, and upon his return it
was gone. A motor trip had previously
been planned and this will be canceled
until the machine is found. E. C. B.
November 1, 1913.
The Florists' Exchange
935
List of Advertisers
Advance Co 966
Albert & Davidson. .964
Allen, J. K 956
Amer. Importing Co. 950-
Am. Spawn Co 921
Amer. Wooden Ware
Mfg. Co., The.... 961
Anderson, J. F 931
Aneermueller, Ceo. H.9ol
ApMneMfg. Co 962
Appelgate Florist 942
Aschmann, Godfrey. .932-
Aschmann Bros. . .931-34
Bader &Co 918
Badgley, Riedel &
Meyer, Inc 957
Baer, Julius 942
Baker The Florist 945
Baldwin, Florist 946
Barrett, the Florist. . .94o
Barrows & Son, H. H.934
Bassett's Floral Gar-
dens 9^4
Baur&Steinkamp.. . .9.^4
Bay State Nurs., The930
Beaven, E. A 951
Bcckert, W. C 918
Begerow Floral Co. . .943
Bellamy Bros 924
Bennett, C. A 928
Berger Bros 959
Berger&Co., H. H..921
Berning., H. G....;^.960
Bertermann Bros., Co 943
Bidwell & Fobes 918
Black, Chas 922-30
Black, Son & Co., Jos.
H 928
Blackistone, Z. D. . . .945
Blackistone. J . Dan ... 94 1
Boerger. Albert M. . . .922
Boddington, A .T.. 921-22
Bohuslav & Son, B. A.
930
Bodger & Sons Co.,
John 921
BoIgiano&Son, J....921
Bonnet & Blake 967
Bonnot Bros 957
Bon Ton Flower Shop,
The 942
Howe, M. A 943
Brainard Nurs. & Seed
Co 927
Brant Bros., Inc 94 o
Breck-Robinson Nurs.930
Breitmeyer's Sons, J . .942
Briggs, A. Ellerv 933
Brown Bros. & Co.... 945
Brown, Peter 923-26
Bryan, Alonzo J 926
Buckbec, H. W 945
Bunyard, A. T., Flo-
Bur'^ettBros!!!!'''.!920
Burpee, W A. & Co... 922
Burr&Co.C. R 928
Byam, E.J 945
Ever Bros 933
Caird, Farnam P 924
Caldwell The Woods-
man Co 951
California Florist, The
945
California Rose Co... 926
Camp Conduit Co. 967
Campbell Bros 934
Campbell Colin 930
Carbone Florist 941
Carnation Support Co.,
The .....924
Chicago Carnation
Co 960
Childs, John Lewis.. 918
Chinnick, W. J 922
Christensen.Thos. P..933
Clark Florist 945
Clay &Son 962
Cleveland Flower Show
ConardS Jones Co.... 930
Conine Nursery Co.,
TheF. E 928
Consumers' Fertilizer
Co 963
Coombs, Florist 942
Cotsonas & Co., Geo. .951
Cowee, W. J 951
Cowen'sSons, N 964
Coyle, James 957
Craig Co., Robt 948
Crouch, Mrs. J. W... 942
CrowlFernCo 961
Crump. F. F 942
Cunnmgham, Jos. H . .927
Cut Flower Exchange.957
Dailledouzc Bros.924-964
Danker Florist 941
Darbee Florist 945
Day Co., W. E 9J5
Dcamud Co.. J B....960
DeBuck, John 926
DeKalb Nurs 928
DeNave. Paul 926
Dc Ruijtcr & Hogewon-
ing 921
Den Ouden & Sons, H.
928
Dietsoh Co., A 964
Dillcr, Caskey & Keen
Dlllo
, J. L.
Dodd.Chas. H..
.925
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F
923
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F, .1
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S<.n
s. Co.,
!•'
924
D
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Co.
Wn
.E..,.941
Drecr
Henry
\., Inc.
931-6S-67
Dujardin & Lodwlck,
Inc 918
Eagle Metal & Supply
Co 948
Eble, Chas 943
Edwards Folding Box
Co 951
Ehmann, Wm 933
Eiscle, C 923
Elliott & Sons, Wm... 918
Emmans, Geo. M...927
Engler, Henry.... 927-33
Erne&Klingel 960
Eskesen, Frank N....934
Esler, John G 961
Etter, M. S 923
Eyres Florist 941
Felthousen. J. E 925
Field, H. W 924-44
Fiedler & Co., A. G... 941
Fisher, Peter 924
Fletcher & Co., F. W.919
Florists' Hail Ass'n..951
Flower Shop, The. . . .944
Ford, M. C 955
Ford, Wm. P 956
Fottler, Fiske, Rawson
Co 921
Frederick, Wm. J. ...930
Freeman Orchid Co. . 926
Friedman Florist 942
Friedman, J. J 962
Froment, H. E 967
Galvin, Thos. F 941
Gannett, A. A 924-33
Garland Greenhouse
MIg. Co 965-67
GasserCo., J. M 942
Gibbons, The Smilax
Man 961
Giblin & Co 964
Goodscll, P. H 930
Grahams Son, A 942
Greater N. Y. Florists'
Ass'n ,.967
Greek-Amer. Florists'
Supply Co 951
Group & Ploeger 930
Grey Co., Thos. J. .. .920
Griffin, F. W 942
Growers' Cut Flower
Co 956
GudeBros. Co 946
Gunther Bros 959
Guttman & Raynor,
Inc 966
Habermehl's Sons, J.
J 944
Hall & Robinson 943
Hanford, R. G 934
Harris, Chester 945
Harris, Ernest 923
Hart, Geo. B 952
Hatcher, John C 941
Heacock Co., Jos 933
Henk Dirken Floral
& Nurs. Co., Inc.. 919
Heineckcn, Otto 928
HeissCo 942
Henderson & Co., A. . .920
Henker, Bruno 922
Henshaw cSl Fenrich. .956
Herbert & Fleishauer .921
Herr, A. M 922-23
Hews & Co., A. H.... 961
Highland Park Green-
houses, The 942
Hillborn, W. T 948
Hilfinger Bros 961
Hill Co., The E. G. ..960
Hill Nursery Co., Inc.,
TheD 930
Hollywood Gardens. . 946
Holm & Olson 945
Holton & Hunkel Co.. 958
Home Correspondence
School 952
Horan, E. C 957
Horticultural Adver-
tiser 930
Howard's Flower Shop
Howard, J. W 963
Hudson Carbon Co.. 962
Idlcwild Greenhouses. 943
Igoe Bros 952
Imperial Seed & Plant
Co 921
Interstate Tobacco Co.,
Inc 963
Irwin, R.J 946-47
Isbell, S. M. & Co. . .922
Jackson & Perkins Co.930
Jacobs, S. & Son 965
Jenkins & Son 930
Jennings, E. B 920
Johnsons Co., E.G.. 922
Johnson Seed Co 919
Johnston, T. J. & Co.945
Jones. H. T 928
Jones, Inc., Percy 960
Kasting.Wm. F. Co. 917
Keller, John A 943
Keller Pottery Co.., .961
Keller Sons, J. B' 945
Kerr Floral Co 942
KcrvanCo., The 952
Kessler. Wm 9.56
Kilbourn, R.... 933
King Construction Co.
964
Kroeschell Bros. Co.. .967
Kucblcr, Wm. H 967
Kuhlmann, H. H 943
Lager S Hurrell 926
Lange, A 942
Lange, H. F. A 945
Ijingiahr, A. II 9.54
Langic, Richard 922
I.uppc, John 026
Lccdlc Floral Co 930
Lemon Oil Co 963
Leonard Seed Co 918
Leuly, Emil 931
Littlefield Florist 945
Loechncr & Co 918
Lord&BurnhamCo..967
Ludwig Flora. Co., E.944
Mader, Paul 927
Marra, F 930
Martin & Forbes Co.924-
44
May, L. L. & Co 960
McClunie, Geo. G.... 942
McConnell, Alex 943
McCray Refrigerator
Co 953
McHutchison & Co... 928
Mclntyre, John W... 959
McManmon, J. J 943
McManus, James. . . .957
Menand, L 941
Metropolitan Material
Co 947-66
Mette, Henry 918
MicheU Co., Henry F.920
Michelsen & Co 928
Michigan Cut Flower
Excnange 951
Michler Bros. Co 943
Midgley & Co 945
Millang, Chas 9.67
Mills The Florist, Inc.943
Minge Floral Co., The 943
Minneapolis Floral Co.
Momm & Sons. Chas. 930
Moninger Co., J. C .966
Moore, Hentz & Nash
967
Murray, Samuel 943
Myer,Fiorist 944
Nagel, Rudolf. 923
Nahlik, A 925
Nason, L. B 957
Nat'l Florists' Board
of Trade 951
National Nurseryman
Pub. Co., Inc., The. 928
Neidinger, Jos. G 934
New England Florist
Supply Co 968
New York Stable Ma-
:Co.
Niessen Co., The Leo. 969
Noe, L. M 967
Olson, Gustav 927
Orchid, The 944
Ouwerkerk, P 930
Palmers Son, W. J..942
Park Floral Co., The. .942
Parker, John I ...941
Parkes Construction
Co 967
Parshelsky Bros 967
Patten, Helen F 945
Pearce, George 967
Peckham Floral Co.,. 924
PennThe Florist 942
Pennock-Mcehan Co.,
S. S 9.59
Perkins-King Co 920
Peters S Reed Pottery
Co., The 961
Philips Bros 913
Pierce S Co 941
Pierce Co.. F. 0 967
Pierson, Inc., A. N.917-23
Pierson Co., F. R 917
Pierson, Magnus 922
Pierson U-Bar Co. . .968
Pine Grove Floral
Corp 923
Pittsburgh Cut Flo
Rosendale Nurs. S
G'houses 927
Rosery Flower Shop,941
RoutzahnSeedCo....922
RowdenS Mitchell... 927
Royal Glass Works.. 965
Rudolph, Max 942
Rummler, W 923
Rupp, John F 919
RussinSHanning....9')2
Ryerson, U. Cutler.. 9G2
Salter Bros 9 t5
Sambrook Bros 9t.5
Sanders Son 922
Sauter, A 9'i7
Sceery. Ed 914
Schling. Max 944
Schmidt. J. C 922
Schmitz. F. W. O. ...919
Schultz. Jacob 943
Schwake & Co.. Inc..
Chas 918
Scott, John 934
Scranton Florist Sup-
ply Co 921
Sealy. J. W. C 931
Seneca Camera Mfg. Co
951
Sharp, Partridge & Co.
966
Shaw, Henry V 933
Sheridan, W. F 957
Siebrecht, Geo. C. . . .957
Siebrecht, Walter R.
Co., Inc 957
Skidelsky&Co..S.S.918-
925
Slinn, B. S., Jr 957
Slinn, Clarence 957
Smith & Co.. E.D.... 925
Smith & Fetters Co.,942
Smith, P.J 957
Smith Co., W. ST... 928
Solomon S Son, I 948
Soltau Fernery, B...931
Southside Nurseries. .928
Speelman & Sons, C.
J 922
Standard Pump & En-
gine Co., The 966
Standard Thermometer
Co 965
Stearns Lumber Co.,
TheA. T 964
Stokes, Walter P 921
Stoothofif Co., H. A.. 962
Storrs S Harrison Co.,934
Syracuse Pottery Co. .961
Taylor, Edward J 948
Thompson S Co., C.
B 943
Thorburn & Co., J.
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I AM THE AD. MAN
They cuss me when I come and bless me when
I go.
I seek out the highways to success and lead the
timid safely.
1 believe implicitly in what I sell — advertising —
and results justify my faith.
My business is to help Mr. Advertiser and make
him my friend.
For I believe in him and his business.
And I believe in The Florists' Exchange.
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M.
.921
Totty, Chas. H 925
Traendly & Schenck. .9.57
Travis Co., G. E 964
Van Assche, Frank. . .966
VanGelderen, G. W..928
Van Waveren, Gt. &
Kruijir 930
Vaughan's Seed Store
918-20
Vick's Sons, Jas 918
Viereck, F. C 942
Vincent, R. Jr., & Sons
Vh-gin, U.J 943
Walker. Wm 943
Waller Seed Co., L. D.,
The.
Co.
.9.58
inka, Gustav.
PlantlifeCo 963
Pochlmann Bros. Co.. 960
Pollworth Co., C. C.,958
Potter Floral Co 942
Pulverized Manure
Co 902
Purnell, W. Z 963
Quaker City Mach.
Co 964
Quidnick G'houses.. .933
Ramsburg, G. S 918
Randall, A. L. Co. . . .960
Rawlings, Elmer 934
ReadeS McKenna. . .967
Red Bank Nurseries. .928
Reed & Keller 952
Reimcrs, M. D 943
Rcinbcrg, Peter 960
Rentschlcr FloralCo..913
Reynolds S MacKay.925
Rice Co.. M... 952
Riebe. F. C 923
Ritchy, F. W 923
Robinson S Co., H.
M 952-53
Robinson Co. (Inc.)
H. M 956
Rock Flower Co., Wm.
WallisSCo., E. A....922
Warburton Florist.. . .942
WardSCo., R. M....919
Warendorir. A 944
Wax Bros 942
Weber & Co., C.S.... 964
Weeber S Don 918
Weiss & Sons Co., H.
M.
.924
.943
Welch Bros. Co 958
Wenk, Peter 928
Wcstboro Conserva-
tories 926
Whitton, Samuel 927
Weston, Henry 934
West View Floral Co.941
Wettlin Floral Co... 927
Whilldin Pottery Co..931
White Bros 924
Whittier & Co.. W. B.930
Wietor Bros 980
Williams' Florist Sup-
ply House 924
Wilson, H. E 946
Wilson, R. G 942
Windier Wholesale
Floral Co 962
Wood Bros 926
Woodrow S Marketos967
WoodrulT S Sons, S. D.920
Worcester Conserva-
tories 925
Young S Co., A. L...966
Young. Florist 945
Young. John 954
Young & Nugent. .. .944
Zangen, O. V 947
Zeestrater S Sons, G. .920
Zimmer Charles . 923
Zvolanc'k, A. C.'.' ! ! ! !921
Index to Stock Advertised
While every effort will be made to print belated
advertising copy received after 12 noon Wednesday,
no stock mentioned in same can be noted in the index
Adiantum., .931-32-34-51 Ardisias 923
Agcratuin 922 Areca 932-33
Alyssum 926-33-34 Asparagus 920-22-
Ampelopsis 924 923-24-26-27-28-31-32-
AntTromedas 930 933-34-4S
Antherlcum 923 Aspidistra 926-27
Antirrliinum.91S-10-23-33 Asters 921
Araucarias. . 926-31-32-34 Azaleas. . .917-26-28-30-32
Bay Trees 928-30-
Begonias. 924-26-27-32-33
Berberis 928-30
Bleeding Heart 930
Blue Spruce 928-30
Boxwood .918-28-30-48-53
Bulbs 917-18-
919-20-21-22
California Privet. .928-30
California Privet Cut-
tings 928-30
Callas 919
Calliopsis 922
Cannas 921-30
Canterbury Bells 922
Carnations 922-24-
926-26-34
Carnation Cuttings. .922-
924-26-26-34
Chrysanthemums.. . .917-
924-25-27-48
Chrysanthemuhi Cut-
tings.. .917-24-25-27-48
Cinerarias919-22-23-26-32
Clematis 923-28-30
Cocos 931-32-33
Cold Storage Bulbs
917-18-19-21
Cold Storage Lilies
917-18-19-21
Cold -Storage Lily of
the VaIley.917-18-19-21
Coleus 922-23-26-30
Crotons 924
Cut Flowers. . .951-52-63-
955-56-57-58-59-60
Cyclamen 919-20-23-
927-32
Daisies 919-22-23-33
Decorative Stock 917-
918-19-20-21-22-23-24-
925-26-27-28-30-31-32-
933-34-48
Dish Ferns 931-32-34
Dracaenas 922-23-26
927-30-31-34
Evergreens 928-30
Farm Seeds.. 918-20-21-22
Ferns 923-26-27-
931-32-33-34-48-61
Ferns in Flats 948
Ficus 923-26-31-32
Forget-Mc-Nots. ... 922-23
Foxgloves 922-27
Freesias 917-18-19-21
Fruit Plants 928-30
Fruit Trees 928-30
Fuchsias 926
Genista 927-33
Geraniums 917-22-23-
924-26-27-30-34
Geranium Cuttings... 917-
922-23-24-26-27-30-34
Gladiolus 918-20-21-22
Hardy Perennials.. 928-30
Heliotrope 923-26-32
Herbaceous Plants.928-30
Honeysuckle 928-30
Hyacinths 917-18-19
Hydrangeas... .923-30-31-
932-34-48
Iris 917-20
Ivy , . . 922-23-27-28-30-31-
Japanese Maples... .928-30
Japonica 930
Jerusalem Cherries.... 923
Kalmias 930
Kentias 923-32-34-36
Lilacs 930
Lily Bulbs... 917-18-19-21
Lilies 917-18-19-21
LiliumCandidum.. 917-19
Lillum Formosum..917-21
Lilium Giganteum. . .917-
918-19-21
Lilium Harrisii.... 917-21
Lilium Spcciosum 930
Lily of the Valley. ..918-23
Manetti 928-30
Maples 928-30
Mushroom Spawn.... 918-
919-21
Narcissus.917-18-19-20-21
Ncphrolepis 917-31
Norway Maples. . .928-30
Norway Spruce.. . .928-30
Nursery Stock 928-30
Oak Trees 928-30
Orchids 926
Ornamental Shrubs. .928-
930
Ornamental Trees. 928-30
Palms 934
P'ansies 919-20-
923-26-27-33-34
Peach Trees 928-30
Peonies 928-30
Petunias 917-26
Phlox 928
Phoenix 931-32-33
Poinsettias 924-26-32
Primroses. . .919-23-26-27
Primulas 922-23-
926-27-31-32-33
Privet 928-30
Privet Cuttings. . .928-30
Rhododendrons. . .928-30
Roses 917-23-
926-26-28-30-48
Rubber Plants 923-
926-31-32
Seasonable Stock. . . .917-
918-19-20-21-22-23-24-
925-26-27-28-30-31-32-
933-34-48
Seeds. ...918-19-20-21-22
Shrubs 928-30
Smilax 919-22-
923-26-27-33-61
Snapdragon. 918-19-23-33
Spiraeas 917-28-30
Stevia 923-26
Sweet Peas 920-21-22
Sweet Pea Seed. 920-2 1-22
Sweet William 922
Table Ferns 927
Trees 928-30
Tulips 918
Vegetable Plants 922
Vegetable Seeds 918-
920-21-22
Verbenas 923-25
Vincas 926-27-30-
931-32-48
Vines 928-30
Violets 922-23-26
WallHowers 922
Wistiiria 928
MISCELLANEOUS
Aphine 962
Aphis Punk 962
Baskets 962
Boilers 947-64-67
Cameras 951
Carnation Ties 917
Cattle Manure.... 962-63
Chiffons 952
Crepe Paper 952
Cut Flower Boxes.. . .961-
962-63
Cycas Leaves 961-62
Dagger Ferns 961-62
Decorative Evergreens
951-52
Directory of Reliable
Retail Houses... 941-42-
943-44-45
Fancy Baskets 962
Fancy Ferns 961-52
Fertilizers 926-62-63
Florists* Letters 950
Florists' Supplies. . . .934-
050-51-52-53
Flower Boxes 951-62
Flower Pots 961
Flower Show 927
Fungine 962
Galax Leaves 951-52
Glass 947-64-65-66-67
Gold Letters 950
Glazing Points 967
Grates 964
Greens 951-62
Greenhouse Bldg 964-
965-66-67-68
Greenhouse Construc-
tion. . . . 964-65-06-67-68
Greenhouse Goods... 964-
965-66-67-68
Greenhouse Material
964-65-66-67-68
Gutters 965-66
Heaters 964-66-66-67
Heating Appliances. .964-
965-66-67
Hose 947-65
Hot Bed Sash 947-
964-66-66
Huckleberry Branches
961-62
Ice Boxes 953
Immortelles 934
Insecticides 962-63
Laurel 951-52-53
Laurel Festooning. . .951-
952-53
Laurel Wreaths 961-
952-63
Lemon Oil 963
Leucothoe Sprays. 961-62
Magnolia Leaves. . . .961-
962-53
Manure 962-63
Mastica 919-67
Moss 951-52-53
Nikoteen 962
Nikotiana 962
Pecky Cypress . . . .964-66
Pipe 947-48-64-66
Pipe Fittings 947-
948-64-66
Plantlife 963
Pots 961
Pumps 966
Pumping Engines 966
Refrigerators 963
Ribbons 952
Ruscus 951-62
Sash 947-64-65-66
Scaline 962
Script Words 950
Sheep Manure 962-63
Sheet Moss 951-52
Shower Sprayers 967
Sphagnum Moss 951-
952-53
Stakes 924-52
Supports 924-52
Thermometers 965
Tile 912
Tinfoil 952
Tobacco Dust 962-63
Tobacco Powder.. .962-63
Tobacco Stems .... 962-63
Toothpicks 951
Tree Tubs 961
Tubs 961
Ventilating Apparatus
964-65-66
Ventilators 954-65-66
Vermine 962
Wants 946-47-48
Wholesale Florists ... 955-
966-67-58-69-60
CONTENTS Page
A Fantastic English Garden 944
Among* the Growers 954
C. A. S. Prize Cup (Illus.) 961
C. S. A. Examining Comm. Reports. 938
Chrysanthemum Oconto (Illus.) ....93S
Chrysanthemum: The Early Varie-
ties of 1913 936
Chrysanthemum Society of America.
Annual Exhibition of 93y
Cleveland Flower Show of 1913
alius.) 940
Clnbs and Societies: 954
Cut Flowers. Sweetened Water for.. 941
Dahlias, A Special Trial of 923
Estimates, Charging for 963
Exhibitions. Coming 962
Flood Damage, at Estate of John
Scott, (Illus.) 937
French Flowers 943
From a Ninth-Story Window >iaii
(3-reenhouse Building 962
International Flower Show, 1914 936
Heating Queries 963
Kerr, 'The Florist, Store of (Illus.) .. 926
Lenox (N. Y.), Flower Show 939
Madison (N. J.). Show B3S
Market. Review of the 955
Moose and Bear Also. (Illus.) 939
National Ass'n. of Gardeners 939
Nursery Dept. (Illus.) 929
N. Y. and N. J. Ass'n. of Plant Grow-
ers. L. I. Inspection Trip 936
Question Boz. . . : 949
Questions ISxchan^e Beaders Are
Asked to Solve 954
Readers' Views, Our:
Rose Moyesi; Raising Seedling
Dahlias: The Maidenhair Tree;
A New Eupatorlum 940
Retailer, The (Illus.) 941. 945
Ko.hesl.r Flor. .Ass'n.. Flower Show. 953
Seed Trade Report 91i
Trade Notes:
Albany, 953; Baltimore, 927; Bos-
ton, 958; Bristol, 960: Buffalo.
934: Chicago, 960; Columbia, 925;
Connecticut State Notes, 9G3;
Dayton, 965; Detroit, 961; Ft.
Wayne, 964; Ft. Worth, 924;
Hartford, 960; Houston, 926; In-
dianapolis, 964; Kansas City, 965;
Louisville, 930; Macon, 948; Mil-
waukee, 966: Nashville, 925; New-
port, 960; New York, 957: North
Carolina Notes, 948; Palaf'ta,
948; Portland, 967; Philadelphia,
959; Providence, 961; Rochester,
952; St. Louis. m;.S; St. Paul,
962; Syracuse, S.no: Tampa, 948;
Vancouver, 967; Washington, 931;
Webster, (Tex.). :i24; Worcester. 952
■Week's -Work, The 932, 933
Winter Protection for Trees and
Shrubs 940
936
The Florists' Exchange
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From a Ninth-Story Window
The Lancaster County and City Florists' Club dis-
cussed tlie fumigation of Snapdragons by means of
tobacco smolje — perhaps in a double sense — at their last
meeting. The balance of opinion was against the use
of tobacco as a fumigant. What is the reader's opinion?
We hear good accounts of two new Pampas grasses,
that flower early, i. e., by the end of September. One
is Rendatler's variety; the other called the Silver Pam-
pas. These seem to deserve attention.
What are the best Montbretias? The following list
is named by a well known firm: Star of the East,
Prometheus, Comet, Pageant, Norvic, King Edmund,
Lady Hamilton, Lord Nelson, Westwick, George Davi-
son. "What we want most badly," say these specialists,
"are a white and a pink Montbretia." We hope the
readers of The Exchange will join in the quest.
From notes to hand, it appears that our American
Witch Hazel, Hamamelis Virginica, is flowering better
than usual in England this year. The species is valued
as a stock in England upon which to work the Asiatic
kinds. H. mollis, in particular grows very freely on it.
The Asiatic kinds, however, are showier than the Ameri-
can.
"A Dahlia Year," is the verdict of a well-known cul-
tivator of these glorious flowers, in reference to the
season in England. It was eagerly hoped, at the begin-
ning of the year, that things would turn out a success
in that country, for the Dahlia has certainly not been
occupying the high position that she is entitled to fill
and capable of filUng. There have only been spasmodic
attempts to find out what are the best varieties in the
various types of the fiower, but the great trial at Cardiff
this year, and the competition for the Cory cup, must
have altered all that.
Howard & Smith of Los Angeles, Cal, in their Fall
catalog of bulbs have a special offer of new Watsonias.
Up to the present time the white and pink forms were
the only colors known, but the new strain we are assured
contains delicate shades of salmon, salmon scarlet, apple-
blossom, deep scarlet, as well as the usual white and
pink shades. The range of color variation is very wide,
and a bed when in full bloom presents a lovely and most
unusual color effect. Judging from a picture in their
catalog, this is certainly the case. Like all Watsonias
they should be planted early, as the bulbs start into
growth during October and November, and when not
planted, deteriorate rapidly. We have thought often
that the Watsonias might be useful subjects for the
market in many sections. They are easy to cultivate
::nd are graceful Spring flowering bulbs.
The 1914 International Flower Show
On October 13, at the meeting of the New York Flo-
rists' Club, it was suggested that greater publicity was
required for the Intrt-national Flower Show, which will be
held in New York City, March 21 to 38, next year. We
are now less than fl\'e months from that great event,
upon the success of which so much of good for the
florists' and seed trade interests, depends. Five months
does not leave the growers much margin of time in which
to lay their plans and execute them. It would be a
thousand pities if the successful achievement of the
splendid exhibition of the Spring of this year failed to
be repeated. That result is unthinkable, for not only
have we, as florists and nurserymen, gained confidence
in ourselves, but better still, we have also inspired the
public with confidence in our efforts.
It would be well if new features were added, although
that is not the main or first essential. Perhaps we may
be permitted to repeat some of the suggestions that we
published after the exhibition of last April in regard to
the conduct, and management, and general completeness
of any similar event. It was scarcely thought at that
time that the show would become an annual function,
but by individual and collective effort, this can be ac-
complished, and the International Flower Show will take
its place as one of the chief events in the social calendar;
and not only that, but provide a highly entertaining and
educational convention. The great mass of the people
have still got to be enthused with the love for flowers
and gardens, and to weed out the lovers of plants and
flowers from the millions of New Yorkers is no light
task.
The majority of our correspondents last May were
convinced that an annual show of the magnitude of the
one just lately held, could not be supported. "The
American people are impulsive and sophisticated, always
looking for something new," said one writer. "They
will expect something exceptionally wonderful on the
next occasion, something far in advance of what they
had before."
On the other hand, there were a few strenuous advo-
cates of yearly exhibitions, who argued that the business
stimulus that such a show gives, would more than
recompense the growers and organizers of it. This view
has proved to be based on facts, for the results have been
eminently satisfactory. And today the guarantee fund
for the event of next Spring stands at well over $7000,
with $.5000 worth of floor space sold to exhibitors.
As to the exhibition hall itself, the opinion was nearly
evenly divided. Upon the whole, the balance was in
favor of a hall without the obtruding pillars, if pos-
sible, where a more pleasing coup d'oeil or general view,
could be obtained. In this respect, the previous exhi-
bition of the series, at Boston, was unanimously declared
to be superior. It is always much to be desired, too,
that the displays be staged entirely on one floor, and
the hint was thrown out, perhaps by one who would be
dubbed a captious critic, that the contour of the groups
required amending. There should have been more of
the graceful curves and circles. Acting on this sug-
gestion, perhaps our staging committee will make better
use of the compass and ogee curve next March! All the
same, the liarmony of the groups, and their diversity
of outline and height and color, should be studied with
the utmost care ; should, in fact, be perfect as an artistic,
euphonic conception. We are florists, we are decora-
tors, we are makers of pleasaunces and beautiful gar-
dens. Much is therefore expected of us. Let us not
fail.
Should there be premiums? The great majority cry,
"Aye." Should the premiums be substantial? "Aye,"
is again the verdict. If it is possible the awards ought
quite to recompense the exhibitor his cost. Yet it is
necessary here to urge the growers not to be over-
reaching. The financial success of the exhibition should
be a main consideration by all who are in the business,
and this will be assured only by compromise and hearty
co-operation.
A matter that might appear trivial, but which is quite
the opposite, is the provision of prize cards of sufficient
size to be seen readily and easily. The different prize
values might be denoted by distinct colors, as blue for
a first; red for a second; and yellow for a third. The
only objection to this is that many cards, in these showy
colors, might be offensive to the eye, or destructive of
the best effect. We do not pass an opinion upon that;
but when it comes to asking that decently large name
cards be attached to the plants, we very decidedly make
the request. What is the value of a flower show if the
plants and exhibits are not named? One might as well
visit a picture gallery without a catalog.
One thing in regard to the last International Show can-
not be forgotten, and that is the resplendent contribution
of Australian ericaceous plants, and of Bougainvilleas
and Roses from Thomas Roland of Nahant. It was a
sjilendid effort, and Mr. Roland's generous example
ought to inspire other friends of progress and of flori-
culture to emulate his high example.
Possibly on this occasion, too, the retail florists vrill
disarm criticism — of the adverse variety — by taking a
hand more wiUingly. Only two New York retail florists
exhibited in the class for table decorations, which fact
surely does not require comment. The decorations of
all sorts were the chief feature that attracted many
thousands of the visitors, people who know and value
flowers in the cut state mainlj^ In this connection,
might we suggest classes for decorated pillars, and for
hamper baskets of beautiful foliage and flowering plants
combined? This latter class ought to be well supported,
the hampers being raised 2ft. above the ground, circular
in form, and 2ft. or 2i/2ft. in width. Models of home
gardens must also be encouraged, though whether the
management can arrange to have informants standing
by each exhibit, as one has suggested, is doubtful, to
say the least. But what is to prevent our nursery and
seed trade friends from taking space and laying out
model garden exhibits, all complete? They will be
slow if they do not; and in that case the attendants
would be at hand to assist the would-be purchasers or
inquirers.
Let it not be forgotten that two things are imperative:
first, a large and striking exhibition; second, but very
important, advertising at the right time and at the right
place. The last show was magnificent; let the next be
more distinguished still.
Long Island Inspection Tour of the N.Y.andN. J.
Association of Plant Growers
^ The New York and New Jersey Association of Plant
Growers made their Autumn inspection tour among
the L. I. plant growers on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The party
left the office of the Secretary of 'the Association, Wm.
H. Siebrecht, Jr., at 9 a.m., in an automobile stage, which
added much to the pleasure and comfort of the trip.
The following participated: Louis Dupuy, Whitestone,
L. I.; Wm. H. Siebrecht, Jr., Astoria, L. I.; A. L.
Miller, Jamaica, L. I.; A. Elder and T. W. DeForest,
of Lord & Burnham Co., Irvington, N. Y.; A. Winnefeld
of Lehnigh & Winnefeld, Hackensack, N. J.; Wm. H.
Siebrecht of Chappaqua, N. Y.; Gerard Dreyer, Wood-
side, I-. I.; John Lange, Englewood, N. J.; Anton
Schultheis, Jr., College Point, L. I.; F. A. Dressel and
F. A. Dressel, Jr., Weehawken, N. J.; Herman Schoel-
zel, New Durham, N. J.; T. W. Langan, Astoria, L. I.;
Oscar Boehler, West Hoboken, N. J.; Madsen & Christ-
ensen, Woodridge, N. J.; A. Zeller, Brooklyn, N. Y.;
H. Bauraan, W^est Hoboken, N. J.; Frank H. Traendly
of Traendly & Schenck, 131 W. 28th St., New York City;
J. Austin Shaw and J. H. Sperry of Brooklyn, N. Y. .
During the trip, calls were made on the following
plant growers: Wm. H. Siebrecht and T. W. Langan,
Astoria, L. I.; Anton Schultheis, College Point, L. I.;
Louis Dupuy, J. M. Keller & 
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